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THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN'S JOURNAL.

[Entered According' to Act of Congress, in the year 1879, hy the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

NEW YORK, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1879.

For Forest, and Stream and Bod and Gun.

AWAY TO THE HIGHLANDS, AWAY!

BY NATHAN UFHAM.

A WAY to the Highlands, array !

IA- Dame NaUi re is now at her best :

She is donning her bridal array,

And in garlands of daisies is drest :

In the flush of each morn
Some rare flower ia born
That our youth trill renew,

If wo la vo in its dew,

For the fortunate Under is blest !

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Away to the hillsides, away,

And partake the sweet breath of the rose !
Its fragrance will brook no delay,

As it reckons late-comers its foes :

To show its deep scorn
It leaves them a thorn ;

Nor will deign to unfurl
Its bright. petalB of pearl,

It bo loves at gray dawn to disclose.

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Away to the woodlands, away 1
The robin Is piping his song ;

He awakes at the first peep of day,

And leads out the gay choral throng :

Their songs, to the skies
As Bweet incense arise ;

And joy will be ours,

If with birds and with flowers
Wo unite the glad hours to prolong.

For Forest and Stream and Bod and Gim.

L A CORRESPONDENCE between Judge Kinney of
IA Staunton, Virginia, and myself, based upon letters
I had seen in Forest and Stream relative to the excel¬
lent trout fishing to he found in the north branch of
the Shenandoah River, convinced me that this was the
plaoe to go to. I enlisted the sympathies of an editor,
and on the 6th of May we started from our home in
Western New York for a week’s trout fishing in the “ Old
Dominion.”

The morning after our arrival at Staunton, an early call
from the Judge and a cordial welcome extended assured
us at once that we were among friends ; which assurance
was heightened when we wei’e escorted to the club room,
where an informal Sunday morning reception was ten-
tered us, and we met the best crowd of fellows we could
wish to find. Among them were Captain Doyle, Captain
Bumgardner, Mr. W. L. Olivier, Dr, Carter Berkeley, Mi-.
Ned Echols, and a dozen more.

The Judge took us to his home, and, after dinner, such
as only the superintendence of a real daughter of Vir¬
ginia can produce, a walk about the city was in order.

Immediately upon our arrival we learned that there
had been heavy rains in the mountains, and that the
streams were swollen enough to interfere seriously with
the fishing, but we had come resolved to spend a week at
“ Shiflett’s ” and fish the North River ; and next rooming,
although the sky wore that heavy leaden aspect bespeak¬
ing a wet day, we piled our traps into an excellent cov¬
ered rig, and behind a pair of good horses with the Judge
as Jehu, we rattled out of town toward the Alleghanies
piled up in the west like a gigantic green wall.

Arriving at the ford of the middle river we found the
water foaming, hut we crossed without mishap, although
the treacherous element lapped against and into the wagon
box occasionally. And now the rain came down again,
and the outlook was anything but flattering ; still we
floundered on through mud and water and at last reached
Stribling Springs, thirteen miles from Staunton. This
watering-place lies in a beautiful little valley just at the
base.of the North Mountain, and consists of a large hotel
and a number of neat cottages surrounding it. It is a Bum¬
mer resort of considerable notoriety, owing to the variety
of mineral waters found here. Within a hundred yards of
the hotel are an alum spring, sulphur spring, chalybeate
spring, and freestone spring, all neatly housed ; and hun¬
dreds of people visit hers yearly to drink the waters, fish

in the adjacent streams, and shoot deer and turkeys in
the mountains. Mr. Charles Kinney, the proprietor, is
my ideal of the old school Virginia gentleman. Hospi¬
tality and good living are among his leadmg character¬
istics, and the hearty welcome accorded us, as we drove up
all wet and hungry to the porch, will never be forgotten.

After a hearty dinner, which our host facetiously
called “ a snack,” we held a council and decided, owing
to the depth of water at the fords, to go horseback over
the mountain by a bridle path to “Shiflett’s,” our desti¬
nation. While we were deliberating the rain ceased, and
having donned our old clothes, hung on our creels, and
placed what extra toggery we would need in a bag,
which was thrown across the pommel of the Editor's sad¬
dle— he being the feather weight of the party — with fish¬
ing rods grasped firmly and cigars alight, we started. The
Judge and Editor being old cavalrymen looked on the
journey with pleasure, while I, all unused to the saddle,
liad some misgivings as I looked up the steep sides of the
mountain, and I could not help wondering how 1 was
going to hold on to my bridle rein, rod, and the pommel
of my saddle simultaneously, when my steed struck a forty-
five degree angle ! 'But it was not so bad as it looked :
the path was well Worn, and the grades comparatively
easy, so I forgot the novelty of my position in contem¬
plating the beauties all about me. Here was nature
unadorned, here the forest primeval. Who knows but
Washington himself, when in his younger days he roamed
with cluiin and compass, toiled up this same path, which
is nothing more than an old Indian trail. Possibly his
eye took in the very scene that burst on mine, when
pausing at the summit we gave ourselves over to this ex¬
quisite feast of vision. The vallev of Virginia stretched
away at our feet like a magnificent garden, its eastern
confines guarded by the battlements of the Blue Ridge
full thirty miles away. All about us filed the peaks of
the Alleghanies wooded with magnificent timber to the
very tops. Elliot’s Knob and Big Bald, lifting their stately
heads above the lesser peaks, seemed to look down con¬
temptuously on their humbler brethren. It was on one
of these same “humble brethren” that we were resting,
and mighty glad were we that it was no higher now that
the summit was reached. Our descent was easy, and
varied in my case by a tendency to slip over the horse’s
head instead of the crupper as in the ascent.

Soon the murmur of the North River's welcome sound
came borne up the mountain side to our ears, and in a
short time we reined up on the bank, and prepared to
ford. Here was another experience for me, but we passed
in safety with no other mishap than a shoe full of water.
We were now fairly in the North River bottom, aud, as
tlie Judge assured us, but three miles from “Shiflett’s,”
with a good path and only one more ford. Encouraged
at the prospect we pushed on merrily, and soon came to
evidences of civilization in the way of snake fences and
cultivated fields. Reaching the last ford, we crossed, and
there, in the midst of fields of waving grass and grain,
was the place for which we had been looking ever since
we left the Empir estate, “Shiflett’s." One, would scarcely
look for so civilized a habitation in this great wilderness
where the nearest neighbor is three miles away. It con¬
sists of a substantial log house, two stories in height, with
an L adjoining, in which is the dining-room and kitchen.
At either end of the upright, built outside, as is the Vir¬
ginia custom, are great stone chimneys offering pleasant
suggestions of wide-mouthed fireplaces sputtering with
fat pine knots and hickory backlogs. The house is about
two hundred yards from the river, and midway are the
barns, a little primitive in their construction, perhaps,
but comfortable. The old man is well to do, having
three thousand acres of land, embracing all styles, from
tlie perpendicular to the horizontal. Several hundred
cattle, suitably branded, browse upon the mountains,
and the sturdy old mountaineer and his sons clad in
homespun are as happy and care-free as Robin Hood and
his merry men.

After giving us a hearty hand shake aud bidding us wel¬
come io “White Oak Lick,” Pap — as they all call him —
led us in to supper. Now don’t let any one imagine that,
because “Shiflett’s” is away up in the mountains, they
don’t have anything to eat. Listen : On that supper ta¬
ble was some of that “mast-fed” bacon immortalized by
“Asa” in this paper not long since; hominy, fresh,
wliite bread, ana grass butter, peach aud apple butter,
good cotfee, hot corn bread, lettuce, sweet milk, pickles,
and peach and whortleberry pies ; and every tiling was
well cooked, clean and wholesome. So when at an early
hour we tumbled into downy beds, we vowed that not
half the virtues of “ Shiflett’s” had been told ns.”

But we came here to fish, and, in spite of the high
water, we sallied forth after any early breakfast and Baw,
what we had not seen in many a long month, the sun
rise. And a sunrise in tlie mountains is something well
worth the effort to witness. Everything is so peaceful
and quiet. The lofty summits, tipped with gold, while
the base of the mountains are in shadow, makes a con¬
trast one never wearies of gazing at.

The North River, in which we soon had our lines, is a
brawling mountain stream which heads away up in the
Alleghanies, miles above “Shiflett’s,” Uniting with the

Middle and South branches below Staunton, it forms the
Shenandoah, which, flowing north, drains that fertile
valley bearing the same name, and is lost in the Potomac
at Harper's Ferry. The term river as applied to this
stream is a trifle strained, as it seldom spreads out over
six rods in width. An experienced fly fisherman with
an eleven-foot rod, could cover every inch of good water
in wading down. A perfect trout "stream, the water is
clear, cold, and so pure that to drink it is like taking a
draught of pure oxygen. FulL of rapids, pools and ed¬
dies, it is just the place for the fish to lurk. The most
indifferent angler's eyes would dance to see the North
River in good tide. But unfortunately it was not in good
tide this morning : the water was flush anil discolored.
But don’t think we caught nothing. Why, the Judge
was to leave us at noon to return home, and we had to
catch some, and we did. A good, big basketful of as fine
trout, running from seven to ten inches in length, as ever
gladdened the heart of a lover of “ the gentle art. After
lie had gone, much to our regret, lea ring us his kindest
wishes for our success, we went earnestly to work, and,
although the weather remained fine, the river during our
whole stay was too Iiigli for any great fishing. But wp
caught enough to satisfy the demands of sport, and more
than enough to eat. "We had trout for breakfast, dinner,
and supper, until we were tired of them ; and often would
we slight the speckled delicacies for the "mast-fed.” it
is only a waste while fishing at “Sbiflett’s” to catch more
trout “than you can consume, for you can’t give them
away, for the simple reason that there is no one to give
them to.

One would think tliat company would be scarce at this
place ; but this is not so. Nearly every night during our
stay, some wandering herdsman, fisherman, or distant
neighbor, would drop in at tlie ever-open door, take sup¬
per, stay all night, and off again at daylight.

It was decidedly enjoyably after wading the river all
day. to get on dry togs and sit around the cheerful fire¬
place, whose warmth was always acceptable after night¬
fall in this elevated region, aud while enjoying our pipes
to listen to the old man’s stories of deer aud bear hunts,
and how the deserters and offscourings of both armies
during the war used to come through tills very pass, aud
were never turned away unfed from his door. He told
us of a neighbor of his, an old mountaineer and hunter,
named Todd, who lived three miles above on the river!
A peaceful old man, who at last met a violent death at
the hands of a gang of ruffians. A remarkable character
was he, whose history as a lnmter and scout would read
like a romance.

Time slipped rapidly away. We would fish up and
down the river until we liad trout enough, never getting
so far away as to “ lose our bacon ” at meal time. Then,
through the heat of the day, we wouldlie around, smoke,
sleep, and generally give ourselves up to the perfect rest¬
fulness of this lovely vale.

One day we took a long horseback ride over the- moun¬
tain bridle-paths, and to show the peculiarities of wliat
is known as the *' narrow-gouge” railroad route by which
we returned, I will say that by actual count we forded
the North River twenty-one times within three miles.

I think it due the shooting and fishing fraternity, that
a short description of the family of our old friend SJfif-
lett be here recorded. Mrs. Sliiflett is a quiet, unobtru¬
sive body, but of decided opinions when necessary, as
witness a .remark she made on election day when the old
gentleman returned a little late from Mount Salon where
the polls where held. “ Whiskey is good iu its place, but
thar is such a thing as carrying it too fur." " I say r"
quoth the mountaineer in reply, and that is all he said,
She is an excellent cook, and her duties in that capacity
are onerous. ‘ ‘ From early dawn till dewy' eve ” she bakes
and boilB, roasts and fries, for the multitudinous hungry
mouths that gather round the board three times a day.
There were only seven of the children at home. Jack. “a
sturdy fellow of twenty-eight, was at the head of the
farm. Three daughters, all young women grown, and
very pleasant, intelligent girls, by-the-way, fully occupied
tlie spare time of the susceptible newspaper man, while
three bright boys, aged respectively teu, twelve, and fif¬
teen years, completed tlie group.

Friday evening we were delighted at the arrival of
three friends from Staunton, Messrs. Doyle, Olivier, and
Cook, These gentlemeu had come out to take a half¬
day's sport with us, and all return to town together. So
next morning wo bade “ White Oak Lick " and its pleas¬
ant inhabitants adieu, and fished down the river three
miles to the ford where the wagon waa waiting. Here
we cleaned our trout, and they tilled an eight-pound bas¬
ket comfortably. Then tlu'eo of us walked throe miles
over the mountain to Stribling Springs where another car¬
riage was waiting, while the other two drove around tlie
base of the mountain, teu miles over the roughest kind
of a road. We foot-pads got there first, and bad clean
clothes on before the rest drove up. A short stay here,
just long enough to breathe the horses, and we were off,
arriving in Staunton shortly after nightfall.

Monday we took a trip over the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad with Major N. H, Hotolikiss, general traveling

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ageut of this line. At Hinton, West Virginia, we had*
the pleasurgbf meeting Mr. N. M. Lowry, one of the State
Fish Commissioners. who kindly invited us to stopa week
with him, and enjoy the magnificent trout fishing to be
found in the tributaries of the New River. Mr. Lowry
pointed out the best streams as we passed, and for the
benefit of Forest and .Stream and its readers. I took the
names not only of the streams themselves, but the near¬
est stations to them on the C. & O. RR.: Glade Creek
and Mill Creek, Paw Paw Station ; Laurel Creek. Piney
Creek and its tributaries, Batoff, Corpers, and Fat Creek,
Quimiernont Station ; and Manus Creek, Sewell Station.
All these streams are full of trout- ; and under favorable
circumstances one may catch them until tired of the
sport. I have no doubt a letter to Mr. N. M. Lowry,
Hinton, W. Va., would elicit a response telling all about
this wonderful game and fish region. A short visit to
White Sulphur Springs, Kanawha Falls, and Richmond,
a parting hand-shake with the dear friends at Staunton,
and we were off for home.

To say that we were pleased and thoroughly satisfied
with our trip, but feebly expresses our feelings. Hearty
cordiality and true Southern hospitality greeted us on
every Irnnd. From the moment we entered Staunton
until we left Richmond for home, it seemed as though
every one we met tried to do something to help us on,
and we owe everybody we met in Virginia a vote of
thanks for services rendered.

Any one taking this trip will not be disappointed.
There is an abundance of trout in the Bpring and sum¬
mer, and plenty of quail, deer, and grouse in the fall and
winter, and by writing to any of the gentlemen men¬
tioned in this article, full information will be freely given ;
and in case the correspondence brings about a trip, I
know by experience that a sincere and hearty welcome
will be extended.

Don't fail to visit Shiflett. He is an original, and well
worth making a journey to see.

Staunton is very accessible to Northern people from
Washington, Virginia Midland to Gordonsville, where
you take the Chesapeake apd Ohio road to Staunton,
Here a comfortable conveyance can be hired at a reasona¬
ble figure that will carry you to “ Shiflett’s,” and come
after you at any time. The charges here are very low —
never more than a dollar a day — and you can pass a week
there enjoying the very essence of sport for a very small
sum. A trip into West Virginia over the Chesapeake and
Ohio road, would also pay any one who is fond of fine
scenery ; and a few day's fishing along the New River
would certainly yield satisfactory results.

Another year. Providence permitting, will find the
Editor and I whipping the North River at “White Oak
Lick," and getting fat on com pone and “ mast-fed."

H. W. De L.

SsJt

THE DOMINION FISHERIES BLUE BOOK.

WE have received the Report of the Commissioner of
Fisheries of Canada for the year ending December
31, 1878. Tli esc annual reports of the Dominion are vol¬
uminous documents, far exceeding in scope and detail any
thing of a similar character prepared by our own Govern¬
ment. The volume now before ns opens with an elabor¬
ate comparative statement of production in each branch
of fishing within the respective Provinces of the Domin¬
ion of Canada in 1877 and 1878. Here are presented in
minute detail the quantities and values of the catch of
each separate pound of fish in each Province. The re¬
capitulation shows the value of the fisheries for the year
1877 to have been $12,029,967.63, and that of 1878 to have
been $13,215,678.83 ; making an increase of $1,185,721.20 ;
the difference being principally in the cod, mackerel,
salmon and lobster fisheries.

Following this exhibit in an equally full compilation
from the trade returns and records of the Custom’s De¬
partment, showing the exports and imports of fish for the
, fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, and the subsequent half
\yoar to Dec. 31. In the former period the value of the
' exports was $6,929, 366 ; an increase of more than a mil¬
lion of dollars over the same period proceeding. Half of
these exports came to United States markets. The ex¬
ports for the latter period were $4,846,566, of which the
United States received more than a third. The imports
for the entire year and a half were something over $2,-
150,000, nearly all from the United States.

This vast industry, of which entire control is assumed
by the Government, of necessity demands the services of
a large force of employees, and we find elsewhere in the
Report a tabulated list of the names, districts and ad¬
dresses of no less than 624 fishery officers, overseers, war¬
dens, inspectors, etc., whose salaries and disbursements
for the fiscal year above, amounted to $95,387.81. This
does not include the appropriation by the government of
$20,088.80 for the support of the seven establishments
engaged in the artificial breeding of fish. The collections
during the period for rents, license-fees, fines, forfeitures,
etc., made up the sum of $14,113.11 ; the total sum ac¬
cruing from leases of salmon streams amounting to about
$5,000.

Apendix No. 3, which comprises nearly one hundred
pages, contains the report of the cruise of the government
steamer Lady Head in the protection of the fisheries of
the Gulf and River of St. La wrence, during the season of
1878. This is intended to give a summary, from the person¬
al investigation of a oompetent officer, of the cod, salmon,
mackerel, halibut, herring, whale, lobster and seal fisher-
es of the territory under the supervision of the vessel, be¬
ing Gasps, Bonaventure, Labrador, Magdalen Islands, and
Anticosti Island. An outline of this report would show

that the cod fishery was better during the summer of
1878 than for the Barne period of the previous year, but
that there was a falling off in the fall yield ; the whole
season’s catch exceeding that of 1877. A like increase is
noted in the retumB of the salmon season, which indeed
proved to be one of the most remunerative since the
establishment of the license system. The mackerel, for a
time absent, returned to the shores in great abundanoe,
and a large catch was recorded : and like success was met
by seal fishers. Herring were more numerous than usual,
but a less catch made. TheTobster fishery of the Domin¬
ion is rapidly increasing in extent, the comparative re¬
turns of the two years being 450,669 and 731,000 lbs. The
returns from the Provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Ontario, and British Columbia, are sent in by
the County wardens and overseers, and constitute the
bulk of tbe remainder of the volume.

Turning now to the fish-culture operations of the Do¬
minion, we find figures which are intelligible to practical
fish culturists only. The number of young fry distributed
and eggs desposited in the Canadian establishments during
the year 1878 was 54,533,000. These were salmon, Cali¬
fornia salmon, salmon troilt, speckled trout, and White-
fish : and were distributed from the seven establishments
at Bedford, Miramiehi, Restigoucbe, Gaspe, Tadoussae,
Sandwich and Newcastle.

We have had occasion in the past frequently to call at¬
tention to the liberal and wise conduct of tbe Dominion
Government in regard to an industry so important and
of such magnitude as the coast and inland fisheries.
This report is an evidence of the thoroughness and system
with which this department of civil affairs is conducted.

The value of such a book of statistics as we have thus
briefly outlined, is incalculable in tbe competent manage¬
ment of a vast industry like this. By its aid the Canadian
Government is enabled to legislate intelligently and effec¬
tively ; and to wisely foster the natural wealth of Cana¬
dian waters. Our own fish-culturists have looked to then-
neighbors for methods and processes ; the United States
Government would do wisely should it also follow, so far
as similiarity of the two forms of administration will al¬
low, the example of Canada in regard to the control of
fisheries.

Wisconsin— Madison, August 1— Editor Forest and
Stream : — For some months past the Wisconsin State Fish
Commission has had discord in its ranks. Charges and
counter charges have been made, Superintendent Welsh-
er and ex-Superintendent Dousmau being the parties
mostly assailed. A commission of investigation has just
closed its labors in Milwaukee. Testimony was taken in
relation to the general management of the Madison hatch¬
ery. The committee determined to get at the bottom of
the trouble. After a thorough investigation, Superin¬
tendent Welsher was completely exonerated. The com¬
mittee also resolved that it was ' for the best for all con¬
cerned that Commissioner Welch, of Madison, be request¬
ed to resign. Mr. C. L. Valentine, of Janesville, has re¬
ceived the appointment of Fish Commissioner in place of
Dr. Hoy, resigned. ROVER.

Qntnral |p istoqj .

[Read before the Lienoaan Society Of N. T., Oct. 2fl, 1878.]

GRAND MENAN NOTES.

Summers of 1877 and 1878. — By R. F. Pearsall.

Turdus migraiorius , Robin. — Is very common ; more
so than with us. Found it breeding abundantly on our
arrival June 0, 1878. Two broods are frequently reared
even here, as we found July, 1877, a nest containing a full
set of eggs, which had been deserted, and must have been
a second litter.

Turdus pallasii. — Common and breeds chiefly on main
island, but we found no nests. In 1877 secured a fine set
of eggs and nest from one of the islanders. This species also
rears occasionaUy two broods in a season, as 1 veceived the
same summer a set taken August 3d.

Turdus Swansonii. — Abundant, secured several nests
all placed from two to four feet from the ground, about
evenly distributed over both the main and outlying
islands ; all nests were saddled, generally near or in
swamp ytraots.

Reg ulus satrapa. — Quite common and breeds. Watched
a pair several hours in hope of finding nest without success,
which tlieir actions plainly indicated was not far off.
Very common, One of our party found a nest containing
three fresh eggs, June 15, 1878, which must have been a
second brood.

Pa, ms Atricapillus. — Very common. One of our party
found a nest containing three fresh eggs June 15, 1878,
which must ha ve been a second brood,

Parus hudsonius. — Rare, saw one specimen on one
of outer islands, June 14, 1878, which probably had bred
there.

Sitta Canadensis.— Young, fully fledged. Was first
attracted to it by the coating of gum collected below the
opening.

Oeothylpis trichas. — Very common, but only on main
island.

Dendroeea eoronata. — Very commonly distributed, we
found them with young fully fledged July 7, 1878. Prob¬
ably raise two broods.

Dendroeea striata. — Common ; secured several nests.
They seem to prefer the smaller islands where swampy
situations occur for their breeding places.

Dendroeea maculosa. — Common . unlike preceding
species foimd only on the main island. Secured a nest
June 12, 1878, containing four fresh eggs. Think, this was
earlier than majority breed, as we found another partially

constructed. Both were placed in small spruce trees Id
low open growth not more than two feet from ground,
Shtrus aurocapilla. — Heai-d the well known notea of
this bird on main island.

Setophaga rutieilla. — Very common everywhere, more
so than in this latitude ; took several nests ; raise one brood
only.

Hirundo horreorum Hirundo lunefrons Cotyle riparid
H. bicolor. — PlentifuUy represented, and breed abundantly
not common ; saw one specimen on the main island.

Carpodaeus purpureus. — Not common : breeds in tall
spruce growth, generally near dwellings.

Loma leucoptera. — Saw a flock of about a dozen in¬
dividuals June 15, 1878, apparently in moult and quite
shy.

Passerculus savanna. — Verv common: breeds plenti¬
fully. •

Zontrichia albiollis. — Common; we saw the young
birds flying. They must have nested so early as the
second week in May.

Junio hy emails. — Very common and breeding plenti¬
fully. Many of them liave hatched their second broods
by June 29.

Melospiza melodia. — Rare ; saw only one specimen.
Corvus corax. — Saw several specimens, but they are
persecuted so constantly that they are becoming rare!
Cprvus americanus. — Quite common; breeds.

Empidonax trailli. — Quite common, but very shy and
retiring. Took one nest with eggs in the summer of 1877.
placed m the upright fork of an alder, not more than two
feet from the ground in a swampy tract, and very com¬
pactly built of long grasses closely woven.

Empidonax flaveccntus. — Rare. On June 19, found, in
company with S. D. Osborne, a nest of this species on the
main island, placed on the ground in a tussock of moss
and completely hidden from view, a small round hole for
entrance and exit of the parent being left. It was loosely
constructed of dead fibers of moss mixed with the living
fronds and without lining, containing four fresh eggs, of a
rosy white previous to blowing, pure white afterward, and
finely speckled with reddish brown about the larger end.
June 20, on the eve of our departure, a second nest was .
brought me by a son of our host, similar in all respects to
the first one, containing four fresh eggs. It was foimd
imbedded under the projecting roots of an alder, and be¬
longed to a pair which 1 had watched closely during our
stay. The female was rarely seen, hut the male bird, in
the’ early momingB would mount to the top of an alder,
and utter his cry of pe-wee, in quick succession for ten
minutes successively. The first syUable with a rising in¬
flection, the second falling. This is the’only sound I heard
them utter, generally being very shy and silent. Both nests
were placed in the border of swampy tracts.

Colaptes amalus. — Saw but a single specimen, It un¬
doubtedly breeds there.

Haliaetus leu coeepha h t s. — Saw several specimens* some
in immature plumage. Procured a set of eggs which were
taken in April. I observed an old bird chasing the herring
gulls, and obliging them,to disgorge their food which was
greedily devoured by the robber.

Aegalitus semipahnatus. — Not common ; a single pair
bred for several successive years on Nantucket Island, and
in searching for its nests last season I found a young bird
just hatched, and unable to. walk covered with a whitish
fluffy down striped with black.

Philohela minor. — Rare. I flushed a family on the
main island, the young just able to fly, June 10.

Maerorbamphus gresiits. — Common in autumn ; shot a
female July 18, 1877, in summer plumage.

Qambetta Jlavipes.— Quite commou.

Tringoides macularius. — Very commou ; breeds plenti¬
fully on all the islands.

Phalaropus hyperboreus. — I preserved a fine, specimen
which was shot on the ripplings, by one of the fishermen.
We saw a flock of perhaps a dozen individuals in crossing
from the main land but procured none.

Somateria mollissima,. — Common, and breeds on many
of the lower islands ; but persistent robbing of their nests,
as well as shooting out of season, must in a few years drive
them from here entirely. I secured a fine set of five eggs
June 14. In connection with the eider I would mention
an occuranqe which took place at the time of my first
visit. Mr. Cheney had raised a family of young eiders in¬
tending to domesticate them. As the season advanced he
neglected to clip their wings and one morning they were
missing. Two years after, one of them (a female) came
swimming about near the island but seemed afraid to ven¬
ture on land ; but as soon as he called it in his old way, it'
flew up and lit near his house, where it remained several;
days associating with his tame ducks. One could wallq ,
within five feet of it and not disturb it, yet when away '
from there it was as wild as any of its brethren. Occasion¬
ally it would be absent for several days, when we sup¬
posed it joined its mate, and attempted to rear a brood,
but on being robbed would come back. After repeated
trials it finally gave up and attached itself to a family of
tame ducklings, being very assiduous in its care for them.
This BeaBOn whether from instinct or reason it returned,
and bringing its unwilling mate (whieh finally deserted it)
made its neat on Nantucket Island not fifty rods from his
house, where we left it patiently sitting on its downy
nest.

Thalassidroma leaehii — Very common ; breeds in great
numbers on all the outer islands.

Larus marinus — A 3et of eggs in possession of J . D.
Osborne were procured on one of the lower islands, and
were stated to belong to this species which tbe people here
call Fanner gull.

Larus argentatus. — Very common: breeds on all the
islands either on the ground, in trees, or on the cliffs.

Sterna macroma. — Breeds abundantly on the Seal Islands
where we procured a large number of eggs, laid mostly
on the bare rock without an attempt at a nest.

Alea torda.— The only breeding place of this species at
Menan is on one of the murre lodges where we procured
a number of their eggs laid in the crevices of the rocks,
without the semblance of a nest.

Uria grylle. — This species still lingers in its old haunts^,
though robbed every season without mercy.

Harman arctica.— Being assured that this species bred
on the Seal Islands, we determined to pay them a visit.
Accordingly we started on our thirty miles row out to 3ea
in a small fishing-boat. After seven hours of continuous
labor, most of the time through a dense fog and rough sea,
guided only by the fog -whistle on the islands, ws made s
landing, hauled up our boat and surprised thelight-keepot

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with a request for night’s lodgings. We were comfortably
and hospitably entertained, and soothed by the breakers
roar, and a blast from the steam whistle which shook the
house every half minute, we managed to pass the night,
comforted with the thought that should the wind ora storm
arise, we might be detained here for an indefinite time.
But tire morning dawned clear and calm, and four o’clock
saw us out prying among the crevices of the rocks for eggs;
and 6ucli a task. Great boulders lay tossed together in
every shape, and under these the puffins had made their
nests. But we were lucky to secure these four eggs.
What contortions and strainings wo underwent for their
sake. One of the birds we started from its nest was so
bewildered that Mr. Cheney caught it after a short chase,
and its skin now reposes together with its egg in my
cabinet.

This is, I believe, the most southern point on o\jr coast at-
which the species js found breeding.

LYNXES.

THE LOtTP OERVIER, OR C'ANAD A LYNX.

A GREaT deal of confusion lias arisen in regard to the
characteristics of this animal, owing to the fact that
the earlier writers confounded it with the wolverene ; and
thirty years ago, when the former annual was very plenty
in almost every part of Maine, and was quite destructive
to yoimg lambs, it was scarcely ever called anything else
than ” wolverine; “ in fact, the trapper’s name for the ani¬
mal to-day is ”wolvin,“ which any one can see is only an
abbreviation of the former name. It was only a short time
since that the writer read an account in a Maine local paper
of a stage team being badly frightened by a wild ’’animal,
which proved to he a wolverene," meaning of course a lynx
as the wolverene is not found in any part of the State.

It is the. writer’s opinion that the name “Loup cervier”
was not given by the early French voyagers to the lynx,
but to the wolverene, as the name loses all significance
when applied to the lynx, and genuine hunters would never
he guilty of the absurdity of calling an animal a “deer-
woif,” which has all the characteristics of a cat, and
preys on nothing largin' than a rabbit. It is true that
Heame, or Richardson — I forget which — speaks of it gath¬
ering a kind of moss which deer are very fond of , piling it
up at the foot of a tree, provided with a convenieilt limb
overhead for the animal to crouch ou, and when the un¬
suspecting victim approachesto feast on the dainty repast
so generously provided, dropping down on to its hack, and
cutting its tinnat with its sharp fangs. But this is pre¬
cisely what is said of the wolvereue and of no other ani¬
mal, and the writer alluded to seems to have been misled
by a confusion of names.

The lynx has nearly disappeared from the lower and
central portion of Maine, but abounds in the vast forests
of the northern border. It cares hut little for the pres¬
ence of man, and the writer once saw a very large one
shot in broad daylight within four rods of a camp door,
where it was unconcernedly feasting on the offal of an
ox, slaughtered there the day before. It must, however,
have been greatly pressed by hunger, as it is essentially a
uoctural animal. Its huge cushioned feet surrounded
by a thick fringe of hair enable it to walk on the surface
of any but the lightest kind of snow, and it iB an expert
in the capture of the bare. Where these abound it has a
•curious habit of catching them, apparently for sport,
sometimes leaving them where killed, and again hiding
them, as if for future consumption. It is silent, except
during the pairing season, which occurs in March. Then
during the night, and sometimes in thick, stormy days, it
gives utterance to a variety of cries and calls, all more or
less feline, and. one almost exactly resembling the “Miau”
of a huge tom cat; They are exceedingly active, and are
capable of making tremendous hounds, but cannot keep
up an extended fight, and are easily treed by a dog, when
one can be found to run the trail, which is not often.
They leave scarcely a vestige of any trail, but are so very
cat-like in all then* movements that their earlier designa¬
tion of Felts canadensis seems more appropriate, though
perhaps less scientific than their later one of Lynx
Qorealis.

The animal is almost as easily trapped as a dog, and the
best skins command about .$2.50. But a few years ago they
were made the subject of a curious speculation. The
skins were artificially colored by furriers, made into setB,
and sold as “Black Lynx.” They took amazingly, and
became at once the. fashion ; the' raw skins trebled in
price, while mink, which they superseeded, suffered a
corresponding depression. This lasted for two seasons,
and then there was a sudden collapse. Even the votaries
of fashion refused any longer to purchase an article of
which the color, fin-, and skin were equally worthless.
As the first faded the second was coarse and came out
easily, and the last was almost as tender as a rabbit’s.

The other representative of the family, the bay lynx, is
somewhat rare in, Maine, and is called by hunters “ wild
cat” and “bob cat." I believe this to be the animal so
frequently spoken of as being killed in different sections
of the New England States while engaged in robbing hen
roosts, etc., though it is often called a Canada lynx. The
latter animal, in my opinion, is never found at’ any great
distance from caves, and is best at home where the wilder¬
ness is vastest : but the bay lynx is found in the lower
portion of the State, in small forests surrounded by fields.
What strengthens my belief that it is often called the
Canada lynx is the fact that this animal is shown in the
pictorial illustrations in Webster’s Unabridged as a veri¬
table wild cat, with a ringed tail six inches in length at
least, and the only difference one can detect between that
and the bay lynx, as depicted, is simply a change in posi¬
tion 1 This mistake would readily be made by any one
familiar with the western bay linx, for tills animal is so
totally different in color and markings, and so insignifi¬
cant in size, as compared with its Maine namsake, that
no person of common sense would ever dream of calling
the two animals the same.

Let me illustrate by a single aneodote in point : An old
trapper cany it two of the western variety in the north¬
ern part of Maine, and never having seen anything like

them, he brought them out just as they were caught _

that is. unskinned. None of his friends would name
them, and he took them to a well-known fur dealer and
sportsman. After a long examination he pronounced
them a pair of half-grown kittens, a cross between the
bay and Canada lynx, and had them carefully skinned
and mounted as curiosities, And suoli they certainly

were, being the first and last of their kind that were
ever seen in the State. The writer saw them after being
mounted, but never having seen the western lynx at
that time, was as much in the dark in regard to their true
character as all the rest ; but the following season, on
going into the Kansas and Nebraska State Building, in
the Centennial grounds, he was confounded on seeing
their exact counterpart, labeled the bay lynx. Since
then he has seen scores, all alike as two peas — light gray,
with brown spots. There is not a gray hair in the Maine
variety, except a narrow strip underneath. It is a very
dark redisk brown, with black spots ; and it is no exagge¬
ration to say that one of them could pick up and carry off
the western lynx as easilv as a cat could carry a kitten.

Penobscot.

A Wrong Name.— We regret that the authorship of
the article referred to in the following note should have
been incorrectly given, by us ;

Boston, 223 Beacon street, August- 3, 1879 — Editor For¬
est and Stream I see that you' attribute the authorship
of the paper in the Nuttall Bulletin on the “Rooky Moun¬
tain Golden-Eye” to J. M. Brown, By referring to the
Bulletin you will please observe that the real author writes
Ids own name of Thomas M. Brewer.

Sea Lice on G-rh.se, — A correspondent of the London
Fishing Gazette writes :

It may interest some of your readers to know how
grilse get rid of sea lice. While I was watching some ten
or twelve large grilse in a deep pool in this river last sum¬
mer (the first pool that they remain in for any time above
the tidal part of the river) I saw a large eel come out
from under the stones and carefully go over the fish one
after another and eat off the sea lice. The grilse did not
appear to object to the process in the least. I have men¬
tioned this to many old fishermen, who never appear to
have noticed this or known it.

To Breed Quail, — From all that we can learn from
the experience of others, the best way to breed quails,
which may be easily domesticated, is to place the eggs of
the birds under bantam hens. The following is evidence
in point : —

“Mr. Henry J. Stone, of Shrewsbury, Mass., while en¬
gaged in mowing grass in the early part of July, found a
quail’s nest with sixteen eggs in it. The bird of course
deserted the nest, and the following day Mrs. Stone took
the eggs and placed them under a bantam which desired
to set. Yesterday the bantam left her nest with sixteen
little quails all lively, every egg having been hatched in
twelve days from the time they were placed under the
hen. The bantam is extremely proud of her brood.”

Domestication of Quail. — I desire to come to the as¬
sistance of J. T. Bohon on this subject. On the division
of my grandfather's estate in Philadelphia, sixty acres
of mostly improved land fell to one of my uncles, an “ old
bachelor,” a little eccentric, but withal a very excellent
gentleman. The only building on this place at the time
of the partition was a first rate barn, in which the owner
fitted up a room suited to Iris wants as a dining-room.
Here he spent the remainder of his life, surrounded by
his horses, cows, and fowls. Dog nor cat had he ; he
prefered the society of. the birds to cats. He never used
a gun, and the sound of burnt powder was seldom heard
near his place : the result was that quail abounded, and
as he made it a point to feed them regularly they became
as tame as domestic fowls— no more shy of strangers than
the latter. To me the sight of these beautiful birds so
familiarly inhabiting my worthy uncle’s home was a
gratifying sight, and confirmed my natural liking fer
Boh white. I have not been in that part of Pennsylva.-
nia since the death of the old gentleman, hut presume
that with new owners came new practices, and the happy
family became dispersed. Miles.

The Blood Temperature of Fishes. — We have mis¬
laid a communication of a correspondent who makes an
inquiry in respect to the above, but are pleased to print
what Professor Gill has kindly furnished us ou the sub¬
ject at our request : —

Washington, July 31, 1879.

Respecting the temperature of fishes I would state that It gen¬
erally does not range from more than two to five degrees above
that of the surrounding- water. This generalization is applicable
to ail of our fresh-water Ashes. There are, however, a few species
Of the Scombrid family, especially the Tunnies and Bonitos, where
the muscular system is quite highly developed and a temperature
little if any less than 100 degrees is maintained. Dr. J. Davy, a
number of years ago, ascertained for example that a bouitxi taken
In water of the temperature of eighty and a half degrees had
blood whose temperature was of ninety-nine degrees.

YotU's very truly,

_ Theo. Gill.

A New Variety of Rooky Mountain Goat. — Our
friend Captain Charles Bendire, of the First United States
Cavalry, now stationed at Fort Walla Walla, Washington
Territory, and who is known to the scientific, world as
one of the most eminent of our North American oologists,
has written us a letter in which he makes reference to
the new species of goat alluded to by a former corre¬
spondent. He writes :

On my last trip I passed through a section of country
north ox the Columbia, principally new to me, which in
the proper season no doubt abounds in game ; but I did
not look for any, and consequently saw but little. All
the streams, however, notably the Ipokane River, abound
in the finest trout of large size, and furnish excellent
sport at this season of the year.

I am lust reading the numbers of your paper which
came to hand during my six weeks’ absence, and in the
number of May 22, under the heading of “Range of the
Black-tailed Deer,” signed by Geo. H. Wyman, I notice
an item of particular interest to me. . The writer speaks
of a small white goat. I have for years had knowle " je
of the existenoe of such an animal; have corresponded on
the subject with Professors Baird aud Allen, bnt have
never been able to »ee one or obtain the Bkin of one. I

am perfectly familiar with the ibix and the bighorn, have
hunted both of the latter, and am satisfied at least m my
own mind from descriptions received from different par¬
ties out here, that we ha ve still another species of white
goat considerably smaller than the ibix and which has a
much finer fleece. This goat is something like our red
trout out here — hard to get specimens under the observa¬
tion of competent naturalists — but the day will come when
some one will forward good specimens for examination.

An Armadillo Hunt — Washington, O. C., July 3,
Mi).— Editor Forest and Stream .-—Referring to the
armadillo, as mentioned in your number for June 26, I
have no recollection of ever having my attention called
to them in Texas — my hunting in that State having been
confined to its northern and elevated regions. But they
abound in Tamanlipas, beyond the lower Rio Grande.
Coming many years ago overland from Tampico to Mata-
moras, a week’s journey, it was my habit to stroll in ad¬
vance of my ambulance armed with gun and revolver,
and Impelling over an occasional jackass, rabbit, crane,
Mexican eagle, etc. One afternoon I encountered an ar¬
madillo, the first I had ever seen outside of a menagerie.
Knowing his armor to be proof against small shot, I open¬
ed upon him with my revolver, and after an exciting
chase, during winch T' emptied five chambers, the unfor¬
tunate little pachyderm bit the dust. Just at that mo¬
ment up came, running at full speed, my Mexican guide
with flashing eyes and cooked revolver. To his excited
inquiry of que hay, Seftor ? I pointed to the wriggling
little quadruped. The scene was too much for his native
politeness, and bursting into a roar of laughter he said :
“We don’t shoot those creatures, but just catch them
with our hands : I thought you were attacked by a tiger
or by robbers.” However, we made game of the quarry,
and a famous roast he made in the ashes and embers of
our camp-fire that night, with his belly filled with pota¬
toes. onions, and red peppers. The flavor reminded me
of young pig ; there was nothing musky about liim. But
that was my first and last taste of armadillo.

J. T. Pickett.

Interesting Note on Albinism— Mttltovm, Me., June
30, 1879. — Editor Forest and Stream .-— I was interested
in the letter of your correspondent “ W” about Albii ism.
He asks if any of your readers had ever known a wild
bird (albino) to reach the age of a year or more ?

I knew a white barn swallow, Mirundo horreorum, to
breed in Mr. John Cofrin’s barn in Topsfield. Me., with a
mate of the usual type. I wanted the bird for a specimen
for my collection, but Mr. Cofrin was not willing to have
it shot. The next spring a white swallow with its mate
returned to the bam and built upon the same rafter.
The birds left in the fall, never to return in white plum¬
age. Tin: young of each year were of the usual color.
In moulting might they not change sometimes to their
normal color? I once had a black robin tardus migratorius
in-ought me from a nest ; it was black as a grackle. I
kept it in a cage to see how it would come out in fall
moult. The new feathers all came out black. In a few
days it began to change to white ; the tail first, then the
wings, the other feathers fast changing to white, and as
I had two white robins in my collection and Melanism
was more rare than Albanism, I killed the bird and had it
mounted ; it is now black, with white wings and tail.

Yours, very truly.

Geo. A. Boardman.

Arrivals at the zoological Garden, Cincinnatia, up to
August 1, 1879.— 2 Sea Lions (Zaloplni# gilkspisi) 1 Collared Peccary
(Ditolyles lortnuitux) all purchased ; 2 Macaque Monkeys (Macacos
aynom-nlgm); lGreen Monkey (Ccrcopilheuscallttrtclius) ; 1 Virginia
Deer (C. Virginians); 1 Florida Gallinule (Gallhnula- galeata); 2
Turkey Buzzards (Coffiarte* aura) ; 4 Ring Doves (Tartar risnrius)
2 Sparrow Hawks (Fatco opatverim) ; 2 Cooper's Hawks (AccipUer
caoperll); 2 Bitterns (Botauras lentiginosus) all presented; 2 Fallow
Deer (Dama vulgaris) ; 1 Virginia Deer (C. virgtniamis ) ; I Llama
(Lama peruana ) ; 4 Pug Dogs (Cants (lomesticus) all Dorn in garden;
1 Passenger Pigeon (ISctoptshes migratoria) ; 8 Silver Pheasants
( Kuplocanus nycthcmerus) ; 8 Gold Pheasants ( aumalea- Thpicta) ; 4
English Pheasants ( Phasirnus colcftlcws) ; 10 Virginia Quails (Ortyx-
vtrginlanw) all hatched in garden.

Frank j. Thompson, Supt.

JP? Spinel

THE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG.

The true type of the Newfoundland dog, as judged by
the English standard, is undoubtedly rare in this coun¬
try ; and yet there may be many excellent specimens in
the hands of non-exhibitors whose real merits have never
been made public. We mention the English standard for
the reason that in that country the Newfoundland is one
of the most popular of dogs, both as guards aud compan¬
ions, and much attention has been paid not only to his
breeding, but towards establishing a carefully selected
Beale of points by which he shall he judged. Water trials
have also been held, in which his usefulness as a member
of the. benevolent society lias been fully developed. In¬
numerable are the stories told of the sagacity of the
Newfoundland, and almost as frequent are the pictures
depicting his exploits. Sir E. Landseer is responsible for
conveying to the minds of most people a wrong impres¬
sion regarding what is the true type of this breed. In all
of his pictures he is represented as being an immense,
-woolly-coated, white and black dog, whereas the true
Newfoundland dog, as understood by the term, should be
all black, without any mixture of white whatever, and
should have a straight eoat. We believe, however, that
of late years at some of the prinoipal shows in England
a class was made for the white and black dog, whioh is
now known as the Landseer dog, and the example has
been followed at one of the recent shows (Philadelphia)
in this country. A few gentlemen in this country have
given attention to breeding Newfoundlands, but, as a

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rale, tbe exhibits at our shows are very much mixed and
lacking in quality. Dr. T. Cl Stettwagan, of Philadel¬
phia. has been breeding from an imported brace carefully
selected in Halifax for the purpose. At the first dog show
held in this city there were a l'ew very fine dogs exhibited,
notably Leo, the property of Mr. E. B. d'Espinvllle Pieot,
of Philadelphia, who has bred some very good ones. Some
years ago a very fine brace of Newfoundland dogs was
presented to Mr. Cyrus tv, Field by tbe citizens of New¬
foundland. The bitch, Fannie, was litter sister to Cabot,

owing to the tendency to a short neck and weak loin.
As a. consequence a symmetrical dog like Leo is highly
to be approved of.

10. The color (value 5) should be black, the richer rhe
better ; but u rusty stain in it is so common in the native
breed that it should by no means be penalized. Still, the
jet black is so handsome in comparison with it that 1
think, other points being equal, it should count above
the rusty stain in judging two dogs. A white Star on
the breast, is often met. with. The white and black color
exhibited in tbe Landseer type never occurs in tbe true
Newfoundland.

Capt. W. H, Kirby, of Gloucester, Mass. It belongs to
the new genus Lopholtttilus ; has an adipose fin on the
top of the head ; the dorsal extending from about twe*
thirds of tbe fish to the caudal ; the under fin on the
belly continuous. It is yellow, with spots ; hence its
uame. There have been quite a number of them caught,
the fishing ground being fifty miles south by east of No¬
man’s Land, in seventy-five fathoms of water. Cod bait
and hook are used. The fish is pronounced to be
excellent eating, and may have commercial value.

11. The eottf (value 5) of the Newfoundland is shaggy,
without much undercoat, and at first sight it would ap¬
pear unfit For much exposure to wet. It is, however, so
thick and oily that it takes some time for the water to
reach the skin through it. There is often a natural part¬
ing down tlio back, and the surface is very glossy.

12. The tail (value 5) is long and gently curled on one
side, but not carried high. It is clothed thickly with
long hair, which is quite bushy, but ofteu uaturally parted
down the middle.

Mr. Mapplebeclc's Leo, whose portrait accompanies this

NEWFOUNDLAND DOG LEO.

article, is tire finest Newfoundland I have ever seen, ex
hibiting all his best points in proportion, without the
short neck and weak back which are so often met with.
He is by Windle’s Don, out of Meg of Maldou, and is a
great grandson of Mr. Robinson's Carlo, a first-prize win¬
ner at Birmingham and Islington in 1864 and 1865.

TBE Gordon Setter, Don. — In our report of the Roch¬
ester dog show it was stated that the judges passed over
tho Gordon setter, Don, entered in the puppy class, prob¬
ably because they thought he was over twelve months
old'. His owner. Mr. E. A. Van Valser, of Oneida, for¬
wards us a letter from Mr. A. F, Mullin, of Mount Holly
Springs, Pa., breeder of the dog, in which it is certified
that Don was whelped on the 6th of September. This
settles the question as to the dog’s age, and removes from
his owner any imputation, although we believe none was
made, of having misrepresented it.

_ ... „ _ _ . slped o

20th of July three dogs and one bitch pup, by his dog
Young Trap,

j| m mtd $ islting.

FISH IN SEASON IN AUG.

Salmon Trout, Salmo coni
Land-looked Salmon, Sal

Pike or Pickerel, Esox lacliw.
Yellow Pereh, Perea, jla-nercem.

“ Iliac'

Grayling, ThyimMm Irlcolcr.

Blae kDass, Microplerue salmotdes'.; AT. nigricans.
SALT WATER,

Sea Bass, Ccntroprlstls alrarixus-
Slieepslioad, Arehbsargua proba-
taeephalm.

Striped Boss, Iioccits Ihmeatus.
White Perch, Moroncanicrtcana.
Weaklisb, Ci/noaolon regalia.

Blueflsh, Pomatmnus aattrltr-,
Spanish Mackerel, Ogbium rune—
Htotitm.

Cero, Cybiurn regale.

Bonito. Sarda pelamva.

English, Menltoirnis nebuUmis.

trout FLIES FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER,

Gray Corn*. No. 16 and 11.— Body, silver-gray mohair tlbped
with orange silk ; feet, light gray huckle wound over peacock's
herl; wings and setae, hyaline.

Brown Coflin, No. 10 and 11.— Body, gray and bright olarot mo¬
hair mixed ; feet, dark gray hackle wound over peaeook's herl ;
wings and se tie, gray hyaline.

The gnat flies named for April.

The Quaker for evening and moonlight. No. 7 and 8. Body,
gray wound with honey-yellow hackles; wings, made of feather
from an owl's wings,

The wlfite moth, for dark nights, No. B and 7. Body, feet and
wings a pure white.

Tbe stono flieB continue ou the water until the olose of the season

At this season use the small flies for day fishing, and tho large
flies for evening and night.

The Leopard Fish. — This is the name given to a new
ish, of which the first specimen was caught recently by

Sport Around Fort Laramie. — An army surgeon sta¬
tioned at Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory, sends us
notes of a little excursion up the Laramie river in com¬
pany with Mr. John P. Collins, a fish culturist, to a locali¬
ty some thirteen miles above the poBt, where they caught
one huudred and forty-nine wall-oyed pike with minnows.
The lot weighed over two hundred pounds, and were all
taken in one clay. These fish afford very good sport.

The Senile Sea Serpent Seasonably Seen,— The sea
captain with a penchant
for visions of the sea
serpent (usually beheld
through the bottom of
a small glass darkly), has
been sadly derelict this
year. The patient-wait
mg, long-expectant pub
lie, which always de¬
mands more sea serpent
than the most accom¬
modating mariners can
reasonably supply, had
been shading its eyes
with its hand and gazing
afar out to sea all this
summer ; but no huge
reptile of the deep had
rewarded its vision, until
last week a dispatch was
sent from Halifax to the
New York Herald, an¬
nouncing that Captain
Sampson, of tbeschooner
Louisa Mantgomer-y, had
when ten miles east of
Pictou Island sighted the
long-lost monster. It was-
one hundred feet long
(regulation length), and
“ about the size of a bar¬
rel ” — flour barrel or gun
barrel not specified. The
serpent “ was going
straight along at the rate of seven knots an hour.” It isa
pity that the crew of the Louisa should lose a fortune by
neglecting to capture this Pictouresquemonaier which ties
itself into seven knots an hour. A real, live sea serpent
like this, one hundred feet long, dadinared shirt, its nose
suitably colored with sour mash, sailing around a saw¬
dust track in Gilmore’s Garden in a six days’ go-as-you-
please pedestrian match-witli Old Sport, would bring
in more half dollars to theLouisa's crew than all the
profits of the lumber trade of Nova Scotia.

The public’s thirst for sea serpents, however, has abated.
Let ns hope, in the interest of science and pedestrian
managers, that the next high old sea’s son, who sails the
seas on, in the serpent season, when next he sees one,
will not cease un-til he doth it seize on and lug it into
port.

Indian Fishing Methods.— From the subjoined com¬
munication it will be seen that the pound net is of very
early origin in this country. We can hardly agree with
our correspondent, however, in ascribing its adoption by
the white man to an imitation of aboriginal methods.
The pound net existed long before the mound builders,
and long before the first canoe brought to the sands of the
Pacific shove the progenitors of the so-called American
races. It is altogether probable that the net method of
fishing was adopted at a very early stage in the history of
man. Its principle of construction involves no scientific
attainments, nor any refinement of mechanical skill.
Certainly, every expert angler will uphold us when we
venture the hypothesis that the conception of the net was
evolved from the savage brain long before the first rude
suggestion of a hook was baited. The piscator primeval
who went out with the fish-hawk and the otter to satisfy
his craving for something to eat, we may safely assume,
captured his breakfast in the easiest possible manner. And
it required little ingenuity of invention and very limited
manual dexterity for this hungry savage to drive his fish
into a hole or shallow, and there “scoop him in." Tbe
next step, there being no hole, naturally was to make one;
and we may discover in this primitive, Hide bark contri¬
vance of withes and rushes, the original of our perfected
net of to-day wrought of steam-spun lines. The fisher¬
men of the Nineteenth Century have improved the de¬
vice in construction only, they have not altered its prin¬
ciple.

As the pound net fisherman of the present day is using
precisely the same methods of work that were employed

Value.

1. The Head . 30

2. Ears and Eyes . 3

-B. Neck. .. . ... ID

4. Cheat — . . .... 5... . . .

fi. Back . 10 11. Coat

C. Legs . 10 1 12. Tail

1. The head (value 20) is very broad and nearly flat on
the top in each direction, exhibiting a well-marked occip¬
ital protuberance, and also a considerable brow over the
eye, often rising three-quartern of an inch from the line
of the nose, as ib well shown in the case of my present
illustration, Mr. Mapplebeck’s Leo, in which it exists to
a greater extent than usual. Tho Labrador shows the
brow also, but not nearly in so marked a manner. There
is a slight furrow down the middle of the top of the head,
but nothing approaching to a stop. The skin on the fore¬
head is slightly wrinkled, and the coat on the face and
top of the head is short, but not so much so as in the
curly retriever. Nose wide in all directions, but of aver¬
age length, and moderately square at the end. with open
nostrils ; the whole of the jaws covered with short hair.

2. Eyes and Ears (value 5.}— The eyes of this dog are
small and rather deeply set ; but there should be no dis¬
play of the haw or third eyelid, They are generally
brown, of various shades, but light rather than dark.
The ears are small, clothed with short hair on all hut the
edges, which are fringed with longer hair.

3. The neck (value 10) is often snort, making the dog
look chumpy and inelegant. This defect should always
he attended .to, and a dog with a sufficiently lengthy neck
should have the full allowance ; but on the other hand a
short, chumpy one is so ofteu met with that oven if pres¬
ent the possessor of it should not be penalized with neg¬
ative points. The tlil’oat is clean, without any develop¬
ment of frill, though thickly clothed with hair.

4. The chest (value 5) is capacious and rather round than
fiat ; back ribs generally short.

5. The back (value 10) is ol ten slack and weak, but in
some specimens, and notably in Leo, there is a fine devel¬
opment of muscle ; accompanying this weak back there
is often a rolling and weak walk.

0. The legs (value 10) should be very bony and straight,
well clothed with muscle on tbe arms and lower thighs,
Elbows well let down, and neither in nor out. Both the
fore and hind legs are thickly feathered, but not to any
great length. There is also often a double dew claw.

7. The/e:t (value 5) arc largo and wide, -with thin soles.
The toes are generally flat, and consequently this dog soon
.’becomes footrsoro in road-work and cannot accompany a
.horse or carriage at a fast pace.

8. In size (value 10) the Newfoundland should, be at
least twenty-five inches in height, and if he is beyond tbis
it is a merit rather than a defect, as explained in the
above remarks. Many very fine and purely-bred speci¬
mens reared in this county have been from thirty to thir¬
ty-two inches high.

3, The symmetry (value 10) of this dog Is often defective,

a dog presented to the Prince of Wales. The dog’s name
was Cresar. Two of his progeney were exhibited at the
show mentioned above, but both were beaten by Leo.
The Leo, of whom we print a portrait, is a celebrated prize
winner in England, and was selected by “Stonehenge”
to illustrate the breed in his recent edition of “Dogs of
the British Islands,”

In addition to the large breed which appears to he pecu¬
liar to the island of Newfoundland itself, there is a smaller
breed which is scattered

over Labrador. and which
is now known as the Lab¬
rador, or Lesser New¬
foundland, and is. some¬
times also called the St,
John. It is stated that a
dog over twenty-six in¬
ches high at the shoulder
is almost unknown in
Newfoundland, but pup¬
pies bred and reared
in England from pure
strains will attain a
height of thirty or even
thirty-two inches. One
of the most striking char¬
acteristics of this dog is
the benevolent expres¬
sion of his countenance.
HU feet, particularly the
fore ones, should bo en¬
ormous. Dr. Stables says
that his Theodore Nero
would take a No. 9 glove.
The following are the
points for judging as laid
down by “Stonehenge."
A careful analysis of
them will show what
goes to make up a per¬
fect dog of this varie-

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by hie savage progenitors, if we look carefully we may
also sometimes discover, along with this permanence of
implement type, some survival of savage mode of thought,
aboriginal lack of logic, and possibly woeful" want of wis¬
dom. Not a great way indeed above his savage prototype
is the fisherman who is incited by unthinking greed to
set at nought not only the statutes of the community, but
the simplest and best known laws of nature ; and who
exterminates at once the fish, and in them his own means
of future livelihood. Gentlemen who have given much
attention to the protection of food fishes will readily
testify to this crudity of common seise among a class of
market fishermen, which iB in its way as much of a survi¬
val of early barbarism as is the pound net — the moral of
which would seem to be, that to gain for our important
fishes the needed protection from poachers and ignorant
Hettere, we must begin at the foundation ; take the rising
generation of prospective fishermen and send them to
school and to Sunday-school; give them too a thorough
course of State fish reports, and let them be armed and
equipped, if not in abstruse principles of political econo¬
my, at least in those simple rules of arithmetic, which
teach that nothing multiplied by nothing makes nothing,
and that two taken from two leaves nothing. They
might also with profit be sufficiently coached up in Latin
to understand the phrase Omne vivum ab ovo ; and
give them enough science to apply the principle to animal
life in general and fishes in particular. Then they may
return to their nets, clothed and in their right minds ; and
game constables and fish wardens may snuff out their
dark lanterns and sleep the sleep of the just ; they will no
longer be compelled to wage unequal war against savages.
But to rotum to our Indiaus :

Col. C. C. Jones, of Augusta. Georgia, in his “ Antiqui¬
ties of the Southern Indians," says : “In the “Admiranda
Narratio,” of Do Bry, Frankfort, 1590, we find a distinct
representation of one of these fish traps, with extended
Wings, one of wluch reaches the shore, the other far out
into the water. It is made of canes or small poles, firmly
stuck in the mud, so as to preserve an upright position.
They are securely fastened together witli withes, thus
forming a sort of hedge or rustic fence, through which
the fishes are unable to force a passage. In the middle is
an opening leading into a circular enclosure. This bv a
circuitous opening communicates with a secoud pen, this
in like manner with a third, and that with a fomth. each
somewhat smaller than the former. Indians are seen in a
canoe, dipping up the fiBh with a scoop-net."

Bo that the destructive pound-net, which has ruined so
many of our best fisheries, instead of being a Yankeo in¬
vention, is merely a copy of a device of the Indians, and if
further proof of this is needed it will be found in the state¬
ment of Gapt. Ribault, in his “ True Discoverye of Terra
Florida," who describes (‘a labarynt.he or maze, made
■With great reeds, with many turns and crooks " which he
saw in the River of May. now called the St. John’s.

Col. Jones quotes the following passage from Adair's
‘ f History of the American Indians ” : “ The Georgia- tribes
have a surprizing method of fishing under the edges of
rocks that stand over deep places in the water. There
they pull off their red breeches, or their long strip of
stroud cloth, and wrapping it around their arm so as to
reach to the lower part of the palm of the right hand,
they dive under the rock where the large catfish lie to
shelter themselves from the scorching beams of the sun,
and to watch for prey. As soon as these fierce aquatic
animals see that tempting bait, they immediately seize it
with the greatest violence ; then is the time for the diver.
He opens his hand, seizes the voracious fish bv its tender
parts, and at last brings it safe ashore.”

Here is a kind of sport demanding muscular strength
and boldness, worthy the attention of our young sports¬
men — certainly nobler than the bow and arrow amusement
now so popular.

But the author goes on to say : “ They also shoot fish
with arrows and stupefy them with various roots and
seed ; catch ffliem in crails or baskets made of hickory
splints, and spear them with long canes with points har¬
dened in the fire. These Indians appear also to have used
nets of various kinds, as great quantities of stone sinkers or
plummets are found about the sites of their villages. The
narrative of De Soto’s march indicates that cast nets of
various kinds were made and used by the natives. Very
few hooks have been found, and those were of hone.”

In that beautiful legendary poem, “ The Song of Ilia-
wa,tha,” Mr. Longfellow describes his Indian hero as fish¬
ing with a line of twisted oedar bark for the great pike of
the Gitche-Gumee, the Maskenoza ; and hauling line in
hand over band, making the canoe, stand up endwise in
the water ; then he catches a sunfish or bream, of such
huge dimensions that the canoe is whirled round in circles.
Then he hooks the mishe-nahma, the sturgeon, the king
of fishes, who in his rage swallows both Hiawatha an3
the canoe. The poet made a mistake in attributing this
feat to the sturgeon, which has no mouth to speak of,
while there are, or have been, specimens of Esox nobilior
in the great lakes, which with slight poetic license, might
be equal to it. " C.

Japanese Barbless Hooks. — We have before us some
very delicate Japanese trout hooks which came to ns with
the following letter. They are tied on very fine gut, with
black hackle, peacock body, and solid gilt head, and have
no barb. They are as diminutive as any Scotch fly wo
ever saw. We understand that barbless hooks hare been
in use in Japan for many centuries ; and if long experience
has proven to the people of that country that they are the
best, (and they seem to use them exclusively,) why, then,
Mr. Seth Green stands hacked by a mighty moral power,
and can place a very tall feather in hiB fishing cap ; that's*
all ! lii shape these Japanese hooks include two- thirds
of a perfect circle :

BosffOK, Mass.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Verily there is nothing new under the sun, in proof oi'
which 1 enclose a couple of Japanese needle pointed flies.

I suppose that Seth Green thought that he was inventing
something new when he introduced the barbless hooks,
but here are some from Japan, the same as they have been
using for centuries. They were sent to me by a young
Japanese, who writes that they use them for trout, or a
fish resembling our trout, running from one quarter to one
pouud. The bend and general look of the fly strikes me as
not bad, and with the exception of the gold head, is about
the same as some English flies I have for brook trout.

I have been reading your letters with great pleasure. It
is the first account of Canadian salmon,nshing that, I have
seen which gives any true idea of it, and if generally read
would save some of our would-be salmon fishermen a use¬
less journey and expensive outfit. It is extraordinary the
ignorance there is about the matter.

Canada — Escuminac, P. Q., July 27. — If any of your
readers who are tired of angling for “ fingerlings ” in the
depleted streams of Pennsylvania and New York, will
come to this place, they may be able to take a few trout
ranging from two to five pounds, in one of the- most beau¬
tiful rivers in America. This place is fifteen miles east of
Campbellton, on the Inter-Colonial Railway, twenty-four
hours by rail from Montreal. As the result of a recent
morning's fishing, I bad one trout weighing 3{- pounds,
two of 84 pounds, one of 2 pounds, aud one of IJ pounds
weight. This was by no means an unusual catch, but
certainly afforded more exciting sport than taking several
hundred of the little fellows still left in the streams near
New York.

Comfortable lumbermen's camps may be found near
the banks of the river as far up as it has ever been fished.
Mr. Daniel Brown — from whom as guardian of the river
permits to fish may he obtained — lives at tin's place, has
excellent accommodations at his house, and is in all res¬
pects most gentlemanly and accommodating ; just such a
man as a true sportsman loves to meet, and can appre¬
ciate. A moderate license fee is charged for privilege to
fish. Fishing continues good until September. S.

New Brunswick — Me Ad am Junction, July 26. — With
N, S. Dickey, of Boston, I left that city 23d inst., at eight
o'clock a. m. on Steamer New York, of T. S. S. Line, for
St. Stephen , N. B., distance, three hundred miles. Ar¬
rived 24th, 3 p. m. ; fare $4.50. Put up at the “ Queen’s,"
a good hotel with moderate charges. Left at 9:45 a. m.
25th, on N. B. & C'. R. for this place, distance thirty-five
miles, fare $1.25. Arrived at twelve, noon, at Junction
House kept- by James Haddock, a good hotel with all tire
luxuries of the season and very moderate charges. The
proprietor is always pleased to see sportsmen and ready to
pilot them to fishing grounds, of which there arc plenty
in an hours’ ride east, west, north and south of the station.
After trains were off at three o’clock f. m. he took ns on
a hand car four miles to a branch of the Cranberry, where
we secured thirty-eight fine trout, to two rods, and got
back before sundown. The water is very cool for the sea¬
son and the trout rose well to the fly and were strong.
Flies all gone and fishing is a pleasure. To-day we go up
the line nine miles to Sugar Brook, where we are to be
joined by John Stewart, Supt. N. B. & C. R. for a trip to
Fifth Lake, four miles on “ a tote” road. This lake has
never been fished, except in the winter a little by lumber¬
men, and is full of large trout. We null he the first party
to cast flies on its waters. Mr. Stewart will fetch along
his boat, and George and Bobby Glem will serve as
guides. I have visited this section the past two summers,
and find trout, ducks, partridges and bears in great abun¬
dance. But let no feather-bed sportsmen come There. This
is a wilderness, and rough at that; but those who are wil¬
ling to rough it in primitive style will find rare sport. A
letter in advance to John Stewart as above, relative to
sport and route, will be duly replied to. Passengers on
the New York will find it an advantage to make the ac¬
quaintance of Andrew Taylor, chief engineer, a sports¬
man thoroughly posted, and a courteous, modest gentle¬
man. I should mention that the Silver Doctor was most
killing. Corporal Lot Warfield.

New Jersey, Forked River, July 2. — The past week
has been the best fishing so far this season . On Monday,
our yacht the Belle, with Mr. W. M. Leslie, of New York,
came in with 115 weakfish ; on the following Thursday.
258 fish, the largest catch of the season; they were caugfit
by Mr. W. M. Leslie, Jr., in our yatoh, and within a mile
and-half of the bouse. To-day the boat came in with
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kirkland, of New York, they having
caught in a few hours 185 fish. A.

if Bunker Fishing. — From July 21 to July 26, the Peconic
Oil Works, of Shelter Island, took 400,000, caught chiefly
in Long Island Sound by steemer Peconic. The Hawkins’
Works caught 408,000 last week.

We hear that now Long Island Sound is full of fish, but
only the steamers can follow them and briug them in to
the" factories in season, for the fish soon spoil, and as soon
as they begin to decay they are unfit for use, either for oil
or scrap manure. Avery large number of sailing craft
and steamers are now engaged in this business off the
southern coast of Long Island and Long Island Sound,
which are the best fishing grounds. I have a bower of
cedar trees overlooking Peconic Bay, and from it yester¬
day with my glass, counted over forty fishiug vessels.

McL.

Light Bass Rods. — Editor Forest and Stream.: — I
noticed in your last week’s paper, an article on Cape
Vincent, in which a gentleman speaks of catching black
bass on a sixteen ounce rod with a fly, even two at a
time. Allow me as an old fly fisherman to say that I do
not consider that by any means a light rod for that style
of fishing. The veteran anglers who use the fly for bass
at Clayton and like places, seldom use a rod over eight or
ten ounces in weight ; manv is the time I have killed two
bass at a cast on the St, 'Lawrence on my eight ounce
trout rod. Mr. Hume of Alexandria Bay. killed a few
seasons ago, a muskalonge weighing twenty-seven pounds
on a seven und-a half ounce rod. Mr, Robert. Lawrence of
Flushing, L. I., killed last week a twenty-two pound lake
trout on a ten ounce rod , and there are many such exploits
onrecord. W. Holberton

Keeping Minnows Alive.— A correspondent in Stan¬
ford, Ky., writes: “I have lately tried a long contem¬
plated experiment With minnows. Put about a table-
spoonful of common salt .in each three-gallon supply
bucket, little more than a third full of water, fully one
hundred minnows in each from three to six inches long.
Buckets tied together, cloth wrapped over each to prevent
waste of water ; throw across a saddle, and koree kept
constantly moving the two hours and ten minutes required

to reach the river. Have never seen salt recommended
by writers. Tried it on recommendation of an acquain¬
tance who knew its virtu 0. Even in April and May, with
two changes of water, I never succeeded so well in pre¬
serving nnnnows over the same road.”

REMINISCENCE OF LAKE MENDOTA.

OaONTo, Wis., July, 1879.

Editor Forest aai Sire cm: —

Early in June I started with my wife to camp out, at the invita¬
tion of four other colluge friends, on the banks of beautiful Mon-
dota, one of the two lakes which euciroto theCIty of Madison, Wis¬
consin. The banks of this lake rise at intervals, nearly perpendicu¬
lar, to the height of fifty or sixty feet, formed of jagged limestone
houlders whose rich cream color, visible many feet in the depths
of the water, turns its azure to green, and seems to add to the
cool verdure of the grand old forest trees which o'er shadow the
rugged steeps. Poised on these treaoherous slopes, the cattle
graze unconcerned, whlle.lts oaves and miniature grottos echo
back the voiocs of evening melody far over the water. Years
ago, tho rising flight nf startled wild fowl from these lak03 was
like Hie roar of a mighty cataract heard in the distance, and thous¬
ands upon thousands of tho finest fish seemed to swarm through¬
out tho whole breath of their waters. To-day there seems to
lie all the llslv one could desire— the wild fowl have mostly de¬
parted to some more quite retreat. Then quail flew about the
streets and even in tho Capital Park, and the unbroken prairies
framed the bean-idenl of luxurious, hunting) because your light
phaeton could follow the course of your dogs : but to day the quail
havebeou ruthlessly trapped and are gone, and tho prairies teem,
ns far as tho eye can reach, with the golden harvests of civiliza¬
tion, and the “chickens" have all been gardened In with the
gleanings of oi her days.

No wonder then, ns we sat by the evening camp, and watched
Hie sllil smoke, float away like the phantom of the past, and fade
in the darkness of the red woods, we thought of some of the com¬
panions of our boyhood whoso great,, generous hearts, like those
of all- true sportsmen, wore a burden too heavy for none but them¬
selves, and sadly wondered If in the happy hunting grounds" be¬
yond the darkness, 1 hey M ill thou gin, of the frionds and the field
sports of their earthly sojourn and loDgod, as we did, to ngain
be all together nefir these scenes of our youth's happy hours.

The fish of these lakes consist chiefly of pike, pickerel, white,
silver, rook and yellow bass. Porch are plentiful, lmt to me they
do not seem to have tho flavor of those of Lake Michigan, bolng
neither so white, Ann, or delicious when cooked. I think, too,
there Isa dilTorenoe In their back fins from those of the great
lakes. White bass fishing Is the attraction at Madison. It is a
grand sight to look dowu in the clear, transparent depths and see
thousands of these beautiful fish swimming in shoals. The livo
minnow is the usual bait, but by trolling you can catch them
with tho Spoon when they bite at all. They like partly cloudy,
breezy, cool days, like all fish in summer, and bite early In the
morning or between four andsevon in tho afternoon. We caught
more fish than wo could eat or give away, and rather than be
wasteful, instead of fishing, amused ourselves with tho exclusive
absurdities of a free camp-life, out of sight of the world and Its
fashionable formalities.

Two weeks soon found us reluctantly breaking oamp and once
more returning to busy life. A a revolt’ ! Rdtt.

Lice on Canaries. — Woodward’s Medicated Bird
Perches and Swings ought to have a universal sale. They
cure and prevent lice and vermin in coops and cages.

jfuchting imd Routing.

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

Date.

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Charleston.

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Aug. 7 .

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35

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Aug. 8 -

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29

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Aug. 9 . .

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50

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Aug. 10 .

03

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49

1 3

Aug. 11 .

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48

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Aug’. 12. .

06

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COMING FIXTURES.

Aug 7 — South Uoston Y C Cruisu
Aug II— Sau Francisco Model Y C Regatta-
AiigliJ — Loug Island Y C Cruise.

Augl6-NuhassetY C Regatta, Cobasset.

Aug 1H-30— Quaker City Y 0 Annual Cruise.

Aug £3— Beverly Y C Regatta, Swampseott.

Aug — Brooklyn Y C Cruise.

Aug S3— Dorchester Y 0 Regatta.

A.ng S3— Royal Nova Scotia F S Race.

Aug S3— East Boston Y C Clmitipiunship Match.

A ugSfl— Buffalo Y C Union Regatta
Aug 28— Jersey City Canoe Club Regatta.

Aug 30— Royal Nova Scotia Y 8 Harbor Cruise.

Aug 11— Dorchester Y C Regatta.

Aug SO— Noenah Y C Annual Regatta.

Aug SO— Eastern Y C Handicap Race, Swampseott.
Aug 12— Salem Y C Regatta-
Sept 2— Salem Y C Regatta.

Sept. 4— New York Y G Capo May Cup.

Sept 9— Dorchester Y C Regatta.

Sept 6— Boverly Y C Regatta, Nabant
Sept 6— Boston Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept ti— Ruval Nova Scotia Y S Race.

Sept 13-Royal Nova Scotia Y S Closing Cruise.

Sept — Detroit Y 0 Fall Regatta.

Sept —Providence Y 0 Anderson Cup.

Sept — Haverhill Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept —Nn basset Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept —Albany Y O Full Regatta.

Sept (i— Hqyal Canadian Y C Prince of Wales Cup.
Sept 20— Dorchester Y 0 Union Regatta.

Sept 22— Quaker City Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept 2S— Quaker City Y C Closing Cruise.

Qot tfj— Seawanhaka Y G Ocean Match, cantor Cup.

A LOW-PRICED CANOE.

BV l.TIAS. El CHASE, COMMODORE OF THE JERSEY CITY
CANOE CLUB.

OF whatever material you build vojr canoq she must
be light. It is desirable that sho be strong, but- it
is even more desirable that she be so li^lu that she may
be carried with pass. To portage a hear y canoe ally dis¬
tance the cruiser must if alone find a good-natured stran¬
ger who will carry one end, or lose a couple of hours in
bargaining with a close-fisted farmer who will require a
couple of hours more to hitch up and put the canoe on
the wagon. Two canoeists will cany the heaviest canoe
almost any distance, but it may invariably be observed
that stitches in the side and cricks in the back bear a

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flx«l relation to the weight of the craft. The Breeze
is one of the class of heavy canoes. Her gallant captain,
before she was launched, conclusively demonstrated on
paper that she could safely run Niagara Falls and that
"considering her great strength she is a light boat.”
The boat-keeper once helped to carry her from the water
to the boat-house and was so exhausted by his prodigious
effort that nothing less than a fee of fifty cents will cow
induce hun to bear a hand. Her captain has since sold
her to a young Hercules for half her cost, and the club
is thus relieved of the necessity of adding a yoke of
oxen and log chains to its appliances. The Argo, on
the other hand, weighs about thirty pounds, and her
captain carries her with less effort tfian is necessary to
the management of a good sized cotton umbrella in a
fresh breeze. The canoe is a cruising craft and must be
carried from stream to stream, and therefore it is bet¬
ter to sacrifice strength to lightness than lightness to
strength. The mean of the two qualities is what is de¬
sired. The light canoe is of course faster under paddle.

Canoe materials are innumerable. White cedar is ex¬
cellent, oak is heavy ; basswood and pine fair. The
paper canoes built by E. Waters & Sons, of Lan sing-
burg, N. Y., are superb boats, but they are not included
in the class of low-priced canoes.

Canvas has been tried and answers the purpose admir¬
ably. The first of these canoes, it is believed, was the
Qui Vive, built by Mr. Isaac F. West, of the Jersey City
Canoe Club. The construction is so simple that with the
material, a jackknife, saw and plane, any man of ordi¬
nary ingenuity may build a canoe in which he may cross
the continent. The puipose for which the canoe is to
he used will determine her form and interior arrange¬
ment. If she is to be a smooth water racing canoe she
will be a modification of the common shell and afford
no room for sleeping or stowage.

Racing Canoe.

A canoe that is to cruise upon small rivers and creeks
and to run rapids, is more serviceable without a keel and
straight stem post, and may dispense with a rudder, while
for work on large rivers, bays, and open sea all these
appliances, with addition of "shoes or false keels, are
serviceable. If the canoeist will deny himself the grati¬
fication of sleeping in his canoe he may carry a centre¬
board,

Anything but oars is admissable. They may be car¬
ried in barren countries where fire wood is scarce.

A double canoe is better than none, because a man
may take aboard a load of ballast and sail her alone. The
single canoe allows the cruiser the privilege of going as
he pleases. It is the symbol of generosity, as it accords
to every other canoe the right to do the same thing.

The Vice-Commodore is Bilent on the subject of double
canoes, though usually exercising the right of the citizen
to express his opinions. He has been reticent about three
weeks. Four of the club, including the Vice, started in
single canoes, of course, from the boat-house for the Idle
Horn.

They beat down against the tide, until the Vice sudden ¬
ly put about and earnestly pointed to the lowering clouds
in the southwest. A few rain drops pattered on the
decks ; the captains stowed their rigging below, adjusted
rubber aprons and took to paddle.

Where's the Vice ?”

Three canoeists were startled.

“ Where's the Vice?” passed along the line. The flag-
ship’s powerful marine-glass swept the lower bay ; the
Secretary shouted as he had not done since the days of
schoolboy declamation j the Argo's captain was just
about to generously heave overboard his pet cork life-pre¬
server when a youngster on a passing sloop shouted :

‘ 1 There 'e is. mister ! Don't he spin ?”

Three canoes swung quarter around and watched the
retreating officer. For a moment Ire ceased paddling.
Against tire breeze — now pereeptably freshened — the fleet
naught the faint words : " Pull for the boat-house ! It’s
going to rain 1”

The fleet, however, kept its course, but the captains
talked boldly of court-martial. The Idle Horn- was made
not a moment too soon, for the shower came down as the
canoes were hauled out. The coffee and sandwiches were
ready and all hands were speedily made comfortable.
That" night, when the fleet landed at the boat-house, a
disconsolate being emerged from the darkness — a drench¬
ed being who was striving hard to bear up under accu¬
mulation of misfortunes.

"Hallo, Vico! that you? Why, what’s the matter?”
asked the sympathetic secretary.

“Mat-tat-rnut-at-ter !” answered the Vice as crisply as
he could while his teeth were beating a long roll. “ Mat¬
ter? con-found it' ! I was caught by the shower and
drenched : then in my deuced hurry to get ashore I fell
overboard.”

No one smiled outwardly.

“ Well, my dear fellow, why don’t you change your
clothes ?” inquired the secretary.

“ Change my clotheB !” Here the teeth drummed furi¬
ously.

"Change my clothes! They, are in the Commodore's
locker, and he has the key.”

As the party left the boat-house the Argo's captain
handed the Vice a cigar and quiotly. remarked : “ Go in a
double canoe next time, Vice ; the chances are that the
other fellows won’t back out.”

The canoe’s length should be determined by her cap¬
tain's length and weight. A canoeist of 150 jioundB’
weight should use a canoe that is fourteen feet long.
Five inches of length should be added for each additional
twenty pounds of weight. The cruising canoe should be
so constructed that she may be slept in comfortably ;
therefore this rule must sometimes be departed from "to
accommodate extraordinary length of limb. The midship
beam should, however, be always the same. Twenty-
nine inches at the top of the gunwale and thirty-one
inches at a point three inches below is convenient width
for paddling, and with flat bottom and usual depth of
ten and one-hall’ inches affords good bearings. The canoe
may be built with many or few interior fittings. Water¬
tight compartments may be dispensed with, and the lug¬
gage carried in rubber bags— one forward and the other

aft. The compartments add somewhat to the cost of the THE INTERNATIONAL MATCH,

canoe. The best oanvas canoes are identical with the Belleville (Ont.) is a lively town, and it has a lively

Shadow canoes built by Everson, of Williamsburg, and ,, , h „ _ ,, r y.

Roahr, of Harlem. The construction is shown by tbs -vaoht club> wlnch Pndes lt3elf uPon the performances of
following diagrams : I its yachts. The Belleville I ntelligencer, which is as lively

as the town it furnishes with
news, has the following concern¬
ing the account of the recent
EUa-Katie Gray match:

Some would-be nautical gen¬
ius has sent from Oswego

Stem and stern parts, heel, keelson, bulkheads and strips.

The stem and stern posts are hackmatack piec es, one
inch thick at the dotted lines and beveled down to one-
half inch or less at the outer line. In these pieces there
are slots one-quarter inch deep that receive the strips.
The keel, one inch by inch ; keelson, one-half inch by two
inches; both of oak, and the stem and stern posts are
bolted together.

The mould of the midship section is then placed in
position, six inches aft of the true midship section. This
mmdd gives the canoe its distinctive shape and largely
determines its usefulness under sail and paddle. If it
gives great depth the cauoe will be slow under paddle ;
if little beam and bearings, she will be crank and treat
her captain to upsets.

For cruising purposes the Shadow and Herald are the
best, as they afford more room and superior sailing quali¬
ties. Of these two we prefer the Shadow, because ahe
will sail closer to the wind and is better adapted for work
in rough seas. Twenty-nine inches on deck is a conven¬
ient beam for paddling. At a point three inches below
the deck line the beam should be thirty-one inches. The
depth should be ten and a half inches. The water-tight
bulkheads of one-half inch pine are then placed in posi¬
tion. Their form should be more nearly that of midship
of the Bob Roy. They should not have the flat bottom
of the midship section.

They are not absolutely necessary, and to fit them
neatly requires mechanical skill. They should be notched
to receive the strips. The side strips are of spruce and
planed on both sides, one inch by one-quarter inch, except
the gunwale strip, that is one and a quarter by one quar¬
ter Inch, and rests against a three-quarter inch square
inwale. They are fastened to stem and stern posts with
brass screws." The lines at the bow should be slightly
convex. The concave lines pile up. the water and thus
retard the progress of the canoe. The ribs may be made
of split barrel-hoops, and should be placed about five
inches apart. The deck should have a camber of two
inches. The timbers should he of pine and very light.

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Oak knees contribute to the strength of the canoe.
The masts, when stowed below, may be suspended from
them. The floor board rests upon strips that are screwed
through the keelson to the keel. The oanvas shoidd be
light, hut close and hard. No. 8 is quite heavy enough.
It should he forty-eight inches wide, that there may be
no break at the keel. Canoes that are covered with sin¬
gle-width canvas are generally leaky. To cover a canoe
she must be turned bottom up and the keel removed.
The keelson and groves into which the canvas is laid
and the edges of the water-tight bulkheads should be
coated with white lead, that may be laid on with a brush.
The fabric is then cut exactly midway the sides until it
may be laid smoothly upon the keelson and then turned
neatly into the grooves. The keel is then bolted or
screwed in place, the screws or bolts first having been
coated with white lead. The canvas is then cut to follow
the grooves, turned under and securely fastened with
copper tacks. It overlaps the gunwale and is talced to
the inside of the inwale. The deck should he of canvas.
The hatches may be of canvas or wood. They may be
rendered water-tight by rubber strips at their edges.
They shoidd be fastened" down with brass thumb screws.
The" canoe shoidd then be treated to a light mixture of
oil and white lead, and may then be painted to suit the
fancy of the canoeist. It is well, especially for a cruise,
to paint the inside.

The copper mast tubes are one and three-quarter inches
in diameter, and are stepped in a block screwed through
the keelson to the keel. Hie dandy mast is three feet
eight inches from the stem post, and the mainmast four
feet from the stem post. There are several simple devices
for steering with the feet. The Bubble's rudder lines
lead from the yoke, through the cockpit, combing and
sliding bulkhead. They are fitted with stirrups that
rest on the toe of the shoe, and may be easily thrown off.
Such an arrangement is preferable to the common yoke,
as it admits of easy adjustment to any length of limb.
The cost of material for such a canoe is about $13. The
Argo cost less than $10. It possesses the requisite quali¬
ties of beauty, capacity, strength, stiffness, and speed.
It may be paddled and sailed, slept in, railroaded, carted,
and dragged, and when the canvas succumbs to weather
or knocks, it may be removed and new put on at small
expense.

Cruising. — Owing to recent absence on a cruise to the
eastward, correspondents wifi please bear with the una¬
voidable delay in attending to their inquiries, and the
reader will overlook sundry typographical errors in late
issues. The racing record will be brought up to date at
the earliest opportunity.

the New York Forest and Stream what purports to
be a descripti m of the international yacht race at Kings¬
ton. The value of this production can be judged of from
the fact that it states that at the start the wind was from
the nor’-nor’-west and light, and that the squall struck
the yachts from the nor’-nor’-east, drifting the Ella far
to windward of her course. The wind was from the
southwest at the start, blowing fresh, and the squall came
from the west, veering to the northwest, which threw the
Ella to leeward — not to windward, where her captain and
crew would have given a good deal to have been. Let
the Oswego writer try again.

In justice to the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club we print
the following very able account of the match, which did
not reach us in time for the last issue :

Bellviulb, .July IT.

Editor Forest and Stream :

The International Yacht Race between the sloops Bite of Oswego,
and Katie Gray, of BeUviUe, for $250 a side, whioh rose out of a
challenge from the owner of the former, was deoided at Kingston
on Tuesday, the loth lilt. The race was over a course of thirty
miles (nearly thirty-five geographical miles), which was duly logged
with a patent log, aud the rules precluded any shifting of ballast.
Both are handsome crafts the Katie, which was measured as
being eleven tons, being one of Couthburt’s models, whilst Ella
whioh measures twenty-one tons, was built in the State of New
York, but had an over-hanging stem put on her last year by Couth
hurt, thereby greatly improving her speed. Time allowance was
as per Herershoff's scale, the smaller yacht receiving 0 m. 23 see.

The early part of the morning was very calm, but before 10
o’clock a nice breeze came down Lake Ontario, and by the hour
fixed for the start it was blowing from eight to ten miles an hour,
and freshening at that. The course, It may here be stated, was
from a buoy off Swift's dook, thence Georges’ horn, on Wolf’s
Island (about two and-a-half miles S. S.E.); thence west toabuoy
off the penitentary ; thence S. S. W. toa buoyoll FourMile Point,
and return to the starting point, leaving all buoys to starboard.
Shortly before 11 o’clock the starting whistle was blown, and
both yachts made for the starting point, each carrying gaff topsails,
and Katie a Jib topsail in addition. EUa dashed off at precisely 11
o’clock, Katie following thirty seconds later; but the latter had.
not gone a quarter of a mile before it was seen that something had
gone wrong, as the topmast bent badly to leeward, and seemed to
be about going over her sido ; hut the jib topsail was at once taken
in, and the good stick remained, although still bent considerably by
the preasure of the gaff topsails. Subsequently It was ascertained
that the strain had been too much for the lanyards of the topmast
rigging, which had given away. This was to the art vim i age of
EUa, whiclrwent on increasing her lead, rounding the first buoy
lm. 30 see. ahead. It was now a run with sheets nearly close
hauled to the penitentiary buoy, and after a short run under the
land gaff topsails were doused, the breoze at the same time increas¬
ing materially, so that the larger yacht kept widening the gap be¬
tween herself and the former, although the smaller boat stood up
much better under her canvass. Ella rounded this mark twenty,
three minutes ahead, and now it was a boat dead to the windward
to the buoy at Four Mile Point, The breeze still freshening, the
big sloop passed the other much the faster, but did not point so
closely, so that there was very little change in their respective
positions when they got around the mark. For the run back to
the harbor “ dead before it,” both set gaff topsails and winged out
huge balloon Jibs, and although Bite sailed a little the faster she
passed the home buoy on the first round only 8m.35soe. in the
lead, actual time. One-third of the course had now been oo vered,
and it was stil felt to he anybody’s race, provided the smaller
yacht did as well as on the first round. But the wind even ob¬
tained its maximum blowing over twelve miles per hour, and the
larger vessel, owing to her great length and weight, forged ahead
rapidly, heaving a lead of 12 in. 40 see., actual time, which the
allowance reduces to 3 m. IT see., as she finished the second round .
It now seemed to be the Ella’s raeo beyond a doubt, as she had
very nearly reached the first buoy before Katie made the starting
point. But soon a change occurred which gave the stakes to the
Canadian yacht. A heavy eloud was observedin thoN. IV., giving
token of a coming rain squall, which struck the yacht form the
northward, whilst the EUa was within a mile of the penitentary
buoy, and the Katie was upwards of two miles behind her, and
consequently, however, just so muchlead to leeward. The former,
after being headed off, was on the starboard tack and standing
from the north shore, whilst the latter was on the port tack and
standing towards the land. Both yachts were ably handled, and
despite the fury of the squall and the falling sheets of rain,
were soon and snugly reefed. All at once the howling wind
veered to N. W.. and it was all up with EUa, whioh was thrown
right to leeward of the buoy sbe was attempting to make, whilst
the Katie, after wearing to escape being driven on shore, was able
to reach the mark which had to be turned with a free sheet,
her crew slacking out their reefs as the storm begau to die away,
and she rounded it 12 m. 15 sec. in the lead. To Four Mile Point
now a run before the rapidly falling wind, and both yachts
were covered with light canvass almost ns quickly as the feat can
be placed on paper. The Katin maintained her lead, but the wind
subsided so rapidly that it was now a most interesting question as
to whether the race would be finished within the stipulated seven
hours. TheAmerioanpartyhopednot,andthe Canadians doubted
extremly. hut soon all doubt was put at rest by a light breeze
vering out of the S. TV.,wliich wafted the Katie Gray across the
line a 5:59:40 a gallant wiuner, with the Ella following at 5:58.
beating her actual sailing time f our minutes.

Later, the result was a mere fluke, there is no denying, and it is

ow more clear to your correspondent then ever before, that it is
pot desirable to sail matches between yachts so widely apart in
their tonnageand build as those which contended as above related.
In a breeze up to six knots, the Katie Or ay can hold her own, or
very nearly so, without time allowance from Ella, bnt as the wind
increases the heavier yacht must bring her greater powers into
play. 1 very much regret to add that Mr atone, the owner of
Ella, behaved in so unsportsman like a way throughout thematch,
and that his behavior elumimated in accusing his crow of selling
the race, and ordering them off his yacht, which insult they re¬
seated by doing as they were bid. No sportsman will hereafter
have anything to do with Nelson S. Stone, of Oswego, or with the
| yacht EUa, so long as she remains in his hands. She is a very fine

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boat, but I stlU bold firmly to the opinion that either the Dauntless
of tills city, or the Madcap, town of Toronto, will boat her when¬
ever they meet, unloss tho breeze be very light, as the EBa is of
skimming dish pattern, Pout Tack.

CONSUELO-D’CONNOR MATCH.

One of tile most exciting yacht races ever held in San
Francisco bay was sailed on July 19th, between the yachts
Consuelo and Cornelius O'Connor , the prize being valued
at $1,000, The Consuelo is the winner of the Ashbury
Challenge Tankard, and holds three of the annual prize
flaws of the Sun Fraiicisco Yacht Club, to wliich she be¬
longs, and numerous other prizes won at different times.
She has been “cock of the walk” since 187(5, when she
was built. Her builder is Capt. Matthew Turner, meas¬
urer of the S. F. Y. C., who has constructed a number of
very fast vessels. The O'Connor is a new yacht, one foot
shorter than the Consuel-o , and this was her first raoe.
She was built by Farnham & White, and modeled express¬
ly to beat her rival, the builders to receive $1,000 extra if
she did so. The race was over the S. F. Y. C. oourse.
There was a splendid strong breeze and the yachts went
tack and tack over the course, the O'Connor winning by
Bix minutes. The Consuelo lost a man overboard near the
finish, but would have been beaten any how, a.s she was
considerably behind. Every yacht in the bay was out to
see the race, all but the racers being under short sail with
very strong breeze. Plain sails were carried till the Golden
gate stake-boat was reached, when the O'Connor set a
gaff topsail and staysail before the wind, hut had to take
them in shortly to ease the spars. The Consuelo, with
her leg of mutton mainsail, carried a. ring-tail. Capt.
Turner has a new yacht on the ways to be launched in a
week for Mr. T. Gutte, one of the Trustees of the S. F. Y.
C.. which was also designed to beat the Consuelo, and
more excitement is in prospect. The new yacht is tho
same length as the Consuelo, hut has a foot more- beam.
The Consuelo is 55 feet on water line, schooner rigged.
The race has created great excitement, and: the shore
aud hill-side of the city were crowded with spectators.
The members of the club feel a little sore in having their
favorite beaten by an “outsider,” but as several new
yachts will be out before long, hope to retrieve the laurels.
Mr. Spieckels, the owner of the Conrndo, will probably
build a new yacht to beat the old favorite and her more
fortunate rival with.

.. The True Principle op Sport.— The writer of the fol¬
lowing lines strikes the proper chord. The zest of true
sportsmanship lies in the acquisition and practice of those
artifices which enable one to overreach and circumvent
the devices which nature has implanted in creatures for
then- self-protection, as well as in the success which re¬
sults from the acquisition and possession of such knowl¬
edge : —

Editor Forest and Stream : —

Of course, in a journal like yours, you have many tastes
to suit, and, while one peruses your paper almost exclu¬
sively for the purpose of reacting the subject, etc. , of
yachting anil boating, another reads the fishing, and
another the hunting matters. I know one man who is a
dog-enthusiast, aud takes your weekly just for the sake
of its canine proclivities. Now my “vanity" is hunt¬
ing. although I fish considerably, and 1 agree with the
remarks in the Last two numbers regarding articles wholly
confined to the murder of birds.

If one should take five hundred ducks, arrange them
in line, and kill the whole with one shot from a twelve-
pound cannon, I could not see anything smart, amusing,
or instructive in the act. Neither does an article on
shooting, describing -the unnecessary slaughter of game
birds to ten times the amount I know the writer needed,
or could give away, particularly interest me ; or should
it the true sportsman. It is partly the description of
scenery, but more tbau all, the science of hunting and
the habits of the bird bunted, which I believe is most in¬
teresting to the majority. I had rather read of the ap¬
proach and capture of one wild, wary, cunning bird, and
the real skill and ingenuity of the hunter necessarily used
in taking the fowl, than a statement of stacks of birds
killed at a shot. Again, the subject of loading, aud the
results of loading, are matters of deep; interest to the
sportsman, if the gun is not loaded right, neither Bo-
gardus nor Carver can kill with it.

I propose to give you my own experience with loads,
etc., some time, and ! presume that what is suitable for
one calibre in proportion will answer for all others ; and,

I may say hero that while I agree with all others in some
respects, in others I do not, R. IV. II.

Oconto, Wis.

B„ East Jaffray.— In stiff, 14 ft. x3 ft., 6 in., put the center-hoard
3 ft. 9 in. to 4 ft. from the how. Make It about 3 ft. 8 1u. to 4 ft ,
long ; sail of the sharpie style ; mast, 8 ft. 6 in. above rail ; boom,
7 ft. 3 in. long", give mast slight rate aft., and boom, 1 ft. 0 in.
rise.

C. V. T., Girard ville, Pa.— Can you sell me a good-wort on flsh
culture, or direct me where to get it? Ans. Wo can send you
Seth Green's “ Pish Hatching aud Fish Catching," price, $1 ; or
Stone's “Domesticated Trout,” price $1,75. Both worts are ex¬
cellent.

T. W. B. Jr— Tho best book upon building and rigging small
yachts and boats Is Kemp's Manual. Can procure It for you upon
receipt of price, $8,50. Many other books treat more or less of the
same subject, notably Vanderdeckons’ “Yacht Sailor,” but none
are as complete. Experience and practice as well as observation
must mate up the rest.

C. W. B., Washington.— Price for the Colvin canvass boat men¬
tioned recently in these columns was $30, wo bel ieve . You cannot
get any other folding boat for less. This is the only one of the
kind in the market. Coughtry's folding boat will suit you. See,
their advertisement and send for circular.

L. W. W.— For photographs of cutters send to Jay V. Olds, Bridge¬
port, Conn. See his advertisement. Youwillflnddimensionsetc.,
of English yachts by the thousand in Hunt's YachtList or Lloyd’s
Register. Can procure either for you ; price $2,50, and $8,50. Sec
reoent book reviews.

Sexex, Stratford. Conn.— 1st. Has the pointer Croxteith.Bev. Mr.
Macdona’s dog, been used In the stud since he has been in this
country? 2d. What is the animal's weight, or in other words, is
he ranked among the large sized or small class of pointers? Ans.
let. Not to our knowledgo. 2d. He would come in the large class.

Westchester— We have never seen the new fangled bowsprits in
one with the main boom, and cannot say anything positive about
them, other than what has appeared in our oolums. Same of flex-
able rudders. Write to Ex-eom. Pratt, of tho Newport Yacht Club,
who, we believe, introduced these contrivances. Too much ma¬
chinery to suit our -notions.

H. J. Thomas, Greenwood, Wis.— Iam the owner of black pointer
bitch, Blix, out of Woodbridge's “ Nell " and Strong’s “ Pete." 1
wish to know whore in the West I can find a pure bred black
pointer dog for service this fall. If you cannot inform me through
yourcolumns, will you please publish this inquiry? Ans. Write
to E. M. Gillespie, Columbus, Ohio s or, to A. C. Waddell, Kansas

South Saleh Mosquito Fleet— Salem, Mass., July 28.
—Editor Forestand Stream .-—Since Boston absorbed our
shipping this port has settled down to a mu-eery for web
feet, and though there are many yacht clubs about our
harbor, yet the most interesting one is composed of young
men, and is called the South Salem Mosquito Fleet, ana
numbers nine members and six boats. Officers as follows:
Commodore, Clarence H. Millett ; Vice-Commodore, Sid¬
ney S. Conrad : Secretary and Treasurer, Edward L. Pier¬
son ; Regatta Committee— John P. Browning, Sami. A.
Goodhue. H. P. Pierson. Boats and owners— Mad Cap,
Pierson & Bro.. twelve fe'et : Sea Foam, J. F. Browning,
fourteen feet ; ’ Glance, Millett & Bro., fourteen feet;
Midge. Sami. A. Goodhue, fifteen feet ; Star, Louis H.
Glazier, fifteen feet ; Daisy, Conrad & Bro., sixteen feet.
The first regatta was sailed in Salem Harbor on Friday,
July 25, five of the boats entering. The wind was rather
lirtit, but the race was a perfect success, and the manage¬
ment of the various crafts evinced skill and judgment of
no common order. The course was from Palmer's Point
to Abbott's Rock, leaving it on the starboard; thence to
Little Aquavit®, leaving that on the starboard ; thence
to starting point. Distance, four miles. Result is ap¬
pended :

3 23 38

3 27 38

4 01 25

Glance . . . f £j M

Midge.... . . . . «| *} «

Sea Foam . . ‘f.

n,. i . . . . Not taken.

Star . . Not taken.

Glance took first prize, Midge second, and Sea Foam
third.

The recent Neenah Regatta — Oshkosh, Wis.. July
88.— Editor Forest and Stream In your issue of July
3t, the Neenah correspondent states that at the annual
regatta of the N. Y. C. held July 5, the Came Morgan.
took the ih-st prize, and Albatross took second, and Niobe
“ turned turtle.” I wish to state the facts of the case as
they are, The race proper was advertised and held on
July 4, the following boats taking part : Albatross, Mer¬
maid, Myra- Belle of Necnali and also Carrie Morgan, and
Niobe of Oshkosh. The start was from an anchor ; wind
light from the east, afterward hauling to the south. The
race was started at 3 o'clock, Niobe taking the lead, and
holding it throughout the race, coming in 25 minutes
ahead, with Myra-Belle second. The jutlges held a meet¬
ing and declared the race off, and wanted it sailed over
next day. Believing we had won the race fairly with the
Niobe, we refused to enter her next day, and on the
morning of the 5tli started for home. We were not in
the second day’s race, and not within ten miles of them
at the time the race took place. If that is what your cor¬
respondent calls “ turning turtle,” I must thank him for
the information. I wish to assure him that the Niobe Is
ready and willing to meet them at any and all times ;
having competed against every boat of any note in the
State, and coming out victorious in twenty-two races out
of thirty-two she has taken part in, and in nearly every
race she was the smallest boat in her class.— John M.
Dickinson, owner of yacht Niobe.

Rowing in San Francisgo.— In the single scull race be¬
tween Leahy of tho Pioneer Club of San Francisco, and
Stevenson of the Alert Club of Vallejo, rowed at San
Francisco on July 21st, Leahy won an easy winner. The
race was for a purse of $1,000, and both men had been in
training for some time. Stevenson rows Ed. Nelson a race
over the same course on July 28, Iris hackers believing in
him yet.

Yachtsmen and Coasters’ Guide.— Tins excellent lit¬
tle volume of sailing directions, by Captain Wm. A. Pratt,
we have found of the greatest use while cruising in strange
waters recently. The sailing directions are clear and ex¬
plicit. Captain Pratt, now in charge of the schooner
Sea Witch, cruising in Maine waters, forwards the fol¬
lowing correction of a typographical error discovered in
the book : In the second edition, page 103, sixth line
from top, read “port” instead of starboard.

—The H. W. Collenner Co.'s billiard tables are famous
for durability and perfection of manufacture.

to (L'on'jf.siioiutfnts.

No Notice Taken of Anonymona Communications.

¥ST TTc cannot attempt to trifle specific directions where to go for
game or fish. Correspondents must Jeeep themselves posted by consult¬
ing our news columns.

J. M. C., Meadville, Pa.— See another answer for waterproofing
Sloop. -See sailing rules of Detroit Yaollt Club, published in
issue for July 17.

F. ]{.— Transoms or lockers— either is proper. Two flags or pen¬
nants at masthead is note™ regie, and betokens the lubber. Fly
private signal, or club burgee, not both.

C. M. C.— For photos and lithographs, and yachting literature
suitable to club-rooms, address Jay V. Olds, Bridgeport, Connec¬
ticut.

D. P- Brookline, Mass— Please give me the pronunciation of
Oollle, and the authority ? Ans. We answered this question last
week.

M. A. D„ Olean, N. y.— Can you inform me where I can obtain
“Von Culiu's Spike Collar.” Ans. Of M. VanCuulin, Delaware
City, Delaware.

H . M. G. Philadelphia. - Who is agood man to broak dogs and how
much does he charge ? Ans. We must refer you to our advertis¬
ing columns.

H. B. A., Rupert, P.— Will :you answer through your paper how
meabes of nets are measured? Ans. Measured diagonally from
knot to knot.

R.E.M., Counoil Bluffs. Iowa— Can you refer mo to any one
having tborougbbreed deerhound pups for sale? Ans. Write to
Judge S.T. Holmes, Bay City, Mlohigau. Hohaslotsof them.

G . E. D.— See present issue for information on canoe building.
Also book by Baden Powell, called 11 Cruise in Baltic.” Can be
obtained from England for $2,50.

J. H. A..— You will find directions for building all kinds of boats
in pi-evious issues of this paper. Or send for copy of Nellson’s
“ Boat Building.” Price $1,25.

Seaworthy.— Mr. Eaton's yawl lies off the cricket grounds,
Staten Island. She was imported from England by steamer. Her
owner would probably he pleased to show her to you.

Skipper.— If expense no object, use lead ballast under all cir¬
cumstances. The relation of lead to Iron ballast is the same as of
a tin watch to a gold one. One will do, the other is better.

F. I,.— Where can Bogardus’ fireworks be bought, and at what
price for 12 bore. Ans. Not ready yet, when they are ready will
be sold by Schuyler, Hartly & Graham.

T. D. Who are the Fish Commissioners for Connecticut ? I want to
stock a pond with black bass. Ans. Wm. M. Hudson, Hartford ;
R. G.Plkc, Middleton ; Jas. A. Bill, Lyme.

C. P., Paterson, N. J.— It is not uncommon for bitches to have
the appearance of being In whelp and yet not prove so. Give
your dog six grains li on and quinine each day, and awlne glassful
of ood liver oil.

j. T. B.— Caulk your vats with “oakum," or if leaks are small
with cotton wick, by drivingit into the seams with a chisel shaped
instrument ami mallet. Take care not to force the wood apart lu
so doing. Then paint or putty up.

0. F. Trapper, Baltimore.— For description ot all lands of bird's
nests, and methods oi' tlielr use, consult J. H. Batty’s “How to
Hunt and Trap or, Gibson's Complete Trapper, both for sale by
Orange Judd Publishuy? Co., this city'.

A. O. P., Mt. Plaisted, Iowa.— To waterproof cloth : Take 1 lb
sug-ar of lead and dissolve with 4 lb powdered alum in a buck et of
rain water. Soak the canvass well ; hang it up to dry ; buy a pot
of paste and stick this recipe up where it can be easily refer
red to.

R. M.y Plymouth.— No well designed keel yacht should be build
without liberal rake to sternpost and round up forward- Seo
previous issues on this subject. The failure of keel yachts In
America is due to the fact that we build u center-bond hull and
spike a plank underneath, and then expect, her to bo a success. Ill
ate vessels we have improved much in. this respect.

City.

A. I. if, —1st. Is there a breed of setters called the “Blue Bel¬
ton;” if so, please give distinguishing points? 2d. Whore can I
buy tho A incrican canvass foot ball shirt ? Ans. 1st. The term
“blue Belton” merely distlnguishesacoior, notahreed, although
It has been applied more particularly to the Laveraok than to any
Other strain. 2d. Probably from Peck & Sny dor, No. 124 Nassau
street, this city

Lewiston, Lewiston, Me— A sportsman of this city well Up in
ornithology claims the “ Bratramian sandpiper,” is not a species
of the plover family, as the “Bratramian sandpiper" has lour
toes, while all species ef the plover family have but three. Is this
a fact ? Said sandpiper is found in immemse quantities east of Au¬
gusta, and the local sportsmen rejoices. Ans. “ Bartraraiau sand¬
piper, Actitunis bartramius, belongs to the family Scolopacidae.
The plover proper belongs to the family of Charadrlldac.

W. T.S., Providence, R, I.— Is there any place on the St. Lawrence
River near “ Thousand Islands " where there is good fishing, and
where a man can be accompained by his wife and find good accom¬
modations at reasonable rates? Ans. Plenty of hotels and t e ird-
ing houses, high price and low, all through the '‘Thousands
Islands,” for a distance of thirty miles, and good fishing through¬
out. Clayton is a favorite plaee for parties with moderate
means.

W. W. A— For such charts Jof the Mississippi as are published
write to Merrill Sons, 179 Water street, N. Y. No special book on
running stam-yachts ; must learn a good deal from actual exper¬
ience. Send to nearest book-seller or to Van Nostrand, 27 Murray
street, N. Y„ for elomentary treatise on marine engiue. Stern-
wheeler preferable to screw If you propose navigating shallow
and unknown waters, but for lakes or rough water, regular pro¬
peller is to be used. Boat for ten persons about sixty reet long(
though you can get along with a smaller one. Go aboard steamers
in your neighborhood, and examine before coming to con¬
clusions.

C. C. W., Atlanta, Ga.— Can I got a book that treats fully on
practical gun-smithing? If so, from whom? Ans. Wo know of
no book which approaches so near to what you seem to require as
the “ Hand-book to the Selection and Management of Fire Arms,"
illustrated. There are also Greener books and Wilson's Breech¬
loader, all for sale by the Orange Judd Co., 215 Broadway, N. Y.
The difficulty with most works is that they are behind the age.
We answered this question in our issue of July 24. Can you give
me the address of some one who deals in guns and locksmith’s
material ? Ans. Shoverling, Daly & Gales, 84 and 88 Chambers
street, N. Y. See also our other advertisers.

0. B. L., Augusta.— No work published on catamarans. Write to
Scientific American, N. Y.,for supplements Containing descripfon
of same. Herreshoff has patented the universal socket joint ar¬
rangement, allowing each hull to swing separately. We do not
think much of them. They are useless toys and not popular
Faster than other yachts only under special conditions ; slow off
the wind, unreliable in staysandslow In light winds. No carrying
capacity, no storage, expensive to build. No steam catamaran of
any speed built, for the reason that no speed can be got out of
them except under sail. Will consider this point in a coming
issue. Steam catamarans arc a humbug; this you can depend
upon.

Enquirer, Staunton, Va.— A few dayBsince wegotsome gold and
silver fish from the pond of tho W. Lunatic Asylum, and put them
in our Aquarium. Within an hour after they were placed there
it was noticed that the eyes of some were out. We watched the
rest, and observod that their eyos were swelling. In a short,
t he eye balls popped out, and became entirely separated from the
fish. The pond from which the fish came is a sort of hog-pond.
It. is muddy and filthy, and teems with gold flsh. Out Aquarium
is supplied with pure limestone water. Can you enlighten us as to
the cause of the, to us, strange affection of tho flsh ? Ana. Wo
referred your query to Seth Green, a well known propagator of
gold flsh, and received the following reply : The probable cause
of thejfish being affected in the way mentioned is that there is some
mineral In the water. I am of the opinion that lime would do it ;
or the flsh may have thrust their headB against something In the
aquarium while trying to esoape causing their eyes to inflame,
thus forcing the eye balls out. I have seen flsh with their eyes all
swelled out, eairned by lime water. 1 will try a few experiments,
and explain more fully at some future time.

530

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The "Three Fishers” and its Mutilators.— There is
in the English language no more pathetic, ballad than
Charles Kingsley's exquisite verses of the “Three Fishers.”
Nor has the wondrous power of the union of poetry and
music ever been more touchingly exemplified than in this
song, which has subdued to tears audiences of thousands.
A beautiful story is told of Kingsley ; how one of our
American singers visited him in his rectory and sang to
him his own ballad, wliile the preacher-poet’s eyes filled
with tears. Kingsley had a wonderful sympathy for the
working classes. It led him into some mistakes in his
early days, but his soul never grew weary of doing for
the poor. His love for the sea drew him especially into
communion with the hearts of its toilers. He understood
the English sailors as few but themselves have ever known
them or ever will know them. " Westward Ho! ” besides
being a marvellous historical study is the best novel of
the sea ever written. His “ Three Fishers ” tells the story
of seashore toil, hardship, weary watching, death and
sorrow, as few other men ever pictured it. Because the
soul of humanity recognizes in these verses the pathos of
human toil, it will preserve the poem. Of our shorter
nineteenth century poems this will he long and justly
cherished.

Because Kingsley’s poem is of such a character, which
should insure its protection from thoughtless newspaper
scribblers, we regret to see it unscrupulously parodied by
weak-brained idiots. It takes a true poet to Yvrite a good
parody, No dabbler in ink but thinks himself smart
enough to turu a poem into ridicule. Of literary diver¬
sions this is one of the most pernicious and reprehensible.
As soon make a leering-faced daub and call it a Raphael ;
dig up a planted Muldoon and label it an Apollo. The
man who perpetrates a wretched parody on a good poem
is guilty of a desecration. We have no sympathy with
the person who annually starts the slangy, senseless,
twaddling parody upon the • ‘ Three Fishers ” on its travels
through the press. We have no tolerance towards the
editors who copy the senseless lines into their columns.
It betrays lack of taste ; a blunted state of the finer feel¬
ings. Wo do have some sympathy for any true poet who
must be thoroughly and righteously disgusted to see his
inspirations thus maltreated.

— The National Rifle Association Directors at their
monthly meeting on Tuesday last arranged for the fall
meeting, and so modified the general rules that a big
step was made towards a go-as-you-please system in range
practice.

Our second Alaska letter will appeal’ next week.

Drowning Accidents. — Last Thursday’s morning
papers contained particulars of the drowning on the pre¬
vious day, of no less than ten persons. One of these was
a young man whose strength and skill tempted him to
disregard the cautionary signals posted up for the safety
of bathers at a New Jersey seaside resort ; he swam be¬
yond the ropes out into the ocean, and, his strength sud¬
denly deserting him, was drowned within sight of eight
thousand people, powerless to save him. Two men were
drowned by the capsizing of small boats ; the other cases
reported were those of bathers. All these casualties were
placed under the general heading “ Drowning Accidents,”
That heading is kept standing in newspaper offices, and
during the summer months it is brought into requisition
nearly every day in the week. The aggregate of deaths
by drowning in the course of a year assumes frightful
proportions. Not all of these deaths, but many of them,
are the result of sheer carelessness. Many people perish
needlessly, simply because they have followed the foolish
adage “ Don’t go into the water before you have learned
to swim.” Newspapers tire of repeating annually their
sapient cautions to bathers and rowers and sailors to ex¬
ercise groat care when there is the slighest possibility of
danger. And there are always plenty of people around,
when a man is drowned, to observe, with a shake of the
head and a Blight accent of blame, that the unfortunate
Ydetiru “ ought to have been more careful.” So long as
the globe is composed two-thirds of water, a certain pro¬
portion of its inhabitants will walk off, or fall off, from
the one-third of dry land; and drown themselves. To
caution them is of no avail. It would be very wrong,
hOYvever, to infer that people who are drowned because
of carelessness are as a rule any more careless than thou¬
sands of people who are not drowned. Not a day passes
but* that scores of people put themselves into positions
where only the special providence, which is said to watch
over children, blind men and fools, preserves them among
the living.

We may in this connection suggest to the race of
“ paragraphers ” who have of late years achieved such
mushroom growth in the American press, that there are
some things to joke about which displays very poor taste.
If the witty writer of levities happens to stumble upon
the report of a drowning accident it is exceedingly out of
place for him to turn the occurrence into a butt for his
unholy jesting.

Antidotes for Rattlesnake Bites.— We have in our
possession a parcel of a trailing weed, with very fine leaf,
which was sent to us by mail by our valued correspond¬
ent Captain Charles Bendire, of 1st U. S. Cavalry, now
stationed at Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory.
Convinced as we are that this humble weed possesses the
most extraordinary virtues, and that it renders the pos¬
sessor of it absolutely invulnerable to the bite of a rattle¬
snake, we cannot but regard it with absorbing interest.
As long ago as we can remember we read of some me¬
dicinal herb known to the Indians as a valuable specific,
and, indeed, there are ancient traditions pointing to the
same. We are told that rattlesnake weed grows whom¬
ever rattlesnakes live, and that a gracious dispensation of
nature has planted the antidote in juxtaposition with the
bane ; that the instinct of bitten animals carries them to
the place where the remedy grows, which they eat of and
are straightway cured. But all these are but mere hints,
vague and intangible ; and the identity and loeum tenens
of such a magic cure seem to have been equally un¬
certain. In India, we know that that active little ani¬
mal, the mongoose, has frequent battles with the deadly
cobra, and that as soon as bitten it hastens to a neighbor¬
ing weed, Aristolochia indica, eats thereof, and presently
returns to a combat in which he is almost invariably vic¬
tor without serious personal injury. The fact is snffi-
ctaitly well authenticated, while the identity of the weed
has been long established. We have not been so sure of
the vegetable antidotes in this country, though the Agave
virgin ica, or false aloe, the nebvlus alba, and Eryngium
(tijfuatieum, have all been credited with subtle powers.
There is no doubt that a rattlesnake weed, which would
cure the bite of the deadly “ Massasauga,” has long been
known to a limited number of persons. That it has not
found its way into the materia medicu, may possible lie
explained On logical principles. That its identity has at
last, if not heretofore, been fully established by a scien¬
tific gentleman most competent to determine, and mpst
reliable to inform, there can be no doubt of ; and that we
are the happy possessors of some of this wonderful spe¬
cific we are equally positive. We will now bring forward
such proof as we have had furnished us in the letter of
Captain Bendire which accompanied his precious gift.
It is dated Foi l Walla Walla, Washingjgn Territory, June
18th. He says

“ In a number of your paper, I see where a correspond¬
ent asks about the virtues of snakeroot (I presume he has
reference to Sanguinnea canadensis). I never heard ot
this plant possessing any virtues; but there is a small
creeping weed that does, and 1 have b.ad occasion to try
it myself on a horse bitten by a rattlesnake on the nose.
I saw the. snake hanging on the horse’s nose myself. An
Apache Indian whom I had with me, made a poultice of
this weed, moistening the mass by his own urine and ty-
ing the mass over the wound shortly afterward. It acted
like a charm, the horses head swelled scarcely at all, and

in a few days he was as well as ever. Some of this iden¬
tical weed grows on our drill ground, and I enclose sam¬
ple. I used to know the scientific name but can’t recall
it. Dr. George Engelmann, 3,003 Locust Street, St. Louis,
Mo., one of our best botanists, identified specimens for
me, Yvhich I brought along at the time from Arizona,
where the Indians used it in all such eases. A closely
allied form grows in the Eastern States, and it is possible
that the specimens I may send yon differ slightly from
Arizona samples. They look alike, however.”

Dr. Engelmann has answered our inquiries with the
following letter, dated

Editor Forest and Stream

8t. LOUIS. Mo., July 28, 1819.

Your rattlesnake weed is an Euphorbia, a genus of plants well
known for the acrid milky juice of all the species. This specimen
is E uplimbia dturptmp&rma, described by me in The Botany of the
Mexican and Texas t'. S. Boundary," 1859, page 187. On the top of
same page I stated that another species, E. cincrascas, was called
Ycrba tie la Ooloildrinct by the Mexicans and “ believed to be " a
certaiu ewe for the bite of rattlesnake and other poisonous ani¬
mals.

We have in the eastern parts of the United States several allied
species with simitar juice, especially Euphorbia maculata and E.
hi/perrlifoUa. I understand that the names of “ milk purslane," or
"spurge," or “ spotted spurge," Is given to them East. They are all
certainly emetic aud purgative, but whelher an effective antidote
to poisonous bites, is uncertain and rather doubtful.

Yours truly,

G. ENGELMAN2T.

SALMON FISHING IN CANADA.

SIXTH PAPER,

River Godbopt, Lower St. Lawrence, )
tX July, 1879. \

Editor Forest and Stream : —

If this glorious “ Upper Pool ” which I am now casting
over, were in Central Park, it would of itself constitute an
attraction sufficient to make the Park famous. Were it
accessible to any large city, it would make a watering
place which would be forever popular. Every one of its
virgin rocks&nd evergreens, and each drop of its pellucid,
sparkling water, would be an inestimable component of
the capital stock of a hotel company.

Of course, while I am casting I am not observing scenery,
except in a general way. A man’s thoughts must be on
his business, as more than one good fish may stealthily
come to his fly and depart while his attention has been
momentarily diverted. 1 am conscious, however, of most
congenial and delightful surroundings. I have that feel¬
ing of complete content and absence from care, which go
to make up happiness ; and I presume I am as near perfect
bliss as it is possible for a man to be on this earth. On a
previous visit I noted all the features of this charming
spot. Here is the oval basin at the foot of the mountains
and the streams tumbling into it through the gorge, with
a pitch of 60 feet to the 100 yards, leaping wildly over the
boulders, and tossing up great volumes of foam and spray.
Opposite is the cliff which abuts the mountain above it.
On that side the water is very deep, and all that does not
immediately pass off at the outflow into the rapids below
is set back in a sweeping eddy, to be returned to the falls
and again projected down stream. This restless motion,
this inky hue, portentous of unknown depths, these mys¬
terious flecks and splashes of foam, this ceaseless din of
the pouring, surging billoivs, are the features which ani¬
mate the picture and give it a charm to the lover of primi¬
tive nature. And this pool is primitive ! No tanbark or
sawdust beclouding its waters ; no slabs, sidings, pieces of
broken paddles, worn out baskets, and old straw hats
drifting about in the eddy! Where I stand is a beach
formed of pebbles and small boulders which have been
scooped out from the bottom of the pool by the ice in
spring, as it grinds and slowly works its way around. At
highest water it is entirely covered, even to the foot of the
ledge behind my back. Now it is fully three rods in
width, shelving gradually into the pool, and projecting a
long ridge or spit, with deeper water on either side. This
spit is about midway of the pool, and is a favorite cast,
though there is a bettor one at the tail of the pool below,
Here, wading out to my waist, with that comfortable im¬
munity from wet which the Goodyear wading pants
secure, I happened to hang a 13 pound salmon at the v ery
first cast. It was not a> long cast, hut the fly was well de¬
livered, and I saw the fish very distinctly as he rose leis¬
urely from the bottom and fastened himself. He rolled
up, broadside on, and took the fly just as daintily as if it
had been fed to him with a spoon. The adventure was
startling, and the issue unexpected by both of us. It took
the salmon several seconds to comprehend that there was
trouble : then he ran ! I had already elevated the point of
my rod well toward the top of the opposite mountain, and
Yvas prepared for him.

Elevating the rod makes a yielding arch, which not only
responds to the slightest strain, but gives you more power
to hold the fish. You can at the outset discover- whether
your fi§h be well fastened, or only slightly hooked. If the
rod be held horizontally, the fish will be played by the
line alone, of which the gut is the weakest portion ; and
a test at the scales has already shown that it will not
stand a dead pull of more than six pounds. Well, my fish
went off across the pool toward the swifter current and
deeper water with a very pretty run of twenty yards or
so ; but the tension of the elastic rod made it difficult for
him, and so he turned with a wide sweep and ran up -the

pool, taking line off the reel ad libitum, until he was
checked by a pressure of the thumb.

The cautious angler always thumbs his line— that is, he
keeps a pressure upon it against the- but of the rod while
it is passing off the reel, and is thus enabled to feel his
fish all tho time, and to a degree control him. Fish when
hooked generally make for the upper stream. Their in¬
stinct is upward. A fish only goes down stream when he
is dazed and bewildered. I don’t think a headlong pitob
down stream is ever a part of his recognized tactics.
When a fish gets into a rapid he is swept down like any
dead body. He makes no effort to bore Me way up, but
merely tugs at the line in an obstinate endeavor to get
loose somehow, and is swept down until he brings up in
still water. As a rule the methods of a salmon on the
hook are a series of short runs alternating with circular
sweeps. Indeed, what can he do otherwise, with a per¬
pendicular lifting power at his nose. which never relaxes
except when he temporarily ceases his own exertions?
Then, of course, the angler reels him in at once, passive,
and tending toward the shore and the fatal gaff, and there
is nothing for Mm to do but to make another desperate
break for liberty, and pull away with all his might.
When he does this, he makes the reel sing again, which
is the music the angler likes so much to hear. It must be
a prodigious exertion which enables him to dive and hold
on to the bottom for so long a. time as he often does, say
twenty minutes or more ! People call this manoeuvre
“ sulking." Perhaps it is. Rather let us regard it as dog¬
ged obstinacy and sullen determination. I am quite pre¬
pared to say that the salmon knows instinctively that if
he yields he will be brought to gaff, and that if he runs
again he will only exhaust Mmself. Let us give him
credit for some reasoning faculties, He is simply cogita¬
ting down there on the bottom— thinking what tactics to
try next.

Ha ! did you notice that tremendous motion? Did
you feel him shake his head? Look out now ! lie is get¬
ting ready for a spurt. Experience has taught the pro¬
fessional angler what to expect, and— surely enough, there
ho goes, straight for the top, through the surface, and
clean out of the water ? “What a glorious leap ! Now
drop your tip handsomely. Let your pliant rod make its
most obsequious bow. The strategy of the noble captive
deservs appreciative recognition. There ! that was done
well, and the fisli is still fast. Had the line been kept
taut he would have thrown Iris whole weight on it and
snapped it in a twinkling. Now we feel more certain ot
a capture. Those double Kelso hooks hold well. Now
let us try aud tow him to the land, Reel in firmly, and
watch carefully ; he may make another jump. Walk
him up the beach. Just now is a critical juncture, and
much depends upon the steadiness of the angler and the
dexterity and judgment of the gaffer, and not a little also
upon the temper of the fish, which is not always as dead
a cock.as he seems. Many a goodly salmon has been lost
at the very moment when victory seemed most positively
won. I have sometimes stood breathless, watching a
comrade heaving in steadily on his fish and gradually
bringing him to shore, with his rod bent almost double,
while the clumsy gaffer floundered in knee-deep, and
lunging wildly, barely managed to scratch the struggling
fish as he walloped past in full career for the centre pool,
ready to prolong the battle.

1. Not so with my Gregroire. See how the agile French¬
man watches each movement, craning Ms neck forward,
and holding his gaff in readiness. He keeps out of sight
of the fish as much as he can ; and never makes a false
coup. Clip ! splash ! There, he has Mm ! Let your reel
run now, and give the rod a rest. A sharp blow on the
head with a billet will give the fish Ms quietus, and you
may contemplate him at your leisure. There is no object
in nature more beautiful to the eye of the angler.

While I was killing my salmon, my friend Manuel was
pitching his fly persistently at the tail of the pool, There
was a heavy curl just where the water broke into the
rapids, and, he felt confident of a fish ; but not a reward
of merit did he get. Finally, just as he was about to give
over in disgust, he was favored with a heavy foil and a
sharp tug, followed by a well arched rod, which hidicated
that business was on hand. As usual, the fish ran up the
pool, but with a most desperate rush, half emptying the
reel, These desperate rushes are what wemostly read of,
hut sometimes they do occur, and this was one of them.
Manuel ran up the beach as fast as he could, taking in
slack as fast as he could all the time ; and then for a J ew
minutes it looked as though he were to have an easy
capture. The fish was lively enough, and evidently a
large one ; but he kept in the center pool, and the chances
were lovely. However, he soon took a new departure,
and ran for the bottom, taking all the line which Manuel
had industriously retrieved, Manuel shoved the but of
the rod full at Mm, and checked Mm for a moment, just
at the verge of the. broken water ; but the full power of
the current had already caught him, and a clothes line
couldn’t have held him there. Down the rapids he went
in full career, taking fathom after fathom of line, and
making the reel sing like a rattle, while Manuel followed
as fast as he could legit, until he was brought up standing
by a projecting cliff. He -could go no further, and the
sahnon was accounted a lost fish. However, just at the

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critical moment, when the one hundred yards of line had
nearly run off, and something had to give way, the sal¬
mon got into an eddy behind a big boulder, and hung
there. By this time the angler waB dripping with perspi¬
ration, and pretty well blown ; but he held to liis rod
valliantly, keeping it well up, while the gaffer scrambled
over the rooks, and making a little detour through tho
woods, came out at the right spot, and succeeded in gaff¬
ing him — a fish weighingtwenty-three pounds, and a prize
well earned.

Very similar was a capture made at the “Shea” pool
on a subsequent day, only more brilliant, for there were
more boulders in the rapid, by any one of which the line
was liable to be cut. The sun was shining brightly at the
time, and we could trace the taut glistening line, stretch¬
ing like a telegraph wire from the tip of the rod away
down to where the fish hud come to anchor a hundred
yards below. His halting place happened to be at the
head of an island which formed one side of a pool where
another party was fishing fronva boat. So the gaffer ran
down the main shore, took the boat, paddled over to the
island, and after much wading and scramblingover rocks,
succeeded in hauling Mm. out with his gaff.

Lunch time came soon, and we proceeded to investi¬
gate the hamper which our man had brought with Jiim.
There was a little hoard shelter built against the side of
the cliff, with a flat rock underneath to serve as a table. A
jet of ice-cold water trickled out of the rocks close by,
and all the conditions being favorable, a good digestion
waited on appetite. One of the most acceptable items of
the supply was a can of fresh beef, prepared by the
Boston Beef Packing Company, who had kindly presented
us with a lot for uso on the expedition. We used tins
beef on several occasions, serving it in different styles,
and found it very palatable and nutritious. I am dis¬
posed to recommend it to all camping parties. WMle we
were eating, our guide told us that later in the season the
salmon were accustomed to gather in great masses at the
head of the pool, just under the grand cascade, prepara¬
tory to their ascent of the long chute, up which they have
a toilsome journey of ten miles before they reach another
pool. Once Comeau, the river guardian, dove into a
huddle of them, and brought one out with his hands 1
An otter could not have done better. How he avoided
being sucked in under the fall is a wonder.

After luncheon we went down the river, following the
path along the lofty cliffs which overlook the channel,
passing the “ Chartres ” and the “ Eagle.” pools, which
are scarcely pools at all, but merely breaks in the boiling
rapids. They are sometimes fished at a low stage of
water, but not often. Then we reached the “Indian”
pool, and hauled ourselves across to the opposite shore in
a boat whioh is always stationed there, made fast by a
strong cable to the rocks above. It is a dangerous place,
tuid nothing could save disaster if the boat should chance
to drift into the rapids below. Some excellent scores are
sometimes made here. A short walk through the woods
brought ns to the “Doctor’s Stone,” which is a famous
cast, and generally yields a fish. TMs is a short pool, not
more than twenty yards in length, and the only cast is
from a big boulder a little way from shore. The fish
must be hooked, if hooked at all, directly from the curl of
the rapid at the tail of the pool. Here Manuel made a
half dozen seductive casts, and was rewarded with a
spanking rise and a firm fasten. I had been asked to try
this ticklish pool, but declined. I was now greatly inter¬
ested to watch the outcome. The game began on the
instant. Of course it was impossible to give an inch more
line. It was feet foremost and check from the start to
finish. Fortunately the fish was only a twelve-pounder.
He showed his inches at the very outset by a desperate
leap, for the lifting power of the rod was tremendous, and
the current very strong. What else could he do but
leap against such lateral pressure? Down chucked the
rod in a twinkling, and out of sight went the tish ! Out
into the air he comes again, flying, and again the rod
drops ! Out a third time, with a shower of spray all
around him, and a third time the rod makes deferential
obeisance ! All this in the brief space of a couple of
minutes. Then he dove to the bottom, and made a swift
circuit of -the pool, but the unrelenting rod soon brought
him near the surface again, and lie seemed preparing for
another leap. Just here came a shout from an unseen
presence on the shore, “ Slew him ! ” It was a call from
Gilmour. The fish was then surging toward the bank,
and instantly the rod responded with a tremendous sweep,
wMch accelerated the impetus of the fish, and actually
“slewed ” him iifto the embrace of the ready gaffer, who
lifted him to terra firma in a jiffy. Time, five minutes.

Satisfied with this exploit, we next walked down to the
“Shea.” There I was detailed for duty. The Shea is a
difficult pool to fish, and requires the same tactics as the
Doctor’s Stone. The fish must be killed quickly, or no
count. The river is wide here, and the pool, which is on
the further side, is reached by a series of seven Jong lad¬
ders laid over the boulders. By walking- out to the end
of these we get an admirable east. One seldom fails to
raise a fish, and it is generally considered good for three
or four. It is double the length of the Doctor's Stone,
and a rise can only be tempted by a very long cast. Only
the longest pole will reach the persimmon. I did my

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level heat, and after a few casts struck a flsh, and had the
good fortune to lead liim up to the very head of the pool,
after a severe scramble over a series of rocks. Thereby I
gained a very fair margin of advantage, and the fish soon
came to gaff easily, without any exciting incidents. Very
soon afterwards I fastened to a second fish, and then I
had an opportunity to show that I was an apt scholar. I
gave my beauty no latitude, but held steadily to my grip,
When he leaped, I dropped ; when he bolted , X snubbed
him ; and when he swung across current, I slaved Mm 1
After a sharp tussel of ten minutes or so, he came to gaff
in good form. The applause which followed was hearty
and generous.

Before sundown we had the pleasure of seeing some
very pretty work at tho “ Belle,” where Farquharson
Smith, of the Bunk of British North America, was busy.
He is a most skillful angler, who knows the pool well. It
was good sport to see him fast en to a fish, casting from the
shore, and then follow Mm down to tlie foot of the rapids,
where leaping into a boat, he would kill hhn at his leisure
in the still water below. This he had already done re¬
peatedly, until the day’s score reached seven. Fain would
I fight all our battles over, audrecount on paper the deeds
of valor which we jointly and severally performed. The
river is so varied in its physical features, and each contest
so different in its character, that I could reel off letter
after letter in their description if my readers would only
carry off line like a fresh-run salmon ; but I know that
many of them must be already surfeited with fish, and
therefore I wind up here, It cannot be always Lent or
Friday,

My kind host set mo across the St. Lawrence one fine
day when the sea was calm and the skies were without a
cloud. I bade adieu to the Godbout with a natural regret,
and landing at the old French town of Rimouski, made
my way to Quebec by the Inter-ColoMal railway, aud
thence homeward. My rod is stowed away in its case,
and my Teel is mute. While I write, the camp on the
Godbout is tenantless. The whole party have left tho
river, and the sahnon have a free run undisturbed. May
they never be vexed by net or spear ! Hallock,

GAME PROTECTION.

Co-operative Game Laws In Canada. — The Quebec
Association for the Protection of Game, of which Mr. A.
N. Sliewan is Secretary and one of its most efficient
members, is doing a great deal for the cause in the New
Dominion. Indeed, if it were not for this body of gentle¬
men, protection would hardly be thought of, or at least
practically considered. The last movement of the society
has been just now to prepare petitions in French and
English to be presented to the Governor aud Legislature
of the Province, for the improvement of existing game
laws and their better enforcement, and to send copies
thereof broadcast throughout the Province for signatures.
Tire changes which the petition calls for are : that deer¬
shooting shall be prohibited in tho winter months, and
that the destruction of black ducks and other ducks wMoh
breed there shall not be allowed in spring, when tho birds
are pairing and nesting. It concludes by saying that “ if
these changes are carried out, an additional great advan¬
tage will be that it will bring the law into harmony, not
only with those of other Provinces of the Dominion, but
also of the neighboring States."

We are delighted to observe the alacrity with which the
Canadians respond to our scheme of uniform close sea¬
sons tMoughout Canada and the United States, and that
they are generous enough to refer to the editor of tMs
paper personally us as authority in this matter.

Maine Game Law for Birds.— “ Sec. No. 31 person shall
kill or have in his possession, except alive, or expose for
sale, any wood duck, duskyMuck, commonly called black
duck, or other sea duck, between the first day of May
and the first day of September ; or kill, sell, or have in
possession, except alive, any ruffed grouse, commonly
called partridge, or woodcock, between the first day of
December and the first clay of September following' ; or
kill, sell, or have in possession, except alive, any quail
or pinnated grouse, commonly called prairie cluoken, be¬
tween the first day of January aud the first day of Sep¬
tember, or plover, between the first day of May and the
first (lay of August, following, under a penalty of not less
than fi ve nor more than ten dollars for each bird so killed ,
or had in possession, or exposed for sale.

(Approved February 37, 1879.)

Vermont Woodcock Season. —Mon ipdier, August 2d.
— Editor Forest and Stream.— In the last issue of the
Forest and Stream, I notice that you give the time for
the opening of the woodcock season as August 1st.

If you will consult the “ Laws of Vermont for 1878,”
you will find that by an act approved November 26tli, the
close season for woodcock and partridge was extended
to the 1st of September. Will you please correct the
emu1, for as your paper is considered as authority, it may
lead some people into a violation of the laws.

In the last part of the article referred to above, you will
find the following' clause : 11 uor shall any person use a
dog or dogs in hunting the ruffled grouse or partridge. ”
Our sportsmen are all greatly pleased by the above display
of wisdom by our state legislature, and are in hopes to se¬
cure the passage ol' a law at the next session wluch shall
forbid the use of a gun or guns in hunting, as they are
confident that the number of accidents will be greatly re¬
duced thereby. Yours truly.

Major,

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FOREST AND STREAM,

Work For Orange County Supervisors. — New York,
July 31— Editor Forest and Stream. — If, outlie 1st of Sep¬
tember, or any other day, until snow falls, the constables,
or the game protective association of Orange County, will
send a detective to Hom-oe Station and Greenwood and
Southfields Station, they will see every morning shipped
from those three stations from twenty-five to one hundred
trapped partridges. Those three stations are in Orange
Counti'. The last Legislature made trapping, or even Bet¬
ting a trap, a misdemeanor, and there is no reason why
those trappers should not be indicted by a Grand Jury the
same as any other highwayman or burglar. Let those
same officials do their duty and thereby show that they
are not afraid of a YoumanVr a Conkling.

Partridge.

Wisconsin — Madison July 28. — Editor Forest and
Stream : — Almost every day our fish laws are violated
with impunity, fish speared and netted with a disregard
to law that is “astonishing. An organization has just been
completed in our city that will no doubt do much good
for the protection and preservation of fish in the lakes of
Dave county. A constitution and by-laws have been
adopted. The members of the association are live, pro¬
gressive men, and will leave no means untried to see that
our laws are properly enforced. The. officers are : Presi¬
dent, S. W. Botkin ; Vice-President, M. C. Clark ; Secre¬
tary, W. G. Dunn ; Treasurer, Dr. Win. Jacobs.

Rover.

§he gi/le.

The Boston Noms de Fusil.— A member of the Massa¬
chusetts Rifle Association writes as follows :

Boston, July 27. — Editor Forest and Stream : — I notice
that our rule which allows gentlemen to enjoy the pleas¬
ure of rifle shooting without advertising it (perhaps to his
injury), is not liked by some. Should any club desire to
find out what we are about, we shall be most happy, with
a short notice, to accommodate them, and we shall be
highly pleased if some club or clubs did really want the
information. But we believe that in our weekly matches
it shall be optional with the participant whether our local
papers shall give his name or not. Boston has not been
.quite educated up to seeing a man’s name in the weekly
list of rifle shooters without a shrug. We do not quite
all believe that a man can’t take a few hours of healthy
pleasure and do his business properly. Therefore, to
accommodate the unbelievers, we have made the nde for
our rifle shooters. We think that it injures no one. Our
averages are made from our work, not from our published
scores.

Gallery Practice. — Boston. — The regular monthly
prize shoot is ended at the Mammoth Gallery, with some
of the most remarkable shooting ever done in the gallery.

< Mr. O. M. Jewell heads the list with a clean score of eight
consecutive bull's-eyes, in addition to the extra score of 20.

H. A. Pickering, of the Walpole Rifle Club, and Mr. E. F.
Richardson, of the Massachusetts Rifle Association, are
tied for the second and third prizes, both making good
scores of 39 each. Following is the summary ; 150 feet ;
8 rounds : possible 40 : —

O. M. Jewell . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-40

H. A. Pickering. . 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5—88

E. P. Richardson . 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5-39

D. F. Little . 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5-30

C. Edwavds . 5 5 G 5 » 5 4 5—39

George Lainli . 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5—38

E. Wnlttier . 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5-38

.MS. Fi ve . 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5—37

James Wemyss. jr . 4 5 5 5 4 4 6 5—37

George Estes . 5 6 TS 5 4 4 4 5—37

M. O. JnUoson . 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4—37

Charles Tupper . 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 5-36

A. Blibbridge . 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5—36

Henry Lowell . 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5-38

George M. Smith . 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 — 36

Beachinont, July 29. — Some good shooting was done at
Beachmont to-day by the rifle club bearing that name, and
the leading scores in the competition, the distance being
200 yards, will be found below : —

C. M. Guetb, . 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5—45

E. Bennett. . 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4—45

J, Wemvss . ..5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4-44

Walnut Hill, July 30. — There was the usual attendance
of riflemen and spectators at Walnut Hill, to-day, and
again fine work was performed at the long-range distance
in the Spirit of the Times match. The weather, however,
was intolerably warm, the thermometer registering 9b
under the shelter tents, and the absence of strong breezes
by no means added to the comfort of the marksmen. The
wind only just stirred the flags on the ranges, but some
consolation was felt in the fact that a better opportunity
was thus afforded for the making of high scores, the six
leading contestants securing an average of 203 4-7. The
result stood : —

j. s. SUMNER.

600 ..
900
1,009..

..6 5 5 6 5 5

4 6

5 4 5 5—73)

’ • - ‘-73 J-217
—71 )

when the entries equal the value of prizes. Non-mem¬
bers will shoot in the champion class, and the very near
members are classified as follows :

Champion class — Arnold, Harris, Hubbard, Hinman,
Jackson, Jewell, Kirkwood, Lowell, Osborn, Richardson,
Sumner,

First class— A. B. Archer, Frye. Borden, Brooks, Ger-
rish, Lewis, Noyes, Poland, Ring, Rockwell, Souther, Jas,
Wemyss, jr., W inship, Withington.

Second elans — E. W. Archer, R. D. Archer, F. N. Brown,
Guerrier, Howland, Meiggs, Mortimer, J. P. Parker, C.
A. Parker, Saunders, SpoJTord, Stephens, N. Wales, C. C.
Wemyss.

Third class — Buzzeil, J. F. Brown, Dickson, A. FI. Har¬
dy, E. E. Hardy, Griffing, Kingsman, Jepson, McColl,
Rice, Schaefer, Shattuck, Simpson, Stevens, Stevenson,
T. C. Wales, jr.

There were twenty-eight entries in this match to-day,
the tops being as follows : —

H. L. Leo . 5 1 4 4 5 5 5-32 I N. W. Arnold.. ..4 4 4 4 4 5 5-30

J. U. Mu), toon.. .4 5 5 5 4 4 5-32 8. Lewis . 4 4 4 4 5 4 5-30

J. Bordon . 5 4 4 5 5 5 4-32 W. E. Guerrier. .44 3 4 4 4 4—27

E. B. Souther.... 5 4 4 5 5 4 4—31 1

The match at 500 yards had 18 entries, and good shoot¬
ing was done at the distance by Messrs. Mattoon, Lee, and
Arnold, the carton disc appearing often but not counting.
The best scores ave given, off-hand, 500 yards, 7 rounds : —
J. Mattoou, . ...5 4 5 5 5 5 4—33 I N. \V. Arnold. ..45 3356 5—30

H. L, Leo . 5 4 5 4 4 4 5-31 1

Medford. July 30. — The Medford Amateur Rifle Associa¬
tion held their weekly meeting at Bellevue Range, to-day.
The weather conditions were very good. There were 68
re-entries, of which the top ones are given, Distance,
200 yards : rounds, 10 ; off-hdnd firing : —

C. H. Russell . 4 4 5

C. D. Harrison . 5 4 4

H. Sawyer . 5 4 5

E. 8. Piper . 4 4 5

D. N. Howard . 5 3 4

J. K. Teole . 4 5 4

F. Hollis . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

H. A. Green . 5 5 5 4 3 3 3

J. Smith . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

F. E. Garden . 4 4 4

.Same range, August 1. The Raymond Sportsmen’s

Club held its regular weekly meeting at Bellevue Range
to-day, the numerous members present indulging both in
glass ball and rifle practice. There, was a good attendance
of spectators. The result in the glass ball match was as
follows, Mr. WithereU heading the list with a flue 28 out
of a possible SO, at the1 three styles of trap : — : •

Single Double Rotary
Name. Trap. .Trap, Trap. Total.
W. B. WithoreU . 9 9 10 28

K. F. Schaefer . 10 9 9 28

J. C. Smith . 9 10 7 36

G. B. Blanchard . 8 10 7 25

L. E. Johnson . 9 8 7 24

&I. Bowlos . 8 8 7 23

J .lt. Teelo . 8 7 4 19

Capt- Nichols . 10 5 4- 19

It. Ames . 6 7 5 18

F. B. Rogers . 4 2 4 10

Yesterday’s competition closed the series in the first
class, Mr. Schaefer taking the gold badge on the largest
aggregate of three scores, he and the other contestants,
with their scores, taking position in the order named : —

4—43
4—43

4— 42

5- 42

3— 40
5-39

4— 39
. . . 3-39
4 2 5 6-39

3 5

5 3 5
W. HOWARD.

800 . .5 55545 5 4855 . 5 45 5—71)

600 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 — 74 >1

1,000 . 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 6 5 5 5 4-71 (

J. F. BROWN.

800 . 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6—73)

900 . 5 5 5 3 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6-71 ',315

1,000 . .....5 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4-7lj

SALEM WILDER.

800 . 4 4 5 5 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 5-73)

900 . 5 5 3 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 5 5-68r210

L000 . 5 65465434 5 5455 5-69 j

n. L. LEE.

800 . 5 5 D 5 5 5 5 4 6 3 5 5 5 5 4-71/

900 . i 4 3 5 1 5 3 5 5 4 6 5 6 5 5-67 -205

1,000 . 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 4-67 I

W. B. WARD.

800 . 5 5 4 6 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 5-67)

900 . 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 5-68 V203

1,000 . 5 5444544555454 5-68)

Same range, August 2. The new match inaugurated
to-day at Walnut Hill was not so fully attended as antici¬
pated, owing to the extreme heat. The new silverware
match began, is open to all comers ; 200 and 300 yards ;
rounds, 7 at each distance ; choice of prizes to be won by
the aggregates of three scores at both distances. The
scores at the two distances will be shot on alternate Satur¬
days, viz. : at 200 yards, August 2 ; at 300 yards August
9 : and so on. Entries unlimited. Competition to close

Name.

R. F. Schaefer...

G. B. Blanchard.

W. H. Harrison.

E. E. Johnson...

F. A. Raymond . 26

Total.

88

79

Arthur Smith . 22 25 26

W. B.WithereU . 24 24 25 73

In the rifle practice of the club the result is as follows,
the best scores being given ; distance, 200 yards ; Mr. Ben¬
nett taking the lead for the day’B shooting : —

E. Bennett . 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5—45

C. N. Guetb . 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 8-43

Capt. Nichols . 4 5 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3-40

G. Everett . 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4-39

H. Max . 3 554342 5 2 3-34

L. E. Johnson . 3 2 3 2 3 4 4 2 3 4—30

Connecticut— Hartford, July 26. — 1 The special prize
shoot of the Frankliu Rifle Club at Boardsman Grove to¬
day was well attended, and there was some excellent
shooting. Marksmen were present from this city, New
Britain, Springfield, New Haven, and Collinsville. The
shooting was upon the German ring target, an inch and
a half center counting 25, and the rings around this
measuring three-quarters of an inch. The highest possi¬
ble score is therefore 75. The distance shot was 500 feet.
The prizes offered amounted to $125, divided into fifteen
prizes. Following are the scores of the winners : —

Score. I Score.

Henry Andrus, Hartford . 72 O. B. Hull . 65

O. E. Pillard, New Britain . 70 1 George Best, Hartford . 64

J. D. Marks, Collinsville . 69 B. Button, Hanford . 64

S. S. Bmustead, Springfield — 09 E. P. Whitney, Hartford . 63

W. A. Pauldlug, New Britain. .69 | John Carroll, Hartford . 62

W. W. Tucker, Hartford . 87 i F. li. Hull, Springfield . 59

E. H. Williams, Hartford . 67 Andrew Britt, Hartford . 59

H. B. Moore, New Haven . 66 |

J. D. Marks, of Collinsville, made the first bulls-eye of
the day, winning $1 ; E. H. Williams made the last bulls-
eye, winning $2 ; and W. W. Tucker won $3 for making
the most buiia-eyeB during the day.

Members of the Springfield Armoiy team who were
present did some excellent shooting with the regular
Springfield military rifle. In a match of their team with
the Maynard rifle team Friday last, the later using tar¬
get rifles, the Armory team with their open-sight mili¬
tary guns won by five points.

Monoshusett Garden— July 30.— The following are
the scores of the Rifle Club at Hackmatack range to-day,
shooting two scores of ten shots each, distance 200 yards,
off-hand, ring target ; —

R. C. H. C. Totals.

G. F. Ellsworth . 77—45 81—15 158—90

H. C. Knowlton: . 67-43 84-46 151—89

F. E. Nichols . 65— 44 77—45 142—89

C.O. Bent . . . 66—12 75—13 141— 85

Gilman Brown . 06—12 77-47 133—89

Carl Zerahn . 58-A1 74—46 132—87

Fred. McGarvev . 57—42 70-44 132—80

Connecticut — Collinsville, July 30. — Canton Rod and
Gun Club, Riverside Range practice meeting at 200
yards, off-hand : —

Mass. C.

Hull . 12 10 12 9 9 0 11 11 10 10 103-44

Marks . 11 0 10 11 11 9 9 11 H 9 101—16

Andrews . 10 10 11 10 12 11 7 10 10 7 98-43

BidweU . 9 9 9 9 10 9 12 9 9 7 92-41

Laubenstein . 8986 10 997 10 8 84—39

Lewis..,., . . . 11 5 7 10 4 811 8 10 8 82-40

Efhiter . 511114896 4911 79-89

Pittsfield vs. Springfield, August 1.— The Rod and Gun
Club of Springfield had a telegraphic match with the
Pittsfield team to-day and won by a lead of 8 points. The
scores stood : —

ROD AND GUN TEAM.

Young .

Mayott .

Barrett .

Clark .

Van Vlack. .
Stockwell....

Wilson .

Buinstead. . .

Total .

Wood, J. H..
Farrington . .

Leonard .

■ i racy .

Wood, W. P..

White .

Couch .

Preston .

Total .

5 5 4 4 4 5 4

6 4 4 4 4 5 6
5 4 4 3 4 4 4
5 2 4 4 4 4 5
5 4 4 4 4 4 5
4 4 5 3 4 5 4

4 4 4—40
4 4 5—11
4 4 4—43
4 4 4—43
4 5 4 — 41

3 4 8-38

4 4 <4—42
4 5 4—42

. 7330

PITTSFIELD TEAM.

44 5 44444
44444443
54445554
4 4 4 4 4 5 4 6
34544444

4 4 4 3 3 4

4 7—41
4 4—30
4 5-45
4 4-42
3 4—39

3 4: — 39

4 5—43
4 4-39

August Matches at Creedmoor.— Secretary Jas. H.
Jones of the N. R. A. announces the following competi¬
tions upon the Range at Creedmooi", L. I., during the
month of August :

August 2 — Col. H. A. Gildersleeve, Executive Officer ;
Remington Match ; sixth competition ; prize of $300 in
gold. Open to all comers ; any Remington breech-loader
within the rules ; must be loaded at the breech, with
cartridges as furnished from the factory of E. Remington
& Son ; 900 and 1,000 yards ; rounds, 20 at each distance.
The prize must be won three times Before becoming the
property of the winner.

August a — Maj. J. Holland, Executive Officer, ; the
Diamond Match ; fifth competition ; prize, a trophy,
value $75. The trophy to be shot for monthly, and to be¬
come the property' of that competitor, who, at the close of
the season of 1879, shall have won it the greattst number
of times. Open to all members N. K. A., and ail members
of the N. G. fa. N. Y. in uniiorm. 2UU and 500 yards.
Five shots at each. Weapon, Remington rifle, N. Y. State
model. Competitors allowed two entries in each match,
but only the highest score to take a prize.

August 9— Hon. D. W. Judd, Executive Officer ; the
Remington Shot-Gun Match ; second competition ; prize,
a Remington double barrel breech-loading snot-gun; value,
$200. To be competed for twice each month, until twelve
competitions have been held. The prize shall be awarded
to that competitor having the higbest aggregate two
scores. Open to all members of the N. R. A. ltifle and
position, any. 800, 900 and 1,000 yards ; rounds, 15 at
each distance. No coaching.

Cowperthwait Match ; third competition ; prize, $50, or
trophy of equal value. To be shot for mommy, ana to
become the property of the competitor winning it the
greatest number of times during the season of 1879.
Open to all members of the N. R. A. and N. G. S. N. Y. ,
in uniform. 400 yards. Position, standing or kneeling.
Rounds, ten, for competitors using military rifles ; nmo,
for all others. Competitors allowed two entries at each
competition, but only the highest score to take a prize.

Handicap— Winners of any' first prize or place in any
monthly match of the National Rifle Association, shot at
Creedmoor, two points.

August 13 — Col. H. G. Litchfield, Executive Officer;
Ballard Rifle Match ; fourth competition ; prize a Ballard
.Mid-Range Rifle ; value, $tit) ; all comers. W inuers to be
handicapped one point for each time won. 1UU ana 210
yards ; any rifle. Rounds, seven at each distance. Ro
cleaning allowed between either shots or distances. The
rifle to be won three times before becoming personal
property, but any competitor making a full score (35
points) at each distance at any one competition to become
tne tinal winner.

The Alford Match ; third competition. Twenty compe¬
titions (semi-monthly), for twenty Remington Military
Rifles, N. Y, State model, 50 calibre, or U. fa. Government
pattern, 45 calibre. 1st prize, to the highest score in each
competition, a Remington Military Rare ; value, $18.50. ’
Open to members N. K. A., and to members hi, O', fa, N,
Y., in uniform ; 200 yards ; any military nfle. Rounds,
ten. Two entries allowed, but only the highest score to
take a prize. The same person can only' win one inihtaiy
rifle. After twenty competitions the competitor who has ’
made the highest score in the greatest number of compe¬
titions, will oe presented with a Remington Long Range
Creedmoor Rifle ; value, $100.

August Hi — CoLE. H. faanford, Executive Officer; Cham¬
pion Marksman’s Badge of 1879 ; fifth competition: prize, a
tac-simile in gold of tne Marksman’s Badge. The prize to
become the property of the -competitor wno. at the close of
the season ot 1879, shall have won it the greatest number of
of times. Open to all members ». R. A. and ail members
of the N. G. fa. N. Y., in uniform : 200 and 500 yards.
Five shots at each ; Remington rifle, N. Y. State model;

August 20— Col. Geo. D. Scett, Executive Officer ;
Remington Rifle Match ; fourth competition ; prize, a
Remington Creedmoor Rifle ; value, $100 ; open to all-
members N. R. A.; 200 yards; rounds, ten; any rifle.
Tne rifle to become the property of the competitor win¬
ning it three times (not necessarily consecutive). Handi¬
cap, 1. any competitor using other than a Military rifle,
four points. 2, competitors who have in any N. R. A.
monthly or other match at Creedmoor made at 200 yards:

A, with a sporting rifle, two points over an average of
centers (if using such a rifle in this match), two points.

B, with a military rifle, over an average of centers (if
using such a rifle), two points.

Handicap Match ; fifth competition ; $50 cash, or trophy
of equal value. To be shot for monthly, and to become
the property of that competitor winning it the greatest
number of times during the season of 1879. All comers ;
rounds, ten. Competitors allowed two entries, but only
the highest score to take a prize. Handicap — 1, rifles,
other than regular military, 3 points. 2, winners of
any first pi'ize or place in any monthly or other match of
the National Rifle Association, shot at Creedmoor, 2
points.

August 23 — Capt. J. G. Story, Executive Officer ; the
Alford Match ; fourth competition.

Winchester Rifle Match ; fifth competition ; prize, a
Winchester Repeating Rifle (new mofiel, 75 grama) ; at
the running deer target ; 100 yards.

“ We Will” Match ; third competition ; prize, a Long-
Range Rifle ; value, $125. Open only to members of the

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National Guard of any State ; 800 and 600 yards ; seven
shots at each ; the authorized military rifle in use by the
organization of which the competitor is a member.

August 37 — Cant. Chas. Robbins, Executive Officer ;
Everybody’s Match. . Open to everybody. Re-entries al¬
lowed to extent of two. provided time permits. Only
highest score to count for prize. “ At least seventy-five
prizes.” Pool targets open all day; 300 and 500 yards,
live shots at each. Rifle, any. Those using N. A*. State
pattern. Remington, or 0. S. troops who may he armed
with Springfields, will be allowed but 5 shots at 500 yards,
all others 4 shots. A supplementary programme will be
published about August 15, with details.

August 30— Cant. William C. Casey, Executive Officer:
Remington Shot-Gun Match ; fourth competition.

Secretary’s Match : fifth competition ; prize, $50 cash,
or trophy of equal value. Shot for monthly, and to be¬
come the property of that competitor winning it the
greatest number of times during the season of 1S79. Open
to life and annual members N. R. A., and active members
of any regular military or naval organization in the Unit¬
ed States. 200 and 500 yards ; position at 500 yards, 'auy ,
without artificial rest ; any military rifle (excluding spec¬
ials) ; five shots at each distance. " Competitors allowed
two entries, only the highest score to take a prize.

— The affiliated clubs will practice at Creodmoor as fol¬
lows during tlie month of August :

Empire Rifle Club, August 6 .—Spirit of the Times
Match ; 200 and 300 yards. Ten shots each distance, off¬
hand.

August 13.— Daly Trophy Match ; 300 and 500 yards.
Ten shots each distance, off-hand.

August 29. — Competition for N. R. A, Bronze Medal ;
800, 900 and 1,000 yards. Ten shots each distance.

August 27. — All-Comers’ Class Match ; 200 yards. Ten
shots. Military rifles allowed three points.’ Entrance
fee, 50 cents ; 35 cents, unlimited.

Amateur Rifle Club, August 6. — Competition for the
Short-Range Badge ; 2(H) yards. Five shots. Open to
club.

August 13. — Competition for the Mid-Range Badge ;
000 yards. Fifteen shots. Open to club.

August 20, — Competition for a French Clock ; value,
$35 ; 800, 900 and 1 ,000 yards, Fifteen shots at each dis¬
tance, with two sighting shots at 800 yards only. Open
to club.

Seventh Regiment Rifle Club, August 9. — Competition
for the Shells ; 500 yards. Five shots. Open to the regi¬
ment.

August 13.— Diamond Badge ; 200 and 500 yards. Seven
shots at each distance. Open to the club.

Twelfth Regiment Club, August 12.— 12th Regiment
Rifle Club Match : 200 and 500 yards. Five shots at each
distance. Open to club only. ’Remington military rifle.
Entrance fee, 25 cents.

. August 26.— 12th Regiment Rifle Club Match. Condi¬
tions as above.

— The New Jersey State Rifle Association have issued a
report of their matches for the year 1878. It gives full
particulars of the doings of this strong young organiza¬
tion.

New Jersey — Brinton Range. July 29. — Die highest
score that has ever been recorded in a rifle match at 200
yards was made to-day in the fifth competition for the
Ballard prize. Corporal E. E. Lewist of Flushing. L. I.,
opening with a center, made nine consecutive bull’s-eyes —
49 out of 50 points. Forty-eight has been made several
times by Messrs. W. M. Farrow, S. T. G. Dudley, J. M.
Dart, and others. Mr. W. H. Jackson, of Boston, who
was a member of the American Team of 1877, and captain
of that of 1878, also made an equivalent average of 72 out
of a possible 75 points, and full scores of 7 rounds have
been made. Mr. Lewis had the weather in his favor when
he made his record, which practically makes him, for the
time being, champion short range shot of the world.
There .was hardly a breath of wind, elevations -were
steady, and the light was strong, without glare or mirage.
In addition to his leading score to-day, he made a string
Of 45 and one of 40, giving him a record for the day of 134
out of a possible 150 points. He never shot at Brinton but
once before yesterday and had no previous practice with
the gun he used. His charge was 40 grains of powder and
330 grains of lead. The match was the third of twelve
competitions for a Ballard mid-range rifle, open to all : 200
yards ; position, standing ; weapon, any breech-loading
rifle ; 10 rounds, without cleaning. The entire record of
the match was good, the highest scores being as follows : —

E.E. Lewis .

E. M. SQuler, 15: L. H. Grove,
42; P Bonnett, 41; C. Nance, 11.

. 4 5 5 5 a S 5 5 5

43 ; D. F. Davids, 43 ; J. W.

— The Frelinghuysen Rifle Association, of the First Regi¬
ment, N.G.N.J., met the Sterling Rifle Association, of the
Fifth Regiment, N.G.N.J., on Friday, August 1, and had'
a short-range match with 10 men per side.

FUELING lie YSBN
A. C. Neumann.

W. Bench .

T. Walsh . .

G. Lytle .

I\ Sodon .

E. Ward .

G. Wugrnau .

G. Zinuner .

C. 8oden .

X. Wake .

STEBLIXG III Ft, E ASSO’N.

C. Wiesel . . 4li

C. Townsend . 44

J. J. Dooner . 43

G. Townsend . 42

M. Hot which . . — 42

W. Tan Dorn....; . 11

C. Meiisinger . . 40

H. VanBuren . 37

S. T. Simmons . 38

G. Ripley . 31

Total.

414

Total.

.402

New Jersey. — The Stockton Rifle Range Association
announces a liberal list of matches for August on the
grounds at Camden. Die following is a summary of the
competitions ; —

Aug. 9 and 23 — Winchester Repeating Rifle Match. Fif¬
teen competitions for fifteen Winchester repeating rifles.
All comers. 200 yards. 10 rounds. Any rifle.

Competitors using military rifles as such without clean¬
ing, shall receive an allowance of three points, the highest
score in the greatest number of competitions shall be en¬
titled to a Winchester repeating rifle, model 1876. value,
$32.00

Aug. 11, 18 and 25 — Champion Marksman’s Badge of
1879.— Open to all members of the Second Brigade, N.G.S.
N.J. 200 and 500 } ards. Five rounds at each. Weapon,
the military rifle in use by the State, Target at 500 yards.
Prize. — A fac-simile in gold of the Marksman's badge
issued by the State of New Jersey. This badge will he
awarded to the competitor who, at the close of the season,
Bhall have won it the greatest number of times,

Ait g. 14 and 21 — Ballard Match, twelve competitions for
a Ballard mid-range rifle. All comers. 500 yards. Any
breech-loading rifle. 10 rounds without cleaning. The
three best scores of any competitor, whenever made,
to take the rifle.

Aug. 14 — Stockton range match, one competition. All
comers. Any military rifle. 500 yards. Lying, head
towards target, 10 rounds. Prize — a silver trophy.

Aug. 21— Horstman match. Sword and belt. Open to
members of tlie National Guard of any State. 100, 200
and 300 Yards. Any military rifle. 5 shots at each.

The officers of tlie Association for the present year are :
—President, Gen. E. Burd Grubb; Vice-President, T. B.
Baldwin ; Treasurer, Major Wm. M. Palmer : Secretary,
John S. Lee.

Directors — Gen. E. Burd Grubb, Gen. Wm. J. Sewell,
Alex. Van Rensselser, T. B. Baldwin, Col. Daniel Lodor,
John S. Lee, Col. Daniel B. Murphy, Major Wm. M, Pal¬
mer, Capt. E. D. French, F. C. Arnold, Geo. Potts.

New Jersey — Brinton Range , August 2. — Sharps
Match ; 11th competition ; rifle won by F. J. Donaldson ;
J. M. Dart leading all competitors, but having previously
won a rifle scored one competition for final prize ; 88 en¬
tries ; and the following being the best scores : —

J. M. Dart . 43

T. J. Donaldson . 42

D, F. Davids . 42

F. Aider _ _ _ , . 42

H. Fisher . . 41

H. M.Squier . 41

Same day, Association Match No. 2, 4th competition ;
21 entries. The following are best scores : —

W. A. Robinson . 41

Lt. L. W. Fisk . 40

H. Farrand . 39

Col. G. E. P. Howard . 38

Col. C.H. Houghton . 31

E. M. Squler . is

F. Fit/. . 45

F. Alder . 45

J. W. Todd . 44

F. H. Holton . 44

Col. C. H. Houghton . 43

O. McLaughlin . 43

.41

T. J. Donaldson . 38

Louisiana—. Veio Orleans, July 27. — The seventh com¬
petition for the new Lilienthal cup took place to-day at
Frogmoor under the most favorable circumstances.

The scores of the two leaders were very fine — that of
Mr. Renaud being the highest yet made in the contest for
this cup. The shooting at 200 yards was exceptionally
good all around, all but three of the marksmen scoring 19
and over.

The following is the summary ; New LilienthaL cup ;
seventli competition ; military rifles ; 200 and 500 yards ;
fi ve shots at each and two sighting shots ; three winnings
to entitle to possession of the prize ; first contest won by
Bevcegeay, score 41 ; second, Weiss, 39 ; third, Arms, 41 ;
fourth, (lowland, 40 ; fifth, Arms, 42 ; and sixth, Berce-

Renauii... .
Bercegoay .
Bradford ■ .
Anns. .

Rowland...

Weiss .

Spearing.. . .
Mauuion....

..4 4 3 5 5—21

. 5 4 3 4 4—29

..4 3 4 5 :i — HI

. 4 4 4 3 4—19

..3 3 3 5 4—18

.5 5 3 4 4—21

.4 5 3 4 3-19

4 5 2 4 4—19

..9 3 a 4 2—14

..3 4 3 3 3 19

. 3 2 witlid— 5

500 Yds.

4 5 4 5 5—33—44

5 5 5 3 5—28—43
4 3 3 4 ‘1—18—37
4.2 4 3 4-17-39
4 0 5 5 3—17 — 35
0 2 4 4 3— 13— 3t

2 3 4 4 9-14—33

3 4 4 2 9-13—32
3 0 2 3 3—ll—‘.

2 0 0 4 0— S— 22

Another individual match was started to-day, tlie prize
being an elegant pair of field glasses, presented by tlie
Crescent City Rifle Club ; 200 yards, 5 shots and unlimited
entry. Thirty entries are necessary to decide this match.
Only fourteen entered yesterday, and the contest will be
continued next Sunday. At the conclusion yesterday,
Weiss led by a score of 22 out of 25.

Schtjetzen Notes, — A new shooting club has formed
at Patterson, N. J., and elected the following officers :
Anton Muller, Captain ; Otto Stutzbach, Secretary ; Jos.
Ettinger, Treasurer ; J. Ruetten, Shooting-master."

The shooting club of Salinejees has the following offi¬
cers: Fridolin Landott, President ; Stephen Burill, Treasu¬
rer ; Fred. Oswald, Corresponding Secretary ; G. Winter.
Financial Secretary.

At a meeting of the Shooting Association of Carroll,
Iowa, the following gentlemen were elected for the ensu¬
ing year : Nio. Beiter, President-! Aug. Staak, Vice-Presi¬
dent : I-Iy. Fisher, Chs. Braun, Shooting-masters ; Sebast.
Walz, Treasurer ; Chs, M. Lueck, Secretary.

The Portland, Oregon, Shooting Club has the following
officers : Peter Essen, President ; H. F. Schreiber, Vice-
President ; Joseph Wilms, Treasurer ; — Helbrock, Shoot¬
ing-master. Die club numbers ninety members and has
a park of its own with a shooting stand of 200 yards
distance.

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GAME IN SEASON FOR AUGUST.

‘Woodcock, PhUnhclo minor. |

Black-bellied plover, ox-eyo, |
Squatarnla Helvetica.

Ring plovei-, JGoidUtis sSmipttV
mat u«.

Stilt, or long-shanks, Uimantn-
pus niffrienlUs.

Red-beastcd Snipe, or dwitcher,
Macrorltarnpus grisevs.

Red-backed sandpiper, or ox-
bird, Trinna amerieana.

Great marbled godwit, or mar¬
lin, Aitnosa fedoa.

Willet, Tntanus Mmipdlinatux.
Tattler, Tatar ms melatwleuevs.
Yellow-shanks, Tijtan us tlaripes.

* In NOw York and Oregon only.

“ Bay birds ” generally, including various species of plover, sand
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf bird, phalaropes, avooets,
etc., coming- under the group Llmacofir or Shore Birds. Many
States permit prairie fowl (pinnated grouse) shooting after Aug. 15.

Fine Guns. — We were shown to-day in the office of
Messrs. Schuyler, Hartley& Graham two of the finest sped
mens in the gun line that we have seen for some time.
Both the guns were of the manufacture of W. & C. Scott
& Sons, the celebrated English makers. One of tlie guns,
a Hammerless 12 bore 30 inch barrel with all latest im¬

provements, was presented to Mr. R, V. R. Schuyler of
the above firm, by the Messrs. Scott. The other gun is
one of the premier quality, 20 bores weighing only five
pounds. This gun was built to order for Prof, Scott of
Princeton College, to be used for Collecting specimens
for the museum of the college. These guns can be seen
by calling at the office of Messrs. S. H. & G,, 17 and 19
Maiden Lane,

— Having received a large number of enquiries in rela¬
tion to the Lerby tin-coated and burnished shot, we can
freely say that it was extensively used at the recent tour¬
nament of the New York State Association, at Rochester,
with evident satisfaction, and predicts a successful future.

Massachusetts — Worcester, August 2. — Members of
the Sportsmen's Club may now he seen winding their
way toward tlie retreats of the plover at early mom, and
returning at uight-with plump specimens of that tooth¬
some bird.

New York. — Homellsville, Augusts. — Weather too
warm for woodcock shooting. Burt Elliott yesterday
p.M. killed 7.

Cazenovia, August 2. — Woodcock shooting opened yes¬
terday with fair success ; two got 10, two l<).

“Hammehless.”

Kentu ok y — Stanford, July 28. — Too hot for gunning.
In riding less than two miles a few evenings since, I heard
more than thirty cock quails whistling. Scarcely a drop
of rain in June ; not a thunder shower, and never a more
favorable nesting season. They’re now as thick as re¬
ported in the wilderness, a few years ago, during a He¬
brew campaign. Unless protracted dry weather necessi¬
tates their migration in quest of food, there’ll be extraor¬
dinary sport.

A neighbor, who borrowed my rifle a few days since,
brought me half a dozen squirrels aud a young partridge,
killed along the road as he came a mile to return the gun.

I have’ seen and heard of half a dozen bevies of ruifed
grouse within a mile. The foliage of undergrowth is Loo
dense for successful hunting, even if it were practicable to
go. A rattlesnake, translated on either side of my house
recently, and one whose tail was ornamented with fifteen
rattles was killed near the turnpike a few miles from onr
metropolis. J. T. B.

Ohio, Woodstock July 8, 1879. — ‘-Bob Whites have
had a glorious season for hatching their young, May and
June being very dry months. 1 wintered and turned
loose on the 27th day of March 93 Quail out of 96 cooped
oh December 3. One died from unknown cause, one
caught by rats, and one of them got away while being
fed. Some of them nested within 100 yards of my house.
I for one do not intend to respect the granger law of last
winter, but intend to shoot quail after November 1st, on
lands which I control and see what is to be made out of
it. No man is Availing to do more than myself for the
protection of all game in a reasonable close season, but to
he shut out entirely by a few numb-sculls who by chance
have got into our law-making body, is something I will
not submit to, and for one will see who has the right to
say what shall or shall not be done on lands bought and
paid for, and the taxes on same paid out of my own
money.

My wild pigeons that I brought from Pennsylvania last
year have been an interesting study to me. They matt d
the last half of February and laid "their first eggs in the
last half of March. In 29 days from theday they hatchtd
the flint bird they had laid and hatched agaiu, and so on
until they have now laid the fourth time, and the strange
part of it is, they change mates at every nesting. Whether
this is the case in a natural state I am not able to say, but
it-is so in. my coop. T, M. Owen.

Indiana — Newport, August 1. — There is an abundance
of prairie chickens on our prairies this summer, and tile
shooting will be splendid if we have rain at the opening
of the shooting season. Weather very dry at present.

R. E. S.

Game of Nevada — Mason Valley, Esmeralda County.
Nevada, July 10, 1879. — Our shooting here is mostly confin¬
ed to quail, jack-rabbits, ducks, geese, and an occasional
swan. Quail are very plenty of the kind known as the
California vafley quail, and shortly after the crops are
harvested they get as fat as butter-balls upon the stubble.
The sage brush is about breast high, and although thick
enough to afford excellent cover, is still sufficiently open
to permit easy progress through it in any desired direction,
and a bag of two or three dozen of these charming little
birds can be secured any day by a fair shot without the
assistance of a dog.

Mallard and blue-winged teal are the most numerous
amongst the water fowl ; and I have often brought to bag
three or four brace of these in a half-day’s time. Strange
birds that 1 think ate rare in any part of the United States
visit us, now and then ; and early this spring I was for¬
tunate enough to secure two specimens of the beautiful
glossy ibis, from a flock that stopped for a few days in a
marsh near by. Forked Deer.

A Neat Double Shot — Ashland, N. H., July 28 — Editor
Forest and Stream A friend of minewho went last fall
to Dacotah hunting, related an extraordinary double shot
he had. In going up over quite a sharp roll of the prairie
he saw about forty yards ahead, a fox creeping along veiy
slyly, as only a fox can. He stood still full a miuute try¬
ing to find out what the fox was about before he once
thought of Ins gun. When he did think of it he remember¬
ed it was loaded with only No. 8 chilled shot. He threw his
gun to his shoulder, fired and rolled the fox over stone
dead. At the moment he fired, up got a fine chicken that
the fox was after within a yard of the fox's nose, when he
again thought of the other barrel, aud bacl the satisfaction
of seeing the chicken tumble to the grass, both making a
very rare double shot. Mason.

FULL CHOKE GUNS AND THE NEW
METHOD OF LOADING.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

I noticed in your impression of the 22d May a letter
from your correspondent “ Mataban,” in which he intro¬
duces to your columns in a concise and telling form tlie
important facts relating to wads, which were first dis¬
covered by that most talented and accomplished sports¬
man, “Stonehenge,” the editor in chief of the London
Field. In the course of his communication “ Mataban”
intimates that he has been unable to put this system of
loading to a practical test, and it may therefore prove of
interes ; to him if I relate some recent experiences with
full choke guns and the new kinds of wads.

1 received a best quality full choke gun from England
last November, and— as I take nothing in gunnery upon

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trust— at odo6 set about subjecting it to a critical trial.
In this I was ably seconded by a gentleman who is a very
skilled engineer and machinist, and to whom sporting
weapi ns have been objects of study and interest for many
years. He brought to the target a lT-pouml 7-gauge muz¬
zle-loader as the competitor or my Tj-pound 12-gaugc ful
choke. At first sight it seemed absolute nonsense for me
to shoot my little gun against this ponderous wide-bored
weapon, but I had seen before what a first-class full choke
could do, and did not altogether despair.

The first trial for both pattern and penetration was at
eighty yards. The targets for pattern were sheets of pa¬
per six feet square, and those for penetration some Pettit;
pads I had procured from England, My friend charged
Ills 7-gauge M. L. with 12 drs. of powder and Ely's wire
cartridge, with the end removed so as to prevent the
cartridge from balling. In my B. L. I used 38 drs. of
mixed Curtis <S Harvey, 5-Oths of which were coarse
powder and tile remaining I-Gth very tine grain. Of shot 1
used 1^ oz., while in this install re the wads were of the
ordinary kind and size.

It would occupy too much of your valuable ~p .< :■ to
give the full details of the trial; suffice it, theivi'.nv, to
say that the pattern and penetration of the Tj-puicd gun
quite equalled those of the 17-pound weapon, not •' ti n-
standing the very disproportionate disparity in charge,
gauge, and weight. Doubtless many of your remi-.-r;
whose experience with guns has been confined to those
bored upon the old system will deem my statement wil¬
lingly incredible. but" I can assure them that they may
confidently accept it as representing a fact. Three in¬
stances at "the target— of what it is scarcely exaggeration
to call the terrific penetration of my gun — may be of in¬
terest. viz. :

At eighty yards I put pellets of No, 1 shot through
eighteen sheets of the Pettit pad.

At 100 yards I put pellets of B. B. shot through nine¬
teen sheets of the Pettit pad.

At eighty yards I put pellets of B. B. shot through the
entire pad of thirty sheets, and then through two paper
pattern targets behind the pad, thirty-two sheets in all,
and yet the shot not arrested.

To these examples I will add two instances of the
power of the choke at game. Last monte 1 v, sited,
with two other sportsmen, the shores of the Bay of fliira-
michi in pursuit of wild geese. The first shot 1 got was
at a goose, certainly nearly seventy yards away, which 4
brought down, badly hit. A shot through tne benu oi
the leg enabled us to pick out this bird i rum among the
remainder of our bag, and on my return ho ne .1 gave
orders to my cook to bring it to me when picked. Biie J
did so, and I then ascertained that I had hit- tne bird with j
eleven (11) pellets of No. 1, and driven two of them into
one side of the breast and out at the other ! One ot my
companions was armed with a Uj-pound 16-gauge -‘pur-
agon" “giant grip," in which he used if drs. oi orange
lightning No. 6 and H ozs. of No. 1 chilled shot, aha wna
this weapon and charge I saw him kilt geese which wo re¬
quite 1W) yards distant. It is, perhaps, requisite to auU
that I am necessarily a good judge of distance in conse¬
quence of having done a great deal of target work. The
fact is that a great many good sportsmen nave hardly re¬
alized to the full, as yet, the vast revolutions in sporting
weapons which choke-boriug has effected in less than li i e
vears. Perhaps the best way of illustrating tins is to
contrast the winning gun at the i-ielu" trial of 1666
with the winning small bore at the one that has just
closed.

Gauge. Weight. Charge. Pattern. Penetration.

18B8 12 7> 3 drs. Jfoz. 13 • Sjsuuuts

ISO ...30 5 Ills. 13 oz. 2 dis. i uz. rdf til iuAv 02.

I should estimate 224 force ounces as being quite equiv¬
alent to thirty sheets of a Pettit pad.

As some of your readers (their name is legion) inter¬
ested in guns may like to have the fiild particulars or my
gun. I give them below : 7f- pound, 12-gauge, with thirty
inch best “ tine Damascus" barrels, lull choked, giant
grip action, ••Paragon” brand, rebounding Jocks; length
of stock, 14) inches; drop, 2f inches.

With regard to the “Stonehenge” method of loading,

I would state for the information of “ Mateiban ’ tuat i
procured a stock of 1 1J gauge (not X I f nor 11)) wads some¬
time since from Messrs. Tolley tor experimental purposes,
and that the results I obtained fully confirmed tne ox>in-
ions expressed by “Stonehenge." The regularity of pat¬
tern secured is, indeed, something remarkaole. At times
not a single wild pattern will occur in sixteen to twenty
shots, and the evenness with which the pellets are dis¬
tributed over the target, is moat satisfactory.

I note with much satisfaction your intention to repro¬
duce in your columns the particulars of the most preg¬
nant anti important trial of guns that has ever been cur¬
ried out. I have, as you know, insisted for years upon
the practical superiority for ordinary shooting of small
bores, and I confess that it is not without a. i t trust) par¬
donable feeling of self-gratulation that i find the correct¬
ness of my views now so emphatically confirmed.

28f/i May. Fokest Aisle.

PIGEON MATCHES.

Good Shooting foe a Lad — ok Ant Other Man. — Mr.
R F Schaffer, age 17 years, a member of the Ray¬
mond Sportsmen’s Cluh, and a son of the celebrated gun
dealer, W. R. Schaffer, of Boston, won the fine gold medal
with a remarkable score of 89 out of 90, on glass balls
shot from the rotary, single and double, a score never
equaled before here by so young a sportsman. He is also
very famous in breaking glass balls with a small 23 caL
rifle, and a sportsman hard to beat on bail shooting with
a ball or with shot, and a capital shot in the brushy

Tours truly, W. E. J.

Hie above has been sent us by a Boston friend. We
congratulate Brother Schaffer on being the father of rrclr
a proficient son. He does honor to his training. Perhaps
young Eugene Bogardus will find a competitor in this
young man worthy of his attention.

The Maine State Shoot — Lewiston, July 2\t~ Editor
Forest mul Stream .—Applications are being received from
members of Massachusetts clubs, fer membership l»our
Maine clubs. They desire to joiu in order to participate in
the State shoot which comes off early in September. 'Hue
action is caused by the prohibition of pigeon shooting m
Massachusetts,— a law to that effect having been passed

last winter. The Androscoggin Sporting Club have a
contract with ono party in Aroostook County for two
thousand wild pigeons, besides several others, for “all
you can trap.” Lewiston.

Maine — Tops/mm, July 24, — Riverside Club shoot;
Card's trap ; second match :—

Honin' y . 11000111010101 1—6

* . “Olid . I 1100111111 LI 1 0-12

A. L. (Laid . 0 0 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0—10

Winslow . 0 110 0 111111111 1-12

Croeulear . 0 1110101111011 0-10

Ties on 12-21 yards: C. Goud....l 10 11-4
. Winslow ... 0 0 1 0 0-2

W. A. S,

Lewiston, August 1. — The Androscoggin Shoot¬
ing Club, of Lewiston, who at present hold the gold badge
for the “ champion glass ball shot of Maine " (as well as
the diamond badge for pigeon shooting), have arranged
that it shall be shot for at the coming State shoot as fol¬
lows :

Twenty shots each man ; 10 single balls from a Card
rot ary Ira])" and fivo double rises from a Card set station¬
ary. ami a Huber trap, placed 6 yards apart; 18 yards
rise for single, and 10 yards for double halts. This badge
»-a won hist winter from the Coshnoc Heights Gun Club,
of Augusta, who donated it. by the Auctroscoggins, who
nave tv -id it to the present time, although open to chal¬
lenger once a month. A lively interest is felt as to who
will win it at the September shoot. Lewiston.

Lewiston, August 1. — The Cuslmoc Heights Gun Club,
of Augusta, have a field-day to-day, and are bent on the
destruction of an unlimited number of Bratramian sand¬
pipers. which arc found in immense quantities just east of
(lie city, where they breed and flock, and where they re¬
main some two weeks after flocking. They are hunted
incessantly by enthusiastic sportsmen from Augusta and
Hallowed while they remain. Lewiston.

Topsham, -July 24. — Riverside Club shoot ; Card trap,
second match ; —

Bonney .

C. Go ml .

A. Q. Omul..

Winslow .

Orcenloaf ..

.1 1000111010101 1—9
.111001111111110-12
.0 0111111110101 0-10
0 110 0 111111111 1-12
.01110101 l I 1011 0—10

Ties on 12; 81 yards:—

C. Good . ...1 1 0* 1-4 | Winslow . 0 0 1.1 0-2

W. A. S„ Secy.

Massachusetts — Naho.nl , July 28.— Nahant Sporting
Club glass ball shooting : 10 balls at 18 yards rise; rotary
single trap : —

W. A. Jeffries . 111111101 0-S 1

W. h. Jeffries . 111101110 1—8 0

W. L. Green . -. . 10 0 110 110 1—8

F. B. Abbott . 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0—5

J. A. .Tf-Tries . 110010100 1—5

E. P. Motley . 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1—5

S. Hammond, jr.... . 0 1 1100001 0 — 4

Some of the gentlemen hud never shot at glass balls fronr
a trap.

Massachusetts — Marlboro’ Sportsmen’s Club. —
Marlboro', July 23. — Regular monthly shot at club
grounds; 20 bait match; open to club members and in¬
vited guests. From out of town there were seven mem¬
bers of the Hopkinton Club, of Hopkinton, Mass. Besides
special prizes the regular club prizes, they being a bag of
(27 lbs.) shot to each first and second class, were shot off
orusame string ; —

CI.trB MEMBERS. NON-MEMBKHS.

I. Ct. Howe . 16

N. O. Obarnbelain, . . — 10

F. B. Gleason . 18

F, A. Marshall . 13

li. S. Mooney.. . . . 12

W. H. Leighton, Jr . 33

li pa . - . io

D. F. Howe . 14

O. B. Bn a i. . 13

A. D. Johnson . 15

D. Dorchester. .

M. Wood .

F. E. Tucker...
C. E. Robins. . .

E. Templo....
W. G. Stone. . .

N. Word .

C. E. Chitlin. ..

II. Fhips .

A.G. Brewer.

First special prize, Chambelain ; second, Gleason ; third.
J. G. Howe and Fay divided. Club prizes won by Cham¬
belain in first class and by Fay in second class. H. S.

— The Worcester Sportmen’s Club goes to New Haven
August 19 to shoot with the club there, each team to
have 10 men and to shoot 30 birds.

Connecticut — The New Haven and Fair Haven glass
bull clubs competed for the championship of the State
August 4

NEW HAVEN.

Jnrev . 1110111111111 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-18

Folsom . 10 1 110 111011 10 0101 10— 13

Han-on . 11111111111110111111-10

Colvin . 111000001111111111 I 1—15

Porter . 0111001111011011 1111—15

Moore.. . ml 111111111101111 1—19

Lnnirdon . 110110 1110 11 11 100 1 10-14

Fulton . 10111111111111011 111-18

Pcnu . mu n mi mi u in— 20

Total . . . 151

FAIR HAVEN.

t-~ . 0111111111111111110 0 — 17

. 011 1 1 101 1 1 10111 11 1 11-17

. liuiiii non noioio-16

. 11 0 1111101011100100 1-13

. luioni non i ion lo-iB

. 1111111 1 11100X0101 11-16

. ...Ill 11011111111101011—17

. 7.101101110111111 1 1100-15

. 0110 110110101000100 1—10

. 137

Beera .

JJ. Linsicy .

Tomkins .

Bradley .

J. Lin dry

Gnodycur .

Rowa .

Total .

Connecticut— West Stratford. July 24. — Match of
Pembroke Gun Club ; glass baits : Adam's traps :—

I, . Abbott . 1111110111111111111111 101 25-23

F. Bogart . 0 00 3 1 110 01 111 13—8

K. Nichols . 011 If) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 01 10 1 0110 011114 1 28-18

~ r.ninn . 1110 0 111110110110101101110111 28-20

J. White . 1 111 11 1 1 1010 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 111 11 1 11 1 1 28-23

T: Bishop (B'port)O U111111001111O 11100110110 1 23-16
H. Fowler “ 0 01 0 0 011 01 retired B, Wr >1

New York— Pine Flaws, July 80.— Glass balls ; single
rives : Card's rotary traps ; 21 yards rise. First prize,
dozen silver knives ; •■•econd. keg- of powder ; third, bag of
shut ; fourth, hammock : fifth, can of powder: —

I),,,!, urv 11111110111011 1-13

i . ' . I 1 n (I ! I il 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0— 8

. 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 li 1 I 1 0 1- 7

. 10110110100U111— 0

faviinta .' . 0011011010 1110 1-9

.0 0111110111111 l-ih

uibum . I 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1-13

' . oiiiiiiiioioio o-io

, ,1 , . ..0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0-10

I . . 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-13

u iiiiii:: . . i i o i i i i o i o o i i i i-u

Rowe 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0-8

Ties on 18:—

Jamison . 1111 1—5 I Duxbury . 0 110 0—2

Case . 01110-31

Ties on 10:—

Jackson . 0 111 1—4 I Barton . 110 0 1—3

Ties ono :—

Carman. . 1 011 1—4 | Hoey . 1100 1-3

Port Morris, New York City, August 2. — Sixth regular
monthly shoot of Knickerbocker Gun Club, for club badge,
at 15 balls; Card’s rotating trap ; 18 yards rise; Bogar-
dus’s rales, took place here to-day. Owing to a variety of
causes the attendance was rather slim. N. Jacques
acted as referee. The following score was made : —

G. Dennerlein, . 1110 1111111111 0-13

W. Potter, jr . 11111111111100 1-13

C. Baker . 1 1 1 1 1 1 ] l l l o 0 1 0 1—11

A. Stelukc . 0 10 1 00 1 1 1001 100—7

D. Oaughlan . 0 1111110101001 1-10

F. Chedsey . 11110011111010 1—11

Tics on 13, shot off at 21 yards ;—

Dannerlcin . 1 1 0 0 1—3 I Potter . . . 1111 1—5

C. E. B.

New Jersey— Bergen Point., July 29.— Sixth of the
seven matches by the Bergen Point Ameteur Gun Club
for gold badge : 25 glass balls ; 15 yards rise ; Bogardus’
traps and rules : —

Moore . 0 111 11 1 00011111110111111 1-20

S. L. Davis . 1 10011100111100100011111 1—16

Niluievdlng . 0 10101010001011011011111 1-15

The score now stands : three matches to the credit of S.
L. Davis and three to Moore.

New Jersey Gun Club— Jersey City, July 16. — Monthly
shoot at birds and balls ; regular handicap ; glass-ball
badge shoot ; 20 balls thrown from three Hepsley traps : —
Yards.

W. ganders . .

John Pearson . 20

W. Hepsley . 23

D. Dunlap . . . 20

— Jackens . 18

Geo. L. Wilms . 20

H. Geiger . 20

1 000100010011011101 1—10
1010111011111110001 1—14
0 110111000 0 10110011 1—11
1011101 111 1 3 1011 'Oil 0-15
00001110011000111001—9
000101J.GD01! 0111111 1—12
1111011111111 011110 0—18
Second match ; five birds ; 25 yards rise ; H, and T.
traps : —

Pearson

Wilms . . . *

Hepsley . 0

Warue . 1

Geiger . 1

1111-5
0011—2
1110-3
1101—4
111 0-4

Dunlop .

Sip .

Van Brockle...
Sanders.., .

Ill

Oil

0 0-3
0 1-3
1 1-5
0 1-3

First and second divided. Third dividedbetween Hepsley
and Dunlop.

Miss and out ; sweeps ; one barrel ; 25 yards ; —

1-2 1 1 * -2

’-0 111111 0-6

1111111-7

G riger .

Dunlop .

Van Brockle..
Sanders .

1-2
0-0
1 0-1
0-0
1 1-2
0-0
1 0-1

G. L. W.

Pennsylvania — Catawissa, July 29.— Shoot No. 9, of
the F. & G. P. Club of Catawissa ; Card’s rotary trap ; 18
yards rise : loosing side paying expenses : —

O. W. Rcifsnyder . 1011011011—7

H. B. Aldrich . 11110 110 11—8

A. Thomas . 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1— 8

T. P. Cherrington . 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1-4

T. Fox . .1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1-6

P. Robison . 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-3

T. E. Harder . 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1—4

Wm. Geiger . 0 000000000—0

Total..

A. Stndler .

John Gibbs .

Wm. Orange .

C. E. Fessenden —
C. M. Drinker .

B. B. Sehmick .

.1. H. Geary .

Geo. Waters .

Ties on 8 v

. 40

.101000000 1—3
..0 100110110—6
. .oiiiiioioo— a
.0 100111110-6
..1101101111-8
-.1 00100000 0-2
.0 0000 1) 1000— 1
..0 001010010-3

Pennsylvania — Erie, August 1. — Second regular shoot
for Rathskeller cup, presented to the Erie Gun Club by
Louie Schumacher. Mole’s rotating trap and rules to
govern

John E. Graham . 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 0-14

T. W. Jareckf . 0 1111101111111 1-13

Joe. Snellenberg . 1 1111111111010 1—13

Whiteside . 1 0111111111101 1-13

W. W. Derby . 0 0111101111111 1—12

Gray . 11110 0 10 111110 1-11

Col. J.S. Riddle . 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0-0

Will. Tracy . 11001100110101 1—0

Louis Schumacher . . 0 0011 11 10010000— fl

Charles Haves . 1 11010001100000-6

N. B. — We consider Will. Tracy the best one-armed
shot in this part of the country. “ Snipe.”

Anacostia Gun Club— Washington, July 26.— First
match ; glass balls : —

Wagner... . . . 111111111 1-10

Itoth well . 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1-T

1011011111—8
1110110111—8
1110101000—5
1111100111—8
111110011 0-7
1011011000—5
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1-0
1110100111—7

Williams .

Shelton . .

Morgan .

Ball .

Stumph .

Scott . .

Ready .

Case .

Second match ; pigeons

Roth well . 1 0 l 1 0— 3 I Morgan . 110 1—4

Third match ; miss and out : Wagner handicapped, 80
yards : —

Wagner . 1 1-8 1 Morgan . 1 1—8

Rothwell and Shelton Wagner and Morgan dl-

withdr6-w. I vided .

Ball . 1 0-1 1

Fourth match; 5' birds; Wagner handicapped; 80
yards : —

Wagner . 1 1 1 l 1-5 1 Ball . 1 0 0 1 1—8

Scot!.:...- . 0 0 10 9-11

Georgia — Augusta. July 23. — Match between two local
clubs ; 30 balls per man : Bogardus’ trap. Charleston
Sporting Club : —

t.t. n ...11 11 11 10 11 11 n 11 n 11 11 01 11 or 11—27

W.H.T...01 UL 11 It li J1 11 li 01 11 II H 01 11 00—34

B. A. K...11 11 11 01 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11—37

W.L.C....41 10 u 01 n ui 01 01 01 11 11 10 11 11 11—23

J.R.H.. 11 00 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 01 01 11 11 — 21

C. R. L.. . 11 11 11 10 11 11 U 10 11 01 01 11 11 01 11—25

L. H.T. ...11 11 10 11 11 11 10 01 OI 11 U 11 01 11 11— 24

O.C. P. ...li 01 11 11 01 10 11 11 00 11 11 10 11 11 li— 21

T, S. I. .11 11 11 11 10 11 00 11 11 01 01 n 11 U 11—23

Total . - . . 15

FOREST AND STREAM,

535

Merchants and Exchange Club
traps : —

w.T.D.,.11 u n n ll 11 n 11
w. M. J- ,u ll u 11 u ll n 11

J. W.J...U 11 ll 01 11 01 (30 00

M.J. V...00 11 11 01 01 11 11 111

. J. D . 11 11 01 11 11 11 U 11

R.W. H..11 11 01 11 11 01 11 01

J. S. . 11 11 11 11 U 11 01. 01

A. M. B. ..11 11 11 11 01 01 11 10

D.F.C....U 11 lp It 01 11 11 00

Total .

I SO balls each from three

ll 11 ll oi ll U

u 11 II 01 II 11

n ii ll ll ll u

11 ll 01 10 11 11

11 ll n u ll 11

11 11 11 01 10 11

01 11 00 11 11 11

11 01 10 11 II 11

11 01 11 oi oi u

01-28
01— 2 j
11-21
11—23
11—29
11-25
11—25
11-25

Ohio — Wapakoneta Glass Ball Tournament. —
Wapakoneta, Tuesday July S3.— First match; sweep-
stakes ; 13 yards rise ; 10 single balls ; Bogardus’s rules : —

..0 1 0 0 0 1 1

II. R. Hull
J. G. Patterson

E. F. Sawyer . . u i

Wb. Ackerman . 1 I

- Fiskc . 11

Geortra Armacost . 0 0

- Tidjcn . 0 1

Tie on 8, 21 yards ; won by Sawyer with 3 straight.

Second match ; sweepstakes ; 18 yards rise ; 10 single
balls:—

_ - 1 1-6
1011-8
O 1 1 1 1 1 t 1—8
1111011 1-9
11110110-8
1011111 1—7
10110-6

Fisko .

M. Hull .

Armaoost .

Sawyer .

Patterson . .

Aokerman .

G. Hull .

Coonrad .

Pierson .

Hurley .

Tie on 0 ; 21 yards ; 3 balls :—
Sawyer . J 1

T[e on 8 ; 21 yards; 3 balls; s

..0 1100100
.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
.01111110
..1 1 l 1 1 0 1 1
.01110111
.110 1110 1
.0 110011 1
..11101111

its
i 1=5
11—8
1 0- 7
10—6
11—9
1 1—10
10-8

111-3

1-3

l by Hurley with 3 straight.

Third match; sweepstakes; 18,yards rise; 5 single balls:—

Ackerman.. . . 0 1 1 1 1 — 4 j Patterson.. . . 10111

Mske . 0 111 1—1 1 Hurley . 1 1 1 1 0 — 1

Armacost . . .1 0 1 1 1 — 4 | Tidjcn . 0 0 0 0 1 — 1

Sawyer . 1111 1—5 |

Sawyer first money. Tie of 4 ; 21 yards rise ; 3 balls
Adterman. ...11 1 — 3 1 1 0 — 2 I Hurley — ...11 1 — 3 0 1 0 — 1
The others withdrew.

Fourth match ; sweepstakes ; 18 yards rise ; 5 single
balls : —

Ackerman.. . 0101 1 — 3 I Armacost . 0 1 1 1 0 — 3

Fteke . U 1 0 0 1-3 | Hurley . 0 10 0 1-2

Patterson . 10 10 1—3 I Sawyer . 1111 1—5

Tidjen . 0 110 1—3 | Franke . . . 0 111 1—4

Tie of 3 ; 21 ya rds ; miss and out, won by Patterson with 2 :—
Fifth match ; sweepstakes ; 18 yards rise ; 10 single
balls: — ,

..11111100

,11
10 11
110 1
1111

Ackerman . .

Patterson . . .

Eltzroth .

MoKnight. . .

Sheets .

Motter .

Wright .

Sawyer .

Armacost ..

Pierson .

Hurley .

Ziogonfelder.

Franko . - ------

Tie on 10 for first money ; 21 yards; 5 stogie balls:—

1 0—7
0 0-7
11—9
0 1—7
10-8
0 1—7

.1 1 1

.1 1 1

..0 1 0

1 1 1 It- 7

1111—8
110 0—7
1 1 1 1—10
0 0 0 0—2
0 10 1-5
‘ ' 1 1-10

Tip on IU 101 nrst UIUUUJ , ill , o niHgiv Utum. —

Pierson . 0 0 1 1 1-3 1 1 1 1 0 4 i Franked 1 0 1 0-3 0 1 1 1 0-^3
Tie on 8 for third money : 21 yards rise ; o single balls
Sheets T 10 11-4 0 1110-31 Sawyer .10111-4 110 U-4

Sixth match ; sweepstakes ; 18 yards rise ; 10 single
balls : —

..lllllll
.1111111
..0111110
..1 1 o 1 1 l 1

.110 1111
.1111111
..1001116
.0 0 0 1 0 1 1

.110 1110
. 0 1 1 o 1 1 0

.11 .

..1 1

1 1

10 1—9
1 1 1-10
111—8
111—9
110—8
1 1 1—10
0 11—6
10 0—4

110— 7

111- 7

o l—

liiii

Aekermnu .

Franke .

Wright .

Coonrad . .

Pierson. .

Eluroth .

Ziegonfelder .

Mcknight .

Sheets .

Armacost .

Patterson .

Hurley .

Franko and Eltzroth divided first ; Ackerman and Coonrad di¬
vided second. Tie on 8 for third ; 21 yards ; 3 balls :—

Wright . 0 1 w I Hurley . 111-3 110-2

Pierson . 1 1 1-3 1 1 1-3 I

Seventh match ; sweepstakes ; 18 yards rise ; 10 single
balls :—

. l 0 1 1 1 1 o 1 1 1-

. 1 11111111 1-10

. l 1 1 l l 1 1 1 l 0-9

. 1 11111111 1-10

. 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1-8

. 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1— "

. 1 1 1 0 l l 1 1 0 1- .

. 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0-5

. 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 l 0—9

Ackerman .

Franke. .

Eltzroth .

MoKnight .

8beets .

Hurley . .

Fiske .

Armacost .

Motter .

Franke aud MoKnight divided first: Motter and Eltzroth divided
second. Tie on 8 for ihii-d ; 21 yards ; 3 balls ; won by Ackerman
■With 3,

Wednesday , July 28.— Eighth match ; sweepstakes ; 18
yards rise ; 16 single balls : —

Coonrad . 1 1 1 1 X

0 0

Moore.. . . - -

Eltzroth . 1 111011X1

Motter . . 0 00111011

SheSti . 1 l l 1 0 1 1 0 1

Franke,'.': 0 1110 1111

MoKnfght. . 1 0 0 0 0 "--“

Wright . ...1 1 1 1 1

Coonrad and Pierson divided fi rst.

Ninth match ; sweepstakes ; 18 yards vise ; 10 single
balls : —

..t l

1110 1

1 1—15
1 1—12
_ 1 1—15
1 0 1—13
1 0 1—10
1 1 1—10
0 1 1—11
0 0 0-6
1 1 1-14

0 11—9
111—8
1 1 1—10
10 1—7
1 1 1—10
1 1 1-10
111—'

Moore .

Wright . .

EUzroth . 1

Franko . j

Pierson . 1

Coonrad . J

Sheets . , . 1

Tie on 10 for first ; 5 balls ; 21 yards :

Eltzroth . 1 110 0—3 | Coonrad . 1 111 1—5

Pierson . 1 1 1 1 1—6 1

Pierson and Coonrad divided first ; Wright and Sheets divided
third.

Tenth match ; sweepstakes : 18 yards rise ; 10 single
balls:—

Moore. .

Pierson .

Wright .

Sheets .

a. Hull .

Aekermnu .
MoKnight..

Motter .

Franke....

Eltzroth.

..1111011111-9

..111110
..111111
.11111
.01100
.110 11

.110 10

11—9
_ _ 1 1-10
. 0 0 0 1-7
10 111—6
0 1111—8
1 10 0 1—6
0 1110-6
I 1 1 1 1-10
1111 1—10

Tie on ID for first ; 6 single balls ; 21 yards rise
Wright,.l 111 1-5 1111 1—5 1 Eltzroth. 1 111 1-6 1010 w-3
Franke..O 0 w I

Moore and Pierson divided seoond.

Eleventh match : sweepstakes : 18 yards rise. : 10 single
balls : —

.1 l l

11110 11-9
10 11111-1
i l 1 l i l l— ifl
1111110—9
lllllll — 1
111110 0-8
0101111-8
0 1 110 0 1—0
1011111-1
9 for second; 5 balls;

Ackerman . .

Burnett . . . li u i

Coonrad . 1 1 1

Pierson . 1 1 1

Franko . 0 0 0

Moore . 1 1 1

Wright . .1 1 1

Britton . 0 1 1

Motter . .0 0 l

Moore and Wright divided third ; Ue
21 yards rise :—

Aokerman . 0 1 0 w— 2 I Pierson . 1 111 1—5

Twelfth match. This was a two team shoot of any two
teams of anv organized club. First prize : Silver Cup,
donated by home club, valued at $25. Second prize : Five
Hundred Paper Shells, donated by U. At. C. Co., and one
Hawkslev Loader, donated by B. Kittredgo & Co., Cin¬
cinnati, 5. Third prize : Fifty Pounds Shot, donated by
I. Young, Secretary home club. Ten teams entered; So
single balls ; 21 yards :—

TBOY TEAM.

MoKnight . 1111011 0 110 0 0101111 0-13

Sheets?. . 11 t 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 1 v 0-18-20

WEST ALEXANDRIA TEAM.

Eltzroth . 11111011011000llI110-.lt

Hotter . 1 111111 111111111111 0-19-33

TOLEDO TEAM.

Wright . 11110111111111 111 l 1 0-18

Moore . 11101 11111111100110 1-16-34

T.tHA TEAM.

Ackerman . . llllllll ill 1 1 0 1 i I 11 1 — 19

EiSko . 1 1 1110 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1-15-34

FREMONT TEAM.

Coonrad . . 11111111111111010 10 1— IT

Pierson. . . 111111011111110111 i 1 ! 1 2 -35

BELLE CENTER TEAM.

Hurley . 1 11011111X11 110 0 111 1—17

Howland. . . ..10 011 1 1 0111 1 i 1 i 11 1 0 1 — 10— 33

WAP A K ON ETA TEAM.

A. Franko . 1111110 111111111110 1—18

I. Young . . . 1 1 1 11 1 101 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 19 — 3:

TROT TEAM.

Sheets . 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 I 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1—15

Waltz . 0 000000100010011 0 11 0- 8— 18

LIMA TEAM.

Edmlston . 0111011111101010100 1-13

G. Hull . 011110111111111X01-1 0-16-29

winchester TENM.

Burnett . 1101110111111111011 0-10

Britton . 110 111010 10 0 1110 10 1 1-13-29

Wapakoneta Team, first prize ; Fremont Team, second ; Toledo
and Lima Teams divided third.

The weather was unpropitious. It rained both days of
the tournament : nevertheless, a good time was had. It.
is the intention of our club to give a pigeon tournament
sometime during September, due notice of which will be
given. I. Young,

Sec’y Wapakoneta Globe Shooting Club.

pttionkl §<istimes.

ARCHERY.

HIGHLAND PARK ARCHERY CLUR.

July 28th, 1870.

Editor Forest and Stream .- —

When one has had a pleasant experience it is natural
that he should imagine that every one else would be
pleased to hear about it, aud he is prone to become loqua-
cious upon the subject. To the lover of archery a visit to
the grounds of a first class club, and the privilege of par¬
ticipating in their practice, and of receiving t heir hospi¬
tality, is one of the choicest blessings of archery. Having
enjoyed such a visit with rare relish after a long term oi
severe work, I beg the reader to bear with me while I
babble about some of the events of my visit.

Most of the readers of the Forest and Stream have
heard of the “ Highland Fark Archers,’' one of the oldest
and best societies in America. Among them, in the beau¬
tiful village of Highland Park on the shore of Lake Michi¬
gan, twenty-two miles north of Chicago, I passed the
“ White day ” of my archer life for 1879.

Having passed several days in Chicago, in Committee
work for the furtherance of the cause of the National meet¬
ing to be held there in August, I gave myself into the hands
of Mr. II. C. Carver, the Corresponding Secretary of the
Association, aud by hi.- A .. .- 1 aj . . .,

pleasure it is possible to crowd into one day. Daring the
afternoon of the 25th of July the gentlemen of the H.
P. Archers ’’and myself shot the Single York Round at
two targets over the fine range at Mr. Carver's residence,
and some very creditable scores were made. Several mem¬
bers of the club did not shoot, and several only a portion
of the round, and I am unable to give the scores, i only
remember that of Dr. Weston, who made the leading
score as follows: hundred yards, 83 ; eighty yards, 103 ;
sixty yards, 80; total, 268, The Dr. claimed this as his
best round, but it will not long remain his bast if his si y ie
of shooting continues improving as rapidly as it has since
I saw him shoot in June. Among the gentlemen who
made high scores were Mr. Henry C. Carver, Win. Ford.
P. Hall, Mr. W. B. D. Gray, Mr. Win. 31, Goodridgc, and
Mi-. C. G. Hammond of v.. -

3Ir. John Wilkison of “ The North Side Archery Club” of
Chicago. The latter gciit!,-i . . n

shooting done at eighty and one hundred yards. He has
only attempted archery since last May, and had never be¬
fore made a shot at a target at longer than sixty yards
range. The flight of his arrows was most benutitul, aiul
extremely low considering that he uses a thirty-eight
pound bow. The bow, however, is a very extraordinary
one for the smoothness aud quickness of its spring ; a
Spanish Yew of a very fine wood. The “ Highland Park
Team ” composed of Mr. Henry C. Carver, Mr. Ford P.
Hall, Mr. W. B. D. Gray aud Dr. Weston, is one of the
strongest in the Association, and the team which intends
to take first place at the August Meeting will have a
splendid contest with this team. They will require the
winning team to score sixteen hundred at tha American
Round: About six o’clock P, M. Mrs. Henry C. Carver
kindly took me in her carriage to the residence of Mrs.

Wrenn, where we found several of the lady archers assem¬
bled before a clean new target in the shade of the fine
trees, Onlythree of tbe ladieswere armed, however, and
of these three I only preserved the scores of two. The
distance was thirty yards, and from the twenty-four
arrows shot the following scores were made. Miss Janie
Street, 24 hits, 108 score. Mrs. Henry C. Carver, 20 hits,
100 score. This is very fine shooting,' but I was informed
that Miss Street had on the same afternoon scored 135
with the same number of arrows at the same range. I do
r.o; know of this score being exceeded in America but
ore?, and then only by one point. Mrs. Nichol Halsey,
who v? score I did not preserve, was engaged in experiment-
n r to obra. n a better style of drawing, rapidly accommo¬
date i position and drew to my direction, and I was very
g a 1 to see one who is the imp ?] Bonification of grace and
e'e m c , so easily adapt herself to tile difficult attitude and
movement and correct *• draw ” in archery. I i eidily dis¬
covered that she possessed the three most valuable quali¬
ties of a good archer ; patience, good nerve, and a desire
to bo criticised. She has hitherto achieved some fine
scoring, and when she has thoroughly overcome the nov¬
elty of the different style of shooting which she has as¬
sumed. no doubt can be entertained of the accuracy as
well as grace of her shooting. Miss Street has naturally
found a fine position, and draws and looses her arrows
with the utmost ease. She used a twenty-four pound
bow and so perfectly is it under hex command, that she
shot the score above given after sbe had shot tteo hundred
ami thirty arrows on the same afternoon. This isa mar¬
velous exhibition of nerve for one who is apparently far
from strong, ttho shoots with perfect ease and imperturb¬
able coolneSs, and is an adversary to be dreaded on the
tar get field. 1 ter scoring at the National Meeting will be
very high. Miss Hattie Dennison shot a few arrows of
which no score was kept, but nearly all of which found
the middle of the target. She is one of the finest shots
in the club, and, like Sliss Street, she seems to have fallen
naturally into a fine position, and shoots with great ease
and force. Sixty yards is readily under the command of
her bow, and while she has had very little practice she
scores finely, several times having passed one hundred
points with twenty-four shots at thirty yards. Among
the persous gathered to witness the sliooting, I had the
pleasure, of meeting Mrs. Wrenn, the Hon. W. A. James,
Speaker of the House, of Representatives of Illinois, and
ius accomplished wife ; the Rev. G. L. Wrenn, and Mr.
George Hall. The latter gentleman has unfortunately
lost ins left arm, and being fascinated with archery, has
experimented with drawing a bow while holding it with
his feet, aud has actually succeeded in thus making some
line- scores. At our request he shot a few arrows at thirty
yards, striking the target with eveiy one. If one under
such difficulties can learn to shoot, who in the possession
of all his or her powers, shall say “I cannot learn?”
And how fascinating a mistress must archery be to thus
allure her lover over such an obstruction? Being com¬
pelled to return to Chicago at 9:30 A. 31. on the next day,
the ladies kindly assembled at the residence of Mr. Henry
C. Carver at eight o’clock the next morning, (how great a
self denial to meet so early) and shot a score at forty
cards. I was compelled to Dave before the shooting was
ov, r, but the scoring was very fine. 3Irs. Carver, who
shoots with a most “ taking” style, leading in the score
at this range. Some very fine shooting was done by 31rs.
Goodridge and 3Iiss Polsen, but ea :h of them was called
away from tha grounds before the shooting was conclud¬
ed. Mr. Elisha Gray, the inventor of the telephone is
president of the club, and Mrs. Gray is one of the most
enthusiastic members. Mrs. Swartout, the Lady Para¬
mount. Mrs. W. S. Lasher and Mrs. Weston, I did not
meet at the targets, but I heard much of then- skill from
other members of tbe club. Even the younger people
h tvebt'com : meffectod with the contagion of a rchery, and
Miss Grade Hammond, who is only twelve years of age,
has become a very expert archer, vieing with the older
ones, and taking a high place in the score lists. Even my
little friend. Master Winnie Carver wields the bow with
great skill, having passed one hundred points with twen-
ty-four arrows at thirty yards. I rejoice to see our most
refined and cultured ladies adopting archery as their out¬
door past fine. No exercise so displays their gracefulness
or so develops that fine nerve and springiness that is the
richer t- dower of beauty. The world cannot produce a
picture so perfect or entrancing as a beautiful lady stand¬
ing before the gaily painted face of a new target on the
lawn of her old home : about her the “ shadow of great
trees and color of glad grass,” her springy bow drawn
back till it curves liko a wand of willow, the whole form
dibit xl with joy. the faintest blushes of pink flocking up
to the eager face, made splendid by the glad and lumi¬
nous eyes. No one who has ever seen such a vision will
deny its surpassing beauty. Tlio Public Tournaments of
of the British archer draw together the finest crowds of
spectators of any class of outdoor exhibitions in the Isles,
and the National Meeting on the 12th, 13th and 14th of
August, at Chicago, will be witnessed by the largest as-,
seni blage of the refined and polished element of Chicago
rociet r ever drawn together, aud it is needless to add that
the fact that the ladies are to participate in the shooting
wifi be the chief attraction. They will be the loadstars
of the meeting. The English ladies have so thoroughly
mustered the bow that their scoring at fifty and sixty
yards is much better than that of the gentlemen at the
j same ranges, and now that the American lady, strong- of
purpose, persistent and patient, has bent her intelligence
to the subjugation, of the refractory bow, we shall see new
wonders performed with it ere many years, for when she
has se t her mind and heart upon the accomplishment of
q purpose,

“ Wlint shall charm or force
Her spirit From its destined course l"

Will. H. Thompson.

An Eastern Arohery Association. — A number of
archery clubs sent representatives to a meeting- held at
the Parker Houre, Boston, Mass., July 80, for the pur¬
pose of organizing an Eastern Association somewhat like
the National Association and for the same objects.
Among the clubs represented were the following : the
Pequossett Archers, of Watertown, 3Iass.; the Waltham
A rchery Club : the Orchard Archers, of Fitchburg, Mass.;
the Oritani Archers, of Hackensack. N. J.; tbe West
Newton Arohery Club; theToxaclis, Newton, 31a-s. ; the
Greenfield Archers ; the Maple Grove Archers, Spring-

536

FOREST AND STREAM.

Held, Mass.; the Massasoit Bowmen. The following offic¬
e's '"'ere elected : President, Mr. A. S. Brownell, Boston,
Mass. ; First Vice-President, Miss Maud Banks: Second
A ice-President, Dr. E. P. Miller, Fitchburg, Mass,; Re¬
cording Secretary, Mr. N. Abbott. Watertown, Mass.;
Corresponding Secretary, Mr. J. Worcester, Waltham,
Mass. : Treasurer, Miss Walker, Watertown, Mass. Exec¬
utive Committee A. S. Brownell, B. S. Tollman, Dr.
E. P. MUler, AV. Holbeiton, J. W. Rollins, Jr.; E. P.
Bugbee,

Rules and regulations were adopted very much the
same as those of the National Association. The initia¬
ls?'' -fo® is $5, and it is to be hoped that the Eastern clubs
will join so as to build up a strong society. A meeting
will be held in Boston the last week in September, when
medals and prizes will be shot for at the double American
and Columbian rounds. Clubs in the vicinity of New
A ork can address AV. Holberton, of the Executive Com-
niit tee, (55 Fulton street, New York, for further informa¬
tion.

Archery Score Books and Cards.— The thing for
JU’cho'y scoring is Tac. HuSBey's archery score books,
they are arranged for the various regulation rounds, are
neat, handy, durable and as near perfection as can be
attained.

Something New in Bows. — The latest thing in archery
is a wooden bow backed with rawhide. Mr. John AV.
Sutton took his cue from the Indians, whose short bows,
backed with sinews, possess wonderful power. To afford
some idea of what the rawhide-backed bow will do Mr.
Sutton called at this office, and in our presence pulled
one of them to thirty-eight inches repeatedly, it spring¬
ing hack straight when relieved. See the advertisement
in another column.

Ohio — Cincinnati, July 21. — The following scores were
shot at Westwood, near Cincinnati. Juiv 18, 1879 ; ladies,
thirty yards, and gentlemen forty yards' : forty-eight-inch
target ; tliirty arrows.

Hits.

Miss Miller . 29

Miss Simms . 24

Miss Pounsford . . 21
Miss Holoushiulo . 23
Miss Pierson. _ _ _ 31

Score. I

165 Mr. Healy . .

126 | Mr. F. Miller . 24

109 I Mr. Charles Miller 27
101 | Mr, llogley . 24

Hits. Score,

95 I Mr. Barker. .

Totals .

, . . 118

16 | Totals . . . 128 554

Grand Totals— Hits, 216 ; score, 1,170.

I have never seen a Bt-ore published ahead of that by
Miss MUler. She. has beaten it in private practice since
then. Saqittarian.

Pequossett Archers— Watertarn, July BO.— Thirty
arrows : thirty yards.

Hits. Value. I

Miss L. Magee . 18 ye Mrs. KiJsbec. . .

Miss A. Walker — 23 #5 | Mrs. Shaekford.

THIRTY ARROWS, FORTY YARDS.

Hits. Value. |

N. Abbott. . 31 123 A. S. Brownell.

E. R. D wig-ht . 22 106 |S. P. Abbott. ..

COLUMBIA ROUND, A 17 OUST 1.

Hits. Value. |

Mrs. Siisbee . 41 203 Miss 1. Magee . .

Miss Walker . 31 133 I

AMERICAN ROUND, AUGUST 3.

Hits. Value. I _

E. R. Dwight . 48 238 8. P. Abbott . 38

N. Abbott . . 43 173 I Jos. Shaekford . ... 1!) 01

A, S. Brownell ... 41 171 I

See prices for archery in J. B. Crook’s advertisement
this week. — [Ada].

Hits. Value.

Hits, Value.

Hits. Value.

Hits. Value.

FIXTURES.

Aug 7-8— Ottawa.— Toronto vs. Ottawa.

Aug 9— Staten Island.— Staten Island vs. Manhattan.

Aug 9— Frankford.— Wakefield vs. Frankford.

Aug 10— Staten Island.— Staten Island (2d.) vs. Manhattan (2d),
Ang 19-20— Ottawa.— Prated States vs. Canada.

Aug 21— Staten Island.- Germantown (2d.) vs. Staten Island (2d).
Aug 25-36— Hoboken. N. J.— Hamilton vs. St. Georges.

Aug 27-28— Staten Island.— Hamilton vs, Touug America.

Aug 29-30— Staten Island— Hamilton vs. Staten Island.

The United States Eleven.— At a meeting of the
Executive Committe of the Cricketer’s Association of the
United States, held at Philadelphia, on August 1st., the
following gentlemen were selected to represent the States
in the international match. United States vs. Canada, to
be played on August 19-20, at Ottawa : C. B. Calvert,
Peninsular, C. C. of Detroit. Mich.: R. AV. Clay. Phila¬
delphia, C.C.; F. L. Bailey and J. M. Fox, Merion C. C.
of Philadelphia ; C. A. and D. S. Newhall, Young America
Cl. C. of Philadelphia ; J. L. Soutter and R. J. Cross, St.
Georges’ C. C, of New York ; F. E. Brew-ster, Henry W.
Brown and R. N. Caldwell, Germantown C. C. of Phila¬
delphia.

The choice of the above players has been in the hands
of a thoroughly competent committee, and we have no
criticisms to make, but there must have been some special
reason for leaving out R. S. Newhall, America's best bats¬
man ; Lane, of the Staten Island bowler, and one of the
Hargreaves. Novsverrons!

On the second, the Secretaries of the Hamilton, Toronto,
Ottawa and Montreal Clubs decided upon the following
gentlmen to represent Canada ; E. Kearney of Halifax,
N. S.; E. Spragge and Ogden of Toronto ; B. AV. Wand,
H. C. Simmons' and R. Terrie of Hamilton ; Rev. T. D.
Phiilipps of Ottawa ; W. Armstrong of Orillia ; S. Ray of
Whitby ; and E. H. Gough and J. O. Bagley of Montreal.

Manhattan vs. Staten Island — On July 17 the first
eleven of these clubs roet at Prospect Park' for the first
time this season. The Island team was not on hand at
the appointed time. Half an hour late they presented
four players, and it was past noon before they were ready
to play and then had only seven men. Staten Island went
in and were disposed of in short order for 44 runs. The
only double figures in their score were made by Ronald-
son. Their opponents who had an eleven on the ground
at 10:30, then went to the hat, Hulbert, Scott and Greig
getting double figures, and the innings closed for 10.2.
The Staten Islsnd second inning produced 118 runs for
six wickets, and at 6:45 p. m., they had eight men on
their team when time was called, Score :

STATEN ISLAND.

Lane, e Grelg, b Browstor . . 0

Jones, b Grelg . 2

Sprague, run out . 8

Stevens, b Brewster . 6

llonal rtson , b G reig. . 20

Bnnce, not, out . 4

Adams, c Ilooper, b Brewster 6

Mllte, absent . o

Harvey, absent . o

Moore, absent . o

Inman, absent . 0

Byes. 2 ; leg byes, 2 : . 4

Total . 44

Young America (of Wis.) vs. Willow.— These clubs
of Milwaukee, Wis., met at the base-ballpark on the 15th
iust., and played a closely contested and interesting
match. The Young Americas are all lads under eighteen
years, and their club has been organized scarcely twelve
months. The following score will therefore indicate a
very tolerable result from their brief practice. The Wil¬
low club was re-enforced by Messrs Martin and Ashley of
Racino, Wis., and the Young America allowed sixteen
players : —

MANHATTAN.

Grelg, bLane . 17

Jenkins, b Lano . 4

Hoaford b Jones . 0

Hulbert, run out . 80

G. Scott., b Lane: . 20

Hooper, b Lano . 8

Brewster, e and b Adams . 4

Middleton, c sub b Adams. ... 0

Jackson, b Lane* . . o

Dellar, b Banee . fl

W. Scott, not out . 5

Byes, 5 ; wides, 1 : no ball, 1 . 7

Total . 102

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.
MERION.

Balia. Runs.

Ewing . 96 38

Morris . 122 20

Peace . . . 30 11

Wides-Morrls, 8,

STATEN ISLAND.

Donald . 186 49

Satterthwaite. . . 90 28

Roberts . 80 15

Maidens. Wickets.

1

The Merion's Second Eleven Trip.— The second eleven
of the Merion Club visited the St. George’s ground on the
23d of July, and defeated the second eleven of the home
club by six wickets. Score : —

ST. OEORGES.

WILLOW.

Perrine, 1 b w Oxborrow . „

Bristol, e Hathaway, b Parkes ]
Peaeoek. b Oxborrow .

Martin, b Parkes . 17

Ashloy, 1 b W b Parkes .

Graham, b Oxborrow. .

Iteding'ton, run out .

Potter, b OxboiTOw .

Seaman, c Hathaway .bParkds 4

Foote, b Oxborrow . a

Cade, not ont . . .

Byes . .

YOUNG AMERICA.

Soberer, b Potter. .

Ellis, c Graham, b Potter .

Narsball, c Rediugton, b Pot¬
ter..

Ih usee, run ont . .

Parks, b Bristol .

OxboiTbow. 1 b w b G raham . .
Kingsbury, e Bristol, b Gra¬
ham .

Dempsey, o Redin gton, h Gra¬
ham. . . . . . .

Murphy, st Cade; b Graham,.

Fairbairn, b Graham .

Sherwood, b Graham. . . 3

W. Dickons, e Bristol, b Gra¬
ham . .

J. Dickens, c Bristol, b Gra¬
ham .

C. Dickens, b Bristol . .

Durbin, not out. .

Hathaway, e Graham, b Bris¬

tol..

Byes..

Total.: . 44 Total . 56

Simcoe Crtcket Club.— County of Norfolk, Providence
of Ontario, Canada. Honorary President, Sheriff Deeds ;
President. W. AV. Livingston, Esq.; Vice-President, AV.
H. Fitzgerald, Esq. ; Secretary— Treasurer. AAr. L. Walsh.
Esq.

Executive Committee : Messrs. Lemon. Penuigton, Sin-
den Osborne and H, O. Fitzgerald.

Tlius far the club has only played two foreign matches
this season ; one at St. Thomas, the Capital of the
County of Elyn, against the club of that city of the 24th
of May ; the other at Norwich in the County of Oxford,
on the 4th of July. In the former match the Simcoe tea, in
was victorious ; the score standing : Simcoe, 1st. inning,
64 ; 2d. inning, 72 ; total 136. St. Thomas, 1st. inning, 69 ;
2d. inning, 59 ; total 128. Simcoe wining by 8 runs. For
the victors, AV. H. Fitzgerald scored 17 (not out) and 24 ;
Lemon, 23 and 7 ; A. Grasett, 10 and 6, and E. Greaset,
Oand 10 ; For the vanquished, Jekes scored 19 and 22 ;
G. H. Moore. 16 and 2 ; and N. ‘G. Leslie. 8 and 7. At
Norwich the Simcoe team was defeated by nine wickets.
The following is the score of a matoli played on the
cricket ground, Simcoe, on Wednesday, July 23, 1879,
between the married and single members of the club ;

MARRIED.

Thomas Lee, b Walsh . 1

G. B. Jackson, b Curtis, c L.

Jackson . 18

J Oseph Black, b Walsh c Foley 2
W. J. Linden, b and c Fitzger-

gnld . 5

F. W. Holniested, b Wrlsh, c

Matlmr . 1

R. Osborne, run out. . 15

W, Price, b Curtis . 0

W. W, Livingston, b Waish ... 0

James Jenkins, b Walsh . 1

Thomas Murph, not out . 3

Henay Simmons, b Curtis, c

Fitzgerald . 4

Byes... . 2

Widet . : 8

Total . 59

The single men winning by thr ee wickets and eighteen
runs.

Chestnut Hill vs. Fox Chase. — On the 17th ult. these
teams met at Chestnut Hill, when the Fox Chase, an
amalgamated team of Philadelphia, Penn., were defeated
by 17 runs in a one inning game. The following is full
score : —

G. A. Curtis, st Osborne . . 0

A. Grasett, b Linden . 7

G. S. Oliver, b Linden . 6

J. S. Hodgius, not out.. . 14

C. Mathar, b Linden . 18

F. E. Curtis, not out . 3

L. L. Jackson, to bat .

First inning.

Armstrong, b Morris . 2

Spdlor, li Ewing . 3

Campbell, b Morris. . 0

Holland, injured . 4

Harrison, b Morris. . 8

Giles, Jr., run out . S

C. Richardson, b Morris . 1

Gilbert, b Morris . 3

Biaokwell. not out . • . . 4

G rant, e. Evans b Morris . 2

Talbot, absent . 0

Byes/? leg byes, 4; Wides, 4;

Total, . . 52

First Inning.

chestnut aim.

Butcher, IV Murphy . 5

T. 0. Patterson, b. Murphy . . . 5
A. lilddle, c. Clay b. J. Thayor 5

Boric, b. J. B. Thayer . . . 29

J. Shober, b. J. B. Thayer, ... 14

F.Sartori.c.Clay b.J.B.Thayer 14
S. Shober, 1, b. w.,b.J.Thayer. 5
Total . .

-FIRST INNING.

J. C. Patterson, run out. 5

Groome.c.Crawford.b.Stoeker 6

L. Biddle, b. J. B. Thayor . 0

C. S. Biddle, b. J. B. Thayer. , 5

& S. Patterson1 notmut . 0

Byes, 6 ; leg-byes, 4 ; wides, 5. 15

. ■ ■ - -108

Merion (2d) vs. Staten Island (2d).— On the 24th
July, at Staten Island the home team was defeated by the
visitors by 23 runs. Hole’s defensive innings vras the
feature of the Staten Island’s plav. Moore contributed
a good 12. For the Merit : a W—wms obtained a quick
hit 35 ; Peace, a slow scored 21, and Ewing a good 17.
The Island team was decidely weak, while we learn from a
Philadelphia source that the Merion eleven was a repre¬
sentative one. The game was interesting, Morris, Ewing
and Satterthwaite bowled well, and “the noble captain ’
Moore, made a grand one-lianded catch. Score : —

STATEN ISLAND.

Davidge, b Ewing . 1

Farber, b Ewing. . - . 0

Inman, b Morris . 3

Poole, c and b Ewing . . 0

Outerbridge, not out. . 13

Byes, 8. Wides, 3 . , . II

Satterthwaite, b Ewing . 1

Dodge, e Morris b Ewing . 4

Hole, b Morris . 37

Moore, b Morris . . 18

Roberts c Stroud b Morris. . . 4

Donald b Ewing. . 7

Total .

MEB

Peace, b Satterthwaite . 21

Evans, run out. . . . 4

Montgomery, c Farber, bSat-

tarwatte . ... ... 2

Maule, b Donald . 0

Wain, b Satterthwaite . 0

Kw ing, c Moore b Donald — 17

Total .

RUNS AT THjS

Staten Island . 4

Merion . 8

G. Philler.cDavidgeb Donald 1
W. Phfller, c Moore b Donald 5

Stroud, not out. ... . 0

Byes, :i : leg byes, 6; wides. 3; 11

Second Inning.

e Maulo b Peace . 29

b Morris . 7

b Ewing . Q

c Maule b Peace . 12

c O. PhiDer b Peace . 9

c Peace b Stroud . 0

Not out . 3

Absent . fl

c O. Pliillor b Pease . 4

Run out. . 6

Byes. 7; wides,#; . 13

Total . 86

SeGond Inning.

Not out . 4

e GileB, b Campbell . 0

b Armstrong . 5

e Giles, b Armstrong . 3

Not out . 12

b Campbell . 3

Pea . ..

Montgomery, b Armstrong.. 11

Williams, b Armstrong . . 0

G. PniUer, e and b Armstrong 8
Morris, c sub. b Campbell.... 1

Ewing, b Campbell . 38

Stroud, c Richardson b Arm¬
strong . 34

Evans, o Richardson, t> Arm¬
strong . 0

Wain, b Campbell . . 0

W. Pbllier, not out . 4

Maule, b Campbell . 0

Byes, 9; leg byes, 1; AVides, 3; 13

111,

RUNS AT THE FALL OF EACH WICKET.

MERION.

First Inning- . . a 6 17 18 34 107 107 107 111 111

Second Inning . -3 8 .9 11 28

ST. GEORGE.

First Inning . 7 10 14 21 36 39 40 46 52 52

Second Inning . 9 10 32 60 73 74 77 86

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

78

24

11

42 55 62 70 70 78 80 80

U 12 47 90 102 103 103 403

SECOND INNING.

Ewing . 61 34 0 1

Morris . 62 14 8 1

Stroud _ 30 06 0 1

Peace . 34 16 0 4

Wain . 6 8 0 0

Wides, Morris .7 ; Stroud '5 ; no ’balls, Morris 2.

ST. GEORGES.— FIRST INNING,

Armstrong, . 108 46 4 5

Campbell . 113 45 8 4

Richardson . IS 7

SECOND INNING.

Armstrong . 52 15 1 2

Campbell . 31 12 1 2

Wides, Richardson, 3.

Port Hope vs. St. Catharines. — This match played
at Port Hope on the 10th iust., on account of rain was
pronounced a draw game. Some fine batting was dis¬
played by Kirchlioffer of Port Hope, who made 60 (not.
out). Merrit of St. Catharines played a fine innings of 48.
Below we give the full score : —

PORT HOPE— 1ST INNINGS.

Wadsworth, e Hamilton, h Merritt . 16

Bletcher, run out . .. ....... . 3

J. G. Hall . 7

G.F. Hall, b Merritt.. ..: . 1

11. Hall, b Merritt . 6

Kirchlioffer. not Out. . . 60

Ward, h Merritt . 0

Shepherd, c anil b Merritt . 4

Brown, b Merrit . 0

Baines, c aod b Hamilton . 8

Ambrose, c Hamilton, b Merritt . 8

Extras... 6

Total... . Ill

ST. CATHARINES.

2d Innings.

not out . 2

b Bletcher . 9

e Wadsworth, h Ward . 19

lhwbG.E.Hall . 16

b Bletcher . 8

h G.F. Hall . 7

b Bletcher . 0

b Bletcher . 48

Lt. J. G„ b G. F. Hall . . 1

e Wadsworth, b G.F. Hall... . 2

1st Innings.

Crombie, eJ.G.,b G.F. Hall. 3
Pettet , o Baines, b G. F. Hall. 0

Hunter, b G.F. Hall . 0

AV., I. Merritt, b G. F. Hall. ... 1

Jukes, b Bletcher . . . 0

Croynon, 1 b w b, G. F. Hall . . 6

Cormon, b G. F. Hall - .3

W. Merritt, not our . 15

Taylor, b Bletcher . 1

Bodwelh b G. F. Hall . 0

Hamilton,;; Ambrose, b Wads¬
worth . . 5

Extras . — 3

Total . 37

Cricket at Montreal. — The following is the score of
the annual match. Canadians vs. Old Countrymen, played
at Montreal, on the 19th July : —

CANADIANS.

J. Smith, b Hardman .

R. A. Starke, b Holmes...,

H. Benjamin, b Hardmon —

E. Gough, b Holmes .

B. Badgley, run out .

W. Smith, c (Maeki, b Hard-

F. Woed, b Holmes . .

E. Clouston, b Whitton . 1

C. W. Lean, b Holmes . 1

A. Patteraon, hit whieket, b

Whitton .

J. Grant, o Hardman, b Sills.. 1

A. Wilson not out. .

Byes, 5; wides. 3.

C. Moyse, b Gough . 4

Capt, Waud, b Gough. . . . . 2

J. L. Hardman, b Gough . 3

J. Dewhurst, b W. Smith . 5

J. W. Holmes, b Dean . 32

Dr.Vicat, b W Smith. . J

F. Sillis, b Gough . 0

F. Whitton, c J. Smith, b

Gough . 2

J. McMurray, b Gough. - . 0

G. M. Mackie, b Dean . 3

John Bull, run out . . 3

C. Winslow, not out . 2

Leg byes . 1

Total . 74 Total . 58

The Game at Halifax, N. 8.— The 101st. defeated
the 97th. regiment by 6 wickets, on the garrison grounds
on July 15. The 97th took the bat first scoring 61 ; the
101st followed with 159 ; 62 of which were contributed by
Major Jervis. In the second inningthe 97th rapidly ran up
a total of 151 ; leavingthe 101st a score of 54 to win, which
they effected with the Joss of 4 wickets.

FOREST AND STREAM

537

Port Hope vs. Cobourg.— The above match was played
oh the Port Hope grounds on the 17th inst., resulting in
a draw. For Port Hope Wirchhoiler played a fine in¬
nings of 41, I. G. Hall, Wadsworth, and Baines getting
double figures. For Cobourg. Hayden, Wood, HOI, ana
Kennedy played well. Following is the full score : —

1st Innings.

Osier, ct. Smith, b G. F. Hal! . 0

Salisbury, b Smith . 0

Holland, ct. H. Hall, b Smith. 8
Wood, St. I, G„ b G. F. Hall . 3

Gardiner, b Smith . 1

Hill, b Smith . *

Kennedy, not out. ... - . - 10

Poison, n Smith . 5

Armour, ct. I. G., b Cl. F. Hall. 2
Hayden, 1 b w b G. F. Hall.. . . 1
Lawless, et. Baines, b Q, Hall. 0
Extras . 0

COBO0BG.

. 2d Innings.

ot. G. F. Hall, b Smith . . 3

hit wok. b Smith . 3

b Smith . r . 0

b Bleteher . 19

et. Smith, bG . F. Hall . 7

b Bleteher . 16

ct. H. Hall, b Smith . . 13

b Smith....,...,: . 15

b Bleteher . 8

ct. Read, b Bleteher . 39

notout . : . 0

Extras . 19

Total . . 40 Total

..139

v. jiuii, u jvcjjuouj . a

Wadsworth, e Salisbury, b

Holland . 13

Bleteher, c Wood.b Kennedy. 8

L G. Hall, b Wood . 13

Ward, b Kennedy . 1

Kii-ehhoffer, e Wood, b Osier. 11

H. Hall, b Kennedy . 7

Shepherd, o Salisbury, b Ken¬
nedy . G

Baines, not out, . 10

Smith, e and b Osier . 0

Read, e and b Wood . 1

Extras . 20

HOPE.

2d Innings.

c Hill, b Osier . . . 8

bOsler — . . I

run out . . 9

runout . 3

b Osier...... . 0

b Osier . 0

ct. Salisbury, b Wood . 0

not out . 2

run out . 5

to bat . 0

to bat . 0

Extras . 8

Total . 122 Total.

Another New Club. — The Columbus Cricket Club was
organized last month at the capital of Ohio. The follow¬
ing officers were elected for the ensuing year : President,
F. O. Hubbard ; Treasurer, W. P. little : Secretary,
R. O. Smith. The club started with over thirty members.
We wish them all success.

The United Portsmouth Cricket Club of Portsmouth,
N. H., is talking of visiting New York and vicinity.
Secretaries of New York, Paterson, and Newark clubs,
are requested to communicate with Wm. Sladen, Sect'y.
of W. P. C. 0.

—We learn from a Montreal paper, that the cricketers
of that city are endeavoring to gef up a team to visit
England. The subp'ect is being submitted to the various
clubs in the country, with a probability of the scheme be¬
ing carried through^

— A. new club has recently been formed at Bradford,
Penn.

Chester City Cricket Club.— At a recent meeting of
this organization, the following officers were elected for
the season : Thos. Harrison, President ; Thos. Johnson,
Vice-President ; Harry Brooks, Treasurer ; Isaac Rodgers,
Secretary (address P. O, Box 456, Chester City, Delaware
County, Pennsylvania) ; John Griffin, Captain.

Tour of the Hamilton, Ont., Cricketers.— The
eleven of the Hamilton Cricket Club intend visiting New
York and Philadelphia during the last week in August.
They will play the St, George’s of New York, ou the 25th
and 26th ; the Young Americas at Philadelphia, on the
27th and 28th, and Staten Islands on 29th and 30th.

Collingwood Cricket Club.— This club of Colling-
wood, Ont., at a recent meeting elected D. J. Liddell,
President : H. McDonald, Vice-President ; and J. E.
Moberly, Secretary and Treasurer. -

— The next international walk opens at the Madison
Square Garden, this city, September 22. Weston, Rowell,
Blower Brown, Ennis, and a Yuma, Indian from Califor¬
nia, are to compete.

Scottish- American Athletic Club.— Handicap games,
open to all amateurs, will be given on the club’s grounds,
August 16, commencing at 5:30 p.m. The programme
wifi consist of two mile handicap walk, one mile handi¬
cap run, one hundred yards handicap run.— W. S. Con-
nell, Secretary, 329 West 54th street.

Nahant Sporting Club— Nahant, August 2.— Foot
Race ; quarter mile run ; for silver medal. Open also to
Harvard Athletic Association and Union Athletic Club.
T. H. Simmonds (H. A. A.), first; T. R. Lord’s, “ Unknown”
(U. A. C.), second : G. C. Adams, third. Time, 534. Im¬
promptu 100 yards dash. T. R. Lords. “Unknown,”
first ; G. G. C. Adams, second ; R. S. Codman, third ;
Ware, Peabody, and others. Time, 11J. G. B. I.

§ nnu o) f ffiess.

Problem No. 68.

Motto : Be Patient .

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS— NO. 54.

-P-K4

1— R-Kt2 or
BtksB
; 2— K-

1— 1— B-Kt3 or

2 — Kt-B4 cb R tks B

3— -Kt mates 2— K-

1— 1-RtksP oi

2— Kt-B4ch K4

3— Bor Kt mates 2 — K-

Game No. 119.

A game in the International Tourney match between William
Coates, of Cheltenham, England, and Max Judd, of St. Louis, Mo.

White.

Coates.

1— P-K4

2 — K Kt-B3

3— P-Q4

4— KttksP
Poor

9— QKtr-B3

Black.

Judd.

1— P-K4

2— Q Kt-B3

3 — P tks P

4 — Q-R5

White.
Coates.
5 — Kt-Kto
0-B-Q2

Black.

Judd.

5— B-KtS ch

6- g.tks K P ch

8— K$t-K2

9 — Q-R5

Bishop takes Kt would have been a better move.

10 — P-Q K3 10 — B-B4 H-P-Kt3 11-Q-KB3

The only move at Black’s command.

12 — Kt-K4 12 — Q-B4 | 14-Q B-B4 14-P-K3

13— K tks B 13— Q tks Kt I 15— P-Q B4

At this early stage of the play White not only has much the. best
position, but almost a forced won game.

! 16— P-Q R4

Not good ; still Is there any better move V

16— Q-Q2 I 16— R-R3

While this is another poor move we are unable to find anything

stronger.

17— QR-Q 17— QKt-Kt 119— P tks P 19— Q-B3

18 — P-Q KtA 18 — P tks P I 20 — Kt tks Q P

From the fourteenth move White has played very much the best
game.

I 20— B-R6

If P tks Kt, then P-Kto.

21— Kt-K4 dis ch 21— Kt-Q2 I 23— Kt-KtS 23— R tks B

22 — B-B3 22— R-ltS 21— Kt, tks B 24-P-B3

Black oaonot save the game.

25— K R-K
Tho best move.

I 25 — P-Q B4

For the second time the only move at Black’s command.

28— P tks P 28— QtksP I 28— Q-Q6ob Resigns.

27— B tksP ch 27— K tks B |

— Hartford Times.

CURSORY JOTTINGS.

—We take from the Nuova Rivista the appended score of the
leading contestants in the tourney recently held at Rome, Italy :

Won. Lost. Dr’s. Won. Lost Dr’s.

BeUotti. . ....37 5 6 Tonetti . 31 9 1

Farlieo . 41 . 11 3 Cantonl . 30 10 2

Schultz . 38 9 3 Marcheiti _ .23 9 3

Sprega . — 35 9 2

From the same source’ we obtain the award In the recent Italian
problem tourney, viz. :

First prize, M.Niccolo Tsardotach, Trieste ; second, M. G. SalviolL
Venice; third, M. G. Liberalii, Patron; fourth, M. Le Compte
Guleciardl, Spezla.

The publishers of the Nuova Rivista announce a third “ Concnrso
inUrnaztonale Problem." The prizes are 1001., 50!., and 861. Prob¬
lems to be In sets of two, one of which shall be In three moves and
the other in four moves. A “ Bizzaria," or Puzzle Tourney, tsalso
announced ; prizes 15!., 10!., and Klett’s or Valle’s Book of Prob¬
lems. Special prizes are also offered for the best threo-inove prob¬
lem and the best four-move problem. Sig. N. Tsardotseh, of Tri¬
este, will act as umpire. Address (sealed envelope, solution, etc.)
sets Nuova Rivista degli Seacchi, via Vitorio Emanuel 35, primo
piano, Livorno. Toscana, Italy, before November 1, 1879.

—A flourishing chess club has been established at Cork, Ireland.
A member of this club scored the only win against Herr Zuker-
tort in his recent blindfold performance at Dublin.

—The award of the Paris International Problem Tourney Commit¬
tee, has been, or is to be changed, wo understand, and we therefore
delay the publication of the award for the present. Our eontem-
porai-ies all agree that tho judges’ report is “ a masterly ” one, but
as yet it has not been translated into English, nor has any chess
editor had enterprise to publish the prize winning sets and honor¬
able mention sets. The Ayr Argus, however, has devoted no little
space to this tourney, and we yet, hope to sec the translation above
mentioned appear in its entertaining and instructive chess column.
Perhaps our contemporaries may feelinoiined to retort in a “prac¬
tice what you preach ” manner, and to avoid allusions of that char¬
acter, wo inform them In advance that Za Strategic no ongcr
reaches our table, and that we have not seen a copy of the judges’
report on all of the sets mentioned in their report. The American,
Chess Magazine promised this, but failed in the performance of its
editorial on that subject, unless M r. Lloyd's criticism— it strikes us
that he now sees not only the efficacy of criticism, but the neces¬
sity of a oritio— is no doubt not entirely uncalled for, but at present
we cannot assent or dissent thereto. We are glad to note that Mr.
Lloyd— to judge from the criticism in the Journal— is no longer so
umpire sensitive as hitherto, and that he does not dare to raise his
voice, unless it he in unqualified approval, because forsooth an
award is inviolable. When wo publish the above promised synop¬
sis, we may touch the question of an inviolable award, ote., in an
Incidental way.

—Our new dress appeared— at least we think so— “ perfectly
splendid," notwithstanding the presence of an unnecessary “Queen
in mourning” at King Rook’s light square. Weatrare intervals
correct our proof, as was the case last week, when we obliterated a
white King on this self-same square, indicating on the margin that
a white Queen should be substituted therefor. The compositor
possibly has a preference for “dusky maidens,” consequently the
black Queen was introduced to supplant the “ ’tother one.”

—From the Chicago Tribune we learn that a match between the
two “giants,” Capt.. Mackenzie, of New York, and Mr. H. Hosmer,
of Chicago, may be considered a settled fact, as the minor details
are now perfected. The match is to bo playod in Chicago, hut the
date has not yet been decided upon)

—Another Chess Congress is “ talked ” of extensively by our con¬
temporaries, the Charleston News, edited by J. E. Orchard, having-
set the ball in motion. Belden’s advice to the promoters of this
scheme in last week's Times is sensible, although uncalled for in
this instance, we Imagine. Belden is a “ queer sort of a fish,' ’ any¬
how, if wo be permitted to thus allude to the self-styled “pin-fisb
and pollywog "—of course the royal diadem is to be found iri bis
pond— judging by his luck whenever he drifts into a squabble with
a brother editor. Our Derbyshire friend, without hardly a blow in
self-defence, found, to our great surprise, refuge in protestations
of friendship when Belden commenced hitting right and left in
lively style. Recently the Turf and Times “squabbled,” or at least
they thought so, and Belden thereupon took off his gloves and ex¬
tended an invitation to Allen to come up and toe the mark, but
the latter declined, and Belden Is now a foot taller. “Who’ll be
the next? ”

—In Tchigorine, the editor of the Russian Chess Monthly recently
defeated by a score of 7 won, 4 lost, and 2 draws. Mr. Scheiffera.
tbo reported strongest player of Moscow, in a match played at St.
Petersburg. Moscow, however, was the victor in a telegraphic
match with St. Petersburg.

—Through the liberality of Rev. H. R. Dood, the Huddersfield Col¬
lege Magazine, Huddersfield, Eng., has inaugurated anovel problem
tourney— the conditions are that the following and rio more pieces
Bhall be employed in the construction of a three move problem,
viz. : White, a K, a Q, a R, a Kt, and throe P's ; Black, a K. a Q, a
R, a B,and three P’s. Only one problem is to be entered by a com¬
poser, and tho prizes oonform In number. Address, on or before
November 30, 1879, John Watkinson, editor of, etc.

—The Great Unknown— two of them : Gladen's, of tho Hartford
Olobe, and White Queen, of the Holyoke Transcript, both of whom
are New York chess correspondents.

—In the Patten vs. Mason match at London, Eng., the score now-
stands: Patten, 2 won ; Mason, 1 won and 6 games drawn.

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For Sale.

r^REYHOUNTJ “SPUR". First prize at
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Will sell cheap.

Two Gordon Setter pups, DON and SHOT, out
pf Ned and Mull : almost eleven monthsold ; well
yard broken ; beau shot over some. Will finish
breaking If desired.

Also, POINTER PETS, when six weeks old;
cheap; good stock.

Also, very nice pair FERRETS, low for cash.
Will furnish pedigree with all dogs sent out.
Addvc-ss E. A, VAN VELZER,

aug 7-lt Oneida, N, Y.

FOR SALE.— Full blooded Gordon Setter Bitch ;

very handamieand kind to children ; in color,
black and tan; uot a white hair on her; was
broke on quail ; is good on woodcock and snipe.
Lowest cash price, $50.

Lemon and whito Pointer Dog, 16 months; has
been hunted and handled ; some retriever, and
charges at word of command.

Gipsy Irish Setter Bitch, sired by Rodman's
Dash, the best 1 risli dog of Ids day.

Pups out of Franco, sired by tho'Llowclliu setter
Brussels, full brother to L. If. Smith's celebrated
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•must make good ones for the Held. France's pups
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FOK SALE.— Two beautiful blue belton
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champion Ilob Roy-Ltvy II. (See above.) A bar¬
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Rmo’s Duke, out of pure Gordon bitch. This dog
Is black and tan, ami will make a fine fiold dgg.
For pedigree and full particulars address F. A.
DIFFENDEItFFER, 15 Shippen st., Lancaster, Pa.

L"1 OR SALE — A handsome liver and white,
1 beautifully marked, Pointer Dog, 18 months
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broken, and very well broken on quail. A splen¬
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for no fault, but for want of use. Address, Lock
Box 18, Romo, Georgia. Jy 31, ft.

FOR SALE. — Three beautiful Cooker Pups
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winner. $20, Imported stock. A rare chance.
G EO. D. MACDOUGA L, SI Peter St., Toronto.

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FOR SALE.— My Red Irish Setter Bitch “Ruby,"
whelped January 1, 1879, out of Imported
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1879, being exhibited at only 3 months of age. She
wlU be very fast and staunch. Also, 5 dog and 3
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1879, “Kate” and “Dash Utter, younger than
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BEAGLES FOR SALE.— Three spayed BITCH
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For sale.— a beautiful Gordon pup

by Champion “ Tom " and "Lou.” Price, $25.
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FOR SALE. — Dash III Diana puppies.

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old; used last season— a fine dog. Price $20.
A Pointer bitch, same age; broken— $15. A
Pointer and Setter dog. four mouth! old— $10.
A Rod Irish bitch, two years old; very handsome,
but not broken. Price $10, or will trade the Rod
Irish for gun. Address D, G. WEBSTEE,
aug 7-2t Park's Corners, m.

WANTED. — Two young Hounds, between
eight and twelve months old. Also, three
beagles, ready broken on rabbits. Address G.,
Forest and Mtrkam. jySl 2t

WANTED. — A pair of partridges to train
young dogs. Address Lock Box 87, Leba¬
non, Pa. jy31 4t

Champion Berkley.

The Champion Irish Setter of
America.

ANY ONE DESIRING TO OWN A
FULL BROTHER OR SISTER to this most
famous dog, can now secure one of the Eleho-
Lou 11 litter. It Is very doubtful that- another
opportunity can ever be lmd. The pups are-
very proTnishig. Address “ BERKLEY,' enro
Mass.Ki ' ' '

Jlub, Box 1957 Boston, Mass.

Dr. Gordon Stables, II. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of tlio

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlomon in America
that he purchases and sends out ilogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B— A had dog never left, the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. decl9 tf.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s l’loa Powder for Dogs.

A Bane to Fleas— A Boon to Dogs.

rT'HIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
-L fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Prico 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

ARECA NUT FOR WORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Prico 50 cents por Box by mall.

Both the above are recommended by Ron ane
Gon and Forest asd Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

oct 12 65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

M. P. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co. • N. Y.

T KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest
X strains. I sell only young stock. Iguarantee
satisfaction and safe deliver,’ to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot bo
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents Inclosing
stamp M-lllget printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. J 10

S' PORTSMEN INTENDING to come

South the coming winter can have their dogs
boarded during the summer, and broken on early
fall shooting, by an expert. Terms reasonable,
and sal isf action giinratecd. Reference given and
required. Correspondence solicited. Address
A. WINTER, Cairo, Thomas county, Ga. tnay22tf

T ) ATTLER. — 111 the Stud. — Blue belton.
XX Llewellin settei\ winner of three bench pri¬
zes, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish Held trials, out of the pure Laverack bitch,
Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire ot L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. Jan 2tf

9c FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR
— ’ ’ sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, H9 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ,|u24 tf

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON, ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

Stud Spaniel.

UPRIMBUSH (pure Clumber), imported di-
X reel from the kennels of the Duke of New¬
castle. For nose the Clumbers are unrivalled,
and Trimbush is a capital dog to breed Cockers
or small sized Setter bitches to. Fee $20. Ad¬
dress H. C. G LOVER, Toms ltl ver, N. .7. JanMtf

lTtOR SALE, OR EXCHANGE.— Genuine W. &
X C. Scott & Sou B. L., 10.33, 9(, $135, grade.
Never been used. Price, $90, or will exohange for
lighter gun. Address, * BREECH LOADER,"
this office.

FOR SALE — as I have no use for them — one
Creedmoor Rllle, Remington, with all appli¬
ances, price $75. Also, one Double Barrel Breech-’
Loading Shot-Gun, oost $80, price $40. W. H.

~ - ” ” - -

CAR it, Port Henry, N. Y.

TXT ANTED. — A Half-Deck Sail Boat,
t 7 about 18 feet long. Address, giving full
particulars and prfoe, J. W. H., 1848 German-

G T* SAMI-i n T5V. 1 1 — _ » -a

aug 7*lt

®Uc IfmifT.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibiine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Modal, Paris, 1878— Medal’ from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. Do LUZE,

17 South William Street, New York.
Aiso Sprat! ’s Dot Soap, and direct orders taken
fo r Spratt's Medicines.

E. S. Wanmaker,

COOL SPRING, IREDELL CO., N. C.

Field Trainer of purely bred Setters and Point¬
ers. Prices, $75 and $106.

Dogs bought and sold on Commission. myl5yl

MICKE’S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure.

For Sale by all Druggists at 25 cts.

Wholesale ApeiUs— Bruon & Hobart, 211 Fulton
Street, N. Y. ; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.

Sent by mail on receipt of 25c., to

L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa,

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge V’
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,”
and containing the “points” by which every breed
of dogrs is judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price 50 cents.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have daily access to salt

water.

N. B.— Setter and Pointer
Puppies ; also, broken dogs for sale ; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J.

fjrttellaufmts pUlvmisemcnts.

MANUFACTURER OF

Fine Silk and Pelt Hats.

New Style, Perfect in Shape, Beauty and
Strength. Brass .Mounted, Car¬
dinal Binding.

Tested to Bear Over 1 .OOO Lbs.

J. F. TRATERS & SON,

No. 40 BEEKMAN STREET, NEW YORK.

Twine House Established 1845.

Tho Travers Hammock, combined with the
Folding Frame, is a superior Spring Bed. A com¬
mon strap passed through the rings is all that is
necessary’. The cheapest and neatest thing for
hotels, hoarding houses, etc.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

The best made goods in the world
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
materia] desired.

GEO. C. HENNING,

Washington, D. C.

Urtteffiiniifouis.

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODCMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.

425 BROAI) W AY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

FERG USON’B PATENT

The most complete lamp for
Sportsmen or Boatmen yet
produced, combining'
HandLantern, Dark Lantern.
Camp Lantern, Staff or Boat
Jack, Head Jack, etc.
Send stamp for Circular,
DISCOUNT TO TH E TRADE.
A. FERGUSON, ITr, 65 Fulton St..N. Y.

The Coliender

BILLIARD TABLES

MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE

H. W. Callender Co.

WA.R.EROOMS -.

788 Broadway , New York :

84 and 88 State street, Chicago :
17 South Fifth st., St. Louis.

The Patent Rubber Pocket Pistol
Case.

ADVANTAGES :

It affords a thorough
roteetion to the pistil
igalnst rust from perspi
ution. and prevents the
protrusion of the weapon
through the garments.
sizes ;

S 9,

Small . 31 8 .50

Medium . II 7 .75

Large . M 81.00

Senthy mail to any par
of the United States on
receipt of price. Good¬
year Rubber Company
Broadway, N. Y.

Is the Best and Cheapest Im¬
plement out for Re-Capping
Breech-loading Shot Gun and Rifle Shells.
Only 25 cts. Sent by mail on receipt ofpriec.
Send for Illustrated Prlue-List.

VV. Wurffleiu, SOS N. 3d St., Phila. Pa.

£tsU (Culture.

MONADNOQK TROUT PONDS

■Will furnisli Trout and Trout Spawn at lot

prices. For price list, address

jylOfim G. A. STARKEY, Troy, N. H.

Give full description and price. Address
ft 1 3t F. W. OWYBK, 111 E. Houston St.

$777;

free. Address P.O.Viokery. Augusta, Me,

FOREST AND STREAM

539

farttt anil ^oat gritte, ®tr.

Sailing Canoes

-AND-

Small Open Boats, for Hunting, Fishing,
or Pleasure Bowing,

VERY EIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY.

For illustrated oireuiur, address

J, H. UUS.HTON, MANUI'ACn-IUW,
mays tf 'Oantrm. St.. L&'.vvmi ee fio., N. Y.

For Above or Below Water Line.

NO TANK NEEDED,

AI.FKEB It. SAJTDS,

Plumber, Steam Fitter, and Coppersmith,
eb6 8m 128 Beekman Street, New York.

CQilGHTRY’S PATENT

“ FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN D. COUGHTItT, 1>. 0. Station H, N. Y.

SUITABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sports¬
men, and family use. Folds up less than six
inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; line
model. Send for circular. See Fohest a.vt)
Stream, May 23, for full description.

JAY Y. OLDS,

DEALER IN'

Nautical Literature

Anti Yacht Photographs,

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

A full line of English and American Photographs,
■on hand. Agent for J. .T. Wheeler, Yacht Photog¬
rapher, Isle of Wight, England. ju24 tf

rTTDmCOLLT”

Xaclxi 10-u.iXc ler,

Cor. Franklin and Clay Sts. , Green poi nt , I., I.

V ACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions
J- constantly on hand and built to order at
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished.

Practical Boat Sailing.

A Concise and Simple treatise oa

The Management of Small Boats
and Yachts,

UNDER ALL CONDITIONS,

With Explanatory Chapters on Ordinary Sea
Manoeuvres, the Use of Sails, Holm, and An¬
chor, and adyieeas to what is pro porto
be done In different emergencies,
supplemented by a Vocabu¬
lary of Nautical Terms.

By Douglas

- Classic Size, $1, with numerous diagrams and
Illustrations. Sold by all booksellers, aud sent
by mao], postpaid, on receipt of price.

LEE & SHEPARD,

Publishers, Boston.

and float fUtiUlfv.s, ctr.

HENRY P1EPGR AS,

Ship and Yacht Builder,

63 HURON STREET,

GREEN POINT, BROOKLYN, L. I.

SHIPS AND YACHTS of all classes built
In bestmanner, and of best materials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

CUTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.
Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
shipbuilder.

GEORGE ROAHR,

ZOo>«vfc HB-LLiloLox”,

Foot of 1 35 tli St., Harlem, N. 1.

BUILDER of single ancl double-scull

shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells;
barges, gigs, and olub boats of all kinds. Pine oars
and sculls. Pino boats always on hand. Orders
executed upon short notice at lowest rates. S/uxrf-
o ji and Nautilus canoes a speciality. Accommo¬
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Circular. JanSO ly

T. DESMOND,

Yacht and Boat Builder,

37 Fecit SUi*, Hew York.

CABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open
Yachts, and Sailboats of every description
for racing or cruisingr, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Shells, and Club Boats. Boats and yachts
for export a speciality. Oars and sculls of all kinds.

ALONZO E. SMITH,

YACHT BUILDER,

■slip, F. I.

BUILDER of yachts Comet, Niantio, Sa-

ttltta. Onward, Windward, andmauy others.
Vessels hauled out, and repairs au d alterations ex¬
ecuted at low rates. (.Several fine yachts for sale
cheap.

Models and Specif! cut foil fnnished at mod¬
erate rates.

THE PATENT NONPAREIL YACHT

HAS ALL THE GOOD QUALITIES of a
Sharpie, with none of her faults. Is a very
fast boat, either under sail or steam. Draws but
a few inches of water. Doesnofc pound or spank,
and is a splendid sea boat.

Finely finished Cabin Yachts, 40ft. over all,
built and outfitted, ready for cruising, (§600
and upwards. All sizes at equally low rales. Also
light draught Steam Yachts, and full working
drawings for Sharpies at short notice.

Specimen yachts always on hand.

THOMAS CLAPHAM, Roslyn, L. I., N. Y.

©oorts.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber HTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B’ way, cor. Broome st,

AND

205 BROADWAY, for. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TR0UTING PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods op Every Descrip¬
tion,

Send for lUxistrated Catalogue.

NOTICE.

rpELESCOPES, from .

. . S 4.00 up.

. 10.00 »

Field Glasses . . .

Opera Glasses .

. 3.00 “

Pebble Eye-Glasses .

. 2.50 “

Barometers . - .

. 6.00 u

Pocket Compasses .

. 1.00 “

Steering Compasses .

. 1,50 “

Sextants, Quadrants, Binnacles, Logs, etc. Tar¬

get Telescopes, showing bullet marks at 1,000 yds.

AGENTS FOR U. S. COAST SURVEY CHARTS

AND BOOKS. Send stamp

for price list.

It. EERKIIJ,

’S SONS,

Ferguson’s

RDST PREVENTER

For Fire Arms, Cutlery,

Steel Instruments, Sr,

Easily applied, safe to handle, will not
gum nor stain, and will keep in any climato.
CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL. Sold by princi¬
pal New York dealers and by John P. Loved &
Sons, Boston, Mass.; Wm. Wurfflein, Philadel¬
phia, Pa.; Trimble & Klcibacker, Baltimore, Md;
Pi. Kittredge &Co., Cinelnutti, Ohio; Buhl, Dur¬
ham & Co., Detroit, Mich.; C. Gove ft Sons, Den¬
ver, Cal.: N. Curry & Bro., San Francisco, Cal.;
J. Griffith A Sons, Louisville, lty., and others.
Trade only supplied by A. FERGUSON,

05 Fulton street. New York.

BILLIARD BALLS,
BAGATELLE BALLS,

FARO AND POKER CHECKS.

IVORY

TEN PIN BAILS AND TEN PINS.

ORDERS BY MALL (

PROMPTLY 1
ATTENDED TO. (

TURNERS AND DEALERS,

114 East Fourteenth Street, New Yorlc.

OLDAND R1L1

Tobacco and Cigarettes.

jl VANITY FAIR, FLcAu£E

j FRAGRANT VANITY FAIR

Long Cut.

“MILD'’— Rare Old Virginia* _ _ _ _ _ . -I

tions of these Flagrant Tobaccos. A J. I I’-i IN UP TO TSE STANDARD. Sir First Prize Medals.
Paris, 1878. Peerless Tiilmcco Works. WM. S. KIMBALL & CO., Rochester, N, Y.

A FILE BINDER,

WHICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for sale by FOREST AND

STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, D1 Fulton st„ N. Y. 75 Cts. Sent by mail, SI.

It l* Impossible to remain long sick when Hop Bitten are used, so perfect are they in their operation. For Weakne

d General Debility, and os a preventive and cure far Fever and Ague, nothing equals it.

USEMHOPlfBITTERS.

Osgood’s Folding Canvas Boat,

Weight, w ith pnddld for trout fishing, duck hunting, explor¬
ing, etc., 20 lbs.; weight, with bottom board, - —

etc., everything complete, 45 lbs.

MANUFACTURED IF

Osgood £ Chapin, Battle Creel, Mich.

Circular.

GOOD’S Oil. TANNED
MOCCASINS.

Tile best thing in the market
for hunting, fishing, canoeing,
snow-shoomg, etc. They are
easy to the foot, and very
durable. Made to order
in a variety o f styles, and
warranted the genuine
article. Send for illustrated oiroular. MARTIN S.
HUTCHINGS, P. O.li 368, llovor, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bbadfobd & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We hove the largest, stock on hand of any house tu this country, and do more business in this line than any
other house. SliKD FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, 25e.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short not ice all the Army Corps Badges of file United States, both gold and
silver. Full information given upon application.

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notioe.

i§t!i®

Wm

540

FOREST AND STREAM

gubUratious.

HALLOCK’S

Most CompreUeitfiivc* aiul Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of American Sport,

AND THE

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY.

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLD,

For sale at office of I'ortEST and Stream, 111
Fulton Street, New Turk. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 2-15 Broadway, N ew York.

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Folio.

3?rice Twopence.

CFVEKY FRIDAY.)

Yol. ITT. oommenoed with the number for Jan.
A under new management. The Gazette Is tho
ouly paper In the English language entirely de-
roted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free by post ONE TEAR for 12s. 6d. or
$8.25 in P. 0. 0. or II. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

copy of the current number and pros¬
pectus can be had (post free) by sending 6
cents In TJ. .S. Postage Stamps to tlio Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. inarfi tf

NEW BOOK!

The Two Spies ! !

LEONIDAS PARKER, a Union Spy, and
JOSEPH P. HARMAN, a Confederate Spy,
arc the authorsof the above book, which, for liter¬
ary merit, historical Interest, truthfulnoss, easy
and pleasant style, thrilling incidents, anecdotos
and the general portrayal of the inner- working at
■Washington, illohtnohd, and at the headquarters
Of the contending armies, is second to uo work
ever published. If you want to read of dangers
and difficulties, captures and escapes, strategy
and stratagem, wit and wisdom, just buy and read
THE TWO SPIES. Neatly Printed on tine calen¬
dered paper, containing 700 pnges and 200 engrav¬
ings. Subscription book publishers always sell
books of such size and style for $3 and upward, but
I will send a oopy of “The Two Spies” by mail
for 81.72. Orders for live copies and upward
filled for 81.40 cash, and shipped by express.

{^“Disabled Soldiers, either Onion or Confede¬
rate, can have a copy by mail for 81.50.

Address H. G. NEWSOM,

Frnnklinton, N. C.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOG AUDITS.

<6l;is$ amt ©raps.

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower.

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

♦‘THE SETTER,”

BY LAVER ACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

POELTBi GUIDE FREE,

Patented May 7, 1878,,and April 22. 1879.

THE only rotating trap that tliTows every way ,
or can he made to throw in any dexired direc¬
tion, or that can he made to throw every wit Vt ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators , all of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
got no balls (unless you wish them) in your face,
but have riynts and lef ts , arnlall other angles. Sena
for oircular. Price $10 at factory. No charge for
boxing.

WrivL H. CRUTTENDEN,

Gbnhbal Agent,
Cuzenovia, N. Y.

EXBOGE BALL TRAP.

The Most Efficient.

Throws Balls in any Direction.

ALL STEEL AND IKON.

PRICE, 16s. — HIGHLY FINISHED, 20s.

Photo’s 5 Stamps— 5 Pence English.

S. JONES, Lord Derby Street, Audley, Black¬
burn, Lancashire, England. Acknowledged tho
cheapest and best made. None genuine without
name-plate. Jones’ £0 Gun is the cheapest,
Double Barrel, Breech -Loading, Central Fire, Re-

uouiMU liaxrtJi, Atrucuii-j-iottAiiutr, uvuinu rnu, xv<

bounding Locks, Left Barrel Choked Bore. Ovl_
600 sold this season is a proof of its cheapness, etc.

GLASS BALLS, TRArS, GUNS, ETC.

TRAPS front $3 to $12, Balls at 90 cents

per 100. Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress a BEAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts¬
burg, Pa. mayJJO ly

<>3Lss galls and Svajns.

USE TRE B0GARBUS PATENT ^gj

RoughGlassBall

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

For Wing practice. They
can be had from all gnn

can be had from all gnn
dealers. .. Headquarters
for Glass Balls. HA-
GERTY & BRO’S., No. 10
Platt street, N. Y.,

l iut.l SLi-eeL, ■ i., m

A. H. BOGARDDS, No.
JE8, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
H ART & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. J., or at Bo-
gardus’ Headquarters,
158 South Clark st., Chi¬
cago. “ Field, Cover and

_ Trap Shooting,” the only-

book ever published by a market hunter, can he
had at the abovo address. Price, $2.

j. G. MOLE’S

Improved Glass Ball Trap.

DOUBLE TRAP NOW READY.

THE best and most complete trap ever
made. It Is always ready for single or double
shooting, as a rotating or stationary. Either
spring is sot and sprung independentortogether.
The dn^le trap is too well known to need -

ment. We have hundreds of letters from sports¬
men and deulers In sporting goods, attesting their
superiority. Price of tuapB, single, $9; double,
$11. HENRY C. SQUIRES, Sole Eastern Agent,
1 Cortlandt St., N. Y., to whom all orders in the
East should be addressed.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Halls

USE THE

HUBER TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

Forsale by all dealers in Sporting Goods, or at
tho manufacturers. „ _

HUBER & OO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,
mttr fa Paterson, N. J

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc-
8ons for glass ball shooting, and obapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Milos John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

FOR S-cent stamp, or with handsome

chromo picture of poultry for 25 ets.

E. & C. VON CULIN,

aiay 8 tf Box 18, Delaware City, Del.

J. Cypress, Jr/s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Price $3 Toy Mail.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

Columbia Veterinary College,

The nex t course of Lectures will begin
OCTOBER 1st, 1870.

Enterprising young men who Intend to become
physicians, have here an opportunity to properly
qualify themselves to enter a lucrative branch of
medicine in an extensive field, In which there -"
lit tle or no competition.

For catalogue, address

IS. 8. B ITBS, ». V. 8.,

Dean of the College,

317 E. 34th st., N. YU

IRA A, PAINE,

PATENTED AND INVENTED BY

4

Vo

THE ONLY SUBSTITUTE EVER INVENTED FOR A LIVING BIRD.

Awarded the Medal of Progress and Grand Diploma at the American
Institute Fair, 1878.

A sweeping-reduction in price. Ask your gunmaker for tho FEATHER FILLED AND TAKE NO

OTHER. SPECIAL NOTICE TO DEALERS _ Owing to the great demand for the FEATHER

FILLED BALL, we will from this date pay strict attention to our factory and the carotid produc¬

tion of the ball only, and have appointed the well-known house of hAgkrtY BROS. & CO.,
110 Platt Street, New York, as our authorized agents, to whom all orders and communications
may be addressed. ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST PLAIN BALL IN THE MARKET.

Office of the Bohemian Glass Works, 214 Pearl Street, New York.

Attention, Sportsmen !

Kay’s Improved and Perfected Ball for 1879,

[PATENTED OCTOBER 13, 1877.]

A SUBSTITUTE FOR CLASS.

(Sung, gummmitimt, ®tc.

■ . - "\R MONEY

Tip-*

EBWINSON C. GREEN,

Winner of London “ Field ” Gun Trial
OF 1879.

THE CARVER TARGET BALLJKS

[CAVEAT FILED.]

Distancing all his Co m pe titor s - Gr e en er, Mai e hit m
(Scott’s), Lesson (\Yebley),.and the
Whole Competition.

u In the* second class for 10-boresMr. Green dis¬
tanced his competitors in all the three classes,
beating Mr. Greener’s 13-bore by 32-38 points— a
most marvelous performance truly. In the third
class for 20-bores, Mr. Green again beat tho win¬
ning' 12-bores/— Editorial London Field, May 10.

HAVING succeeded in producing a Ball for professional and amateur use at the trap,
we offer the same with tho following recommendations, viz : In breakage, the equal and supe¬
rior to any glass ; Uniformity, being of an exact uniform thickness of l-20th of an inch, is superior
to any blown material ; Durability, is not affected by their solubility ; Residuum, can be used any¬
where, and on finest lawns, leaving neither injurious or unsightly ref use. Packed iu barrels byade-
’ A J * J’ >akage in shipment. Porparticulars see circulars. Pnce^

"For particulars

^ Newark, N. „ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Duck, and Geese, $3 50 per 100;

also, thelChip or Expansive Concentrator^! 25 per 100r A box of 50 sent on receipt of 75 cents by mail.

Greenville, Pa. .May 26, 1879.

DEAR SIR i-We take pleasure in notifying all admirers of Target and Ball Shooting
that we have introduced a COMPOSITION TAKGET BALL for Trap Shooting that is perfect
in every particular. It has been thoroughly tested by many of the leading Sportsmen, and pro¬
nounced by all ns the only perfect and unobjectionable Target Ball in existence. Th isBall is very

unif orm in weight and standard size, and wlien broken leaves no debris, but will EVAPORATE in
live days and acts as a EERTILIZEB. They can be used on Lawns, Gardens, Fields or Parks, there¬
by doing away with the danger and annoyance consequent in using Glass Balls. We are now pre-
- .v j iin - T'— " - p. O. Order must accompany all orders. Organized clubs are invited

’ t J. H. WAUGH, Inventor.

pared to fill orders. Drafts - - - - -

to send for Sample Box, (25 balls) and Circular free.

PRICE LIST— Per thousand, $12. No charge for packages. Address,

CARVER TARGET BALL CO., Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa.

G. & A. HAYDEN, JACKSONVILLE, ILL.
SOLE IMPORTER FOR THE U. S.

THE SNEIDER GUN.

THE ONLY POSITIVE

DOUBLE-GRIP, SELF-CLOSING TOP
LEVER ACTION

In the world.

Sizes, from 6 to 1 6 Bore.

Equal in finish, symmetry of outline, and mate¬
rial, to the finest English guns, and at
more reasonable prices.

The Sneider Rebounding Lock used, the only re-
bounder with which missfircs will not occur.

HIGHEST CENTENNIAL MEDAL

For “Workmanship, Reboundinj
Compensating Features of J
GUNS RE-BORED FOR CLOSE SHOOTING.
STOCKS BENT TO ANY CROOK.

Pin Fire Gnns Changed to Central Fire.

ItvxzU Loading Owns Altered to Breach Loaders.

Clark 6l Sneider,

214 West Pratt Street, Baltimore,

Send for Illustrated Catalogue,

THE ESMEE 3H
Ds C'W|*»

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Sliot-Gnn.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.

Chokebore Barrels.

For olose, hard shooting excels all others Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu-
i, Hatfield, Mass.

Maynard, Creedmoor RiHl

AUB.12.im 800 YA80t.

Witt. 18.187*. MB 11*88.

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DON’T READ THBS!

UNLESS YOU WISH TO SECURE A BARGAIN

COMPLETE FISHING OUTFIT.

Haring made special terms with the manufacturers. T
am able to offer to the patrons of this paper the following
Complete Flahlncr Outfits at the lowest prices ever
offered.

Ash KihI, finely varnished, with brass mountings. A well-
finished brass reel which fits the rod perfectly, an extra
laid linen line and half a dozen hooks on good single
Shells. The regular price of this outfit is *1 OO and T offer it for 581 OO. This is just the

- , - - - tip, l .... - P - - - -

p to twenty pounds. A finely finished brass Multiplying red (j
- - a finely finished linen line with o " J - * ‘ ^

everyway, an extra finely finished linen line with one dozen best double snellcd hooks and bait-bc
float, Regular price of this outfit 87 i»0. I offer it for 85 OO. This outfit is just the thing for eve
may want to fish for any kind of fish ana yet have tackle suitable for all, as it is made throughout <

OUTFIT NO. 2. A fine threc-jolnted Rothdark polished butt, Brass mounted with Reel Bands and guides.
An elegant large brass reel with stop, and extra laid linen line with half a dozen hooks on single snell and half a
dozen extra tied and flninhed on double snell. An elegant patent Bait-box (as shown in cut) finely painted, and
warranted to suit every one. uIbo a good sinker and float making a complete outfit for any one. At the regular
prico this outfit would cost 8* GO and iuy price is only 8» OO. q

* OUTFIT NO. 3 Consists of an elegant three-jointed Rasa Rod, with finely polished dark butt and mid¬
dle joints, and lance wood tip, full brass mounted with reel bands, guides, etc., and is a rod good for any fish

. 4 * - * shown in cut) made wiih stop and perfect In

.... . - » * • • * * ' -box, ainker and

. „ ... . very angler who

sc-k , — - ~ v—. — ,rv — — — j «« . - »v. v*.., .a <i.aUt throughout of t‘

ferial and in the best manner.

OUTFIT No. 4 Consists of a four .jointed BASS ROD, finely polished hollow butt, extra Lance,
wood Tip in butt, best Multiplying Balance handle. Reel best quality Braided Linen Line; one
dozen Best Double Snell Hooks : Bait Box, Sinker and Float. Regular price of outfit, $10. I oiler
It for $7.

OUTFIT No. 5. General Rod. Hollow Butt; can be used with three joints, for Bass, or with
four joints for trout. Has two light Laneewood Tips and one heavy Tip. finely finished. One best
Multiplying Reel, with balance handle. One Best Braided Linen Line. One dozen Best Double
Snell Hooks. One Double Gut. Leader ; Bait Box, Sinker and Float. Regular price of outfit. $12.50.
I offer it. for $9. Goods warranted as represented. Mention this paper to receive these outfits at
the above price. Any of them sent by express on receipt of price. Send stamp for 04 page Cata¬
logue of Fishing Tucklo, Camping, Archery, Base Ball and Sportsmen’s Goods.

R. SIMPSON, 132 Nassau Street, N. Y.

o. F. WOODWARD CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

BRITTLE TRAP BAILS, WOODWARD’S MEDICATED NEST EGG,

And Woodward's Medicated *Bird Swings.

A SK YOUR DEALER or UUN-SMITH for WOODWARD’S SOLUBLE COMPO-

SIT I ON TRAP BALL, pronounced by professionals and amateurs superior to all others.

No more trouble and danger from sharp and insoluble fragments, which cause so many to object to
the use of glass balls, except in fields and galleries specially set apart for trap-shooting, WOOD¬
WARD’S SOLUBLE COMPOSITION BALL possesses great firmness, always breaks when hit, and
owing to the quick dissolution of the fragments can be used wherever convenience may dictate.
Write to your dealer for circulars and terras, or address O. F. WOODWARD & CO.,

Le Roy, N. Y., Manuf’rs and Sole Propr’s.

MEDICATED NEST EGGS, sure death to hen lice, $5.00 per gross, 60 cents per dozen. Medicated
Bird Swings and Perches, for Bird Cages, keep them free from vermin. Adarcss as above.

^pvtstuvn’is Jftouto.

DIM JSC T Ml JEM MO UTE

TO Ottawa.

TA-RHE THE OTTAWA RIVER NAVI¬
GATION CO’S STEAMERS, to or from OT-'
TAW A CITY. The Capital ol' the Dominion may’
be reached from MONTItEAL, by DAY BOAT ,
leaving daily at 7:10 a.m., and from PRES¬
COTT (opposite Ogdensburg, on tho St. Law¬
rence, the point where the great, stream of Ameri¬
can travel diverges), by St. L. & O. By. Every
Tourist should make tho trip UP or DOWN the
Kiver Ottawa. The scenery of the Ottawa River
is very picturesque, and has Ween compared to
the famous “bluo" Danube; the approach to
Ottawa City by the river is grand i 11 the extreme,
and unsurpassed. The steamers of this line are
new, confortable, and weU-appointed.

THIS IS THE CHEAPEST and ONLY DIRECT
RIVER ROUTE TO OTTAWA.

First Class Parc from Montreal to Ottawa . . 82.50

Return Fare from Montreal to Ottawa . 4.00

A. W. SHEPHBBD, Pres’t.

Montreal.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Hidge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Bivcrs, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and ftsh, deor, hear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Bailroad connections at Cincinpati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North and Northeast; and at Richmond
and Charlotteville with the South. All modem
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent
mayS ly Richmond Va.

^inn'tsmeu’s limits.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respeotf ully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex-,
cellent cars which ran over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

THE JAKES OF

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold at the offices of the Company m
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED-
FORD.URESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and StiU
Hunting,

Also, to

TT7CKERTON. BEACH HAVEN* CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank. Thomson, Gen’l Manager. febl7-tf

~VTEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,
-Lt Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and
intermediate points. The new palace steamer C.
II. Wortham leaves Pier 25, East River, daily (Sun¬
days excepted) at 3p.m. A passenger train will be
in waiting on the wharf at New Haven, and leave
f orSpringficld and way statious on arrival of boat.

NIGHT LINE— The The Continental leaves New
York at U p.m., connecting with passenger train
in waiting on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5
A.M. Tickets Bold and baggage cheeked at 04-1
Broadway, New York, and 4 Court street, Brook¬
lyn, Excursions to New Haven a nd return, $1.50,
Apply at General Office, on the pier, or to RI CH¬
ARD PECK, General Agent.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

IS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE

new oars DavyCrocket/' and 'Tzaak Walton,"
which are flttod up with. dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping: apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. 0.
Co., Chicago. je2G 3mos.

Sportsmen's! Routes.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Throng'll Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, rannijig through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good eare of. Re¬
duced rates on parlies of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J. I YES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

LON C3- ISLANTL

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

TRAINS WILE leave Hunter’s Point,
Bushwick and Flatbusb aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

A.M.

8 30 Groenpoint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and Roekaway Mail.
10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Roekaway and wav.
P.M.

3 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.
4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

8 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Morrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

M. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be run f romHunter’s Point,
and Flatbusb av. every Saturday night at 12:15 a.m

NOTICE

To Sportsmen and Tourists :

THE ” LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSIT
A Co.’s Excursion Rate Book " for 1879 is now
ready. Copies of this book and Information as to
tiie best hunting and fishing grounds can be ob¬
tained of

. T. P. CARPENTER, Gen. Pass. Agt.

junK 3m Atlantic Dock, Buffalo, NAY.

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKESBURY, PICT0U, AND
CHARLOTTETOWN.

cpiIE first-class steamships Carroll and

JL Worcester, will leave T wharf, Boston,
for above ports, every Saturday at 12 Mi
Through tickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A.M. on day of sailing. Ship¬
pers must send with receipts the value of
goods for Master’s manifest. For rates of
freight or passage inquire of W. H. RING, 18
Tv wharf, or O. G. PEARSON, 319 Washington
street. F. NICKERSON & CO., Agents.

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach

• some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country . Connecting di¬
rect for Cliincoteague, Cobb's Island, and points
On tho Peninsula. City Point, Ja mes’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and tho mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
daily, except Sunday, at a p.m. Full informa¬
tion given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep281y

Uriels ami Hesorts: lav ^pjortumm

Indian River Hotel,

HAMILTON CO., N. Y.

‘ 4 jSl. dirontinc lx s.’

G OOD accommodations at prices to suit
* the times. Pleasant drives. Fine boating,
fishing and hunting. Stare in connection with
hotel, withfull stock of goods for sportsmens’ out¬
fits, provisions, etc. Route via Adirondack R. R.
from Saratoga to North Creek; stage to house.
Address JOHN SAULT, Indian Lake, Hamilton
Co., N Y. jyI03m

pftriels, mul Resorts lav .Sportsmen.

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And fewif any in the United States, for elegance,
comfort, reasonable chai-gesandgood attendance.

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

jel82m Proprietor.

AND A

Pleasant Resort for Summer Boarders,

QO l’O

BAY VIEW HOUSE.

AT GOOD GROUND, LONG ISLAND.

Taka -oars from Hunter’s Potnt, Long Maud
Railroad. Terras easy.

M. WILLIAMS, PropT.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

SPRINGVLLLE HOUSE, OR SPORTSMEN’S RE-
TKEAT, SHINNEOOCK BAY, L. I.,

BY a PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bay man. H
boats, batteries, e
ed wild-geese deor.,
ground in the vioini
shooting of all varie
by bimsnlf to his in-
teed. Address WM
NovS if

ew York for bay snipe
Special attention given
nd satisfaction ganr&n-
-NE, Good Ground, L, L

Sayville, Southside, L I.

BLUE FISHING i SAILING', SALT WATER
BATHING. TERMS LOW FOR GOOD BOARD.

CHAS. H, HULSE.

J^rVERSIDE HOUSE,

FORKED RIVER,

Ocean County, New Jersey,

Now Barnegat Inlet. Fine G mining, Fishing,
and Sailing ; house first-class, low rates, superior
accommodations, families or transient guests.
Access via N. J. S. R.R.. 3{ hours. Address

ALONZO II. CORWJN, Proprietor.

Avrltevy, ©te.

J.B.Crook&Co.,

Fine Archery.

BO Fulton street, JSTew York.
Agents for Thomas Aldrecl of London,
Manufacturer of the Finest Archery
in the World.

Below find list of English and Spanish Yew
Bows, acknowledged by all Archers to be the
BEST IN USE.

Gent's Spanish Yew Bow, 52 lbs., very

choice . . $75 00

3 Gent’s Spanish Yow Bows, 45, 50, 53 lbs. . HO 00
1 “ “ *• “ 49 lbs., . 50 00

1 “ “ •* “ 62 lbs . 40 00

3 “ English “ “ 43,31,53 lbs. .. 50 00

2 “ “ “ 44, 48, lbs . 40 00

4 “ “ “ ” 43, 48, 48, 58 lbs 35 00

2 “ “ “ “ 42. 44 lbs . 30 00

1 Ladies’ Spanish Yow, 33 lbs . 35 00

2 “ “ “ 28 and 32 lbs . ., 30 00

1 Ladles' English " 32 lbs . 25 09

2 “ “ “ 25 and 31 lbs . 30 00

2 “ “ “ 27 and 28 lbs . 18 00

l “ “ " 30 lbs . 17 00

Best Gent's Lancewood, 40 to 64 lbs . 11 50

2d Best “ “ 40 to 54 lbs . 8 50

Best Ladies’ “ 22to30ibs . . 8 50

2d Best “ “ 21 to 28 lbs . 7 50

All the above in Green Baize Bags.aud all goods
warranted as represented or the money returned.
Send check, P. 0. order or registered letter, und
will have our best attention. Goods sent C. O. D.
_ J. B. CROOK & CO.

Improved Archery Bows.

Patent Raw Hitle Backed Bows.

WARRANTED UNBREAKABLE IN USE.

Lance, Lemon and Snake Wood,

WITH RAWHIDE BACK, PUT ON WHILE
UNDER TENSION.

Call, or send for Circular. JOHN W. SUTTON,
95 Liberty street, ro®ms 12 and IB.

ARCHERS,

-USE-

Tac.HussefsArcheryScore Books,

AMERICAN, YORK, and COLUMBIA BRANDS.
For sale by dealers, or of

CARTER, HUSSEY & CURL,

Dee Moines, Iowa.

Each Book 50c. Each Club Book $2.00.

C. Fa An HINRICSH,

English Archery, Lawn Tennis,
Cricket and other sports.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

KTE W YORK.

iaxttleruui, (file.

EDWABD B. CONWAY,

Taxidermist,

No. 55 Carmine St., N. Y.

Pel: Animals, Beer Heads, etc., stuffed anil
mounted. Order work a specialty. mart 6m

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS TN ALL KINDS QS*

Birds and Rare Animals

StnTABU5 FOR

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third door from N. William.

RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASE! 1.

For Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden end Silver

1 Ducks (America). .
HKNRY Reiche,
Now York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Stutters’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Staffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Soml stump for reduced price list.

A. ,1 . COLIIORN, 31 Boylson St., Boston, Mas!.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, etc.,
40o. per package by mail; anew thing; host in
use. jylO ly

542

FOREST AND STREAM

No. 26 Murray Street, N. Y.,

Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER.

No. 1 to 7, strongest and cleanest made, in scaled
1 lb. canisters. Higher numbers specially are
recommended for breech-loading guns.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER.

For water-fowl, strong and clean. No. 1 to 5,
in metal begs, 61 lbs. each, and canisters of 1 and 5
lbs. each.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER.

The beet for rifles and all ordinary purposes.
Sizes, FG, FFGand FFFG, the last being the finest.
Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25 lbs., 324 lbs.
and 6| lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and i lb.

All of the above give high velocities and less
residuum than any other brands made, and are
recommended and used by Cant. BOGARDUS,
the “ Champion Wing Shot of tne World.”
Blasting Poivder and Electrical Blasting
Apparatns.

Military Powder

of all kinds on hand and made to order.
Safety Fuse, Frictional and Platinum Fuses.

Pamphlets, showing sizes of the grain by wood-
cut, sent free on application to the above address.

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

The Most Popular Powder in Use.

DUPONT'S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, have maintained their
great reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Pow¬
der :

DUPONT’S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (fine), unequaled in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness ; adapted for Glass
Dali and Pigeon shooting.

DUPONT’S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (eoarso) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean ; great penetration ; adapted for Glass
Dali, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.

DUPONT’S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quiek, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
gram for pistol shooting.

DUPONT’S RIFLE, PG, “ SEA SHOOTING,"
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle
shooting, the FFG and FFFG for general use.
burning strong and moist.

SPORTTNO, MINING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.

Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured

to order of any required grain or proof,
eies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

F.1L. KNEELAND, 50 Wall Street, N. T.

N. B.-Use none but DUPONT’S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “ Electric Powder.

Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. emit/.

Hazard’s “American Sporting."

Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
61 lb. kegs. A fine grain, quick and clean, for up¬
land prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.

Hazard’s “Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (line' to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
and 61 and 121 lb. kegs. Burns stately and very
clean, shooting remarkably close and with great
penetration. For field, forest, or water shooting,
Ft ranks any other brand, and it is equally ser¬
viceable for muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “Sea Shooting” FG in kegs of
25, m, and 6i lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
paoked in 1 and 1 lb. canisters. Burns strong and
moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the 'Sea Shooting
FG is the standard Rif- ”p " gflnjBS

HUte Powder of the country.

Superior Mining: aud Blasting: Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER; also, SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT,
OF Any REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can be had of dealers, or of tho Com¬
pany’s Agen ts, in every prominent city, or whole¬
sale at our office.

’U88 WALt STREET, NEW YORK.

i PERE & FILS.

Established 1729.

Connoisseurs pronounce recent shipments of
these Wines to be unequaled in quality.
Verzenay, dry, full bodied, rich flavor.

Carte Blanche," Fruity, delicate flavor, not too
fa, DODGE, CAM MEYER & CO.,

W Oortlondt St„ Solo Ag’ts for the United States.

A GOOD PLAN

DITTIAR POWDER.

PURE TIN-COATED AND BURNISHED

DROP AND B UCK ^HOT.

American Standard— Eagle Brand.

CAPTAIN BOGARDUS ON TIN-COATED SHOT.

Editor Forest and Stream: — New York, Jan. 13, 1879.

HAVING been asked by many of your readers as to the merits of TIN-COATED
SOFT SHOT, I desiro to say that r consider it. the best shot I have ever used. I have given it
a very severe test, having shot my 6,000 hall match Jan. 8 and 9 with it. In that match I used two
sots of doublo barrels, one of 10 and tho other 12-bore, and each single barrel was discharged 1,500
times without being once cleaned. The inner surface of the barrels is bright and free from
scratches, although in shooting I used them until they became so hot that they would not bear
handling. I cannot imagine any case of ordinary use which could so severely test the cleanliness
and perfection of the tin-coating and its freedom from injury by any heat which could ever result
from continuous discharges of the gun. A. H. BOGARDUS.

THE LEROY SHOT AND LEAD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

Cartr/c/o.„

LOWELL, MASS.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

BRASS, SOLID HEAD, CENTRAL FIRE, RELOADING SHELLS,
AND CARTRIDGES.

A DAPTED to all military and sporting rifles and pistols, and m use by the ARMY
and NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, and several foreign governments. Riflo-fire am¬
munition of all kindsMSpeciiU attention given to the manufacture of

Cartridges for Target Practice.

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A CROWD OF BOYS.

WE 1 i ve in a bit of a cottage,

With rooms neither many nor wide t
Yet we're rich in possessions— at table
Our children count three on a side,

There are brown eyes and blue eyes and hazel,

And with various gifts they’re endowed ;

But the school boys agree that our Bonny
Is the jolliest boy in the crowd.

My neighbor, who has only daughters,

Came in with her sowing One day.

And while we were pleasantly chatting,

The children canto in from their play.

She paused in the midst of a story.

Unused to hear voices so loud.

But smilingly added : Your “ Benny
is the noisestboy in the crowd !"

Their grandpa drops in of a morning,

Aud is often invited to stop,

To tell them some story or other.

Or mend up a wagon or top.

He is alwayes amused at their sayings.

And seems of them all to be proud;

But he says, aottq core, that Benny
Is the smartest of all in the crowd.

And grandma, who dwells in the quiet,

Unmoved by earth’s clamor and noise,

Comes in with her sweet, placid manners,

For an afternoon’s talk with the hoys.

She sets them at peace, if a quarrel
Breaks over their Joys like a cloud,

She is fond of them nib but thinks Benny
Is the prettiest one in the crowd.

Aunt Jane, from her stately old mansion,

O'ershadowed by poplar and elm,

Cauie down to the city last winter.

To visit my turbulent realm.,

"I am glad,” she assured me, at parting.

•’’Such blessings to you are allowed;

But keep a tight reign on that Benny,

He’s tbe sauciest boy in the crowd !

Ah 1 me ! what a mixed reputation
For any one hoy to possess !

As the others have talents unnumbered,

We're a Babel, I frankly confess.

A philosopher, asked to appraise them,

At the task would he puzzled and cowed.

Though at dinner might reason that Benny
Is the hungriest boy in tbe crowd.

At night, when they all have been settled
In crib and in cradleandbed,

I go on a tour of inspection
And pillow each slumbering bead ;

And, while l commend them to heaven,

With spirit in reverence bowed,

I am sure I eaft never determine
The dearest or best in the crowd.

Fbancis E. PoPe, in Independent.

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For Forest and Stream and Bod and Gun.

PRACTICAL HINTS ON TROUT FISHING
IN THE RANGELEY LAKES.

HOW many fishers with an angle first learned of the
Androscogin Lakes through the magazine articles
which appeared early in the year 1877, and as a conse¬
quence found themselves, during the following summer
beside the limpid waters of Rangeley, Moosqljicmaguntio,
and Cupsuptic, I know not, but that there were four at
least, I, for one, can vouch. Rangeley came- to us like an
inspiration. W e harkened to the tales of its wonders with
astonishment, tinged with incredulity. But when at the
shop of a Philadelphia taxidermist we mw a trout which
had left its Rangeley home hut a few days before, and
which must have weighed at least eight pounds when
caught, our skepticism disappeared in growing wonder¬
ment. We looked upon the stuffed trout as the grandees
of Spain gazed upon the Indians' marching in the train of
Columbus, It gave us a realistic vision of Angler's Para¬
dise ; it was the bunch of grapes from the promised land.
He who had experienced the inexpressible sensation of
landing a pound trout on the gravelly banks of Tolbhan-
na, Loyhlsock, or Sinnemahoning, tvansported-kimself in
fancy to the Rangeley region, and multiplied these de¬
lights by ten. Ordinary tackle, whose compeers had done
faithful service in days gone by, was discarded with a
sneer, and stouter materials took its place. The hearts of
dealers were made glad by a lavish purchase of heavier

lines, doubled and twisted leaders, larger reels, and mam- ■
moth creels. Y et, arrived at the lakes, we found ourselves
encumbered with much that was useless, and, alas ! with¬
out many items that were essontial to success. And
while it is true that the Rangeley Lakes hold out possibly
greater attractions to the angler than can be found in any
other quarter of the country, while a skillful hand will in
all likelihood he rewarded with a greater number of
pounds of fish than he ever took in other waters, and
while the sport of capturing them is unquestionably fine,
yet it is a fact that the chrystal waters of these same
lakes, in tire month of June, 1877, reflected the faces aud
forms of four disappointed anglers. Now, why was this ?
Partially because deprived of some of the conveniences
of tackle, but mainly because they had expected one thing
and got another, flic fact that the thing received was
quite as good as that which they had gone in quest of,
was of no avail. The heart had been set on one particu¬
lar kind of sport, and nothing of a different kind could
take its place, or prove a salve to wounded anticipations.

If Jones orders mutton chops at the eating house, and
the waiter brings him steak, lie feels personally injured,
and berates the waiter, and warns the proprietor that
such treatment will result in the transfer of his patron¬
age to a rival. If he eats the steak at all he does it mechan-
ieallv, without relish or zest. Let the waiter beware how
he stands behind Jones and extols the merits of the dish
lie has served, its tenderness, its flavor, its unparalleled
cookery, all that is but an aggravation of the trouble. As
Jones walked up from his office he had settled his mind
on chops, and that he did not get them is the one tiling
impressed on his mind to the absolute exclusion of all else.
Now, if our four disciples of the gentle art could find them¬
selves once more beneath the hospitable shelter of Camp
Kenebago, tlieir former experiences would teach them
better what to expect, and how to obtain it, resulting in
the elimination of their disappointments and the vast in¬
crease of the pleasures of Rangeley angling. Can a por¬
tion at least of that experience be imparted to others by
the pen? Can the tourist angler, who turns his steps
northward beftauglit in advance to check too ardent an¬
ticipation, and therefore to realize more perfectly the
pleasures this region holds out to him with bountiful
liand? To accomplish somewhat of this is the hope of
the writer, for every true hearted follower of. Isaak Wal¬
ton joys in the success of a brother of the angle.

Now. one thing must be impressed on the mind of a
frequenter of the mountain streams of Pennsylvania and
New York ; do not expect merely an exaggerated form of
your favorite style of fishing ; you wont get it. The
streams thereabout do contain trout, even in the summer
months, but though move plentiful, they are hardly larger
thau the product of streams further south, and perhaps
not so gamy. Do not, therefore, go to Rangeley in the
summer mouths to fish the streams ; you will find waters
more accesible which will furnish yon with sport equally
good. The natives to be sure vouchsafed the information
that in September the large trout ascended the streams,
and were captured with the fly in the pools and riffles, but
in the summer months they certainly only yielded tbe
smallest fish, with chub in abundance. To capture the.
six and ton pounders you must have a guide, a boat, and
infinite patience. Our experience was gleaned about the
middle of the month of June, and the surface water of the
lakes was already thoroughly warmed, and through it the
large trout would not rise to sieze the most tempting fly
cast by the most skillful hand. A few small trout were
the rewards of hours of casting. But here again rumor
stepped ui with the information that huge trout were to
be capturtjfl with the fly on the lakes during some indefi¬
nite periods before and after the time of our sojourn in
the region. An examination of the camp records, how¬
ever, showed the most successful anglers to be inveterate
bait-fishermen, who rarely used the fly at all. Follow
their example if you seek for like results, and fish iu some
selected spot from an anchored boat, or troll along the
most promising shores, with a bait of minnow or worm.
The latter is the least desirable, capturing more chub than
trout. But the tackle 1 Well, take your fly-rod with you,
you’ll want to try it any way. Supply your fly-book with
larger and more gaudily colored flies than you have per¬
haps ordinarily used, tied on about a No. 6 nook (that is a
hook measuring about fifteen sixteenths of an inch from
the shank to the extremity of the bend). An addition of
a few of the most successful salinon flies, reduced to the
same size, ma.y not come amiss. Your greatest success,
however, as before implied, will, in all probability, be
achieved with the minnow. It is essential, therefore,
that you should have with you a rod suitable for bait fish¬
ing and trolling ; long — fifteen feet will do — stiff, power¬
ful. Your lines, water proof silk, letter G, is stout
enougli ; your leaders, what you ordiuarily use, for re¬
member tfie fish you have struck, though large aud strong,
is in big waters. There is no need for checking his rushes
suddenly, for there are no falls for him to dash over, and
no roots or bush in which he can entangle your line. Yet
let the line be of good length, fifty yards may at times be
useful, though seldom will you need more than twenty-
five. The truth is, let it be written boldly, the Rangeley

trout is logy. He is broad and fat, beyond comparison
with Ids cousins of other waters. The lakes are full,
swarming with minnows, and his troutship is at ail times
gorged with food . When a twelve inch trout is captured,
if hit sharply on the head three or four minnows will
often pop out of hiB mouth. When struck, he ordinarily
comes like a lamb towards you as you reel in -.not, indeed,
until he has caught sight of the angler or the boat does
he seem to realize his danger or make any effort to escape.
Though you may have been, trolling with twenty-five
yards of line out behind the boat, yet you will be able to
recover many yards before his rushes begin, and rarely
will he capture more than the length of line first allowed
him. Your leaders should be of good round single gut ;
neither double or twisted leaders are of any use. You
can capture the largest trout in the lakes, with careful
handling, on a single strand of gut. Wherever you may
expect to fish, be careful in choosing your gut. Select
only such as is perfectly round. Try it by turning it be¬
tween your forefinger and thumb ; if it does not turn
freely reject it. A first-class article of gut when tried by
the teetli is hard like wire. It should be stiff and elastic,
and, before staining, colorless and transparent, free from
unravelled fibers, knotted rouglmess, or flashing lights
when seen in a slanting direction. Your reel should be
the ordinary click, not a multiplier, and, if you are buy¬
ing new, large enough to hold sixty or seventy yards of
(Mine. In trolling everything depends on the proper
spinning of the bail,, and your lines should be, therefore,
rigged with care. Fasten to the line a small box swivel,
and to the other end of the swivel a section of gut four or
five feet' tong. At the lower end of this leader fasten a
swivel sinker, and to the sinker again another leader
eighteen inches long. To this fasten the snalled hook,
and you may. if you choose, put iu between them another
box swivel. These swivels should be small, carefully
made, and of brass, as being less liable to rust than steel.
Examine them carefully when you buy, and still more
carefully before rigging your line, rejecting every one
that does not work with perfect smoothness, or appears
defective in strength in the lightest particular. A drop
of lubricating oil m the joints may be advantageously ap¬
plied when arranging the tackle. The sinkers should he
always of the swivel pattern ;. they cost a trifle more per¬
haps, but, as before noted, whatever tends to perfect
spinning of the bait may be advantageously employed.
Have half a dozen sizes with you, some being heavy, for
you may at times find it to your advantage to troll in
deep water. Select three or lour sizes of hooks, say
numbers 19, SO, SI, and 32, of the improved trout pattern.
Leave behind your trolling spoons and all gangs of hooks,
Tor the laws of Maine do not permit the use of other than
natural baits, or allow you to use more than a single ^ook.
Let a clearing ring of brass be among your traps, for
your hook is liable to become fast upon some sunken
ledge or water soaked log, and the possession of this little
convenience will save you not a little time and annoy¬
ance, and perhaps more than its price in bottom tackle.
You will need a landing net, but not a gaff. Let the ring
of the net be sixteen or eighteen inches in diameter, with
a handle at least five feet long, which may be jointed for
convenience of carriage. The meshes of the net should
not bo less than an inch and. a half , and two inches would
probably be better, for thus made it creates less resistance
in the water when used, and quick work is often desirable.
Your meshes need not be small with the idea of using it
for a bait net, as your guide will supply you with bait,
and procure the apparatus necessary, both for catching
and preserving the minnows. ‘ You may safely leave in
the shops the drags, floats, and disgorgers. The latter,
Mr. Roosevelt dryly observes, ‘-is of about as much use
to the angler as a jack-plane.” It is always the part of
prudence, however, to add to your store wax aud silk
for repairing damages to rod or tackle. Your creel need
not be transported to the lakes unless you expect to fish
the streams. The guides carry with them, floating in the
wake of the boat, a trap or cage, in which the trout are
kept alive until you return to camp. A little vial of lub¬
ricating oil is often useful to coax up a refractory reel,
or for keeping your snoods in good order. And another
kind of oil is essential, that which is designed for the
benefit of the black fly. 1 do not know what is best.
There are dozens of varieties recommended by sportsmen
and dealers, and, as far as my experience goes, they are
all to about the same extent useful. You will do well to
supplement your oil with a fine gauze head net. It
will occupy but little room, and may be worn at night
with comparative comfort, as a protection against mos¬
quitos. Some use a dose fitting havaloek during the
day, the cape fastened underneath the coat, and leaving
exposed only the eyes, nose, and mouth, It udll have to
lie made to fit with great care to be of much service,
for the ties will crawl through any possible opening. It
will, however, be eminently useful from another point of
view, as a protection from the burning rays of the sun
reflected on the waters of the lake. To those who are in
the least ha ble to sunburn it will be the part of wisdom
for them to protect both face and hands from the sun.
Muslin gloves, with gauntlets, with no opening at the

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wrist, and made to tie over the cuff of the shirt, will be
found a cool and and an agreeable covering. The attacks
of the flies alone are bad enough, but if supplemented
with sun blisters the sufferer may as well give up at once,
and go home and be nursed. Again, he who carefully
consults his ^personal comfort may find advantage in
bundling up with his traps a rubber coat, and also, if he
chooses to run the risk of being considered a dillettante
angler, an air cushion. The propriety of this last addi¬
tion to his outfit will, perhaps, be appreciated after a full
day or two of restlessly trying to find the softest position
at the stem of the boat. In case of sudden squalls of
rain, which Eire liable to come upon one at most any hour,
these articles will aid the sportsman in keeping himself
dry and comfortable. Without them, to adopti.be words
of Dame Juliana Berner, “Yet soryly dooth he fare. At
mom-tyde he is wette abode unto his taylle. ”

If you have come to the lake after a' big fish or two,
and must have them, instruct your guide to bait a point
for yon. He will procure a quantity of chub, cut them
into' bits, and deposit them in some promising locality,
and marking the spot with a buoy, will leave them over
night, for the attraction of the fish. This may be con¬
tinued for several days, and if yon drop your halted
hook among them you'are reasonably sure of punishing
one or two of the mammoth gormandizers. All this has
a pot hunter look about it to be sure, hut as the darkey
fisherman said, “ if you go a cattin’, go a cattinV’

The reader of the aforementioned magazine articles is
impressed with the belief that he has only to once get to
the lakes and cast his fly to daw out
3 trout of 7 lbs. each,

1 ** 71 *• “ eto., etc.,

according to the insinuating manner of the scores there
given, but let him cut off the big ends of these lists, and
make up his mind in advance to be satisfied with a few
fair fish, and one or two big ones, and he will have a
much better chance of leaving the lakes satisfied, than if
he let his ambition soar unchecked. In our party the
most enthusiastic, persevering, and therefore the most
successful member, made the following score in five days :

June 15, 4 trout of 1, 11, and 1 1 pounds.

“ lfi, 1 “ 21 pounds.

*• 17. 6 “ 1, 1, 2. 21, and 6 pounds.

“ 18, 1 “ 1 pound.

" IB, 3 “ C, 11, and 2 pounds.

“ SO, 7 “ 1, 1, 1, 11, U, 11, and 31 pounds.

This does not include a number of fish weighing less than
three-quarters of a pound. Now, you enthusiast, bring
your hopes down to the level of this score, and with
proper tackle, possessing your soul in patience, you may
not be disappointed. But take heed of this,’ in your
anxiety for slaughter hasten not unduly your journey.
Remember that all the pleasure of your vacation is not at
the other end of the stage line, but may be found, do you
but seek, at every step of your way thither. Enjoy to
the uttermost your freedom from care, and the troubles
of money-gettmg, as you journey. If a part of your way
lies across the sea, receive with a grateful heart' the life-
giving breezes. Bet the beauties of hill and dale, of wavy
tree, and glistening water, upon which you may feast
your eyes as you ride beside the sandy river, inspire with¬
in you a calm contentment, a quiet, peaceful joy, for,
mayhap, the vision of nature’s beauty will prove to you
in after days the source of greater pleasure than the hook¬
ing of the six-pound trout in the waters of the Rangeley
Lakes. A. Mobce.

BURT’S LAKE.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

The Solid Comfort Fishing Club of Mercer County, Pa.,
started for the Lake on the 7th inBt. , via A. & G. R. R. to
Mansfield ; thence to Fort Wayne, by P. Ft. W. & C. R.
R. ; thence to Petoskey, by Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R,
Thence, over Crooked Railway, a small wooden Railroad,
six miles long, just completed, to a boat landing on Crooked
Lake called Conway, where Capt. Andrew’s tug and scow
were chartered for our journey across Crooked Lake,
through Crooked River and to Indian Point on this Lake,
where we pitched our tents and called “ Camp Comfort.”
That it is worthy of the name, none can doubt ; for it is
as beautiful a place to camp as can be found anywhere.
We are about twenty feet above the level of the lake, in a
biroh grove which extends many miles north of us. Burt’s
Lake lies to the east, south, and west of us ; about a mile
north of us is an Indian 'village where the Chippewas and
Attawas reside. They are peaceable. ; can talk English,
furnish us with milk, etc., and are willing to row or do
anything they are requested for small compensation. The
beach is fine for bathmg, and the water very agreeable.

To the. right of our camp we have two springs, one of pure
cold water, principally used for keeping butter and beer
cool in, the other rises in a bed of white pebbles-stones
with almost icy coldness and is impregnated with miner¬
als ; is clear, of excellent taste, and healthy.

Boats running between Petoskey to Cheboygan land at
Camp Comfort daily, upon which we get our mail, provis¬
ions, etc.

There are nineteen persons in our camp ; but few of us
are experienced fishermen. Fifteen of our party believe
in the motto, “ Live and let live,” the others, however,
have succeeded in catching more fish than supplies our
camp. They have caught large quantities of bass weigh¬
ing four and five pounds, pickerel, six and nine pounds,
perch and sun-fish larger than we ever saw before. Pig¬
eon River was visited for grayling with excellent success,
some few muskalonga were caught at Cheboygan. Trout
were caught without number on an average weighing
about one pound.

We were furnished tickets from Greenville, Pa. to Pe¬
toskey, Mich, and return for $15, a distance of over six
hundred miles ; and were furnished with a eamp car from
Fort Wayne to Petoskey by G. R. & I. R. R. We found
the officials and employes along the several lines courteous
and accommodating gentlemen ; so much so, that we re¬
gret our inability to repa y them for their many kindnesses.
From General passenger Agt. A. B. Lees and Capt. Fred.
Heath on G. R. & I. R. R. we received kind attention and
valuable information, as also at the haflda of Mr. Matheria,
8upt. of Crooked Railroad.

From the beginning we have had a jolly time. We have
found everything even better than it was represented to
us, and to all lovers of a few weeks of camp ilife and of

fishing, we would say : Hie away to the lakes of Michi¬
gan, for it is an excellent healthy sport that all can enjoy
at a trifling expense. A Solid Comforter, *

gkttthtre.

Nebraska Fish Commission. — The following gentle¬
men were appointed June first ult. as the State Fish Com¬
mission of Nebraska : W. L. May, President; R. R. Living¬
ston, Plattsmouth ; H. S. Kaley, Red Cloud. The younger
Slates and the Territories display comendable enterprise
in fish cultural projects. They do not always wait until
the streams and lakes have been wholly depleted of food
fish before beginning a work which the older States have
found so important. We recommend the caTp and its
congeners to our Nebraska friends, as very desirable food
fish. We cannot all have salmon and trout in our waters.
The temperature, natural food, character of stream, aud
other conditions in many sections of the country are more
favorable for some of those species, which, while less
gamy, are just as valuable in an economic sense. Carp
culture in this country, we believe, has been attended
with most satisfactory results. As the merits of the fish
become more widely known, demand for its breeding will
be large. The salmon has such a prestige that when its
restoration to a stream is assured the fact is heralded with
such eclat that fish culturists are inclined to slight less
famous or fame-attending species, and so put forth their
efforts to salmon culture, when work in other directions
would repay them four-fold.

Troot in the Godboui.— During the month of June the
mouth of the river Godbout, (a river some 200 miles or
more below Quebec, of which a correspondent has written
at length,) swarms ’with large sea-trout. Indeed, the
whole river is more or Ibbs occupied with these fish, which,
so much esteemed elsewhere, are here regarded as so great
a nuisance that the owner of the river is endeavoring to
wipe, them out. It is believed 'that they destroy the
salmon spawn ; and as salmon are the espeoial care and
consideration, the trout occupy secondary place. Indeed,
the salmon anglers can hardly be tempted to fish for them
at all, no matter with tackle however light. We learn
that the river guardian in obedience to orders, recently
took out some six hundred trout in hards, many of them
scaling up to five and six pounds in weight. He is also
netting out many of the male salmon which are out of all
natural proportion to the females, and interfere materi¬
ally with their sporting business.

#*/»/ nl Wiztorg.

ARE THE ROBINS TOPERS?

Houston, Texas, May 13, 1879.
EditorlForest and Stream

St. Clair’s article in Forest and Stream of the 8th,
on the habits of several of our common birds, interested
me very much — as indeed everything does that comes
from his pen. But he states some things that I can’t
accede to. Thus, he states that the robin red-breast
gets drunk on China berries — so drunk in fact that he
falls from the trees in a state of beastly intoxication and
becomes an easy prey to the little niggers who, knowing
his habits, are on the watch-out for him. He states that
one drink does not satisfy robin at all, but that he will
get drunk every day as long as the China berries last. In
other words, he states robin red-breast to be a confirmed
drunkard who will never miss an opportunity to get his
“skin full.” Well, I have heard this of poor robin all
my life and I never saw one drunk yet. Has St. Clair
e ver seen one drunk ? If he will say so point-blank I
will beUeve it, hut don’t think he can be screwed up to
that sticking point.

Last winter, while hunting in the “ Big Thicket,” east
of Houston, I came to a row of China trees on the edge
of an abandoned field, which trees were loaded with ripe
berries and robins by scores and, hundreds were feeding
upon them. Feeling tired, I took a rest under a wild
peach, not more than ten yardB from the China trees, and
kept my eyes upon the robins to see if any would get
drunk. I sat there two mortal hours and watched those
robins closely, but not one of them got drunk. Or if they
did get d runic they had a most successful way of hiding
it. Now and then a number of them, having filled their
crops with berries, would come to the ground ; but instead
of keeling over in a state of drunkeness, they would skip
along over the ground in a most lively manner, hunting
worms. Had they been drunk I am sure they would not
have had such lively locomotion. I departed from that
place feeling sure that robin had been greatly slandered.

And that is not the only time that I watched robin to
solve the problem of his imputed addiction to drunkeness.
In the home of my childhood in the “ Old North State,”
there was a large China tree growing against the window
of the bed- room in which I slept. I could sit in the
window and pluck the berries. The robins came there
daily to feed. Old “Uncle Cassar,” the negro gardener,
told me that if I would watch those robins I would see
them all get drunk and fall to the ground so I could catch
them. “Now,” said he, “maybe they won’t fall right
under the China tree, hut you keep your eyes on ’em and
follow ’em ; they’ll be sure to fall before they go far.”
Well, I watched and followed those robins a whole
blessed day, hut I did not catch a single one. Old Caesar
laughed and told me to try them the next day ; that the
robins, seeing me watching them, took the precaution not
to eat enough to make them drunk, but next day they
would be very hungry and would surely get very drunk.
I tried them on next day with no better luck and con¬
cluded that old Uncle Caesar was a fraud,

Nqw, St. Clair, I believe, is a Virginian by raising, and
I dare say he got bis idea about the robin's drunkeness
from the negroes in his childhood, just as I got mine from
old Uncle Caesar. The negroes used to tell me that every
Friday all the jay-birds went to hell to bear letters to the
Devilj and that on Fridays none could be seen except
early in the morning and late in the evening. I firmly
believed this and hated the jay with prodigious hatred
until I grew old enough to think and observe for myself.
Truly, the negroes had many strange notions, and do
have to this day. They infiltrated the minds of the
southern youth with many superstitious doctrines, which
we have found it rather hard to grow out of.

St. Clair says the red-headed woodpecker does not nest
in the South. But they do here. Only a few days ago I
found one’s nest. They are very numerous with us in the
spring and early summer, but disappear almost entirely
later on. In winter I do not recollect ever seeing one in
Texas. Where do these birds hibernate anyhow? Their
gay plumage seems to bespeak them' of the tropics.

§t, Clair states the crow to be a great thief, whose chief
desert is to be killed as a nuisance. We do not so regard
liim here. On the contrary we regard him as a benefactor
to the farmer, and our Legislature has lately thrown
around him the aegis of its protection. It has made him
a sacred bird whom no man may shoot. This on the
ground that he is supposed to be a great annihilator of
bugs and worms. Our Solons would not have erected
him into this sacredness if there was not strong testimony
that he does infinitely more good than harm.

WHEN DEER FEED.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

There was one matter under discussion in the
September and October numbers of your paper that
interested me very much. That was as to whether deer
were or were not influenced by the moon in feeding.
Now, there are many hunters, including myself, who are
firm believers on the affirmative side 'of the question,
although very few of us were ever in Florida or know
anything about the opinions of hunters there upon the
subject.

Several years ago I found myself in San Diego Co.,
Cal., with but little money and nothing to do ; so I spent
the winter hunting for the market there, the principal
game on the land being deer and quail. The country for
many miles around the bay is destitute of timber but
covered with a low brush that is seldom foimd over three
feet high. Deer could therefore often he seen feeding at
the distance of half a mile or more. I did only still
hunting and I became so well convinced there that the
deer fed most when the moon was above the horizon that
I hunted them only at such times, and devoted the re¬
mainder to quail shooting. On one occasion I watched
two large bucks when, according to the almanac, the
moon would set about four o’clock in the afternoon. It was
about one o’clock, P.M., when I first saw them and they
fed during the hottest part of the afternoon, lying down
both at the same time within half an hour of the setting
of the moon.

Of course this one instance establishes nothing. I
mention it because I watched them with the object under
discussion in view, but I found by experience that I
could seldom get sight of a deer there when the moon
was down unless I started him from his couch.

In your;issue of October 24th, “Ned Buntline” ex¬
presses his opinion that deer feed “when they are hungry.”
Very sensible : but in the same article he gives the follow¬
ing as evidence that they pay no attention to the moon.
He says : “ How many of us, who used to be up early for
trout along the lakes and streams in the Adriondacks,
have startled them at dawn as our boat washed along the
shores? How often at sunset have we watched them
cropping the tender grass on the glades near by our
camp?” Now, with all due respect for “Ned’s” forest
lore. I cannot see that this touches the point in question.
He says nothing as to where the moon was at these times.
It certainly was just as likely to have been up as down,
and it is very possible that he knew nothing at all of itB
whereabouts upon the occasions he writes about.

Forked Deer.

The author of the Grand Menan Notes, published,
in our last issue, and once read before the Linnean Society
of this city, writes that the paper was never intended for
publication, and in its present form does him great injus¬
tice. Owing to the absence of our Natural History edi¬
tor we are unable now to ascertain by whom the paper
was sent to us for publication ; hut we need not explain
that we have acted in good faith in using , it, and heartily
regret any wrong which may have been done to the au¬
thor by another party.

The Migratory Quail.— We are beginning to receive
reports from the migratory quail which were received early
in June through Mr. H. P. Tobey, of Boston, and planted
out. Porsonally we feel much indebted to the corres¬
pondents who have sent us these notes, and who may not
be aware of the eager avidity with which each line will
be scanned by hundreds of sportsmen. We observe that
these birds builjl their nests, so far as known, in mead¬
ows, selecting localities not far from farm houses. The
scythe and mowing machine are, therefore, their most
fatal enemies, and we know not by what instinct the hon¬
est farmer may be able to avoid cutting them up. W e
hope other friends will have more to report

ROCKLAND, Me., July 25.

'ditor Forest and Stream: —

At your suggestion I kept eight quail and put them into
pen, hoping they would lay and batch out some chicks,
ut though there was plenty of love-making they did
ot lay, and I let them go. When I received the quail
had no wav of distinguishing the sexes, and after I had
samed to tell the males from the females, I^ouml that.I

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had five females and three males. The males have the
whole breast fair, something like the breast of the wood¬
cock, with the dark, almost black markings in some. At
the throat the females have the same color, with darker
specks over the breast, which cease at the throat, leaving
the throat fair, with no marks that are noticeable.

About the 21st of this month I learned that nests had
been foimd near where I released the quail. I visited the
place, and on inquiring of the farmer, we were shown
the nests. The first one was in a field where the hay had
been removed. The nest contained seven eggs, but I am
sorry to say that owing to the hen being disturbed, and
deprived of all co ver, she had left the nest, and the eggs
were cold, and the upper sides exposed to the sun were
bleached out whiter tuan the rest. The next two nests
on the adjoining farm were some three rods apart, on
pretty high land, and were also in a mowing field. Each
contained fifteen eggs, and presented a yery pretty sight,
but I am very sorry to say that in mowing the grass one
of the quail was injured, so that she also left her nest.
On breaking one of the eggs we found that it contained a
full grown chick, which would have hatched in a day or
two longer. The other one was discovered in season to
place a bunch of grass around it, and I think the eggs
have hatched by this time, or will soon hatch. The next
one was in a field much like the others, all near farm
houses. The last one contained eleven eggs, and although
the grass had been removed the hen stuck to the nest.
These are all the nests I have heard from, but think there
are many more in the grain fields and pastures, and I
think the eggs will be hatched out before the grass is
harvested. If any come back next, spring they will un¬
doubtedly build and hatch out the chicks before haying.
All of the farmers where we let the. quail go have taken
great interest in them, and would have left a spot of grass
standing to conceal the nest if it had been found in sea¬
son. Some of the quail have moved two or three miles
from where they were let out. On the whole, I think
things look encouraging, but it all depends upon their
coming back in the spring. James Wight.

London , Ont., Aug. 4 — Editor Foreht and Stream : —
Enclosed find a. clipping from the London Adverlizer of
to-day, about the migratory quail. I know you take a
great interest in this subject, so I send it. I will endeavor
to get more information.

“The migratory quail which’were imported and released
at Strathroy last spring, appear from the accounts we have
heard, to have become acclimatized and are rearing their
progeny in a manner that will soon render the supply of
this game bird abundant. The birds subsist largely upon
grasshoppers and insects, and are believed to lie identical
with the variety of quail mentioned in Scripture. Recently
a nest with fifteen eggs was found in a meadow, but the
passage over it of a mower and hay rake caused the
parent bird to forsake it.” J. D. Niven.

A Florida Manatee. — A huge sea cow has been re¬
ceived at New York, en route for Europe. Concerning
its capture and habits a correspondents writes :

Titusville, Fla,, July 26.
Editor Forest and Stream : —

A live manatee or sea cow (Trwhechus manatus ) was
•shipped from here to New York on the 18th inst. It was
captured in St. Lucie River, one hundred and ten miles
south of this place, by Messrs. August Park and John
Kelly. It was estimated to weigh 1,000 pounds. The
manatee is an amphibious animal, distantly allied to the

t hocus or seals, but differing in very many points. Un-
ke the Phocas, which feeds on fish" the manatee live off
aquatic grasses and lily pads. They are very fond of the
turtle grass that grows abundantly in the shallows of
Indian River. They also eat parsely when they can get it.
The head of the manatee resembles' that of a large calf,
especially about the mouth. The eyes, however, are
small. In the place of fore-legs they have two flippers,
resembling the similar organs of locomotion possessed by
the Cetatians, the whales, and porpoises. The tail is more
like that of a Oetatian than a Phoca. It is a powerful
instrument, lying horizontally in the water, and being
semi-circular in its terminal outlines. The body is
covered with a very few short scattered hairs, averaging
perhaps an inch apart. The skin is pachydermatous,
fully an inch thick. The ribs are ivory. The manatee is
only found in tropical countries, Florida being the only
place in the United States where it occurs. They are
caught in immense seines, made of rope. Sometimes one
is shot when coming to the surface to blow, or when feed¬
ing in shoal water. They are often seen in the ocean near
the mouths of the Indian River and Jupiter Inlets. They
resort to the St. Lucie River (fresh water) to breed. They
•are foimd also on the gulf coast of the State. They are
an inert, sluggish mass of flesh, easily handled in the
water, but very awkward to manage on land. They are
not vicious or dangerous at all. A person can get into
the water with one, lift up his head or take other liberties,
but must keep out of the way of his powerful tail.

Al. I. Gator.

Foster Hens for Quail’s Nests:— Cleveland, August
3,1879. — Like “ Miles,” your correspondent who found an
old hen and a quail occupying the same nest I also found
several amalgamations of this kind, when a boy, in search
of eggs. The most remarkable of the lot was one near
the old bam, by the side of a rail fence. It contained five
eggs of the quail before the old hen made her first deposit.
This mutual deposit of eggs continued daily until the
quail laid fourteen and the old hen ten. The hen drop¬
ping the last egg, making, big and little, twenty-four
eggs, when the nest, for some reason, was abandoned,
and fearing putrefaction or destruction to the deposit
by skunks, I carried the eggs home for the family table.

Dr. E. Sterling.

Defending their Young — St. Leonard. Province of
Quebec , July 19, 1879. — Yesterday I heard a great com¬
motion amongst the birds in the trees round my house,
and upon g< :ng near to ascertain the cause of the row.
saw a squirrel springing through the branchee of a small
pine tree, closely pursued by a couple of small gray birds.
The birds attacked the squirrel braVely, uttering shrill
cries, and seemed to be trying to take from the squirrel
something he was carrying, JJpon my approach the

birds fled, and I then saw that the squirrel was engaged in
eating a young bird, that no doubt he had just dragged
from the nest. As the tree was a small one I managed to
make him drop his prey, though he tried hard to carry it
away. The young bird was about half fledged, and its
break and neck were much torn and eaten. The squirrel
sat near by chattering angrily, and I noticed that his
throat was covered with blood. The squirrel was one of
the small red sort, the only kind we see in this part of the
country. Is this an unusual case? W. Hamhersly.

SINGING MICE.

Washington D. C. July 15,1879.

Editor Forest a nd Stream

Sir .—Several years ago I read in your paper a few letters and ex¬
tracts in rogard to singing mice. Since then I have been on the
lookout for one. At 10 o’clock v. si., June 35, in my rpom, I heard
a sound which seemed to proceed from under some trunks In the
corner, and resembled the faint chuck! chuck! chuck! of a chip¬
munk in Us hole, This inoident aroused my eurlosityandsetme to
musing. After heaving this sound, I was on the alert and listened;
For several nights I heard this peculiar note but nothing more,
concluded it must come from some insect and thought no more of
it. On the 30th of June, liras startled upon hearing the same
noise louder than before, and at the same moment a rustling
of paper in the trunk. This thing drew my attention, whatever it
might be, as it worked its way out of the trunk, and passed rapidly
over the bureau, uttering all the time the same chucking note-
The bureau is near the window, and I was on the other side of the
room. The sound ceased when it reached the bureau, and I turned
over to go to sleep. A few moments later I heard the sweetest,
softest trill and warble, and thought of the canaries outside of the
window, hut the warble cont inuing, I was brought to understand
that it was in my room and under the bureau. Then thinking of
the chucking note of a few moments previous, X pronounced it a
Binging mouse. If, continued singing seyuralmoments, then passed
back under the trunk and sang no more.

I did not hear it again until the third of J uly, when I called my
mother in to hear, and she was delighted. So far I had not seen it,
and was not absolutely certain, although confident it was a mouse,
and made up my mind to catch it if possible.

On the fourth 1 set a *‘ Novelty " trap, Wont to bed and listened
with eager attention. Soon it begim singing and came out of its
hiding place over the bureau where the trap was set. I heard it
enter the trap and begin to nibble the cheese, but strange to say,
the act of nibbling did not interfere with the song, for it was con¬
stant. It nibbled on and warbled, until I thought that the trap
was a failure, more t han once thinking of getting up to smash it.
At Iasi I heard the little tin door slide down with a clink , and the
singer was captured. I jumped up and lighted the gas to examine
this thing which had excited me so. it looked to be nothing moro
than an unusually large house mouse. (The size will he explained
hereafter.) Seeing no monstrous form or gaudy color, which my
excited mind led me to believe would he the case, I conoludod that
the charm of this little creature was in Its song. So placing a large
hook on the trap to mnke secure, I retreated to my couch for the
purpose of listening. T lay some time listening to its frantic
efforts to release itself, ana this spirit-like music which gradually
toled me Into a land of dreams. Next day I started after a large
cage before looking at the mouse, and did not get hack for several
hours. Returning I peeped in the trap and found there nine mice.
Alaok-o-day for that disconsolate family— the “ Novelty ” trap had
done the business.

There are two apartments in this infernal machine. The first
mouse caught, by passing on to a platform which is attached to a
lever, is precipitated into the second apartment, the trap reset
and eomunication shut off. This is the predicament In which I
found this mother and her young. The young were born in the
first apartment, and the mother, probably in her anxiety to find a
bed, passed into the second and was shut off. During this calamity
and all this woe, I had slept like a log. The naked little things
were all alive but one, and thinking I had struck a bonanza, I
hastened the mother Into the presence of this nude assembly in a
new and larger apartment with a turning gymnasium attached.
She cared for them tenderly, hut they pined and died one by one,
and were devoured as the5r expired, I don't think she committed
infanticide once, but the fact remains, I have in my possession a
caged singing cannibal. I have handed the mouse to Dr. Coues,
probably we will hear from him ere long.

Gaines R. Donoho.

Animals Received at Central Park Menagerie for Week
Ending Aug. 9, 1879.— 1 Salle’s Amazon (Ghrysotes Sailed) Hob.
St. Domingo, presented by Mrs. M'Callnn, Brooklyn ; 2 Turkey
Buzzards (Catholics aura) captured at Richmond, Va., presented by
Masters J oseph A. and Charles Johnson; 3 Quails (Ortyx Virginia nus)
presented by Mr. Isaac J. Pactae ; 3 Lions (Felts leo) ; 1 Mexican
Deer (Cervus mexir.a.na); 1 East India Goat (Capra hircus) all born in
the Menagerie ; 1 Brown Pelican ( Pelecanus f uncus) purchased.

W. Conklin.

— It lias been considered of sufficient importance to
telegraph to the daily papers the fact that a bantam hen
killed a rat which had attacked her brood of chickens at
Port Jervis. She gave him one well-aimed peck with her
bill which went straight to his heart.

South Chicago, July 10, 1879. — C. Dittmar. Esq. : — I
write to inform you that I got five cans of powder from
Eaton and used the same, shooting snipe, and had good
success also on duck. I convinced some of the shooters
here that Dittmar's powder •null do as good execution as
the black, with less recoil and no smoke. I use five drachms,
the Bame as in black powder. Respectfully yours,

Abe. Kleinman.

N. B,— Mr. Vancott and myself got arguing about the
powder, he contended that the black was the best, and he
could kill more game with black powder than any man
could with Dittmar's. I made him a small wager that I
could beaf him with Dittmar’s powder. I will give you
the score of oue day’s shoot : Vancott, 12 snipe, 9 ducks.
A. K., 50 snipe, 22 ducks. We shot snipe together on
the same ground. I killed snipe that he would not shoot
at, as they were too far off. I think you will hear from
him through the papers on the result of our day’s shoot.

— The Merchants' and Exchange Club of Augusta, and a
team of nine from the Charleston Sporting Club, hart a
friendly contest on the 23d ult., which resulted in a vic¬
tory for the home club by 4 points. Charleston making
225; and Augusta.229, out of a possible Bcore of 370.

St. Louis Dog Show. — Mr. Chas. Lincoln writes us
that the preparations for this show are progressing
rapidly, and that the prize lists are now in the printer’s
hands, and will be ready for distribution in a few days.
They can bo had by addressing him, care of Brown.
Hilder & Co., 604 North Fourth Street, St. Louis. The
St. Louis Kennel dub dogs will not compete for the
prizes.

A New Kennel. — Mr. John Johnson, of North Man¬
chester, Conn., has lately purchased some very handsome
and welT-bred setters, with a view to establishing a ken¬
nel in that place. Tliree of the animals were bred by
the veteran Ethan Alim, of Pomfret Centre, which is
sufficient guarantee of their quality. They include the
dog Ethan," by Boss, out of Cosey ; bitch Pansey, by
Cush, out of Fan, and bitch Prink, by Mort, out of Cosey
There is also trouble, bred by G. F. Rich, and by
Ethan, out of Pansey, whose pedigree on both sides is
traced for many generations through the Allin strains.
With these dogs Mr. Johnson ought to breed some very
fine stock.

A Big Dog Corporation. — We find in the advertising
columns of the English sporting papers notices of a new
club which is being formed in that country with' the title
of “The Sporting Dog and Field Trial Club” (Limited).
The projector, and also the manager and secretary, is Mr.
T. H. Scott, a gentleman who will be remembered as
having brought some dogs to this country last year, and
who was one of the judges at the first show of the Massa¬
chusetts Kennel Club. The capital of the company is to
be .£6,000, divided into £5 shares. Holders of shares are
to have certain privileges, proportionate to the number of
shares they hold, such as shooting over the company’s
moor, and over its dogs ; also obtaining the services of
the company's servants at dog shows. The idea is not a
bad one, and if properly worked out may be made very
attractive.

Important Sale of Dogs. — A very important sale of
dogs was held at Aldridge’s, London, on July 19. Twen¬
ty-two pointers were sent from the kennels of Mr. G.
Moore, a well-known breeder, and a number of celebrated
animals of the Drake faintly from Mr. lloyd-Price’s’ken-
nels. Mr. Moore’s dogs must have teen very fine, two of
them being bid in when bona-fide bids of 120 and 105
guineas had been made. Mr. Price sold Mind and Dandy
Drake, two well-known field-trial performers, for sixty-
one and sixty guineas, respectively. Although some of
the dogs realized high prices, the figures brought by some
of the setters were ridiculous, many not going beyond a
guinea each. The following is a list of the pointers sold
and the, prices obtained : —

Pointers, the property of Mr. G. Moore. Gs.

Mike, six years, by Duke— Midge . Mr. Yates 18

Mark; four years, by Duke— the late Rev. J. Holden's

Moll . . Mr. Arbuthnot 13

March, one and a halt years, bv Marl— Midge. Mr. Wilmington 37

Move, one year, by Mr. Edge's Brag— Midge - Mr. A. Brown lo

Mao, one and a half years, by Marl— Mop . Mr. A. Brown 21

Mole, one and a half years, by Marl— Mop . Mr. Bourne 10

Mump, ten months, by Mr. Lowe’s Y. Bang— the late

Rev. J. Holden 's Moll . Mr. Leslie 10

Met, ten months, by Mr. Edge's Brag— Mona . Mr. Cnniidi 19

Mint, puppy, by Marl— Mite. . Mr. Rawlins 8

Mule, pudpy, bv Marl— Mite . . Lord Waterford 3+

Mend ft., puppy, by Marl— Mite . Mr-B. Field 6

Mall, three months, by Mr. Price’s Wagg— Moss. Mr. B. Field fjl
Mock, throe months, bv Mr. Price’s Wagg— Moss Mr. B. Field 12
Mousef three months, by Mr. Price’s Wagg— Moss

. . Lord Waterford 13

My, three months, by Mr. Price’s Wagg— Mag£ie^ W|ltertor(1 ^

Pointers, the property of Lieut.-Col. Cornwall Legh.

Spot and Shot, liv w, by Lord Sefton’s Sam— Col.

Legh ’s Bonnie . Mr. Romer 24

Major, eighteen months, by Col. Legh’s Bounce— Mite . 5

Pointers, the property of Mr. R. F. Lloyd-Priee.

Juno II. (pupped May, 1877), by Don Juan— Juno

. . . Mr. Arbuthnot 20

Grog (pupped Nov., 1875), by Grog— Belle, by Rap

. . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Townsend 21

The irrepressible Drake (pupped Feb. 9, 1877), lem

w, bv Old Drake— Nimble Ninepenee - - - Mr. Bass 25

Mend (1S73), liv w1, by Mr. Shield's Duke— Mr. Moore's .

Midge, bv Mr. Holden’s Romp . Lord Waterford 81

Dandy Drake (pupped Feb. 0. 1877), lemon w, by Old

Drake— Nimble Ninepenee . . — Mr. Bass 60

Pointers from Mr. C. C. Cotes, M. P.

Don, by Shot . Mr- Townsend 25

PatAbitch, by Shot . . -Mr. Smith 23

Don II., by ShoteDoll . ,,MrAW00d 35

Sam, by Shot II . . . . . Mr. Brown 17

Beppo, sixteen months, hy Beppo— Don, hy Duck _

‘ . . ... Mr. Humpnnes £4

Dick, two years . • Mr. Bass 85

Juno, by Shot TI . Mr. Brown 10

Disapproved of. — Perhaps there is something in the
following extract from an English contemporary, which,
if referring to a custom not yet established among us,
yet comes in as a warning. Our system of advertising
crack dogs through the medium of the large prices paid,
or said to be paid for them, is but little less reprehensible.
We question also whether this kind of puffery does not in
many instances affect the decisions of judges at- dog
shows. The following is the extract alluded to :

Unfortunately the practice of awarding prizes to the
progeny of certain stud dogs is taking root amongst us.
A certain fox-terrier of renown has materially increased
his master's hanking account by the special prizes given
to his stock, and other owners are following the baneful
example set. It is not right that our leading, shows
should he made the direct agents of owners by the adver-

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tiaement of their flogs, and we sincerely trust; that com¬
mittees will awake to the gravity of tlie offence, and
formally decline to pose as the rivals of the local bill-
sticker in his advertising transactions. We understand
that a sheep-dog ow ner was informed hy the Kennel
Club that they declined to permit his giving a cup to the
best dog fathered by a sire he had at stud : why, there¬
fore, do they not protest against similar advertisements
emanating from other owners, and thus save themselves
from inconsistency and the public from eventual disap¬
pointment ?

Mr. Chas. S. Keller, of Washington, D. C.. claims the
name Porte Crayon for lug white black and tan setter dog
Puppy, by Druid, out of Leader, purchased from C. Z.
Whey, Esq.

—Mr. James R. TUly’s Gordon setter hitches Dream
and Whip have been bred to Mr. G. S. Sedgwick's Gordon
dog, Jock, Jr.

— Mr. N. Elmore, of Granby. Conn., lias bought the
fawn, tan and white. English pure beagle Drive, hy New
Jersey Fly, out of imported Centennial Lucy, winner of
first prize at Centennial Show-.

Mr. Henry W. Livingston, of this city, has purchased
from Mr. George P. Armstrong the Willoughby pug dog,
"Punch." by Nunns’ champion " Baron," out of Lady
Fanny Fitzwigram’s Willoughby bitch. "Punch" was
imported bv Hr. Armstrong in April last, and was whelped
August 19, '1878.

F. S. Wolf's (Bath, N. Y.) spaniel bitch whelped Fri¬
day night, July 25, three gyps and twelve dogs, by Wal¬
lace’s Sport. All brown and white.

OUR 'LONDON LETTER.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

Would you very kindly request your astronomers, your
star gazers, and those amongst you who are wise in wands
and weather, and can see farther through a milestone
than a mason, to confine their attention to their own side
of the herring pond, and leave us alone. For ever since
your prophets have taken to wiring us to look out for
squalls we have not had a decent day. To-day is the
10th day of July. Of summer, or even of moderately
warm weather, we liave as yet had none ; and as I write
the rain still pours down in torrents, as it did yesterday
and every day for the last six weeks : every day, in fact,
since it left off snowing. All the opprobrious terms that
could be thought of have been hurled at the head of this
state of affairs, and ancient dictionaries ransacked for
additional words of obloquy. People have taken to
cursing and swearing who never said had words before :
thus reputations have been lost, and it is even hinted that
the safety of the soul of the oldest inhabitant is, to say
the least, only problematical.

Well, sir, the great Alexandra Palace show is past and
gone, as no doubt you know by this time. Over twelve
hundred specimens were ranged upon the roomy benches,
built on purpose for them in the spacious music Rail of
the palace. Thfe judging, which was not quite finished
until the forenoon of the second day, was got through
with as much care and particularity on the part of the
adjudicators as human beings could exhibit ; but a
chosen band of angels couldn't please some of our Eng¬
lish exhibitors.

The bloodhounds were, as they ever are at our great-
national showrs, quite a grand sight. Brutus, Rolio and
Don appeared in the arena to contest for the champion
cup. The brows of these champions have been crowned
many times and eft. with laurel wreaths. Different
judges agree to differ as to the merits of each. I know'
which of the three I should prefer myself, but I shall
think twice ere I plunge myself into the midst of the
bloodhound war now so bitterly ragiug among English
breeders. The language and vituperation which is per¬
mitted to appear in the otherwise useful columns of one
or two of the lesser London sporting papers are, to say
the least, very intemperate. Such language, indeed, is
more suited for Billingsgate than Belgravia, No, I don’t
go in. Inter median tulissimus ibis ; hut this doesn't
hold good as regards dungliills. One of the principal ad¬
mirers of Don, the chief I might say of the Cossacks of
the Don, is the Rev. G, Hodson; hut. whatever others
think, I haven’t a doubt this gentleman really believes
Don is the right dog in the right place. One of the oldest
breeders of the bloodhound m England is Mr. Nicholls,
and in his time he has turned out some of the most
wonderful creations that ever existed. Probably the
youngest, and certainly this year the luckiest, exhibitor
is Mr. Singer, carrying off no less than four firsts, a thing
which, says another noted breeder, may never be done
again. " We'll see," says Singer. "In the bright lexi¬
con of youth, etc., etc." Other breeders of distinction
are Messrs. Brough, Ray, Beaufoy and Morrell, the latter
gentleman belonging to a race of people long distinguished
for their love of the pure old English bloodhound.

Among the mastiff men, and hovering near the benches
of their favorites, the owners of such noble dogs as the
Emperor, Beau, the grand brindled Cardinal, Young
Lady Love, and the. lovely Lurline, etc., will be found'.
And here, in all probability, you shall also find "F ould
Squire Kingdon,” author of the "Lyme Hall Mastiff.’’
His form, action still, though slightly bending under the
pressure of years, will certainly be the centre figure of a
group of laughing listeners, to whom ho lavs down the
law, and says and tries to prove that there isn't a single
mastiff in all that vast assembly. Quite a character is
Kingdon, in his old frieze coat and his too scanty
breeches, which keep proudly aloof from his purser's
shoes ; and his very broad-brimmed old felt hat, and the
invariable bag hung over his shoulders. I never saw
Kingdon otherwise, and I declare to you honestly I be¬
lieve he sleeps with that ancient bag around him, and if
he be sent to his grave -without it. he will rise again, and
rnool around to hunt it up. At one great show a quick¬
footed wag ran swiftly round the benches telling every¬
body, “Here comes Kingdon, with a new hat." And
sure enough, never did you see so excited a mob rushing
to a door to meet a man.

"Hurra!" everyone cried. Bloodhound men ran, and
mastiff men ran, and even skye men forgot their animosi¬

ties for the time being, arid nibbed shoulders as they
rushed towards the entrance hall ; and the very judges
left the ring and joined the mob of excited exhibitors.
And when the crowd roached their destination, what did
they sed? Why, t' ould Squire coming along, and looking
the’ picture of placidity, chewing a straw and Wearing
the same old hat ■

Past the mastiffs, you carue to the benches where stood
or lay the princely St. Bernards. And here Gresham
rules the greatest sway, and will : but let him look well
to his laurels, for Dr. Russell is hard at his heels. The
kennels of either of those gentlemen are well worth a
visit, and I believe they would make a Yankee visitor
welcome.

Here at this Palace Show the pointers, setters and
spaniels would have pleased the eye of the most fastidious
sportsman that ever handled a gun. and among the rows
and rows of fox terriers a stranger would get bewildered.
Dachshunds mustered strongly, and were carefully judged
by the Rev. G. F. Lovell, a conscientious clergyman. A
novice would get a hit mixed among the collies, but
here too the judge managed to pick out the best. In
walking round this show you come at last to the orches¬
tra. and climb tip amongst the toy and fancy dogs. This
is a little show itself, presided over by its own peculiar-
interests, and the points of these pretty pets are just as
fiercely contested by their fair owners as are the points
of Uie bloodhotmds far away at the other end of the hall..
This is a part of tlie show which is a kind of purgatory
to the reporter, The ladies watch his coming as the
spider does the fly, and when he walks into their parlor,
t hen, oh my ! at one end of a row of cages he iB caught
by Mrs. B. who breeds the same dogs and is at daggers
drawn with Lady C. Mrs. B. has been fortunate to-day
and she is delighted with the judging.

' 1 Hodson did quite right in putting me first ? " Bhe says.

•Oh? decidedly,-’ says the reporter ; "it was a walk
over for you,"

■•And isn't Poppets looking charming?'’

" Oh, delightful ! " replies the reporter.

" And what do you think that nasty, spiteful old thing,
LadyC., has been saying ? ” asks Mrs. B.

" Don't know, I'm sure ; she would say anything."

"Well, she’s gone and told everybody that Hodson
never looked at tlie dog, but nearly all the time at me.”

"Why," says tlie reporter, “such audacity I never-
heard 1 Hodson look at a woman ! Why he never looked
at a woman in the ring in Iris life,"

But while he says so the reporter has to bite his lip
vengefully to keep back the laugh.

Hardly has lie escaped the clutches of Mrs. B, before
he is hooked by Lady C. She has been crying.

‘ - Did you ever see such judging in your life ? ’’ she asks.

"Shameful ! " says the reporter.

■My Topsey to be beaten by a wretched thing like
Poppets. Just look at the little love."

■‘Sweet wee Topsey,” says the reporter: "dear little

"Did you notice what awful ears Mrs. B. has ? ”

"Oh! shocking,” says the reporter.- (N. B. — Mind it
I iB Mrs. B.’s dog, hot herself, that is referred to.)

" And she's quite mangy about the forearms.”

"Yes, indeed.” the reporter says.

"Oh I but," says Lady C., as she screws away a tear
with the corner of an embroidered kerchief, “I could
liave forgiven all that, hut did you observe how Poppets
carried her tail. Gordon Stables, M.D.. R.N.

THE SPIKE COLLAR.

Delaware City, Del., June 37, 1879.
Editor Forest and Stream : —

In the Chioago Field of May 24, 1870, 1 noticed a letter
from " Badger,” entitled “Retrieving," in which he ad¬
vocates the use of "force ’’when the dog refuses to be
persuaded. He asks, "What course would the advocates
of the coaxing Bystem take in such a case? AVhat would
' Mr. Killbird do V ”

In the issue of June 14, of the same paper, Kit Killbird
Bays. " The fact of my believing that Badger never broke
a dog in In's life, nor owned perhaps not more than two
or three, is sufficient in itself for foregoing any lengthy
discussion with, him on the subject of dog-breaking.”
How nicely he would slip around the corner and away
from the argument. But, Kit, this won’t do. In one of
your letters on the "spike collar" you tried the same
dodge. I refer to that of Jan 5, 1877, speaking of
"Signal:” “Did he ever refuse to bring?" Oh, yes,
repeatedly ; and once for a few days, from a circum¬
stance that occurred, abandoned it entirety. How did 1
get him to resume this important blanch of learning?
Well, I object to the question [my italics]. We are argu¬
ing the efficacy of the spike, and not my own theory.
Suffice it to say, lie did resume, and in better style than
before.” Pear Kit, can’t you see the entire absence of
logic in this eel-like manner of wriggling out of your
own side of the question? You attack the spike collar —
the advocate of the spike defends it, and attacks your
theory. Yon say, " We are arguing the efficacy of’ the
spikeand not my own theory.” It is plain to'be seen
that you give no argument in favor of your own theory.
But who ever heard an argument which had not two
sides? Would it do to say to Mr, Edison, “Your tele¬
phone will not transmit sounds, no matter how many
learned men of the electric profession have seen, heard
and used it successfully for that purpose ; uo matter if
the press does pronounce it a success — I say it wpn’t do
its work, "It does not attain all the ends, nor perfect
its work (in your letter April 30, 1878, “a dog in every
branch of tuition") in every branch which he and its
o tlier advocates claim for it" (your own words touohing
the spike collar). 1 have a way of my own which will
and does do it successfully.” how do you do it? You
answer, " 1 object to the question. Suffice it to say, I
can and did do it.”

Now, in the name of common sense, is this argument— -is
it reason — is it common sense 9 Now, Kit, don’t you get
your fur up, and “ cuss,” for I give you my word I won't
"cuss "you back. Let us get at the matter systematic¬
ally You say the spike collar won't do what Is claimed
for it. I say it will ! You have made a statement and
so have I. Prove the truth of yours, and so will I of
mine. I hereby challenge you to send me a setter or
pointer dog, no matter what his age is, provided lie has

full use of liis limbs and head, is not blind or deaf, that I
cannot teach to retrieve by use of the spike collar, and
that without drawing one drop of blood. I will agree to
send you one or a dozen dogs which you cannot teach to
retrieve without using force. You to forfeit $100 if you
fail with your system, and I Will forfeit $100 if 1 fail with
my system. One-half the amount to be deposited with
the editor of Forest and Stream by each of us, and as
soon as you please. Put up, or “ close” up. Now, don’t
think that T prefer force to persuasion — not by any
means. If a dog can, by a reasnoable amount of per¬
suasion, be induced to do your bidding promptly, that is
all you want ; but if he won't ? Ah, there’s the rub 1
If he won't, now wbat are you going to do about it ? Oh,
Kit, I am afraid you will take that spike collar off that
nail and make him do It. Or will you, as you suggest in
one of your letters, wait until he is more in the humor of
obeying ? Methinlis it would he very gratifying to take a
friend out hunting, and if the dogs did not feel inclined
to limit satisfactorily, make your friend wait until an-
other day when your dogs are. in the humor of doing
your bidding. I will not argue (?) in your style, as you
do in speaking of those • ; pioneer breakers ” who speak
for the spike collar : “ I’ll be ratted if I believe anything
they say. and I am just going to say quits and get
away.” 1 will say that I do believe you can do what you
say, but how 9 Prove it ! Prove that you can break the
most stubborn and headstrong dog that can be produced,
by persuasion without force, and that I cannot break the
same dog with the spike collar, and it will not take me
long to acknowledge the superiority of your system.

“I never dispatched a line to your journal touching
upon the art of handling the dog, that was not prompted
by a sense of duty. ”■ — Kit Killbird in Chicago Field, June
14, 1879.

Now, friend Kill ird. if you have a secret locked
within your bosom, which enables you, by a mysterious |
means unknown to your brother sportsman, to teach a
stubborn, headstrong or vicious dog to retrieve promptly,
without using force, It is your bounden duty as a pro¬
moter of the interests of field sports, to disclose it to the
thousands of sportsmen who would gladly receive it ?

“Ye advocates of the spike collar are continually
harping on the whip, the wlnp, the whip, just as if a man
couldn’t own a whip without handling it with the instinct
of a brute.” — “Kit Killird. in Chicago Field, April 20,
1878.

Just so, Mr. Killbird, with the spike collar. Is it neces¬
sary to liang your dog by the neck to a gate-post just
because you liave a piece of rope in your possession?
You would have people believe that every man who uses
a spike collar is a brute. We do not rule by force alone, .
but hy a judicious blending of force and persuasion — we
caresB our dog while we tell him he must. And I defy
you to find greater affection existing between man and
dog than exists between myself and my dogs. Does a
father punish his son for disobedience from brutal and
selfish motives ? Is it kindness toward a child to enforce
obedience only when it pleases the child? For instance,
"Johnny, go to school, and I’ll give you some candy."

‘ 1 All right, sir, we’ve got an easy lesson to-day, and Til
go.” Next day. “Papa, I want to go swimming?" You
cannot go swimming to-day ; go to school, and' I’ll give
you some candy.'’ “ I don’t want any candy ; I’d rather
go swimming,” and away he starts. Now, what will the
parent who loves the boy do— let him go this time, and
depend upon his being more in the humor of going to
school next time? Not by a good long shot— will lie?
Won't he take down his spike collar (in the shape of a
birch) and with it persuade him that he must obey.
Now, you must not say “ bosh.” and slip around the
comer again, but come'right up to the “ scratch," and
present such argument as will completely shatter mine,
and send it flying to the winds.

"Kit Kfflbirtl’s Dog Paths to Success," page 33 “ It
may answer very well for old, hard-headed dogs, whose,
education has been neglected, where ‘ severe cases re¬
quire severe remedies.' " How does this tally with the
statement that “ it does not attain all the ends which its
advocates claim for it?” Then on page 24 of the same
work: " I know I rub the gTain Of a few trainers when 1
denounce the use of the spike collar upon young dogs.
Nevertheless I am entitled to a right of opinion when
based on the grounds of experience [my italics again].”
“ On the grounds of experience,” when up to the date of
writing your hook you had never used one? "On the
grounds of experience," when you “hung the collar on a
nail, and would not put it on your f Brunette's ’ neck for
fifty dollars in gold ?” “ One little ‘ Kit ' has lost his mil
(wit), and he can't have any pie." Now, doesn’t it look
like it? I fear you have launched your bark without a
compass, and with a near-sighted captain at the wheel.
Thousands of sportsmen are standing ready to help you
right your ship if you will only admit that the light¬
house is a light-house and not a passing vessel. Throw
aside 'your prejudices— your— I was going to say pig¬
headedness, but I won't— and give the spikes a fair trial.
Then tell the sportsmen of America what you think of it
Don't ever again condemn a thing untried. Page 24 of
your' hook " The use Of the spike emanated with pro¬
fessional breakers, who train and educate dogs for a
pecuniary consideration, and whose aim is to attain their
ends in a given period or short a space as possible.” Just
so, Mr. Killbird : by its use the dog can be brought to
the highest degree of perfection in the shortest possible
time. I knew you thought so, and am glad to hear' yon
say so. "Tell the truth and—” You cry for names of
dogs broken on the spike collar, and from testimony from
those who have used it to their satisfaction. Here are a
few of the dogs : — Sanborn’s Nellie, Horace Gause’s (Wil¬
mington, Del.) Fire Fly and Kelpie ; Collender’s Rory
O'Moore, Burges' Rufus, cured of gun shyness ; M, Von
Gulin’s Queen, Duke 2d, Duchess 3d, Old Imported Duke;
M. Yon Gulin’s two Bismarck dogs, Count and Mack :
Sami. Armstrong’s (Del. City) Bismarck dog, Sam ; Win.
A. Price's (Del. City) Scott: Geo. A. Clarks (DeL City,
Del., P. M.) Mack, and a host of others. If The Forest
and Stream gives the space, will send testimonials suffi¬
cient to fill your pages in solid agate, or hy applying to the
inventor a printed list will be sent to any sportsman.

I did not intend taking up so much valuable space in
your columns when I started, but each time I refer to
Mr. Killbird’s letters “ another point appeaas upon my
spike collar, until from sheer fear that Kit will invent a
collar with more spikes on than Von Gulin's, I must
stop. M. Von Culin.

FOREST AND STREAM.

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ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB.

ANNUAL CRUISE, JULY 26 TO AUG. 3.

In obedience to orders from Coin. Latham A. Fish, the
yachts of the Atlantic Y, C. collected oil Whitestone, L.
I., July 26, preparatory to sailing in squadron on the
usual annual cruise to the Eastward, The fleet got under¬
way in a heavy rainstorm and brisk wind, all hands
making harbor for the night in Glen Cove. No sooner
were their anchors down than the wind jumped around
and came out a 1 i ving gale from the S. which caused some
lively veering ort the chains. The wind subsided and
next day, being Sunday, the fleet remained at anchor
until the afternoon, no service being held aboard the flag
ship in spite of the liberal allowance of Rev. gentlemen
the club is blessed with. The fleet comprised the. schoon¬
ers Agnes, 60 ft., Com. L, A. Fish ; Atlanta. 93 ft. W. R.
Vermilye ; Peerless, 78 ft,, J. R, Maxwell: Petrel, 68 ft,.

8. L. Rusted, Jr. : Vision, 66 ft., G. H. Seeley ; and
Triton, 66 ft., G. A. Tlmyer ; also the sloops Orion. 54 ft.,
Vice-Gam. W. Cooper; 'Sadie, 52 ft,, H. E. Cole ; Pirate,

T. A, Howell; Stella, H. H. Hodgins ; TTYnsome. 47 ft,
Rear Com. A. Morton ; Dolphin, 51 ft., J. AY. Cooper ; and
the Daisy. The sloop Grade, formerly belonging to Mr.
Waller, and which has been purchased by Mr. C. Flint,
had come around from Whitestone with the fleet but did
not join as a regular in the cruise. The light westerly
breeze was too much even for the most devout, and so a
little after noon the whole fleet got underway for Black
Rock on the Connecticut shore. Triton however sailed
for Cow Bay and Grade put in at Norwalk Island. It
was a good sailing breeze all the way across and light
canvas was in requisition. Barring a little luffing busi¬
ness between Stella and Peerless and the latter and Mr.
Vermilye's big schooner, nothing of note occurred. The
Orion led the fleet almost as a ma tter of course : Dolphin
and Stella both showed up well. The squadron canie to
off the George Hotel.

July 28.— At 6.30 A.M. the preparatory gun from the
Commodore roused out all hands to make sail for New
London, and shortly afterwards Winsome and Stella were
under weigh, followed a little after by the first class craft.
The wind was very light from N. E, and Peerless got up
her big main topmast staysail, Stella, Orion and Dolphin
set club topsails, while the rest were content with work¬
ing sails. Peerless, always smart with her balloons, soon
had a telling big one set forward and boomed out, which
caught all there was going of the light airs coming off
the Connecticut shore. Sadie, with somewhat modest
rig, was not upholding her old time reputation, but it was
hardly her weather, After whistling up and down the
mast for a tune, a breeze finally struck in from the east¬
ward which sent along the fleet at a five knot gait and
promised to whisk them into New London with a tack or
two off shore for more room, New Haven harbor was
passed at 11 A. m. After a smart sail, in which tire bi|
ones began to feel their bearings, the wind again droppei
away and Orion, still in the van, began drifting tactics
once more. A southerly breeze off the Long Island shore
again lifted the fleet out of quandary and sent them along
to the Cornfield, which they passed at a spinning gait with
scuppers awash. Orion cut inside the light, Atalanta.
and Peerless took the outside course. Mi-. Maxwell hung
on well to the big schooner in spite of the latter having a
good whole sail breeze. When near Plum Gut, the sloop
Imperia, 46 ft., Mr. C. F. Pierce, lately from Greenport,
joined the fleet. Orion had, as a matter of course, to
give way to Atalanta in the stiffish breeze, and so the latter
took the lead until the Bartlett’s Reef light-ship was made.
Here the wind played the squadron the usual trick it does
in this latitude, by completely dying out, leaving the
yachts a tedious job of it to work tlieir way up the har¬
bor. All except tire Atalanta went up to the city, the
latter remaining off the Pequot House. Fireworks, illumi-
nations, etc., took place in the evening.

July 29. — As it is only a short run from New London to
Greenport a late start was made by the fleet, giving stew¬
ards a chance to ' ‘ fd) up ” with ice and fresh provisions,
which can always be had in abundance at low rates ir
New London- With a good breeze from the S, S, AY,, the

yachts got away a little after 11 a.m. After some tedious
beating out of the river, a smart breeze was struck out¬
side, which soon died away. At 1:30 p.m. a solid sea
breeze from the 8. fetched across the sound, and the day's
work began. After an hour luck changed again, as the
breeze did not hold, but skipped about the compass. As
usual in such cases, all hands kept their eyes peeled for
Hue “ working schooner away off to the so-and-so, with
.. eraokiug breeze,” and sure enough, the self-same schoon¬
ers turned up as sure as fate. They were driving along
with a bone in their teeth, before a S. W- wind to the east¬
ward of Gull Island. So for the slant Dolphin, Peerless.
Daisy. Pirate, Agnes , and Wins&me went with what
speed they could in the baffling wind. Orion and Stella,
however, still hold their course for the passage between
Gull and Plum Islands, but with very scant air. Agnes
shook Pirate after a hit of luffing, and followed the lead¬
ers for the wind. Dolphin and Peerless struck into '* the
race," and away they went to leeward like a kite with her
cable snapped.' The rest soon followed suit, excepting
Vis ion, who hardened in for the Penn Island channel,
Once through the string of islands, which run from the
Gut on Long Island to the Connecticut shore in a, N. E.
direction, all hands had to beat up across Gardiner’s Bay
and liug Long Beach light to fetch into the anchorage off
the town of Greenport. Orion having chosen the west¬
ern passage of the Gulls was well to windward and showed
the rest the way into port, the schooners bringing up the
rear, Orion came to at 6h, 0m. ; Winsome having worked
through the 11 Gut,” dropped anchor at 6h. 18m.; Stella,
Oh. 44iu.: Dolphin, 7h. 32m.. Peerless , 7h. 40m.; Vision,
7h. 41m.: Agnes , 7h. 43m.; Atlanta next, followed by
Sadie. Pirate, and Daisy. The sloops Elephant and
Manko heat up the harbor in company with the fleet,
the Elephant, one- of Ellswovih’s models, showing her re¬
markable speed and close-windedness by holding all the
larger sloops of the Atlantic Y. C„ and weathering in fine
stvle upon such a good ship even as Niantie.

'July SO.— A little after daybreak the squadron was
under way once more, bound for Newport, with a light
wind from the S. AY. The craft tailed down the harbor
and across Gardiner’s Bay, making by slants and flukes
what they could. The sloop Annie, of the Brooklyn Y.
C-. with skipper “Joe” Ellsworth at the wheel, under¬
took to tann the lot, and did so in a short run of ton
miles, whereupon she hauled her wind for Plum Gut,
hound for New London. Tho U. S. schoolship Saratoga
called all hands, and to the merry tune of the fife catted
her ponderous hook, hoisted topsails, shook out royals
and topgallant sails, then squared away after the fleet.
La the mild breeze, which held bretty steady- all day. a.u
uneventful run was made to Newport, the American
Cowes, and snug berths were picked up inside the break¬
water during the evening hours. The next day was
quietly passed at anchor.

August 1. — In response to the cordial invitation of Com.
Hawes, of the New Bedford Y. C„ it was resolved to sad
for New Bedford and accept the hospitalities tendered.
Consequently a start was made at 6:30 a.m. Tho ebb and
ilub topsails took the squadron out of the harbor after
Vision and .Sadie had folded, without doing damage,
while casting. Out to the Brenton’s Reef light-ship the
work was dead to windward, and thick fog settling down
in the meantime, with the strength of the wind picking
up. The dull music from the government regulation foot
power fog-horn, down to the penny- fish-horns, which
economy and a disregard for safety causes some to substi¬
tute, was in order till the bell of the light-ship gave skip¬
pers a chance to take their departure. An easterly sweep
in the tide set them all inshore, and off Saughconnet
Point, Orion in the lead, had to luff sharp to cigar tho
breakers, a move which was followed by the rest in
order. Stella having doubled up her iron spreader was
obliged to shift to a working topsail. After the Hen and
Chickens light-ship was put astern, helms were put up
and sheets eased, the schooners running wing and wing.
Though headed at times, the smart Orion, from the
•' blind-man's” yard, retained the lead of big and little.
AVhen nearing the Dumpling light the dense fog lifted,
and a very fine spectacle was presented by the fleet as they
sailed up" the harbor for the old whaling town, in close
order, with the wind dead aft. Nearing Clark's Point
booms had to be jibed over for the final stretch of the
N The Silvia. Mr. Nye of the N. B. Y, C., came out to
meet the visitors and "escort them in to the anchorage,
which was reached asunder : Onion, 111. 56m.: Geilia, 2h.
8m • Pirate , 2h. 8m. 30s.; Agnes, 2h. 10m.; Atalanta, 2h.
10m 30s,: Stella. 2h. 12m.; Winsom, 2h. 27m.; Vision,
2h. 30m.: Sadie, 2h. 39m.; Daisy , 21i. 50m. The club was
welcomed by Com. Hawes, and a reception took place in
the evening at the club house. Here we may say that the
genial hospitality of Com. Hawes and his associates has
made New Bedford a most delightful port for cruising
yachtsmen, and we are certain that the courtesies ex¬
tended them are fully appreciated. No one now thinks
of “ cruising East ’’ without, bringing to in the snug har¬
bor of this picturesque and interesting city, and the pretty
sceneiw handv fishing grounds, and many attractions
ashore not the least of which is the far famed beauty of
the fair sex, should always make New Bedford one of the
objective points of criusers from the east or west. Besides,
it takes vachtsmen out of the narrow coniines and placid
waters of the sound, and may give them some hints as to
open water sailing.

was not long before her example was followed by-
ops, Our vaelite are not fitted forati all daythrash
l ward, either in model or in rig; so when it comas
low a bit, we always find it best to “cut and run. '

AVest and East Chops were passed in succession, and the
yachts finally come to an anchor off Oak Bluffs after a
very pleasant day's sail, in the following order: Atalanta,
21i. "20m. p.m. ; Agnes, 2h. 40m. 30s.; Pirate. 3h. 2m,;
Stella, Oh. 12m. ; Vision, 3h. 14m.; Genia, 31i. 17m., and
Daisy, 41*. Daisy was unfortunate, for she carried away
ti prnost shrouds' and parted her mainslieet, something
which the strength of tlie wind certainly did not warrant.
In port the little cat boat Wind, AVin. Peel, from New
Voi le, was found, and she joined the- squadron. This
brought the cruise to a formal close, most of the yachts
being obliged to return to the westward. The next day,
August 3, the Stella, Pirate, Agnes, and Vision got under
way in the order named, bound for Block Island. It was
a nose euder after hauling round the buoy off the East
Chop, and in the windward work size soon began to tell,
for Agnes screwed out on Stella's weather, and was over¬
hauling Pirate, when the wind fell lighter and gave the
sloop a better chance. Stella stood well into Tarpaulin
Cove and got out of the tide, for where she crossed tacks
With Pirate she had planted herself well to windward.
With Gay Head under the lee, the sw-ell began to he felt
and the. schooners again came to the fore. As it came on
rather thick in the afternoon. Agnes boreUp for Newport,
and it was not long before her example was followed bjy
the sloops,
to wind \va

On to blow a — , - - - - - -

Whether Vision made Block Island or not, we do not
know, but presume she too put In somewhere for sun-
si line.

West Brighton Yacht Club.— The union regatta of
this club was sailed July 31. and the numerous yachts en¬
tered show how fast these open matches are becoming
popular, Owing to light winds, however, only seven
made the line in time, which were sent off in light airs
from the south : course from West Brighton around Rob¬
bins Reef buoy, thence around Fort Lafayette and return.
Shiftin'- live and dead ballast unfortunately did much to
detraeU'rom the merits of the race, and a summary will
be all that is necessary. Iri the first class Breeze, C. Maine,
won. beating Excelsior (J. H. Dfflcs). In second class Hi
Pi, J. H. Dilks, won. beating Bulldozer, F. Stodart, Ca-
niille, J. Phillips, and Lizzie Van Name, C. Van Name.
Latter did not finish.

Match on Long Island Sound.— The sloops Deane
and Sophia Emma, sailed a match July 24 over a course
from North Brother Island to Throgg’s Neck buoy and
return, sail over twice, distance twenty -eight miles. Wind
light from southeast and dying away, then variahle.
Won by the Geo. B. Deane, by 89s.

Beverly Yacht Club. — The 49th regatta, the second
championship race of the season, of the Beverly Y. C.
was sailed Aug. 4 th at Beverly. Tlu- Ariadne of the E.
y c. was used by the judges, Messrs. Geo. P. Gardner and
AY. Lloyd Jeffries. Courses, the regular triagular courses.
81 miles in first, class ; 54 in second a.nd third classes.
Wind very light from the "east at the start, followed by a
dead calm, and later by a very light south-east- air, which
only reached part of the fleet, leaving Clyde and Bluebell
in an absolute calm.

The time was very slow ; first class hacl to complete the
course in 3 h., 11 m. ; second and third classes in 2 h., 13
The following is the summary : —

FIRST CLASS.

Actual
Water Line. Time.

commodore to the schooners Agnes, Atalanta, and Vision,
and the sloops Pirate. Stella, Genia, and Daisy, the Peer -
less and Petra having remained over at Newport, where
the Genia bad joined. AYith a light southeast breeze and
a fair tide the gun was fired for the start to Martha s
Vineyard. The sloops got away Horn the big schooners
in the short work of the harbor. Once outside, the wind
went around to the S. W. and eigne out fresh. Vision
earned away main topmast stay, and had to luff and clap
on a tackle to set it>ip again. This mishap lost her much
time, and gave Agnes a big start. A southerly course was
held across Buzzard’s Bay with sheets well aft. Through
Quick's Hole the fleet, went, with a dash, in obedience to
Die race of the ebb, the Agnes in the lead, followed by
PLrate Stella, Atalanta, Genia, Vision, and Daisy,
When the buoy off Payne Island had been fairly weath-
ared sheets were eased and balloons boomed out, the
schooners trying it wing and wing. the TSf X

me up with the wind, and ran ahead of the lot, I he

Name
Fanohon.-
Ariel. ...
Clyde... -

Fancy -

Peri . .

Rita

Holden .

Josie .

Nereid

Noea...
Psyche. .
Mi rave.

Bind, i’ll

. Arthur BurgCsS-SlOop. 25 6
, Wm. D. Sower- “ Not timed
Geo. T. Dexter. .. “ ",

Corrected
Time.
H. M. S.
2 51 40

1 45 of)
1 48 43
1 49 22
1 50 16

1 54 53

2 2 51

3 11 23 2

2 37 22 2

3 33 10 2

Not timed.

1 45
18 31
33 19

P. Grant, Jr. - Cat. 19 1 1 o2 49

..Vice-Corn. Lee . “ 18 8 1 56 9

,H. B. Richardson.. , “ 18 « 1 56 31

. .8. W. Bulges . “ 19 0 1 n» 37

,C. H. Minot, Jr.- - “ 17 9 3 2 59

'j. F. Brown . “ 18 2 2 10 31

THIRD CLASS,

.R. P. Snelliug4 . . Cat. IS 4

,R. Ti. Sears . . ” 17

. ,H. F. Sears . " J"

..N. H. Gibbs.. . “ 16 8

. . Corn. Jeffries . . " 16#

Li the second class all except Hoiden and Peri crossed
the line .after the five minutes were out, and had their
time taken from the end of the five minutes ; Psyche also
owing to an accident to her throat halyards lost five min¬
utes at the start. , , „ , ,

Houlen had carried away her large hollow mast a day
or two before the race, anti had to use a small mast and
sails, The dead calm of the morning kept yachts from a
distance out of the race ; Ariel would have taken second
prize if she had crossed the home line.

The prizes were given as follows : — 1st class, 1st prize,
Fanehon; 2d class, 1st prize; Fancy: 3d class, 1st prize,
Nora; 2d class, 2d prize, Peri ; 3d class, 2d pnz e, Psyche.

Eanchon takes tlm pennant in her class for the second
time and consequently holds it ; in the second and third
class VYiumi and Nora take pennants, tieing with Hoiden
and Psyche. . , Reef Point.

The open regaltn of this club will be sailed oft few amp-
scott. Aug. 23d. at uoon. It wifi be the fiftieth regatta
of the club, and is open to all yachts not over 40 ft.
water line. Prizes Hi cash, ranging from $2o to *,>.
Second, third, and fourth prizes, only if three, tour, five,
or more yachts start. Club time allowance ; start dying;
If weather unfavorable, llic races will be sailed the fol¬
lowing Monday. Glasses : schooners from 21 to 40 ft. m
special class ; first class, for sloops and cats, -8 to 40 ft,
water line: second class, 21 ft, to 28 it. : thud class, 17
ft. to 31 ft. ; fourth class, under 17 ft. In second class,
separate prizes to centre-boards and keels. No shifting
ballast and limited crews. Entries free, to be made be¬
fore 3 pm., Aug. 22d. to Com. W. Lloyd Jeffnes, 78
Devonshire St.. Huston, from whom further information
can be obtained.

Bunker Hill Yacht Club.— The eleventh annual re¬
gatta of this club was sailed August 4 in Boston Harbor.
Wind fight from southeast, shifting to southwest. Course
—From judges’ boat, off Long Island wharf, out Broad
Sound, leaving fog whistle on the noi-theast ledge off the
Graves on the Starboard. Green Island on the starboard
Shagg Rocks on the starboard. Lovell’s Island and Sound
Point Beacon on the starboard, George’s Island, Gallops
Island, Nixe’s Mate buoy oil the port, to judges’ boat ; dis¬
tance thirteen miles. Won by Lillie, Bond, beating An¬
nie m„ To! man, Clara B., Thomas. Brilliant, Musgrave,
and Nettie- (Morris).

548

FOREST AND STREAM

Nahasset Yacht Club.— Tho twelfth regular regatta
of this club was sailed off Nahant July 19. Open to
yachts under thirty feet sailing length. First class over
twenty-two feet, second class eighteen to twenty-two
feet, third class under eighteen feet. Wind steady from
northeast.

Course. — First and second classes, from judges’ yacht,
leaving Red Buoy No, 2, off Winthrop Hea( 1 on port hand,
fog buoy off the Graves on port hand, to judges’ yacht —
ten miles. Third class, from judges' yacht, leaving Red
Buoy No. 3 olf Winthrop Head on port hand, to judges’
yacht — seven miles.

Judges. — Messrs. Sami. Hammond, Tucker Deland, El¬
liot Hubbard, W. Y. Peters, H. Bryant, W. D. Hodges
and J. P. Hawes. Judges' yacht, the Addic Voorhis.
The following yachts started : —

First class — Muriel, C. G. Wedd ; Waif, King & Clark.
Second class— Fancy, P. Grant, J r. : Holden, R. W. Bur¬
gess ; Peri, George Lee ; Josie., C. H. Minot, Jr. ; Neried,
- Brown ; Alga, C.W. Longfellow ; Thisbc, - Litch¬
field. Third class— Psyche, R. D. Sears : Avis, W. C.
Haskell, First prizes were, taken by Muriel, Hoiden and
Psyche, and second prize by Fancy. No second prizes to
other classes, there not being three starters, as required.
The annual dinner at Taft’s Hotel was then partaken of
by members of the chib,

Boston Mosquito Fleet.— The third regatta of this
club was sailed off City Point July 19 with the following
result : —

Yacht.
Sport,. . .
Hus Eie
Nettie. .

feTRST’OLASS.

Time.
h. m. s.
1 00 35
1 04 04
1 07 80

SECOND CLASS.

Daylight, . . . . . 1 01 01

hens . Distanc’d

THIRD CLASS.

There were two money prizes in the first class, one in
the second class and one in the third class.

South Boston Yacht Club.— The moonlight regatta
of this club turned out a complete success. It was sailed
J uly 39. off City Point. Course, from judges' boat to Cow
Pasture Bay Buoy (G), leaving it on the port, to Buoy No.
7. off Fort Independence, leaving it on the port and pass¬
ing to windward of the judges’ boat, distance, five miles.
Most yachts had ladies on board and canvas was restricted.
The result is appended : Violetta, J. T. Lanney, lh. 31m.
30 6.; Lydia Adams. H. Davenport, lh. 22m. 10s.; Sham¬
rock, M. J. Driscoll, lh, 33m. 32s. ; Fearless, A. Kidd, lh.
24m. 83s.; Posie. H, J. McKee, lh. 25 w. 22s. : Whitewing,
Chamock Bros., lh. 38m. 40s.; Annie, G. Martin, lh. 29m.
29s. ; Nettie. W. H. Nicholson, lh, 30m. 2s. ; Veronica, S.
Chamberlain, lh, 31m. 58s.; D. Wallis, 1 h. 32m.

37s.; Wave Crest, W. H. Pryor, lh. 34m. 42s.; Echo, W,
W. Keith, lh. 35m. 47s.; Gamecock, R. H. Hamilton, lh.
36m. 9s.; Eugenia, C. West, lh, 40m.; Water Witch, H.
Hutchins, lh, 41m. 21s.; Belle, R. Disbrow : Champion,
M. J. Driscoll, and Chiquita, M. Colburn, did not finish.

Haverhill Yacht Club.— The champion flag of the
club was sailed for July 19 over a course from the city to
Groveland Bridge and return, six miles. Starters ; — Pin¬
afore, Simonds, Twilight, Meadowcraf t ; Josie J. , Jutras ;
Linnie May, Reid; Hornet, Doane ; Abbie M., Harris.
Emma L., TBxbury, and Empress. Twilight won in lh;
11m. 13s.

Provincetown Yacht Club.— The second annual un¬
ion regatta of this club was sailed July 24 in Provincetown
harbor, open to all yachts. Wind light and first and sec¬
ond classes failed to finish within the time set. Course
for third class, eight miles. Entries ; Sam Weller, Eva
May, Pinafore, Blanche, and Centenary. Won by the
Weller, the rest in their order named.

New Bedford Yacht Club.— The first race for the
challenge cup presented by Com. Hawes of the N. B. Y.
C. was sailed in New Bedford harbor, July 24. Course,
from the judge's boat, anchored south of Eleven Foot
Bank Buoy, leaving Black Rock on port, Bush Buoy on
starboard. Great Ledge Buoy on starboard, rounding
Wilkes' Ledge Buoy, leaving it on starboard, leaving
Dumpling Light on port, Butler's Flat Buoy on port, thence
to starting line — distance, fifteen miles. Judges ; Messrs.
David A. Caldwell, Geo. R. Gray, Arthur Cummings and
Job Alniy. Wind variable, and topsails were set all
around, the Gleam being the only boat without one. The
buoy was rounded by the Pointer first, followed by Adelie,
Clari.se, and Pasque. The winning lino was passed by
Pointer, with a lead of 6m. 20s., Aclaie next, and Pasqiie
third. After applying time allowance, the race was
awarded to Pasque, a new Brooklyn-built sloop. The
following is a summary ;

Sailing Lengths. Actual lime. Corrected Time

FT.

IN.

H.

M.

s.

B. M. S.

Pasque... .

. 24

2

a

49

20

a 40 4.1

Metric .

1J

50

34

2 40 21

Pointer

39

Hi

00

83

2 4!) 58

Addle .

ft

3

55

148

2 53 23

Mystery .

........ .23

M

3

i'2

60

2 53 05

Clarise .

. 20

1

59

a 64 at

Gleam .

. 18

m

3

13

59

S 54 58

Medea .

. 21

a

S

11

«

2 57 20

Bonnie .

. 24

7!

3

07

Mi

2 59 10

Snn light .

. 30

1

3

17

00

8 11 34

Quincy Yacht Club.— The second of the series of cliam-
pionstiip races of this club was sailed off Quincy Great
Hill , July 34. Wind light from east. Courses : for first
and second classes from judges’ boat, off Mear’s Hotel, to
the red buoy between Buralcm Island and Downer Land¬
ing, leaving it on the port ; thence leaving Sheep Island
on the port to buoy on Channel Rock, leaving it on star¬
board, thence leaving Racoon Island on the port to judges’
yacht. Third class, from judges boat to red buoy men¬
tioned, leaving it on the port, to buoy off Hull, leaving it
on the port, leaving Sheep Island on the port, to the judges'
boat. Starters in first class, Muriel, C. S. Weld ; Folly,
J. F. Shepard ; Allie, A. S. Wattles ; Waif, A. J. Clarke.
Second class, Wildfire, H. A. Keith ; Elf, W. P. Barker ;
Thistle, W. II. Litchfield ; Dream, O. Barnard ; Glance,
— Knight ; Fancy, P. Grant, jr. Third class. Dandelion,
J. Q. Adams ; Bucket, B. F. Bass ; Imp, G. C. Adams ;
Naitie , W. H. Nicholson ; Dolly Varde.n. A. B. Cleverly ;
Zip, G. W. Martin, and Elmer, P. Clmbbuck, In first
class, Muriel and Folly won. In second class, Wildfire
and Elf ; the Fancy, though leading, being disqualified
for turning wrong buoy. In third class, Dandelion and
Rocket take prizes. The Elmer did not finish.

Dorchester Yacht club,—' The fiftieth regatta of this
club was sailed July 27, off Commercial Point. Weather,
thick and rainy, wind fresh from north-east. Courses ;
for first class, the Seulpin Ledge course, nine and a half
miles, and for tliird and fourth classes, the Half-tide Rock
course, seven miles.' In the first class keels, Fairy C. A.
Perkins, won, beating Volant e, G. S. Rice. In first class
centre boards, Fanchon, A, Burgess, won, beating Waif,
King and Clarke. In third class centre boards, Dream, C.
Brainard. won, beating Curlew, G. H. L. Sharp, and Hoi-
den, S. W. Burgess, fin fourth class centre boards, Rocket,
B, F. Bass, won, beating Nettie, W. H. Nicholson,

Newburyport Yacht Club.— The first annual union
regatta under the auspices of this club was sailed July 26
in thick weather and fresh wind from northeast. The
first and second class yachts were not started, as the water
was too rough and the sailing directions did not seem to
be clear. In tliird class Keturah, B. G. Davis, won, beat¬
ing Nell, C. W. Cooke, and Gazelle, J. H, Walton. In
fourth class Psyche, Mr. Whitehall, won, beating Maud,
S. Lowell. Tho first and second classes resailou July 28
in foggy but light weather. The stake-boat did not go
out but anchored off the bar, thereby shortening the
course six miles or more. In first class Lizzie Warner
won, beating Bohemian and Dauntless. In second class
CUytie won, beating Hard Times and Blanche.

South Camden Yacht Club. — This club sailed a race
July 28 from Kaighn’s Point to Chester buoy and return.
Starters — First class — Gnang, Schuck and Feeney, of the
South Camden Club ; Noreross, Cohill and Holland, of
the Cooper’s Point Club, and the Viola, no club. Second
class — Espen, Anna and Ashton, of the South Camden
Club ; Entwistle and Moore, of the Philadelphia Club ;
Sparks, of the Southwark Club. Third class — Pooley and
Conklin, of the South Camden Club, and Riddell, of the
Pliiladelphia Club. Gnang went to the front off Glouces¬
ter, with Cohill and Feeney hunting her close. The buoy
was rounded with Anna in the lead, followed by Gnang,
Feeney and Cohill close together. After a sharp squall
the wind died out and the race became tedious, men
being sent ashore at the Block House to lighten up the
boats. Gnang finally won the first prize, Sparks the
second and Pooley tho third.

Match Race. — The yachts Mitchell, and Ledyard sailed
a match July 28 on the Delaware over the Chester course.
Mitchell capsized in a squall and the prize went to the
Ledyard,

Match on the Delaware.— In a sweepstakes race
from Allen’s wharf, Pliiladelphia, to Chester buoy and
return, July 21, wind fresh from southwest, the D. H.
Schuyler beat the Titos. Ledyard, Harry Moore, Wm,
Disston, W. S. Flick, Amos Jones, Alfred Rust. Hugh
Boyle, W. S. Douglass, Jas. Mitchell and Geo. S. Camp¬
bell, in the order named. The latter did not finish.

Racing on the Potomac. — In a light breeze July 11,
overta sixteen-mile course from Ninth street to Fort Foote
and return, the Sea Foam, Clarvoe, beat the Goodenough,
Raynor, Harkaway, Vaux, Hawkers Thomas, and
Harry Hall. The latter capsized in a collison at the start.

Southwark vs. Philadelphia Yacht Club.— Avery
interesting race was sailed between selected tuckups of
these two clubs from Kensington Water Works wharf to
Chester buoy and return. Eleven boats entered for the
contest, as follows ;

Southwark Club — Douglass, Boyle, Ledyard, Campbell,
and the double-ender Mitchell.

Of the Pliiladelphia Club there were entered ; Schuyler,
Jones, Rush, More, Flick, and Disston. The boats de¬
posited ten dollars each : the winner was to receive the
whole sum.

The boats were started at 9:30 A. M., with the last of
the ebb. The Mitchell took the lead, followed by the
Ledyard, with the balance of the fleet pretty well bunched
together. Boyle carried away her throat-halliard bloek,
and the Jones also broke down. The wind was blowing
fresh from the southwest, and it was a “long leg and a
short one,”

The boats of the Southwark Club seemed to know but
one course to sail (along Jersey shore) and, although there
was more wind upon the Pennsylvania shore, they kept
on, down towards Bilfingsport, the Mitchell still leading.
The Schuyler worked the shore down by short stretches,
keeping out of the strong tideway until she made Hog
Island, then, crossing to Maiden's Island, worked the
slack water down along Tinieum, and went for the buoy.
The balance of the fleet worked along Jersey shore. The
boats rounded the bouy as follows ; Schuyler, 2:314 i
Campbell, 2:364 : Douglass, 2:38 ; Ledyard, 2:384 5 Mitch¬
ell. 2:394 ; Moore, 3:454 ; Rush, 2:48.

On the home run the boats had the wind and tide in
their favor, and made good time. The Schuyler had a
lead of about a mile, followed by the Cdmpbeli; this dis¬
tance was gradually lessened by the latter until Glouces¬
ter was reached, when the Campbell capsized, and left
the Schuyler without any competitor to speak of, and she
rounded the home-stake boat at 4:54 and takes the money.

Racing in Louisiana,— Over a triangular course of five
miles, sail three times over, July 19, in a young gale which
moderated considerably, the Maggie, Brewster, beat the
Juniata. Israel, and Gipsey, Maginnis. Latter gave up
after first round. Over the same course July 13 the Emily
A. J. Lucich, beat the Rolie, F. Luoich, and Mathilda,
S. J. Bosetta. Latter carried away some gear and the
Emma spilled her crew at the start.

Oconomowoo (Wis.) Yacht Club.— A new organiza¬
tion under this euphonious name sailed its first regular
regatta on Lac La Belle, Wis., July 19. Course ten miles
and wind variable. Mystic won, beating Buda, Pearl,
Sortie, Magic and Nautilus.

Jersey City Canoe Club.— The Jersey City Canoe Club
regatta occurs August 28 off the Idle Hour, a summer re¬
sort on New York Bay, a few minutes walk from Pam-
rapo, a station on the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
All canoeists are invited to participate. Canoes will be
divided into two classes— sailing and paddling. The Rob
Roys and similar models comprise the class of paddling
canoes; the Shadow, Nautilus, and Herald the class or
sailing canoes. There will be a sailing and paddling race
for each class. The prizes will consist of gold and silver
medals. The regulations will be substantially those gov¬
erning the Staten Island and Lake George regattas. The
times of starting are ; Sailing race, of class of sailing

canoes, 1 P. M. Paddling race, of class of paddling ca¬
noes, 2 P. M. Paddling race, of class of sailing cauoes,
2:30 P. M. Sailing race, of class of paddling canoes, 3 P. M.
Canoes rnay be sent- to the Idle Hour at any time before
the races.

The entrance fee of $2 admits one canoe to either or
both races. Entrees may be sent to Chas. E. Chase,
Com, J, C. C. C., 287 Broadway, N. Y. Rev. Chas. A.
Creasy of Lake George, who won the recent Lake George
Canoe Regatta, has been elected a member of the club.

Trenton Canoe Club.— The second annual regatta of
this club took place on the Delaware, July 31. Course,
mile and a half. Wonby Harry B, Anderson in 16m. 18s. ;
beating Geo. Whitehead, R. R. Whitehead, and John
Manning.

THE LAKE PROSPECTS,

Although only in its second year, the Buffalo Y. C. ex¬
hibits a,n amount of life and spirit which is already pro¬
ducing the most satisfactory results. The club has got
underway on the right track, and should the rest of the
lake clubs take their cue from the operations of their
brethren in Buffalo, it will not he long before we will have
on the great chain of inland seas a well organized associa¬
tion of all the clubs which may even become the pat¬
tern for an eastern association to mould its shape by,
In no year has yachting made such strides upon the lakes
as during the present season. Old clubs which had al¬
most sunk out of sight, have sprung into life again and
new ones at other ports have been formed. Our Canadian
friends are calling for a federation of the clubs along the
northern shores, while those in the United States already
feel the need of concerted action and universal sailing
rules. We trust that it will not be long before the present
desire for progress in the right channel will lead to the for¬
mation of a Lake Yacht Racing Association, and should
the western clubs take the lead in this all-important mat¬
ter, it will he a feather in their cap indeed. The Buffalo
Y, O. has led off by appointing a committe consisting of
five, including Mr. Thos. Kean of the Courier, Mr. Earl
D. Berry of the Express, and Mr. Arthur Austin of the
Commercial Advertiser, ,to arrange immediately for a
grand “ union regatta” to be sailed August 26, at Buffalo,
under the club’s auspices, -and open to all legitimate yachts
on the lakes. Subscriptions have been received, so that
over $400 will be offered in cash for prizes, two to each
of three classes. Invitations and circulars have been sent
among others to the Detroit Y. C., Cleveland Y. C., Put'
in-Bay, Toledo Y. C., Dunkirk, Erie, etc. We hope the
liberal programme as well as the excellent management
presiding will draw a large list of entries to the coming
matches, and that a fleet of clippers will assemble in Buf¬
falo waters during the latter part of August which will
make a lasting impression upon the good citizens of that
place, and add many a member to the enterprising B. Y.

O. , as well as induce a big crew of landsmen to don sea togs
and ship for a cruise which will make yachtsmen of them
instead of loungers about billiard parlors and saloons.
No waters on the globe offer greater inducements or more
charming variety of scenery afloat and ashore to the
yachtsman than our lakes, and with the revival of pros¬
perity now ringing through the land, the time has come
when a few leading spirits can do much to place this sport
upon a sound and lasting basiB in the north-west. Buffa¬
lo, Detroit, and Belleville, are taking hold in earnest ; so
let them all lend a hand at the coming union regatta and
see to it that their pennants are represented at the line,
August 26.

In the mean time, the various clubs will facilitate mat¬
ters if they send addresses and useful information to Mr.
Keene, Chairman'of the Committe. Mr. Chas. M. Cor¬
dell has been elected Secretary of the Buffalo Y. C. to fill
vacancy by resignation of former incumbent. A great
deal of active cruising has been indulged in of late by
members of this club, generally upon praiseworthy Corin¬
thian principles. The sloop Curlew, Capt. J. Parker, left
port July 26, fully provisioned for a fortnight’s cruise to
Detroit, a distance of 230 miles. From the latter place,
the cruise will extend to Put-in-Bay, Cleveland, Erie, and
home. The Corinthians manning the craft are, besides the
skipper, Messrs. Geo, T. Chester, John F. Ellsworth, Frank
Jones and Geo. Squires, The schooner Corsair, left Buf¬
falo for a week’s cruise up the Lake, July 29, with Capt,

P. G. Cook, jr. , as skipper, and a crew composed of Messrs.
H. N. Tedder, Joe W. Cook, Ed. P. Field, and Will Par¬
dee of Pittsburg, Pa. The Corsair is one of the smart
ones of the fleet, and was awarded third place in the re¬
cent club regatta instead of the sloop Arrow, the latter
having made a wrong course. She put in at Van Buren’s
Point, and then sailed for Presque Isle Bay. where she
made an anchorage July 31, early in the morning match,
Hove up that P, M. and continued on the cruise. Many
new members have joined the Buffalo Y. C., and its future
looks bright. It is the only one of the Lake clubs which
publishes a regular annual club book, has a rule of meas¬
urement for first-class yachts, based on area obtained by
multiplying length and beam, while smaller craft are
measured by length only; and besides, this is the only club
in America, excepting the Royal Nova Scotia, y. s.,
which has as yet introduced the interesting feature of
“mixed rig " races. For young clubs, those of the Lakes
possess an amount of vitality which augurs well for the
future.

ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA YACHT SQUADRON.

The racing Saturday promised at the outset to be
of an interesting character. The day was cloudy, but
the wind, instead of freshening, as expected, lightened,
and the races were finished in a light breeze, so paltry as
scarcely to enable the yachts to cross the line. Daphne
was off first, and led down wind to Litchfield, which she
rounded half a minute ahead of Psyche, and a minute
ahead of Phantom, the same distance being preserved
in the reach across to Thrum Cap, when she hauled her
wind and was passed by Psyche and subsequently by
Phantom. She, however, regained second place after
tacking off Mai’s Rock, and kept it to the end. Seafoam,

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of course had no chance of winning off the sloops in a
light breeze and dead smooth water, but she nevertheless
made a good fight for place. On the beat home the sloops
had the advantage ; yet Seafoam managed to secure third
place, actually beating Psyche, which only came in fourth.

The course was from the Lumber Yard round Litch¬
field and Thrum Cap bouy and home. The following
yachts started : — ■ h m s

Dap line, sloop, 0 tons, A. E. Jones.. . 1 54 23

Seatoam, sohr. 27 " Vtoe.Com. Hussey . 1 54 .17

Phantom, sloop, 7 W. H. Troop. . . . . . 1 fo 14

Psucke, sloop, 7 “ W. H. Brookfield . J g ®

rotate, sohr. 9 “ F. Rudolph . | « gj

Kate, sloop, 9 ' W. B. McSweeny . 2 8 32

They all went off with the wind aft, spinnakers set to
starboard ; Seafoam with mainsail to starboard and fore
spinnaker to port. Daphne led to Litchfield.

On the reach to Litchfield, Seafoam drew up rapidly
and tacked round neck and neck with Phantom. Kate
and Vulante also pulled up on the leaders. After round¬
ing Thmm Cap it was a beat home. Psyche took the
lead and kept it to Mar's Rock, when Phantom went to
the front and stayed there. The race ended as follows :—

H. M. S. | H. M. S.

Phantom . 5 5 30 Psycho . 5 Jg 68

Seafoam. . 5 17 17 I ViiUtntc ....... i ....... i . 5 29 46

Phantom winning easily, after allowing time to Daphne,
by 8m. and 41 seconds.

'The race for five-tonners was started at 3:25 P. M.
Course, round Mar’s Rock and back. Only two yachts
started — Muta, sloop, 5 tons, Lt., Dunlop, R. A., and
Vixen, sloop, 3 tons. R. T. O’Donoghue. Muta led across
the line, with spinnaker to starboard, and went down
wind past Vixen, spite of a hacl start, caused by the spin¬
naker tack caiTying away and holding her well to the
buoy : but once sheets were flattened aft Muta left her
rival, and, sailing splendidly, came in half an hour ahead
of her. Muta is still the ’champion five, and flew her
second winning flag of the season. Summary :

START. MAR’S ROCK. FINISH.

If,,;,, ... 2h. 27m. 00s..- . 3h. 10m. 50s.... 4h. 43m. 60s.

Vixen . . 3h. 27m. 40s . 3h. 12m. 308... .50. 20m. '

Muta therefore takes the prize.

— A race round Sambro and back was sailed on Friday,
25th July, Mr. J. T. Wood, sloop-yacht Secret, having
challenged anv three yachts of the squadron to sail for a
sweepstakes of $25 per yacht. The challenge was taken
up by the Seafoam schooner, and Spray, Hebe, and Petrel
sloops. The start was made at 9 A. M. from the Lumber
Yard, Mr. F. M. Passow starter and Referee. Yacht
Racing Association Rules to govern. To sail, subject to
Referee's decision, play or pay. The wind was light and
the water smooth — by no means a day to test real sea¬
going qualities. In anything like weather, Seafoam would
have won as she pleased.

START. FINISH.

Hehc . »b. 15m. 49s . 2h. gin. Os.

Petrel . 9b. 17ra. 30s . 3h. 2Stu. 0s.

Secret . »b. 15m. 25s . 3b. 41m.

Setifoovn . 9h. ‘16m. 10s . 4h. l?tu.

—Mr. F. C. Sumichrast passed his examination as Mas¬
ter before the Local Marine Board, Captain P. A. Scott. R.
N,, Chairman, and is the first yachtsman in Canada who
has attained the distinction of obtaming.a certificate of
competency. The examination is precisely the same as
for a Master of a ship in the foreign trade.

—The schooner-yacht America, General B. F. Butler,
Boston Yacht Club, arrived on the 23d and sailed on the
24th for Newfoundland. Labrador. Mr. I. Stirling has
bought Dream, Bermudian sloop, to ftnisn the season in,
and will cruise to the westward in her.

-Vice-Commodore Hussey, R. E,, having been ordered
on service to Vancouver’s Island, has resigned his office.
His departure is deeply regretted by the R. N. S. Y. S.,
for he was a first-rate flag-officer, a thorough yachtsman,
and a capital man all round.

Third Prize by Mrs, Brace :

1 — P-K B4 I J— Any

2— Mates accordingly. I

Fourth Prize by John C. Nindc;

1 1— Any

Fifth PrizelbyJ. M. Hughes:

1— R tks Q Kt 1 1— Any.

2— Mates accordingly.

CURSORY JOTTINGS.

,ew chess magazine, Die ChessWontlily, is to make its appear-
next September. It is to be edited by the brilliant Paris
champion. Br. J. H. Zukerfort, whose editorial experience andrare
analytical talents well qualify him for this position, and Mr. L.
Holler, an unassuming chess genus whose reputation has, notwith¬
standing his .persistent efforts to avoid notoriety, reached this
country— in fac^is known throughout chessdom. We hope its
Problem Department will be an extensive one and plaood in com¬
petent hands. Subcription monthly, oneshilling : yearly, teu shiU
tags. Address Mr. Leopold Hoffer, 18 Tavistock Street, Covent
Garden, London, England.

A line chess column Is conducted in the Town and Country Jour¬
nal, of Sidney, Australia, by Mi'. Crane, but its slow and irregular
appearance is somewhat annoying, especially when one wishes to
avail oneself of the abundance of chess news that appears therein.
Wo should bo obliged to Mr. Crane for complete copies of that
journal from May 17 last, as we have not received a copy since that
date.

The Amerleanfgold medal to the American problematists who
stood highest In tho iParis International tourney Is not to be
awarded. Of tho 836 subscribed 824 was upon the condition that
neither J. B. McKina, 8. Loyd norC. C. Moore was to recolvothe
medal.

The problem pages of the Chess Players’ Chronicle, ore now in
charge of H. .T. C. Andrews and C. W., of Sundbury.” Since the
accession of these gentlemen this department baa been greatly
improved— two additional pages each month of diagrams is, we
think, still required.

The Ayr Argus and Derbyshire Advertiser “ discussion ” Is appar¬
ently drawing to a close, with victory still seated equi-dlstant
from thebeUigorantg; victory’s eye, we must confess, Is looking
longing towards the Highlands.

ghe §Htne of gliess.

Problem No- 69.

Motto : Be Patient.

White to play and give mate In three moves.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS— NO. 55.

1— B-K8 i— Any

Two mates.

Prize Problems American Chess Jmirnal Tourney
First Prize byO.MOhle :

SHOOTING BULL BATS.

1— B-Q5

2- Kt-Bi

3- Q-KR2

4— Mates.

1- K-K6

2— Any
8- Any

1 1— K-K4

2— Kt-B7 3— Any

3 — Q-K Kt8 3- Any

4— Mates. 4— Mates. Numerous

variations.

Second Prize by H. D. Morewood;

Monroe, N, C., Augusts.
Editor Forest and Stream : —

We have a kind of shooting here which we have never
seen atiy account of in your paper. It is bat-shooting.
We call them bull-bats ; some call them night-hawks.
They usually appear about the first of May, and begin to
lay in that month, and their young are grown and on the
wing before or by tho first of August. Their times and
habits of flying are very much like those of the leather¬
wing bats ; hence, we suppose, their name. When flying
they look as large as a pigeon ; measuring fully twelve
inches from tip to tip of their wings, yet their body is not
larger than a robin. They usually secrete themselves
in the fore and middle part of the day, and begin flying
about six in the evening. Shooting at them seems to
attract them, as their numbers often increase indefinitely
after you begin. Their flight is somewhat varied, like
that of the leather-wing bats : sometimes sailing smooth¬
ly over you, offering a beautiful shot, then dodging like
lightning here and there. They will rise rapidly ten feet
or more, then quickly descend ten or twenty. Now
within gun-shot, and then gonefar out of reach. As night
draws near they become more numerous, but the sports¬
man must quit, as he can no longer see. No matter how
many you kill, more will come, but not in great numbers
at once. They usually select different grounds, rather
air spaces, every evening for their manoeuvers. Then-
whereabouts can be easily ascertained, as they can be seen
at a long distance seeking their favorite resorts; and their
squak-squak, and booming whirr made in their rapid
descents are readily distinguished. They subsist entirely
on gnats, flies, mosquitoes, etc. I have shot them with a
wad of gnats in their mouth as big as the end of my
tlimb. Some people relish their meat very much, but
many (myself among the number) are prejudiced against
them on account of their food. They are very much like
the whip-poor-will. A careless observer would see no
difference ; but Wilson makes them quite a different bird.
Like the whip-poor-will they lay hut few eggs on the
bare and often open ground, sometimes near a stump or
clod of earth. If they ever rest in trees or on fences, as
the whip-poor-will does, we have never recognized the
fact. Shooting at bull-bats is much better sport than
shooting at glass halls, and more difficult, more true to
nature. ®*

Remarks— Shooting at bull-bats is certainly most ex¬
cellent practice, but it is a wanton sport, and we would
not recommend it, even though ten birds rise up for each
one slain. Night-hawks are most serviceable creatures,
and for this; reason we pray to spare them. We have
been asked of what use black flies and mosquitoes are.
We reply: “As food for the night-hawks.” Now, of
what use are the night-hawks ? “ To destroy the flies and
mosquitoes.” Don't shoot ’em. Fortunately the night
cometh, when no man can shoot ; so that, as our corres¬
pondent remarks, there is immunity for them after dark.
That is lucky. And after all, any man who can hit a
night-hawk in its erratic flight may be called an excellent
wing shot.

Township 39, Hamilton Co., Aug. 1— The fishing in the
Adironaeks has been very good this season. One of
the many fine ones taken by our party was caught by
Mr. Robert Lawrence, of Flushing, who, while ti oiling
with a 101 oz, fly-rod and small minnow gang in Brand-
reth Lake (four miles north of Raquette, struck a large
lake trout which he landed after one hour’s fight. The
weighing was presided over by General J. W. Iiusted who
was “high fish” of the party, he having taken one in
Raquette weighing 191 lbs. The present fish, however,
weighed 201 lbs. A handsome fish to have been taken on
such light tackel. Subscriber.

to (ffiomsspowlentisi.

S. W. B., Bath.— Send particulars as toi tho trouble with your
doe’s eyes and will try and give you a remedy.

N. B. W., Peekskill, N. Y— Robins cannot at any time be killed
in New York State.

How, Meadville, Pa— My pointer bitch whelped eight pups, Are
bitches and 3 dogs, on July 12th, and their eyes are not opened yet.
What is the cause ? Ans . Never heard of such a cose.

H. D. E., M. D., Washington.— Your Item about your gun burst¬
ing needs further explanation. It may have .beeujfrom causes
which would ensure the bursting of any gun.

A. G., Woodvllle, Ohio.— Gould you inform me of a breodtag
kennel where they keep curs and hounds l’or hunting? Aub, No.
You can get beagles from the Montclair Hunt, Montclair, N. J.

E. P. W., Hartford— Can any one make and use a patented article
without infringing on the law? Ans. If purely for experiment,
yes. If for use, or for sale, so as to obtain the practical or cash
benefits of tho patent, no.

C. A., Wolf Run.— Give suggestions how to fish for bass with¬
out fly, length of pole and in what kind of water, swift ox-
slow? Ans. Your queries ore replied to in our Sea and River de¬
partment.

J. W. C„ Danville, HI.— We are of the opinion that your dog
wants more exercise. If this will not cure him we know of noth¬
ing that will unless his diet is made very simple. Allowing him to
go to a bitch, would, we think, only aggravate the trouble.

F. B. J., Plattsburgh— Find enclosed tho bill, foot, and wing or
a bird shot by me on a mud flat while after plover. Can you tell
me what it is ? Ans. Your bird is tho common lesser yellow leg,
{Tetanus flavipes).

H. H. S., Bridgeton, N. J.— How can an old dog bo taught to re¬
trieve ? Ans. Very much deponds upon the disposition of the dog,
and also the trainer. We believe some jnon could teach tho aver¬
age dog to retrieve at any age.

Q. Riovs, Monroe, N. C— Do you aonsider a sixteen gauge bt-oeoh
loader large enough for quail and dove shooting? Ans. Certain¬
ly. 2. Can you furnish me back numbers of Forest a no Stream,
one to twenty-one iuclusivo, Vol.ten, 1878, and at what pries?

A ns. Wo can furnish them at price ten cents a number.

J. B. B., Wallingford, Conn.— 1. Can an honorary member of a
club shoot with the club against another club? Ans. No. 2.
Can an honorary member of a club contend with the members for
a club cup ? Ans. No ; a non-paying member has no acting pri¬
vileges.

J. O. F., Hornellsville, N. Y.— Did any base ball club or clubs
ever heat any cricket club in England ? Ans. The Boston and
Athletic Base Ball Clubs went to England in 1874, where they
played seven games, winning five and drawing two. DeWitt’s
Cricket Guide will give you full information.

B. H. S., Frederick, Md.— I have a fine young male Maltese eat.
four months old that is quite sick, looks. bad, and sits around all
day, and lias uo desire for food. Yesterday it threw up a large
quautity of worms, some one or two dozen about an inch long.
Ans. Givo him on an empty stomach 20 grains of ;areoa nut and
follow it in four hours with 4 oz castor oil.

A. W. F., Stockbridge, Mass.— 1 send to you to-day, by mall, a
white bird that was caught day before yesterday, but died this
a.m. Before it diedits eyes were pink. Will you be so kind as to let
mo know through your paper what kind of bird itis? Ans. Your
beautiful specimon was an albino green-crested fly-catcher. Wo
desired very much to mount it but it was not in fit condition.

Ea ap.— Please inform me through your valuable paper if in any
of the back numbers you have ^published tho game laws of tho
State of New York, and the name and price of a goad work on
sporting ? Ans. Published game laws of New Y orlc in our issue of
July 3d. The best general work Ion sports Is "Hnlloek's Sports¬
man's Gazetteer,” 909 pages, piece 83.00, for sale at this office.

B. C. W., St. Louis, Mo.— Please inform me in yotfr next how I
can learn the art of “ Casting;” have read several articles on the
subject, and followed the directions as nearly as I could from
reading them, but cannot get the idoa. Would like to purchase an
illustrated work on the subject if there is one published? Ans.
Hallock's Sportsmen's Gazetteer gives full instructions.

W. J.E., Birmingham, Ala. — Y ou will find a most valuable and ex¬
haustive monograph on Carp Culture, with diagrams of ponds,
dams, etc., in the United States Fish Commissioners' Reports for
1875-6, to be obtained by applying to the Smithsonian Institution
at Washington. The name of the Maryland Fish Commissioner is
Maj. T. B. Ferguson, Baltimore.

E. C. H., Springfield.— Will you be kind enough to inform me
how a person is measured If or a gun so as to give length of stock,
etc. Ans. It is better to try several guns until you find one
that seems to “ eomo up ” right, and then measure tho gun. As a
rule tall men require long stooks with considerable drop, but this
does not always hold, as much depends upon theshooter’s attitude.

Q. RiOHS, Monroe, N. C— My setter bitch, nine months old and
in heat last week, was lined by a hound. Of course I do not wan t
the puppies. Would It be safe to have her spayed before she
whelps: say one month from this time? Ans. No. You would
probably lose the bitch. Let her have the puppies and drown
them.

Emigrant, St. Leonard, Canada.— Will you please name any
book giving good description of Oregon, its climate, population,
etc., and where such a publication can he obtained ? Ans. The
best book describing the physical geography of Oregon is entitled
“ Oregon and California." published ta 1839. Probably can bo
bought of Sabin & Sons or Henry Milter, Nassau st., N. Y. Also
the “ Great West and the Pacifio Coast," Sheldon & Co., New York.

A. B. S„ New York.— I have a very fine beagle slut pup flfteeu
weeks old. She has on her belly, about, where her navel was. a
swelling or a little bag about the Bizeofaliean ; it seems to bo filled
with water or blood, and is very soft. On softly pressing it it dis¬
appears in the belly, leaving a small cavity, it does not seem: to
bother her at ail. What is it, and will it Injure her? Ans. Your
puppy has umbilical hernia. A bandage lied tightly around the
part may reduce it, or it can bo remo vod by operation, hut it will
probably do no injury if not touched.

E. D. L., Salem, Missouri.— There is within a short diBtunce of
our town, a splendid spring, which discharges into a little natural
basin about 150 feet long by thirty feet wide, and gravel bottom,
with an average depth of about two feet of pure, cold water.
The outlet is into a sluggish dirty oreek. The spring discharges
about twenty gallons of water per mimuto, and Is at the extreme
head of the basin. If, by putting in a weir at the foot of tho basin
to prevent their esoape, do you think a few trout could be suc¬
cessfully raised? Ans. Trout would probably thrive, provided
there is suffleent natural food in the basin, and if tho spring
is not mineral. The experiment would he worth trying. We do not
believe that the culture of brook trout can ever attain much
prominence in Western States. Would advise attention to culture
of Carp and the Ouprlnoids indigenous to those waters.

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— We publish this week the Index to Volume XII, and
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the value of .the paper to sportsmen and naturalists.

The Poet Longfellow’s Escape.— It is said that dur¬
ing the late tornado near Boston, Prof. Longfellow
out sailing with his family and some friends, and met
with quite a narrow escape, but managed to reach the
shore, where a family took them in for the night. Their
friends were very anxious, fearing that the party were
lost.

Acknowledgment.— The editor of this paper hasten
to express his high appreciation of the honor conferred on
him in the following note t —

Ithaca, N. Y., August T.

Charles Bollock, Esq.

Sir I take pleasure in informing you that at a meeting of tbe
dub, held Monday, August 4, you were unanimously elected s
honorary member. Yours very respectfully,

Wm. H. Denham, Secretary Forest City Shooting Club.

Abandoned Cats. — Under this heading that paper en¬
titled Our Dumb Animals, which is the organ of The So¬
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is discuss¬
ing the beBt plan for feeding those cats of our city dwell¬
ings which have been deserted by their occupants who
have gone Off for the summer. Now this is very kind —
very kind, indeed— and Tabby and Grimalkin ought to feel
very much obliged. Respectable house-bred cats like
these ought to be kept at home, and not be allowed to go
out with the midnight marauders who disturb men’s
slumbers with their hideous caterwauling. In fact, the
proper thing would be to send the cats down for a sea-side
vacation, while the families remain at home.

Nebraska Game Law.— The game law Of Nebraska as
it now stands is essentially the old law before the clause
prohibiting all wild bird shooting except water fowl, snipe,
waders, and woodcock was introduced, The close sea¬
sons now are : Buffalo, elk, mountain sheep, deer, and
antelope, January 1st to October lBt ; pinnated grouse
(prairie chicken), February 1st to August 13 ; quail, De
oember 1st to October 1st.

A PLEA FOR WOODCOCK.

— Conroy, Bissett & Malleson’s split bamboo bows are
rapidly gaining favor among archery clubs. They can¬
not be broken ; that is where they differ from glass

balls,

lie mng where woodcocks In the summer feed
And in what climates they renew their breed.

DURING the closing hours of the last New Jersey
Legislature a hill was introduced to change the close
season prohibiting the killing of woodcock from Janu¬
ary 1 to July 4, to January I to September 1. It was thus
intended to do away with what is called summer shoot¬
ing. A comprehensive letter, written by a sportsman of
experience, setting forth why and wherefore woodcock
should not be killed in July and August, was read and
attentively listened to, and had time permitted this pro¬
tective bill would have become a law. Early ip the com¬
ing session the same bill will be taken up, and it is to he
hoped that it will receive the support it deserves.

Already there has been two much tinkering with the
game laws, at which every “ gunning” tyro takes a shot
until a complete muddle is the result ; both the protecting
farmer and land-owner and the devastating "hunter”
clash, and matters arrive at a dead lock. But before
going into the pros and cons of the case it will be well
to make a record of wbat we have recently seen, which
convinces us more than ever how unsound was the ex¬
isting law.

On July 5 two of us were heating out a large tract of
high timber land which is watered by a well-known
stream of Morris County, when our attention was called
to a woodcock which our companion had almost stepped
upon, and which still sat crouching within a few inches
of his foot. There, on an open, dampish piece of ground,
squatted a hen bird with a tiny one by her side. Making
our dogs down charge we both stood watching the two,
the mother from time to time moving her head side¬
ways and rolling up her beautiful large brown eyes to
our faces, as if in supplication, and the chick nestling
more olosely by her. Perhaps five minutes passed while
we were admiring this gamy bird, when a move made
by one of the dogs caused the beauty to start and flip
down about ten yards away, where she alit chirping
aud whistling. Quick as a wink did the little downy
bird wheel where it sat and raise its head and watch the
path the old bird had taken. But it made no attempt
to follow. Picking it carefully up we looked the young
thing over, and were much amused on replacing it
the ground to see the little chap paddle off over the moss-
covered roots in the direction from whence the sound
proceeded. Soon it gained its parent’s side, and under
her sheltering wing we left him. May no bungling
“ hunter,” with a halo of mosquitoes about his head, per¬
spiring as if he was the father of some mighty river,
with his companion, a poor panting brute with fevered
breath and blood-shot eye, trail them to that hidden spot.
May the little fellow live to tackle the largest kind of
angle-worm and wash it down with many a julip sucked
through the straw with which Nature, has provided him.
May he grow and wax strong, and long after he has
passed through the unhealthy period of moulting may
he tower away through the scrub-oak and birch, leaving
behind only the screaming whistle of his flight. Autumn
is then at hand, at which time —

Some think to southern coasts their flight they tend.

Or to the moon in midnight hours ascend.

It is then they weigh eight ounces, and as Josh Billings
might say : "Are just as tall on toast.”

Would, however, that all shooting men were alike unto
a stoutish friend of ours— now, alas ! no more. Before
a cosey fire, and when the sleet and snow were pattering
on the windows, it was his wont to extol in a most en¬
thusiastic way the glories of summer woodcock shooting.
Numberless engagements would be made and plans
mapped out for the coming Fourth, then many nlonths
away. The jolly chap would even go so far as to instruct
his charming wife to save all his old trousers, saying, at
the time, 11 Mother, they will do for woodcock shooting.”
But when the nation’s birthday drew nigh and my
friend’s collar drooped and responded to the call of "all
down below,” there was no man in Jersey who would
curse the "heathenish, slaughtering law,” as he waB
pleased to call it, more than himself. This weathercock
(not woodcock) performance was carried on with exact¬
ing sameness for many years— even up to the time of
his death. Several months after that sad event, while
making a visit at the house, we were led one morning by
the lonely widow to make an inspection of the relics of
her departed lord. Guns, rods, fly-book and pouches
were all looked through until we came upon a mighty
mountain of garments, such as the innermost crypt of a
Chatham street clothier would he unable to disgorge.
With a crystal tear trickling over the lovely dimples of
her face she said, with a trembling voice, “PoorGus’
woodcock pants.” It was a fact— and he had passed
away without taint of butchery on his hands— he had
never killed a bird. No motherly bird nor brood of nest¬
lings did he destroy, A requiem for the true sportsman
that has gone.

But to resume, is it not a wretched law that enables
the vile pot hunter to Mil with impunity and without fear
of detection the cheeping grouse? Is it not a wretched
law that causes the trusty farmer, with pitchfork in hand,
to execute a pas de demon as he sees the gang of " ln*it¬

ers” with racing dogs plough through his standing grain
and grass in pursuit of a scattered bird ? We know it is,
and call for September 1 as our opening day. The change
is the more necessary now that adjoining State govern¬
ments have wisely prolonged the close season in their
territory. Woodcock should not be shot in either July
or August. We saw in one day (August 8, 1873) seven
broods in a swamp in Warren County that were too
young to fly or care for themselves. Because, woodcock
are shot at all winter in the Southern States is no argu¬
ment why they should he slaughtered here while they '
are breeding and raising their young. Summer shooters
kifl the goose to get the golden egg. The speedy exter¬
mination of this Mng of game birds is consequently inev¬
itable. unless a saving hand, backed by the. strong arm
of the law, is put forth in its defense.

DOG SHOWS AND THEIR INFLUENCE

It is possible that after careful consideration and argu¬
ment the good and evil effects of dog shows might be
found to be very nearly balanced. The good is to be
found in the increased interest in dogs taken by the
general public, in the pleasant re-unions of sportsmen
and breeders, and in the opportunity for comparison, and
the instruction afforded those who would leam as to
points, etc., but who would have no other opportunity.
The evil effects, if they can be so called, are found in the
disposition to breed to dogs possessing no other qualifica¬
tions than those which natural beauty and careful con¬
ditioning have succeeded.® bringing to show perfection,
and in the evil results to very young dogs, such as may
arise from infection, contagion, or the natural conse¬
quences of change of air, diet, etc., connected with un¬
due excitement. Indeed, while we would not suggest a
departure such as was made by the Philadelphia Kennel
Club in excluding puppies under eight months of age,
we hope that at future shows six months will be the
lowest limit at which premiums will be offered for com¬
petition. And dog shows, perhaps, have had other per¬
nicious effects. They have increased the number of
“breeders” to an extent which lias become not only
almost ridiculous but positively baneful. A fortunate
winner of a prize in a puppy class immediately indulges
in further investment, and becomes a breeder. The
same result has followed from the establishment and in¬
crease of pigeon matches. Why are there a hundred so
called sportsmen to-day to where there was one twenty
years ago ? Because each accidental spectator at a pigeon
match who is induced to take a shot, and happens to kill
a bird, immediately blossoms forth into a full-fledged
“sportsman,” a result which, while working much good
for the gun trade, has had a very serious effect upon the
numbers of our game birds. Nor are we sure that the
establishment of sportsmens’ clubs has not had a share in
the same matter. In many instances mere good-fellow¬
ship has been the inspiring cause for men to join, and
the result the development of an interest which takes out
one more seeker for game.

But to return to dog shows. That they are the cause
of many heart-burnings and much ill-feeling cannot be
denied, and he who accepts the position of judge must be
either callous to all revilings or else suffer more iu spirit
than the disappointed exhibitor. The question of judges
is one which will trouble future committees not a little,
and he who accepts the office, notwithstanding that he
be worthy to stand by Caesar’s wife, must expect to have
abuse heaped upon his head by every disappointed scrib¬
bler who can gain for his lucubrations admittance to the
columns of the sporting papers. J3ut judges, of one Mnd
or another, will be found, and dog shows will not die out
for want of this element. The evil caused by injudicious
breeding we consider of much more importance, and the
necessity in breeding of considering other qualities than
those which go to make up a mere show winner can¬
not be too strongly impressed. By this we mean that the
dog’s general record should be scanned. We have but
little more faith in field trial winners in this country than
we have in bench show business, except that we believe
that, considering the way they have been conducted, the
chances of the best dog winning are less in the former
than they are in the latter. As far as field trials are con*
corned, they have been run, as a rule, too much on the
“ring” principle, and an expose of some of the manipu¬
lations of scores, etc., (and we do not by any means
refer to the Minnesota trials,) would astonish the general
public.

It is an undeniable fact that there is a very consider¬
able mortality among dogs which have been exhibited at
shows, and a close examination into the causes which,
have produced this mortality is a matter of duty on the
part of committees of clubs under whose auspices shows
are held. Young dogs are the ones most seriously affeoted ,
and with them many natural causes can be found which
would result in disease. A greater susceptibility to con¬
tagion — for no matter what precautions are taken, it
seems absolutely impossible to keep infected dogs from
getting into shows — the results of nervous excitement
and change of food. Still, much could be done by those
having charge of shows, by attending strictly to ventila¬
tion, by seeing that fJrinfrrtrr.ta are freely*nsed, and

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that the dogs whose owners are absent are regularly ex¬
ercised.

The next show to be held is that at St. Louis, for which
preparations are being made on an extensive scale. Oc¬
curring as it does at the time of the State Fair, when
almost the population of the State is assembled, it can
hardly fail of being a financial success, particularly as it
is in the hands of the energetic gentlemen comprising the
St. Louis Kennel Club. With the immense number of dogs
in the West to draw from, it should equal in magnitude
any show yet held. There is scene talk of a show in
Washington, and there will undoubtedly he one in Pitts¬
burg. Whether Baltimore, Philadelphia or Boston will
have shows next spring, we are not informed. We pre¬
sume that the latter two cities will have them notwith¬
standing that the last were not financial successes in
either. New York will have its fourth annual show
under the auspices of the Westminster Kennel Club, and
no efforts will be spared to make it more successful and
attractive than any of its predecessors.

Forest and Stream among the Clergymen.— It was
the Rev , J. Hyatt Smith (we think), who was once pleased
to say in his pulpit, that he always prepared himself for
the duties of the Sabbath by reading Forest and Stream
on Saturday nights. Its influence was quieting to the
nerves and stimulating to the mind. He went into his
pulpit- work with new ideas and renewed vim, but steady
on his pins, pulsating as evenly as the pendulum of a
clock. We have a great many clergymen who are read¬
ers of this journal, and some who are constant contribu¬
tors. Occasionally one of them will break loose in a fit
of enthusiasm, inspired by rhetorical habit, we suppose,
and tell us how much lie thinks of the paper. A great
many people of other callings do this too, and do it con¬
stantly: but we seldom allow our vanity to parade all
these pleasant compliments before the public. Sometimes
we do, as for instance, the following letter. It is writ¬
ten by a Pennsylvania clergyman, and is equal to a bene¬
diction : —

Editor Forest and Streavi : —

Forest and Stream came to me on Friday morning in
the freshness and beauty which new type alone can im¬
part. May I be allowed to present mv congratulations
upon this improvement. It is a clear indication of the
course which has always been pursued by your paper,
namely, to give its readers the best.

Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun has always been
a welcome visitor. In my quiet home in Pennsylvania,
on the plains and in the mountains of Colorado, and
amidst the shadows of the Sierras of California, your
paper has been more anxiously looked for than a other.
It has always contained something to amuse, something
to entertain, something to instruct. I have never opened
its pages and been disappointed. Since becoming a reader
my interest in the various branches of natural his ton' has
been greatly quickened and deepened. Indeed, I may say
that so far as some branches are concerned, my interest
in them has been created by reading Forest and Stream.
For this I am under a lasting debt of gratitude to you,
and I wish to express my sense of obligation.

Then, too, I must not omit to say how much pleasure I
have derived from the lighter parts of your paper, the ar¬
ticles upon the use of rod and gun, the various accounts
of the experiences of others, the valuable hints, suggest¬
ions and instructions. Long years ago when a boy, the
greatest 1 ' fun ” I could have was to carry my gun through
the fields and meadows, or to quietly drop a fly or worm
into the rushing stream that ran near the old home.
Then came the more serious duties of an active life with
all its cares and responsibilities, which left little time for
the recreations and enjoyments of my more youthful
days. But the fire was there, only hidden for a time :
shut out from sight by what seemed more imperative, the
love of these sports was still burning warm in my heart,
and it only needed the advent of Forest and Stream to
fan it into a bright blaze. For me, the coming of your
paper has been indeed • * Juvenfcus Redivivus. ” And for this
too, I must thank you ; thank you, not only for the pleas¬
ure I have had in renewing the pleasures of my earlier
days, but for the physical benefit I have received in the
pursuit of these pleasures.

The thanks of all honest and true sportsmen should he
yours for the steady, persevering effort you are making,
not only elevate the tone of the sportsman’s literature,
hut of the sportsman himself. Go on in this direction as
you have been going, cut out and reject all that is coarse
and lowering, publish only that which is pure and eleva¬
ting, In the words of a former correspondent. ■ • Leave
out the whiskey,” discountenance its use, or rather its
abuse as you have so often done, and if you shall, even ac¬
complish nothing else than to teach your readers that a
bottle is not a necessary accompaniment of a hunting or
fishing trip, your labors will not have been in vain— you
will have accomplished a glorious work.

Heartily wishing you prosperity in your great work, I
am, Yours very sincerely" C, B,

July, mh, 1870.

A physician up in northern New York who is of a rather
practical turn of mind (bless him) sends us $4, and the ac¬
companying note. We wish all our subscribers would
follow his beneficent example : then we would be happy
indeed ; —

Keeseville, July 2d.

You say in your editorial “ Nothing makes an editor so
happy as a new set of type, especially if it be paid for ”—
therefore I send my mite in the draft enclosed for another
year’s subscription to add my humble share to make you
happy— and I trust that every subscriber will do the same
— and then you will still be happier, J. R. R.

GAME PROTECTION.

Those Discrepancies. —Editor Forest and Streavi :—
Why will Forest and Stream persist in making August
an open month for woodcock in Vermont ? An act, passed
by the Vermont legislature of 1878, makes the close time
for woodcock from March 1st to September 1st. Till the
passage of this act the close season ended with July. For
this year and next at least, as our legislative sessions are
biennial, there will be no game shooting of any kind be¬
tween May 1st and Septenibev 1st, Please make a note of
this. . R, E. Robinson,

Ferrisburgh, Yt., Aug 2d.

Remarks.— It is quite beyond our power to answer the co¬
nundrum of our attentive correspondent, contained in the
first sentence of his note. We would rather watch the ther¬
mometers when on the rampage, or a weather-cock in
March, than to attempt to follow the changes of tho game
la ws. Three or four different times have we attempted to
prepare a correct table of close seasons, but have never been
so fortunate as tojsucceed. In our last effort, we obtain¬
ed an official copy of the game la ws of each State, and had
them verified over the name and seal of each Secretary
of State ; but before we could get them printed, the acts
had been tinkered again at a new session of the legisla¬
ture, and we were all at fault, as before. Until we sim¬
plify our game laws and make them uniform, we have
little hope of preventing some shooting out of season.
We depend now chiefly upon the honor of sportsmen and
upon their good sense not to shoot at unseasonable game:
and we are glad to know that so little shooting is done,
comparatively speaking. When all people, farmers and
shooters together, can comprehend and become convinced
that it is unwise and wasteful to destroy game out of sea¬
son, they will abstain, and thereby voluntarily become
conservators of game, without regard to discrepancies
which may exist in the letter of the law, or in the codes
of various States. Having become educated or self-taught
to know where the laws are defective or onerous, they
will unanimously rise up soon, and with one voice de¬
mand that they be made tight. We are waiting patiently
for that time to come.

Meanwhile we all recognize the necessity of an observ¬
ance of the laws as they exist, and we hope that farmers
owniug land where game is sought will do all they can
to keep off violators of the law, and by so much aid in
preserving the game. If they choose to forbid shooting
on their premises in open season, that is their own per¬
sonal affair. The only point we make is this: If all
farmers would become self-constituted custodians of the
game upon their own premises during the close season,
there would be very little territory left which would be
called public, or which any one could claim the right to
shoot over without permission. And thus, with every
farmer a constable and prosecutor, there would be very
little illegitimate shooting, and consequent less destruc¬
tion of game. We believe that if sportsmen were suffi¬
ciently considerate of farmers’ prerogatives, the two
classes would soon become friends ; and thus a common
feeling and a common interest would induce them to
co-operate together for mutual benefit, rather than strug¬
gle and antagonize for personal selfish ends, in and out of
the legislatures. We conceive that the chief reason why
the laws are at variance, is because of the hostile attitude
of farmers and sportsmen to each other, and partly to the
mean selfishness of cliques to which another correspond¬
ent refers at some length in his letter to-day. Gradually,
but surely, the laws are becoming unified, arid this
affords us gratification ; but so long as there are a dozen
different fence times for woodcock, grouse, and all other
games throughout the United States, we shall not cease
to hear of loud and indignant and reasonable complaints.
It affords us great delight to know that. Vermont is one of
the first (perhaps the first) of all the States to make
the open time on game of all kinds whatever, to begin on
September 1st. Now let all the other States rally around
Vermont. It is a bright and growing nucleus of van¬
tage. ^ ^ _

New York. — The Watertown (N. Yr.) Dispatch is wak¬
ing up its readers to the propriety of providing against the
depletion of the St. Lawrence fishing grounds. The num¬
ber of anglers and visitors to the popular resorts of that
river is annually increasing, and a correspondingly large
catch is each year recorded. To begin restocking opera ¬
tions now would be a sensible move.

California State Sportsman’s Convention.— There
is talk of holding a grand State sportsmen’s conven¬
tion in San Francisco, some time during the coming Fall.
California musters a large force of armed men. If any
fair proportion of them gather, there will be abundant
material for a rousing time,

The Nova Scotia Game Laws.— Many changes were
made in the game laws at last session of the legislature.
Amongst others, woodcock shooting commenced 1st of
August, instead of 1st September : partridge shootiug 1st
October as formerly ; hares and rabbits cannot be shot
before the 1st October, instead of 1st September as last
last year. The season for shooting moose and caribou
will commence on the loth September instead of 1st Oc¬
tober, closing 31st January, The price of game licenses
for non-residents has been increased to fifty dollars.

GAME LAWS AND PROTECTIVE CLUBS.

Editor Forest and Stream :

Never before in the annals of sporting baa there been
so great cause for wrangling over so-called “game laws”
as at present. The ignorant theories which have from
time to time been ordered printed as a guide for respect¬
able and intelligent citizens are indeed too much of an
imposition for a freeman.

Has tire Republic come to such a crisis that one State —
behind the age in every acquirement except fever and
ague and monstrous blood-suckers— declares its right to
prevent native-born citizens from the enjoyment of con¬
stitutional rights?

Has this ago turned out such learned ornithologists as
those who have taken the liberty of acquainting us with
their (conceited) opinion that a woodcock is such a bird
in a certain season in one county, and something else in
another county, though in the same season and State '!

Has any legislative body the right (though not question¬
ing at all the power) to foist through the Legislature a
political law for themselves and another one for the guid¬
ance and alleged welfare of their neighbors ? Whatever
the answer, the foregoing is nevertheless true.

We are emphatically informed that the law of New
Jersey prohibits a gentleman from any other State from
pursuing a lawful pastime, unless he, as I understand the
matter and have been told, becomes a member of the
club of that State.

Everyone, who has ever made even causal observations
upon the habits of birds in general, knows very well — in
fact better than they can ho told — that woodcock do not
obtain their full growth in the month of July: and yet
our Jersey brethren, with an aim to protect the game of
their confines, exclude non-residents, and then slaughter
half -fledged birds on July 4th.

1 question the harmony of such movements, since 1
am ‘confident that the only way (in which game is to
be preserved isl to’ protect it until it gains sufficient
strength to wage battle with the sportsman, and he give
the bn-d fair play ; and if the game be not plentiful, limit
the number for a day's shoot, and if they still decrease,
prohibit shooting altogether for a term’ of years. Cer¬
tainly no such tomfoolery as now exists will benefit
aught in the least, except the craving of a selfish spirit,
Note the law :

“CHAPTER CLXXXIV.

“ An act for the protection of game and game fish.

“1. Be it enacted hy the Senate and General Assembly of the
State of New Jersey, That from and after the passage- of this act,
no person or persons non-residents of this State, shall hill, destroy,
hunt or take any doe, buck, fawn or any sort of deer whatsoever,
or shall kill, destroy, hunt or take any purtridge, moor fowl, ruffed
grouse, quail, woodooek, Wilson or gray snipe, reed bird, rail bird
or rabbit, at any time, or shall catch any speckled brook trout, or
speckled river trout, black bass or salmon, at anv time in this
State, without complying with the by-laws of the game prntecli ve
societies, organized or to be organized under the laws of this State.

And all aots and parts of acts inconsistent, with this act are here¬
by repealed ; provided, that nothing in this act shall prevent resi¬
dents of this State from taking game or fish, subject to the existing
laws of this State.

“4. And be it. enacted. That this act shall be a public act and
shall take effect immediately.

" Approved April 4, 1878."

From a few other paragraphs I infer that the “non¬
resident ” must be an acknowledged member of some .
New Jersey club. New Jersey may ere long limit the
number of applications for membership, and 1 have yet
to see the day when a national decree will prohibit any
one whomsoever from rambling ad libitum into’ the wilds
of an adjoining State for the enjoyment of. as I have
already said, a lawful pastime.

Some one too, at Albany, thought he never did so wise
an act as when he influenced the exception of the coun¬
ties of Kings, Queens and Suffolk (Long Island, for short) ‘
to tho game laws. Confident am I, though I may lack
the means for immediate proof, that such an amendment
was certainly counseled for the benefit of a few, and not
for the sporting fraternity at large.

This, however, has been corrected of late, but if a
sportsman wanders off to the “Wallkill.” where upon
August 1st the law of the State of New York says he
may shoot woodcock, he will have killed but one bird,
when officers commissioned for preserving the peace will
clutch him and drag him off to Middletown to pay a fine
of twenty-five dollars for killing birds out of season, as
Orange county has a law of its own, which prohibits said
shooting until the first of September ! Since the hour
has not yet arrived when sporting clubs have a word in
legislative matters, their members have no right to beg
from Assemblymen partial rights to indulge in foolisS
whims or to make the residents of one of the foremost
cities in the Union an exception to the Game Act, simply
because the utopian (paradise where their rambling plea¬
sures exist is, perchance, separated from the mainland.

The proper time to shoot woodcock is the first of .Sep¬
tember. I am no authority myself other than observa¬
tion has taught me ; so my assertion is borrowed from
the best sources and authorities ; and their judgment has
precedence before that of any assemblyman who may
have, through pecuniary influence, obtained a seat in the
Legislature ; though it may not he altogether improbable
that he was employed as a dry-goods clerk, or sold jalap
for a livelihood previous to the attainment of his ’ emi¬
nence.

Such men, entirely lacking jurisprudence, have their
“ game acts ” prepared for them by incompetent and un¬
conscionable self-styled “sportsmen,” of which 1 must
admit that New York and her neighbor's quagmire have
an over-abundance.

It was not long since, at a fashionable dinner given at
the seaside (Coney Island), that an honorable of Brooklyn
remarked that he could not see why the lake in Pros¬
pect Park ” could not be an efficacious medium for the
breeding of “brook trout,” “The woods are full of
them:" or, as “Tom Draw” would say. “Leastwise I
guess there he over to Jarsey ways.”

Harry Fenwood.

We agree with our correspondent that (save in such par¬
ticular eases of newly introduced fishes, etc., as we have
already stated in previous discussions of this question)
county game regulations conflicting with the general law
of tlie State, are unwarrantable and productive only of
confusion. But, had our friend reflected upon the two
New Jersey laws of which be complains he would have

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spared himself some indignation. It was the tremendous
influx of shooters from other states who poured in
upon the New Jersey shooting grounds that compelled
that State in self defence to pass a protective statute.
This incursion of foreign hordes was in great measure
owing to the earlier season for woodcock. Men, who
could not afford to wait until the 1st of August in New
York State, crossed the ferry and Bpeedily found them¬
selves in a game country where they might kill to their
heart’s satisfaction without fear of constables and magis¬
trates. The difference in date is unnecessary and, we
trust, may soon be remedied. The non-resident regu¬
lation is wise. It is coming into favor elsewhere. There
is no just reason why the residents of one State — especially
of such a small State as New Jersey — should have their
game pillaged by their neighbors.

ALASKA IN SUMMER.

SECOND PAPER.

PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT ON BOARD THE JAMESTOWN.

Sitka, July 13.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

Some day there is a steamer coming to bring to us
exiles news from the outer world ; that is, we hope so.
She is due once a month, on the 9th inst. ; last month
the 23d brought her, and this, the 13th, has not been en¬
livened by -her presence. So we live on, hoping. Our
last dates are June 1st.

A sojourn in Sitka is an era in a man’s life time. He
may have before, in the solitary wilderness of the Adi-
rondaeks, or among the woods and mountains of Maine,
or the Provinces, shantied out under the bark roof, with
bis guide, and perhaps a companion and his dogs alone
for company, fancied that he was "far from the madding
crowd,” but he was not-. A few days at the utmost would
bring him again into the domain of the newspaper and
telegraph, the hotel, cars, boats, and other elements of
life. Here we are beyond the reach of all such luxuries.
You see I rate the least of them now as higher than
necessities. We lie here moored head and stern ; four
anchors ahead to the south-east (from whence, some day
in the fall, we may expect strong gales), and two to the
rear, in imitation of our old time mariner, St. Paul, who,
I believe, set the example of anchoring over the stem.
Ahead of us and to the right are beautifully wooded
islands, so close that with my Remington a 10 degree
elevation lands the bullet in the eight-inch bulls-eye of
the target erected on the beach, in a spot where a rocky
bluff, in the rear, saves ns from the probability of slaught¬
ering clam-digging and berry-bunting squaws. In our
rear, a mile distant, where the Straits of Olgo turn to the
northward, a high wooded hill turn the bit of sea into a
seeming lake. On our left is a row of high, densely
wooded peaks, the summits of many of them still can¬
opied with snow, which at times is visible, and at others
hidden by dense hanks of clouds and mist, which, like the
sable cloth of Sable Mountain, roll over and envelope
them. At the foot of these moutains nestle two villages.
The one to the left is the Indian Ranche ; that to the right
the white settlement. The former is composed of one
story log cabbins, built of very heavy timber. In the
front of each is a round hole at the head of a flight of
steps, through which entry and exit are made. This row
fronts the sea, and consists of perhaps fifty houses. Back
of them the foot hills are dotted with little smoke-house
like structures, painted red and white and blue, in which
repose the ashes of their cremated dead. Between each
pair of houses, canoes, both great and small, some of
which will hold twenty or thirty paddles, are hauled up
and covered with matting. These and blankets constitute
wealth in this country.

Just now the ranche is like the “ Deserted Village.’’ In
winter perhaps a thousand Indians dwell there ; now
there are not a hundred. In all directions they are scat¬
tered, hunting the seal and sea otter, and fishing for their
winter’s supply of food. Our great guns hear frowningly
upon them, but a corporal’s guard could with safety
undertake the task of quieting all sources of disorder, ex¬
cept the tongues of drunken squaws. These Indians are
rapidly paying the penalty which all uncivilized races
must pay when they come in contact with civilization.
We christianize a very little, but we poison and kill a
great deal. Ab the islanders of the Pacific have wilted
away through the rum and diseases brought to them by
“ Christians ; ” as the Chinese millions have yielded to
tliu opium curse, taught them by Christians ; as our red
men of the plains have fallen through the fire-water, and
frauds of white men, so are Jthese tribes -suffering from
the curse ! They are not Indians, according to the ordi¬
nary acceptance of the term ; nor warriors, but simply a
quiet, hard working lot of inferior men. Were it not for
the vices they have learned from us they would not be as
apt to commit outrages on whites or others, as would the
same number of low class white men tempted by want,
and unrestrained by every form of government.

But in branching off from the legitimate track for a

Forest and Stream letter, I’ll tell you what the Indians
are doing for the country, if development of great re¬
sources can he so called. Yesterday and the day before
one boat, manned by eight Indians, caught in their seins
thirteen tons of salmon, which they delivered to the sal¬
mon canning establishment at Port Hunter. Now, if these
Indians received, as I believe they do, one dollar each per
clay, and the white men in charge of the boat three, it be¬
comes a Bimple problem. If thirteen tons of salmon cost
$22, what does it cost per pound ? and at what price per
pound can this be furnished to salmon eaters in the East?
Throwing off one-third for wastage, we have 20,000
pounds of raw salmon for $22, Of course, to this must
be added the usual cost of manufacture, tinning, interest,
freight, etc.., but the fact remains that these items paid,
the raw material oost but little over one-tenth of a cent a
pound ! This may have been an exceptional catch, but a
bad day’s work is still more exceptional. I do not believe
that, all things considered, a tinned pound of salmon, de¬
livered in San Francisco, will coBt its producer above three
cents. Upon a visit I saw over ten tons lying upon the
floor ; so said the superintendent, and I could well believe
him ; and at the hour some eighty men had been at work
two hours reducing the fish to pound packages. The sal¬
mon are in profusion here. At times the water is alive
with them, but none of us have as yet been able to per¬
suade one to take hold of anything. When we see them
they are too busy taking care of themselves. Huge herds
of porpoises are among them, and black fish, all with an
unlimited capacity for fish diet.

The canning process is interesting. At a long table
stands six or eight Indians, and to each a boy bands from
the heap a salmon. With half a dozen rapid swishes
with knives so sharp that they make one shudder at the
probabilities, the fish is beheaded, disembowelled, and
un finned (to coin a word), and slipped into a big tank of
fresh water, from which another gang, on the opposite
side, are constantly lifting them, and putting them
through a final careful, but very rapid cleaning. So far,
it is about as we clean our trout at noon-day lunch and
pipe on a trout brook, and the cook in the morning be¬
fore serving recleans. Then comes the ;cutting-up pro¬
cess. The length of a pound can is a fixed number of
inches, and at these distances apart on a cylinder are re¬
volving chopping knives, and at one turn of the crank
the Balrnon is cut into as many pieces as his length per¬
mits. These are passed along to other Indians, who in¬
sert in each can its load, consisting of a transverse sec¬
tion. From this out the process is the same as used in
canning other meats, and all is performed by Indians. I
have not yet seen a large fish. Mr. Hunter tells me that
their biggest so far weighed forty-four pounds. None
that I have seen would go over twenty, and generally
speaking a fifteen pound fish is counted a big one. There
are, however, many such. If one but reflects that all of
these fish are taken in the spawniug season, and that a
large proportion are females, it becomes evident that
either the supply must be eventually exhausted, or that
it is practically inexhaustible.

Hallock : this counting salmon by the ton is demoraliz¬
ing to a disciple of Father Isaac. All the poetry is knocked
out of the lordly “ salmo s alar” and as for trout ! One
of my hopes cf future happiness (in this world — I mean
the other part of this world), is gone forever. I don’t be¬
lieve that ever again I will be willing to tramp all day in
a trout brook, and come home, tired, wet, and pleased
because my ten pound creel is full. Why, I have only to
drop this pen now and take it up again in two hours, and
in the interval have caught as many half to a pound
and a half trout as I oould of cunners in the same length
of time, were I off Cape Ann instead of here. I have
though stUl one new sensation in store. Next month the
salmon will crowd up the little rivers, where I now catch
trout, so thickly that the Indians and bears and boys and
hawks and squaws -will scoop them out. And in a few
weeks the ducks will come, and grouse be in. condition,
so there is something left.

We have a curious climate here. It rains considerably,
but as yet we have had more pleasant than unpleasant
weather ; but in the rainiest day the atmosphere is not
damp. Wet clothes hung under the awnings will dry ;
our cigars and tobacco remain free from mould and mil¬
dew, and our guns keep easily in good order. I have suf¬
fered more from dampness in one day at New York and
other places in the Sound, than I have here altogether.
We have a healthy temperature, 54 to 64 degrees, and all
keep in good condition, and hope to till we see you again.

Yours truly, PlSECO.

—Sharp’s Rifle Co., of Bridgeport, Conn., have juBt
Issued a new illustrated catalogue of their arms, &c., in
which large reduction in prices are noted. It contains
much matter of interest to sportsmen, notably that relat¬
ing to Express Rifles and'ammunition, in which the much
discussed subject is briefly but intelligently and exhaust¬
ively treated. Military marksmen will find the article
relative to steeTshellsfor short range and gallery practice,
of practical benefit. We advise our readers to send to the
Sharp’s Company for a copy, which will be mailed to any
one on application,

§M §¥?■

A Worthy Officer _ The New Haven Register of

August Uth, says that Major James E. Stetson, brigade
inspector of target practice on General Smith’s staff,
being about to leave that city for three months on an ex¬
tended tour of the extreme western States and Territories,
tendered his resignation to the General, who, instead of
accepting it, forwarded it to the Adjutant-General disap¬
proved, but recommended and requested that the Major
be granted leave of absence for three months instead.
By this course the services of a superior officer will be
saved to the brigade. Capt. J. L. Woodbridge was ap¬
pointed to fill the temporary vacancy. Major1 Stetson is
not only one of the best shots in the State, but has been
inspector of rifle barrels for the Winchester Arms Co. of
New Haven several years, and his western tour is for the
purpose of explaining and introducing the new Hotchkiss
or Bolt gun, which bids fair to revolutionise the military
arms of this country. As an expert on arms or ammuni¬
tion the Major has but few equals. Capt. Woodbridge,
who fills his vacancy in the interim, is a veteran shot,
thoroughly posted and equal to any emergency. The
Major is having made a handsome gold badge or medal,
to be presented to the member of the Connecticut National
Guard making the highest score in the “Individual
Match,” upon the occasion of the brigade rifle tourna¬
ment, occurring about October 1. It will be valued at
about fifty dollars.

Creedmoor Prospects.— At the regular meeting of the
Board of Directors, National Rifle Association, held Aug.
5th, the Committee on programme presented the follow¬
ing schedule of contests for the seventh annual fall meet¬
ing of the association, which will commence on Tuesday,
Sept. 16th : 1. Directors’ Match, 200 yards, directors only;
2. Judd Match, 200 yards, military rifle, all comers ; 3.
Short Range Match, 200 yards, any rifle, all comers ; 4,
Champion’s Match, 200, 600, and 1,000 yards, any rifle, ten
rounds at each range, all comers, gold, silver, and bronze
championship medals and cash prizes ; 5. Cavalry Matches,
200 and 300 yards, five rounds at each, for carbines and
State troops armed therewith, teams of six ; 6. Cavalry
(State) Match, same, but teams of seven men and Beven
rounds, stated prizes ; 7. Gatling Match, teams of twelve
men from all companies of New York State troops, 500
yards, prizes, a Gatling gun and other prizes ; 8. Army
and Navy Journal Match, teams of twelve from any mil¬
itary or naval organization in the United States' rifle
issued to corps, 500 yards, prizes, a trophy worth $750,
and other prizes; 9. New York State Match, teams of
twelve men from all New York State organizations, usual
military conditions, four prizes, worth $750 ; 10. First
Division Match, same conditions, but for First Division
troops only, prizes valued at $222 ; 11. Second Division
Match, same conditions, but for Second Division only ; 12.
Laflin & Rand Match, military, but seven rounds, individ¬
ual members of military corps, prizes aggregating $270 ;
13. Inter-State Match, one team from troops of each State
or Territory, military conditions, prizes, “ Soldier of Mar¬
athon ’’and other prizes; 14. Short Range Team, teams
of four from any rifle club or military organization in the
United States, 200 and 300 yards, stated prizes ; 15. Inter¬
national Military Match, teams from Army and National
Guard and any foreign country : 10. Military Champion¬
ship Match ; 17. Inter-State Long Range Match, teams of
four men, usual conditions ; 18. Wimbleton Cup Match, all
American citizens, 1,000 yards, thirty rounds, for the
Wimbledon Cup and other prizes ; 19. A match at 600,
800, and 1,000 yards ; 20. The Running Deer Match.
Seven rounds in all matches when not otherwise stated.

The committee believe that cash prizes would be
more acceptable than the usual trophies. Col. J. H.
Cowperthwaite was elected Executive Officer ; Major
James H. Jones, Statistical Officer ; and Hon. D. W.
Judd, Financial Officer of the meeting. The amend¬
ments to the general regulations governing matches at
Creedmoor were then taken up, and the following changes
made : Movable rear sights are to be permitted on mili¬
tary guns; sights may Decolored in any manner ; slings
may be used to assist in lessening the recoil of guns ; fixed
rests will be allowed at distances over 600 yards, where
the conditions of a match do not prohibit their use ; no
more than four competitors will be allowed at a single
target ; two competitors will not be permitted to use the
same gun in a match ; no match shall be shot with less
than ten competitors. Major Jones, the Secretary, was
authorized to submit a new plan for deciding “ ties ” at
the next meeting of the hoard.

Creedmoor — July 30. — The New York Rifle Club met
at Creedmoor to-day to shoot for the “ Donaldson” tro¬
phy under the following conditions : 200 and 300 yards ;
off-hand ; number of shots, seven at each distance ; win¬
ners once will be handicapped one point at each distance ;
winners twice will be handicapped two points at each
distance,

200 . 5

Total, 57.

200 . 4

Total, 67.

200 . 4

Total, 66.

200 . 4

Total, 65.

200 . 4

Total, 54.

200 - 4

Total, 64.

200 — ..... 4

Total, 52.

200 . 4

Total, 61.

200 . 4

Total, 40.

Mr. Howlett having won the badge twice, was handi¬
capped four (4) points, leaving Mr, Alder the winner.

FRED. AIDER.

4 4 5 4 4 4-80 1 800 . 8 3 4 4 4 5 4-27

A, J. HOWLETT.

4 4 4 4 5 5-301300 . ....4 3 4 4 4 4 4r-37

B. B. BARKER.

4 4 5 4 4 4-29 1 300 . 3 4 3 4 4 8 3-28

J. S. COXIAN.

4 4 5 4 4 5— 30 | 300 . 3 3 3 4 6 3 4—25

V. DAEV.

4 3 4 4 4 4-27 I 300 . 3 8 5 8 5 4 4-2T

W. II. DUNLAP.

8 5 4 4 6 4—29 | 300 . 4 3 4 3 3 4 4—25

N. O’DONNELD.

4 4 5 4 0 4 — 25 | 300 — . 4 4 3 5 3 4 4r-27

J. W. MANGAM.

3 4 4 4 5 8-37 1 300 . 4 3 8 4 4 8 8—34

Y. 3. DONALDSON.

3 4 5 4 8 3-281300 . 4 4 2 3 4 0 3-20

FOREST AND STREAM,

553

CreedmoOR — August 6. — The New York Rifle Club met
for weekly practice to-rtay. In shooting for the “ C. E.
Blydenburgn Badge,” 300 yards, off-hand, at the word of
command, the following scores were made : —

HANDICAP. TOTAL.

E. B. Barker . 3 i i U H 1 4 5—39 39

F. J.Donaklsou. .4 4 4 8 4 4 4 4 4 5 — 40 1 39

W. H. Dunlap . 4 45524454 3-40 2 38

J. W. Mangatn . 8 4 4 1 3 5 4 3 4 4— 38 38

A. J. Hewlett . 4 84443443 5-37 37

Fred Alder,.,. . 3 43443434 G-36 38

Y. Daly . ...4 4 3 4 I 1 3 4 5 0—35 35

N. O’Donnell..:.. .4 3 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 3—34 , 31

A. Molimis — . 4 3 3 0 4 3 3 0 3 4-27 37

In shooting off the tie on 39 Mr. Barker won. In the
competition for the J. B. and H. D. Blydenburgh Badge
that followed, shooting off-hand, at 500 yards, the follow¬
ing were the best scores made : —

N. O’Donnell . 445545446 5-45

A. J. Hewlett . 5 5 8 5 3 5 5 2 4 5—42

V. Daly. . 5 5 4 5 3 2 4 4 4 4—40

W. H. t)un lap . 2 I 4 3 6 5 5 4 2 3—37

E.B. Barker . 4 5 2 4 2 8 8 2 5 4—84

A. M. Mclnnis . 2 2 0 4 3 2 3 5 3 4-28

In a match that followed between Mr. F: J. Donaldson
and Mr. J. W. Mangam, at 500 yards, off-hand, both
using open-sight military rifles, Mr. Donaldson won,
making 23 out of a possible 25,

Schuetzen Festival,— The New York Schuetzen Corps,
Captain D. G. Yuengling celebrated their 22d annual fes¬
tival at Union Ilill August 4, 5, and 6. Mr. J. Hamer,
last year’s Konig, and the Schnetzens of Brdgeport, Conn.,
were presen t.

Vermont — Brattteboro, August 8. — Fort Diunmer vs.
Fuller Battery. The Battery used the Springfield musket,
and the Fort Dumrner sporting rifles. The match was
Concluded at 2 o'clock this afternoon, the score standing
as follows ; —

PORT UTJMMBR.

Rogers . 4 5 4 5 2 3 4 3 4 5—39

Daily . 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 4-41

Childs . -.4 4 4 5 4 5 8 4 4 4—41

Stearns . 4 1 4 3 6 4 4 3 3 4—38

Lamb . 4 0 4 3 4 4 8 4 4 4—34

Hawley . 4 45555444 4—44

Howe . 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 3—39

French . 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 2—35

Total . . 311

.4 3 3 3

4 4 4 4

...5 2 3 3 4 3 3 5 4
..3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
.4 4 3 300232
...0 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 4
4 3 2 3 3

4 4 3 4

4—38
4-.it;
3—39
3-24
3 4 4-31

3 2 3-28
5 4 3-39

4 4 3—35
. 287

Shields .

Reed .

Aplin . .

Gilbert .

Cobb .

Nesbett .

GUson .

Hannon .

Total .

Connecticut — Collinsville, August 6. — Canton Rod and
Gun Club, Riverside Range ; practice meeting at 200
yards ; off-hand : —

MASS. C.

Hull . . . .10 H 10 10 11 10 11 10 10 11 104-44

Andrews . 912 S 7 5 12 10 911 7 90-42

Lewis . 2 9 5 8 8 11,11 11 8 10 83-40

—Mr W. H. Jackson, captain of the American team of
1878, is making a tour of the Canadas, partly with a view,
it is said, of getting a Canadian team to visit Creedmoor
the coming fall. At the same time the ‘ 1 gallant captain’
intends showing the “ Kanuckers ” how to handle a rifle
before the butts, he purposing, it is given out, to partici¬
pate in a few matches before returning home.

Massachusetts — Walnut Hill, August 6. — The long-
range match went on to-day with a fairly large attend¬
ance of riflemen and spectators. The weather was delight¬
ful, hut the wind, a “ 9 to 10 o’clock,” proved somewhat
amioyiug to the marksmen, at the 1,000 yards distance
especially. In consequence, Mr. Sumner, who had gone
back from the 900 yards with a fine 148 out of a possible
150, had to content himself with 211 at the three distances.

800 .

. . 5

5

5 5 5 5 5 5 5

■1

5

5

5

5

5-75

900 .

- . 5

5

5 5 5 5 1 5 5

5

4

5

5

5

5-73

1,000 .

........4

4

0 5 3 5 5 3 5
WILLIAM GERRISIT.

5

5

5

4

5

5—63!

800 .

. 5

5

1 5 5 5 6 3 6

5

fi

5

5

4

5-71

900 .

. 5

5

3 3 5 5 5 5 5

4

4

5 60

1,000 .

_ 5

5

3 5 5 5 5 4 5

SALEM WILDER.

5

3

5

5

4

3-67

800 .

. 5

5

5 5 5 5 5 5 5

5

5

5

5

4

5-74i

900 .

. 4

5

4 5 5 4 5 5 4

5

4

g

4

3

5-07

1,000..-..,.

. .3

3

5 5 5 4 5 5 5

5

4

4

3

4

3-63 1

r

Walnut Hill, August 9. — There was not so large a num¬
ber of riflemen present as usual, owing to the absence of
many prominent marksmen in the country, Forty -three
well-known shots faced the “ butts,” and took advantage
of the weather conditions to put in good scores in the first
competition at 800 yards, in which brilliant shooting was
done by Mr. J. C. Mattoon, who achieved the elegant score
of 34 out of a possible 85 at 800 yards, off-hand, and this
is believed to be, by the shooters here, the best score on
record at this distance. The day was propitious for good
scores, the wind giving no trouble, blowing at the begin¬
ning of the match from the north down the range and
indicating 12 o’clock. The sky was overcast, and the dark
clouds wliich flitted across the horizon made the light
exceedingly had for good sighting, and the little eight-
inch bull at this distance looked very, very small, and was
very hard to find by the “bulls-eye destroyers.” The
range presented an animated appearance, as the long-range
targets were occupied by a party of Lawrence gentlemen,
and the military were out in large numbers. Among the
many spectators was Mr/A. A. Parker, of Chicago, whose
reputation as a first-class" shot is well known here. His
capital shooting at mid-range, off-hand, was thoroughly
enjoyed by the riflemen. The spectators were numerous ,
and many ladies graced the range. The best stood :—

J. O. Mattoon. ..5 4 5 5 5 5 5—34 I J. Borden . 4 4 4 4 3 4 5—28

E. B. Souther. ...4 5 5 1 3 5 4-30 E. F. Rich’dson 4 5 3 4 4 4 4—28

C. U. Meiggs . 5 3 3 5 4 5 4^-29 | W. E. Guerrier. 4 4 3 5 4 4 3—27

Medf ord, August 9. — The mid-range match at Bellevue
range was well attended. The light proved exceedingly
bad, and the wind also added to the discomfort, blowing
in all directions and very unsteadily. Messrs. Witliing-
ton and Teele carried off the honors of the day, cartons
counting six. Below is the summary, 500 yards : —

H. Wl thing ton. . 4 6 5 5 5 6 5—36 I TV. Henry . 6 4 4 5 5 8 4—33

J. R. Teele . 11 4 4556 6—36 H. Edmands. .3 5 5 5 4 5 3—30

T, R, Jones . 5 6 4 5 4 6 5—34 | J. Riohardson. .3 5 6 423 6—28

— Natick vs, Coehituato. The Cochituate Sportsman's
club accepted the challenge of the Natick Sportsman’s
club, and the match took place at Whitney’s grounds,

Natick, on the 9th. The conditions were ; 30 balls, ten
BogarduB, ten double, and ten votary, with eight contest¬
ants, four on a side. The Natick team carried off the hon¬
ors by two balls, as the following score will show : —

NATIOK8.

|B— 1 10111111 0—8)

W. W. Clark . -D-l 0- 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1-5^20

!e-i 11110 110 0-7)
IB— 1 011001111— fi

Judson Hall . { D-l 00 1 00000 1— 3M6

(R— 1 1 1 0 1 I) 1ft 0 1— o)
IB-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1—2)

0.W.CH11 . D-l 0 0 I 0 0 0 1 0 1-3 V 9

|R-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1-4)
(B~4» 1110 1111 1—8)

J.H. Wright, M.D . 4 D-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-1 V1T

lR-0 110 111111-8)

Grand total . . 02

COCHTTUATE.

110110 1—7)

. 4 D— 1 0000 1 110 1—6 V18
(R-l 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1— o)
(B— 0 11111110 1—8)

Jesse Inker . < D— 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1— 3V18

(R— 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1, 0. 1—7)
IB-0 11001000 0—3)

George Leach . 4 D-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 5

( R — 0 00010100 0—2)
l B — 0 10000111 1—5)

J. N. Cochran . < D— 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1-5 V19

|R— 1 1110 11111—9

Grand total . .

— A sweepstake match for prizes followed, with the fol¬
lowing result out of a possible 5 : C. W. Gill, 5 : G. W.
Hall, 5 ; J. Hall, 4 : J. N. Cochran, 4 ; F. Stevens, 4 ; J.
Locker, 4 : J. H. Wright, 3 ; Ralph Bent, 3 ; G. A. Leach,
2. The first prize lies between C, W, Hall and C. W. Gill,
who tied on 5, while the second went to J. Locker, and
the third to J. H. Wright, M.D.

Medford, August 8. — There was not so large an attend¬
ance as usual at the last meet of this growing and popu¬
lar organization, owing to the weather conditions. How¬
ever, capital results were obtained. In the glass-ball
shooting Mr. G. B. Blanchard carried off the honors of
the day, followed closely by Mr. Kirkwood, from Bingle,
double, and rotary traps. Below is the result : —

G.B. Blanchard . 10 8 9—27 I A. L. Smith . 9 8 8—25

D. Kirkwood . 9 9 8— 28 J.R. Telle . 7 7 8—22

W. B. Withered . " 8 7 10—25 | M. B. Morriss . . 6 5 5-16

Boston, Mammoth Gallery. — The regular August
monthly prize shoot has begun with good shooting, several
competitors following closely in each other’s steps for
leading place. Following is the summary, 150 feet;
rounds, 8 ; possible, 40 : —

U. A. Pollard .

S. S. Bumstead .

George W. Morse
11. A. Hopkinaon . .
Charles Tup ikt. . . .

O. W. Clapp .

George Estes .

M. O. Johnson .

George M. Smith. . .

...4 4 4 4 5 4 5

.5 4 4 4 4 4 5

. . . 4 4 5 4 4 4 5

, . . 5 4 4 5 4 I 4

...4 4 4 1 5 5 5

...5 5 4 4 5 4 4

...5 5 1 4 5 4 4

...5 5 5 4 4 4 4

5-37

5—35

5—35

5- 35

6— 85
4-85
4-35
4—35
4—35

New J ersey — Brint.on Range, August 9, — Winchester
match ; third competetion ; ' thirty-two entries ; best
scores ; 200 yards : —

Ailow-

Name. Rifle. Score. ance.

F. J. Donaldson . Military. ..4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5-45 3

.7. W. Todd . Sporting. .4455545545 —

E. M. Squier . Sporting.. 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5

- 46

3

46

— 45

- 42

— 39

T. Fits . Sporting. . 45445554 5 4

D. F. Davids . Military...! 444 5 4454 4—42

F. L. Sheldon . Military. .. 444445444 4-41

Col. C. H. Houghton. .Sporting. .5 4 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 5

J. F. Hill . Snorting. .4434545 5 44

B. A. Vail . Military ... 4 4 1 4 3 4 4 4 4 4—39

J. K. Green . Military. .. 3 43 4 34433 5—36

Same Day. — Association match ; fifth competition ;
twenty-two entries : —

F. Alder . 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5-47

F. Fltz . 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4—47

H. Fisher . 3 5 6 5 5 4 5 4 4 5—16

J. W. Todd . 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5-4t

D. F. Davids . 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4-44

Col.C.H. Houghton . 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3—43

E. T. Davis . 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 5 4—37

J. K. Green . 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3-36

August 7. — Sixth long-range competition won by M. J.
Graham ; Rathbone and the winner noth subject to hand¬
icap, but with one point of difference in favor of Graham :

11. RATHBONE.

800 . 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4r-72)

900 . 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 — 72 1-205

I, 060 . 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2-61 )

M. 3. GRAHAM.

800 . 5 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5—73 )

900 . 4 5 6 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4—65 1204

1,000 . .5 5245555555 5 53 3—87)

Columbia Rifle Association— Washington, D, Q.—
The second announced contest for the Harkness Badge
on the all-summer series, took place at Benning’s to-day.
Light clouds gave the steady gray light that so overjoys
the old rifleman’s heart, but the wind Was provokingly
tricky from seven o’clock, and strong enough to cause
“ mag.,” or even an outer for the unwary. All the con¬
testants led off at 800 yards with centers ; but on the next
round the Colonel “got on” for a fine bull’s-eye, and,
with one close exception, on his fifth round, staid on for
the remainder of the string, making 73. Laird followed
with a hard-earned 71, while Lauritzen, who was treated
by a sudden puff to an “ unaccountable," got but 05. At
900 yards the Colonel found the bull on the first round,
got off it on the third, again narrowly missed it on the
eighth and eleventh rounds, and wound up with a total
of 72 to Laird’s 66 and Lauritzen ’s 64. The 1,000 yards’
stage was very trying, but Colonel Burnside fought
through pluckily and dropped only two points in the
string, winding up with 73 points to the good and an ag¬
gregate of 218, the best yet made hi a regular match on
the Columbian range. The scores are as follows

COLONEL J. O. P. BURNSIDE.

800 yards . 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—74

900 yards . . ,.5 5 4 5 555 4 554555 5—72

1,000 yards . 5 55454555555 5 4 5—73

C. K. LAIRD.

800 yards . 4 44555 5 5564555 5—71

900 yards . . 4 5 4 4 3 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4—60

1,000 yards _ _ 1 5523545445454 5-04

Total . . . ... . . . . .

P. J. LAURITZEN.

800 yards . 4 5 5 4 4 5 0 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5—65

000 yards . 4 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 5 4-64

1,000 yards . 4 4 6 3 5 4 5 4 4 3 5 5 1 4 4—63

Total . . 193

The Harkness badge match will be shot every Saturday,
weather permitting, until November 1, when each con¬
testant’s best three scores will be aggregated, and the one
having the highest will be declared winner of one of the
finest and most valuable badges ever shot for in this
country. TJie prediction has boon ventured by some of
the members of the G. R. A. that the winning scores will
aggregate over 650 points.

On Saturday, August 2, the Columbias had their third
shoot for the Harkness Badge. Out of the seven or eight
long-range men who belong to the Association, only four
entered, one of them being the new comer, Dr. Scott. A
very warm day made things favorable as far as low tra¬
jectories were concerned, but the glare gave a “ gin-and-
sugary” unsteadiness to the “bull,” so that his “eye"
fairly winked at times, and the wind was shifty in direc¬
tion and force, standing oftenest at seven o’clock. Time
being called, Colonel Burnside went to the firing point and
handled his shooting-iron*- for a fiver. So did Dr. Scott
and Laird. On his fourth round a momentary inattention
to the pennants gave the Colonel a “mag,” followed up
by a center before he got the hang of things again ; hut
all the while Dr. Scott banged the “bull ” and netted a
clean string to the Colonel’s 72. At 900 hundred yards,
however, Burnside turned the tables; and, while the
Doctor got blown off twice into the center circle, and
once as far as the magpie’s nest, the Colonel rolled up
fifteen bulls without a break. Neither was able, however,
to hold the fine start thus gained at 1,000 yards, the wind
proving too treacherous, and Laird came m ahead with a
capital 69 considering the difficulties in the way. The
Doctor came next with 68, and Colonel Burnside toted
up 67. The result was a tie for the Doctor and the Colonel,
at 213, the former leading with the fewest inners. Laird's
208 should have been better, but for a gusty “ outer” at
800 yards. The following are the leading shot-for-ahot
scores : —

DR. B. SCOTT.

800 yards . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5—75

900 yards . 55453565545555 5—71

1,000 yards . 4 63455 5 5635554 5-68

Total . . . 214

COLONEL J. O. P. BURNSIDE.

800 yards . . .5 55 3 456 5 555555 6—72

900 yards . 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—75

1,000 yards . 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 3 5-67

Total..., . . . 314

0. U. LAIRD.

800 yards . . 5 555525555 4 555 6-71

900 yards . 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5-68

1,000 yards . 5 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4—09

Colonel Burnside’s score in this match is now the lead¬
ing one, with an aggregate as follows : —

Saturday, July 19 . 203

Saturday, July 2(1 . 218

Saturday, Ausust 2 . gu

Total . 635

— M. T. Partello, of Washington, D, C., the celebrated
long-range shot, is an applicant for one of the vacant
second lieutenancies, U. S. A., and has been ordered to
West Point for examination.

Illinois — Chciago, July 26. — At the shoot for the Giles
Brothers’ sil ver cup by the George H. Thomas Rifle Club
to-day the following was the score ;

Austin . 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 6 -1—67

Tyrrell . 4 3 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5-66

Church . 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4—63

Freeman . 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 3 4 5 4—63

Smith . 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4-62

Drury . 4 5 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 4— Ul

Hobbs . 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 5 5-61

Chenwith . 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5-59

Bircherdt . 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 4—50

Higby . 5 4 4 8 4 4 4 8 4 5 4 8 4 4 3-58

Nye . 3 4 3 44444343233 4^52

200 yards ; off hand. 0. K.

Minnesota. — The Minneapolis rifle club have elected
the following officers : President, Dr. A. F. Elliot ; Vice-
President, S. W. Hankinson ; Secretary, H. L. Ashley ;
Treasurer, E. Bacbner. An executive committe was also
selected to take charge of the recently secured rifle range
on the East Side of the river, provide targets, etc. This
committe consists of Drs. Elliot and Skinner, Hoblet,
Hankinson and Quam.

The club decided to have practice meetings at 2 o’clock
each Friday afternoon. The club propose during the first
week in September — during the great northwestern Agri¬
cultural Exposition and Trotting Circuit — to he held that
time, to hold a grand tournament for the riflemen of the
north-west.

California. — Therifle tournament of regulars for posi¬
tions on the Creedmoor team was concluded at Presidio
range, August 2d. The following are the highest twelve
scores, the makers of which will represent the Pacific di¬
vision : — Sergeant Woodall, 246 ; Sergeant Wells, 243 ;
Lieutenant Landis, 240 ; Lieutenant Boutelie, 239 ; Lieu¬
tenant Gordon, 238 ; Sergeant Hickey, 232 ; Captain Mil¬
ler, 229 ; Lieutenant Anderson, 229 ; Lieutenan: Bloom,
226 ; Coiporal Harman, 226 ; Corporal Wilson, 225 ; Pri¬
vate Jackson, 225.

The California marksmen have found a new idol in Mi-.
John Ruth of Oakland. Recently, at Piedmont Springs,
Mr. Ruth in shooting at glass balls, broke 48 and 49 out of
50, and 98 and 99 out of 100. He also broke 42 out of 50
by raising and firing the rifle with one hand. Prepara¬
tions are being made for a match between Ruth and a no¬
ted shot of Utah, for a purse of $200. The gentlemen are
to shoot at 500 glass bails, Mr. Ruth using a Ballard rifle
and his opponent a shot-gun. Mr. Rut h opens a challenge
to the world. He proposes to beat the best record ever
made by Carver, 885 out of 1,000 glass balls.

Louisiana — New Orleans, August 3. — The. chief interest
to-day centered in the contest for the Mobile trophy. The
absence of the Louisiana Field team, wliich on three con¬
secutive occasions made the highest scores, and which
yesterday was off with the command on an official visit
to Donaldsonville, left the field open to the Washington
and the Continentals, As will be seen from the scores
given below, some good scoring was made, especially by
Rosenberg, Selph and Anns, The winning team’s score,

554

FOREST AND STREAM

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♦Woodcock, Philoliela minor. |

Blnck-bellied plover, ox-eye, 1
Squatamla lirlvd lea.

Ring plover, rEgiaHtis semipdV
mat us.

Stilt, or long-shanks, Hlmrmtu-
frns ni prtcolKs.

Rcd-beasted snipe, ai dwlteher,
Macrorlutminu griseus.

t ntfd

Red-backed sandpiper, or ox-
bird, Trinua anu’rtcmhu

1 Great marbled godwit, or mnr-
I lin, Limosa fcaoa.

WiUet, Totanns s sinipaln\atus.

Ta t tler, TnUinuti melaiiolmcus.
Yellow-shanks, Totanns Jtaripes.

* In New York and Oregon only.

“ Ray birds " generally, Including various species of plover, sand
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf bird, pbalaropes. avocets,
etc., coining under the group LimacuUc or Shore Birds. Mnny
States permit prairie fowl (pinna ted grouse) shooting after Aug. 15.

States Pinnated Stuffed Grouse
Grouse.

:

Quail.

Woodcock,

III,., . . Sep 1 1,« Jan. 15 Oct 1 to Feb 1
Ind... Octl tn Fob J Nov. ltoJuul
Town.. Sep 1 to Dec 1 Oct 1 to Jan 1
Minn.. Aug- 14 to Oct 1 Sept 1 to Dec 1
Wis. . Aug- 25 to Jan 1 Aug 25 to JanJ
Neb. . . Aug- 15 to Feb t —

Kan. . Aug 1 to Feb l|

Novi to Feb 1
Nov 1 to Jan 1
Oct 1 to Jan 1
Sep 1 to Dec 1
\ug!!5toJnnJ
Dot 1 to Dee 1
Oct 1 to Jan 1

Sept 1 to .Tan 1
July 1 to Jan 1
July 10 to Jan 1
July 3 to Nov 1
Aug 2.» to Jan 1
No Restrictions
Forbidden

"63. is equal to tbe best score yet made, while that of the
Continental team is the best it has yet made. The sum
mary— Inter-State and Mobile trophy ; fifth competition,
under the new rules, which require fire winnings to en¬
title to possession ; distance. 300 and 500 yards ; teams of
eight ; seven shots at each range, with military rifles. The
prize was won the first, second, alid third times by the
Louisiana Field Artilery team, the scores being 365, 396,
and 345, and the fourth time by the Washington Artilery
team ; score. 345 : —

THE WASHINGTON ARTILLERY,
ssn.pu.

"200. . ,8 444 I 4 4 -37 1 500..- .4 5 4 4 4 4 5-30

4 * 5 3 3 4 2 -25

200 ... X 5 f 1 I 1 5-30 1 500 . 3 3 5

Total. 51.

ttlJPUB.

300 ... 0 3 4 4 14 5-231 500,'*’ . .2 1 4

Total, It.

SPORT,.

200 . 3 4 4 4 3 3 3— 24 I5IH1.. ...3 I) 4

Total, 13.

MiLLMll.

200 . . 3 U 4 3 1 2 3—20 1 500. . 4 0 4 .

Total, 3T.

S1ANOTON.

200. . 4 2 2 2 2 3 8-18 '500 . 0 0 0

Tela I, IK.

Grand total, 363.

THE CONTINENTAL GUARDS.

ROSENBERO.

.4 4 4 4. I 4 3-27 1 500 . . 5 5 4

Total, 43.

4 3—21

5 3-24
5 0-1H

4 2-17
0 0-0

3 5— 3t
3 3-24

5 0-22
2 5—14

5 3 1 3 4 3 3-83 1 500..

Total 40.

JIALTBY.

200.. -.3 2 4 4 3 4 3-23 500

Total, 37.

PIGOT.

4 3 3 3 4 4 0-21 500

Total, 31.

Grand total, 354.

200.

soft.

.... 5 0 2 0 3 0 3—15
.5 0 2 2 8 0 2—14
.0 0 5. 8 2 0 0—10

— The individual match for the handsome pair of field
glasses, the donation of t he Crescent City Rifle Club, dis¬
tance 200 yards, five shots and unlimited entry, Which was
started last Sunday, and left at the mercy of Lieutenant
Dudley Selph, with his score of 22 points’out of possible
25. was continued yesterday. Lieutenant Selph's score
was not overcome, The match will be finished next Sun¬
day.

The German Shooting Society, of Charleston, S. C., also
elected new officers, viz. : A. Melchers, President ; J. F.
Meyer, First Vice-President :H. W. Mofienhauer, Second
Vice-President ; W. Fischer, Third Vice-President : D.
Lilicnthal, Shooting-master : C. F. Luebs, Treasurer : A.
F. Melchero, Secretary.

The Elcho Shield Scores. — This match, of which the
general results have already been given in our columns,
fonk place on the 24th ult. A heavy rain storm had set
in during the preceding night, continuing well into the
morning.' but before mid-day the wind shifted, the hazy
clouds were driven across the sky, and the afternoon was
all that, could be desired. As the learns secured positions
at the 800 yardB firing points, there was a very large at¬
tendance*^! spectators. Prophesy was fulfilled, for the
Scotch teWi held a lead of 13 at this first distance, and
although they fell off 22 at 900, they handsomely covered.
The men were bn their metal from the very first round,
and. although the wind was troublesome, the shooting
was steady. At the close Scotland had 521, Ireland 509,
and Engla nd 503 points. After a short luncheon the work
was continued at 900 yards. The misses of McKenzie,
soon followed by a slip for Thorburn and another for
Caldwell, were pulling down the Scotch figures. At this
range England was virtually out of the match, while Ire¬
land had covered the loss, and now led by ten points, viz. :
Ireland, 1,018 : Scotland, 1,008; England, 999. Theshoot-
ing at the last distance was excellent, considering the
state of wind and weather. The shooting was steady,
and, although not brilliant, was careful, while to the Irish
team fell the ill-luck of breaks and misses. Humphrey,
of the English team, made the best individual score in the
match, 200 out of a possible225, Boyd, of Scotland, second,
with 198, and John Rigby, of Ireland, third, with 195.
Last year there were twelve individual scores of 200 and
over.” Tire following are the scores ,

Scotland.

m. . . ftT / !

1,000 . .03 ‘ |

Sergeant Fletcher.

800 . • 01/1

fiOO . 00-191

. . . .64 \

Lieut. MoKerrC'll.

1,000,

800.

900.

Private Dunlap.

,Mr. McKenzie.

1 1 ,

IRELAND.

SOO 000 1.000 1”1.

J. Rigby . us 01

Lt. Fenton. .. 55 63

Mr. Dvas _ 66 63

Ma.f. Young. 61 64
Mr. Johnson.. 04 64
Mr.McKenm. 59 63
W. Rigby. 63 64
Er. Coghlun 68 58

Grand total

-55-183

.631 11,000 . 60 I

Cn pi. Thorburn.

-641 SOU . -.--.{J

...59 -IBS 900 . .-06 -181

65 i 1,000--- . . . 62)

. 1,505

ENGLAND.

800 900 1,000 T'i.

. Mr Humphry. 68 66 68 200

190 LtCol.Fenton 68 65 60 193

188 Mr. Evans . 69 61 63 193

187 SlrH.Halford. 66 61 64 191

186 Lt. Toller _ 05 60 03 188

183 Sere- Gilder,. 63 61 55 179

183 Mr. Turner. . . 48 61 64 173

m | Rapt. Philips.. 58 61 47 166

. 1,482

. . . 1,494 1 Grand total .

The next Bundesschicsson, of Germany, will be held in
1881, at Munich, Bavaria,

Connecticut Woodcock Shooters. — The communica¬
tion referred to below was sent to ns by a most reliable
and trustworthy correspondent who, we have had every
reason to believe, has the facts in his possession. If any
of the New Haven Gun Club members have been wrongly
accused, we should be the first to relieve them from
any stain. But it is a notorious fact that woodcock have
been killed. Can our friends tell us who did kill them?

New Haven — Aug. 0. — Editor Forest and Stream : — In
your issue of July 31st, you published a communication
in which the writer claims to have been informed on
good authority that members of the New Haven Gun
Club have been shooting woodcock since the middle of
June. I doubt very much if your correspondent can
prove or back his statement. I have been investigating
this mutter very carefully, and have not found any rea¬
son to believe that any member of the New Haven Gun
Club has shot woodcock or any game birds this season.
One member has had the name of shooting woodcock for
the last month until now, but I know it to he a fact that
he has been shooting only plovers. If a report of a. gnu
is heard outside of the city limits, members are ac¬
cused of shooting birds out of season. The East Haven
party and the well-known restaurant keeper of New
Haven are not members of the New Haven Gun Club. I
have been informed by good and reliable authority that
the East Haven party has not shot a bird this season. 1
would advise your correspondent not to jump at conclu¬
sions, or believe all the floating rumors he hears, but to
confine himself more to facts. I have traced several of
these rumors, and find in most cases that they came from
parties who are poor shots. I have no doubt that if your
correspondent knew of any members of the club who have
been shooting game this ’season, and would report their
names to the chairman of the business directors, it would
be investigated, and the rules and by-laws would be en¬
forced, _ ^ ^ ^ _ X.

GUN PATTERNS.

Auburn, June 2, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream

I have read with interest the various gun tests as given
from time to time in the Forest and Stream, and am
led thereby to furnish some experiments which lately
have been made with my gun. This is a 10 guage, double
barrel, made to order hy Messrs. Nichols & Le Fever, of
Syracuse, N. V., for which I paid $125. It is a beautiful
gun, is 30 inch, Damascus steel barrels, and weighs 9|
pounds. Both barrels are. choked, and the left is an ex¬
treme choke.

A few days ago, John Rozecrans, Esq., of this city —
an ardent sportsman and a fine shot— made the following
targets with the gun in my presence. The powder used
was Dupont’s FFC1 sporting. The shot were common
soft shot and 14 oz., measured by Dixon's measure, and
struck off even with the top. was used at each distance.

The experiment was made at various distances and
with Nos. 4. 5, 0. 7, 8 shot. Each ounce of shot by actual
count contained the following number of pellets to the
ounce: 154. 186. 222. 306, 468. It will be seen that the
shot were under the usual size and numbered more to the
oz. than Tatham’s shot.

The distance from the shooter to the target (which was
common target paper pinned on to a high board fence
and each marked with a 30 inch circle) was, by careful
measurement, 40 yds.. 55 yds., and 86*yds. The gun did
its work as follows :

At forty yards, using 4 drachms ot powder and oz.,
No 4 soft shot (firing each ban-el once), the right barrel
placed in the circle 155 pellets ; while the left placed in a
similar circle 164 pellets. At the same distance and target,
using 44 drachms of powder and the same charge (II oz.)
No. 6 shot, the right barrel gave a pattern of 167 (firing
once), while the left (fired twice) gave 221 and 247 pellets
in the circle. At the same distance and target with 41
drachms of powder and 1J oz. No. 7 shot, the patterns
were in right barrel, 208 (filing once); left barrel, 264 and
•190 (firing twice). At tbe same distance and target with
4 drachms powder and II oz. No. 8 shot, the patterns
were; light barrel, 370 (firing once); left barrel, 381 and
462 (firing twice. The last pattern with the left barrel
was evenly distributed, and was a very close pattern.

A brass 2-J shell for tins shot was loaded with 4
drachms powder, and then two pink-edged wads were
evenly placed over it (not rammed), then a dark felt wad
was placed over the shot, and the pattern was much
closer than the first discharge with that barrel which was
loaded with a paper shell and No. 9 black felt wads, two
being placed over the powder and one over the shot.

Xt 10 rods, using 4 drachms of powder and 14 oz. No. 6
shot the left barrel made a pattern of 174 pellets (filing
once) The right barrel was not fired with this size of
shot At same distance and charge, with No. 4 shot, the
left ‘barrel made a pattern of 113, and the right barrel a
pattern of 69. But one experiment was made with thiB
number of shot at this distance. At the same distance
and charge of powder and shot, but using No. 5 shot, the
left barrel made a pattern of 91 (not quite so close a pat-
: tem as with number fours).

At 12 rods, using 4} drachms of powder and with 14 oz.
No. 4 shot, the right barrel (fired twice) gave patterns of
30 and 86 ; while the left barrel, fired once, gave a pattern
of 50. At each the last above distances (10 and 12 rods),
a robin or smaller bird, if at the centre of the target,
-ould have been certainly killed.

At 86 yards, with 4f drachms of powder and 14 oz. No.
4 shot, the targets were as follows : left barrel (fired three
times) gave patterns of 32 and 38 and 36 pellets, placing
from two to four pellets in or very near the centre of the
circle ; tlie right barrel (fired twice) gave patterns of 19
and 21 pellets. At the same distance and charge, but
using No. 5 shot, the right barrel gave a pattern of 35,
and the left a pattern of 39 pellets, each placing several
pellets at the centre or very near the centre.

It may be observed as to these patterns that, at the
longest distance (86 yards), the shot from the right barrel
with No. 4 shot, each time would have struck a hawk of
average size with more than one pellet had it been at the
centre, of the target, while the shot from the left barrel,
at the same distance, would each time have struck a
pigeon had one been at the centre of the circle, and with
from two to four pellets.

At the same distance with No. 5 shot, a pigeon would
also have been struck at each discharge of each barrel
with several pellets if it had been at the centre of the cir¬
cle.

The penetration at tins long distance was (with 4|
drachms of powder) all that would be necessary for effec¬
tive and fatal execution at ducks or lai-ge birds.

While this gun shoots the larger sizes of shot with great
power and with them makes good patterns, it makes the
most effective patterns for ducks at long shots with num¬
bers four and five. It will be seen by reference to the
targets that with number four shot the left barrel excels
the right in closeness of pattern in the ratio of nearly 2 to
1 , while with number 5 shot the pattern is nearly equal.

As the distance lessens, the patterns correspondingly
increase, and in every pattern several shots were placed
in or very near the centre of the circle. With small shot,
number 8 at forty (40) yards, it will be noticed that one of
the two patterns made with the left barrel is 462, which
is also 15-19 of the whole charge.

For my use (for I desired to use this gun for duck shoot¬
ing rather more than for other game) the patterns made
with numbers four and five shot are most desirable, for
at 40 yards several pellets of either size would be placed in
the centre of the target; so many, indeed, that a duck
would be riddled at that (Ustance, while at fifteen rods it
would be almost certain to execute on a single duck if
held truly on the mark. At forty yards nearly the entire
charge of each barrel is placed within a 30 inch circle,
while at 86 yards each barrel would, I think, be almost
certain with number 5 shot to kill a pigeon, and with
number 4 the left barrel could be depended upon to do
similar execution at the same object. Slay I ask the For¬
est and Stream to tell me and others through the paper,
how the execution of this gun, as shown in these targets,
compares with that, of the best close shooting English
guns ? Your views on this question would interest myself
and I think others.

If the owners also of close shooting guns would through
the Forest and Stream give the patterns they are able to
make with different sizes of shot, it will be of interest to
all.

You will not understand me as stating more than a sim¬
ple fact, when I say that the Forest and Stream weekly
grows better and better, and is par excellence, the best
paper on fishing, shooting and sailing in the Union.

F. D. Wright

Loading Guns — Oconto, Wis., July 24. — There is a
great deal said about loading shells for the best effect at a
target and at game, and the undersigned, for the benefit
of those who use metallic shells, would like to give his
experience. First, let me say, I believe that for wing
shooting there is one load best for one man, and one for
another. For those who pitch their guns ahead of a
bird according to distance, I would recommend a shell
for a 12-guage gun to be loaded as follows : 34 drachms of
powder with one pink-edge wad, or two common Eley
wads No. 10 firmly on it ; two pink-edge wads will do on
powder, best, then I would use No. 11 ; on this put 1 oz.
of shot and one pink-edge 10 wad. This first load will
kill more general game, such as ducks, partridge, quail,
prairie hen or snipe, than any other load that can be used
in a 12-guage gun.

Now, if the hunter is in the habit of aiming right at the
cross-flying bird (which I maintain is not the right way),
I would say use 4 drachms powder and a little less than 1
oz. of shot. This last is an effective load for duck.
Again, you can use 4| drachms of powder, one No. 10
pink-edge wad as above, and 1 oz. shot with great effect

faeturers cannot afford to make a poor gun at any price.
A few accidents from poor workmanship would ruin the
sale of their guns. , ,

For partridge, quail, chiokens, and brush shooting, the
load first stated is by all odds the best. A muzzle- loader,
12-bore, may also be loaded with great effect in the man¬
ner first described, putting one wad down at a time on
the powder, being sure that the ramrod rebounds. A
poor muzzle-loader may be made to shoot exceedingly
strong by this method, and the writer claims to have dis¬
covered that fact to his immense satisfaction long before
the breech-loader came in vogue.

The object of using the first load by those who invari¬
ably pitch their gun ahead of the bird is that the second,
which elapses between pulling the trigger and the shot
striking the bird, is not entirely compensated by the dis¬
tance aimed ahead of the bird. If the gun is loaded so
that at eight rods there is no perceptible interval between
the report and the striking of the shot (as in the second
manner of loading stated), you will invariably shoot ahead
of the bird. This is noticeable in duck-shooting at cross
shots, of course, and although the gun shoots ‘ • wicked ”
and close at a target, you wonder you can. not kill at a
cross shot. It is simply because you aim ahead just far
enough for the first load described to pepper him. and just
far enough for the second load mentioned to pass ahead
of him. Again, there is no use of a "pattern’’ so called
without penetration. It may look well on paper, but it
won’t bring down the bird dead, You. may till a duck
full of shot, but, without a dog, you cannot find him un¬
less he is dead— at least, "hardly ever.

FOREST AND STREAM

555

The above methods ol' loading, with the use of fine shot
as a rule, will give satisfaction in hunting game, all the
fine theories of target shooters to the contrary notwith¬
standing. R. W. H,

New Hampshire — Centre Harbor. Aug. 8. — Have had
fan- sport during the past week with woodcock. My red
Irish setter ‘ • Ben ” has worked finely, pointing his birds
straight and holding them fast. Have bagged 9 out of
13 birds flushed. Partridges are very plenty, and this
section must be a paradise for sportsmen during Septem¬
ber and October. Have hooked several fine bass in the
lake, and pickeral abound. I go to the Hampton marshes
to-morrow for snipe and upland plover. Will acquaint
you with my success. William W. Johnson.

Hampton Beach. — Arrived at Boar's Head at 12.15 p.m.
yesterday ; went direct to marshes, and by 3 p.m. had
bagged a fine bunch of yellow legs and brown backs.
Prospects are goods for heavy flights, W. W. Johnson,

New York — Good Ground, August 4. — We have had
some of the best flights of snipe that I ever saw, and I
think the good shooting will continue until the middle of
October. To-day, August 4th, Mr. Dexter and party, of
Providence, R. I., killed 135 large snipe, among which
were Considerable numbers of willet. jacks, and sickle
bills. About the first two parties from my house bagged
150 large snipe in a half day's shooting. I notice a great
many young birds among those shot to-day. W. L.

Monroe County Club. — At a meeting of the Monroe
County GJIub, of Rochester , August 8th, the reports of the
various committees showed that the total value of the
prizes awarded at the late tournament was §2,300 ; the to¬
tal number of pigeons procured, was 9,000 and odd, 3,953
wild and 5,442 tame. They cost §2,274,21.

A Woodcock Bouquet — Philadelphia. August 8. —
Editor Forest and Stream. — In its report of the game
prospects about the Lazaretto, the Evening Star of this
city remarks :

“A down-town sportsman who has just returned from a
gunning expedition in the vicinity of the Lazaretto, re¬
ports woodcock scarce. The birds are moulting their
feathers, and easily elude the dogs, as there is a certain
single feather which carries the scent, and that one is
always shed in the process of moulting ; hence the dogs
have no means of scenting the birds. One day’s hunt
was, however, rewarded by the capture of four of
the largest sized birds, which the sportsmen declared were
almost as big as chickens and in prime condition. These
had not yet begun to moult. The season lasts until the
first of January next.

• ‘A few grass or upland plover reached the city yesterday
from Salem, N. J. These were killed more than a week
in advance of the season, which begins August 15, and
lasts till the first of January, The birds are reported very
scarce, even in their regular haunts, where they are usu¬
ally found most numerous.”

A bouquet formed of a collection of these “certain
single ” feathers would be something of a curiositv.

J. W. H.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

St. Paul Tournament. — We have full scores of the St.
Paul Glass Ball Tournament shot last week, but are obliged
to defer it until our next issue, on account of its length.

Shoot Between Corning and Dansville Clubs with
Card Trap. — New York — Dansville, Aug. 5. — Editor
Forest and Stream .’—July 25 the Coining Gun Club and
Dansville Sportsmen’s Association shot a match at
Coming, New York, at which time the club tied ; Dans¬
ville winning in the shooting off. To-day Coming vis-
tied Dansville for return shoot. Everything passed off
very pleasantly', as at Coming, there being no dispute
at either place during the two matches. It will be seen
by score below that both clubs did much better shooting, in
fact making fine scores ; Dansville winning by two
balls : —

DANSVILLE.

Townsend . 1111111111111111111 0—19

Slate . .11 0 1 1 0 1 1 J U 1 1 1 I 1 l 1 1 I 0-16

Crisfleld . ,0111111011110111110 1—19

Williams . 1111110011111111011 1—17

Robbins . 0011111111 111111111 1-18

Sweet . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 o 1 1 1 I 1 (I 1 1 1 1—17

Hyland . I 1111111111111110 11 1-19

H.J. Faulkner . 0111111111111111111 1-19

Jeffreys . . .1011111110111101110 1-10

AVackiey . 0 100111111111010011 1-14

Total . . 171

CORNING.

Baxter . 1 111111111111101111 1-19

Clare. . . . 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1011 111111 0— 1&

Jaynes . 01111110101110 10111 1—15

Moore . 1 011101111110111111 1—17

Howland . 1 111111111001111111 1-18

Brown . 1001111111110 111011 0-15

Damp! . 1111110111110011110 1-lfi

Beals . 1110111111111001111 1-17

Sinelare . 1111110 10 1110 11110 0 1-lfi

Miller... . 0 1 1 1 1 I 1 l I 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-19

Total . 169

First Sweepstakes (10 balls) 40-30-20-10 per cents

Forsvth . 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 111-9

Baxter . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 W0

Conklin . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1-9

McCartney . 1 1110 11111-9

Sweet . . 1 1 111110 11-9

Townsend . 1 101111111—9

H.J. Faulkner . 1 1 I 0 1 1 1 1 I 1-9

Wackley . 111111111 1—10

Sinclair . 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1—8

Beals . 0 111111111-9

W. II. Havens . I 0 0 l 1 0 1 0 0 1-5

W. C. Havens . 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1—3

Bryant . 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1-8

Robbins . 1 11111 10 11-9

Moore . .0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1—7

Williams . I 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1—7

Cogan . 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0—7

Scnwingrle . 0 0 1 0 1 0 I 1 1 1-6

Ilauipf . 0 1 0 1 1 0 (I 0 wd.

Hyland . 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0—8

Jno Faulkner . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1-6

Crisfleld . .0 1 1 I 1 1 ft 0 1 1—7

Miller . I 110 1110 11-8

Howland . 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1—7

Dorr . 1 11111111 l-io.

Malder . 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 0 0 1- 8

Folts . 10 11111111-9

Ties on ID:—

Baxter. . . 11 1—3 I Wackley . 11 1—3

Dorr . 1 1.0—2 I

Baxter and Wackley divided first money.

Ties on 9 : —

Forsyth,

.0

Conklin - - 0

McCartney . 1 0

Sweet . 11 1—10

Townseml — . .0

SeconiFMoney to Beals.
Ties oil 8:—

Sinolair . II

Bryant.

Moore . ..0

Will inns . .1 0

Cosrun. . 0

Fourth Money to Crisfleld.

H. J. Faulkner . 1 1 1— t 1 1-

1 0 1-0

Beals.,: . ...1 1 1—1 1 1—

Robbins . 10

Folts . 10

;ps takes : four priz

Second Swe
Forsyth.

Nichols .

McCartney .

Sinclair .

Miller .

Wackley .

Klein .

Jaynes .

Crisfleld .

Brown .

W. II. llaacus .

W. C. Havens .

Bryant .

Williams .

Robbins .

Jeffreys .

Moore .

Sehlcy .

Sweet .

Schwinale .

H.J. Faulkner .

Baxter .

Townsend .

Cogan .

Conklin . r .

Van Valkenburgh .

Beuls .

Damp! .

State. . .

Folts .

Hyland .

Ties on 10:—

Miller.. . . ...10 1—0

Jeffreys . 110-10

First prize to Moore.

Ties on 9:—

Sinclair . 0

Sweet . . . 111—0

Faulkner . 110

Second prize to Hyland.

Ties on 8

McCartney . 1 0

Wackley . 111-10 1

Cogan . 0

Jaynes . .0

Third prize to Wackley.

Ties on 7 :—

s ; 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent:—
1110001111—7
...0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1—5
.1110 0 111 11—8
.0111111111-9
...111111111 1—10
...0 1 I 1 1 10 110-8
...1011111011-7
.1 1 I 1 10 0 1 1 1-8
.110 10 11110-7
...Jill 1011 15-8

.1 0 0 0 1 0101 1- 5
...1 101011000-5
...1110011101-7
,..110111110 1— 8
...1 0 1111110 0-7
. ...1 11111111 1-10
..111111111 1-10
-.1111 1 1001 1 — 8
.,.0111111111—9
. .1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0- 0

. 0 111-9

1111—9
^ . 0 0 0 0—5
10 1111—8
..1111011011—8
..1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—3
.010010 out.
.0100 out.

.11110 0 110 1-7
.1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1—6
10 11111111—9

Moore . 1 0 1—1 1 1

.110 1
..0 111
. 1 0 1

I Conklin . 0

I Willirms . 1 10

I Schley . 111—10 1-0

111—11 1—1 0 1

Robbins .
1 1 1—1
Slate .

..1 11—11 1-1 1 0

Forsyth -

-1 1 1-1 0

Klein . 1 1 1—0

Crisfleld _ 10

Bryant . 110

Fourth prize to Robbins.

Third Sweepstakes; 5 Balls ; prizes, 50, 35, 15 per cent :—

McCartney _ _ _ ...11 0 1 1—4

Wackley _ _ 0 10 11-3

Townsend . 110 1 1—4

Crisfleld . 1110 0—3

Sweet . ...11111-5

Miller . 10 111-4

Ties of a.—

Sweet . 10 |

Baxter . 111!

First prize to Baxter.

Ties of 4:—

McCartney . 0 1 Miller...

Townsend . 0 | Robbins.

Second prize to Miller
Ties of 3 : —

Wackley . 1 0 1—1 1 1—1 1 1 1 Faulkner . .1 I 0—1 1 1—1 0

Crisfleld . 110-10 I

Third prize to Wackley.

Jersey City Heights Gun Club. August 6.— At Ma¬
rion, N. J. ; fifth regular monthly contest for a gun from
three Bogardus traps ; nineteen yards rise : —

Baxter . 1111 1—5

Faulkner . 1011 0—3

Robbins . 11 11 0—4

Jeffreys . 1111 1—5

Forsyth . 11111-5

111

T. H. Hill .

A. Heritage
F. IV. Smith. .

C. Leroy .

W. Hughes .

W. Canon .

J. Van Gelder

.. .1111011111111111111 1-19
.0111111111111111101 1-18
...0111111011111111111 1-18
. .1011011111111110111 1-17
... 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 0 0 1 1 r 1 1 1 1-17
...1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1—16
.1111010111001111111 1-16
P. AY. Levemng, Secretary.

Pennsylvania — Erie, August 11. — Third regular shoot
for the ■■ Rahtskeller Cup,” presented to the Erie Gun
Club by Louie Schumacher ; glass balls : Moles' revolv¬
ing traps and rules : —

Jack Love .

C. K. Gregor. . .

AV. AV. Derby .

Jake Graham.

John E. Graham
Louis Schumachc
P. Diefenbach. .

T. AV. Jareoki . .

S. S. Burton

1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1
.101111111111
.1111111110 0 1
.111110111101
111110 11110 1
11X0110111
10 0 1

. 1 0

. 1 1

l 1

1 1 1

0 1110 10 11

1 1-15
1 1—14
1 1-13
1 1—13
1 1-13
0 1—11
0 0—11
1 0—10
_ _ 1 1- 8
0 0 11—6

. .. . . 1 0 0 1 0 6 .

Will Tracy . 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Our rising young rifle shot, Johnny Graham, has made
a match with Joe Slapinck, of Pittsburg, to shoot 150
balls each (cl la Carver style), at Schuetzen Park, Pitts¬
burg, for §250 a side, to come off on Friday, August 29.
A number of our sportsmen intend going to see it.

Snipe.

Pennsylvania — Catawissa, August 5. — Score of the
10th shoot of the Catawissa F. & G. P. Club made this
day; Cards’ rotary trap, 18 yards rise, 10 balls each. W. M.
Monroe, manufacturer of powder kegs for Dupont, also
agent for the sale of Dupont’s Powder, was present at the
shooting, and offered to the best individual score, a can
of the celebrated Dimond Grain Powder : —

A. A. King .

H. fi. Aldrich .

C. 14. Fessenden. . . . .

P. R. HobisOn. . . . . . .

T. E. Harder .

B. B.Sohiliick .

AVm. Geiger . . . .

J-H. Gibbs . .

G. AV. Relfsnyder .

Win. Orange . . . .

Theo. Fox . . . . .

T. P. Cherrington .

Perry AYaters .

A. Stadler. .

F. P. Dllly . . . .

C. M. Drinker . * .

1 AVm. Orange. . .

Ties on 7 LT. Fox .

shot off : I T. B. Harder. ,

.1 C.M. Drinker. .

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-3
111001101 0—6
011000101 1—5
010101001 0—1
101 1 0 0 1 1 1 1—6
101000160 0-8
000 0 00000 0—0
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1-6-34

1 0 0
0 10
0 1
1 1

10 0

0

. _ 1—5

_ 1 1 0-|

0 10 111 1 — 7
101000 1—6
1U10 1 0100 0—4
001001011 1—5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1
10 1011110 1—7—42
10 0 1 won powder.

Maryland — Baltimore, August 8, — The following
matches Avere shot here yesterday. Messrs. Mills ' and
Wagner, from Washington, were too strong for our boys,
carrying off five of the six prizes competed for. Mr.
Mills shot a very fine 12-guago gun. weighing eight and
three-quarter pounds, bruit for him by Jolm'A. Nichols,
of Syracuse. N. Y., and his success \vith it at the trap
goes far toward sustaining his prediction that the 12-gauge
will eventually supersede the heavy 10-bores for trap
shooting : —

First match — Conditions, 3 birds ; 31 yards rise ; —

Mills ... . 1 1 1—0 I Wagner . . .1 1 1—0

Kell . 1 1 1-1 Hux . 1 1 o

Linthicom . 0

Second match — Conditions as above ; —

Kell . 0 1 i I Linthicom . 0 0 1

Mills . 1 1 1 McWhorter.. . 0 10

AVagner . 0 1 1 1

Third match — Conditions as above : —

Mills . 1 1 1—1 1 1 1 I Linthicom.. . I 11-110

Wagner . 1 0 i Ooulson . 1 1 i— 1 I 1 0

Kell . 1 1 1—1 0 |

Fourth match — Conditions, miss and out ; 31 yards : —

Wagner . . .01 Linthicom . . . . 0

Mills . 1. 1 Kell. . . ... o

Fifth match— Conditions, miss and out : —

Mills . ,0 I Hax I 1 o o 1 (l l 0

Kell . 0 | McWhorter 0

Wagner.., 1 10 0 10 1 1 1 Coulsoti.... i 10 0 0

Linthicom,, 0

Sixth match — Ten glass balls each: —

Mills . 11111111111 Hax . 1110110111

AVagner . 1111111111 Wertsner _ 110 withdrew

Mills and Wagner divided. A. F. H.

0

G. W. B., Secretary.

J£ ntiotml fflnstimes.

For Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun,

THE FABLES OF ARCHERY.

While it might be very interesting to look up many of
the old stories about Robin Hood and William Tell, and
other of the real and mythical heroes of the bow. I do
not propose to deal witli the unbelievable tales told of
their marvelous shots, but to comq home to our own day
and land, and call attention to the strange fact that hun¬
dreds of otherwise good and reliable persons will relate
with the most unblushing mendacity the most utterly
improbable and even impossible things which they have
either done, or seen done with the bow and arrow. What
archer is there in the United States who has practiced
through this season who has not been repeatedly told by
Ms white haired friend who strolls over of an afternoon
to see him shoot, that he “has seen the Indians stick a
copper in a split stick, and then hit it at every shot at a
distance of thirty to sixty yards.” Now the old gentle¬
man is a veiy good man, he* is not considered a liar, but
the truth is he has never seen an Indian in his life ! In
the next place, if he had chanced to see an Indian he
would, ten chances to one, have been armed with an old
rifle instead of a bow. and lastly, if he had been armed
Avith a bo\\r, he could not have hit the copper at thirty
yards at forty shots 1 Now, to the reader who has never
seen an Indian, an Indian bOAv, or an Indian arrow, and
who does not know any tiling about archery, and who has
heard such tales dinned into his ears from his boyhood,
all this may sound a trifle surprising. It is, nevertheless,
very true. The North American Indians are very poor
archers. They use worthless bows and worse arrows.
There are very few of our archers who have had this sea¬
son’s practice only, who could not discount the best of
them at a target at sixty yards. Your old friend has told
that tale about the cent in the split stick until he actually
believes it ! I do not, however, and I always tell such
persons that they are only making themselves ridiculous
by reiterating such bosh. The Indian-split-stick-cent
tale has for its principal foundation the fact that about
some of our frontier posts and villages the Indian boys,
and sometimes the men, in order to obtain wliiskey. or
other articles for their use, would shoot at pennies or
other small objects thus placed in the split end of a stick,
which would be stuck in the ground, not at a distance of
forty yards, but usually at about four or five yards. They
used small bows, of about four feet in length, which they
kept strung for months at a time, and clumsy, heavy ar¬
rows, with large knobs at the head, wMch they could not
shoot one hundred yards at a flight, and which no amount
of skill could have driven thirty' yards in a straight line.
Generally there would be about a dozen of them doing
the shooting, and instead of one shooting at a time, the
whole dozen would discharge their arrows at once, andiu
the melee of arrows, some going sideways in the air, some
bouncing along the ground, and all clattering along to¬
gether, the little stick would be raked Out of the ground,
and a “hit" claimed ! Even with all the tangle of a
dozen arrows at five yards, the cent escaped as often as it
was knocked out of the stick. Sometimes a squad of the
Indian archers have travelled the States, exhibiting their
skill in this way, but I have yet to learn of their shooting
at a greater distauce than thirty feet. Such archery is
simply contemptible. But some will ask, 'How do In¬
dians kill buffalo, and eAren our American soldiers with
their arrows, if they are such poor archers?” This is
easily explained. Tho bows used are very short, rough,
and strong. The arrows short, slender, and pointed.
Avith A'ery keen steel spikes. Riding at full speed at the
A'ery flank of a buffalo, they will shoot arroAv after arrow
into its back, ueck and side, until it sinks from twenty
wounds. With their short rough bows they' can shoot
with great force, but very little accuracy is ever attained.
They will lie in wait, concealed by high grass or masses
of rock, until the luckless soldier or mail carrier passes
close by, when a dozen arrows will be shot at him from a
distance of three or foiu»yards, and the poor felloAV either
falls from his home, or carries three or four of their ar¬
rows into camp or station, sticking through his arms,
shoulders or legs. The reason* they did not become ex¬
pert bowmen was because they had no reliable weapons.
One might as well take a Mexican Escopette and shoot at
Creedmoor with Jackson and Sumner, as to take one of
the miserable sticks called Indian bows, and shoot at a
National Archery meeting of English archers, against
the Fords, Fishers, Palairets, and Remingtons of the

556

FOREST AND STREAM,

present day. Now, instead of striking a copper cent
every shot at even twenty yards, no Indian or white man
has ever lived who could strike an eight inch circle every
time at that distance with an arrow, and ■ such a circle
contains about one hundred and fifty times the area of a
cent piece. Not only do we continually hear this Indian
fable repeated, but we are vexed with the endless babble
about how well “ I could shoot when I was a boy ! how
“ I used to kill birds at forty yards, almost every shot ! ”
Tet he never saw the day when he could hit a bird at
twenty feet one Bhot out of fifty. He doubtless did, in
fact, stand under the low spreading branches of his
father's cherry tree, and shoot up at the red heads as they
came to steal the cherries, missing fifty shots at six feet
distance, to where one bird was struck. He knows all
this, he well remembers all the particulars, but he stands
up before you with serious face, and innocent, truthful
looking eyes, and avers that he could then shoot much
better than you can now, though you are putting four ar¬
rows out of 'five into your four feet target at sixty yards.
He even imagines that he can beat you now, and takes
your bow and one of your arrows and faces square front
to the target ! He holds the bow horizontally, draws
feebly with his thumb and forefinger, flirts the arrow
about one-third of the way to the target by a sort of toss
of the how, and subsides. ’ If you put six straight shots
iuto the blue and red rings, he’ does not think much of it,
hut if you miss with four, and put two in the gold, he
cheers you lustily. He is an unbearable nuisance and
should be suppressed. To show the utter fallacy of all
those idle tales would require a volume, but even when
all of them were refuted the curious fact would still re¬
main that men, otherwise truthful, would still relate the
marvelous tales of the Indian and his little bow.

Will H. Thompson.

Massachusetts — Watertown, August 9. — Pequossett
Archers’ regular meet : —

COLUMBIA BOUND.

Hits, Value, I Hits, Value.

Mo?. Silsbee . 43 192 | Miss Walker . 31 135

American bound.

Hits. Value. I Hits. Value,

N. D. Abbott . 59 253 A. S. Brownell . 41 183

E.R. Dwight . 48 211 J S. P. Abbott . 42 178

New York Atadetic Club.— The regular monthly
meeting will be held at Solari’s, Eleventh street' and Uni¬
versity Place, on Wednesday, August 18th, at Eight
o'clock, r. m. Amendments to By-Laws, General Rules,
Laws of Athletics, &c., will come liefore the meeting
for consideration. The contest for 100 yards swim, and
one mile sculling race, club championships, will take
place the first weEk in September. The the captain will
name the day. Each event is open to two kinds of entries,
champion and haudicaji. The championship entries to be
placed on scratch, the handicap entries to receive a start.
The tenth annual fall games of this club will take place on
Saturday, September 30th. at 2:15 p. m.

FIXTURES.

Aug 7-8— Ottawa.— Toronto vs. Ottawa.

Aug 9— Staten Island.— Staten Island vs. 'Manhattan.

Aug 9— Frankfort.— Wakefield vs. Frankford.

Aug 18— Staten Maud.- Staten Island (2d.) vs. Manhattan (2d).
Aug 19-20— Ottawa.— United States vs. Canaria.

Aug 21— Staten Island.— Germantown (2d.) vs. Staten Island (2d).
Aug 25- 28— Hoboken. N. J— Hamilton vs. St. Georges.

Aug 27-28— Staten Island.— Hamilton vs. Yonug America.

Aug 29-30— Staton Island.— Hamilton vs. Staten Island.

United States vs. Canada. — Both teams are now
selected, and both are unquestionably weak. The Ameri¬
can team is by no means representative, and we learn
from the best authority in Canada that the same is true
of the Canadian eleven. The difficulty of picking out
the best players has always been a stumbling block in
the way of the international match. It exists to-day as
it did many years ago, and it was this that caused the
St. George’s Club to resolve the match to inter-club
games. The selecting powers seem to feel it their duty
to give every club representation, in a laudable desire to
tickle everyone under the small rib, and while doing th is
they tread, so to speak, on the toesjof the game. We
believe in the best inen being sent to the fore, whether
they are “ Roosian, French, or Turk, or Proosian, or, per¬
haps, 1 1-tal-i-an 1” and fortunate it is for the club that
can furnish the most. It is the player, not the man with
the pocket book, that should represent his side in these
games, and in the future we trust to see this looked after.
And now good luck to both sides, and may the best team
win. We have arranged to have a full account of this
match reported by one of the best cricket writers in
Canada ; it will appear in our number of^August 28.

Syracuse Chicket Tournament. —Monday, July 21.—
Onondagas vs. Oswego Falls.— The three days’ tourna¬
ment arranged by the Onandaga Club of Syracuse was
brought to a successful termination on the 23d ult. The
President of the Onondaga Club, Major Alexander H.
Davis, donated a handsome silver cup, value $50.00 for
competition. The following were the competing clubs :—
Utica, Oswego, Oswego Falls, and the Onondagas of
Syracuse. The Oswego Falls Club had but recently de¬
feated the Onondagas, and the chances for taking the
cup were considered good. Notwithstanding their de¬
feat the Onondagas decided to meet the Oswego Falls
players first in the tournament. This they did on Mon¬
day the 21st. Oswego Falls won the toss and took first
innings, scoring 42 runs. Of this number Mr. Miles
v.llia scored 19 by real good«play. The Onondagas in
their first innings scored 56, being 14 more than their op¬
ponents. No double figures were scored, but every bats¬
man made runs. The ’Second innings of Oswego Falls
lasted but a short time, the bowling of Milward and
Newick, backed up by good fielding all round prevented
any stand being made, the whole team being disposed of
for 21 runs. The Onondagas, with 8 runs to get, won the
match, with 7 wickets to spare.

Tuesday 22d.— Utica vs. Oswego.— On Tuesday Utica

and Oswego met. Ur. Clark, Captain of the Utica Club,

won the toss, and took first innings, which closed for 35
runs. Oswego followed, making 55. In the second in¬
nings Utica scored 49, leaving the Oswegos 30 to win.
The first two wickets fell for 16 runs, which made mat¬
ters look well for Oswego, 'hut their next 5 wickets fell for
5 runs leaving the two last men to score 9 to win. The
Oswego captain at this time refused to send in another
man owing to a slight rain which had been falling
throughout the innings. The umpire, after waiting the
usual time, gave the game to Utica. Oswego batted with
but 10 men.

Wednesday, July 23d.—' Utioas vs. Onondagas.— On
Wednesday the deciding game was playad between the
Onondagas and Uticas. Utica winning the toss, took
first innings, scoring 27 rams only. The bowling and
fielding of the Onondagas was good all round. The
Onondagas in their first innings scored 49 runs ; Millward
by some fine batting scored 25. Utica in their second
innings tried hard to turn the tide, but the bowling of
Millward and Newick for the Onondagas was too good
for large scoring, no less than 195 balls being howled for
the total of 34 runs, leaving the Onondagas 13 to win,
winch they obtained without the loss of a wicket, win¬
ning the match with 10 wickets to spare. The Onondaga
club achieved a well-earned victory in the tournament,
and great credit is due to their Secretary and Captain,
Mr. 0. H. Millward, who was instrumental in arranging
and successfully carrying through the first tournament
ever held in central New York. The Onondagas hold the
prize cup for one year, when it will be again offered for
competition. Mr. Flint of Rochester and Mr. W. Hamil¬
ton, late of Toronto, umpired the games.

Staten Island vs. Manhattan. — The return match be¬
tween these clubs was played at Staten Island on the 9th
inst,, when the home team defeated the New Yorkers by
9 wickets. Neither team was represenative, the Manhat¬
tan’s being unusually weak ;. they have lost their best
bowler in Brewster, who has been engaged by the Patter¬
son, N. J., Club, and it will be difficult to replace him.
Lane for the home team howled effectively — 14 wickets
for 59 runs. The score tells the story : —

MANHATTAN.

First Innings.

Jenkins, b Lane . 2

Huribut, 1 b w, b Lane . 14

Middleton, run out . 1

Hosforrl, o and b Lane . 9

G. Scott, e Stevens, b Lane .... 9

“ Hornby,” b Lane . 2

Jackson, not out . 12

W. Scott, b Lane . 10

Mackenzie, c Harvoy, b Lane.. 2

Tucker, c Harvey, b Lane . 0

Coyne, b Sprague . 4

Leg bye . ; ■ 1

Total . 66

Second'Innings.

run out .

run out .

c and b Lane .

b Lane .

b Lane .

c Sprague, b Lane .

e Harvey, b Lane .

b Lane .

run out .

not out .

run out .

Dyes, 2 ; leg bye

i. 1; wide, 1.4
Total . . 68

STATEN ISLAND.

First Innings.

Harvey, c Huribut, b W.

Scott . 5

Moore, e W. Scott, b “ Horn¬
by ” . 14

Bahoe,o Hosford,b " Hornby,” 0

Lane, b Hosford . 16

Stevens, b “ Hornby ” . 7

Sprague, b Jackson . 2

Jones, b Hosford . 10

P. Allen, b Hosford . 0

M. Byre, not out . 5

Dodge, b Hosford . 5

Hale, run out . 0

Byes, 3 : leg bye, 1 -, no ball, 1. 5

Total..

.69

not out . — 34

O. G. Scott, b “Hornby " _ .27

not out . 27

wideB . 2

Total..

Longueutlvs. Chambly.— The former club of Montreal,
Q.. visited Chambly on the 22th July, and won a
victory over the club of that place by one innings and
12 runs : —

LONGEUIL,

Ingersoll, c Willet, b W. B.

Austin . 9

Mcaphereon.b W. B. Austin, 2
MacIntyre, e Carson, b Taylor 14

Smytho, b W. B. Austin . 1

McMurray, candb W.B. Aus¬
tin . - . 2

Jones, b A. F. Austin . 10

Kinnear, o Carson, b W. A.

Austin . 1

Total .

Carter, b Carson . 34

Aird, b Carson . 8

O’Flaherty, c Willet, b A. F.
Austin . 0

First Inning.

Austin, IV. W. b O'Flaherty. . 0

Austin, W. B„ run out . 3

O'Hara, b MacIntyre . 0

Ainly, stumped Ingersoll, b

MacIntyre . 4

Austin, A. F. b MacIntyre. . 10

Malholt, cMacPherson,b Mac-

Intyre . 0

Taylor, c Smythe, b MacIn¬
tyre . 5

Willett, not out . 16

Carson, e O'Faherty, b MacIn¬
tyre . 1

Dickson, run out . 5

Armstrong; b O’Flaherty . 5

Extras . 10

CHAMBLY,

Second Inning.

e Ingersoll, h O’Flaherty . 3

e Ingersoll, b MacIntyre . 1

b MacIntyre . 2

Total..

cCart.er,b O’Flaherty . 0

b O’Flaberty . -

Not out . 2

St Ingersoll, b MacIntyre . 0

Extras . 4

Total. .

Toronto Association vs. St. Catharines. —A draw
game was played on the Toronto Cricket Grounds, on the
12th July. Score : —

TORONTO ASSOCIATION.

First Inning.

Adams, c Jakes b Merritt. .... 7
Campbell, e Hunter, b Hamil¬
ton . 3

Blake, e Jakes, b Merritt. . 0

Beham, b Hamilton . 3

Bailie, b Hamilton . 21

Musson b Merritt . 0

Logan, c Cronyn, b Jakes . 13

Pickering b Jakes . 1

Boultbee, not out . 7

T. C. Blake, hit wicket, b

Cronyn . . 0

Ramsay, b Cronyn . 0

Byes, 5 ; leg bye, 1 : wides, 2. . 8

Total . 64

b Cronyn . 3

Byes, 3 ; leg byes, 3 ; wides. 7. 13

ST. CATHARINES.

Connor, run out . 5

Merritt, W, J., c Boultbee, b

Campbell; . .... 2

Merritt, H., run but . 19

Pettit, b Beham . 14

Jakes, b Logan . 3

Cronyn, b Logan

Hunter, <■ .Pickering b Logan 7

j.h> iui, uub out .

Bodwell, b Logan. . .
Hamilton, b Logan. . .
Leg byes, 2; wides, 4

’Total . V . '• . “

Chatham vs. Windsor. — The return match between
the above clubs was played at Chatham on the
16th inst., and resulted in a “Waterloo” defeat
to the visiting club : Chatham winning by an in¬
ning and 70 runs. The playing of Chatham was a fine
exhibition of cricket. W. B, Wells, Jr., distinguished
himself by the large score of 48 and not out ; H. H.
Atkinson's 22, W. Crowe’s 13, and Nicholl's 11 were put
together without giving a chance. Edgar and Seott of
the Windsor team scored well for their side. We append
the score : —

WINDSOR.

Second Inning.

First Inning.

McKee, b C. Atkinson . 0

Bradley, hit wicket, b H. At¬
kinson . 0

Wells, H., b C. Atkinson . 2

Edgar.b C. Atkinson . . . 10

Scott, run out . 15

Gowrie, blR. Monek . 4

Laing, run out. . . . 3

Morton, b C. Atkinson . 8

Etvlng, b C. Atkinson . 0

Sutton, b C. Atkinson . 1

White, not out . . 0

Extras . 8

b H. Atkinson . 4

Not. out . 16

Run out . 3

b H. Atkinson . 3

b H. Atkinson . 8

c Eberts, b Beamish . 0

bit. Atkinson . 0

b Beamish . 0

b II. Atkinson . ... 0

Extras . 4

Total . 51 Total . 43

CHATHAM— First Inning.

w. Crowe, cBradleyb McKee 13

C. Atkinson, b McKee .

R. Monek, o Seott, b Gowrie.

W. Wells, not out .

H. Atkinson, c Laing, b Gow¬

rie..

. 22

Nlcholl, b Laing . 11

Bell, 0 Scott b Laing . 0

D. Eberts, b McKee . 6

Beamish, b Laing . 4

J. Monek, b Lainjj^

Extras . T . — 21

Strathroy vs. Forest. — These clubs played at Strath-
ory, Ont., on the 16th inst, Strathroy, 92and 101 Forest
53 and 62.

Peterborough vs. Lakefield. — Played at Peterbor¬
ough, Ont., July 17. Home team, 244 ; Lakefield 61.

St. Andrew’s vs. Winnipeg. — Played at Winnipeg,
Ont., July 12. Won by St. Andrews in a one innings
game ; score 58 to 60.

Wingham vs. Lucknow.— Played at Wingham, Out.,
July 21. The former named club won by 24 runs.

Clinton vs. Seaforth. — Played at Seaforth, Ont., July
18. The result was in favor of the former by four wickets.
Clinton, 132 ; Seaforth, 131.

Uxbridge vs. Brougham.— Played at Brougham, Out.,
July 18. Uxbridge won by 68 runs.

Oxford vs. Chestnut Hill (2d). — This match was
played on July 19th at Chestnut Hill : —

2d Innings.

b Biddle . . . 0

Hitwieket . . 5

1st Innings.

C. Lelper, c Bohlen b Potter.. . 3

C. Dixon, b Potter . 1

J. L. Green, run out . 3

M. L. Savage, b Biddle . 1

R. Rowland, c Bohlen, b Pot¬

ter .

H . ■ .MM .

J. A. Page, o and b Harris . 0

A. Taylor, b Harris . 5

B. Tillinghast, not out . 1

H. Bailey, c Blye b Hams . 13

H. MacNutt, c and b Biddle. - .14

W. Roland, b Biddle . 3

Extras . 11

Total.. . 55

CHESTNUT I -

Whitten, o Savage, b Green... 8

Potter, b MacNutt . 2

H. Norris, e MacNutt, b Green 3

Wharton, b Green . 0

R. Norris, b MaoNutt . 0

L. Biddle, run out . 0

Total . .

Not out .

e Potter, b Biddle .

c Norris'. . .

Run out .

b Biddle .

o and b Harris .

b Biddle .

Extras .

Total .

b SECOND

:ven.

Bohlen, b Green . 0

Harris, b Green . . 0

W. Biddle, not ont . 8

Blye, c Taylor, b MacNutt.... 0
Ralston, b MacNutt . 1

. .22

Newark vs. Manhattan (2d.) — A close and interesting
one innings match was played at Prospect Park, between
these teams on the 29th ult. The annexed score will show
that the Newarkers won by a nm : —

MANHATTAN.

Dellcr, 1 b w., b Satterth-

waite . 12

Jackson, c Harrison, b Halils 1
Mackenzie, 1 b w b Kerr . 7

Middleton, b Halllc . 12

Coyne, b Kerr . 1

Griffin, e Harrison, b Halils. . 0

Castle, b Kerr. .

Bye, 1 ; Wides, 7..

Total . . . 48 Total

Flynn, runout . 9

Harrison, b Jackson . 3

Williams, c Deller, b. Jack-

Bon . 5

Bory b Jackson . 0

Beauman b Jackson . . 3

Sattertbwalte, c sub., b Mac-;

konzie . 0

Kerr b Mackenzie . 4

Poinier, o Middleton, b Jack-

son . 4

Hallis. not not . . .. 9

Brientnall, 1 b w b Jackson. . . 2

Mills, a Dellar, b Jackson . 0

Byes, 9 ; leg bye, 1.. . 10

anti ijftiver fishing*

FISH IN SEASON IN AUG.

FRESH WATER.

Muskalonge, Enox, nnbuuyr.
Pike or Pickerel, Esox lucius.
Yellow Perch, Perea flavescens.
Grayling, Thymullus tricoler.

Trout, Salmo font/inalis.

Salmon, Salmo Salair.

Salmon Trout, Salmo tonfinis.

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo alo-
ve/ri.

Blac kBass, Micropterus mlmoidest,; M. nigricans.
SALT WATER.

Sea Bass, Centropristie atrarius.
Sheepshead, Arekosa/rgus pniba-
tocephalw.

Striped Bass, Roccus Unneatus.
White Perch, Morone amcHcana.
Weakfisb, Cimoscion regalls.

Bluefish, PomaUmus saltrix.
Spanish Mackerel, Oybium mac-
u latum.

Cero, Ogbium regale.

Bonito, Sardavelamys.

Kingfiah, MenUcirrus nebuloswi.

TROUT FLIES FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.

Gray Coflin, No. 10 And 11.— Body, silver-gray mohair tibped
with orange silk ; feet, light gray haekle wound oyer peacock’s
herl ; wings and Betas, hyaline.

Brown Coflin, No. 10 and U.— Body, gray and bright claret mo¬
hair mixed ; feet, dark gray hackle wound over peacock's her1
wings and seta;, gray hyaline.

The gnat flies named for April.

The Quaker for evening and moonlight. No- 7 and 8. Body,
gray wound with honey-yellow hackles ; wings, made of feather
from an owl's wings.

The white moth, for dark nights, No. 6 and 7. Body, feet and
wings a pure white.

The stone flies continue on the water until the close of the season

At this season use the small flies for day Ashing- and the large
flies for evening and night.

FOREST AND STREAM

557

Ft.Y-Fishtng 'For Blacsk Bass. —The reader of our
paper who asked for instruction in fly-fishing for bass
will find the whole business defined at great length by
referring to back files of Forest and Stream, or to the
Sportsman's Gazetteer. The latter will be preferable, be¬
cause full instructions are given as to selection of tackle,
structure of flies, methods of fishing, places to choose, etc.
However, we may say that for our own fly-fishing, we in¬
variably use an eight-ounce bamboo trout rod and rig,
with a fly dressed on a hook large enough between the
shank and the point to adroit a pencil. Flies are either
gaudy or under-toned. Our best fly is a drab body, with
scarlet wings., overlaid by a mallard wing. The effect is
an undecided purplish tint, as any One will discover upon
trial. With such a fly we waded out last year, on the
sand bar at the confluence of the Chippewa and Missis¬
sippi rivers, and took seventeen two and a half-pound
bass, never failing to fasten a rise, or to land the fish
when hooked. There are numberless patterns, and you
can wind feathers and floss in combinations of color to
suit your fancy. Swift water is the most suitable for fly¬
fishing. A novice will catch few fish in still water, be¬
cause his fly will splash, and because he will most likely
fish where no fish are. Would he glacl to extend instruc¬
tion, but space will not admit of repeating what has been
often told.

Fur, Fin, and Feather contains all the Game and
Fish Laws for 1879, hunting and fishing localities, and
many other good things for sportsmen. 172 large 8vo
pages. Price, 50 cents. Address, Fur, Fin, and Feather,
New York City. All gun and fishing tackle stores, and
news agents have it. — [Adv,

Largest Salmon on Record.— Without doubt the larg¬
est salmon on record, in foreign or American waters, is
referred to in the following memorandum, which has been
sent us by a thoughtful San Francisco reader. Such fa¬
vors as these are what make Forest and Stream valu¬
able, Readers interested in weights will do well to pre¬
serve the. sLip for reference. The fish was caught in
British Columbia : —

Victoria, June 26. — A salmon that weighed ninety-
eight pounds when caught has been received horo from
the, Skeena River fishery by Mr. Turner. Mayor of Vic¬
toria. Its length is five feet eleven inches from nose to
tail. It is said, to be the largest salmon ever caught.

New York — August 9 — Editor Forest and Stream: —
Have just returned from the Adirondacks, and as many
of your readers are familial' with the Ausable Ponds, I will
pen a few lines of my visit there. In company with

Local Nomenclature. — A good instance of the perplex¬
ity by numerous different names of an insect is afforded
by the following assortment contributed to a Philadelphia
paper, which are applied to the be.lgramite or dobson.
This is called Conniption bug at Towanda, Pa. ; clipper,
Honesdale and Port Jervis ; stone crab. Milton, N. J. ;
water grampus, Lambertville, N. Jt; goggle goy, Tumble,
N. J. ; black crab, Belvidere, N. J. ; bogert, Portland, Pa. ;
crock, Interior points in N. J. ; liell-devils. Monroe, N. Y. ;
flip-flaps and stone devils, parts of Virginia ; alligators,
Western N. Y ; crawler, Perkiomen, Pa. ; ho Jack, Car¬
lisle, Pa.

Massachusetts Bass Fishtno — The Cambridge (Mass,)
Press reports that on Satin-day last, James C. Carter,
Esq., of New York, now stopping with his brother, Hon.
George P. Carter of that city, at Marblehead Neck, caught
a striped bass weighing fifty -five pounds, while fishing off
the rooks at that place. The fish was exhibited during the
first part of this week ill Quincy Market, and has been pro¬
nounced one of the largest if not the largest ever hooked
in the vicinity of Boston.

Many heavy fish— 50 lbs. and upwards— have also been
taken at Block Island.

Frank C. Parker, the guide of Keene Valley, we struck the
Lower Pond late in June. Parker rowed us to the rapids
at the cany, where we footed it to the Upper Pond. This
is the prettiest sheet of water in the mountains, and one
duly patronized. After striking camp, we settled down
to a good old time fishing, and, it is to be had there. Our
luck in trolling for speckled trout in the Lower Pond, and
deep fishing and trolling in the Upper Pond was unusually
good, never failing to tally a good mess at every effort.
We stopped there four weeks, and on our way home spent
a day trouting on John’s Brook in Keene Valley, where
we had fine sport and good luck, having caught about
fifteen pounds. The prospects for deer hunting the com¬
ing fall are flattering, and Keene Valley is an excellent
place to start from, W. W. J.

Shelter Island, August 7. — The bunkei'-fishing has not
been very successful the past week. The Peconic works
took 392,000, and the Hawkins works 472,000. McL.

Movements of the Fishing Fleet,— The seiners con¬
tinue to meet with good success “ down east,” but although
the quality of tire catch shows an improvement; over last
year’s supply, the fishery still fails to produce what is most
wanted by the trade, a good proportion of handsome No.
1 mackerel. Several good fares nave been reported since
our last issue. The number of arrivals for the week has
been 21, and the receipts 3,950 bbls. The news from the
Bay is not of an encouraging character.

The halibut receipts from Grand Bank continue small,
and are taken readily at fair prices. The number of arri¬
vals for the week has been 10, and the receipts 275,000
lbs. 4 Bank arrivals from codfishing trips have been re¬
ported since our last, with 365,000 lbs. The number of
arrivals from the Shore codfishing grounds has been 3,
and the receipts 78,000 lbs.

The Georges fishery continues to employ quite a, fleet,
and the returns are very good for midsummer trips. 27
arrivals have been reported the past week, bringing 459,-
000 lbs, codfish and 19,000 Ibs.thalibut. Whole number of
fishing arrivals for the week, 66. — Cape Ann Advertiser,
August 8th.

New Jersey— Forked River, August 8— Editor Forest
and Stream : — Those of your readers who are seeking for
a summer resort, combining all that is desirable for fami¬
lies as well as sportsmen, can find a most- enjoyable abode
at the Riverside House. Forked River, Ocean Oo., New
Jersey. The house is beautifully situated on the river,
about three-quarters of a mile from the celebrated Bay of
Barnegat, in the immediate vicinity of the best hunting
and fishing grounds on this coast. This house was built
by the late Chas. E. Carman for a club house, and pur¬
chased soon after his death by the present owner, Chas.
A. Smith. Fishing now very good, boats coming in with
150 or more weakfisli, weighing from one to three pounds.
There are also plenty of bhiefish in the bay, and some
king-fish and striped bass. ' A.

Wisconsin, — Messrs. C. H. Morse and George W. Mun-
ger, of Chicago, arrived from White River Tuesday,
where they had been for the past fourteen days fishing
and hunting. During their trip they visited Long Lake,
where they enjoyed some of the finest bass fishing to be
had in the northwest. On White River they took 546
brook trout — four hundred of which they brought down
the river in a crate alive, a distance of seventy -five miles.
They landed them in nice shape at the railroad bridge,
where they were packed in ice and forwarded by express
to Chicago. — Ashland Press, Aug. 6.

Canada, Sherbrooke: Aug. 2 — I returned from Lake Me-
Megantic last week. Plenty of small trout on the Upper
Spider. Bais do not rise well to a troll on Spider Lake, us
the season is rather late there. I am putting up a shanty
on spider, and hope to have it ready for occupation by the
end of this month. I have engaged a man (with family)
to occupy it a year and do settlement duty, so that any of
your fnends who may visit Spider lake, can have a place
for headquarters, with grub and lodging of the kind. I
shall be there for Jack-shooting first day of open season
(Nov. 1st). W. T.

Reply. — Possibly some readers of the paper may incline
to accept this liberal offer, which will afford a rare oppor¬
tunity for sport. The writer is a high county official. —
Ed. F. & S.J

— From a camp with a terrible name (called Assamet-
quaghan), somewhere on the Metapedia, an enthusiastic
salmon angler writes to Messrs. Conroy, Bissett & Malli-
son of this city : * 1 What think you of my catching three
salmon one evening, within two hours'? Glorious, was
it not ? And with one of the best rods, the very best,
that has ever cast a fly on this or any other river.’ It is
the admiration of all who examine it". My guides are in
raptures over it, and its action with a salmon is magnifi¬
cent.”

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The following celebrated Dogs
are for sale.

DOG-S!

St Bernard dog- “ Marco": rough coated, two
years old; a magnificent animal— Rev. J. Cum-
ming Macdona’s stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Foundland dog “ Keeper": fouryears old :
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 187!!.

Pointer dog, 11 CroScteth," ; liver and white ; one
and a half year old: out of Lord Sefton's re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers,
in the United States. Second prize in the H an-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “ Decimal Dash, eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
"Dash1’— a magnificent stud dog — never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover 11”; pure red ; son of Mac-
dona's champion “Rover.'' Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Ranger ll”;Ta pure bred Lav-
crack, son of Macdona’s celebrated “ Ranger".
His get won flrstat Hanover and Paris shows.

English setter “Hanger Rival," a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitohes
at $26.00.

BitoKes.

St. Bernard "Braunfels," rough coated, out of
Prince Solm's celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “ Marco," 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show. -

Pointer “ Queen,” liver and white. IstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“Sensation."

Gordon setter “Beauty,” 1st Boston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “ Dora "—liver and white, out of
“ Queen ” and " Sancho.” in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter" Silk,” in whelp toRnnger I.

Irish Setter 11 Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard's
" Palmerston ; " will be bred to Rover J.

English Setter "Donna,” white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
be seoured by an early application. Besides 1
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFFKOY,

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imported “ Stella." Price, $50. CHAS. DENNI¬
SON. Augl-i, It.

T?OR SALE.— A BEAUTIFUL GORDON PUP
l1 by Champion " Tom ” and “ Lou." Price, $25.
CHAS. DENNISON, Hanford, Conn. Aug U, It.

?OR SALE.— Pure Red Irish Setter Pups,
by Champion Rory O'More ; exNora, winner
1 the 2d prize N. Y., April, 1879. Nora is by
lampion Elcho, ex Champion Fire-Flv. For
idigree and price address A. A. SAMPSON,
No. 18 First street, Troy, N, Y.

A rare opportunity to obtain this celebrated
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FOR SALE.— Sharp’s J,ong Range (Sights, good
as new ; will be sold cheap for cash. Address
B., care Forest and Stream. AugH.lt.

PHt SALE.— Full blooded Gordon Setter Bitch ;

very handsome and kind to children ; ill color,
black and tan ; not a white hair on her ; was
broke on quail ; ts good on woodcock and snipe.
Lowest cash price. $50.

Lemon and white Pointer Dog, 18 months; has
been hunted and handled; some retriever, and
charges at word of command.

Gipsy Irish Setter Bitch, sired by Rodman's
Dash, the best Irish dog of lils day.

Pups out of France, sired by the Llewellin setter
Brussels, full brother to L. H. Smith’s celebrated
Paris, he got by Leicester andDart. These pups
must make good ones for the field. Franco's pups
turn out first-class. II. B. VONDERSMITH, Lan¬
caster, Pa.

XT’ OR SALE.— My Red Irish Setter Bitch “Ruby,"
A1 whelped January 1, 1879, out of imported
“Kate," by Lincoln & HeUyar's "Dash.'' Ruby
was highly commended New Fork Bonch Show
1870, being exhibited at only 3 months of age. She
will be very fast and staunch. Also, 5 dog and 3
gyp red Irish setter, puppies, whelped Julv 14,
1879, “Kate” and “Dash litter, younger 'than
Ruby. Address M. P. BRAY, Proprietor Derby
Kennels, Birmingham, Conn. jy31 3t

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V Killarney, Imp., Grouse-Frisk. Three .red
gyp pups, by Prince, Mflo-Belle. One year old
Setter dog, Mllo-Killarney. Address BARTON,
New Dorp, S. X.. N. Y. aug 7-8t.

FOR SALE. — A Setter Dog two years
old : used last season— a fine dog. Price $.20.
A Pointer biteh, same age; broken— $15. A
Pointer and Setter dog. four month! old— $10.
A Red Irish hitch, two years old ; very handsome,
but not broken. Price $10, orwill trade the Bed
Irish for gun. Address ]), G. WEBSTEE,
aug 7-2t Park's Corners, HI.

Tj^OR SALE, when eight weeeks old,
A seven puppies out of Pat, by my Rattler
(Boy-Pickles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
Hall, Detroit. Mich. juneiotr

FOR SALE,— Four Fox Terrier Pups,
when six weeks old— three dogs and one
bitch. Price $25 for the dogs and $20 for the
bitch ; or would exchange for a good pug or
Yorkshire terrier. Address

W. J. COMSTOCK,

augT 2t 105 Canal street, Providence, R. I.

Tj'OR SALE. — Dash III Diana puppies.
-L Diana by old champion Rock out of Nesblt's
Maud. Further Information at 291 State street.
Boston. aug7 2t

FOR SALE.— A young Cocker Spaniel
dog; imborted stock; full pedigree. Very
intelligent ; color, liver and white, beautifully
marked. Price $35. Address 0. A. R., Look
drawer 5.315, Boston, Mass. aug7 3t

OPORTSMEN INTENDING to come
- South the coming winter can have thnlr dogs
boarded during the summer, itnd broken on early
full shooting, by an expert. Terms reasonable,
and satisfaction guarnteed. Reference given and
reqmj^d. Cqrrcapondenoo solicited. Address
A, WINTER, Cairo, Thomas county, Ua. waylSJtf

558

FOREST AND STREAM,

Site fjfctwtl.

40

Highly Bred

Pointer and

Red Irish Setter
Puppies for Sale

At reasonable Prices. Liberal discounts to car-
lies residing at distant points. For fullparticu-
lare address LINCOLN & HELLYAR, Warren,
Mass.

N. B. To reduce stock 30 per cent, discount

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

M. 1\ McKoon, lYauklin, Delaware Co., X. Y.

T KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest
X strains. I sell only young stock. Iguurantee
satisfaction and safe deliveryto e eery customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs ciumot bo
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi-
monlals. etc. _ jlO

RATTLER.— In the Stud.— Blue belton,

' LlewcUtn setter, winner of three bench pri¬
zes, by cliampton Roh Roy, winner of live Eng¬
lish held trials, ou t of the pure Laveraek hitch,
Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. _ .inn 2tf

Stud Spaniel.

T TRIMBUSH (pure Clumber), imported di
L root from the kennels of the Duke of New¬
castle. For nose the Clumbers are unrivalled,
and Trimbush Is a capital dog to breed Cockers
or small sized Setter bitches to. Feb $20. Ad¬
dress H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. .1. janldtf

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON, ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A Bane to Fleas— A Boon to Dogs.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to lull
fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, widen greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and cihcueious.

Price SO cents by mail, Postpaid.

ARECA NUT FOR WORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up tu boxes containing ten powders, with
full directions for use.

Price 50 cen ts. per Hex by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Gun aud Forest and Stream,

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

out 12 65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

Champion Berkley.

The Champion Irish Setter of
America.

ANY ONE DESIRING TO OWN A
FULL BROTHER OR SISTER to this most
famous dog, can now secure one of the Eiclio-
Lou II litter. It is very doubtful that another
opportunity can ever be bad. The puns are
very promising. Address “ BERKLEY,'' care
Mass. Kennel Club, Box 1957 Boston, Mass.

W!" ANTED. — Two young Houuds, between
VV eight and twelve months old. Also, threo
beagles, ready broken on rabbits. Address G.,
Forest and Stream. jy31 31

AV

ANTED. — A pair of partridges to train
voungdogs. Address Lock Box 87, Leba-
Pa. lv3l it

dh A K will buy a thoroughly broken Irish Setter
Bitch by Champion Elcho. Address E. J.
ROBBINS, Wethersfield, Conn.

FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR

sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, U9 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju24 tf

tKjMUCI.

A SETTER AND A ^POINTER WANT¬
ED.— Must be throroughly broken on all
kinds of game; not over two (years old; afield
trial required. Address, with particulars and
pi’loes, P. & S„ Forest and Stream Office.

Au^l^lt.

DOG WANTED.— A handsome English
or Irish Setter, for a house pet onlv. One
unbroken or gun shy would answer. Address
with price, F., care Kennel Editor, this paper.

TWO FINE RED IRISH SETTERS FOR
1- SALE. Well handled. Elcho and Plunket
stock. Will sell cheap. Address

H. T. DAVIS,

AngTJh _ Smith WeiliersilcM, Conn

YTHAMPION RED IRISH PUPPIES
V J for sale. W1

_ _ helped June 23. RoryO’Moore-

Gipsie puppies; deop red. Prices— dog puppies,
seven weeks old, $40 ; bitches, $25. Address
aug7 2t G. W. BASSFORD, White Plains. N. Y.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fi brine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal. Paris, 1878— MedalJ from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. l)e LUZE,

17 South William Street, New York.
Also Spratt’s Ilog Soap, and direef orders taken

for spratt’g Medicu

E. S. Wanmaker,

COOL SPRING, IREDELL CO., N. C.

Field Trainer of purely bred Setters and Point-
ere. Prices, 875 ami $100.

I n.iTs Uni;.- In. and sold mi Commission. m.vlftyl

MICKE’S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure.

For Sale by all Druggists at 25 cts.

Wholesale Agents— Bruen & Hobart, 214 Fulton
Street, N. Y. ; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.

Sent by mail on receipt or 25c., to

L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

DINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

V PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge’s”
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,”
and containing the “points” by which every breed
of dogs is judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price 50 cents.

Imperia[Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have dailv access to salt
water.

N. B.— Setter and Pointer

puppies; also, broken dogs for sale; full pedi¬
grees. Address H, C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

Dr. Gordon Stables, K. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to inform Ladles ana Gentlemen in America

that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N.B. — A had dog never left the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. deel9 tf.

^UtocIUiueous ^iTvcdi^mcntjs.

SMOKE

HALL’S

CIGARETTES

DURING THE HOT WEATHER.

No smoker should be without
them during the heated summer
months.

They equal a small cigar made
of the finest Havana Tobacco,
and, unlike other cigarettes, con¬
tain

No Injurious Paper.

For sale by all first-class grocers ,
druggists, and cigar dealers.

The Patent Rubber Pocket Pistol
Case.

ADVANTAGES ;

It affords a thorough
protection to tho pistol
against rust from perspi
ration, and prevents the
protrusion o f the weapon
through the garments.
sizes:

g g

^ 3

Small . at

Medium . 41 > ,ia

Large . 6i 81.0u

Sent by mail to any par
of the United States on
receipt of price. Good¬
year Rubber Company
341 Broadway, N. Y.

Is tlie Best and Cheapest Im¬
plement out for Re-Capping
Breech-loading Shot Gun and Rifle Shells.
Only 25 cts. Sent by mail on receipt of price.
Send for Illustrated Price-List.

W. Wurfflein, 208 N. 2d St., Phila. Pa.

INDIA RUBBER

AND

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

Spotting and Camping Outfits,

India Rubber Goods of Every Descri ption

HODCMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.

425 BROADWAY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

Breech-loading shot-gun wanted.

Give full description and price. Address
jy31 3t F. W. GWYEE, HI E. Houston St.

$777/;

THE C0LLANDER BILLIARD TABLES.

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New Style, Perfect in Shape, Beauty and
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Twine House Established 1845.

The Travers Hammock, combined with the
Folding Frame* is a superior Spring Bed. A com
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necessary. The cheapest and neatest thing for
hotels, boarding houses, etc’.

MONADNOCK TROUT PONDS

Will furnish Trout and Trout Spawn at low

prices. For price list, address

jylO 6m

G. A.LSTAKKJEY, Troy, N. H.

TT'OR SALE, OR EXCHANGE.— Genuine W. &
-T C. Scott & Son B. L., 10.33, U, $135, grade.
Never been used. Price, $90, or will exchange for
lighter gun. Address, “ BREECH LOADER,”
this office.

F)R SALE— as I have no use for them— one
Creedmoor Rifle, Remington, with ail appli¬
ances. nriceS75. Also, nnp DniiTilo Ttarr#*l UrotnYh-

ances, price $75. Also, one Double Barrel Breech-
Loading Shot-Gun, cost $80, price $40. W. H.
CARR, Port Henry, N. Y. jy31 2t

WANTED.— A Half-Deck Sail Boat.

about 18 feet long. Address, giving full
particulars and price, J. W. H„ 1642 German¬
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TESTIMOKTIjALS.

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Headquarters op the Society, i

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Gentlemen : Becently I took a severe cold, which settled all over n

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gentlemen : neceuuy i loua a severe euiu, wmon scltiuu an over me. For three days I sufferred intense pain and soreness of body and limb. Was fearful I would have a fever. By advice of a
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FOREST AND STREAM.

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Sjacltf anrt |5<Mt guiWcvjs, ©tt.

Sailing Canoes

— AND-

Small Open Boats, for Hunting, Fishing,
or Pleasure Bowing.

VERY EIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY'.
For illustrated oircalar, address

J. HT. RUSHTON, Man o F Arret; HER,
mays tf Canton, St. Lawrence Co., ST. T.

COUGHTRY’S PATENT

“FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN X>. COUGHTRY, P. 0. Station H, N. Y.

SUITABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sports¬
men. and family use. Folds up less than six
inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; fine
model. Send for circular. See Forest AND
Stream, May 22, for full description.

JAY Y. OLDS,

DEALER DT

Nautical Literature

And Yacht Photographs,

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

A full lino ot English and American Photographs,
on hand. Agent for .1. .T. Wheeler, l'ucht. Photog¬
rapher, Isle of Wight, England. ju24 tf

J. J. DRISCOLL,

-Srstolit; ZO-u.ilc2.ex*,

Cor. Franklin and Clay Sts., Greenpoint, L. I.

YACHTS AND BOATS of aU descriptions
constantly on hand and built to order at
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications f urniBhed.

Practical Boat Sailing.

A Concise and Simple treatise on

The Management of Small Boats
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UNDER ALL CONDITIONS,

"With Explanatory Chapters on Ordinary Sea
Maneeuvres, the Use of Sails, Helm, and An¬
chor, and advice as to what is proper to
he done in ditto rent emergencies,
supplemented by a Vocabu¬
lary of Nautical Terms.

By Douglas Fraaiar.

Classic Size, SI. with numerous diagrams and
Illustrations. Sold by all booksellers, and sent
by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price.

LEE & SHEPARD,

Publishers, Boston.

term of twenty-five years, to which con tract, the
inviolable faith of the State is pledged, with a capi-
, tal of Si ,000,000, to which it has since added a re¬
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POSTPONES. 112th Monthly Grand Distribution,
New Orleans, Sept. 9. 1,857 prizes ; total, $110,400;
capitals, $30,000, $10,000, $5,000, etc. 100,000 tickets,
two ($3) dollars ; halves, one ($1 ) dollar. Apply to
M. A. DAUPHIN, P. 0. Box 692, New Orleans, La.,
or same at 319 Broadway, New York. jyl? 2t

SHOOTING PRIVILEGES TO RENT.

FOR RENT— SEASON OF isto.-two thou¬
sand acres, well stocked with quails. Two
hours from Washington. Comfortable lodge:
horses and servants. Correspondence invited.
J, R. BAYLOR, Greenwood Depot, Abb Co., Va.

f adtt anfl ioat rtf.

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Ship and Yacht Builder,

POTTERY BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GREENPOINT, BROOKLY N, L. I.

SHIPS AND YACHTS of an classes built

in best manner, and of best materials. Plnns
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repai rs.
Docking and Spars.

COTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.
Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
shipbuilder.

GEORGE ROAHR,

Boat Builder,
Foot of 133tli St., Harlem, IV. V.

BUILDER of single and double-scnll
shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells;
barges, gigs, and club boats of ailkinds. Fine ours
and scuUs. Fine boats always on hand. Orders
executed upon short notice at lowest rates. Shad¬
ow and Nautilus canoes a speciality. Accommo¬
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Circular. janJIO ly

T. DESMOND,

Yacht and Boat Builder,

37 Peek Slip, New York.

CtABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open
) Yachts, and Sailboats of every description
for racing or orulsing, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Shells, and Club Boats. Boats and yachts
for export a speciality. Oars and sculls of all kin dp.

ALONZO E. SMITH,

YACHT BUILDER,

Islip, JL. I.

BUILDER of yachts Comet, Niantic, Sa-
gltta, Onward, Windward, and many others.
Vessels hauled out, and repnirsand alterations ex¬
ecuted at low rates. fSoveral fine yachts for sale
cheap.

Models and Specification funlslied at mod-
orate rates.

THE PATENT NONPAREIL YACHT

Has all the good QUALITIES of a

Sharpie, with none of her faults. Is a very
fast boat, either under sail or steam. Draws but
a few inches of water. Does not pound or spank,
and is a splendid sea boat.

Finely finished Cabin Yachts, 40ft. oyer all,
built and outfitted, ready for cruising, 8600
and upwards. All sizes at equally low rates. Also
light draught Steam Yachts, and full working
drawings for Sharpies at short notice.

Specimen yachts always on hand.

THOMAS CLAPHAM, Roslyn, L. I., N. Y.

For the best SPEED WHEEL in use, apply to
3LUTE BROS & CO., Schpnootudy, N. Y.

It li lmpowlble to remain tong alck when Hop Bltlei

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B’ way, cor. Broome st.,

AND

SOS BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING ANB HUNTING.

T ROUTING PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Robber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

j Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

F. Julius Kaldenberg,

MANUFACTURER OF

MEERSCHAUM PIPES,
CIGAR HOLDERS, Etc.
Also, AMBER & IVORY
GOODS of every de-
speription, of which 1

- - 1 a large and elegant

rtrnent on hand.
ARTISTIC CARVING a
specialty.

Portraits of Mon and favorite Animals carved
to order, and executed in the highest style of the
art.

Repairing done in the best manner.

Send stamp for Illustrated Price List to P. O.
Box 91, New York.

Received the only award for American made
Meerschaum Goods at the Centennial Exhibition,
by the International Jury.

Factory and Salesroom— 125 Fulton Street.
Branch Stores— No. # Astor House, Broadway;
71 Nassau, corner John Street, New York.

Ferguson’s Rust Preventer, for Fire

Arms, Cntlcry, Steel Instruments, &c.

Easily applied, safe to handle, will not
gum nor stain, and will keep in any climate.
CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL. Sold by princi¬
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Sons, Boston, Mass.; Wm. Wnrfflein, Philadel¬
phia, Pa.; Trimble & Kleibackor, Baltimore, Md:
B. Kittrcdge & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; Buhl.Du-
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Trade only supplied by A. FERGUSON,

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H

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Enclose stamp for Price List,

DODGE & MOORE,

34 Park How, New York.

BILLIARD BALLS,
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FARO AND POKER CHECKS.

IVORY

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OLD ID RELIABLE

Tobacco and Cigarettes.

(J Virgin

•ant Tol

IJ SE:I§HQPI1[BITTERS.

Osgood’s Folding Canvaa Boat,

Weight, with paddfo for trout fishing, duck hunting, explor*
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ltutc FACTO BHJ ST

£ Chpiv Battle Creel, lieL

Bend fob Circular.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best thing inthe market
for hunting, fishing, canoeing,
snow-shoemg, etc. They are
easy to the feet, and very
.durable. Made to order

HUTCHINGS,! _

sor to Frank Good.)
Boston Agents.

This cut is a fac-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD. April 15,
'1879. This Chain will be made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold
.Filled, and will be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will
bo 88 each. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for
.Pigeon, Glass Bail or Target. Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifle for bar, willals >
be made of Solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

PATENTED

APRIL 15, 1879.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewete

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We hare the largest stock on hand of any house in this country, and do more business in this line than any
Other house. SEND FOB ILLUSTRATED UATALOCJUR, 20c.

f N . M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice nil the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Full information given upon application.

Air the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

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To American Anglers.
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FISHING GAZETTE,

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JOSEPH P. HARMAN, a Confederate Spy,
are the authors of the above book, which, for liter¬
ary merit, historical interest, truthfulness, easy
and pleasant style, thrilling incidents, anecdotes
and thegeneral portrayal of the inner-working at
Washington, Richmond, and at the headquarters
of the contending armies, is second to no work
ever published. If you want to read of dangers
and difficulties, captures and escapes, strategy
and stratagem, wit and wisdom, just buy and read
THE TWO SPIES. Neatly Printed on fine calen¬
dered paper, containing 700 pages and 200 engrav¬
ings. Subscription book publishers always sell
books of such size and style for $3 and upward, but
I will send a copy of “The Two Spies" by mail
for #1.72. Orders for five copies and upward
filled for #1.40 cash, and shipped by express,
h Disabled Soldiers, either U nion or Confede¬

rate, can have a copy by mail for 81.50.

Address H. G. NEWSOM,

Franklinton, N. C.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDUS.

Mew and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

“THE SETTER,”

BY X.AVKRACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

POULTRY GUIDE FREE,

I?OR 3-cent stamp, or with handsome

ebromo picture of poultry Tor 25 cts.

E. & C. VON GULIN,

mays tf Box 18, Delaware City, Del

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Price $5 Toy JVtotil.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

Columbia Veletinary College,

The next cour se of Lectures will begin
OCTOBER 1st, 1879.

Enterprising young men who intend to become
physicians, have here an opportunity to properly
qualify themselves to enter a lucrative branch of
medicine in an extensive field, in which there is
Tittle or no competition.

For catalogue, address

JS. 8. KATES, ■». V. 8.,

Dean Of the College,

817 E. 34th st., N. Y.

(Slastf 98aUs and Svajrs.

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower.

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws every way,
or can be made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion. or that can be made to throw every way, ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators, all of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
get no balls (unless you wish them) in your face,
but have tights and lefts, fractal? other angles. Send
for circular. Price S10 at factory. No charge for
boxing.

WILL H. CRUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovfa, N. Y.

EXBOGE BALL TRAP.

The Most Efficient.

Throws Balls in any Direction.

ALL STEEL AND IRON.

PRICE, 16s— HIGHLY FINISHED, 20s.

Photo's 5 Stamps— 5 Pence English.

S. JONES, Lord Derby Street, Audley, Black¬
burn, Lancashire. England. Acknowledged the
cheapest and best: made. None genuine without
name-plate. Jones* £6 Gun is the cheapest,
Double Barrel, Breech-Loading, Central Fire, Re¬
bounding Locks, Left Barrel Choked Bore. Over
GOO sold this season is a proof of its cheapness, etc.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC.

HPRAPS from $3 to $12, Balls at 00 cents
JL per 100. Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts¬
burg, Pa. may291y

('■>tnss §Kttsi and SwpjS.

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

RoughGlassBal!

w

1 gar - - - .

Eh 1S8 South Clark st., Chi-
IlBHBpa ygp*’’’ cage. “ Field, Cover and

Trap Shooting,” the only
boon ever published by a market hunter, '
had at the above address. Price, $2.

ANU HIS PATENT

..GLASS BALL TRAP

can be had from all gun
dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTY & BROS.. No. 10
Platt street, N. V.. or
A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
158. South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. J., or at Bo-
;ardus' Headquarters,

J. G. MO LIE 78

Improved Class Ball Trap. ’I

DOUBLE TRAP NOW READY.

THE best and most complete trap ever
made. It is always ready for single or double
shooting, as a rotating or stationary. Either
spring is set and sprung independent or together.
The single trap is too well known to need com¬
ment. We have hundreds of letters from sports¬
men and dealers in sporting goods, attesting their
superiority. Price of traps, single, $9; double,
$U. HENRY C. SQUIRES, Sole Eastern Agent,
1 Cortlandt St., N. Y„ to whom all orders in the
East should be addressed.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls

USE THE

HUBEH TB.AF,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

Foreale by all dealers in Sporting Goods, or at
the manufacturers.

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,
mar 13 Paterson, N. J

$ i^ed

\ Oy*' PATENTED AND INVENTED BY <T) v

- %

IRA A. PAINE.

THE ONLY SUBSTITUTE EVER INVENTED FOR A LIVING BIRD.

Awarded the Medal of Progress and Grand Diploma at the American
Institute Fair, 1878.

A sweeping reduction in'price. Ask your gnnmaker for the FEATHER FILLED AND TAKE NO
OTHER. SPECIAL notice; TO DEALERS.— Owing to the great demand for the FEATHER
FILLED BALL, wo will from this date pay strict attention to our factory and the careful produc¬
tion of the ball only, and have appointed the well-known house of HAGERT1 BROS. & CO.,
110 Platt Street, New York, as our authorized agents, to whom all orders and communications
may be addressed. ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST PLAIN BALL IN THE MARKET.

Office of the Bohemian Glass Works, 214 Pearl Street, New York.

Sportsmen !

Kay’s Improved and Perfected Ball for 1879.

[PATENTED OCTOBER 13, 1877.]

A SUBSTITUTE FOR CLASS.

HAVING succeeded in producing a Ball for professional and amateur use at the trap,
we oiTer the Same with the following recommendations, viz: In breakage, the equal and supe¬
rior to any glass ; Uniformity, being of an exact uniform thickness of l-20th of an inch, is superior
to any blown material ; Durability, is not affected by their solubility ; Residuum, can be used any¬
where, and on finest lawns, leaving neither injurious or unsightly refuse. Packed m barrels by ade-
vioe peculiar to us, we guarantee aguiust breakage in shipment. For particulars see circulars. Price,
$2 per 100. All orders addressed to dealers, or A. 15. KAY & CO., Newark, N. J., Manufacturers ot
Buck and Heavy Drop Shot. Cartridges for Long-Range, viz.; Deer, Duck, and Geese, $3 50 per 100;
also,;the’Ohip or Expansive Concentrator, $1 85 per 100. A box of 50 sent on receipt oi 75 cents by mail.

THE CARVER TARGET BALL.

[CAVEAT FILED.] _ _ _

GiniENVlLLfi, Pa., May 26, 1879.

DEAR SIR : — We take pleasure in notifying all admirers of Target and Ball Shooting
that we have introduced a COMPOSITION TARGET BALL for Trap Shooting that Is perfect
in every particular. It has been thoroughly tested by many of the leading Sportsmen, and pro¬
nounced by all as the only perfect and unobjectionable Target Ball in existence. This Ball is very
uniform in weight and standard size, and when broken leaves no debris, but will EVAPORATE in
five days and acts ns a FERTILIZER. They can be used on Lawns, Gardens, Fields or Parks, there-
by doing away with the danger and annoyance consequent in using Glass Bulls. We are now pre¬
pared to till orders. Drafts or P. O. Order must accompany all orders. Organized clubs are invited
to send for Sample Box, (25 balls) and Circular free. J* H. WAUGH, Inventor.

PRICE LIST— Per thousand, $12. No charge for packages. Address

CARVER TARGET BALL CO., Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa.

(Bung, Amimmiticm, (BU.

EBWINS0H C. GREEN,

Winner of London “ Field ” Gun Trial
OF 1879.

Distancing all his Competitors-Greener,Malehami
(Scott's), Lesson (Wfibley), and the
Whole Competition.

“In the second class for 10-bores Mr. Green dis¬
tanced his competitors in all the three classes,,
beating Mr. Greener’s 13-bore by 32-28 points— a
most marvelous performance truly. In the third
class for 20-bores, Mr. Green again beat the win¬
ning 12-bores.”— Editorial London Field, May 10.

G. & A. HAYDEN, JACKSONVILLE, ILL.
SOLE IMPORTER FOR THE U. S.

THE SNEIDER GDN.

THE ONLY POSITIVE

DOUBLE-GRIP, SELF-CLOSING TOP
LEYER ACTION

In the world.

Sizes, from 6 to 1 6 Bore.

more reasonable prices.

The Sueider Rebounding Lock used, the only re¬
bounder with which missfires will not occur.
HIGHEST CENTENNIAL MEDAL

For “Workmanship, Rebounding Locks, and
Compensating Features of Action.”

GUNS RE-BORED FOR CLOSE SHOOTING.

STOCKS BENT TO ANY CROOK.

Pin Fire Gnus Changed to Central Fire.

Muzzle Loading Guns Altered to Breach Loaders -

Clark & Sneider,

214 West Pratt Street, Baltimore „

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

THEEffiEMQIM

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Sliot-Gun .

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCfc, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

Maynard JreedmooOJfli

U» osT.r Mon two ftoco«pl|Minl by any Bttr-aaa, or Wife, in Um. world.

tbaUnSu* lEoT'JlS-r ibo rein r,f ll“ N. R Z.PuW ?!

eo lighting Bbcti a *ltW dUunre. Tamm worn wrrv «J1 wiUSBiod and sworn ti» fc j Jams S
tow, BacrtUiy Pay nor, i JtijU Club* WU»U»- w-* v-

W0. 12. 1878. 800 1

ARDS.

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BOW^J.8.6,

K— #oe rim \

K- 1DOO TJLHM.

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FOREST AND STREAM

56i

gliotismcn’s (Soofls.

DON’T READ THIS!

UNLESS YOU WISH TO SECURE A BARGAIN.

COMPLETE FISHING OUTFIT.

Having made special terms -with the manufacturers. T
_ jti able to offer to Thu patrons of this paper the following

Complete Flailing Outfit* at &d lowest prices ever

finished brass fuel"' which fits "the rod per foc’ti y? an ^Vx l ra
laid linen lino and half a dozen hooks on good single
snails. The regular price of this outfit is SI 90 and T offer it for St OO. This is just the

•ling for the boys and girls who w

o fl-tauiuins e$qj qs, aud is bound to please all who

OUTFIT NO, 2, A fine three-jointed Rod.dark polished butt, Brass mounted with Reel Bands and guides.
An elegant large brass reel with stop, and extra laid linen Une with half a dozen hooks on single Buell and half a
dozen extra tied and finished uu double snoll An elegant patent Bait-box (as shown in cut) finely painted, and
warranted to sait every one. also a srriod sinker and float, making a complete outfit for any one. At the regular
price this outfit would cost 84 20 and my price is only &ti OO. ^ 6

Roil, with finely polished dark butt and raid-
,, and is a rod good for any fish
“ made with stop and perfect in
' bait bi - *

’ OUTFIT NO. 3

we joints, ana lanec wo

Consists of an elegant three-jointed Bai

a finely finished linen line with

7. . .111' 14 im. ’lull vin: 11 1. : m-M umiiii. Kill; llUll IIIIUKK null Ullll-UOX. BlIlKUr ailll

il«nt. Rogular price or this outfit ST SO. I oitur it for S5 OO. This outfit is just the thine for every anelcr who
may want to fish for any kina of halt and yet have tackle suitable Tor all, as it is made throughout of the best ma¬
terial and in the beat manner.

OUTFIT No. 4 Consists of
■wood Tip in butt, best M
dozen Best Double Snell
it for ST.

OUTFIT No. 5. General Hod. Hollow Butt : can be used with three joints, for Bass, or with

_ _ _ _ _ _ KL„ _ _ 812.51.

I offer it for $9. Goods warranted as represented. Mention this paper to receive these outfits at
the abovepriee. Any of them gent bv express on receipt of price. Send stamp for 04 page Cata¬
logue of Fishing Tackle, Camping, Arohery, Base Ball and Sportsmen s Goods.

R. SIMPSON, 132 Nassau Street, N. Y.

O. X*. WOODWAnD cte OO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

BRITTLE TRAP BAILS, WOODWARD’S MEDICATED NEST EGG,

And Woodw ard’s Medicated Bird Swings.

ASK YOUR DEALER or GUN-SMITH for WOODWARD’S SOLUBLE COMPO¬
SITION TRAP BALL, pronounced by professionals and amateurs superior to all others.

No more trouble and danger from sharp and insoluble fragments, which cause so many to object to
the use of glass balls, except in fields and galleries specially set apart for trap-shooting. WOOD¬
WARD’S SOLUBLE COMPOSITION BALL possesses great firmness, always breaks when hit, and
•Wing to the quick dissolution of the fragments can be used wherever convenience may dictate.
Write to your dealer for circulars and terms, or address O. F. WOODWARD Sc CO.,

Le Roy, N. Y., Manuf ’rs and Sole Propi

e from vermin.

a above.

sports wen’s

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

_ arded by t

TltOOTTNG _ . _ - _ WWWBL---— _ ■■

Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINT3, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent care which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or Injury.

THE LINES OF

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach, the best localities for

RIOTING A YD FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TI CKET& are sold at the offices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENO Y A, BED¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing1, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting,

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN. CAPE MAY.
SQUAN. and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
MX AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. febl7-tf

NEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,
Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and
intermediate points. The new palace steamer 8.
B.Nurtham leaves Pier 25, East River, dally (Sun¬
days excepted) at 3 p.m. A passenger train will be
in waiting oil the wharf at New Haven, and leave
forSpringfield and way stations on arrival of boat.

NIGHT LINE— The The Continental leaves New
York at 11 p.m., connecting with passenger train
in waiting On wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5
A.Jt. Tickets sold and baggage chocked at 944
Broadway, New York, and 4 Court street, Brook¬
lyn. Excursions to New Haven and return, $1.50.
Apply at General Offioe, on the pier, or to RICH¬
ARD PECK, General Agent,

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

E PREPARED TO CHARTER THE

ew cars “ DavyCrocket” and “Izaak Walton,"
which are fitted up with dining room aud kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and olosets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired Information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt, P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. jeSO 3mos.

^portsmett’s

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each wav daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some Of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates qn parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J.IVES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

LOlVGt ISLAHTD

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

rT,RAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
X Bushwick and Flatbusb aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

A.M.

8 80 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and Roekaway Mail.

10 6o Port JetferBon and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Roekaway and way.
P.M.

3 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.

4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 80 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

M. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

F.M.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be run fromHunter’s Point
and Flatbush av. every Saturday night at 12:15 a.m

KTOTICE!

To Sportsmen and Tourists :

HTHE “LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSIT

J- Co.'s Excursion Rate Book " for 1879 is now
Copies of this book and information as to
the best hunting and fishing- grounds can be ob¬
tained of

T. P, CARPENTER, Gen. Pass. Ag*t*
junlS 3m Atlantic Duck, Butfalo, N Y.

<fpodSttU«'i8 Routes*.

DIRECT RI FER RO UTE

TO Ol3t;£L"wr-aJ-

UPAKE THE OTTAWA RIVER NAVI-
JL GATION CO’S STEAMERS, to or from OT¬
TAWA CITY. The Capital of the Dominion may
be reached from MONTREAL, by DAY COAT,
leaving daily at 7:15 a.m., and from PRES¬
COTT (opposite Ogdensburg, on the St. Law-
renoe, the point where the great stream of Ameri¬
can travel diverges), by St. L. & O. Ry. Every
Tourist should make the trip UP or DOWN the
River Ottawa. The scenery of the Ottawa River
is very picturesque, and has been compared to
the famous “ blue ” Danube ; the approach to
Ottawa City by the river is grand in the oxtreme,
and unsurpassed. The steamers of this line are
new, oonfortahle, and weU-appointed.

THIS IS THE CHEAPEST anil ONLY DIRECT
RIYER ROUTE TO OTTAWA.

First Class Fare from Montreal to Ottawa . . . $2.50

Return Fare from Montreal to Ottawa . 4.00

A. W. SHEPHERD, Pres’t,

Montreal.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, VaUey of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts.

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at GordonsviUe
with the North and Northeast; and at Richmond
and CharlottcviUe with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY It. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may8 ly Richmond Va.

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKESBURY, PICT0U, AND
CHARLOTTETOWN.

upHE first-class steamships Carroll and

X "Worcester, will leave T wharf, Boston,
for above ports, every Saturday at 12 M.
Through tickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A.M. on day of sailing. Ship¬
pers must send with receipts the A-alue of
goods for Master’s manifest. For rates of
freight or passage Inquire of W. H. RIND, 18
T wharf, orO. G. i’EAKSON, 219 Washington
street. F. NICKERSON & CO., Agents.

Patels, sorts for^iiortsmru.

SHOO l IMG PRIVILEGES TO RENT.

FOR RENT— SEASON OF 1879,— two thou¬
sand acres, well stocked with quails. Two
hours from Washington, Comfortable lodge;
horses and servants. Correspondence Invited.
J. R. BAYLOR, Greenwood Depot, Abb Co., Va.

RIVERSIDE HOUSE,

FORKED RIVER,

Ocean County, New Jersey,

Near Barnegat Inlet. Fine Cunning, Fishing,
and Sailing : bouse first-elasB, low rates, superior
accommodations, families or transient guests.
Access via N. J. S. R.B., 3i hours. A ddreas

ALONZO H. CORWIN, Proprietor.

§\iflmy, me.

J.B.Crook&Co.,

Fine Archery.

50 Fulton street, Neu> York.
Agents for Thomas Aldrcd of London,
Manufacturer of the Finest Archery
in the World.

Below find list of English and Spanish Yew
Bowb, acknowledged by all Archers to be the
BEST IN USE.

Gent's Spanish Yew Bow, 63 lbs., very

choice . $76 09

3 Gent’s Spanish Yew Bows, 45, 50, 53 lbs 60 00
1 “ “ " “ 49 lbs., . SO 00

1 “ “ “ “ 52 lbs . 40 OO

3 “ English “ " 43, 81, S3 lbs. . 50 08

2 “ 3 “ “ 41, 43, Ibe _ 40 08

4 “ “ " “ 43, 46, 43, 58 lbs 36 00

2 . 43. 44 lbs 30 00

1 Ladies’ Spanish Yew, 83 lbs. . . 36 Ob

2 “ " “ 28 and 32 lbs . . 90 08

1 Ladies’ English " 32 lbs . SS 09

2 “ " “ 25 and 31 lbs . 20 00

2 “ 27 and 28 lbs . 13 00

1 “ “ “ 30 ibs. . . . 17 (to

Best Gent’slLaneewood, 40to541bs . — U50

2d Best “ “ 40 to 54 lbs . 8 50

Best Ladies’ “ 22to301bs. . 8 50

2d Best “ “ 21 to 28 lbs . 7 50

AUtheabovein Green Baize Bags,and allgoods
warranted as represented or the money returned.
Send cheek, P. O. order or registered letter, and
will have our best attention. Goods Bent O. O. D.

J. B. CROOK & CO.

Improved Archery Bows.

Patent Raw Hide Backed Bows.

WARRANTED UNBREAKABLE IN USE.

Lance, Lemon and Snake Wood,

WITH RAWHIDE BACK, PUT ON WHILE
UNDER TENSION.

UOU, or send for Circular, JOHN W. SUTTON.

95 Liberty street, rourna 12 and 13.

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach
! some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the sountry. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, aud Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
daily, except Sunday, at 3 p.m. Full informa¬
tion given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep28 ly

fuotets awt foYjjrjodjsmcn.

Indian River Hotel,

HAMILTON CO., N. Y.

‘ ‘ A. dir ondacks.’’

GOOD accommodations at prices to suit
the times. Pleasant drives. Fine boating,
fishing and hunting Store in connection with
hotel, withf ull stock of goods forsportsmens’ out¬
fits, provisions, etc. Route via Adirondack R. R.
from Saratoga to North Creek ; stage to house.
Address JOHN 8AULT, Indian Lake, Hamilton
OO..N.Y. _ jylO 3m

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And lewil any in the United States, lor elegance,
comfort, reasonable charges and good attendance.

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

je!62m Proprietor.

AND A

Pleasant Resort for Summer Boarders,

oo TO

BAY VIEW HOUSE.

AT GOOD GROUND, LONG ISLAND.

Take cars from Hunter’s Point, Iking Island
Railroad. Terms easy.

M. WILLIAMS, Propr.

mnvTO Itr *

Wild Fowl Shooting.

SPRIN GVTLLE HOUsiToR SPORTSMEN'S RE¬
TREAT, SHINNECOCK BAY, L. I.,

BY A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bayman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wdd-goese decoys on the coast. The best
ground In the vicinity of New York for bay snipe
shooting of allvarieties. Special attention given
by himself to ills guests, and satisfaction gaurnn-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE, Goad G round, L. T.
NovS tf

m wmm^

v - Firry cents

MAILED JUAN V A0 Q RE SS - QN RECEIPT OF'.PRICE

iffiife'/ifmpix -VfiejsNtcwfc.

ARCHERS.

-USE-

T ac.Hussej's Archery Score Books,

AMERICAN, YORK, and COLUMBIA BRANDS.
For sale by dealers, or of

CARTER, HUSSEY & CURL,

Des Moine6, Iowa.

Each Book 50c. Each Club Book $fl.OO.

©axulmny, me.

EDWARD B. CONWAY,

Taxidermist,

No. 55 Carmine St., N. Y.

Pet Animals, Deer Heuila, etc,, stuffod and
mounted. Order work a specialty. • mart! 8m

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DKALBRB IN AltL KEETD8 flf*

Birdsand Rare Animals

SUTTAULB BOB

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

6 Chatham St. , third door from N. William.

RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

Fob Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver

(America).

Rhichb,

Established 1859,

Taxidermist Supplies.

TJIRD SKINS, Bird Staffers’ Toole, Glass
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THE Judge and I had been loafing and fishing the best
part of a month ; the former at and about Hot Sul¬
phur Springs, in Middle Park, and the latter at Grand,
Williams, Frazer, and other rivers and creeks of the
neighborhood. We had wound up by a four days’ excur¬
sion to Black Lake, which was to conclude our holiday,
and got back to our rallying point on a warm, dusty Sun¬
day. From crowding a day’s ride of forty odd miles into
the forenoon, we came in tired and hungry. On arrival
we learned that the advance guard of a new hunting
party from Denver had arrived that morning ; were now
across the river, but would be hack to our cabin for din¬
ner, and that they had already filed an application for the
writer to join them on a .three weeks’ bear hunt to the
Yampah. Over a famously good dinner the question was
‘discussed at length and decided in the affirmative. The
Judge had to go home, fearing that soma of lus cheats
might escape if he protraoted his absence longer. In the
afternoon the “ outfit ” arrived and went into camp ; the :
party, Col. H., Attorney W. and Capt. K., with an Irish
teamster, who responded to the cognomen Tom, and a
Dutch cook, who sometimes answered when some one
yelled, Mike. However, they were good servants, The
transportation was a monstrously heavy wagon, with four
good mules, a Concord buggy, and three or four saddle
horses. They had started from Denver with the idea that
two mules would draw a four-horse wagon with a six-
horse load, and the other two could pull the buggy with
the colonel, the guns, and the demijohns. The latter part
of the calculation was good, but the other part failed. It
worked all right across the fifteen miles of level plain
from Denver, but when it came to climbing up a couple
of vertical miles over the backbone of the continent, the
team was found entirely too light for the load, so all the
mules were hitched to the wagon, and the buggy trailed
behind it. Thus they reached the Springs. By supplying
another set of harness and pressing a couple of the saddle
horses into team service, the transportation was improved
so that the mules had only the wagon to draw, and there
was generally a pair of horses or ponies for the buggy.
The impendimenta was a 13x16 feet wall tent, a folding
table, folding camp chairs, a four story East India patent
camp cooking range, mattresses, bedding, a large and
varied assortment of supplies for a month, cupboards and
cases, a rubber boat that sometimes did service as a bath
tub, miscellaneous tools and personal effects.

My acceptance of the invitation was coupled with the
condition that I must have time to send to Georgetown for
a pair of boots, requiring two days. So it was arranged
that the party should start Monday morning, move leisurely
down the Grand and up the Muddy, and wait on the
hither slope of Gore Range until I came up. The boots
came as expected, and on Wednesday mormngl mounted
to follow. By taking trails here and there that out off
long sweeps of the wagon road I saved much in distance,
and just as the sun was sinking behind the crest of the
range before me, I oame up with the camp in a little glen

to the left by a grove of aspens on the brink of a brook of
icy cold water. A meadow in front with luxuriant grass
to the saddle skirts, and a rivulet through the middle of
it, was dotted with the horses of the party. Mike was in
charge of camp. He reported the gentlemen out hunting;
the mules run off, and Tom and the dog on hunt of them.
He also gave a racy account of camp experiences for the
preceding three days. They had moved down the Grand
almost to the head of the canon, where the river becomes
wide, deep, and sluggish, and where they expected to find
good shooting and fishing. The Colonel and the Attorney
(whom I shall designate hereafter as Judge) went out with
their guns. The former soon found a fine flock of geese
and knocked down two or three. On going to pick them
up he found red ribbons tied round their necks, and later
had the pleasure of paying for the birds — domesticated
wild geese. The Judge got some ducks, having to employ
a hoy .as retriever to bring them out of the river. The
captain went fishing, and got lots of "bites ” but few fish.
The next morning his eyes were swollen shut and he said
mosquitoes always served him that way. In sheer disgust
they harnessed up and- pulled out, never camping until
they got within .tow miles of the summit of Gore Moun¬
tains, out of the range of mosquitoes, tame wild geese,
and annoying settlers. The next morning the mules were
gone — gone hack — which Tom thought • ‘ mighty strange,
as they never done so before.” He had been acquainted
with them about a week. But the strangeness of that
proceeding grew on Tom for two days, at the end of
which he found them taken up by the ranchman of whom
the Colonel purchased the geese. Tom afterwards told
me that the mules found a certain kind of grass at that
capnp which made them run away. Upon my laughing
an his belief, ho said that eating such grass was what
a ways caused horses and mules to wander off, and I
found that this was gospel to him.

About dusk the hunters came straggling in, all empty
handed. The Judge said that he nad killed a deer,
dressed it and hung it up on a tree. He then followed
on to get another shot, failed and on returning could not
find his venison. He searched for it until dark and then
came in; upon noticing certain incredulous smiles around
the circle he pulled out his belt knife and triumphantly
directed attention to its bloody condition, I had carried
out a rater mail for the party, and among the missives was
a bill for the patent hunting boots ordered from London,
England, by the Judge and Captain expressly for this trip.
Including premium and exchange their understandings
cost about $22.50 per pair as I understood it. The Colonel
also received a letter calling him back, but by next morn¬
ing he was persuaded that he had not received it, and he
said it wasn’t urgent anyhow. Tom got back after dark
without the mules or any trace of them, but with the
dog (a shepherd, simply to watch camp and drive in
stock) completely worn out. Thenceforward that dog
could not be enticed out of sight of camp.

Thursday morning was bright but everything glistened
with white frost. Notwithstanding, the Judge and the
Captain punished themselves by an ice cold bath all over
before sunrise, and they repeated it almost every day
afterwards. After breakfast we saddled up and struck
out north for a long pine-covered spur of the mountain in
search of the Judge’s deer or some other one. It was now
two or three days past the middle of August. The sea¬
son had been very dry and everything was parched and
brittle. The woods were chick and the ground oovered
with dry leaves and sticks. Although deer were evidently
quite plentiful it was almost impossible to get sight of one.
Several shots were fired at vanishing figures among the
trees but no game secured, and early in the day all were
wending campward. On the way I bad to cross a little
stream, not a step in width, in which trout were visible.
Dismounting and procuring a willow “ greenheart” rod,
I attached a line and fly, and in a few minuces was “yank¬
ing” out fiBh at a lively rate. They were small but num¬
erous. The stream was bordered by a continuous thicket
of willows and frequently interrupted by beaver dams.
Dodging through the willows I came face to face with a
“baby” beaver, half grown, with glossy black coat dripping
from" the baths, and sparkling eyes. He looked at me a
moment in surprise and then plunged over the bank into his
pool. I reached camp with hunting-coat pockets full, to find
some wagons loaded with fish from Yampah river camped
near, in which the colonel had been fishing with i “ silver
hook. " As night settled down Tom arrived with the mules.
He picketed them short aud nevermore on that expedition
had those “ animules an opportunity to eat “runaway”
grass and escape out of sight.

Friday there was an early breakfast and at sunrise the
horsemen were on the road. The country was new to all
of us. We had heard of a famous soda spring just over
the summit of the range. It was reported two miles below
the road near the first stream running southwest. The
explorer who thus described it had large ideas. A creek
nearly a rod wide escaped his notice or didn’t count. The
Judge and I turned down it in search of that spring. We
scrambled along hillside and through brash ; the valley
gradually changing to a cafion, and the way growing
rough and difficult. We traveled the two miles and then
two or three more and gave it up. We tried fishing and

failed ; then struck for the road in a direction which we
thought would save us several miles, rather than retrace
our difficult steps. Followed up a long draw that changed
gradually from a grassy opening to a bushy hollow and
then to an almost impenetrable forest of timber, much fire
killed and fallen. It came on to rain, first gently and
then heavy. We became tangled in the windfalls and had
a most tedious and laborious journey for hours. At length
searching the crest of the mountain ridge we found the
forest on the north slope mainly green and the traveling
correspondingly better, but it was so steep that ve had to
dismount and lead our horses, and then they slid more
than they walked. Once down the mountain we reached
a more open country traversed by long grassy glades.
The distance seemed so great th it we concluded the wagon
road must have turned abruptly north instead of continu¬
ing west as it should, so we turned northeast up a little
valley to its head, crossed a low ridge and came into the
head of another and parallel valley, and down the middle
of that was the road and the fresh, broad tracks of our
wagon. We had been traveling toward the preceding
night’s camp only separated from the road by a narrow
timbered ridge. We galloped forward briskly on the fresh
trail and at the foot of the little meadow came to Rock
Creek and knew in a moment that it was the stream down
which to look for the famous spring. But the creek was
full of fish, and although we were suffering with hunger
we could not resist the temptation to catch a few. Off
our homes and at it we went, with willow rods three or
four feet long. The stream is a beautiful one, with clean
gravel bed and water as clear as crystal. Its banks a
smooth grassy meadow without bush or tree in the
way. And the trout are doubtless the most beautiful
in the world, specked with black and dashed with crim¬
son. They are small ; say five or six to the pound, and
different from any others I have ever seen in the Rocky
Mountains, or anywhere else for that matter. All are of
the same variety, whereas, in most streams there are two
or three varieties, and sometimes more. After fishing
half an hour and catching twenty-five or thirty apiece, we
determined to make another search for the fabled spring,
and set out down stream along an old trail. This time
we found it, and its water is the most delicious mineral
water 1 have ever tasted in any country. Retracing our
steps to the road, it was just sun down when we resumed
the chase of our camp, not knowing where it might be.
Up and down long meadow valleys, over sharp wooded
ridges, and, at length, along a close rugged cafion we
rode, galloping when we could, until we came to Egeria
Park, and down it two miles or so caught the gleam of a
camp fire which proved to be ours. It is needless to say
it was welcome. Over fourteen hours in the saddle or
on foot, laboring every moment, without a uouthful to
eat, makes any kind of a resting place acceptable.
Dinner was soon ready, and after it was over two of
that party formed a resolution that was kept — to always
take a pocket lunch from the breakfast table, no matter
if the camp was going to remain where it was all day
and we were going to stay right in it.

This camp was on Tim-po-nas Creek, in the south end
of Egeria Park. The creek is full of beaver dams and the
beaver ponds are- full of trout. In the park there is no
timber near the creek except willows, which are plentiful
enough. Beavers find them sufficient for house-building
and for food. Our folks, who had camped early in the
afternoon, had taken a good supply of trout, and the Col¬
onel had made a long shot at a deer. Just north of the
creek is a remarkable rock, called by the Indians Tum-
ben-ar-row, or the “sleeping lion.” By some it is called
The Sphynx, and it bears a striking resemblance to the
famous Egyptian figure. But the likeness is more that of
an animal lying upon the ground with left fore leg ex¬
tended and’headand neck erect in a watchful attitude.
Its length is probably near a thousand feet, and the height
of the head fully two hundred feet. It faces the west and
seems to be looking out over the park. The formation is
basalt ; an isolated mass thrust up through the stratified
rocks. Grassy meadow extends to its foot on all sides.

Saturday oiir road led northward, lengthwise of the
park, which is really the crest of a divide ; the south end
being drained southwardly to Grand River and the north
end furnishing the extreme sources of Yampah River,
which in the first part of its course flows due north.
Toward the north end of the park, say twelve miles from
our last camp, there is another remarkable outburst of
basalt ; a single slender shaft, which at a distance resem¬
bles a lofty shot tower or furnace stack. The Indians call
it Tim-po-nas, or Finger-Rock. White men are getting to
call both these monuments Tim-po-nas rocks. Fi ur miles
further on we came to the main stream of the Yampah,
an impetuous mountain torrent thirty feet wide and two
feet deep on the rapids. Wishing the outfit a prosperous
journey and having a lunch in my pocket . I stopped to
fish. At the first east, letting the fly float down under a
bunch of alders on the further side, 1 booked a seveuti en-
juch trout and landed him safely. At the next took an¬
other nearly as large. Then a third yet a little smaller.
Walked down the gravel barton steps : dropped in on the
other side just in time for a monstrous fellow who walked
off with my tackle as though it was a cotton thread.

m

Withdrew for repairs and went in again. The banks are
almost continuously lined and overhung with willows,
alders and black birch twenty feet high, making terribly
hard work, The only way to half fish the stream is to
wade it. and then the fisherman may count safely on get¬
ting wet all ova- and the coldest kind of n wot at that.
T picked along from place to place, fishing a little and
bushwhacking a good deal. Deer had taken refuge in the
willows and weeds to escape the flies and were con¬
stantly numping up before me and crashing tlu'ough the
brush, though seldom visible. In a quarter of a mile I
filled my creel, which held over twenty pounds ; walked
back to my horse; mounted and again took the wagon
trail. Tt came on to rain. The camp was six or eight
miles farther down the valley in a beautiful and very lux¬
uriant meadow, where most of the river banka are clear
of brush and the fishing very comfortable. My eagerness
had cost harder work, but secured, probably, more and
liner fish. At camp they had caught quite a number, and
among them several mountain herring (here called gray-
hug).

Sunday morning it was decided to remain in camp until
noon, in order to hunt and fish. The Judge set out at
daylight for a deer or an elk. Taking my rod and basket
1 walked back up the river a couple of miles to a large
grove of tall cottonwoods, where I had deckled tho even¬
ing before thorn must he Jots of big fellows. As it was too
early for the fish I improved some of the leisure time in
catching a few grassphoppers, hi order to give those of
epicurean taste a little variety. Yet I was too early and
waded wet grass and bushes to no purpose until drenched
to the neck. Then I lunched on raspberries and sarvis
berries aud rested. At length they began to rise and, oli !
what sport I hud. There are no lug holes aud inexhaust-
able schools of fish ; hut ut every bond, uuder every over¬
hanging tree and behind every sheltering rock in the cur¬
rent were one, two, three or more, up to seven or eight,
magnificent fiBh. The biggest one — from sixteen to twen¬
ty inches long — would generally be caught first, and then
they would grade dowu. Sometimes after exhausting
the Hy by putting on a grasshopper I would secure a big
one, or two, that would not touch a fly. I filled my creel
and my pockets and went to camp, tired enough of my
load. At noon it rained hard. The Judge did not get in.
After the shower I went out again three hundred yards
up stream and tilled my basket again by the time I reached
camp, Theu it rained again; the Judge came in empty
handed and we had dinner. The shower over, I started
in at camp. The first, fish I caught was a herring. I had
not caught one above camp, but my evening catch was
about half herring. At dusk ray basket was ueariv full
again, making over sixty pounds for the day. A good
many were taken by others of the party, aud by the men,
and the next morning we had nearly half a barrel of
dressed fish to salt down. Onr camp marked exactly the
head of tho barring run, but the best trout were above it.

Monday morning opened fair, hut the high mountains
off to the west were covered with fresh snow. The road
follows down the valley half a dozen miles further and
then hears northwest across the arc of a great bend of the
river over a hilly country. I stopped at the point of di¬
vergence for some more sport, but it was an “off day”
with the fish and I got but few — about evenly trout and
herring. Whilst loitering hero a terrific storm of hail
and rain came on. The best shelter obtainable was a
hunch of willows, re-enforced bv saddle and blanket, un¬
der the lee of which I shivered it through, holding my
horse — driven almost frantic by the pelting hail stones —
by the bridle. When it was over I roue out of that valley
through two inches of hail to find the road over the clayey
hills so slippery that my horse could not keep his feet
and had to take to the grass. It was a long, chilly, cheer¬
less ride, relieved only by the discovery that the" balance
of the outfit had been struck by a worse streak of the
storm and had a terrible time with the big wagon among
the hills. They had stuck, broken chains and Topes, un¬
loaded and "backed” the freight over one or two of the
worst places, Just before dark I came up with the camp
iu the. pretty little valley of Trout Creek. The storm had
spoiled the fishing there, too, but the Colonel, the Judge
and the Captain had knocked over a fine lot of grouse and
a capital dinner was just about ready for attack.

Tuesday brought nothing of note, The route was over
a hilly country with but little timber. A number of
grouse and sage hens were killed from the road. About
three o’clock we reached the Yumpali below the canon,
as the point is designated, and pitched camp. The river
is lined with cottonwood of the balm of Gilead variety,
very tall and Straight ; the valley fertile with a great
abundance of wild frui fc — currants, cherries, sarvis berries,
and red haws — just then fairly ripe. A good supply of
fish were caught, including a ‘new variety to us, which
we afterwards learned was called squaw-fish. It contains
more bones to the square inch than any other fish tha t
swims and is utterly worthless. Next morning was frosty
and Mike found a snake in his kitchen cupboard — crawled
in for warmth.

‘ Wednesday we moved down the river six miles to Hay¬
den and spout the day visiting, examining the coal meas¬
ures and surveying the country. In the evening caught
a few fish, but we were ahead of the fall rim and they
were not plentiful. The river is here from one hundred
and fifty to two hundred feet wide, with long reaches of
deep Btill water, separated by short sharp ripples over
bars of boulders ana gravel bn which the water is from
one to two feet deep.

Thursday we moved hack up the river to the mouth of
the canon a,nd selected a most delightful camp. Some
ducks were shot near camp. A rope was stretched across
the river, the rubber boat got out and a ferry established,
which resulted in a few duckings and lots of fun for the
fellows on shore. The Judge went deer hunting but killed
nothing. In the afternoon I took a basket of fish— trout
and herring — and amoug them had the good luck to se¬
cure the largest one of the trip, aud a famous struggle I
had with him. The river bank, about four feet high, is
covered with brush so dense that it is almost impossible to
get through it. The bushes are from fifteen to twenty
feet high, and there is not a foot of open space, I hail
stepped out upon a slender cottonwood tree that the
beavers had cut down and the top extended some twenty
feet over the water — the under branches in it. Had
dropped my fly twice and allowed it to float down to the
bniBU without seeing a fish, at which I was rather glad,
because if I hooked one I didn’t knowhow I would secure
it. But. I have a rule of casting three times and then, if

FOREST AND STREAM.

not successful, moving on. So I skipped the fly tip the
stream for the third time. The current was like a mill
race. As the painted feather danced over the ripples a
cavernous opening rose up beneath, and the feather dis¬
appeared. He didn't flip it into the opening with his tail
— not any. Then I realized that I had business on hand,
aud I recollected that I had a frayed snell that had given
way hut a few minutes before oil a big grayling. I had
patched it. up knowing that I ought to throw it away, hut
1 thought “it must do once more in this infernal brush."
Well, at the first dash my new acquaintance went under
the tree and I thought, tile game was tip and I was
euchered, but the line held and I wanted that fish “ aw¬
fully." I edged out along the yielding tree top, an inch
at a time, until the tip of my rod reached past its extreme
branches and then began to lead him up stream. The
strong current tired him fast, and it was not many min¬
utes until he was broadside on and I was holding his head
half in the air, But then how to get him ashore was the
question. I edged back along my friendly cottonwood
pole until I got one foot on shore, and then I drew in my
fish until he was gasping on the surface four feet below
my toes. Slack was all in and rod perpendicular before
me. I reached out and took the line in my fingers, aban¬
doned the rod to its lodgment in the brush aud then — rested
and meditated. I knew that if I lifted the fish and he
made the least “ wriggle ” that snell would part. At the
same time. I knew the fish would not climb up the bank
and into my basket. At last I eased him out of the water
and he started up beautifully. Half way, a flirt of his
tail, and down he went. But ho sunk to the bottom like
a stone and lay gasping bet ween the boulders. I dropped
almost as fast’. Feet and bands reached the river lied at
the same instant, and with the latter I seized the fish and
threw him upon the bank, In the dive 1 lost my hat, and
the next thought was that there was not an extra tile
within a hundred miles. I reached for my friendly cot¬
tonwood again, swing myself upon the bank, tossed the
fish back into the woods, aud tore away down the river
through tho brush ; passed the bend and saw a black
speck bobbing on the billows ; seized a dry sapling as I
ran, again jumped into the river and could just reach the
fast vanishing head covering and steer it ashore. Then
I found my basket that I had been carrying in my hand
from place' to place through the brush, my fish, and the
wreck of my tackle. Repaired damages, found a naked
gravel bar at the foot of a ripple on which I took my
stand and filled up my creel with grayling. Iu the even¬
ing my big fish weighed four and a quarter pounds — not
large for a lake denizen, but good size for a small river.
Just above camp in the river bottom was a wonderful
orchard of sarvis berries. Many of the trees were fifteen to
twenty feet high, and all bending under their loads of
ripe fruit.

Friday. — It had been arranged whilst we were at Hay¬
den to go to the mountains about the head waters of Elk-
head river, ten or fifteen miles north of our present camp,-
on a deerhunt. This morning Messrs. Smart aud Thomp¬
son of that place came up to join us. Under their guidance
we crossed the river and struck direotly north, over high
nigged hills, covered with dwarf oak and other shrubs.
The primary object of the expedition had been to hunt
bear in this very neighborhood, hut the unusually dry
season had blaster! the fruit crop and bruin had migrated ,
Tn ordinary seasons the bushes which cover the hills are
loaded with cherries, sarvis berries, acorns and other fruits
and nuts. There bears are plentiful and easily found.
Instead, we found the earth parched and cracked open so
that in places it was dangerous to ride over. But little
grass bad grown, and tho weeds were dry and rattled like
corn blades in a winter gale. Most of the water had dried
up which would account for the disappearance of game if
there was no other cause. As we climbed higher and
higher, the country became more favorable, and after rid¬
ing two or three hours, several deer crossed our course just
in front and disappeared in the woods. Near the crest of
the range, or spur of mountains that divides the waters
of Elk river from those of the Elk Head, we found a spring
and a little meadow of green grass where we camped.
Took a hasty lunch and set out for an evening hunt.
Three of us together crossed over the divide to the east, to
the head waters of a creek near which it was said there
was a deer lick, but we failed to find it, and agreed to beat
up the valley, or ravine, to its head. One took the bottom
of the hollow and one on either slope, three or four hun¬
dred yards from the gulch. We were to keep abreast as
nearly as possible, and get together before returning to
camp. I understood the rendezvous to he at the head of
the hollow. The mam on the opposite slope got a running
shot or two ; the others didn’t see a deer, I reached the
top of the ridge about sundown, and waited for the others
— who did not come. As dusk came on. I started back
and began hallooing ; got one or two answers away below
me and then could get no more. I then struck over the
summit of the mountain for camp, through the little
1 ‘ sag " by which we had Come, as I thought. There was
an old dim trail but it was too dark to find tracks or prove
their absence. I found the descent ail right, seemingly,
but the bottom of the “draw” was densely timbered,
choked with brush and weeds, and dark as a pocket ; so I
took the slope, keeping the gulch on my left, wliieh would
bring me all right to camp which was on that slope. That
is, it would if 1 had been in the right hollow-— but IwaSn'l.
There was a fire away off thirty or forty mileB in the west
that was a good landmark, and I kept that on my “port
quarter.” The “track" was not good, being filled with
logs, brush, weeds, and rocks ; but I made fair time, hav¬
ing a down grade. I ran into a bunch of deer but could’nt
see a. shape. They kept along parallel with my course for
some distance. When I stopped, they would stop and
stamp. If I then spoke or rustled a bush, one or more of
them would make a leap or two and then stand still. I
am not certain whether they escaped from me, or I from
them. At length 1 BtruCk the oak belt, and then I knew
that I was far below camp, and that I didn’t know where
I was. Iu a little grassy opening beside a wall of rank
oak and cherry bushes, 1 halted ; gathered a lot of wood
and started a lire : made a bed of cherry boughs and lay
down to sleep. Toward morning it became cold and I
started another fire on the opposite side of my bed and fin¬
ished the night between two fires— had to replenish them
almost every hour. At daylight I started up tho moun¬
tain again and soon came in sight of a basaltic peak that
we had passed the day before and near which, on the op¬
posite side, I had finished my “ beat ” of the evening ; l
struck for that, and near the summit breakfasted on rasp¬

berries. Around the point iu the laurel brake I came-
upon my tracks of thejday before, and.soon after plumped
into a band of blacktails that were feeding among the
mountain ash ; made a running shot in the bush and
struck for camp. A mile from there met three of the party
starting to look for me ; told them where I left my nerd,
and we parted. At camp found the colonel and the cap¬
tain saddling up to go back to the camp on the river. I
got breakfast, saddled my horse, and struck for Herne’s
peak mines on a tour of exploration j crossed over the
mountains by the trail of yesterday, and followed down
the creek. Four miles below our then turning-back point,
found the deer lick — a number of salt springs at the loot
of cliff, abovtt which the ground was tramped to the hard¬
ness of a sheep fold. At the debouchure of the stream
into the valley of Elk river is a wide alluvial deposits
planted with yampa, antichoke, sa-ga (you printed it sage
m a letter of mine not long ago) and other edible roots for
which the hears had been digging until it- was like a pota¬
to field that hogs had harvested, and this extended over
hundreds of acres. At Elk river I turned up it, due north,
and in two or three miles came to a hay ranche, where
men, armed with a mowing machine, were putting up
large quantities of that article. An invitation to dinner
was not declined, and we had grouse, sage hen, trout,
gay ling, (herring) and new potatoes. Four or five miles
further up, and at the very head of the valley, passed
Reed's ranch where grain and all kinds of garden vegeta¬
bles were growing luxuriantly. Then climbed up and up
almost to timber line and the" mining camps, where there
iB nine months winter and three months very early spring
to the year. But you don’t care about mining camps. I
spent Sunday there, and the only sporting event of the
day was the appearance of a deer tl tat came to a salt spring
three hundred yards down the MU in front of tho camp
Everybody saw it and half a dozen went after it with guns,
but nobody brought in venison.

Monday I rode down the valley of the Elk to its junction
with the Yainpah and up the latter to Steamboat Springs
where I was to meet camp. It did not come and T put in
the day and most of the next catcMng trout and herring,
Tuesday evening the party arrived, and pitched camp.
The day I left them they killed three or four deer and
still had plenty of meat. They had also knocked down a
large number of grouse during the day. In the evening
the four story cooking range was fired up for the first time
with grouse, sage hens, venison, and potatoes in the re¬
spective “ flats.” Though dinner was late, the result- was
quite satisfactory, but after that first and only appearance
the new fangled arrangement staid in the wagon.

Wednesday — Breakfast at 3.80 and then off for bear.
We were now so near the snowy range that drouth had
not affected vegetation so seriously, though the berry
crop was not luxuriant except in spots. We rode north
three or four miles into a cove almost- surrounded, by
steep, “ choppy” hills covered with oak and fruit bearing
; Bhrabs. Left our horses, and at daylight were clamber¬
ing up a forty-five degree slope. The plan was to follow
along the crests of the ridges as quietly as possible and
scan the opposing slopes with field-glasses. The fall be¬
fore an English party, beaded by Sir George Prescott and
accompanied'by the Colonel, ha”d killed five hears in this
immediate neighborhood in one or two days. We walked
over miles anil found nothing. At last, high up and
where the brush was so thick and high that an elephant
would have been Mdden hy it, we came upon the feeding
place of a single bear. Fruit, was abundant and luscious,
and his walks led in every direction through an orchard
of several hundred acres'. At the foot of the slope, in a
glen carpeted with grass and shaded by aspens was a
spring, and here bruin had his drinking fountain, his
kitchen, cistern and Ms bathing tub, as the boys named
three separate pools that he had hollowed out. He had
left Ms card, but the proprietor was out. We called
again in the evening ; the next morning at- daylight, but
there was no meeting. It was rapidly be'coming a
“ ground hog case” with us and we needed that bear hi
our business. So we moved camp up nearer to his lines
and planted guns — an English double “express" with
string and trigger attachment, intending that, he should
be Ms own executioner. The first night he flanked our
works and not a shot was fired. The plan was improved
and the string carried along Bix inches above a log that
he had to cross ; the gun planted a rod away. This was
Friday Mght, and on Saturday we must start home, bear
or no bear. It was thought we could hear the gun. though
it was two miles away and behind a mountain ridge.
Every body slept with an open ear to windward, but no¬
body heard anything. At 3 o’clock camp was roused,
breakfast cooked and eaten, and the Colonel anil the
Judge set out with the understanding that if the bear was
killed or found they were to fire a signal. This others
packed up oamp, and just as the last traps were going into
the wagon and the rising sun was gilding the mountain
tops, it came. Mike, with the wagon, rolled out toward
home, and the balance of us went the other way with
pack animal and butchering tools. The plot liad worked
well. Bruin was very dead, though still warm anil lim¬
ber. He was a young cinnamon, though very black, and
his weight was variously estimated at from five hundred
to seven hundred pounds. Hide and head were taken off ;
a quantity of fat and a few pounds of tenderloin saved.
Then we set out, and late in the evening overtook camp
near the head of the Yainpah on the very spot where we
had camped two weeks before. At the bear camp we
were away from any stream exeeptagroup of little springs
that sent off a feeble rivulet for a few rode, where it disap¬
peared. About it were a thicket of willows, a grassy
meadow and a grove of aspens. By the natural course of
drainage it was full two miles to a running stream.
Water was generally clipped from a pool five or six feet
across, in wMeh was the main spring. Mike soon reported
a fish in that pool and was laughed at . The next clay he
referred to it again. Finally the Captain, who was going
fisMng, stepped over to the pool and dropped in Ms fly,
wMch was promptly taken, and he pulled out a trout ten
and a half inches long. Beyond a ridge to the west and
about a mile distant was Soda Creek, a small stream in
which trout were wonderfully numerous. Some of us
fished there daily and caught great numbers, though most
of them were small,

Sunday, September 3 — A dreary cold day, with steady
rain and snow intermixed at times in the afternoon. We
did not move camp. The bear oil was tired out and served
to fillsundry empty bags and bottles. A single large trout
and two or tM-ee small ones were caught, The fish had

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evidently left the upper waters except an occasional tardy
one.

Monday — Made a long drive on a raw windy day, and
camped on Rock Creek — the stream of the beautiful trout.
I went down half a mile from the road into an open cafion
where the creek is studded with large rocks, and caught
a dozen or two of a larger size than are found in the open
park.

Tuesday— The time was up for my return to the springs
and at daylight I saddled and started, getting through
comfortably before sundown. The. party did a little more
deer hunting on Gore .range, killing one or two, took in
in plenty of grouse along the road and reached the springs
a couple of days later. Thence they pushed on to Denver,
making their entire excursion about five weeks. Weather
was splendid except our last Sunday out and the occas¬
ional showers anti storms mentioned.

This imperfectly told narrative may lie considered about
the average result of a summer hunt by amateurs in the
Rocky Mountains. Later in the Beason anyone can kill
game in quantity. This trip wa.s planned expressly to hunt
bear, and that was spoiled by an unusual season. Tire
other sport was merely incidental. Heavy transportation
or wagons of any kind hamper the movements of a hunt¬
ing party and confine them to the traveled roads and
neighborhood of settlements where game is comparatively
scarce and wild. W. N. B.

#4 SpMm f

* A Tennessee Fish Commissioner in Michigan. — Col.
Geo. F. Ackers, of Nashville, Tenn., one of the State Fish
Commissioners, has been grayling fishing in Michigan,
What he found and how he liked it is told in the follow¬
ing letter to a friend. By the way, Michigan and Wis¬
consin seem to be especially favored this year with the
visits of southern and south-western sportsmen, Col,
Ackers has gone to the Nepigon for trout

I have caught the gamest of all game fish, the “ Michi¬
gan Grayling it is truly a daisy, pretty as a girl of six¬
teen, but harder to catch, and as superior to the speckled
trout as the trout is to the bass. Royal indeed, pure as
the water it lives in, quick as thought in action, game to
the last, the pride of the angler, and a sweet morsel to the
hungry man when the offices of the cook are done and it
is placed before you broiling hot.

After you left I made two attempts to reach 'the upper
dam or fails of the “ Omewee Saba " or Pigeon river. I
stopped at the Lake-view House, on Mullet lake, with a
party of friends, secured a two-horse wagon ; but unfor¬
tunately a Michigan hear was met in the road and fright¬
ened the horses. ' The bear went one wayUnd the horses
went the other, smashed the wagon and broke the hip of
one of the horses. I determined not to give it up, so I
went and returned. Captain Smith Boches of the Lake-
view House, had a new wagon and team, gave us a good
guide (an Indian) named Enos Kissigoee, and with my¬
self. Col. C. F. Simons, of Lexington, Ky., and Mr.
Ricker, who sketches for a weekly pictorial paper, went
through the dense forests, reaching the Pigeon river at
noon, and Soon we had our rods in full rig, with hooks
sent me by Dr. J. C. Parker, one of your citizens, and
made L. L. Hill, of your city. I cast my line in the
swift-whirling, dashing water, when one of the beauties
took the hook and fly ; then the struggle began. He
made my little number one Kentucky reel sing like a top
and my line whiz through the water like the buzz of a bul¬
let through the air, unt il his wild, fiery nature was tamed
by exhaustion only. He weighed one and one-fourth
pounds. I have caught forty-four in three hours fishing
and I have caught teu within three-fourths of an hour,
the largest being one and a half pounds, and the smallest
three quarters. Having caught enough I bottled two
in alcohol, which I will show you on my return to Grand
Rapids.

Wisconsin — Madison, Aug. 15— Editor Forest and
Stream:— The first reports circulated in regard to
the meeting of the Wisconsin Fish Commissioners were,
not correct. President Welch was not requested to resign,
but has had his resignation in the hands of the Governor
for several weeks past. Justice to Mr. Welch demands
this explanation. Mr. Welsher, superintendent, has not
been fully exonerated. A committee was appointed to
investigate the charges brought against him, and will
make their report the last of this month in Milwaukee.
Mr. Welch informs us that the majority of the Commis¬
sion request him to withdraw his resignation, as they
agreed with him hi his work. We are told the worst has
.not yet been told of this delectable affaii-, which is caus¬
ing serious damage to the fish interests of the State.

Rover.

Why the Fish Die,— There is nothing necessarily mys-
terous in the alleged extraordinary fish stories recently
published concerning fish in Conesus Lake, Livingston
Co. this State. The bullheads came to the shore by hund¬
reds, gasping and apparently dying. After lying in a
stupid condition in the shallow water, and partly on the
sand, sometimes for a day. they seemed to recover, and
work their way back into the Lake. The perch come to
the shore and act in the same manner. None of them re¬
cover, however, and the shores are strewn with dead
perch : some of them very large size. This is evidently
caused by the inrush of mineral waters from newly-opened
springs at the bottom of the Lake . The fish affected
by this water in the way mentioned leave it, and in the
pure lake water recover. If it be objected that the perch
do not recover, it is sufficient answer to suggest that the
mineral waters are too much for them.

—Mr. Charles Imbrie, of the firm of Abbey & Imbrie,
arrived from Europe, last Saturday, ou the steamer
China,

—Miss Sarah J. McBride, whose advertisement of flies
appears elsewhere, has removed from Miunford to Cale¬
donia. N. Y,

J m nnd §ivet[ Jjfislting.

FISH IN SEASON IN AUGUST.

Trout, Salma fonUtlalls.

Salmon, Salma Salar.

Salmon Trout, Salmo conlinU.
Land-looked Salmon, Stllmo i/to-

FREBH WATER.

Muskalongo, Km.r nobillnr.
Pike or Pickerel, Itbio.c- lucins.
Yellow Perch, Pvrni, Mvt'MaM.
Grayling, Tlwnmlhis frfcoler.

Blue kBoss, Jlftoroptentasalmoidcit;; M. niarteans.

Sea Bass, CentroprisUs rtl-rarius.
Slieepshcad, -4«lio«W'(7t<s proba-
omphalus-

Striped Bass. Horn's UimeUtvs.
Wlntc Pereh.iWmwnj amirlea-na.
Wcakilsli, CtttuisciuH reyatls.

BlueUsh. Pomatomas mltrtr.
Spanish Mackerel, VyM urn mac-
uUdum.

Oero, Oybiu-m- regale-.

Bonlto, Scmia

IClngBsh, Monkcirrus nebuhmm.

TROUT FLIES FOB AUGUST AND SKPTEMIlBIi.

Guay Coflin, No. 10 and MS— Body, silver-gray mohair tipped
with orange silk; feet, light gray baolrie wound over peacock's
herl ; wings nnd setae, hyaline.

Brown Cofltn, No. 1!) and 11.— Body, gray and bright olarot
mohair mixed ; loot, dark gray hackle wound over peacock’s herl ;
wings and sehc, gray hyaline.

The gnat flies named for April.

The Quaker for evening and moonlight. No. 7 and 8. Body,
gray wound with honey-yellow hackles; wings, made of feather
from an owl's wings.

The white moth for dark nights, No. 6 and 7. Body, feet and
wings a pure white.

The stone flies continue on the water Until the oloBe of the
season.

At this season use the small lies for day Ashing and the largo
flies for evening and night.

New Hampshire— Charlestown, August 16th.— Black
bass fishing in the Connecticut River is reported excellent.
The congregational clergyman went by the hotel with a
handsome string yesterday, and I hear of good success
from other parties. $, W,

Massachusetts — Westport Harbor, August, 16. — Mr.
Wood came here on the 15th of July, and fished for bass,
(striped) at the Point Rock. First night caught four-
weight. 11, 18, 16, 18, pounds. Next evening caught one,
15 pounds, and lost one. Next evening caught three, 16,
45. 58 pounds. Next evening, one 18 pounds, and lost
one. Next evening lost one. Next, one 20, one 8 pounds ;
he then left for home. Have full house now.

J. M. Sowle.

The Fishing Fleet.— The number of fishing arrivals
reported at this port for the first seven months of 1879,
was 1351 , or over six per day, exclusive of the smaller fish¬
ing craft making short trips and returning to port every
day or two. From January 1st to August 1st, 276 arrivals
from the Grand and Western Banks, 687 from Georges,
182 from Shore codfishing trips, 162 from Southern and
Eastern mackereling trips, 85 from New Foundland and
the Bay of Fundy herring voyages, 7 from squiding trips,
and 2 from the Bay of St. Lawrence with mackerel. In
addition to these were 16 arrivals of Gloucester Bankers at
Boston with halibut.

The receipts of fish at this port the past seven months,
although not covering all the business of the fleet, have
been very liberal. Tlie Bank fleet sell a small portion of
their codfish catch at New Foundland and in the provin¬
ces, and the greater part of the early mackerel catch is
sold fresh at New York and Boston. Aside from the
catch of herring and mackerel, and the fish caught by the
traps and small boats— no inconsiderable quantity— the
Banks, Georges and Inshore codfish fleetB landed at Glou¬
cester an average of 150,0811 lbs. of fish daily, Sundays
included.

The fish receipts at Gloucetser from January 1st to Aug¬
ust 1st were approximately as follows : Herring, about
9,525 bbls. ; Bank codfish, 4,152,000 lbs.; Georges, do., 16,-
937,000 lbs.; Shore do., 3,596,000 lbs.; Bank Halibut, 7,-
722,400 fits.; Georges do., 682,100 lbs.; Shore mackerel,
13,535 bbls.; Bay St. Lawrence do., 545 bbls.

Considerable quantities of hake, pollock and other fish
from Maine ports have been marketed here in addition to
the catch of the fleet. — Ca/pe Ann Advertiser, August 15.

Pennsylvania — Pottsville, August 19. — One day last
week a trout was caught measuring eighteen inches and
weighing, when dressed, three pounds. This fish had
made his home in one of the “ breaches” which wasfilled
with water in the vicinity of New Castle, near here ; and
in driving a gangway beneath this hole to prevent the
water from breaking through into the gangway and
drowning the coal mine beneath, as the water was
being pumped out, in that way discovered the fish. Many
other kinds of fish abound in it, hut it is considered too
risky to go to the bottom after them. Many most excel¬
lent ' 1 catches ” have been made this summer, both in still
and running waters, and your correspondent is numbered
with those of the most fortunate ; but the above men¬
tioned is the boss fish of the season. Don Pedro.

Minnesota— Lalee City, August 11. — Black bass fishing
in Lake Pepin was never better than at present. Four
rods took 96 three days ago. Many campers on the Lake.
Frontenao is open and in its glory. Hotels on the Lake
all in fine condition, and rates generally reduced, from
Frontenac all round. No heated term sufficient to dis¬
turb the “ Lake Dwellers.” Fun and fishing the order.
Next week fun and shooting will be thrown in as an extra .

Dr.

SUMMARY OF THE GODBOUT CRUISE.

W Ottawa, August 9.

My Dear Hallook: —

Although we left the Godbout on the 11th ult. we did not
arrive home before the end of the month, having been
cruising around until the dog days were over, as you
know any one coming from a region like the Godbout is
not quite disposed or prepared to meet such extreme heat
as Ottawa can generally boast of about the end of July.

1 now send you a statement of the total catch, of salmon
on the Godbout this season, which is veiy poor indeed,
compared with other seasons, although individually I
caught quite enough for good sport. I think we
left a week or so too soon, as you will note. Judge
Taschereau made good fishing after we left. The water
got down and the upper pool was in good order, which
gave him a chance.

John Mangel,

STATEMENT OF SALMON FISHING ON THE BIVER GODBOUT— SEA¬
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Where columns are hlank thus (— ) parties were not fishing.

Total salmon caught 165, average 14 88-165 pounds.

1 Seven grilse eaugnt by Judge Taschereau after the above party
left the river six days to July IB; forty salmon, average II 0— 10
- 446.

Connecticut — Block Island. — The bass fishing at Block
Island, has been excellent recently. The score at the stand
of Mr. Henry Steers for week before last shows 8 fish
weighing each between 24 and 55 lbs. Mr. James R. Steers
has the credit of a 58-pounder.

New York — Rochester, August 15th. — On the morning
of August 3d last, E. J. Ward well and myself, E. Jay
Sugra, of Rochester, N. Y., while fishing in Wilson's
Ponds, three miles from foot of Moosehead Lake, Maine,
took eight speckled trout of the following weights : 4 lbs.,

6 oz. ; 3 lbs., 6 oz. ; 3 lbs., S oz. : 2 lbs., 12 oz. ; 3 lbs., 0
oz. ; 2 lbs., 13 oz. ; 3 lbs.. 4 oz. ; 2 lbs. 12 oz. ; total weight
26 lbs., 3 oz, Not a small fish taken in this catch, and
said to he the largest catch ever taken in three hours time.
Amos H. Walker, proprietor of the Eve.leth House, Green¬
ville, foot Moosehead Lake, Maine, will furnish all the
necessary information in regard to the above named
ponds. SUGRU AND Wardwell.

New York — Henderson . — If you want good black bass
fisliing, go to Henderson and fish Stony Island and the
Galloo Islands, Had splendid fishing ; largest fish, 4 lbs.
20 oz. ; board. $5 per week. Excellent table. H.

New Jersey— Newark, August 18.— Fine strings of perch
are caught from the Hackensack bridges. The^ Call notes a
revival of trade simultaneous with the coming of good
fishing. Sussex papers report, four pound bass in Smarts-
wood Lake.

Forked River. August 16. — We are having fine sport
with the weak and king fish . an average of 190 per boat
being no unusual catch. Had it not been for the net fish¬
ing in our bay this summer we would have had fine
sheepshead fisliing, as nearly a ton weight of large ones
have been caught in the Dels in a few hauls. It is to be
hoped that some action will be taken this winter in the
Legislature to prevent the drawing of seines ; otherwise
we will not ui a few years have any fishing-.

The Riverside House has been very full all summer with
gentlemen and their families who are fond of the sports
to be found in our bays, and if we cannot protect the fish¬
ing all will suffer the consequences more or less. A.

Five grilse caught by N. A. Oomeau at sundry times during- sea¬
son. Elffhteeu salmon, average 12 7-18 pounds— 223. One grilse.

' Queer Fish. — The following correspondence comes to
us under cover from Commissioner Webber of New Harnp
shire :

Charleston, N. H. Avgust 8th.

Mr. Editor : The enclosed letter has been referred to
Prof. Baird, who returns it with a request that it be sent
to you for publication in Forest and Stream, to see if
anybody can throw any light on the matter. Prof. Baird
thinks the fish referred to, may be some yet undescribed
member of the herring family, and possibly Prof. Jordan
may he able to place it. S. Webber.

Astoria, Oregon, July 19.

Mr. Webber:— Dear Sir: I write to getyour assistance in
identifying a couple of fishes that are thought to be young-
shad, strayed from the Sacramento. They are eleven in¬
ches long, two and three-fourths deep, and about seven-
eighths thick, and in shape, number, shape and position of
fins, and shape of tail, are exactly like the picture in Web¬
ster’s Unabridged Dictionary. The color is a uniform
silver, except that on each side, about half an inch from
backbone, a row of dark spots, not very distinct, number¬
ing six to eight, and of the size of a, large shot, extends
from head to tail. The scales axe about the size, and re¬
semble those of a herring, while a few along the belly are
much larger, being about one-third inch diameter, and
more numerous toward the head. Another peculiarity is
that the belly, which is quite sharp, is furnished with a
keen sickle edge, extending from head to tail. These
fishes have been cut open, and are found to be destitute
of spawn. One other larger fish, about fifteen inches,
has been caught. All three were taken by salmon nets'
ten miles from salt water, If from the foregoing descrip¬
tion, you can tell me what they are, I wiBh you would do
so, and oblige ' C. J. Smith.

— The expert sea bass fisherman, Mr. John W. Cox, wine
importer of Pearl street, who is spending a short time at
General O. M. Jardinee Hotel, at Mystic Island, on Long
Island Sound, off the shore of .Connecticut, informs us

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FOREST AND STREAM

that he recently landed two fine hlaokfish weighing four¬
teen and fifteen pounds. The average weight as they
run, is from four to five pounds each. Tins fine fishing
ground may be reached By the Stonington boats to Ston-
ington, or the Hew Haven cars to Noank.

§ istartj ,

NOTES ON SKUNKS.

Fort Riley, Kansas, June 16, 1879.
Editor Forest and Stream : —

While reading the interesting article, “ Some New Facts
on Skunks, ” signed " Old Judge,” in the last number of
Forest and Stream, some reminiscences were brought to
mind which may bo worth recording. .

In the course of this article occurs the remark : “It is
a known fact.that the skunk when lifted by the tail can¬
not throw his cologne.” This well known fact has been
tested sometimes at the peril of the tail-holder. In my
boyhood, like most youths in the country, I set traps for
rabbits. One morning three of us were visiting our traps ;
one of my comrades found his trap sprung, and a cautious
peep revealed a skunk. The trap was carefully lifted and
carried home, when the old gentleman came out to help
us. He was slow of speech aud stammered out, “ I've
heard siv-sa-say, that you must hold a skunk up by the ta-
tar-tail.”

We went to a vacant lot, and while the son raised the
lid, the old'man seized the skunk by the tail and held him
up triumphantly ; but his triumph was of the shortest
possible duration. The skunk drew himself up sufficiently
to take an observation, and then covered the old man
from head to foot with the genuine undiluted article.
The skunk was easily dropped, and as quickly despatched
by the three hoys, who were as expert at throwing stones
by hand as David of old was with the sling.

In the summer of 1867, at Fort Lyon, Colorado, it was
reported to me that a skunk was in an outbuilding, and
as I wanted to capture him to examine the scent glands,
I resolved on strategy. Tying a sponge on the end of a
long stick, and saturating it with chloroform, it was
cautiously brought to his nose, but he kept turning away,
and not until he took refuge in a hole in the wall could
I circumvent him. By saturating the surrounding air,
he finally succumbed. To guard against the possibility ol
a salute, I was rather reckless as to the amount of chloro¬
form given, while removing the two glands, which are
on either side of the rectum, like hollow rubber balls ;
each holding from four to six teaspoonfuls, and each
oommunicating with the bowel by a single duet about the
size of a crow quill. The openings of the ducts are just
within the sphincter ani. By raising the powerful tail,
the orifices of the ducts are exposed, and the contents are
expelled by muscular action of the glands.

When the operation was finished the skunk gave'no
signs of life, illy prudence had protected me at his ex¬
pense. It required two hours hard work to restore him,
which was finally done by the galvanic battery.

He refused food for five days, al though various tempting
dishes were set before him. Had I understood his tastes
aa well then as 1 do now, I might have hastened his con¬
valescence by sulphuretted hydrogen. A lucky thought
came to me at the end of five days, when it occurred to
me. that as he was a loud smelling beast a bad egg might
strike his fancy. Talk of cold water to a man wandering
in a barren desert, or peaches and cream to a party in
pursuit of the north pole ; the way that skunk devoured
that egg will never be forgotten. All the bad eggs about
the post were hunted up to sustain the beast during his
convalescence ; and not until the supply was exhausted
did lie consent to eat good eggs, meat, milk and other
food.

Wliile urging a piece of meat upon his attention one
day, he resented it and snapped at my hand, nipping the
tip of my linger, but not drawing blood.

I cannot believe that the bite of a Bkunk, which is not
rabid, will cause rabbiesin the person bitten.

Rkmsen,

Horse-hair Snakes. — Lock Haven, Pa., Augusts. — Ed¬
itor Forest and Stream : — N. A. T. of Houston, Texas, is
right, ye Editor aud philosophers to the contrary notwith¬
standing. In my boyhood while attending a country- school
I have had my little pond close by a brook full of small
snakes grown from horse-hairs. My recollection is that
in spring water a hair will have to be in water about two
days before it shows life, and animation ceases in about
the same time. N. A. T. need not be alarmed about the
reptile race being increased in this way. J. B. L.

How dear to his heart are the snakes of his childhood,
when fond recollection presents them to view ! We will
not split hairs over this question.

fennel

THE USE OF SPANIELS.

Now that the spaniel is beginning to assert in this coun¬
try the position he has for so long held in his own, and
that sportsmen appear to be awakening to the fact that
his assistance is as valuable to them in the brushy coverts
of the North-eastern States and British provinces as is
that of the pointer and the setter on the prairies of the
West or the stubbles of the South, a few words from one
who has had a life long experience of the breed might
possibly be acceptable to some, at any rate, of your read¬
ers,

The spauiel’s special business, as before implied, is to beat
coverts : his duty is pre-eminently to flush, not to point
game. He must range always within thirty yards of the
gun, unless in the case of a very highly broken dog, when
more liberty may occasionally be allowed. He must be
fast and fearless of facing the stiffeat underbrush ; he
must he taught to down charge instantly at the sound of
a gun, at a signal from his master, or on the rise of game;

and lastly, should retrieve tenderly either by land or
water.

In the face of the confusion that exists in England as to
pure strains of spaniels otherwise than Irish water and
the comparatively modem “ Clumber,” it would be absurd
for mere fashion or fancy to be allowed to interfere in
the creation of a good standard breed of working field
spaniels. Unhampered by the prejudices of the past and
the prestige of particular breeds — for to strain after such
phantoms in the matter of spaniels is absurd — the
sound common sense of the American sporting world may
be trusted, to select from the homogeneous but excellent
matter on both sides of the Atlantic, what it chooses to
designate as a beau ideal field Bpaniel.

Ballock’s famous “Bob” that early in the “seventies"
carried every thing before him, though considered at the
time the king of cockers, was infinitely better suited to
the show bench than he would have been to facing the
stiff brush of Maine or New Brunswick cock covers.

There is no excuse with spaniels for the perpetual clash¬
ing of the show bench and the field. In this, more than
in any other breed of dogs, should success in one depend
on capacity for the other.

From one to six spaniels may be used, according to the
number of guns and the nature of the ground — some
strains as everybody knows are mute— others give tongue.
Color is important. I should at once reject for my own
use a dog that could not be easily seen, giving the prefer¬
ence to liver and white or black and white. In nay opin¬
ion, the most useful all round dog is produced by a cross
between the cocker and small English water spaniel, or
between the cocker and clumber. There remains one
immeasurable advantage that spaoiiels have over setters
for hunting ruffed grouse, in that .while the birds will
offten run great distances and refuse to rise before the
nose of the well trained setter, they will scarcely be able
to indulge in such freaks when surrounded by a busy and
bustling team of spaniels.

It is scarcely necessary, I presume, to add that the of¬
fense of chasing rabbits is the least pardonable and the
worst that a spaniel can be guilty of. and must at all
hazards be at once stamped out. Ringwood.

London, (Ontario) Dog Show. — The Second Interna¬
tional Bench Show of Dogs will be held at London, On¬
tario, on September 30th, and October 1st, 2d, and 3d.
Entries will close on September 16th. The rules and
regulations are similar to those governing other shows.
Tii a show will be held during the Bame time and on the
same grounds as the fair of the Great "Western Fair Asso¬
ciation. The Marquis of Lome and the Princess Louise
are expected to be present. The Great Western, Grand
Trunk, Canada Southern, Erie, and other railways, will
carry dogs free if accompanied by a care-taker. The
classification omits champion and imported classes, but
otherwise is about the same as at previous shows. The
premiums in the English, IriBh, and Gordon setter and
pointer classes, are §13 for first and $5 for second, with §6
each for dog aud bitch puppies. Premium lists contain¬
ing all particulars can be obtained by addressing the Sec¬
retary, W. C. L. Gill, London, Ontario, Canada. The
officers of the association under whose auspices the show
is held are as follows : President, J. S. Niven, Esq., M.
D. ; 1st Vice-President, W. R. Meredith, Esq., M. P. P. ;
2nd Vice-President, L. H. Smith, Esq., (Stratliroy) ; Com¬
mittee, T. H. Smallman, Esq., W. Y. Brunton, Esq., J.
Johnson, Esq., (G. W. R.). W. Hudson, Esq., W. A.
Elliott, Esq., JO. Skirvinc, Esq., R. Gibson, Esq., Herbert
Marsh. Esq., Treasurer, Geo. Macbeth, Esq., Hon. Secre¬
tary, W. C. L. Gill, Esq. _ _

ST. LOUIS DOG SHOW.

We print herewith the Rules and Regulations and also
the Premium List of the First Bench Show of Dogs to he
held by the St. Louis Kennel Club on October 7, 8, 9 and
10. Mr. Charles Lincoln is Superintendent
RULES AND REGULATIONS.

No doff belonging to the St. Louis Kennel Club, or to any member
thereof, will be entered for competition, but the Club's dogs win
be on exhibition.

This show will be held under the rules of the National American
Kennel Club, which will be found In the printed copies of the
Premium List.

I. Ail imported dogs and their progeny on both sides (but not
the progeny of the iatter) shall bo entered in the Imported Classes
and be debarred from entering in the Native Classes; but no
uative dog shall be debarred from enteriug In the Imported
Classes.

II. No dog shall be penalized for buying a docked tail.

HI. Puppies may compete in Grown Classes ; hut if so, they will
he Judged by the standard for grown dogs.

IV. An entryfee of two dollars will be charged for each separate
entry of one or more dogs or puppies, and this entry fee must iu
all casses accompany the entry.

Entries close posttivdu September 20, and no dog will be received
to compete for premiums after 10 o'clock A. M., of the 7th of Octo¬
ber. Dogs should he at the Exhibition Building in the Pair Grounds
on Monday, October 0th, before 0 o'clock p. m.

V. Exhibitors are requested to affix prioes to their dogs. If the
dog Is for sale, state the price at which the owner will sell. If not
for sale, say bo.

"VX All entries must be made on blanks furnished by the Club,
which can be had from the Superintendent at his office, No. 00-1
North Fourth street, St. Louis.

VII. The Club wllluae due diligence for the care and safety of
all dogs exhibited (watchmen being always on duty), but it must
be distinctly understood the Club will not bo responsible for loss
of or damage to any dog exhibited.

arm- The decision of the Judges will be final, unless misrepre¬

sentation or collusion can he shown ; in which event complaint
must be made to the Board of Appeals of the National American
Kennel Club. SeeConstitution and By-Laws, Section 12.

IX. Judges will be instructed to withhold the prizes offered in
any classes where there is no competition, unless the animals ex¬
hibited possess suitable merit, in which case their discretion shaU
govern the prizes to he awarded— either first or second.

X. Exhibitors will be permitted to take their dogs home every
day after the show is dosed upon leaving a deposit of $5 with the
Superintendent and surrendering their entry ticket— to be re¬
turned on reproducing the dogs before 9 o'clock next day. If pri;e
winners should he taken out and not returned, the prizes will be
forfeited.

Exhibitors need not accompany their dogs. They can he sent by
express, directed St. Louis Kennel Club, care of Fair Ako ia-
tion. St. LouIb— and the Club will attend to shipping them back
to their owners.

The 8bow will ho open daily from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. The dog will
thus he on exhibition by daylight only, which exhibitors can ap¬
preciate.

The age of puppies must he computed from date of birth up to
the 7th ofiOctober, 1S79.

No dog will be received unless supplied with suitable chain and
collar.

There will be awarded in each class only one V. H. C., one H. C,
and one 0„ if dogs possess suitable merit.

LIST OF PREMIUMS.

POINTERS.

Champion Pointers (over 55 lbs.)— For the best dog, S30. For
the best bitch, $30. , . , _

Champion Pointers (under 55 lbs.)— For the best dog, $30. For
the best bitch, $30. , „„„„

OPEN CLASSES.

Pointers (over 55 lbs.)— For thr best dog, $30. For the second
best dog, $15. For the best bitch, $30. For the seeond best bltob,

* Pointers (under 55 lbs.)— For the best dog, $30. For the second
best dog, $15 . For the best bitch, $30. For the second best bitch,

^Pointer Puppies (under 12 months).— For the best dog, $10. For
the best bitch, $10.

Specials.— For BjB best Pointer Dog, a fine Parker Bros.’ breeoh-
loading doubleshot-gun. Presented and manufactured by Messrs.
Parker Bros- Meriden, Conn. Value, $200.

For the best Pointer Bitch, a fine Remington beech-loading
double shot-gun. Presented by Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis,
Mo. Value, $100. „

For the best brace of Pointers, regardless of sex or weight, a col¬
lection of thirty heliotype engravings, In portfolio, of Sir Edward
Landseer's paintings. Value, $35.

ENGLISH SETTEES.

Champion English Setters— For the best dog, $30. For the
best bitch, $30. OPEN CLASSES.

Imported English Setters or their progeny of the first
generation.— For the best dog, $30. For theseeona best dog, $15.
For the best bitch, $30. For the second best bitch, $15.

Native English Setters.— For tbe best dog, $30. For the
second best dog, $15. For the best biteb, $30. For the second

b Puppies (under 12 months.)— For the best dog, $10. For the best

^Specials.— For the best English Setter Dog, a fine Parker Bros.’
breech-loading double shot-gun. Value, $200.

For best English Setter Bitch, a fine Fox's patent breech-loading
double shot-gun. Presented by E. C. Meacham & Oo.. St. Louis,
Mo. Value, $100- . ,,

For the best brace of English Setters, regardless of sex, a gun
case. Presented by Wm. Read & Sons, Boston, Mass. Value, $25.

For the best native English Setter Dog or Bitch, a beautiful solid
silver flask. Presented and manufactured by F, A. Durgin, silver
smith, No. 305 N. Seventh Street, St. Louis, Mo. Value, $75.
IRISH SETTERS.

Champion Irish Setters.— For the best dog, $30. For the best
bitch, i'iO.

’ * OPEN CLASSES.

Imported Irish Setters, or their progeny of the first
generation.— For the best dog, $30. For the second best dog,
$15. For the best bitch, $30. For the second best bitch, $15.

Native Irish Setters— For the best dog, $30. For the second
best dog, $15. For the best bitch, $30. For the seeond best bitch,
SIS. For the best dog puppy, $10. For the best bitch puppy, $10.
Specials.— For the best Irish Setter Dog, a fine W. and C. Scott

6 Sons' breeeh-loading double shot-gun. Value, $150.

For the best Irish Setter Bitch, a fine Fox's patent breeeh-load¬
ing double shot-gun. Presented and manufactured by the Amer¬
ican Arms Company, Boston. Value, $100.

For the best brace of Irish Setters, regardless of sex, a shoot¬
ing suit. Presented by Wt H. Holabird, Valparaiso, Ind. Value,

^For the best Native Irish Setter Dog or Bitch, a bronze pheasant
with young. Presented by Mermoa, Jaccard & Co- St. Louis.
Value, $35. GORDON SETTERS.

Champion Gordon Setters.— For the best dog, $30. For the
best bitch, $30. OPEN CLASSES.

Gordon Setters (either Native or imported.)— For the best dog,
$30. For the second best dog, $15. For the best bitch, $30. For the
second best bitch, $15. For the best dog puppy, $10. For the best

b SPEMALSr-For the hest Gordon SetterDog,aflne Nichols' breeeh-
loading double shot-gun. Presented and manufactured by John
A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. Value, $100.

For the best Gordon Setter Bitch, a fine Remington Creedmoor
Rifle. Presented by the Remington Arms Co- through their
agents, Messrs. Brown, Hilder & Co- St. Louis, Mo. V alue, S H.0.

For the best brace of Gordon Setters, regardless of sex, twenty-
five pounds of Orange Lightning Powder. Presented and manu¬
factured by the Laflin Powder Co. Value, $25.

For the best native Gordon Setter, Dog or Bitch, a massive
silver chariot (drawn by boy and girl), for fruits or Ices. Present¬
ed bv L. Bauman & Co- St. Louis, Mo. Value, $75.

SPORTING DOGS.

CHESAPEAKE Bay Dogs— For the best dog or bitch, $10. For
the second best dog or bitch, $5.

IRISH Water Spaniels.— For the hest dog or bitch, $10. For
the second hest dog or bitch, $5.

Cooker Spaniels— For the best dog ot bitch, $10. For the
seeond best dog or bitch, $5.

Special— For the best brace of Cocker Spaniels, regardless
of sex, a Parker Bros.' breeeh-loading double shot-gun. Value,

^spaniels other than Irish or Cockers— For the best dog
or hitch, $10. For the second best dog or bitch. $5.

Fox Hounds— For the best dog or bitch, $10. For the second

b Beagles!— For the best dog, $10. For the second best dog, $5.
For the beBt bitch, $10. For the second best bitch, $o.

Specials.— For the best brace of Beagles, regardless of sex, a
fine Ballard Rifle. Presented by Messrs. Schoverling, Daly &
Gales, New York. Value, $100.

Greyhounds.— For the best dog or bitch, $10. For the second
b^COTOT°DEERHOUNUS.— For the hest dog or bitch, $10. For the

seeond best dog or bitch, $5.

Fox Terriers.— For the hest dog or hitch, $10. For the second
hest dog or bitch, $5.

NON-SPORTING DOGS.

' 'Shepherd Dogs OR Collies.— For the best dog or bitch, $15.
For the second best dog or bitch, $5.

Newfoundlands.— For the best dog or bitch, $10.

7 Bull-Dogs.— For the best dog or bitch, $10.

Bull Terriers.— For the best dog or bitch, $10.

S (Black and Tan Terriers— For the hest dog or bitch, $10.

I J rough Haired Terriers.— For the best dog or bitch, $10.
Yorkshire Terriers.— For the best dog or biteh, $10.

ffiPuos.— For the best dog or bitch, $10.

Italian Greyhounds.— For the best dog or biteh, $10.

King Charles, Japanese or Blenheim Spaniels.— For the
best dog or bitch, $10. , . „ , , _

Note.— Separate entries must he made for all classes marked
“ Special," and all dogs must previously have been entered la

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the regular classes, to enable them to compete In the special
classes.

Railroad Arrangements— Nearly all the railroad companies will
carry dogs free to and from the Show when accompanied by then-
owners,

The express companies will on prepayment of their usual rates
to the Show, return the dogs free.

Editor Forest and Stream .- —

St. Louis, August 16.

I am glad to be able to inform you that Mr. Campbell
has consented to exhibit his famous field trial setters, viz. :
Joe, jr., Buck, jr.. Floss, Fannie, Tom III. and Kate.
They" will, no doubt, cause considerable attraction to
sportsmen, as this is the first time they have ever been
exhibited.

A great many applications are already being received,
that give assurance of ub having a first-class show. The
new building is almost completed, and is a very handsome
one, probably one of the finest on the grounds. The
space for the number of dogs will necessarily be limited.
Early application should, therefore, be made.

Arrangements have been completed to take care of all
dogs that may be sent by express, for any length of time
before the show opens.

I seud you a packageof prize lists, which please hand
to any who may wish for them.

Chas. Lincoln, Supt.

DOG TALK FROM VIRGINIA.

Ashland, Va., August 4.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

Searching for fresh air I brought my family, dogs in¬
cluded, to this pleasant village to spend the summer
months, and delighted are we at the change. Four little
hoys roll on the green grass under the shade of the. oaks ;
four faithful dogs participate in their merry gambols, or
watch them with loving dignity ; and to complete the
rural appearance of our country home we have added a
gallant black-breasted red game cock and half a dozen
hens and a pig. Oh ! that pig 1 The boys have fed him
on peaches and pears and scratched his back until he
feeds with the dogs and the chickens, and it would make
you laugh to see him pushing a dog with his nose away
from his pan, until poor doggie in self-defence takes him
by the ear, only to be worried anew the next moment. 1
leave for town at 7:30 a.m. ; I return at 5 p.m. The real
pleasure of country life lies in the early morning and
evening. The joyous song of the lark ana the dear ring¬
ing note of the partridge greet my ears every morning,
and the yard and garden are tuneful with the mocking¬
bird, the sparrow, the bine-bird, the cat-bird, the robin,
and the thrush — truly “ God made the country and man
the town.”

I brought up four dogs — two setters, a pointer, and old
“ Jip,” my faithful terrier, a cross between Skye and Dan¬
dy Dinmont, now twelve years old, but as fresh and
sprightly as a cricket. Old Henry, my “ old reliable,” is
not a blue blood, but although cock-eared, sharp-nosed,
pig-eyed, and under size, he has won his way. etc., spite all
appearance, to the tenderest spot in my heart by five
years of faithful honest service ; service that has brought
many a bird to hag, rendered without grudging for one,
two, three, four, five days without a sign of flagging or
loss of energy, and has proved him in nose and bottom
equal to any dog of any strain anywhere. He is orange
and white with a diamond between his eyes, in my judg¬
ment the best color of all — and is a Virginia native.

Next is merry dancing little “Eva,’rred and white, a
cross between a noble black tan, half Irish, half Gordon,
out of a bitch of pure English blood, traced back to an
importation made by Jack Heth, a noted lover of fine
dogB, as far back as 1846. I watched the development of
“Eva” with great interest. She has the nose of the Gor¬
don, the speed of the Irish, and intelligence and staying
quality of the English setter. I am breeding back to En¬
glish from her. Just two years old, she was due to whelp
August I2th, by T. H. Taylor's Crack (Carlowitz-True), and
if I have good luck I expect to raise a rattler from this
cross.

Next is “Tom,” my Sensation-Belle, lemon and white
pointer, given me in April by friend Colburn, He is a
very promising and ardent dog, with a fine nose and good
frame. I think Henry- and Eva have taught him a pace
that would astonish Sensation, and even now, in August,
he has more hard muscle and eats more corn-cake than
ever before. I may be wrong, but I think a serious defect
in the way a majority of northern dogs are broken is in
their lack of speed and failure to range. A close broken
pup will never range, but a ranger can be toned down.
We hunt a great deal on horseback, and this doubtless
adds to speed and range, and these are most important
considering the extent of our fields. Still, not one of a
hundred of our dogs are half broken, and I ought not to
criticise others so superior in this regard.

The delicious sense of freedom after such long confine¬
ment in town has made my dogs rampant for the fields,
and they go hunting by themselves every day. I will be
compelled to chain them up, for they axe not only hunt¬
ing off all their flesh but will be thoroughly unruly when
I take them in hand this fall. For several evenings we have
had excellent flights of bull bats and I enjoyed shooting
them. They fly very swiftly and are great darters, so that
they are by no means easy to hit, and they are birds of fine
flavor and greatly enjoyed on the table.

I spent one day in the swamps of the Ohickahominy
hunting for woodoock. Although the day was rainy, it
was quite sultry. The dogs worked well, but in vain, and
finally I returned with an empty bag and tired dogs, thor¬
oughly wet to the skin, and without a feather.

We have a phenomenon in this town, I hesitate to
write about, hut the facts are avouched by so many re¬
spectable men, that I will, A young man named Gross
goes hunting without a gun ; Ids sole and only weapons
are smooth round stones which he carries in his pockets.
Throwing stones, he kills not only hares, but partridges.
Three respectable and truth telling men assured me yes¬
terday that they went out one day with him, they taking
then- guns ; that he killed that day, using nothing but
stones thrown from his hand, six hares running and three
partridges flying. Last fall he attended our State fair,
where a showman exhibited rag babies arranged on
steps, and charged five cents for two throws with a ball,
at say, ten paces. If youstruck a baby he gave you a cigar
and charged nothing. You have doubtless seen the game,
Cross went in, threw, and struck and struck and threw,
knocking over a baby every pop, until lie broke up the

show, It is evident that babies are his forte, and my in¬
formants say it was not a good day for babies. If this
story be true, David was nothing compared with Cross.

I notice a great deal of talk about the place for the field
finals of the National Association this fall. If I may be
allowed to suggest a spot, I willnamo “ Milford Depot,"'11'
Caroline County, Virginia, It is within three hours of
Washington, and two of Richmond ; within easy reach of
New York, Piiiladelplua, and Baltimore, and with mag¬
nificent flats in every direction. There are more birds in
more good places within five miles of that spot, than in
any other I know, The tavern is large enough to accom¬
modate the judges, owners, and breakers, and small
enough to keep off the tog rag and hob-tail, while the
host is a gentleman and sportsman, and the neighboring
farmers would furnish every facility. Excursion trains
from Washington would bring down and take back specta¬
tors, while the village of Bowling Green, only two miles-
distant, would accommodate more than would come.
Numbers of northern sportsmen know this locality, and
I am surprised that no one has suggested it, If the idea
pleases any one interested in these trials and further
information is desired, I will gladly give it, if applied to
through your office. I know every one about there, and
will lend a helping hand to perfect arrangements.

But I have already written too long a letter, Not the
least of my enjoyments in the country is to read Forest
and Stream. 'Mr. Hallock’s Godbout" letters fairly made
me groan with envy of his enjoyment. “ Goshawk.”

* The managing editor of Forest and Stream is able
to endorse, from personal knowledge, what our corres
pondent claims for this locality.

—Sir. Geo. E. Browne, of Dedham, Mass., claims the
name Sheila for his black pointer pup, out of his bitch
Frudence ( Warberton’s Dandy — Crotchett’s Moll), by E.
C. Alden’s Pete. Jr. (Strong's Pete, Woodbridge’s Nell).

Red Irish Setters For Sale. — Mr. E. J. Robbins, of
Westfield, Conn., advertises in another column a pair of
fine red Irish setter puppies, by champion Elcho, out of
Bridget Plunket, she by Plunket out of imported Stella.

— C. A. Benton’s Scotch deer hound Duke, out of Dr. C.
C. Benton’s imported Kate, by Capt. Irvine’s Leo, was
sent to Dr. Benton at Ogdensburg for the Beason. He is
a fine specimen.

, — Mr. Will Cravens, of Madison, Ind., has purchased
from Ed. E. Powell, of same place, his lemon and white
setter dog Glendale, by St. Elmo, out of Tip.

Dogs, Hogs, and Schools. — A. Missouri farmer, who
has been spending his spare time in “figuring,” gives the
following statistical deductions: In thirty-two counties
10,603 sheep have been killed by dogs. He estimates the
number of dogs in thirty-two counties to be 363,000 : that
a hog will thrive on the food necessary to support an able
bodied dog, and at the end of a year weigh two hundred
pounds ; therefore, if the food for these 363,000 dogs went
to the hogs, it would make 93,000,000 pounds of pork,
worth at least six cents a pound, or $4, 550,000 — nearly twice
the value of all the school houses in the State, and more
than twice the amount used by the State for school pur¬
poses.

Yachting and Routing.

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

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Charleston.

COMING FIXTURES.

Aug 81— Charlotte (N Y) open Regatta.

Aug 22— Quincy Y C Regatta.

Aug 23— Beverlv Y C Regatta, Swampscntt.

Aug —Brooklyn Y C Cruise.

Aug 23— Dorchester Y O Regatta.

Aug 23 — Royal Nova Scotia r S Race.

Aug 23— East Boston Y C Championship Match.

Aug 28— Buffalo Y C Union Regatta
Aug 28— Jersey City Canoe Club Regatta.

Aug 29 — Newburyport Y C Cruise:

Aug 29— Newhuryport Y C Closing Race, Ipswich.
Aug 30— Royal Nova Scotia Y S Harbor Cruise.

Sept 2— Salem Y C Regatta.

Sept. 4— New York Y C Cape May Cup.

Sept 6 — Columbia Y C Challenge Cup.

Sept 6— Quinoy Y C Regatta.

Sept. 9— Dorchester Y C Regatta.

Sept 8— Beverly Y C Regatta, Nahant.

Sept 6— Boston Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept 6— Royal Nova Scotia Y S Raoe.

Sept 6— Royal Canadian Y C Prinoe of Wales Cup.
Sept 13— Royal Nova Scotia Y S Closing Cruise.

Sept — Detroit Y C Fall Regatta.

3ept. —Providence Y C Anderson Cup.

Sept —Haverhill Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept — Nahasset Y 0 Fall Regatta.

Sept — Albany Y O Fall Regatta.

Sept 20— Dorohester Y O Union Regatta,

Sept 22— Quaker City Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept 23— Quaker City Y C Closing Cruise.

Oct 15— Seawanhaka Y C Ooean Match, Center Chip.

NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.

ANNUAL CRUISE AUGUST 6 TO AUGUST 15.

The fleet of the New York Yacht Club assembled in
Glen Cove August 6, in obedience to orders issued by the
Fleet Captain, G, L. Haight; at the request of Vice-Corn,
Thomas, schooner Rambler. That without any special
inducements a fleet so numerous should have answered
the call Of the Vice-Commodore is a sign of the time
which all persons having the best interests of yachting in
America at heart will view with pleasure. Not many
years ago it used to be a common thing to see the flower
of the squadron turn out for a match, and engage in a
drift out to the lightship and hack, while only a meagre
muster was made for cruising. That affairs have now

decidedly changed we regard as evidence that the crew
of sailors among our amateur tars is rapidly growing in
numbers, and even as a class it may be said of American
yachtsmen that they have much advanced of late, have
learned to appreciate seamanship, and show a laudable
love of a sailor’s life. They have, in short, discovered
through experience tlxat there is something else to be got
out of the grand Bport of yachting than simply racing and
the potting of mugs. Moreover, the ** hard times” have
done much to squeeze out from the club lists a large frac¬
tion which brought them nominally a crowd, which was
sailed about in huge craft simply for ostentation's sake, in
rivalry of the vulgar display characteristic of the infla¬
tion times. Much of this dross has dropped into the ob¬
scurity from where it sprang, and the sailor element
in our clubs is now more than ever dominent. Of this
the big fleet which collected recently in Glen Cove
stands witness.

Aug. 7. When Fleet Captain Haight fired the prepara¬
tory gun at 5 A. M, , and the signal was made from the
flagship Rambler to get under way for New Loudon, the
first harbor to be made, the following yachts answered
the signal : — Schooners : Rambler, 394 tons, Vice Com¬
modore W. H. Thomas in command; Dauntless, 368, _
Rear Commodore J. R. Waller ; Intrepid, 370, Lloyd
Phoenix; Dreadnaught, 264, C. J. Osborn; Madeleine,
151, J. S. Dickerson ; Tidal Wave, 203, Darnel Cook; Re¬
solute, 306, Mr. Gurney ; Wanderer, 198, James Stillman ;
Estelle, 103, J. D. Smith ; Nettie, 116. F. P. Osborn ; Clio,
08, J. R. Platt ; Magic, 131, F. M. Weld, Jr-,; Peerless,
68, J. R. Maxwell ; and Frolic, 50, J. G. Cassatt. Sloops:
Nkmtic, 65, R. H. Huntley ; Vision, 64, J. J. Alexandre ;
Vixen, 38, F. C. Lawrence; Regina, 42, W. W. W,
Stewart; Active, 41, Herman Oeh-ichs ; North Star, 38,

- ; Psyche, 33, E. M. Brown ; Volant e, 24, Mess.

Hitchcock ; arid Alert, 19, Henry Vail. The Grade, 70,
Mr. C. Flint, though not belonging to the club, got under¬
way with the rest. The movements of the fleet are best
described by ortr special correspondent, an eye-witness to
the whole cruise : —

Newport, Aug. 12, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

At daybreak Wednesday morning last (August 7th)
there was scarcely a breath of air to ruffle the glassy sur¬
face of Glen Cove. Four and twenty graceful craft
swung at anchor there, awaiting the gun from the
Commodore's boat, which was to rouse them into electric
life, and start them' on the long rim for New London.
The signal came at 5:30, and in an instant jibs were run
up, anchors broken, and the boats, gathering headway
slowly slid through the water. The sloopB Vixen, Regina
and Active were anchored close to one another, and the
two latter effected a fine start. The Vixen, however,
before she had gathered way was fouled by the schooner
Nettie, and to prevent further damage was compelled to
drop anchor again. A large hole was tom in her jib.
This accident cost her much, for by it her old enemy,
Regina gained a clear lead of a couple of miles. Intrepid,
Dauntless, Estelle, Peerless and Clio secured an excellent
start, and were well to the front at the end of the first
half hour, Intrepid leading the fleet. By 9 o’clock In¬
trepid led the entire fleet, with the exception of Regina
and Niantic, by a clear three miles. It was now blowing
very fresh, and the smaller- boats brought down their
clubtopsails. Intrepid continued to increase her lead,
and was doing very finely indeed, with every prospect of
leading the squadron into New London, when the breeze
moderated very much, and the small boats came to the
front. By this time the gallant little Vixen had made
good much of her loss, ' had passed most of tire larger
boats, had left Active far astern , and was close on the
heels of Regina. Towards noon the breeze began to give
out, and by 3 o’clock it was almost a calm. The positions
of the boats then were somewhat as follows : On the
north shore were Clio, Madeline, Vision and Dauntless.
In the middle of the Sound Intrepid, Rambler, Estelle,
Resolute. Magic, and most of the other schooners just
holding their own against the strong head tide. On'the
south shore a lively struggle for the lead was going on be¬
tween Vixen and Regina, Active being about a mile
astern. At about 3 o’clock, just off Oldfield light, Vixen
passed to the front, and Regina stood out into the Sound
only to return to her old tactics which had already served
her so well, and hug the south shore again. Here ensued
a calm of three hours. The positions of the schooners
remained practically unchanged. Vision, Madeline and
Peerless put into Now Haven Harbor for the night, as the
weather was hazy and somewhat threatening, The three
plucky little sloops-way over on the south' shore, how¬
ever, held sturdily to their course. A light breeze from
the S. E. sprang' up, and the boats ran merrily along,
making a long leg and a short one. When darkness fell
the Vixen was leading the fleet by about two miles.
Then' came Regina and Active, Clio, Estelle and Magic.
The night was cold and foggy. When daylight broke it
began to blow very brisklyfrom the east, and down came
the clubtopsails again. Vixen still led ; a mile astern of
her was Regina, while a couple of miles astern and to lee¬
ward was Active. In the distance appeared the schooners.
It rained in torrents. Fresher and fresher blewthe wind,
and the men tending the jib sheets on the sloops stood to
their knees in water. At precisely 6:33 a. m. Vixen-
rounded to off the Pequot House, and fired her gun.
Regina came along only nine minutes later, and the
Motive came howling in at 7 o’clook. twenty-seven min¬
utes later. Inhalf au hour the schooners began toarrive.
Estelle led them in, closely followed by Clio, Dauntless,
Magic and In trepid. These four boats made a beautiful
spectacle as they came up tire harbor, so close together
that it was difficult to decide which was leading.

The following are the names and times of the leading
boats:—

H. M.

Vixen . 8 33 Rambler .

Regina . (1 12 Niantic... .

Active. . 7 00 Di-omlnairuht. .

Estelle . 7 07 Tidal Wave....

Clin. J Resolute .

Dauntless, V . . 7 10 Wanderer .

Magic, ) Nettie .

Intrepid . 7 14

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The others came straggling in later in the day. The
Ambassadress, Phantom. Fleet wing and Chjtie joined the
fleet here. The yachts gave their men a sorely needed
rest Thursday, and Friday morning, at 10:10, they started
tor Shelter Island, A more magnificent start than was
then made has probably never been seen. Hundreds of
people trom New London and the neighborhood were on
the banks of the river to witness it. Wanderer, Clio,
Magic and Estelle were among the first of the schooners
° “• se the wharf were anchored Regina, Active
and lireii, These swung, around at about same time
and darted past the landing, stem and stem, each of them
a perfect cloud of canvass. The wind was westerly and
quite fresh. Active quickly took the lead, passing Regina
to windward ; Vixen soon was after, keeping under Re¬
gina's Ice bow. The race then was between the Active
and herself. It was close and exciting, both boats keep¬
ing well up to windward, and neither of them for a long
time able to gain any advantage over the other till the
Active slowly gained on her rival, and beat her to the
Planegut spindle by about a hundred yards. The first
schooner in was Estelle, closely followed by Clio, Flcet-
■wing and Madeline.

The fleet left Shelter Island for Newport at 9 o'clock.
The breeze was free and very fight at first. The Clio
being to windward soon had a long lead. She was fol¬
lowed by Active and Vixen, The Regina, Christine, In-
t reiv'd, Est elle and Dauntless next. The breeze freshened,
and the Regina, being well to windward, soon ran by
Vixen, Christine and others, and at the end of a couple of
hourB had worked, into the position of second place. The
Intrepid came bowling along under a cloud of oanvas,
and carrying the largest balloon jib in the fleet. All the
boats had everything boomed out, and the wind being
free and not too heavy, cracked on every stitch of canvas
they possessed. Most of the yachts kept well up to wind¬
ward, but the Vixen, to avoid the flood tide in the race,
and hoping to catch a southerly breeze, laid her course at
once for Newport. This probably cost her the race. At
noon the leading boat, far down the Connecticut shore,
was the Active. A mile astern of her was Regina, and
another mile astern the Clio and Tidal Wave, having a
hard fight for third place. Miles away to the south was
Vixen, leading the rest of the fleet by a couple of miles.
In her wake were Nettie, Kate, Glytie, Intrepid, Madeline,
and others. At 3 o’clock Clio had been passed by Tidal
Wave, who began to creep up on the Regina. The yachts
held these positions till the end of the run. Active came
in a leader by half an hour of her rivals. Regina carried
away a topmast off the mouth of the outer harbor, yet
managed to come in second : Tidal Wave was third ;
Vixen fourth ; Clio fifth ; Nettie sixth ; Kate seventh ;
Madeline eighth. It was dark when others came in.

The times taken are as follows :

H. M.

Active. . 6 18 Vision. .

Tidal Wave . 7 4 Intrepid .

Regina . ; 7 Ninntic .

Vixen . 7 10 Psyche .

Clio. . 7 81) Rambler .

Clytio . 7 40 Dread naught...

Kate . 7 47 Dauntless .

Estelle . 7 IS Volanto .

Thantom . 7 51 Fleetwing .

Maelq. . 7 55 Nettie .

Madeline . 7 57

. 8 13 30

...8 33
not timed.
. , not timed.

The run over was a remarkably pleasant one. Madeline
when she was coming to anchor fouled the little Vixen,
tearing away and grinding up her yawl, and ripping her
mainsail. The crash brought many boats from neigh¬
boring yachts to the Beene of action^ as it was so loud as
to lead the hearers to suppose that the accident was a
serious one. A magnificent fleet of yachts was now an¬
chored at Newport, in the inner harbor. There were
over thirty, all told, and their fights at night made the
scene a brilliant one. The squadron was joined by several
more yachts, the fleet in harbor being : Rambler, Resolute,
Clio, Clytie. Dauntless, Dreadnought, Coniert, Estelle,
Fleet. wing, Intrepid, Madeline, Magic, Nettie, Peerless,
Tidul Warn, Wanderer, Vixen, Regina. Volante, Vision,
Active, Niantic, Hope, Recreation, and S. S. Ideal.

Duxbury Yacht Club.— The union regatta of {his
club was sailed off Duxbury, Saturday, August 16tli.
The day was overcast, light breeze from southwest, which
freshened, so that during the latter part of the race fight
canvas was taken in. Time of Mercury not taken, as she
failed to cross the finish owing to her draft. A ball took
place the previous evening which was very successful,
and a dinner was served after the race at the Standish
House. In the following summary, K denotes keel, and
C. B. center-board : —

FIRST CLASS.

Actual Corrected

„ . . „ Length. Time. Time.

Yacht. Owner. ft. in. h. m. s. h. m. i

Siren, c. b . L.N. Keith... . 38 00 1 30 41 1 03 31

Lilly, o. b . Sanborn . 27 02 1 51 13 1 18 24

Triton, li H. McKay . 30 02 I 43 41 1 43 41

Meroury.k . Com. Holmes. . . 31 01 Not taken.

The Mercury was unable to complete the race on ac¬
count of her groat draught of water compelling her to
keep in the channel.

SECOND CLASS.

Actual Corrected
Length. Time. Time.

Yacht, Owner. ft. in. h. m, s. h. m. b,

TMube. e. b . T. Litchfield. ... 20 08 1 46 09 1 01 59

Mamie, e. b . V. Harlow . 26 00 1 40 60 1 07 17

Allie, e.b . Wattles . 21 06 1 47 10 1 1)7 19

Sea Bird, c. Ii . Lovclacd . 22 00 I 50 59 1 11 IS

H. C. Wharf, k... Wharf . 21 08 1 53 16 4 13 35

Fanny, k . C. A. Perkins. .. 23 03 1 56 43 1 19 01

third clabb.

Actual Corrected

_ , Length. Time. Time.

Yacht. Owner. ft. in. h. m. s. h. m. b.

Peerless . Gifford . 18 09 1 B3 00 1 08 47

Pansy . Polio . 19 07 1 52 24 1 09 28

Dream . C. Barnard, ... IS 03 1 57 29 1 12 18

Pearl . Came . 17 01 1 59 19 1 12 49

beaFoatu . ..South worth... 18 06 2 01 81 1 18 42

Unique . Seed . 16 08 2 08 08 L 19 47

Undine, . Lowe . 18 09 Time not taken.

In the sprit-sait, fourth class, Annie M., P. H. Winsor,
won first prize ; Little Charlie, Mr. Ransom, second, and
Wanderer, J. D. James, third ; beating Sadie C. Montana
and Dexter,

Quincy Yacht Club.— Quincy Y. c. regatta May 9.
Psychehns been given second place, instead of Flyaway,
the latter being found too large for the class. Psyche,
therefore, takes second prize. The third championship
regatta of this club was sailed Saturday, Aug. 9, off

Quincy Great Hill. Murid and Dandelion heel already
won the season championship in first and third classes,
while in second class Elf and Wildfire had each won a
race. In the second championship match Elf and
Thistle sailed a dead heat on time, and second prize
for that race was decided by race of Ang. 9. Judges :
Messrs. J. T. Penniman, P. B. Turner, Samuel Bass.
Summary : —

FIRST CLASS.

_ . _ Length. Corrected Time.

Yaaht. Owner. ft. in. H. M, S.

Muriol . C. G. Wo til . .23 6 1 21 41

Allie . A. S. Wattles . . 23 8 1 43 51

Secret . J. Biuney . . 23 3 0 00 00

SECOND CLASS.

Thistle . YV. H. Litchfield . . 2110 1 31 42

Elf . W. P. Barker . 20 4 1 38 33

THIRD CLASS.

Rocket . B. P. Baas . 16 7 1 11 13

Nattio . W. IJ. Nicholson . 10 8 1 15 41

Dandelion...!. Q. Adams . 17 5 1 16 28

Imp . .G. C. Adams . 10 10 1 10 50

Elmer . P. Chubbuck . 17 6 1 16 59

Undine . A. L. Neal . . . 17 3 1 17 08

Louisa _ . . L. H. Parrott. . 17 0 0 00 00

Muriel, Thistle, and Rochet take first prizes, Allie,
Elf, and Nattie second prizes. Thistle also receives
second prize for previous race, decided by tills one.
Championship of the season goes to Muriel and Dande¬
lion. In second class there must be a “sail off” be¬
tween Wildfire, Elf, and Thistle.

Fancy vs. Water Witch.— The yachts Fancy, Gom-
modore P. Grant, and Water Witch,' Mr. H. Hutchings,
sailed a match off Nahaut Aug. 14. Course from steam¬
boat wharf to ffuoy off Winthrop's Point and return ; sail
twice over ; sixteen miles. Fancy took the lead and kept
it in spite of having some trouble with her fore stay.
After rounding Winthrop Head she parted her patent gaff
arrangement, and had to give up, the Witch taking the
stakes of $100. Judges : Commodore W. L. Jeffries,
B. Y. C., and Mr. William Morris. Referee : Commodore
Frank E. Peabody, D. Y. C.

Quincy Point Scrub Race. — An impromptu race was
sailed August 11th off Quincy Point, for three prizes
presented by Mr. E. W. Baxter. Judges : Messrs. L. M.
Horsey and'll. M. Federhen. No time allowance. Sum
mary

Actual Time.

Yacht. Owner. n. M. S.

Dolly Vartlen . . A. P. Cleverly . 4 20 32

Ellin . W. P. Mtiyhury . 4 28 05

Dolphin . Ed. Packard . 4 28 28

Undine . . Harvey French . 4 34 09

Rescue . . W. N. Ford . 4 31 25

Louisa . Luther Parrott . 4 37 00

Salem Yacht Club.— The second race of this club was
sailed off Lowell Island Aug. 11th. Wind moderate from
S. E. Courses, 10, 7, and 5 miles for the three
classes. Judges : Messrs. Richardson and Nevins.

FIRST CLASS.

Aotual

Length.

Name. Owner. ft. in.

Mignon .... Wallis A Dodge.. . . 25 4
Coming .... Rock Brothers.. . 20 2

Catamaran, G. Mansfield . UO 0

SECOND CLASS.

Dush.,.Huntingdon&Brown.l9 9

Coquette, P. A. Brown . 19 5

Thistle _ Snow Rich . 19 0

Thom . John Newcomb... 19 0

O. M. A. . Anton Liebsoh . 23 0

Aurora. . .Joshua Brown . 21 3

THIRD CLASS.

Tulip . W.T. Server . 15 5

Amy . 0. B. Knowlton _ 10 2

Time.
H. M. S.
2 13 31
2 50 00
2 47 00

1 28 30
1 27 40
1 27 00
1 30 20
1 50 00
1 35 40

Correct
Time.
H. M. S.

1 41 49

2 25 10
0 00 00

1 01 21
1 00 10
0 59 35
1 03 65
1 25 03
1 09 47

0 43 47

Mignon, Thistle, and Tulip take first prizes, and
second prizes go to Corning and Coquette.

Newport Yacht Club. — The second regatta of the
Newport Y. C. was sailed Aug. 14th. The strong S. W.
wind frightened away most of the entries, and only
three yachts mustered spunk enough to risk a capsize.
Course from Long Wharf to Bishop's Buoy, thence to
stakeboat off South Dumplings, thence around buoy
off Torpedo Station, and back to start ; distance 8 miles.
Prize given by ex-Commodore Pratt. Double reefs were
in order, and all three managed to keep light side up,
though crews were about drowned out. Sunshine, Chas.
Cobb, of Boston, took and kept the lead, winning in 4b,
4in. 14s., beating Avis, Profesoor H. S. Eustis, Cam¬
bridge, and Baby, H. K. Norman, of Boston.

Sailing on the Delaware. — In the regatta held by
Captain Wright off Cooper’s Point, N. J., August 4tli,
the starters were : Shuck, Norcross, Feeney, Viola, Hol¬
land, and Cokill. Course around buoy off House of Cor¬
rection and home. Wind squally and variable. First
prize won by Shuck, second by Norcross, and third by
Feeney. The Cohill is out with a challenge to sail the
Holland for the Mayberry challange flag and a purse of
$50 to $100. If not accepted, will saU any yacht of the
Cooper’s Point Y. C. except the Norcross.

The Late Neenah Regatta. — Neenah, Wis., August
13.— Editor Forest and Stream :— In your issue of Aug. 7
I notice a communication from my friend, J. M. Dickin¬
son, captain of the yacht Niobe, wherein, in reply to
some correspondent unknown to us, he says : “ The
judges held a meeting and declared the race off, &c. Be¬
lieving we had won the race fairly we declined to enter
the next day.” Without desiring to detract ono iota from
the fame of the Niobe or the good name of her gallant
captain, still as one of the judges I feel it a duty, in fair¬
ness to all parties, to briefly state the facts. The course is
a twelve mile one. Therules of the club make the neces¬
sary time fora race as twice around inside of three hours.
According to Captain Dickinson’s own statement, as pub¬
lished in an Oshkosh paper, his Niobe was 31i. 3m. in
making once around. The judges, as a matter of course,
declared the race off, and required it sailed on the next
day. If this is not a fair statement of the case then we
do not knowhow to make one

J. N. Stone, one of the Jugdes.

Mitchell Boat Club of Milwaukee. — The new club
house has been finished, and is a handsome two-story
structure of Gothic style. A new boat from Charles
Plass, of Detroit, has been added to the stock. She is
50 feet long, 53 inches wide, and has both fast and
sliding seats and Ostrorn rowlocks. Mr. J. K. Ilsley, of
the Milwaukee B. C., has a new paper single for practice
work. It is contemplated to add several new boats to
the Mitchell B. C.

Pensacola (Fla.) Regatta.— The annual regatta of
Pensacola, Fla., was sailed Thursday, July 17. Judges :
Gen. S. A. Moreno and Capt. John B. Guttman : course,
triangular ; distance, 15 miles ; prize, $35. Wind strong
from S. W. Summary : —

Length.

Yacht, Owner. ft. in.

Wallace.... Dixon Reed . 28 7

Rover . U. S. N . 23 8

Blanche R..S. K. MsvHory . 2110

Belle . W. Handlou . 23 01

Time

Allowance.
H. M. S.
0 00 00
6 40 00
8 26 00
0 53 00

Corrected

Time.

h. m. a.

2 32 25
2 37 13
2 38 58
‘ 39 47

The race for pilot boats was sailed the following day.
Prizes, $50 add $35 ; course, 15 miles. Ten boats started.
Won by the Little Frank, though a claim of foul was
mado on the strength of her main boom striking one of the
marks in rounding. The question has been referred to
the secretary of the Southern Y, C.

Royal Nova SCotia Y. 8. — Mr. F. C. Sumichrast, the
honorable secretary of the club, has been elected an hon¬
orary member of the Eastern Y. C. of Boston, a com¬
pliment well deserved, in consideration of services done
in behalf of the best interests of yachting.

The Barrie Regatta. — In the professional single-scull
race at Barrie, Ont., August 10th, Hanlan and Riley
crossed the line together in 37m. 3s. The other contest¬
ants were Elliott, Toronto ; Frank Gaudaur, Toronto ;
John A. Kennedy, Portland, Me. ; Geo. Hosmer, Boston ;
F. A. Plaisted, Brooklyn, N. Y. : Wm. McKeen, Toronto ;
Bob Berry (colored), Toronto, and J. Hanlan and P. Pa-
tullo, Toronto.

St. Anne’s (Can.) Yacht Club.—1 The annual regatta
was sailed August 3 over a course of fifteen miles for the
Clarendon cup. Wind fresh from southeast. Sappho,

D. Heath, won, beating Eolus, Mr. Browne, Bella Flor¬
ence, Mr. Hodson, and Petrel, X. Greene. Latter came
in thurl, but was disqualified for polling. A race for open
boats finished (die day’s sailing.

Racing at Kingston (Ont.) — A race was sailed in King¬
ston Harbor July 38 for the harbor championship. Won
by Zeitella, beating Laura, Emma, Charm and Crossbones
in the order named.

Yachts’ Photos.— Mr. Jay V. Olds, of Bridgeport,
Conn., has been made agent for the sale of photographs
and yachting literature of several English houses. He
proposes also to keep a full line of American photos, &e.,
so that parties desiring to decorate club houses or cabins
can procure from one headquarters all they need in this
line at lowest prices. His list of photographs includes
nearly every yacht of repute abroad or at home.

To American Yachtsmen.— For complete records of
all yaclit races in England, as well as for a great variety
of other matter of interest, such as cruises and yachting
tales, read “Hunt’s Yachting Magazine,” established
1853. Can be had of booksellers generally or direct from
Hunt & Co. , 119 Church street, Edgware road, London,

E. C., England. Published monthly, one shilling sterling
per number. — Adv.

ffiisUnws.

FIXTURES.

Aug. 21— Staten Island— Staten Island (2d) vs. Germantown (2d
Aug. 22— Cleveland, O.— Forest City vs. Pittsburg.

Aug. 25-26— Hoboken. N. J.— Hamilton vs. St. Georges.

Aug. 27-28— Stcnton.— Hamilton vs. Young America.

Ang. 29-30— Staten Island.— Hamilton vs. Staten Island.

Sept. 6— Staton Island.— Young America (2d) vs. Staten Island (2d)
Sept. I0-H— Toronto.— Daft’s English eleven vs. 23 Canadians.
Sept. 12-13— Toronto. — Daft’s English eleven vs. 22 English.

Sept. 15-10— Ottawa.— Daft’s English eleven vs. Ottawa.

Sept. 18-20— Staten Island.— Marsh's Irish Team vs. Staten Island.
Sept. 25-26-27— Nioetown— Marsh’s Irish Team vs. all Philadelphia.
Sept. 25-25-27— Detroit.— Daft's English eleven vs. Detroit.

THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET MATCH.

CANADA VS. UNITED STATES.

In our next number will be found a full account And
score of this international game, and until then our
readers must be content with a glance at the following
summary of United States-Canada matches that have
been already played : —

1853— Won by United States, at Harlem, N. Y., by 34 runs.

1854 — Lost by United States, at Toronto, by ten wickets.

1855— No match.

1850— Won by United States, at Hoboken, by nine wickets.

1857— Lost by United States, at Toronto, by four wickets.

1858— ' Won by United States, at Hoboken, by four wickets.

1859— Won by United States, at Toronto, by four wickets.
1880— Won by United States, at Hoboken, by five wickets.

It will be seen that the last took place in 1860, and no
doubt they would have been continued annually had not
the “ late unpleasantness” on this side of the line put a
stop to all thoughts of the game. We sincerely trust
that it may continue to be a yearly event. No other
match can create as healthy an interest, and it is inter¬
est that increases the popularity of “ the noble game of
cricket,” At the beginning of the season we spoke of
the usefulness of this match, and it may now interest
our readers to learn the source from which it sprung.

The first step toward international cricket was made
by the St. Georges Club, of New York, to whom all
honor is due. Early in 1840 an obscure, undefined chal¬
lenge to that club was given in the name of Toronto and
said to have been delivered by a gentleman of that place.
The St. Georges complied with alacrity, but upon reach¬
ing Toronto found that they were not expected— and it
was all a mistake. In consideration, however, of their
having gone so great a distance as 600 miles a friendly
game was gotten up and played. Tho Toronto club was
expected to play a return match in 1841, and the hope was
repeated in 1842; but sufficient circumstances precluded
them from so doing during those two years. Howev er

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on September 13, 14, 15 and 16, 1843, a match was played
in New York between eleven bona-fide members of the
Toronto Club vs. eleven bona-fide members of the
St. Georges, the visitors being victorious. At this time
it was agreed that the St. Georges should go to Toronto
and play the return match during the ensuing summer.
Consequently in 1844 the St. Georges, whose rankB had
been sadly thinned by deaths and resignations, incorpo¬
rated three members of the Philadelphia Union Club in
thoir eleven and turned up with them at Toronto on July
24. An altercation ensued, the Canadians refusing to
play the mixed team. The St. Georges, after waiting for
several days, were obliged to return home, the match
being off.

This difficulty between the two leading clubs of the
tune led to the publication of two challenges in August
of the same year, the St. Georges expressing themselves
willing to play “any eleven players in Canada for any
6um from $100 to $1,000, the match to take place in New
York," and the Toronto Club was also willing to sacri¬
fice their feelings by meeting “ in a friendly trial of skill "
any blasted “eleven residents of the United States of
America" at Toronto who should desire to accept bets
to the extent of 200 guineas on the result.

After a vast amount of beer and ink had been consum¬
ed the Toronto Club on September 9 accepted the St.
Georges’ challenge, naming $1,000 as amount of the stakes,
and according to agreement All-Canada put in an appear¬
ance on the St. Georges’ ground on September 24, 1844.

The match was close and interesting, and from the
.score, which we reproduce, it will he seen that Canada
won by 23 runs : —

ALL-CANADA.

First Inning. Seoond. Inning.

Winokworth, run out IS b. Wright . 14

Wilson, b. Wright . 0 b. Groom . 0

Birch, c. Baga, b. Groom . 5 c. Turner, b. Wright . II

Barber, b. Wright . 1 b. Groom . 3

'Sharpe, b. Wright . 13 b. Groom . a

Philpott.9, hit wicket . 1 b. Groom . 13

Robinson, leg before wicket. . 1 b. Wright . 4

Haddock, not out . 7 b. Groom...- . 7

FTeeling, c. Dudson, b.

Wright . 12 notout . ... 7

French, b. Groom . a l>. Wright . 0

Thompson, It. Wright . 7 leg before wicket . 3

Extras . 15 Extras . 7

Total . . 98

First Inning.

Turner, b, Winokworth .

H. Tioknor, e. Thompson, b.

French . .

Wheatcroft, b. Winokworth. .
Sam. Wright, c. Barber, b.

French .

J. Ticknox, leg before wicket.

Tinson, st.. Phillpots .

8yme, e. Thompson, b. French
Dudson, Cj Freeling, b.Winuk-

wort.h .

Groom, c. Thompson, b.

French .

Wild, b. Winokworth

Bago, not out .

Extras .

GEORGES.

Second Inning,

:. Barber, b. Sharpe . 14

4 b. French . 3

0 b. Sharpe. . 0

14 leg before wicket . 0

1 b. Sharpe . U

4 o. Winokworth, b. Sharpe _ 0

0 b. Winokworth . 0

10 o. Haddock, b. Sharpe . *

0 notout . . 6

10 Extras . . 9

Total . . fit Total - - - - 58

Grand total . . . . . . . 122

Nothing daunted by this defeat the St. Georges chal¬
lenged and played All-Cauada, this time at Montreal on
July 30-31, 1845, and again Canada was victorious by 61
runs. The return match was played in New York in
August of the same year, when the Canadians for a third
time were successful, thus time by three wickets. The
St. Georges now called upon the Philadelphia-Union for
aid, and these clubs in August, 1846, issued a joint chal¬
lenge to All-Canada. It was promptly accepted and the
match commenced at New York on the 27th of the same
month. Two innings only were played— Canada, 28;
United teams, 57 — when unfortunately a dispute arose
(an infringement of law XIX.) and the game was left un¬
finished.

From these games and others of a like character the
United States-Canada matoh sprung up, which in the
future, unless it is played by the best cricketers, irrespec¬
tive of position and pocket, should be distinguished by
some other name.

United States vs. Canada. — A telegram, dated Ottawa,
Aug. 14th, informs us the game so far as played last
Tuesday resulted as follows -.—Canadians : first inning,
85 ; second inning, stumps drawn at 6 o’clock with 78 for
9 wickets. Americans : first inning, 108. Before this
reaches our readers the telegraph will have announced
the victory of the Americans boys.

— The Syracuse cricketers cabled Daft on the 11th just.,
offering him $1,000 if he would visit their city and play a
two days’ match vs. 22 Of Central New York.

Canadian Cricket — August 8th. — Bayfield vs. Seaf orth,
at Seaforth. The former won, scoring 154 in one innings
to the latter’s 98 in two.— August 8th, Barrie vs. Colling-
wood, at Barrie. Barrie 141 first inning, Collingwood 46
—one day’s match.— August 9th, Owen Sound vs. Mea-
ford, at Owen Sound. The former won by 70 runs.—
August 9th, St. Mary’s vs. Stratford, at St. Mary’s. Form¬
er won by an inning and 21 runs. Adams, for the winner,
hit 73.— August 9th, Newmarket vs. Aurora, at Newmar¬
ket. Visitors defeated by five wickets.

ARCHERY.

taken the place of croquet. Then all the implements of
archery were imported ; the demand increased so rapidly,
however, that a number of American manufacturers
Btarted immediately the making of archery goods, and
now the best in the market are made in this country.

Lancewood is the principal material used in bow mak¬
ing, and is indigenous to this country, whence it is shipped
in sailing vessels abroad ; in consequence of the long voy¬
ages and exposure to dampness, the wood loses its fine
color and becomes otherwise injured. No matter how
well seasoned on the other side, it will shrink when it re¬
turns to our dry climate, and this accounts for the fact of
the imported bows often breaking. Among the first to lake
advantage of this new branch of industry, was the firm
of Conroy, Bissett & Maliesyn, the well-known fishing-
tackle bouse in New York, and we now note an increased
demand throughout the country for-bows of their manu¬
facture. At first it was difficult to get sufficient skilled
labor, and they had great trouble to get rid of the uneven
bend in their bows, a fault which foreign bows still have
in a greater or less degree ; but uow they are perfect,
which no doubt accounts for the small percentage of
breakage. The dealers find it to their advantage to order
their goods at home. American fly-rods are now being
sent to England, and before long they will be ordering
American bows, Not only are bows rnado here, hut all
the tackle necessary, such as arrows, targets, quivers,
etc., etc., and of a very fine quality and much lower
price. Archer,

THE EASTERN ARCHERY ASSOCIATION.

National Archery Association Tournament. — Not
having space this week to publish the full report of the
Chicago tournament with our criticisms, we have thought
best to defer the whole until next week, only taking occa¬
sion now to congratulate the association upon the sucoess
of its first meeting.

Eureka Archery Chub. — The following named officers
were elected at the regular meeting of the Eureka Archery
Club, Sacramento, Cal., held Friday, the 1st test. : Cap¬
tain, Thomas Fish ; First Lieutenant, R. J. Dolan ; Second
Lieutenant, F. Chaine ; Secretary, N. B. Berry. A com¬
mittee of three was appointed to confer with other clubs
in regard to a State tournament during fair week.

American Bows.— It is three years since the public
first began to show any interest in archery, and though
little practiced at first, it now has almost, if not quite,

Editor Ftjraxl and Stream

It having- been expressed to me liy an archery olub located in
the vicinity of New York, that they would have been glad to
Join us in the organization of an Eastern Arohery Association if
they had understood that an Eastern rather than a New England
Association was proposed. I desire to say for the information of
any arohery olubs in the Middle States, so disposed that it was
the earlier Intention of those who proposed the organization to
have a New England Association, but on receipt of a communica¬
tion from n club in your State, and having no desire to be exclu¬
sive, it was thought best to have an Eastern Association which
would be composed of clubs in this part of the country, the mem¬
bers of which could not spare the time, or care to be at the ex¬
pense of attending the meetings of the National Association,
which probably will always be held in the West.

The result of the meeting and the expressions from the; various
clubs represented were in excess of the anticipation, and very
gratifying to the originators, and from the indications it. is ex¬
pected that a very Interesting meeting will be held in this city the
last week in September when the Association is to hold its .first
annual prize competition.

The programme cannot definitely be stated as yet, but is to in¬
clude competition for Champion and Lady Champion Medals at
the double American and Columbia rounds. Team shoot (for
four) at the American and Columbia rounds and several handicap
matches. It is the intention of the committee to so arrange the
prizes, that those who are not the best shots will have an equal
share of them as au inducement for all to join in the competition.
It cannot bo expected that many, if any, large scores will be
made as this is the first season at arohery for nearly all the mem¬
bers of the various clubs in this part of tho country.

The club of which I am a member, the Pequossett Archers, rop-
sent, I think the condition of most of the clubs in the East. No
member of the club had praotioed archery previously to the or¬
ganization of the club about the first of last May, uor have we
Biuce had the privilege of taking lessons from anyone. We have
tried to follow the teachings of Maurioe and Will H. Thompson,
and others, with, we think, a fair measure of success. It is our
desire though to meet other archers on the Add, as we know there
are many things which we can learn only in that way.

Several parties hav e already offered special prizes for the first a n-
uualprizo competition and further offers will be gladly received by
the committee. Any archery club desiring to Join tho Association
and competing for the prizes should make application to John
Worcester, Esq., Corresponding Secretary, Waltham, Mass. The
membership fee Is five dollars and our rules permit the admission
of a club to membership at any time.

Our thanks are due to the National Arohery Association for the
lesson they have given to us. A. S. Brownell,

President Eastern Archery Association.

W. Holberton, Esq., who is a member of the Executive
Committee of above Association, urges over bis own sig¬
nature all lovers of archery to join, and also to attend the
meeting in September, no matter how small a score they
make— ladies as well as gentlemen.

Webb and Boyton. — Capt, Mathew Webb, the Eng¬
lish swimmer, renowned for his exploit of swimming
across the English channel, lately arrived in America, and
on the I4tli inst. swam from Sandy Hook to Coney Island,
a distance of ten miles as the crow flies, but owing to
winds, tides and currents, requiring a swim of about sev¬
enteen miles. His speed was about 2f miles per hour.
The sea was very rough, and the surf the wildest known
at Coney Island for a long time. Capt. Webb is 31 years
of age, 5 feet 8 inches in height, and weighs 195 pounds.
He has great musoular strength, and a noticeable breadth
of chest. In Bwimmiug, he pushes his arms out to their
full length before him, and then carries them around and
back with a full sweeping stroke. His legs are held high
in the water, so that his heels are often visible.

A match between Webb and Boyton, will take place
at Newport, to-morrow, off Beach No. 1. The men will
swim between two buoys, one-half mile apart. Webb is to
swim twenty miles while Boyton paddles twenty-five
miles. They enter the water at 2 o'clock A. M., and finish
about six o’clock in the evening. Webb will wear swim¬
ming tights ; Boyton will wear his life-saving suit.

Milwaukee Swimmjng School. —Since the 12th of July
the following named pupils of the Rohr Swimming School
finished the courses by swimming longer than the pre¬
scribed length of time, 30 minutes ; Maria Vette, 63 miu. ;
Geo. Moebus, 35 ; Martha Biersach, 63 ; Otto Heyer, 40 ;

Joseph Rice, 36 ; Albert Schneider, 41 ; Elise Vette, 71
min.

The steam yachts plying between the downtown bridges
and the Milwaukee River dam are carrying full loads
during the warm spell. The trip of two miles and back is
made in 30 min. per boat. The merely nominal fare, five
cents, enables every one who desires to enjoy a bath free
of charge.

An estimate of 1,300 is placed upon the number who
patronizod the free baths during the week ending July
19th.

Two days of the week are set apart for the feminity.

— Tut?. Astley belt competition, which is distinct from
the O’Leary walk, will he held in the, Madison Square
Garden, the last week in September. The contestants
expected, are Weston, Blower Brown, Hazael, Rowell,
Panchot, Ennis, Krohne, and Norman Taylor.

— Ferdermeyor, the Frenchman, who recently a fugitive
around at the Manhattan shows, having suffered many
woes on land and sea while wheeling a. barrow from San
Francisco to New York, completed last Saturday night an
unsuccessful attempt to trundle his vehicle 450 miles in
six days at the American Institute Building, this city.
The limping tramp bad scored 407 miles, when the gas
was turned out and audience, management, and pedestrian
were unceremoniously plunged at once into darkness and
sombre reflections upon the illusory character of all
pedestrian matches in general, and wheelbarrow trund-
lings in particular.

W § 'di m 4

FroMem No. 60.
Motto: Be Patient.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS — NO. 58.

1— K-B-3. 3-BtksR

2— any

1-B-B7
8— mates.

Correction. — The Black R on Black’s Q B4. in problem No. 50
should be a White Rook on whites Q B5.

CURSORY JOTTINGS.

Tho American Chess Journal is to bo published hereafter at Chi¬
cago, Ill., by Mr. E. Barbo, a clever problemists player and a chess
enthusiast. We shall notice the first number that apears under
the now management somewhat at length.

The Canadian Chess Assocociation is to hold Its eighth annual
meeting September 23, 1879, in committee room No. 8, Houso of
Commons, Ottawa. This tournoy Is open to all residents of the
Dominion, in payment of an entrance fee of $1. The prizes are
five in number : $30, $20, $15, $10, and $5, or In that proportion ac¬
cording to the actual amount at tho disposal of tho association.
Rev. T. D. Phillips, M. A., Ottawa, the secretary and treasurer of
tha association will no doubt gladly furnish additional informa¬
tion.

North-western Surveys. — We have received from tha
author the Annual Report upon Explorations and Surveys
in the Department of the Missouri, by E. H. Ruffner, First
Lieutenant of Engineers, U. S. A. The included Report
of Lieut. C. A. H. McCauley of tho San Juan Reconnois-
sance Is extremely interesting and valuable. This em¬
braces a record of some 2,000 miles of exploration in
South-west Colorado and New Mexico. The subjects dis¬
cussed are the general character of the country traversed,
seasons, climate, etc., agricultural and pastoral pursuits,
lines of communication, population, mines and mineral
wealth, the botony and entomology. We need not say
that the information here collected is of an invaluable
nature. _

Philadelphia anglers and gunners fit out at the establish¬
ment of the veteran, John Krider, whose forty years of
experience in the field have made him an authority on all
matters pertaining to his line. Mr. Krider has just pub¬
lished a book entitled “Forty Years Notes of a Field
Ornithologist," of which a notice will appear hereafter
among our book reviews.

_ According to the Worcester Gazette a Mr. Parker of

Coldbrook, Mass, has succeeded in taming a partridge which
he caught with a snare. He keeps it about the house, the
bird comes at his call, lights on his shoulder and feeds
from bis hand.

570 FOREST AND STREAM.

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— The September number of the Poultry Monthly con¬
tains an unusual amount and variety of valuable matter
for poultry and pet stock raisers. The Monthly is
achieving a well-merited success.

The Rev. Dr. Edward Eggleston, of Brooklyn, is in
the Adirondacks, getting all the benefit possible from
what he is pleased to term the “great family remedy”
— a trip to the woods.

—It is proposed by a number of Georgia gentlemen to
erect a monument to the brave Sergeant Jasper, who fell
in the attack on Savannah October 9, 1779. The more
monuments we have in America to commemorate the
loyal deeds of loyal men, the greater will be the incite¬
ment of bronze and marble to emulation of heroic daring,
We bespeak for the Jasper Monumental Association the
success it deserves. The corresponding secretary is Mr.
D. J. Foley, Savannah, Georgia.

“ Camp Gumption.” — If Eve did not enjoy the Garden of
Eden a great deal more than her lord and master did,
she was no fair prototype of her sex. A woman, bless
her, will see more beauty in a wayside weed than the
man who walks with her would discover in a whole con¬
servatory of exotics. So we have always found that in
the woods the girls had a thousand ways of finding
pleasure where their masculine escorts would only yawn
and look bored. When the better halves of creation do
go off alone by themselves, no matter in what- part of the
world it may be, they always manage to find more of the
Garden of Eden than ever was discovered by the Ori¬
entalists and Eastern explorers. Just now we note that
a party of some half dozen young New England girls
have pitched their tents on the shores of a New Hamp¬
shire lake, where they have established a community
something like the fabled island of the Amazons. They
are fitted out with tents, horses and carriages, boats and
all camping paraphernalia ; while a man servant does the
heavy work. The time is spent in fishing, rowing, driv¬
ing, etc., with singing, reading, recitations and games.
The camp is very fittingly termed “Camp Gumption,”
and each member of the band calls herself “ a gump.”
May their tribe increase !

— See advertisement of a new glass-ball trap in another
eolumn,

CALL OFF THE HOUNDS!

IF there was ever a proceeding mean and disgraceful,
it is the hunting of the Rev. W. H. H. Murray. The
persecution of brothers Beecher and Talmadge can¬
not hold a candle to it for littleness — for that parsimony
of charity, brotherly kindness, and good will to man,
which one's natural instinct ought to prompt toward a
pereon in distress. What is the crime? Where the blame?

Is it sinful for a clergyman to be a sportsman ? Is it a
crime for a clergyman to love the home? or to invest
money in a journal intended to inculcate good morals
and good taste? or to put hard earnings into a com¬
mercial enterprise? Is it sinful, so long as these pur¬
suits and interests make not diversion from the main
object and devotion of his ministerial work ? If not, and
if a jury of laymen, who chuckle when purity is ever so
slightly smirched, are to sit upon the case of the hunted
Murray, then two hundred other clergymen, who are
subscribers of Forest and Stream, stand ready to fore-
fend the outrageous shafts which cloud the air ; and be¬
hind them stand ten thousand more of our subscribers,
in solid phalanx, to back them. If we have any cog¬
nizance of the personal character of a constituency with
whom wo are in daily and constant communication, we
do not err in what we say, and our pledge will be assured
by a voice unanimous.

And now, since the types and telegraph have been busy
for a month from Maine to San Francisco in the effort to
malign and traduce — finding nothing but pecuniary mis¬
fortune to base their calumny upon, let us ask if it be not
the quintessence of jealousy which prompted the persecu¬
tion ? Would not those pious Pharisees, who sneer and
gibe, be themselves proud of Mr. Murray’s well-earned
reputation as preacher and author ; and rejoice in the ac¬
cumulation of worldly goods which he was supposed, till
now, to be possessed of ? If they do not own fine stock
farms, would they not be glad to do so ? Would they
not be content with investments which pay good divi¬
dends?

There are religious sects who teach that the glorifica¬
tion of the Creator consists in mortifying the flesh, sub¬
duing all the natural instincts which that Creator has
implanted, and in living on charity ; but we do not be¬
lieve that the universal sentiment requires that a clergy¬
man shall be a pauper, or if left a legacy, shall bestow it
all upon church work and charity. The worst feature of
this whole business is that a hundred editors, who never
saw Mr. Murray, are so ready to rejoice over his pecuni¬
ary failure, and to attribute it to bis dabbling in worldly
matters. We do not know what the exact condition of
Mr. Murray’s financial affairs may be at present, but we
have every reason to suspect that his embarrassment has
been caused solely by his newspaper venture. We know
by long experience what a hill of difficulty a publisher
has to climb to attain success, and what an absorber of
avails' le funds a journal newly started is. Statistics
show that forty-nine *of every fifty ventures fail, and we are
aware of the struggle and self-sacrifice which Mr. Murray
has made to establish the Oolclen Rule. Most beautiful
is that title, and most noble its inception. We believe
that it was the preacher’s own good heart which prompt¬
ed him to adopt it for his paper, and that in his walks
with his fellow men he endeavored to follow that golden
rule, and “ do unto others as he would be done by.” But
alas ! for human charity ! Those whom he would serve
have turned on him, and flung his precepts in his [face !
All good sportsmen who have the kinship of the frater¬
nity at heart, should rise up to defend his good name and
fame. The time will soon come when those who have
maligned him will hide their heads for shame.

Preparatory Naval and Commercial School.— School
Ships and Training Schools are good institutions, and we
are glad that we are about to have more of them. Quite
recently an academy of this sort was opened at Annapolis
under Capt. Wilkinson, formerly of the U. S. Navy, and
a most competent disciplinarian and instructor With a
coips of skilled assistants. Many worthy young men go
to sea without that preparation which a few months of
judicious study would afford, and their ignorance there¬
fore closes to them the avenues of promotion, and keeps
them always before the mast. This new school at Annap¬
olis proposes to instruct youths so thoroughly that they
will need the experience of only one or two voyages to fit
them to take oommand of a ship. No doubt many marine
disasters are due to inoompetenoy. Few merohant cap¬
tains are able to rate their chronometers, ascertain varia¬
tions of the compass, or to solve other equally important
problems on which the safety of a ship may depend. We
take groat pleasure in recommending to this academy any
of our acquaintances who may have sons intended for the
merchant service. The session wifi commence Sept. 35th.

The fireworks at Brighton Beach last Tuesday evening
far surpassed in novel combination of colors, ingenuity of
device and perfection of movement any pyrotechnic dis¬
play hitherto given in America. The attractions at
Coney Island the coming month promise to be more
numerous ^and varied than ever.

Fat Men's Acclamation — The Fat Men held their four¬
teenth annual convention and clam-bake at Gregory’s
Point, Conn., last Thursday. The Fat Men, like the old
woman of the nursery rhyme, live only upon viotuals and
drink. The victuals on the present occasion consisted of
three barrels of sweet potatoes, seventy-five bushels of
clams, 1,500 pounds of fish, 4,000 ears of com, 14,000pounds
of lobsters and 1, 000 chickens. There were 300 Fat Men and
an unnumbered multitude of lean and hungry inhabitants
who had come from far and near to snuff the savory odor of
the clams, and perchance pick up here and there a discard¬
ed corn-cob. Some conception of the magnitude of the Fat
Men’s annual feasts may be gathered from the fact that
the grass covered mound, formed by the clam-shells anct
refuse of the original clam-hake, fourteen years ago, was.
recently excavated by a Connecticut archaeologist, under-
the impression that it was a newly discovered Indian,
mound.

Huge in the individual waist-measurements of its com¬
ponent members and stupendous in the enormous aggre¬
gation of its colossal congregated physical vastness, the
Fat Men's Association possesses a correllative expansive¬
ness of magnanimity and a voluminousness of cbivalric
generosity which is all-embracing in its convocation of
beatific immensity. Its constitution recognizes no dis¬
tinctions of race, creed, political belief, nor previous con¬
dition of attenuated emaciation. In deliberating upon'
the weighty claims of a candidate for admission into its.
Cyclopean fold, the Fat Men's Association regards only the;
size of pants worn by the applicant, and the number of
square yards of canvas be must lower when exhorted tO'
pull down his vest. The question is simply and solely one
of avoirdupois, just as it was in Holland in the good old
days of the sorcerer’s scales. In those times the man or
woman accused of being in league with the Devil was/
promptly plumped into the scales. If the beam did not tip-
at a cert ain fixed number of pounds, the evidence was con¬
clusive ; the convicted wretch was packed off to be roasted.
So are the F. M. A. candidates weighed in the balance ;
happy fat men if they be not found wanting ! It were
needless to say that no fictitious obesity avails here. No
emulous frog who has blown himself up with voluminous
tailoric devices passes here for the ox he is not. No scaly
deceptions carry any weight. Levity meets its own de¬
served chagrin.

If any of our readers are disposed to make light of the
Fat Men’s Association, let them reflect upon the gravity of
the members as here set forth. (The compositor will re¬
frain from adding extra ciphers.) The newly elected
President, Mr. Willard Perkins, of Waterbury, Conn.,
weighs, or did weigh before the dinner, 396 pounds. We
may safely count on his having brought the figure up to-
400 during the feast. The retiring President, Mr. C. W.
Bradley, tipped the beam at 313 pounds. The following,
gentlemen, with the appended weights, were made vice-
presidents : — H. D. Busch, of Hoboken, 411 ; Patrick
Murphy, of Saugatuck, Conn., 378 ; J. E. Wheeler, of
Saugatuck, Conn., 375 ; W. B. Sharp, of Danbury, Conn.,
213 ; Andrew Hull, of Danbury Conn., 220 ; Theodore
M. Amsdell, of Albany, 220 : William Werner, of New
York, 220 ; A. Wallace, of Bridgeport, Conn., 220 ; Wil¬
liam H. Risley, of Berlin, Conn., 225 ; James Hillender of
New York, 255, and J. A. Kerr, of New York, 227.
Among the other colossi were James Covert, who tips the
beam at 800; Charles S. Warren, who is eighteen years
old, and brings it down to 279 ; A. King, at 320, R. S.
Roy, at 297, D. McCormack at 308 and James Norton at
358. _ _ _

THE PHILOSOPHY OF FIELD SPORTS.

A FRIEND of mine having a Chinese servant whose
pronunciation of “r”, when asking a guest if he
would have some rice pudding, was not remarkably
appetizing, undertook to teach him to pronounce “r”
correctly.

“Now, sir,” said my friend, “ say ahrrr."

Sin (slowly and distinctly)—1 “ ahrrrrr."

“Now, say rrrrice" said his teacher,
gin (slowly and distinctly) — “ lUice."

Teacher— “No, no; say rrrrrr."

Sin (slowly and distinctly) rrrrirr."

Teacher — “Now, say rmrabbit.’’

Sin (slowly and distinctly) “ Ullabbit .”

The difference between the abstract and the concrete is
as puzzling to many of us as it was to Sin. However
well we may know a thing theoretically, our knowledge
often vanishes when we attempt to use it in facing reality.
And nowhere is this more the case than in the soience of
hunting. Take the best judge of distance that ever shot
at Creedmoor, place him in the field, show him a stump
or stone 200 yards away, and he will say, “It's about 200
yards.” But put a deer there and let him kill it, and he
will be very apt to say “400 yards”, and will firmly be¬
lieve it. So long as there is nothing to look at but distance
in the abstract, he will say “ahrrr" as correctly as the
Chinaman did ; hut make it concrete by putting the deer
there, and he will pronounce it “lllabbit" almost every
time. This difficulty renders almost worthless all that
part of our information about the distance game can be
killed, or rather shot at to advantage, with either rifle
or gun, and throws a miserable uncertainty upon most
all other points that can be determined only by field
experience.

FOREST AND STREAM

571

This difficulty is also increased by certain forms of ex¬
pression, which, have become as stereotyped as “ true
sportsman”, “speckled beauties”, etc. For instance, its
always and eternally that “old buck” or “big buck” that
a writer kills (with his quill), until in the interest of
philosophy one is almost tempted to offer a reward for
any reliable information about the killing of a small doe
or a fawn. So, too, that same old buck is nearly always
at the regulation distance of 200 yards or 400 yards, and
200 yards is the lowest distance at which it is respectable
to shoot him at all. In the country, where. I used to
hunt squirrels when a boy, a shot-gun that didn't "kill
100 yards ” was as worthless as a school-teacher who didn’t
•'lick". “ Kuock him down in his tracks !” “ Put a ball
through his heart 1" and a dozen kinds of similar lingo,
form part of the mental furniture of many very good
hunters, until one would suppose that to get a ball into a
deer’s heart was a matter of course for a good shot, and
that a deer was as easily knocked down in its tracks as a
cabbage head.

We have received from the past an heirloom of old
ideas, to which many still cling, and many of which are
partly true in a limited sense, hut wrong in being applied
to all cases, such as, that bullets should he made of the
softest lead : bullets injure a shot-gun ; any fool can kill
a deer in “ running time ”, and others too numerous to
mention.

As in every other science, there are those who love to
throw a vail of mystery around the simplest matters.
From - many a good hunter, especially if of the real old
variety, one can get little information about hunting or
shooting except expressive shrugs and a bulging sapience
of face thay say, as plainly as words, “ You poor goose,
don’t ask me. Ask Him who made me so wonderful.-’

So, too, we often see the same tendency to explain the
natural by the supernatural. Thus, a style of rifle shoot¬
ing, containing not a prinoiple that had not been known
and followed for years; novel only in the shortness of
the distance, the character and position of the mark and
in the number of shots fired ; so simple that in a few
months it had dozens of successful imitators, and so
■worthless practically that nearly all those imitators have
abandoned it only last year— in the age of the telephone,
phonograph and other vast triumphs of mind over matter ;
in an age when we look back with contempt upon the
sporting knowledge of our fathers — was explained by
many men of tolerably good sense as witchcraft, jugglery,
illusion, Bleight-of-hand, etc. ; while some who laughed
at these, and also scouted as absurd the only real explana¬
tion that could he given of it, planted themselves upon’
the highly philosophical rock of .“intuitive" and “ in¬
stinctive aim.”

A bar of nettles to the hand of progress is the super¬
sensitiveness of nearly every one whose opinions, wares,
skill, fame or methods any one attempts, however sin¬
cerely or fairly, to touch with anything but the quill of
praise. Such a person is apt to be set down for a “ cavil¬
ler ”, a “ detractor ”, a “ tool of a rival ” or a fool, and is
quite likely to be answered with the knock-down argu¬
ment of “ put up or shut up while one who makes any
advance beyond his fellows is apt to be immediately in¬
vited to ‘ * put. up ” or resign all pretensions.

Here, too, nearly every improvement has to drag the
leaden anchor of old-fogyism through the thick mud of
prejudice. An improvement, if slightly defective (and
often if not at all defective), instead of being encouraged
and cheered on to perfection, is very apt to be blocked,
hampered and bogged at every step by the strenuous
efforts of those most anxious for improvement. Almost
everything we have that is of much value has had to
fight its way into favor. We laugh at the English for
their stupidity in adhering to the muzzle-loading match
rifle instead of bending their energies to the perfection of
the breech-loader, as they should do ; yet we cling with
equally stupid fondness to our clumsy, lumbering, low-
trajectoried, single-barreled sporting rifles, while the
English for years have been far ahead of us in that liwe.
When the next great improvement in fire-arms comes up
we shall nearly all pitch into it and quite forget the ponder¬
ous arguments the past has hurled at breech-loaders, re¬
peaters, and nearly every other improvement of any great
value.

We see, too, that same strange tendency in men, often
sensible and intelligent, to overlook the most obvious facts.
Men will argue against Express rifles as if it was absolutely
necessary to cast the ball with a hole in it, and as if expan¬
sion of the bullet. was the only virtue in the rifle, Hundreds
of pretty fair shots are sure that the lateral motion of the
gun in following crossing game will carry the shot sidewise
so as to meet it, although it would seem that no one can
help seeing that the motion of the gun muzzle is not l-20th
the speed the game it is following. Tins often degenerates
into a stupidity that is absolutely unaccountable ; at least
upoq any known principles of the human mind in a state
of sanity. Thus many old hunters will insist that the
hammer on the cap is the safest way to carry a gun, and
others that if at half-cock it will pass the scar and strike
the cap if anything pulls it back and lets it slip, although
an instant’s experiment will settle the question, even if
every day’s observation and the knowledge of a lock were

insufficient. And if these are to be hooledat, what shall
we say of those who made the old Henry rifle without any
half-cock at all? And what shall we say of those who
pester editors of sporting papers with questions that a
moment’s experiment or thought would settle for them¬
selves, such as the proper load to ldll a chippy at ten paces,
or why gun barrels are not made of glass so that we can
see whether they are loaded or not ? Or of those who
take a paper for years and ask questions which are an¬
swered in every number year in and year out? And I
may add, what shall we say of the editors who keep on
answering them? I hope “ they have ther reward,” but
doubt it most mightily.

Such cases of error as ignorance, envy, interest, and a
dozen or more others, it is useless to discuss. The ones
above mentioned comprise nearly all causes for which
there is any hope of reformation ; few indeed are they
who will take the pains to avoid even these ; and fewer
still are they who can succeed in doing so if they do try.
But it does no harm and may do some good to point them
out. Except in pure natural history, where experiment
is often impossible, there is no such field of uncertainty
as there is in such sciences as medicine. It is often im¬
possible to say whether a certain remedy cures patients :
whether it is simply inert and they recover without it, or
whether it ^ injurious and they get well in spite of it ;
until years of observation and experiment, and a careful
examination of very many cases have eliminated all
chance and sifted out all other causes beyond the medicine.
But in our science there is rarely any trouble of this kind.
The most vexed questions— recoil, muzzle-loader vs.
breech-loader, one.eye vs. two eyes, etc. — can all be sub¬
mitted to rigorous inductive or experimental tests that
shall exclude all chance of mistake. The main trouble is
that such investigations do not usually pay, aud are
usually stopped short of the point necessary for certainty.
Too often they are made only to prove an opinion, and of
course all such are generally good for little else.

Beyond all this lies afield for much honest difference of
opinion ; and here, without fear of the absurd charge of
egotism which is often made when a writer alludes to
himself, I shall mention a singular instance, because it
shows the greatest of extremes in ideas. Mr. Cleveland's
idea of a “ sporting rifle ” is a single-barrel, single-loading,
No. 40 cal. 20-inch barrel, 40 grains of power, of about five
or six pounds weight ; while my idea of a “ sporting rifle ”
is precisely the reverse. Though much Mr. Cleveland’s
inferior in experience, skill and knowledge of different
rifles, I think I am not his inferior in the desire to ascer¬
tain exact truth, and in the patience and deliberation
necessary to get somewhere near it. So that when I paid
for my beau ideal of a sporting rifle five times the amount
that this cost I did not do it hastily or unadvisedly, for I
had tried carefully and without prejudice all pur leading
American rifles, commencing years ago with Mr. C.’s very
beau ideal, and was quite as anxious for a cheap rifle as
Mr. C. is for one that can be put in a valise. A still more
singular feature is that we are both bent mainly upon one
point, viz., to . get clear of as much labor as possible in
hunting. For me, broken down in health and several
times badly injured by overwork in hunting, this was the
main point, to get a rifle that would save work ; aud it
come to a point where I must have one or stop hunting
dear entirely. Mr. C. thinks he saves work when he
carries only six pounds of iron. I, much his inferior
probably in physical strength, have chuckled for nearly a
year over my success in attaining the same point by pack¬
ing over the hills nearly twelve pounds of iron in the shape
of a double 65 cal. Express. The only point upon which
we differ is the time of taking it easy. He likes his ease
before getting a shot, while I prefer to rest after getting a
shot, instead of half the time spending the rest of the day
in hunting up wounded game. And I presume we are
both satisfied with our success in attaining our respective
points. At least I am.

This ground for honest difference is quite extensive,
though, as in the instance last given, the difference will
often, if analyzed, be found to be rather different applica¬
tions of nearly the same identical opinions. For this
reason, as well as from the natural difficulties surround¬
ing many branches of the subject, we should all be very
cautious not to bristle too quickly when our opinions are
opposed, and not dash too quickly with uplifted quill to
puncture what to us seem empty bubbles from the oppon¬
ent’s mouth. And, above all, we ^should go slowly in
forming our opinions about anything connected with the
subject, more slowly in confirming them, still more slowly
in writing about them, and even more so in rushing into
print with them. T. 8. Van Dyke.

[Commenting upon a reference to himself in Mr. Van
Dyke's first paper, Mr. Cleveland sends us the subjoined
note, which we are confident none will welcome more
than will Mr. Van Dyke. — [Ed. F. and S.]

Editor Forest and Stream -.—On running over several
numbers of your paper, my attention was arrested by an
allusion to myself, which contains such an obvious mis¬
representation or misunderstanding of my words that I
must ask room to set myself right. I sent you more than
a year ago a very interesting letter from Mr. W. T, Horne-
day. giving an account of the killing of a tiger with two
shots from a 40 cal. rifle, The only deduction I drew from
the story was—1 1 The evidence it affords of the importance

of a flat hundred yards of the bullet's flight. If Homeday's
bullet had gone a single inch too high he never wouTJ.
have written that letter,'' etc. 1 said not a word in ad¬
vocacy of the use of so light a bullet for such game, and'
the admiration I expressed for the nerve of a man who
could be cool enough to achieve such a feat is in itself
evidence of my appreciation of the tremendous risk in¬
volved. Now, I hud the following in an editors! in your-
paper of the 15th inst. “ Thus, when an eminent rifle1
authority told us of a tiger being killed with a 40 cal. rifle
and 40 grains of powder, the ball hitting the tiger in the-
eye, he proved nothing at all but the good fortune of the-
shooter. Fifty such instances would not even tend to
prove what he was trying to prove — the efficiency of such-
a ball and charge for such game— until he can first give
us a recipe for making tigers strike an attitude, at a short
distance, too. from the hunter. " I made no effort to prove
any such thing as you assert, and agree entirely with
you that the instance cited affords no evidence in its
favor.

Chicago, May 30. H. W. S. Cleveland.

GAME PROTECTION.

Sportsmen’s Association op Western Pennsylva¬
nia. — This association has just completed its new rooms.
No, 75 Fifth avenue, Erie, Penn. The building has been;
leased for a term of ten years, and $10,000 were expended!
in fitting up the quarters. There is a reading, card and'
billiard room. The museum, in which the meetings of
the association will be held, is a large hall on the upper-
floor containing some 2,000 specimens of natural history,-
most of them being the contributions of members. From,
the date of its organization in 1876 the association has
increased in membership, until now 260 names are upon
its rolls, among which are many of great influence. The
work accomplished has been of a most valuable nature.
The officers are — President, Robert Dalzell ; Vice-Presi¬
dents, Col. B, F. Ruff, D. G. Phillips, F. H. Kennedy;
Treasurer, W. C. Mac-rum ; Secretary, John F. Wilcox ;
Assistant Secretary, Howard Eaton ; Naturalist, H. S. A.
Stewart. Board of Directors, John C. Brown, Howard!
Hartley, Dr. W. F. Fundenberg, E. A. Myers, and J. V.
Long. Executive Committee, John Caldwell, Jr. ; C. A.
Carpenter, N. M. McDowell, Edward Gregg, B. Bakewell„
Jr. ; Charles Hays and J. H. Bugbman.

Dissatisfied Connecticut Sportsmen— Editor Forest
and Stream :— The article in your last issue (31st July) en¬
titled “ A Connecticut Quandary," it seems to me is rather
doubtful recommendation for lawB which “are in very
good shape, in fact as nearly perfect as we can at present
hope to make, them.” It strikes me very forcibly that a
law which is a dead letter is rather worse than useless, for
it teaches people to break laws. What a farce ; the legal
season opening 0 :t. lst.and New Ha\ en restaurants bm i ag
and selling them (woodcock) in the middle of June. Now
our present law was, I believe, passed in the interest of a
few sportsmen who shoot nearer the sound than we poor
chaps up here in the hills — men who want to take, say, a
week's vacation in the fall for shooting and who want to
bag all the birds possible in that time, and, of course,
October in that locality is the best month. With us the
last of September is better usually, and the present law is
very unpopular in Litchfield County at least, and I know
it is with many sportsmen in other parts of the State.
The trouble seems to me just here, our sportsmen work
too much on the plan of “every man for himself.” If a,
law is passed that suite a man , or nearly so, he will observe-
it — if it don't he will not — thinking somewhat in this way:
“I can’t get the laws changed as I would wish, so
the easiest thing for me to do is to go to some quiet spot
where they won't prosecute me, and just take my little
hunt and keep still about it.” I have long been in favor
of a uniform season throughout New England, beginning
Sept. 1st and closing Jan. 1st, and I believe that the quick¬
est way to get it there is to enforce the laws as they stand
rigidly in every town. Our club have so far enforced the
law in our town but they are getting rather discouraged,
for we continually hear of its being violated all over
the State elsewhere, and they are beginning to ask what
is the use of keeping birds till October to have them go to
swell the hag of some chap down along the sound Oct.
1st? , ,

If our city sportsmen and game clubs will see to it that
birds are not sold in the markets out of season, one great
inducement to poachers will be gone, and if by any possi¬
bility the present law could be enforced for one season
throughout the State, I feel certain that one more to the
liking of the majority of sportsmen would take its place,
and which would in reality afford more protection to birds,
than at present.

I should be sorry to see the old law opening the season
July 4th again in force, but I believe even that was better
than the present, which seems to be just about as good as
no law at all. W. H. Williams.

Lakeville, Conn., Aug. 4.

Why are they not Prosecuted 'i—Ncui Raven, Conn.,
A ugust 12 —Editor Forest and Stream You ask me in
your article if I could tell who killed the woodcock?; There
are several men who make a business of shooting them
and sending their birds to New York markets. But they
are not members of the New Haven Gun Glub.

D. C. Sanford,

Lewiston, August 11, 1879.
Editor Forest and Stream: —

Through your columns I wouldlike to call the attention
of Maine sportsmen to the necessity of a State organiza¬
tion, aud the manifold benefit such an association can de¬
rive. For several years a majority of our sportsmen have
seen the need of unity, and have required the influence
such an association could wield, The subject has been
broached on one or two occasions — occasions inopportune
however ; but now, as our State shoot comes off early in
September,* plans should be perfected, and arrangements

572

FOREST AND STREAM,

ilia dp for Organizing at this time, as a large delegation,
embracing all our leading sportsmen will probably be in
attendance. It is recommended a correspondence by our
State olub be immediately opened with E. (>. Heath, See'y
Androscoggin Sporting Olub, Lewiston, who, I’m informed
is ready to cooperate on behalf of said club. There are
several questions that can Only be equably considered by
such an organization, now being discussed here, viz :
Substituting glass balls for birds after this year ; handi¬
capping guns ; procuring legislation on a number of top¬
ics that will be brought before such an organization, etc.,
etc, We also need game commissioners, similar to our
fish commissioners, whose- efficient works are patent to
every who has felt any interest in their labor. Commis¬
sioners whose duty it shall be to look after the re-stocking
of our forests with game birds, but more particularly for
the present, to protect such as we already have, by a strict
enforcement of our game laws, which are transgressed re¬
peatedly, though out-wardens prove however vigilant.

In Lewiston we have a State warden who annually de¬
votes one or two weeks of his time to looking after these
transgressors, (State wardens receive no pay) but they
evade him generally in the following manner : Several
draw lots to see which one shall remain at homo, and
watch the warden, while the others ravage the wood for
•wood-cock. Should the warden by any means learn that
parties are in such a section shooting woodcock, and at¬
tempt to catch them with buds, or in the act, or even, in
fact, leave his store, the party watching iB to take a team
and notify them at once. Thus protected, parties hunt
woodcock throughout August, and when the law-abiding
sportsmen takes his turn the first of September, the game
is minus, having been killed off by August transgressors.
Yes ! we need game commissioners whose duty it shall
bo to devote their whole time to following up these chaps,
and make poaching too hot for their indulgence,

Yours, believing the observance and enforcement of our
laws mutually beneficial. Lewiston.

SM

NeW York City Sohutzen Corps. —The sixth annual
fall shooting and seaside summer-night festival of the
New York City Sohutzen Corps, Captain John F. Qerd.es,
will be held at West Brighton Beach Hotel, Coney Is¬
land, Thursday, August 28th. If the weather is unfavor¬
able, the festival will be postponed until August 39 th.

Express Rifles. — An Opinion from India.— Ctorueh-
pore, India. June 28. — Editor Forest and Stream: — I
Lave seen many controversies both in your paper and
also many Indian and English papers a3 to the efficacy of
the Express rifle as a sporting rifle. I beg to say a few
words as to my experience both with an Express and a
spherical ball rifle. I have, for the Inst twenty years been
in the habit of using spherical ball rifles and guns, and I
always found that I could knock down game, from the
largest to the smallest, generally with the first shot, if
properly placed behind the shoulder. Large game re¬
quire rather more gunpowder than smaller to drive the
ball through them, but I generally use- about three
drachms of Hall & Sou’s FFF powder (it is most awfully
bad and dirty, as being the only powder that can he got
with convenience so far away), for convenience in load¬
ing cartridges, to be used wijh both rifle and smoothbore.

"When the Enfield rifle was first brought into notice after
the mutiny in this country,- and every ono was in praise
of it. 1 managed to pick up one which was an old eaua-
paivner, that had been tb rough the whole of the mutiny.

I tried deer shooting with it, but I miserably failed in my
attempts. 1 used the regular Enfield bullet, and I fancied
that it was owing to the ball being too small, for I could
not “ kill dead ” with it, and had a great deal of trouble

_ for i generally shoot at night— in tracking the game in

the morning, when, to my disgust, I used to find very
often the deer or pig half eaten up by jackalls. So the
old rifle was tin-own aside for some years as useless, and I
contended myself with my 14 bore muzzle-loading shot¬
gun. with which I killed a vast quanity of game, for I
found that it did more execution. Alter a time I got
made to order a 12 bore rifle hreachloader, with the En¬
field twist and polly-groved, 60 that I could use round
and conical bullets with it and the common No. 12 paper
cartridges, for 1 gave my 14 bore away, and went
with the fashion and purchased a No. 12 bore breech¬
loading shot-gun, bo that one cartridge should fit both.

On using the conical bullet with the above rifle I found it
the most miserable bullet ever invented for sporting pur¬
poses, for I could not bring down deer or pigs with it
dead but had invariably to hunt for them in the morning,
if I managed to hit, for the bullet was just as apt to go
too high as not. So 1 tried the round ball. After alter¬
ing the front sight I found that I could shoot pretty cor¬
rectly up to 100 yards with it, and from 50 to 75 yards it
was dead shooting, and I was contented. It then struck
me to try my Enfield, and after making a breecldoader
of it I found thatl could kill crows and kites with it, just as
was done with the old Kentucky rifles, and it was a splen¬
did weapon for deer shooting, for I now managed to
kill dead with it. which I had failed to do before. Hear¬
ing of the great killing powers and correct shooting of the
Express rifle, I thought of getting one of the largest bore
that was made, and on casting about to find out who was
a good maker of Express rifles I came across the hook by
Forsyth, “ The Sporting Rifle and Its Projectile,” which I
at once read with great relish, and" I at once made up my
mind to get a rifle on his spherical system ; but on speak -
ing to some of my friends on the subject they advised
me not to have anything to do with a spherical ball rifle,
as it was too old fashioned, and tiiat the Express rifle did
its work much better ; but ou being shown an Express
rifle, and seeing the bullet, I had my doubts as to its kill¬
ing dead powers. I, therefore, borrowed an Express to
u , what it would do. I look it home, and shot at a num¬
ber of pigs, &c.', when Ifound thatthe bullet always went
over the game. I then had a new frontsight madoabout
one-eighth of an inch higher than the old fly. I then
found that it shot quite truly, and hit everything I aimed
at fairly behind the shoulder, but 1 found that it seldom
killed (lead. Deer would go off with the bullet and pigs
would take no notice of it. It was a complete failure, as
I expected. The rifle was one made by Turner, 500 bore, yards.

a tiger rifle. The powder used was Curtis & Harvey's
No. 0, 44 drachms. I, therefore, returned the rifle, per¬
fectly disgusted with it, and do not intend to have any¬
thing more to do with new fashioned rifles. I have been
thinking of getting a No. 13 single barrel Forsyth, for if
you come to consider, it is nothing more than an Express
for spherical bullets. It shoots just as far as an ordinary
Express rifle at point black ranges, and a round hall does
its work much better. The Express rifle is a very pretty-
plaything, and that is all the praise I can give it. On
reading over the Asian (the new sporting paper just come
out) I und that sportsmen even fail to kill tigers with
one shot with their far-famed pet Express rifles unless
they hit them in the eye or else in some such unlikely
place, by a fluke, but generally muider theminoh by inch
after half a’dozon shots. If you call that sport I do not.
If any of your American gunmakers would take the risk,
and| forge some of the Forsyth Spherical Express rifles at
a decent price, I guarantee that when the hunters and
sportsmen have found out its powers they will, one and
all, take to it. The ball can be made as small as the
shooter likes, from the size of a pea to ten or eight to the
pound, and they will all give satisfaction with a point
blank range of 250 yards, without any elevation whaever
to the gun ; but if the gunmakers put more twist than the
rules laid down, they will spoil the rifle as a hunting
weapon. Try aud agitate the matter for the good of
America, and as she has the best marksmen in the world I
do not see why they should not have the best hunting
rifle as well, and wipe old England’s eye for her. —

Shikaree,

N. R. A, Rules. — The following shows •the exact
changes which were made in the rules of the N. R. A., at
the last meeting of the directors. They relate principally
to military rifle, and are attempts on the part of the
board to curry favor with the Regular Army officers.
General Upton, who is an excellent authority on tactics,
but not particularly quoted on marksmanship, had written
a letter giving it as hiB opinion that muzzle-rests should
be allowed to soldiers on the range. Taking this as a cue,
the following is now the reading of the Rules on the points
mentioned : —

Itifi.es. — Military rifles, weight (without bayonet) not to
exceed 9 lbs. 4 oz. ; stock sufficiently strong for military
purposes, and such as to admit the use of a sling ; mini¬
mum pull of trigger, six pounds ; sight to be of oon.a-fi.de
military pattern, to be attached to the barrel, the front
sight to be immovable, the rear sight may be used as a
wind-guage by the sliding bar or the leaf being used lat¬
erally, either by sliding or by a screw, or by any similar
device sufficiently substantial for military purposes.
Sights may be colored in any manner. No hah- or set
triggers will be allowed. No fixed or artificial rests will
be allowed, except when expressly permitted by the terms
of a match.

Shooting. — 1. Competitors must be present at the firing
points punctually at the time stated on their tickets, or
forfeit their right to shoot. 2. After a competitor has
joined a squad, he shall not quit it until he has completed
firing, or retired. 3. No two competitors shall shoot in
any match with the same rifle (except in matches entered
for on the ground and at bull’s-eye targets), aor shall a
competitor change his rifle during a competition, unless
his first rifle has become unavailable through an accident,
which must he verified by the officer in charge of his
firing point.

Position. — In all matches restricted to military rifles at
400 yards, the position shall be kneeling ; at distances
over 400 yards, any position may be taken, unless other¬
wise prescribed by the terms of the match; competitors
using military rifles at a distance over 800 yards, may bo
permitted to use any bona-fide, extemporized muzzle rest,
such as a knapsack, rolled blanket, or overcoat, including
any previously prepared device, when permitted by the
terms of a. match. Rounds— 7 in all matches, except
when otherwise stated.

No match will be commenced without, at least, ten
competitors. Competitors retiring from a match forfeit
all claims therein.

N. Y. State Rifles. — The General Inspector of rifle
practice authorizes the following alterations in the sights
of the Remington rifle in use by the National Guard of the
State.

They must in all case3 he made by a competent gun¬
smith to be selected by the regimental or (in the case of
separate companies) of the division inspector of rifle prac¬
tice, and must conform to the guages sent to the various
inspectors. No alterations should be allowed in the fore¬
sight of any rifle except those assigned to skilled shots,
who will be careful to preserve them from injury,

I. . The foresight may be narrowed so as to conform to
the guage, care being taken not to reduce the height.

II. The nick or Y in the rear sight may be cut deeper
(if deemed necessary) so as to conform to the foresight.

III. The rear sight may be converted into a wind guage
either by arranging the leaf to move laterally by a screw
or by arranging the bar to slide sidewise as in the new
sight of the Springfield rifle.

IV. In converting the stops of the rear sight into an in¬
cline plane, they may he roughened so as to prevent the
sight from slippmg down.

New York — Rochester, Aug. 7. — Nine teams entered for
the Seventh Division Prize on the range here to-day.
Light, wind, and atmosphere were in the marskmen's
favor, but the Bhooting waB poor. The conditions were :
300 and 500 yards, military rifles, State model, any ammu¬
nition, five rounds per man each range, teams to consist
of five men each. There was really but two teams in the
match. The Binghampton team, at the mid range, stead¬
ily increased their lead — 7 at 200 yards — until at tlio close
17 more was added, and they won the match with 34 points
to spare. Co. H of the 54th Regt., Rochester, was second
with 168 points :—

BINOHAiEPXON.

300 yards. 600 yards. Total.

J. Lamed . . . . 31 33 14

O. Van Orden . 33 19 43

I). Hogen . . 13 J®

M 1) Minds . 19 10 09

O. A. Morris. . . M ™ 36-192

Utica, N. Y., August IS. — In the. rifle match to-day, the

Ogdensburg team made a score of 1186, and Utica 1137.

Ives, of Ogdensburg made fifteen bull’s-eyes at 800

—There is some talk of a big long-range tournament to
follow the fall meeting at Creedmoor.

Vermont — West Milton.— There will be a grand rifle
tournament at Willow Bay House range, West Milton,
Vt., Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 3d and 4th, 1879.
under the auspices of the Burlington Rifle Club. The fol¬
lowing prizes will be contested for : First day, match No.

I, $75 in four prizes, 300 yards, position standing; match
No. 3, in four prizes, $30, 1,000 yards, position any. with¬
out artificial rest. Second day: purse $100, open to teams
of eight from any club in the United States, distance 800,
900, and 1,000 yards, fifteen shots at each range, position
any, without artificial rest. Rules of the National Rifle
Association to govern the match. The celebrated long-
range riflemen from Walnut Hill are expected to contest
for the prizes.

ITopkinton, Aug. 16. — The rifle club had a match at
their range to-day, the sun was slightly clouded and there
was but little wind. Some excellent scores were made,
Mr. P. W. Smith leading the list with a complete score of
75. The conditions were fifteen rounds at 500 yards

P.W. Smith . 75 | C. A. Frost . 66

N. Jewell . 73 J. Wadsworth . S3

O. C. White . tin Oliver H. Smith . 52

B. W. Chitlin . . on |

Massachusetts — Boston, Aug. 13. — Walnut Hill Range.
Summary ; —

BOO yards. 900 yards. 1,000 yards. Total.
W. H. Jackson . 75 67 75 317

J. S. Sumner . 72 7* 70 315

J. F. Brown . 72 (18 74 214

H. L. Loo . 67 86 70 203

W. M. Ward . 116 71 04 201

W. Howard . 71 64 63 197

J. Nichols . 60 56 67 173

Aug. 16. — To-day proved an inauspicious one. A con¬
tinual rain prevailed, and the fight was the poorest en¬
countered during the season. However, Mr. Guerrier
headed all comers with a splendid 33, out of a possible 35,
beating the score of Mr. John, who won the Spirit of the
Time’s badge at Creedmoor on 33, which was considered
a fine achievement. The following summary indicates
the bast in the Silver-ware Match, off-hand, 200 yards,
seven rounds ; —

W. E. Guerrier. 4 5 4 5 5 5 5—33 I R. Page . 4 4 4 4 4 5 5-30

E. Whittier . 4 5 5 4 5 4 5— 33 A. B. Archer.... 4 5 4 4 4 5 4-30

J. n. Williams. .5 4 4 4 5 4 6-32 | J. Borden . 4 4 4 4 6 4 5-2U

Boston, August 12.— To-day the friendly rifle match,
postponed from last week, between teams of eight men
from Company D (Roxbury City Guard), First Regiment
M. V. M., and Company I., First Artillery, U. S. A,, was
decided at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor. The match
was arranged a few weeks since, and has excited consid¬
erable interest in this vicinity as, in a measure, affording
a means for testing the comparative merits of the “ regu¬
lars ” and our citizen soldiery in the use of the soldier's -
weapon. The conditions of the match were five rounds
at each distance, off-hand firing at 200 and 300 yards,
prone position allowed at the 400 yard range; any military
rifle; for the rest Creedmoor rules to govern. The sum¬
mary : —

ltoxnunv CtTY GUARD TEAM.

200 yards. 300 yards. 400 yards. Total .

Putnam . 19 21 21 01

Andrews . 17 HI 22 55

Rockwell . 16 19 19 54

Carter .

‘duel*...
iwnoll .
Bennett. ..

. 18

Grand total . . 393

Crandall .

Young . ;

Chill;.' .

Rive and N. .

Clancy .

Green .

Nm-gle .

Carson .

... 11
...13

13

26

4 4

5—37

5- 37

4- 37

6— 36

5— 30

5- 35

6— 35

5— 35

6- 36
4^-36

Grand total . - . . . . . 324

Boston, Aua. 16. — The regular monthly prize shoot at
Mammoth Rifle Gallery is progressing finely. The follow¬
ing is the standing of the several competitors to date : —

E. Whittier . 5 5 6 5 6 5 4 6—39

IT. A. Pollard . 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5—38

H. A. Pickering . 5 5 6 4 5 4 5 5—38

Wm. H. Harrison . 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5—38

George Estes . 4 4

M. O. Johnson . 5 5

Geo. M. Smith . 5 6

A. S. Lord . 5 4

F. M. Cady . ....6 5

S. S. Bumstead . 4 4

Geo. W. Morse . 5 4

H. A. Hopkinson . , . 4 4

Chas. Tupper . 5 4

O. W. Clapp . 4 4

—Last Saturday the workmen of the Armory, at Spring-
field, presented the Armory Rifle Club with a beautiful
silver cup as a slight token of their appreciation of
the honors the boys have been vanning for the
Armory. It is gold-lined, adorned with a prairie hunt¬
ing-scene, and forms a very pleasing ornament to the
club-room. Mr. P. H. M. Brooks, made the presentation
speech in behalf of the workmen, and Captain Hale ro-
iponded for the team.

Medford. August 13.— The Medford Rifle Association
held its regular meeting at Bellevue range this afternoon
before many spectators. The weather conditions were
favorable, excepting a strong wind. There were 64 en¬
tries in the Sharps Rifle match. 200 yards ; rounds, ten ;
off-hand open to all : —

r Sawyer . 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 R — 46

H. H. D. Cushing .

F. Hollis .

H. S. Harris .

_N. P. Ames .

E. Bennott .

A. J. Groeno .

D. N. Howard .

V. E. Garden .

Medford, Aug. 15.— The Raymond Sportsman's Club
held their regular meeting at Bellevue range, Medford,
to-day, which was largely attended by the devotees of
glass'balls and the rifle. The spectators were very nume¬
rous. The day was very warm and the fight too bright
for good results. Mr. D. Kirkwood, the well-known gun
maker and capital shot, made the elegant score of 48 out
of the possible 50, which plnces him at once in the front
rank of our best off-hand shots. His two re-entries were

4 4 3

5 4

i 4—44
4—41
4-42

4— U
3-41 •
3-41

5- 40

FOREST AND STREAM,

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also a fine showing, 45 each. The following is the re¬
sult : —

©.Kirkwood. . .5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 4— -tS

E. Bears . 3 5 3 5 4 5 r, 4 3 4—11

J. 8. Bennett . 4 4 4 444 4 4 4 4-40

(Bo-on try) . 454444443 3-8#

H. Max . 5 3 3 4 3 5 4 3 I 3 -38

J. F. Cross . 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 3-35

hi the glass-ball trial splondiii results were obtained.
Mr. Johnson carried off the honors of the day with a cap¬
ital 39 out of the 80. The conditions were 10 shots each
from single, double, and rotary traps

Single. Double. Rotai’y. Total.

L. E. Johnson . 10 » 10 29

G. B. Blanchard . 10 10 8 88

T. H. Bay m Olid . 8 10 T 25

J. R.Teele . » 0 5 23

C. Dearborn . 9 7 (I 32

T- if. B. Morris . 4 5 6 IS

Connecticut — Collinsville-, August 13. — Canton Rod and
Gun Club, Riverside range, practice meeting at 300 yards
off-hand : —

Mass. Cred. | Mass. Creed.

Moore . 99 43 Lewis . 87 40

Laubeiistein . 89 40 I

— At the Eagle, on which only members in good stand¬
ing are allowed to shoot, Captain Yuengling knocked
down with his first shot the middle crown, entitling him
to the first prize. The distribution of prizes took place in
the evening of the 3d or last day. The following is the
result — Ring Target, possible 75 : —

Win. Klein, Bob. Faber and Wm. Hohn.eaeh . .

E. Holtzmau, I.. Vogel, D. Miller, Wm. Hayes, Newark ; W. H.

Johnson, each . 07

John Roschen, Hobolcon : 0. G. Zettler and Geo. Double, each.. 68
0. 13, Pi [lard, New Britain, and C. Mattmann, each . 65

E. Spitz and .T. B. Grohmann, each . 81

Geo. Qnlttineyer, Bridgeport ; F. Fabarlus and Hy. Kueohel,

Brooklyn, each .

Man target ; possible sixty lines : —

M. B. Engel.. . . . ...

H. Oehl . .

B. Faber and Thos. Broadway, each . 55

John Baschen, Hoboken ; O. E. Pillard, New Britain ; A. Deta-
hunty, PIttstou, and W. W. Johnson, Newark, each . ...54

F. Fabarins . 53

X. Vogel, Phil. Klein, L. Dooler, and D. Miller each . 52

E. Holtzmann, Captain A. Ermlseh and F. Laudolt, each . .51

Captain Kingsman, Bridgeport, and G. Joiner, New York, each 50

The whole affair was a splendid success, but the corps
are not satisfied and have already made preparations for
another one to be held in a few weeks in some rural dis¬
trict, on which occasion a most beautiful meerschaum
pipe presented by the Forest and Stream and Rod and
Gun will be shot for.

New Jersey. — Brinton , Aug, 12lh. — Ballard match ;
fifth competition ; 14 entries, the following being the best
score : —

E. M. Squier. .5 45544545 5—46 I J. M. Dart. ...55455544 4 4 — 4-t

E. E. Lewis... 5 45 4 554 4 6 4—15 | C.Hanoe . 4 4 4 4 434354-39

August 16th. Sharp’s match for military rifles ; twelfth

competition ; rifle won by Dr. M. M. Maitby, Dr. J, M,
Dart leading all competitors, but having previously won
a rifle, scored one coinpetion for final prize ; 33 entries,
the following being the highest scores : —

Dr.J.M. Dart . 5 54444544 4r-48

Dr. M. M. Maitby . 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 4—43

C. A. Houston . 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4—40

F. Alder . 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5—40

D. F. Davids . ...3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4—40

F.J. Donaldson . 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 4—39

J.B. Denman . 4 43544334 4— 3S

W. A Robinson . . ...3 33533544 4—37

Pennsylvania — The Nay- Aug Rifle Association of
Scranton, Pa,, announce the following list of prizes : 1.
Match for State Championship, open only to N. G., Penn,,
300 and 500 yards, State arm, seven rounds, three compe¬
titions, for a gold, silver, and bronze medal, Aug. 14th,
Sept. 18th, and Oct. 16th ; 3. Match teams of twelve from
any company N. G., Penn., 300 and 500 yards, seven
rounds, Thursday, Sept. 35th. 3. All-comers Match, any
rifle, 500 yards, ten rounds; prize, Sharps military rifle,
officer’s model, Thursday, Sept. 4th. Long range and
sporting rifles will be handicapped five points ; special mil¬
itary rifles, three points ; winners of first prizes in any
monthly competition, two points. 4. Season Badge, the
Nay- Aug Rifle Association Season Badge (gold), to be shot
for weekly (Fridays), by the members of the association
only, and to be awarded Anally to the member winning it
the greatest number of times (hiring the season, and shot
for under the rules of the National Rifle Association, on the
following conditions : distances, 300 and 500 yards ; five
rounds at each ; all rifles other than military to be handi¬
capped five points ; no coaching allowed, and no two
men to use the Bame piece; match open at 3p.M,, and
close at sunset.

Virginia — Hawley Springs. — The remarkable fine
shooting done by the lady visitors at this place within the
past ten days, induces me to send you a brief account of
a match held on the 39th ult. A veiy pretty one hun¬
dred yards range is used, shooting from the handsome
pavilion, which has been erected over the main fountain,
into the side of the mountain. One month ago only a
few of the ladies could be induced to shoot, but they
have gradually taken it up, until the two clubs now
number about thirty-five, and I am quite sure rival in
their enthusiasm the members of Empire or New York
rifle clubs. Meeting, as they do, every day in these
friendly competitions, has created aproper spirit of rivalry
and made rifle shooting decidedly the most popular amuse¬
ment. The handsome gold badge of Schhetzen Konig of
this State is worn by the lady making the best score each
day, so that it is an easy matter to distingush the cham¬
pion from the other contestants. Conditions of match,
distance, 100 yards : rifle, Ballard, 33 calibre ; number of
shots, five ; target, Mass, reduced to 100, [yards ; bull
counting 12 and 11 : —

POCAHONTAS CLUB.

Miss Powers . 10 10 7 5 10 42

“ Ella Gutman . 12 11 12 11 12 58

Mrs. Walter . 10 12 10 12 10 54

Miss HeldLoberger . II 11 11 10 11 54

IJ. Gutman . II II 10 II 10 51

*• Frank . 11 7 11 9 6 44

’ “ Laugh) in . 11 0 8 0 10 29

Mm. Hu ix linin' . M II 11 II 12 53

IT Alfriond . 12 11 10 10 9 Jig

Miss Berry . 9 9 10 8 li 40

Mrs. H until . 8 11 11 10 7 47

Tlptal . . . . . . .

MATOAOA CLUB.

Miss P. Gutman . . - 9 S 11 10

I. LeibUck . 10 12 11 10

B. Stein _ _ _ » . 0 II 3 0

N. Loftier . 11 11 10 «

Bolnner . ...11 8 10 10

Mrs. Berry . ...It 12 12 9

Miss French . 6 11 10 11

Mrs. Sheilas . 8 10

Mrs. Hutzlcr . 9 11

Miss L. Dottier . 6 11

“ A. Mnnson . 12 12

Total . - . . .

11—49

10- 53
7—20
7 48

11— *50
11-55

7- 45
6—38

in 51

8- 41
8 — 51

. 504

Washington, D. C. — The Columbia Rifle Association
arranged with the Weather Bureau for a good, gray day
last Saturday, for their fourth weekly shoot for t henHark-
noss gold medal, but through some oversight too much
wind was turned on, and as a consequence considerable
judgment was required hy the three contestants in tack¬
ling the unsteady one o’clock wind that prevailed, with
more or less force', throughout the afternoon. Illness and
out-of-townness kept all away but Col. Burnside, Mr.
Laird, and the Sandy Springs’ champion, Dr. Scott. The
latter’s ready acquaintance with the wind helped him to a
very good 73, which was the distinguishing feature at 800
yards. The Colonel, after a few passing “ centres,’’ got
on for a good terminal string of half a dozen “ white
owls,” winding up with 71 to his credit. Laird's 70 was
hard worked for against a treacherous marsh wind. At
900 yards, after uninterrupted bulls had been signalled
for four or five rounds, the untimely clinging of the mid¬
swamp streamer to its pole deceived all three men into
making wide ten o’clock “mags,” followed by a “ centre ”
for each. The firing was then stopped until a boy could
release the caught pennant, when it streamed out bravely
and gave the correct “tip” for an almost unbroken se¬
quence of white signals to the end. The Colonel and the
Doctor at this stage had nearly identical scores, shot for
shot, each tallying 71. On opening at 1,000 yards it be¬
came evident that Col. Burnside meant business. Shot
after shot tickled the hufi’s iris, and it was very comfort¬
ing to see, across the wide marsh, the broad white disc
lazily climbing up, pausing almost in the geometrical
center of the target, and bobbing back into shelter after
every bang of the small bore. A dull, cloudy light, and
a lull in the breeze before sun-down gave cheerful promise
of a good score, if not a clean one, at this long range, but
an unlucky change In the light, due to a feeble sunburst,
on the fourteenth round spoiled the chance, and although
winding up with a carton bull, Col. Burnside retired with
only 74 scored for him, and a total of 216. Laird came
next with 69, tying with the doctor on the aggregate of
309. The detailed scores are as follows : —

COL. BURNSIDE.

800 . 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5—71)

900 . 5 6 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 6-71 >218

1,000 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5-74)

0. H. LAIRD.

800 . 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 5—70 )

900 . 5 5 5 5 3 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4-70 1209

1,000 . 5 4534545554555 5—69)

DR. SOOTT.

800 . 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5—731

900 . 5 555534 5 5 5 5 5 45 5— 71 >209

1,000 . 0 355 5 55 5 545555 S— 65 )

Illinois — Belleville. — A match was shot last week
between the St. Clair Rifle Club and the a team from
Company A, Belleville Guards. Match for two silver
badges, - one for best team and one for best individual
score, Springfield M. rifle, distance 300 yards, off-haud,
standing. St. Clair Rifle Club wins the team badge, and
Krebs of the Guards wins the badge for best individual
score.

COMPANY A.

Wobcr . 4 3 2 4 4 2 4 2 4 4-33

Hei dinger . * . 3 3 4 5 4 2 4 1 2 4-®

K rolls . 4 5 5 3 5 4 4 3 3 3-39

Reiss . 3 3 5 4 3 2 II 3 3 4-33

Schucsslcr . 4 3 4 4 0 2 2 2 3 3 -27

Rappel . 2 2 fl 0 4 4 3 3 4 4-®

Tlethmanu . 0 3 4 2 3 4 3 2 2 4-27

Kaub . 3 2 3 2 5 2 5 3 2 4-31

Andel . 0 3 0 3 4 2 3 3 4 2—21

Grand total . 275

ST. CLAIR rifle CLUB.

Knebelkamp . 3 2 4 2 4 3 3 2 4 4-30

Deideeheimer . 2 0 3 3 4 2 3 8 4 2-26

K Dispel . 2 3 3444320 4—29

Hilgard . 2 I) o 4 2 4 4 3 4 3—26

Starkel . 3 4 0 3 2 3 4 3 5 3-80

Reuas . 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 8-34

Fleisehbeiu . 3 3 3434423 4-33

Crosby . 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 4-36

Caulfield . 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4-38

Grand total . . . .282

Dodge.

Gardner, August 13. — The following are the scores of
the rifle club at Hackmatack range to-day, shooting two
scores of ten shots each, distance 200 yards, off-hand, ring
target : —

R, C. B. O. Totals.

G. F. Ellsworth . 91 46 79 44 170 90

A. E. Robbins . 77 43 83 45 160 88

I. N. Dodge . 81 46 78 43 157 89

Chester Hinds . . . 78 46 67 44 145 90

H. C. Knowlton . 71 44 71 4-1 142 88

G. R.Pratl . 81 45 63 42 134 87

S. Hildreth . 65 43 52 40 U7 83

pnifc ;itfd

Personal. — Captain W. H. Jackson, of Boston, re
turned from Canada on the evening before making the big
score noted in our rifle columns. He reports a splendid
time in the Canadas, with plenty of big trout landed be¬
side the streams he visited.

Dittmar Powder. — All orders for Dittmar Powder ad¬
vertised in our columns should be addressed to the Ditt¬
mar Powder Manufacturing Company, 24 Park Place,
New York City. The works are located at three differ¬
ent points in various States, and communications to the
factories unattended to, will receive a prompt response
when addressed as above. [Adv. Carl Dittmar.

— The northeast Georgia Fair and Stock Association, of
which W. P. Dealing, Athens, Ga., is Supeiintendeut,
will hold its exhibition at Athens, beginning Oct 7.

— J. Palmer, O’Neil & Co. of Pittsburg, Pa., publish an
illustrated catalogue of sportsmen's goods.

Hod-banked saudpiper, or o.v-
bird, Ti lnrn amertea-na.

Grea t marbled godwit, or mar¬
lin, Limosa few >a.

Willet, Tataniis xemiprrJmati is.

♦Woodcock, PhiJnhdu minor.

Black-bellied plover, ox-eye,

Sipuitarola Helvetica.

Ring plover, AiykMlis se-mipaV
matus.

Stilt, or long-shanks, llimanto-
pwi ntf/ritioiifs.

Red-beasted snipe, or dwitoher,

Macrorhampux griseUs.

*In Now York and Oregon only.

“ Bay birds ” generally, including various species of plover, sand
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf bird, plmdt ropes, avocets,
etc., coining under the group TAmacoUe or Shore Birds. Many
States permttprairie fowl (piunatud grouse) shooting a'ftor Aitg. 15.

l3Sf*The seasons for shooting pinnated groqse or prairie chick¬
ens and other birds are as IoUowb in the States named herewith : —

States

Pinnated i
Grouse.

IRuffed Grouse

Quail.

Ill:..,.

Ind...

Iowa..

Minn..

Wis...

Nob...

Kan...

Sep It® Jan. 15 Oct 1. to Feb 1
Ootl to Feb 1 Nov. ltoJanl
Sep 1 to Doc 1 Oct 1 to Jan 1
A u«' 14 to Oct 1 Sept 1 to Dec 1
Aug; 25 to Jan 11 Aug 25 to Jaul
Aug 15 to Feb] —

Aug 1 to Feb 1 “

Novi to Fob 1
Nov 1 to Jan 1
Oct 8 to Junl
Sep i to Dec 1
Aug-25toJaul
Oct 1 to Dec 1
Oct 1 to Jan 1

Woodcock.

Sopt 1 to Jan 1
July 1 to Jan I
July 10 to Jan 1
July 3to Nov 1
Aug 25 to Jan 1

No Restrictions
Forbidden

First English Snipe, — Mr. M. Englert, provision deal¬
er, 35 Delancey street, city, while giving his dogs a run
on Monday last at Springfield, L. L, Struck an English
snipe, which is rather early for the season. We acknowl¬
edge receipt of the bird, with thanks for the juicy com¬
pliment.

Indian Camp Axes. — An ax and a box of matches are
perhaps the two most indispensable articles to a woods¬
man, and should be the requisites of every sportsman who
goes into camp. Next to the possession of the ax, is tho
knowledge of using it properly and, of course, carefully.
Accidents from carelessness in handling axes are perhaps
even more frequent than those from handling guns. We
need not explain how they result ; hut any one will read¬
ily perceive that a sharp tool carried haphazard through
tangled brush, or left knocking around the camp wood-
pile, or tossed into a boat or wagon, is not a thing to
contemplate with serenity or comfort. Most woodsmen
use a leathern case or sheath to protect the blade, when
the ax is not in actual use. The Indian Camp Axes, to
which our title refers, are not only good tools, but they
are supplied with capital protection, and are very handy
to have around. They are manufactured by A. S, Crosby
& Co., of Waterville, Maine, whose advertisement will be
found in our columns.

— We need not go back.to the time of Deeralayer for hair
breadth escapes from catamounts and other varmints. A
man who was walking through a growth of underbrush
in Berks County, P., the other day, was attacked by a
wild cat \vhich sprung from a boulder, striking him upon
the shoulfler. Shaken off, it^made a second attack, when
the man succeeded in shooting it. It was a female and
weighed sixteen pounds.

More Migratory Quail. — The Monroe Coimty Sports¬
men’s Association, of Rochester, N. Y. are to import one
hundred dollars worth of migratory quail, to he liberated
in Monroe Comity.

Migratory Quail — Lakeville, Conn., August 4. — Our
migratory quail returned in considerable numbers ami
have been breeding here. The prospects for, ruffed
grouse shooting are fair unless the wood tick kills them
off again as last year; and woodcock seem to he quite
plenty, but whether they will be Oct. 1st or not remains
to be seen. None have been killed in our town, at least, so
far. I had the misfortune to loose my setter dog Duko
last week by being run over by the cars. W. H. W.

Seneca Gun Club — Seneca Falls, N. Y., Aug. 14. —
At the annual meeting of the Seneca Gun Club held Aug.”
6th, Mr. Horace Silsby was re-elected President by accla¬
mation, whereupon Mr. Silsby arose, and after thanking
the club for this and past honors, begged to decline tin-
position, thinking it more advantageous for the club to
elect a president whose business did not require such pro
longed absence from town. The following officers wore
then unanimously elected : Jas. F. Laurence. President :
Win. Parrish, Vice-President ; Milton Hoag, Treasurer :
C. H. Williams, Secretary ; Executive Committee: Hor¬
ace Silsby, Henry Stoweli, B. P. Latlirop, E. V. Burton,
and J, B. Conrad. The club offers a reward for each ami
every conviction of offenders against the game laws.

New Hampshire — Hampton Marshes, August 14. — Bay
birds are migrating south in large flocks. Winter yellow
legs, black-breasted plover, jack curlews, brownies, etc.,
are being bagged in considerable quantities. Recently 500
birds left here for Boston markets. W . W. J.

Hampton, August 18th. — Flight birds are coming in
quantities owing to stiff easterly windB and storms.
Large bags are being made. The following was composed
while resting neatli a hay rack :

“ Wliat more lovely sport can bo
Than stooiing for birds from out Of the sea,

And knocking them, too, with a premium gun,

Made by W. & C. Scott & Son?”

W. W. Johnson,

Connecticut — Pomfret Centre, Aug. 18th. — The pros¬
pect for quail is promising, but ruffed grouse and wood¬
cock arc nearly exterminated. E. A,

New York — Eldred, Sullivan County, Aug. 18th.—
Woodcock have all left since the heavy raius, but T hear
they are plenty about six miles north', at the headquar¬
ters of the streams.

Tarrytown, August 4th, 1879. — I went out on the morn¬
ing of the first ; the woodcock were massed in tho very
wet swamps and I put up ten birds in one place, with very
badiluck in the matter of killing them, partly in conse-

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quence of the close cover and partly my very had shoot¬
ing. I was accompanied by Oscar Purdy of Tarrytown
with his dog, and I had Mr. Raymond's bitch, Sukie, who
beha ved splendidly. The swamps were full of sportsmen,
but although theirewas a constant fusilade few birds came
to bag.

I desire to acknowledge politeness from a stranger. I
had as I supposed knocked over a bird and had sent Sukie
into cover to find dead, when the bird got up and flew in¬
to the face of a gentleman breakfasting under a chestnut
tree. He knocked the cock over handsomely and then
called to me to send the dog who found him in the retrieve.
Sukie did the work well and the bird went to the stranger’s
bag. He was frank and polite and I raised no question of
property : but there is a nice point in it. R. S.

Ohio— Youngstown, August 13.— Woodcock shooting is
about over here for the present, as the birds have deserted
their former favorite grounds for the more secure quar¬
ters to be found amidst the tall com of the rich bottom
lands ; there to fatten, feast and feather. The Mahomngs
and the Ohios are the only clubs of this city that were
courageous enough to undertake a trip to the unknown
wilds bordering on Chautauqua Lake. Buckeye Boy.

Nevada— Reno, August 15.— Game in this region is
abundant. Meadow shooting for snipe opened on the 1st
of this month, and some fair bags have been made. We
are looking forward to the fall flight of ducks and geese,
which always affords lots of fuu. The shooting lasts all
the winter, and the guns are always to be heard on the
Truckee meadow. Brant, swan, curlew, doves, sage
hens, quail, jack rabbits, cottontails, mountain grouse,
deer, etc., make up a rarely excelled variety of game.
And with all this the fishing is superb. Hach.

The Florida Mosquito.— Titusville, Brevard Co., Fla.,
August 2d. — The mosquitoes are so bad in Florida that
even the stoical Indian cannot stand them. Civilization
interposes a mosquito or muslin sand-fly bar to stay their
attacks, but then untutored Indians have not reached such
heights of material progress as to be provided with such
appliances. Their resort is smoke from smouldering wood,
which is called a * 1 smudge.” Sitting around this ‘ • smudge”
in the daytime they manage to keep away the pest,
almost asphixiated at the same time themselves. For the
night they erect a scaffold supported on four posts a few
feet from' the ground. On this they spread their blankets
and build an immense “smudge” beneath. The black
volumes of smoke roll up and envelope them in plutonic
shades in which no mosquito can live. Outside of the
smoke the hum of the innumerable millions sounds like a
mighty vrind sweeping through a field of tall wheat or
rye? The poor dogs run howling about and rush at last
to the water and he down np to their noses. Oftentimes
the mosquitoes fall into the fire in such numbers as to ex¬
tinguish it. 1 have seen the so-caUed blind mosquitoes
washed up on the shore in layers four inches deep. They
rise up before you like a wall, in the marshes. Let a
hunter be hut lost or disabled without a musquito bar and
nn way of making a fire in the marshes or the woods dur¬
ing a night and his fate would be sealed. If not dead, he
would he a raving maniac by morning. They are worst
during the fall of the moon and during ramv weather.
There are half a dozen kinds of the insect in Florida ; one
variety that I have seen, the “ gallinipper,” measures
three- fourths of an inch- On my expeditions when locat¬
ing railroad lines, upon moving our camp to a new loca¬
tion we always burn over afl the surrounding country
for several miles. In this way we manage to destroy most
of them, and new-comers find no congenial cover. I won¬
der if mosquito netting was discovered at the, time the
old Spaniards occupied this country ? The settlers sit at

table with a brazier of smoking brands at either end and

one under the table, and thus partake of their meals. Old
rags or leather is substituted for wood while the supply
lasts, the smoke being more pungent. Out m the hen¬
coop the poor fowl are stamping all night in the vain en¬
deavor to keep the mosquitoes from their legs and feet.
When I take an observation through the transit they set¬
tle on mv face and hands in clouds, and my note-book is
spattered throughout with blood. Al. I. Gator.

Our correspondent should domesticate these creatures
and teach them to bore post holes with then- bills. Prop¬
erly harnessed, a Florida mosquito might be made a most
efficient instrument in railroad and canal construction.

Loading A Parker Gun .—Editor Forest and Stream
In a late issue you publish a tabular statement of trials at
a target with a Scott gun. I use a Parker pin, than
which I believe there is no better gun made. Everyone
seems to have the right through your columns to adver¬
tise his choice, and I claim the same privilege. The
writer’s statement for his and many other guns as to the
best load is undoubtedly correct; and while a 10-bore
may be proven by United States Army officers, as a gen-
eral rule to burn clean just four drachms of powder, there
axe exceptions which burn somewhere between tour and
fiVe drachms of powder. The difference maybe tnflmgm
amount, hut there is a decided difference in the pattern
ami penetration. If, therefore your ^n shoots better
with four and a half drachms it shows that the chamber
bums over four drachms ; and, even if a little is not well
consumed, use four and a half drachms instead of four.

Different sized wads are required for metal and paper
sheik of course, but 1 find two different styles of Imtomg
metal shells. No. 10 A as follows -.four and a halt drachms
powder, two common Eley wads No. 9, one arid a quarter
oz. shotandonepink edge wad, No. 8 ; again five drachms
powder ; one No. 8 pink edge wad ; one and a quarter
ounces shot, and one No. 8 pink edge wad. You will
find with No. 4 or 6 shot about the same propor¬
tionate pattern and penetration, and difficult m either
case to be improved with any other load. I piefei the
first as always sure. When the ducks get plenty, I will
report the result of these loads ; at present l ean only
fudge from the target. If some one asks you the cost of
such a load at retaif prices of ammunition, it will be about
four cents It pays to shoot enough powder and shot to
tell Thirty-eight birds bagged out of thirty shots is far
more satisfactory than twelve out of thirty, as wefi as
more profitable as an investment. R. W. H.

Oconto, Wi's., Augusts.

Long Distance Targets.— Boston, August Vlth, 1879.
Whv cannot “ Forest Aisle ” give us some long distancetar-
gete say75 and 100 yards at a 30 inch nng t I think we
would afl be obliged to him. I have never seen any long

distance targets in the “Forest,” and think they would
he very interesting to all gunners who like to “reach out”
for their game. Let us>have some long distance fellows,
just for a change. Pluvier.

There is no person more competent to treat these sub¬
jects than “ Forest Aisle,” who has beenlong qualified by
British official service, and is even now one of the fore¬
most of the London Field’s correspondents. — Ed. F. andS.

An Error in Grade.— Mississippi— JaAtson, August 12tii.--.lfr.
Editor:— In issue of Forest and Stream August 7tb, “Forest
Aisle " says, one of his “ companions was armed with a gun lit lb.
10 guage, etc.,” and “ used 41 dra. powder and 11 oz. shot ; ” if For¬
est anj» Stream did not malre a mistake in proof-reading, please
ask “ Forest Aisle ” the length of a 16 bore shell to take above
amount of powder and shot as well as wads. Would also like to
know weight of the man who fired 12 drs. out of the 7 bore, provi¬
ded " Forest Aisle ” knows what. became of the 12 drs. man.

Geo. C. Eyirch.

The error was on the part of the printer ; it should have
been 10 guage. With regard to the 12 drs. of powder, our
correspondent must remember that the gun weighed 17
pounds ; and although we should not have cared to have
stood behind it, as John Phenix remarked in his celebra¬
ted reply to the pistol challenge of Capt. Travis, in offer¬
ing to repeat the latter’s feat of shooting an apple off a
man’s head, although a man in San Diego could not be
found to hold the apple, perhaps one in St. Louis (or Can¬
ada) could. — Ed.]

Indianapolis, August 12th.— Mr. Editor:— Dear Sir: In thelost is¬
sue, August7th, of your paper, one of your contributors—” Forest
Aisle," speaks of Stonehenge’s new method of loading shells where¬
by the pattern and penetration iB marvelously Increased. I have
been a somewhat careful reader of your paper and have failed to
see anything upon tliissubject. If there is anything In it, what is
it ? I am anxious to learn ail that I can touching the efficiency of
the breecb-Ioading shot gun. H. G. C.

THE ECHOES OF A BUGLE.

Huntingdon, Tenn., July 15.
Editor Forest and Stream: —

Some weeks ago I propounded an interrogatory through
the Forest and Stream on the subject of a' “ harp horn,”
or tongued horn, stating that I had seen such in the pos¬
session of a hunter while on a camp hunt last fall. Since
the question appeared in your columns I have been forc¬
ibly impressed with the extensive and attentive reading
that must be devoted to the Forest and Stream, and if
I have not elicited the desired information, I have at least
been interested in the numerous responses that have been
forwarded to me. I am now prepared to set up a con¬
siderable tin shop of specimen tin horns that I have re¬
ceived, and am quite sure that I now have on hand the
most extensive collection of manuscript on the subject of
tin horns that can be found in America. But now, by
way of being more specific, I would say that it was not
the “fog horn” that I was inquiring after, nor was it any
kind of a tin horn, but the old fashioned cow's horn, with
the amendment of a vibrating tongue inserted in the neck
and mouth-piece, pointed so as to go inside ,the mouth
instead of pressing against the lips. Ordinarily such a
horn would be considered inferior to the common blowing
horn, but to those who cannot well blow the common
horn it would be preferable. The one that I saw came
from St. Louis, and gave out a piercing, shrill note, that
could be heard for miles. But as I have seen no adver¬
tisement of such I suppose that the inventor made one
and then died. For the information of the numerous
manufacturers who seem to imagine a tin horn the very
thing for a sportsman, 1 would say that I never knew a
hunter to carry a tin horn ; but from time immemorial the
cow horn has been peculiarly his instrument for calling
in his hounds ; and so long has the noble breed of dogs
been accustomed to its sound that intuitively they set up
a gladsome howl when it is heard, and no doubt feel as
did the poet when, with a slight change, he penned the
following beautiful lines :

his errands here the purchase of a number of steer horns.
We doubt if one man in a thousand met on Broadway
would know where to direct a stranger for Texan steer
horns. But our friend knew where to go. Down in a
Front street cellar, dimly lighted by a flickering gas jet,
were stacked up scores and hundreds and thousands of
horns ; short horns, long horns, straight horns, crooked
horns, horns smooth, horns crumpled, brown, gray, white,
and black horns ; a spectacle ghastly enough to throw a
timid body into convulsions for a week. The hunter
after hunting horns was told to select half a dozen. He
began by picking out a magnificent specimen, long, well
tapered, symmetrical. This was, however, quickly dis¬
carded for a better one ; then the second for a third, and
embarrassed and bewildered by the wealth of Texas be¬
fore him, he would have gone on selecting alternately1 and
rejecting until this day had not desperation come to his
rescue, when he took the first six at hand, regretfully
cast one lingering look behind, and made his way out ;
and we presume that the hills of North Carolina have ere
this resounded to the merry notes of those horns, urging
on horse, hound and hunter to the chase. The instru¬
ment devised from the cow’s horn is not always sweet
toned. Properly prepared it becomes a means of most
horrible discord, much affected in certain localities of
the United States by night revellers and mob-serenaders ;
and it is a musical instrument high in favor with savages.

0 1

10 10

0 o

0 0

Maine. — Bath, Aug. 6. — The third and last of the series
of glass ball shoots of the Sagadahoc Fish and Game Pro¬
tective Association, for the association badge ; rotary
trap ; Bogardus rules ; 18 yards rise :• —

,T. 8. Bonney . 10110100011

S. W. Carr . 00000000100

H.B. Fisher . 00101101011

Charles Goud . 0 1 0

A. C. Williams . . 0 0 0 i

L. B. Newell . 0 1 1 0

William Williams . 1 0 1 0

Samuel Knight . 0 111

C. H. G reen leaf . 0 0 0 1

J. A. Fisher . ,...1 011

George Minott . . 10 0 0

W. W. Brown . 0 1 1 0

A. Q. Goud . 1111

James H. Millay . 1 0 1

Alonzo Leighton . Ill

A. Leighton, badge; A. Q. Goud, second, prize. In
second match ; 8 balls from Bogardus trap ; 8 double and
8 from Card rotary : — A. Q. Goud scored 17, and took first
prize; Leighton, 16, second prize; C. Goud, 14, third
prize ; Wright and Greenleaf tied on 13, which was shot
off from rotary, and Knight was the winner of fourth
prize. Gi E. N.

1 0 0 0 1
oooao
110 0 11
11110 1
11 .

1 1—10
0 0—3
10—7
- 1 1—10
1 1 1—10
A 1-8
0 1 1 1-10
0 0 1 1—10
10 10 0-6
10 110-8
0 0 0 0 1—6
0 0 0 1 0-3-
1111 1-13
10 11 1-11
- 0 1—14

Maine — Topsham. August 15. — Freeport and Riverside
Clubs at Freeport ; Card trap : —

FREEPORT CLUB.

W. Merrill. . . .

Wing .

Burr .

Davis .

J. P. Merrill. .

Webster .

Thurlow .

Soule .

.11101111111111

.00.-
.0101
.0 0 0 1
I I

. 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
0 0''

110 11

1011111100

.11011110011100

11111110101

01111101100

1-14
0-3
0- T
0- 7
1-13
1-10
1-12
1-10

Total . . 75

RIVERSIDE CLUB.

C, Goud. . 1

Winslow — _

Greenleaf — . 0

A. Q. Goud . 1

Keyes . 1

Hall . 1 i i u i

G. H. Goud . 0 1110

York . . . —.1 loll

Bonney . 1 1111

Knight . 0 1110

10 01111011

1 1 0 1 1 0 1

0 10 111

10 11111

_ . 0 0

0 111
■ - 0 0

110 110 1

1 1 1-12
0 1 1-11
1 1 1-11
1 1 0—13
1 1 0-10
0 0 1-11
0 11—7
1 0 1—11
1 1 0-14

Total.... . 109

Ties on fourteen : —

W. Merrill . .1 111 1— 5 | Bonney . 0 1

0 1-2
W. A 8., Secretary.

Oh ! huntsman, wind that horn again,
For never did the listening air
Upon the lambent bosom hear
So soft, so wild, so sweet a strain.

What though thy notes are sad and few.
By every simple huntsman blown,

Yet is the pulse to nature true,

And melody In every tone.

Milford. — There was a glass ball shoot on Wilkinson’s
grounds last week. J. G. Mole rotary trap, rise of 18
yards. Out of a possible 20, the score was as follows: —

J. Martin . 12 |

G. Whitney . 11

C. S. Evans . 9

W.B.Denett . 8 1

C. White .

H. V. Brooks.
T. Wilkinson..
L. B, Putnam,

8

8

6

2

I have not heard the above lines for more than twenty-
five years, but think that I give them substantially cor¬
rect. U L. H.

Our correspondent who has had the novel experience
related above might have saved himself from such an
overwhelming avalanche of paper and tin had he been
more explicit in his original inquiry. It is not strange
that with all the information bo gratuitously sent to him
he has discovered nothing better than the old-fashioned
cow’s horn, for this instrument has a melody all its own,
and is deservedly the one commonly adopted by followers
of the hounds. It is usually formed by simply scraping
and polishing a cow’s horn, and sawing off the small end
at a suitable distance ; the key depends upon the length
of the barrel and the size of the apperture. Almost any
boy at the South knows how to make one ; but there is a
knack about it, as there is a knack about constructing
violins. The virtuoso’s collection of hunting horns is as
interesting in its way as a collection of any other musical
instruments ; especially if your host has a fund of stories
and romances connected with the initials cut upon this
horn and that one, and if he is disposed to relate the stir-
ing stories recalled by each.

Texan steer horns are generally the best for hunting
bugles. A North Carolina Congressman of our acquaint¬
ance, who ran down to New York during one of the in¬
termissions at Washington last winter, is very skillful in

the construction of these instruments, and had among

New Haven Gun Club — Medal Shoot ; Bogardus’ rules ;
August 12th : —

Folsatn .

Langdcn .

Hanson .

Leate .

Bens .

Willis .

S. Bryan .

Inguson .

Iliiixon

W. Bryan .

Jarry .

Shooing off ten, Hanson won the badge.

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.0111111111101110110 1—18
.1111011111101110110 1—16
.1111110111110111111 1—19
.1011111111111111111 1-18
.1011110111011111101 1—19
.1111111111 '101111111 1—16
.1110111111111111101 1—16
111 11 11111110111111 1—18
D. C .8.

New York .—Brooklyn, Aug. 6.— Fountain Gun Club
match for championship ; five traps ; handicap rise

W. M. Hans..

E, Pike .

J.T. Slane .

G. Helmstedt.

H. Smith .

A. P. Carlin —
E, H. Madison.. .

L. Brown .

A. Bush .

J. White .

J. De Fran o .

H. Miller .

P. Sheridan .

G . Cowenhovcn.
G. A. Chappell..
W. K. Hunter...

C. Loinken .

Seiover .

A. Hunter .

W. Coolier .

W. Climber .

K. James. .

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11110 11

11110 10

11110 10

. 21

. 21

_ 0 1 0
0 110
0 0 11
1 0

0 110 110

_ .. 0 0 _ _ _
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1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3

A Novel Match— Syracuse, N. Y., Avgust 14th, —
Match between F. A. (Frenchy) Johnson, the colored oars¬
man, of Boston, and L. H. Boughton, the champion one

FOREST AND STREAM

575

1 1 1-10
1 1 1-10
10 1—9
111-9
1 1 1—10
110-9
110—8
10 1—7
1 1 1—10
1 1 1-10

1 1-5

1 1-10
11—9
11-9
11—0
0 1-7
11—9
1 1-10
1 1—10
10-7

1—5

0 1—4

1 0—4
1 1—5
1 0-3
1 0—1
0 0-3

1—2

armed shot ; 50 single birds ; plunge traps ; 21 yards ;
New York State rules : —

F. A. Johnson, 11111110111 111 00111 11110 1 11110
11111111111111111*1 1-44.

L.H. Boughton, 1111110111111111111*111 + 11111011
1110101111111111111—41.

The tie at five birds ; six yards rise : —

F. A. Johnson . 1111 1—5 I L. H. Boughton . 1110 1—4

Bough ton’s fourth bird was hard hit, but escaped be¬
yond bounds.

Same Day. — Sweepstakes, New York State rides ; plunge
traps ; 21 yards : —

E. Hudson . 1111111

F. A. Johnson . 1 111111

T. Kimber . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

G. Luther . 1 1 0 1 1 1 1

D. Lefevor . 1 1 1 1 1 I l

H. Lewis . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

H. Drury . 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

J. A. NIver . 0 1 1 1 1 0 1

L. H. Boughton . 1 1 1 1 1 1 l

Jas. Holloway . 1111111

Ties at 26 yards :—

Hudson..

Johnson . . - . . - _

Lefever . 1 1 1 1 1-5 |

Ties at 31 yards : —

E. Hudson . 1111 1—5 I D. Lefever . 1 1 0 dr. —2

F. A. Johnson... 1 111 1-3 I L. H. Boughtou. 1 1 1 0 dr-3

Hudson and Johnson again tieing, divided first money.
Ties on nines; 26 yards rise : —

T. Kimber . 1 1 0 0 1-3 I H. Lowis . 1 1 1 1 1-5

Geo. Lotber . 1 1 1 1 1-5 I

Messrs. Luther and Lewis divided.

Conditions as above : —

Ed. Crouch . 0 1 0 1 1

H. Drury . 11111

D. Lefever . 1 1 1 1 (

II. Gale . 1 0 1 1 I

Ed. Hudson . 1 1 1 1 1

F. Jaro Schmidt . 1 1 1 0 '

Geo. Luther . 1 1 1 0 1

Mart Fellows . 1 1 1 1 :

F. A. Johnson . 1 1 1 1 I

J. A. [liver . 1 0 l 1 1

J. Holloway . 1 lilt

Ties on tons at 26 yards rise : —

H. Drury . 10 11 1— 4 j F. A. Johnson

Mart Fellows ... 1 111 1-6 |

Fellows and Johnson again tieing, divided first ’money.
Ties on nines at 26 yards rise :—

D. Lefever . 1 111 1-5 IE. Hudson . 1 0 0 Odr-1

H. Gale . 1 1 0 1 0-3 | G. Luther . 1 1 1 1 1—1

Ties on five at 31 yards : —

Lefever . 1 1 1 1 1—5 | Luther . 1

Sweepstakes; 31 yards : —

E, Hudson . 1 1 0 0 0-2 I G. Luther . . 1

D. Lefever . 1 1 1 1 1—5 Deraont . 1

H. Drury . 0 111 1 — 4 H. Lewis . 0

R. Pretty . 0 110 1-3 H. Gale . I

J. Holloway . 1 111 1—5 | M. Fellows . 1

Ties on five ; 31 yards rise : —

D. Lefever . 0 1 1—2 1 Demont .

J. Holloway . 1 0 1—2 |

Ties on four ; 31 yards rise : —

Drury . 0 1 1—21 Gale . 1 X 1—3

Luther . 1 1 1-3 I

Ties on three birds : —

Luther . 1 1 1-8 I Gale . 1 1 0-2

Pennsylvania — Erie, August 15th. — Fourth regular
shoot for the Rahtskeller Cup, presented to the Erie Gun
Club by Louie Schumacher ; Mole’s revolving trap and
rules to govern : —

John E. Graham . 11111101111111 1—14

C. K. Gregor . 11111111111110 0—13

T. W. Jarecki . 1 11101111011111. .13

W. W. Derby . 11001111101111 1-12

Ohas. Hays . 11111011001111 1—12

Jack Love . 10101111101111 0—11

Wilson . 11001111011101 0—10

Will Tracy . 0 1010000010100 1—5

Louie Schumacher. .... 1 0 0 withdrew.

Mr. Schumacher withdrew on account of a very bad
arm. Snipe.

New Jersey*. — Bergen Point, Aug. 12th. — The last of
the series of seven matches by the Bergen Point Amateur
Gun Club, for gold badge ; 25 glass balls ; 14 yards rise ;
Bogardus trap and rules. The badge is now the property
of F. G. Moore, he having won it four times : —

Moore . 101110011111111111111111 1—22

Wilmerding . 1110 1110 110 111111110 0 111 0—19

S. L. Davis . 111101111010100101111011 1—13

Nahant Sporting Club. — Nahant, Mass., Aug. 12th.
— Glass ball match ; handicap ; ten balls ; silver medal: —

W. A. Jeffries, 21 yards . 1 00111101 1—7

W. L. Green, 19 yards . 0 01110110 1—0

W. L. Jeffries, 20 yards . 1 01001010 1—5

J. A. Jeffries, 18 yards . 0 01000011 0-3

Washington, D. C., Aug. 9.— Anacostia Gun Club —
first match at 10 glass balls : —

Wagner. ...111111111 1—10 I Scott . 0 100111001—5

Morgan. ...1 11111110 1-9 Ball . 0 1 0 0110010-4

Stumph.. ..1 111111011—91 Ready . 0 00001110 1—4

Rothwell...l 101111101-81

Second match, 3 birds each ; $2 entrance ; 21 yards
rise ; Mills 22 yards ; Mayhew 25 yards ; and Wagner
handicapped : —

Mills . 1 1111 Morgan . 1 0 1

Daw . 1 1 1 0 Scott . 1 0 1

Wagner . 1 1 1 1 Mayhew . . 0 1 1

Clark . .0 1 1 |

Mills and Wagner divided.

Third match same as before : —

Daw . 0 1 1 I Dowell . 10 1

Mills . 1 111 Morgan . 1 0 1

Wagner . 1 1 1 0 | Ready . 1 110

Fourth match same as before :—

Clark . . . 1

Roth well . 1

Ready . .1

Dowling . ..1

Ties shot off ; miss and out

Clark . 1 1 II Ready . 1 1 0

Roth well . 1 1 1 1 Dowling .

Clark and Rothwell divided.

August lGf/t. First match ; glass balls £18 yards rise ;
rotary trap ; 10 balls each: —

1 Daw . 1 1

Morgan . 1 0 t

Stumph . . . 0 i

| Shelton . 0 4

Wagner . 111111111 1-10

Stumph . 1111011110—8

Williams . 111x100101- 6

Morgan. .. ...101110100 0— 6
Rothwell.. ...0000101111-5

Ball . 0001101011— 5

Mills . 1111101110- 4

Clark . .1101101111— 8

Jonsoher . .1011010105— 0

Second match at pigeons ; 21 yards rise ; plunge traps ;
five birds each ; $10.

Rothwell. . 1 111 1-5 | Moreau . 1 1101-4

Third match same as above, only $2 additional, and
three birds eaoh : —

Mills . 1 1 1—3 1 Bruce . 1 1 1—8

Wagner . 1 1 1-3 I Rothwell . 1 0 o—l

Ties on three shot off ; 26 yards rise ; miss and out : —

Mills . 1 1—2 | Bruce . 0 CM)

Wagner. . . . 1 1—2 I

Mills and Wagner divided.

Fourth match same as before : —

Bruce . 1 1 1—31 Daw . 1 0 w— 2

Rothwell . 1 1 1—3 Stumph . 1 1 1—8

Morgan . 1 1 1-3 | Clark . 1 1 1—3

Ties shot off ; first miss out : —

Bruce . 01 Stumph... . 1

Rothwell . 1 Clark . 1

Morgan . . . 1 1

Not having pigeons 'enough, ties were shot off at glass
balls ; five balls each : —

Rothwell.... . 0 0

Morgan . 0 1

Howell Shooting Glub.— Following are the scores
of bird and ball shooting matches, held under the aus¬
pices of the Howell, Michigan, Shooting Club, August
6th, 7th, and 8th. The first match was for the glass Dali
champion medal, between C. G. Jewett and Geo. Buzzard,
the score resulting as follows : —

Jewett . 25 24 25 24—98 | Buzzard . 20 22 23 21—85

Match at 20 glass balls ; 3 Bogardus traps : —

18

C. J. Jewett,

H. Whipple . ;■

Henry Wilbur .

R. F. Sprague . J®

Jas. Glenn . — $

C. G. Harrington .

M.T.Cole . 13

Frank Wherry . 1G

R. H. Rumsey . 19

J. H. Beebe . 1’

J. E. Long . T.

H. Mason . . . 14

E. F. Mulliken . 19

E. G. Angel . 15

B. F. Burgess . 10

J. H. Warren . 13

C. A. Fox . . 17

A.Linmenn . 15

I. H. Murray . 11

Glen, of Detroit, and Wilber, of Howell, tied for first

money, and on the shoot off the former won. Rumsey
and Mulliken, of Howell, tied for second, which was
finally won by the latter. Jewett, of Howell, took third ;
Beebe, of Flint, fourth, and Wherry, of Plymouth, fifth.
Third match ; same conditions ; 15 balls : —

I. H. Beebe . 12

T. H. Warren . 12

E. F. Mulliken . 13

Frank Wherry . 15

B. F. Burgess . 14

James Glenn . 11

C. G. Jewett . 13

Fox . 11

John Long . 13

H. F. Sprague _

C. G. Harrington
Murra;

Murray .

H. A. Whipple.

K. H. Rumsey . i'

M. T. Cole . 14

E. G. Angel . 11

H. Mason . w

Ed. Carpenter . 12

After a splendid contest for second between B. F. Bur¬
ges, of Jackson, I. H. Murray, of Indiana, H. Whipple,
South Lyon, and M. T. Cole, Detroit, Whipple was pro¬
nounced victor. Third was won by Long, of Detroit, and
fourth by Carpenter, of Howell.

Fourth match ; double rises : —

11 01 10 11 10 11 11 U 11 11-17

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11 11 10 10 00 11 10 11 11 11-15

16 11 11 11 11 01 U 11 11 01—17

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10-11

ii io oo io n io ii oo io n—12

n oo oo oi ii io oo io 10 11— 10

10 11 00 11 11 10 10 10 00 06-10

Frank Wherry .

I. II. Beebe .

H. Whipple .

E. F. Mulliken .

II. F. Sprague .

M. T. Cole .

Sames Glenn .

Henry Wilber .

First was won by Wherry.

Sweepstakes ; 10 halls : —

C. G. Jewett . 9 I. H. Murray .

F. Wherry . 10 R. F. Sprague .

C. A. Fox . 4 O. C. Kemp .

H. H. Rumsey . 9 L. W. Sprague .

M.T.Cole ... . 9 II. Robinson .

James Glenn . 8 M. Lewis .

Geo. Buzzard . 9 F. N. Wright .

E. F. Mulliken . 7 C. E. Ball .

A. L Wakely . 6 A. Linmann .

E.G. Angel . 8 John Marshall .

H Whipple . G W. Hawkinson . .

I. II. Beebe . 9 L. Kenny .

Sweepstakes at 5 birds ; H and T plunge traps :—

L. H. Warren . 0

R. R. Robinson . 3

F. N. Wright . 3

W. T. Redcliff. . 4

I. H. Beebe . 3

James Glenn . 4

R.F. Sprague . ... 4

H. Whipple . 2

H. M. Mason . 4

R. H. Rumsey . 5

C. G. Harrington . 5

F. Wherry . 2

S. A. McLean . 3

O. C. Kemp . 3

After a spirited contest in each case, McLean, of Bay
City, won first ; Jas. Glenn, of Detroit, second ; I. H.
Beebe, of Flint, third ; Wherry, of Plymouth, fourth.
Sweepstakes at 5 single balls : —

I. II. Murray . 5 I M. Lewis

L. W. Sprague. .

I. H. Murray _

S. McLean .

A. J. Wakely...

M. T. Cole .

E. G. Angel _

W. Hawkinson.

C. G. Jewett _

C. A. Fox .

A. Linmann _

L. J. Kenney. . .
John Marshall..
E. F. Mulliken..

L. W. Sprague. .

R. F. Sprague . .

A. Linmann _

O. C. Kemp .

S. McLean .

I. H. Beebe .

C. A. Fox .

J. H. Warren.

S. A. McLean...
Ed. Carpenter..

H. Whipple .

H. B. Blackman..

. 3 Ira Paine .

. 5 | F. N. Wright

. 4 I C. G. Jewett .

. 3 I C. Ball .

. 3 M. T. Cole .

. 3 B. F. Burgess _

.3 R. H. Ruinsey...
.2 E. F. Mulliken...
.4 W. Hawkinson..

.3 L. J. Kenney _

. 4 James Glenn _

E. G. Angel....

Paine and Glenn divided first after other ties ; Jewett
won second ; Carpenter and McLean divided third.

Sweepstakes at 15 single rises : —

E G. Angel ....

Chas. Ball .

A. J. Wakely...

Ira A. Paine _

E. Carpenter...

F. Wherrry .

S. A. McLean...

H. Whipple .

I. H. Beebeo....

R. H. Rumsey..

M. T. Cole .

James Glenn...

C. G. Jewett. . . .

I. H. Murray _

E. F. Mulliken. .

R. F. Sprague.

A. Linmann .

L. W. Sprague. .

O. C. Kemp .

C. Wilcox .

B. F. Burgess .

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..11111111110111 1—14
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..11011100111110 1—11
..11100111111111 1-13
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. _ 1—13
1 1 0—12
0 1 1—12

Jewett, of Howell, and Ira A. Paine, of New York,
divided. Second was won by Wherry, of Plymouth.
After three shoot-offs, C. Ball of Dansville. succeeded in
capturing third. Fourth divided between Murray, of In¬
diana, and Rumsey, of Howell,

Sweepstakes ; Card’s rotary trap : —

Lockwood. .
Linmcn..
Wherry..
Jewett ..
Rumsey. .
Kemp....
Fox

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McLean . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1—9

Glenn . 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-9

Cole . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1—9

Whipple...."" . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-10

Carpenter . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0—8

Paine . 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0— fl

Beebe . 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1—7

McLean . 111111110 0—8

Mulliken . 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1-10

Burgess . 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1-10

Ball . 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-7

Angel . 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1—5

Mulliken won first ; Jewett and Wherry finally divided
second ; Carpenter took third, and Bare and Beebe divided
fourth.

Sweepstakes at birds ; H and T plunge traps :—

S. A. McLean .

C. A. Fox .

James Glenn . 4

R. R. Robinson . 2

E. G. Angel . 3

8. McLean . .

L H. Beebe .

E. F. Mulliken . 4

R. H. Rumsey . 4

Cole, of Detroit, won first : second divided between
Jewett and Mulliken, of Howell : third won by Ball, of
Dansville ; and fourth won by McLean, of Bay City.

ST. PAUL TOURNAMENT.

M. T. Cole .

C. G. Jewett .

U. Whipple .

J. H. Linmann ..

Ira Paine .

I. H. Murray .

C. G. Kemp .

Frank Wherry..
C. E. Ball .

St. Paul, Minn., August o. 6, and 7, male revolving
traps, screened ; glass balls. First match ; 18 yard rise : —
R. A. Becker .

W. H. Skinner
J.H. Elliot.

I, S. Tinnier .

G. W. Baldwin.. ..
Dr. Densmore —

F. W. Vanslyke. .

A. L. Lamprey...

J. A. Sealy .

C. J. Butler .

D. H. Day .

A. L. Mitchell _

John Blister .

J. J. Lemon .

C. F. Wheeler. . . .

Gore, John .

C. F. Bean .

S. O. Seymour. . . .

M. E. Taber .

W. H.Thur8ton..

R. Smith .

W. Powers .

R. S. Pease .

J. B. Rodman _

A. B. ltodman .

C. A. Zimmcrmann. .

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.0 11111110111
.0 11111001101
.0 11011101111

..111111010010 .

..0 0000010000010 1-3

0-10
1-14
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1 1 0-14
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1 1 0-10
0 11-9
0 1 1-13
1 1 1-14
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1-10

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.1111110 0 111111
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0-10

0-11

1-10

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1 1 Lamprey . 1 1

1 Smith . 1 o

w | Rodman . 1 l

111

Ties on 14 — 21 yards rise : —

Skinner . 1 1 1 1 II Tainter . 1 1 0 1 1

Baldwin . 0 1 1 0 0 Day . 1 10 10

Zimmermann . 1 1 1 1 11

Skinner and Zimmermann divided ; Butler, Taber, Rod-
man, divided second ; Vanslyke, Lemon, Seymour, di¬
vided third. Ties on 11 : Mitchell, Pfister, Pease, divided
fourth.

Ties on 10 : —

Beeker . 1 111

Wheeler . 0 1 1 1

Powers . 0 110

Second tie : —

Becker . 1 0 0 1 0 I Lamprey . 0 1 1 1 0

In the sweepstakes following first prize was won by
Tainter ; second divided by Baldwin and Skinner ;
third prize, Lamprey, and fourth, Pfister,

Second match ; 18 yards rise : —

Skinner .

Tainter .

Mitchell .

Elliott .

Baldwin .

J . B. ltodman . . .

C. S. Wilson .

A. B. Hodman. . .

Day .

Dr. Dunsmore. .

Morgan .

Gore .

J. N. Rogers _

Vanslyke .

Smith .

Pease .

Lamprey .

Bean .

Lemon .

Kennard .

Cory .

Brown .

Nesbitt .

Nicolin .

Hoblitt .

J. G. Smith .

Sealey .

Powers .

Beeker .

Taber .

Schilling .

Blister .

Zimmermann .. .

Wheeler .

Butler .

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1 00110011 1—0
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- 1— 7
10-8
0 11—0
1 0 0-4
0 10—5
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10 1—5
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0 0 0—4
0 1 1— T
0 0 1—4
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10 1-4
. . .10 0-6
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..1011111
.110 0 10 1
..0011100
..1010101
.1 1 0 0 0 0 1

.0101110
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..0111010
.110 110 1
.10 0 110 0
.1111110
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.0011111

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.110111101
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1— 7
1— 9
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Stev

...1 10 10 0
..0 0 0 1 1 0
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1— 8

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0 0 0 0-3
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...1 1 1 l 1 0
i divide first.

o- 9
1-10
1- 4
1- 6
1— 9

Butler, Brown and Baldwi
Ties on 0 : —

Tainter . 110 11-41 Mttchel . 1 1 11 1—6

Hoblitt . 1 1111—6 Sealey . -0 1 0 w

Pfister . 1 0 w Wheeler . 0 1111—1

Rodman. .. . 1 111 1—5 I

Second tie : —

Mitchell. . . 11111-51 Hoblitt . m i;i-6

Rodman . .1 0 w I

Hoblitt won the second.

Ties on 8: —

Elliot . 1 011 1—1 1 Rodman . 1011 1—4

Day . 0 1 1 1 1-4 Lemon . 10 0 1 1—3

Smith . - . 1 0 111-41 Beeker . 1 001 1—3

Zimmermann . .1111 1—5 |

Ties on 7:—

Skinner . -.1101 1—4 1 Nicolin . lOOlw

Rodman . 1111 1—6 Taber . 1 0 0 1 w

Lamprey . 1 1 0 0 w I

In the sweepstakes, first prize won by Zimmermann,
Hoblitt and Baldwin divided second, Nicolin third, and
Cory and Becker divided fourth.

In last sweepstakes the first was won by Mead, second
by Schilling, and the third by Baldwin.

576

FOREST AND STREAM

Third Match : 18 yards rise: —

■ Bobllti .

Baldwin .

Vansl.vko .

Nicoiin .

Wheeler. .

Dvor .

D. H. Day .

Lamprey .

Vest .

Zhnuievmaun . .

It. 9. Pease .

W. H. Skinner.
A. L. Mitchell...

Wormwood .

J. I'. Smith

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Itoirers .

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I. , S. Tniuter .

C. J. Butler ..
W.H.Thursto
Kellogg .

J. J, Leu
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Dow .

M. E. Taber
8. O. Seymour. .

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Baldwin and Vanslyko divided.

Ties on 18 — 81 yards rise : —

mcolin.. - 1 1 1 1 1—5 | Wheeler . 1 1111—5

After one more tie these gentlemen divided.

Ties on IT: —

Dyer . 1111 1—5 I West . 10 11 1—4

Day . 0 110 1-3 Zimuiormarm . 11111-5

Lamprey . 0 0 11 1—3 | Pease . 10 11 1-4

Second tie: —

Dyer . . . 1101 1—4 I Zimmermann . 1 10 1 1 — 1

Dyer ami Zimmermann divided.

Tie on sixteen: —

Skinner . 0 10 1 1-31 Smith . 11111—5

Mitchell . .1 1 0 0 1—3 Kenuedy . 10 111—1

Wormwood . 1 0 1 1 1—4 I Rogers.., . 1 1 1 1 1—6

Second tie : —

Smith... . . 0 1101-31 Rogers. . 11010^8

Smith and T. N.Rogers divided.

In the sweepstakes which followed, prizes were won by
Dyer, Rodman, Nicoiin, Pease, Hoblitt and West.

Fourth match : 18 yards rise : —

Bean .

Hohlit .

Smith .

Nicoiin .

Ziinmerrnanu..

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A. 13. Rodman.

Vanslvke .

Baldwin .

West .

Lamprey .

Skinner .

J.Dny .

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Wheeler .

Dow .

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Rogers .

Mitchell .

Kennedy .

Lemon .

Talier .

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.1. B. Rodman. .

Kellogg .

Ur. Day .

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Ties on 14 — 21 yards : —

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Hoblit . 11111-6

Ties on 13 — 21 yards : —

Smith . 1110 w— 4

Zimmermann, - - 1 1 11 1—6

Rodman, A. B . 110k

Baldwin . 1 1 0 w

Lamprey . 1111 1—6

Second tie : —

Nicolin . 1 1 1 1 1—5

Vanslyko. . HOw

Ties on 13 — 21 yards : —

Day . 110 0 1—3 I Becker . J 1 1 0 1—4

Wheeler . 110 0 1-31

Pease, Dow and Roseboom divided fifth.

In sweepstakes,! prizes were won by Hoblit, Baldwin,
'fainter. Zimmermann, Skinner, Wheeler, Taber, Mitch¬
ell, Lamprey and Butler,

Fifth match ; 18 yards rise : —

J. G. Smith..
Nicnuliu.

Caleb Trim . .

Tainter .

Wheeler .

Fahor .

J. 13. Hodman .
F. .1. Kodmhti.

Mitchell .

Lamprey -

Elliott .

Bean .

White .

Day, Jr .

A.B. Rodman
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Zimmermann...

Lemon .

Ouudy .

rievinoni.

Hoblet

Vanslykc .

Anderson .

Rogers .

Baldwin .

Pease .

Poster .

Becker

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First prize won by Pease, of Minneapolis.

Ties on nineteen : —

Taker _ _ 1 111 0—4 I J N Rogers . 1 010—’

F.T Rodman . 1 10 1 1—1 Baldwin . i l 0 1 1—4

Lemon . 1 1 1 0 1-4 1

The second tie was won by Faber scoring 5, Rodman 4,

and Baldwin and Lemon 3 each.

The tliirdprize was divided between Tainter, Zimmer¬
mann and Van Slyke. The fourth prize was divided be¬
tween Day, Jr., Gundy and Hoblet. The fifth prize was
decided by shoot off, Mitchell scoring 5, and Nicaulin 4.
Sixth match ; 21 yards rise :— r

Zimmermann.

Nicaulin .

Baldwin .

J G Smith .

fliiblot .

A B Rodman. .

Candy .

'Tainter .

F ,1. Rodman. .

Poase .

,1 B Rodman . .

F.lliott .

Mitchell .

Lamprey .

Backer .

Taber .

PUster .

B Brown.

Wheeler .

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Ties on nineteen won by Hoblet. scoring 5 against Bald¬
win’s 4. Second divided between Nicaulin, F. J. Rodman,
and Faber, all scoring ties on tlie tie. shoot. Third prizes
was won on second tie by Van Slyke, scoring 5 against
Becker’s 8. The fourth prize, was won by Mitchell on
first tie, scoring 5. Fifth prize was divided between
Pease, Cundy, Elliot and Smith.

Sweepstakes ; 10 balls ; 18 yards : —

First prize on tie of ten balls was won by Baldwin scor¬
ing 5, and Skinner 8. Second prize on tie of 9 balls was
won by Wheeler, of Minneapolis, by scoring 5. Third
prize on a tie of 8 balls was won on second tie by Elliott,
of Minneapolis, over Mitchell and Lemon, by scoring 5.
Fouth prize on a tie of 7 balls was won by Engles on
second tie over Brown by a score of 4 balls.

Second sweepstakes : same conditions : —

The firstprize was shot off on tie of ten in three times,
and won by Baldwin, scoring 5. Second prizes on tie of 9
balls, was won by Hoblet, scoring 4. Third prize on a tie
of eight bails, won by Elliott over Wheeler and Lamprey,
in scoring 6. Fourth prize on tie of seven balls was di¬
vided between Keator, Cundy and Pease.

Team shooting ; 21 yards rise : —

St. Paul Gun Club :—

Vanslvke . 1 1111100110001010

Day. Jr . 10 110 1110 0 1111111

Baldwin . 1 I 1 I 1 II I I 11 1 1 1 l l l

Total . . . 47

Minneapolis Gun Club: —

Wheeler . -. . 0 1111111111101111

Elliott . 0 1011111111101011

Pease . 01111111111111111

Total . 51

St. Paul Rod and Gun Club: —

1 0 1—12
1 0 1-15
1 1 1-20

1 1 1-18

0 1 1—15
1 1 0—18

Lamprey . 1 1 1011 1110000110110 1—13

Mitchell . 0 0 111110 111110 11111 1—15

Zimmerman . 1 11101111001 1 111110 1—16

Total . 45

Baldwin won the hunting suit, valued at $15, offered by
Burkhard for the best average in the three days’ tourna¬
ment.

Zimmerman won the Lancewood fishing rod, second
prize, on average offered by Kennedy Bros.

Baldwin and Faber won’ each two sacks of shot for best
average during shoots 5 and 6.

Tennessee, Laitenbergers’ Garden Nashville, Aug. 8th.
— The glass ball scores, shot as above, are unavoidably
deferred till our next issue.

— Sir John D. Astley, wiiose name has become familiar
to Americans within the last twelve months as the pro¬
moter of the long distance walking matches, has an excel¬
lent record as a pigeon shot. In a match, August 5, with
Mr. C. J. Alexander, at Preston, 50 birds each, 22 yards
rise, the score was, Astley, 33 ; Alexander, 38.

gVttSUWjS ter (Famspotulcnts.

No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

£W~ We cannot attempt to give specific directions where to go for
gam e or fish . Correspondents must keep themselves posted by consult¬
ing our news columns.

tS" We make no charge for answering inquiries in this column.

W. S. W. IlaverhlU, Mass.— Have sent you a Bogardus score
book by mail.

H. N. C.— Got Neilson's Boat Building: for Amateurs. Price,
$1,35. Can obtain it for you.

Querist, Montreal.— The New York State Fab- will be held at
Utica, September 6tk to 12tb inclusive.

S. B. T — For small tent apply to S. H. Hemcnway, over Wall st.
Ferry House, South st., New York.

GEO. S. B., Jersey City Heights.— Have referred your horse ques¬
tions to Spirit of tile Times, whioh Bee.

W. J S., Princeton.— Please inform me whether the Scotoh deer
hound hunts by sight or sbeutf Ans. By sight.

Memoih. — Oology is the name for the study and collection of
birds nests. Use glass stoppers, which require no wax or
cement.

J. V J., Warren, O.— The open season for deer in Michigan, Up¬
per Peninsula August 1 to November 15; Lower Peninsula,
September 15 to December 15.

E. P. W. — You can make a patented article without paying
royalty if for experiment only. But if for use, so as to derive the
benefits of the patent or for sale, you must pay royalty.

J. T. D., Cambridge.— Please inform me if a near-sighted person
can become a good archer ? Ans. Vos, ’if he puts on glasses so
that he can see the target. Many near-sighted men have acquir¬
ed skill as Shot gun experts.

S, S., New York.— My setter has a very large wind-gall on his
fore leg ; can you tell me what to do to remove the same without
danger to the dog ? Ans. Persistent hand-rubbing may remove
tt, but it is liable to return.

C. A. F.— Canoe dubs in New Vork waters are the New York
Canoe Club, club house at the Staten Island Criokot Grounds ;
also Jersey City Canoe Club, with headquarters at Commodore’s
office, Chas- E. Chase, 287 Broadway.

R. 71., Rochester— Can you advise me of any good place in N orth-
firn Michigan, where during the latter part of September, I cun
find good fishing and shooting? Ans. Have sent you a pamphlet
of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad.

P. M. C.— Guardboard strukes are put on the skipjack first, then
top streakes, and last,, ,lill in between the two. You can obtain
copper nails from any hardware store. Common or galvanized

five pCnuy nails will do just as well. Where you want to clinch
use wrought. Iron nails.

Polaris.— Length of schooner Frolic on water line ft. approx-
Has raking or clipper stem. Least freeboard 264 load line to
deck. Above this Is about 15 In. bulwark. Lead snould be kept
within two-thirds (he length of the keel amidships if possible.
Make keel thick enough for that purpose.

T. F. A., Philadelphia,— Kindly inform me where I can find a
breeder of Persian and English greyhounds in this country and
the probable cost of a young dog ? Ans. No one this side of
the Rocky Mountains makes a specialty of breeding them, hut by
advertising you can probably hear of one for sale.

P. H. W., Elmira, N. Y.— The worms are what are known as
round worms. Give areoa nut. You can get it from Conroy,
Bissett & Malliaon, No. 05 Fulton St,; price 50 cents per box. Bells
are sometimes used on setters, in shooting in very thick cover.
See advertisements. Y our subscription ex pires March l, i860.

T. H. D., New York.— Your bitch has chorea, a frequent sequel
to distemper. You can do little beyond giving the dog country
air and attending carefully to her diet. The following tonic
might be beneficial ; sulphate of zizc, three grains: extract of
gentian, three grains ; mix and form a pill to bo given three times
a day.

J trvENig, Lennoxville, P. Q.— 1. 274 grs. in one drachm of pow.
der. 2. Coarse powder gives better penetration and less recoil
than fine powder. 8. For directions how to load for game, see a
dozen articles in last Volume of this paper. For your 12-gauge
use 34 ar. powder, 14 oz. shot. For woodcock and snipe use N o. 10
shot; for ducks No. 6.

J. D. G.— For hunting andfishing in Chesapeake build asohooner
30 to 35 ft. long, 26 to 30 ft. water line, 94 to 11 ft. beam, and 5 to
6ft. deep. Will draw without center board from 3 to 3ft. 6 in.
If you need lighter draft, give more beam and less depth. If
cheaply built, will cost complete about $500 to $600. Sloop will be
faster, but schooner handler.

W. B. R.— For canoe rigs see appendix of Canoeing in Canuckla.
Paddies always double bladed. No stays used for the masts ; stiff
enough without. Whether convex or concave lines is open to
debate. Some prefer hollow, others full or parabolic lines. A
very flat parabola probably as good as any. Each modeler follows
his own ideas. Linos are always spoken pf as viewed from the
outside of the boat.

• Subscriber, Petersburgh, N. Y.— Which is the most intelligent
and best calculated for a watch dog, the St. Bernard or New¬
foundland? or is there some other breed that Is better and where
can they be obtained ? Ans. Either would answer, so would the
mastiff. For St. Bernards write to LeRoy Z. Collins, Lancaster,
Mass., or Chas. H. Allen, 7 Beaver St., Albany, N. Y .

Daisy, Boston.— X have a Gordon setter bitch sixteen months old
just recovering from quite a sover attack ol distemper, which has
left herwith the pupilsof the eye enlarged so muoh that noneof the
Iris is visible and her sight seems somewhat effected. Is there any
remedy? Ans. It is probable that your dog has amaurosis, forwhich
little can be done, although a sotou on the poll sometimes effects

Parlor Fish Citltiiribt.— To water-proof the bottom of your
aquarium apply a cement made as follows : Linseed oil, 3 Oz. ; tar,
4 oz.; resin. 1 lb. ; melt together over a gentle fire, If too much
oil is used the cement will be too soft. This may be corrected by
adding tar and resin, or by aUowing it to simmer for a longer
time. Apply warm, and do not use the aquarium for several
days.

E. J. S., MoVeytown, Pa,— I have just come into possession of a
coach dog (not full blooded); Can it be trained for hunting, tricks,
etc, ? About what age should the training begin ? Tt is a bitoh ;
bow soon should she be altered ? She is now about five weeks old.
Ans. The dog could probably be taught triekg but would most
likely bo useless for hunting. Begin training at six months. If
she is to be spayed it should be done at once.

W. C. W., Monroe, N. C.— 1. The comparative advantages of pin
and central fire guns are these : Pin shows at glance when gun is
loaded. But it is clumsy. Mere question of hammerand plunger.
Read “ Gloan ” on Breech-loader. Simple fact that pin-fires are
superseded by central fires is sufficient demonstration of superi¬
ority of latter. 2. We do not trouble to reload paper shells.
Brass shells may be reloaded twenty times. Then throw them
away to preventaccidents.

F. H. B.— The sailing ruleisindistinctly worded and can be taken
to mean one thing as well as another. “ Yachts must be comman¬
ded and sailed by the owner or owners of such yacht.’ ’ The spirit of
this rule we take to bethatthe ownermust take general charge and
holdtbetfiler or the wheel, but the words “sailed by” do not
strictly convey that meaning, for a vessel maybe “■ sailed by ” her
captain, without bis taking physical bold of anything. Better have
the rule amended to read “ steered by.”

Sport, Pittsburg, Pa.— Who owned the setter dog Bismarck,
his pedigree, etc.? How old was ho when he died ? When did his
death occur and how? Ans. Bismarok was owned by Air. David
Brooks of Philadelphia. He was whelped on April 1, 1868, at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was sired by a red Irish setter dog brought
to Iowa by an Englishman, out of a white Belton hitch imported
by a gentleman of Cedar Rapids. He died in Philadelphia in No¬
vember, 1875, being smothered to death in an express car.

Buffalo, Buffalo.— What shall I do to cure my setter puppy ,
six months (fid, of weakness in his hindquarters ; he has a good
appetite and seems in good health. If he tries to turn around
quickly his back-legs give way and he falls. Has been in that
condition for two or three weeks, Ans. See that the dog’s kennel
is clean ana perfectly dry at all times. Rub him around the loins
twice a day with some simple liniment and give him a tablespoon¬
ful of cod liver oil night and morning.

A., Richmond Va.— There are three prizes to be thrown for
with.dl.ee, and are classed as first, second and third prizes. The
first goes to the best throw, the second to the next best and the
third to the next best. A, B and C each throw 43 ; D, E and F, 38 ;
L, M and N, 35. I hold that A, B and C are entitled to the three
prizes. If the solution seems different to you be kind enough to
state the reasons ? Ans. You are right ; A, B and C throw again
to determine which of them shall have first, second and third
prizes.

W. C. P., East Saginaw, Mich.— 1. W hat. would be the expense-of
a week’s fishing among the Thousand Islands exclusive of rail¬
road tare? 2. What would be the necessary tackle for such fish¬
ing? 8. Is not the fishing a few miles out better than it is in the
Bay? 4. When is the best fishing? Ans. i. About $4 per day, in¬
cluding guide, bait, hotel, etc. 2. Rods, reels, files, spoons, Hues,
minnows, landing net. 3. The boatmen will tell you where to
fish. 4. Previous to and after August.

FOREST AND STREAM,

577

Extravagance of American House¬
keepers.^ — Mr. Delmonico, talking about
entr'es, says that Americans ought to copy
" the French method of utilizing small hits
of raw meats and fowls, and of recooking
all kinds of cold joints and pieces of cooked
meat which remain, day by day, from every
dinner in almost every family.” The suc¬
cess of such dishes depends mainly on the
sauce, which is best made from broth. The
following is his recipe for a favorite sauce :
■* 1 Take an ounce of ham or bacon, cut it up
in small pieces, and fry in hot fat. Add an
onion and carrot, cut up, thicken with flour,
then add a pint or quart of broth, accord¬
ing to quantity desired, season with pepper
and salt, and any spice or herb that is rel¬
ished (better though without the spice), aud
let simmer for an hour, skim carefully, and
strain. A wine-glass of any wine may be
added, if liked.” Cold roast or broiled beef
or mutton may be cut into small squares,
fried brown in butter, and then gently
stewed in the sauce about described. Mr.
Delmonico describes croquettes as the at¬
tractive French substitute for American
hash, and tells howto make them : “Veal,
mutton, lamb, sweet breads, almost any of
the lighter meats, besides cold chicken and
turkey, can be most deliciously turned into
croquettes. Chop the meat very fine. Chop
up an onion, fry it in an ounce of butter,
add a tablespoonful of flour. Stir well, and
then add the chopped meat and a little
broth, salt, pepper, little nutmeg. Stir for
two or three minutes, then add the yolks
of two eggs, and turn the whole mixture
into a dish to cool. When cold, mix well
together again. Divide up into parts for
the croquettes : roll into the desired shape
in bread crumbs- Dip in beaten egg, then
into bread crumbs again, and fry crisp,
a. bright golden color. Any of these cro¬
quettes may he served plain or with to¬
mato sauce or garniture of vegetables.

Out-Door Games. — Physical exercise can
he, and often is, carried to excess; but every
one should practice it within reasonable
limits. A gentleman should not only know¬
how to fence, to box, to ride, to shoot, to
swim, and to play at hillards, he must also
know how- to carry himself, and how to
dance, if he would 'enjoy life to the utter¬
most. A good carriage is only attained by
the help of a drill-master, and boxing must
also he scientifically taught. A man
should make himself able to defend him¬
self from ruffins, and to defend woman
from them also. What fencing and drill¬
ing are to a man, dancing and calisthenic
exercise are to a young woman. Every
lady should know how to dance, whether
she intends to dance in society or not; the
better the physical training, the more grace¬
ful and self-possessed she will he. Swim¬
ming, skating, archery, or games of lawn-
tennis and croquet, riding and driving, all
help to strengthen the muscles, and to take
the young out into the open air, which
makes these games desirable. The subject
is one that too much cannot be said of by
parents, teachers, and educational reform¬
ers. Such training should begin in chid-
hood.

Many people who boast of being “’plain”
and “ blunt” are merely coarse ana boorish.
Such fier-lons are constantly inflicting
wounds, which neither time nor medicine
can ever heal.

McBride Flies.

REMOVED TO

Caledonia, Livingston County, N,Y.

A CATALOGUE, containing ft list of Flies
for the different months. Also description of
Flies,, Baits, Hods, Lines, &c.,

SENT FREE ON APPLICATION.

Sara J~. McBride.

TJUNTING, FISHING,

CAMPING-OUT,

ARCHERY, LAWN-TENNIS.

Enclose stamp for Price List.

DODGE & MOORE,

31 Park Row, New York.

[?0R SALE— A Spayed Cocker Spaniel
P Bitch, color liver and white. Price $10. Also
_ fine English Setter Dog Puppy, six months old.
Cheap. CHAS. DENISON, Hartford, Conn.

( 1TTARLES DENISON, Hartford, Conn.,
Breeder of English and Red Irish Setters of
the most fashionable strains. All stock warranted

as represented.

€aa<tsi.

FERGUSON'S RUST PREVENTER,

For Fire Arms, Cutlery, Steel Instru¬
ments, Ac.

Easily applied, safe to handle, will not
gum nor slain, and will keep in any climate.
CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL. Sold W princi¬
pal New York dealers and hv John P. Lovell &
Sons, Boston, Mass.; Wm. Wurfflein. Philadel¬
phia, Pa.; Trimble & Klofbacker, Baltimore, Md;
B. Klttrodge&Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; Buhl, Du-
charna & Co., Detroit Ml eh.; C. G o ve & Sons, Dun
ver. Col.; N. Curry & Dro., 8an Francisco, Cal.;
J. Griffith & Sons, Louisville, Ky., and others.
'Trade only supplied by A. FERGUSON,

65 Fulton street. New York.

The Patent Rubber Pocket Pistol
Case.

ADVANTAGES :

It. fttfonla a thorough
prot4?cfion to the piste)
against rust from perspi
ration, and prevents the
protrusion of thereupon,
through the garments.

SIZES*.

. 43

I ts. 4

? 8 l

p Hi PM

Small - . 31 II ,o0

Medium . Q 7 .75

Large . 5f 81.00

Sent by mail to any par
of the united States on
receipt of price. Goon-

TEABRCBUEK COMPANY
341 Broadway, N. Y.

VICTOR !

GLASS BALL TRAP.

STOCK & MORRIS PATENT.

. This Trap Is destined to revolutionize glass-ball shooting. It
weighs but four pounds, and can be sot up anywhere, without
previous preparation, in two minutes, it Is so simple that it can
never get out of order. It throws balls without breaking, at
any desired velocity, in any direction, faster than twenty gains
can continue to shoot them. To become agoodshot it is how un¬
necessary to go to club grounds for practice, as anyone can find
a good place for shooting within a few rods of his dwelling, and
have an hour's daily practice without the slightest trouble nr
inconvenience. The Trap has heen entirely remodeled and
greatly improved, both as regards efficacy and finish.

No. 1 (Plain), $4. No. 2 (Niokel-Plated), $5. Will close out the balance of Old Model Traps atg3.

CHAS. FOLSOM, Solo Agent,

For Sale by Dealers Everywhere. 53 Chambers street. New York.

Mr. Charles Folsom, Agent for the Stock <S Morris patent Glass Ball Trap, Wo?ratiinmijcre 8tree£?N. V.

Snt— Y ou ask the opinion of the Peoria Shooting Club on the above trap, which is now used ex¬
clusively on our grounds. We give it decided preference over all. It delivers the bolls with vary¬
ing velocity, thus more closely Imitating the natural flight of a bird, and in this point it. hasno com¬
petitor. We have yet to see its equal for any of the following qualities:— Simplicity of construc¬
tion, rapidity and certainty of action, durability, lightness, and portability. It works perfectly and is
so simple, ; it does not break down or get out of order at, all. Wo recommend It in highest terms for
the use of clubs, and alRO for amateurs for private practice. For those who would like frequent
practice on their own premises, without tho need of costly and tiresome preparation, it fully meets
a long-felt want, as it weighs but; four pounds, and can be set up ready for use anywhere in two
minutes. Tt. was to-day tested on our grounds for power and speed, when it threw fifty-nine (59)
glass-balls an average distance of twenty-live yards froma single cup in sixty seconds, keeping two
balls constantly In the air at the same time. The new model is a decided improvement upon the
old. We wish you success in Us introduction, and think its use will do quite as much to popularize
glass ball shooting as anything that has yet been found. Yours, &c..

V. M. LINCOLN, Pres., Z. N. HOTCllKTSS, E. B. MoOLTNTOCK, WM. MEYERS,

W. R. WILEY, FRED. KIMBLE, JOHN KELLY, GEO. W. HAKkll, Sec

Boughton’s Patent Explosive Target Ball for Trap Shooting.

No Glass.

SEND FOR CIRCULARS
AND PRICE LISTS.

TARGET BALL CO., Titusville, Pa.

WE MAIL

Without charge, Rules (or Self- Measure, and Samples of material from which Men's
Youths’ and Boys’ Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. Address G, W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “ BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT ”

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to be the best. We have
orders from every State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities,
The suit is made and sold only by G. G. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garment and button is stamped “ Boston Shooting Still, (l. W. Simmons &
Son.” Send for circulars and rules for self-measurement.

Tents, Army Blankets and Patent Decoys,

G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

m

Tho following celebrated Dog aro for
sale.

doos:

St Bernard dog “Marco”; rough coated, two
years uld ; a magnificent animal -Rev. ,T. Cutii-
ming Maodona’s stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Fouudland dog “ Keeper”: four years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth,” ; liver and while ; emo
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton's re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize in tuoH an-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “Decimal Dash, eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“Dash”— a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Trish setter. “Rover IT": pure red ; son of Maa-
dona's champion “Rover." Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Ranger H”;’a pure bred Lav¬
erock, sou of Maedona’s celebrated " Ranger' .
Ills get won first at Hanoveraud Paris shows,

English setter “ Ranger Rival," a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited. , , ,

Any of these dogs will serve approved batches
at $25.00.

Bitches.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm’s celebrated stock ; a magnificent,
bitch, in whelp to “Marco," lBt prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “Queen,” liver and white. lstWestmin-
stcr Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion

1 on.”

Cordon setter “Beauty,” 1st Boston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora’1— liver and white, out of
“ Queen ' and " Sanoho," in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter “ Silk,” in whelp to Ranger I.

Irish Setter” Moya," out. of Col. Hilliard's
“ Palmerst on ; ” will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “Donna," white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II .

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
he secured bv an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; full j.ieil Igrocs.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFFROY,

fiuyinard.'Or a n g o Co., N. Y,

578

FOREST AND STREAM

©He grime!.

40

Highly Bred

Pointer and

Red Irish Setter
Puppies for Sale

At reasonable Prices. Liberal discount to par¬
ties residing at distant points. For f iiUparticu-
lars address LINCOLN & HELLYAH, Warren,
Mass.

N. B. To reduce stock 20 per oent. discount
duriii.tr Aiurust. 7-tf

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

M. P. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest

strains. I soil only young stock. I guarantee
satisfaction and sate delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent d**s cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents Inclosing
istamp will get printed pedigroos, circulars, testl-
smoninls. etc. _ 3l» _

EATTLER.— In the Stud.— Bine belton,

Llewellin setter, winner of three bonchprl-
aes, bv champion Hob Roy, winner of live Eng¬
lish field trials, out of the puro Laverack bitoh,
Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mleh. _ lan 2tf

Stud Spaniel.

TTRIMBUSH (pure Clumber), imported di
vJ rect from the kennels of the Duke of New¬
castle. For nose the Clumbers are unrivalled,
and Trlmbusli la a capital dog to breed Cockers
or small sized Setter bitches to. Fee $30. Ad¬
dress H. C. GLOVER. Toms Rtvor, N. J. janlOtf

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON, ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

Genuine llewellin pups. — a

very handsome brace (dog and bitch) of
Iftmnn arid white Pups, by my field trial and
bench winner Druid, out of Nilsson, f u 11 sister
to Champion Queen Mub. Apply to ARNOLD
BURGEal Hillsdale, Michigan. Ju34 eot

m ^cund.

Champion Berkley.

The Champion Irish Setter of
America.

Any one desiring to own a

FELL BROTHER OR SISTER to this most
famous dog, can now secure one of the Elcbo-
Lou II litter. It Is very doubtful that another
• opportunity can ever be pups are

very promising. Address BERKLEY , care
Mass. Kennel Club, Box 1957 Boston. Mass.

For sale cheap, or exchange,

Killarnev. Imp., Grouse-Frisk. Three red
gyp pups, by Frlnee, Milo-Belle. One > oar old
better dog, Milo-KiUarney. Address BARTON,
New Dorp, 8. 1., N. Y. aug .-St

FOR SALE, when eight weeeks old,

seven puppies out of Pat, by my Rattler
(Hoy-Pickles) PAddress L. F. WHITMAN, o City

1, Detroit, Mich.

FOR SALE.— Pure Red Irish Setter Pups,
by Champion Rory O'More; exNoru, winner
of the 2d prize N. Y., April, 187A Nora is by
Champion Elcho, ex Champion Fire-Fly. For
pedigree and pr.« addres^ AA. SAMPSON^

A rare opportunity to obtain this celebrated
stock at a reasonable figure. al|K

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS-A BOON To DOGS.
upHIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
X fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing- pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

AREGA NUT FOR WORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up in boxes containing ton powders, with
full directions for use.

Price 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Gun and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

oct 12 65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

FOR SALE.— A fine pair of black and

tan Gordon setter bitches 51 months old,
DoatPs Tom out of Bessie. Pric.i gln each, or
by the pair for 825. Address A. MCDONALD,
Au"^l It Rockland, Maine.

FOR SALE.— One pair (dog and bitch)

thoroughbred dark red Irish Setters 7 months
old, by Champion Elcho Ill o u t o f Budget- Plu n -
ket, Plunketts telln. Address E.J. ROBBING
Aug21 3t Wethersfield, Conn.

FOR SALE.-Sharp’s Long Range S\Bhte, good
as new ; will be Bold cheap ror cash. Address
B care Forest aot Stream. Aug 14, it.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat FiTbrine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Modal, Paris, 1878— Medal' from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE,

17 South William Street, New York.
Also Spratt's Dog Soap, and direct orders taken
for SgrfttFg Medicines.

... ICKE’S

Never Failing Fog Fistemper Cure.

For Sale by all Druggists at 25 ots.

Wholesale Agents— Bruen & Hobart, 214 Fulton
Street, N. Y. ; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.

Sont by mail on receipt of 25c., to

L. A. MICKE. Easton. Fa.

i)~ FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR
Z r) sale or exchange forSporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 119 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju24 tf

A

Imperial Kennel

Panel.

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge’s”

_ new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,”

and containing the "points” by which every breed
of dogs is judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price 50 cents.

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have daily aocoss to salt
water.

N. B.— Setter and Pointer
puppies: also, broken dogs for sale: full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N.

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemon in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, tit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor’s Kon-
nels. decl9 tf.

dog. Address with full description, pedigree and
pneo, which must be low, W. W. COOLEY,
Savanna, Ill. Aug21 It

CPORTSMEN INTENDING to

O South the coming winter can have the

come

_ _ coming winter can have their dogs

boarded during the summer, and broken on early
full shooting, by an expert. Terms reasonable,
and satisfaction guarateed. Reference given

WA!

>V VI

RANTED. — A pair ol partridges to train
young dogs. Address Lock Box 87, Lcba-
i, f*a. jy31 4t

^U^CfUaneous Advertisements.

SMOKE

HALL’S

CIGARETTES

DURING THE HOT WEATHER.

No smoker should be without
them during the heated summer
months.

They equal a small cigar made
of the finest Havana Tobacco,
and, unlike other cigarettes, con¬
tain

No Injurious Paper.

For sale by all first-class grocers,
druggists, and cigar dealers.

H. L. DUNCKLEE’S PATENT

Camping and Mining Stove.

JUST the thing for people camping out
for a short or long- time. FOUR SIZES ; pri¬
ces REASONABLE . Send for descriptive circu¬
lars, with prices and terms.

f^tecfllaurmtssi.

THE COLLENDER BILLIARD TABLES.

NO. 1-CAMP PACKED.

Made and sold by TAUNTON IRON WORKS
CO., 87 Blackstone street, Boston, Mass.

777 A YEAR and t
1 1 free. Address 1

:ponses to agents. Outfit
.0. Vickery. Augusta, Me

MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE

H. W. COLLENDER COMPANY.

WAREH.OOMS :

7 88 Broadway, New York :

84 and 86 State street, Chicago :
17 South Fifth st., St. Louis.

MANUFACTURER OF

Fine Silk and Felt Hats.

New Style, Perfect in Shape, Beauty and
Strength. Brass Mounted, Car¬
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Tested to Bear Over 1 ,000 Lbs.

Postage 40c. Sample $3. Discount to Camp
Meetings, Clubs, Picnics, etc. Agents wanted.

J. P. TRAYERS & SON,

No. 48 BEEKMAN STREET, NEW YORK.

Twine House Established 1845.

The Travers Hammock, combined with the
Folding Frame, Is a superior Spring Bed. A com
mon strap passed through the rings is all tha t is
necessary. The cheapest and neatest thing for
hotels, boarding houses, etc.

Sportsman’s Resort,

ISAAC M. BRADLEY.

Eldredfiullimn Co,N. Y.

Louisiana State Lottery Company.

THIS INSTITUTION was regularly incorporat¬
ed by the Legislature of the State for Educa¬
tional and Charitable purposes in 1888, for the
term of twenty-five years, to which contract the
inviolable faith of the State is pledged, with a capi¬
tal of 81,000,000, to which it has since added a re¬
serve fund of $350,000. IT NEVER SCALES NOR
POSTPONES. 112th Monthly Grand Distribution,
New Orleans, Sept. 9. 1,857 prizes; total, $110,400;
capitals, $30,000, $10,000, $5,000, etc. 100,000 tickets,
two ($2) dollars : halves, one (SI) dollar. Apply to
M. A. DAUPHIN, P. O. Box 692,New Orleans, La.,
- , jyl” St

1. A.liAurnixH, i - u. no.v w,:. r,ew w

r same at 319 Broadway, New York.

CURE BY ABSORPTION.

< (

SAPANULE.”

TESTIMONIALS.

FROM THE PRESIDENT OE THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO 0P THE Society, ,

Fourth Avk., Cor. 22d St., New York, March 4, 1879. 1

will so employ It whenover the _ . _ _

face. After using two large bottles, my oom-

plexlon It

Messrs Samuel Gerry & Co.:
Gestusmet- ” -

...

MDliTha proprietors will furnish over one thousand testimonials, If desired, from reliable persons who have used “SAPANULE” and like It.

SAMUEL GERRY & CO., ProDrietors, 237 Broadway, N. Y.

PRICE, 60c. and 81.00 per hot
SOLD DY ALL DRUGGISTS.

FOREST AND STREAM

579

iprlrt anti §<rot guiltier, fete.

Sailing Canoes

—AND —

Small Open Boats, for Hunting, Fishing,
nr Pleasure Bowing.

TERY EIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY.

For illustrated oireular, address

J. II. RUSHTON, MakufACTctrer,
maytf Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.

COUGHTRY’S PATENT

** FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN D. COTTGHTRY, F. O. Station H, N. Y.

QUITABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sporte-
O men, and family use. Folds up less than six
inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; fine
model. Send for circnlar. See Forest and
Stream, May 22. for full description.

JAY Y. OLDS,

DEALER IN

Nautical Literature

And Yacht Photographs,

BRIDGEPORT. CONN.

A full line of English and American Photographs,
on hand. Agent for J. J. 'WTieolcr, Yaoht Photog¬
rapher, Isle of Wight, England. ju24 tf

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Ship and Yacht Builder,

POTTERY DEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, L. I.

SHIPS AND YACHTS of all classes built
In best manner, and of best materials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

CUTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.

Practical Boat Sailing.

A Concise and Simple treatise on

The Management of Small Boats
and Yachts,

UNDER ALL CONDITIONS,

"With Explanatory Chapters on Ordinary Sea
Mauteuvros, the Use of Sails, Helm, and An¬
chor, an d advice as to what is proper to
be done in different emergencies,
supplemented by a Vocabu¬
lary of Nautleal Terms.

By Bouglas Prazar.

Classic Size, @1. with numerous diagrams and
Illustrations. Sold by ail booksellers, and sent
<by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price.

LEE & SHEPARD,

Publishers, Boston.

NOTICE.

■rpELESOOPES, from..

JL Marine Glasses .

Field Glasses - -

Opera Classes .

Pebble Eye-Glasses _

Barometers .

Pocket Compasses .

Steering Compasses .

4.00 up.

10.00 “

.. 10.00 “

. . 3.00 “

. . 2.50 “

. . 6.00 “

. . 1.00 “

. . 1.50 '*

Sextants, Quadrants, Binnacles, Logs, etc. Tar¬
get Telescopes, showing bullet marks at 1,000 yds.

AGENTS FORU. S. COAST SURVEY CHARTS
ANB BOOKS. Send stamp for price list.

R. MPRHlLl.’S SOIL'S,

178 WATER STREET, N. Y.

fadit ii ml #dat -Builders, etc

J. J. DRISCOLL,

Xaolat BuildLer,

Cor. Franklin and Clay Sts., Greenpoint, L. I.

YACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions

constantly on hand and built to order at
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished.

GEORGE R0AHR,

Boat IBxx±lcaL©:r,

Foot of 135th St., Harlem, IV. Y.

BUILDER of single and double-scull
shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells,
barges, gigs, and club boats of all kinds. Fine oars
and sculls. Fine boats always on hand. Orders
executed upon short notice at lowest rates. Shad¬
ow and Nautilus canoes a specialty. Accommo¬
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Circnlar. Jan, 10 ly

T. DESMOND,

Yacht and Boat Builder,

37 Feck Slip, IV ew Tork.

CABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open
Yachts, and 8ailboats or every description
for racing or cruising, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Shells, and Club Boats. Boats and yachts
for export aspeciality. Oars and sculis of all kind?.

ALONZO E. SMITH,

YACHT BUILDER,

I slip, L. I.

T>TJILDER of yachts Comet, Niantic, Sa-
-O gitta, Onward, Windward, and many others.
Vessels hauled out, and repairs and alterations ex¬
ecuted at low rates. Several tine yachts for sale
cheap.

Models "and Specifications furnished at
moderate rates.

THE PATENT NONPAREIL YACHT

HAS all THE GOOD QUALITIES of a

Sharpie, with none of h er faults. Is a very
fast boat, either u n der sail or steam. Draws but
a few inches of water. Does not pound or spank,
and is a splendid sea boat.

Finely finished Cabin Yachts, 40ft. over all,
bnilt and outfitted, ready for cruising, &600
and upwards. All sizes at equally low rates. Also
light draught Steam Yachts, and full working
drawings for Sharpies at short notice.

Specimen yachts always on hand.

THOMAS CLAPHAM, Roslyn, L.L, N, Y.

^imtsmcn’s (ffoofljg.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING. AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

The beet rondo goods in the world
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and slate the sort of garments and
material desired.

GEO. C. HENNING,

Washington, D. 0.

Knotts.

INDIA RUBBER

FERGUSON'S PATENT

The most complete lamp for
Sportsmen or Boatmen yet
produced, combining
Hand Lantern, Dark Lantern
Camp I, amp, Staff or Boat
Jack, Head Jack, etc.
Send stamp for Circular.
DISCO UNT.TO THETRADE.
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65 Fulton street, N. Y.

up

AND

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Spotting and Camping Outfits,

AND

1 lid ia Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BR0ADWAY and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,
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GOODYEARS

Rubber M’fg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M'f’g Co.,

4S8, 490, 492 B’way, cor. Broome st., /

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUTING PANTS AND LBGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
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Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

BILLIARD BALLS,
BAGATELLE BALLS,

FARO AND POKER CHECKS.

IVORY

TEN PIN BAUS AND TEN PINS.

ORDERS BY MAIL I
PROMPTLY «
ATTENDED TO.

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jl VANITY

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FAIR, FL^B

FRAGRANT VANITY FAIR

Long Cut.

"MILD”— Rare Old Viroinia. _ _ _ M _ „ ... _ _

tions of these Fragrant Tobaccos. AT/TF-AYS UP TO TWO STANDARD. Srir LPYrsi Prize Medals*
Paris, 1878. Peerless Tobacco Works. YVM. 8. KIMBALL & CO., Koch ester, N. H.

H is Impossible to remain long sick vrbsn Hop Bitters are used, so perfect are they In their operation. For Weakness and General Debility, and as a preventive a

>r Fever and Ague, nothing equals lg»

USEHOPBITTERS.

Osgood's Folding Canvas Boat.

Weight, with r&ddta for trout fishing, dnek bunting, explor¬
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etc., everything compjoto, 46 lbs.

KliTCTAextrBKD ST

Osgood 4 Chapin, Battle Creek, SiA,

Send fob Circular.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best thing in the market
for hunting, fishing, canoeing,
-shoeing, etc. They are
easy to the feet, and very
durable. Made to order

_ _ in ft variety of styles, and

~ ' ; warranted the genuine

article. Send fonliastnited circular. MARTIN S.
HUTCHINGS, P. O. o.x.XW, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank GoodJ Bradford & Antuokt,
Boston Agents.

This cut is a fac-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD, April 15,

879. This Chain will be made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold
’ FiUed, and will be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will
j! bo each. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for
fPig-eon, Glass Ball or Target Shooting, copsistlDg of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifle for bar, will also (&.
be made of Solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

PATENTED
APRIL 15, 1879.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have the largest stock on hand of any house In this country, and do more business in diis line than any
Other house. SEND FOB ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, 26c.

|N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Full information given upon application.

Ail the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

580

FOREST AND STREAM.

gtfbftatttM.

HALLOCK'S

ii s y

IS THE

Moat Coxuprehenaivo axid Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of American Sport,

AND THE

RECOGNIZES STANDARD AUTHORITY.

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLD.

For sale at offloe of Forest and Stream, 111
Fulton Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company,845 Broadway, New York.

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Cultnre.

Sixteen Pages Fomo.

[Price Twopence.

(EVERY FRIDAY".)

Vol. ItT. commenced with the number for Jan.
under new management. The Gazette is the
only paper in the English language entirely de¬
voted to AngUng, Fish Culture, etc.

Free by post ONE TEAR for 12s. Cd. or
83.25 in P. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamp?
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

A oopy of the current number and pros¬
pectus can be bad (post free) by sending 6
cents in U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. marG tf

NEW BOOK!

The Two Spies !

Leonidas parker, a Union Spy, and

JOSEPH P. HARMAN, a Confederate Spy,
aro the authors of the above book, which, for liter¬
ary merit, historical interest, truthfulness, easy
and pleasant style, thrilling incidents, anecdotes
and the general portrayal of the Inner-working at
Washington, Richmond, and at the headquarters
of the contending Hrmles, is seeoud to no work

ever published. 1 f you want to read of dangers
and diflicuities, captures and escapes, strategy

_ _ _ . jat] y Printed on flue calen¬
dered paper, containing 700 pages and 200 engrav¬
ings. Subscription book publishers always sell
books of such size and style for $3 and upward , bit t
I will send a copy of “The Two Spies” by mail
for #1.72. Orders for five copies and upward
filled for 81.40 cash, and shipped by express.

. ^“Disabled Soldiers, either U u ion or Confede¬
rate, can have a copy by mail for SI. 50.

Address H. G. NEWSOM,

Fmnklinton, N. C.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAJPT. B0GABDU»

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breading and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For solo at this oilioe. Price $2.

“TIIE SETTEB,”

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

POI1LTRI! GLIDE 1'ItEE,

70R 3-cent stamp, or with handsome

? ckromo picture of poultry for 25 ots.

E. & C. VON GUI, IN,

may8tf

Box IS, Delaware City, Del.

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Price $3 toy 3VEa.il.

OAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

Columbia Veterinary College,

Thu next course of Lectures will begin
OCTOBER 1st, 1879.

Bnterprlslng young men who intend to become
phyai clans, have here an opportunity to properly
qualify themselves to enter a lucrative branch of
medicine in an extensive held, in which there Is
little or no competition.

For catalogue, address

M. S. JBATES, I>. V

Dean of the College#

S 17 34th fit., N. Y,

gaits mul ,

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws every way,
or can be made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, orfthat can be made to throw every way,
cep t at 'shooters and spectators, all of which
ooverea by the above patents. Remember j
get noiballa (unless you wish them) in your fueo,
but have rights and lefts, andall other angles. Send
for circular. Priee $10 at factory.,. No charge for
boxing.

WILD n. CRUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovia, N. Y.

EXBOGE BALL TRAP.

The Host Efficient.

Throws Balls in any Direction.

ALL STEEL AND IRON.

PRICE, 16s.— HIGHLY FINISHED, 20s.

Photo's 5 8tamps— 5 Pence English.

S. JONES, Lord Derby Street, Audley, Black¬
burn, Lancashire, England. Acknowledged the
cheapest and best made. None genuine without
name-plate. Jones’ £0 Gun is the cheapest,
Double Barrel. Breech-Loading, Central Fire, Re¬
bounding Locks, Left Barrel Choked Bore. Over
800 sold this season is a proof of its cheapness, etc.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC.

HPRAPS from $2 to $12, Balls at 90 cents
JL per 100. Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts-
i — „ p,,, may29 ly

<Stn$s gatb amt Snip.

USE THE B0GARDUS PATENT

RoughGlassBall

AND HIS PATENT

.GLASS BALL TRAP

JL^ . PJL

w for Glass Balls, HA-

GERTY & BRO'S., No. 10
IIIMHil Platt street, N. Y., or

mmm a. h. bogaedus, no.

HglK 158, South Clark street,

MB Mil Chicago. For Traps—

ffl m HART & SLOAN New-

ffl ark, N. J.. or at Bo-

<v.U| $33 /iiaav gardus' Headquarters,

WJSis&Ws s HIIS? 158 South Clark st., Chi-
cago. “ Field, Cover and
.r , — Trap Shooting,” the only

book ever published by a market hunter, '
had at the above address. Price, $2.

J. G. MOLE'S

improved Glass Bail Trap.

DOUBLE TRAP NOW READY.

THE best and most complete trap ever
made. It is always ready for single or double
shooting, as a rotating or stationary. Either

- jg aotand spruag independent or together.

ingle trap is too well known to need com¬
ment. We have hundreds of letters from sports-
nen and dealers in sporting goods, attesting their
uperiority. Price of traps, single, $9; double,
ill. HENRY C. SQUIRES, Sole Eastern Agent,

Slf. HENRY C. SQUIRES, Sole Eastern Agent,
1 Cortlandt St., N. Y., to whom all orders in the
East should be addressed.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls

USE THE

HUBER TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

Forsale by all dealers in Sporting Goods, or at
the manufacturers.

HUBER & CO..

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,

13 Paterson, N. J

IRA A. PAINE. ^

* ^lea

PATENTED AND INVENTED BY

4,,

%

THE ONLY SUBSTITUTE EVER INVENTED FOR A LIVING BIRD.

Awarded the Medal of Progress and Grand Diploma at the American
Institute Fair, 1878.

A sweeping reduction inprice. Ask your gunmaker for the FEATHER FILLED AND TAKE NO
OTHER. SPECIAL NOTICE TO DEALERS.— Owing to the great demand for the FEATHER
FILLED BALL, we will from this date pay strict attention to our factory and the careful produc-
tion of the ball only, and have appointed the well-known house of HAGERTY BROS. & CO.,
110 Platt Street, New York, as our authorized agents, to whom all orders and communications
may be addressed. ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST PLAIN BALL IN THE MARKET.
Office of the Bohemian Glass Works, 214 Pearl Street, New York.

Attention, Sportsmen !

Kay’s Improved and Perfected Ball for 1879.

[PATENTED OCTOBER 13, 1877.]

A SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS.

HAVING succeeded in producing a Ball for professional and amateur use at the trap,
we offer the same with the following recommendations, viz : In breakage, the equal and supe¬
rior to any glass ; Uniformity, being of an exact uniform thickness of l-20th of an inch, is superior
to any blown material ; Durability, is not affected by their BOlubility ; Residuum, can be used any¬
where, and on finest lawns, leaving neither injurious or unsightly refuse. Packed in barrels bja

vice peculiar to ue, we guarantee against breakage in shipment. For particulars see circulars. Price,
*2 per 100. All orders addressed to dealers, or A. B. KAY & CO., Newark, N. J., Manufacturers of
tuck and Heavy Drop Shot, Cartridges for Long-Range, viz.: Deer, Duck, and Geese, $3 50 per 100;
.. - - - - ■ - ‘ -,$1 25 per 100. A box of 50 sent on receipt of 75 cents by mail.

also^theJChip or Expansive Concentrator, J

THE CARVER TARGET BALL.

[CAVEAT FIXED.]

Greenville, Pa.. May 26, 1*179.

DEAR SIR : — We take pleasure in notifying all admirers of Target and Ball Shooting
that we have Introduced a COMPOSITION TARGET BALL for Trap Shooting that is perfect
in every particular. It has been thoroughly tested by many of the leading Sportsmen, andpro-
’ by all as the only perfect and unobjectionable Target Ball in existence. This Ball is very
■ J - - — - — ■> - - - - — debris, but will EVAPORATE in

nouuced t>y all as the only perfect and unobjectionable Target Boll in existence. This i Ball is v< .
uniform in weight and standard size, and when broken leaves no debris, but will EV APORA1K in
live days and acta as a FERTILIZER. They cun be used on Lawns, Gardens, Fields or Parks, there¬
by doing away with the danger and annoyance consequent in using Glass Balls. We are now pre¬
pared to fill orders. Drafts or P. O. Order must accompany all orders. Organized clubs are invited
to send for Sample Box, <2S halls) and Circular free. J. B. B AUGH, Inventor

PRICE LIST— PeritUousaad, $12. No charge for packages. Address,

CARVER TARGET BALL CO., Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa,

(Sung, gwumwtttou, (Btc.

'RE'MOSr DAlIUBi

iMQTUJ

EQWINSON C. GREEN,

Whiner of London “Field” Gun TriaL
OF 1879.

Distancing all his Competitors -Greener, MalehanL
(Scott’s), Lesson fWebley), and the
Whole Competition.

In the second class for 16-bores Mr. Green dis¬
tanced his competitors In all the threo classes,
beating Mr. Greener’s 12-bore by 32-23 points— a
most marvelous performance truly. In the third
class for 20-bores, Mr. Green again beat the win¬
ning 13-bores.”— Editorial London Field, May 10.

G. & A. HAYDEN, JACKSONVILLE, ILL.
SOLE IMPORTER FOR THE U. S.

THE SNEIDER GUN.

THE ONLY POSITIVE

DOUBLE-GRIP, SELF-CLOSING TOP
LEVER ACTION

In the world.

Sizes, from 6 to 1 6 Bore.

Equal in finish, symmetry of outline, and mate¬
rial, to the finest English guns, and at
more reasonable prices.

The Sneider Rebounding Lock used, the only re¬
bounder with which missflres will not occur.

HIGHEST CENTENNIAL MEDAL

GUNS RE-BORED FOR CLOSE SHOOTING.

STOCKS BENT TO ANY CROOK.

Pin Fire Guns Changed to Central Fire.

Muzzle Loading Guns Altered to Breach Loaders.

Clark & Sneider,

214 West Pratt Street , Baltimore .

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

1BEKBKES OM

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.

Chokebore Barrels.

For olose, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SH ATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

Maynard _ Creedmoor.. Ri&

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FOREST AND STREAM

581

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B'way, cor. Broome fit.,

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON 8T.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

trouting pants and leggins a

SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion,

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

The most complete lamp for
Sportsmen or Boatmen yet
produced, combining
Hand Lantern, Dark Lantern
Camp Lamp, Staff or Boat
Jack, Head Jack, etc.
Send stamp for Circular.
DISCO UNT.TO THE TRADE.

A. FERGUSON, ITr,

65 Fulton street,- N. Y.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING. AND BICYCLE
( GARMENTS.

The best made goods In the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired*

GEO. C* HENNING,

Washington, D, 0.

INDIA RUBBER

^pavtsMmi’s Routes?.

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGMAN &, CO.

Send for Price List.
425BROADWA Y and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

j^wvtsmen’iS fteuRsu

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded her their line3 for reaching most of the
TEOUTING PARKS and RACE CO URSES in the
Middle States. These lines Being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enahle STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

THE LINES OP

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

In Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXcmtSTON
TICKETS are sold at the offices of the C
all the p

'Md _ _

Other well-known centers for

Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FTN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen'l Manager. feb!7-tf

T\JEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,
' Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and
intermediate points. The new palace steamer C.
B. Northani leaves Pier 25, East River, daily (Sun¬
days excepted) at3i\M. A passenger train will be
in'waiting on the wharf at New Haven, andleave
forSpringfield and way stations on arrival of boat.

NIGHT LINE-The 27ie Continental leaves New
York at U p.ji., connecting with passenger train
In waiting on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5
A.M. Tickets sold and baggage chocked at 914
Broadway, New York, and 1 Court street, Brook¬
lyn. Excursions to New Haven and return, $1.50.
Apply at General Office, on the pior, or to RICH-
LARD PECK, General Agent.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

IS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
new cars “ DavyCrocket” and “Izaak Walton,”
Which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, anil kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt P. P. C.
Cp., Chicago. jt-26 &nos.

^liwtsweu'js l&outess.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St, Louis, Minneapolis
and St, Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with ail East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest, for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J. IVES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

LONG ISLiYML

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

cpRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
JL Bush wick and Flatbush aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn ;

A.M.

8 30 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mall.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylonand Rockaway Mail.

10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

City).

4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden

- 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

M. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and

NOTICE

To Sportsmen and Tourists :

rPHE “LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSIT
A Co.’s Excursion Rate Book ” for 1879 is now
ready. Copies of this book and information as to
the best hunting and fishing grounds can he ob¬
tained of

T, P, CARPENTER, Gen. Pass. Agt.
junl33m Atlantic Dock, Buffalo, N Y.

DIRECT III VER ROUTE

TO Otta^Ara-

rpAKE THE OTTAWA RIVER NAVI-
liGATlONCO’S STEAMERS, to or from OT¬
TAWA CITY. The Capital of the Dominion may
be reached from MONTREAL, by DAY BOAT ,
leaving daily at 7:15 a.m., and from PRES¬
COTT (opposite Ogdensburg, on the St. Law¬
rence, the point w here thegreat stream of Ameri¬
can travel diverges), by St. L. & O. By- Every
Tourist should make the trip UP or DOWN the
River Ottawa. The scenery of the Ottawa River
is very picturesque, and has been compared to
the famous " blue ” Danube ; the approach to
Ottawa City by the river is grand in the extreme,
and unsurpassed. The steamers of this line aro
new, confortable, and well-appointed.

TBIS IS TEE CHEAPEST and ONLY DIRECT
RIVER ROUTE TO OTTAWA.

First Class Fare from Montreal to Ottawa. .,$2.50

Return Fare from Montreal to Ottawa . 4.00

A. W. SHEPHERD, Pres’t,

Montreal.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
eock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering placeB and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinpati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with theNorth andNortheast; and at Richmond
and Charlotteville with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may81y Richmond Va.

yiotfis, and § puls fov J-povLumL

Wild Fowl Shooting.

SPRING VI I, I, E HOUSE, OR SPORTSMEN’S RE¬
TREAT, SHINNF.COCK BAY, L. I.,

BY A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bayman. Has always on hand I lia best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig' of train¬
ed wild-gocso decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity of Now York for hay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention gi ven
‘ 'limsolf to hlggueste, and satisfaction gauran-
„„JU Address WM. N. LAN 15, Good Ground, L. I .
Nov8 tf

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKESBURY, PICT0U, AND
CHARLOTTETOWN.

rPHE first-class steamships Carroll and

X. Worcester, will leave T wharf, Boston,
for above ports, every Saturday at 12 M.
Through tickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A.M. on day of sailing. Ship¬
pers must send with receipts the value of
goods for Master’s manifest. For rates of
freight or passage inquire of W. TT. BING, 18
iy wharf, or O. G. PEARSON, 310 Washington
Street. E. NICKERSON & CO., Agents.

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach

some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cobh’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country Of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
daily, except Sunday, at 3 p.m. Full informa¬
tion given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep281y

ftotds and $csovte fov Jtyovtstnen.

Indian River Hotel,

HAMILTON CO., N. Y.

‘ * A. dir ondao li s.”

OOD accommodations at prices to suit
vJ the times. Pleasant drives. Fine boating,
fishing and hunting. Store in connection with
hotel, with full stock of goods forsportsmens’ out¬
fits, provisions, etc. Route via Adirondack R. R.
from Saratoga to North Creek: stage to house.
Address JOHN SAULT, Indian Lake, Hamilton
Co., N. V. jylOSm

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few if any in the United States, for eleganoe,
comfort,reasonable charges and good attendance.

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

jo!62m Proprietor.

And a

Pleasant Resort for Suwiuer Boarders,

GO TO

BAY VIEW HOUSE.

AT GOOD GROUND, LONG ISLAND.

Take oars from Hunter’s Point, Long Island
Railroad. Terms easy.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

indi r*Xl In

Sportsman’s Resort.

ISAAC M. BRADLEY,

EldmLSidlkan Co, N. T,

PERCH FISHING.

THE CHESAPEAKE HOUSE,

Betterton Wharf, Kent Co., Maryland. Com¬
modious, elevated, well ventilated. The host
perch fishing locality on the Chesapeake Bay.
Boats, bait and boatmen provided. Bathing

celTent, Fruit, peaches, melons, etc., abundant.
Access from Philadelphia by Ericsson Line

SHOOTING PRIVILEGES TO REMT.

TT'OR RENT— SEASON OF 1879— TWO THOU-
J SAND acres, well stocked with quails. Two
hours from Washington. Comfortable lodge;
horses and servants. Correspondence invited.
J. R. BAYLOR, Greenwood Depot. Albemarle
Co., Va.

Bromfteld House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

J.B.Crook&Co.,

Fine Archcry,

50 Fulton street, New York.
Agents for Thomas Aldred of London,
Manufacturer of the Finest Archery
in the World.

Below find list of English and Spanish Yew
Bows, acknowledged by all Archers to be the
BEST IN USE.

Gent's Spanish Yew Bow, 52 lbs., very

choice . . $75 Off

3 Gent's Spanish Yew Bows. 45, 50, 53 lbs — 60 Off
1 “ “ •• “ 49 lbs . 50 00

1 “ “ “ “ 53 lbs . 40 00

3 “ English " " 43, SI, 53 lbs.... 50 00

2 “ “ “ “ 44, 48, lbs . 40 00

4 “ “ “ “ 43, 46, 46, 58 lbs 35 00

2 “ “ “ “ 43, 44 lbs . 30 00

1 Ladles’ Spanish Yew, 33 lbs. . . . 35 00'

2 “ “ “ 28 and 33 lbs . 30 00'

1 Ladies’ English “ 32 lbs . 25 09'

2 “ “ “ 25 and 31 lbs . 20 00

2 “ “ “ 27 and 28 lbs . . 18 00

1 “ “ “ 30 lbs . 17 00

Best Gent’s" Lancewood, 40 to 54 lbs . 11 SO

2d Best “ “ 40 to 54 lbs . 8 50

Best Ladies’ “ 22 to 30 lbs . . 8 50

2d Best “ “ 21 to 2S lbs . 7 50

Ail the above in Green Baize Bags, and all goods
warranted as represented or the money returned.
Send cheek, P. O. order or registered letter, and
will have our best at tention. Goods sent C. O. D.
_ _ J. B. CROOK & CO.

Improved Archery Bows.

Patent Raw Hide Backed Bows.
WARRANTED. UNBREAK A BLE IN USE.
Lance, Lemon and Snake Wood,
WITH RAWHIDE BACK, PUT ON WHILE
UNDER TENSION.

Call, or send for Circular. JOHN W. SUTTON,

95 Liberty street, roems 12 and 13.

sire

MAUEilGEAND'WlLL.H.THbMPSON.''

B0QUO - — FIFTY CENTS

MAILCD TO AN Y ADDRESS ON RECEIPT OF-'PRlCE
t ,\.V\ w w . manufacturer or hue a ftmn r MaWtfs*

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’•SV.Wri.r.SKSSPl NEW YORK, THURSDAY. AUGUST 28, 1879.

Volume 13— No- 4.

No. Il l Fulton Street, New York.

For Forest ami Stream and Rod and Gun,

SEPTEMBER.

HUNTSMAN awake I for the light frost gleams
Through the rosy mist, in the dawning beams ;

And the noisy ooot and the answering rail
Are heard afar from the golden swale.

While the mallard quacks, in the fallen grain,

To his greedy mate, as she calls again.

And the dun grouse, proud as an Indian king,

Shakes the diamond dew from his mottled wing.l

The sweet voiced quail, from the stubble glebe,

Replies to the laugh of the distant grebe ;

And the gaudy wood-ducks' plaintive cry
Is the signal note for the teal to fly.

Then up and awake, for the eotningibreeze'.

Has kissed the Ups of the trembUng seas ;

And arouse and away, with a hunter’s zest.

Ere the morning sunbeams shame thy rest, i

For list ! ’tis the pheasant's rolling^drum,’

On the old beach log, by the murmuring rill.

Where the red trout leaps when the rosea come.

And the spotted fawn lies scentless and still.

And staunch old Bess, on her kennel-chain,

Has snuffed the air with her dainty nose,

And whines for a range on the lowland plain,

Where the snipe Ue close when the south wind blows.

The squirrel too, from her covert now,

With a bold, free leap. In the startled wood.

Has scared from their roost on the breaking bough,

A mighty flock of the pigeons brood.

And away they sweep to the azure dome
To join, in their long and restless flight,

The clamoring geese from theiiyu-ctic home.

Or the swan in her robe of angel white.

And all the earth's'glad, jubilant throng
Rejoice, for the task of the year is done ;

And Heaven above reeohoes the song
Of a labor passed and a triumph won.

Thou huntsman wake ! for the winter blast
Will whiten the bier of the autumn dead ;

And the snows of thy life will come, atlast,

When all of its brightest hours have fled.

_ _ R. W. H.

For Forest and Stream and Bod and G un.

Sffing ^hooting in Jjjmnce,

THE game bird par excellence of France, and the one
affording the most pleasure to the sportsmen, is the
perdrix grise, or gray partridge. The opening day varies,
but they may be shot on and after September 1st, which
is generally made a holiday by sportsmen, albeit not a
legal one.

These birds are large, swift of wing, and lie well to a
dog — as well, if not better, than our common quail. They
are found principally in wheat and buckwheat stubble,
and when disturbed are apt to seek seclusion and safety
among the vineyards, where, indeed, they are perfectly
safe, since no one with less ‘ ‘ cheek ” than a book or light¬
ning-rod agent would think of pursuing them, at the
same time running the risk of destroying some worthy
man's harvest.

The opening day of ’78 was the 1st of September, and I
found myself with a pleasant party among the first to
take advantage of it. The evening of the 31st of August
found us domiciled in a farmhouse in the south of France,
and preparing for the next day, loading cartridges and
cleaning guns being the principal occupations. Old
Jacques Dufete, our host, himself an ardent sportsman,
was relating to us his past experiences and promising us
good sport on the next day, in the meanwhile raising our
hopes to the highest pitch of expectation with his glow¬
ing accounts of the number of partridges. “ Messieurs,”
said he, “ those of you who are not ready at four o’clock
to-morrow morning remain at home.” The dread of such
a misfortune was enough. Suffice it to say we were all
on time.

Jacques, with his gun and dogs, greeted us as we
sleepily tumbled down stairs in the early grey of the
morning. Which were the most remarkable, the dogs or
the gun, would have been difficult to say. The gun was
a reho handed down in the family for ages, and as for the
dogs, one unacquainted with the duration of a dog's life
would have imagined them equally old. Many a time
that day I longed for some of my own setters at home in
America. Almost every bird was flushed, such a tiling

as pointing the birds being very rare. In consequence of
this little disagreeable peculiarity of thedogs the shooting
was very wild. Still, we managed between us to kill
something like thirty birds. Had we had any good dogs
this number would have been materially increased. There
are in France but few sportsmen who seem to know what
a really good dog is. Can it be that sport is not one of the in-
bred attributes of the Gallic race. Who ever heard of a dog
show or field trial in France ? And yet, although much
lias been said in opposition to these exhibitions, it cannot
hut be confessed that they have done wonders for the
breeding of dogs both in England and America. At any
rate, both these countries are so far superior to France in
their breeding of bunting dogs as to be almost incom¬
parable.

But to return to the subject. The first birds we found
were flushed in an old buckwheat stubble situated on a
side-hill between two pieces of woods, thick with under¬
growth and covered with a reed-like weed that is very
abundant in some parts of France. When the birds got
up wo were not near enough to do any execution, so after a
few uSacres chiens /” which greeted the performance of
the dogs, we marked them down in the woods and pro¬
ceeded. But by this time thoroughly disgusted with the
dogs, which from politeness alone we will call setters,
“though to all appearances they had as much setter blood
in them as Mark Twain’s jumping frog,” I determined to
walk them up myself, feeling confident that in this way I
would be more successful. While the others were fol¬
lowing the dogs I set off in another direction, where I
had marked a pair of birds. The event proved my wis¬
dom, for I managed to bag this pair, while the rest of the
party were in vain pursuit of the dogs, each one striving
to keep as near them as possible, knowing by experience
that that was the only way to get a shot. These birds
seem to breed twice. 1 judge so from the fact that several
times we put up coveys wherein were the old birds and
grown young ones and, besides, several smaller birds
scarcely able to fly, and too young to shoot. It seems
a remarkable fact'that the old pair should raise one brood,
and that they should all have remained together while a
second brood was raised. I should like to hear of a
similar experience in this country.

There is a way of shooting these birds in Franee, in¬
dulged into a great extent Dy so-called spoilsmen. I
mean torch hunting at night. A more pernicious and
destructive practice it would he hard to find. The modus
operandi is as follows; A covey having been discovered jn
a field, the farmer — for they are the ones most addicted to
this kind of sport (?) — goes to work to build a small
hiding-place out of limbs and twigs, covering it over with
leaves and soil, so as to make it as inconspicuous as pos¬
sible. Choosing a bright night, he repairs to the field, and
concealing himself in his house awaits the arrival of the
birds, which is indicated to him by the little chirping
noise which they give when running together for the
night. With'his gun by his side he watches and waits,
and he may even smoke his pipe without fear of fright¬
ening the partridges. When he lias good reasons to sus¬
pect that the birds are around him he deliberately lights
his torch, and by waving it to and fro attracts the atten¬
tion of the birds, which approach him, seemingly fas¬
cinated by the glare of his torch. When they have ap¬
proached near enough he shoots, and very frequently
bags almost the entire covey. He never gets another
shot. Once fired at in this way they forsake their former
roosting-place, never to return.

This style of hunting, called “ La chasse aufeu,” is the
bete noir of all true lovers of sport in France, and much
has been done to stop it. The fact that it is against the
law only lends an additional zest to the amusement.
However, it is certainly a most barbarous practice, and
would long ago have exterminated the partridges were
they not protected, at least to Borne extent, by the short¬
ness of the open season. The farmers argue that they
might just as well have the birds as anyone, and as they
shoot to sell, they go about it in the manner best adapted
to obtain the greatest number with the least expenditure
of powder and shot. As these perdrix arises are worth
from five to seven francs, or from $1.00 to $1.50 per pair,
it is a great temptation to shoot them.

In the course of my hunting I have often come upon a

iece of ground admirably situated for partridges, and

ave been surprised to find no birds. The mystery was,
however, generally cleared up by the appearance of one
of these little houses, and surprise gives way to indigna¬
tion as you kick over the house (a thing all sportsmen
would naturally do), and recognize the fact that the birds
are gone the way of all game — either shot or driven
away.

It was too early in the season for this kind of hunting
when we were out, and consequently we found a con¬
siderable number of birds. Had we been a month later
the place, no doubt, would have been entirely depleted.

1 should much like to see tliis bird imported into
America, and should watch its progress with great inter¬
est, having no doubt of the result. They would breed
well and prove a great addition to the game birds of the
United States. W. D.

New York, Aug, 15 th.

For Forest and Stream and Bod and Gun

HALLOCK :

THE COUNTY SEAT OF KITTSON COtJNTY, MINN.

Dear Mr. Editor : — Inclosed please find a map of the
town that boasts your name. This drawing is a true
representation in eveiy respect and will give you a tol¬
erably clear idea about the looks of the place, You will
notice that a water-course of no mean proportions (the
South Branch of Two Rivers) meanders its sinuous course
along the easternand northern boundary, forming several
islands and peninsulas, with twists and turns innumer¬
able. The town-site itself is prairie, but on the other side
of the stream, down to the water’s edge, is a heavy
growth of primeval forest, affording shade in summer
and shelter and fuel in winter time. Through the south¬
western part of the town passes the St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba Railroad.

Hallock is the county seat of Kittson County, which
occupies the northwestern comer of Minnesota. It is
bounded on the north by the Canadian Province, of Man¬
itoba, on tlie east by the Red River of the North, on the
south by Marshall County, and on the west by that great
unexplored wilderness which in the north part of the
State extends all the way to Lake Superior. The topo¬
graphical features of this county do not materially differ
from those of the Red River Valley in general — an even,
smooth, flat prairie, with a soil of unsurpassed richness.
It is abundantly watered by Two Rivers and its numer¬
ous tributaries, which, ultimately united into one stream,
empties its waters into Red River. The South Fork is
the largest of these water courses and has plenty of fish
— pickerel, pike, black bass, catfish and several other
varieties.

As far as nature can make it Hallock is a pretty place,
to say the least. As yet, only a fine, promising baby, to
be sure ; but such I take it, was once the case with every
Hallock from time immemorial. For an infant of two
months’ existence it is uncommonly strong, vigorous and
thrifty, owing to the tender care and watchful nursing it
receives from the following sponsors: Peter Daly, Esq.,
who in his person unites the offices of Postmaster, Regis¬
ter of Deeds, Notary Public and mine host of the City
Hotel; Thomas Newcomb, who represents the commercial
interests of the town ; Capt. H. Eastrom, County Auditor ;
Wenzel Newes, County Assessor and lumber-dealer ; Sid¬
ney F. Austin, County Surveyor ; .Mr. Stack, who keeps
for sale bottled lager and segars, and knows how to pre¬
pare lemonade “with a stick” in a way most grateful to
the returning hunter or land explorer ; H. Brown, rail¬
way agent, telegraph operator and representative of the
American Express Company. Nearly all these gentlemen
have their business houses on Pacific avenue. In the
suburbs, their several residences surrounded by “ample
grounds,” are located Messrs. Robert Thompson and E.
W. Jadis, the County Commissioners ; O’Connel, McLeod,
Hall, Eric, Norland. These are the earliest pioneers of
Hallock, the starters of the embryo settlement—

“ Genus unde Latinum
Albanique patres, et alta mceiiia Ronae,”
and I take pleasure in giving their names here as refer¬
ence for the future historian.

Our infant Hallock is so far very strong and healthy.
It has nothing to fear from the measles, whooping-cough,
diphtheria, or other maladies to which infantile life is
heir. But other dangers may threaten. Whether it will
grow up to vigorous manhood and thus realize the ex¬
pectations of its early guardians, or share the fate of so
many other Western paper-towns, time only will tell. Qui
viva verra. It has this much in its favor, however, that it
is located in the geographical center of what is destined to
be one of the richest fanning districts in the whole North¬
west, and has first-rate railroad facilities from the start.

The name given to the place we think appropriate. For
here is “ Forest and Stream ” — here is the most ample
opportunity for the use of “Rod and Gun.” Here you
will find one of the greatest game resorts on tliis continent
and stocked with a greater variety of animals and birds,
objects for the hunter’s pursuit, than can be found any¬
where else within a single county. Or tell me, if you
can, of another region where the moose, elk, cariboo,
deer, bear and the large northern hare, the sharp-tailed
and the ruffed grouse, woodcock, snipe and curlew, with
ducks and geese by the thousand, may be found within a
reasonable distance, and such a place reached, with all
the comforts of sleeping and palace cars, within four days
journey from the City of New York.

HO\V TO GET THERE.

If coming from the East or South, find your way, the
best you can, to Chicago. There by all means take the
Chicago and Northwestern Road to El Ray, and thence
the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Road to the cap¬
ital of Minnesota, By my own experience I can vouch
that on this line of railroad yourself and your dogs and
other belongings will be well taken care ol. Landed in
St. Paul it may be worth your while to rest a few days,
and in the meantime take a look at the sister cities of St.
Paul and Minneapolis and notice the young and vigorous
life there developing. Nor will you regret to make short

FOREST AS U STREAM.

884

visits to the enchanting lakes in the vicinity — Como,
Elmo, White Bear and Minnetonka, now- thronged by
thousands of tourists in search of health and recreation,
Finally, you must not forget to givo a glance to the falls
of the 1 ‘ laughing waters ” (Minnehaha) and the hoary bat¬
tlements of old Fort Snelling.

Having duly seen and enjoyed all this, being rested and
recreated to your heart's content, and feeling that pecu-
har itching in your trigger-finger with which we old
hunters are so familiar — being thus in mind and body, I
»ay, take the St, Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Rail¬
way. This is the St. Paul and Pacific under a new name,
but with the old story of which we have so many ex-
• nples in the West and elsewhere. Enterprising' and
patriotic men project a line of railroad through a wilder¬
ness in order to draw immigration. The money is bor¬
rowed and the road built, but at first, hardly pays running
expenses, much less interest on the bonds. Foreclosure
proceedings follow, and the road falls into the hands of
the bondholders. In the case in question, after years of
vexatious litigation, the transfer was made by amicable
settlement. A new company was formed under the
above name and with the following strong team at the
helm : George Stephen, of the Bank of Montreal, Presi¬
dent ; Norman W, Kittson, of St. Paul, Minnesota’s earli¬
est pioneer, Vice-President, and James t. Hill, our young
and wide-awake business man, General Manager. Such is
the story in a nutshell. La Roi est mart. Vive le Hoi !

The train leaves St. Paul 5 o’clock p.m. Daybreak next
morning will find you in the valley of the Red River of
the North, and the whole of that day you will pass along
through this famous valley. There is nothing picturesque
about it. Hour after hour you are carried over a smooth,
flat prairie, here and there interrupted by cultivated fields
or narrow belts of timber, bordering small tributaries to
the main stream. But you travel over the American
“ valley of the Nile,” one of the richest spots on this con¬
tinent and destined in a not very distaut future to send
out one hundred million bushels of wheat to feed the
starving multitudes of the old world. And do not think
there is any exaggeration in this. One single farmer
raises this year 400,000 bushels No. 1 wheat, and still this
valley is hardly yet touched by the jilow, There fa room
for all who may wish to come. J. S.

For Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun.

DOWN SUGAR CKEEK.

SEVERAL days previous to the 4th of July, 187 — , we
had organized a small party, consisting of Dr. B,,
Wm. C., Ben B. and myself, to take a fishing excursion
down Sugar Creek, in Parke County, Ilid. But by the
time our arrangements were completed a heavy rain set
in and prevented our starting Until 12 M. on the 8d, when
the rain ceased and the sun drove away the mists. We
then loaded our guns, fishing tackle, fish-box and camp
equipage on a Mr. Cs wagon, he having agreed to haul
our boat and selves to our destination. We then proceed¬
ed to the Wabash River, at Reid’s Ferry, where we hacked
the wagon into the river and ran the boat on the running-
gears of the wagon. We then put our traps into the boat,
crossed the river, and started for Bryant’s Ford, on Sugar
Creek, some twenty-five miles from the mouth of the
ereek. W e drove along as rapidly as the muddy condition
of the road would permit, until after dark, when we drove
up to a farm barn, about four miles from the Ford. We
sent the Doctor to the houso, as ho was the talking man
of the party, to secure permission to occupy the barn for
the night. Doc returned and said that “ the old gentle¬
man was not at home.” We then sent him back to secure
the desired permission from the women and to get them
to make us some coffee ; bat while he was there the old
gent came home with a load of salt. He said we could
occupy the barn, but we must help him unload the salt,
which we cheerfully did ; and then, having received our
coffee, we repaired to the barn for supper and lodging.
After eating a hearty supper from our mess-box, we
spread our blankets oh the bare floor and retired. We all
enjoyed the shake-down splendidly, until we ceased
talking and all became quiet, and the Doc had got asleep :
then the rats came out. And such swarms of rats ! And
such squeaking and running over the floor ! It was fright¬
ful. And finally a large rat jumped on the Doc's face.
He sprang up with a yell equalled only by a Sioux Indian
in his war paint. We had a hearty laugh at his expense.
In the morning we were up before daylight, and liitcliing
up our team we started for the Ford, where we arrived
about 7 o’clock, We stopped on a gravel bar, and while
part of the patty unloaded the traps and boat, the rest
built a fire and prepared breakfast, which consisted of
chicken, young rabbits (that we had shot the evening be¬
fore), biscuits, butter, jelly, cookies and good strong cof¬
fee, and to which we aid ample justice. After breakfast
Mr, G. started home with his team, and we launched our
boat and rowed up the creek a mile, where we found a
high, rocky cliff, with large piles of rock in the creek.
We concluded to go into camp here and try for bass. We
obtained some nice fresh minnows, and by noon we had
a fine string of the beauties, which we put into our fish-
box— made of wood and wire screen, and towed behind
our boat — and so kept them alive and fresh. We had fish
for dinner, and after resting through the heat of the day,
we caught another small string of bass, and we were hav¬
ing a splendid time. But toward evening I discovered
that “ there is no rose without a thorn.” An old, misera¬
ble, decayed tooth began to ache, and I could not eat any
supper. 'That night we slept on a sand bar, under a cot¬
tonwood, and again the Doc was destined to he disturbed.

About midnight, 1 was lying awake nursing my tooth,
when a large owl lit in the top of the tree over our heads,
and uttered the usual ‘ 1 Hoo-hoo-to-hoo I " The Doc sprang
up into a sitting position with “ Ho ! what's that ? ” And
again we had the joke on him. At daylight 1 told Doc I
could not stand the toothache any longer — to get his pul-
licans (he having his dental instruments with him), I sat
down astride of a log, and Doc laid my head on his knee.
A twist and a pull and the tooth was out. I looked up,
and oil the opposite side of the creek, on a cliff a hundred
feet bighi Stood a man that lived close by, watching the
operation with eyes and mouth open to their fullest ex¬
tent. I managed to eat a little breakfast, and then after
C. and Doc had procured more fresh minnows we resumed
onr fishing, whieh lasted until ten o’clock, adding
0rrer«l more flu* busy* to pw box. We then loaded our

camp equipage into the boat, and started down the creek
for the twenty-five mile ride, singing " Pull, sailors, pull
for the shore, ' We caught a few more bass during the
four-mile run to the Narrows, which is a long, deep, nar¬
row stretch of water, with high, solid sandstone banks on
both sides of the creek and spanned by a single Bpan of a
covered wagon bridge. Many places the water has worn
away the rock until it forms a high overhanging shelf,
under which we moored our boat in the shade and fished
out in the stream. We rested here about two hours dur¬
ing the heat of the day. From the Narrows we ran to a
ravine called Turkey Run, passing some beautiful scenery
on the wav, consisting of high, towering rocky cliffs,
some perpendicular, others gradually sloping back from
the water, all covered with hemlock, cedar, oak and vines.
Upon arriving at the mouth of Turkey Run we tied up
and explored it, and found it a large, winding ravine,
about 200 feet wide, and running back about one-hall’
mile, with a spring branch running down the bottom.
The sides were perpendicular sandstone rock, 25 to 100
feet high. Many places on the face of the rocks are cov¬
ered with names, cut into them by parties picknicking
on the table-land above the ravine, which is reached by a
single-span covered wagon bridge. After spending a
pleasant hour and a half here we proceeded on our trip.
That night we camped on a large flat rock that extended
out into tho creek. After eating Bupper C. and I put up
the tent, while Doc and B. went to a neighboring wheat
field and “borrowed ” a shock of wheat, upon which we
made a capital bed, and on which we slept soundly. At
break of day we were up, and while C. and I packed up
the kit, Doc and B. carried back then- borrowed wheat to
the field and shocked it up again. We had a splendid
run during tho cool of the. morning, and by nine o'clock
we arrived at Rockport Mill, where we met a party pre¬
paring to start home that had been fishing at the flam
for a fow days, but they had not had the success that
we did.

A kind young farmer hitched his team to our boat and
dragged it around the dam. We then again embarked,
and, while running about three feet from a steep bank, a
large fine shaped four-pound bass attempted to leap over
the boat into the water beyond ; but not making a suc¬
cess of it, it fell into the boat. The Doc grabbed it with
his hands and saved it, It was the finest one we had
caught.

Arriving at the mouth of the creek on the Wabash at
noon, wo stopped and cooked our last fish, and after rest¬
ing two hours we started for a hard two-mile pull up the
river to Reid's Ferry, our starting-point, where we arrived
at four o’clock, July 6th. The ferryman kindly hitched
up his team and hauled ourselves and equipage home.
So ended a very pleasant trip, which we hope to repeat at
some future time. R. E. S.

GROUSE HUNTING IN MINNESOTA.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The long looked and wished for fifteenth of August has arrived,
or rather tho afternoon of tho fourteenth, and one of the best
parties that over joined hands on a hunting excursion are getting
their gnus and trapstogether preparatory togeltiug on thehunting
ground, that evening for an early shotat the birds in the morning
The party is composed of Dick ltichards, our driver, a thorough
sportsman and wit, our chief of police, T. AVoodvrard, disre¬
spectfully called by the rest of the party, “ Old Baldy," Dan
Chamberlain, a young lawyer who has just purchased a flue new
breech-loader, and never loses an opportunity of cleaning and
fussing over it, and last of till, your humble servant ; all of us
good sbofs and jolly fellows, except possibly, tho lust mentioned.
After getting all the necessaries In the wagon, not forgetting
the jug to carry water for the dogs, you know, we make a brave
start. That very necessary auxiliary to a hunt— a moderate
rain— accompanies us. AVhen aliaut three miles out of town the
dogs of war are let loose, and In loss than live minutes wo are
among tho birds. Tho atmosphere is heavy and not a breath of
wind is stirring. The birds lie so close that it is almost impossible
fur the dogs to find them. Yours truly is trying to pacify the
horses. There rises a covey of birds about twenty rods to the
left, and coming directly towards us. Baldy blazes away at them
and lilts us. AVe raise our voice and tell him gchtly to he more
careful next time. The words are scarcoly out of our mouth
when we got the other barrel. Wo expostulate more gently
than before, but no matter, he got three birds. AVben our party
leaves that field we have thirteen fine birds. We soon put up
at a farm house, and after the customary jokes retire for the
night. Tho next morning we are out bright and early, but the
pot-hunters are ahead of us, and we are obliged to return home
with only thirty-five birds. AVhile coming in a seeker after infor¬
mation asked us what we got. “ Got back," promptly answered
Dick, and t hat is all the information the seeker got.

About twenty hunting parties left our town on tho fifteenth,
and each bagged from twenty to fifty birds. Tbo grouse shooting
here Is splendid during tho entire season. Woodooek shooting on
tho bottoms can’t be boat, a bag of twenty being common for
one hunter in a forenoon. E. H. S.

Hastings, Minnesota, Aug.Mh.

SALMON IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER.

THE history of American fish culture is nowhere more
aptly illustrated than in the restoration of salmon
to the waters of the Connecticut River. We have here
the three stages of primitive abundance, subsequent de¬
pletion and artificial restocking.

When the English settlers first came to New England
they found in the Connecticut and its tributaries great
numbers of fine salmon. The fish penetrated to the head
waters and spawned in Israel’s River and the Upper and
LoAver Ammonoosuck. Doavu to the last century salmon
were caught in the Connecticut and sold for fifty cents
each. But in 1798 a high dam was erected just below
Miller’s River, which so effectually shut the fish away
from their spawning grounds, that within a dozen years
they were almost exterminated, It wm not' until more

than half a century later, in 1869, that the first lot of sal¬
mon fry-two thousand— were artificially introduced into
the river. In 1870, 80,000 more were planted; in 1873, astill
further supply of 150,000 ; in 1874, 458.000, besides 160,0001
put in by Vermont, 271,000 by Massachusetts, and 800,000/
by New Hampshire. In the two successive years this sup¬
ply was further increased by plants of 500,000 and 800,000
making tlie total for the last four years about two millions

But the labors of the Commissioners had been by no
means confined simply to the planting of fry, Not less,
important than this part of their work was the providing
suitable fishways over the dams, and here it Avas necessary
to carry through tedious laAV suits, compelling the manu¬
facturers to furnish a passage for the fish over their water
works.

In 1874 and 1875, tho first evidences of Success were seen
in the Farmington River, where smelts were seen and
caught in the vicinity of the spot where the fry had been
planted. In the following year, three fine fish were re¬
ported as caught, and a dozen more in 1877. Finally in
1878 the salmon in great numbers began, toAvards the end
of April, to enter the river, and were caught at various
points from its mouth to the Holyoke Dam, Before tlie
lltli of May, ono hundred had been captured. On the
7th of June, a fifteen pound fish was captured, and on tiie
ilth. a “twenty pounder” was netted ; the largest re¬
corded by the Commissioners was one of 23 lbs., 8 or.,
caught at Chester. The total number of salmon caught
during the season maybe estimated at500. These returns
naturally gave great satisfaction to the Connecticut State
Fish Commissioners, Avho had been working nearly ten
years for such a result. The successful culture ot salmon
in the Connecticut was thereby demonstrated as an assured
fact. With proper legislation and a moderate expendi¬
ture each year for artificial spawning, supplementary to
the natural increase, there exists no good reason why the
salmon of the Connecticut should not always furnish
cheap and desirable food. The necessary legal enact¬
ments, which would insure temporary protection to the
fish, have been overruled by the unwise efforts of the fish¬
ermen, Avho stolidly maintained a skepticism of the utility
of the Commissioners’ efforts. Now that artificial propa¬
gation has proved effective, these same fishermen evince
a more sensible regard for protective measures, although
they still embarrass the would-be protectionists and sad¬
ly hamper their work. The inefficient and unfair legis¬
lation of Connecticut in regard to protecting the fishing
industries of her sister States has long been a reproach,
which the Commissioners have been as vet pOAverless lo
remove. Tlie merits of the case have before tliis been re¬
ferred to m our columns.

From the Thirteenth Annual Report of the Fish Com¬
missioners, now before us, Ave learn that for various rea¬
sons, but chiefly for lack of suitable appropriation, the
artificial hatching of shad at llolyoko has been discon¬
tinued, and a consequent decrease in the catch may be
looked for.

The work of the State in the culture of land-locked sal¬
mon has already been detailed in this journal by Com.
Wil. H. Hudson.

The report closes with a plea to the friends of fish
culture and game protection to secure the appointment in
their respective towns of efficient and responsible wardens,
and then to themselves “ boldly assume the odium of un-
couraging and sustaing the wardens in tlieir disagreeable
duty of enforcing the law ; ” a consummation devoutly to
be longed for. Fish culture and fish protection must go
hand in hand. The man Avho takes fresh salmon from
the stream, when the law says no salmon shall be caught,
must lie put on a level with the man who surreptitiously
takes pickled salmon from a grocery store.

McDonald Fish-Wav, — At last Ave haA-e a cheap and
practicable fisli-way. which it is altogether probable avIII
take precedence of all others. It is knoAVn as the Me
Donald System of Fish-Ways, and has been adopted by
the Board of Public Works of Virginia for future use in
that State. The Lynchburg (Va.) News says of it : —

“ We are indebted to the courtesy of Colonel McDonald,
the distinguished Fish Commissioner of this State, for an
opportunity of examining a model of the ingenious fish¬
way invented by him. We saw the water flow doAvn this
way at an angle of about thirty degrees, and the current
was even slower at the bottom than at tho top, nowhere
being sufficient to hinder the Aveakest fish from easily
passing up it. The important features of the McDon¬
ald fish-vrays are that they require not more than one-
half the quantity of water of any others in use ; that they
cost only only about one-sixth to one-tenth as much as
the others, are simpler in their construction and less
liable to get out of order, and above all are more effi¬
cient in their operations. We hope the day is not dis¬
tant when one of these “ways” will be provided for
every dam in the State, so that fish may have free and
unobstructed access to their spawning grounds. By this
means alone will our streams become what they ought to
be, an ever failing source of profit and pleasure. The adop¬
tion of the McDonald Fish- Way by the Board of Public
Works, was but a just acknowledgement of the merits of
a Virginia invention.”

SOME TROUT QUESTIONS.

^ Bloomsbury, N. J., Aug. 12th,— Mr. Editor We were
out fishing in Pike County during the last week in July,
but the trout would not bite. The Saw Creek was so
very low that the fish were only found in the deep pools,
and would soldom notice any bait, natural or artificial,
We found in one’s stomach a small stone-crab ; in an¬
other’s a large green worm — we did not knoAv what to
think of it — when in nearly every pool we counted scores
of fine trout, and they would notice no kind of fly or bait.
Could they have been spawning, or was it owing to the
low water? Tlie little brooks running into Saw Creek
were alive with trout, and from Red Rook we caught
some very fine ones. Every run is full, and it will be a
long time before Saw Creek will become as our streams.
The fishing here is very poor, and we Avant to stock our
stream iMuscauetcong) as soon as possible with trout.

P. Hulsker,

We AviU inform our correspondent that there were sev¬
eral reasons, possibly, why th* trout not bit* to thf

low-water stream he speaks of. First, the water was too
warm and the lish were sick t second, they could easily
detect the approach and movements of the angler and
were shy ; third, they were probably as well satisfied as their
appetite required by the wash of food into the holes
where they were lying ; possibly they were dazed by the
glare of the sun if they were exposed without shade.

As to the contents of their stomachs there is nothing
strange, for trout are almost omnivorous.

We have long sympathized with the anglers in the
Vicinity of the Muscanetcong, who have seen their favor¬
ite stream drained of its trout. As it is a natural stream
it would be advisable to stock it with both mature fish
and fry. It would be worth while to go to considerable
expense to do so, and to keep the river close for two
years. Supervisors have power to manage this, and res¬
idents will assist them. When the fish aro put in, care
should he taken to see that they have bean made accus¬
tomed to the temperature of the water. Many fish die
from a too sudden change from one degree of tempera¬
ture to another. Few breeders are sufficiently informed
©n this point. Millions of fish, both adults and fry, are
lost annually from thiB cause.

Large Two Years Trout.— Blacksburg, T’a., Aug.
15th.— In March 1877 I placed several thousand trout in a
small stream near tins place in which werenoftsh. About
three weeks ago a trout was caught there which weighed
one pound. Another has been recently picked up by a
gentleman where it had been left in a small pool near an
intermittent spring which was fifteen inches long. This
appears to he unusual growth for such circumstances.

M. 6. Ellzey.

nittral IQuitonj.

Migratory Quail. — Advices from Messina, under date
Of June 16th, speak of a rumor that no license will be
issued for catching migratory quail for export. The
sportsmen of Messina are said to have applied to the Gov¬
ernment to stop the netting of the quail, which netting,
of course, interferes somewhat with the shooting of the
native sportsmen. Later advices (July 17th) run : “Have
not as yet heard that any decision has been arrived at as
regards withdrawing the licenses for catohing the birds,
and hope it was merely a rumor.”

The decision of this question will be of interest not to
Americans alone, but in England also, to which country
100,000 birds were sent from Messina last spring. Tlio
rapid increase in the demand for the birds for export
has excited the jealousy of those sportsmen in Messina
who look forward to the annual arrival of the quail for
the most exhilarating sport of the year, and who conse¬
quently view the quail-catcher and his nets in much the
same light that the partridge-trapper is looked at kore.
It is to be hoped that no repressive measures will be put
in force in that little island until a good sfcockof the lively
migrators shall have been secured to replenish the de¬
pleted game preserves of this country.

Migratory Quail — Eew Haven, Aug. IQth — Editor
Forest, and Stream:— It the note of the migratory quail
is as follows, I have found a flock near this city. Three
loud, clear notes, with a metallic sound ; the first two Of
equal strength and louder than the third ; uttered quickly,
and repeated three or four times, thus “Whet-whet-
whet, whet-whet-whet, whet-whet-whet."

This morning, while passing along the road to the light¬
house, about half a mile from the city, I heard the
above notes coming from two or three birds in a patch of
sowed com by the side of the road. They were uttered
very energetically, and in them you could easily recog¬
nize the timbre of the. common quail's voice. I hoard the
birds running around among the leaves, but could not
catcli sight of a single one, Judging from the. sound,
there were anywhere from half a dozen to twenty of
them,

I walked through the piece two or three times, hoping
to raise the birds and have a look at them, but they skur-
ried along under the bent leaves and skulked too closely.
The man who owns the com had much better success in
driving me out of the piece than I did the birds ; and,
although I had to leave, I shall keep one eye on this lo¬
cality' for some time and report observations.

Mark West.

Our correspondent is correct ; the notes were undoubt¬
edly those of the migratory quail.

Snake and Toad.— R. H. Dixon, of Canandaigua, New
York, sends us the drawing of a toad which has been
partly swallowed by a snake, the head and fore feet pro¬
truding from the snake’s mouth and the hind legs from a
fissure in the snake’s throat. Both toad and snake were
found dead. The question as to what was. the immediate
cause of the double fatality, may readily be answered as
to the snake, by stating that he was not able to open his
mouth sufficiently wide, while the toad kicked through
the skin of the throat when it was very much distended,
and consequently thin.

A Mantis Shrimp. — Mr. Oscar B. Smith, who is spend¬
ing the summer at Whitestone, brought us the other day
a very fine specimen of the Squill a mantis, family Squil-
ljd®,, taken near that place. Of course, as may be in¬
ferred from its name, it .bears some resemblance to a
shrimp, mors, perhaps, than to a lobster. Th« Squifiid®

FOKRkST and stream,

are usually found about six miles from shore, where
the ocean bed is Bandy. Tiiey are voracious,
active and strike freely with their formidable claws,
which, 'with their sharp eyes and threatening attitude, give
the creatures the character of diminutive monsters— if
there be such things.

HABITS OF THE BEAVER.

Cape Rouge, P. Q.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

My last number of the paper came duly to hand. And
here let me tell you that a friend of mine iB canvassing
the city for subscriptions to the Forest and Stream, and
the last time I saw him, two days ago, his success was
gratifying to me, as I like to see my favorite paper well
upheld, both in a literary and money point of view, And
some of the items interested me much. Especially the -
Natural History department, in which I see you mention
the habits, etc., of the beaver. There was a time when
these interesting little animals must have been very
plentiful throughout the whole Province of Ontario, hut
now they are only to be met with in the back woods, and
there only in small numbers. The last that I know of to
be found in the vicinitv of civilization are, or were four
years ago, to be found upon a small stream called the
Black Creek, running through a thick swamp iu the
county of Perth in the center of the western peninsula.
The brushwood and undergrowth, for half a mile on each
side of this creek was so thick that it was impossible to
get to the water, except at one or two points, and these
points were runways made by the beaver themselves to
go to the dams. Of these latter thero were no less than a
dozen, some of them small and not very strong, but two
or three had stood for yearn, and what with the growth of
the sticks used in making them and the constant addit ions
made year after year, they had come to such a thickness
and strength that a gang of men with all the necessary
tools would scarcely clear one of them in a month. The
largest of the dams was about three hundred feet long,
ten or twelve feet high, and over fourteen feet thick, and
it backed up the water of a large creek for nearly three
miles. The raising of the water by these dams caused it,
of course to flow off over the sides of the banks and find
its way to the stream by other channels, but these the
beaver followed and confined by other dams, and thus
they kept up, until the marsh they formed was impassible
in anything but a boat, and that only in the main stream.
Hero they lived in comparative security, as it was almost
impossible to catch them, owing to the thick brush, the
treacherous nature of the footing, and the depth of the
water. Eveiy fall one or two passed iu their checks, but
these were nearly always shot by the Indians, as they
were seldom or never molested by the white men. Their
dome-like houses were plentiful enough, and are yet, al¬
though now deserted by their busy occupants. They
were well built and strong, as I can testify, for did notl
and Wo. Ramsey, of happy memory, try our hand at
Opening one, anil gave it up in disgust sometime after¬
ward. Frequently, also, have we pulled down some of
tile smaller dams in the evening, to find them all sound
and strong again at daylight the next morning, but never
on any occasion have" I been able to find the animal at
work," although I have seen them floating motionless on
top of the water, after the manner of the muskrat. The
smallest motion was sufficient to put an end to this
amusement, and in a second a loud blow of the tail upon
the water and a few ripples showed that the animal had
left for parts unknown. As a sample of what they will
cut. 1 can show any one a tree, the stump of which ts yet
standing, and which is the largest I have ever seen them
try. It is a sound, hard maple, with two trunks from the
one root. One trunk is completely cut off, and the other
partially so, and neither of these trees are less than eigh¬
teen inches in diameter, and one is much larger than the
other. It stands at some distance from, the water, and
when felled would have been troublesome to get there,
hut I suppose if not disturbed, the animals would have
found some means of overcoming the difficulty. I once
opened a house and managed to find a litter of young,
which we took home, but with all my trouble and atten¬
tion they died one by one, and so I lost an opportunity of
being able to sfudy then- habits in confinement. One
thing I do know, they are exceedingly clean and neat,
and during the month Fiat I managed to keep one of
them, his occupation, when not eating or sleeping, seemed
to be cleaning himself, which they do somewhat after the
manner of a rabbit, but more leisurly and with greater
care. They seemed to eat anything in the vegetable
line, but their favorite dainty was a piece of fresh birch
or sassafras root, and for this they would tug and squab¬
ble among themselves until all had a share. Dam build¬
ing seems to be an instinct with them, as they would take
the small pieces of stove wood and any little articles they
could carry, and put them across a corner of the room or
under a chair, after the manner of the dam ; and if sup¬
plied with small branches they first eat the bark, if ac¬
ceptable, and then cut the wood into pieces, and piled
them up with tolerable regularity till they had a small
wall between them and the rest of the room. After tins
they would curl up inside and sleep in a bunch together,
like" young kittens or puppies. They were very amusing,
and great were the lamentations of the smaller members
of the household when the last one went to the happy
hunting grounds. In conclusion, I would say that I do
not know if they breed more than once in a Beason ; if not
the ones I got must have been caught when quite old, but
very small, as they were got late in the season, and were
then only the size of a good muskrat. The fur was a
grayish brown, as they bad nut commenced to get on the
winter ooat, which in this climate is a very rich dark
brown, almost black in the centre of the back.

An. Bauble.

Is Skunk Bite Poisonous ? — Editor Forest a nd Stream .
— I have noticed in your interesting columns, at different
cimes, various opinions in regard to the bite of the
skunk. Some assert it is dangerous out West, and others
that down East it is harmless. I peyer heard of but
sue person, and. that u woman, who died from the bite.
She had a pet skunk, audit bit her in the thumb (served
her right), 1 have also read of person* being bitten, or

stung by the tongue, by snakes Supposed to be harmless.
A man died from the point of the tongue of a little green
snake entering the ball of his thumb. I knew a woman
who died from a rat bite on the arm, and a boy is said to
have died from a wound made by an arrow another lx>y
had just UBed to kill a garter shake. Do not all these
examples (supposing them to lie the truth) substantiate
the fact that it is rather the condition of the blood of the
person [and the temper of the animal— Ed.] injured at
the time which renders the bites of harmless animals and
reptiles poisonous, than any poisonous quality of the sali v a,
etc. ?

I have known men who nearly died from a pin scratch,
simply because their system was in a most unhealthy con¬
dition, ' R. W. H.

SNAKES FROM HORSE-HAIRS.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

It has long been a popular belief that horse-hairs, when
placed under favorable circumstances, would veritably
transform into snakes, but the results of scieutifio inves¬
tigation have long since taught us differently. The Got -
diacea (hair-worms) are of distinct sexes, and are devel¬
oped from true ova deposited by the female in long chains
either in water or some moist locality. After the young
are hatched they work their way into the body of" some
insect or animal, usually an orthopterous or coleopterous
insect. There they live and grow by imbibing the juices
of their host, and when the adult condition has been at -
tained they pass out of the body of the insect, generally
near or in some body of water, for the purpose of breed-

xhe male differs quite materially in structure from the
female, in having the posterior extremity of the body
slightly cleft. Moreover, the females are usually paler
in color.

These Gordiacca during a dry season frequently become
dried, stiff, and “ horny, ' and are easily broken ; never¬
theless the vitality is retained (i. e., if the creature is un¬
injured), and if immersed in water will imbibe it and
shortly. become active.

During the past spring I had the opportunity of wit¬
nessing a Gordius working its way out of the body of an
insect ( HarpaKs compar) ; was making its exit with the
anterior extremity foremost in one direction, and Fie in-
sect being alive was struggling in the opposite direction;
all this occurring in a small pond.

A few years ago I also witnessed a Gordius making its
exit from the body of a Menopoma, near the vertebral
column. Its manner of coming out varied from the above
in that its body appeared to form a loop, so that the mid¬
dle of it was first to appear. Sometimes in spring the
hair-worms are found in great numbers of both sexes
twisted and knotted together, and if separated will be¬
come entwined again. An instance of this was exiiibited
by Professor Leidy at the Academy of Natural Sciences
a few months ago. H. E. Evarts, M.D. '

Philadelphia, Aug . 22 d.

Shad in the Columbia — Astoria, Oregon, Aug, ~th
1870.— I have read with interest the conimimication of
'William Lang, of Portland, Oregon, in regard to the
presence of shad in the Columbia River. I have seen two
of the three fishes supposed to he shad, have measured
and observed them carefully and have eaten one. The
three fishes were caught, not “drifting,” but iu a sta¬
tionary fish-trap in Baker’s Bay On the W. T. side of tlm
river by fisherman in tile emp'lov of J, Williams & Co
Tanzy Point Cannery, near Fort Stevens, Oregon. The
trap is just inside the bur in brackish water. The flint
one caught measured 15 inches long. The two others
caught, the same weight, a week later than the first, may
be described as follows: Length, 11 inches; depth A
inches ; thickness, one-half inch ; number, shape and
position of fins, shape of tail and outline of fish precisely
like picture of shad in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary •
color nearly a uniform silver, slightly darker on tiie back
with a single row of dark spots, very faint, along the me¬
dian line, the largest in the middle, the size of a B B
shot, The belly was anned with a sharp sickle-edge, ex¬
tending from head to tail. The settles were rather large
for a fish of that size, being, I should judge, about one-
fourth of an inch in diameter, with a few along the belly
most numerous towards the lies®) of a larger size, nearly
a half-inoh in diameter. On opening they were found
destitute of spawn. The flesh when, cooked was about
the color of a fresh herring, with no tendency to break
into flakes, like a fresli cod, for instance; was full of
bones of an almost invisible fineness, and of no pro¬
nounced flavor of any kind and would be best described
by the word insipid. It is claimed by those who sub¬
scribe to the shad theory that these are the young of that
fish ; that being lost outside, the mouth of the Sacremento
they drifted north in the ocean current that runs along
the coast until meeting the waters of the Columbia they
turned in, according to the instinct of that class of fishes.
By others it is claimed that they are only a variety of salt
water fish that has not been caught before for the reason
that salmon fishing has never been carried on so near and
in salt water before. Having never seen a shad myself I
do not feel competent to express on opinion on the sub-
ject ; but if Frank Forrester’s judgment can be depended
on, that “ the shad is the most delicate of existing fishes, ”
we shall have to conclude that this is some other and
widely different variety. 1 will say that some time ago I
sent a description of these fishes to Mr. Webber, Commis¬
sioner of Fisheries for NewHampshire, but have have not
yet heard from him. s.

The fish are most undoubtedly not the true sha<i(Afi>.?«
aapadissima),—ED. F. and S.

Scotosh-Amerioan Athletic Club.— Yen’ York, Aug
frith. — Handicap games :— 100 yards dash ; First heat wor
by J. 8. Voorhees, scratch. 12s.; second heat, W. Childs
8 yards, 11s.; third heat, G. D. Smith, 7 yards, 114s.
fourth heat, T. R, Bourne, 5 yards, Ha.; final heat, ldte
Half mile run; seventeen competitors ; J, Randall, 2(
yards, 2m. 9^s. Two-mile walk ; sixteen competitors ; J
P. Fox, P. A. G., lm. 80s., won in 17m. 8$s,

—Read Henry C. Squires’ advertisement,— [Acfr,

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How Much May a Doo be Worth?— We often hear
of fabulous prices asked for dogs, though few persons, we
■venture to say, stop to consider what may he the basis of
their -valuation. Of course a dog, horse or cow, is worth
what it will earn ; and when we hear of a horsebeing actual¬
ly sold for $30,000, we immediately go hack to his record,
and discover him to be a prize winner at the course. His
earnings are a basis for his commercial value. A cow
may be estimated by her capacity of giving milk, as well
as by her breeding capacity ; so that if we propose to buy
we naturally enter into some calculation as to the
number of quarts of milk and pounds of butter she will
afford per annum ; and we also ascertain the average
duration of the natural life of the horse or cow so pur¬
chased ; and we take into account the risks to which they
are exposed. In other words, if we invest large capital,
we look for fair interest on our money. We do not pro¬
pose to furnish well-known statistics here to illustrate our
position and statement ; they can be had by any one who
wishes to buy a cow or a horse.

Now, as to dogs, we are not aware that any such statis¬
tics are available ; indeed, the capacity of a dog to earn
the price paid for him, is comparatively limited. He does
not produce food like the cow, yet he enables his master to
obtain marketable food by finding it for him and often
retrieving or catching it for him ; neither does he, like
the draught horse, carry burdens, draw vehicles or turn
machinery, except to a very limited extent ; nor does he
afford much material for high wagers, as his Competitive
merits are tested only in the pit by patrons of a low order.
Essentially the dog is more of a luxury than the other
domestic animals, because his producing capacities are
less. His average age is less than the horse or cow, and
his vital risks greater. He is more exposed to accidents,
and more liable to be shot or clubbed, because he is less
protected by law.

We read of such figures as $50,000 being placed upon
pet dogs when exhibited at shows, and $5,000 is no un¬
common price. Of course it is understood that these
prices are merely prohibitory and signify that the dog is
not for sale ; yet if the owners of these dogs were inter¬
viewed we would probably find that the actual selling
figures for their pets would be very high ; so high in
fact as to be utterly inordinate and unreasonable, as can
be shown by what the dog is likely to produce or realize.
As an adjunct in shooting, the value of a dog, allowing
him to be an excellent field performer, depends very much
more on the length of his owner's purse than on his own
intrinsic meritB, as he might be worth a thousand dollars
to a man who could afford to gratify his whims and have
the best, while another could not afford to own him at
$250. If the killing of game were made a matter of
business and the dog were credited with his share, say
one-half of the pounds of the birds killed, we would here
have an actual value proportionate to the sum realized.
Say that a man killed game to the value of $500 in a sea¬
son, and the dog was credited with one-half of it, or
$250, we would have interest on a capital of a little over
$3,500, which might be said to represent the value of the
dog, were it not that the duration of his life is extremely
limited and he is also liable to all sorts of accidents and
contingencies which would render his value nil. Consid¬
ering his use for field purposes alone, therefore, we must
conclude that a dog’s value is just what he will bring in
the market, be it more or less, as depends upon the pur¬
chaser and his desire to possess him.

Looked upon from another point of view, that of breed¬
ing, the dog has a distinct value, which is in proportion
to the success of his or her progeny, and as he or she
ranks as a celebrity. If a female, the price for which her
puppies can be sold regulates, in a measure, ber value
vVe have no doubt that there are bitches in this country
whose owners realize quite a handsome little income from
the sale of puppies. We will say that they have two lit¬
ters a year, and that of each litter five puppies are saved
and sold at $35 each. This would bring in $250. And yet
such is the uncertainty of breeding that very probably
but few of these bitches would fetch that sum if offered
for sale. Celebrated stud dogs have brought the largest
prices, and produce the largest incomes. For instance,
the highest stud fee paid in this country is $75 to the im¬
ported pointer Faust, owned by the St. Louis Kennel
Club. Faust, it is said, cost in England $1,250. Mr. Lle-
wellin paid Mr. Brewis $2,500 for the Better Dash II. It
is probable that in both of these instances the invest¬
ments were good ones. Yet how many people would
scout the idea of paying such prices.

We have been considering more particularly dogs used
for field sports, excluding hounds of various breeds. Im¬
mense sums have been paid in England for celebrated
grayhounds, but here the purchasers expected to recom¬
pense themselves either by stud fees or by winning some
of the many rich stakes run for at the numerous coursing
meetings in Great Britain. Fox-hounds have also brought
very large prices, the value in these cases being repre¬
sented by the blood of some strain celebrated for speed
and stoutness. Probably the nearest approach to a “mar¬

ket value ” is that obtained for small pet dogs, such as
pugs and black and tan terriers. These being in the
hands usually of dealers, have prices affixed to them
which also vary with particular specimens, according as
they fall short of or approach the standard of perfection.
On the whole, a dog’s selling value may be said to be
what some one will pay for him, and, owing to the un¬
certainties of canine life, it is difficult to estimate accu¬
rately his intrinsic worth.

We have said. Now will any reader answer our ques¬
tion, categorically, as first put ?

A Dog Worth Having. — This is the kind of pointer
we can recommend to such of our readers as propose to
emigrate to India or other countries where reptilian mon¬
sters are popularly supposed to abound. The Leaven¬
worth (Kansas) Times of Aug. 9 says : —

When Mr. W. T. Lockwood, a young man who lives in
that part of the suburbs of the city known as Maple
Grove went to bed night before last, he as usual left
everything open and slept soundly until morning. As
is the usual custom, the family sent his favorite dog,
Flora, a fine pointer, to the room to wake him. . It seems
that when she got into the room she found that her mas¬
ter had a bedfellow, and she, after groping around among
the bed-clothes, found something she considered game.
She, by rubbing her nose over the speaker's face, caused
him to awake, and, as soon as she could attract his atten¬
tion, “pointed” to another part of the bed. Mr. Lock-
wood hew something was wrong, and immediately
sprang out and began to look through the bed. He did
not proceed far until he found a young rattlesnake about a
year old cosily coiled under the cover. The dog stood watch
while the intruder was captured, after which she showed
by every means possible that she was glad, and her mas¬
ter fully appreciates that she has just as much sense as
anybody.

“The Setter "—Hudson, N. Y., Aug. 16.— In Forest
and Stream I observe advertisement to the effect that a
setter by Laverack could be purchased at your office for
$3. If the dog is still for sale and is all right and sound
please inform me. Please give his age. G. H. O’N.

We would inform our correspondent that “The Setter"
is all right and can still be had for the low price of $3.
He is well bound and of the right type, is excellent on a
“ stand ” (book) and covers the ground perfectly. He
“points” (a moral in dog-breeding) and “retrieves”
(errors). In other words, “ The Setter ” we have for sale
is Mr. Laverack’s book on the subject — a fact which we
supposed any schoolboy would be aware of on reading the
advertisement.

Prizes at Dog Shows. — In a recent issue of the Fan¬
cier's Gazette we find the following, apropos of certain
awards at dog shows. Some of our own judges and com¬
mittees may find it interesting : —

Some time ago attention was drawn to the undesirabili¬
ty of awarding commendations in champion classes. It
was then fairly argued that any dog that had qualified
for a champion class was, prima facie, a good one, and
needed no commendation. Now another startling«prac-
tiee has arisen, namely, awarding equal firsts in the same
class. We can understand this being done when two
judges officiate and differ, or a variety class has to be
judged. But it seems incredible that a pair of dogs can
be so nearly equal in merit that a single, judge cannot
separate them ; and an equal first reads very like a vacil¬
lating judge in many instances.

In the same journal we find the following sensible re¬
marks : —

Now that the show season is in full swing, scarcely
a week passes but we read of disappointed and con¬
sequently angry exhibitors refusing a second prize or
highly commended card. There is something very ludi¬
crous in the figure a man cuts when he is tearing down
the obnoxious honor which is thrust upon his dog, and if
the delinquents were only to see themselves as others see
them, this absurd practice of “ punishing judges " in so
childish a manner would disappear. Exhibitors have
only themselves to blame if they show under incompe¬
tent judges, and if they get tempted into doing so, they
had much better refrain from adding to this indiscretion
by making themselves the laughing-stock of the show.

LONDON (ONT.) DOG SHOW.

London, Ont., Aug., 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream: —

By mail I send you prize list of the seoond Interna¬
tional Bench Snow of Dogs, to beheld in London during
the Western Fair.

The committee offer much more liberal prizes than at
the last show, and have also increased the number of
classes, so that now nearly all breeds of dogs will be
represented.

The show promises to be a great success, as many of the
most noted dogs from the United States will be exhibited.
Entries close 15tli September. C-HAS. Lincoln, Supt.

Name Claimed. — Mr. H. R. Bradstreet, of Boston,
claims the name of John for his lemon and white Laver¬
ack setter dog puppy, whelped October 7th, 1878, out of
Felt’s imported Daisy, by Waters’ Dash, both of Salem — a
very promising puppy. If John is already claimed make
it John n. The dog is now in training by Col. W. F.
Davis, at Kittrell’s, North Carolina.

—Dr. H. B. Wygant, of Peekskill, N. Y., claims the
name Music for his liver and white ticked cocker spaniel
doo- pup, purchased from Mr. J. B. Harrington, of
Buffalo, N. Y. Bred by Mr. J. H. Whitman, Chicago,
HI. Whelped July 1st, 1879.

—Dr. William Jarvis and Mr. Benjamin F. Clark claim
the ranw of Meg for red Irish bitch whelped April 20th,
1879, by champion Elcho, out of Rose.

NATIONAL AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB.

field trial rules— for aged pointers and setters.

Rule 1. Managers of field trials must advertise the timei!
and place where the meeting will be held, the date of
closing entries, the scale of points and the names of
judges, at least thirty days before the trialB take place. In
the event of any judge or judges failing to act, the com¬
petitors shall fill all vacancies, each competitor being en¬
titled to one vote.

Rule 2. Dogs shall he drawn by lot and run in heats,
the beaten dogs to he retired (except as hereinafter pro¬
vided), and the winner to be drawn and run again. The
dog winning the final heat in the first series of heats shall
be declared the winner of first prize. Then the judges
shall select from among the dogs which have been beaten
only by the winner of first prize such dogs as they think
possess sufficient merit to entitle them to a chance of
winning Becond or third prize, and run them against
each other. The winner among these shall then com¬
pete with the dog that ran the final heat with the winner
of first prize. The winner of this last heat shall be declared
the winner of second prize, and his last competitor shall
be declared the winner of second prize. The fourth dog
in order of merit to be declared by the judges without
further running.

Rule 3. When two dogs owned or trained by the same
person shall be drawn together, one shall he run only,
and he with another dog, which shall be immediately
drawn, and the dog left over shall be drawn again. If at
the latter end of a trial it be found impossible to avoid
running two such dogs together, it may be permitted.

Rule 4. The judges shall order up the dogs as soon as
they have determined which is the best, according to the
scale of points in Rule 5. The privilege is granted the
judges of ordering up any dog or brace of dogs that have
not sufficient merit, in their opinion, to get placed, but
these may be put down again if there is a possible chance
for them to win.

Rule 5. Positive points for ' merit : — Pointing, 30 ; pace,
20; backing, 10; style, 7; staunchness, 8; ranging, 5; quarter¬
ing. 5 ; obedience and disposition, 10 ; retrieving, 5 ; total,
100. Negative points for demerit : — False pointing, 1 to 7 ;
breaking in (each offence), 3 ; breaking shot (each offence),
5; chasing, or breaking shot and chasing (each offence), 10.

Rule 6. No person except the judges, attendants and
reporters will be permitted to accompany the handlers of
dogs. Two persons will not be permitted to work one
dog or a brace of dogs. If from any cause the handler of
a dog or brace of dogs is disabled to such an extent that
he cannot shoot, the judges shall appoint a person to
shoot for him. The handlers of the two dogs shall go
together as if it were a brace of dogs, so that the dogs shall
be upon an equality as to ground, opportunities for point¬
ing, &c. No spectators shall be allowed nearer the
handlers of dogs than seventy-five yards to the rear. No
person shall make any remarks about the judges or dogs
in hearing of the judges. Such persons so offending shall
be expelled from the ground. Should any handler of
dogs annoy the judges after having been ordered to de¬
sist, the judges shall order such dogs as he is handling up
and out of the race. The privilege is granted the handlers
of asking for information or explanation that has a direct
bearing upon any point at issue. Pending such question
the dogs shall not be under judgment. Dogs afflicted
with any contagious disease or bitches in season will not
be permitted on the grounds.

Rule 7. Pointing hares, turtles, larks, “stink-birds " or
bitterns, or any bird generally considered game, shall not
be deemed a false point. A dog making a false point and
discovering it to be such without encouragement from
his handler shall not be penalized.

INSTRUCTIONS TO JUDGES.

Pointing. — The judges will allow only those dogs the
maximum that point all the birds possible for them to
point under existing circumstances. A dog to earn the
maximum number of points under this head must display
a first-class nose and exhibit great judgment in finding
and pointing his birds, and make no flushes that a dog
with the above qualities would avoid in ordinary hunt¬
ing. The dogs are to be hunted in all respects as in an
ordinary day’s shooting. Inexcusable or wilful flushes
will detract from a dog’s score under this head, but the
character of the flush must always be taken into account
in estimating the penalty, if any. The judges must not
ask the handlers if their dogs are pointing, but must de¬
cide for themselves. They shall always consider the
nature of the ground, the wind and the birds, and shall
not penalize a dog for flushing a bird it would be impos¬
sible to point ; the penalty for flushes to he graded by the
character of the offense. The judges shall not require the
handlers to hunt their dogs down wind.

Pace. — The dog that maintains thefastestjgait through¬
out the trial, except when in cover or on game, to receive
the full number of points ; all others to be graded by
him.

Backing. — The maximum only allowed such dogs as
stand or drop instantly at sight of another dog on a point,
but no dog shall be expected to back unless the dog point¬
ing stands and is motionless. A dog shall not be said to
refuse to back unless he sees the dog pointing. To get
credit for a back the dog must stop at least ten yards
(when practicable) in front of the handler.

Style. — The judges shall consider the dog’s grace in
ranging and drawing and attitudes in pointing and
backing.

Staunchness.— The maximum allowed such dogs as do
not advance from their point when on game until ordered
on.

Ranging. — The maximum only allowed the dogs that
maintain the most killing-range throughout, viz., wide or
close as the necessity of the case may require.

Quartering.— The maximum only allowed such dogs
as work at right angles with the handler, unless the na¬
ture of the ground renders suoh work impracticable.

Obedience and Disposition. — The maximum only al¬
lowed to a dog that works promptly to the gun without
noise or severity, and is prompt, cheerful and easily
handled.

Retrieving.— To receive thefull numberof joints under
this head a dog must go promptly and cheerfully for the
bird and deliver it to the handler without mouthing Dr
mutilation. -

False Pointing.— The judges shall give; at-dog ample
opportunity to discover whether or not be is on a true

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point, and the penalty shall range from 1 to 7 for his acts
throughout the heat.

Breaking Ml— Is when a dog, through improper train¬
ing or from excitement, leaves his position when the
birds rise, whether the gun is fired or not, and starts to
break shot or chase, but stops within a few feet of the
point from whioh ho started of bis own accord or by
command.

Breaking Shot—Ts when a dog runs in when the gun
is fired with the intention of getting the bird, and does
not stop at command.

Chasing — Is when a dog follows the birds, either when
the gun is fired or not, to an extent to be beyond the
control of the handler for the time being.

PUPPY STAKES.

Rule 1. Dogs over eighteen months old shall not be eli¬
gible for the puppy stakes. There will be no points
allowed for retrieving in this stake. Rules otherwise as
above,

BRACE STAKES.

The rules governing the brace stakes shall be the same
as used in the all-aged stakes, with the following excep¬
tions : The maximum for ranging shall Ire 10 instead of
5 and the total 110 instead of 100. The braces, to earn
the maximum for quartering, must cross each other sys¬
tematically and work independently of each other, or one
dog must quarter the ground on one side of the handler
while the other dog quarters the opposite side, the dogs
meeting at or near the centre. Each brace will be run
separately (instead of running in heats) and be judged by
the scale of points as laid down and explained.

E. C. Sterling, ) Committee on
Patrick Henry. - Field Trial
C. B. Whitford. ) Rules.

jjf&dttittQ Routing.

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

Date,

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New York.

Charleston.

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19

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COMING FIXTURES.

Aug 28— Jersey City Canoe Club Regatta.

Aug 29— Newburyport Y C Cruise.

Aug 29— Newburyport Y C Closing Race, Tpswich.
Aug 30— Royal Nova Scotia Y S Harbor Cruise.

Sept 2— Salem Y C Regatta.

Sept 4— New York Y C Cape May Cup.

Sept 9— Columbia Y C Challenge Cup.

Sept 8— Quincy Y C Regatta.

Sept 9— Dorchester Y C Regatta.

Sept 6— Beverly Y C Regatta, Nabant.

Sept 6— Boston Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept 8— Royal Nova Scotia Y S Race.

Sept 6— Royal Canadian Y C Prince of Wales Cup.
Sept 13— Royal Nova Scotia Y S Closing Cruise.

Sept — Detroit. Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept —Providence Y C Anderson Cup.

Sept — Haverhill Y C FaH Regatta.

Sept — Nahasset Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept —Albany Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept 20— Dorchester Y C Union Regatta.

Sept 23— Quaker City Y C Fall Regatta,

Sopt 28— Quaker City Y C Closing Cruise.

Oct 15— Seawanhaka Y C Ocean Match, Center Cup.

— P. H. Bryson, Esq., of Memphis, Term., and E, F.
Stoddard, Esq., of Dayton, Ohio, have consented to act
as judges for setters and pointers at the St. Louis Dog
Show. The judges for the other classes have notyetbeen
selected, but will be duly announced. Many inquiries
have been made as to whether dogs that have
been, hunted will be allowed for want of coat,
feather and condition. I am authorized to state that in¬
structions will be given to the judges to make due allow¬
ance for the same. The entries close 20th,September, and
should be made early in order to secure admission, as the
space is necessarily limited. Ghas. Lincoln, Supt.

Hydrophobia— Its Origin. — Monro Union Co., N. C.,
Aug., 1879. — Editor Forest and Stream: — I saw in one of
your back numbers an article from the great protector of
animals, Mr. Bergh, of New York, in which he contends
that there is no such specific disease as hydrophobia, and
that therefore the bite of a dog, sane or mad, does not
necessarily infect any person he bites, with the specific
disease known as Hydrophobia. On reading this article —
a friend gave me the following memorandum which I send
you. H. Smith.

•' Mr. Bergh and his learned authorities may be right ;
hut the scientific schools, through all time have been
so given to tricks and hobbies that they will bear
watching.

•'A farmer in Eastern North Carolina, one day saw a
beautiful dog trotting along the path by his house ; pre¬
sently a farm-hand came in, and told the farmer that the
dog was mad, and had bitten his young boar through the
ear, and ha'd also bitten other hogs at a mill, a half a mile
off, where a hard sense old negro was miller. The farmer
immediately had a pen made and the boar put into it. He
then went to the mill where the same dog had bitten a fine
blooded sow nursing a dozen or more pigs, and had also
bitten several shoats— females not spayed— several months
old, all of which ran mad and died in a few days. The
farmer then asked the old negro if it was not safest to kill
his boar? The old negro said, no ; don’t kill him, but cut
him — (that is, castrate him); for, said he, a cut dog never
runs mad. The farmer followed hiB advice the same day,
and the next winter the hog made two hundred pounds
of good pork. Some years afterwards, a young physician,
without knowing any thing of this old negro’s notion,
gave it as his opinion that Hydrophobia among dogs was
caused chiefly by want of opportunities to gratify their
venereal appetites, because it is customary to kill most of
the female pups, and to save the males, thereby causing
an unnatural disproportion of the sexes among a race of
animals highly prolific. He thought this deprivation of
their natural gratifications caused the nervous system of
dogs to become so radically depraved, that they become
mad, perhaps with some disease akin to virulent erysi¬
pelas, and they could communicate the virus by biting
other animals. This is popularly known as hydrophobia,
and believed to be a specific disease. These notions are
strengthened by the fact that dogs go mad both in winter
and summer, the seasons making but little difference
in the disease as an epidemic. The evident remedy among
dogs, is to alter (castrate) enough males to equalize the
sexes, provided the above opinions are correct.’’

—Mr. Christopher Roache’s (Natick, Mass.) pointer bitch
Lo Lu whelped July 20th seven puppies, sired by Pete, Jr.

— Mr. A. L. Hawkin’s (Media, Pa.) imported Irisli setter
hitch Juno whelped on the 25th of July ten fine puppies,
sired by Mr. F. F. Fassitt's imported Irish setter dog
Sport. ^

— Mr. W. P. Shannon of N. Y. claims the name Gelert. for
a red Irish setter dog, sired by Bishops Doctor out of Mr.
Oscar Purdy’s imported bitch Nell.

THE RECENT DISASTERS.

A contemporary, which in its enthusiasm over some
lake “ dugouts,” so far sheered off its course as to counsel
the construction of yachts without ballast at all, has the
the following : “The dangers of yachting by inexperi¬
enced navigators have been fearfully illustrated within
the last few days, It is noticeable that the disasters re¬
corded are mostly on inland waters, while the large fleets
on the seaboard are comparatively exempt.” Our con¬
temporary, professing to know something about naval
design, ought to be able to assign the correct reason for
the annual recurrence of the many disasters to our yacht
fleet which send hundreds to a watery grave every sea¬
son. It is not so much because of inexperienced “navi¬
gators," but because we attempt to gain through exces¬
sive beam and light draft, qualities which, if sought for
in greater depth and more ballast, would secure im¬
munity from danger. The idea that ballast is a detri-
riment to a vessel’s performance is the unfounded bug¬
aboo of unread persons, and the idea that yachts can be
built without ballast to cope with the sea and show speed,
is the crackbrained vision of an unbalanced mind.

ROYAL CANADIAN YACHT CLUB.

All members joining before September 15th will be ex¬
empt from paying entrance fee. The annual open re¬
gatta has been fixed for September 6th. Classification
and prizes : First class, over 10 tons, prizes $150, $75, and
$25. Also cup, for deep draft yachts, presented by Mr.
Geo. Hawke with a purse of $30 thrown in. Yachts
belonging to the R. C. Y. C. will also race for the Prince
of Wales Cup. and the deep draft club yachts for the
cup presented by the late Commodore, Dr. Hodder. Sec¬
ond class, 5 to 10 tons, prizes, cup presented by Com. A.
R. Boswell with $100 added, $60, $30, and $10. Third
class, under 5 tons, prizes $30, $15, and $10. A large list
of entries is hoped for, but it would seem that a very
foolish move on the part of the R, C. Y. C. will keep
many of the smaller yachts away from the line. We refer
to the rule permitting the shifting of ballast, If the
Royal Canadian is bent upon retracing its steps and eager
to give a set back to legitimate yacht racing and yacht
building on the lakes, or at least in ,or about Toronto,
it could not have adopted a more certain and quicker
means than this pernicious rule, which can only cause
the substitution of a worthless, expensive, and dangerous
class of shingle-bottom sailing machines in place of yachts
possessing the advantages of roominess, comfort, safety,
seagoing qualities and cheapness. We do not think the
R. C. Y. C. is prepared intentionally to aid in the de¬
struction of the honest, wholesome fleets of which the
lakes already boast, but are inclined to think that the
club has been acting in the dark, unaware of the poison
with whioh it was undermining the future welfare of its
own interests, and that the rule concerning shifting bal¬
last was passed at the instigation of a reckless few who
care nothing for nor appreciate the noble art of sailing,
but whose only ambition is to capture the purse, whether
legitimate sport he thereby ruined or not. It is not too

— The archery score cards and books published by A. S.
Brownell, Boston, are the most complete arrangement for
archery scoring yet published, and are adapted for record¬
ing fully every arrow shot at any of the rounds adopted
by the Eastern and National Archery Associations.

In using these books each arrow shot is recorded in its
order, be it a hit or miss, the total value of hits at each
end shown, and a summary shows the total hits and hits
in each color. Each left-hand page is left blank for notes,
observations, etc.

Club score books take four American Round scores on
each page. For individuals they are one half width, a
convenient size for pocket use. They are for sale by all
dealers, or will be mailed by the publisher on receipt of
price. Individual books, 75' cents, or two for $1. Club
books, 600 rounds, $1,50; 1,200 rounds, $2. — [Adv.

late for the club to retrace its fatal step and to redeem
itself as an organization which does not propose to be
carried away by the ignoble influence of the yachting
jockeys and racing gamblers. If the club desires a -full
understanding of the question, its members are referred
to previous issues of this journal, and we may here add,
that all clubs of repute in the United States are and have
been abolishing this nuisance, the evil being at present
confined only to a few clubs of no national significance.
The Royal Canadians may also learn a lesson by review¬
ing the course of British yachtsmen in this matter.
Shifting ballast is no longer permitted in English, Irish,
or Scotch waters, and yachts which must shift ballast to

keep on their legs or to show speed are justly regarded
with contempt as mere machines undeserving of being
classed as yachts. We regret that the Toronto Mail, not
comprehending the question, should have given its quasi
indorsement to such an innovation backwards, by pub¬
lishing some very foolish diatribe of a correspondent in
favor of shifting ballast. But we can safely leave the
Mail to the considerate care of the Belleville Intelligencer,
which, we judge from the recent discussion in their col¬
umns, is quite able of taking care of the Mail and all
others on this point. Shifting ballast is condemned by
all who have, the highest interests of building and sailing
at heart as an unmitigated evil and a stupid nuisance,
driving our racing community into the construction of
the most dangerous and useless of craft, and the Royal
Canadian Y. C. ought to know better than to let such a
retrograde measure ever go on its books.

NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.

ANNUAL CRUISE — CONTINUED.

After spending the night in Newport harbor at anchor,
and waiting for a breeze in the morning, the Commodore
signaled the fleet at 10 A M. Aug. 12th, to go to Beaver-
tail light, and to heave to there and await, his starting
gun for that point. Schooner Fleeticing stole such along
lead on the fleet, that the other schooners of her class
immediately made after her, the signal gun not being
fired till about five minutes later. The leading yachts
passed Nest Island Club in the following order : Fleet¬
wing, Estelle, Clio, Magic, Vixen, Peerless and then,
after an interval of a mile, the Wanderer, Madeleine,
Nettie, Frantic and others. At two o’clock the Tidal
Wave, which was sailing like a witch, came tearing along,
having rushed through the second division of the fleet
and traversed the long interval between them and the
second class schooners far ahead. She then passed in
succession Viren, Peerless , Clio and laid herself out for a
close race with Magic. Behind came the Wanderer, who
was passing Rambler, Dauntless, Nettie, Dreadnought ,
Intrepid and Niantic. This is the order in which these
boats passed the Hen and Chickens lightship. The Made¬
leine had come up just after Tidal Wave, and was
making a good fight for leading boat. Tlie wind had
been free from the start and rather light. After passing
the Hen and Chickens the yachts squared away and went
wing and wing, spreading out every available foot of
canvass. As the wind kept freshening the wonderful
little Magic increased her speed, and passing Estelle, made
a close race with Fleetwing. Behind the Vixen, which
was the last boat in the.first division, and first sloop in the
fleet, came Wanderer under a perfect cloud of canvass.
She slipped by Vixen, and was well oil her way to the
niouth of the harbor, when the Commodore signalled the
yachts to lay to and perform evolution. As it was blow¬
ing a young gale by this time almost the entire fleet dis¬
regarded the signal. They came into the harbor at racing
speed, and as they rounded to, presented a magnificent
sight. The Tidal Wave and Magic carried off the honors
of the day, particularly the Tidal Wave, as she had a
very poor (but a ver y fair) start. She really came in first.
The following is the order in which the yachts anchored.

Name. H-3£.

Fleetwing. . jj 31

Tidal Wave . -3 og

Magic . 3 g

OUO . 3 33

Estelle - - .3 jj§

Madeliene . 3 35

Peerless . 3 38

Vixen . 8 45

Dauntless . -3 •»

Rambler . 3 54

Name. H.M.

Niantic . . . . 3 55

Vision . . 3 58

Dreadnaug-lil. . 3 5T

Kate . 3 58

Phantom . . 3 58

Wanderer . 3 58

Intrepid . .3 ;8

Psyche. . 4 13

Resolute . 4 13

Nettie . .4 16

It will he seen by these figures what a magnificent race
the first seven boats made. It was in some instances
hard to decide the precise order in which several boats
came in. The shipping in the harbor was gaily decorated
with flags in honor of the fleet’s arrival, and the large
whaling vessels lying in the docks were black with enthu¬
siastic spectators. The cannonading was deafening, and
the reception altogether was the most gratifying met
with by the club during their cruise. In the evening the
yachts were brilliantly illuminated and many of them
had fine displays of fireworks. The New Bedford Yacht
Club gave a remarkably pleasant reception to the N. Y,
Y. C. and its guests.

Next day, Wednesday, Aug. 13th, a most successful
regatta took place. The following were the entries :
First-class schooners — Phantom, Tidal Wave. Second-
class schooners — Clio, Peerless, Azalea, N. B. Y, C, and
Magic. First-class sloops — Vision, Niantic. Second-
class sloops — Vixen. America, Kate, Mistral. The course
was from Clark's Point to a stakeboat in Kettle Cove on
Nausbon Island, thence arouud the Hen and Chickens
lightship and back to Clark's Point. The yacht Nettie
was the judge’s boat at the start. A flying start was
taken and the yachts got off in the following order :
Vision, 11.04; Kate, 11.06; Niantic , 11.07; Tidal Wave,
11.07 ; Peerless, 11.07 ; Clio. 11.08 ; Azalea, 11.09 ; Mistral,
11.10; America, 11.14 ; Magic, 11.12; Vixen, 11.13. The
Phan tom started before the signal, by accident, and her
time was not taken at either end of the race, thus pre¬
venting the Tidal Wave from getting a record. At the
very beginning of the race Magic carried away her fore¬
topmast. The Clio at once ran by Kate and Niantic,
and shortly after passed Vision, and was soon ranged
with the Magic. Peerless and Azalea followed. The
Niantic -x as a, little way astern of Vision and making
a good fight, for the lead. The Vixen made very short
work of her antagonists. She passed, first. America,
25 minutes after tlie start, and soon after, the Mis¬
tral. The first boat around the stakeboat at Kettle
Cove was Clio at. 12.07. Peerless and Magic followed at
12.15 close together. Most of the boats made short tacks
along the land, thus securing smooth water. Clio, how¬
ever. stood across, and by so doing allowed Magic to
wind her. In the heavy windward work the finest
sailing qualities of the different yachts were brought out.
The Peerless was well buried to leeward, the water,
which boiled up over her house, keeping her in a de¬
cidedly ticklish and unpleasant position, for it was blow¬
ing very fresh. Vision, too, was way down in the
water, and her cockpit throughout this tack was afloat.
The little Vixen , on the other hand, with housed topmast.

588

FOREST AND STREAM.

was running through the big seas with great ease, her lee
scuppers scarcely wet. She passed the big Kate early on
this course, so disgusting her us to cause her to give up
the race and to join those yachts which had already
rounded the lightship. The small sloops rounded the
Kettle Cove stakeboat in the following order : Vixen,
2.»0: America. 2.54; Mistral, 3.08.80. The yachts
rounded the Hen and Chickens in the following order
and time : Magic. 2.4.15 ; Tidal Wave, 2.4.45 ; Clio,
2.14.80; Peerless, 2.18.85; Niantic, 2.19; Visio/n 2.20.15;
Vixen, 2.34 ; America, 2.48 ; Mistral, 8.02J-. when the
boats squared away for home they ran wing and wing
and ballooned out all the canvas they could carry, Clio
made a gallant struggle for the lead on the run home, but
die was too far astern to catch her rival and crossed the
line three minutes behind her. The yachts finished as
follows :

Name. H, M. S.

Tidal Wave . 2 62 00

Magic . 2 53 00

Olio . 3 08 00

Feeiiess . , . .3 11 00

Ktenfic . 3 15 35

Name. H. Jr. s.

Vision . 3 15 14

Azalea . 3 111 00

Vixen.... . 3 33 00

Ameriea . 8 61 24

Mistral.. . . I 15 -11

Thus the Magic, Niantic and Vixen were the winners
in their respective classes.

The next day. Aug. 14th, it blew nearly a gale of
wind, and was decidedly the big schooners’ day. But few of
the yachts carried topsails while on the wind. ’ Only fifteen
out of the thirty boats started, many being deterred from
doing so on account of the heavy weather, and others for
various reasons. The Estelle had a good lead, and was
first to Quick's Hole. Here she had to tack twice in
order to get about the buoy, and so was passed by Dread-
naught and Wanderer, "fire boats went through in the
following order : Dreadnought, Wanderer, Estelle,
Rambler, Phantom, Intrepid, Niantic, Dauntless.
Clio, Madeleine, Vixen, Nettie, Vision, Psyche
and Volante. Vision and Nettie soon after passed
Vixen, and squared away for Oak Bluffs. The
yachts arrived there in the following order : Dread-
naught. Rambler, Estelle, Intrepid, Clio, Madeleine, Nian¬
tic, Vision, Vixen, Psyche, Volante. The Dauntless,
Wanderer, Phantom, and Resolute ran on and anchored
in front of the Bluffs. In rounding to at Holmes’ Hole
Rambler carried away her masthead, and this accident
put an end to the cruise. The next day the fleet started
for Newport, but as they all, with the exception of three,
started before the signal, the run is not worthy of men¬
tion, excepting the remarkably close and interesting race
of the three schooners which started together, the Daunt¬
less, Intrepid, and Dreadnought. They came in theabove
named order, passing Fort Adams at 5:25, 5:27, and 5:28.
The fleet disbanded that evening at midnight. It was an
unqualified success, and the runs were unusually ex¬
citing. The Dreadnought, Tidal Wave, Magic, Clio, and
Estelle, Niantic, and Vixen carried off the honors in
i heir r ■sportive classes. The. Dauntless, under the com¬
mand of Rear Commodore Waller, took the place of the
flagship after the accident to Rambler, and Mr. Chester
Griswold succeeded Mr. G. L, Haight as Fleet Captain.
Most of the yachts left Newport Sunday morning, having
been storm-bound Saturday by the bad weather. W.

Tub Enchantress. — From the London Field we learn
that this famous American schooner, one of "Bob”
Fish's best productions, now the property of Col. Owen
Williams, of England, and flying the burgee of the. Royal
Yacht Squadron, has again been at her old tricks and
astonishing even the experts of the Field with her “won¬
derful bursts of Bpeed ’’ during the match at Cowes, Aug.
5th, for the Queen’s Cup. Says the Field: "Nothing
afloat in British waters could have shown the speed En-
chantrsss did. * * * She sprung her luff in a way
worthy of the Sappho. * * * Enchantress, with

wind two or three points abaft the beam, was going
along as upright as an ice-boat and traveling like one,
too. It was the most wonderful piece of sailing we ever saw
to see this rapid flight of Enchantress ; and the only thing
to compare it to was the flight of this same Enchantress
four or five years ago in a match fro n Havre to South-
sea. * * * In this ran of twelve miles she gained
twenty minutes (II on Formosa, and we venture to Bay
that such a performance was never before witnessed in
British waters." * * *

Pretty strong testimony this, coming from such good
authority, too ; but it only confirms the opinion we have
all along held of Enchantress, that with a fair system of
measurement and an open course free from flukes, there
is nothing afloat that can beat her unless it be Sappho
herself. In the race in question the Queen’s Cup went
to the English schooner Egeriu, of 156 tons (on time
allowance), by the small margin of leas than a minute.
It must not be overlooked, however, that Enchantress
was rated at 840 tons by the one-sided pressure of the
Yacht Racing Association Rule, wlulo in reality she
measures only about 800 tons. Had the match been
sailed on actual tonnage in place of a fictitious assump¬
tion. the cup would have been captured by the gallant
Colonel and his smart American schooner in spite of her
late and leewavdlv start and the splitting of her balloon-

jit'' _

Fancy vs. "Water Witch — Editor Forest and Stream .-
— Thursday August 14th. at Nahant, a match race was
sailed for Ԥ50 a side, between the Cat rigs Fancy, of the
Beverly and Nahasset Y. C’s and Water Witch of the S.
Boston Y. C.; distance. 14 miles. Wind very strong,
southwest. Won by Water Witch. Goinses from judge’s
yacht off new wharf, Nahant, leaving Winthrop Bar
buoy on port band ; the sloop Alice of the E. Y. C. at the
yacht anchorage at Nahant, on port hand ; Winthrop
Bar buoy on port hand, to judge’s yacht, 14 miles.

From Nahant to Winthrop Bar was a dead beat to wind¬
ward ; the judges, by the kindness of Coin. Peabodv of
the Boston Y. C., occupied the steamer Adelita of that
club, and followed the racing boats closely over the course.
Preparatory signal was blown promptly at two, and the
boats crossed the line as follows : Wafer Witch, 2h, 8m.
27s ■ Fancy, 2h. 9m. 12s. Fancy seemed to stand up bet¬
ter than her competitor and to go through the .water much
faster, though Water Witch sailed closer to the wind for
at leagt two- thirds of the beat up. When the boats crossed

for the first time, Fancy was seen to be ahead ; though
her metal cutwater, on to which the forestay fastened,
was seen to be broken short off. This made it necessary
to send a man forward to repair damages, which of course
hurt her speed ; still she gained steadily and rounded the
buoy 2m. 35s. ahead of the Water Witch, as follows:
Fancy, Sh. 14m. 5s.; Water Witch, 3h. 16m, 40s. Soon
after rounding Fancy tried to jibe, but got a heavy puff
of wind just at the wrong minute ; the result was that
the boom jibed but the gaff did not, and the patent jaws
of the gaff were broken short off on one side and twisted
off on the other. The sail was lowered, and every effort
made to repair damages and continue the sail, but it was
impossible, and on reaching Nahant, Fancy ran into the
wharf, leaving the race to Water Witch. The latter low¬
ered the sail half way and jibed round the buoy ; then
set mainsail and spinnaker and ran in very fast, rounding
the Alice at 3. 48. 12. A very ugly-looking thunder-
squall now began to show itself from the northward, and
Water Witch put in two reefs before starling for her
second beat ; she rounded the buoy at 5. 2. 50, and started
for Nahant ; but about a mile from the judges’ boat was
caught in a calm, caused by the edge of the squall killing
the wind, and lay almost motionless for some twenty min¬
utes, when the breeze came up again and she crossed the
line at 6. 5. 14, winning the stakes. The judges were, for
Water Witch, Mr. Wm. Morris, Sec’y of the S. B. Y. C. ;
Fancy, Com. Jeffries of the Beverly Y. C. Referee ; Com.
Peabody of the Dorchester Y. C. Skylight.

The Greenport Regatta— Shelter Island, Aug, 24th.
—The boat race for the 22d was postponed to the next
morning, as the strong west wind was too much for the
little craft. The morning of the 23d was very favorable
for the start, with a light breeze from the southwest. But
three shells took part in the three mile race, the first
prize being won by Lee, of Newark, in 28m. 11s. Knotli,
of Brooklyn, finished hiB three miles in 29m. 23s. The
third boat, rowed by Ten Eyck, of Peekskill, was
swamped on the return, and was picked up by a sail boat.
The three prizes for this race were §100, §50, §15 — one for
each.

But five boats out of fourteen contended in the second
race for pah oars. Three prizes — §125, §75, §25. The
first, prize was won by the Portland boat, 22m. 81|s. ; the
second by the Godkins, of Boston, in 22m. 32is. ; Faulker,
of Charlestown, Mass., 22m. 47fs. ; Brawley, 23m. 91s.
The race was witnessed by a large concourse of people,
who were greatly pleased with the exciting scene. We
never sa w so big a crowd in Greenport on the 22d. The
bay was filled with steamers, yachts and small sail boats.

McL.

Corinthian Yacht Builders. — From an exchange we
clip the following : A very fine yacht was recently
launched on Lake Iisgar by Messrs. F. B. and Geo. Till-
son. of Tillsonburg, Out. She is a splendid model, was
built and rigged entirely by the Messrs. Tillson and
would do credit to a professional shipwright. Her
measurements are 22 feet long, 6 feet beam, 30 inches deep
and spreads 450 square feet of canvas. Her cockpit is
beautifully finished in maple and black walnut, oiled and
varnished.

Columbia Yacht Club. — An open race will be sailed
under the auspices of the club, Sept. 9th, for a beautiful
silver challenge cup presented by the Derby Silver Plate
Company. Club course, flying start, time allowance, 14
min. to" the foot; crews limited to one hand for every
three feet of length and fraction : open to yachtB from 18
to 25 ft., cat-rigged ; entrance fee, §1. Particulars from the
Secretary C. Y. C., Mr. John Frick, 21 Maiden lane, New
York.

To American Yachtsmen. — For complete records of
all yacht races in England, as well for as for a great variety
of other matter of interest, such as cruises and yachting
tales, read Hunt’s Yachting Magazine, established 1852.
Can be had of booksellers generally, or direct from Hunt
& Co., 119 Church Street, Ed gw are road, London, E. C.,
England. Published monthly, one shilling sterling per
number. — [Adi’.

anti §ivet[ gishimp

FISH IN SEASON IN SEPTEMBER.

a feeding ground for the black fish and sea bass and
sheepshead. We have spent many an afternoon of fam¬
ous sport drawing up huge sheepshead from the hulk of
an old schooner, sunken because she would persist in at- ij
tempting to enter the harbor in spite of cannon balls and
shells. We were younger then than we are now, but to¬
day, we confess it, the satisfaction of a good catch of big
fish is not marred by untimely reflections upon the fate
of the ship's crew and owners, over whose rained venture
we have anchored our skiff. Every man to his trade.
One half of the world lives from the misfortunes of the
other half.

The anglers of New York and vicinity are just now in
good luck. Not that any ships have sunk in the Bay how¬
ever. Their good fortune is rather assured by recent
summer resort improvements. The new piers at Long
Branch and Coney Island will hy-and-by attract the fish,
and new angling grounds will then be open to the cit'a
line.

The Second Presbyterian Fishing Club.— "As the
twig’s bent so the tree’s inclined.” Send a party of small
Presbyterian boys off year after year on Sunday-school
picnics, and if, when they grow up, they do not organize
Presbyterian fishing excursions, it is only because the
unexpected always happens in this illusory and contra¬
dictory world. At all events, this reasoning will hold good
with the Second Presbyterians of Philadelphia, who have
just published the Log of their ninth annual cruise on
Delaware Bay. The Log is a curiosity. From the wealth
and grotesqueness of the illustrations we should imagine
that every printing office in Philadelphia, from Ben
Franklin’s time down to the present, had been ransacked
for the cuts. That one, particularly, of the Whale may,
for aught we know, have illustrated the shipping news
columns in one of the Ninevah morning papers some
thousands of years ago. The piscatorial Second Presby¬
terians, of whom there were fifteen, namely : J. L.
Smith, Pres.; John Lammon, Vice-Pres.; 0. P, Allen,
Sec. and Treas. ; W. Monsley, H. J. Christ, G. W. Knight,
G. S. Gandy, C. Mousley, A. Barber, W. L. Allen, E. Mc-
Cready, W. Hazlett, W. Sixsmith, S. Currie, R. Gregory,
purser, and C. Cooper, steward, embarked on the staunch
schooner Emma Collins, July 8d, and returned to their
families on the 14th of the same month. The adventures
of the club, if put into heroic verse, would rival the
Lusiad.

We are not pleased to see the club array themselves
against science, as they do in the regulation reading :
" No shark, sucker, tadpole, smelt, or sea serpent shall,
under any circumstance, be admitted on our lines.” The
capture of the sea serpent would be an event of Buch
signal scientific importance as to redound to the glory of
any fishing club afloat-. Nor do we approve of 'the Second
Presbyterian dub’s hostility to long-standing beliefs and
practices of the craft set forth in another regulation: "Any
member caught using charms, spells, &c., such as spitting
on his hooks, using asafoedita on his bait, or making use
of any superstition to draw the fish to his line shall be ex¬
pelled.” Such fallacies, obviously arising from the sec¬
tarian character of the club, are little ameliorated by their
temperance platform as set forth: “The regular ap¬
petizers and brain exhilarants shall be lemonade, ice
water, bilge-water, rain-water, salt-water, eye-water,
dish-water, pump-water, blue-water, white-water, and
— water.” We should be glad to hoar from the
Third, and the Fourth, and the Fifth Presbyterian Fish¬
ing Clubs, and the Congregatronalists and Methodists
and Baptists and Quakers ; for we hope they, too, all go
a-fisliing.

FRESH WATER.

Trout, Salmofuntinalis.

Salmon, Salmi Solar.

Salmon Trout, Salma can Tints.
Lainl-luckcd Salmon, Saimoylo-

G ray ling, Thymallus tricolor.
Muskalonge, Es or nobtUor.
Pike or Pickerel, Esox luc ins.
Yellow Perch, Perea ftavescens.

Black Bass, Mteropterus satmoides ; M. nigricans.

SAM WATER.

Sea Bass, ScUmlcms ocdlatus.
Shoepsheail, Archnsargus proba-
tocephmus.

Striped Bass, Ruccus linealus.
White Perch, Mortmeamericana,
WeakDsh, OgivmUm recalls.

Hlneflsh, Pomalomus salta trie.
Spanish Mackerel, Cybium mac -
•ulatium.

Cero, Oybium regale.

Bouito, Santa peiamys.

Kingtlsh, Mcnlicirrus nebulosus.

Trolling for Salmon. — This is a favorite sport with
some who fish in the Columbia River. An Astoria
(Oregon) correspondent speaks of it as “a new sport,
invented last year.” They are caught weighing from
15 to 20 pounds, and some few big ones as high as 75
pounds and upwards. The writer wonders why the Fish
Commissioners of the Eastern States do not get their
supplies of salmon eggs from the Columbia instead of the
Sacramento, as they are much superior in size and
quality.

TROUT FURS Poll SETTEMBEa.

GnAY COFLIN, No. 10 and H.— Body, silver-gray mohair tipped
with orange silk ; feet, light gray kanklo wound over peacock’s
herl : wings and set®, hyaline.

Brown Goman, No. 10 and 11.— Body, gray and bright claret
mohair mixed ; feet-, dark gray haeklo wound over peacock’s herl ;
wings and set®, gray hyaline.

The gnat flies named for April.

The Quaker for evening and moonlight. No. 7 and 8. Body,
gray wound with honcy-yeUow hackles : wings, made of feather
from an owl's wings.

The white moth for dark nights. No. 6 and 7. Body, feet and
whigs a pure white.

The stone flics continue on the water until the close of the
season.

At this season use the small lies for day fishing and the large
flies for evening and night.

New Fishing Grounds.— It’s an ill wind that blows no
one good, even though it sinks a ship in the harbor. For
while Antonio on the Rialto is reckoning up his losses, the
fisherman is musing upon the time when that wreck shall
become barnacled and covered with mussels and furnish

Freezing Fisb. — The wholesale fish-dealers of Fulton
Market, this city, have prepared a large freezing-house
on Front street, where great quantities of fish are now
being frozen and packed away for winter use. The
design is to provide in winter such fresh fish as are other¬
wise to be procured only in the summer season. The
Btorage wifi probably be about 100 tons.

Movements of the Fishing Fleet.— Tbirty-two ar¬
rivals have been reported, with an aggregate of 544,000 lbs.
codfish and 22,400 lbs. halibut,

The mackerel receipts continue good, and the quality
excellent, ^but the market is dull and prices show no im¬
provement. Since our last issue 14 arrivals have been re¬
ported from Shore trips, bringing 1965 bbls. The number
of Bay arrivals for the week has been 3, and the receipts
750 bbls. One arrival has been reported in the Shore cod-
fishery, and one from a Newfoundland squiding trip. —
Cape Ann Advertiser, Aug. 22.

Canada — Rice lake, Harwood P. O,, Canada, Aug.
ICt/i. — Black bass angling and spoon fishing for nms-
kiuonge are superb here just »ow. H. iL

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Canada — Lake Megantic, Quebec. Aug. 8th, 1870. — I
have just returned from a two days' cruise to the upper
Spider River, with about thirty pounds of trout, averag¬
ing about three to the pound. ' I sow one beaver and sev¬
eral moose and deer signs. Both fish and game are fast
disappearing from this section, as the country— and such
4 country of rock and boulders 1 — is being rapidly settled.
The energetic endeavors of the Eastern Townships Game
Protection Club may prevent the total extermination of
fish and game here for some time to come ; but never will
game exist again in such numbers as to attract distant
sportsmen, as the distance is greater and the hotel and
guide rates quite as high as in either the Maine or Adiron-
lock regions. Stanstead.

Oregon — Portland , July 27. — On Friday morning the
20th, a small party of " Waltonians." Billy B — , BobB— .
Hal M— , and the writer, might have been seen on the neat
little steamer Latona. eu route for the thriving hamlet of
La Center, on Lewis River, W, T, We cast off at 10 a.m.
sharp, and were soon steaming down the beautiful Wil¬
lamette toward the mighty Columbia, and arrived at our
destination at 4 :20 P.M. and found very good coffee. After
breakfast the following morning, we threw our traps into a
lumber wagon, and were ou our way to the “ Crick ” as
it is called by the natives. After a very tiresome ride of
four hours, we came to the mouth at Peep Creek, and
there pitched our camp. The late rains in the spring have
not yet run out, and as the stream drains a large area of
country, we saw to our great dismay that there was too
much water there. But Billy B — cast his brown palmer
in the water in a very scientific way, and immediately a
beautiful half-pound trout took it and was soou in Billy’s
basket. I followed suit ; Boh and Hal then started down,
and Billy and I up the stream, and when we returned to
camp at dusk, our catch was : Bob, 25 ; Billy. 11 ; Hal, 1 ;
and the writer, 14. Every fish taken was over 8 inches in
length, and the majority over 13.

But things were not as wo had fondly imagined, and so
we concluded to go home the following afternoon. We
fished down to the mill, about two and a half miles from
the camp, where the team waited for us, and caught about
thirty more ; two of them, one taken by the writer and
one by Bob, were over seventeen inches long and very
heavy. We arrived at La Center that evening and the
next morning got home, tired but happy, and vowing to
go to Cedar Creek when the water was down and get
even. The trout there are of unusual size and veryganiy;
much more so than in any other creek fished or known of
by William; Lang.

Oregon — Astoria, Aug. Ith. — Mountain trout fishing is
now at its best with us, and in a few days I intend to wet
a '• Royal Coachman ” in the waters of the Klaskamine.

C.-J. S.

—Every one knows that a girl cannot throw a stone.
Anatomists tell us it is because they are not made for
throwing stones. But we have known many ladies who
could cast a fly as skillfully as any masculine adept. The
Brooklyn young lady who went to Cushing’s Island the
other day made a brave cast, but all she hooked was
her own nose. Not believing in the kind of adornment
affected by more savage belles she followed her nose to a
surgeon’s office and had herself unhooked from her own
line.

Ragging. — The Oswego river method of fishing is.known
as “ ragging." It is practiced by the farmers’ boys, who
tie a red rag for a fly and yank out great (quantities of
rock and black bass.

BASS FISHING ON NOLIN RIVER, KY.

Elizabethtown, Kr., Aug. lath.

Editor Jjhresl-and Stream

Six of us left here at daylight one morning last April in a two-
horse spring wagon for n point on Nolin River called Dickey’s
Mill, forty-two miles Rway. We followed the line of the P. & E.
It. R. for twenty-six miles over a road that excited only an ordi-
naryamount of blasphemy, and then, oh ! dear, how we evergqt
over that last sixteen miles, climbing hills and wading mud holes.

Bui Istarted out to tell you of fisbingand wfll stick to that. Wc
arrived at the aforesaid mill at 4 o’clock p. nr. and found that
Providence had favored us and sent our friend, tutor, and general
guardian angel. Harvey W„ of Millwood, ahead of us as promised
(no promises from P., of course). Said W. had tent pitched, camp¬
fire alight, and hot coffee rendy. That evening we devoted to
healing wounds, both bodily and socially, for sixteen miles of
such a road would have caused Damon and Pythias to quarrel.
An early supper, a pipe and a sound sleep fixed us for business
next morning and an early start for the dam, where the real busi¬
ness of tbe expedition commenced. It Is always monotonous to
detail the catch, so I shall give the day's total for seven of us.
Forty bass averaging two poundB each, eighty pounds. Supper,
tobacco and bed with attendant dreams, fixed us for the second
day'B sport, in which we averaged or duplicated the previous day,
making a grand total of one hundred and sixty pounds of bass in
two days’ fishing. One bass, considered agiant, weighed four and
a half poundB ; from that to three and a half down. It was glori¬
ous sport and well paid us for the whole trip. Sunday’s rising sun
found us hitching up for the long trip home, and the rain was
falling in that Insinuating manner that calls forth words deep if
not loud, and tbe sixteen miles were done again, in which the
firmest friendships were ruptured hopelessly to all appearance.
Elizabethtown reached in soaking condition, the spoils divided, a
handshake around, andaR of this trip closed.

A word or two about.” our bass.” We considered our four and
a half pounder a prodigy, yet I see by your paper scores are made
in the bass line, which by weight would make our candidate a
“ small fish.” It must be that the fish we catch under the appel¬
lation of bass is something different. Our big bass measured?!
inches and weighed 4J pounds. They are called by the natives
trout, but by fishermen black base. Wo fish for them with
minnow and float ; they will not bite at either spoon or fly, nor at
minnows oaught from the same stream fished. In spring the foot
of dams is the only place that they can bo eangbt, while in the
fall any pool contains them, hut more especially those pools hav¬
ing a riffle or gravelly rapid at their heads. We use a multiplying
reel, usually Meek & Milam, and 100 feet of lipe, a No. 7 hook and
snelL Wo go again in October and you shall hear the particulars.

M.

— -Read Henry C. Stquires’ advertisement. — [Ado.

igmsuwis td (SflmsirautfMts.

No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

Z3$~ We cannot attempt to give specific directions where to go for
game or fish . Cotrespondents must keep themselves posted by consult¬
ing our news columns.

Wc make no charge for answering inquiries in this column.

Setters, Boston.— Try rubbing a little crude petroleum on the
hare places.

J. P. W., N. Y.— For the Information you want write Fred Mil¬
ler, Esq., Union Club, Now York.

H. F. L.— Nellson’s “ Boat Building for Amateurs ” will come
nearest your wants. Price, $1,25.

Swimmer, New York.— Captain Webb and other swimmers oil
themselves all over with vaseline before entering the water.

G. N., Grantville, Mass— You will find in the vicinity of Vine-
land, N. J„ quail and a few partridgos. You must inquire there
for part icular localities.

Old Bat.— The rapid explosionof Dittmar powder when tightly
rammed appears to be the reason for the bursting of so many
guns. The wads should only Just feel the powder.

C. 0. B., Unionvillo, Conn.— As your dog has some uobo a compe¬
tent breaker oould probably make something of him. The spike
collar can be had of Mr. Von Culin, Delaware City, Del.

Polaris.— Length of sehaoner Frolic on waterline about 44 ft.
Has raking or overhanging stern and elliptic oounter. Least free¬
board 261 in., load line to deck. Above this is about 13 in. bul¬
wark.

8. D. Meroeraburg— General Meyer of tbe Signal Service Bureau,
Washington, D. C., has used Lyman's bow facing rowing gear and
may give you his experience with it. Or will some of our readers
oblige.

Sheldrake, Lynn,— Where shalllsond for copy of London Field
of May 10th. It has a report of a trial of small bores, 16 and 20
against 12 and 10. Ana. London Field can be obtained from
August Brentano, 39 Union Square, New York.

A. R. S., Gouldsborough, Pa.— Block (bass culture is purauedTby
introduction of parent fish, not by transportation of spawn.
Yon will probably, by representing your case to your State Fish
Commissioners, receive from them the necessary fisb.

J. S. S„ Cambridgeport, Mass. -For a fortnight's sport between
Quebec and Montreal, go to the town of Three Rivera, where you
will find good duck shooting on Like St. refer; and you can go
up the River St. Maurice, the whole country thereabout affording
abundant sport.

8. W. B., Baltimore— Tho soreness in my dog’s eyes is caused by
the under eyelid turning in tbe eye, and tho hair rubbing the eye¬
ball keeps It sore and running. Ans. You had better show the
dog to a surgeon, as an operation on the lower lid may be ne¬
cessary.

J. W. S., Smyrna, N. Y.— I. What is the price of Belmontyle oil,
and where can I get it? 2. Wbat is best to keep a ohoke-bore from
lending. Ans. 1. H. C. Squires. No. 1 Cortlamlt street, this olty.
Price 50 cents per bottle. 8. Fire a blank charge of powder In
your gun before commencing to shoot.

G. n. T., Media, Pa.— My puppy has had distemper, and it has
left him with a nervous twitching in the forequarters. Please let
me know through your valuable paper if there is any remedy.
Ans. Country air, tonics, and good nursing may bring him around,
but chorea is rarely cured.

W. M. W.— Why a oopperboat? Very seldom madeof this ma¬
terial. Sheet Iron, galvanized or painted is much cheaper. Bout
for three persons should bo about twelve feet long. Cost seven
dollars per foot. Possibly yon may find a sporting boat suitable
to your purpose in our advertising columns.

C. F. G., Near Fort Monroe, Va.— Will you inform me where I
can buy an English mastiff dog? 1 saw In your paper some time
ago a cut, also description of this kind of a dog, and feel it is Just
what I want for a house dog, also pet for children. I trust I am
not treading on “ dangerous grounds ’’ in thu9 presuming. Ans.
We canouly refer our correspondent to our advertising columns.

H. P., Oquawka, Ill.— Books on the horse are Handbook
on the Treatment, of the Horse in the Stable and on the Road,”
by Charles Wharton. J. B. Lipplncott & Co. Philadelphia.
“ Stonehenge on the Horse in Stable and Field,” $2. Orange Judd
A Co. New York. The same firm also publish “American Gen¬
tlemen's Stable Guide,” $1.

R,— What constitutes the food of the American bittern? Does
it live on anything which ought to render it repulsive to a human
stomach ? Our Indians will eat anything almost, but they will
not cat a bittern. Ans. The bittern, like the other members of
the Ardeidm family, feeds upon fish, frogs, other reptiles, testa-
ceans, insects, etc.

F. G. W, Philadelphia.— Go to John Krider's, and ho will tell
you where to go for Bquirrels. If you had inquired about Peters¬
burg, Vu„ we oould have given you some magnificent shooting,
opossums, rabbit and quail. The game down there does not hide
In the woods and wait for the sportsman and his dog to como Out
and find It. It enters the town and posts Itself in the back-yard
and waits to be shot.

A. F. H., Worcester, Mass.— I hare a pointer dog two years old,
and a day or two since noticed n bunch on its back and thought it
was a fly bite, but now it is about as large as a two cent piece, and
looks red and raw, puffed up a little, and tho hair seems to be
partly off; his appetite is good and he is as lively as ever, audit
does not seem sore to touchit. Have been washing it wit h eastlle
soap, and when dry putting on cosmoline. Ans. Anoint it with
carbolic salve.

T. J., Germantown, Pa— I have had four rabbits die of a disease
which begins in the mouth and then goes to the paws, a kind of
running sore— the hair all falling off. What is the trouble? and
what can I do ? Ans. Your rnbbits probably have the rot, caused
by too much green food. Kill nil the sick animals at once, as the
disease is contagious— one of its features being a parasite that at¬
tacks the Bkin. Flour of sulphur has been recommended for the
scabbiness.

D. B., Haverhill, Mass,— My pointer dog is two years old, has
never had a good appetite, bos always been very poor. Three
weeks ago his appetite seemed to improve, then his bowels com¬
menced to swell, the swelling spread to his dulaps, then his logs
swelled to about twice their natural size ; his fore legs have burst,
are continually discharging water, he docs not seem f everish nor
very weak. A. Your dog, from your description, has anasarca,
or dropsy; give him six grains of nitre twice a day iu the follow¬
ing mixture : Iodide of potassium, three grains ; digitalis, one-
half groin ; extract of gentian, five grains.

W. L, B., Staunton, Va.— What food shall I give mountain trout
in an aquarium ? They will not oat anything I give them. Ana.
See that you tank is throughly cleaned of all soourlngs of the
fish; also note if your fish are not eating eaqh other. You should
give thorn food that will not sink to tho bottom, as they will not
goto the bottom of the tank for it. It will remain there and pol¬
lute the water. Pish will also sometimes gorge themselves and
pollute the water afterward with there exerement. Try natural
and aftiilcal food, and feed neither tooabundantor too sparingly.
Fish with yoraclou3 appetites w 11 eat each othev and bocomo sur¬
feited for a time, and their refuse f o od until they become hungry
again.

M. B„ Batavia. O.— I. I have a pointer dog two years old. When
he was one year old he did not do as I wanted him to, so I whipped
him, and ho started to go homo. I shot him and he has been
afraid of tho gun ever sinoe. Ho will hunt wall until I shoot tho
first ttmeand than ho gets behind me and I can’t get him to hunt
again. Do you think by buying tho 11 Sportsman's Gazetteer” that
1 can break him of gun shlness? 2. 1 got of William Head &
Sons a breech-loading gun made by R, Qrove, London, for whioh
I gave $80; do you know anything of the manufacturer? Ans. 1-
By exercising great care and patienoe you may be able to cure
your dog of gun shyness. 2. We do not.

Emma, City.— The German canaries are the best singers, and in
Hanover no less than 75,000 are raised annually. About 70,000 aro
imported to this country from France and Germany every year.
While the German fanciers have bestowed their whole efforts
upon the vocal power of the canary, French fanciers have by Ju¬
dicious breeeing greatly Increased the size and symmetry of the
birds. It Is said that the reason of the sueoess of German fanciers
in training their birds is due to placing their young birds In cages
with larks and other European songsters, from whom the canaries
learn many of their most beautiful melodies. German canaries
sometimes sell at from $10 to $25 apiece.

Subscriber, Oakland.— 1. Where can I get the rules for glass
ball shooting? 2. What is the proper load and size of allot for a
10-bore gun at the Card rotary trap ? 3. Is a 10-bore allowed at
matches on tho same terms as a 12-bore, or must I shoot at longer
distunee? Ans. 1. Different clubs have different rules for glass
ball shooting. You can probably get Bogardus' rules by writing
to H. C. Squires, No. 1 Cortlaudt street, this city. 2. It depends
Upon the weight of the gun, and would be about tho some as for
quail shooting with the same gun. 3. Again the club question
comes in. As a rule, 10-bores are penalized from one to three
yards.

X. , Cleveland, O— I have a dog who was quite lame in his hind
legs some time since, the lameness shifting from ono leg to the
other. He got well without any special treatment ; but now, after
a lapse of several mombs, ho is lame again— walking on three
legs. If I pull the lame leg he cries out suddenly, as If it hurt
him. Otherwise, he is in good condition and appears to be all
right. Do you think he has chronic rheumatism, and what should
I do for him? Ans. The following remedy is recommended by
“Stonehenge," and is frequently successful: Seoreared herring
with a knife and well rub in two drachms of nitre; give every
morning on an empty stomach, and keep the dog without food
for two hours afterwards. At night give a drachm of camphor
made into a ball.

J. P„ Peoria, 111.— To waterproof buckskin the Indians boil it in
oil ; and Nantucket fishermen water-proof leather by soaking It
a week in boiled linseed oil. Otherreoipes for tanning leather are
as follows : 1. Melt 6 ozs. mutton suet, 6 ozs. beeswax, 4 ozs. rosin,
andaddl pintlinseed oil. 2. Tallow 6 parts. beeswax 2 parts, rosin
1 part, 2 parts caoutchouo, 1 pint castor oil. Apply warm wltbu
brush. 3. Shoemaker’s dubbing i lb,, linseed oil j pint, strong so¬
lution India rubber 4 pint. Dissolve with gentle beat (it is Inflam¬
mable) and apply with brush. 4. Melt 1 lb. tallow, J oz. neatsl'oot oil ,
loz. rosin, 1 oz, lampblack, 1 tablespoonful linseed oil. Articles
should be warm when applied. 5. Neatsfoot oil lj pints ; beeswax
1 oz., spirits turpentine 4 ozs. Rnb this on the leather when it is
damp. 6. Melt 2 ozs. yellow wax und 1 oz. Burgundy pitch ; mix
with 1 pint drying oil and 3 ozs. spirits turpentine. Saturate thor¬
oughly.

E. G. F., Concord, N. H.— 1. What is the color of our common
linnets during the first, second and third years of their lives, and
does keeping them in a cage usually cause their plumage to differ
from their wild brethern ? 2. How may the male linnet be distin¬
guished from the female? 3. What is the best method of setting
snares for partridge? Ans. 1. Continuously streaked above with
dusky and olivaceous brown or flaxen, below with dusky or
whitish, tbe whole plumage in the breeding seuaon more or less
suffused with yellowish, parliculury bright on rump. Yuung birds
frequently show a huffy or flaxen suffusion, and resembles a red
poH. Adult males with definite black on the crown, wings, and
tail (Coues). 2. Caged birds have duller plumage, though in wild
birds the plumage is extremely variable. 3. The spring snare is
the best. Make a noose at one end of a cord; Just above the noose
tie a six inch stick by the middle to serve as a trigger. Bend down
it sapling, and attach tho free end of the eordtoit. Now set the
trigger in notches cut in two upright sticks, at a sufficient distance
from the ground to permit the noose to fill tho space underneath.
Then build up a brush fence lending off to either side of the two
uprights.

Messina, Lewiston, Me.— I have a pund covering some fifty-
three acres, inhabited by pickerel alone. It has oo perceptible
inlet or outlet, and yet tho water Is remarkably dear and cold,
with an average depth of ten feet. The pickerel that now inhabit
the pond do not grow to be very large, but ere very uniform,
weighing from one-quarter to one-half pound. Will you tell me
bow much soft-soap (providing that was not a soft-soap story you
recently told a correspondent,) or lime it will take to destroy tbe
pickerel, und liow long it will be after I add the soap or lime be-
forel can safety putin trout ? I al90 want to add Michigan gray¬
ling. Would they do well with trout? Anil would they breed In
this pond? I infer trout would not. When and where can I pro¬
cure tho Michigan grayling? I also want to add an order for
Messiua quail, and some of the Norway und Sweden species of
grouse to thenext importation. Alls, Your pund is fed by bottom
springs. If you (.•■innut draw off yonrpoud at all, considerable
Ume will be required; how much you will have to ascertain by
trial. Tbe fish will turn ou tlieir bucks when dead. The very
strong lye in the soft-soap is what kill3the fish, and tho substance
diffuses Itself more thoroughly through the water than Ume does.
Row about \hc pond and put a handful of soap or a pint of uu-
slaoked Hum here and there, at f requ out intervals. Gray! big would
uot do well hi a pond. They thrive only in swift streams with
sandy bottom. You tan gut grayling by addressing the post¬
master at the town of Grayling (Ms name forgotten), bat you will
have to send some one to transport them. For migratory quail,
address Horace P. Tnbuy, 17 Oliver Elreet, Boston; tor Norway
birds, write to Johti Swainson, fit. Paul, Minnesota. He wtU teb
you whore to sefid for them,

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Richard F. Boiseau. — Our readers will learn with re¬
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of the Associated Press and a journalist of high stand¬
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and 1878 made him known to our readers as a most en¬
tertaining writer. The letters contained a vastamount of
information about the shooting and fishing in Maryland,
and in the vicinity of the Capital. For several months
past our friend was incapacitated by the fell disease con¬
sumption from performing any journalistic work. It is
with the aincerest sorrow that we chronicle his death.

Brighton Beach Races.— Notwithstanding the rain
last Monday, the entire programme of races at Brighton
Beach was carried through with the spirit characteristic
of this new course. Indeed the track is in such splendid
condition that only the most drenching rain can interfere
with the races. As the probabilities favor fine weather
t lie’ first of tlie’month we may look for excellent sport
Sept. 2d and 4th.

On the first page of the current issue of Forest and
Stream will be found the plan and description of a
scheme as startling in its novelty as it is bold in inception
and purpose, and attractive in character. Through the
active cooperation of John Swainson, Esq., a gentleman
who introduced the Swedish element into Minnesota in
1856, and has since been instrumental in colonizing or
settling 20,000 of his countrymen, the editor of this
paper has secured a locality, easily accessible by rail, and
in the centre of an illimitable grain-growing region,
which embraces within its immediate limits a greater
variety of game than can be found in any specified section
in America. An enumeration of its fauna would include
moose, elk, caribou, red deer, sharptailed, pinnated and
ruffed grouse, quail, and innumerable water fowl in
great variety, and all in an abundance which need not
be soon depleted if properly cared for and protected by
the gentlemen whose direct interest it will be to look
after it. The tract includes a forest of hard wood timber
of various kinds — oak, elm, ash, linden, poplar, &c., a
rich, fertile prairie with no apparent limit, and a beauti¬
ful river of clearest water, well stocked with black bass
and other fish. It is accessible to Selkirk, in Manitoba (a
city of 20,000 people) in three hours, and to St, Paul in
twelve hours, while several growing towns are located
within a few hours’ ride, on no less than seven railroads
in active operation. It is a paradise for a sportsman, and
a big bonanza for a farmer or stock-raiser, who lias his
choice of markets quite at hand. To discover and secure
a tract of land combining so many desirable and unusual
features, has required several years of unremitting re¬
search, and involved two personal visits oLthe editor in
1877-8, to say nothing of a previous visit made twenty
years before.

Forest and Stream was one of the earliest to interest
itself in Farm Colonies, strictly agricultural. It now takes
an entirely new departure, and proposes to plant a colony
of sportsmen who may combine farming with sport at
their option, or who may establish themselves per¬
manently, or only sojourn temporarily. Here any gentle¬
man who wishes recreation merely may put up a shooting
box and make himself at home ; here the overworked
business man may retire to a summer residence, and
enjoy the fishing in summer and the shooting in fall. He
can vary his pastimes by an excursion to Lake Winnipeg
by steamboat or rail, or to various parts of the State of
Minnesota, which is noted for its charming scenery.
Here the city merchant who is tired of mercantile life
may adopt a new vocation which is certain to yield him
rich returns ; here the small farmer and stock-raiser, or
the rich capitalist may engage in business proportional to
their means, and with an assurance of pecuniary profit
scarcely to be found elsewhere. For the past two years
attention of immigrants has been turned to Minnesota
more than to any other State. The rapid extension of rail¬
roads, the influx of settlers and improved machinery, and
the constant development of the State, cannot be realized
except by those who visit it personally.

In locating the town of Hallock a special prominence
and special advantages have been secured to it by gentle¬
men who are sympathetically interested in promoting the
enterprise. It Is the county seat of Kittson comity, and
the terms upon which land can be acquired, condition¬
ally, have been made most comfortable. There are at
present available .four thousand acres of fertile prairie
and four hundred town lots. In disposing of town lots a
desirable scrutiny will be exercised, so that all the ele¬
ments which may be gathered together shall be homo-
genious, mindful of each other’s prerogatives, and united
in a common policy for the welfare of the town and
the protection of the abundant game around about, which
was the first desideratum sought in making a selection of
a town site,

Forest and Stream has labored for more than six
years to inculcate In men and women a love for refined
field sports. It now offers the most attractive place in

the land where they can cultivate their enjoyment. Maps
can he furnished on application at this office.

THE AMPHIBIOUS LEG.

T N one of De Quincy’s weird opium visions the waves
J- of the sea present themselves to the dreamer as filled
with human faces, advancing and retreating, appearing
and disappearing ; a horrible host of misplaced features.
We seem likely to realize this vision. Our waters are
about to be filled with an unnumbered throng of human
faces.

The muscular leg has about run its course on the saw¬
dust ; its little system has had its day, and passed away.
Pedestrianismisonthe decline— a very steep down grade.
Public interest in the business has died out. Only the
most sanguine managers can hope to net a fortune in the
long-distance matches arranged for the fall.

A new mode of competitive endurance has been inaug¬
urated. The pedestrian leg has given away to the swim¬
ming leg— taken to the water, so to speak. Public enthu-
siasm “ has its sea legs on.”

It is England and America this time, too. The walking
craze owed its origin to an American, who went to Eng¬
land, showed the Britishers how to walk and taught them
to beat the Americans at their own game. The swimming
mania now threatening us presents a curiously similar
course of development. This was also started by an
American, Boyton, who in 1875 crossed the English Chan¬
nel in his novel life-saving suit. Stimulated by this feat,
an Englishman, Matthew Webb, succeeded in his second
attempt in crossing the Channel without any artificial
aid at all, except stimulants and food ; and subsequently
Frederick Carill, another Englishman, performed the
same undertaking. Now Webb having come to America,
has inaugurated in this country a series of long-distance
swimming competitions. His swim from Sandy Hook to
Manhattan Beach a fortnight ago immediately drew forth
in the daily papers a host of challenges from emulous
swimming experts. If he accepts only a small proportion
of them he will have enough employment until cold
weather. Already his exploit has been very nearly
equalled. Last Thursday George Werham, a produce
dealer of this city, and Hans Tuelff, a professional swim¬
mer, swam from Pier No. 1, this city, to Norton and Mur¬
ray’s Dock, Coney Island, a distance of thirteen miles,
which was made in four hours and twenty minutes,
these are only the advance fish of the great schools to
follow. It is not difficult to foresee the day when all New
York harbor will be given over to the long-distance swim¬
mers, official “ management ” boats and excursion steam¬
ers crowded with spectators.

The Herald has raised its voice of warning that our chan¬
nels are being destroyed by the dumping into them of
garbage. No paper has yet had the perspicacity to see
that this swimming era by blocking up the Bay will min
our commerce. Let us hope that this direful possibility
may he recognized in time and its realization averted.
A 8,000 quarter-miles swim in 3,000 quarter-hours should
be summarily punished ; penalty, drowning.

The swimming record which has already been achieved,
and which it is probable will be improved, is worthy of
notice, as an exhibition of human endurance hitherto un¬
developed and unsuspected. Leander has been famous for
centuries because he nightly swam the Hellespont, from
Abydos to the love-lorn Priestess of Aphrodite in Lesbos;
and Lord Byron who achieved the same task (minus the
Priestess) has linked his name to the natatory fame of the
bold Greek lover. But the distance here does not begin
to compare with that of the performances we have men¬
tioned. Possibly the respective rewards have something
to do with the result. If Leander could swim five miles for
love of Hero, and Byron the same distance for fame, surely
Captain Webb could swim seventeen miles for a fat purse
of money. It is love, fame and money; and money wins.
To do Leander justice, however, his feat was dependent
simply upon the geographical formation of the country.
Had the Hellespont been twice as wide, even had Hero
been not more beautiful, who shall say that he would not
gallantly have achieved the task ?

The Death of Capt. Hansen.— The incidents con¬
nected with the untimely death of the late Capt. Hansen,
member of the Fountain Gun Club of Brooklyn, melan¬
choly as they are, will, we fear, pass from the minds of
all except ours, as the lesson in this instance, like the al¬
most weekly rehearsal which we are compelled to pass
through, has, alas ! been learned too late. The true facts
in the case, as set forth in the sworn statement of Dr.
Ferchland, may he briefly given as follows :—

On the morning of August 19th Captain Frederick W.
Hansen and Dr. Ferchland started out gunning. They
went to Sheepshead Bay expecting to find snipe, and
having procured a boat to drift along shore in, found oc¬
casion to bail out the water which the craft contained.
Wilde doing so Capt. Hansen observed a brace of snipe,
and at once ordered the Doctor to load his own gun.
which, though instantly done, they had not occasion to
discharge, as the birds wheeled off in an opposite direc- I
tion. Having emptied the boat of water, and getting her I
adrift, Capt. Hansen proceeded to bring the guns, which I
lay upon the dook. Taking his own fowling piece and

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ammunition bag in a. cautious manner, lie took also Dr.
Ferchland’s gun by the muzzle, knowing at tbo time that
the same was loaded, and dragged it along the dock, In
some unaccountable manner the hammers of the gun en¬
countered an obstacle which drew them not quite back to
half cock, discharging the contents of one of the barrels
into his left thigh, carrying away a piece of the hip bone
about five inches in length, which culminated in his
death at the Long Island College Hospital.

Were this a case of some tyro, sportsmen and the
community at large might dismiss the subject from their
minds as being merely frivolous ; but it is not so. The
deceased was forty-two years of age, an accomplished
Bportsman, and an expert in the science of gunnery, of
which he was passionately fond as a recreation, though
ho had for once— and it causes ns much pain to remark-
lost bis presence of mind in the expectation of procuring
a brace of snipe, and beoame careless. The obsequies
were melancholy in the extreme ; and we can but extend
the oft repeated advice, if people will only take it for its
worth — that, no matter how extensively versed in the
science of guns and shooting, they may expect at any
time to share a similar fate to that of our departed Han¬
sen unless they can keep their wits about them when in
the hunting field, and not become dangerous by giving
way to what may he termed a sportsman’s dementia.

Therefore, we beg of not only the sporting fraternity,
hut every one concerned, to use the utmost caution in
crossing fences and hedges, in all cases seeing the gun
over first, afterwards yourself, and that at a point at
least four feet above or below the spot from where you
placed the gun, and at no time allow yourself to stand in
front of the muzzle of any firearm. Make it your busi¬
ness to keep always behind tho locks. And finally, never
leave a gun standing around the house, bam, or in the
open air loaded, thus avoiding a possibility of killing, if
not yourself, somebody else by your carelessness.

Some people when out gunning point their infernal
weapons to the four winds of heaven, and the marvel is
that there are uot more accidents from the careless use
of firearms than those which find publicity, as examples,
in the press. Harry Fen-wood,

GAME PROTECTION.

Elephantine Cremation. — That famous unfortunate
wight who was crushed by the weight of an elephant on
his hands lived before the advent upon this sphere — rather
let us say, before the cinerary exit from this sphere — of
Baron Von Palm. The fancy of the Arabian story-teller
who brought forth from a small hidden casket the
mighty form of a towering monster, has been reversed
by the science of the Nineteenth Century, which
reduces a man to the confinement of a tiny glass bottle.
And wlratthis soienoe can do with men it can accomplish
justas easily with elephants. “ Boy,” the elephant of the
Berlin “ Zoo,” died the other day, and the directors had
two tons of elephant on their hands, not counting the
skeleton which was to be set up. Eight strong men were
unable to lift the hide, which alone weighed twelve hun¬
dred pounds. It was something of a hide, too, being two
inches thick in some places, Boy" was not fat either.
Chemical analysis failed to discover the least trace of adi¬
pose matter in his muscular flesh, which was as tough as
the “cheap meat for boai'ders, Mrs. Mack,” they sell in
■Washington Market. They put the whilom monarch of
the Indian forests into the crematory furnace, reduced
his four thousand pounds to a small wheelbarrow load of
ashes, and sold them for 18s. to a gardener, to he carted
off and spread over the ground as a fertilizer. Alas, poor
Yorick !

A Thunder-storm in High Latitudes.— Our friend
Philip Vibert, under date of August 9th, sends the follow¬
ing account of the remarkable freaks of lightning which
occurred near Perce, District of Gaspe, Province of
Quebec : —

On Wednesday, 6th inst. , we had a se vere thunder-storm
— one of the woist I remember ; it struck here about 10
• a.m. A boat on the moorings had her mast broken in
two and sail burnt. On Mount Joli, the fluid entered a
house by the stove-pipe, coming out by the stove door
which was closed, burnt, the shoe and sock on the foot of
a girl who was sitting near the stove ; blackened the foot
and lower part of leg ; passed over father’s shoulder who
was kneeling at the window, through a pane of glass,
leaving a round hole. The girl’s shoe and sock were so
much burnt, that when the mother touched them they
crumbled to pieces, It struck a house about a quarter of
a mile from this, entering the gable just below the saddle,
ran down the rafter, split the corner post from head to
heel, shattering the hoards ; they discovered that the
roof was on fire in time to put it out. Several telegraph
poles in this vicinity are Bplit ; pieces of ten and twelve
feet are lying on the ground ; and on the road between
Cape Cove and Grand Biver, seventeen posts in succession
were struck to the ground. It did not blow, but rain fell
in torrents during the storm.

The Valley Farmer Livestock and Poultry Magazine,
published at Staunton, Va., Alex. Y. Lee, Editor,
is the only Live-Stock and Poultry Journal published in
the great Shenandoah Valley. The great State of Virginia,
once famous for its live-stock, is now rapidly recovering
from its depletion and drain resulting from the war, and
the presence of so ably edited a journalinone of her finest
■districts is one of the best indications of increasing pros¬
perity.

The Massachusetts Woodcock Law.— Massachusetts
sportsmen are much interested in the case of Messrs.
Whipple & Hall, the proprietors of Young's Hotel, Bos¬
ton. who have been prosecuted by the Massachusetts Fish
and Game Protective Association for having in their pos¬
session woodcock out of season, The old law, it will be
remembered, proved inefficient beoause it allowed posses¬
sion during the close season, provided the birds were killed
in another State, and the members of the Association
found it a most discouraging task to secure conviction by
proving the birds killed in the State. In the new law this
clause was purposely omitted by the framers of the bill.
But the counsel of Messrs, Whipple and Hall (the Govern¬
ment admitting defendants' claim that the woodcock had
been killed in Pennsylvania) argued that although the
clause referred to above had been stricken out, it was still
clearly the design of the legislators to prohibit possession
of game killed within the Commonwealth, such intent
being clearly shown by the word ‘ ‘ said,” which embraces
the previous description. Mr. Noyes, attorney for the
plaintiffs, on the contrary argued that the law was meant
to prohibit the possession of woodcock during the fixed
close season for these birds without regard to when or
where they were killed. Judge Parmenter ruled that the
defendants had violated the law. They appealed, and the
case is to come before the higher courts. We sincerely
trust that the decision will he sustained. If it is reversed
then the same difficulties will be encountered by the
Association that formerly rendered their efforts futile.
This is a test case. In giving it due consideration quibbles
of ingenious counsel should not be allowed to overrule
rhat is the evident intent of the statute.

He Retracts. — Our impulsive correspondent, “Harry
Feuwood," has discovered the imprudence of his on¬
slaught upon the New Jersey non-resident shooting regu¬
lation. His communication published a fortnight ago
has called out a score of indignant protests, and to avert
a further storm he requests us to publish the following :

Mr. Editor : — Becoming incensed at the condition of
game laws in general. I penned a few hasty remarks, some
of which were true in a great measure, though now, I de¬
sire to retract, and to palliate as far as possible, not at my
leisure, but at a season which seems to me most oppor¬
tune. I do love the brotherhood of sportsmen, and have
a friend or two in New Jersey, whom, should I insult, or
parade myself before them in any other wise than that
becoming a gentleman, I should entertain no little remorse
in that I was rash. Not to those only I desiro to make an
amende honorable, but to every one, and to the author of
that editorial, “A Plea for the Woodcock,” of last
week’s issue, which excited my anger more against myself,
than did the readers of my effusion against me. It would
afford me infinite pleasure to meet in your sanctuary at
a future day, any whom I have offended, that I might
embrace the opportunity to prove that, no matter what
enmity may exist between myself and an unrelenting
world, there is none whatever, or at least I hope none,
betweeil the brotherhood of sportsmen and their friend
and servant, Harry Fenwood.

Most apropos to the above, and to the whole question,
is the following letter from a prominent member of the
West Jersey Game and Fish Protective Society. It puts
the case so intelligibly, that hundreds who may have mis¬
construed the law, or been misinformed, will hasten to
make the amende honorable as the ingenuous “ Harry
Fenwood ” has now done, and to admit that the law is
very proper, and that for the purposes intended, it is the
most effective measure yet devised and put in operation.
We may have more than this to say in its behalf at a day
not distant : —

In defence of New Jersey depriving native-bom citi¬
zens the enjoyment of constitutional rights, I answer that
constitutional rights are good but in this case, Statesover-
eignty is better. But the law does not debar anybody
from shooting : that is not the spirit of the law. The
spirit of the law is to give better shooting, and to facili¬
tate the management for the better protection of game
and game fish. The State has spent thousands of dollars
iu restocking our waters with fish, and now game socie¬
ties are being organized for the purpose of protecting and
replenishing our quagmire with game. Our farmers, our
residents, our sportsmen rally to the rescue. Non-resi¬
dents are allowed, for just the same fee, all the privileges
of a native. Are the rabbit garroters, the reed bird mur¬
derers, and blackbird assassins of New York, Philadelphia
aud Brooklyn, such desirable individuals, that, after
plundering and Bhooting all the game, we must now re¬
plenish, and allow them all the rights of one who owns
his land, pays taxes on it, pays for game and helps protect
it ? Why, to think that a plucky Centre Market stall boy.
who would overturn cord wood, or burn a hay stack for
a cotton-tail, is not entitled to all the rights and privileges
of a citizen, is truly unconstitutional !

State of Delaware, look out for Fenwood. You charge
$5 for non-residents ! See wlrnt a fearful expose his pen
has given New Jersey ; what fearful names he calls us ;
and we only charge $2 ! But there are always some good
grains among the chaff ; so Brother FenWoocl keep on
about the woodcock, we will all join in. I would like to
saymore, but wheu a inan’puts the words, jurisprudence,
quagmire, incompetent, unconscionable, and ovev-abun-
danco, into four lines and makes sense, I'm afraid of him.

Plainfield, N, J. p. C. O.

Lewiston, Me., Aug, 21sf, 1879.
Editor Forest and Stream

1 was much pleased with your editorial “A Plea for
Woodcock," as it corresponds' with my views exactly, par¬
ticularly the “too much tinkering with tho game laws."
A change in our woodcock law has been aud is now advo¬

cated by a faction of the sportsmen of the State, permit¬
ting August shooting, but owing to the recent alterations
of the opening season by neighboring States, and the co¬
operative plan urged by Forest and Stream, I think
it may safely be sa'id no change will be made. In exten¬
uation of the plea I argue that the migratory ‘ ‘ Messina
quail,” whose acclimatization seems assured, is destined to
become one of Maine’s principal game birds and that Au¬
gust shooting would damage these quail incalculably. I
also maintain, and shall make the attempt another spring,
that owing to the milder winters we havo recently been
having (it being an admitted fact that for the past five
or six seasons our winters have been remarkably mild in
comparison with former years) the native quail can be
acclimated. Probably wo shall have to assist them through
the winter, and this is the least we can do to add the
noble game bird to our already depleted stock of game.
This failing, we can procure a few pairs every spring and
bag the broods each fall, which would increase enough to
warrant the outlay. The Maine Sportsmen's Association
seems assured. The matter has been referred to a number
of dubs, and all favor the project. A general interest is
manifested, and public opinion is setting in favor of a
strict observance of our game and fish laws.

If you can say anything editorially in relation to this
non-tinkering with our present law I think it would have
considerable weight. Those favoring a change — and they
embrace the majority of the sportsmen of this country —
claim that August is the only time we have any wood¬
cock to speak of. They say in September they are hid
away moulting, and as soon as done moulting they leave
us, and Massachusetts and New York sportsmen bag the
birds we breed. For this reason the present law is vio¬
lated extensively in this county, and to discountenance this
violating of our present law is one of the chief objects of
this State association, as they incorporate in their consti¬
tution a very strict obligation to be subscribed to by every
member ana club of the association, and will probably ad¬
vocate the appointment of a Game Commissioner, w'hose
duty it shall be to look after the importation and pro¬
pagation of game, but more particularly see that our pres¬
ent and future laws are strictly observed. It is advised
that this Commissioner have control of our State war¬
dens (who now without a head don’t amount to shucks),
that he employ them to keep him informed, and use
one from a different section of the State when he desires
to catch and prosecute transgressors. Our wardens sire
appointed from the sportsmen to look after and prose¬
cute their comrades and fellow-associates, which they will
never do; but with a head in the shape, of a Commissioner
they will keep him informed, and he can himself, or
through a warden brought from another section of the
State who would have no compunction in the matter, soon
put a stop to what is now a great injustice to those who
ao observe the laws, and I’m happy to say this class is in
the majority. Frank Henshaw.

A MANLY LETTER FROM OHIO.

Editor Forest and Stream

I find the sentiment expressed by Mr. Owen of Wood-
stock, on page 533, Forest and Stream, of August 7th,
is quite prevalent, I think the law in question was un¬
called for and unwise, and I so expressed myself in a let¬
ter to Mr. Reed (our member of the Legislature) before the
law passed ; but I regret to hear men openly defy and
threaten to violate any law. I have never seen nor known
a finer hatching of birds than we have this season ;
and with two fine pointers and a nice gun, the tempta¬
tion to shoot will be a serious one for me to struggle
against. Letme ask, is there not some honorable and gen¬
tlemanly way to get out of our dilemma ? Can we not by
petition' get the la w changed or annulled ? It is not pleas¬
ant even to contemplate the feelings I should experience
in starting out with my dogs and returning with a hag
of birds killed in violation of law. This law will be but
imperfectly enforced, and prove a social evil ; it will be
violated with impunity by hundreds ; and all such viola¬
tions beget in the popular mind a careless disregard of all
laws. It is not dimeut to persuade old and young that a.
reasonable close season wherein birds and fish are pro¬
tected by law, is light ; butthis “ Granger law,” as fnend
Owen calls it, is not right ; the people know it : and I
pity the fool who shall attempt to put it in force, unless
it be in cases where rowdies and roughs disregard the
farmer’s interests and rights, by shooting among’ and in¬
juring, or frightening stock. I know the farms belong
to the farmers ; I know the farms have produced the
food that has developed the birds ; therefore, strictly
speaking, and to be very nice about the matter, the birds
belong to the farmers ; but if the birds are of such infi¬
nite value to the farmers, let them be enumerated, and let
the farmer pay tax on them as I am compelled to pay tax
on my dogs, or any and all other property I own, I have
found as many native gentlemen among farmers as among
any other class of the same number of men, and I know
that they are not only willing but are pleased, to have a
gentleman spend a day or so hunting on their premises.
Even now, I have more invitations of this kind than I
could fill this season, and the invitations are often coupled
with the defiant remark, “ I will stand between you and
the fool law." Farmers often go along and enjoy the

sport hugely. Mr. B - (for example) went out with me

in the morning, “just to see the dogs work,’’ you know.
At nine o’elqck he remarked, “If you think yoU can get
as many as you need between this and time to quit, I will
take these ten up to the house and have them cooked for
our dinners. I will also stay and help at the house until
after dinner, and then come out with you again.” Know¬
ing Mrs. B— - — ’s skill in the culinary art, nothing could
have pleased me more ; but just as I was about to assent,
I noticed another point was made, and requested him to
hold one moment and see if I could not add to his freight.
In one moment I rewarded his delay with two beautiful
double shots, and he started in hot haste ; but iu less than
an hour here he came hack, tearing through the weeds,
all flushed and red in the face with pleasure and excite¬
ment, to inform me there was company at the house,
and that, wheu cooked, the fourteen birds would make
two for each of us. Perhaps some old two-legged mud-
turtle, who never had a drop of warm blood in his veins,
may think I did not enjoy that day? Let him think. I
do not blame farmers for rising against netters and pot¬
hunters ; I will do all I can to protect them and myself
against this class of creatures; but all should know that
between extremes lies a beautiful mean, and they who

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were so clamorous for a law to prevent all shooting
until 1880, were not walking the beautiful mean. Let us
get up petitions, Brother Owen, and have the law changed
if possible, but not threaten to set it at defiance.

S. L. N, Foote, M, D.

'i ellow Bud, Boss Co., Ohio,

We like the tone of our correspondent’s remarks. If
we mistake not, however, the obnoxious law was passed
at a time when the cold and heavy snows threatened de¬
struction to the birds. As a protective measure, we
thought at the time it was a wise one and so commented
upon it. If, however, as several correspondents have
■written ns. there has been no diminution in the usual
game supply, we cannot see sufficient benefit in the law
to counterbalance the objections urged in the letter above.

me.

Watching the Flight op Bullets.— At a shoot of the
Hopkinton Rifle Club a short time since, was witnessed
the novel and rare sight of seeing the flight of the rifle
balls shooting over the 500 yard range. The rifle used
was the Springfield breech-loader, 45 calibre, 70 grains
powder cauelured bullet with lubricant, and the paste of
the bullet was shown by a very small white line and with
a field glass could he seeu (until it Btruck the target) clear
and distinct, It could also be seen with the naked eye.
hut for only about 800 yards of its flight . As near as could
be judged, it passed at its highest point some fifteen to
twenty feet above the level of the bull’s-eye, and was seen
by quite a number with interest.

W. M. Farrow is doing good work with his Ballard
abroad. A few weeks ago he was fillingup the "highest
possibles ’’ at Wimbledon, then after a spin home he is
back again at Versailles taking away first prizes. Ger¬
many had had a taste of his skill and an opportunity to
see the excellent work of the prince of off-hand rifles ;
and every Schutzen corp grounds and rifle range in the
States bears record to its merits.

For fbrest and Stream,

SOME RIFLE REMINISCENCES.

THE wonderful performances of Mr. Lord, which ap¬
pear in your issue of the 19lh June, recall to my
memory days of yore. I was never a crack 6hot-. My oc¬
cupations, except when at sea, prevented my devoting
much time to practice, without which no man can possibly
become a dead shat. A quick eye and iron nerves made
me, nevertheless, a tolerable sportsman ; and well do I re¬
member my exultation when I ran to pick up the first
hare I ever fired at.

1 had a cousin who was a dead shot with the pistol. He
would cut a rose bush trained against a wall inch by inch
at fifteen paces, without missing once, or hit a card held
at the same distance, when any of us had the nerve to
stand before him. Strange to say. he was near-sighted,
and always wore spectacles. Under his tuition I soon be¬
came a fair shot. His first lesson was to replace the flint
by a wooden one, on the principle of economy. Gaps were
nut constantly used then. Aim at an object, pull the
trigger, and notice the effect on the arm, which, in all
cases, so far as my experience goes, causes it to incline
slightly to the right or left— to rise or fall. The effect is
the same -with gun or pistol. The next lesson was to lire
at a target, allowing for the aforesaid rise or fall, &c.,
until the correct sight was attained. A few lessons made
me a fair shot. But no amount of practice, I candidly ad¬
mit, would ever have enabled me to compete with Mr.
Lord, whose performances are truly wonderful.

Recoil reminds me of a reminiscence of my experience
at soldiering which may amuse some of your readers. The
Jersey militia is. I believe, considered equal to any in the
United Kingdom. Every inhabitant must serve in some
capacity until tlio age of sixty, or pay a certain fine per
annum. Boys at the age of fourteen attend drill every
Monday morning until they are eighteen, when they are
drafted in to the militia. I. as a matter of course, had to
serve, and belonged to the First, or Northwest Regiment,
then commanded by Colonel Le Conteur, who 'was an
officer on half pay, and one of her Majesty’s aides de
camp. A thorough soldier, he took a pride in his regi¬
ment, anil was universally respected by both officers and
men. We had a queer character in my company, a shoe¬
maker. who was very much disliked by the adjutant. The
old Black Bess was still in use, and this man had one that
kicked to such a degree that he was afraid to fire it. All
liia applications to the adjutant to have it exchanged had
hitherto proved fruitless. We were out at target practice
on one occasion, each man having three rounds of ball
cartridge only. The colonel always watched the men
firm", and noticed that the son of Crispin did not fire all
his. Walking up lo him he asked why he had fired every
round. "Because mv gun kicks so, colonel, that my
shoulder is sore for a week whenever I fire her,” was the
reply. " Bah ! " exclaimed the colonel, “ if you held her
firmly to your shoulder she would not kick. Give me the
gun,’' which Crispin did with a malicious grin. The
colonel fired, and was knocked down flat on his back, the
gun escaping from his gi-asp. My first impression was
that he was lulled or seriously hurt ; but he rose slowly
with assistance, evidently in great pain, called the
adjutant, ordered him to change the gun, and rated him
well for not having done so before. It turned out that
there were two rounds in the gun. the first only having
been fired !

Now for a crack allot. I became acquinted with Ad¬
miral Digby after he had retired from active service, and
resided near Dorchester, England. He once related to me
the following anecdote When first lieutenant of a
British line-of-battle ship— the Ganges , I think— being on
the Mediterranean station, they entered the port of
Naples, to see the lions and, doubtless, have a peep into
the crater of Mount. Vesuvius— rather difficult of ap¬
proach just now, from all accounts . The day after their

arrival the Washington, which, if I mistake not, was the
first three-decker built by the United States, also came
into port. There was a large shooting gallon- in Naples
in those days— a regular lounge for all idlers, and where
the officials of the two ships met. Lieut. Digby accom¬
panied some of his brother officers to the gallery on one
occasion when several American officers were present.
All had exhibited their skill but himself, when he was
called upon by one of his companions to show what he
Could do, but he stoutly objected, on the ground that he
was out of practice. Finding they would not accept his
excuses he took the pistol, fired, and to his surprise made
a bull’s eye — clean — no marginal notes. His brother
officers were quite delighted, and wished him to repeat
the operation. " No, "replied the wary lieutenant. -‘I
have shown you what I can do ; that is enough." From
that day he was considered a dead shot. He assured me
it was mere chance; he had never practiced, and "gave
all Bliooting galleries a wide berth ever after.

Is the daily eutry la the I

Percii, 12th July, 1879.

1 log.

Philip Vibert.

Ladies at the Target,— Rawley Springs, Aug. nth.
— Mr. Editor : — The readers of your paper at this place,
the ladies especially, were very much disappointed at the
non-appearance of this week’s issue. They had looked
forward to its coming with more than ordinary interest
as they knew it contained an account of the first match
between the Pocahontas and Matoaea Clubs. Next to
shooting, the pleasure of reading it seems to be the tiling,
and I am quite sure that many of them will leave here as
much determined to read the Forest and Stream regu¬
larly as to make then- husbands or fa there buy them a 23
calibre rifle, Some of them hare been wonderfully pro¬
ficient, enough so for me to say, they could without fear,
meet any five ladies in the United States and do credit to
both themselves and their instruction.

In the final match which took place to-day the Poca¬
hontas was again victorious by twelve points. This it
must be remembered is remarkably close shooting. There
were twelve in each club, the individual "possible" be¬
ing sixty, so that the difference was less than two per
cent. Mrs. L. L. Walter, of Baltimore, having made the
best total score for the season was declared champion,
very much to the satisfaction of the members of both
clubs aud greatly to her credit. They all say, and I am
positive with a great deal of sincerity, that as the past
rolls by in panoramic view before their'mentaL vision, they
will gaze long and fondly on every incident connected
with the Rawley Rifle Club, around winch are clustered
the brightest recollections of the stay at this charming
place. Handicap.

Massachusetts — Boston, Aug. 23d— Mammoth Rifle
Gallery. — The shooting during the week has been excep¬
tionally good. Although no clean scores have been made,
Mr. E. Whittier of the Massachusetts Rifle Association
still heads the list. The following is the standing of the
several competitors ; 150 feet ; rounds, 8 ; possible 40 : —

F. M. Cuily . 5 541415 5-38

11. K. Lyman. .5544445 5—38
E. F. II rooks.. ...5444554 5-38

E. Whittier . 5 5555 54 5—39

U. A. Pollard. ...5554455 5—38
H. A. riohering.5 5 5 4 5 45 5— 38
Wm.H.Horrison.4 6655545 -38
E. F. Richardson.5 4 5 5 5 5 4 S-3S

Geo. Estes . 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5-37

M. O. Johnson.. .5 54 4 4 5 55-37
G eo. M . Smith ... 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4— 37
A. S. Lord . 544 44555-36

B- S. Bumsteud. .4444545 5—35
Geo. E. Everett.. 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5—35
Geo. W. Morse ...5444445 5-35
H.A.Hopkinson.4 45 4 4 45 5—35
Chas. Tapper. ...5 445 444 5—35
O. W. Clapp, . 4 41 155 5 4-35

Connecticut — Bridgeport, Aug. 22 d. — The Bridgeport
Rifle Club’s semi-monthly Blioot took place to-day, with
several closely contested matches. The leading scores
were : —

1st match, 200 yards, 7 shots, for silver pitcher and two
money prizes, H. P. Nichols, 31 ; I. McCourt, 30 ; S. V.
Nichols, 30 ; S. H. Hubbard, 30.

2d match, 7 shots, 200 yards, for the “Niohols Gold
Badge,” S. V. Nichols, 30 ; S. C. Kingman, 30 ; S. H.
Hubbard, 29 ; John Slatclier, 29.

3d match, 200 yards, 10 shots, for Sharp's rifle and two
money prizes, S. H. Hubbard, 45 ; Dr. G. F. Lewis. 44 ; I.
McCourt, 43 : G. W. Kerr, 42 ; S. V. Nichols, 41.

Mid range match, 500 yards, 10 shots, carton target, I.
McCourt. 54, possible 00 ; David Conger, 02 ; S. V. Nichols,
01 ; Harry P. Nichok, 50. S. H. H.

New Jersey — Brinton, Aug. 23d — 3 p.m. — Winchester
match ; fourth competition ; rifle won by F. H. Holton,
F. J. Donaldson leading all competitors, but having pre¬
viously won a rifle in this match scored one competition
forjfinal prize : 29 entries ; the following being the best
scores : —

.555

Scon

_ _ _ _ _ 4 4 4 4-45 3 48

F. H. Holton . Sporting:.. 455545545 5 — 47 — 47

T. J . Dolan . Military. . 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4—44 8 47

Dr. M. M. MaJ toy. . . .Military . 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 5-43 3 48

D. F. Davids . Military.. 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4—43 3 45

J. K. Greeu . Military. . 54 4 444443 5-41 8 44

J. W. Todd . Sporting:.. 4 5 4 1 4 5 5 4 4 4—43 — 43

II. Fisher . Military. .4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 1—40 3 43

B. W. Swope... . Military.. 4 4 4 3 3 4 1 5 1 3—39 3 43

C. P. Bennett . Sporting.. 43 4 585 4 34 4-39 — 89

Association match No. 2 ; 4 p.m.: 18 entries; the follow¬
ing being the best scores : —

T. Fitz . .

F. H. Holton .

H. Fisher .

F. Alder .

5 5 4

.4 4 4 3 4 4 3 5

5 5 4 3 4 4 3 4

4 4 4 3 6 3 4 4

4 5-47
4 5-48

4 5-45

5 4-43
4 5-40
4 4—40
4 4-39

Aug. 21st.— Association long-range match ; seventh
competition : —

800 yards. 900 yards. 1,000 yards. Total

J. M. Dart . 73 73 72 318

H. Fisher . 83 04 #8 900

A, Mcluness . 86 89 58 193

A. G. Holcombe . 70 65 55 190

One competitor retired.

Washington, D. C. — Aug. 1(1 th. — The fifth contest for
the Harkness Gold Badge was shot at Benning's range
to-day. The day was by fat the worst for long-range shoot¬
ing, tlie club has had tins year, and as a consequence the
scores were knocked down to old-time figures. The wind
blew at times almost a gale, varying from six to nine
o'clock on the wind-dial, and the changes were very sud¬
den and violent. Sunshine, clouds, and showers suc¬
ceeded eaeh other rapidly throughout the afternoon, the
war of the elements torturing the riflemen in their almost.

vain efforts to "keep on the target,” each man feeling
very well satisfied on firing to see the "trap” opened to
mark him a Bhot, without being very particular as to
where the shot was so it was " on :

80S Yards, 800 Yards. 1,000 Yards. Total.

Col. J. O. P. Burnside . 70 84 65 199

Dr. S. I. Scott . 09 69 61 199

P. J. Lauritzcn . 67 67 03 187

A. A. Adee . 72 03 59 184

The best three scores of each of the three leading con¬
testants in this match are now as follows : —

Colonel Burnside. . . . ...214 216 218-648

C. H. Laird . . 20a 208 209-623

Dr. S. I. Scott . 199 209 214—0:12

Brooklyn — A ug, Hth. — A sweepstakes match under
the management of the Brooklyn Rifle Club took place
to-day at Locust Grove, 200 yards, rifle range

D. Trotter .

C. H. .lohn .

,1. W. Nmighton .

Dr.CLW. Wctty .

A. H. Andrews .

J. H. Roche . . 39

P. Fletcher . 88

W. J. -Roche . 87

J. F. Burns . 87

Georgia — Savannah, Aug. 20th.— The rifle contest
between Mr. W. N. Nichols and Mr. Geo. Allen, mem¬
bers of the Savannah Rifle Association, took place at
Schuetzen Park to-day, and attracted a large gathering
notwithstanding the forbidding aspect of the weather.

The contest was at 200 yards, 100 shots each, for a sil¬
ver medal and the cost of the match, and resulted in the
victory of Mr. Nichols, who, it will be recollected, was
the successful competitor in a similar match last April
with Mr. D. M. McAlpin. The full score of the contest
yesterday was as follows : —

w. N. NICHOLS.

6444444454

5 5 3 4 6 5 5 5 5 4 . 46

5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 . 43

5 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 . 42

1 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 . 42

454454563 4.- . 48

4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 . 44

5 4 4 3 4 6 4 4 4 4 . 41

5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 . .40

4455"'“"

Total . - . 423

GEOROE ALLEN.

4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 . 42

4444444444
4544453444
4344444444
4444545445
Total .

5644444454.
555544544 4,,
444 4 546443..
4434445455.
434443548 4..

Nevada — Gold Bill, Aug. 9 th. — At the Caledonian Pic¬
nic to day there was shooting by the military teams for
the Caledonian Cup, and with a fine day the Sarsfields
struck them in close, winning with a very fine total. Dis¬
tance, 201) yards. The scores ran : —

BAItSFLELD GUARD.

Thomas Gallnghor . 5 5

.1. D. Channel! . 3 4

Satu Nutting . 4 I

Hum Dowling
.1. Moi

.1 . Morgan
.1. If. Han

J. O’Brien .

Hugh Gallagher
Dun McPherson.
Frank Coyle. •

P. O' Day .

James Sharon.. .

I). Morgan .

Junius McCoy...

P. Fields .

Amos Merrit .

Owen Byrne .

J. M. Bell .

E. Wulsh .

W. S. Haskins...

4 4 3 4 5 4
4 5 5 4 5 4
4 4 4 5 4 4
4 4 4 4 5 4
4 4 4 6 3 4
4 4 4 4 4 4

.4 4 3 5 4. . .

.4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4

.5 4 4 4 6 6 5 4

.4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4

.44 3 43444.
.4 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 4

.3 4 3 5 4 4 4 4

4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5

..3 3 3 5 5 4 4 4

..4 4 4 4 0 4 5 4

..2 5 3 3 4 4 5 3

.4 3 4 4 5 4 5 4

.5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4

4 4r-42
4 4—42
4 5-42

3 4-40

4 4-38

5 4-42

2 3-37
5 3-39

4 4—44

5 3 — 4fl
4 4-38

_-39
*1—38
4 4-39
4 4-43

3 3-37

4 4—37
4 4r-37

3 3-39

4 4-42

The next meeting of the teams will be at the Miners’
Union Picnic, September 13th. Bell.

Long-Range Tournament— Oreedmoor, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept. 22d, 23ci and 24i)i, 1879— (the week following: the
Fall Meeting of the National Rifle Association) lOo'cloclc a.m. each
day. All coiners. Fifteen shots at each range— 800, 900 and 1,000
yards— each day. No sighting shots. Previous practice of every
description must cease at 10 o'clock. No restriction as to method
of loading. Any rifle; any position (Rules N. R. A.). No coach¬
ing. Competitors may spot their own shots, but no one to call out
the location of any shot. Scorers to be fifteen feet behind the
firing points. No one but one competitor tobe at one firing point
at once, and uo one not a competitor in the match to pass in front
of the line of scorers on any pretext whatever. Entrance fee, $5
each, each day.

Should the weather be unfavorable the competitors present at
the firing points at 9.65 o’clock shall vote whether to proceed or
not, the majority to govern. During the shooting If the weather
shall be so unfavorable as to prevent “aiming,’’ the executive
officer may suspend the shooting— not to exceed thirty minutes
at any one time. Any further suspension to he subject to a
majority vote of the competitors present at the time of voting.
Should any portion or portions of any of the throe days’ scores be
uncompleted on Wednesday evening, September 24th, 1879, the
competitors will present themselves at the firing points nt 9.46
o'clock a.m. on each succeeding day, and proceed to complete said
scores in such manner as the majority of the competitors at the
firing points at that time shall by vote determine, until all the
scores shall have been completed or abandoned, according to the
rules of the N. R. A. In starting to complete scores after Wednes¬
day evening, September 24th, 1879, one sighting shot will be al¬
lowed if the majority of competitors shall, by vote, so decide.
Targets shall be assigned by drawing each day. and the order of
shooting in each squad shall he decided by drawing at each range.
Eaeh competitor shall certify on honor, on blanks to be furnished
at the tiring points each day, the kind and quantity of powder to
be used that day, the kind, weight nnd hardness of the bullets to
be uBed that day ; the kind of rifle to be used that day : if wads are
to be used In loading ; the land and length of shells to be used that
day; the kind of primer to be used that day : if fixed ammunition
or jnuzzle-loadingls to be used that day. Each competitor shall
further certify on honor the highest score ever made by him in
any match ; (stated prizes or subscription ; association or private)
in 'forty-five shots at the three ranges. No entry will be accepted
after 9.30 o'clock a.m. on any-day except by unanimous consent of
all the competitors then entered.

prizes:

First Day— To the competitor making the highest score (forty-
five shots), 850. Second highest do., 825. Third highest do., 815.
Fourth highest do., 810; and to eaeh of these and the next ton
highest scores an equal share of the entrance fees for the day In
excess of thirty entries. Total besides entrance fees, 8100.

Second and Third Days— Same as the first. Total besides en¬
trance fees, 8200.

ADDITIONAL prizes :

Class I.— To the competitor making the highest aggregate score
of three days, 8100.

ClasB IT.— To the competitor (not a winner of the next preced¬
ing prize) who, having exceeded 300 points in any match, same dis¬
tances, has never exceeded 207 points in any match, same distances,
making the highest aggregate seore of three UayB, $100.

Glass III.— To the competitor (not a winner oi either of the two
Xircceding prices) who, having exceeded 195 points in any match,
same distances, has never exceeded 200 points In any match, siune
distances, making the highest aggregate score of three days, $50.—
Prize offered by Judge H. A. Gifdersleeve.

Glass IV— To the competitor (not a winner of either of the three
next preceding prizes) who has. never exceeded 1(16 points in asj
matcu, same distances, making the highest aggregate score in
three days. A badge, value K0.— Prize offered by " Forest and
Stream" Publishing Company.

FOREST AND STREAM,

59S

To the competitor making the second and third highest aggre¬
gate scores, second okas, $25 aod $15.

To the competitor making the second nnd third highest aggre¬
gate scores, third class, $23 and $15.

To the competitor making the second and third highest aggre¬
gate scores, fourth class, $25 and $15.

To the competitor making the highest aggregate score of three
days with a Remington rifle, a Remington Oreedmoor rifle. Value
$100.— Prize offered by E. Remington Sc Sous.

To the competitor making the highest aggregate score of three
days with a Sharp's rifle, a Sharp's standard long-range rifle.
Value $100— Prize offered by Sharp’s Rifle Company.

To the competitor making the highest aggregate seore of three
days with a Ballard rifle, a Ballard long-range rifle. Value $100.—
Prize offered bv Schoverllng. Daly & ualea.

To the competitor making the highest aggregate soore of three
days with Lanin & Rand powder, $50.— Prize offered by Laflin &
ltaud Powder Company.

To the competitor making the first completed score in the three
days, forty-five shots, exceeding 219 points, $50.

To the competitor making the most centres, 135 shots, one year's
subscription to the Tu »•/, Field and Farm and one copy of " Perry’s
Green Book.”

To the competitor making the most inners. 135 shots, one year's
subscription to the Forest and Stream and one copy of “Perry’s
Green Book.”

To the competitor making the lowest seore, 135 shots, one oopy
of “Perry’s Green Book."

f<W{e | fug difd

GAME IN SEASON FOR SEPTEMBER.

Moose, Alee Americana.

Caribou, B/lngifcr caribou.

Elk or wapiti, Cactus canad&nsts.

Red or Vii. deer, C, cirgin'tanus.

Squirrels, red, blaok and gray.

Hares, brown and gray.

Reed or Hoe bird, Dotichonyx or-
mtuorous.

AViid turkey, McleagSts gallapavo.

Pinuated grouse or prairie
olilckens, Cupldnnia cupido.

Ruffed grouse or pheasant, Bo¬
rneo, umbellus.

Quail or partridge, Orly.rvirginl-

Black-bellied plover, ox-eye,
Syria toroid helcetUM.

Ring plover, JBgiaHtis scmtpal-
matus.

Stilt, or long-shanks, Hlmanto-
pusniuriciilli*.

Woodcock, PMlbhda minor.

Red-breasted snipe, or dwiteher,
Macrorhampws griseuS.

Red-backed sandpiper, or ox-
bird, Tringa Americana.

Great marbled godwit, or mar¬
lin, Limosa feaoa.

Willet, Totanue semipalmalus.

Tattler, Totanue mdannlcucus.

Yellow-shanks, Totanue flavipes.

“ Bay birds " generally, including various species of plover, sand
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf bird, phalaropes, avoceta,
etc., coming under the group Limaeoloe or Shore Birds.

EWTliis table does not apply to all the States. 1 1 is meant to
represent the game whioh is generally in season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

KfVTho seasons foreliootlngplnnnted grouse or prairie chick¬
ens and other birds are as follows in the States named herewith ; —

States

Pinnated

Grouse.

Ruffed Grouse

Quail.

Woodcock.

Jll .

Ind...
Iowa..
Minu..
Wia. .
Neb...
Kau...

Aug 15i*j Deol
Oct 1 to Feb 1
Sep 1 to. Dec 1
Aug 14 to Oct 1
Aug 25 toJan 1J
Aug 15 to Feb 1
Aug 1 to Feb I

Oct 1 to Jau 1
Nov. 1 to Jan 1
Oct 1 to Jan 1
Sept 1 to Dec 1
Aug 25 to Janl

Oct 1 to Jan 1
Novi to Janl
Oct 8 to Jan 1
Sep 1 to Dec 1
Aug 25 to Janl
Octl to Dec 1
Oct 1 to Jim 1

July 4 to Jan 1
July 1 to Jan 1
July 10 toJan 1
July 3 to Nov 1
Aug 25 to Jan 1
NoRestrietions
Forbidden

New Jersey State Sportsmen’s Association. — The
birds have been heard from, and Tom Stagg assures the
committee that he will he on hand with several thousand
about the middle of next month. The committee are
hard at work perfecting their arrangements. The prizes
are ample and everything bidB fair for a grand success of
the first tournament of the State of New Jersey. We
hope to he able to publish the days of the meeting with
full programme of events and prizes in our next issue.

Desirable Shooting Privilege to Lease. — We' call
attention of sportsmen to the advertisement of Dr. John
R, Baylor, Greenwood Depot, Virginia, who offers to lease
to approved parties desiring excellent quail shooting, one
of the most desirable localities in the State. There is no
doubt of the quality of the tract offered. The doctor,
however, wishes us to call attention to the fact that the
2,000 acres which he advertises to lease, are a part of the
very section recommended by “ Goshawk ” in our last is¬
sue, for the hunt and field trials of the Sportsmen’s Nat¬
ional Association this fall. While he is ready to welcome
any reasonable number of proper sportsmen to his abound¬
ing fields, he notifies any or all concerned that if they
shoot over his land, he will expect to be paid for it. He
has two rooms and three horses at the disposal of guests,

Canada — Harwood P. O., Rice Lake, Aug. Kith. —
The water is low in the lake, and the wild rice is looking
fine. Summer duck shooting begins on September 1st,
and from present indications large bags may be looked
for. Sportsmen mav expert, good fall duck shooting, as
the feed is here for tliem in large quantities. Guides are
making preparations already for the fray with canoes, de¬
coys, and camping outfits. Henry Merma n.

Quebec, August 32 d. — Our shoofng season will
open in a few days and I am happy to say that the
grouse shooting promises to be exceedingly good. I can
go out at any time and raise two or three coveys within a
few hundred feet of my residence, as I live in the woods.
Snipe and ducks will not come until the storms of fall
drive them south. J. W, D.

Magog, Aug. 18th. — I have have been to Megantic
Lake this summer, and had a fine time. I believe deer
are as plenty as rod squirrel, as we saw three on the banks
of the Spider, and I tell you it required an early religious
training to keep me from having a crack at them. But
it is cloie season, so I thought I would see them later.

A. W. Hubbard.

Maine.— Buckingham, Aug, 20th.— Editor Forest and
Stream .'—Sportsmen who like to see nature in its wildest
forms should come here via M. Q. O. & O. R. R. from
Montreal and drive hack thirty miles to some of the lakes
near the source of the River Blanche. These waters are
unrivalled by any in the world for the number of
salmu fontinalis that they contain. A few days ago
two rods, one evening at Little Trout Lake, killed 175
pounds of trout weighing fronj Imlf a pound to tour pounds

each. Deer, beaver, and other game are said to be very
numerous there. These lakes are easily reached by a
passable wagon road from this village, and are fairly
within the great and unexplored wilderness that extends
back to the North Sea, and will sooner or later become a
favorite resort for sportsmen. So far but few parties have
visited these waters. A party have just come in and say
that in a few hours they could catch more trout than they
could save or use up in a camp in a week. Two dollars
a day will, at the outside, cover all expense per man from
the time they leave the hotel until they return. Railroad
fare from Montreal (return ticket), SJ>5.05. Parties con¬
templating a visit to this great northern wilderness would
do well to communicate with J. W, Lynch, Montreal
Hotel, Buckingham, Quebec. Don’t imagine by the
above name that either the hotel or village are “swell.”
The hotel is small, but clean. The proprietor, Lynch, is
somewhat of a sportsman, and the village — well, deer and
bear are often killed within its limits. Stanstead,

Massachusetts— Plymout h Co., Aug. 24th.— Bay bird
shooting opened with us the first of the month, and has
been better than for some years past. During the four
days of storm last week the" gunning on the North river
was all that could he wished— also at Out river and Clarke's
Island. There is room for all on North river, and I can
recommend the Fourth Cliff House, Scituate, to any sports¬
men who want good shooting near Boston. A few coots
have made their appearance, and one party bagged four
this week. Woodcock are quite plenty this year, and
some sport will be offered when the law is off.

S. K. Jr.

Boston, Aug- 20th. — T. C. Snow, son of the secretary
of the Tremont Sportsman’s Club, of Boston, shot 13 up¬
land plover in the vicinity of East Concord, New Hamp¬
shire, on the first day of the open season, H, R. B.

Hampton Marshes. — An Amesbury (Mass.) correspond¬
ent writes relative to a recent report published in these col¬
umns, that the abundance of game there stated is not to be
found ; that sportsmen visiting the Marshes for bay bird
shooting are sadly disappointed and will he prudent if
they Btay away.

Mendon, Aug, 18th. — Very few partridge here. Quail
bid fair to he plenty this fall. Very few woodcock.

C. T.

Connecticut — Bridgeport Aug. 22 d. — Game promises
to be quite abundant this fall, if not slaughtered before
the law goes off. Some woodcock have keen killed by
the pot-hunters, but I don't think that the practice is as
prevalent as last year, when the law was broken with im¬
punity from June 1st on through the summer. As there
is no game club here no one likes to take upon himself the
responsibility of prosecuting. S. H. H.

New York. — Cohoes, Aug. 21st. — There are a few
partridges here, but the pot hunters have been shooting
since the first of the month, and by the time the season
opens there will be none left for those who observe the
laws. What are we going to do to stop it? The only way
that 1 can see is to stop all summer shooting, and make ft
a misdemeanor, to preserve game, and enforce the laws.
The laws as they stand now are a dead letter, and might
as well he abolished. It would not interfere with wood¬
cock shooting in this section, for there is none to shoot, I
only Baw three last August, and they were as wild as
Comanche Indians, H. M.

New Jersey — Bloomsbury Aug. 20th. — We have had a
pretty good woodcock season, aud think game will be
quite plenty this fall. P. H.

Illinois — Newport, Ind., Aug, 18th. — The open season
for prairie chicken shooting in Illinois commenced
August 15th, and on the 14th my friend, William S.
Reed, of Richmond, this State, and myself started for
White’s, our old stopping place on the' prairie, 12 miles
from Newport. But our hopes were blasted, for the next
morning it was raining a cold, drizzling rain, and con¬
tinued aurinjr the day. White went out with us, but we
only obtained a few hours’ hunting. The chickens were
mostly under cover in the com, and we only secured a
bag of 22, and those at the expense of a wetting. The
morning of the 16th was cool arid pleasant, and Read and
I had an early start. We took a long tramp over some
unacquainted' lands which promised well, but were not
very fruitful — only getting an occasional chicken. About
ten o’clock we returned to the pasture lands we had per¬
mission to shoot upon, where we found several fine
large coveys of young chicks, aud had some splendid
shooting until noon, making about one day’s shooting, and
a total bag of 39 chickens. R. E. S.

Ohio. — Fulton, Stark Co.— My brother Bert and I were
out for wooodcock July 18, and bagged twenty-five.
Twenty-four woodcock "had been shot on the ’ same
ground before, making forty-nine killed along a creek in
one mile. Bert and I killed all we saw but three. Our
dog, Old Bob, is an A1 dog, and knows better where to
find game than most hunters. I also shot a crane five
feet high and six feet stretch of wing, that had a bass
in his craw nine and a half inches long.

Geo. Hoover.

Wisconsin.— Baraboo, Aug. 10th.— A few of onr noted
Nimrods, consisting of the following gentlemen : C, A.
Swineford, B. K. Cowles, R. H. Strong, George Vittum,
A. M. Daggett, and George Potter, have just returned
from their annual chicken hunt near Tracy, Minnesota.
They say that chickens are not as plenty as last year. But
had fine sport, bagging about 300 and a number of Jack
rabbits. E. Holland.

Texas — San Antonio, Aug. 0th. — In traveling about I
have seen abundance of game. The quail are so thick
that I have not a doubt that an ordinary shot could go
out almost any where and bag a hundred birds in a day.
“Bob White’’ ia heard on every side. The deer were
badly thinned out last year owing to the “black tongue."
At “ Camp Verdie,’’ from which place 1 have just returned,
it was almost impossible to ride a mile, on the “ Divides "
without seeing one or two skeletons. J. O

Graham, Young County, Aug 15 th.— Editor J 'ettd
and Stream: — Dear Sir: Will you pardon iav again
bothering yop about the special wads mentioned by me
iu my communication which yon were kind enough to
publish May 32d ? Tha letter of “ Forest Aisle” ip mvi

last Forest and Stream of August 7th, again brings
this subject most forcibly before me, and I would
most earnestly solicit your kind offices in inducing some
one or other of the large gun firms to get on some of
these wads — please give me a line or two on this sub*
ject in the column to correspondents. Mataban,

One Way to Kill a Duck.— Editor Forest and
Stream: — Of course, the more plentiful the game the
greater sport, yet it is not always so ; and, il not too
tedious, I will narrate how my mental faculties were
profited and my patiences brushed up by the p ersuit of
one duck. Hunters, like doctors, have great need of pa¬
tience whether in sitting all day watching or learning to
bear a loss occasionally. This was a fine, dreamy, hazy,
drowsy, golden October day, and just breeze enough to
make an inland swell from the bay, Far and near tho
tall rice, bent with tiie weight of a lavish harvest, stretched
away to the right and left, It was near noon, when the
teal aud mallard sat priming themselves on the bogs, the
wood-duck in the bullrushes on the margin, and the
blue-hills far out on the bay. One blue-bill, an old
drake, probably settt in as a scout to reconnoiter the
situation, preparatory to the evening’s flight, came
suddenly along a cross-shot athwart my bow. To
cram down the rest of my biscuit, snatch up my gun,
blaze away, and wing hun was the work of a moment.
The next instant he dove. When he came up he was a
loug shot, but I let the other ban-el at him, as a signal to
heave to, but he didn't heave worth a cent except to
’• hove up ” his tail and go under. I re-loaded, picked up
my pole (for we use a polo instead of oars iu the rice) and
started after him. Whenhenextappearedhewasfour rods
ahead of the boat. I dropped the pole and fired at the
tip of his bill which was all that was visible ; still he did
not heave to, but went down. When next he rose he
was behind the boat but dove too quick to shoot. I laid
down the gun and concluded to drown him; so awaited his
fourth appearance, which was only a little snake-wake on
the water away out, steering fast for the bay. To pole a
boat well is a science requiring skill and strength. I flat¬
ter myself I have become a sort of combination variety
of both at the poling business. I went for that duck
with a vim worthy a better cause. The duck had dived,
and to see him now, as the boat began to rise and fall
with “the swell,” whenever he appeared for an instant,
was no slight accomplishment. The water runs out
pretty shoal for a half mile and the bottom is good, Btill
it requires effort to keep up to the duck and not lose him.
At last he comes up near the boat again. Shew! I say, on
a motion to strike him, and down he goes. The main
thing now is not to let him get breath, so every time he
comes up it is necessary instantly to scare him down. At
last he begins to swim under the boat and shows Bigns of
striking his colors, and what’s more, if you notice his
breathing he begins at last to heave too. Soon he cannot
dive, and then a blow on the head with the pole (which
it takes several strokes to hit, without missing at all, at
all), and the cunning old rascal is secured. If the hunter
don’t lose his poles, don’t lose his balance, don’t fall over¬
board — one thing he does lose, and that is about half the
usual excitement of the chase. R. W, H.

Fine Guns. — In another column Francis Tomes’ Son
advertise some very fine imported guns for sale at prices
below the cost of importation. This concern is winding
up the gun department of their business which is the rea¬
son of their offering guns made by such well known
manufacturers asWestley Richards, Scott, Hollis, etc., at
such low prices.

— We had a pleasant call the other day from Mi-. E. L,
Raulett, of the New Orleans Gun Club, who has been in¬
specting the groundB of the various shooting clubs in the
vicinity of New York with a view of introducing their
best features upon the New Orleans grounds.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

Massachusetts — Walnut Hill Range, Aug. 20 th.—
Match at glass balls; singles, 18 yards ; doubles. 15 yards:
Bogardus’ rules : —

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1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 J— IMS

. 1 1 1 1 1-5 1

.0 01110000 1-4 1-13

. 1 1 1 1 0-4

. ...1 1 1 1 1-5

10 10 10 0 11 0—5 -15

. 1 1 1 1 1-6

. 1 1 0 I 1-4

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..1 00000001 0-2)10
. 0 1 1 1 1-4

(Single...
J. Nichols,.. . 4 Double .

I Rotary.. .
I Single. ..

Re-entry . 4 Double. .

( Itotitry . .
\ Single. . .
U. R. Wiliams 4 Double. .

I Kotary. .
Single ..

Re-entry . J Double. .

Rotary...
I Single

Rotary,
i Single...

Re-entry . 4 Double. .

I Rotary. .

This competition will he renewed on each Thursday, and
the match will be closed when the fees equal the value of
prizes and expenses.

Milford, Aug. 23 d. — Glass-hall sir ■ to-day on Wilkin-
son’s ground ; following were best -cores made : trap. .1 .
G. Mole’s rotary ; rise, 18 yards ; possible 20 : Carver
patent target ball : —

Wilkinson . . \ *

Jacobs . j)

Dement., . s

■Whitney . ’ _ .7,','.' 7

New Jersey — Long Brunch, Aug. 20th.— Long Branch
Gun Club sliot at ten birds yesterday for an elaborate cup
presented by Mi'. Presbury of the west End Hotel. The
result was as follows : —

Martin . 14

White . 13

Brooks.. . . A

Evans.. . 9

Howe . 9

C. Livingston
E. 8. Chapin, ....

E. Sanford . .

J. Logan . .

Ben west .

J. A. Jameson .

Ed. Murphy .

P- TUebaud.
l. Bright .

A,B.\VMT!er .

Filled, Misscxl. I

I T. e. Clark

Fd.Fox .

K. L. Tow tisoud
. Cant, Wall. Green
J. BKonm-ly
W- Kink bam. .

VT , Hues

I] Count pe Mhurill'
1 '

SO II. II - :d.

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594

FOREST AND STREAM

New Haven vb. Worcester— ATew Haven, Conn., Aug,
18<fr. — Glass ball match : —

NEW HAVEN.

Jorey . 10110011110 lOOlOlOlOlOOlll 111 1—19

Poison . 10101 1 01 1101001101 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 01 1—33

Hanson . 00.1 110110 lllUOOlllllllllOlll 1-23

Bronson . 1111 1 10111 1 1111 0 11000 001 01 0 1 11-31

Cowell . 1 010 1011 001 0010010000 0 1 1 0 0 1 11 1—14

Penn . 11 11 10101111 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1— 24

Bryan . 101 1 0111100111111 11110110 01100—81

Moore . 11111111101100111 111110101 11 00-23

Colvin . 41010111 100111101 11111010110 11-32

Willie . 60 1 1110001011110101 01 11101111 0— 1#

Total..- . . 209

WOnCH ESTER.

Perry . 11111111101111111111111111101 1-28

Pond . 11 0101111 1110 11 1 11001 111011 11 1-23

Hudson . 011011010 01010100011100011100 0—16

Gilman . . 10 00001 11 I I 1 01 1 01 1 010 1 01 001001— 16

Eafrrr . 011111110 11111111101110110110 0-83

Johnson _ _ 11111111011110111101000111001 1-22

Holden... . . ..11 00000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 I 0 0 11 0 1 1 11-20

Smith . 1 110111000010000011011 1 01 10011-16

Chamberlain - 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 11 11 1110 1 1 0 111001 1 1 1110-24

HouKhton . 01 001 1 0 1 1 1 11 10001111 0011 1 1 1110-30

Total . . 203

New Jersey Gun Club— West Side Parle, Aug, 20.—
Regular monthly shoot at pigeons. First contest ; sweeps;
21 yards rise ; 8*0 yards boundary : H. and T, traps ; club
rules : —

John Pearson . 1 1 1— 3 ] — Lamherson . 1 1 1—8

W, Hepsley . 1 * 1-8 W. Sunders . 1 1 1-3

— Warm- . 1 1 1-3 | Geo.L. Wilms. . 1 1 1-3

Ties, 25 yards ; miss and out ; —

Pearson _ l 11 1 l 0-5 I Sanders . 1 1111 0—5

Warne . 1 1111 0—5 Wilms . 1 0 — 1

Lamherson ... 1 1 I 1 1 1— 8 1

Handicap badge shoot at 7 birds : —
Yards.

1111111-7 Pearson .

1111111-71 Sipp .

111101 1—6 Barclay .
1 111101-6 Smith. ..
1 1 1 1 1 1 0-6 Sanders. .
1 110 1 11—6 |

1110101—5
1 11 1 i 0 0—5
1 1 100 01—4
1100011-4
,1010 wit’dr.

Dusenbury .

Hepsley . kb

Dunlop . 33

Warne . 33

Jaehers . .21

Ties

Dusenbury . . .1 1 1—8— Hepsley . 10—1

2d sweeps ; 25 yards ; 5 birds ; —

Warns.. . 1 1 1 1 0—4 1 Hepsley .

Pearson . 0 011 0—3 Thompson

Wilms . 0 111 1— i Jones... .

Sanders. . 1 1 1 0 1— 4 I McCool . . .

..1 1

1 1 1-5
,[) 110 0—2
0 0111—3
,110 0 1-3

Ties on 4 ; miBS and out : —

Warne . 0 — 0 | Sanders

Wilms . . 1 1-3 |

3d sweeps ; same conditions : —

Hepsley . 1

Wilms . I

McCool . 1

_ 1 1—3 J Brown ... .
1 1 1—5 Thompson.
1 1 1—5- Warne .

. .0 1 1 1 1-4
.10 11 0—3
.1011 l^i

First money, Wilms and McCool ; second money, Brown
and Warne. G. L., W. Secretary.

New Jersey — Plainfield, Aug. 29f7i.— Match between
R. Hartigan of Jersey City, 27 yards., and T. H. Thomas,
of New York, 30 yards ; 50 birds ; 5 ground traps 5 yards
apart ; Narragansett Gun Club rules : —

HarttBan— 1 1 01 1, 11011, 0111L 11111, 11111, 10101,
00111. 11111, 11011, 01111. Killed, 41 ; missed, 0.

Thomas.— 1111 1, 11111, 01111, 11111, 01011, 11101,
11111, 01010, 11011, 10011. Killed, 40; missed, 10.

Tennessee— Nashville, Aug. 8th. — Glass-ball shooting
at Laitenberger’s Garden ; Mole's revolving traps ; Bogar-
dus’ rules ; 18 yards rise : —

Valentine - 1111

Jones . 0 1 1 1

Maskey . ...1 1 I 0

Meaders .1 1 1 1

Second match : —

1—6 I Gilbert..
1—5 Napier .
1-5. Phillips
1— 5 I Seiferle .

Mitchell,
Meaders. .
Jones .

Oates .

.11111 1-6 I Maskey . 0 1

.11111 1-6 Seiferle . 1 1

.11111 1—8 Valentine., ..11

.111111—61 Bailey . . 1 0

.11111 0-5 I Phillips . 0 1

1 0—5
1 0—1
1 0-4
1 0-8

111 1-5
1110-5
110 1—5
1110-4
010 1—3

Shoot off ; 21 yards ; miss and out : —

Mitchell . 111111110-81 Jones .

Meaders . 110 —3 I Phillips . ,

Ties on five : —

Oates . 1 1 0

Maskey . 1 1 1

Third match : —

1 1

ini 0-4
- 0 — 0

1 0-4
1 0-3
l 1—4
‘ 1—4

Mitchell . 1 1 1 I 1 1—0 1 Meaders . 1 0 1 1

Phillips . 11111 1—0 Maskey . 1 1 0 0

Leader . l l l 0 1 1-5 Valentine .0 1 1 0

Jones . — 0 1111 1-5 Seiferle . 1 0 0 1...

Bryan, . 0 1111 1-5 | Bailey . 0 1 0 0 0 1—3

In shoot off, 21 yards, Mitchell and Jones won first and
second.

Fourth match : —

Mitohell . 1 1 1 1 1 1—6 I Valentine . 011 11 0-4

Phillips . 1 1111 1-0 Leprler . 1 0 0 10 1-3

Meaders . 11111 1— 6 | Maskey . 1 0 0 1 0 0—2

Oates . 0 1 1 1 1 1—5 1 Seiferle . 1 0 0 0 1 0-2

Jones . I 1 1 1 0 1-5

Shoot off, 21 yards, won by Mitchell and Oates respec¬
tively.

Fifth match ; —

Mitchell . 1 1111 1—6 I Valentino . 1 0 0

Jones . 1 1111 1-6 Legler. . .1 1 0 _

Oates . 1 1 1 1 1 1-6 Meaders . 0 1 1 0

Phillips . 0 1 i I 1 1—5 I Seiferle ,

Shoot off, 21 yards, won by Mitchell,
Sixth match —

1 1-4
0 1-4
0-3

-100111-4

Phillips. .
Valentine
Jones —
Mitohell

.1111

.1111

.001

1 1-5
1 1-3
1-3

1100-4

1 1-3

_ 1—6 Turner —

1 1—6 | Meaders...

Shoot off, 21 yards, won by Phillips.

Seventh match ; miss and out ; —

Mitohell . 1 1 1-3 I Phillips....

Turner . . 0 —0 I Oates .

Mitchell and Phillips divided : —

Eighth match ; miss and out.

Mitohell - 1110 -3 1 Oates .

Turner . 11111111 1—9 I Phillips

Florida — Tallahassee, Aug.. 16th. — MatCll at glass balls;
20 yards rise ; balls thrown from the hand : —
team so. L

C. C. Pearce . 0.0 U I 1—2 I H. A, Shine . 110 1 1—4

It. M. Burroughs . (I 0 0 0 0 0 | W.A. Dernlly . .0 10 01—3

Total. . . .

TEAM NO. 8.

J. D. Wescott, jr. . 0 1 1 10-3 1 Geo. Darts . 0 0 11 0-3

E. K. nollinirer _ 1111 1—5 | G. L. Ba.lD.ell . 0 0 0 0 (1-0

Total . . . . . . 10

Match at pigeons ; 20 yards rise : —
team no. 1.

C.C. Pearce . 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0—6

B.M. Burroughs . i l o 1 1 l 1 o 0 1-7

W. A. Donally . 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 T-5

B. A. Shine . 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1—7

Total . 34

TEAM NO. 3.

J. D. Westcotl, ,1r . 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0-7

Geo. Davis l o 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1—6

G. L. Baltzell . 0 10 10 110 1 0—5

E. K. Hollinger . 0 1 1 1 I 0 1 0 0 1—6

Total . . . . . 24

Shine and Davis tied on one bird each; match decided by
finally Hopkins and Davis shooting at glass balls, bails
missing, and thus giving match to Team No. 1.

—Read Henry C. Squires’ advertisement. — f Adv.

U rttiomil jffzistimes.

CHICAGO NATIONAL ARCHERY TOUR¬
NAMENT.

THE grand annual meeting of archers of the United
States, held at Chicago on the 12 th, 13th and 14th
of August, under the auspices of the National Archery
Association, was certainly a great success, and has done
more for the cause of archery than anything since the
publication of the “Witchery of Archery’’ by Maurice
Thompson . More than 100 archers took part in the meet¬
ing. and 54 gentlemen and 20 ladies shot the Double York
and Double Columbia Rounds through in the three days.
Several gentlemen and ladies shot in the handicaps who
did not shoot for the medals,

The grounds at White Stocking Park are not well
suited for an archery meeting, as the proximity of the
railways brought an annoying smoke at times, and the
adjacent buildings dwarfed the appearance of the targets
and rendered the aim uncertain, reducing the average
score of every archer at least 20 per cent. But the enthu¬
siasm of the assembled archers was unbounded, the
rivalry, though extremely generous, was keen, and
especially during the “ team shoot ” on the last day was
the excitement intense. That the financial returns did
not equal the outlay was solely due to. the showery
weather of the first two days, which prevented the at¬
tendance of spectators. On the last day a fine crowd of
spectators graced the grand stand, and the applause which
came from the stand whenever a fine shot was made
evinced their appreciation of the pastime. The shooting
was at ten targets ranged from west to east across the
grounds, the gentlemen shooting at eight targets and the
ladies at two. There was a great deal of curiosity mani¬
fested to see Mr. Maurice Thompson shoot, and his friends
regretted as deeply as he himself did that he was not in
condition to attempt the use of a bow. Early this spring
he seriously affected his left shoulder by the use of an ex¬
tremely powerful bow, and in consequence his shooting
has been ruined for one season at least ; but it is hoped
that by the next season he will have wholly recovered the
command of the bow. For the good of the cause of arch¬
ery only he consented to shoot through this meeting re¬
gardless of his unfit condition, and although his scoring
was very low, the absolute perfection of his line shooting
attracted much notice. None of his arrows went wide,
but he was not strong enough in his left arm to keep the
proper length, and the monotonous falling of his arrows,
just under and just over the target at the longer ranges,
was no doubt a trial of his patience. In style he is care¬
ful rather than brilliant, drawing his arrows to within
about six inches of the pile, then pausing two seconds
upon his aim, drawing slowly and steadily from thence
to the finish and loosing on the draw. He used two bows
of finest Spanish yew — one of 51 pounds weight, made
by Thomas Aldred, of London, and one of 46 pounds,
made by Horsman, of New York. His arrows were made
by Horsman and were of 5.0. weight.

Mr. Will H. Thompson, who bore off the champion
medal, was also an object of curiosity to the assembled
archers as well as to the spectators. His friends
were sorry to see him appear upon the target field
in a very poor state of health, he having been prevented
from touching his bow for several weeks on account of
sickness. He was,' however, improving from day to day,
and though his shooting was marked by feebleness on the
first day, ne seemed to gain strength and nerve, and on
the second day made the fine run of 42 hits from 72 shots
at 100 yards, though the hits ran low, only yielding him
130 points. With the same number of bits he has fre¬
quently scored 180. Many of the assembled archers, who
have frequently seen him in matches score from 270 to
300 points at the 60-yard range, were astonished to find a
score of only 155 to his credit at that range. His feeble
condition furnishes the reason. His total of 624 at the
Double York Round falls 350 short of his better practice
scores. His style of shooting is peculiar and very attract¬
ive. He keeps his eyes fixed upon the target while he
leisurely draws the arrow from the quiver and places it
upon the string. Never for a moment glancing at the
bow or arrow, he raises thewhole to the proper elevation,
drawing the string hack as he lifts the bow till the pile
of the arrow barely shows beyond the bow, and looses the
arrow exactly as the full draw is reached. The whole
process does not occupy more than one second from the
time the arrow is nocked on the string to the loose. And
yet in that one second he coolly finds his line, draws to
the pile of his arrow, settles the arrow point upon his
point of aim, and looses. To the spectator it appears Use
a flash. The second score on the list was made by Dr.
McMeohan, of the Wabash Merry Bowmen. While 478
is not a large score at the Double York Round, it is really
fine work for an archer entering upon his second season
and at lira first great public meeting, He made no
" spurts,” but shot steadily throughout, and won second
place by good nerve and careful shooting. He used a
iancewbod-haolced bow of 48 pounds weight. For third
, place Mr. Ford F. Hall, of the Highland Park Archers,

and Mr. Charles Leach, of the Kokomo Archers, tied with
a score of 439 each. No two styles could be more unlike
than those exhibited in the shooting of these two gentle¬
men. Mr. Hall, who is of slight frame, shoots with a very
quick, nervous draw, takes no aim, but so soon as the bow
is raised to the elevation which the mind thinks is right
the string is whipped back to the check, the recoil of the
bow is heard and the arrow is gone. He is decidedly a
“ sensational” shooter, sometimes making a Single York
Round of nearly 400 points, sometimes dropping to less
than half that amount. Mr. Leach is a man of great phy¬
sical and nervous force, a symmetrical athlete who draws
a seventy pound bow with jperfect ease, but has the good
judgment to confine himself to the use of a fifty’pound
self Spanish yew, and exhibits a command over it which
renders his shooting a very beautiful thing to look upon.
He is one of the coming archers, and we should advise
Mr. Will H. Thompson to keep an eye upon him, for in.
all future contests for the medal Mr. Leach will he an ad¬
versary of great power. Mr. Hall’s score of 102 with his
second 24 arrows at 60 yards, and Mr. Leach’s score of 92
points with his second 72 arrows at 100 yards were among
the most creditable performances of the meeting. We
should very much like to give a short description of the
stylo of shooting of each of the archers who took a paid in
this first grand annual meeting, but our opportunity for
separately observing them was not good and we must
forego that pleasure. "We must, however, give a few
lines to the ladies, and here the same difficulty meets us,
for we were only permitted to observe the shooting of af ew
of them. The lady champion, Mrs. Spaulding Brown, of
the Hastings Archers, draws a 35 pound bow with
evident ease, and shoots with great steadiness and the
most imperturbable coolness. To her nerve upon the first
day she owes her success, for on that day she gained a lead
over her principal adversary, Mrs. Lee, of 37 points, a
gain which that lady, though shooting with great brilliancy
at 40 yards, could not overcome. Mrs. Brown is just
beginning her second season with the bow, and we feel
no hesitation in saying that the lady who shall win from
her the champion medal next year will have to score 700
points at the Double Columbia Round. Her gross score
of 548 points was a very fine record for the first grand
annual meeting. The second gross score of 510 points, by
Sirs. Lee, of the Wabash Merry Bowmen, was only pre¬
vented from being very much larger by her extreme ex-
citment and nervousness at her first public match. In
private practice she has scored 743 at the Double Colum¬
bia Round, and is generally very reliable for 650 points.
She shoots with great deliberation, aiming her arrows
carefully and drawing steadily and slowly. Her loose is
perfect and in the contest next season she will be one of
the champion's principal competitors. The third score
was made by Mrs. M. C. Klein, of the Wabash Merry
Bowmen, and in the beginning of the race it seemed as
though the medal was almost within her grasp, as she led
the 30 yards score by eight points over the champion, and
by 45 points over Mrs. Lee. Her shooting at times was
brilliant, her three golds at 30 yards eliciting a storm of
applause. Like Mrs. Lee she was greatly affected from
her first attempt to shoot in public, and fell far below her
practice scores.

The fourth gross score was made by Miss Laura Owens
of Des Moines, Iowa, and the Des Moines Toxophiiites
may well be proud of her success. She shot well at 30
and 40 yards, but fell off greatly at the 50 yard range,
caused we think by the use of an outrageously strong bow.
While Miss Owens has ’great nerve, and more strength
than is usual for a lady of her size, yet there can he no
hope of her ever attaining the first place among our lady
shots while she endeavors to master a 46 pound lancewood
bow, There are very few gentlemen who need a stronger
how than the one she shot with at this meeting. If she
will get a self yew of 28 pounds, her arrows will fly as
sharp and low and far more truly than they now do.
Considering the weapons she used, her scoring was very-
fine. Miss Janie Street of the Highland Park Archers
scored 401 for fifth place, getting a fine score at 30 yards,
but falling off badly at the longer ranges. Miss Street is
perfectly unaffected by the circumstances of a public
meeting, shooting with the greatest coolness during the
whole meeting. Her self-control and fine nerve was well
exhibited in shooting off a tie with the lady champion
and Mrs. Klein, eaoh of whom was scoring much higher
than herself. The three were tied upon “most golds,”
and shot off the tie with 15 arrows at 35 yards. The cham¬
pion and Mrs. Klein were each somewhat excited, but
Miss Street shot with the same quiet nerve which she had
before exhibited, and won by one point over Mrs. Brown
and two points over Mrs. Klein. We have space to speak
of the shooting of only some of the lady archers, and we
call attention to Miss Bixby’s style of shooting as some¬
thing rarely observed on the target-field. She secured
sixth place by a fine score at 50 yards after appearing to
lose all place by a very poor score at 40 yards. This young
lady archer shoots left-handed, uses a very strong bow,
and in the 60 yard handicap showed that with her, dis¬
tance only “lends enchantment to the view.” She seems
to shoot almost as well at 60 yards as at 40, and was uni¬
versally admitted to be the most graceful shot on the
grounds. If Miss Bixby will accept our advice to obtain
a 80 pound Spanish yew bow instead of the powerful hard
wood with its terrible recoil, she will score over 700 at the
next national meeting at the Double Columbia Round.
We should very much like to touch upon the shooting of
other ladies who graced the first great meeting with their
presence, but want of space forbids. We can only say
generally that they preserved their nerve better, and shot
nearer to their practice scores than the gentlemen did.
At the great meeting of 1880we shall see instead of twenty
shooting through the meeting, more than a hundredlady
contestants. All honor to the twenty who graced the
first ! We append the score list of the three days shoot
for the National Medals, and the prizes won by the seve¬
ral contestants. We are sorry that it is impossible to give
this week the scores and prizes in the several handicap
shoots, but we will do so next week and accompany them
with some further comments upon the shooting and other
matters of interest connected with the shooting. On the
last afternoon during the “team shoot” a fierce wind
was blowing which whisked arrows about as though they
were straws, and effectually prevented any high scoring
only one archer, Mr. Will A. Thompson, passing 400 points
at the American Round. On Thursday evening the archers
assembled in the ladies’ dining hall of the Sherman House
| and the prizes were awarded by the president, Mr, Maur-

r—

ie« Thompson.

FOREST AND STREAM.

i Thompson. The National medals he had awarded up¬
on the target field in a neat speech to each of the winners,
his bantering address to Mr. Will H. Thompson provok¬
ing a continuous roar of laughter from the assembled
archers and spectators. Mr. Will, however, in a brief re¬
ply neatly turned the laugh against his brother by an apt
quotation from the latter’s writings, and the archers
cheered rapturously. The winners wore the medals at
the presentation of prizes on Thursday evening and upon
entering the room were enthusiastically applauded. Al¬
together the meeting was one long to be remembered, and
every archer who shot it through has done his or her mite
toward the firm establishment of the most innocent,
graceful and noble pastime ever introduced into polite
and refined society. No doubt Mr. Maurice Thompson
felt intense gratification as he saw the ripening of the
fruit which his hand has planted. Let all true lovers of
honorable and beautiful pastimes rejoice with him.

GENTLEMEN— DOUBLE YOIIK'ROUND.

Target A.

CO Yards. 80 Yards. 100 Yards. Total.

Name of Archer. Hits. Score. Hits. Score. Hits. Score. Hits. Score.

Ford P. Hall

109

99

Walter Burnham. 29
Henry C. Carver. ... 31
Walter Larned. . . , . . 25
li. L. Peddinghous. 27

*C. A. Finkbine. — 16
Maurice Thompson. 30

B. D. Misner . 17

P. S. DeGraff _ 23

W. B. D. Grav . 29

W. M. Brewer . 35

D. S. Collins . 10

R. Fullerton . 29

S. E. Egan . 19

M. J. Insley . 11

L. D. Deval . 32

M. C. Klein . 26

John A. Bool . 28

Dean V. R. Manly.. 22

E. W. Deval . . . 2T

John Wilkinson. ... 26

R. C. Smith . 15

Charles A. Jay . 21

B. Carter . 18

O. W. Kyle . 81

A. F. Goodridge .... U

J. D. Patterson . 27

*W. A. Russell . 39

Charles Leech . 34

W.F. Hackney. . 22

*B. A. Hayes . 10

Tac. Hussey . 31

C. Hoi

W. M. I _

Henry H. Talbot.. . 25

*G.F. Henry . 32

Theo. McMeohan.. . 35

J. M. Fairfield . 31

W. L. Shepherd . 21

P.R. Proctor . 31 136

E.B. Weston . 31 137

Will H. Thompson. 39 155

T.N. Bool . . 28 130

W. A. Havemoyer. 16 18

W. B. Shufeldl: . 26 112

J. J. Hal! . 18 74

37 115 32 76 98 300

125 89 159

27

95

26

Pi! »/

22 12 fl 268

35 127 31 125 93 367

17 63 — — 33 125

15 185 31 63 96 3S2

83 23 71 23

„. 29 107 85 315

111 33 131 31 109 99 381

Target C.

74 27 91 20 58 63 223

93 37 145 36 92 102 330

15 45 57 187

IT 55 — —

33 145 23 87

122 41 US 32 86 101 356

22 72 18 54 62 200

30 100 36 112 93 305

69 25 105 20 124

64 16

139 27

Target O.

38 50 144

26 102 84 316

27 - —

118 107 375

181 28 94 8 8 73 263

152 38 138 39 149 111 439

82 26 100

150 31 118

21 — —

175 47 177 35 127 117 479

118 26 80 22 80 80 278

69 24 80 23 65 68 214

63 233 70 236 172

31 147 94 400

R.W. Arndt. .. .. 32
C. G. Hammond. . . 21

A. G. Spalding . 25

J. Deval . 19

Mr. Smith . 10

J. A. Phipps . 20

E.T. Church . 33

154

27 107 18

33 59 257

34 50 104

LADIES —COLUMBIA. BOUND.

30 Yards, 40 Yards, 50 Yards,

Hits. Score. Hits. Score. Hits. Score. Hits. Score.

Mrs. John Lee . 45

Mrs. H. Carter; . 17

Mrs. H. P. Baker. ... 37

*Mrs. E. 3. Gatch - 27

Mrs. H. C. Carver... 31

Miss J. Street . 44

Miss Ida Bixby . 42

Mrs. P. R. Proctor.. 41

Mrs. H. Wiuaor . 31

Mrs. E. T. Church,.. 40

Miss Laura Owens. . 46

Miss F. Parsons . 41

Miss Mamie Cole ... 34

Mrs. M. C. Klein . 46

Mrs. J. W. Ramsay. . 43
Mrs. M. Thompson. . 42
Mrs.Spaldlng Brown 46
Mrs.W. 8. Lasher... 27

Mrs. Goodridge . 28

Mrs. Dr. Green . 42

227 35 161 30 122 110

87 — —

170 27 101

232 28 136

31 111 101

221 81 123 JO 30 84

186 20 06 11 37 73

264 36 152 28 132 110

172 25 101

TEAM SHOOT.

30 irroia, 30 Arrows, 30 Arrows,

40 Yards. 50 Yards.. 60 Partis. Total.
Hits. Value. Hits. Value, Hits. Valuc.Hits.Value.
Wabash Merry Bowmen—

Thompson, W. H.. 30 192 26 138 27 125 83 454

Brewer . 25 ‘>n 1**1 on an rrr on;

29 157 21 73 77 391

Totals . 1U

Highland Park-

Carver . 27

Hall . 29

Bray . 22

Kyle . 30

Totals . loT

Robin Hood-

Proctor . 26

Arndt . 24

Phipps . 28

Baker . 28

Totals . 106

Chicago—

Larned . . 27

Burnham . 28

Fairfield . 28

Spalding....

Totals . Ill

DeB Moines—

Hussey . .

Henry . 28

Finkbine . 26

Fullerton. - - - 27

161

169

648 108 536 83 334 302 1,508

27 121

15 67

71

347

28 146 25 117

84 360 289 l,859

169 22 91 16 66

163 21 136 15 61

137 19 09 IT 73

145 24 116 23 105

604 90 412 71 305 268 1,331

128 24 109

Ill

522

86

385

78

336

266

1,233

28

148

23

102

21

85

72

335

28

154

23

107

20

82

71

343

20

96

22

94

17

63

65

253

27

135

23

99

16

62

66

298

109

.533

91

402

74

392

CT4

1,227

Batavia—

Atwater . 28

Warner . 28

Nichols . 29

Meredith... . 27

Totals . 112

Arden—

Devol.E. W . 27

Devol, J . 26

Davol, L. D,. . 25

Peddlnghaus . 28

22 122 17 77 07 3«

26 138 20 80 75 361

22 98 13 35 63 247

88 431 65 249 265 1,221

135 25 111

Totals . 106

Kokomo—

Jay . 30

Leach . 26

Misner . 22

Russell . 28

Totals . wo

Crescent Bowmen—

De Graff . 25

Taylor . 16

Hoag . . 25

Church . 30

Totals . 96

Northside Club—

Wilkiuson, J . 27

Mears . 26

Conldin- . 25

Wilkinson, H. B... 18

Totals . 96

Toledo—

Manley . 25

Hayes' . 9

Goodyear . 15

Smith . 13

87 376 65 252 258 1,182

25 107 20

18 68 64 262

287 70 256 267 1,119

135 17 109

17 130 15

50 364 47 194 199 1,095

127 10 104

12 18 50 240

54 320 63 200 213

Totals . . . 62 286 63 185 35 127 160 568

College Hill vs. Westwood— College Hill, Ohio, Aug.
21st. — Second match of a series of three, first match hav¬
ing been won by the Westwoods with a score of 986 to
911 ; size of target, 48 inches ; distance for ladies, 30
yards; gentlemen, 40 yards ; number of arrows shot by
each side, 240; individual average — College Hill, 125 J;
Westwood, 1111, Score : —

COLLEGE HILL.

No.ofMts.Value.
Mr. Adam Gray. .29 183

Miss Eva Cary . 28 128

Mr. C.R.Wild . 26 116

Mrs. J. L. Pierson . 27 113

Mr. Worthington. 22 120

Miss Wilson . 25 123

Ml-. C. H. Avery.. . 20 118

Miss Morrison . 26 90

WESTWOOD.

No. of hits.Valuc.

Mr. C. Miller . 27 143

Miss K. Miller . 29 145

Mr. F. Miller . 23 105

Miss Lauder . 19 77

Mr. Saunders . 27 119

Miss Penrose . 22 100

Mr.H. Bruoe . 29 129

Miss J. Miller . 19 75

Totals . 209 1,001 Totals . 195

A pleasant feature of the game was the competition for
two prizes, the one for the ladies being a fine bow, and for
the gentlemen six fine arrows, to be awarded respectively
to the one making the highest score in any one round.
Miss Penrose, of the Westwoods, won the bow, making
23 out of a possible 27 in the sixth round. The arrows
were taken by Mr. P. Miller, also of the Westwood Club,
he making 25 out of a possible 27 in the fourth round.

THE GAME OF CRICKET,

FIXTURES.

Aug. 29.— Patterson, N. J.— Newark vs. Patterson.

Aug. 29-30— Staten Island.— Hamilton vs. Staten Island.

Sept. 4. — Hoboken, N. J.— Young America (2d) vs. St. George’s (2d).

Sept. 5.— Orange, N. J— Newark vs. Young America (2d).

Sept. 6— Staten Island. — Young America (2d) vs. Staten Island (2d).

Sept. 10-11— Toronto.— Daft’s English eleven vs. 22 Canadians.

Sept. 12-18— Toronto.— Daft's English eleven vs. 22 English.

Sept. 15-16— Ottawa.— Daft's English eleven vs. 22 of Ottawa.

Sept. 16-17— Hoboken, N. J.— Marsh's Irish Team vs. St. George's
fifteen.

Sept. 18-19.— Staten Island.— Marsh’s Irish Team vs. Staten Island
fifteen.

Sept. 22-23.— Hoboken, N. J.— Marsh's Irish Team vs. Eleven All,
New York.

Sept. 25-28-27— Ntcetown.— Marsh’s Irish Team vs. Philadelphia
eleven.

Sept. 25-26-27— Detroit.— Daft's English eleven vs. Detroit.

Sept. 30-Oet. 1.— Syracuse, Daft’s English eleven vs. 22 Central
New York.

As will be seen from the above list of fixtures, five
matches have been arranged for by Daft’s English Team
of professional players, and four matches by Marsh’s
Team of Gentlemen of Ireland. Other game swill be
played by both in New York City and State, Philadel¬
phia, and Canada, but at present the dates have not been
decided upon.

Daft’s English Team.— The Nottingham Daily Guar¬
dian has this to say of the visit of Daft’s Team : —

For many years past there has been a desire on the part
of our Transatlantic friends, who take an interest in the
noble game of cricket, to witness the play of the most
finished and graceful of English batsmen, as also of several
others who have never taken part in any foreign expedi¬
tion. This wish will now be gratified, and the Canadian
and American public will have an opportunity of seeing
the performances of the pick of professional talent, as the
Eleven taken out is unquestionably as strong in all de¬
partments as could possibly be. The Eleven (or rather
twelve) will consist of the following : R. Daft, A. Shaw,
G. Ulyett, W. Oscroft, W. Bates, J. Selby, F. Morley,
E. Lockwood, W. Barnes, T. Emmett, A. Shrewsbury ,
and G. Pinder. Nine or ten of these men were selected
this year by the Marylebone Club to play in the Gentle¬
men vs. Players’ match at Lord’s, and the people of
Canada and America may rest assured that no better ex-
ponets of the art could be well put in the field. Saloon
passengers’ berths for the team have been secured in the
Sardinian, of the Allan Line of steamboats, to leave Liv¬
erpool for Quebec on the 28th of August. The first match
will be played at Toronto on the 10th September, under
the patronage of the Marquis of Lome, the Governer-
General of Canada, who, we may add, is expected to play
against the Eleven. About twelve matches will be played,
and among the places to be visited are Ottawa, Mon¬
treal, Detroit, Hamilton, New York, and Philadelphia.
The tour is expected to last six weeks, and we have not
the least doubt it will be a thorough success. The presence
of Richard Daft as captain of the team, may be taken on
the other side of the water as a sure guarantee that the
viBit will be conducted in the most satisfactory and hon¬
orable manner.

Hamilton vs. Carlton of Toronto. — This match was
played at Toronto on the 26th ult. The Hamiltonians
won by one innings and 11 runs.

St. Georges (2d.) vs. Staten Island (2d.)— This return
match was played at Staten Island, Aug. 23d, and won by
the visitors by 120 rims. Both teams were weak. The
score tells the story, and shows the names of the absentees
in the second innings. This half and half way of playing
the game should be put a stop to at once

First Inning.

Sadler, b McDonald .

Giles, jr„ b Houghton..

Saunders, b Poole .

Holland b Roberts .

Hausling, b Roberts..

A. Blackwell, b Roberts . 11

Frobyn, e Outerbridge, b
Roberts . 1

Harcombe, b Filmer. .

ST. GEORGE.

Second Inning.

9 c Houghton, b Poole . 6

... 1 b Filmer . 26

. 22 e Poole, b McDonald . 23

b McDonald . 22

b McDonald . 10

c Roberts, b Poole . 8

not out . 13

c E. Outerbrklgo, b H. Outer-

_ _ bridge . ..12

Grant, c Filmer, b Roberts.. . 0 b Outerbridge . . . 2

B. Blackwell, notout . 2 absent . 0

Armstrong, absent — . 0 absent. . 0

Byes, 2 ; leg-byes, 2 ; wides, 1; 5 Byes, 2; wdies, 8; no ball, 1;. . . 11

Total . . . 68 Total . . 132

STATEN ISLAND.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Dodgo, b Giles . 26 b Giles . 9

E. Outerbridge, b Sadler . 1 c Holland, b Sadler . 5

Houghton, b Sadler . 0 c llarcombc, b Hausling. .. 3

Roberts, b Giles . 3 b Giles . 2

Moore, run out . 2 c Grant, b Giles . 1

Fibner, b Sndler. . 0 e Blackwell, b Sadler . 0

Furber, b Giles . 7 b Giles . 7

Blackburn, b Giles . 0 absent . o

Outerbridge, b Giles . 1 run out . . l

McDonald' not out . 2 absent . 0

Poole, b Giles . 0 not out . g

Byes, 2 ; leg-byes, 3 . 5 Bye, 1 ; wides, 1; no ball, 1 3

Total . IT Total . "il

Oswego Falls vs. Oswego.— Played on the grounds
of the former on the 9 th inst., when the home team won
by three wickets. Score : —

OSWEGO.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Stevenson, b. Ellis . 1 c. Murphy, b. Newton . 0

Scott, b. Ellis . 5 b. Ellis . 1

Bally, b. Ellis . 4 runout . 1

Mongin, b. Ellis . 9 I. b. w. b. Newton . 4

Kingsley, b. Ellis . 27 C. Baker, b. Ellis . 7

Hubbard, c. North, b. Ellis. . . 11 b. and c. Edmondson . 0

Mattoon, b. Newton . 1 run out . l

Fayette, e. Newton, b. Backus 0 b. Edmondson . 0

Wright, b. and c. Ellis . 4 notout . 0

Towse, notout . 4 b. Ellis . l

Salladin, b. Ellis . 0 b. Ellis . 0

Byes . 4

Leg byes . 4 Leg byes . 1

Total. . . 70 Total . 20

OSWEGO FALLS.

Ellenor, b. c. Wright . 8 c. Kingsley . 1

If. Backus, b. Fayette ... 2 b. Wright . o

J. Backus, b. Wright, c. Fay¬
ette . 0 b. Bailey . 6

J. Gillis, b. Wright . 6 notout . 10

J. Newton, b. Fayette . 0 run out . 5

Ellis, b. and c. Wright . 9 runout . 4

Edmondson, b. Wright, c. Ste¬
venson . 8 run out . 0

Layeox, b. Wright . 4 not out . 0

North, b. Bailey . 0 not out . 0

Murphy, b. Bailey . 0 b. Wright, e. Towse . 2

Baker, not out . 3 not out . 2

Byes . 2 Byes . 3

Leg byes . 1 Leg byes . 5

No oalls . 1

Total . .44 Total . 47

Canada — Whitby, Aug. 13 th. — A cricket match was
played here to-day between Cobourg and Whitby, which
resulted in favor of Whitby by one inning and eleven
runs to spare. For Cobourg Hayden, Oseer, Lawless and
Kennedy batted in very good form, as did also Ray, Laing,
Laing, Mathison and Reynolds for the Whitby club. The
following is the score : —

CO80UBG.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Hayden, not out . 15 b. r. Laing . 0

Osier, h. w., b. I. Laing . 23 e. Trousdell, b. A. Laing . J

Gardener, b. I. Laing . 2 b. A. Laing . 2

Holland, b. I. Laing . 0 b. I. Laing, . 9

Hill, run out . 9 b. I. Laing . 1

Kennedy, b. A. Laing . 2 b. A. Laing . 10

Wood, b. A. Laing . 0 run out . . 7

Fairbanks, b. A. Laing . 0 b. I. Laing . 5

Armonr, run out . 2 c. S. Hay, b. A. Laing . 1

Salisbury, b. I. Laing . 1 b. I. Laing . 2

Lawless, b. A. Laing . 10 not out . 0

Byes, 8 ; leg byes, 3 ; wides, 5. 16 Bye3, 6 ; leg byes , 5; wides, 3. 14

Total . 71 Total . 52

Grand total . 123

WHITBY.

First Inning.

Ray, Samuel, b. Kennedy . 24

Jackson, 0. Hill, b. Osier . 4

Laing, 1., b. c. Gardener, b. Fairbanks . 46

Trousdell, b. Wood . 3

Laing, A., c. Kennedy, b. Holland . ! 15

Garratt, run out . x

Mathison, b. Osier . is

Reynolds, b. Wood . 7

Ross, not out . 3

Ray, Hugh, I). Osier . 0

Perry, b. Wood . 1

Byes, 10 ; leg byes, 3. 13

Total . 134

Young America Cricket Club of Milwaukee, Wis. —
This new organization was recently formed, and the mem¬
bers’ list already shows over thirty names. The club is
under the direct management of Mr. George Oxborrow,
an old time cricketer, who aims at the awakening of an
interest in the game in the west. Mr. O.. has under his
direction two elevens, consistiiigof lads between the ages
of eleven and Sixteen, whom he is instructing with excel¬
lent results. The first eleven is pn It/ made up of
members of the old Milwaukee Cl n i ■ 1 iy to play against

the Chicago and Racine Clubs during August. We trust
that now the new club has started so prosperously,
sufficient interest will be taken to make it a permanent
organization.

Cricketer's Picnic.— The Onondaga Club of Syracuse
held their annual picnic at Riverside Farm on the 38th
ult.

Montreal Juniors vs. Longueil.— On the 36th ult.
these elevens met on the grounds of the former, when the
home team won by 36 runs.

The Newport Swim.— Captain Webb was seized with
cramps in his swim with' Boyton at Newport last • ••■•k,
thus giving the race to the life-saving suit. ' not her
meeting is talked of.

FOREST AND STREAM

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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«t the fruits of genius which have attained the
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thurs. Butene drawback even to Shakespeare is
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Forty Years Notes of a Field Orni-

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J u these notes the author of Kidder's Sporting
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Face to the Front. — Sportsmen will be
interested in the following incident relat¬
ing to Colonel F. G. Skinner, so long con¬
nected with the Turf, Field, and Farm.,
and afterwards, for a time, with the Forest
and Stream. It is related by General P.
T. Beauregard in a recent letter to the Sun.
It occurred at Centreville, Va., during the
visit of Prince Napoleon to Manassas : —

“ General Longstreet’s brigade, one of the
best then in the Army of the Potomac, was
stationed at the former town, and hap¬
pened to be drilling near the Fairfax turn¬
pike as the Prince and party were pass¬
ing. Major F. G. Skinner, one of the field
officers of the First Virginia Regiment,
who had been educated in France under
the auspices of General Lafayette, a great
friend of his father, came to the carriage
of the Prince to pay his respects to him
and his BUite. Major Skinner was also well
,qe<juaint*fl with Count Merrier wjio intro-

dued him to the party. Just at that ino*
ment his regiment had arrived close to the
road in performing some manceuvre and
presented its back to the carnages. It was
one of the oldest regiments in the service,
and its clothes were rather the worse for
wear, especially about a certain part of the
body- Major Skinner, rather disconcerted
at first by tlie appearance of his gallant
soldi era, soon rallied from his unpleasant
emotion, and, with French wit, remarked
to the Prince and party : “Messieurs, vous
voyez Id la partie de nos soldats que l’en-
nerni n'a pas encore vueet j’espere neverra
jamais ! ” which, of course, created a gen¬
eral laugh. Major Skinner writes as well
as ho fought : and, although multilated in
body he still retains the full vigor of his
intellect.'’

A Canada Cabane.— The Earl of Dun-
raven says, in the Nineteenth Century, that
the greatest luxury he ever found was in
Canadian camp life, “No man who has
not experienced it.” he continues. “ knows
what an exhilarating feeling it is to be en¬
tirely independent of weather, compara¬
tively indifferent- to hunger, thirst, cold
and heat, and to feel himself capable not
only of supporting but enjoying life thor¬
oughly, and that by the mere exercise of
bis Own faculties.” The Earl’s directions
for making such a camp are practical.
Having selected a level spot, make four low
walls of two or three small pine logs la d
one on the other, and on these raise the
frame-work of the camp. This consists of
light thin poles stuck into the upper sm'faco
of the logs, and the tipper ends leaning
against and supporting each other. The
next operation is to strip large sheets of
hark off tlie birch trees and thatch these
poles to within a foot or two of the top,
leaving a sufficient aperture for the smoke
to escape. Other poles are then laid upon
tlie sheets of birch bark to keep them in
their places. A small doorway is left in
one side and a door is constructed put of
slabs of wood or out of tlie skin of some
animal. You next level off the ground in
side and strew it thickly with the small
tops of Canada balsam fir for a breadth of
about four feet ; then take pliant ash sap¬
lings and peg them down along tlie edge
of the pine tqps to keep the carpet in its
place, leaving a hare space in the centre of
tlie hut, where you make the fire.

Summer Recipes.— We find the follow¬
ing hints in the letter of a Sun corres¬
pondent : —

Mosquitoes can be driven away from
rooms by the smoke of insect powder, burnt
on a hot shovel. When it is nob easy to
get fire, put a bit of gum camphor m a
shovel, light, and the gum will catch as
quickly as alcohol : then sprinkle a table¬
spoonful of insect powder (pyxethrum) on
the flame, let it take fire, and blow out the
blaze, close the windows, and let the smoke
rise for five minutes,

Hanging a cloth on which a teaspoonful
of carbolic acid is poured, at the head of
the bed, will keep mosquitoes away.

A remedy for burns by carbolic' acid is
Canada fir'balsm, spread on the part at¬
tacked.

A wash of fiftoen or twenty drops of
common carbolic acid i n a half pmt of water
will immediately relieve the smart of mos¬
quito bites, hives, prickly heat, and all
irritations of the skin common in summer.
If it causes any burning in a moment or
so, it, is too strong and more water must
be added.

The pain of teething may be almost done
away with, and the health of the ohild
benefited, by giving it fine splinters of ice,
picked off with a pin, to melt in its mouth.
Instant quiet succeeds hours of fretfuluess,
and sleep follows the relief.

A speedy cure for poisoning by ivy is a
wash of oxalic acid, a teaspoonful of the
salt to a pint of water, with which the
poisoned spots are bathed as often as they
grow troublesome. The lotion smarts se¬
verely for a few moments, hut is followed
by cessation of the poison pain, which
itches as if one should tear the part to
pieces. The above may need reducing for
young children. A dessert spoonful of
sweet oil taken daily is said to drive the
poison out of the blood. It should not he
put in tin, or anything metallic, as it cor¬
rodes, and may form poisonous com¬
pounds,

A strong infusion of yarrow (white tansy)
and boneset is a good substitute for quinine
in fever and ague, or other malarious com¬
plaints. The plants should be gathered
when in flower, and a double handful of
each steeped in one quart of boiling water
and drank freely three or four time a
day.

Tlie animal remains found in the Rocky
Mountains show the gigantic size of the
monsters of pre-historio ages. The back¬
bone of one animal is three and-a-half feet
wide, and implies a neck fully five feet in
width. The diplodveus was fifty feet long.
Dinosaurians were exhumed twenty-five
feet long. The atlantosurians, a lizard¬
footed animal, must have been forty feet
long when alive. Another animal, m-

bededin a hard matrix of rock, which was
removed with difficulty after much blast¬
ing, was thirty feet long. Such were some
of the monsters that once enjoyed them¬
selves around the Rocky Mountains. They
were reptiles, and most of their friends and
foes were the same, even the birds being
half reptiles. What eggs some of these rep¬
tiles must have laid, may be imagined
when one female atlantosaurian is described
as 100 feet long, with thigh bones measur¬
ing nine feet, and probably twenty-five
feet high.

Beebe’s Automatic Extractor. — Mr.
Frank N. Beebe exhibited to tlie shooting
club his invention for extracting auto¬
matically the shell from an auxiliary rifle
barrel to breech-loading shot-guns, so they
can he taken hold of with the fingers and
extracted, instead of making it necessary to
take them out with a sharp pointed instru¬
ment, as is done now, tlie way they are
manufactured. The extractor 'worked to
the satisfaction of all, and with it very
rapid firing could be done, in all proba¬
bility as fast as with any single breech¬
loading rifle made, and a sportsman’s out¬
fit would hardly be complete without one
of these auxiliary rifle barrels with the at¬
tachment just invented by Air. Beebe. —
Ohio State Journal, Aug. S3 d.

The Duke of Sutherland, who is a
thorough, practical engineer, drove the lo¬
comotive attached to the train which con¬
veyed tlie Prince and Princess of AY ales
around the royal agricultural show.

— According to the Rev. Mr. Scudder, a
missionary in India, four men bought a
quantity of cotton in copartnership. That
the rats might not injure it they bought a
cat, and agreed that each should own one
of its legs. Each leg was then adorned
with beads and other ornaments by its
owner. The cat accidently injured one of
its legs, and the owner wound a rag round
it, soaked in oil. Tlie cat by chance set the
rag on fire, and, being in great pain, rushed
among the cotton bales, where, she had been
accustomed to hunt rats. The cotton was
totally burned. The tliree other partners
brought sm’t against the owner Of the in¬
valid log to recover the value of their cot¬
ton, and the Judge decided that, as the in¬
jured leg could not be used, the cat carried
the fire to the cotton with her three remain¬
ing legs. They only were culpable ; and
their owners were required to compensate
the owner of the injured leg for bis share
of loss.

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Every garment and button is stamped “ Boston Shooting Suit, (l. AY. Simmons &
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BEAGLE PUPS FOR SALE.— One litter

of eight, Fanny 5th ; one litter of six from
Beaut,-, second prize winner at Philadelphia
Kennel Club, 1879. These pups are from Victor;
he Is from imported stock from the kennel of
Sir A. Ashbumham, England, now in stud at F.
Elmore’s, Granby, Conn. These litters are six
weeks and ten days old. If taken at two mouths
old will ho sold low. They are nicely marked,
white, black and tan, and blue mottled. Also,
one Laverack setter, four years old ; one Eng¬
lish Pointer, three years old. Both are well
broken on all kinds oi game, and most expert
retrievers from laud and water. Will be sold low
to reduce kennel stock. Address GEO. FOU-
NALL, Christianes, Lancaster Co., Penn.

FOR SALE. — A handsome English setter
pup, or will exchange for cocker spaniel;
will give hood trade for a prize winner. THLO.
MEY)3R,3 - - - ” '

{, 318 Eighth st.. Jersey City, N. J . It

FOR SALE.— Two Gordon setter bitcheB,
flvo months old : very handsomely marked ;
sired by Doan’s Tim. For particulars address
GEORGE 8. THOMPSON, Box 1B3 Foxhoro'.
Mass. AugS8-lt

FOR SALE. — St. Bernard dog Conrad,

15 months old, rough-coated, 27i Inches high,
75 inobes long, intelligent, good-tempered and
kind. Bred by L. Z. Collins from stock imported
from Rev. J. C. Mncdonn's kennel. For particu¬
lars, address ANNA II. WHITNEY, Box 94, Lan¬
caster, Mass.

For Sale or Exchange.

IAVILL sell for very little money, or ex¬
change, a handsome orange and white Eng¬
lish setter brood bitch, 8J years old, The dam of
some fine field dogs, and a bench show winner.
Will be due in heat within thirty days. First
class stoek and pedigree, W. H. PIERCE,
A«g88-Jt PMkSkil), N. T,

FOREST ANT* stream

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SECOND GRAND

International Bench Show

OF Does,

to be held at

LONDON, ONTARIO,

September 30, October 1, 2 and 3.

in Prizes.

President, J. S. NIVEN,, Esq., M.Dd Hon., Sec¬
retary, W C. L. OILL, Esq. The Great West¬
ern, Grand Trunk, Canada Southern, Erie
and other railways, will carry dogs free If ac¬
companied by a care-taker. Entries close Sept. IS.
Aug28-2t

The following: celebrated Bogs are for
sale.

3C5a>a-s»:

St Bernard dog “Marco"; rough coated, two
roars old; u magnificent animal— Rov. J. Gum¬
ming Mnedona's stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

Now Poundland dog “ Keeper": four years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1873.

Pointer dog. “ Croxteth,” ; liver and white ; one
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton’s re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize in the H an-
ovor International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “Decimal Dash,” eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn's celebrated
“ Dash ” -a magnificent stud dog— never exhib-
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover II"; pure red ; sou of Mac-
dona'a champion “Rover." Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “ Ranger II"; a pure bred Lav-
orack, son of Macdona's celebrated “ Ranger".
His get won first at Hanover aud Paris shows.

English setter “Ranger Rival," a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $35.00.

Sitclios.;

St. Bernard “Braunfels," rough coated, out of
Prineo Solm's celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco," 1st prizes in Han¬
over aud Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen,” liver and white. lstWestmm-
ster Kennel Show 1878, til whelp to champion
“ Sensation.”

Gordon setter "Beauty.” IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd Now Pork Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, out of
“ Queen " and " Sanclio," in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Bolton setter “ Silk," in whelp to Ranger L

Irish Setter " Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard's
*' Palmerst on ; " will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “Donna," white and lom on, in
■whelp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
be secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; full pedigrees.
.Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODKFPROY,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

Site fennel.

Highly Bred

Pointer and

Red Irish Setter
Puppies for Sale

A.t reasonable Prices. Liberal discount to par-
ti03 residing at distant points. For full particu¬
lars address LINCOLN & HELLYAR, Warren,

N. B. To reduce stock 20 per cent, discount
during August. _ aug 7-tf

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COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING^ KENNEL

St. P. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS^ of the finest

strains. I sell only young stock. I guarantee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent defers cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosmg
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. 310

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Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure.

For Sale by all Druggists at 25 cts.

H7io7csoIe Agents— Bruen St Hobart, 214 Fulton
Street, N . Y.; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.

Sent by mail on receipt of 25c., to

L. A.MICKE, Boston. Pa.

OK FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR
— - r) sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest hredand fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 119 Bowers
Block, Rochester, ju24 tf

CPORTSMEN INTENDING to come
kJ South the coming winter can have their dogs
boarded during the summer, aud broken on early
fall shooting, by an expeit. Terms reasonable,
and satisfaction guaratecd. Reference given and

Teqr'"'^ fifiigi * — •

FOR SALE, when eight weeeks old,

seven mraniofl out of Pat. hv mv Rattlor

I, ''OR SALE.— One pair (dog and bitch)
thoroughbred dark red Irish Setters 7 months
old, by Cham pion Elcho out of Budgot-Plun-
ket, Pluuket-Stella. Address E. J. ROBBINS,
Aug313t _ Wethorsfield. Conn

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge's"
new editionof “Dogs of the British Islands,"
and containing the “points" by which every breed
of dogs is judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price 50 cents.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have daily access to salt
water.

N. B.— Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dogs for sale ; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLQVER.Toms River, N.

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A BANE TO FLEAS— A BOON, To DOGS.
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Price 50 cents by mall, Postpaid.

ARECfl NUT FOlfWORMS IN DOGS,

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Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with
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Price SO cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Ron and
Gun and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & RflALLESON,

oet 12 05 Fulton Street, N. Y.

Champion Berkley.

The Champion Irish Setter of

America.

ANY ONE DESIRING TO OWN A
FULL BROTHER OR SISTER to this most
famous dog, can how secure one of the Elcho-
Lou II litter. It is very doubtful that another
opportunity can ever be had. The pups are
very promising. Address “ BERKLEY,’’ care
Mass. Kennel Club, Box 1957 Boston, Mass.

Stud Spaniel.

upRIMBUSH (pure Clumber), imported di-
-I. reot from the kennels of the Duke of N ew-
oastle. For nose the Clumbers are unrivalled,
und Trimbush is a capital dog to breed Cockers
or small sized Setter bitches to. Fee $20. . Ad¬
dress H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J. Jnnlfilf

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON, ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

RATTLER.— In the Stud.— Blue belton,
Llewellin setter, winner of three benchpri-
zes, by ehampion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish field trials, out of the pure Laveraek biter
(Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters wai
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. jan,2tf

d* A K will buy a thoroughly broken Irish Setter
Bitch by Champion Elcho. Address E. J.
ROBBINS, Wethersfield, Conn.

FOR SALE, — Pointer dbg, partially

broken ; pedigree ; and a fin e lot of Imported
Skye terriers. Address J. H. WINSLOW,
Aug28-2t P, 0. Box 1538, Portland, Me.

WANTED. — A pure bred English Mas¬
tiff pup. Not particular as to sex. Ad¬
dress stating price, A. W. BARNARD, cor. Byron
and Brimmer sts., Boston. Ang28-lt

iflt J&Ue.

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,
Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to Inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. deeI9 tf.

WANTED to purchase —
ali sorts of pre-historic stone
relics. Give description and
price to “ RELIC," P. O. Box 529 Pittsburg, Pa.

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.— One hori¬
zontal Steam Engine, oine horse power; new,
nicely mounted, at less than actual value. Ad-
rees A. MAHAN. Cortland, N: Y. Aug213!

F°a

iR SALE— Sharp’s Long Range 8ights, good
,ew ; will be sold cheap for cash. Address
Fokest and, Stream. Aug 14, it.

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HUBER TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

Forsale by all dealers in Sporting Goods, or at
the manufacturers.

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Pulton Sts.,
mar IS Paterson, N. J

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GENS, ETC.

CPRAPS from $2 to $12, Balls at 90 cents
-L per 100. Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts¬
burg; Pa. may29 ly

_ FOREST AND STREAM. _____

Boughton’s Patent Explosive Target Ball for Trap Shooting

HTo Glass.

J. G. MOLE'S

Improved Glass Ball Trap.

DOUBLE TRAP NOW READ!.

THE best and most complete trap ever
made. It is always ready for single or double
shooting, as a rotating or stationary. Either
spring is set and sprung independent or together.
The single trap is too well known to need com¬
ment. We have hundreds of letters from sports¬
men and dealers in sporting goods, attesting their
superiority. Price of traps, single, 29; double,
$11. HENRY C. SQUIRES, Sole Eastern Agent,
1 Cortlandt St-, N. Y„ to whom all orders in the
East should ho addressed.

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

Rough Glass Ball

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

For Wing practice. They
can be had from all gun

can -

dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTV & BRO'S-.No.lO
Platt street, N. V.,

rid ll HIICLU It. x., A/I

A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
158, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HART A SLOAN New¬
ark, N. J., or at Bo-
gardus’ Headquarters,
158 South Clark st., Chi¬
cago. “ Field, Cover and

_ _ Trap Shooting,” the only

hook ever published by a market hunter, can be
hadfat the above address. Price, 82.

CARD’S

Last Patent Taipt Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 23, 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws every wav,
or can bo made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, or that can be made to throw every way, ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators , all of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you

Set uo bails (unless you wish them) in your face,
ut have rights and lefts, and all other angles. Send
for circular. Price 810 at factory. No charge for
boxing.

WILL XL CKUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovla, N.Y.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing Instruc-
* for glass ball Bbootlng, and chapter on
<j and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John-
— ' -ffioe. Price S3.

VICTOR GLASS BALL TRAP.

STOCK & MORRIS PATENT.

This Trap is destined to revolutionize glass-ball shooting. It
weighs but four pounds, aud can be set up anywhere, without
previous preparation, in two minutes. It is so simple that, It can
never get out of order. It throws balls without breaking, at
any desired velocity, to any direction, faster than twenty guns
can continue to shoot them. To become a goodshotit is now un¬
necessary to go to club grounds for practice, as anyone can find
a good place for shooting within a few rods of his dwelling, and
have an hour's dally practice without the slightest trouble or
inconvenience. The Trap has been entirely remodeled and
greatly improved, both as regards efficacy and finish.

No. 1 (Plata), 8-1. No. 2 (Nickel-Plated), $5. Will close out the balance of Old Model Traps at $3.

CHAS. FOXaSOM, Sol© Agent,

For Sale by Dealers Everywhere. 68 Chambers street, New York.

Peoela, August 8th, 1879.

Mr. Charles Folsom, Agent for the Stock & Morris Patent Glass Ball Trap, No. 53 Chambers street, A. Y.

Sm— You ask the opinion of the Peoria Shooting Club on the above trap, which is now used ex¬
clusively on our grounds. We give it decided preference over all. It delivers the balls with vary¬
ing velocity, thus more closely imitating the natural flight of a bird, and in this point it has nc
notitor. We have yet to see its equal for any of the following qualities Simplicity of con:
tion, rapidity and certainty of action, durability, lightness, and portability. It works perfectly
so simple ; it does not break down ~i gg| gljj g|gtt| gj - - "M “ '

_ _ _ _ ._IHM|I|_ _ _ P _ — eonatruo-

ipldity and certainty of action, durability, lightness, and portability. It works perfectly and is
ile • it does not break down or get out of order at all. We recommend it to highest terms for
of clubs, and also for amateurs for private practice. For those who would liko frequent
practice on their own premises, without the need of costly and tiresome preparation, itlully meets
a long-felt, want, as it weighs but four pounds, and can be set up ready for use anywhere in two
minutes. It was to-day tested on our grounds for power and speed, when It threw fifty-nine (59)

S -bails an average distance of twenty-five yards from a single cup In sixty seconds, keeping two
constantly in the air at the same time. The new model is a decided improvement upon the
old. We wish you success in its introduction, and think its use will do quite as much to popularize
glass hull -hooting as anything that has yet been found. Yours, Ac.,

V. M. LINCOLN, ^es“ z‘ N. HOTCHKISS, E. B. McCLINTOCK, WM. MEYERS,

W. a. WILEY, FRED. KIMBLE, JOHN KELLY, GEO. W. BAKES, Sec.

tilled

PATENTED AND INVENTED BY *«<Jp >

IRA A. PAINE. 4

A.

THE ONLY SUBSTITUTE EVER INVENTED FOR A LIVING BIRD.

Awarded the Medal of Progress and Grand Diploma at the American
Institute Fair, 1 878.

A sweeptagreduction In'price. Ask your gunmaker for the FEATHER FILLED AND TAKE NO
OTHER. SPECIAL NOTICE TO DEALERS.— Owing to the great demand for the FEATHER
FILLED BALL, we will from this date pay strict attention to our faetoryraud the “ireful produc-

_ _ _ iry and the ... - , _

_ _ _ _ Mg ,/ell-known house of 11 AG It KT Y BROS. & CO.,

ilO Platt Street, N e w Y orlt, as ‘our authorized agents, to whom all ciders and communications
be addressed. ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST PLAIN BALL IN THE MARKET.

; ce of the Bohemian Glass Works, 214 Pearl Street^JNewJYork,

Hon of the ball only, and have appointed the
1 10 Platt Street, Ni " ' ” '

may

Offtc

attention, Sportsmen!

Kay’s Improved and Perfected Ball for 1879.

[PATENTED OCTOBER 13, 1877.]

A SUBSTITUTE FOR CLASS.

H AVING succeeded in producing a Ball for professional and amateur use at the trap,
we offer the same with the following recommendations, viz : In breakage, the equal and supe¬
rior to any glass ; Uniformity, being of an exact uniform thickness of l-20tk oi an inch, is superior
to any blown material ; Durability, i9 not affected by their solubility ; Residuum, can be used any¬
where, and on finest lawns, leaving neither Injurious or unsightly refuse. Packed in barrels by a de¬
vice peeuliarto us, we guaranteeagatastbreakagetoshtoment. For particulars see circulars. Price,
$3 per 100. All orders addressed to dealers, or A. B. KAY & CO., Newark, N. J., Manufacturers of
Buck aud Heavy Drop Shot, Cartridges for Long-Range, viz.: Deer, Duck, and Geese, $3 50 per 100
also,;the|Ohip or Expansive Concentrator, $1 25 per 100. A box of 50 sent on receipt of 75 cents by mail;

THE CARVER TARGET BALL.

[CAVEAT FILED.]

Greenville, P,v., May 20, 1879.

DEAR SIR We tame pleasure in notifying all admirers of Target and Ball Shooting

that we have introduced a COMPOSITION TARGET BALL for Trap Shooting that is perfect

to every particular. It has been thoroughly tested by many of the leading Sportsmen, and pro¬
nounced by all as the only perfect and unobjectionable Target Bal in existence. This Ball is very
uniform to weight and standard size, and when broken leaves no debris, but will EVAPORATE in
five days and acts ns a FERTILIZER. They can be used on Lawns, Gardens, Fields or Parks, there¬
by doing away with the danger and annoyance consequent in using Glass Balls. We are now pre¬
pared to fill orders. Drafts or P. O. Order must accompany all orders. Organized clubs are in vited
to send for Sample Box, (25 balls) and Circular free. J. H. WAUGH, Invcnto?-

PRICE LIST— Perjtbousand, $12. No charge for packages. Address,

CARVER TARGET BALL CO., Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa.

$Uj5MfiUW0U$.

THE BALANCE HOOK.

It catches securely every fish
that bites. No. 1, small fish,
20c.; No. 2, Medium, 30c.; No.3, large, 40c.; sent by
mail. Address E. W. HOLT, Cortona, Me.

McBride Flies.

REMOVED TO

Caledonia, Livingston County, l,Y,

A CATALOGUE* containing- a list of Fliea
for the different months. Also description of
Flies, Baits, Rods, Lines, &c.,

SENT FREE ON APPLICATION.

Sclfcl J~. JStfc^ricLe,

THE COLLENDER BILLIARD TABLES.

MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE

H. W. COLLENDER COMPANY.

w AlfEHOOMS ;

7SS Broadway, New York :

84. and. SO State street, Chicago :
17 South Fifthst., St. Louis.

Columbia Veterinary College.

The next course of Lectures will begin
OCTOBER 1st, 1879.
Enterprising young men who intend to become
physicians, have here an opportunity to properlj

‘ " itPT fl 111 r.v-ivfixrr-. Y,*.n r. s.U

^ J . .v , , ’ licvvl. lime uppurumuy to pronerl
quahfy themselves to enter a lucrative branch o:
medicine in an extensive field, in which there ii
little or no competition.

For catalogue, address

K. 8. BATES, D.Y,*.,

Dean of the College,

01 7 R. 34th st.. N. Y.

TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS,

Annapolis School for Boys.
Prepares for U. S. Naval Sohool, U. I
Military Academy, and the Merchant Mar'll
tins, etc., apply to
w. J. WTLAlNSON, Principal,

.SWS&S10* ? certificate of competence iro
the British Board ot Trade.

References.

Rear Admiral Geo. B..Balch, Commanding J
val Sohool, Annapolis. Rev. W. S. Southqa-i
Annapolis.

KNAPP & VAN VOSTRAXD,

FOULTBY AND GAME,

Nos. 289 & 290 Washington Market, N, 1

POULTRY GUIDE FREE,

p'OR 3-cent stamp, or with handsorr
A chrome ^otore otjoulgg for 25 cts.

way 8 tt Box 18, Delaware City, Del,

FOREST AND STREAM

599

f sent autf Itoai (&tt.

Sailing Canoes

— AND-

Small Oi>cn Boats, for Hnuting, Fishing,
or Pleasure Bowing.

VERY LIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY.
For illustrated circular, address

J. n. KT'SIITON, MANlTFACTOnun,
maytr Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.

COUGHTRY’S PATENT

“ FOLDING BOAT,”

JOHN D. OOUGHTRY, P. O. Station H, N. Y.

SUITABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sports¬
men. and family use. Folds up less than sis
Inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; fine
model. Semi lor circular. See FOREST AND
Stream. May 22, for full description.

JAY Y. OLDS,

DEALER IN

Nautical Literature

And Yacht Photographs,

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

A full line nt Ei

-on hand. Agen — . — -

rapher, Isle of Wight, England,

_ ne nt English and American PhotOL —

hand. Agent for J. J. Wheeler, YnchtPhotog-
ju2i ' "

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Sliip and Yacht Builder,

POTTERY BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GREENTOINT, BROOKLYN, 1. I.

SHIPS AND YACHTS of all classes built

In best manner, and of best materials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

CUTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.
Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
shipbuilder.

iiulit and Yioat ^nitdevs, etr.

J. J. DRISCOLL,

Yaclit BuildLer,

Cor. Franklin and. Clay Sts., Grcenpoint, L. I.

YACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions

oonetaully on hand and Built to order at
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished.

GEORGE ROAHR,

Boat Builder,

Foot of 1351l> St., Harlem, IV. V.

BUILDER of single and double-scull
shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells,
barges, gigs, and club boats of all kinds. Fine oars
and sculls. Fine boats always on hand. Orders
executed upon short, noli co at lowest rates. Shad¬
ow and -VnuNiiw canoes a specialty, Accommo¬
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Cironlar. janSO ly

T. DESMOND,

Yacht aud Boat Builder,

37 I*eck Slip, MewYork.

CABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open

Yachts, aud Sailboats of every description
for racing or cruising, atiowest rates. Also, Row
Boats. Shells, and Club Boats. Boats and yachts
for export a speciality. Oars and sculls of all kinds.

Practical Boat Sailing.

A Concise and Simple treatise on
The Management of Small Boats
and Yachts,

UNDER ALL CONDITIONS,

With Explanatory Chapters on Ordinary Sea
Manoeuvres, the Use of Sails, Helm, and An¬
chor, and advice as to what is proper to
be done in different emergencies,
supplemented by a Vocabu¬
lary of N autioal Terms.

33y XJouglas E’ra.zar.

Classic Size, SI, with nutuerous diagrams and
Illustrations. Sold by all booksellers, and sent
’by mail, postpaid, on receipt, of price.

LEE & SHEPARD,

Publishers, Boston.

Kciv Style, Perfect, in Shape, Beauty aud
Strength. Brass Mounted, Car¬
dinal Binding.

Tested to Bear Over 1 ,000 Lbs.

Postage 40c. Sample $3. Discount to Camp
Meetings, dubs, Picnics, etc. Agents wanted.

J. P. TRAVERS & SON,

No. -ifl BEEKMAN STREET, NEW YORK.
Twine Houso Established 1845.

The Travers Hammock, combined with the
Folding Frame, is a superior Spring Bed. A com
mon strap passed through the rings is all than: is
nocessary. The cheapest, and neatest thing for
hotels, boarding houses, etc.

ALONZO E. SMITH,

YACHT BUILDER,

Islip, L. I.

BUILDER of yachts Comet, Niantic, Sa-

gitta, Onward, Windward, and many others.
Vessels hauled out, and repairsand alterations ex¬
ecuted at low rates. Several fine yachts for sale
choap.

Models and Specifications furnished at
moderate rates.

THE PATENT NONPAREIL YACHT

HAS ALT, THE GOOD QUALITIES of a
_ Sharpie, with none of her faults. Isavery
fast boat, either under sail or steam. Draws but
a few inches of water. Doesnot pound or spank,
and is a splendid sea boat.

Finely finished Cabin Yachts, 40ft. over ail,
built and outfitted, ready for cruising, *000
and upwards. All sizes at equally low rates. Also
light draught Steam Yachts, and full working
drawings for Sharpies at short notice.

Specimen yachts always on hand.

THOMAS CLAPHAM, Boslyn, L. I., N. Y.

^pYtsuten’s (ffiMtls.

DON’T READ THIS!

UNLESS YOU WISH TO SECURE A BARGAIN.

COMPLETE FISHING OUTFIT.

Haying made special terms with the manufacturers, I
nm able to offer to the patrons of this paper thu following
Complete Fishing Out flip at tho lowest prices ever
offered.

Ash "finely -varnished", with brass mountings. A well-
fmished brass reel which fits tho rod perfectly, an extra
laid linen line and half a dozen hooka on good single
spoils. Tho regular price of this outfit is SI 90 and I offer it for SI OO. This is josfc tho
thing for tho hoys and girls who want to lUommns Slip us, and is bouud to please all who
receive it

OUTFIT NO. 2 A 5ne three-jointed Rod, dark polished butt, Brass mounted with Reel Banda and guldeff-
An elegant large brass* reel with stop, and extra laid linen line with half a dozen hooks on single sneli and half a
dozen extra tied and finished on double sneli; An elegant patent Bait-box (ns shown in cut) finely painted, and.
warranted to suit every one. also a good sinker and boat, making a complete outfit lor any one. At the regular
price this outfit would cost 50 and my price is only S3 OO. ^

* OUTFIT NO. 3 Consists of an elegant three-jointed Bass Ttod, with finely polished dark bntt and raiff-
dle joints, and lance wood tip, full brass mounted with reel hands, guides, etc., and is a rod good for any fish
Up to twenty pounds. A finely finished brass Multiplying reel (as shown in cut) made with stop and perfect In
everyway, an extra finely finished Hn*n line with one dozen hest, double smelled hooks and bait-box, sinker and
float. Regular price of this ouitit S'* *50, I offer it for SB5 OO. This outfit is just the thing for every angler who-
may want to fish for any kind of fish and yet have tackle suitable for all, as it is made throughout of the best ma¬
terial and in the best manner.

wuuu xip m u U.LI, uusii mu

dozen Best Double Snell I
It for $7.

OUTFIT No. 5. General Rod. Hollow Butt; can toe used with three Joints, for Bass, or with
four joints for trout. Has two light Lance wood Tips and one heavy Tip, finely finished. One best
Multiplying Reel, with balance handle. One Best Braided Linen Line. One dozen Best Double
Snell Hooks. One Double Gut Leader ; Bait Box, Sinker and Float. Regular price of outfit, $12.50.
I offer it for $9. Goods warranted as represented. Mention this paper to receive these outfits at
tho above price. Any of them sent by express on receipt of price. Send stamp for 64 page Cata¬
logue of Fishing Tackle, Camping, Archery, Base Ball and Sportsmen’s Goods.

R. SIMPSON, 132 Nassau Street, N. Y.

O. F. WOODWAH.XJ *&> CJO.T

MANUFACTURERS OF

BRITTLE TRAP BALLS, WOODWARD’S MEDICATED NEST EGG,

And. Woodward’s Medicated Bird Swings.

ASK YOUR DEALER or GUN-SMITH for WOODWARD’S SOLUBLE COMPO¬
SITION TRAP BALL, pronounced by professionals and amateurs superior to all others.

No more trouble and danger from sharp and insoluble fragments, which cause so many to object to
the use of glass balls, except In fields and galleries specially set apart for trap-shooting. WOOD¬
WARD’S SOLUBLE COMPOSITION BALL possesses great firmness, always breaks when hit, and
owing to the quick dissolution of the fragments can be used wherever convenience may dictate.
Write to your dealer for circulars and terms, or address O. F. WOODWARD & CO.,

J Le Roy, N. Y„ Manuf'rs and Sole Pronr'e.

death to hen lico, $5.00 per gross, 60 cents per dozen. Medicated
" “ ' •' “ - ' . Addro

,3 above.

BILLIARD BALLS,
BAGATELLE BALLS,

FARO AND POKER CHECKS.

: ORDERS BY MAIL (
PROMPTLY -I
! ATTENDED TO. '

TEN PIN BAILS AND TEN PINS.

VANITY FAIR,

FRAGRANT VANITY FAIR
Long Cut.

.1M, — _ _ Jd Pcrimte rtiui Virginia. New Combina-

t ions or those Fragrant Tobaccos. A L 11 Al’S VP TO THU Sl'ANDAltT). Six First Priie Medals.
Purl's, 1876. Peerless Tuhcwco Works. Will. S. KIMBALL A CO., Rochester, N. Y.

OLD AND RELIABLE

Tobacco and Cigarettes.

Hop Bitters „re usel, eo perfect are they in their operation. For Wetness mi General Debility, soil as n preventive and ci

ir Fever and Ague, nothing equals it.

USECfHOPitBITTERS.

Osgood s Folding Canvas Boat.

Weight, With paddle for trout fishing, dock, bunking, explor¬
ing, eto.. 20 lbs,; weight, with bottom board, oars, paddles,
etc., everything complete, 45 JbB.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best thi ng in the market
for hunting, fishing, canoeing,
snow-shoeing, etc. They arc
easy to thefeet.and very
durable. Made to order
In a variety of styles, and
warranted the qenutmo
artiste. Send for illustrated circular. MARTINS.
HUTCHINGS, P. O. BOX 388, Dover, N. II. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bradkoud & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

This cut is a fac-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD. April 15,
70. This Chain will be made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold
illed, and will be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will
> S8 each. Liberal discounts to ClubB or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for
g-eon, Glass Ball or Target Shoot ing, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun orltiiie for bar, will also
; made of Solid Gold upon application, at tho lowest market price.

PATENTED

APRIL 15, 1879.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OP

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HATE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

business in this line than any

We have the largest stock
other house. SR

‘IN. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
Bilver. Full information given upon application.

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

600

FOREST AND STREAM

THE VICTORIOUS BAL 1 LARD

THIS CUT REPRESENTS THE

New Off-Hand Rigby-Finish Ballard Rifle.

It has won more prizes since belug introduced than any other style of off-hand rifle in
the world. Highest score on record ; all comers match ; 300 yards; 15 shots without clean¬
ing; off-hand; Ballard '.Rifle, made at Walnut Hill— 5 5oi4oS . ,rw

TEA reduced price list, send to

55454555 5—71. For EX-

SCHOYERLING, .DALY & GALES, 84 and 86 Chambers street, and 279 Broad-

Npw York Citv SOLE AGENTS IN NEW YORK FOR " CARD'S REVOLTING GLASS BALL TRAP."

way, New York City.

W. M. FARROW, with

“Ballard,” won the great Prince Albert Mateli at Wimbledon. Several other matches won by “ Ballards.”

SCaxirtmuy, (Etc.

EDWARD B. CONWAY,

Taxidermist,

No. 55 Carmine St., N. Y.

Pet Animals, Deer Heads, etc., stuffed and
. "jnounted. Order work a specialty. mart) 6m

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OP

Birdsand Rare Animals

SUITABLE FOB

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St. , third door from N. William.

RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬

CHASED.

FOB Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa) ; Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Drant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America). ,
Chas. Reiche, Henbt Reiche,

sep21 New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Staffers’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Send stamp for reduced price list.

A. J. COLBORN, 31 Boy Ison St., Boston, Mass.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, etc.,
40e. per package by mail ; a new thing ; best in
lifie. jylO ly

F. Julius Kaldenberg,

MANUEAOT0KEB OF

MEERSCHAUM PIPES,
, dfgaih* CIGAR HOLDERS, Etc.
aSfesIrSlSk Also, AMBER & IVORY
I'TfT’Hr frfft jS&TffijM GOODS of every dc-
• • WtKffwSffijSSB spcrlptton, of which I
WSfiresSl have a large and elegant
IAhWbS assortment on hand.

ARTISTIC CARVING a
specialty.

jl portraits of Men and favorite Animals carved
-bq order, and executed in the highest style of the

Repairing done in the best manner.

1 Send stamp for Illustrated Price List to P. O.
Box ill, New York.

••Deceived the only award for American made
.Meerschaum Goods at the Centennial Exhibition,
tor the International Jury.

■•^Factory and Salesroom— 125 Fulton Street.

Jl ranch Stokes— No. 0 Ast or House, Broadway;
Si Nassau, corner John Street, New York.

OLD SPORTSSVSAITS WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS,

IVY Bronclwny, near Cortlanclt Street, 3NT. Y.

AGENT

FOB THE

FOX’S

PATENT

BBEECH-
1,0 APING
SHOT-GUN.

Open to Load.

Importer and Wholesale Dealer In Breech-Loading Shot-Guns, by W. & C. Scott & Son, P. Webley
& Son, ami all other first-class makers: also, Breech-Loading Rifles of Sharps, Winchester, Wesson,
Ballard, and other makers. Revolvers of all descriptions, Hunting Suits, Leggins, etc. AU kindsor
ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of snarps Rifle Company.

Best Rifles at Lowest Prices Yet Offered.

Both Sporting, Target and Military .

Excelled by Hone,

Whitney and Improved Phatnix Itifles and Shot-]

Guns, Burgess Magazine Itifles, Bevolvers, Etc.

It will pay for all persons wanting good Rifles to get prices of

_ _ _ WHITNEY ARMS COMPAHY, HEW HAVEW.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

BTEW TOBK.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

E. H. MAD ISON ,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Daly
Guns.

/''J.UN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
VX bored Full Choice, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, eto.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al,50c. per bottle.
Sportsmen’s and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.
0. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. dec!9 tf

i day at home easily made.

(Bun#, gymmmitiem, (Btc.

EDWENS0N G, GREEN,

Winner of London “ Field ” Gun Trial
OF 1879.

HIGHEST CENTENNIAL MEDAL

Clark Sl Sneider9

214 West Pratt Street 9 Baltimore.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

THE FARMER SUM
H&J* Ds

Rebounding Lock.

Distancing all his Competitors-Greener.Maleham.
(Scott’s), Lesson (Webley), and the
Whole Competition.

“ In the second class for 16-bores Mr. Green dis¬
tanced his competitors in all the three classes,,
beating Mr. Greener’s 13-bore by 32-28 pointsr-a
most marvelous performance truly. In the third
class for 20-bores, Mr. Green again beat the win¬
ning 12-bores.”— Editorial London Field, May 10.

THE HNEIDER GUN.

THE ONLY POSITIVE

DOUBLE-GRIP, SELF-CLOSING TOP
LEVER ACTION

In the world.

Sizes, from 6 to 1 6 Bore.

Equal in finish, symmetry of outline, and mate¬
rial, to the finest English guns, and at
more reasonable prices.

The Sneider Rebounding Lock used, the only re¬
bounder with which missfires will not occur.

For “Workmanship, Rebounding Locks, and
Compensating Features of Action.’’

GUNS RE-BORED FOR CLOSE SHOOTING.
STOCKS BENT TO ANY CROOK.

Pin Fire Guns Changed to Central Fire.

Muzzle Loading Guns Altered to Breach Loaders.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Sliot-Grim.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Cliokebore Barrels.

Tor close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. H YDE & SH ATTUCK, Manufactu-
i, Hatfield, Mass.

Maynard Creedmoor..Ri^

,4

^AUB. 12. 1878. BOD YABDt, '-T ~ ~ AUB, 13. 1B78, 800 Tl

*V. 7a KiTlin Aun en Um m( jwrknt In workmans!

euithdnlcal i/UC2 ‘Atfr

ARMS COMPARE*

CHICOPEE FALLS. HASS. \J, & ^

FOREST AND STREAM

601

INDIA RUDDER

BOOTS,

RUBBER GAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODClUfiU^S & GO.

Send for Price List.
425BR0ADWAY and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

The moat complete lamp tor
Sportsmen or Boatmen y et
produced, combining
Hand Lantern, Dark Lantern
Camp Lamp, Staff or Boat
Jack, Head Jack, etc.
Send stamp for Circular.
DISCOUNT TO THETRADE,
A. FERGUSON, MTr,

63 Fulton street, N. Y.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING. AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

The best made goods in the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

GEO. C. HENNING,

Washington, D. C.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

4SS, 490, 492 B’way, cor. Broome st.,

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG fants AND LEGGINS a
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

^inwtsmen’s foutcs.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. CoM

Beapectf ully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

Afforded by their lines for reaebingmost of the
TROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES m the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
Without failure or injury.

THE LINES OF

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

In Penns;

TICKF“

au tne principle cities ui X,, nwu. 1 ' ’

FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, M1NNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and StUI
Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. febl7-tf

"VIEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,

’ Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and
intermediate points. The new palace steamer 0.
H. Northam leaves Pier 25, East River, daily (Sun¬
days excepted) at 3 r.M. A passenger train will be
in waiting on the wharf at New Haven, and leave
forSpringlleld and way stations on arrival of boat.

NIGHT LINE— The The Continental loaves New
York at 11 r.M., connecting with passenger train
in waiting on wharf at New Haven, loaving at 5
A.u. Tiokets sold and baggage checked at 944
Broadway, New Y orir, and 4 Court street, Brook¬
lyn. Excursions to New Havouand return, 81.50.
Apply at General Office, on the pier, or to RICH¬
ARD PECK, General Agent.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

TS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
new cars " PavyCroekot” and “Izaak Walton,”
which ail) fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing

tackle, aud kennels for dogs. . rr" _

Diagrams, fates and other desired information
furnished on appjjeation to Gen’l Supt. P. P. 0.
Oo.. Chicago. jeS6 3mos.

Umikis.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleepiiig Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS eaoh way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and west
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good careof. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J.IVES,

HaOIKTCA ISXx^jNrii

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

CPRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
JL Bushwlck and Flatbusk ayes., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

Am.

8 30 Greenpoiut and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchoguo, Babylon and Rocka way Mail.

10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

3 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.

4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchoguo.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchoguo Accommodation.

6 80 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS;

K. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

1 30 Garden City and HempBtead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be run f romHunter’s Point
and Flatbush av. every Saturday nightat 12:13 a.m

NOTICE

To Sportsmen and Tourists :

'T'HE “LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSIT
-L Co/a Excursion Bute Book ” for 1879 Ls now
ready. Copies of this book and information as to
the beat hunting fishing grounds cun be ob¬
tained of

T.P. CARPENTER, Gon. Pa». Agrt-
JunlS 3m Atlantic Dock, Buffalo, N Y.

gautt*.

DIItECT RI VER ROUTE

TO Ol^et-wai-

TAKE THE OTTAWA RIVER NAVI¬
GATION CO’S STEAMERS, to or from OT¬
TAWA CITY. The Capital of the Dominion may
be reached from MONTREAL, by DAY BOAT ,
leaving daily at 7:15 a.m., and from PRES¬
COTT (opposite Ogdensburg, on the St. Law¬
rence, the point where tb e great stream of Ameri¬
can travel diverges), by St. L. & O. Ry. Every
Tourist should make the trip UP or DOWN the
River Ottawa. The scenery of the Ottawa River
is very picturesque, and has been compared to
the famous “ blue ” Danube ; the approach to
Ottawa City by the river is grand in the extreme,
aud unsurpassed. The steamers of this line are
new, oonfortable, and well-appointed.

TBIS IS THE CHEAPEST and ONLY DIRECT
RIVER ROUTE TO OTTAWA.

First Class Fare from Montreal to Ottawa. . .$2.50

Return Fare from Montreal to Ottawa . 4.00

A. W. SHEPHERD, Pres’t,

Montreal.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including In
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North and Northeast; and at Richmond
and Oharlotteville with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,

Gen.

may81y

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKE8BURY, PICT0U, AMD
CHARLOTTETOWN.

'T'HE first-class steamships Carroll and

JL Worcester, will leave T wharf, Boston,
for above ports, every Saturday at 12 M»
Through t ickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A.M. on day of sailing. Ship¬
pers must send with receipts the value of
goods for Masterts manifest. For rates of
freight or passage inquire ofW. II. RING, IS
T’wharf, or O. G. PEARSON, 219 Washington
street. F. NICKERSON & CO., Agents.

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this line reach
JL some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cobb’s Island, and points
on I he Peninsula., City Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, eic. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Dei.,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 3 p.m. Fuli
information given at office, 197 Greenwich Street,
New York. sep28 ly

sftotets anrt for

Indian River Hotel,

HAMILTON CO.,N.Y.

‘ ‘ A. dir oil da ells.”

(f OOD accommodations at prices to suit
X the times. Pleasant drives. Fine boating,
fishing and hunting. Store in connection with
hotel, with full stock of goods for sportsmens’ out¬
fits, provisions, etc. Route via Adirondack R. R.
from Saratoga to North Creek; stage to house.
Address JOHN SATJLT, Indian Lake, Hamilton
Co., N . Y. jy!0 8m

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few if any in the United States, for elegance,
comfort,reasonable charges and good attendance.

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

jelfl2m Proprietor.

Pleasant Resort for Summer Boarders,

ao TO

BAY VIEW SOUSE,

AT GOOD GROUND, LONG ISLAND.

may29 ly

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Bromfield House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

pTtotcts ana iwortis fm* fprtjflttin.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

BY A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bay man. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, eto., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity of New York for bay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to biB guests, find satisfaction gauran-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE, Good Ground, L. I
Nov8 iff

PERCH FiSHIKG.

THE CHESAPEAKE HOUSE,

Betterton Wharf, Kent Co., Maryland. Com¬
modious, elevated, well ventilated. The best
perch fishing locality on the Chesapeake Bay,
Boats, bait and boatmen provided. Bathing ex¬
cellent. Fruit, peaches, melons, eto., abundant.
Access from Philadelphia by Ericsson Line
Steamers or P. W. & B. R. R. Round trip tickets.
Terms moderate. Address as above.

SHOOTING PRIVILEGES TO RENT.

FOR RENT-SEASON OF 1879.— TWO THOU¬
SAND acres, well stocked with quails. Two
hours from Washington. Comfortable lodge;
horses and servants. Correspondence invited.
J. R. BAYLOR, Greenwood Depot, Albemarle
Co., Vu.

®axulmuy, (fitc.

EDWARD B. CONWAY,

Taxidermist,

No. 55 Carmine St., N. Y.

Pet Animals, Deer Heads, etc., stuffed and
mounted. Order work a specialty. raai-6 6m

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALE KINDS OV

Birdsand Rare Animals

SUITABLE iron

Zoological Cardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third doorfromN, William.
RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

For Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden andSUve

Fstablislied 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Stuffers’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Send stamp for reduced price list.

A. J. COLBORN, 31 Byylson St., Boston, Mass.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, etc.,
40o. per package by mail ; a new thing ; best in
use. jylOly

SVvrtm’ii, (tits.

J.B.Grook<fcCo.,

Fine Archery,

50 Dulton street, New York,
Agents for Thomas Aldred of London,
Manufacturer of the Finest Archery
in the World.

Below find list of English and Spanish Yew
Bows, acknowledged by all Archers to be the
BEST IN USE.

Gent's Spanish Yew Bow, 52 lbs., vory

choice . $75 00

3 Gent’s Spanish Yew Bows, 45, 50, 63 lbs. . - . 60 00

1 “ ” ” “ 49 lbs., . 50 00

1 “ " “ “ 52 lbs . 40 00

3 “ English “ “ 43, 81, 53 lbs.. 50 00

2 “ " 11 “ ft, 48, lba . 40 00

4 ‘ " ’’ 43,46,40,5811)8 35 00

2 “ “ “ ” 42, 44 lbs . 30 00

1 Ladies’ Spanish Yew, 33 lbs . B5 00

2 “ ” “ 28 and 32 lbs . 30 00

1 LadleB’ English “ 32 lbs . 25 09

2 “ “ 25 and 31 lbs . 20 00

2 “ “ “ 27 and 281bs . 18 00

1 “ ’* “ 30 lbs . 17 00

Best Gent’sr Lancewood, 40 to 54 lbs. . 11 50

2d Best “ •• 40 to 54 lbs . 8 50

Best Ladies’ “ 22 to 30 lbs . 8 50

2d Best “ “ 21 to 28 lbs . 7 50

All the above in Green Baize Bags, and ail goods
warranted ns represented or the money returned.
Send check, P. O. order or registered letter, and
will have our best attention. Goods sent C. O. D.

J. B. CROOK & CO.

^ . . .

' : • * '•» .CF/VTS

■MAiL'fdTtf A'Niy ADtfRESS’QN fiECEiP’r 'Y'PRICE

ARCHERS,

-USE-

Tac.Hussey'sArclieryScare Books,

AMERICAN, YORK, and COLUMBIA ROUND.
For sale by dealers, or of

CARTER, HUSSEY & CURE,

Des Moines, RVW» ,

Each Book 50c, Each Club Book «’-• ' i '.

L

602

FOREST AND STREAM.

§Mwuutti<m.

No. 26 Murray Street, N. Y.,

Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER.

_ _ T _ _ _ _n sealed

1 lb. canisters. Higher numbers are specially
recommended for breech-loading: guns.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER.

For water-fowl, strong and clean. No. 1 to 5,
in metal kegs, 61 lbs. each, and canisters of land?

lbs. each.

ORANGS RIFLE POWDER.

The best for rifles and all ordinary purposes.
Sizes, FG, FFG and FFFG, tho last being the Jluest.
Ptielsod In wood and metal kegs of Mol ha., 12J lbs.
and 61 lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and i lb.

All of the above give high velocities and less
residuum than any other brands made, and are
recommended and used by Capt. BOGARDUS,
the “Champion Wing Shot of the World."

Blasting Powder and Electrical Blasting
Apparatus.

Military rowcloi-

of all kinds on hand and made to order.
Safety Fuse, Frictional and Platinum Fuses.

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

Tbc Most Popular Powder in Use.

DUPONT'S GUNPOWDER MILES, es¬
tablished in 1801, have maintained their
gren t reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Pow¬
der :

DUPONT’S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (fine), uuequaled in strongth,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT’S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and eleau ; great penetration ; adapted for Glass
Bull, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very flue
grain for pistol shooting.

DUPONT'S RIFLE, EG, “ SEA SHOOTING,"
FFG and FIFO. The FG for long range rifle
shooting, the FFG and FFFG for general use,
burning strong and moist.
SPORTING, MIN ING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special grades for export. Cartridge, Muskot,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

F. L. KNEE LAN I), 50 Wall Street, N. T.

N. B.— Use none but DUPONT’S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard's “Electric Powder.’

Nos. 1 (flno) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. only.

Hazard’s “American Sporting."

Nos. 1 (One) to 6 (coarse). In I lb. canisters and
6t lb. kegs. ' - - - * - J

Hazard’s “.Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
and 01 uud 131 lb. kegs. Burns slowly and very
clean, shooting remarkably dose and with great
penetration. For field, forest, or water shooting,
It ranks any other brand, and it is equally ser¬
viceable fojyiuu/./.le or breech-loaders.

Hazard's “Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “ Sea Shooting ” FG in kegs Of
35, 131, and 01 lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed in 1 and 1 lb. canisters. Burns strong and
moist- The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “ Sea Shooting ”

van * - i. I - - . 1i.ll., Il/.iir.l jin i-.-T Hu, nAiTtii me

FG is the standard Rifle Powder of the country.

Superior Mining anti Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER; also, SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT.
OF ANT REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can bo had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany's Agents, in every prominent city, or whole¬
sale at our office^ STRBET REW YORK.

ENGLISH

Sporting Gunpowder.

CURTIS & HARVEY’S

DIAMOND DRAIN.

Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Superior Rifle, En¬
field Riile, and Col. Hawker's Ducking. W.
STITT, 61 Cedar St., N. Y. Agent for the U. S.

A GOOD PLAN

The most profitable way of dealing in stocks is by
combining many- orders and co-operating them
as a whole, dividing profits pro rata among share¬
holders, according to the market, monthly. Each
ouatomer thus secures all the advantages of itn-
mouse capital and experienced skill, ana can use
any amount from $10 to $10,000, or more, with
equal proportionate success. ” New York Stock
Reporter” and new circular mailed free. Full
information for any one to opperate successfully*
Lawrence & Co., 57 Exchange Place, N. Y.

DITTIAR POWDER

BOX 836, P. O.

OFFICE 24 PARK PLACE,

IS TEW YORK.

PURE TIN-COATED AND BURNISHED

DROP AND BACK HIIOT.

American Standard— Eagle Brand.

CAPTAIN BOGARDUS ON TIN-COATED SHOT.

Editor Forest and Stream New York, Jan. 13, 1879.

HAVING) been asked by many of your readers as to the merits of TIN-COATED
SOFT SHOT, I desire to say that I consider it the best shot I have ever used. I have given it
a very severe test, having shot my 6,000 ball match Jan. 8 and 9 with it. In that match I used two
sets of double barrels, one of 10 and the other 13-bore, and each single barrel was discharged 1,500
times without being once cleaned. The inner surface of the barrels is bright and free from
scratches, although in shooting I used them until they became so hot that they would not bear
handling. I oonnot imagine any case of ordinary use which could so severely test the cleanliness
and perfection of the tin-coating and its freedom from injury by any heat which could ever result
from continuous discharges of the gun. A. H. BOGARDUS.

THE LEROY SHOT AND LEAD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

Car,r’%e o

LOWELL, MASS.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

BRASS, SOLID MEAD, CENTRAL FIRE, RELOADING SMELLS,
AND CARTRIDGES.

A DAPTED to all military and sporting rifles and pistols, and in use by the ARMY
AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, and several foreign governments. Rim-fire am¬
munition of all lands. Special attention given to the manufacture of

Cartridges for Target Practice.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

THE DELAWARE SHELL.

Our Improved Shell Now Possesses the Fol¬
lowing Merits:

Perfect Uniformity of Flange.

They are Sure Fire and Gas Tight.

The Paper is Superior.

The Primers are Easily Expelled and Replaced, and can be
Reloaded a Number of Times.

PRICE AS LOW AS ANY OTHER SHELL

Delaware Cartridge Company,

Wilmington, Delaware.

1st.

2d.

3d.

4th.

Address,

EATS THE WORLD.’

Old Judge Smoking Tobacco,

The OnlyTobacoo Ever Manufactured thatdoes not Bite the Tongue,

“ Old Judso ” Cigarettes

ATANUF ACTLTRED under Letters Patent granted Charles G. Emery, March 5, 1878,

1V1 by which the rice paper used as wrappers is so prepared that the unpleasant odor and injurious
effects of the OIL OF CREOSOTE thrown off when burning is completely neutralized or destroyed,
and the paper made saliva proof to prevent its breaking or melting in the mouth. The great advanti
age and importance of this invention will at once be recognized by all smokers, and its truth de-
' tied by tho first “Old Judge” Cigarettes they smoke. Neither

. " _ _ . Tl A +Z» OAmrlmMi thm'

monstrated by tho first “Old Judge” Cigarettes they smoke. Neither will they require a printed
certificate from any eminent Professor of Chemistry to convince them they’ have heretofore, m
am Airing Cigarettes made of PURE RICE PAPER, been inhaling one of the deadliest poisons known.

FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS.

GOODWIN & CO., Manufacturers, 207 and 209 Waters!.,

NBJW YORK .

gLmnuwiticm.

rTjk.rrH^m[’S

IMPROTTED

Chilled Shot.

American Standard Diameters.

(RED LABEL.)

GIVES GREATER PENETRATION and BET-
TER PATTERN than ordinary shot. Equally
well adapted to ehoko-bores, modified choices and;
cylinders.

Beware of Imitations.

Our Chilled Shot wifi be found to be more free!
from shrinkage, more spherical, more uniform, im
size , hea vier and of brighter and cleaner fin ish thaw
any other.

Send for circular.

TATHAM BRO’S,

82 BEEKMAN ST., NEW YORK.

Also manufacturers of

PATENT FINISH

American Standard Drop Shot,

and COMPRESSED BUCK SHOT, more uniform,
than ordinary moulded shot.

Founded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’

American Chilled Shot.

Rivaling the English and All Others.1

STANDARD DROP AND BUCK SHOT AND
BAR LEAD.

THOMAS W. SPARKS, MANUFACTURER.
Office, No. 121 Walnut Street, Philadelphia*

s

A GREAT INVENTION !

IMITATION

-T— A— I— N— E-

D

GLASS.

Patented December 3, 1878.

CURTAINS, SHADES, AND BLINDS

Dispensed with. New, Elegant, Cheap and Dur¬
able. It produces all the unique effects of a richly
painted or Elegantly Stained Window. It is easily
applied to the glass in Windows of Houses, Pub¬
lic Buildings, Churches, Steamboats, Street and
Railroad Cars, Libraries, Parlors, Offices, Bath
Rooms, Stairways, Transoms, Vestibule Doors,
etc., with the full effect and brilliancy of various¬
ly colored ground glass. The article* has justJjeen
patented , and not a single agency has as yet been
established.

8ive territory will be reserved for five yi _

C A MDf ETC of three of the most heauti-
D A. 1V1 1 LL J ful styles will be sent prepaid
with full instructions, wholesale prices, etc.,
receipt of Si. 00.

. Lum Smith,

717 SANSOM ST., j fYuY &
Apply to [PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 1 Canada,
READ the following extract from the Repre¬
sentative Agents’ Paper of the world. The Phila¬
delphia , Pa., Agents' Herald :

” We regard the above as the most remarkable
and beautiful invention ever patented, and would
advise the Agent readers of the Herald particu¬
larly to be i ill the alert to secure choice territory.
The article is so simple, and yet will he in such
universal demand, that it will undoubtedly meet
with a most enthusiastic reception and large sale.
It will offer the best opportunity for coining
money that has ever hoen presented to Agents,
and the business being light, neat and respectable,
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NEW YORK, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1879. ] No. Ill Fulton °Stre et^Now York.

For Forest and Stream and Bod and Qun.

A NORTH WOODS IDYL.

BY NED BUNTWNE.

BY the camp-flre’s blazing light,

In the cheerful early night
We were sitting, hunters three.

With our smoking pipes alight,

Throwing dreamy clouds of white.

Far away upon the lee.

" Bennett, tell ns all about

The time you, for a gray wolf sought,

In its dismal rooky den,

Up where Raquette's wavelets break
Upon the shore in snowy flake
Beside the gloomy panther glen."

“I will," Uesaid, with quiet look,

And from his lip the amber took ;

“ I will, for I've no mom’ry wild
That equals this of that dread night ;

My hair turned silver gray with fright.

Don't smile, it did, indeed, my child 1

“ The snow was light as brewer's yeast,

In it with ease I tracked the beast
Up to his rocky hiding place.

I looked within, 'twas dark, you bet.

But sparks like Are told where he set
By their blue uncanny gaze.

" I had a rifle, made in Troy,

By Lewis, and 'twas good, my boy,

At eighty rods in turkey time.

I raised and sighted for them eyes,

And blazed away, then came surprise.

Sudden, like a camp meetin' hyme !

“ Fd overshot. Or something so.

For out came wolf and no way slow.

He mounted me, I, under went,

And rough and tumble was the game.

Lord knows how long— that's why I’m lame,
And why this leg is thin and bent.

“ He gnawed and chawed and ripp’d and tore,
While I for life did battle sore I
I think he'd won that little game,

If Lon Wood hadn't happened 'round,

To give the'tyke a fatal wound.

I thanked my God, and Lon the same !

“ 'Twas o’er, and there Ijhelpless lay,

As crust-locked hounded moose at bay,

While Lon bound up eaoh bleeding vein,
And then, as limpsy as a pack
He piled me on his broad strong back,

And thus I saw my friends again.

“ Where George Dawson wields his facile pen,
In what he calls hiB * Journal Den,’

A wolf skin lies upon the floor,

'Twas off the hero of that fight !

That’s all, so now, old boy, good night—
Don't think my tale a stupid bore."

Faults Nest, Aug,, 1879,

|p \ni flag ot[ tho jgekmwr^

IT is astonishing how many people escape serious in¬
jury in the abuse of firearms. Not one out of ten exer¬
cises good, judgment or anything like reasonable care
while handling and charging guns or pistols. I can recall
over a dozen acquaintances who have been so near death
that the additional weight of a feather or the breadth of
a hair would have turned the scale, and yet most of them
are alive and well to-day, though the larger number do
not stand any danger of being drafted for a defense of
the State.

It may not be amiss to preface this article with a brief
description of two or three noteworthy examples by way
of warning, for carelessness is so universal that every
sportsman needs cautioning now and then.

The worst accident which occurs to me at this moment
happened to a neighbor of mine some years ago, and his
affliction is all the harder to bear from the fact that it
resulted through the carelessness of another. He was
serving as sponger and loader for a piece of ordnance
which had been in use to fire salutes. The man who

served the vent was endeavoring to perform the duty
without a thumbstall, and just after a cartridge had been
rammed home — while the ramrod was yet in the gun —
heat or fire in the vent burned his thumb and he lifted it
without any warning ; a premature discharge was the
consequence, and the loader was thrown heels over head
a considerable distance and picked up for dead, He was
laid on a table in the Court-house, when a skillful but
thoughtless surgeon did all he could to save what was
left of him — not quite all, either, for he said it would be
impossible for the poor fellow to live, and so he was left
all night alone, lying on his back, upon that table. Nev¬
ertheless he lives, and deprived of both forearms as he is,
still he does more work every day than nine-tenths of
men who have both hands.

Just before the war a schoolmate of mine was hunting
gray squirrels in a grove not far from his home, using
one of those deadly guns — a smooth-bore rifle — which had
a long, heavy barrel and a stock reaching to the muzzle.
To get a better sight of his game, which had “squatted"
on a large limb of an oak, he set the gun down carefully
and climbed upon a big pine stump ; then, with his head
inclined to the right and his eye on the squirrel, he caught
up the gun by the muzzle. The lock hit the stump and
the charge of shot passed in one lump through the mus¬
cle and bones of his left arm. But for the inclination of
his head he would have been instantly killed. The wound,
after causing him intense suffering through the hot
months, healed but left a frightful scar, and his arm be¬
came as strong as ever, so that he served through most of
the war and came out of it without a scratch.

A keen old sportsman, an uncle of mine, one accus¬
tomed to the use of guns all his life, had an unaccount¬
able accident happen to him while bee-hunting one mild
but not warm day many years ago. He laid his gun down
on the grass and went down on his knees to examine a
tree, and while so occupied, moving about some distance
from the gun — which was not cocked — he chanced to get
in range and the charge exploded on the instant, striking
him in one knee with such effect as to destroy it for ever.
This might be called a genuine accident, and. shows how
slight an amount of thoughtlessness is necessary to pro¬
duce wounds that will maim one for life.

I might go on citing similar incidents, for there is no
end to them; but these will suffice to exhibit the average
lack of care with which guns are used. As for accidents
with pistols I have generally found them to result from
overloading on the part of those who carry them. In
other words, a pistol is safe enough if the owner is not
loaded! Whiskey is worse — more dangerous and more
deadly — than Dittmar or any other powder.

A party of three enthusiastic sportsmen were camping
on the Delaware in November, 1859, in pursuit of deer.
They had a handsome birch canoe of ample capacity, in
which they had floated from Deposit, N. Y., designing to
proceed as far as the Gap if the weather was favorable
and return by rail. But in the vicinity of Narrowsburg
a little incident occurred which necessitated a radical
change of programme.

For several days they had drifted among the maguift-
cent rocks, devoting each pleasant morning to hunting
and the balance of the day succeeding a 3 o'clock dinner
to a prosecution of the voyage. It was delightful experi¬
ence, for game abounded and fish could he captured al¬
most anywhere for the trouble of “ dropping a line” into
the deep pools with which this tortuous but magnificent
river is interspersed. The weather was most propitious,
a week of Indian summer having been vouchsafed, and
the hazy atmosphere robed the mountain tops with azure
while nature 'herself seemed pausing in a contemplative
mood over the fallen leaves. The sun looked like a mem¬
ber of some down-town club smoking at the expense of
the nation, filling the air with interlucent clouds and
dressing the gorges in mezzotint.

Makeriskittonl* the home of the peaceful Lenapes.f is
formed by the Oquago and the Popacton, two beautiful
streams which rise on the western slope of the Catskill
Mountains in New York, and mingle their waters on the
boundary line of Pennsylvania and the Empire State.
From this point to the Water Gap no wilder or more di¬
versified scenery exists in either state. The energetic
hand of man has been mocked for a century by perpen¬
dicular walls of rock which dwarf the proudest efforts of
masonary, and afford the nimble, sure-footed deer an im¬
pregnable fortress. There are boulders which three of the
most powerful locomotives on earth could not move,
while stones of every shape and color, many of them
festooned with forest moss, defy the plough and shelter
all kinds of small game. To look upon these unfrequented
defiles one might easily imagine himself a thousand miles
from the habitations of men, and travel days together with¬
out encountering any evidences of civilization except a
thread of pale blue smoke curling upward from some hun¬
ter’s camp which only renders the solitude more tan¬
gible.

It was a scene of this description which met the eyes of

* Or Maolc-er-isk-lskan, acoording to Lossing's “ Field Book of
the Revolution."

tLenni Lenapes, the Original People, whom Lord de la Wave
found inclined to agriculture; light of heart and affectionate,
characteristics which Penn also records of them.

our adventurers one morning as they turned out of their
blankets to seek the misty river and watch for a shot at
some thirsty roe.

A quick breakfast having been disposed of and a lunch
dropped into each one’s empty game bag the three separ¬
ated just as the fog began to rise and disclose the black,
unrippled water which flowed along the shore almost
noiselessly.

The Judge shouldered his rifle and strode away up the
river at a quick pace. The other legal gentleman went
overthe ridge to the north ward, where an outline of timber-
land was barely discernible, while the Doctor, whose turn
it was to keep an eye on camp and prepare dinner, took
his blanket to a convenient log, only two or three rods
down the stream, and with his gun across his knees, the
blanket over his shoulders — for the fog made the air feel
chill — he brought out a handsome briar-wood pipe which
was soon smoking like the funnel of an ocean steamer.
Slowly the vapors thinned and curled away, allowing the
sun a glimpse of the river here and there, while toppling
cliff and ragged crag turned to shining tower and mist-
hidden minaret which, by some optical illusion, seemed
of gigantic proportions, hanging in the air like palaces in
the Voyage of Life, as depicted by Cole, or shooting out
of cloud-land andjehoas into the blue and gold of sunrise.

The Doctor put his pipe in his pocket, left his blanketon
the log and walked half way up the slope of a mountain,
which flanked the ridge, and looked eastward to get some
idea of the weather. The inspiration of the sunlight was
manifesting itself everywhere. There was a clear sky
and the warmth that permeated the air intensified the
glowing splendors of the rock maples’ fire-red foliage, the
chestnuts’ yellow leaves and the dark green luxuriances of
hemlock and pine, the needles of which drifted down on
the light breeze along with the silvery and light green
leaves of the forest birch and mountain ash.

While the Doctor was lost in admiration over this mag¬
nificent panorama the sharp crack of a rifle resounded
through the forest above him, and in a minute or two a
wounded buck bounded down the ridge toward the river,
apparently making a bee line for the log which the Doctor
had left only a few minutes earlier. It was a splendid
specimen, Ms dark flanks and red sides shining like silk
in the sunlight as the Doctor raised his trusty smooth¬
bore with the deliberation of an old sport, and drawing a
bead sent an ounce ball tlirough the Jungs of the animal
at a distance of forty or fifty rods.

The blackbirds were assembling in solemn conclave
south of the river when the Judge returned to dinner,
with one lone canvas-back to repay him for his long morn¬
ing tramp. He reported having heard the Counselor's
shot-barrel several times at short intervals before noon,
since wMch notMng of Ms whereabouts could be deter¬
mined. The Doctor found one of his long balls in the
young buck’s right shoulder, and conjectured that lie
must have fired hastily or at very long range, the
former proving correot.

Nearly an hour slipped away, during which the Doctor
and the Judge were at their dinners, and just as the first
was filling his pipe for the third time, two rifle shots
were indistinctly heard a long distance down the river.
The reports were not close together, two or three minutes
intervening. Remarking that the absentee would “soon
be in,” the Judge threw away the stump of Ms after-din¬
ner cigar, slid the canoe into' the river, and proceeded de¬
liberately with some preliminary arrangement of camp
equipment, in order to get afloat as soon as possible. The
Doctor cut a few fresh slices of venison, gathered some
dry fuel, and settled himself to await the coming of Ms
“ second boarder.” Five o’clock came, but no Counsel
for the Crown was there to answer, and the Doctor
thought " his watch must have stopped.” The sun was
dipping dangerously near the low western hills, and the
blackbirds were at vespers. From among tbe things in
the canoe the Judge produced a bugle and blew three
long, loud blasts— the signal for abandoning camp. No
response; and hastily putting the remaining stores, etc,,
onboard, they paddled away from the shadows along
shore, and swept down stream in advance of the current,
blowing the bugle at every bend and listening intently.

After going about a mile they heard shouts some dis¬
tance back and further down the stream, which came
more distinctly as they passed a ledge of rocks jutting
into the river. Landing, they began a search winch re¬
sulted in finding the missing sportsman just before dark.
In pursuing a deer toward the river he had slipped on a
wet spot, slid down a bank of soft earth and over a nearly
perpendicular rock to the sand and table-rock below— a
sheer fall of ten or twelve feet— demolisMng the stock of
his rifle, wMch was discharged by the shock, one barrel
only bavrng been loaded. The lock on the empty barrel
was broken and left behind, as the poor fellow was badly
wounded in the right leg, the hall having passed clean
tM'ougli the middle of the calf, dose to the bone. Though
badly bruised, many portions of Ms body being black
and blue, especially Ms left arm and hip, no bones were
broken, and after they got Mm to tbe canoe a rainful
and difficult task, owing to the condition jl lie d£ff — Ufa
wound was carefully dressed, and she r 1 " 1 Minded pu fa
Narrowsburg by moonlight.

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FOREST AND STREAM

From the time consumed by the passage they estimated
the distance at about four miles, but it may have
been considerably lass, as they found it necessary to pro¬
ceed with great caution, the ‘river being low and the ob¬
structions quite numerous. Once they struck a Tock, and
came -very near capsizing : but finally ‘the journey was ac¬
complished, and the patient made comfortable at a farm¬
house near the river, from whence lie was removed to his
own home over tbe Erie Railway the next evening. The
second deer escaped to the river, but he had a brace and
a half of grouse, and these afforded him a comfortable
breakfast.

That long and solemn paddle through the cool Novem¬
ber moonlight remains a vivid picture" in the memories of
the Doctor and tbe Judge. Trie wounded sportsman re¬
covered, and entered the army near near the close of 1861,
losing his life at the second battle of Bull Run.

Ego.

TROUT FISHING-THE FLY vs. WORMS.

^ Judge Fitzhngh's favorite amusement was trout fishing.
His nice appreciation of the piscatorial art gave him the
name of ‘•The "Walton of Western New York." While
fishing he always used the fly ; there are many who still
remember bis sltiUful manner of throwing it. lie enter¬
tained the most sovereign contempt for any other mode
of capturing trout — the aristocrat of the brook, as be
termed that fish. One day when on a Ashing excursion
he met, a fisherman whoso well-tilled basket, proved his
success.

“You have afinc basket of trout there," said the judge.

“Yes, sir, but I should have caught more, only my bait
g we out," said the man.

"Bait! Bait! What, are you one of those fellows that
kill a quart of angle-worms or a peck of grubs to catch
one fish 7 One of those fellows who can't appreciate the
nature of a trout any more than an ape can literature,"
said the Judge.

••I mean to say that I caught these fish with angle¬
worms for my bait, and I'd like to know what that is to
you?" said the man,

" Don't you know that it is unmanly and vulgar to fish
for trout in that way? I would as soon eat carrion as a
trout caught with a hook baited with angle-worms," said
Fitzhugh.

“ Who the deuce are you tluit goes about telling folks
what they must fish with? Maybe you haven't read tbe
Declaration of Independence," said the fisherman.

' ‘ I am a gentleman, sir, and you are not. A man
can’t lie a gentleman that fishes for trout with angle-
worms.'

“Is it any of your business what a man fishes with?
You talk as though you owned all the fish in tins coun¬
try. You don’t, though — I’ve a great mind to throw you
into the creek ; but you are such an ugly-looking cuss
you’d scare all the fish Out of it. I should like to thrash
my cow-yard with you," said the man in a towering pas¬
sion.

Attempt any violence upon me and I’ll make live bait
of you in a minute. I tell you it is my business what a
man fishes with. It is the business of all civilized and
Christianized people. Fishing with angle-worms degen¬
erates trout to a common sucker — a crab — it baffles sci¬
ence — it teaches that splendid fish the habits of a com¬
mon bull-head, that any idiot can catch. Fishing with
a fly is fair game between a man and a trout ; it gives
them both a chance to exercise their skill.

“What odds does it make how you catch a trout if you
only get him? I catch fish because 1 like to eat them." said
the' man.

“That's because you are nothing but a cannibal. Fish¬
ing with a fly is a fair game between the man and a
trout : it gives them both a chance to exercise their skill
A trout darting for a fly reminds me of the swoop of an
eagle : there is something daring and brilliant in bis
movements ; he charges on his prey like a hero, and if
caught he dies gallantly, not sucking a stinking ange-
worm like a hungry lubber," said the Judge.

• 1 See here, what’s your name ? By golly, you talk well.
I’d like to hear that over again. Tell a felleryour name."

‘ • My name is Fitzhugh — a name I have never disgraced,
and never shall' until 1 am caught in the flunkey business
of catching trout with angle-worms."

“ Are you Judge Fitzhugh, the man that can catch
trout with a buncomb fly on his book, where there ain't
any, just as well as lie can where there’s plenty of
them ?"

"They call me Judge Fitzhugh."

■* Well, I’d half a mind to thrash you just now, you
was so confounded sassy. They say you are the sassiest
man in the world, and I believe it. ' Those shaggy' eye¬
brows and those great black eyes, and that black "hair-
well. I guess I don’t want to get hold of you, so let’s be
friends. Judge, do you think I could learn to catch
trout with any?”

“Yes," said the Judge, amused at the man’s manner
and words. “ Go with me and I will give you a lesson."
They were soon by the side of one of those beautiful
streams in Northern Steuben, that in those days swarmed
with the finest trout. Boon Fitzhugli’s line went whiz¬
zing though the air, the swift-winged fly alighting on the
water full thirty feet distant ; the next moment a splen¬
did trout lay panting on the grass. The man watched
the skillfully-thrown line with its darting insect, now a-
iighting on the edge of a swift-whirling eddy, now skip¬
ping over bright ripples, now floating on the smooth cur¬
rent, then gyrating near a shelving rock like a ‘ ‘ strong
B trimmer in his agony,” tomptingthe silly tenants of the
brook to spring at "the glittering bait, to find himself
caught full surely by the fatal snare.

The man lingered [until Fitzhngh’s basket was nearly
filled, then, with admiration glowing on his face, ex¬
claimed : “Judge, that’s a big game betwen you and
those trout — a pretty one, too — there's science in it.
Blame me if you don't get the best of it, though, every
time. Malre they'll be too smart for me at that game ;
but I’ve done with angle-worms hereafter. Angle-worms
be-hanged, if I never catch another trout. Ill try my
hand at the fly next time I fish. Good-by Judge, and
the man’s form was soon lost in the deep forest.

Some time during the ensuing winter Judge Fitzhugh
received two splendid saddles of yension from some per-
person unknown, neatly packed in a box. On removing
the cover a paper was discovered, on which was written
the following

“From the fellow that don't fish with angle-worms
any more, but goes it strong on the fly. This meat is for
your first lesson with that article.”- ri, B. Proctor, in
Bench and Bar.

gislf tilhir f

THE McCLOUD RIVER HATCHERY.

* %

TILE McCloud River, California, upon whicli an United
States fish hatchery was established in 1873, is a
swiftly running stream, nowhere more than 100 yards
wide, shallow, pure and cold. It possesses all the requisites
desirable for salmon breeding. The Goverment reserva¬
tion here embraces 280 acres of ground upon which are
the residences of Commissioner Stone and Superintendent
Myron Green, and the large hatching house. The force
employed consists of twelve men, of whom six are Indians.
From a letter in the Sacramento Weekly Appeal ,
written by a fishing tourist, we take the' subjoined
description of the appurtenances and methods of work
at this important station : —

Nearthe residences, at a narrow passage of the river, four
stone piers have been built in the stream. Across the
river and connected from pier to pier, a fence made of
willow poles and resembling a rack, has been sunk to the
bottom with end of the poles rising several feet above the
water and resting against heavy logs connecting the piers.
The poles are so close together that the salmon are pre¬
vented from passing up the stream, and when the season
for the catcli comes on and the fence is placed in position
the fish gather below in thousands.

The season for the catch commences about the middle
of July and lasts until the close of September. Below the
fish dam is a hit of sandy beach, ’and here the Indians drag
the seine ashore and hundreds of fish of all sizes, from the-
coquettish trout to the heavy salmon leap frantically about
in the shallow water ana upon the sands.

The salmon with the graceful shaped jaws and broad
bodies are the females, “ MahaUas," and are carried to and
cast into a floating crib near by', The male or “ buck,” as
the Indians term him, has the crooked jaw with narrow
and heavy body, and only one in five of those are selected
for propagation.

The gathering of the eggs comes first. The order is re¬
versed from that in animal life, and with the salmon the
male matures first, which is at the age of two years, while
the female never has spawn until the third year. The ex¬
pert selects the ripe fish at a glance. The female salm on is
taken between the hands and gently', but firmly, her eggs
are by pressure ejected, and fall into apan, round, yellow,
translucent globules the size of a pea. Now the operator
takes a. ripe ‘male salmon and by like process presses the
milt, milky fluid, from him into the. pan with the eggs. The
eggs are then stirred up in the milt and allowed to stand
forty-five, minutes, during which time the milt has
thoroughly impregnated the eggs. This is the most im¬
portant part of the process, for without the fecundating
process of the milt the eggs would never develop. The
eggs procured are in number about 500 to every pound
weight of the yielding salmon. The eggs are now carried
to the hatchinghou.se, carefully rinsed off with clear water
and placed upon a tray. The size of this building is 30x80
feet, and is open at both ends. Upon the bank of tire
river, some fifty yards distant, is a large undershot wheel,
whioh is slowly moved by the current, and by an arrange¬
ment of buckets, dumps 7,000 gallons of water per hour
into a flume running to the hatching house. A large res¬
ervoir at one end of the building receives the water. Lead¬
ing from this tbe entire length of the building, with a
gentle declination, are four rows .of troughs, just wide
enough to admit the trays lengthways. Each trough is
divided by partitions into" lengtte to ‘suit the tray's. In
each compartment four trays will rest, one on top of the
other. The trays are a light framework, one by two feet,
and covered with a sheet of wire cloth. We notice the
trays, troughs and reservoir are covered with inky black
aspbaltum, which is to prevent any slime or fungus growth
from gathering upon the wood, as this would result in the
sure destruction of the eggs. Each of the trays will hold
6.000 eggs, and the various troughs, when full, nearly 8,-
000,000. The water flowing into the reservoir passes out
through various screens of flannel and netting to filter it
of all sediment and vegetable matter, and enters the' dis¬
tributing trough in a very pure state, and thence into the
hatching troughs. It enters each compartment under a
cross partition and makes exit over the next partition.
This insures circulation up through and down through the
trays and over and about every part of the egg. In about
two days after being deposited the centre of the egg be¬
comes opaque and a film extends over the yolk. The
opaque Bpot is the germ or embryo sabnon. This is the
critical period, Daily' and nightly' are the trays lifted out
and carefully examined. Whenever an egg turns white
it is dying or dead. If left in the tray it would throw out
a vegetable growth of little arms, antmn.ee, and destroy
every egg within reach, For fifteen days the eggs remain
in the troughs, when two bright, black little spots make
their appearance. These are the eyes of the infantile sal¬
mon. Now follows the packing. An almost interminal
journey of thousands of miles to different States of the
Union await the embryo, and it would almost seem infat¬
uation to anticipate their survival, but Mr. Stone has solved
this question. The boxes in which they are packed are
two feet square land a foot deep. The eggs are packed
with first a layer of moss at the bottom of the box. and
then a layer of eggs and then another layer of moss and
so on to the top. Midway in the centre of each box is a
tliin wooden partition to break the force of the weight of
moss and eggs. About 75.000 are packed in a box and the
cover ftimly secured with screws, this with another of the
same size are placed in a crate several Indies larger than
the combined bulk of the two, the intervening space being
filled with hay to prevent sudden changes of temperature.
Oil the top of the orate Is placed a rack of ice. The only'
suitable moss for packing purposes is obtained seventy
miles distant at the headwaters of the Sacramento. Con¬
siderable. difficulty was experienced in tbe preparation of
large shipments, as the eggs must have all advanced to
t he same stage of maturity' at the time of departure. This
has been remedied by Mr, Stone in the following manner :
In the large hatchery the temperature of the water is 55
degrees and tbe time required to properly mature the eggs

is about 18 days. Upon the side of the mountain'a smaller
establishment has been arranged and is fed by a spring at
the temperature of 60 degrees ; tlie result is that eggs will
become prepared from seven to eight days sooner than by
river water, and thus the difficulty is obviated.

Trout in an Aquarium— Hartford, Conn,, Aug. 30 th.
—Editor Forest and Stream .—I had for several 'years a
large office aquarium supplied with running water and
stocked with trout and other varieties of fish. The tank
should be cleaned out occasionally, as you say, but a
couple of gold fish make excellent 'scavengers, and they
will make “cleaning out” lesB frequently necessary.
Trout, when hungry, are not particularly fastidious, but
they appear to waggle their tails as if to express a sort of
inward joy when they are supplied with small bait fish in
abundance; but they' thus get a notion of eating each
other, or trying to, and hence it is not best for the har¬
mony of the establishment to thus gratify their appetites.
For a trout, after having a “ fish” dinner, will get such an
exaggerated idea of his own capacity' that the first time
he gets hungry again he will resolutely try to swallow a
fish twice as large as himself — provided the fish don’t ob¬
ject. But, being denied a fish diet, trout will soon forget
tlieir natural propensities if the occupants of the aqua¬
rium are all about the same size, and if supplied with
spring water they do not require feeding oftener than
once a week. I used to sometimes let them go a month
and even two months without other food than what the
water supplied them. Of course they will grow faster to
be fed more frequently. Angleworms make excellent
food for trout and. a good deal of work for the digger of
the worms, if he has many trout to feed. But I found,
after trying various things, that raw beef-steak, cut up
with scissors into small bits, makes excellent food for
trout, and they like it very much after they once get
used to it, and I have seen half a dozen of them jumping
out of the water six or eight inches to get bites of the
ibeef which was placed upon the inside of the glass sides
of tiie aquarium. No more should be given them tlian
they' will eat, as it fouls the aquarium very quickly.

M. H. R.

Maryland. — Fish Commissioner Hughlett has placed
1,615,000 shad fry in the waters of the Eastern Shore this
yeaT.

nfnrnl gfistorri,

SUSPENDED ^ANIMATION..

Editor Forest and Stream : —

Some thirty odd years ago the late Col. S. M., of Rich¬
mond, Va., a devoted "Waltonian, was wont to keep min¬
nows in a tank in his bathing-room that be might be
ready for the first warm days in February or March. On
the occasion referred to the winter was unusually cold for
this region, and the water in his tank, along with his
minnows, became a solid mass of ice. After several
weeks of intense cold, warm weather gradually returned,
the ice thawed and along with it the minnows, who were
alive and sprightly, as though they had enjoyed a long
and refreshing sleep.

Early in tte last month (June) I caught some thirty
beautiful minnows (pond dace) and wished to keep them.
My' box for minnows was just below a spring, and I knew
that spring water at 52 degrees would be fatal to then),
coming out of pond water at 70 degrees. I therefore
sought to accustom them to the change by malting the
bucket of pond water overflow several times with the
spring water. I then put them into the box. But next
morning I found them all dead or stiff frozen. Col. M.’s
tank occurred to me and I thought they might be frozen
instead of dead. I determined to test tbe fact. I took
them to tbe pond, a few rods distant, and poured the
pond water into the bucket of spring water to overflow,
Of the tliirty only two revived. I am now satisfied that
I was too hasty in my operations. If I had taken two
hours instead of fifteen minutes in bringing them to the
pond temperature the result might have been different.
I am led to this conclusion by an interesting article in ll e
London Nature by Dr. Richardson, recently' republished
in LitteWs hiving Age (No. 1,830), and which I have just
seen.

Some weeks, or rather months, ago there appeared in
the London Times an account of a “wonderful discovi
ery ” in Australia, by which it was stated that bullocks
could, in a state of suspended animation, be transported
from Australia to London at ordinary charges of freight.
The article provoked much comment in the English
press, some of them denouncing it as absurd, repugnant
to common sense and in contradiction of the laws of
nature. Dr. Richardson, who says he has for the past
twenty-five years been making experimental researches
on this subject, states that, while knowing nothing of the
truth or falsehood of the Australian statement, “some
part of it might be true and is certainly within the range
of possibility.” The Doctor proceeds to give the results
of experiments thus far made and the agents by which
they were wrought. I give extracts from his com¬
munication :

“If an animal perfectly free from disease be subjected
to the action of some chemical agents or physical
agencies whioh have the property of reducing to the ex-
tremost limit the motor forces of the body, the muscular
irritability, and tbe nervous stimulus to muscular action ;
and if the suspension of the muscular irritability, and of
the nervous excitation be made at once, and equally, the
body even of a warm-blooded animal may be brought
down to a condition so closely resembling death that the
most careful examination may fail to detect any' signs of
life. I have shown in a Croonian lecture that there are
three degrees of muscular irritability, to whioh I have
given the names of efficient, papine efficient, and nega¬
tive. The first of these is represented in the ordinary
living muscle, in which the heart is working at full ten¬
sion, and all parts of the body are thoroughly supplied
with blood, with perfection of consciousness in waking
hours, and, in a word, full life. The second of these
states is represented in suspended animation, in which the
heart is working regularly, but at low tension, supplying
the muscles and other parts with sufficient blood to sus¬
tain molecular life, but no more. The third of these
states is represented when there is no inotion whatever of

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blood through the body, as in an animal entirely
frozen, * * * *

“ The time during which an animal body may be
capable of ream i mat ion depends altogether on one circum¬
stance, viz., whether the blood, the muscular fluid, and
the nervous fluid remain in a condition which I have de¬
fined in another essay as the aqueous conditiou, or whether
these fluids have become pectous. If the fluids remain
in the aqueous state the period during which life may be
restored is left undefined. It may be a very long period,
including weeks, and possibly months, granting that de¬
composition of the tissues is is not established, and even
after a limited process of decomposition there may he re¬
newal of life in cold-blooded animals, but if pectous
change begins in any one of the stmctures I have named,
it extends Like a crystalization quickly through all the
structures, and therefore recovery is highly improbable,
for the change in one of the parts is sufficient to prevent
the restoration of all. * * * * *

“ The problem physiologically before us is as follows:
Can the second or passive-efficient stage of life be by any
artificial methods secured, so that all the vital parts may
be held in suspended animation, working at the lowest
possible expenditure of vital power?

“ Experimental research and experience alike show the
certain possibility of temporarily producing this state.
Both show there are agents and agencies by which life
may he reduced to the low ebb necessary for the suspen¬
sion of active life, and at the same time the aqueous con¬
ditions of the colloidal fluids may be maintained. Cold is
the first and the most effi cient of these agencies. The blood
and the colloidal animal fluids derived from it are all held
in the aqueous condition of colloidal matter by exposure
to cold at freezing point. At this same point all vital
actions, excepting, perhaps, the motion of the heart, may
he temporarily arrested in an animat, and then some ani¬
mals may continue apparently dead for long intervals of
time, and may yet return to life under conditions favor¬
able to recovery.

“ In one of my lectures on death from cold which I de¬
livered in the winter session of 1867, some fish, which dur¬
ing a hard frost had been frozen in a tank at New Castle-
on-Tyne, were sent up to me by rail. They were pro¬
duced in the completely frozen state at the lecture, and
by careful thawing many of them were restored to per¬
fect life. At my Croonian lecture on muscular irritability
after systematic death a similar fact was illustrated from
frogs.

“ There seems in cold-blooded animals so circumstanced
to be no recognized limit of time after which they may
not recover, but there is much skill required in promoting
the recovery. If in thawing them the utmost care be not
taken to thaw gradually and at a temperature always be¬
low the natural living temperature of the animal tho
fluids of the animal will pass from the frozen state through
the aqueous into pectous so rapidly that death from the
pectous change will be produced without perceiving any
intermediate or life-stage at a..l. In warm-blooded ani¬
mals it is extremely difficult to restore animation after
suspension of life by cold, owing to the fact that in their
more complexed and differently-shielded organs it is next
to impossible to thaw equally and simultaneously all the
colloidal fluids. In very young animals it can bo done.
Young kittens a day or two old that have been drowned
in ice-cold water will recover after two hours’ immersion
almost to a certainity if brought into a dry air at a tem¬
perature of 98°F. The gentlest motion of the body will
be sufficient to restore respiration, and therewith the life.
* * * It is hard to say whether an animal, like a fish,
frozen equally through all its structures, is actually dead,
in the strict sense of the word, seeing that if it be uni¬
formly and Equally thawed it may recover from a perfect
glacial state. In like manner it may be doubted whether
a healthy, warm-blooded animal suddenly and equally
frozen through all its parts is dead, although it is not re¬
coverable, because in the very act of trying to restore it
some inequality in the direction is almost sure to deter¬
mine a fatal issue, owing to the transition of some vital
centre into the pectous state of colloidal matter. 1 do
not, consequently, see that cold can be of itself and alone
utilized for maintaining suspended animation in the
larger warm-blooded animals of full growth.”

Dr. Richardson, after mentioning other agencies besides
cold for suspending animation, such as mandragora or
belladonna, nitrate of amyl, choral hydrate, cyanogen
gas and hydrocyanic acid, alcohol and oxygen, and citing
interesting illustrations of each, remarks : —

“ It is worthy of note that cold, together with the agents
named, is antiseptic, as though whatever suspended living
action, suspended also by some necessity or correlative
influence the process of putrefactive change. Hence, the
inference I drew in my leoture at the Society of Arts that
it was within the range of experiment to preserve the
structures of dead animals in a form of suspended mole¬
cular life.”

He concludes with the confident expectation of great
events from results already secured, for which “the world
(he says) should be prepared, without anxiety or amaze¬
ment/' VlRQINIENSlS.

July 16th .

The report of the Australian discovery proved to be a
sensational canard. The wit of the Australian news¬
paper man is greater than the genius of the Australian
scientist. _

Deer and Moonlight. — Minturn, Ark., Aug. 33d. —
Mr. Editor .-—I have been for over forty years what is
called a still hunter of deer in this part of this State. Deer
are still plentiful here, and have been all the time ; and
as 1 have heard from old hunters that deer would get up
with the moon and feed and then lie down when the
moon went down, I have taken some pains to notice
then’ habits. I am satisfied they feed most wheu the moon
is up, but as I have frequently found them feeding when
it was not, I attribute it all to their not being able on
waking to feed of a dark night; and as nature would re¬
quire, they would feed more in the day, and when the
moon is not up in the day time it is up during the night
and gives them the better chance to feed. I have always
found that deer were more easily found feeding after a
very cloudy night when the moon was up all night than if
it had been shining. I do not think they are influenced
by the moon, except so far as it enables them to feed by
night ; and this causes them to feed much more in the
day when the nights are dark, J. A. Lindsay,

BABY BEAR TRAITS.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

Whilst engaged, a few days since, with the Society’s
Dissector, Mr. Chas. Davy, iii examining a spleen of a de¬
funct monkey, which was filled with tubercles, he wished
to know my experience with black bears, remarking that
one of his correspondents in Florida had written up to
know if they “didn't lay eggs.” As Charley is found of
a joke, I made no reply, continued my examination of the
tuberculous spleen, and waited for the eggs to hatch.
The period of incubation was short, as he immediately
began sorting over a pile of correspondence lying on his
table, and quickly passed me a letter, duly stamped, etc.,
making the above enquiry. Perhaps hears in Florida do
lay eggs, and to the best of my knowledge it is a popular
Cracker belief; still they act so differently in confinement
I think I am justified in publishing the actual facts, as
they occurred under my own eyes.

About the middle of January last, the female black bear
in the Society’s collection refused to come out of her den
into the open pit and would not allow the malo to a pproach
her. She was immediately closed in and furnished with
an abundance of hay, with which she busied herself in
making a nice warm bed. At 4 P. m. on Jan. 26th. the
young ones were horn and I didnot see them until the third
day after, when I was surprised by the keeper informing
me that she would allow him to enter the den. On going
with him, he unlocked the door, fearlessly walked in, and
quickly began feeding her with bits of bread, which he
sliced from a loaf held in his hand. By holding the bread
just over her head, ho finally tempted her to sit up on her
haunches, when I obtained a clear view of the two young
ones, lying asleep just back of her front paws. From
where I stood, about six feet distant, they did not seem
to exceed six inches in length, were a dirty whitish color,
and appeared entirely bare of hair. In about ten days
their coats began to show and were of a greyish tint, which
gradually passed through the various shades until they
became a brownish black. It wasjustforty days before the
first one’s eyes opened and two days after the second fol
lowed suit. From that time forward I watched very
closely to ascertain the exact time that would elapse be¬
fore the young ones would leave the nest, and on the
seventy-first day after birth, when the mother, as was her
habit, came to the grating to be fed, one of the youngsters
left the nest and followed her. So, soon as she found it
out, she immediately drew it gently back, and on its
second attempt, she cuffed it soundly, which put a stop
to its wandering propensity. After a few days she allowed
them to wander about at will provided no one was im¬
mediately in front of the den ; but so soon as a visitor
put in an appearance, they were driven back into the nest
and not allowed to emerge until the strangers were out of
sight. For sometime she always suckled them in one
position, lying over and completely covering them by
stretching flat on her belly with her legs drawn up under
her and her head tucked down between her front paws.
As they grew older and began to run about she would sit
on her haunches, lazily lean back against the wall, take
a cub on each fore arm and hold them up to her breast
until they were satisfied. They soon became expert
climbers, taking advantage of the slightest inequalities of
the stone walls and tho cracks between the heavy oaken
planks to reach the ceiling of the den on three sides,
whilst the grating in front served capitally for their sky¬
larking. Occasionally they would have a regular sparring
bout, standing erect, feinting, countering and making use
of many of the tricks of old votaries of the P. R. These
frolics wouldgenerally end in a clinch, fall and a regular
rough and tumble fight, when the mother would abrupt¬
ly put a stop to it, by suddenly knocking both of the con¬
testants completely out of time. In fact, as they grew
apace, the parental visitations increased so rapidly I
began to fear she would put an end to my bear investiga¬
tions by ohastising the lives out of them, but of late she
has slackened in her attentions and I am in hopes of fol¬
lowing the growth of ursus amerieanus from baby-hood
to adolescence. Frank J. Thompson.

Zoological Garden, Cincinnati.

Southern Birds Down East— St. Stephen, Aug. 36th.
—Editor Forest and Stream We have had a visit from
some of your southern birds within a few days. Seven
black skimmers (Rhynhehopa nigra — Linnmus) have
been shot in this neighborhood, and last week I had a
blackvulture ( Oathurtes atratus — Bartram) sent me, shot
at Campobello, near Eastport, Me.

_ _ Geo. A. Boardman.

A White Bluebird — New Haven, Conn,, Aug. 26th, —
This morning I killed a white bluebird in this city. The
tail feathers and primaries show a slight pearly tint, the
rest being pure white. The bird is a male, of this year.
Iris normal. _ R. H. Morris.

That Gazetteer.— The undersigned is the only person
(?) who dares express his sentiments boldly

FishkUl Landing, Aug. 21st — Mr. Editor If you wlU be so kind
as to afford me a small space in your valuable paper I should like
to speak a few words in regard to that most excellent work, the
“Sportsman's Gazetteer." This book has been highly spoken of
and largely recommended by hundreds of eminent sportsmen
since its introduction, and perhaps all I oan say In praise of it will
be only a repetition of what has already been said ; however, I can
present myself as one who has gained much knowledge and passed
many pleasant hours in the perusal of its pages. It Is a sports¬
man's library complete in one volume, and I consider that part
of the work treating on the Dog worth the price of the hook.
Nearly oil the questions put to the editor of your paper weekly,
such as the proper charge for guns of various weights and gauge ;
remedies for dogs that arc disordered, &c., are annexed in this
book. I can not give the index of the “ Gazetteer", but beside its
instructions in shooting, fishing, woodcraft, habits of game ani¬
mals, birds. Ashes, Ac., it has a thousand useful hints and recipes
that it would he well for every sportsman to he familiar with.
This hook contain more useful knowledge .than seven other
sporting works which I have. G. F. Auden.

—Mr. Frank N. Beeba of Columbus, O,, has left his
fine collection of coins in the care of the Fine Art
and Natural History Society of Cincinnati, to he placed on
exhibition at the Exposition. Mr. Beebe is now in North¬
ern Michigan, to remain until some time in October,

DOGS AND THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.

We are constantly hearing of dogs being seized by the
Custom-House authorities on account of the law regard¬
ing the importation of live animals not being complied
with. Only a few days ago there wero seized from the
steamer Strathmore, from Liverpool or London, two
brindled bull bitches, two fox terrier puppies and one fox
terrier dog. For the benefit of those who may ho intend¬
ing to import dogs we copy from Hyles’ Digest of United
States Statutes the law on the subject : —

Sec. 614. — On live animals twenty per cent, ad val¬
orem.

1473. — Animals brought into the United States tempor¬
arily and for a period not exceeding six months for tho
purpose of exhibition or competition for prizes offered by
any agricultural or racing association. But a bond shall
be first given in accordance with the regulations to be
prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, with the con¬
dition that the full duty to which such annuals would
otherwise he liable shall be paid in case of their sale in the
United States, or if not re-exported within six months.

1473. — Animals alive, specially imported for breeding
purposes from beyond the seas, shall be admitted free
upon proof thereof satisfactory to tl\e Secretary of the
Treasury, and under such regulations as he may pre¬
scribe.

But there is ono veiy important point to be noted in
connection with the last clause. The regulation pre¬
scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in this respect
is, that all animals imported for breeding purposes, in
order to be admitted free of duty shall be provided with
a certificate from the United States Consul at the port
of shipment, in which the shipper makes oath that it is
intended for such purpose. Without this certificate the
clause is of no avail.

On the occasion of the first dog show in this city some
fifteen or more dogs were sent from England for exhibition.
They were not permitted to land however until a bond in
what was supposed to he their full value was given, to the
effect that they should he re-shipped or the duties paid on
them, and as a number were sold here duty was paid.
But it was at first contended that the Kennel Club did
not come under the head of an agricultural or racing as¬
sociation, and it was not until after considerable corres¬
pondence had passed between this city and the Treasury
Department that the bond was accepted and the dogs
landed.

W e are in favor of free trade as far as dogs, or indeed ani¬
mals generally, are concerned, as an encouragement to
breeders, and yet hope to see it. A few dealers might be
benefited slightly by the remission of duties, but we fancy
that of all the pet and toy dogs brought into the country and
sold, but very few have brought much into the general
treasury.

Loss of Lou. — The Gordon setter hitch, Lou, belong¬
ing to Mr. Wm. M. Tileston, of this paper, either strayed
or was stolen from the Prospect House, Bayshore, Long ,
Island, on Wednesday of last week. The natural suppo¬
sition is that she was stolen, as Lou is not only remarka¬
bly intelligent, but has recently had a litter of puppies and
has been with Me. Tileston and his family for two sum¬
mers at Bayshore, and would probably have returned
home if not tied. Lou is black and tan without any
white ; rather poor in flesh just now ; coat in good con¬
dition and much of it new ; her tail has been docked.
We shall feel obliged if our Long Island readers will he
on the look-out for her, and any information sent to Mr.
Tileston at this office, will he thankfully received.

A Hint for Sportsmen’s Wives.— If your husband ha
a dog, and the dog has a bark-at-night, you may fix him
(him is collective here ; it includes the husband, the dog,
and the bark) by putting him aboard a mud scow, and
then taking him off again, thereby disembarking him.
This is better than surreptitiously feeding him on patent
medicines, Another good way, provided you wish to
make your husband a pleasant surprise present of dog¬
skin mittens next Christmas, is to drown the hound in his
own bay and use his bark to tan the hide with.

Personal, — Mr. Justus Von Lengerke, the well-known
sportsman and breeder of,finedogs, has joined the Dittmar
Powder Co. as salesman, travelling and soliciting agent.
Mr. Von Lengerke’s, great popularity and wide acquaint¬
ance and experience should make him a very valuable
man to the Powder Co. We wish him every success.

— The question of how much a dog may be worth must
be considered not only from the standpoint of tho owner,
but from that of other parties who may in one way or an¬
other derive direct gain from the animal. For instance,
n London, the other day, the dbg of a beer-house-kceper
earned £100 for an omnibus driver by biting the latter

ffiile on the back steps of his omnibus.

Hamilton, Ont. — Aug. 23 th — Editor Forest and Stream :
—As an ardeut lover of all dogs used in field snorts, I had
much pleasure perusing the letter on spaniels from your
esteemed correspondent, Ringwood, in your issue of the
21st insl. I am not surprised that so many sportsmen
complain that their pointers and setters are wild and un¬
ruly when shooting over them in open grounds, after

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shooting over them in brush or thick cover. Pointers and
setters Siould not be shot over in brush or cover that will
hide or conceal them from the shooter. My experience
of pointers and setter's in -woodcock and ruffed grouse
shooting, is that when they are out of sight they will
take liberties or be subjected to a very cruel test. ‘I will
relate what occured to a gentlemau shooting woodcock
over a setter bred by mo. Ho lost the dog in some scrub-
pine cover where he was shooting, and, after considerable
delay, being unable to find the dog, the gentleman went
to a piece of woods some distance away, On his return,
three hours later, he found the dog standing a bird, the
dog’s bead and tail being both one way. He evidently
had been sotting the bird for three hours. The bird, which
had moved in a half oirole round the dog, was flushed
and shot behind the dog. Had the gunner been shooting
over a cocker spaniel the cock would have been flushed
at once, and the shooter would have had timely warning
by the clear, ringing bark of the cocker. In a future
letter I will give you my opinion of what the cocker
Bpaniel. best adapted for this country, should be.

Ranger.

London (Ontario) Dog Show.— I wish to inform your
readers that Janies Spooner, Esq., of Toronto, anil J.
flamuon. Esq., of Clifton, Ont., have consented to act
as Judges at our forthcoming Bench Show. Exhibitors
may, from the well-known probity and ability of these
gentlemen, rest assured that a good sound reliable and
impartial judgment on the merits of their dogs will be
duly rendered.

I' take the opportunity of mentioning that if any of
your readers would like to encourage us by offering
" Special Prizes,” we shall be happy to hear from them
before 10th September. W. C. L. Gill, Sec’y,

Fox Hunting. — Tennesee — Nashville, Aug. 14?7t.— Ed¬
itor Forest and Stream ; — There have been several spirited
chases lately, up in the neighborhoods' Bon Agna Springs.
The gentlemen about there have a fair pack of six or seven
couples of hounds, and they seldom fail to start and cap¬
ture Reynard when they go out. There is a fellow up
there who has made himself notorious this season, by fol¬
lowing the hounds on foot, and getting in ahead always
at the death. Col. W. H. Johnson's pack is in fine con¬
dition. and now that there is a lull in the racing world
I will no doubt have some of their excellent runs to rec¬
ord. J. D. H.

Dogs at Auction.— On Wednesday, Sept. 17th, there
will be a large auction sale of dogs by Messrs. Barker
& Sons at tbeir establishment, corner of 39th st. and
Broadway. The dogs to be sold are from the well-known
kennels of Messrs. Lincoln & Hellyar, of Warren, Mass.,
and comprise red Irish and English setters and pointers,
both puppies and broken dogs, all the get of cele¬
brated winners. This will be a rare chance to get good
stock cheap,

— Mr. Wm. A. Buckingham, of Norwich, Conn., claims
the name Flash for black and white-ticked dog puppy
whelped April 23d, 1879, by Howard Kennel Club’s champ.
Dash HI,, out of Aubundale Kennel’s champ. Daisy Dale.

—Mr. J. B. Goodwin, of Norwich, Conn., claims the
name of Prudence for black, white, and tau-ticked bitch
puppy whelped February 16th, 1879, by Luther Adam’s
chain p. Drake, out of Gen. Wm. G. Ely’s native bitch
Sylph. #

— Mr. N. Elmore, of Granby. Conn., haB bred his En¬
glish hare beagle, Lucy, to Victor ; will whelp September
29th,

ANOTHER WORD FOR THE SPANIEL.

83 Peter St., Toronto, Aug, 23 d.
Editor Forest and Stream ; —

I read with a great deal of interest “ Ringwood’s” arti¬
cle on spaniels last week. My experience of spaniels has
been life-long too ; but, as my life has not compassed a
great many years', my opinion may not have the weight
that ‘ ‘ Ringwood’s " would have. However, I have stud¬
ied the breed very closely, and my opinion is entirely in
their favor. I think that as companions at home and in
the field, they have no equal. A friend of mine lias one
that 1 bred, which is the cleverest dog 1 ever saw. He
will do more tricks than any circus dog I have ever seen,
and is at the same lime a splendid worker. I have gener¬
ally used one or at most two dogs in the Held and have
found them plenty to keep myself and a companion busy.
My dogs are mute except when they have a partridge
‘•treed.’’ This is rather a misfortune, but they have so
many counterbalancing virtues that I put small bells on
their collars which does quite as well, if not better, as you
can always tell exactly where they are. As to color, mine
are all liver-colored or black, some without a white hair ;
but the bell gets over the difficulty of seeing them too,
and as I only use them for three or four weeks out of the
year, counting odd days, I think that I can afford to give
up a little utility to beauty. Black is my pet color, or
failing that, liver-colored ; and as I keep my dogs for
eleven months out of the twelve as petB only, I feel that
it is worth while t® have them please my eye for eleven
months, when the color makes very little difference for
the other month, I have been so unfortunate as to loose
my favorite bitch “Brownie,” the foundation of my ken¬
nel. Some scoundrel laid poison in tne lane back of my
house for cats, and as ill-luck would have it, all the dogs
broke out that same morning. They were of course
missed at once, and the servant got them in, all except
Brownie. I went to look for her and failing to find her,
told the servant to be on the look-out and went to the
office. A few minutes after I left the house they found
her, stiff and cold : and thus died one of the handsomest
and best dogs that ever lived. 1 will not begin to enu¬
merate her virtues, for if 1 did I would never stop. Suf¬
fice it to saylthat I loved her like a child and I mourned
her as sincerely and sorrowfully as if she bad been a human
being. Poor little Brownie! so universally admired, so uni¬
versally regretted ! ;I have, luckily, among some very fine
pups from her, two liver-colored bitches, without awhite
hair, and about four mouths old. These pups, Cora and
Flirt, promise, very well ; they fetch on land and in water
very nicely, and “ down-charge ” and “come to heel” like
little Trojans. I hope with them to keep up the reputation
of my kennel. I bought of Mr. Willey his brace of black

cockers and was very much disappointed with them. The
bitch is very fine, though old and fat, but the dog did not
suit me at all. I havosold them both to different parties,
and was glad to get out of the “ spec ’’ at a loss of about
$10. The gentleman who bought the bitch, a great friend
of mine, has bred her to Robertson’s Rollo, a son of
Brownie and sire of Cora and Flirt, and we expect a very
fine litter.

It seems to me that I have rather wandered from my
subject. I started with the intention of making a few
general remarks about cockers, and 1 have been rattling
along about my own dogs ; however, we will return to the
general remarks. I would advise every man who iB fond
of dogs and shooting, but who is closely tied down by
business, to get a cocker. Setters require too much work
to keep them in training and are too big and impetuous
to take into the house as pets, while a little cocker of
about twenty-five pounds weight will behave himself
well anywhere, is quiet and companionable, is small
enough to take on a lounge or chair beside you, or even
on your lap, and yet is large enough to follow a carriage
for miles, and to take care of himself on all occasions.
The ladies love them ; all admire them ; they stand any
amount of petting without becoming cheeky, and they
are faithful and affectionate to a degree. I could tell
dozens of anecdotes illustrative of these last attributes,
did 1 not feel tiiat I have already trespassed too long on
your valuable space. Perhaps at some future time I may
write you a few, if the present poor attempt finds favor
iu the eyes of my fellow-sportsmen. One more remark
and I have done. Cockers require to be trained from their
earliest puppyhood. Otherwise they will at times get so
exoited as to be quite uncontrollable. If trained young,
however, they have no thought but their master’s wishes,
and are continually watching for a signal or command.

G. D. M.

DISTEMPER— Second Paper.

BY M. VON CULIN.

In distemper, the matter of forcing a dog to do anything
should be conducted with the utmost caution, In giving
him medicine be careful to observe the directions which
I have given (or any other known gentler means), and
should the dog struggle too violently in resistance, the
stomach-pump or funnel must be resorted to, as any
violent exertion only serves to prostrate the dog, wasting
the vitality which must he retained to combat the disease.
Above all things, remember that perfect rest and quiet
are necessary. When the dog is to be moved from one
place to another, by no means force him to walk, but
gently and carefully lift and carry him, Should it be
necessary for any purpose, whether to remove him from
a filthy bed, to take him to a better ventilated apartment,
or to a place more convenient to his attendenf. to take
him up or down stairs, let two persons, one at the hind
quarters and one at the shoulders, the person best ac¬
quainted to take the shoulders, lift him gently, side up,
and carry him in as nearly a horizontal position as possible,
being careful to make no more pressure than possible
upon tlie(bowels, stomach or lungs, as they are generally
all in a high state of inflamation. The dog when left to
himself will seek a spot xnoBt retired from noise or
disturbance and from glaring light, and will, from
disinclination to move about, lie there and starve. This
must not be allowed; he must be brought out into
clean and comfortable quarters. 1 spoke before of
light ; when I say that light is necessary, 1 say so because
in summer when yon exclude the light you shut out the
air, but when you can obtain a thorough ventilation with¬
out a glaring "light, do so by all means, as in all cases
where the nerves are effected, a glaring light barrasses.the
disease by irritating the nervous system. I am a groat
believer in plenty of daylight as a curative agent in all
diseases. Either direct or reflected rays of the sun ef¬
fect the nervous system, hence my remarks on a glaring
light.

In the matter of non-exertion of the dog in this disease,
the administration of food figures conspicuously. Two
many ingenious methods cannot be suggested and prac¬
ticed, for a sick dog is as fastidious as a fasliionable young
lady, and his appetite must be pampered and catered to,
and many little stratagems must be practiced. One of the
best for administering liquid food to a dog who has lost
his appetite, is first to caress the dog and allow him to
lick your hand ; then dip your fingers into the liquid and
patting him with the other hand let him lick it from your
fingers. Continue this two or three times, and then take
up some of the liquid in the hollow of your hand, and, by
talking to and coaxing him you can get him to lap up a
quantity of it. When he has taken four or five handfuls
lie will turn away and appear satisfied,, but in a half
minute or so, try him again, and he will eat, but be cau¬
tious not to (are him.

An occasional piece of soaked graham cracker or other
solid food before mentioned may be smuggled in. Do not
force it upon him after he refuses, or it will not bo so easy to
get him to eat another time ; but give in small quantities
frequently. This method will work when every other
one fails," except that of force, which should be a last
resort.

In administeringpiUs, open the dog’smouthin the man¬
ner before described ; pour in a. tablespoouful of palatable
liquid — beef tea, milk or water ; then, filling the spoon
again, place the pill or pills on the point of the spoon and
pour all together into his mouth. He will swallow them
without knowing it.

The main reason why distemper is so much dreaded is
because of our ignoranco of the disease. All animals,
from the tiger of the Eastern jungles toman, stand most
in dread of that which they understand the least.

Ignorance, superstition, idolatry and witchcraft are in
the same category ; hand in hand the arch fraitors betray
us into all manner of absurdities. This mueh-to-be-de-
ploved state of affairs will of course never be universally
remedied until our- veterinary schools give the same at¬
tention to the dog that they do to the horse. Why have
they not done so in the past V Because the money value
of the horse has far exceeded that of tire dog. Now that
it is fast becoming a neck race for supremacy, is it too
much to expect that the diseases of dogs will be given
the same deep and careful study that has hitherto been
allowed only to those of the horse?

Then, and not until then, may we look for prompt re¬
lief from veterinary surgeons as a class in the diseases of

the dog. There are objectionable features, but not a whit
more so than in man or in the horse in furthering our ex¬
periments with the dog ; and better and more frequent
opportunities with far less expense than with man and
horse.

“ Rabies ! rabies ! ! ” cries the nervous physician.
“ Small-pox ! yellow fever ! ! diphtheria ! 1 ! ana a host of
others in man, and glanders and farcy 1 in the horse, ”
cry I. If it were all risk and no reward, the selfishness of
man might Bay, “Elee from them all.” Farcy and glan¬
ders, as communicated to man from the horse, are as
much to he dreaded and as loathsome and fatal diseases
as hydrophobia communicated to man from the dog.
While here we have two so-much-to-be-dreaded and fatal
diseases communicated by the horse, as yet we have but
one to be feared from the dog. Distemper, in no case,
has ever been known to have been communicated to man.

In the face of so much contradictory evidence the inex¬
perienced will find it hard to decide whether or not dis¬
temper is contagious. Mayhow, one of dtrr supposed au¬
thorities on canine diseases, most emphatically declares
that it is not. In this, as in many other instances, May-
hew, by his advice, has dealt death and destruction to
many of the choicest animals from the best kennels of
many lands. There may have been something in the
climate in which Mayhe’w practised which rendered the
disease non-contagious, but certain it is that in the United
States distemper is the most highly contagious of all
canine diseases. Mayhew sights as proof of bis assertion
the case of bis little cur bitch which lived for years
amidst distemper and did not contract the disease.

This case is no proof whatever, as it is a well-known
and conceded fact that few dogs contract the disease a
second time, and others appear never to have it at all,
though constantly exposed to it in its worst forms. Like
other blood-poison fevers, there appears to be a cause in
the system which one attack of the disease exhausts,
never to be reproduced. In a still larger number of cases
the attack is so slight as to appear little worse than a bad
cold. Especially are mongrels and dogs of low degree
thus lightly visited, as such was Ms (Mayhew’s) cur evi¬
dence, rather than of its non-contagion. On the Other
hand our proofs are so overwhelming as scarcely to need
notice, except to post the tyro. It is a well-known fact
in pathology that m all animals from the lowest to man,
tiie female may contract, showing all the symptoms
of a disease, then becoming pregnant the symptoms dis¬
appear rapidly. The pregnancy is the cause of the disap¬
pearance of the symptoms. After delivery the symptoms
reappear, commencing where they left off and proceed
rapidly to a termination of the disease. In man consump¬
tion gives a good illustration; in the dog we have a good
illustration of it in our subject — distemper. The bitch
having contracted the disease in a mild form, becoming
pregnant the symptoms disappear as if by magic. From
within a few days to several weeks after delivery the
disease again makes its ajjpearance, either in the dam or
in the whelps, or in both.

In the dam it is often so mild as scarcely to he noticed,
but when it appears in the puppies it almost invariably
sweeps the entire litter. We ask, is this contagion?
Again we send a string of dogs of a ripe age to contract
distemper (under twelve months) to a dog show. After
the expiration of the proper time required to develop the
symptoms the disease makes its appearance in one dog,
the ultimatum of which is seven out of nine of the pup¬
pies taken to the show die of the disease witMn three
weeks. Several other and older dogs in the kennel,
another younger one also, contracted il ; part of this lot
also dies — an actual money loss of not less than $1,500.
We ask, “ Is tMs contagion?” Again, two dogs belong¬
ing to different persons are confined in neighboring yards
with tight fences between — not even a chance to smell
noses. Neither dog is admitted to the other’s yard nor
into the street. One dog takes the distemper, and in a
short time the neighboring dog has it also. The first dog
being of low degree (like Mayliew’s) recovers, the other,
being a blue-blooded Llewellin, dies. Is this contagion?

1 could fill pages with just such instances, but I deem
the above sufficient.

hwje m\d

GAME IN SEASON FOR SEPTEMBER.

Moose, Alee Americana.

Caribou, Rangifer caribou.

Elk or wapiti, Vermis canadensis.

Red or Va. deer. C. m'lpinianus.

Squirrels, red, black and gray.

Hares, brown and gray.

Reed or rice bird, iMlichonyx or-
uzlvatmu.

wild turkey .Meleagits gatlopam.

Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, vtupidonia eupicto.

Ruffed grrouse or pheasant, Bo¬
nded umheUus.

Quail or partridge, Orlyxvtrginl-

Blaek-bellied plover, ox-eye,

Squatarola helvctica.

Ring- plover, JEgialitis semipal-
matus.

Stilt, or long-shanks, Rimanto-
pus 7li uric nil is.

Woodcock, PhUohela minor.

Red-breasted snipe, or dwitcher,

Macrorhampus griseus.

Red-backed sandpiper, or ox-
bird, 2Vi)ipa Americana.

Great marbled godwit, or mar¬
lin, Limosa fedoa.

Willct, Totnnm semipalmatus.

Tattler, Totanus mdanoleueus.

| yellow-shanks, Totanus flavlpes.

“ Bay birds " generally, including various species of plover, sand
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf bird, phalaropes, avocets,
etc., coming under the group Limaeotce or Shore Birds.

l®”This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
representthe game which is generally in season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

The seasons for shoolingpinnated grouse or prairie chiok-
onsand other birds are as follows In the States named herewith

States

Pinnated

Grouse.

Ruffed Grouse

Quail.

Woodcock.

Ill .

lad. . ,

Iowa..

Minn..

WtB...

Neb.

Ban...

Aug 15 te Dec 1

1 : 1 : 1

Sep 1 to Dec 1
Aug 14 to Oct J
Aug 25 to Janl
Aug 15 to Feb .1
Aug 1 to Feb 1

Oct 1 to .Tan 1
Nov. I to Jan 1
Oct 1 to Jan 1
Sept 1 to Dec 1
Aug 25 to Janl

Oct 1 to Janl
Novi to Jan 1
Oot 8 to Jan 1
Scji 1 to Dec 1
Aug 35to Janl
Oct 1 to Dec- .1
Oct 1 to Janl

July 4 to Jan 1
.Inly 1 to Jan 1
July 10 to Jan 1
July 3 to Nov 1
Aug 25 to «J tin 1
No Restrictions
Forbidden

Don’t.— In connection with the chapter of gunning ac¬
cidents contributed by “ Ego ” in another column, we
republish the following cautions to sportsmen, old and
young, experienced and inexperienceed. That the ad-

FOREST AND STREAM

607

rice is sound may be inferred from the fact that the
item, originally published by ourselves last year, has
found its way into hundreds of papers all over this
country and abroad: —

Don’t point your gun at yourself. Don’t point your
gun at any one'else. Don't carry your gun so that its range
includes a’ll your bunting companions, Don’t try to find
out whether your gun is loaded or not by shutting one
eye and looking down the barrel with the other. Don’t
use your gun for a walking-stick. Don’t climb over a
fenceandpull your gun through muzzle foremost, Don't
throw your gun into a boat so that the trigger will catch
in the seat, and the charge be deposited in your stomach.
Don’t use your gun for a sledge-hammer.' Don’t carry
your gun full cocked. Don't carry your gun with the
hammer down, Don’t be a fool. Don’t you forget it.

A Luxurious Summer Cash*. — A Milwaukee corre¬
spondent who signs himself “L’Eclaire” gives us the fol¬
lowing description of certain really luxurious summer
quarters, annually enjoyed by a company of gentlemen,
near Madison, Wis. They would be the envy of those
who have never been accustomed to anything better than
a ' ‘ lean to” : —

For many years past Mr. Arthur C. McKnight, now of
wide fame through his fairy opera, “ The Narad Queen,”
and a few friends have camped out summers, and for the
past few years have located their camp at Waukesha dur¬
ing June, July, August and a portion of September. Mr.
McKnight has recently purchased the celebrated Mills
Lake Forest Farm,, of 105 acres, lying upon the north
shore of the beautiful Lake Monona, one of the chain of
four lakes siu-rounding the beautiful capital of our State,
Madison, of which Lake Mcndota is the largest and Mon¬
ona second in size.

These lakes connect directly with. Rock River through
a stream some two or three miles in length and thence
with Lake Koshkonong and the Oconomowoc lakes, thus
affording a delightful canoe trip through a country
abounding in fin and feather.

The farm is about one-quarter mile from the city of
Madison and somewhat less than one and one-half miles
from the State Capital building, and of its situation too
much cannot well be said. Beautiful beyond compari¬
son is the grove of maple and elm on the banks of the
lake as the morning sun rises over the water. The coun¬
try abounds in fine drives and the roads are rarely in bad
condition.

In this beautiful spot Mr. McKnight and his party of
notables have pitched then- tents for the season of 1879,
and probably nis summer headquarters will be in this
locality for several succeeding seasons, with a possibility
of the owners making it his permanent habitation.

The party consists of first Mr. McKnight, the host, Mr.
Sam. R. Milleur, of Washington, D. C., Business Mann¬

er “Fairy Opera Naiad Queen”; Mr. Chas. A. Reade, of
lew York City, Musical Director “ Naiad Queen”: J.

1 .. Wm I .

Harry Brayton, St. Louis, Mo. ; Walter Wellington, St.
Louis, Mo. ; Charles A. Bowen, St. Louis, Mo. ; Edgar E.
Thompson, Nashville, Tenn, Besides the above the camp
quarters also provided for a competent cook — your cor¬
respondent will certify to his efficiency — camp watch,
hostler, etc. The camp watch is a feature, and entirely
does away with the troublesome custom of pitching a
copper to see who is to “ stay with the camp.” Now a
word about the quarters. Six large tents constitute these,
the largest 18x29 feet, all floored and absolutely water¬
proof. Several of the rooms in the larger tents are car¬
peted, answering for parlor, sleeping, and store rooms.
The culinary department is as complete as in the best of
kitchens — oil stoves, shelving, every manner of utensil,
and every proem-able material enable the master of that
department to turn out some very savory and toothsome
messes. The readers will see that I begin with the most
important feature of the establishment.

The dining tent is similar in shape to the others ; wall
pattern, with walls about six feet in height, containing an
extension table capable of seating fourteen, and there are
frequently twice that number of visitors at the camp, for
Messrs. McK. &Co. are the most hospitable, whole-souled
gentlemen it lias ever been my good fortune to meet. The
table service is of silver and china, exquisite in design ;
and the linen, after course services, etc., are of the finest,
and evince not only a thorough appreciation \ of good
things but a most exquisite taste. The sleeping apart
ments are furnished with spring beds and monogrammed
bed-linen and hammocks, and could not be improved
upon in point of comfort. The parlors and music room
are perfect. They are handsomely carpeted and contain
handsome light f urniture, portfolios with sketches and en¬
gravings, and a magnificent organ which is a joy forever.

The stable is comfortable and spacious, and contains
the following well-known roadsters : — Brooklyn Maid,
Mollie, Trojan, Country Queen and Rob Roy, used for
driving purposes. An efficient hostler has them in charge,
ahd their sleek coats and buoyant spirits bespeak their de¬
light at tlie sweet green grass growing so plentifully
around them.

Mr. McKnight has also purchased and caused to be
brought to the lake the fine yacht Princess from Cleve¬
land, Ohio, now called the Naiad Queen. There are also
five handsome sail and row boats.

I forgot to mention in connection with the kitchen that
a good spring and an ice-house well stored were by no
means a small feature, especially in warm weather.

The boys have an excellent library and receive all the
prominent daily, weekly and monthly publications in
shape of papers and magazines. I hope when they receive
the number of Forest and Stream containing this de¬
scription of their beautiful home, they mil again accept
the thanks of the writer for kind attentions rendered
upon the occasion of his visit.

I think I am perfectly Bafe in saying if any of the For¬
est and Stream readers desire to visit a luxurious camp
they will be cordially welcomed by Mr. McKnight and
party at Mills Lake, Forest Farm.

— Brown’s improved gun cleaner, advertised elsewhere,
is simple, convenient and thoroughly efficient. It is one
of these contrivances that cannot help being adopted by
every gun and rifle owner who sees it. The cleaner was
good before ; it lias been improved and made still better.

Diana Out “West.— The Ilot Springs (Wyoming) cor¬
respondent of the Chariton (la.) Leader contributes to
that paper an interesting description of a novel elk chase
which recently occurred there. The heroine of the occa¬
sion was a Miss Maggie Foreman, of Iowa, who was vis¬
iting some relatives in the mountains. On the morning
in question she had been galloping about the camp on a
favorite horse of liqr host’s, and was about to dismount
when an enormous black elk came dashing through the
camp with a hunter in hot pursuit,

The elk was wounded but yet able to run at great speed.
The writer, in sport only, never dreaming she would un¬
dertake it, handed Miss Foreman a large army Colt’s re¬
volver and told her to go a nd help catch the enormous
animal. Miss Foreman took the weapon and started tow¬
ard the elk, which was hut a short distance away at that
moment. And nowr began an exciting cliase. The horse
was thoroughly trained for such woi'k by Mr. Adams,
and as soon as started upon the trail dashed forward with
frightful speed. Adams urged his horse forward in a
vain endeavor to overtake her, hut the little broncho
which he bestrode was no match for his own favorite
steed. Tbe elk started for the mouth of a cafion about a
mile distant, through whicli it could reach the higher
mountains. We felt greatly alarmed for Miss Foreman’s
safety, believing that in the excitement of the chase her
horse had become mimanageable, until she was seen to
fire the revolver at the elk. and then we knew that she
was after meat. Two, three, four shots were fired, and
yet the speed of the elk was not lessened, but at tbe fifth
shot it was observed to waver, stagger, and in a moment
fall heavily to the ground. Then Miss Foreman was seen
to halt aud fire another shot into the animal as it lay
struggling near the horse’s feet.

We hitched up a wagon and drove to the scene, where
we found Adams sitting upon the body of the fallen mon¬
arch of the mountains, while Miss Foreman, flushed and
triumphant, stood near. When we praised her dariug,
Adams said : "These Iowa girls are business every time.
I’m from Iowa myself, and I know a few of ’em; but she
can’t pack off all the praise, for there ain’t another horse
in the mountains who could have hugged up to that elk
like Billy did; eh, old boy?” Ancl he caressed the noble
animal in a moRt affectionate manner. We had no facil¬
ities for weighing the animal, but •* Jim” says if wiLl crowd
900 or 1,000 pounds very closev A number of Yuma
Jack's band of Yute Indians who were camped near and
who witnessed the. chase crowded around and gazed upon
the heroine with stares of amazement, one of them re¬
marking: "White squaw heap brave — ride all same like

ind in storm.”

Wear ofBrass Shells. — Monroe, N,C.,AugMth. — Mr.
Editor : In reference to your statement that brass shells
for shot-guns could not lie used more than twenty times
with safety, I enclose yon a. letter from Messrs. E.
Remington & Sons, in which they seem to differ with
you. I my self have fired one brass shell over 200 times,
and the shell seemed to be as good as ever. Knowing
that your answer to correspondence in reference to the
same will be read by many, and that hundreds of brass
shells will be thrown away on that account, I trust you
will further investigate the subject, and give your
readers the benefit thereof, and also that you will publish
the Messrs. Remingtons’ views on the subject. Here
we have the opinion of an editor whose opinion on sport¬
ing matters is final, and, on the other hand, we have the
opinion of the largest gun manufacturers in America,
who have done much to firing the gun to its present state
of perfection, entirely disagreeing on a subject which has
much importance attached. H. Smith.

I) car Sib— Y our letter of 80th Is at hand. We think Mr Hal-
loek must, have .referred to rifle shells. We never heard any state¬
ment like that in regard to shot shells. We have shells in use now
that we have fired more than 460 times, and they are good shells
vet. We are not good at conundrums, so give it- up. Do not know
why they are dangerous. Do uot think the statement true, if it
refers to shot shells. Yours truly, E. Krminoton & Sons.

Remarks.— Our answer was intended to apply to rifle
shells, and our error was due to inadvertence. For rifle
shells the Government test is 10 reloads, but we have
known a ’Winchester shell to be reloaded 119 times. Brass
shot-gun shells may be reloaded 400 times, or until they
split. No danger need be apprehended from a shell
splitting. ^

W-hich is the Best for General Shooting Pur¬
poses f — Mr. Editor : From the respective properties
of soft and cliilled shot are derived respective ad¬
vantages, hence conflicting assumptions as to their re¬
spective best adaptability for general shooting purposes.
The opinion of practical sportsmen is solicited in regard to
the following inferences : —

1st. By flattening on striking the bird, soft shot in¬
creases the area of the blow, the measure of destructive
power to animal life, and causes the game to drop in¬
stantly ; whereas the hard shot will give about one-fifth
smaller aim of wound, penetrate deeper, and perhaps pass
through the animal, yet allow it to escape. When fired
at paper pads, if rather less deeply penetrating than har¬
dened lead, soft shot makes larger orifices, and from its
superior specific gravity has a greater pellet force ; lienee
it is preferable to chilled shot for long distance shooting.

2d. Owing to its greater hardness, chilled shot passes
through the gun barrels with less injury to its spherical
form, therefore with less resistance through the air, thus
more than compensating for its inferior specific gravity,
sustaining its velocity and insuring the accuracy of aim
better than the soft shot, which becoming about one-
third more misshapen, has also a greater percentage,
falling short of 30 yards. This can he tested by shooting
at soft paper targets. The pellets can be picked out
quite flattened, the weakest being easily detected, as they
are more flattened, and consequently possessed of a less
penetrative power,

Canada — Montreal, Aug. 31st. — The shooting I think
will he very good, as I ha ve seena great number of broods
of both ducks (black) and partridges, (Bonasa tunbdlus)
and a few spruce partridges ( Tetras Canadas). I fear the
deer shooting in this vicinity is about done. I had a let¬
ter from an old friend of mine from Cornwall, Ontario,
about sixty miles above tills, who usually accompanies
me in my fall hunts, and he says we will have to seek
new fields for our annual deer hunt, so many sportsmen
come over from the opposite side of the St. Lawrence,
Fort Covington, N. Y. and vicinity, and drive them

with dogs, that the result is the deer are either driven
away or all Itilled. He says, last year while there all Vie
started was one deer, and in former years it was common
to start ten and twelve per day, and also he counted over
twenty sportsmen watching for that unfortunate deer, all
bent oh destroying the last survivor. So disgusted was
he, he declares against ever putting his feet in the place
again. To-morrow is the first day of our open season in
this province, so all sportsmen are oil the alert,

The Hampton Marshes — Newlnmjport, Mass., Aug.
30 th. — Editor Forest and Stream .-— I have just read the
communication in the last issue of the Forest and
Stream dated Hampton Marshes, though the writer evi¬
dently lives in Amesbury, Mass., contradicting my reports
and consequently placing me in an awkward position.
Let rue say that, having gunned upon said marshes for the
past three weeks and made some very creditable bags,
and having seen the birds shot and bagged by a score of
resident gunners, I think that my worn should bo taken
at pai% especially as I can furnish plenty of witnesses to
attest the truthfulness of my statements. Doubtless tbe
gentleman from Amesbury is ignorant of the fact that all
communications addressed to the Forest and Stream
and signed by William W, Johnson are truthful and not
false. William W, Johnson.

New Jersey.— Li a match at Point Pleasant, August
30th, M. M. Maltby killed 13 of 15 pigeons at 29 yards ;
Thomas and Kennedy tied on 12. At Morgan’s, in a 100
bird match, D. Dalrymple, Jersey Gun Club, killed 23 ;
P. C’. Duffy, L. I. Gun Club, 21, At Plainfield, D. C.
Howes won first with 16, and Woods second with 15 ;
20 balls, Mole’s trap, 18 yards. At Bayonne, 50 birds, 30
yards, S. Delong, of Brooklyn killed 25, 18 straight ; J.
Sanford, of New York, 18, 14 straight.

West Stoclcbridge, Sept. 1st. — Woodcock and partridge
shooting opens to-day. Birds are not very plenty with us
this season. Pot-hunters have in previous years snared
part ridge to such an extent that they have nearly extermi¬
nated them; but this year they have been closely watched
and I hardly think a bird has been caught by them. This
locality always has been one of the best in the State for
woodcock, but this spring unusually few came to breed.
It has been a common thing for parties at the beginning
of the season to bag from ten to twenty-five in a day.

Erie, Aug. 22d.— I bagged 33 "timber doodles” in one
and a half day’s shooting last week. We are now going
to give them a rest until after the moulting season, which
lias commenced. Snipe.

Tennessee. — Nashville, Aug. 2Wi. — The dove shooting
has begun in earnest. The weather the past week has
been cooler, and a number of our sportsmen have been
out. It is still hard work on account of the green con¬
dition of the com, and it is in these fields where birds are
most plenty. Three young gentlemen bagged 86 one
afternoon last week, Quail are reported very plentiful ,
owing to the very dry weather during the hatching
season. In the field inside our race course are two large
coveys, which fill the air with the plaintive sound of
“ Bob-white 1” every morning and afternoon.

J, D. H.

Florida, — Titusville, Aug, 14th, — The young broods
of quail are very numerous this season. The fieaoh of
Indian river is lined with them now early in the morning,
affording an excellent opportunity to shoot them with¬
out the fatigue attending locomotion in the scrub. It is
too hot for shooting- now for pleasure, but tlio hunters
bring- in bear and deer in plenty and black duck (Anas
obscura). Dr. Moore, of Merritt’s Island, recently killed
eight otters at one shot with a large duck gun. One
hunter killed twenty-six deer in six weeks last winter.

Al. I. Gator. ’

Texas — Mason, Aug. 21sf, — Our woods are alive with
deer and other game, and hunters are happy. We hear
of a number of men in this section who are following no
other pursuit this year but that of lolling dear ; the skins,
when dressed, bringing a fair price in Bur town.

Mr. Tom Gamel brought in some twenty odd deer hides
last week and sold them to Mr. Lockhart for $1,121 per
pound, the lot aggregating 22 pounds. Mr. Gamel, it is
said, has killed over one hundred deer so far this year.

Michigan, — Ishpeming , Aug. 24f7i. — Mr. George A.
Newett, local editor of the Ishpeming Iron Movie, in com¬
pany with Mr. Jenks, also of this city, have been camping
at Helena Switch, about 30 miles from here on the 0. &
N, W. R. R., and have killed 13 deer. Deer are very
abimdant here this fall. A. W, S,

Oregon — Portland, Aug. 21sf. — I have noticed in your
valuable paper since the 1st insfc., that woodcock are in
season in our State. I am very sorry to say that the
woodcock is a total stranger to our sportsmen ; in fact
there never was to my knowledge a single specimen of
that “gamest”of birds ever killed either in Oregon or
Washington. Quail and grouse are very plentiful, and a
number of good bags are reported. Our Sportsmen's
Club will be permanently organized in a few days for
glass-ball Bliooting. ” W. L,

Wyoming. — Davis' Ranch, Aug, 23d. — I have been a
hunter here in the Rockies for 20 years, and there is no
paper gives me so much pleasure as Forest and Stream.
If there are any of the many readers of your paper who
would like good hunting, send them out here. There are
plenty of elk, deer, antelope and hear in this country.

G. O. Latham.

THE FOREST AND STREAM DOES IT.

Office of Bohemian Glass Works, )
No. 214 Pearl street. New York, Sept. 1st. )

Forest and Stream Publishing Co.:—

Gentlemen : You will please put our advertisement into
one half the space, from this date, as our orders are
larger than we can fill. As soon as necessary, we will
increase it as before.

Yours respectfully,

Bohemian Glass Works.

608

FOREST AND STREAM.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

Toronto Gun Club.— Toronto, Aug. 23d.— Third

Eigeon match for medal ; pigeons ; wind very fresh,
quad No. 1, 26 yards : —

J, Barrett . i

J. Taylor . 1

J. James . i

H. Millar . .

111111111

111111111

-111110111

1111011111

1 1—12
1 1-12
1 111
1 1-11

1110010 w
111011111
111111111

— 6
1—10
1-12

1111111
10 110 0 1
10 1110 0

1 1-12
11-0
'1 1-8

No. 2 Squad, 24 yards :—

E. Perryman . 1 i

AV. Kennedy . . 1 \

R. Morrison . 1 o

J. Deacon . . .1 o

AV. VlUiers . .1 1

No. 3 Squad, 20 yards t—

S. Staneland . 1 i

l - Taylor . l

J. B. Graham . 0

A friendly shoot at pigeons ; 26 yards ; wind very
fresh

T. AVinfleld . 11111110111101101111 0-17

H. Watson . 0 1101101110000111111 1-14

B. Ardagh . 1 llllimiw —10

W.Porava . 11011 1001 w -8

Dr. Smith . 1 1 i 1 w — 4

Neav- H ami-shim: — Manchester. Aug 29/ft. — Regular
weekly shoot, Manchester Shooting Club, Aug., 27th ;
rotary trap ; 28 yards rise ; record given in scores ; 10
balls each ; score : —

Brtiked. Missed.

Benjamin F. Clark . 24 08

N. A. Knbinson . U ]7

O. Groeloy . X4 6

J. E. Wilson . . 20 10

O. Huso . 10 10

C. W. Fanner . 24 in

TT. Tobey . 13 7

M, Wa<ile*Jgh . . . in 2

Julius E. Wilson, Secretary.
Massachusetts. — Millford, Avg. At Wilkin¬

son's Grove in this town last Saturday evening, the fol¬
lowing were the best scores out of a possible 20, 18 yards
rise : —

T. Martin . ...14 I C. Howe . B

t> While . 13 | W. It. Dennett. . 8

R.V. Brooks . 9 | T. Wilkinson . 8

C.S. Evans . 0 I G. AV- Whitney . 7

Worcester, Aug. 26/ft.— A glass ball match between
the Worcester and Oxford gun clubs was shot to-day on
the grounds of the home team, Woodland Range, and re¬
sulted in favor of the Oxford Club by seven bulls. The
clubs each had ten men, and thirty balls were used for
each man. Mr. C. R. Holden was the referee. The fol¬
lowing is the Bcore : —

Bowdish . . .

p&pe.eby:::

Pope .

Ingraham, ,

Josltn .

Forrest. . . .

Brown .

Lamed _

Ingraham .

WORCESTER.

..S3 I Duncan .

. 23 McAleer .

. 21 Hatch .

. 0 Fuller .

. .15 Houghton .

.22 ! Cummings .

..21 Blske . .

. .J5 Messenger . 10

.20 Darling . 19

. .22 Boyd... . "

Total...... . t .

Total . 191

Millbury, Aug. 25th. — Glass ball shoot by the Goose
Club, a membership of 1 3. The best scores are : —

Brigham . 11111111111 Beardon . 0 001000v_.

Barnes . 0 0 10 111111 Howe . . 0 000000000

Paul . lllllllllll

Goose Club.

Schaffer's Score. — Boston, Aug. 10th.— Mr. Editor :
— In your issue of August 7th, I notice a paragraph rela¬
tive to R. F. Schaffer's score at glass ball shooting, which
lias caused considerable comment among sportsmen of
this vicinity ; the majority of them thinking the score
was made in three successive entries ; which was not the
case. Mr. Shaffer taking advantage of its being a re-en¬
try match by shooting about 85 scores, and the three high¬
est, scores being selected, viz : 29, 30, 30 ; total, 89 ; 30
single, 30 rotary, 30 double-balls, he obtained the prize,
which was an elegant one. I consider the shooting of
other members of the Raymond Sportsmen’s Club far su¬
perior to Mr. Schaffer’s. For instance, the scores of W. H.
Harrison and E. E. Johnson ; the former with 10 entries,
breaking 82 out of 90, and the latter Avith 8 entries, break¬
ing 80 out of 90.

If Mr. Schaffer is a lad of 17 summers, his winters must
have been very severe. PULL.

Rhode Island — Newport, Aug. 28/ft. — In a match be¬
tween Mr. Donnell Swann, of Baltimore, and Mr. TraA-is
Van Buren, of Noav York, imported blue rocks, the for¬
mer won with a score of 76 to 64.

Fountain Gun Club.— Semi-monthly shoot for the
Weaver gun : —

Fords.

HickB . 27 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-7

Wingert . 31 0 111111-8

Carlin . 23 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-6

Pike . 25 1 0 1 0 1 1 1—5

Willard . 25 0 1 1 1 0 1 1—5

Slane . 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 1-4

Onondaga Sportsmen’s Club.— Syracuse, Aug. 28th.
— Match for club medal ; pigeons ; plunge traps ; three
double birds, 18 yards rise, and five single birds, 21 yards
rise : —

T. Kimtier _ 00 00 00 1 0 1 1 1— 3 I G. C. Luther. .11 10 111011 1— 9

E. Crouch . 00 11 10 1 1 1 1 1— 8 I E.P. Dennison.il 01 10 1 1 1 1 1— 9

R. S. Pretty. . .00 00 10 J 0 1 1 J — 5 | K. B. Strong. .10 11 11 1 1 1 0 1— 9
Ed. Hudson . .10 001111 101— 7 | AVm. Page. . ..11 101111111—10

Sweepstakes at ten birds, 21 yards rise : —

1 1

Ed. Hudson. . * .

G. C. Luther . 1 0

E. P. Dennison . 0

Ed. Crouch . 1

C. F. Morse . 1

H. Gale . 0

H. Drury — . . 1

E. A. Johnson . 0

w. Cmttenden . .... 1

W.Fage . 1

R.B. Strong . 1

re. . 1

R. Pretty . 1

10 10 1
10 111
11111
110 11
11111

110111111-

110110011-

111101111—

111111110-

101111010—

110010111-

111—8
111-7
111—9
1 1 1-10
0 11-
1 1 1-
1 I—

Strong won ties of nine, killing five straight at 36
yards ; Morse and Johnson divided ties of eight on same
score ; Cmttenden won a ten-bird Bweep; Frenchy John¬
son, of Auburn, and H. Drury, of Syracuse, ‘divided
eeooud money ; and C, Parker, of Syracuse, took third
money,

Pennsylvania. — Titusville, Aug. 35/ft.— Card’s re¬
volving trap and Boughton’s improved smoke target
halls. Tills makes the third match we have had to
test these balls without a referee, and the universal ex¬
pression is— they are simply perfection. Eighteen yards :—

O. Y. Houghton . l i x 1 1 1 1

Major Shut tuck . l l o 0 1 1 1

H. H. Houghton, jr . . 11110 0 1

J- J-McCrum . . ...0 0 0 0 0 0 1

J. J. Whcelock...
E. W. AVatson...
C. Hnrdenburg. .
L. Sliattuck .

.10 110 0
..0 0 0 1

0 1 1-9
1 1 1—7
1 1 1—8
0 1 1-3
1111—9
1010-5
- - 0 1 1 0-4
000001-2
KenO.

Erie, Aug. 22 d. — Fifth regular shoot 'for the Raths¬
keller Cup, presented to the Erie Gun Club by Louis
Schumacher : —

Henry Richards . Ill 11111111110 1—14

W.W. Derby . . . 1 1111111101011 1-13

C.K. Gregor . 1 0101111101101 1-H

Louis Schumacher . 0 1011101101111 1—10

T. W. Jareoki . 1 0010011111 0 11 1-10

•lake Graham . 0 1010101110111 1— 19

John E. Graham . 100 1 0011111110 1—10

AViliiam Tracy- . 1 0111010001101 1—9

Charles Hays . 1 11100111010010-9

P. Diftonbnch . 1 1000000110011 1—7

Jack Tuttle . 0 0010011010011 1-7

Erie, Aug. 30/ft. — Score of the sixth shoot for Raths¬
keller Cup. Mole revolving trap ; same rules : —

Louis Schumacher.... 0 10 1

Jack Love _ _ 0 1

Clms Hays . 1 1

Harry Richards . 1 1

W.W. Derby . 1 0

L. W. Jarecki . 0 0

Harry Van.. . 0 0

0 10 1111111
1. 111011011
100001111 1
101111001'
101110 100
100011101

1 1—18

1 1-12

0 1—12

_ 1 1..11

110 .1—10
0 111—8

1 0 0 0—6

In the pigeon matches at the fair grounds Mr. S. A.
Tucker, the holder of the Rochester “ Forest and Stream
Badge," participated. Score of first match, 21 yards rise,
80 yards boundary : —

Riddle . 31 Havs . . . .4

Tucker . 4 I Richards . 4

Meister . . . 4 1 Love . 2

Saulsbury . 3 Schumacher . 2

Jareoki . 2 I Derby . 4

In the shoot off Derby and Tucker divided first money,
Saulsbury and Riddle Becond, Schumacher and Jarecki
third.

Second shoot, same rules : —

Riddle . . 21 Havs . 3

Tucker . 4 Richards . 4

Meister . 5 Love . . . 2

Saulsbury . 4 | Derby ... . 1

Third shoot, English rules, ground traps, 25 yards rise,
80 yards boundary : —

Riddle . 3 ) Hays . . . . 4

Tucker . 5 Richards . 4

Meister . 4 Derby . 5

Saulsbury . 4 | Schumaoher, . o

Derby and Tucker divide first money, Meister second,
Riddle third.

Fourth shoot, same mles : —

Riddle . 3 1 Hays . 3

Tucker . 5 Richards . 4

Meister . . .5 Love . 3

Saulsbury . — 4 | Derby . . 3

Meister and Tucker divide first money, Saulsbury and
Derby second, Riddle third.

Towanda, Aug. 22d. — The Towanda R. anil G. Club had
their first match at glass balls to-day. Card traps ; 23
balls each ; 21 yards rise : —

E. F. Smith . 19 ] H. C. Porter . 5

W. A. Chamberlin . 11 W. H. Dodge . 7

AV. G. Tracy . 19 C. Abbott . . . 8

George Dayton . 15 I

Second match ; same conditions ; 30 balls each ; Aug.
28th:—

W. G. Tracy . 18

C. L. Tracy . 12

J. S. Hamaker . . . . 8

George Dayton . 15

E.F. Smith .

E. W. Larnerd .

AV. A. Chamberliu .

P. E. Aldcn .

H.C. Porter .

Officers of club are : — W. A. Chamberlin, President ;
C. L. Tracy, Vice-President ; H. C. Porter, Treasurer ; E.

F. Smith, Secretary. The address is Powell, Pa.

Washington, D. C.—Aug. 27/ft.— A large party of
sportsmen came over from Baltimore to witness and par¬
ticipate in the shooting. Messrs. Kell, Engle, Todd and
Wertsner, are regarded as the crack shots of Baltimore,
but they found our boys competent to afford them very
interesting amusement. Mr. Mills was the only shooter
who used a twelve gauge gun, but his new “Nichols &
Leferer ” fully justified hi6 confidence in it, as will be
seen by his score :—

First match ; 25 birds, 31 yards rise ; $50 aside.

Decided to draw the money and shoot the match over
again in Baltimore next Wednesday.

Second match ; 3 birds ; $3 entrance ; 26 yards rise

Mills . . . . . 1 1 1—3 I Engle . 1 1 1— 3

Kell.. . 1 1 1—3 Wertsner . 1 1 1—3

AVagner . 1 1 1-3 '

Ties on 31 yards : —

Mills . 1

Kell . 0

Wagner . 110 — 2 |

Third match ; 3 pair double birds ; Barker, 21 yards,
and Mills 24 yards rise : —

Mills . 11 11 11—6 | Barker . . 00 11 11—4

Fourth match, same as above; Mills, 27 yards rise, and
Barker, 21 :—

Mills . 11 11 11-6 | Barker . 11 U 11—6

Tie:—

Mills . . . 1 1-2 | Barker . 0 1—1

Fifth match ; same as above : —

Mills . 11 11 01—5 | Barker _ _ 00 11 11—4

Sixth match ; 26 yards : —

Mills . ,1 1 1 1 1-5 1 AVertsner . 1 1 1

Barker . 1 111 1— 5 |

Ties 31 yards: —

Mills . 111110-51 Wertsner . 1111

Barker - 110 — 3 |

Seventh match ; 5 birds ; 21 yards rise : —

Wagner . 1 1 i 1 1—5 I Wertsner . 1 1 1

Kell . 0 1 1 1 1—4 Barker . . 0 I 0

Engle . 1 1 0 1 1—4 1 Todd . 1 1 J

Won by Wagner on shoot off,

1 1-5

1-6

Eighth match; exhibition glass balls ; Card’s rotating
trap; 50 balls each : —

Wagner .11010100111111111111111111111
11111011111101111 1-43

Mills . 11101111011111111011111111101

01111010111111111 1-42
Mills and Wagner are our best shots, and the above
score, is far below their average; attributable, doutbless, to
their being too much fatigued from previous shooting.

. _ H. F. J.

jfivi mid U wet[ fishing.

FISH IN SEASON IN SEPTEMBER.

Trout, Salnio fontinalis.
Salmon, Salmo Solar.

Salmon Trout Sain 10 cgnflnis.

Grayling, Thymallus tricolor.
Muskalonge, ESOX nohilior.
Pike or Pickerel, E sox lueius.
Yellow Perch, Perea, flavescens.

oamiuu j luuu caimo connms.

Land-locked Salmon, Salnio glo-
veri.

Black Bass, Microptenis mlmoirl.es ; If. nigricans.
salt water.

Sea Bass, Scicenftps oceilatAis.

Sheepshead, Arclwsargus prober-
tScephahis,

Striped Bass, JRoccus linedtus.

AVlute Perch, Morons amerteana.

AVeakflsh, Oynoscton regalis.

Blueflsh, Pomatomus eaUatrix.
Spanish Mackerel, Cybiurn mac-
ulatum.

Cero, Cybium regale.

Bon it 0, Sarda nelamys.

Kingflsh, Menlictn'us nehulosus.

TROUT FLIES FOR SEPTEMBER.

Gray Coflin, No. 10 and 11— Body, silver-gray mohair tipped
with orange silk ; feet, light gray hackle wound over peacock’s
herl; wings and setse, hyaline.

. Brown Coflin, No. 10 and 11.— Body, gray and bright claret
mohair mixed ; feet, dark gray hackle wound over peacock’s herl ;
wings and sette, gray hyaline.

The gnat flies named for April.

The Quaker for evening and moonlight. No. 7 and 8. Body,
gray wound with honey-yellow hackles ; wings, made of feather
from an owl’s wings.

The white moth for dark nights, No. 6 and 7. Body, feet and
wings a pure white.

The stone flics continue on the water until the close of the
season.

At this season use the small lies for day fishing and the large
flies for evening and night.

— C. A. Lewis, 310 Washington Market, had on his
stand yesterday a pompano weighing twenty-three
pounds, the largest fish of the kind of which we have
any record of.

The International Fishery Exhibition.— We have
received blanks for applications for space at the coming
International Fishery Exhibition, to be held at Berlin in
April, 1880. These applications must be sent in by Jan.
1. We shall be happy to supply them to intending ex¬
hibitors.

Neav York. — Greenwood Lake bass-fishing is said to
be excellent just now.

Oohoes, Aug. 21s/.— The only fish we have are black
bass and pike. In the spring we catch some good baskets
of pike. I use a fly made of turkey feathers, red body and
about twice the size of bass fly, which they take readily.
About the first of July bass take the fly good, but it is
hard fishing. You have to wade up to your neck, with
the water running like a mill-race. You hardly ever get
one that weighs over two pounds, but the pike run larger.
I heard of one being taken last Saturday that weighed
eight pounds. Was interested in reading your Godbout
sketches ; Avould like to hear more. You said you used
double hooks for salmon. I have used them for years,
and find them just the thing for fishing where the water
is swift. I will close by saying that I think Forest and
Stream is the best paper printed, and I welcome it as I
welcome the birds and flowers in May. H. Mills.

Staten Island Fishing Troubles. — For a long time
back the seine fishermen of Staten Island, in defiance of
an act recently passed by the Board of Supervisors, have
done much to injure the sport of many sportsmen who
run down to the island in the season to take fish with the
line. Abram. Cole, an old fisherman, was arrested two or
three weeks ago, and taken before Justice Vaughn for
trial, for violation of the act. His counsel contended
that as the Legislature had passed a law relative to fish¬
ing in the waters of Richmond County, the Supervisors’
act was inoperative. Counsel for the prosecution held
that the local law in this case did not conflict with the
State law. The jury were unable to agree, and were dis¬
charged. The case was again before Justice Vaughn on
Saturday. Cole pleaded guilty, and the Court imposed a
fine of $15, defendant promising to obey the law in the
future. The jury was made up of residents of Vander¬
bilt’s Landing, the feeling of the Gifford Station people
being too strong against the seine fishermen to warrant
an impartial verdict. If Cole had not pleaded guilty, the
Justice would have imposed the full fine, $50, as called
for by the act.

Massachusetts— West Stockbridge, Sept 1st.— We have
had a splendid season for trout ; think there has been
more caught, and large ones too, than any year since my
remembrance. Last Sunday a loaded freight car stood
on a bridge near the State Line station and sometime dur¬
ing the day a tank of muriatic acid hurst in the car, run¬
ning down in the stream ; and the result was, it killed
every fish for a mile below. In some places you could
pickup bushels of trout, eels, suckers, etc. Last Monday
it was a sight to behold ; not a live fish could be seen for
a long way below the bridge.

Movements of the Fishing Fleet. — The fish receipts
at this port the past iveek have been quite liberal, a num¬
ber of the vessels landing very good fares for the season.
The whole number of fishing arrivals reported for the
week has been 104, as follows: Twenty-one from the
Banks, 8 with 640,000 pounds codfish and 13 with 463,-
000 pounds halibut ; 49 from Georges, with 1,029, 000 pounds
codfish and 44,000 pounds halibut ; 1 from the off -shore
grounds, with 20,000 pounds codfish ; 6 from the Bay St.
Lawrence, with 2,000 pounds mackerel ; 25 from Shore
mackerel trips, of which 6 are following the market fish¬
ery, selling their fares fresh, and 19 landed- 5,020 barrels,

Schooner Eva Miry arrived at Lanesville, Friday, from
Block Island grounds, with 40 barrels bloater mackerel.

The Bay St. Lawrence mackerel fishery offers no in¬
ducements to make a second trip, and the vessels would
have done much better off our own coast. But few ves¬
sels will remain in the Bay, and these with the hope of
finding large mackerel later in the season, — C'ape Ann
Advertiser , Aug. 24th.

Maryland — Baltimore, Aug. SOtfi.— I have just re¬
turned from Hancock on the Potomac, about 40 miles
west of Harper’s Fern-. I spent two days fishing for
black bass : the water was rather too “ cloudy” for fly,
but I had some luck, catching about 33, varying from 1
to 3 lbs. Quite a number were taken with small live
toads in the still, deep water. The river below Hancock
has been muddy for a long time, entirely precluding any
attempt at fishing. Hancock is a quiet little town of
about 900 people, situated on the slope of the Blue Ridge
in Washington County, Md. The scenery in the neigh¬
borhood is very grand, and the people are very obliging.
Mr. Willis keeps the “ Light House, Hotel.” His table is
all that one could desire, and his rates to sportsmen very
low, $1 per day. September is the best month for bass
in tire Potomac, G. T. B,

Tennessee— Nashville, Aug. 25tli— Editor Forest and
Stream: — There has never been as dull a season among our
anglers as the present. During themonths when ordinarily,
good sport can be had in any of our streams the weather
was so hot and dry that the'fish would not bite. Now the
season is nearly over, Reelfoot Lake, and the Cumberland
being seined and fished with trot lineB, furnish a fair
supply for the markets, but our people do not eat fish
much at this season, A friend of mine and a person
whom I know to be perfectly reliable, told me the follow¬
ing fish story, which if it proves nothing, is quite interest-
ting : —

He had been fishing in Bayou Mason, Arkansas, a
stream noted for its immense quantitiesof bassandperch,
and where the takes of them occasionally are really mar¬
velous. On this occasion, however, the water was not in
condition, or for some unknown cause the fish would
scarcely notice the tempting baits offered them ; the earth
worm, which ordinarily is their favorite food, failed to
attract a single one, then a grasshopper was substituted
with no better result, at last he improvised a fly from a
bright plumaged bird winch he shot. After fishing as¬
siduously for some time he succeeded in catching a small
perch; this he used for bait with a hope of better luck ;
he allowed his line to drift gently down the stream, pay¬
ing but little attention to it, when all of a sudden, his reel
began revolving at a terrific rate, and the line was fast
approaching its end by the time he had gained his feet
to manipulate to best advantage. He could see nothing
at first, but in a few seconds he heard a tremenduous
splashing in the water, and he felt certain he had hooked
an alligator gar, so common in these waters. He was
mistaken however, for instead of that he had on his hook
a full-grown king fisher. He worked hard, and the job
proved' a very difficult one. As the bayou passes through a
forest of tall gum and cypress trees, it was almost im¬
possible to keep his tackle clear ; at one moment the bird
would dart straight up in the air, then being checked
would turn, dive down, and skim along the surface of
the water making the line fairly whiz. It took nearly
ouo hour to tire down the game. J. D. , H.

THE WHALE FISHERIES.

Apropos of the expected arrival at San Francisco of the
Arctic trader General Harney, despatched from the Golden
Gate in May last with stores to the twenty whalers cruis¬
ing in the northern waters and to bring back their season’s
catch of oil and bone, the Boston Daily Advertiser has
some statistical information regarding the American
whale fisheries. It says : —

Seventeen of the fleet are New Bedford vessels ; the
other three are from San Francisco ; so that the General
Harney’s arrival has something of a local interest. Just
now there are fifteen whalers at the wharves in New Bed¬
ford, and should the news from the Arctic be that a small
catch had been taken, these idle whalers will probably all
bo dismantled and be laid up until early next spring,
when, if the markets improve, they will be fitted for the
usual three years’ cruise. There are at present 186 vessels
all told engaged in whale fishery against 668 in 1854 New
Bedford continues to lead in the business. Counting tho
ten Scotch steam whalers now at work in Baffin’s bay, not
more than twenty-five are from seaports outside of New
Bedford. It may be interesting to recall that when the
business was at its height in 1854, New Bedford fitted out
419, Nantucket, 47, Provincetown, 27, Fairhaven, 49 and
New London. 55. The previous year the receipts of bone
were 5,652,300 pounds, against 207,259 in 1878, the prices
ranging in 1853 from 34 to 40 cents, against $2 50 to $3
the present season. The receipts of oil were in 1854 208,-
000 barrels, against 40,000 in 1878. In this year of heavy
receipts there were 552 vessels in the Arctic fisheries.
There is very little change in the whaling grounds outside
of the Artie seas. The whales run down early in the sum¬
mer into the southern latitudes to “ calve,” but in return¬
ing they keep very much closer to the ice, and in the
Arcti c, run under and alongside the fields and bergs. For
twenty years the whalers had not followed the fish west
of Point Barrows, but in 1875 the fleet went as far as Cam¬
den Bay, and four of the vessels were abandoned, since
which time not a vestige of these vessels has been met
with. The fleet has never been so far west since, Harri¬
son's Bay being considered well to the westward. But as
New Bedford parties are building a steam Arctic whaler
at Bath,;Me. , the first of this class ever sent from the Uni¬
ted States, there may be a great change in the Arctic fish¬
ing grounds, and a more economic method of following
the schools discovered. This steamer will fit away in
September. It will go direct to and cruise along both
coasts of Patagonia, where the whaling this season has
teen unusually fine ; thence it will run up along the off
shore and the line grounds, touching in at San Francisco,
alter cruising through the Society and Sandwich Islands,
discharging the catch ; and by June next it will steam
directly into the Arctic seas.

Tho Indian Ocean fleet and the two vessels of the New
Zealand coast have been fairly successful, but the sperm

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season of the west coast of New Holland, in Australia, and
the catch in the vicinity of the Desolation Islands, south¬
east of Africa, at last accounts were poor. It is in the
last named locality, and also in the Indian Ocean, that
the whalers look in each catch for that knot of diseased
intestines known as ambergris, which weighs from forty
to two hundred pounds, and is usually more valuable than
the whole cargo of oil and bone. The last lot brought
into New Bedford was on the Caroline Gibbs, 125 pounds.
The whale was taken off the Tristan Islands, in the South
Atlantic, and the lot was sold for $35,000 to a Boston
druggist. It may be interesting to know that this most
disagreeable stuff is used in the manufacture of perfumes,
New Bedford outfitters claim that unless a vessel can take
2,500 barrels of sperm oil in three years oil fishing will not
pay. As few have reached this quantitity in the voyages
ending the past year, more attention is being given to
catching the right whale in the Arctic, in which the bone
is more valuable. The consumption of sperm oil has been
abridged principally by the introduction of lard oil.
Nothing would so rejoice the sordid heart of a whaleman
as a hog cholera at the West. The failure of the menha¬
den season this summer is a bit of encouragement to hold¬
ers of humpback and similar classes of whale oil. This is
a thick oil that does not strain clear, and is largely- used
by tanners and curriers. The oils taken in the South seas
are somewhat similar, but the Arctic oils are clear and
limpid, and are used both for burning and lubricating
purposes. Sperm oil is used almost exclusively as a spin¬
dle lubricant, the English spinners taking from us about
20,000 ban-els a year. Last fall, when the batch was large
and the market dull, prices fell off to eighty-five cents.
This seemed so very low that Englishmen came over and
bought on speculation out of New Bedford about 15,000,
barrels at eighty-two cents. But the market has since
receded to seventy -five cents, with a stock of about 50,000!
barrels on band, and the spinners at Oldham and other
large English manufacturing centres idle on account of a
strike. The sale of whalebone is very large in Paris and
Berlin, where the leading modistes make women’s cos¬
tumes an art. Since the long trains have been fashion¬
able the sales of bone that will cut ten feet lengths have
commanded extra prices. Whalebone runs from four to
ten feet long and is now worth $2 50 per pound. A sub¬
stitute has been attempted in the horn from Australian
oxen. The greatest length of these run to seventeen in¬
ches and they sell at $1 a pound, but this horn, notwith-’
standing the care in its preparation, on being used gives
out a disagreeable odor.

The results of this season's whaling will be known be-'
tween the 1st and loth of November, but whether there
will be anything to favor an advance or a further decline
is not even speculated upon by New Bedford outfitters.
One of the last voyages settled up at New Bedford did not
yield a dollar of cash to the crew, and their advance and!
modest purchases during the cruiBe actually brought tnem
in debt to the owners. It seems very hard that over three1
years’ severe work should not yield eleven men more than
a modest fare and cheap wearing apparel. Whaling is
done on the co-operative plan. The owners furnish the
vessel, fit out and food for two-thirds; and the officers and
crew do the work for one-third, and settlement is made
on the return at the current market price for oil and bone
when landed at the wharf. Among the ship’s officers and
men the division is on the value of the whole cargo, as
follows : — The captain has one-sixteenth ; first mate, a
twenty-fourth ; second mate, thh-ty-fifth ; third mate,
one fiftieth ; boat steerers, one eightieth to one ninetieth ;
ordinary seamen, one one-hundred and sixtieth to one
one-hundred and seventieth, and green bands, one one-
hundred and ninetieth to one two hundred and tenth.
The advance at the outset of the voyages are First
mate, $200 ; second mate, $175 ; third mate, $150 ; sea¬
men, $125, and green hands, $100. A chest containing
clothing and tobacco, &c., is put on board, ont of which
the men replace their worn out or lost clotliing at an ad¬
vance of about fifty per cent on the cost. For instance, a
coat costing $6 is sold out of the chest for $9. Notwith¬
standing the dangers of the business and its vory poor re¬
turns, there are large numbers of men now liangingubout
New Bedford waiting for the expected Arctic news, in the
hope of a chance to ship on the cruises that may possibly
be made into the South Atlantic and Pacific.

gmew to ffiomjsputlentjs.

II. S., Rosendale, N. Y.— C. G. Gunther & Co., Union Square,
Now York, deal in furs.

W. P.. Travel's City, Midi.— For wild rice send to H. Valentine,
Janesville, Wis.

F. M. B„ Boston.— Wc make no charge for inserting numes
claimed in our Kennel columns.

A. J. W., Boston, Mass.— Ts there anything 1 can give my setter
hitch to hurry her period of heat? Ans. No.

Roland Dewing.— Where can I get a Von Gulin spike dog col¬
lar? Ans. Address M. Von Gulin, Delaware City, Bol.

W. E. A., Hardington.— Will you he kind enough to lot me know
where I can get a thoroughbred greyhound? Ans. From Et II,
Van Velzer, Oneida, N. Y.

S.N., Norwalk, Conn.— Are there any works published in Eng¬
lish or French language treating on frog oulture ? if so, where
can X get the hooks V Ans. Address Seth Green, Rochester, N. Y.

Randolph, Mass— The address of Jonathan Darling is East
Lowell, Me. You will find deer shooting in the forests about St,
George, Charlotte county, New Brunswick. Go by steamer from
St, John.

R, T. 0. 8., Cardwell, Pa.— Please inform me where to go for
bear and deer hunting in Pennsylvania? Ans. Pike county is
probably the best ground in the State. Your best headquarters
would probably be Dingmon’s Ferry.

C. H. S., Chelsea, Mass— Where in Virginia can Iflndgaodquail,
snipe and duck shooting? Also the name of some person 1 can
communicate with to accommodate sportsmen ? ‘Ans. Address .1 .
R. Baylor, Greenwood Depot, A ibemarle county Va.

Inquirer, Buffalo, N. Y.— Will a hound that has been put out
after Bmoll game a good deal be spoiled for (leer, or be apt to leave
deer scant for such game? Ans. Nut if lie 1s a woll-bred dog and
the deer scent is a fresh one. He might leave an old scent.

W. II. H,, Brattleboro.— I have a Newfoundland pup 4 months
0)4 ; be is nil covered with n whito scurf or scabs, and his hair is

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corning out and he has no appetite. Ans. Rub his sltin lightly
with crude petroleum and give him a tablespoonful of codllver oil
twice a day.

J. B. it., Dalton, Mass— Will you please send me the address or
parties who make birch bark canoes? Ans. Address David Dres¬
ser, Prineetown, Maine; films. Lirvott, Chester, Nova Scotia; Fritz
Cochran, Halifax, Nova Scotia ; Chas. Stevenson, Quebec, Canada.
Either will refer you to some Indian who will soil or make you a
biroli.

S. F, Hollidaysburg, Pa.— My dog has a wart on one of his ears-
The same is on the edge ol’ the ear, the size of a bean, aud very
fleshy, of rapid growth, has attained its present size within three
weeks. Ans. Tho wart must bo removed by excision and after-
wards apply a thin layer of oxide of mercury mixed with sul¬
phuric acid.

G. H., Pulton, Stark County, O.— Please let me know what a
ohnke-bore and modified choke-bore are, and which is the best,
choke or modified choke, for my use. Our game is duck, pheas¬
ant, quail, woodcock, snipe, etc. Ans. A choke-bore gun is one
so bored at or near the muzzle us to cause it to Bhoot closer. A
modified oboke would be the best for you.

Keystone, Harrisburg, Pa— 1 had a setter hitch lined Aug. 17t.li
and on Aug. 21st was apparently over her heat; hut to-day, Aug.
29th, she is bleeding and looks as if She was going into heat again.
Could she bleed from any other cause than the above ? Ans. The
case is peculiar, as tho bleeding should have ceased. The best
thing you can do is to keep her carefully shut up and watch her.

I. N. B„ Stanford, N.V.— Where canlobtain Green & Roosevelt's
work on “ Fish Hatching and Fish Catching," aud what will be the
cost by mail post paid? Do you know of any better work on
tlsb culture ? Ans. Address Hon. R. B. Roosevelt, 74 Chambers
street, New York. We know of no better work on general fish
culture, excepting the Goverment Reports of the United States
Fishery Commission. Green’s book, $1.50.

R, C. S., Bloomfield, N. J.— 1. The hair on my red setter is falling
ont rapidly, can take a handful at a time ; there seems to ho an ir¬
ritation on the rump. Please tell me how to cure him ? Has a
good appetite, plenty of exercise, 2. Is distember among dogs
malignant ? Ans. Twolcnpsules of tar u day for two or three days.
Wash the dog with Spratt's soap, to ho had from H. C. Squires,
No. 1 Cortlandt street, this city. 2. Yes, at times very.

A. W. S., Lang’s Prairie, Minn.— J. Is there a breed of setters
known as Prussian setters? 2. My setter has something which I
nave pronounced distemper, though tbo symptoms are different
from those I have noticed in other cases of distemper. She will
throw up everything she eats and sometimes there is hair mixed
with it. Her appetite is good some days and very poor others ?
Ans. 1. No. 2. Distemper appears in many forms, but your dog
has probably eaten something that docs not agree with her. A
good dose of oastor oil would relieve her.

J. , Baltimore— My bitch has puppies (pug) ten days old. One of
them sneezes and has a running at the nose. What shall I do for
it? The mother has a patch of mange on each foreleg. Can she
bo washed? Also are the puppies likely to take it from her? Will
it hurt pups to apply petroleum for rntluge on mother? Ans. At
present agB of puppies it would be unsafe to administer any medi¬
cines or apply petroleum. When they area little older the bitch
can he taken away for a tew days, washed with Spratt's dog soap
aud returned after being thoroughly dried. At present keep the
kennel clean and dry.

J. K. M., Bethlehem, Fa.— There are in Froemansbnrg, Pa., a oat
and three kittons that are entirely devoid of tails, not so much as
the smallest stump being visible. This, to me, curious condition.
Is not the result of a vicious boy's surgery, for both mother and
little ones came into the world with no more tail than they now
possess. I have never before seen a cat of this sort, nor have I
ever heard or read of any such. Have you or any of your readers?
Ts tins kiud of oat so great a curiosity as it seems to me, or is it
well known? A ns. probably a Manx cat. All the cuts on the
Isle of Man are stump-tailed.

E. J. H., Saule Centre, Ind— My pointer dog two montlis ago '
jumped into a glass show-case and cut off about a Bquare inch of
the heel pad of his hind foot. Since the accident the wound has
been raw and In a bleeding condition. How shall I cure it? Ans.
Touch the edges lightly with a stick of caustic (nitrate of silver)
every other day for a week or ton days. If this fails to make f lie
sore contract you can then try painting the surface with collo¬
dion. Considering the seat of the injury, it is probable the foot
when healed will always he. tender, and liable to crack, ami thus
be a sonroe of constant annoyance both to the dog and its owner.
Write us to the result.

G. H. C., Albany.— 1st. At what prints along Opr coast from
Nantucket to Barnegat Inlet, eau’one get the best, fishing during
the last two weeks of September. Ans. Any of the outlying is¬
lands on Buzzards Bay, Block Island orBarnegatBay. Fish move,
southerly in the fall. 2d. Give addresses of landlords at points
you recommend, Ans. Smith at. Forked River, New Jersey ; Par¬
ker House, New Bedford, Massachusetts. 3d. Whattackio and bait
are considered the heat for sea bass. Ans. Sea bass are a bottom
fish, and will take most any bait. Use either hand line or rod.
4th. Can suitable tackle always be found at these places, or is it
desirable, to take along an outfit? Ans. Boatmen will supply
tackle.

Senex, Fairfield, Conn.— I wish you would diagnose the case of
my dog, a pointer, Wo and a half years old, naturally stout,
hearty and a large feeder. Four days ago beseemed, l’or the first
time, to be ailing, with loss of appetite, constipation, stools scant
arid very dark, urinating frequently, naturally. In the morning of
each day lie seems to be bright and well enough, hut. at noon he
droops, and as evening advancos he is uneasy ; fever comes on,
nose dry, aud eyes dull and lacking expression (no catarrhul
symptoms). I have given him cathartics— castor oil last night ;
operated well this morning: butwith the ndvanceof day tho un¬
pleasant symptoms intervene . Can he bo suffering from surfeit. ?
Please prescribe, and oblige. Ans. Wo should try a change of
diet and give quinine andiron— say five- grains a day.

ANTrDOTE, New Haven.— For information on antidotes read
“ Horsely on Poisons." A useful reoelpe lis given in tho Medical
Brief ns follows :— If ft person swallow any poison Whatever, or
lias fallen into convulsions from having overloaded the stomach,
an instaneous remedy, most efficient and applicable in a large
number ol eases, is a heaping tenspoonful of common salt, und ns
much ground mustard, stirred rapidly in a teaoupful Of water,
warm or cold, and swallowed instantly. It is scarcely down be¬
fore it begins to come up, bringing with it the remaining contents
of thu stomach ; and lest thoro be any remnant of the poison, how¬
ever small, lot tho white of an egg or a teaspoonful of strong cof¬
fee he swallowed ns soon os tho stomach in quiet, because these
very common articles nullify a large number of virulent poisons.

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Custer’s Statue. — The bronze statue of General Geo.
A. Custer was unveiled with fitting ceremonies at West
Point, last Saturday, in the presence of three thousand
people, among whom were many notable personages ga th¬
ered to do honor to the gallant soldier. The presentation
speech was made in behalf of the Statue Fund Committee,
by Mr. Algernon S. Sullivan, to which General Schofield,
as the Superintendent and representative of the United
States Military Academy, responded. The oration, de¬
livered by General N. P. Banks, was a fitting tribute to
the life and death of the hero thus commemorated.

The monument is in the best vein of the sculptor, Mr.
Wilson MacDonald, and is a statuesque portrait of Custer
as he may have appeared charging in his last fight. It
is noteworthy as a bold innovation upon the art of to-day.
The artist has revived the Greek ideal by personifying
the subject in the moment of supreme action. In other
words, a soul has been infused into the inert material, and
the soldier and hero of bronze speaks to us something as
the attitude of the real soldier and hero would speak.
The intrinsic, excellence of the statue is very happily com¬
plemented by the singularly appropriate and command¬
ing site chosen for it on the academy grounds. We join
with the thousands of friends and admirers of the
lamented hero of the Little Big Horn in their satisfaction
at seeing the erection of a monument an accomplished
fact; nor should we forget to add that the principal part
of the funds for its erection were raised by the New York
Herald ; Clara Morris, Judge Hiltofl, Lawrence Barrett,
John T. Raymond, Louisa Kellogg and the Volkes family
being among the principal subscribers, they having sub¬
scribed more than one-lialf of the whole amount raised
by the Herald. _ _

How to Win a Fortune. — There is money in athletics
in these times. One man wins a small fortune by training
himself to walk, walk, walk. Another does it by paddling
through the briny deep. A third pummels his antagon¬
ist more than his antagonist pummels him. The athlete
need not however, confine himself to any particular
branch of the business. Simple practice on the horizon¬
tal bar if persisted in faithfully for a course of years will
achieve theldesired end— provided the muscular young man
has an uncle. Here was Professor William Miller. It
took him several years of persevering endeavor in many
varied athletic pursuits, but finally he came out at the top,
His uncle over in England died and left him $15,000. The
athletio profession pays.

—One of our friends who wishes a circular, asks us to
send him “ asurkler,”

A HINT TO SOUTHERN PLANTATION
OWNERS.

THERE are in many of our States, noticeably in Vir¬
ginia, North and South Carolinas, and others adja¬
cent, scoreB of large estates upon which the very best of
shooting is to he had. There are certain portions of every
large plantation where at certain seasons the sportsman
will meet assured success with the birds. In this abund¬
ance of game the land proprietors possess an unappreci¬
ated and undeveloped source of revenue. At present, with
the exception of affording entertainment for friends and
an unlimited supply of “sport" to our colored hero of
the dollar shot gun, this possible game harvest is neg¬
lected. Meanwhile on the other hand, in our cities and
towns are scores of Bportsmen who are ever seeking new
and profitable fields to conquer. They either expend a
large amount of money in car fare to go to the far West
without any very definite information of just what they
will find when they get there, or, debarred by the diffi¬
culty of reaching available sporting grounds and the un¬
certainty of a successful quest, they forego their cherished
plans and the gun iB left in the rack.

Southern land owners have here an excellent opportu¬
nity of supplementing their yearly cash receipts, as Eng¬
lish proprietors have long done. Let the proprietor of a
game-abounding estate announce such possession in the
advertising columns of the Forest and Stream, insur¬
ing to bis gentlemen visitors abundance of game. Then
let him forego in these instances the practice of the pro¬
verbial and long time-honored Southern hospitality, and
charge a certain fee for each gun per day, week, month,
or season. Hundreds of gentlemen who read this journal
would eagerly embrace such an opportunity ; they would
willingly pay for the privilege offered. If salmon fisher¬
men are content to travel long distances and lease streams
at high prices, surely the devotees of the gun will do no
less.

There would be many very pleasant attendant features
of such visits of Northern sportsmen to their brothers in
the South. Our pages have, time and time again, con¬
tained pleasant letters from correspondents who have
fared well at the South. All such social interchange is
to he encouraged. Its results are happy.

Again, the revenue thus derived from really good game
lands would warrant some attention and expense devoted
to better protection Of the game. The dollar shot gun
hunter of colored complexion would doubtless have his
enjoyment somewhat marred and his privileges curtailed.
But the proprietor who employs efficient game wardens
will find ample reason to congratulate himself upon the
new order of things.

To set the ball rolling and to afford a precedent, Dr. J.
R. Baylor, of Greenwood Depot, Albemarle County, Va.,
offers to sportsmen such privileges as we have spoken of
upon his estate of over 1,600 acres. The land abounds in
game, being one of the finest quail grounds in Virginia.
Dr. Baylor prefers to lease the shooting privilege for the
season, but he will, if desired, lease per diem or otherwise.
The details of accommodations, trains, etc., will be ar¬
ranged by correspondence. For fall shooting Virginia
offers very decided attractions. Our readers are familiar
with the beauty of the scenery, the hospitality of the peo¬
ple, and the abundance of the game, for all this has been
repeatedly written of in our columns.

GLASS BALLS AND GAME PROTECTION.

WE do not know that any naturalist, carrying his
investigations into the very verge of humanity,
has yet discovered a race of beingB who did not possess,
in some rude degree at least, a form of sport. Mr. E, B.
Tylor, an ingenious and hard-working English student of
the early history of mankind, has shown that the approved
sports of our boyhood were common among races which
were long ago blotted off from the face of the earth. The
savage child in the dawn of human development finds
amusement in substantially the plays which satisfy the
civilized infant, and the mature man of to-day mimics
in his sports the toil of his ancestors. The significance
of modern games is suggestive. The struggle of Church
and State, noble and people, upon the chess-board is only
the bloodless and meaningless picturing of conflicts which
once cost blood and treasure. The boys who play “ pris¬
oners’ base” on the green are submitting to'capture which
once meant death. The archery tournament at Chicago
the other day was a striking contrast to the tournament
of bow and arrow which might have been beheld there
fifty years ago.

An outline sketch of the development of national amuse¬
ments would make an entertaining volume, of which not
the least instructive feature would be the study of mechan¬
ical ingenuity devoted to supplying by artificial contriv¬
ances the place of natural agencies of sport. Parlor-row¬
ing machines take the place of boat and oars, and the man
who has never sniffed salt water may develop his biceps
by paddling his own canoe. As the gun is the most uni¬
versal sporting implement, we would naturally look for
the greatest effort devoted to compensate the destruction
of game. And accordingly, when the guns and shooters
outnumbered the birds, Bogardus came to the rescue with

his glass-ball substitute. To enable sportsmen to see the
tangible success Of their skill Paine added the feathers,
and now there is little difference between grassing a
“driver" and making the feathers fly from one of these
trap-thrown balls. There has been an incalculable amount
of glass-ball shooting during the past few years; yet it
seems likely to end in smoke after all, provided the Targot
Bail Company can supply the demand for their smoke balls.
The direct influence of the substitution of glass, feathers,
and smoke for birds has been very remarkable. Thous¬
ands of men have been induced to purchase guns and to
acquire skill with them in ball practice, who, without
such inexpensive and easily obtained targets, would have
known only in a general way the muzzle from the breech.
It is possible that had the glass ball not been invented
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire would
have had no need at this day to prohibit bird shooting.
There would now be no birds to. shoot.

The game-protective merits of the glass ball have never
been duly recognized. To secure a shot or a number of
shots is the object of long tramps with gun and dog. If
a man, instead of a weary and possibly disappointing
trudge, can go out into his back yard (provided it is big
enough) and be sure of a hundred difficult shots at swift
glass balls, the chances are largely in favor of his prefer¬
ring that to the field excursion. If game protective asso¬
ciations, which have hitherto been at great expense to
obtain wild pigeons from a distance, and have more than
once been subjected by the scarcity of the birds to post¬
pone their meetings, would only substitute the most ap¬
proved balls and the most approved traps instead of the
birds, and then put the difference of cash expended into
paying for prosecution of game law violations, the tour¬
naments would prove fully as entertaining and the real
interests of game protection would be vastly furthered.
We are glad to see this consummation gradually ap¬
proaching. The encouragement of ball-trap shooting
means the encouragement of game protection.

It is not altogether fanciful to anticipate a time when
the bird trap shall have become obsolete, and bird trap¬
shooting only another of the old sportsman’s reminis¬
cences. In this the. history of trap-shooting would he fol¬
lowing, in its way, the development of all games and
sports,

{ < T~) l >» THE months with an “r”have come again,
Jtv I and with them the advent of the oyster.
However humble the bivalve may be individually, col¬
lectively he is a power in the land. No living thing in
the waters under the firmanent has so much notice
bestowed upon him in the way of annual newspaper eu-
logium as this denizen of the two shells. With the uni¬
versal exaltation of man’s spirit which comes with the
first of May, is mingled the poignant regret at the cutting
off of the oyster ; and the melancholy which attends the
days of fall-time, is ever in a measure mitigated by the
return to our tables of this same tried fried.

OyBter dealers and other interested parties, we see, put
forth their views in the newspapers, attempting to ridi¬
cule the well-founded prejudice against eating oysters
during a part of the year, which has been factitiously
limited to the months without the magic “r.” As a
matter of course it is impossible to set the limits in such
an instance so definitely that we can say, to-day you may
eat, to-morrow you may not eat. But that there is a
season in the natural life of the oyster, when its use as
an article of food should be abstained from, common
sense as well as science abundantly demonstrates.

For the proper protection of the, bivalves also, and to
give them an opportunity to rest from the drain upon
them, such an interval of rest is highly necessary.

Turtle Steak. — Country editors are always receiving
good things ; their desks are the only approved deposi¬
tory for overgrown pumpkins, elongated com stalks, and
precocious spring chickens, and their sanctums resemble
an agricultural fair. In lands where the creatures of the
earth bring forth each after its kind, beasts, reptiles, and
fishes, marvelous to behold, the happy knight of the ink
is overwhelmed with the contributions of emulous sub¬
scribers ; the sanctum becomes a menagerie, the compos¬
ing room is turned into a museum. We have been in
newspaper offices, before now, where the editor habitu¬
ally clothed himself in sheet-iron before opening his morn¬
ing mail. Florida editors are peculiarly favored in this
way. That is one reason why the imagination of Florida
editors has such an exalted reputation all over the world.
Here is a case in point. Some one sent the editor of the
Palatka Eastern Herald a turtle the other day. Bestrid¬
ing the back of the reptile, like the Delphic priestess
perched upon her mystic tripod, the editor saw visions,
and under the influence of the spell wrote, in strange sym¬
bols afterwards deciphered by the editorial staff, the fol¬
lowing : —

We received a turtle a few days ago on whose back
was marked the date 1700, and also the Spanish coat-of-
arms, indicating that this old resident was in existence
one hundred and seventy-nine years ago. What changes
this old fellow of the deep has seen ! The rise and fall of
empires, and the continent on which he partly lived,
emerged from, the thraldom of despotism, with the rise of

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a republic that has become the great conservator of free¬
dom, the advancement of civilization, and the glory of
the world. A few words in Spanish on the shell were
translated, which says : “ Caught in 1700 by Hernando
Gomez, in the St. Sebastian, and was carried to Matanzas
by Indians ; from there to Great Wekiva ” (which is now
the St. John's River). On Tuesday, the 17th of June, the
turtle was turned adrift in the St. John’s River at Pa-
latka, with the inscription on its back : “ Eastern Herald,
Palatlca, Florida, 1879." It may be supposed that by this
time the old fellow has scented salt water, and gone over
the bar at high tide, and probably a few generations
hence may take him up at a Spanish port on the other
side,

Zoological Gardens as Schools of Natural Histo¬
ry.— Zoological Gardens are generally looked upon as
expensive luxuries, which cost, upon the whole, rather
more than they return. They are a species of pleasure
resort, where the curious can beguile an hour in watch¬
ing the grotesque movements of their occupants. It is
supposed that a few naturalists succeed in obtaining some
information of practical value in the pursuit of their
studies ; but aside from this inconsiderable service, the
quid pro quo is in small returns for the investment made
in zoological gardens. The factis, that in order to observe
tbe habits of animals and profit by a study thereof, the
utmost patience and self-denial is required : and the stu¬
dent must not only be willing to apply himself closely,
but he must devote his time continuously to Mb chosen
pursuit. Of course no one but the keepers or persons
connected with these establishments have the opportunities
required ; and of these, few are competent by natural
tact or education to impart to the scientific world the in-
’ formation they gather from their daily observations. For¬
tunately at New York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati, the
gentlemen in charge are not only efficient in their indi¬
vidual capacity, but they are scholarly men, and well
qualified to put in writing the data wliich they gather
from time to time. To Conklin of Central Park, Brown
of Philadelphia, and Thompson of Cincinnati, the readers
of these columns have been constantly indebted for years
past for information on natural history subjects wliich
would otherwise probably not have been available. Faith¬
fully, week after week, have these gentlemen sent us the
record of arrivals at their respective gardens, and jotted
down for our instruction little matters and occurrences
worthy of mention.

We have been led to make these acknowledgements at
this time by the incidental receipt of a paper from Frank
J. Thompson, of the Cincinnati Zoological Garden, which
we publish in our Natural History department this week,
giving the first account that we have ever read, of the
babyhood of bears. This paper is the result of improved
opportunities, seldom, if ever, offered to, or enjoyed by,
tbe backwoods hunter ; and we have no doubt that among
the foremost to avail themselves of the information given,
will he those old hunters themselves.

The Climate of Texas. — A. resident of New York who
Is prospecting for a cattle range in Texas, sends us the
following lines respecting the protracted drought in that
part of the State where he has been travelling. No doubt
he has learned by tMs time from the old residents, that
droughts are intermittent in Texas, and that they seldom
occur twice in the same part of the State in many yearn.
The area of drought changes annually. He has struck a
dry spot. If he had happened in the vicinity of Houston
last fall he would have found a very wet place indeed:—

San Antonio, Texas, July 30th. — Mr. Editor: — I have
traveled something less than nine hundred miles on horse¬
back since I arrived, visiting sheep and cattle ranches, as
I came down here with Some idea of embarking in the
stock business. My impressions of tbe State drawn from
wbat I heard and read at the North have not been veri¬
fied. The scarcity of water and grass, owing to the ex¬
tremely dry weather last winter and spring, has made the
stock business this year an exceedingly unprofitable one.
In conversation with the ranchmen from Atascosa County
to-day, they told me that they had not had, with the ex¬
ception of two light showers, any rain on their land since
a year ago last June— tMrteen months. They were mov¬
ing what stock they had left, north, in search of water.
Everyone is praying for rain. I hope it will come soon
as the ground is like powder, and wells and cisterns are
going “ plumb dry ” as they say down here. J. O.

— We have received from J. Palmer O’Neil & Co.,
Pittsburgh, Pa., a beautifully bound copy of their illus¬
trated catalogue, which, among other features, contains
a synopsis of the Pennsylvania game laws.

—The Sportsmen’s Association of Western Pennsylva¬
nia has its headquarters at Pittsburgh, No. 75 Fifth av¬
enue, The rooms are fitted up in model style.

— In another column will be found the advertisement
of the Pooler & Jones’ cartridge holders and belts, which
possess certain decided advantages over other styles.

—The report of the Game and Inland Fishery Protec¬
tion Society of Nova Scotia, may be obtained of the Sec¬
retary, A. E. Harrington, Esq., Halifax, N. S.

— Why is the donkey whom Captain Webb kicked
down stairs the other day like a pelican? Because he is
web-footed.

GAME PROTECTION.

Another Step Ahead. — In response to the communi¬
cation of “Lewiston,” published August 21st, calling for
i Maine State Sportsmen's Association, a correspondent
who signs himself “ Maine,” writes : —

The practical results of the little already done, as
shown by the return this year in larger numbers than be¬
fore, of the fish placed in our rivers, is awakening the
public to the practical value of enforcing our excellent
laws and carrying on the work of propagation and pro¬
tection systematically and to a greater extent than here¬
tofore. The fish and game of Maine may be made a source
of great revenue to the State, and it wiil prove a matter
of political economy for her to adopt without delay the
means employed to so much advantage elsewhere.

“ Let every individual interested enough in these mat¬
ters to acquire a knowledge of their value, use his person¬
al Influence, and we shall soon have means provided for
accomplishing the desired results. Until wardens can be
paid, what service can one expect them to render ? Much
can be done by an association, if there are a few active
members in it who will be as much in earnest as was Mr.
John Fottler, jr., in his recent successful prosecution of
the proprietors of a leading Boston hotel for selling game
out of season. Mr. Fottler deserves the praise and thanks
of all true sportsmen for the example that he has set for
them. Let others go and do likewise, and our fish ancl
game associations must act as offioers to onforce the laws,
until appropriations are made by the State for that pur¬
pose.

It affords us much pleasure to note the re-awakening
of interest in game protection in Maine. The State, as
long ago as 1873, had an association, of winch Manassah
Smith, Esq., was the active president. But after his re¬
moval to another residence, the organization was allowed
to gradually die out. “Lewiston” has struck the key
note of the feeling of many intelligent conservators of the
game in his State, who are fully alive to the importance
of nourishing the natural supply of food indigenous to the
woods and waters.

State associations are for several reasons the best forms
of game protective bodies. As individual town associa¬
tions prove themselves effective in their limited field of
action, State organizations have also been found most
efficient and powerful in doing such work as cannot bo
accomplished save by united action. They oarry with
them the eclat of a State body. Tbe names found upon
their rolls are such as the people of the whole State have
been accustomed to honor. No sectional jealousy at¬
taches to their actions ; representing the whole people
they must command the consideration of the whole peo¬
ple. They can secure from the Legislatures greater power,
and their demands are recognized by the law-makers as
worthy of attention ; and from the press, whose influence
is incalculable. Besides all this is the strength which al¬
ways belongs to united concerted action, and ample finan¬
ces, The Virginia Fish and Game Protective Association,
to which we have more than once referred in high terms,
has found tMs combination of what were before scat¬
tered and powerless forces, the secret of success in Vir¬
ginia game protection. We trust that our Vermont read¬
ers will promptly respond to tliis call, and adopt the course
of proceedure which has proved itself the best.

Murdering Song Birds.— New York, Aug. 22d. —Edi¬
tor Forest andStream: — One of our clerks, amostrespon-
sible and trustworthy person, has just returned from Cut-
cliogne, L. I. and reports the most indiscriminate and gen¬
eral slaughter of song and insectiverous birds, mostly rob¬
ins, (he estimates 500 of the latter were shot there during
Ms stay) by “ summer boarders; ” not a remonstrance or ob¬
jection being raised by the residents. The game constable
has had his attention called to this wanton and cruel de¬
struction, but refuses to carry out the provisions of the law.
I beg you will give these people who do so much to bring
the term sportsmen into disrepute, a blast, that will not
only break up their nefarious practices but also serve as
a warning to all their kindred. L. G. Billings.

We hardly know what remedy to suggest to protect
the Long Island song birds when the law and officials ap¬
pointed to enforce the law are inefficient. This statute
proMbiting the des truction of birds is not at all sentimen¬
tal in its origin. Long experience has demonstrated to
intelligent fanners and gardeners the great value of insect¬
iverous birds as destroyers of worms, bugs and insects
injurious to the crops. The birds are too valuable allies
to he ruthlessly sacrificed to the slaughter-craving pro¬
pensities of thoughtless hoys and mischievous country
boarders. Among intelligent communities the public ap¬
preciation of the services of the birds would be sufficient
to insure the strongest enforcement of the wise law de¬
signed for their protection. That the good people of
Cutchogue look complacently upon the slaughter may be
accepted as pretty conclusive evidence that the said good
people are not one of those intelligent communities. Na¬
ture is very quick to punish violations of her laws. Long¬
fellow’s poem of the “ Killing of the Birds ” is not only
poetry, it is as well a metrical statement of hard scien¬
tific facts.

Back Numbers Esteemed. — We have received an en¬
closure this week of fifteen cents in Japanese coins from a
subscriber in Hiogo. who desires a copy of Forest and
Stream of July, 1878, to complete his files of the paper.

— The New York Sun is famous for its snake stories.
Snakes are fond of lying in the sun.

A TRIP TO NORTH PARK.

[FROM OUR STAFF CORRESPONDENT.]

THAT Americans, as a people, devote too much time
to their work and too little to their recreation, is a
proposition that needs no demonstration. We have seen
a statement from an eminent jurist to the effect, that the
speaker could do a year's work in ton months, but not in
twelve. The remark is a profound one, and deserves care¬
ful pondering by the mass of our readers. The need of
rest and relief from the ordinary cares of work has long
been recognized by our old country cousins, and we be¬
lieve that our own people are much more given to pleas¬
ure seeking of hd innocent and wholesome kind than
they were some years ago. If tliis is so, it is well, and is
what we have for years urged upon our readers. This is
the view taken of the subject by one of those quaint old
English writers in whom we all delight. He says : “ For
... I herd myselfe a good husbande at Ms hoke ones
saye, that to omit studie some time of the daye and some
time of theyere, made as muchefor the enerease of learn¬
ing as to let the lande lye sometime fallow malceth for
the better enerease of corne, TMs we se, yfe the lande
be plowed everye yere, the come comineth thinner up,
the care is short, the grayne is smalle, and when brought
into the bame and threshed it giveth very evil faul. So
those wliich never leave poring on their bokes have often¬
times as tliinne invention as other poore men have, and
as small wit and wight in it as in other mens.” What is
said here is as applicable to the man of business as it is to
the scholar, and the man who takes the needed recreation
will find Mmself at the end of the year in better condi¬
tion both physically and financially than if he had de¬
voted the whole twelve months to business.

Of course the tastes of each individual will govern the
choice of the method and locality in which the period of
rest and recreation is to be spent. For one who is fond
of out-door life, and especially for one who is a resident
of the Eastern States, the country west of the Missouri
River presents great attractions. In the Rocky Moun¬
tains one may find, in some favored localities whose soli¬
tudes have not yet been invaded by the farmer or the
cattle man, a great abundance of the finest game and
fish, and at the same time some of the most enchanting
scenery that the world can offer. It is scarcely necessary
to refer to the surpassing wonders of the Yellowstone
Park, or the scarcely less beautiful country through
which the traveler in South Park, Colorado, is constantly
passing, for these are regions on which much has been
written, and through the medium of newspapers aud
magazines they have become more or less well known to
almost every one.

Of the vast extent of the mountain system of the West,
the dweller in the East can have no adequate conception ;
and even one who has crossed the country from ocean to
ocean knows but little of it. It is true that the Western
bound traveler knows that for three days after leaving
Cheyenne he is never out of the mountains, but the vast¬
ness of the distance traversed does not impress itself on
one who is living on the cars and tMnking only of the
importance of speedily arriving at his journey’s end.
Westward from Cheyenne for over a thousand miles,
and to the north and south they stretch, away far be¬
yond the boundaries of the United States, an almost il¬
limitable region with scarcely a settlement, save in Mon¬
tana and along the railroad, scratched here and there by
the indefatigable prospector, and in a few spots denuded
of their timber by the lumberman or tie-chopper, but as
a whole scarcely bearing greater evidences of the advance
of civilization to their borders than they did in the ante-
railroad days. High up in the snowy range the elk, the
mule-deer and the big-horn still graze in goodly numbers ;
streams still abound in glorious fish which hardly know
what a hook may mean ; the ruffed and dusky grouse
wander securely through the dense pine forests wliich
clothe the mountain sides, and far up above the timber,
just on the borders of eternal snows, are found the gentle
and unsuspicious white-tailed ptarmigan. To such a re¬
gion as tMs I am going, and I invite your readers to be
with me, in spirit at least, to share my hardships and
trials, and to rejoice with me inmy triumphs of the chase.

An uninterrupted journey of four days is apt to sewn
very long before it is completed, and it therefore behooves
the tourist to make a careful selection of the roads over
which his journey leads him. With myself the Penn¬
sylvania Railroad has always been a favorite one. Its
advantages may he briefly summed up in the statement
that it brings you to Chicago on time; it rides very easily;
has little or no dust, aud is provided with all the most re¬
cent comforts. The sleeping cars are very fine, and are
besides, hotel cars, so that one’s meals are served to him
in Ms seat — well cooked and well served meals, mark you;
and after entering the sleeping car all one’s anxieties are
over until he reaches Chicago. Besides all these recom¬
mendations, or if these are not enough the beautiful
scenery of the Alleghany Mountains may be mentioned,
an inducement which would lead many to travel over this
road even were the accommodations less complete than
they are.

We were unfortunate in one particular on our trip over
this road this year, Immediately after breakfast pipes

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and cigars having been lighted we seated ourselves in the
comfortable observation car at the end of the train pre¬
pared to enjoy to the full the beauties of the mountains
and the pleasures of the ascent. We had hardly left Al¬
toona. however, when a dense mist settled down on the
liillsides and effectually concealed the more distant scen¬
ery from view. AS we ascended the fog became heavier
and heavier, until before long it changed into a pelting
rain, which fell with a violence rarely witnessed in these
latitudes. Great damage was done by the storm in the
section through which we passed. We could see roaring
torrents tearing their way down the hillsides through
fields of com which but an hour or two before had been
dry and parohed. On one hillside near which we passed
was a small house standing directly in the way of one of
these furious streams, the water entering by the back
door and coming out by the front. The Yonghiogheny
River had overflowed its hanks and then hurst a dam, and
all sorts of flotsam and jetsam were being hurried down
its muddy current. A lumber yard seemed to have been
in its way, and hundreds of bundles of shingles mingled
with loose boards were dancing unconcernedly along on
the waves.

The road from Pittsburg to Chicago was made in good
time and with groat comfort. At Chicago we took the
Chicago and Northwestern Road for Omaha. This is not
only one of the best equipped and most comfortable roads
in the country, but is also, 1 think, the longest — i. e.,
it operates and controls more .miles of track than any
other. It is solidly built, equipped throughout with
steel rails, and amply fulfills the promise implied in its
motto, which is “Speed, safety and comfort." Its ad¬
mirably furnished and served dining cars, on which one
can secure a most excellent and ample meal for seven¬
ty-five cents, are unsurpassed. This road has always
been a favorite one with us. A pleasant day and night
on the road brings us to Counoil Bluffs, the terminus of
the Northwestern road, and now a flourishing city, Here
we cross the Missouri River, and here for the time I
must leave you. Yo.

Laramie, Wyoming.

ghe gijtc.

RIFLES FOR LARGE GAME.

Editor Forest and Stream

If my letter on the Sporting Rifle had been published
all at once in the form of an essay, instead of appearing
at irregular intervals during a period of three or four
months, there would have been less risk of misapprehen¬
sion. and the saving clauses, which I inserted expressly
to avert such criticisms as I have been subjected to,
would probably not have been overlooked.

Your correspondent P. devoted considerable space some
time since to the exposure of my errors, and finished
with the assurance that it woidd be difficult to convince
the hunters of the Rocky Mountains that a 6 lb. rifle of
40 calibre and a charge of 40 grains of powder was enough
for their service ; and now Mr. Van Dyke is down upon
me with a similar opinion.

1 stated distinctly that for large and dangerous game I
should prefer a larger calibre than 40, and preached a lit¬
tle sermon on the stunning effect of a broad striking sur¬
face as contrasted with the comparatively “dagger-like
thrust ” of a small bore bullet. I even limited the locali¬
ty in which I conceived such a weapon as I described
would suffice, by saying that for any game ordinarily
found east of the Missouri nothing larger was needed.
This as you perceive would exclude grizzly bears aud buf¬
falos, Yet 1 have known both shoulders of a buffalo bull
to be broken by a hardened bullet shot from a 40 calibre
rifle with 40 graius of powder, and a friend of mine who
for years has used the same style of rifle in very rough
service in South America, told me in reply to my suggest¬
ion that a larger calibre would be more efficient, that he
wanted nothing better.

The gist of ail 1 had to say biay be comprised in these
f jw statements : —

1. A gun which can be relied on for an eight inch bull’s-
eye at 200 yards is sufficiently accurate for any ordinary
sporting service, provided — 2. — that its penetration at 30
yards is at least eight inches of pine with a soft bullet —
that degree of penetration being in itself a proof of such
velocity as is synonymous with a very flat trajectory.
3. Both the above conditions are fulfilled in the weapon
I described, and I know of no other one which in addition
to these qualities, combines such simplicity of construct¬
ion and facility of transportation ami manipulation.

I have seen no attempt to controvert these positions,
and the issues that have been raised are on points which
I expressly disclaimed. H. W. S. Cleveland,

Tlie protest entered by our esteemed correspondent is
most just. We wonder at his equanimity under the dis¬
advantage of x»osition in which he has been placed, from
the causes which he names. Nevertheless, our readers
all profit by the triangular discussion carried on by vet¬
eran experts like him and his fellow-disputants.— [Ed. F.
and 8.

Schuetzen Notes. — The New York City Schuetzen
Corps, Capt. John F. Gardes, had a fall shooting at West
Brighton Beach last Thursday, and a better day could not
have been selected. At 10 o’clock a. ’ll. the steamer
Sylvan Stream took the party on board and brought them
down to the hotel, which was gay with flags. After a
well-served lunch the shooting began. During tlie
afternoon and evening crowds of friends of the corps
poured in, and at the time when the distribution of prizes
took place 6,000 people were present. Mr. Jos. Lurch
made 51 rings out of a possible 54 and was rewarded with

$60 ; J. Dilleuburg, with 48, received $50
with 45 rings, took $25.
tice shoot of the It

Practice s

New York

Corps, the 28th inst., at Hartung’s Park— 200 yards, 10
shots to each, ring targets. The meeting was unusually
well attended, the Arion Sharpshooters also taken part
in it : —

First olass— W. P. Grieselberg, 172 rings : Louis Bernrtt, 106 rings.
Second class— Jae. Saner, 102 rings; II. R. Hoonaolc, 117 rings.
Third class— Ad. Huepfel, 143 rings ; Geo. Keisser, 109 rings.
Fourth olass-John Koerber, 00 rings ; CUs. E. Bunek, 31 rings.
The corps will have its King and its fall shooting on
the 11th of September at the above-named place. Next
year it goes to San Francisco, Cal.

—The team of the Manhattan Rifle Club, Major George
Aery commanding, held their second shooting for the
Ballard Rifle, presented by Messrs. Shoverling, Daly &
Gales, on the 22d of August, at Schuetzen Park, Union
Hill. Shooting was excellent, each man having 10 shots
at ring targets, 200 yards distance : —

Major Geo. Aery . 23 18 23 17 23 10 19 21 17 17—194

h. Vogel . 10 19 15 19 15 21 20 19 20 19-183

C.G.Zettlcr . 24 21 17 17 22 17 17 10 24 21-196

in. Klein . 23 17 23 22 14 24 2t 18 21 23-205

m. Hayes . 20 23 20 10 20 18 18 22 24 10—197

Mr, L, Vogel and Wm. Klein had each won pre¬
viously.

— Mr. J. S. Conlin announces that the fourth annual
competition for marksmen's badges, commenced Monday
evening, September 1st. There will be a series of ten
(10) weekly contests to take place on Monday evenings.
The competitor making the highest score in each compe¬
tition to win a badge, and the competitor who makes
during the ten (10) contests the highest aggregate score of
ten targets (70 shots) to win the champion marksman’s
badge, The matches are open to all comers. Each com¬
petitor has the privilege of entering three (8) times ; en¬
trance fee, 50 cents ; number of shots, 7; rifle, any 22-100
calibre ; trigger, three (3) pound, pull; position, off-hand :
target, 300 yards Creedmoor reduced for the range ; rules
of the N. R". A . to govern except in case of a tie on total
scores, when the target having the wildest shot will lose.
All matters not herein provided for to be decided by a
reference. In case of disputes, each disputant to appoint
a referee, who will select a third party. Their decision
to be final.

— At the first contest for the marksman’s badge at Con-
lin's Gallery, on Monday evening, last. F. H. Holton
xvon with a score of 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 — 32 at 300 yards, target
reduced for range,

—The Board of Directors of the Sixth Division Rifle As¬
sociation decided to have a two days’ shoot on the range
this fall. Sept. 11th and 12th. This will afford all the
marksmen in the Division who intend to go to Creedmoor
opportunity for profitable practice the week proceeding
the Creednloor meeting. Prizes to the amount of $500
will be offered besides the medals now in contest.

— Capt. Mohrmann's Ringgold Horse Guards in Brook¬
lyn. shoot for their 32d annual target-hitting and general
jollification to-day. With plenty of good music the Ger¬
man lads are bound to have a good time.

Massachusetts — Hopkinton, Aug. 25th. — The sports¬
men’s club held a glass ball shoot last Saturday at their
grounds on the Woodville road. Several members of the
Natick and Westborough clubs were present. Following
are some of the best scores :—

c. W. Hall, Natick . 41 of a possible 50

H. Dorchester. Jr., Hopkinton . 43 " “ j0

O. L. Bl own, Hopkinton . 88 " 50

C. \V. Gill, Natick . 34 50

.1.11. Wright, Natick . -29 50

W. W. Clark, Natick . 32 " 45

J. Braithwnit, Hopkinton . .....32 “ 40

W. G. Stone, Hophinton . 28 "

Fred. Wood, Hopkinton . 25 • 3o

C. E. Bobbins, Hopkinton . 16 •»

G. N. Smalley, Westborough . 23 “ 2>

C. H. Gates, Westborough . 21 “ ‘ 2a

G. B. Clark, Westborough . 20 " ‘ 35

F. W. Forbes, Westborough . 19 * “ 2a

S. O. Staples, Westborough . 11 25

F. 15. Tucker, Hopkinton . 10 •• 20

S. A. Smith, Hopkinton . 11 " “ 15

The Hopkinton Rifle Club held a match at their range
at Claflin’s grove last Saturday afternoon. The club shot
for the first time on their 1000 yard range ; their previous
shooting has been at and under 500 yards. The day was
one that taxed the patience of the marksmen, being at the
commencement strong, fish-tail, puffy winds from 10 to
12 o’clock, with considerable mirage. The clouds at one
time threatened to drive to cover the shooters to avoid the
coming storm, but later partially clearning away gave a
better chance at the bull’s eye. The conditions were ten
rounds at 1000 yards. The best scores are given in the
following summary; —

Ur. O.C. White . . 5 3 4 5 3 5 5 3 5 4-42

C. A. Summer . . . 5 50544412 2—35

N. n. Jewell . 3 5 4 5 0 5 4 0 4 »-&>

Mi. Jewell’s shooting was done with Sharps mid-range
rifle.

Boston, Aug. 22th.— At the 18th annual contest for the
long range badge on the Walnut Hill range Aug. 20th, the
scores ran very high, the leading 8 securing a total of 1669.
The wind was from 9 to 10 o’clock, good light and clear
atmosphere. The record stood : —

f

Boston, Aug. Quite a number of r

ts Rifle Association mi
, the occasion being the i

tion in the Spirit of the. Times match. During the early

Favorable, bat when the riflemen had about half com-
pleted their scores at the 800-yards range a heavy shower
commenced, It lasted about half an hour, but did not
prevent the marksmen completing their scores. Ap¬
pended are the five best scores made to-day ; —

•t. s. SCMNKR.

. 4 5 5 3 5 5 5 5

. 5 5555 4 5654

. 5 4555 5 5545

W. HOWARD.

_ 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 5—72)

. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5— 73 >216

. 5 555535 4 555555 5— 71 1

W. H. JACKSON.

. 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 8—72)

. 4 5554543356455 5-88 V 204

1,000 . 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 6 4 5—03)

1,000..

1,000..

. F. BROWN.

800..

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1=3 1 1 !)!!!!!!!! ! Wt*

Medford, Aug. 21th. — The Medford Amateur Rifle As¬
sociation held its regular meeting at Bellevue range this
afternoon for renewed competition in the Sharps rifle
match, there being a fair attendance. The weather con¬
ditions were not very favorable. A disagreeable wind
blew from the northeast, which caused constant regu¬
lating of the wind gauge. The conditions were : Dis¬
tance, 200 yards : rounds, 10. There were 41 re-entries.
The following are the best scores : —

A. B. Archer .

B. Whittier .

A. B. Archer . .

F, Hollis .

E. Whittier .

J. Barker .

K. Abbott . .

A. G. Greeno .

;

Medford, Aug. 22 th.— The usual weekly meeting of the
Raymond Sportsman's club occurred at Bellevue range
to-day, there being quite a number of gentlemen
present. In the glass ball shoot Mr. W. B. Witherell
was the best man, scoring 29 balls out of a possible 30.
The following is the result : —

10

10

W. B. Witherell .

O. F. Belcher .

I, . E. Johnson . .

O. Dearborn .

J. B. Toole .

D. Kirkwood .

B. J. Fisk .

II. S. Harris .

W. Morris .

J. 11. Smith .

A rifle match followed at 200 yards, open to all comers;
off-hand rifle ; Mr. Kirkwood heads the list with a Bcore
of 46 out of a possible 50:—

D. Kirkwood .
J. S. Bennett .

J. S. Bennett
E. Bennett
H. Si Harris .

J. R. Howe .

J. E. Nason . -

W. B. Witherell . .-5 •*

G. B. Blanchard . . * 3

The next meeting of this association occurs at Bellevue

range Friday.

Walnut Hill, Aug. 30th.—' The attendance of members
of the Massachusetts Rifle Association and their friends
to-day, was large and the shooting excellent. The
weather, too, was of the first order. In the afternoon the
firing was very brisk, and sounded more like volleys
from a large force of troops than like marksmen
practicing at a target. The following are the best
scores : —

Silver-w;

J. O. Mattoon.. .

C. U. Meiggs.

J. Borden ....

W. Charles...

H. Tyler... —

Amateur

200 yards

5-351
5-32
4-32
6 3 5-32
4 4 5-31 1

200 yards off-hand ; —

1 1 1 fflSSfcg

500 off-hand match :—

W. Charles . 5 4 5 5 5 5 5—34 I B. Edwards . 4 4 3 4 6 4 2—26

E. F.Bichardson.2 2 5 5 4 5 3—20 I J. Nichols . 3 2 5 5 2 4 3-24

New Jebset — Brinton, Aug, 30th —
military rifles ; thirteenth competition :—

A. E. Long. .

H. Fisher....

W. A. Bobinf

P. Bonnett .

OoL G. E. P. Howard. . .

F. H. Hoi ton.... .

Same ; association match No. 2 ; seventh competition

1 for

W. H. .T. Jackson .

J. F. Brown .

J. S. Summer .

H. I. Lee .

Salem Wilder .

W. Howard .

N. Washburn .

W. N. Ward . tn o» in «a>

Mammoth Rifle Gallery— Boston, Sent. 1st.— The
regular monthly prize shoot for August at the Mammoth
Rifle Gallery has ended, very fine work having been done
therein by local as well as out-of-town riflemen, Mr. E.
Whittier, ’of the Massachusetts Rifle Association, heading
the list with tliree scores of 39 each, and he takes
the first prize. The month’s record stands — 150 feet ;
rounds, 8 ; possible 40 : —

E. Whittier .

E. Whittier, re-entry .

E. Whittier, re-entry .

U.A. Polliinl .

H. A. Pickering .

W.H. Harrison .

E. F. Richardson .

Geo. Estes .

1). Sturtovailt .

A. B. Archer .

M. O. Johnson .

1). F. Little .

Geo. M. Smith .

mnmm

Wakefield, Aug, 30th.— The Wakefield Amateur Rifle
Association members closed their August series this after¬
noon, the condition being position off-hand ; 200 yards ;
possible 105 : —

W. B, Daniel...

D. H. Walker. .

J. Shepard .

iitUittltlttlt! tttttS

Fine Mid-Range Wobk— Columbia Range, N. J., Sept.
1st. — Some extra fine work, at 500 yards, was done to¬
day in the Sharps match. The conditions were 500 yards,
any rifle, 10 shots. On the first round Mr. A. G. Hol¬
combe and Dr. S. T, G. Dudley tied on a score of 50 out
of a possible 50. Mr-. Holcombe and Dr, Dudley went to
the targets to shoot off the tie, both men again making
ten consecutive bull's-eyes. A third time these remarka¬
ble marksmeu went to the targets and again both made
the remarkable run of 50 out of a possible 50, Both men
cleaned their rifleB, and for a fourth time proceeded to
shoot off the tie, Dudley started off with a bull, Hoi-

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combe following with the same luck, and, on hiB second
shot, Dr. Dudley scored a centre, and Holcombe caught a.
bull. Doth men strung four more bulls, when Dudley
again made a centre. The total score now stood Hol¬
combe, 180 out of a possible 180, and Dr. Dudley, 178 Out
out of posBiblel80. Holcombe, on the thirty-seventh shot,
his seventh of the final tie, again scored a bull’s-eye. On
his eighth he got a centre, closing his score with two
bull’s-eyes, making in the match 199 out of ft possible
200. His run of thirty-seven consecutive bull’s-eyes has
never been equalled, and it stands the best score on record.

Pennsylvania — Clearfield Aug, 26th. — The Rifle Club
shows good work on the old range, and to-day at 200
yards the Bc-ore stood : —

A. M. Bow. .

Si I. Snyder . .

Fred. Sacket . . .

E. M. Burcknold .

Samuel Bell . . . - - . - - . -

A. W. Lee . 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4.3-35

D. McGaughey . 4 3 3 3 3 3 8 3 4 3—30

— The proposed match between Messrs. Sumner and
Toner, of the Keystone (Pa.) Club, and Messrs, Taylor
and Kennard, of the West Chester Club, and Messrs. A.
and 8. Parker, of the Norristown Club, takes place
to-day.

Maryland — Baltimore, — The Pest of the Baltimore
Schuetzen Association has been ft grand success. On the
27th a large attendance was present. About fifty mem¬
bers of the Washington Schuetzen Yerein, Simon Wolf,
president, with the Marine Band, were on the grounds.
Among them were Messrs. Abner, schuetzen king of
Washington. They were received by President E. Gronau
and a committee of the Baltimore association.

Prizes at the ring target, off-hand shooting, were de¬
cided as follows: Frederick Hasselhorst, score 112; T.
Schmidt, 110 ; H. Oehl, jr. and 0. Zettler, of New York,
each 109 ; G. Schilling, 108 ; W. Schwartz, 107 ; G. Schallc,
106; J. Blumeuberg, 105 : J. Norris 99, and F. Gibson
97. The first bull’s-eye, off-hand, in the morning was
made by C, Zettler, of New York, and the last by F. Gib¬
son ; first in the afternoon by G. Schilling, and last, by O.
Fisher. First at the rest target, forenoon, by F. Hassel-
horst, and hist by G. Schalk, of Washington : afternoon,
first by F. Hasselhorst, and last by Z. Joannoret.

Crowning the king shooter took place at six o’clock, on
the porch of the. main hall of the association. There were
present Mayor F. C. Latrobe and other invited guests.
After a brief address by President Gronau, the chain of
medals was handed over by Christian Hesse, last year's
king, to the new shooting king, Frederick Kramer, who
was also presented with a silver medal and goblet.

After the crowning a banquet was spread in the large
hall of the building. The officers of the society, Mayor
Latrobe, visitors and invited guests occupied the head of
the central table, and about two hundred persons sat in
the halL The Marine Band played a number of airs dur¬
ing the dinner. Toasts were proposed as follows : “ The
Festival we are Celebrating,” responded tobyF. Gardner ;
* * The City of Baltimore,” by Mayor Latrobe. “ Our Guests ”
was responded to by President Simon Wolf, of the Wash¬
ington Verien; "The Press,” by Carl Ahrendt, and
“ The Ladies," by Capt. George Aery, of New York.

Ohio — Tiffin. — The Tiffin Rifle Club will hold a series of
shooting matches on the 9th, 10th and 11th instants, at
their grounds. Open to all comers. Club Rules to Govern.
Creedmoor count, Bulls’s-eye, 1 inch. Globe sights in all
matches. Distance 40 rods. All regular matches to be
divided in 3 prizes. Matches to fill or pro rata. All matches
to be shot shoulder and muzzle rests.

The matches are ; —

1st day : 1st match, purse, $35; 2d match, purse,

3d match, purse, $50.

2d dav : 1st match, purse, $50; 2d match, gold badge;
3d match (off-hand), purse $75 ; 4th match, purse, $100.

3d day : 1st match, purse, $50 ; 24 match (off-hand),
purse, $75 ; 3d match, purse, $00 ; 4th match, purse,
$50.

A special prize of $40 in gold will be given for the two
best strings of ten shots each, made during the tourna¬
ment. 1st prize, $25 ; 2d prize, $15,

Louisiana — New Orleans, Aug. 23. — The riflemen turned
out in numbers to-day, taking advantage of the unusually
fine weather, and thronged to Frogmoor, where the pop¬
ular Lilienthal Cup match was again contested. The at¬
mosphere was rather warm, but very pure, and the wind
light and regular. The shooting consequently was ex¬
ceptionally good all around, especially at the 200 yards.

The leading score, made by Renaua, stands two points
ahead of the winning score of the last contest, and more
than the average in all nine of the contests. The highest
at 200 yards was made by Bercegeay, and the highest at
500 by Renaud.

The record stands : New Lilienthal Cup, ninth compe¬
tition, between individuals, under military rules ; 200
and 500 yards, five shots at each, and two sighting shots ;
three winnings to entitle to possession of the prize. The
first oontest was won by Bercegeay— score, 4i ; the sec¬
ond by Weiss— score, 39 ; the third by Arms— score, 41 ;
the fourth by Gowland — score, 40 ; the fifth by Arms —
score, 41 ; the sixth by Bercegeay — score 43 ; the seventh
by Renaud — score 44, and the eighth by Selph — score,
41:—

200 Yard?. yard s. Total

Renaud . 21 22

Charlton . 21 21

Bercegeay . 22 )9

Weiss . 18 20

Sporl . 19 19

Gertcis . 21 17

Miller . 19 is

Arms . 20 12

Watkins . 19 12

Bradford . 19 12

Selph . . 19 9

Dure) . . 18 9

Franklin . 16 —

— A small, but very complete work on rifle firing, pre¬
pared by Coi. T. T. S. Laidley, has been received. It will
be more fully noticed in our next issue.

High Line.—' The Cochran (Ga.) Enterprise is ahead this
season with its story of a Cochran man “who went regu¬
larly to bed one night and dreamed he was sitting on a
rock fishing, and, when he woke up, there he was actually
sitting on the rook, and had caught two fish.”

COMING FIXTURES.

Sept K— Quincy V C Regatta.

Sept 8— Boston Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept. 8— Royal Nova Scotia Y S Race.

Sept 6— Royal Canadian Y C Prince of Wales Cup.

Sept. 6— Nnliasset Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept 8— Albany Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept 8— Detroit Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept —Providence Y C Andarson Cup.

Sept —Haverhill Y C Fall Itegatta.

Sept 9— Fall River Regatta.

Sept 9— Columbia Y C Challenge Cup.

Sept 9— Dorchester V C Regatta.

Sept 13— Beverly Yr C Regatta, Nuhant.

Sept 13— Royal Nova Scotia Y S Closing Cruise.

Sept 39— Dorchester Y C Union Regatta.

Sept 22— Quaker City Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept 28— Quaker City Y C Closing Cruise.

Oet 15— Seawanliaka Y C Ocoan Match, Center Cup.

BUFFALO YACHT CLUB.

The Union regatta Bailed August 26th, under the au¬
spices of this club, proved a most successful affair, and
too much praise cannot be awarded to the enterprising
committee having the matter in charge, as well as the
generous support the races received from the public.
Only two foreign yachts put in an appearance, it is true ;
but this is a fair* beginning, and we doubt not that the
success of the matches will do much to induce many
craft from other ports on the Lakes to show their fight¬
ing flags upon a similar occasion next year. The arrange¬
ments were in the hands of the Committee, Messrs. Thos.
Kean, A. W. Austin, C. M, Cordell, Secretary B. Y. C. ;
W. E. Riggs, Treasurer B. Y. C. ; O. L. Bryant, Ed. E.
Benedict, J. I. Williams, and E. D. Berry ; and the steam¬
ers Pearl and R. O’, Stewart were tendered for the use of
the referee and judges. Race open to all yachts ; two
classes ; first, from 35 to 65 feet length ; second, from 25
to 35 feet. Entrance fee, $10 and $5 respectively. Two
prizes in first class, $150 and $50; and three in second
class, $100, $50, and $25. Shifting ballast not allowed
under any circumstances. A champion pennant was also
awarded to first yacht of first class, the holder subject to
a challenge therefor from any first-class yaoth upon pay¬
ment of $25, race to be sailed inside of thirty day's. Not
more than three challenges in a year need be accepted by
the holder ; season from May 1st to September 1st. Same
rules to hold good as for the Union regatta. In the races
of August 26th a novel feature was adopted, the yachts
being started separately' a t the blast of a whistle at inter¬
vals equal to their time allowance. This method we can
hardly commend, as it must interfere much with the in¬
terest of the race and does not give all hands the same
wind and tide. A flying start we think preferable, and
more imposing and attractive to the general public. The
course was for first class : Starting from Government
breakwater, thirteen and one-half miles west-southwest
to a stakeboat, and return to place of starting. Distance,
27 miles. Time of race six hours. For second class :
Starting from same line as first-class yachts, Six and one-
half mues west by south to stake boat, and thence south¬
east by east seven miles to second stake boat. Distance,
20 miles. Time of race five hours.

Time allowance, according to rules of Buffalo Y. C,,
based on area in first class and on mean length in second,
14m, to the foot. The wind was rather light and Varia¬
ble from N. W., and a little more of the needful would
have contributed to a more exciting match. It is need¬
less to say that the fleet of excursion steamers which ac¬
companied the races was crowded to its utmost with the
best citizens of the good city of Buffalo. Entries in first
class :

Name. Owner. Big. Port. Length.

re.is.

Hattie . A. H. Chllleott . Sekoonor, .... Buffalo . 40 00

Ives . E. H. Ives . Schooner . Detroit . .

Gannet . ,.P. Gilroy . Sloop . Buffalo .

Cygrnet . C. L. Bryant . .Sloop . Buffalo .

Hattie was sent away first in her class, being the small¬
est of the lot, at 2.18, Gann et followed at 2.25,48, Cygnet
at 2.29.54, and the visitor from Detroit one minute later.
All carried gaff-topsails, but there was hardly wind
enough for the Ives, but with a good 6treak of it at the
the start she began to walk up on the home craft in a
way which showed that in a breeze she would be a for¬
midable competitor. She rapidly dropped Cygnet and
was hot after Hattie, while Gannet, “the police boat,”
lead the circus. But Ives got away with Hattie and
was running Gannet close, A luffing match ensued, but
tlie Buffalo “peace-makers,” being up to snuff, would not
let the Detroiter take their wind, but edged him up under
the lee of theland ; then putting helm up, were off again,
with the Ives left in a flat cahn under shore. Score one
for the gallant Capt. Gilroy. Meanwhile the rest of the
fleet had a chance to close up near the turn. On the
wind Gannet did not show a good luff. Cygnet doing
better. The wind fell light and the race was devoid of
further interest, the finish being made as follows, Hattie's
time not taken :

Cygnet, 4h. 42m. 47s.; Ives, 4h, 51m. 52s., and Gannet,
4h. 57rn. 49s. A protest has been lodged by Gannet,
claiming not to have received correct time allowance.
Until decided tlio prizes will not be awarded.

The entries in the second class were ;

Mean

Name. Owner. Big- Port, Length.

FT.1N.

Dawn . . . .

Flora . . . . . . .

Arrow . (1.(1. Smith. , . . Sloop . Buffalo... 25 00

Fleetwing . M. A. By Was on i . Schooner . Buffalo. 28 02

Curlew . J.F. BljWorill .Sloop . Buffalo.-. 38 08

Chlquita . G. F. Metottlf . Schooner. . Erie .

Corsair . P.G. Cook . Schooner . Buffalo...

Petrel .H. B. Doyle . -Schooner . • . Buffalo . .

fiawn and Flora failed to como to the line, The rest

ting away from her rival. Arrow held her lead, Fleet¬
wing was smartly handled, and Corsair suffered from
poorly setting sails. The wind became variable, and
fluking came into play. Arrow fetched the second mark,
making a wide hit of ’it. Fleetwing followed half a mile
in her wake and a quarter-mile ahead of Corsair. At the
mark Curlew cut the latter out and went into third place.
Petrel and Chiqvita were sailing a stern race, but the
latter improved on the beat in and saved herself being
last. The start and finish were as under :

Arrow . 2 07 66

Floetwirig .3 11 30
Curlew . 2 13 00

11 40
26 05
31 07

Corsair . 2 14 35

Chiquita... .2 12 45
Petrel . 2 17 15

Finish.

H. M. S
5 40 24
5 50 19
55 21

Arrow, Fleetwing and Curlew take the purses. A ban¬
quet was given by the Buffalo Y. C. in the evening, at
which the bright future of yachting on Lake Erie formed
one chief topic of discourse, and toasts were drank to the
visiting yachtsmen. During the race Chiquita carried
away her topmast and lost her topsail, whioh muBt be
taken into account when considering her performance.

Charlotte (N. Y.) Regatta,— Charlotte, N. Y., Aug.
21st.— Editor Forest and Steam; — The regatta here which
commenced yesterday, drew together a very large assem¬
blage of people, probably 10,000 witnessing the first day’s
sport. The published programme was departed from,
somewhat, and the following order was observed. The
yacht race was sailed first : open to first class yachts of
nine tons and over ; course, 12 miles ; prizes ; 1st, $65 ;
2d. $45 ; 8d, $20. Judges : J,!T. Graham, J. G. Crane and
P. Keon. Time-keeper ; P. McAuliffe. The contestants,
Ella, of Oswego and Ida, of Charlotte, started at 3:36:30
and 3:37 respectively. They kept well together over the
entire course and passed the home buoy in 6h. 14m. and
(ih. 14m. 18}s.; (lie Ida winning by 111 seconds on time,
besides having an allowance of 1 minute and 30 seconds
for tonnage. Then followed the amateur scull race :
course, 2 miles with one turn. Entrees : Burt Brown,
Geneva, George Adell and .John Crouse, of Auburn.
Brown took the lead and won easily in 15m. 30s, ; Adell
coming in 15m, 38s. and Crouse 16m. Is. Next the pro¬
fessional scull race : course, 3 miles with a turn. Entries:
Charles E, Courtney and Frencliy Johnson. The latter
took the lead by a short distance, pulling 34 strokes to
a minute followed by Courtney at his clock-work pull of
28 strokes. When nearing the end, Johnson made quite
a spurt, but Courtney increased his speed with very little
outward exertion ana passed the flag in 21m. 05s. ; John¬
son, 21m. 051s. Rather slow time.

The second day was again started with a yacht race
open to yachts under nine tons ;* course, 12 miles ; prizes,
$40, $20 and $10. Judges, same as previous day. Time¬
keeper : W. A. Stace. Referee : Capt. C. J. Hubbell.
The Florence, of Sodus ; Mystery, of Kingston, Ont. ; Fio-
nia, of Whitby, Ont.; Phcenix, of Rochester ; and Rosalie,
Charlotte, started. A very light wind made an exceed¬
ingly slow and uninteresting sail. The Florence took first
money in 3h. 52m., followed by Mystery and Fionia.
Then followed the amateur single scull row, for the cham¬
pionship of the. Genesee. Richard Gallagher, of Rochester
and John Sexton, of Charlotte entered, hut the former
refusing to row. Sexton accompanied by John Crouse, of
Auburn, rowed over the course, one mile and return.
Time : Sexton, 17m. 20s. ; Crouse, 17m. 23s.

The canoe race, an interesting feature, was over a half
mile and return. Prize : badge. Four crews, composed
of A. E. Durable and Wahaslikia, an Indian, B. S. Abrams
and J. F. Teibel, J. Delaney and George Stevenson, R. M.
Moore and S. Moore, entered and made the following
time respectively : 10m. 07s., 10m. 10s., 10m. 22s. and
10m. 49s.

The exhibition row between Courtney, Johnson and
Brown over one mile and return, resulted in a dead heat.
Time: 16m. 38s. A race for four-oared boats fin¬
ished the day. Course : one mile and return. The On-
tarios, of Charlotte, and Genesees of Rochester, entered,
but the latter declining to row, the Ontarios went over the
course alone in 16m. 10)s. AMphjon.

Albany Yacht Club. — The fall regatta of this chib
will be sailed Sept. 8th. Three classes; over 23 ft. length,
18 to 23 ft., and under 18 ft. ; entries to be made to Mr.
John Hourigan, Secretary. Open to all legitimate yachts.
Two prizes in each class ; also pennant presented by M.
G. Stoneman & Son. Time allowance 1 in. to the foot.
Regatta Committee: Com., Mason F. Cogswell, W. W.
Grey, R. D. Evans and W. T. Mayer.

ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA YACHT SQUADRON,

Saturday, Aug, 28(1, was cahn and foggy. By mid day
a strong breeze sprang up, and when the preparatory
signal was made at 1.15 p. m., it was blowing a hard
breeze of wind from the southwest, with a heav y break¬
ing sea. The course was from the Lumber Yard round
Mar’s Rock and Thrum Cap buoys and baok, leaving the
buoys to port. The first yacht in saving her time to take
the Mayor’s Prize ; second yacht saving her time to take
prize in her class, and third and fourth yachts of differ¬
ent classes to take third and fourth prizes. Seafoam waa
made a hot favorite for first place. The crack Hebe was
to show what she could do in hard weather, and the con¬
test between her and the Petrel was watched with atten¬
tion. Hebe sailed a splendid race with Seafoam. Petrel was
unable to make the first mark, and could not look at the
wind or sea, hauling down her racing flag, and running
home from Mar’s Rock. Psyche sailed a game race, and
but for the mistake of setting a flying jib on the inn
home, would have finished close to the leaders. Seaf< < m
had her day at last, and won the Mayor’s Prize hand¬
somely. The sea was particularly nasty and heavy, and
Hebe found it necessary to close reef off York, and off the
Rock missed stays, being caught each time by big seas
and foul puffs. ‘ The little three-ton centreboard Arnona
made a game attempt to sail the race, but was worsted,
and had to give np, as also did Edith, their skippers ex¬
hibiting therein much wisdom, Muta started, and beat

FOREST AND STREAM

HI 2

and cift to near the Core, but it was too wild a day for her,
cor’d she had to up helm and run back to escape founder-
, mg, the seas washing clean over and into her.

ENTRIES.

Worn*: THq. tons. Owner.

1. Psyche . Sloop . 7 . W. H. Brookfield.

2. Ina . Sloop . 3 . F. S. West.

8. Hebe . Sloop _ 8 .T. E. Butler.

4. Petrol . Sloop _ 20 - A. C, Edwards.

5. Kate . . . Sloop . 8 . . . . W. B. MacSweeney.

0. Mata.. .....Sloop . 5 . Lieut.H. L.M. Dunlop, R. A.

7. Arnona - Slnop.. ... 8. . Rev. H. Morrison.

8. Edith . Sloop . r, W. Atkinson.

0. Seafoam . .Schooner.. . 27 . Liout. C. C, Carter, R. E.

10. Isabel . Sloop . 0 . Cup!, W, E. Welch.

U. Lily . Sloop . 5 . Dr. W. H. Weeks.

Isabel could not start, not having a member of the
squadron on board. Lily and Kate did not like the look
or things, and wont back. Hebe made a beautiful start,
and went off with the lead under single reefed mainsa il
and jib. Petrel, similarly canvassed, was below the line
when thogun fired, and with Psyche, losing time in con¬
sequence. Scafoam carried whole jib, foresail and main¬
sail. Muta and Arnoiut, both close reefed, made a fail-
start. The start was effected at 1.45 P. M., and the
yachts were timed across the line : —

H. AT. S. I H. M. S.

Heba . . . 1 45 30 Psyche. . 1 50 05

Muta . 1 47 58 I Scafoam . . - . . 1 51 55

Petrel . 1 48 35 I Edith . 1 54 16

Arnona . 1 49 05 I

Senfoam settled down to her work at once, and slashed
along in great style, her high freeboard keeping her dry.
Off York she lowered foresail, just as that useful portion
of her equipment had split from clew to second reef
cringle. She sailed under mainsail and jib from here, and
Hebe also close reefed, while Psyche was going along dry
and comfortable. Petrel gave up, having had enough
of going head and shoulders into the green seas which
boarded her with frequency. The reach across to Thrum
Cap buoy was quickly effected by the schooner, but after
vainly trying to hick around the mark, she was wore
round, the foresail being runup close reefed as she passed
the Beach light, and her flying jib set. She drew awajr
rapidly now from Hebe, which had been all along hang*
ing on in the most marvelous fashion, though her crew
was all the time under water. Hebe and Psyche had a
very rough time of it crossing to Thrum, where the sea
was frightful, and the way these two small sloops were
handled reflects the highest credit on Butler ancl Brook¬
field, their skippers. Hebe, nevertheless, had to lower
mainsail during the latter part of the reach, and Psyche
also had to lower away when it came to a jibe round the
buoy, after which she shook out the reef from her jib. The
run’ home was only varied by the carrying away of
Psyche's flying jib, which lost her five minutes. Seafoam
got the first gun at the end of the race, and Hebe second,
fhe time of arrival being : —

ET. M. S. I H. M. S.

Seafoam . 3 51 © Psyche . 4 03 40

Hebe . - . 3 55 30 I

Seafoam was declared winner of the Mayor's Prize by
2m. 26s., and Hebe winner of second prize. The prizes in
first and third classes were not awarded, none of the
yachts in the latter having gone round, and Seafoam
taking first prize, which barred her from securing the
class prize. Tile race was a splendid one, and will be long
remembered by all who shared in or saw it.

Ina and Arnona are new centreboard sloops, but the
model is not a favorite one here, as the centreboards can't
look at the rough water and strong wind by the side of
the deep-keel, lcad-balasted yachts.

The squadron has refused to accept Vice-Commodore
Hussey’s resignation, on the ground that it is better to
grant so excellent an officer extended leave of absence
than to lose his services altogether.

Royal Canadian Yacht Club. — Concerning this club
the Belleville Intelligencer has the following, and it is
needless to say that, in view of the weak plea the
R. C. Y. C. has put forward in extenuation of its recent
backsliding, permitting shifting ballast, the Intelligencer
is none too forcible in its remarks. Tt remains to he
seen how long the club will retain its royal title, and how
long before it will have to hoist the red ensign in place
of the Admiralty grant, which should he rescinded : —

“ Many will agree with ns that a club which is so imbe¬
cile that it cannot enforce its own rules is a standing dis¬
grace to yachting, and that the yachtsmen of Toronto
ought, in justice to themselves, to replace this effete or¬
ganization, which has evidently outlived its usefulness,
by another more in keeping with the spirit of the age,
the tendency of which is strongly toward the abolition of
shifting ballast. "

Eastern Yacht Club.— The handicap race of Aug.
20th was not sailed within the prescribed time, and will
be sailed at same time as the fall regatta of the club,
Foam, Rebecca, Enterprise, Madcap, Fearles, Latona,
Romance and Halcyon started, but though it is claimed
the latter made the race within the tune, the judges'
boat had steamed forborne, In the smaller class Sylph,
Fiffie, Ariadne , Loiterer and Dream started, but they
failed to make a race.

Newport Yacht Club. — The third race of the season
for ex-Oommodore Pratt's prize was sailed in Newport
harbor Aug. 21st. High wind permitted no more than
two yachts coming to the line — the Baby, H. K. Nor¬
man, of Newport, and the Leonie, S. J. Calford, of New
York. Course from Long Wharf to Bishop’s buoy, thence
to the Dumplings, and back to start. Leonie took the
lead, but Baby overhauled her on the wind, and came in
winner in 44m. 49s,, against Leonie’ s 53m. 7s.

Dorchester Yacht Club.— The third championship
race was sailed off Commercial Point Aug. 23d. Open
only bo third and fourth classes, the first and second
having already finished their series. No fourth class
yachts put in an appearance, however. Wind light
from southwest, freshening during the race. Course, No.
3, seven miles. Judges : Messrs. D. A. Warren and H.
Davenport. The championship prize was taken by
Hoiden, as below : —

Ac.iusfl. Corrected
Length. time. time.

Marne. Owner, Ft. in. H. M. S. IT. M. S.

Holden . S. W. Burgess . 21 02 1 28 00 1 02 11

Dreaiarx ... .o. Barnard . 19 00 1 09 00 1 09 04

Stella . C.M. Warren . 30 02 1 30 45 1 14 12

Racing on the Delaware— Monday, Aug. 11 th. — Four
races were saflled on the Delaware at Philadelphia. For
the sweepstakes '.regatta the following were the entries: —

Douglass. ,
Crawford..
Mitchell...

. 3 501

Southwark Club— Thomas W. Sparks, Chris. Klei.nz,
Hugh Boyle, George T. Campbell, Thomas Ledyard, Wil¬
liam S. Douglass, and the first class double-ender Jus, S.
Mitchell.

Philadelphia Club — Harry Moore, William Disston, Al¬
exander Cranford, David H. Schuyler, Joseph H. Allen,
Harry Bickley, David H. Ristine, Alfred J. Rusk, David
Allen and Janies Smith.

Each boat paid $5 entrance fee; the winner to take the
purse. The. course sailed was from Tasker street wharf
to Chester buoy and return.

Breeze fresh from Southwest. Off Greenwich Point the
Ristine gave up. Below the Block House the wind light,
ened up and some of the crews had to take a swim to
lighten up the boats. The lower buoy was rounded by
the Moore in the lead, followed by Schuyler, Boyle, Rusk
and the rest. The Smith and Allen gave up before round¬
ing. There was more or less flukiDg on the run home,
the finish being made as follows : —

ll. M. | H. M.

Monre . 3 45 Lodyitvd . 3 60

Schuyler.... . . 3 40 " ‘ ' -

Boyle . . . 3 48

Disston . 3 481

Rusk . . . 3 49

The Mitchell also had a private match with the Maid
at the same time for the champion flag of their class.
Won by the Mitchell.

The Hagan and Morgan, second class double-enders,
Southwark Yacht Club, likewise sailed for the champion
pennant of their class. The Hagan won.

The fourth race was between' the Bullet and Sallie, of
Bridesburg. Course, Kensington Water Works to Chester
buoy and return. Prize, $100. Bullet won easily.

Thursday, Aug. 14th.— A race for $100 was sailed be¬
tween the Curran, Gilbert, Mulvihill and Martin from
Richmond to Delanco buoy and return. Wind fresh from
northwest. The Mulvihill capsized off Plum Point and
Gilbert snapped her head stay. The Martin capsized off
Holmesburg, whereupon the Curran had things her own
way, for the Gilbert, too, went the way of all frying-pans
ana spilt her orew without any fuss.' Curran took the
puree. The yacht Chas. Cahill has challenged any boat
16 to 18 feet in the Coopers Point Yacht Club or m the
South Camden Yacht Club to sail a match for $50 to $100.
Race to take place in September.

To American Yachtsmen.— For complete records of
all yacht races in England, as well as for a great variety
of other matter of interest, such as cruises and yachting
tales, read Hunt's Yachting Magazine, established 1852.
Can be had of booksellers generally, or direct from Hunt
& Co., 119 Church Street, Edgware road, Loudon, E. C.,
England. Published monthly, one shilling sterling per
number. — [Adi?.

BEVERLY YACHT CLUB.

The fiftieth regatta of the B. Y. C., being the seventh
of the season, was sailed at Swampscott, Aug. 23d. The
race was open to all yachts not over 40 feet wacer-line,
and was for prizes given by the gentlemen of Swampscott
and Nahant. The race was the largest and finest ever
sailed in New England, and we have vet to hear of any
race south of “the Cape” with so large a number of
starters ; 148 yachts entered, 94 started and 82 com¬
pleted the course.

The day opened clear and pleasant with a brisk S. W.
breeze, which gradually shifted to S. W. by W. at the
time of the start and increased rapidly in force, so that
at noon it was blowing hard enough to prevent the light
weather boats from starting and compel most of the
others to house topmasts and reef lower sails. The
Judges — Messrs. , Samuel Hammond, James H, Blake,
Geo. P. Gardner, J. S. Coolidge, 3d, and W. Lloyd Jef¬
fries — were stationed aboard the Halcyon, of the E. Y. C.,
which was kindly loaned them by Charles J. Paine, Esq.
She was moored off Phillips Point, and the start, a flying
one, was made aoross a line drawn from her to a stake-
boat in-shore.

Long before the start the hay was white with the sails
of the racing yachts as well as others which were present
as spectators,’ among the latter being the Alice. Foam,
Phantom, Rebecca, Lorelei, Hermes, Brenda and Fearless,
of the E. Y. C.; the Clochette, of the N. Y. Y. C.. and the
Viva, of the Portland Y. C.; the revenue cutter Gallatin
and the steamer Minnehaha, were also on hand.

The entries included yachts from almost every club
from Provincetown to Portland, and the race went off
without the slightest hitch of any kind.

The time fixed for the preparatory gun was 12 m„ and
the signal was fired punctually to a second. The gun for
the first and schooner classes was fired at 12.5, and the
others for the second, third and fourth classes at 12.10,
12.16.30 and 12.22, it being impossible for all the second
class boats to cross the line in five minutes.

The courses for all classes were : First, rounding a
stake-boat off Little Nahant, this stretch being close-
hauled on the starboard tack : thence down before the
wind to a stake-boat off Carey's Point, Nahant. Here
they separated, the first, second and schooner classes run¬
ning round Nahant Point to and around the Whistling
buoy off the Graves, having the wind on the quarter.
From the Graves they ran, with a beam wind, to a stake-
boat off the S. W. Breaker off the Pigs, and from there
had a dead beat to the judges’ boat, The third and
fourth classes went direct from Carey’s Point round the
S. W. Breaker stake-boat and thence to starting point —
courses being 14 and 13j nautical miles respectively.

The first boat over the line was the Shadow, closely fol¬
lowed by the Alarm, of Norfolk, Va., and the Siren, of
the Dux* Y. C. The rest of the first class and the whole
of the schooner class lost more or less t ime by starting
after the second class gun was fired ; their time was taken
as 12.10.

From 12.10 to 12.27 the yachts were crossing the line
in a steady stream, giving the judges all they could do to
take their numbers and time. This, however, was done
accurately and successfully, though six boats, three in
second class and three in third class, showed their num¬
bers so indistinctly that they could not be clearly made
out. Their times were, however, taken, but as they were
in the ruck and did not cross the line at the first it was
not of much importance.

Many boats were started after their time was up ; all
such lost time by so doing, and in four cases yachts lost
prizes by this carelessness of their skippers. They were
as follows : Schooner Cycla would have taken second
prize in place of Loiterer; Empress would have taken

Name.

Oumcr.

1 Port.

Big.

L' Ml.

Siren .

Shadow _

♦Bffie .

♦Hector. . . .
♦Lillie .

1 . : i '■•"!!

♦Violet .

L. H. K Belli . ...
J. S. Bigelow.,
B. W. Crownin-

slneld .

T. H. Stone .

D. B. &L .

W. H. Johnson.
J. M. Wheel¬
wright .

Dux. Y. C.
B. Y. C

E. Y. C

E. B. Y 0

S. B. Y. C
Nahant

E. Y. C
Nort'k.Va.
S. B. Y. C.

Slp.c.b.
C .

Slp.c.b .
Sip. k.
Slp.e.b.
Slp. k.

Gut.c.b
Slp.c.b.!
Sip. k. 1

88 08
33 00

35 06
32 00

36 06
80 00

32 02
38 00

33 10

♦Triton .

D.H. AtcICay...

second prize in place of Dictator; Wave Crest would
have taken fourth prize in place of Fancy, and Frolic,
which now gets third prize, would have taken first.

Following is the summary. The six boats mentioned
above started. The abbreviations are as follows : B,Y. 0.,
Beverly Yacht Club ; Bn. Y. C., Boston Y. C.; E. Y. C.,
Eastern Y. C.; Dux. Y. C„ Duxbury Y. C.; Q. Y. C.,
Quincy Y. C, ; S. B. Y. C., South Boston Y. G.; E. B. Y. C„
East Boston Y, C.; J. C., Jeffries Club ; S.B.M. F„ South
Boston Mosquito Fleet ; Prov. Y. C'. , Provincetown Y. C. ;
L. Y, C„ Lynn Y. C.: N. Y. C., Null asset Y. C.:—

FIRST CLASS.

214 29
219 05
216 27
223 36

2 2253

2 ii 16

3 44 32

14216
. 43 48
1 45 10

146 03

147 21
147 53
21035

SCHOONER CLASS.

♦Bessie . IChas.P. Curtis. IB. Y. C. IK.

♦Loiterer... W.W. Kellett. . E. Y. C. O. 1).

♦Cyclft . it. C. Bridge. . . . Bn. Y. C. K.

♦Annie . |C. A. Choate.. .|S. B. 1. 0,’K.

SECOND CLASS— C. B.

137 02 12 37 4111 56 02
30 01 2 42 05 2 03 57
28 00 2 45 29 2 04 50
1ST 00 13 01 44 2 19 44

Fanohon.. .

Allie .

Mamie .

Er:i .

Expert .

Folly .

♦Undine... .
♦F.ureka. . .
♦Judith ...
Fleetwing.
Jennie L...
Christine. . .
Grade...

B. F. Burgess. . IB. Y. C
A. S. Watties.. , Q. Y. C
Frank Harlon.|Dux. Y. O.
Air. Lambert.

A. Souther.

Sloop.

Sloop.

Sloop.

Thomas Lowe.. Prov. Y. C.

J. F. Fuller S. Boston.

H. Pigeon . J. C.

R. F. trosbie. . .,E. Boston. _

C. H. Lock hard t ; Swampso’ 1 1 Cat.
Daniel Marshall Sw ampsc' t Cat.

- . H. A. Williams. ISwampso'l Lap.

One other boat not timed.

SECOND CLASS— KEELS.
Veronica... B. Chamberlain

35 00
21 06
27 014

25 04
23 02

26 04

Nary Yard Sloop.

L. Y. C Sloop.

Sloop. ■
Sloop. 1,23 02
Sloop. |2306
Sloop. 12108
Sloop. 2710
' 2308

2 27131143 04
23511 14421
2 26 54144 54
2 3238 1 48®

23 02

las

2 37 24
2 3313
2 42 07
2 43 49
2 50 49

2 41 34

3 5131
3 03 09

(-Not

1 49 41
1 5010
1 53.40
158 81
3 00 37
20086
204 38
215 20
lim'd

Dictator...
♦Empress . .
Unknown..

Clara .

Annie .

♦Lena .

♦Fairy .

•Emelinc . .
♦Banneret...
Fleetwing

11. W. Bibber.

F. H.Blaney ...

B. T. Wendell..
Frank Lincoln.
W. L. Anderson
F. T. Clayton...

C. A. Perkins...

0. Adams .

F. A. Daniels...

- „ C. E. Turner, jr.

Hard Times'S. Klwell .

♦Sunbeam. . I W. S. Nickerson
♦Quimper. . lH. Wheeler. . . .

S. B. Y. C.iSloop.
S. B. Y. C. Cat.

Two other boats not timed.

J. C.

Bn. Y. C.
E, B. Y. C
S. B. Y. C.
E. B. Y. C.
Bn. Y. 0.
E. Boston
S. Boston.
E. B. Y. C.
Gloucester
Bn. Y. C.
E. B. Y. O.

Sloop.

Sloop.

Sloop.

Sloop.

Sloop.

Sloop.

Si o.iri.

Sloop. ....
Sloop. 2200
Sloop. 3101
Sloop. 24 00
Sloop. (2510

2 39 08
2 37 48
2 3418
2 4107
23816
2 37 31
2 43 48
2 4611
2 4908

2 53 24

3 57 43
8 00 23

2 56 04

3 0102

147 21
1 49 40
' 50 09
152 59
1 54 52
150 53
168 31

1 58 58

sot no

202 57
3 07 48

2 08 85
210 23

7 16

Thisbe...

*Hoiden.

Peri .

♦Fancy. .
•WaveCreet

Topsy -

Flyaway-

Lizzie _

Adele .

♦Dclphinc.
Undine
Alice.. .
Rita....

♦Ida .

•Redjaeket

Lark .

Josie .

♦Glance..

♦Unique..

♦Anita...

Hero .

♦Dora .

♦Iota .

♦Eva . .,

Nereid... ,

Delle .

♦Snowdrop.!

S. W. Burgess- .
VIce-Com. Lee.
P. Grant, jr. .
h. Hutchings
Chas. E. Kent..
Wm. Litchfield.
E. 9. Martin

B. Y. C
B. Y. C
B. Y.C
S. B. Y. 0.
Prov. Y.C.
Q. Y. C.
Swampso't

Haskell A- DavislGloucester

F. .T. Rr«dlf«r. . Marhlnh’d

Cat.c.b.|20 08 ,133 31,10485
Cat.c.b. 19 09 1 35 58 1 05 55
Cat.c.b.18 06 1 37 40 1 00 05
Cat.c.b. 19 01 1 38 53 1 07 56
C'at.c.h.|l8 08 1 39 36 1 08 01

uat.c.o. zu nil ss as
Cat.c.b; llfl 06 1 41 18

F. J. Bradley
A. L. Neal....
Geo. Harris..
H.B, Richards'
F. F. Emery, jr.

J. Cahoon .

A. Cory .

C. H. Minot, jr
M. Knigli

Two t B+.

Cat.c.b.

Cat.c.b.

Cat.c.b.

B. Y. C.
Swampsc’t
Swampsc’t
B. Y. C.

> Y. C.
j. Boston
Alarbleh’d
Boston
Cambr'dgt

M • i r( 1 1 1 • it ' 1 1

„-j* Stewart.

C. H. W. Foster
F. A. Pierce. . .

Geo. Aker man. _

Geo. Coffin...-. . Marbleh’d

W. Wright _ _ Swampsc’t

J. F. Brown — B. Y, C.

W. B. Pigeon.. J. C.

. . . H. Blanchard . Swmnpac’t

Wildfire. . . . IH. A. Keith . ...|Q. Y. C.

Herald _ | W. B. Smith — |s. Boston

Four others started In this class.

FOURTH CLASS.

Dolly Var-

den . A. B. Cleverly. I Q. _

R.'P. Sn el ling.. B. Y. 0.

20 08 1 44 35

on no

Cat.o.b.
Slp.c.b.
Lap.c.b
Cat.c.b. 1709
Cat.c.b. 17 07
Cat.c.b. 19 10
Cat.o.b. 1806
Cat.c.b. >18 07
Lap.e.b 17 01
Lap.c.b 19 03
Lap.c.b 19074
Cttt.e.b.1802
Cat.c.b. 19 06
Lap.c.b 1810
Gated). 17 03
Cat.c.b. I —

15111
1 4814
15012

1 F
15121
1 51 52
I 5259
154 54

1 55 45
20010

2 0015

3 02 28

2 00 23

3 0150

I (III 18

109 59

110 57
115 39
11545
117 57
11718
I 1 8 56
11919
12014
0 00 00
120 26
123 0)
1 25 42
12S35
128 40
1 28 53
I 39 -14
13129

Nora _

‘Frolic. .

Josephine. .
Bessie . ...

Mirage .

Louise .

Gladys .

♦Nonpareil.

Rescue .

Inez .

♦Boat. .

Cbiquita....

Tulip _

James B.
Topham .

Mary .

•Nellie .

Faunle .

•Avis.

N. H. Gibbs, ..
J.F. Moors —

G. P.Upbam, jr

H. F. Sears.

L. H. Burre .

S. D. Warren, jr
Jas. Mansfield
W. N. Ford

b. y. e.

N. Y. C.
B. Y. C.
B. Y. C.
Q. Y. C.
B. Y. C.

S. Boston
Q. Y, C.

Jos. G. Bowden Afarbleh’d
S. A. Freeman. B. B. M. F.
A. T. Howard . . S. Boston
W. T. Serney. . . Salem Y.C.

Cat.c.b., '16 08
Cat.c.b. 16 04
Oat.c.b. 16 (10
Calked). 16 08
Cat.c.b. 1609
Cat.o.b. 17 00
Cat.c.b. 1611
Cat.c.b. 15 06
Cat. k. -
Cat.c.b. 15 ©
Lap.c.b 17 00
Lap.e.b 15 06

Lap.k. 16 00
Cat.c.b. 1505
D'yc.b. 1500
— 0.1). MOO
Cat.c.b. Il607

1 51 14
I 53 45
! 52 If.
15214
1 52 23
15314
4 55 50
I 58 53
159 45
20018
58 13

11717
118 04
11810
1 IS 17
1 18 26
i 19 39
1 33 15
1 23 02

3 13 57

1 39 39

32112 I 47 32

LeerawS Coates! Marbleb’d L.

J. B. Lloyd . Gloucester C

John Blaney.. . Swampso't 1
W. L. Harris. . . Swampso't,

B,M. Haskell.. IB. Y. 0.

■ked with au * crossed after time.

Prizes were taken as follows, all being in gold com : —

First Class, 1st Prize, $25 . Siren . . Dux. Y.C.

First, Class, 2d Prize, $15 . Shadow . B. Y. C.

Second Class, o. b., 1st Prize, S25 . Fanchon . ,..B. Y.C.

Second Class, e. b„ 2d Prize, $15... — ABic. . Q. Y. C.

Se.cond Class, c. b. 3d Prize, $10 . Mamie . Dux. \ . C.

Second Class, c. b„ 4th Prize, $5 - Eva . Navy Yard

Second Class, k., 1st Prize, *25 - Veronica . S. B. Y. 0.

Second Class, k., 2d Prize, $15 . Dictator — .. .S, B. Y.tX

• ~ Bessie . B. Y.C.

Loiterer. . E. Y.C.

Thisbe . Q. Y. C.

OOGfllia bJllNhi li-.y l J.I/iCj vl'l

Schooner Class, 1st Prize, $25
Schooner Class, 2d Prize. $15
Third Class, 1st Prize, $25 —
Third Class, 2d Prize, $15...

Third Class, 3d Prize, $10 .

Third Class, 4tb Prize, $5 . . .
Fourth Class, 1st Prize, $25. . .
Fourth Class, 2d Prize, $15. .
Fourth Class, 3d Prize, $10...
Fourth Class, 4th Prize, $5. . . .

..Iloiden . U. Y. C.

..Perl . It. Y.C.

Fancy . . B. Y.C.

..Dolly Vurden _ Q. Y.C.

..Nora . B. Y.C.

.Frolic . B. Y.C.

.Josephine . - N. Y.C.

The race, as a whole, was a grand success. Not a single
protest was made, and although the wind, was very
heavy no serious accidents occurred. Josie sprung her
mast, Dictator carried away the jaws of her gaff, Fancy
parted fore stay, and two or three sloops lost their top¬
masts. This speaks well for the management of the
yachts. Large nxtmhers of spectators viewed the race
from the shore, and the sight was well worth seeing, over
two hundred sail of yachts being counted at one time,
The third championship race of the B. Y. C., the eighth
of the season, will be sailed at Nahant Sept. 6th. The
owner of the Josephine, fourth class, claims that he is
only 16.03. His messenger who entered his boat entered
her as 16.08. The Josephine will have to be remeasured.
If he is correct she takes 3d prize, and Nora and Frolie
take 3d and 4th prizes.

FOREST AND STREAM

615

Detroit Yacht Club.— Detroit, Aug. 23d.— Editor
Forest and Stream : — The Detroit Yacht Club will sail its
second regatta on the 8th of September, Prizes as fol¬
lows: First class— First prize, the club challenge, flag, now
held by the yacht Ives, and $11); second prize, $10, Sec¬
ond class — First prize, $10: second prize, $5. Third class
— First prize. $5; second prize, a silver cup, Special class
for yachts 19 feet and under— A sweepstake prize consist¬
ing of the entrance money. Entrance fee in first class,
$3: second class, $2; third class, $1; special class, $1.
Course same as sailed July 4th. The club has procured
a set of excellent buoys with which to mark out the
course. You will notice our prizes are all small; we do
not get up our regattas to make money out of them, but
to give our members a chance to get practical experience
in handling their boats under all conditions and circum¬
stances, and to keep up the interest of the club and gen¬
eral public in the noble sport. The yacht Amy, of our
fleet, has been On a week’s cruise in Dake St. Clair and
St. Clair River, going as far as Port Huron, the crew
consisting of Sami. Cowan, C, F. Hull, T. H. Chilvers, C.
D, James, and your honorable servant, Had a delightful
sail, and only regretted thgt the cruise could not have
been a more extended one. The schooner Ives left for
Buffalo yesterday morning. She was entered for the
Union Regatta. " Ed. H. Williams,

Secretary Detroit Yacht Club.

San Francisco Yacht Club.— The tenth annual re¬
gatta was sailed Saturday. Aug. 9th, and was interesting
especially among the larger yachts, the appearance of
the new schooner Anhenser, Mr. Gutte, creating much
comment. She had already beaten the Cnnsuelo once be¬
fore, and it remained to he seen whether her perform¬
ance could be repeated or not. She was in the hands of
Captain Turner, while Stofen sailed the old favorite with
a jib-beaded or Bermuda mainsail. As Anheuser (about
sixty feet long) again landed the prize, both owners have
decided to swap mainsails and try again, so as to set at
rest the question of how much was owing to their differ¬
ently cut mainsails. This kind of racing spirit— sailing to
learn something about the yachts’ qualities — is decidedly
to be commended. Among the other craft, Pearl split
her centreboard, and did not drop the lower half , so that
she was decidedly in a pickle. Fawn carried away top¬
mast, but did not forget to beat Frolic by 30s. , after all,
and Lively did some fine work in her class. Course, 30
miles, as usual, from Long Bridge around stakeboats off
Hunter’s Point, Oakland bar and Fort Point, and re¬
turn home same way . smaller classes sailing home
direct. Wind, fresh; tide, flood. Prizes; A flag to yacht
making best time, irrespective of class ; silver pitcher to
first, and marine glass to second class ; barometer to
third, and silver plate to fourth class ; a fruit stand to
fifth and butterdish to sixth class. Regatta Committee :
Commodore C. H. Harrison, Messrs. J. Gutte, E. O.
Wiener, H. B. Underhill, jr.; J. M, ShotweU, _ and J, C,
Uhler, The summary is appended
HIRST class.

A large number of spectators were on hand, and the
sport of canoeing lias received another impetus which
is certain to he productive of excellent results with the
advent of another year.

Cincinnati Canoe Club. — A new canoe club has been
formed in Cincinnati, Ohio. Among the prominent mem¬
bers are Thos. Ambrose, Clerk XT. S. C. Court ; Judge
Longworth, of the Supreme Court ; Mr. Wulsin and
others. They have a commodious club house on the
Ohio and hold many races, the peculiar feature of which
is, that the winner becomes cqmmodore every time;
hence ex -commodores are a common occurrence in the
club.

Mississippi Amateur Championship.— The annual race
for the Mississippi championship brought three crews to
the start from the Mississippi, Western and Modoc clubs.
Course three miles down stream. After a close struggle
the Mississippi crew won in 16m. 30s. The Modocs en¬
tered a protest against the winners, on the ground that
some of them wore professionals.

— The American Ship is the title of a new trade jour¬
nal now in its second half-year. It is devoted to our ex¬
port trade in grain, marine insurance, and kindred inter¬
ests, and will find a place in that portion of the com¬
munity identified with our exports and carrying trade,
both of which promise a large increase in the near future.

— A new ferry line lias been established between Pine
street and Hunter's Point, which very materially facili¬
tates travel between Wall street and points on the Long
Island Railroad, Rockaway, Brighton, etc.

Actual Time.
M. M. S.

3 34 001

3 41 091

4 00 08

Time. nVowutice
delimited.
H. M. S.
8 35 481
8 33 27!
3 45 47

3 40 40

2 55 35

3 54 43

3 54 34!

4 00 17
3 57 22

Anheuser . . . ,00 00

Oonsuelo . 5!) 00

Pearl... . 52 01)

SECOND CLASS.

Sara . 00 00 4 03 Si

Frolic . 48 10 4 .13 17

Startled Fawn . 45 05 4 15 17

third class.

Lively . 00 00 4 04 54!

Twilight . . . 00 no 4 05 20

Virgin . . 00 00 4 05 01

FOURTH CLASS.

Zarefa . 00 00 3 58 21!

FIFTH CLASS.

Magic . (HI 00 3 58 31.

Swan . 00 00 3 50 52

Mist _ ...00 00 4 30 40

Jersey City Canoe Club.— The first annual open re¬
gatta of this club was held Aug. 28th, off the Idle Hour,
Pamrapo, N. J. Weather and wind were all that could
be desired, and much interest was manifested in the com¬
parative performance of the canvas and cedar canoes.
Tile courses from the Idle Horn- Club-house could be seen
to perfection, and all the arrangements were carried
out with much care under the supervision of Com. Chase
and his aids. The classification of the canoes was es¬
pecially commendable, a line being drawn between “pad-
dleable sailing canoes” and “ suitable paddling canoes,”
to adopt some new but appropriate terms devised we
believe by Mr. Baden Powell, of England. To the former
class are assigned the more seagoing cruising canoes, such
as the Shadow, Nautilus and their varieties, to the latter
belong the Bob Boys, Bushtons, and all without sheer
and special sailing qualities, but speedy under paddle.
Two races were proposed for eachclass, one under sail, the
other paddle. This classification renders something like
satisfactory results possible, for it is manifestly as loose a
method to compel a heavy Shadow to paddle with alight
racing BobBoy as it is to make the latter sail in lumpy water
with the former. The Jersey City Canoe Club has there¬
fore- taken a step in the right direction, and can always
count on ample entries for its events. In the paddling
race for sailing canoes, the entries were, Messrs. E, H,
Ransorne, in the Ted-, R. J. Wilkin, in the Saskatchewan,
and Com. Chas, E. Cliase in his Bubble. Course one mile
scant. Won by Ted in 5 m. 5 s. ; Saskatchewan second.
The second race wag a paddling i-ace for paddling canoes.
Entries : I. F, Wast, in canoes Qui Vive of the Passaic
Canoe Club, and Mr. Tatum, in the Bart. Won by Qui
Vive in 5 m. 29 s. The sailing course for canoes was
over a triangular course of 2j miles, sail over twice. At
the start, the Clochette , aline Shadow model of Mr. Wm.
Whitlock made her appearance, her owner having paddled
her down from Great Neck, a distance of 17 miles. Mr.
Whitlock, hoisted sail and started with the rest, the
Bubble, Com. Chase ; Male, Carl Bergman ; Onondaga, a
new canvas, Mr. M. Higgenbotham, and Ted, Mr. Ran-
some. Clochette and Buddie had mainsail and dandy
the rest a jib in addition. It was close hauled to the
first stake, the two Shadows outpointing the rest and
holding a better luff, With free sheets running for the
second mark, the Mate overhauled Buddie and Clochette
but lost her chances by making a mistake as to the course!
Cloaheltce increased her lead, and won by 3 m. in 1 h,
8 m, 15 s., with Mate second and Ted third, The Buddie
withdrew. For the Baling race for paddling canoes
the Qui Vive was the only entry and had a walk over

pttiomil pastimes.

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

FIXTURES.

Sept, 5— Orange, N. J.— Newark vs. Young: America (3d).

Sept. 6— Staten Island.— Young America (2d) vs. Staten Island (2d),
Sept, 10-11— Toronto.— Daft’s English eleven vs. 22 Canadians.

Sept, I2-13-Toronto.— Daft's English eleven vs. 32 English.

Sept. 15-16— Toronto.— Daft’s English eleven vs. 23 Canadians and
English.

Sept. 16-17— Hoboken, N. J.— Marsh's Irish Team vs. St. George’s
fifteen.

Sept. 17-18 — Nicetown.— Old Haverfordians vs. Pennsylvania Uni¬
versity.

Sept. 18-19— Montreal.— Daft’s English eleven vs. 22 of Montreal,
Sept. 18-19— Staten Island,— Marsh’s Irish Team vs. Staten Island
fifteen.

Sept. 23-23— Hoboken, N. .1.— Marsh’s Irish Team vs. Eleven All
New York.

Sept. 23— Staten Island.— St. George's vs. Staten Island.

Sept. 35-36-27— Nioetown.— Marsh's Irish Team vs. Philadelphia
eleven.

Sept. 25-26-27— Detroit.— Daft’s English eleven vs. Detroit.

Sept. 30-Oct. 1— Syracuse— Daft’s English eleven vs. 22 Central
New York.

Oct. 3-4— Montreal.— Marsh's Irish Team vs. Montreal.

Oct. 7-8— Ottawa.— Marsh’s Irish Team vs. Ottawa.

Oef. 13-14 — Hamilton.— Mai'sh’s Irish Team vs. Hamilton.

The International Cricket Match— United States
vs. Canada. — This match, which had been looked for¬
ward to with much interest for some weeks, came off on
the beautiful grounds attached to the Government House,
Ottawa, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 19th and 20th
lusts., and resulted in a decided victory for the United
States. It is not our intention to give a detailed 'account
of the match, but rather to notice the more prominent
features of the playing. At the outset we may remark
that the team sent out by the Cricketers Association of
the United States contained many elements of strength,
and while some may contend that it was the strongest
available, it certainly was far from being the strongest
possible. After playing a practice game against a fifteen
at Montreal on the 16th, and resting a day there, the
eleven proceeded to Ottawa on the 1 8th, arriving there
at 2 p.m. and visiting the Rideau Hall Ground for prac¬
tice at 4 p.m. The party put up at the Russell House, and
in their honor a hand played a choice selection on the
Government Square, near at hand, that evening. Next
morning the visitors were on the ground by 10 A.M., but
it was 11 before the game began, as the Canadians had
to elect their captain. It will thus be seen that the
Canucks are more republican in these matters than we
are. Whether they are more wise may well be ques¬
tioned. Without going the length of calling their team
a weak one, it was disappointing to our representatives
(who expected to meet all Canada) to find their opponents
chosen from the Province of Ontario, while only a single
club, and that by no means the strongest in Canada, supplied
six of the eleven players. However, the recently elected
generalhegan well by winning the toss, and elected to bat,
sending Rev. T. D. Phillips and Ray, of Whitby, to face
the bowling of C. Newhafl and Soutter. Twenty-two runs
were scored before the first wicket (Ray’s) fell, and this
was the best stand made by the side. Armstrong and
Brunei likewise got double figures, the batting of the
latter being really good. The eleven retired for 70 runs
off the hat at 1 p,m., Dan Nevvhall, with slows, having
taken Soutters place. Without delay Calvert and Moore
went in. The former ran himself out very foolishly.
Moore next succumbed, the victim of catch at point.
With 29 on and two wickets down, an adjournment was
had at 2 p.m. for lunch. The commodious lunch-room
deserves more than a passing notice. The decorations
were elegant and of a character to please the visitors,
while the repast itself was creditable to the skill of the
caterer. On resuming the game Brewster and Clay made
tilings very lively, though it is but fair to add that the
latter was indebted for his 35 to the softness of the
Canadian palm — vide Fitzgerald’s “Wickets in the
West” — for three catches were badly missed. Brophy
(medium round-arm) and Hall (slow) had now superseded
Brodie and Brunei, the latter being out of condition.
The two howlers were very effective, notably Brophy,
who clean-bowled Clapt. Dan" and Bailey on two successive
balls. In spite of then’ other misfortunes the Canadians
certainly had the luck oil their side, and in explanation
of their cutting down so strong a team for 108 it must be
borne in mind that three of the ten wickets were eases of
suicide. The Canadian fielding, with one or two notable
exceptions, was fan’. With 28 to the bad they resumed
their innings at 4} p.m., and by 6 p.m., when the stumps

were drawn, they had lost nine wickets for 78 — being a
somewhat better record in this respect, that they scored
more off the hat. The batting of Armstrong, Orillia,
Hall, Port Hope, and Smith, Ottawa, alone redeemed the
side. The 29 of the first named was obtained by de¬
cidedly the best hitting of the match, and included two
sixes. The Newhalls bowled throughout. A large num¬
ber of spectators, about 1,000, witnessed the afternoon’s
play, thus enlivening a scene which was in other respects
rendered attractive by being dotted here and there with
marques, scoring-tents, flags, &c. But irrespective of
these artistic adornments, the natural picturesqueness of
the place is very inviting. The music of the band of the
Governor-General’s Foot Guards was by no means the
most trivial attraction of the afternoon. In the evening
a pleasant three hours was spent on the Ottawa, the local
committee having chartered the splendid steamer Peerless
for a complimentary excursion to Buckingham and back,
On the programme were dancing, music and refresh¬
ments.

Wednesday opened auspiciously. It was a day even
more suited to cricket than the preceding. The Canadian
not-outs were disposed of in four balls for as mauy runs,
obtained by a leg hit. The Americans had now to make
60 to win, and it was expected that the captain, whose
generalship throughout was excellent, would endeavor
to get these with the loss of as few wickets as possible.
But he seems to have acted on the principle of sending in
those men who had not scored in the first innings ; or it
may have been, as suggested by a contemporary, that he
wished to let his opponents down easily. At any rate, five
wickets fell before Moore made the winning hit of 3, and
by 1 p.m. the United States had scored another victory
over Canada, or rather over one Province of the Do¬
minion. Messrs. Green, of Philadelphia, and Benjamin,
of Ottawa, gave satisfaction with their decisions as um¬
pires.

On the whole the Canadians bore their defeat philo¬
sophically, consoling themselves with the reflection that
had thejr not been disappointed in their expectation of
men from Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax they
would have given a still better account of themselves-
They are to be commended for the courage and even
pluck with which they played a manifestly up-hill game.
Most of the visiting Americans returned via Q., M., O. &
O. Railway (by which they had gone to Ottawa) through
Montreal. They seem to "have enjoyed the trip, and to
have shown our northern neighbors how much strength
may be evolved from harmony and good management —
elements in which, by all accounts, the visited are some¬
what deficient. The "following is the full score : —

CANADA.

First Jnninu. Seoul Infilling.

Rev. T. D. Phillips, Ottawa, Rev. T. D. Phillips, c.C.New-

b. C.Newhall . 13 hall, b. Dan N o whall . 1

S. Ray, Whitby, b. C. New-

hall . - . 11 S. Hay, b. C. Newhall . - 3

D. J. 9ralth, Ottawa, e. Sout- J. B. Brophy, b. C. Newhall.. 0
ter, b. Dan Newhall . 5 D. J. Smith, b. C. Newliall.. . 12

F. W. Armstrong, Orillia, b. TI. Brook, o. Caldwell, b. C.

C. Newhall . 12 Newhall . 5

H. Brock, Toronto, run out.. 1 F. W. Armstrong, o. Brown,

G. Brunei, Ottawa, c. Soutter, b. C. Newhall . 29

b. Dau Newhall . 14 F. W. Trousdell, e. C. New-

G. F. Hall, Port Hope, h. Dan hall, b. D. Newhall . . 6

Newhall . 0 G. Brunei, c. Brown, b. D.

F. W. Trousdell, Whitby, c. Newhall . 7

Cross, b. Dan Newhall . 3 G. F. Hall, e. Cross, b.C.New-

C. B. Brodie. Ottawa, e. (Dan halL . 14

Newball, b. C. Newliall. ... 4 C. B. Brodie, not out . 9

R. W. Powell, Ottawa, e. Cnld- R. W. Powell, c. Brewster. . . 4

well, b. Dan Newhall . 8 Leg byes . . . ,. 1

J. B. Brophv, Ottawa, not —

out . . . 0 Total . 82

Byes, 11; leg byes, 4 . 15 Totalflrst inning . 86

. 85 Final total . 167

BOWLING ANALYSIS— FIRST INNING.

B.

R.

M.O*

IP.

C. Newhall . no

J. G. Soutter . 20 14 0 0

D. S. Newhall . 99 17 10 6

SECOND INNING.

D. Newliall . 75 44 2 3

C. Newhall . 75 SI 6 6

UNITED STATES.

FD’sf Inning. Second liming.

B. Calvert, run out . 0 C. Newhall, b. Brodie . II

J. R. Moore, o. Phillips, b. H. B. Brown, e. and b. Bro-

Brophy . 5 phy . , . 2

F. E. Brewster, 1 . b. w., Trous-

dall . 25 F. Bailey, b. Brophy . 0

R. V. Caldwell, u, Armstrong, J. G. Soutter, c. Ray, b. Bra-

b. Brodie . 10 die . . 17

R. U. Clay, hit wicket, b. Hall 35

R. J. Cross, e. and b. Hall _ 9 It. J. Cross, b. Brophy . 1

J. G. Soutter, run out _ 1 J. R. Moore, not out . 21

D. S. Newhall, b. Brophy . 13 C, B. Calvert, not out . 6

O. Newhall, o. Phillips, b. Wales . 2

Hall.... . 0

H. W. Brown, not. out. . 1

F. Bailey, b. Brophy . 0

Byes, 4 ; leg byes, 3 ; wides, 4. 10

Total . . ,...108

HOWLING ANALYSIS— FIRST INNISO.

B.

R.

M.O.

IT.

Geo. Brunei .

C. B. Brodie. .

J. H. Brophv . 65 21 1 3

F. W. TrousdaU. . 25 10 1 3

O.F, Hall . 39 19 1 3

SECOND INNING.

J. B. Brophy . 05 37 2 3

G. F. Ilall . 25 13 0 0

C. B, Brodie . 39 8 4 2

United States Eleven vs. Montreal Fifteen. — The
American cricketers, eu route to Ottawa to play Canada,
stopped at Montreal on the 16th ult. and contested against
fifteen players at that place. The score will show that
tlip match was not played out ;—

F. Baflyvb? Sraittu! .10

C. Calvert, e. Hewhlrst, b.

Gordon . 39

R. S, Oroas, run out . 13

J. G. Soutter, c. DewUtrst, It.

McLean . IS

F. E. Brewster, c. Wood, b.

Gordon . . .36

R. v. Caldwell, b. Gordon . 1

D. Nowhall, o Ramsay, b. Al¬
ston . 26

C.Newhall, b. Alston . 16

H. W. Brown, e. McLean, b.

Alston . .10

H, W. Clay, 1. b. w„ b. Alston. 0

J. It, Moore, not out . 0

Extras . 11

MONTREAL FIFTEEN.

.1. Smith, o. Brown, b. Soutter 2
Rev. T. D. Phillips, run out . . .16
J. Hardman, b. 0. Newhall.. . l
C. McLean, not out . 15

F. H. Gough, b. C. Newhall... 0

G. Dewhirst, not out . 5

W. Smith .

J. O’Flaherty .

J. Ramsay .

J. W. Gordon .

F. Maille .

11. Benjamin .

F. 0. Wood .

G. Alston . .

H. Sills .

Extras . 8

Total . . . 47

Total . . . 180

Oswego Falls Manufacturing Company vs. Oswego
City. — These clubs played their first game Saturday, Au¬
gust 6th, on the grounds of the former— Oswego Falls
Fair Grounds— resulting in the defeat of the visitors by

Cl 6

FOREST AND STREAM.

two wickets. Oswego winning the toss, decided to go to
the bat tot, and ran up the respectable total 70 in their
first inning, against their opponent’s 47, leaving the home
club 23 runs behind. However, in Oswego’s second in¬
ning they only compiled 20. With little over an hour to
play, the Falls got to work and managed to rub off the
score with two wickets to spare, Below is the full score : —

OSWEGO CITY*

First Inning- Second Inning.

StevenBon, b. Ellis . 1 c. Murphy, b. Newton . 0

Scott, b. Bills . 5 b. Ell is . 1

Bailey, b. Ellis. . . 4 runout . 1

Mongin, b. Ellis . 9 1. b. and b. Ellis . 4

Klugslev, b. Ellis . 27 o. Baker, b. Ellis . 7

Hubbard, c. North, b. Ellis. . . 11 c. and b. Edmundson . 0

Mattoom, b. Newton . 1 run out . 1

Fa volt, c. Bacchus b. New¬
ton . 0 b. Edmundson . 0

Wright, o. and b. Ellis . 4 not out . 0

Touse, notout . 4 b. Ellis . 1

Salladin, b. Ellis . 0 b. Ellis . 0

Extras . 4 Extras . 6

Total . 70 Total.... . 20

OSWEGO FALLS.

First Innino. Second Timing.

Ellonor, o. and b. Wright. ... 8 c. Kingsley, b. Bailey . 1

H. Bacchus, b. Fayett . 8 b. Wright, . 0

J. Bacchus, o. Fayett, b.

Wright . 0 b. Bailey . 8

J. GUI, b. Wright .. 8 not out . 17

J. Newton, b. Fayett . 0 runout . 5

M. Ellis, c. and b. Wright . 0

H. Edmundson, o. 8tevenson, runout . 4

b. Wright . . . 8 runout . 0

E. Tayeoclc, b. Wright. , . 4 c. Fayett, b. Wright . 3

F. North, b. Bailey . 3 not out . 2

Murphy, not out . 0 e. Touse, b. Wright., . - 2

W. Baker, b. Bailey . 3 To bat . — —

Extras . 4 Extras . . 8

Total . 47 Total . 48

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

OSWEGO FALLS.

First Inning.

Sails. Runs. Maidem.Wickets.

J. Newton . 78 23 2 3

H. BtUs . 78 43 8 8

Second Innino.

J. Nowton . 24 6 2 1

M. Ellis . 37 7 2 5

R* Edmundson . Ui 3 1 4

OSWEGO CITY*

First Inning.

Wriglit . «6 1? 3 6

Fayett . . . . 42 24 0 2

Bailey. . 18 3 2 2

Second Inning.

Wright . 38 23 1 2

Bailey . 33 17 0

Utah— Fort Douglass, Aug 23d,— Score of a game of
cricket between the Salt Lake C. C. and an eleven picked
up at the post : —

SALT LAKE CRICKET CLUB.

First Inning. Second Inning.

G. Burton, b. Jones . 0 b. Simmons... . . 0

J Payne, c. Simmons, b. Parr 4 c. Western, b. Simmons . 5

J. Platt, b. Walker . 4 c. Taylor, b. Simmons . 4

J. Cook, 1. b. w . 6 runout . . 0

F. Bay, not out . 14 c. Taylor, b. Cooper . 7

M. Wilton, b. Cooper . 4 b.Simmons . 0

G. Cratehley. s. Taylor . 4 runout . 19

R. Collett, b. Cooper . 4 b. Cooper . 0

C. Porchor, b. Parr . 11 bit wicket . 4

Cbas. Platt, b. Cooper . 0 not out . 4

A. Wilde, b. Cooper . 5 b. Cooper . 0

Extras . 8 Extras . J

Total . 84 Total . 51

FOHT DOUGLAS ELEVEN.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Capt. Western, b. Collett . 0

Lieut. Taylor, b. Collett . 15 not out . 5

Mr. Parr, b. Cook . 2 run out . 2

Mt. Gunn, h. Payne .

Mr. Walker, o. and b. Collett. 11 c. Platt, b. Collett, . 1

Sergt. Kelly, o. and b. Collett 0

Private Simmons, b. Cook... 8 notout . 1)

Private Gutwillig, hit wioket 7

Private Stewart, not out . 5 run out . 14

Private Jones, b. Payne . 0

Mr. Cooper, run out . 14

Extras . .

88 Extras . . . . 4

Total . 28

Total . 91

— The Hamilton Club returned home on Monday last
after a most successful cricketing tour. The Hamilton
players are not only adepts in the game, hut a rare lot of
jolly good fellows, and we trust to have the pleasure of
seeing them again. Scores in our next issue,

Erin go Undm, E Plcribus Bragh.— The following
players have been selected by the Philadelphia committee
to play against Marsh’s team of Irish gentlemen: —
George, Charles, Robert and Daniel Newhall, Large and
Clark, of the Young America ; Law and Thayer, of the
Merion ; Brewster, Caldwell and T. Hargreave, of the
Germantown. The choice is most excellent.

ARCHERY.

AMERICAN BOWS vs. ENGLISH BOWS.

been using the Spanish yew ever since ; and in conse¬
quence of using the yew bow so much I cannot use the
lancowood. Thero seems to be a softer pull to the yew,
which cannot be had with the lancewood. I asked Mr.
Aldred a few points in regard to bow-making, and he
took me through iris shop and showed me the process.
He does not work any wood that has not been in his shop
for five years. His experience has taught him that if the
wood is not thoroughly seasoned, a bow that pulls 40 lbs.
this season wifi pull 50 lbs. next season. His yew bows
are shaped with a drawn knife so as to have ttie straight
grain. My objections to two or three-pieced bows are
that if you break a tip, or a string, they are liable to split
up ; and another objection is the unevenness of the
woods. I saw an American snakewood bow backed with
hickory — the snakewood broke short across. Mr. Aldred
showed me the medals he had received from the Emperor
of France, of Brazil, of the King of Denmark, of the
Prince of Wales, at the Exhibition of London, 1851 and
’63, New York, 1853, Dublin, 1865, Paris, 1867. The prizes
wore all for archery. The bow taking the prize at Paris
was a Spanish yew, valued at thirty-five guineas. J. B.
Crook & Co., well-known fishing tackle manufacturers,
stopped making bows themselves and took the agency
of Aldred, and seeing tlieir advertisement in your valua¬
ble paper I stopped in to inspect tlieir stock, which, with¬
out any exaggeration, is the finest of English and Spanish
yew I have ever seen displayed in any store in this coun¬
try or Europe. Mr. Crook showed me a Spanish yew
valued at $75, which I do not think can he duplicated in
the world. You can talk of your American bows, but it
is preposterous to put them against such a maker as
Thomas Aldred, who has been making archery since the
year 1813. You cannot get a carpenter to make a first-class
fly-rod, nor can you get novices to make first-class bows.
Experience makes perfect ; and if experience will make a
man a first-class bow maker, then you have it in Thomas
Aldred ; and I say there is no maker fix this country that
is prepared to-day with stock ahead to mak6 bows that
will answer the requirements. There have been a great
many American bows sold this season, ranging in price
from $ 1,50 to $5, and a great many have been broken just
because the wood was not seasoned. I asked Messrs.
Crook & Co. how the Aldred bows were liked, and they
say they have sold over 500 bows, ranging in price from
$7.50 to $75, and never had one returned or anybody dis¬
satisfied, which I thought was a very good recommenda¬
tion. They are receiving orders from all parts of the
country for the yew bows, and have had six shipments
this season. Mr. Carver, Secretary of the National Asso¬
ciation, has an Aldred Spanish yew that he paid $125 for.

Toxojpihlite.

An Ohio Association. — Archery has received a new
impulse from the Chicago Tournament. Ohio clubs pro¬
pose to combine into a State Association, and to that end
a meeting of all archery clubs was held at Cincinnati,
September 1st, and another meeting is appointed for Sep¬
tember 9. The gentlemen signing the call were Mr. Chas.
Weeker, 137 West 4th street, Cincinnati, and Messrs. C.
J. Strong, Sagitttarian A. Club ; H. C. Healy, Waverly
A. Club ; E. K. Foote, Ivanhoe A. Club ; Chas. Miller
and Alan Sanders, Westwood A, Club ; C, A. Le Boutil-
lier, M.D., Sagittarian A. Club ; James N. Gamble, West-
wood A. Club ; F. M. Coppock, Sagittarian A. Club ;
Adam Gray, College Hill A. Club : A. J. Proctor, West-
wood A. Club. The meeting will be held at the Gibson
House. _

— Brownell’s Complete Archery Score Book has been
adopted by the Eastern Association. It is adapted for
single rounds, single and double Columbia, American and
York rounds. The book is advertised in another column,

fame off

Problem No. 62.

Motto: Am Europo.

New York, Aug. 23 d.

Editor Forest and Stream
I noticed in your last week’s issue that ‘‘Archer’’ say
that the best bows are made in this country, I am not
in the archery business, nor connected with any house (ts
an advertizing agent, but have used the bow for over
twenty years and have worked very hard to introduce it
to this country. I have visited every meeting of account
in this country. I was at the Chicago Tournament, and
was very much pleased with the progress made, and I
think by next season when we have another tournament
it will be represented by clubs from all parts of the States
and Canadas. As an out-door amusement it yields to
none in its direct tendencies to promote and invigorate
the health of its votaries ; and to those who wish to be¬
come acquainted with this excellent pastime a few words
may not be unacceptable. The bows and arrows are the
main part of the outfit. I am in favor of bows of one
piece, let it be a yew or a lancewood. The yew is the
pest, on account of the lightness of the wood and its
elasticity. My first bow was a lancewood, made by
Thomas Aldred of London, a gentleman of world-wide
reputation as a manufacturer of archery goods, which I
used for three years. The bow’s pulling strength was
40 lbB. Then I purchased from the same maker an Eng¬
lish yew, 48 lbs.; then a Spanish yew, 52 lbs., and have

No. 3.

White— R on Q B2; P’s on Q RB and K Rfl; Q on Q Kt8: B on
QS; K on K B8.

Black— P’s on Q R2 and Q B8 ; K on Ql.

White to play and mate In four moves.

No. 4.

White— K on Q R2 ; B on Q7 ; HonKKt; QonKKM.

Black— K on Q R3 ; KtonQKtl; RonKK; BonKRO.

White to play and mate in five moves.

Set, Look on this hill, hy M. Emile Pradienat, of France. (See
award as originally announced, and the award as re-announced
by the Committee)

No. 1.

White— R's on Q R3 and K; B on Q Kt ; K on Q Kt4; P’s on Q
KtO, K B2, K B5 and K Kt3 ; Kts on Q B4 and 03 ; Q on K R7.

Black— P's on Q R5, Q5, K4, K7 and K Kto; Kton Q Kt8: K
on K5.

White to play and mate In two moves.

No. 2.

White-Q on Q R8 ; P’s on Q KM, Q B5, Q8, K4, K5 and K R4

XVI/t, v VjFO, ix JVG U.UU JV AVt .

1 Q B and Q7 -, R’s on K B4 and K
n Q Kt4, Q B3, Q5, K Kt7 and

QB3; Kton Q2; RonK
Q H8; Kts on Q Kt

w nice— u on w no , t s o
Kts on Q Kt3 and Q Kt7 ; B’

Kt; KonK B7.

Black— R’s on Q RO and K R7 ; P'

K 116 ; K on K Kt8 ; B on K H8.

White to play and mate in three mo
No. 3,

White— P’s on Q Kt5 and KB4; B
R: Q on KBS; K on K B6.

Black— P’s on 6 R7, Q Kt3 and K B3 ; K
and Q B4 ; B on Q Kt7 ; Q on Q Kt8.

White to play and mate In four moves.

No. 4.

White— P's Q B5, 06 and K Kt5 ; Kts onKandK2; B on K5 ; R's
on K B5 and K B6 ; K on K B7.

Black— Kts on Q Ktfl and KR5; P’s on Q8 and Q4 ; K on K5.

White to play and mate In five moves.

Set, Vive Louise, by Dr. Conrad Bayor, of Austria, winner of one
hnlf of the fourth prize of 100 francs :—

No. 1.

White— K on Q K4 ; B on Q R8 ; P's on Q Kt3 and K Kt2; Kts on
K2 and K6 ; R's on K and K H5 ; Q on K B7.

Black — R on Q B3 ; P’s on Q3 and K B3 ; K on Q4 ; B on K4 ; Kt on
KB4.

White to play and mate In two moves.

No. 2

White— P’s on Q B3, Q2, and K Kt4; R on Q B ; Kts on K3 and K
Kts8 ; K on K B3 ; Q on K B6.

Black— P's on Q R5 and K Kt 4 ; Kt on Q Kt 2 ; Q on Q Kt6 ; K
on Q6.

White to play and mate In three moves.

No. 8.

White— K on Q B4 ; P's on Q R5, Q Kt3, Q B4, and K8 ; Kt on Q5 ;
QonKB; Bon IC B4.

Black— Kt on Q Kt ; P’s on Q KtS, K B4 and K B6 ; K on 05 ; R’s
On K2 and K Kt 3 ; B’s on K R5 and K R8.

White to play and mate in four moves.

No. 4

Q B2 ; R on K5 1 Q on

i Q ; Kts on K3

SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS— NO. 53.

1- Q-Q3 1-Blks Q.

2— Kt.Q 2— Any

8— Kt mates.

THB PARIS INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM TOURNEY.

Set, “ L'homme qui rit,” by Samuel Loyd, of U. 8., winner of the
third prize of 200 francs :—

No. 1.

White— K on Q R ; R's on Q Kt3 and Q Kt5 ; B on Q B ; Kts on

^R[aek— P’smi R7,^ Kt2 and K B4 ; R’s on Q R2and K KtO; K
OU Q B7 ; Kts on KB and K R ; Q on K RO ; B on K 118.

White to play and mate In two moves.

No. 2,

White— P's on Q Ra and K2 ; B's on Q Kt8 and Q3 ; Kts on Q Kt8
and K BS ; K on K3 : Q on K R5 ; R on k R8.

Black— P’s on Q B3, Q2, Q3 and K R5; Kts on Q and K4; k on
Ql; B on K R6.

White to rlay and mate In throe mores.

White— Kts on Q R8 and K Kt2; K c
K B2.

Black— R on Q R2 ; P's On Q B5 and K ICt2 ; B o
and K B7 ; K on Q5.

White to play and mate in five moves.

Set, Amat victoria curam, by J. H. Finlinson, of England, win¬
ner of half of the fourth prize of 100 francs :—

No. 1.

White— P's on Q IU and Q B3; R’s on Q Kt5 and K B5; Q on Q
B; B on Q B2; K on Q B6 ; Kts on K3 andK H5.

Black— P on Q B4, K3, K4 and K Ho; B on Q6 ; Ktslon K and K
Kt5; K on K6.

White to play and mate In two moves.

No. 2.

Will te— P's on Q R4, Q B5, Q3, K2, K Kt8 and K R4 ; Qon Q R6 ;
B’s on Q Kt8 and K K7 ; Kts on Q B7and .K Kt3; K on KB3; R’s
on Q8 and K B4.

Black— Kt on Q B3 ; R on Q3 ; P’s on Q5 and K B4 ; B on K3 ; K
on K4.

White to play and mate in three moves.

No. 3.

White— B's on ’QR3 and Q B2; Kts on 0 R7 and K H7; P's on Q
B4 and Q B6 ; R's on Q3 and K B5; K on K2 ; Q on K B7.

Black— Kt on Q R3 ; P's on Q Rfl, Q B4 ; K2, K3 and K6 ; K on Q3 ;
B on Q5 ; R oil K5.

White to play and mate in four moves.

No. 4.

White— K on Q R4 ; P'sonQRS and K Rl; R on Q B4; Kt on
K5; BonKKtB; QonKRS.

Black— P's on Q K3, Q5, K B4 and K Kt5; K on Q3; B's on K3
and K R3.

White to play and mate in five moves.

Selected problems from the Paris International Tourney. From
set, Adestesjidclea, by M. Alfred Lansquenet, of France.

No. 4.

White— P on Q Ktfl ; Kts on Q Kt8 and K Kt6 ; K on K B4; Q on
K Kt; B’s on K Kt8 and K R4.

Black— Kt on Q R3 ; P's on Q Kt2, Q B5, 03, K3, K Kt2 and K
R4; B’s on Q and K R3 ; B’s on K5 and K B ; K on Q4.

White to play and mate in five moves.

Set, Tonjours pret, hy Dr. C. C. Moore, of U. S. Correoted by the
addition of a black P on Q R7, without which It has two keys,
viz.; Q-Q Kt7 eh, 2 Kt on Q4 tks P dbl ch, 3 mates
No. 2.

White— B on Q R ; Q on Q R7 ; Kts on Q4 and Q8; KonKB; P

0IBlack— P on Q R7 ; K on Q4 ; P’s on K2 and K3.

White to play and mate in three moves.

From first prize set (new award). Motto; Vertrauen, by Johann
Berger, of Austria : —

No. 4.

White— P's on Q B2, Q Kt5, K2, K B2, K R3 and K R4 ; K on Q
K6; B’s on Q 113 and Q5; Qon Q R7; R's on Q B6 and K B6; Kt
onkfl.

Black— P’s on Q B6, Q3, K5, K6, K R2 and K B3 ; Kts on Q and K
B4; Ron KB; Kon K B5; BonKH7; Q on KBS.

White to play and mate in five moves.

From second prize set (new award). Motto : Non cuivis homlnl
contingit adtre Cortnthum, by Fritz Geijersstamm, of Sweden
White-R on Q R8 ; K on Q;Kt« ; Kt on Q B2 ; B’s on Q B4 and Q8 ;
Q on K B2.

Black— P's on Q Kt7, K KM, K B5 and K R6 ; R’s on Q Kt8 and K
Kt3 ; Kts on K3 and K B2 ; K on K5 ; B on K B4.

White to play and mate in four moves.

From a disqualified set under the now award. Mot to : ilea culpa,
said to be by M. Lamouroux, of Paris, France
No. 2.

White-Q on Q B3 ; R’s on Q B2 and K R6: B’s on K B3 and K
R2; Kts on K B5 and K B8 ; P’s on K Kt3, K KM and K Ktfl; K
on KB.

Blaok— B on Q B5 and K B7 ; R's on Q Kt3 and K • P's on Q B2,
K2, and K B5 ; Kts on Q B8 and Q8 ; Q on Q5 ; K on K4.

White to play and mate in three moves.

No. 3.

White-Kon Q R2; P’s on Q Kt3, Q B2, Q Bi and K Ktfl; Q on
K4 ; R’s on KB and K B7.

Black— B’s on Q R2 and QS ; Q on Q R4 ; P's 00 Q R6, Q Ktfl and
K Kt3 ; R’s on Q B3 and K Kt2 ; K on K R2.

White to play and nmte in four moves.

FOREST AND STREAM

617

A Milk-white Thoroughbred.— A true
white horse, bora white and thoroughbred,
is understood to lie so great a rarity in
Europe, unless it be an mportation from
the East, whore it is com mon enough, that
the birth of such an animal has been
thought worthy of special announcement
in Le Sport, which prints a letter to the
following effect : “A thoroughbred mare,
Perseverance, of English blood, by Water-
gage and a Faugh -a-Ballagh mare, has
lately thrown a colt foal (the sire being
Bagdad) the description of which is as fol¬
lows : White, perfectly snow-white, with
a few red hairs on the ears, all the hair
very short, eyelids and nostrils rose-color,
hoofs white ’ * * * The colt is large,
lively and well shaped.” It may be men¬
tioned that Perseverance, now belonging,
it appears, to the brothers Lange, was
bred in France by the late Baron de Nexon
in 1858, and Bagdad, sire of the white colt,
bears a name which seems to point to an
Arab parentage, but no information is
given on tliat point, and there is or was a
French sire named Bagdad, foaled in 1862,
by West Australian, out of Young Lady, by
Inouian. However, all the Bagdads to be
found in the French Stud Book are des¬
cribed as bay, gray or chestnut, and Per¬
severance herself is described as bay, So
that the color of the white colt has no
immediate hereditary justification.

A Pretty Bird Story.— As a contribu¬
tion to the fund of graceful things told of
the storks, we clip the following from our
German contemporary, the Thierfreund,
the organ of the Vienna Society for the
Protection of Animals. That paper publish¬
es the story as having been received from
a perfectly trustworthy source : Year af¬
ter year a pair of storks built their nest on
the roof of a Hungarian landowner's resi¬
dence, arriving regularly in the early spring
and taking their departure, with a young
brood, towards the end of summer. One
year the owner of the houso caused one of
the storks to be caught, and fastened round
its neck an iron collar, on which was the
inscription, “Ex Hungaria colonia N.N.
The following season the birds came back
as usual, and round the neck of on® of
them was seen some glittering object,
which aroused the curiosity of their host.
On capturing the bird he found to his as¬
tonishment in place of the iron collar
which he had affixed the year before a
golden necklet bearing the words, Ex
India colonia mitto donum cum ciconia.

— Chamois hunting and deer stalking
are the chief outdoor amusements of the
Austrian court at Ischl. The beaters start
long before dawn, and the game is driven
past the Emperor and his party, stationed
at given spots in the woods. The courtiers,
courtier-like, always yield his Majesty the
pas, and leave him the first shot, which
may have something to do with the
numerous trophies of the chase which
adorn the Kaiser villa. With a good glass
the chamois can be often seen clambering
up on tbe rocky patches among the pine-
covered mountains round Ischl.

— That famous sporting association, the
Jockey Club of England, dates from the
latter' lialf of the reign of George the
Seeond, and the first mention of a Jockey
Club plate at Newmarket occurs in the
1 ‘ Racing Calendar ” of 1753. The club, as
the name indicates, was at it outset a body
of noblemen and gentlemen who rode their
own homes, which they did down to 1753,
when the services of professional riders
were substituted for that of amateurs.
Still, for some years after it was the fashion
for members of the club to appear in the
saddle ; and the story is often now told at
Newmarket of how the , Duke of Queens-
bury frustrated the evil designs of some
conspirators, who were tampering with his
jockey in a great match by taken bets Up
to the eleventh hour, and at the last mo¬
ment titrowing off his coat, riding his
horse himself, and steering him in the vic¬
tor of many thousands.

Rat and Mice Exterminator.— A Ger¬
man newspaper gives the following simple
method of exterminating rats and mice,
■which it states has been successfully tried
by one Baron Von Backhofen and others
for some time past : “A mixture of two
parts of well-braised common squills and
three parts of finely -shopped bacon is made
into a stiff mass, with as much meal as
may be required, and then baked into
small cakes, which are put around for the
rats to eat.” Several correspondents of the
paper write to confirm the experience of
the noble baron and his neighbors in the
extirpation of rats andmiceby this remedy .

DIVING DECOYS.

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LONDON

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Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal! from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

AND CAP EXPELLEE

are the best and cheapest

each.

Sent free by mail on receipt of price.

IV M. WURFl’LEIN, 380 N. 2d St., PbUa.,Pa.

I \UCKS ARE COMING,— For sale, one
JlJ seven months old A No. 1 Chesapeake Bay
Ducking Retreiver. Sire, Samuel Hyde's Prize
Winner ; dam, My Betsy. Betsy is perfectly
broken, and marks and retrieves ducks from a
half to three-quarters of a mile. Betsy's last
litter were whelped within twenty yards of our
shore blind, and are accustomed to the roar of the
guns. The Crisp and Hyde stock arr the best In
Maryland waters. Price, 850. For further par¬
ticulars address G. H. WILD, Red Bank, N. J.,
or T. L. KEEN, Abordoon, Hartford County, Md.

Sept 4, It.

II

'UNTING, FISHING,

PEKtiESON’S IMPUOTED

RUST PREVENTER,

The best article for the preven¬
tion of rust yet discovered.
Send for circular. For sale by dealers in sports¬
mens goods, in all the principal cities. Trade
only supplied by sole manufacturer,

A. FERGUSON,

W Fulton street, New York,

CAMPING-OUT,

ARCHERY, LAWN-TENNIS.
Inclose stamp for Price-List.

DODGE & MOQRE,

31 Park row, New York.

©lie Heitttfl.

GRAND BENCH SHOW

OF

DOGS.

FIRST EXHIBITION GIVEN BY THE

Si, Louis Kennel Club)

AT THE

FAIR GROUNDS, ST. LORIS, 1WO,,

October 7, 8, 9 and 10.

CHAS. LINCOLN, Supt.
Office, Brown, Hilder &Co., 804 North Fourth St
Entries close 20th Sept.

SECOND GRAND

International Bench Show

OF UOG8,

to be held at

LONDON, ONTARIO,

September 30, October 1, 2 and 3,

$600 la Prizes.

President, J. S, NIVEN, Esq., M.D.; lion. Sec¬
retary* W. C. L. (FILL, Esq. The Great West¬
ern, Grand Trunk, Canada Southern, Erie
and other railways, will carry dogs free if ac¬
companied by a care-taker. Entries close Sept. 15.
Aug28-3t .

LARGE KENNEL DRAFT AT
AUCTION.

LINCOLN & HELLYAR,

in order to reduce their stock, offer at public
auction, on

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17th, at 11 o’clock A.M.,
a large draft from their well-known kennels .
comprising broken and unbroken DOGS,
BITCHES and young PUPPIES, Including
eral well-known prize-winners.

RED IRISH AND ENGLISH SETTERS AND
POINTERS,

IMPORTED AND NATIVE.
Remember the place.

BARKER & SONS,
Thirty-ninth streot and Broadway,
New York City.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

A strains. 1 sell only youngstook. I guarantee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent does cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents fuclosiffg
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, eto. 110

Site geuitcl.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. Be LTJZE,

17 South William Street, New York,
Also Spratt'sDog Soap, aud direct orders taken
for Spratt's Medicines.

The following celebrated Dogs arc for
sale.

DOGrS!

St Bernard dog “Marco"; rough coated, two
years old; a magnificent animal— Rov. J. Cum-
ming Macdona's stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

NewFoundland dog “Keeper"; four years old;
Brat- prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth,” ; liver and white ; one
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton’s re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
In the United States. Seeond prize In the H
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “Decimal Dash," eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“Dash” -a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover II”; pure red ; son of Mae-
dona’s champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Hanger n-’; a pure bred Lav¬
erock, son of Macdona’s celebrated “ Ranger”.
His get won first- at Hanover and Paris shows.

English setter “Ranger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $26.00.

BitcHcs.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm’s celebrated stook: a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “ Marco,” 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen.” liver and white. lstWcstmin-
ster Kennel Show 1873, in whelp to cliampion
“ Sensation.”

Gordon setter “Beauty,” IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, out of
“Queen” and" Sanoho,” in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter “ Silk,” in whelp to Ranger I.

Irish Setter “ Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard’s
“ Palmerston ; ” will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “Donna,” white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above ilrst-class bitches can
he secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters Of minor quality,

A. E. CODEFFBOT,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

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Imperial Kennel

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman's Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS— A BOON To DOGS.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put up In patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which groatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 60 cents by mail, Postpaid.

flRECfl NUT FOfTwORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Price 60 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Gun aud Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

oot 12 65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

MICKE’S

Never Fa ili ng Dog Distemper Cure.

For Sale by all Druggists at 25 cts.

Wholesale AffCUfs— Bruen & Hobart, 2H Fulton
Street, N. Y.; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Pbila.

Sent by mail on receipt of 25c., to

L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

9 “ FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR
Ai » J sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 119 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju34 tf

OPORTSMEN INTENDING to come
O South the coming winter can have their dogs
boarded during the summer, and broken on early
fall shooting, by an expert. Terms reasonable,
and satisfaction guarateed. Reference given and
required. ^Correspondence solicited. Address
A. WINTER, Cairo, Thomas county, Ga. mav32tf

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have didlv access to salt
water.

N. B— Setter and Pointer
puppies; also, broken dogs for sale; full podi-
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

Stud Spaniel.

nURIMBUSH (pure Clumber), imported di-
A reel from the kennels of the Duke of New¬
castle. For nose the Clambers are unrivalled,
and Trlmbush Is a capital dog to breed Cookevs
or small sized Setter bitches to. Fee $20. Ad-
(1 rests H. C. GLOVEK, Toms Hirer, N. J, JanlOtf

Dr. Gordon Stables, It. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,
Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired brood, fit for tbe highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never loft the Doctor's Ken¬
nels. decIStf.

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stnnehengo’s"
new edition or “Dogs of the British Islands "
and containing the “points" by which every breed
of dogs is judged in this country andEnglaud, to-
with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Pnau at) contis.

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON, ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

T> ATTLER. — In the Stud. — Blue belton,
LL Uowellin setter, winner of three bench pri¬
zes, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish field trials, out of the pure Laverack bitch,
(Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. jau 2tf

A FINE brace of imported Clumbers very
-tV cheap. Apply to J. M. TAYLOR, Esq.,
steamer New Brunswick, Portland, Me., or to
CAPT. McMUllDO, Eviugton, Campbell county,
Virginia.

TT'OR SALE. — Pointer dog, partially
A1 broken ; pedigree ; and a fine lot of unported
skye terriers. Address ,1. H. WINSLOW,
Aug28-2t P. O. Box 1538, Portland, Me.

'C'OR SALE, when eight weeeks old,
A seven puppies Out of Pat, by my Rattler
(Itoy-Picklos) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
Hall, Detroit, Mich. junelOti'

A1 OR SALE. — St. Bernard dog Conrad,
A 15 months old, rough-eon tod, 271 inches high,
75 inches long, intelligent, good-tempered and
kind. Bred by L. Z. Collins from stock imported
from Rev. J. C. Macdona’s kennel. For particu¬
lars, address ANNA H. WHITNEY, Box 94, Lan¬
caster, Mass.

TT'OR SALE.— One pair (dog and bitch)
A thoroughbred dark red Irish Setters 7 months
old, by Cham pion Elclio outof Budget-Phm-
ket, Plimket-Stella. Address E. J. ROBBINS,
AugSl 3t Wethersfield. Conn .

TT'OR SALE — One very choice Pointer
A Dog, sixteen months old, very good ranger,
shot quite a number of chickens over him. One
lemon and white EngUsh Setter Dog (Canada
stock), two years old, very well broken on
chickens, grouse or woodcock. Price for both,
$50, or $35 for one. H. C. BEYER UNO, Palmyra.
Wisconsin. Sept. 4— 1 1.

TN THE STUD. — The pure Laverack dog
-I- Pride, by Bride of tho Border x Petrel. The
only pure Laverack in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,013, Boston. Mass.

Sept. 4— t. f.

TT'OR SALE — “ Guido’s Lillie " and three
A bitch puppies, ex Lillie by Flake. These
puppies are now sixteen months old, beautifully
marked, very fast and stylish. They are not
broken, but being splendidly bred and of good
disposition will be easily bandied. Lillie is in
superb condition, looking as well as she ever did
in her life. For further particulars address
ROBERT A. DOBBIN, Baltimore, Md. Sept4-2t.

TT'OR SALE VER Y CHEAP— Fine Eng-
A fish Setter Dog, one year old. Address Box
237, Suspension Bridge, N. Y. Sept.4— It.

TJ'OR SALE— A very fine, well-bred,
A EngUsh Setter Dog Pup, six mouths old,
full pedigree; a red Irish Setter Dog, eleven
months Old, sired by champion Elcho, ex Flirt ;
also dog puppies by Elclio and imported Stella.
A few Cocker Spaniels, imported stock, cheaD.
Sept.4-lt. CIIaS. DENISON, Hartford, Conn.

TT'OR SALE — Champion Rory O'Mdore
A Puppies out of Gypsy, three Bitches and one
Dog Puppy. Dogs, $40; Bitches, $25. Whelped
.luuo 23d. Bright red and very large for Hieir
age. Address G. W. BASSFOliD, White Plains,
N. Y. Sept.4— tl’.

JjM

Hammerless Double Barrel
Shot Gun.

T "WILL sell my hammerless double barrel
A shotgun. Twelve bore, made by A. Berger,
in Magdebeurg. I warrant the gun In every re¬
spect. IV. II ENOCHS. I ronton, Ohio.

TJ'OR SALE — First four volumes of 1 1 THE
A AMERICAN SPORTSMAN,” well bound,
grtWv $12. Address Q. C.. P. O. Box 3.525,
Philadelphia, Pa. Sept. 4— 3t.

A QUARIUM FOR SALE — a large
A Aquarium, six feet long and two feet wide,
all glass sides, rough plate-glass bottom, with
holes drilled for inlet and outlet of water, will be
sold very cheap. Address for particulars Box
140, H. S. Hotel, Hartford, Conn. Sept.4— It.

TT'OR SALE OR EXCHANGE. — One hori-
I zoutal Steam Engine, one horse power ; new,
nicely mounted, at less Ilian actual value. Ad-
rcss A, MAHAN, Cortland, N. Y. AugSffit

618

FOREST AND STREAM

(Blnss gaUis and Srapis.

EXBOGE BALL TRAP.

The Most Efficient.

Throws Balls in any Direction.

ALL STEEL AND IRON.

PRICE. 1 6s. — HIGHLY FINISHER, 20s.

Photo's 5 Stamps— 5 Pence English.

S. JONES, Lord Derby Street, AudJey, Black¬
burn, Lancashire, England. Acknowledged the
cheapest and best made. None genuine without
nnme-plate. Jones’ £6 Gun is the cheapest,
Double Barrel, Breech-Loading, Central Fire, Re¬
bounding Locks, Left Barrel Choked Bore. Over
800 sold this season is a proof of Its cheapness, etc.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls

USE THE

IIUBER TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

i Sporting Goods, or at
HUBER & CO.,

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC.

rrVRAPS from §2 to $12, Balls at 90 cents
_L per 100. Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts¬
burg, Pa. iiiaySO ly

J. G. MOLE'S

Improved Glass Ball Trap.

DOUBLE TRAP NOW READY.

THE best and most complete trap ever
made. It is always ready forsingleor double
shooting, as a rotating or stationary. Either
spring is setand sprung independent or together.
The single trap is too well known to need com¬
ment. We have hundreds of letters from sports¬
men and dealers in sporting goods, attesting their
superiority. Price of traps, single, $9; double,
Sit. HENRY C. SQUIRES, Sole Eastern Agent,
1 Cortlandt St., N. T., to whom all orders in the
East should be addressed.

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

RoughGlassBall

— AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

practice. They

_ i from all gun

dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTY & BRO’S., No. 10
Platt street, N. Y., or
A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
15S, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. J., or at Bo-
gardu9' Headquarters,
IBS South Clark st,, Chi¬
cago. “ Field, Cover and

_ _ _ Trap Shooting, "the only

book evor published by a market hunter, can be
had. at the above address. Price. $2.

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower,

ind N:

tes Pat
ain.

fi

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws everyway,
or can'be made to t hrow In any desired direc¬
tion, or that can he made to throw every way , ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators, all of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
get no balls (unless you wish them) In your face,
but have rights and lefts, andall other angles, bend
for circular. Price $10 at factory . No charge for

b°Xm?' WILL H. CRUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovia, N. Y.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For aale at this office. Price $2.

Bou^hton’s Patent Explosive Target Ball for Trap Shooting.

ONTO" 'Ol2A,!S!S. Frt

TARGET BALL CO., Titusville, Pa.

POOLER & JONES’

Fatent Boss

CARTRIDGE HOLDERS AND BELTS.

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The only practical cartridge holder In use. Will carry brass cartridges, and positively prevent wads from starting on shot. Suitable for either
paper or brass shells. These cartridge holders can be easily attached to any hunting vest or coat front. It is impossible to lose any cartridges from
the Holders. Splendid Water-Proof Patent Vests, with 40 Cartridge. Holders attached to front, $6.00. 1 he belts can be perfectly adjusted to fit either
a slim or 'large mun. Will deliver to any address, and prepay postage on belts or any number of loose holders on receipt ot the following^ prices :

Loose Rifle Cartridge Holders, per dozen, $1. We solicit correspondence from dealers. All c
accompany orders. Send money by registered letter on Serena, Ill., or P. O. money order o

Address all orders to

belts are made of the finest Russet leather. Cash must
Ottawo, Ill. Send 10 cents stamp for sample bolder-
POOLER & JONES, Seiien a, LaSalle Co., III.

Feather Filled G-lass Ball,

THE ONLY SUBSTITUTE EVER INVENTED FOR fl LIVING BIRD.

Ask your gunmaker for the FEATHER FILLED AND TAKE NO OTHER. SPECIAL
NOTICE TO HEALERS.— Owing to the great demand for the FEATHER FILLED BALL,
we will from this date pay strict attention to our factory and the careful production of
the ball only, and have appointed the well-known house of HAGERTY BROS. & CO., 10
Platt Street^ New York, ns our authorized agents, to whom all orders and communications
may he addressed.

ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST PLAIN BALL IN THE MARKET.

Totten tioii, Sportsmen !

Kay’s Improved and Perfected Ball for 1879.

[PATENTED OCTOBER 13, 1877.]

A SUBSTITUTE FOR^ CLASS.

HAVING succeeded in producing a Ball for professional and amateur use at the trap,

we otter the Same with the following recommendations, viz: In breakage, the equal and supe-

- we oner xue wune wiui me xouowujg reeo*mueuuiuAuu&, viz., ah uieiutwye, uie cquui m
to any glass ; Uniformity, being of an exact uniform thickness of l-20tli of an inch, is 6

y blown material ;

ed a

vice peculiar to us, we guarantee against .breakage in shipment. For particulars see circulars. Price,
$2 per 100. All orders addressed to dealers, or A. B. KAY & CO., Newark, N. J., Manufacturers ot
Buck and Heavy Drop Shot, Cartridges for Long-Range, viz.: Deer, Duck, and Geese, $3 50 per 100
also,lthe*Chip or Expansive Concentrator, $1 25 per 100. Abox of 50 sent on receipt of 75 cents by mail

THE CARVER TARGET BALL.

[CAVEAT FILED.]

Ghl'envili.e, Pa., May 26, 1879.

DEAR SIR : — We take pleasure iu notifying all admirers of Target and Ball Shooting
that we have introduced a COMPOSITION TARGET BALL for Trap Shooting that is perfect
In every particular. It has been thoroughly tested by many of the leading Sportsmen, and pro¬
nounced by all as the only perfect and unobjectionable Target. Ball in existence. This Ball is very
uniform in weight and standard size, and when broken leaves no debris, but will EVAPORATE iu
five days and acts as a FERTILIZER. They can be used on Lawns, Gardens, Fields or Parks, there¬
by doing away with the danger and annoyance consequent in using Glass Balls. Wo are now pre¬
pared to fill orders. Drafts or P. O. Order must, accompany ail orders. Organized clubs are invited
to send for Sample Box, (25 balls) and Circular free. J. H. WAUGH, Inventor

PRICE LIST— Perithousand, $12. No charge for packages. Address

CARVER TARGET BALL CO., Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa.

O. P. WOODWARD eta CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

BRITTLE TRAP BALLS, WOODWARD’S MEDICATED NEST EGG,

And Woodward’s Medicated Bird Swings.

\ SK YOUR DEALER or GUN-SMITH for WOODWARD’S SOLUBLE COMPO-
SITION TRAP BALL, pronounced by professionals and amateurs superior to all others.

No more trouble and danger from sharp and insoluble fragments, which cause so many to object to
the use of glass balls, except in fields and galleries specially set apart for trap-shooting. WOOD¬
WARD’S SOLUBLE COMPOSITION BALL possesses great firmness, always breaks when hit, and
owing to the quick dissolution of the fragments can he used whorevor convenience may dictate.
Write to your dealer for circulars and terms, or address O, F. WOODWARD & CO.,

Le Roy, N. Y., Manufrs and Sole Propr’s.

MEDICATED NEST EGGS, sure death to hen lice, $5.00 per gross, 00 cents per dozen. Medicated
Bird Swings and Perches, lor Bird Cages, keep them free from vermin. Address as above.

Laws’ Patent

Corrugated

SHELL

The only reliable Shell in
the market that will posi¬
tively prevent the wad start¬
ing. What are metallic shells
good for without it ? Old
shells corrugated as well as
new.

SE\D FOB CIRCULAR,

A. D. Laws,

BRIDGEPORT,

PijStttlnttfOttis.

.THE BALANCE HOOK.

It catches securely every fish
that bites. No. 1, small fish,
20c.; No. 2, Medium ,30c.; No. 3, large, 40c.; sentby
mail. Address B. W. HOLT, Corinna, Me.

McBride Flies.

REMOVED TO

Caledonia, Livingston County, NX

A CATALOGUE, containing a list of Flies
for the different months. Also description of
Flies* Baits, Hods, Lines, &c.,

SENT FREE ON APPLICATION.

Sara J~. 2£c^ricie.

fit. w O a week. $12 a day at home easily made.
«P * — Costly outfit free. Address TRUE & CO.,
Augusta, Maine,

FOREST AND STREAM,

619

$arW anti §oat guiltlwg, (Btc.

Sailing Canoes

—AND—

Small Open Boats, for Hunting, Fishing,
or Pleasure Bowing.

VERT LIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY.

For illustrated circular, address

J. H. Rt'SHTON, Masoi-actuhkr,
maytf Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.

COUGHTRY’S PATENT

“ FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN D. COUGHTRY, P. O. Station H, N. Y.

QUIT ABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sports-
O men . and family use. Folds n p less than six
inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; fine
model. Send for circular. See Forest and
Stream, May 23, for full description.

JAY Y. OLDS,

DEALER IN

Nautical Literature

And Yacht Photographs,

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Ship and Yacht Builder,

POTTERY BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, L. I.

SHIPS AND YACHTS of aU classes built

in best manner, and of bestmaterials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

COTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.
Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
shipbuilder.

Practical Boat Sailing.

A Concise and Simple treatise on
The Management of Small Boats
and Yachts,

TINDER ALL CONDITIONS,

With Explanatory Chapters On Ordinary Sea
Manoeuvres, the Gse of Sails, Helm, and An¬
chor. and advice as to what, is proper to
be done in different emergencies,
supplemented by a Y oealiu-
lary of Nautical Terms.

Tty Douslrts S'ra.aar.

Classic Size, $1, with numerous diagrams and
illustrations. Sold by all booksellers, and sent
by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price.

LEE & SHEPARD,

Publishers, Boston.

NOTICE.

r nELESCOPES, from . $ LOO up.

1 Marine Glasses . 10.00

Field Glasses . . , . . 10.00

Opera Glasses . 3.00

Pebble Eye-Glasses . 2.50

Barometers . 0.00

Pocket Compasses . 1.00

Steering Compasses . 1.50

Sextants, Quadrants, Binnacles, Logs, etc. Tar¬
get Telescopes, showing bullet marks at 1,000 yds.

AGENTS FOR H. S. COAST SURVEY CHARTS
AND BOOKS. Send stamp for price list.

K. MERRILL’S SONS,

173 WATER STREET, N. Y.

frt »na ion t tit.

J. J. DRISCOLL,

Yaclit Builder,

Cor. Franklin and Olay Sts., Greenpoinfc, L. I.

VACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions
A constantly on hand and built to order at
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished.

GEORGE RQAHR,

Boat Bullcier,

Foot of 135th St., Harlem, H. Y.

BUILDER of single and double-scull
shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells,
barges, gigs, and club boats of all kinds. Fine oars
and sculls. Pine boats always on hand. Orders
executed uponshortnotiee at lowestrates. Shad¬
ow and Nautilus canoes a specialty- Accommo¬
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Circular. jan30 ly

T. DESSVSOND,

Yacht and Boat Builder,

37 Feck Slip, New York.

CABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open

Yachts, and Sailboats of every description
for racing or cruising, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Shells, and Cluh Boats. Boats and yachts
for export a speciality. Oars and sculls of all kinds.

ALONZO E. SP^8TN,

YACHT BUILDER,

I»lip, L. I.

BUILDER of yachts Comet, Niantic, Sa-
gitta, Onward, Windward, and many others.
Vessels hauled out, and repairs and al terations ex¬
ecuted at low rates. Several fine yachts for sale
cheap.

Models and Specifications furnished at
moderate rates.

THE PATENT NONPAREIL YAGHT

HAS ALL THE GOOD QUALITIES of a

_ Sharpie, withnoneofherfaults. Isavory
fast boat, either under sail or steam. Draws but
a few inches of water. Docs not pound or spunk,
and is a splendid sea boat.

Finely finished Cabin Yaclits, 40ft. over all,
built and outfitted, ready for cruising, SCOO

and upwards. All sizes at equally low rates. Also
light draught Steam Yachts, and full working
drawings for Sharpies at short notice.

Specimen yachts always on hand.

THOMAS GLAPHAM, Roslyn, L.I., N. Y.

^irarLtufu's

WE MAIL

Without charge, Rules for Self-Measure, and Samples of material from which Men’s
Youths’ and Boys’ Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. Address G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “ BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT ”

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to he the best. We have
orders from every State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities*
The suit is made and sold only by G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garment and button is stamped “ Boston Shooting Suit, 0. IV. Simmons &
Son.” Send for circulars and rules for self-measurement.

Tents, Army Blankets and Patent Decoys.

G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass. -

BILLIARD RALLS,

bagatelle balls,
faro and poker checks.

IVORY

TEN PIN BULLS AND TEN PINS.

ORDERS BY MAIL 1
PROMPTLY 4
ATTENDED TO. |

TURNERS AND DEALERS,

114 East Fourteenth Street, Now York.

OLD ID RELIAB

Tobacco and Cigarettes.

P VANITY FAIR, FVufE

j jj FRAGRANT VANITY FAIR

Long Cut.

New Comhina-

_ _ _ _ - _ _ _ First, Prize Medal#,

AVM. 8. KIMBALL & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

J [ SOLE AGENT FOE THOMAS ALDRED, OF LONDON,

P S® P 0 0 IT I MAOTPAOTDRER OF THE

Vrciflrv ' ! FINEST archery in the world.

„ , . , - , 1 Just received an invoice of Yew Bows, ranginsr :n price from

50 Fulton street, N. Y. i $20.00 to $75.00. Call and examine.

It U Impossible to remain long sick When Hop Bi

Ir operation. For Weakness a

d Ague, nothin# equals It.

P SEaBOPfKBITTERS.

Osgood's Folding Canvas Boat.

Weight, with naddla for trout Gulling, duck hunting, explor¬
ing, etc,, 20 lbs.; weight, with bottom board, oars, paddles,
etc., everything complete, 45 lbs.

MUfUFACTU R FD ST

Osgood k Chapin, Battle Creek, lick

Send for Circular.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best thine iu the market
for hunting, fishing, call being,
snow-shoeing, etc. They are
easy to the feet, ami very
^durable. Mafic to order
inn variety of styles, and
warranted the jgmtfne
article. Send for must rated eireiUur. MARTINS.
HUTCHINGS. P. O. eo.v .»s, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Brajjiobd & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

Tins cut is a fac-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD, April 15,
k 'l?.!,9- Thii> cluiin will be made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold
' i,p,uir'o’ will. be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to si v years. The retail price will
- beSSeach. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at ono time. Emblematic for ,
r (Pigeon, Glass Bali or Target Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gnu or Rifle for bar, will also 1
die made of Spbd Gold, upon application, at the lowest market price.

PATENTED
B APRIL lo, 1879.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have the largest stock on hand of any house in this country, and do more business In this line than any
Other house. SEMI I OK Il.I.lS l'IU l iqi ( IT.t I.OG I E. 25o.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

1 manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Full information given upon application.

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

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Price $3, Postage Paid,

4,000 COPIES SOLD.

For solo at office ol Foiiest and Stream, 111
Fulton Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 245 Broadway, New York.

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Folio.

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(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Yol. ITT. commenqed with the number for Jan.
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only paper in the English language entirely de¬
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Free by post ONE YEAR for 12s. 6d. or
§8.25 in 1\ 0. 0. or IT. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

pg°A copy of tlie current number and pros¬
pectus can be had (post free) by sending 6
cents in U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. marl) tf

NEW BOOK!

The Two Spies ! !

LEONIDAS PARKER, a Union Spy, and

JOSEPH P. HARMAN, a Confederate Spy,
are the authors of the above book, which, for liter¬
ary merit, historical interest, truthfulness, easy
and pleasant style, thrilling incidents, anecdotes
and the general portrayal of tbetnner-workingat
Washiogion, Richmond, and at the headquarters
of the contending armies, is second to no work
ever published. If you want to read of dangers
and difficulties, caplines and escapes, strategy
and stratagem, wit and wisdom, just buy and read
THE TWO SPIES. Neatly Printed on one calen¬
dered paper, containing TOO pages and 200 engrav¬
ings. Subscription book publishers always sell
books of such size andstylo for $3 and upward, but
I will send a copy of “The Two Spies" by mail
for SI. 72. Orders for five copies and upward
fllled for SI. 40 cash, and shipped by express.

^"Disabled Soldiers, either Onion orConfede-
rate, can have a copy by mail for Si. 50.

Address H. G. NEWSOM,

Franklinton, N. C.

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Price $S Toy Alail.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THI3 OFFICE.

“TIME SETTER,”

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at this office. Prioe $3.

STANDARD PUBLICATIONS

CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
the uungeley Lakes region. 224 pages. 12 illus¬
trations. Paper covers, 50 cents. _ _ _

PA Kit A It'S RICHARDSON AND RANGELEY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Rangelcy lakes,
Parnmchenee, Dixville Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut, Androscoggin, Magalioway and
gundy rivers. 288 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper

FARR AIDS °MOOSEHEAD LAKE AND THE
NORTH MAINE WILDERNESS ILLUSTRA¬
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
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aportlng resorts of Northern Marne. The tours
oi the Kennebec, Penobscot and St. John
rivers, aseent of Katabdin, etc., are plainly
treated. 224 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper
! covers, 50 cents.

pgr- Any of the teve publications sent by
mail, postpaid, ox iocffipt of price. Address
CHARLES A. J 1 1 RltAK. Jamaica Plain,
Mass.

NEW MODEL POCKET EILE

GREAT REDUCTION IN

J. Stevens &, Co.’s Breech-Loading Arms.

DOUBLE GUNS. SINGLE GUNS.

Twist. Laminated. Extra. Plain. Twist . Laminated.

$35.00 $40.00 $45.00 $12.50 $15.50 $17.00

RIFLES— .23 oalibre . 24 in. 26 in. 28 in.

$20 - $22 $24

Extra for globe sights and varnishd stocks, $3.

HUNTER'S PET RIFLES— .22, .33, .38, and .44 calibre . 18 in.

$12.25

20 in. 22 in. 24in.
$19 $30 $21.
12 in. 15 in. 18 in.
$13.25 $15 $16.50

POCKET RIFLES— .22, .32 calibre . ...

Send for illustrated price list to

CHARLES FOLSOM, 53 Chambers St., N. Y.

DEALER IN

Fire, Arms, A mmunition and nil Articles connected with the same, and
Sole Agent for

J. STEVENS & CO.’S CELEBRATED ARMS.

Mb. Chaules Folsom : Savannah, Ga,

Dear Sir : T would thank you to send me a circular. I have one of your little Pistol Stock
Rifles, saloon kind, and do say, without flattery, that it is a perfect shooter. It can explode a cap
five times out of five at ten paces. Respectfully, GEORGE ALLEN.

OLD SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS,

177 Eroadway, near Cortlandt Sitx-oct, uxr. "ST.

FOX’S

PATENT

LOADING

SHOT-GUN.

Open to Load.

& Son, and all other first-class makers; also, Breech-Loading Hifies of Sharps, Winchester, Wesson,

Ballard, and c‘v - ’ - " - a * ■* - — - - ‘ ’* ’ ■- -■*

ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of Slxarps Hifie Company.

Best Rifles at Lowest Prices Yet Offered.

Both S porting , Target and Military ,

Excelled b| lone,

Whitney and Improved Phoenix Hifies and Shot- j
Guns, Burgess Magazine Hifies, Revolvers, Etc.

It will pay for all persons wanting good Rifles to get prices of

WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY, HEW HAVEN.

Auction Sale of

ENC1IASBE AND AMI3KICAN

BREECH-LOADING GUNS.

BARKER & CO., Auctioneers,

47 AND 49 LIBERTY STREET,

Will sell, on

TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16 & 17,
About one hundred and twenty-ilvo superior
Fowling Guns from the celebrated works of W.
& C. Scott. & Son, W. W. Greener, Westley Rick¬
ards, V. C. Schilling, Bonehill, Clabrough, P.
Wetiley &Sons, Daly, Parker Bros., Remington
and others.

Sale will commence at One o'cloclc each d ay.

piswtljuuicmsi

MONADNOCK TROUT PONDS

Will furnish Trout and Trout Spawn at low

prices. For price list, address

jylOOm G. A. STARKEY, Troy, N. H.

the McDonald

ZEP±SltL - "NAT

rj'HE right to build these patent Fish-

nght to build these patent Ilsn-

_ .. „. j, the cheapest and best ever invented,

is now offered to the public. Slate or oounty

rights can bo bought at low prices. Address, with
shWfor reply, DR. W. B. ROBERTSON, box 315,
L^ichburgjVjrglniaj^

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fortunes every

month. Book sent free explaining everything.
Address Baxter&Co., Bankers, 17 wall St., N. Y.

$5 to $20 Iff:

WANTED to purchase —

ali sorts of pre-historlc stone

- relies. Give description and

prioe to “ RELIC," P. 0. Box 529 Pittsburg, Pa.

WANTED — A situation by a boy of
seventeen, to go with a trapper or sports¬
man to assist in chopping wood, nitending to
shanty, etc. Address K B., P. 0. box 312, Rhlne-
beck, N. Y Sept. 4— It.

E. Hh MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Daly
Guns.

Cl UN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
VI bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Gamo Shooting. Pistol Grips fitted, Pin FiroB con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al,50o. perbotfle.

Sportsmen’s and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the oity. decl9 tf

BROWN’S PATENT CUN CLEANER.

anna m marKet. i<or one aonar, one vjieuuer,
patches, brush and f uH directions sent free of
postage,

Send for circular.

Address T. YARDLEY BROWN, Patentee,
Reading, Pa.

JOHN A.NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

NEW YORK.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

tag, Ammunition, ©tc.

FOX’S PATENT

Wonderfully Simple.

First Prize <

Wonderfully Strong.

rpHERE never was a gun easier to handle,
JL easier to clean, less liable to get loose, or out
of order, or one so good for the money. Price#
range from $50 to $300.

WARRANTED IN EVERY RESPECT.

Send stamp for circular to

The American Anns Company,

aug23 tf . Boston, Mass.

TIE SNEIDER GUN.

THE ONLY POSITIVE

DOUBLE-GRIP, SELF-CLOSING TOP
LEYER ACTION

In the world.

Sizes, from 6 to 1 6 Bore.

Equal in finish, symmetry of outline, and mate¬
rial, to the finest English guns, and at
more reasonable prices.

The Sneider Rebounding Lock used, the only re-
bounder with which missfires will not occur.

HIGHEST CENTENNIAL MEDAL

For “ Workmanship, Rebounding Locks, and
Compensating Features of Action.”

GUNS RE-BORED FOR CLOSE SHOOTING.
STOCKS BENT TO ANY CROOK.

Pin Fire (*uns Changed to Central Fire-

Muzzle Loading Guns Altered to Breach Loaders.

Clark & Sneider,

21£ West JPratt Street f Baltimore .

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

THE PARKER GSM

qS^?Y DB °4%.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading- Shot-Gun,

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Look.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra henvv guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SH ATTUCfC, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

M aynard Creedmoor. RiSM

THE MAYNARD AHEAD P _

nr

i. it B7& ioq Him.

S’A5 r&s.

«w. tt urt

JUA3ACHUSETT8 ARPS 8 COMPANY.*

. CHICOPEE FAUX. HASS. K A ;S

FOREST AND STREAM

621

jj-partjmwu’js

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear's India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B'way, cor. Broome st„

AND

005 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUTING PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods op Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for, Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER GAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Gamping Oils,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
42SBROADWA Y and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

The best made goods In the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

GEO. C. HENNING,

Washington, D. C.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

The most complete lamp for
Sportsmen or Boatmen y et
produced, combining
Hand Lantern, Dark Lantern
Camp Lamp, Staff or Boat
Jack, Head Jack, etc.
Send stamp for Circular.
DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE.
A. FERGUSON, MTr,

65 Fulton street, N. Y.

5p0rtst«fn'isi mutes.

^pwtstuett'is mute#.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

Tlie Pullman Car Company

TS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
Anew cars k‘ DavyCrocket" and “Izaak WalUm,"
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen'l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je2ti 3mo.s.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST

_ „ - n (f with i _ _ _ _

Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen'l Ticket Olflce, Cedar Rapids,

C. J. IVES,

E. E. WiNsnow, Gen'l Passenger Agent.

General Manager.

TB.OUTIN G PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
PROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the Btnooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

THE LINES OH

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold at the offices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOYA, BED¬
TOED, CKESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Pishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPOUT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. febll-tf

LONG ISLAND

RAILROAD

June 15, 1879.

TRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
Bushwick and Flatbush ayes., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

A.K.

8 30 Greenpeint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and Rookaway Mail.
10 00 Port Jefferson and wav.

II 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

P.M.

3 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.
4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 00 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

0 30 Nortliport, Glen Cove.

T 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SLTNDAYSi

M. * 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.
p.m.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will bo run fromHunter’s Point
and Flatbush ay. every Saturday night at 12:15 a.m

NOTICE

To Sportsmen and Tourists :

THE “LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSIT
Co.’s Excursion Rate Book ” for 1879 is now
ready. Copies of this book and information as to
the beat hunting and fishing grounds oan he ob¬
tained of

T. P. CARPENTER. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Junl33m Atlantic Dock, Buffalo, N Y.

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKESBURY, PICT0U, AMD
CHARLOTTETOWN.

rpHE first-class steamships Carroll and

A Worcester, will leave T wharf, Boston,
for above ports, every Saturday at 18 M.
Through tickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scolla and Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A.M. on day of sailing. Ship
pers must, send with receipts the valne o
goods for Master's manifest. For rates o
freight or passage inquire of W. H. RING, If
f>harf, or O. G. PEARSON, 810 Washingtoi
street. F. NICKERSON & CO., Agents.

DIRECT RIVER ROUTE

TO Ol3-fc£i-^7^ai-

TAKP, THE OTTAWA RIVER NAVI¬
GATION GO'S STEAMERS, to or from OT¬
TAWA CITY. The Capital of the Dominion may
be reached from MONTREAL, by DAT BOAT ,
leaving dally at 7:15 a.m., ana from PRES¬
COTT (opposite Ogdensburg, on the St. Law¬
rence, the point where the great stream of Ameri¬
can travel diverges), by St. L. & O. Ry. Every
Tourist should make the trip UP or DOWN the
River Ottawa. The scenery of the Ottawa River
is very picturesque, and has been compared to
the famous “ blue Danube ; the approach to
Ottawa City by the river is grand in the extreme,
and unsurpassed. The steamers of this line are
new, oonfortable, and well-appointed.

THIS IS THE CHEAPEST and ONLY DIRECT
RIVER ROUTE TO OTTAWA.

First Class Fare from Montreal to Ottawa. . .$2.50

Return Fare from Montreal to Ottawa - - - 4.00

A. W. SHEPHERD, Prca't,

Montreal.

Motets ana g worts for ,9 patisnm.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Pishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

their varieties of game and Ash, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to thoir most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North and Northeast ; and at Richmond
and Charlotte ville with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,

mays ly

Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Richmond Va.

Old Dominion Line.

rr\HE STEAMERS of this Line reach
1 some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, elc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 3 p.m. Full
Information given at office, 197 Greenwich Street,
New York. sep28 ly

ATEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,
L ' Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and
intermediate points. The new paluce steamer C.
H. Norttiam leaves Pier 35, East River, daily (Sun¬
days excepted) at 3 p.m. A passenger train will be
in waiting on the wharf at New Haven, and leave
f orSpringfield and way stations on arrival of boat.

NIGHT LINE— The The Continental leaves New
York at II P.M., connecting with passenger train
In waiting on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5
a.m. Tickets sold and baggage checked at 944
Broadway, New York, and 4 Court street, Brook¬
lyn. Excursions to New Haven and return, $1.50-
Apply at General Offioe, on the pier, or to RICH¬
ARD PECK, General Agent.

fLofals itart IQwtU ferY#iml;snwtt.

Indian River Hotel,

HAMILTON CO., N. Y,

‘ ‘ A. dllronclao lx s.’

aOOD accommodations at prices to suit
the times. Pleasant drives. Fineboatinj
fishing and hunting. Store in oonneotion wii
ho tel, With full stock of goods for sportsmens’ ou .
fits, provisions, etc. Route via Adirondack R. R.
from Saratoga to North Creek ; stage to house.
Address JOHN SAULT, Indian Lake, Hamilton
Co., N. Y. JylO 3m

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

oomfort,reasonable charges and good

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

Jel82m Proprietor.

Pleasant Kesort for Summer Boarders,

GO TO

HAY VIEW SOUSE.

AT GOOD GROUND, LONG ISLAND.
Take cars from Hunter's Point, Long Islan
Railroad. Terms easy.

M. WILLIAMS, PropY.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

BY A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
buyman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese deeovs on the const. The best
ground in the vicinity of New Yorkfor bay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself: to his guests, and satisfaction gauran-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE, Good Ground, L. I
Nov8 fcf

SHOOTING PRIVILEGES TO RENT.

FOR RENT-SEASON OF 1879.-TWO thou¬
sand acres, well stocked with quails. Two
hours from Washington. Comfortable lodge:
horses and servants. Correspondence invited.
J. R. BAYLOR, Greenwood Depot, Albemarle
Co., Va.

Lals-e House,

lslip, Long Island.

TILEASANTLY located near the Great
-L South Bay and Ocean. Excellent accom¬
modations for sportsmen and families. House
open during the autumn months at reduced
rates. Accessible by Long Island Railroad.

AMOS. R. STELKERWERF,

Proprietor.

BromlieM House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

iaxulmmt, ffitf.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN AJLL KINDS OF

Birdsand Rare Animals

SUITABIJS FOR

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third door from N. William.
RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUB-
CHASED.

For Sale. — Mandarin Ducks, 0 olden and Stiver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa); Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America), j
Chas. Reiche, Henry Reiche,

sep21 New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Staffers’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed "Birds and Animals, etc.
Send Btanrp for reduced price list.

A. J. COLBORN, 31 Boylson St., Boston, Mass.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, etc.,
40c. per package by mail ; a new thing ; heat in
use. jylOIy

gtrdmy, (Etr.

IVlAOsich -N Z vVi LL.H .TH ali^SON . ,

- — >r: F-f 'Fft ! h I NTS

,.V| All ED TO ANY ADDRESS QN^ECEIPT OF’PSlCE

V\SS.wvt*M.M/iNi//r/iC7M{fi or rmifinmm Dw'tow,

C. F. A. HINRICSH,

English Archery, Lawn Tennis,
Cricket and other sports.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

IVT 33 NJVT vonii.

piSCfUimeous.

tlonai ana xnnrmuuo puimnw
term of twenty-five years, to which contract the
inviolable faith of the State is pledged, with a capi¬
tal of 61 000,000, to which it has .since added a re-
te-rtim TT NEVER, SCALES NOR

two ($2) dollars ; Wves, one (&V dollar. Apply to
M. A. DAUPHIN, P. O. Box 692, New Orleans, La,,
or same person at 319 Broadway, New York-fiBaf

Lotteries of the Spanish govern¬
ment.— Royal Havana, at Havana. Two
drawings each month. Prizes in pesos. Lxtra-
ordiaary. Sept. IB. Capital 500,000 pesos. Whole
ticket. National L otery, Madrid. Prizes in gold.
Throe drawings each month. For further par¬
ticulars read the New York Herald, specially the
one of Aug. 28, 12th page 4th column, and get in¬
formation of the reasonable prices that tickets
may be purchased at, or address to EMILIO t AS-
TILO, Banker and Commission Merchant, 69,i71
and 73 Broadway, Room 1>0, elevator, 4th floor. I

d:

TYING DECOYS. — Send' for circular.

^fiDIVXNG DECOY CO., Rochester, N- Y.

622

FOREST AND STREAM,

Ammunition.

No, 36 Murray Street, N. Y.,

Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER.

No. 1 to 7, strongest and cleanest made, In sealed'
1 lb. canisters. Higher numbers are specially
recommended for breeoh-loading guns.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER.

For water-fowl, strong and clean. No. 1 to 5,
in metal kegs, 61 lbs. each, aud canisters of lands
lbs. each.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER.

The best for rifles and all ordinary purposes.
Sizes, EG, FFG and FFFGythe last being the finest.
Packed in wood and xnetal kegs of 26 lbs., 12$ lbs.
and 61 lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and 4 lb.

All of the above give high velocities and less
residanm than any other brands made, and are
recommended and used l>y Cant. BOGARDES,
the 4‘ Champion Wing Shot of tne World."

Blasting Powder and Electrical Blasting
Apparatus.

Military Powder

of all kinds on hand and made to order.
Safety Fuse, Frictional and Platinum Fuses.

Pamphlets, showing sizes of the grain by wood-
out, sent free on application to the'above address.

GUNPOWDER.

l>bl>ONT'S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWBEIt.

The Most Popular Powder In Use.

DUPONT'S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, have maintained their
great reputation tor seventy-eight years. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Pow¬
der :

DUPONT’S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (line), uncqualed In strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (line), hunting slowly, strong,
and clean : great penetration ; adapted fur Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT’S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
gram for plBtol shooting.

DUPONT’S RIFLE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,”
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle
shooting, the FFG and FFFG for genoral use,
burning strong and moist.
SPORTING, MINING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. b.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order or any required grain or prool. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughput
the U. S. Represented by

F. L. XNEELAND, 50 Wall Street, N. Y.

N. B.-Use none but DUPONT’S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

DITTIlfi POWDER

BOX 836, P. O.

OFFICE 24 PARK PLACE,

NEW YORK.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “Electric Powder.”

Nos.l (line) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed In point
of strength and cleanliuess. Packed In square
canisters of 1 lb. only.

Hazard’s “American Sporting.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
61 lb. kegs. A One grain, quick and clean, forup-
land prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.

Hazard’s “.Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
and 61 and 131 lb. kegs. Burns slowly and very
dean, shooting remarkably close ana with great
penetration. For field, forest, or water shooting,
It tunics any other brand, and it is equally ser¬
viceable fur;muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “ Sea Shooting ” FG in kegs of
25, 121, and 61 lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed in 1 and lib. canisters. Burns strong and
moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and tiro “Sea Shooting”
FG is the standard TtiHe Powder of the country.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER; also, SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT,
OF AN V REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany’s Agents, in every prominent city, or whole¬
sale at ouroffice^ STU1., xr w TORK.

aTgood plan

The most profitable way of dealing in stocks is by
combining’ many orders and co-operating them
as a whole, dividing profits pro rata among share¬
holders, according to the market, monthly. Each
customer thus secures all the advantages of im¬
mense capital and experienced skill, and can use
any amount? from $10 to $10,000, or more, >Vith
equal proportionate success. u New York Stock
Beporter” and new circular mailed free. Full
information for any one to opperate successfully.
Lawrence & Co., 57 Exchange Place, N. Y.

PUKE TIN-COATED AND BURNISHED

DROP AND B UCK SHOT.

American Standard— Eagle Brand.

CAPTAIN BOGARDUS ON TIN-COATED SHOT.

Editor Forest and Stream New York, Jan. 13, 1879.

HAVING been asked by many of your readers as to the merits of TIN-COATED
SOFT SHOT, I desire to say that I consider it the best shot I have ever used. I have given it
a very severe test, having shot my 6,000 ball match Jan. S and 9 with it. In that match I used two
sets of double barrels, one of 10 and the other 12-bore, and each single barrel was discharged 1,500
times without being once cleaned. The Inner surface of the barrels Is bright and free from
scratches, although in shooting I used them until they beoame so hot that they would not bear
hamUing. I cannot imagine any case of ordinary use which oould so severely test the cleanliness
and perfection of the tin-coating and its froodom from injury by any heat which could ever result
from continuous discharges of the gun. A. H. BOGARDUS.

THE LEROY SHOT AND LEAD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

c^es Cartr,(%e c

6s _ __S>*

A

LOWELL, MASS.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

BRASS, SOLID HEAD, CENTRAL FIRE, RELOADING SHELLS,
AND CARTRIDGES.

ADAPTED to all military and sporting rifles and pistols, and in use by the ARMY
AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, and several foreign governments. Rim-fire am¬
munition of all kinds. Special attention given to the manufacture of

Cartridges for Target Practice.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

yOLLER’S T/- COD-LIVER Dll

Ib perfectly pure?* Pronounced thebest by the high¬
est medical authorities in the world. Gjvgn higheri,
award at 12 World’s ExnoHitiopB.and at Pane, 1878.
BoldbyDruggiata. \Y . II. bclacfleliu &'Co.,N.Y.

Ammunition.

Tatham & Bro’s,

NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURERS OF

“CHILLED" !■*> .

SHOT gBR02SH0T.g

BLUE LABBL. EEL LABEL,

Compressed Buck Shot,

First Premium Centennial Exhibition. Report
—“Exact uniformity of size, truly spherical form,
high degree of finish and general excellence.

THE DELAWARE SHELL.

Our Improved Shell Now Possesses the Fol¬
lowing Merits:

1 st. Perfect Uniformity of Flange.

2d. They are Sure Fire and Gas Tight.

3d. The Paper is Superior.

4th. The Primers are Easily Expelled and Replaced, and can be
Reloaded a Number of Times.

PRICE AS LOW AS ANY OTHER SHELL

Address, Delaware Cartridge Company,

Wilmington, Delaware.

Founded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’

American Chilled Shot.

Rivaling the English and All Others,

STANDARD DROP AND BUCK SHOT AND
BAR LEAD.

THOMAS TV. SPARKS, ilAXTTFACTTRER.
Office, No. 181 Walnut Street, Philadelphia*

TRADE— BEATS THE WORLD /’-mark,

Old Judge Smoking Tobacco,

The Only Tobacco Ever Manufactured thatdoes not Bite the Tongue,

Old Judge ” Cignrottos.

and the paper made saliva proof to prevent its breaking or melting m the mouth. The great advant¬
age and importance of this invention will at once bo recognized by all smokers, and its truth de¬
monstrated hv the first “Old Judge” Cigarettes they smoke. Neither will they require a printed
certificate from any eminent Professor of Chemistry to convince them they have heretofore, In
smoking Cigarettes made of PURE RICE PAPER, been inhaling one of the deadbeat poisons known.
FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS.

GOODWIN & CO., Manufacturers, 207 and 209 Water st.,

NKW YORK .

s

A GREAT INTENTION!

IMITATION

T-A

N E

D

GLASS.

Patented December 3, 1878.

CURTAINS, SHADES, AND BLINDS

Dispensed with. New, Elegant, Cheap and Dur¬
able. It produces all the unique effects of a.richly
painted or Elegantly Stained Window. It is easily
applied to the glass in Windows of Houses, Pub¬
lic Buildings, Churches, Steamboats, Street and
Railroad Cars, Libraries, Parlors, Offices, bath

ly oolored ground glass. The article has just been
patented, and not a single agency has as yet been
established.

sive territory will be reserved for five years.

- - ■PC of three of the most beailti-

_ hj ful styles will he sent prepaid

with full instructions, Yrholesalc prices, etc., on
receipt of #1.00.

Patentee
‘ M’Fr.

I Sole Agent
■< for U. S. &

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. ( Canada.

L. Lum Smitli,

717 SANSOM ST.,

Agenls

Apply to

BDADVuu.uu.ii—b - - - - .

tentative Agents' Paper of the world, The Phila¬
delphia, Pa., Agents' Herald :

“We regard the above as the most remarkable
and beautiful invention ever patented, and would
advise the Agent readers of the Herald particu¬
larly to he i ,n the alert to secure choice territory.
The article is so simple, and yet will be in such
universal demand, that it will undoubtedly meet
with a most enthusiastic reception and large sale.
It will offer the best opportunity for coining
money that has ever been presented to Agents,
and the business being Ugh t, neat and respectable,
will be peculiarly adapted to ladies and gentle¬
men who from timidity, etc., have hitherto been
debarred from engaging in the agency business,
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SOME DAY!

OOME day when seated by the white shining sand,

I shall have looked my last upon the sea,

And death boeide me looking, too, will stand ;

Though I shall know not he is close to me.

I shall not feel his touch so cold and ohill—

I shall not hear hiB footsteps creeping- still
And silent on the hard, wave-beaten beacb.

Some day the woods I love so well will fade
Out from mine eyes forever. X shall hear
No more the birds sing- In the sylvan shade,

Where woodland fountains sparkle bright and clear.
I'wlU not know it— but the golden sun
My raptured eyes no more shall gazo upon—

No more its rays my upturned forehead reach.

Some day my wandering feet will slowly tread
for the last time the winding mountain way ;

For the last time will watch the clouds o'erhead
Upon the slopes in changeful shadows play.

The trees will wave in leafy splendor there —

But I with bird and bee thenceforth will share
Those quiet hours of peace in life no rnore-

Some day for the last lime my eyes will close
To all that can annoy or lead astray ;

The lids will drop alike to friends and foes.

To open on a brighter, fairer day ;

Shall droop to grief, to sorrow and to pain—

To weary rack of body, heart and brain—

To slanderer’s breath and disappointment sore.

And then with heart at peace within my breast
And folded hands, my friends shall gaze on me—

Shall even envy as I lie at. rest,

What all on earth must come at length to be—

A sinless shell. But pray, sigh not nor weep,

God lent me life; He now that life will keep
Safe in His fold as shepherds keep their sheep.

Sept., 1879. Franklin IV, Fish.

|i }enr punting ^annd (fttorgiun^jgg.

HAUL in your slack !

Belay !" (Creak 1 crack !
creak?) And the steamer Silver Spray ground
her chafed timbers agaiust the log jetty at Sbe-ba-wa-
nah-ning, blew off her steam noisily for a moment, and
then her throttle closing suddenly, let into our ears a
strange Indian and French patois from the motley, lan¬
tern-lit group flocking about the gang-plank, It was 11
o’clock at night, dark and wet.

My fellow-voyager, Mr. Arthur Kilburn, jr., and my¬
self had come down from Sault Ste. Marie, leaving this
latter place on the 17th of September. It was our first
hunting and fishing tour into Georgian Bay.

“ What place is this, Captain?” asked my comrade.

‘ ‘ She-ba-wa-nak-ning, sir. Stop about ten minutes,
just long enough to run up with the mail-bag and take
on six barrels of whitefish. Come, come ! Hurrah, boys !
Hurrah, hoys ! (this latter exhortation to the deck-hands,
rolling on the whitefish).

We stood and looked at the half -savage crowd. Fog
was driving in. The steamer’s red lights aloft showed
like dingy garnets.

“ Bon soir, Sue,” called the second mate to one of the
red-jacketed young women on the jetty. “Seen any¬
thing more of that bear ?”

“ 'Deed, yes sir,” replied the girl cheerily. " It's coom
round twice sence you's here, Killed two more coos and
a koog, and coom just the nighest gettin’ Molly-meg’s
two pappoos out blueberry in’.”

“ What's that about bears?” we demanded,

Rather reluctantly the second mate turned Mb atten¬
tion from the girl on the wharf. “ Oh, it’s jest a big
black bear,” said he, “ that's got after them here. Take’!
hogs, cows, pappooses, anything. Big’s an ox, they
say.”

“Why don’t they shoot the brute?” Arth asked, in
credulously.

“Well, that’s it,” laughed the mate.

“What say?" said my comrade, turning to me.
“ Here’s a bear spoiling to be hunted. Shall we go for
that bear?"

That’s what we’ve up here for, hunting,” was my
reply.

“ Go it is, then,” exclaimed my adventurous f riend.

To run to our state-rooms, seize our valises, ulsters and
rifles was the work of a moment, and we jumped from
the rail to the pier just as they cast off the line.

“Now then,” says Arth, addressing himself to the
crowd generally, “ fetch on your bear.”

But the aborigines did not take the joke worth a cent.
The squat, dark-skinned group regarded us in distrustful
silence’, indeed, that to land in the night at one of these
remote, outlandish little hamlets of half-breeds, Indians
and French Canadians, where the English language is a
rarity, is not a nice thing to do, we came near finding out
to our cost. The people, whom we had landed to deliver
from the bear, were very slow to receive us. Hotel there
was none, and so far as we could learn nobody ever put
up anybody, nor wanted to, for love or money. It be¬
gan to rain hard, too. At length we heard of a man who
once put up a government inspector. He lived about a
half-mile off. His name was Thomas Methot. An In¬
dian showed us his light, and we steered for it over log
fences, stumps and the wrecks of old canoes. Luckily
Methot was indoors, and, after some parley, let us in,
too. His house was built of squared timber. There were
two rooms. His wife, Dollie, was a “monster," with a
back as broad as a hale of hay, and there were two little
Methots, pale, “peeked” and dirty-nosed.

They gave us the spare room. One end of the old
stove stuck through the partition into it. There was a
bed, or rather a hunk, consisting of a mass of old blan¬
kets and coverlets, with tow and linen sheets, spread on
creaking boards laid across two “horses.” The pillows
were of swingle tow in wads.

Yet we could have stood these little eccentricities very
.. ell if the bunk had been all right. But we found it full
of, heaven only knows what sort of savage beasts, that
attacked us with the ferocity of Bashi Bazouks. After a
terrible contest of about half an hour we re-dressed,
litched the bed into one comer and lay down on the bare
wards. It was not quite so bad after this, and about
idnight we both fell asleep.

In the morning the fat woman gave us for breakfast a
fried whitefish and a small loaf of something which up
in that section managed to pass itself off for bread. We
had just sat down to it when the Methodist minister came
in to breakfast, We had to divide with him ; and short
division it was, at least our individual quotients were
short enough. However, the good man asked a blessing
upon it, which, as Arth remarked, helped fill up a little.

We then went out to hunt the bear, taking Methot
along with us as guide : and the minister went too, though
he had no gun.

It is a fearful country all about Sbe-ba-wa-nah-ning.
Up to the north and northeast there is along rocky moun¬
tain, covered with thin shrub, which but half conceals
the weathered ledges. The whole country looks remark¬
ably desolate, and the blackened stumps of the trees,
where fires have destroyed the forests, heightened the
aspect of desolation.

Overledgy mountains and bushy hills, through tangled
tamarack swamp and rocky blueberry fells, we hunted
bear for six or seven hours assiduously, Methot leading
the way. We visited the scene of the Molly-mog calamity
and the spot where a cow and several sheep had been de¬
voured. Everything hereabouts was very quiet now.
Not a sign nor token of the bear was anywhere dis-
cemable.

Toward night we returned to Methot’s much fatigued.
During this whole day we had seen absolutely nothing in
the way of game, save one red squirrel.

It would be five days, possibly six or seven, before an¬
other steamer would touch at this point : a fact we had
not taken into consideration on landing. We had got
hunting enough, such as it was, the first day. But Me¬
thot now suggested a bear trap, intimating his belief that
the hear was, for the most part, nocturnal in his habits.
The sort of trap which our friend Thomas suggested was
a pit-fall delusively covered over with leaves and dry
sticks and earth, the same to be baited with the carcass of
a sheep — Thomas to furnish the sheep at four dollars, a
price we afterwards learned to be a somewhat exalted
one in that region. It was a very poor old scab of a sheep,
but as Thomas remarked, it would probably be just as
good for the bear, as one of his best ones ; and the man
had but nine in all.

We employed two half-breeds, named Doc and Ebe
Molosse, and set them to dig a pit, a mile distant in the
woods, They sank it to the depth of six feet about ten
feet square at the bottom and set with stakes, sharpened
at their upper ends and about three feet Mgh. These
were to impale the bear when he fell into the pit. The
hole was then covered with slender poles, fir boughs and
a light coating of dirt and leaves. To a maple branch
which projected out over the pit, was suspended the car¬
cass of the sheep.

This job consumed nearly a whole day.

‘ 1 We’ve got him ! ” Arth exclaimed on co ningin sight,
for the sheep was gone and the pit broken into.

We ran up. But the bear was not in it ; some of the
sharp stakes were upset, however, and there were what
looked to be his tracks about the place. How he could
have fallen on those stakes without injury was rather re¬
markable, we thought, to say the least.

That day we deepened the' pit two feet, reset the stakes
more firmly and bought another sheep of Thomas, for
bait. We were determined to have that bear if possible.

Next morning the bait was gone again, lots of the stakes
jammed down and lots of black hair, too, on several of
the points. This was rather exciting : we bought another
sheep and put in numbers of other sharp stakes.

Just at nightfall, we went out to the pit once more,
only to find the bear bad not only taken this third bait,
blit hail upset more than half the stakes in his straggle
out of the pit.

Evidently this bear's hide was proof against sharpened
stakes. It' was simply ridiculous to go on furnishing Mm
sheep on these conditions.

Thomas now recommended a log-trap. The Molosses
were set to work with axes ; and a small log hoiiBe tMr-
teen feet by eleven, and six feet high, was built of fir-
timber, near the site of the pit-fall. This structure was
roofed over with heavy logs and a drop-door, with a spin¬
dle attachment, rigged for it, Another sheep had to be
bought of Thomas to bait it.

But this laborious contrivance fared no better than the
pit-fall. We found the bait gone and the drop-door torn
down next morning. In short the whole structure was
grievously maltreated and bore marks of dreadfully
rough usage.

“Altogether too much bear for the trap ! " my friend
remarked.

But there were several little circumstances about the
matter which made us very uncomfortable, not to say
suspicions. Wo both agreed that to buy more sheep
would be folly. In fact, we were not a little disgusted
with the whole business. To crown all, bad weather kept
the next steamer from putting into the narrow difficult
channel and harbor of Shebawanahning. We were still
cooped up at Mothofs and fed on white fish and Frencli-
Canadian bread. Fishing for trout in a stream four or
five miles back to the northeast of the landing was now
our only vestige of sport. The fishing was good. The
stream was full of trout, now confined to the deep holes
on account of the drouth. It was no difficult matter to
catch all we could both carry home ; and these f ormed a
very agreeable change from the white fish.

On either the third or fourth day we fished there, we
followed the brook farther up amoiig the mountains than
oil the previous days, to where the channel was very-
rocky aud broken into falls by ledges. Here were some
enormous boulders under which the water worked its
way, often completely hidden by heaps of drift-bush and

We were fishing lazily out of* a pool, a little below a
considerable bend of the stream, sitting on a projecting ■.
rock, when we heard a noise as of some animal splashing
in the water above : some large creature, too, it seemed
from the sound. We sat listening a moment.

** It may be an otter,” Kilburn said.

We had brought only one gun along with us, and that
I had left nearly two miles below under a log beside the
brook ; for it was a great bother to carry it while fishing.
We had never seen anvtMng there worth shooting as yet .
But Arthur had his loaded revolver with him, a good,
serviceable weapon, bought by Mm m London, having a
bore of .42 — almost half an inch.

Eager to get a sight of the game, if nothing more, we
jumped up and ran through the intervening bushes along
the bank. Working through a thicket of little firs, we
came out plump upon a high ledge, overhanging a deep
hole in which the stream lay enclosed by the. rocks.

For Moses’ sake !” muttered Ariher, “what is that? "
At second glance I saw it was a bear, and a big one.

“ It’s our friend ! ” I exclaimed ; “or an own brother to
him ! And he’s up here fishing, too ! ”

For at that instant I saw the bear Beize and chow up
something. The hole was full of trout.

“No gun!” Kilburn groaned. “Here's my pistol,
though 1 ” he exclaimed, and pulling it out of its sheath
in Ms belt and reachmg down over the rocks, fired,
The crack of the pistol was the bear’s first warning of
our presence. When that slug-bullet struck Mm he gave
a leap to one side, wMrled round with a terrible roar,
and, all dripping, glared up at us.

Kilhum let another ball go Mto him ; at which the bear
made a savage bound to get up out of the pool : then
another, and another, its great claws scratching on the
rocks, and he uttering some of the most terrific roars I
ever heard. But the place betwixt the boulders where
the water ran into the pool, on the upper side, was not
more than a foot and a half wide ; and the lower end of
the hole was filled up with a vast hoap of drift stuff be¬
neath which the water worked out. A large hemlock
log had fallen over the rooks into the pool a little below

Early next morning we walked out to the site of the where we stood. The bear, seeing the fish, had scrambled
trap pit, rifle in hand. 1 down the trunk of this hemlock into the water ; go at

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least we .-judged from the marks on the log. Finding that
he could not leap out of the hole, the animal next as¬
sayed to climb tip the hemlock trunk.

“ For mercy’s sake don't let him climb up here 1 "
shouted Kilburn, who was trying to take aim for another
shot. Tho huge brute had already got foothold on the
tog, growling like seven lions. The case was urgent.
Seizing a great stone, which would have weighed twenty
or thirty pounds, I hurled it down on him, and my friend
fired again at almost the same moment. This bullet hit
the creature in the neck. The ball and the stone together
caused it to loose its footing, and it blundered back into
the water. With this it seemed to lose its courage. In¬
stead of trying to get to ur, it now ran to shelter beneath
the overhanging rocks. Kilburn. kept shooting. At every
shot, for a dozen times, the beast would splash from one
side of the pool to the other, which was already reddened
with gouts of its blood. At length, reaching down, my
friend fired a shot into its head, near the left ear, which
seemed to kill it almost instantly. Altogether he had
fired near thirty bullets into the bear ; but for the ad¬
vantage of its being in a place from which it could not
easily get out, we should hardly have mastered it. I do
not believe that so big a bear was ever killed with a re¬
volver before. Kilburn and I could no more get it up
out of the pool, alone, than if it had been a mountain, It
took Methot and both the Molosses with us, tugging
hard, to haul it up.

Methot took the hido off for us. How much the bear
would have weighed, wo could only estimate, there being
no scales nor steelj-ards in Sllebawanahning that would
have weighed it. My friend set its woight at eight hun¬
dred, and I should say somewhere from seven to eight.

It was an enormously bony brute, and was in pretty
good flesh. Nearly every halfbreed in the place came
and got a piece of the meat to ea t — as much as each could
comfortably carry home. And there seemed enough
for all.

Whether this was indeed the same bear whieh liad
menaced the pappooses and eaten our sheep bait so freely,
I am ahle only to guess. To tell the truth, I now have
my doubts about any bear ever coming near our pitfall,
or our trap, and deem it more than probable that Methot
or his confreres took the mutton bait after pocketing the
price for the sheep — and sprung the trap to conceal the
trick, Ah, these lialfbreeds are a bad lot ; not very in¬
tellectual certainly, blit depravely cunning and tricky,

REEL FOOT LAKE.

IT was the good fortune of this writer, in the year 18—,
to accompany a party of gentlemen in an exploration
of the lakes of the lower Mississippi, On the 3d day of
November, our two skiffs were lowered from the deck of
the good steamer, Dictator, just opposite Madrid Bend,
Our party consisted of Bix persons. Two stalwart indi¬
viduals o'f the African persuasion, who acted during tho
trip in a variety of useful and ornamental occupations,
viz : cooking, rowing, cleaning game, fish and stuffing
specimens ; playing the banjo, dancing and whooping ;
four gentlemen, one savant from Parec ; the other three,
good shots, good anglers and good fellows generally. We
had four muzzle-loading shot guns, best make, and two
Hudson's rifles, small calibre, fishing rods, ammunition,
camp equipage and full outfit.

Reel Foot Lake was tlie initial point; of our voyage.
Seeing an agriculturist on the bank who was evidently
admiring our whole proceedings, and doubtless thinking
that we were all slightly cracked, we saluted him in our
suavest manner, whereupon the following conversation
ensued : —

Native:— “Whar in thunder you gwine with them skiffs
an’ niggers? gwine to fish, or going to duck it? powerful
sight ox ducks over on Reel Foot, now, atl' — but say now,
hev you got a drink? ”

Voyager : — “ Sir, it is our intention to kill every duck
in Reel Foot Lake, catch every fish, and then moving on
to New Orleans, dean out the Gulf of Mexico of its finny
inhabitants,”

Native ' Thar, now, you talk like a book and you look
like one ; but I say )>ow, hev you got a drink? I’m pow¬
erful dry.”

Having satisfied his curiosity on this point, in fact du¬
plicating the required drink, the cockles of bis heart
were so warmed with the generous liquor that be vol¬
unteered to* transport us, bag and baggage to the Lake.
He was faithful to his promise,

Scarcely had the rosy fingers of tlie blushing Aurora
been entwined in old Sol’s bead in order to awaken liim
from his final nap, or in plain English, scarcely was it
dawn when we launched our skiffs upon Reel Foot Lake,
State of Tenuesee. I had shot ducks on all the streams of
southern Kentucky ; I had killed them by hundreds on
the prairies of Southern Illinois and Missouri. I thought
that I had seen ducks plentiful and in galore, but I had
never dreamed of seeing them in such countless numbers
as I saw them on Reel Foot Lake. They were flying high
from some cause, but tlie Eley’s wire cartridge did the
work most effectually, and by nine o’clock wo had had
our fill of sport, having brought to bag, seventy-five
birds.

We were gentlemen, and did not propose to slaughter
the thousands of birds around us, merely liom the brute
instinct of slaying. And yet it was bard self-denial ; for
it is with a keen sense of personal triumph that you
knock over, right and left, two swift flying mallards, and
see the sudden, helpless closing of the wings arid the
heavy, headlong thud into tlie water, which tells that
your aim has been good and that your gun is of the right
stamp, Ducking is certainly thrilling sport, and one that
faxes the eyo and hand more than any other in the whole
category of field sports. In the North, you submit to all
kinds of discomfort on a good ducking day ; here you
can shoot all day with a light suit of waterproof duck and
be perfectly comfortable.

Near the centre of Reel Foot Lake Is the home, by pre¬
scriptive right, of the cormorant. This settlement is called
<• water Turkey Town.” Here the cormorants collect and
build then nests by thousands in the branches of the tall,
dead cypress trees. Millions of blue catfish, some of them
in weight as much as a hundred pounds, collect under
these trees to eat the pieces of the fish dropped by the
old birds while feeding their young ones. Although the
season of nesting was over we determined to visit the place,
gam and Dick, our sable friends, had each of them out a

cane on the banks of the lake the evening before, which
rods would liavo horrified a “complete angler." They
were about twenty feet long, about the size of one’s lower
arm at the butt, and strong as steel. If there is anything
on tho earth that can delight the soul of a negro, it is fish¬
ing for catfish. In a stream swarming with fine perch,
you will line at intervals on Saturday, an old darky seated
comfortably over a deep hole with his rod stuck in the
bank fishing for “ cats.” Let not tlie Northern reader
suppose that they are like his own catfish. No, they are
long, trimly built, with a forked tail, and having as much
game and dash about them as any bass. Indeed, I think
that a five pound channel cat, ceteris paribus, will give
more troublo in its capture than the same weight bass. I
know this, that at forty yards, 1 have had them snap a
braided silk line for mej xhalgre line rod and Milam reel.

Anchoring the skiffs near the middle of “Turkey town,”
we told the sable anglers to pitch in and distinguish them¬
selves while we ate our lunch and smoked the pipe of
peace. Quickly disemboweling one of the ducks, the
entrails of which make an excellent bait for catfish, they
dropped a line of invitation to their finny friends. Cat¬
fish after catfish, weighing from ten to twenty pounds,
amid the uproarous shouts of the negroes was lifted into
the boat, until Sam having hooked one more than twice
as large as any that had been caught, finding that the
fish would pull him out of the boat if he maintained his
hold of the cane, coolly let it go and sprang after it.
After a most exciting chase, and many winding dowlings
and sudden turnings Sam got hold of the rod, and bracing
himself on a log, succeeded in taking the enemy prisoner.
We rescued him from the log, and threatening' to box his
ears if he did another trick, tho fishing was resumed.
Now, Dick who could not swim like Sam, after witness¬
ing that worthy’s capers, bethought him of a bright plan
to capture a “big urn,” should he bite. He tied a piece of
strong cord round his wrist, and then secured it firmly to the
butt of his rod. Not ten minutes after he liad thus “fixed”
himself, a “ cat," a veteran of the Reel Foot, an old citi¬
zen, seized the hook. Never shall I forget the look of horror
that overspredthe dusky countenance of that sable fisher¬
man. We were much astonished when, with a loud yell,
Dick, in imitation as we thought of Sam, plunged headfore¬
most into tho lake. Amid the loud cries of the negroes we
could distinguish the words, “ Tied to my arm.” Gradu¬
ally the true state of things dawned upon us, and as we
could not spare Dick it was incumbent upon us to rescue
him from ins perilous condition. This was very quickly
accomplished by cutting the line, but not until the fish
had dragged Dick many times under the water. Dick
never tied another rod to his wrist. Fabulous tales were
in circulation in our neighborhood among the negroes
about that fish after our re turn, Dick swearing most
solemnly that he weighed a thousand pounds, while Sam
would back it by saying that he was as “ big as a horse.”
As we had had an entertainment, better than “H. M. S.
Pinafore," and had laughed until our sides were sore
over the mishap of Dick, we made them quit fishing, and
wended our way back to camp. On our way we took a
dozen or two trout and a fine lot of speckled pereli, the
best pan fish in these or any other waters.

We spent a week on Reel Foot — a most enjoyable week.
AVe killed ducks, squirrels, quail and a few snipe. We
lived like kings, and nowhere in the world can the sports¬
man have that acme of his wishes — plenty of sport and
freedom from annoying insects— in such perfection. The
golden haze of the Indian summer, the sweet stillness of
the Beene, all combine to render this the sportsman's par¬
adise. Putting our traps on board a passing steamer, our
next point for exploration was a chain of lakes below
Vicksburg, ’Miss., which we were told reached to Baton
Rouge, La, We found this to be true, for our portages
in no case exceeded more than five miles. We found the
lakes, all of them, swarming with fish, which to take re¬
quired the merest novice in angling. As a striking illus¬
tration of this fact we were one day exploring a large lake,
shooting sometimes a duck .and lazily enjoying the per¬
fect weather. All at once we came upon a’ “school” of
the speckled perch, millions, no doubt, in number. AVe
had no bait, having expended our last worms the day
before. I suggested a fly of tlie white duck feathers,
After long and patient manipulation I succeeded in catch¬
ing one perch. Cutting this into very thin strips like a
minnow, we took in less than an hour fifty or more, and
could have caught barrels of them with the same bait.
These were the very largest perch that wo saw on the
trip, many of them being eighteen inches in length and
weighing from two to three pounds. With a delicate
line, a pliant rod, and no sinker, they are very game, and
give the angler his full share of trouble in capturing them.
These perch are very voracious, but when they cease bit¬
ing it is an evidence that the “school’' has moved to some
other locality. St. Clair.

Bartow, Go,., June 31st.

t0isf( (jfjiJtitrc.

The Luscious Oyster. — Thousands of men are afford¬
ed employment by lire oyster business in Maryland and
ATirginia waters, besides those employed in the immense
packing-houses in Baltimore. Fleets of schooners and
sloops cruise in every bay anti inlet, gathering in their
harvest, to be distributed all over the country. A
schooner generally carries from 2,000 to 2,500 bushels,
and a sloop from 200 to 600, The latter rarely make
long trips, but the schooners go into any waters where
the harvest is good, as they are more fitted for the rough
usage to be encountered on an open sea. Planting
grounds range from one acre upward in size, and are
bought and sold just as other real estate. The grounds
rent for from $35 to $150 per acre, and sell for from $100
to $600. There is, however, ail immense natural growth
of oysters extending from Pool’s Island to Cape Henry,
which maybe considered almost inexhaustible. Agood
ground consists of three requisites for the successful
growth of the spawn planted, viz. : Moderately shallow
water, so that they can bo easily dredged, a free tide to
afford them sustenance, and a fairly firm bottom to pre¬
vent smothering. If an oyster is dropped in water which
is perfectly still, it may live, but will never grow fat.

The amount of seed usually sown to the acre is 400
bushels, and is done bv shoveling them from boats,
which are pushed slowly through the water. This
amount must, however, be regulated by the time they

will 'be allowed to lie. Any man has the privilege of
staking out and planting ground not already occupied,
and there is no place which affords so good a field for
energy and enterprise in this line as the Chesapeake Bay
and its surround! ngR.

The best grounds in Maryland waters are Tangier
Sound , Pocomokc Sound, Patuxent, Little and GreatCliop-
tank, Weir, Miles and South rivers.

Millions of dollars are invested in tlie wholesale busi¬
ness, and expended in schooners, sloops, scows, offices,
implements and beds. An ordinary capital ranges
from $25,000 to $50,000, though there are many men in
Baltimore to-day with a nourishing and profitable, busi¬
ness who can go baok to the time when they had only a
small Bloop and one or two dredges. All these men gen¬
erally commenced their business by dredging for natural
oysters, which they kept up until they had acquired
a sufficient sum to rent or purchase a bed of their own.
The oyster-packing business is, however, a special feature
of Baltimore enterprise, planting occupying the chief
position in Virginia and other States.

Some of the largest firms in Baltimore have a capital
which will probably exceed several millions.

Besides the immense quantities of oysters canned for
internal and foreign shipment, they are also shipped to
Western cities in tin boxes, packed in ice, and sell there
for a handsome profit. Cans of Baltimore cove oysters
have been shipped to Cairo, Egypt, and enjoyed there as
a most delicious bonne-bouehe. European " oysters are
well known as being decidedly inferior to American.
They are almost universally put into tanks of stagnant
water, where they acquire a greenish hue, and coma
upon tlie table small, shriveled and lean, without sub¬
stance or flavor. But within recent years a party of
English capitalists, appreciating the superiority of the
fresh American oyster, have formed a company for trans¬
porting them to English waters, where they are planted,
just as is done here.

The spawn is taken over heaped in the hold of vessels,
and although it is estimated only about one-half ever
survive, yet it has been found that the profit from the
business is considerable, and they are rapidly becoming
more popular there with the public. The spawn is ob¬
tained from the beds in Tangier Sound. — Baltimore
Gazette .

Virginia's Oyster Trade.— The president of the Nor¬
folk Oyster Packing Association says "that 8,000,000
bushels of oysters will be taken from Virginia waters
this year, and more than one-third of these will be
handled by the packers of Norfolk and Portsmouth. The
average value of oysters is 85 cents a bushel, making the
oyster trade of Norfolk something like $350,000 a year.
The business has been built up since the war, and is
steadily increasing.

How Seth Green Began.— If old St. Anthony, instead
of preaching to the fishes, had studied their domestic
habits and started fish culture, he would have been a great
deal more sensible saint than he was. What St. Anthony
did not do, Seth Green did. A correspondent of tho Cin¬
cinnati Inquirer, has this bit of gossip about him : —

Among the interesting men of Rochester is Seth Green,
the patron of fish culture in America. He is a broad-
shouldered man, a square, seaman-like face, reddened by
the sun and good living. He has a fine white beard flow¬
ing over his chest, and he generally wears a sort of brown
velvet sacque and drives a good horse. He is worth about
$55,000, accumulated as a fisherman. I said to him, iu a
few minutes conversation we had: “ Mr. Green, what put
you in the notion of hatching fish and restocking our
streams?” “Ifished Lake Ontario,” he said, “foraboutone
generation. I had 1 00 miles of net and 100 hands before
I was done. 1 kept a fish market in Rochester, and sup¬
plied whitefish, salmon, trout, pickerel, etc., all over the
country. I was a good line fisherman, and went up the
streams leading into the lake to get brook trout, Salmon
and other game fish. One day when up the stream, I saw
a fine female salmon, weighing about six pounds, come
up, attended by her mate and three or four other fish. I
had to jump behind a tree aud take an observation, and
there I saw the salmon begin to scoop out a place in the
bottom of the brook with her tail. After scooping a
while she would go off eoquettishly, and then come back,
and the other fish seemed to help her. It occurred to
me that she was putting her spawn down there, beyond
the reach of the other kinds of fish. There is nothing in
the world so delightful to brook trout as to devour sal¬
mon spawn. You know how salmon multiply. Put the
spawn out of sight and it will multiply into little salmon;
let it lie in the water and the trout will eat it. I became
so interested in that incident that I got up in the tree next
day and made myself a kind of seat there among the
boiighs, where I could look down in the Clearwater at tlie
operations of those fish to protect their spawn. I made
up my mind then if 1 ever got a little more money
than would keep me I would go at fish culture. It had
been begun in England, and I began to read on it. As
soon as-I bad $1,200 a year more income than my neces¬
sities, I went at this "fish business, and took a brook
near Rochester, where I had five miles to myself, in¬
vented my hatohing boxes and started in. The only money
I have made in this business was by the sale of the brook.
I have made $11,000 on it. However, the work lias been
started in various parts of the country, and we shall not
leave the generation to succeed us without fish aud
sport. ^

One. — Of tlie 180,000 shad deposited in the Detroit
liver, Mich., some years ago, one was caught the other
day. If one from 180,000 appears a very small harvest
for a very big sowing, we may remind our Michigan
friends that the first had to be caught some time,
and that first could not be more than a single one
unless by some freak of nature. Stewart was worth some
millions of dollars when he died, but Stewart had to make
liia first one dollar before he mado his millions. One is a
good point to start from.

—An Englishman is to try the experiment this fall of
transplanting 200 American catfish to British waters.

"Who Can Explain’ This ?— The following account is
taken from the San Francisco Chronicle, and was given to
a reporter of that journal by Mr. B. B. Redding, a San
Francisco naturalist, a member of the Academy of Sci¬
ences, one of the State Fish Commissioners and otherwise
well known to our readers by his contributions to the
Forest and Stream. The easiest way to explain it is to
6ay that it is gammon. The authorship of the story pre¬
cludes such a disposal of it. We give it to our natural his¬
tory students and fishermen to ponder oyer :

In Siskiyou county there is a caravansary kept by
George Campbell, and known as the Upper Soda Springs
Hotel, which is situated on a semi-circle of land formed
by a bend in the Sacramento river. Wishing to have a
supply of fresh trout close at hand, Mr. Campbell had a
supply of water conducted through a board flume from
the river to a natural depression in the ground, thereby
creating an excellent fish pond of about half an acre in
extent, which he supplied with full-grown trout caught
in the river. The supply flume is, for some distance,
raised about four feet above the ground. About 400 feet
from the pond a small rivulet, which is an outlet for irri¬
gating water, flows under the flume, crossing it at right
angles and about four feet below it, and empties into the
river.

The fall of water from the end of the flume to the sur¬
face of the pond is two feet, the water in the flume flow¬
ing with a velocity of three miles an hour. The pond has
an outlet, which is screened to prevent the escape of the
trout. Shortly after the pond was established, the dis¬
covery was made that numbers of fish were missing from
it. Mr. Campbell instituted an investigation, which re¬
sulted in discovering that the fish, dissatisfied with their
new quarters, had leaped through the waterfall two
feet into the flumo, and swimming against the strong cur¬
rent until they reached where the stream crosses un¬
der the flume, they had leaped out of the latter to the
stream four feet beneath. Upon discovering the method
Of flight adopted by his finny acrobats, Mr. Campbell pre¬
vented further escape by placing a screen at the mouth of
the flume. Up to last accounts the dissatisfied flsh
had discovered no other method of getting into then- fav¬
orite Sacramento. The questions immediately suggest
themselves : How could the fish know that a stream flowed
under the flume, the sides of which were considerably
above the surface of the water, and if they possessed that
knowledge how were they to know that they were imme¬
diately over it? Mr, Redding examined the ground care¬
fully along the flume, and could not discover a single
instance of a trout having- jumped out at any other
place.

Ponds 'Working — Some of our readers have asked what
was meant by a“ pond working,” or what process of nature
is in progress at the time. At our request, Mr. Seth Green
has answered the inquiry in a very intelligent manner,
and thereby contributed information which is known to
hut few. Last year we saw Lake Winnebago, in Wiscon¬
sin, work. The water which is ordinarily very clear, was
so cloudy that it looked like sea water. A microscopic
examination of a glassfull showed the vegetable seeds
plainly. The hints as to the proper time to flsh will no
doubt be acted upon hereafter by all who read this letter
of Mr. Green’s: —

. Rochester, N. Y., Sept. sa.

'K Nearly all lakes and ponds, “work,” or what is generally
colled, “blossom,” some waters once, and some twice during
the summer months. It Is a vegetable substance that grows on
the bottom, and at some time during the summer the seedjor
bloom breaks loose from the bottom and floats in the water. The
leaves of the blossoms are of the same weight as the water, so
that some kinds do not Come to the top and float but float about
In the water, giving the water a thick or oily appearance.

Von can catch but few flsh when the water is in blossom. But
as soon as the water is done blossoming tbo fish will bite. Irou-
doquoit Bay went in blossom this year on July 1st and cleared
up August 20th; and during that time there were but few flsh
taken. But since August 20th a market basketful could be taken
in a sboi-t time. AU pleasure seokors, I mean parties going on
tlshlng tours, should find out tf the water they intend to visit is
In blossom, and if it is, do not go until it clears up. Get there as
soon as it clears, and you will ha ve good Ashing. Seth Queen.

Trout Parasites— Yaphank, L. I. — I send you a notice
of a new flsh parasite from a Western paper. Something
like this has been found on the flsh in the ponds of the
South Side Club and has been sent to Mr. Perkins for
identification. Wa quote: ‘’Seth Perkins has found a
new flsh parasite which preys upon brook trout and
suckers, eating holes in then- sides. It looks like a bat¬
shaped drop of jelly and would naturally bo taken for a
little swelling under the skin,” R, Winslow.

Remarks. — Your parasite is not new. See Livingston
Stone's “Domesticated Trout," pages 183-4. The only
remedy he recommends is to take out the affected ones
and throw them, away. Then ohange all the others to a
new place where you can depend on the water (water not
liable to contamination by the parasites floating down
from other waters connecting therewith), and lose no
time in doing so.— [Ed.

New York. — The State Fish Commissioners have
placed in the Hudson tills season more than 6,500,000
shad fry. Other work of the Commission has been with
lake and brook trout, salmon, black bass, perch, and
L whitefish,

— Carp ai-e now said to be rather numerous in the Shen¬
andoah, Va. An old Philadelphia angler who annually
visits this stream on account of the fine black bass fishing
to be enjoyed there, tells us that he has taken the carp
on many occasions weighing from four to live pounds
each. He found the interior of the flsh lined with fat
and considers it one of the most palatable species he lias
ever eaten. Years ago, it is asserted, a few specimens
were put in this river, hence the present supply.

FOREST AND STREAM,

Virginia Progress in Fish Culture.— W . F, Page, Esq.,
of the Virginia Fish Commission, is now putting up a
trout hatchery at Wytheville, to have a capacity of 1 ,350, -
000 salmon. He has 3,000 gallons of water delivered at
45 feet elevation, 538 F.

r^ntimd ffsterp.

Drumming op Spruce Partridge.— The Canada grouse
is commonly known in Canada as the “spruce partridge."
It is a beautiful bird, especially the cock, and is naturally
quite tame and easily domesticated. It is altogether dif¬
ferent in this last respect from the ruffed grouse, or “ birch
partridge.” The drumming of the ruffed grouse has at
various times served as a subject of animated discussion
in these columns, but we do not remember to have seen
the drumming of the Canadian grouse referred to, except
on one occasion by our correspondent, “ Penobscot.” One
of our New Brunswick correspondents who is a profes¬
sional trapper, says the Bound is produced by the cock
bird flying almost perpendicularly in the air against some
spruce bush. He says: “I have often heard and seen
them, though the noise can hardly be called drumming.
It is thus the sound is produced which calls the bird of
the other sex,”

Raccoons also. — W e find the folowing paragraph adrift
without any credit. It is interesting, if true :—

Some time last winter a gentleman in the northern
part of Smith County, Texas, on the Sabina River, was
riding a pony, and as he was approaching the river a rac¬
coon ran out and bit the horse on the leg. The raccoon
repeated or continued its attack until the gentleman put
the pony into a gallop and ran off. A few days ago the
gentleman was leading the pony out of a pasture. While
he wa3 letting down the fence the pony suddenly com¬
menced biting the rails furiously, had a fit, fell down, and
ixi a few moments was dead.

A Field for Naturalists.— Corpus Chrisli, Texas.—
Mr. Editor: — This is a good game country. If I knew
the correct names of the flsh and game to be found here
I would make out a list, but I only know the local names,
and they are generally incorrect. Roseate spoonbills are
called flamingoes ; avocets are called tilters ; cormorants
are water turkeys ; coots are poule cFeaus, etc, , etc, In
the winter there are myriads of water fowl from the north,
ranging from teal duck to swan in size, andfrom the jack
snipe to the trumpeter crane. We have no end to the va¬
rieties of fish, of which I know the names of only the
common kinds, suoh as red fish, sheepshead, flounder,
ompano, trout (weak fish), Spanish mackerel, perch,
rums, grand ecaille, jew fish (for which I would like to
know the proper name), string ray, croaker, sharks, gars,
saw flsh, porpoises, etc.

We have a new fish for these waters called a pike. It
is similar in shape and appearance to the alligator gar,
but has soft scales and the under jaw projects beyond the
upper at least half an inch. It grows to about four feet
long and looks very similar to the pickerel of the western
rivers. I would think it of the same species, but it is a
salt water fish entirely. I never before heard of a salt
water pike.

If you could get one of your scientific correspondents to
visit this section of the country, 1 would be glad to assist
liim in procuring curiosities. Sam. M. Johnson.

A FEW QUESTIONS DISCUSSED.

ARE robins topers ? Are crows thieves, or our bene¬
factors? When do deer feed?

I have been much interested, Mr. Editor, by the arti¬
cles in your issue of August 14th signed “ N. A. T. ” and
“Forked Deer "upon these subjects respectively, I do
not remember “ St. Clair’s ” letter, published May 1, and
cannot lay my hands upon the back numbers containing
it ; but, writing for this latitude and longitude, neither
of your contributors would be correct, if judged by the
light of my experience. As a sportsman, my observation
has been entirely confined to South Carolina, and chiefly
to one of the Sea Islands near [Charleston. True, I have
shot a good deal in several counties of both Up and Low
Country : and let me tell you, the partridge shooting
(folks your way call them quail) in the middle and upper
counties is not to be despised. The birds are perhaps as
numerous in the Low Country, hut dense thickets and
swamps here render their escape from the gun far easier
than in the comparatively open country above. In York,
I myself, a very ordinary and unsteady shot, have in a
morning bagged forty-five birds to my own gun, and
with one dog only, though she mis a good one ; and I
know as a fact, well authenticated by a competent wit¬
ness, of Mr. A. B. killing in Sumter County in one day’s
shoot seventy partridges in seventy-two Bhots. He, how¬
ever, is accounted one of the' “Cracks of the State,"
uses ail the best means and appliances, and besides hunts
his game on horseback, and lias a servant along mounted,
too, to pull and replace the fences in his route, which,
thus with ease to himself, may cover twenty miles in the
day.

But this is all digression. “ Let us return to our mut¬
ton." Do robins get drunk? No I Do they sometimes
fall from the tree to the ground apparently drunk ? Yes 1
As a hoy I was familiar with the negro theories well
dwelt upon by “N. A. T,” Many a time I have watched
robins feeding upon, not only the China berries, but those
of the wild orange ; and these last they seem greatly to
prefer ; and more than once 1 have seen them fall and
picked them up, not drunk, but choked by a berry of un¬
usual size. The removal of it from the gullet left them
as well and lively as ever. No ; our cheerful little friend
is no toper ; but 'like, alas ! too many of us, he sometimes
takes more than is good for him. Query. Are the gour¬
mand and the glutton less guilty than the drunkard ?

Are crows thieves or benefactors V In my experience
both. In April no more persistent foe to our Indian corn
crop exists than Mr, “ Coitus.” We tar the seed, and this

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helps; but, despite the precaution, “ Corn Minders " and
" Scare Crows ” as well are employed, and even these
often prove unavailing’ in abridging his ravages. Upon
the whole, however, he is a friend rather than an enemy
to our farmers. I am quite convinced that his destruc¬
tion of bugs and worms, hurtful to our crops, far more
than compensates for his inroads upon our planted grain
in one month of the year. Formulated, according to my
way of thinking, the good he does is to the evil wrought
by him as 11 to 1.

When do deer feed ? When they are hungry, as a mat¬
ter of course. But when are they hungry ? ’ Just when
the conformation of their eyes fit them best to find the
"food they like best. When docs the woodcock feed?
At twilight, mom, and eve, and at night sometimes when
the moon gives a light approximating to twilight. Occa¬
sionally, but not often, I have seen a woodcock boring
in broad day when clouds were dark and skies were low¬
ering. Ordinarily with ns they lie closely in dense cov¬
erts at that time, and are only found by the sportsman
stumbling upon them, or by tile unerring nose of our
faithful pointers and setters. Cockers are. I believe,
practically unknown here. Deer are hunted in our lo¬
cality, and, I think, generally in the Low Country, al¬
most exclusively with dogs. I cannot, and do not, boast
of a large experience in this direction, for my avoca¬
tions since our civil war have consigned me to a very
sedentary life. But I am not without the opportunities
of annual observation. I have hunted Cariucus virg-
■ianus again and again, and have been at him, for my
chances, quite a successful shot : and have to see or hear
of his feeding by day proper. Let the scaffolds standing
in our pea fields with their beacons aloft to “ shine their
eyes,” and the darkey with his musket speak. Lot the
experienced hunters of our Southern land say what they
know ! What influence the rising of the moon by day
may have upon the habits of deer in California, or else¬
where, I know not, but I never heard of such a theory
here,

I have owned and bred both pointers anti setters, and
in our climate will back the former against the latter
every time for general usefulness and average healthful¬
ness. I think they have a higher oilier of brain, too ;
hut this may he fancy; though I could quote “Btone--
henge,” than whom there truly is no higher authority in
my favor. For endurance and persistent, never-flagging,
all ambitious work, whether it be in thorny thickets or re¬
trieving by land or water, commend me to the pointers I
have hunted, against the setters I have owned and seen
shot over by others.

But don’t be alarmed ! I never proposed when I com¬
menced to write to go into this vexed question of pointer
versus setter, and I don't mean to do so, at further length,
either now or henceforth. It never can be settled ; so
let me suggest this possible solution : I have seen and
hunted over a half dozen good pointers to one really
good setter, and make up my judgment accordingly.
Ate. “ Jones’” experience teaches him just the reverse.
May not both be right? W. B.

Charleston, S, C., Aug. 25th.

— The great importance which ostrich farming has ac¬
quired in Southern Africa may be seen from an ostrich
auction recently held at Middleburg, Cape Land. The
lowest price paid for one pair of these birds was £180,
and several pairs fetched £2$o. A few years ago os¬
triches were obtained by hunting only, and’at that time a
good bird could he bought for a menagerie or a zoologi¬
cal garden at a moderate price. But since their domes¬
tication and the development of ostrich farming as an
industry their price has risen enormously. At present
the Zoological Garden in London owns not one living
ostrich. From the Capo of Good Hope 2,397 pounds of
ostrich feathers were exported in 186U at a value£19,201.
but in 1873 the exportation had risen to 31,581 pounds at
a value of £159,679, and recently a hunch of picked bloods
were sold at Fort Elizabeth for £67 15s. a pound, that is
about 15s. a feather.

Animals Received at Central Park Menagerie for the
Week Ending September 6th.— Ono elk, Cermts canadensis ;
born in the menagerie j one rail, Forzana Carolina ; presented by
Mr. Patrick McAleor; flow In tlie house through an open window
during a storm ; two jackals, Cants aureus ; Hal) I ndia ; one brown
eoati, Nasua nastca; fourteen painted terrapins, Ctemniys pi Icla;
presented by Master J. Levy, Now York City; ono mocking bird,
Minus polyQlottus ; presented by Mrs. S. L. Paton, New York City ;
one oommon boa, Poa constrictor ; one scarlot ibis, This rubra ; and
two naked-throat bill birds, Chctstnorhynchus nudicotlis; all pre¬
sented by Master Mario de Mendonca, New York City. The bill
bird is a native of Brazil, and is ealled the blacksmith bird by the
natives, because its note resembles the sound of an anvil struck
by a hammer. W. A. Conklin, Director.

TVild Rick. — A 'WestStoekbridge, Mass,, correspondent
writes : — The wild rice I got of our Wisconsin friend last
spring does not flourish very well here. Either the seed
was not good or I did not sow it properly. I can’t find
more than twenty stalks that have come from the seed.
I should like to hear from some of your correspondents
about growing wiLd rice here iu the East : whether they
think it will call duck here and get them into a habit
of stopping and breeding hero in the spring. Ishouldlike
to hear from the parties who shipped quite a quantity nf
wild rice up to Brown’s Tract, N. Y., a few years ago;
I think the rice was shipped via Boonville to Forge House
to be sown on the chain of lakes. G, N. B,

—Peter Johnson, of Rochester, left his wife without ffiv-
wood, and so she took an axo and started for the v. nod-
pile to get a supply for herself. Selecting a, proper piece
of wood, she struck at it several times without bitting it.
and at last cleft it partly in two. Thinking she could
easily part it with her hands, she inserted her fingeis n;
the crack and tried to spread it apart. Ont dropped in.'
axe, which unto this time had remained in the wo< 4, him
the stick springing together, imprisoned her finger- .i- ,.i
arise. After struggling awhile Bhe picked up ill ■■
with her free hand, but in striking at the cJefi H mow
missed and cut off one of her fingers. -Sin- li.-m wire it
up, and, with her fingers still held hi tin- - 1 . man¬

aged to goto a neighbor’s house, where 4- recalfod as¬
sistance,

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FOREST AND STREAM.

Ufa Hwncl.

OPENING OF THE FOX HUNTING
SEASON.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

The red fox hunting season was on yesterday, Aug. 28d,
opened by. me. By previous arrangements with two other
huntsmen (Hardy and Sherron), who reside on the south
side of the Roanoke, we were to meet just after sun rise
at the Sturgeon Hole, opposite my plantation and move up
the river on their side to Curl's Hill. I was up by early
dawn and iu saddle. Moving in half speed to my land¬
ing, with Logan and Van in chain to prevent an accidental
strike of my old i-ed, Monitor, Bett, Red Bird and old
Cornet suddenly raised their hoada and dashed off. They
had scented the old red. I directed my servant who was
leading the chained hounds to go on while I would try
to draw them off. I attempted it only. No human power
that a huntsmen on such occasions exerts could do so. I
was, therefore, under the necessity of disappointing the
company or deserting a great part of my pack. I deter¬
mined to do the latter. 1 hastened to my landing, collected
such young dogs as were not too eager to be managed, took
the boat and when half over the Roanoke discovered that
the huntsmen were not up to time, and concluded to
anchor midway in the stream. In a few minutes how¬
ever I head the cow's horn of Hardy in the distance, and
then pulled for shore. Monitor, Bett and others could be
heard on their trail moving up on the north side of the
Roanoke with increasing cry which soon died away in the
distance. I. landed and mounted a Lord Elgin colt that
had been sent to me for the chase. As soon as striking
the shore, Van, Logan and Mischief iiew off on a red’s
trad, and iu a few minutes roused two reds and drove
them furiously up the Roanoke in direction of Curl’s
Hill, and right iuto Slierron 's pack. Sherron had been
delayed and being much behind time concluded to change
his movements and cut off half of the ground by heading
my pack. In ten minutes the united packs put the two
reds into holes from which they could not be dug. We
had ordered a sentinel to be at that hole, but like us he
was too slow, and he had the mortification to see both
foxes take the same refuge of safety. We did not attempt
to unearth them. It was a hole in a bluff we had often
sounded, avid which we always close when regularly hunt¬
ing these reds. Moving back down the Roanoke we
heard Brodnax’s old Mischief, the full sister of the peer¬
less variety, now ten years old, on a dull trail. Mischief
had been loaned to Hardy by her owner to raise a litter
of puppies from Duke's Lad, a dog famed for dash, speed
anil pluck, and was then nursing them. Our re-inforce-
ment swelled the cry to grand proportions, and we soon
ran upon an old red who, for one, gave us a tough and
doubtful race. We finally put him to earth. A runner was
instantly dispatched for spade and hoe, and the old male
was artistically secured by bag in Sberron’s hands and
safely brought across the Roanoke, and is now in my cus¬
tody with chain solid and strong fastened to stake in a
cellar. 1 have written to Brodnax who was at my Rouse
on the 23d, the day before the hunt, of my success, and
to hurry and come without the delay he had fixed. The
first week of September he was to come down and we
were, by arrangement, to hunt my reds, and my old
male, who is every inch a red fox. T. G, T.

Aug. 25t1i, 1870.

THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A
SPORTSMAN'S WIFE.

SINCE one lady has safely invaded the “forbidden
grounds,” perhaps another majr presume to venture
also. I too am a sportsman’s wife. Of this I was uncom¬
fortably made aware the day after the marriage cere¬
mony had been performed. It was Cliristmas ; and my
husband’s brother gave a reception in honor of the occa¬
sion. While the festivities were at their height we were
suddenly interrupted by the sound of many guns. On
looking out we perceived a number of gentlemen and
boys surrounding a sort of box, which opened at intervals
to permit the escape of a dear little -pigeon, When it had
flown a short distance one or more of them would shoot
at it ; sometimes bringing it fluttering to the ground, at
others, to my joy, missing it entirely, when it would
mount high in ah- and sail off to its old home in a great
bam not far distant. What cruel sport 1 I thought, and
wondered how those men could engage in it with Buch
enthusiasm. “Hurrah 1 they are having a shooting
matoh l” exclaims my husband ; “ I must go down and |

husband did his best to break me of this, and so far suc¬
ceeded that one morning I consented to fire at a target.
He hold the gun for me and I closed my eyes (though my
ee the fun.” A moment more and he was rushing over
he fields and scaling fences in frantic haste to join the
crowd, the. other gentlemen of the party in close pursuit.
Deserted so unceremoniously, we ladies were at a loss
to know what to turn to for amusement. I sat down and
gazed out of a window in the direction of the “scene of
action,” hoping and believing that my John would soon
return. Presently I saw him coming. Ah 1 I thought,
he cannot tear himself long away from me on this first
day of our wedded life, and is returning to seek my side.
Biit alas ! he had returned merely to “seek” a shot-gun,
and, having found it, hastened bade with all possible
speed, and I was again left “sitting by the window,”
musing upon the inauspicious opening of our career. The
day was far spent when he returned : he “ had had a glori¬
ous time,” brought down more birds straight than any fel¬
low there, and seemed happier than I had ever known
him to be before.

The wedding trip over, we decided to make our home
in the charming village of C— . The fact that there are
many ardent sportsmen residing' in this place has proba¬
bly influenced my husband to remain in it to the present
time. Just now ’glass ball shooting is the order of each
evening, and old and young engage hr it. But I digress.
Tins village is situated on the western shore of the Little
Iowa, and the scenery in its vicinity, comprising forest,
stream and prairie, rocky hills, deep ravines, sunny slopes
and broad green meadows, is varied and beautiful, I dis¬
covered very soon that my husband loved most ardently
to visit these same haunts, but it was with gun in hand
and setter dog for companion, and not with me. How I
envied that dog, and how long the bright days seemed in
then- absence 1

The monotony of my existence was at last interrupted by
the arrival of a sister and her husband, who came from a
distance to visit us. Now, I thought, since— fortunately
for my sister— her husband is not a sportsman, John
will he obliged to give up gunning for a season and enter¬
tain our guests. What nice times we will have, and what
delightful drives we’ll take over this beautiful country.
But think of my dismay when my husband began pictur¬
ing to him in glowing colors the delights of shooting
ducks, hunting prairie chickens, etc. ; and he so worked
upon his imagination that my brother in-law was soon al¬
most as eager to go as himself, and early the next mom-
ino they drove off for an all-day’s hunt ; not satisfied with
tins they must go again the next day. How long this
would have continued I cannot say, had not my sister, be¬
ing alarmed lest the malady might be contagious and her
husband become permanently affected, induced him to
return home.

My husband cared little for society, excepting that of
sportsmen. Lf we went to a picnic. Fourth of July celebra¬
tion or anything of the kind, there was certain to be a shoot-*
ing match in the near vicinity to which he would immedi¬
ately repair, leaving me to wander aimlessly among the
people with few of whom I had any acquaintance what¬
ever. To illustrate the way in which I was forced to re-
linguisb society during the shooting season I will give an
instance. One ‘day we received a delicately tinted note re¬
questing the “pleasure of our presence” at a reception. I
was delighted. Of course we must go ; it would not do to
give offence, besides we had not been out for some time,
and I was yearning for society. “John, ” I said, “ you
will go with me to this, will you not ? You will not go
away gunning and disappoint me, will you?” “Why, do
you wish very much to go?” "I do indeed.” (John is real-
ly very kind, and during the close season— would that it
extended through the year— a more exemplary husband
would be hard to find). ■ ‘Well, since you desire it so much
I will try and go, though these fashionable parties have
no attraction for me,”

Thus assured, I made the necessary preparations. But
the daybefore the event was to take place, he announced
his intention of visiting bis favorite hunting grounds,
some twelve miles distant, promising to return if possible
in time for the reception. In the afternoon of the follow¬
ing day ho returned, hungry and loaded with game.
Supper over it was late to prepare for the reception, be¬
sides here was this game, a part of which ought to bo
dressed at once, as the weather was still warm, so I gavo
up going and settled myself for an evening at home,
picking ducks, etc. My husband sat watching me, hap-
pier iu recounting how each individual bird had been
brought to bag, than he would have been iu the society
Of kings. . , , , ,

Finally it occurred to me that I might become a • • sports¬
woman/’ To this end I diligently studied the columns of
mv husband’s sporting journal, the Forest and Stream.

1 had many difficulties to contend with, perhaps the
greatest of these was, I was “gun-shy.” If a gun were
fired off near the house, in spite of my better mdgment
I could not refrain from running in and closing the
door and holding my ears tightly tul it was over. My

husband thought I was taking sight) and fired. Caring
little to know whether the ball struck the target or not,

I turned and ran to the house, for fear he might want me
to try it again. I presume I made a very bad shot ; at all
events my husband (lid not compliment my skill.

One morning my husband informed me that he was go¬
ing to hunt up some quails that he had learned were in
an old field not a great way off. I decided at once to ac¬
company him. Donning my hat and cloak — it was in
late autumn or early winter— we set out joyfully enough,
How fast John walked ! I kept up with him for a while,
but soon grew weary of wandering around among the
cornstalks, which, by the way, is neither romantic nor
pleasant. But that husband of mine was in liis ele¬
ment. With gun firmly clasped and eyes flashing, lie
stalked on, regardless of cornstalks or my panting exist¬
ence. He saw only the dog, which was running about
and sniffing the air in all directions— in fact we were fol¬
lowing the dog. Presently we came to the willows on
the river’s bank. Here Queen paused ; but at the master’s
cohimand she again proceeded, slowly creeping. Pre-'-
sontly there was aloud whirring sound, and a great num¬
ber of quail rose among the trees. My husband fired, but
without success ; the bevy divided and flew in different
directions. My husband searched for them a little but
did not find them again. By this time I was completely
exhausted, and sank half fainting at the foot of a tree.
After resting for some time I was able to go home, but I'
had lost all desire to become a “ sportswoman.”

Time passed by, and a sweet son blessed our union.
We welcomed him with joy. “I shall not he so lonely
now,” I thought. A few years hence and my boy will
be old enough to be company for me while his father is
gunning.” Butalas! hearing an unusual commotion in the
sitting room one day, I went to ascertain the cause, and
beheld that infant— die could not yet walk— seated on the
floor, his arm out stretched, and in his hand a broken pis¬
tol, which he pointed at various objects, screaming,
"Bang ! bang! bang!” His father was beside him, con¬
vulsed with laughter. “Ah!” he said to me, “if this
child lives he will see more fun in his boyhood than ev¬
er his father did. He must have a gun as soon as he is
able to carry it, and I will take him hunting with me.”
My heart sank within me, and thus ended my bright an¬
ticipations.

My experience with dogs— or a dog, rather— began when
Queen was brought home from a neighboring city, a mere
puppy in my husband’s arms ,and deposited for the night
in an old barrel back of the house. It required just about
five minutes for her to tear the staves apart and make her
way into the house ; and she has been a privileged inmate
of.it ever since — not that I wished her to be at all, but be¬
cause my husband desired to have her treated very much
as a member of liis family. When I suggested to him that
the dogs I had known and loved in my childhood were
not permitted to enter the house except upon special invi¬
tation, he informed me that those dogs were ignorant and
uneducated, and but mongrels of low degree ; while his
was of royal parentage, and the blue blood of old Eng¬
land and Ireland coursed grandly though her veins. She
must bo treated with deference, and given the liberty of
the house. I submitted without further expostulation.

O the annoyance that I have suffered from that blue-
blooded dog ! She would leave her footprints, exquisitely
modeled in mud, all over my clean kitchen floor : she
gnawed the toe off one of my nice new shoes, and bitholes-
in the carpet. If a visitor was coming she knew it the
minute the gate latch rattled, and would rush to the front
door and bark loudly, in spite of my best efforts to control
her. Finally, when I saw any one coming, I would call
her into a back room and close the door between. But
she soon began to see through my little game, and then 1
could not possibly induce her to come out, and would be
obliged to take hold of her collar and drag her. This was
not an easy thing to do, as she made all the resistance pos¬
sible, and I generally met my visitor with a very red face.
When I went to my husband for sympathy he would
smile blandly and ejaculate, “ Smart dog ! very intelligent
animal ! ” If I left her at home when I went down town]
she would howl dismally till I returned. She was ex- ]
tremely fond of barking at people. I have known her
to chase a half-grown boy up on a fence and keep him
clinging to the topmost board, while she would stand off
a short distance and hark iu intense delight till I came to
the rescue. She was not vicious, however, and would
never bite any one ; and if a small stick was thrown at
her she would run to me in great fright. She was of no
manner of use to me, unless it was to frighten away the
tramps. She would not even drive the chickens out of
the garden. I have repeatedly sent her after them, and
she would start off willingly enough, but when she got
within a short distance of them she-would stand still and
hold up one foot and look at them. My husband called
this “ pointing,” and admired it exceedingly.

My husband has a wav of preventing his dog from bark¬
ing nights, which he thinks is excellent. I myself have
never Decome reconciled to the method ; though there is

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627

no “top gearing to dust overhead,” yet, there is a '• live
thing under the bed,” and this “live thing” is simply
his dog. He considers this the only proper preventive,
and recommends it to all sportsmen who are anqoyed in
this manner. But lest some one might be led into trying
i t, and in duty to the wives of sportsmen, I will write what
I know regarding this method.

In the first place I have discovered that the aroma of a
dog is not at all times as desirable for a bed-room as that
of roses. And it is also slightly annoying to those with
weak nerves to he awakened a number of times in the
night by a. fearful scrabbling and knocking under the bed,
when the dog is making desperate efforts to scratch its
ear under, the low bedstead, or endeavoring to turn
around the usual number of times before lying down.
These things, my husband will admit, though they do not
trouble him in the least, are perhaps a little unpleasant
for me, owing to my peculiar temperament ; hut then,
“ isn’t the dog prevented from barking? And youkuow,
my love, ’tis said • there’s no rose without a thorn.’ ” But
I cannot help feeling that it is all thorn ” and no “rose ”
when 1 spring lightly from my coach some pleasant,
autumn morning, only to fall back again with a cry of
pain, as mv feet come' in contact with some half dozen
sand -burrs' which her "royal highness” has gathered in
yesterday’s hunt and deposited on my bed-room floor.
But. then what is this? — what are all these things when
compared to the occasional bark of a dog out in the back¬
yard at night ! Verily, in iny husband’s eyes, they are as
nothing,

I wonder that more sportsmen's wives do not give their
experiences to the Forest and Stream. Possibly it might,
by opening the eyes of the gentlemen to see the “ error
of their ways,” result in a reformation. It. might, at
least, be of value to some young lady contemplating mar¬
riage. To all such let mo say : Ascertain at once if your
lover is a sportsman. If you learn that he is, go to the
wives of those in your vicinity, and have them givo you
their experience. ' If, having learned it, you tremble at
the awful consequence of uniting yourself to one for life,
do not fear that it may break his heart to reject him.
This is impossible. It was long since divided up among
his dogs and guns promiscuously. If it affects him at all,
it will only be to induce him to purchase a few more, and
with these he can easily forget your presence in a very
short time indeed, as he certainly will do if you become
his wife.

But after all, even we sportsmen's wives have a few
things to be thankful for. For instance : Substantial
dinners of duck, stewed grouse, broiled woodcock and
quail, which wonderfully aid us to bear up under our tri¬
als. And then our husbands are invariably in the best of
humor and spirits, and we also have the pleasing reflec¬
tion that when our husbands are “gunning” they are
not engaged in any worse" mischief. Zen a.

St. Louis Dog Show. — Intending exhibitors are re¬
minded that entries for the St. Louis Dog Show close on
the 20th inst. Mr. Lincoln writes that everything looks
promising for an excellent show.

St. Louis Dog Show — St. Louis , Aug . 30th : — Entrie
are already coming in, and the prospects are very tn-s
couraging for a good show. We hope to see a good rep¬
resentation of Eastern dogs here. The club have made
very satisfactory arrangements for dogs that may be
sent from a distance by express ; they will be cared for if
sent for a few days before the show. I enclose you a
copy of the arrangements made by the Secretary of the
Fair Association with the railroad companies. In addi¬
tion to those mentioned, the Penna. Central, Erie, Great
Western of Canada, Canada Southern, and Atlantic and
Great Western, will all carry dogs free, when accom¬
panied by their owners or attendants. Entries close 20th
September. Chas. Lincoln, Supt.

Lou Found. — Mr. Tileston’s Gordon setter hitch Lou,
a notice of whose loss was printed last week, was found
the day after the paper was printed. She was evidently
on the way home, the place where she was seen being
only four miles from the house. As she had on a differ¬
ent collar from the one she wore when lost, the inference’
is that some one had tried to detain her.

An Unusual Foster-mother. — A correspondent of the
Fanciers' Gazette states the following curious incident :—

On the 11th of April my fox-terrier bitch Ida, by Buffer,
out of Nellie, whelped eight pups to stud dog champion
Gnat. On the 12th she overlaid one, leaving seven. I
thought this too many for her to bring up, and they
were all so nicely marked I could not make up my mincl
which to do away with ; so I began to hunt about for a
foster-mother in the neighborhood, but without success.
I also have in my possession a retriever bitch— a kind,
motherly old lady — which could not he induced to keep
away from the kennel where the pups were, although she
was often chased away by the terrier. I noticed the re¬
triever dodging about, so" I gave her one of the pups be¬
side her in the kitchen : and, to my astonishment she got it
to suck. Now, she had not had any pups for upwards of
eighteen months, and had never to my knowledge been
near a dog the whole time she was in use. I examined
her, and found she had a quantity of milk ; so I gave her
other two pups, tnd they seemed to be doing well until
the following Tuesday, when I thought the milk was
going off her, so 1 returned the best pup to the lerrier.
Next morning I found she had more milk than ever, so I
gave her another pup. Since that they have been doing
quite as well as the others, and she thinks as much or
tnem as if they had been her own. I have never heard
of a similar case, nor do I know of any one who has, and
I think it a most singular affair. Geo. W. Collinson.

Glebe Cleft Villas , Sunderland.

Fox Hunting in Newport.— An exciting fox bunt took
place at Newport on Sept. 5th. Seventy persons joined
m the run, making the largest field ever seen in this coun¬
try. The fox was killed an hour and a half after the
start, after a run of eight or ten miles, and the brush
was again awarded to Miss Coates of Providence. Seven
ladies started, three of -whom were in at the death.

Valet de Game Bag. — An old correspondent of For¬
rest and Stream, whom we would like to favor, sends
the following : —

N. Cohasset , Mass. , Aug. 0th.— If you know any per¬
sons, clubs or any body or gentlemen who want a man to
row, fish, shoot, care for clogs, &c., this winter, anywhere
from Maryland to Texas, speak a word for me, I don't
want any salary, only expenses all paid, and if I shoot
for them gun to be furnished. I have had experience in
all kinds of sport, a.nd know I can hold with any man on
duck shootiug. So if you know any good gentlemen going
to Curritugk who want a man who will be square and
shoot the best he can for them, let me know.

S. Knekland, jr.

Norwich, Conn., Sept. 3d. — Prof. Win. Hutchinson, of.
Norwich, Conn., claims the Dame “Argos” for black,
white, and tan ticked dog puppy, whelped Feb. 10th, 1879,
by Luther Adams' Champ. Drake, out of Gen. Win. G.
Ely’s native Sylph.

Correction. — The dog for which the name of Flash was
claimed in our last issue is by I farvard Kennel Chib's
Dash III., not “ Howard,” as printed.

St. Thomas. Old. — Mr. Geo. It. Murray claims the name
“Eden” for his black and tan Gordon setter gyp puppy,
whelped May 27th, 1879, bred bv I. S. Neven, M. D., Lon¬
don, Ont.. by Grouse, 5,097, E.'K. O. S, B., out of Moll,
7,250, E. K. C. S. B.

§achtmg mid j§outin$.

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

DATE. j

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Charleston.

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Sept. 11 .

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Sept. 13 .

9

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29

Scpt.14 .

10

23

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Sept. 15 .

11

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11

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COMING FIXTURES.

Sept. 13— Beverly Y C Regatta, Naliant.

Sept 13— Royal Nora Scotia Y S Closing Cruise.

Sept 17.— Atlantic Y C Annual Pennant Races,

Sept 20— Dorchester Y C Union Regatta.

Sept 22— Quaker City Y C Pall Regatta.

Sept 28— Quaker City Y C Closing Cruise.

Oct 15— Seawanhaka Y C Ocean Match, Center Cup.

THE POPULARITY OF YACHTING.

In the recent open races of the Beverly Yacht Club
there were in round numbers 140 entries, 90 starters, and
80 yachts actually finished the race. Such a number of
sail has never before been gathered at any match either
in England or our own waters, and must be looked upon
as a sign of the times, showing how rapidly the love for
this sport is spreading and what a great future we may
expect for yachting in America with the return of pros¬
perous times. The enormous fleet which crossed the line
with racing numbers on their mainsails included many
cabin yachts iti the larger classes, among them well-known
flyers like Shadow, Violet and Hector, Napoleon, Sun¬
beam and Gael, while the sloops and cats of the small fry
numbered many of the best known, ablest and fastest of
their kind. There were Posey, Fanchon, Muriel, Fancy,
Holden, Josie, Bluebell and a fleet of others too numerous
to mention — all of them craft of a much superior mould
to tho sailing machines with shifting ballast known to
New York waters. Many of the racers, to he sure, were
small, but their tonnage must not he taken as a measure
of their owners’ interest in the sport. On the contrary,
these little fellows are sailed and worked with as much
zeal and spirit — and more, too — than many a bigger
“swell'' affair, and when the season is over their records
in Forest and Stream will be sca nned as closely as those
of their more stately sisters.

Allowing say an average crew of six to each yacht en¬
tered, we have no less than 840 men actually engaged to
sail the yachts that were to meet in this great match of
the Beverly Yacht Club. Add a couple more — builder
and sailmaker, as persons closely identified with the day’s
results — and the figure reaches over 1,000 persons directly
interested in only this one particular day’s racing ! In¬
directly this number will be swelled by “ outsiders " in
the way of acquaintances, more or less in sympathy with
the different craft, and spectators to twice that many.
Surely here we have evidence of the most encouraging
kind that a fondness for the sea is not with us a lost trait,
that our yachting class has not suffered or gone under
with the decay that has overtaken the commercial
marine.

If we are asked to account for the marvellous list of
entries we are now considering — a list almost incredible
to New York yachtsmen — our answer will be that the
success of the sport in the East is owing to three
things. Able officers and public spirit, in the first place,
contribute much towards the popularity of the sport.
Union regattas or open matches bring vast fleets to the
line, in the second place, and encourage rivalry and com¬
petition in a liberal way, the reverse of the shrinkage and
dry-rot inevitably following the New York plan of close
corporation and mutual admiration races. And, finally,
the sailing rules of the leading junior clubs of the East do
not countenance shifting ballast, allowing therefore a fair
test of model and seamanship at a moderate outlay and
encouraging the building of yachts which will afford to
then1 owners satisfaction in other directions as well as in
rasing,

That New York, with a “near-by” population as great
as that of the entire State of Massachusetts, finds it not
only impossible to institute a general open match with
numerous entries, but has even to witness the almost en¬
tire disappearance from her waters of racing worthy the
name, whether among yachts of ample tonnage or among
the smooth-water denizens, should be forcible argument
enough in favor of the modification of existing customs
we here suggest. Throw open all principal matches to
all yachts of recognized clubs or of clubs in good stand¬
ing, and abolish once and for all the baneful habit of
shifting ballast aboard the smaller fry, If clubs must
needs have consolation races for their members, in which
slow tubs can exclusively assert their claims to speed, add
a prize especially for their benefit, even if it be but a
leather medal.

As it is, the yachting centre of America is to he found
in Boston waters and not in New York. There is but one
way to effect the reforms that will baniBli from metro¬
politan yachting- the dry-rot from which it is now suffer¬
ing. Organize a Yacht Racing Association, let it take
the whole matter in hand, and a new state of tilings would
be rapidly inaugurated.

Gloucester Regatta.— The Gloucester open regatta
wats sailed August 35th in alight wind from southeast.
Course. 15 miles. Two classes, one for keels, the other
for ceutre-bourds ; two prizes in each class. The race
was very successful, 22 yachts coming to the start, Sum¬
mary : —

Name.

Hard Times - -

Banneret of Boston .

Exit .

Kulinfla .

Wilful - - ...

Emetine .

owner.
-El well.

Judith .

Corn .

Adolo .

Zip .

Clytle .

Julia.. .

Bohemian ...

Perry .

Kate Donnell. .

Plancheffe .

Lizzie Warren.

KEELS.

Actual
Time.
H. M. ,*?.
3 06 60

. 3 08 13

AVheelor . 3 46 12

.Marsh . 3 33 10

. 3 39 18

Adams . 3 46 13

CENTRE HOARDS.

.Pigeon . 3 07 25

French . 3 17 00

.Haskell . 3 40 13

McKenzie... .. 3 29 22

. 3 28 49

Spring.... . 8 27 05

. . Bro

. 3

33

..Douglass . 3 36 46

... Friend . 3 50 12

..Oossier . 3 46 47

.Titeomh . 3 42 7

Corrected

rime.

I I. M. S.

2 06 25
2 15 12
2 41 12

2 14 41

3 47 45
2 54 37

15 06
15 52
J6 10
27 37
29 29
33 36
39 03
42 17
: 50 IB
: 51 48
! 53 35

Efite, Everett. Dclje. Mischief, and Rust not timed.

First money, $25, therefore goes to Hard Times and Ju¬
dith, second money, $15, to Banneret and Cora. The
open race for yachts under 17 feet water line, took place
in Ipswich bay, same day, with the following result : —

‘Actual Corrected

Time. Time,

Name. Owner. H. M. S. II. M. S.

Sassuccus . B. Griffin . 2 43 05 2 07 28

Araka . D. SI nil wood . 2 56 25 2 19 11

Trouble . C. Tucker . 3 07 00 2 28 07

Hattie G . P. H . Gaffney . . 3 00 00 2 37 00

Pinafore . C. Sawyer . 3 08 16 2 82 51

Eva . G. Wheeler . 3 17 08 3 30 J6

Mist . Q. Baboon . 3 20 57 2 46 10

Ripple . K. Norwood .... 3 85 17 3 00 27

Mary . 1. B. Lloyd . Time not taken.

Sassaccus takes first money and Araka second.

Quincy Yacht Club.— The “sail-off” between Elf,
Wildfire and Tliisbe to decide title to the season’s club
championship, took place off Quincy Great Hill, August
22d in a stormy sou’-wester, Thisbe, 21 feet, 1 inch. Mr.
W. H. Litchfield, won in lh. 6m. 12s.; Elf second, Wild-
fire disabled. Special regatta of the club will be sailed
September 6th.

Salem Yacht Club. — The third regatta, of this club
was sailed off SalemNeck, Sept. 3d, iuastrongwiud from
S. E. ; a fog set in during the latter part of the race, and
Aurora ran high and dry on the Agua Vita. Start from
an anchor ; three classes, independent of rig. The cata¬
maran Dolphin, led out to the Misery, but was collared by
Leona and by Mignon in turn, bi.it finally again went
to the fore. Summary : —

"FIRST CLASS.

Name. Oumer. Length.

Dolphin, k . MansSeld... _ 30.0

Leona, c. b . Dr. White . 27.0

Mignon, o. b . Wallace . 25.5

Crest, k . Parker . 33.5

Coming, k . . ..Rack Bros . 26.0

SECOND CLASS.

Coquette, c. b . F. Brown . 19.5

Dash, 0. b _ . _ A. Brown _ 19.9

Oma, sch . . A. Liebsen , . . . 22.0

Aurora, k . J. Blown . 21.0

Actual Corrected

Time. Time.

It. M. s. n. M. s.

2 21 60 1 54 44

2 35 96 1 55 06

2 40 45 2 09 08

3 04 32 2 10 03

Not taken.

1 48 00 1 16 34

1 49 45 1 18 43

2 23 48 1 55 17

Nottakeu.

The Tulip, c. b., Seavey, length, 16 ft. 5 in., had a walk
over in third class. Dolphin takes prize for first class
keels and also prize for winning twice in succession. Le¬
ona takes prize in first class centre boards, Oma first class
keels, and Coquette in second class centre boards. Judges:
Messrs C. A. Benjamin, C.W. Richardson and D. H. lace.

Newburyport Yacht Club.— The last regatta of this
season was sailed August 30th off Ipswich Bluffs; course-
11 miles; wind very light. Summary : —

FIRST CLASS.

Boat. Rig. Owner.

Dauntless . Cat . T. H. Boardman

America . Sloop . Pearl Fillmore. .

second class.

dytic . Cat. .

Carrie . Sloop . ,

Blanche - Cat -

..AY. C. Thompson
. ,E. A. Williams. , . ,
. .Lewis. Morton. . . ,

Actual Time.
... 1 27 33
. 2 06 41

.. 1 17 37
. 2 02 09
.2 03 10

Keturah. , ...Cat.

Gem, , , _ Cat. .

Noll . Cat....

third class.

. B.G. Davis .

. J. H. Wortheu. .

. C. W. Cooke .

, . 2 11 60
...2 13,11
. 3 Oil 62

Newport Yacht Club, — In the race for Mr. Sidney
Jones Colford's prize, sailed Sept. 1st over a course from
Long Wharf to Bishop's buoy, theuce. to the Dumplings
and return, 8 miles, Lottie Won, beating her only com¬
petitor, Lronie, on time allowance.

The Blanche,— Tiiis sloop, which lost her mast not
long ago while heating out of New London harbor dur¬
ing a gale, has had a new spar slopped with double n ire
shrouds. Her owner, Mr. Charles H. Grundy, S. Y. G„
lives aboard his craft during the season, and is therefore
a Corinthian in high standing among tin- many Corin¬
thians to be found in the Seawanhaka Yacht Ciub.

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Sailing at Newport.— For a prize offered by Mr. H.
K. Norman, of New York, and a pennant by Mr. J. S.
Homans, a race was sailed in Newport harbor Sept. 5th.
Ru tries : Dick , R. Tollmans, of Newport: Baby , H. K.
Norman, of Boston ; Verona, W. Y. Olyphant, of Brook¬
lyn: Mm's, W. Warren, of New York ; Sylph, H. S.
Eustis, and Lilian, S. C. Powell, of New Haven. Course,
from Long Wharf around Brenton’s Reef lightship and
return, 11 miles. Wind fresh from N. E. Dick won in
Ih. 2m, 30s., and Baby second in lh. 5m. 22a.

Sharpie Regatta. — The. regatta on the Quinnipine,
Aug. 19th, drew many people to witness the sailing
matches betweon some of the fastest sharpies ever built.
Entries: Merita, 34 ft., John Stirrup ; Banshee , 35 ft.,
Thos. Hempstock: Berlin, 35 ft., Jas. Bishop, Jr.; Carrie
V,, 35 ft., Lester Rowe. Only the Carrie V. and. Banshee
started. Coui-se 6 miles. Carrie was allowed only one
sail of 54 yds. . against the two of Banshee containing 65
yds. Carrie V. took the lead at the start and increased it
to a mile at the finish. In full racing rig Carrie V. sports
no less than 265 yds. of canvas. But then planks are
rigged out and ballast sent out to windward, In second
class sharpies. Little Ned, J. S. Bradley, had a walk over,
and in third class Go Softly, Scott Tftimadge, won, heat¬
ing Can't. Keep It, Snail, Little May, Sylvan Terror, and
Bertie 2d.

New Yachts. — The coming winter promises to he one
of the most active yacht builders have ever experienced,
Two large schooners are to be built for New York own¬
ers; a number of cutters, a sea-going steam yacht, and a
racing sloop by Piepgrass, of Greenpoint. Boston build¬
ers are having’ many inquiries and will liavo their bauds
full, and much activity is manifested South and in the
W est along the lake sliores, Mr. David Kirby, of Rye,
has sent us another handsome model for a racing sloop,
about, sixty feet long, which he expects soon to build;
and T, Desmond has got us out a model for a Corinthian
cruiser of the medium type. Everything points to a very
active time for yacht builders and sailmakers.

Did Not Sail. — We have been informed that Dare
Devil did not sail at Totnpkinsville Sept. 3d, as reported,
some other craft having been mistaken for her. This
accounts, to some extent, for the victory of Parole, as
Mr. Dilwnrth would have made her a closer match. It
is noteworthy that among the “ open yachts’’ Mr. Dris¬
coll's flyers have achieved much success this year, the
Martha Nunn and O'Brien both maintaining his reputa¬
tion as a builder of fast ones. They both took first prizes
in the Empire regatta, and the former sailed a good race
at TompltinsviUe during the blow Sept. 3d. We may
here add that Driscoll has excellent facilities for budding
largo or small at his shop and yard at Pottery Beach,
Greenpoint, L. I., and will furnish estimates to inquirers.

Oconomowoc (Wis.) Yacht Club.— The second regatta
of this club was sailed on Lac la Belle August 12th in
fresh southwest wind; course 11 mdes. Nautilus, 0. T.
Sutton, won, beating Magic, W. L. Peck; Sortie, G.
Sohufeldt ; Pearl, H. Beckwith ; Mystic, C. Johnson j
Buda, F. W. Peck ! Florida and Blackbird, C. Linger.
The third regatta was safled August 2.2d over same course;
wind fresh from northeast; Buda won, beating Mystic,
Magic, Nautilus, Sortie, Blackbird and Florida,

Nf.enah Yacht Club. — The regular annual regatta was
safled August 21st on Winnebago Lake : course 7 miles :
wind fresh from northeast. Myra Bell won, boating
Albatross, Mermaid, Carrie Morgan, $. M. Hoy and
Niobe.

Geneva Lake (Wis.) Regatta.— Tlte first race of the
year was sailed August 2d in a stiff blow over a 10-mile
course. Won by Fearless, J. C. Water, beating Lotus,
A. C. Ducat; Magnolia, J. H. Simmonds ; Fleetwing, W.
Knox ; Mischief, G. Van Slyke: Zuave, C. Crane ; Daunt¬
less. C. Whiting, and Lucy, C. Boswortli. Mischief cap¬
sized and Lucy did not finish. The second race was sailed
August 10th in a fresh wind from northeast. Won by
Geneva, W. Wood, heating Whisper, N. K. Fairbanks ;
Zuave, B. Crane ; Fearless, C. J. Walters, and Magnolia,
D. T. Whiting.

Sailing on White Bear Lake, Minn, — The Juniata
and Nellie Illsley Bailed a match on White Bear Lake for
$100, August 20 th. Former won by 6m. 80s. In the race
for cat-rigs. Nautilus, Lizzie Pratt, Theresa and Stormy
Petrel started. The Pratt took first prize, $40; Nautilus,
second, $25 : and Petrel third, $10. Rowing races under
auspices of the Minnesota Boat Club followed.

Southern Yacht Club. — The annual cruise of this
club was safled August 23d, across Lake Pontehartrain.
Starters : Zoe, Com. O’Brien ; Gov. Claiborne, Mr. Clai¬
borne; Edith, Mr. McNeil, and Cydnus, Mr. Harris. Bad
weather prevented others from coming to the line. Edith
made the best start, followed by Claiborne, Cydnus and
Zoe, all with two reefs tied down. Zoe ran through the
lot and shook out reefs, a manoeuvre soon followed by the
rest. Cydnus hauled up for Tchefuncta river. At 8:2,
Zoe lead the way into MandeviUe, making the run in 2h.
4!lm. -with Claiborne 11m. later. A hpavy sea and lee
shore were found which did not make things comfortable,
and capsized'several yawls, landing the crews, The fleet
was again joined next morning by the Cydnus. Edith
hating lost her rudder, passed her crew into the other
rraft, and at noon all hands got under weigh for home.
Cydnus got the best of the turn to windward in the light
wind blowing and Zoe could not hold her in spite of light
duds. The fleet dropped anchor off the club house with
Cydnus leading, Claiborne next, and Zoe third, after a
very enjoyable cruise.

Recent Buffalo Union Regatta.— The case of the
Arrow having been laid before us for consideration, we
have come to the following decision —Arrow is not en¬
titled to any prize. She t urned one of the marks from
the wrong side, leaving it on starboard instead of port
hand, as rule XIII. of the printed sailing directions de¬
mands. Her claim that she was compelled so to do or
t ike imminent risk of capsizing, is not valid : for she
could have keptto windward ofthe mark, thereby leaving
it to port, then gone about, if afraid to jibe, or she could
have lowered mainsail and jibed under jib. Sailing re¬
gulations are made to be observed, not broken at the
option of any skipper. If, therefore, any yacht sailing
against Arrow lodges a protest, the judges or the regatta
committee have no choice in the matter, but must debar
her from any prize, always providing such authority has
been reserved to the judges or committee by the rules
tinder which the races were sailed. If no special clause
to this effect has bees inserted in the sailing rules the
judges may consider whether turning the mark as Arrow
did was or was not conducive to her winning. If ima-
terial, the protest may be set aside, but if material to the
result of tlie race, it should be entertained. As a rule, all
sailing directions should contain a clause specifying the
loss of claim to any prize if protested successfully against
on account of infraction of sailing rules. Most directions
we have seen are wanting in this respect, and tiresome
controversy is the consequence. ,

Shrewsbury Regatta.— The eleventh annual regatta
on the Shrewsbury River was sailed at Fair Haven, N. J.,
Aug. 9th. Course, 20 miles. Two classes for jib and
mainsails, and two for cat boats. Prizes, two in each
class Wind, light from S. W. hut freshened. The win¬
ners were ns follows : First class, jih-and-mainsafl, Flor¬
ence Capt. J. C. Fisher, 4 h. 12 m. 25 s.: second, Breeze,
4 h 19 m. 20 s. Second class: Madelaine, 4h. 33m. 25 s.:
Ideal 4 h. 39 m. 10 s. As to cat-rigged boats the time
w as taken of hut two, the E. K. and Olivia, the other two
claiming a foul.

Compliment Declined.— Some persons have done us
the honor, moi'c Hibeniico, of associating our name
with the spasmodic efforts of a correspondent “K” in a
minor contemporary. Thanks, but on the whole we do
not care to father all the K’s in this world. We write
with visor up.

On the Cards. — It is said that a match between the
schooners Enchantress and Cetonia for $5,000 from
Cowes around the Nab Light is among the possibilities in
English waters. With plenty of reaching the “big
American” will have it all her own way, but in a twist
to windward and short sea Cetonia has a pretty sure
thing of it.

Snug Rigs. — Nothing like having a due relation between
spars and the hull. The schooner Brenda, E.Y. C., has been
sailing well this season since her spars were out down,
and though in light drifting matches her speed may have
suffered slightly, her owner congratulates himself upon the
change for all other purposes.

San Francisco Model Yacht Club.— Races sailed
on Oakland Creek. Out of a large number of
entries Consvclo, Tormentor ana America came in first
in first class, JVfelli'e and Lotus in second class.

Folding Boats. — Mr. Coughtry has reduced the
prices of his canvas folding boats, and has adopted
“tanned” canvas for the siding of sporting boats, so as
to he less visible to game.

To American Yachtsmen.— For complete records of
all yacht races in England, as well as for a great variety
of other matter of interest, Buch as cruises and yachting
tales, read Hunt’s Yachting Magazine, established 1852.
Can be had of booksellers generally, or direct from Hunt
& Co., 119 Church Street, Edgware road, London, E. C.,
England. Published monthly, one shilling sterling per
number. — [Adv. ____________

A Specimen Regatta.— A bit of a breeze frightened
away half the entries from the races sailed Sept. 3d off
Tompkinsvillc, Staten Island. The races were opened to
all craft Course from off the “ Good Anchorage,” round
Fort Diamond, thence to Owl’s Head buoy, thence to
buoy 17 and home, turning the marks either side. Many
famous sand-hag machines were at the start, and the
manner in which they were capsized shows a thorough
lack of the first principles of seamanship oran entire dis-
retrard for them, and it is a fitting comment upon the
worthlessness of our smaller yachts foranythmg at all—
a condition of affairs induced, it need hardly be said,
through the custom of shifting ballast. To watch the
sailing Of such over-weighted, over-sparred mantraps as
Parole aud her ilk, is to conceive a contempt
for such machines, and as for the crews which reduce sea¬
manship to a mere matter of athletics and jugglery, and
in spite of sand-bags cannot keep their craft bottom up,
the least said about them as sailors or yachtsmen the
betten Parole started with whole sail, the rest reefed
down No sooner had they fairly got under way than
the capsizing began. Carrie Taylor led off by dumping
her crew, and a fine spectacle they presented, sprawling
in the water. Soon after the Beeves followed suit, going
over with a flap. Parole beat Dare Devil by 17m. in the
first class and Martha Munn aud The Brothers won in
second and third classes, their competitors having been
dumped overboard. Lizzie V., the smallest of the lot,
beat Katie M. by more than half an hour in the fourth
class, and therefore takes the purse.

Mr. Burgh Speaks. — W e have always contended that
long-distance go-as-you-please exhibitions come lyithin
the scope of the S. F. P. C. A.’s field. If that organization
should attempt to deal with these things, its attitude
toward them may he inferred from the following card of
Mr. Bergh, addressed to one of the New York daily
papers :

It having been announced in the newspapers thfe other
day that the undersigned was one of a committee which
went down the hay to meet Weston, the pedestrian, on
his return to New York, and again last night his name
appearing as one of the “ Reception Committee ” at Madi¬
son Square Garden ; will you do me the favor to state
that the use of my name in any such connection was not
authorized by me, nor have I any sympathy with such
exhibitions. ’ ’ ’ Henry Bergh.

— Jessamine. Ky., has produced a ninty-pound water¬
melon— Exchange.

We don’t savc-z any ninety pounds, but we’ve seen a
picaninny paddling about Savannah River at Augusta,
Ga., iu a dug-out canoe made of a half of a watermelon
rind. ^ ^ ^ _

The Coney Island electric lights striking the diamond
pins of (lie bartenders make it confusing for incoming
pilots, — Telegram.

fen mid JJ iverL <J(i<driiifl.

FISH IN SEASON IN SEPTEMBER.

Trout, Salmo fontlnalls,

Salmon, Salmo Solar.

Salmon Trout, Salmo cotiflnls.
Land-locked Salmon, Salmo glo-

fresh water.

Grayling, Thymallus tricolor.
Muslcalonge, Esox ni/billur.
I’ilce or Pickerel, Esox lucius.
Yellow Percli, Perea flamcens.

Black Bass, Mieropterus salmoidca ; M nigricans.

SALT WATER.

Sea Bass, SHamnps ocellatus.
Sbeepshead, Arcltoeargus proba-
tou phaltie.

Striped Bass, Rocctis fin eatus.

Wli ite Perch, Mitrmie (Unericana.
Weakflsh, Cutloscion regally.

Blueflsh, Pomatnmns saltalrir.
Spanish Mackerel, Cybium nmc-
ulatum.

Cero, Cybium regale.

Rob ite. SardapelamyS.
Kiiigllf.il, Menlicirrvy vehulnsvs.

TROUT FLIES FOR SEPTEMBER;

Gray Coflin, No. 10 aud U.— Body, silver-gray mohair tipped
with orange silk ; feet, light gray hackle wound over peacock's
fieri; wings and setre, hyaline.

Brown Coflin, No. 10 and 11, — Body, gray and bright claret
mohair mixed ; feet, dark gray hackle wound over peacock's hert ;
whigs and setas, gray hyaline.

The gnat flies mimed for April.

The Quaker for evening and moonlight. No. 7 and 8. Body,
gray wound with honey-yellow hackles ; wings, made of feather
from an owl’s wings.

The white moth for dark nights, No. 0 and 7. Body, feet and
wings a pure white.

The stone flies continue on the water until the close of th«
season.

At this season use the small ties for day fishing and (lie large
flies for evening and night.

The Lakes of the Lower Mississippi.— To most North¬
ern sportsmen the lakes of the Lower Mississippi are a
terra incognita, truly an unknown land. Beginning
about seventy-five miles above the mouth of the Ohio
River, and ending at New Orleans, we shall find an al¬
most unbroken chain of lakes. Frequently the wild
dash of the impetuous water against a bluff cuts its way
through, and thus the old channel of the stream is con¬
verted into a lake, sometimes fifty miles long by one and
a half broad. On the subsidence of the spring floods, the
water, once as turbid and yellow as the parent stream,
becomes as clear as crystal, and it is the chosen home of
millions of peroh, trout (M. salmoides ), buffalo, catfish,
and in some lakes small striped bass. As the lakes can
never be seined, the supply is inexhaustible.

There are many varieties of perch in these lakes which
cannot bo found elsewhere in the United States. Nota¬
bly, a perch called the “raccoon perch," from the black
bars running around its body j the white bream, a fish of
about one pound in weight, with a black spot on each
side of its gills ; the spotted trout, rarely caught, and
then only when fishing about twenty feet deep ; the bar
fish, as game as a mountain trout, and far more plenti¬
ful. Watch these varieties swarm about the hook, and la¬
bor under the pleasing delusion that worms were made
exclusively for fish to eat.

Maine. — Messrs, Steele and Morley of Hartford, Conn.,
who have recently returned home from a 200 mile canoe
trip on Churchill and Telos lakes, Telos river, Webster
brook, etc., report the trout fishing excellent.

Maine — Camp Kennebago, Indian Rock, Aug. 30 th.—
Our party, consisting of N. A. Roberts, Frank .Steven¬
son, jr., Frank S. Fay and the writer, have just returned
from a ten days’ trip to Parmeehenee. We came in via
Bryant’s Pond and Andover to Arm of the Lake, thence
to Middle Dam and across Five-and-balf-mile Carry to
Arm of Umbagog Lake (near landing), thence up lake to
Brown’s Farms on the Megalloway. From Brown’s
Farms to Fred. Flint’s camp, at the head of Ariscoo's
Falls, is seven miles, where we found good accommoda¬
tions. At this point we took boats at 6.80 A.M., and at
4 r.M. reached foot of carry to Parmeehenee, thirty-
three miles. A carry of four miles, just south of Flint’s
camp, took us to south shore of Parmeehenee, and one
and a half miles further took us to J, S. Danforth’s camp
upon a small island up lake. We spent five days here
and took more trout than we could eat, hut returned all
we did not need at camp. The late rains have seriously
interfered with early fall fishing, but trout are beginning
to rise to the fly now. The largest we have captured thus
far are about two pounds each. Small trout are very
plentiful about Parmeehenee at all times, and early and
late fishing give larger fish. Those weighing over five
pounds were taken here last June, Danfortb's Camp is
a very pleasant affair, about which I shall say more anon.
Deer are also very plentiful here usually, but the late
rains have driven them baok into the woods.

From P. we made a seven-mile carry across to Cupsup-
tic River (a very good carry by the way) and poled down
stream eight miles. Then a carry of one-half mile takes
you below the Rips and into deeper water, where we
found boats in waiting, and in two hours reached Indian
Rock — thus making the entire trip easily in one day.
We reached Indian Rock before the members of the
O. A. Association had migrated hither, and had the
grounds almost to ourselves. I say almost ; there were
three others besides our party to dispute the honors of
success with us ; and last evening one of them captured
a 21-pound trout. A very largo one took my fly, but
having out too much line when I struck I presume I did
not send the hook home, for he was off in a moment.
We caught in addition a few small ones, and the indica¬
tions are that with fair weather good sport may be ex¬
pected this week, for there is every indication that they
have commenced running up.

Marshall Whitney, of Upton, Me., guide and tyer of
1 flies, captured three at Upper Dam tins week with a fly,
weighing respectively 61, 5i and 3 pounds, as I can youcli
for, as I saw them myself.

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The weather ia just comfortably cool without during
the day, while in the evening we toast our shins before
a white birch fire' upon the brick hearth-stone in the new
camp. The cuisine at Gamp K. is most excellent and re¬
flects great credit on C. T. Richardson, the amiable and
genial, jolly, grey-whiskered Superintendent. There is
an air of neatness about the camp and the beds. One
feels as though he could lie abed all day ; but a 7 o'clock
bell announces breakfast. I think that’s the worst fea¬
ture of the whole business, but I see no remedy except to
set the camp clock back an hour : but then — alas ! hut
then— it is “Grandfather’s Clock.” Geo. A. Fay.

^ Tim Pond —Eustis, Me., Sept 3d. — I am just leaving
this now famous trouting lakelet. Six in our party occu¬
pied one of the two new log cabins Kennedy Smith has
built this year. In our number is Col. Hayden, of Cleve¬
land, O., Prof. Hibbard, H. P. Strong and myself from
New Britain, Conn., and Dr. Hill of Biddeford, this state,
In the other new and larger cabin is C. W. Smith, of
Worcester, Mass., with his four sons and three invited
guests. Ex-Gov. Kellogg, of La., is among the fortunate
o res i for Mr. Smith is intertaining his friends in a princely
manner. I mean as princes do in the forest. The Gov.
who has been a fisher for voters, expressed himself as
highly pleased 'with the scenery, the abundance of the
trout and their flavor, and that" of the partridges. The
number of flsh caught is greater than last year ; indeed
we are told they have been more plenty all the season.
In a few words, none of the oldest sportsmen present
had ever seen so good sized trout so plenty. We are all more
than satisfied with our trip. The improvements of the
last year in the path of five miles to the pond, the cabins,
the cook stoves, and other ntensiles ; four more boats,
with the assistants the landlord has called around him,
leave little to be desired. The trout law is not on till
Oct, let; the partridge law was off, Sept. 1st ; and so tho
sport of castingthe fly for the specified beauties, the crack
of the breech-loader that brings down of the grouse, and
the savory odors from “ Ken’s” viands will continue about
a month longer this year, unless some bruin, which Ken.
Smith is trapping, shall pull him in and thus cause him to

,pull in his cabin latch strings earlier, and of this there is
little danger to one of his experience. J, W.

Massachusetts — New Bedford, Sept. 3d. — Our market
which diming the past three weeks has been bare of fisli,
is again full to overflowing with bass, blue fish, tautog,
scup and bonita — one dealer receiving over one ton of
blue fish to-da * Good bass fishing this week at West-
port harbor, the fish averaging twenty-five pounds each,

• Concha.

Movements op the Fishing Fleet. — The, shoal mack¬
erel fleet have met with moderate success of late off Mon-
hegan, Seguin and Boon Island, but the catch is falling off
and the season will soon come to a close. The number of
arrivals since our last report has been 22, of which 8 fol¬
low the fresh fishery, and the other 19 have landed 3,960
bbls.

But few vessels remain in the Bay St. Lawrence, and
the news from that quarter is not encouraging. No
American vessels have been seen at Tignish for over a
fortnight and the boats there and at Rugtico and Char¬
lottetown are doing little in mackerel, with no Stock on
the market. Only one arrival from the Bay has been re¬
ported at this port the past week, bringing 800 bbls.

Codfish have been in fair receipt, ana good request at
the recent advances in prices. The number of arrivals
the past week has been 4 from the Banks with 300, 000 lbs.,
one from the Bay St. Lawrence, with 40,000 fish and 18
from Georges, with 323,000 lbs.

The number of Grand Bank arrivals has been 6, bring¬
ing 140,000 lbs. halibut. Receipt of Georges halibut for
the week, 10.200 lbs. One arrival has been reported in
the New Fouudland squid fishery. Total number of fish¬
ing arrivals for the week, 57.

Long Island — Sai/ville, Sept. 9th. — The bluefish which
have been out of the bay for several weeks have returned,
and grand success is met by fishermen,

Homellsville, Sept. 1th. — About twenty members of the
Canisleo Valley Sportsmen’s Association are camping
out at Silver Lake. This is their fourteenth year, and so
far has been very successful. Up to Wednesday night
the party had caught 300 lbs. of fish. P. P. Winn caught
a pickerel weighing 18£ lbs. ; it was sent to R, B. Cable
with compliments of the camp. Bert Elliott caught in
one hour six pickerel whose combined weight was 80 lbs.
Their habitation is styled “ Camp Delight.” They live in
three tents, have five dogs to hunt game with, "and two
cooks to prepare it for the table. That they may all live
to camp out for a hundred years, is the wish of

John.

Hornellsville, Sept. 1th. — The ruffed grouse season did
not open as well as was expected. The birds have all
scattered from their breeding places — after berries, I sup¬
pose, as most have been shot in the blackberry, patches.

New Jebsey — Red Rank. Sept. 2d. — Fishing in the
river good. Bass and weakfish the length of a yard stick,

G. H. W.

Pennsylvania. — Perch fishing is reported good at the
Port Penn piers and off the Augustine Marsh.

South Carolina.— The editor of the Conwayboro’,
S. C., Telephone has been fishing at Pauley Island, on the
coast, and he reports the fishing for sheepshead, black
fish, croakers, sailor’s choice, &c., most excellent. The
island is the summer home of some fourteen families, who
go there from the interior. Crabs and oysters abound,
and sport is to be had all the year around.

The Barbless Hooks. — Corpus Christi, Texas, — I have
been trying some of those patent hooks you advertised
some time since, Edgar’s patent barbless hooks, and I find
hut one trouble with them, they rust too easily. If they
were painted or varnished properly they would be splen¬
did. I have never had one break and nave never had a
fish get off, when hooked, without parting the line. They
are a little troublesome to get out of a fish’s throat, but
so is any hook, I have not been able to get any large
ones suitable for tarpum, sharks or jew-fish, so I cannot
tell how they will work on these monsters. Texas.

Spinning for Porpoises.— A New Sport. — I have un¬
derstood thahporpoises commit great havoc among the
salmon at the mouths of rivers where these fish congre¬

gate for the purpose of ascending to the spawning bed,
and that attempts to shoot them with rifles have not been
so successful as could be desired. I would suggest that
owners of private yachts might find very exciting sport
in spinning for these creatures — any experienced pike
fisherman would know how to do it. " Tin or cloth baits
the size of a grilse ; a Cholmondelv Pennell flight on a
large scale ; a small windlass to hold 300 yards of strong
cord, and which should be fitted with a ratchet wheel
and brake, so as to be able to play the fish, and should be
made to unship when not in use, would be all the necss-
sary gear. I am inclined to think that a porpoise with a
flying triangle or two about his nose would quickly be
brought to a position when the rifle would he effective,
and if so the sport would certainly be worthy of the
trouble. — C. C. in Land and Watei'.

X “ Cheap Flies an Abomination ''—Mr. Editor : — I have
been fishing, and enjoyed myself to my heart’s content.
Though I love fly-fishing I never had such an opport u¬
nity to enjoy it as" I did this summer. One afternoon while
bass-fishing I was trying some scarlet “Ibis” flies
along the edge of a lily-pad, when something rose and
broke for my fly. I cast again near the same place. The
fish rose again ; did so several times, until one jumped
clear out of the water. To my surprise it was a trout. I
was all the time thinking they were shiners and thought
I could use them for bass baits. I at once changed my
fly to a “Montreal.” They would rise every cast, but
would not take it. Changed to a “Professor, ’’then to a
“Yellow May,” then a “Pale Dun,” I waded into the
mouth of the creek where it empties into Pine Lake, and
noticed a brown fly floating along down the stream. I
stoppod casting and watched that fly. In a moment
there was a commotion ; it seemed as though a dozen
trout broke water at once. I soon had a ‘ ' Brown Hackle ”
on my leader and dropped it just about the place where
the fly disappeared. Then the fun began; but I had
hooked the trout firmly, and soon had a beauty in my
creel nearly twelve inches long. Another cast brought
in another to basket. I cast again and struck a fighter ;
brought him up close to my feet, and was about to lift
him jn when, swish came my line — parted the gut just
above the hook. Well, that’s one of the expectations of
trout-fishing. I put on another hackle, ana was having
fine sport, when one fellow didn’t want to come in, He
fought hard, and snapped the snood in just the same
place. Thus I broke five hackles, losing trout each time.
I then tried a “ Stone fly was having good sport with
them, but they snapped in just the same place. I had
lost ten trout, more than a dozen hooks, besides what I
whipped off when retrieving my line. Then I began to
investigate. Bah ! they were some cheap flies I bought
in the East. I turned to my stock of Orvis flies and put
on a “Coachman.” Then "came royal sport. No more
trout lost, and my creel began to fill up. Of course I
whipped off some flies when I got a little excited : but
Orvis, “Coachman,” “White Miller” and “Grass¬
hopper ” brought them every time, until I had forty as
nice trout as any fisherman wants to put in his creel.

To say T was mad when I found out where I bought
these flies from, was no name for it. During tliis trip I
broke three dozen hooks under circumstances where
snoods ought to have stood a little test of endurance, I
have found out whero you can buy flies that you can rely
on, and in future Orvis will make up any flies that I
want. His flies and leaders wear better than any I have
ever used. I would would rather pay his price for them
than any catch-penny flies sometimes advertised in some
of the sporting papers. “ Cheap flies are a fraud, a de¬
lusion and a snare.” Norman.

Sept, 1st, 1879.

gtuisuMjs to tfoiTcspoiutents.

No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

D. T. W., Buffalo., N. Y.— Bogardus shoots with both eyes open.

W. H. C.— Write to advertisers of sporting goods for mess-
chest.

F, F., Columbus, O.— The diving decoys we believe to be satis¬
factory.

F, F., Augusta, Ga.— An application of whale oil will remove
the lice from your puppie6.

G. C. E., Jackson, Miss— "VVe have referred to tho Subject of
sportsmen and liquor. See our issue of Doc. 12th, 1878.

W. D. Bishop, Bridgeport, Conn.— You will find leggings at any
of the dealers in sportsmens goods advertised elsewhere.

Doo and Gun, Fall ltiver, Mass.— You may order glass halls
from the Arms advertised In our columns. Experience will tell
you which kind you prefer.

C. W., Minnesota Junction.— Tile rifles are good for the money.
We cannot answer for their accuracy. Higher priced weapons
will give greater satisfaction in the end.

W. W. T., Athens, Ga.— Is the Daljfgun made either wholly' or
partially in the United States? Please state where it is made.
Ans. Made in Suhl, Prussia, by Schoverling, Daly & Gales.

J.L.— You will findduek shooting in Lake Champlain in the
vicinity of Ferrisburgh, Vt. Ruffed grouse, woodcock and quail
arc also to bo had there, as well as pike, pickerel and. bass Ashing.

W. F- P., Wytheville, Va.— Will you be so kind as to let me
know the title of .Tordiui’s new book on Ash, the price and where
it can be obtained? Ans. “ Manual of Vertebrates," price $1.50,
published by Jausen, MoClerg & Co., Chicago.

B. Y. C.— On the whole we cannot sustain the referee of recent
Buffalo Union Regatta in his decision in favor of Amur, but think
that for Infraction of sail ing rules she should have been diequall-
Aed. The precedent established by his ruling is a bad one.

A. A . O. M., Fort Johnston.— We have laid out tho sail plan of
your 30-foot boat according to the Agurcs Scut, but Aud it of pe¬
culiar cu t. The mast should be stepped 9 feet from the bow, the
tack of the jib being set up at the stem head.

C. C. Y., East Saginaw, Mleh.— 1. Will yon have the kindness to
Inform me if there is a law prohibiting tho shooting of eagles in
our State? 2. What Is the highest score made at 200 yards off¬
hand, andhy whom? Ans. 1. Eagles not barred. 2. Capt. Jack-
son of Boston has a record of 73 tn possible 76.

D. , Taunton, Mass.— What is the ltest way to paoksinall game so
as to ensure its being (i-esb after a two days’ journey by express
In early October? Ans. First draw your bictlS, and then Insert a
a lump of charcoal into the cavity. You can pack In ice, but do
Dot lot the ice, coine pear the bodies of the birds,

F. G. 0., Goshen, Conn.— When will be the best time forntwo
weeks' hunt in Northwestern Iowa for wild fowl and general
shooting, Sept. 25th, Oct. 15tb, or Nov. 1st? Ans. About Sept.
35th. Flight blrdB move early in that section, Including snipe,
mallard, teal and other ducks, etc,, and the prairie fowl are
young and tender.

Raw Hrpu, Calvert, Texas.— Where can I get the best lamp for
deer shooting ? Want one Bght, neat and good. Ans. The Fer¬
guson lnmp advert tsed in our columns at Conroy, Bissett Sc Malle-
son, f]4 Fulton street, New Y’ork, Is a good lamp and tho lightest
we know of. The WhiteJManufaeturing Company, of Bridgeport,
Conn., make capital Jack lamps.

S. B., Brooklyn.— S. B. and P. agree to shoot a pigeon match at
ten birds each, S. to give P. four dead birds and B. to give P. three
dead birds ; old Long Island rules; twenty-oue yards’ rise ; eighty
yards' boundary. How many birds does P. shoot at? Ans. P.
shoots at ten birds, f our of his missed birds being credited to him
as kflled in his bet with S. and three In his bet with B.

Sliding Guntur.— We are not over partial to this rig ; the gun-
tor is apt to leave you in the lurch by not coming down. Such a
sail is furled either by broiling up the boom to the yard and fur¬
ling up and down, or by unshipping the yard from the travelling
iron. In small boats, by simply casting off head of sail from head
of yard, this being the only point of attachment.

F. W. J., City— Please advise me what kind ’of revolver to buy.

I want, one that will not kick and wHl not be too heavy to bo con¬
venient? Ans. Possibly the .39 calibre Iwould suit you. The .23
makes the best pocket weapon. The most serviceable arm is tho
Smith & Wesson pistol with the SehoAeld patent and the auto¬
matic extractor, whieh throws out all the dead shells at once.
Better call on a gunsmith.

S. D.— Concerning Lyman’s bow-facing rowing gear, a corres¬
pondent. writes : " I have bad It in use since May last, on a rather
heavy 13-foot by 44 Ashing boat, 84 foot spoon oars, with the great¬
est. satisfaction. The Indies of my family row with it with the
greatest case. I have tested it pretty well in short, choppy
waters and against strong head winds and tide, and prefer it to
the old style. It is well to have a boat-hook in tho boat with you,
ns you can't use the oars to shove off.”

H. W. D. D., DansviUe, N. V— My setter, Rip, ever since his re¬
covery from tho distemper last May, has been troubled with a
rough corrugated nose, whioh, in spite of treatment, remains
dry ana hard. We kflled six grouse over him yesterday, which
shows that his scent cannot he materially affected. Nevertheless,
it looks bad ; and, In view of that faot, can you suggest a remedy 7
His condition, otherwise, is perfect. Ans. His nose will probably
come right In time. A little salad oil on it occasionally might
help it.

A. H. H., Norwich, Maine.— I would like to spend about two
weeks hunting in Maine, where I could use a broken setter to ad¬
vantage. I would also like to get some duck shooting, ifpossiblo.
Please let me know through the column devoted to correspond¬
ents, who to address for full particulars and the Game Law's of
that State. Ans. Write to Ed. A. Cushman, Sherman Mills, Me.
He will give you ruffed grouse, duck, and other shooting. For the
Game Laws of Maine, address E. M. Stetweli, State Fish Commis¬
sioner, Bangor, Me.

Job Dot, PeekskiU.— Do snakes have gills like an eel, or breathe
in the same way? How do they breathe when swallowing? Ans.
Snakes have no gills, but breathe by means of lungs. Only one
of the lungs of a snake 1b available for general use, the other be¬
ing aborted. The available lung is very long and saeular and so
constructed as to hold a large supply of air. The.ordinary process
of swallowing a largo animal would not materially interfere with
breathing, the blood being oxygenated from tho Air already stored
up in the lung sac. The permanent presence of a large plug in
the throat might resultin suffocation.

T. J. M.'HolyOke, Mass.— 1. What kind of a place is Lake Meni-
phremagog for camping, and what game would I be apt to And
there ? Ans. 1. Excellent place. You will And lake trout, bass, and
pickerel, In the lake, and ruffed grouse and woodcock on the
shore. Trout lakes and a few deer in the (neighborhood. 3. r
have a S. Sc W. revolver, calibre .38, that recoils bo much when I
Are It as to spoil the aim. I use a central Are cartridge ; don’t you
think I could do better shooting if I should put less powder In
the shell ? Ans. 2. You might use a shorter cartridge ; or, make
allowances for the pull-up and aim lower. The Smith & Wesson
pistols are good for a very long range, and are auourate at 100
yards.

A ix SpOXSA, Eushvflle, Ill.— 1. Please Ietmo know as soon as pos¬
sible if you know of any diseases coromou to ducks ? 1 have quite
a number of tame ducks and nine wild ones. A few days ago one
young mallard just beginning to feather, became weak In tho legs
and could hardly walk; it soon died. Holding it; up a foot or
morelfrom the ear, the beating of itsHieart could be very plainly
heard. I am afraid I shall lose all of my wild specimens. 2. Also
can you give me the address of any Natural History Society in
the State of Illinois ? Ans. 1. We can’t tell just what to prescribe
for your ducks. Separate the sick from the well and ask some
medical friend to look at them. L. F. Tate, Oneida, Illinois, Is
good authority. 2. There is a Natural History Society in Chicago,
but we have forgotten its name.

Areca Nut, Lewiston.— I have a pointer pup Ave and a half
months old that is in a very thin condition. For the past week
she has lain around listlessly, trembles or quivers as though cold.
Last night commenced moaning and occasionally seemed to have
violent pain, as she would bark and bowl' lustily. Attribute it to
worms, and to-day commenced giving prescription No. 2 and 8
a, “Hallook’s Sportsmen's Gazeetecr,” making nine powders, and
three-quarter tablespoonsful No. 8. To-night sho nppeurs quiet,
but weak and listless. Shall continue the doctoring for three
days. Is ray surmise and method or administering current? Ans.
Most probably tho dog has worms. Tho treatment is correct if
you have proportioned the doses according to the age of the dog.
Watch tho effects of the aperient and if she continues weak give
a tatilespoonful of codliver oil twice a duv.

B„ Hartford,' Conn— At what places on Saginaw Bay, Mich., is
there good duck shooting? Istheregood duck shooting on Geor¬
gian Bay or at Lake Simeoe, in Canada ? If yes, at what places,
and can guides and decoys bo procured? Ans. Saginaw Bay is
good snipe ground, but not ex oellent for ducks. At Georglun Bay
there is little feed, and travellers don'tstop long. The islands are
stony, and the bottom sand and gravel, though there are portions
of its 120 mfleswhiohuffovagoodduokshoottng. Simcoeisbetter,
but it Is close by a big city, and steamboats on the lake don't at¬
tract ducks. Lake Coucklchjng Is better ; you can get guides
at the Indian village. Rice Lake, 18 miles from Cobourg, near
Lake Ontario, is still better ; but those parts of the St. Lawrenee
River known as Lakes St. Peter and St. Frauds are famous for
geese and ducks. TliebSrds will come now in a few days. Near
Mouroe, Michigan, not far from the Canada line, is good grinupl
Guides easily obtained at any of these places.

630

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Patronage of Summer Hotels.— It is an agreeable
coincidence and pleasant to relate, that all the summer
resorts, at the Sottfh as well as at the North, have enjoyed
a most successful Beason the present year. All have
made money. One reason assigned is the very material
reduction everywhere in rates. A Capo May Hotel was the
first to close (Sept. 1st), but the great majority will keep open
until the first of October. Those resorts which are located
near hunting grounds will receive a liberal patronage
throughout the fall from a class of sportsmen who have
postponed their vacation until the shooting season: and the
number of gunners is legion. Several of these are men¬
tioned in our advertising columns. There are many lines
of railway also reaching to these resorts, which are des¬
ignated in our columns. The Old Dominon line of
steamers gives access to some of the best snipe, woodcock,
quail and ducking localities ill Maryland and Virginia.
As for Coney Island and the beaches, they are being pa¬
tronised hy hundreds and thousands who have beeu spend¬
ing the summer in the mountains, and now finish up the
season near home. This is demonstrated hy the fact that
while warm days continue there is little apparent diminu¬
tion in the number of visitors at these attractive seaside
resorts. All tliiB is new and welcome experience to the
landlords of hotels who have hitherto been accustomed to
close their doors on the first of September, and regard the
season at an end.

Pure Air. — -Weston, the pedestrian, has requested that
there shall be no tobacco smoke allowed in the building
at the coming walk. This will rob the match of one of
its charms, hut it is a good temperance point. We read
much of the wonderful endurance of the 0-reek athletes,
but had an Olympio games winner been confined in the
atmosphere of Gilmore's Garden at one of the last winter
walks, he would have perished as suddenly and ns
miserably as a mouse in an air pump. It has taken four
centuries to evolve the tobacco smoke inhaling, man,
woman and ohild of to-day. In this, at least, we are
a, head of Greece.

— William Wertenbaker, Librarian of the University of
Virginia and Secretary to its Faculty, is an octogenarian.
Mr. Wertenbaker i3 the only person now alive who had
the privilege of meeting Mr. Jefferson, and he holds his
office by direct appointment from Jefferson himself, who
at its date was acting as Rector of the Board of Yrisitors
to the University of whioh he was the founder.

— Gen. Grant is expected on the steamship City of
Tokio, whioh will arrive at San Francisco about the 21st
inst. The vessel Bailed from Yokohama the 3d inst.

RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL ARCHERY
MEETING.

IT is always difficult to foretell the effect of a great
public meeting, but the anticipations of the originators
of the first Grand National of American Archers have
been fully realized. Our archers were timid; they ueeded
to meet each other in public contest before they could re¬
alize the fact that all were starting upon the same plane of
low scoring, one having very little advantage over an¬
other. Since the scores published by several clubs were
generally their best, chosen from many poor ones, the
archers reading them imagined that they were ordinary
averages, and came to the conclusion that shooters were
extraordinary bowmen. The national meeting swept
away many of these erre
scored 300 points at this meeting upon the Double Y'ork
Round may easily attain to 000 points by the next meeting.
Many will make a far greater advance in the coming
year.

Another thing has been very satisfactorily taughtus by
this meeting, and that is that it is one thing to make a
good score in private practice, and another thing to get a
similar score at a public meeting, where the natural em¬
barrassment of exhibiting one’s skill is added to the ner¬
vousness attendant upon anxiety, and where all the sur¬
roundings are strange. Almost every archer fell thirty
per cent, below his average score, and many even
more.

A very important thing was demonstrated to the ex¬
ecutive committee, which was that their arrangement of
the prize list was very fault}'. When the list was pre¬
pared, it was thought by the committee and all the
archers to whom it was submitted that it was as nearly
perfect as it was possible to get it, every one supposing
that where prizes were offered for most golds, reds, blues
blacks and whites, that the best shots would get most
golds and reds, the poorer ones most blues and blacks, and
the poorest most whites, but the result showed that the
best shots got most hits in all colors. A different system
ill be devised for the next meeting so that the poorer
shots will share in the prizes. Some object to this system
upon the ground that it is setting a premium upon un¬
skillfulness, but we do not think so. The desire to appear
high in the score-list will be sufficient to incite the archer
to careful practice, and surely the pleasure of a meeting
will be greater where every one who contends will hope
fora prize. Much cunning will be required to originate
a system in which the most skillful will not bear off the
greater part of the prizes.

The most valuable result, however, has been the wonder¬
ful increase of interest manifested in archery throughout
the entire country. Every where new clubs are springing
into life, old clubs are increasing their membership,
matches are being shot between clubs hy telegraph, fairs
and agricultural associations are offering prizes to induce
archers to exhibit their skill upon their grounds, and
people talk archery who before did not know a how from
a fishing rod. What is needed now is systematic, thought¬
ful practice by our archers, the study of archery from a
scientific standpoint, and ere another August comes
round we will publish scores of 600 to 900 points at the
Double York Round for gentlemen, and 600 to 800 at the
Double Columbia for ladies. That a large number of our
archers will reach such proficiency we do not doubt.

THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE FOUND
AND NAVIGATED.

Professor Nordenskjold has the satisfaction of being the
first navigator to make the long talked of voyage through
the Northeast passage. He has successfully threaded his
way along the northern shores of Europe and Asia, passed
from the North Sea to the Arctic Ocean, and thence through
Behring Strait into the North Pacific, and returned in
safety to Yokohoma, where Ms arrival was reported a few
days since. When he has returned to Sweden, via. the
Suez Canal, he will have completed the circumnavigation
of the two continents, which is a feat unparalleled. The
existence, therefore, of a long suspected Northwest Pas¬
sage is satisfactorily demonstrated. The question now
arises : What material service to the world, or what
profit to the explorer or the merchant, will result. The
Professor claims that he has found a practicable summer
route between America and Siberia, the northern portion
of which, hitherto shut out from the Western coast of tMs
Continent, is now accessible through Behring Strait ; but
less sanguine men declare that the Northwest Passage is
practically useless, since there is no commercial necessity
for it.

Pure science has undoubtedly gained much from the
Professor’s observations. He has, he says, fully accom¬
plished the object, of the expedition. He has studied
the bottom of the sea hy means of dredging : has dis¬
covered new marine animals, and found quantities of
fossil remains has charted and calculated for the benefit
of mariners, the location, breadth, velocity and approxi¬
mate volume of the Artie and Pacific Polar currents,
and thus obtained precise and definite information of an
unknown region.

Hie to the Woods ! — The glorious sport ! Ye delvers
after the ore of gold, hidden, as it seems to he, in boxes
of silk or bales of cotton, in bits of paper or leaves of
ledgers ; ye weary crawlers through the streets of mam¬
mon, who think the world is bounded by the four walls
of your ambition ; ye who have been brought up to work as
though work were the aim of life, instead of the means of
its improvement ; ye who have laid up a few hundred for
some pet dissipation, a visit to Saratoga, or a fight,
with the tiger (that man-eater !) ; and ye who must watch
every day over your accumulated millions, lest a penny
slip into a cranny and be lost, goto the woods, where you
will be surrounded by the sombre trees, where the rocks
will be your companions, and the wind whisper, aud the
streams prattle to you.

There you will learn how little it takes to render man
comfortable and happy ; how, but for his reckless pas¬
sions and extravagant desires, all might be satisfied, and
plenty crown the human race.

There, where Nature speaks to you in her beauty, in
her grandeur, and occasionally in her stupendous
power ; where wonders of the universe by day and night
are ever present, like old friends ; where there is naught
but the thin air between the Maker and His beings, you
may learn what will be more valuable some day than any
treasure of gold or silver.

Breathe the pure air ; shake off every ill that flesh is
heir to ; add to your life, if you love it so well, a week
for each day, and that .a day of never-wearying enjoy¬
ment.

Take rod and gun ; aspire to cast the line far, and
straight, and light : feel the struggle of patience, per¬
severance, skill, resolution, with brute strength and cun¬
ning ; know the pleasurable anxiety of the chase, the al¬
ternated hope and fear, and the final glory of success ;
learn the woodsman’s art, the " gentle craft of venerie,”
and wonder at the resources of the wilderness ; and on
your return thank me not, if you can.

Robert B. Roosevelt.

Railroad Time. — The Sun has been taking testimony
from railroad experts and engineers relative to the speed
of railroad trains. To settle the dispute as to whether
trains go at the rate of one mile per minute, one corres¬
pondent took his place on the engine of one of the fast
Pennsylvania Railroad trains from West Philadelphia t.o
Jersey City- He had provided himself with a stop watch
which recorded seconds and quarter seoonds. The dis¬
tances and time recorded by mile-posts and watch were :
Five miles, 4m. 55js. ; three miles, 2m. 36s. Of these last
three, the first was made in 64s., second, 52s., third, 50s.
This was the regular daily speed of the train. Many
other trains on American railroads make equal records.
According to the London (Eng.) English Mechanic ,
engines of the Bristol and Exeter Railroad have attained
a speed of 80 miles per hour. In one instance the rate
was 81.1 miles per hour.

“Old Judge.” — When Goodwin’s smoking tobacco is
on trial the “ Old Judge” always renders a verdict in its
favor. So do the jury. So say all the witnesses. Here¬
tofore the adage has been, “May the best win.” Now it

is, “ May the Good-win.” Ha ! ha ! That gives common
folks a chance. Not to say that the “ Old Judge” tobacco
s common, by any means ; but if its popularity continues
to extend among the masses of smokers as it has done
during the past two years it will soon be common enough.
Ha ! ha ! again, and how do you like it? If you don’t like

it, try it. If you wish to try it, send to 207 Water street,
this city, and order a sample. Put it in your pipe and
smoke it.

— The Commissioners of Parks of New York City have
been waking up to the fact that the numberless cats and
dogs which nightly infest Central Park have been des¬
troying great quantities of game. A game-keeper has
been appointed to shoot the felines and canines. He bags
half a dozen every night.

—It is stated that Professor Mayer, of Boston, recently
put a soft-shelled potato bug larva into carbolic acid for
three days, and then boxed it up and sent it to Europe for
a zoological specimen,' Nothing daunted by the fifteen
day’s journey under such disoouraging circumstances,
when it reached the old country the hug was found able
to eat potato vines as cheerfully as ever. What would a
hard-shell bug not have done?

_ It is proposed by the citizens of Baltimore to erect in

Druid Hill Park of that city a monument to Lafayette.
We are glad to see monuments erected. They are effect¬
ive means of awakening regard for the manly virtues of
the great men they commemorate.

Pusillanimous.— The man who is mean enough to say
one word against the dumb, defenceless oyster is not only
an arrant coward, but his liver is out of order. Don’t you
forget it. Poor little oyster : can’t fight, can't do notMng.
Never opens his shell.

—It used to be target companies r now it is chowder
parties.

FOREST AND STREAM,

631

A TRIP TO NORTH PARK.

(SECOND PAPER.)

f FROM OUR STAFF CORRESPONDENT. |

WITHIN the past year a change has been made in
the depot arrangements at Council Bluffs and
Omaha, which adds greatly to the comfort of travelers.
Ever since the completion of the bridge over the Mis¬
souri River it has been the custom to oblige westward-
bound travelers to change at the Bluffs from the eastern
train to a bridge train which carried them to Omaha,
where they changed again to the Union Pacific train.
Last year, however, the Chicago and Northwestern and.
the other railroads which meet at Council Bluffs erected
there a handsome depot, at which is made the only
change of cars between Chicago and Ogden. Tbe Union
Pacific train which carries passengers to the West now
backs over the bridge to the Bluffs, the. luggage is re¬
checked there, and for the next thousand miles the
traveller remains undisturbed in his section.

The Union Pacific Railroad is the great highway to the
finest mining, farming and hunting region of the conti¬
nent, and besides this it carries the pleasure seeker to
some of the grandest scenery of the Rocky Mountains,
and to those natural wonders, unequalled in any land,
the Thermal Springs and Geysevsof the Yellowstone Park.
These, with the accompanying attractions of the Yellow¬
stone Lake, the great falls, and the stupendous canon,
far exceed the power of language adequately to depiot.
There is really nothing to which they can be compared,
and no just conception of the beauties of the Park can
be gained without a personal visit to the region. By
means of a narrow gauge road, which is partially com¬
pleted, the Yellowstone Park will soon be open to tbe
whole world, and even now those who are willing to en¬
dure the fatigues of a short journey by stage-coach can
reach it with but slight inconvenience. I know, having
myself visited the Park, how surpassingly beautiful the
scenery is, and how amply the tourist will feel repaid for
any trifling fatigues he may have endured. To enume¬
rate all the delightful localities to which the Union
Pacific road conducts the seeker after pleasure or health
would be tedious, for their name truly is legion. The
parks of Colorado are, perhaps, the most noted among
many notable spots of beauty. In South and Middle
Parks are to be found excellent hunting, with splendid
trout and grayling fishing. North Park, which has up
to within a short time been very little known, is said to
abound in large game of all kinds found in the West,
save only the moose and the white goat, the ranges of
these animals not extending so far south.

In speaking of the foregoing' regions reference has
been made only to such as present attractions to men of
means, but it must not he inferred from this that the
trans-Missouri States and Territories offer no induce¬
ments to people whose circumstances are limited. This
is indeed the poor man’s country, and it offers to the
settler wealth just in proportion to his industry and hon¬
esty. Land costs almost nothing. The Union Pacific R.R.
Company has still thousands of acres of the very finest
wheat land, which it sells at prices which are merely
nominal. This land is situated in the great Nebraska
wheat belt, and the grain grown upon it has already
given a world-wide reputation to Nebraska flour. Or if
the intending settler prefers the somewhat more stirring
life of a cattle man to that of a farmer, Western Ne¬
braska, Wyoming and Montana offer tens of thousands
of acres, on which grow the richest grasses, and on which
cattle will live, thrive and grow fat in the winter, with¬
out other food or shelter thau that provided by nature.
A man with avery small capital purchasing a few cows,
yearlings and two-year-olds, will, with ordinary care,
find himself in a few years in a position of independ¬
ence, if not of wealth.

I marvel that, during the hard times which have pre¬
vailed for the last six years in the Eastern States, so few
have had the foresight and courage to seize the golden
opportunities which offer themselves to men of energy
and industry here in the West.

Of the mineral resources of the Rocky Mountains but
little need be said. All know, by report at least, of the
wealth of the Black Hills of Dakota ; and a visit to this
region is extremely interesting. Comfortable stage
coaches connect with the Union Pacifio trains at Sydney
and Cheyenne, and the trip is well worth taking. It is
said that very rich deposits of galena with silver and of
carbonate of silver have recently been discovered in North
Park, and in consequence of these reports a “ stampede ”
has taken place to the scene of the discoveries, and
numerous mines have been located. At present the ex¬
citement lias somewhat died away, but there ib no doubt
that vast amounts of the precious metals are hidden
away in the fagged and snow-covered mountains which
surround the Park, Time and capital are required to de¬
velop this wealth, of which I shall, perhaps, have more
to say hereafter.

It is safe to state that in its appointments the Union
Pacific R. R. is equal to that of any in the country, A
very pleasant feature of travel on this road is the uni¬
form courtesy of its officials, and their constant willing¬

ness to be of use to the traveller. They are often required
to answer the most trivial and silly questions about the
West, its inhabitants, fauna, flora, Indians, road agents,
and so on ad infinitum, but I have yet to see one that
lost his temper at the childish queries of his interlocutor,
or replied other than pleasantly.

At Omaha, where I stopped for a short time, I had the
pleasure of meeting once more Mr. Thos. L. Kimball, the
genial friend of gll sportsmen and the Gen’l Ticket Agent
of the U. P. road, to whom now as in the past, I desire to
express my obligations for many courtesies. By Mr.
Kimball I was introduced to Mr. Rob't E. Strahom, editor
and proprietor of the New West, from whom I received
valuable information as to the best route by which to
reach my destination, Mr. Strahom is, as everyone who
has travelled extensively through it must he, an enthusi¬
ast with regard to the West and its future, and, by means
of his interesting and valuable writings, notably “The
Rocky Mountains and Beyond," “ Wyoming and Monta¬
na,” “The Resources of Montana," etc., has done’ much
to open up the country to settlers. Eastern men who are
thinking of settling along the line of the Union Pacific
should not fail to obtain a copy of the New West before
starting from home. They will find it replete with infor¬
mation of value. Such copies can be obtained by address¬
ing the editor at Omaha, Nebraska. Mr. Strahom ad¬
vised me to fit out at Laramie and was good enough to
give me a letter to Dr. Hayford, the editor of the Lara¬
mie Sentinel.

The ride from Omaha to Laramie has been often de¬
scribed and I need not dwell upon it here. AU along the
railroad were to be seen evidences of prosperity and thrift.
From Omaha to Grand Island, where night closed in up¬
on us, the country was one vast farm, with far-reaching
fields of com, oats and wheat succeeding each other as
mile after mile was passed' over. We were traversing the
great grain belt of the Platte. From Sydney, where we
breakfasted, to Cheyenne and beyond, theprairiewas pas¬
ture land, and herds of cattle, sheep and horses were
constantly in sight. Formerly these plains were occupied
only by the buffalo and the antelope, but these have been
forced to give way to the herds of the stockmen. While
one cannot but lament the driving away, and, in the case
of the buffalo, the virtual extermination of these splendid
game animals, it is satisfactory to see that the plains are
not the desolate wastes that we feared they might have
become, but abound in material evidences of our coun¬
try's prosperity.

Of the superb views which present themselves to the
traveller as he approaches Sherman I have not space here
to speak, and besides, are they not all written of in the
transcontinental guide books? One who enjoys to the full,
grand mountain scenery, will do well to spend the whole
of the afternoon occupied in the ascent of the mountan
on the platform of the cars.

We reached Laramie at five o’clock, and on alighting
from the train were greeted at once by Mr. Reed, whom
some of our readers may remember as having acoompanied
us on our last years’ hunt in the Freeze Out Mountains.
The sight of his cheery, reliable face was a wholesome one,
and we felt sure that in him we had at least one friend at

Perhaps Mr. Van Dyke will think this does not prove
anything. If that bear had lived long enough to form
an opinion I think he would have agreed with me that
such a weapon will do for any game fouud east of the
Missouri. The gun that will inflict such a wound upon a
bear, that will smash both shoulders of a buffalo, that
will pierce seventeen inches of green cedar, has certainly
force enough for any game— and that I know can be done
with the weapon 1 nave described. Yet for large or dan¬
gerous game I should prefer a larger calibre than a 40,
though I see no earthly necessity for a heavier gun.

Chicago, Sept. 2d. ’ H. W. S. Cleveland.

Texas— Corpus Christi, Aug. 80th. — This spring I
bought a new forty-four calibre Ballard rifle, Pacific octa¬
gon barrel, etc. , together with all the extras, as bullet
moulds, patches, bali-seaters, and fifty everlasting shells,
which are represented as lasting for years. Thesqjast I
ordered and got a lready loaded so T could examine the
method of loading.

The rifle I find shoots excellently well and fills the bill
precisely, with the exception only that the extractor fre¬
quently fails to eject the shell after firing, necessitating
the use of the clearing rod, which takes nearly as much
time as would be required to load a muzzle loader.

This, however, is perhaps not the fault of the gun but
of the everlasting shells which expand each time they
are shot. This expansion is so great that in no single in¬
stance was I able to insert one of the empty ones in the
ball-seater to re-load it.

And, furthermore, I found in many instances that the
shell after firing would not re-enter the chamber at the
breech without dressing down with emery. Upon the
second discharge of a shell this was invariably the case,
and I forsee plainly that in a short time these everlasting
shells, for which I paid nine cents each, will be all dressed
off to nothing.

The bullet moulds which cost three dollars, make a
bullet too large to enter the shell after patching, and 1
have had to carefully dress off each one before load¬
ing. There was no brush and swab furnished with the
rifle, although I paid full catalogue price, forty dollars.

So much for my new rifle. My Nichols shot gun does
better, but the Howard paper shells that the agent I or¬
dered the gun through recommended to me, are not fitted
for moist climates, as they swell so that it is impossible to
use them in damp weather. If loaded when perfectly dry
they do very well to shoot once, provided you do not at¬
tempt to use a No. 9 wad in a 10 shell. If you do it forms
a ridge which will not allow the cartridge to enter the
chamber. I shall try my next lot out of some Union
Metallic Cartridge Company's shells I have on hand, and if
they will not do I will try E ley’s best, although I hate to
use a foreign article if I can get a good one at home.

If my rifle were chambered for any other than the
everlasting shell, I would never use another, but as it is I
must wait- patiently un til a good shell of this shape is made,
and I hope you may be able through you columns to help
me to find such a one. Is there a nickle or tempered steel
shell of forty -four calibre, seventy grains of powder that
will fit the Ballard rifle bored for everlasting shells ? If
so, please let me know, and I will try them forthwith.
And is there a paper shell for shotguns that is not affected
by moisture. Bexar.

It certainly is a fact, our correspondent’s experience to
the contrary notwithstanding, that the Ballard rifle shells
are capable of a very extended use. At Creedmoor, we
have seen the same shell loaded and fired scores of times.
There may be some details of this practice mentioned by
our Texan friend, which would explain away the trouble.
As it is, his experience is the exception to a general’
rule.

hand on whom we could depend. My sensations of, satis¬
faction were somewhat moderated, however, when I
learned that it was impossible for Reed to accompany me
on the trip, for business of a most pressing nature detained
him. He had, however, made arrangements for starting
at once, and there remained for me to attend to only
some matters of detail, A team and three saddle animals
were lured, a mess kit and provisions secured, and the fol¬
lowing morning we were ready to start. Yo,

Laramie, Wyoming.

Massachusetts — Worcester, Sept. 3d.— A few local
riflemen were out for practice to-day and scored at 10
shots ; —

M.G. Fuller
E. A. Bartlett.

S. Clark .

C. Jenkins .

500 Yards- ZOO Yards.

Medford, Sept. M- — Tbe Medford Amateur Rifle Asso¬
ciation held their weekly meeting at Bellevue range this
afternoon. 200 yards ; rounds, 10 ; off-hand firing ; open
to all comers. The following are the Bcores :

H. H. D. Cushing, 46 ; E. Whittier, 43 ; H. Welling¬
ton, 42 : E. S. Pipeo, 42 ; A. B. Archer, 43 ; J. Grady,

Small Calibre Again— A Practical Illustration.—
The following may serve as an appropriate postscript to
the letter I sent you last week, and I hope may reach you
in time to be published with it : —

40.

Boston, Sept. Of/i — Mammoth Rifle Gallery. — The first
week of the regular monthly prize shoot opened well.
The score to date stood — 150 feet ; rounds 8 ; possible 40

544^555 5—37 I Geo. Estes . 55545444-38

5 5 4 4 5 4 5 5—37 M. O. Johnson. 44444555—35
- - Geo. M. Smith . 55 4444 4 5-35

A friend called upon me last evening wbo bad just re¬
turned from a sporting trip in Michigan and told me that
he was fishing from the bow of a boat when his guide,
who was in the stern, called to him : “There's a bear.”
He looked np and saw the bear’s head about ten yards
back from the river bank and twenty-five yards from the
boat. The hear had struck an attitude and stood still
looking at him. He picked up his rifle, took a quick aim
and fired. The guide exclaimed : “You’ve fixed him,’’
and on going ashore they found him stone-dead, the
bullet having struck him between tbe eyes, ranged length¬
wise through the skull, passed through the first and
smashed the. second vertebras of the peck and lodged in
the skin of the nape. The bear was an old male, measur¬
ing five feet seven inches from tip of nose to root of tail ;
and such old hunters as those who have criticised me
will not need to be told that a bvdlet that would pierce
an old' bear’s skull at such an angle must "mean busi¬
ness." My friend, who is a naturalist, told me he had
el oar ltd and preserved the skull, ami I have this morning
been to examine it and fouud that the bullet entered be¬
tween tbe eyes, g urer to the left than to the right, and
ranged length"^ ' through the skull to tbe neck, crack¬
ing the skull on *Vtch side clear hack, so that the top came
oft when cleaned. The rifle 'which did this was a 40-
calibre Ma ' forty grains of pow¬

der, same ar-. that whir which tfomaday killed the tiger.

Boston. — At Walnut Hill Range, on the the 29 ult., in
the 500 yards off-hand match, W. Charles, total 98, re¬
ceives tbe first prize, the bronze medal of the National
Rifle Association ; O. M. Jewell, total 98, the second prize,
cash $10 ; W. H. Jackson, total 97, third prize, cash $5,
and the fourth prize, $2 cash, goes to L. L. Hubbard,
whose total score was 92.

Boston, Sept. 3d. — There was a good attendance at to¬
day’s meet of the members of the Massachusetts Rifle
Club at Walnut Hill range. The occasion was the con¬
cluding meet in the Spirit of the Times, or long-range
class match, and the weather conditions were propitious,
the wind blowing a steady and moderate breeze from two
o'clock, and the clouds which covered the sun afforded
just shade enough to mako the aim of the marksmen per¬
fect. The scores will speak for themselves, but the rec¬
ord of Mr. J. S. Simmer is entitled to, special mention.
The score shows that he has again made a total equal to, and
according to the rule eyeu a better onq than, bis famous
record at Creedmoor, and which has never yet been ex¬
celled or even equalled ; but, when be stepped to the fir¬
ing-stand to make his twelfth shot at 1,000 yards, the ex¬
citement among the marksmen was very great, audit was
thought, by the way he had been shooting, that, ho was
oing to beat his own record, but by an unfortunate “4,”
e spoiled his chance, although by the three following

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1 ' bull's-eyes " had succeeded in tying his own record.
The score stood : —

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The conclusion of the match permitted the making up
of the prize list as follows In the first class, J. S. Sum¬
ner, total 1,399. average 316.4, gold medal, valued at $60.
■William. Gerrish, total 1,295. average 215 5-6, takes the
Winchester rifle, valued at $50. J. F. Brown, total 1,285,
average 214 1-6, the carbine valued at $25. W. H. Jack-
son, total 1.288, average 213 5-6, Snider 22-ealihre rifle,
valued at $18. The fifth prize goes to Mr. N. Washburn
and the sixth to H. Tvler. In the second class, Saloin
Wilder, with a total of 1,244, and an average of 207£,
takes the first prize, a Sharps hunting rifle, valued at $30.
The second prize, a Ballard 22-calibre rifle, valued at $30,
and the third, a United States Springfield rifle, valued a.
$20, were won by L. L. Hubbard aiid Lewis Saunders,
respectively. The first prize in the third class, a gold
medal, worth $25, was awarded to W, M. Ward. E. W.
Law secured the second prize, a Western 22-calibre rifle,
valued at $2.5, and the (.bird prize in this class, a Reming¬
ton rifle, worth $20, falls to J. N. Fyre.

Boston, Sept. 6th.— A large number of spectators were
at Walnut Hill this afternoon and witnessed some fine
Bliooting in the third contest in the silverware match, at
500 yards range. The wind was steady from the eastward,
ami registered from 2 to 3 o'clock, while the light was
excellent. The result of the shooting was : —

.1. It. Williams
C. r. Mciggs. . . .
J. Borden... . .

J. Nichols _

H. Tyler .

5 4 4 5 4 4

.4 4 4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4 4 4

.4 4 4 4 4 3

4-33

4-31

.5-20

Wakefield.— A series of competitions have been opened
by the Wakefield Rifle Association, open to all comers, to
beheld at their range each Saturday afternoon during this
month : distance, 200 yards ; position, off-hand; rounds,
7. The first of the competitions was held on the 6th, and
was well attended. Mr. Roger Howard making a remark¬
ably fine score with a 33, 32, 31 and two 30’s out of a pos¬
sible 35 each.

Medford, Sept. olh, — The attendance of members of the
Raj-mond sportsman's club and their friends, at Bellevue
range to-day, was fair. The weather conditions were ex¬
cellent. The handicap rifle match, at 200 yards, off-hand,
ten rounds, open to all comers, had 36 re-entries: —

t). Kirkwood —

W- Charles .

J. R. Teela .

w. 13. With well
G. B. Blanchard- -

J. S. Bennett -

R. Abbott .

C. D. Harrison

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.4 4 4 1

4 14 11

1 5-17
5 5-40
1 5-14

5 4—44

6 4—11
4 5-43
4 4—42
4 1—42

Milford, Sept. tith, — Ground on the Medway road has
been ‘secured for the rifle range of Company M, Sixth
Regiment, M. V. M. A team will immediately com¬
mence practice for the State match, Oct. 14th, at South
Framingham.

Vermont.— The National Rifle Club held its twenty-
second annual meeting at South Verrnon on Sept. 2d and
3d : the prizes were as follows : —

P. A. Reinhard, first prize, 10 5-16 inches; D. S. Priest,
second prize, 10 11-16 inches ; H. J. Huntoon, third prize,

] 14 inches. Second string : H, W. Smith, 11 13-16 inches;
D* A. Brown, 12 3-16 inches; N. S. Brakeway, 12 7-16
inches. Third string : H. W. Martin, 11 1-16 inches ; D.
A Brown, 12 9-16 inches ; H. J. Huntoon, 13 5-9 inshes.
Mr. Hi rani W. Smith, of Boston, making the shortest thirty
slrots wins the club medal.

Connecticut — Collinsville, Sept. 3d. — Canton Rod and
Gun Club, Riverside range; practice meeting at 200 yards;
off-hand : 3 pounds pull; 10 shots : —

Mass. Creed.

o n Hall . 11 8 .10 U 0 10 10 12 II) 11-102 44

inuhenstoln .. fi 11 « .12 11 12 6 7 10 10- 97 43

M m re 11 U II 10 II 9 12 8 10 10-101 44

Andrews . 7 8 8 13 7 11 10 10 9 9- 91 42

Bidwol) " . 8 10 7 « 12 11 9 8 11 9-91 43

On Thursday, the 4th, three members at practice made
the following good scores, Mr. Hull’s score of 111, I think,
not having been excelled. Mr. Hull shot with extended
left arm; off-hand, as usual : —

(I 10 7 11 10 7 9 12— 97 41

11 11 11 10 11 11 9—105 47

11 11 10 11 10 12 11-111 48

Andrews ,
Moore - - .

O. B. Hull..

. 11 11
1 1 13
. 12 12 11

enough, but the big score is one which I think lias never
been equalled under similar circumstances. Harry Nichols
and myself were out practicing and started to shoot a
string of 10 shots. The result of the string was an exact
tie on 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 — 45. Nichols was shooting
a Peabody regulation military rifle ; and I, a Sharp’s
mid range. On shooting off the tie, Nichols made the
enormous score of 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 — 49, possible 50.
My score on the tie was 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 — 46, a good
score, but one which sinks into insignificance besides 49
with a military, The shooting was strictly off-hand.

Sherman H, Hubbard.

New York— Cantin' s Clallery, Sept. 8th. — The second
of the series of ten weekly contests for Marksmen’s
Badges took place this evening. Throughout the entire
competition there was a very interesting “closeness”
among the leading competitors’ scores. Finally Mr. Sibley
proved the most proficient with the score of 34, he win¬
ning a Marksman’s Badge and making a very good show¬
ing for the Champion's Badge, which is won by the best
aggregate score made in the ten contests.

The following are the names and scores of the leading
competitors— possible, 35 ; 300 yards ; Creedmoor reduced
target

. 34

♦Wilson MacDonald . 29

N. O'Donnall. . . 28

E. T. Davis . 28

JI. W. Gourlcy . 28

S. A. Ahecasts . 27

W. O. Wetherl.ee . 25

C. E. Overbaugh . 25

S. W. 8ibley .

D. A. Davis .

tV. H. Dunlap .

(4. J. Seabury .

W. 11. Caldwell .

D. S. Hanks .

*F. ,T. Donaldson _

J. B. Stanton.

* E. J. Donaldson used open sights.

4 Mr. MacDonald shoots at the word of command.

Brinton, Sept. 4 th. — Association long-range match ;
eighth competil ion; won by Homer Fisher, Messrs. Gra¬
ham. Dart, and Rathbone. making higher scores but being
subject to handicap, which gave the competition to Mr.
Fisher : —

800 I'nnP. 900 Tot’d*. 1,000 Tarda. Total.

70

211

M. J. Graham . 72

Dr. J. M.Dart . 70 71 as aw

R. Rathbono . 70 72 (17 209

Homer Fisher . 71 63 70 204

A. Melnncs . 69 65 #1 195

A, G. Holcombe. - . 07 57 69 198

Same Range — Sept. 6th. — Association match No. 2, 200
yards ; eighth competition ; 22 entries, the following
being the best scores : —

F. H. Holton . . 47 I D. T. Davids . 43

T. Fitz . 46 Col. G. E. P. Howard . 48

.1. W. Todd . 45 C. P. Bonnett . . . 42

E. W. Kquier . 44 | J. R. Boyd. . - . 41

Ihlinois — Chicago. — At the Soldiers’ Re-Union at Au¬
rora, III., on the 19th, 20th and 21st ult. the Thomas Post
Rifle Club organized a shoot for teams from all military
or rifle organizations present. There were teams enough
on hand, hut with the exception of one solitary Maynard,
belonging to the Batavia Rifle Club, there were no rifles
on the ground save those belonging to the Thomas Post.
The day was fearfully hot, likewise the guns, as you will
readily understand from the fact that two, and in some
cases three men, were using the same weapon. The im¬
mense crowd— about 40,000— closed in on us to witness
the shooting, giving us a living lane about fifteen feet
wide and 200 yards long for a range, and occasionally this
width would be abridged by a bucolic idiot craning for¬
ward to see the bullet leave the gun. Under the circum¬
stances the shooting was creditable, two ticing on 43 out
of a possible 50. The cups were both ^won by Thomas
Club men. On the 30th the third competition for the
Giles Brothers’ silver cup occurred among the members
of the Thomas Club. This cup is to be Slot for on the
last Saturday of each fnonth until it is won three times by
one member; 200 yards; off-hand; 15 shots; the score was
as follows : —

Austin . — 5

Tyrrell . 5 5

Hobbs . 4 4

Freeman, . . 4 4

Ohenowet.h — . 5 3

Borolierdt . 4 3

4 5 554344 4 554

4-65
4: — 65
4—62
4 — 62
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44 5 4 4 5343335 4—58
Drury.

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5 .4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4
45 454484 6 44
54 4 44344 3 44

Bridgeport, Sept. 4 th.— Scores of a match between
teams from the Emmet Club and Robinson Independent
Zouaves, the Zouaves using the old 50 cal. Springfield
and the Emmets the 45 Borebardt Sharps.

ROBINSON zot

llooUon 045333434 3—82 I Curran 5 1 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 3—37
Kerr1 ' 4 44344455 5-12 | McKinney 43333 42 2 5 3-32

Steady Off-band Work— Bridgeport, Sept, 6th.—

Bulo'V please fiud scores, two of which, am common

5 4 4—67
5 5 3-67

4 4 5—62

5 4 4—58
5 4 0-58
0 5 0-66

Bay birds ” generally, including various species of plover, sand
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf bird, phalaropes, avocets,
etc., coining under the group Limaeolee or Shore Birds.

(pWThia table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which Is generally in season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

53T The seasons for shoot ing pinnated grouse or prairie chick-
enB and other birds are as follows In the States named herewith

States

POrou3c\ 1 Ruffed Grouse

Quail.

Ill .

IUfl--,

Iowa,,
Minn..
Wig. . .
Neb...
Kan...

Aug 15 1» Deo 1 Oct 1 to Jan 1
Oetl to Fel) 1 1 Nov- 1 to Jan 1
Sepl to Dee 1 Oct 1 to Jan 1
Augl4to Oct 1 Sept 1 to Dec 1
Aug 25 to Jan 1 Aug 25 to Janl
Aug 15 to Foil 1 —

AugltoFebll “

Oct Ito Jaiil
Novi to Janl
Oct 8 to Janl
Sep lto Dec 1
Aug 26toJanl
Oct 1 to Dec 1
Oct 1 to Jan 3

"Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Aug. 29f7i.— At 900 yards, this
afternoon, the members of the Milwaukee Rifle Club en¬
joyed a good match, though the scores did not rim very
high. The record stood : —

Johnston . . 4 4 5 4 3 5 5 5 5

Yale . . 533533 555

Markham . 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 4

Drake . + 4 5 4 5 0 i 5 5

Hill .... 3 4 n 5 5 5 4 4 4

Bangs . 4 0 5 5 5 5 3 4 5

Hamilton, Ohio. May 2, 1879.— Mr. Carl Dittmar, Bing-
hampton, N. Y. Dear Sb’ : As there is much discussion
being had lately through the press in regard to the use of
the Dittmar powder, and its effect upon game when used,
X thought it not improper to inform yon of the test and
experience I have had with it for the past few years.
During the past three years, I have done a large amount
of shooting, both duck and quail, and I have during that
time used a large quantity of the Dittmar powder. I shoot
a Francoate gun. No. 10. which weighs about eight pounds.
When shooting duck I use from 4-J to 5 drachms of powder
and II oz. of shot. For quail I use much less powder.
During all my experience and use of the powder, I have
found it perfectly safe, and it certainly fouls a gun much less
t han any powder I have ever used.and when properly loaded
the power of penetration is equal to the very strongest
black powder, and as there is but little smoke from the
use of it, it to me is much preferable for field shooting.

I spent nearly three months last winter shooting
in Georgia, with Dr. Metcalfe of New York, and Judge
Hopkins of Georgia, neither of whom had ever used the
Dittmar powder. I had them try it, and for field shoot¬
ing. which was the only shooting we did, they much pre-
fered this powder, and" pronounced it perfectly safe. Isee
another objection urged against it, which is this : If your
shells are loaded for some time before being used, they
will miss fire, as the powder makes and contracts damp¬
ness. This certainly iB incorrect. While in Georgia last
winter I used shell which had been loaded with Dittmar
powder for nearly three years, and out of nearly one
hundred of these shells I never had one to miss fire. I
U3e nothing but the Dittmav powder when I can get it,
either for field or trap shooting, and I era clearly satis¬
fied that it is fully as safe, and will do a* 'good execution
as any black powder, and is much preferable both on
account of cleanliness and absence of smoke.

Yours respectfully, J- C. McKemy,

P. S.— The greatest objection agains’ it here bus been
the expense, on account of the high price,

§iW(e m\d §nt\.

GAME IN SEASON FOR SEPTEMBER.

Moose, Alee Americana.

■fbou, Rangifer caribou,
or wapiti, Cervus canadensis.

Bed or Va. door. C. viryinianus.

Squirrels, red, black and array.

Haros, brown and gray.

Heed or rice bird, Dolichonyx or-
yzivorous.

Wild turkey, Meteagris gallopavo.

Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, Oupidonia cuptdo.

Bulted grouse or pheasant, Bo-
nam umbellus.

Quail or partridge, Ortyxvlrgini-
aim.

Black-bellied plover, ox-eye,
Sc/uatarola Helvetica.

Ring plover, JEyialills semipal-
matus.

Stilt, or long-shanks, Himanto-
pm nigricollis.

woodcock, Philoheta minor.

Hed-brensted snipe, ordwiteher,
Macrorbamptis grise its.

Red-backed sandpiper, or ox-
bird, Tringa Americana.

Great marbled godwit, or mar¬
lin, Limosa fedoa.

Willet, Tetanus semipalmatus.

Tattler, Totanm mekinoleucus.

Yellow-slianks, Totanus flavtpes.

Woodcock.

July 4 to .Tan 1
July 1 to Jan 1
July 10 to Jan 1
July 3to Nov 1
Aug 25to Jan 1
No Restrictions
Forbidden

Maine. — The Maine State tournament will be held Sept.
24th, 25th and 26th.

Massachusetts — Plymouth Co., Sept. 2d. — Bay birds
have not been plenty this week, with the exception of the
22d, which was a good day on the North River, good shots
getting from twenty to thirty big birds. One party killed
thirteen uplands on the Fourth Cliff at two shots. Coot
shooting during easterly weather of four days last week was
unusually good for so early, and one hag of twenty was
taken at Black Rock by one of our best gunners. Too hot
to tramp ; few woodcock ; only three being killed that I
have heard from. S. K. Jr,

Hampton Marshes — Amesbury, Mass, Sept. 6th. — In
regard to the Hampton marshes I would say that your
correspondent “ W. W. J.” thinks my communication
referred to the Hampton marshes only. I would say
that I wrote from Amesbury, Mass., and spoke in par¬
ticular in regard to the Salisbury marshes, which adjoin
Hampton marshes at a distance of about two miles, and
on the same line. The birds, which were reported to be
so plenty at one place, failed to put in an appearance at
the other. If your correspondent resides in N.
1:\, and if he could have read my communica¬
tion in full, he would agree with me, that although there
may be shooting on Hampton marshes, it is very seldom
we get any shooting on Salisbury marshes. O. F. G.

Medford, Sept. Tith, — Tlie following is the result of the
glass-ball match ; 30 balls in all ; —

Single Bauble Rotary
Trap. Trap. Trap. Total.

G. B. Blanchard . 8 10 R 27

J. B. Trele . * § 7 23

W. B. Witheroll . J> 8 5 22

n. Kirkwood . -7 < J 20

W. Charles . 8 i 5 20

Brookfield, Sept. 2d.— A sportsman’s club has been or¬
ganized here, and officers elected as follows :— H. L.
Butterwortli, Pres.; H. Mathewson, Vice-Pres.; H. P.
Gerald, Clerk ; J. P. Crosby, Treas. ; Samuel Moulton, A.
Sheppard and C. H. Gif fin, Executive Committee. This
afternoon the club were out for a shoot, eleven members
of the club participating. H. Mathewson came out
ahead, with 9 out of a possible 10 balls ; C. H. Giffin
next, with 8 ; S. Moulton, 7 ; A. Sheppard, G. Fiske and

H. Richards, each 6 ; H. E. Capen and H. Heredean,
each 5 ; H, L. Butterwortli went back a little on his
former score, breaking only 4.

New Haven Gossip,— New Haven, Sept. 1st.— A few
members of the New Haven Gun Club have been spend¬
ing their time as follows : — Leet has-been educating a
pair of squabs for the first pigeon flight. Beere and Han¬
son have been camping out with their families at the sea¬
shore. Josey, Penn and Thompson have been exercising
their dogs for Oct. 1st, to have them in hunting trim for
the migratory quail. Sanford has been on the salt
meadows after wild pigeons. E. A. Holsom has started
for Massachusetts with three hundred loaded shell and
his dog. He promises a game supper to the boys on his
return.

Bryan Brothers are making twelve new duck boats,
and their hotel near the Thimble Islands will be opened
for duck shooting in September and October. Bronsen,
Haward and Culvin are practicing on balls in private
grounds, and no doubt will surprise some of the team
at the next medal shoot. Morris has just returned from
New York State, and reports woodcock shooting . very
poor. Porter, Ingersoll, Smith and Mervin are rail shoot¬
ing. Diokerman, with his 16-gauge, has spent some
time shooting at swallows. Waterhouse has just suc-
ceded in drawing his- boat off from the potatoe field
where he was left by the last storm. lie reports no
damage.

Armstrong is busy watching for ducks from the wharf,
and reports that a large number have arrived during the
past few days. Next week, no doubt, about all the duck
boats will receive a coat of paint, and old lines be re¬
placed by new ones. Most of the other members are
on vac ation, and have not returned. I. Lute.

New York— Cazenbvia, Sept. 2d.— The opening day
for grouse shooting was taken advantage of by a number
of sportsmen yesterday, but owing to the absence of rain
for the past two weeks the birds were hard to find. Til-
lotson and Atwell, bagged six grouse ; Cai'U and Coon.

FOREST AND STREAM,

633

seven grouse ; Smith and Cruttenden three grouse and
ten ■woodcock. All unite in saying that they never put
up so few birds. Hammerless.

New York Gun Club. — Bergen Point, N. J., Sept , 6th.
— In a match at 25 birds, 80 yards rise, 5 traps five yards
apart, Dr. Fellner and Col. Armstrong tied on 22 each,
the former winning the shoot off.

Stamford, Sept, 6th. — Buffed grouse will be exceed¬
ingly plenty this fall, and bears have shown up near the
settlements on several occasions, much to the annoyance
of berry-picking damsels. Ned,

Long Island. — Match shot by Wm. King, of the Long
Island Club. 25 double birds at 21 yards, against Cornell
Ditmer, of Flatlands, 50 single birds at 24 yards rise. Shot
at Parkville, L. I., Aug, 29th. The score was King,
40 ; Ditmer, 37.

An Old Veteran on Moonlight.— Stamford, N. Y. .
Sept , 6th. — There is more honest sense in the brief but de¬
cisive language of your correspondent, J. A. Lindsay,
from Arkansas, in your last, regarding deer feeding by
moonlight, than in columns from my pen and those of
all others in your paper on that subject published hither¬
to. His experience Bhould be enough to satisfy all moon¬
shiners on the subject.

I wish he had written a word or two on the sporting
rifle controversy. I hold that my Sharp, 45 calibre, 2 j
shell, 500 grains lead and 100 grains powder, is as good as
the host, and needs no expressage on large game.

Ned Bcntline.

Remarks. — The matter of fact of the whole business
is, that deer feed when they can see best. If the nights
are dark they feed by day ; but they prefer to feed at
night, because they are less apt to be disturbed then. —
Ed. F. & S.

New Jersey,— Red Bank, Sept. 2d. — Prospect for
quad in this country good. G. H. IV.

— The gunning season was opened in Pennsylvania on the
1st, and never before were so many sportsmen out after
rail and reed birds. The reports of the success of the reed
shooting are very encouraging to sportsmen.

Pottsville, Sept. 5th. — On Tuesday evening, this week,
the Pottsville Game Protection Association had a meeting
at the Merchant’s Hotel, and a committee appointed to
make arrangements for the opening day shuffle and
spread, the advent of the occasion being the 15th hist.
Usually our sportsmen and their former friends look
forward to these occasions with enthusiastic anticipations.
But information comes to ns that the partridge crop will
be very short thiB season on account of the extended fire-
fiend of our mountains. The mower and reaper ma¬
chines annihilate the propagation of the birds in uncovered
grounds ; this seems to be confirmed by leading opinions.
Whether this will apply to other winged game of the field
and forest I have no authority to say at present. Rabbits
are well distributed and plentiful, and yet, here, right
under the nose of the association they are dogged to
death long before frost removes the inevitable worm.

Don Pedbo.

Pennsylvania Wild Turkeys— BIain,Sept. 3d— Editor
Forest and Stream : — Dr. McCoy, a gentleman of sport¬
ing proclivities, drove me to the adjoining mountains
and “turned me loose ” on the fox squirrels that abound
near town. Having shot all we could conveniently carry
through the woods, returned to the carriage. On the
way off the mountains we flushed any quantities of wild
turkeys, but as they cannot be shot" until October 15th,
we had to keep hands off. I intend to visit this pleasant
town of Blain after the loth of October to renew my ac-

uaintance with the Doctor and give the turkeys a whack.

wish some of my sporting friends would try and make
it suit to he on hand at that time, as I intend camping in
one of the many “shanties” on the mountain, and have
a promise from the Doctor to spend as much time with
mo as possible. The woodsmen report more turkeys this
year than there for years. Salesman.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2 d. — Myself and friend went out on
to the Delaware marshes yesterday and killed forty-eight
reed birds, of which we lost more than half, however,
having no retriever with us. We also bagged several
dowitcher snipe. The pot-hunters wore out in full force;
some in order to get the start came down Sunday, but
were prevented from shooting by the police. The reed
birds were numerous but flew high; they are not in good
condition, being very small and lean. " Dupont.

Delaware. — Rail and reed bird shooting is now in full
progress. Scores of birds are bagged daily, and, as
usual, the favorite marsh shooting grounds are over¬
crowded with gunners.

Delaware as a Shooting Ground— Mr. Editor :—
Dover is a small town of about 3,000 inhabitants, situ¬
ated about a quarter of a mile from Jones’ Creek, eight
miles from Delaware Bay by what is called the Bay road
and five miles by a straight line. The mouth of the creek
is ten miles distant by the road, but more than thirty
miles by the creek, which is the crookedest stream you
ever saw. In the channel it is pretty deep, but on both
sides it is very shallow and grown up with spatter docks.
It seems to me very strange that in a country like this, so
very sandy, the bed of this creek and of all others is all
mud, soft and shmy, though you wouldn’t think so to
look at the water, which is very clear. Another peculi¬
arity is that on one side of the creek is a steep bank from
ten to twenty feet high, and on the other there is a
swamp. Sometimes the. swamp is on one side and some¬
times on the other. Running from the creek into these
marshes are small inlets five to ten feet Mode, but deep
enough to float a light skiff.

The most serviceable boat here is a light skiff. Mine is
thirteen feet long, top measure, narrow and low, and
painted a very dark lead color, so that fifty yards off you
can scarcely see it. It wiJl easily carry two persons, but
no more, In going long distances 1 use a pair of very
light oars, six feet long. I do a great deal of shooting,
and shoot a great many small birds for their skins and
Wings, for we have some beautiful birds here,

A peculiarity about the birds here is that when scared
np they start straight away, hut in a few moments they
return and fly past you so close that often you can get a.
better shot at the smaller birds when they return, It is

very tantalizing, after you have fired at one as soon as it
started and missed, it, to see it return and fly past within
ten yards of you before you have time to slip in a new
shell. This would not happen if a double gun were used,
but the best gun for general shooting here is a light single
barrel, as most of the shooting is snap shooting, and the
gun must, be handled very quickly if you want to bag
anything. I use a single-barrel Remington shot gun (not
rifle), which works on exactly the same plan as the Rem¬
ington rifle, and. is in my opinion the most convenient
gun for loading that ever was made. The barrel is slight¬
ly choke-bore, thirty-two inches long, sixteen-bore, and
the weight'of the whole gun is only six pounds, bo that
one can carry it a long distance without tiring, and it
can he handled very quickly. When I showed it to an
old sportsman here he said he would rather have one like
it with a laminated steel barrel than any double-barrel
gun he ever saw. That is saying a great deal, as he used
a double-barrel gun which cost $300.

We have here woodcock, snipe, frail-birds, reed-birds,
partridges, and ducks. The principal kinds of ducks are
the wood or summer duck, and the crow or black duck,
with a few canvas-backs and teal, and occasionally a
straggler of another species from another place.

C. D. G.

Minnesota.— Spring Valley, eight miles west of La
Crosse, is a good place to start out for pinnated grouse
shooting. There are several well-trained dogs at Spring
Valley, among them Prof. M. F, Varney's Kaiser and Mr.
E. W, Allard’s Kaiser, jr.

Window , Aug. 31st. — Am having good grousing here.
— W. A. W. , of Memphis.

Nevada. — The Sierra Valley Shooting Club, of Vir¬
ginia City, are organizing a great hear hunt to begin
Sept. 15th, and last six days. The hunters will shoot any
bear coming in then- way, but the particular object of
their pursuit is “ Old Bruin,” a monster which has been
known and dreaded for over twenty years.

Canada. — St. Thomas, Sept. 4th. — Woodcock have been
very scarce around here this last month (August), sev¬
eral of the sportsmen bagging as few as one and two,
after a good deal of walking and sweating. There is a
good show of quail and partridge, however, and a few
wild pigeons, which will have to be bagged next month.

G. R.

Practical Penetration— Editor Forest and Stream:—
My gun is a Parker, plain twist, 30 inch, 10 lbs. weight,
and shoots 10 A shell, f inch long. The gun is evi¬
dently choked-borea, but whether full or modified I do
not know. I poled myself through the wild rice, drop¬
ping the pole and snatching up the gun and shooting
when I flushed a duck. The average of ducks rose at
30 yards ; the longest shot was 11 or 13 rods ; the nearest
6 rods. Every shot that hit, but two, brought the bird
down dead. These two fell dead 20 to 25 rods away.
One shot at five mallards, at 11 or 12 rods, brought down
two dead and wounded a third badly. Wood duck fell
at 7 and 8 rods as dead as if wilted by lightning. These
birds if wounded will, four out of six times, get away by
diving and hiding ; lienee yon see how important it is to
kill them at once.

At 8 rods the shot is, with this load in this gun, not
only carried close but distributed in a circle as evenly as
if the holes had been punctured for a large pepper-box.
Repeated trials prove this. The gun certainly shoots aston¬
ishingly well. I missed twice ; those mysterious misses
sportsmen cannot account for except by bad aiming,
There were 14 ducks killed out of 10 shots that hit, one
shot killing two. The load was 5 drs. powder, 1 pink
edge No. 8 wad, lj oz. No, 0 shot, and 1 No. 8 pink edge
wad, shells metallic, powder not very coarse. Veritas.

Oconto, Wis., Aug. 25th.

American Guns. — Messrs. Parker Bros.: I order this
gun against the opinion of the great majority of sports¬
men here who have strong prejudice towards t he American
guns, giving invariably the preference to English ones,
which they consider the very best ; in which opinion I
do not join, thinking that under the Stars and Stripes as
good a gun can be made, if not better, than anywhere
else, ana only hope that Messrs. Parker Bros., will send
me such a gun as will teach them a good lesson, and
make them change their minds. Let the gun serve as a
sample of what the Americans can do. Joseph F. Ulmo,
Matanzas, Island of Cuba. — [Ado.]

— The gun cleaning implements advertised by T. Yard-
ley Brown, of Reading, Pa., are well worth the cost, and
anyone investing a dollar and a half will not regret it, if
all are furnished like the sample sent us.

— W. S. Macey, Esq., and a son of Rev, Dr. Van
Dyke left this city last Tuesday for Northwestern Minne¬
sota and Manitoba, where they will work with pen and
pencil in the interest of Harper's Magazine. They will
prepare two illustrated articles, one on the resources, im¬
migration, and internal improvements of that section, and
the other a purely sporting sketch, giving sornej account
of the game of that region and the variohs methods of
taking it, While in Minnesota they will make their
headquarters at thc„town of Hallock, the county seat of
Kittson county, and ocoupy the shooting box of John
Swainson, Esq., which is located, in the timber, in the
moose and elk country twenty miles up the river. They
will be gone six weeks.

A Syracuse Expert.— Mr. O. G. Jones, of Syracuse,
has recently come into prominence among the sportsmen
of that city, as an expert, shot, The other day, using one
of the Baker & Co.’s three-barreled guns, Mr. Jones ac¬
complished several times in suceessjou the difficult feat
of breaking three glass halls thrown into the air at once,
twenty feet apart, using both of the shot barrels and the
rifle barrel.

TRAP SHOOTING.

Fountain GUN Club Brooklyn, Sept. 3d. — Fifth con¬
test for club prizes Mr. Wingert took the first prize
IrilUng 13 sraityrt at 25 yards : Mr, Haas the second, kill
mg 12 out of lira, 26 yards, and Mr, Belovor third, killing
10 out of 1[ at vu ynAlH. There were 14 shooters.

Fountain Gun Club — Brooklyn Thriving Park, L. J.,
Sept. 2d.— Regular monthly shoot for the Club badge.
Weather cloudy and. .-Any ; —

Name. Yards.

Wingert . 25

Hass . »)

Selover . 25

Miller . 21

Madison . 25

Pike . 25

White . 25

Hicks . 25

Cleaver .

Bro

S3

Sberdtm . 21 0 1 0 1

He Prairie . 23 1 0 1 0

Helmsted . 25 110 0

Curtin . 23 0 1 0 1

Ties;—

Wingert .

Hass . . . . .

Solovor . .

1 1 1-7
1 1 1-7
1 1 1-7
11H
1 0 1-8
1 1 1-fl
10 1-5
1 0 1-fl
1 0 1-5
0 1 0-5
1 t 1-0
1 1 1—5
1 0 1-1
0 10-3

1 1 1 1 1-8
1111 0-5
110 —3

C. 8, Evans...

C. Howe .

T. Martin....

L, H. Barrows..

P. Taft .

A.H. Harrison. .

Hopkinton, Sept. 5th.— At the closing glass ball shoot
of the season at Wilkinson’s grounds last week, G. S.
Evans won the first prize, a silver cup. The following
are the best scores of a possible 20 : —

C. White . fl

C. Taft . n

W. H. Dennett. . . . . . ; . 8

It. V. Brooks.... . . 8

T. Wilkinson . 7

J. H. Hunter . T

The ties for the bag of shot, second prize, were shot off
with 5 balls, and L. H. Barrows won.

Pennsylvania— Cataivissa, Sept. 2d.— Editor Forest
and Stream : — Enclosed please find score of a glass-ball
shoot by the Catawissa F. and G. P. Club; Card’s rotary
trap; 18 yards’ rise; 10 balls each. A prize of a very
handsome and valuable trout rod was offered by Presi¬
dent H. B. Aldrich to the best score, and winning it him¬
self he has offered it again : —

H. il. Aldrich.

A. Thomas .

W. Orange .

T. P. Cberrington

I*. Waters .

Tbeo. Fox .

G. Lavcyck .

A. Sl.'nlh r

T. E. Harder .

A. A. King .

L. V. 1< rcigh .

<". Haley ■ ■

J. H. Gear.v .

G. W. Roifsnyder

C. M. Drinker .

J.*. Gibbs. .

1-0

0-7

1-7

1-8

1 1 ! 0 1 1 1 1 1
.1110 10 111
.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
. 0 J 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 _
.301110100 0-6
.111110011 0-7
1100010101-5
.111010000 1-5
.0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -4
0101101001-5
.0101110111—7
.001001 0010—8
.000000000 0 — 0

0 1 _
.000
10 0 10

J. K. libiiwu . 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1-5
1 1 1 0—4
10 0 l—t
1000—1
G. W. It.

Franklin, Sept. 3d. — Regular match for club prize
badge ; grounds of the Outetout Sportsmen’s Association ;
Card’s trap ; Bogardus rules.

B. Smith . 1110 1 1

L.Hino . 1 1 0 1 1 1

It. Walker... . 0 0 1 1 1 1

Isaac Buell . 111111

N. Jordan . I 0 1 0 0 0

J. Rutherford . . 1 1 1 o 1 l

C. Warner . 1 1 0

D. Bartlclt: . 1 1 1

D. Harris . 1 0 1

W. Hamilton . 1 1 1

Ties ;

1. Buell . 10 11 1-4 1 1. Buell . '1 1111-6

D. Bartlett . 1111 0-4 I D. Bartlett . 0 110 1-3

Following the badge shoot was the free for all, for gold
lined silver cup :—

111-9
111—9
110-7
1 1 1-10
1 0 0- 4
10 1-7
10 10 0-4
1111 1-10
110 1 l—R
0 0 111-7

C. Fuller .

A. Burdick .

.1. Rutherford.

D. Harris .

It. Walker .

L. Hfuc . .

C. Warner. .

I. Buell .

D. Bartlett .

R. Jacobs. . .
G. Carr .

A. Clark .

B. Drake .

W. Hamilton. .

0111111111—9
.1111311110-9
.10 11110 0 10—8
1101110000-5
.1011011111—8
.1110110100-8

. 0 0 11-5

111 1-10
1 J 0 1- s
0 10 1—0
110 0-8
0 0 10—5
0 1 1 1— S
10 0-8

.111111
.11110 1
.10 110 1
.111111

.10 10 11

Isaac Buell makes the best score of the day, 29 out of
30, winning the prize and cup. D. F. 8.

New .1 ersey — Manahawkin, Sept. 47/t.~ First contest
between Upper and Lower Freehold teams of ten mem¬
bers each at ten birds, 21 yards rise : —

1 .0

V. E. Hegler .

a. C. Taltnage .

D. Buck .

Jack Buck .

John Buck .

T. Snyder .

T. Laird .

E. Vandcrveer .

J. L. Perfume . 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1-5

J. II. McLain . 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0-8

Total . 62

_ . _ _ 1 1—8
110010-8
ooii l— r
1111 0-5
1111)1-7
10111—7
0 0—7
‘ 0-5

0 10 0

L FREEHOLD TEAM.

.10 1110 1

1 0-9
0 1-7
. ..1 H
0 110 0-8
01010-4
11001—4
11110-8
0111 1-8
1011 0—8
10 10 0-7

..57

E. W. Ho war
C. B. Hears. .

G. E. llowan
O. Giberson.

E. Em ley....

H. Stewart..

C. Bullock. ..

E. W yelcoff . .

G. Giberson
il. Pointett

Total .

The match was shot upon the elegant private groimds
of E. Vanderveer. A most sumptuous repast was pro¬
vided by the Lower Freehold Club. The birds were an
extraordinary lot of strong flyers, and a stiff breeze pre¬
vailing at the time accounts in a great measure for the
comparatively low scores. M.

Illinois— Warsaw, Sept. 4th.— On last Friday, the
Warsaw Sportsmen’s Club had a pigeon shoot on a sand
bar in the Mississippi river, opposite this city, which af¬
forded many advantages, Buch as good hack-ground, ab¬
sence of skirmishers, etc. They used a plunge trap, had
a clear day and made the following scores ; —

First match, 21 yards rise ; 10 birds each.

0 J 0 1 1 1 11 0-1

. ,. B. Worthen.

T. lb Worthen.. .,
J. B. Worthen,...
A. H. Worthen. . .

C. K. Wurthen _

W. Zuppann. ...

W. Piedrit .

C. Maxwell .

li. Jeffords .

W. 8. Hill .

A. H. Hill .

J.BreUensieiu...

O. Edwards .

J, A, pavte .

.1111 1
1 1 1 1 l
,11111

_ 1-8
11010-8
l 0-9

1 1

*-8

.0 0 0 0 0

1—8
. _ 0-4
0 0 1-3
- 0 * 1-7
*1111 0—8
11100 1—8
11101 1-7
10 ♦ IT 0—8
111111-9

684

FOREST AND STREAM.

Second match was a team shoot at five birds ; —

CHAS. BASSET’S TEAM.

0 1*1 1 — 3*1 W. S. Hill . 10 10 1-3

10 11 0—3 W. Piedrlt. . . . 110*1-3

1 0 1 1 1-4 I G. B. Worthen . 1110 0-3

0. Edwards.

C. Bassett _

T. B. Worthen
Total.

J.B. Worthen.

A, H. Worthen
C. K. Worthen.

Total . .

Shoot at double birds : 1 8 yards

•I. It, WOHTHEN'S TEAM.

0 1110-31 A. H, Hill.

* 1 1 1 1—4 W. Zuppman
1*11 0-3 | J. A. Davis .

..10.

. 1 I) 0 0 0—1
0 0*11-3
.0111 0-3

. 11 11 11— B
00 10 10—2
. 10 1* *1-3
. 1* *1 11-4
. 10 11 00-3
01 10 11— t

A. H. Worthen ...

W. H. Hill .

C.K Worthen. ...

O. Bassett _

J.B. Worthen ...

A. H. Hill _

The last shoot

C. Bassett . 10 0—1

O. Edwttrds . . 0 1 0—1

T. B. Worthen . 10 1-3

W. S. Hill . .. ... 1 00-1

W. Piedril . 0 11-2

G. B. Worthou . 0 1 0—1

.1. Breitenstein - 1* 11 10—3

H . Jeffords . oo io 10— 4

O. Edwards . 01 01 1*— 3

as at 31 yards ; 3 birds : —

J. B. Worthen .

A. H. Worthorn.

A. H. Hill .

W. Zuppann -

J. A Davis .

. 0 0 1—1
.111-3
0 0 0-0
111—3
.110-3

“ Goose eggs” were, largely attributable to the light
loads many were Shooting, and some used No. 9 and 10
shot which the old birds succeeded in carrying out of
bounds very often. Aaron Around.

§utiotud §nsHmes.

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

FIXTURES.

Sept. 12— Staten Island-— Chaster Hill vs. Staten Island.

Sept. 13-13— Toronto. Daft’s English eleven vs. 23 English.

Sept. 13-13— Hoboken. X. J,— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. fifteen St-.
George’s Cricket Club.

Sept. 15-16— Toronto.— Daft s English eleven vs. 33 Canadians and
Sept, —Syracuse.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. eighteen of Syra-
Sept.U17-18-Nicetown.— Old llaverfordlans vs. Pennsylvania Uni-

Sept.°ll-i^- Montreal.— Daft’s English eleven vs. 22 of Montreal.
Sept. lD-SO-Ardmore— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. fifteen Merlon

Sept! 23223 — Sta ten Island.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. fifteen StateD
Island Cricket Cluh. , , . ....

Sept. 35228-27— Nicetown.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Philadelphia

8epttaV2a-27— Detroit.— Daffs English eleven vs. eighteen Penin¬
sular Cricket Cluh. , , , „ ,

Sept.30-Oct. 1— Hoboken.— Gentlemen nf Ireland vs. hew York

SepL^Jatiet. 1— Syraouee— Daft’s English eleven vs. S3 Central
Oct. 3-4— Staten Island.-Daffs English eleven vs. eighteen of

Oot?3A^Montreal.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Montreal.

Oct. 7-s-Ottawa.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Ottawa.

Got. 13-14— Hamilton.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Hamilton.

Oot. 15-18— Guelph.— Gentlemen ol Ireland vs. Guelph.

Oct. 18-20— Coburg— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Coburg.

Oct. 22-23— Detroit.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Detroit.

—The above are the additional fixtures of Daft’s Eng¬
lish professional team and the eleven of Gentlemen of
Ireland. Arrangements are now being made that both
of these foreign teams meet in New York and Philadel¬
phia early in October.

Gentlemen of Ireland.— N. Hone (captain). Lord
Colthurst, L. Hone, R. A. Miller, D. N. Trotter, H. Ham¬
ilton, II. Brougham, W. Hones, sr., W. Hone, jr., and A.
Exham, with Eylott for professional.

The Hamilton Cricket Club’s Successful Tour.—
The week ending August 30th was rendered significant
in cricket circles by the two brilliant victories achieved
by the Hamilton (Ontario) pilgrims over the Young Amer¬
icas, of Philadelphia, and the Staten Island, of New York.
The Canadian gentlemen left their home on August 22d
and reached New York City on the 34th, their first en-
easement being with the St. Georges. Unfortunately the
weather was unpropitious. The visitors, however, put in
an appearance betimes on Monday morning, and the
match was commenced in the face of an easterly ram
storm hut early in the afternoon had to be discontinued.
The wet state of the grounds on the succeeding day
obliged the two captains to declare the match a draw,
although greatly in favor of the visitors. By long odds
the Hamilton team is the strongest club organization that
has ever honored the Eastern States, for since the visit in
1808 of the Montreal Military Garrison eleyen, styled the
“Knickerbockers,” our cousins the Canucks have only
Bhown up fairly: and their visits, though like those of
angels, have been but few and far between, i he veteran
home club was by no means well represented, J. R. Cross.
Moore, and Conover being absent ; the more the pity, as
occasioning an additional disappointment and damp on
the match. Moeran, for the St. Georges, threw hfe into
his innings, which brought out the fine bowling and field¬
ing of Ins adversaries. The subjoined score will show
who did for Canada :—

ST. GEOROE,

Giles, b. Feme .

Saunders, b. Feme .

Boulter, b. Feme .■■■■••; •••

Bance, c. Waud, b.Ferne...

Moeran, b. Simpsou - - -

Frazer, c.. Waud. b.Bimpson.

Sadler, b. Ferrie . . ® total.

Hiiusling. run out . - • • - • 0 I

Holland, b. Simpson . g I

F. Blank well, b. Biiupson. . 3

G. Blaikweil, not out . 2 1

Byes, i ; wide, 1 . 3 i

Total . - ■ if I

| HAMILTON.

9 Ray, c. Holland, b. Frazer
o I A. Hopo, c. Bailee, b. Frazer
0 K. Hope, not out . . .

0 Simouds, not out .

21 1 Byes, 8 ; leg- byes, 9; wides, 4. 21

. . : . . 21

Wednesday, August 27th, and was the occasion of its
inaugural match. In consequence the early train came
out from Philadelphia loaded with smiling spectators,
but whose hollow groans and raising hands later in the
day would have occasioned Mr. Weller to say, had he
been present, that “ they ha’ forgotten to take pepper vith
tbe last 'ere cowcumbers they eat.” For the fact is, that
the Young Americas have been so long ’■ the cock of the
walk” that it never entered into the minds of the Phila¬
delphia public that the Canadians could prove their mas¬
ters, ancl least of all that an almost one-inning defeat
would stare their favorites in the face. The arrangements
of the committee were simply perfect, and too high praise
cannot be awarded them for their kind hospitality to their
guests and the comfortable accommodations provided for
the public. The ground was soft and wet, utterly unfit
for play, but the sun shone out hot and better was hoped
for later on . Kennedy, the Canadian captain , having won
the toss, wisely sent the home team to the bat, knowing
that a wet wicket would favor Feme's fast low deliveries,
and that as the ground became harder it would be quicker
to score upon. Surprise number 1 for all was that the
home team should be out for twenty-eight, which by the
way is the smallest score they have ever made, Captain
George Nowhall alone showing any form. (In 1877 they
were out for thirty-nine, vs. the St. Georges, when Jones
took eight wickets for twenty-two runs on a hard and
lively wicket at Hoboken. Astonishment number 2 was
the wretched fielding of the Young Americas in the Cana¬
dian's venture. Catches were missed and then missed
over again, by the surest hands, until the visitors’ score
mounted up to seventy-four, A. H. Hope showing by far
the best work, his twenty-four being obtained by sound'
cricket. In Siraond’s twenty-two there was a grand one
to square leg for six. The second inning of the Stento-
nias did not open baclly for them. They all have the
credit of being Tyndalls m a small way and playing a good
up-hill game. With only forty-six behind and a feeling
that in their next fielding inning they would be better
Palmisters,” the bell was rung and the curtain rose on
the play of wonder number 3. Five of Philadelphia's best
stars were out for twenty when time was called. On
Thursday the game was resumed, with Large and Dan
Newhall the two “ not outs” at the hat. The former ran
up his sccre to fifteen after giving the wicket-keeper three
chances, and the side was out for fifty. Ray, for Canada,
obtained the necessary five and the match was over, the
Hamiltons achieving a -Waterloo by ten wickets. The
Young Americas, from first to last, played an unusually
stiff game. It has been suggested that the fear of the
Canadian wicket-keeper, Waud, had not a little to do
with their cramped up and pokey style. Ferries wonder¬
ful bowling, a treat to see, did, however, a great deal in
winning the match. And he has procured a record that
will be quoted for years to come. Score : —

YOUNG AMERICA.

First Inning. Second Inning.

D. S. Newhall, b. Ferrie . 0 c. Park, b. Ferrie . 2

Large, b. Ferrie . .2 b. Ferrie . 15

K. B. Newhall, c. Hyman, b.

Ferrie . 7 b. Ferrie . . .... 7

Clark, b. Kennedy . 3 b. Kennedy . 3

C. A. Newhall, c. and b. Fer¬
rie . 3 1. b. w. b. Ferrie.. . 0

G. M. Newball, not out . 9 b. Ferrie . . 0

Bussier, c. Simonds, b. Ferrie. 1 b. Kennedy . 2

Baird, b. Ferrie . 0 b. Kennedy . 0

Dixon, st. Waud, b. Ferrie ... 3 not, out . 6

Gibbons, c. K. Hope, b. Ken¬
nedy . 0 o. Park, b. Ferrie . 5

Van ftensellaer, b. Kennedy. . 0 b. Kennedy . 5

Wicles . 3 Wides, 2 ; byes, 3 ; 1. b., 1 . 8

and Sprague, the former’s fine left-hand break backs,
and the latter’s fast “ grass-tickers,” were too much for
large scores, and the innings closed for 66, Simonds and
R. K. Hope, alone, contributing doubles. The innings
were marked by the excellent judgment of Captain Ste¬
vens, and the almost perfect fielding of his team. Sprague
made a wonderful catch. As to the bowling, the Cana¬
dians, one and all, proclaimed it the best they liad met
with on their tour. With 19 runs to the bad, the home
team again retook the wickets. Moore commenced a
splendid innings, and when time was called had placed 19
on the tins. The day’s play had been witnessed by the
largest number of spectators ever on the Island grounds,
among whom was Mr. Bamford of the Peninsulars of
Detroit, Mr. Cope of the Young Americas of Philadel¬
phia, a very large delegation from Newark, N. J., and
many prominent local and visiting cricketers. A dinner
at the Pavilion ended the day’s festivities. Saturday
dawned superbly ; and, after a, good sea-bath, the jolly
visitors again donned tlieir flannels and surrounded the
two home “not outs” of the evening before. Fortune
did not smile on those of “The Island of the Sea,” and
the side was out for 43, Moore’s 22 being more than half.
With 25 to win, Hamilton sent in Ray and A. H. Hope ;
Lane quickly got in on the former, and SimondB, who is
called the best bat in the Dominion, followed. Sprague
shortly after captured Hope’s stumps and Waud joined
the champion. These two finished batsman contributed
the necessary number of runs, and the game was won for
their side by 8 wickets. Although Sprague’s first eight overs
were maidens, and Lane was well on the spot, yet both
the Canadian gentlemen were evidently in to stay, and
large scores might have been looked for. An excellent
luncheon again brought both friends and foes together,
and the popular President of the Hamilton Club (who
had accompanied the team) and Captain Kennedy both
expressed, in most kindly terms, their satisfaction with
their reception and the trip. Mr. Haughton, the Island’s
tillable standby, made a neat response, and the week's
cricketing was over. In the evening the Staten Island
club gave tlieir guests a complimentary hop at tbe Pa¬
vilion, and the Monday following saw the team home¬
ward bound. A more gentlemanly, fine lot of cricketers
we never wish to welcome to the States.

STATEN ISLAND.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Moore, b. Ferric . 9 b. Ferrie . 22

Bance, run out . 0 b. Kennedy . 0

Harvey, o. Buy, b. Kennedy... 8 o. and b. l'erne . 0

Lane, b. Kennedy . 1 o. and b. Ferrie. . . 0

Mylie, b. Kennedy . . .12 c. A. Hope, b. Ferrie . 4

Konuldson, b. Kennedy . 7 b. Kennedy.. . . . 3

Stevens, b. Ferrie. . 0 1. b. w. b. I erne . I

Jones, b. Kennedy . 2 notout . • • d

Donald, b. Kennedy . 0 b. Ferrie. . . 0

Allen, b. Ferrie . 4 b. Kennedy.. 0

Sprague, not. out . 2 c. A. Hope, b. Kennedy . 3

Leg-byes . 4 Leg-byes, 4 ; wide, 1 . 5

• Total . . 47 Total . - - 43

HAMILTON.

First Inning. Second liming.

A. Hope, c. Harvey, b Sprague 5 b. Sprague.

Ray, c. Konaldson, b. Lane.. ''

Total...

. 28 Total.

. 50

Second Inning.

HAMILTON.

First Inning-

Rav, b.C. Newhall . 8 runout

A. H. Hope, b. D. Newfiail. . . 24 not out
Hyman, e. Dixon, b. CTNew-

bail . o Total . a

Simonds, 1. b. w., b. D. New¬
ball . - . 22

Waud,run out . 2

R. K. Hope, o. Ball'd, b. Clark 1
Kennedy, c. Van Rensselaer.

b. Clark . 2

Park, b. Clark . 5

Harvey, b. D. Newhall . 1

Simpson, c. Large, b. D. New¬
hall . 3

Ferrie, not out . 0

Wide, 1; byes, 4; Lb., 1 . 6

Total . 74

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

HAMILTON.

First Inning.

Balls. Runs MaidenS.Wichcts.

. 85

30

. 0

b. Loue. .

Simonds, b. .

Waud, b. Sprague . 1

K. Hope, b. Lane . 15

Kennedy, 1. b. w. b. Sprague 7

Park, b. Lime . 8

Simpson, c. and b. Sprague . 4

Harvey, b. Sprague . 5

Ferric, not out . 0

Bye, 1; leg-bye, 1 . 2

.11

Extras. .

Total . . . 88 Total . 25

PALL OP WICKETS.

STATEN ISLAND. 7

First Inning. . 1 16 18 18 30 31 36 38 45 47-4

Second Inning. . 5 6 24 32 32 35 36 38 38 43 — 43

HAMILTON.

First Inning . 7 7 12 14 35 48 49 56 62 66-66

Second Inning . 0 6 25

BOWLING SCORE.

HAMILTON.

Balls.

Kennedy . 105

Ferrie . ... 101

First Inning.
Runs. Maidens.

Wickets. IFfdes.

. 99

FALL OP WICKETS.

.... 1 5 5 IS 34 41 41 41 45 47

BOWLING ANALYSIS,

HAMILTON.

Balls.

Maidens, Wickets.

Kennedy

Ferrie .

Simpson

, 30

1

Soutter
Frazer.
Mooran
Giles , , .
Bance

Hamilton ys. Young America. -This, the second
match of the series, was coniiuenced on the beaul tiiifi
new grounds of the home club, at Stenton, Plula., on

80

Second Inning.

Kennedy. . 100 20

Ferrie ... . . - . Hi 20

Simpson . ■ 15 4

YOUNG AMERICA.

First Inning:

0. Newhall . 85

D. Newhall . 135 38

Clark . . - ■ 57 9

Second Inning.

C. NewUaU . 12 3

D. Newball . -10 3

RUNS AT THE PALL OP EACH WICKET.

YOUNG AMERICA.

First inning • • • 1 l

Second inning . I 3

HABU/ION.

First inning . . 16 16 43 59 62 62 69 70 74 74

Hamilton vs. Staten .Island.— The Canadians, glow¬
ing with victory, were received as the guests of the Pa¬
vilion Hotel, S. I., on Thursday evening, and the next
morning, August 29th, appeared on the picturesque
grounds facing New York Bay. The team looked as
fresh as the day itself. Captain Stevens, of the home
cluh, had all his eleven out, and after winning the toss,
sent in Moore and Bance to the bowling of Kennedy and
young Ferrie. Mylie’s 12 was the. only double figure of
the innings, which total, strange to say, tied with that of
the St. Georges, namely, 47. Mylie was “the man for
Galway,” his defence being excellent, and he played in
rare “ old style” form. He saw six partners wither and
pass away during his stay of an hour ancQ, quarter. The
analysis will show the character of the bowling, Ken¬
nedy securing 6 wickets for 17 runs. The fielding which
supported it— par excellence. After luncheon, at the Pa¬
vilion, Canada sent in Ray and Hope, opposed to Lane

Lane . 116 84 9 4 0

Sprague . 95 a) 10 6 0

Jones . 15 9 0 0 0

Second Inning-

lame . 62 18 4 1 0

.Sprague . 60 5 9,1 0

Daft’s Team of English Profession als.— The follow
ing is a correct list of Daft’S eleven now in this country
As great interest is taken by the public in these cricketers,
we submit, in addition to the list, James Lilly White’s
opinion of each individual player : —

Richard Daft (Captain), Nottingham County, forty-four
years old. For neatness of style, unequalled, with mag¬
nificent defence, and a most brilliant field at long-leg and
mid-off.

William Barnes, Nottingham, twenty-seven years old.
Bats in neat style ; at times a, very successful bowler (fast
round) ; a good field.

Frederick Morley, Nottingham, twenty-nine years old,
bats and bowls Left-hand : is a first-class bowler— proba¬
bly tlie best fast bowler in England.

W. Oscroft, Nottingham, thirty-six years old, a good
bat— especially against fast bowling ; a very sure field ; a
good bowler (right fast), and one of the best leg hitters
m England.

John Selby, Nottingham, thirty years old, a splen¬
did bat, especially against fast bowling, and an excellent
field.

Alfred Shaw. Nottingham, thirty-seven years old, a
very effective medium place bowler ; ne.ver off the wicket,
and varies his pitch well : a good field, especialiyat short
slip.

Authur Shrewsbury, Nottingham, twenty-three years
old. In the very first rank of professional cricketers, a
sound and steady bat, and sure and smart fielder.

Thomas Emmett, Yorkshire, thirty-eight years old. A
fast left-hand round arm bowler, and was until last season
as (fast as any in England, when he reduced his pace.

FOREST AND STREAM

635

Second Inning.
c. Wright, b. Murphy . -
b. Murphy - -

•. Potter, b. Murphy.

lot out .

Pease, b. Clarice.

and we think with great success — hats well at times.

Ephraim Lockwood, Yorkshire, thirty-four years old.
As a batsmen has few superiors at any point ; great de¬
fence, and cuts very smartly, a good change bowler and a
very reliable field.

W. Bates, Yorkshire, twenty-four years old. A prom¬
ising bat and sure field; lias proved himself to be one of
tire best slow round arm bowlers of the day, some of his
performances this season being wonderful.

George Peuder, Yorkshire, thirty-eight years old, the
wicket-keeper of the North, and unsurpassed especially
to fast bowling a resolute and powerful batsman.

G. Ulyett, Yorkshire, twenty-eight years old; probably
the best all-round professional of the day; a brilliant bat,
with tremendous hitting powers: at times a very danger¬
ous bowler, especially ou a bad wicket, aud unsurpassed
anywhere in the field.

THE YOUNG AMERICA’S SECOND ELEVEN VISIT
TO NEW YORK.

Young America (2d) vs. St, Georges (2d).— On
ternber 4th this match was played at Hoboken. The vis¬
iting team was a wonderfully strong and well trained one,
and as will be seen won with ease by 112 runs in a one-
iuning game. Score : —

ST. GEOHOES.

First Inning.

Sadler, run out . 1

Haussling, c. und b. H. Brown 1
• Eagin, c. H. Brown, b. H. L.

Brown _ _ o

Holland, b. Murpby. . — 1

Giles, jr., a. H. Brown, b. 1.

Brown . . . 8

F. Blackwell, b. Murphy. - 1

Richardson, not out. . 7

Grant, e. H. Brown, b. H.

Brown . . 0

G. Blackwell, e. Henry, b. E.

Brown . 0

G. E. Moore, c. L. Brown, b.

Murphy . , . , . . , . 1

Fraser, b. Murphy. . . . . 4

Total . . .29 Total.. .

YOUNG AMERICA.

Henry, run out. .

H. Brown, o. Hanbury, b. Sadler .

E. Brown, b. Fraser . . , —

.1. Murpby, P. Giles .

Pease, b, Giles . .

Clarke, c. Sadler, b. Fraser. . . . . . .

Potter, b. Giles, jr . . . . 0

E. Wright, e. and b. Richardson

Woolstou, b. Richardson _

Butler, o. Giles, b. Fraser — ...

Ritter, not out . . .

Byes, 2 ; leg bye, 1 ; wirles, 10 . . 13

Total . . . - . . . 142

FIX I. OF WICKETS.

ST. GEORGES.

First inning . 7 12 13 13 17 17

Second inning . 3 8 8 21 22 34

YOUNG AMERICA.

First- inning . . -55 77 90 90 107 107 129 135 137 141—141

Young America (2d) vs. Newark. — The second game
of the Philadelphia boys’ trip was played on September
5th, at Orange, N. J. The wicket was unfit for play and
the out-field very rough. The score shows that the visi¬
tors were successful by one inning and 55 runs : —

YOUNG AMERICA.

First Inning.

Henry, u. Ditmars, b. Boote .

H. Brown, c. Williams, b. UnUis .

,1. 0. Pease, jr., st. Williams, b. Boote . .

Clarke, c. Orton, b. Borie .

L. Brown, c. Pointer, b. Boric .

Murphy, h. w. b. Williams .

Potter, e. Borie. b. Boote .

R. Wistnr, st. Williams, b. llallis .

Wright, run out .

Wooiston, b. B'.rle . . .

Johnson, not out .

Byes, 7; leg byes, 3 ; widos, 5 .

Total . .

NEWARK-

First Inning. Second inning.

Borie, b. Murphy . 0 b. Murphy .

Hardy, b. Murpby . . 3 b. Wistar .

Boote, e. L. Brown, b. Clarke 0 b. Wistar - .

Williams, b. Murphy . 0 run out. . . .

Orton, b. Clarke . 1 b. Murphy .

Pointer, c. L. Brown, b.

Clarke . .12 b. Clarke .

Clarke, run out . 3 c. JIurphv, b. Wistar. .

W. Knight,, b. Murpby . 2 b. Murphy .

Hallis, c. Pease, b. Murpby. 1 b. Clarke .

BrionthftU. b. Murphy . 1 tint out . .

Ditmnis, not out . U e. Clarke, b. L. Brown. .

Byes, 5 ; leg byes, 1 ; no
Dyes . I 1 . - . .

Total ... .

balls,

. 24 Total . 48

FA 1,1. OF WICKETS.

YOUNG AMERICA,

Fil-3t Inning . .. 4 36 44 77 80 89 90 100 127 127-127

NEWARK.

3 3 4 4 8

Young America (2d) vs. Staten Island (2d) — This return
match was played on a splendid wicket on the Island
grounds, on September 6th, and again the Young Amer¬
icas won handsomely by 171 rims in a one-inning game.
Score : —

STATEN ISLAND.

Hole, b. Clarke . 6

Dodge, e. Johnson, !j, Murpby 5

E. Puterbrldge, b. Clarke . 0

Roberts, b. Clarke . 0

Sattertkwaite, e. L. Brown, b.

Clarke . . . . _ 5

Moore, c. W right, b. Clarice .4
Davidge, b- Clarke

naviage, u-oiurae .

Kirkland, b. Clark .

Filtner, not out,...., .

Thomas, st. Pease, h. Clarke .

J. Eyre, absent

Bye . . .

Total .

YOUNG AMERICA.

Wistar, run out. . .

Johnson, run out .

L. Brown, b. Roberts... _

Henry, c. Heyward, b. Satter-

T.hwaite .

Pease, run out .

Clarke, e. Davidge, b. Filmer U
H. Brown, o. Kirkland, b.

Satterth waite .

Murpby, b. J. Eyre . . I

Wooiston, b. Roberts . .

Wright, c. Outerbridge, b.

Satterth waite . 7

Potter, not out . 0

Byes, 10 ;^teg byes, 4 ; wldes,

Total . !

FALL OF WICKETS.

Staten Island . 11 11 11 14 20 20 27 30 32 - 32

Young America.... 8 48 96 109 134 144 178 180 200 203—203

Although we gladly compliment the young gentlemen
of the Young America Club for their excellent all-round

play, which has enabled them to win in a canter all three
games, we cannot, in justice, lose sight of the reason of
these victories nor allow this opportunity to pass without
extending our hearty congratulations to those olddi- mem¬
bers of their club, whose sound judgment and untiring
patience have been the sole means of bringing about this
— what to them must be an extremely gratifying result.
They now see that their labor has not been in vain. It is
the correct and early training that enables this team to
play so charmingly together. Brains, besides muscle, are
use’ll. A system is observed and a discipline maintained.
There is a. "captain ; he is their authority, and his word
— law. The spirit of encouragement shines out, and good
humor is the order of the day. In fact their method is a
beacon to all teams that would succeed. It is practice
that is the “ open sesame” to victory, or at least that
which saves shameful defeat,and no two apophthegms can
better be observed than : ‘‘Bring up the willow in the
way it should go” and “Spare the willow and spoil the
cricketer,”

ARCHERY.

Eastern Archery Tournament.— The programme for
the two days’ shooting of the Eastern Archery Associa¬
tion tournament, to be held in Boston the last of this
month, is as follow’s : — Competition for the champion
medal at the Double American Round; competition for
the champiouess medal at the_ Double Columbia Rounds;
extra match for gentlemen, forty-eight arrows, at eighty
yards; handicap matches. Club competitions — Teams of
four gentlemen at the American Rouud and teams of
three ladies at Columbia Round.

The champion medal for 1879 shall be awarded to the
individual member making the highest aggregate score
at the Double American Round, consisting of sixty arrows
at forty yards, sixty arrows at fifty yards, and sixty ar¬
rows at sixty yards; each archer shooting three arrows at
an end. The champiouess medal shall be awarded to the
individual lady member making the highest aggregate
score at the Double Columbia Round, consisting of forty-
eight arrows at fifty yards, forty-eight arrows at forty
yards, and forty-eight arrows at thirty yards; each archer
shooting three arrows at an end. Applications for mem¬
bership should be made to John Worcester, Correspond¬
ing Secretary. Waltham, Mass.

Do Arrows Revolve ? — Many correspondents still con¬
tinue to ask whether a straight fledged Higlifield or Al-
dred arrow revolves in its flight. One claims that arrowB
do not revolve because be tied a thread to an arrow, and
having shot it, found that the thread was not wound
about the stele. This might be, and most probably would
be the case if the arrow revolved truly, from the fact
that the velocity of the arrow would be so great, and the
string trail so directly behind, the arrow would only twist
the string as a spindle does, without winding the thread
upon itself. If any one doubts the rotation of a straight
fledged arrow, let him stand sixty yards from an archer
who shoots an arrow past him at about ten feet high. He
will very plainly see the arrow revolving.

— The dates of the Eastern Archery Association meet¬
ing are Beacon Park, Boston, September 24th and 25tli.

HANDICAPS AT THE NATIONAL MEETING

An interesting feature of the National Archery meet¬
ing was the handicap shoots. Handicapping is not gen¬
erally a satisfactory mode Of equalizing the chances be¬
tween good and poor shots, from the fact that no ac¬
curate proportion can be found between the different de¬
grees of skill of the different archers. In this case the
National Committee, after considering a great many
schemes, came to the conclusion to adopt that of deduct¬
ing a percentage from the made score of each the six
archers who on the previous shooting for the national
medal, on the same day, had achieved the six highest
scores. Two handicap shoots were arranged for the
gentlemen and three for the ladies. In the first gent's
handicap shoot at 40 yards, the six gentlemen who in th
60 and 80 yardB shooting for the medal on the first day
had gained the six greatest scores, were penalized with a
deduction of thirty, twenty-five, twenty, fifteen, ten and
five per cent, respectively from the scores made by them
in the handicap shoot. On the second handicap at 50
yards a similar penalty was imposed upon the six who
scored highest in the medal shoot of the second day. A liket
penalty was borne by the six ladies who scored higlies-
each day in the shoot for the medal, in the three liandit
caps which followed the regular shoot each day ; the firs
at 30, the second at 40, and the last at 60 yards. Now,
if there were never more than six archers shooting
there would result a comparative degree of equality in
such a shoot : but where near sixty are shooting there is
little hope of a handicapped archer winning anything, No
matter how nearly matched the twenty best shots might
be, only six of them could possibly be handicapped, and
the remaining fourteen would be sure to furnish the
winners of the shoot.

For instance, suppose that the twenty were so nearly
matched that there were only twenty points between the
lowest and the highest on the medal shoot ; that is, A
beats B one point, B beats O one point, anil so on to T,
the twentieth man. Now, suppose they shoot in the
same proportion of excellence in the handicap shoot, and
the result is that in thirty arrows at 40 yards A scores
200, and T 180 points. A has thirty per cent, of his 200
deducted, leaving him 140 points to T’s 180 ! Of course,

this may not happen always in practice, but a similar re¬
sult is generally reached by a per cent, handicap. How¬
ever, the executive committee decided that any archer
who was so fortunate as to get into the first six scores on
each day could afford to be beaten in the handicaps, and
the archers, without exception, seemed satisfied with th
handicaps ; and they proved to be exceedingly interest
ing. On the first day, at 40 yards, the following gentle
men bore penalties I— William H. Thompson, 30 per
cent.; Theodore McMechan, 25 per cent.; Ford P. Hall, 20
per cent. ; Maurice Thompson, 15 per cent. ; G. F. Henry,
10 per cent, ; Charles Leach, 5 per cent.

In the second handicap, at 50 yards, the per cent,
penalty was distributed thus ; — Will II. Thompson,
30 per cent,; E. W. Devol, 25 percent.; L. L. Pedding-
liaus, 20 per cent. ; J. D. Patterson, 15 per cent. ; Theo¬
dore MoMechan, 10 per cent, ; and John A. Booe, 5 per
cent.

At the ladies’ targets, in the first handicap at 30 yards,
the penalties were borne as follows .-—Mrs. Klein, 30 per
cent.; Mrs. Brown, 25 per cent,; Miss Street, 20 percent.;
Miss Owens, 15 per cent.; Mrs. Lee, 10 per cent,: Mrs.
Ramsay, 5 per cent.

In the 40 yards handicap : — Mrs. Lee, 30 per cent. ; Mrs.
Brown, 25" per cent.; Mrs. Klein, 20 per cent.; Miss
Owens, 15 per cent, ; Mrs. Ramsay, 10 per cent. ; and Miss
Street. 5, per cent.

In the 80 yards handicap penalties were borne as fol¬
lows : — Mrs, Brown, 30 per cent. : Mrs. Lee, 25 per cent. ;
Miss Bixby, 20 per cent.; Miss Parsons, 15 per cent.;
Mrs. Dr. Green, 10 per cent, : Mrs. Gatch, 5 per cent.

Several gentlemen shot in the handicap shoots who
did not take part in the contest for the medal, and a few
tlid not shoot through both handicaps who had contested
for the medal. Some very good shooting was done in
the gentlemen's handicap at 40 yards, notably by Mr,
Tac Hussey, of the Des Moines Toxophilites, whose score
f 198 from thirty hits is extremely line shooting for an
archer at his first public meeting, and who has only sho-
one year. He began his score with 40 points for the first
six arrows, made <14 with his next six, and three consecv, t
tive golds with liis next three arrows, giving a total of
111 points with his first fifteen arrows. He kept almost
the same pace until his last three arrows, aud it looked
as though a score of 220 would be made, but the archer’s
nerve failed him at the last, and he stopped with 198 to
his credit, which is one of the lew good scores made at
any range during the meeting. The six other gentlemen
who scored 160 and over were : — Will H. Thompson, 182 ;
Mr. Warren, 170 ; H. C. Carver, 167 ; E. W. Deval, 166 ;
L. L. Peddinghaus, 163 ; A, G. Spaulding, 160.

In the handicap shooting at 50 yards line shooting was
done by Mr. W. B. D. 01 ray and Mr. Will Brewer at Tai-
get B, and as the end of the shooting approached, and
most of the other targets were finished before this one,
many archers collected about the shooters at B, and
watched with keen interest the close contest between
Gray and Brewer. W hen the last six arrows only re¬
mained to be shot Gray was leading by one point only,
and both men were shooting with great brilliancy,
Brewer’s first three of the last six arrows yielded him 15
points, and his last three 17 points, which was splendid
shooting, and better than eitner had averaged thus far,
but Gray shut out all hope for his dashing competitor by
scoring a gold and two reds with his first Jure arrows,
and a gold and two reds with the last three, closing with
a lead of 15 points. This was really fine work, and was
loudly applauded. Mr. E. W. Deval made an excellent
score of 143, and by his style of shooting attracted much
, attention, Mr. Maurice Thompson pronouncing him one
of the most promising of American archers.

His style, like that of Mr. Kyle, of the Highland Park
Archers, and Mr. J. D. Patterson, of theCommodus Archers
of Lawrence, Kansas, is extremely graceful, the draw
being smooth and rather slow, the loose soft and without
any jerky motion, and the flight of each arrow very
steady, and low for the weight of bow used. Mr. Kyle
scored 141 from twenty-seven hits, and from the rapidity
with which he is improving we look to see him appear
high in the score lists next year.

Mr. Henry scored 154 from 28 liitK and gained second
prize, and drew much attention by the amazingly low
xligiit of his arrows. He uses a 48 pound bow and 4,0
arrows, the lightest arrows we ever saw shot in a match,
and they were sent with all the steadiness of fiv e shilling
shafts, and of course with a much lower trajetory. But
the lightness of his arrows cannot alone account tor their
wonderfully low flight, which we attribute mostly to the
absolute perfection of his loose. He truly proves “that
weapons are not wielded by strength alone, but by skill
and slight of hand. ’

AD-. W. A. Russell, of the Kohomo Archers, made a
good score of 138, and showed himself to be one of the
oest short range shots in the country. This was noticea¬
ble on the first day of the meeting when he made the
second gross score at 60 yards, getting five more hits than
Dr. McMechan did, who made the first gross score at that
range. Indeed, at every range, from 40 to 60 yards, he
showed fine shooting, but for some reason he fell olf at the
longer ranges. \V e shall expect to see him much improved
by next season, for we know liim to be one of our most en¬
thusiastic and intelligent archers. In the Ladies’ Handicap,
at 40 yards, a decided improvement was visible among the
leading shots over the scores made at the same range in the
morning. The lady champion led with 186, followed byMiss
Bixby with 165, which was nearly double the score °uined
by her in the morning shoot. That Miss Bixby was not
at her best, was evident by the disproportion between
these two scores, and her scoring was equally erratic
throughout the meeting. No doubt she was affected by
the surroundings of her first public meeting so much as
to seriously impair her skill. Another season will prove
our prophecy tnat she will be oue of the principal con¬
testants for the medal. The lady champion shot with
the same steady nerve exhibited throughout the meeting
and increased her score of the morning 34 points. Alin
Gatch, who did not shoot in the morning, did well iii
this match, scoring 151 points from 33 hits. Miss Street
unproved somewhat ; aud Airs. Carver did some really
splendid shooting during the first half of the handicap,
but fell oft badly after passing into the second 24 ar¬
rows, Her first 24 yielded her 38 points.

A special handicap al 20 yards ior a tent was shot by
the ladies, and won by ADss Bixby with a score of 138
points. No good scoring was achieved at this range, ail
the ladies losing several arrows by overshooting the tar¬
gets. It was clearly demonstrated that 20 yards Is too

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short range for any one. We append the scores made in
the 40 and 50 yards handicaps by the gentlemen, and the
30 yards, 40 yards, and 20 yards handicaps by the ladies:—

DADIES' HANDICAPS.
40 Armies (it
30 Farris.

Mrs. Leo. . , . , , . iw

Mrs. Carter . 83

Mi’s. halter. . . 1H5

Mrs. Gatub . . ... 341

Mr*. Carver. . . 133

Miss Street . 339

Miss Blxliy . 237

Mrs. Pmotnr . 218

Mrs. Windsor . 151

Mrs. Church . 101

40 Arrows at
30 Yards.

Miss Orvons . 108

Miss Parsons . . 138

Miss Cole . 110

Mrs. Klein . lie

Mrs. Ramsay . 170

■Mrs. Thompson . 210

Mrs. Brown . . 271

Mrs. Lasher . 15!)

Mrs. Goodrldgo . 170

Mrs. Green . .

. 101

LA

HANDICAPS.

Miss Owens (8 ends)
Miss Parsons (0 ends). .

Miss Dennison .

Miss Cole...... ....

Mrs. Ramsay . .

Mrs. Thompson .

Mrs. Brown .

Mrs. Lasher . . .

Mrs. Goodrldge .

Mrs. Green . .

Mrs. Carter . .

Mra. Baker .

Mrs. Gatch .

Mrs. Carver .

-Miss Street .

Miss llixhy.

Mrs. Proctor . ..

Mrs. Windsor .

Mrs. Clin tch
Mrs. Klein. .

48 A rrmm 21 An

at 41) Fris. at 20 1

Hit s. Value-. Wtv. 1

tlUNTLBMBN'S HANDICAPS.

30 Arrau* 30 Arrows

at 40 Fri*. at 50 Fri*.

Hits. Value. Hits. Value.

Laniard. . .
Ramsay
Spalding .

23

100

100

85

00

Conklin
Peddinijlmus.

Finkhlno
31. Thompson
Mistier .

DeC&afV....

Brewer .

Bammoud . .

Mears .

Irving .

Collins .

Fullerton .

Egon .

8. X.. D. Devol

Klein .

Booe, J. A _

Warren .

Manley .

K. W. Devol..

Wilkinson. .

Smith .

Jay .

Atwater .

Carter .

Kyle .

Pattereon .

Russell .

Leach .

Hackney .

Hussey .

Gauso .

Dennison . . . . <w » «

Horsman . •• •• # j*

Hoag . 29 100 17 55

Good ridge . SI 85 23 03

Meredith . 37 131 2a 97

Talbot . 31 113 19 71

Henry . 30 110 28 154

MoMeehin . » |jM 30 129

Shepard . J ,JJ 32 ;C

Procter . 31 151 2-*> 119

Weston . 37 1J3 25 100

W. H. Thompson . 30 lb2 30

T. N. Booe..! . y. . 24 110 21 01

Havemeyer . 19 83 0 41

Bhufeldt . 28 141) 21 00

J. J. Hall . 20 92 20 88

T. H. Meredith . 32 108

Arndt . 35 109 21 93

Bevers . 19 03 13 49

J. Devol . 28 143 17 05

Nichols . 27 145 23 107

Brown . 30 120 20 78

Phloos 39 125 SO 104

The winners in the Gentlemen’s Handicaps were as fol¬
lows : At 40 yards, lust : Mr. Tac. Hussey, a line self
snakewood bow ; second : Mr. Warren, a fine hacked
bow ; third : Mi-. H. C. Carver, a fine backed bow. At 50
yards, first : A split bamboo bow, W. B. D. Gray ; sec¬
ond : Lemomvood bow, Mr. Henry, of Des Moines, Iowa ;
third : Set of prize arrows, Mr, W. E. Brewer, of Craw-
fordsviUe, Ind.

In the Ladies’ Handicaps the winners were as follows :

80 yards, first : Silver cup, Miss Bixby ; second : Card-
case, Mrs, Proctor ; third : Half a dozen fine arrows in
case, Mrs. Thompson.

40 yards, first, : Miss Bixby ; second : Fine snakewood
bow, Mra. Gatch ; third : A writing-desk, Miss Brown.

In tlie 20 yards handicap Miss Bixby won the only
prize, a tent.

In the Ladies’ Handicap at 60 yards, the score of which
we do not give, Miss Bixby won the first, a fine oil paint¬
ing ; and Mrs. Lee, second, a fine Spanish self yew bow.
There were several minor prizes for most golds, most
reds, etc., wliioh we do not give.

Ellenvtlle Archery Association. — At a recent meet¬
ing of the Archery Association of Ellenvilie, N. Y. , the
following were elected os officers for the ensuing season :
, — President, A, Wurt Tice ; Vice-President, Jame3 B.
Keeler ; Secretary, Miss Helen Dudley ; Treasurer, Mrs.
Anna Grant. The club has been making some fine scores
lately, and ere long we hope to see them competing with
Some of the older organizations. If all had the enthu¬
siasm of Geo. A. Dudley, Esq. (who by the way may he
termed the father of the club, as he is in reality of its fair
Secretary), they would probably attend the meeting of
the Eastern Association at Boston in a body.

Westwood and Wayerly — College Hill, Ohio, Aug.
29 th. — Match between the Westwood Club, of Westwood,
and the Waverly Club, of College Hill, took place Friday,
August 29th, on the beautiful grounds of Airs. Holleu-
»hade, at College Hill; clubs very evenly matched, and

the game from the commencement to the close very r
esting; the Waverly Club was. however, victorious bi
following score of 1,095 to 1,061

, inter-
by the

WESTWOOD.

Mr. C. Millor..
Miss 1C. Miller.
Mr. I>\ Miller .
Miss Lawiler
Air. Bonder*. .

Total .

Mr. Btigloy . 24 '

Miss Sims . 25

M r. Healey _ _ 21

Miss Worthington. 29

Mr. Upson . . . 20

Total . 122

Miss PenroBO...
Mr. II. Brueo...
Miss Waters. .
Miss O. Bruce..
Mias L. Bruce..

Total . .

Miss Hnllenshade. . 27

Mr, Bruce . 25

Miss I’ounaford _ 20

Mr. Barker . 31

Miss Pierson . 25

..121

Miss Kate Miller of the Westwood Club, and Afiss Ida
Hollenshado, of the Waverly Club, were awarded the
prizes, Miss Miller scoring thirty hits and 172 points, and
Miss Hollenshade scoring twenty-seven hits and 129 points.
Distance, forty yards for gentlemen and thirty yards for
ladies; size of target, forty-eight inches: numberof ar¬
rows shot by each side, 300; number of rounds tan,

American vs. English Bows,— New York, Sept Tith.
— Editor Forest and Stream: — Will you allow me to
answer your correspondent “ Toxophilite,” in this week’s
issuo of your valuable jiuper. His statements, I think,
are somewhat open to criticism. “ Toxophilite " begins
by stating that he is not an advertising agent, but pro¬
ceeds to advertise a firm in this city very thoroughly — in
fact, rather too much, as it shows too plainly the purpose
for which the article was written. It is all very well to
praise up foreign yew bows, but who is willing to pay
from $50 to $100 for a bow that may break the first time
it is used ? Ail wooden bows are liable to accidents, and
yew bows as much so as any others. Mr. Aldred himself
will not even string his most expensive yew bows with¬
out being first paid for them.

His statement that no maker in this country has stock
enough ahead to fill the requirements of the trade, is all
nonsense, and proves he knows nothing about the matter.
He also gives the prices wrong on American bows ; they
range from $2 to $20, and, as I stated before, if archers
get then- bows from responsible houses they will get well-
seasoned wood, as no house valuing its reputation would
use any other.

I doubt very much, judging from their own statements,
that any English makers have wood five years old ahead.
They have had too many orders this past two years. In
fact' judging from the way then- bows have broken this
year, I should imagine that they were driven to using
wood anything but well seasoned. I could give you any
number of facts to show that American bows have stood
hard shooting as good or better than foreign bows. Will
furnish names of archers using them, length of time •in
use, &c. ; and not only will show English makers that we
can make bows and arrows here, but also hope that be¬
fore long we can show them how to use them.

Archer.

95 Liberty street, New York, Sept. 6th.

In your issue of this week is an article by “Toxophol-
ite ” of so peculiar a character that I for one must take
issue with some of his conclusions. He says he is not the
advertising agent for any house, and then gives us the
most glowing adv. of an English archery manufacturer,
and winds up by saying no good bows can be made in this
country. I have seen the bows for sale by Crook & Go.,
and they are beautiful specimens of the bower’s art.
The yew bows are gems that any archer may be proud to
own and I know will be pleased to use. They are first-
class in every respect, and I would recommend every
archer in New York to call and see them, But to an
American mechanic, a wood-worker, Mr. Aldred’s state¬
ment of wood five years in his shop seems rather comical.
The English carriage-makers used to do the same thing ;
but the American carriage-builder uses wood seasoned
artificially and only a few months old, and builds a better
carriage, especially where lightness and elasticity is
wanted, than our transatlantic cousins, so much so that
American light buggies, &c., and American timber are
used in England in preference to their own make. I
think a how that is this year a 40-pound and next year
a 50-pound bow would be a mechanical curiosity — a gain
of 20 per cent, in a year, Good old Bishop Latimer says
in liis sixth sermon : “ I had my bows bought me accord¬
ing to my age and strength as I increased in them ; so my
bows were made bigger and bigger, for men will never
shoot well except they be brought up in it.” That bow
that grew in strength would have done the growing boy
if it did not outgrow him. To think a stick of timber, 1
inch by lj- inches, Bhould take five years to season, and a
man to make a bow must have years of experience 1 Wiry
yea rs 1 An American mechanic can learn to make any¬
thing, and does bo every day in less months, and often
weeks, than the English says it takes them years to do.
Carpenters do not make fly-rods as a general thing in this
or any other country ; but I know a fly-rod made by a
machinist (American), that was calculated upon hyper¬
bolic curve in its cross-section, that when finished the tip
and butt were brought together, and the rod described a
nearly perfect circle. Would the bow made by an Amer¬
ican from the same stick in exactly the same form shoot
less web than when made by Air. Aldred ? Now, as to-day
we have instruments to measure to the one-thousandth of
an inch in common use among our best mechanics, the
making of an exact copy of a bow or anything else is a
very simple affair. Bo far we have made but very
few yew bows, but they will be made and by our best
makers, and aB to-day we are making as good self -lance
and snake-wood as are made in the world, and better
backed bows than are imported, I think it is safe to say
that when we get yew-wood wo will make as good and
perhaps better than any English maker, no matter what
his name may bo. It” will be for this reason — that the
Americans dare dopart from the old way and try a new
one. Let any one examine the backed bows of Horse¬
man or Conroy, Bissett & Alalleson, or any others of ‘our
first-class mak‘ersrandthoy will find that it has hot taken
•years of experience to make a first-class. article. The
American cannot let anything he touches alone : no
sooner does he get his fingers on it than hg sets about to
improve it without experience, and he makes Waltham

watches, locks, rifles, fowling-pieces, &c„ better than our
English cousins, and John. Bull is driven out of the mar¬
ket by a better article at a less price. Within a year two
new bows have been brought out that have departed from
the long-beaten pat h— the split bamboo by Mr. Mallisou
and my own raw-hide hacked bow. Now, just a hint to
“ Toxophilite There is more mechanical skill in the
making of one split bamboo bow than in all the bows
made by Mr. Aldred in a year. It is made up in sections
and put together and cannot be tested until finished, and
is then either a success or a failure, and is a success ; while
any other bow made is, if too stiff in one place, worked
down until it is all right, tinkered at as it may need it ;
but the other is built all right from the start to'the finish.
My own bow I have put upon the back a piece of raw-
hide under tension, so that I not only get the power of
the wood, as the English how, hut the additional power
of tlie stretched raw-hide. I had supposed I was the first
to do this (get tension on the back), but yesterday I found
in an old book that bows had been made with the backs
grooved, and a strong cat-gut cord stretched on the
hack and fastened to the ends only, so when the bow was
being used the cord lay in the groove and added its ten¬
sion to the power of the how, thus getting the two actions
at tlie same time. The two new bows both allow the
archer to use longer arrows, and we may see the “cloth-
yard shaft ” of old again in the field, and shot not by Eng¬
lish but by American bows. For no English maker wfll
make a bow six feet long to shoot 86-inch arrows and
warrant the how to stand it, while that warrantee can be
had with the two bows just mentioned. If “ Toxophilite”
or any other person interested in archery, will call on me
I will be most happy to show him lance-wood bows pulled
36 inches without harm to the bow and at prices within
the reach of any one’s pocket. American mechanics are
superior to any others in the world, and having begun the
making of hows and arrows, will not stop until they sup¬
ply the world with a better article for a less price than
any one else, not excepting Air. Aldred.

John W, Sutton.

Williamsburgh Athletic Club. — Opening public
games on .the club grounds, Rutledge street and Bedford
avenue, August 23d. The events upon the programme
were as follows, the games passing' off with great credit
to the new club : —

Two hundred and twenty yards dash ; competitors :
Chas. Simmons, Chas. Husted, Geo. R, Watson, Frank
Price, and Chas. Hazleton. Won by Price in 30s.

One mile handicap walk ; competitors : Chas. Wilson,
Brooklyn, 55s.; George H. Murray, Harlem Athletic As¬
sociation, 50s.; Frank Holly, Williamsburgh Club, 60s.;
J. Al. W. Hunt, Williamsburgh Club, 40s. ; W. F. Leeder,
Brooklyn, 35a. ; George Weinmann, Brooklyn, 10s. Bol-
stridge, of the North Side Athletic Association, was
scratch. Murray won in 9m. and 35s. Holly second,
9m. 6s.

Half mile run ; S. Knight, Putnam A. C., scratch ;
Elmer Cain, Brooklyn, 45 yards ; N. I. Lyon, Williams¬
burgh Club, 40 yards ; Joseph Liddle, Brooklyn, 35 yards ;
Harry Armour, 35 yards ; D, Feigenbaum, Harlem Club,
30 yards ; R. H. Schile, Pastime Club, 30 yards ; Fred.
Burns, Brooklyn, 25 yards ; John C. Hopkins, Brooklyn,
25 yards. Feigenbaum first in 2m. 15s., and Burns sec¬
ond a second lator. Hopkins held a steady third during
the last two laps.

Three-mile walk. The entries were : Herman Elrodt,
A. C. Hatfield, Herman Wagner, Jr., J. M. W. Hunt, and
J. F. Alarshall, Won by Alarshall in 29m. Elrodt, second.

One-mile run, S. Knight, scratch ; Harry Cobertt,
Brooklyn, 50 yards ; George Kikner, Williamsburgh Club.
40 yards ; Robert Gray, Brooklyn, 40 yards ; Michael
Eastman, New York, 40 yards. Won by Knight in am.
r~. Kibner second.

Lacrosse — Newport, R. I., Aug. 28th. — Match between
the Ravenswood and Union Athletic Clubs. The Ravens-
wood Club had a Ritchey at goal, G. B. Wilson at point,
J. Flannery at cover point, H. Goldsmith and N. Noble
at defence field, G. Whittaker at center field, W. Journey
and H. Cluff at field, J. Nichol and J. Murney at home
field, and E. Cuff and W. P. Ritchey at home. E. Cluff
acted as captain. The Union Alliletkic Club had P. F.
Ferris at goal, P. Crosby at point, W, S. Hook at cover
point, H. W. Howard and J. K. Simpson at defence field,
F. M. Wood at center field, J. Clancy and H. Burton, Jr.,
at field, J. Campbell and S. McDonald at home field, and
A. H. A. Mortimer G, D. White at home. The first goal
won by Ravenswoods in 16£m. ; second goal, Unions,
21m. ; third goal, Unions, 291m. This won for the Boston
men the challenge presented by the Westchester Polo
Club, to be contended for annually.

Rye (N. Y.) Athletic Club. — A club has recently been
organized at Rye, Westchester County, N. Y., under the
name of the Rye Athletic Club, with the following officers :
— President, W. H. Catlin ; Vice-President, T. T. Sher¬
man ; Treasurer, C, Sackett ; Recording Secretary, J. H.
Wainwright ; Corresponding Secretary, F. H. Bell ; Cap¬
tain, W. H. Catlin. The dub has already about fifty
active members, and new applications for* membership
are constantly being received. All communications should
be addressed to the Corresponding Secretary.

A one-fifth-mile track, sixteen feet wide, with a straight¬
away of 150 yards, twenty-five feet wide, is now being
built, and promises to be when completed one of the best
and fastest tracks in the country.

The club hopes to give then- opening games about the
last of October or first of November.

One-Armed Swimmers,— .Fort Monroe, Va„ Sept 1st.—
A. L. Donaldson, of Baltimore, a brother of the late Pro¬
fessor Donaldson, the aaronaut, swam from Norfolk to
Old Point one day last week, a distance of fifteen miles,
in six hours. He has but one arm. And a one-armed
inmate of Blackwell’s Island, the other night, who could
not swim, appropriated an empty coffin in the dead house
and went paddling upward with the flood to liberty.

Amateur Championship of America. — The fourth an¬
nual meeting of the National Association of Amateur
Athletes of America will be held at Mott Haven, Sept.
27th. Programmes and conditions may be obtained by
addressing the Secretary N. A. A. A., 183 Broadway, New
York, Entiles are coming in which promis# to malm
thete the best games of the country,

PORTS 8 T AND STREAM.

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Vegetarianism the Radical Cure foe
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This essay Is based upon tho theory of Liebig
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moderate limits. It is divided Into two parts ; the
first devoted to keeping tho log and working
dead reckoning, and tho second to finding the
“ ship's position " by observation, that Is, the
latitude by meridian altitude of the sun, aud the
longitude by chronometer and sun's altitude.
All the necessary Information about the e
pass, its deviatiuti and variation, and howto de¬
termine them. With this little volume aud a
Traverse Table, as well as the “Nautical Alma¬
nac', " tho master can navigate the globe. For
yachtsmen who prefer knocking about the coast,
and who can always make a “ landfall," tho first
part of the hook will suffice. As this demands a
knowledge of nothing more than common arith¬
metic and elementary geometry, Its study is
within the reaoh of all; nor is there any head¬
splitting required, so that even those who do not
choose to follow up the sport as a sotenco
benefit by a perusal of this book. Ajknowiedge
of the compass, chart, and log-slate, will add
much to the interest of sailing, beside placing
the owner In a position independent to a large
degree of skipper or pilot. The price of tho book
In England Is only 2s. lid., and can ho had of deal¬
ers hero for $1.25. Beside matters appertaining
strictly to navigation, the International Code,
Rule of the Road, laws of storms, etc., are also to
be found in its eminently practical pages.

—In the “ Sanitarian ” for September, Nathan
Allen, of Boston, who is well qualified to discuss
questions of social science, has a paper on “The
Educatien of Girls, as Connected with their
Growth and Physical Development.” Tho arti¬
cle should he read by parents and educators.
Practical Taxerdermy and Home Dec¬
oration.— By .1. H. Batty. Published by the
author. Parkville, New York. Price, $1.50.

We know of no one better qualified to write
hook on taxerdermy, whieb shall completely fill
the bill, than Mr. Batty, the author of “ How to
Hunt and Trap." Mr. Batty's well-known skill
as a taxidermist, and his happy faculty of putting
his printed Instructions into the simplest and
most Intelligent form, were sufficient assurance
that his book would be at onoe exhaustive and
useful. Such upon examination wo find it to bo ;
and we commend it to all sportsmen, collectors,
professional taxidermists, and to the ladies as
well, who will find in tho chapters devoted to
home decoration many valuable hints and in-
ltruotions.

—We destro to particularly call the attention
of our readers to tho important announce¬
ment of the Messrs. Cassell, Fetter, Galpin &
Co„ the great illustrated book-publishing house
of Loudon, Paris, aud New York, who are
placing bofore tho public, in monthly parts,
two elaborate and exceedingly useful works,
viz.: “Tho Illustrated Book of the Dog," by
“ Vero Shaw, B. A,, Cantab," the noted enthusi¬
astic breeder of dogs, a man of world-wide repu¬
tation, and one who is thoroughly up In all mat¬
ters relating to rearing, breaking, working, feed¬
ing, dealing, judging, buying and selling, groom¬
ing, exercise, diseases, medicines, and treatment
Of dogs. "Tho Illustrated Book of the Dog"
will furnish a full description of every known
breed of dog. This illustrated work will be
form In size and style with the well-known
standard works— "The Book of tho Horse,’
" The Illustrated Book of Poultry," “ The Book
of Pigeons," and their companion work no'
suing in monthly parts at the low price of forty
cents each, viz.; “ Dairy Farming," edited by J. P.
Sheldon, tho late Resident Professor of Agricul¬
ture in tho Royal College, CirenceBter, England,
with assistance of the most eminent English and
American authorities. This grand work will be
embellished with colored plates and many fine
original wood engravings. We submit a short
summary of some of the subjects, which will he
thoroughly treated upon in dairy farming, viz.,
the breeds, the milking, the rearing and feeding
of ealfs, tho selection of cows for dairy purposes,
tholr breeding and feeding through the different
seasons of the year, the various and recently
i rnpro ved methods employed in tho production
of butter, cheese, etc. No country or dog-loving
person need consider themselves up in the mat¬
ters of which these two works treat without a
thorough n nderstanding of their practical pages ;
therefore, take notice of the advertisement of
the publishers found on tills page of this week-;
paper. From time to time, as the magnificent
works progress towards completion, we shall
take occasion to notice the many new and val¬
uable hints Introduced.

(WANTED to purchase —
I all sorts of pre-hiat.oric stone
1 relies. Give description and
price to " RELIC," P. 0. Box 689 Pittsburg, Pa.

The noted Dalrymple farm, on theNoth-
em Pacific Railroad, employs 400 men du¬
ring the present harvest, and would use
600 more but for self binders. It has 115
self-binding reapers and 20 steam thresh¬
ers. The farm contains 75,000 more acres
in space than the original, District of Col¬
umbia. Ground was first broken in 1875.
This yeav more than 20,000 acres are in
crops. The owner will ship 500,000 bush¬
els of wheat this year to New York at a
profit of $180,000. In reaping, each ma¬
chine takes an eight-foot sweep and cuts
fifteen acres a day. Twenty-one machines
work simultaneously on a square mile
patch, running one after another.

The Cattle of Colorado — According
to Mr. Fossett, the author of the new book
on the West, and its resources, the whole
number of cattle in the State is now
855,000, and of sheep 2,000,000 or more. He
thinks the total yield of wool in 1879 will
reach 7,000,000 pounds. If the data furn¬
ished to Mr. Fossett can be trusted, sheep
raising in this region should be very profi¬
table. It is said that a flock of 1,800 ewes,
costing $4,500, were placed on a ranch in
southern Colorado ; and that, from the
start, the wool dipped has paid for shep¬
herds and all current expenses. In the
course of eight years 1,600 sheep have
been killed for mutton and consumed on
the ranch, while 7,740 have been sold for
about $30,000. There are now some 15,000
head on hand, worth, at $3 per head,
$45,000, showing a net profit over the orig¬
inal investment of $70,000 in eight years.

A Plucky Ride. — At the Coney Island
races the other day one of the two-year-
olds when she neared the starting-point
began to rear and jump and tear about
like a mad hornet. Suddenly her head
went down and her tail went up, and she
threw little McLaughlin the jockey, over
her head and far into the track. The fallen
jockey was up and remounted like a flash,
but the filly was determined to have him
off, and she threw him a second time with
great force. The attention of the specta¬
tors was entirely diverted from the race
and centered upon the capering steed.
Ten times was the little rider t hrown, each
time regaining his seat, but from the
eleventh fall the boy was hardly able to
rise, and when he did get up his face was
cut and he was hurt in the side. Then one
of the owners, T. D. Daley, mounted the
obstreperous filly and she tried to thrtuv
him. Daley, who had neither stirrup nor
whip, clung to the seat like grim death,
but when he undertook to ride Jessie D.
down the stretch she threw him, too, aud
tried to run away.

FOR SALE— A tv, W, Greener, 10-gauge, 91
pounds,, full ohoke, and a very powerful
Bbonting gun. Solid leather and duck case, with
implements. Used hut little. Cost. $360; will

. m ,,, - a

A “Lang" double rifle. 12 liore, 0-pounder ;
uses au explosive bullet; accurate up to 200
^avdBj. quite new. Coat in Loudon A'50 ; will Soil

°Gun can he seen at SQUIRES’, 'No. 1 Cortlandt
street, New York.

Address Box 1,810, Portland, Me. Sept 11 3t

TT'OR SALE — First four volumes of ‘ ‘ THE
X* 1 * * * * * AMERICAN SPORTSMAN,” well hound,

For Sale.

Sharps Long' Range Rifle, Model 1878,

Has been used but little. Is in perfeot ordor.
Septtl-2t E. M. MOODY, LoCkport, N. Y.

guU'fvtiscweut.s.

Now In course of publication an entirely Nev
and Comprehensive Work on the Doo
(demy 4to size), under the title of the

ILLUSTRATED

FERGRSOiVS IMPKOTED

RUST PREVENTER,

The best article for the preven¬
tion of rust yet discovered.
Send for circular. For sale by dealers in sports¬
mens goods, in all tho principal cities. Trade
only supplied by sole manufacturer,

.A. FEUGLSON,

85 Fulton street, New Turk.

IT'OR HALE.— Audubon's “ Birds of America,"
. 7 YolB.; splendidly bound in green and gold,

and in same condition as received from publish¬
ers. Very rare and scarce. ‘Will be sold at cost.
$125, to bo paid on delivery. Address J. H. F..
olllce of Forest and Stream. Sep. 11, tf.

In 80 Monthly Parts , 40 cents each. Yearly
subscription, $4.50.

BY VERO SHAW,

Assisted by many of the most Eminent
Authorities of the day.

lVitll THIRTY FAC-SIMILE COLORED
PLATSB (drawn from Life expressly
for tlie work) of typical specimens of
the various Breeds of Dogs now in ex¬
istence, and with numerous Wood En¬
gravings. Embracing a full Descrip¬
tion EVERY KNOWN BREED OF
DOG, with the standard by which he
can be judged.

Subscriptions received for all or part of this
work, and Sample Part sent post-paid on receipt
of price.

CASSELL, PETTER, GALPIN & CO.,

London, Paris, and 596 Broadway,
NEW YORK .

Circular on application.

T>IFLE FOR DOG. — I wish to exchange
XL o Sharps inid-range rifle, 40 calibre, with
Vernier scale and improved sights, for a young
getter. dhg, thoroughly brokou on quail, wood¬
cock and snipe. Hlfie good as new. Address w .
H. B., Box 213, Wilmington, North Carolina,

Soptlllt,

®Uc Ipttuel.

LARGE KENNEL DRAFT AT
AUCTION.

LINCOLN & HELLYAR,
in order to reduce their stock, odor at public
auction, on

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17th, at 11 o'clock ATM.,
a large draft from their well-known kennels,
comprising broken aud unhroken DOGS,
BITCHES and young PUPPIES, including sev¬
eral well-known prize-winners.

RED IRISH AND ENGLISH SETTERS AND
POINTERS,

IMPORTED AND NATIVE.

Remember the place.

BARKER & SONS,
Thirty-ninth street and Broadway,
New York City.

r PRIMBUSH (pure Clumber), imported di-
X. red! from the kennels of tho Duke of New-
castle. For nose the Clumbers arc unrivalled,
and Trlmlmsh Is a capital doy to breed Cockers
or small sized Setter bitches to. Fee $20. Ad¬
dress H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. .T. janietf

MICKE’S

Never Failing Fog Distemper Cure.

For Sale by all Druggists at 25 crs.

Wholesale Agents— Br urn & Hobart, 211 Fulton
Street, N.Y. ; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third

Sift*

GRAND BENCH SHOW

FIRST EXHIBITION GIVEN BY THE

Si. Louis Kennel Club ,

AT THE

FAIR GROUNDS, ST. X.OUIS, 910,,

October 7, 8, O and 10.

CHAS. LINCOLN. Sopt.
Office, Brown, Hildcr Sc Co., 604 North Fourth St.
Entries close 20t.h Sept,

ok FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR

side or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred aud fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 119 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju24 tf

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Hogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have dailv access to salt
water.

N. B.— Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dogs for sale ; full pedi¬
grees. Address II. C. GLOVER,Toms River, N. J

CAMPING OUT.

YOU CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT AN AXE.
rpn u Indian Camp Axes, with patent covers
X are the onlv ones you can pack aud carry
with perfeot safety. Three sizes. Send for a
circular. A.S. CROSBY & CO., Wtttervffle, Me.

of ray Fannie. Chick was bred by }.. . -

Ian and is bv Boss, out of Casey; first at Hartford
Bench Show in 187(1. Price, description, and full

Sedigree will be sout on application,
ep.ll It W. H. BROWN, PaOkWivfilO, Conn,

ASA L SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON, ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains,

RATTLER.— In the Stud.— Blue belt-oil,
Llowellin setter, winner of three benohpri-
zes, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five. Eng¬
lish field trials, out of the pure Lavoraok bitch,
(Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war-
routed. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mloh. jan 2tf

A FINE brace of imported Clumbers very
cheap. Apply to J. M. TAYLOR, Esq'.,
steamer Wen) JiruimwlRlt, Portland, Me., or to
OAPT. MeMURDO, Evington, Campbell county,
Virginia.

ARECA NUT, a sure aud harndesa
remedy for worms in dogs, highly recora-
mendod, and universally used by fanciers
and breeders everywhere.

Put up in boxes containing twelve powders,
with explicit directions for uso. Price 60 cents
per box by mail. Address DENISON & CURTIS,
P.O. Box 460, Hartford, Conn. Sept 11 It

FOR SALE. — A finely broken aud re¬
trieving cocker spaniel bitch worth $1.25,
for $50 ; liver aud white, 3 years old coming 4.
Also an extra good water-proof A tent, polos and
pins complete; worth $X5, will sell for $10 or trade
lor sportsmans goods. Address M. P. McKOON,
Septu-lt Franklin, N. Y.

X spaniel dog 18 months old. Price $25. A pply
to N. R. WHITT), P. 0. Box 101 Narragansett Pier,
Septll-lt Rhode Island.

FOR SALE, when eight weeks old,

seven puppies out of Pat, by my Rattler
(Roy-Pickles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
Hall, Detroit, Mich. junel9tf

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,
Author of the

“ PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to Inform Ladles and Gentlemen In America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— Abaddognovor left tho Doctor's Ken-
nels. ded9 tf.

FOR SALE— if taken before tho 1st of October,
I will sell tho balance ol' my kennel of val¬
uable setters and pointers at the following sacri¬
fice prices ; Champion imported red Irish setter
York, who is a sure stock dog and a oraok dog hi
the field, price $100; imported red Irish prize
hitch Fioss, winner of prizes in Ireland, and
America; is fuU sister to Champion York, and is
a grand, all over, $75 ; imported red Irish prize
bitch Colleen, In whelp to Champion York; she
is winner of prizes In England and America, and
is a noble bitch and a bargain, $75 ; the LlewelUn
bitch Gill, a beauty, and a fine bitch In the field,
$65; red Irish setter bitch Noro, a grand bitoh,

I wo and a half years old, out of Champion fork

and Thompson's Belle, $40; liver and white pointer
J ooko, highly commondod at Now- fork, 1878, and
a lino broken dog in the field, $25; one brace of
beautiful black, white and tan puppies, tour
months old, out of Lodn and Arnold Burges's

Champion Druid, $25 each; one brace of hand¬
some puppies, four aud a half months old, out of
Nettowltz and Blue Prince, $23 each. Full pedi¬
gree Will be furnished with each dog. This is a

rare chance. Inquire of
Sept. II— It. C. Z. MTLEY, Lancaster, l’a.

FOR SALE. — St. Bernard dog Conrad,

15 months old, rough-coated, 27 j inches high,
75 inches long, intelligent, good-tempered and
kind. Bred by L. Z. Collins from stock imported
from Rev. J. C. Macdoua’s kennel. For particu-

, V V H TV II ITYT'V Ur. v O,

IN THE STUD. — Tlie pure Laverack dog
Pride, by Bride of the Border x Petrol. Tho
oulypure Laverock in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,012, Boston, Mass.

Sopt. 4-t. f.

FOR SALE — " Guido’s Lillie” aud three
bitch puppies, ex Lillie by Flake. These
puppies are now sixteen months old, beautifully
marked, very fast ana stylish. They are not
broken, hut being splendidly bred and of good
disposition will bo easily handled. Lillie is in
superb condition, looking as well as she ever did
In her life. For furthor particulars address
ROBERT A. DOBLIN, Baltimore, Md. Sept.i-St.

1?OR SALE — Champion Rory O’Moore
Puppies out of Gypsy, three Bitches and one
Dog Puppy. Dogs, $40; Bitches, $25. Whelped
June 23d. Bright red and very large for their
age. Address G. W. BASSFORD, White Plains,
N. Y. Sept.4— tf.

TT'OR SALE,— A pointer and a red Irish
X? setter dog. Both are well broken. For
price and pedigree address N. It. BAKER,
Scpt11-3t Topeka, Kansas.

ITOR SALE. — A small liver and while
setter bitch, thoroughly broken, very fast,
and a good retriever s price $45, or will exchange
for good breech-loader. Particulars, address P.
O. Box 315, Millville, N. .1.

I TOR SALE, — •Three handsome Jfii i >,• 1 1 1 1
setter dogs, orango and white, whelped
J une 28th, out of my Fannie by Water's i rou»» I
(2d Boston '78). Price $20. AjJdrussW. F PECK,

8 idem, Mass. . bopUi-it |

TT'OR SALE CHEAP— \ high hr,:,. English
f setter dog pop, t raoulbs eld ih ARLES
DENISON, Hartford, Conn ' Apt 11 It

YX7" ANTED. — Cocker : .niei or setter
VY dug, well broken : m nrf.be cheap and will¬
ing to send on trial .niisfactory refersnqa
given ; pot overt! or 4 i < «r» old. w. H. BELL,
Soptll-lt _ r Isliervillo, N, H.

! k, CHEAP.— A. well-broken
. ,3 years old, bus! imported stock
(ijariuv ifCTTb'ei. .For particulars and pofll-
grci id dress “8," this office.. One (new) Win-
Powell & Son. 10-gauge, ft) lb. gun; case and im¬
plements complete. Same address, Soptll-lt

HIGH BRED POINTERS.— A few pups
by champions Rush, Snapshot, and Scnba-
tiou. Ex-champions Romp, Rose, and Ruby for
sale. Ages, from 3 months to 1 year. For full
particulars address EDMUND OIIGLLL, Box 1 .099.

N. Y. _ Hc-pt. II . .'it.

- — ... - - — —

PEDIGREES OF DOGS ; the

■M

638

FOREST AND STREAM

SUc fgeitttrl

Fleas! Reas! Worms! forms!

Steadman's Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLBAS-A BOON To DOGS.
rPHIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
J- tieason <lops or any other animals, orinoney
returned. It Is put- up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box ton, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

lVieo 50 cents by mail. Postpaid,

ARECA NUT FGlTwORMS IN DOGS,

A CEUTA IN REMEDY.

Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with
full directions for use.

Price 50 coats per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Otffi and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET&MALLESON,

oet 13 65 Fulton Street. N. Y.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibiine Dog- Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOB THE UNITED STATES

FR ANCIS 0. De LUZE,

17 Sooth William Street, New York.
Also Spratt's Dog Soap, and direct orders taken
to r Spratt's Medicines.

'Flie following celebrated Dogs urt* * for
sale.

DOG-SI

St Bernard dog ••Marco"; rough coated, two
years old; a maguifioeut animal— Rev. J. Gum¬
ming Macdona's stock— second prises Hanover
Show and Roohester.

New Foundland dog “ Keeper"; fourveors old ;
Brat prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth," : 1 iver and white ; one
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton’s re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Seoond prize in the H an-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Bolton setter, “ Decimal Dash," eighteen
months old ; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“Dash"— a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, "Raver H”; pure red ; sou of Mao-
dona’s champion “Rover." Never exhibited;,
thoroughly broken.

English seller, “ Ranger II"; a pure bred Lav-
eraok. HOn of Macdona’s celebrated “ Hanger”.
His get won first at Hanover and Paris shows.

English setter “ Ranger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at *25.00.

Bitcfa.es,

St. Bernard “Braunfels," rough coated, out of
Prince Soltn's celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch. In whelp to “Maroo,” 1st prizes In Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “Queen," liver and white, lstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, In whelp to champion
•• Sensation.”

Gordon setter“Beauty,” IstBoBtou Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora.”— liver and white, out of
•• Queen ” and " Sancho,” in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Bolton setter v Silk," In whelp to Ranger 1.

Irish Setter" Moya,” out ol’ Col. Hilliard's
“ Palmerston ; " will bo bred to Rover I.

English Setter “ Domia," white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
be secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A, E. GOUEFFROY,

Guymard, Orango Co., N. Y.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

vr P. MeKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest
J. strain.-;. I sell only young stock. Iguarantee
satisfaction and safe deliveryto every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for raffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. .110

'PORTSMEN INTENDING to come
) South the eoming winter can have their dogs
larded during the summer, and broken on eariy
11 shooting, by an expert . Terms reasonable,
id satisfaction guarateed. Reference given and
quired. Correspondence solicited. Address

• WINTER, Cairo, Thomas county. Or. mnyi-Tf

POINTS FOR JUDGING OOGS.

a PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge's”
A. new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,"
ud Containing the "points" by which every breed
f dogs is J udged In this country and England, to-
ether with a description of the same. For sale
t this office. Pries 50 cents.

Boughton’s Patent Explosive Targret Ball for Trap Shooting.

No^GHass. . -' ,22

VICTORGLASS BALL TRAP.

STOCK & MORRIS PATENT.

. Tills Trap is destined to revolutionize glass-ball shooting. It
weighs but four pounds, and can be set up anywhere, without
previous preparation, intwo minutes. It is so simple that it can
never get out of order. It throws balls without breaking, at
any desired velocity, in any direction, faster than twenty guns
can continue to shoot them. To become agoodshotit Is now un¬
necessary to go to club grounds for practice, as anyone can find
a good place tor shooting within a few rods oi his dwelling, and
have an hour’s daily practice without the slightest trouble or
inconvenience. The Trap has been entirely remodeled and
greatly improved, both as regards efficacy and finish.

No. 1 (Plain), SI. No. 2 (Nickel-Plated), $5. Will close out the balance of Old Model Traps at $3.

CITAS. FOLSOM, Sole Agent,

For Sale, by Dealers Everywhere. 53 Chambers street. New York.

Peoria, August 8th, 1879.

Mr. Charles Folsom. Agent for the Slock & Morris Patent Glass Ball Trap, ATo. ui Chambers street, &.Y.

Sir— You ask the opinion of the Peoria Shooting Club on the above trap, which is now used ex¬
clusively on our grounds. We give It decided preference . "" - .

and is

_ _ „ _ _ _ _ terms for

of ciubsTand also- for amateurs for private practice. For those who would like frequent
practice on their own premises, without the need of oostly and tiresome preparation, it fully meets
a long-felt want, as it weighs but four pounds, and can be set up ready for use anywhere in two
minutes. It was to-day tested on our grounds for power and speed, when it threw fifty-nine (59)
glass-balls an average distance of twenty-five yards from a single cup in sixty seconds, keeping two
balls constantly in the air at the same time. The new model is a decided improvement upon the
old. Wc wish you success In its introduction, and think its use will do quite as much to popularize

^a^xfe^^ythZ?VhHO^£KISS.n MoCLINTOCK? &WM. MEYERS,

W.R WILEY, FRED KIMBLE? JOHN KELLY, nras w wggj

wai. jnrjjc arw.

GEO. W. BAKER, Sec,

zp^rnsriErs

Feather Pilled G-lass Ball.

THE ONLY SUBSTITUTE EVER INVENTEO FOR A LIVING BIRD.

(air Your gunmakcr for the FEATHER FILLED AND TAKE NO OTHER. SPECIAL
NOTICE TO 8 DEALERS.— Owing to the great demand for the FEATHER FILLED BALL,
we will from (his date pav strict attention to our factory and the careful production of
the ball oi'l". uni Lave appointed the well-known house of 1 1 AG E KT V nit OS. & CO., 10
Platt Street, New Vork, as our authorized agents, to whom ail orders and communications
may be addressed.

ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST PLAIN BALL IN THE MARKET.

attention, Sportsmen!

Kay’s Improved and Perfected Ball for 1879.

[PATENTED OCTOBER 13, 1877.]

A SUBSTITUTE FOR CLASS.

vr aVING succeeded in producing a Ball for professionaland amateur use at the trap,

L L

dor
to any
whore, and

^ _ _ eu , IVCS1UUUU1, UtUl UC UBCU

ivuere, ami ™ finest lawns, leaving neither injurious or unsightly refuse. Packed in barrels bva de¬
vice peculiar to us, we guurau tee against breakage in shipment. B or particulars see eirculara. Price,
S3 per 100. All orders addressed to dealers, or A. li. KAY A CO., Newark, N.J., Manufacturers of
Iiuok and Heavy Drop Shot, Cartridges for Long-Range, viz.: Deer, Duck, and Geese, $3 50 per 100
also, the Chip or Expansive Concentrator. $125 period. Aboxol 50 sent on receipt ol 75 cents by mail

THE CARVER TARGET BALL.

D

[CAVEAT FILED.]

Greenville, Pa., May 28, 1879.

EAR SIR -—We take pleasure in notifying all admirers of Target and Ball Shooting
- , that we have introduced a COMPOSITION TARGET BALL for Trap Shooting that is perfoct
in every particular. It has been thoroughly tested by many of the leading Sportsmen, and pro¬
nounced bv all as the only perfect and unobjectionable Target Ball in existence. This Ball is very
uniform in weight and standard size, and when broken leaves no debris, hut will EVAPORATE in
five davs and acts as a FERTILIZER. They can be used on Lawns, Gardens, Fields or Parks, there¬
by doing away with the danger and annoyance consequent in using Glass Balls. V e are now pre¬
pared to fill orders. Drafts or P. O. Order must accompany all orders. Organized clubs are Invited
to send for Sample Box, (25 balls) and Circular free. J- H. WAUGH, Inventor

PRICE LIST— Per thousand, $12. No charge for packages. Address,

CARVER TARGET BALL CO., Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing Instruc¬
tions for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sals at this office. Price $2.

For Trap Shooting with Glass BaLls

USE THE

HUBER TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

EXBOGE BALL TRAP.

The Most Efficient.

Throws Balls in any Direction.

ALL STEEL AND IRON. I

PRICE, 16s. — HIGHLY FINISHED, 20s,

Photo’s 5 Stamps— 5 Pence English.

S. JONES, Lord Derby Street, Audley, Black- .
bum, Lancashire, England. Acknowledged the
oheapest and best made. None genuine without*
name-plate. Jones' £6 Gun is the cheapest, .
Double Barrel. Breech-Loading, Central Fire, Re¬

bounding Looks, Left. Barrel Choked Bore. Ov
600 sold this seasonls a proof of its cheapness, el

etc.

CARD’S

Las! Patent Target Thrower.

With Improved Spring and New Rubber ,
Stop.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 32, 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws everyway,
or can be made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, or that can be made to throw every way, ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators, all of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
get no balls (unless you wish them) In your face,

gex no Dans (unless you wisn menu in your iace,
but have rights and lefts, avd all other angles. Send
for circular. Price $19 at factory. N o charge for
boxing.

WILL H. CRUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovla, N. Y.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC.
rpRAPS from *2 to #12, Balls at 90 cents

■ ...iogues free. _~_
I GUN WORKS, Pitta-
may29 ly

J. G. MOLE'S

Improved Glass Ball Trap.

; DOUBLE TRAP NOW READY.

For sale by all dealers in Sporting Goods, or at
the manufacturers. HUBER & COl,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts-
mar 13 Paterson, N. J

THE best and most complete trap ever
-L made. Itig always ready for single or double
shooting, as a rotating or stationary. Either
spring Is set and sprung independent or together!
The single trap is too well known to need com¬
ment. We have hundreds of letters from sports^
men anddealers in sporting goods, attesting theli
superiority. Price of traps, single, S9; doublet
$11. HENRY C. SQUIRES, Sole Eastern Agenfi
1 Cortlandt St., N. Y., to whom all orders In the
East should be addressed.

H

UNTJNG, FISHING,

CAMPING-OUT,

ARCHERY, LAWN-TENNIS.
Inclose stamp for Price-List.

DODGE & MOORE,

31 Park row, New Tori

-s, I

FOREST AND STREAM

63S

mw §«u*.

USE THE BOO ARBUS PATENT

RoughGlassBall

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

* For Wing practice. They
can be had from all gun
dealers. Headquarters
for Glass BallB, HA-
GERTY & BRO'S., No. 10
Platt street, N. Y., or
A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
158, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark. N. J., or at Bo-
gariius' Headquarters,
158 South Clark St., Chi¬
cago. “Field, Cover and

_ _ Trap Shooting,” the only

•book ever published by a market hunter, can bo
had.at. the above address. Price, $3.

Harht and gnat gtuldfvs, (etc.

Sailing Ganoes

—AND—

Small Open Boats, for Hunting, Fishing,
or Pleasure Rowing.

YERY LIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY.

For IBustrated circular, address

J. H. RUSHTON. Manufacturer,
maytf Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.

COUGHTRY’S PATENT

“FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN D. COUGHTRY, P. 0. Station H, N. Y.

QUTTABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sports-
kj men, and family use. Folds up loss than six
inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; fine
model. Send for circular. Sec Forest and
Stream, May 22, for full description.

garUt and goat guilds, etc.

J. J. DRISCOLL,

Yaclit Builder,

Cor. Franklin and Clay Sts., Greenpoinfc, Jj. I.

YACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions

constantly on hand and fiuilt to order at
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished.

GEORGE ROAHR,

Boat Builder,

root of 135tli St., Harlem, Hu \r.

TJUILDER of single and double-scull

executed upon short n otice at lowest rates. Shad¬
ow and Nautilus oanoes a specialty. Accommo¬
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Circular. jan30 ly

T. DESMOND,

Yaclit and Boat Builder,

37 I»ecli Slip, New York.

CABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open
Yachts, and Sailboats of every description
for racing or cruising, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Shells, and Club Boats. Boats and yachts
forcxportaspeciality . Oars and sculis of all kinds.

JAY Y. OLDS,

DEAI/ER IN

Yacht Photographs,

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

A full line of English and American Photographs,
on hand. Agent for J. J. Wheeler, Yacht Photog¬
rapher, Isle of Wight, England. ju34 tf

HENRY PIEPGRAS.

Ship and Yacht Builder,

POTTERY BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, L. I.

SHIPS AND Y ACHTS of all classes built
in best manner, and of best materials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

CUTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.
Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
shipbuilder.

ALONZO E. SMITH,

YACHT BUILDER,

Islip, I>. I.

eouted at low rates. Several fine yachts for sale
cheap.

Models and Specifications furnished at
moderate rates.

THE PATENT NONPAREIL YAGHT

Has all THE GOOD QUALITIES of a
_ Sharpie, with none of her faults. Is a very
fast boat, either under sail or steam. Draws but
a few inches of water. Does not pound or spank,
and is a splendid sea boat.

Finely finished Cabin Yachts, 40ft. over all,
built and outfitted, ready for cruising, SfiOO
and upwards. All sizes at equally low rates. Also
light draught Steam Yachts, and full working
drawings for Sharpies at short notice.

Specimen yachts always on hand.

THOMAS CLAPHAM, Roslyn, L. I., N. Y.

Practical Boat Sailing.

A Concise and Simple treatise on

The Management of Small Boats
and Yachts,

UNDER ALL CONDITIONS,

With Explanatory Chapters on Ordinary 3ea
Manceuvres, the Use of Sails, Helm, and An¬
chor, and advice as to what is proper to
he done in different emergencies,
supplemented by a Vocabu¬
lary of Nautical Terms.

By Douglas Frazar.

Classic Size, $1, with numerous diagrams and
Hlustrations. Sold by all bookseUers, and sent
by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price.

LEE & SHEPARD,

Publishers, Boston.

For the best SPEED WHEEL in use, ap
CLUTE BR08 St CO., Schenectady, N. Y.

WE MAIL

Without charge, Rules for Self-Measure, and Samples of material from which Men's
Youths’ and Boys’ Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. Address G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “ BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT ”

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to be the best. We have
orders from every State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities
The suit is made and sold only by G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garment and button is stamped “ Boston Shooting Suit, 0. W. Simmons &
Son.” Send for circulars and rules for self-measurement.

Tents, Army Blankets and Patent Decots.

G.W, SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

IVORY

billiard balls,

BAGATELLE BALLS,

faro and poker checks.

TEN PIN BALLS AND TEN PINS.

ORDERS BY MAIL (

PROMPTLY t
ATTENDED TO. |

TURNERS AND DEALERS,

114 East Fourteenth Street, New York.

OLD ID RIL1ABL

jl VANITY FAIR,
J

FRAGRANT VANITY FAIR
Tobacco and Cigarettes. Long Cut.

“ MILD ' '—Rare Old Virginia. “HARVEST” — Haro Old PerigUe and Virginia. New Combina¬
tions of these Fragrant Tobaccos. ALWAYS UP TO THE STANDARD. Six First Prize Medals.
Paris, 1878. Peerless Tobacco Worlcs. VFM. 8. KIMBALL & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

[ SOLE AGENT FOR THOMAS ALDRED, OF LONDON,

D P K 0 fl K I MANUFACTURER OF THE

u- D- ^ ay U j FINEST ARCHERY IN THE WORLD.

w ! Just received 11D invoice of Yew Bows, ranging Ui price from

50 Fulton street, N. Y. i $20.00 to S75.no. Call and examine.

X» la lmpo*nfble to remain long sick when Hop Bi

re used, so perfuct aru they In their operation. For Weakness and General Debility* ni

d Ague* nothing equals it.

TTY 0 TVtfTT TT HP TO IO G

U JL JL

Osgood’s Folding Canvas Boat.

Weight, with paddto for trout Bailing, duck, hunting, explc ,
ing, etc., 20 lbs.; weight, with bottom board, oars, paddles,
etc., everything complete, 45 lbs.

HANUIUCTCRED »T

Chapin, Batik Creel, Slick.

SKKO rOB ClKOULAR.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best thing in the market
for hunting, fishing, canoeing,
snow-shoeing, etc. They are
easy to the feet, and very
durable. Made tooruer
in a variety of sty Ics, and
warranted the genuine
article. Send for illustrated circular. MARTIN S.
HUTCniNGS, P. O. aox 888, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bbadford & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

This cut is a fac-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD, April 15,
'1619. This Chain will be made from the very beshquality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold
,Filled, anr] will be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will
be *8 each. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for
(Pigeon, Glass Ball or Target Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and aGun or Rifle for bar, will also
ibe made ot Solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

APRIL 15, 1879.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMEN T OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing. Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY 7VTTH THIS HOUSE.

7V e have the largest stock on hand of any house 111 this country, and do more business in this line than any
other house. . 8Etm FOR IM.I.STU I 11; I) m u.OGi e, 85c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL OKTGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

1 manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
Silver. Full information glean upon application.

AM the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

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gufcUatioug.

HALLOCK’S

IS THE

Most Comprehensive and Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of American Sportr
AND THE

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY'

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLD.

For sale at oflloo of Forest and Stream, 111
Fulton Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 845 Broadway, New York.

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, .Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Folio.

Price Twopence.

(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Vol. ni. commenced with the number for Jan.
1. under new management. The Gazette is the
only paper in tho English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free by post ONE TEAR for 12s. 6d. or
§3.25 in P. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

copy of tbe current number and pros¬
pectus can be had (pest free) by sending 0
cents In U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. mar6 tf

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

• Price $5 toy Mail.

CLAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

(•Suns!, (Bte.

OLD SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS,

177 Broadway, near Oortlandt Street, KT. V.

AG EFT

FOB THE

FOX’S

r A TENT

BREECH-
LOADING
SHOT-GUN.

Open to load.

Importer and Wholesale Dealer In Breech-Loading Shot-Guns, by W. & C. Scott & Son, P. Webley
& Son, and all other first-class makers ; also, Breech-Loading Rifles of Sharps, Winchester, Wesson,
Ballard, and other makers. Revolvers of all descriptions, Hunting Suits, Loggins, etc. All kinds or
ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of SFmrps Rifle Company.

Best Rifles at Lowest Prices Yet Offered.

Both porting, Target and Military.

Excelled by Hone.

Whitney and Improved Phoenix Rifles and Shot-'
Guns, Burgess Magazine Rifles, Revolvers, Etc.

It will pay for all persons wanting good Rifles to get prices of

WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY, NEW HAVEN.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

KTEW YORK,

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

Auction Sale of

ENGLISH AM) AMERICAN

BREECH-LOADING GUNS.

BARKER & CO., Auctioneers,

47 AND 49 LIBERTY STREET,

Will sell, on

TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16 & 17,
About one hundred and twenty-five superior
Fowling Guns from tho celebrated works of W.
& C. Scott & Son, W. W. Greener, Westley Rich¬
ards. V. C. Schilling, Bonehlll, Clabrough, P.
Webley ASons, Daly, Parker Bros., Remington
and others. , ... ,

Sale will commence at Oneo clock each day.

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, ParJcer and Daly
Guns.

fW UN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
LX bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin FireB con¬
verted to Central Fires, Now Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison's Browning Mixture, Al, 50c. per bottle.
Sportsmen's and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Snells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from aU the clubs of the city. decl9 tf

BROWN’S PATENT GUN CLEANER.

The best Cleaner and Oiler Tor breoeb-loading
arms in market. For one dollar, one Cleaner,
patches, brush and full directions sent free of
postage.

Send for circular.

Address T. YAHDLEY BROWN, Patentee,
Reading, Pa.

THE VICTORIOUS BAL 1 LARD.

THIS CUT REPRESENTS THE

Sew Off-Hand Rigby-Finish Ballard Rifle.

TEA. reduced price list, send to _ . T „„

SUHOVLRLING. DALY & GALES, 84 and 86 Chambers street, and 279 Broad-

rTft SOLE AGENTS IN NEW YORK FOR “ CARD'S REVOLTING GLASS BALL TRAP."

way, ^.f^FYHROW\ with a “ BaUard,” w on the great Prince Albert Match at Wimbledon. Several other matches won by “ BaUards."

piswnattfflttis.

MONADNOCK TROUT PONDS

Will furnish Trout and Trout Spawn at low

prices. For price Hat, address

}yl06m O. A. STARKEY, Troy, K. H.

THE MCDONALD

IZEPisIb. - YAT

rpHE right to build those patent Fieh-
JL ways, the cheapest and best ever invented,
is now offered to the public. State or county
rights can be boughtat low prices. Address, with
etam pTor reply, DR. W. B. ROBERTSON, box 815,
Lynchburg, V irginia.

Aft -tr. ffiOA per day at home. Samples worth
Ml Jo free. Add~ssSTINSON.&CO.
Portland, Me.

F. Julius Kaldenberg,

HANtfPAOrtTRER OF

MEERSCHAUM PIPES,
CIGAR HOLDERS, Etc.
Also, AMBER & IVORY
GOODS of every de¬
speration, of which I
have a large and elegant
assortment on hand.
ARTISTIC CARVING a
specialty.

Portraits of Men and favorite Animals carvod
to!order, and executed in the highest style of the
art.

Repairing done in the best manner.

Send Btamp for Dluatrated Price List to P. O,
Box 91, New York.

Received the only award for American made
Meerschaum Goods at the Centennial Exhibition,
by tbe International Jury.

Factory and Salesroom— 135 Fulton Street.

Branch Stores— No. 6 AstorHouse, Broadway;
71 Nassau, comer John Street, New York.

“THE SETTER,”

BY LAVERACK.

For gale at this office. Price $3.

(Suits, guumuuittofu, (&U.

FOX’S PATENT

Wonderfully Simple. Wonderfully Strong.

First Prize o

SPHERE never waa a gun easier to handle,
JL easier to clean, less liable to get loose, or out
of order, or one so good for the money. Prices
range from $60 to $300.

WARRANTED IN EVERY RESPECT.
Bend stamp for circular to

The American Arms Company,

aug28 tf Boston, Moss.

THE SNEIDER GON.

THE ONLY POSITIVE

DOUBLE-GRIP, SELF-CLOSING TOP
LEYER ACTION

In the world.

Sizes, from 6 to 1 6 Bore.

Equal In finish, symmetry of outline, and mate¬
rial, to the finest English guns, and at
more reasonable prices.

The Sneider Rebounding Lock used, tbe only re-
bounder with which missfires wfil not occur.

HIGHEST CENTENNIAL MEDAL

For “Workmanship, Rebounding Locks, and
Compensating Features of Action.”

GUNS RE-BORED FOR CLOSE SHOOTING.

STOCKS BENT TO ANY CROOK.

Pin Fire Gnns Changed to Central Fire.

Muzzle Loading Guns Altered to Breach Loaders.

Clark & Sneider,

214 West Pratt Street, Raltimore..

Send for Hlustrated Catalogue.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading; Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, bard shooting excels ail others . Ex¬
tra heavy aims for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

AND CAP EXPELLEE
__ „re the best and cheapest
implements out for decapping and recapping
breech-loading shot gun and rifle shells. 80 eta.
each.

Sent free by mail on receipt of price.

WM. WUEFFLKIN, 830 N. 2d St., Phila.,Pa.

Majnail.CreedmooriU%

THE MAYNARD AHEAD!

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MANUFACTDRER OF

Fine Silk and Felt Hats

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AND

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Spotting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods oi' Every Description

HODGMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BR0ADWAY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,
NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

Thebost made goods in the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

GEO. C. HENNING,

Washington, D. C.

FERGUSON'S PATENT

The most complete lamp for
Sportsmen or Boatmen y et
produced, combining
Hand Lantern, Dark Lantern
Camp Lamp, Staff or Boat
Jack, Head Jack, etc.
Send stamp for Circular.
DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE.
A. FERGUSON. M'f r,

05 Fulton street, N. Y.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B’way, cor. Broome st.,

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON Sl\

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUTING PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

Routes.

DIRECT RIVER ROUTE

TO Ottawa.

rpAKE THE OTTAWA RIVER NAVI-
GATION CO'S STEAMERS, to or from OT¬
TAWA CITY. The Capital of the Dominion may
he reached from MONTREAL, by DAY BOAT,
leaving daily at 1:15 a.m., and from PRES¬
COTT (opposite Ogdensburg, oil the St. Law¬
rence. the point where the great stream of Ameri¬
can travel diverges), by St. L. & O. Hy. Every
Tourist should make the trip UP or DOWN the
River Ottawa. The scenery of the Ottawa River
is very picturesque, and has been compared to
the famous “blue” Danube: the approach to
Ottawa City by the river is grand in the extreme,
and unsurpassed. The steamers of this line are
new, ceufortable, and well-appointed.

THIS IS THE CHEAPEST and ONLY DIRECT
RIVER ROUTE TO OTTAWA.
First'Class Fare from Montreal to Ottawa. . .$2.59

Return Fare from Montreal to Ottawa . 4.00

A. W. SHEPHERD, Pres't,

Montreal.

Ptotete anrt § write ter fjm'temett.

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And fewif any In the United States, for elegance,
comfort, reasonable charges and good attendance.

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager,

jelffim Proprietor.

jtyortetttett'is Iteutcs.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullmau Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting-grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J.IVES,

“THE FISHING LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw, Gran dBapids aiidCincinnatiShort Line
for the

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bass Fisheries,
ANT) THE

FAMOTTR SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OP

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed.
If equaled, In the abundance and great variety of
fish contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

ITheTROUT season begins May 1 and ends Sept.l.

The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
skill to bis friends or “ club ” at home, as ice for
packing fish can be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH You. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering

With

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections,

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fiBhing.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Free at
owner's risk.

It is our aim to make sportsmen feel “athome”
on this route. For Tourist’s Guide (an attractive
•lustratcd book of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
•rounds and Time Carde, address A. B. LEET,
Gcn'l Pass, Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Sportsmen's! Routes.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

IS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
new cars “ DavyCrocket" and “Izaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired Information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je363mos.

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKESBURY, PICT0U, AND
CHARLOTTETOWN.

HPHE first-class steamships Carroll and

JL Worcester, will leave T wharf, Boston,
for above ports, every Saturday at 12 M,
Through tickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A.M. on day of sailing. Ship¬
pers must send with receipts the value of

goods for Master's manifest. For rates of
reight or passage inquire of W. H. BING, 18
Fwharf, orO. G. PEARSON, 219 Washington
street. F. NICKERSON & CO., Agents.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectf uUy invito attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex- 1
eellent cars which run over the smooth steel |
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

the nd

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION!

TicKETsjmndMitaMiiiaMiBMnHaid

ail the p

FORD, c _ _ _ _

other tv ell-known centers for

Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still

Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HA YEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER ORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER Gen’l Paw. Agent,
Fjiak* Thomson, Geal Manager. febl"-tf

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
eook. mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts.

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinpati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North and Northeast; and at Richmond
and CharlotteviUe with the South. All modern
Improvements in equipment.

CONWAY K. HOWARD,

Gen.

may81y

Old Dominion Line.

rpHE STEAMERS of this Line reach
-L some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the oountry . Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 3 P.M. Full
information given at office, 197 Greenwich Street,
N e w York. _ sep28 lr

LOHTGr ISLAHTD

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

TRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
Bushwick and Flatbush aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

8 30 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and Rockaway Mail.
10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

II 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way,

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Nortliport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

M. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port. Jefferson
and way.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will berun fromHunter’s Point
and Flatbush av. every Saturday night at 12:15 a.m

■VIEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,
- - ’ Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and
Intermediate points. The new paiaoe steamer C.
H. Northam leaves Pier 25, East River, daily (Sun¬
days excepted) at 8 p.m. A passenger train will be
in-waiting on tho wharf at New Haven, and leave
forSpringfieldand way stations on arrival of boat.

NIGHT LINE— The The Continental loaves New
York at 11 P.M., connecting wlth*passenger train
in waiting on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 6
a.m. Tickets sold and baggage eheoked at 944
Broadway, New York, and 4 Court street, Brook¬
lyn- Excursious to New Haven and return, $1.50.
Apply at General Office, on the pier, or to RICH¬
ARD PECK, General Agent.

^tetete awfl IteisoL’te tev £jiovtemcn.

Indian Hiyer Hotel,

HAMILTON CO., N. Y.

‘ t A. dir ondao Is. s

(A OOD accommodations at prices to suit
YX the times. ' Pleasant drives. Fine boating,
fishing and hunting. Store in connection witfi
hotel, with full stock of goodsfor sportsmens’ out¬
fits, provisions, etc. Route via Adirondack R.li.
from Saratoga to North Creek ; stage to ho se.
Address JOHN S AULT, Indian Lake, Hamilton
Co.,N. Y. jylOdm

and A

Pleasant Resort for Summer Boarders,

GO TO

BAT VIEW SOUSE.

AT GOOD GROUND, LONG ISLAND.

Take cars from Hunter's Point, Long Island
ailroad. Terms easy.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

BY a PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old

bavman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity of New York for hay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
hy himself to his guests, and satisfaction gauran-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE, Good Ground, L. I
Nov8 Of

Duck and Other Wild Fowl Shooting.

FOR SiYXiE.

'WO PRIVILEGES for this fall’s shoot¬
ing, on LONG POINT, LAKE ERIE. Ap-
!•« S. D. WOODRUFF,

St. Catherine’s, Ontario.

V\

iept 13-2t

IjiVlE-O House,

Islip, Long Island.

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Bay and Ocean. Excellent accom¬
modations for sportsmen and families. House
open during the autumn months at reduced
rates. Accessible by Long Island Railroad.

AMOS.R. STELKERWERF,

Proprietor.

Bvomfield House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

luxiflfvmjj, ©tf.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS I® AIL KINDS Of

Birds and Rare Animals

suitable tor

Zoologicnl Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St. , third door from N. William.
RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

For Sale— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China): Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa); Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Docks (America).
Chas. Reiche, Henry Reiche,

sep21 New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Staffers’ Tools, Glass

Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, eto.
Send stamp for reduced price list.

A. ,T - GOLBOHN, 31 Boylson St., Boston, Mass.
Paragon M ica for Bird Stands, Kock Work, etc,,
40c. per package by mail ; a new thing ; best in
use.

gmftcry, ©te.

SMKSEiRSS

Maurice and Will.H.Thompson.

BOUND M* CLOTH - *- FIFTY CENTS

MAILED TO ANY ADDRESS QN RECEIPT 0F-PRICE

ARCHERS!

-USE-

Tac.Hussey'sArcheryScore Books,

AMERICAN, YORK, and COLUMBIA ROUND.
For sale by dealers, or of

- CARTER, HUSSEY A CURL,

Tanll llAAlr

Boa Moines, Iowa,
rinh Hook A2.00.

642

FOREST AND STREAM,

Ammunition.

No. 26 Murray Street, N. Y„

Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER.

No. 1 to 7, strongest and cleanest made, In sealed
1 lb. canlBters. Higher numbers axe specially
recommended for breeoh-loading guns.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER.

For water-fowl, strong and clean. No. 1 to 5,
in motal kegs, fit lbs. ooeh, and canisters of lands
lbs. each.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER.

The host for rlflos and ail ordiuary purposes.
Sizes, KG, PPG and PFFG.the last being the finest.
Packed in wood and metal kegs ol' 25 lbs., 124 lbs.
and 61 lbs- and In canisters of 1 lb. and 4 lb.

All of the above give high velocities and less
residuum than any other brauds made, and are
recommended and used by Capt. BOGARDUS,
the “ Champion Wing Shot of the World."

Blasting Powder and Electrical Blasting
Apparatus.

Military Powder

of all kinds on hand and made to order.
Safety Fuse, Frictional and Platinum Fuses.,
Pamphlets, showing: sizes of the grain by wood-5
out, sent free on application to the above address.

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

The Most Popular Powder in Use.

DUPONT'S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es-,
tabllshed in 1801, have maintained then-
great reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu¬
facture the following oelebrated brands of Pow-

dCr ' DUPONT'S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (fine), unequalod in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT’S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (ooarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean; groat ppnetratfon; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT’S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
grain for pistol shooting.

DUPONT'S RIFLE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,”
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle'
Shooting, the FFG and FFFG for general use,'
burning strong and moist.
SPORTING, MINING. SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special graces for export.. Cartridge, Musket,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.,
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by
E. L. KNEELANl), 50 Wall Street, N. T.

N. B.— Use nono hut DUPONT’S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “Electric Powder.”

i) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
h and cleanliness. Packed in square
J canisters of 1 lb. only.
fird’s “American Sporting.”
i) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
A fine grain, quick and clean, for up-
p shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.

I lizard’s “.Duck Shooting.”
il to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
| 124 lb. kegs. Burns slowly aud very
>ting remarkably close and with great
L For field, forest, or water shoo ting,
iy other brand, and it is equally ser-
ir muzzle or breech-loaders.

[azard’s “Kentucky Rifle.”

3, and “Sea Shooting” FG in kegs of

_ _ 1 0) lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also

packed in 1 and 4 lb. canisters. Burns strong and
mo 1st- The FFFG aud FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “Sea Shooting’’
FG is the standard Rifle Powder of the country.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKUT POW¬
DER • also, SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT,
OF AN* REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany’s Agents, in every prominent city, or whole¬
sale at our office^ gTEEET NEW YORK.

ENT&IjISII

Sporting Gunpowder.

CURTIS & HARVEY’S

DIAMOND GRAIN.

Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Superior Rifle, En¬
field Rifle, aud Col. Hawker’s Ducking. W.
STITT, 61 Cedar St., N. Y. Agent for the U. S

A GOOD PLAN

The most profl table way of dealing in stocks is by
combining many orders and co-operating them
as a whole, dividing profits pro rata among share¬
holders, according to the market, monthly. Each
customer thus secures all the advantages of im¬
mense capital and experienced skill, and can use
any amount, from $10 to $10,000, or more, with
equal proportionate success. New York Stock
Reporter” and new circular mailed free. Full
Information for any one to opperate successfully.
Lawrence & Co., 57 Exchange Place, N, Y.

DITTIAR POWDER

BOX 836, P. O.

OFFICE 24 PARK PLACE,

1STEW YORK

PURE TIN-COATED AND BURNISHED

DROP AND RUCK SHOT.

American Standard— Eagle Brand.

CAPTAIN BOGARDUS ON TIN-COATED SHOT.

Editor Forest and Stream New York, Jan. 13, 1879.

HAVING been asked by many of your readers as to the merits of TIN-COATED
SOFT SHOT, I desire to say that I consider it the best shot I have ever used. I have given it
a very severe tost, having shot my 6,000 hall match Jan. 8 and 9 with it. In that match I usod two
seta of double barrels, one of 10 and the! other 12-bore, and each single barrel was discharged 1,500
times without being once cleaned. The inner surface of the barrels is bright and free from
scratches, although in shooting I usod them until they became so hot that they would not boar
handling. 1 cannot imagine any oase of ordinary use which oould so severely test the cleanliness
and perfection of the tin-coating and its freedom from injury by any heat which could ever result
from continuous discharges of the gun. A. H. BOGARDUS.

THE LEROY SHOT AND LEAD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

Cartridge

A* _

/)•

LOWELL, MASS.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE
BRASS, SOLID DEAD, CENTRAL FIRE, RELOADING SHELLS,
AND CARTRIDGES.

ADAPTED to all military and sporting rifles and pistols, and in use by the ARMY
AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, and several foreign governments. Rim-fire am¬
munition of all kinds. Special attention given to the manufacture of

Cartridges for Target Practice.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

Ammunition.

THE DELAWARE SHELL

Our Improved Shell Now Possesses the Fol¬
lowing Merits:

1st. Perfect Uniformity of Flange.

2d. They are Sure Fire and Gas Tight.

3d. The Paper is Superior.

4th. The Primers are Easily Expelled and Replaced, and can be
Reloaded a Number of Times.

PRICE AS LOW AS ANY OTHER SHELL

Address, Delaware Cartridge Company,

Wilmington, Delaware.

TATHAM’S

IMPROVED

Chilled Shot.

American Standard Diameters.

(RED LABEL.)

GIVES GREATER PENETRATION and BET¬
TER PATTERN than ordinary shot. Equally
well adapted to ohokp-bores, modified chokes and
cylinders.

Beware of Imitations.

Our Chilled Shot will be found to be moro free
from shrinkage, more, spherical, more uniform in
size, heavier and of brighter and dlea/ner finish than
any other.

Send for circular.

TATHAM BRO’S,

82 BEEKMAN ST., NEW YORK.

Also manufacturers of

PATENT FINISH

American Standard Drop Shot,

and COMPRESSED BUCK SHOT, more uniform
than ordinary moulded shot.

Founded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’

American Chilled Shot.

Rivaling the English and All Others.

STANDARD DROP AND BUCK SHOT AND
BAR LEAD.

THOMAS W. SPARKS, MANUFACTURER.
Office, No. 121 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

PiSttllancous AdiTvti.scmfnts.

trade-44 BEATS THE WORLD .’’-MARK.

Old Judge Smoking Tobacco,

The Only Tobacco Ever Manufactured that does notBitetheTongue.

“ Old J vicLgo ” Cigarettes.

ATANIJFACTIJRED under Letters Patent granted Charlps G. Emery, March 5, 1878,

J-Vl by which the rice paper used as wrappersis so prepared that the unpleasant odor and injurious
effects of the OIL OF CREOSOTE thrown off when burning is completely neutralized or destroyed,
and the paper made saliva proof to prevent its breaking or melting in the mouth. The great advant¬
age and importance of this invention will at once be recognized by all smokers, and its truth de¬
monstrated by the first “Old Judge” Cigarettes they smoke. Neither will they require a printed
certificate from any eminent Professor of Chemistry to convince them they have heretofore, in
smoking Cigarettes made of P URE RICE PAPER, been inhaling one of the deadliest poisons known.
FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS.

GOODWIN & CO., Manufacturers, 207 and 209 Water st.,

NSW YORK .

s

A GREAT INTENTION!

IMITATION

T A

M E

GLASS.

D

Patented December 3, 1878.

CURTAINS, SHADES, AND BLINDS

Dispensed with. New, Elegant, Cheap and Dur¬
able. It produces all the unique effects of a richly
painted or Elegantly Stained Window. Itis easily

xvtunuu-u L.ua, iiiuruncs, riinuns, ujuubs, ljulii

Rooms, Stairways, Transoms, Vestibule Doors,
etc., with the full effect and brilliancy of various¬
ly colored ground glass. The article has just been
patented, and not a single agency has as yet been
established.

ONE GO _ _ _ _ „„

si vo territory will he reserved for five years.

C A M PI PC °1 three of the most beauti-
J rt III I Llj ful styles will be sent prepaid
with full instructions, wholesale prices, etc., on
receipt of *1.00.

Agents

L. Lum Smith,

717 SANSOM ST.,

I Sole Agent
•(for U. S. &
Apply to PHILADELPHIA, Ea. ( Canada.

READ the following extract from the Repre¬
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It will offer the best opportunity for coining
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and tho business being light, neat and respectable,
will be peculiarly adapted to ladies and gentle¬
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debarred from engaging in the agency business,
for want of Some meritorious and suitable article
to canvass for. Another very important feature
of attraction iB that all goods purchased will be
promptly forwarded to even the most remote
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charges.”

AGENTS’ HERALD

The Largest, Spiciest, and only S’*— 13
REPRESENTATIVE PAPER OF ITS KIND.

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GENTS U ODD Ll VERY WHERE

by over 260 responsible advertisers in this month's
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stamps taken. We cannot afford to give the
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AGENTS' PUBLISHING CO., Phila., Pa.

[Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year 1879, by the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, to the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

NEW YORK, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1879.

INTIMATIONS.

BY BIOHAtlD REAJjF.

ALL around us lies the awful sacredness

Of babes and cradles, graves and hoary hairs.

Of youthful laughters and of manly cares,

Of moaning sighs and passionate caresses.

Of infinite ascensions of the soul,

And gnawing hungers of the heavy flesh,

Of cottage virtues, and the solemn roll
Of populous cities’ thunder, and the fresh
Warm faith of childhood, sweet as mignonette
Among Doubt’s bitter herbage, and the dear
Ee-glirapses of the earlier stars that set
Down the blue skies of our lost woudersphere,!

And all the consecrations and delights
Woven in the texture of the days and nights.

The dally miracle of life goes on
Within our chambers, at our household hearths,

In sober duties and in jocund mirths.

In all the unquiet hopes and fears that run
Out of our hearts along the edges of
The terrible abysses ; in the calms
Of friendship, in the eostaeies of love.

In burial dirges and in marriage psalms ;

In all the fair, weird voices that we hear.

In all the mystic visions we behold,

In our soul's summers when the days are clear,
And in our winters when the nights are cold.

And in the subtle secrets of our breath,

And that Annunciation men call Death.

0, Earth, thou hast not any wind that blows
Which is not music ; every weed of thine,

Pressed rightly, flows in aromatic wine ;

And every humble hedgerow flower that grows,
And every little brown bird that doth sing.

Hath something greater than Itself, and hears
A living Word to eveiy living thing,

Albeit It holds the Message unawares.

All shapes and sounds have something which is not
Of them ; a spirit walks amid the grass,

Vague outlines of the Everlasting Thought
Molt in the mellow shadows as they pass,

The touch of an Eternal Presence thrills
The tranquil sunset and the brooding hills,

Forever, through the world's material forms
God shoots his immaterial. Night and day
Apocalyptic intimations stray
Down the dark lanes of matter ; viewless arms
Lean lovingly toward us from the air,

There Is a breathing marvel In the sea.

The Bapphive foreheads of tho mountains wear
A light within light which ensymbols tho
Unutterable Beauty and Perfection
That, with Immeasurable striving, strives
Through bodied forms and sensuous indirection,
To hint unto our dull and hardened lives
Poor lives thaL cannot see nor hear aright.

His bodiless glories which are out of sight.

Jfe th* § obiqm.

t — ♦ —

BY EDWARD JACK.

THE Tobique and Aroostook are two of the largest
tributaries of the St. John, the principal river of the
Province of New Brunswiok, the former emptying into
it some two or three miles below the latter. The same
fertile belt which follows the Aroostook crosses the St.
John and comprises the north side of the Tobique to its
source, including in its course long, gently swelling
ridges, admirably adapted to the uses of the farmer. But
while in the State of Maine this fertile belt is settled by
a prosperous people possessing neat little towns \yith
good churches and hotels, on the English side
of the St. John one can travel, commencing hut
a few miles from the mouth of the Tobique, keep¬
ing a northeastwardly course for a distance of more
than sixty miles through as fine a country as can be met
with in either Maine or New Brunswick, but no settlers
will be encountered and no clearings reached. All is for¬
est. The BOft breath of summer there waves no golden
grain ; no sound of human voice is heard. As day de¬
clines and the shadows of evening are drawing on, you
may perhaps hear the lonely owl calling to his mate from
the thick cedars which embower some neighboring brook,

or the wind sighing among the bougliB of the lofty maples
and birches with which the splendid ridges are covered.
What master spirit will arise and bid these forests give
place to smiling fields ?

The Tobique takes its rise among the granite ridges which
divide its waters from those of the Bestigouche, Nepisiguit
and Miramichi, which empty into the Bay of Chaleur.
On the north side of the mouth of the Tobique, and on
a large and fertile flat, stands a village of Melicite Indians,
numbering probably a hundred souls, of all shades of
color, and who reside in queer, old-fashioned houses, with
stove-pipes sticking out of roof or window. Some of these
huts have a little paint on them, the color frequently green
or other equally inappropriate, according to the taste of
the occupant. Everything about them denotes a total
absence of system and order. In the middle of their vil¬
lage stands their little church, which has lately boen re¬
paired, with a fantastic cross covered with rudely carved
devices, including spear, hammer, crown of thorns, and
snake, which we presumed represented the old serpent
who tempted Mother Eve. This cross was erected by a
stranger many years ago; his name and memory are cov¬
ered with oblivion, and the cross alone is left to speak for
itself. Among the descendants of the aborigines living
here are found not only very expert canoe men, but hon¬
est fellows, whose manners are easy and graceful and
who refuse not only strong drink, but in some cases even
tobacco.

Crossing the St. John River to this village, myself and
companion engaged two young Indians — Ambrose Lock-
wood and Peter Solis — to carry us in their bircli-bark
canoes to Nictaux Lake, some eighty or ninety miles up
the Tobique. We left the village early in a bright July
morning; the air was cooLand temperate, and the breeze
perfumed with the breath of the white clover and wild
flowers of various kinds which fringed the shores of the
stream.

A distance of about half a mile brought us to a point
where the river is suddenly contracted to a very deep,
strong stream running through a narrow cleft in the
rocks 110 or 120 feet wide, and upwards of sixty or sev¬
enty high, rent or worn through strangely contorted ver¬
tical slates traversed here and there by veins of white
spar.

As we passed along in our frail canoes on either side
was heard the sharp, cutting noise of the deep, strong
water as it pressed against the rocky walls of its prison,
creating here and there whirlpools which our Indians
skilfully and carefully shunned. Tile canoes were of
course impelled against the heavy current by means of
poles, which the Indians placed on the top of submerged
rocks wherever bottom could be found, which was not
always the case. When the water is high canoes dare
not attempt the passage of the Narrows. Immediately
on emerging from them one sees sloping ridges covered
by woods, here and there interspersed with clearings and
houses. Here the Tobique widens out to a large river,
having an average depth at this time of about three feet
and running with rapid current over a bright, gravelly
bottom. Its waters are bright and pure and moderately
cool, being extremely palatable even in the hottest weather,
as it is largely fed by springs which issue from ridges on
which are found no heaths or bogs to darken or defile its
current. Our progress up this part of the river was ex¬
tremely slow, owing to the strength of the current, and
we were compelled to camp at the Red rapids, thus named
from the fact that the river here rushes over a series of
ledges of bright red sandstone of the sub-carboniferous
period, forming a pleasing contrast to the dark-green foli¬
age, which clambered over the bank hanging in festoons
from the cliffs and waving listlessly to and fro as urged
by the intermittent evening breeze, the wiiite trunks of
the birches which surmounted the shores standing out
like marble pillars in front of the green shrubs which
grew behind them. The river rushing in sheets of foam
over the ledges constituted the lower pitch of the rapids.
Many years ago an American company built a dam at
this place and erected large saw mills.

At this time there was much pine timber got on the
Tobique, and the dam proving an obstruction to the lum¬
bermen in getting then- boats loaded with supplies for the
winter up the river, a large party of them meeting here
at one time held a consultation, and appointing a bold
and unscrupulous man as their leader, attacked the struc¬
ture with their axes and band spikes, and soon made a
hole in it large enough to allow their flat boats to be
hauled through.

The Indians, who were remarkably active, soon pitched
the tent, spread the fir boughs, aud prepared our homely
meal. After the shadows of evening had. Closed around
us, the full moon, slowly rising, tipped with silvery
light the summits of the distant hills, soon, however, re¬
vealing herself to our sight, her rays dancing and
quivering on the unresting waters which rippled and
dashed along on their uneasy course to the distant ocean.

After we had finished our supper, aud all the flies with
the exception of an occasional mosqueto had retired to
rest, we made some enquiries of our Indians as to their
knowledge of legendary lore, and after a while, Peter
gratified our cunojity -with the.following legend, which I

here carefully narrate in his own words, as nearly as
possible, as his English was not of the best ;

AN INDIAN LEGEND.

Many, many years ago, Quabeet, the beaver, was very
large, but his tail was so small in comparison with the rest
of his body, being nevertheless similar to that now carried
by Ke-whis, tho muskrat, which at that time was large,
broad and flat, that he was moved with envy.

* 1 Quabeet witlimany flattering words addressed himself
to the latter, calling him cousin and other endearing names,
at the same time giving him part of his house to live in.
At length silly Ke-whis was persuaded with many false
promises of return to lend him his tail. Quabeet obtaining
his desire from that time, even until now has persistenly
refused to return the loan.

"After this, Quabeet becoming very saucy and bold,
built a dam across the St. John just above where the city
now stands, and where the falls are, which dam flowed
the river back to the mouth of the Tobique. His disposition
becoming worse and worse every day, became at length
so bad that he destroyed all the Indians who came in his
way. At last, Glooscap, the great chief, who was of su¬
perhuman strength and courage, determined to destroy the
monster, and coming down the river tore up his dam and
pelted him off with hugh rocks, some of which he threw to
within a few miles distance from the mouth of tho Tobique.
These are yet to be seen, and are well known to those who
travel the upper part of the river. Quabeet not a whit dis¬
concerted at the treatment which he had received, built
another dam at the Grand Falls, which forced the water
back into Temiscouata Lake.” My Indian narrator here
asked me if I had ever seen that high hill just like a beaver
house on the side of the lake, This he said was Quabeet’s
house, but Glooscap following up bis first victory pursued
him to his haunt and soon killed him. All the Melicite
Indians with whom I have talked knew this story. These,
like all other uneducated people are very superstitous.
When ascending the Tobique some years ago in company
with Ambrose Bear, he stopped our eanoe at a low, flat
point to show me what the old Indians thought
that their bodies were transformed into after death.
These objects were nothing but clay concretions, which, as
is well known by geologists, oftenassume strange fantastic
figures, such as that of the foot or even face of a man.

We were awoke bright and early by our Indians, who
were excellent cooks, and soon had ready our break¬
fast. Packing up our things in the canoes, we were soon
under way. Sixteen miles f rom the mouth of the Tobique
we passed through a pretty little group of houses called
Arthurette. The flats here were extremely fertile and
extended back on one side a mile from the river. Oppo¬
site this place, is the mouth of the Odell stream. Some
seven or eight miles higher up we came to the mouth of
the Wapskehegan, where one of the old Indians informed
me that the aborigines get their arrow-heads which they
manufactured from the jasper found at the head ol' the
stream. Wapskehegan is large, and navigable many '
miles at the proper season of the year for bush canoes.
At its mouth is a flue island covered by splendid elms,
and the plaster rock in the distance rises abruprjv from
the bank of Tobique to a perpendicular heightot' l!>0 feet.
Tins is a great mass of red and white gypsum, tlirough
which in the course of ages the river lias worn itself a
bed. There is here, also, an island covem l by large elms
and maples, called plaster rock island. Under the plaster
rock there was once a famous salmon pool, but salmon are
becoming scarce in Tobique., Keeping steadily on our
way through a country similar in appearance — meadow,,
with here and there a house with high hard wood . ..iges
risu^ behind them — we came to the mouth of thef ; nlquiur.
a large branch of the main river disfcwjt.i l d iv-six miles
from its mouth ; there woexpected to cat', h unne trout 08
well as white fish, which the Indians. -pcs > eight. The

latter fish does not descend the river us "How this.
We were fortunate in getting argood m ,i trout but
could not get birch bark very conv' . with which to

make flambeaux for spearing, so v, ■ ..tamed no white
flail although we saw a good many- Early the next day
we arrived at the Blue Mountains, a range of highlands on
the south' side of the Tobique, which here rise abruptly
from the river to tile height of 1,641 feet. The view from
the summit, especially just before sunset, was remarka¬
bly pretty ; to the north, south and east, nothing but an
unbroken forest was to be seen, above which, especially
to the northeast, various mountains raised their heads. A
number of years ago when I first ascended Tobique, the
country from the Blue Mountains to the head of the
river was nearly in a state of nature ; these mountains
were wooded to their summits and every island and shore
shaded by a luxuriant vegetation. Now the scene was
changed ; fire had ascended the highest peaks of the
Blue Mountains, and settlers have destroyed the fragrant
Balm of Gilead trees which had lent so cooling a shade
to the bright waters of the gently rustling river and where
the finny tribe loved to repose during the noontide heat.
The beauty of this part of Tobique had nearly departed
and was only preserved by the magnificent wooded hills
which adorn the north side of the river,

I longed to be above Nictaux, or the main forlfa

644

FOREST AND STREAM.

(sixty-one miles from the mouth), above which for more
than thirty miles, to the lakes, no profane hand has
invaded the sacred forest shores.

Many things, however, to become useful must become
unlovely ; and the intervals covered by elms and maples
had to yield their honors, and the very green sward be
blackened by tire before the ground would yield suste¬
nance for civilized man. As our Indians slowly poled our
canoes amoug a group of islands situated abouttwo miles
below Nictaux, one of our canoes taking one side of an
island, the other taking the other channel, we suddenly
saw a great bear start from the island, and swim for the
shove. Some of ns stood up in tire canoe and . shouted at
him, as he swam for dear life.

A minute or two brought him to the shore, and he
passed away from us, “silent as the night,” into the
tangled mazes of the boundless forest, happy, no doubt,
to escape with a whole skin, We had a gun, but it was
not loaded. Had it been loaded we would not have shot
Bruin. His terror at our appearance afforded us much
more amusement than his dying struggles would have
done ; besides, the weather was warm, and his liide of no
value.

Nictaux, which we soon reached, is one of those places
which are hard to describe. There were surrounding the
deep, silent pool, where three large rivers mingle their
streams, many noble elms which extended their bougliB
over its dark water, mirroring themselves in it. Fifty
acres of meadow surrounded the southern side. This is
intersected by deep, silent pools, called by the voyageur
“ Perdu." 'Behind these flats rose in the’ distance many
wooded hills.

At Nictaux our two Indians, when night came on, took
their flambeaux and spears, and soon captured three fine
salmon and a number of white fish. In the morning we
determined to ascend the left hand branch, called Little
Tobique, whioli is a large stream, with many deep holes,
which abound in trout and white fish. It is very crooked,
often passing fora mile at a time through alder flats. The
ascent became slow and tedious.

The air was cold when we stopped for the night. A
squall set in, and we got a wetting while making our tent
ready. The wind blew furiously, so that we lay down
miserably cold, covered by a single tliiu blanket. Tho
Indians, who, for some reason or other, would not stop
in the tent, lay outside under a small shelter of boughs.
Under these circumstances we were astir early in the
morning, and found our canoes covered with ice. From
our last camping ground it took us two days to reach
Nictaux Lake. The brook for a great part of tho dis¬
tance was bounded by bigli hills, and became more rapid
in its course. As we were poling up a very quick reach
in the stream Peter Bobs seemed to have been sud¬
denly attacked with frenzy. He .allowed the canoe to
run clown stream backwards, and made furious darts at
the bottom with his pole,

The mystery was solved on my catching a momentary
glimpse of a heaver's tail. The animal, however, man¬
aged to crawl into a hole in the bank, and we lost sight
of him.

Tho Indians sometimes spear these animals with a
heaver spear, but they are uncommonly quick in their
movements. Below the lake we passed through a stretch
of dead water, which gradually widened as we approached
the outlet, which was wide and shallow, the lake is
about four miles long and is surrounded by very high
lands, the highest of which, Nictaux Mountain, stands
near the head; towering up majestically from the lake,
whose angry waters have washed its base for countless
centuries. On entering the lake we were met by a fresh
breeze from the west, which .wafted our frail harks to
the shores of a little island about one-eighth of an acre
in extent. There we landed. There were on it two or
three stunted spruces and a few cranberry vines. It was
but a rock projecting up in tho centre of the lake, its
sides being nearly perpendicular. The day was remark¬
ably pleasant, and we ( bought of camping on the island,
but entertained doubts as to the stability of the fine
weather. So after catching a few trout and a good many
eels we started for the head of tho lake, where we founil
a large spring brook running from anotiier lake, which
wa6 distant but a little. We tried the trout here, and
found them very abundant, soon getting all we wanted
— among them one which would weigh probably five
pounds. We pitched our tent at the head of the lake,
-among a grove of very large poplars, close to the Indian
Portage, which leads to tlie Nepisigent lakes, two miles
distant, and which abound, in trout.

Alter supper we laid ourselves down to rest with the
expectation^!' enjoying a good night's sleep ; but about
ten o’oloclc we were awakened by the low, heavy rumble
of distant thuilder, which soon lengthened out to one
continuous roar, making the very gro'und tremble be¬
neath us, while tho wind blew in furious gustB, threaten¬
ing to over tail-11 our frail- tent, Flash followed flash in
such quick succession that there seemed to be a universal
fire. The most conspicuous, object which tire great
flashes ..of light revealed to us was ancient Nictau from
base to summit, for it rose abruptly from tho lake to the
height of 3,500 feet.

As 1 lay in my tent, and watched his rugged sides lit
up by the electric light. I thought what -was his age,
what were the fearful throes of earth at his Birth ! There
he stood for thousands of years, a grim sentinel, silent
as tho vast country which ho guarded. I thought >qf the
words of Scripture : “ Lord, Thou hast been our refuge
throughout all generations, before the mountains were
made, or the earth or the world waB formed ; from ever¬
lasting to everlasting Thou art God.” 1 do not know
that we were in any more danger than mortals are com¬
monly exposed to ; but when one in a fearful thunder¬
storm m thirty miles from the nearest human habitation,
he is apt to feel as if the thunders were addressing their
terrific voices to him aloue.

After an hour or two the thunder became less loud, and
the lightning Jess vivid, and about midnight or a little
after the sky cleared and the stars mirrored themselves in
tho tranquil waters of the lake, which, as if tired of their
foamy passion, slumbered at our feet.

Frederioklon, N. B.

COL. WILLIAM WASHINGTON.

THE following paper contributed by a Virginia corres¬
pondent will be road with great interest by many
of our subscribers in Virginia, South Caroliua, and other
parts of the South, as it concerns a character well-known
for his spirit both in war and in peace. Col, Washington
has transmitted his lovo of the chase to his descendants in
very large degree : —

Havingbeen under the weather for the last year, and
thereby unfit most of the time for business, 1 have pleas¬
antly beguiled many hours away, which otherwise would
have been wearisome, not to say unendurable, by look¬
ing over that old interesting work, Skinner’s Turf
Register.

Entertaining andreliable as it generally is, nevertheless,
errors have crept into it with regard to both horses and
men. I, therefore, propose now to correct an error made
by the author of a foot note published in the Turf Register
for Jan. 1832,withvegard to the relationship which existed
lie tween Col. Wifliam Washington of tho Revolution, and
Gen. George Washington, the Commander-in-chief of
our Army during the Revolutionary War. This foot note
signed “T,” was called forth by the publication in the
Register of a number of letters from Gen. Wade Hamp¬
ton, of South Carolina, bearing date, A. D., 1800 (not pub¬
lished until thirty-two years after), to Col. Jno. Taylor, of
Mt. Airy, Virginia, which letters make frequent mention
of Col. Washington. The author of the foot note tells a
very pleasant and amusing anecdote of a meeting of Tarl-
ton' of the British army, and Col. Washington of our
cavalry, in which Tarlton knowing he stood no chance in
a hand to hand fight with this “beau sabear of our south¬
ern campaigns,” (and too brave to fly) adroitly cut with
his sword Col. Washington's bridle reins, and thereby
forced Col. Washington (who was mounted upon one of
his Virginia thoroughbreds which he could not then con¬
trol). to do the running.

This authorgoes on to state that Col. Wm. Washington
was a nephew of the Commander-in-chief, Gen. George
Washington.

Now, us the winter is a descendant in a direct line of
Col, Washington's sister, and as the writer’s lather, a
great nephew of Col. W., and his father’s aunt, a niece
of the Colonel, are both alive, the writer seems almost
to touch hands with this gallant horseman across the
long divide.

Knowing that there was uo truth in the statement of
this writer in the Register— who is not alone responsible
for the statement, the undersigned having frequently
seen it so stated before— he addressed a letter to his
father, who answered him under cover of the 11th inst,
as per extracts, submitted with the more pleasure as they
incidentally allude to several gentlemen who were fond
of the chase, and who were friends of that gallant old
Southern army officer and sportsman, Col. F. G.
Skinner. In fact, no one ever reminded the writer so
forcibly of what he has heard of CoL Washington as our
old veteran, Col. Skinner, beloved by all who know
or ever heard of him. He writes : —

Yourletter of the 8th inst. is before me. Col. Wil¬
liam Wasliington, of whom you inquire, was a brother of
my grandmother, who married Dr. Valentine Peyton, of
Insenlum, Stafford County, Virginia, Col. Washington
was a distinguished cavalry officer of the Revolution, a
near kinsman, but not a nephew, of Gen. George Wash¬
ington, He married a lady of South Caroliua by the
name of Jane Elliott, after whom my grandparents
named a daughter, their only now living grandchild— the
widow of the late William Chichester, of Fairfax County.
Virginia. Col. William Washington became a general
after the war, but all his honors were won while he was
colonel. I had the honor, when a child, to receive a kiss
from his lips, when he was taking his leave of lus friends
upon his last visit to them in Virginia.

• ‘ He was offered the Governorship of South Carolina
and other eminent civil positions, but declined them all,
and lived and died upon his ample estate.

“I could tell many interesting incidents, civil and mili¬
tary, of his eventful life.

*• The late George Chichester, of Fairfax, senior brother
of William Chichester, married the youngest daughter of
my grandparents — Margaret Peyton, of Insenluin. I was
at both of their weddings. George and William Chi¬
chester were sons of Daniel McCarty Chichester, a man
of large fortune, who and whose sons were fond of dogB
and horses. In my boyhood I have been on fox and deer
hunts with ray uncles-in-law. 1 did not know their
father, hut remember their mother well.

“The late William Brent, of Richland, Stafford
County, was tire son of Daniel Carrol Brent, who married
for his second wife Mrs. Eupham Washington, widow of
Bailey Washington, Esq., brother of Col. William Wash¬
ington first herein mentioned.”

Tiro most of the persons mentioned in tho above ex¬
tract. wore fond of thoroughbred horses and hounds.
Col. Washington owned Shark, Virginia Nell, Ariadne,
etc., all famous horses ; and the editor of the Turf Re¬
gister, in speaking of the Chichester hounds, says : —
“They would thank no one to give them more than
the lime in which it takes the sand to shift its position
in the hour1 glass to ran into the best grey fox that ever
unbuttoned a goose’s collar.”

And, Mr. Editor, I will tell you a secret. When an old
red “ gives it up” to this day, and there is the descendant
of one of these “first flight men” upon tire chase, it is a
red apple to a pint of buttermilk that ’tis he who sounds
“La. Mart- r

It is a possible thing that the late Hon. Bailey Pey¬
ton, of Tennessee, was named for Bailey Washington,
Esq., brother'of Col. William Washington. R. M. C.

Near Peakes x Roajjs.
Spottsylocmia Co,, Va., Aug. 23 d.

— The programme of races at the Brighton Beach Fair
Grounds, for Sept. 12th, 18th, 18th, 20tl), 28d, 25th and
27th, is an attractive one. Brighton is taking the lead iu
popularity.

Bees and Honey.— Editor Forest and Stream:— The
following gleaned from the Texas Journal of Commerce
may interest your many readers. Speaking of the pro¬
ducts of Fort Bend Co. , on the Brazos river, near Houston,
as exhibited at a recent fair, the writer says :—

“In wood, cotton, corn, sugar, grasses, millet, melons,
fruits, flowers and vegetables, she made au exhibition
that could hardly have been equalled by any county in
the United States. Sugar cane with twelve matured
joints, water melons almost as large as flour barrels,

grasses of twenty different kinds, with specimens of soil
rich as could be taken from the Nile. Fifty-four varieties
of timber were represented and her exhibit of products
truly imposing. A world of the most beautiful honey
ever seen was on hand. Mr. J. W. Eckman, of Rich¬
mond, from seventy-one swarms of bees had sold so far
this year, three tons of honey and will have another ton
yet. That is money-making for you. The Age in speak¬
ing of this, says : “ The honey exhibited by Mr. Eckman
was made by the Italian bee and gathered the flattering
eulogy from everyone who saw it. A gentleman from
St. Louis said it beat any exhibition he ever saw though
he bad attended many exhibitions of the kind. Mi'. Eck¬
man uses the old-fashioned hives without divisions and
moth traps. The best moth trap, he declares, to be the
Italian bee, and he is down on ‘ patent hives.’ He has
this season gathered from 70 swarms, 42 young swarms
and six thousand pounds of honey, and expects to get
2,000 pounds more.”

Such are the gleanings which appear to be well authen¬
ticated. Marvelous as they may appear. I do not doubt
the statement. Texas lies in the great bee zone of our
continent, and is celebrated for her world of wild flowers.
Nowhere have I ever begun to see her equal in this re¬
spect. Largely a rich prairie country with a mild soft
climate, bees can work more or less days the year round.
Her forests abound in wild bees, so much so that Indians
formerly got a full supply of honey as they roamed over
the country. I have seen large bands of them Whilst
travelling through the woods, scatter out to find and take
in the wild honey as they went along. And quickly would
the Comanche squaws, with their hatchets, hack down a
tree, and much more quickly would they swallow the
honey, bee bread, young bees and all — mount and he off
for another tree, 'in 1842, whilst on a buffalo hunt in
what is now Hunt Co., I found not only plenty of wild
bees, but honey dew so plenty on the grass as to give a
glossy coating to mv shoes. I also saw the same at Fort
Worth, and honey dew is not uncommon in Texas by any
means. I notice this subject because I am aware that
bee culture is becoming more and more popular as the
country grows older, and that thousands are interested in
all they can learn concerning the “ busy little bee,” and
where they can best raise him. I saw a water melon raised
near Fort Worth in 1852 which weighed 621 pounds, a
large one to be sure.

Jottings from Fort McKavet, Menard Co., on Hie San
Saba river, say Wiley Poe killed eight deer Friday last.
They were in fine condition and had a quick sale. Geu.
D. S. Stanley had arrived at this post to take command,
and the fine “post band” dealt out sweet music, every
evening. Maj. H. W. Merrill.

New Rochelle, Aug., lSlh.

Quebec and its Landmarks. — A correspondent sends
the following interesting contribution :

Quebec, A ugust 3d.

I send you to-day a copy of a photo taken from the La¬
val College, and showing the new Dufferin Terrace men¬
tioned in my former letter. It is one of the best views I
have been able to procure ; although, as Mr. Hallock can
tell you, it does not do justice to the place, as the view Is
so limited in size that it conveys no actual idea of the
length, breadth, etc., of the work, It also shows only
one of the pavilions finished, but there are now five, with
one more to be added in a short time. The walk is over
a quarter of a mile in length, with an average breadth of
sixty-four feet ; it is about one hundred and eighty-four
feet above the river level, and rather less than ninety-five
feet below the King’s Bastion of the Citadel which shows
above it, with the two flagstaffs which adorn it. The
building to tho extreme right with the arch, is the new
Post Office, a very plain but substantial building of cut
limestone. The large building in the foreground is the
present Parliament Building of the province of Quebec,
which will be in use as such until next Christmas, when
the magnificent new buildings will be ready to occupy.
The view also shows part of the harbor and part of the
Point Levi side of the river, which from its distance is
necessarily very indistinct. The building to the right of
the view, witli’the two windows in the end, and imme¬
diately above the Post Office, is the Normal School, one of
the oldest, if not the oldest perfect building in Quebec.
This building was put up in 1047, and was for many yearn
part of the celebrated Chateau Louis, the home of all the
governors, etc. of Quebec from that time up to a com¬
paratively late period. It is in good repair yet, and when
built was put up in the most solid manner. The walls arc
nearlv five feet thick, of solid stone, and they stand to
tills (lay without crack or flaw ; but alas, they, liko all
the rest of the ancient landmarks of this poor old city, are
doomed, and are to be pulled down because they interfere
with tho view of the Terrace. I am sorry to hear of it,
as I like to see the old places of days gone by, especially
such as these, and I look upon such an act as pulling
them down ns nothing better than a sacrilege, and one
that the money-grabbing citizens of this place ought to
be ashamed of. Old ideas and old associations are fast
dying out here, and the attractions of the old capital that
used to bring such crowds of our American friends every
summer as tourists, are nearly all gone, and the. visitor is
shown something of later dates, and in many cases, I am
afraid, imposed upon by ingenious persons who are not
particular about the way they turn a penny, but can al¬
ways delude the unwary by some plausible yam told with
groat sanctity and appearauce of truth. I have seen such
things myself and know whereof I speak. Au Sable.

—Spain is adopting horse racing, and the growing pop¬
ularity of this now form of amusement promises to dim¬
inish the devotion to the bull fight. It is thus possible
that the Spanish national amusement may cease from
being the Spanish national disgrace. Bull lighting i3,
after all, not so much worse than some of the sports which
amuse our own city populaces. It is rare that a matador
is injured. The poor horse is usually killed in the com-
da, but the men are so expert in distracting the attention
of a bull from a fallen comrade that human life is seldom
endangered.

—September is a glorious month for sport,

FOREST AND STREAM

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THE TRANS-CONTINENTAL EXPEDI¬
TION OF THE CALIFORNIA FISH
COMMISSIONERS.

“ The«e fishes are on their way from the Atlantic to the Paofle
Ocean. Please give them the care that they deserve."

Thus reacl the placards on a number of wooden and tin
tanks in the New York Central railway station one night
last June ; and before following the fishes on then- over¬
land journey let us see what these fishes are and what
they deserve, for this is almost a new enterprise, and at
once novel and interesting. On three large conical,
wooden tanks is printed “ Lobsters." At once visions of
red claws and midnight pangs arise, to bo quickly dis¬
pelled at sight of one of the ungainly, greenish-black in¬
mates of tlie tanks, carefully lifted to life and air.

Rubber bands confine their pugnacious looking claws ;
but this is the only restraint put upon their movements,
for restraint proved fatal to the eighty or more lobsters
who left this station five yearn ago, packed in moss and
sponge. After patient and laborious experiment another
attempt is to be made ; but this time the twenty large
females, with 75,000 eggs each, disport themselves freely
in the clear salt water. Constant aeration with wooden
dippers— tin cannot be used with salt water — serves to
supply the lobsters with air, and, what is equally impor¬
tant, prevents the salt water from becoming bad. The
least taint would be irremediable and fatal, for no fresh
supply can be obtained for seven days — every drop is
precious.

Next in importance to a sufficiency of air and good
water is a maintenance of the proper temperature — hi
case of the lobster, between 40 and 50 degrees. Ice can¬
not be used to cool salt water, for it would soon freshen
it to a fatal degree ; so that it becomes an important prob¬
lem to devise ways to cool salt water. Necessity is the
mother of invention, and necessity in this case has pro¬
duced three children ; for near the tanks are three ways
to be used to cool the salt water for tho lobsters, First,
there are a number of large stone jugs filled with ice and
salt. One of these immersed in the water furnishes a
weak imitation of a lump of ice, but in addition to the
care necessary to keep the jugs supplied with ice there is
the additional disadvantage that the presence of the jugs
in the tanks seriously interferes with the use of tho dip¬
pers in aerating. A better form of cooler is a stone tile
filled with a freezing mixture of ice and salt and placed
in the centre of a barrel of salt water. When the water
around the tile becomes cold it is used to reduce tho tem¬
perature of the water in the tanks. By means of this
cooler a supply of salt water at a temperature of 34 to 38
degrees can be obtained. But better than either of the
others is a kind of gigantic ice-cream freezer, with the
common tin cooler replaced with a stone tile, six inches
in diameter aud about four feet long, fitted with a wooden
bottom. The tile, filled with salt water, is packed in ice
and salt, By means of this simple contrivance salt water
may be frozen at a temperature of 37 degrees. One of
the lobsters met with a misfortune on the way from
Boston, and consequently an obliging volunteer found
busy work for two hours in removing some fifty or sixty
thousand young lobsters from one of the tanks — little
things scarcely larger than a pin-head, yet with claws
and tail complete. Otherwise the lobsters are in fine
condition.

In three other wooden tanks are 135 striped bass (lahrax
lineatus), most of them about three inches long. They
were caught with considerable difficulty at Red Bank,
New Jersey.

This is the first time that striped bass have been trans¬
ported, and as they are a very delicate fish they require
constant attention. Although taken from salt water in
the Neversink River, where tho thermometer stood at 80
degrees, experiment showed that they would live when
confined in nothing but brackish water at a temperature
of 00 degrees. The brackish water can be formed arti¬
ficially of spring water and sea salt— that is, salt made
from "sea water — and ice can be used with impunity if
eare is taken to add enough sea salt to maintain the
proper degree of brackishness — a handful of the salt to a
pail of melting ice being the proper proportion.

Besides the saltwater fishes — lobsters aud striped bass —
there are two tin tanks of freshwater black bass (microp-
terus xalmoides), thirty-one large beauties, full of spawn.
These game fish are from the cool waters of Lake Cham¬
plain, and are in cool spring water at 45 degrees. When
comfortable they remain almost torpid on the bottom, a
black mass, without sign of activity ; but let the water
grow warmer or aeration be neglected for a quarter of an
hour, and they come to the top for air, and if neglected
many minutes longer will turn on their backs and sink
to the bottom dead.

In two other tanks are 3,500 silver eels, about four
inches long and slender as a knitting-needle. They were
scooped out of the mud at Red Bank and at Boston.

All the care of this expedition is upon Fir. Livingston
Stone, the Deputy Fish Commissioner of the United
States, whose wonderful success in transporting live
fishes across the continent is only equalled by his success
in hatching and transporting salmon-eggs from McCloud
River, Cal. But though in charge of a United States
Commissioner, this expedition is undertaken and main¬
tained under the auspices of the California State Fisli
Commissioners, and to them is due the credit of its in-
cep lion. The State may well be proud of the enterprise
shown by its Commissioners in supplying its bays and
rivers with the choicest varieties of Eastern fishes"

As we have now become Bomewhat interested, per¬
haps, in the fate of this emigrant train, a few extracts
from the diary of the expedition may not be out of
place : —

June, 18th. Thanks to the courtesy of the New York
Central Railroad, the tanks with their precious contents
were placed in a baggage car this morning at half-past
one, and no change made through to Chicago. Mr. Stone
aud his assistants were allowed access to the car, and
everything was done to add to the comfort of man and
fish. Few know the care necessary to insure the safe
transportation of live fish, none hut those who have been
engaged in it can realize the immense amount of re¬
sponsibility involved. Aerati on must be almost constant,
and a luilf hour’s neglect will destroy tUe results of

months’ preparation. The mere routine work of passing
from one tank to another, raising a dipper full of water
and pouring it back, is for a while mere play i and the
first dav gives one the idea that, after all, the transporta¬
tion of live fish is not 6ueh a difficult undertaking. We
reached Cleveland at 7 P.M., cheered by tile thought
that not a fish had been lost. Careful preparation had
left little to be done tho first day ; the coolers were all
ready for use, arms were fresh, and excitement kept all
busy. Ice and fingers were pounded alike without com¬
plaint. The day was perfect for our purpose, air cool,
and sky cloudy.

June 14th. Last night came our first trouble. The
night was very cool ; and, almost without warning, the
temperature of the water m our tanks began to fall. The
striped bass were the first to be troubled, their water fell
to 55 deg., a change of 8 deg. in as many hours. Unfortu¬
nately, wo had no means of heating water ; hut by lively
work at the dippers the water was kept at 55 deg., and,
as the fish remained on the bottom, we hoped that no
ill effects would follow ; but at Chicago an examination
of the tanks showed twenty dead bass on the bottom of
one of the tanks. They were literally frozen to death, and
nothing could be done for them. Taught by this experi¬
ence, we supplied ourselves with several tiny alcohol
lamps so that for the remainder of our journey we shall
be prepared for any emergency.

The transfer at Chicago was made without difficulty ;
tho Union Transfer Co. doing the work carefully and
with dispatch. On the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy
road we were given part of the provision car. Half a
ton of ice was put on, the coolers filled, and everything
prepared for a not afternoon.

^ In the eel tanks were signs of trouble ; one of the tanks
was crowded with nearly three thousand of the little
creatures, and they began to be suspiciously quiot.
Crowded as they were it was dangerous to plunge a dip¬
per among them, and aeration became almost impossi¬
ble. Soon after leaving Chicago, a pieco of turf was cut
at one of the stations and about three hundred eels put
with it into a bucket partially filled with water. The re¬
sult of this treatment was very satisfactory, as the eels
seemed to revivo at once. A curious incident was ob¬
served late this afternoon, which for a time filled us all
with anxiety and apprehension ; tho lobsters that had
hitherto evinced every sign of health and happiness, be¬
gan to droop — when lifted from the tanks their claws and
tails fell limp, and between the joints of their Bhells there
was a very dangerous looking display of white cartilage.
They seemed to be dying ; in fact, one of them was put
into a pail that happened to bo near filled with fresh
water, as there seemed to be no life in it ; but the fresh
water had a very good effect, and seen the lobster was
clawing around apparently as fresh as if just out of the
ocean. The other lobsters were at once treated to a fresli
bath, and whether they bad been playing possum, or
were suffering for want of air, or in want of a change of
ah and water — at any rate, they all revived and for a
time seemed as fresh as ever. All day, by incessant
work with ice and salt, the temperature in the lobsters’
tanks was kept at 50 deg.; in the striped bass' tanks at
60 deg, to 65 deg. ; in the black bass’ at 43 deg. to 00 deg. ;
aud in the eels’ at about 57 deg. ; this with the tempera¬
ture of the oar at 80 deg.

June 15th. This morning we made our most difficult
transfer, at Omaha. On account of the great amount of
work and the short time allowed, it was very difficult to
have everything done as it should be, and, in spite of all
protestation, the tanks were left in the sun for some lit¬
tle while ; consequently, after the train started, we had
the disagreeable duty of taking seven of the black bass
from the tanks. One lobster also, the one which spawned
before reaching Albany, died, and became the prize of a
wondering native whose astonishment was only equaled
by his delight.

The Elkhom, scene of the great fish tragedy in 1873,
when the aquarium car full of fish was unceremoniously
dumped into the river, was passed with a feeling of re¬
lief, and we begin now to look to the end. The tempera¬
ture to-day averaged a little higher ; the lobsters’ rising
to 53 deg. and 57 deg., the striped bass' to 66 deg., and the
black bass' to 50 deg.

June 1 6th. One tank full of eels all died to-day. and
3,500 dead bodies were pitched into space. The tank was
too crowded, and consequently the use of ice and dip¬
pers had been so restricted that heat and foul water be¬
came unbearable. The eels in the mud, however, are
doing so well that we are consoled in tho loss by the
thought that perhaps the problem of eel transportation
has been solved. The eels thus packed require no care
further than a lump of ice once or twice a day. Why
then may not eels he packed iu mud and sent by express,
with directions to messengers that the crates should be
kept cool, as is done in the transportation of salmon
eggs?

June. nth. Our last change of cars was made to-day at
Ogden, and we took up our position in half a large bag¬
gage car on the Central Pacific. After our rather
cramped quarters on the Union Pacific we feel quite
comfortable in our comparatively commodious quarters.
One more lobster died to-day, but with that exception the
fish seem as well as when first taken. As we Leave the
plains the air grows cooler, and the temperature of the
tanks can be kept lower ; to-day the lobsters have
averaged about 46 deg. ; the striped bass, 40 deg, ; the
black bass, 43 deg. j and the eels, 58 deg.

June 18th, This afternoon at Winnemueca a supply of
Pacific Balt water met us, but unfortunately it is far from
sweet. There was danger iu using it, and so we satisfied
ourselves with redoubled efforts with the dippers on the
Atlantic water. Oil account of the alkali and limestone
deposits the water from Chicago to San Fi-anoisoo
cannot be used with fish, and so it happens that no change
of water is made from Albany to the journey's end,

June 19 th. Our last day I Wlwt wonder that we feel
jubilant. For the first time in history lobsters and
"striped bass have been ourried alive for seven days and
nights a distance of 8,600 miles, without any consider¬
able loss. A d mo very W been made that may prove of
great practical use in the transportation of eels, and tho
feasibility of keeping salt water for a week in good con¬
dition Jia* been dennmstrateij, We are about to complete
the most speech, , fill expedition of the kind ever under¬
taken For three days aud nights aeration has not been
intern ip wd for a minute, out now all join in a final effort
, chut Ibn good results already obtained may not result in

mortification aud defeat. At Sacramento wo were met
by Mr. Redding and Mr. Throckmorton, of the California
Fish Commission, who seemed delighted with the success
of their undertaking. At Martinez, some thirty-six miles
from San Francisco, tho train was stopped near the San
Joaquin river, and the striped bass were placed in tha
river, among some tulle. They at once showed their
vitality and ‘ 1 level headedness” by striking out at full
speed for the deep water, One hundred and ten fish of
the one hundred and thirty-five that left Red Bank lived
to seek pastures new thirty-five hundred miles from
home.

The eels were taken from Tracy to Sufiol, and were de¬
posited there in a muddy pool near the mouth of the San
Joaquin. A steamer met the train at the Oakland wharf
and conveyed the lobsters to their resting place in the
muesle-bearing rocks near the Light. The black bass were
taken to San Mateo, a few miles south of San Francisco,
and placed in the Crystal Lake belonging to the Spring
Talley Water Company. H. A. L.

Seined and Hooked Mackerel. — The following is an
extract from a letter from Capt. J. W, Collins, dated
Gloucester, Mass., August 38th, 1879, addressed to the U.
S. Fish Commission : —

1 Mr. Geo. W. Woods, (quite an old gentleman,) of Bos¬
ton, a former employe of Frank Snow & Co., aud who
worked for this firm thirty-five years, says that ho 1ms
experimented with seined mackerel to find out how they
kept- in comparison with those caught on a hook. He
salted a half barrel of each very carefully, using the same
quantity of salt, and pickling them very carefully. lie
headed the half barrels up, and set them away about the
1st of October, and when lie opened them the following
spring, about the laBt of March, he found a marked dif¬
ference between them. The flesh of the mackerel that
were caught on a hook was firm and in fine condition,
while the flesh of those that were seined was short and
mealy, retaining little or no firmness. He thinks this
holds good in most cases.

1 ' He also made some very careful experiments to find ou t
how mackerel would keep in pickle made with fresli
water. He salted and pickled two half barrels, using
fresh water for one and salt for the other. He put
them up in the fall and opened them the following July.
He found a marked difference in them. Those filled with
pickle made of salt water were in excellent condition,
while the others had a dirty scum on the pickle and the
flesh was dark and somewhat slimy, while the skin had
a whitish, discolored appearance, and they were not
thought fit to eat. He says that at present some of the
Boston firms use fresh water very extensively in making
pickle for fish, and think that when the fish are kept any
length of time before they are eaten that they arc not
fit for consumption, and as a consequence the sale or
market for pickled fish is injured."

^lafuntl t§istorv.

A Rase Rail. — Mr. James Bryce, ;j r. , of Madison, N.
J., shot on tho meadows near that place on the 10th inst.
a yellow-creeted rail, sometimes known as the little yel¬
low rail (Fovzana noveboracensis). This little bird, on
account of its secluded habits and disinclination to take
wing, is very rarely shot. It is not a common s|*cies,
and its habitat is confined to Eastern North America.

THE SEA CUCUMBER.

St. John’s, Newfoundland, July R'/fc.-

A SHORT time ago a fisherman was using Ins . jig¬
ger” on one of the fishing-banks near the lirnbor
St. John’s, and, on drawing it into the boat, ho found
fastened on one of the hooks a curious creature wliL-h
none of the fishing fraternity Rad ever scon before.
It was brought to me, and for half a dollar 1 became
possessor of the curiosity, whose appearance was I'm
from prepossessing. I found it to measure eleven- inches
in length and five or six inches in Cijouml'erence. In
shape it was oblong

covered with a tough leathery slcio, which to the touch
was slimy and disagreeable. On examination I found
running down its body five double rows of c-n alters,
which divided it into an equal number of longitudinal
segments or lobes. The mouth was surrounded with beau¬
tiful feathery tentacles branching in all directions, like
tiny trees. Its figure strikingly resembled a cucumber ;
and this, with the oilier obama torlstic just named, en¬
abled me to determine that it was a sea cucumber, a
singular anhnal, not uncommon, oh certain shores, but
rarely if ever found on these coasts. The specimen was
a very fine one as regards size. In the seas around the
British Isles the sea cucumbers, or sea gherkins, are
small ; though occasionally in the Shetland seas a species
about the same size as my specimen is taken, and gets the
name of “ King of the Sea Cucumbers." It was kept
alive a. short time in sea water in a basin, but as I
observed it languid and gradually shrinking in size. 1
terminated its sufferings by popping it into alcohol and
adding it to my little private museum. In the alcohol,
like all molluscous creatures, it has shrunk to a little
over half its original Bize.

Let ns look for a little at this ugly little creature, for it
has peculiarities which render it well worthy of a careful
study. Andfirstlet us see what its plaee is in the chain of
being. Professor Huxley has proposed as the third sub-
kingdom of tlie animal world the Annulotda , and in it
he includes the two groups of the Enhinodermatn and the
Sooleoida, He divides the Echinodermata into seven

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orders, the most highly organized of which are the Ho-
lothuroidca, or sea cucumbers. This classification is now
generally acquiesced in by naturalists, a.t least as a pro¬
visional arrangement. Formerly the Eehinodermata be¬
longed to the old sub-ltingdoin Iiadiula, that vast and
comprehensive division of living beings which have no
joints whatever, and no limbs, because all their parts ra¬
diate from a common centre. The sea cucumber does
certainly exhibit radiism in its structure, inasmuch as it
protrudes from its fore extremity a circle of plumose re¬
tractile tentacles, and has five double rows of suckers
exactly resembling in structure and function those Of the
star-fish and urchin ; but the arrangement of the internal
organs is mostly bilateral, and there is a distinct anterior
and posterior extremity. Hence the necessity of the new
classification.

One of the most singular peculiarities about these sea
cucumbers is their mode of walking, or i-atlier creeping
— oue of the most extraordinary modes of progression in
the animal kingdom. The rows of suckers I have men¬
tioned are really ambulacra! tube-feet. Each sucker has
a soft head, which, when applied to any hard substance,
adheres to it with tolerable firmness until the pressure is
relaxed and the sucker released. The suckers continually
move forward, seize upon the ground, draw the body
gently along, and then search for a new hold, thus se¬
curing a regular gliding progress which hardly seems to
be produced by voluntary motion, A circlet of feathery
tentacles surrounds the mouth, which opens into a
pharynx conducting to a stomach. There is a long con¬
voluted intestine, and a special respiratory, or water-
vascular system, in the form of arborescent tubes which
admit water from the exterior.

The most remarkable peculiarity of the sea cucumber
has yet however, to be described. Their skin is liighly
contractile, and the body is provided with powerful lon¬
gitudinal and circular muscles to compensate for the ab¬
sence of any rigid integumentary skeleton ; in fact they
are endowed with such high contractibility that they can
eject their internal organs entirely when injured or
alarmed, leaving nothing but an empty sack. Tliis act,
however, does not, as might be supposed, terminate their
existence ; they merely retire into private life for a short
time and grow an entirely new set of organs. Alone, of
all animal existences, the sea cucumber is endowed with
the high function of being able to disembowel itself with¬
out injury or inconvenience, and to re-produce the organs
destroyed. When suffering from dyspepia or liver com¬
plaint. or when uncomfortable, irritated, or alarmed
from any cause, this talented creature promptly disgorges
the whole of its interior apparatus. No emetic is needed ;
the contractile muscles go to work and out leap the
stomach, followed by the intestines ; and the beautiful
ball of tentacles around the mouth is shaken to pieces
and sent flying in all directions. There remains nothing
hut an empty skin which of course cannot eat or digest ,
having neither mouth nor stomach, and has no induce¬
ment to move about. Accordingly it remains torpid for
somo montlis, and then first tentacles appear ; a new and
healthy stomach and intestines follow, and the creature
has recuperated and is ready for any emergency. How
many huma n dyspeptics there are who would gladly have
recourse, if they could, to such a “ happy despatch-’ as a
means of ending their sufferings and renovating their di¬
gestive apparatus. No need of drugs or doctors did we
enjoy the enviable faculty of the sea cucumber. I think
my specimen is worth his price and his alcohol, if only to
enable me to exhibit to my friends a creature possessed
of such lofty endowments. It is also noteworthy that
some species can separate themselves down the middle,
and thus in due time become two distinct animals. I am
not sure that we should care to imitate them in this trans¬
formation. It would be difficult to preserve personal
identity and individual responsibility, if men could divide
their personalities in this way. The relations of debtor
and creditor might be disturbed if the latter could thus
become two individuals. In the shallow seas of the trop¬
ics the sea cucumbers reach a great size, being sometimes
two feet in length ; but the average size is much below
this standard, The omnivorous Chinese esteem them as
delicacies, and the capture and preparation of them form
an important branch of industry in the oriental seas.
Usually they are obtained by diving for them in from
three to five fathoms and collecting them by the hand.
A man will bring up eight or ten at a time. They are
split, pressed, dried in the sun, and then smoked" and
packed in bags, and sold in the Chinese market under the
name of Trepangs. They are in great demand for the
composition of nutritious soups, and bring, according to
quality, from two pounds to thirty pounds per hundred¬
weight. Trepangs are very repulsive to look at, being
black and wrinkled, and seeming to have been made out
of the upper leather of old shoes. They are. however,
in as high esteem among the Chinese as turtle among
ourselves, and are either stewed or converted into a rich
palatable soup. Thus these repulsive-looking creatures are
after all made subservient to human uses. Had the immor¬
tal Sairey Camp been a " Heathen Chinee,” she would,
no doubt, have been inordinately fond of the Trepangs,
a.nd would have had the strongest reasons for urging her
friend Betsey Prigg “to try the eowcumbers,” having
such an appreciation of succulent dishes. M, Harvey.

ARE ROBINS TOPERS?

Having read “St, Clair’s” article of May 8th, and that
of “ N. A. T.” of May 13th, I desire to say something in
defense of robin redbreast, and declare him no toper, but
a victim, for the time, of unfortunate circumstances. I
lived in North Louisiana — where these birds come in
thousands in the winter — for many years, and during
the early part of the season feed upon China berries, of
which they are very fond— absolutely gorging themselves
with them, They are naturally very gentle, and where
the trees are full of berries, shooting only drives them
away for a short time.

When I was a boy I remember to have caught a few
almost every day, lying on the ground, apparently stu¬
pefied or drunk, and it was quite common for the little
negroes to watch for and catch them, The general as¬

sertion of everyone was the robins were drunk, and I
thought it was so, until, one winter after I was grown,
the robins came in great numbers, and while shooting
enough to make a pie I discovered one on the ground,
seemingly drunk, though he could fly, but not very far.

I caught him, and upon examination found his crop very
much distended with China berries. He kept his mouth
wide open, but made little noise, though ho evidently
tried to. The berries could he seen in the throat. I
pressed two or three of them Up, and pulled them out,
and in a few moments he was fluttering and whistliug,
and when liberated flew away as rapidly as if nothing
had ever been the matter with him.

China berries grow on stems similar to, and about the
size of a morello cherry, only a greater number grow in
the clusters. The berry is of a light yellow color, and,
when ripe in early winter, unlike any "berry I over saw,
appealing to be shriveled or dimpled. There is a soft
paste, small in quantity for the size of the berry, ad¬
hering to seed, and looking like yellow bar soap. These
berries fall oil late in the winter, the moisture of the
ground pulls them up so that they become as round and
full as cherries, and one walking on them causes a con¬
tinued popping, not very loud, nut distinct. Now, the
fact is, about the robins, they swallow the berries in
such quantities as to fill the crop so full that either from
the peculiar formation of the berry, or their swelling
with the moisture and warmth, they press against the
windpipe, and produce partial strangulation. I do not
think it ever kills them. It is evident that the robins do
not become intoxicated, but a small proportion of the
myriads who fill their crops get choked, and that nigh
unto death, too. Issaquena.

North Middletown, Ey., Sept. 6th.

The explanation given by “ Issaquena,” and, in a
recent issue, by another correspondent, is plausible, and,
no doubt, correct ; but we can readily imagine that China
berries, if partially decayed, might intoxicate robins, juBt
as eating rotten apples is apt to make cows drunk.

SKUNK BITE AGAIN.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

For lack of vigor in the prosecution, I fear the accused,
whose name heads this article, has well-nigh proved an
alibi in the minds of the great public by an array of
most respectable witnesses who never saw him bite any¬
body ; who have known him to bite without harm result¬
ing ; who never knew death to result from his bite, or
who know nothing at all about it. The same class of
witnesses might say that nobody has died at Memphis of
yellow fever because they have not witnessed such deaths.
It is of no interest to me to prove that skunk bite is ever
fatal, but since I believe that it sometimes is, I consider it
my duty to help inform the people, so that those who are
exposed may guard against the danger.

When Forest and Stream .of April last, containing a
number of contributions on the subject, came to me, I
was away in the wilderness, with neither time nor oppor¬
tunity to write. I intended replying as soon as I got
back to civilization, hut constant pressure upon my time
has prevented. I will now occupy space only to refer
briefly to four or five of said letters.

“ W.” recites the particulars of a fight between his
aunt and a skunk at Cape Cod, in which the former was
bitten and deluged with perfume, but experienced no
serious result. In answer to this, it has never been
claimed that skunk bite is always fatal. I believe there
are no well-authenticated fatal cases east of the Missouri
River, except the one hereafter noted. This animal was
not making an attack ; it was seeking food (lienee in
good health), and it only fought in self-defence.

The next writer— “ Tonic,” of Berlin Heights, Ohio —
gives a somewhat similar ease, which had recently oc¬
curred without having yet reached any result. The sub¬
ject— a young man — was digging a skunk out of a hole in
the ground, and putting in his hand, a skunk bit him.
This was also a case of self-defence on its part.

Charles E. Ingalls, of East Templeton, Muss., reports a
death at Pomfret, Conn,, from skunk bite thirty years
ago ; also that two hogs died about the same time
from hydrophobia, of which the same skunk was sup¬
posed to be the cause. The evidence upon this point is
very indefinite, hut if true the case is of peculiar interest,
as showing the effect upon animals as well as upon man.

The next writer — “ M, Cf. E.,”of Blacksburg, Va. — is
incredulous upon the subject. The next, and last in
that paper, “ Modicus,” evidently believes that skunk
bite may be fatal, though he does not. say so, but he ad¬
vises a certain course of treatment in such case.

I think there have been frequent references made to the
subject in Forest and Stream since, generally discredit¬
ing the fatal theory, but I have none of the articles now
at hand, except the contribution of “ S.," Fort Johnson,
N. C,, April 19th, who classes skunk bite stories with
those of moon-spoiled fish, though he is evidently a fair-
minded juror, and can he convinced by evidence.

A few weeks ago I heard that a case of skunk bite had
recently occurred at Fort Dodge, Kansas. I wrote to the
post surgeon making inquiry, and if true, requesting a
history of the case. He replied that no case had been
under bis charge for years, but that he hud heard of a
case at Fort Elliott, Texas. He concluded his letter: “The
general impression is that liydrophia is caused by the bite,
but I am inclined to think it is only when the animal is
rabid,”

I next wrote to the post surgeon at Fort Elliott, and
have just received his reply. As 1 deem it of great interest
I send you His communication entire. He says that it was
prepared for a medical journal, but freely gives permis¬
sion to use it as original. As in the medical publication
it can reach only a limited number, confined almost ex¬
clusively to the profession, I think you will be justified
in giving it full place, since in Forest and Stream it will
be read by thousands in all classes of people, including
quite as many scientific and professional gentlemen : —
HYDROPHOBIA — MEPHITIC INOCULATION,

“At6 A. m., May 26tli, was called to seel - W - , aged,

eight; female. Obtained the following history from
father and patient : —

“ While himself and wife were absent from home, and
the child was stopping with his brother’s family, she was
bitten, March 1 5th, while sleeping on the floor of cabin,

on upper lid of right eye and cheek immediately below,
the latter point being only slightly abraded. She caught
and held the intruder down upon the floor until her uncle
could rise from bed and start to her rescue. She then
released her hold upon it and sprang into bed. Her uncle
at the same moment ignited a match and saw it was a
skunk, which was advancing toward him with apparent
evil intent, but the light evidently altered its purpose as
it slowly retreated behind a trunk in the room where Mr.
W. shot it as soon as possible. Upon being shot the
skunk gave out its characteristic odor very strongly, so
much so that they had to vacate the house soon afterwards.
The odor was still very strong in the house when visited
several days subsequently by the child’s father.

“ Mr. w. excised with a knife as well as he could the
bitten portion of the eyelid within a half hour after the
at tack, He had no caustic to apply to the wound, but ap¬
plied a poultice of cactus, which applications were still
being continued three days afterwards when the parents
arrived, accompanied by Dr. W., another brother of the
child’s father. The child’s hands were lacerated some¬
what. while holding the skunk, but whether any of the
abrasions were made by its teeth they were unable
to determine definitely, but thought not. The Doctor re¬
mained some time with them and cauterized two or three
watery vesicles that made their appearance on the cheek
near the eye, but whether these vesicles were produced
by the poison or by the cactus briars, he (the father) was
unable to state, but thoughtthe latter, as there were several
of same character upon forehead afterwards, produced
evidently by cactus points. The wound healed nicely and
after a few days, during which time she was somewhat
depressed, knowing her danger, her spirits rose and she
appeared in perfect heath. This state of things continued
until May 24th, when her father upon returning home
after an 'absence of several days, at once noted a very

Eeeuliar expression upon her face, different from anything
e had ever observed there before. Upon investigation
he found that she had no appetite, acted depressed, and
had been troubled with vomitings; complaining before and
after each emesis of a peculiar itching and burning pain
around the right eye. She being somewhat constipated
they gave her some salts, hoping that it was only a bdious
attack. The salts operated freely during the night but
she appeared no better; they started next morning, May
25th, for this post, dreading lest their worst fears were
about to he realized.

“ Upon examination 1 found the child lying quietly in
bed ; pulse rather hard and full, skin dry, tongue coated
with whitish-yellow fur, and a slight stare to the eyes.
She complained of nothing whatever, said she had no
pain at present about the eye or head, acted as though
she did not care to be disturbed, and was perfectly ra¬
tional. Ordered some small pieces of ice to allay any
vomiting ; visited her again at 9 a.m. ; found the ice had
relieved the vomiting ; prevailed upon her to sit up in a
chair. She drooped her head upon her hands and per¬
sistently kept her gaze fixed upon the floor ; said she
wanted nothing to eat, although she had then eateD
nothing for over forty-eight hours. When offered food
she refused and turned away her head to avoid seeing it.
The mother, by my direction, brought some water in a
basin to bathe her face and hands. Having stepped out
of the room for a moment, I was called and told that the
child complained of pain every time they attempted to
touch her with a wet cloth. I told the mother to try
again. She did so, but no sooner did the water touch her
face than she had a very well-marked but not severe con¬
vulsion, clutching at her throat and face. The convul¬
sion was preceded and accompanied by marked redness
about the region of the bite, radiating over forehead and
down the cheek. Convulsions were of the chronic type ;
laryngal spasm very prominent. Attempted to adminis¬
ter ether, but it only made matters worse, Then gave
her one-eighth grain Alcoholic ext. Calabar bean hypo¬
dermically. The child being unfavorably situated, owing
to the house being quite small and the occupants nume¬
rous, I ordered her to be taken to the hospital, where a
room was assigned to her, and Steward C. w . Croft gave
her the closest attention in seeing the treatment carried
out, keeping careful notes of treatment and progress of
the disease, and seeing that everything was done that
could be for her comfort.

“ Eleven a. M. ordered one oz.n beef tea per rectum,
which was retained nicely. At 12,30 p.m. took small
piece of ice on handkerchief with some trouble. Food
being offered upon a spoon, for which she expressed de¬
sire she was again seized with convulsions of short du¬
ration. Saw her again at 1 p.m. ; had several spasms of
milder type. Administered one-eighth grain Calabar
bean hypodermically. Pulse 100 ; temperature 99 3-lfl
degrees.

“Three p.m., one oz. beef tea per rectum, hut was
reiected

“ Five p.m.. one oz.ii beef tea injected and retained, Six
P.M., small piece of ice again offered, which brought on
spasm, but was finally taken and swallowed with great
difficulty.

“Seven-thirty P.M. , one-eighth grain Calabar bean in¬
jected hypodermically. During theaftemoon the patient
was more or less delirious. Any one coming into the
room excited and threw her into spasms ; worried her to
be looked at, and she would shift her position and try to
avoid their gaze. She suffered greatly but heroically
during the day, hut towards evening the agony became
so great that she gave frequent expression to her suffer¬
ing. The vomiting, which was allayed for a short tame
during the morning, again set in and continued until
death brought relief. Between the spasms of pain and
vomiting she was bathed in a profuse perspiration.

“At 8 p.m., beef tea again injected, but immediately
thrown off.

“ Eight-thirty p.m., pulse 118 : temperature, 101 degrees.
‘ ‘ Ten p.m., drachm milk injected per rectum, which pro¬
duced convulsions of severe type. The last few injec¬
tions attended with great difficulty, and were here aban¬
doned, as they only appeared to increase the suffering,

“ At 1 a.m ‘ one-quarter grain Morphia sulph. hypoder¬
mically, the administration of which brought on convul¬
sions anew, which assumed at this time a very alarming
character, continuing with hardly an intermission for
about two hours, requiring at times main force to keep
her in the bed. From this time on, everything tended to
increase her sufferings, A draft of air, opening of a door,
touch look, sight of any glassware— all produced the
seizures. The countenance expressed great anxiety, ex-

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citement and terror. Had tried several times since the
morning to administer ether or chloroform, but every at¬
tempt was baffled by such alarming convulsions and lar-
yngal spasms that they bad to be abandoned.

•'About 3 a.m. the patient became exhausted, with a
scarcely perceptible pulse. The convulsions were, less in
number but more aevere in character. Could not take
the temperature, as the thermometer was liable to be
broken in the attempt.

“At 5 a.M, gave hypodermically one-half grain Morphia
sulph,, which gave her some slight relief, and she rallied
slightly, but only for a short time. She grew rapidly
worse, and suffered so much that at 7.30 A.M. gave an¬
other one-half grain Morphia sulph., but with no apparent
effect. Nature was being exhausted, and unable to throw
off the accumulations of viscid mucus, and when I again
saw her a few moments after injection she was appa¬
rently dying from asphyxia, being at the time under the
influence of a terrible convulsion. She .was pulseless ;
respirations labored, four or five per minute ; lips anil face
of a purplish hue. Administered chloroform ; the spasm
relaxed ; pulse reappeared ; color returned to face ; respi¬
rations became easier and more frequent. This condition
of improvement lasted probably one-half hour, at which
time another and still more severe convulsion seized her,
which chloroform possessed no power to alleviate, and
lasted until death closed the scene and her sufferings
were ended.

“ The characteristic frothy mucus was present from the
the first, and was expelled in great quantities. Horror
of water was typical ; even ice produced the same effect.
Solid food, medicine, everything offered her produced the
same result. Was not enabled to give her anything by
the mouth, except the few pieces of ice mentioned
above.

“This case is of interest, as showing in so far as one case
can, that the assertion advanced by Dr. Janeway, United
States Army, may be incorrect, viz.: ‘It is a well-
authenticated fact that rabid skunks are entirely free
from the odor so characteristic of those animals, which
could not occur if the secretion were not exhausted, and
forgetting its normal timidity, it will attack any person
or animal it may come in contact with, etc.’

In my case the connections of the patient hoped eveiy-
thing from this theory of the skunk not being rabid, as it
gave off the peculiar odor, and I have found so far that it
is a popular belief among pioneers and hunters that none
but odorless skunks are dangerous. I must side with Dr.
Janeway ‘ that mephitic inoculation' is not necessarily
fatal.

“I was visited May 36th by - , a woodchopper by

occupation, who was suffering from acute diarrhiBa. Dur¬
ing the interview he spoke of some very queer sensations
he had been having, principally about the head: but also
affecting his whole body more or less. Asked him if he
had received any injury about the head — said not; and
the only injury he had had for some time that amounted
to anything was the bite of a skunk some three years be¬
fore, at the same time showing me the scar upon fore¬
finger of right hand. The cicatrix was very well marked
and of a purplish hue. Said it did not worry him any,
although it might possibly have something to do with the
way he felt, but thought it amounted to nothing as the
animal when killed gave out the peculiar odor.

‘ ‘ Mr. W - , father of my patient pvho is a very intel¬

ligent man, told me of two cases who had been bitten at
his ranch during the last year and neither having devel¬
oped any alarming symptoms. Also of a thud who was
bitten near his place since his own child was bitten, and
who he thought was either going to be affected or else
was in great fear of it, judging from the way he acted.

“ I know also of a well authenticated case where during
a scout (year 1877) one colored soldier and two Indians
were bitten by one skunk, neither of the three ever show¬
ing any symptoms of rabies so far as is known. The sol¬
dier, who was the first attacked, was bitten through the
lip and had to choke the animal to make it loose its hold.
He afterwards kicked, clubbed and finally killed it, not
the least odor being given off, but the “ timid animal"
showing fight to the last. This man is still in the service,
and I know has never had a symptom. In His case poul¬
tices of tobacco and whiskey (?) were applied to the
wound. It may have been the applications that exempted
him, or, perhaps, by going a little further we might con¬
clude that the negro is impervious to the poison. I think,
after reading Dr. Janeway’s cases and looking back upon
my own, that it is simply 1 < hydrophobia” as laid down
by authors on the latter malady.

C. C. Goddard, M.D.,

Fort Elliott, Texas. A. A. Sg'n, U. S. A.”

That is probably enough “skunk” for one dose, hut now
seems a good time to devote a paragraph to a singular
phenomenon that I observed about a year ago. I spent
considerable time near some very odorous hot sulphur-
springs. There were a good many chickens, young and
old, about the place, and they attracted the skunks. A
number were killed, invariably filling the air with their
scent, but in two or three days it would all disappear,
even from the dogs that came in contact with them. I
cannot imagine why this should he, unless the odor was
killed by the sulphur fumes. Can any one tell ?

Wit. N. Byers.

Denver, Col., Aug. 27th.

Successful Culture of Wild Rice. — Springfield ,
Mass., Sept, 15th. — I see by last week’s Forest and
Stream that your Stockbridge correspondent did not
succeed well with the wild rice planted by him.

Early this spring I obtained some seed from the Rod
and Gun Club of this city, and planted the same opposite
here on the shore of the Connecticut River, having first
soaked the seed in water. I send you sample of stalk cut
last week. The shore for 500 rods is lined with a beauti¬
ful growth of the same, a greater part of which is over
8 feet high. Muskrats seem to glory in it more than
duoks, eating off the stalks in frequent places. But I
think if the planting was more generally earned forward
here in New England for a few years, that ducks would
be more plenty. E. H. Barney.

Snipe.— Mr. M. Englert, of Delaney street, this city,
who usually sends us the first snipe of the season, again
reminded us in a substantial manner last week that thesa
birds are coming now into market.

§■ M §emel.

A NORTH CAROLINA FOX HUNT.

Editor Forest and Stream ; —

I .am patiently waiting a visit from my old friend W.
E. Brodnax to take out of prison my “ old male ” red
fox. He writes me that in a few days he will be on hand,
as his pack required some training before venturing in
the red fox chase.

Since securing this “ old red ” I have had two other
successful races over the same field. On the 30th of
August by appointment I crossed the Roanoke. Hardy
and Sherron arrived on the ground in advance and had
a red flying, and that right to me. Logan, Red Bird and
Van dashed off to join their pack ahead of the rest of
my own, and heading them produced a temporary break.
In a few minutes Logan, Red Bird and Van were off,
and the pack did not overtake them until they caught
the fox after a run of thirty minutes.

On Friday, the 5th of September, by appointment
again I crossed the Roanoke, taking my dogs over in a
boat. I always find a horse ready for me on the opposite
bank. Hardy has four hounds (Byron), and Sherron some
six or eight. Thev are always’ ready for the fun when¬
ever I say so, Hardy, however, does not relish red fox
hunting ; but Sherron is a brick at it. He is very fond of
searching out fast hounds to run against me. In the run
of the 80th ult., he had Burrow's white slut. That race
did not satisfy him. This morning he brought two cracks
of Rodman's pack. They looked formidable indeed.
They were in fine condition, of good size, full of life, and
looked like champions. They struck the trail and brought
it right to my landing. But the fox was at its other end.
We consequently turned hack to its beginning, and soon
had a lively trail. Following it, for a mile or more we
came upon a gang of wild turkeys and a rabbit quite
near the fox, "producing a general flutter among the
turkeys, and rant among the younger dogs. The fox,
taking fright, moved off with one of Sherron’s cracks and
Fanny at his heels. They passed through an open field,
right 'back on the trail, and to Hardy "who had stopped
behind. The fox ran within a few feet of him, and
Fanny and Wake (the crack) just out of sight. Through
the open field Fanny led the crack some fifteen paces.
At tlus point, a slight break occurring, enabled the pack
to come up. and Shorron’s red speckle (part Byron) took
the lead. The run was then up the Roanoke for about
four miles. We all halted at a proper distance from the
Roanoke to hear the run, if on its bank or on the hills,
supposing, as heretofore, the turn would be at Carl's
Hill. The cry faded in the distance, and it was evident
that the fox was an old one and a stranger. Sherron and
myself lit out a few lengths, and came up to the body of
the pack, and all at fault. While standing in the public
road we heard a cry approaching us from up the Roa¬
noke, but nearer the hills. “Those are hounds,” Sherron
exclaimed, “But it must be deer hunters.” “No; 1
hear Logan and Monitor — yes, Red Bird, too. They have
outrun the pack and are close upon the fox.” In a few
minutes they ran close to us and caught an “ old male”
without the crack dogs of Rodman’s pack being up. But
their company (Fanny and Van), convinced me that it
was accidental. Logan, Monitor, Red Bird, and Gran¬
ville (all Byron's) of my pack, and Lee (half Byron) of
Hardy’s, did the work. T. G. T.

Gaston, N. C.

A GOOD DOG STORY.

Editor Forest and Stream .—Doctor - ,who is a great

sportsman — and I have been shooting in Illinois for a
couple of days. Illinois is not far from here— not nearly so
far as the good shooting is. The domestic chicken herea¬
bouts has run out the wild variety, very much as timothy
runs out gramma grass. So we have no very extraordinary
deeds of sportsman-like valor to recount, though the em¬
inent Englewood Doctor does insist that he shot at a
prairie-chicken at 500 yards rise, and “quite accident¬
ally ” potted a brace of quail which rose under his nose
at the report of his gun. However, we had plenty of fun,
and heard the best -‘dog story” ever told on this conti¬
nent, which, after some preliminaries, I want to offer to
the myriad readers of Forest and Stream as a veritable
side-splitter.

Butler is in Montgomery County — a land of com and
corn wine and prospective olives— some milk and no
honey that I know of. Of course we went to “Griff’s,”
and, equally of course, were most hospitably treated and
industriously guided to game-infested spots. Unfortu¬
nately, however, the stubble-fields had ill the main been
ploughed in for winter wheat, and the birds were found,
when found at all, lurking in the endless corn-fields, the
stalks of which towered above our heads from ten to
twelve feet high, leaving but sky-line enough for a bird
to (lit through in an instant, only to be lost in a maze of
maize, if not stopped on the jump or taken in by your
neighbor ou the right or left of the skirmish line twenty
rods distant, Thu dogs— of which “ Griff’s ” kennel fur¬
nishes some beauties whose pedigrees stretch back
through Erin and Elcho into the dim vistas of Dish
ancestry — were worse than useless, only serving to flush
birds twenty rows ahead of one, or “stand” oh the few-
that would lie to them, till we had passed on, all uuc'JU-
scious of their staunchness.

It was hard work and hot-work, and dxs&ppqinrt,nff and
disheartening work, so that, with a conple oh dozen for

our pains, we were quite ready to go back to the envoke

and dust of the city, much wider though 'by no moans Rud¬
der men— though the eminent Englewood Doctor, did
make some show of regret at having mislakc-n a braoo of

quail out of season lor a yoniig u'lau'ie-ctivcken-

“Griff,” in repose, looks l“*e a veteran ot the “ old
guard," with his grey moust -kelio and air jaroucli. And
so, in fact, he is, tor rtuv ,<i he hover drew sabre under
the petit fenlwmri ie, c »‘c sorved a term with Col. Sam

Black hi tin- Jlexics 1 war. and cured lus corns by losing
his toes til sotee uUtlajrdisU place in India, as was fitting
in a good aubr ’-;t L‘,; tlu3 British crown, at the time aud
nlacesomef O > oars agoue. Inaction “ Griff ” looks like
a GoveriiT'Ue uto) ulo harnessed down with leather Straps of
things •pertaining to his muzzle-loader, to which he clings
qeto jum Vue progross of modern times (see advertisements
-ivjtwr tiTEiEAM). Thd Qfily drawback to the con¬

sideration of “Griff” as a purely ideal character is the
fact that he keeps dogs, and thus reduces himself to the
dead-level upon which we all meet.

I was stretched out on the bed pretending to bo fast
asleep. “Griff" made sure of the genuineness of my
snore, and then proceeded to try to sell a dog to the emi¬
nent Englewood Doctor. He wanted to sell him “un¬
sight unseen,” as the boys used to trade jack-knives.

“Why,” said he, “ I have sold no end of dogs, and I
never in all my life sold one that didn’t turn out to be sat¬
isfactory. Only once I came mighty near it. There was
a young fellow — his uncle (he was a nephew) kept a
big plate-glass establishment in St. Louis — came out here
and told me he and his uncle were going up into Minne¬
sota shooting, and he wanted a bird-dog. Well, at that
time I didn't have but two dogs, that is, what I call dogs
— setters, aud I said I couldn’t accommodate him. I was
sorry, but I wanted all I had to use and breed from. But
my young blood must have a dog, and wouldn’t take no
for an answer. Besides the bird-dogs, I happened to have
a pointer beast hanging around the place, and my man
sets eye on him and begins to ask questions about him.
Now I didn’t like to tell him much, for this was a pecu¬
liar sort of dog. 1-Ie had a peculiarity. It was this : He
would draw on a bird in fine style, and creep and creep
and creep — no power could stop him— and then with a
sudden spring he would dash in and capture the thing,
feathers and all. But he was as pretty a thing to look at
as ever I put eyes on, and my young glass prince thought
he must have him, anyhow. Of course I didn’t want to
sell a dog I knew was off color, and I stood him off as
long as I could, but finally he drove me into naming a
price. So, thinking to scare him off for good and all, I
said not a cent less than $135 would buy that dog. Darn
my buttons, if he didn't close the bargain at once, only
stipulating that he should pay $100 cash, and the remain¬
ing $35 if the beast gave satisfaction after a trial trip,
So he toted him off at the end of rope-yarn, and I put
the $100 away, to have it handy tq return when he found
out that the dog ‘ wasn’t well broke yet,’ as I had insisted
all along. Well, that was the last I heard of my glass-
man for a long time, till one day, walking down Fourth
street, I came "plump upon him so suddenly that I didn’t
have half a chance to turn down a side street or dodge into
a door-way. as I would have done if I could.” By this time
the eminent Englewood Doctor was yawning to split his
jaws, and I was wondering how the long-winded tale
might ever come to an end. “Well,” continued “Griff,”
“ to my surprise he came with open hands towards me
and shook mo cordially. ‘Come,’ says he, ‘and see
uncle. Uncle wants to see you.’ The devil take your
uncle, thinks I ; but I had to go of course, and up into a
fine office I walks, and there sees my uncle and also my
pointer pup, the latter in a fine cage, all decked out
with ribbons, a fine collar on his neck, and his coat clean
as a prize-winner hi a bench-show. Ho introduced me
to the uncle, but I never dared to say a word about the
dog till he finally said he wanted to settle up that trade,
and then and there gave me a check for $35, and
then handed me a twenty-dollar gold piece, saying it
it was by way of bonus and he hoped it was satisfactory.
All this time I never dared open my mouth about the
dog ; but afterwards I got out with the nephew, and over
a glass of beer I did pluck up courage enough to ask him
what he thought of the pointer. ‘ Think of him 1” says
he. Why he’s the finest dog in this country. I don’t
'spose you knew it when you sold him, but he can’t he
beat on this whole continent. Why that dog can catch
more birds in a day than unde and I together can shoot in
a week.' ”

I gave a snort at this unexpected denouement, and the
eminent Englewood Doctor rolled over on the floor like
a brace of quail mistaken for prairie-chickens.

St. Louis, Sept. 7tli. The Major.

Dogs of our Forefathers.— Putnam, Conn,, Augi
28th. — It seems there are two dogs that we have record
of that came in the Mayjloiuer with the “Pilgrim
Fathers ; ” for among the papers found, it seems, two
men were at the brook which was within a few rods ot
their house, when a large wolf pursued their spaniel, . *
which ran to the men for protection. Afterwards whew.
John Billington and another man got lost in the weeds
and were obliged to stand by each other all niglW, tho
wolves would come very near them, and their purge dog
would chase them away. The records say the^e were a
great abundance of wild fowl in the bay. ‘Early in the
spring of 1631, three men went in a boat r'-P what is now
Kingston Bay, and saw a dead gramu'a' ,on shore, near
what is now Rocky Nook ; wolves feasting on the.'

carcass, and on ascending Kingstoni River they saw maeny
deer. _ _ G. F. W.

St, Bernards FOB Sap-C- — Mr, Leroy A Collius, of
Lancaster, Mass., wel1* known as ar. importer,' breeder
and exhibitor of pjaro. St. Bernards, .offers some of his
best stoc k for siute. Mr. Collin- iuie spared neither ex¬
pense or tro’ jble in getting flip vory best strains from
abroad. fWie advertisement,

Pc© for Sajis. — A recently imported pug hitch with
exc-sllent pedigree, now in season, can be bought very
MOw. Particulars to be obtained at this office.

—Mr. H. B. Vo ixl ei-smith, of Lancaster, Pa., advertises
in another column some fine dogs for sale. These dogs
are sold on account of Mi, Vu mini-smith being about to
engage iu another business, and out of hiB kennel of four¬
teen dogs lie will sell eight or nine, comprising three Gor-
qons_Vic tress, pure Laverock (full sister to Countess);
Virginia (Paris-Peeress), and some finely bred red Irish
setters and pointers. See advertisement.

The following litters have been whelped recently at
theNeversink Lodge Kennels, Guymard, Orange Co., N;
Y. : — Queen-Sensation, 11 puppies, all liver ana white, 7
dogs and 4 bitches ; Dora-Croxteth, 7 puppies, all liver
and wliite, 5 dogs and 3 bitches ; Silk-Ranger, 9 puppies,
white and lemon, 4 dogs and five bitches ; Donna-Ranger,
10 puppies, lemon and white, 7 dogs and 3 bitches.

— General Webb, of the Westminster Kennel Club, baa
purchased of the Montclair (N. J.) Hunt the beagle bitch
pup Belle. She is black, tan an4 white, and out of im¬
ported English stock.

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FOREST AND STREAM

—Mr. ,4. Weighcll’s (Rochester, N. Y.) champion red
Irish setter bitch, Breeze, whelped on the 31st of July
7 red puppies, 5 dogs and two bitches sired by champion
Rufus.

- -The black pointer bitch Gwendoline (Strong’s Pete,
Woodbridge's Noll) owned bv H. C. Glover, Tom’s River,
N. ,J., whelped on the 31st, with seven puppies, four dogs
and three bitches, all black or black and white, sired by
Mr. F. Sehuchardt’B Jim (Pete-Whisky).

— Mr. E. J. Robbins’ (Wethersfield, Conn.) red Irish
setter bitch, Bridget Plunket, Plunket-Stella, whelped
on the 9th inst. 12 puppies and by same owner's Bob,
Rory O'More-Mirah.

Apropos of the above Mr. Robbins writes us that during
the last nineteen months his bitch, Bridget Plunket, has
whelped forty puppies, and he has found ready sales for
them all by advertising in our columns.

— The red Irish setter Zoe, belonging to Mr. Max Wen¬
zel, of Hoboken, whelped last -week 14 puppies, 11 dogs
and 8 bitches, sired by Messrs. Lincoln’s and Henlyar’s
Arlington, formerly Boss.

— Mr. J. L. Coogan, of Charleston, S. C., claims the
names Jack Hinton and Modjeska for a brace of orange-
and-white setter puppies presented to him by his friend
Mr. G. A. Spooner of Brooklyn.

— Dr. E. H. Lyford, of Vinalhaven, Me., claims the
name “Sport” for his thoroughbred cocker spaniel pup
whelped July 10 from the kennels of M. P. MeKoon,
Franklin, N. Y. Sport is out of Nellie, II, by Skip, etc.
Skip is owned by D. F. Slade.

— Mr. W. A. Galloway, of New Dorp, S. I., claims the
names Flax and Fret for red-and-white setter dog and
gyp pups out of Killarney (imported Grouse, imported
Frisk) by Prince (imported Milo, imported Belle), whvlped
May 22d.

— Mr. L. H. Mercilliott’s English setter bitch Grace has
whelped 8 puppies, 6 dogs and 2 bitches, sired by Mr.
Carl Lessehom’s imported Lavarack dog Carlo.

—Mr. L. H. Mercilliott’s English setter bitch Pet, has
been bred to Mr. P. H. Morris’ Lark.

— Will the gentleman who wrote to G. D. M., 83 Peter
street, please write aga:n to Box, 3,223 Toronto P, O., as
his letter has gone astray through tho stupidity of the
Post Office Officials. ' Geo. D. Maodouqall.

U atioml ’ffzstmes.

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

FIXTURES.

Sent. ]8— Daft vs. 22 Canadians at Toronto.

Sept. 18-Datt vs. 22 Old Countrymen.

Sept. 18— Irish team vs. St. George's.

8ept. 18— Wauskuck vs. Westerly.

Sept. 18— Occident Cricket Club.

Sept. 1!1— Halifax Incog.

Sept* IS— Whitby vs, Toronto.

Sept. 18-19— Montreal.— Daft’s English eleven vs. 22 of Montreal.
Sept. 19-20— Staten Island.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. eighteen Sta¬
ten Island Cricket Club.

Sept. 25-20-37— Nioetown.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Philadelphia
eleven.

Sept. 35-20 27— Detroit.— Daft’s English eleven vs. eighteen Penin¬
sular Cricket Club.

Sept. ,'tO-Oet. 1— Ardmore.— Gen Demon of Ireland vs. Merlon
Cricket Club.

Sept. 30-Oot. 1— Syracuse— Daft's English eleven vs. 22 Central
New York.

Oct. 3-4— Staten Island.— Daft’s English eleven vs. eighteen of
New York.

Oct. 3-4— Montreal.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Montreal.

Oci. 7-8— Ottawa. — Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Ottawa.

Oct. 13-14— Hamilton.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Hamilton.

, Oct. 15-10— Guelph.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Guelph.

Oct. 18-20— Coburg— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Coburg.

Oci. 33-23— Detroit.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Peninsular.

We call special attention to recent changes made in
our list of fixtures.

\ Chester Citt vs. Merion (2d). — A large number of
pt'K’sons witnessed this game, played at Chester j Pa., on
the M.3th of August. As will be seen by the score, the
home Uvain won a very creditable victory by 6 wickets : —

HERIOX.

Firht. inning. Second Tuning.

M. Hailey, c. tsharplcss, b. c. Dickinson, b. J. Wood . 0

Griffin . . . 1

L. Haines, run out. - . 7 c. Griffin, b. Brooke . 0

G. S. Phi Her, c. Rogers. b.

•dlrnoke ......... . ... ...... 5 b. J. Wood- . 3

C. Morns, c. . I. Wood, b. dn^to 4 c. McAldon, b. Brooke . 6

M. Ewing, run out.... 3 1. b. w., b. J. Wood . “

W. Stroud, e. Harrison, b. .a

Griffin . . ... } mi. Sharpless, b. ditto .

W. It. Philler, c. ditto, b. ditto 1 ru.„

W. Bailey, c. Brook, b. ditto. 0 c. an^j b. Griffin .

It. H. lleilloy, b. Griffin . 3 not ou.i .

F. .1. Maule. l.h.w., b. Brooke 4 li. Brook, »

W. Scott, not out . - . 0 b. J. Woon\

Bros, 4; leg byes. 1 ; wide __ 'etc byes, 2; wide

No balls . )S”‘.

Total . 39 Total . 5

CHESTER.

First Inning. Second Inning, v

T. Harrison, run out . 5 b. Haines. ..: . 1

J, Wood, b. Morris . * b. ditto . . . .

W. Wood, b. Ewing . 1 o. Reiiley, b. Haines .

J. Griffin, b. Morris . 15

T. Brooke, e. w. r., Philler. b

Haines . 8 notout . .

J. Rodgers, b. Morris . 3 not out .

T. Johnson, b. Haines . 0

Geo. Greenwood, c. Haines.

b. Morris . . 3

O. Dickinson, c, ditto, b.ditto 0
J. E. Sharpless, c. Heilley, b.

ditto . 8

W. McAldon, not out . 1

Bves, 0: leg byes, 2; wide Byes, 3 ! leg byes, 1; wide
halls, 2..- . 9 halls, Z .

England vs, Canada. — We give below thescore of the
match between Daft’s English Team and the Canadians,
Sept. 10th and 11th: —

CANADIANS.

First Innina. Second Inning.

Totten, b. Shaw . 0 e. Osoroft, b. Shaw . 1

ltiiy, c. Ullvett, b. Morley . 3 b. Morlcy . 1

Briinnel, c. Pinder, b. Morley. 1 *. Plnder, b. Shaw . 6

Smith, b. Morley . 0 run out . 0

Sproule, e. and b. Sbaw . 8 8. Pinder, b. Shaw . 0

Wells, b. Morlev . 0 s. Finder, b. Shaw . 11

Gillespie, s. Pinder, b. Morley 0 o. and b. Morley . 2

Hyman, b. Shaw . 5 s. Oscoft, b. Morley . 2

Lning. b. Sliaw . 0 b. Morley . 4

Osier, b. Morley . 2 b. Morley . 1

Sprnggo, b. Morley . 1 b. Emmett . . 0

Kennedy b. Morley . 2 b. Morley . 1

Boulton, b. Shaw . 0 b. Morley . 0

Ogden, b. Shaw . 0 b. Morley . 0

Brophy, b. Sliaw . 4 c. Oscrort, b. Emmett . 2

Irving, c. P.nder, b. Morley.. . 3 b. Morley . 0

Scudding, b. Shuw . . 0 c. Oscrort, b. Bates . 0

Path, s. Pinder. b. Shaw . 1 b. Emmett . 8

Feme, e. Daft, b. Morley . 1 not out . 4

Logan, b. Shaw . 0 b. Morley . 7

Drummond, not out . 2 out . 7

Byes . 2 . 1

Leg-byes . 0 . 3

Total . 31

First Inning.

ENGLISHMEN.

Bllyett, c. Forrie, b. Logan . . 12 Did not bat. .

Osoroft. b. Logan . 11 Did not bat. .

Lockwood, c. ltay, h. Logan. 30 Did not bat. .

Selby, c. Sprague, b. Logan . 0 Did not bat..

Daft, not out . 34 Did not bat..

Shrewsbury, c. Irving, b. not out .

Kennedy . 1

Bates, e. Hyman, b. Logan ... 1 not out .

Emmett, h. Ogden . 3 Did not bat..

Sliaw. e. Scadding, b. Logan. 3 Did not bat.

Pinder, e. Smith, b. Ogden.. . 5 Did not bat..

Morley, e. Kay, b. Logan . 1 Did not bat..

Wide, . 1 Wides .

Total . 101 Total . 3

BOWLING.

ENGLISHMBN.

Balls. Maiden Overs. Buns. Wickets.

Morley . 172 25 29 21

Shaw . 148 IT 41 14

Emmett . 44 2 19 8

Bates . 16 * 8 1

CANADIANS.

Bails. Maiden Overs. Runs. Wickets.

Logan . 204 SO 35 7

Ogden . 80 12 11 2

Forrie . 80 7 21 0

Kennedy . 72 8 21 1

Brophy . 24 3 6 0

Brunei . 16 0 8 0

Gillespie . 12 2 2 0

The match between the English eleven and the Old
Countrymen, which was the second game in the Daft
series of Inter-Continental cricket matches, was played
at Toronto, Out., on September 12th and 13th, and re¬
sulted in a draw. Although the visitors again contested
against a side of twenty-two players, they would have
won with ease had the game been played out. We will
give the full score next week.

Oswego vs. Oswego Falls.— The tables were turned
in the return match between these clubs, which was
played on Sept. 6th at Oswego Falls. The subjoined
scores show that the visitors were victorious by one in¬
ning and forty-nine runs : —

OSWEGO FALLS.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Ellenor, b. Wright . 0 b. Wright . 0

Newton, c. Scott, b. Fayette.. 4 b. Fayette . 3

Ellis, run out . 0 b. Fayette . 0

J. Backus, b. Wright . 19 run out. . 0

Edmondson, run out . 1 b. l ayette, c. Wright . 2

II. Bachus, C. Fayette, h.

Wright . 2 run out . 0

Murphy, b. Wright . 2 b. Wright.. . 0

Gill, notout . 18 e. Conile, It. Fayette . 8

Townsend, b. Wright, . 0 b. Wright . 0

Foster, b. Wright . 6 run out . 0

North, b. Bailey . 0 not out.

Extras .

Chatham (Ont.) vs. Forest City.— This match was
played on the grounds of the latter club, at Cleveland,
O., on the 7th and 8th insts., and resulted in a victory for
the visitors by 150 runs. Although the home club met
with defeat, they should by no means be discouraged.
It cannot be expected for young clubs to successfully
compete against old organizations like the Chatham. We
remember some years back that several of the best play¬
ers in the Dominion hailed from that club, and from the
play of the present crop of youngsters we can see that D.
M. Eberts, Whelan, and Van Allen left the seeds of good
cricket behind them. Score : —

Second Inning.

. 77

..17

Total . 57

Total . 24

Occident Cricket Club. — This well-managed organiz¬
ation was established in 1874, at San Francisco, Cal., and
plays on the Recreation Grounds of that city. At a recent
meeting the following officers were elected for the pres¬
ent year:— President, W. Lane Booker, Esq. (H. B. M.
Consul); Vice-President, James M, Streeten, Esq.; Treas¬
urer, J. P. Cox, Esq.; Secretary, H. A. Webster, Esq.;
Committee of Management, Messrs. Cross, Brown and
Sanderson.

CHATHAM.

First Inning.

J. 0. Woods, c. Doran, b.

Rielly . 8 c. Saunderson, b. Doran . 19

H. Atkinson, run out . 1 b. Riley . 0

W. Crowe, e. Darby, b. Doran 12 run out . ••• *

J. L. Nichols, c. Speed, b. Do¬
ran . 69 c. and b. Riley . 31

R. S. Littls, c. Garret, b. Do¬
ran . 18 b. Darby . 3

T. Sycrs, b. Abbott . 3 runout. . 13

R. Monck, c. West, b. Doran. 2 c. Doran, b. Riley . 6

D. W. Eberts, run out . 22 b. Doran . 4

Ed. Bell, 0. Saunderson, b.

Rielly . 4 c. Darby, b. Doran . 7

Geo. Beamish . fi b. Doran . 4

E. Van Allan . 3 not out . 3

By es, 11 ; leg byes, 4 ; wides, 5 20 Byes, 4 ; leg by es, 5 ; widos, 6 1 5

Total . 153 Total . . 108

Grand total . 281

FOREST CITT.

First Inning. Second Inning.

W. Saunderson, b. Mouck ... 3 0. Monck, b. Atkinson . .

Abbott, run out .

A. C. Speed, L b. w„ b. Bea-

inigli . , - - - 2 b. Atkinson . .

J. F. James, c. Monck, b. Bea¬
mish . .2

A. B. Darby, c. V an Allan, b.

Monck . 2 b. Atkinson . 1

H. G. Brayton, b. Monck . 14 b. Monck . 4

C. Justice, c. Monk, b. Bea-

mish . 8 c. and b. Atkinson . 4

Win. Garrett, b. Nichols . 13 c. Little, b. Atkinson . 4

Doran, b. Nichols . 3 notout . 0

R. S. West, c. Atkinson, b,

Nichols . 8 b. Monck . 5

A. A. Riley, not out . 0 run out . 0

Byes, 6 ; leg bye, 1 . 7 Byes, 2; leg byes, 4; wides, 2. -8

Total . 82 Total . 29

Grand total . HI

b. Atkinson . 2

b. Atkinson . ... 0

8 Extra

Total . 80 Total.

Total both innings .

OSWEGO.

Soott, c. Murphy, b. Newton . 4

Hubbard, run out . J

Stephenson, b. J. Backus . lg

Mongin, b. J. Backus . 10

Cozzcns, b. and c. Ellis . 76

Bailey, b. Ellin . »

Conde, c. J. Backus, b. Ellis . 3

W right, c. Edmondfibn, b. Ellis . J

Mat toon, c. Backus, b. Ellis . f

Fayette, 0. Ellis, h. Newton . 14

Aylesworth, not out . 0

Extras . . .

Trial . 326

Toronto vs. Uxbridge. —This rather one sided match
was played on the Toronto Grounds, on Aug. 25th, the
home club winning by one inning and 18 runs. The bowl¬
ing of Logan and Beliam in the first inning was extremely
good, the former taking five wickets for five runs. The
following is the full score : —

UXBRUDGE.

First Timing. Second Inning.

F. Gouldin, b. Logan . 3 b. Behan . 3

•W. J. Hallwortn do . 3 notout . . 8

O'. Leak, 1 b. w. do . 0 b. Logan . 2

G. iriempthill, h. Beham . 1 b. Logan . 10

J. Go,., pi h. Behan . 4 runout . 10

IS. It. Ho>gcr, b. Ilchun . 0 b. Logan . 0

Wheeler, bv. Logan . 1 c. Boulthee, b. Logan . 0

A. M. Gilpin>oy? Logan . 0 b. Logan . 13

R. W. Gildin, b>silehan . 0 c. Franks, b. Logan . 0

W. Notion, not o,.,t . 0 e. Baillio, b. Behan . 2

Tom Bolster, b. Ben,an . 0 c. Baillie, b. Behan . 7

Extras.. . -v^. . 2 Extras . 14

Total . .... 14 Total . S9

TORONTO CRt^KET ASSOCIATION.

' v First \rnning.

Campbell, h. Gould . . . , . 14

Franks, b. Gould . . X . 18

Boulthee, run out . . . - . 3

Edwards, b. Oould . . . 3

Behan, b. Gould . — X,. . 10

Blake, Frank, b. Rogers . . . 3

Baillie, b. ltogow . . X.- - • v . 1

Musson* c. Roister, b. Rogers . . v - . 14

Lowry, b. Gould . '••••' . 2

Logan, not out . . . 4

Totg) . . . . . . . ;’”V 1W

Toronto ys. Whitby. — This match was played on the
6th inst. on the University Grounds. The Toronto team
was composed of nine players which had been selected to
play against Daft’s team, and the score of the Whitby’s
innings shows well for that club. There was some excel¬
lent play on both sides. The annexed score shows to
whom honor is due • —

TORONTO.

Sproule, c. Trousdell, b. J. B.

Laing .

Townsend, b. A. Laing .

Totten, c. Trousdell, b. A.

Laing . . .

Brock, c. J. B. Laing, b. A.

Laing . . .

Spragge, b. A. Laing .

Behan, b. Mnthison .

Ogden, b. J. B. Laing .

Gosling, b. A. Laing .

Boulton, not out .

Helmkin, b. A. Laing —

Fay, b. J. B. Laing .

Extras .

17 Ray, c. Boulton, b. Behan. ... 19
6 Trousdell, c. Brock, b. Beha n 6
J. B. Laing, st. Ogden, b.Tot-

. 49 A. Laing, b. btumu. . . . . u

. 2 Ross, b. Behan . 4

. 5 Reynolds, b. Totten . 11

Matbison, st.. Ogden, b. Gos-

12 ling . 6

. 2 Garratt, b. Totten . 3

. 0 H. Ray, c. Ogden, b. Totten . 2

. 3 Campbell, not out, . 2

. 9 Extras . 7

Total . U9 Total . Ill

In Whitby’s second innings : Jackson, c. Boulton, b.
Behan, 24 ; J. B. Laing, not out, 18 ; Campbell, b. Behan,
3 ; and Trousdell, b. Behan, 2. Total, 47.

Peninsular vs. Alleghany.— The Peninsulars of De¬
troit met the Alleghany Club of Pittsburg, at Cleveland,
O., on Aug. 19th, and in a one inning game led their op¬
ponents by 115 runs. The s lore is as follows

ntJllfUU. U. V_TUJUU.g Ci , u. kJJJJJVLi <-> x. ”

White, h. Gamble . 1 F. Gamble, c. and b. Bamford 5

Bamford, c. Gallager, b.

Smith . 15 Haywood, e. Farnsworth, b.

Bamford . II

Giddey, c. Ferguson, b. Smith 0 Riley, run out ........ ........ 1

Dale, c. Brayto, b. Gamble... 0 Eai’k, c. Mountford, b. White 2
Armstrong, c. Gallager, b. ‘ .

Gamble . 39 Blewitt, b. Banford . 3

Mountford, b. Darby . 48 Ferguson b. Armstrong . 13

Dodd, c. Haywood, b. Darby. 7 Drayton, not out . 2

Darby, e. Hincbman, b. Arm-

Farnewortb, run out . 0 strong . 1

Hinelnnan, not out, . 20 Smith, b. Armstrong . 3

Parke, b. Gamble . 4 Swart, b. Dale . . 0

Extras . 19 Extras . 9

Total. .

. 101 Total . 40

Bacon, o. and D. McKen
W. Giles, b. Jackson ...
Lets, b. Jackson .

Byo ..

Manhattan (2d) vs. New York.— Play at Prospect
Park, Sept. 3d.

NEW TORK. MANHATTAN.

Allwortli, b. Jackson . 4 Middleton, b. Allworth . . 0

Landrum, b. McKenzie . 9 Jaekson, hit wicket, b. G.

Fretd, b. McKenzie . 10 Giles . 19

G. Giles, jr.aMlar.fi. Jack- # ^ ^ 0. G1|e# . 10

3 J. Tucker, b. Allworth . 1

1 G. Scott, b. G. Giles . 6

10 Lane, b. G. Giles . ...... 6

McKenzie, e. W. Giles, b. G.

4 Giles . 6

0 Dollar, c. Bacon, b. Allworth , 9

H. Tucker, 1. b. w. b. All-

1 worth . 2

0 Coyne, not out . 2

1 Paul, b. G. Giles . 1

Byes, 2; leg-bye, 1 . _3

Total. . 46 Total . . . 59

Nahant Sporting Club. — In the fall meeting, Nahant,
Mass., September 13th, the record was: Foot race. 100
yards, E. Wendell (H. A. A.), 1st ; A. T. Greenough (U.
A. C.), 2d ; T. R. Lord (U. A. G), 3d ; Clark (U. A. C.),
Whitney (U. A. C.). Time : 10 l-5s.

Foot race, 220 yards, E. Wendell, 1st; A. T. Greenough,
2d; R. R. Lord, 2d, Time : 25is. G. B. J.

—The Harlem Athletic Club games, open to amateurs,
wifi take place Wednesday, Oct. 8th. All communion-
tions should be addressed to J, 33, Haviland, Secretary,
Beaver street, N§w York,

FOREST AND STREAM

649

ARCHERY.

Archery in Central Parr..— The stretched of lawn in
Central Park ought to be diversified these fall afternoons,
with archery tents, targets and archers. The sport is
novel. It would interest thousands of spectators. It
makes a brilliant spectacle. The flight of the arrow to
the brightly colored target is watched with pleasure, not
only by the shooter himself but by all others. The turf
is not injured by the sport. We can think of no reason
why the Commissioners of Parks should not encourage
Clubs to meet in Central Park. Who wdl initiate the
movement?

Archery in Iowa. — On August 8th, at the Toxophilite
Archery Grounds at Terrace Hill, Des Moines, Iowa, oc¬
curred 'a very pleasant ladies match at the Columbia
Round for prizes offered by Mr. Tac Hussey, an enthusi¬
astic archer of same club, lstprize, idoz. pine arrows; 3d,

1 ladies’ quiver ; 3d, 1 belt spore book; 4th, 1 doz. scoring
cards. Most golds, a fine bow-string. Miss Laura Owen
won 1st prize by a gross Bcore of 345; Miss Mamie Cole, 3d,
320 ; Mrs. J. H. Windsor, 3d, 163 ; Miss Fannie Parsons,
4th, 162. Miss Cole won special prize, having made 10
golds. After the contest the clubs were entertained by
Mr. and Mr. Hussey at the above house and prizes were
awarded.

Ohio State Archery Association.— The programme
of the first grand annual meeting of the Ohio State Ar¬
chery Association, which is to he held at Cincinnati,
October 3d and 3d, comprises three contests for ladies,
three for gentlemen, and a team shoot of four gentlemen
from any society. The secretary, Mr. Chas. Welker, 137
West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, will send official pro¬
grammes upon application. The success of the meeting
is assured.

—California Archery Clubs are preparing for a tourna¬
ment at the State Fair.

—Mr. Will. H. Thompson is arranging several telegraph¬
ic archery matches.

American Bows. — Chicago, Sept. 8th. — Editor Forest
and Stream : — In your issue of Sept. 4th is an article on
‘■American Bows vs. English Bows,” signed “Toxo¬
philite.” It may be time, as he says, that he is not m the
archery business, though his efforts to advertise the one
dealer he mentions do not inspire an outsider with con¬
fidence. It may be true that he has “ used the bow fur
over twenty years,” tbougb be probably does not mean
that he has used it as an archer. It may even be true
that he was present at the late Chicago tournament,
though his ignorance of the fine showing there of Ameri¬
can bows and arrows, and the breakage of several ex¬
pensive Aldred bows, would lead one to think he may
have been present only by proxy.

Now, I have not been an archer for twenty years,
never having pulled a bow until the last spring, but 1
have been learning considerable about the qualities of
bows this season, and my friends call me a good shot. I
have purchased about three hundred dollars worth of
hows and arrows already, trying nearly every kind that
appears to have merit. I have an Aldred Spanish yew,
and like it ; also American made bows, such as self
lance, lance backed with hickory, beef wood backed with
lance, and many others. I have subjected these to very
severe tests, anil they have had harder use than my yew,
intentionally, to try them. The best of these were all
made by one manufacturer, “American bows,” and I
consider them better than any imported bows. Not only
is that my opinion, hut I know that all the prominent
archers at the late tournament agree with me. I would
not cry down Aldred yews, because Aldred does make
fine bows, but the Chicago tournament demonstrated
that American made yews were equal to Aldred’s.

It would have been fairer if “ Toxophilite ’ had told
the whole truth about Aldred yews at the tournament.
Then he would have told your readers that three Aldred
yews were broken, viz.: Mr. Burnham's, Mr. Hall’s and
Mr. Wilkinson’s. He would also have stated that although
Mr Carver, the secretary of the National Archery Asso¬
ciation. had an Aldred Spanish yew costing him $125, he
did not shoot with it, and that lie endorses American
made bows in high terms. .

One of onr dealers here tells me he has sold this season
over five hundred fine bows made by a manufacturer in
your oity, varying in price from $7 to $18, and has heard
of hut six of these bows being broken, and that since the
tournament the demand for English bows and arrows has
largely fallen off, while there is a very great demand for
the American. Truth.

Toxophilites vs. Crescents.— Des Moines, Sept. 7.
The Toxophilite and Crescent teams shot the American
Round at the Driving Park last evening for the champion¬
ship of the State, which the former had won in a contest
on the 4th of July last. Score

CRESCENTS.

Names. 40 Yds. 50 Ftfe. SO Yds. Totals.

Sherman . - . 161 TR % f

Battal . 103 110 00 &

MeCaiu .... . . 99 88 83 2

TfcSSr.. . 84 07 83 2'

433

340

1,318

.130

43

~32i

200

1,3*0

Totals..., . 448

TOXOPHIWTES.

Hussey . JJ6

Henry . - . M

Finkbme . 1J9

Fullerton . 83

TotalB. . 579

Buffalo vs. Highland Park.— A telegraphic match
was shot Saturday, Sept. 0th, between the Buffalo Arch¬
ery Club and the Highland Park Archers, each man
shooting 90 arrows at 60 yards. Score :

HIGHLAND HARK ARCHERS.

, - 1st 30.- — . . - 2(1 30-.-, , - 3d 30. - , , - Total-

Hits. Score. Hits. Score. Hits. Score. Hits. Score.
Mr Kvle 28 128 24 120 28 138 80 384

Mr GiW "'.n 91 24 98 29 161 70 350

Ur Weston 24 106 20 114 23 115 73 335

Mr. Hall . . - 23 119 26 132 26 117 74 368

Mr. Spalding. 29
Mr. Smith-.-. 23
Mr. Granger. 24
Mr. Sidway.. 24

BUFFALO ARCHERY CLUB.

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J ni and jjftt'c//

FISH IN SEASON IN SEPTEMBER.

FRESH WATER,

Grayling, Thymallvs tricolor.
Mnskalonge. Eso;r noltil ior.
Pike or Pickerel, Ksox twins.
Fellow Perch, Perea flavcsccmt.

Trout, Sal mo fontinalic.

Salmon, Naim n Snlnr.

Salmon Trout, Salmo confinis.

Land-looked Salmon, Salmo a lo-
WH.

Black Bass, Mleroptcrus saimoldes ; AT. nigricans.

SALT WATER.

Sea Bass, Scicenops ocetlatus.
Sheepsliend, Archosaryus proba-
tocf.phahts.

Striped Bass, Koceus ttneabus.
White Perch, Morons amcrlcana,
Weakfish, Cynoseion reunite,

Blueflsh, PoMOtomm saltatrlx.
Spanish Mackerel, Vybium mac¬
ula turn.

Cero, Gytnum regale.

Benito, Sardo. petamys.

Kingflsli, MenUcirrus nebutosus.

The Mackerel Fisheries,— United States Commis¬
sion, Fish and Fisheries, Sagadahock House, Bath, Me..
August 28th. — It may interest you to know the present
condition of the Port land mackerel fisheries, as I learn it
from conversation with several of the more prominent
dealers of the place.

They say that mackerel have not been so plenty off the
Maine coast for a number of years. A large fleet of ves¬
sels are fishing between Portland and Mt. Desert Island,
taking mostly large number two's and all very fat. -The
vessels “fill-up” is from ten days to two weeks, some¬
times bringing in a deck-load beside. A good many ves¬
sels from different parts of the State, and some from Cape
Ann, are packing in Portland at $1 .25 per bbl. All the
packing houses are kept busy, and it is estimated by Mr.
E. G. Willard that they have packed over 7,000 barrels
in the three weeks ending August 23d. Of these he has
bought and shipped over 6,000 barrels to parties in New
York.

The price for two’s three weeks ago was $5, but under
the heavy receipts prices have gradually fallen, until Sat-
urdy they were Belling at $4. 121, and Mr. Willard thought
that Monday they would reach $4.

Vessels fishing in the bay have done very poorly, and
have mostly returned with “ broken trips," orfllledupon
their way home, off this coast. Mr. Chas. A. Dyer gives
me the following : — Schooner M. E. Torrey arrived home
about August 1st, from a mackerel trip in English waters.
She has gone five weeks at an expense for outfit of $470;
she brought home 200 barrels of fish that sold at $3 per
barrel net, of which the crew took one half. This left a
loss to the vessel of $170 in money, beside loss of time
and general wear. This represents a fair average, he
thinks, of vessels in English waters in 1879.

During the same time of schooner M. E. Torrey's trip
the schooner Alice landed from American waters 700
barrels of better fish, and stocked $2,500.

I know of but one Portland vessel in the bay , at the
present time, and she has not been heard from since June
25th, when she had 20 ban-els. R. E. Earll.

Mr. G. Brown Goode, U. S. Fish Commission, Prov-
incetown. Mass.

A Big Bass. — Messrs. Chas. Mowry, of New York City,
and John Mann, of Syracuse, were fishing in the Seneca
River, at Jack’s Rift, last Thursday, when Mr. Mowry
captured what is said to be the largest Oswego bass ever
caught with a fly in that stream. The fish weighed 5 lbs.

8 oz., and measured 21 in. jn length, 15 in. girth, and GJ>
in width. The day’s fishing footed up a total of 64.

Massachusetts— Plymouth Co., Sept. 3d. — A large
school of big blue fish struck in at lower Seituate Beach
last week, and all present caught all the fish they could
carry off. They drove in some of the largest mackerel
ever seen here, some of which weighed four pounds.
Smelt fishing has not been veiy good yet— too much heat
for them. S. K. Jr.

New Jersey — Forked River, Sept. 13th— The fishing
at this place still continues good. Messrs. L. W. Warner,
W. H. Hall and aon, and J. D. Anderson and son in three
days’ fishing caught over 200 weakfish and about 50 king-
fish ; some of the latter would weigh 2 lbs. each. Mr.
~W. C. Rogers and wife and Mrs. Edwin Adams of LoDg
Branch, in the yacht Haze, have made an average of 70
fish daily during the past week. Blueflsh are beginning
to run, but no large catches have yet been made. A.

Minnesota — Hastings, Sept. 8th,— Editor Forest and
Stream: — Our friend George Hicks came down from St,
Paul for a little sport, and we hitch up and take a sea¬
sonable start for Trout Brook, the only trout stream in
this part of the State. On our way out we take in the
fields along the side of the road, and by the time wo reach
the brook we have fourteen chickens. Trout Brook is a
small stream three miles long, and could easily flow
through an ordinary length of six-inch 6tove-pipe. ft is
thirteen miles out of our city, a town of 4,000 inhabi¬
tants; three miles north of Cannon Falls, a town of 1,200;
eight miles east of Northfield, a town of 2,500; twelve
miles west of Red Wing, a town of 5,000, and as 1 said
before is the only trout stream in. this part of the State.
So you can judge what the chances for a good basket are.
The banks resemble a street in New York — they are worn
so smooth by fishers. We are all very unsportsmanlike
up here, and never fish with a fly, the’ worm having the
preference: but please don't censure us. But back to my
story. George is from Lake Superior, and averts that the
stream is not big enough to hold a two-yearsv-ok'i trout,
and lies down for a snooze. We know better, we Vuvu
been there beforehand start oil alone, At the of
two hours we. return with a basket of ‘thirty, runj our
pocket scales are at once brought into play. Two of them
weigh seven ounces, one eight, one nine, and one sixteen
and a half ounces. The other twenty-fi ve range from
throe to six Inches in length. Tins would not be much
of a catch for a New York spnvisinau, but we were justly
proud. A large platter Was procured when we got home,
and it was a beautiful s- giifc to see three nicely dressed
young pinnated grouse surrounded by a “wealth of
trout,” lettuce, and need boiled eggs, laid out on it.

Tyro.

— L. H. jftM'sjy. of Abbey St. Imbri, killed a fine lot of
striped has- • '■ •- ioney Island Creek Tuesday night. The
largest* • mo weighed 12 lhs. It was on exhibition at John
tin pi i ■ aid s ini Liberty street Wednesday.

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No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

VW We cannot attempt to give specific directions where to go for
game or fish. Correspondents must Itcep themselves posted hy consult¬
ing aw news columns.

ZSriYe matte no charge for answering inquiries in this calum a.

W. T., Brooklyn.—- The killing of robins Is prohibited in New
YorkStale atall seasons.

W. H. B„ Fisher villo, N. H.— There is nothing you can do to
cure yunr dog. He will probably cease having the Ills us ho gets
older.

A. FI. Dc L„ New York.— Thorn are no arobery clubs In New
York city. The Brooklyn Archery Club moots in Prospect Park
Brooklyn.

P. H., Elizabethtown— Please let mo know tho price of the
cheapest gun made by Parker Bros., West Meriden, Conn. Aus.
Fifty dollars.

J. M. M., Columbus, Texas.— Tho symptoms you describe are
those of worms, and If you trout your dog for these parasites
you will probably put an end to the fits.

T. W. A., Boston.— Would you be kind enough to inform mo in
yovtr next issue. the beat place and season for brant? Ans. At Great
South Bay, Long Island, tn the Spring.

A. M. A,, New York— Does the recent State law prohibit the
shooting of the bird commonly oalled highliolder, and when
Is such law up in Richmond County ? Ans. Prohibited always.

E. T. P., Washington, t>. C.— We could not judge under what
circumstances the accidont occurred to yam- gun. It would
bo advisable for you to correspond with the makers who are very
honorable gentlemen.

Webb, Waterbury, Conn— Excellent grouse-shooting may bo
bad anywhere along the lino of the Keokuk and Des Moines Rail¬
road, from Grand Junction to Fort Dodge : also at any point wost
of Iowa Falls on Iowa division of Illinois Central Railroad. Con¬
ductors will give all needed information.

Axion, Now York.— If the man is right-handed in wielding the
axe ho raises it over his right shoulder ; if ho is left-handod, over
his left shoulder. But in chopping wood the axa is wielded over
hoth shoulders. Charles Reade’s ambidexterous coming man will
probably strike the golden mean and bring the blow straight
dawn.

0. F. W., Baltimore.— A friend of mine has a fine Irish setter
gyp red in color; he had her lined by Rowdy, an Irish setter of
the Baltimore konnel; she lmd seven pups, throe are ns black as
black can be ; would you call them full blooded Irish pups or not?
Ans. There is sometliiug wrong : she should not have thrown the
black puppies.

R. W. A., Now Haven— 1. 1 notice In your Issue of the3dof July,
under the heading of New York GamoLaw, Soc. 7, that ducks can
he shot from vessels propelled by steam or sails, in Long Island
Sound. Whore is the dividing Hue forth© State of Connecticut? 2.
What, about See. 8— does it read right? Ans. 1. At the State line.
Of course. 2. Was inadvertently misprinted, and should have
read exactly opposite.

H. H., Philadelphia— I have a black and tan terrier wbo has
been troubled for sometime past with fleas ; have tried to rid her
of them, but up to the present have been unsuccessful. Will you
please inform me through your paper what is the best thing to
use in such a case ? Ans. Steadman’s flea pov. cjj?v advertised in
another column will rid your dog of fleas. If one application is
not sufBeieut, try auother.

Constant Reaper, Newark, N. J.— At Jit. Desert, 31c., you will
find excellent trout fishing in Eagle Lake, whioll is two miles from
Bar Harbor. Jordan’s Pond, reached by wagon road I rotfl tbo
harbor,is also a good trout water. You wHlUnd plenty of desira¬
ble camping gounds in the vicinity. The main fish in season in
9 uly are black bass, land-locked salmon, salmon and shad nf ter
the loth. Great South Bay, L. I„ is an excellent place for, be'.'
shoodng.

R. A. G,, Hartford.— May I trouble you for the inline w|_
dross of some one at Lake St. Francis or St. Pater on ttj,© g| Law¬
rence who can give me information about the shod.1 n„.rL. y p,

the name Henry Mervinn, who writes from Harwood O.,tho
persons real name? Ans. For gnldes on Lal< ■ s . Peter. ,v , - , , « ntc
to F. S. Wotherspoon or Mannsseh Smith ■-.•Three Rivers, p. n
Canada, who will inform you. Henry Me, | ;ui ftei-ps _i sum',) 1 1
toiryat Harwood, Rice .Lake, Ontario.

H. J. M. C.. Brookline, Mass.— ftei ye seven sottov pupa, live of
whichhavedew olaws. Tlic jm >3 nrc pov, six ic.miths old, would
it do any harm to out these ciAvvs off? Jf to 1,',, removed please
state with w hat instnunorA : Ans. it (in- ,\„,y claws are merely
attached to ;llm log bjvmtoguu.ont tb.-ffy can ho removed with a
sharp knifo, taking hack sutlictont iAm to cqvsr the wound which
removal wil I .jpuasfcn. U tlmy regularly formed and attach¬
ed to the bone 8ho 1 1 10 not Vouch them.

T’Romx. Staton I -land,- ify setter luts been going more or less
tame tor the I11M two months, especially after jumping; and the
ctlier, Jay f .tiscovfred that the cause of it was evidently owing to
1 ho V;1. i" , r the „rjar foreleg being' greatly enlarged, its size being
iiottTlycpjpfl to one s little finger, while tho corresponding sinew
in ( lu I'av log in nuly the size of whip-cord. J have been rubbing
1 be b'M with strong liniment for several days, and the fever and
rwWIing mound part affected has considerably gone down, bu
tho since* is’still very large. Would you advise continuance of
treatment? Ans. Your dog has evidently sprained his log. You
t liOClld first allow him perfect, rest, particularly as far as jumping
Is- concerned. You might bathe the leg' with Pond's Extract, and
if the swelling of the sinew is not reduced in a few days, paint it
with iodine. Jt will never got well, however, if you continue to
exereiso tho dog.

Fishing Statistics.— The following statistics have
been published by Secretary Ex-arts as a mem. for the
United States and England :

The comparative chances of professional men catching
anything when they go fishing are :

Doctors . - - . 7 in 50 I Merchants . 18 in 50

Lawyers . 8 In 50 Professors . . J in 50

Editors . 10 in 50 | Unknownsma-1! boy, with

Artists . 2 in. 60 I straw hat and broken

Architects . . . 13 in 50 suspender . . 49 in 50

llookkeoporB . . 3 in 59 I

650

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The End of Summer. — The current week closes the
summer season, equinoxially and otherwise. Fashion
is arbitrary, and all the endeavors of landlords to make
their departing guests believe that the Indian summer is
the most delightful season of the year to dwellers in the
country ; that the gorgeous autumn tints are more engag¬
ing than the vivid midsummer verdure, and the air of
October more h caltn-giving than the zephyrs of July ; do
not suffice to prevent their flight when the stated hour
arrives. This week the theatres and operas make their
fall announcements, straw hats go out of elate, swimmers
leave the brine, yachts are laid up in ordinary and fishing
rods give place to guns. The blare of the liorn and the
voice of the hounds awake the dells ; the programmes of
vthe rifle ranges are announced ; newspapers teem with
advertisements of fall meetings of famous flyers, aquatic
contt!4ja °f famous boatmen, and pedestrian matches be-
tween 'ntf'ted walkers. Meanwhile lawn games are on the
wane, andiSthe cricketers and base ball men gird them¬
selves for thermal contests of the October fields. Con¬
spicuous among events of the current month are the
Brighton races, the Vpacket matches with the Irish team,
the Haalon-Courtnoy thqat race, and the great pedestrian
match at fAe Madison SqWe Garden.

oaT\Con

semi-annual Conventions of the\^eneral passenger and
ticket agents are held'horfltis city, w>af eel as if a host of
our friends had arrived irr-fowii, for wb are kept in con¬
stant communication with fii^se gentleilsen* to whose
courtesy sportsmen owe bo muchl-mid, we rn&Yadd, who
n turn owe much to the travelling sportsmen. The chief
business before the Convention was the'^tgreemenP-npon
a uniform tariff rate from New York to appoints ; ‘Aqd
we are glad to be assured of the satisfaction expressed by1
the delegates at the revival of business throughout the
country. The Convention adjourned to meet in CinHn-
nati next Maroh.

A WESTERN FISH CULTURAL ASSO¬
CIATION.

SIR Rowland Hill.— Every reader of this paper, who
receives his Forest and Stream regularly each week free
of postage, oweB a debt of gratitude to the memory of
the late Sir Rowland Hill, who died in Hampstead, Eng¬
land, August 27th, aged eighty -four. It is to the efforts
of Mr. Hill, that in 1839 the reduction in postage rates,
the abolition of the grossly unjust franking privileges,
and other postal reforms were inaugurated. The results
of his efforts are enjoyed by the civilized world to-day.
Perhaps we cannot better realize just wliat our postal fa-
cilties are than by a ttempting to pioture to ourselves the
year 1879 without them,

—The Piedmont Agricultural Society Fair will be held
at Culpeper, Vs., Oot. Hth to 17th,

A NUMBER of gentlemen who are prominently iden¬
tified with game protection and fish culture, in¬
cluding some past and present State Fish Commissioners,
have signed a circular letter, in which they solicit co¬
operation in organizing a distinctively Western Fish Cul¬
tural Association. The effort is praiseworthy, and while
we are by no means sanguine as to the great results which
seem to be anticipated therefrom in keeping up the native
fish supply of the West, the enterprise will receive our
countenance and cordial support. As journalists we have
had much to do for years past with the organization of
combinations for scientific labor, and must confess that
the results have not been such as to encourage a hopo for
the success of effort applied in that way — whether we
refer for example to the International Association, which
Beems to have quietly breathed its last, or to the National
Sportsman’s Association, whose deliberations at its last
annual convention were confined to a single delegate !
It seems impossible to secure complete unity of purpose
or harmony of action between interests which are purely
local or dissimilar, or to bring about individual compro¬
mises or concessions. Indeed, after so many years of ex¬
periment and endeavor, we are not positive that better
results cannot be obtained from a division of labor.

The American Fish Cultural Association composed of
naturalists, fishermen, fish mongers, fish breeders, and oth¬
ers interested in the subject, is an institution which has ex¬
isted for many years. Its scientific discussions have been
learned and useful, but its economic results have not been
sensibly apparent. Transplanted fish we find cannot be
made]to thrive in localities where they are not indigenous;
nor can foreign animalB be permanently engrafted upon the
fauna of another country. The Creator has managed the
distribution of species, and man’s efforts to change their
habitat can never be more than partially successful. The
cisco, the whitefish and the lake trout will always he most
at home in the great lakes ; the basses, the perches, and
the esocidae in the vast middle tier of States ; the shad,
the salmon and the striped bass in the East ; and the carps
and the suckers in the warmer waters of the South and
the great plains, On the Pacific coast is a system of fauna
almost wholly distinct — barred out by an impassable
mountain range. Nay more ; all the combined science
of fish culture seems unable to rehabilitate fresh waters
which have passed within the precincts of civilization, or
to produce by artificial propagation more than a flabby
and insipid counterfeit of their natural denizens.

We do not mean to assert that fish culture is a failure ;
for as long as fish food can be produced, no matter how
inferior in quality, or one single variety of our ichthyc
fauna can be made to swim and thrive where nothing
swam before, the efforts of persistent planters have their
signal reward. Certainly the shad seem to have been
measurably restored to our waters, and some other vari¬
eties of fish appreciably.

It may be that a Western fish cultural association
with Eastern representatives, may accomplish more than
our Eastern association with Western representatives has
hitherto done. It may prove, indeed, that merely annual
discussions and the reading of the written experiences of
a miscellaneous body of men more or less interested in fish,
will lead to results of a more practical value than the daily
business operations of individual breeders like Garliok, of
Ohio, Houseman, of Illinois, Palmer, of Wisconsin, and
Gerome, of Michigan. But on these points we have mis¬
givings. We are beginning to learn from the success
of the Statos of Delaware and New Jersey, and of
the Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, that
residents are more competent and better interested to
look after their local affairs than non-residents are, and
that their laws and contrivances for protecting game
and propagating fish are attended with more satisfactory
results than elsewhere ; and taking our cue therefrom
we may be excused for supposing that the fish culturists
of Ohio, for example, are better able to look after then-
own productions than are the combined and associated
fish culturists of the Western States.

It is true that the great basin of the Mississippi embraces
many States of homogeneous interests, which its in¬
dwellers might wish to mutually watch over and foster ;
nevertheless, we doubt if the deliberations of any Western
fish cultural association, however constituted, will be able
to iuld one jot of information or usefulness to the labors
. and investigations of the United States Fishery Commis-
siCwt, or proniote in anymore efficient manner the univer¬
sal work which is in progress and being undertaken
throughout the country. Besides, after the eclat and en¬
thusiasm of tire firkin convention, and the pleasure of the
social intercourse of Vlelegates, and the interchange of
views, the interest will'- rapidly languish. Gentlemen
who enlist in a public service cannot be induced to travel
long distances from all parts 0>f the country, year after
year, to attend representative meetings ; most of them
cannot afford either the time or the money. They will
want mileage, and good pay, just as State legislators do.
The question naturally presents itself whether their
labors could not be more profitably employed as local
forces. Our advice would be to let each State False care
of its own.

Duties of Summer Ruralizing.— The Christian Union
has very pertinently said ; —

It is a shame to us that when we go into the country
we are not mindful of its people ; that we concern our¬
selves so little about their life, and fail to give them that
contact with the outside world which it is in our power
to give, and which might stimulate and refresh them for
the better performance of their toilsome work. It is im¬
possible to say bow large an influence might be exerted
by the Christian culture of our cities upon the rural pop¬
ulation, broadening their scope and lightening their bur¬
dens, if every guest at our summer resorts did his or her
part to this end.

Because, however, a man is a tiller of the soil, and Na¬
ture is in a sense his taskmistress, he need not on that
account have any the less keen appreciation of her
charms. If hitherto he has only valued clouds as store¬
houses for the spring and autumn rain or the summer
showers ; if the mountains have been nothing more than
reservoirs for the rivers that turn his mills or bear his
produce down to market ; if the valleys are only conve¬
nient outlets to the world beyond ; if the bird’s voice in
Bpring has no meaning beyond its prediction of an ap¬
proaching season of work ; if the early violet has only
the same significance ; if

“ A primrose by a river's bnm
A yellow primrose [is] to him,

And nothing more,"

then let him awake to the fact that a wonderful world
exists all around him into which he has never as yet
gazed. If lie will but look, the clouds will take on new
and beautiful shapes ; the mountains will clothe them¬
selves in ever-changing hues ; the rivers will dash and
sparkle with new life at his feet; the valleys will fill
themselves if not with fauns and dryads, as to the imag¬
inative Greek, at least with the myriad tones that harmo¬
nize into nature’s symphony ; and the birds and the flow¬
ers will speak to him, if he will but listen, of the munifi¬
cence of nature and the countless uses to which her gifts
may be applied.

The true milk of human kindness flows out with the
utterance of every word above spoken. It is to some
such noble mission that a portion of the work of Forest
and Stream is devoted each week. We constantly en¬
deavor to infuse into the mind of every farmer and
farmer’s child, that interest and love for natural objects
which a habit of study and investigation inspires ; and
we find reciprocal pleasure in receiving from attentive
and constantly studious readers the weekly contributions
of items and observations which help to fill our Natural
History Department, and add so much to its value. City
people who spend the summer in the country can see
more readily the charms and beauties which there sur¬
round them, because their sense of enjoyment is keener
through the novelty that meets them everywhere ; and
they are apt to appreciate their surroundings more than
residents do who are accustomed to see them every day.
What we all need to learn, however, is to make the most
of the good gifts which the Great Giver has so bounteous¬
ly bestowed, by elevating our tastes and stimulating our
capacities for enjoyment.

Courtesies from Contemporaries. — When we came
out a mopth ago with a clarion crow from the top rail
of our front fence proclaiming that we had donned a new
set of type and inviting our friends to examine us, we had
no idea that the notes would resound throughout all the
land and that our newspaper contemporaries would take
up the call and re-echo it from North to South and from
East to West, as we find they have done. The congratu¬
lations and praises which we have received are so spon¬
taneous and evidently sincere that we have been quite
taken aback, as seamen say. Throughout a long period
of journalism covering twenty-seven years we have never
noticed such positive tokens of esteem and good-will.
Evidently our friends have our welfare at heart. One of
them, the Catocton Clarion , a Maryland paper, has be¬
come so interested in us that the editor has actually taken
time to count the articles we have printed in a single six-
months’ volume. His enumeration has gratified a natural
curiosity of our own, and as it may also interest others
we give it as we find it in his paper, to wit
Answers to correspondents, 1,009 ; editorials, 195 ; fish
culture, 88; game protection, 100; game bag and gun, 170;
kennel, 198 ; miscellany, 69 ; natural bistory, 179 ; new
publications, 20 ; poetry, 19 ; rational pastimes, 98 ; the
rifle, 157 : sea and river fishing, 122 ; brief notes, 100 ;
woodland, farm and garden, 38 ; yachting and boating,
340, [Chess not enumerated.]

Our own estimate would be still larger, but the above
is acknowledgment enough, The subjoined fifty notices,
so promptly given, afford a fair measure of popular opin¬
ion. They are only about half of all we have received,
and doubtless very many others have escaped our atten¬
tion. It is gratifying to find that our friends are so
numerous and so earnest, and that they are found in the
remotest villages of all sections as well as in the promi¬
nent cities. For a paper to acquire so wide a celebrity in
the country as ours has done in the short space of six
years is something unusual. It is this wide circulation
which gives a paper its influence and insures its perma¬
nent support. We feel positive that no other journal of
any character whatever, of the same circulation, is so
widely scattered at home and abroad. Forest and
Stream circulates not only in every State, Territory and
Provinoe of America, but in thirty different foreign coun¬
tries. It is now in its seventh year.

May success and continued prosperity attend all of those
contemporaries whose courtesies have been so cheerfully

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It is I7te sporting paper, drama (TV.) Farmer.

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CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE.

Among the noteworthy undertakings of to-day is the ex¬
pedition to Alexandria to take down the world-famous
Cleopata’s needle fromits present position and to transport
the same to New York City, where it is to be erected as a
memorial to the young Republic of the glory of ancient
Egypt, This is a work which must prove of the deepest
interest to all students of mankind. -The wonderful
changes of time will be emphasized in a most stupendous
manner when the hurrying living throngs of to-day
gaze upon this silent yet eloquent monumeut of an ex¬
tinct civilization.

Prompted by the success of England in setting up in
London, the Alexandrian obelisk, a public-spirited citizen
of New York lias assumed the financial responsibilty of re¬
moving the Cleopatra’s Needle to America. Concern¬
ing the present progress of the undertaking the World of
a recent date says

The readers of the World will learn with pleasure, we
are sure, that Lieutenant-Commander Gorrmge, of the
United States Navy, will sail from this city to-day in com¬
pany with his assistant, Lieutenant Seaton Sohroeder,
for Liverpool on his way to Egypt, there to superintend
the taking down, shipment ana transportation to this
country the world-famous Cleopatra’s Needle, a monu¬
ment conspicuous in the history of mankind for twenty
centuries past, and now through the liberality of the
Egyptian Government to become a permanent and most
interesting feature of ‘this metropolis. For some time
past Lieutenant-Commander Gorringe had been superin¬
tending the construction, at the iron works of the sons of
the late Mr. Roebling, at Trenton, of the machinery de¬
vised by himself to be used for the removal and ship¬
ment of this great monolith. This machinery will aggre¬
gate about eighty tons in weight. It consists of two
towers each twenty-six feet in height, which are to be
shipped in sections and put together after their arrival
in Alexandria, of two steel castings each weighing over
six tons, and of a cradle sixty feet in length. The towers
correspond to the sides of a gun carriage and the castings
to the trunnions of a gun . Like the machinery for hand¬
ling the monster gun of the colossal Italian ironclad Duillo,
this machinary for moving the Alexandrian obelisk will
command the critical attention of machinists and en¬
gineers, and it is most satisfactory to know that the work
of transferring to the New World the first great Egyptian
monument which has ever crossed the Atlantic will be
carried out entirely under American auspices, though it
ought not to be forgotten that we are indebted for the
first hint of the feasibility of such an acquisition to a dis¬
tinguished English engineer, Mr. Dixon, of London, who
laid the subject two years ago before the Editor of the
World.

Lieutenant-Commander Gorringe, to whom the work
has been confided, returned to this country recently from
a cruise of eighteen months on the Mediterranean, during
which, in command of the United States ship Gettysburg,
he thoroughly surveyed the shores of the Levant and
made himself entirely familiar with the harbor of Alex¬

andria and with the conditions under which the monolith
is to be handled. He will enjoy also the advantage of a
full and friendly understanding with Mr. Dixon, who
conveyed the sister obelisk from Alexandria to London,
and who has in the handsomest manner put all his exper¬
ience and all his information thuB acquired at the service
of Lieutenant-Commander Gorringe.

The method of embarking the obelisk which is to be
adopted by Lieutenant-Commander Gorrmge will interest
and be appreciated by all seamen. A steam collierhaving
a water-ballast compartment will be secured alongside of
the pier and the necessary preparations made for heaving
her down to careening lighters placed alongside on the side
opposite the pier. The water-ballast compartment will be
filled. A port having been opened to admit the obelisk
into the fore hold it will be launched in. The listing of
the steamer from taking its weight will he overcome by
heaving down on the careening lighters, and the sinking
due to both operations will be counteracted by pumping
out the water-ballast compartment, thus removing a
weight of water corresponding to that of tho obelisk,
Tidal a.nd windrift differences of level will be overcome
by means of a float secured at the shore end after the
fashion of a ferry-ship. The progress of Lieutenant-Com¬
mander Gorringe in this enterprise will be watched with
deep interest by all intelligent people in this country, and
the American public will be kept fully and accurately in¬
formed of it from time to time in the columns of the
World,

A TRIP TO NORTH PARK.

(THIRD PAPER.)

[FROM OUR STAFF CORRESPONDENT.'!

THE Laramie Plains, over winch the first few miles of
our jouruey led us, comprise nearly 3,000,000 acres
of comparatively level or rolling prairie land. The section
is essentially a grazing country, although there are not
wanting, along the streams, considerable tracts of agri¬
cultural land. Tho elevation is so great, however— over
7,000 feet— that stock raising will always be the most im¬
portant industry here. Nothing, it would seem, can
check the progress and increase of this source of wealth
except a winter of exceptional severity. The Laramie
Plains are well watered and the feed, which consists of
native grasses cured standing on the ground, is most nu¬
tritious. Through cattle, that is, cattle which have been
driven from a distant point during the summer, and
which reach their range worn out and thin in flesh in the
fall, come out in spring fat and round, in fact, fit for
beef.

In 1860 General Reynolds wintered with a small force
in the mountains on the northern edge of these plains, in
what are now known as the Freeze Out Mountains, and
turned out his horses to find their own living until spring ;
the animals being all broken down and unfit for use.
When they were gathered in the spring the horses were
found to bo fat and in good order, only one of them hav¬
ing been lost. In his report General Reynolds says : —
"This fact, that seventy exhausted animals, turned out
to winter on the plains the 1st of November, came out
in the spring in the best condition and with the loss of
but one of their number, is the most forcible commentary
I can make on tlie-quality of the grass and the character
of the winter,” There are many thousand head of cattle
already on these plains, and in the little valleys through
which flow the numberless small streams which empty
into the Big Laramie, the Medicine Bow River and the
North Platte, several individuals have large herds of
horses, both mustangs, half-breeds and American horses.
Here, too, sheep raising has been undertaken on a larger
scale and more successfully, I believe, than on the plains
east of the mountains. The breeder purchases Mexican
ewes, and by means of Merino rams soon grades his flock
up to a higher standard. Some Cashmere goats are oc¬
casionally to be seen with the sheep and it is to fie hoped
that the experiments in this line may prove successful.
The annual increase in a flock of sheep is usually eighty
per cent., and as the expenses of the business are light,
the profits to a man whose luck is good are heavy. There
are instances on record where capital has been doubled
in two years, but tljis requires unusually careful manage¬
ment. The sheep are herded during the day and are
always folded at night. Sheep for mutton sell at Lara :
mie for from $2.50 to $3 each, and wool brings from 18 to
20 cents per pound. Hie yield from the Mexican sheep
is only about two pounds, hut each cross with t-htj, Merino
increases the weight of the fleece about a pound, and the
quality of the wool is improved with each cross.

It is in cattle, however, that the largest sums of money
have been made. The vast herds which are driven each
year from Texas, fattened on the nutritious bunch grass
which covers the prairies, have proved better investments
to their owners than the richest mines. This industry,
which has sprung up on the. plaiOfl and in -the mountains
within the last ten yeate. Is constantly increasing in im¬
portance, and bids fa it before long to rival in extent and
the amount of cap' ul inTestod in it, the wheat growing
operations in tho trans-Missouri States and Territories.
We may expo- < before long to hear the beef crop spoken
of in the sa e breath with the corn and wheat crops.

Texas l t ie have in the past been the stock ia which
most of the cattle men have dealt. Driven from Texas

(in the .early spring, they reach the line of the Union Pa¬
cific Railroad in midsummer, and are then somewhat thin

in flesh, but it takes them only a month or two to become
fat enough to withstand the winter's cold, and by the
middle of the succeeding summer they are fat enough to
sell for beef. Men who intend to start a herd usually
purchase a number of yearlings, two and three year old
steers, and also some cows and heifers with which they
turn out a number of well-bred bulls, so that the stand¬
ard of the beef raised is being constantly improved.
Steers are usually sold at four years old and bring $25 to
$35. The prices paid for through cattle of course vary
from time to time, but yearling steers or heifers can usu¬
ally be bought for $8: two-year-old >steers for $14 ; cows
for about the same price, and three-year-olds for $18
to $20.

What are called native cattle, i. c. , cattle which have
been driven from Utah, Montana, Oregon, or Washington,
are now held in more esteem than Texans or their de¬
scendants, and I believe command a higher price in the
Eastern and other markets. They are said to fatten more
easily, to make better beef, and to be much more easily
handled than their wilder brethren from the South. Still
it must be remembered that the Texas cattle of to-day are
by no means the same or similar to the beasts that were
driven from that State ten or fifteen years ago. Cattle
have been improved in Texas as elsewhere, as the statis¬
tics of the numerous importations of thoroughbred bulls
in recent years would show, had we them at hand. So
much is this the case that at present it is very unusual to
see in the great annual drives a single old-fashioned Texas
steer, all horns and legs : this form of animal has al¬
most entirely disappeared.

The cattle having been purchased and turned out on a
good range, the subsequent expense is merely nominal.
One herder to every three hundred head is a fair estimate
as to the number of hands to be employed, and these men
can readily be hired at from $30 to $40 per month and
board. Calculations made by reliable parties indicate
that it costs about $4.50 to raise a steer to the age of three
years and market him. If these figures are reliable the
business is evidently a profitable one, It is said that in
the past 40 per cent, on capital invested has been the aver¬
age profit made by cattle men.

The last of May is the season for the “ round up.” By
this time most of the calves have been born and are run¬
ning, un branded, of course, with their mothers. The stock
men start out and gather tho cattle from far and near,
until a herd of 5,000 or 10,000 has been brought together.
Those are driven along, and as the ranch of each owner
is passed the cattle are halted, the herd is looked over, and
all the animals bearing the brand of this particular owner
are "cut out” and .held near the ranch for a few days.
The remainder of the herd is then driven to the next
ranch, where the same performance is gone through with,
and so on until all the cattle have been sorted out. The
calves, of course, remain with their mothers and are
branded and ear-marked at once. A majority of each
owner’s cattle will be found on his own range, but some,
mixing with the herds of different owners, wander 200
Or 300 miles in the course of a season. It is astonishing
to note how few cattle perish in winter and how small
is the annual percentage of loss from all causes. Six
cent, is the highest allowance I have ever heard, trade
and 2 per cent, the lowest.

It was estimated in 1878 that in Nebraska. Colorado
Wyoming, Utah and Montana there were 1,525,000 sh.eep
and 1,540.000 cattle, and any one who appreciates the
enormous area of country covered by these States and
Territories will see that the business to wl-fich we .have
referred is as yet in its infancy. There is room for mil¬
lions of head, and the industry is constantly growing.
Homes, too. as we have said, are^heing reared in large
numbers, and the crjss.of the mustang with good Amer¬
ican horses produces an animal unequalled for toughness
and endurance, and yet with the size which the mustang
lacks. BaUi <fc Bacon, near Laramie, have a herd of over
1,000 head of horses, and many others have gone into the
business, but on a smaller scale.

rill this is digression, to be sure, but the subject is such
sm Interesting one that I feel tempted to write even more
tuil.v about it than I have done. Perhaps, however, I
hr. ve raid enough to indicate the importance of the topic.

] ^liould add, perhaps, that the shipments of cattle — fat
cattle, be it remembered — over the Union Pacific Railroad
in 1877 were 95,000 head, one man alone, Mr. J. W. Iliff,
since deceased, having shipped 15,000 of this luunfteiv 1
should say, too, that hay in this region is never fed to the
range cattle. Most stock men out a small quantity to feed
to their bulls, which are kept up during the winter, and
to theirjdding ponies, but the cattle shift for themselves.
The snow rarely falls to any great depth and never lies
long upon the ground. Even if it does not melt it is usu¬
ally swept off by the winds, which are very severe dur¬
ing the winter. Sheep are usually fed hay.

My next letter will, I presume, be written in North
Park, and I shall hope to be abte to give you novadades
of fine scenery among the snowy mountains, and perhaps
of some interesting facts with regard to the fauna of the
region. Yo.

Laramie, Wyoming.

—Remark of the oyster— “Here we R again."

652

FOREST AND STREAM

P? w*

The Manipulation op Cannon. — Relative to the re¬
cent statement of our correspondent, “Ego,” that the
premature discharge of cannon is often caused by remov¬
ing the thumb from the vent, a reader sends the following
communication to the Troy Whig, from General Hagner,
commander of the Watervliet Arsenal, relative to an ac¬
cident almost identical with the one described by
"Ego:"—

Editor Whig A news item published In your paper
this morning stated that a man was injured by the pre¬
mature discharge of a cannon be was loading to fire a
salute on the Fourth of July, at Roimd Lake, and the re¬
porter goes on to say, “the man who was covering the
vent of the cannon with bis thumb removed it, earning
the premature discharge of the piece.”

This opinion, so confidently expressed, giving no doubt
great distress to the man who had “ tended vent,” that
he could have caused, or prevented premature explosion
by removing or retaining bis finger on the vent — after
the cartridge was introducedintothegun — is certainly er¬
roneous, and 1 feel sure from my long experience in su¬
pervising the firing of cannon, that the poor fellow who
is thus blamed may entirely acquit himself of being the
cause of the disaster. The effect intended by closing the
vent with the cushion of a thumb-stall while sponging
the gun, is, that if any portion of the cartridge bag be
left in the gun after the last fire, the sponge pushed down
upon it would extinguish a live spark if the air was ex¬
cluded from entering the vent. Hence the time when the
closing of the vent can, even theoretically, do any good,
is during the operation of sponging, for of course, when
the sponge is out of the bore and the loose fitting cartridge
is pushed in by the small rammer head, no exclusion of
ail- can be effected by stopping the vent, and should the
cartridge be ignited during the loading (by fire remaining
in the bore) the effect of tne vent being closed would be,
that the thumb closing it would be blown off, as well as
the arm of the man using the rammer. The moment the
sponge is withdrawn, therefore, the thumb should be re¬
moved as it has then done all the good possible. I am
myself convinced that the theory upon tliis subject is
practically of no value ; no sponge excludes the air so com¬
pletely as to produce a vacuum even in the bore of a field-
gun when the vent is completely closed, aud in larger
guns as bristle sponges and spring sponges are now used,
of course no such effect can be produced : hence tending
vent is unnecessary. The best precautions to urge upon
all persons firing muzzle loading cannon are : First, use
woolen cartridge bags, flannel, serge or merino : second,
never use a soaking wet sponge, the water should all be
pressed out leaving it damp only ; third, be careful not
to fire a blank cartridge with the bore elevated, let it
rather be a little depressed so that no water may rest at
the bottom of the bore ; fourth, sponge carefully, push¬
ing bard against the bottom of the bore and turning the
sponge in the hand as it is withdrawn ; this will gather
together any fragments of the last cartridge bag and with¬
draw them from the bore : fifth, let number one, who
loads, be careful to expose one band only in front of the
bore — no more is needed — and sixth, remember that the
most probable cause of premature explosions in firing can¬
non is, that too wet a sponge used in a gun slightly ele¬
vated leaves water at the bottom of the bore, wetting the
powder and the bag. When tliegunisfired, tliewetpow-
der saturating parts of the bag forms a slow match, which,
left in the gun by hurried sponging, spits out fire enough
t,j Ignite the next dry powder that touches it, and blowing
rtutiL' rammer even before the cartridge reaches the
P. Y. Hagnee,

Bvt.-Brig. Gen’l, Colonel of Ordnance.

EVERLASTING SHELLS.

Newark, N. J., Sept. Mill.

EtlUor I IMMf‘ St-rcmf. :■ —

In your ismi' of 1Hr jjt.li inst. I notice a communication from
T. vas sinned “Gcxnr, ' F- which the writer finds considerable
fault with the •• ivurinetio*' YD" used by him in the Bullard rifle.
l‘ Should Judge h.v MU' time of the article that "Bexar" must
ben habitual fault Undue. Ho hal no better luck with his shot
gun than with die rifle, and it appear s to me that the fault does
notrest entirely upon tho shell I bin • » Ballard rflle and fifty
everlasting shells* which l have ik«cu1 ov 01 n y™u\ J have firad a
great many shots In that time, and" U>> ret I rave not found one
poor shell. On Tuesday last I began shooting about » *■ n. and
continued for about four hours, using but onei-to '!• J havedouo
the same thing a number of times before, arid hnvi never been
troubled with expansion In the slightest, degree. I »>.'«• never
been troubled with the extractor faiBng to eject the Shell and I
have never seen any trouble of that kind where the owner o the

rifle takes pride enough in the same to keep it clean. If is v. '

o tsv to pull a boot out of a pool of dear water, bi 1 1 not so easy to
uet out of a mud-liole. My rule is-use plenty of lubricant, and
blaze away. I have fired as high as seventy-five shots without
wiping the rifle, and the result of the last shot was as good as tho
first I know nothing about the climate of Texas, and as It would
not lock well to accuse " Bexar" Of negligence in the care of his
riae and shells, X will lay the blame entirely upon the climate,
and advise " Bexar" to sock a different oHmtrtc,and his ever¬
lasting shells will not expand, but will remain, os they are rightly
named, Everlasting.

Oil Citv, Pa., Sept. 13th.

I see by your correspondent "Bexar” In your issue of the 11th
l Hat he is having considerable trouble with his everlasting shells

(or his Ballard rifle. _ „ ,

Last winter 1 purchased a 40-calibre mid-range Ballard. I had
at first the same trouble with the shells that “Bexar” complains
Of By advice of H. M. Farrow, Esq., I twisted each sheila num¬
ber of tiroes in a piece of emery doth, stnoc when I have had no
trouble. J have used each shell I think at least, forty times since
1 rubbed them down ou the emery doth, but since then I have
had no trouble. I think It necessary, however, to keep the shells

and rifle chamber very clean.

1 imagine with my Ballard I can bore a deer from stem to stern,
using 65-grains powder, at any fair distance. I mean to try it in
November, We have plenty of game of all.kimlH this season.

' ' " Cell Muzzle,”

Canada. — The general competition of the Dominion
Rifle Association opened at Ottawa on the 10th. The
meeting is likely to he the most successful yet held on the
Rideau River. There will be sixteen targets in operation,
nine of Brunei's system, three of Cassel’s, two of Baeen’s
and one Beers’, also one target for the 1,000 yards range.
At the conclusion of the competition the prizes are to be
presented to the winners by Her Royal Highness, Princes
Louise. The cermony will likely take place in the
Senate Chamber. Nova Scotia sends a strong team of 15,
and others fine sets of men. Over $0,500 are offered, in
addition to cups and rifles. Interest is also attached to
the match because the four targets, all patents, are to be
tested for government purposes during tho match. No
American will participate, although there is a competition
open to all comers, for a purse of $400.

Massachusetts — Boston, Sept. 12th— Mammoth Rifle
Gallery. — The regular monthly prize shoot is progressing
fine!}-. Mr. S. B. Braun, of New York City visited the
gallery and made a fine score of 38, and now heads the
list of competitors. The following is the standing of the
several competitors to date: 150 feet ; rounds 8 ; pos¬
sible 40 : —

S. B. Braun . 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 5-3?

H. A. Pollard . 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 ft— 37

E. Whittier . ft 5 4 4 ft 4 5 5-37

C. Eastwood . 5 5 5 6 4 4ft 4-37

W. II. Harrison . 4 4 4 4 ft 5 5 5-36

John ,M. Edson . 4 5 4 4 4 ft 6 !i-3«

llenry Lowell . 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 5-30

.1. M. Goldsmith . 4 4 4 5 5 5 ft 4-36

(tool-go Estes . 5 B 6 4 ft 4 4 4 — 36

M. O. Johnson . 4 4 4 4 4 5 ft 5-35

N. Taylor . 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5-33

It. K. Lcyman . ft 4 4 4 5 4 4 5—35

Goo. M. Smith . 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5-35

Ronton, Sept. — There was a good attendance of members
of the Massachusetts Rifle Association of to-day’s meet
at the range at Walnut Hill. The competition in
two matches were quite spirited. The weather conditions
were goods, the light being excellent, and the wind, which
ranged from 7 to 8 o’clock, was very steady. Appended
are the best scores made in the amateur series : —

D. Whittier . 4 ft 4 4 ft ft 4 5 4 4 — 44

K. Davis . 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 3 4—43

K. A. Blood . 4 4 4 3 6 4 5 4 4 4— 11

A. B. Archer . 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 4-40

In the “Silver Ware” match, the following scores are
the best :—

W. Charles . 4 ft 5 4 4 6 5-33

J. Nichols . ft 6 4 4 4 4 4—31

H. L. Lee . 4 4 4 ft 4 4 6-30

E. Whittier . 4 5 4 5 4 4 4- 30

J. J Jordon . 4 5 4 5 4 4 4-30

— TheRaymond Sportsmen’s club held their regularcom-
petition in glass ball and rifle shooting Sept. 12th, at Belle¬
vue range, Medford. There was, as usual, a large number of
the sporting fraternity present, The weather conditions
were favorable, and the competition in the handicap rifle
match was well contested, Mr. J. S. Bennett coining to
the front with a good 46 out of a possible 50. The fol¬
lowing are the scores in the same, distance 200 yards,
rounds ten : —

J. S. Bennett . 4 ft 4 ft 4 6 4 ft 5 6—46

J. R. Teele . 545563654 4-45

l). Kirkwood . 5 5 * 5 4 4 ft 4 4 4 — 44

G. B. Blanchard . 4 4 ft 4 4 4 4 ft 4 5—43

G. E. Everett . 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 ft 4 4—43

J. Ilarten . 3 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4—40

J. (\ Smith . 444 3 44344 fi-39

C. P. Gleason . 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 ft 4 2-36

Mr. G. B- Blancluird succeeded in scoring 29 out of a

posssible 30 in the handicap glass ball match, the result
of .which is as follows : —

Single Rouble Rotary

Trap. Trap. Trap. Total.

R. B. Blanchard . 10 9 X0 29

J. C. Smith . . 10 8 7 26

D. Kirkwood . 9 8 8 2»

B. J. Risk . 10 5 9 24

,J.B. Teele . 8 ft 8 21

G. H. Fox . 7 7 3 17

Hopkinton, Sept. 10th. — The Rifle Club held a shoot at

their range at Claflin’s Grove last Saturday. The weather
conditions were not very favorable, but some respectable
scores were made. The “blackbird” and the “mag”
were frequently shown. The conditions were 500 yards,
ten rounds, with a possible 50. The following were the
best scores : —

P W Smith . ., . 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 ft 4 6—47

d'. C. White . 5 ft 5 1 3 4 4 3 5 4-42

u Rose . 4 3 4 4 6 5 5 4 ft 3—42

N. Jewell . 545540544 4—40

Charles Frost*. . . . 4 5 4354803 5—36

O P. Wood . . 4 2 3 0 4 4 5 3 3 2-30

Medford, Bellevue Range, Sept. 3d.— The following
scores were made to-day in Sharps Rifle match :—
n. S. Harris . . 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 6—47

E. Whittier . 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5-46

Re-entry . 444444 5 54 4-42

W. Charles . 5 6 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 4-46

Ko-eutrv . 46 45 5 44 4 5 o — 45

H. Kimball... . 4 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 4-46

.1. B Osborn . 4 5 4 0 5 5 4 4 4 5-45

Re-entry . 3 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 5 4 — 43

V -Hollis . 4 ft 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 5-45

' tee-entry . 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 3 5 4-42

C. 11. Harrison . 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 5-44

I. J. flnriu1 . 4 5 3 5 5 ft 4 4 5 4 — 44

Re-entry . 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5-40

II Russell . . . ; . 4 5 4 4 6 4 6 5 4 4—44

tlifnirtoil . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 — 43

T B., Mean . 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4—43

Re-entry. . 444446446 4-42

Milford. Sept. Vlth. — At the third practice shoot of the
team from Co. M. 6th Reg. M. Y. M. held to-day, on the
Go's range, thfi following were scores made. Distance,
200 yards ; military Springfield rifle, state model, off¬
hand : —

Private Carpenter, second . . 4 3 2 ft 4-18

Orel . 4 3 2 4 4—17

>• Gould . 4 3 2 4 4-17

“ Whitney . 8 0 4 4 4— 1ft

Total . *5

Previous scores were, September 6th., 73; September
10th, 83.

This company have been enlisted only a few months,
and the men composing the teams are entirely unused to
range shooting ; and above three scores am.fee only times
they have ever used the rifles. Knowing tihisa facts, the
scores speak well for the future.

The “Fox ” gun offered by the band at their fair, held
during the past week, to the person receiving the hipest
number of votes, was secured by John Martin, he having
the fortunate highest number. Sumner.

Clinton, Sept. 10th.— At the rifle shooting-match this
noon James Burt did some fine work with his Creedmoor
rifle, making 48 out of 60. John Greenwood made 49 out
of 60.

Connecticut— Collinsville, Sept. 10th.— Canton Rod
and Gun Club, Riverside Range. Practice meeting at 200
yards ; off hand ; 3 pounds pull ; 10 shots : —

Mars. 0. 1 Aldas. G.

Lewis . 97 42 Pfister . 81 39

Hull . 93 40 I Andrews . 79 38

Moore . 89 41 1

— The Bridgeport Rifle Association held their regular
semi-monthly meeting at Sea Side Range, Friday, Sept.
12th. The afternoon was fine, the wind light and vari¬
able, ranging’from about 11 o'clock to 1. There were five
competitors with the following results : —

Sharps Rifle Match ; 10 shots ; carton target ; handi¬
cap ; 500 yards ; 7 entries : —

F. W. Peek, mid-range, 1st prize _ 464665646 6—53

S. 11. Hubbard, mid-ranitn, 2d prizo. ft ft 6 ft 4 I 4 4 ft 6—48

D. N. Conger, mid-range, 3d,prizo. .0 63 4. 56464 6—43

(The first and third score in this match was made with
a Sharps mid-range rifle, 40-calibre, chambered for 60
grains powder.)

Sharps Rifle Match ; 10 shots ; 200 yards ; 10 entries : —

G. W. Kerr, 1st prize . 5 4 5 454544 4-44

Harry Nichols, 2d prize . 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4—43

S. H. Hubbard, 3d prize . 8 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4—42

Silverware Match ; 7 shots ; 200 yards ; 18 entries : —

Harry Nichols, 1st prize . 5 5 5 4 4 4 5—32

J. MeConrt, 2d prize . 4 4 5 4 4 4 5—30

S. H. Hubbard . 5 4 5 4 4 4 4—30

Nichols Gold Badge Match ; -7 shots ; 200 yards ; 7
entries : —

Harry Nichols . ,5 3 4 5 4 5 5—31

Ladies’ Match ; 5 shots ; 200 yards ; 8 entries

Mrs. John Slatclier, 1st prize . . 4 4 3 3 4—18

Mrs. S. V. Nichols, 2d prizo . - . 4 2 3 4 8—16

Mrs. F. W. Peck, 3d prize.. . 4 4 3 2 8—16

Mrs. Geo. F. Hull . 4 3 3 4 0—14

Manhattan Rifle Club.— Fourth shoot for the rifle
iresented by Messrs. Shoverling, Daly & Gales, Friday,
iept. 12th, at Schuetzen Park, Union Hill : —

C. G. Zcttlcr . 15 14 23 20 17 25 25 19 23 21-205

John Raschen . 18 19 20 23 17 22 20 21 23 24 207

Win. Hayes . 14 21 22 1U 21 18 24 20 22 21-202

Wm. Klein . 21 13 24 17 21 24 23 20 23 24—210

I). Miller . 23 19 21 23 19 19 19 21 25 25-214

L. Vogel . 23 10 17 17 15 16 23 19 19 21-180

New Jersey —Rrinton, Sept. 6th.— Winchester Re¬
peating Match ; fifth competition ; 21 entries : —

A7Io«J-

Name. Rifle. Score. ancc. Total-

D. F. Davids . Military... 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5—44 3 47

H. W. Gourley . Military. . 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 5-43 3 46

E. M. Squicr . Military... 4454454 5 4 4-43 3 46

J. W. Todd . Sporting.. 44445 5 4 5 5 4— . . - 45

T. Fitz . Sporting.. 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 5—.. - 45

F. II. Holton . Sporting. . 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4—. . - 45

Col. D. I .odor . Military... 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ^ 40 3 43

M. Sharp . Military... 4 5 4444444 3—40 3 43

J. R. Byrd . Military. . . 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 2-37 3 40

Brinton, Sept. 13th — 8 p.m. — Sharps match; 200 yards;
military rifle ; 23 entries ; the following being the best
scores : —

D. T. Davids . 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 6-43

W. A. Robinson . 454544444 4—42

H.W. Gourley . 4 4 4 1 5 5 3 4 3 4^40

Ft. J. McCabe . . 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3-89

F. Brown . .... 2B5434354 4—39

Col. G. E. E. Howard . 44 5 343344 4—38

J. R. Byrd . 6 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4—38

Same Date, 4 P. m. — Association match; 200 yards; any
rifle; 23 entries; the following being the best scores : —

E. M. Squires . 4 6 5 5 ft 4 4 ft 5 6-47

T. Fitz . 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 6 5 4-46

F. Ilrown . 4 ft 5 4 ft 4 4 4 4 5-44

1). S. Ranks . 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4—42

•I. W.Todd . 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 4 4 5-41

C. K. Bon nett . 3 4 4 0 4 4 5 3 4 3-39

Sept. 0th. — Ballard match, sixth competition; 200 yards;

the following being the best scores : —

E. E. Lewis . 5 45454546 4^-45

L. K. Grove . 5 5 4 4 ft 4 4 4 4 5-4t

Col. Howard . ft 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5—43

D. S. Banks . 5 4 6 4 4 4 4 5 4 4-43

Col. D. Lodor . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5-41

P. Bonnett . 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 6-41

P. Bonnett, Secretary.

West End, Sept. 15th. — Remarkable scores were made
in the match for the Sharps mid-range rifle shot to-day at
the range of the Columbia Rifle Association. In the last
competition A. G. Holcombe of Brooklyn made the best
score on record— 109 out of a possible 200. The conditions
of the match are 500 yards, 10 shots, any rifle, any posi¬
tion ; military rifles allowed five points over sporting
rifles. The winners of two former competitions were Dr.
Dudley and Mr. Rathhone. Eighteen entered for to-day’s
match. The contest lay between Mr. Rathhone and the
last winner, A. G. Holcombe. In the first round Rath-
bone and Holcombe each scored ten straight bulls-eves ;
Falco, 47 : Green, 43, and Turner, 37, The match then
narrowed down to Rathhone and Holcombe. Rathhone
again made ten consecutive bull's-eyes. Holcombe kept

his string good until his tenth shot, when he made a cen¬
tre. The competition and prize were given to Mr. Rath-
bone. The best scores were as follows :

. _ _ 155555 5 5 55 5-60

Bathbono . '(555655655 5-BO

_ _ ... (55655555 5 5-60

Holcombe . 1565555556 4-49

C. Falco . . . 55564545 5 4—47

The beginners’ match— 100 yards, ten shots, any rifle —
was then shot, and resulted as follows : C. J. Falco, 43 ;
Col. B. F. Hart, 42 ; F. Dudley, 41 ; W. O. Weatberbee,
40 ; J. K. Gorkman, 40 ; S. Parrish, 39.

Louisiana — New Orleans, Sept. 1th. — To-day was an
important one at Frogmoor, and the riflemen were out in
force. The weather was well suited for the sport. The
sky was overcast with clouds hut tho atmosphere was clear
and the wind very gentle and regular. Under the con¬
ditions the “Washington Artillery team put up the best
score yet made in the inter-State contest, while the Con¬
tinentals seoured points to an extent which in any of the
previous matches would have given them the victory.

In the Louisiana Field Team, excellent shooting was
made at the 200 yards target, the lowest score being 23
points.

The result of this match ties the Washington Artillery
team with that of the Louisiana Field Artillery, both
having won thrice.

iri'M.MARY— Inter-State, or Mobile trophy ; sixth compe-

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tit.ion under the new rules, which require five innings to
entitle to possession ; distances 200 and 500 yards ; teams
of eight, with seven shots at each range ana no sighting
shots ; military rules, military rifles and military uni¬
forms. The prize was won the first, second and third
times by the Louisiana Field Artillery team, the scores
being 305, 396 and 345 : and the fourth and fifth times by
the Washington Artillery team ; scores 345 and 363 : —

WASHINGTON ARTILLERY,

200 Yards. 500 Tunis. Total

Wm. Arms . U0 27 87

H. Dupre . 25 30 55

IhKUuv Selpll . 20 27 53

11. Bradford . 25 20 51

J. MiUer . 23 2(1 49

H.Suorl . 23 25 48

G. Charlton . 23 22 45

It. Vlllanibis . 20 .19 45

Total . 403

J. 1C. Renault .

H. Fontaine...

.1. Doolittle. . . .
Wm. Fierce... .

J. H. Watson . .

W .7. Mnltby..

F. Peril leu x .

H. II. True ...

Total . .

15. Gsehwtnd .

K. Bereegeay .

II. B. Thompson. .

F. Snllean .

.1. Glynn .

I*. C. Durel .

W. Weiss .

W. Meyronne .

Total .

CONTINENTAL (WARDS.

IOUIS1ANA El BI.O AUTIM.JtRY.

Tlie second contest- of the day was for the definite pos¬
session of the new Lilienthal cup, the present of Mr. Ed¬
ward Lilienthal, the eminent jeweler, which was first pnt
up for competition May 11th, fast. It was atone time gen¬
erally conceded that Major Arms would secure the prize,
but Sir. Bereegeay stepped in and the supposed final con¬
test between these two, Sunday, July 37th, was looked
forward to with great interest.

At this nick of time Mr. Renaud piled up the best score
made during the contest. This was somewhat a surprise.

On the eighth turn, Mr. Selph redeemed his pristine
reputation and put his name on record. The ninth con¬
test was decided in Mr. Renaud’* favor again, and to-day,
on the tenth trial, Mr. Renaud obtained actual possession
of the cup, having won the same three times.

Summary. — New Lilienthal cup, tenth competition be¬
tween individuals under military rules, distances 200 and
500 yards ; five shots at each distance and two sighting
shots ; three winnings to entitle to possession of the prize.
The first contest was won by Bereegeay, score 41 ; the
second by Weiss, score 39 ; the third by Arms, score41 ; the
fourth, by Go \v land, score 40 ; the fifth by Arms, score
4 1 : the sixth by Bereegeay, score 43 ; tlie seventh by
Renaud, score 44* ; eighth by'Selph, score 41, and the ninth
by Renaud, score 43 : —

J, K. Kenaud _

F. Bereegeay —

H. Sporl .

,1. Gfvnn, Jr .

G. \v. Charlton .

W. Weiss .

—Mr. C. P. Stokes, President of the Old Dominion
Rifle Club, of Richmond, Va., was elected last week an
honorary member of the Zettler Rifle Club of New York.

|<W{£ Jfa# m\d 0ntf.

GAME IN SEASON FOR SEPTEMBER.

Moose, Alee Americano.

Caribou. Rangifer caribou.

Elk or wapiti. Germs canadensis.

Red or Va. deer. C. virginianus.

Squirrels, red, black and gray.

Hares, brown and gray.

Reed or t'ice bird, Doliihoni/x or-
pzivornm.

Wild turkey .MeXtagris gatlopavo.

Pinnated grouse or prairie
ebiekens, Oupidonta cupiiU).

Ruffed grouse or pheasant, Bo-
nasa umbdhus.

Quail or partridge, Ortgzvirgini-

Blaok-beliied plover, ox-eye,
Squatorolrt Helvetica.

Ring plover, Aigialitls semipal-
matus.

Stilt, or long-shanks, Hlmanto-
pns ntgricmti.

Woodcock, Philoliela minor.

Red-breasted snipe, or dwitcher,
Maororhampus griseus.

Red-backed sandpiper, or ox-
bird, Tringa Americana.

Great marbled godwit, or mar¬
lin, Limosa feaoa.

"Willet, Totamis semipalmatu*.

Tattler, Tetanus melanoleueus.

Yellow-slianks, Tetanus flavipes,

“ Bay birds " generally, including various species of plover, sand
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf bird, phalaropcs, avoccts,
etc., coming under the group Lhmacolce or Shore Birds.

CST'This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which is generally in season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

fW" Tiie Bensons for shooting pinnated grouse or prairie chick¬
ens and other birds are as follows in the States named herewith :—

States

Pinnated

Grouse.

Ruffed Grouse

Quail.

Woodcock.

Ill...;
Ind.,
Iowa..
Minn..
Wis. .
Neb...
Kan...

AuglSbsDecl
Op! J to Feb 1
Sep 1 to Deo 1
Aug 14 to Oct 1
A ug 25 to .Tan 1
Aug 15 to Febl
Aug I to Feb 1

Oct 1 to Jan 1
Nov. ItoJan 1
Oct 1 to Jafi 1
Sept 1 to Dec 1
Aug25 to Janl

Oet 1 to Janl
Nov ItoJan l
Oct 8 to Jan 1
Sep ItoDecl
Aug 26to Janl
Oetl to Dec 1
Oct 1 to Jan 1

July 4 to Jan 1
July 1 to Jan 1
July 10 to Jan 1
July 3to Nov 1
Aug 25 to Jan 1
No Restrictions
Forbidden

The “ City of

Worcester.

” — The sportsmen’s car,

“ City of Worcester" left Worcester, Mass., Sept. 9, with
Mr. Jerome Marble and party, who go to Iowa, to the
new town of Hallook. Minn., and other game regions.

A Strayed Duck.— Mr, Everett Smith of Portland,
Me., sends this from among the “Bath Locals” of the
Portland Argus, September 11th: “James T. "Williams,
while gunning in the bay yesterday, shot a duck, about
one wing of which was tied a card on which was written
‘Lewis Carlton, Harrison, N. J.’” The above slip will
meet the eye of so many sportsmen, that the history of
that duck mid card of “ Lewis Carlton, Harrison, N.’ J.”
may perhaps be reported to our columns.

—For Diving Decoy* see “-Miscellaneous Ads.”— (Adu.J

THE CHARMS OF GUNNING.

Why do some people despise hunting? Not many
months since I was on my way to the hunting-grounds,
when a seedy specimen of the genus loafer accosted me
with: “Huntin’ agin, Jedge?” Not far on, another:
“ Goin’ gunnin1 agin ?”

I had met the two worthies a few days before on my
way to the shooting-ground. These two represent a class
who, because their manner of amusement or recreation
lies in another field, seem to have a holy horror and
a hearty contempt for the sport of shooting as well as .
those who follow it, These same men will hang around
a saloon all day and nearly all night and thumb, for "ten
cents ante,” a pack of greasy cards, or tramp three miles
in the burning sun to see some old crow-bait limp around
a race-course. Nay, I have seen this class of brainless
idlers fairly wild over the ordinary pacing of some ani¬
mated carrion as it lumbered round the race-track. The
trouble with this class*and a still better in society is that
they can see no amusement, no use nor benefit in any
occupation wherein the “ almighty dollar” is not directly
or indirectly the object to be attained. The banker, the
merchant and professional man who despises the gentle¬
man sportsman may always be found wearing out the
delicate machinery God has given him to draw his frail
body through the brief channel of this life, by clogging
it hour by hour with the cares and troubles of money¬
making. A journal like tlie Forest and Stream, fit to
grace the library of the most prudish and fastidious— a
book of science, a revelation of nature, and a vast flood
of information for the Bcholar or sportsman — never cheers
or illumines their abode. The musty ledger, the dusty
journal, over which the grey cobweb festoons a winding-
sheet for the future consumptive ; the digest of debits
and credits, assimilated mentally only to bring on chronic
indigestion, are all of the health, the beauty and glimpse
of nature ever known in these gloomy sepulchres for tlie
living.

Take a gun and saunter forth in the woods. Leave the
very thought of business behind. You will see more in
one hour to mystify and astonish you than you ever
dreamed of before. The woods are a vast animated
world, from the strange insect with stranger habits
among the fallen leaves to the great eagle overhead, the
spread of whose pinions as he screams from his eyrie
casts the cloudrshadow across your path. Here the ani¬
mal and vegetable kingdom spread before you a banquet
that never cloys nor enfeebles.

The massive rocks whose giant form and wondrous
shape are full of life and food for the deepest philoso¬
phers, will reveal a past not found save in the sublime
mysteries of nature.

Take a rod and line and repair to some quiet lake.
Camp out if you can. The plain fare for the stomach, the
lovely scenery for the eye, the pure ether for the lungs,
will give yon rest by night and a light heart by day.
When you return from your vacation you find you have
entered an unknown world. Take some good sporting
journal and keep alive your love for nature’s thousand
forms of interest and beauty until the next vacation
comes. Then you will feel a tenfold zest, a longing de¬
sire to return to your loved haunts and renew your court¬
ship with this charming maiden — Nature, Around her
shrine, whether in the summer or golden autumn, with
the delicate rod in the fragrant solitudes of the northern
pinery or in the vast sea of rice or celery at the coast or
inland lake, yon wifi find the genial, jovial gentleman —
the true, big-hearted, hospitable sportsman— the peer of
any noble on earth and a fit companion for the gods. The
latch-string hangs always loose, and the right-hand of
nature's own freemasonry is ever extended to welcome
you. In return for the few dollars yon have thus in¬
vested, even should you bag but little game, you put on
a new garment of hope and health, and bathe hi that per-
rennial spring whose fabled waters can alone restore
your youth.

Despise not these pastimes. They draw you in to
“ God’s first temples ” and in close communion with Him¬
self. They lead your thoughts from vice to virtue. They
teach you that there are joys that do not bring remorse
or foul disease.

For all that yon invest yon receive a hundredfold in
return, and as each fleeting hour goes past, the scenes
and friends of other days grow warmer and brighter in
your thoughts and twine more closely round your hearts.
By field or flood,

Wherein 1 chance to mu- ,

The tent, 's my palace
And iny friend ’s my home.

R. W. H.

Shot in Game. — The London Lancet has this seasonable
word of caution concerning the presence of small shot in
game :

ThiB being the season when game killed by shooting,
and probably containing the pellets, is eaten, it may be
worth while" to caution those who consume the flesh of
burls with avidity, that the proportion of instances in
which shot is found is probably small in comparison with
the number of cases in which the pellets are unwittingly
swallowed. It is a matter of speculation how much mis¬
chief a fihot may do when passed into the intestines, but

the fact that anomalous diseases have been sot up by the
presence of very small bodies which have become entan¬
gled in folds of the mucous membrane renders it desirable
to put the public on their guard. Occasionally the most
disastrous results have followed such small causes. We
have in recollection the case of a physician who died,
after prolonged and unexplained sufferings, from the im¬
paction of a very small nail which had found its way into
a pudding and "was inadvertently swallowed. A little
care will avoid this contingency, but, remembering that
the bird had been shot, some pains ought certainly to be
taken to avoid swallowing the missile.

Glass Ball vs. Birds. — Lewiston, Sept. 8th.— Your
editorial on “Glass Balls and Game Protection” gives
promise of early fruit; much earlier than you anticipated.
The subjest will be mooted at Lewiston the latter part of
this month, at the State shoot which occurs the 24th, 25th
and 26th, and as far as I can learn meets with general
approval. Wing shots are springing up on every hand,
and clubs being organized, and to provide the necessary
birds for this year’s tournament it has been found neces¬
sary to send to Massachusetts and Chicago for prices, and
to know if they can be. supplied, as it has proved utterly
impossible to gather twelve or fifteen hundred wild or
tame birds in this State. The Androscoggin Sporting Club
had contracts with several parties for wild pigeons, one
party feeling confident he could readily furnish two
thousand this fall, hut when he was requested to forward
birds not a bird could he send. This is also the predica¬
ment of several others who have been baiting birds. Our
cities have been ransacked for tame birds ; only four or
five hundred can be promised. Does not this state of
tilings point a moral for our sportsmen to consider ? And
is it too much to say that without a strict observance,
and enforcement of our game laws, there will be no birds
to shoot, and we will have to send further than Chicago
for our shooting ?

Tlie expense each year is increasing as the supply dim¬
inishes, and this year t he expense to the above-named dul)
will exceed the receipts: even if they pay the same entrance
fee as members of other clubs. Your idea of substituting
balls and applying the difference in the cost into paying
for the prosecution of game law violators, and importa¬
tion and propagation of additional species coincides with
my ideas exactly.

Our practice is wholly, or nearly so, at glass halls, and
more skill is required, and a man is a more expert shot who
can break eighteen glass balls from a Card rotary trap,
and fifteen out of twenty from double traps, than tlie most
successful pigeon Bhot in the country'. I think pigeon
shooting depends a great deal upon luck, and in this State
upon having a heavy gun, as all are placed 21 yards from
tlie traps, and a 6 lb'gun must compete with one of 14 lbs.
or retire. Within a few weeks I saw a beautiful double
shot at Bratramian sandpipers, a right and left shot that
the slow locomotions of a successful pigeon shot would
never have attempted, but which the quick double ball
shooting makes possible and probable.

I hope your correspondent “Maine ’’will attend tha
State tournament, as we need just such sportsmen to as¬
sist in inaugurating, andsending off with a boom the Maine
Sportsmen’s Association. Frank Hensbaw.

Mr. Schaeffer's Score. — Boston, Sept. 8tli. — Editor
Forest and Stream : — On looking over your' valuable paper
of last week I saw an article headed “ Schaeffer’s score,”
and upon reading it, saw that it cast a great deal of dis¬
credit upon a very estimable young man and a first class
shot. I know Mr. Schaeffer and his sons very well, and
have heard from good authority that the younger son
(the one the article was about) is but seventeen years old.
The authority I give is from his father, and I think, Mr.
Editor, that a father knows a son’s age better than tits
one that signs himself “ Pull.” Let me add that the gun
Schaeffer used in his last match was a gun made 1# him- ,
self, alone which is more than “ Pull " or rany of his fol¬
lowers can say. I say. by way of conclusion that all Bad
the same chance as Schaeffer, and did not or could not
beat his score, viz, 89 out of 90. /Push.

Notes from Virginia. — Anticipr nuns o£ty>ort for the
coming shooting season are menu than usually bright.
Birds and hares are more abunojjsu than I have ever seen
them, owing no doubt to .its dry spring. The gun-
makers’ stores in this part A the world are, this fall, pre¬
senting a very different appearance from that of the same
establishments, say f o years ago ; well finished choke
bores now occupy ti stands that in those days bristled
with firearms of wonderful and fearful make. It is
true that there nan still be found hack rooms devoted to
these relics of bygone ages. The countryman of plainer
mould still • lings fondly to the five feet of barrel, along
which he and his father before him have squinted since
the davs of flint locks. The army muskets brought out
of the uivil war have passed into the hands of the negroes
and (he woods continuously echo to their deafening ex¬
plosions regardless of times and seasons. Tempting dis¬
plays of leggins, thorn-proof shooting coats, and miscel¬
laneous nick-nacks are to be seen, destined to carry dismay
and astonishment into many a retired unsophisticated
district where birds are more plentiful than tailors. A
sporting club has been founded in this county, and glass
ball shooting has, during the summer months, been the
order of the day. In a few weeks time its members will
doubtless betake themselves to more serious work. The
streams on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge want re¬
stocking with trout badly. The supply isnow very scanty
owing to the action of the late winter’s frosts added to
previous unprecedented freshets. There is some talk of
doing this, I am happy to say. Rlngwood.

Bedford County, Va., Sept. 9th.

Dr, Carver on Mr. W. W. Greener’s Hammerless
Guns. — Sir : — On my arrival in England last winter, I
noticed a discussion in your valuable paper relative to
the merits of hammerless guns ; and it occurred to me
that they were just the kind of gun for my exhibition
shooting, where rapid firing and easy loading are most
essential. The only doubt I had respecting them was
their durability, the work I have being very severe on the
gun.

After much consideration, I selected the treble wedge-
fast hammerless gun made by W, W. Greener, as the
most likely to meet my requirements. Those who have

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witnessed my exhibitions at the Crystal Palace will agree
with me that the hammerless gun was put to a very se¬
vere test, my rapid firing so heating the barrels as to ne¬
cessitate the’ constant application of cold water to render
the handling of the gun agreeable. I have shot this gun
one hundred and thirty consecutive days, generally in
two, and often in three exhibitions per day, often in hail
and rain storms, and during this period it has never been
taken to pieces, the locks or action cleaned or oiled, or
the stock taken off, and yet the gun works evenly and
smoothly, and is quite as pleasant’ and efficient to use as
when first turned out. This gun has gone through more
rough work and has withstood more hard usage than is
likely to occur to any gun during five years’ game shoot¬
ing I am acquainted with either in England or America.
Rifle shooting is my great “ forte ; n but- the way this gun
breaks glass balls at long distances— 60 or 80 yards— has
called forth muoh applause.

I feel much pleasure in recommending this gun to the
notice of my brother sportsmen in the United States as
being the most reliable, the easiest to manipulate, the
safest to use, and the best adapted for hard work. W. S.
Carver. — London Field, Aug, 30 th. [Adv.]

Bogardus ix THE West,— The St, Paul Daily Globe in
concluding an extended report of the State Fair of Min¬
nesota, which closed on the 6th, says in its issue of that
date speaking of the efforts of Capt. Bogardus and his
son Eugene :

At the close of the racing Capt. A. H, Bogardus and his
son Eugene entertained the crowd with a most interesting
and rare exhibition of their skill in shooting glass balls
and other smaller objects.

Captain Bogardus’ fancy shooting is so well known that
it is needless to speak of it specifically. This is the second
season he has appeared before a St. Paul audience, and
also the second tone he has given an exhibition of his
shooting abilities at the present fan’. His performance,
as did his previous efforts, elicited frequent andunbound-
ed applause. One of bis remarkable feats yesterday was
the breaking of 31 glass balls out of 36 in the space of
two minutes and fifty-five seconds. The time he allows
himself for the breaking of fifty balls is 4 minutes, but
yesterday he seemed determined to surpass himself, and
succeeded most admirably. This feat, it must be borne
in mind, is done with one gun which he himself loads.
In short, the skill and unerring aim of the man is aston-
8hing. and justifies the challenge which he has already
made, of meeting and vanquishing any man in the world,
in his peculiar specialty.

After the Captain had finished, Eugene, his 14 year old
son. took the stand, and, for nearly half an hour, held the
audience in breathless attention. Eugene is a youthful
prodigy. For one so young his feats have never been
equalfed. AVith his little rifle, resembling more a toy
firearm than a death-dealing implement, lie astonished
the lookers on by breaking forty-seven out of fifty glass
balls thrown into the air, besides accomplishing many
other odd and difficult feats. When Dr. Carver gave his
exhibitions at the fair grounds last season, people looked
upon them as remarkable and wonderful. But now comes
a mere youth, who, almost with a toy rifle, does equally
(if not more) difficult feats. Carver used a large rifle, of
which Eugene’s is but a miniature copy. Eugene’s shoot¬
ing record yesterday is ahead of anything Dr. Carver has
done. Despite a strong wind, he not only showed him¬
self able to break glass balls but to hit half dollars, quar¬
tern. marbles, nickels, and even three cent pieces. His
quiet, impassive, retiring demeanor is also a matter of
wonderment. Apparently unconscious of performing
any extraordinary feat, he continues to load and fire his
little piece, in no way elated at his success. Eugene is
certainly a prodigy, and will no doubt astonish the world
with still more remarkable performances in his line.

v Maine — Lewiston, Sept. 6th.— The Androscoggin Sport-
iHg Club are endeavoring to procure birds enough to
permit ot extending a general invitation to the sportsmen
of Massachusetts. Friday, the 26th, will probably be
devoted ■ to sweepstakes shooting if the necessary birds
can be procured Lewiston.

Massachusetts— Plymouth Go., Sept. Uth.—' The past
week has been, a poof one for coot shooting, but the bay
birds have been coniHg along lively, being most y black
breasts and winters— the latter were in fine condition.
A few woodcock have been killed, but they are hard to
find. % s- K-> jr.

New Jersey Rail Shooting.— Hackensack, N. J. Sept.
9th.— I enclose the record of rail shooting as follows
Sept. 1st.— Doctor Atens, 33 birds; John Ryan, 41. Sept.
2d.— S. F. Knapp, 45 ; C. R. Terwilliger, 56. Sept. 3d.—
Fred Ahrens, 23 : John Wright, 26; C. O. Sisson, 2 ; S. S.
Rowland, 20. Sept. 4th.— S. F. Knapp, 33; and Brother,
22

l would also state that the bass and perch fishing in the
Hackensack River, is better than for many years.

John Ryan.

Forked River, Sept. 18th — Some snipe have been fly¬
ing and your correspondent in company with Messrs. J.
L Kirkland, John Logan and T. Cuthbert shot some fifty
birds one day last week. The house will be kept open for
sportsmen during the fall and early winter and we look
for good duck shooting as there is plenty of teed in the
bay. A’

Pennsylvania — Pittsburg, Sept. 8f/t.-The prospects
for quail hereabouts are good owing to the unusually
favorable summer. A great many people raise the
alarm at about this time of the year that there are none.
Perhaps it is only because they are more scattered and tolks
don’t look for then as earnestly as later, when they are
on serious thoughts intent. From what I saw at Messrs.
J. Palmer O’Neal & Co’s., sportsmen are preparing for a
vigorous campaign against birds and beasts. I was told
t hat they sell a great many “mussel loaders yet. It seems
strange that people who can put forty or fifty dollars into
a gun should put it into M. L., yet that this is often
done is shown by the fact that this firm has closed out
and iust received another lot of fifty fine muzzle load-
ine guns which though retailed at forty dollars or
thereabouts, cost over a hundred to make. Am told
thev are great bargains. Bogardus and his son are com¬
ing m a week or so to shoot at the exposition, and will
attract considerable notice from the shooters of this
vicinity.

Delaware— Port Penn., Delaware River, Aug. 13th.
— Rail bird shooting good, and will continue good all
September. Reed birds yet plenty, but not as plenty as
about the 1st to 5th (annually). English snipe coming in,
and will soon he plenty. Some plover about, and shoot¬
ing in general is good, and will continue so until the
river freezes up. Come to S. Lord’s comfortable sporting
houses on the south bank of the river, four miles from
Delaware City (by rail or steamboats), where hunting is
convenient and board $1.20 per day or $8 per week.

H. W. Merrill.

Kansas. — Abilene, Sept. 8th. — We made some fair bags
on chickens but not as good as last year. For some xca-
san the birds are not as abundant, probably on account
of so much breaking up of prairie which destroys the
nests. G.

TRAP SHOOTING.

— The Far Rockaway Gun Club shot a, match yester¬
day for the cup presented by Mr. Geo. P. Work.

Maine — Top sham. Sept. 12th. — Return shoot between
Riverside and Freeport Clubs; Bijgardus trap; 18 yards’
rise : —

ntKiit’OitT cann.

Webster . 011 110101001011— 9

Andrews . 0 111111100010 1 0-9

Soule . 01000 1 1 00 000 01 0—4

Burr . 0 0 0 X 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—10

Thurlow . 1011101111 1111 1—13

Merrill . 1000101111011X0—9

Total . 54

Average per man, 9.

mVEUSniE CLUB.

Perry . 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0—6

Fisher . 10 11 1 11 l 1 0 0 1 0 1 1—11

York . 1111 0 0 11001101 1—10

Winslow . 1 0 01001 0 010110 1-7

C. (loud . 0 10 1 11 101001110—9

Bouncy. . . 11110111110 100 1—11

Keay . 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1—7

A.Q.Goud . 0 1111110 111110 1-12

Hall . 1111010 1011 1 11 0—11

Grtsenleaf — . 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1—10

Total . . 414

Average per man, 0 2-5.

W. A. Stinson, Secretary.

Massachusetts. — Marlboro, Aug. 21111. — Last weekly
shoot for the season of tlie Marlboro Sportsmen’s Club ;
rotary trap ; chib rules ; 18 yards rise, N. S. Chamber-
lain, holder of the club champion badge, was challenged
by three members with the following result : —

N. S. Chamberlain - 10111 11110 lllll 1111 1—18

O. B Brush . . 0 110 1 lllll lllll 0111 0-16

N. 8. Chamberlain . lllll 01111 10111 1101 0—16

H. S. Fay . . 1110 1 lllll 111-11 1111 1-19

H. R. Fay . lllll lllll 11011 1110 1-18

A. D. Johnson . lllll lllll 00011 1010 1—15

Regular shoot: —

01010 10000 10111 1111 1-12

lllll lllll 11101 1111 1-19

11011 lllll 111110101 0-16
11011 0 1110 01110 1111 1—15

11010 lllll 00110 1111 1-15

1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .1 1 1-15

00000 00001 01100 01010-5
lllll lllll lllll 1111 1-20

. . 11101 0 1010 lllll 10110-14

A. E. Leighton . 10110 0 0 100 10101 1101 0-10

W. H Loighton, jr . 11011 0 0101 lllll 1101 1—15

Brookfield, Sept. 9th.— Brookfield Sportsmen’s Club;
glass balls : —

S. L. Moulton . 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0-5

H.D. Mathowson . 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1—6

H. E. Cbapen . . 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1—3

J. P. Crosby . . . 0001100013-3

H. L. Butterworth . 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1-5

Albert Sheparda . 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1—5

Hiram Richard . 000011101 0-4

J. Mlddagh . . 00000 1 000 0—1

Mendon, Sept. 10 th. — A. C. Cook broke 46 out of a pos¬
sible 50, the halls being thrown to the left and toward the
shooter only. After this a string of 40 balls was shot, with
the following results : Frank Taft, 21 ; Geo. Whitney, 20;
Chas Evans, 22 ; W. R. Dennett, 17 ; Chas. Taft, 18 ;
Chas. Whitney, 17 ; A. H. Harris, 15 out of a pos¬
sible 20.

NarraGAnsett Gun Club. —Newport, R. I., Sept. 11th.
— Handicap sweepstake match for a subscription cup ; 10
birds each ; three misses out ; seventy-five per cent, of
entrance to second man.

O. B. Brush .

H. W. Eager .

F. B. Gleason .

F. A. Marshall .

A. D. Johnson —

T. J. Bonndry .

J. G. Howe .

N. S. Chamberlain
H.S.Fay ...

E. W. Davis, Providence . 39

Edwin A. 11 Locust, New York.. 28

Fred P. Sands, Newport . 30

HarrvE. Jones, New York . 28

— n . wi

110
10 1

t 0 1 1 1 1 1—9
1101111-9
111111 1—9
1111111-9
110 1111-9

Campbell Steward, New York. . ...

C.H. Colt, Hartford . 28

Martin Van Buren, New York.. 29 ij.uiaauij
Newton Earle, Providence ...29 111110011

Elliot Zborowski, New York. . . 28 110101110

H. W. Halleck, New York . 28 1 0 0 1 1 0

Travis C. Van Buren, New York 29 1 1 0 0 0

Ties : —

H. E. Jones. . 1 1 1 I E. A. “ Locust" . 1

C. Stewart . . 1 1 0 F. P. Sands . 1

E. W. Davis . 1 1 Oj

Fountain Gun Club.— The Fountain Gun Club yes¬
terday held the first of a series of matches for four
prizes, to be contested under the rules of the State Asso¬
ciation. The object of the series is to attain excellence
in plunge-trap shooting and to maintain the success of
the club's representation at the State Convention. The
matches will be shot on the Wednesday next to the third
Monday of each month to, and including, May, 1880.

Fountain vs. Midway. — Morgan Station, N, J., Sept.
10 th. — On Wednesday, September 10th, the Fountain Gun
Club with about 100 guests left Brooklyn via steamer
Nelson J. Hopkins (chartered for the occasion) at an
early hour in the morning, for a third contest with the
Midway Club of New Jersey on their own grounds. The
steamer was handsomely- decorated with flags and re¬
ceived repeated salutes throughout the route. Soon after
its departure a sumptuous breakfast was served by the
well-known caterer John C. De Frame, who is also a mem¬
ber of the club, and the supply of edibles provided were
not consumed during the entire day. We can freely say
that it was one of the most enjoyable occasions of the
period, and we were sorry to see the Fountain Gun Club
worsted after their lavish expenditure, but they all en¬
joyed the picnic and closed with three hearty cheers for
the Midway dub. The following is the score— Fountain

Club rules ; ground traps ; 21 yards ; 80 yards boundary ;
use of barrel : —

MIDWAY SHOOTING CLUB.

Total.

.1110
.110 1
.0010

Oil

1 1

h. Ap?vamte:::.

Charles Muirhead .

Frank E. Hyer .

George L. Evorett .

K. Vandeveer .

George Waitt .

James Ivins .

James Lamborton .

Jerry Straut .

William Clark .

D. Arrowsmit.h .

H. Haight .

James Van Brackle .

S. Lamberton .

J. Selovcr .

James Terhune .

William J. Conover .

E. Everett .

P.Disbrow .

Total . • . 153

After the second round Mr. Dunlap took Mr. Conover’s
place.

FOUNTAIN GUN CLUB.

. 1 1

1 0

1— 9

1- 7
0- 8
0- 6
1—10
1- 7
1—5

1-10

1 0

1 0 0

0 10-8
0 0 1-5
0 0 1—6
1 1 1-10

George A. Chappell . .
J. J. Bennett .

.1110 1110 1
.111111010 1—8

111111

111111

0 1-7
1 0—9
11—9

Harvey Smith . _ ____

William Garrett . 001011.... .

George Ilelmstcdl . 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 * 0 1—6

W. U. Selover . 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1-5

John McMahon . 1101011110-7

David M. Brown . 1110011 110—7

E. H. Madison . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-10

Arthur P. Carlin . 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0-4

G. P. Cowenhovcn . 111111111 1—10

Dr. Bridges . 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1-8

John T. Blaine . 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1-9

Plank P. Pike . 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0—7

John C. Do Fraine . - 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1-9

H. W. Hass . 001100101 1-5

Thomas Skidmore . 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0—8

George F. Gildersleeve . 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1—7

Total . 150

Tenth Annivf.usary of the First German Hunting
Association of New York. -Grand pigeon match for the
gold club medal at the Sea View Race Course, New Dorp,
Staten Island, in connection with the Kensington, the Ger¬
man Kensington, and the Philadelphia gun clubs from
Philadelphia : —

Karle . . 01100100

Gross .

Igdl .

Bauman .

Nagel .

Landschritz

Metzger .

Hebding .

Thiest .

Demmerle .

Heller .

Geiger .

Voelker .

Holzschelder....

Nagel II .

Bcutler .

Pfarndor .

Sonneck -

Ncebe, Ex. Pr. .

Brown .

Hebding II .

Stoes, Pr .

Klein .

MuenchPr .

Schiller .

Schaufele .

Hommer .

Zahn .

Wiedraer .

Nagel I .

Ill 0-7

0 0 0 9 0 0 1 1-
.11110 0'
.1 0 0 0 1 0
.0010*0
0 0

.10 ....

.1 0 1 0 0 0 0
.1111110 1

0 0 1-3
110-6
111-7
0 0—3

.1*11*11111-8
111111111*- 9
.101101111*— 7
.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1-5
11*1111110—8
1—10
1—6
1— 8
1— 9

.111111111

001110110

.011111011

.1111101111-!!

11110 11
1*110 0 0
.110 1110
.11110 11
.1111111
.001111111

- 1—8
110—5
1 0 0-6
0 11—8
0 1—9

ltubsam . -

Bohling .

Craemer .

Schail .

Munch .

Sauter .

Zetter .

Broierls .

Gioken .

Kunz, Pr .

Schcuringor .

Burkls, Pr .

Wolf . - -

Diegiopsor . 1 0

0 10 111

.1111111

. 1 1

111111
1111111
110000101
101111111
111110111
10*111101
0 0 1 0 0 0 Ow
111000*01
011111110
111101*11
101110101
111111111

1- 6
0- 4
0-4
1— 9
1-9
1—10
0— 4
1-9
1— 9
1- 7

1— 5
0-7
0— 7
1- 7
1-10
1— 9

Catawissa, Pa., Sept. 12th.— Catawissa, F, & G. P. Club
shoot, at Boughton’s explosive balls ; 18 yards rise ; 10
balls each ; Card’s rotary trap ; prize, trout rod, offered
by our President, Mr. H. B. Aldrich, and won the second
time by himself : —

111111111 1-10
.1111101111—9
.1111111110-9
.1111100111—8
.0110111111-8

.10 10 110 1
.00111110
0 11110 10
0 0 10' - - -
10 0 0

. 0-8
11-7
11-7

_ _ _ . 0 1—6
1 0 1 0 0 0-5
10 0 111—5
10 10 11—5

H. B. Aldrich

W. Orange .

A. Thomas .

Teeo. Fox .

T. P. Cherrington.

G. Laycock .

G. W. Reifsnydor

Wm. Eyer .

G. Waters .

C. E. Fessenden . .

P. Waters .

A. Menseh .

A. Stadler .

J. H. Geary .

— The regular monthly trap shoot of the Social Gun
and Rifle Club of Philadelphia, will take place on Satur¬
day the 13th inst.

The regular monthly glass ball shoot, will take place
on Saturday the 20th inst.

The regular monthly rifle match will take place on the
27th inst.

Ohio — Hudson, Aug. 6th. — Aurora Gun Club of Aurora,
vs. Highflyers of Hudson; 18 yards rise; Blackman trap;
Bogardus rules : —

AURORA.

Hits. Miss.

G. Seonton . .1000 1 1111101100 9 8

Crawford . ...001111101101111 H 9

Kenedy . 111101000000111 8 7

Taylor . . 10001111001011 1 9 6

S. Scouton . 010101111001111 10 5

Hiskox . 001001000101101

GillB . 110101101110111

11

Total . ..64 41

HIGHFLYER.

Hits. Miss.

Cartwright . . 1111110 1111110 1 13 2

Weaver . 111111011111101 13 3

Hodge . 111011001011101 10 5

Wilson . 01111110100011 0 9 6

Hull . *••• . 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 7

Sevmour . - . 10 1111111111111 It 1

Blackman . 011101001101000 7 8

Haqaon . . . 01 101 0 1 01001110 8 7

Total ,

FOREST AND STREAM,

655

New Jersey State Sportsmen's Association. —The
Committeeon the State tournament are hard at work per¬
fecting matters. The birds have been heard from, and
President Eaton assures ub that the tournament will be
held early in October, the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th probably.
Eleven thousand birds have been gathered, and the prizes
will amount to at least $2,000,

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

Date.

BOSTON.

New York.

Charleston.

h.

m

h. m*

h. m.

Sept. 18 .

0

35

io a

6 15

Sept, 10 .

1

]«

10 62

10

Sept. HO .

6

11 45

10 58

Septal .

59

morn.

11 57

Sept. 22 .

8

68

0 44

morn.*

Sept. 23 .

4

1 50

1 3

Sept. 24 .

«

14

3 0

9 13

COMING FIXTURES.

Sept SO— South Boston Y 0 Union Regatta.

Sept —Quincy Y C Regatta, Nicholson Pennant.
Sept 20— Dorchester Y C Union Regatta.

Bept 22— Quaker City Y C Fall Regatta.

Sept 22— Bay of Qulnto Y C Annual Regatta.

Sept 28 — Quaker City Y C Closing Cruise.

Oct 15— Seawanhaka Y C Ocean Match, Center Cup.

STEAM CATAMARANS.

It is no uncommon occurrence to find old and oft-dis¬
carded “inventions” re-invented over and over again
and set aside as fast or as slow as the vanity or mulish
propensities of the ’average specimen of humanity will
permit. The steam catamaran has long been a hobby
with that class of individuals who live and exist entirely
in themselves, oblivious to the progress of the world
around them. Like perpetual motion schemes, this very
ordinary and not in the least mysterious or even ingeni¬
ous device, is forced upon the public’s attention from time
to time as the fecundity of the bucolic mind ripens unto
the idea. Successive attempts at building fast steam
catamarans do not differ in slipshod reasoning at all, but
only in the wonderful results anticipated, which vary in
indirect proportion to the capacity of the inventor’s brains.
Thus it is that those who least understand the problems
they claim to have solved serve out to the unprofessional
press the wonders of their forthcoming feats in speed
with the least compunctious as to possible disappoint¬
ment, and the' more or less gullible country audience
jumps at the flattering, ambitious thought that their own
little burrough should have produced such a profound
genioua to whose capacities the world is soon to bow. It
is not surprising, therefore, to read of still another at¬
tempt to obtain the impossible by complacently setting
aside well known laws of nature, and trying over again
what has been proven a failure a score of times even to
those who will not reason by induction, but arc only to
be convinced by a lost reputation and an empty pocket-
book.

Two master-minds of a village on the Hudson are even
now engaged in enlightening a turbid world upon the
prineiples of naval design, having boldly taken hold in
the shape of constructing a “ steam catamaran," The
logic employed, upon the strength of which somewhat
visionary results are anticipated, and heralded far and
near before accomplished, is about of the very flimsiest
and unpretentious kind. We will not for a moment sup¬
pose that Messrs. Ward & Stanton, of Newburgh, who
are said to furnish the engines for the new prodigy, take
any stock in the affair, other than the precautions neces¬
sary to secure payment for their share in the work. It is
hardly likely that the talent of a draughting office can be
found to be abetting such a questionable piece of engi¬
neering. The logic employed by the inventers is this :
— Sailing catamarans are known to be exceedingly fast,
much more so than single hulled vessels, ergo, why not
put steam into, or, we should perhaps say in the vernacu¬
lar, “ onto ” a catamaran ? The natural’sequence would
be, that she could steam much faster than anything else
alloat because the sailing catamaran sails faster than any¬
thing afloat ! Strange that this idea has not struck the
world before, and that it was left to “ the theories of a

Mr. - , and the practical experience of another Mr.

■ - " of a country town, to discover the possibilities hid¬

den in the secrets of two hulls instead of one. That such
experiments have been tried often enough, that many of
them were known, even in the town referred to, to have
ended in failure, were matters of minor consideration,
for those experiment, though good enough in their way
and undertaken by some of the ablest engineers of Europe,
just lacked that little bit of extra genious which is depen¬
ded upon to reverse the results of former years in favor
of the two good citizens who have undertaken to startle
he world afresh.

•4 It is a disagreeable task to disabuse these gentlemen of
their fondest hopes, and in a few lines to show them
where their logic is so weak that the enterprise will prob¬
ably fall through at that spot ; but we have received a
number of inquiries from persons whose imaginations
have been fired at the thought of thirty miles an hour in
a steam catamaran, and that they may not be led astray
by designing schemers, their attention is invited to the
following : —

Sailing catamarans are exceedingly fast under favor¬
able conditions, because they combine in their construc¬
tion excessive stability, or sail carrying or driving power,
with a minimum of resistance, owing to their very fine
lines and small area of “wetted surface.” That is the
whole secret and nothing more. If we now turn to the
application of steam to such double-hulled craft, it is at

once evident that the factor of enormous driving power
in proportion to resistance disappears, for we ha ve to sub¬
stitute steam-engines for sail area.; in other words, weight
in place of stability. The excessive stability of the cata¬
maran, which is one of her chief points as a sailer, alto¬
gether vanishes as a benefit as soon as we apply steam,
Further, with a given weight of engine a lighter displace¬
ment can be obtained from the single hull than from the
double, for the latter may he said to have four sides,
against the former's two, to say nothing of the cross brac¬
ing and increased weight of a large deck area. The com¬
bined weight of hull and engine will be less in the boat
of ordinary type than in the catamaran. Now, as in the
new venture it is proposed — and much stress is laid upon
this fact by the local Wiseacres— “to have the ordinary
hull split in two, the halves being placed about fifteeu
feet apart and the boarded perpendicular sides being ex¬
actly parallel to each other/’ it follows that no finer lines
will be obtained than iu a single hull, for the outside lines
of a single hull need not differ at all from those adopted,
if both hulls arc supposed to he brought together along
amidships. To sum up, the steam catamaran, which we
believe is now well under way, has not a single point in
her favor over launches or steam yachts of the usual style
of construction. There is not only nothing whatever
upon which to base the extravagant claims to a speed of
nearly thirty miles in this revamped experiment, but on
the contrary, in every direction is she inferior to the sin¬
gle-hulled steamer. "In the first place, her “ lines” are no
finer; second, she has more wetted surface by nearly 50
per cent. ; third, both of these causes of resistance are
still further augmented by her greater displacement ;
fourth, at the high speed intended the “feathering” pad¬
dle wheels of small diameter which are supposed to con¬
stitute still another point of recommendation are decid¬
edly objectionable, and a loss will result from “back
pressure” as the buckets dip vertically in the water, some¬
thing verv well known to engineers, and the explanation
of the fact that feathering wheels have not been gener¬
ally adopted. Add to these drawbacks the questionable
action of the “race” from the midship wheels between
the hulls tending possibly to produce a lower water level
aft than forward, and a hydrostatic “head” in conse¬
quence, and the determination “if she shows an astonish¬
ing speed, this mariuejwonder will be called the Surprise ,”
is one which will certainly be justified. But what a lot
of money and time might not have been saved to the two
enterprising persons had it ever occurred to them before
commencing their steam catamaran to lay their vague
plans and expectations before some one conversant with
such matters beyond the successful wielding of a broad-
axe ! When steam catamarans can be built any faster
than ordinary single-hulled vessels, the world will stand
on its head, ami that time lias not yet come.

The Greenpoint Yards.— The new establishment of
Piepgrass at Pottery Beach, Greenpoint, is now about
finished and in working order. He has built a most com¬
plete yard for shipbuilding purposes, and is ready with
his new facilities, etc,, to construct any amount of ton¬
nage. to haul out, repair and lay up whatever comes
along. The yard is entirely fenced in and has a large
basin attached, protected by booms On all sides, The
mould loft and joiner shop is 75 feet Ipng, lias a commo¬
dious office and draughting room at one end and a spar
shed, blacksmith’s shop, two sets of ways and all neces¬
sary facilities in the yard, Piepgrass has in hand for the
winter a sea-going steam yacht, a good deal of outside
work, steam tug, racing sloop of some 60 feet, and much
other work in the way of cutters in prospect. Greenpoint
promises to become famous in the annals of American
yacht building, for right adjacent to the yard described,
Mr. J. J. Driscoll has his shops, and as both these build¬
ers have turned out fine and staunch work we may ex¬
pect to find Greenpoint yachts figuring extensively among
our racers and cruisers of the future. Mr. Driscoll has
about finished a new racing sloop of 28 feet length.

The Isltp Yard. — The chances are that Mr. Alonzo
Smith will put together a big lot of work this winter in
the way of new yachts. He has now one under way for
Erastus Corning, of Albany, and she is to be a beauty iu
the way of extra finish, such as inahogony waterways,
hardwood and nickel fittings throughout. Sloop rig,
with racing sails and a shifting cabin. Length over all,
39 feet 6 inches ; beam, 13 feet 6 inches ; hold, 3 feet 0 in¬
ches, with about 2 feet 6 inches water without board.
Smith is figuring also on several yachts for neighboring
ports aud the Lakes. The success of Niantic this season,
though not in racing trim, was a decided feather in his
cap and shows that able-bodied yachts with “ two ends ”
have not yet had their day by a long piece. To be fast,
a yacht need not be a mantrap of a smoothing iron.

The Uncle Sam.— The crazy and profitless attempt
made by one Captain Goldschmidt and wife to cross the
Atlantic in an ill-modelled, ill-fated little boat of some
fifteen feet long has resulted in disaster, the boat and her
rig going to pieces the first gale they struck. Once in s
while these stupid ventures succeed, but the failure of
just as many should deter others from such crackbramed
undertakings unless they have a properly modeled and
well-rigged boat under them. These cheap step nasty
affairs are not equal to the work imposed upon them.

Big Sharpie. — Mr. Minot Smith is new building at
Port Jefferson, L. I., a big sharpie, intended for Florida
•waters. She is fifty-six feet long a yd thirteen feet six
inch beam; has raking stem, elliptic stern, and will be
schooner rigged and fitted with two centre-boards, one
forward and the other abaft tlie cabin.

Atlantic Yacht Club,— The annual pennant regatta
of this club was sailed ou Wednesday, September 17th.
Start flying, 10 minutes grace ; two yachts to start m each
class or no prize. Course for classes A, B, O, from Bay
Ridge around Southwest Spit buoy 81, thence around
lightship and home. Class D will round a stakebont
near Gedney Channel buoy, and classes E, F and G return
homo direct from the Spit. No limit to time of race ;
time allowance based on mean length ; working sails
only. Judges— J. B. Morgan, J. L. Marcellus and H. L.
Dodge. For further information apply to Fleet-Captain
W. W. Richards or aboard the Commodore’s flagship
Agnes.

More Disasters. — Reports reach, us every week of dis¬
asters to yachts, invariably by capsizing, and the drown¬
ing of many persons. Just as long as we adhere to the

present type of light draft yachts, so long will the victims
go to Davy Jones’s by the score every month during the
season.

Columbia Yacht Club.— The race for the champion
cup presented to the Columbia Yacht Club was sailed as
appointed Sept, 9th, and brought many fast open boats to
the line. We look for a material increase in the number
of entries for similar events in the future, and should the
Columbia Yacht Club repeat the experiment next year,
and throw open the races to jib and mainsails as well, or,
in other words, still further liberalize their races by dis¬
carding rig distinction in their “open” matches, as well
as give all bands a chance at a limited outlay by prohibit¬
ing^ shifting ballast, their races will become one of the
principal events of the season among the smaller yachts
in this neighborhood. The management of this club is in
excellent hands, who seek only its advancement and best
interests, and they can, therefore, well afford to experi¬
ment in the direction indicated. If the style of racing
we counsel is found incompatible with American preju¬
dices, it is easy enough to return to the old way of doing
things, a frigate’s crew, sandbags and all.

The race for the champion cup, donated by the Derby
Silver Plate Co., was open to all cat-rigged yachts, eight¬
een to twenty-five feet long. Course, triangular, from
club-house, foot of East Eighty-sixth street to mark off
Pleasant Valley, thence to mark off Weehawken and re¬
turn ; sail over three times ; distance, fifteen miles. Time
allowance, 11m. to the foot ; crews restricted to one hand
for every three feet of length. Judges : Com. Dilks, W.
B. Y. C.’: ex-Com. Nobles, C. Y. C., and Jacob Varian. A
flying start was effected a little after noon, with 10m. grace
to cross the line. The Garrison led across, with Pinafore
close aboard ; then a long interval, and Willie, Dilks and
the rest followed suit. Tlie wind was moderate from
N. N. W., with the tide the last half of the flood. As the
the last five yachts did not manage to Cross within the
ten minutes, they were all handicapped. Strange that
skippers of experience cannot handle their craft to better
advantage. It was a long and short leg to the first mark,
and when it was fetched Dilks and Dean had drawn out
ahead, Carrie Taylor and Rosy IT. good third and fourth.
With the wind on starboard quarter, the second mark
was made in the same order, Dilks gradually spinning
out her lead. The first round was made without change.
Tlie wind had kept hacking to the west, and lightened
up. Rosy H. put in some some effective tide-cheating,
aud went into second place by the time the next round
was completed, but upon the wind freslining again
dropped to fourth. The final round was devoid of further
events, and a fine day's racing, witnessed by large crowds
from the bluffs on shore, terminated as under, the
champion cup going to Jennie Dilks : —

Elapsed Corrected
Denut Ji. Time. Time.

Name. Club. Ft. In. H. .11. S. II. M. S.

Jennie Dilks. . . West Brighton. .21 07 4 12 25 4 12 25

Geo. B. Deane.. nuclsou River... 21 10 4 25 48 4 21 441

Willie . Hudson River... 20 08 4 82 50 4 23 20

Carrie Taylor... Pavonia . 19 11 4 27 45 4 20 45

Rosy IT. . . . Jersey City . 18 00 4 28 25 i 18 88*

The Garrison, Pinafore and Warren withdrew.

Yacht Bertie Jardine, North Beach, Barnegat Inlet,
Sept. Ilf h, 8 o'clock, P. M. — A party of four, consisting of
J. B. Bergen, G. H. Wild and Dr. R. F. Borden of Red
Bank, N. J., and C. E. Hill of Newark, N. J, came down
on Monday, the 8th, for a few days’ fishing and snipe
shooting, aud up to the present have found all that heart
could wish for. Plenty of snipe, the party getting from
forty to sixty birds daily, and it has not been good
weather for snipe either, the wind being fresh from tho
N. W„ with but little variation, while the Captain, J, )
Dorsett, than whom no better posted man on Bartta*4®
and its attractions can be found, says that it reo: .
southwesterly wind to bring them in good. Fi^’jfi
also been more than excellent; plenty of we- arul
barb. To-day blue fishing was tried with »? -,l& success,
not only by the party, who got all they r- “ted °‘ mce
ones, many on the average from four t seven pounds,

‘V. • 1 - u 1 _ unfit* l,n< . n.lur* fhu

being Sol. Stout’s, who got • - - , -

lbs. the smallest, to 11 lbs. tfi 'largest. Tlie flats and
beaches have been remarks! tree from mosquitos and
the party have had a mo. ••ojoydbte time and praise
Captain "Dorsett and ts-DarUe w the highest terms.
They intend to leave “ borno to-morrow, and say that
for genuine sport P->'' gat beats the world.

Racing at OU,? j “Land. — A match was sailed on the
Sound ftant r*h, open lo catboats under fifteen feet.
Course teh Won by Estelle, E. A. Willis, Port
WnshintrlA'. beating Nettie, second, A. F. Vail, of City
Island ; v .7 S. T. Pell, of City Island ; Centennial,
anil T> '- I’ddie, B. Blizzard, of New Rochelle, and Lizzie
q ( • jelin, of New Rochelle.

BOSTON YACHT CLUB.

The thirteenth annual regatta of the Boston Yacht
Club was sailed Saturday, September 0th. Owing to a
total lack of wind the first class could not be got off at
all, and it was not until 2 p.m. that the signal was made
from the schooner Sprite for the second class to get under
way. This is much to be regretted, as the ent
been quite full and extra inducements were offered in
the way of prizes to the owners sailing their own yachts.
This feature of giving the gentleman helmsman neat lit¬
tle trinkets for handling their vessels outside of the reg¬
ular purses is something to be commended, as personal
interest and rivalry is thereby encouraged, The races
wore for schooners and sloops over thirty-eight feet, for
same measuring twenty-six feet to thirty-eight feet, and
for sloops measuring eighteen to twenty -six feet length.
Course, from a point near judges’ boat off the club-house,
down the Westway, leaving Thompson’s and Rainsford’s
islands on the starboard, Long and George’s islands and
Point AUerton buoy, No. 3, on the port, through the
Narrows, leaving George's and Gallop’s islands, Nix’s
Mate buoy, and buoy No. 7, off Fort Independence on
the port; thence to the point of starting. Nothing was
left undone by the Regatta Committee— Messrs. Thomas
Dean, J. Alfred Mitchell, Geo. S. Rice, Frank A. Drew,
and S. L. French— to insure a successful race, but the
lack of wind at the start was against them and reduced
tlie starters to a fraction of the entries. The yachts of
the second class, after drifting slowly up to tlie line, werq

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sent away only to drift and fluke for an hour, when for¬
tunately a smart breeze from southwest struck in and
changed gloom to excitement and a glorious tiff between
Viking and Lillie and Rebie and Sunbeam, Among the
yachts of the second olass, out of thirteeu entries, only
two schooners, Loiterer and Cyda, and four sloops, Viking,
Lillie, Folly and Comfort, went across? the line. Viking,
well known as one of D. J. Lawlor’s famous models, took
the lead and kept it. after some close work with Lillie in
company. Among the schooners Loiterer had tonnage
in her favor. In the third class sloops, thirteen entries and
six starters, Fairy made a bad start owing to mistaking
the signal, and Rebie got away with a lead, but had to
give in to Sunbeam after rounding the buoy off Fort In¬
dependence, again going to the fore, however, during
the latter part of the race and landing first prize for her
owner. In the evening a dance and supper was had at
the dub-houso. The individual or “ helmsman's'' prizes
consisted ol' a watch oharra representing the club colors
in enamel. Summary as under :—

6BOOND-OI.AS9 SLOOPS.
Owner,

Vlldilff .

Lillie _

Folly .

Comfort .

SMMtA.

. . S. r. Freeman , _ 33 UO

.0. F, Larins’ . 37 00

. .J. F. Sheppard . 37 HI

. K. W. Dennison. .. 37 Ot a
8BOOND CLASS BCHOOSTBB8.

Actual
Time.
H.M.S.
3 33 03
3 33 45
3 50 33

7 15

Currmlrtd

Tima.

H.M.S.

2 54 39

2 53 41

3 02 31
3 09 23

Loiterer _ . W. W. Kellott . 34 04

Cyda . . H. C. Bridge . 29 04 4 03 47 3 19 18

vmiu) class sloops.

Rebie . .T. P. Pbinnoy . 23 11 2 19 09 1 49 11

Edith . ...E. Denton . 23 09 S 23 29 1 52 15

Sunbeam . W. s. Nickerson. .24 11 2 23 02 1 53 04

Unknown . 11. F. VVcndoll . 34 00 2 27 00 1 57 07

Fairy . u. A. Perkins . 24 01 2 32 01 2 02 12

Lada . II. Jonney . 22 0B Not timed

First prizes. $30, go to Viking and Loiterer, and $15 to
liebie; second prizes, $15, to Lillie, and $10 to Edith :
third prize, $5, to Sunbeam.

EASTERN YACHT CLUB.

The fall regatta and postponed handicap regatta were
sailed at the same time on Tuesday. Sept. 9th, off
Swampscott, the start being made from an anchor, the
first class sloops and first and second class schooners
forming the first line, and those who had sailed on the
30th ult. being handicapped together. The small boats
formed the second line, and were likewise handicapped.

The day opened with a strong W. N. W. wind, quite
hard and puffy, resembling in tne early morning that of
the day of the B. Y. C. grand open race a fortnight ago.

Phantom, Shadow and Intrepid had come down the
afternoon of the 8th, and the others soon began to ap¬
pear, some of them reefed.

The largo craft were started punctually at 11:05, the
small ones, after a short wait for Anna., at 11:17 a. m.. all
going off toward Half Way Rock with a strong wind on
the quarter. From Half Way the large boats went round
Davis' Ledge buoy, aud the small boats round the buoy
off the Graves, both going inside of Egg Rock on the re¬
turn — 35 and 23 miles respectively.

Following is a list of the starters, with their sailing
length, and allowance in the race and in the handicap.
All Bailed for the allowance prizes. Halcyon, Foam,
Fearless, Latona, Madcap, Sylph, Dream, EJfte and
Ariadne wore all the Btarters, that were qualified to com¬
pete for the handicap prizes.

nasi class schooners.

Sailing Allowance
Length, in Race.

* M. S.

.Lloyd Phoenix. . ldO 00 00

■ Rear-Com. Uovoy _ 91 05 21

■Clas. J. Paine . 84 09 21

.Gain. Boardman. ..... 84 09 21

SECOND CLABS BCFIOONKR8.

S. B. Phillips . 58 05 07

Plckmau . 04 00 00

•>. FIRST OLASS SLOOPS.

MaiA n n. Abbott... 02 00 00

Wftlu^nLut . 44 18 50

CLASS SLOOPS.

‘AujrustUS'ao.jjinway 40 00 00

, !• " • Cxgwy 'field. 30 04 10

Salto ? til ... oo 04 10

.J. 9. Bigelow . . .v§' , ai 05 19

THIRD CLAfiwgj (JOKERS.

.A. O. Wheelwright.?-., 47 00 00

.Greeley S. Curtis . 4. 03

Joseph G. Minot . 43 03 jg

Allowance
In JTdcnB.
M. S.
00 00
00 00
00 CIO
12 00

15 00

00 00
00 00
10 00
00 00

05 00
07 00
00 00

Halcyon, however, fell off in time, but found herself
under Phantom's lee ; with Foam and Agldie just astern.
Another start was greatly to the disadvantage of Intre¬
pid, who was naturally slow in getting W- wilon she
did start, she ran fast, but not fast enough tciSlotch Phan¬
tom and Halcyon who had passed Madcap, and with big
staysails and jib-topsails set, were going along at * great
pace. Phantom a trifle ahead.

Off Pig Rock stakes there was a very heavy streak -jf
wind, and as Phantom ran into it, her flying jib-boom
snapped short off, and the next minute Foam was seen
to lie in the same plight. Halcyon got the same puff
severely, splitting her staysail from head to foot, and
throwing her down until her trunk was in the water, and
anchors and furniture in the cabin were sliding down
to leeward. Phantom housed foretopmast, but Foam
rigged a jib-topsail to bowsprit end. Half Way rock was
rounded as follows : Halcyon, 11.48 ; Phantom, 11.50 ;
Inlrepid, 11.52.10; Foam, 11.53.3 ; Fearless, 11.54; Ad¬
dle V., 11.59; Latina, 11.59,21 ; Madcap, 12.3.

Boon after rounding the rock the wind suddenly died
out almost entirely, and the rest of the race was a drift,
the light balloon sails of the sloops telling to great ad¬
vantage, and Intrepid with her short rig being out of
her element, and therefore out of the race. Davis Ledge
was rounded as follows: Madcap, 3.16.55; Halcyon,
3.19.55; Addie V., 8.34.3; Phantom, 3.36.30; Intrepid,
3.52.00 ; Foam, 3.52.30 ; Fearless, 3.54.30 ; Latina, 4.00.30.

From here to Egg Rock it was a dead beat in a very
light wind ; Halcyon gaining steadily and coming in at
6. 30. 50, with Madcap after her at 6.39.22. It was dark
long before the others arrived, and only the leader* in
each class wore timed as follows : Phantom, Addie V,,
Foam, Fearless, 7.33.20; Latona, 7.35.8 ; Intrepid going
by the end of the line.

This race was declared off to be sailed again Monday,
as the rules require a race to be sailed at the rate of five
miles an hour.

The small yachts had a good breeze over the whole

course. Anna made a very bad start. She came down
late, and was not ready with her anchor when the signal
was given. She also had in a reef, which had to be shaken
out after starting, This was done, her big-topsail set, and
she was gaining fast, when, on her setting her jib-topsail,
the topmast went overboard and she was virtually out of
the race.

< Sylph went round the Rock at 12.13, Dream at 12.15.5,
Shadow at 12.19, then Effla, Anna, Breeze, and Adriadne,
The finish and corrected time are as follows ; —

Finish, Cor. lime.
H. m.s. h.m.s.

Sylph . 3 49 38 3 33 88

Dream . 3 04 28 3 45 00

Breeze . Drew out

Shadow,- . 3 09 08 3 48 49

Finish. Cor. time.

Elite . . . 8*27" 42 4*10*32

Adriudno . 3 34 23 4 13 13

Alum . 3 38 04 4 19 04

Sylph and Shadow take the allowance prizes in their
classes— $25 each. Sylph takes first handicap prize, $50,
and Dream second prize, $25.

It is greatly to be regretted that such a fine entry re¬
sulted in nothing, on account of the sudden drop in the
wind. It was hoped that the wind and sea would be
heavy enough to give Intrepid some sort of a show along¬
side of her smooth-water sisters. The dub steamer Min¬
nehaha followed the larger yachts over the course and
afforded a good view of the racing. Reef Point.

Qcinciy Yacht Club.— The last race of the season of
this Club, a special regatta, was sailed, Sept. 6th, off
Quincy Great Hill. Three classes and three prizes— $5,
$3 and $2.50, gold. Only the first was awarded in sec¬
ond olass, there being only two starters. Judges— Messrs.
J. W. Morton, Sigourney Butler and Samuel Bass— aboard
the schooner Water Lilly. Wind from east. Course, the
usual one. found in previous columns of Forest and
Stream. After some fine racing the finish was made as
follows :

_ Actual Corrected

Fame. Owner. Length, Time. 77m.!.

FI, 111. H.M.S. H.M.S.

Allie . A. S. Wattles . 22 08 2 29 II) 2 01 34

Flyaway . . .Win. Litchfield. ... 23 02 2 46 16 2 12 55

Seerot . J. Binney . 23 03 2 40 48 2 13 30

SECOND CLASS.

Wildfire . H. A. Keith . 18 02 2 14 07 I 43 50

Topaey . . (Jhas.Kent . . 2 15 05 -

THIRD CLASS.

Dolly Varden.. A. B. Cleverly . 18 08 1 44 00 1 77 38

Rocket . .B. F. Bass _ 10 07 1 48 52 1 20 24

Undine . A. L. Neal . 17 03 1 48 28 1 22 44

Elmer . F. Chubbuek . 17 05 1 48 38 1 23 03

Imp . G. C. Adams . 18 10 1 54 15 1 28 04

Dandelion . J. Q. Adams . . 17 03 1 04 19 l 2S 50

Allie, Wildfire and Dolly Varden take prizes in their
respective classes.

A pennant has been offered by Vice-Coin, Nicholson, to
be sailed for in a fortnight.

Racing off Nahant.— A match was sailed off Nahant,
Sept. 6th, between Josie, C. H. Minot, jr., and Nora, P.
Snelling, for $30 ; won by Josie. Also one between
Psyche, R. D. Sears, jr., and Mirage, Henry Sears, for
$20 ; won by Psyche. Course in both matches from Na¬
hant to Winthrop Head and return.

Dorchester Yacht Club.— The sail-off between Rocket
and Nat lie for the fourth class championship of the club
came off September 10th. The Rocket, B. F. Bass, won
in lh. 18m. 50s.; Nattie, W. H. Nicholson, lh. 20m. 6s.

Racing on Geneva Lake (Wis,)— For the Sheridan
cup. Sept. 6th, there were seven starters. Whisper
and Zuave capsized, Bonita and Lucy withdrew, and
Geneva won, beating Fearless and Nettie.

Salisbury Regatta.— A regatta was sailed Sept. 3d, at
Salisbury, Mass., over a oourse from Keniston’s wharf to
stakeboa't off “Tom Page’s,” 6 miles. Sloops Idelette
and Psyche won in first class ; Annie and Gem in second
class. They were all undecked local boats.

dine, 38 tons, flagship of Com. A. R, Boswell, the fol¬
lowing yachts of the first class wero sent away in a
light wind ;

First to cross was Madcap, Com. Boswell, built by
Cuthbert and recently sold to Toronto; Brunette, sloop,
24 tons, C Heath, was next in the procession ; Rivet, an
old time iron cutter, 17 tons, R. Elmsley, was third away;
Coquette, sloops, 17 tons, J. Stuart ; Oriole, schooner,
95 tons, W. C. Campbell ; Alarm, yawl, 38 tons. H. J.
Grasett ; and Coral, sloop, 16 tons, W, F. McHaster,
brought up the rear. They headed to the westward to
round the buoy off the Grand Trunk Elevator. Madcap
made the mark first, followed by Brunette, Rivet, Oriole,
Coquette, Alarm, and Coral. The second mark was a
buoy at the east end of the Bay, and was rounded by
Madcap first with a lead she was continually increasing.
The fleet passed tlmiugh the western channel to pick
up the buoy off Mimico, without material change in their
order. But the buoy was not to be found, and no race
was made inconsequence, There was not much question
though, but what Madcap would have won as she lilted
in the weather of the day.

The second olass yachts were started at 11 h, 40 in.,
in a light southerly wind as under :

Name. - IT. M. S.

Gracio of Belleville . 11 40 00

Emma of Kingston . H 40 20

Katie Gray of BellovlUc . - . . . 11 41 20

Gipsy of Hamilton . . . 11 45 00

Idler of Brighton . 11 45 00

Imogens . yawl, 6 tons, Hon. W, P. Howland, C. B.;
Madeleine, yawl, 6 tons, G. E. Gillespie, both of Toronto,
and Thistle and Kestrel also started, but their times were
not taken, the race being virtually between those named
above. Light Bails were in order. The course was from
the Geraldine to a buoy one mile west, thence to buoy off
Gooderham and "Wort’s ; thence back to the westward and
around the island twice. Emma and Katie ran up on
Grade, luffing matches between Emma, with Cuthbert at
the helm, and Grade, being of common occurrence. Katie
got into the backwater of a propeller, during a lull in the
wind, and lost some ground. With freshening breeze
which came out from S. W. both Emma and the Katie
gave Grade the go-by, gaining steadily all the time.
With the wind backed into the S. E. it was a free sheet
for home after rounding the island the second time, and
Emma looked a sure winner. When within 200 yards of
the finish, however, her spar went by the board with a
crash, snapped off clean iust above the partners. The
wreck was quickly secured, and a jury rig improvised in
hopes of carrying” her across the finish ; hut Katie Gray
was also Binartly handled, and dousing topsail slipped in
first and secured the cup and $100, Emma taking second,
and Grade third prize, a result most satisfactory to the
Belleville yachts. The rest of the fleet was distanced.

In the third class the starters were : Fiona, Lily, High¬
lander, Reindeer, Pinafore, Wanderer, Kestrel, Macki¬
naw, Clara, Nellie, Petrel, Iona, and White Star. Course :
triangular ; sail over three times, 15 miles. Fiona fin¬
ished first, Nellie second, and Wanderer third, with
Reindeer, Lilly and Petrel following. A banquet, toasts
and demonstrations in honor of the Governor-General
were frequent at the dub during the day. It will bo seen
that “the East,” that is to say Belleville and vioinity, car¬
ried off the honors of the day in first and second class,
and Cuthbort's models still reign supreme among all his
Canadian competitors in the building line. Now that the
R. C, Y. C. will have time enough for reflection before
the next race, wo trust that it will strike from its rules
the clause permitting shifting ballast and tliu9 prove
itself worthy the confidence of Canadian yachtsmen and
an honor to its royal title. The Governor-General an¬
nounced his intention of giving a cup to the club.

Louisville Boat Club.— Owing mainly to the exer¬
tions of Mr. A. H. Siegfried, of the Louisville Courier,
and well known to the canoeing world, a new boat club
has been formed in Louisville, Ky. President, A. H.
Siegfried ; Vice-President, L. A. Dunham ; Secretary,
A. R. Cooper ; Treasurer, A. H. Barrett. One hundred
and twenty-three members have joined, a boat-house
is to be buiit and an equipment of boats ordered. Tbe
Courier very justly remarks : — “Why should our sport¬
ing enthusiasm go so largely to the turf, where few can
do more than look on, when a sport open to universal
personal participation offers its healthful and graceful
pleasures not for one or two weeks, hut during nearly
forty of the fifty-two ?"

Bermuda Yacht Club. — In the annual regatta of the
Bermnda Island Y. C. there were six starters— Irene,
Lieut. Harvey, 46th ; Psyche, Lieut. Francis, 46th ; Spray,
Capt, Low, 46th ; Julia, Capt. Browne, 40th ; Nameless,
Lieut. Handcock, 19th, aud Zephyr, Lieut. Beauchamp,
46th. Irene got off first in a nice S. E. breeze. Alt had
spinnakers set on the run down to Fort Catherine buoy.
Up to Bailey’s buoy it was a turn to windward, with
Spray around first, followed by Irene, Nameless, Psyche
and Zephyr in the order named, Julia having given up.
On the work home. Spray and Nameless made a hot fight
for it ; but the old boat again landed the prize, and
showed how lightly time sat on her. Spray, 5h. 14m. 80s.
and Nameless, Oh. 27m. 20s.

ROYAL CANADIAN YACHT CLUB.

The annual regatta of the R, C. Y. C. was sailed off
Toronto, Sept. 6th, the event being honored with the
presence of the Governor General, the Marquis of Lome,
and H. R. H. Princes Louise, besides a large company of
distinguished guests invited to the club-liouse to view the
races. There were some misgivings as to the probable
number of starters who would pu t i n an appearance, owing
to several unpopular aud unwise changes recently made
in the sailing rules, but fortunately enough yachts from
foreign, ports were present to render the day’s racing full of
interest End the result quite instructive. Especially may
this be said of the second class sloops, among whom
there were several representatives of Toronto, for whom
the rule f orbWing shifting ballast had especially been
rescinded in theix favor. The match of the big ones came
to naught through the drifting of one of the marks,
whether through the neglect of the regatta committee in
anchoring it or not we are unable to say, but it certainly
is somewhat annoying to all concerned to find that ail
their trouble and a day’s hard work had been thrown
to the dogs by an accident which a little circumspection
might have prevented. The classification and prizes were
as follows : —

First class: yachts over ten tons— 1st prize, champion
flag and $150 ; 2nd, $75 ; 3d, $25. In addition to these
prizes deep draft yachts competed for a cup presented
by Mr. George Hawke and a purse of $30. The yachts
of the Royal Canadian Club also competed for the
Prince of Wales’ Cup, and the R. C. deep draft yachts
for the cup presented by the late Commodore, Dr. Hodder,
Second class: yachts between five and ton tons— 1st prize,
a cup presented by the present Commodore and $10(>; 2nd,
$60 ; 3d, $30 ; 4th, $10, Third class ; yachts under five
tons— lilt prize, $30 ; 2nd, $15 ; 3d, $10.

When the signal was fired from tbe schooner Genii-

To American Yachtsmen.— For complete records of
all yacht races in England, as well as for a great variety
of other matter of interest, such as cruises aud yachting
tales, read Hunt's Yachting Magazine, established 1852.
Can bo had of booksellers generally, or direct from Hunt
&Co., 119 Church Street, Edgware road, London, E. C,,
England. Published monthly, one shilling sterling per
number. — [Adv.

Shoals of Strange Fish. — Chippewa Bay, on the St,
Lawrence, is filled with shoals of strange fish which made
their appearance several years ago all along the St. Law¬
rence River, and which were supposed to be shad. They
have increased in size since last year, and appear to be
coming down from Lake Ontario. They are seen in myr¬
iads near the hike. Seth Green thinks they are not gen¬
uine shad. They are certainly new visitors to the waters
of the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario, and are a good
article of food. Mr. Green, last year thought they ac¬
companied the shad from the ocean. They were from
six to eight inches long, and the water, as far as the eye
could reach, fairly boiled with them early in the evening.
In winter, when a hole is cut in the ice. they appear in
such numbers as to fill it, and are often found frozen to
the sides and bottom of the ice. They make excellent
food for the muskelonge, pickerel and other fish of prey
that inhabit the river, and which greatly prefer them to
the silver spoon of the fisherman, — Ogden sburgh (N, IT.)
Journal,

—The Lake House, at Islip, is one of the best known
and most popular hotels on the south side of Long Island
for sportsmen. It is excellently managed and the fare is
the best ,we ever experienced at such a place. Mr. Stelj
Ienwert luw kept tbe bouse for 30 yeare.

FOREST AND STREAM.

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A Police Dos. — “ Allen Pinkerton,” the
dog detective o£ the St. Joseph police
force, is dead. Hundreds of our people
who for the past eight years have seen a.
queer-looking little black dog, with white
hair around his neck and a bushy tail that
curled over his back, will read this an¬
nouncement with surprise and genuine re¬
gret. The first known of the dog is that
ten years ago he mysteriously turned up at
the residence of John O'Connor, where he
remained for about two years. At tin;
end of that time he became a voluntary
member of the police force, and demeaned
himself in such a manner as to gain the
name of “Allen Pinkerton,” after the no¬
ted Chicago detective. He followed the
men about day and night — first one mem¬
ber of the force and then another. Many
a dark night has he assisted the officers in
discovering the whereabouts of tramps
who had concealed themselves in empty
barrels and boxes, and MS' terrifying bark
has caused hundreds of petty thieves to
take to their heels. He prowled about the
darkest comers in the alleys, and whenever
an int oxicated man was found g. yelp or
two was sufficient to bring up the nearest
officer to look into the matter. His well
known voice was relied on with as much
confidence as the sound of a policeman’s
whistle, and it was always answered. At
roll call he was prompt as any of the men,
and on such occasions he was the pet of
the office. He had themost wonderful sa¬
gacity aud appeared to almost comprehend
the orders of thecMef. Nearly every lady
who visited the morning market knew the
dog and spoke kindly to him, wMlo the
market women petted and carressed him
whenever he came about, and always had
a dainty morsel with which to tickle Ms
palate. Of late years Allen has been grow¬
ing feeble and for the past six months or a
year he has been able to travel with Ms
old associates hut little. Since Mb health
became poor he has made his home with
ex-Polieeman James Hudgens. On Thurs¬
day last Allen was taken sick, and not¬
withstanding everything was done for the
poor dumb animal that man could do, he
calmly died on Tuesday. During the last
two days and nights that he lived Mr. Hud-
gen, who more than Once while patrolling
his lonely night watch realized the value of
his cheeerful presence, nursed him contin¬
ually, and when his death was announced
every member of the force felt the deepest
regret. He was buried in Mr. Hudgens’
yard, wrapped in a clean white sheet, and
his remains enclosed in a neatly made
coffin. — St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette.

THE PARKER GS-TJIV.
PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn. x<'s7 Tjh ambers”' rma'

The Parker Grim Again Victorious!

Til the Tournament Just closed at the St. Paul Driving Park, 30 prizes In tlio regular shoots
and the sweeps following them were won by sportsmen using the Purker Gun.

The Rochester (K. V.) Democrat. mid Chronicle, of recent date, in referring to the remarkable
execution of these guns at their tournament, in Which the Parker Gun won toe Gold Medal for
the Best Average, gays : “ The Parker Gun is one nf the finest ever admired by a true sportsman,
and ol late years It has been generally used where before nothing but those of European make
would bo thought of. This company baa successfully suuoeeded in making their own steel barrels,
which, together with other novel and important improvements, make their gnus the finest yet in¬
troduced among lovers of field and forest sports. Dr. Carver, the celebrated American marksman,
used this gun m his late exhibition before the Prince of WaleB, and recommends it highly as a lowi¬
ng piece, as do also Ira Paino and other noted shots.

CAMPING OUT,

Archery , Laivn Tennis

Inclose stamp for Price-List.

A. R. DODGE,

31 Park, row, Now York.

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of best- quality. Six strands from butt to tip.
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EVERY ROD WARRANTED.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Send stamp for
prioe-liat.

BOOKS RECEIVED.

,v Nine, Websteb. With an Essay on Webster
..3 a Master of, English Style. By Edwin P.

Whipple. One large octavo volume. 773 pages.

Price. $11.

The publisher's have done a great thing for the
young men of to-day in presenting to them in
accessible form the great speeches of Daniel
Webster. Savo the numerous extracts in school
readers and speakers and the six large volumes
of his “works" edited by Edward Everett, the
former meagre and unsatisfactory, the latter
too expensive for general possession, no means
have been afforded to the student of making
himself familiar with the English of this master
of prose. The book now before us fills this want.
No understanding of the momentous history of
our republic can. be complete without an
quaintanco with the forensic debates of our
statesmen. The value of this publication, botb
historical and rhetorical, cannot be overesti¬
mated.

—Messrs. CabSeu,, Fetter, Galpin & Co. an¬
nounce that they are about to enlarge their
Magazine, of AH, a monthly publication which
is finding much favor.

—We have received “ The American Archers'
Han d-Book and Guide to Correct Shooting,” ed¬
ited by W. Holberton and published by Conroy,
Bissett & Malleson. It contains much useful in¬
formation and valuable instructions.

FERGUSO.X’S IMPKOFEB

RUST PREVENTER,

For Fire Arms, Surgical Instruments, Cutlery,
Tools, exposed parts of machinery, etc.

The best article for the preven¬
tion of rust yet discovered.

Send for circular. For sale by dealers in sports¬
mens goods, in all the principal cities. Trade
only supplied by sole manufacturer,

A. FERGUSON,
do Fulton street. New York,

1111 8aiES~Tprte^s^

11I1U1UV UliUUJU l,,.li,,s Givo (i.-aeriptiun and
price to “RELIC,” P. O. Box 529 Pittsburg, Pa.

sra JplkWifuiiiad Cbrowio he. eftrris. radio 42 Mb»d earn*

T?OK SALE— An interchangeable Parker
X? broecU-loader, lflg. ; 33 and 30 inch ; Lamiua-
ted and Damascus barrels ; choke and modified
choke ; 94 and 84 lbs. Made to special order a year
ago. In splendid condition and an extra shooter.
Address Dr. J. P. McCLEERY, Milton, Pa. It.

TTOR SALE— Bound volumes of the “Forest and
1 Stream" Nos. 7, 3, 9, 10, 11, aud No. 12 un¬
bound; also six bound volumes of tho “Spirit of
the Times” for the years 1878, 1877,1878. All in
good order. Price for the lot, $20. Address W.
II. G., Post-Office box 1,393, N. Y. City, sep.18 It.

XT' OR SALE— Fine Parker gun.
r Sep. 18— It. O. W. DAVIS, Lowell, Mass

T?Oh: SALE— a W. W. Greener, 10-gauge, tf*
-T pounds, full choke, and a very powerful
shooting gun. Solid leather and duck case, with
implements. Used but little. Cost $360 ; will
sell for $335.

A "Lang" double rifle, 13 bore, 0-pounder;
uses an explosive bullet; accurate up to 200
yards ; quite new. Cost in London JB50 ; will sell
for $T5.

Gun can he seen at SQUIRES’, No. 1 Cortlandfc
street, New York.

Address Box 1*819, Portland* Me. Sept 11 3t

TTOR S ALE— First four volumes of * 1 THE
JT AMERICAN SPORTSMAN," well bound.
Price, $12. Address Q. C., P. O. Box 2,525,
Philadelphia, Pa. Sept.4— 3t.

For Sale.

Sharps Long Range Rifle, Model 1S7S.

Has been used but lilt le. Is in perfect order.
Septll-2t E. M. MOODY, Lockport, N. Y.

TTOR SALE.— Audubon's “Birds of America,"
JU 7Vois.; splendidly bound in green and gold,
and in same condition as received from publish¬
ers. Very rare andsearce. Will be sold at cost ,
$125, to be paid oil delivery. Address J. S. F.,
office of Forest and Stream. Sep. 11, tf.

(Bit*

TIED IRISH SETTER PUPPIES POR
XL SALE.— Sired by Mr. Arnold Burges’ Rufus,
out of Champion Breeze, whelped July 31st.
These puppies are all red and remarkably hand¬
some. Address J. WEIGHELL, 270 Statu street,
Septl8-lt Rochester, N. Y.

QT. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un-

IO dersigned, wishbigto reduco biskenncl offers
for Sale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogsand bitches, carefully seleoted from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

Le ROY Z. COLLINS,

Sept 18- tf Lancaster, Mass., IT. S. A.

IRISH RED SETTERS.— The breader of
the celebrated Irish red sottors Plunket and
Rover, has for sale at present a splendid rod set¬
ter dog, 19 months old, aud a brace of grand pups
10 weeks old. They are all by champion Pal¬
merston, <K. 0. 8. B., 0138), out of Quail, winne-
of first prize at Y ork in 1875 and 1878, and they ar¬
m-other and sister to his Celebrated Grouse
II., winner of the first prize, silver medal and
chaUenge cup at the K. C. Show held in Dublin
last April, and also winner of the first prize at
Cirencester last month. The dog Rov er II. won
third prize at Dublin, aud extra prtzeat Cironeea-
ter. For further particulars and price apply t
The Rev. ROBERT O'CALLAHAN, R. N.
Poplar Cottage, Cowley, Uxbridge,
geptl0-3t; Middlesex, Eua-land.

©&« gvCiMCl.

Now in course of publication an entirely Nkw
and CoMPRisHENsms Work on tho DoO
(demy 4to size), under the title of the

ILLUSTRATED

I

Tn 30 Monthly Parts, 40 cents each. Yearly
subscription, $4.50.

BY VEKO SHAW,

Assisted by many of the most Eminent
Authorities of the day.

With THIRTY FAO-SIMILE COLORED
FLATSE (drawn from Life expressly
for the work) of typical specimens of
the various Breeds of Dogs now in ex¬
istence, and with numerous Wood En¬
gravings. Embracing a full Descrip¬
tion EVERY KNOWN BREED OP
DOG, with the standard by w hich lie
can he jndged.

Subscriptions received for all or part of this
work, and Sample Part scut post-paid on receipt
of price.

CASSELL, PETTER, GALP1N & CO.,

London, Paris, and 508 Broadway,
NEW YORK.

Circular on application.

jKemu'l.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have dailv access to salt
water.

N. B.— Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dogs for salo ; full pedi¬
grees. Address It. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

Dr. Gordon Stables, It. N.

TWYTOKD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of tho

“PRACTICAL KERNEL GUIDE," &C.

begs to inform Ladles and G entlemen in America
that ho purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never loft the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. deolfitf.

MICKE’S

Never Failing Fog Fistem/pei' Care.
For Sale by all Druggists at 25 ots.

Wholesale Agents — Bruen & Hobart, "It Fulton
Street,, N. Y. ; Smith, Kline & Co., 300 N. Third
Street, Phila.

Sent by mail on receipt of 37c., to

I,. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

High bred pointers.— a few pups

by champions Kush, Snapshot, and Sensa¬
tion. Ex-champions Romp, Rose, and Ruby for
sale. Ages, from 3 months to 1 yo — 1,w r",,
parti cu ^nii° n ^ i*noc u d ai t t m ty fiwfiTi
N.Y.

ft LUMBER SPANIELS FOR SALE.—

V- ) The pure clumber spaniels Trimbitshund
Fairy, are offered l’or sale. Trull lmsh was im¬
ported direct from the kennels of the DukOof
Newcastle and is a perfect dog- of tuo breed.
Price for the brace §150. Address WM. M. T1 1.1’.
STON. Septl9-tf

i)K FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR

zjO sale oroxchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred aud fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, U9 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju24 tf

DUCKS ARE COMING.

T AM REQUESTED TO STATE THAT
1 the Chesapeake Bay Dog udvertisedin F. A 8.
Sept It h, will bo Bold for twenty-five dollars it
taken before Oct, 15th. Having four old dogs is
my oidy reason for selling- 1’. L. KMhN, Aber¬
deen, Harford county, Md. aeptl8-lt.

GRAND BENCH SHOW

FIRST EXHIBITION GIVEN BY THE

Si Louis Kennel Chib ,

AT THE

FAIR GROt’^DS, ST. LOUIS, 9tO„

October 7, 8, 9 and 10.

CHA8. LINCOLN, Supt.
Oflieo, Brown, Hilder i; Co., OIK North Fourth St.
Entries close 30th Sept.

LINCOLN &HELLYAR, Warren, Mass.,
can furnish a few highly-bred sporting
puppies, Sep.18 — tf.

QF.TTF.R. PUPPIES FOR SALE— SEVEN
O dog puppies, eight weeks old, by Chick, out
of my Fannie. Chick was bred by Mr. F.tiian Al¬
lan aud is by Boss, out of Casey; first al. Hartford
Bench Show in 1878. Price, description, and lull
pedigree will be sent on application.

Sep.il It W. U. BROWN, Packorevllle, Conn.

TTiOR SALE— Very cheap, a well-broken setter
r dog, two years old. Address 0. L. S., Post-
Office box 3,455, New.York, Sept, 18 It,

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRT AT.
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

RATTLER. — In tbe Stud. — Blue be) ton,
Llewelliu setter, -winner of three benohpri-
zes, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish field trials, out of the pure Laverock bitch,
(Pickles). Will serve bitches at S20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire oC L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich, jan 3tf

FOR SALE. — A finely broken and re¬
trieving cocker spaniel bitch worth $125,
for $50; liver and white, 3 years old coming 4.
Also mi extra good water-proof A tout, polos and
pins complete; worth $15, will sell for $10 or trade
for sportsmans goods. Address M. P. McKOON,
Septll-lt Franklin. N. Y.

FOR SALE, when eight weeks old,
seven puppies out of Pat, by my Rattler
(Roy-Piukles) Ad, Bess L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
Hall, Detroit, Micb. junelillf

FOR SALE. — St. Bernard dog Conrad,
15 months old, rough-coated, 274 inches high,
75 inches long, intelligent, good-tompered and
kind. Bred by L. Z. Collins from stock imported
from Rev. J. 0. Maedona's kennel. For particu¬
lars, address ANNA II. WHITNEY, Box 94, Lan¬
caster, Mass.

IN THE STUD. — The pure Laverack dog
Pride, by Bride of the Bolder x Petrel. Tho
onlypuro Laverack in New England. Fee, §30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Dox 1,012, Boston, Mass.

Sept. 4— t. f.

FOR SALE. — -A pointer and a red Irish
setter dog. Both are well broken. For
price and podigroo address N. H. BAKER,
Septll-3t Topeka, Kansas.

FOR SALE— Handsome rod, Irish setter dog-,
three years old ; trained on partridge, quail
and woodcock. Price, $40. H. W. EAGER,
Sept.18.— 2t. Marlboro, Mass.

FOR SALE— An English setter dog, five years ,
old, thoroughly broken ou all kinds of game; J
for nose and staunchness can't, bo beat ; spleifd'-v
retriever; in fine condition for this fall’s wiv - I
Price, $75. J. M. WHAimJ r

Sep. 38— it Waveriy, Lackawanna O'- t-'u.

IT OR SALE — Two pure bred Llyvi hn set-
T ter pups, over four months old.- r champion
lloya) Duke, out of Livy II. Holt clue beifobs.
For price and particulars addi'esy.-F A. DtEFKN-
DERFFER, Lancaster, Ha. ^ _ Septl8-lt

171 OR SALE— Seven pomV' pups— four dogs,
. three bitches— eight ' oka old. Sirerl by
Pete, jr.: first prize at ' ' '.don, 1879; out of Lolu,
Button and Topsy. Address CHRISTOPHER

ROACHE, Natick. '

Sopt.18— 3t.

FOR SALE Gordon. Dog three years
old, ham’-1 "tie, kind and very obedient; tho
best dog in 1 neaster on quail; broken on suipo
and wood' k ; good nose as ever put on a dog’s
face; sta cli hack; great endurance; will hunt
him for any party; you cannot go amiss with
him; no man lias a better dog for finding game ;
lowest cash, $75.

Gordon setter bitch, very beautiful ; color,
black and tan, no white ; broken on quail, wood¬
cock and snipo; good noso; very staunch; very
easy to handle; kind to children ; cash, $50,

Red Irish setter bitch, good head ; well feath¬
ered; hunted some; will make a grand bitch iu
field ; whelped March 10, 1878 ; litis a litter ol‘ four
pups five weeks old, fit to wean ; three dogs mid
ono bitch; sire, Champion York; the bitch WUl
Just be right to hunt this fall ; tio trouble to han¬
dle her; bitch and four pups $80.

Gipsey. red and some white : a good brood
bitch; been hunted some on quail ; she is sired by
the best Irish settei', the famous Rodman 's Dash ;
has some splendid pups turned out for field;
price, $40.

Lemon and white pointer, nineteen months I
old : hunted some ; broken to retrieve ball luui
drop at word charge; price, $20. Address.-
H. B. VON I) E it SMITH,

Sept. IS— tt Lancaster, Pit.

T) LACK POINTER PUPPIES FOR

I ) SALE— Out of imperial kennels, Gwendo¬
len (Peto-Noll.) by F. Sehuclinrdt’s Jim (Petc-
Whiskey). For purity of brooding, beauty and
field use this stock cannot be beaten. Address
H. 0. GLOVER, Tom’s River, N. J. ScptlO-if

FOR SALE. — A setter and pointer, both

throughbred, well broken and good re-

FOR SALE. — A thoroughbred red Irish
setter dog, 8 months old, by Champion
Eleho, and out of Bridget-Piuukel; Pluuket-
Stella. Address E. J. ROBBINS, Wethersfield,
Conn. Septltwr

PEDIGREES OF DOGS; ’hgir
Trio ‘ij7g,LD^ ,'tUc rtiV 'R--

**,u‘ ©ifilJ^iuwrttSr, si

658

FOREST AND STREAM.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS-A BOON To BOOS.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
fleas on dogs or any otter animals, or money
returned. It is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Frlce 00 cents by mail. Postpaid.

AREGA NUT FOR^WORNIS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up In boxes containing ten powders, with
full directions for use.

Price 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Gun aud Forest and Stream,

CONROY, BISSET&MALLESON,

oct 12 65 Fnltoti Street, N. Y.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fi brine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medai from
British Government, and Si otter Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZ E,

17 South William Street, New York.
Also Spratt's Dog Soap, and direct orders taken
lor Spratt's Medicines.

POOLER & JONES’

Patent Boss

CARTRIDGE HOLDERS AND BELTS.

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Will carry brass cartridges, and positively prevent wads from starting on shot. Suitable for either

paper or brass shells. These cartridge holders can lie easily attached to any hunting vest or coat front. It is impossible to lose any cartridges from
the Holders. Splendid Water-Proof Patent Vests, with 40 Cartridge Holders attached to front, $6.00. The belts can be perfectly adjusted to lit either
a slim or large man. Will deliver to any address, and prepay postage on belts or any number of loose holders on receipt of the following _pnces :
Spring brass cartridge holders, per dozen; $1.25 ; adjustable belts with 30 spring brass holders, complete, $4. Elegant nickel-plated holders and buckles,
the gayest and nicest belt in use, $5. We are now manufacturing a Superior Brass Rifle Cartridge Holder and Belt. The Belt has 50 to 60 Holders at¬
tached, and will carry any sized Rifle Cartridge from 40 to 45 calibre. Adjustable Rnssett Leather Belts, with 50 Rifle Holders attached, complete, $4.
Loose Rifle Cartridge Holders, per dozen, $1. We solicit correspondence iromdealers. All our belts are made of the ilnest Russet leather. Cash must
accompany orders. Send money by registered letter on Serena, m.. or P. O. money order on Ottawo. Ill. Send 10 cents stamp for sample holder.

Address all orders to POOLER & .TONES, Serena, LaSalle Co., III.

The following celebrated Dogs are for
sale.

St Bernard dog "Marco”; rough coated, two
years old; n magnificent animal— Rev. J. Gum¬
ming Maedoua's s took— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth,"; liver and white; o
and a half vear old; out of Lord 8ofton s re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
k in the Untied States. Second prizo in the H an-
i,ver International Show. Broken.

NBlue Belton setter, "Decimal Dash," eighteen
mutjtts old; sired by Llewellyn's celebrated
" Dff*-"-a mognifleent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited. \

Irish setter. "Rover II"; pure red ; son of Muc-
dona’B champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly Ora ken.

English setter, " Ranger II"; a purebred Lav¬
erock, son of e'acdona’s celebrated " Ranger .
His get won first ni Hanover aud Paris shows.

English setter “ hunger Rival," a hal f brother
to Ranger n., never'to hiblted.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

BitoHes.

St, Bernard "Braunfels," rough coated, out of
Prince Solm's celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, In whelp to " Marco," 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show,

Pointer “ Queen," liver and white. lstWestuiiu-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to ohampion
" Sensation."

Gordon setter “Beauty.” IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer " Dora "—liver and white, out of
" Queen " and " Sancho," in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter " Silk," in whelp to Ranger I.

Irish Settor" Moya,” out of CoL Hilliard's
" Palmerston ; " will be bred to Rover I.

English Settor "Donna," white and lemon, in
wholp to Ranger n.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
be secured by an early application. Besides t
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred atook ; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFFEOY,

Guymard, Orange Co,, N. Y.

Boughton’s Patent Explosive Target Ball for Trap Shooting.

Noj Glass.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

M. P. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of tlie finest

strains. I sell only young stock. I guarantee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent does cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, ete. JIG

Sportsmen intending to come

South the coming winter can have their dogs
boarded during the summer, and broken on curly
fall shooting, by an expert. Terms reasonable,
and satisfaction guarateed. Reference given and
reciuired. forrespondence solicited. Address
A WINTER, Cairo, Thomas county, Ga. may22tf

TARGET BALL CO., Titusville, Pa.

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge's;;

new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,"
and containing the “points” by which every breed
of dogs is judged In this country and England, to¬
gether With a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price SO cents.

zpaahstets

Feather Filled Glass Ball.

H THE ONLY SUBSTITUTE EVER INVENTED FOR A LIVING BIRD.

wp will from date nav strict attention to our factory and the careful production ot

the hall only? and have ^pointed the well-known house of HAGERTY BROS. & OD-, 10
Platt 1 Street, Now York, as our authorized agents, to whom all orders and communications
may he addressed.

ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST PLA IN BALL IN THE MARKET.

attention, Sportsmen!

Kav’s Improved and Perfected Ball for 1879.

* A [PATENTED OCTOBER 13, 1877-]

A SUBSTITUTE FOR CLASS.

HAVING succeeded in producing a Ball for professional and amateur use at the trap,
we offer the same with the following recommendations, viz : In breakage, the equal and supe¬
rior t., nnv ..i,.— . Uniformity, being of an exact uniform thickness of l-20th of an inch, issupeuor
to an? bfmra^uaterUU ^Durability, is not affected by their solubility ; Residuum, can be used any¬
where und^n“ nest la wns^ leaving neither in jurlous or unsightly refuse. Packed in barrels byade-
aaere, ima on in Aioment. For rmrtkmlars see circulars. Price,

Manufacturers ot

- >erl00

ymoil

THE CARVER TARGET BALL.

[CAVEAT FILED.]

Greenville, Pa., May 28, 1879.

_ _ . _ _ olubs are invited

J. H. WAUGH, Inventor

li ve fin vs and acts as a FERTILIZER. They can be usen on pawns, uui ukum, ou

bv dointr away with the danger and annoyance consequent in using Glass Balls. Wo
pKd‘toKfllYo?dms Drafts or P. O. Order must accompany ail order*. OrguuLefl oU.1

CARVER TARGET BALL CO., Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa.

EXBOGE BALL TRAP.

The Most Efficient.

Throws Balls in any Direction.

ALL STEEL AND IRON.

PRICE, 16s.— HIGHLY FINISHED, 20s.

Photo’s 5 Stamps— 6 Pence English.

S. JONES, Lord Derby Street, Audley, Black¬
burn, Lancashire, England. Acknowledged the
cheapest and best made. None genuine without
name-plate. Jones' T6 Quh Is the cheapest,
Double Barrel, Breech-Loading, Central Fire, Re¬
bounding Locks, Left Barrel Choked Bore. Over
WO sold this season Is a proof of its cheapness, ete.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC.

rpRAPS from $2 to $12, Balls at 90 cents

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower.

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws every way ,
or can be mado to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, or that can be made to throw every way, ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators, ail of which r—

_ _ _ _ -X 1 _ *1- _ _ _ _ _ _ <•

u.uvMftru l u/iuu wi >v» — ...... -z-r; -

for circular. Price $10 at factory. N o charge for
b° *’ WILL H. CRUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovia, N. Y.

J. G. M0LE'S»__

Improved Glass Ball, Trap.

FOR SALE — A Winchester Rifle, extra
fine finish, model of '78, reloading centre
lire cartridge, 24-ioch octagon barrel, sett trig¬
ger, handsome curled walnut stock; cheeked
grip and fore piece. Full set reloading tools—
1 .000 primers, 1,000 wads, 160 cartridges, some 800
empty shells. This rifle was made to order; has
been used but very little, and is in splendid con¬
dition. Price, S37. Warranted juBt as repre¬
sented. Address WINCHESTER,

Sept. 18— e. o. t» Dover, N. H. P. O, bos 388

DOUBLE TRAP NOW READY.

THE best and most complete trap ever
made. It Is always ready for single or double
shooting, os a rotating or stationary- Either
spring Is set and sprung independent or together.
The single trap is too well known to need com¬
ment. wo have hundreds of letters from sports-

1 Cortlandt St., N. Y., to whom all orders In the
East should be addressed,

FOREST AND STREAM

659

mm finite.

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

Rough Glass Ball

and his patent

GLASS BALL TRAP

For Wing- practice. They
can he had from all sun
dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTY & BRO'S., No. 10
Platt street, N. Y., or
A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
ISS, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. .T., or at Bo-
gardus’ Headquarters,
158 South Clark st., Chi¬
cago. “ Field, Cover and

_ — Trap Shooting," the only

book ever published by a market hunter, can be
had.at the above address. Price, §2.

iterUt ami float fUtUcliTS, atu\

Sailing Canoes

-AND—

Small Open Boats, for Hunting-. Fishing,
or Pleasure Rowing.

VERY EIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIAETY.
For illustrated ciroular, address

J. H. RUSHTON, MaxuiwOtubeh,
maytf Canton, St, Lawrence Oo„ N. Y.

COUGHTRY'S PATENT

FOLDING BOAT.’*

JOHN D. COUGHTRY, P. 0. Station H, N. Y.

SUITABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sports-
men, and family use. Folds up less than six
inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; fine
model. Send for circular. See Forest ajtd
Stream, May 33, tor full description.

JAY Y. OLDS,

DEALER IN

Yacht Photographs,

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

A full line of English and American Photographs,
on hand. Agent for J. J. Wheeler, Yacht Photog¬
rapher, Isle of Wight, England, ju2ttf

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Ship and Yacht Builder,

POTTERY BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GREENPOINT, BROOKITN, E. I.

SHIPS AND YACHTS of all classes built
In best manner, and of best materials. Flans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

CUTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.
Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
Shipbuilder. _

NOTICE.

Telescopes, from . $ 4.00 up.

Marine Glasses . 10.00 “

Field Glasses . 10.00 “

Opera Glasses . . — . . 0.00 “

Pebble Eye-Glasses . 3.50 “

Barometers . . 0-00 “

Pocket Compasses . . . . • - 1-00 “

Steering Compasses . 1.50 “

Sextants, Quadrants, Binnacles, Logs, etc. Tar¬
get Telescopes, showing bullet marks at 1,000 yds.

AGENTS FORU. S. COAST SURVEY CHARTS
AND BOOKS. Send stamp for price list.

R. MERRILL’S SOWS,

179 WATER STREET, N. Y.

fiuht amt float fluiUlci's, ftr.

j. J. DRISCOLL,

Yaclat Builder,

Cor, Franklin and Clay Sts., Greenpoint, E. I.

YACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions
constantly on hand and built to order at
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished.

GEORGE R0AHR,

Boat Builder,

Foot of 1 35th St., Harlem, I*. Y.

BUILDER of single and double-scull
shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells,
barges, gigs, aud olub boats of all kinds. Fine oars
and scuUs. Fine boats always on hand. Orders
executed upon short notice at lowest rates. Shad¬
ow and JYautilus canoes a specialty. Accommo¬
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stomp for enclosed Circular. ian301y

T. DESMOND,

Yacht and Boat Builder,

37 Peck Slip, Wew York.

CABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open
Yachts, and Sailboats of every description
for racl ag or cruisi eg, at lowest rates. Also, Bow
Boats, Shells, and Club Boats. Boats and yachts
for export a speciality. Oars and sculls of all kinds.

ALONZO E. SMITH

YACHT BUILDER,

Islip, L. I.

BUILDER of yachts Comet, Niantic, Sa-
gitta, Ouwar'd, Windward, and many others.
Vessels hauled out, and repairs and alterations ex-

THE PATENT NONPAREIL YACHT

Has all THE GOOD QUALITIES of a

Sharpie, with none of her faults. Is a very
fast boat, either under sail or steam. Draws hut
a few Inches of water. Does not pound or spank,
and is a splendid sea boat.

Finely finished Cabin Yachts, 40ft. over all,
built and outfitted, ready for cruising, 8600
and upwards. All sizes at equally low rates. Also
light draught Steam Yachts, and full working
drawings for Sharpies at short notice.

Specimen yachts always on band.

THOMAS OLAPHAM, Roslyn, L. I„ N. Y.

fHtecclIiiucmts Artlicvttermcnte.

WE MAIL

Without (Marge, Rules for Self-Measure, and Samples of material from which Men’s
Youths' and Boys’ Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. Address G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT ”

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to be the best. We have
orders from evexy State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities.
The suit is made and sold only by G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garment and button is stamped “ Boston Shooting Suit, G. W. Simmons &
Son," Send for circulars and rules for self-measurement.

Tents, Army Blankets and Patent Decoys.

G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

IVORY FARO AND POKER;CHKCKS.

TEN PIN BALLS AND TEN PINS.

ORDERS BY MAIL!
PROMPTLY 4
ATTENDED TO. I

VANITY FAIR, FVuf.B

FRAGRANT VANITY FAIR
Tobacco and Cigarettes. Long Cut.

“MILD "-Rare Old Virginia. 11 HARVEST”— Rare OldPerirmcavd Fbpimh. ^Ncw Combina-
tions of these Fragrant Tobaccos. ADWA YSTJPTO THjE STANDARD. Six First Prize Menials*
Paris, 1878. Peerless Tobacco Works.

OLD AND RELIABLE

WM. 8. KIM BALL & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

A FILE BINDER,

WHICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for sale by FOREST AND
STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, HI Fulton st., N. Y. 75 CtB. Sent by mail, 81.

d Ague, noth big equals It.

It Is imponible to remain lnng Kick when Hop Bitters are used, so potent ore they In tliolr operation- For Weatnes. and Gtoeral Debility, and a. a preventive and car, fa

TT SEilHOPIlBITTERS.

Osgood's Folding Canvas Boat.

Weight, with paddls for trout fishing, duok hunting, explor¬
ing, etc., 20 Ids, ; weight, with bottom board, oars, paddles,
etc., everything complete, 45 lbs.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best thing in the market
mting, fishing, canoeing,
-shoeing, etc. They are
easy to the feet, and very
durablo. Made to order

_ in a variety of styles.and

" warranted the yenuirn

article. Send forUlustrated circular. MARTINS.
HUTCHINGS, P. O. pox 308, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bbadpobd & Anthony,
'Boston Agents.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels
OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE 'A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have the largest stock on hand Of any house in this country, and do more business in this line than any
Otherhouse. SEND FOB 0.1,11 ST It AXED CATALOGUE, 35o.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

_ SPECIAL O RIG INAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Full information given upon application.

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

660

FOREST AND STREAM.

I’aMications.

HALLOCK’S

) n

nsmai s

IS THE

Most Comprehensive and Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of American Sport,

AND THE

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLO.

For salo at office of Forest and Stream, 111
Fulton Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Com pany, 313 Broad way, New York.

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Folio.

3?rice Twopence.

(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Yol. I'd. commenced with the number for Jan.
1. under new management. The Gazette is the
only paper In the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free by post ONE YEAR for 12s. Gd. or
88.25 in F. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

A copy of tile current number and pros¬
pectus can be had (past free) by sending 6
cents in U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger PISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. mar6 1£

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

^JPrloo $3 by 3VEa.il.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY OAPT. BOGABDUS.

Now and enlarged edition, containing instruo-
tlons for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

“THE SETTER,”

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

Louisiana State Lottery" Company,
rpnis INSTITUTION was regularly mcorporat-

term of twenty-five years, to which contract the
inviolable faith of the State is pledged, with a capi¬
tal of *1,000,000. ro which it has since added a re-
servo fund of $350,000. IT NEVER SCARES NOR
POSTPONES. D3th Monthlv Grand Distribution,
Now Orleans, Oct. 14. 1,857 prizes; total, $110,400;
capitals, $30,000, $10,000, $6,000, etc. 100,000 tickets,
two ($2) dollars ; bal ves, one <$U dollar. Apply to
M. A. DAUPHIN, P. O. Box 8KJ, New Orleans, La.,
or same person at 319 Broadway, New York.

CAMPING OUT.

YOU CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT AN AYE
fT'HE Indian Camp Axes, with patent covers

D

IYING DECOYS.— Send for circular.

DIVING DECOY CO., Rochester, N. Y.

(Sung, Ammunition, (etc.

OLD SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS,

177 Broadway, near Cortlnndt Street, 3\T. "V.

BREECH-
LOADING
SHOT-GUN.

Open to Load.

Importer and Wholesale Dealer in Breech-Loading Shot-Guns, by W. & C. Scott & Son, P. Webley
& Soil, and all other first-class makers; also, Breech-Loading Rifles of Sharps, Winchester, Wesson,
Ballard, and other makers. Revolvers of all descriptions, Hunting Suits, Leggins, eto. All kinds of
ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of Sharps PLifio Company.

Best Rifles at Lowest Prices Yet Offered.

Both Sporting, Target and Military.

Excelled by None.

Whitney and Improved Phoenix Rifles and Shot -T
Guns, Burgess Magazine Rifles, Revolvers, Etc.

It will pay for all persons wanting good Rifles to get prices of

WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY, NEW HAVEN.

NEW MODEL POCKET KILE

GREAT REDUCTION IN

J. Stevens & Co.’s Breech-Loading Arms.

DOUBLE GUNS. SINGLE GUNS.

Twist. Laminated , Extra. Plain. Twist. Laminated.

$35.00 $40.00 $45.00 $12.50 $15.50 $17.00

28 in. 28 in.

RIFLES— .22 oalibre . 24 in

$20 $22 $24

Extra for globe sights and vamishd stocks, $3.

HUNTER’S PET RIFLES— .22, .32, .33, and .44 calibre . 18 in.

20 in. 22 in. 24 in.
$19 $20 $21.

POCKET RIFLES-.22, .33 calibre . 10 in. 13 in. 15 in. 18 in.

$12.25 $13.25 $15 $18.50

Send for illustrated price list to

CHARLES FOLSOM, 53 Chambers St., N. Y.

DEALER IN

Five Arms, Ammunition and all Articles connected uith the same, and
Sole Agent for

J. STEVENS & CO.’S CELEBRATED ARMS.

Mr, Charles Folsom : Savannah, Ga.

Dear Sir : I would thank you to send me a circular. I have one of your little Pistol Stock
Rifles, saloon kind, and do say, without flattery, that it is a perfect shooter. It can explode a cap
live times out of five at ten paces. Respectfully, GEORGE ALLEN.

pijwHauenuss.

MANUFACTURER OF

Pine Silk and Felt Hats

CARL STEHR,

MANVFACTDHER of
MEERSHAUM PIPES,
CIGAR-HOLDERS,
and

AMBER GOODS.

The largest assorment constantly on hand.

AU shapes of PIPES, SEGAR or CIGARETTE
HOLDERS CUT TO ORDER, as Photographs,
Monograms, Animals, &c., within the shortest
notice.

Repairing promptly attended to. Circular and
price-list sent on application.

Store at 847 Broome street, under the Occi¬
dental Hotel, near Bowery.

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt's, Parlcer and Daly
Guns.

GUN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
bored Full Choke. Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistol Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Bibs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al, 50c. per bottle.
Sportsmen’s and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.

DUCJia loautfu auuguuu»Beut cvorynuoic v,.

O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. decl9 tf

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

NEW YORK.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

BROWN’S PATENT GUN CLEANER.

The best Cleaner and Oiler for breech-loading
arms In market. For one doUar, one Cleaner,
patches, brush and fuR directions sent free of

P Send for circular.
Address T.

(Bums, Ammunition,

FOX’S PATENT

Wonderfully Simple. Wonderfully Strong*

First Prize o

THERE never was a gun easier to handle,
easier to clean, less liable to get loose, or out
of order, or one so good for the money. Prices
rangefrom|M to EVERy EESPECT-

Bend stamp for circular to

The American Arms Company,

aug22 tf Boston, Mass.

THE SNEIDER GDN.

THE ONLY POSITIVE

DOUBLE-GRIP, SELF-CLOSING TOP
LEVER ACTION

In the world.

Sizes, from 6 to 1 6 Bore.

Equal in finish, symmetry of outline, and mate¬
rial, to the finest English guns, and at
more reasonable prices.

The Sneider Rebounding Lock used, the only re¬
bounder with which missftres will not occur.

HIGHEST CENTENNIAL MEDAL

For “ Workmanship, Rebounding Locks, and
Compensating Features of Action.”

GUNS RE-BORED FOR CLOSE SHOOTING.

STOCKS BENT TO ANY CROOK.

Pin Fire Guns Changed to Central Fire.

Muzzle Loading Chum Altered to Breach Loaders.

Clark & Sneider,

214 West Pratt Street, Baltimore.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
! DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others . Ex¬

tra heavy guns for dueks“a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfleid, Mass.

AND CAP EXPELLEE

_ _ _ _ _ the best and cheapest

implements out for decapping and recapping
breech-loading shot gun and rifle shells. 25 ota-
each.

Sent free by mail on receipt of price.
im WUKFFLEIN, 280 N. 2d St., Phila.,Pa.

Maynard Creedmoor.

THE MAYNARD AHEAD!

The following Target, were made by Fret Ciu*. S. Pw'ioirr of WUwlIn*. Wert Ve.. m yijgP

»■■■ wwwMawJ

’“Massachusetts arms compaky,

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FOREST AND STREAM.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber M.*Pg Company.

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B'way, cor. Broome st..

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OCR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

^s,«s,r

AND

BOOTS,

RUBBER GAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BROADW AY and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

The best made goods in the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

GEO. C. HENNING,

Washington, D. C,

FERGUSON’S PATENT

The most complete lamp to1
Sportsmen or Boatmen yet
produced, combining
Hand Lantern, Dark Lantern
Camp Lamp, Staff or Boat
Jack, Head Jack, etc.
Send stamp for Circular.
DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE.
A. FERGUSON, ITr.

55 Pulton street, N. Y.

^liodsmciTsi goutas.

“THE FISHING LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw, GrandRapIdsandCincinnatlBhort Line

FOR THE

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bass Fisheries,
AND THE

FAMOTJR SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
♦ OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed,
If equaled, in the abundance and great variety of
fish contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only In those waters.

kThe rl'?i9P.TAX.ason begins May land ends Sept.l.

The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

_ BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LOK GE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
Skill to his friends or “ club ” at home, as ice for
packing fish can he had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful ; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
with

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fishing.

During the seasonRound Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Frecat
owner’s risk.

It isouraimtomakeBportsmen feel “at home”
on this route. For Tourist’s Guide (an attractive
Illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Grounds and Time Cards, address A. B. LEET,

, Gen’l Pass, Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich,

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Lonis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each wav daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J. IVES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

TS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE

Anew ears " DavyCrocket” and “Izaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je26 3mos.

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKESBURY, PICTOU, AND
CHARLOTTETOWN.

rpiIE first-class steamships Carroll autl

JL Worcester, will leave T wliarf, Boston,
for above ports, every Saturday at 12 JVI.
Through tickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A.M. on day of sailing. Ship¬
pers must send with receipts the value of
goods for Master’s manifest. For rates of
freight or passage inquire of W. H. BING, IS
T; wharf, or O. G. PEARSON, 319 Washington
street. F. NICKERSON & CO., Agents.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TROUTlNG PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid tbe dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

tbe lines or

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

TICKETS are sold at the officesof the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Bunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN. CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
6port

Ij. P. FARMER, Gen‘2 Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’I Manager. feb37-tf

DIRECT RIVER ROUTE

TO 01:1 :awa.

cpAKE THE OTTAWA RIVER NAVI-

J- GATION CO’S STEAMERS, to or from OT¬
TAWA CITY. The Capital of tho Dominion may
be reached from MONTREAL, by DAY BOAT ,
leaving daily at 7:15 a.m., and from PRES¬
COTT (opposite Ogdensburg, on the St. Law¬
rence, the point where the great stream of Ameri¬
can travel diverges), by St. L. & O. Tty. Every
Tourist should make the trip DP or DOWN tbe
River Ottawa. The scenery of tho Ottawa River
is very picturesque, and has been compared to
the famous “blue” Danube; the approach to
Ottawa City by the river is grand in the extreme,
and unsurpassed. The steamers of this Hue are
new, confortable, and well-appointed.

THIS IS THE CHEAPEST and ONLY DIRECT
RIVER ROUTE TO OTTA WA.

First Class Fare from Montreal to Ottawa. . .$2.50

Return Fare from Montreal to Ottawa . 4.00

A. W. SHEPHERD, Pres’t,

Montreal.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

Tlie Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Bine Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duek, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
coek, mountain trout, bass, piko, pickerel, ete.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering placos and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections *at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North and N ortheast ; and at Richmond
and Charlotteyille with the South. Ail modern
improvements in equipment:

CONWAY R. HOWARD,

Gen.

may8 ly

Old Dominion Line.

CPHE STEAMERS of this Line reach
JL some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cobh’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James' River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lowes, Del.,
Monday . and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform¬
ation given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep28 ly

LOKTGL ISX.ABT1D

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

HP RAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
JL Bushwiok and Fiat hush aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

A.M.

8 30 Greenpointand Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and Rockaway Mail.
10 00 Poi’t Jefferson and way.

H OO Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.
P.M.

3 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.

4 00 Grecnport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 30 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

M. 6 00 Grecnport, Sag Harbor, Port Jolferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be run 1'romHunter's Point
and Flatbushav. every Saturday nigfbtat 12:15 A.i

ATEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,
J- v Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and
intermediate points. The now paiaoe steamer C.
H. Northam leaves Pier 25, East River, daily (Sun¬
days excepted) at 3 p.m. A passenger train will be
in waiting on tho wharf at New Haven, and leave
forSpringfield and way stations on arrival of boot.

NIGHT LINE— The The Co itinental leaves New
York at U p.m., connecting with passenger train
in waiting on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5
a.m. Tickets sold and baggage checked at 914
Broadway, Now York, and 4 Court street, Brook¬
lyn. Excursions to New Havenand return, 81.50.
Apply at General Office, on the pier, or to RICH¬
ARD PECK, General Agent.

Ijotds a ml llwort# for ^iwrtsittjw.

Indian River Hotel,

HAMILTON CO . , N. Y.

‘ ‘ A. dir ondaoRs.”

GOOD accommodations at prices to suit
the times. Pleasant drives. Fine boating-
fishing and hunting. Store in connection wilii
ho tel, with full stock of goods for sportsmens’ out¬
fits, provisions, etc. Route via Adirondack rt. A.
from Saratoga to North Creek; stage to bo’ ie.
Address JOHN SAULT, Indian Lake, Hamilton
Co., NY. Jyleam

hotels am! Rc.sovt.s for Sportsmen.

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few if any in the United States, for elegance,
comfort,reasonablo charges and good attendance.

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager,

je!62m Proprietor.

ash A

PI ensa ni Resort for Summer Boarders,

ao to

BA T VIEW HOUSE,

AT GOOD GROUND, LONG ISLAND.

Take ears from Hunter's Point, Long Island
Railroad. Terms easy.

Wl. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Wild Fowl Shooting .

BY a PRACTICAL GUNNER and-an old
baj'man. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the court . Tbe best
ground in the vicinity of New York for bay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to his guests, and satisfaction gauran-
toed. Address WM. N. LANE. Good Ground, L. I
Nov8 t-f

LAKE HOUSE,

1SLIP, LONG ISLAND.

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Bay and Ocean. Excellent accom¬
modations for sportsmen and families. HouBe
open during the autumn and winter months
at reduced rates.

AMOS R. STELLENWERF, Proprietor.

Duck and Other Wild Fowl Shooting

UOFt SALE.

TWO PRIVILEGES for this fall’s shoot¬
ing, on LONG POINT, LAKE ERIE, Ap¬
ply to S. D. WOODRUFF,

Septl3-2t St. Catherine's, Ontario.

Saxirtfvmy, ©to.

Ghas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OP

Birdsand Rare Animals

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third door from N. William.
RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
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Fob Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian i
Geese (Africa); Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America).
Oetas. Retcjie, Hekkt Reiche,

scp21 New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Staffers’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Send stamp for reduced l > r i ■ - list.

A. J . COLBORN, 31 Boylsi 'U St., Boston, Mass.
Paragon Micafor Bird Stands, Rock Work, ete.,
40c. per package by mail ; a new thing ; best in
use. jylOly

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For sale by dealers, or of

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Each Book 50e. Each Club Book §2.00.

C. F. A. HINRICSH,

English Archery. Lawn Tennis,
Cricket and other sports.

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Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER.

No. lto 7, strongest and cleanest made, to seaiedi
1 lb. canisters. Higher numbers are speoially
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ORANGE DUCKING POWDER.

For water-fowl, strong and dean. No. 1 to 5,
In metal kegs, 8Hbs, each, and canisters of 1 an do
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ORANGE RIFLE POWDER.

The best for rifles and ad ordinary purposes.
Sizes, KO, FFG and FFFG, the lust being the finest.
Packed in wood and metal kegs of as lbs., 131 lbs.
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All of the above give high velocities and less
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the “ Champion Wing Shot, of tne World.”

Blast ing Powder and Electrical Blasting
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Military Powder

of all kinds on hand and made to order.
Safety Fuse, Friction-al and Platinum Fuses.

Pamphlets, showing- sizes of tho grain by wood-'
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GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
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The Most Popular Powder In Use.

Duponts gunpowder mills, es¬
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°r' DUPONT’S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to I (fine), unequalod to strength,
quickness, and cleanliness ; adapted for Glass
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DUPONT’S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (ooaxse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean ; great, penetration ; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duok, and other shooting.
DUPONT’S EAGLE BIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powdor, of very fine
gram for pistol shooting.

DUPONT’S RIFLE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,"
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burning strong and moist.
SPORTING, MINING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
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Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
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Government standard. Powder manufactured
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the U. 8. Represented by

F. L. KNEEL AND, 50 Wall Street, N. Y.

N. B.— Ubc none but DUPONT’S FG or FFG
Powder for long- range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s ’‘Electric Powder.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 8 (ooarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of lib. only.

Hazard’s “American Sporting.”

Nos. 1 (ftne) to 8 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
61 lb. kegs. A line grain, quick and clean, forup-
land prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.

Hazard's “.Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (fine' to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
and 61 and 121 lb. kegs. Burns slowly and very
clean, shooting remarkably close ana with great
penetration. For field, forest, or water shooting,
it Banks any other brand, and it is equally ser¬
viceable for.'muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “ Kentncky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “ Sea Shooting ” FG to kegs of
25, 121. and 6} lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed in 1 and i lb. canisters. Burnsstrong and
motet. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “ Sea Shooting ”
FGisthe standard Ilifle Powder of the country.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER; also, SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT,
OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

Tim above can be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany’s Agents, in every prominent oity, orwhole--
sale At our office,

88 WALL STREET, NEW YORK.

MOLLER’S1

Dll

Ib perfectly pure. Pronounced tho best by the high¬
est medical authorities in the world. Given highest
award at 12 World’s Expositions, and at Paris, 1878.
Bold by Druggists. W. K. St-liioflblin Sc Co»«N.Y.

A GOOD PLAN

The most profitable wuy of dealing in stocks is by
combining many orders and co-operating them
as a whole, dividing profits pro rata among share¬
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customer thus secures alL the advantages of im¬
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any amount, from $10 to $10,000, or more, with
equal proportionate success. “New York Stock
Reporter r’ and new circular mailed free. Full
Information for any one to opperate successfully.
Lawrence & Oo.j 57 Exchange Place, N. Y,

DITTIAE POWDER

BOX 836, p. o.

OFFICE 24 PARK PLACE,

NEW YORK.

PURE TIN-COATED AO BURNISHED

DROP AND BUCK SHOT.

American Standard— Eagle Brand.

CAPTAIN BOGARDUS ON TIN-COATED SHOT.

Editor Forest and Stream;— New York, Jan. 13, 1879.

HAVING been asked by many of your readers as to the merits of TIN-COATED
SOFT SHOT, I desire to say that I consider it the best shot I have ever used. I have given it
a very severe test, having shot my 6,000 ball match Jan. 8 and 9 with it. In that match I used two
sets of double Darrels, one of 10 and tho othor 12-bore, and each single barrel was discharged 1,500
times without being once cleaned. The inner surfaoe of the barrels is bright and free from
scratches, although in shooting I used them until they became so hot that they would not bear
handling. I cannot imagine any case of ordinary use which could so severely test tho cleanliness
and perfection of the tin-ooattag and its freedom from injury by any heat whioh could ever result
from continuous discharges of the gun. A. H. BOGARDUS.

THE LEROY SHOT AND LEAD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

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MANUFACTURERS OF THE

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ANL CARTRILGES.

A DAPTED to all military and sporting rifles and pistols, and in use by the ARMY
XX. AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, and several foreign governments. Rim-fire am¬
munition of all kinds. Special attention given to tho manufacture of

Cartridges for Target Practice.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

THE DELAWARE SHELL.

Our

1st.

2d.

Sd.

4th.

Address,

improved Shell Now Possesses the Fol¬
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Perfect Uniformity of Flange.

They are Sure Fire and Gas Tight.

The Paper is Superior.

The Primers are Easily Expelled and Replaced, and can be
Reloaded a Number of Times,

PRICE AS LOW AS ANY OTHER SHELL.

Delaware Cartridge Company,

Wilmington, Delaware.

TRADE-^ B EATS THE WORLD .’’-MARK.

Old JudgeSmoking Tobacco.

The Only Tobacco Ever Manufactured thatdoes not Bite the Tongue.

ii Old Jvidgo ” Cigai’ettes.

T\ MANUFACTURED under Letters Patent granted Charles G. Emery, March 5, 1878,

1VJL b v which the rice paper used as wrappers is so prepared that tho unpleasant odor and inj urious
effects of the OIL OF CREOSOTE thrown off when burning Is completely neutralized or destroyed,
and tho paper made saliva proof to prevent its breaking or melting to the mouth. The great advant¬
age and importance of this invention will at onee be recognized by all smokers, and Its truth de-
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certificate from any eminent Professor of Chemistry to convince them they have heretofore, m
smoktog Cigarettes made of PURE RICE PAPER, been Inhaling one of the deadliest poisons known.
FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS.

GOODWIN & GO., Manufacturers, 207 and 209 Water st.,

NEW YORK .

SVtu munition.

Tatham & Bro’s,

NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURERS OF

“CHILLED”

SHOT

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EEL LABEL. BLUE LABEL.

- AND -

Compressed Buck Shot.

First Premium Centennial Exhibition. Report
—‘•Exact uniformity of size, truly spherical form,
high degree of finish and general excellence.

Founded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’

American Chilled Shot.

Rivaling the English and All Others.

STANDARD DROP AND BUCK SHOT AND
BAR LEAD.

THOMAS W. SPARKS, Manufacturer.
Office, No. 131 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Artvcvti^mntt.s.

A GREAT INTENTION!

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CURTAINS, SHADES, AND BLINDS

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NEW YORK, THURSDAY, SEPTEM BER 25, 1879. | No. Ill FulVon Ne^v Tork.

Original.

BUNKER FISHING.

~ N ocean waters, sound, and bay,

The twinkling Maytimc sunbeams play.

And white with foam the billows shine
Where the moss-bunkers lash the brine.

Above them, flocks of seagulls swing;

Beneath, the hungry blueflsh spring,

And deadlier still, the surf-men strain
The oar. and run the meshing seine.

Where sweeps the broad and breezy bay
Engirt by shores with woodlands gay
In shoals, innumerable as sands
That sparkle In the wrinkled strands,

The bunkers gather on. the flood,

Roaming the ocean-paths for food,

And here the fisher-boats invade,

Deep with the shining burden weighed .

Off by the low New Jersey shore,

Oil’ where Long Island surges roar;

Off where the NhrragansCt Bay
Its tribute to .the sea doth pay,

Off Massachusetts Bay profound.

Off Maine shores with their pine woods crown’d,

Off where thd billows chafe and fret
O’er rocks along New Brunswick set.

The fish innumerable pass

O’er tumbling seas, or seas of glass.

The watchman's eye from sandy mound.

Or eyrie in some tall tree found.

Surveys the broad extended main.

Views of the llshy shoal to gain ;

And when the welcome prize draws near
In acres, all the waters clear,

He hoists his signal to the breeze,

That all may hasten to the seas.

Then rush the crews from shop and Held,

Leave plow in glebe the oar to wield ;

The surf-boat down the beach is drawn,

The oar is seized with arm of hrawn,

The boat is launch'd where breakers pour,

While guides the helmsmen with the oar.

Then hard and emulous the toil.

Rivals aU anxious for the spoil ;

The ablest boat, the manliest crew
Tug hard with muscle and with thew,

And victor In the race, surround
The leaping fish with snaring bounds,

Then laden is the boat, till more
May not be added to the store.

They pull for sboreT.and soon the soil,

Is opulent with scaly spoil ;

In glittering heaps the shiny hoard
O'er all the yeUow sand is poured ;

And not the wealth of Indian mines,

Dug deep where never sunbeam shines,

So fair, so gorgeous to behold
As this rich spoil of blue and gold.

ISAAC MoLellan.

3 in

FIRST PAPER— AV ANT PROPOS.

DURING the fall of 1878 I had, among other chronic
patients, several young men who were improving
hut slowly, owing to the fickle climate and the too gen¬
erous and imprudent mode of life common to central
Kentucky. Knowing that a plain diet, pure air, bright
sunshine, and varied exercise would work wonders to¬
ward their restoration to health, I advised them to ac¬
company me on my trip to Florida during the ensuing
winter. To this they readily agreed, as I assured them
that by hunting, fislrmg, and livmg in the open air, they
would not only enjoy themselves to the top of then- bent,
but that in no other way could they secure so fully and
agreeably the henefits of Nature’s great restoratives, ah',
sunshine, exercise, and sound sleep. I was certain that
in no other climate could an open air life be indulged in
with such perfect impunity as in East Florida, whose
balmy atmosphere and genial climate cannot be sur¬
passed, if, indeed, it can be equalled, even by the vine-
clad hills of Southern France, or the sunny slopes of
Italy ; and, certainly, better opportunities for enjoying
the sports of flood and field exist nowhere else.

As I had never been further south or east in Florida
than Paiatka, X recalled to my mind all that had been re¬
lated to mo by friends who had visited East Florida, and
read up everything I could procure in relation to Indian
River and the east coast ; and, X might say in this con¬

nection, that I obtained more information from Hallock’s
•‘Camp Life in Florida,” than from all other sources
combined.

Having been accustomed to “ camping out ” and sail¬
ing since my boyhood, my plans were soon formed. I
decided to proceed at once by rail and steamboat to Ti¬
tusville, at the head of Indian River, there to obtain a
suitable boat and sail down the east coast to Bay Bis-
cayne, and on returning to sail down the St. John’s
River to Jacksonville if time would permit.

About the beginning of December I began my prepa¬
rations for the journey. As our boat would be used only
as a means of transportation, and most of our time would
be spent ashore, I procured two A or wedge tents made of
the best 10 oz. duck. Each tent- being 91 feet square on
the ground, would comfortably accommodate three per¬
sons — there being six of us in the party. As my com¬
panions had not had my experience in “roughing it,”
I advised each of them to take, hi addition to shot gun,
or rifle, and hunting-knife, two old suits of woolen cloth¬
ing, two flannel shirts, a change of underclothing, three
pairs of woolen socks, two old felt hats, a pair of boots, a
pah- of brogans, two pairs of woolen blankets, a rubber
blanket, a rubber poncho, and a huswife containing
needles, thread, pins, buttons, wax, etc. My own im¬
mediate outfit was similar to the others, with the addi¬
tion of a box of choice fishing tackle, a bundle of rods,
my 12-gauge “ Parker,” and a hammock, with the fur¬
ther addition of 10-gallon can of alcohol sent me by Prof.
D. S. Jordan for preserving specimens of Florida fish
fauna. My armamentarium, medicament uni consisted of
a few leading remedies, a pocket surgical case, some ad¬
hesive and isinglass plasters, a couple of pairs of tooth-
forceps, together with a disseeting-case, and several
pounds of arsenic for taxidermic purposes.

Our party, comprising two dyspeptics, one incipient
consumptive, one bad liver, one nasal catarrh, myself
and my Royal Duke-Queen setter pup, Gipsy Queen, left
Cynthiana, Ky. , on the morning of Dec. 16tli, amidst a
flurry of snow, and arrived at CincinnJkti at noon, where
we embarked on the mail boat for Louisville in
the afternoon. "We left Louisville on the morn¬
ing of Dec. 17th, and arrived in Jacksonville, Fla., on the
bright, warm and balmy morning of the 19th.

I at once called on Dr. C. J. Kenworthy, better known
to readers of Forest and Stream as “Al Fresco.” I
found him in his garden superintending the planting of
some sub-tropical fruit trees. Repairing to his library,
we became better acquainted over a bottle of Florida
orange wine, which, by the way, equalled old Madeira in
body, boquet and flavor. I found the doctor genial and
companionable, a clear thinker, an earnest worker, and a
tine sportsman in the highest sense of the term.

To my regret he informed me that he had never been
in the Indian River country, though he had visited nearly
every other portion of Florida. He endeavored to dis¬
suade me from my contemplated trip to that region — said
we would be devoured by fleas, sand-flies and mosqui¬
toes ; that the Indians had killed off all the game, and
that the fishing was not so good as on the southwest
coast. He advised me, by all means, to go to Cedar
Keys, and cruise down the coast to Charlotte Harbor,
Doctor’s Pass, etc., to Cape Sable.

But I was dead-set for Indian River and beyond ; my
tiller was lashed, and, like Barney O’Reirdon, the Irish
navigator, I would be turned from my “ son-aist coorse ”
by no man. I simply argued that for obvious reasons I
invariably found game and fish more abundant whero
black-flies, sand-flies or mosquitoes were thickest. Be¬
sides, it would do my patients no harm to relieve them of
a little of then- bad blood — thus could I vicariously prac¬
tice phlebotomy, which of late years has grown to be as
unpopular as it is unuecessary. Then, again, the mos¬
quito might be a blessing in disguise to those who fre¬
quent malarious districts, for, according to tbe late
theory of some savant, the poison that he injects with bis
delicate hypodermic syringe is analagous to quinine, and
acts as an efficient prophylactic to malarial fevers I

The Doctor, seeing that I was rash and determined,
started down to the river with me to look at the sail-boats.
I found quite a number of yacht-built boats of light
draught, centre-boards, sloop and cat-rigged, and of the
flat-iron model. I found one that suited me, which the
Doctor was to ship to Titusville, provided I could find
none at the latter place. While on our torn' of inspection
the Doctor showed me his little yacht, the Doni , only 10
feet long, in which he made his famous cruise from Key
West to Cedar Keys, an account of which he gave to the
readers of Forest and Stream under the heading of

Marooning.” She was hauled out and being “ fixed
up ” for another cruise. He showed me where a shark
Btruck her while anchored in Shark River, starting one of
the butts of her planking, and startling the Doctor out of
his nap. She is as trim and taut a little craft as one
would desire to see.

Observing a crowd on one of the docks we went over
and saw a huge alligator lashed to a plank being taken
from one of the steamers. They said he was fifteen feet
long and was from Indian River — this was encouraging.
I merely glanced at the Doctor and said nothing, thinking

that the saurian had mouth enough to speak for himself,
and was certainly of age. Turning the corner on to Bay
street I noticed that all of the fruit stores displayed con¬
spicuous signs bearing the legend, “ Indian River
Oranges” — here was more encouragement, and food for
thought and stomach too. The Doctor merely smacked
his Lips and said nothing. After introducing me to some
“Old Salts,” steamboat captains, and merchants with
whom I would have some subsequent business transac¬
tions, he left me, cordially wishing me bon voyage, hop¬
ing I would change my mind as to my destination. But
I knew it was useless to hope against fate and bade him
“good-by.” I watched his tall and graceful formas lie
stalked away, little thinking that it would be the last I
should see of the charming “ Al Fresco,” but so it proved,
for on my return in May he was away from home.

I now busied myself laying in our supplies of groceries,
provisions, ammunition, fishing tackle, lantern, axe,
spade, hatohet, etc., which were ordered to be well boxed
and shipped to Titusville via Salt Lake. Saturday, Dee.
21st, was the day set for our departure from Jacksonville
on the good steamer Volusia, Isaac Hall, Master. I pro¬
ceeded to look up my companions, and found Ben m a
canemaker’s shop, intently watching the man carving
alligators on the tops of orangewoocl canes — Ben has a
>enchant for canes — he then had in his hand a young
flekory with a huge knotted head, which he had cut be¬
fore leaving “ Old Kentuck.” He would have had this
knot carved into some grotesque figure, but I dragged
him away. From my knowledge of their proclivities I
found Frank and Ed. where I expeoted — at the gun store.
Frank was looking lovingly upon the guns and rifles
ranged along the wall, while Ed, was gazing abstractedly
at a fine display of salt-water fishing tackle. Frank Can
never see a gun but he must handle it, try the locks, bring
it up to his shoulder, and bore some imaginary object
through and through. I’ve no doubt but he had haudled
every gun in the store. Ed. seemed particularly taken
with a shark hook with its chain and swivel. He is a
monument of patience — will sit all day long under a
shady, tree in fond anticipation of tbe “ bite" he may
never get. I discovered Marion, who has an eye for
mechanics, watching a machine hulling rice, while his
brother Henry was trying to devour the contents of a
fruit store near by. Henry of course was one of my dys¬
peptics. I told them to get then- baggage down to the
boat at once. An hour later and I was waiting for them
aboard the steamer. They came at last, one at a time —
they are never ill a hurry. I observed that Ben came up
smiling and swinging his cane, the top of which he had
had carved into some sort of a head, either of a pointer
or a clown, I could not tell which. Ed. had the shark
hook sticking out of his pocket, while Marion was exam¬
ining his latest purchase, a hollow handle containing all
manner of awl blades, chisels, gimblets, &c.; lie was
vainly trying to get them all back into the handlo agam.
The last to arrive was Henry, in great haste too, his pock¬
ets full of oranges and bananas and his mouth moving
faster than his legs.

The little Volusia steamed out shortly afterwards and
went puffing up the St. J ohn’s against a strong head wind.
As this river has been so often described in Forest and
Stream I will not attempt it. We finally left the river
on Tuesday morning and entered Snake Greek, whose tor¬
tuous windings we followed for a few hours, and arrived
at Salt Lake about 11 o’clock. This is the head of navi¬
gation, and is 275 miles above Jacksonville. Wo were
transferred to the shore in a lighter, or I should say to a
car, which stood some hundred yards from the shore in
the shallow water which but barely covered the track.
There is a wooden tramway seven miles in length, ex¬
tending from Salt Lake to Titusville. The car is drawn
by two mules who travel outside of the track, one on
each side, and entirely independent of each other — each
having a. pair of lines to himself, like a Mississippi steam¬
boat with two engines, which can be forged ahead with
one wheel while being backed by the other. Wo arrived
at Titusville in time for dinner. ’ J. A. Henshall.

HUNTING THE SHARPTA1LS AT
HALLOCK.

II a hock, Minnesota, Sept. lilt, lata.

The sharptallod grouse (Pedhxeles PluunmMlusI is the original
representative of this family in the northwest. It has never been
found, l beReve, south of latitude J3, hut goes as far north as G rent
Stain Lnke,and from northern Wisconsin to the Pacific, inhabiting
prairies and oak-openings.

A peculiarity of this bird is that it disappears gradually in pro¬
portion as the country becomes settled and cultivated, and is
then suppiunted by the commou prairie ohickentCup/ifonia Ouptdo).
As a game bird it is, in my estimation, superior to the last-named
variety, being much handsomer in plumage, swifter on the wing
and its flesh of more delicate flavor.

On the second instant at a o'clock p. m., Mr. C. W. Glidden of
Boston and myself left St. Paul by the St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba Railroad for Hullock, for the purpose of enjoying a few
days' hunting of these tine birds. The following day, rather late
in the afternoon, we arrived at the place, but as the sun was yet an

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hour It Igh.wo ooncluded to try our hand at once, and give our dogs
a mil after their long confinement in the baggage car. Wo hud
not to go very far, for within a quarter of a mile from the village
we found a small covoy of sharplails of which wo brought down
six in half nn hour's time. Our dogs behaved well. I had with me
old Hover, well known to you, Mr. Editor, and Mr. G. brought with
him from Boston a young thoroughbred English setter bitch,
Zelpn, who did admirably, considering that this was her first ex¬
perience on the prairies.

The day following we were induced to start for a pond, some
ten miles away on the prairies, where d ucks and geese were said to
befound in great numbers, but reaching the house of a farmer, who
was to be our guide to the place, we found to our disappointment
that tho man was not at home,and after luncheon and a vain attempt
on our part to find the pond, we started reluctantly homeward
about 3 o'clock p. m. A little later we passed a newly broken field,
where Mr. G. noticed o whole covey of sharptalls sitting in full
view, aud to get down from the wagon with dogs and guns was only
the work of a moment. Approaching the birds within twonty
yards, they commenced running up tho plowed field, and we had
to step out pretty lively to follow them. This continued for at.
loast 200 yards, our dogs at times crawling, at times pointing be¬
hind us. It was u very protty and rather exciting sight to behold
those beautiful birds, -some fourteen In number, skipping along
almostat onr feet, beads and tails erect and apparently unaware
of any threatening danger. Your correspondents often indulge
in expressions about tho "speckled beauties" of the mountain
brook, but. these lino gome birds of the northwest might with
equal right bo called the “speckled beauties of the prairie.” They
are now in full plumage, almost white underneath and the arrow¬
heads distinctly marked on their breast.

At lost one took to flight, and Mr. G. brought it down. Thi
was the signal for tbo whole family to take their departure, and
would you believe It, Jlr. Editor, looking at the birds I, for one ,
forgot to shoot. Incredible, but true. The covey settled on the
prairie not more thuu 100 yards olf, and in half an hour or less we
had nine of them bngged. Left the balance for increase. Oon-
tinulcg our Journey homewurd, we found no scarcity of birds, und
we arrived at the village by Bupper-timo. Our bag contained
twenty-two grouse aud a blue-winged teal.

The day following was Btormy and rainy and we stayed at home
but Saturday was fine, although the wind was rather high. We
employed that day to explore the country on the Peninsula
between the North and South Forks of Two Kivers. Here, on a
stubble-field we found quite a number of birds, and on our way
home we found them still more plenty; so much so, that wo did
not touch several conveys our dogs pointed within a mile or two
of the village, for tho reason that, if killed, we did not know how
to use them. This day also our hag contained something over
twenty birds.

Since then wo have been out several times, killing all the
birds we wanted and sending soiuo big bunches to our Mends in
St. Paul.

Y'esierday, for a change, we went duck-shooting. Within from
one-half a mile to seven miles, there are several smaller sloughs
where ducks and geese abound. But the two great resorts for
these.blrds, where you may find them by the tens of thousands,
are situated eighteen and twenty-five miles, respectively, by wag-
on-roud from here. The latter resort is also the home of the
•Ik, deer and moose.

The sloughs wo hunted yesterday are four and seven miles oil.
From noon till * o’clock p. m. we killed twenty-three mallards, aud
on the way home a few grouse. A large blaek hear passed through
the outskirts of Bollock two days ago, swam tho river, and went
into tho woods towards the east, seen by several persons.

To-raorrow we return to St. Paul. Addio. J. S.

#4 §nltmt.

Results of Fish Cum. u in Iowa.— Delhi, Iowa, Sept,
nth — I notice in the issu uf the Fobest and Stream of
cheSSchult., a letter fron M. G. Ellzey, of Blacksburg,
Ya., stating that trout two years old had been taken
weighing one pound. We in .Delaware County beat that
along way. Uu the 6th day of June, 1677, Hon. B. L.
Shaw, the Fish Commissioner at Anamoosa, placed fry in
a spring branch, in this county, a stream only two miles
long, composed of two springs, and the hi st one caught
in tue April following weighed one and a half pounds ;
and but iew have been caught weighing less. In August
one was taken weighing one and three-quarter pounds.
It seems to me if old Virginia is a good place for trout,
they tind a better home in Iowa. B. L. Snaw is making
great effort to increase the fish. More than two millions
were taken with seines last year from the sloughs which
were about run dry, and placed back in the rivers. The
Commissioner, has filled the JMapsiepenieo river, running
north and south through the State, with bass and crop¬
pies.

There never has been such an abundance of black bass
in our rivers before. The Maquakito, miming tlirough
Dcluce County, its source being only a few miles above
the line of the county, is literally full. I see by the same
issue that in Kentucky a bass weighing one and a half
pounds is taken. We have caught them here weighing
eight pounds, and in a string of fifty, twenty will weigh
over tour pounds. A party of four of us yesterday at tile
rniil pond, the best on the’ stream and three miles from
its source, caught seventy-five ; the average weight being
two and a bail pounds, but many of them weighed three,
four and live pounds. The great trouble we have here is
to compel the building of darns and fish ways. If we
had a McDonald fish way it would ba worth a great- deal
to the people of Iowa.

The State Commissioner will in the spring put in the
head waters of the Maqunaketa, which is made, of the cold¬
est and purest springs, forty thousand trout, which we
believe will soon fill all the streams emptying into the
river. Spring Branch, where all the large trout are found
has had placed in it from Commissioner Shaw ten thous¬
and California salmon. They are thirteen months old,
and seven inches long, and will take a fly beautifully.

Gratifying Results of Fish Culture in Virginia.—
21 r. Editor : — I have tried the Greenbill River in the last
few days for basB. The W. Va. Fish Commission has been
stocking the stream in the last two years. I used a fly
and found I could take plenty of small bass, which I put
back into the stream. Friday evening late I fished a deep
pool and took some seven or eight from a third to half
a pound each. Once I had two at once, the smaller one-
half nound the other, one and a half pounds. In a year
or two there will be fine fishing here, C, Clay,

< fjflinrnl ^jistorn*

Vitality of Snails.— The vitality of some species of
land and fresh water molliisca is remarkable, and, espe¬
cially when considered with relation to their distribution
over the earth, most interesting. It is a well-known fact
that most of these organisms are exceedingly sensitive to
the influence of sea water, and that Immersion in it at
once kills the eggs and in most cases the adults. It ap¬
pears, however, from experiments made by Darwin that
those shells which are provided with an operculum, or
front door to their shells, or even a membranous dia¬
phragm covering the opening, are less susceptible to the
influence of sea water than those in which this is want¬
ing. This naturalist found that several species in this
state were uninjured after an immersion in sea water of
seven days. A specimen of Helix pomatia, which had
been thus treated and again became dormant, recovered
after an immersion of twenty days. Baron Aucapitaine
tried similar experiments. He immersed 100 land shells,
representing 10 species, in sea water, and found that 27
recovered after having been in the water for a fortnight.
Speaking of this subject Darwin says : “The presence of
an operculum seems to have been of importance, as out
of twelve species of Cyclostoma elegans, which is thus
furnished, eleven survived.” Not only do these shells
have the power of resisting the injurious effects of sea
water, but they can remain dormant for a very great
length of time. Wallace instances some which have
lived two years and a half shut up in pill-boxes,- and
speaks of a snail from the Egyptian desert which came to
life after having been glued down to a tablet in the
British Museum for four years !

Mr. James Ward has contributed to Nature an observa¬
tion on this subject which is worthy of mention. Writing
from Trinity College, Dublin, under date of Aug. 7, he
says : —

At the beginning of July last year I placed a couple of
the Helix aspera in a, closed pot of earth immediately
after copulation. They soon sealed themselves up, and
so remained until the middle of May of this year, when
it was discovered that of one of them that had died not a
vestige was left except the empty shell. The other had
shrunk to about a third its former bulk, but on being
moistened and supplied with food soon began to eat and
to thrive. It had to trust largely to chance for its prov¬
ender ; but notwithstanding this, by the end of two months
it was as big as its present quartern would allow it to be.
The natural thing would have been to secrete more shell,
for the animal was not full grown. Instead of this, how¬
ever, it burrowed in. the ground and fell to laying eggs,
the greater part of which hatched out a little colony of
vigorous young snails. Had their parents been supplied
with food and water after impregnation they would, of
course, have begun life a year ago. I wonder how high
up in the animal scale such temporary suspension of the
earliest stages of development is possible ?

Japan and Bermuda Fishes— The Aquarium has
again been successful in transporting Kve specimens of
delicate tropical fishes from Bermuda, Florida, and Japan.
Among those which arrived from Bermuda are squirrel
fishes, grey and silky snappers, breams, turtle, flat and
spiney lobsters, flying fish, land hermit crabs, granny
whales, and several varieties of anemones, From the
Florida coast are red snappers, marble groupers, shark
pilots, yellow caranx, spotted bass, and from the neigh¬
boring coast are tuherlarians, balloon and swell fishes,
sea robins, naked molluscs, aud from Japan there are
seven gold fishes of the celebrated long-tailed kingkiyo va¬
riety. There is also a very large collection of marine and
fresh water algae, which Mr. A. IV. Roberts, the curator,
has so arranged that the tanks look like marine pictures.
Mr. Henry Reiche, the proprietor, guarantees to the pub¬
lic that at present the Aquarium possesses a finer collection
than any other place of its kind in the. world,

A Balloon Fish.— E. R. Wilbur, Esq,, of Wilbur &
Hastings, Stationers in Fulton street, has left with ns a
very fine specimen in alcohol of' the spotted ballon fish
(Diodors fuliginosiis), taken off the shore of Long Island.
It is of a dark olive green, and covered with spirals.
This fish is not rare in these waters, and is most frequently
taken at this season of the year. It belongs to the family
Oymnodontidce, of which there are some sixty known
species, all of which are covered with prickles or spirals,
and have the power of inflating themselves into a globu¬
lar ball, and in this state float on the surface. These con¬
ditions serve as their means of defence. The flesh of
several species is poisonous. One species, the common
puffer or blower, iB abundant in this latitude, and affords
a cruel diversion to fishermen, who scratch it on the
belly to make it inflate itself, and then burst it with a
loud pop.

Elephants for Africa. — The prolonged discussion over
the advisability of employing the Indian elephant for ex¬
ploration in Africa has at last brought forth fruit, and the
experiment is about to he tried. The Indian Government
has presented to the King of the Belgians four elephants
to he used by his expedition, and they have arrived safely
at Zanzibar and been landed near Dar-es-Salaam.

Our London contemporary, Nature, prints an extract
from a private letter, written by an eye witness of the op-

eration of landing these huge creatures, which shows
that the scene was a very exciting one. The writer says :

We never thought the first elephant could get alive to
shore. It swam more than a mile in distance, and was in
the water for more than an hour. Long after it was half
way it would keep turning round and trying to come
back to the ship. I cannot describe to you the excite¬
ment there was on board. I fairly cried once with anx¬
iety and excitement ; it would have been too horrible to
see it drowned. It tried to climb up the ship's side once.
It was pouring with rain, which made things seem more
dismal ; we were all wet through, hut nobody cared. We
bad to get our experience as we went on, as no one knew
anything about elephants ou landing. We managed the
other three much better, and made the Captain take the
ship nearer in shore.

The syntactical construction of the above quotation is
Bomewliat peculiar, but we presume that our readers will
be able to make out its meaning after a little study.

What is it ? — A correspondent sends us the clipping'
found below, taken from the Boston Herald of August
21, and asks his “what the writer is giving us?” The
description is too meagre for us to venture an opinion as
to what the fish may be, though if we were disposed to
hazard a guess, we should say perhaps a goose fish (Lo-
phius ). The extract is as follows : —

Frank Blaney of Swampscott and an assistant, fishing
in a dory off that place yesterday, caught a monstrosity
in the shape of a fish, the name of which none can tell,
not even the oldest fisherman of that town, it being de¬
cidedly unlike any other rare specimen ever captured in
that section. It is flat, of a dark brown color, the great¬
est thickness of its body being about eight inches. It
weighs 300 pounds, the length to the tip of the tail being
five feet one inch, with the greatest width at four feet,
the nose being three feet two inches across. The width
varies but little at any point of the fish, with the excep¬
tion of the tail, which appendage is shaped like that of a
shark, and gradually tapered from the end of the body
for about a foot. The eyes are very small, and are about
four inches apart, the mouth being about eight or ten in¬
ches across. The belly is white, the fins are rather small,
and altogether it is the most curious piscatorial specimen
ever caught around these parts.

Death of a Naturalist. — Last spring or summer we
printed a brief description of the collection of animals,
birds and curiosities belonging to Mr. M. W. Clark, of
Danville Junction, Me., who also kept a hotel near by,
the chief attractions of which were mineral springs.
Very many visitors have occasion to remember the place
with pleasure. Well, the poor gentleman has gone
where good naturalists go. He died recently, and the
fact may be interesting to some of our readers who may
at some time have been his guests.

—A black bass was discovered in the centre of a cake
of ice at Rondout on Monday. It had been locked up
there for eight months and was frozen stiff when cut out.
It was placed in a sprinkling pot cotaining cistern water
and in half an hour showed signs of life. Now, accord¬
ing to the Albany Knickerbocker, it occupies a place in a
globe on the counter at a drag store and is as lively as it
ever was. ^

More Parasitic Flies. — Andover, Sussex Co., N. J.,
Sept. Isf— Allow me, a stranger, to intrude on your time
and patience sufficient to introduce to you three speci¬
mens of the partridge louse, or fly. During the limiting
season of the fall of 1878 1 first discovered this fly on the
partridge. These three subjects were taken from a large
owl on Saturday last, Aug. 30tli. (Would that they would
all take to the owl for their subjects for torment !) You
should be very careful in opening the enclosure, or they
may escape. They are like Paddy's flea. They are all
lively this morning. They may not be new to you, but
there are many sportingmen who don't believe there is
any such thing. H. C. Cock.

The specimens enclosed by our correspondent are the
true partridge fly ( Olfersia Arnericema— Leach), aud we
are glad to receive them. As we .have heretofore stated,
they are found on owls, hawks, herons and raffed
grouse.

Animals Received at Central Park Menagerie for Week:
ending Sept. 13th, 1879.— 1 Yellow faced Amazon (Chnisotis «li-
Ihn JJS), presented by Dr. J. W. Clowes, N. Y City ; 1 English Phens-
imr ll'hcu-iantis coichfcuS), presented by Mr. J 13. Brice, N Y. City.
2 Flying Squirrels (Seiuropleras vnlureUa), presen red by Master H.
S. Cbatfleld, Elizabeth, N. J. ; 2 Japanese ling Dogs iCav Usdun;-
esl. icus); I Magpie (Pica candata); 1 Jay (Garrulus mndoriw); 2
Love-hird Parralceets (Agapomis pullavin) ; habitat, West Africa;
4 striated Finohes (Mania striata) ; habitat, India; 1 Alexan¬
drine Parrakcet (Falamrnta alczanrlri), habitat, India; all pur¬
chased ; 1 Chamleon (tit anmeleon vulgaris), habitat, Africa ; pre¬
sented by Mr. Joint Lowry, N. Y City.

A. Conklin, Director.

—A new Bttrvey of the Catskills, by Prof. Guyot, re¬
veals mountains that were not known to exist. A largo
part of the region, especially the southwestern, is an un-
tracked forest, and in several cases the only chance for
making triangulation was by climbing to the tops of high
trees. He found higher points than were before record¬
ed. His table of altitudes contains three peaks over 4,000
feet, thirteen over 3,800 feet, and thirty-six over 3,500
feet. The highest point is one of the previously un¬
known, Slide Mountain, in the southern Catskills, 4,205
feet above tide.

Baker’s Breakfast Cocoa is a general favorite. Medi¬
cal men recommend it as preferable to tea or coffee for
nervous or delica te constitutions, Sold by leading grocers
everywhere.— [Adv,]

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glut Zhimcl.

Dogs at Auction. — One of the most important and
successful sales of dogs at auction ever held in this city
was that of a draft from the kennels of Messrs. Lincoln
& Hellyar, of Warren, Mass., offered by Messrs. C. W.

out and now have him on chain. Do you want him ? or
what disposition shall I make of him ? T, G. T.

Reply.— Do we want him? Nary red. Some of out
friends may speak for him, however, and glad to get him
too, — Ed.]

FROM ANOTHER SPORTSMAN’S WIFE.

Barker & Son, on the 17th inst. The prices realized were
far beyond those usual at forced sales, which may be ac¬
counted for from the fact that the animals offered were
Well bred and as represented in the catalogue. A large
number of well-known breeders were present, and the
bidding, in most instances, quite spirited. The red Irish
setter Arlington, the first on the list, was not offered on
accoimt of his condition. The red Irish setter bitch Flora
brought her full value, if not more, in spite of her prize
winnings. The two pointers by Snapshot sold at less than
their value, if it was only for their breeding, old Snap¬
shot being dead, and but comparatively few of his pro¬
geny being in existence, The dog puppy was a remark¬
ably handsome little fellow, giving promise of resembling
liis sire. Frank H. was a cheap dog at $98, liis field qual¬
ities and breeding being considered. Seven of the red
Irish setters and two of the pointers were not offered.
After the sale of Mr. Lincoln & Hellyar’s stock, a draft
of red Irish setters from the Harrison kennels (Mr, C. W.
Bassford's) of White Plains was offered : but bidders were
diffident, and few of them were sold. A miscellaneous col¬
lection of mongrels was also offered, with which the sale
.concluded. The dogs sold, with the prices and pur¬
chasers, will be found in the following list : —

THE PROPERTY OP MESSRS. LINCOLN & HELLYAR.

Flora— lied Irish setter, imported, Mr, Eastman . $

Uvpsy— Black and white pointer, two years, by Cai out of

Psyche, Mr, Doerr . .

Rpse— Lemon and white pointer, one year, by Snapshot out

ot Gypsy, Mr. Livingston . . . . .

Frank II— Orange and white setter four years, Imported, Mr.

'Williams . - . . . .

fllen— Lemon and white pointer, three and-a-half mouths, by

Snapshot ont of Gypsy, Mr. Hall . .

Czar— Blank and white pointer, brother to above, Mr. Cooper. .
Sef ton — Black and white pointer, brother to ubove, Mr. Covert
lbiisy— Liver and white pointer, six months-, by KakoII out of

Daisy, Mr. Foster . .

Red Irish setter dog puppy, 8 months, by Dash out of Flora,

Mr.Jaokson . . . . . . . . . .

A litter brother to the above, Mr. Walker . .

A litter sister to the above, Mr. Boger .

lted Irish setter bitch puppy, three months, by Chance II out

of Phantom, Mr. Mott, . . . . . .

THE PROPERTY OP THE HARRISON KENNEL.
Carnation— Red Irish setter, three years, by Dash out of G ypsy.

withdrawn . . . . . . . — . .

Dog puppy (red Irish) by Rory O’Moore out of Gypsy. ... -

Bi tch puppy (red Irish) by Rory O'Moorc out of Gypsy, Mr.
McLaughlin . .

MISCELLANEOUS.

Grace— Cocker Spaniel bitch, McKoon breed, Mr. Asten . 31

Carlo— Black and white watch dog, Mr. Collin? . 4

Fanny— A poodle . 5

Faddy— A Scotch terrier . 8

Crib— Bull terrier . 8

Dash— Red Irish setter, two years . . 35

Measurements of Celebrated Irish Settees.— Our
English contemporary, The Country, gives the following
measurements of some of the most celebrated Irish set¬
ters in that country, all being well known prize winners
and the property of Mr. T. Hilliard. These measurements
are useful as giving other breeders an opportunity to com¬
pare them with the measurements of their own dogs :

Palmerston: Age, 11 years; weight, 651b. ; height at
shoulder, 23Ain. ; length from nose to set on of tail,
44 in. ; length Of tail, lain. ; girth of chest, 30. ; girth of
loin. 24 in. : girth of head, 16in. ; girth of forearm, 9J in. ;
length of bead from occiput to tip of nose, 10±in. ; girth
of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, lOin. —
Count : Age, 3 years 9 months ; weight 541b. ; height at
shoulder, 23in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 37Ain. ;
length of tail, I3in. ; girth of chest, 28lin. ; girth of loin,
23in. ; girth of bead, 15iin. ; girth of forearm, lOin. ;
length of bead from occiput to tip of nose, 94in. ; girth
of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 8Jin.
— Tilly : Age, 4^ years ; weight, 451b. ; height at shoulder,
22in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 37in. ; length of
tail, 14in, ; girth of chest, 27in. ; girth of loin, 20tin. ;
girth of head, 141m. ; girth of fore-arm, 8}in. ; length of
head from occiput to tip of nose, Ojin. ; girth of muzzle
midway between eyes and tip of nose, 8jin.

Suggested Treatment of Hydrophobia.— A writer in
the Lancet (Dr. Lownds), says : “As all treatment of the
established disease seems useless, I would suggest that
some such plan as the following affords at least a possi¬
bility of mitigating the sufferings of the patient, and
perhaps give time for the disease to run its course. The
suggestion is that enemas of water at 98 deg. should be
administered each half hour, alternating, if necessary,
with Liebig’s raw soup, with wine, to keep up the
strength. The suggestion is founded on the well-known
fact that the water of the blood in hydrophobia is dimin¬
ished some 20 per 1000 compared to the average of health,
and the object being to supply this deficiency, and .also
strength, through the medium of the bowels, to enable
the patient to bear up long enough for the disease to run
its course, and thus assist the remedial powers of nature
in effecting a spontaneous cure. We would suggest that
the plan should be tried on rabid dogs ; any one unfortu¬
nate enough to have a dog seized with this malady would
be doing good to his fellow men, and likewise to the
whole canine race, by having this or other suggestions
from a like authoritative source put in practice, instead
of, as is too common, having the animal destroyed before
it has been ever made sure that rabies is the disease affect¬
ing the animal.’’ _

Fox Hunting in North Carolina.— Gaston, Sept.
21st. — The present week- we have had splendid sport.
Had a great race after the kenneled fox; several packs in
the chase ; caught him, and then caught my old female
red, and run to earth a third, which we did not secure.
Caught yesterday my old male, put him to earth, dug him

Editor Forest and Stream : —

Having just read “Zena’s” letter. 1 feel like rising to
give mv experience as a sportsman's wife. I think the
duty of a good wife is to enter into a husband’s joys and
sorrows, and to sympathize with and aid him in all his
pursuits as far as possible. I have been married nearly
nine years, arid flatter myself that my, not worse, but
smaller half— for I am no feather- weight— still enjoys my
society as well as of yore, which is more than a good
many married women' of myyears, or even a less num¬
ber of, can say. My husband is passionately fond of
hunting, and knows no greater pleasure than to don
about four vests, numberless coats and his seven-league
rubber-hoots, take the worst-looking hat he can find—
which would scare anything but a duck to death — shoulder
his trusty 11 Parker” and start for the bay shore, when the
equinoctial is blowing the ducks down from the north in
screaming, quacking flocks, and the cold rain drives
slanting into his face. There he will stay from early
dawn until ‘‘pitch dark” at night, and come home tired,
hungry, cold and wet, but happy as a long and laden
with game, and the legal cobwebs all blown from his
brain, and ready for a fresh hold on business on the mor¬
row. In the face of all this, how could I chide him for
indulging in what he enjoys so thoroughly? He has had
quite cold water enough all day without my throwing
auv more at him.

fint it is not all rainy day hunting. In the autumn,
when the acorns are dropping and the scarlet and yellow
maple leaves are floating through the air and falling in a
gorgeous shower, we take a horse and buggy and drive
tip the river about four miles. Hitching our fiery livery
steed to a tree, we start into the woods for partridges —
“ big Injun ” ahead, squaw following after— and occa¬
sionally, with “ hist !” our sportsman steps cautiously
forward, when, “whirr ’’goes a plump, brown beauty
into the au', only to be arrested in liis headlong flight by
a well-directed load of “ No. 6,” which brings him to the
ground with a thud. Thus we pass that glorious Indian
summer afternoon until the lengthening shadows warn
us to return.

We drive home in the twilight with more or less game,
as the case may be, but always with wood mementoes
enough — such as ferns, mosses and lovely leaves — to
brighten our home and give us a breath of forest life for
months to come.

Many times have we gone a mile or two through the
woods to the boat-landing, and. rowing out into the wild
rice when the weather was fair, hunted for ducks, rail
and whatever game there was, and it always does me so
much good that I would rather go out for half a day’s
sport in that way than to attend all the white-kicl parties
I could he invited to in a year.

Too many ladies think they cannot enjoy what their
husbands do. Neither could theyif their husbands spent
their time loafing on the street comers or playing bil¬
liards or cards in some miserable saloon ; but there is no
man so churlish as to deny his wife the pleasure that he
himself enjoys, provided it he legitimate fun. On the
contrary, if he he an average man he will feel flattered
that his wife chooses what pleases him ; and they will be
brought into closer unity and sympathy with each other,
and thus realize the true happiness of wedded life.

A taste for sporting, like a taste for oysters, may have
to be cultivated in some, but it was born in me ; and by
sporting, 1 don’t mean to say that a lady must always
shoulder a gun when she goes out, hut it is well to know
how. I hope to enjoy yet many years of solid fun, and
we don't intend to grow old as long as our hearts are
young and the eye tine.

Although I have been hunting a great many times, it
lias always been in the capacity of a spectator," until the
last time we went. D. said : “This time you must shoot
something.” I thought the gun too heavy, but concluded
to try. A few minutes after, D. shot a teal and wounded
a mud-hen sitting close to it. “Here, shoot that bird,”
and he put the gun into my hands, with carefully worded
directions as to holding, aiming, &c. I took good aim
and fired. Whether that bird was hit or not, one thing
is certain, it was never seen or heard from again ; and out
of consideration for my feelings we will suppose that I
killed it, hut it must ever remain an open question.

The next attempt was at a vail sitting perched upon a
stump. It looked at me as if to say : “ Don’t shut your
eyes when you fire.” So I didn’t, but fired boldly, and,
much to my surprise, knocked poor little rail off the
fence. So far, good. The next time I hit something,
but with this trifling difference, that the object struck
was at the wrong end of the gun. Two rail, sitting in
loving proximity, challenged me to a trial of skill. I
calmly announced that I would proceed to bag flienr ; hut
rny well-laid plans did “gang aglee.” In endeavoring to
“ draw a bead” on those provoking little things, which
wouldn’t sit still long; enough for me to cover them with
the gun, I forgot the importance of holding the gun firmly
to my shoulder ; and when I pulled the trigger the gun
kicked, and the stock made intimate acquaintance with
one of my front teeth, very much to the detriment of the
latter, and, I am afraid, in the interests of the dentist, as
I am not the possessor of that perishable quality — beauty.
I didn’t worry about that, and only when I found that
my birds were safe and sound did I mourn, not so much
for the lost fragments of my teeth as that 1 had been bo
careless, and thus met with a double loss.

I have never been subjected to all of “ Zena’s ” tribula¬
tions on account of dogs. We never owned but one, and
that was one too many — at least of that kind, I like dogs
where they belong, but would as soon have them to eat
at my table as to sleep under my bed.

Our dog was a setter, and purchased when only a puppy
of a few weeks. He hadn’t cut his wisdom teeth, anil
couldn’t distinguish between a table-cloth and a bone ;
consequently our dry goods suffered. But “the most
unkindest cut of all ” was a caper which he cut. We kept
chickens in those days, under the insane delusion that it
was profitable. I needn’t say that the theory was ex¬

ploded long ago. “ Bright,” our dog, during his master's
absence, broke from his kennel. It was in winter, and a
very deep snow lay upon the ground. He entered the
hen-yard and with one blow of his powerful paw broke
the glass in the window of the poultry-house. Of course
tlie chickens availed themselves of the chance for liberty,
and when out in the deep snow they were helpless. How
long it took that dreadful dog to demolish those poor
bipeds, history saith not ; but when 1 went out there I
found nineteen of our finest chickens stretched stiff and
cold upon the snow.

If any man had wanted to earn fifty cents by swearing
for me he could have had the contract off-hand ; but in
the absence of a candidate, I talked in small capitals on
the back of that dog with a stick, soundly and roundly.
Soon after he was presented to a lumberman and taken
up into the woods, where he came to an untimely end by
eating meat “fixed” for wolves. Thus ended our trials
with dogs, and, like “ Mrs. Josiali Allen,” I have never
“ encouraged ” the purchase of another.

I enjoy reading Forest and Stream more than I can
tell; and if we cannot all, like the Princess Louise, pull
in big salmon, we can enjoy reading about others who
have that privilege. Tell “Zena” to take courage, and
inasmuch as her husband is good and kind during the
“ close season,” and only guilty of going “ gunning” the
rest of the year,” to let him get what fun he can. Life is
too short and full of sorrow for us to deprive any one of
one innocent amusement.

We will be thankful that our husbands are sportsmen
and not “sports ;" and as long as they keep aloof from all
lowering and disreputable diversions, let ns not be¬
grudge them the satisfaction of smashing enough glass
halls to build a second crystal palace if they want to, for
after all it is only another way of playing marbles. All
honor to true sportsmen. May their numbers never grow
less ! Diana,

Will “Zena" send ns her address?

— Mr. Chester 0. Cutter, of Boston, claims the name
“Jock” for his liver and white ticked pointer dog, puppy
ex Gillespie’s Fan by Rex, bom July 13tli, 1879.

St. Louis Doa Sho w.— Editor Forest and Stream:—
Will you please announce in your news columns that
Major J. M. Taylor, of Lexington, Kentucky, has been
appointed to judge fox terriers, hounds (all classes),
Spaniels, and the non-sporting division of dogs.

Chas. Lincoln.

Correction. — In a communication of last week announ¬
cing a litter of red Irish setter puppies, by Messrs. Lin¬
coln and Hellyar, Arlington, out of Doe, there were
two mistakes interfering with the sense of the facts. The
bitches name is Doe, not Zoe ; and Messrs. Lincoln and
Hellyar's name should be familiar enough with our
readers. ^

— Mr. Henry W. Livingston’s lemon-and-white pointer
hitch Rose (Snapshot-Gypsy), has been bred to Sir. Or-
gill’s lemeu and-white champion Rush (Flake-Lilly).

m\d §m\.

GAME IN SEASON FOR OCTOBER.

Moose* Alee Americana ■
Caribou, Jtangtfer caribou.

Elk or wapiti, Ccrvus canadensis.
Red or Va. deer. 0. vlrginianus.
Squirrels, red, black and gray.
Hares, brown and gray.

Reed or rice bird, Dolichunijx or-
l isivnraus.

Wild turkey, McRapris (Mopoiv ,

Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, Vuphlonia cupldo.

Ruffed grouse or pheasant., Bu-
nasn umbcUits.

Quail or partridge, Ol'ly.v virglni-
antis.

t®“This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which is generally in season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

The Grouse Shooting Season. — We have received
from our correspondent, Mr. S. H. Tim-ill, the following
very favorable account of the present pinnated grouse
Bhooting at the West. Mr, Turrill writes : —

Chicago, Sept. 13 th. — I left here August 15th, via the
Chicago and North Western Railway to Missouri Junction
in western lflwa, then in anothwest direction, over a branch
road of the above company to Wisner in Nebraska, for a
chicken shoot with my son. It is one of the most beau¬
tiful prairie countries I have ever seen, well adapted to
Btock and grain raising. It is quite undulating, with as
fine valleys and natural blue joint grass as can he
seen anywhere in this western section, and pinnated
grouse are plenty. We bagged 750 of them in about
three weeks, with the assistance of two friends, 1.
McMillian, of Wisner, who was out with us for two
days, and C. P. Mathewson, of Norfolk, who also was
out two days. The largest bag was made in the vicinity
of Norfolk, 122 by two guns ; and this would have been
much larger if it had not been for an rmforseen acci¬
dent. But however the above bag is sufficient for any two
Bportsmen in one day. We did not leave the hotel until
eight o’clock in the morning. It was the most pleasant
and satisfactory chicken hunt I ever had. The country
is not fenced at all, and yon can take a team and (hive
anywhere you please, and let your dogs range the prairies
anil stubble fields to your heart’s content. When they
find and point the birds, get- out, do your shooting, atul
pick them up and put them in the wagon and drive on
for more. I killed quite a number while driving along
the road. The only unpleasant thing was that the dis¬
tance being so far from home and weather so warm, I
could not send the game to my friends instead of giving
it to strangers in the country where it was killed. Ikept
tlie hotels where I stopped well supplied and feasted for
three weeks. Wish you and other eastern friends could
have been along to enjoy the sport.

The pinnated grouse shooting season is now fairly in
its prime. The success which our correspondent met
in Nebraska is in keeping with the reports from other
chicken centers of the West. The season has been favor¬
able for a large supply of birds this fall, and the favorite
grounds, whither scores of gunners repair, are yielding

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an immense harvest. As the days grow cooler and the
air more bracing, the pleasure of the sport becomes
greater. Those who have deferred their “ week 011'’ to
the present, will be amply rewarded by the increased en¬
joyment of the fall shooting. Perhaps no other kind of
gunning for small game affords such abundant evidence
of success as western pinnated grouse shooting. The bag
is there denoted by numbers which would in Eastern States
and with other game mark the gunner as an inordinate
pot hunter. _

Diving Decoys. — In reply to the inquiries of corre¬
spondents we append the following description of this
device, which is very simple

The apparatus consists of a canvas bag that will hold
ten pounds of sand (to be put in on the shooting ground),
a cord thirty yards long and a pulley-block. The pulley-
block is attached to the bag at Its mouth, the cord is run
through the pulley-block, and by means of a Bcrew eye
is attached under the breast of the decoy. The hag is
filled with sand or stones, and dropped wherever one
wants to shoot. The end of the cord is then taken to
the blind, and when ducks are approaching on the
wing or alight on the water oat of gun shot, the cord
is pulled and the decoy dives in perfect resemblance
of a living bird. The ducks seeing it diving as if feed¬
ing, suspect no danger, and come in without hesitation.
On a calm day, when the water is unruffled, the diving
decoy is especially effective, as it agitates the water and
can be seen diving and rising from a long distance.

Courtesies Acknowledged.— The Ausable River Gam
and Fish Protection Society, which is located at Ausable
Forks, N. Y.. has very courteously made the Editor of
this paper, Mr. Chas. Hallock, an honorary member of
its body, for which we beg to tender due acknowledg¬
ments, and wish the Club every Buccess in its laudable
undertakings. Its officers are : George Chahoon, Presi¬
dent ; John B. Chase, Vice-President ; W, J, Gillespie,
Secretary, and Rich. L. Trumbull, Counsel,

A Fool with a Gun. — New Haven, Sept. 1 7th. — Who
says that game is not plenty in Connecticut V A man
hearing a rustling in leaves takes it for granted that some
wild animal is there. Panthers, wild cats and bears re¬
sort to the grape-vines on the verandah in huge flocks,
and on leaving the house one must shoot eight or ten be¬
fore looking around. Here is a case in point from the
newspapers : —

Adistressing and probably fatal accident occurred at
Hew Preston last Friday at Edward Beeman’s house. A
city boarder of hunting proclivities started out with his
gun. In passing through the garden he heard a rustling
in the grape arbor. He at once ftred, and wounded
Eddie, an eight-years-old son of Mi-. Beernan, sending a
bullet into one side and out at the back. R. T. M.

Canada— Saint Martins, Sept, 5th.— A sad accident
which occurred here on Thursday, the 4th inst., has cast
a gloom over the whole community, as the deceased was
a general favorite with every person who knew him, and
especially with every spoilsman in this part of the
country.

On Sept. 4tli James L. Flewelling, of this place, was ac¬
cidentally killed by the bursting of a gun. The follow¬
ing are the particulars of the attair : Being well acquaint¬
ed with the woods he went out with William Power, and
as it is now the season for grouse he took his gun with
him. They sat down to rest some t wo miles or more
from home, when a hawk came sailing along, and Mr.
Flewelling, who was an excellent shot, asked Mr. Power
for his gun to have a shot at the hawk, but the bird not
coming near enough he still held the gun in his hands,
when a woodpecker lighting on a stub some distance off,
he aimed at it and fired. The breech end of the barrel
burst and blew all to pieces as far up as the barrel, which
is turned down to less than a one-sixteenth part of an
inch in thickness, is screwed into an eighth square piece
of apparently nothing but malleable cast iron. A piece
the whole length of this block, some three inches or
more, and about half the circumferauce of the barrel,
was driven iiuo bis brain just behind the right temple,
carrying a portion of the skull in with it, and Mr. Power,
who was sitting some five or six feet from him, was
knocked senseless by the concussion, but with the excep¬
tion of a few.graius of powder in his face, was not much
hurt. He immediately started to the village for help, hut
Mr. Flewelling died beforelhey could get him home. The
gun was a single barrel breech-loader, 14-gauge and SU-
inch barrel, and upon examination of the fragments I
find it is one of the cheapest Stevens guns, and made of
poor material.

We have again and again cautioned our readers against
the employment of cheap guns. They are dangerous. It
requires good material and good workmanship to make a
safe gun. Good material and good workmanship both
cost money. Safe guns, therefore, are not cheap guns.

Montreal, Sept, lath— Early Monday morning, Septem¬
ber 1st, friend Beatty of H. M. Mail Service, and the
writer, had our decoys out up Dead Creek near Highgate
Springs, Vermont, but to little purpose, as we had only
half a dozen shots all told. During mid-day we beat up
the sloughs and small creeks through hundreds of acres
of wild oats, hut no ducks. Pot hunters with then- dogs
were there before us early in August. Since that date I
have beat over a large.territory in the province of Que¬
bec, and have not seen one woodcock, ruffed grouse, or
duck, where I found dozens last year. My dog caught a
young woodcock but a few days out of the shell, while
we were taking dinner near the mouth of Dead Greek,
September 1st. Plover have made their appearance near
this city ; a few good hags have been made.

Stanstead.

New Y ork — Hornellmille, Sept. 22d.—l have read con¬
siderable about Master Bogardus’ and Schaeffer’s shoot¬
ing. We have also a smart boy with the gun here. His
score at ruffed grouse since September 1st, up to Saturday
night was forty -six. The best shots here have not bagged

one quarter as many. He sboots an eighteen guage muz¬
zle-loader, modified choke, two draehmB powder, seven-
eights ounce shot. John.

Massachusetts — Plymouth Co,, Sept. 20th. — Coot
shooting has now fairly commenced and some fair bags
have been made this week, although the heavy flight is
yet to come. Plover shooting has been good, and the
regular flight went south this week. Woodcook are now
quite plenty for this section, but partridges are as yet to
be beard from. S. K. Jr.

Good Ground, L. J., Sept. 17th-.— We are having good
shooting now and have bad for two weeks past. On Sun¬
day was the biggest flight of the season, and on Monday,
the 15lh inst., Mr. Vanderbilt, a guest, with my sons,
Will and George, killed 150 bay birds besides some few
teal. The birds seem to fly after every storm. 1 wish
you could have been here last Monday, as you would
liave had all the shooting that you could liave wished.

Wm, Lane.

— Bird shooting among the reeds along the marshy
shores of the Delaware is perilous to the hunters, in con¬
sequence of careless marksmanship. The Philadelphia
Times says that a. Philadelphian accidently put a few shot
into the arm of a Jerseyman a few days ago. The angry
Jerseyman, seeing a wreath of smoke rising out of the
marsh, returned the fire. Without getting any nearer to
eacli other the two gunners paddled out into a small clear¬
ing, where the reeds did not obstruct the view. Then
they quarrelled, and finally the Jerseyman put up his gun
to tire again. His opponent followed suit and they both
pulled triggers at the same moment. The duellists were
then about forty yards apart, a distance at which a great
deal of pain could be inflicted, with no danger of fatal
results. They fired away until both were extensively
punctured, when they stopped by mutual consent. They
at once stripped off' their clothing. They were dotted
with blood and little purple-black spots, where the shot
had entered.

West Virginia — Roneeverte, Sept, 16th. — 1 came back
a short time since from an expedition to the woods after
trout. The waters were so low that 1 made a smaller bas¬
ket than ever before ; some streams were almost dried
up and contained no trout, where last year I caught hun¬
dreds. However, I had a pleasant trip. 1 lined some
bees and found a bee-tree, which we cut the morning I
left for home. When I got hack to the cabin, after tak¬
ing out the bees it was only 10 o’clock, so I suggested
that we should kill a turkey before dinner. I took my
Winchester and Franz Ills call. We came back- to din¬
ner with two turkeys and two pheasants. I mounted
my horse at 3 p. m.;' stopped an Dour for tea and horse
feed ; rode steadily aLl mglit with no other stoppages,
and reached here at 7.30 a. m. Now, would that sort
of ride suit some of our city friends?

When I got here I found my old bear dog ailing, and
two days afterwards he died. He was a noble dog.
When in his prime he would handle a two-year-old bear
by himself. I stand six feet, and the old dog thought
nothing of standing on his hind legs, with his paws on
my shoulders, and his nose in my face. I miss that old
fellow, but console myself with “ Stoop” and " Blaze,”
two fine setters sent me by Captain Clay, of Wilcox, Fa.

Cecil Clay.

Along the Carolina Coast.— Elizabeth River, N. C\,
Sept. Mh. — Three of us left Norfolk, Va., Monday morn¬
ing, after puchasing a boat suited for our purpose, and
loading baggage and provisions. The first stage of our
journey was up the river into the Chesapeake and Albe¬
marle Canal, through that into the Currituck Bay. The
weather was line and it was pleasant to row along be¬
neath the great Cyprus and pine trees which overshadow¬
ed the canal. Vast swamps of these trees extend each
way from the canal for nides, until they merge into the
Great Dismal on one side, and reach the pine-lands of
Queen Anne County on the other, After we entered Cur¬
rituck Bay wc saw now and then a few ducks, mostly buffl-
hcads, with now and then a pair of wood ducks. But
we were too early in the season to see. the great quantity
of water fowl which throng Currituck during fate fall
and winter. We could well see the reason of their con¬
gregating here. Such line feeding grounds for wild fowl
are nard to be found elsewhere, 1 think. We called in
at Currituck Court House, an exposed, isolated place.
After leaving Currituck Bay, we entered another part
of the canal, which cut the long points of land stretching
down into the Hound. This part of the canal is short,
about live miles out from the bay to Broad river. We ran
down Broad river into the sound before a stiff wind,
rounded the point and entered Elizabeth river. We rowed
up to Elizabeth City as the wind was unfavorable to sail¬
ing, made a short stay and returned down the river, upon
the banks of which we are at the present writing. We
shall next run for the mouth of the Roanoke river.

Our boat is 16 feet long, with 41 feet team. She rode
some pretty wild waves on the sound, and rode them
well, though she is quite heavily loaded.

The days are still quite hot here, but the nights are
so cool that insects have ceased to be troublesome. ^

Bird Notes from the South.— Savannah, Tenn.,
Sept, I0t/i.— Dr. W. C. Avery, a keen sportsman and an
enthusiastic, ornithologist, of Greensboro, Ala., has writ-
tea to me recently an account of the capture of a mallard
on the Black Warrior River on the 3d of Sept, The duck
was one that had been wounded in the wing some tune
last winter, and was thus prevented from making its ac¬
customed migration. When killed it was in line condi¬
tion, and its stomach yielded on examination a quaulity
of grass seed and the seed of some species of Polygonum.
The Doctor captured on the same excursion a fine speci¬
men of the red start, S. ruticella, the first of its species
he has ever observed in that locality. Will.

Florida— Titusville, Brevard Co„ Sept. lOffc.— Peeps
(Ereunetes pusillus) have teen abundant on the river
beach for the last three weeks back. A fair sprinkling of
wiliets (Synipheviia semipalmata ) occur with them. loo
hot to do much shooting. Al, I. Gator.

Iowa.— Faff, Sept. 21st.— Quail are very plentiful with
us this fall; more so than I have ever known them to be.

Et B. B.

Washington Territory— New Taeomah,\Sept, 4 th —
Jasper Woolery, of PugaUup Valley, killed four bears

last week about the head of the Stuck. Jasper, who is a
young man, not yet twenty-two years of age, has already
killed ninety-six bears, ami before the season is through
expects to knock over the hundredth. There is money in
it for such experts as he is. The State pays $5 bounty for
each hear.

Bexar’s Shells.— John writes: I think the trouble
with Bexar’s shells is caused by using too fine or too
quick powder. He should use no finer gram than T. G.
If the shell is expanded of course the extractor will not
work as it should. I have known a Ballard everlasting
shell to be fired over 500 times, and it is good now.

TRAP SHOOTING.

Long Island Gun Club. — There was a pleasant re¬
union of the Long Island Gun Club at their rooms last
Saturday evening, when they gave a happy “send-off”
to their esteemed comrade, Mr. Walton, a veteran sports¬
man of seventy-two years of age, who was about to
shoulder his gun and depart for the chicken fields of the
West. Notwithstanding his age, his step is as light as
ever, and he will follow the dogs through brake and
stubble from morn till dewy eve without tiring, “allee
same” as fifty years ago. Should anv of our Western
friends discover a tall old gentleman looking around in
quest of something, with a dog ranging wide in the out¬
fields, they may venture to guess it is Mr. Walton, and,
if they please,' offer him a friendly hand. . This is not

old Isaak,” but a good enough Walton all the same.

New Glass Ball.— Mr. F B Spencer, of the firm of
Irwin & Spencer, Elizabeth, N. J., has now in his posses¬
sion two brown mice securely entrapped in a glass ball,
such as is used by marksmen. He found them a few
days ago in a barrel of glass balls at Brinton Range.
The halls had been stored there nearly all summer for oc¬
casional practice, and last week Mr. Spencer emptied the
barrel to clean it out. In picking out the balls he noticed
that one near the bottom of the barrel felt a little heavy,
and. examining it, found the two bright-eyed little crea¬
tures securely imprisoned in theircrystal home, unable to

at out, and with none too much room to turn about,
brought the little captives home, and lias fed them
and taken good care of them ever since. The question
how they got into the ball, is somewhat of a conundrum,
but it is supposed they crept in through the small Open¬
ing when they were young, and, being fed there, grew
till they could not get out.

A Good Gun.— In the score of the Narragansett Gun
Club which we printed last week, we should have
stated, in justice to the winning gun (H. E. Gore's), that
it was made by the veteran gun-maker, William R.
Sohaefl'er, of Boston,

New Hampshire— E, veter, Sept. Oth.— Match between
the Po wow Shooting Club, of Amesbmy, Mass., and the
Exeter Club, of Exeter, N. H. It was one of tbe most
closely contested matches ever shot in this vicinity, as
will be seen by the score. The Amesbury team led the
Exeters three balls onthe Bogardus trap, and tied on the
rotary. Twenty-five balls each man— 10 from Bogardus’,
15 from Card’s ; 18 yards rise ; shot on Exeter grounds :—

POWOW SHOOTING CLUB.

C. H. Wales . . .
K(l. Rowell....
W. Hatch .

F. Eastman —

G. G. Osgood..
J. A. Rowell...
J . S| .. .tl.

G. F. Godsoe..

Total .

C.H. Gerrlsh.,
J. W. Tilton. ..

A. Halo .

C.H. Itlcford..
J. Flanders. ., -

A. Cooper .

11. Taylor .

C. M.Coldbatb.

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Bogardus' . Card's.

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Total..

Same day ; sweepstakes ; open to all ; Card’s trap ; 18
yards : —

0. H. Gcrrish.
C. U. Wales. ..
Jobnsou .

W. Hutch .

J. A. Rowell ...

IS. C. Craui -

A. Oooper .

Moses .

H. Taylor .

J.Spottord....
A. IS. Perkins. .

A. it. Halo .

J. W. Tilton...
G. G. Osgood..
G. F. Godsoe..
Ed. Howell, Jr

F. H. Crain —

G. C. Healey...

C. H. Biolord. .
J. Flanders _

B. J. TUton —

C. A. Gove —
G. M. Perkins

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Gerrlsh, Wales, Cooper-and Godsoe divided hrst money
on 10 ; Bicford, with 13 at 21 yards, miss and out, took
second ; ties of 8 divided ; Hatch won fourth ; and Gram
took fourth, which went to lowest score. On our arrival
at the shooting grounds we were nobly entertained by the
ladies of the Exeter Club, who provided a bountif til lunch
for us A return match will he shot in a short time.

John J. Prevaux, Sec. Powow Club.

Manchester, Sept. 15tli.— Annual shoot of Manchester
Shooting Club. Good attendance. The club was divided
into four classes, according to the per cent, at breakage
of glass balls by each member at the regular shoots of the
club during the past summer, Bogardus and Garda
traps ; 10 balls : —

FIRST CLASS.

Single, Double. Rotary.

XraA. Moure .

Charles A. Jackson . “J

Hiram P. Young . , . “

William E. Parsons . °

Moses Wudleiffb . ‘

G.D. Moore . \

0. L. Harmon . J

G. H, Hubbard.. . 6

FOREST AND STREAM

667

Jackson, first prize, silver ice picher ; Young, second,
gun-case : Moore, third, fishing-rod ; WadleigYi, fourth,
silver ash receiver ; Parsons, fifth, 100 paper shells.

SECOND CLAM.

Simla. Double, notary.

Horace Tobey . (1 4 ® 1*

J. Fmnlc Drake . 0 5 6 20

Charles J. Dacrata . . — 0 i £ ®

Oliver Greeley . 6 5 5 16

Alfred Walker . S G « 17

S. S. James. , 6 § 3 1~

J. G. Sturgis. . 1 1 2 1

Darrah, first prize, silver cake basket : Frank J. Drake,
second, shooting coat; Walker, third, silver vase;
Greeley, fourth, cleaning rod and implements ; James,
fifth, 100 paper shells.

THIRD CLASS.

Single. Double, notary.

Henry Wheeler . 6 3 6 15

N- A. Robinson . 6 1 3 10

•T.E. Wilson . 7 2 3 12

C. W. Farmer. . . . 6 2 3 11

Benjamin F. Clark . 4 3 7 14

George H Stearns . 5 0 2 7

Wheeler, first prize, two dozen nickel shells, powder and
shot chargers ; Clark, second, boat carti-idge box ; Wil¬
son, third, the “ Sportsman’s Gazetteer Farmer, fourth,
twenty-five pounds shot; Robinson, fifth, 100 paper shells.

FOURTH CLASS.

Single. Double. Rotary.

OrlandoHuse . 6 2 2 10

FrankDowst . 7 8 4 13

G. F. Elliott . 8 4 4 18

TV. H. Vickery . 5 3 2 10

L. Simons . 4 2 3 9

O. R. Littlefield . 0X34

Huse won on the shoot off. Elliot, first prize, re¬
volving cartridge belt ; Frank Dowst, second, cartridge-
box ; O. Huse, third, two dozen brass shells ; Simons,
fourth, five can pound powder; Littlefield, fifth, 100
paper shells,

6. B. Littlefield, president of the club, and Dr. J. S.
Sturgis made the two poorest scores, and were tied,
each breaking 4 out of a possible 30. They shot off the
tie, and Littlefield won, receiving a prize of a silver cup.
The consolation prize, consisting of a stuffed grouse, was
won by C. L. Harmon.

Massachusetts — Amesbury, Sept. (Sth. — Match be¬
tween Edward Rowell and Jason Spofford, two of our
crack shots ; 100 balls per man ; Card’s trap, set at the
lowest notch ; 18 yards rise ; Bogardus rules : —

Spofford— 1111111 1111100111011111111111111111 0
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Howell— 11111111001011111110101110 01111111011
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Brookfield, Sept, l&tli. — Seven of the Brookfield Sports¬
man’s Club participated in to-day’s shooting : —

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H. E.Capen . . 1000011 1 0 1—5

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Albert Shepard. . 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0—3

H. Heredean . . . 0 0 1 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 — 8

Spencer. — The Sportsmen's Club has appointed Wed¬
nesday afternoon of each week for their glass ball shoot¬
ing. The annual hunt will take place Oct, 15th.

Far Rockaway Gun Club. — Match for a cup pre¬
sented by Mr. George P. Work ; 10 birds each ; handi¬
cap allowances ; winner to take cup and twenty-five
per cent, of entranoe money ; second man, fiftyper cent,
of entrance money ; third man, twenty-five

Ear cent, of entrance money. The match was attended
y the elite of Far Rockaway, both ladies and gentle¬
men. and although there was a high wind and many
drivers, the shooting was very creditable and the score
good : —

Handicap Allowances.

John Jarvis

Grand Shooting Tournament.— A shooting tourna¬
ment for a series of prizes aggregating nearly $1,000 will
be held at the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Exposition, beginning
Oct. 2d, open to all, barring Bogardus and Paine. The
prizes are First, to the team of six from any regularly
organized sportsmen’s association or shooting club in the
United States or Canadas, making the best score at 300
glass balls (each member to shoot at 50 halls), an elegant
solid gold badge ; second, to the individual making the
best score at 50 halls, whether a member of a team or an
individual entry, one W. & C. Scott & Son premier
quality gun and case, value, $400 ; third, to the individual
making the second highest score a,t 50 balls, whether a
member of a team or an individual entry, one Parker
Bros.’ best quality gun, value, $300. Teams will be re¬
quired to furnish certificates of membership in regularly
organized clubs. No entrance fees will be charged, save
a tax of five cents for each ball shot at. All matohes to
be at eighteen yards rise.

As this meeting is in the hands of competent managers,
who always make a success of their undertakings, we
look for a well-conducted tournament. Pennsylvania
has the name of doing these tilings well. All communi¬
cations should be addressed to the Pittsburgh Exposition
Society, Pittsburgh, Pa. _

DAFT'S ELEVEN.

Oscroft. a Brophy, 1> Rrotlio . 0

Ullyett, c Patten, b Logan . 27

Lockwood, b Logan . 0

Seeley, b Brodie . 7

Shrewsbury, o Brunei, b Behan . . 14

Barnes, c Brook, b Brodio . 3

Bates, not out . 49

Emmett. c Brock, b Pickering . 0

Shaw, c Boultbce, b Brophy . 9

Pindor, c Substitute, b Brophy . 2

Morlcy, c Hay, b Logan . 1

Wides, 1 ; byes, 2; leg bye, 1 . 4

Total . •• . 5»

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

ENGLISH BOWLERS— FIRST INNING.

Balls. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Shaw . 23 14 21 4

Money . 37 16 36 10

Emmett. . . . . 11 1 baB. 7 7 7

SECOND INNING.

Emmett . . . 24 5 36 14

Morley . 24 10 14 3

Shaw... . 1*3 balls. 0 18

CANADIAN BOWLERS.

Brodio . ... 23

Behan . 8

Pickering . 3 3 balls

Charles A. Lummls .

John D. Cbeever .

Edward Dickerson, jr...
Georgo T. Greene —
Newbold J Lawrence...

T. Endltcb .

John I/awrencu .

A. H. Allter .

W. Herriok .

Ernest C. Lamontague. .
F. De Forrest.

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Winners : — Gup and first money to Newbold T.
Lawrence ; second, John Jarvis ; third, E. C. Lamontague.

Chas. A. Lummis, Sec.

New Jeksey Gun Club. — West Side Park, Sept.
17th. — Regular monthly shoot at birds and balls. First
contest for glass ball badge ; 20 balls; three Hepley traps ;
handicapped rises ; club rules : —

Name. Yards. Score.

J. Pearson . 21 . 0011111101111111111 1—17

H. Geiger . 21 . 1110111111100111111 1—17

W. Dunlap . 21 . 11111111111000010 1 1 1—15

G. Piereey . 20 . 1101110111100110110 1-14

J. Hughes . 18 . 0111011001111001001 1—12

W. Sanders _ 20 _ 101111110010 0 011010 0-11

B. Jachens . 18 _ 0111000 0 01111011101 0-11

T. Hughes . 20 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 w

G. Wilms. . 21 . 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 w

J. Cable . 18 . OlOOOOOOOOlw

Ties on 17 ; 25 yards : —

Pearson . 11 1—3 I Geiger . 11 0—2

Second contest : double bird trophy ; three pair pigeons ;
handicapped rises ; two traps 5 yards apart :•

vs. All Philadel-

THE GAME QF~CR1CKET.

FIXTURES.

Sept. 25-26-27— Nicetowu— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Philadelphia

Sept.1 25-28-27— Detroit— Daft's English eleven vs. eighteen Penin¬
sular Cricket Club. _ , . „ ,

Sept. 30-0 ct. 1— Ardmore— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Morion

Scpc' awictt11!— Syracuse— Dal't's English eleven vs. 22 Central

Oct. 3A— Staten Island.— Daft's English eleven vs. Twenty-two
of New York and Boston.

Oot. 7-8— Ottawa.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Ottawa.

Oct. 10-11-12— Nioetown— Daft’s English elevr- •“

Octfl3-14— Hamilton.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Hamilton.

Oct. 15-16— Guelph.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Guelph.

Oct, 1S-20— Coburg.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Coburg.

Oct. 22-23— Detroit.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Peninsular.

Daft’s Eleven vs. Twenty -two Anglo-Canadians.—
The second game in the Daft series was played at Tor¬
onto, Ont., Sept. 12th and 13th, and for lack of time re¬
sulted in a draw. Score : —

ANGLO-CANADIANS.

First Inning. Second Inning.

W. B. Baker, b Shaw . 2

W. Townsend, c and b Shaw 1 e Barnes, b Shaw .

H. Brock, c and b Morley. ... 0 c Osoroft, b Morley .

F. W. Armstrong, b Morley.. 1 o and b Morley .

F. J. Gosling, b Morley - 2 c Osoroft, b Morley .

B. Adams, b Morley . 4 b Shaw . 0

G. Trousdale, b Shaw . 0 not out . 3

W. S. Jackson, b Morley . 0 b Emmett . 0

G. Behan, c Osoroft, b Morley 3 b Morley . 18

L. Ogden, o Ullyett, b Shaw. .

Holland, c Shrewsbury, b

Shaw . 3 b Shaw .

J.N.KirChbofier.b Morley.. 21 bShaw . . 10

C. P. Fisher, b Morley . "

S. E. Hardinge, st Finder, b

Shaw

c Lockwood, b Emmett -

F. L. Blake, run out . 0

W. B. Baillie, c Lockwood, b
Morley . 13

C. B. Brodie, b Morley. - - 0 not out. .

J. T. Harris, b Morley . 0

Cooke, b Shaw . . . 0

Pickering', c. Daft, b. Shaw . . 0

N. P. Tod, not out . 9

G. Simpson, b Morley . 1

Byes, 6 ; leg-byes, 4 . . . 10

Total . .

b Barnes, b Shaw . 0

67

. . 76 Total .

ENGLISHMEN.

Osoroft, b Simpson .

Ullyett, b Simpson .

Lockwood, c Armstrong, b Simpson .

Selby, 1 b w, b Simpson .

Daft, c Harris, b Simpson .

Shrewsbury, o Harris, b Beban .

Barnes, c Tod, b Behan .

Emmett, c Jackson, b Behan .

Shaw, c Ogden, b Simpson .

Finder, c Townseud, b Behan .

Morley, not out .

Byes, 4 ; wides, 3 .

Total . . . 209

BOWLERS— ENGLISHMEN. I

Balls. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Shaw . 200 31 61

Morley . 100 35 «

Emmett .... — ----- . 49 6 11

. 35

19

34

12

2

Two Suggestions for Mr, Daft.— First. That his team
play an amalgamated eighteen composed of the Irish
eleven and native Americans. Second, That his team op¬
pose twenty-two of the heat hase-ball players in the
country. Tins game would attract a large number from
the base-ball community, and in a practical way illustrate
that there is more in cricket than that class are now
rilling to admit. We often hear the game condemned
by persons who have never witnessed it ; let them now
go and see the best exponents of cricket, in the world.

Oakland Cricket Club, of California, organized July,
1878. — Though this club has been established but a year,
it is in a sound and prosperous condition, and numbers
among its members some of the best cricketers on the
Pacific coast. The club’s grounds are situated at Emery
Station, on the line of railway, and are without ex¬
ception the finest in the State. Officers : — President,
Archibald McKinley, Esq.; Vice-President, F. C. Thom¬
son, Esq.; Treasurer, Rev. G. F. Degen, and Secretary,
W, M. Johnson, Esq.

Winnipeg (Ont.) Cricket Club.—' The following are
the officers of this organization .-—President, James H.
Rowan, Esq.; Vice-President, Campbell Sweeny, Esq.;
Secretary-Treasurer, A. M. Ramsay, Esq. (care Bank of
Montreal); Managing Committee — Messrs. W. N. Ken¬
nedy, E. W. Jarvis, C. D. Richards, W. J. Souch, and E.
H. H. Armstrong.

AltoonA vs. Columbus.— These clubs played their first
match together on Sept. 13th at Columbus, O. The game
was interrupted in the second inning by a rain storm.
The score will show that the play was very close : —

ALTOONA CLUB.

First Inning. Second Inning.

W. Hopkinson, c Hanford, b

Milne . 31 o Rhodes, b Milne . 29

Pettit, b Tyler . 1 b Tyler . 6

Moss, c tuirt b Milno . 8 c Hall, b McCuno . 3

Taylor, b Tylor . 3 bMcCune . 1

Wood, b Tyler . 0 run out . 5

Cloud, 0 Rhodes, b Tyler . 3 b MeCuue . 1

llolirer, c Smith, b Milne . 1 c Hanford, b Milne . 1

J. Hopkinson, run ont . 0 c Hubbard, b Milno . . 6

McDowell, c Rhodes, b Milno. 3 not out . 1

Fluke, e Rhodes, b Tyler . 6 b Tyler . 1

Fay, notout . 2 runout..

Byes .

Wii

Total . 52 Total .

COLUMBUS CLUB.

First Inning- Second Inning.

Rhodes, c Fay, b Moss . 4 b Moss .

Sparrow, c Woods, b Taylor. . . 4 run out .

Hanrord, c Wood, b Moss - 7 1 b w, l> Moss .

Milno, b Taylor . 12 hit wicket, b Moss .

Comstock, b Moss . 3 0 Hopkinson, b Moss. .

Hubbaril, o Bolp'er. b Taylor. . 2 c and b Moss .

Hall, run out . 9 b Hopkinson .

Smith, cand b Taylor . 6 b Hopkinson .

Tvlor, 0 Fluke, b Taylor . 5 b Moss .

Hutchinson, not out . 4 not out .

Medline, b Moss . 0 not out .

Byes . 1 Byer

Yards. Score. I Name. Yards.

■ 11 11 11 — 6 Wilms ...

. 11 ,11 11—6 Pearson . 18.

. 11 11 10—5 | Van Brackle..l8. . .

11 10 11— 5 Cable . 16...

. . P. Hughes... 17

' - - ..16...

..15...

Score.

11 00 *1—3
10 01 10-3
01 11 00—3
01 01 10-3
10 10 00—2
10 00 00-1
0* 00 00-0

Name. _ _ , _ _

Geiger . 18.. . 11 11 11-6 | Wilms . 18..

Dunlop . 18.

Warne . 18.

SedOT . .....17.-.. _ —

Piereey . 16.... 11 11 10- _ „ _

Barclay . 16.... 11 U 10— 5 I J. Hughes

Sanders . 18.... 11 10 10-4|j.sipp

Ties on 6 ; —

Geiger . 01 U 01—4 | Dunlop . 01 11 11—5

Third contest ; " sweepstakes ; three birds ; 21 yards ;
one barrel : —

Geiger . 1 1 1-3

Brown . 1 1 1—3

Bennett . 1 1 1—3

Wilms . 0 1 1—2

Cannon . 1 0 1—2

Warm . 0 1 1-3

J. Hughes . 0 1 1—2

T. Hughes . 0 1 0—2

Piereey . 0 0 1—1

Pierson... . 0 0 0—0

Cable . 0 0 0-0

First divided. Ties on 2 won by Hughes.

G, L, W., Secretary.

Pennsylvania.— Captain and Eugene Bogardus gave
an exhibition of their shooting at the Pittsburg Ex¬
position last week. This way of entertaining country
fairs and city exhibitions appears to be highly popular.

BOWLERS— ANGLO-CANADIAN.

Behan . . 93 8

Simpson . . . 353 43

Pickering . 84 13 13 0

Brodie . 104 15 20 0

Blake . 28 4 5 0

Todd . 44 2 13 0

Fisher . 24 1 13 0

Baillie . 8 0 3 0

Daft’s Eleven vs. Twenty-two of All Canada. —
On Sept. 15th and 16th this match was played at Toronto,
Ont. It was the third game played by Daft on his tour.
The subjoined score will show that the visitors won by
an inning and three runs : —

ALL CANADA.

First Inning. Second lrvning.

Sproule, c Lockwoolt, b 8baw. 5 Spronle, c Finder, b Morley ... 0

Bay. o Bates, b Morlov . 5 Bay, c and b Emmett . 0

Brook, c Lockwood b Morley. 2 Irvine, b Morley . 4

Gosling, b Morley . 0 Gosling, c Finder, b Emmett. . 5

Irvine, b Shaw . . 2 Baillie, e Shaw, b Emmett — 1

Brunei, c Osoroft, b Morley, . . 0 Pickering, b Emmett . 1

Totten, c Ullyet, b Morley .... 0 Totten, 1 b w, b Emmett - 6

Armstrong, st Finder, b Mor- Btalre, b Emmet . 0

ley : . 1 Ogden, b. Emmett . 0

Townsend, c Barnes, b Em-

Behan, c Barnes, b Emmett. . .33 mett . - , 8

Brodie, b Morley . 2 Brock, c Selby, b Emmett . 0

Townsend, b Shaw . - 5 Spragge, b Emmett. . . 0

Spragge, b Shaw . 0 Behan, b Shaw . . . . . .13

Ogden, b Emmett . 7 Armstrong, c Bates, b Emmett 5

Baillie, c Osoroft, b Emmet. . . 4 Brunei, b Emmett . 0

Pickering, b Emmet. . — 1 Brodie, b Emmett . 2

Blake, c Pender, b Morley _ 2 Boultbee, b Emmott . 0

Brophy, o Shrewsbury, b Eui-

Broophy, b Emmet . . 0 mett . .

Boulton, b Emmet . 0 Boulton, not out .

Boultbee, b Morley . 1 Furlong, b Shaw . .

Campbell, c Oserovt, b Morley 0 Logan, b Shaw .

Logan, b Emmet . 3 Campbell .

Furlong, not out . . . 3

Byes . 1 Byes, 2 ; wides, 1

Total . . 51 Total..... . 57

Ireland vs, St. George.— The first match in the annals
of American cricket between Irish and American players
was begun on Sept. 13th on a very good wicket at the
St. George’s Ground, Hoboken. The weather was ex¬
ceedingly fine throughout, and the attendance the most
numerous seen on the grounds this season. From first to
last the utmost interest was manifested in the friendly
bout between the representatives of tlio two countries.
Before giving the details of the play it may be well to say
to those to whom the ways of the game are dark and ob¬
scure, that the Irish eleven, or rather the Gentlemen of
Ireland, as the side is called, is composed of a party of
gentlemen tourists, who are now visiting our shores for
the purpose of playing a series of cricket matches and
seeing the country at the same time. Ten out of their
regular eleven are amateurs, while Rylott, who stood um¬
pire in the game, is an English professional from Lord’s
Ground, London, who has been grafted on the team to
strengthen the howling. He may play later on against
Philadelphia and Canada. The past record of this player
is excellent, and in England he is only considered second
to Shaw and Morley, who are now with Daft at Detroit.
In batting, as was shown last week, the visitors are very
strong, and it is to be regretted that the team could not
have been entirely an amateur, one ; hut the best of Irish
howling is not of the strongest, and several good men
were not available. L. Hone, one of the original team,
who it will be remembered kept wicket for Lord Harris’
eleven in the match this spring, wasprevented from com¬
ing at the last moment, but Win. Hone, who made top
score, proved to be a worthy substitute.

Although this eleven is the first, team that has been sent
out to represent Ireland, intercontinental cricket is by
no means a new feature of the game in this country, for
from time to time, since 1859 both amateur and profes¬
sional teams, representing England and the Antipodes,

. 3 have contested with local and regularly selected sides in

~ I 111 rv TT-nif e/1 C!tn4.-,n r. .1 . . «... .1 1 .. J.1- 7 J « 4 1.

. . " . . I the United States and Canada, and up to this date have

. • I always been victorious. For this reason, heretofore, it

668

FOREST AND STREAM.

lias been deemed advisable to play odds against them —
tliut is, sides composed of either twenty-two or eighteen
players, but the great stride cricket has taken this season,
and the proficiency with which a large number of our
countrymen now handle the hat and ball, led the
“ Dt’SRnn Slayers” to play on even terms.

at 11.30 the St. Georges, having won the toss, wisely
decided upon taking the field, and W.Hone, ir. , and Nat.
It one (captain) commenced operations for Ireland on one
of Giles’ best wickets. Sou tter (fast round) started the
bowling from the upper end. A brace of threes was the
crop of the. lirst over. Sprague (fast underhand) followed
from the club-house end, and in his third over N. Hone
drew him beautifully to si mare leg for 2. After fourteen
overshad been put down. Moeran (medium round) went
on at Soutter's end. the seore being 27. When the tele¬
graph showed S3, N. Hone was finely caught at lemg-
tield-ou by Giles, oil tho new bowler. "His innings of 23
was marked by fine cutting. Sir George Coltliurst took
his place, but in Sprague's fifteenth over. W. Hone, jr.,
was bowled bytiim. 4f — 2 — 9. I). Trotter, "the swell bat,"
followed. In Moernu's next, Sir George gave way to a
beauty from him, 51—3 — 11. BroughmunTthe next bats¬
man, began at once a lively innings, and after Sprague
bad got Trotter for 5, and Munn, b is successsor, for 2, a
change was deemed advisable, and Giles was grafted in
his place, W. Hone, who for years has been considered
one of Ireland's best players, joined Brougham, and the
first stand in thcganie took place. Both soon got wanned
up, and when at last Brougham got stumped by Cross, the
score stood, 1 0.3 — 0 — 33. His iihiiugwas free and dash¬
ing. He had completely collared Giles, putting him for
two sixes over the fence, into the heart of New Jersey.
Casey, the seventh man, was run out, the result of a tip-
and-run game, lie and W. Hone had been playing for
several overs, 1 1 2—7—1 . Bout, ter and Sprague went on to
bowl again, aud Geffrey Hone and his cousin effected tin-
other stand. At 140 Frazer (slow round) took Sprague's
place, and at 153 Bailee (lobs) followed him. These
changes were very expensive, and not until the tins
showed 172 was tile elder Hone caught by Soutter at mid-
on, His innings of 52 was, with but one chance, a rare
exhibition of conscientious cricket. Hamilton made 11.
captured by the underhand bowler, and Exham made his
exit for 1, not- out, the innings closing for 134.

At 4.19 the home club began their venture against
Hamilton (very fast round) and Exliiun (medium round).
Little can be said for the New Yorkers, Moore alone
showing any form, the side being out for the absurd total
of 25. The St.. Georges were consequently obliged to fol¬
low their innings, and when time was called at (i F. M.
had lost three wickets for 23, Moore, the Staten Islander,
again getting a score of 14.

The game was resumed at 12 on the following day. with
Cross and Soutter, the two “ not outs,” at the bat, against
the. bowling of Exliam and Munn, the latter having ex¬
changed with Hamilton. The performances of the New
Yorkers was simply wretched, and their innings closed
(or 35, leaving the Irish, team the easy -winners by one in-
ings and 114 runs.

The game was umpired by Bylott for the Gentlemen
of Ireland, and by George M. Newhall, of .Philadelphia,
for the St. Georges.

The score tells the story : —

V ITone. .ir., I< Sprits'1® .

N\ Hou®, e Oiks, b Mnornn .

Sir George Golthurst, b Moernn .

Trotter, b SpWBUC. .... .

■Brougham, at Crops, li Giles .

Nunn t> Siiraguo . • .

W Hone, e Soutter, b J3nnuc. . .

i run <u". . .

G. HOlte, 1 v> vr. b.mooran .

Hamilton. li SpiiMtuo .

Kxbnm, not out. ... . .

Byes l ; lug byu*. « ; whies, .i .

Total-.

sr. (itsoaoE’s.

Second Inning*.
■Casey, b Exhfun .......

Ft rut JuntwiH-

Moore! c Hamilton, b Exiuim.lS bHanilltmi... ...

Giles, V> Hamilton . 0 c 1 totter, IF Exham

Cross, lb v.b Hamilton . 0 cGBSey, bMimu .

Qi'itiftiip h i (uni ill ■ in . . 0 li Exn.im .

Moeran! c and li Kxhtttu . 1 e Co J,1 ' J?ii, Ifi1 ham

HoXrd’b iSSSnmS:::: ® wdno^e!b E*'h«nV

Frater, c’ Casey, b Exhum . 0 e G. Hone, b Exlmiu.

Sprague, c Trotter, b Exbam . 2 not out..... . ,

Hurcombo, not out . - 5 b -

Byes, 2 ; log byes, 2 ; no balls, 2 0 Leg: <_s .

Total . • . . 35 Total . .

analysis op the bowling,
st oeobue's cum — First inning*

Ovors. Maiden s- Ituns. Wickets. IFi<ta!

Sjjrngn®. .
Soutter..

nusu ausTutMEN— First Inning*.

Exbam . . -11 | ii f:

Second Timing*.

:::f j 1 l

Munn . J

As the game was finished at an early hour in the day,
a scrub match was made up to please the spectators and
both Munn aud Trotter gave the St, Georges plenty to do
in the field. The annexed score will show the oharactei
of the bowling and batting : —

OESTUEHEN OX HllILAND.

j H - Nunn, lbtv, b Moeran- - ■ . .

S Trot tor. notout. . .

j-f F. Exhaui, not otfl . . .

ANALYSIS OF THE BOWLING,

Oven. Maiden*. Hun*. H'ickets,

Soutter .
l'ro&or -

•WiscoNStN.-MiWBMfces, Sept. 16(/i, -Saturday after-
a 'anirited game of cricket was played between the
Willows and Young America Cricket Clubs which resul¬
ted in a score of 50' 'to 40. Jjeavtog out extras, the score
stood 57 to 31.

ARCHERY.

AMERICAN BOWS vs. ENGLISH NOTIONS.

Archery as imported from England, like any other sport
so imported, will he Americanized and improved not only
in the sport itself, but, in the material used, will go
through the same course. Long-range rifle-shooting,
after years of practice in the old country, especially in
England under Government patronage, was taken up by
a few enthusiastic Americans, and in less than no time
positions were reversed, rifles invented and improved, and
the Yankee team brought home the trophy and keep it ;
and to-day our rifles and riflemen are without a rival
Anything, whether sport or business, that our people take
hold of is improved, until but little of the old original is
to be found. We simplify and cheapen so that all can
have a chance. Our pigeon shots go to England and await
challenges that do not come. It is a natural quality of
our people to take up ideas aud make something new
out of them, in sport, science or mechanics ; while, on
tire other hand, the English are a little fogyish, and in
archeiy they certainly are so. They do not make as good
bows now as they did when every man was an archer, or
else the stories, as written at the time, of their bows, are
false. We have imported the sport, and with it some
notions in tire form of standard rules relative to the tools
that to me seem ridiculous. Bows should be five feet, five
feet six inches and six feet long, and arrows from twenty-
five to twenty-eight inches long, and any one that says
anything elso will have an English precedent hurled at
his head, and the “idea that a Yankee without experi¬
ence should set np to criticise archery as imported only
shows his ignorance.” Now to me there is something so
unscientific in the English rule of to-day that I propose
to have a shy at it. Two men, one five feet two inches
high and the other six feet two inches, each with the
power to pull the full length of their arms a 50-pound
bow, buy bows and arrows of the standard length — six-
feet bows and twenty-eight-inch arrows. The shorter
man finds that he can pull bis arrows to the head when
the right hand iB at his ear, while the latter one finds that
he cannot get his right hand within several inches of his
ear, owing to the greater length cf his anus. But they
are both using standard imp lements. Now it Beems to
me that the mere statement of this common case — it is to
be found in every archery club in tbe United States of
forty members — would bring about a change, and the
idea of standard lengths would, die out at once. But if
the tall gentleman had said, ’• I want arrows of a length
that I can get the full length of my pull,” he would have
looked in vain for them. He might have found a few
thirty-inch ones, but not a hair's breadth longer, as they
are ‘-not standard;” and as for a bow to shoot them,
even if he could have found the arrows — ‘ ‘ we do not im¬
port them, not standard.” A bow should be — and was in
the day’s of archery — about the height of the man using
it, and the arrow the full length that the person can pull.
The strength of the how should lie so that the user could
pull it the full length of his pull without fatigue. The
reason that an arrow as long as possible should be used
is a mechanical as well as a personal one. Let me state it
mechanically. All power is measured by the standard
‘‘ foot-pound.” Steam engines, horses, men, guns,
everything wherever “weight in motion” is meas¬
ured, is by this and only this standard. A “foot¬
pound” is the force required to raise one pound of
weight through one foot of space. Where the
quantity is very large, the term foot-ton is used,
and where very small, the term inch-pound or parts
of each, but it is always the same measure. Now let us
measure archery bows by this standard. Tbe short gen¬
tleman’s bow is strung as usual, with six inches between
tbe bow and the string ; the bow is li inches deep at tbe
handle and the steel head of the arrow three-quarters of
an inch long. So lie has an actual pull of twenty inches.
The bow pulls 50 pounds at the end of the pull. Now
there was no pull or pressure at one end, and 50 pounds
pressure at the other ; then the average pressure on the
nock of the arrow from end to end would be 25 pounds.
If we multiply this by the 20 inches of motion we will
have a result of 500 inch-pounds as the pressure applied
to the arrow when the string was loosened. The latter
gentleman finds he can pull thirty-six inches and have
his hands in the same position to himself, his bow-hand
extended at the same angle to his body, and his right
hand to his ear or chin, as did his shorter friend. His
bow was strung six inches, and tbe same allowance of
eight inches is made as in the other oase, and ho has
pulled his bow twenty -eight inches, with 50 pounds at the
end of the pull, and the average pressure on the nock of
the arrow was 25 pounds. Multiply this by the length
of pull, 28 inches, and the result is 700 inch-pounds. Now
can any one doubt which arrow would have the highest
velocity when it left the bow-string, and is a bow used
in archery for any other purpose than to give the arrow
initial velocity ? The velocity will not be as 7 to 5, as
there is another law that comes in. To increase the ve¬
locity the power is increased as the square. Nowthe flat¬
ness of the trajectory is in proportion to the velocity of
the arrow. Any one that doubts this can try it by using
two bows, a 50-pound and a 30-pound one, or any other
between which there is a difference of 20 or more pounds.
Pull the heavy bow with a spring balance until the scale
shows tho same 30 pounds, and measure the distance
pulled. Use an arrow pulled just that distance, or until
the pressure on it will be 80 pounds, and shoot then with
the same arrow on the 30-pound bow ; pull the fulllength,
and you will find the light bow with its long pull will
have beaten the short pull from 25 to 50 per cent, ; and
measure them both by the inch-pound and you will see
just where the joke comes in,

It requires time to overcome inertia easily ; and if done
instantly, it must be at the expense of a large quantity of
power ; and as the arrow is at rest and must be started
gradually, and the motion constantly accelerated until it
leaves the string, and that by a pressure that is con¬
stantly decreasing from the greatest pressure at the
starting to nothing at the end of the stroke, it will be
seen that everything should be done to give the arrow
the highest initial velocity with the least expenditure of
strength by the archer.

Now the flatness of the trajetory is in proportion to the
velocity of the arrow . Tho arrow that gets to the target
in one second, rises only one fourth as high as one that
takes two seconds to go the wttir bietlnioe» Bo that

keeping a length ” would be just that much easier for
the long pull as the initial velocity was higher. Our
English friend, or his American copyist, will say "we
can’t get any such bows imported.” True, my dear sir ;
but the Yankee has already invented two bows that will
shoot the “cloth-yard shaft” of our ancestors, and they
can he had by any one and at no fancy prices, I speak of
Maliison's Bplit-bamboo bow, and my own rawhide backed-
bow. The lady that was so unfortunate as to lose 28
from her score at Chicago by her arrows not sticking in
the target, would have saved her score and no doubt im-
provcd'it had she used a bow of the same power and
two inches more pull, and of course arrows in propor¬
tion. About standard arrows, it strikes me the weight of
arrows in old English silver shillings and pence is just a
little ridiculous. No one pretends to understand it, and
no one ever will. Suppose we drop it and let American
arrow makers give us weighted arrows in ounces and
grains, so we may know what weights we are using. We
have to take somebody’s say-so for the weights now, and
cannot verify them without great trouble. Every town
in this country is supplied with scales to weigh pounds,
ounces, and parts of each, but silver shillings and silver
pence are not to be found, and as the bow is weighted in
pounds, let’s have the arrows in the same scale.

As arrows get their velocity from the power of the
bow and keep it from their form and 'weight, it would be
well to see if their form and weight cannot be improved
as well as the bow. An arrow cannot be made too light,
and have the requisite stiffness to prevent buckling
when shot ; but one grain of weight, or one sixteenth of
an inch of increase in the cross section more than is actu¬
ally necessary, is a detriment to its flight and velocity.
Mr, Henry's shooting at Chicago with four-shilling weight
of arrow gave the lowest trajetory — why? Because the
bow had a less weight to move, and so moved it through
the space in the quickest time (on other points of power
that I hope to discuss at some future time). Why should
an arrow, shot from a 35-pound bow, be of the same
weight of one shot from a 65-pound bow ? But they are ;
and the size and weight of ladies' arrows are the same,
or nearly, except the length. Bows are used for target
practice at 100 yards and under ; the bow that will throw
an arrow the distance with the greatest velocity is the
best how ; and the arrow starting with a given velocity
that reaches the target with the greatest velocity is the
best arrow ; and with that bow and that arrow any
archer can do better shooting than with any bow and
arrow that is below them in those qualities. Who knows
the speed of an arrow in feet and inches, seconds, and
parts of a second? We know all about the flight of pro¬
jectiles from rifles and camions, and we will know about
arrows, for the American mechanic has got hold of the
subject and will get to the bottom of it before he is done
with it. The Express rifle shoots a light ball with a
heavy charge of powder at so high a velocity for 150
yards that the sights need not bo changed for any inter¬
mediate distances. Now this high initial velocity is only
got by using light projectiles. The same law holdB good
with arrows ; the lighter the arrow the swifter it can be
shot, and the swifter the straighter it will go follows as a
matter of course. So the arrow of the future will be a
fight stiff arrow of as small cross section as possible, and
feathered so as to make as little resistance to the ah in
its passage, for the feathers retard the arrow more than
tlie body of the arrow does. This arrow is not for sale
now ; but I have an impression that before the next year
is over it will be found. I have great faith in Yankee in-
•e unity. Every archer wants better arrows, and only
xnows that those he uses and pays such prices for do not
q uite fill the bill. I have seen fine arrows, but the feath¬
ers in their cross section were one and seven-eighths by
one-sixteenth of an inch. This is a heavy handicap for
a bow to force such a feather through the air. If archers
will measure their feathers, the thickness and then-
height, they will be surprised, and reject every arrow
that lias not a thin fine feather put on each one in the
same line, if they be straight or curved. Remember that
the air has to be pushed aside in tlieir flight, and every
particle of movement is taken from the arrow’s flight, and
awkward feathers are often the reason of the slow “ get
there” of the arrows. There are faults in archery imple¬
ments, and by open and fair discussion they will be im¬
proved. John W. Sutton.

No. 05 Liberty street, New York.

Highland Park Archers.— Highland Park, III., Sept,
loth— Editor Forest and Stream .-—Highland Park has
become quite an archery centre. On nearly every lawn
in town is to be seen a well-used target. Since the organ¬
ization of the Highland Park Archers early m the sum¬
mer of 1878 the growth of archery here has beeu steady
and healthy. During the first season our team shot a
series of matches, winning a majority of them. Practice
was kept up until snow came, and even afterwards by some.
Then a 20-yard range was fitted np in a hall, a one-foot
target being used, and a series of very interesting matches
shot by members of the dub; and we wish to speak a
good word for this .short-range practice. The time will
soon be here when we shall have to put our bows aside
for several months, unless we can shoot indoors ; in
which case we must shoot at short range ; and by so doing
we constantly increase our skill. The distance being
point blank, we do not gain skill in taking elevation for
different distances ; but we can keep our muscles m con¬
dition and improve our drawing and loosing, and enjoy
many an hour through the winter. Indoor telegraphic
matches could also be shot with pleasure and profit.

This season there has been a large addition of active
members to the club, several of whom are developing
into first-class archers. Before the great Chicago meet¬
ing we shot three matches with the Chicago Archery As¬
sociation and won two of them. We also tried our skill
with Buffalo three, times, and Buffalo won twice. In
Chicago our team stood second to the Wabash Merry
Bowmen, there being eleven teams Bhooting. Recently
we shot a match with the Marietta (Ohio) team at the
American Round, and were defeated by 12 points. W e
then shot a York Round with the Wabash Merry Bow¬
men, and again suffered defeat by 24 points. In both of
these matches we did the better shooting at 60 yards
this seeming to be our strong range. In our recent match
with Buffalo, reported in the Forest and Hike am, mi
did our best shooting. Recently fine practice scores,
with 90 arrows at 60 yards, have been made by several
members aa follows : Gray, 438 ; Rail, 413 j Weston, 4U ;

FOREST AND STREAM

669

Kyle, 890 ; Beebe, 320. Mr. Gray made 34 hits (140) with
24 arrows at 60 yards, and with 60 arrows Dr. Weston
made 59 hits, score 393, at the same distance. Mr. Hall
recently did some line shooting at 80 yards, with 48 ar¬
rows, making 34 hits. 182 score. Weshall shoot several
more matches this fall, the scores of which will be sent
to the Forest and Stream. We wish clubs would send
more of their scores to {he Forest and Stream — send not
only match scores, but the best made in practice.

We have been interested in the several articles, “Amer¬
ican vs. English Bows.” The best archers in our club
have used bows of at least five English makers and sev¬
eral American, and now all use Aldred's goods, both
hows and arrows. When we find hows, and especially
arrows, made in this country as good as Aldred’s, we
hope to be patriotic enough to use them. N. K. D,

Highland Park, III., Sept. 9th. — Dr. E. B. Weston, who
is one of the most reliable shots in the country, and who
carefully preserves a record of every arrow shot in pub¬
lic or private practice, has recorded the following ex¬
tremely fine and regular shooting for the past week. The
scores are the result of 30 arrows each at 60 yards : —

» 37— 113 23-133 23-105 27-121 27—133 25-131 20-119
23-130 20-100 35-109 26-132 2.3-115

Of course several archers may show some higher scores,
but the regular excellence of the above scoring is hard to
equal

Mr. Ford P. Hall, of the same club, has lately made the
following fine score -. —

Hitis. Score. I Hit*. Score.

American Round. ... 88 483 30 arrows at 80 yards. 28 164

American Round.... 89 501 48 arrows at 80 yards. 46 258

Single York Kouncl 78 338 |

Sept. 10th. — The Wabash Merry Bowmen shot for a
prize of a half dozen fine Horsman Club arrows, present¬
ed by Mr. Will H. Thompson, who also took part in the
shooting, but did not contend for the prize :—

AMERICAN ROUND.

-40 Yds.-.

—50

Yds.--

v— 61)

Yds.—.

— Total —

Hits. Score.

Jlits. Score.

Hits. Score.

I] its. Score.

J. A. Bone .

.. 30

392

27

149

26

142

83

483

T. McMechan ..

... 30

170

28

130

25

125

83

431

W. H. Thompson. 30

214

80

180

2D

171

89

565

M. Thompson . .

.. 30

210

29

159

26

139

85 508

Grand total ...

. .130

792

U4

618

106

577

340 1,987

We think the above is by more than 200 points the
largest American Round ever made by four archers shoot¬
ing together. On the next afternoon the following scores
were made by three of the same archers : —

NINETY ARROWS AT SIXTY YARDS.

1st 30. 2d 30. 3d 30. Total

.1. A. Boon . 121 140 143 403

Maurice Thompson. . 138 143 151 431

Will H. Thompson . .169 171 183 533

In this shoot in the second 80 arrows Mr. Maurice got
four successive golds, and at the first three arrows of the
last' six Mr. Will II. Thompson got three golds,

— Mrs, John Lee, of the Wabash Merry Bowmen, shot
the Double Columbia Round with the following result : —
30 Yards. 40 Yards. 50 Yards. Total.

Mrs. John Lee . 48 304 4 4 376 38 193 130 773

This is the beBt Double Columbia we nave yet seen.

On Sept. 6th, at the Des Moines Driving Park, the Cre¬
scent and Toxophilite teams shot the American Round for
the championship of the State of Iowa. The Toxophilite
team came off victorious, as the score below will show : —

CRESCENTS.

JVbme-s. 40 Yets. 50 Yds. 60 Yds. Totals.

Sherman . 161 187 114 412

Rat tell . 103 110 60 272

McCain . 09 88 El 271)

Eason . 8-1 97 83 264

Grand total . . . 1,218

T0X0PUIUTES.

Hussey . 176 162

Henry . 151 117

Pinkbine . . . 169 126

Fullerton . 88 74

Grand total . . . . . . 1.380

— A telegraphic match was shot on the 9th of Sept, be¬
tween the Brooklyn Archery Club, of Brooklyn, N. Y,,
and the North Side Archery Club, of Chicago, ill., at the
American Round, with the following result : —

BROOKLYN ARCHERS.

40 Yards.

J. O. Blake . 21 105

Capt. lioyt . 23 110

Dr. Wemple . .... 21 105

Major Constable . 18 60

50 Yards. 00 Yards.
20 88 13 44

11 37 12 48

17 77 11 43

12 54 8 26

Totals.
53 237
45 195
49 225
36 140

Grand total.

J. WllltinSon _

C. H. Meara , , . . .
A . D. Conklin . . .

D. P. Wilkinson

NORTH SIDE ARCHERS.

. 30 170 23 103

.27 127 24 92

. 23 97 17 51

. 35 113 18 84

20 86
19 85
11 47

70 304
51 195
59 209

Grand total . 253 1,117

— The Williainsbtirgh Athletic Club will hold their first
annual fall meeting on their grounds, Bedford Avenue,
Rutledge and Hayward Streets, E. D., October lltli.

THE WALKING MATCH.

The fifth contest for the Astley belt began at Madison
Square Garden, this city, at 1 o'clock last Monday morn¬
ing, with thirteen competitors — Weston, Rowell, Pan-
chot, Hazael, Guyon, Hart, Dutcher, Ennis, Krohne,
Federmeyer, Jackson, Merritt and Taylor. With the ex¬
ception of Jackson, all of these men have been accorded
more or less of the peculiar notoriety attaching to pedes¬
trians. Weston is the present holder of the belt. The
scores of the men at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon — the
end of sixty-two hours — was: “Weston, 208 miles;
Rowell, 268 miles ; Panehot, 197 miles ; Hazael, 239 miles;
Guyon, 245 miles ; Hart, 235 miles ; Ennis, 212 miles ;
Krohne, 207 miles ; Federmeyer, 189 miles ; Jackson, 203
miles ; Menitt, 247 miles ; Taylor, 121 miles.

The attendance of spectators has been very large, not¬
withstanding the extreme charge of $1 per head admis¬
sion, and the whole town manifests an unwonted interest
in the hourly bulletins. Next week we will give the full
official score of the match by hours.

SVnsuwjs Iff ffiavvcsiionrtmtsi.

No Notice Takon of Anonymous Communications.

{57" He make no charge for answering inquiries In this column.

Constant Reader, .Portsmouth, Va.— See another answer In
tills column.

E. J. S., McVeytoson, Pa.— You will possibly obtain the articles
desired by addressing the dealers in sportsmen's goods.

S. H. H., Concord. Mass.— Is pigeon shooting from a trap against
the Jaws of New Hampshire ? if so, when was the law passed ? Ans
Yes : law passodlast session.

Frank Forester, Augusta, Ga.— We fall to find the descrip¬
tion of the loading board mentioned by “ Wood Duck." Perhaps
he can tell you about It through our columns.

K. B. C., Cameron Dopot, N. C.— We do not know how th e dca
mouse strayed into thu specimen copy of Forest and Stream.
Our theory of the strange occurrence Is found elsewhere.

Flutter, Bcfeton.— How would you load an 8-lb. 10-gauge, mod¬
erate choke gun for coots at forty and sixty yards? Please give
size of shot, etc. Ans. Four drachms powder ; 11 oz. No. 4 shot, 2
wads over powder.

W. E. L.,— Cincinnati, O.— We cannot answer questions re¬
garding the merits of guns of different makers. There are
very many of the guns In use, and with proper care but little
danger of their bursting.

L. F., Brooklyn — Will you please inform me whether a water
spaniel can be made to retrieve by land Jat the age of one yearn
andif so, how ? Ans. Yes, by the ordinary method employed by
dog breakers in teaching a dog to retrieve.

D. L. B., Holly, Michigan.— The wild turkey open season iq
Michigan, is from October 1st to January 1st. For good turkey
shooting go to Escanaba and the country around it. Flint, Gene¬
see Co., is another good place.

D. K., Westfield, Mass.— Eaton's Sportsman's Emporium no
longer exists. You will probably be able get all you require for
an outfit from L. H. Mayott, Springfield, iu your State. You eon
get. archery goods at Mayott's.

G. W B.. New Berlin,— Where can I procure a copy of “ Camp
Fires of the Everglades,” by Chas. E. Whitehead? Ans. Out of
print, long ago. You will probably be able to procure a copy by
advertising in our columns.

H. A. H., Boston, Mass.— Wifi you kindly give me the address of
any proper person with whom I may correspond about stocking a
trout stream? Ans. Address E. A. Brackett, Winchester, or
Thco. Liman, Brookline, Fish Commissioners of Massachusetts.

C. B. G., New Haven.— 1. Can you tell me the price of Coues*
“ Key to North American Birds ? " 2. Do you think it would be a
good book of reference forabeginner in ornithology ? 3. Isthere
any book on New England birds alone? Ans. 1. Seven dollars.
2. Nona better. 3. “ Samuels’ Birds of New England.”

Asthma, Boston, Muss.— Wo do not know where to direct you
to go this winter. Oakland, on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, is
highly recommended. Some parts of Florida and the Carolines are
good for your trouble. Perhaps some of our readers who know
from experience can help you.

Dick Deadeye, Montpelier, Yt.— To dye your duck coat dead
grass color: Boll the goods In a bath of two lbs. ferrocyanlde
yellow prussiate) of potassa, wring out half dry, and then boil In
a solution of half pound of sulphate of copper in ten gallons of
water.

J., Baltlmoro.— Can you inform mo If there were any dog shows
held at the Royal Aquarium, London, in 1876 or 1877, other than
that of ladies' pet dog's June, 1877? Please give dates. Ans. We
have no means of supplying this Information, but are confident
that no general show of dogs, including sporting and others, has
ever been held at the Aquarium.

Bowler, Philadelphia— Cricket is most amply supplied with the
necessary words and phraseB coined to represent the game in its
manifold aspects antecedent to and attendant upon the play.
Tice (derived from the verb entice) is a ball pitched up to the
block bole. Yorker (a word often used wrongfully) Is a ball be¬
tween a tice and a full pitch.

E. T. C-, New York.— We can give you printed instructions for
caponizing poultry, but It would be difficult for you to intelli¬
gently understand them. The poultry dealers in the city will re¬
fer you to someplace where you may seethe operation performed.
Mr. Robert B. Engle, of Masonville, N. J., is an export. Write to
him.

MoC., Brooklyn.— I hay© a dogthat has had distemper, yet he Is
now sick with his eyes running and inflamed, and a sore on the
top of his nose. Ans. The dog has probably taken cold. Give
him a Dovers powder three times a day, and for the sore apply
carbolic salvo after washing It with Castile soap.

S. 3. H., Galesburg— There Is no record of any such target as
you mention. The usual English test is at forty yards, thirty-
inch circle, 14 or 14 oz. No. 6 shot. If you arc going to shoot con¬
stantly, an Irish setter might suit you. TUeyare only superior to
pointers in very thick cover and in cold wet weather, when their
lenger coat Is more of a protection to them.

J. P. P., Boston.— 1. Which is better for use In hunting large
game, a telescope or a double glass (opera) ? About whatsize and
prioe ought to be paid? 2. What is meantby expression "Goldens
setter?” Ans. 1. An opera glass is more conveniently carried
and is geueraly. more powerful. Apply to an optician for price.
They are as high as $40; $20 would be a fair price. 2. Probably a
misprint for Gordon setter.

J. B. Elmira, N. Y.— What reputation has Lip ping ALawdon a
gun-makers, and are their guns considered as good as any ? 3. Can
a cylinder bore gun be suocessf ully choked ? 3. Do you know any¬
thing of White's patent loader, does it increase the pattern aud
penetr ation ns much as claimed by the maker, viz., to make a cylin¬
der boro shot as well as a choke 7 Ans. 1. We have had no exper¬
ience with their guns. 2. Yes. 8. We have never used it.

H. H. S., WeBt Shokan, N. Y— I would like to ask If any of your
readers have ever noticed any instance of water snakes eating
trout. A day or two ago I saw a snake iu a stream at this place
with a large trout In his mouth. Are trout ponds subject to this
danger ? Ans. Black snakes and water snakes are among the most
destructive enemies of trout In some sections. They generally
place themselves at the outlets of the ponds, and lie on the edge
Of the apron of the dam.

M. Dew, Norfolk. Va.— To remove mildew, use hypochlorite
of alumina. Moisten with water, rub well into the cloth, moisten
I iambi with dilute sulphuric add (Ito 20), and, after half an hour,

rinse thoroughly Insoft water aud then in water containing about
an ounce to thegallon'of sulphite or hyposulphite of soda. A
stiff brush may be advantageously employed In applying the
hypochlorite.

T, B. T., Bridgeport, Pa.— I have a Maltese cat aud kitten ter¬
ribly infested with fleas. What shall I do to rid them of the pests?
Ans. Blow Persian insect powder into the fur, and after a few
hours wash with carbolic soap, and then in an hour afterward
wil li clean, warm water. The powder alone Will be sufficient for
the fleas, but something else Is needed for the nits. See also ad¬
vertisements of flea powders in our columns.

R. D. H., Ooonto, Wis.— I sendacurious insect resembllngawasp.
When found he had two common house flies in his clutches. In
the sheath under his bel ly is a long black spear which is now not
visible, but when taken stood out at an angle from his body. I
have never seen suoh an inseot before. Can you tell roe wbat it
is ? Ans. Your insect is a hy monopta, belonging to the family of
the woodwasps (Crahronhics). These insects boro holes In trees or
stumps In which they deposit their eggs. The holes are stored
with Insects on which the larvae feed when hatched.

Britisher.— Would hardly recommend the Rocky Mountains
now for hunting, as the Utes are now on the rampage, which
renders hunting there risky. Take Pennsylvania R.R. to Chicago
and thence either Milwaukee & St. Paul, or the Chicago
and Northwestern R.R. to St. Paul, thence by St. Paul, Minneapo¬
lis & Manitoba R.R. to the town of Hallock, neartho British line.
There Is a great variety of large and small game In the vicinity,
and the section has been very little visited by sportsmen.

J. H. P., Williamsport, Pa.— Why is it that chilled shot carries
together and makes a hole like a bullet? Two friends of mine I
saw try it to-day. One Bhol a Scott & Son 10-bore medium choke,
and the other a Parker gun, 10-bore, at forty yards, both barrels
of eaoh gun, and tho loads from the four barrels wODt altogether,
(with the exception of about eight or ten shot,) like a bullet, and
through an inch board, and if you can tell me the reason for It,
you will greatly oblige. Did you ever hear of any thing of tho
kind before ? Ans. Wo never hoard of suoh a ease aud have shot
a great deal of chilled shot. The cause must be in the loading of
the shellB.

A. C. W., City.— I have heard tho name Oswego and Otsego ap¬
plied to fresh-water bass. Please tell me if there are two varie¬
ties; if not, which is the proper name? How do they, or it, differ
from tho black bass? Ans. The Otsego bass is a species of white-
flsh belonging to the family Coregonus; the Oswego bass Is
micropteous salmoides, and belongs to the Percidm, or perch fam¬
ily, while the Oswego bass, or black bass, is a voracious feeder
and biter at tho hook. The Otsego bass scarcely ever takes the
hook. It appears to he peculiar to the Otsego Lake. See “ Hal-
lock’e Sportsmen’s Gazetteer.”

B. , Hanover, N. H.— 1. What part of Maine or tho borders of
Canada, accessible by water, would afford the best hunting aud
trapping for a party of two, if they went from thirty to fifty
miles away from any settlement? 2. Could not the 40-calibre
265 grain, bullet commonly used In the 50 grain cartridge ho used
to a good advantage in a 70 grain cartridge? if not, why? Ans.

1. The East Branch of the Penobscot would be a good trapping
section ; perhaps the best in Maine. 2. Certainly not. One is too
small and will not take the grooves; the bullets must fit. Manu¬
facturers are most exact In making ammunition.

C. D. H,, Columbus, O.— I. If not sure whether dog has film
over eye, would It injure him any to blow burnt alum into his
eye ? 2. Do you know any one who buys, sells aud exchanges
coins? 3. What is the off season for wild duok and teal lu
Ohio? 4. It' in shooting glass balls a ball Is hit so as to be
plainly heard by judge and spectators, has the judge a right to
score It for the shooter? 5. Is thirteen out of fifteen pigeons
considered good shooting when they are shot as they By past,
after having been shot at and missed? Ans. 1. No, if not re¬
peated. 2. Scott & Co., 146 Fulton street, this city. 3. Upon sea¬
son commences September 1st. 4. It must be broken. 5. Yes.

T. F. K., Easton, Pa.— 1 have a setter dog two years old ; on last
December 1st, he was taken with distemper ; tho peculiar part is,
he did not discharge at tho nose as is usual, hut laid uround. About
the usual time, three or four weeks, bis eyes turned green and
have remained so np to this time ; can hardly see in the dark ;
will run against anything in his road. Will you please inform me
what to do In the case if anything can be done? Ans. The trouble
such ns you mention frequently follows distemper, hut, as the dog
recovers his strength, disappears. Attempts to relieve It often re¬
sult in more damage. The best course you can pursue is to give
your dog a tonic, say quinine three grains a day.

OAtka, Le Roy.— My setter is troubled with sore eyes ; ever since
I first purchased him his under eyelids have been hanging, and
the eyeballs more or less blood shot. There is In the morning es¬
pecially, a good deal of matter about the eyes. He injured one
eye among some flags and rushes this summer, and now almost
ovory morning the eye Is entirely closed With thick yellowish dis¬
charge. Health otherwise very good. Has plenty of exercise and
' goodappetite. Has one good meal a day of scraps from table, and
Is fat enough for work. Please prescribe. Ans. The best course
to pursue would be to put a soton on tho polL A wash of two
grams of zinc to tho ounce of water might prove beneficial.

Liver Pointer, New York.— 1. I have a pointer flog about six
yearsoldwhohasjustgot over asevere case of mange, and It bus
loft him withinflammation in the eyes. He can't keep them wide
open, seems to be blinking all the time. Halve syringed them out
once a day with a weak solution of vitriol aud sugar of lead. It
does not seem to do them any good. 3. Hehas a fistula ou the
bridge of his nose near his eyes, which seems to heal, but fills up
aud discharges with a little pressure, dark blood aDd sometimes
pus. I have syriugeditout wi l;h a weak solution of carbolic acid.
Ans. Aseton on the poll would probably removo both causes of
trouble .

Columbus Cricket Club, Columbus, O.— The rule in practice
at Lord’s Ground, England, in the case of one day matches is :—
“That a match in thealisence of express stipulations to tho con¬
trary must be played out or given up before one side can claim
the victory agreeablo to law and with respect to bets. It must
therefore be decided between tho two sides whether they Intend
to stand by the first inning or not before the commencement of
the game. If they do not decide and the match Is not played out
It iB of course ‘ drawn.' " The above, we presume, will oover the
case you refer to. You do not, however, state the terms of the
match. , _ _

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of other matter of interest, such as cruises and yachting
tales, read Hunt's Yachting Magazine, established 1852,
Can be had of booksellers generally, or direct from Hunt
& Co., 119 Church Street, Edgware road. London, E. C.,
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number,— [Adc.

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The Cheedmoor Meeting. — The very full report given
in our columns tins week is so completeas to preclude the
necessity for any editorial notice. The story of tho
meeting is well told in the scores jfgiven with careful
elaboration, while the lessons of the contests have in
part been hinted at. The report makes a heavy drain on
our space. Yet we consider it well given, for from one
end of the country to the other, and over Europe as
well ; in fact, wherever tho Forest and Stream circu¬
lates, there are readers anxious to know the story of
Creedmoor and its fall meeting. These annual gather¬
ings have come to Btand as guages of the rifle work of
the year in the field of practice, and in the workshop of
manufacture. The improvement pointed out is marked ;
and to everyone, whether a participant in the pleasure
of the keen rivalry before the butts, or one of other in¬
clinations, the progress at Creedmoor means safety and
prosperity. We bang away at a passive iron slab ; yet
indirectly every shot makes one atom in the breastwork
we aTe raising against foreign invasion or domestic, in¬
surrection. The score ticket-figures mean congratula¬
tion to the winners at present, and a fund of safety for
us all from this time on. Thus far tho militia have led
the army in range endeavor. Yet another year we think
will change the time, and the civilian soldier will then
be glad to take his cue from those who should rightly
offer it, _ _

Yale and Harvard. — The Yale oarsmen are wisely
profiting by their defeat at New London in the last race,
and have gone to work with a will to prepare for a dif¬
ferent record next year. At a mass meeting of the stu¬
dents last Friday, Captain Rogers reported that twenty
men would go into immediate training and work steadily
through the winter. The College voted to challenge
Harvard to row a four-miles race on the Thames next
June.

It is certainly to be hoped that Yale will do better next
year than she lias for the last three years. One-sided
boat races are not very interesting affairs. Yale and
Harvard were the first oollegas to meet in competitive
strength upon the water. Their races are events of na¬
tional interest. Restricted within proper normal bounds,
college boating and other athletic sport is to be encour-
arged. Our alumni need more chest measure. The
vast change in college health and strength which has
come about within the last ten years, is largely due
to the general participation in rational pastimes. Some
of our colleges, notably Amherst, have methodical courses
of gymnastic exercise. But in most of these institutions
the studentB must rely upon their own spontaneous par¬
ticipation in athletic sports. The intercollegiate rivalry,
such as that between Harvard and Yale, is an important

factor in fostering this athleticism. The great intercolle¬
giate regattas have not only proved unwieldy, but, as the
public has long ago learned, they are conducted largely
in the interests of betting men, hotel keepers, and, as the
Saratoga visitors of former years learned to their cost,
hack drivers. The collegians themselves are doubtless
innocent of any mercenary motives, but that they have
been made tools of by scheming speculators, the very
dullest looker on must well understand.

Harvard and Yale have withdrawn from this hippo-
droming. They have been censured for the course.
They rather deserve commendation.

We hope to see a close bow-and-bow race next June.

Florida. — We begin the publication this week of a se¬
ries of descriptive sketches of Florida from the able pen
of Dr. J. A. Henshall. As the season for the annual

Maine — Portland, Sept. 0th. — Our local sportsmen have
at last organized a club for securing legislation for the
protection of fish and game, etc. It will be known under
tho name of 1 ‘ The Mulnomah Rod and Gun Club,” with the
following officers : President, J. W. Whalley ; Secretary,
Will L. Chapman, Treasurer, M. F. Spencer. Among
its members are some of our most influential business
men and leading professionals, and all bespeak a brilliant
future for the club. William Lang.

The Vermont Woodcock Law .—Ferrisburg, Vt., Sept.
6th — Editor Forest and St ream .-—Desirable as a common
close time is, the close time as now established here for
woodcock amounts to almost total prohibition, for in nine
years out of ten these birds have all left us by the 1st of
September. What shall we do in such a case? Be self-
sacrificing for the good of others ? A few may be willing
to do so, but it is next to impossible for these few to en¬
force the law as it now stands. It is hard enough to en¬
force such protective laws as are indisputably just.

R. E. R.

winter migration to the South is approaching rapidly, tho
value of these letters will he sufficiently appreciated.

GAME PROTECTION.

The New Brunswick Game Laws. — A correspondent
of the Boston Journal of Commerce recently made some
harsh strictures upon the non-resident license fees ex¬
acted by the game laws of New Brunswick. To these
Chief Game Commissioner James T, Fellows replies in an
eminently sensible letter, a portion of which we copy
below. We have repeatedly held up the course of our
neighbors as a precedent to bo followed by ourselves.
Just what the causes were which compelled New Bruns¬
wick to adopt her present game regulations, and how
this enforcement has resulted, is well told by Mr.
Fellows : —

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have long been noted
for the excellence of their fishing and hunting ; it is de¬
sirable that they remain bo. The markets of Boston and
New York are witnesses of the immense quantity of
game supplied them from this section, chiefly by pot¬
hunters.

These vandals infest our marshes, lakes, rivers and
forests, destroying without stint, careless of the season,
mating or pregnancy periods, of sex or of the means
of capture, so long as the market demanded and
the “coast was clear” for their peculiar line of trade.
Instances are known where thousands of wild fowl have
been baited, netted and shipped away in schooners to
foreign markets by foreigners ; where largo companies of
hunters, French and Indian, from Quebec, have invaded
the moose country in February and March (when deep snow
and heavy crust aided them in easily securing their prey),
destroying hundreds of these noble animals, killing them
for their peltry alone, their carcasses left for camiverous
birds and beasts, and where carribo and moose have been
killed while big with young.

To so great an extent had this wholesale slaughtering
been carried on that game was fast becoming scarce and
in danger of extinction. Nova Scotia sportsmen awoke
first to the necessities of the situation, and secured a law
forbidding the capture of moose or carribo for three years,
making provision for preserving game, and exacting a
license fee of $30 from all except Nova Scotian sportsmen.
The effect produced by this last proviso was to turn for¬
eign sportsmen and pot-hunters into our province. For a
time the destruction of game was startling ; but a num¬
ber of our sportsmen met, formed a society and established
a fund to defray the expenses of scouts and prosecutions
against offenders, and otherwise to assist in carrying out
the game laws. Certain amendments were enacted by
our legislature — one of which was the charging a license
fee, like Nova Scotia, of $30, We have a Chief Commis¬
sioner. one County Warden for each comity, one Parish
Warden for each parish, and in some counties have 20
deputies beside. With this machinery we hope to so pro¬
tect the game that no person can very well object to pay
the fee : no sportsman will.

Mark this : The law operates equally against all,
whether American. English or Canadian. By the foster¬
ing and protection thus afforded, the game must increase
and the pleasures of the sportsman be multiplied, while
his fatigues and disappointments lessen ; and since we ex¬
pend our funds in game protection, we simply ask others
who wish to enjoy its capture to contribute theirs.

It may be urged that no fee is exacted by any State in
the Union,* and that it is therefore unfair to exact such
of Americans ; but the reasoning is absurd. Both game
birds and animals are nearly extinct in many States,
while others, which boasted "of plenty a few years ago,
are rapidly becoming tenantless. Now that the game is
nearly exhausted, every State in the Union has its game
law, which may be made effective through the assistance
of game protection societies, whose funds are expended,
like ours, in prosecuting offenders ; but these must soon
tire of contributing to such a purpose while outside sports¬
men reap the benefits thus conferred, gratis. The time
is therefore not far distant when resident sportsmen in
each State must submit to losing then- game entirely or
obtain an efficient license law. In proportion as the
haunts of game become broken up, so will sportsmen
multiply in the remainder ; consequently, Americans or
others who may be too prodigal of their game at home
should submit to the more provident laws and customs of
other lands when they choose to visit them,

To conclude, Mr. Editor, no law-abiding person is de¬
barred from hunting in New Brunswick. Our game
license law is not likely to keep American sportsmen
away ; we hope it may terrify American pot-hunters.
The law is not intended to shut’ out Americans from par¬
ticipation in legitimate wood, marsh or sea shooting.
The law is aimed against pot-hunters of any nationality
and foreigners who object to pay the lawful fee towards
protection, and was instituted strictly to preserve and
foster the game of the country.

It may be interesting to know that Nova Scotia has
found it necessary to increase her license fee to $50,

♦Delaware and New Jorsoy each have a non-rcsldent license
law.— Ed. F. & S.

The Massachusetts Game Law. — It is to be regretted
that the case mentioned below could not have been
thoroughly tested in the courts. The defendants’ failure
to appear, however, was a virtual defeat. We commend
the Massachusetts Association for its earnest and effi¬
cient action : —

Boston, Sept. 19th.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

The case of this Commonwealth vs. Hal) & Whipple,
proprietors of Young’s Hotel, came up in the Superior
Court this week. As many of your readers are interested
in the case, I would inform them that the defendants
failed to appear and prosecute their appeal, thus being
defaulted. We regret that the case was not carried to
the Supreme Court, but the offenders well knew that de¬
feat awaited them, and wisely avoided further contest.
There is no question as to the strength of the law, even
though certain parties would attempt to set up claims
that it is a weak and unjust law. Eat Deus immiti
corunta curta hove. John Fottler, Jr.

The Non-Resident Law of Delaware. — Poughkeep¬
sie, Sept. 20tli — I could not help noticing the contrast
between the magnanimity of Mr. W, H, Merrill, of Dela¬
ware, in the last issue of your paper, and the Delaware
game laws. Lest some of your readers might, to their
sorrow, be misle 1 by that invitation, would it not he well
for you to call a -tent ion to that section of their game
law which wil 1 not permit any one being a non-resident
of the State to even shoot upon tho land of a brother or
friend under severe penalty ; also the adroitness shown
in the wording of the statute, so that there can be no pos¬
sible avoidance of it.

Their law as to non-residents is in keeping with their
other relic of barbarism — the whipping-post : and the
two are unmistakable proof of the half-civilized tone of
their Legislature.

1 have often wondered that severe comments have not
been made by the sporting papers upon that feature of
their game laws. A.

Remarks. — The inference of our correspondent is the
same which seems to obtain generally as to the attitudes
of the States of New Jersey and Delaware toward non¬
resident sportsmen — namely, that residents may shoot ad
libitum, while non-residents are charged a fee. Tho truth
is that any person who shoots in Delaware is obliged to
take out a license, whether resident or non-resident, Tho
first year a license costs residents $3 and non-residents
$5. After the first year there is no discrimination. The
effect of the law is to make all who participate in the
sport bear a portion of the expenses. Those who value
shooting privileges sufficiently to pay a small sum per
annum will be likely to interest themselves in protecting
the game and enforcing the sensible laws for its protec¬
tion. What we possess and enjoy is generally enhanced
in value by what it costs ns,

A TRIP TO NORTH PARK.

(FOURTH PAPER.)

[FROM OUR -STAFF CORRESPONDENT.!

OUR party which left Laramie about three o’clock on
a bright, pleasant Wednesday afternoon, consisted of
five individuals. Twoof thenumber, A. and W., had never
before been west of the Missouri river, and so every thing
would be new to them. Fuller, our teamster, and William,
the cook, with the writer, made up the company. A stout
team drew the StUdebaker wagon, which carried our pro¬
visions, bedding and ammunition, and three excellent
saddle horses were provided for the accomodation of those
who preferred riding to a seat in the wagon. Our start
was not marked by any incident of special interest except
to one of the party. I had mounted and was about to
ride on to overtake the wagon, which had already moved
off, when A., who hastily, approached his horse, carrying
his rubber coat in his left hand, attempted to spring into
the saddle. A gust of wind spread out the coat, the horse
gave a sidewise bound just as the rider left the ground,
and the consequence was that A. sprang clear over his
steed and alighted on his head in the road on the other
side of the beast. Happily the fall resulted in no injury,
and in a moment more A. had mounted, this time without
the accompaniment of a rubber coat, and we were trotting
along on our way to the Bark.

The first day’s march took ns to Leroy’s on the Laramie
river, a distance of only seventeen miles, The road is a
good one, hard and level, and over it the greater part of
the freight which goes to the mines passes, The country

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is full of cattle, and we passed several large flocks of sheep
and goats in charge of mounted shepherds, each of whom
was attended hy a dog, of mongrel breed it is true and
showing none of the points either of the Scotch or Mexi¬
can sheep dog, but still, as could be seen from their actions,
very serviceable assistants in caring for the herds.

For twenty miles up the Big Laramie that stream is
fenced so that only at a few points can animals get down
to the river to.drink. These fences are built by the ranch¬
men to keep the cattle off their hay bottoms. Strangely
enough, the cattle prefer the coarse but juicy bottom grass
to the finer and much more nutritious buffalo and bunch
grass which grows on the uplands among the sage brush,
and but for the protecting fences would spend a consider¬
able part of their time in the bottom, thus making it im¬
possible for the stockmen to get any hay. For, as some
of your readers may not know, it is only in the creek
bottoms, where there is constant moisture, that grass
grows in sufficient quantity to make it worth while to
cut it. On the upland the ground is for the most part
bare, though the sage brush gives it, from a distance, the
appearance of being covered with vegetation, and the
grass is scattered about, a bunch here, another there. A
sod is unknown on the upland.

Ten or twelve miles from Laramie I noticed in the road,
which at this point ran for some little distance dose to
one of these fences, the tracks of several antelopes, and a
mile or two further on we saw the animals themselves.
They were evidently trying to get down to the water, and
were following the fence along, searching for an opening
through which they might pass. So intent were they
upon this that we rode up to within six or eight hundred
yards of them before they saw us, and we might have
approached still nearer to them had it not been for the
wretched dog owned by our teamster, which as soon as it
caught sight of the game started in hot pursuit. Of course
he could not catch the antelope any more than a tortoise
could catch a streak of lighting, but this “ Shep” did not
know, and was never able to learn. The antelope did not
pay much attention to hint until he got to within about a
hundred yards of them,and even then they merely cantered
off slowly. When.however, he still gained rapidly on them
and was soon only fifty yards behind the herd, they seemed
to realize that he was chasing them, A little cloud of dust
obscured the clump of fleeing beasts for a moment and
then they emerged from it running, literally, like the
wind. The dog seemed to l)e standing still, and, in less
time than it takes to write it, the antelope were out of
sight. A little while after this “ Shep ” tried the experi¬
ment of chasing a Jack rabbit, and proved himself about
as good on this game as on antelope, He could go
faster than the rabbit as long as it ran straight, but at the
first double it would gain ten or fifteen yards, and before
the dog could make that up, his wind would give out,
and after a few despairing yelps, which he gave vent to
with a fury that led me to believe that they were repre¬
sentative of the most emphatic execrations, he would
give up the chase.

The ride over the open prairie" was most delightful. It
was a pleasure and an excitement to breathe the light
exhilarating air of the mountains. The scent of the sage
brush, bringing to mind a thousand similar rides through
this and other regions, called up a host of pleasant memo¬
ries and of diindly thoughts for the friends with whom I
had campaigned in former years. I recognised with a
satisfaction, which seems, even, to myself, almost absurd,
all the different flowers on the prairie, and of each well
known bird or animal that appears I have some story to
tell. The shore larks flutter along the road with their
soft melancholy twitter just as they do almost everywhere
in the west. Maecown’s bunting easily recognisable to
the li nit of gunshot, brings back to my mind Central
Dakota where they breed so abundantly, and at the sight
of the mountain plover my thoughts turn to Hopley’s Hole
in the Judith Basin, where first I saw this graceful species.

The sun was setting when we reached Leroy’s, and by
the time our tents were up and the animals fed it was
quite dark. An early start was made next morning, as
the march which we proposed to make was over thirty
miles,. I lingered behind to examine some fossils which
had been found in the Muffs near the river and which
were supposed to be of peculiar interest. The specimens
proved to be the bones of the great Dinosaurian reptiles,
which lived in such great numbers in this region during
the Jurassic age. They were in good preservation, but
did not appear to differ materially from specimens al¬
ready in some of our eastern museums. I caught up with
the team and the other riders just as they were leaving
the river. At this point Messrs. Batch and Bacon are
erecting the most pretentious house, I venture to say, to
be found in the territory, outside of the large towns. It
is to be finished inside with lath and plaster and has two
bow windows !

Soon after leaving the riverthe road commences to as¬
cend, and the dark mountains which have hitherto seemed
vague and indistinct in outline, begin to appear more
clearly out. Directly in front of ns, although the road
passes to the right of it, appears Steamboat Mountain, one
of the most striking objects seen on the trip. Standing
almost alone and separated from the undulating prairie
merely by a single bench, a few hundred feet in height,

which is covered by the greenish gray of the almost uni¬
versal sage brush, it rises square and bluff to a height of
two or three thousand feet above the plain, and presents
on its northeastern aspect an almost vertical precipice,
the lower half of which is wholly bare of vegetation. The
deep red Triassio rocks, so characteristic of this region
of the mountains, are here exposed in a superb section to
a great height, and the different strata, inclined ata slight
angle toward the north, are clearly defined. Above the
red beds is a smaller thickness of light colored rock, and
above this stupendous precipice the mountain, bright with
the pale green foliage of the quaking aspen, slopes gradu¬
ally back to its summit. Here and there the verdant cover¬
ing is interrupted by patches of silvery gray, showing
where, in past years, the fires, kindled,by Indians or by the
careless hunter or prospector, have swept over the moun¬
tain, destroying the splendid forests by which it was once
covered and leaving only the mouldering and weather-
whitened trunks of the pines and spruces to bear witness
to man’s improvidence.

As we approached onr third and last crossing of the Big
Laramie the country becomes more rough and broken,
and the team travels so slowly that we on horseback find
ourselves several miles in advance of it. Occasionally we
see a few antelope on the distant hillsides, but they are
very wild and take to flight as soon as they see us. We
see as we ride along many typical western birds which
are new to all but me, andlpoint out the Ferruginous and
Swainson's buzzards, the Lanner falcon, magpie, Say’s
flycatcher, Brewer’s blackbird, the greentailed ftnoh,
western white crowned sparrow, and a number of others
to my interested companions. Here, too, we see our first
sage grouse, and from the sloughs iu the river bottom
start a number of mallard ducks and a brace or two of
toal.

Having crossed the river and ascended one long hill we
find ourselves in the mountains at last. I have longed for
them for a year, and now I am among them once more.
I see with some anxiety, however, that there is a great
deal of travel over the road which we are following, and
I fear that unlesB we can get far away from the freight
road, I shall be disappointed with regard to game. The
trial is a pleasant one to march over ; there is so much
variety about it. It is hilly, as might he expected, and
on either hand the mountains, usually timber covered,
rise above us. At short intervals we plunge into the
sombre Bilent pine forests, soon to emerge again and pass
through beautiful little parks, each watered by a crystal
streamlet. While passing through the pine timber I no¬
ticed the three-toed woodpecker, the common cross-bill,
and the Western Canada jay, the bird fauna thus indica¬
ting that we had attained a considerable altitude.

Toward evening we reached Beaver Creek, a tributary
of the Laramie, and after following it up for a few miles
camped for the night. We had no fresh meat in camp,
and the task of procuring it seemed to fall upon me as
the senior of the party. Accordingly, about an hour be¬
fore sunset I shouldered my rifle and started out alone on
foot to try to kill a deer, while A. and F. proposed also to
go out with the same object in view. The valley through
which the Beaver flows is a narrow one, and the hills rise
on either side in a series of steep benches to a height of
several hundred feet, their summits being clothed wit !»
green pine timber. This timber is delightful to hunt
through. At the point where I Btruc-k into the forest
there was neither undergrowth nor fallen trees ; the
ground was covered with the needles of the pines on
which the foot falls noiselessly ; little open parks occur
at frequent intervals, and those which have streams flow¬
ing through them are favorite feeding places for deer.
For some time I proceeded through the timber as care¬
fully as I could, keeping a good look out, not only for
game but for “sign" as well. A good many old deer
tracks were to be seen, but scarcely any fresh ones. This
of course was to he expected, as the game would natu¬
rally be driven back from the road. It was nearly sunset
when I turned to go back to camp, somewhat disheart¬
ened at having nothing to carry with me. I walked fast,
as it was important, if I proposed to spend the night in
camp, to reach it before dark. It is not always easy to
find one’s way through thick pine timber in the day time,
and I felt no ambition to try to do it after night had fal¬
len. I walked quickly, therefore, not trying to follow the
track by whioh I had come, but taking the shortest way,
As I approached a little park, in the centre of which was
a pool surrounded by willows, I distinctly heard a deer
jump, and, running forward, caught a glimpse, through the
branches of the trees, of a doe running across the park.
I had no chance to shoot at first, hut when I got to the
edge of the timber I saw the doe on the other side of the
opening trotting along among the tree trunks. As a run¬
ning shot is always an uncertain one, I determined to try
to stop her and so imitated the cry of a fawn. To my
surprise, instead of stopping the doe whirled around and
started back toward me, while a young fawn, which had
been following her and which I had not seen, came into
view, and, confused by the retrograde movement of its
mother, turned toward me and paused. To decide to kill,
if possible, the fawn, required not a moment’s thought,
for 1 knew that the does at this season are usually thin,
haring been nursing their young all summer. As the

fawn paused, therefore, I threw up my rifle, took a quick
sight and fired. When the smoke cleared away there
was no fawn in sight, Slipping another cartridge into
my gun I started across the park, and before I had gone
ten steps my eye caught a movement among the trees
and I soon made out my game struggling on tile ground.
The ball had entered the left shoulder just at the right
spot and had come out an inch or two in front of She
right hara, and the animal had run fifty yards or so ha-
fore falling. Altogether, the shot was a very satisfac¬
tory one, because it was a very quick one and made in an
uncertain fight. It took me about three minutes to cut
up the fawn, and then throwing the hams and saddle
over my shoulder I strode ou toward camp, The sun
was just setting, and the sky, when I could see it through
the trees, was becoming somewhat overcast, so that I
began to think that I should certainly have to sleep out
on the mountain side. I counted my matches and found
that I had only three, enough of course, unless the wind
commenced to blow. I knew well enough the direction
in which the camp lay, but felt pretty sure that I could
not go straight to it. If the light did not fail me, how¬
ever, I should soon strike the valley, through which the
road led, and in that case should l)e sure of sleeping
under a blanket. These thoughts passed through my
mind as I hurried on, and I soon saw through the trees
an opening toward which I hastened, Just before I
reached it I heard a movement in a quaking aspen ravine
at my left, and turning, saw a fine mule deer climbing the
hillside less than a hundred yards from me. To have
killed him would have been an easy matter, for he
stopped and looked at me for some moments ; but if I had
shot him I had no way of getting the meat to camp, nor
had I time enough to gralloch him before dark, so I let
the fine fellow go.

A few moments’ brisk walking brought me to the open¬
ing, and I saw from the size of the brook that flowed
through it that I must be near the Beaver. The event
proved my supposition a correct one, and in about ten
minutes I found myself on the road over which we had
passed in the afternoon. As I turned toward camp I
heard signal shots being fired, which were evidently in¬
tended foi1 my ear, and after answering them once I
trudged steadily along. It was now quite dark, but of
course it was impossible to lose the road, and half an
hour’s brisk walking brought me to camp, supper and
bed. "So.

Pinkham's Panchc, North Park , Col.

— The famous thoroughbred mare Nina died in the
thirty-second year of her age, at the farm of her owner.
Major Thomas W. Doswell, in Hanover County, Her rep¬
utation as a racer and brood mare is co-extensive with the
Union. She was the laBt survivor of the progeny of the
celebrated racer Boston.

THE CREEDMOOR FALL MEETING.

The 7th annual Fall meeting of the National Rifle As¬
sociation held at the Creechnoor Range from Sept. 10 to
20, inclusive, must be recorded as a- successful one. Tbe
scores were fine in many respects. The fancy shooting,
if one may speak of the long range small bore work by
that name, did not show any very brilliant totals, but in
the teamshooting andfat the off-hand work, where, after
all, the bulk of range practice will always remain, and for
work at which off the range the greater part of butt drill
should directly tend, the records show a vast improve¬
ment. The meeting was fortunate in having fair weather,
though of course them are those who attended the meet¬
ing and who found a baffling wind blowing over the lawn,
who will declare that the weather could not have been
worse, and will point to score-book for documentary proof.
Yet the absence of raw winds, or of wet skies, made the
camp week on the range a pleasant one ; allows the tenters
to think of the days spent under canvass as pleasant ones,
and enabled OoL J. H, Cowperthwait, the executive of¬
ficer of the meeting, to carry out his schedule and squad¬
ding arrangements without break or variation. Finan¬
cially, too, the meeting was a measurable success. It
might have shown a larger balance in favor of the Associ¬
ation, but considering the amount of effort put forth and
the inducements held out to such as need those stimuli,
the financial return is a very satisfactory one. From first
to last, too, the meeting passed off without a serious pro¬
test, and the fact that not a single matter was presented
for the consideration of the Executive Committee shows
the freedom from wrangle which marked the many sharp
contests. There were at times expressions of feeling f rom
men who were certain that their “ nippers” were bulis-
eyes rather than the centres they were marked, and the
new rule of the N. R. A. , applied for the first time, that the
marking from the first should in no wise he questioned,
at times seemed to work hardship. This question drew
out an’ expression of opinion from a large number of the
marksmen present which was put in the form of a paper
to the Board of Directors. It is fair to assume that the
markers are fallible, and the present rule either considers
the butt-men incapable of committing an error or makes
rifle practice a mere matter of chance. Frivolous protest
from men who transfer their personal irritability and
perhaps nervousness or biliousness, to mean carelessness
on the part of the marker, is to be avoided, but it is fair
tliatan important and palpable mistake outlie part of the
marker should have an avenue for rectification. A sim¬
ple. way would be the introduction of a forfeit system.
Let any one protesting the marking of bis last shot de¬
posit a sum, sav $3, as being neither excessive nor trivial,

672

FOREST AND STREAM

then permit an examination of the target. If the marking
as signalled Vie found to be correct the sum is forfeited to
the Association, if not there ia no forfeit and the marks¬
man gets Ids exact justice in t he matter. The sooner the
N. R. A. managers prepare and establish such a modifica¬
tion of the present inelastic rule, the better.
h The old range, if one may use such a term in describing
an institution not yet in "its teens, never looked better
for work. The camping arrangements carried on by Gen.
Wylie were excellent, and ample accommodation was
furnished to all of the troop visiting the range. The
camping however, will not be complete until the “Mem¬
ber's Lines " are established, a section of the camp where
a member not connected with the National Guard, or in
auy way associated with the military, may find a tempor¬
ary home in a tent. There is no reason why the Creed-
moor week shouldn’t be made one of out-door enjoyment
as well ns hard work before the target. It is set in a de¬
lightful period of the year, and wldle CreedmOor offers no
outside attractions to t he campers as a settlement at New¬
port or any watering place might, still it could bo made
for a week a place of rare attractiveness. It anight even
pay. were the Association to take the initiative and offerto
members from a distance an opportunity to secure a
breezy, pleasant tent, sufficiently furnished, at a moderate
rate, instead of us now compelling the few visitors who
may be accommodated to find shelter in the surrounding
hotels. The regulars had made for themselves quite an
establishment in the center of the. best lawn and gave
illustrations of a well kept camp. At the shooting points
there was no complaint, and the squadding gave each
and every mau equal opportunity to gain one of the many

prizes.

The meeting was one of surprises in many respects. The
favorites, or those for whom the'. first places were in popu¬
lar opinion reserved, did not fill them, and the big scores
which were expected from others of the marksmen did
not come on the score tickets. The representation of
marksmen was a wide one. The State prize drew teams
from t wenty commands in the State, and every section was
seen in delegates from its local guard. The Regular
Arrnv had all the representation it could well have, while
of private clubs all wore to be seen in some form ; teams
in many cases, and in others by single members ; and
while on this topic- of the general meeting, it might be
well for the N. R. A. in its record of individual as well as
team shooting to designate the club of which the marks¬
man is a member.

The arrangement of the matches wassuch as to enable
each man to know to a certainty just when and where he
was to present himself before the targets. There was no
waste of tune in waiting for this or that match to come
on, aud military teams were enabled to put their scores
on record and get away without the least unnecessary
delay. In this' respect" Col. Cowperthwait has shown
good executive ability. The statistical department is one
of hard work ; it is the one of all others which should be
placed in charge of competent paid help. It is not fair
to the gentlemen of the press, who in daily and weekly
issues have done so much to build up the Association, to
be treated as a gang of intruders when they endeavor to
get at the results of the meeting, nor to have a mass of
erroneous results flung at them. It is not a department to
be .riven over to the manipulation of boys nor to be sad¬
dled upon an officer of the Association to grind away m
a minor clerical capacity, footing up scores.aud generally
making the best of the meagre accommodation provided.
And Creedmoor will not be a desirable place for the gen¬
eral public to visit, until that general public can bo prop¬
erly mid deceutly fed during its stay on the range. No
such accommodations now exist, and the menu, habits
and service of a cheap restaurant are not such as to at¬
tract any one to a second visit to the range.

The firing opened on Tuesday morning 16tli mst. with
the otf-haml matches, the popular Judd match leading
the list. In this there were 226 entries, and military rifles
V.lazed away all along the line. The day was excellent, a
gray skv toning down the light to a desirable shooting
point while the wind blew, when at all, in a lazy ineffee-
fve manner. That it was a good day for shooting is
shown in the general high degree of excellence all along
the list of enmes. In 1675, J. Mason the Canadian shot
carried off the prize with 30 points, while now after 30
prize places have been taken, a 30 score man is left out
without a place. The winning score was the same as
that of the past two years, 33 in a possible 3.j, which
means very close work with an open-sighted, heavy trig¬
ger pull, low charged military arm. The winner was an
out-of-town man, and throughout the meeting the suc¬
cesses of men other than those accustomed to know
Creedmoor as a regular practice ground, must have led
to the conviction that come who may, they are certain of
fair play, while the impartiality of the range indicated
that there is no trick of the grounds, or acquaintance
with peculiarities tb give an advantage to Creedmoor
men, as the beaten foreign teams in previous interna¬
tional matches wei'e so ready in assenmg.

Following close upon the Judd match came the Short
Range match, where any rifle is admissible. As was the
case last year, a military rifle in the hands of a non-C reed-
moor mail was the successful one ; and by the same score
as an 1mm or two before had taken the Judd prize, ilmso
facts should serve aB evidence against the absurd practice
of handicapping rifles instead of men, in rifle shooting.
It is the man’s record which affords the only true basis of
comparison, and to handicap the weapons seems to go
o-i the untenable basis that the rifle will do the woik be
the skill of the rifleman behind it what it may. ihe
Laibn ■ : Han. I match at 200 and 500 yards, also with rnil-
Hnrv rifles was taken by very nearly a highest possible,
R Ripe of (he Regulars, putting in OS in the possible 70 :
while the oil .-it- two medals in this series went to members
of provincial military regiments. During the afternoon of
the first day. too, the Directors conducted their clutter
match though Col, Cowperthwait found time to slip in a
wanner. The interest of this first day culminated m the
team matches for the Gatling gun, and for the Army and
Navn Journal cup. Both of these matches were estab¬
lished at the first annual meeting in 1678, and have given
occasion for a great amount of team effort, the cup
went first to the Twenty-second Regiment ; then to the
Seventh N. Y, In 1875 to the Second Regiment ot Connec¬
ticut. The year following it went again to the Seventh;
and in 1877, ‘traveled up to Oswego with the Forty-eighth
Regiment team. The Regulars took a leatong hand last
year, and for a time it rested with the Engineer Battalion,
fo ri, a, Tips year it goes to the Twentieth Separate

Company of Binghamton. This victory and the subse¬
quent ones of this meeting, which have given the Bing¬
hamton hoys a full measure of glory, go to show that for
the securing of a strong team, the selection from a great
regiment is not necessary. The strongest teams on the
range wore in many cases those from small bodies of
men, The Twentieth Company, with a muster roll of
perhaps seventy-five names, is able, by its position in re¬
lation to the ranges of its personnel to make up a dozen
shooters which the Seventh and Ninth Regiment’s organ¬
izations, a thousand strong, cannot complete with.

The Gatling Gun match was shot immediately after,
and went with the cup to the Twentieth Separate Com¬
pany, It became then- private property, too, by thissecond
winning, and ceases to be a challenge object any more.

The following table shows the ups and downs of the
several regiments competing for this cup. In 1873 and
1874, the possible team total was on the old target, 336,
since that time it has been 420 ; —

Ttogi. 1873.

70th . inn

121 U . 171)

1.7th ..
22(1 . . .
2srh . .
141 h ..
null
8lsl . . .
14th . .

lath . .
UOth .
54 th . .
Will .
51st...

will .

atth ..

Hoth...
fii'ilh .
13th...

1875. 1878. 1877. 1878. 1879.

* Regiment. + Separate company.

This exhibit shows in a compact form the history
of the Gatling gun, and the performances of the National
Guard in connection with it. The Remington State Arm
has been used always by all tbe men.

The second day of the meeting brought a new style of
weather. The wind from being dull and listless was now
entirely over active, and was sufficiently strong to make
the tent-flies flop with a violent motion, while “holding
for wind ” became a sort of wholesale job. It was a team
d ay entirely. Tlie Twentieth Separate Company came in for
a leading place on the State team, followed by three other
teams made of “ hands," as the local boys delighted to
call them; but they found that the steady hands and
clear eyes won, wliile our crack city regiment was com¬
pelled to go without even a place on tlie prize list. The
division and cavalry matches went where everybody ex¬
pected they would : but the short-range team match was
a close struggle to the finish. None of the teams were
satisfied with their scores. Each and every team has
done better work, but all tilings considered tbe arrange¬
ment was a very fate one. It would have been somewhat
of a surprise had tlie N. Y. club teams failed to receive a
leading place among themselves, and the close push
which the Zettler’s gave them shows that there is little to
choose between these two excellent off-hand clubs.

The second day had been a sharp cross wind; but
Thursday, the 18th, saw the wind spinning down the
range from the 6 o’clock quarter. This was the day of the
meeting. On it the regulars and militia teams came to¬
gether before the butts, while the Inter-State matches
were fought out. The one distinguishing feature of the
day was the marked improvement shown by the teams
from the regular army. In place of the two teams from
the Atlantic and Missouri Departments only, the Pacific
was this year represented as well. The meiVhave been in
camp on the ground for weeks, and have become thor¬
oughly familiar with the range. They were officered by
men full of entliusiam and determined to win ; but they
were outmatched in rifles aud in system. The Bockard
military gave its best work in the hands of the N. Y.
team, while it is manifest from other scores made at the
same meeting that the Springfield rifle was not manipu¬
lated to the best advantage in this match. Odd as the
assertion may seem, rifle practice is an innovation in the
army, and neither men nor officers are yet able to get the
best work out of their weapons. Tlie scores, however,
showed such a great advance over those of last year that
it is evident that the anomaly of an army valueless as a
shooting corps is gradually being wiped out. The men
should receive more assistance from the officers. It is
one thing issuing an order to have so much rifle practice
performed, and it is quite another to see that such prac¬
tice is rightly and economically conducted. The army
may rest' assured that they will receive fate play, and win
or lose on their merits at "Creedmoor. If it be that they
are able to defeat the civilian soldiers in this form of con¬
test, let them show it ; if not, let them shift about for a
very good excuse. If they are not aimed properly, let
that fact be known and tlie error rectified, If it be that
the fault lies in the conduot of army affairs, let that fact
be shown, aud the men. who make of the army a com¬
pany of helpless armed men be held to account. As it is
now, until the army comes up to better form at Creed¬
moor, the public will bo very apt to look with distrust on.
their pretensions to be considered as effective protectors
of the Commonwealth. To show the advance made by
the army since last year, the scores of the first contest a

year ago are given : —

200 yds. 500 COO yd*. Total.
.. 315 370 839 1,044

State of New Toils .

Slate of Connecticut . . 8*»

Military Division of the Atlantic... . 312

State of New Jersey . 328 —

Military Division of the Missouri. ... 303 270 234 8(13

The State match went again to New York, but by a
very close margin indeed ; and New Jersey may be con¬
gratulated on being shoulder to shoulder with the Empire
State in rifle practice, and who so says that Brinton aud
Columbia and Stockton are not to be considered as effec¬
tive establishments, fails to read the record alike ; and
Governor McClellan is to be congratulated on the position
he has enabled the soldiers of his State to take in this
trial,

Turning again to the record, the figures on this match
stand for previous years : —

1875— * 2V*. Y.

200 yurts . . . ...... . 418

500 yards . 418

Totals... ......... _ ... 884

1878—200 yards . 434

. 500 yards . 383

Totals.,,,.. . , . . 818

1877- 200 yards . *80

500 yards . ... 4S7

Totals . . . , . 087

1878— 200 yards . 488

500 yards . . 431

Totals . . . 074

The Military Championship for individual work again
brought tho out-of-town men to the front. •

The 19th saw another twist with fickle Creedmoor
wind, which came up the range from the butts in true
12 o’clock stylo ; except when it became fish-taily and
fanned one cheek and the other in irregular alternation.
The long range men found hard work to keep on the tar¬
get, and the “magpie ’’and “red-eye” came up far too
often. There were five long range teams in the Inter-
State match. For a time it was doubtful whether the
old Amateurs would have a team or not. That such a
question should have been started in this club, seems to
show that something is wrong there, The Jersey men
came in strong with a couple of old Amateur men. The
Washington team had lost Partollo very unexpectedly,
and the Creedmoor record stands robbed of some of those
wonderful strings of bull’s-eyes which everybody looked
for aud none saw, because two days before M. P. bad
taken occasion to vacate the ranch, 4 saving behind him
much indignation and some damaging rumors. Yet the
Washingtonians received the highest individual total of
the day. The Massachusetts team simply and flatly went
to pieces. Had any one asserted that such a thing was
probable, he had been scoffed at for a fool ; but with a
miss at 300 yards the team went floundering about, and-
got a place somewhere down the list where the Walnut
Hill men did not care. Enough for them to know that
it was not first. The Champions’ match was more in
order ; and when it went to Sumner nobody was sur¬
prised in the least. The Military Championship, second
stage, was well contested ; and, while excellent Borchard
rifles were used, it remained with an army officer, Lieut.
Geo. N. Whistler, of the Fifth Artillery, stationed at
Atlanta, Georgia, to take the championship by an excel¬
lent record. He redeemed the team’s defeats, and showed
his fellow-officers and the men that the Springfield rifle
is capable of the finest work.

The wind-up on Saturday last was with a single matoh
— that for the Wimbledon Cup. The long-rangers’ plague
— a fish-tail headwind — was about again, and scores ran
poor ; for out of a possible 150 the cup went with 137
made by Laird of Washington, while next to him stood
another Washington man, Dr. S. I. Scott, late of Balti¬
more. The New Yorkers went down, while the Bosto¬
nians were even further in the rear. If the Directors take
the liintandmake the Creedmoor Fall Meeting assume the
character of a gathering of the champions of the whole
country, the meetings wifi he affairs worthy of record.
If this course he nottollowed, the Prize Meetings will fall
to the working level of the ordinary monthly matches.

Saturday evening at tlie State Arsenal witnessed a
general distribution of the prizes, with some speech-
making not quite up to bull’s-eye standard.

The 'following will be found the record of the meeting,
each match given in its conditions, with the winning
scores in detail : —

Conn. Cal. N.J. Mim.R 1

Dibeoturs’ ” Match. — Two hundred yards ; open
only to Directors and Honorary Directors oi the N.R.A. ;
rounds, live ; position, standing ; weapon, any rifle.
Prize, the Directors' Championship Gold Badge, shot for
annually, and held by the winner during the year : —

•T. n. Cowperthwait.. 4 5 4 4 5—23 I G. W. Wingate . 4 3 3 4 4—17

E. H. Sanford . 5 4 4 4 4r-81 WAV. Judd . 233 4 t— Hi

J. G. Story . ,,..3445 5—21 1 G.S.Sohermorhornjr.3 243 4—18

Col. Litchfield. . 5 314 4-20 i J. Holland . $3488-1$

H. Fulton . 53444—20 I M. Morris . 43238—15

D.D. Wylie . 58244— IS | J. H. Jones . 04243—12

Geo. D. Scutt . 4 3 3 4 3 — 17 I

“Judd" Match. — Offered annually, tinder resolution
of Board of Directors, to commemorate the services ren¬
dered by Hon. David W. Judd in seeming the passage of
the law by which tbe Association was enabled to secure
its range". Open to all comers ; weapon, any military
rifle ; distance, 200 yards ; position, standing ; rounds,
seven ; entrance fee, $1 . First prize, a Billiard mid¬
range rifle, offered by Messrs. Schoverling, Daly & Gales,
No. 84 Chatham street. New Y'ork. value, $65 ; second
prize, a life membership N. R. A. (transferable under the
rules), value, $25, and cash, $15, total value, $40 ; tilted
prize, a Sharps military rifle, model of 1378, offered by
Sharp's Rifle Co., Bridgeport, Conn., value, $22.50 ;
fourth prize, cash, $15: fifth prize, cash, $10; sixth,
seventh, eighth and ninth prizes, each, cash, $5 ; tenth,
eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
prizes, each, cash $3 ; sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth,,
nineteenth and twentieth prizes, each, cash, $2 ; twe’nty-
lirst to thirtieth prizes, the return of entrance fee

Name.

Jas. Lamed .

J. II. Holland .

Georgia While .

F. A. Wright .

t\ H. Eagle .

W. M. Furrow .

G. Kelsey .

W. H. Cochrane .

It.’f. Farrell .

C. Van Ordeu .

T. J. Clay .

J. W. Mangam .

H. Lloyd .

William 8. Phillips. .

j. II. Joey .

H.T. Lockwood....
E. Gridin .

D. II. Ogden .

E. W. Griffith .

G. T. Stlllson .

C. w . Talladay .

II. Nichols .

J, 11. Teucltle .

E. H. Sanford .

Thomus Carroll _

W. Robertson .

J . Cavuuugh .

Il.A. Menken .

A. J. Hewlett .

J. Daly .

J. MoC’iirtln, 30,

Hijle.

..Sharps . 4

. .Remington . 4

.Bochurd . 4

..Sharps . 5

, . Remington . 4

. .Springfield . 5

..Spring field . 4

. .Lteiniiigton . 4

..Remington . 4

..Sharps . 4

. Springfield . 4

..Sharps . 4

. Springfield . . . *

..Springfield . 4

. Springfield . . . 4

. .Remington . 4

. Spring field . 4

. .BoeUurd . 4

...Sharps . 4

.. Remington . 4

. Sharps . 4

. . Slumps . 4

...Sharps . 4

. ..Remington . 4

. . . Springfield . .4

...Sharps . *

...Springfield . 5

... Remington . 4

. .Sharps . 3

. .Springfield . 5

4 5 4 5 5

5 4

5

5-33

5-32

5-33

5-33

5-32

—33

5 G 5—31
4 5 ft— 31

4 5 5-31

5 4 r. -:;i
5 4 5-31

4 4 5-31

5 4 4-31
5 4 ‘4-31

4 4 4— 31

5 4 5—31
5 3 5-31
5 4 5—30
4 5 4-30

4 5 4—30

5 4 4-30
5 4 4-30
5 4 4^-30
5 4 5-00
5 4 5 — 30

5 4 5—30

4 4 5-30

6 3 6-30

5 5 4 — 30
4' 4 1-30

FOREST AND STREAM.

673

— Woodall, C. FTeijitrmn, F. H. Holton, C. A. .Tones, T. J. Dolan,
S. A. Day, B. H. Rogers, B. IT. Westover, O'. Krebs, AV. R. Groh-
inami, AY, H. Benson, R. G. Post, D. R, Atkinson, W. B. Kutau, W.
Struthere, >1. Muller, 0. A. Morris, W. B. Gardner, AV. L. Fisk, P.
Hein, C. R. Bidor, F. E. Hobbs, T. L, Paulding, AX. J. Blekely, H. 9,
Bumstead, A- H, Pitch, M. D, Hinds— each.

B. B. Tates, ,T. Jolmsmi, C. A. Peake, S. It. .rones, P. IT. Stafford,
George Shorkley, J. IT. Baker, T. H. Miltpliy, W. H. Nordbruelc,

D. Lodor, B. C, Stive, W. Bull, fi. MacMillan. S. llud wort li, W. H,
Jackson, A. Stroll, L. L. Barnes, J. 0. Andoraou, C. Ar. Houghton,
,T. 9. Barton, P. T. Perkins, W. B. Livermore, .T. F. Pennamoyor, G.

A. Homan, Sonrt. Hickey, F. C. MeLewoo, A. E, Miliar, AV. It,
Reid, jr.. M. W. Ball, T.M. Kobertson, J. L. Price, C. F. Bobbins,

B. T. Hare, E. A. Leopold, It. Blue, W. B. Wood, C. Boot, F.
Hvde, T. Lamb, jr., J. F. Gunn, 9. W. Holmes— 28 each.

.1. A. Fuller, D. F. Davids, 9. S. Eddv, A. IT. Bunnell, H. B.
Clark. D. 9. Eaton, W. M. Kirby, C. A. Barton, D. deary, 1*\ It.
Ball, IT.F. Clark, W. L. Cundee.F. Schulken, N. O'Dounoll, G. B.
Thompson, J. !„ Wood, H. P. Kingsbury, E. P. Wells, J. 9. Case,

E. W. Prioo, J. H. Brown, F. B. Gardner, .) . E. Storke, I. Denman,
I,. H. Breve, Alexander Shepertl, C, M. Durkoe. Thomas Tulley,
It. K. Anderson, F. A. Boutelle, 0. H. Wells, W. A. Nichols, A.
Anderson, E. E. Furman, H. M. Otis, D. C. Middleton, G. E. P,
Howard, B. A. Perry, .T. H. Bulstou, L. P. Herolnneyer, W. C.
Beddv. J. B. Squiros-27 each.

J. L. Mills, G. N. Whistler, W. AV. Shei-win, W. Ii. Dewar, AT. It.
Johnson, ,T. F. Mellugh, C. Madison, T. H. AVilson, P. Alackey, J.

F. Cranston, W. T. Underwood, jr., F. T. Donaldson, M. Kelly, A.

D. MoMasters, T. 9. Denton, E. M. Hoffman, W. W. Lyon, 0. D.
Arnold, P. RutUn, P. O'Dohuell, George J. Seabury, U. Quanohi—
28 each.

F. Alder, D. P. Spear, AT. .V. Walker, J. Corry. J. B. Frotbing-
bam, 9. W. Koehler, J. L. Farley, G. P. Seriven, Thomas 8. Ward,

E. E. Lewis. I). Chanucey. Jr,, J. J. Clancy, AVilliiun Delaney, J.
Andrews, L. .1 . Crust, 0. 'Remind -25 each.

J. Boss, A. T. Docker, W. A. French, A. B. Lawrence, U. C
Ward, T. AV.inlnrmute, C. T. Watkins, G. Jones, 0. A. .Denniu, J.
A. Hatry, T. Dixon. L. Cass, J. AV. Gardner, V. L. Lyman— 21
each.

H. Fisher, C. E. Wright, S. Gornce, C. D. Millls, D. IC. Bunnell,
W. A, Robinson, D. C. Hull, J, J. Simmons - 23 each.

IT. 11. Parke, T. H. Clemons, J. C. Mullory, M. T. Beauman— 22
each.

0. E. Bakev, G. D. Scott, P. Sohaeter, W. B. Ziunmermann, M. P.
Boss, F. E. liaiTold, P. J. Lauritzon— 21 each.

“Shout Range” Match,— Open to all comers; Avea-
pon, any rifle ; distance, 200 yards ; seAren rounds ; posi¬
tion, standing; entrance fee, $1. First prize (offered by
Messrs. Pi. Remington & Sons, 283 Broadway, New York,)
of Remington off-hand rifle, Swiss butt stock, pistol
grip, 38 calibre, 50 grains, straight shell, 28-inch barrel,
Aveight 81 lbs., nickled butt piato ; Vernier and wind
gauge sights; value, §00 ; or au “ A.No.l” Creedmoor
long-range rifle, value $100 ; second prize, a life member¬
ship N. R. A. (transferable Under tit© rules), vudue, $35,
and cash $15— $40 ; third prize, a Sharps military rifle,
model of 1878, offered by Sharps Rifle Company, Bridge¬
port, Conn., value, $22.50 ; fourth prize, a field glass and
case, offered by Messrs. Albert Berger &Co,, 41 Maiden
Lane, New York ; A’alue, $12, and cash $3— $15 ; fifth
prize, a plated and engraved pioneer revolver, offered by-
Mr. Homer Fisher, No, 299 Broadway, New York : value,
$10 ; sixth seventh, eight and ninth prizes, each cash $5
— $20 ; tenth prize, a stylograpliic pen, offered by Major
Henry Fulton, No. 291 Broadway, Noav York ; value,
$4.50 ; eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteen and fif¬
teenth prizes, each cash $3 — $15 ; sixteenth, seventeenth,
eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth prizes, each cash
$2— $10 ; twenty-first to thirtieth prizes, each the return
of entrance fee

Ar.me.

F. A, Wright -

A. .1. Howlett .

E. A. Leopold. ......

W. H. Cochrane, jr.
W. M. Furrow .

D. 8. Banks .

J. S. Case .

A. F. Clark .

B. 3. Hare .

.1. E. Storke .

S. T. G. Dudley....
AV. IT. Jackson —

G. H. Peake .

L. Quaucbl .

.1. AV. Todd .

Geo. White .

T. W. Griffith .

Homer Fislier .

L. H. Allen .

B. B. Atkinson .

C. O. Ze.ttler .

A. Stroll .

C. Heiziuunn .

Goo.Shorkley .

M. B. Engel ...

M. W. Bull'. .

J. L, Paulding .

E. W. Price .

F Hyde .

H. Nichols .

Rifle.

. . Sharps .

..ATbitnoy .

. . Ballard .

.Ballard .

...Sharps .

. . .Sharps .

...Ballard .

... Springfield.

. . .Iteming toil...

..Sharps .

. Sharps .

■Sharps .

. . .Sharps .

...Ballard .

. . .Borehard .

, . . Sharps .

. . . Fisher .

...Sharps .

. . .Sharps .

. Zettler .

. ..Remington .
.Sharps

...Hotchkiss —

...Ballard .

_ Springfield .

. . M. Heury ...

. . . Remington . .

..Sharps .

•Sharps .

. 4 6 8 5 5 fi
J 1 S 5 3 S
.4 4 4 5 4 5

.5 4 4 4 4 5
.4 4 5 8 4 4

.4 4 6 4 5 5
.5 4 4 4 5 5

.5 4 4 5 5 4
. 4 5 5 4 5 4
.4 5 5 4 5 4

.5 5 3 5 4
4 4 4 4 4

4 5 4 4 4
.4 5 4 4 4

4— 33

5— 32

4- 32
t— 33

5- S3

5- 33

6- 81
5-31
5-31
5—31
5-ill
4—31
4 — 81
4 -81
4-31
4- -31
4-31
4-31
4—31
4-31

4 4—31

4 5-31

5 4-31
5 4—31
5 4—31
5 5-30
4 5 — 30
4 5-30
4 5-30
4 5—80

L. H. Grevo, S. H. Hubbard, H. B. Anderson, 8. C. AVard, T. T.
Olnv, S. AV. Roessjer, W. M. Kirbv, H. Lloyd, T. O. P. Burnsido, V.
Dfllv, J. F. Cranston, F. H. Bull, E. H . Sanford, C. F. Bobbins, AV.
K. Livermore, T, 9. Coulio, J. H. Teacker, E. E. Farman— 30
oach.

M. P. Boss, 9. H. Barrett, C. Van Orden, M. Muller, W. Klein, E.

Buck, A. Mclones, C. F. AVatkins, S. I. Scott, F. J. Donaldson, -

Woodall, AV. AV. Sberwin, E. Griffin, D. H. Ogden, W. H. Benson,

Son, J. MCulirun, ' n. -mum, oi . .'i . ivuuiuy. o . 1 1 . omuom, .\ .
O’Donnell, E, B. Lewis, P. T. Perkins, T. 8. Barton, W. H. AViek-
ham, J. B. llitzcltou, A. Hicks, M. Kelly— 39 each.

T. Lurried, J. H. Brown, D. C. Piuney, H. B. Clark, B. B. Tates,
,T. Corry, H. D. Blydenburgh, D. Lodor, S. R, Jones, C. Krebs, T.
Tolly, ft. MacMillan, L, L. Barnes, C. H. Wills, B. H. Rogers, C. E.
aider, A. T. Docker, B. G. Post, D. Clary, 0. A. Barton, C. A.
Jones, P. H. Stafford, E. T. Davis, J. O. B. Burnside, B. P. Wells,
S„S. Bnmstead— 28 each.

G. B. Cobb, E. S. Cowles, F. E. Harrold, A. D. MoMasters, O. H.
Eagle, G. L. Morse. C. W. Minor, J. F. McHugh, W. S. Phillips, F.
U. Tloltoo, M.D. Hinds, C. D. Millis. W. J. Underwood, J. L. Mills,
U. T. StUlson, O. A. Homan, J. H. AVilson, J. B. Ivey— 37 each,

S. A. Lewis, Id. P. Kirehr never, F. L. Lyman, J. B. Squires. B.
Chambers, P, T, Lauritzen, J. W. Naughton, T. B. Murphy, O. D,
Arnold. C. V. Houghton, ,T. A. Hatrev, .1 . T. Pennoyer, A. B. Law¬
rence, J. Andrews, T. B. Gardner, H.P. Kingsbury, J. H. Balstou,
D. Uhauncey, jr., J. H. Baker, D. S, Baton— 26 each.

G. P. Seriven, S. S, Eddy, AT. F. Hunt, H. Nutt, 0. Bonaud, G. T.
Seabury, W. A, French, W. A. Nichols, T. Lamb, jr., T. S. Wood,
W. Bull, D. 9. Buckland, J. Wilson— 25 each.

A. n. Beaman, A. A. Adee, J. L. Price, T. Denman, T. H. Slack,
W. VY. Browning, AV. H. Demar, IT. A. Menken, G. A. Demitt— 34
each.

O. E. Wright, C. E. Baker, J . L. Farley, C. S. Burse, G. B. Thomp
son, Geo. D. Scott, D. K. Bunnell— 23 each.

W. H. lined, jr., L. Cass, D. D. Anthouj — 23 each.

W. W. Lyon, O. A. CTemlags, H. T. Farrell— 31 each.

“ Cowperthwait Furniture” Match. — Open to all
comers ; distance, 200 yards : rounds, seven ; any mill
tary rifle ; entrance fee, $1. First prize, furniture, car¬
pets, &o. (to be seleetod by the winner), to the A’alue of
$80, and 5 per cent, of the entrance money ; second
prize, furniture, carpets, &c., as above, value $25, and 5
per cent, of the entrance money ; third prize, furniture,
carpets, &c., as above, value $20, and 5 percent, of the
entrance money ;, fourth prize, furniture, carpets, Sec., as
above, value, $15, and 5 per .cent, of the entrance money :
fifth prize, furniture, carpets, &o,, as above, value, $10,

and 5 per cent, of the entrance money : sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth prizes, each 5 per cent, of the
entrance money. [The prizes of furniture, carpets, &c.,
are offered by Messrs. B. M, Cowporthwait & Co. , Nos.
153, 105 ana 157 Chatham street, New York. Value,
$100] : —

Name.

W. Robertson..
C. Aran Onion . .
H. B. Anderson
J. S. Barton, . ,
Rider, .

Rifle..

. .Sharps .

. . . Sharps
— Sharps. .
..Sharps. .
..Sharps..

Ed. P. Wells . Sharps .

9. IT. Barrett . Springfield..

A. T. Decker . Remington. ■

M.W. Bruce . Springfield..

AV. L. Fisk . Springfield .

.4 5 4 4 5

.5 5 5 5 5

5 5-33

3 4-38
5 5-33

4 5-38

5 4— 33

3 4-33

4 5-31

4 5-31

5 4—31
5 4 — 31

B. I’. Hare, J. H. Brown— 31 each.

T. J, Dolan, Jas. J. Clancey, J. Ft. Balcor, J. H. Balaton, G.Wblte,

C. IL’i/.iimnn, c. V. Houghton, G. T. Stillson, F. A. Boutelle^ D. H,
Ogden, W. B. Grohman, C. A. Peake, G. W. Shorkley, E. Griffin.

D. Lodnr, J. II . IToacklo, L. H. Grove, L. P. Klrchmeyer— 30
each.

J. S. Case. B. H. Boarers, W- B- Livermore, K. B Tates, J. F
Pennover, W. II Nordbruelc, J AV. Mangam, G. B. Thompson,
,T. Lariied, E. K. Lewis, A J Howlett, J. It. Ivey, AV. A. Nichols,

B. G. Post, D. Geary, G. N. Whistler, S. A. Day, W. M. Kirby,
AV Bull -20 ouch.

J. F. McHugh, C. D. Arnold, H. A. Menken, J. A. Hatry, F.

C. MeSowel, D. E, Atkinson, W . W. Graves,. S. N. Holmes, W . B.
Gordon, AV H. Held, jr., J. T, Cranston, AV. M. Farrow, 9 9.
Bnmstead, H. Fisher, W. H. Cochrane, jr.,W. T. Underwood, jr.,
L. S. Barnes, H. Hover, S. W. Boossler, C. A. Jones, S. K. Jones,

E. H. Perry— 28 each.

M. D. Hinds, F. K. Bull, A. Stroh, T. B. Gardner, L. Quanchi,
M Muller, AV C Beddy, M. J. Beaumann, W H. Juekson, T. S.
AVard, F. Gunn— 37 each.

O. A. Morris, Geo. D. Scott, P. J. Lauritzen, A. Nichols, W. S.
Phillip, d. H. Eagle, H. Douglass, H. P. Kingsbury. E. A- Leo¬
pold. Jav E. Starke, W. IT. Demar, J. C. Mallory, V. Alder, C.
Krebs, !•'. H. Holton, E. H. Sanford, S. Hickoy, T. Tulley— 36

J L. Farley, J. L.ranldlng, G. E. P. Howard, F. E. Hobbs,
J. L. Price. P. O’Dounel, C. M. Dm’kee, B. C. A'an Vleit, A.
Shspberd, C. D. Mil lis-25 each.

W. A. French, E, W. Price, E. T. Davis, C. Boot, J, 0. Latter,
T . Denman— 23 each .

J. L. Mills. T. J. Clay, W. W, Lyon, H. T. Farrell— 24 each .
Geo. J. Seabury, Lieut. Maekey, F. J. Donaldson, AV A. Bob-
inson— 33 each.

The “ Cnasl pions’ ” Match. — Open to all comers ; wea¬
pon, any rifle or rifles ; distances, 200, 600 and 1,000 yards ;
rounds, 10 at each distance ; position, standing at 200
yards, any at 600 and 1,000 yards; entrance fee, $2.
First prize, grand medal of the National Rifle Association,
In gold, value, $100; second prize, grand medal of tile
National Rifle Association, in silver, value, $50 ; third
prize, grand medal of the National Rifle Association, in
bronze, value, $25 ; fourth prize, $25 ; fifth prize, $20 ;
sixth prize, $15 ; seventh prize, $10; eight prize, $5; ninth
prize, $5 ; tenth prize, $5

J. S. Sumner . Sharps . 42

AV. H. Jackson . Sharps . 44

E. A. Leopold . Whitney . 87

T. Lamb, jr . Sharps . 37

P. J. LamTizeu . Itcimngton . 38

C. 14. Laird . liomington . 39

A.jWelmioss . Sharps . 42

G. L. Morse . Ballard . 38

AVpi. Poland . Kemington . 42

E. E. Pmy . Sharps . 40

E. A. Perry . Sharps . 38

S. I. Scott . ” .

E. H. Sanford... . ,

James AV. Todd...

J. P. Waters .

N. D. AVard .

I. L. Alleu .

A. A. Adee., _ _

J. F. Brown......

J . O. P. Burnside

IT. F. Clerk, .

S. T. G. Dudley. .

H. Fisher .

C. J. Falco .

W. M. Farrow —

AVtlliam Gerrish.

J. A. Hatry . .

L. L. Hubbard . Maynard

F. H. Holton . Ballard..

F. Hyde . .Sharps...

Military Championship Match of the United
States of America. — First Stage. — Open to all mem¬
bers of the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United
States, or of the National Guard of any State. Each com¬
petitor to appear in the uniform (full dress or fatigue)
Avom by the organization of which he is a member. Dis¬
tances, 200, 500 and 600 yards ; rounds, seven at each dis¬
tance : Aveapon, the authorized military arm of the or¬
ganization to which the competitor belongs ; position at
200 yards, standing ; at 500 and 600 yards, any, Avithhead
toward the target ; entrance fee, $2. First prize, cash
$50 ; twenty prizes, each cash $5 : —

300 J'ds. 600 Yds. 600 Yds.

E. P. Wells _ 5 4 5 4 3 4 6—30 5 4 4 5 5 3 4—30 3 5 5 5 5 5 5—33 03

D. H. Ogden . 4 4 5 4 4 4 4-29 4 4 4 5 5 5 5-32 4 4 3 5 4 5 5—30 91

J.O. Anderson.. .5 5 5 5 8 3 4— 30 5 3 5 5 5 5 5—33 5 3 3 2 4 5 5—27 00

S, Hickey . 4 4 4 4 5 4 4- 20 5 4 4 3 5 5 5-31 4 5 3 5 3 5 4-29 89

J . Larncd . 15 4 4 4 5 4—30 4 4 5 4 6 5 5-32 3 3 3 5 4 6 4—27 89

P. H, Stafford... .4 5 4 3 4 4 5 -29 4 5 5 4 5 5 4—32 3 2 5 4 4 5 4—27 68
C. V. Houghton. .44 5445 5-31 3445444^-28 3 3 4 5 3 5 5-28 87

O. A . Homan . 5 5 4 5 4 4 5—32 4 5 5 4 5 5 4—32 4 4 4 0 4 4 3-23 87

G, N. Whistler _ 5 4 3 4 4 5 5—30 4 2 5 3 3 4 4-25 5 5 5 3 5 3 5—31 8#

F. E. Hobbs . 5 4 4 4 4 4 5-30 3 4 5 4 4 4 3—27 4 4 5 4 4 5 3—29 86

AV. D. Hinds . 4 4 5 3 4 5 4—29 6 5 4 5 5 5 5—34 4 0 4 3 5 5 2—23 80

B. H.Bagers . 8 4 4 4 4 4 5-28 5 5 3 4 5 4 4-30 3 3 4 3 4 5 5-27 85

J. B, Lauritzon... 5 4 4 3 4 4 4—28 2 5 4 4 5 5 5-30 3 5 2 5 4 5 3-27 <85

J. A. Fuller _ 4335454-28 3558455-30 5553045-27 85

AV. Brill . 4 4 4 4 4 4:5-29 4 5 4 3 5 4 5-30 4 4 4 4 4 2 4-26 85

P. O'Dounoll . 4 4 4 4 5 4 5—30 3 4 5 3 5 3 4-27 2 4 5 4 3 4 5—27 84

T. J- Dolan . 5444445-30 5523445-28 35 44343-26 84

It. A. Morris . 4 4 4 5 4 4 5-30 3 3 3 4 4 3 5-25 3 4 5 4 4 5 3-28 83

AV.H.JOlmaou ...4434444-27 5344454-29 4535433-27 83

M. Muller . 4 1 4 3 4 4 3—26 4 6 3 5 5 4 5—31 2 4 3 5 3 4 5—26

...Bemmgton..

...Kemington . 87

...Ballard . 44

. . .Peabody Martini . 33

...Ballard . . 45

...Sharps . 43

...Ballard . 44

. . . 39

. . . Kemington . 40

...Ballard . til

...Sharps. . . 37

. .Fisher . SO

...Ballard . 43

. . . Bull, and Sharps. 44

Sharps . 38

Kemington . 83

- ’ . 43

. 42

J.C. Mullery' . 4451446-30 4345434-27 3224554-25 82

200 Yds. 600 Yds, 600 Yds. Totat

F. P. Gardner . 25 26 21

J. W. Gardner . 28 23

L. L. Barnes . gj » 24

T.S Barton . 23 31 23

II. Nutt . 27 28 J7

C. A . ClomingS . 2a 25 19

T. Carroll . 27 26 25

J. Cavauagb . 28 28 22

T. It. Clemens . 32 30 26

J. Denman . 28 22 23

S. A.Day . 86 20 31

E. W. Price . 25 25 23

T. F. Penoyer . 18 25 22

AV. L. Phillips . 36 2a 2g

T. T. Perkins . » 20 20

B. G. Post . 29 29 21

J. L. Price . 26 29 21

J. L. Farley . 23 10 IS

W. L.FiSk . 26 22 23

W. A. French . *8 *1 17

W . M. Farrow . 27 32 22

C.H Kaulo. .
It. MiioMlllan

SOOuds. HOOuds. muds. Total.

F. C. MoLowne . 30 28 24 80

AV, Bobertaim . 29 25 IS 72

I, . AV. Koessler . 26 24 22 72

C. F.BKobbins . 19 28 19 06

S. Cud worth . 27 23 24 74

R, C. Stive . 25 27 28 80

E. H. Sanford . 26 27 23 76

S. N. nolmcs . 28 27 20 75

AV. I. Underwood, jr . 28 30 13 71

K. C. A'an Vleit . 28 27 18 71

C. Van Orden . 27 25 20 72

A. B. Van Heuseu . 27 25 27 79

George White . 29 29 19 77

J. AA'ilson . 25 27 29 81

J. L. Wood . 21 98 28 63

G. P. Howard . 28 29 24 81

P. Hein . 27 * 24 78

L. L Hubbard . 2» 28 20 7fi

J. B. Holland . 23 21 1« 60

Second Stage. — Open to the highest sixty in the first
stage. The Aviuner of the first prize in this stage is en¬
titled to the “ Championship of the United States of
America” for one year. Distances, 800, 900 and 1,000
yards ; rounds, seven at each distance ; weapon, military
rifles of any pattern that has been regularly adopted by
any National or State government. Competitors may
use their own rifles, or may procure rifles suitable for the
range in this stage from the superintendent of the range,
Avho Avill take receipts for them, and to whom they must
be returned immediately on conclusion of the match.
Pool targets will be opened at 800 yards one half hour be¬
fore the commencement of this stage ; at 900 yards on
conclusion of 800 yards range for half an hour, and at

I, 000 yards on conclusion of 900 yards range for half an
hour, the match shooting at each range to immediately
follow the closing of the pool targets at such range. Posi¬
tion, any ; entrance fee, $1. First prize, the United
States Military Championship Gold Medal, value, $125 ;
second prize, cash, $50 ; third prize, cash, $25 : —

800 Yards. 900 Yards. 1,000 Yards.

G . A. Whistler. ... 4 4 3 4 5 3 3—26 2253452-23 5452236-28 75

A. B.V an Heusen.O 02 54 4 4—19 2352546—26 4055553—27 72

J. 11. Denman . 3 5 5 3 5 5 3-29 6 4 5 4 4 5 3-80 2 0 2 4 2 3 0-13 73

H, Nutt.. . . 0000200- 2 4502220—16 0000432— 9 26

S. A.Day . 2 3 4 5 3 5 3-25 5 3 5 5 5 0 4-27 4 3 3 0 0 5 0-15 67

L. L. Hubbard.... 3 4 4 3 5 4 0-23 0 0 2 5 8 5 3-18 3 2 5 2 3 4 0—19 60

B. C. Van Vleit.. .0 2 3:53 0 2 — 15 0202520-11 0003203- 8 34

W. B. Johnson .0 3 0 3 0 3 8— 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—00 retired .
W.Bobertson . 3004044—15 2533254—24 0333200—11 60

T. J. Dolan . 3 4 3 4 4 5 4-27 0 2 2 3 4 34H-18 2225253—21 66

P. J. Lauritzen. . .8 2 3 2 2 4 4—20 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 —7 2 4 0 4 2 5 2—19 46

B. H. Rogers . 3553348-26 4040354—20 2000000— 2 48

G. White . 4424244-24 3534008-18 2022224—14 56

J. L. Price . 52 55 0 0 <1 — 21 0030340—10 3820020-10 41

E. AV. Price . 0 5 0 0 0 0 0— 5 2 4 5 5 5 0 3-24 2 2 3 2 0 2 2—14 43

C. F. Robbins. ... .0 0 2 3 3 4 2— 14 retired.

W. J. Underwood.Q 0 55 0 4 8—17 0043050—12 5000030— 3 38

L.L. Barnes . 4 4 3 5 2 4 5-27 4 2 3 5 3 3 8-23 2 5 0 3 0 3 3—16 66

E, H.Sanford.... ,4545542-29 0022302— 9 45 33805-23 04

C. V. Houghton..5 2 2 3 3 4 5— 24 5 2 0 0 2 2 5-16 0 2 5 3 4 0<G-18 58

J . 8. Barton . 3 3 5 3 5 4 4—27 4 5 4 3 6 0 5 -26 0 8 5 0 0 5 3-16 69

E. P. Wella . 5 0 4 4 4 4 5-26 0 0 0 2 5 2 3—12 0 0 4 3 0 5 0—12 50

W. A. French .. .4 3 3 3 4 4 4— 24 3 3 3 3 5 5 3-25 0 2 2 2 4 3 3-16 65

F. C. McLewee...0 2 44 4 5L-23 0 3 4 4 3 4 3-21 2 0 0 0 0 0 3- 5 49

J. G. Mallory . 3 3 3 3 5 3 4-24 4 0 0 2 5 4 2-17 2 2 5 3 3 5 3-23 64

J. AV. Gardner _ 8 4 0 3 3 4 5—22 4 0 0 3 5 3 5-20 0 0 2 5 3 0 0—10 52

B.M. Hickey . 2 3 4 4 3 3 3—22 2 4 4 2 3 5 0-20 0 3 3 2 5 4 4-21 63

J. Cavanugh . 3 3 4 3 5 4 4-26 0 3 5 3 0 3 3—17 2 3 2 0 4 5 5—21 64

“Laflin & Rand Poavdeb Co.” Match.— Open to
members of the United States Army and Navy, tire Na¬
tional Guard or uniformed militia of any State or Terri¬
tory, and to any rifle association or club in the United
States ; weapon, any military breech-loader (excluding
specials) ; distances, 200 and 500 yards ; position, stand¬
ing at 200, any with head toward the target at 500 yards ;
rounds, seven at each distance ; entrance fee, $1. Firet
prize, a gold medal, csst $200 ; second prize, a silver
medal, cost $50 ; third prize, a bronze medal, cost $20.
[Presented hy the Laflin & Rand Powder Co., 26 Murray
street, N. Y.J

Rifle. 200 Yards. BOO Yards. Total.

B. Blue . Springfield . ...4 5 5 5 5 5 5-34 4 5 5 6 5 5 5-34 68

L. L. Barnes. . . . Remington _ 4 5 4 5 4 5 4—31 5 5 4 5 6 5 5-34 65

D. H. Ogden. , .Sharps . 4 4 4 4 4 4 5—29 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-35 64

200 500

W. B, Livermore... -32

E. B. Yates . 30

C.E. Eider . 31

AV. H. Cochrane, jr. .32

W. H. Jacksou . 30

J. L. Priee . 30

E. A. Boutelle . 28

H. T- Lockwood. . 32

J. Larned . 32

H. B. Anderson . 81

H. L. Hover . 27

C. Hclzcioaun. . . 30

M. D. Ilmd3 . 30

K. McMillan . 29

G. P. Seriven . 29

F. B. Bull . 29

S. Cudworth... ...... .29

S. Denman . 27

AV. M. Farrow . 29

K.T. Hare . 29

J. G. Mallory . 27

A. B. Van Huseu....29

M.J. Blakeley . 28

J.H. Baker . 29

S. S. Bumstead . 29

T. W. Griffith . 80

F. Hyde . 31

S. Hickey..... . 29

C. A. Homan . 28

AT. J. Underwood, jr.27

E. AV. Price . 31

M. AV. Bull . 23

C. F. Bobbins . 28

J. B. Grohman . 29

— Woodall . 29

J. AVilson . 29

C. D. Arnold . 29

T. J. Don nun . 29

J. A. Fuller . 31

F. C. MeLbwee . 29

J. AV. Mangam . 28

P. IT. Stafford . 31

K. C. Van Vleit . 26

AV. R. Johnston . 27

B. G. Post . 2S

W. S. Philip . 28

33-53
32 — 63

31- 63
82-8?
30—00

8CL- 62

29- 61
81-02
;;:-iW

81— jit

82- 62

32- 61
32-61

30- 59
30-59
32-59
to -TO
30-59
32-fia
80 -59

30- 58
29—58
29-58

28- 58

27- 68

29- 58
30 -68

31- 58
26-57

29- 67
31—67
25-57

28— 57
25—67
28 - 57
25-57

28 -57

25 — 57

29 -57

26— 67
81—57
29 56
2to->6

30- 68

. 27

E. A. Perry . 30

M. Bull . 28

W. C. Reddy . 24

G. E. P. Howard.. , . 29
8. W. Hover..,. . 31

R. C. Stiver..., . 28

L. P. Kirohmoyer. . . .29
B. BissOU, jr . 28

B. H. Rogers.. ...... SO

L. H. Grove . 29

J. S. Case . 27

W. L. Fisk . 32

p. Hein... . 29

G. Shorkley....

S. B. Thomson.

C. Krebs . 29

K. Griffin . 28

F. E. Lyman . 27

AV. A. French . 28

C. H. Wells. . . 2.8

W.P. Wood . 27

A. Anderson . 26

A. T. Decker . 30

S.A.Day . 30

M. Muller . 27

J. I. Moore . 25

S. II. Barrett . 23

J. E. Bloom . 23

P. J. Lauritzen . 28

G. N. Whistler . 24

D. Chauncey, jr . 25

J. Corry . 27

J. AY. Houghton . 30

J. M. Robertson . 24

W. H. Keed, jr . 27

S. AV. Koessler . 28

T. Carroll . 27

F. J. Donaldson . 29

A. Vouschon . .23

P. O'Donnell . 29

D. C. Plnney . 28

C. Kelsey . ,25

J. W. Gardner . 24

T. H. Clemens . 25

W. Shutlius . 20

200 500

Yds. Yds.

8-56
. 8-56
32-56
27-56

25- 56

34-56

26- 55

27- 55

25- 55

26- 55

28- 85
28—55

26— 55

27— 55

28— >5

25- 51
26 -54
27—54

26- 54

25- 53

26- 53

27- 53
23-53

23- 53

20— 58

28- 53

29- 52
29-62

24- 52
28—52

27- 52

25- 52

22- 52
82-51
24-51

23- 51

24- 51
22-51

28— 51

21— 50

22— 50

25 50

26 - 30

25- 60
24-50

“Wimbledon Cup” Match, — Open to all citizens and
residents of the United States ; distance, 1,000 yards ; 30
shots ; weapon, any rifle within the rules ; position, any
without artificial rest ; entrance fee, $1. First prize, the
Wimbledon cup, value, $500 ; presented hy the National
Rifle Association of Great Britain to the National Rifle
Association of America, to be competed for on conditions
to be decided upon by the National Rifle Association of
America, and to be held by the winner till the next fail
meeting of the N, R, A., when it will be shot for on tho
same conditions ; second prize, a Steward’s improved.
Avatch aneroid barometer for measuring mountain
heights and foretelling the weather, with the addition of
compass and thermometer, offered by Mr. J, B. Stow uni.

674

FOREST AND STREAM

optician, N. R. A., No. 406 Strand, London, W. O., Eng¬
land, value, $50 : —

C. H. nail'd— Remington— 6 6664653636556655545 5
3 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 3-137.

S. J. Scott— Remington— 4 564555444455444453 4 66
4 5 5 6 5 5 5-135.

1. L. Allen -Sharps— 4 4 5 556643553545645534 5 55
5 3 5 4 4 4 133.

F Hvde— Sharps— 5 5 66554544352554534455646

3 5 5 4 3—132.

It. Rathbono— Sharps-6 5385844445505554 55 5 466
5 5 5 5 5 5 4—132.

W. H. Jackson— Sharps— 5 35 5 456554555854434536
15 5 4 3 3 5—130.

IV. Gcrriyh— Sharps— 6 6658545455805554 5 365554
** e! E. Pra^— Sharps— 6 430 5 5363644445655446465

4 E4H^Santnrd— Sharps— 2 355 5 45485336554535 5 45

4 4 + 4 4 5 4 5—127.

j. s. Svi mner— Sharps— 3 54553554 3 5 45 5 4555 4 0 54 5
545945 4 _ 137

S. vfiia'er-Shnips-3 456454435522 5 34466655324

5 5 5 5 5—12(1

H. Fisher— Sharps— 2 2334454 4 355355455554 5 365

4 J.8F. Brown-Sharps— 4 4465445435434645344455

4 3 4 1 3 5—124.

8. T. a. Dudley— Sharps— 5 0464534545444446 5 345

5 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 4—122.

j. P. Waters— Sharps— 3 4 552653535 4 6 35544 3 3 5 54

W. W. De Forest— Remington— 2 35435543435455345
5 5 5 45343344 5-122.

L. L. Huhbard— Sharps— 5 05550355333 a 42 5 55 5 405
4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5-120.

B, A. Perry. Sharps . 119

O. Judd. Remington . 118

W. Poland, Remington . 118

P. J. Lauriuen, Remington. 118

H. F. Clark, Remington . 118

A. Melnness. Sharps. . 115

H. F. Kook-well, Sharps . 114

N. 11. Ward, Remington . 113

J. A. Hatry, Remington . ID

A. A. Adce, Remington . . .
J. W. Shurter, Remington
J. W. Todd, Sharps
- ■ - • Whf

E. A. Leopold, Whitney . 59

W. M. Farrow, Ballard . 1, g

T. Lamb, .ir.. Remington — I d.
S. A. Day, Remington — (3

A. G. Holoombe, Sharp . J e,

“ International Military” Match, — Open to teams
of twelve from the following : —

1. United States of America — A. The Army of the
United States, one team from the troops stationed within
each of the three military divisions — Atlantic, Pacific,
and Missouri (three teams in all). B. The United States
Navy (one team). G. The National Guard or uniformed
militia of the several States and Territories, including the
District of Columbia (one team from each State or Terri¬
tory),

2, Other countries — England, Ireland, Scotland and
each of the Provinces of Great Britain, each of the Prov¬
inces of Canada, and all other countries, one team each,
from the following A. The Regular Army. B. The
militia. C. The volunteers. D. The navy of any country.
Separate teams to he sent only when the organizations are
separate. The members of each team to he officers or en¬
listed men, and active members of the corps or organization
which they represent, and to appear in the authorized
uniform (full dress or fatigue) thereof. They shall be
selected in such manner as shall be prescribed by the
military authorities of the country or State they repre¬
sent, and shall if required he certified to by them as be¬
ing their authorized representatives. Distances, 200, 500
and GOO yards : roundB, seven at each distance ; position,
standing' at 200 yards, any with head toward the target
at 500 and 600 yards : weapon, any military rifle which
has been adopted as an official arm by any State or Gov¬
ernment : ammunition, any ; entrance fee, $1 each man.
First prize, a trophy, presented by Hon. Henry Hilton, of
New York, to be shot for annually at Creedmoor or such
other range as the National Rifle. Association of America
shall select ; to be held during the year by the head of
the corps or organization whose team may win it, and to
he returned to the N. R, A. at the expiration thereof ;
second prize, a Hotchkiss sporting rifle, offered by the
Winchester Repeating Arms Company, New Haven,
Conn.; to be awarded to that member of the United
States Army making the highest aggregate score in this
match, value, $35 : —

New Fork Statu Team.
250 Funis. 500 Fords.

600 Fords. Tut a].

Sgt. Tim Heuscn 4 2 4 3 5 4 4— 2(1 53 5 4 455— J1 - - -

Private Hinds. ...4 4 3 3 4 5 4—27 4 5 4 3 5 5 5-31 2 4 2 4 5 4 5-26 81
Private Larned. . .5 4 4 5 4 5 4-31 3 5 5 5 5 5 6-33 4 4 5 4 5 4 4—30 94
Priv. Van Orden.4 5 4 5 4 4 4 — 80 4 3 5 3 5 4 5 — 29 0 3 4 5 3 3 4 — 22 81

Priv. Ogden _ -.4 4 1 4 4 4 5—29 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 — 35 4 3 4 4 3 3 5—23 86

Sgt.-MaJ. Wright. 4 4 5 5 4 4 4— 30 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 — 33 5 2 3 4 8 4 5—20 89

(apt. Barton . 3 6 4 4 4 5 4—29 5 5 4 3 3 5 5—30 4 3 5 4 5 6 5—31 90

Private Rider. .. .4 4 4 4 5 1 4— 29 3 5 5 4 3 5 4—29 5 9 2 5 3 4 3-23 80
Prh'. Robertson .4 4 4 5 4 5 4— 30 5 5 5 5 4 5 5—34 4 3 4 4 3 5 5—28 93
Lieut. Barnos.-.-4 4 3 4 4 3 4-28 5 5 5 5 4 5 5-34 2 2 3 5 5 5 6-27 87
SergL-Mftj. Whitc4 45344 4 — 28 3343454—28 5353446—29 83

Bergt.

.Totals . 313 375

Department of the Atlantic'

200 Tank. 600 Fords. 600 Fords. Total

Lieutenant Clay ....

Lieutenant Griffin..

Sergeant Daly .

Captain Rogers .

Sergeant Geary
Sergeant Lloyd.

Private Cavauagh.

Corporal Waleh .

Lieutenant Hobbs..

Sergeant Johnson . .

Sergeant Renaud .

Sergeant Dolan .

Totals . 333 358

Department of the Pacific.
gjitain Livermore . 29 24

. 20

. 28

83

34

28

_ . ivatc Phillips.

Private Baker .

Private Carroll _

Prlvntc Anderson '.
Private Delaney . .

Private Hein .

Private Johnson. .
Private Cudworth ,

Private Ivey .

Private Kelsey.
Private O'Dannoll

Totals .

. 21)
. 29
. 29

Department of the Pacific.

Captain Miller . . 28 21

Sergent Woodall . 24 29

Sergeant Wells- . 30 27

Private Hickey . 33 30

Corporal Brill . 3) 30

COrpdral Homan . . JO ~8

Lieutenant Jones. . . 31

Corporal Wilson... . 27 25

Lieutenant Bloom . 25 28

Lieutenant Gordon . 26 35

Lieutenant Boutell . 86 •••;

Lieutenant Anderson . - . 31 31

Totals.. . . . . 386 326

New Jersey State Team.

Colonel Lodor . 28 29 27 64

Caytain Dart . 27 20 19 66

Captain Griffith . 29 38 13 75

Captain Holmes . 29 27 17 73

Captain Wood . 29 32 26 87

sear . 25 30 27 82

Captain Anderson . 29 25 24 78

Lieutenant Grove . . . 32 27 80 80

Corporal Metier . 25 25 21 71

Pridate Stru there . 27 33 16 78

Private Stevens . . . 25 28 30 84

Private Dudley . 27 28 25 80

Totals . . 333 837 275 915

" Inter-state Military " Match.— Open to one team
from each State and Territory in the United States, con¬
sisting of twelve members of the regularly organized and
uniformed National Guard or Milita of such State or Ter¬
ritory. chosen in such manner as shall be prescribed by
the military authorities thereof. Each team must he pro¬
vided with a certificate from the Adjutant-General of the
State it represents, certifying that each of their number
is a regular member of their uniformed militia, in good
standing, and was such on the first clay of June, 1879.
They shall appear in the uniform of their corps. Distance,
200 and 500 yards; position at 200 yards, standing; and at
500 yards, any, with head to the target. Weapon, any
military rifle which has been adopted as an official arm
by any’ State or Government. In cases where the State
has adopted no particular model (which must be certified
to by the Adjutant-General), the team will he allowed to
use the rifle in use by the Regular Army of the United
States, or by the uniformed militia of any other State.
Rounds, ten at each distance: entrance fee, $2 each man.
First prize, a large bronze “Soldier of Marathon,'’ pre¬
sented by the Commander-in-Chief, on behalf of the State
of New York, to be shot for annually at Creedmoor, and
to be held during the year by the Adjutant-General of the
State whose team may win it, value, $850; second prize, a
new regulation presentation sword, offered by Messre.
Baker & MeKenney, No. 141 Grand street, New York :
value, $30; thud prize, an order offered by Mr. John
Boy lan, No, 135 Grand street, New York, for a complete
uniform, appropriate to the winner's rank, value, — .

New York Stale Team.

Name. Meat. 200 yds.

Sergt. Dolan. . 13. .4 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 1—41 _

Private Robertson .71 .5 4 5 455444 4—44 2555445543-42 __

Private Hinds . 20. .4 5 4 4 4 1 5 1 1 4-42 5 5 4 5 5 3 5 5 5 5-47 89

Private Larned. ...20. .4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4-39 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 6 5—13 52
Private Van Orden.20. . 5 4 45454544-44 0543655454-40 84

Private Ogden -20. .544443334 4—38 6 4 3 4 5444 5 5-43 81

Private Rider . 54 35 4 4455 144— 13 3 4 456 555 15-45 87

Sergt. Van Heusc-nlS. 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 2-38 4 2 4 4 5 4 4 1 44—39 75
Sergt.-MaJ.WrIght.49. .5 4 4 4.4 6 4 4 4 4 — 42 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5-46 88
Capt. Barton . 48 . 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 5 4-13 4 5 3 5 3 4 4 1 55-42 85

500 pete. Total.
5445443555-44 85

Grandtotal . 491

Name.

Col. Lodor .

Cnpt. Griffith...
Capt. Holmes . . .

Capt.. Wood .

Capt. Gnsser —
Capt. Anderson.

Capt. Dart _

Lieut. Grevo _

Private McCabe.
Private Strutbcn
Private Stevens,
rate Dudley.

New Jersey
200 yds.

434445435
444544444
444554444
•4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
440452334
434455355
445544444
545435444
546445445
444444544
444444445
433444544

State Team..

GOO yds.

4- 40 4 3 5 4 5 5 4 5
8—10 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4

5- 43 4384435 3'
4—12 4554 5 545

4- 33 3 4 3 5 5 5 4 6

5- 43 5 5 5 4 4 1 4 3
4-42 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4
4—43 5 3 5 5 4 5 5 5
4-44 45 3 55545
4—11 55435455
4-41 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5
4-39 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 5

Total.
52-42 82
5 5-46 86
■4 5-38 81
5 2—41 86

5 5-44 77

6 3—13 S5
2 5-38 80
5 5-47 89
4 3—43 87

4 4—44 85

5 5-48 89
5 5-13 83

519 1009

Grandtotal . 490

Pennsylvania State Team.

E. A. Leopold.. . 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4—10 5 5 1 3 4 5 4 5 8 5-45 85

K. McMillinn. .. 453334 1 1 4 4-38 5 4 5355515 5— 4« 84

J. A. Fuller . 4 4 5 1 4 4 4 6 5 4-13 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 5-46 89

0. R. Fuller . 5 2 5 4 3 5 6 4 4 5-42 0 5 3 5 4 3 2 0 4 3-29 71

W. II. Young. .. 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 5 5—37 2 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 2 3—26 03

G. IT. Ives . 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5-43 5 3 3 5 3 3 2 3 4 4-35 78

D. S. Atkinson . 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4— 10 5 4 5 5 6 4 4 5 5 5—47 87

G. H. Wed Is . 5 45 4 45445 4-44 4 5 5 5 52255 4—12 85

H. B. Sweet . 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 -33 5 5 2 5 5 5 5 5 3 4—44 77

G. Barnard . 4 0 4 3 5 3 3 3 4 3-33 3. 4 2 5 3 5 5 5 2 3—37 69

G. B. Haud . 24 5 34 4 645 5— U 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 2-43 84

G. B. Thompson 454424 2 5 4 4—38 44425445 4 5—41 79

Gran totals . . — 471 481 95

SlassaehUieUs State Team.

200yd s 500yds Tt. j

300yds 500yd8 T'l

Amateur Rifle Club, New York City
(800.. .,,,..4 55555554555

H. P. Clark . ( 900 . 2 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 5

1 1,000 . 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 3 5 4 5

(800 . .,5 5 5 3 6 6 5 5 1 4 5 5

L.L. Hepburn - (900 . 5 3 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 5

I 1,000 . 5 4 5 5 5 6 4 5 6 5 5 5

800 . 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 1 5

S.T.G. Dudley... -<900 _ 3 4555555565 5

1,000 . 3 4 5 0 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 5

„ „ 800..... ..4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4

R.H. Keene . 900 . 5 5 5 5 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 6

1.00 . 3 38555554435

Total . . . .

5 5 5-73)

5 5 5-67 i-206
4 5 5-66
4 5 5—70)

4 5 3-62 - 201

5 5 4—72 (

5 5 5-73)

6 3 5-701-203
5 6 4-61 1

5 4 5-70

6 2 5-65 1-167

5 4 3-62 -

. 810

Massachusetts Bific Association.

800 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 45 4 5 5 5 5—73

909 . 445 5 4555655 5 44 5-70

1,000 . 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5—71

BOO.- . 5 4355555556565 5-72

1 900 . 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 3 3 5 5 5 3 4 5-63

1 1,000 . 4 55544 5 555554 5 5—71

(800 . 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 3 6 6 4 5-69

( 1)00 . -3 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 5 6.4 5—67

( 1,000. ...4 5 6 46 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 5 3-63

(800 . 4 0 4 2 2 5 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 5 5-57

r. F. Brown . ( 900 . 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 4 4 5-67

1 1,000 . 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 3 5 0 4 4-63

Total . . . . . . . 805

W. H. Jackson.

Columbia Rifle Association, Washington, D. CL

(800 . 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 5-72 )

J. 0. P. Burnside( 900 . 5 8 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5-69 >213

ll.OOO.. .5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 5-72)

(BOO . 5 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5-67 )

C. Laird . (900 . 2 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 8 5 5-67 ^204

1 1,000 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3-70

(800 . 3 2 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5- 66

S. I. Scott . (900 . 3 453554454 5 + 5 5 4-65 r200

1 1,000 . 5 5553455456355 5-60

(800 . 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 3 4-67

W. Harkness _ (OOO . 3 214453145 + 514 1-59 D86

1 1,000 . 45054353544355 5-60 —

Total . 803

Empire Bitlc Club of New York.

(800 . 3 5 5 5 3 5 5 4 5 3 5 5

H. Fisher . ( 900 . 5 5 4 2 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 5

1,000 . 4 5 3 5 5 6 4 5 4 5 5 4

(800 . 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3

W. M. Farrow. . ..(l)00 . 34445235454 5

1,000 . 1 3345530 5 045

(800 . 1 5 5 5 4 5 3 5 5 5 0 5

F. H. Holton . - 900 . 3 0 0 5 4 0 4 4 5 5 4 5

1,000 . 2 5 5 3 3 4 5 4 5 5 3 3

.5 54424554 5 53

. ...3 43354322453

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5 5 4-55
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Q. M. Osborne _ .41 13 81 Sergt Andrews ... .43

Sergt Hubbard. ...41 40 81 Corp Everett . D oo n

Pri Gardner . 43 36 79 Corp Merritt - 11 42 83

Pri Bronnell . 35 16 51 Private Spofford. . .36 28 64

Maj Hubbs . 40 44 84 Pri Putman . 39 44 83

Lieut. Rockwell.... D 40 81 1 Corp Letbgow . 30 , 43 82

Grand totuls . 480, 448, 928

65 ill Real., Buffalo.— Lieut. Kirebmeycr, 32; Private Creedman
32; Adj. Bordotnan, 38; Corporal Smith, 26; Lieut. Hart, 26; Lieut.
Lynn, 25; Lieut. Arnold, 22; Corporal Menker, 21; Major Waud,
21; private Gunn, 17; Lieut. Graves, 17; Lieut. Shepherd, 16;

N. Y— Sergt Murphy,32; Private Herzlnan,28; Private
Douglass, 29; Private Dewar, 24 ; Private Stafford, 24; Corporal Ran-
dell,22; Private Cochrane, 22; Capt. Bolston, 22; Private Daley, 21;
Lieut. Gee, 21; Private Reed, 18; Private Carter, 17. Total, 281.

13Mt Separate Co. of - .—Edwin Buck, 31; F. L. Buckland, 30;

W. W. Sherwin. 29; C. C. Buoklaud, 37; Lieut. Farman, 26; Capt.
Lawrence, 24; Lieut. Watkins, 21; C. C. Baker, 19; Chas. Burse, 16;
BeWitt Johnson, 15; Geo. Bnssett, H ; W. W. Graves, U. Total,

30th Separate Co. of Elmira— Private Cbamherlain, 28 ; Lieut.
H oilman, 27; Private Parm on ter, 20; Private Cramer, 26; Sergt.
Fitch, 25; Corporal Elston, 21; Private Denton, 23; Corporal An¬
drews, 22; Private Pratt, 22; Private Hutchinson, 17; Private Bow¬
man, 11; Sergt. Sadler, 5. Total. 258.

21st Real., Poughkeepsie.— W. Haubernestol, 29; H. G. Wolcott,
27; O. Cook, 27; H. G. Sehraedcr, 25: J. Morrow, 25; M. T. Corcoran.
13; P. C. Ward, 23; T. D. Williams, 18; U. Slyer; 14; M. D. Beneway,
13; A. F. Lindsey, 12; Jas. Robson, 12. Total, 248.

“Inter-state Long Range" Match.— Open to teams
of fotu% from all Rifle Associations or Clubs in any State
or Territory in the United States, that may have affiliated
with National Rifle Association previous to the match.
Distances, 800, 900 and 1,000 yards; fifteen shots at each
distance ; weapon, any rifle within the rules ; entrance
fee, $5 each team. Prize, a trophy, to be held for the year
by the successful team, which shall be deposited in some
central place in the State whose team my win it : —

New Jersey State Rifle Association Team.

(800 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—74

J, L. Allen . (900 . 3 4 5 5 4 6 5 4 4 1 4 5 3 4 5—64

( 1,000 . 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-72

(800 . 5 5555554553545 5-71

Frank Hyde . (600 . 5 4 5 1 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 5-67

1,000 . . . 354 4 555555664 5 4-70

(800 . 56455555455515 4-71

W. T. Graham . . ..( 900 . 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 6 3 5 5-70 >208

1,000, _ 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 3 5 5 8 5 4 5 4-67)

1 800 . 6 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4- 68

J. W Dart . (901 . 4 5 3 6 5 3 5 3 5 5 5 3 4 3 4—62 J-1B3

N. D. Ward. . . . .

Total . ; z" ~ .'. " ~ r. .7 .7. t.t.t.t.t.t.t. m

“ Gatling" Match. — Open to teams of twelve men from
any regiment, battalion or separate company of Infantry
of the National Gnard State of New York. All competi¬
tors must be regularly enlisted members, in good standing
of the regiment, battalion or separate company which
they represent, and must be certified to have been such
on June 1st, 1879. They Bhall appear in the uniform of
their corps (full dress or fatigue). Weapon, Remington
Stato military rifle. Distance, 500 yards; rounds, seven;
position, any; Entrance fee $1 each competitor. First
prize, a Gatling gun, presented by the Gatling Gun Com¬
pany; to be won twice (not necessarily consecutive) before
becoming the winner’s property. The gun to be held for
the year by the winning corps ; valued at $2,000 ; second
prize, a bonze figure of “Pays,” cost, $110 ; third prize,
a telescope ; value, $50.

20 tft Separate Co., of Binghamton.

J. P. Worthing. .. .554555 5—34 I C. Smith . 444333 1—30

M.D. Hinds . 5 5 4 5 5 4 5-33 C. M. Durkee .. ..5385455-30

T. 61. Condon . .5 5 3 5 4 5 5— 32 | C. Van Ordon ...4 4 5 5 4 44—30

D. M. Worden . 5 4 5 4 5 4 5—32 I O. A. Morris . 43 4 4 5 4 4-28

D. M. Ogden . 4455445-31 F.D. Lyon . 3535243—25

James Earned . 54 5 45 4 4—31 1 A. Benn . 3 3 2 5 4 53— 25

Total . 361

, to Reg t., N. F. City— Corporal McLewee, .35; Corporal Gard¬
ner, 32 ; Sergt. French, 31 ; Capt. Robbins, 30 ; Private Price, 30 ;
Private Underwood, 29; Corporal Eagle, 28; Sergt. Holland,
28 ; Private Lockwood, 27 ; Sergt. Lo Boutllller, 25 ; Capt. Price,
24; Lieut. Cliauncey, 2L Total. 343. „

48t/i Bcgt,., Oswego .Lieut. Barton, 31 ; Private Gardner, 31 ; Sergt.
White, 30; Lieut.. Barnes, 30 ; Pri vate Wood, 30 ; Capt. Barton, 28;
Private Perkins, 27; Private Willis, 27; Private Hall, 28; Lieut.
Cleming, 26 ; Lleut.-Col. Houghton, 23 ; Lieut. Curtis, 21. Total,

9th Real., N. Y— Lieut. Beauman, 33; Corporal Engel, 32; Sergt.
Stroh, 30; Sergt.-Major Engel, 30; Sergt. Nordbruck, 30; Sergt.
Doutney, 28; Private Hoult, 28; Private Jones, 27; Private Doul-
gan, 37; Private Boyd, 26; Sergt. Jones, 26; Corporal De Groot, 81 ;

23d Begi. Brooklyn— 8. Ford, 30; W. N. Walker, 30; Adj. Frothing-
ham, 30; F. a. Hand, 29; J. H. Stearns, 29; F, J. Griswold, 29; Adj.
Perliam, 29; U. L. Fox, 28; W. L. Cnndee, 26; F. S. Shepherd, 25; J. L
Thompson, 25; F. L. Holmes, 22. Total, 333-
51st Beat, of Syraeus6.-Lieut.-Col. Grey, 33;. Lieut, Shuttle, 33 ;
Private Mcllroy, 81; Private Greenland, 31; Adj. Gnffln,28; Private
Lyman, 27; Private Neerlng, 26; Private Lelevre, 26; Sergt. Blakely,
25‘; Capt. Bruce, 25; Sergt. Furness. 21; Priyate Tubbs, 20; Total,
828

54 th Bcgt. of Rochester. — S. A Service, 32; D. MeMaster, 29; E. 8.
Comes, 27; Lieut. Clark, 27; T. H. Brown, 27; S. MeMaster, 27; Col.
Eddv, 20; F. E.Harrokl, SO; E. E. Ryder, 25; Lleut.-Col. Bruman, 24;

E. T. StUlson.24; W. F. Hunt, 23. Total, 317. , _ . .

28!1i. Separate Co. of Elmira— Private Ru ten, 33; Corporal Hosford,

32; Corporal Ruten, 30; Private Goff, 29; Capt. Root, 28; Sergt.
Bunnell, 28; Sergt. Guard, 27; Private Collston, 23; Private Chase, 22;
Private Boughten, 20 ; Private Brink, 19 ; Lieut. Mackay lb ;

T°mh Bcgt. Auburn— Seret. Stafford, 31 ; Private 'fr estover, 26 ;
Sergt.-Major Wright, 25; Sergt. Kelly, 25; Lieut. Eaton, 25; Private
Talfaday, 25 ; Capt. McCartin, 34; Col. Storke, 24; Adj. Kirby, 24;
Sergt. Wright, 24; Corporal Andrews, 24. Total. 301.

29(5 Separate Co. of Horseheads— Corporal Worden, 20; Sergt.
Purdv, 29; Lieut. Curtis, 28; Sergt. Stow, 28; Private Couch, 28;
Corporal Wightman, 28; Corpora! Conklmg,2o; Private Neich.Zo;
Sergt. Smith, 23; Lieut. Wintermente, 22; Private Brown, 19; Cor¬
poral Clark, 19. Total, 299. „ , _

35th Battalion of TFntertoion.-Lieut, Howland, 28; Sergt. Swan,
27; Capt. Cooper, 26; Private Brown, 2a; Private Reeves. 25; Sergt.
Nichols, 24; Private Shephard, 24; Private Zimmerman, 23; Private
Otis. 23; Lieut. Shuttle,®; Sergt. Soper, 20; Sergt. Middleton, 20.
Total. 288.

Total..

1 1,000..

..4 54 5 5305 45 4 5 355-62)-

^ _ _ - - , Jorgt. Stel D . — , — , — — . - - - — ~

Noble, 23; Sergt. Smith, 20; Corporal Browe, 18; Private Clancy, 11;
Total, 287.

“ Army and Navy Journal ” Match. — Open to
teams of twelve from all regularly organized militaiy
organizations in the United States, including the Regular
Army. Navy and Marine Corps. All competitors to be
regularly enlisted members, in good standing, of the
regiment, battalion, corps or troop they represent, and
to have been such on June 1st, 1879, and to appear in the
uniform (full dress or fatigue) of the organization which
they represent. Weapon, such military rifle as has been
issued at the public expense to the organization which the
team represents. Distance, 500 yards ; rounds, seven :
position, any within the rules ; entrance fee, $1 each
competitor. First prize, a silver trophy, presented by Col.
William C, Church, on behalf of The Army and Navy
Journal, valued at $750. - This prize is to be won three times
before becoming the property of the winner. It will be
held for a year by the officer commanding the winning

FOREST AND STREAM

675

corps, Second prize, a marble clock and ornaments, cost
$110. Third prize, a bronze figure .“Orpheus," cost
$75.

20th Separate Co., Binghamton.

Jus. Larnod.. _ 4 4 5 55 5 5—33 I C. Smith . 3 5 45445-30

O. A. Morris . 5 4 5 5 5 5 4-33 1). M. Worden . 3 5 6 3 3 4 5-23

D. H. Ogden . 5 3 5 4 5 5 5-32 F. E. Lyon . 435 4.435-38

M. D. Hinds . 4 5 5 5 4 4 5-33 J. P. Worthing. ...234453 3-34

C. M. Durkee . 4 44 5 55 5-32 A. Hevfcr . 2 335 3 4 4—24

0. Van Orden _ 5 4 5 5 4 5 4-33 | T. M. Congdou .824344 4-23

Total . 351

nil Beat., N. r. City— Capt, J. L. Price, 33 ; Corporal I'. C. Mc-
Levee, 38 ; Private E. W. Price, 31; Lieut. D. Chauncey, 30; cor¬
pora- i b bh ■ himbi faaiaj '* ■

fe _

A. French, 25. Total, 348. _ , , „

U. S. Engineers, Willett's Point, N. lr.— Se-rgt. M. Dolan, 32; Cor¬
poral H. Vouchan, 30; Corporal J. Turner, 30; Private J. Cav-
anagh, 29; Privote C. Barrett, 3!) : Sergt. C. Renaud, 29; Private

B. Kohrt, 27 ; Capt. A. M. Miller, 35 ; Lieut, J. C. Mallory, 25 ; Lieut,
Wm. Black, 25: Private H. Krolos, 54 ; Private J. F. Frasier, 33.
Total, 328.

Slat Steal. Surname. — Lieut. Col. Gray. 33; Sergt. Blakeley, 31;
Capt. Bruce, 29; Private Tubbs, 29; Private MeElroy, 38; Private
Lyman, 36 ; Private Nearing, 26; Lieut. Shuttle, 26 ; Private Lefevre,
26; Adj. Griffin, 23; Private Greenland, 18; Sergt. Farness— Total, 307.

481 Jt Regt. Oswego. — Lieut. Col. Houghton, 33; Lieut. Curtis, 30;
Private Gardner, 28; Private Perkins, 28; Capt. Barton, 28; Private
Hall, 26; Sergt.-Major White, 25; Lieut. Barton, 25; Lieut. Clcming,
24; Private Willis, 33; Private Wood, 21; Lieut. Barnes, 19;
Total, 306.

13th Regt. Scranton, Penn— K. McMillan, 33; G. B. Hand, 31; Geo.
Ives, 39; P. B. Thompson, 38; Geo. Barnard, 27; G. L. Breek, 36;
Jaa. A. Fuller. 25; F. H. Clements, 34; W. H. Young, 24; Chas. H.
Well3, 23; W. H. Pierce, 22; D. S. Atkinson. 21; Total 306.

33d Regt, Brooklyn.— \V. L. Candee, 33; F. A. Hand, 30; J. H.
Stearns, 38; S. Ford, 27; J. S. Shephard, 26; F. L. Holmes, 26; F. J.
Griswold 35; J. B. Frotbingham, 35; W. N .Walker, 23; A. G.Perham,
22; J. L. Thompson, 22; G. L. Fox, 19. Total, 305.

9f7i Begt.. A. Y. City.- Sergt. Jones, 33; Sergt. Nordbrack, 39; Sergrt.
Dontney, 37; Sergt. Stroh, 36; Private Jones, 26; Private Hover, 26;
Private Boyd, 25; Lieut. Beaumau, 23; Corporal Engel, 33: Corporal
Dc Groot, 33; Private Donegan, 23; Sergt.-Major Engle, 18. Total,
301.

Sith Real:, Rochester— A. B. McMaster, 30; C. E. Eider, 29; Sami
M (.'Master, 29; F. E. Harrold, 28; Col. Eddy, 27; J. H. IJrown, 27; W.
F. Hunt, 37; E. S. Comes, 26; S. A. Service, 26; Lieut. Col. Brennan,
23; Lieut. Clark, 18; G. T. Stillson, 7. Total, 296.

lltft Regt., Brooklyn. — Sergt. Smith, 30 ; Corporal Corroy, 29; Cor¬
poral Harvey, 20; Corporal Heuwood, 28; Corporal Brough, 28;
Lieut. Nutt, 20; Sergt. Steltingwof, 26; Sergt. King, 24; Private
Robertson, S3; Private Clancy, 20; Private Moore, 17; Sergt. Noble,
17. Total, 294.

49th Begt., -1 ahum .—Corporal Andrews, 29; Sergt. Wright, 27;
Sergt:. Stafford, 37; Sergt. Mills, 25; Adj. Kirby, 25; Sergt. C. E.
Wright, 34; Private Westover, 21; Lieut. Eaton, 21; Sergt. Kelly, 20;
Private Talladay, 20; Corporal MoCarten, 19; Col. Storke, 18.
Total, 276.

StliRegt.,N. Y. City— Private Hcigmnnn, 29; Private Douglass, 38;
Private Bead, 27; Lieut. Gee, 27; Private Stafford, 26; Private
Carter, 35; Sergt. Murphy, 34; Capt, Balston, 20; Private Cochrane,
19; Private Daley, 18; Corporal Eandell, 16; Private Dewar, 14;
Total, 273.

29th Separate Co., of Borseheads.— Sergt. Stow, 27; Lieut. Curtis,
26; Private Brown, 26; Corporal Worden, 25; Private Meieh, 35;
Corporal Clark, 24; Sergt, Purdy, 23; Private Coriek, 32; Lieut.
Wintenaute, 31 ; Sergt. Smith, 31 ; Corporal Wightman, 16 ; Cor¬
poral Conkllng 15. Total, 271.

28th Separate Co., of Elmira.— Corporal Ilosford, 31; Sergt. Bun¬
nell, 30; Private Rutan, 38; Corporal Rutan, 37; Private Bink, 27;
Lieut. Mackey, 23; Private Bouglitln, 21; Corporal Boot, 19;
Private Goff, 17 ; Private Collson, 17 ; Private Chase, 13 ; Sergt.
Gourd, 7. Total, 261.

21st Bel., Poughlwcpeie. — O. Cook, 29; P. C. Ward, 27; H. G. Wol¬
cott, 21; W. Haubernestel, 21; H. J. Sohraeder, 23; B. Meyer. 23; J.
Morrow, 30; Jas. Robson, 18; M.D. Beneway, 18; A. F. Lindsey, 13;
J. D. Williams, 12; W. J. Cocoran, 11. Total. 237.

65th Begt., Buffalo — Corporal Menker, 25; Lieut.-Col. Graves, 25;
Lieut, Lyon, 25; Lieut, Kirehmeyer, 23; Adj. Bordemer, 21; Lieut
Parke, 19; Lieut. Arnold, 19 ; Corporal Smith, 17; Lieut. Shepard,
17; Private Ganes, 15; Pi-lvate Ureedman, 14; Major Waud, 5;
Total. 220.

30th Separate Co. of Elmira.— Lieut. Hoffman, 30; Prlvate'Cramer,
24; Corporal Andrews, 23; Private Chamberlain, 23; Private Denton,
23; Corporal Elston, 21 ; Sergt. Fitch, 20; Private Parmenter, 19;
Private Hutchinson. 14; Private Pratt, 11; Sergt. Sadler, 3; Private
Bowman, 0. Total, 2U.

13th Separate Co., a J - .—Lieut. Watkins, 28; E. Buck, 28; Lieut.

Farman 27; T. S. BucJdaud, 27; C. C. Bnekland, 26; Corporal Law-
reuce, 26; W. W. Sherwin, 16; C. C. Baker, 11; Dewitt Johnson, 8;
Chas. Burse, 5; W. W. Granes, 5; Geo. Bassett, 0. Total, 207.

New York State National Guard Match.— Open
to teams of twelve from each regiment, battalion, or sep¬
arate company of infantry of the National Guard of the
State of New York, each man being certified by his regi¬
mental commander to be a regularly enlisted member in
good standing of the regiment, battalion or separate com¬
pany he represents, and to. have been such on June 1st,
1879. All competitors must appear in the uniform of
their corps (full dress or fatigue). Distances, 200 and 500
yards; position, standing at 200, any with head to the
target at 500 ; weapon, Remington rifle, State model ;
rounds, five at each distance ; entrance fee, $1 each man.
First prize, the New York State prize, a trophy, pre¬
sented by the Commander-in-Chief on behalf of the State
of New York, value, $500 ; second prize, brass pitchers of
Medieval design, cost, $110; third prize, a silver vase, of¬
fered by Messrs. Tiifany & Co., Union square, New York,
value, $75; fourth prize, an elegant clock and mantel or¬
naments, cost, $00 : —

20(h Separate Co., of Binghamton.

J.P. Worthing . 4 3 3 4 3-17 5 5 4 5 6-24 41

D. M. Worden . 3 6 3 4 4—19 5 4 5 4 4—22 41

C. Van Olden . 3 3 3 5 5—19 5 3 5 4 5—22 11

M.D. Hinds . 3 3 4 3 4—19 4 3 5 4 5—21 40

O. A. Morris . 2 5 3 4 4—18 4 4 5 5 3—21 39

C. M.Durkec . .... 4 5 4 4 4—21 4 3 3 6 3—18 39

D. H. Ogden . 5 3 5 4 4—21 4 0 4 4 6—17 38

C. Smitu . 4 4 4 3 4—19 2 3 4 4 5—18 37

A. Bevier . 3 4 3 5 4^-19 4 2 5 3 5—18 37

J. Larned . . 4 3 3 4 3—17 3 3 5 3 5—19 36

T. M. Congdou . 4 2 3 3 4—17 4 5 2 2 4—17 33

J.T. Lyon . 4 2 2 3 2—13 4 3 4 2 2—15 28

Total . . 218 233 450

48th Regiment of Oswego.

Capt. Barton . 3 4 4 4 4—19 4 5 4 6 5—23

Sergt.-Maj. White . 4 3 3 5 5-20 5 4 5 4 4-22

Lieut. Barnes . 4 3 4 3 4-18 4 5 5 5 4—23

Capt. Post.. _ 4 4 4 3 4—19 2 5 4 4 5—20

Lieut.-Col. Houghton... 3 3 4 4 3—17 3 4 6 4 5—21

Private Perkins . 4 4 3 5 4^-20 3 6 4 3 3-18

Lieut. Barton . 4 3 4 4 3-18 0 3 1 5 5—17

Private Wood . 0 1 3 2 3-13 1 5 4 4 5-22

Private Hull . 3 3 4 8 3—10 4 4 4 3 3-18

Lieut. Cleaning . 2 4 4 3 2—15 2 4 3 4 5—18

Private Gardner . 3 4 3 0 2—12 5 3 4 5 5-21

Lieut. Curtis . 8 3 5 4 4—19 0 3 0 5 4-11

Totals . 205 233 438

61st Regiment, of Syracuse.

Lieut. Settle . 5 3 3 4 5-20 3 4 5 5 5-23

Sergt. Blakeley . 4 5 4 4 4—21 4 5 5 3 3—20

Private Lefevre . 4 3 5 4 5—21 3 5 4 4 3—19

Private Nearing . 4 3 4 3 4— IK 4 2 5 5 4—20

Private Greenland . 3 4 4 6 3—19 4 4 2 4 5 — 19

Lieut.-Col. Gray . 4 4 2 4 2—16 4 4 3 5 6-21

Private Tubbs . 3 3 4 4 3-17 5 2 5 6 5— 20

Private Melh-oy . 4 1 4 4 4-20 3 5 3 3 4-17

Adj. Griffin . 3 4 4 6 3—19 0 3 3 3 4—13

Private Lvman . ... 4 3 2 4 3 — 16 2 0 5 3 3—13

Corporal Lombard . 0 3 4 0 3— 10 2 4 3 4 5 — 18

capt, Bruce . 4 4 3 2 5—18 4 8 3 0 0—10

Total . m *5 427

35th BalbaMon, of Watertown.

Private Brown - . 4 3 3 3 4—17

Sergt. Nichols. .. . 3 4 4 4 4—19

Lieut. Howland. ... ...4 4 4 4 5-21

Lieut. Settle . 1 4 4 3 4—19

Private Otis . 4 4 3 4 3 -18

Sergt. Middleton- . . 4 4 3 4 4—19

Capt, Cooper . 4 4 3 4 1—19

Private Shepherd . 4 3 3 4 4-18

Private Reeves _ ..3 3 4 4 4—18

Private Sopor . . 5 4 3 3 4— 11)

Lieut, Swann . 3 3 4 4 3—17

Private Zimmerman. . ..4 4 1 8 3—18

.. _ _ 4-24
5 3 3 5—20

4 4 2 3-18

5 3 2 5-49

4 5 4 3-19
3 4 5 4—18
3 5 2 2-16

5 2 3 4-16
2 5 5 3 — 15
0 5 3 0-13
0 5 3 6-13
0 2 3 3-11

Total..

. 223 202 442

First Division National Guard" Match.— Open
to teams of twelve from each regiment, battalion or
separate company of infantry in the First Division of the
National Guard S. N. Y. All competitors to appear in
the uniform of their corps (full dress or fatigue), and to
be certified by their regimental commander to he regu¬
larly enlisted mam bers, in good standing, of the regiment
or battalion they represent, and to have been such on
June 1st, 1079. Weapon, Remington rifle, State model ;
distances, 200 and 500 yards ; five shots at eacli distance ;
position, standing at 200, any with head to the target at
500 yards : entrance fee, $1 each man. First prize, the
New York State Division Prize, value $100 ; second
prize, a bronze Gladiator, “ Borghese,” cost $80 : third
prize, a bronze card stand, cost $45 : —
nh Regiment.

Corporal McLewee . 3 4 5 4 5—21 4 5 5 5 8—22 43

Private Lockwood . 4 4 3 4 5—20 3 4 5 4 5—21 'll

Capt. Bobbins . 3 3 3 4 4^-17

Corporal Gardner . 5 4 4 3 3—19

Capt. Price . . 5 3 6 4 1—21

Private Price . .5 3 4 4 4—19

Sergt, LeBoutillier . 4 3 3 3 4-17

Private Underwood, jr _ 0 5 3 4 5—17

Corporal Eagle . . 4 4 2 4 3—17

Sergt. Holland . — 3 4 4 4 4 — 19

Sergt. Freueh . 5 4 3 0 4-16

Lieut. Chauncey, jr . 0 4 3 4 4—15

Totals . - . 218

9 til Regiment.

Capt. De Groot . 3 3 1 4 4—47

Sergt. Stroh . 4 4 3 4 2—17

Lieut, Beaumau . 3 4 3 4 4—18

Private Jones . 4 4 4 4 4—20

Corporal Engel . 4 3 3 4 4—18

Private Donegan . 4 4 3 4 5—20

Sergt, Doutney . 0 2 3 3 4—12

Private Boyd . 5 5 2 3 4^-19

Sergt.-Maj. Engle . 4 4 4 4 5—21

Sergt. Jones . . . 3 4 3 3 4—17

Sergt. Nordbruok... . 1 4 4 4 4r-20

Private Hover . 4 5 1 4 3—20

Totals . ... . . . 219

89th Regiment.

3 3

4 2 4-20

3 3 3-47

4 5 4-19

5 3 5—21
5 4 4 4—21
3 4 4 3-19

3 3 3 3—14
0 5 2 3—15

4 5 0 3-16

229 447

0 0 3 0 3-6

5 5 5 4 3-22

3 3 4 3 4-17

3 3 4 3 4—17

4 4 0 3 3—14

0 0 3 4 4— 11

4 3 4 0 0—11

3 2 0 4 4-13

5 3 4 4 3—19

3 5 4 3 5—20

3 3 3 5 1—18

3 3 3 3 5—17

Capt. Carton . 18

Capt. Kerr . 18

Lieut. MoMorrow — 16

Major Duffy . 19

Lieut. Feehey . 18

Lieut. Farrelly . 19

Lieut. Began . 18

Sergt. Desmond . 14

Sergt. Meagher . 15

Private Byau . 17

Capt. Cushing . 20

Capt. Brennan . 17

10— 2S
12 86

14— 30

15— 84
10 — 28

18— 35

19— 35
8—22

16— 31

11— 28

18 — 33

19— 36

8th Regiment.

200 500

Yds. Yds.

Sergt . Murphy . 17 19—39

Corporal Randall.... 18 15—33

Private Reid . 18 18—16

Private Carter . 19 7-26

Private Heizman. ... 19 13—32

Private Dewar - 19 5—34

Private Dale v . 17 10 , . 27

Private Cochrane .... 19 18—37

Private Douglass — 18 11—29

Private Stafford . 18 2-20

Lieut. Gee . 19 12—31

Capt. Balstou . 14 8—22

Totals . 215 138 333

Totals.,. . 168 207 375

“Second Division National Guard" Match. — Open
to teams of twelve from each regiment, battalion or
separate company of infantry in the Second Divisioneof
the National Guard S. N. Y. All competitors to appear
in the uniform of their corps (full dress or fatigue), aud
to be certified by their regimental commander to be regu¬
larly enlisted members of the regiment, battalion or sep¬
arate company they represent, and to have been such on
June 1st, 1879. Weapon, Remington rifle, State model ;
distances, 200 and 500 yards : five shots at each distance ;
position, standing at 200, any, with head to the target, at
500 yards ; entrance fee, $1 each man. First prize, the
New York State Second Division Prize, value, $100 ;
second prize, a bronze female figure, cost $80 ; third
prize, a trophy of medieval arms, cost $45 : —

23d Regiment Team.

... 4 4 8 4 3-18 5 3 5 8 4-22 40

Private Perham

Sergt. Candee . 4 3

Privlo Hand . 1 4

Private Griswold . 4 4

Private Steams . 4 4

Private Shepherd . 4 3

Private Holmes . 3 3

Private Walker . 4 4

Adj. Frotbingham . 3 4

Private Ford . . 4 4

Private Fox... . 0 3

Private Thompson . 4 4

4 5 4 4—22

2 3

4—16
2 8—18
5 3-18
5 4—19
0 4 4 3 5—16

3 2 5 4 2—10

4 4 3 4 5—19

2 2 0 3 5-18 ...

0 3 3 0 0— 6 23

3 3 5 4 5-30 37
5 3 2 4 4—18 37

2 2

3 3

4 2

5-17
5—17
5-14
i 4 — 21

0 0 0 3—7
0 3 0 4—7
0 0 0 3-3

5 3—16
5 4-21
. 3 3—18

! 4 3—17

4 2—15
3 3-18
! 4 3—17
0 0—10
. 5 2-14

1 3 3-17

14th Regiment Team.

Corporal Greenwood - 5 3 3 4 4—19

Capt. Browe . 5 4 4 4 4-21

Private Robertson . 4 2 4 4 3—17

Corporal Harvey . 4 3 4 4 4—19

Private Moore . 3 4 4 2 5—18

Corporal Corry . 3 3 4 4 3—17

Sergt. King . 4 4 4 4 4r-20

Sergt. StiUenwerf . 0 2 4 2 3—11

Sergt. Smith . . 3 3 3 4 3—16

Private Claney . 2 4 3 4 4—17

Sergt, Noble . 3 3 3 3 4—16

Lieut. Nutt . 4 3 4 3 3—17

308

47th Regiment Team.

Private Langcake . 4 3 4 5 3—19

Private Bay ley . 3 3 4 2 4—46

Sergt. Mathews . 4 3 2 2 4—15

Sergt. Whalley . 3 0 0 4 5-13

Private Peters . 2 3 4 0 2—11

Sergt. Braiuard . 3 3 3 0 4—13

Private Knouse . 3 3 3 3 4—10

Sergt. C.L. Heinrichs.... 4 5 2 3 4—18

Sergt. J. J. Heinrichs _ 4 3 3 3 3—15

Sergt, Harris . 3 3 3 4 8—14

Private Ploucffuet . 0 0 0 0 0— 0

Corporal Brown . 3 0 3 3 0—7

156 103 '259

“ Cavalry” Match. — Open to teams of six men from
regiments, battalions, or separate troops of cavalry or
batteries of artillery (aimed with carbines) of the National
Guard or uniformed militia from each State or Territory
of the United States ; teams to appear in the authorized
uniform of the organization they represent (full dress or
fatigue), and the members thereof to be certified by the
commanding officer of the regiment, battalion, separate
troop or battery that they are active members thereof,
and were such on June 1st, 1879 ; distances, 200 and 300

0 3 6 5

3- 17

4- 17
4—17

4 2 0 5 0—11

5 4 0 2 0—11
3 0 2 2 3—9
0 2 0 2 2—6
0 0 0 2 0—2
0 3 0 0 0-2
0 0 0 0 0—0
3 2 4 0 0—9
0 0 0 0 2—3

yards ; position, standing at 200, kneeling at 300 yards ;
weapon, the carbine with which the organization repre¬
sented is armed ; rounds, five at each distance ; entrance
fee, $1 each man. First prize, bronze card receiver, cost,
$65 ; second prize, a bronze flying Mercury, cost, $45 ;
third prize, a fine sole leather nickel-mounted gun case,
offered by Messrs, Crouch & Fitzgerald, 550 Broadway,
value, $25 : —

Troop I, 6 th Brigade, N. Q. S. A. Y.

Captain Turner .

200 Yards,

4 3 4 3—18

Ca,pts _

Private Watson

Lieut. Wellington . 4 4 r

Private Wagner . 4 4 1

Lieut. Newell . - . 3 4 4

Private Kellogg . 4 3 3

Totals . . — . . H2

Battery E, Washington Grays.

3—16

5- 31

6- 20

300 Yards.

4 5 4 3-21

5 5 5 2-20
5 5 0 5—20
5 5 3 3-20
5 5 5 5—25
4 5 5 4-20

26

200

300

Fite

200 300

Yds. Yds.

Sergeant Boss . 18 16

Sergeant McHugh ... 18 23

Totals . . 91

Yds.

Corn. Miller . 11

Q. M. S. Paseo . 18

Oorp. DeVoe . 19

Private Baldwin . 10

Grand total . .

Separate Troop D, Brooklyn.

Sergeant Oetgen . 8 15 I Lieut. Van Hun. . 18

Private Maxon . 18 14 | Private Waeohtler 17

Captain Mohrmann

10
12

Private Lakoman . Ii 10 I Totals . 94 85

Grand total . . . . * . 179

Troop A, Jiarl Klein's Troop New York (My.

Lieut. Weigold . 19 22 I Corporal Klein . 17 5

Sergt. Herrman . 10 4 Private Pauriteh . 10 16

Private Stung..- . 16 8 1 — —

Corporal Dillenberg. . 16 13 | Totals . 88 068

Grand total . . - . 156

“ Cavalry ” (State) Match.— Open to teams from any
troop or other organization, armed with carbines, of the
National Guard S. N. Y., each being certified by their
commander to be a regular member of the troop he repre¬
sents, and to have been such on June 1st, 1879. They
shall appear in the uniform of their corps (full dress or
fatigue). Distance, 200 yards ; position, standing";
rounds, 7 ; weapon, Remington breech-loading carbine ;
State model, with either carbine or infantry ammunition ;
entrance fee, $1 each man. First prize, a trophy, value
$70 ; second prize, a trophy, value $35 ; third prize, a
bust of “Marguerite,” cost $25 : —

Troop 1, 8th Brigade, Oswego, N. Y.

Private Wagner . 4 4 4 4 5 5 *-30

Capt. Turner . 4 4 4 5 4 4 3—28

Lieul. Wellington . 4 4 3 5 4 4 4—28

Private Watson . 4 8 5 4 1 4 3—27

Lieut. Newell . 3 8 3 4 4 4 5-26

Private Kellogg . 4 3 3 5 3 4 4—20

Private Weigand . 3 5 3 5 3 3 3—25

Total.. . I®

Battery E, N.G.S.N.Y. (Washington Greys)— G. E. Paseo, 27 ; M.
P. Ross, 27 ; W. T, Miller, 26 ; F. E. Baldwin. 38 ; W. V. De Voe, 24 ;
J. F. McHugh, 24 ; Capt, Bakter, 21. Total, 175.

Troop D, Brooklyn, AM'.— Private Waeohter, 27 ; Capt. Mohr-
mann, 23 ; Private Sehriefer, 23 ; Lieut. Van Thun, 31 ; Quarter-
rnnster Grata, 21; Private Maxon, 16; Private Lakoman, 10.

TmopA, N. Y. City (Karl Klein's Troop)-}. G. Weigold, 24; J.
Dillenberg, 24; 0. Roggentach, 23; J. Klein, 22; F. Stang, 18; S.
Stetzer, 17 ; C. Roppier, IS. Total, 143.

“ Short Range Team” Match. — Open to teams of
four from any regularly organized rifle club or association
or military organization (troop, battery or company) in
the United States. Each competitor must be certified to
as being a regular member in good standing of the or¬
ganization which he represents, and must have been
such on June 1st, 1879. Distance, 200 and 800 yards ;
rounds, seven at each distance; weapon, any rifle or car¬
bine within the rules ; position, standing ; entrance fee,
$1 each man. More than one team may be entered Dom
the same organization, hut the same individual will not
be allowed to appear in two teams. First prize, a bronze
statuette, “Venus de Milo,” cost, $60, and a bronze dog,
cost, $25, $S5; second prize, a bronze statuette, “The
Neapolitan Boy,” cost, $65; third prize, a bronze statuette,
“The Dancing Faun," cost, $20.

New York Rifle Chib No. 3.

300 yds. 50 Oycls.

N O'Donnel . 4 4 5 4 5 5 3-30 4 5 4 4 4 5 4-30 00

V. Daly . 5 4 3 4 4 3 5—28 2 4 4 2 3 4 4—23 01

H. D. Blydenburg.. 5 4 5 5 5 4 5-33 3 4 4 4 5 4 4-28 61

T. J. Donaldson _ 5 4 4 3 3 2 3—24 4 5 4 o 4 3 4—29 53

Total . . HO 115 225

Massachusetts Rifle Association.

W. H. Jackson . 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 — 29 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 — 28 57

H. T. Bockwoll . 4 4 4 3 3 3 5—26 3 5 1 2 4 3 5—25 51

J. B. Osborn . 4 4 4 5 4 5 4-30 3 5 1 4 5 5 4-30 00

L. L. Hubbard . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4—28 4 4 3 4 5 4 3—27 55

Total . . 113 55 223

ZetUer Rifle Club.

Wm. Klein . 4 4 4 4 4 5 4-29 4 4 3 3 4 4 4-20 55

c. S. Zettler . 5 5 5 4 4 4 5-33 4 5 3 3 4 4 4—26 58

B. Zettler . 4 4 4 4 4 5 4—29 3 4 5 4 6 2 3—26 56

G. Joiner . 4 4 4 4 4 3 5—28 1 3 4 3 4 4 5—27 55

Total . . . U8 1® 323

Brooklyn Team, N. Y. A.

M. M. Maltby . 28 29—57 | O. J._ JMlcq . 28

26-54 | A. H. Cobb .

Total . ...113 101222

N. Y. Rifle Club, 3d Team.

A.MoInnes . 20 36 -52 I G. J. Seabury . 25-64

S. P. Wells . 20 25-54 | E. B, Barker . _31 29-00

Total . 115 105 320

Stanford Amateur Rifle Club,

E. H. Sanl’ovd . 30 28-58 | J.H. Teaokle. ... 29 25-M

N. Pro vo3t . 26 26—62 | W. H. Sandford ....29 26- 5a

Total . 11* 105 219

TViHd's Point Rifle Club.

. 29 23—62

. 20 24-53

Total . m "ffriio

Ainu York Rifle Club, 1st Team.

T. Alder . 28 26-511 N. J. Hewlett . 26 23-64

D. S. Banks . 28 26—54 | J. W. Mangum .... 28 28—51

Total .

Empire Rifle Club , New York.

. 30 87— 57 I J. W. Todd .

. 25 25-60 | W. M. Farrow .

Total . . . . lit

4th Begt . ArUXlery, Cal.

Capt. Miller . 27 25-53 I Lieut. Jones . 25

Lieut, Gordon . 25 24—53 | Lieut. AndeiBOU *

Total . m i*811

676

FOREST AND STREAM.

. 2fl

Armtiru Rifle did), Springfield.

vr. W. Bull . 30 £4 — 64 U. F. Cranston . Stt

F. B. Bull . 30 23-65 1 S. S. Bruastoad . 25

Total . Ill

Columbia Rifle Association, Washington, D. C.

S. S. Scott . 25 27—62 I P. T. Lauritzen . 28

B. Chambers . 28 21— 49 | J. O. I*. Burnside .. . 20

Total . 10J

Flushing Rifle Cluh, No. 1.

E. E. Lewis . 25 24—49 I ft, Lewis . 24

A. H. Wickham . 24 29-49 | A. Hicks . 38

Total . 101

2fl(7i Separata Co.

C. 8. Van Ordon . . . 20 23-69 I M. D. Hind . 25

Jas. Larned . 28 23—53 1 1). H, Ogdon . 28

Total . 107

435/4 Regiment Rifle Cluh, Oswego.

O. \Y. White . 28 20—18 I L. L. Barnes .

J. S. Barton . 81 21—52 | Col. Houghton . . .

Total . HO

1th Regiment Rifle Club.

,T. L. Price . 27 21—48 I E. IV. Prioe . 29

C. IT. Eagle . 25 20 -51 I IV. J. Underwoodjr 26

Total . 100

Flushing Rifle Association No. 2.

Jos. Finlav6on . 27 23-60 I ,T. Wilson . 25

C. Banco '..... . 24 17—41 1 A. K. D. Dennett. . . 28

Total . 104

(19th Regiment Club."

Major Duffy . 24 12—35 | Lieut Farrelly . 17

Capt. Cushing . 15 22— 37 I Lieut. MoFeoley.... 20

Total . .82

06th Regiment Club.

Capt.. Mahken . . . 20 I Liekt.Kjrchmeyer .

Major Waud . 24 I Lieut. Arnold .

Total . - . . . J

. 101

Conus's Shooting Gallery.— Ar. Y„ Sept. 23d.— The
fourth of the series of ten weekly contests for marks¬
men’s badges took place on last Monday evening, Sept.
23d, 1879. 800 yards target, reduced for the range ; 7
shots ; possible, 85. Mr. D. A. Davis proving the winner
with a fine score of 33. Mr. A. J. Howlett, also made
32 ; but having won a marksmen's Badge, his score counts
in for the champion's badge, which will be won by the
highest aggregate score on ten targets, 70 shots. The
following are ten of the leading scores; —

D. A; Davis . 82 W. H. Cadwell . 30

A. J. Hewlett . 32 Wm. F. Morgan . . . 30

G. J.Seabury . . . 81 F. O'DouupJI . . 20

D. S. Banks. . . 81 Wilson MacDonald . 28

Fred Aider . 30 Dr. M. M. Matilay . 28

The next competition will be held on Modday evening,
Sept. 20th, Open to all comers.

New Jersey State Rifle Association.— The fall
prize meeting of the New Jersey State Rifle As¬
sociation will he held on Brinton Range, near Eliza¬
beth, N. J., Tuesday, Sept. 30th, and the four following
days. About $1,500 in cash and valuable trophies will be
shot for at long and shoi-t range, and hv regimental and
company teams of the National Guard." Programmes of
the meeting will be ready for distribution in a few days.

P. Bonnett, Sec., Elizabeth, N. J,

’DnchHitg mid Ranting.

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

Sept. 25.
Sept. 30.
Sept. 27.
Sept-28.
Sept. 29.
Sept. 30.
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New York.

Charleston.

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COMING FIXTURES.

Sept 25— Providence Y 0. Anderson Gup.

Sept. 27— Haverhill Y C Third Annual union Regatta.

Sept 27— East Boston Y C Union Regatta.

Sept 28— Quaker City Y C Closing Cruise.

Sop 1 30— Eastern Y C Closing Ituees.

Oct 15— Senwaahulta Y 0 Ocean Match, Center Cup.

The Leaves Working.— In several new publications
of a more or less nautical nature, displaying more or less
ability in their conduct, and pretending to keep a weather-
eye upon yachts and yachting, a wonderful change has
come over the spirit of their promoters. The once all-
pervading adoration of beam and light draft seems
gradually to he fading away. Popular sympathy is being
guided from dangerous open boats and shingle-bottomed
sloops to a style of ship more deserving of confidence and
support. All these newly-fledged publications are based,
for matter as well as for ideas, upon the columns of
Forest and Stream, and we suppose the flattering in¬
dorsement thereby given must be our consolation for the
liberal manner in which the followers in our wake help
themselves to our work without credit. Blit since they
are sure to be on the right tack, by all means let the good
leaven work, though it be at our cost.

Steam Catamarans.— Hardly had our objections to
steam catamarans been in type, when the news of
the trial of the Poughkeepsie venture reached the
city with exactly the results we had predicted. The
trial of the new steamer took place September 17th
in presence of a large crowd of sanguine spectators
from that town. It is needless to add that the venture
proved a total failure, even row-boats being able to out¬
run the new invention. As predicted in these columns,
the feathering-wheels were found altogether impracti¬

cable, and though the wheels Churned away at a rapid
rate the boat hardly moved. So it was resolved to sub¬
stitute fast buckets for the. feathering-gear in the hope
that eventually with the old-fashioned wheel the concern
might redeem itself. In the language of the inventor :
Our wheels are a failure, but we have the boat still. Un¬
fortunately there is as little hope for the boat as there
was for the wheels. The inventor is said to have sunk
$10,000 in his attempt. This is to he regretted, and we
are forced to conclude that he is the only person living
who does not read Forest and Stream, for it would have
been a matter of satisfaction to our innate generosity t®
have saved that sum to the enterprising individuals en¬
gaged in revolutionizing nature, and all for the small
sum of $4 a year or 10 cents per copy.

Seawanhaka Yacht CLub.— A circular has been issued
by the Secretary in reference to the ocean match for the
“ Centre Cup," value $500, which is to be sailed between
the 15th and 30th of October. Entries close on the 12th
prox., at the office of the Chairman of Regatta Com¬
mittee. The match is open to sloops and cutters of the
S. Y. C. ; no time allowance ; three to start, or no race :
course, from Sandy Hook Lightship to and around Five
Fathom Lightship off Cape May, and return to start.
Paid hands and storm canvas allowed. It is to be re¬
gretted that the probabilties of a good entry for this
event do not seem very flattering. We have but few
large sloops, and it will hardly be maintained that our
smaller ones are fit for open water work. Still, should
the weather be mild, we hope the required three will put
in an appearance, and trust to find the cutter element
fully represented. A finer sight than a match of this
kind between Muriel and Volante in such a sea as a
northwester is likely to raise along a weather shore, need
not to be wished for. The stretch is a long one for such
little fellows, but for want of other material that can
venture out, they would make the best racing pair we
can muster for the purpose. Now, if we only had a class
of crack forties, sixties, or hundred tenners, what a
grand race might not be expected ! The Britan nias,
Nevas, or Formosas would laugh at the play an autumn
•wind and smooth sea would afford them while in chase
for so fine a trophy, but our Pistons and Grades, et al,
will know better than poke their noses outside the Hook
shoidd times be a little nasty. So that the race may be a
success, let us pray for a gentle zephyr instead.

Providence Yacht Club. — The cluh regatta, sailed
Thursday, Sept. 11th, was open to all cat-rigged boats in
Narragansett Bay. There were ten entries, among which
were some of the fastest boats in the bay. The day was
not all that could be desired, as the wind was very light
most of the time, though there was a good breeze from
the S. E. when the race was started. The course was
from a stake-boat anchored off Field’s Point to and around
the red buoy off Nayatt Point and return, a distance of
11 miles. The following is a list of the entries :

first crass.

Length. Actual Time. Corrected Tim.
Name Fort. Ft. In. H.M.S. H.M.Se

M Delorcy . Providence.. 25 03 8 14 S3 2 39 30

lebc ...Newport . 24 08 3 34 05 2 38 r 3

Lookout . Pawtucket .. 23 09 3 12 59 2 35 .045

Lizzie Hull .... Providence. .23 05 distanced,

Harnest. ...... Pawtucket.. 22 09 3 83 19 2 50 02

Tire first prize, a silver water-pitcher, was taken by the
Lookout : the second, a silver cup, by the Hebe.

SECOND CLASS.

Length. Actual Time. Corrected Time
Name. Port . Ft.Tn< H. M. 8. H. M. S,

Rarus . Providence.. ..18 8 3 38 53 2 54 20

vK;; . Providence ... 18 08 3 W 46 2 55 05

Wilcox . Providence... 17 0. 3 24 TO 2 A8 11

Hour v White..... . 16 09 3 54 07 3» 05 54

The first prize, therefore, goes to the Wilcox, and, ac¬
cording to the figures, the second should be awarded to
the Ranis ; but a protest is still held in abeyance until the
decision of the yachting editor of Forest and Stream is
rendered on the legality of sculling with the rudder— a
means of propulsion resorted to by Rarus and Vision.
The annual race for the E. J. Anderson Cup will be
started Sept. 25th. E. T. Dustin, Sec. P. Y. C.

We have forwarded the decision asked for— the gist of
which is that yachts can profit from sculling with the
rudder, and a protest lodged by a competing yacht upon
such grounds must be entertained, if insisted upon, in
literal interpretation of the rule that “no other means
than sails to propel the yachts are to be used." It is not
required that a protest to be successful need show that
actual advantage accrued to the protested yacht. A
single infraction of rules is enough to debar from prizes
if demanded by a protest made in proper form and in the
way prescribed. This right is necessary to preserve a full
observance of sailing rules!

The Boston Yacht Club Regatta.— The owner of
Fail'll writes us that his sloop started 29m. late, owing to
a misunderstanding of signal, but reached the finish only
13m. astern of the leading yaolit, therefore actually heat¬
ing the best time around the course by lGm. actual time.
In the Dorchester Yacht Club’s champion regattas, Fairy
wou first aud second races and took the champion prize
in her class, a handsome brass cannon.

Canoe Racing.— Among the other races of the Fif¬
teenth Annual Regatta of the Passaic Boat Club was one
for paddling eano'es, open to all comers. There were
seven entries Dorn the various canoe clubs. The Qui
Vive paddled by J. West, and winner of the Jersey City
Canoe Club Regatta, went to the front at the start, and
held it tiff the half-mile stake boat was turned, when the
Flise paddled by Fred Hussey, took the lead, which sha
gradually increased till the finish, winning by about six
lengths in nine and a half minutes, the other boats com¬
ing in close together. The race was for the Champion-
shin of the Passaic River. The prize, a handsome silver
vase in the shape of a Canoe, to be held by the winner
till the next regatta of the club,

ittid JBivi'ii

FISH IN SEASON IN OCTOBER.

FRESH WATER.

Black Bass, Microptcrus salmo- 1 Pike or Piokerel, Ks ox luclus.

ides; M. nigricans. Yellow Porch, Feral Jituxsccns

Musteuonge, Ksox nobilior.

_ _ SALT WATER.

Sea Bass, Scicmnps occllafus. I Spanish Mackerel, Ci ibium mac-

Striped Bass, Roccus Hiieatus. I ulatum.

White Perch, Moraneamcricana. I Cero, Cgbium regale.
weak Ratal Oynoscion rcgnlls. Boaito, Sarda pelamgs.

Bluehsk, Fomatomus soJtatrte. | Kingfish, Mcnlicirms nebulosus.

“The Best Haul Ever Known, ” — Dr. Atwood Crosby,
of Watcrville, Me., sends ns a clipping from the Bangor
Whig, of September 9th, in which two men, D. D. Smith
and II. Powers, are credited with having caught in six
hours, at Greenwood’s Pond, Katahdin Iron Works,
eleven hundred and eleven trout, “ tho best haul of fish
ever known here.” Happy word, that, “haul ; ” it fits the
case better perhaps thau grab, scoop, swoop, plunder, or
steal wonlddo. “Haul” is suggestive. Beasts of prey pounce
on their victims and haul them in. When a gambler re¬
lieves another man of his money he “makes a haul.”
The word is common in the riff-raff jargon of dead beats,
men who live by their wits and nimble fingers. Possi¬
bly, however, the writer of the newspaper item did not
use the word in an invidious sense. “Hauls ’’are, as a
rule, discountenanced by respectable people ; but there
are of course persons who do approve of them. The hu¬
man raco has not yet arrived at that stage of moral de¬
velopment when all classes apprehend absolute right, and
are governed by such apprehending. The standards of
right and wrong, honor and dishonor, are sadly at vari¬
ance. In this one particular phase of morals, i. e., in re¬
gard to “ hauls,” thanks to the repeated and unwearying
efforts of gentlemen sportsmen, the tone of the commu¬
nity at large is improving. The time 49111 come, before
many years have passed, when all, save professional fish¬
ermen” whose legimate business it is to draw the seine,
will bo ashamed to see themselves paraded in the papers
as having made the biggest hauls ever known. Wlien
that day does come, a decent angler may have some
chance to fill his creel. As matters are now at Green¬
wood’s Pond, Me,, we see no chance for any such decent
angler to compete with the haulers. We should be

E leased to learn how, in this instance, the trout were
auled in. Eleven hundred and eleven fish in six hours
for two men. would average 1 13-22 fish per man per
minute. Was it fly fishing?

Striped Bass — There is a fine run of one to four-
pound striped bass now in the Shrewsbury River.

Maine — The Forks. — The Forks of the Kennebec
River is a fine fishing and hunting country. There are
several fine trout brooks which run into the Kennebec
and Dead Rivers, and six miles from this place is Moxey
Pond, noted for its fine trout fishing. This pond is nine
miles in length. They get trout which weigh three
pounds, and a few that are even larger. One man went
out from there about a week ago ; he caught 200 pounds
to salt for winter use. There is a man who lives at the
head of the pond who has a good log-house and quite a
farm cleared. Mr. Clark, the landlord of The Forks
Hotel, is talking of fixing the road so they can go in with
a horse and wagon. They go on horseback now. Par¬
tridge are very plenty this fall ; they can he bought for
ten cents apiece, and "there is not a market for all they
bring in. Trout, ten cents a pound, the insides taken
out. . E. M. G.

Movements of the Fishing Fleet.— The Bay-men are
coming home, and the mackerel fishery will soon be
brought to a close. The large schools of mackerel lately
reported in the bays and harbors of Maine fail to put In
an appearance this way, and the prospect of winding up
the season with a good catch of fat mackerel becomes
well-nigh hopeless.

The Bank codfish fleet continue to arrive with good
fares. The whole number of arrivals in tins branch for
the week, from long and short trips, has been 12, and the
total receipts, 1,750,000 lbs. codfish and 8,000 lbs. halibnt.

Bank halibut are in better supply, the number of ar¬
rivals since last report being 14, and the total receipts
427,000 lbs.

The Georges fleet are making long trips, being delayed
in procuring bait, some of the late arrivals having been
absent three weeks. The fares average well for the sea¬
son, but there is no crowding of stock, and prices are
firm. We notice 48 arrivals the past week, bringing
768,000 lbs. codfish and 24,000 halibut.

Whole number of arrivals for the week, 98. Aggregate
receipts, 2,588,000 lbs. codfish, 459,000 fresh halibut,
280,000 lbs. fletched do., 2,782 bbls. mackerel.— Cape Ann
Advertiser, Sept. 19 th

New York— Syracuse, Sept. 19th. — Gover Alvord, who
has returned to Syracuse from his summer St. Lawrence
home, thus triumphantly sums up his season’s catch of
fish -.—Black bass, 2,309 : rock bass, 1,762 ; perch, 306 ;
pickerel, 378 ; chub, 179 ; all other kinds, 85 ; total, 5,024;
greatest day’s fish, July 1st, (fly) 333.

—Last week Capt. James Milhvard and Jolm B.J3paf-
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erel, and a muscalonge weighing 47 pounds; the largest
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possessor of it, as he spoke of the “ Courbonillon ” he. in¬
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smile, J. £>■ B.

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FOR SALE. — A thoroughbred red Irish
setter dog, 8 months old. by Champion
Elebo, and out of Bl'Ul ve.t-PLuii.ket- ; Pluuket-
Stolla. Address E. J. ROBBINS, Wethersfield.
Conn. Septl9-tf

TFOR SALE.— A two year old Eagle (Uakatus

i lucocephalns) spreads seven feet, or will ex¬

change for cocker spaniel or light rise. CHAS.

E, INGALLS, East Templeton, Mass. Sept 88-lt

J’dU.

FOR SALE. — A Sharps Long Range Rifle

(Berchard patent), new iu August, 1879 ; 156
shells; canvas case; loading tools ; full set sights
in mpvaooco ease ; 500 long range speoial bullets.
G on In perfect order ; has a roeord of 75 points
at 1,000 yards ; can bo tried before purchasing ;
sold for want of use, at a bargain. Address W.
A. M., Jr., Roselle, N. J„ Box 45. Sept26-lt

IPOll SALE — A W. W. Greener, 10-gauge, 91
' pounds, full choke, and a very powerful
shooting gun. Solid leather and duck case, with
implements. Used but little. Cost $360; will
gall for $225.

A “Lang" double Tifle, 12 bore, 9-pounder;
uses an explosive bullet; accurate up to 200
yards ; quite new. Cost iu London £50 ; will sell
for $75.

Gun can be seen at SQUIRES', No. 1 Cortlandt
Address Box 1,819, Portland, Me. Sept 11 3t

She ivcimd.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and Judgment.
Dogs have dailv access to salt
water.

N. B.— Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dogs for sale ; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. J.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B. — Abaddognever left the Dootor’s Ken-
ne.ls. decl9 tf.

MICKE’S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure.
For Sale by all Druggists at 25 cts.

Ifhoiesale Agents— Brnen & Hobart, 214 Fulton
Street, N. Y.; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.

Sent by mall on receipt of 25c., to

L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

WANTED— Dog broken to tree par¬
tridges; one that will bold the bird. Ad¬
dress, giving description and price, F. B. FELT,
North Cambridge, Mass.

T INCOLN & HELLYAR, Warren, Mass.,
I x can furnish a lew hignly-brcd sporting
puppies. ' Sep.18— tf.

PLUMBER SPANIELS FOR SALE.—

\_J The pure clumber spaniels Trimbushand
Fairy,. are offered for sale. Trlmbush was im¬
ported direct from tho kennels of tho Duke of
Newcastle and is a perfect dog of the breed.

fv,.- ( i... I..-.. , s i£n A w \r \r tt m

0(7 FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR

X o sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 119 Bowers
Block, Rochester. Ju24 tf

pHOICE POINTERS FOR SALE.— Vic-

V torta, liver and white, two years old, partly
broken, out of May, by Sensation. Also two fine
bitches, three months old, lemon and white and
liver and white, out of Victoria, by imported
champion Viscount. Victoria, $40; pups, $25
each. Warned, a b. L. shot gun. Address T. E.
DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. Sept.251t.

FOR SALE— Champion Berkley pups, rec
setter pups, by Champion Berkley, t
Aura, she by Blarney, outof Eileen, both in

red Irish
J out of

ad.' Wtdp'ed June M 1879. ROStT SAUThBffT
Box 1, South Windham, Me . Sept 25-1 f

tPOR SALE — A well-broken, retrieving cocker
dog, two and a half years old, sound and
healthy; good pedigree: price, $25. Also fine
oookerpups, cheap. Address ESTHER E. WAL¬
KER, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. V. Sept 23-31

FOR SALE— A very fine, well-bred English set¬
ter dog pnp, six months old, full pedigree;
a red Dish setter dog, eleven months old, sired by
Champion Elcho, ex Flirt ; also dog puppies by
Eleho and imported Stella. A few cocker span-
els, imported stock, cheap.

CHAS. DENISON, Hartford, Conn.

O ETTER PUPPIES FOR SALE— SEVEN

0 dog puppies, eight wooks old, by Chick, out
of my Fannie. Chick was bred by Mr. Ethan Al¬
lan and is by Boss, out of Casey; first at Hartford
Benoit Show in 1870. Price, description, and full
pedigree will he Bent on application.

6ep.ll 4t 4V. H. BROWN. Paekersville, Conn.

)( PEDIGREES JDS’ BOGS ; their com-

llte ICeimel.

GRAND BENCH SHOW

OF

DOGS.

FIRST EXHIBITION GIVEN BY THE

St, Louis Kernel Club ,

AT THE

FAIR OKOLNDS, (ST. 1.05 IN, no,,
October 7, 8, 9 and 10.

CHAS, LINCOLN, Supt.
Office, Brown, Hilder &Co., G04North Fourth St.
Entries close 20th Sept.

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

RATTLER. — In the Stud. — Blue belton,
Llewellin setter, winner of three bench pri¬
zes, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish field trials, out of the pure Laverock bitch, * 1
(Pickles). W1U serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. Jan Ktf

Ij'OR SALE, when eight weeks old,
- seven puppies out of Pat, bv my Rattler
(Roy-Pickles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
Hall, Detroit, Mich. jimelOtf

FOR SALE. — St. Bernard dog Conrad,
15 months old, rough-coated, 271inuhcR high,
75 inches long, intelligent, good-tempered and
kind. Bred by L. Z. Collins from stock imported
from Rev. .T. C. Maedona's kennel. For particu¬
lars, address ANNA H. WHITNEY, Box 94, Lan¬
caster, Maes.

IN THE STUD.— The pure Laverack dog

Pride, by Bride of the Border x Petrel. Thu
only pure Laverock in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,612, Boston, Mass.

Sep C. 4 — t, f .

I? OR SALE.— A pointer and a red Irish

setter dog. Both are well broken. For
price nnd pedigree address N. H. BAKER,
Septll-3t _ Topeka, Kansas.

FOR SALE — Handsome red, Irish setter dng,
three years old ; trained on partridge, quail
and woodcock. Price. $40. H. W. EAGER,
Sept.18.-2t. Marlboro, Mass.

Q T. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un-
0 dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for Bale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and bitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

Le ROY Z. COLLINS,

Sept 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

'C'OR SALE — Two pure bred Lleweilin set-
JC ter pups, over four months old, by champion
Royal Duke, out of Livy n. Both bluebeltons.
For price and particulars address F. A. 1HFFEN-
DERFF""’ r 1 “

FFER, Lancaster, Pa.

Sept.lS-tt

FOR SALE— Seven pointer pups— four dogs,
three bitches— eight weeks old. Sired by
Pete, Jr.; first prize at Boston, 1879; outof Loin,
Button and Topsy. Address CHRISTOPHER
ROACIIE, Natick, Mass. Sept.18— St.

FOR SALE — Gordon Dog three years
old, handsome, land and very obedient; toe
best dog In Lancaster on quail ; broken on snipe
and woodcock ; good nose as ever put on a dog’s
face; staunch back; great endurance ; will hunt
him for any party; you cannot go amiss with
him ; no man has a better dog for finding game ;
lowest cash, $75.

Gordon setter bitch, very beautiful; color,
black and tan, no white; broken on quail, wood¬
cock and snipe ; good nose; very staunch; very
easy to handle ; kind to children ; easti, $50.

Red Irish setter hitch, good head ; well leath¬
ered; hunted Tioino; will make a grand bitch in
field; whelped March 10, 1878; has a litter of four
pups five weeks old, fit to wean ; three (logs and
one bitch; sire, Champion York; tho bitch will
Just bo right to hunt this fall; no trouble to han¬
dle her ; Ditch nnd four pups $SQ.

Gipsey, red and some white ; a good brood
bitch; been hunted some on quail ; she is sired by
the best Irish setter, the famous Rodman's Dash ;
has some splendid pups turned out tor field:
price, $40.

Lemon and white pointer, nineteen months
old ; hunted some ; broken to retrieve hall and
drop at word charge ; price, $20. Address

II. B. VONDERSM1TH,
Sept. 18— It Lancaster, Pa.

Black pointer puppies for

SALE.— Out of Imperial kennels, Gwendo¬
len (Pete-Hell,) by F, Sohuohardt's Jim (Pete-
Whiskey). For purity of breeding, beauty and
field use this stock cannot he beaten. Address
H. C. GLOVER, Tom's River, N. .T. SeptlO-tf

FOR SALE. — A setter and pointer, both
throughbred, well broken and good re¬
trievers. Address HORACE SMITH, No. 31 Park
Rowvfisj^ori^ _ ^ejriiis^t |

- ter puppies, two bitches and one dogpuppy.
For particulars addresH. F, DEANE, 111 East
54th street. New York. _ Sept. 25-lt.

TRISH RED SETTERS. — The broader of
A the celebrated Irish red setters Pluuket and
Rover, has for sale at present a splendid red set-

brother and sister to his celebrated Grouse
I L winner of the first prize, silver medal and
challenge cup at the K. C. Show held in Dublin
last April, and also winner of toe first prize at
Cirencester last month. The dog Rover II. won
third prize at Dublin, and extra prize at Cirences¬
ter. For further particulars and price apply to
The Rev. ROBERT O'CALLAHAN. K. NT
_ Poplar Cottage, Cowley, Uxbridge,
Septl9-3t Middlesex, England,

678

FOREST AND STREAM.'

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Steadman's Plea Powder for Dogs.

A BASTE TO FLKAS-A BOON To DOGS,
TTVHIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
L fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put lip in patent boxes with slid¬
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use. Simple and efllcaolous.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

ARECA NUT FOlTwORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Pitt up in boxes containing ton powders, with
full directions for use.

Price 50 coots per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended hy Rod'and
Gun and Fokjsst and Stream.

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oct 12 63 Pulton Street, N. Y.

Neversink Lodge Kennels,

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fiforine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
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and Silver Medals.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. Do LUZE,

17 Soutli William Street, New York*
Also Sprntt’s Roar Soap, and direct orders taken
for Spratt’s Medicines.

The following celebrat ed Dogs are for
sale.

DOGS!

8t Bernard dog u Marco”; rough coated, two
years old; a magnificent animal,— Rev. J- Cam¬
ming Macdona’s stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Fouudland dog u Keeper”; four years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, ” Croxteth,” ; liver and white ; one
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton’s re¬
nowned stock- one of 1;he handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize in the H an-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, ‘‘Decimal Dash,” eighteen
months old ; sired hy * Llewellyn’s celebrated
“Dash”— a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
its!.

Irish setter, “Rover II”; pure red ; son of Mac-
dona’s champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “ Ranger IT"; n pure bred Lav-
eraok, son of Muedonu's celebrated “ Ranger".
His get won first at Hanoveraud Paris shows.

English setter “Ranger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

BitcHos.

St. Bernard “BraunfelB,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solru’s celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco,” 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen,” liver and white, IstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“ Sensation."

Gordon setter * 1 Beauty, ’ ‘ 1st Boston Show 1878,
2ud New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, out of
“ Queen " and “ Sanclio,” in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter “ Silk,” in whelp to Ranger I.

Irish Setter “ Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard's
“ Palmerston ; ” will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “ Douna,” white and lemon, in
Whelp to Ranger II,

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
be secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFJEROY,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

- 0T -

M. F. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of tlie finest

strains. I sell only young stock. T guarantee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot lie
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot-
big and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stump will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc, jlO

QPORT8MEN INTENDING to
O South the coming winter can have the

come

_ _ e coming winter can have their dogs

boarded during the summer, and broken on early
fall shooting, by an expert. Terms reasonable,
and satisfaction guurateod. Reference given and

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge's”
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,”
and containing the “points” by which every breed
of dogs is judged In this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price SO cents.

BoughtorTs Patent Explosive Target Ball for Trap Shooting.

JVo Glass.

TARGET BALL CO., Titusville, Pa.

ZPAYIHSTIEFS

leather Tilled Glass Ball,

THE ONLY SUBSTITUTE EVER INVENTED FOR A LIVING BIRD.

Ask Your gunraaker for the FEATHER FILLED AND TAKE NO OTHER. SPECIAL
NOTICE TO DEALERS- Owing to the great demand for the FEATHER FILLED BALL,
we will from this date pay strict attention to our factory and the careful production of
the ball onlv, and have appointed the well-known house of HAfiERTI BROS. & CO., 10
Platt Street, New York, as our authorized agents, to whom all orders and communications
may he addressed.

ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST PLAIN BALL IN THE MARKET.

Attention, Sportsmen!

Kay’s Improved and Perfected Ball for 1879.

[PATENTED OCTOBER 13, 18770

A SUBSTITUTE FOR^ GLASS.

HAVING succeeded in producing a Ball for professional and amateur use at the trap
we offer the same with the following recommendations, viz: In breakage, the equal and supe
rior to any glass : Uniformity, being of an exact uniform thickness of l-20th of an inch, issupenor
to any blown material ; Durability, is not affected by their solubility ; Residuum, can be used any¬
where, and on finest lawns, leaving neither injurious or unsightly refuse. Packed in barrels by a de¬
vice peculiar to us, we guarantee against breakage in shipment. For particulars see circulars. Price,
S3 pur IDO. All orders addressed to dealers, or A. B. KAY & CO., Newark, N. J., Manufacturers ot
Buck and Heavy Drop Shot, Cartridges for Long-Range, viz.: Deer, Duck, and Geese. S3 50 pur 100
alsoCtheiChip or Expansive Concentrator, SI 25 per 100. Abox of 50 sent on receipt of To cents by mail

VICTOR GLASS BALL TRAP.

STOCK & MORRIS PATENT.

This Trap is destined to revolutionize glass-ball shooting. It
.veighs but four pounds, and can be set up anywhere, without
previous preparation, in two minutes. It Is so simple that It can
never get out of order. It throws balls without breaking, at
any desired velocity, in any direction, faster than twenty guns
can continue to shoot them. To become agood shot it is now un¬
necessary to go to elub grounds for practice, as anyone can find
a good place for shooting within a few rods of bis dwelling, and
have an hour's daily practice without the slightest trouble or
inconvenience. The Trap has been entirely remodeled and
greatly improved, both us regards efficacy and finish.

No. 1 (Plain), $L No. 2 (Nickel-Plated), 85. Will close out the balance of Old Model Traps at $3.
CHAS. FOLSOM, Solo Agent,

For Sate by Dealers Everywhere. 53 Chambers street. New York.

Peoria, August 8th, 1879.

Mr. Charles Folsom , Agent for the Stock & Morris Patent. Ohm Ball Trap, No. S3 Chambers street, N. T.

Sir— You ask the opinion or the Peoria Shootiug Club on the above trap, which is now used ex¬
clusively on our grounds. We give it decided preference .

practice
a long-felt
minutes^ 1

f« MoCLmi®’ MEYERS,

W. R. WILEY, FRED. KIMBLE, JOHN KELLY,

yyj»i. m-EiX-cata.

GEO. W. BAKER, Sec.

THE CARVER TARGET BALL.

[CAVEAT FILED.]

Greenville, Pa„ May 25, 1879.

DEAR SIR We take pleasure in notifying all admirers of Target and Ball Shooting
that we have introduced a COMPOSITION TARGET BALL for Trap Shooting that Is perfect
In every particular, it has been thoroughly tested by many of the leading Sportsmen, and pro¬
nounced by all as the only perfect and unobjectionable target Ball m existence. Ibis Bidl is very
uniform in weight and standard size, and when broken leaves no debr is, but will ^EVAPORATE m
five days and acts as a FERTILIZER. They can be used on Lawns, Gardens, Fields or Parks, there-
by doing away with the danger and annoyance consequent In using Glass Balls. Ve “re ”OW pre¬
pared to fill orders. Drafts or P. O. Order must accompany idl orders. Organized clubs are invited
to send for Sample Box, (25 balls) and Circular free. H- WAUGH, Inventor

PRICE LIST— Perlthousand, $12. No charge tor packages. Address,

CARVER TARGET BALL CO., Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa.

AND CAP EXPEXLER
__ are the beat and cheapest
Implements out for decapping and recapping
breech-loading shot gun nnd rifle shells, 25 ots.
each.

Sent free by mail on rocolpt of price.

WM. WURFFLEIN, 380 N. 2d St., Pbiltt„Pa.

CAMPING OUT.

YOU CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT AN AXE.

I, with patent covers
a^jou can pack and carry

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1879.
vPHE only rotating trap that throws every IDttifi
JL or can he made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, or that can he made to throw every Way, ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators, nil ot which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
get no halls (unless you wish them) In your face,
but have rights ami lefts, at id all other angles. Send
for circular. Price$10 at factory. No charge for
boxing.

WILL H. CRUTTENBEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovia, N. Y.

J. G. MOLE’S

improved Glass Ball Trap.

DOUBLE TRAP NOW BEADY.

fFHE best and most complete trap ever
JL made. It is always ready for single or double
shooting, as a rotating or stationary. Either
spring is set and sprung independent or together.
The single trap is too well known to need coni- ,
ment, W e have hu udreds of letters from spur te¬
rn en and dealers in sporting goods, attesting their
superiority. Price of traps, single, SO; double,
$11. HEtfllY 0. SQUIRES, Sole Eastern Agent,

1 Cortlandt St., N. Y., to whom all orders in the
East should be addressed.

BROWN’S PATENT GUN CLEANER*

The best Cleaner and Oiler for Dreeeh-loadlng-
arms in market. For one dollar, one Cleaner,
patches, brush and full directions sent free of
postage.

Send for circular.

DTVING DECOYS-Send for circular.

DIVING DECOY CO., Rochester, N, Y.

EXBOGE BALL TRAP.

The Most Efficient.

Throws Balls in any Direction.

ALL STEEL AND IRON.

PRICE, 16s.— HIGHLY FINISHED, 20s.

Photo's 5 Stamps— 5 Pence English.

S. JONES, Lord Derby Street, Audley, Black¬
burn, Lancashire, England. Acknowledged the
cheapest and best made. None genuine without
name-plate. Jones' £6 Gun is the ehoupest.
Double Barrel, Breech-Loading, Central Fire, Re¬
bounding Locks, Left Barret Choked Bore. Over
BOO sold this season is aproof of Its cheapness, ete.

FOREST AND STREAM

679

fltaas mu.

USE THE BOG ARHUS PATENT

RoughGlassBall

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

Pot Wing practice. They
can he had I rani all gun
dealers* Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA¬
LF, RTY & BRO’S,, No. 10
Plait street, N. V., or
A. H. II' U 1 A RUT'S, No.
158, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HABT & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. .1*, or at Bo-
gardus’ Headquarters,
158 South Clark st-., Chi¬
cago, " Field, Cover and

__ _ Trap Shooting," the only

book ever published by a market hunter, can be
had.at the above address. Price, $3.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC.

TRAPS from $3 to $12, Balls at 90 cents
per 100. Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts¬
burg, Pa. may20 ly

f;uht ami me.

Sailing Canoes

-AND—

Small Open Boats, for Hunting-, Fishing,
or Pleasure Rowing.

VERT LIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY.

For illustrated circular, address

J. H. ltUSHTON, MANUFACTURER,
maytf Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. T.

CQUGHTRY’S PATENT

“ FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN D. COUGHTRY, P. O. Station H, N. Y.

SUITABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sports-
oieu, and family use. Folds up less than six
inches thiols. Lights cheap, strong:, portable ; fine
model. Send for circular. See Forest a^d
Stream, May 32, for full description.

JAT V. OLDS,

DHAIiER IN

Yacht Photographs,

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

A full line oi English and American Photographs,
on hand. Agent for J. J. Wheeler, Yaoht Photog¬
rapher, Isle of Wight, England, ju2t tf

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Ship and Yacht Builder,

POTTERY BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GKEENPOINT, BROOKLYN, L. I.

CHIPS AND YACHTS of all classes built

O in hast manner, ana of best materials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable cates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

CUTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.
Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
Shipbuilder.

T. DESMOND,

Yacht and Boat Builder,

3? Peck Sl'P, NewTorlt.

CABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open

Yachts, aud Sailboats of every description
for racing’ or cruising1, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Shulls, and Club Boats. Boats ami yachts
for export a speciality. Oars and sculls of all kindr

ffarftt and float fJuUflTVS, etc.

P. ELSWORTH,

Foot- of Charles Street, North River, iV. Y.

YACHT DESIGNER,

Models and drafts of yachts of every descrip¬
tion. Designer of famous yachts Comet, Ele¬
phant, and others. SeptSt-ly

J. J. DRISCOLL

YacUt Bxiilcier,

Cor. Franklin and Clay Sts., Grcenpoiut, L.I.

YACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions
constantly on hand and built to order at
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished.

GEORGE ROAHR,

Boat Build.er,

Foot of 1 35tli St., Harlem, IV. Y.

BUILDER of single and double-scull
shell?, paii*, four, and eight-oared shells,
barges, gigs, and club boats of all kinds. Fine oars
and sculls. Fine boats always on hand. Orders
executed upon short notice at lowest rates. Shad¬
ow and Nautilus canoes a specialty. Accommo¬
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Circular. janSOly

ALONZO E. SMITH

YACHT BUILDER,

Islip, la. I.

"OUILDER of yachts Comet, Niantic, Sa-

-13 gitta, Onward, Windward, and many others.
Y essels hauled out, and repairs and alterations ex¬
ecuted at low rates. Several fine yachts for sale
cheap.

Models and Specifications furnished at
moderate rates.

THE PATENT NONPAREIL YACHT

HAS ALL THE GOOD QUALITIES of a

Sharpie, with none of her faults. Is a very
fast boat, either under sail or steam. Draws bu t.
a few inches of water. Does not pound or spank,
and is a splendid sea boat.

Finely finished Cabin Yachts, 40ft. over all,
built and outfitted, ready for cruising, 8600
and upwards. All sizesatequallylowrates. Also
light draught Steam Yachts, and full working
drawings for Sharpies at.short notice.

Specimen yachts always on hand.

THOMAS CLAPHAM, Roslyn, L. L, N. Y.

fPwgftet limcmes Artb cvtisi’mcnf.'S.

WE MAIL

Without charge. Rules for Self -Measure, and Samples of material from whioh Men’s
Youths’ and Boys’ Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. Address G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “ BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT ”

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to be the best. We have
orders from every State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities.
The suit is made aud sold only by G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garment and button is stamped “ Boston Shooting Suit, G. W. Simmons &
Son.” Send for circulars and rules for self -measurement.

Tents, Army Blankets and Patent Decoys.

G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

BHXIARD BAIXS,
BAGATELLE BAIXS,

FAKO A ND POKER CHECKS.

IVORY

TEN PIN BALLS AND TEN PINS.

ORDERS BY MAIL!
PROMPTLY 1
ATTENDED TO. I

VANITY FAIR, FL<UB

FRAGRANT VANITY FAIR

Tobacco and Cigarettes. Long Cut.

“ MILD '—Bare Old Virginia. HARVEST"— Rare Old Pcrimte and Virginia. New Combina¬
tions of these Fragrant Tobaccos. ML TUMPS W TO THE STANDARD. Sta First Prize Medals.
Palis , 1878. Peerless Tobacco WorliS. WM. 8. KIMBALL & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

OLD AND RELIABLE

A FILE BINDER,

r , , "YllTHICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for sale by

tdy! N>c\\lpp y t0 VV STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, HI Fulton st., N. Y. 75 Cts. Sent

FOREST AND

by mail, ®1.

Il fa Impossible to remain long sick when Hop Bitters

Ir operation. For Weakness nnd General Debility, r
A little Hops*

r and Ague, nothing equals 1).

Try c! nr rp mni to ioi sjs

Osgood’s Folding Canvas Boat,

Weight, with paddla for trout fishing, duck hunting, explor¬
ing, etc., 20 lbs. ; weight, with bottom board, oars, paddles,
etc., everything complete, 45 lbs.

Cures Drowsi¬
ness, Btliousncu
pains ai ’

MANUFACTURED JT

Osgood k Chapin, Battle Creek, Kick

Send roa dii0uu.it.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best thing in the market
for hunting, fishing, canoeing,
snow-shoeing, etc. They are
easy to the feet, and very
durable. Made to order
in a variety of styles,and
warranted the genuine
article. Send for illustrated circular. MARTIN A
HUTCHINGS, P. O. 00x368, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bradfokd & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

t is a fac-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD, April 13,

Chain will be made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, nr what is known as Gold

■Mr-'

5 IT KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF ,

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels ;

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have tho’dargest gtock'on baud of any bouse in this country, and do more business in this line than any
other house. " * SEND FOR ILLVSIKATEO CATALOGUE, S5«.

N. M/iSHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL' DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to ovder atTshort notice all the Army Corps Budges of the United States, both gold and
Bilvor. Fall Information given[upon application .

All the ArmylCorpsp; Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

8«§®

680

FOREST AND STREAM,

^ubUrattons.

HALLOCK5S

IS THB

Most Comprehensive and Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of American Sport*

AND THB

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY'

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLD.

Tor sale at office of Fokest and Stream, 111
Fulton Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 213 Broadway, New York.

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, Luke and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Foiao.

I? rice Twopence.

(EVERY' FRIDAY.)

Vol. m. commenced with fhe number for Jan.
1. under new management. The Gazette Is the
only paper In the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free hr post ONE YEAR for 12s. Cd. or
$3.25 in P. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamps
to anr address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

i£t"A. copy of the current number and pros¬
pectus can be bad (post free) by sending 6
cents in U. S. Postage Stamps to tbe Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. marS tf

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Trice $5 toy Mail.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

Field, Cover and Trap

Shooting.

BY OAPT. BOGARDUS.

New and enlarged odition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

“THE SUTTER,”

BY TiAVERACIC.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

STANDARD PUBLICATIONS

CAMP LIFE! N THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
the Rangeley Lakes region . 221 pages. 12 illus-
trations. Paper covers, 50 cents.

FARRAR'S RICHARDSON AND RANGELEY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Rangeley lakes,
Parmachenee, Dixv Ule Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut, Androscoggin, Magalloway and
Sandy rivers. 288 pages, ft illustrations. Paper

FARRAR'S °MOOSEHEAD LAKE AND THE
NORTH MAINE WILDERNESS ILLUSTRA¬
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of the Moosehead Lake region and the
sporting resorts of Northern Maine. Tbe tours
of the Kennebec, PenobBcot and St. John
rivers, ascent of Katahdin, etc., are plainly
treated. 221 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper
covers, 50 cents. . . ,

gSf-Any of the tore publications sent by

I mail, postpaid, or receipt of price. Address
CHARLES A. J i'l REAR, Jamaica Plain,
Mass.

Louisiana State Lottery ^Company.

THIS INSTITUTION was regularly Incorporat¬
ed by tite Legislature of the State for Educa¬
tional and Charitable purposes in 1808, for the
term of twenty-five years, to which contract tbe
Inviolable faith of the State is pledged, with a capi¬
tal of $1,000,000, to which it has since added a re¬
serve tend of 4350,000. IT NEVER SCALES NOR
POSTPONES. U3th Monthly Grand Distribution,
New Orleans, Oct. 11. 1,857 Prizes; total, $110,400;
capitals, $30,000, $10,000, $5,000, etc. 100,000 tickets,
two ($2) dollars : halves, one ($1) dollar. Apply to
M. A. DA U i'll I N. P. 0. Box 61)2, New Orleans, La.,
or same person at 319 Broadway, New York.

OLD

C5utt.s, gtmmuttit'wu, ©t c.

Sung, gommiuitton, ©tc.

SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS,

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

177 Broadway, near Cortlandt Streot, KT. Y.

BREECH-

LOADING

AGENT

FOX’S

P AT KTVT SHOT-GUN.

to Load.

Importer and Wholesale Dealer in Breech-Loading Shot-Guns, by W. & C. Scott, & Son, P. Webley
& Son, anil all other first-class makers : also, Breceh-Loading Rifles of Sharps, Winchester, Wesson,
Ballard, and other makers. Revolvers of all descriptions, Hunting Suits, Leggins, etc. All kinds of
ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of Sliarps Rifle Company.

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, FarJcer and Daly
Guns.

GUN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, A1 ,50c. per bottle.
Sportsmen’s and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. dec!9 tf

THE VICTORIOUS BALJLARD.

THIS CUT REPRESENTS THE

New Off-Hand High y -Finish Ballard Rifle.

It hat won more prizes since being introduced than any other style of off-hand rifle in

the world. HiSfest score on record ; all comers match ; 200 yards; 1“ shots without deem¬
ing : off-hand ; llaliard Rifle, made at Walnut Hill— 5 6j41uoo1o4o5o 5—71. for u
rRA reduced price list, send to

educed price list, send to

SCHOVERLINGr, DALY & GALES, 84 and S6 Chambers street, and 279 Broad-

" „T7!.TT T vnev m 17 “ n i -art ft maVflT.VTNft GLASS BALL TRAP."

WamYork Titv ' SOLE AGENTS IN NEW YORK FOR “ CARL’S REVOLVING GLASS BALL TRAP."

Nay, ^^ARRONV^with a “ Ballard,'’ won the great Prince Albert Match at Wimbledon. Several other matches won by Bullards.

Best Rifles at Lowest Prices Yet Offered.

Both Sporting , Target and Military.

ixcelled by None,

Whitney and Improved Phoenix Rifles and Shot - ^

Guns, Burgess Magazine Rifles, Revolvers, Etc.

It will pay for all persons wanting good Rifles to get prices of

WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY, NEW HAVEN.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

NEW YOI1IV.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breecli-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.

Chokebore Barrels.

For dose, bard shooting excels dl °»>er« . Ex-
tm heavv guns for ducks a specialty, bend stamp
tedS HYDE & 3HATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

Maynard Creedmoor..RiIk

Li

" .Ifthttoi .hot, at defer diaUarw. TWo score* ■» all ?UMM>d uni i»ws IP k/ Jam* fc-

rex, TjiiraUry Xoyntnd Aifh Sl*b. WfesUug. W*» Vfc S

" IUB. tt, 1878. 8D0 TAIPt. MID. Ill 1878.

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T*~ > NAMACHU SETTS ARMS COMPAft Y„

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CUlGOPi £ FALLS, MASS. & «, £t

FOREST AND STREAM,

681

sportsman’s ©oods.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber M’t’g Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B’way, cor. Broome st.T

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

AND

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Oofs,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BR0 ADWAT and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

The best made goods in the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

GEO. C. HENNING,

Washington, D. C.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

The most complete lamp for
Sportsmen or Boatmen y et
produced, combining
Hand Lantern, Dark Lantern
Camp Lamp, Staff or Boat
Jack, Head Jack, etc.
Send stamp for Circular.
DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE.
A. FERGUSON, M’fr,

65 Fulton street, N. Y.

^prtisnwir'is ilmttesi.

“THE FISHING LINE.”

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackmaw,GrandRapids andCincinnatiSkort Line
FOR THE

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bass Fisheries,
AND THE

FAHOTJR SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed,
if equaled, in the abundance and great variety of
fish contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

kThe TROUT season begins May land ends Sept.l.

The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
skill to his friends or “ club ” at home, as ice for
packing fish can he had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
with

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The notel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fishing.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets wiilbe sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Gudsand Fishing Tackle Carried Freeat
Owner’s risk.

It isouraimtomakesportsmen feel “at home”
on this route. For Tourist’s Guide (an attractive
Illustrated hook of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Croundsand Time Cards, address A.B. LEET,
Gen’l Pass, Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jtyortemra'si Routes.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

AND

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis. Minneapolis
and St. Raul, l.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway. ; -.i

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and west
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken g ood care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J.fVES,

E. F. Winslow, . Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKESBURY, PICTOU, AND
CHARLOTTETOWN.

rFH E first-class steamships Carroll and

JL Worcester, will leave T wharf, Boston,
for above ports, every Saturday at 12 M.
Through tickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A. 31. on dajfof sailing. Ship¬
pers must send with receipts the value of
goods for Master’s manifest. For rates of
Ireiglit or passage inquire of W. If. BING, 18
Twharf, or O. G. PEARSON, 219 Washington
street. F. NICKERSON & CO., Agents.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

S.?.Tr 5E. their lines for reaching most of tho
TROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in tlio
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over tho smooth 'steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury. ist

' THU LINES OF

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold atthe oflicesof the Companvin
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUi, and
. other well-known centers for

Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. f ebl7-t.f

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach
some of the finest, waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting- di¬
rect for Chinooteag"ueT Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James’ River. Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, Lewes, Del.,
Mnndayi and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform¬
ation given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
Y«tk. sep28 1

Jfportismcu’;* $ antes.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

Tho Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Rest Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and .Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North andNortheast; and at Richmond
and Chorlottcvillo with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
Gon. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may8 ly Riohmond Va.

LONG ISLAND

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

riPRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
A Bushwiek and Flatbush aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

8 30 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and ltockaway Mail.

10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Nortliport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

M. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

P.M.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hompstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be run fromHunter’s Point
and Flatbush av. every Saturday night at 12:15 a.m

ATEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,

’ Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and
intermediate points. The new palace steamer C.
B. Northam leaves Pier 25, East River, daily (Sun¬
days excepted) at 3 p.m. A passenger train will be
in waiting on the wharf at New Haven, and leave
forSpringfield and way stations on arrival ofboat.

NIGHT LINE— The The Continental leaves New
York at 11 p.m., connecting with passenger train
in waiting on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5
a.m. Tickets sold and baggage checked at 944
Broadway, New York, and 4 Court street, Brook¬
lyn. Excursions to New Haven and return, $1.50.
Apply at General Office, on the pier, or to RICH¬
ARD PECK, General Agent.

iiatrts ami Hearts fov^portsmiu.

Indian River Hotel,

HAMILTON CO., N. Y.

‘ ‘ dir ondac li s.”

GOOD accommodations at prices to suit
the times. Pleasant drives. Fine boating,
fishing and hunting. Store in connection witn
hotel, with full stock of goods for sportsmens’ out¬
fits, provisions, etc. Route via Adirondack R. J.
from Saratoga to North Creek; stage to ho se.
Address JOHN SAULT, Indian Lake, Hamilton
Go., N. Y. jylPSm

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few if any in the United States, for elegance,
eomf ort,reasonable charges and good attendance.

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manag er.

jel62m Proprietor.

LAKE HOUSE,

ISL1P, LONG ISLAND.

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Bay and Ocean. Excellent accom-
modations for sportsmen and families. House
open during* the autumn and winter months
at reduced rates.

AMOS B. STELLENWERF, Proprietor.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

SPRINGVILLE HOUSE, OR SPORTSMEN’S RE¬
TREAT, SHINNECOCK BAY, L. I.,

BY A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old

bayman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity of New Y ork for bay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to his guests, and satisfaction gauran-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE, Good Ground, L. I
Nov8M

ptotrt.s ami Resorts fov Spartstmm.

A2W A

Pleasant Resort for Summer Boarders,

GO TO

BAY VIEW HOUSE.

at good ground, long island.

Take ears from Hunter’s Point, Long Island
Railroad. Terms easy.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

m n 1 xr

taxidermy, ©tf.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ATT. KINDS OF

Birds and Rare Animals

SUITABLE FOR

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third door from N. William,
RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

For Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China): Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa) ; Widgeons, Red Headed JDueks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America), j
Chas. Reiche, Henry Reiche,

sep21 New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Stutters’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Send stamp for reduced price list.

A. J. CuLBORN, 31 Boylson St., Boston, Mass,
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, etc),
40c. per package by mail ; a new thing ; best in
use. jylOly

SVrrttffy, ©tf.

Maurice ; a$d Will. H.T hompson.

edunu WtVOVA&s - j— FIFTY CENTS

MAILED TO ANr ADDRESS ON RECEIPT OF-'PRICE

A \ftmww.MAmfACTmiiorfimARCHm VwPiow

ARCHERS!

-USE-

Tac.Hussey’sArcheryScore Books,

AMERICAN, YORK, and COLUMBIA BOUND.
For sale by dealers, or of

CARTER, HUSSEY & CURL,

Des Moines, Iowa.

Each Book 50c. Each Club Book $2.00.

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

RoughGlassBall

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

For Wing practice. They
can he had from all gun
dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTY & BRO’S.iNo. 10
Platt street, N. 5’,, or
A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
158, South Clark street,
Chicago. For TrapB—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. J., or at Bo-
gardus’ Headquarters,
15S South Clark st., Chi¬
cago. “ Field, Cover and
Trap Shooting,” the only
book ever published by a market hunter, can he
had.at the above address. Price, $2.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls

USE THE

HUBER TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

For sale by all dealers in Sporting Goods, or at

tho manufacturers. ^ _ _

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,
mar 13 Paterson, N. J

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC.

HPRAPS from $2 to $12, Balls at 90 cents
JL per 100, Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts¬
burg, Pa. may29 ly

dh nnri A YEAR and expenses to agents. Outfit
dP M I free. Address P.O.Viekery. Augusta, Me.

60]

^Perfumed Chr«>mo Ac. capiaaimna^onJQe^

] i Bros,, CUntouvlLlti, CL

FOREST AND STREAM,

687

^mmunftion.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Lightning.
Orange Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card for ILLUSTBATBD PAM¬
PHLET , oh owing SIZES of GRAINS of PQW
DER. Furnished FREE.

ial d Band Powder Co,,

No. 29 Murray Street, N. Y.,

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPOUTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDEli.

The Most Popular Powder in Use.

DUPONT'S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, have maintained their
great reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Pow¬
der:

DUPONT'S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (One), unequaled in strength,
quickness, find cleanliness: adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean : great penetration ; adapted for Glass
Bail, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT’S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
grain for pistol shooting.

DUPONT'S RIFLE, EG, “ SEA SHOOTING,"
PEG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle,
shooting, the FFG and FFFG for general use,
burning strong and moist.
SPORTING, MIN ING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. , S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

F. L. KNEELAND, 70 Wall Street, N. T.

N. B.— Use none but DUPONT'S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “Electric Powder.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 0 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of i lb. only.

Hazard’s “American Sporting.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
64 lb. kegs. A fine grain, quick and clean, forup-
land prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.
Hazard’s “.Duck Shooting. ”

Nos. 1 (fine' to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
and 61 and 131 lb. kegs. Barns slowly and very
olean, shooting remarkably close and with great
penetration. For field, forest, or water shooting,
it ranks any other brand, and it is equally ser¬
viceable lor. muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “ Sea Shooting ” FG in kegs of
25, 13}, and 61 lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed in 1 and 1 lb. canisters. Burns strong and
moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “Sea Shooting"
FG is the standard little Powder of the country.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW-
DERf also, SPECIAL GRADES FOB EXPORT,
OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany's Agents, in every prominent city, or whole-,
Bale at our g^5ix:L STREET, NEW YORK.

bw&Xjxsh:

Sporting Gunpowder.

CURTIS & HARVEY’S

DIAMOND GRAIN.

Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Superior Rifle, En¬
field Rifle, and Col. Hawker’s Ducking. W.
STITT, 61 Cedar St., N. Y. Agent for the U. S.

A GOOD PLAN

The most profitable way of dealing In stocks is by
combining many orders and co-operating them
as a whole, dividing profits pro rata among share¬
holders, according to the market, monthly. Each
customer thus secures, all the advantages of Im¬
mense capital and experienced skill, and can use
any amount, from $10 to $10,000, or more, with
equal proportionate success. “New York Stock
Reporter" and new circular mailed free, lull
information for any one to opperate successfully.
Lawrence & Co., 67 Exchange Place, N. Y .

PteaUanemw ^rtvntisunents.

EMLAJD AM AMR.ffiA.

COLT®WEBLEY.

The two GIANTS in gun-making at the present time, are P. WEBLEY & SONS, Birmingham,
England, and the COLT FIRE ARMS CO., Hartford, Conn. Both owe their marvelous succeess to
the same two causes. First, that they learned just what constituted PERFECT GUNS. Secoud,
that they applied labor-saving machinery to their production. The result is, THE BEST GUNS IN
TnE WORLD, AT VERY SMALL COST. You can now buy a COLT or a WEBLEY gun, which
it is a pleasure to use, for no more than Is oommonly paid for guns bearing unknown or fictitious
names.

Of WEBLEY’S GUNS we have the TREBLE WEDGE GUNS— every gun having beautiful Da¬
mascus oi- laminated steel Barrels, Rebounding Bar Locks, Pistol Grip, Lever Forepart, Double
Bolt, and Extended Rib. ‘.tana L.

DOUBLE HOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). I WEBLEY-LANG SELF-COCKERS.

SINGLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). | EXPOSITION GUNS (various styles).

The last four sty les named above constitute a JOB LOT, which we are selling off at abouthalf
their real value. These guns are in NO WAY Inferior to the Treble Wedge guns as regards quality
of material or EXCELLENCE in shooting, and aro the CHEAPEST lot of guns we have over seen.

Of COLT GUNS, we have all the regular grades, and, in addition, THE CLUB GUN. This gun is
made for US, with selected barrels and the very finest materials, and is designed especially for Glass
Balland Pigeon Trap Shooting. Gentlemen who indulge in these contests will be obliged to either
shoot the COLT CLUB GUN, or lose the prizes.

Every one of these guns has an elegant heel plate, with the Rampant Colt in a circle, and the
words “ The Club Gun,” beautifully embossed upon it. Any Coltgun not answering to the above
description is mil the Club Gun.

Bositlos the Webleyand Colt DOUBLEguns, FOREHAND & WADSWORTH, of Worcester, Mass.,
make for us a SING LE barrel breech-loader with Scott pattern Top Lever. These guns are very
light ami'll andy, and just the thing for BOYS or men who cannot afford to buy Double Guns. They
cost but a mere trifle. We are happy to announce that we are the principal distributing agents at
New York city for all three of the above-named manufacturers.

P, O. Box'4,309. H. & D. FOLSOM, 30 Warren street, New York.

PURE TIN-COATED AND BURNISHED

DRO P AND BUCK SHOT.

American Standard— Eagle Brand.

CAPTAIN BOGARDUS ON TIN-COATED SHOT.

Ed rron Forest and Stream;— New York, Jan. 13, 1870.

HAVING been asked by many of your readers as to the merits of TIN-COATED
SOFT SHOT, I desire to say that 1 consider it the beat shot I have ever used. I have given it
a very severe test, having shot my 6,000 ball match Jan. 8 and 9 with it. In that match 1 used two
sets of double barrels, one of 10 and the other 12-bore, and each single barrel was discharged 1,500
tiroes without being once cleaned. The inner surface of the barrels is bright and free from
scratches, although m shooting I used thorn until they became so hot that they would not bear
handling. I cannot imagine any case of ordinary use which could so severely test the cleanliness
and perfection of the tin-coating and its freedom from injury by any heat which could ever result
from continuous discharges of the gun. A. H. BOGARDUS.

THE LEROY SHOT AND LEAD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, NEW YORK.

THE HET. AWAKE SHELL

Our Improved Shell Now Possesses the Fol¬
lowing Merits:

1st. Perfect Uniformity of Flange.

2d. They are Sure Fire and Gas Tight.

3d. The Paper is Superior.

4th. The Primers are Easily Expelled and Replaced, and can be
Reloaded a Number of Times.

PRICE AS LOW AS ANY OTHER SHELL.

Address, Delaware Cartridge Company,

Wilmington, Delaware.

TRADE—' 44 B EATS THE WORLD MARK.

Old JudgeSmoking Tobacco.

The OniyTobacco Ever Manufactured that does not Bite the Tongue.

“ Old Jndso ” Cigarettes.

AfANUFACTURED under Letters Patent granted Charles G. Emery, March 5, 1878,
1VJL by which the rice paper used as wrappers is so prepared that the unpleasant odor and injurious
effects of the OIL OF CREOSOTE thrown off when burning is completely neutralized or destroyed,
and the paper made saliva proof to prevent its breaking or melting in the mouth. The great advant¬
age and importance of this invention will at once be recognized by all smokers, and its truth de¬
monstrated by the first “Old Judge" Cigarettes they smoke. Neither will they require a printed
certificate from any eminent Professor of Chemistry to convince them they have heretofore, in
smoking Cigarettes made of PURE RICE PAPER, boon inhaLng one of the deadliest poisons known.
FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS.

GOODWIN & CO., Manufacturers, 207 and 209 Water st.,

N M:W YORK

WESTON-ROWELL-ENE,

THE ATHLETE’S LOTION.

A_ ITefresl iirifv LJ nguent for tine Bath..

A preparation used by ail who are training for feats requiring great
powers of endurance. Strengthens the limbs, hardens the flesh,
tones the nerves, and invigorates the entire muscular sys¬
tem. Is useful in cases of muscular debility, nervous¬
ness, rheumatism, neuralgia, fevers, skin
diseases. Cures sore eyes, mouth,
nose and ears; also toothache.

•fi!3Srr>0»SE!D BY ALL FIRST CLASS PHYSICIANS,

For Sale at all Respectable Drug Stores.

Price 10c. 25c., 50o, and SI. Depot 381 Sixth Avenue, New York. Can bo sent by maU
’ ' |to any address*

gummmitiou.

TATHAMS

IMPROVED

Chilled Shot.

American Standard Diameters.

(RED LABEL.)

GIVES GREATER PENETRATION and BET¬
TER PATTERN than ordinary shot. Equally
well adapted to ohoke-bores. modified chokes and
cylinders.

Beware of Imitations.

Our Chilled Shot wifi be found to be more free
from shrinkage, more spherical, more uniform. in
she, heavier and of blighter and cleaner finish than
any other.

Send for circular.

TATHAM BRO’S,

82 BEEKMAN ST., NEW YORK.

Also manufacturers of

PATENT FINISH

American Standard Drop Shot,

and COMPRESSED BUCK SHOT, more uniform
than ordinary moulded shot.

Founded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’

American Chilled Shot.']

Rivaling tlie English and All Others.

STANDARD DROP AND BUCK SHOT AND
BAR LEAD.

THOMAS W. SPARKS, MANUFACTURER.
Olflce.’No. 121 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

lUiSfcUaneou.s AdvolLementss.

s

A GREAT INTENTION!

IMITATION

T A

N E

D

GLASS.

Patented December 3, 1878.

CURTAINS, SHADES, AND BLINDS

Dispensed with. New, Elegant, Cheap and Dur¬
able. It produces all the unique effects of a richly
painted or Elegantly Stained Window. Itis easily
applied to the glass in Windows of Houses, Pub¬
lic Buildings, Churches, Steamboats, Street and
Railroad Cars, Libraries, Parlors, Offices, Bath
Rooms, Stairways, Transoms, Vestibule Doors,
etc., with the full effect and brilliancy of various¬
ly colored ground glass. The article has juft been
patented, and not a single agency has as yet been
established.

ONE G(

give territory will b

J A III 1 Lt J ful styles will be cent prepaid
with full instructions, wholesale prices, etc., on
receipt of *1.00.

Agents

L. Lum Smith,

Sole Agent
< for U.B. &
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. ( Canada,
following extract from the Repre
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THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN

[Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year 1879, toy the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

1, S4 a Year. 10 0(9. a Copy. !
Mo's, S3 , Three Mo’s, SI. f

NEW YORK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1879.

I Volume 13-No. 0.

I No. Ill Fulton Street, New York.

THE S1NG-AWAY BIRD.

/ \ SAY, hare you heard of the sing-away bird,

S/ That sings where the Kunaway River)

Buns down with Its rills from the bald-headed hills
That stand In the sunshine and shiver?

“0 sing! sing-away! sing-away!”

1 How the pines and the birches are stirred
By the trill of the sing-way bird!

jlnd the bald-headed hills, with their rocks and their rills,
To the tune of his rapture are ringing,

[And their faces grow young, all their gray mists among,
While the forests break forth into singing,

“ 0 slug! sing-away! sing-away! ’’

And the river ruus singing along ;

And the flying winds catch up the song.

t was nothing but.— hush! a wild white-throated thrush,
That emptied his musical qiver
With a ebarm and a spell over valley and doll
On the banks of the Runaway River.

“ 0 sing ! sing-away !’ sing-away 1 ”

Yet the song of the wild singer had
[ The sound of a soul that is glad.

And, beneath the glad sun, may a glad-hearted one
Set the world to the tuno of bis gladness.

The rivers shall sing it, the breezes shall wing it,

TUI life shall forget its long sadness.

“O sing I sing-away! sing-away!"

Sing, spirit, who knowest joy’s Giver-
Sing on. by time’s Hunaway River !

Lucy Larcom, in SI. Nicholas.

loricld.

(Second Paper.)

I INDIAN RIVER, T1TCSYILLE AND VICINITY.

ITUS VILLE, though a small village, is a place of con-
J siderable importance in East Florida, being the em-
um for the entire country south for a distance'bf two
ired miles. Its former name wag Sand Point, which it
ill called by the boatmen and lower country people,
hg, saudy point projecting into the river a quarter of'
lile above gave it this name. It is now known as
sville in honor of Col, H. T. Titus, one of its pioneer
tents, and whose enterprise gave it its initiative im-
e of activity and importance. It has now two
Is and a half-dozen stores, and is the distributing and
ping point for Southeast Florida. The products of
country, such as Oranges, limes, pineapples, bananas,
s syrup, early vegetables, green turtle, oysters, veni-
slrins, hides, etc., are shipped to Jacksonville via
Lake, while the return cargoes consist of groceries,
dsions, clothing, household goods, etc. Its wooden
iway will be extended to Lake Harney — some twenty
js — this season, which will add greater facilities for
e and travel. Mr. S. J. Fox is the principal owner
manager of this road, and sportsmen and tourists
find him genial, jolly and fully alive to their inter¬
file hotels are the “Titus Hotel” and the “Lund
ise,” the former owned by Col. Titus and the latter by
t. Lund, of the Jacksonville and Salt .Lake line of
mers. Both are good houses. The “Titus” waskept
winter by Messrs. Bodine & McCarty, and the
Jind”by S. A. Merrill, Esq., of Lynn, Mass. Mr.
rill expects to “run it” again next winter, and I can
srfully recommend it to the notice of tourists. It is
rmingly located near the river beach, and is a most
—ifortable hostelry. Mr. M. “knows how to keep a
si,” as he has had an experience of twelve year’s in
iucting a summer house on the Massachusetts beach,
intends introducing a novel and desirable feature next
ter — he will have several yachts, in charge of com-
■nt skippers, who will take parties of guests on camp-
and fishing excursions down the river, at no addi-
lal expense to the regular per diem rate of the hotel,
ich is $2 per day,

iere are a number of places of interest in the im-
iate vicinity of the village. About a mile northwest
Titusville is quite a large and thrifty settlement,
1 believe, Pfeiatersville. The settlers are engaged
he culture of oranges and early vegetables. About
ft miles above, on the same side of the river, is the
' ament oalled Aurantia. From Titusville to the head
idian River is fourteen miles ; to the Haulover Canal,

connecting Indian River with Mosquito Lagoon, is ten
miles, and the celebrated Dummit’s orange grove is in
that vicinity. Opposite Titusville is the head of Merrit’s
Island, which is a wedge-shaped island about thirty miles
long, bounded on the north by Banana Creek, on the east
by Banana River, and on the west by Indian River. It is
ten miles wide on the northern end, and inns to a point
at its southern extremity, opposite Eau Gallie. At the
head of the island there are plenty of deer, and on Banana
Creek, the mouth of which is live and a half miles east
from Titusville, the gunner will rind good wild fowl and
snipe shooting. The fishing is all that can be desired, and
the angler will need no guide to find the best places, for
fish will be found wherever there is water. Quail are
plentiful, and one can hear them cheerfully piping
“ bob-white ” in the palmetto scrub among the pines, not
two hundred yards from the hotel.

At the several stores everything in the way of “ grub ”
can be obtained at reasonable rates. Self-raising flour,
bacon, coffee, sugar, canned goods of every description,
and the great Florida staple, hominy, or “grits,” can be
purchased at about Jacksonville prices ; but the sports¬
man must take his ammunition and fishing tackle with
him, or at least procure them in Jacksonville.

Indian River is an extensive but shallow sheet of water,
150 miles in length, and above the narrows varies from a
mile to five miles in width. It is not a river, properly
speaking, but a shallow salt water lagoon, or sound, with
two inlets from the sea — one opposite Fort Capron and
the other at its extreme southern end. at Jupiter River.
From Jupiter Narrows to the head of the river there is no
current, and the mean rise and fall of the tides is but
three inches. From Jupiter inlet to the Narrows there
is a strong derivative tide-wave of greater mean. The
general course of the river is N. N. W. and S. S. E. The
variation of the compass at Titusville is 2 deg. 54 sec. E.
It is a magnificent body of water, separated from the
Atlantic by a narrow strip of land, generally from a
fourth to a half mile in width, though in places the in¬
tervening strip is not more than from seventy-five to
two hundred yards wide.

Being so near the sea, there is a good sailing breeze al¬
most every day, and with an easterly or westerly wind
one can lay his course either up or down the river. While
the breezes are almost always fresh, gales are veiy infre¬
quent during the winter season. “Northers” are
dreaded most, chiefly on account of their coolness, but a
“ sou-wester” is the most treacherous, baffling and
squally wind that blows on Indian River.

The entire carrying or freighting business is done by
small yachts and sailboats, consequently there are plenty
of boats and experienced boatmen that can be chartered
to convey parties or individuals to any portion of East
Florida. These boatmen are, as a rule, intelligent and ac¬
commodating. An Indian River boatmen is sui generis ;
a peculiar and unique combination of sailor, fisherman,
hunter, guide, cook, woodman, and philosopher ; an ani¬
mated Salmagundi, full of all kinds of expedients for all
kinds of emergencies. ■'The boats are necessarily light
draught and centre-boarders. There are the “ skimming-
d ish, ” the ‘ • pumpkin seed, ” and the ‘ * flat-iron ” models, all
half-round yacht-built boats, broad and beamy, cat-rigged
or sloop-rigged ; they all pound and spank in a sea-way, and
are very wet. Then there is the ‘ ‘ skip-jack, ” a much su¬
perior model for sailing j” wall go to windward much
better, but, as they are built very fiat, with little or no
sheer, and with chubby bows, they are also wet. There
are a few ships’ boats, picked up on the beach mostly,
built over, and usually schooner-rigged ; they do very
well sailing free, but on the wind are logy. Last and
best is the “ batteau,” of good length, little beam, and
flat bottom, with “pirogue,” or “ periauger,” rig — that
is, two leg-o’-mutton sails like the “ sharpie.” I will say
here, that if the “sharpie” is ever introduced in East
Florida, it will rapidly take the place of all other boats,
for it is undoubtedly the boat for Florida waters, being
fast, safe, weatherly, easily handled, of extremely light
draught, great carrying capacity, and cheap.

The day after we arrived in Titusville was Christmas
day ; but it was hard to realize it with the thermometer
at 75 degrees, with the birds singing merrily, and flowers
blooming in the open ground ; while all around were
trees and shrubs luxuriant in their green and graceful
foliage.' Feeling ten years younger, I hastened to the
river in search of a suitable boat for our party ; and, by a
stroke of extreme good fortune, I hit upon a “skip-jack "
yacht, cat-rigged, 19 feet long, 7 feet beam, drawing 15
inches when loaded ; she was decked over forward and
aft, with a very roomy cock-pit. I examined her thor¬
oughly and found her tight, in good order, and sound
condition. She was called Blue Wtng, and proved to be
one of the fastest and safest boats on the river. 1 pur¬
chased her for quite a moderate sum — about one-half her
real worth. Of course, my purchase was soon “noised
abroad ” among the boatmen ; and at night there were
“ all hands and the cook ” mustered in the office of the
hotel. >¥1111 an eye to the main chance, many were quite
anxious to go with me in the capacity of skipper and
guide. They were quite solicitous in regard to our wel¬
fare ; and I was entertained graphically with the diffiul-

ties of navigating Indian River with its intricate chan¬

nels, rocky reefs, treacherous shoals, oyster bars, varia-

grounds and hunting localities, known only t
few.” But as I deemed tny past experience in sailing —
ten years of my youthful life in Chesapeake Bay, and
later on Long Island Sound, and still later on Lake Mich¬
igan— sufficient for Indian River, I declined their kind
(Sees with the best grace possible, and put a bold face
on the matter as the following colloquy may witness.
After I had been interviewed by a number, one who ap¬
peared to be a kind of “oracle” amongst them, ap¬
proached me and cast off his " jaw-tackle ” in this wise :—

Oracle (patronizingly) — “ Doc., I’d like to sail the Blue
Wing for you fellows, and learn yon the ropes. Flow
long will you be on tbe river? ”

“ About four months."

O. (surprised)— “ Why, most parties only go down for
two or three weeks ; but I 'spose you’ll run down to J upiter
and make long camps all the way down?”

“ I shall stop but a day or two at Horse Creek and El¬
bow Creek ; a few days on Banana River ; then Crane
Creek and Turkey Creek ; a week on Sebastian Creek ;
through the narrows and Capron tor another week ; then
St. Lucie River and through Jupiter Narrows, and Hobe
Sound to Jupiter River. After a few days at Jupiter I
will go to Lake Worth.”

O. (emphatically)— “ But you can’t get the Blue Wing
through the saw-grass to Lake Worth I ”

“ No ; I shall go over Jupiter bar, and sail outside
to Lake Worth Inlet.”

O. (amazed)— “ But she has never been outside ; and, if
you’ll take my advice, you won’t try it.”

“ And from Lake Worth I will sail to Biscayne Bay."

O. (astonished) — “Jerusalem! Why, that’s 150 miles
outside sailing ! ”

“No, only about seventy-five miles, with two good
harbors between ; New River and Hillsboro’ River.”

O. (vanquished) — “ Well, Doc., you’ll excuse me— I don’t
want any of that outside bizness in mine— not in an 18-
foot boat, anyhow ! ”

“ Then I may cruise along the Keys to Key West, and
if the hoys stand the racket pretty well I will sail up the
west coast to Charlotte Harbor and Pease Creek, where I
will sell the boat, hire an ox-cart and team, and go across
the country to Lake Okecliobee and come out at Fort
Capron, where I will charter your boat to bring us up to
Titusville, provided you are on hand.”

O. (admiringly)— “ Why, Doc, yon must be a regular
old salt !”

“ Yes, I can discount Lot’s wife for saltness ; I am the
saltiest of the salt— saltpetre and Epsom salts— a double
dose.”

O. (reflectively)— “ Are the rest of your party good
sailors?"

“ I don’t think either of them ever saw a sail-uoat be¬
fore they reached Jacksonville, and I am certain that
none of them were ever in one.”

O. (decidedly) — “ Well, they’ll have a rough time of it
if they follow you.”

“ That’s what I brought them here for, to rough it.

The oracle moved away and mingled with the crowd.
Frank told me afterwards that he heard him tell the
others that “ tbat doctor from Kentucky had been to In¬
dian River before, and knows the ropes like a book.”

It being Christmas night, every one was now in a thor¬
oughly good humor, and we were “ swapping yarns ” and
retailing old jokes. Some one then suggested to Mr.
Long, the shipping-clerk of the railroad, to get his violin.
He readily complied, and after he and several boatmen
had taken a turn at it, the “ oracle ” sidled up and re¬
quested me to “play a tune,” observing that he knew
from the “ cut of my jib ” that I could do so. Nothing
loth, I scratched off “Devil’s Dream,” “Grey Eagle,”
“ Arkansas Traveller ” and other lively tunes, to the great
admiration of the crowd, and especially of the “ oracle”
himself, whose delight seemed unbounded, and who
seemed to take a patriarchal or proprietary interest in
me, exclaiming :

“ First you’re a doctor, then you’re a sailor, and now
you’re a fiddler !"

“ Yes," said I, “I sometimes fiddle for my patients ; it
does them more good than medicine.”

At Mr. Long’s suggestion we then repaired to the par¬
lor, when I surrendered the violin to liim and accompa¬
nied him on the piano. It was not long until the " oracle”
again approached me, confidentially, and asked me to
“ sing something,” naming several of my favorite songs.
I wondered a little at this, but when he called for “ The
Nine Little Pigs,” then I knew that my party had been
" giving me away.” However, I accepted the situation,
and with a few- ••forecastle songs” 1 snug myself right
into the hearts of those rough but honest boatmen, and
during my stay in Florida I bad no better friends. They
were always ready, and more than ready, to do me any
favor in their power.”

On the morning of Dec. 27th we doffed our "store
clothes,” packed them in our trunks, which were left at

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the hotel until our return, and arrayed ourselves in flan-
uel shirts. “ old elo' " and brogans. 'The balance of our
canning wardrobe was made, into compact bundles, with
rubber blankets strapped outside to protect them from the
spray. The Blue Wing was already loaded with our sup¬
plies. which were covered with a large tarpaulin. The
guns, ammunition, flour and sugar were snugly stored
under the forward deck. Everything being trim and
ship-shape, I sung out, •* AO aboard,” made sail, bove
anchor, and the Blue Wing was soon dancing merrily
over the waves with a fair wind, and bound “ down the
river.” It was a perfect day. the thermometer about
70 degrees, and the sun, shining brightly, kissed the glad
waves as they reared aloft their foaming crests. We
waved our hats to the boatmen on the pier, who wished
us "good luck,” and Titusville was soon left astern.

J. A. Henshall,

goose on Montauk, is not so easy as he first suppose. And
the next clay’s experience will fully confirm him in the
belief.”

On the 22d of October, there will be sold at East Hamp¬
ton, all the land, with the exception of Indian Field and
the Government property, which will open up this section
to cultivation, and perhaps settlement, so that if this
latter calamity will happen, it will inevitably destroy this
place as a famous game resort. Harhv Hunter.

THE LAND OF THE MONTAUKS.

“ There feno country like Montauks’ rude isle,

Strange are its rolling hills, Its valleys smile,
its trees, lone dyinir in tlioir ancient place, -
As if in sorrow l'or a dying race.—

The golden eye whose sounding pinions wake
Gn either side the echoes of the lake ;

The heavy brant and grey duelc, modest drest;

The painted widgeon with the russet crest.

Ami teal, light springing through (lie tranquil air.

] n i lie lirst-possing shades to the stIU lake repair.

^ J. A. Ayres— “Legends of Montauk.”

Long Island, though scarcely 115 miles in its greatest
extent, contains tvithin its hounds many charming pieces
(if natural scenery.

It waB my good fortune on a warm day in last August,
to visit this ultima thule, Montauk, in company with a
party, who had been sojourning at a pretty hamlet near
bag Harbor. A sail of live hours brought us to an inlet
connecting Gardiner’s Bay with one of the largest ponds
on Long Island, namely. Great Pond. On emerging from
the inlet into the broad expanse of the pond, one is at
once impressed with the beautiful vieAV, the shores being
surrounded with rolling hillsides and dark verdant vales.
Across the pond on the eastern shore, is the reservation
or Indian f ield, as it is called ; while south, just peeping
above the hills, was Third House, or Station's. The three
farm houses familiarly known as first, Second and Third
House, which, three and-a-half miles distant from each
other, and the lighthouse, constitute all thed wellings
within a radius of sixteen miles. Here is a place
within half a day’s journey from New York, where
“far from the maddening crowd’s ignoble strife,”
one can behold a truly primitive spot." No hand has
guided the plow through these lonely vales. The
silence is only broken by the distant murmur of the
surf, as it breaks heavily on the beach, or perhaps the
lonely cry of the loon far out on the lake.

Montauk, of which the extreme end of the peninsula
alone is recognized on charts by that name, commences
at the ridge of hills at the east end of Neapeague Beach,
known as Nonunonack Hills, which extend to the
hills of Montauk, and is, as its Indian term truly sig¬
nifies, a hilly land. The two large ponds or lakes ex¬
tending almost aoross the pennisula, are Great and Fort
Ponds ; there are also three smaller lakes lying east of
Groat Pond, known as Reed, Money and Oyster Ponds.
Near fort Pond (or Kongonack Lake, as it was anciently
called), is the place whore once stood the citadel of the
sachem, or Wyundanch, or monarch of the Montaukett
Indians, and was the scene of a mighty conflict between
them and their allies, the Manhassetts, on one side, and
tlieii deadly enemies, the Narragansetts, on the other.
Here was once the home of a large tribe, to whom all
others ou Long Island paid tribute, now decreased so that
the}' number only fourteen all told. Stephen Pharoah,
their last king, died on the 30th of August. He reigned
over two families, the Pharoahs and the Fowlers. He
was a noted sportsman, being esteemed the best snipe
hunter on the peninsula, nor was lie a small pedestrian,
for it is said that he walked from Great Pond to Brook¬
lyn in one day, a distance of 110 miles. The light-house
stands on Turtle Hill, or Womponomon, as the Indians
called it, and is 200 feet above the sea. The light is one
of the most important on our coast. It was erected in
17U5, at a cost of $22,300, and from its lofty elevation sends
its friendly warning far out to sea.

But aside from its geographical and historical features,
it is a great game resort, hJuail and woodcock are very
abundant, in season, wild fowl in great numbers resort
here, from the stately Canada goose, to the ox-eye snipe.
There are also some red foxes to be seen occasionally in the
swamps. Fish are abundant in the large ponds, such as
perch, flounders, eels, etc-; and in the ocean, blue fish and
iiaas. The mode of fishing for these latter named fish, is
to stand on the beach and throw a baited line 100 feet
or more out into the surf ; and during our stay a gentle¬
man boarding at Statton’s, had the exceeding good
luck to land a sea bass weighing forty-nine pounds.

Luring June and July, but few birds are to be found in
tiiis vicinity ; but towards the close of summer, the plo¬
ver tattler's, sandpipers, tmnstones and curlews arrive,
and shortly after Uieir advent, the teal, followed by other
early arriving ducks, come to swell the number. But it
is not lifi October that the Canada goose and brant arrive
to complete the list.

Observe what a writer in 1843 says in regard to Great
Pond as a sportsman’s paradise

The chief place of resort for the wild geese is the
Great Pond, which is very commonly known as Goose
Pond, and a sportsman coming in sight of it for the first
time, and seeing the geese covering acres of its surface,
and listening to the uninterrupted music of their honking
or the loud roar of their wings as the whole throng start
to flight at once, is a.pt to think that they cannot all es¬
cape iiini. But when he lias started at early dawn, and
has lain shivering behind the stone wall (which by the
way, is the original boundary of the Indians’ property,
and that which they sold to the whites) or on Reed Pond
beach, and seen veil thousand geese pass into the pond,
but not one within his reach, and then when at night he
has seen them all pass out, going precisely where he
did not expect them, and has wended Ins way back m the
darkness, cold and hungry, and found that the remainder
of the company had come in from their several stations
with the same 'tale, he wifi begin to think that shooting a

JJa/mvf/ distort}.

Florida Mosquitoes,— Our vivacious correspondent
Al. I. Gator, sent us last month an account of the Florida
mosquitoes which infest the western part of that State,
The statements of the writer were large— or rather, the
mosquitoes were large, very large. The account contained
internal evidences of truthfulness. It was a plain unvar¬
nished tale of what we saw no reason to doubt were
facts.

The “Forest and Stream’s Mosquito Story,” as our
friends have been pleased to term it, was immediately
copied into the daily and weekly papers of the country,
and some of the party organs at once, by connecting the
mosquitoes figures with the last Presidential election re¬
turns from Florida, attempted to make political capital
of it. The New York Sun especially, having always
given much attention to Florida matters, has published
the testimony of numerous correspondents as to the
Florida mosquitoes, native corn juice, politicians, canals,
and railroads. Disclaiming at this point, once and for
all, any desire to foster the political bearing of this ques¬
tion. we now revert to the subject simply that as a fact
(or myth) of natural history, the Florida mosquito may
be set before our readers in his true person. It behooves
all intending immigrants and visiting sportsmen to know
fully what they will be obliged to encounter in this vam¬
pire or gnat, whichever it may be. We invite the truth¬
ful testimony of correspondents who have personally en¬
countered the Florida mosquito in his native fastnesses.
That we are not seeking to unduly magnify the import¬
ance of this matter, will be seen from the following let¬
ter : —

Office of the Commissioner, Bureau of Immigra¬
tion, State of Florida — Jacksonville, Sept. tith. — Editor
Forest and Stream A correspondent in New York sends
to this office a communication clipped from the Forest and
Stream, the communication dated from Titusville, Fla.,
Aug. 2. The writer of that article, whoever he may be, has
either ignorantly or wilfully stated what is not true. I have
written to Titusville to a friend to know who the “ ro¬
mancer ” is, and. with your permission, will send you an
article on the subject which will be reliable. Dr. Ken-
worthv (Al. Fresco), your correspondent, has just been
into tile office, and I gave him the article to read ; he ad¬
vised me to write you and say, that he, Dr. Kenworthy,
had never lost an hour’s sleep in Florida on account of
mosquitoes, and had suffered more annoyance on the
shores of Lake Superior from them than in Florida. Or¬
dinarily I would not seek to answer such an evident
“ canard,” but such an article is read and believed by in¬
tending immigrants who are deterred from coming here
Sam. Fairbank, Asst. Com., Bureau of Im„ Fla.

From the coast of the Carolinas southward to Florida,
however, is the true home of this bird, and it is here that
they are extremely abundant. That their manner of lifo
has not been more carefully studied, is partly due to the
fact that they.’to a certain extent nocturnal in their habits,
for they feed only by night.

Another correspondent, R. H., of Point Pleasant, has
sent us an account of the capture. He says : —

Charles B. Davis, of Philadelphia, was fortunate enough
while staying here a few days ago to shoot a rare bird, in
this part of the country, at least— the black sea skimmer,
from the West Indies. The body and wings of the bird
are a jei black, the legs and bill, which is about an eighth
of an inch broad and three inches long, the lower being an
inch longer than the upper (and it is owing to this pecu¬
liar formation the bird gets its common name of scissor’s
bill) are a bright red. The bird has been mounted and

can now, I believe, be seen at a store - Third street,

Philadelphia.

The Florida Galltnule in Connecticut.— While
rail shooting on the meadows of the Housatonic River in
Connecticut Sept. 20th, the Natural History editor took a
specimen of the Florida gahinule ( Gallinula galeata), or,
as it is usually called in that State, the king rail. The
bird was a young male, and was preserved.

This is a Southern species, which, on the seaboard, oc¬
curs only casually in New England, though inland it has
been reported as far north as Canada West and Minne¬
sota. We have previously taken one or two specimens in
the locality from which this last came, and some facts,
which have recently come to our knowledge, lead us to
believe that the species is to be found regularly in small
numbers in Connecticut in the fall. Whether it ever
breeds, there is at present doubtful.

The Second Brood of Woodcock.— A correspondent.
J. W. S., who writes from Bridgeport, Conn., under date
of Sept. 19th, says

While out with dog and gun this morning I moved a
young woodcock just able to fly. I am sure, from ex¬
pel ience, that woodcock breed twice, but this must have
been a third brood, or a very late second.

We should be disposed to regard the bud as one of the
second brood, unless we had, more direct evidence on the
point than our correspondent gives us. It wifi be re¬
membered that last summer there was a great deal of
rain, and some second brood nests unfavorably situated
might well have been inundated and the eggs destroyed,

The Black Skimmer in New J ersey . —Philadelphia
Pa., Sept. lath. — While at Point Pleasant, N. J., this sum¬
mer, Mi-. Charles B. Davis, of Philadelphia,, shot a sea
bird which is pronounced a “ black scissors bill. ’ I
not this a rare bird on our coast? C. E. P.

The black skimmer (Ehynchops nigra), for we presume,
though our correspondent fails to give us any description
of it, that this is the bird referred to, is not especially
rare on the New Jersey coast, though this is somewhat
north of its usual range. It strays even farther occasion¬
ally, and we have known of its being taken off New York,
and Coues gives it as occurring casually in New England,

Drumming of the Canada Grouse.— Bethel, Maine.
Sept. 15th, 1879. — 1 notice in your issue of September
11th reference made to the dramming of grouse, and
especially the Canada grouse, or spruce partridge, and I
am very glad of the chance to offer my mite to the
Natural History department of your valuable paper. I
take great pleasure in reading this department, and find
many valuable zoological facts described by your many
interesting correspondents.

I have followed the occupation of hunting for twenty-
five years in the northern part of Maine, and am pretty
familiar with the habits of birds and animals of these
regions. The-. spruce partridge is quite plentiful in the
swamps and low lands of these northern countries, and is
a very pretty bird when in full plumage, especially in the
months of March and April, when they can easily be ap¬
proached, being very nearly as tame as our domestic fowl.
They are easily captured by a slip-noose on the end of a
long pole, which can be slipped over the head and quickly
drawn up. I have made a business of capturing and
keeping them alive through all seasons of the year, and
have sold them in pairs to go to ah parts of the country.
The cock is very finely marked with black ground and
pure white spots with red lines over the eyes. They are
about half the size of the ruffed grouse. I have fre¬
quently seen them drum, if drumming it can be called.
They fly up into a tree some ten or fifteen feet, and by
beating their sides by short, quick, nervous action of the
wing, jn their ascent, produce a loud sound. They re¬
main but a short time in the tree, when they almost nois-
lessly descend, and very Boon repeat the same operation.
This they often do when they have one or even two or
three henB with them. They feed on the tender houghs
of spruce and fir in winter, and in summer on berries and
various herbage. I, G. R.

Destruction of Ruffed Grouse in Connecticut.—
Waterbury, Conn. — Y ou will be interested to know that
our worst fears are confirmed, that the wood-ticks [larva1
of the partridge fly. — Ed.] are destroying the ruffed
grouse in Connecticut. A young friend of mine was ex¬
ercising his dog in August last, and flushed a brood of
young chicks just able to fly. He caught one ; and in
examining the bird lie found seven ticks on the little fel¬
low’s head ; one swelled out with blood, to the size of a
pea. The young pi ail then hunted for the other birds,
and found five more ; and on all he found from two to
seven ticks. Since that time he has several times looked
the locality over to find the birds, but found none but the
old bird. The destruction of this noble bird is a great
misfortune to sportsmen. Connecticut lias heretofore
been famous for numbering its ruffed grouse. "W.

The Crow Arraigned. —Millersb urgh , Dauphin Co..
Pa.— In Forest and Stream of Sept, ink your corre¬
spondent, W. B., asks the question, Are crows thieves or
benefactors? W. B. seems to think, “as no doubt many
others do,” that, upon the whole, crows are benefactors.
There is not the least doubt that they do gather in many
hugs and worms ; especially is this the case in early
spring, when Mr. Crow is starved and hungry ; it is then
that he follows the plough and picks up the insects that
might possibly prove a bane to the farmers’ crops. This
is one of the crow’s virtues. He has still other virtues,
one of which is that he does pick up the dead fish along
our inland streams, which no doubt is a benefit to both
crow and humanity. But his virtues amount to very
little when compared with his faults. Crows will take
all the eggs they can get ; they rob the nests of our quail,
ruffed grouse, wild turkey, wild pigeon, turtle dove, and
the nests of small birds coming within their keen and ex¬
tended vision. Not only do they take the eggs, hut the
young birds also. They will take" a brood of young chick¬
ens one bv one, and take the young robins out of their
nests close to human habitation. If the young birds de¬
stroyed by a pair of crows while feeding their brood wero
allowed to live they would destroy more insects in a single
day than a pair oi crows will destroy in a whole year.
Why is it the small bird harrasses the crow when he
comes in sight? Simply because the small bird knows
him to be a cruel enemy. * As to the damage done by
crows to the crops, it amounts to nothing. They are
really not hard to frighten. A dead crow hung upon a
pole in the corn-field will effectually cause his living rel¬
atives to give that field a wide berth. The common
blackbird will pull up more com than the crow, and no
amount of effigies or dead relatives will keep him away.
The above is based upon personal knowledge gained by
observation, which has brought me to the conclusion to
shoot or catch all the crows I can, and I -would advise^ all
lovers of game and birds to do likewise, C-X.

Habits of the Butcher Bird.— We notice in the
Journal of Science for August a brief, though interest¬
ing, article on this subject by Mr. D. M. Marshall. The
writer gives some account of the nest and eggs of this
species, and mentions that it breeds near Toledo, O.
Some interesting factB with regard to the mode of im¬
palement of its prey are furnished, and Mr. Marshall
gives an account of the capture of a garter snake 13 inches
in length by a shrike.

FOREST AND STREAM

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Fish Hatching Operations in California.— U. S.
Fishery, Baird , Shasto , Co., Cal., Sept. 12th. — The busy
part of the season at the United States Salmon Fishery,
on the McCloud River, California, has arrived. We have
had our annual scare arising from the fear of a
scarcity of spawning fish, but are gradually gaining con¬
fidence, as the number of spawners in the river increases.
Our alarm this year was occasioned by the very diligent
fishing of the cannery men, on the main Sacramento, be
low U3, who fished so assiduously with their impassible
column of drift nets, that only an extremely small num¬
ber of large salmon found their way to the McCloud
River. The large salmon were so effectually stopped by
the nets two hundred miles below us, that strange as it
seems, we would frequently make a haul of 500 or 1,000
salmon and find only four or five largo female fish in the
lot, all the rest being small grilse, weighing from two to
six pounds.

On the first of August, however, the law protecting
salmon came into force, and ten days after, largo salmon,
including many spawners, began to be caught in our net,
showing, by the way, how long the spawning salmon are
in the Sacramento at this season ; travelling a distance of
200 miles, their rate of speed being here seen to be twenty
miles a day.

The spawning salmon have since increased in the river
to such a degree that we cherish hopes of another pros¬
perous season in taking salmon eggs, We have now in
the hatching house four million eggs.

The most prominent feature of the work of the U. S,
Fish Commission on the McCloud River this year, is the
establishment of a station for taking and distributing
eggs of the California trout ( Salmo iridea). Prof. Baird
gave me instructions last year to take the matter into
consideration: and this year, on the 25th of July, I located
the first U, S. Trout Ponds at the mouth of a creek empty¬
ing into the McCloud River, four miles above the salmon
fishery, and called Geo, Crooks' Creek, after the name of a
white' settler who was murdered there by the Indians the
second year that we came to the McCloud to take saunon
eggs. The place settled is a peculiarly favorable one. A
large stream of clear, cold water furnishes an unfading
water supply all the year round, and trout from two to
six pounds weight are found in great abundance in the
river. With these two essentials secured, there seems to
be no reason why the new trout breeding station will not
be able to give a good account of itself at no very distant
day. We have had soldiers at the fishery this season, but
not to protect us from the Indians, who are well disposed
this year, so much as to maintain the authority and dig¬
nity of the United States at the reservation generally.

Livingston Stone,

Fish Culture in Missouri.— Col. John Reid, one of
the State Fish Commissioners, left this morning for Kan¬
sas City. Fx-Governor Woodson, of St. Joe, and Dr.
Steadman, of St. Louis, the other members of the Com-
missson will join him at that place. The Commission
meets for the purpose of selecting a site for the fish hatch¬
ery as contemplated by the fish law of the State. We are
glad to learn that several very desirable locations have
been offered as a gift to the State. On Friday the Com¬
mission, will visit Saline Comity, on the Chicago & Alton
Railway, and examine a very largo spring, which is of¬
fered by u gentleman, together with five acres of land.
Columbia, Boone County, will be tile next point visited ;
then Forest Park, St. Louis, and probably the southeast
part of tiie State, if the proper effort had boon made,
Lafayette County could iiave secured the hatchery, but
those most interested neglected the opportunity. — Lex¬
ington Begister. *

Transporting Eels. — Detroit, Sept. 20 Ih. — In reading
the account of the transportation of fish across the conti¬
nent, H. A. L. lays claim to having made a discovery in
the way to transport eels, The Commisson of this State
for the pnst three years have transported eels in mud and
grass, with a handful of ice in each can, and have been
very successful. We planted in the waters of this State,
this spring, over 400,000 eels, that were from one inch up
to six inches in length. The night of the 14th of June,
the night H. A. L. speaks of as the night they met with
then- first trouble, we met with trouble on the same ac¬
count, and lost a great many. But if the temperature is
kept right there eaunot be any trouble in transporting
vonng eels to any distance, if packed in mud and grass.

J A. J. Kellogg,

Fish Commissioner, Mich.

—The Myriophyllum is recommended as a plant for
aquaria and trout'ponds. It is one of the most beautiful
of aquatic plants, having a leaf something like a fern,

A Card.— U. S. Fishery, Bdinl, Shasta Co., Cal— Editor Forest
and Stream i— Sometime last spring, you were kind enough to
publish a request from me that some one. Interested would inform
me when and where I had made the statement attributed to me,
that " all the California salmon died after spawning."

As no one has given the desired information, I take it for granted
thatno one can; and that it is now admitted that i never made
t he statement. Under these circumstances, I must acknowledge
my surpiso, that the writer of the Massachusetts Fish Commission
Reports for 1877 and 1878, has not retracted the assertion contained
in those reports, that this statement was made by me ; and I must
request him, as an act of simple justice, to rescue me from the
imputation of giving utterance to such an utterly stupid and
senseless speech. _ Livingston Stone.

^ Why Salmo Quinn at Does not Take the Fly. —SabnO
qvtinnat is the representative salmon of the Pacific coast.
Tfiis is the species or variety so extensively canned for
export, and whose ova are distributed throughout the
States by fish propagators. Those of our readers who
have been told that these fish never take the fly of the
angler will he able to discover why by reading the very
intelligent article of C. R. in our “Sea and River” de¬
partment. The very sufficient reason he gives is that at
the tima when the Balmon ascend the rivers the water is
discolored by the annual rise, which is caused in great-
part by the melting snow on the mountains. There are
fifteen other less known species of salmon on the Pacific,
many of which do take the fly and afford abundant sport
to the angler.

G85

IP? Mamtl.

INSTINCT AS ALLIED TO REASON IN
DOGS.

I PROMISED you an article upon this subject, predicated
for the most part upon my own experience and ob¬
servation, and said that it would be chiefly anecdotal. I
did not and do not contemplate, however, confining my¬
self solely to- the illustration of the theory held by myself
and many other lovers and observers of man's most faith¬
ful friend. Far less do I propose to inflict upon the read¬
ers of Forest and Stream any attempt at a philosophi¬
cal disquisition, even were- I fitted for it. What I will
have to say will bear, it is true, more or less directly upon
my subject : hut some of it will go further, and relate to
well authenticated facts of canine doings, which must be
explained, if at all, by reason more profound than mine.
Many, if not most of the distinctions attempted between
instinct and reason, strike me as fanciful ; nay, absolutely
arbitrary. Nor have I in my reading seen anything which
more clearly and satisfactorily sets forth this truth than
the following :

“ It has been usual to describe the actions of the lower
animals as guided by principles different from what ob¬
tain in t he human constitution. The power of self preser¬
vation is considered as reason in man, and as instinct in
brutes, but this contrast does not contain a real opposi¬
tion. The most important meaning connected with the
term instinct, is what .contrasts with experience, educa¬
tion, and acquired knowledge. In point of fact both
men and animals alike possess both instincts and acqui-
sit ions ; for although in man the preponderance is greatly
in favor of the acquired ; he, too, must start from some¬
thing primordial, the basis of the other,”

At ten years of a.ge I had a long legged, rather oversized
solid liver colored pointer, given me by a kind country
neighbor, who, it is true, had almost forsaken the brush
and stubble for the hunting field, hut said he made over
Don to me because he could not be kept away from our
house. No doubt Don preferred my society to his
master’s, because I showed more appreciation of his en¬
thusiastic eagerness for sport. Looking back at his per¬
formances through the light of subsequent experience,
I cannot say the old fellow was well trained ; but he
always found many more birds in one day than I could
shoot at, not to say kill. And couldn’t he trot ! .Always
galloped when hunting, hut when night fall was ap¬
proaching and Bertrand, Don and I found ourselves
belated, perhaps ten miles from home, the old horse
would gallantly respond to the demand upon him and lay
himself out in "a long swinging gallop ; Don the while
trotting right along side, and never breaking his gait
unless in a spirit of boyish mischief I would press the
horse to an unusual speed. This, Mr. Editor, was before
I knew of stop watches and quarter seconds, but my
belief, nevertheless, is, that Don could and did trot his
mile in few if any seconds over four minutes. The in¬
telligence and loving faithfulness of this dog impressed
me. I learned by his methods to respect the pointer.
Years and extended experience have all confirmed the
impression that noble fellow made, and upon his death I
determined whether I owned deer or fox hounds, terriers
or beagles, that the pointer was my first love, and him I
should breed carefully and test thoroughly bis intelligence
and capacity of culture, Iris docility', faithfulness, and
courage, with those of any other dog you should start ; he
he spaniel, setter, or augliit else you pleasei
So much for the direction of my tastes. Old Don,
given me in his old age, died, so far as I know, without
blue blood issue. Certainly I never owned one of bis
progeny thorough-bred. The next pointer was also given
me — a short legged, close coupled white and liver bitch,
I was quite a httle shaver still, and knew nothing of
breaking save a little smattering picked up from such
books and papers as occasionally tell in my way. She
was over cautious and consequently slow, hut had a nose,
of the keenest : was staunch and untiring. Though, as
is implied above, I hunted much on horseback. I never
saw her flag at the end of a long day’s shoot, far less
break down, and have seen many more showy and stylish
dogs accompanying companions, setters for the most
part, utterly played out when she was comparatively
fresh as a daisy. Well do I remember the chagrin of a
cousin, somewhat older than myself, who came up to
spend a week of Iris vacation at my father's plantation.
He was gorgeously arrayed in sportsman's apparel, and
brought with him a big red setter, who, he said, was to
show me what a good dog was. “Why for heaven's
sake. Will.,” said cousin Ed-, “ do you Like the trouble
to feed or cave for such an undersized, bandy-legged
brute as that?” I replied, “ Ed., I Bhall never forget one
day boasting in father’s presence of my thorough mastery
of a certain school subject, and the ‘impossibility (arro¬
gant little ass that I was) of stumping mq on it. Pater
familias quietly drew me out, probed me, and only said
this : ‘ My son', my son, let not him that girdeth on his
harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.’ When
we come home this evening abuse my dog if you will, but
better postpone your strictures till then. Handsome is,
you know, as handsome does.” Well, we went. Birds
were not scarce, but somehow the bandy-legged hitch
made three points to his handsome gentleman’s one, and
at 3 o'clock was all alive and on her legs, while he, for¬
sooth, walked slowly and sadly behind us, and would
not, poor fellow — I believe could not— have scented a
covey under his nose.

Have you ever, Mr. Editor, studied the disposition of
dogs ? Or have any of|your worthy colleaguesjpsychologi-
caliy inclined and done so V Yes? Then you or they, or
both can underwrite what I now say. They differ
amongst themselves pretty much as men do. Are affec¬
tionate or crusty, forgiving or implacable, generous or
selfish as we bipeds are, and all I show to be true in this
regard bears upon my subject. Sappho, sr., was never
bright, but ever tender, true and faithful, naturally
cautious, and somewhat timid. She would have laid
down her life for me, I verily believe. One day, I well
remember. In hunting the home fields in winter, my

custom was to rest on the banks of a creek making up
into the place, if the tide admitted. I hared my feet,
gathered the single oyters from the bed of the stream and
roasting them on the adjacent bank, shared with old
Sappho my primitive lunch. That over, I would recline
upon the fragrant pine straw, listen to the musical sigh¬
ing of the breeze through the tree tops, and drink in
copious draughts of health inspiring oxygen. The balmy
southwest, the kindliest wind that blows in our latitude,
came free from the ocean, scarcely three miles away,
undiluted by the smoke of factories or the suspicion
even of intervening towns or villages. Every fibre re¬
sponded to tire gratification of simple, if sensuous enjoy¬
ment. I never slept, but rested merely ere I went
upon the beat homeward. Sappho would always doze
beside me. One day I suppose my thoughts had wandered
far away, when my attention was aroused by the dog
getting up, moving restlessly about, and whining. I
guessed what was the matter, closed my eyes, and re¬
mained motionless, feigning helplessness. Her concern
increased, till finally she came close alongside, whined
more loudly, and gently pulled my coat to rouse me. I
kept still and showed no consciousness till her distress
became so great I could not tease her longer, and got up.
Was her action predicated upon something primordial, or
was it dictated by “ experience, education, and acquired
knowledge. ? ” I think she remembered : compared one
day’s experience with another, and reasoned out her con¬
clusion, which, though erroneous, nevertheless seemed
warranted by her premises Per contra :

Iu my early youth I recall a dog owned by my grand¬
father who afforded an instance of a temper as resentful and
implacable as that of the bitch just described, was gentle
and forgiving. Marquis was half hound, half mastiff, as we
believed, but we only knew his mother, and she was a
fail' type of the well-bred Southern hound. He grew
larger, heavier and handsomer than the average hound
is with us, and was so fierce that he had to be chained
during the day. Once a cousin and I were amusing our¬
selves with our bows and arrowsabout the yard, both of
us about six or seven years old. In fun I proposed to
have a shot at Marquis, who was chained about twenty
yards off, Cousin John was wiser than I, and would not
shoot : but I let fly an arrow, which only grazed* and
surely did not hurt him. He flew at me, and breaking
loose, would doubtless have handled me roughly had I
not darted up the piazza steps, and thus escaped his rage.
Months elapsed ere I saw tiffs dog again, and then it was
at our summer house, a seaside village twenty miles away
from where l had shot at him. I tried in vain to over¬
come Ills animosity to me by feeding him twice a day. It
was agreed, in fact, that no one else should feed him
while 1 remained. He would not attempt to molest me
till he had done his breakfast or dinner, and then only
the length of his chain limited his angry spring at me.
He seemed to love and respect my grandfather, father,
sister and cousin, and the butler and coachman ; the
other members of the household, white and black, he
tolerated ; but me he hated to the bitter end. Six years
after my childish insult to him he would gladly have
torn me to pieces, if opportunity had offered. When the
tidings of Marquis’ death were brought, believe me, I re¬
joiced that he had been gathered to his fathers.

Sappho, sr., lived to a good old age, faithful and inde¬
fatigable to the end, but never showy. The poor old
lady's latter days were made heavier by deafness. Why
is this malady so common amongst pointers and setters?
I never maltreat my dogs, not- suffer children or anyone
to do so, and yet have had. several devoid of hearing iu
the decline of life.

Near me while I write lies a Ectternot over eight years
old. If any dog’s lines ever fell in pleasant places, his
surely have. He is the pet of the household. I do not
recollect ever having struck him, and the ladies ami
children are too fond of Rep to do so. Yet he is as deaf
as a post, and would be of as much use iu the field as—
well, a very deaf dog. Dame Eleanor •* Spearing ’s”
trumpet, the virtues of which Hood so eloquently de¬
scribed, would be useless to him. Here appropriately may
be told a true story of dog in telligence.

When I left home for college, Sappho, sr., was left to
my mother's care, with the charge that she was to look
after the comfort of my old companion and friend. This
charge was never forgotten, though ere vacation time
came the latter was gathered to her fathers. Upon my
return home mother told me this, and her testimony was
corroborated by that of other members of the family.
After each ineal (my practice was and is to feed niy
dogs always iu part from the table), when their food was
ready Sappho was served first. Tray, Blanche and
Sweetheart looked on meanwhile. Sometimes the old
dog was lying in her kennel, and' could not hear the sum¬
mons. Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart, knowing they
would get naught till their superior dined, would run to¬
gether to her house, and by some language, unrecogniz¬
able by human ears, call Iter out and announce, “ Dinner
is served, may it please your ladyship.”

Now, this liappened not once, or twice, or thrice only,
but became almost- a daily occurrence. Wifi Forest
and Stream kindly tell me whether the action of Tray,
Blanche and Sweetheart was primordial, and, therefore,
instinctive only, or the result of reason, based upon ex¬
perience ?

The next pointer I hunted, hut did not own, was lent
me on along loan by a friend. He— not.the friend, but the
dog — was solid liver in color, of stalwart build, and
weighed when in condition, seventy-five pounds. AR of
his accomplishments were natural, for “Brash's" early
education had been much neglected. He was two years
old, perhaps two-and-a-half, when I got him ; had been
taught notlung, and learned nothing afterward but from
experience.

The first day I took him out he made me almost
frantic : perhaps he had never been out with a mounted
sportsman, but whether or no, the way he ran into,
through and over coveys was calculated to make one tear
one’s hair. I was about to ship Iff m back to town to his
owner the night of the first day's trial, but forebore.
The next day he improved somewhat, and at the end of a
week was one of the most reliable dogs I ever saw. I do
not remember his ever breaking down, though grossly
fat when I commenced to hunt him, and notwithstand¬
ing the fact, too, that in four weeks he. had little, rest, ex¬
cept on Sundays. He would retrieve out of the water,
but never on land, hunted with a high head, and was, in
short, a good, but not first class dog,

686

A more jealous chap I never saw on either two or four
igs, and I can tell a most amusing inoident illustrative
the abnormal development of that passion in him,

Soon after 1 had possession of Brush a pointer puppy
if three weeks old, out of one. of the oldest and best
mown strains in the State, was given to me. My wife
Uni I vied in friendly rivalry as to who should take the
>est care of her, and not a dav passed that she did not
receive a lesson in house-breaking, till there was scarcely
i trick to be acquired or a faculty undeveloped.

In time she became a first class retriever, and the fast-
SBt swimmer 1 ever saw, be it3 coat long or short,

I was once shooting snipe on the banks of a creek, and
having royal sport. Brush and Sappho. Jr., a puppy
pf eighteen months, hunting steadily on the rush-covered
[banks, and retriev ing birds beautifully, so that I lost not
one that was hit (and I missed but two), when two
feprang closely together and flew to cross the creek. Ere
I they got half way one fell to each barrel, and both dogs
©lunged in to retrieve. Now, Sappho, Jr.’s power in the
[water was simply marvelous, ana she swam five feet at
least to Brush's two. Making for the nearest bird she
name back, gave it to me, and leaping in again overtook
the older dog, and ere he could gather the second bird
.snatched it from under his nose, and returned in triumph
to me. If ever 1 saw sulky, mortified vanity, Brush
showed it then, nor could I induce him to hunt another
foot or retrieve another bird that day. He slunk at my
feet with downcast head and drooping tail till we reached
jjiome.

[ Whether Philip of Macedon or his royal son was the
greater man, is still a mooted point, But I have no such
doubt as to the transcendant merit of Sappho the second,
and to her, with your leave, Mi-. Editor, 1 will devote an¬
other chapter. W. B. B.

The Dog Pound Closed.— The New York City dog
pound was closed last Friday, the laBt installment of
doomed dogs, 300 in number, being drowned. The whole
number killed during the season was 5,400. The contrac¬
tor is said to have realized a fine profit on the dog skins
which he sold to glove makers.

Richmond Dog Show.— A dog show will be held in
Richmond, Va., in connection with the State Fair on the
28th inst. The prize list reaches us too late for this issue,
but will be printed nest week. The judges are J. S. Wise,
Esq. , Capt, J. W. Foster, and Judge Theo. Garnett.

London (Ontario) Dog Show. — The proposed show at
Loudon. Ontario, will not be held. Coming so close to
that of the St. Louis Kennel Club, the entries from the
United States would have been very few, and altogether
the committee did not feel warranted in going to the ex¬
pense of erecting a building, and incurring the outlay
necessary to make the affair a success. We hope our
Canadian friends will try again at some more propitious
season.

Field Trials. — St. Louis, Sept. 26th. — Editor Forest
arid t>l ream I am instructed by the Committee on
Field Trial ltules of the National American Kennel Club,
to inform you, for the benefit of your readers, that the
scale of points has been changed as follows : Pointing,
from thirty, changed to 35 ; Backing, from 10, changed to
8 ; obedience and disposition, from 10, changed to 7 ; thus
leaving the total the same.

Mr. K u. Sterling, the President of the Club, is now in
Communication with sportsmen in different places in the
State ut iiiiuois, relative to a selection of suitable grounds
for holding the Trials in Bovember, and as soon as a de¬
cision is arrived at, you will be promptly- informed. We
already have positive promises of quite a number of en¬
tries, and there is every reason to hope that we shall have
the i m ist important Trials ever seen in this country. Two
prominent gentlemen, one Eastern and one Western, have
already consented to act as judges, and as soon as the
tturd is selected you will be notified, and their names can
be made public. ' We desire owners of dogs to communi¬
cate with Mr. Sterling, 701 Pine St., St. Louis, as to the
probability of entering for the Trials, At this time it is
impossible to get entries from all who expect to make
them, but we desire to be able to form some idea of the
number we shall have, and we will thank the gentlemen
to let us hear from them. Dr. Samuel Ohoppiu, of Bow
Orleans, was in St. Louis yesterday ou his way to Ken¬
tucky, from a month of sport in Minnesota. He joined
the B , A. K. Club, and will visit the Trials in November.
The Doctor is owner of some fine dogs, and is an ardent
sportsman. The membership of the Club now numbers
about one hundred. John W. Munson, Sec.

Cocker Spaniels — Hamilton , Ont., Sept. 23 d. — Editor
Forest and Stream .-—According to my promise in a for¬
mer letter, 1 herewith give my idea of a cocker-spaniel
useful for sporting purposes, ignoring the fine silky pets
.. niy lit. lor ladies .lap dogs. The cocker spaniel able to
stand a long day's work should not be less than twenty-
tour pounds weight, or more than thirty, remarkably
strong built, full ol courage and endurance ; in fact a
very compact, strong dog, not afraid of water though it
may he near freezing point. . They should he first-class
retrievers from land or water. Cockers should not be
mute ; they ought to give tongue when on the scent of
game. Coior no object, 1 have seen good ones of all
colors. 1 never saw a good dog a bad color, The
coat may be wavy, but should not be curled nor
have a decided tuft between the ears. They are more
energetic then the Clumber, and a mure useful general
purpose dog. The Clumber-spaniels are useful dogs
where game is abundant. Twenty-five yeai-8 ago I saw a
team or twelve of them shot over at Clumber park. They
were not allowed to retrieve. The man working them
kept a large black retriever to heel for that purpose. To
spui wt.hi. whose time is limited and whose shooting is
varied, and who can only afford to keep one dog, I would
auvise such to get a cocker-spaniel as 1 have described, a
dog that will do his work effectively whether he be huut-
tiug woodcock, snipe, quail, ruffed grouse or retrieving

FOREST AND STREAM.

ducks. I admit it is a line sight to see a brace of well
broken pointers or setters with heads well up ranging and
quartering to perfection, standing and backing in a way
that only- sportsmen can appreciate. But, what I affirm
is, that the beauty and usefulness of pointers and setters
should not be impaired by using them in cover where
their fine qualities cannot possibly be brought out and
seen to their fullest extent.

In company with a friend shooting woodcock over a
brace of Irish setters in a piece of low ground where the
nettles were of immense growth, some twenty or thirty
minutes elapsed without our seeing one of the setters, a
bitch eight months old. After calling her for some time
she came out of the nettles with a fullgrown woodcock in
her mouth. The bird was alive and uninjured. The in¬
ference is, that she was setting the bird a few feet from
her nose, and in response to our repeated calls, had sprung
on the bird, a lesson not desirable for pointers or setters
to learn. Ranger.

How to Mark a Dog. — Editor Forest and Stream, : —
Some years ago a farmer in Washington recognized a fine
setter that had been given to him when a pup, in the
street. He seized his lost dog and was assailed by the
person who had got possession ot him.

“This is my dog gentlemen, and you don't take him
from me unless you take my life at the same time.”

Finally the parties were taken before a magistrate.

“ Jedge, this is my dog, and I can prove it to you." So
he stooped, pinched up the skin of the chest below the
fore leg, made a straight incision with a knife, and took
out a bird shot which he Bliowed to the judge and which
had certain knife marks or crosses on it.

" Jedge, this pup was given to me three years ago, by

Gus. T - , and Mr. I — the grocer on L street at the

corner ; can tell you that as soon as I got the dog I took
him to his store, marked a shot, and put it under his skin,
first making these crosses with my knife on the lead.”

After this, the oaths of the other party that he had
raised the dog from a pup were of no avail. The farmer
took his dog. This will suggest to the reader a safe
method of marking their valuable dogs.

Died. — In Cazenovia, N. Y., on the morning of Septem¬
ber 8th, 1879, Old Jack ; age unknown. He cameamongus
in 1868 or ’69, and even then looked anything but young.
Was owned by two or three people here ; but finally fell
into the hands of W. D. Smith, a sportsman of no mean
ability, whose forte is better in killing grouse and wood¬
cock than in breaking glass balls. With the exception of
Mr. Smith, the writer has killed more birds over him
than any one else. Old Jack was not what we would
call a'liandsome dog, and would make but a poor appear¬
ance in a Bench Show, for it would be hard to tell whether
he was a setter or a spaniel. But he stood most of his
birds ; and while he lacked the graceful lines of a setter
when on a point, there was a rigid firmness in his atti-
titude that told to a certainty that game was there. He
was what some would call a “kicker,” for, if he had
hunted a bush and flushed a bird which flew away with¬
out being shot, and was afterward driven back into the
same bush, no amount of coaxing or driving could induce
him to enter it again ; and, if too much force was used, he
would run home. While he had (like all of us) some faults,
be had a good many virtues. On the morning of his death
he appeared as well as usual, and was on his way to the
hunting grounds— dying in the harness, all ready for the
fight. He had a way of rolling on the ground and growl¬
ing ; and, while doing this, something different in his
maimer attracted attention; but before any one could,
get to him lie was dead ; dying as I trust “ Jersey" may
when his time comes. Ana if there is a Heaven where
good dogs go, I sincerely hope that Old Jack has found
it. We buried him atFrogmoor, theshooting club's ground,
where he has often been. The funeral was attended by
most of tbe sportsmen for whom he had hunted, and by
the dogs who had been with him in field and flood.

Hammerless.

An American Dog in Africa, — The true liver-pointer
Sky, formerly owned by J. Hopkins Smith, which was
purchased last summer from its then owner by W. E.
Sevan, of Malaga, Spain, arrived safely at its destina¬
tion on the other side of the Atlantic about September
1st. Mr. Bevan writes that be intends to take tbe dog
over into Morocco, and try him on the birds there. We
hope to hear of his performances in African fields.

Hard Luck. — Only last week we noted the whelping
of a litter of puppies by Snapshot, out of Mr. J. W. Cof¬
fin’s Venus. Mr. Coffin writes us that all of the litter are
dead except two, and he has small hopes of saving these.
But as misfortunes never come singly, the same gentle¬
man has also lost his pointer bitch, Lola, by Sensation,
out of -Mi'. Chas. Scheifflin’s Juno. Lola was winner of
first prize in the puppy class both at New York and Bos¬
ton, and having been broken, had turned out a most ex¬
cellent field dog.

— The pointer bitch, Venus, by Rake II, out of Had¬
ley's Buff, owned by Mr. J. VV. Coffin, of Providence, R.
I., whelped on the 33(1 inst., nine puppies, five dogs, and
four bitches, all white and lemon, sired by Snapshot.
The bitches will be destroyed.

— The setter bitch, Mattie Boyle, belonging to P. Mealy,
of Gloucester City, N. J., whelped on the 20th inst., 13
puppies, 9 of them dogs.

— Mr. L. F. Mercilliot has purchased from Mr. John
H. Meyer the prize pointer dog Sport ; and the same gen-
tleman’s English setter bitch Pet has been bred to Mr.
H. P. Morris’ champion Lark.

— The Clumber spaniels, Triinbush and Fairy, are offered
for sale. Triinbush was imported direct from the Duke
of Newcastle’s kennels, at Clumber. For price and par¬
ticulars apply to Kennel Editor of this paper.

— In another column will be found an advertisement of
a Colorado ranch, stocked with oattle and ready for occu¬
pancy, for sale. Such an opportunity rarely occurs to pur¬
chase on easy terms a valuable and productive property
in such excellent condition.

§dn\e m\d §m\.

CAME IN SEASON FOR OCTOBER.

Moose, Alee Americana. I Wild turkey, MeXeayria (iixlitrpam.

Caribou, Kanfftfer caribou. Pinnated grouse or prairie

Elk or wapiti, Cermet canadensis, chickens, Cuflijonta cujrido.
Red or Va. deer. C. virytriiamw. I Ruffed grouse or pheasant, Bo-
Boulrrelg, red, black and gray. I hum umtiellUs.

Hares, brown and gray. Quail or partridge, Orlyx vtrgint-

lteed or rice bird, DoUchunyx or- \ mw.
yztnorous.

@y~ThIs table does notapply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which Is generally in season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

Captain Bogardus.— Captain Bogavdus has been shoot¬
ing at Pittsburgh, where he and Eugene have succeeded
in performing some unusual feats with the shot-gun and
rifle. The Captain is now out with a new challenge,
which reads as follows : —

Pittsburgh, Sept. 27th.

Editor ( Forest and Stream : —

As there are a great many good glass ball shots in the
country, I will make the following challenge : — I will
shoot against any six men in the world for from $100 to
$500 aside each man ; and for from $500 up to $2,500 that
I make a better score than all the six. I will give each
man 300 broken balls in 1,000, each of them to shoot at
800 apiece, and I to shoot at 6,000 — 1,000 each day for
six days. The match to be shot in Boston, New York or
Philadelphia between the loth day of December and the
1st day of January. Cartridges to be loaded and brought
on to the ground, and each man to shoot from the same
rifle, and each man to stand his share of expenses and
take his share of the gate money. The match to be shot
from three of my traps and according to my rules, with
this exception — the rise to be fifteen yards, and if shot in¬
doors the distance between the traps to suit the place of
shooting. Each man who accepts this must send $100 to
the Clipper office, New York, between now and the first
day of December. I have sent $1,100 to the Clipper office
to-day, which is the whole amount of stakes, unless the
parties that accept wish to shoot for more money.

A. H. Bogardus,

Champion Wing Shot of the World.

The Pleasures of Gunning.— Cohoes, Sept. 22d. —
Editor Forest and Stream: — Your correspondent, “ R.
W. H. inquires why some people despise hunting. I do
not see how they do it, but they do. There is no
better way to study nature than to take gun and dog and
start for the woods. When I go gunning I do not go on
a murdering expedition. I always make it a rule never
to kill more than three or four birds ; do not care if I
come home with empty bag. The beauties in nature are
always something to occupy one’s attention. You can
find specimens that have escaped your eye should you
visit the woods every day for a lifetime.

If some of those old, dried-up fossils would get a gun
and dog, and hunt a little, perhaps it would thaw out the
milk of human kindness which has been congealed in
their hearts so long. For my part, I was well pleased
with “ R. W. H.'s ” article ; it is right to the point. Hunt¬
ing and fishing are among the greatest blessings that God
has given us. We can for a time lay aside ail bustle and
wear and tear of life in the deepest solitude of the woods,
and when we emerge again it seems as though we were
men ready to buckle on the armor, and begin anew the
battle of life, and look back on our hunting and fishing
exploits as the happiest periods of our existence.

H. Mills.

American vs. English Guns. — Editor Forest and
Stream : — When 1 hear a man nowadays talking about
buying a foreign gun, and no other, I put it down as pure
ignorance or affectation. The American guninakers
make as good a gun as the best shot in the country could
possibly desire. In fact, since muzzle-loaders went out
of fashion, pretty much everything is made in this coun¬
try superior to anything in Europe.

I brought down a wild pigeon the other day flying
directly from me at sixteen rods with No. 6 shot. This
shows how close and strong American guns shoot, and
mine is only a $55 gun. It was not a chance shot either.
In my statement as to loading in a late number,
I should say that the manner of loading there given is
for tolerably course powder, but for those who can buy
only fine rifle powder the results are the same, if, as
should be, 4“ drs. of powder are used, instead of 5 drs.

Veritas.

Tending Vent. — Editor Forest and Stream .-—After
some careful inquiries of my unfortunate neighbor, I am
satisfied that the accident described in my recent article,
“ Last Day on the Delaware," was not attributable to the
cause assigned, and therefore the man who was serving
vent cannot be held responsible for the premature dis¬
charge of the gun. It was so reported at the time, and
this explanation seemed sufficiently authentic to satisfy
the local reporters ; but it turns out that, although no
thumbstaU was employed, a new buckskin glove sup¬
plied the vent, and enabled the wearer to keep his thumb
over the vent until after the explosion of the charge had
taken place. His thumb was not injured. Brevet Briga¬
dier-General Hagner to the contrary, notwithstanding.
The explanation of the cause is that the cartridge was not
properly made, and that it broke before reaching the bot¬
tom of the bore, when some loose fire ignited the scat¬
tered powder, and sent the rammer in slivers across the
square. The loader felt the cartridge break, and leaped
aside instantly. Had he not done bo the charge would
have blown him to pieces.

If I remember rightly, the gun was not sponged at all.
I have no doubt that the Colonel of ordnance, whose
opinion you reprinted on the 18th inst,, is good authority,
but be is certainly mistaken about the liability of the
vent server losing his thumb. Nevertheless, from my
own observation and the experience which all boys gain
with small cannon, I am satisfied that his exception is well
taken, and that the old-fashioned method of tending vent
(not “ serving vent,” which is pricking the cartridge), is
wholly useless and unavailable, so far as preventing ac¬
cidents is concerned. The only way to prevent a prema¬
ture discharge is to carefully sponge, and repeat it traces
of tire in the bore are encountered. Ego,

Some, Sept. 60th,

FOREST AND b 1 KFaOT

Tin-Coated Shot. — Bridgeport, Sept. 24/ft.— I have of
late been using tin- coated shot, but I found that ray gun
did not seem to kill as much game at eight rods as when
I used the common shot. I hare been trying both kinds
at a target at forty yards, and find that the common shot
made a target twenty -five per cent, better at forty yards
than the tin-coated. * A number of my fellow-sportsmen
have been trying targets with the two kinds of shot, with
the same result. I find by taking two of tin-coated shot
and chafing them together, that they seem to rough up
and slip by hard ; but it is not so with the common shot,
for you may rub them together as much as you like, and
they slip by easy.

Now, I am in favor of the tin-coated shot as far as keep¬
ping a gun clean is concei-ned ; but I should like to see
my brother sportsmen try the same shot, and see if it is
my fault or that of the shot. I have used two guns, and
they both throw the shot about the same. C. M. A.

Canada — Sherbrooke, Sept. 23 d. — I have just returned
from Lake Megantic, having this time extended my trip
to Arnold Park and the north part of Maine. Our guide
shot three moose (cow and two calves) ; but on account
of tile number of amateur sportsmen attracted by the
facilities for reaching Spider and Megantic Lakes afford¬
ed by our new railway, the sport in that immediate
vicinity is falling off. D. T.

Massachusetts — Boston, Sept, 25th. — I have been
away two weeks shooting on the coast of Maine, and on
counting the game find the following scores for three
guns : 240 coots, 33 boons, 13 gray squirrels, 46 partridges,
15 black ducks, 28 blue winged teal (killed in four shots,
only saw one flock, in which were between forty and
fifty), 4 peach crates of sand birds, and 109 yellow legs
and black-breasted plovers. These were shot within
twelve miles of Portsmouth, N. H., a place I discovered
about eight years ago. Our house faces two large ponds
and a marsh. One hundred yards from the marsh is a
beach, and three hundred yards back of the house is
the best partridge ground in Maine. I tried my new
Gordon dog, Shot (begotten of Van Velzer's Bon), and be
did beautifully for a pup, standing as staunch As an old
dog. His nose is wonderful. I took my “Gazetteer”
with me on my trip, and got “ piles ” of information out
of it. It is as good as having an old gunner by your side
all the time. I own twenty-seven other sporting works,
and your “ Gazetteer” contains more than all the rest in
one book. Of course, Frank Forester is far behind the
times now in some things. J. B.

Connecticut Lakes. — Applebackville, Pa,, Sept. 21st.
— I returned home Sunday from the Connecticut lakes
regions. We had a fine time fishing and hunting ; shot
two deer, three wild cats and plenty of ducks. Fishing
is splendid in the lakes and rivers there. Plenty of lake
trout in the First and Second Lakes. Caught plenty of
mountain and brook trout in August, but were not al¬
lowed to catch them this month. It is a splendid coun¬
try for game and fish. Would you be so kind as to let
me know where I could get in with a market hunter
I would like to get in with oue down in Maryland, Dela¬
ware or Virginia. Samuel T. Laubenstein.

Blue Wing Teat, on the Delaware.— This duck has
made its appearance in the Delaware River. It is the
earliest comer to our waters, arriving here in September
and remaining with us until the frosts of early winter
drive them southward, where they become very fat, and
are shot as well as trapped in large quantities on the rice
fields. The blue wing teal is less cunning than most of
the other varieties of wild fowl, as they are not very diffi¬
cult to approach, and stool readily. It is said that if the
decoys are set in the mud they will stool better to them
than if set in the water ; and in this respect they differ
from every other duck. They drop down among the stool
ducks almost as suddenly as a woodcock in a tussock,
and go to eating as if they were surrounded by busy com¬
panions like themselves. — Easton (Pa.) Free Press.

Illinois — Warsaw,', Sept. 18/ft. — But a few years ago
the great range of overflowed lands impinging on the
south suburbs of this city was a vast hunters’ resort, but
by a recent act of the Illinois State Legislature a drain¬
age law was passed, and a levee is now being built de¬
barring the submerging of tens of thousands of acres of
superior land, extending from here to Quincy, Ill., on
the east bank of the Mississippi. Agriculture strides to
the front. Where I, with a few comrades, rowed about
over a vast lake'miles in extent, among willows and trees,
a few years ago, shooting ducks, a bountous harvest has
just been gathered of com and wheat. Thus the old
haunts pass away one by one, and the region is metamor¬
phosed into greater usefulness.

Out of a spirit of reverence for the “ dearly departed,”
a club of old school sportsmen congregate at uncultivated
portions of the said area every week or so, and hold a
carnival over baked salmon, croppie, pike, catfish or
bass, and now and then have a general assembling of the
hosts, and a chowder is served.

The strong currents that prevailed during the semi-an¬
nual overflows washed out long, deep channels, which re¬
main now as sloughs, abounding in fish. During
high water in the river the water backs up considerably
from Lima Lake, a famous duck region, ten miles south
of here, and at proper seasons many clucks are bagged
therein. The best fishing now is in a few of these large
sloughs, although many are caught with trout lines
thrown across the channel of the river. The channel cat¬
fish Is a great favorite, but give me a salmon in preference
to all other fish in these waters for flavor, absenoe of
small bones and delicacy.

A party of hunters at Lima Lake recently got quite a
respectable bag of teal ducks, and another party got some
twenty plover of different varieties, a few snipe aud wood¬
cock. The season has been so dry that game has not
made its appearance in any quantity as yet.

We do not have any grouse hunting of value in this im¬
mediate vicinity. The best prairie chicken region known
to sportsmen here is believed to be up in northern
central Iowa. Some of our neighbors at Keokuk, Iowa,
have visited that section of the State since the open
season commenced, and are enthusiastic over the abund¬
ance of those birds to be found there.

Quail are plenty in many localities near here, and we
anticipate a good time among them when the law allows.
There are here, as elsewhere, many pot-hunters to con¬
tend against, and our Sportsmen’s Club has exercised a
good deal of vigilance to compel a respect for the game

laws of the State. One transgressor, on a visit here from
St. Louis, began depredations among our quail, and was
notified to desist by our club, or they would prosecute.
Nothing like a little nerve in such matters.

Aaron Around.

Wisconsin — Fond du Lac, Sept. 24/ft.— Shooting thus
far quite unsatisfactory ; few pinnated grouse and wood¬
cock, and small scores reported in duck shooting. The
deer hunters are getting in motion for the fall campaign,
Messrs. S. B. and John Amory, accompanied by Charles
Boardman, expect to get away early in October. Mr. L.
M. Wyatt, accompanied by his wife and his old com¬
panion. Mr. H. J. Briggs, has already taken his departure.
Mrs. Wyatt goes out for a third season, having a great
partiality for the pleasures of camp life among the pmes.

Triangle.

Oregon —Portland, Sept. Ilf A— Our fall shooting has
fairly commenced. Some good bags were made Satur¬
day last. Bob B. brought home seventeen wood ducks
and mallard, and Judge W. is credited with twenty
snipe. A number of others killed from five to ten ducks
each. A party of four (writer included) sally forth to¬
morrow to wage war ou the festive snipe.

^ Multnomah.

Washington Territory— Portland, Oregon, Sept.
10/ft. — I leave Portland next Monday for the "great
Spokane country,” where the shooting and fishing (es¬
pecially the latter) are unexcelled. In Lake Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho Territory, one may take trout ranging in
weight from five to twenty pounds. The different streams
teem with beautiful brook trout. Prairie chickens and
grouse are abundant, and the more adventurous sports¬
man may find in the foot-hills and mountains deer and
boar in plenty, together with an occasional cougar.

Deep Lake, located about thirty-six miles west of
“ Coeur d’Alene,” is about three miles in length and one
in width. In the centre soundings have been made to the
depth of three hundred feet and no bottom f ound. - The
Indians inhabiting this part of the Territory regard this
lake with a superstitious dread, and you cannot induce
one of them to go any where near it. They call it “Bad
Medicine,” and think it is the dwelling place of some hor¬
rible monster, who makes a business of catching and de¬
vouring all Indians who come near his abode. ~ Another
leading feature of this sheet of water is the fish. They
are described as being of great size, and closely re¬
sembling the family of Esooidce. They are taken with
hooks baited with meat or worms, and are very game.
A gentleman dil'ect from Iowa informs me that they were
the perfect image of the Esox tueius, or pike, except in
size, being much larger, some of the largest that have
been taken weighing as high as sixty-five pounds.
During my sojom-n in that section I propose to fully in¬
vestigate these reports, and if they are true there Will be
no end to the fun, as they bite ravenuously and die hard.
There is also in the vicinity of Four Lakes a mineral lake
which is remarkable for its virtues. It is used by the
sheep-herders iu the neighborhood as a remedy for the
“scab,” and is unfailing as such. It is also a great
specific for rheumatism, and parties suffering from that
painful disease experience much relief from bathing in
it. A person could write pages about the beauties and
wonders of this comparatively unknown region.

Multnomah.

— The article in the October Scribner’s on “Field
Sports in Minnesota,” written by Mr. Charles A. Zimmer¬
man, the photographer, of St. Paul, Minn., is one of the
few magazine contributions on sporting Subjects which
are written by competent persons. The paper is a most
excellent description of the sport it treats of, and the il¬
lustrations being his own, are of course correct and sug¬
gestive. We commend the October number to our
readers’ attention.

HINTS FOR LOADING.

Fort Johnson, N, C., Sept. 15th.
Editor Forest and Stream : —

I have just read the communication of your corre¬
spondent, “ Bexar,” and would suggest that his list of
“ all the extras ” omits two of the most important re¬
quired to properly re-load shells for a rifle, viz., a re¬
sizing die and punch for driving out resized shells, and
swedge. The names of these implements probably suffi¬
ciently indicate their uses. I havenever used any but brass
shells, and do not know anything about what “ Bexar”
terms the “everlasting” shell, but if made of brass the
following instructions are applicable : —

The shell should be wiped perfectly clean with a dry
rag, to remove grit and dirt. If it has not been recently
fired use a rag moistened with water, using care not to
wet the inside. Slightly oil the outside, to prevent
abrasion of the shell and wear of the die. It is thenforced
into the resizing die, using a small wooden mallet, after
which it is driven out by means of the driving punch aud
mallet.

Care must be taken that neither water nor oil gets into
the shell or primer, as either will injure or destroy the
powder or fulminate.

Shells properly resized will enter the chamber as
readily as when new. But I am at a loss to account for
the failure of the extractor to work properly, unless
the shells have been used, aud thus expanded, and fit too
tightly when forced into the chamber. If they expand
so much the first time used that the extractor’ will not
freely eject them, they are worthless, not possessing
sufficient elasticity. All shells, of course, expand as much
as the chamber will allow when fired, but good ones pos¬
sess sufficient elasticity to return in part to their former
size, and are generally quite readily ejected.

The shell should never be “ dressed down the die ob¬
viates any necessity for such procedure.

“ Bexar’s” bullet moulds are all right, and were pur¬
posely made to cast a bullet too large, as they were made
to be used in connection with a swedge, an implement as
nesessary as the mould, aud is used to give the bullets
uniform size and density, so essential in long-range tar¬
get practice, and of course no less desirable when accurate
firing is necessary, that the sportsmen in the field may
bring game to bag. In using the swedge it is first wiped
with an oiled rag, as is also the bullet, which is thus in¬
serted into the swedge, the drift struck a heavy blow with

a mallet or a hammer, and the process is completed, at
the bullet is Teady for use.

If the swedge is properly sized to the gun, no troulx
will be found in loading the shell, provided always th
the shell be properly made. It may be made too tliic!
and, of course, useless. Have the swedge properly mat
for the calibre of the rifle, and if the bullet, proper
swedged, will not enter the shell, reject it, and obta.
others.

Brass shells are the best ; they are cheap, and w
stand, on an average, about ten discharges. Oulsii
primed cartridges should always he selected, such as tl
Bridgeport, Lowell or Winchester, which, I suppose, « I
be ordered of various lengths, to suit the length of t'
chambers of “ Bexar's” cal. 44 Ballard. If it has be*
purposely chambered to preclude the use of any but til
“ everlasting” shell, it is not the gun for use in Texas
on the frontier.

I may be permitted to add, that for large game soft le
should’ be used for bullets, as upon striking it flattens al
and makes a large hole, which a hardened one will not (jl
For target practice a dd about five per cent, of tin. 'VVli '
there is danger of defacing the bullet in transportathrl
in camp, etc. , the hardened one may be the best, as
the accuracy of its flight it may put a smaller hil
through a deer, when a defaced soft one might faiL to J
at ail. ~ S.

Diving Decoys. — The diving decoy apparatus desorit
in our last issue is patented, and all persons are therefi
warned against making them.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

—The Pittsburgh, Pa., snooting tournament irqnow
progress. It will continue until Saturday.

Baldwinsville, Sept. 25th. — Last Saturday was a vi j
exciting day for the hunters in this village. Capt
Bishop, not being satisfied with his last year’s hi
longed for another. So his opponent, Captain W. ]
Lund, was willing to meet the Bishop and arra |
for it. The following is the name of the contestant, ; J
their respective scores : —

Captain.

W. P. Lund ...
L. Howard .

R. Hamilton...
E. W. Lund...

T. Ilobhs .

Ed. Cook .

C. Hager'....
O. Byron .

E. Fairbanks..

J. G. Lund .

F. Newton _

J. Williams... .
J. Duncan .

S. A. Smith ....

C. Merritt .

Score.
. 655
170

Captain.

F. liishop .

C. Bishop .

H. H. Lund .

J. wnite .

F. llosmor .

J. Greenwood..

F. Searles .

C. Searles .

L. Turner .

W. Baker .

C. Baldwin .

C. Earl .

Goo. Cutler .

F. Maynard _

J. Maynard _

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L. Greenwood and J. M. Perley acted as Judges,
gave the best of satisfaction.

Massachusetts.— Brookfield, Sept. 33d.— Eleven r
Brookfield Sportsmen’s Club, participated iu to-jj
shoot, only scoring 51 out of a possible 110, The
stood as follows : —

O. H. Giffin .

S. L. Moulton .

11. n. Matbewsou .

H. E. Cnpen .

J. P. Crosby .

H. P. Gerald .

H. L. Butterworth .

Albert Shepard .

H. Richards .

H. Heredeen .

J. Middhjrh .

Amesbnry, Sept. 21th,— Return match betweea
Exeter Sportsmen’s Club, of Exeter, N. H. , and the P '
Shooting Club, of Amesbury. The match was very c
contested, being a tie on the twelfth round, an
Powow Shooting Club not gaining an advantage
the twentieth round, when they led only one hall,
which round they steadily gained :—

powow shootinq oi.pb.

Card's notating Tran
Bogardus Trap. Last iVutch. M
C. H. Wales . 111111111 1-10 111111111 111*

E. Rowell, jr . 111111111 1-10 1 1 1 I 11 1 1 1 11 l

G. Osgood . 11 1111111 1-10 llllllll l lllfl

W. Hatch . 1111111 ! 11-10 1 1 1101 1 lllltfl

.1. Rowell . 11 11II1I10 P 11 1 I 1 1 1 11011 1

J. Spofford . 1 111 1011 11- 0 i 1 1 1 1 1 ] mi 1

G. Godsoe . 10 1010 1 111-7 11 I J 1 1 1 1 1 11 £9

F. Eastman . 1010111 1 1 1 — 8 11 11011 milt

Totals . 73 . .

Broke, 73 ; missed, 7. Broke, 1 15 ; mil

EXETER SPORTSMAN'S OtitTB.

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C. H. Gerrish . 1111111111-10 101111101113 J

A. Cooper . Ill 1111111—10 1111111 llljfiM

,1. Flanders . 111111111 1-10 1 1 01 111 1 1 I I’M

C.H. Biokford _ 1111111111-10 1 11 11 1 .11 1101 I

.1 . W. Tilton . Ill 1 1 11 1 1 1-10 0 11 I 1 ill | 1 0

H. Taylor . 1111110111—0 11101111

C. Coldbath . 0110111111-8 11111110 111 I

A. Hale . 0101111111— 8 11 llOllliM^B

Totals. . 75 . . . . I

Broke, 75 ; missed, 5. Broke, 103 ; mi

Nahant Sporting Club Sept. 27 th. — Glass hal
cap, match : —

Name. Yards. Scare. 1

W. L. Green . . 10 1 1 Ullli

AY. L. Jeffries . . 21 1110 11 l^H

Gordon Abbott . 18 1 1 0 1 0 1 I I

W. A. Jeffries . 23 0 1 0 1 0 O' D

E. P. Motley . 18 0 0 1 0 0 I l.l I

Green won shoot off yvith 6 to Jeffries 5. Ah
silver medal was given by the club to the Avinm I
Wm, G I

Ohio. — Cincinnati, Sept. 25th.— Score ol' cl i
for gold medal ; tame birds ; plunge traps. ’ l j
Avere a picked lot, very strong on the whig, at
tatters : —

Name. Yards. Scare, 4]

Jos. Ba tes . .31 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 I

H. J, Koch . . . 31 IllOnilllOfl

J. C. AVhetstone . 31 11011010 10

\V. Caldwell . 31 0111110(111 I ■ I

O. Topf . . ...21 000110 1 000 M

I F. Schmidt . ...21 0100010101 HH

FOREST AND STREAM

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Ohio — Cincinnati. Sept. 13 th. — The first of a series of
six matches, to be held by the Cincinnati Shooting and
Fishing Club, for club prizes. Bates & Baum rubber
band trap, with screen ; 20 balls per man : —

IV. A. Caldwell.
O.Tnpr .....

W. Campbell _

l) Sroddanl. ...

H. J. K i itch .

Cl. W. 1’ieknrd _

(’. M. Applv .

W. Miller.: .

.1. Whetstone ...
T. Johnston .

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DEER SHOOTING IN TEXAS.

/— \N the morning of the 15th inst. three of your readers
V_y started from this port in the good little sloop Ethel,
for a tour of observation, recreation, and venison. Sailed
all flay to the east and then north, with light head winds,
and anchored off St. Joseph’s Island at about 5 p.u.

“ Old Mitch " and your subscriber went ashore to hunt
for a certain “ Tule lake," said to he somewhere iu that
locality, and supposed to be a favorite watering place for
deer. But the fates were against us, for it had rained
one of those little Texan showers which usually follow a
six months drouth, and we found an average of about six
inches of water on the fials between us and the sand hills
on the Gulf side of the island. Now don't imagine be¬
cause this water rained down that it was fresh. It was
Palter than a kiss from Lot's wife would have been after
she looked back, for these fiats were before the rain, cov¬
ered with from two to six inches of pure crystal salt.

A walk of a mile over these flats through coarse, bunchy
grass, which harbored millions of mosquitoes, brought us
to a higher dry table-land of about half a mile in width,
in the centre of which stood what appeared to be a big
yellow post. After looking at it for a few moments we
concluded it was a deer, and for once we guessed right.
It proved to he an old doe ; she turned broadsides to us,
and I let loose with my Pacific Ballard, 44-calibre, 75
grains powder, everlasting shells, patched bullets, etc.,
and then that old doe turned loose, too, and her fawn got
loose also ; for as far as we could see they were busy
hunting for a place a long way from where we were. We
tried the sand hills and found nothing, and started hack
for the boat just as the sun set. “Old Mitch” found a
family of rattlesnakes in a hole, and we had our revenge
on them. We got awav with ten of the varmints. We
didn’t stay long iu that vicinity, for the mosquitoes grew
bold and ive were glad to leave a strip of clear water be¬
tween us and them. Next morning we hoisted sail and
moved up the island to the “ scrags,” a famous resort for
deer. We got there at noon and anchored.

The • 1 scrags ” are clumps of bushes set in salt flats.
We found no deer tracks and only one deer. As I was on
the way back to the boat, just ready to give up in dis¬
gust, a yearling buck bounced out of the bunch of bushes
and ran past me to the bunch I was steering for. When
just abreast, about seventy-five yards off, I turned the Pa¬
cific Ballard, double set triggers, cleariug rod under the
barrel, etc., loose on him. I heard the ball spat as it
went through him and saw it strike in the water at least
two hundred yards beyond. That deer had a hard time
to make the “mott” of bushes, and I expected to find
turn dead when I got there ; but to my surprise he jumped
up and ran as though nothing was the matter. I had to
let the old Pacific loose once more, and he tumbled. The
ball had travelled through him endways and spoilt one
ham and shoulder. The first ball went in a little hole
■just hack of his ribs, and came out of a big one directly
opposite, from which his entrails were protruding. W e
uited him aboard after dressing him, and made sail for
Shamroc k, on the road home, a place which we had left
for the last, as what we killed there we could carry back
to Corpus Christi. We reached Shamrock at 10 f.m., hav¬
ing stopped at Shell Bank to get supper. Our sleep was
tranquil. At daylight I was put ashore to take a stand,
for this was a long narrow peninsula and all were to
drive but one. I found a narrow place sLxty yards wide,
and among a lot of Spanish daggers I found a nice hole in
the ground to sit down in and smoke. The balance ot
oiu- party set sail for the point of the peninsida, two miles
distant, and I rolled a cigarette and smoked to keep off
the mosquitoes.

I had only half finished my first cigarette when I saw
the deer coming, and I dropped my smoke and picked up
mv ten guage Nichols & Lefever, loaded with mne buck¬
shot in each barrel. , . , , ,

On they came, all unconscious of danger, eight heavy
antlered bucks loping lazily along. As they passed with¬
in thirty yards of me I picked out the two largest ones
and turned the “ scattering scopet” loose. It was really
grand the stvle those old monarclis had. One dropped
with a broken back and the other ran on fifty yards and
turned and faced me. Just after I tired the two cluu'geB
of buckshot I picked up the Pacific Bafiard and turned
loose at the last buck as he passed ; but although only
thirty yards distant, I made a clean miss. 1 shoved in
another everlasting shell and was just drawing a bead on
the buck that was looking at me, when he sank down
dead. He had four buckshot through and through him,
one. directly through the heart. I bled these two deer
and went back to finish my smoke. I think I had smoked
about two cigarettes when 1 saw more deer coming.
They were a drove of does, seven in number, and they
stopped about fortv yards distant and looked back. YV ith
rifle in hand I scanned them to find one with horns,
but the beads were all smooth, and I would not shoot
them, as they are poor now. They saw me after a while
and being penned, took to tbe water and swam a mile to
file main island.

Just then a fawn showed his ears above tiie grass about
sixty yards off, and I spoilt him with a rifle ball before lie
found out what 1 was. So 1 had two big fat bucks and
one fawn for my half horn’s work. I dressed my game
and by that time the hunters who were driving had come
up and the boat returned. ■ „ _ . , .

We hoiBted sail at 7:30 a.ji. and reached Corpus Christi
at 11 a. M., just in time to dress for dinner. We are
watching for the ducks and geese impatiently, and hope
some of the sportsmen of the north will pay us a visit to
help shoot them. „ , , , ,, . ,

Lots of deer, turkey, quad, ducks and geese all winter.

Bexar.

Corpus Christi, Texas, Aug. 19 th.

and Oliver Jfinhmn.

FISH IN SEASON IN OCTOBER.

Black Bass. Minroptcr
M. nioriain#.
Muskalonirc, EtarJe nobilior.

SAM

Sen Buss, Sctaftmps oeeTMtus.
Striped Bass. Hoec us limatux.
White Perch,M»av>nc®m<rl4iono.
Weakfisli, Cynnac.imt rcuali*.
Blueflsh, Pomatomw sultulric.

PllSSU WATF.lt.

ea lino- i Pike nr Pickerel, Exox Indus.
Telloiv Perch, Perea jlaveseem

IV ATF.H.

I Spanish Mackerel, Cyhlvm mae-
I i/Iafum.

Coro, Cyhium reydle.

Benito, Sarrlr.l pelamye.

| Ring-Ash, Mcntieinus ncbulosus.

Fluctuations in the Salmon Fisheries. — We can
gather some general knowledge from the following sta¬
tistics which may be of service to us in estimating prob¬
abilities. Migrations of fish of all kinds cannot be de¬
pended upon with certainty. Shore fish come and go
vitkout fixed- periodicity. After many years of abun¬
dance they suddenly- disappear altogether, and after an
interval return again,
scarcity are therefore needless. The ocean is broad and
deep, and its fish supply is not easily exhausted — nor will
it ever be while the human race survives.

One peculiar feature in the subjoined statistics of the
salmon catch is the immense proportion of grilse taken.
In America the proportion is relatively very much less.
What we copy is taken from the London Field, and re¬
fers to the season of 1879 on the river Tay, as compared
with other seasons enumerated : —

The net-fishing season on the Tay, which closed on
Wednesday, Aug. 20tli, has been undoubtedly the worst
experienced for a great number of years. The cause is
difficult to discover. Nothing exceptional seems to have
occurred on the Tay, and no trace of salmon disease was
observable. Some parties, however, woidd attribute the
scarcity to the severity of last winter ; but it has not
been proved that severe winters have had an injurious
effect on the salmon produce. The winter of 1878-79
was certainly the hardest we have seen since 1838. In
the latter year the storm lasted ten weeks, and the Tay
was frozen over from Scone down to the mouth of the
Bam for nearly eight weeks, and public dinners were
held on the ice-bound river opposite the town of Perth.
That was a hard winter in earnest ; but did it affect the
salmon produce? The returns of the produce of the whole
fishings in-tbe Tay, made up by the authority of the Perth
Navigation Act. and extending from 1836 to 1846, will
enable us to judge— during which period, be it noticed,
the operations for deepening the river were in progress :

son by salmon-nets set at the mouth of the river, hut Fish
Commissioner Whitcber has promised that, these obstruc¬
tions shall not interfere next season :

First came Judge Hadley- and George .Dawson, of Al¬
bany : next. Col. Charles H. Smith, of New York City,
and following at intervals were Bishop Bissell and John
Grant, of Vermont ; Walter M. Brackett, David H. Blan-
eliaxd, John Shields and I. Sargent, jr., of Boston: Mr.
Penfald, N. Y. Gifford, J. Q. A. Ward and H. K. Brown,
all artists of reputation ; also Mr. Sweet and Mr. Lyons,
and last, Street and Green of New York.

FISHING ON THE ST. MARGUERITE.

Salmon .
1K38 . 27,623 ..

1837 . 23,871 ..

1838 . 2M1I2 ..

1839 . 23.1181 ..

1810 . 12,050 .

1841 . 24.374 ..

Grille.

. , 32,672 I 1842 . . .

. 64,0113 1843 .

,, 4 1,33' I j 13*4 .

.. 23,754 j 1845 .

.. 30,1(32 1 1846 .

.. 33,5621

Salman.
.. 20,779 .
. . . 35-079 .
. . . 31,213 .
. . . 21,282 .
... 33,807 .

Orilv.
... 80,539
. . . 43,314
.. 31,358
... 44,4-39
. . . 29,954

'Mr. Editor— 1 saw ill one of your recent letters from Canada
a recommenda tion Of the river St. Marguerite. 1 am sorry to con-
trafUetsueh an authority as you are, hut I have heon there. I
leased a station on the river this season, with the understanding
that the same arrangements were to Remade with the net owners
at Tadousac us in previous years, 1. e,, that Messrs. Russell &
Powell were to pay a certain sum to have the nets raised three
- ~. days a week, including Sunday. When I got to the river I found

Apprehensions of perpetual thut 110 gueij amuiKHnif.-nt had been made. The nets were left
down every day except Sunday. I was on the river five weeks
and only seventy salmon had.been taken by eighteen rods, (while
the nets at Tadonsac took plenty of Ash). This was not the fault
of the anglers, as there were no salmon in the river. X went in my
canoe over almost all the pools on the river, and as a rule there
would not be ten fish per mile— most all the time none at all in
the pools. On my section of the river there were eight pools, and
for the lost three weeks there were not fifteen fish in the whole of
them, and a large portion of those were net marked. There were
three rods on my section, and ouv entire catch was seven fish .
The pools were fished carefully every day, and one at least of the
fishermen was an experienced salmon fisher. This does not speak
■ery highly for the river. As regards the honses on the river, I
ras told hy Mr. Russell that I should find everything necessary In
my house, but I found my outfit very deficient. I should never
advise anyone to go the St. Marguerite unless they were sure that
the nets at Tadousao were lifted for three days a week, and bad-
been so lifted for at least a year previous to their going there,
otherwise it is simply time and money thrown away. If anyone
doubts the above statements, I stand ready to prove them, and
give further details at any time. J. SaeobSt, Jr.

BrooltUnc, Mae s.. Sept. 20 th.

Remarks. — As we understand this matter, the party
who is really to blame for the dearth of the river, is the
Canadian Government, which leases the estuaries for
nets, and the upper waters for rods. It strikes us that
the lessees of the river must he common sufferers
with the anglers to whom they sub-let fishing privile¬
ges.— Ed.] _

Mt. Desert. — One and one-half miles from the Free¬
man House, Southwest Harbor, and reached by a foot
path, is what is known as “ tlie marsh,"" a bit of brackish
water, full of deep holes. In these pools are great num¬
bers of large trout. Col. Hayden, of Cleveland, Ohio, well
known to sportsmen east and west, spent some time there
the past summer and reports the trip, the scenery, sport
and surroundings delightful.

.Magog, Sept. 18th.— I have an old friend some twenty
miles from here, whom I make a point of visiting twice
every year to spend a few days trout fishing. Will, is a
first rate fellow, and a lucky down fisher. I always have
a good time. I think he would divide his last worm, and
give up his last line, And fish with his suspenders, to
accommodate a friend. As I bad hut two days this time
I started from Will’s for one of my old pools in Black
River, where I caught the largest trout I ever captured
some five years ago, but there has a change come over
that old place, for I tried all my fancy flies but could not
get a rise ; then bait, with no better luck ; could not get
the color. The next day we went to a small pond where
w® had splendid luck : we took them in fast. I weighed
five of them ; they tipped the beam at seven pounds— we
caught no small ones— the handsomest colored trout I
ever saw They were copper color ; acted tame, and some
of them were full of eggs. I suppose that accounts for
how trout so large got there. I cannot see hut they must
have grown from very small brook trout, as the brook
is often dry in the summer, but not the pond. We only
fished two hours, then it began' to rain, and we left to
return again in the spring. Now I shall go for lake
trout till the fifteenth of October, hut shall not forget the
grouse and larger game. Why don’t some of y our sport¬
ing Mends come to Magog? Good fishing till the middle
of October, and hunting. A, Wellington.

New York— Keeseville, Sept 34#A. — I am just from the
dear old woods— the Adirondacks, completing my twenty-
seventh year there with my rod and gun. What changes
during that period ! As a sportsman I deprecate the
disappearance of the trout and deer, also the appearance
of the detestable small steamers on the Lpper and Lower
Saranac, on the Raquette River and Raquette Lake, and
all for the almighty dollar. It does seem that we might
bare one spot on earth where these inroads ot civilization,
fashion, biled shirts, and Saratoga tranks, would not mar
our solid comfort and enjoyment. The woods have
been overrun, and wherever there is a shanty it has been
literally packed. The tide is now turning homeward,
and transportation in all sorts of vehicles demanded.

J. K. liOMELYN.

—Edward Hardv. while fishing near Riverhead, L. I.,
fell overboard, and liis head and shoulders stuck fast In
the mud. He was fast suffocating, but feeling the boat
passing over his feet he clutched it with his heels, and
was thus enabled to draw- himself out.

Octroi des Poissons— Agio York. Sept- S2d.— Apropos
of the splendid ran of fish we have been liaviug lor some
time past, I send you an extract from the letter of a friend
in Paris (John Britton, of Brewster & Co.):

“They (the Parisians) dote on a sensation. Hundreds
of them will stand for hours on the budges crossing the
Seine watching the vagabonds, who, with pole and line
stand afi day waiting for a bite, aIlf'
fish sails up the river and nibbles at the bait the eja*Vp-
ment is intense. One day a fish seven inches long was

We find here that the produce of 1838 was lower than
that of 1837 by 2,379 salmon and 13,133 grilse; but 1837
showed a larger decrease as compared with 1836, of 3,753
salmon, though accompanied with an increase of grilse.
The year 1840 fell to 12,650 salmon and 30,103 grilse ; and
a»-am, the year 1845 showed a sudden decrease, from
1344, of 9,931 salmon, though with an increase of grilse ;
while 1846, though showing an increase of 11,535 salmon,
had a decrease of 15,455 grilse. In fact, the fluctuations
in the produce of the Tay fishings, in regard to the rela¬
tive numbers of salmon and grilse, have often been re¬
markable. It will also be noticed that the produce of
1845 was almost the same as that of 1838.

A considerable number of large salmon were netted
during the season just closed, the most noteworthy of
these captures being the following : On the upper waters,
three salmon of 401b., 501b. and. 63*1R On the lower
waters, thirteen salmon of 401b„ 451b., 451b., 4511b., 471b.,
471b , 501b. , 511b., 511b., 551b., 561b., 601b. and 651b. These
maybe contrasted with the captures of previous years, the
heaviest salmon (of 501b. and upwards) from 1874 to 1878
being as follows : In 1874, four salmon of 011b., 531b.,
541b and 601b : 1875, two salmon of 531b. and 531b. lOoz.;
1876, two salmon of 641b. each ; 1877, six salmon of 501b.,
591b., 601b., 611b., 641b. and 701b.; 1878, two of 5241b. and
601b.

Some very marked features have been noticeable in our
own (Canadian) waters throughout the season just passed.
In some rivers there has been a great dearth ; in others a
superabundance. The dearth seems to have followed the
north shore of the St. Lawrence. On the south shore,
and especially on the Bay Chaleur, the catch has been
extraordinary. For instance, a marked falling off was
noticed in the Godbout, while in the Marguerite, which
is a tributary of the Saguenay, 17 rods took but 100 sal¬
mon. Quite the reverse is noticeable with respect to the
Brand Cascupediac, which empties into the Bay Chaleur.
Here three rods took 633 fisli, averaging over 35 pounds
each, and aggregating about 16,000 pounds in weight.
One day’s fishing yielded 36 fish, weighing 927 pounds !
We are speaking now of rod-fishing, while the Tay sta¬
tistics refer to net takes. But the fact of relative dearth
and abundance holds good as regards the gross yield of
the north and south shore fisheries of the St. Lawrence.
There would seoin to be no cause for discouragemen t in
coming seasons as respects the one, or assurance of con¬
tinued plenitude as respects the other. Fish, like Sambo’s
Whiteman, are mighty onsartain.

_ The following-named gentlemen were on the river

Marguerite the past summer. One of tho great advantages
which this river affords to anglers is the excellent accom¬
modations afforded hy the half-dozen cottages erected by
Wyllys Russell, of Quebec, for the exclusive use of sal¬
mon anglers. The fishing wasjntcvrapted the past sea-

FOREST AND STREAM

689

caught by one of these patient anglers and all Paris was
agitated. Every article of food that is brought into
Paris pays, as a municipal tax, a small sum, which is
called ‘ Octroi ; ’ and what agitated Paris over this cap¬
ture, at least in my opinion, is that thi3 tremendous fish
had got into the city without paying Octroi.” F. E.

WiTma'isn rs Lake Erie.— The statistics of the white-
fish fisheries in Lake Erie from 1867 to 187!), as given by
a fish dealer in a western paper, show the following
variations of the annual catch : In 1867, 1868 and 1869
tire catches were large. In the following year the
American fishermen barely paid expenses, but on the
Canada shores the yield was greater than usual. This
would shorv not a decrease in the supply of fish, but
rather a change of their locality. In 1871 a good catch
was made, especially on the south shore : in 1872 w'ere
very heavy storms, both in spring and fall. The year
1873 was ah extraordinary one, and all the great fishing
firms reaped a rich harvest. The spring catch of 1874
W'as very good, but in the fall a very disastrous storm so
wrecked the implements engaged that the men could not
recover from its disastrous effects in season to fill out the
year’s quota. The years 1875-6-7-8 were poor, but the
yield of the year 1879 so far has been greater than that of
1868-9 and 1873.

SALMON FISHING ON THE. [PACIFIC.

The writer of this has had' considerable experience in
taking salmon with the fly on many of the streams which
enter the Pacific Ocean from the lordly Columbia to the
latitude of Point Concepcion in California.

There are very many varieties of salmon which enter the
rivers of the Pacific, and they all have different habits in
selecting their spawning grounds.

Solmo quinnat. — The salmo quinnat, which is the lar¬
gest salmon entering these waters, is found in the greatest
abundance in the largest rivers, principally the Columbia
and the .Sacramento. These are the salmon which are
canned in such immense quantities on this river, and they
are the earliest salmon to seek the fresh water streams for
the purpose of spawning. They arrive in the Columbia
river in April and ascend that river and its great tribu¬
tary, the Snake river, to near their sources in British Co¬
lumbia and the Rocky Mountains. They do not take the
fly for the reason that when they enter the Columbia that
river lias already commenced' its annual rise, and its
waters are too much discolored for a salmon to see a fly.
This immense run of salmon ceases by the middle of Au¬
gust or first of September, b which time the waters have
again fallen to an ordinary stage and become compara¬
tively limpid.

Steel Heads. — There are a few salmon accompanying
this run of salmo quinnat which the fishermen 'call
"steel heads.” They are much longer in proportion to
then- depth than the salmo quinnat, and are a blueish
green on top with silvery white bellies.

Silver Sides. — This spring run of salmon is almost im¬
mediately succeeded in the Columbia by another variety
of sabnon, called here silver side salmon, which generally
weigh from ten to twenty-live pounds. They are a hand¬
some fish, very good on the table, and are caught for
smoking, but not extensively for canning purposes. It is
this variety of salmon which afford fine sport for the an¬
gler — ‘‘.disciple of Isaac Walton” is h little too old. As
I have said they enter the rivere after the freshet has sub¬
sided and the waters are comparatively clear.

Dog Salmon. — During the month of September and Oc¬
tober still another variety of salmon enter the Columbia
and also the small streams entering the ocean and Puget
Sound, These salmon do not seek the head waters of the
Columbia river to spawn, but ascend all the small rivers
and creeks which enter that river. They are a most vil¬
lainous looking fish and will weigh about twenty or twen-

Movements of the Fishing Fleet. — Whole number
of fishing arrivals for the week 79 ; receipts, 1,377,500 lbs.
codfish, 454,000 [lbs. fresh halibut, 87,5001bs. fletehed
do., and 6,605 bbls. mackerel. For the week ending Sept.
20th. the number of fishing arrivals at Gloucester was
83, and the receipts, 2,240,000 lbs. codfish, 394,500 lbs.
fresh halibut, 288,000 lbs. fletehed do., and 2,395 bbls.
mackerel. — Cape Ann Advertiser, Sept. 26.

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Problem No. 61,

Motto: Combings.

1— B-B2 _ 1— Any.

2 — Q, Kt or B mates.

The chess editor takes this opportunity to state that the original
diagrams of the tourney problem, are not at present accessible to
him, but that he will rectify the misprinted diagrams of the two
ast problems as.soon as possible.

gumpi'S tff ConTSiianrtettts.

No Notice Taken of AnonymotiB Communications.

i3f* 117 make no charge for answering inquiries in this column.

J. W.8., Bridgeport, Conn.— Which is the best, shot to use that
will not lead a gun? Ans. The tin-coated shot.

A. B., New York.— 1. For gunning go to Good Ground, L, i. 3.
Staten Island belongs to New York State.

Frank Forester, Augusta, Ga.— We shall not publish another
index to Vol. XII. We have called upon11 Wood Duck” to explain
about the loading board.

J. H. C. , Massachusetts.— One of the seeds you send, found in
the 'crop of a wild pigeon, is that of the wild buckwheat; the
other, the round one, we cannot identify.

Sport, Nahnut.— Could you refer me to any one having thor¬
oughbred bulldog pups for sale from stock not over thirty-five or
forty pounds in weight? Ans. Write to D. P. Foster, No. 3 West
Third street, this city.

Beagle, N. J.— Is there anywhere, In the immediate vicinity of
New York City, where I can have three beagles taken care of dur
ing the fall and winter? Ans. Write to A. ,T. Huyler, Tenafly
N.J.

Sport, Yonkers.— For an all-round gun such as you mention, a
13-gaugc would be the best. Your weight and measurement are
good, though for 7) lb. gun would prefer 2S-ineh barrel to 30-ineh
barrel.

Blue Star Kennel, Franklin, N. Y.— I am In very delicate
health ; where can I go this winter and find a dry oomfortable
climate, healthy, etc., where it is like fine September, and some
sport with shot gun? Ans. We have advised you by letter.

Capstan, Jersey City.— Please state if the screw propeller was
not invented by Com. Stevens, who constructed the great iron
floating battery at Hoboken ? Ans. Col. John Cox Stevens in¬
vented the screw propeller, the model of which can now be seen
at the Hoboken Institute for Engineers.

H. W. F., Bntherford.— What can [I do for my Gordon puppy
four months old. He has liaditwo fits within two weeks; he
never has them until 1 take him out with mo for a run. He is in
perfect health ; appetite good ; he is fed from the table ? Ans
The fits are caused by his teeth or worms, probably the former.
He will outgrow them .

Nilmah, Elmira.— I have a breech loader chambered for Par¬
ker metalio shell 12 A. Can the chamber be reinforced without
injury to the gun so that a 12 paper shell can he used? If yes
name responsible person to do it. Ans. The chambers can be re-^
inforced. Send the gun to Parker Bros., Meriden, Conn.

J. N. C., Mobile.— We quote the Manufacturer and Builder os
authority for the statement that breech-loading muskets were in¬
vented by John H. Hallof Massachusetts, in 1811. Inl807Thomas
Blanchard, an American, made an apparatus for rifling gun bar¬
rens.

C. L. J., Willis, Texas.— I wish you would state one thing in your
Answer to Correspondents. Does it matter if a manuscript is
written on both sides ? No doubt, many correspondents would
like to know- Ans. It is a rule in writing for publications to
write only on one side of the sheet. It is of .very material ser¬
vice to both editors and compositors (printers).

W — 1 have heard it declared that a trout hasn't any scales. Is
that true ? A word from you will settle the point . Until then I
insist upon the scales. Ans. A good microscope will easily settle
the question ; but tbe best way to teat it is to handle the fish, and
let the slime dry without wiping off. You will then detect the
scales very easily, but they are quite minute.

S.L., Boston— The specimen you send us Is Giococyx calif or-
nianus (Lesson), locally known by a great variety of names, such
as the road runner, chapparal cock and ground cuckoo, from its
resemblance to the flight cuokoo. To a stranger its movements
are as mysterious and interesting as are those of the water tur¬
key or drake bird to visitors to Florida.

E. L., New Orleans.— 1. Please give me the benefit of your
judgment as to the bore, dimensions, etc., of breech-loading shot
gun suitable for all game; alBO latest improved ? 2. Does Edwinson
C. Green’s gun compare with Webley’s, Scotis' and Greener’s, and
equal to the merits claimed by maker in the London Gun Trial of
1879 ? Ans. 1. Twelve-gauge, 3-ineh barrels, 8 pounds weight ;
top snap ; rebounding locks. 2d. His reputation is excellent.

M. M., Fort Clark, Texas.— I have a female hear ten mont hs old,
which had a sky-blue film growing over her eyes for the last four
months. I have tried sugar, burnt almon with a quill, and also
nitric silver, but cannot remove it. I had to kill the male bear two
weeks, "ago, as he got entirely blind from the same cause. If it is
a cataract, how should I treat the samelto save her eyes? Ans.,
It is a cataract, and can only be removed by a surgical operation.

H. T. A. Milwaukee, Wis. — Can you name any town in t.hiB
vicinity, say within 500 miles, that is surrounded by good shooting'
rifle and shot gun) and fishing? Ans, Steven's Point, Butternut
Lake, Phillips or Ashland, on the 'Wisconsin Central Railroad are
(all excellentpoints. For full information inquire at the company’s
office in Milwaukee.

Beginner, New York.— 1. What is the proper load for quail gmy
28 inebs., 10 gauge, 8} lbs. Also for duck gun, 33incbs., 10 gauge,’
9i lbs ? 2. Are two wads on powder of any special advantage ? 3
Howlmust I load shells to make shot Bcatter ? 4. What is the best
soap for washing dogs? 5. What is the best flea powder, and how
must I use it? Ans. 1. 4 drs. powder, 1 1-8 oz. shot, 5 drs. powder,
li oz. shot. 2. Yes. 3. Increase charge of powder or decrease
charge of shot. 4. Spratt’s. 5. Steadman’s; rub it in.

C. H. W., Hickman, Ky. — Is there a hook that treats of hunting,
camp life, camp hunts, eto., and if there is, where can I obtain
it? 2. At what place can I get the best No. 12 (Parker gun)
paper shells, and cheapest? If you publish a catalogue ofhunting
and camp equiptments, please send me one? 1. Ans. Hallock'a
"Sportsmen’s Gazetteer." Price, $3; for sale at this office. 2.
SoDd to Parker Bros., 97 Chambers street, New York. All lead-
j ing gun dealers sell them. We have mailed you a catalogue.

J. M. J., New York.— About eight months ago my pointer dog
had a very strange attaok. He coughed constantly for nearly a
week, he would throw his head between his front legs, and would
act as if he had a bone in his throat, and oould only get tempor¬
ary relief by vomiting up some white slick looking substance. I
examined his throat for a bone and found none, and concluded
he had distemper. I did nothing for him, and in two or three

I weeks he was apparently well. Ho now has another similar at¬
tack. He was in good condition and looked healthy when
attacked each time. Will you be so kind as to tell me the cause of
these attacks and the remedy ? Ans. Presume he has taken cold.

I

Give him the following : Triar’s balsam, 15 drops; syrup of pop-
pus, 1 drahm; diluted sulphuric acid, 5 drops: mucilage, 4 oz.:
water, Joz. Mix and give two or three times a day.

S. H. G , Newmarket.— In the last number 6f your paper tlieve
Is an account of the bursting of a Stevens single-breech-loader
with fatal results. I am using the single-breech-loader of this
pattern of their best grade, with laminated steel barrel. The re¬
tail price was $18, Is there any danger to be feared in using this
gun with 3} drams of powder ? Shall I keep on using the gun or
throwit away and buy a different one? Acs. There are su many
causes which may lead to the bursting of a gnn, such as over¬
charging, dirt In the muzzle, etc., that it is hard to say that the
fault is always with the gun. We should say that with the charge
you are using the gun is perfectly sate.

Sts: in, Sherman, X. Y, — Where oun I go in Georgia, for good
quail-hunting ? Please name guide. Shall I take a dog or can I
get a dog there? Would prefer near line of railroad. Can take
tent if necessary, but prefer a quiet boarding-house. Ans. Ad¬
dress A. Winter, Cairo, Thomas Co., Ga. He keeps and trains
dogs, and can probably let you hnve one or two to shoot over.
There Is no end to quail in the vicinity of Cairo, with some fine
snipe-shooting, and many lakes witli as good duck-shooting as one
can wish, and all within a radius of five miles ; daily communica¬
tion with railroad. You canuot go astray on quail anywhere in
the South. You will have to pny a trifle at Cairo, perhaps $1 per
day, for the privilege of shooting on the ground named. There
is a tract of 10,000 acres here which cau be leased for shooting.

Wisconsin.—! am going to Wisconsin next month and would
be greatly pleased if you would mention a place in that State
where good hunting for smatlgame oould be had ? Ans. Wiscon¬
sin is a very large State. If we knew to what part of it you were
going we could perhaps answer your query more intelligently.
Wrightstown, Fort Howard, Green Bay and Du Pore, in Brown
county; Portage City, in Columbia connty; Madison, iu Dane
county; Fox Lnno, in Dodge county: Menomonee, in Dunn
county; Fort Atkinson, in Jefferson ; Wonewoc, in Juneau
county ; Bangor, in La Crosse county : Monteilo, in Marquette
county ; and dozens of other places, might be named. The whole
State is full of game. You can hardly go amiss.

Lewiston. Maine.— To acclimatize domestic quail here,
where would be the best point for me to procure them ? Would
not the quail from some of tho Western States prove a hardier
bird than tlioBe of York State? Can I procure them in the spring,
or should I have to get them this fall for tho purpose named
Which would you recommend, planting them out this fall or
next spring? What do you think of the success of the undertak¬
ing? Can you tel] me who I can procure them from ? Ans. Wo
should recommend birds from New York State for your pur¬
pose. They cannot be procured in spring. Your best plan would
be to get them in the fall from some of the parties who advertise
in our columns, and keep them through the winter, tui’ning them
out the first of June. We doubt the success of the undertaking,
but the experiment is worth trying.

C. S. G. 8., Vance’s Ferry, S. C.—l. What is the right length of
shell to use for Greener B. L. gun, 30-in. barrel, II lbs- 13 oz. wt. V
2. 1 have a pointer, eleven months old; seems to be troubled
with worms ; has passed several of them . He has a good appe¬
tite, but is very thin ; coat in bad condition, and hair rubbed off
on angular points ; smells mangy. I feed him on corn meal, sour
milk, and table scraps. 3. How do you discover whether a gun
is ohoke-bored or’ not? Ans. 1. Probably 2t in. You can tell by
measuring the oliamber. 2- Give him, say sixty grains of Areca
nut, on an empty stomaoh, following it in four hours with a doso
of castor oil, say one ounce. Bub his skin with crude petroleum,
and administer internally two capsules of tar per day for two
days. 3. Pass a wad through from breech to muzzle ; or meu?-
ure the diameter of the bore at the muzzle, and at different
points in the barrel.

Information, Savannah, Ga— My pointer bitch, now fourteen
months old, came in heat May or June this year. I did not put a
dog to her, and she got overitapparently ; hut her parts remained
very much swollen and protruded like a goose egg. Latter part
of July she was in heat again, and on the 8th of August I had bel¬
li ned by a very fine dog, one whose services I have never known
to fail. To-day, only twelve days before whelps are due, I can¬
not feel any pups in her. She has not gained much in size, but
her teets are swollen considerably and show tho presence of milk.
Her parts are still much swollen, and are continually moist or
discharging. Otherwise the bitch is in perfect health and condi¬
tion, lively and vigorous. Ans. The case is a peculiar one, al¬
though instances of hitches that would take a dog at any Trial
have been known. She will probnblynot breed while in this con¬
dition. The pressure of milk at the period named is not unusual
save when the bitch Is not pregnant. We can only suggest a low
diet, with plenty of exercise. She may come right in time.

Vidi, Boston, September 37th, 1879 — I notioed about three
weeks ago that my setter bitch (fourteen months old) was a little
weak in the legs, as she fell once or twice while running on tho
marsh, and seemed to he unable to turn short to avoid any obsta¬
cle when going fast. Later, her hind legs would slip and sprawl
round on the floor, and she went up and down steps with diffi¬
culty. Then weakness increased, so a strong wind would blow
her over, and she seemed to partially lose her faculties ; eould not-
hear well; would not mind (apparently not understanding what
was wanted), and became blind. Has remained so nboutaweeU;
but is stronger on her legs than ten days age. Is perfectly hlincl,
and will wander round tho room or yard stumbling over obsta¬
cles, and trying to crawl through or over chairs, ate. Ans. From
the description of symptoms your dog hasTparalysis; probably the
result of rheumatic fever, contracted by exposure to too much
wet, coupled with high feeding. The disease has probably affected
the whole nervous system. You can do no better than to try the
empirical remedy recommended by Stonehenge. Score a red her¬
ring with a knife, and well rub in two drachms of nitre ; give
every morning on an empty stomach, and keep the dog without
food for two hours after. At night, give one drachm of camphor
made in a ball. If the sight does not return, try a seton in the
poll. _ _

— Attention is called to the advertisement of Mr. S. J.
Bestor, of Hartford, Conn., who is reputed to have the
finest stock of cooker spanials in the country.

What's in a Name? — One of our subscriber’s names
isLashbroolt — which is a good enough name for an
angler, but it happens that he doesn’t fish,

— The bicycle is doing wonderful tlimgs in England. In
the first five days of a bicycle match in the Agricultural
Hall, London, Walker, an Englishman, rode 1,300 miles,
nd Terron, a Frenchman, 1,185, This almost equals
ailway travelling.

690

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New York’s Parks.— New York is waking up to the
discovery that her Central Park is fast going to ruin. The
Park possesses rare advantages in the character of its na¬
tural formation, and when laid out some years ago by the
very competent landscape artists to whom the work war
intrusted, it promised to become in time the finest ex
ample of landscape gardening in the world. Hundreds
of thousands of dollars and long years of skilled labor
have been put into the task of accomplishing such a re¬
sult, only now to be frustrated by the bane of political
scheming, inefficient management, and culpable neglect.
The designs of the artists have been ignored ; rare land¬
scape effects have been destroyed ; and official rnisman-
gement, shiftlessn'ess and obtuseness have thwarted the
realization of the artists’ plans. Now that the citizens of
the metropolis are beginning to comprehend this sad con¬
dition of affairs, there may be. some partial remedy of ex¬
isting abuses, but to restore the park to its former state
of promise will require a vast additional outlay and many
years,

Major H. W. Merrill.— This gentleman has written
very many valuable contributions for Forest and
Stream duringthe past six years over the signature of
“Old Scout,” the rnoBt noticeable of whioh have been
those relating to the trajectory of projectiles. His
sketches of frontier life in Texas and Florida have also
been frequent in the time past, and always instructive
and entertaining. Blessed with a hale old age, and en¬
joying a fuller measure of the good things of this life
than usually falls to the lot of retired army officers (who
get few comforts and poor pay for their long and ardu¬
ous service), the Major assiduously keeps the field, and
follows his dogs with a step as lithe and untiring as the
pedestrians who contest for belts. He has a passion for
roving, and moves rapidly from point to point, shooting
a little here and a little there, enjoying the sweets of out¬
door fife, like the bee. A short time ago he was in Dela¬
ware, now we hear of him in Wisconsin, and are glad to
see printed, and to be able to copy the following de¬
served notice of the “Old Scout” from, the Waukesha
Democrat of Sept. 20th : —

Major W. W. Merrill, of New Rochelle, N. Y., a veteran
of tlie Florida and Mexican wars, arrived in this place
yesterday. He proposes spending a month here with his
nephews to enjoy the pleasures of his annual hunts and
fishing in this vicinity. He if the owner of Army Lake
farm, near East Troy, where his preserves afford him
good sporting grounds. He served under Gen. Taylor m
the Florida war, and again under him in Mexico up to
Monterey, thence under Gen. Scott, participating in all
the battles from Vera Cruz to Mexico, and finally had the
pleasure of escorting (as one of his dragoon body guards)
the old General into the city of Mexico on September 14
1847, now tlnrty-two years since. Mr. M. graduated ai
the U. S. Military Academy in 1888, and served in the
United States Dragoons for twenty years, most of which
time he spent on the Indian frontier of Texas and m
"bleeding Kansas.”

THE CLERGY AND FIELD SPORTS.

11 The gown of the clergyman is now being gradually made to
appear as the jerkin of the jocky."— Boston ConaregationaMst.

WHEN the Christian Church was established nearly
two thousand years ago, the race of sporting
clergymen was inaugurated, and since that time, in
spite of opposition, they have gone on increasing,
until to-day they grace all the legitimate walks of
sporting life. There are still left a few “ Friar Tucks ”
who occasionally overstep the prescribed limits ; but
of these it is not our province to speak ; their in¬
fluence is pernicious aud their actions are to be de¬
cried. But those representatives of “the cloth” who
enter the field through right motives deserve a word
in their behalf, and what better medium can be found
through which to urge then- claims than Forest and
Stream

Clergymen are but human ; lineal descendants of the
same first parents with us all, and inheriting with us
their modicum of original sin. And in view of this
recognized fact, why is it such a hue and ciy goes forth
when a clergyman derivates from the strict path of rec¬
titude ? We are apt to expect too much from the minis¬
terial fraternity. We look up to them as models by
which to mould our own lives, forgetting that they are
tempted in all points like as we are. So if by chance the
old man obtains the mastery and some great divine is
indiscreet, unfortunate, or actually falls, immediately so¬
ciety is shaken toils centre and the peaceful cause of re¬
ligion receives a terrible shock. The world’s people are
always looking for blemishes in the body politic of the
church, and while the numerous imperfections constantly
being revealed, offer no excuse for the rejection of the
truths of the gospel, they still furnish food for sneers, and
it is a lamentable fact that in any issue involving the fair
fame of a clergyman or church, an unfeeling world never
waits for the verdict, nor gives the party involved the
benefit of the doubt. To he suspected is to be condemned
already.

The gentle occupation of the clergymen, necessitating
as it does sedentary habits, makes out of door exercise
positively essential to his physical well being. This var¬
iety of recreation naturally fills him with a deep love for
nature and her manifold wondrous works, and so he
drifts easily into the legitimate sporting rut and there
finds that which being in perfect harmony with his
thoughts and feelings, affords him rest and health giving
amusement. The legitimate sporting field, embracing as
it does shooting, fishing, boating, base ball, riding, cricket,
archery, etc., is a blessed boon to the profession. Will
not he who makes consecutive bull’s-eyes at the range or
cuts down a grouse at forty yards, he sure to make centre
shots from his pulpit the following Sabbath ? Wifi not he
prove himself a more expert “ fisher of men,” who with
skillful hand and supple wrist casts his fly deftly over the
surface of a trout pool? Will not brain naturally follow
the bone and brawn developed at the oars or in the saddle,
and the results be better thoughts and more fervid elo¬
quence?

Who are our best preachers ? Look over the list and see
if they, who by reason of active out-door exercise, combine
a sound body with a healthy mind, are not the ones who
hold the attention of the largest and most intelligent aud-
ences and do the most real good in their sacred calling. ?

What folly to frown down the sporting clergyman
when on him rests the hope of the church. An indoor
preacher who gets his ideas from cyclopedias, is like a
closet naturalist, who, using the eyes and experiences of
others, eliminates ideas and foists them upon the world
as his own He pursues the same old beaten track trod¬
den for ages by his ilk, and after a lifetime of unremit¬
ting toil, finds that the simple truths embodied m one idea
religion ’are not enough for the advanced notions of the
age. Not so the sporting clergyman. He goes forth with

gun or fishing tackle, happy and care free. With each
breath he draws in fresh inspiration. His Creator seems
nearer and more real as he looks up to Him through the
medium of the clouds, the mountains, and the placid
lake With renewed strength of body and mind comes
a greater depth of thought and feeling, and his whole be¬
ing is revitalized as he enters into the ennobling pastimes
of the field, forest, and stream.

Has our clerical Mend belittled himself, or in any way
disgraced his calling, by indulging this God-given prochv-
ity? Does obedience to the natural instincts which
prompt him to take part in those athletic sports that
build up the body and give cheerfulness and buoyancy
to the disposition, make him any the less a man and a
Christian? Far from it. It is his duty to foster and pro¬
tect the body God has given him, and how can he do so
better than by a moderate indulgence in field sports
To carry on the great work successfully m which the
clergy are engaged, soundness of body and mind are ab¬
solutely essential. This is au axiom that they would do
well to heed, and while storing the mind with sound the¬
ological truths, give that exquisite structure in which it
is encased a chance to expand, carry the development of
mind and matter along together, so that one may support
the other aud bring forth results at once beneficial to the
people and pleasing in the sight of Him who is the Great
Head of the church.

It is to be hoped that the time will soon com*
those who frown down the sporting clergy, will
error of their position and acknowledge the wide
difference between them and the clerical sports y|
grace their calling. It is no great matter of woBd
that people sometimes lose faith in the average clen
after the unsavory developments of the last fev
But the mass of earnest, hard-working, conscientioi
Man gentlemen, at the head of our churches, shout
made to suffer for the indiscretions and sins of ti
A man in any walk in life is not responsible for 1
rehensible actions of those who may be treading tl
pathway with him. Because Smith, the dry got
chant, fails, it is not proof positive that Brown, in t,
business across the way, is financially unsound.
Then let us all exercise that greater of the bei
charity,” toward the clergy, and instead of n
reproach of their tendencies toward the innot
giving pursuits of the field, encourage them L
there it is they will draw fresh stores of health at
lect to carry on the work whereby they are callet
H. W.

A Genuine American Sportsman Journal. —
uable. high-toned American sportsman's journal,
and Stream and Rod and Gun, under the efficij
agement, its originator, Mr. Charles Hallock, has
a point of success in this special branch of litera
equaled by any similar publication in the Unitec
Number 1, of volume 13, appears in au entire new
type and material, which is an evidence that the ji
conducted with energy, forethought, good taste
cess. Starting with the first issue, we have cor
found thispublicationaregularweekly visitor in-H
finder's sanctum. We have never failed to find 1
est and Stream full of valuable statistics and in
reading matter, suitable and valuable to every A
sportsman throughout the country. — New York (
cial Pathfinder.

Our thanks are due to the above veteran journal
expression of its good opinion, which we much
coming from a publication which is now' in Us fii
year. The Pathfinder is a vade mecum for the
tile part of New York's business men.

Faith in Our Perpetuity.— Within the pas
,ve have had many letters enclosing price of sub
to Forest and Stream for three yearn, to 1 882,
a fair indication of the trust which our cons
place upon our continued existence. We see no
that our confiding Mends will be disappointed, a
them for the trust they have placed in us.

GAME PROTECTION.

The Maine Trout Law.— We had a call last w
Col. Hayden, of Cleveland, Ohio, then on Ms w-
from Tim Pond, Eustis, Maine. The fishing the
learned, has been superb the past season. The
full of large, game trout, and numerous s treat
and lakes in the vicinity afford change of scene
any decrease of good luck. Trout fishing in the>
is not attended with any uncertainty. Unless:;
a specially gifted bungler he can catch a grt
more fish than he and his companions can eat '
wise legitimately dispose of.

The best fishing days were in August. SepteM
yields large returns, but the fish are then gra
toward the latter part of the open season, Wji
closes October 1st, the fish are spawning or.
spawn. Their capture then is simply disgusting
persons. There seems to be no question about tl
limitation of the open time here. September ®
be the date. It is undoubtedly for the immei
vantage of guides and boarding house keepers: 't<
the visits of their customers, but reason pre
earlier close season than that now in force,
season the Tim Pond region bids fair to be over
anglers. New accommodations are to be provi
facilities of access afforded, and the old stoi
Adirondacks, and a thousand other like rej
enacted. We are promised some interestingql
this country before long.

The Massachusetts Law'.— Boston, Sept. 27
tor Forest and Stream .-—Since sending an itei
number of your paper, concerning the case of
of our woodcock law, we find that the defendai
sel has had his name entered on the docket, an
fault taken off. This looks like business, and
that the signs won’t again fail. John FottJ

Game Laws and the Cotton Crop.— A go
for the blackbirds is thus spoken by the Nat
(La.) Vindicator “ Our farmers tell us that?
of blackbirds are swarming m the fields ot cott®
stroying the cotton-worm as they go. \ ery m

can be found ‘webbed up,' and the planter |
The destruction by the birds this year is acco
only by the effects of the game law-, which are
felt.” Such facts as these willsoon teach peopl
game laws are not designed to benefit a sma
“sportsmen.” _

—As a light, mild beverage, agreeable to the
cate digestive organs, the Cocoa preparations q
Baker & Co. are recommended to invalids ana
cents as well as to those in full health,— Acte,

FOREST AND STREAM

691

A TRIP TO NORTH PARK.

(FIFTH paper.)

(from our staff CORRESPONDENT. I
HE rapidity with which our western country is set¬
tling up, impresses me more and more each year.
JuBt as soon as any section becomes safe, the Indians
haring been driven off, the cattle men begin to drive
their herds into it, and before long, one hears complaints
that there are too many cattle there. The older settlers
complain that the newer comers are “ crowding them,’'
and soon the most energetic commence to move off in
search of 1! fresh fields and pastures new.” I am told that
horned cattle have never yet wintered in North Park,
and it used to he said that the snow laid on the ground
there all winter to a depth of ten feet and more. Never¬
theless, there are at present about six thousand head of
beef steers on this range, a large part of which will
pass the winter here. Last season the winter was an
unusually open one, and the hunters that remained in
the Park reported this spring, that there was but little
snow on the ground at any time. Besides these cattle,
there are a considerable number of horses here, most of
which, however, will be kept up, and fed hay. The
experiment which is thus being tried, will be watched
with interest by stockmen, and, if it should prove suc¬
cessful, I shall expect to see many thousand cattle in
the Park next year. It is not very probable that farm¬
ing, as applied to the production of cereal crops, will ever
be carried on to any considerable extent in this region.
The elevation is so great that there are few nights in the
year when there is not a frost, .Almost every morning
a flim of ice more or less thick is found on the water left
in our buckets over night, and on one occasion this ice
was about half an inch thick.

Soon after leaving our camp on the Beaver, we reached
what is termed the Neck of the Park, and passing over
the divide, followed down a valley, at first narrow, but
gradually becoming wider, which led us over a good,
though somewhat hilly road, toward a more open country.
Two or three hours of riding brought us to Pinkham’s
rauche, where the Park begins. The road forks here, the
left-hand branch leading along the east side of the Park
down to the Owl Creek Mines and the various passes
across the Range into Middle Park, while the right-hand
road goes to the Han’s Peak Mines. We followed the
latter for some distance, as it was our intention to go
around Independence Mountain, and then strike back
east to the road that leads to the Arapaho pass.

Just after leaving Pinkliani’s, we passed a ranche near
which is a small spring, from which bubbles up a con¬
stant supply of cool water abundantly charged up with
carbonate of soda. It was fresh and delicious to the
taste, and, could it be bottled and sent to a market, would
no doubt compete for public favor with some of the famous
mineral waters now bo popular. On the marshy spots near
the spring were numbers of plover feeding, and W., with
his shot gun had good sport -among them during the
half hour which we occupied in tasting and testing the
waters.

The country at this point had been burned over, and
was black and extremely desolate in appearance. I in¬
quired the cause of the fire, and learned from the owner
of the ranche that the burn had been made to clear off
the sage brush, which takes up so much room that might
be occupied by grass, “ And then,” said my informant,

‘ the cattle won’t graze where the sage brush is thick,
they can’t ; the branches stick into their eyes and
’most blind ’em.” When the sage has been burned off, it
is usually followed the next season by a crop of grass, and
the field is thus very materially improved. Tho sage is a
plant of slow growth, and requires many years to gain
any great size or stoutness. One bad result which often
follows this treatment of a range is that one of the first
green things to make its appearance in spring is a plant
which is said to be poisonous to cattle. This plant, of
which, because it was so common, I failed to obtain
specimens, and so cannot identify, is somewhat bushy,
grows to a height of from one to two and a half feet, has
a pinnate leaf, and bears numerous racemes of purplish
or lilac colored flowers. It is quite showy and striking in
appearance, and, though not uncommon anywhere, it
springs up in greatest abundance on ground that has just
been burned over. It is said, I know not how truly, that
cattle eat it greedily in early spring, and that it is harm¬
less unless the root is eaten. One individual stated
that men who have large herds send out parties of skin¬
ners, with teams, in spring to secure the hides of poison¬
ed cattle, but this statement, if received at all, should be
taken with a very large allowance of salt.

Soon after leaving the Soda Water Fountain we crossed
a high and steep ridge, and then commenced a gradual
descent toward the North Platte River, on which we
intended to camp. The scenery through which we were
passing was rugged and grand, the weathered pillars of
granite standing out bare and grim among the ancient
junipers on the hill side. The mountains, though not
high, had a weird and spectral look, which came per¬
haps from their being absolutely bare of vegetation, ex¬
cept where an ..occasional cedar, extending its roots

through a crevice in the granite had succeeded in drawing
a little nourishment from the scanty soil beneath, and in
maintaining an insecure foothold among the piles of
rounded rocks. The weathering of the granite was finely
exemplified here, and this hardest of rooks was worked
into a thousand fantastic forms, each differing from its
fellow, yet all presenting points of resemblance to one
another. The granite contains much iron, and is there¬
fore easily worked upon by the weather, for as the iron
oxidizes, the surface of the rock is disintegrated and
breaks off with a cubical fracture, thus exposing a fresh
surface. It results from this, that the rocks are all
rounded and smoothed, and have no sharp angles. Many
of them indeed resemble the rochea moutonnees, or sheep-
backs, which are so often seen along the track of a glacier.

The valley of the North Platte, where we pitched cam p,
was perhaps a mile and a half wide, a superb level
meadow, covered with fine grass, on which, in the morn¬
ing and evening, from two to five hundred antelope were
in sight at one time. Sage and dusky grouse, ducks and
jack rabbits abounded here also. If I bad the Bpace I
would give in some detail a description of this country,
for it is a most delightful one, and game is very abundant.

It is only necessary to get back from the road to find both
deer and elk. There are places, of course, where game
is tamer, more abundant and more easily killed, but there
is enough here for any one who does not care to slaughter
recklessly.

It is a curious fact, and one that I have never yet
heard satisfactorily explained, that there are no trout to
he found in the streams tributary to the North Platte
River, while those which flow into the Grand, and the
feeders of the Green, abound in small though most ex¬
cellent fish. There is nothing that I know of in the
character of the water or bordering country which should
prevent these fish from doing well in the numerous
streams that flow into the Platte, but the fact remains
that they are not there. Some enterprising individuals
have even tried the experiment of transferring trout
from the heads of streams flowing into the Snake and
Bear rivers to springs which pour their waters into North
Park, hut I have heard no reports as to the success or
failure of these attempts to stock these streams. Cannot
some fish culturist furnish to the readers of Forest and
Stream an explanation of this, to me, puzzling question?

Toward eveningyjf the day on -which we left our camp
on the Platte, we reached the point where we had de¬
cided to leave the Haus Peak road and pass behind Inde¬
pendence Mountain. Just after leaving the road the
wagon stuck in a creek crossing, owing to Fuller’s over¬
weening confidence in his team : and wo had two hours
work to get them out again. Experience has taught me
that it does not pay to try a bad crossing, until you have
done all you can to improve it ; but Fuller, who thought
that his team could pull any load through a bog, jumped
his horses off the bank into the creek, and there they
stayed until with axe and shovel we made a road by which
they could get out.

Half a mile beyond this we camped in a narrow val¬
ley, and Fuller and I set off on foot to explore for a road
behind the mountain. We found a very good one, lead¬
ing through a broad, valley on which the grass in some
places stood waist high. All this pasture, for more than
a mile before us, was dotted with antelope ; there must
have been two or three hundred within half a mile from
where we stood. They were feeding, perfectly unsus¬
picious of our proximity, and the nearest of them
within easy rifle range. As we had plenty of meat in
camp, however, and as neither A. nor W. had ever killed
an antelope, we concluded not to disturb them, but hi the
morning to bring the boys around and let them try their
hand ; so without showing ourselves we withdrew and
returned to camp.

The next morning I was aroused by several shots in
front of the tent, aud found that a black-tail doe had
walked into camp and had been killed by William, our
cook. The antelope seen feeding the night before were
found where we had left them, and were approached and
6hot at ; but without effect. The boys were probably too
anxious to, shoot well, and so failed to kill anything.
We found the road a good one, and travelled along a
valley abounding in antelope until toward night, when
camp was made at the foot of a high, bare Hogback,
which runs north and south, a spur of the main range to
the north. Near us .were half half a dozen large alkali
lake, on the waters of which floated great numbers of
ducks and geese ; while along the shore were numerous
flocks of busy shore birds. Prominent among these were
the beautiful avocets, striking objects from the contrast¬
ing black and white of their plumage ; the noisy tattlers,
the long-billed curlews, and the restless Baird's sand¬
pipers. Many other species, which I have not space here
to enumerate, were noticed. In the dead willows, wbioh
were scattered through the little copse in which our tents
were pitched, W. discovered a dozen magpies nests, curi¬
ous domestic structures ; tenantless now, of course, hut
several showing signs of having been occupied this sum¬
mer. From one point in the grove a dozen or twenty
long-eared owls were started, which, after flying aimlessly
about in the bright sunlight, pitched hopelessly back into
the undergrowth, no other refuge being at hand.

In the afternoon I climbed the Hogback in order to as¬
certain what the prospects were for reaohing the snowy
range which lay some ten or fifteen miles to the weBt ;
but on reaching the summit, after a very hard pull, I dis¬
covered that the whole range was on fire. Of coarse it
was useless to look for game there. I was well repaid
for my scramble up the Mil, however, for in the valley at
my feet, stretching away to the west for seven or eight
miles, and to the north and south for fifteen, lay the
largest beaver meadow that I have ever seen. I presume
that there were 500 dams in sight, most of them kept in
good repair. The water set hack by these dams flowed
through a thousand little canals and ditches, and the
whole from the height looked like a silver net spread
over an enormous carpet of emerald velvet. Th rough my
glass I could count hundreds of beaver houses, and could
even distinguish the green willow leaves on the branches
recently used in repairing the works. Beyond this
meadow was a narrow strip of brown prairie, and then
tbe green pine timber began, and with it the foothills of
the Snowy Range. Deep dark gorges run up the moun¬
tain sides, and seemed to promise an easy ascent ; but the
columns and masses of thick white smoke, which moved
steadily along ftom the south toward where I sat looking,
told me too surely that in a day or two at furthest the
fire would be sweeping over the whole range. Above the
smoke I could see again the green timber, and above them,
the grim, grey rocks, bare of vegetation, and whitened
a little higher up by patches of snow, pure and shining,
when touched by the rays of the now sinking sun, but
seeming grey and soiled when shaded by clouds. Turn¬
ing to the eastward and looking out over the broad val¬
ley through which we had just come, the view was
scarcely less impressive. From my eyrie I could counf
no less than twenty-two lakes of various sizes. Those
furthest from me still gleamed in the sunlight like bur¬
nished silver, hut the nearer ones, shaded by the tower¬
ing peakB of the range, were dull and blue. With my
glass I could just see upon the unruffled waters, little dot;
representing the water-fowl peacefully swimming liithei
and thither, and near the shores groups of antelope or
their way from the water. Beyond the valley rose In
dependence Mountain, wooded to its summit, two-third)
of its height cold and hard in the shadow, but the sura
mit still touched by the brilliant rays of the setting sun
A few moments and the Light was gone. I turned for :
last look at the snow capped mountains, and how changei
was the scene ! The hillsides were now indistinct anc
blurred ; but in the south, where an hour ago I had seei
the white smoke, rose tongues of flame that seemed al
most to lick the heavens, and beneath them the moun
tain-side was a red furnace that caused the sky to glow
ancl illumined the nearest snow-peaks with a roseate hue
The scene was one of beauty and grandeur, but its beaut;
was terrible and its grandeur filled me with awe. Hoi
long I stood gazing at this wonderful picture I do nc
know. I was recalled to myself by a furious storm o
rain which began to fall, and picking up my rifle I slowl
descended the mountain-side. Yo.

Camp on the Michigan , North Parle, Col.

JP?

AN OLD FASHIONED TARGET MATCh

[BY AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.]

IN the early days of the war of the rebellion it was di
covered that rifle shooting in New England had almoi
come to he numbered among the lost arts. A very laiy
proportion of the men who enlisted as soldiers, partiei
larly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connection
had no practical knowledge of the use of fire arms, ar
very few indeed had ever used any more formidable we
pon than a shot gun. It was not long before the super
ority of the Southern sharpshooters began to make itse
disagreeably manifest, and the New England men awol
to the fact that this branch of education had been sham
fully neglected, and the punishment they were receivii
for their ignorance spurred them to take immediate ar
active measures for relief. Rifle clubs were organize
andweut into active practice everywhere, and in mai
instances the men who had previously been looked up<
as the idle vagabonds of tiie country villages because
their innate love of shooting, came to the front and pro v
most efficient instructors in the heretofore despised a:
An interesting lesson in social science might be drav
from the fact that many a poor devil who had been i
garded as the black sheep of his family before the ws
was developed by its influence into a useful and effleie
man. Provided there was nothing radically false, mea
or vicious about him, the fact that the very acquiremei
which had heretofore been looked upon with contem]
were now in the ascendant, would suffice to inspire h;
with an ambition he had never before felt. His selC-
spect was developed by the novel sensation of findi
himself respected by others, and once inspired by t
stimulus of hope he was ready and willing to exert hi
self in the new field that was open to him.

But this is neither the time or place for moral lectur
and the hint I have thus thrown out is at the service
whoever feels inclined to enlarge upon it.

The only breech-loaders which had proved of any pri
tical utility before the war, were Sharps and May nan
The former had made a name for itself in the Kam
troubles, but was not deemed worthy of introduction
the military service of the United States. It used a paj
cartridge and was altogether inferior to the excelli
weapon now manufactured by the Sharps Company.

692

FOREST AND STREAM.

The invention of the Maynard rifle dates back to the
tine when Jefferson Davis was Secretary of War, and his
early appreciation of its value was shown by its introduc¬
tion at that time into the cavalry service' and later by
circumstances iu the history of tbs weapon which bear
strong internal evidence of having emanated from him.

For a considerable time before the actual commence¬
ment of hostilities, Southern agents in the North were
buying every Maynard rifle that could be had, and no
sooner was war declared than the factory was burned.

We learned to our cost what became of those arms
when our men wore so fearfully cut to pieces while cross¬
ing the river at Ball's Bluff. The work was done by two
of the Confederate regiments armed with Maynard rifles.
In all the essential features on which its accuracy and
force were dependent, the Maynard of that day was the
same as is now manufactured : but breech-loaders of all
kinds were then regarded with doubt and suspicion, and
the small size and insignificant appearance of the May¬
nard afforded little evidence of its power.

Tire factory was speedily rebuilt, and the manufacture
of the arms resumed with various improvements in the de¬
tails of construction. I wnstheuliving in a country town
in Massachusetts, and. was carry inghn a carefully conduc¬
ted series of experiments with all the new patterns of rifles
that appeared. I very soon satisfied myself of the superior¬
ity of the Maynard 'and urged its adoption by the club of
which I wan a member. My proposition was at first received
wit h ominous shakes of the head and suppressed sneers ;
but time and repeated trials proved the truth of my as¬
sertions in regard to its. powers, and fin less than six
months every member of the Club except two, had pro¬
vided himself with a Maynard rifle. Forty rods was then
the standard range for every club, and constant practice
soon developed the powers of men and weapons, and in¬
spired the feeling of confidence which can ouly come from
famfliav use.

In the next adjoining town, about six miles distant,
was another rifle club comprising some twenty members,
who adherred to the old muzzle-loading target rifle and
affected to look with scorn upon our association, which
they designated as the ‘-pop-gun club." They never
omitted an opportunity for good natured banter, aud on
two or three occasions, different members of our club
were seriously remonstrated with upon the folly of using
such playthings at a. time when it was really a matter of
public moment to encom-age a love for the use of arms
which could be turned to account. It was idle to attempt
to convince them that they did not know what they were
talking about, and our men were getting rather sore un¬
der the continued slurs, and longing for an opportunity
to prove their motal. At last it came in the most accept¬
able form. A letter was received from the president of
the rival club, informing us that they proposed to have
a friendly match between individual members of their
own club and as many of ours as were inclined to take
part, for a silver cup of the value of $35. He hoped the
proposition would be agreeable to us and that our club
would be well represented, and “ le6t you should think
that we ha ve the advantage of you in using- muzzle-load¬
ers, we offer you the privilege of arranging all the terms
Of the match.*1

We replied through our President that we cheerfully
acceded to the proposition, and would make our appear¬
ance in due tune. But we wished for no favors, if our
guns were not equal to any that could he produced we
were anxious to find it out, that we might provide our¬
selves with the best. We begged them, therefore, to
arrange the match to suit themselves, and let us know
when they were ready. In a few days came the reply
that the terms had been arranged as follows; Distance
820 yards (40 rods). The competitors to he seated and fire
from a fixed muzzle and elbow rest. Any rifle might be
used, but no telescope sights, and no telescope to be
allowed on the field, and no signalling of shots, so that
no man could correct his errors by learning where his
previous shots had struck. Each man was to have his own
target (designated by a number), the target being a sheet
of book board 18 x 80 inches, with a bull’s eye 8 inches in
diameter. Each man to fire five shots.

Nothing was known in those days of the rules now in
vogue, and it will be obvious that the above programme
was intended to test the accuracy of the guns rather than
the skill of the shooters. The day fixed upon was Oct,
22d. It proved as poor a day for shooting as could well
he imagined. Very raw, cold and dank, with a fitful
wind blowing in fierce gusts directly across the line of
fire. Twenty competitors a.nd a goodly number of spec¬
tators assembled on the ground, where our friends had
provided a hospitable reception for us, and gave us a
cordial welcome. 1 1; was so obviously out of the question
to do any good shooting in such weather that many were
anxious to postpone the match, but the difficulty of com¬
ing together again, and the fact that it was “ as fair for
one as for the other," determined us to go ahead.

Our opponenets had rifles made by different men,
whose names were then familiar to the ears of sportsmen.
Some of them were target rifles, weighing twenty pounds.
Others the common sporting rifles of those days, but
none of them of large calibre, and all of them using aflat
ended picket, winch was inserted with a “starter”
through the false muzzle, and then pushed gently down
till it rested on the powder.

Our guns were all forty calibre Maynards, using a
cylindrical bullet of much greater weight than any of
those of our opponents, and this, of course, in such a
wind was a point in our favor.

The judges — three in number — were posted where
they mold see the targets, but none else was allowed to

go near them. , . , . , .. ,

Hie names of competitors were called in alphabetical
order, and each man in turn seated himself beside the
solid oaken table, rested the muzzle of his gun in the
notch prepared for it, his side and right elbow resting on
the table, and delivered his shot. The roaring of the
wind made it impossible to hear the bullet strike the
targets, and there was no end to the guesses, speculations
and bets that were made in regard to shots by different
men who were well known for their skill. At the con¬
clusion the targets were taken possession of by the
judges, aud carried to a tent which had been pitched for
them, to which no one else was admitted till they were
Ur f,-. (innminffi tliftir flrtrisirm Thp. flnxif-ttv or those

tamed. The first announcement made was, that out of
the whole number of twenty targets, only six bad five
bullet holes in each. Fourteen of the shooters, therefore,
had missed the targets with one or more of their shots.
Of the six who had put all their shots in the targetB only
one had used a muzzle loader, all the rest being members
of our club and using Maynard rifles. Only three of the
competitors had hit the bull's eye. One of these used a
Maynard and had one hull's eye; one uBed a muzzle
loader and made two bull's eyes, and the president of our
club with his Maynard had put all his five shots into the
bull’s eye, and was declared the winner of the cup. It
is needless to add that the satisfaction of our men could
hardly be concealed, and it became uproarious when the
president of the rival club told ns at the conclusion of a
little speech that there yet remained a ceremony to be
performed, which had not been announced in the pro¬
grammes, and which had beenarranged as a joke upon us,
but as it had turned upon themselves he. thought the least
they could do was to accept it in all humility. Where¬
upon he drew from under the table, and amid roars of
laughter, presented to one of his own men, who hod made
the poorest shots of the day, a vessel, of a kind not
usually appropriated to such uses, but which the recipi¬
ent good naturedly declared would be far more service¬
able than a silver cup.

Penetration op Rifle Bauls. — Roncevertc, W. Va.,
Sc jjI. 1 6th. — Iu your last issue is a letter from Mr. Cleve¬
land, of Chicago, speaking of a shot from a 40-calibre
Maynard splitting a bear’s head.

T'saw Capt. Clay, of Wilcox, Pa., make a snap shot at
a bear’s head, as the brute looked over some briars, on
the canal feeder between Drummond’s Lake and the canal
in the Dismal Swamp, while I was paddling him in a
canoe. He fired with a Sharps cavalry carbine paper
cartridge, such as were used during the war. He hit the
bear between the eyes, but simply cut off a strip of skin
as long and wide as one’s finger. The hear got away in
the canebrake. The bear’s head was level, or nearly so.

The angle has much to do with it. I had a Winchester,
model 1876, only 27 grains powder, but shot a bear in the
right side, about half way down, and out through the left
fore shoulder. Again. I have shot a deer running toward
me in the breast, and the ball came out beside the back
hone, just in front of the tiiiL Against this I may say I
once shot an old buck who was raking the dogs with his
horns in a thick laurel patch, with this same Winchester,
at about twenty feet range, before he would come down.
When an old buck is mad, hardly anything will knock
him down. C. Clay.

New Jersey— Newark, Sept. XGth.—' The Frelinghuyson
Rifle Association scored a second victory over tho Ster¬
ling Rifle Association on Tuesday evening, Sept. 9th, ou
Bayers' range. It was a fine contest, the former winning
by an exceedingly close score, that speaks well for both
these admirable teams. The following is the score :—

really to announce their decision. The anxiety of those
who were waiting was not long protracted. The deci¬
sions were made according to the numbers on the targets
_ the judges not knowing to whom tho numbers per-

FBELiNnmjYs;

,T, K. Walsh. .

George Zimmer .

George Lytle .

Caleb Sodon .

H. Wyman .

E. a Ward .

It. Bench .

G. I). Weigman .

F. H. Soden .

A. C. Noumnnn .

STERLINGS.

. 45 I C. Moisei . 43

. 40 I CR-orgo Kipley . 40

. 4ft J. Dnoner . 41

. 12 11. Vui) Dorn . 41

45 William Egbert . 40

. 40 U. Van Bunin . 41

. 37 W. F. Betcbiek . 41

. 47 S.'.T. Simmuuds . 48

■II C. H. Townsend . 42

44 G. M. Townsend . 41

Total. .

. 421

Washington, D. C.— On the return of its members
from the fall meeting at Creeduioor, the Columbia Rifle
Association resumed its weekly shoots for the Harkness
gold badge ou last Saturday, the 26th ult. Absenteeism
brought down the number of contestants to three —
“ Wimbledon Cup Laird." Dr. Scot, and a young brother
of the latter. So far as the light went the day was perfect,
but a fish-tail breeze from six o’clock straightened out
pennants along the range. Laird seemed in good trim,
but carelessly dropped two points through hastily
changed elevations during the 800 yards’ stage, retiring
with 73. The doctor was most unfortunate, three
“ mags" and ti puffed-off “outer" dropping nine points
on his tally. Walter Scott, misjudging the gusts, opened
with a provoking Blackbird, but retrieved his hard luck
by pounding the bull for fourteen shots, to the end. At
HU0 yards all were unfortunate, the Doctor least so, with
71, including two flamingoes and a magpie. Laird’s 69, with
the red disc showing up only once on the second round,
might just as well have been a 74, but a genuine “ unac¬
countable" of the first water on his tenth shot, due per¬
haps to a defectively patched bullet, brought him to
grief. At the 1.00U yards’ distance, in the changing light

and temperature of sunset, Laird and the Doctor made
73 apiece, rolling up twenty-seven bull’s eyes between
them. Mr. Laird’s total of 215 comprised thirty-nine
bull’s eyes, five centres and a miss. The scores in detail
are as follows : —

(SflO, ...5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 4 5 5—73)

C. H. Laird . ■! UDU. - . 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5—69 J-215

1,000 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5— .3 )

i sin) . 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 8 5 5 5 5—66 I

Dr. S. t. Scott.. , - HUM . 65 5 45555554653 5-71 4210

UKX) . .555 5 5 5 55553555 5 — 73 J

i yOO, . _ 2 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5—72 /

walter Soott . ] folio : :: : ; i 1 11 i g It I ! U I i r1

A, A. ACEH,

The Rare and Safe Offer made by a responsible
party, in another column, is worthy the attention of in¬
vestors.

Covered with “ Spirals.’’— Li our notice of the Bal¬
loon Fish last week, for “ spirals" read “ spines."

jluchfinq and j panting.

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

Date. I

Boston.

New York.

Charleston..

Oct. 2 .

Oct. 3-. .

Oct 4 - -

Oct. 5 .

Oct. 0 . 1

Oct. 7.- . I

Oct 8_ J

h* m,

(i 33

1 7

J 1'i

3 15

4 4

4 59 |

h, m.

9 19

9 53

ri 15
eve 1

0 50

1 45

b. m.

8 89

9 ti

0 45

10 28

11 14

eve 3

0 58

COMING FIXTURE.

Oct 15— Seaivunhukti Y C Ocean Match, Center Cup.

Steamship City of Alexandria.— Though iron shi
building in this country dates back many years, it ca.
hardly be said to have developed into a national industfj
until Mr. John Roach put his shoulder to the wheel, an
through tireless energy and consummate business ski
brought his great yard at Chester to its present con|
mantling position, second to none in the world in its el
pacity for turning out complete work, from the small®
to the largest vessels that commerce or war may demanj
The latest evidence of the handsome work, superior i
many respects to anything yet been built on the Olyfli
which the Chester yard can accomplish, is the recent ad
dition to the Alexandre line of Mexican mail s teamen
The steamship City of Alexandria, launched July 9, 187
and just put on the line for active service between Nei
York, Havanna and Mexican ports, is no less than 3,0'
tons, and presents many features of a new and improvt
kind over the usual Atlantic mail steamers of the Englii
type. She is 333 feet long, 38 feet 6 inches beam, and

feet hold proper, or 83 feet deep from hurricane deck; hi
a “ half-brig ” rig, with a fair spread of canvas in case

—The Louisville Medical News claims that a decoction
made from the mosses wltich grew on oak and hickory-
trees, is a cure for rattlesnake bite.

—Josh Billings has noticed that the man who rides on
the cars every day is satisfied with one seat, but he who
rides once a year wants four.

— “Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelled of, not
swallowed,”

accident to her machinery, and a full complement of li
boats, life rafts, and life preservers. As our laws a
much more strict than the English, the Alexandre stean
ships are far more completely fitted with safety appl
ances than trans-Atlantic vessels. The engines are cor
pound; cylinders 78 and 424 inches by 54 inches strok
Steam is supplied by four boilers 10 feet long, 14 feet
inches diameter. The propeller is 16 feet 3 inches diaiq
ter, and has 25 feet pitch. The engines are a marvel t
simple, compact ana sound construction, the reversir
and pumping gear being about the simplest and mo
effective we have ever seen on so large a vessel. Steai
japstan and windlass, cargo hoists and fire pumps a:
mpplied in a liberal manner to render the handling at
tire safety of the vessel as perfect as possible, The engii
hatch is enclosed by a high iron bulkhead, rising aboui
feet clear of the hurricane deck, and rendering the floo
ing of engine or boiler room below an impossibility
The vessel has also the usual number of water-tight cor
partments below the main deck. In model and wor
manship throughout, this steamship has few equals qt.
certainly no superiors. As a seagoing ship she will 1
much more comfortable and economical than the Atlant
steamers of British origin. The bows are fine, but w£
enough body to rise to a sea, and the run is clear, allol
ing a solid body of water to reach the propeller ; t)
counter is of that peculiar and graceful shape eharacte
istic of all the recent vessels built at Chester. But it
in her cabin fittings that she excels most from the stan
point likely to interest intending passengers. Built- f
tropical waters, all the staterooms and saloons ha
been built on the Bpar deck, being protected by hi{
iron bulworks and a wooden waist with large ports abo:
tills, reaching up to the hurricane deck, after the pb
adopted in the Pacific mail steamers. This affords lig
aud ventilation to a degree not obtainable in cabii
under deck, while the high sides of the steamer and h
model as well, preclude the possibility of being board*
or washed fore and aft by a sea. The joiner work is )
William Rowland, and is exquisite in taste and perfs
in execution. Such joiner work has never yet been p
into anything afloat. The grand stairway, leading fro
tlie saloon on the hurricane deck to the cabins on sp
deck, throws the work on the Bristol and Provide
even into the shade, and must be seen to he appreciate
All the staterooms are upholstered and furnished in
manner equal to a Fifth avenue residence, while fl
conveniences in the way of wash basins, hot and cc
water, electric bells, hath rooms, smoking rooms, et
cannot be surpassed either in arrangement or in thi
furnishing. Smoking rooms, bridal chambers, ladii
rooms, are all exceedingly large, light and airy, a
therefore especially adapted to the trade the vessel w
designed for. Second-class passengers are accommodM
forward, and have neat staterooms, and no cause 1
complaint as to want of light and air, as their quarto
equal those of the lirst-cass in these respecos. The (?.
of Alexandria will he commanded by Captain Jo,
Weaken, the Commodore of the line, and long and favi
ably known in the trade. Too much credit cannot"
given to the Messrs Alexandre for their enterprise
making so fine an addition to the iron steamship fi
of America, and all who desire to see the rapid restd
tion of our flag at sea will find another proof in t
Alexandria of our ability to build on the Delaware stea
ships which surpass in sound construction and luxury)
appointments those built abroad. For this we rm
thank the energy and foresight of just such men as 1
Messrs. Alexandre, of New York, and John Roach 8
Son, of Chester. The City of Alexandria is now lyi
at Pier 3, N. R., and will sail next Saturday on her fi
trip to Havanna, thence to Progreso, thence to Cfr
peachy, Frontera and Vera Cruz.

To American Yachtsmen. — For complete records!
all yacht races in England, as well as for a great varii
of other matter of interest, such as cruises and yacht!
tales, read Hunt's Yachting Magazine, esta-hlislied 18|
Can be had of booksellers generally, or direct from Hr
Sc Co. , 119 Church Street, Edgware road, London, E,
England. Published monthly, one shilling sterling
number. — [Adv.

FOREST AND STREAM.

693

ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB,

ANNUAL PENNANT MATCH, SEPTEMBER 17.

It is hard to say -what were the reasons for the poor turn
out made liy the Atlantic Y, C, for their annual pennant-
race. It was certainly blowing hard from the N. W., and
at times the wind came howling down in a spiteful way
that raised white eaps as fat as the eye could reach. But
it was an off-shore wind and its whistling went for
naught, as with a weather shore over the greater part, of
the course, the sea amounted to nothing, and the wind
was at best a close reef gale, requiring at times watch¬
fulness and care rather more than during one of the cus¬
tomary midsummer drifts. Barring a good soaking- from
the nasty spray which our broad beamed spanking vessels
raise in unmeasured quantity, there was no reason why
the full entry should not have shown up at the start. It
is not to be supposed that individually considered the
members of the A. Y. C. are to be accused of lacking in
corn-age, as wo have seen it statod in some of the dailies,
hut we have an idea that yacht owners know full well
the treacherous nature of the ships they sail, though it
may be hard to have them acknowledge what is patent
to disinterested observers, that our yachts are unfit to sail
iu a close reef breeze, even though there be no sea to
trouble them ; unfit not only in model, but in their light
summer gear and fittings, and the all too common lack of
preparation on board for any tiling like a trying blow.
Had, for example, any of the sloops been caught in some
of the puffs with no water to “luff out,” with a shoal, a
buoy- or an adversary close aboard to windward, it would
have fared hard with them, and their crews might have
had to swim for life, while crockery, carpets and furniture
would all have received a black eye to the tune of
hundreds of dollars. With this in mind, the wary tars
who love the briny and a gale, but whose craft will carry
them safely only through the terrors of a June zephyr,
did wisely in preferring a cruise below at. anchor to the
damp fate that might have overtaken them had they
attempted to carry sail in an exciting match. On the
whole, considering the weaknesses of our usual types of
yachts, we cannot carp at the absence of the big fleet wo
had hoped to see in a fall wind with cabin trunks awash.
The few that went over the course found no trouble, but
having nothing to sail against, they eased up a trifle and
took no more risks than absolutely necessary, A ten ton
cutter, snugged down, would have made fine weather of
it all day, excepting a wetting from the drift flying, but
then a cutter is a different sort of ship from our sloop,
and is not given to turning turtle without warning, or to
running off her helm at every sea.

Of the four schooners entered Peerless, and Agues only
came to the. scratch. The latter took the lead, after hav¬
ing hauled down a reef in her mainsail in most sailor like
style, and was off with double reefed foresail and jib in
addition. Peerless followed, looking snug with both
topmasts housed, single reefed mainsail, whole foresail
and jib. This reminds ns that it was not many years
ago when Mr. Robert Center was actually laughed at for
housing topmast aboard the sloop .Bonita in a blow in
Newport harbor. “What is the sense in doing that
thing?” “What a lot of extra, gear and bother,” and
similar exclamations were all too common. But to the
credit of yachtsmen be it said, that the vessels with stand¬
ing topmasts are becoming fewer every year, and the
fellow who cau’t get rid of an awkwark and useless stick
aloft when it has no business there, is rapidly loosing
standing among the better class of sailors,

Among the first-class sloops, Dolphin was the sole rep¬
resentative for the honors of the day, and went by the
judge’s steamer, Dassori, with two reefs turned into her
mainsail and one in the jib. Ltizzie L, and Genia tried
under double reefed mainsails, aud that hideous and most
lubberly expedient of all, a “ bobbed jib.” We presumo
the day will come when this clumsy substitute of the
shiftless smackman for seamanship proper will disappear,
as has his former autipathy to the housing topmast, and
since yachtsmen too often take their cue from this class
or fore-and-afters, improvements in the shape of handy
headsail must await the pleasure of the heroes of the
beech boats.

When the little cat boat Wind went across the line
Under whole sail, and a batch of bags to windward, there
was a gentle whistle passed around among the spectators
aboard the judge’s boat, and dire consequences were pre¬
dicted, which were not long in being tullfilled, for out¬
side the narrows Wind, capsized, following the example
set by Truant while still inside Gowanus Basin. Of the
race little is to be said beyond that those who went
around experienced a most exhilarating sail. The start
was flying; the courses, for classes A, B, C, from Bay Ridge
around the Spit and lightship aud home, class D rounding
a stake-boat in Gedney’s Channel, and classes E, E and G,
returning direct from the Spit buoy-, dub allowances,
based on mean length, working sails, and cruising time,
whatever that may mean. Peerless gradually overhauled
Agnes, and the latter, always most spiritedly sailed, was
obliged to come about below the Hospital Ship and make
for home, having sprung her foremast, an accident to
which our craft with standing head booms and unsea¬
worthy head rig seem especially liable to. So Peerless
went her way rejoicing, rounded the outer mark, and
with the exception of a few boards to clear the Power on
the return, had lifted sheets nearly all the way, making
the course of forty miles in five hours exactly, and add¬
ing another pennant to the hold full of prizes she already
possesses. As one of her crew remarked to us : “No use
talking, lend in the keel will count." Dolphin took one
bad knock clown, aud barely came out ot it, Lizzie L.
shook Genia, who then gave up. All the yachts which
made the course took champion penants ; their times were
as under :

Peerlos, J . Roger Neatwell . 70 ft. 8J in . , . 5 wi 00

SLOOPS— CLASS 0.

Dolphin, .T. W. Cooper . . 49ft. li in. . a S3 42

sloops— class r>.

Lizzie, L. J, Ct. Johnson . 43 ft. 0i in . 4 32 50

Orion went out with a spitfiro at bowsprit end, about
the worst place for it, but probably necessary on account
of having her mast way in the eyes. The only small
sloop about was the Elephant, who, under snug canvas,
made fair weather of it even in the worst, showing that
so far as the wind was concerned, all hands might have
turned out for the race. The Elephant cruised about all
clay, with Mr. C. M, Cordell, Secretary Buffalo Y. C-, on
hoard as a guest, aud who takes home with Mm the most
favorable impressions concerning her.

EASTERN YACHT CLUB.

The Eastern Yacht Club tried for the third time to sail
their handicap race, and for the second time to sail their
autumn race in first class, at Swampscott, Sept. 15th.
Wind light and variable at start, fading away to a calm
at Half-way Rock, followed by moderate easterly wind ;
course around Half-way and Hardings, 29 miles.

Starters in the autumn race : Halcyon, Latona , Foam,
Fearless , Phantom and Madcap ; in handicap, same, ex¬
cept Phantom. Intrepid and Addie Y. did not start; Foam
and Fearless gave up.

The yachts returned home as follows, the time being up
at 5.13: Halcyon, 5.35.10; Phantom , 5.47; Latona,
5.51.9, ancl Madcap, 5.51.00. No race again. If it had
been a race. Halcyon, Latona and Madcap would have
taken prizes in autumn race, and Latona, first, and Mad¬
cap, second, in handicap.

Another attempt was made on the 10th ; course reverse
of that sailed previous day. Aiitumu race ; only open
to Foam, Halcyon, Phantom, Madcap and Latona; han¬
dicap open to Latona, Madcap, Halcyon and Foam,

The club certainly seems to have got the worst luck
ever heard of, for at 11 a.ai. the wind was blowing hard
S. E., accompanied by rain and quite a heavy wa run¬
ning in ; so that it certainly looked like a race this day.
Halcyon had hauled up for the Beason, and Madcap did
not appear.

By agreement a flying start was made as follows ;
Phantom, 11.25.40; Foam, 11.27.3; Latona, 11,28.60. It
was a long leg and a short one to the Graves, and then
down to the 'Hardings. In the sea-way Foam held on
much better than Phantom, and rounded the Graves
first, Phantom second and Latona a good third. Here
the wind played its usual trick and died out suddenly and
completely, and a dense fog immediately shut out the
boats. After an hour or more a light N. E, breeze sprang
up, making the long stretch from Hardings to Half-way
— which ought to have been free — a dead heat. Foam
rounded Hardings first, then Phantom and Latona ; hut
they were out of sight of the judges for a long time, till
they appeared off rig Rocks, Phantom a little ahead of
Foam, which was closely followed by Latona. Here they
also appeared again in the fog. The judges waited at the
finishing point till the time was up, and then left. Phan¬
tom came in about one hour after the time allotted. The
others put into Beverly, knowing it was no use finishing.
The feature of these unlucky races has been the fine sail¬
ing of Latona, which has greatly improved of late, and
lias beaten Fearless every time in real sailing. Halcyon,
too, has upheld her old reputation. Reef Point.

That Steam Catamaran. — Messrs. Ward & Stanton,
of Newburgh, have informed ns that they had nothing to
do with the construction of the engines for the cata¬
maran recently tried at Poughkeepsie ; that they never
would countenance any such questionable undertaking.
It was not necessary that this firm should deny any re¬
sponsibility in the matter, for their reputation’as able en¬
gineers is world-wide, and it was not to he supposed they
would be caught by any such a catch-penny affair as a
steam catamaran. In our recent criticism upon the same
we were particular to state that “we will not for a mo¬
ment suppose that Messrs, Ward & Stanton, of New¬
burgh, who are said to be furnishing the engines for this
new prodigy, take any stock in the affair, other than the
precautions necessary to secure payment for their share
of the work. It is ’ hardly likely that the talent of a
draughting office can be found to be abetting such a ques¬
tionable piece of engineering.” With these words we
placed ourselves squarely upon record as absolving
Messrs. Ward & Stanton from any responsibility in the
matter, and as doubting even whether such able engineers
would ’ countenance the scheme at all by building the
engines, as we did not have faith in the reports to that
effect, aud were particular to use the words, “said to be
building.” We learn with pleasure, therefore, that this firm
did notbuild the engines in question, and that Mr. Stan¬
ton refused to have anything to do with the affair from the
outset, thereby confirming the high estimate we always
had for this firm’s engineering ability. It is rather
strange that anyone should have construed our very
plain language as a reflection upon them, when exactly
the contrary meaning was to he conveyed.

A New Motor — A private trial of Prof. Wm. P. Trow¬
bridge’s new engine and boiler took place near New
Haven, September 21st, Since machinery of the ordinary
type has been brought to such a pitch of refinement and
lightness in the Thorneycroffs and other boats with
engines modelled after them, it would seem that there is
hut little room for still further advance in the way of
liigh piston speed and lightness of structure. Iu conse¬
quence, we believe that attention paid to the boiler will
be apt to meet with more encouraging Tesults, and so far
as w"e know, the experiments made by Prof, Trowbridge,
formerly of West Point, and now of Columbia College,
seem to have verified this assertion. He has reduced the
weight of boiler by adopting something of the coil pat¬
tern, though an improved form upon the Ilerreshoff
coils, wMch are open to serious objections on account of
their liability to burn out and leak. With so much
saved in the way of displacement, explosions impossible,
and a very liigh pressure attainable, with an ample supply
of steam, new possibib'ties in the way of steam propul¬
sion are certain to result, as it was mainly the limit to
boiler capacity which has so far set a limit to the speed
attainaiuablo.' Recent exhaustive experiments unscrew
propellers made by Tborneycroft in England Lend to
show that at excessive speeds the resistance no longer
increases with the cube of speed, but materially abates,
leaving room to hope for yet Mgher speed than that, of
24,3 miles obtained from the fastest torpedo launch built
so far, and we await with interest further developments
of Prof, Trowbridge’s experiments.

Long Island Yacht Club.— The fall races of the club
were sailed in New York harbor Sept. 23d. One class for
jiband mainsails, and one for cats. Course from a stake-
boat off Frank Bates’ pier to Robbing Reef buoy, thence
to Fort Lafayette and homo. Sail twice over. The Deane
got away first, but had to resign the lead to the Saunders,
with Excelsior a good third. The tides were worked
skilfully on the run to Die fort, and she still further in¬
creased her lead. With the second round the wind fresh¬
ened from the N. W., and a close race was made up to
the finish. Saunders, Excelsior and Deane were the
entries iu the first class, Buttercup and Rosy H. in the
second. Buttercup gave up, Summary as under :—

J. Saunders .

Rxcelsim\ . . .

George U. Denim
Buttercup .

Rosy H

Actual corrected

Time. Time,
Lmath. it- m. s. it. m. s.

21 ft. 10 in. 4 111 00 4 15 424

21 ft. 10 in. 4 16 30 4 lfl 30

21 ft, 10 in. 4 IT 15 4 IT 6(14

Htfc. ,. .. .

18 ft 1 34 00 1 34 00

Saunders wins in first class ; and Rosy H., which only
went around the course once, wins in second class,

Yonkers Yacht Club.— The first annual regatta of
this new yacht club, of Yonkers on the Hudson, was
sailed September 20th. Courso, from Yonkers to Irving¬
ton ana return— 18 miles ; for tlurd class, only to Hast¬
ings and return. Starters, sloops Scud, A. J. Prime, and
Nellie. C. A. Gould ; cats, Minnie. H. L. Garrison ; Ex¬
celsior, C’has. Pearsall ; Grade, A. Gould ; all of the first
class, and Pinafore, J. Nesbitt ; Garrison, Thos. Fearing,
of the second class. The third class consisted of skiffs,
the Wiuema winning. Scud and Nellie C were ruled
out, aud the prize aud pennant went to Minnie in the
first class. The prize in scond class went to the Garrison.

Dorchester Yacht Club.— The fifty-third race of this
club was sailed Sept. 20th in Dorchester Bay. Wind
moderate from E. Open to all yacht clubs. First class,
over tMrty feet; second class, twenty-five to thirty-
feet ; third class, twenty to twenty-five feet ; fourth
class, under twenty feet. Courses, seventeen miles for
first class, nine anil one-half miles for second and third ;
seven miles for fourth. Flying start, with 5m. grace.
Saxon led off at gun-fire, followed by Siren, Lillie, En¬
terprise and Viking in the first class, the other classes
making close starts all in a bunch. The times made are
appended. The race was an excellent one, but devoid of
much spirit for want of wind during the earlier part : —

FIRST CLASS.

Actual Corrected

Lenulh.

i intr,.

Name,

Owner

Ft.

In,

11. M.

s.

Hr

M

Viking .

. .S. P. Freeman .

,36

02

3

05

05

2

26

45

Siren .

. .311

08

3

02

09

2

27

32

Lillie .

..D.B.&L .

..36

08

3

15

11

25

Enterprise..

..F. E. Peabody... .

..45

04

3

18

13

2

43

43

Saxon .

. . George Clark .

..39

02

3

40

20

3

05

13

SECOND class centre boards.

Fra .

. . W. T. Lambert -

. .26

03

1

50

30

1

21

17

Mamie .

.F. Harlow .

27

06

1

54

34

1

26

33

Wait .

.. .King- & Clark .

.29

074

1

55

45

1

29

35

SECOND CLASS KEELS

Annie .

. .George Martin. ....

. .28

OS

1

57

47

1

30

48

. . \V . McCormick .

..28

10

1

58

55

1

32

M5

Empress. . . .

.Blauey & Bailey ...

. .20

06

2

03

37

1

34

38

'.THIRD CLASS CENTR

E boards.

Muriel .

. . 0. G. Wald .

22

Oil

1

60

17

1

16

56

.,R. Grant, Jr . . .

20

074

03

85

1

00

Lhli .

..W.P. Barker . .

.20

04

2

03

40

1

27

39

Queen Mali.

.D. Wilkins .

05

2

03

37

1

30

IS

Shamrock . .

. .Driscoll... .

..21

01

2

00

12

1

31

u

THIRD CLASS K

EELS.

Yeronica ...

..R. Chamberlin .

,..21

11

1

59

49

1

25

05

Volant© .

. .George S. Rice .

..22

09

04

69

1

;:■>

01

Dictator. . . .

. . U. W. Bibber .

.,,24

10

03

56

1

83

18

Violet fa . ...

..J. G. Banning- .

...22

OS

2

33

50

1

40

46

Lj-dia Athims.H. Davenport. ...

,..23

01 f

2

16

51

1

44

30

FOURTH

t CM

Rocket, _

..B.F. Buss .

..16

07

1

30

45

i

05

53

Nattie .

..W. H. Nicholson. . .

...10

in

1

m

41

i

06

03

Helen . a.

..W.P. Hunt .

-.18

Q9

1

40

i

M

41

Rita.-- .

, .W. B. Richardson..

..19

08

1

39

03

i

11

49

Wildfire ....

,H. A, Kdtb .

. -.18

02

1

40

50

i

2

55

Dream .

.,C. Bernard, . .

19

03

1

39

■19

i

12

03

On ■ , 1 " ■

. ,.T. Stewart, Jr .

...19

10

3

44

36

i

17

02

Spray

.w. o, l’aft .

..17

10

1

5S

27

i

29

09

There were two prizes in each class and three in the
fourt h, all cash, ranging from $15 to $5. Siren protested
Viking on the ground that she had not crossed within
her 5m. limit, and consequently should be ruled out. The
protest was sustained, and we see no reason why it
should not have been. Rules are made to be observed,
and if an owner takes it in his own hands to break them
he must risk the consequences, and not complain. As
we understand the stare, five. minutes was the limit for
the yachts to cross in, and a very reasonable rule it is,
which debars others crossing later from being considered
in the race. The customary rule allowing yachts to cross
when they please, and counting their time, nevertheless,
from the expiration of a certain period, is not nearly so
productive of a smart and live start as the Dorchester
rule, which throws out all not crossing within the speci¬
fied time. It is well to have a grievance before complain¬
ing. But all these troubles about rules, protests and com¬
plaints should be done away with by the formation of a
Yacht Racing Association, whose word would be au¬
thority, and whose code of rules would be uniformly ob¬
served at all ports and at all matches. Bannerette was
Smuggled iu on a wrong measurement, and was promptly
ruled out.

Quincy Yacht Club. — The race for Vice-Corn.
Nicholson’s pennant for third class yachts of the club
was sailed Sept. 23d off Hough’s Neck. Course, six
miles. The result was asunder :—

Actual. Corrected
Time. Tin io.

radii, fam H- M- s- H- s-

ittie . W. H. Nicholson

ip . . . Geo. c. Adams .

nu-r .... I', i hulibuek .

unlelion . J. O. Adams.. .

i-hl f xr Vnnlon A »•* fllummln

1 25 U 0 58 40

i m i o so m

i as ao

1 27 00 1 01 33

1 28 20 1 01 08

South Boston Yacht Club. — The annual clam balm
and union regatta took place September 18th, off the club
house. The bake was a success, as a matter of course,
and for the racing the club was favored with a young
gale from the S. S. W, Courses were the regular club
courses, as previously published. Fearless carried away
her traveller aft : Banneret fouled a buoy and lost bow¬
sprit ; Unknown carried away gaff ; Eugenia lost top¬
mast ; Annie got in a mess with her canvas, and Ena.
split her jib, while Lena went away with Startles bow-

694

FOREST AND STREAM

sprit and head gear ; Unique capsized, and her skipper
had a narrow escape from drowning. The rescuing
yacht, Whitewing , damaging Unique in her praisworthy
at tempt. The summary is appended

FIRST CLASS.

W. S. W., and none of the craft came to time, all hands
irof erring the congenial neighborhood of the dub houses
;o a little dusting. The race was postponed, and the
jolly fresh-water tars felt relieved in consequence.

Length:

Boat wirt Owner. Vt. In.

Lilly, c. b., W. C. Dillingham . 36 0

Annie, k., George Martin . *8 #

Eva, c. !>., B. F. Lambert . 26 n

SECOND class.
Banneret, k„ Frank A. Daniels, - 22 3

Lena, k„ F. T. Clayton . * <1

Allie. o. b„ A. 8. Wattles.... . . 21

Shamrock. o.b.,M., I- Driscoll
Posy, o. b„ H. J. McKee

- 1. R W ISKVll

H. M. S.

1 20 45

2 45 45
Disabled.

Corrected
Time.
H. H. S.

20 2

1 «! 00
1 49 no

1 52 00
1 56 30

1 12 34
1 13 43
1 09 33
1 11 50
1 12 55
1 14 25
1 17 28
1 19 22
1 23 10
1 27 05

Yachts Designed. — As will be seen from our adver¬
tising columns, Mr. Philip Elsworth proposes to model
a,nd design yachts for the public generally. It is hardly
necessary to point to his well-known achievements in
the Comet, Elephant and other fast craft, for evidence of
Ms capacities in this direction, as the speed of his vessels
is well known wherever races are sailed. Parties desiring
fast and able yachts can do no better than apply to him.

Capsized.

1 245
1 5 45
1 10 48
1 li 43

Diotntor. k., R. W. Bibber . 8» W

Empress k., F. H. Blnney . 25 0

Sunbeam, k., W. B. Nickerson.... 24 6

Unknown, k., B. F. Wendell 23 2

Nanny Lee, k.. J. B. Bullard . 21 0

Fearless. k„ Alex. Kidd ... . -■

Whitewing, k., CharcockBros . .. 23 3

THIRD CLASS— CENTRE-BOARDS.

Pori, George Lee.. . . 1| 6

Oipsey. W.E. Kent . }« « •• ••

Wave' Crest, W. K. Prior . 18 10 .. ■

Herald, W. B. Smith . 19 5

uninue. J. Stuart, Jr . 19 10

First prizes in cash go to Lilly, Annie, Banneret, Allie,
Peri, and second prizes to Lena, Shamrock, Topsy, in the
shape of useful articles. Judges of the race were : Com¬
modore J. M. Chamock, William Morris, Win. Held,
Thomas Christian, James Reagan, L. S. Pond, C. T.
Haley.

Havekhtll Yacht Club.— The race for the club’s
champion flag was sailed September 13 on the Merrimack
course, from Haverhill bridge to Groveland bridge and
The result was as appended : —

Voyaging South.— Dr. C. A. Neide, of Duanesburgh,
N. Y.. who, in his 13-feet boat Mohawk, left Schenec¬
tady. N. Y., on the 13th inst., bound for Southern waters
via Hudson River, Delaware and Raritan Canal, etc.,
arrived in this city on Saturday A. M., where he will
spend a few days, and then proceed to Rockaway, L. I.,
for a short visit before starting for Philadelphia. The

Doctor was accompanied as far as this city by Mr. Wm.
E. Johnson, of Union College, in his canvas canoe Grace.

return.

Cur. Time.

Owner.

... C.Paul .

. A. L. Bead .

. F. Harris .

. J. Heath . .

, , , . . .J. Moadowcrnft. -

H. M. S,

Name.

Empress .

LhinieMag. ..

Abbic M .

No Name -

Twilight _

The flag was awarded to Empress, a protest ot Twi¬
light not being entertained,

Salem Yacht Club.— The third and deciding race of
the championsMp series of this dub was sailed September
13th, and resulted as under, after a fine match in a good
breeze from S. E.

FIRST CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS.

Actual Corrected
Time. Time.

Owner. H. M. S. H. M. S.

.. Dr. White . S 04

. Dodge & Wallis . 2 09

Cleveland (Ohio) Yachting Association.— The an¬
nual regatta of this flourishing club was sailed September
10th, at Cleveland in a strong gaff-topsail breeze from N.
W. Course from line drawn from judge’s boat to East
Pier, to stake boat off Wilson Avenue, thence to stake
boat five miles off the piers, thence around “Crib,” and
home, fifteen miles. Fying start with fifteen minutes
grace. One hand to every five feet of length ; no
shifting of ballast, and no restriction to sails. Six prizes
were offered, as many local boats were expected to enter.
Coin. Gardner and Yice-Com. Merchant were aboard the
judge’s yacht Rosaline, and started the race promptly on
time. The whole fleet made an excellent start in the
following order : Unique, Lady Ida , Humming Bird,
Camilla, Ida, Nettie, Vixen, Silver Spray, and Kittie
Walsh. Vixen took the lead around the first mark, with
Ida second and the Bird third, after a four mile beat to
windward. With a quartering wind the fleet made for
the second mark, about four miles distance. It was a
case of kites with the big ones, but the rest had all they
wanted under lower sails. Vixen rounded first, with Ida
second and Bird close aboard. Out to the Crib it was a
hot fight between the leaders, who by this time had
tailed company with the ruck. Vixen still held her
ead, and was away first on the home stretch ; Ida
second. The finish was reached as under : —

H. M.

Boat.

Lenna .

Mlguon . .

SECOND CLASS.

Aurora . , . Joshua Brown . 1

Oma . A. tiiobsob . 1

The prizes were awarded to the Leona-, first class
centreboard, and Aurora, second class keel. The other
prizes have been taken by the Dolphin, Coquette and
Tulip, in their respective classes.

New Bedford Yacht Club.— The second race for the
Commodore Haines Cup was sailed in New Bedford har¬
bor September 18th, in a stiff S. W. wind. Course 16
miles. Won by Metric in 3 h. 57 m. 3 s.

Beverly YaOht Club.— The 51st regatta of the club was
sailed Sept 13th off Nahant. A champion pennant, to 'the
first yachts, without time allowance in second and third
classes and a second prize i f more than two boats start. In
the second class Hoiden and Fancy had each won a race
for the champion pennant, and Psyche and Nora in the
third class. Start was a flyiug one : course from judges
vacht leaving Whistling buoy, off the Graves, on the star¬
board hand. Red buoy No. 2, off Wintbrop Head, on the
starboard, and back to judges’ yacht, tor second and
third classes, to buoy No. 2. off Wmthrop Head, and re¬
turn. The result was as under : —

FIRST CLASS.

ATfimn Owner. Ft In.

uCa _ 'W. T. Lambert . 25 04

Muriel :.: :.. .C.S.WeM . 21 05

SECOND CLASS.

. George Lee . 38 06

. P. Grant, jr . 19 01

. P. F. Emery, jr . 18 02

. C.fl. Minot, jr . 17 07

. C. A. Longfellow . 19 07

. H. B. RiehorOson . 18 09

THIRD CLASS.

Bessie . G. P. Upham, jr . 10 09

Psyche . R. D. Sears, jr . 17 00

Bluebell . W-L. Jettries . JO 06

Mirage . .H.F. bears . 17 00

Nora . li. P. Snelling . 10 04

b jf B — pal',

Corrected Time.
H. M. S.

2 01 43
2 01 57

Peri . -
Fancy . .

Ida .

Josie....
Alga. . . .
Rita ...

1 23 31
1 29 12
1 34 34
1 37 39
1 41 15
Not taken

1 34 43
1 37 21
1 40 28
1 44 10
Not taken
Not taken

Avis. . . Unveil...'. . 16 97

Raging at Salisbury Point.— The union regatta at
Salisbury Point, Newburyport, Mass., was sailed Sept.
30th. Three classes ; course, eight miles. Blanche, L.
A. Horton, won in first class. Second and third classes
were for rowboats and skiffs.

The Catboat Championship.— A match, open to all
catboats twenty feet and under in Boston waters, was
sailod Sept. 10th, with seven entries, for a sweepstakes
of S5 a boat, to decide the claims to being considered the
fastest Boston yacht of her class. Course was No. 1 oi
South Boston Y. G.; wind light from N.N.W. at first, but
stiffened up after, going round to S. E. Working sails
only and fixed ballast. The Herald got away firet, Sea-
mew next, followed by Rita, Peri, Fancy, Wave Crest
and Rocket. Fancy put in some fine sailing, for she
overhauled boat after boat, and took the lead, finishing
first. The purse, however, went to Racket on time al¬
lowance. Judges, Messrs. J. Winniatt and Frank Bibber
referee, William L. Jefferies. The times were as fol¬
lows : —

Corrected time,

Owner. H M. S.

. .P. Grant . * “

..W.B. Smith . 2 89 02

■ B. F. Boss . 2 30 06

fist, closing the gap between herself and Psyche,
wind softened again, and the little clipper drev
steadily in the smoother water. Phantom led S
as far as Thrum, and got the schooner under hen
first board, but in the weight of wind and rain
rushed down, had to lower topsail, drop the peak
mainsail and finally lower the sail itself, and conse-
got left hopelessly astern, though she maintained
of her own division and came in third boat. Mti.
with a chapter of accidents ; her topsail would nt
or come down ; then jib sheets carried away, blot
all, and the sail flapped wildly about,. Off Point I
the tiller broke short off. This let Lily up a Ions
and by the time a walking-stick had been trans
into a jury tiller, the Dartmouth five tonner hat
lished a commanding lead. Lily, however, ini
her place by standing too far to the eastwan;
MacNab’s, and crossed just thirty seconds ahead -
after the prettiest bit of racing of the day.

The gun was fired at 1.50 p. m., and the titai
yachts as given below :

Start.

H.M.S.

Phantom . 1 53 33

Muta . .1 64 15'

Start.
H.M.S.

Psyche . 1 50 30

Arnona . 1 50 32

lua . ' . 1 52 00

Seafoam . 1 53 00

Psyche took first prize without allowance ;
took second, and Lily tMrd by lm. 15s. off Muta,

Toronto Regatta.— During the visit of the G
General and Princess Louise to Toronto, a series
ing races were held September 13th, in additio:
yacht matches previously reported in our columi
first race was for four-oared shells. The Toronto
start, leaving the race to the Peterboroughs, Lea
Hamilton, and Argonauts of Toronto, the latter
very heavy boat. Leanders took the lead, but
Union Station were passed by the Argonauts,
mer turned first, then both were driven out
course by a steamer. The Leanders crossed the
winning in 6. 16. 30; Argonauts, 6. 17. 18. ti
boroughs being a good third. The races for sit
double sculls were postponed owing to the late H
brilliant reception was tendered the visitors dr
day, and large crowds were in attendance, th
being out in full force to witness the rowing ract

Vixon (first prize) .

Ida, oi Put-in Buy, (second prize)

Humming- Bird (third prize) .

Unique (fourth prize) .

Liuly Ida (llfth prize) .

Silver Spray (sixth prize) .

Camilla .

Kitty Walsh

Honey Bees. — We call the especial attentiq
readers to the advertisement of Mrs. Cotton in
column tinder this head. Mrs. Cotton is one of
successful Bee-keepers. — Adv.

.......... . Distanced.

. . Distanced.

Nettie . Distanced.

Unique Carried away gaff -topsail sheets and bobstays,
and Camilla, a fine cruising schooner of thirty-five feet,
entered to make up the lists and was not driven. The
winner was sailed by Captain H. C. Rettger in a manner
that left no room for criticism, and it was due to some
extent to her management that she held her own so well
with the larger craft. It will be noticed that the Associ¬
ation has adopted three very sensible sailing rules, as
mentioned above, and with discernment enough to abol¬
ish sand bags, sail mixed rig races, and no limit to sails,
but limit to live ballast in the shape of crew, the Associ¬
ation ought to prosper fast and become one of the most
popular on the lakes. The Ida, of Put-in-Bay, now holds
the champion pennant of Lake. Erie, having won from
Restless, of Sandusky, the former holder.

Southern Yacht Club. —A match race was sailed
September 8th between Zoe and La Belle, both cabin
yachts. Wind light : course twice around the triangular
club course : distance ten miles. Zoe took the lead, but
when on the wind La Belle went to the fore, only to be
repassed during second round by Com. O’Brien, who
sailed the Zoe. The race went to the latter. Time, 2h.
17m. 20s,

The regular regatta of the Southern Yacht Club for the
Challenge Cup, wMoh was won in spring by Albertina, was
sailed September 11th. Wind blowing fresh. Course,
three times around triangular club course— fifteen miles.
Three starters Game to the line— Albertina. Cydnus and
Limnas— all of the first-class. Cydnus, sailed by E. Har¬
ris, her owner, took the lead, and was never headed.
Our correspondent ascribes this to the alterations recently
made in her model and rig, which are greatly to the
credit of her owner. The victory was rather a surprise
to all concerned, as Albertina (the old Susie S., eac-Bella
was considered about invincible; but as she droppec
some of Iter sand bags to windward site capsized, and her
crew followed the sand bags into Lake Pantchartrain.
Limnas took a bad knock down on ' the second round,
and came to anchor to bail out. The Cydnus was built
in New Orleans by O. Bocage, a colored pupil of J.
Mahoney, a builder of considerable local repute.

Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron.— While
the would-be spectators at the Smith-Ross scull¬
ing race were grumbling on Saturday, Aug. 30th, at the
strong wind blowing from the North, the yachtsmen
were rejoicing at the prospect of a good day’s sail for the
prize presented by the Honorary Secretary. Mr. J. E.
Butler, on board his sloop Hebe, officiated as officer of
the day. The wind was strong from North, and it was a
dead run to Mar’s Rock, thence a free reach to Thrum
Cap, and a dead beat back. The entries were :—

Name. Big. Tonnage. __ Owner-

Boat,.

Fancy -

Herald - . -

ROOkct . . o,g.onaa . . . 55 k

Wave Crest . . H. Hutchings . 3 8b w

Pere . .George Lee . * %

Bata,

. . . . . [(a .7.

Kata . Riohardson . . § ?8

Seamew. . . z 40 09

The Old Story.— The fall regatta of the Chicago \.
O., set down for Sept. 13th, came to naught in spite of
an ample list of entries. It was blowing stiff off shore

Arnona . . Sloop —

Psyche . Sloop . 7

Seafoam . Schooner.... 27

Muta . Sloop . 5

Inn . .Sloop . 3

Osprey . Schooner .... 8

Phantom . Sloop . 7

Kate . Sloop - 8

Lily . Sloop - 6

Isabel _ _ .Sloop . . 6

Rev. R. Morrison.

W. H. Brookfield.

Lt. C. C. Carter, R. E
Lt.A.L.M.Dunlop,K.A
F. S. West.

Capt. Cantley, 97th Regt
W. H. Troop.

W B. McStveeney.

W, H. Weeks, M. D.
Capt. W.E. Welch.

All started except Kate and Isabel. The most noticea¬
ble feature of the day was the fine sailing of Psyche , which
went quite in her old form, making a capital start and
leading all the way round. Seafoam sailed well, though
not up to what she can do. She reached along fast be¬
tween Mar’s and Thrum, and on the beat back, when the
heaviest burst of the day came down on the fleet, she
launched away from Phantom and company hand over

Finish .
H.M.S.
4 30 20

pitioml §asHmes.

THE CAME OF CRICKET.

FIXTURES.

Oct. 3-4— Stenton.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. YoungA
Oct. 3-4 and 6— Staten Island.-English eleven vs. "
of New York and Boston.

Oct. 7-8— Ottawa.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Ottawa.
Oot. 10-11-12— Nicetown.— English eleven vs. All Fhihu)
Oct. 13-14— Hamilton.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Hornil-
Oct. 15-16— Guelph— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Guelph.
Oct. 18-20— Coburg.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Coburg.,
Oot. 22-23— Detroit.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Penman

Gentleman of Ireland vs. Eighteen of S
land. — The great international match between
team and the Staten Islanders was played on F
Saturday last at Staten Island ; and again tin
Erin swept all before them, winning by eleven,
they played twelve men. The club’s comm
neglected nothing to put the grounds in peri?
and in consequence, the hundreds of spectators:
the stand and benches were as cheerful and as co
as they could be. The arrangements were et
marque being provided for ladies, who werei
free, and a special place under the eaves of
house was set aside for the .associates of the
large tent occupied by one of New York’s lies’
was erected on the south end of the ground, r
thing was systematically done to make the mi
cess. The weather was delightful on both day
wicket which Lane, the club's excellent protest
prepared with great care, played well from star
“There is not in the entire world,” said one o
team, “another cricket ground like this. Y
attractions such ar I have never even dreamed'
nection with athletic sports and this truly
story. The new grand stand which is built
race, back of the lawn tenis courts, and to ti
the ladies archery grounds, commands one of
marine views in the world; and when looking t
the field below, framed in a quadrangle of e:
spectators, bordered by the boundary flags,
gay colors, the turf dotted with cricketers in
flannel suits, the scene isreally exquistely beauti
hflarating. We, ourselves, even felt the cha'
we stretched out our legs, we looked back to t;
our youth, and remembered once having been
for sitting on the wicket.

The game was begun at 12 M. ; the home tt
won the toss, went to the bat, against the
Exham and Hamilton. Both breathed destruci
was the inning’s total. At 2.50 P. M., the Ge
Ireland commenced what turned out to be,
inning. Although it yilded 135, it must be. wj
fielding of the home team did not support M
ling the Irishmen had to play against. At
the batting of the visitors was brilliant, the
being particularly well timed and strong, M
then a disposition to swipe would crop out, S
bably by the presence of several Rip Van V*
were stationed, as Mr. Dickens would say, in t
attitude,” and who only woke up to “ jump
as the ball whistled through their legs. ,

On Saturday the game was not resumed
The Islanders then began a very different i
their first. Harvey and Adams doing good i
their side, the former gentleman obtained 32 i
a fine big hit, and some rattling drives ; an
playing in splendid form ; 102 was gained be n,,
of the last wicket, thus saving defeat by one

FOREST AND STREAM.

695

These were quickly obtained, however, and the
was over. The full score is given below : —

STATEN ISLAND TEAM.

First Inning- Second Inning.

c.G. Hone, b. Exham.. 1 1. b. w., b. Exham . . 14

:if . b. Hamilton . 4 run out . . 3

u b. Hamilton . . 3 c. G. Hone, b. Exbam . 0

y, b. Hamilton . 5 o. Exham, b. Hamilton . 33

. G. Hone, b. Exham. . 3 b. Hamilton . 9

n Ison, b. Exham . 1 b. Exham,. . 6

tf, b. Exham . T e. and b. Exham. . 3

s, b. Hamilton . 0 runout . . . . 1

' t. Hamilton, b. Exham . 3

t. Hamilton, b. Exham . 1

:. Casey, b. Nunn . 9

1 bridge, b. Hamilton ..... 3

m b. Hamilton . 0

>K s, b. Hamilton . 0

rb, e. Exham, b. Hamil-

’’fl! ie, st. G-. Hone, it. Ex-

4 c. W. Hone, ;ir., b. Exham . 0

. 0 o. Miller, b. Exham . 6

b. Exham . 0 st. G. Hone, b. Exham . 3

Ithwaite, c. Hamilton, b.

sa am . 1 not out . 7

ra, b. Hamilton . 3 b. Exham . 0

ind, not out . 1 o. Hamilton, b. Exham . 0

' eock, b. Hamilton . 0 b. Hamilton . 3

ia 5; leg-byos, 1 . 0 Bye, 1; leg-byes, 4 . 5

11 . . 34 Total..

Second Inning.

. 103

FALL OF WICKETS.

_innlng . 4 8 11 14 18 18 23 24 35 25 26 27 37 30 33 34 34 34

4 inning.. .8 39 31 56 05 89 72 73 73 82 85 90 90 97 97 97 103 103

ha Total.. . . 136

HUSH TEAM.

First Inning.

:,b. Sprague .. . 4

a .runout . .13

3eo. Colthurst, b. Ste-

, ‘ s. . . .22 not out . 1

“ one, b. Lane . 7

ait- me, c. Rawson, b. Lane 1 notout . . . 1

. er, b. Sprague . 7

fham, 1. b. w. b. Sprague. 7

one, b. Lane . 2

!. Kirkland . . .31

—j, notout . ..14

Iton, o. Outerbridge, b.

17

al . . 128 Total . . . 2

FALL OF WICKETS.

inning . 11 13 31 37 51 68 71 71 112 133 135—135

rand total. . . 137

ipires— Rylott and H. Cope.

11 11 ue of Game — Six hours fifteen minutes.

BOWLING SCORE.
irish twelve— First Inning.

Balls. Buns. Maidens. Wickets.

niton . . 89

Second Inning.

Staten island— First Inning.

,j ikue-
me

rENTLEMEN OP IRELAND VS. EIGHTEEN OF CENTRAL
w York. — The second match of the Irish team’s tour
5 played at Newell Park, Syracuse, N. Y,, on Sep-
iber iOtli, and resulted in a one innings’ victory for
visitors. We call special attention to the wonder-
bowling of Hamilton hi the first innings ; 12 wickets
2 runs is seldom recorded, even against poor players ;
1 it is well known that many on the side of New York
really good bats. Score : —

GENTLEMEN OF IRELAND.

tter, c. Woodworth, b. Millward . 7

n, b. Millward . 8

(1. Colthurst, c. Ballard, b. Roberts . 19

Hone, jr., b. Millward . 8

Hone, c. Vine, b. Millward . 3

lugham, b. Roberts . . 6

ler, 1). Millward . 0

>y, run out . 0

Hone, Jr., not out . 3

lam, b. Roberts . 1

mil ton, e. Ellis, b. Roberts . 1

CENTRAL OF Ji

First Inning.

tie, runout . 1

i, o. Brougham, b. Exham. 0
is, st. G. Hone, b. Exham. 0

rk, b. Hamilton . . 0

berts, b. Hamilton . 1

sneer, e. Miller, b. Exham. 0
idon. b. Hamilton . 0

ams, b. Hamilton . 1

such, b. Exham . . . 0

Uward, b. Hamilton . 1

(Brews, e. Castle, b. Exham. 2

tart, b. Exham . 0

Hard, not out . 3

fhthall, b. Hamilton . 0

iwiek, b. Hamilton . . 0

™oodworth, b. Hamilton ... 0

Iley, b. Hamilton . 0

ekus, b. Hamilton . 6

ig-byes, 1 ; byes, 6 . 7

Second Inning.

Ballard, c. Casey, b. Exham. . 0

Bailey, run out . 8

Backus, b. Exham . 0

Ellis, run out . 2

Millward, b. Hamilton . 4

Roberts, b. Hamilton . 0

Clark, e. Brougham, b. Ex¬
ham . 0

Andrews, e. Miller, b. Exham. 2

Smart, b. Nunn. . . . 3

Vine, c. N. Hone,b. Exham... 1

Spencer, b. Nunn . 3

Castle, run out . 0

Newick, b. Nunn . . 2

Lightball, c. Colthurst, b. Ex¬
hum . 6

Adams, run out . 0

French, run out . 0

Paddon, not out . 2

Phelps, b. Exham . 0

byes . 5

ANALYSIS OF THE BOWLING.

CENTRAL OF NEW YORK.

Overs. Maidens. Buns. Wickets.

illward . . . 22-1 6 29 6

iberts . 15-2 8 16 1

gentlemen of Ireland— Ftrstllnning.

Second Innings.

. 18-1

Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Eighteen of Central
EW York. — The third of their tour and return match,
itween the above-named teams, was played at Newell
ark, Syracuse, N. Y., on September 17th. Rain in the
fternoon interrupted the game, and the home team were
ius saved from following their innings. The following
the full score ; —

GENTLEMEN OF IRELAND— First Inning.

R.O. Miller, thrown out, Ellis . 2-1

G. Casey, o. Smart, b. Bailey . . ... 19

Sir G. Colthurst, thrown out, Ellis . I)

W. Hone, Jr., o. Spencer, b. Millward . 22

G. B. Hone, b. Bailey . 16

N.’Hone. b. Roberts . 14

D. N. Trotter, b. .Millward . 17

H. Brougham, e. Smart, b. Bailey . . 1

J. H. Nunn, b. Roberts . 25

A. Exham, b. Roborts . 1

H. Hamilton, not out . 2

Byes, 13 . 13

Total . 154

central of new York— First Inning.

M. Ellis, b. Exham . 0

Roberts, b. Exham . 3

Vine, st. G. Hone, b. Casey . 7

Clark, 1. b. w., b. Casey . 1

Millward, c. Colthurst, b. Casey . 2

Bailey, o. Miller, b. Miller . 19

J. Backus, e. G. Hone, b. Exham . 0

H. Backus, c. Nunn, b. Exham . 2

Andrews, e. Trotter, b. Exham . 4

Castle, e. N unn, b. lixlmm . 0

Ballard, run out . 3

Smart, b. Exham . ~ . 8

Spencer, b. Miller . 1

Lightball, b. Exham . 1

Newick, b. Miller . 2

French, b. Exham . 0

Paddon, b. Exham . 0

Adams, notout . . 1

Byes, 1 . 1

Total . . . . . 60

ANALYSIS OF THE BOWLING.

CENTRAL OF NEW YORK.

Overs. Maidens. Buns. Wickets.

Bailey . . - 24 7 49 3

Roberts . 21 5 37 3

Millward . 19 2 33 2

Newick . 12 3 22 0

GENTLEMEN OF IRELAND.

Exham . 15 4 21 9

G. Casey . 8

Miller . 6

21

From the above analysis it will be seen that Hamilton,
the first howler, was not required in this match, Umpires :
Rev. Mr. Calthrop, for the New Yorkers ; and Bylott, for
the Gentlemen of Ireland.

Daft’s Eleven vs. Seventeen of Hamilton, — This,
the fourth match in the Daft series, was played at Ham¬
ilton on Sept. 18th, 19th and 20tli, between the English¬
men and a selected team of the Hamilton Club. The
game throughout was on a dead wicket, and -commenced
in most uncricket-like weather. The second and last day,
however, were unexceptionably fine. The following is
the full score : —

DAFT’S TEAM— FIRST INNING.

IJlyett, e. Irving, b. Logan . 44

Oscroft, b. Ferric . 27

Lockwood, c. Armstrong, b. Ferrie . 0

Selby, c. Kennedy, b. Logan . 7

Daft, c. R. K. Hope, b. Gillespie . 26

Barnes, c. A. H. Hope, b. Gillespie . 20

Bates, b. Logan . : 5

Emmett, b. Logan . 1)

Shaw, c. Simonds, b. Logan . 2

Pinder, not out . 13

Morley, b. Logan . 0

Wides . 4

Byos . 3

Leg-byes . 4

Total . 186

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Overs. Maidens. Buns. Wickets.

Kennedy . 13 4 17 0

Ferrie . 46 13 59 2

Gillean . 20 13 30 0

Logan . 36 12 39 6

Gillespie . 31 13 13 30

Ferrie and Gillean bowled two wides each.

HAMILTON.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Armstrong, c. Bates, b. Shaw 0 c. and b. Emmett . 1

A. H. Hope, c. Oscroft, b.

Shaw . 1 b. Shaw . 2

Gillespie, run out . 2 b. Shaw . 4

Simonds, c. Oseroft, h. Shaw. 2 st. Pinder, b. Shaw . 0

Waud, e. Lockwood, b. Shaw
Hyman, b. Morle
R. K. Hope, o. Sel

1 e. Oscrol’t, h. Emmett . 5

st. Pinder, b. Shaw . 0

i out .

P. Irving, b. Shaw . 6 b. F.mmett . 0

J. H. Park, c. Lockwood, b.

Shaw . 4 b. Emmett . . 4

T. Swinyard, e. Barnes, b.

Shaw . 0 b. Shaw . 3

A. Harvey, 1. b. w., b. Shaw.. 0 c. substitute b. Shaw . 2

Parkin, hit wicket, b. Shaw. . 12 st. Piuder, b. Emmett . 3

Connor, b. Shaw . 0 notout . 0

Ferrie, b. Shaw . 0 e. Blyott, b. Shaw . 5

Logan, Dot out . 5 b. Emmett . 0

Gillean, J. b. w., b. Shaw . 0 Gillean, absent . 0

Extras . 1 Extras . 3

Total ... . . 48 Total . ,.85

BOWLING ANALYSIS— FIRST INNING.

Overs. Maidens. Buns. Wickets.

Shaw . 29, 2 balls 8 37 13

Morley . . 28 23 10 2

BOWLING ANALYSIS— SECOND INNING.

Otsrs. Maidens. Buns. Wickets.

Shaw . 26 13 14 8

Emmett . . . 26 14 18 7

Umpires— A, Shrewsbury and H. Stokes.

Manhattan vs. Albany. — The return game between
these clubs was played on Sept. 18th at Prospect Park,
the home team winning by 77 runs. Score : —

VV . OI/BVBUS, U. UUAJilSV'U . . .

Auden wood, b. Jackson .

McNaugliton, b. Jackson .

Whittle, b. Jackson .

Ross, b. Jackson .

Hague, c. Middleton, b. Jackson .

G. H. Stevens, o. Woodhouse, b. Norley.

Killop, c. Woodhouse, b. Jackson .

James, b. Jackson .

Story, e. Chippendale, b. Jackson .

Fassot, not out .

Extras .

Total..

MANHATTAN CLUB— FIRST INNING.

Jackson, o. Stevens, b. Ross . 5

Middleton, o. and b. Hague . 51

Hornby, b. Hague . 1

Byron, run out . 27

Norley, b. McNaughlon . 0

Scott, b. McNaughton . 12

Love, run out . 0

Mackenzie, I. b. w., c, McNaughton . 2

Woodhouse, o. Stevens, b. Hague . 0

Coyne, c. McNaughton, b. Hague . 3

Chippendale, not out . 0

Extras . 7

Total . J IS

Portsmouth vs. Longwood.— The New Hampshire Club
on Sept. 17th, ^defeated the gentlemen from Boston by
nine wickets, the game being played on the Portsmouth
grounds. Score ; —

LONGWOOD.

First Innings. Second Innings.

Linder, b. Manley . 0 b. Farnham . I

Mixer, b. Manley . 1 h. Manley . o

Kimball, b. Mauley . 4 e. Bradley, b. Parnhaui . 0

Hubbard, e. Emery, b. Parn-

ham . 11 o. Rafter, b. Manley . 6

Tyler, b. Manley . 6 6

Fay, b. Manley . 2 0

Goddard, b. Pamham . 2 0

Dutton, not out ... . 6 1

Train, o. and b. Manley . 0 1

Ives, b. Manley . 2 0

Marsh, b. Parnham . S 2

Extras . 5 Extras . 3

Total..

. 42 Total . 20

PORTSMOUTH.

First Inning. Second Inning-

Emery, b. Mixer . 1 d. substitute, b. Hubbard. .

McGuinness, b. Hubbard . 0

Parnham, b. Hubbard . 3

Bradley, b. Hubbard . 0

Wallis, b. Hubbard . 6 not out .

Haden, b. Hubbard . . . 6

Manley, b. Hubbard . 2

Quinlan, b. Mixer . 2

Mackridge, b. Hubbard . 8

Canty, b. Hubbard . 4 not

out..

Total . 48 Total . 15

— The match at Staten Island, to-morrow, promises to
he one of the finest games ever played in the vicinity of
New York.

THE SIX DAYS’ WALK.

The thirteen competitors in the six days’ go-as-you-
please match for the Astley belt, $6,500 stake money and
$89,000 gate money, were, with the exception of Jackson,
all more or less known to the pedestrian public. The
fame of Weston, the father of American pedestrianism,
has made its way — go-as-you-please — over the world, and
will in all probability find its way into the encyclopedias.
His greatest alleged performance was in the last London
Astley belt walk, where he was credited with a score of
550 miles in 142 hours. Rowell, the “ plucky little Eng¬
lishman,” as the reporters have delighted to call him,
won the belt in the contest for it in this city, last March,
making 500 miles in the six days. John Ennis has been
known as a pedestrian since 1875, and was second in the
March race, with 475 miles. Hazael, the English runner,
was third in the London walk, with 473 miles. Guyon is
well known at the West. He won the walk last May for
the championship of the United States, square heel and
toe, 480 miles in 142h. 14m. os. Panchot made 480 miles
and one lap, last April, and Krohne 455 in the same race,
afterwards in the May walk, scoring 461 miles. Merritt
is credited with 400 miles in six days. Federmeyeristhe
1 ‘ Wheelbarrow Man ’ ' who trundled a wheelbarrow across
the continent in 216. days. Hart, a negro, has made 425
miles in six days. Norman Taylor, known as the “Pie-
eater,” is famous as a 20-mile runner. Dntcher, who
dropped out of the walk at 10 o’clock, Monday morning,
is said to have scored 412 miles in a similar walk.

The most remarkable feature of the walk last week was
the number of men who accomplished the task of making
the requisite number of miles to insure them a share of
the receipts, namely 450. The sudden advance of pedes¬
trianism is in no other wise better demonstrated than by
this sudden coming forward of eight men who demon¬
strated their power to walk within 142 hours, from 450
to 530 miles. These trials of speed and endurance have
an interest for the student of physical man, for they are
showing us possibilities which have not before been
dreamed of. To be sure all this is rather late in the
world’s history. Had our forefathers, before the days of
railroads and steamboats, encouraged long-distance pe¬
destrian trials, the resulting discipline might have been
of some practical utility in travel. But nowadays if a
man wishes to go 530 miles in a week, he takes a rail¬
road train or a steamboat, unless he is going out of all
civilization ; in that case he selects an Indian guide and
a mule. While, then, these long distance pedestrians serve
a useful purpose, perhaps, just as a circus acrobat does in
his way, they are unfortunately bom out of due time :
they should have lived 500 years ago ; they are like a fire
company puffing up after the fire is all over ; like a poli¬
tician mounting the rostrum after the people have all
gone hqme.

The various modes of locomotion afforded a curious
study. Rowell caught up with the belt on a jog, or dog
trot ; Merritt’s walk was a slouehy swing, which he varied
by fleet, short-distance runs; Hazael “humped;” Hart
ably sustained the “cake walk” fame of hisra.ee, by
showing the most graceful carriage of any competitor on
the track ; Guyon, the fifth man, at first won much ap¬
plause for his step, but toward the eud he was too badly
used up to exhibit much of anything but pain; Weston
went in every way, walk, run, and monkey-shine ; Ennis
has always been admired for his erect, easy walk, and
Dutcher, while he did walk, was a model of easy grace¬
ful carriage.

The walk was not free from the disgraceful and brutal¬
izing features which we dwelt upon in these columns, at
the time of the other contests of a like nature. The scenes
at the garden were such as to disgust decent people.

And we are promised another dose of it next week. Nor
will that be the last. If our readers do not fully under¬
stand “ why they doit,” these financial figures will ex¬
plain all about it : Receipts, $73,923 : disbursements, per¬
centage to managers, etc., $34,923 ; left for division, $39,-
000. This was apportioned as follows ; Rowell, $19,500 ;
Merritt, $7,312.50 ; Hazael, $4,192.50 ; Hart, $2,730 ;
Guyon, $1,950 ; Weston, $1,365 ; Ennis, 1,072.50 ; Krohne,
$877,50.

696

FOREST AND STREAM

FOR THE ASTLEY BELT-September 22-27, 1879.

DISTANCES WALKED IN MILES AND IN EIGHTHS OF A MILE.

THURSDAY.

10th..

11th .

12th.

13 th

Hth..

15th.

16th.

17th..

18th..

lOth..

20th..

Zlat .

ill 11

26 4
31 7
37 0
43 5
I 49 3
I 65 1

H 7 2
73 2
77 3
• 83 1
Bft 3!
: 95 2
101 2
107 0
111 4

§ I s

14 2
24 S 20 3
29 7 20 1
33 o! 32 2
39 4! ;;; .
45 0 -62 0
50 3 43 0

54 3 53 0 43 2

87 7 120 120 7

5(5 61 58 ll
60 0; 63 0
04 3; 67
07 4 72
69 0 78 .

81 1| 87 0
83 21 92 4
85 II 95 5
85 1 100 1
89 5 104 0
93 6 109 0

100 01113 0 103 0

5 i §»
S. ! g

H 6 14 2 lL ..
20 l1 20 4 18 5
25 1| 25 7 21 6

28 2 81 1
33 1 30 7
37 3 42 3
42 4 47 3
47 01 53 i
50 01 57 7
54 31 HI 6
58 5' 64 5
63 3 1 69 1
68 II 74 2
70 01 78 4
74 O' 80 0
78 4' 31 ]

83 0i 86 2
85 0 90 4
91 7 94 3

90 6 98 7 .

100 01103 2 103 6
100 0 107 5 102 6
100 0.110 1 102 2

25 0 19 0

27 4 32 0

28 4 24 2

44 0 37 0

49 31 40 0

50 4 1 41 5

21 0 20 1
26 7 22 4
30 1 25 0
&3 3| 27 5
39 4 «

41 1
44 3

49 7 44 7

50 4 49 3
53 1
55 C
59 7
64 3l

. 68 5

73 2 72 2
76 3 75 4
80 0
80 0

25th.
26th..
27th.
28th..
29th .
30th..
31st...

34th.
35th..
36th..
37th..
38th .
39th..
40th..
41st..

46th.
47 th .
48tb..

. w» u I*:.

. I 95 0 131
liHI 1 1.35
.'105 7! 140
.1110 fit 144
.115 II 149
119 4| 154
.123 4 158
. | 128 4' 163
131 0! 108
1.35 61 173
140 2 177
145 2 182
150 1 187
152 fi 192
157 6 197
161 ll 201
185 3 206
170 Ol 211
173 1| 216
173 If 221
173 ll 225
178 1 225

127 0 105
130 0 100
1134 1 109
I.13S 4 114
1 143 MfllS
140 3! 123
154 0)129
1 77 I l:r.
162 0 140
160 6 143
171 4148
176 2|lt»0
il78 5150
183 11156
1187 2 160
188 7)101
193 61165
15)8 2)170

206 6 176
2L1 1176
215 01180
215 0 184
315 1 180

4 132

}|11G

2 136 7 1 120

6 131 1 135

7 136 3 129
fi 140 4 133
41144 1 138
4il48 7 141

1 152 0 L45

2 15(1 ( 147
0 159 6 152
4 163 7 156
4 168 0 160
4 171 4 164
0 175 4| 167

4 180 01167
0 183 4 171
(5 180 4 176

3 100 0 180

2 197 3 188

5 200 0 193

0 110 1
2110 1
1 113 1

I 117 4
51121 7
61125 6

5 128 5

II 132 l

3 133 3 110
0 137 3 121
0 141 7 125
0)146 0 130

1 150 1 135
0 153 0 140
fi 157 2 141
7 101 3 147

2 hit' i l*l

6 168 3 156
6 175 5 1111
6 177 2 103
6 181 2 100
6 185 ilni

i. I '1.' 1 175
fi' 193 5 ISO

6.107 21 S8
CllO 2] 92 I
6,112 0 90
2 115 3 100
6 117 5 100
1 121 6 "

124

1 137 7 123

143 5 .128

144 3 131
,147 31335

11154 6 140

4 155 7 142
0 159 1 146

5 160 7 1 149
4 160 7 150

80 6 93 1
81. 0 96 0

81 0 96 3;
81 0 98 ll
81 0 101 3]
81 0 101 31
81 0 104 5
SI 0 108 2 1
85 01111 6
88 0 115 0>

119 ll
123 2

137 7
133 3

, 93 0
2 93 0
97 0
97 0
97 1

71 97 5 138 7[
0 100 2 141 2

5 100 2 145 51
1 1 100 21149 2
0 100 2! 154 3'

t( 1 2 157

6 100 2 160 0
0 100 2,160 0

WEDNESDAY.

49th..
60th . .

51s I ..

54th. .
55 1 li .

67th..
58th. .
59 til. .
0 1th
filst . .
63d. . .
03d
64th.

66th,.
07th. .
1, -th..
fifth

sot*

173 li 225
173 ll 227
173 1 230
173 1) 235
173 0, 238
173 7' 243

178 4
183 0
187 0
192 3
196 5
301 0
203 3
208 5

5

tils

240

215 0 186
217 7 188

236 7 198
231 2 300
,235 7 203
1240 6 208
245 3 215
350 2 219
255 0 223

259 2 224

260 1 230
263 3(235

272 2 240
277 4 '240
2S2 0|25l
286 2:254
290 4 m

1 ’)

300 6

310 'i
1 310 0

fi 197
2)301

4) 203

5) 205
4120.7

265 6 260 7 270 3 305
7 205
1 205
7 205
0 305

4 259 4

.

0274 7
0 279 1
0I2S2 7
0 287 0

0 185 3 160
0 189 7 162
0 189 7 165
0 190 6 169
2 193 0 173
ll 193 6 176
7 194 0 180
3; 197 0 185

61203 4 190
71205 3 193

1 211 0 300

2 213 1 303
1 315 4 208
6219 5 212
4 230 0 217

0 220 01223
6 330 0)226
6 320 01239

1 230 01230

0150 0 100

0155 lllOO
1 159 31100
0! 102 Oi 100
0 164 61100
31169 2 100
0174 0 101

6 t76 0 105
0 178 6|108
4 182 1 110

1 188 4, 117

7 189 0*121
191 31133
193 2 126
197 6 130

205 51135
309 6 138

214 fi 145
3 1 S 4 150

2 220 0 150

160 0 .
103 7 .
167 2! ,

194 5
3 201 4

3:207 3
71211 5
51213 fi

5 221 6
7 1 224 2
11327 7
0 231 0)
1(333 7|

31233 7!

80th..
81st...
82d . . .
83d .. .
84th..
85th..
80th..
87th. .
88th . .
89th . .
90th..
91st..,

94 th..

95 th .

96 th..

351 0
251 0
, . 252 6
, . 250 (I
, . 256 0;
,259 4l
, . 264 4
26 1 2
, . 274 0
. . 278 5
2*3 2
..287 8
. . 290 3
.. 295 1
..i259 3
.. 304 0;
. . 3 )6 2
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. . 314 5 1
.. 317 3!
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. . 317 ;;

I I

:ion

_ 304

341 3 310
345 3 316
350 4,322
355 51326

::: 5 326

301 1328
..... 800 0 334

368 ,371 41338

369 377 1 344
371 382 3 350
375 386 6 354
380 388 6,355
384 1 893 1 ,359
388 1397 3 360

390 402 1 368

270 ;V287 0
275 2 287 0
279 2 290
2S3 y 295 „
3s0 5 299 3
289 3 302- fi
293 6 ::: 6
. 296 7 311 2

1 300 0 316 4
0 303 41319
31308 3 322

6 310 5 327 0

6 314 5 330 2

7 318 6 334 2
3 320 71338 0
6 325 1 342 3

2 331 4 350 1
385 0 350 6
338 3 350 6
340 Sl3o4 5

345 0 363 2
345 01367 3

278 8
379 5 ;
Vs r.
2:9 1 ;
281 0
283 3
2s:, 5
289 2
291 6

; 298 0
. 301 1
304 I

309 1
. 312 3
. 315 5
3i‘J 4
. 321 7

. 329 2

...mi 7

. 339 2

222 2
222 I

232 2

22 7 4

241 0

241 2

348 1
251 7
250 0
358 3
263 5

292 7

379 0
281 2
286 0

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150 ..
15" y
150 7
154 7
158 5
161 1
161 2
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166 2
170 0
170 0
170 0
170 0
17') u

176 2

177 0
180 3

237 0
241 li
342 3
245 3
250 2

— 2 6
365 0
269 2
373 11
277 I
279 I)

286 5

2! II I 1
294 1

180 31301 5
180 31304 3
180 8 307 1

07th . . .
98th...
99th . . .
100th..
101st . .
102d. . .
103d .
104th..
105th...
106th..
107th..
lost ll .
109th..
110th..
111th..
112th.
113th..
114th..
115th..
llOth..
117th..
118th..
119th..
12oth

330 0 390
332 0 391

336 0 395

337 0 398

340 0
351 0
355 2

mo 4

364 3
309 4
374 3
379 1
383 1

__8 1
390 3
390 8
394 5 ...
399 3, 459

404 0| 464

405 0 401
405 0 407

402 1 368 3
402 1 368 3
405 0i359 0
409 7,374 .
413 7 1378 6

419 01385 0

420 1 ,388 1
420 1 388 1
420 1)392 0
420 1,396 7

120 1 t(H l n

402 2
0 >5 I
408 I
412 7
415 6
418 7
418 7
422 3
426 5

450 2 431 0
450 21432 1
452 5 436 2

5 0'371 0

6 3 371 5

1 4,371 6
4 1|376 1
8 31380 2

3 2:384 4
17 4 388 7

4 4;396 1

8 3 400 3

7 71407 Oi

9 5 411 1
3 fi 415 3
17 5 419 0
0 0)421 4

12 61425 3 . .
IS 1 428 7|. .
19 7 432 4 . ,

2 71436 3 . .

5 01 440 0 . .
5 0 440 0 , .
5 0 440 n . .
5 01443 1 ..

|341 2
1345 2

1352 7
362 :

310 0,
312 3
317 3
323 2

330 0

288 6 180 3
288 6 1 180 3

293 6 180 3
180 3

370 5 338 2 ..

374 3 343 3 ..

375 0 347 3 . .
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386 7 353 0)..
389 0 357 1
392 71300 2 ..

397 3 * 363 2 . .

398 0 367 5 ..
1401 21371 7 ..
1404 1 373 0 ..
)408 0 374 5 . .

1415 0 377 4 . .

301 0
308 2
you :

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322 5
325 3

180 8
180 4
184 3
186 3
186 3
188 0
193 0
193 0

_ 193 1

a34 1 198 3

307 1
307 l

yin 5
314 3i
317 7
822 0
324 4

331 3
335 1
338 3
011 7

310 ::
352 4

337 5 200 31356 4 .

I 358 7 .

340 7 200 3 _

344 5 200 3 302 7
346 3(206 2 364 7
348 0 208 4
348 0 213 0
348 0,213 0
348 0 213 0
348 0 213 0

368 6*
372 2
:.r,5 1
378 i

SATURDAY.

131st .

405 5

472

456 7

440 0 416 3

446 3

417 6

382 2

213 0 383 4

122(1 .

409 2

473

461 2 440 0 420 6

•MV, M

422 1

386 2

313 0 383 4

123d .

412 0

404 7

440 0 424 7

454

387 1

213 ft 386 1

134th .

412 0

478 1

408 5

444 8 428 6

458 7

429 5

391 1

238 0

390 3

125th .

U2

482 I

472 5

148 ;

432 4

462 4

433 l

305 1

313 0

393 6

126 th .

413 4

480

476 5

453 3434 2

466 4

436 3

399 1

313 Q

397 4

127th .

417 7

487

481 0

1’>7 V

437 4

+70 6

lOf f.

mi 2

214 4

400 5

128th .

421 6

401

485 8

462 0

440 0

474 7

442 7

404 4

220 1

12ft h .

425 i

401 1

489 51406 0

442 3

. 446 1

407 7

. . 320 3

407 5

DOth .

428 2

492

ifl

467 3

; i;, 3

481 2

.....1+48 5

411 3

220 3

411 5

13)st .

480 0

498

405 G

471 4

-ns 0

451 0

•11+

413 7

132d .

434 2

503 |

499 6)473 5

152 'I

418 8

220 1

417 5

133d .

438 2

507 !

503 6(477 5

453 0

402 s

-MV. ]

-

226 4

421 4

134th .

442 8

oil ;

507 61479 5

156 4

+59 V

r.vi 2

228 1

+25 1

135 th .

445 3

510

511 5

483 2

460 0

+63 1

+2S 1

128 ii

136th .

Uf

523

515 5

487 2

1403 0

466 5

488*4 .

235 51432 0

137th .

;45S 7

526

519 5

491 2 466 0

506 2

470 3

436 l .

240 2 435 4

138th .

1 455 0

531

195 4

•108 3

510 2

474 2

i: if 6

240 2 439 2

380th . :

1455 0

535

(528 1

499 6

Mu 8

514 2

477 5

144 0 .

2+4 4 442 7

340th .

455 0

540

530 0

500 1

470 4

VI.) n

4S1 1

247 4 440 2

141st .

:445 (i

5

1530 01500 1

471 0

515 0

■182 4

250 1 +50 1

142(1 .

550

ARCHERY.

EASTERN ARCHERY ASSOCIATION.

The first annual meeting of the Eastern Archery Asso¬
ciation was successfully inaugurated at Beacon Park,
Boston, Sept. 25th and 26th. The sport was witnessed by
a fairly large attendance of spectators, including numer¬
ous representatives of the fair sex. There were several
line equipages on the grounds, and their occupants, as
well as the other ladies and gentlemen present, mani¬
fested great interest in the novel exhibition. The time
assigned for beginning the sport was 10 o'clock A. M.,
but it was quite an hour and a half later before the bell
was rung for the competitors to appear in the first
matches. The scene, at the moment the contestants
were called to the shooting points, was a particularly at¬
tractive one, the gaily painted targets, appearance of
bustle and activity by those about to participate in the
matches, the van-colored uniform of the lady competi¬
tors, and bright toilets of their sisters in the grand stand
and the carriages about the enclosure, forming a pleasing
spectacle. The competition for association medals was
first on the card, and consisting of a match for gentlemen
and another for ladies, had Tor contestants members of
the following clubs ; Brooklyn Archery Club, Brooklyn,
N. Y., cardinal and white; Pequosset Archers. Water-
town, Mass., royal purple ; Waltham Archery Club,
Waltham, Mass., gold ; West Newton Archers, West
Newton, Mass., cardinal ; Toxophilites, Lewiston, Maine,
green; Cedarwoods, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., green and
blue ; EUenville Archery Club, Ellenville, N. YT.t blue;
Robin Hood Archery Club, Nyack, N. Y, colors not
learned ; Oritani Archers, Hackensack, N. J.

In the competition for association medals, Mr. E. R.
Dwight of the Pequosset ArcherB, carried off the honors,
the prize consisting of a fine gold badge, with the word
“ Champion,” engraved on a ground work, representing
a target with three arrows crossed upon it, and the mon¬
ogram, “ E. A, A.,” suspended from it; also one dozen
■Maurice Thompson finest snakewood footed club arrows,
presented by E. J. Horsman. The second prize, consisting
of a fine pair of gold-plated acme club skates, was won
by Mr. H. Ennis, of the Cedar wood Club, Poughkeepsie.
Third prize, consisting of a Horsman bow, pheasant and
lance-wood, was taken by Mr. J. O. Blake, of the Brooklyn
Archey Club. The fourth was won by Mr. J. C, Johns¬
ton, also of thf Brooklyn Club, and consisted of a fine

clock. The fifth and sixth prizes were won by Mr. Hol-
berton and Mr. Dudley, respectively, and consisted of a
Horsman Leminwood bow and a half-dozen how string s.
Mr. Holbertan used ond of the Conroy, Bissett and Mai-
leson split bamboo bows.

The next match in order was the Gentleman’s Handicap
match, consisting of thirty arrows, at thirty yards, and
Ladies Handicap match, consisting of thirty arrows at
twenty yards. I11 the gentleman’s match, the honors
were carried off by Mr. J. O. Blake, with a score of 202 ;
and in the ladies match, by Miss M. D. Clark, with the
score of 168.

The team matches were considered the principal feat¬
ure of the occasion. Protests were entered against the
Oritani Archers shooting as a team, as it was generally
thought that their team consisted of gentlemen not regu¬
larly connected with th© club, inasmuch as the five gen-
tleman representing the same, lived at such great dis¬
tances from each other, one of the gentleman residing in
Pennsylvania, another in Flushing, another at Peekskill.
another at Sing Sing, and but one at Hackensack, N. J.,
where the club is supposed to be located. The protest
will be acted upon at a meeting of the Association, where
their rights to shoot as a team" will be discussed and set¬
tled. In the team match, the Brooklyn team took first
prize, consisting of four Horsman Bufwood, backed with
lance bows ; second prize, consisting of four half-dozen
Horsman’s club arrows, was won by the Cedarwoods of
Poughkeepsie. The third and fourth prizes of regulation
targets, were won respectively, by the Watertown and
Hackensack clubs, while the Lewiston Club won the club
score book. Two teams of ladies only competed for the
prizes in the Ladies Team matches, the Watertown Club
winning the first prize, consistiug of three fine “prize”
bows, presented by Conroy, Bissett & JMalleson, New
York ; and the West Newton Club the second, consisting
of one and a half dozen finest footed arrows, also from
Conroy, Bissett & Malleson. The Championess medal
was won by Mrs. Silsbee, of Watertown, Mass., who also
received one dozen Horsman finest snakewood footed
arrows. The ladies’ medal is of juBt the same design as
the gentleman’s, the word “ Championess” being substi¬
tuted. The second prize was won by Miss Allen, of
West Newton, a pair of gold plated skates ; Miss Walker
coming next with a prize bow ; Mrs. Shackford, same
residence, the fourth. with a pair of vases ; Miss Plimp¬
ton obtaining a bow ; Miss Clark a score book, and Miss
Keith, all of West Newton, an Archers hand book,

Great credit is due Mr.* A. S. Brownell, President of the
Association, for the satisfactory manner in which the
meeting was conducted ; he personally attended to all
the details, and spared no pains or expense to make it a
successi

Below we give the official scores of the two days :

Association Match for Gentlemen (Double American Konrnl).
TARGET A.

40 and 50 Grand

60 Yards. Yards. Toted.

Hits. Vq lues. Hits. Values. Hits. Values.

J. O. Blake, B . 80 ' 186 90 388 120 522

L. P. Woodbury, T . 20 91 77 296 103 387

H. Kingsbury, 0 . 14 44 78 338 92 382

Ilr. D.F. Wempie, B . 23 74 48 221 71 295

E. foung, C . 10 23 45 165 55 188

W. Dickey, T . 8 26 40 130 48 156

TARGET 11.

H. Innis, C . 30 141 83 393 113 534

W. H. Young, C . 20 60 84 360 10* 420

A, S. Brownell, P . 12 54 84 347 96 401

J. K. Hoyt, B . 70 337 80 138

C. B. Rea tic, T . 12 44 60 248 73 292

e. A. Mower, W.N . 44 156 44 156

TARGET C.

F. Brandretb, 0 . 18 68 75 287 93 355

V. W. Parker, T . 14 52 56 202 70 254

E. K Allen, W. N . 15 51 45 147 60 198

G. M. Chase, W. N . 9 30 43 187 52 197

J. Worcester, W . 9 33 33 115 42 148

TARGET P.

W. Holberton, 0 . 30 106 90 403 120 509

W. C. Beecher. 0 . 27 105 79 334 106 439

J. It. Cotton, T . 12 28 66 238 78 266

3. Shackford, P . 0 21 51 184 60 205

N. F. Sprague, W. N . 1 3 28 92 29 95

Charles S. Davis, T . 21 85 21 86

TARGET G.

J. G. Johnson, B . 28 116 89 375 117 511

W. H. Collin, C . 21 77 83 375 104 453

S. P, Abbott, P . 16 50 73 277 89 327

H. Hayward, P . 18 64 45 197 63 261

W. W. Eager, W. N . 54 216 54 216

N. D, Abbott . 29 95 29 95

TARGET H.

E. R. Dwight, P. . . . 81 135 91 421 122 556

G. A. Dudley, P . 25 09 81 357 106 456

ll. iiwrenee. G . 26 78 77 308 103 380

A. G. Constable, B . 18 60 63 261 79 831

J. O, Davidson, B. H . 17 o3 71 250 88 303

O. A, How, I'.. . S 13 31 UT 36 180

FOREST AND STREAM.

697

Association Match for Lrulics (Doable Columbia Hound.)
TARGET D.

Hits. Values. Hits. Tallies, Hits. Tallies.
50 30 and 40 Grand

Yards. Yards. Totals.

Mrs. Silsbeo, P . 23 03 03 313 86 400

Miss Allen, \V. X . 21 85 73 301 Oi 300

Miss Walker. P . 14 00 49 253 G3 313

Miss Clark, W. N . 7 21 47 193 54 214

Miss Banks, W . 5 25 44 178 49 203

TARGET e.

Mrs. Staekpolo, P...< . 13 45 52 230 65 275*

Miss Plimpton, W. N . 10 23 40 223 55 244

Miss Monaster, P . 8 36 37 141 45 177

Miss Keith, W. N . 26 108 26 108

The abbreviations indicate the clubs to which the owners of the
names belong ; P., for the Pequossettes ; C., for Cednrwoods ; R.
H., Robin Hoods; T., ToxophiUtos ; B., Brooklyn?; E.,Ellenville
\V. N., West Newtons ; O., Oritanis; and W., Waltham.

Team Matches.

BROOKLYN TEAM.

40 Yards. 50 Yards. 60 Yards. Total.
Hits. Value. Hits. Value. Hits. Value. Hits. Value
A. G. Constable . .. 17 59 13 69 8 38 33 166

.7.0. Blake . 32 90 10 99 14 60 46 245

Dr. D. F. Wemple.,18 83 6 22 9 25 33 129

.1. G. Johnston . 21 93 24 100 13 53 58 240

Total . 78 334 53 290 44 173 175 786

CEDARWOOD TEAM.

W. H. Young . 20 78 IS 84 13 40 50 203

H. H. Collins . 34 76 15 49 6 26 45 151

E. Youmr . 33 103 11 41 8 32 41 155

H. Ennis . 25 97 19 95 11 37 55 22!)

Total . 91 353 63 269 37 135 191 767

PEQUOSSETTE TEAM.

E. R. Dwight . 26 101 20 80 12 54 58 288

N.D. Abbott . 10 07 18 00 9 41 46 103

A. S. Brownell . 23 85 13 48 10 34 45 107

S. P. Abbott . 10 80 16 56 11 49 46 185

Total . 87 336 60 344 42 168 195 748

OIDTANt TEAM .

W. Holberton . 20 106 10 70 ■ 12 42 48 212

W.C. Beecher . 26 118 19 45 10 38 55 201

R. Lawrence . 21 75 16 68 10 38 47 181

H. Kingsbury . 14 60 6 24 10 34 30 118

Total . 81 353 57 207 42 152 180 712

LEWISTON TEAM.

L. P. Woodbury . . .23 103 18 60 14 54 55 217

J.B. Cotton... ....10 74 16 06 9 27 41 151

F. IT. Parker . 10 30 9 89 13 So 33 104

C. B, Reade . 12 36 10 86 4 14 26 86

Total . 71 243 53 201 40 130 154 574

WEST NEWTON TEAM .

W. W. Eager . 18 73 12 46 4 16 43 135

G. A. Mower . IS 82 9 38 3 13 30 133

E. E. Allen . 11 40 4 18 4 10 23 74

G.M. Chase . 15 63 8 38 8 28 31 19

Total.r. . 05 258 33 140 19 73 117 471

Teams of three ladies from any club, at the Columbian
Round : —

PEQUOSSETTE TEAM.

Mrs. Silsbee . 13 60 13 60 9 35 34 155

Miss Walker . 7 28 11 o3 7 43 2; M

Mrs. Sbaekford . 10 80 o 35 b 28 So 143

Total . 29 163 33 148 22 106 84 422

WEST NEWTON TEAM.

Miss Plimpton . 13 49 3 13 IS » 21 71

MiS3 Clark . 19 69 8 22 9 29 3b 120

Miss Allen . 17 53 12 38 i 33 3b 12*

Total . 49 171 23 71 21 71 93 313

Gentlemen’s Handicap Match, 30 Arrows at 30
Yards. — The handicap matches followed the association
medal competitions, and had numerous entries. Archers
having made the six highest scores in the competition for
the medals, were handicapped as follows : Highest
score 30 per cent ; second, 30 ; third, 20 ; fourth, 15 ; lifth,
10 ; and sixth, 5. The conditions for the gentlemen’s
match were 30 arrows at 30 yards, and the three leading
winners were Messrs. Blake, Brandreth, and Dudley, in
the order named. The prizes were two prize bows,' two
quivers of arrows, and a book of instructions in archery.
The result :—

TARGET A.

Per cent. Corrected,
Hits. Value. off. value.

J. O. Blake . 30 202 10 182

L. P. Woodbury . ,26 141 None 141

Dr. D. F. Wornple. ..27 123 None 123

H. Kingsbury . 24 218 None 118

W. Dickey . .. ...20 SO None 50

TARGET B.

A. S. Brownell . 27 137 None 137

H. Innis . ....29 158 15 133

C. B. Reade . 25 128 None 128

W. H. Young . 26 120 None 126

G. A. Mower . 21 114 None 114

TARGET C.

F. Brandreth . 29 157 None 157

F. W. Parker . 24 119 None 119

E. E, Allen . 20 92 None 92

John Worcester . 22 90 None 90

G. M. Chase . 17 79 None 79

W. W. Keith . 10 70 Nono 70

TARGET F.

H. Van Duzoc . 27 137 None 137

J.B. Cotton . 26 128 None 128

W. C. Beecher . 27 127 None 127

W. Holberton . . .26 138 25 104

J. Shaokford . 20 92 None 93

N. F. Sprague . 13 39 None 39

TARGET Q.

N. D. Abbott . 30 126 None 186

H. Hayward . .... .25 131 None 131

W.H. Collins . 23 127 5 121

S. P. Abbott . 28 116 None 116

J. G. Johnston . 28 144 20 ' 115

W. W. Eager . 21 l‘J3 None 103

TARGET W.

G. A. Dudley 28 148 None. 145

J. Davidson . 28 140 None. 140

A. G. Constable. . . 24 110 None. 110

Robert Lawrence . 24 104 None. 104

E. B. Dwight . 25 121 30 85

O. A. Horr . 16 69 None. 69

Radies’ Handicap Match. 30 Arrows at 30 Ytards.—
The ladies’ handicap match had nine entries, Miss Allen
taking first place, and Misses Clark and McMaster were
second and third winners. The distance in this match
was 20 yards with 30 arrows for each contestant. The
prizes were the same as those in the gentlemen’s handi¬
cap. The result : —

target n.

Per cent. Corrected

Hits. Value. Off. Value.

Miss M. D. Clark . 2S 168 5 160

Miss R. Allen . 29 177 25 133

Miss M. Hanks . 25 113 None. 113

Mrs. A. Silsbee . 28 142 30 00

Miss Alma Walkor . 26 114 20 91

TARGET E.

Miss McMaster . 27 132 None. 132

Miss F. Plimpton.: . 28 136 10 123

Mrs. J. Sbaekford . 22 90 15 77

Miss L. B. Keith . 12 50 None. 50

Consolation and Extra Matches. — The Consolation
and Gentlemen’s extra matches were next shot off, those
in the first being for non-winners alone, excepting for

hose making most misses. The score made by Misa
Banks, of Waltham, was 122, and by Miss Keith, of West
Newton, 83. The distance was 30 yards, with 24 arrows,
and the prizes were a piece, of silverware and sell’ lance-
wood bow respectively.

The gentlemen shot 30 arrows, at 30 yards, and a. bow
was won by Mr. Kingsbury, a half-dozefi arrows by Mr.
Mower, and a cribbage board by Mr. Davidson. Mr.
Mower scored 28 hits ; Coffin, 21 ; Hayward and Shack-
ford, 19 ; Dickey, 16 : Chase, 20 ; Allen. 2 1 ; Reade, 18 ;
Constable, 23 ; Davidson, 28 ; Eager. 24 : Worcester, 16 •
Horr, 17 ; Beecher, 26 ; Kingsbury. 24.

The extra match was until 48 arrows at 80 yards, and
was won by Lawrence, by a score of 5 hits and 25 value
receiving a prize bow. Brownell came next with a score
of 4 — 18, and enjoyed an imperial bow as his booty.
Woodbury followed with 5—15 and a regulation target,
and Johnston and Brandreth followed, each receivin'*
archery literature.

In the first match of the meet prizes were given for
most *• golds,” “ reds,” etc., and they have been awarded
as follows : —

Gentlemen’s score— Johnston, 8 gold : Holberton, 19
red ; Johnston, 31 blue ; Brandreth, 26 black ; S. P. Ab¬
bott, 23 white : Sprague, 92 .misses. Ennis was nearly
tied with Holberton.

Ladies’ Score— Miss Allen, 8 gold; Miss Walker, 17
red : Mrs. Silsbee, 26 blue ; Miss Allen, 18 black and 20
white ; and Miss Keith, 70 misses.

An Archery Club for New York City.— In view
of the success of the Boston meeting of the Eastern Arch¬
ery Association, we would invite all resident New York¬
ers who are desirous of forming a club this fall, in this
city, to forward their names and addresses to Forest and
Stream, so that a meeting may be called and steps taken
to organize. Several practical archers have already sig¬
nified their intention of joining such a club, but all inter¬
ested are invited to come in.

Ohio Tournament.— The Ohio State Archery Associa¬
tion’s annual meeting is held at the Zoological Garden,
Cincinnati, to-day and to-morrow. We shall publish the
scores next week.

Highland Park vs, Buffalo.— The second 60-yards’
range, telegraphic match, between the teams of the High¬
land Park Archers and Buffalo Toxophilitcs was shot on
the 16th inst. by the former, and on the 19th inst. by the
latter. The first match was won bv Highland Park, 1,437
to 1,339. In the present match, Mr. John B. Sage acted
as umpire for Buffalo ; Mr. George Smith for Highland
Park. Score : —

,r. >130. 2d. 30, tt 30. Total.

„ _ ... Hits. Scoi-e. Hits. Score. Hits. Score. Hits. Score,

Mr. Smith . 22—102 26—106 19— 75 67-283

Mr. Spaulding . 33-117 21-111 27-125 71-353

Mr. Granger . 27—127 25-117 23-119 75-363

Mr. Sidway.... . 25-109 26—128 28—152 79— 3S9

Grand Total . 392—1,388

HIGHLAND PARK ARCHERS.

„ M 30. 2d 30, 3- 130. Total.

Hits. Score. Hits. Score. Hits. Score. Hits.Score.

Mr. Gray . 22-122 27-135 26-136 75-898

Mr, Hall. . 18- 88 28-152 26-123 73-302

Dr. Weston . 21— 89 23—123 25— 83 69-295

Mr. Kyle . 22— 82 13- 51 23— 81 68-214

Grand Total . 27G-1 264

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pi UN FOR SALE.— Fine ducking Gun,

vJT 10 bore, 32 inch barrel ; close, strong

Rare and safe offer.— to

sponsible party joining me in stocking a large
sheep farm in Southern Georgia I will giarantee
a net annual profit of FIFTY PER CENT, on the
money invested . Guarantee secured by mort¬
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investment in stocks and bonds ; indeed, no
speculation lias ever paid surer and larger profits
than SHEEP CULTURE in the region men¬
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Address J. B. OLIVER,

252 Broadway, N- Y.

FOR SaLE.— An old established Stock Ranch
near Pueblo, Colorado.. Houses, corrals,
sheds; unfailding supply of water ; 1,000 head of
cattle ; 10,000 acres, fenced. Price, $40,000, cash.
Several smaller Ranches at lower prices. HALL
& NIXON, No. 3 Pine street, and Broadway, corr
ner 51st street, New Y ork.

Duck-shooting outfit com¬

plete.— For Sale—' The staunch, well-built,
fast-sailing Sloop (scow) Carrie, about 25 tons;
light draught, fine, large cabin, with convenien¬
ces, a berths; cooking nouse forward, 3 berths ;
most appro ved patent steering-wheel; small boat.
Sloop built expressly for the owner, thoroughly
adapted for duek shooting, fishing, ete. Privi¬
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Can be seen at any time by applying to

CAPTAIN H. J. POPLAR.
Oct. 2 3t Havre de Grace, Md,

Site Itcuucl

PINE LODGE KENNELS,— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. .1 give my puppies seven months’ work
out of the twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all tho natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
AV1NTIER, Cairo, Thomas County. Georgia.

Out 2. tf .

FOR SALE — Brace of setter puppies,
dog and bitch, fourth months old, by Ran¬
ger IL-Oour; also pointer bitch, nine months
old, by Strachan’s Flusli-Bdlle. Address JAMES
PAGE STINSON, Tontine Hotel, New-Haven,
Conn. Oot.S-lt.

Dogs broken for field sports.

—A few more well-bred setters or pointers
Will be taken. For particulars concerning game
terms, etc., enclose n stamp. Pricelow and term,
easv. Any dog taught to retrieve. E. &• Cs
VON CUL'IN, P. O. Box 18. Delaware City, Del..

GRAND BENCH SHOW

OF

DOGS.

FIRST EXHIBITION GIVEN BY THE

St. Louis Kernel Club ,

AT THE

pair RROIY99, ST. I.OPI9, IHO.,

October 7, S, 9 and 10.

CHAS. LINCOLN, Supt.
Office, Brown, Hilder & Co., 604Nortb Fourth St.
Entries close 20th Sept.

F°£.?AL1i;V0ne fitter pup, whelped July
litKout of my Fannie by Mr. Ethan Allen's
crack. W. H. BROWN, Packersville, Conn.

Oct. 2, It.

FOR SALE — A few good hounds for
fox and rabbit hunting. Address I. N.
EWI8, 81 Park Row, room 8,N , Y, It,

BESTOR’S COCKER SPANIEL KENNEL

Owing toeontemplatcd changes (involving pos-
S&i,?i,1P,??DZenieiloel1* keeping them) r offer my
ENTIRE KENNEL OF COCKER SPANIELS
FOR SALE, separately or together. They are
believed to be the finest specimens in America,
and have been largely profitable and their own¬
ership pleasurable to me. The stock is well
known and properly vouched for by leading
sportsmen and the press. The kennel comprises :

1st. The Imported dog Snip, whelped May, 1872 ;
famed in the stud, on the bench and the field ;
retrieves; price, $100.

2d. The bitch Fairy, she by imported Snip, out
of imported Juliette; whelped May 25th, 1877 ;
partially broke ; price. $75.

3d. The hitch Roxy, whelped Aug. 1st, 1878; by
imported Snip, out of Fairy; not broke to field,
but very intelligent, very handsome, and bound
to make a reputation i n the kennel; price, $50,

4t h. The dog pup Senior, whelped July 20,
1879; out of Fiury, by imported Snip; price $50
5th. The bitch Sally, whelped July 20, 1879 ; out
of Fai ry, by imported Snip ; price, $25
Or to orm purchaser, together with good will
and all tutu re demands which might come to
le, $37o. Terms cash.

In good hands and well advertised, the orders
m a single season will more than refund costs.

These tine specimens are nearly alike in color
(liver and white), are beautifully marked, very
affectionate disposition, and are in line health.

Circulars on application, and dogs may he seen
any day.

„ , S.J.BESTOE,

Oot.— e.o.t. Haitioid. Conn.

OEAGLES. — A few superior puppies

JJ for sale, bred from imported slock. Bitches
served by prize beagle. Rambler. Address
MONTCLAIR HUNT, Montclair, N, J. Oct 8, It

forest and stream.!

©he Rennet.

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

[DRDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and Judgment.
Dogs have daily access to salt
water.

N. B— Setter and Pointer

uppies; also, broken dogs lor sale; lull pedi-
rees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

pr. Gordon Stables, It. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,
Author of the

PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

egs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
tout he purchases and sends out dogs of any do-
dred breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. dec 19 tf.

eas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadmau’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO PLEA S— A BOON To DOGS.
rpiilS POWDER ia guaranteed to kill
. _ fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
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use. Simple and emoaciouB.

Price BO cents by mall. Postpaid.

ARECA NUT FORlVORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with
full directions for use.

Price 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Gun and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

oct 12 65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

I » ATTLER. — lu the Stud.— Blue belton,
LV Llewelh'n setter, winner of three bench prl-
ks, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng-
«sh field trials, out of the puro Lavernek bitch,
pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war-
htuted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN. Detroit,
Ebb. Jan 2tf

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

LpOR SALE, when eight weeks old,
seven puppies out of Pat, by my Rattier
lloy-Piekles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
Jail, Detroit, Mich. Junel9tf

TN THE STUD.— The pure Laverack dog
jl Pride, by Pride of the Bordor x Petrel. The
Bplvpure Laveraok in New England- Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,612, Boston, Muss.

Sept. 4— t. f.

1 QT. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un-

1 O dersigued, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
nor sale several magnificent iinportod Mount St.
I Bernard dogs a ml bitches, carefully selected from
Ube best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

i „ mw v rm.i.rN

I SeptlS-tf

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE,

17 South William Street, New York.
Alsu Spmtt's Dog Soap, and direct orders taken
for Spratt's Medicines.

FT? OR SALE — Two pure bred Llewellin set-
Jj ter pups, over four months old, by champion
lioval Duke, out of Livy II. Both blue boltons.

fcoTf....!- - - - - ....... . .1 . . . El , I 1 I 1.' 1,' v

3? OR SALE — Gordon Dog three years
. old, handsome, kind and very obedient; the
best dog in Lancaster on quail ; broken on suipe
and woodcock ; good nose as ever put on a dog’s
face; staunch back ; great endurance ; will hunt,
linn for auy party; you oannot go amiss wltt
liim ; no man lias a bettor dog for finding gapie
■lowest cash, $75.

[ Gordon setter bitch, very benutitul; color,
black and tan, no white; broken on quail, wood¬
cock ami snipe: good nose; very staunch; very
easy to handle ; kind to chiidreu ; cash, poll.

Red Irish setter biteh, good head ; well feath¬
ered ; hunted some ; will make a grand bitch it
tlehi; $40; whelped March 10,1878; has litter of four
pups live weeks old, fit to wean ; three dogs and
one biteh; sire. Champion York ; the biteh will
Just be right to hunt this fall ; no trouble to ban.
die her; pups if taken at once, $12 each.

Clipscy, red and some white ; a good brood
bitch; been bunted some on quail ; sbe is sired by
the best Irish setter, the famous Rodman's Dash
has some splendid pups turned out for field

[ Address’' H. B. VONDERSMITH,

tlept. 18— 4t Lancaster, Pa.

CLUMBER SPANIELS FOR SALE.—

The pure clumber spaniels Trlmbush and
Fairy, are offered for sale. Trlmbush was Im¬
ported direct from the kennels of the Duke of
Newcastle and is a perfect dog of the breed.
Price for the brace $150. Address WM. M. TILE-
STON. Septl9-tf

o ~ FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR

£ O sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Ever-
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 119 Bowe_
Block, Rochester. ju24 tf

sr pupSt by C'barapioi -

Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both import¬
ed. Whelped June all, 1879. ROBT. SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept 25-tf

F'

IOR SALE— A well-broken, retrieving cocker
— dog, two and a half years old, sound and
healthv; good pedigree; price, $25. Also fine
cockor pups, cheap. Address ESTHER E. WAL¬
KER, Franklin, Delaware Co , N Y Sept25-3t

IRISH RED SETTERS.— The breader of
the celebrated Irish red setters Plunket and
Hover, has for sale at present a splendid red set¬
ter dog, 19 months old, and a brace of grand pups
10 weeks old. They are all by champion Pal¬
merston, (K. 0. S. B., 6138), out of Quail, winner
of first prize at York in 1875 and 1876, and they are
brother and sister to his celebrated Grouse
11., winner of the first prize, silver medal and
challenge cup at the K, C. Show held jn Dublin
last April, and also winner of the first prize at
Oireneester last month. The dog Rover II, won
third prize at Dublin, and extra prize at Cirences¬
ter For further particulars and price apply
The Rev. 110 If CUT O’CALLAHAN. R. N.

Poplar Cottage, Cowley, Uxbridge,

Middlesex. England.

FOR SALE. — A thoroughbred red Irish
setter dog. 8 months old, by Champion

— . , 3 5 ..... ..e D.ilH-uf.PlnnVnl * T»1 1 1 n L-ef-

5 if BINS, Wethersfield,
Septi9-tf

[NCOLN & HELLYAR, Warren, Mass.,
can furnish a few highly-bred sporting
pieB. Sep. 18 — tf.

®tec f&rmtel.

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Fever Fatting Fog Distemper Cure.

For Sale by all Druggists at 25 cts.

Wholesale Aocnts — Bruen & Hobart, 214 Fulton
Street, N. Y.\ Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.

Sent by mail on receipt of 25e., to

L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

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J. G. MOLE’S

improved Glass Ball Trap.

DOUBLE TRAP NOW READY.
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made. It is always 1 — - - ™, - -----

shooting, as a rotating or stationary. Either
spring Is set and sprung independent or tog ether.
The single trap is too well known to need com¬
ment. We have hundredsof letters from sports¬
men and dealers in sporting goods, attesting their
superiority. Price of traps, single, $9; double,
$11. H ENRY C. SQUIRES, Sole Eastern Agent,
1 Cortlhndt St., N. Y., to Whom all orders in the
East should be addressed.

The following celebrated Dogs are for
sale.

□DOG-S!

St Bernard dog “Marco”; rough coated, two
years old; a magnificent animal— Rev. J. Cura-
ming Maedona’s stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Fouudlaud dog “ Keeper”: lour years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth,” ; liver and white ;
and a half" year old; out of Lord Sefton’s
uowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize in the H
rer International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “ Deoimal Dash,” eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“ Dash ” —a magnificent stud dog— never exhib-
l tod.

Irish setter, “Rover IT"; pure red ; son of Mao-
dona’s champion “Hover." Never exhibited ;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Ranger n”; a pure bred Lav¬
erack, son of Macdona’s celebrated “ Ranger .
His get won firstat Hanover aud Paris shows.

English setter “Ranger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited. .

A uy of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

33xtclios.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solin's celebrated stock; a magnificent
biteh, in whelp to “Marco," 1st prizes in Han-
ver and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen,” liver and white. lstWestmin-
stcr Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
"Sensation."

Gordon setter “Beauty," IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, out of
Queen” and “Saneho,” in whelp to Croxteth.
Blue Belton setter" Silk,” in whelp to Ranger 1.
Irish Setter" Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard’s
Palmerston ; ” will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “Donna,” white and lemon, in
whelp to Banger II.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches —
be Recured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFFROY,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y*

EXBOGE BALL TRAP.

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Throws Balls in any Direction.

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PRICE, 16s. — HIGHLY FINISHED, 20s.

Photo’s 5 Stamps— 5 Pence English.

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cheapest and best made. None genuine without
name-plate. Jones' £6 Oun is the cheapest,
Double Barrel, Breech-Loading, Central Fire, Re¬
bounding Looks, Left Barrel Choked Bore. Over
600 sold this season is aproof of its cheapness, etc.

^povtsmcH’s ©oo(l$.

-BROWN’S PATENT GUN CLEANER.

The best Cleaner and Oiler for Dreech-loading
arms in market. For one dollar, one Cleaner,
patches, brush and full directions sent free of

CARD’S

Las! Patent Taiget Threw,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1679.

THE only rotating trap that throws every way,
or can be made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, cr that can be made to throw every way, ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators , all of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
get no balls (unless you wish them) in your face,
but have rights and lefts, andall other angles. Send
for circular. Price $10 at factory. No charge for
boxing.

WILL II. CRUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovia, N. Y.

s Gartr/c/g-g

LOWELL, MASS., a

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

BRASS, SOLID HEAD, GEFTRAL FILE, BEL OADIFG SHELLS,
AFD CARTRIDGES.

“ . .7- _ <l,o manufacture ot

A

XX. AND NAVY OF THE uina-liw
munition of all kinds. Special attention grv

15, anu several iuiwcu b

II kinds. Special attention K^veu to the manufacture of v

Cartridges for Target Practice.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

ZPXXXILTIE’S

Feather Filled Glass Ball.

THE] ONLY SUBSTITUTE EVER INVENTED FOR A LIVING BIRD.

Ask your gumnaker for the FEATHER FILLED AND TAKE NO OTHE1L SPECIAL
NOTICE TO DEALEKS.-Owing to the great demand for the 1 LATHER FILLED BALL,
we win from this dale pay strict attention to our faetorriabd the careM productmn of
the ball only, and have appointed the well-known house ot HAGERTY BROS. & CO.,
Platt Street,, New York, as our authorized agents, to whom all orders and communications
may be addressed. _Lrurn

ALSO MAN TJFACTURE11S OF THE BEST PLAIN BALL IN THE MARKhl.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

M. P. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest

strains. 1 sell only young stock. Iguarantee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and Intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents Inclosing
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. HO

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge's”
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,
and containing the "points” by which vvery breed
of dogs is Judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same, lor sale
at this office. Price 50 cents.

IVi

LACK POINTER PUPPIES FOR

_> SALE.— Out of Imperial kennels, Gwendo¬
len (Pete-Nell.) by F. Sehuchardt’s Jim (Pete-
Whiskey). For purity of breeding, beauty and
field use this stock cannot be beaten. Address
H. O. GLOVER, Tom’s River, N. J. Septl9-tf

.Attention, Sportsmen!

Kay's Improvedland Perfected Ball for 1879.

'J it, i'mTPXTrntwn nrvTTimJ'U m IRTT.1

[PA'TENTED OCTOBER 13, 1877.]

A SUBSTITUTE FOR CLASS.

HAVING succeeded in producing a Ball for professional and amateur use at the trap

Is by a de¬
ls. Price

where, aud on finest lawns, leaving 1 > 1 rAl flic ’ n ^ IriYj ru oii ? ' T’o i- pa. rti e n 1 n.rs see circulars. Price
vice peculiar to us, we guarantee fFamst breakage in ^^YcO., Newark, N. J., Manufacturers of
$2 per 100. All orders addressedto degets, or A. “ Duckl and Geese, $3 50 per 100

Period A boxof HOsent on receipt of 75 centeby mail

THE CARVER TARGET BALL.

[CAVEAT FILED.]

Gbeesville, Pa., May 26, i879.

’ ^ ill Shoe J

looting

perfect

VritCiJL.N V ibt.b, A J ’n il Dl

ptEAR SIR :-We take .pleimure lip [notifying "^nd^crfTta^tajBd Ml S

XJ that we have Int^uoedaCOJ^syj^g^ tho leading Sportsmen, and pro-

l<PRiM0LIST-i4?^Ou^nd! il2. No charge for packages. Address

CARVER TARGET BALL CO., Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa.

FOREST AND STREAM

699

$»fUt awl ioat gmiaev*, m.

P. ELSWORT

Foot of Charles Street. North Fiver, N. Ir.

YACHT DESIGNER,

Models and drafts of yachts of every descrip¬
tion. Designer of famous yachts Comet, Ele-

Sailing Canoes

AND—

Small Open Boats, for Hunting, Fishing,
or Pleasure Rowing.

VERT EIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY.

For illustrated circular, address

J. H. RUSHTON, Manufacturer,
maytf Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. T,

COUGHTRY’S PATENT

“ FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN D. COUGHTRY, P. O. Station H, N. Y.

QUIT ABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sports-
O men, and family use. Folds up less than six
Inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; gne
modeL Send for circular. Thr “ —

HDNTEH’S BOAT— roomy, easy 1
complete, 251bs. Price only $20.

JAY Y. OLDS,

dealer in

Yacht Photographs,

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Ship and Yacht Builder,

POTTERY BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, E. I.

SHIPS AND YACHTS of all classes built

in best manner, and of host materials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

CUTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.
Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
Shipbuilder.

"notice.

Telescopes, from . * i. cn

Marine Glasses . 10.00 “

Field Glasses . , . 10.00 “

Opera Glasses. . 3.00 "

Pebble Eye-Glasses . 2,50 “

Barometers . 6.00 “

Pookct Compasses . 1.00 “

Steering Compasses . 1.50 “

Sextants, Quadrants, Binnacles, Logs, etc. Tar¬
get Telescopes, showing bullet marks at 1,000 yds.

AGENTS FOR U. S. COAST SURVEY CHARTS
AND BOOKS. Send stamp for price list.

It. BIER It ILL’S SOBS,

1V9 WATER STREET, N. Y.

fartit and §«ai ^HiUflcvs, etc.

J. J. DRISCOLL

Yaclit Builder,

Cor. Franklin and Clay Sts., Green point, L. I.

ATACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions
JL constantly on baud and built to order at
‘ o west market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished.

GEORGE R0AHR,

Boat Builder,

Fool of J R5t.li St., Harlem, A. 1.

BUILDER of single and double-soul]
shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells,
barges, gigs, and club boats of all kinds. Fine oars
and sculls. Fine boats al ways on hand. Orders
executed upon shortnotice atlowest rates. Shad¬
ow and Nautilus canoes a spocialty. Accommo¬
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Circnlar. jan30 ly

ALONZO E. SMITH

YACHT BUILDER,

Islip, L. I.

BUILDER of yachts Comet, Niantic, Sa-

gitta. Onward, Windward, andmany others.
V essels hauled out, and repairs and alterations ex¬
ecuted at low rates. Several flue yachts for sale
cheap.

Models and Specifications furnished at
moderate rates.

THE PATENT NONPAREIL YAGHT

Has all THE GOOD QUALITIES of a

Sharpie, with none of her faults. Is a very
fast boat, either under sail or steam. Draws but
a few inches of water. Doesnotpound or spank,
and is a splendid sea boat.

Finely finished Cabin Yachts, 40ft. over all,
built and outfitted, ready for cruising, #000
and upwards. All sizes at equally low rates. Also
light draught Steam Yachts, and full working
drawings for Sharpies at short notice.

Specimen yachts always on hand.

THOMAS CLAPHAM, Roslyn, L. J., N. Y.

CAMPING OUT.

YOU CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT AN AXE.

THE Indian Camp Axes, with patent covers
are the only ones you can paolc and carry
with perfect safety. Three sizes. 8trad for a
circular. A. S. CROSBY' & CO., Waterville, Me.

T. DESMOND,

Yaclit and Boat Builder,

37 Peck Slip, J> evv York:.

p ABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open
V J Y nchts, and Sailboats of every description
for racing or cruising, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Shells, and Club Boats. Boats and yachts
for exporta speciality. Oars and sculls of all kinds.

^rtiSfelliuvcou'S AcUmltscmentjs.

WE MAIL

Without charge, Rules for Self-Measure, and Samples of material from which Men’s
Youths’ and Boys’ Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. Address Cr. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT”

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to be the best. We have
orders from every State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities.
The suit is made and sold only by G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garment and button is stamped “ Boston Shooting Suit, G. W. Simmons &
Son.” Send for circulars and rules for self-measurement.

Tents, Army Blankets and Patent Decoys.

GU W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

BlULilA-KI) BALLS,
BAGATELLE BALLS,

FARO AND POKER CHECKS.

IVORY

TEN PIN BALLS AND TEN PINS.

ORDERS BY MAIL (

PROMPTLY <

ATTENDED TO. (

TURNERS AND DEALERS,

114 Kast;’ Fourteenth Street, New York.

OLD AND RELIABLE

VANITY FAIR, FLcAufB

FRAGRANT VANITY FAIR

Tobacco and Cigarettes. Long Cut.

“ WILD "—Rare Old ViMvia. "HARVEST”— Bore OH Perime and Virginia. New Comblna-

A FILE BINDER,

WHICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for sale by FOREST AND

STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY', HlFulfcon s£„ N. Y. 75 Cts. Sent by mall, #1.

-r Fever and Agao, milling equals it.

lHs Impossible to remain Iodb «l<* "ton Hop Bitters are used, so perfect are toy In toil operation. For Weakness Mid General Debility, and as a prevenllee i

TTSEsSHQPiBBITTERS.

Osgood’s Folding Canvas Boat.

. - it fishing, duck banting, explor-

MANUFACTFRED ST

Osgood & Chapin. Battle Creek, BiA.

Send for Circular.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
■Jjgjj| MOCCASINS.

■K llflil The best thing in the market

■||g§§§§§g§L for hunting, fishing, canoeing,
snow-shoeing, etc. They are
easyto the feet, and very
durable. Made to order
in a variety of sty les,and
warranted the genuine
article. Rend for illustrated circular. MARTIN S.
HUTCHINGS, P. O. box 368, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bradford & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have'theUargest stock on hand of any house in this country, and do more business in this line than any
other house. ’ SJEfiTO FOB ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, 85c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short uotice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Full Information given upon application.

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

i

tBsa
i!rsi§

frm

700

FOREST AN D STREAM

^wbUrations.

HALLOCK’S

r,

OLD SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS.

X 77 Broadway, near Cortlandt Street, W. Y.

IS THE

Most Comprehensive and Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of American Sport,

AND THE

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY'

AGENT

FOB. THE

FOX’S

PATENT

In
AS

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLD.

For sale at office of Forest and Stream, 111
Fulton Street, New York. Doalers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 245 Broadway, New Y ork.

descriptions, :

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of Sharps Rifle Company ■

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Folio.

[Price Twopence

(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Vol. III. commenced with the number for Jan
1. under new management. The Gazette is the
only paper in the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free by post ONE YEAR for 12s. Gd. or
83.25 in P. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

gg- A copy of the current number and pros
pectus can too had (pest free) toy sending 6
cents in U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court
Fleet Street, Loudon, England . mar6 tf

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

T Price $3 Toy Mail.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDUS.

Now and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass hall shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

“THE SETTER,”

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

STANDARD PUBLICATIONS

CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
the Rimgeley'Lakos region. 224 pages. 13 illus¬
trations. Paper covers, 50 cents.

FARRAR'S RICHARDSON AND RANGELEY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Rangeley lakes,
Pammehence, Dixville Notcii and headwaters
of Connecticut, Androscoggin, Magalloway and
Sandy rivers. 288 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper

rSh-SMOOSEHEAD LAKE AND TOE
NORTH MAINE WILDERNESS ILLUSTRA¬
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of the Moosehead Lake region and the
sporting resorts of Northern Maine. The tours
of the Kennebec, Penobscot and St. John
rivers, ascent of Katahdin, etc., are plainly
treated. 224 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper

covers, 50 cents. .

gsv Any of the tove publications sent by
mail, postpaid, nc receipt of price. Address
CHARLES A. J FARRAR, Jamaica Plain
Mass.

^Usrettancmts.

(rittn.s, gummtumoH, ®tc.

BREECH-
LOADING
SHOT-GUN.

Open to Load.

(Bung, Ammunition, ®tf.

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Daly
Guns.

/~i UN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
LX bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con-
verted to Central litres, New BarrelB fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an non¬
est manner and at reasonable rates. „

Madison's Browning Mixture, Al, 50c. per bottle*
Sportsmen’s and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. decl9 tf

POOLER & JONES’

Patent Boss

CARTRIDGE HOLDERS AND BELTS.

bfl-O
c d)
•c a

£ei

.Em C

5- x s oo =:
w 53 05

s&fsi?

g_g- &0 a

0,0 U"’ £?

C CD ~ 2.

I pi?

Ihn

® CO 3 w S

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shot, Suitable for either

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itLO

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The only practica. cartridge holder in use. Will carry brass cartridges, and positively prevent wads from starting o
paperor brass shells. These cartridge holderscan be easily attached to any hunting vest or coat front. Itis impossible to lose any caiinogesirom
the Holders. Splendid Water-Proof Patent Vests, with 40 Cartridge Holders attached to ficnt, $6.CP. 0 ho lefts can be pejfcclly adjusted to fit either
a slim or large man. Will deliver to any address, and prepay postage on belts or any number of loosebolders on receipt of Ihefollcwing prices:
Spring brass cartridge holders, por dozen! $1.25; adjustable belts with 30 spring brass holders, complete, $4. Elegant nickel-plated holders -and tuckles,
the gayest and nicest belt in use, $5. We are now manufacturing a Superior Brass Rifle Cartridge Holder and Belt. The Belt has £0 to 60 Holders at¬
tached, and will carry any sized Rifle Cartridge from 40 to 45 calibre. Adjustable Russett Leather Belts, with 60 Rifle Holders attached, complete, $4.
Loose Rifle Cartridge Holders, per dozen, $1. Wesolicit correspondence from dealers. All our belts are made of the finest Russet leather. Cash must
accompany orders. Send money by registered letter on Serena, HI., orP. O. money order on Ottawo. Ill. Send 10 cents stamp for sample holder.

Address all orders to POOLER & JONES, Serena, LaSalle Co., III.

MAYNARD RIFLES AND SHOT GUNS.

Our New Off-Hand Rifle.

For Hunting and Target Practice at all ranges the
“ Maynard” more completely supplies the wants of
hunters and sportsmen generally, than any other
n one stock, and for ACCURACY, CONVENIENCE

_ J| _ _ _ * _ _ are some of the scores recentlymade at Walnut Hill

by members of the Mass. Rifle Asso.:— J.N. Frye, President, in all-comers match; 35shots ; 200 yards;
without cleaning: 5 4 5 4 55555554455-71. L. L. Hubbard, Executive Officer, 200 yards; off
hand: 4 5555 55 555— 49. O. M. Jewell, 300 yards; off hand : 5 4 5 5 5 5 5— 34. O. M. JeweR, 300 yds.:

For illustrated price list address MASS. ARMS CO.,

Chicopee Falls, Mass.

Best Rifles at Lowest Prices Yet Offered,

Both Sporting , Target and Military,

Excelled by None.

Whitney and Improved Phoenix Rifles and ,

Guns, Burgess Magazine Rifles, Revolvers, Etc.

It will pay for all persons wanting good Rifles to get prices of

WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY, NEW HAVEN.

Thread- Wound, Long-Range Cartridge Shot Cases.

(S. WHITE PAINE PATENTS,)

For Muzzle-Loading and Breecli-Loading Cylindrical and Choke-
Bore Shot Onus.

Any desired closeness of pattern made at 50, 70 and 90 yards, with penetration
superior to that made by the best choke-bores at 40 yards.

INDISPENSIBLE TO HUNTERS OP ALMOST EVERY KIND
OF GAME.

Ten and Twelwc Gauge now ready .

This Cartridge consists of two semi-cylindrical cases, wound with thread, con¬
taining one ounce of shot, heavy in front and light in rear, to keep it from turn¬
ing. When the thread is all unwound by ithe friction of the air, the cases fly
apart, and the shot scatters.

Price, *5 00 per Hundred. 20 sent post-paid for SI 00. Address

H. H. SCHLEBER & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

General Agents, SCHOVERL1NG, DALY & GALES, 84 Chambers st., N. Y.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Look.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu-
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

FOX’S PATENT

HONEY BEES.

NEYV PRINCIPLES IN BEE KEEPING,
Every one who has a farm or garden can non
keep bees with profit. Bees kept on my plan
are more profitable than anything connected
with the farm or garden. Every hive of bees
kept on my plan will pay a profit ol fllty dollars
every year. Send for circular. Address, MRS.
LIZZIE E. COTTON, West Gorham, Maine.

THE PARKER GUN.

PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn. ^^'liHAMBERS'^)!”18’
g? The Barker Gun Again Victorious !

In the Tournament just closed at the St. Paul Driving Park, 80 prizes in the regular shoots
and the sweoiis following them were won by sportsmen using the Parker Gun.

Tho Rochester (N. Y J Democrat and Cimmide, of recent date, in referring to the remarkable
execution of these guns at their tournament, in which the Parker Gun won the Gold Medal for
tpe Best Average, says: “The Parker Gun is one of the finest ever admired by atrue sportsman,
and of late years it lias been generally used where before nothing but those of European make

ttUU Vi i 11 ji" ca . . a mi » D _ _ i.,.„ in mnUimp tkoip nnm o+pp! hawpla.

traduced among lovers of field and forest sports. Dr. Carver, the celebrated American marksman,
used tlds gun in his late exhibition before the Prince of Wales, and recommends it highly as a fowl-
ng piece, as do also Ira Paine and other noted shots.

Wonderfully Simple. Wonderfully Strong.

THERE never was a gun easier to handle,
easier to clean, less liable to get loose, or out
of order, or one so good for the money. Price*

"“^rSteSTn EVERY RESPECT.
Send stamp for circular to

The American Arms Company,

aug32 tf Boston, Mass.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

xjuBwrroRK.

Maker” of Fine Guns.

[SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

FOREST AND STREAM,

701

Jtyortsweu'si ©carts.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber M’t’g Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B’way, cor. Broome st,

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion,

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

AND

BOOTS,

RUBBER GAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Spotting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGftftAftJ & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BROADWAY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

Thebcst made goods in the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

GEO. C. HENNING,

Washington, D. C.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

The most complete lamp to1'
Sportsmen or Boatmen y et
produced, combining
Hand Lantern, Dark Lantern
Camp Lamp, Staff or Boat
Jack. Head Jack, etc.
Send stamp for Circular.
DISCOUNT TO THETBADE.
A. EERGUSON, M’Pr,

65 Fulton street, N. Y.

“THE FISHING LINE.”

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw,GTanaRapids andCincinnatiSliort Line
FOB THE

Trout, Grayling, and Slack Bass Fisheries,
AND T HE

FAMOUS SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed,
If equaled, in the abundance and great variety of
fish contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in tbe streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

tThe TBOUT season begins May land ends Sept.l.
The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends

KBLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL andMUSCA-
IiONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
skill to Ms friends or “ club ” at home, as ice for
packing fish can be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful ; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering

Hay Fever and Astlima Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average In countries new enough to
afford the finest ol’ fishing.

During the season RoundTrlp Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive tram
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Free at
owner’s risk.

It isouraim to make sportsmen feel “ at home ”
on this route. For Tourist’s Guide (an attractive
Illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Groundsand Time Cards, address A. B.LEET,
■-^efii n’l Pass, Agent, Grand Hapids, Mien.

Routes.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Lonis, Minneapolis

and St. Paul.r~

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of thefinest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J.IVES,

E. F. Wisslow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKESBURY, PICTOU, AND
CHARLOTTETOWN.

TTHE first-class steamships Carroll and

JL Worcester, will leave T w harf, Boston,
for above ports, every Saturday at 12 M.
Through tickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A.M. on day of sailing. Ship¬
pers must send with receipts the value of
goods for Master's manifest. For rates of
freight or passage inquire of W. H. RING, 18
T w harf, or O. G. BE ARSON, 219 Washington
street. F. N1CKFRSON & CO., Agents.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury .

THE UENES OV

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING,

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS arc sold at the offices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers f er
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
B Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. fet>17-t£

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach
JL some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteaguc, Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula, City Point, .Tames’ Hirer, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, oio. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform¬
ation given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sepSSly

Haute#.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and Now
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, aud including hi
their varieties of game and fish, deor, boar, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
ooek, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fo-
moua watering places and summor resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonavillo
with the North and Northeast; and at Richmond
and Charlotteville with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY K. HOWARD,

Gen.

may8 ly

X xCUKTGt- ISXj.^3NTI>

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

TRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
Bushwick and Fiathush avea, cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

A.M.

8 80 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and Roekaway Mail.
10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Mferrick, Roekaway and way.
P.M.

3 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.
4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor ExpreSa (Garden

^30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

M. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

^Atl:

'TVTEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,
A* Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and
intermediate points. The new palace steamer C.
B. Northam leaves Pier 25, East River, daily (Sun¬
days excepted) at 3 p.m. A passenger train will he
in waiting on the wharf at New Haven, aud leave
f orSpringfield and way stations on arrival of boa t.

NIGHT LINE— The TJie Continental loaves New
York at 11 p.m., connecting with passenger train
in waiting on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5
a.m. Tickets sold and baggage checked at 944
Broadway, New York, and 4 Court street, Brook¬
lyn. Excursions to New Haven and return, $1.50.
Apply at General Office, on the pier, or to RICH¬
ARD PECK, General Agent.

Stated and forJimtswcu.

Indian Biver Hotel,

HAMILTON CO., N. Y.

* 4 Al dirondLaolis."

GOOD accommodations at prices to suit
the times. Pleasant drives. Fine hoattuv.
fishing and hunting. Store in connection wim
hotel, withfullstock of goods forsportsmens’ O:.' -
fits, provisions, etc. Route via Adirondack R.
from Saratoga to North Creek ; stago to ho se.
Address JOHN SAULT, Indian Lake, Hamilton
Co., NY. jyffi 3m

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

comf orfireasonable charges and good al

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

jel62m Proprietor.

LAKE HOUSE,

ISL1P, LONG ISLAND.

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Bay and Ocean. Excellent accom¬
modations for sportsmen and families. House
open during the autumn and winter months
at reduced rates.

AMOS R. STELLENWERF, Proprietor.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

P Y A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old

-L) bay roan. Has always on bond tbe best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys ou the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity of New York for bay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to Ms guests, ana satisfaction gauran-
teed . Address WM, N, LANE, Good Ground, L, I.
NovB t>f

Hotels and far £ ptfstwott.

For Good Fall Shooting

—GO TO THE-

BAYS VIEW HOUSE,

At SMnneeock Bay ,

Where you will find
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDE8,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

As well as good accommodations and a sub¬
stantial hill of fare.

Take Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

Duck Shooting I Duck Shooting l Duck. Shooting 1
Black Bass Fishing ! Black Bass Fishing !
Black Bass Fishing 1

^“ST. CLAIR FLATS.”

For further particulars, address

JAMES SLOCUM,

STAR ISLAND HOUSE,

(Care R. L. Montgomery),
Detroit, Mich.

©axitfrrmj!, ®tf.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPOJtTERS AND DEAU2DS IN AT.T. KINDS OlP

Birds and Rare Animals

suitjUjle ron

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third door from N. William.
RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

Fob Slue— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Sliver
Pheasants (China): Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa) ; Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America).
Chas. Reiche, Henbv Reiche,

sepSl New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Staffers’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Send stamp for reduced price list.

A. J. COLBORN, 31 Boy Ison St., Boston, Mass.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, etc.,
40c. per package by maU ; a new thing ; best in
use. jylOly

©tr.

A GRAND DISPIjAY OF

HORSMAlsT’S

FINE

ARCHERY

JS NOW ON EXHIBITION AT THE

American Institute Fair ,

THIRD AVE. & SIXTY-THIRD ST., N.Y.

OFFICE AND SALESROOM :

80 AND 83 WILLIAM STREET, N. Y.

C. F. An HINRICSH,

English Archery, Lawn Tennis,
Cricket and other sports.

SEND FOE CATALOGUE.

nxr ass -w y o llhi.

ARCHERS!

-USE-

TaCiHussej’s Archery Score Books,

.-MERICAN, YORK, and COLUMBIA ROUND.
For sale by dealers, or of

CARTER, HUSSEY & CURL,

Des Moines, Iowa.

Each Book 60c. Each Club Book $2.00.

PiSfdlHUCOMS.

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

RoughGlassBall

AND nis PATENT

3 GLASS BALL TRAP

For Wing praotiee. They
can be had from ail gun
dealers. H e a d qu arters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTY & BEO’S., No. 10

. .

— A.H. BOGABDUS, No.

WSfwfi 158. South Clark street,

■■ Chicago. For Traps—

MM HART &. SLOAN New-

Mf tp . avic, N. J., or at Bo-
*~.mm mt gavdus’ Headquarters,

108 South Clark st., Chi-
L=- .— eago. ” Field, Cover and

Trap Skootino-,’’ the only
boon over published by a market hunter, can be
had. ai the above address. Prieo, $2.

702

FOREST AND STREAM.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER

Orange Lightning.
Orange Ducking;

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card for ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET , showing SIZES of GRAINS of POW
DER. Furnished FREE.

No. 29 Murray Street , N. Y.,

D

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

The Most Popular Powder in Use.

ltJPONT’S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, have maintained their
great reputation for seventy -eight yoars. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Pow¬
der:

DUPONT’S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. I (coarse) to 4 (One), unequaled in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness ; adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (flue), burning slowly, strong,
and clean ; great penetration ; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Dock, and other shooting.
DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
gram for pistol shooting.

DUPONT'S RIFLE, FG, “SEA SHOOTING,”
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle
Shooting, the FFG and FFF01 for geueral use,
burning strong and moist,
SPORTING. MINTNG, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes aod descriptions.
Bpecial grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
Camion, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

F. L. KNEELAND, 70 Wall Street, N. Y.

N. B.— Use hone but DUPONT'S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting,

pijSSttUawous ^aiwtismcutsi.

MG-LASD ABU AMERICA.

COLT«WEBLEY.

the same two causes. First, that they learned just what constituted PERFECT GUNS. Second,
tlmt they applied labor-saving machinery to their production. The result is, THE BEST GUNS IN
THE WORLD, AT VERY SMALL COST. You can now buy a OOLT or a WEBLEY gun, which
it 1b a pleasure to use, for no more than Is commonly paid for guns bearing unknown or fictitious
names. a

Of WESLEY'S GUNS wo ba vo the TREBLE WEDGE GUNS-every gun having beautiful Da¬
mascus or laminated steel Barrels, Rebounding Bar Locks, Pistol Grip, Lever For part, Double
Bolt, and Extended Rib.

DOUBLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). I WK BLEY- LANG SELF-COCKERS.

•SINGLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). I EXPOSITION GUNS (various styles).

The last four sty lesuamed above constitute a JOB LOT, which we are selling off at about half
their real value. These guns are in NO WAY inferior to the Treble Wedge guns as regards quality
of material or EXCELLEN CE in shooting, and are the CHEAPEST lot of guns we have ever seen.

Of COLT GUNS, wo haveall the regular grades,and, in addition, THE CLUB GUN. This gun is
made for US, with selected barrels and the vory fluest materials, and is designed especially for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Trap Shooting. Gentlemen who indulge in these contosts will he obliged to either
sbool: the COLT CLUB GUN, or lose the prized

Every one of these guns has an elegant heel plate, with the Rampant Colt in a circle, and the
words" The Club Gun,” beautifully embossed upon it. Any Colt gun not answering to the above
description is not the Club Gun.

Besides the Wcbley and Colt DOUBLE guns, FOREHAND & WADSWORTH, of Worcester, Mass.,
make for us a SINGLE barrel breech-loader with Scott pattern Top Lever. These guosare very
light and handy, and just the thing for BOYS or men who cannot afford to buy Double Guns. They
cost but a more trifle. We are happy to announce that wo aro the principal distributing agents at
New York city for all throe of the above-named manufacturers.

P. O. Box 4,30b. H. & D. FOLSOM, 30 Warren street, New York.

Feather Filled Glass Eall,

THE ONLY SUBSTITUTE EVER INVENTED FOR A LIVING BIRD.

Ask your gunmaker for the FEATHER FILLED AND TAKE NO OTHER. SPECIAL
NOTICE TO DEALERS — Owing to the great demand for the FEATHER FILLED BALL,
we will from this dale pay strict attention tD our factory and the cureful production of
the ball only, and have appointed the well-known house of HAGERTY BROS. & CO., 10
Platt Street, New York, as our authorized agents, to whom all orders and communications
may be addressed.

A I, SO MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST PLAIN BALL IN THE MARKET.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “Electric Powder.”

Nos.1 (fine) to 8 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point,
of strength and cleanliness. Paoked in square
canisters of lib. only.

Hazard's “American Sporting.”

Nos. 1 (lino) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
61 lb. kegs. A fine grain, quick and clean, for up¬
land prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.

Hazard's “ Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (fine' to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
and 01 and 13j lb. kegs. Burns slowly and very
dean, shooting remarkably elose and with great
penetration. For field, forest, or water shooting,
it tanks any other brand* and it is equally ser-
viooablo fortiuizzlo or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “ Sea Shooting" FG in kegs of
35, 131, and 64 lbs. and cans of 5 1 bs. FFFG is also
packed in 1 and 1 lb. canisters. Burns strong and
moist. The FFFG and FFG arc favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “Sea Shooting”
FG is the standard Hill « Powder of the country.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW-
BER; also, SPECIAL GRADES FOB EXPORT,
OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,;
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above cao behad of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany 's Agents, In every prominent city, or whole¬
sale at ou|g1^®4XIj street, NEW YORK.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls

USE THE

HTJ33EH TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.
got kale by aU dealers in Sporting Goods, or at

tfih manufacturers. _ _ _

HUBER & OO.,

Cor. Paterson aDd Fulton Sts.,
mar 13 Paterson, N. J

THE CARVER TARGET BALL.

ICAVEAT FILED."]

GBEKNvmLE, Pa., May 26, 1819.

DEAR SIR We take pleasure in notifying all admirers of Target and Bail Shooting
that we have introduced a COMPOSITION TARGET BALL for Trap Shooting that is perfect
in every particular. It has been thoroughly tested by many of the leading Sportsmen, and pro¬
nounced by all as the only perfect and unobjectionable Target Ball in existence. This Ball is very
uniform in weight and standard size, and when broken leaves no debris, but will EVAPORATE in
five days and acts as a FERTILIZER. They can be used on Lawns, Gardens, Fields or Parks, there¬
by doing away with the danger and annoy^auco consequent in using Glass Bails. We are now pre¬
pared to fill orders. Drafts or P. O. Order lhust accompany all orders. Organized clubs are invited
to send for Sample Box, (25 balls) and Circular free. J. H. WAUGH, Inventor

PRICE LIST— Per thousand, $12. No charge for packages. Address,

CARVER TARGET BALL C0„ Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa.

BILLIARD BALLS,
BAGATELLE BALLS,

FARO AND POKER CHECKS.

IVORY

TEN PIN BALLS AND TEN PINS.

ORDERS BY MALL (

PROMPTLY J
ATTENDED TO. (

TURNERS AND DEALERS,

114’East Fourteenth Street, New York.

New Crop Virginia!

|The _ _ _ _

bacco from which f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

and FRAGRANT VANITY FAIR TOBACCO and
ICIG ARETTJBS are being- manufactured, is without

- Jdoubt the finest that has boen grown in a long time, and

possesses a rare fragrance and a mildness so much sought after by connoisseurs. The above are
now put up by us and sold under the brand EXGRLSIOlt, throughout Great Britain and Europe.

Try our Fragrant “ HALYES "—Rare. Old Porique and Virginia.

SIX FIRST jPIZK MEDALS. WM. S. KIMBALL & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

TRADE-** BEATS THE WORLD /’-MARK.

Old JudgeSmoking Tobacco,

The Only Tobacco Ever Manufactured that does not Bite the Tongue.

“ Old Judge ” Cigarettes.

A/TANUFACTURED under Letters Patent granted Charles G. Emery, March 5 1878,
IVI by which the rice paper used as wrappers is so prepared that the unpleasant odor and injurious
effects of the OIL OF CR150S0TE thrown off when burning is Sreai advantl
and tbe paper rnado saliva proof to prevent its breaking or melting m the mouth. Thegreat ad, ant-
age andunportanoe of this invention will at once be recognized by all smokers, truth de¬

monstrated by the first "Old Judge" Cigarettes they smoke.

certificate from any eminent Professor of Chemistry to oonvineo them they have heretofore, in
smoking Cigarettes made of PURE RICE PAPER, been inhaling one of the deadliest poisons known.
FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS.

GOODWIN & CO., Manufacturers, 207 and 209 Water st.,

NEW YORK .

A GOOD PLAN

The most profitable way of dealing in stocks la by
combining many orders and oo-ooerating thorn
as a whole, dividing profits pro rata among share¬
holders, according to the market, monthly. Each
customer thus secures all the advantages of im¬
mense capital and experienped still, and can use
any amount, from $10 to $10,000, or more, with
equal proportionate success. New York Stock
Reporter” and now circular mailed free. FuU
Information for anyone to opperate sucrossfully.
Lawrence & Co., SI Exchange Place, N. Y.

WESTON-ROWELL-ENE,

THE ATHLETE’S LOTION.

.A. Hefrestaing’TT nguent for tLe Bath..

A preparation used by all who are training for feats requiring great
powers of endurance. Strengthens the limbs, hardens thefiesh,
tones the nerves, and invigorates the entire muscular sys^
tern. Is useful in cases of muscular debility, nervous¬
ness, rheumatism, neuralgia, fevers, skin
diseases. Cures sore eyes, mouth,
nose and ears; also toothache.

endorsed by all first class physicians.

For Sale at all Respectable Drug Stores.

Price 10c. BBo.. 60c. and SI. Depot 381 Sixth Avenue, Now York. Can bo sent by mail
' r to any addrass.

SVmmunUitm.

Tatham & Bro’s,

NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURERS OF

“CHILLED”

SHOT

REL LABEL.)

gPRPPSHOT.g

BLUE LABEL,

Compressed Buck Shot.

First Premium Centennial Exhibition. Report
—“Exact uniformity of size, truly spherical form,
high degree of finish and general excellence.

Founded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’

American Chilled Shot.

Rivaling the English and All Others.

STANDARD DROP AND BUCK SHOT AND
BAR LEAD.

THOMAS W. SPARKS, Manttfactukek.
Office, iNo. 1/31 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

8

A GREAT INTENTION!

IMITATION

3)

GLASS.

Patented December 3, 1878.

CURTAINS, SHADES, AND BLINDS

Dispensed with. New, Elegant, Cheap and Dur¬
able. It produces all the unique effects of a richly
painted or Elegantly Stained Window. It is easily
applied to the glass in Windows of Houses, Pub¬
lic Buildings, Churches, Steamboats, Street and
Railroad Cars, Libraries, Parlors, Offices, Bath
Rooms, Stairways, Transoms, Vestibule Doors,
etc., with the fuu effect and brilliancy of various¬
ly colored ground glass. The article has just been
patented , and not a single agency has as yet been
established.

ONEGO _

sive territory will be reserved for five years.

C A M D I ITC three of the most beauti-
DrllVlJr JLE.O fnl styles will fcte sent prepaid
with full instructions, wholesale prices, etc., on
receipt of SI. 00*

L. Lum Smith,

717 SANSOM ST- l Solo^Agent
Apply to ^PHILADELFHIA,Pa. j Canada.

READ the following extract from tbe Repre¬
sentative Agents’ Paper of the world, The Phila¬
delphia, Pa., Agents’ Herald :

■‘We regard the above as the most remarkable
andbeautiful invention ever patented, and would
ad vise the Agent readers of the Herald particu¬
larly to be on the alert to secure choice territory.
The article is so simple, and yet will be in such
universal demand, that it will undoubtedly meet
with a most onthusiastiereception aad large sale.
It will offer the best opportunity for coining
money that has ever been presented to Agents,
an d the business being light, neat and respectable,
will be peculiarly adapted to ladies and gentle¬
men who from timidity, etc., have hitherto been
debarred from engaging in tbe agency business,
for want of Bom e meritorious and suitable articl.
to canvass for. Another very important feature
of attraction is that all goods purchased will b«
promptly forwarded to even the most remote
section of the country free of express or freight
ohargci.”

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THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN’S JOURNAL.

[Entered Acoording to Act of Congress, In the year 1879, by the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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N EW YORK, THUR S D AY, O CTO B E R 9, 1 879. 1no.hi

LET IT PASS.

Be not swift to take offense ;

Let It pass I

Anger is a foe to sense ;

Let it pass !

Boo.d not darkly o'er a wrong
Which will disappear ere long ;

Rather sing this cheery song—

Let it passl
Let it pass 1

Strife corrodes the purest mind ;

Let it pass !

As the unreguarded wind,

Let it pass I

Any vulgar souls that live
May condemn without reprieve :

'Tis the noble who forgive.

Let. it passl
Let it pass !

Echo not an angry word ;

Let it pass !

Think how often you have erred ;

Let it pass t

Since our joys must pass away.

Like the dewdrops on the spray.

Wherefore should our sorrows stay?

Let it pass !

Let it passl

If for good you've taken ill,

Let it passl

Oh! be kind and gentle still:

Let it pass !

Time at last makes all things straight ;

Let us not resent, but- wait
And our triumph shall be great ;

Let it pass !

Let it pass 1

Bid your ’anger to depart ;

Let it pass !

Lay these homely words to heart,

-• Let it pass 1 ”

Follow not the giddy throng ;

Better to be wronged than wrong ;

Therefore sing the cherry song.

Let it pass !

Let it pass !

Ail 27i« F<«r Round.

gutter in jfjlorith.

(Third Paper.)

A INDIAN RIVER.

SOON after leaving Titusville we entered the broadest
portion of the river, called by the boatmen “Bay o’
Biscay,” a fine stretch of water five miles in width and
of about the same length ; its southern extremity marked
by a group of tall pines, apparently separated from Mer¬
ritt’s Island, is known as Pine Island. The wind being
abaft the beam, we kept the main channel, which varies
from a half to a mile from the western shore. The water
of the channel for a distance of fifty miles or more is from
six to ten feet in depth. I soon discovered that the Blue
Wing was a most admirable working boat, and “the
boys” — as I had unconsciously begun to designate my
party — were becoming more accustomed to their new ex¬
perience. Their distrust of the boat, which at first seemed
but a cookie shell in the wide waste of waters, began to
give way as they saw her dash through the waves “ like
a thing of life.” The splashing of the spray over her
bows had ceased to cause them any uneasiness, and her
occasional listing to leeward in the freshening breeze was
no longer a source of alarm. They really began to enjoy
the situation, and were watching the gulls and gannets
skimming to and fro, and the flocks of scaup ducks or
“ blue bills” that made way for us as we went bounding
along. Frank soon had out his gun and was popping
away at anything within two hundred yards of the boat.
He occasionally knocked down a blue bill, which neces¬
sitated my picking it up, and gave me an opportunity to
explain to the boys some of the principles of sailing. I
endeavored at the same time to instruct them in the

meaning of a few nautical terms. We had passed Pine
Island and were soon abreast of Jones’ Point, on the main¬
land, ten miles below Titusville. In the bight just be¬
yond are the residences of Dr. Holmes and several others,
and five miles farther on is City Point, where there is a
store and post-office. Colonel Spratt's orange grove, the
best on the river, is just below City Point, and a mile or
two farther on is Mrs. Dixon's grove. Opposite, on Mer¬
ritt's Island, is the clearing of Mr. Martin and R. D.
Hoke. We next passed Russell Point, and a half mile be¬
low it we ran in and cast anchor. It was just noon. In
three hours we had made the run of twenty miles from
Titusville to

BOCK LEDGE.

I had anchored close to the shore, and cast out a stern
line, by which the stem could be hauled in near enough to
the rocks to enable us to jump ashore. We were not long in
getting out all necessary articles, and soon.had both tents
pitched in the shade of some magnificent live oaks and
cabbage trees, while the smoke from a cheerful light-
wood fire was soon curling upward through the broad
fronds of the palmettoes. Ou the way down I had di¬
vided the party into three teams of cooks and camp-
keepers, and it now devolved upon team “ number one,”
composed of Marion and Ed., to prepare our dinner ; but
asthis was our first camp we all lent a hand, stimulated
by that peculiar sensation indigenous to this region,
which we had heard of, but until now bad not experienced
— an “Indian River appetite.” Frank's ducks, which
had been dressed and pickled on board, were now cut up,
and, with the addition of some white bacon, were soon
simmering away, and exhaling the savory odor of a
“hunter's stew.” Dinner was ready in an hour, and die
hoys being sharp set, pronounced it good. After din¬
ner we gathered the long Spanish moss that hung in
graceful festoons from the water oaks, and made our
beds. Team “number two,” Ben and Henry, started down
through the settlement, while “ number one ” washed the
dishes and put things to rights. After a smoke, team
“ number three,” Frank and myself, shouldered our guns
and struck out to provide “ meat for the pot.” We went
through an orange grove, and in the hedge on the fur¬
ther side “ Queen”soon discovered a bevy of quail, out of
which we got two. We marked them down in the scrub,
when wej found another covey, and soon had five more.
In the same length of time in Kentucky we would have
bagged at least a dozen out of the two covies. But I
noticed then what subsequent experience confirmed —
that the quail of Florida make very short flights when
flushed j that they at first rise up very quickly a few feet
above the scrub, and then by a somewhat less rapid
flight they fly in a direct line to a point on the ground
from twenty to a hundred yards, according to the nature
of the covey; that their line of flight, consequently, is
steadily downward, and the gunner is very apt to over¬
shoot until he remarks this peculiarity. Going through
the pines we came to a small pond screened by a thick
fringe of bushes. Approaching cautiously, we observed
a small flock of mallards, or, as they are called in Florida,
“ English” ducks. We knocked down three as they rose,
which Queen foimd for ns in the thick scrub. We then
started back to camp, bagging four grey squirrels on the
way. We found Marion practising with a cast-net under
the tuition of a settler. The cast-net is a sine qua non in
Florida, It is a circular net from eight to twelve feet in
diameter, with the lead-line running around the circum¬
ference and loaded with ten or twelve pounds of lead,
equally distributed. In the centre is fastened a ring, gen¬
erally a section of a cow’s horn. Tucking lines are at¬
tached at regular intervals to the lead-line, and are united
to the hand line which passes through this ring. It is
cast by means of both hands and the teeth in a manner
that must be seen to he understood. It Bhould be spread
evenly on the water, when the lead line is
carried rapidly to the bottom, and by pulling on the
hand line the net is drawn into a purse, which encloses
the fish. It is used for catching mullet ( Mugil lineatus),
a fine fat fish, which literally swarms in count¬
less millions in the shallow, brackish waters of
Florida. It is the common food alike of man, beast,
bird, reptile and fish, It is used as a bait for all other-
fish ; the size of the fish to he caught will determine the
size of the bait, for it can be taken from an inch in length
up to four or five pounds in weight. It is of good flavor
when broiled, and fried mullet roe is a dish lit for an epi¬
cure. Ed. was scaling and cleaning mullet for supper,
Ben and Henry came in shortly, the former with several
walking canes in the rough, and Henry with a sack of
oranges, each still true to his bent. Frank and myself
cleaned our guns, anointed them with “ vaseline,” and
put them away. I will state here that we found vaseline
and “ elbow grease” effective preventives to rust during
our winter’s sojourn on the Florida coast ; but it required
constant care and extreme watchfulness to keep the guns
bright. A number of Bettlers came into camp that night,
and spent a few hours with us around the cheerful fire of
pine logs. They brought us a generous supply of oranges,
lemons and sweet potatoes.

Rook Ledge hammock is the best settlement for orange
culture in East Florida. Its soil, which seems peculiarly

adapted, and exceedingly rich in all the elements condu¬
cive to the growth of the citron family, is a dark, gray¬
ish compound of sand, humus and disintegrated shells.
The hummock extends some four miles along the river
front, and is underlaid by a bold ledge of coquina rock,
with a good depth of water close up to its rocky shore.
The river bank is skirted by a border of cabbage-palmet-
toes, live-oaks, oleanders and Spanish bayonets, through
which can be obtained glimpses of the white-washed
cottages of the settlers, giving to the whole a picturesque
and tropical appearance. The northern extremity of the
ledge terminates in a small snow-white beach, cresentic
in shape, which, running well out into the river, forms
Russell Point. The settlers are mostly from Georgia and
Alabama, and are exceptionally intelligent and enterpris¬
ing. The names of some that I remember are Mrs. De¬
lano, Gardner Hardee, Captain Bob Hardee, Allan Har¬
dee, H. S. Williams, E. T. Hatch, C. Magruder, and
Quincy Stewart. All of them have fine groves, some
bearing abundantly, particularly that of Gardner Har¬
dee, which is the oldest. There is a good store, a post-
office, a nursery, and a good school. They were soon to
erect a church edifice near Russell Point in a grove of
gigantic live-oaks that have withstood the shock of the
countless storms of centuries, and whose crooked and
scarred arms stretch out over the glistening white beach
beneath; it is truly a most romantic spot. On some
quiet, dreamy Sunday mom, when the white sails drift
lazily by, and the air is heavy with the incense of orange
blossoms, and quivering with the mocking-bird’s song,
the Gloria in Bxcelsis will be bom aloft through those
grand old trees : “Glory to God on high ; and on earth
peace, good-will towards men ;" while the whisper of the
rustling leaves, the purl of the rippling waves, and the
murmur of the distant sea will catch up the strain of
the Bmedicile : “O ye winds of God— O ye seas and
floods — praise Him, and magnify Him forever !”

While Ben and Henry were preparing breakfast the next
morning, Ed. and Marion were getting their fishing tac¬
kle ready. Ed. was quite anxious to try his shark-hook,
but I persuaded him to use cod-fish hooks instead, They
rigged up several hand lines with heavy sinkers, about
the same as used for cod-fishing. After baiting with
mullet I showed them where to cast, and advised them to
tie the shore ends to the projecting limbs of trees near
the shore. While eating breakfast Ed’s eye was attracted
by the swaying of the limb to which the line was tied.
He dropped his coffee and rushed to the fray. He ran
against a Spanish bayonet in his hurry, which caused a
howl of anguish. “ Oh, Moses ! I’m snake-bit I ” The
sword-like leaves of this plant terminate in strong and
sharp needle points, which pierce through the clothing
and into the flesh upon the slightest provocation ; and
one who has been “homed” by the spiny fin of a cat¬
fish will appreciate the sensation exactly. When Ed.
discovered the source of his suffering he did some “ cuss¬
ing,” and began to step high and “walk Spanish.” But
another tug on the branch and he forgot his misery,
seized his line and began hauling in. Then it stopped
short. “ It’s caught on a ro -ock ! ”

What caused Ed. to split the rock into two syllables
just then, was a violent jerk on the line which nearly
threw him down. “Put your liue over your shoulder
and walk away with him ! ” said I ; which Ed, proceeded
to do, and hauled out an immense red-fish or channel
bass weighing upward of forty pounds. ‘ ‘ G e-whillikens I
What a snolligoster ! ” shouted Ed. — aud so it was — the
largest we caught in Florida. In a half hour Ed. and
Marion had landed six red-fish, the smallest weighing
twenty pounds. Tho surplusage was distributed among
the settlers, who seemed quite surprised to know that
such fish could be caught there — but then they did their
fishing with a cast net, and seldom used a hook. The red-
fish or channel bass ( Sclaniops ocella tus) is exceedingly
common on the coast of Florida. It belongs to the same
family as the king-fish and whiting. It is a pretty fail-
table fish, though much inferior to some others in the same
waters. It is of a beautiful golden red color on the back and
sides, while the belly is silvery ; it is very brilliant and
iridescent when first out of the water. It has a large
black spot on each side near the tail, whith gives it its
specific name. The scales are quite large aud firm, and
are much used in Florida for making jewelry and artifi¬
cial leaves and flowers.

Our stay at Rock Ledge was prolonged several days, in
order that the boys might become somewhat accustomed
to camp life before proceeding farther. The weather was
delightful, the days warm, balmy, and hazy, and the
nights cool enough to allow a thorough enjoyment of the
camp fire. The boys began to improve rapidly in health,
and to use their own expression, “ felt bully,” Then- ap¬
petites were becoming ravenous, and in consequence they
began to pick up in flesh, aud as Sam Weller said of the
fat boy, “ began to swell wisibly before my wery heyes,”

At length, one fair day, with a fair wind, we bid fare¬
well to Rock Ledge. Five miles below, behind a long
point and in a rocky cove, we passed the saw-mill which
furnishes most of the lumber Mr Indian River, Opposite,
on Merritt's Island, on quite an eminence, is the quaint
cottage of Dr. Wbitfeldt, the pioneer settler of this sec-

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tion. Just ahead of us I descried a school of porpoises,
rolling, tumbling, and basking in the sunshine. I headed
directly for them to give the boys a better view of them.
“Great Caesar 1” shouted Ed,' “what's that?” “Por¬
poises," X replied. • ‘ What's poor-pusses ? Doc, you can’t
l'ool me, they're whales ! There, see ’em spout, hear ’em
blow ! Doc, don’t go any nearer, or I’ll get out ! ” I saw
that Ed was really frightened, so I bore away to leeward,
while Frank gave them a parting salute with hisshot gun.
The boys had it on Ed, then, bad. Passing Otter Creek,
we were soon abreast of Horse Creek. The west shore or
mainland, is now a high sandy bluff, clothed with forests
of pine. The water is quite shallow for a long distance
from shore, so we kept tire middle of the river. Opposite
here, on Merritt's Island, is the hammock of Bethel Stew¬
art, and on the mainland the shanties of the settlers are
scattered along, and we soon arrived at Eau Gallic.

This place is twenty miles from Russell Point and forty
from Titusville. There is a store and post office, and a
fine building composed of Coquina rock, built for the
State Agricultural College, but never used as such, X be¬
lieve. It was the job of a “ ring,” who laid out and built
a fine city here, with broad avenues, parks, schools,
churches, and hotels, on paper. There was to have been
a canal, eight miles in length, connecting Indian River
with the .St. John’s, via Elbow Creek and Lake Washing¬
ton. But the ring lost its influence with the State offi¬
cers, its hold on the State money bags slipped, it dropped
the bubble, and it “busted.” Nothing remains but the
nucleus of the scheme; the “College,” as it is called.
The site is a beautiful one, and the location advantageous.
It is opposite the foot of Merritt's Island, and the conflu¬
ence of the Banana and Indian rivers. There is a good
depth of water close up to the rocky shore at all times.
Should the contemplated railroad from Jacksonville via
St. Augustine to Indian River he built, a charter for which
was obtained last winter, Ean Gallie will become an im¬
portant point, and in my opinion will supersede Titus¬
ville.

We spent, a few days in the vicinity of Eau Gallie
very pleasantly. There was plenty of ducks, snipe and
plover up Banana River, and excellent black bass fishing
in Horse Creek, Elbow Creek and Crane Creek, all Wit!) in
three miles of Eau Gallie ; while red fish, sheepshead and
mullet were abundant in Indian River. In the scrub
about the head of Elbow Creek, also within three miles,
the sportsman will lind deer and turkies, though the
latter are becoming scarce. With a good dog quail can
he found anywhere in the settlement. In short, there
was no difficulty in keeping the “ pot boiling,” for we
always had enough and to spare. There, is a certain little
fresh water pond near the foot of the island, where the
ducks come in from the large waters to drink, and where
I went several times with my gun and twenty-five cartri¬
dges, my pipe and tobacco, and rubber wading boots.
After making myself comfortable in a snug blind, I would
light my pipe and await further developments. Pretty
soon they came, two or three at a time, sometimes half a
dozen— mallards and blue bills. After shooting both bar¬
rels I would wade out and retrieve them, one or two, as
the case might be, or the alligators would have saved me
the trouble. Then I would resume my pipe, and my
waiting and watching, and so on ad infinitum. As soon
as I had bagged a dozen I would return to camp, but it
would be no extraordinary thing for one to bagaliundred
in a day, for they are coming and going all day long.
This pond is not known to many, and the sportsman must
find it as I did, by his own judgment and observation, and
his knowledge of the habits of the game.

J. A. He. NT SHALL.

ONE NIGHT ON MANSFIELD MOUNTAIN.

IN 1872, 1 visited Mansfield Mountain, and passed three
days at the Summit House which is situated close
under the nose of the two mile long giant face from which
the mountain takes its name. It was a wonderful spot,
with charming views, and I enjoyed every moment of my
visit with the exception of one night.

I was exp lormg the south era or “ forehead” end, and h ad
been absent from the’ hotel all day long. In fact, it was
fairly dusk before I thought of retracing my steps, and
then for the first time 1 realized that a full mile of thick
forest lay between' me and my supper, with uo trail to
follow and only my knowledge of woodcraft to prevent
me from passing the night among the whispering
pines.

The prospect was not a pleasant one, as I was entirely
unprepared for camping out, having no matches to light
a fire even, and being ravenously hungry and very
tired.

It was with much care, therefore, that I began my home¬
ward journey, noting every “ sign ” about me and avoid¬
ing all detours that might doflect me from my true course.
My progress, however, was necessarily slow, and those
gloomy gnomes of the mountains, the black shadows, soon
began to creep from the caves and the thickets where they
had lain hidden all day long, and dog my footsteps, while
the hoot of the lonely owl or the far away cry of some
home going loon were the only sounds which broke the
almost oppressive silence. With unpleasant freshness
came to my mind stories which I had read of men who,
lost in this wild section, had wandered for days until res¬
cued by parties from without ; and of others whose sad
fate was only guessed at from the bits of clothing and
bleaching bones found insome lonely ravine months after
they themselves had been forgotten.

I am not easily frightened, but these sombre recollec¬
tions added to the deepening darkness about me, and it
was at last with a positive shiver tha t I noticed hew short
a distance I could see.before me, and howragged and un¬
familiar seemed all the ground about me. Was I already
lost? . ,

With the horrible possibility which my mind now for
the first time admitted, came a new danger; “I lost my
head" ; that is, fairly frightened, I forgot all rules of wood¬
craft and dashed wildly off in a new direction, running,
stumbling, falling, bruising myself upon logs, roots and
stones, crying, shouting and completely unnerved, until
at length utterly exhausted I sank almost fainting upon
the damp ground.

Now, indeed, I was lost 1

For a time I lay motionless, slowly recovering breath
and reason, for it was a momentary craziness that had
attacked tiie ; then at last I slowly arose and leaned
against a neighboring tree.

“ What litter folly 1” Imoanerl: “ all that was gained by
care and prudence is now lost, and it only remains to pass
the night in the forest. Fool that I am, my punishment
is deserved 1”

What were my equipments for camping out? I took a
mental inventory . A light suit of eloths, rough shoes, a
felt liat, a small knife and a revolver ; no blanket, no
no matches, no food. The sum total was seriously
lacking.

“ I cannot and will not freeze norstarve,” here, said I
aloud, “while my strength lasts": and I shivered in the
Bharp, chill air. 1 ‘At least, I can make the effort to find my
way out of this wilderness at some point, and •! will
travel directly north.”

So reasoning, having first examined several of the trees
about me to decide which way my course lay, for forest
trees always accumulate moss upon the northern exposure
of then- trunks, I resumed my laborsome journey, moving
slowly and with great caution lost 1 lose, my footing
among the treacherous stones and roots or again mistake
the direction in which I desired to travel.

And meanwhile upon leaden winged moments the time
passed. It was very dark, there being no moon, and the
thick pines and hemlocks hiding the feeble stars overhead.
Occasionally aal crashed through some thicket or stumbled
across a rocky spot a darker shadow would flit between
the trees and the lonely hoot of astartled owl would ring
out upon the night air : again, as I paused for breath the
soft fall of padded feet came from the dim aisles about
me, and once or twice a pair of gloaming eyes blazed
through the darkness near me, then as I moved they
would disappear and all would grow silent and blade again.

1 kept one hand upon my pistol, yet homing that I might
not be called upon to use it, for it was of too small cali¬
bre to do more than wound any animal that might attack
me, and a wounded wild cat or panther would be far more
dangerous than one with a whole skin.

At times I rested my weary body, trying to estimate
the distance already travelled, and how much still re¬
mained. Then with fresh courage, although faint and
feeble, I would renew my tenable journey.

For terrible indeed it had now grown. Rest as Often
as I might, and argue with myself as I would, the truth
still remained ; it was almost midnight, I had travelled
many miles and must be entirely away from my hotel,
aud I was fast becoming exhausted. A few more weary
steps, a few more staggering falls among the brush and
logs, a few more desperate efforts, to rise and I should find
my strength gone. Then, what then ? I shuddered.

At last, having clambered over a great mass of rocks,
my course began suddenly to descend, and I stopped, de¬
termined to have ono more long rest and then to make a
last effort to reach civilization. If unsuccessful, I must
halt and try to sleep until morning. This passed through
my mind as X sat upon the shelving side of a great rock,
trying with distended eyes to pierce the darkness about
me : my back aching and tired, and my feet bruiBed and
bleeding.

As I continued to gaze into the night it seemed as
though the mountain sloped sharply away before me and
I felt that unexplainable dread which comes over one,
when standing upon the brink of a precipice. Stronger
and stronger this feeling grew, until with a shiver that
began at my spine and crept all the way down to my toes,
I drew myself slowly backward up the face of the great
rock, fearful lest by some fatal step, I might hurl myBelf
into the yawning gulf below.

In this way aud with much care, I had nearly reached
the top of the boulder, when an unexpected sound, a half
grunt, half growl, which seemed to come from my very
side, star-tied me, caused my blood to stagnate and my
hair to rise upon my head ; and with a shudder I felt
every muscle in my body relax, my hands lose their grasp
upon the rock, and with a shriek I slipped across its
smooth surface and shot, downward into the darkness !

How far 1 descended I knew not, but my outstretched
arms and nervous fingers grasped at the bushes and
branches which brushed by me as I rolled and tumbled
down the mountain side, and with a wild energy bom
of despair, I clutched at last a great log, wound myself
about it, and for the moment was safe I

Regaining my breath, I cautiously raised myself into a
sitting position and peered into the night about me.
Blackness of darkness covered everything, and no outline
of either mountain or trees met my longing but baffled
gaze. It might he a mile to the oarth beneath me, for
all that I knew.

From the slight trembling of my perch it was evident
that it extended over some abyss, how deep I dared not
imagine. Every motion produced the slight oscillations,
audit was with an agony of fear that I attempted any
change of position, for what if the log were insecurely
fastened at the other end, or old and weak ; what if it
should break beneath my weight?

I bowed myself once more and wrapped my armsabout
it, so faint that 1 dared not sit upright, so filled with an
intangible dread that my brain reeled. Was this to be
the end ? Was I to starve like a magpie upon a perch and
here remain, a skeleton astride a log overhanging some
wild cliff far up the lonely mountain side ? I laughed
wildly 1 Horrible !

How long consciousness remained I know not ; my
memory cannot bridge those fearful moments, and hap¬
pily I have no recollection of what passed after I mounted
the log, except that at Borne l ime or other sleep came and
1 wandered in a dreamland of demons who hurled me
shrieking over stupendous precipices into unfathomable
depths with yells of rage.

At its usual hour the morning sun crept slowly up theeas-
tem horizon and peeped at the mountains. One brilliant
ray, glancing shimmering from a little lake among the
woods, struck me fairly in the face, and with a start I
awoke, opened my tired eyes, rubbed my aching limbs and
looked about me.

The long ridgepole of a log shanty extending far out
beyond the building itself toward the shelving rocks of
the mountain side, formed my seat, my feet dangled with¬
in twenty inches of the earth ; four or five swine were
rooting not far away, and the cheery whistle of the cow¬
boy rang out on the morning air behind all. A dozen
rods to the left stood the Summit House, the blue smoke
of the breakfast fire curling upward from its wide-
mouthed stone chimney. .

I had passed the night astride the ridge pole of Iho pig
pen of my own hotel !

I have never been lost since. F. E, Hamilton.

(Culture.

THE FISH CULTUmSTS’ CONVENTION
AT CHICAGO.

[FROM our special correspondent.]

October 2d.

Mr. Editor .—Have been attending Convention to-day,
and enclose you report of proceedings for bolh days, so
far as a general report can be given.

The attendance has been small. At this morning’s
meeting, until adjournment at 1 o’clock, twenty-eight
persons were present. During the first meeting there
were more present. But the Convention is composed of
men who know what they arc talking about. Their ar¬
guments are earnest, and to the point. The discussions
were earned along fairly, and without any dogmatism ;
each conceeding another's views as equal to his own,
and all tending to one grand point : “ The preservation of
our inland fisheries.”

The paper read by Geo. H. Jerome, on “ The Fish Farm
and its Appropriations,” was well received by the Con¬
vention. Tiie paper by Mr. Shaw, of Iowa, was a caro-
fully-written statement of wliat a few men can do to-
,ward keeping up the natural supply of the streams and
creeks running into tiie Mississippi. This paper was re¬
ceived with great favor, and ordered published. Its
statements are so clear and forcible, that it allows Mr.
Shaw to be an enthusiast in preserving fish, and not a
fish-breeder for dollars and cents. Here I would remark
The impression Mr. Shaw leaves on the mind is, that he
is one of the leading spirits of the Convention. He is
evidently a ready thinker, and sound in his ideas in any
point under discussion. Though not a graceful speaker,
Ilia opinions carry weight with them. He is a wide¬
awake, go-ahead Western man.

Mr. Booth, of Chicago, was present, and gave some
valuable information and statistics regarding the whole¬
sale destruction of whitefisli. An interesting discussion
followed. One gentleman gave an outline of the nets
used for catching whitefish. Opinions differed somewhat
as to the best means to prevent the annihilation of these
fine fish, but all agreed that the lakes are being exhausted,
and some means must be devised and Congress memorial¬
ized to pass a law to protect these fish.

All the gentlemen taking part in the discussion are
alive to the fact that the whitefish are surely being fished
out, hut how to overcome the opposition of those who
have invested hundreds and thousands of dollars in fish¬
ing outfits is the all-important question.

Home other papers were read in the afternoon session,
hut the time was too short to admit of any discussion.
The Convention adjourned to meet again in Chicago,
subject to the call of the President. D.

Among other papers read before the meeting was one
written by Dr. Theodore Garlick, of Bedford, O,, and
read by Mr. Fred. Mather, on “ The Birth of Fish Culture,
in America;” “Brook Trout Culture,” by Mr. F. H.
Douseman, of Chicago ; ” “ The Uses of Coal Tar in Fish
Culture,” by Mr. Fred. Mather. A talk was given by Col.
McDonald, of Virginia, on “The Virginia System of
Fish-Ways ; ’’ and Mr. E. B. Paxton had a discussion of
“The Detroit River Fisheries." Among the papers which
could not bo read for lack of time, was one by Prof. G.
Brown Good, entitled “ A Biography of the Menhaden."

This inaugural meeting will we hope bear excellent
fruit. The new Association has started strong, and with
a display of wisdom. In Seeking Congressional action a
difficult task has been instituted, but the meeting went
about it in a way which seems to promise excellent re¬
sults.

We shall publish an abtract of all the papers next
week. Since the meeting we have received personal
visits from some of the Fish Commissioners who were
present, and they seem to feel as if good would come on’t.

E. A. BRACKETT to LIVINGSTON STONE.

Winouester, Muss., October 3, 1878.

Mr. Editor Tn your Issue of the 2d Is another card from niy
friend, Livingston Stone, In regard to California salmon dying
after spawning, and calling upon the writer of the Massachusetts
Fish Commissioners’ Report of 1877-8 to retract his statement and
“ rescue him from the imputation of giving utterance to such au
utterly stupid and senseless speech."

As author of said report I should he happy were It in my power
to relieve Mr. Stone from the unfortunate dilemma In which he
is placed from malting wjiat he is pleased to call “ an utterly stu¬
pid and senseless speeoh," and still more from the folly of ap¬
pearing to deny statements made over his own signature and
printed in the United States Fish Commissioners’ Report; hut I
can Only do so by assuming that tho articles in Baird's report
signed Livingston Stone were written by some other person. As
I promptly answered his first card, will yon he kind enough to
reprint my letter of May Stth, or forward a copy to him.

Yours truly, E. A. Brackett,
Massachusetts Commissioner of Inland Fisheries.

The New York Archery Club.— The movement tend¬
ing toward the organization of an archery club in New
York City is making rapid progress, and a number of
good names have already been sent in to our office. A
meeting of those interested will he held at the Metropoli¬
tan Hotel on Saturday evening next at 8 p. m., when
preliminaries will bo arranged. We understand that a
suitable and convenient out-door range has been secured,
and that negotiations for in-door practice during the
winter months are ponding.

— Our readers' attention is called to the advertisement
of Messrs. Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., who are now
publishing in monthly parts the best work extant on the
subject of “ Dairy Farming.”

FOREST AND STREAM

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SINGULAR CASE OF A HIBERNATING PIG

AT one of our groat copper mines lately opened at a
place called Little Buy, a remarkable instance oc¬
curred of a pig passing the whole of last winter in a Btate
of hibernat ion, without food of any kind, and at length
coming forth alive, but in a most attenuated and woe¬
begone condition. I may state that the following narra¬
tive of the ease is perfectly reliable, as I liarl the l’aots
from Mr. Eblerskausen, one of the proprietors of the
mine, who was at Little Bay when the event occurred,
and saw the pig after its incarceration. A wooden house
for an office was built on sloping ground and supported
on “shores,” so that there was a considerable vacant
space underneath the floor. Just before this space was
finally boarded in, a pig had crept in and coiled himself
in a quantity of shavings and fallen fast asleep. The car¬
penter who was employed on the job did not see the ani¬
mal when closing the foundation. The office was not
immediately occupied, so that the noise made by the pig
on awaking and his struggles to get out were unheard.
Finding himself in durance vile, the pig, like a true phi¬
losopher, resolved to accommodate himself to circum¬
stances, and wisely determined to submit to the inev¬
itable. He wrapped himself in the shavings, turned his
back on an ungrateful and troublesome world, and went
to sleep for the winter. In the northern part of the island
the cold is very intense, and soon the temperature re¬
duced poor piggy to the comatose condition in which cer¬
tain animals pass the winter, altogether uncouscious. His
mysterious disappearance was mourned and commented
on, but it was supposed that, being of a truant, roving dis¬
position, he had lost Iris way in the woods. When he
thus retired from active life lie was a remarkably plump
animal and a credit to his owner, who intended, to turn
him into bacon about Christmas ; and fortunately for
liimsplf ho carried a viaticum in his own fat which kept
up the animal heat and sustained life daring the long
winter. The apartment in which he lay was closed in
on the 22d of November, 1878, and on that day piggy was
“lost to sight." The office was occupied, but the tramp
of feet and the “ pother o’er his head” disturbed him
not. He slept as sound as one of the Pharaohs in his
sarcophagus all through the following four months, ut¬
terly indifferent to the Afghanistan campaign or the dis¬
aster at Isandula. But at length the genial warmth of
April suns began to thaw the frozen ground, and bis vital
energies returned ; his provisions were exhausted ; he
rubbed his eyes, turned over and managed to utter some
feeble grunts, which astonished and alarmed the occu¬
pants of the office in no small degree. At first they were
inclined to attribute the mysterious noises to a supernat¬
ural origin, but as piggy’s sense of hunger became keener
his grunts and kaockings for release became more imper¬
ative. A board or two was at length removed and poor
piggy was drawn out, “ the ghost of his former self” — a
perfect skeleton. His appearance was described to me
by one who saw him as most extraordinary, pathetic and
yet highly ludicrous. The ribs on each side seemed to
have met ; the hams had vanished and only the hip-
joints stood up, gaunt and angular ; the vertebrae could
be counted, and the ears, which had resisted the disinte¬
grating process best, hung from the disproportionately
large skull in a most ridiculous manner. The eyes looked
out of deep bony sockets with a profoundly melancholy
expression, as if their owner had been in the other world
and had found there specially hard times. For a time
no one recognized him, but at length the woman who
owned him declared, with tears in her eyes, that she
knew him by a peculiar turn in his tail. He had a sin¬
gularly graceful curl in this appendage— the only aesthetic
point about him — and this had survived the destruction
of all his tissues. The poor woman's joy over the recov¬
ery of her lost pet was quite touching. The news spread
rapidly. The miners gathered from all quarters to view
the wonderful pig who had lived for 142 days without food
or drink. One of them, more book-learned than the rest,
remarked that “ it reminded him of the seven sleepers of
Ephesus but his observation was profanely scoffed at
by the others, as it was felt to be unwarrantable attempt
to disparage the performance of their own wonderful pig,
of which they had all reason to be proud. Piggy's tor-
nine was made. Presents flowed in upon the “ craythur.”
Delicacies unheard of in the dietary of pigbood were lib¬
erally supplied to nourish liini during his invalid condi¬
tion. Warm compounds of oatmeal and biscuit, flavored
with delicious scraps and tit- bits from kindly housewives,
soon began to tell on his condition and swell out his lean
flanks. His story went the round of the mines, and ev¬
erywhere awoke sympathy and enthusiasm. He is now
as plump as ever, and the curl in his tail is even more
strongly pronouncod than before. He is observed to shun
oarefully the scene of his imprisonment. Whether hiber¬
nating in thiB way, in the case of a pig, is a new fact in
natural history, I am unable to determine.

M. Harvey,

How Fish Heak. — In connection with the apparently
inexi>licableactionof the Upper Soda Springs (Cal.) trout),
recently narrated in our columns, and growing out of the
investigation of that subject, Commissioner B. B. Bed¬
ding sends us the following communication, which con¬
tains, in tlie discovery of the true hearing of flshos, one
of the most interesting scientific facts of the times. The
loug mooted question of the hearing of fishes is now sat-
isfactoril3T settled, Our correspondent writes :

San Fhanoisco, Sept. 19 tjt, 1879.
JSditor Forest and Stream : —

In Forest anp Stream of Sept. 11th you publish the
fact, reported by me, that the trout confined m a pond at
Uppor Soda Springs, Siskiyou County, Cal,, would jump
up into the flume which, supplied the pond with water,
swim through the flume to a certain point, four feet be¬
low which, on the ground, an independent stream of
water was passing at a right angle. When the trout
reached tills point they would leap out of the flume into
the rivulet, and so escape to the river from which they
had originally been taken.

You ask, as many others have asked, now did the fish
know, when they reached this point in the flume, that
an independent stream was flowing benoath them ?

The attention of Prof. E. D. Cope, the eminent natural¬
ist, having been called to the above facts, he has given me
an explanation which seems entirely satisfactory. He
tells me that at the base of every scale of the trout, at a
point where the scale is united with the skiu, is a nerve ;
that all these nerves, from the base of every scale, lead to
a large ganglion situated on the centre of the forehead of
the fish below the eyes ; and that nerves from this gan¬
glion communicate to tlio internal ear. These nerves, at
the base of each scale, are formed to receive vibrations in
water. Any vibrat ion in water reaching the scales of the
fish is thus communicated to the internal ear. If, as was
the fact, one of the timbers that supported the flume rest¬
ed in the running water on the. ground, the vibrations of
this running water on the ground would Ire carried by
this timber to the flume and to the water in it, fom- feet
above, and the ear of the fish would separate anti take
cognizance of the difference in the vibrations, as the
human ear in the air distinguishes the difference between
the voices of friends.

Prof. Cope's explanation was complete in scientific de¬
tail, and made clear by a drawing of the scale, ganglions
and internal ear, and, while not attempting to quote his lan¬
guage, I think I have givon the substance of his elucida¬
tion of what To me and others has heretofore been mys¬
terious. K.

Habitat op Sharptailed Grouse— Marietta. On., Sept.
29tli. — Your correspondent in the issue of Sept. 25th, writ¬
ing of the slmrptailed grouse, thinks that it has never been
found south of latitude 43.

In 1840-45 this species was abundant in Southern Wis¬
consin and Northern Illinois as far south as Chicago (lat.
42), always frequenting the timber, which gave it tire
local name of burr-oak grouse. We used to consider its
flesh of finer flavor than that of its congener, the prairie
hen. S. 0. C.

Abnormal Growth of a Parrot’s Beak.— Our con¬
temporary, the London Field, in a recent issue, publishes
a wood-out Bhowing to what an extraordinary size the
bill of a parrot may grow when it is not kept worn down
by constant use. The Field says : —

Tlie abnormal growth of an organ which, under natural
conditions, should be worn away by use, is well known
to naturalists, being in itself of very common occurrence.
Not a season passes but we receive a number of heads of
rats, rabbits and other rodents, with the incisor teeth
enormously elongated from tlie want of exact opposition
of the two jaws, arising generally from some accidental
injury which has caused the displacement.

In the case of wild birds living in a state of nature a
similar mal-formation will sometimes occur. A corre¬
spondent has kindly forwarded two heads of the common
green Indian parrot, the most remarkable of which we
engrave of the natural size. The following note accom¬
panied the heads :

“At Hauppev, near Meerut, Northwest Provinces,
India, Lieut. E. D. H. Daly shot into a flock of the com¬
mon green parrots, when the heads of two old parrotB
were found with the bills singularly deformed. He sent
them to England, thinking some naturalist there might
be interested in seeing these bills. Probably the parrots
were shot in the month of May or April, 1879.”

In both these skulls the under mandible appeared to be
somewhat abnormal, wanting its sharp cutting edge, con¬
sequently the upper one, not being cut or worn away,
grew until it attained the singular dimensions shown in
the wood-cut.”

The wood-cut shows the bill, in the specimen figured,
to have grown downwards and backwards until it almost
or quite reaches the bird’s throat.

A Mistake Corrected. — We have received, under the
above heading, and print without comment, the follow¬
ing note : —

In Forest and Stream of July 11th, 1878, Dr. James
C. Merrill, U. S. A., records the capture by himself of a
new accession to the avifauna of the United States, in
the Buteo albo-caudutus. This was the first announce¬
ment made in print of this interesting discovery. Nev¬
ertheless in the August number of the American Natural¬
ist Dr. Coues makes this statement :

“ According to an editorial note, Dr. Merrill's additions
to the United States fauna are twelve in number, includ¬
ing two also taken by Mr. Seunett, and first published by
us as such, namely, the Mexican Mi/iurehus and Buteo al-
bo-candatus."

So far as the Buteo is concerned, this claim is wholly
unfounded. Dr. Merrill was the first to make mention of
his own discovery. See Forest and Stream, July Utli,
1878, page 443, column 2, line 18. More than this, in the
number of tlie Country for July 13th, to which Dr, O.
refers as his medium, the announcement of the discovery
of this new species by Dr. Merrill was made by the under¬
signed. So that Dr. C. was not in advance of my state¬
ment, while Dr. M. was in advance of us both.

It is not a very material point to claim, even if it wore
woll founded, as it is not. T. M. Brewer.

Whose Mist a ke V— Cleveland, O.. Sepl. 2<$tln— In your
article in issue of 18th inst., telling of capture of yellow
rail (P. novaboraceusis) in New Jersey, there is a mis¬
statement in your saying it is confined to Pastern North
America. I now have three specimens in my collection
(have had five), all shot by my father in this locality with
one exception, aud that was caught by his dog, the little
fellow refusing to fly. Besides these, I know of the
taking of three others near here in the laBt seven years.

They are rare here, but their taking to wing so reluc¬
tantly mokes them seem more so than they really are.
My father is very confident that he saw a black rail (P.
Janiaicensis) last spring ; but a good two hours’ hunt
where he saw him alight failed to move him. He first
arose so near him that lio was afraid of shooting him to
pieces, and he had a good chance to observe tho bird.

H. E. Chubb.

We would suggest to our correspondent that Cleveland,
O., is not so far west as to be excluded from Eastern
North America. The yellow rail has been before re¬

ported from Ohio, and even from Illinois, and yet its
habitat is givon. by those who know must about it,
as Eastern North America, We recommend our cor¬
respondent to look this matter up. Eastern North Amer¬
ica does not necessarily mean the Atlantic seaboard.

Wild Rice. — Mr. Richard Valontine, a prominent citi¬
zen of Janesville, Wis., has confeiTed many obligations
upon sportsmen by assisting them in procuring wild rice
for sowing around private ponds and preserves. Of
course he expects to he paid the incidental expenses of
procuring the same from the Indians ; ho asks nothing
more. He has justnow ad vised ns that he has procured 100
bushels of this season’s crop (which ho had to engage a
year in advance), and offers it for sale. Those wishing to
buy should apply at once, as the kernels should be sown
before they become hard.

In Memoriam. — Frank — than whom a more devoted and
fdUhful friend never lived — is dead I To tho many who
never knew him, it is of no moment whatever. To some
wjio knew him, but to whom ho refused that attentive
friendship which he gave to others, Iris death is but an
idle tale, of momentary interest only. But to his master,
friend, and to the children whom he loved as they loved
him, it is a different matter.

Why is it, that as the story of this dog's death when
first repeated, brought hot tears to the eyes of his play¬
mates, so each rehearsal of the touching scene opens these
salty fountains afresh ? He “ died in his harness.” His
years were not few. Of patrician blood and a pedigree
which crossed the water, now along time since, ho hon¬
ored his strain both in his life and in his death. The nat¬
ural characteristics of his canina nature were such as liis
master oft noted with profit. Unusually gifted with in¬
telligence, modest, affectionate to a degree seldom seen,
absolutely devoted to tho presence, whose hand and voice
he loved, and never so happy as when that hand and voice
commanded or oaresBecl, active, stanch, and '"always
faithful, he was an example to many who boast a higher
intelligence and nature.

His edueation had been thorough, and the innocent,
pride winch he manifested in demonstrating liow much
aud how well he knew, was fairly pathetic.

When he saw the gun taken down from the rack, or de¬
tected those first preliminary steps toward a day’s sport,
Ills eye brightened and his pulse quickened until he fairly
renewed his youth, and became as active as tlie youngest.
We shall not soon forget that joyful voice which assured
us again and again that the day’s work and interest was
to be in common.

Mindful of his age, wo had not allowed him to fret dur¬
ing these hot days, while looking up our friend Philopela
minor, but had taken his fellow-worker, Cush, leaving
him at home, to welcome us upon our return. His re¬
proachful look, however, decided us a few days since, to
take our faithful friend along for a day's work and fun, es¬
pecially for him. And so we. started one fine September
morning, with the old fellow never so cheerful, bright,
and active. Once in the field, how well the ground is
covered ! As we leave the open cornfield and approach
the cover, knowledge that comes of instinct, education,
and experience, shows itself in every movement, and tho
delight of the hour is evident. Ah ! Poor Frank I Enjoy
each minute to the full I Thine horn's are numbered ! In
the full pursuit of what was given to be thy work, shalt
thou shortly cross to the “ happy hunting grounds " be¬
yond !

And so the morning passes, working slowly as may be,
in his favor, until speaking to him, commanding him to
“seek dead,” we suddenly notice a hesitancy new to him,
and as we look in growing doubt if he hears us at all, he
turns to the brook, laps a few drops of water, turns his
head toward his master, who loved him, and whom lie
loved, lifts one foot, as though to cross the boundary, aud
falls, never lo • ■ seek dead ” again — never to answer to auy
call more !

Ilis work is done. To him who never knew a dog's
faithful affection, this story is empty. To the “ hand of
brothers,” who each know and watch the friendship of
some such humble friend, this story of an empty kennel
will have its interest and moral. — [Communicated.

ANOTHER DOG STORY.

Editor Forest and Stream: —

Having read “ A Good Dog Story ” in a recent issue,
and thinking the author will expect some one to try to
“ beat it if he can,” I furnish tlie following

We were all seated around the old fashioned wood
stove that graces the bar room of the Porter’s Lake
House, enjoying our pipes, relating our experiences of the
day, and discussing the relative merits of our dogs. All
of us were in the finest humor, for we had good shooting
that day, having bagged, I think, thirty-eight birds (ruffed
grouse).

Sir Wes. Drake, aswealwaj'sealledhiiu, was very tired,
having tramped over more ground, and shot two more
birds than the best one in our party, and sat only as a
listener. After all had told their stories, Sir Wes. said lie
wanted to tell of his pointer, Fanny. “You know, sir,
that Fanny was the best pointer I ever owned. I could
trust her anywhere, and with anything. Why, sir, she
used to stain I on her game, and then emop softly up, put
her foot on it, and return to the house. No money could
purchase Fanny, but I was obliged to part with her alter
all. One day she crossed the stream on the ice, to hunt
in a meadow opposite, and returned as far as the middle
of the stream, when the ice gave way and Fanny was
drowned. Poor dog I I mourned for her a long time, sir,
I did, aud would have no other dog ; in fact I needed no
othei-.”

Here Sir Wes. stopped to light his pipe, and one of the
party knowing he was a lover of a good dog, asked him
how this was. •• Well, sir, I Will tell you. I wauteS
something to remind me of Fanny, aud as I found hertlie
next day, I took her hide, had it nicely tanned and made

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into a vest. Just where the last buttom of the vest came,
was the end of Fanny’s nose, and, sir, every time I came
where there was game, that nose would turn to windward
and point, sir, in as good Btyle as Fanny herself did.”

P. Hulsizer.

Bloomsbury, N, J,, Sept. 30th.

Remarkable Case of Maternal Instinct.— Branham,
Texas, Sept. 36th,— Editor Forest and Stream, .-—An ar¬
ticle in last week's Forest and Stream calls to mind the
following : In 1870 I raised a fine pointer bitch whose first
season of heat came on so that it would have interfered
with her training in the field. She was confined and kept
from the dog. At the end of the ordinary period of ges¬
tation. Flirt (by name) became very restless and made
several beds under the house apparently making prepara¬
tion to drop her imaginary pups. It happened about this
time that I brought two orphan lambs to the house to try
and raise them by hand. Flirt hearing the pitiful cries
of the little things, came up to them and began licking
and caressing them with sighs of pity and Borrow. Soon
the little fellows began to suck her, she submitting to
these attempts very patiently. In a day or two I noticed
that she was giving milk, and that the lambs refused to
be fed by hand. In short, she became their foster-mother
and raised them ; she permitted no one and nothing to
approach them, not even my wife and little children, with¬
out showing distress and anger. As they grew older it
was a truly beautiful sight to see them gamboling and
frisking about the yard, Flirt joining in their games with
great zest and maternal pride. When the lambs were okl
enough to be taken from her she showed her grief in many
ways. I have not embellished this, or told half of many
interesting things about it, Wal.

Bloodhounds. —A South Carolina gentleman has
brought a pack of bloodhounds to New York, to exhibit
their method of working. He proposes to give exhibi¬
tions of tins kind of chase at Jerome Park next Friday.

— Mr. James N. Nelson claims the name Clicquot, for a
red Irish setter, whelped April 20th, 1879, by champion
Elcho, out of Rose.

_Mr. Max Wenzel, of Hoboken, N, J.t claims the name
Chief, for an all red Irish setter puppy out of Duck, by
Berkley ; purchased of Mr. T, Fottler, of the Boston Ken¬
nel Club.

— Mr. Jno. H. Meyer, of New York, has bred his black
pointer bitch, Rena, (Pete-Mab) to Mr. Fisher Howe’s
Rex, (Grafton's Jim- Whisky).

U ntioitnl jgnstinm.

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

Oot.9— Newark,— Newark vs. Paterson.

Oot. 10-11-13— Nieetown.— English eleven vs. Philadelphia fifteen.
Oct 13-14 — Hamilton.— Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Hamilton.

Oct 15-16— Stenton.— English Eleven vs. Young America Club.
Oet. 15-16— Hoboken— Columbia College vs. fit. Georges.

Oct- 18— Chestnut Hill.— Belmont vs. Chestnut H11L
Oct. 21-22— Stateu Island.— England vs. Ireland.

All Philadelphia Team.— The following players have
been selected to represent the Philadelphia fifteen who
are to contest against Dafts English Team, on the Ulth,
11th and 18th, at Nieetown : George, Charles, Dan, and
Robert Newhall, Van Renssalner, George and Clark, of
the Young America ; Brewster, Brown, Caldwell, John
and Robert Hargreave, Germantown ; Law and Thayer,
Motion ; and Butcher, Chestnut Hill.

All-Philadelphia vs, Gentlemen of Ireland.— The
finest game ever played in this country, was commenced
on the Germantown Grounds, at Nieetown, near Philadel¬
phia, on Friday, September 25tli, and finished on the next
day Three days had been set aside for this grand inter¬
continental contest, but the splendid playing of the All-
Philadelphia Eleven rendered but three innings necessary,
and to the astonishment of evetyone, the game was fin¬
ished at the close of the second days' play. Both teams
were thoroughly representative, and the first victory in
the annals of international cricket was scored by the
Americans of the Quaker City. The day waB magnificent,
perhaps a little cool, with the wind blowing from the
northwest. The grounds never looked to better advan¬
tage, the turf being in splendid order. The wicket on
which so many goodly international contests have taken
place, was pronounced by Giles, the St. George's profes¬
sional, who had gone over to umpire for Philadelphia, the
best lie had ever seen there, in fact, “ a grand wicket.”
Early in the day, the grand stand, capable of holding one
thousand persons, began to fill with the elite of Philadel-
delphia Every seat was reserved, and had been sold
many days before the match. The club house was rich
with flags, and to the right of it the willow still waved,
over which Smith, of Wilskires team, made his famous
leg-hit. This, and other old land marks are always pointed
out as each international match comes round. Thetrains
came out from Philadelphia struggling with their heavy
loads and from every car window appeared the beaming
faces' of an excited and expectant throng. From the
number of small boys, one would judge that education
iu Philadelphia had for a time been discontinued, for they
hung in bunches from the platforms, while others cooly
roosted on the engine's cow-catcher. As train after tram
emotied its living freight, the long grassymeadow to the
west of the ground was filled by long strings of visitors,
who ill single file, wended their way to the entrance gate;
while a more anxious crowd would ind ulge in a go-as-vou-
nlease race, from the station to the ground. Even Phila¬
delphia felt the contagion. It was ablaze with colored
•nosters. depicting a terrific batsman, in the act of slash¬
ing away at what seemed a No. 4 bomb ; a lone, and ap¬
parently 'unconscious fielder, producing a perspective,
while a squatting wicket-keeper appeared behind the
sfumDS ready te receive the shot ; an illustration of Faith,
Hone and Charity. The effect was immense. Before the
arrival of the Irish team, there was a deep ring of specta¬
tors arc^dthe ground. The Philadelphians were all on

hand, aud a fresh and cleanly shaven looking lot they
were, from the Captain down. They indutged in a. little

Eractice, while one of the patrons of the game fielded the
all with a new silk hat. The little boys looked on. Pres¬
ently the grand stand was filled to the brim, and here and
there, among the handsome toilets, was the typical daugh¬
ter of Penn ; bonneted as if to shut out all side commu¬
nication with the outer world, and to concentrate the gaze
of her critical eyes upon the doings of her townsmen. A
yell from the small boys announces the approach of the
Irish team, aud a moment later their captain has won the
toss, and elected to go to the' bat. A huge dinner bell
is rung, and the ground is cleared for the affray.

At 12:15, D. Trotter and N. Hone went to the wickets,
against the bowling of Walter Clark (fast round) and Dan.
Newhall (everything). Clark began from the lower end,
and Trotter cut him for a single. N. Hone followed with
a leg hit for 1 , and placed the last ball of Dam Newhall’s
first over to mid on for 2. Chas. Newhall (fast round) re¬
lieved Clark, and three maidens followed. In C. New-
hall’s third over, Trotter was well caught by Large at
point 4 — 1 — 1. Sir George Colthurst joined N. Hone, and
after running 2 on a leg bye, settled down to careful bat¬
ting, the bowling being excellent and well supported in
the field. After each batsman had scored a single off D.
Newhall, three more maidens were put down. Colthurst
then got D. Newhall to leg for 1, and in the next over, C.
Newhall to the same place, for the like amount. He then
cut D. Newhall for 1. the ball behm finely fielded, An¬
other maiden for C. Newhall. N. Hone drove D. New-
liall for 1, and Colthurst hit him to leg for a double. N.
Hone drew C. Newhall for 2, and D. Newhall scored a
maiden. N. Hone in the next over, cut C. Newhall
through the slips for 1. and Colthurst drove him finely
on the on for 3. D. Newhall sent down a lobto Colthurst
which he placed to mid on for a single, ancl then slipped
C. Newhall for 1. Colthurst, who had the howling to
himself, hit D. Newhall in the next over to square leg for
1, and C. Newhall bowled a maiden. In D. Newhall’s
twelfth over, he got N. Hone’s off stump with a slow one,
24 — 2—9. \V. Hone, jr, came next, and C. Newhall bowled
Colthurst with a bailer — 24 — 3 — 12. Brougham joined W.
Hone, jr., aud after three maidens D. Newhall got the lat-
ter's middle stump with another slow one-24— 4-0, Three
wickets had now fallen without the score being increased,
and it certainly appeared as if a funk had been established.
Nunn partnered Brougham, and after drivingD. Newhall
for a single. waB cleaned bowled on the first ball of the
next over, from C. Newhall — 25 — 5—0. G. Hone secured
a single, and retired on a slow “ Yorker" from D. New¬
hall — 26—6 — 1 . Miller joined Brougham, who hit C. New¬
hall to leg for 4 under the ropes. The former after being
missed by Hargreave at the wickets off C. Newhall,
snicked mm to leg for a single. Brougham then got him
to leg for 3, and he retaliated by bowling Miller — 35 — 7 —
1. Casey joined Brougham, and after each bowler had
contributed two maidens, the latter was bowled by D.
Newhall — 35 — 8 — 7. Hamilton, the next man, began by
driving D. Newhall to the on for 1, Casey followed with
aline off drive for a couple, and then ran a leg bye, Ham¬
ilton pulling the last ball of the over to the on for a single.
In the next over, Hamilton hit C, Newhall finely to leg
for 3, and Casey hit him to same place for 5, a bad over¬
throw by Law assisting with 4. D. Newhall contributed
two maidens. Hamilton drove C. Newhall over his head
for 2, and in his next over to the off for 3. Casey then
snicked a high one off the same bowler, over R, Newhall,
at long slip for a double. In D. Newhall's twenty-second
over, Hamilton's off stump was lowered by a slow round
— 55—9—10. Exham, the last man, drew D. Newhall for
1, and in C. Newhall's next over, ran two byes ; the fol¬
lowing ball he hit into Caldwell’s hands at cover point.
The side was out at 2 p.m. The tins showing — 58 — 10 — 1.

The most enthusiastic eheeringfollowed this result, and
the rising generation of cricketers yelled to their heart’s
delight. An hour was devoted to an excellent luncheon,
and at 3 P.M. Brewster aud J. Hargreaves Went to the bat
against the bowling of Exham (slow round), Club House
end, and Hamilton (very fast round). Brewster at once
drove Exliaui to the on for 2, aud Hargreave snicked
Hamilton to leg for a single. 'When 5 runs had been hit
and a bye run, Brewster was thrown out by Hamilton —
0 — 1 — 2. John Large joined Hargreave, and cut the fast
bowler for a single. Hargreaves followed with 1 to leg,
and Large scored a single. Hargreaves was then stumped
by Brougham off Hamilton — 9 — 2 — 4. R. Newhall suc¬
ceeded. aud hit Hamilton to leg for 3. In Exham’s next
R. Newhall got him to mid on under the ropes for 4, and
the next ball to long on for 3. Splendid cricket followed,
R. Newhall hitting hard and dean, and good fielding sup¬
porting the fair bowling, Casey stopping several hot ones
at cover point. After six overs from Exham, he was re¬
lieved by Nunn (fast round). In Hamilton’s seventh R.
Newhall got him to long off for 3, and Large to leg for 4.
The bowlers then changed ends, but both batsmen con¬
tinued to score freely. In Hamilton’s eleventh, the first
ball clean bowled K. Newhall for a splendid free, all
round innings of 39, in which was three 4s, three 2s, two
2s and single— 54— 3— 30. Caldwell joined Large and hit
Nunn to long off for 2. They ran a bye, and Caldwell
cut Hamilton for 2. This tied the Irish score, and
cheer after cheer went up from the multitude of specta¬
tors. The scene was one of great excitement. Nunn’s
eighth was a splendid over, almost bowling Large, and
after a bye had been run, having Caldwell stumped. ,
Large continued to play both bowlers with ease, and Ex¬
ham relieved Nunn, in his first over, Large hit him to
point, aud Nunn held it finely ; his score of 18 was worthy
of all praise. It was made up of two 4s, three 2s and
single — 05 — 4 — 18. Dan Newhall, the next man, was al¬
most caught and bowled first ball. Caldwell, after con¬
tributing a good 9, was stumped by Brougham off Ex¬
ham— 68— 5 — 9. Thayer followed, and Nunn put down
three maidens, Dan Newhall hitting him later to long on
for 4, and long off for 3. In Nunn’s thirteenth Dan New¬
hall cut him for 3. The next over from Exham was well
played by Thayer, who by bad judgment ran himself out
— 84 — 6 — 2. Clarke filled the vacancy. Hamilton went
ou again at Nunn’s end, and Dan Newhall cut him well
for 2 ; he was then finely caught by Trotter at long on.
His score of 17 was compiled with one 4, two 8s, two 2s
and single— 86— 7— 17. George Newhall partnered Clark,
and in Hamilton's seventeenth over was missed at long
leg by Miller, who made a splendid try for it with a sore
hand. Exham's next over was badly punished by both
batsmen, 9 runs being secured off it. Clark got him to

the Topes past mid on for 4 and a 2. A bye followed, and
G. Newhall cut the la3t for a single, hut an overthrow in¬
creased the hit to 8. As 100 was put up it was the signal
for deafening applause. The small boys were in their
glory. Exham handed the ball to Casey (alow over hand),
and his first hall was hit, hard and clean, to leg by G.
Newhall for 3, and Clark succumbed to his fourth.
Clark’s score ot 8 was marked by one 4 and two 2s — 106
— 8 — 8. Chas. Newhall partnered his brother, who con¬
tributed 9 more runs in three hits before stumps were
drawn at 5 p. m. — 11 5 for 8. The wicket-keeping of Broug¬
ham was remarkably fine at times, and the fielding of W.
Hone, jr., deserves mention. There were thousands of
spectators, which shows that the Philadelphia public is
being educated up to the enjoyment of the fine points of
the game.

A beautiful warm day welcomed the continuation of
this grand match, and at 11.50 a.m. an immense but very
orderly crowd encircled the ground. It was estimated
that the number present was much larger than that of the
previous day.

G. Newhall and C. Newhall, the two “not outs," began
at once a partnership of great merit, the bowling of Casey
and Hamilton being first-class and well supported. The
latter, however, was not nearly up to ms New York
speed. G. Newhall, after making several fine cuts off
Casey and adding 8 to his score of the previous day, was
magnificently caught by Nunn at mid off, off Exham,
who had followed Casey. His score of 28 was a fine ex¬
hibition, with one exception, of safe cricket. It was
made up of four 3s, six 2s and singles — 125 — 9 — 88. Law
joined C. Newhall. Exliam’s next was badly punished by
both batsmen, yielding 8 runs. Nunn relieved him.
Steady play then became the order of the day, C. New¬
hall playing Hamilton, who was bowling finely, with
good judgment. Nine successive maidens were then
bowled. Law, in Nunn’s following over, got him to leg
for a single, and in his next cut him for 1. After Ham¬
ilton had bowled eight maidens Miller (medium round)
was put on at his end ; he was at once placed in the slips
by Law for 2, Casey again relieving Nunn, and in the
next over Cbas. Newhall was run out. His 13 was com¬
posed of one 3, four 2s and singles. Law carried his bat
for a good 7. Total 149, of which the Newhall quartette had
contributed 88, the play of the last two batsmen being
most excellent. _

At 1.15 P.M. Sir George Colthurst and W. Hone, jr., ap¬
peared at the wicket, and Chas. Newhall opened fire from
the lower end. Colthurst got him to leg for a double and
a single, the last ball of the over injuring W. Hone, jr,
In D. Newhall’s over, Colthurst was given out 1. b. w.—
3—1 — 3. Nunn followed, and after scoring 5 was bowled
by Dan Newhall— a fine piece of work— 13— 2 — 5. Broug¬
ham joined W. Hone, jr„ the latter driving C. Newhall
for 2, and in attempting a “stupendous smite” broke his
bat in half, and with his new one played the last ball of
the over on his wicket— 13— 3— 5. Trotter came next,
and scored a 3 to cover point off C. Newhall. Brougham
in the next over was sharply run out by D. Newhall — 20
— 5—3. Miller, the next man, partnered N. Hone, while
he made 6 off both bowlers. In C. Newhall’s next he
played 1 on his wicket— 26— 6— 6. Intermission was then
had for lunch. At 3 P.M. the game was resumed, and
Casey, who had filled the captain's place, began to wake
up the field by some sharp running. Both batsmen now
increased the score to 50, when the nimble Casey ran him¬
self out as usual — 50 — 7 — 7. G, Hone succeeded, and
Miller placed the ball in D. Newhall’s hands at mid off,
off C. Newhall. His 10, top Boore of lii9 side, was well
obtained— 51— 8 — 16. Hamilton filled his place, and at
once began “letting out ” at both bowlers ; lie was, how¬
ever, had by D, Newhall for 5 — 68 — 9 — 5. As Exham
joined G. Hone, nothing could prevent a one-innings de¬
feat was now felt by both sides ; but the score was run up
to 83 before C. Newhall Bpread Exham’s stumps. He had
made his 11 in t hree hits— one of which, a 4 to leg, off C.
Newhall, was much applauded. G. Hone carried out his
bat for a good 15—82—19—15, Philadelphia winning by
an innings and 9 runs. Umpires — Rylott for Gentlemen
of Ireland ; Giles for All-Philadelphia. Score : —

GENTLEMEN OP IKE LAND.

First Inning. Second Inning.

D. Trotter, c. Large, b. C.New- , _

Rail . 1 b, J>. Newhall . 3

N. Hone, b.D. Newhall . 9 b. G. Newhall,.- . 6

Sir G. Colthurst, b. G. New- , , , „ . „

hall . 12 1. b. w., b. D. Newhall . 3

W. none, jr., b. D. Newhall u b. C. Newhall . ... 5

H. Brougham, 1). D. Newhall. 7 runout...... . 2

J. Nunn, b. C. Newhall . 1 b. D. Newhall . o

G. 11 one, b. D. Newhall . 1 notout ..... ............ ... 16

U. Miller, b. C. Newhall . 1 e. D. Newhall, b. C. Newhall. 16

G. Cusey, not out . 6 run out . 7

U. Hamilton, b. D. Newhall 16 b.D. Newhall . 6

A. Ex ham, e. Caldwell, b. o.

Newhall . 1 b. C. Newhall... . II

Byes, 3; lee: byes, 4 . . 6 Byes, 8; leg byes, I . 4

Total . 58 Total . 82

united phlladelphia— Pint Inning.

F. Brewster, thrown out Hamilton . . 2

J. Hargreaves, st. Brougham, b. Hamilton . 4

J. Large, c. Sunn, b. Exnam . . . 18

it.NewhaU,b. Hamilton . - . *6

H. N. Caldwell, SI. Brougham, b. Exham . jj

J. B. Thayer, run out . ■ • . 2

I). N ew hull, e. Trotter, b. Hamilton . . 17

F. W. Clark, b. Casey. . . — 8

G. Newhall, c. Nunn, b. Exham . 28

C. Newhall, run out . 1“

S. Law, not out . 7

Byes, 8 ; leg-byes, 2. .. . u

Total . 14"j

PALL OP WICKETS.

Irish.

First Inning . i . 4 24 24 24 26 26 35 35 55 58-58

Soeond Inning. .. . . ....3 13 15 20 20 26 50 51 68 82 — 62

Philadelphia.

First Inning . 6 9 54 65 68 84 86 100 125 149—149

ANALYSIS OF THE BOWLING.

GENTLEMEN OF IRELAND.

Overt, Maidens. Huns. Wickets.

Hamilton . ..84 U

Exham . 21 9

Nunn . 20 7

Casey . -7 2 ,

Miller . 13 1

Philadelphia— First Inning.

0. Newhall . 22.3 12

D. Newhall . . . ., .23 12

W. Clark . 1 0

Second Inning.

C. Newhall . M

D. Newhall..- . . 28 14

FOEEST AND STREAM

707

When it is remembered that the Irish Gentlemen de¬
feated the strong eleven of the Marylebone Club of Lon¬
don this season, the victory for the Philadelphians is
doubly commendable. It must be said, however, that
the very hard condition of the wicket had much to
do with their bad defeat ; the visitors are accustomed to
play at home on very dead ground, which often early in
the season is partly covered with water. The grounds of
the Young America at Stenton would suit them much
better. Special mention should be made of the pro¬
ficiency of the Match Committee, which consisted of the
following-named gentlemen : A. A. Outerbridge, Esq. ; C.
Stuart Paterson, Esq. ; Thomas McKean, Esq. ; F. C. New-
hall, Esq., and John Simms, Esq.

Gentlemen of Ireland vs. United New York.— The
fifth match in the tour of the Irish visitors, was played
at Hoboken, New Jersey, on Sept. 22d and 23d. The New
York fifteen was not representative, and in many respects
it was a weak one. The score will show that the. Irish¬
men won by 213 rims. The feature of the match was
the heavy batting of W. Hone, Jr., in his second
inning : —

GENTLEMEN OF IRELAND.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Sir G. Colthurst, 1. b. w., Gra¬
ham . 5 b. Harvey . 0

W. Hone, jr., b. Lane . 8 b. Harvey . 74

D. N. Trotter, c. Norley, b.

Lane . 7 e. substitute, b. Hooper . 12

H. VV. Broughton, c. Soutter,

b. Graham . 2 c. Conover, b. Lane . 7

N. Hone, b. Hooper . 34 c. Graham, b. Soutter . 17

J. R.Numi,c. Moeran, b. Gra¬
ham . 10 e. Maning, b. Lyon . 3

G. B. Hone, b. Hooper . 31 notout . 3

B. A. Miller, b. Lane . 3 c. Conover, b. Lane . 35

G. Casey, not out . 11 b. Lane . 2

W. Hone, sr., l.b. w. Hooper. 2 c. Norley, b. Harvey . 11

A. F. Exham, c. Moeran, b.

Hooper . 0 o. Harvey, b. Soutter . 14

H. P. Hamilton, o. Banoe, b

Total . . . . . 119 Total.

UNITED NEW yOU

First Inning.

Moore, o. Colthurst, b. Ex¬
ham .

Bance, run out . 11

Soutter, b. Hamilton . 1

Clarke, s. G. B. Hone, b. Ex¬
ham . 1

Moeran, run out . i

Hooper, b. Nunn . 1

Norley, o. Brougham, b . Ex-

ham . I

Graham, c. Nuun, b. Exhain ■

Lane, b. Exham . . I

Conover, c. G. H. Hone, b.

Exbarn .

Harvey, c. Miller, b. Exham. I
Maning, c. Nunn, b. Exham. I

Scott, b. Exham .

Lyon, not out .

Letz, c. Nunn, b. Exham . i

absent . 0

o. Nunn, b. Casey . 14

b. Casey . 0

b. Exham . 0

b. Exham . 8

c. W. Hone, jr., b. Casey . 8

c. Nunn, b. Exham . 0

b. Exham . 7

notout . . 2

c. W. Hone, jr., b. Casey . 3

run out . 1

c. W. Hone, b. Exhain . 3

b. Exham . 0

s. Brougham, b. Casey . 0

b. Exham . 0

Total . 56 Total . 46

FALL OF WICKETS.

GENTLEMEN OF IRLAND.

First Inning . 11 U 20 20 20 33 99 102 104 117 119.

Second inning . 14 43 62 71 112 143 168 169 169 180 197.

UNITED NEW YORK.

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.
united new YORK— First Inning.

Baits. Buns. Maidens. Wickets .

Lane . 136 42 14 8

Graham . 64 26 7 3

Hooper . 41 6 6 5

Soutter . 40 12 4 0

Norley . 32 12 4 0

Moeran . 36 12 0 0

Second Inning.

Hooper . 44 33 0 1

Graham . 12 6 2 0

Lane . 116 43 10 2

Clarke . 12 5 1 0

Harvey . 36 22 3 3

Soutter . 72 24 6 2

Moeran .

Lyo

15

1

Bance .

gentlemen of Ireland — First Inning.

Exham . 95 31 7 10*

Hamilton . 32 6 4 1

Nunn . 64 19 9 1

Second Inning.

Exham . 167 19 6 B

Casey . 160 2T 4 5

England vs. Ireland. — Capt. Daft received a telegram
from Capt. Hone, of the Gentlemen of Ireland, yester¬
day morning, accepting the former’s challenge to play a
two days’ match before their departure. This game, the
only one that will be played in this country, will take
place at Staten Island on the 2tst and 22d msts. It is
needless to say that it will be the finest exhibition that
ever took place on the Western continent.

Paterson vs. St. Georges. — Played at Haildon, near
Paterson, N. J., on Sept. 10th, and won by the home club
by four wickets. Score : —

ST. GEORGE.

First Inning. Second Inning.

G. Giles, not out . 10 b. Brewster . 6

Moeran, b. Bullock . 17 c. sub., b. Bullock . 7

Cuddihy, c. Bullock,b.Brews-

ster . 1 l. b. w„ b. Brewster . 0

G. Giles, jr., b. Bullock . 2 b. Brewster . 1

Sadleir, b. Bullock . 0 b. Bullock . 0

Filmer, c. and b. Brewster. . . 1 not out . 5

G. Blackwell, c. Hinehcliffe,

b. Brewster . 0 b. Brewster . 0

Grant, b. Brewster . 0 b. Brewster . 5

Byes, 3 ; leg-bye, 1 . 4 Byes, 4 ; wide, 1 . 5

Total . 35 Total . 29

PATERSON.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Graham, b. Giles, jr . 1 b. Giles, jr . . 1

Finnigan, handled ball . 5 b. Giles, jr . 3

Loughlin. b. Giles, sr . 3 b. Giles, Jr . 0

Bullock, b. Giles, jr . 6 runout . 2

Brewster, c. Filmer, b. Giles,

sr . 2 not out . 17

Hinehcliffe, run out . 8 b. Giles, jr . 0

D. Hoxsey, b. Giles, jr . 0 runout . 0

G. Hoxsey, b. Giles, Jr . 0 not out . 6

Gourley, b. Giles, jr . 2

Walton, b. Giles, jr . 0

Fitzgerald, not out . 2

Byes, 4; leg-bye, 1 . 5 Byes . 4

Total . 34

Large Scoring in England.— Though the cricket
season is virtually over in England, we may give an ex¬
traordinary score compiled by an eleven of Devonshire
Park, playing against Chiswick on Sept. 6th : —

A. J. Ford, c. Turner, b.

. 169

V. K. Boyle, b. Leese . 81

J. F. Cooper, c. Langluy, b.

Mack . . 65

E, A. Parke, st. Langley, b .
Mack . 45

W. J. Ford, run out . 6

0. Hulton, not put . 127

G. E. Burge, run out.

R. Warker c. Leese,- b. Fin¬
als . 27

F. J. Ford, b. Slack . 19

H. j. Ford, b. Mack . 4

C. H. Dorman, c. Turner, b.

Duke . 24

Widcs, 12: byes, 32; leg byes,

12: . 56

Total . 683

[Y. K. Royle played with Lord Harris’ team early in the
season at Hoboken", N. J.]

Milo, Mich., Sept. 29th. — Saturday afternoon the Young
America Cricket Club again demonstrated that it required
something more than weight of years to play cricket.
The lads have carried everything before them during the
entire season, and have at times played against serious
difficulties. The occasion was the return game between
above club and the Bay View. Messrs. Hooley and
Scherer played a particularly good game. Umpires— C.
Dickens and H. Delliner. Appended is full score : —

BAY VIEW.

Machell, b. Redington . 1

Lumber, b. Bristol, . 3

Henderson, c. Hooley, b. Red¬
ington . 8

Hodge, b. Bristol . 6

McVier. st, Bristol . 1

J. Cochrane, c. Ellis, b. Bris-

vj. uiuorruWj u. lumiuai . o

Dickens, b. Machell . 0

Bristol, b. Machell . 6

Redington, b. Machell _ ... 0

Scherer, c. Powers, b.Machell 10
Murphy, c. Sneden, b. Hen¬
derson . I

S. Oxborrow, b. Machell . 0

G. Hooley, b. Machell . 15

Durbin, not out . 0

Ellis, o. Cochrane, b. Hender¬
son . 7

De La Verge, c. McVier, b.

Henderson . 0

Byes. 4 ; leg byes, 7 : wides,

7. is

tol . - - . -

W. Cochrane, not out . 0

MeNabib. Bristol.... >. . 1

Powers, c. Dickens, b. Bris-

Byes

Total . 34

Total . . . .

Appended will be found the bowling analysis : —

YOUNG AMERICAS.

Otters. Wickets. Maidens: Widcs. Buns.

0

BAY VIEWS.

Maobell . 60 8 2 6 16

Lambert . 12 0 0 1 11

Henderson . 54 3 0 0 23

A return match will soon be played between the same
elevens.

Newark vs. Orange. — Played at Newark, N. J., Sept.
22d. This was the return match between these olubs.
The score will show that the home team gained an easy
victory ; —

NEWARK.

Williams, b. Potter . 6

Jefferson, b. D. Clark . 4

Aired Boote, c. Hardy, b. Hardy . 24

Poinier, run out . 12

Borrie, b. Rothschild . 13

W. Knight, b. Hardy . 3

Brientnall, b. Rothschild . 2

Wolters, b. Rothschild . 8

Hallis.b. Potter . 6

Dltmais, not out . 3

Mills, c. Hardy, b. Rothschild . 0

Byes, 18; log byes, 3; wide balls, 12 ; . 33

Total . 114

ORANGE.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Hardy, b. Boote . 3 b. Boote . 1

B. Clarke, b. Hallis . 0 c. Wolters, b. Boote . 5

Rothschild, run out . 0 b. Wolters . 2

Wilkinson, o. Rerrle, b.

Boote . 7 b. Hallis . 1

Parker, b. Hallis . 0 b. Wolters . 0

Payne, o. Wolters, b. Boote.. 0 b. Wolters . 0

D. Clark, stumped Williams, b.

Boote . 0 o. Boote, b. Boote . 2

Potter, c. Hallis, b. Boote . 0 notout . 3

Pierce, run out . 0 c. Wolters, b, Boote . 1

Irving, e, Boote . 0 b. Borrie . 2

Cooper, not out . 0 run out . 6

Leg byes . 4 Byes, 2 ; leg byes, 3 ; wide

ball, 1 . 6

Total . 14 Total . 28

Cricket at Trenton, N, J. — Two olubs have been
formed at the eapital this season. The Trenton Cricket
Club, and the Americus Cricket Club. Mr. Richard
Stevens, Jr., son of Mr. Stevens who used to play for the
Philadelphia and St. George Clubs, is secretary of the
latter.

Haverford College vs. University of Penn.— The
second annual game between these colleges was played
on the Merion Club grounds, at Ardmore, Pa., on Sept.
17th and 18th, when Haverford won by 8 wickets. This
is one of the most popular local matches of the season
in Philadelphia, and it does much to increase a healthy
interest in the American gajne : —

UNIVERSITY.

First Inning. Second Inning.

J. Hoffman, o, Fox, b. Hoff¬
man . 9 b. Lowry . 5

C. Morris, b. Jones . 13 b. Fox . 36

W. Huston, runout . 36 runout . 3

E. Hopkinson, b. Newkirk. . . 0 absent . 0

S. Law, t-uu out . 4 b. Fox . 29

R. L. Baird, 1. b. w. b. Fox.. 13 absent . 0

J. Murphy, b. Lowry . 4 absent . 0

C. Clark, b. Lowry . 0 b. Lowry . 9

M. Ewing, c. A. L. Bailey, b.

Lowry — . . .

. PkUJer, c. Ashbridge, b.

Newkirk . 1 not out . 2

F. E. Brewster, notout . 0 c. Lowry, b. Fox . 27

"yes, 4 ; leg byes, 5 . 9 Byes, 3 ; leg byes, .5 ; wide, 1. 9

Total . S3 Total . 124

HAVERFORD.

First Innings. Second Innings.

F. L. Bally, c . Morris, b. Brew¬
ster . 58 e. Law, b. Brewster . 8

A. L. Bally, b. Law . 7 notout . 30

G. Ashbridge, o. Morris, b.

Clark . 10 notout . 0

J. B. Newkirk, b. Clark . 0

C. E. Haines, b. Brewster . 7

J. E. Sheppard, b. Clark...... 3

J. B. Jones, b. Brewster . 0 b. Law . 43

T. W. Kirnber, b. Law . 25

W. C. Lowry, b. Brewster. ... 0

J. M. Fox, b. Brewster . 4

IV. H. Haines, notout — .... 0

Byes, 4 ; leg byes, 3 ; wide,!; 8 Leg byes, 4 ; wide, 1 ; .

Total . 122 Total . 88

Lowry . . 0 o. and b. Fox . . 4

BOWLING ANALYSIS
haverford — First Inning.

Bails. Runs. Maidens. Wickets.

Fox . . 60 20 5 1

Jones . 64 18 7 1

Newkirk . 97 18 14 3

Lowry . 88 18 12 3

Second Inning.

Lowry . . . ...51 18 4 2

Newkirk . 56 20 3 0

Jones... . 32 12 3 0

Kimber . 72 29 6 0

Fox . 88 36 4 4

university— First Inning.

Law . 110 43 10 2

Murphy. . 56 19 4 0

Clark . . US 22 6 3

Brewster . 88 30 7 6

Second Inning.

Law . 88 82 10 1

Brewster . 66 27 6 1

Clark . 8 10 0 0

Morris . 26 12 2 0

Daft’s Team in a Scratch Match,— At the conclusion
of the Hamilton match on. Sept. 20th, a scratch match
was made up of sides represented by Emmett and Shaw.
Lockwood’s 62 was made in good style though he gave a
couple of chances. The following is the score : —

EMMETT’S SIDE.

A.H. Hohe, b. Morley . 0

Bates, b. Sbaw . 0

Lockwood, b. Shaw . 52

Ward, ct. Ulyett, b. Shaw . 2

Selby, run out . 6

Gillespie, b. Sbaw . 3

Emmett, et. Kenned}-, b. Shaw . 2

Finder, run out . 0

Ferrie, run out . 1

Connor, b. Oscroft . 0

Logan, not out . 1

Total . *70

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Shaw . 25 9 36 6

Morley . 11 10 3 1

Ulyett . 4 18 0

Kennedy . 5

Oscroft . 5

6

. . 0

SHAW'S ELEVEN.

K. Kennedy, c. Ward, b. Lockwood .

Oscroft, o. Ferrie, b. Emmett .

Ulyett, st. Pinder, b. Emmett .

Simonds, st. Selby, b. Pinder .

Barnes, st. Pinder, b. Emmett .

It. K. Hope, notout .

A. Harvey, not out .

Shaw, to bat .

Park, to bat .

Parkm, to bat .

Morloy, to bat . y

Extras . 6

Total . . 55

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Bates . 12 4 25 0

Lockwood . 11 2 18 1

Selby . 5 0 19 0

Emmett . 15 14 18 3

Pardee . 8 4 U 1

Logan . 3 0 2 0

Royal Engineers vs. Lorne.— These Halifax, N. S.
teams met on Sept. 6th, with the following result : —

LORNE.

Callaghan, c. Pontifex, b. Bur¬
ton . 2

Sapper Pontifex, b. Kearney.. 7 Crane, b. Stratford . 2

Sapper Welch, c, Fairbank. b.

Kearny . 63

Major Athorpe, b. Read . 0

Corpl. Hopkins, c. AV. Brown,

b. Read . 6

Sapper Hewitt, b. Fairbanks. .30
Sapper Burton, c. Read, b.

Kearney . 20

Sergt. Barron, e. Fairbanks, b.

Read . 6

Sapper Hamlin, b. Kearney. . . 0
Corpl. Ledger, b. Kearney.. . . 0

Sapper Buchanan, not out . 1

Byes, 4; leg-byes, 1; wides, 11 ; 16

>y uourn, b. Stratford . «

C. Fairbanks, o. Welch, b.

Welch . ll

Read, b. Stratford . 16

Craigen, b. Stratford . 0

Brown, b. Welch . l

W. Fairbanks, b. Stratford .... 1

Humphrey, not out. . 0

Rugglis, b. Stratford . . 0

Total . 165 | Total . 55

Mr. E. Kearney has just returned from a visit to New
York ; while here he had the opportunity of seeing the
first Irish match. Mr. Kearney piayed two seasons ago
for the St. George, and will probably visit us again next
year, when he will join the Staten Island. Besides being
a first-class cricketer, he is a very good fellow, and we
regret that he could not wait over to see the Daft
match.

Twenty Years After.— It is rather a singular coin¬
cidence, that the dates on which Daft’s team contested
against New Yorl»t and are to play Philadelphia, are exact¬
ly the same as those on which the first International
matches were played by Parr’s All-England Eleven, in 1859.
We wish the cricketers in both cities successful anniversa¬
ries. Cricket is a glorious elixir ; and we trust that the
last year of this century will still see them pegging away
with nothing hut fresh laurels added to their score.

ARCHERY.

Toxophilites vs. Crescents.— The closing archery-
contest between the Toxophilites and Crescent teams was
shot at the Driving Park on Monday afternoon, Sept. 22d,
in which the Toxophilites were again victorious. This is
the fourth match in which the Crescents have been de¬
feated by the former team, which will no doubt settle the
question for this season. Below is last score : —

TOXOPHILITES.

«— 40 Yds — —50 Yds— —60 Fds.— Total — .
Bits. Points. Hils.Points. Bits. Points. Bits.Points.

Hussey . 28 161 27 131 24 120 79 412

Henry . 22 110 28 lo4 27 187 77 401

Finkbine . 28 162 23 111 24 106 75 379

Fullerton . 21 129 ffi 100 18 106 64 . 335

Total . 102 562 100 496 91 469 295 1,527

CRESCENTS.

Sherman . 28 154 20 126 23 99 80 379

McCain . 26 120 23 105 14 46 63 271

Battell . 30 184 27 161 20 94 77 439

Eason . 22 86 11 41 10 20 43 147

Total . 106 544 "w 433 IS 269 263 1,236

California State Archery Tournament — Sacra¬
mento, Sept. 26 til. — Mr. Editor : — 1 send you the win¬
ning scores of the archery tournament given by the clubs
of Sacramento during State Fair week, at East Park, on
Sept. 11th and 12th. It was the most successful meeting

708

FOREST AND STREAM

ever held on the Pacific coast. Archery hids fair to be
the leading attraction here next summer, and I believe
California can soon bring out a team that will beat any
{earn east of the Rocky Mountains. We have already
one (F. 0. Havens) who has beaten the highest score
on record made at the American Round, and some of
our Sacramento ladies are experts in the use of the bow.
There is to be a tournament in Oakland in two or three
weeks, given by the San Francisco and Oakland Arch¬
ery Clubs.

First Day— Club shooting by teams of five gentlemen ;
open to all ; entries, Pacific Archery Club, of San Fran¬
cisco ; Red Cloud Archers, of Sacramento ; Eureka Arch¬
ery Club, of Sacramento : Capitol Bow Club, of Sacra¬
mento. The Red Cloud Archers team not being complete
could not contest in this match. Each archer 30 arrows
at each range : —

40 I'd*. 50 YOt. GO rd*. Total.

F. C. Havens . SOI Iftl 14ft 027

A. W_ Havana . 03 r.0 117 210

It. Darm-nl . 110 111) 117 1102

G. W. Kiimey . Ill 71) 30 25#

E. K. Otejr . 78 41 SO 130

Total . . . . .1,487

Second prize won by Eureka Archery Club : —

lords. 50 TflH. GO Yds. Total.

R.J.Dokm . 115 J03 70 201

.1. K. Berry . 08 72 G5 235

H. Kerry . 81 GO 12 180

T. Lottos . . . 0G 70 50 822

A. Cliftine . . . . 83 81 38 185

Total . 1,125

Third prize won by Capital Bow Club : —

40 rds. 50 ms. GO ms. Total.

A- IV. Pearson . IK) 54 37 1MI

J. W. I«ftwtdl . 101 05 42 203

L. H. Thompson . 27 21 25 70

N. While. . ™

W. G. William* .

03

61

29 100

Toxophiutes vs. Franklins.— The Toxophilites, of
Woodside, N. J., a. club organized this season, met the
Franklin Archery Club in a friendly match on the gronnds
of the former on the 25th inst. The teams consisted of
four ladies and five gentlemen from each club. The la¬
dies shot 30 arrows at 30 yards, and the gentlemen the
same number at 40 yards : —

181

Total . 023

Second Event— Gentlemen’s ; individual shooting; open
to all ; 80 arrows each range:—

-40 rns.- -50 rds— -GO Tils.— . — Total — ,
Hits. Jfnlnts. HitsJ’oinls. Hits. Points. THH.PoiiltS.

First prize, won
by F. C. Hav¬
ens, Oakland

BoW Club . SO 188 30 152 28 152 88 492

Sec’d prize, won
by H. Danieal,

Pacific Arch¬
ery Club . 29 129 22 90 13 74 03 299

Third prize, won
by T. LoftUS,

Eureka Arch¬
ery Club . 2« 120 28 87 13 61 G2 258

F'rtb prize, won
by It. J. Dolan,

Eureka Arch¬
ery Club 29 100 10 04 14 81 53 251

Third Event — Open to all ladies ; 30 arrows at each
range: —

-20 m«.~ -so ms— -40 rds— —Total—

Hits. Points. t lit s .Puitds. Hits. Points, lli’s. Points.

First prize, won
try Mrs. Inwall,

Archers1 °.U... 30 184 28 102 18 64 70 370

See d prize, won
by Mrs. 11. N.

Rogers, Red
Cloud Archers 30 lot
Third prize, won
by Mrs. It. O.

Cravens, Capi¬
tal Bow Club 26 121

FTth prize, wop
by Miss E.Boy-
nor. Red Cloud

Archers . 27 173

The prize awarded to the lady making the largest num¬
ber of hits in the gold in this contest was won by Miss
E. Boyne, scoring 10 golds at 30 yards.

Second Day— Fourth Event— Open to Sacramento clubs
only; each archer 30 arrows :—

40 ran. so ms. go ms.r;.

First prize, won by Capital Bow Club. ... - - — — — 950

Second prize, won by Eureka Archery Club 442 323 171

Fifth Event— Open to all Sacramento gentlemen ; 80
arrows each - ■ x M U _JWol_

mts.Polnti. Hits. Points. Bits. P'ts.
120 17 66 44 206

^m^r^aTreh/rjfciub.0-^ IOC 20 100 44 200

T^PCtee.’WOn..br.N-. - 1*0 - 63 - 203

Fourth prize won by .J. H. Col-

line. Red Cloud Archers . 23 101 ♦ 18 80 41 181

Leftwicb and Dolan tied on hits and points. Leftwich
making six golds to Dolan’s three, took first prize.

An extra prize was given, open to all gentlemen, for
the best score with 30 arrows at 40 yards. Won by J.
H. Collins, of the Red Cloud Archers ; hits, 39 ; points,
139; total, 180.

Sixth Event — Open to all Sacramento ladies ; 80 arrows
at each range :—

—20 Fife— —30 m«— —40 rds— , — Total —
Hits. Points. BiU-Polnts. Hits. Points. Bite.Puints.

m 28 100

fcKU 109 23 99

Third prize, won

Xh I,'‘>' .Le.tU 20 126 26 180

F’rtb prize, won
by Mrs. R. O.

oPtho'c. ibCd 28 140 24 100 21 53 — 295

An extra prize given, open to all ladies, for the best
sewre with 30 arrows at 30 yards. Won by Mrs. Inwall,
‘ scoring 38 hits 136 points. ARCHER.

Binghamton Archers.— Binghamton, N. Y., lias an
archery club, which contests weekly badges for the lady
and gentlemen members.

—The National Medal of Great Britain was won on the
0th and 7th of August- by Mr. R. Walters with a score of
ijun This is the lowest score, with one exception, by
which the medal lias been won for thirty-five years— the
exception being 1877, when Mr. Rimington won with 703
o . Hne scoring, however, was done at the Crystal
Palace meeting and the Grand Western At the first-

named meeting C. E. Nesham scored 160 with twenty-
four arrows at 60 yards.

FRANK LIN ARCHERY CLUB.

Bits. Score.

Miss Safflord . 21 87

Miss Klngsland . 25 137

Miss Wheeler . 19 93

Mis* VnuZandt . 29 133

Mr. J.Kiugftlnud . 25 121

Mr. VnuZandt.... 18 72

Mr. H. I). Cnrrif . 23 79

Mr. C. Klngsinnd . 20 110

Mr. F. M. Gantt . 22 98

Total .

TOXOMILITE ARCHERY CLUB.

Hits. Score.

Miss Palmer . 27 119

Mrs. Gibbes . 20 147

Miss M. Carter . 25 123

■Mrs. Roberts . 24 80

Mr. 'L'. Maeauloy . 24 108

Mr. elms. Smith . 17 58

Mr. Jno. Roberts . 7 27

Mr. A. W. Ferris . 15 59

Mr. T. F. Baldwin . 22 82

.208 #20 Total . 100 839

Pout ax at vs. Robin Hood. — We have never shot at
long range, but have made some creditable scores at 30
aud 30 yards. To-day we shot a match gamo with the
Robin flood archers of Burlington, N. J. The conditions
were : — Twenty yards range, 48-inch target, and 18 ar¬
rows : —

robin noon.

. — Total — .

9 7 5 8 1 Hit*. Sow*. Score. Bits.

Miss Mott . — 5 4 0 1 16 74

Miss Barton . — 2 5 4 1 14 70

Mi sr Eyre . — 3 3 4 2 11 45

Miss Taylor . 1 2 4 8 4 14 00— 245 55

Mr. Lukens . — 0 7 5 — 18 92

Mr. D. Mutt . 6 7 2 3 — 18 123

Mr. Gummcre. _ _ 3 3 3 6 2 10 76

Mr. W. Molt . 4 8 6 - 18 122- 412 70

Crand total . . 657

9 7 5

125

Miss Slack . 1 0 8 3 —

Miss A. Fierce... . 2 5 5 4 2

Mrs. Montgomery . — 3 3 4 1

Miss re. Phillips . - 1 7 5 3

Mr. H. Pierce . . 3 9 5 1 —

Mr. Jurnfby . 3 7 2 5 1

Dr. Ivins . 5 2 5 0 —

Gflkeson . 5 9 3 1 —

18

448

Grand total . . . 741 133

The three highest scores ever made by any members of
the club are 119 pointB with fifteen arrows at twenty
yards by Mr. Gilkeson ; 115 by Mr. H. Pierce, and 111 by
Dr. Ivins. Poutaxat.

Milwaukee . Sept. 29th. — The archery fever is indeed
upon us. With the exception of a few enthusiasts who
practised occasionally last season, Milwaukee has known
but little of tho archery fever. This summer, however,
it has become epidemic, and club after club has been or¬
ganized — some to continue tlleir interest in the health-
gi ring gamo, and others more for Jack of time than en¬
thusiasm, discontinuing. Dealers in sporting goods have
carried large and ^expensive stocks of implements, and
inform your correspondent that the demand has been
over the supply. Youngand old either attach themselves
to an organization for practice and competition or with
home-made butt twang away in their back yards and on
their lawns for a few hours daily. The principal organ¬
izations, however, are the Sherwoods and Mihvaukees.
The Loeltsleys, a formation promising to take front rank,
abandoned the field at an early stage of the excitement
aud have not since been heard from.

The (Sherwood Archers, captained by Mr. John Camp¬
bell. muster the following bowmen and bow-misses : —
Messrs. J. F. Pierce, W. J. Conway, Wm. Temple, C. E.
Lyman, Charley Norris, C. II. Austin, Jas. R. Bradford,
R. H. Bradford, P. 1). Hoyt, and W. R. Rogers. The
Misses Wells, Tescli, Mower, Lyman, Brockway, Woods,
A. Jervis, L. Jervis, Mrs. W. P. Rogers. The members of
the other clubs have failed to furnish your correspond¬
ent their names. Several interesting matches have al¬
ready taken place at the private grounds of a wealthy
Milwaukee gentleman, at which a large attendance lias
ever been noticeable. The most attractive feature of this
year’s work occurred at the Sherwood’s grounds Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday afternoons, when the members
indulged in a competitive prize shoot. In this Miss Ly¬
man, for the ladies, took the lead, and also a beautiful
silver-tipped snakmvood bow, which she may well be
proud of. Mrs. Rogers captured the second prize, a very
handsome shooting hat ; Miss Woods, third, quiver ;
MissfHustis, the fourth. R. C. Bradford took first gen¬
tlemen’s prize, a silver medal ; W. P, Rogers, second, an
arrow box and arrows, and third, quiver, P, D. Hoyt.
The scores for the three days were as follows : —

LADLES.

.—.Mon.-, s-Wed— a-Pri.—. —Total—

H. P. H. P. B. P. B. P.

Miss Hustis . 7 35 13 60 13 59 82 154

Miss Lyman . 27 157 28 120 28 132 83 409

Mrs. Rogers . 21 33 18 74 19 7T 68 244

Miss woods . 20 76 19 81 18 86

GENTLEMEN.

O. H. Anson _ 17 63 IS 74 21 75

J. It. Bradford . 19 81 16 68

J. Campbell . 14 56 20 70

P. D. Hoyt . 25 119 25 108

0. E. Lyman . 18 76 18 84

B. Lviu

. e. I'W .

W. l\ Rogers . 22 100

17 85

20 84

21 75 46 202

;n 60 45 209

10 08 50 191

14 48 05 275

10 36 40 190

22 92 55 251

21 111 63 295

L. Eclaire.

— The following is the score of Sept 24th : —

WAHASB MERRY BOWMEN— AMERICAN ROUND.

40 Yds. 50 Yds. 60 l'cfe. Total,

I! its, Score. Bits. Score. Hits. Score. Hits.Scorc.

John A. Booe . 30-192 27—131 26—122 83-445

Theo. MoMeohun . 30—182 24—110 B9 — 133 83—425

Maurice Thompson. .30-244 28-154 26—132 84-530

Will H. Thompson.. 30-204 30—184 29—177 89—565

120—822 109-579 110—564 339-1965

The 40 yards score of Mr. Maurice Thompson is cer¬
tainly a wonderful piece of shooting at that range. Tho
details of the score are as follows : — 997, 796, 999, 979,
977, 777, 997, 999, 779, 999—244. Eighteen golds, eleven
reds, one blue.

—On the 2Sth September Mr. Will H. Thompson, Mr.
John A. Booe and Theo. McMechaa shot 144 arrows at 60
yards, with the following result : —

1 1st 24. 1 M 24. I 3d 24. 14th 24.15th 24,16th. 24.1 Total.
John A. Booe.. . 2d- SHI 22-102 18— 76 23—111 10— 91 20— 91 122-564
Theo.McMeebau IB— 08 23— 113 20— 84 23-104 21- 83 22— 06 121-548
W.U.THoiupsoal34— 142 23— 130 21— 150(23-137(24— 146(24— 138(143-853

This round of 144 arrows at 60 yards is a favorite with
the English, and we find that the best shooting at that
round last season was on the 9th day of May, when ten
of the best shots of the Royal Toxophilites shot the
round, and the three highest scores were : —

BUs. Score

H.Wnlroml . . . 139 777

G.E.S. Fryer . 128 624

C. J. Longman . 122 598

This shows our American archers in a fair comparison
with the finest English shots.

Michigan Archery Association.— The Michigan Ar¬
chery Association was organized at Charlotte, Michigan,
last week, with the following clubs as members : The
Crescent Bowmen, of Charlotte ; Hastings Archers, of
Hastings ; Golden Star Bowmen, of Jackson ; Toxophr-
lites, of Detroit ; Robin Hoods, of Detroit ; Battle Creek
Archers and the Robin Hood team, of Flint. The consti¬
tution adopted is, in a modified form, that of the National
Archery Association, and the officers are as follows :
President, W. T. Brown, of Hastings ; Yice-Fresident,
John N. Ostrom, of Detroit ; Corresponding Secretary,
Dr. Wm. H. Dorrance, of Jackson ; Recording Secretary,
P. S. Degraff, of Charlotte ; Executive Committee, the
President, ex-officio ; E. T. Church, of Charlotte ; Louis
P. Campau, of Detroit ; E. M. Converse, of Battle Creek,
and one member yet to be appointed by the Robin Hood
team, of Flint.

The first tournament will be held in Detroit next June.
Any information in relation thereto may' be had upon ad¬
dressing L. P. Campau, Secretary and Treasurer of the
Toxopholites, of Detroit.

— On the 26th of September a match was shot between
Mr. John Wilkinson, of the North Side Archers of Chi¬
cago, and Mr. Will II. Thompson, of the Wabash Merry
Bowmen, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, upon tho following
terms : Mr. Thompson to shoot 60 yards against Mr. Wil¬
kinson's 40 yards, 70 yards against Wilkinson’s 50 yards ;
and 80 yards against Wilkinson’s 60 yards ; 80 arrows at
each distance ; Mr. Wilkinson being thus given the odds
of twenty yards distance at each range. The result was
as follows : —

40 Yds. 50 Fife. 60 Fife. Total.

Bits. Score. Hits.Scorc. Bits. Score. Hits.Score.

John Wilkinson . 28-148 26-112 15-63 60-3:23

60 Yds. 70 Yds. 80 Yds. Total.

Hits.Score. Hits.Score. Hits.Score. Hits.Score.
WiUH. Thompson... 28— 100 29-127 24-96 81-389

Mr. Thompson’s 29 hits out of 30 shots at 70 yards is cer¬
tainly very fine for match shooting.

The Oritani Archers at the Eastern Association
Tournament. — The Oritani Archers, who were so fortu¬
nate in winning so many prizes at the first meeting of
the Eastern Archery Association, represent one of the
oldest clubs iu the East. It has a large number of lady
and gentlemen members residing in Hackensack, New
York, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia. Mr. Holberton, who
has been President of the club since it was organized,
won the 2d prize (most reds) on the first day’s shooting, a
5th on the total score. Mr. Lawrence won 1st prize at
80 y'ards. Both the above gentlemen shot the Malleson
patent split-bamboo bow. Mr. Brandreth and Mr. Kings¬
bury, also, won prizes ; besides which, the members won
five" sweepstakes on the first day, and the fourth place on
the team match.

What Sort of an Arrow Should be Used?— Most
archers who are in any degree experimentalists, have
found to their surprise that with a fifty pound bow they
could shoot a five shilling arrow farther than one of only
four shillings weight when elevating forty' -five degrees
for a flight shot, while in shooting at sixty yards the 4.0
arrow maintained a much flatter trajectory than the 5.0
did. So they came hastily to the conclusion that tho 4.0
or light arrow was the best for long range practice be¬
cause of its lower flight. If they had studied a little more
carefully' the laws governing projectiles they would have
found that light projectiles have a far greater initial ve¬
locity, but lose it more rapidly in then' flight than heavy
ones do, Thus if a shot gun be loaded with a mixed
charge of } ounce of No. 12 shot, and 4 ounce of No. 4
shot, and be discharged, the No. 12 shot will start with a
vastly greatly initial velocity than the No. 4’s, but will
he overtaken by the 4’s by the time a distance of forty
yards is reached. The heavy shot will then pass away
from the smaller shot, and continue their flight to a much
greater distance. This is precisely the case with arrows.
The light arrow for about the distance of sixty, possibly
seventy yards, will fly' with greater speed and consequent¬
ly have a flatter trajectory than its heavier rival ; but at
about sixty yards the resistance of the atmosphere over¬
comes the energy of the light shaft to such an extent as
to place it on equal terms with the heavy one, and after
this tho rivalry ceases, the bulky fellow having the
advantage in momentum. The above facts being ac¬
cepted, for they are beyond controversy true, the ques¬
tion remains, what arrow is best?

We put in our plea for the big fellow. The best archer
who ever draw a cord, from the creation to the present
day, Mr. II. A. Ford, used a 5.0 arrow, with rather large
feathers, on the ground that such an arrow had great sol¬
idity of flight. He used the true expression. Whoever
has used fight and heavy arrows for a longtime, patiently
experimenting as the writer has, will have noticed the
evenness of his scoring with the heavy arrows and the
erratic scoring with the light ones. While he may have
made some high scores with the light arrows, there was
an irregularity in his shooting which was very ahnoyiug.
The little fellows seem to have a chaffy, flippant style
about them which does not comport with the idea of great
accuracy, while the more sluggish and solid flight of the
heavy arrow gives confidence to the mind, of its reliability'.
One defect common to light arrows, is the liability to
spring when shot. In archer pari nice they do not stand
in a bow. This springing is often not so great as to be
perceptible to the archer, bat the result is disastrous. Of
course after one has long used light arrows and turns to
heavy ones, his shooting will not be so good at first, but
the improvement will be rapid and the result much more
satisfactory. The first passion of the young archer is for
a strong bow and light arrow in order that ho may drive
them through level ; but the wise old archer has long ago

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709

changed his seventy pound bow and 4,0 arrows for a
forty-six pound bow' and 5,0 arrows, and having perfect
control of his bow he sends In's arrows Bmoothly and
evenly over their long parabola to the mark, a hundred
yards away, and his scoring is a wonder to the eyes of his
rival who draws his mighty bow with a jerk, and sends
his light arrows away with a swallow-like darting flight,
neither beantiful or reliable. A forty-eight pound bow
is heavy enough for an athlete for target use at 60, 80, and
100 yards, and 5.0 arrows are. light enough.

Will H. Thompson.

What is the Utmost Flight or an Arrow ?— Taking
it for granted that no archer gives any credence to those
preposterous tales, which everyone has read, of the phe-
nominal archers of ancient days, who could send an ar¬
row all the way from 600 yards to the same number of
miles, it still is a question with many as to bow far a
first class bow will send a good flight arrow. The English
archers bane made many experiments within the last
forty years, and Mr. H. A. Ford, who was a leading
spirit in these experiments, came to the conclusion that
800 yards is about the limit of the flight of an arrow, and
cites but one instance in which 800 yards was passed by
the aiTow of any shooter, and that was shot from a Turk¬
ish horn bow in the hands of Peter Muir, the oldest archer
now living. Mr. Ford himself, who was a M very tall and
exceedingly powerful man,” only succeeded in covering
289 yards. This was with an Italian Self yew bow of
63 pounds weight. The writer of this paper has lately
made many experiments with bows and arrows of differ¬
ent makers, and of various weights, and has been greatly
surprised at the small difference of distance gained by
five or ten pounds additional power of draw. A veiy
trifling difference was found also in the use of light or
heavy arrows. Using various bows of from 44 to 70 pounds,
the ranges of flight varied from 194 yards to 287 yards.

Themosl satisfactory test gave the following average
ranges (ten arrows being shot each time), for the flight of
certain weight arrows from different bows ; —

41 POUND llOSE AND HICKORY (HORSMAN).

Arrouv Maker. Fords.

4.0 . ...Highfiold . 108.4

4 0 . Horsman . 190.7

4 3 . . llorsman . 190.3

4 0 . Horsman . . 191,9

4.6 . . JHghfleld . 101.1

5.0 . .Aldred. . . . 195.2

5 0 . Horsman.. . . 194.8

5.8 . - . - . High lie Id . - 1W.1

SO POUND SPANISH SELF YEW (ALDRED).

4.0 . Highfield . 321,0

4,0 . ..Horsman . . 287.4

4 3 . Horsman... . 227.8

4 8 . . . Horsman . 224.0

4.0...; . Hlghtleld . 821.0

5 0 . . A hired . 233,7

5 0 . Horsman. . ...238:0

5.0 . High field . 213.8

51 POUND SNAKE, BACKED WITH DEMON (HORSMAN).

4 8* . Horsman. . . 233.3

4,0 . Highfield . . 244.8

5 0 . Horsman . 278.2

5 0 . Aldred . 284.0

5 3 . Horsman . . 285.6

5.0 . High field . 281.3

70 POUND SELF SNAKE (BIGnFlELD).

4 0 . Horsman . 240.0

4o:.:.: . HiKhftew..; . 233.7

6.0 . Alured . 251.9

5.0 . Horsman . 203.2

5 3 . Horsman . 207.8

6.6.;;; . iiighrmid . arc.#

+ 03 POUND SPLIT BAMBOO (MALLEBON).

5 0 . Horsman . 282 8

5 0 ; . . Aldred . 280.8

53 . Horsman..,,. . . . 284.0

5:6;::;:::;; . aigMoid . . 277.0

Of course, the above would be only a partial lest of the
value of any one of the bows or arrows for flight shoot¬
ing, but it very clearly demonstrated the utter useless¬
ness of very light arrows or very heavy bows for flight
shooting. With the 54 pound bow the 4.6 arrows of High¬
field were beaten 40 yards by the 5.6 arrows of the same

iriskci'i

With the same bow Mr. Horsman’s 5.8 arrows out¬
stripped liis 4.6 arrows 32 yards.

With the 70 pounder the 4.6’s of Highfield were beaten
by his 5.6's 87 yards, while Mr. Hor8man’s 5.8’s gained 37
yards over his 4.6 arrows.

With the 50 pound yew the 5.0 arrows of both Aldred
and Horsman seemed best suited, beating the lighter and
heavier arrows in distance. With the light rosewood
bow there seemed very little difference in the value of the
arrows for flight purposes. In a few instances the aver¬
age of certain of the tens shot may have been cut down
one or two yards by an arrow being badly loosed or aimed
a trifle too low, but the extreme flight of each weight of
arrow, with each bow, was closely approximated.

From the above and many similar experiments I come
to the conclusion that 300 yards is possibly, but not prob¬
ably attainable.

That a how of 55 pounds is as heavy as one can loose
smoothly so as to get its greatest flight, and, consequently,
while in theory a heavier bow will shoot farther, in prac¬
tice it will not.

That an arrow of 5.0 weight, made of hard, rigid and
heavy wood, so as to he small in cross section, with very
narrow feathers set on straight, will shoot farther than
any other weight. The lighter arrows have a far higher
initial velocity, but do not retain it so long as the heavier
ones. They' will tlius have a flatter trajectory for 80
yards than heavy ones, but lose more rapidly in the latter
part of their flight. Such a 5.0 arrow as I have described,
and a quick backed-bow of 55 pounds will give from 275
to 300 yards flight in fair weather, and with a quick,
smooth loose. Of course, the elevation must be 45 de¬
grees, and the string must not touch the arm-guard.

Will H. Thompson.

*1 tried tlie 4.0 arrows, Put they wouldnot stand the powerful
reooil of the bow, even the 4.8 springing a little.

+ This bow when made drew 57 pounds, and Is so marked, but
has grown five pounds, and none of the arrows lighter than 5.0
will Btand in It.

Results of Archery.— The returns from the Female
Archery Clubs of America for the season of 1879 are now
all in. We gather from them the following interesting sta¬
tistics, winch indicate that this branch of industry is in a
flourishing condition : The target was hit during the sea¬
son three times out of a possible score of 84,000,000. The
rumor that these three times were accidents is without
foundation ; 2,874 of the archers have become hopefully

engaged to the young gentlemen who were so kind as to
teach them how to aim ; 8,940 other girls are sure they
would also have become engaged had it not been for these
2,874. The 8,940 do not hesitate to assert that the 3,874
took unfair advantages and were unbecomingly forward.
The matter is to be brought to the notice of the next
National Convention of the Archers. During the year,
184,948 barn doors were well bit. Of this number, 92,-
474 appertained to barns situated loss than a mile to the
right of the target ; 92.474 to bams situate less than that
distance to the left of the target. The casualities of the
year are immaterial, and considerable less in nuniberaiul
severity than those of the season of 1878. It appears
from the returns that only 280 cows, IS horses, 7 goats, 5
pigs, 82 small boys, and 23,720 peddlers of a new map of
Palestine were either killed or wounded during the sea¬
son, and that in every instance the blame was with the
animal hit:. The archers to a girl have filed affidavits
from which it appeai-s that each one of those cows, horses,
goats, pigs, and boys were recklessly exposing their lives
by standing within 5,280 feet of the respective targets at
the time the accidents occurred. —Albany Journal,

Illinois— Highland Park, Sept, 20 Ih. — Editor Forest
and Stream : — The discussion relative to the merits of dif¬
ferent bows and bow-makers continues to interest many
correspondents of the Forest and Stream. As all the
letters on the subject are written with perfect disinterest¬
edness and succeed in advertising some one, perhaps we
shall do the same. But we assure you we are not the
agent or paid correspondent of any manufacturer.

••Truth” writes a letter from Chicago, published in
your last issue, to which wo wish to call a little attention.
He refers to two members of our club. He speaks of Mr,
Hall's Aldred vew baring been broken at the Chicago
tournament, it did slightly crack near the handle, but
Mi-. Spalding’s skilful bow-maker repaired it so perfectly
that it shoots as well as ever. “ Truth ” says, “although
Mr. Carver had an Aldred Spanish yew, costing $125, he
did not shoot with it, and that ho endorses American
made hows in high terms.” The above is truth ; but if
“Truth ” had told the whole truth, lie would have said,
“ Mr. Carver shot a high priced Aldred Spanish yew at
the tournament, but did not shoot Ins $125 bow, as lie
preferred one pulling less pounds.” His endorsing Ameri¬
can make bows did not prevent his using an Aldred yew.
Nov did the extravagant praise given American made
bows by Mr. Will H. Thompson prevent his using an Al¬
dred yew and Aldred arrows. That Aldred’s bows, as
well as all others, will break, no one questions. And no
one questions the fact that there are good American made
bows, and that next year there will be better ones. But
Aldred bows and arrows give such perfect satisfaction
that wo want all archers to know it. We are now using
an Aldred yew which we did uot get for “ wilting him
up,” but bought it, Besides our team and reserve, who
own from one to three Aldred bows each, there are four
Aldred yews and two lance bows owned by members of
the Highland Park Archers, and there will soon be seve¬
ral more. _ N. K. D.

gtnswcv.s tfl (CovrcsiroiuUuts.

No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

1ST Tfc make no charge for answering inquiries in. Hits column.

E. B. B., Vail, la.— See our archery department this week.

J. II. E.- When does quail season open in Virginia? Ans- Oct.
15th.

F. B„ New York.— Take the Long Island Railroad to Good
Ground.

Thisbee.— You can buy an excellent map of the Thousand
Islands from Geo. Rockwell, of Fulton, New York.

,T. G. S., White Plains.— Stale where the Phoenix single barrel
breech-loading guns are made? Ans. Whitney Arms Co., New
Haven, Conn.

W. B., Walkerton, Canada.— Beferee’s decision is Anal ; as the
traps were properly placed, you are entitled to the money or the
forfeit.

W. C. B., Bridgeport, Conn— You cannot make a standing hop
from both leet. One foot must be lilted from the ground or it is
a jump.

D. L., Brooklyn.-In what points were the game laws of New
York changed by I ho last Legislature! Ans. See our Issue of July
3d, 1879.

E. C. S., Harrisburg— We cannot verify the pedigree, as you do
not say whether the dog is a setter, pointer or spaniel, or when
Imported.

J. K. T . , City.— WiU you be so kind as to inform me where I can
procure black bass to stoek apond ? Ans- Address Milton Peirce,
604 Jayne street, Philadelphia,

YOUNG BeginNeb, Philadelphia.— Some guns are like mules,
always will kick. Try a smaller charge. Hold the gun firmly to
your shoulder. John Krider will tell you where to go for squir¬
rels.

M. D-, Hartford, Conn.— One drachm avoidupois is 1-16 of 4374
grains, or a little loss than 27* grains One drachm apothecary
is 4 of 480 grains, or 80 grains. A drachm of gunpowder is 274
grains.

Green, Washington, D.C — Please inform me where 1 can pur¬
chase a light and effective revolver for pocket use. Ans. Smith
& Wesson, of several calibres, and many other excellent makers,
at new or second hand, at any gun dealer’s.

0. C. W., St. George, N. B.— Please tell me the probable cost of
altering a muzzle-loading rifle to a breeoh-ioader, and whore it
eauhedone? Ans. From $50 to $75. Clark & Snider, Baltimore,
have an excellent reputation.

A. C., Boston.— 1. What is the pedigree of Horace Smith’s Rver
and white pointer bitch Blossom ? 2. Also Colburn’s Belle (poin¬
ter)? Ans. 1. Do not know. Write to H. Smith, 33 Park Row,
this city. 2. By Bovo’s Rollo out of his Belle-

J. H. C., Philadelphia.— 1. Pike County, Pa., is fuff of game, deer,
squirrels, rabbits, ducks, woodoook, grouse, and other birds. Tbe
fishing is for bass, trout, perch, pickerel, catfish, etc. 2. The pat¬
tern Is a good one. 3. The guns can be bored as desired.

Constant Reader.— Paineavillc, Ohio.— Your description points
more nearly to the king roil (Itallus elcgans) than to tiny other
bird that we can think of, though in some points it differs widely
from this bird. Con you send .us |a specimen, or a head, log; and
wing of one?

W. C. W., Monroe, N. C.— Georgetown County, South Carolina,
is an excellent region for duolc shooting. The wild fowl are at¬
tracted by the extensive rice fields near the coast. Make George
town your headquarters. You will find no difficulty in there
obtaining direclion to the right plaoes.

G., West Durham— Wodon’tknowanythingaboutraffles. Must
refer you to Borne church fair committee for this. In the case
you state, where A threw 42, B and C 40 each, and E, F and G 39
each, we should think that A takes first, and B and C throw again
for second and third prizes.

Jared, City.— The law exempts from duty animals imported
for breeding purposes, of superior stock, adapted to improving
the breed in the United States, but they muqtbe accompanied by
a certificate from the United States Consul at port of shipment
that they are but for such purpose.

Asthma, Boston.— In reply to .“Asthma, Boston,” go either to
Pensacola, Fla., or Norcross, Go. I spent last winter in the for¬
mer place; climate simply perfect. No trouble with asthma there.
Norcross, Ga., is said to he equally as good and a, cheap place. For
full information in regard to Norcross, address ,Col. D. U. Sloan,
of Norcross.— J. 0. H., Oconoinowoo, Wisconsin.

Nemo, Philadelphia— The trouble of which you complain in
your dog Is merely puppyishness, and may not disappear until 1m
is over two years old. Large dogs are sometimes slow In matur¬
ing, and cannot be called fully developed until they have
reached the above age, at which time, if the characteristics men¬
tioned have not entirely disappeared, we should breed him.

G. F. G.— To go on record, matches must be held under such
conditions that correct timing, scoring, &e., may be insured and
the results vouched for by competent witnesses. In general,
matches which are held in public with proper scoring and judg¬
ing. are considered records. We do not. know what is the best
score ever made by eight men from one club, Card’s rotating
trap, eighteen yards, possible 200.

MoL., Lodi, O.— Can you furnish me a standard work on taxi¬
dermy ? Please state the price. Ans. The two best general taxi¬
dermist’s guides are “ Field Ornithology” ($3), by Dr. Elliott
Coues, and Maynard’s “ Naturalist's Guido” ($1.50) ; both for sale
at tlie Naturalists' Agency, Salem, Mass. J. H . Batty’s “ Taxi¬
dermy.” for sale by the author at ParkviRo. Long Island, N. Y.
(price $1.50), is an excellent book; and so is Brown’s “Taxider¬
mists Manual" ($1), Cor sale by the OraugeJudd Publication Co.,
New York.

H . B. R . , Harrison, O.— Please tell through your valuable sheet
who makes the best shooting boots or shoes for hunting over
rough ground— boots that tit, and don’t knock spots out of your
feet. Ans. Nothing bettor than the pattern of the broad-soled,
broad-beoled army shoe, unless it be a mooso hide moccasin, with
parfleche sole sewed on. Parfleche is dressed cowhide soaked in
alkali, stretched on a. frame, and dried while green. 1 1. becomes
as hard as non. Some one in the Indian Country will make them
for you.

C. C. F„ Frederick, Fid.— 1, Some time ago I wrote to you for a
cute for (he mange, which my Gordon had very bad. I used the
petroleum and arsenic, and it dried it up. ft broke out again, and
I cured him by the same application . It has broken out again in
several places. Can you give me something that will cure him
permanently? 2. Have you known anything of the Samuel
Buckley guns, London make ? Ans. 1. Tlie breaking out of the
mango is due to uncleanliness or wrong diet. Try the remedy
again and feed more vegetables. 2. No.

A. M. T., Nottawa, Mieh.— I. Are English bulldogs usually gooo
tempered In the family, and will the St. Bernards make good
watchdogs; also, whether (on account ol' their size) the St.
Bernards are more expensive keepers than others. 2. Does your
pamphlet, compiled from Stonehenge, include descriptions of all
kinds of dogs known in this country ? Ans. 1. Yes, if properly
brought up. The St. Bernard would be the best dog for you, and
would cost no more to keep than any other. 2. Yes, and can be
sent from this office on reoelpt of price, 50 cents.

W B. R„ W el land, Ont.— There was something wrong with your
dog’s kidneys or bladder: probably he had taken cold. If it had
continued the treatment would have been sulphate of magnesia,
one. ounce ; nitre, fifteen grains ; water, enough to dissolve ; to
be mixed and given twice a week. If you are now using this rem¬
edy for the discharge and without effect, try two oapsules of bai-
,sam of capaiba every day, unless you are satisfied that the dis¬
charge is from the sheath alone, in which ease use only a wash of
sulphate of zinc, fifteen grains to one ounce of water.

W.P. T., Village Green, Pa — What kind of deer shooting can
therebe found in Atlantic county. New Jersey? Ans. No good
deer shooting. Would a double-barreled brcech-loadiiig shot gun
he suitable for shooting them ? Ans. Yes, if loaded with buck¬
shot. What would be the prospect for grouse and partridge
shooting? Ans. Very good. Our correspondent will do well to
bear in mind tlie non-resident game laws of New Jersey, and the
fact that sevoral counties are under the especial jurisdiction and
protection of the Central and West Jersey Game Protective Asso¬
ciations.

S. B. K., Syracuse, N. Y.-A and B make a bet September 20th
of $500 on the walking match just closed in New York. A bets
$600 that Weston will take first money; B that he will not.
A puts his money into my hands ; B says, I have but $250 by mo,
but will put up the balance to-morrow. A consents to the ar¬
rangement, aud B puts up his $250. Have not seen either of t hem
since until to-day, and no farther arrangement has been made.
B comes to mo this morning and claims the stakes in my hands!
I decline to give it up. I would like to know what to do In the
premises. Wliat is my duty as a stake-holder ? Ans. B wins. It
was A’s business to see either that the full amount of money was
up before the walk took place, or reduce liis stake to B's pile, or
to withdraw the bet altogether. It was a case of credit, Uke any
business transaction.

S. B., Cleveland, Ohio.— My friend claims that orows, rooks and
jackdaws are aU one. I claim that a crow is a carnivorous bird
anda rookabU’d that feeds oniuseots, worms aud grain, and that
a Jackdaw is a bird that frequents churches and old eastlos, and 'is
only about half the size of a rook. 2. Could you please explain
thecauseof my Shelton auxilary rifle shooting so much to the
right ? At seventy-five yards it shoots so much to the right Glut
it is very difficult to make allowance enough. Ans. 1. You are
quite right, and your friend is wrong. Theorowof Europe is
Conns coronc ; that of Atuorioa, Corrnis americanus; the rook is
Corvus frugeleyus ; and the jackdaw C. monedula. Rook pie is a
dainty di3h, hill: crows and jackdaws are never eaten, we think
except as an experiment. The rook, as its Latin name implies!
feeds mainly on grain and vegetable food. 3. In double-barrel
shot gun there is a slight defection of the bore of each barrel,
which, while not appreciable when shot is used, becomes very
marked in shooting bail, To remedy it you mustsbootat a mark,
regulating your rear sight until it Is properly adjusted

710

FOREST AND STREAM,

A WEEKLY JOURNAL,

Devoted to Field and Aquatic Sports, Practical Natural
History, Fish Culture, the Protection- op Game, Preserva¬
tion of forests, and the Inculcation inJMen and Women of
a Healthy Interest in Out-Door Hecreatlon and Study ;

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Kukhsin. — A correspondent, who owns a stock ranch
away up in the Blackfeet country, inthevNorthwest Ter¬
ritory — not the safest place in the world for his line of
business, we should say — sends us a handful of what the
Indians call Kukhsin. Kukhsin is an ingredient which
the Reds mix with tobacco, and smoke. It is almost uni¬
versal with the mountain Indians. Botanists call it Uva
ursa, we believe. The leaf is ovate, small and shiny, and
very much resembles the common box used for garden
borders. It adds much pungency and flavor to the to¬
bacco, and is even more enjoyable than Kinnick-kinnick,
which has been in use among the aborigineesfor so many
centuries, not so much as a substitute for tobacco, as to
give it piquancy. Kinnick-kinnick is the inner bark of
the osier, or red willow. It is prepared by shaving up
little laminals of bark all around a stick of the willow,
and then drying them over a fire, and stripping off with
the palm of the hand.

A Disastrous Paragraph.— The Scientific American
originated this paragraph : —

The Pittsburgh Telegraph tells how a restaurant keeper
got rid of the flies that infested his place. The doors and
windows were closed and a train of very fine gunpowder
was laid in narrow strips over the floor, and "the spaces
between the strips were carefully painted with molasses.
In an incredibly short time all the flies in the room
seemed to be on the floor enjoying the luxurious repast
bo temptingly placed before them. It was but the work
of an instant, to fire the train. The result, when carefully
weighed, was two pounds three ounces of dead flies. How-
many ounces of gunpowder were used is not stated.

Since the publication of the highly combustible item,
about five hundred young gentlemen of a practical turn
of mind have been experimenting to determine just how
many ounces of gunpowder spread over the floor are re¬
quired to destroy the flies of five hundred parlors, dining¬
rooms and kitchens. It has also been discovered that the
successful destruction of these insect pests had a marked
and uniform influence upon the rates of fire insurance,
and that such advance in rates was confined to those sec¬
tions of the country where the aforesaid paper most does
circulate. It is moreover a nice question for the courts
to decide whether or not the owners of these five hun¬
dred burned bouses can recover damages from the pub¬
lishers of the incendiary item. We can see no escape for
the gentlemen unless they can prove, as in libel suits, that
the publication was in good faith and not malicious.

— The joys of the present earth are but transitory ; but
in the “ Happy Hunting Grounds " beyond the skies, the
Indian summer, such as we have enjoyed for the past
fortnight, is perpetual. The resplendent forest tints of
our autumn are true photographs of the glories of the
heaven beyond. “ The world is indeed beautiful, and He
who made it must be beautiful.”

THE UTE EMEUTE.

LAST September the following reply to an inquirer
was given in our correspondents' column : —
Britisher.— “ Would hardly recommend the Rocky Mountains
now for limiting:, as the Utcs are on the rampage, which renders
hunting risky.”

Recent developments indicate the significance of this
caution. It may be well to say here that the editors of
Forest and Stream are in constant communication with
all the frontier army posts of the country. There is hardly
one of these posts, if any, which our paper does not
reach, and we are proud to claim many of the army
officers as the most fruitful and entertaining among our
correspondents, especially upon matters of physical
geography and natural history. So also are we in con¬
stant rapport with sportsmen from abroad as well as at
home, who ask us to designate guides and furnish letters
of introduction to reliable parties among the Mountains.
In sending our friends into the wilderness we volun¬
tarily assume a responsibility which we would not dare
to do did we not place implicit confidence in our con¬
nections and our sources of information, as well as our
personal acquaintance and knowledge of the hunting-
grounds which have now become such, a popular resort
for both English and American sportsmen. One of our
editorial staff returned only a month ago from this very
locality, where the “bucks” (both red and Indian-tanned)
are now running, and we feel some satisfaction in know¬
ing that we were the humble means of dissauding sev¬
eral gentlemen from going there.

The Utes have been the friends of the white man for
thirty years. We have taken Chiefs Ou-ra and Billy by
the hand, and have heard their friendly converse, We
know their grievances, and that they are hard to bear.
That these grievances will be abated soon, but never
removed, we feel certain. There is no use of fighting
against fate ; and we trust that the head men of the
tribe will make up their minds that this is the fact, and
counsel their young men to be discreet, and, if neces¬
sary, to suffer and endure. For long years the Utes
and whites have made common cause against the preda¬
tory Indians. Trappers have wintered in the Ute camps,
and they and the whites have divided their last ear of
com between themselves. These are old compagneros,
whom circumstances have so recently made foes ; who
have lifted hair together for many a year, and saved
for each other many a goodly scalp. Their boys have
grown up together, and learned to call each other by
name. It is a misfortune that, these old friends of the
cache, the camp, and the corral, axe now pitted against
each other. There axe extraneous causes for the situa¬
tion, but the direct cause is shown by the recent letters of
our staff correspondent in Colorado, in one of which he
says : —

“ The rapidity with which our western country is set¬
tling up, impresses me more and more each year. Just
as soon as any section becomes safe, the Indiana having
been driven off, the cattle-men begin to drive their herds
into it. and before long one hears "complaints that there
are too many cattle there. The older settlers complain
that the newer comas are “ crowding” them, and soon
the most energetic commence to move off in quest of
fresh fields and pastures new.”

If these things are done in the green tree, what shall
be done in the dry ? If the white usurpers are restive for
elbow room, wbat shall we say of the temper of the na¬
tive occupants of the land? The New York Herald of
last Sunday stated the case perhaps even more succinctly,
when it said of these Indian wars

“They are, in simple fact, the consequence of the growth
of the country. There was peace west of the Mississippi
a generation since, because then the white man and the
Indian were not in each other’s way. Since then the
white man has swarmed out that way ; he has built cities
and railroads, he runs stages, hunts the buffalo, raises
com and distils whiskey, and there is contact and friction
between the races. The country west of the Mississippi
Valley is in the same condition in this respect that the
Atlantic coast region was in two hundred years ago.”

We trust the wise men of the Utes will determine that
it is the best policy to bury the hatchet. They are not
savages : they are sensible men. When at trading posts,
and not on the hunt, they dress in the garb of civilization,
just as the whites do : in buckskin and leggings when they
take to the timber and the plains. But whatever the de¬
termination of the issue may be, of one thing we are pos¬
itive, and that is, that the lives of the best Utes that ever
lived, no matter how often they have tramped by our
side, and taken meat at our camp fire, are not worth, man
for man, the lives of our gallant soldiers who are so often
sacrificed to the disturbances which the logic of events
force to the surface. Moreover, the army posts are so
scattered, and the soldiers of the frontier army numer¬
ically so very few, that the few companies and detach¬
ments we have are kept constantly at forced marches and
short rations ; compelled to fight big odds of superiorfor-
ces, and altogether suffer an extreme of arduous duty,
really pitiable to consider. There should be soldiers
enough in the field to afford full protection to settlers. One
of these days the people out there will take care of them-
Belves, but for ten or twenty years to come the government
must protect them. The standing force should be large
enough to quell at once any disturbance, and ensure
against its repetition in any part of the Indian country.

GAME PROTECTION.

— We have received from the Michigan State Sports¬
men’s Association the Transactions of the Fourth Annual
Session. This publication is unique, and, we may believe,
serves a very useful purpose. It contains among other
things the game laws of the State.

Posted Lands in California.— The land proprietors in
the quail country of California have taken a good stand
against the pot-hunters. According to the Pacific Life,
“‘no shooting allowed on these premises’ stares the
the. hunter in the face on every side, and even on remote
hillsides, where, he hopes to blaze away to his heart’s con¬
tent, that same grim warning confronts him. So, if he
does not want to be ‘ prosecuted according to law,’ as the
legend expresses it, he turns sadly homeward, or better
still, endeavors to negotiate with the proprietors of the
forbidden grounds. Marin, Contra Costa. Alameda and
Napa Counties, all excellent quail grounds, are strictly
preserved, and posted according to the Legislative Act of
March, 1872, which forbids persons entering enclosed
lands without the permission of the owners. The shoot¬
ing in those counties, Marin especially, is very fine, but
at the same time jealously guarded. To those who aTe
not ‘ on the inside ’ with the owners Of the quail grounds,
the southern counties offer the strongest inducements
and the best possibilities for making a big bag. In San
Benito. San Bernardino, San Buenaventura and Los An¬
geles Counties the birds are numerous and early, and the
‘ no-Bhooting-allowed ’ notices infrequent. The country,
or a great portion of it, is so open that the sportsman
may shoot away all day and never have his right to
wholesale slaughter questioned. But the ‘no-shooting’
notices in the first-named counties are intended for the
market-hunters, those ruthless destroyers, who will mas¬
sacre a whole bevy of quail at a single shot, if they can
stalk them, and depopulate a good cover in a day. Gentle¬
men, as a rule, can obtain permission from the owners or
lessees of the lands to shoot, but the pot-hunters are in¬
vited to stand off. In fact, the farmers, their sons and
employees like to keep the sport to themselves.

Moose Butchery in Maine. — Boston, Mass., Sept,
26th— Editor Forest and Stream : — The article on New
Brunswick Game Laws prompts me to write you of the
butchery of moose last spring at the head- waters of the
Aroostook in Maine. Andrew Taylor, of the Interna¬
tional Steamship Line, told me last spring on my way to
New Brunswick that he knew a man who had seen thir'
teen dead moose left as they were shot in “ crust time,”
and the man said he had no doubt a hundred were so
butchered last spring; and I have a correspondent in
Rockahema, Aroostook County, who writes me he knew
of fifteen being thus killed. Now it is well known that
the law prohibits killing at all till Oct. 1st, 1880, and only
in season then. Now. if you consider these statements
of Taylor and James H. Swett reliable, would it not just
suit you to ventilate the matter by at least calling on those
in authority to state what they have heard about it.

Perhaps we cannot better bring this to the attention of
the proper authorities than by simply publishing our in¬
formant’s letter without comment.

Sportsmen at Loggerheads.— The Toledo Commer¬
cial, of late date, contains a long account of some se¬
rious altercations which have occurred between gen¬
tlemen sportsmen of Toledo, who have been in the habit
of ducking on the Bay Point Marshes, and an Asso¬
ciation known as the Bay Point Shooting Association,
who claim exclusive right to the marshes. These shoot¬
ing grounds consist of several thousand acres of sub¬
merged bottom, in the State of Michigan, about eight
miles from Toledo, and are really a part of Lake Erie.
According to the published reports, the Toledo men have
been handled with brutal violence by the assumed pro¬
prietors. The difficulties have got into the Courts, where,
we hope, with the Commercial, the question of the pro¬
prietorship of the Bay Point Marshes will be definitely
decided. _ _

Tayloe — Not Taylor. — In the sketch of Colonel WiL
liam Washington, printed in Forest and Stream of
September 18th, the name of Colonel John Tayloe, of Mt.
Airy, was spelt Taylor. Also, Dr. Valentine Peyton’s
celebrated place, Tosculnm, which was the grandest es¬
tate of its day in Virginia, was printed Inselum. But
what do printers of the present generation know of these
time-honored names?

— Mr. James F. Fulton, jr., the proprietor of the Inter¬
national Hotel at Niagara Falls, who died last week, after
returning from a health-seeking trip to Minnesota, was
well known to the sportsmen of the country. It was at
the International Hotel that the National Sportsmen’s
Association was organized.

— As a light, mild beverage, agreeable to the most deli¬
cate digestive organs, the Cocoa preparations of Walter
Baker & Co. are recommended to invalids and convales¬
cents as well as to those in full health. — Adv.

” — Health is often impaired by the excessive use of tea
or coffee. The strengthening qualities of Broma or Cocoa
are known to the Btudent, the invalid, and to the hard
worker, the world over. To secure such in its greatest

fiurity, ask your grocer for Walter Baker & Co.’s. This
louse has the highest reputationfor its goods, dating back
to 1780. — Adv.

— Georga C. Henning, Washington, D. O., has an im¬
mense variety of corduroys, beaverteens and velveteens,
samples of which he will mail to any one enclosing a let¬
ter stamp.— Adv,

FOREST AND STREAM

711

A TRIP TO NORTH PARK,

(SIXTH PAPER.)

[PROM OUR STAFF CORRESPONDENT.]

ERY regretfully we turned our backs upon the
Snowy Range and inarched southeasterly toward
the Platte River. The long stretch of rolling sage plain
looked gray and gloomy under the heavy fog which hung
low over the land, and which sometimes changed for a
little while into a pouring rain, or again lighted up as
though the sun were really trying his best to make things
cheerful.-

To the old campaigner it makes hut little difference
whether the march is through rain or sunshine. If it
rains he protects himself as well as possible, and goes on
his way as cheerfully as he can, consoled for his tempo¬
rary discomfort by a certain philosophy which comes to
all who are accustomed to life in the open air. If the sun
is clear and bright, on the other hand, he is correspond¬
ingly happy. Men who have not had experience in life
on the mountains are apt to be depressed by a march
through the rain. One becomes more or less wet, of
course, and it really seems very hard not to have a house
to go into to dry oneself. The tents, if such conveniences
are at hand, have to he pitched on the wet ground, the
blankets are damp, the evening meal is cold and wet, and
in all probability there is but little of it ; so that upon the
whole, for a man who is not used to camp life a rainy day
is a veritable misfortune. A low-lying mist produces a
curious effect upon objects at a little distance. Antelope
seen through the fog look as large as horses, and coyotes
might easily he taken for gray wolves. The large size
and hence apparent proximity of such living objects
proved too great a temptation for our young men to with¬
stand, and they indulged in a brisk fusilade at numerous
antelope, none of which seemed any the worse for the
firing. The fog seems somewhat to confuse game, at
times. I had ridden ahead alone to pick out a road for
the wagon, and was loping up to the top of a low hill,
when there appeared just over the ridge two antelopes
cantering briskly toward me. They did not seem to no¬
tice me until I was within a hundred yards of them, and
then, instead of turning and running off, they put on a
burst of speed and started to run directly by me, passing
about thirty yards to my right. Just before they passed
me I shouted at them, and one of the two turned and
ran directly across my path so close to my horse that I
thought I should run over him. I shouted at him again,
just as he was in front of me, and he turned sharp to
the left and darted by me, going like the wind. I could
have struck him with a whip if I had had one, and had
my rope been free would have thrown it over his head.

Before noon the willowy bottom of the Platte was in
sight, and an hour’s ride brought me to it, the wagon
being far behind. The valley was plentifully dotted
with feeding antelope, and I determined to try to kill
one. The herd, which I attempted to approach, was a
large one and much scattered, so that I was somewhat
doubtful of my ability to get within range ; but after a
little careful manoeuvering I found myself on the creek
bottom with about fifty yards of level grass land to cross
before I could reach the willows, under cover of which
I could approach the herd. A single old doe was in
sight and was staring at me very intently, but as the
animals were already beginning to feed toward the bluffs
I could not wait for her to move out of sight ; and so
dropping on my hands and knees I crept toward the wil¬
lows. For the whole distance I was in plain sight of the
doe, and my only hope was that she might take me for
some animal feeding in the bottom. There were num¬
bers of cattle along the creek, and as I have elsewhere
remarked, antelope in a range where there are cattle
or buffalo are much less easily startled by the sight of
a moving object than where such large animals are un¬
known. My expectation, in this case was justified by the
event, and when I reached the willows I saw that the
doe had recommenced feeding, How it happened I do
not know, but after creeping to within easy range of a
big buck I fired, and shot about four inches too high,
thus failing to get him. I was much chagrined, for al¬
though we did not need the meat, having killed some
antelope since leaving Independence Mountain, it was
humiliating to miss such a shot.

We camped at this point, and occupied the afternoon
in collecting some natural history specimens. In com¬
pany with W., I started out, equipped with insect net and
poison bottles, to collect some flies, while my companion,
who was armed with a shot gun, was looking for ornitho¬
logical specimens. A bed of gorgeous, sweet-smelling
flowers gave me occupation for some time, which W.
utilized in the pursuit, unsuccessful, I regret to say, of
some avocets, While sauntering along the bluffs over¬
looking the river bottom, we came upon a little slough,
in and about which were several species of water birds,
and among others a female greenwing teal and eight tiny
young. As soon as the old mother saw us she started out
of the pool and ran off into the grass, with the eight
little ones strung out in a line behind her. The scene
was a touching one, and we refrained from disturbing the
little group. At this camp we were troubled by a phan¬

tom duck, which would appear on the river about a hun¬
dred yards below camp, swimming about in plain sight,
but disappearing in some mysterious fashion whenever
anyone went after it. Several members of the party
watched for it, and tried in various ways to approach it,
but no one succeeded in getting near enough to shoot at
it.

The next morning wa crossed the Platte, and taking an
easterly course, reached the crossing of the Michigan
about two o’clock. The day was a memorable one to W.,
for during the morning he killed his first antelope. He
and 1 were riding together, and on reaching the summit
of a low ridge came upon a number of antelope, which
were feeding within rifle range. W. dismounted, and
when lie fired I saw the last of the band, a fine buck,
give way behind and then very slowly hobble off. W.,
who was naturally in a high state of excitement, followed
on foot, shooting at the buck about as often as he could
load and fire, and after four or five shots killed it. During
the chase he kept his eyes so closely fixed on his game
that he tripped over a spreading sage and fell down,
losing both hat and gun. The antelope brought to bag,
it took but a few minutes to transfer his dainty head to
my companion’s saddle, and we moved on, leaving the
meat, which was too badly shot to carry along.

From the crossing of the Michigan we took a hunter’s
road into the mountains, which led us through dense pine
forests alternating with pretty park-like openings, about
fifteen miles nearer to the main range, where we camped
on some little springs which flowed into the Canadian.
Antelope were extraordinarily abundant here and quite
tame, so that had we been disposed to indulge in reckless
killing, we might have done so. Of other game we saw
hut little ; although a few deer were found in the timber.
Dusky grouse and the pine, or “snow-shoe” rabbit (Lepus
campestris—vax. bairdi — Hayden), were also very plenty in
the timhef)'* The day after our arrival at this camp, three
of us rode over to the Michigan to see a trapper who was
camped on that stream in order to make inquiries as to
the best trail to be followed in going up to the top of the
range. On the way we killed a couple of antelope, one
of which had two extra horns, These had no bony core,
and were not attached to the skull, being thus merely
dermal outgrowths. They were about three inches long,
and as thick as a man’s thumb.

The timber on the Michigan was burning in several
places, hut the fires had been partially extinguished by the
rains of the last few days, so that at present only a few
smouldering logs sent up their pillars of smoke. After a
short period of dry weather, however, the fires will spring
up again, and then thousands of acres of splendid timber
must go. In some places the fire had run down the
mountains out on to the plain, and even across the creek
bottom, killing the willows by which it is everywhere cov¬
ered. Just before riding down the bluffs into the brush
we saw a large wild-cat, or bay lynx, run out from the
bushes and eye us with looks of suspicion ; hut before
any of us had time to catch sight on the creature it
bounded hack into the willows and was not seen again.

The bottom of the Michigan, where it debouches from
the mountain, is wide and level, and is full of old beaver
ponds and ditches. It is therefore extremely, difficult to
cross, and we spent two hours and a half in trying to
reach the opposite bank, distant about half a mile. The
willows grow everywhere so thickly that it is with the
greatest difficulty that a horse cau be forced through
them ; and every few steps one meets with mud holes, the
remains of old beaver ponds, which it is necessary to
head. These beaver meadows are the worst places in the
world to have to ride through ; and if one’s horse gets
mired in a beaver slough, the chances that you can ever
get him out again are extremely small, Having safely
crossed the meadow, we rode briskly along toward the
mountains and about noon reached a little grove of pines
in which we found the trapper’s camp, This was rather
picturesque in its appointments and surroundings, and
extremely dirty. A light spring wagon containing most
of the owner’s baggage stood between two trees, and over
the wheels hung saddles, bridles, ropes, and saddle blank¬
ets ; near by was a smoking heap of ashes surmounted by
a black and greasy pot ; and not far from the fire sat
Hosier, skinning a beaver, while his partner was pegging
out a fresh antelope hide. The trees about the fire were
garnished with the circular pelts of the beaver, and
from two of them depended the black and drying car¬
casses of a couple of antelope. We were hospitably
received, and our inquiries answered very cheerfully,
and the visit resulted in our engaging Hosier to go
with us for fifteen days. He informed us that the best
trail to the top of the Range followed up the Michigan,
and we decided to bring the wagon across from our camp
near the Canadian, and leave it at Hosier’s, whence we
would start with pack animals for our climb into the hills.
Following the directions of our new friend, we spent less
time in the creek bottom that .we had earlier in the day,
and only stopping to pick up the meat and heads of the
antelope killed in the morning, we reached camp some
time before dark. We still had time to prepare our an¬
telope heads, skin some birds, and collect a few insects.

The next morning we were off in good time, and al¬
though we had some trouble in getting the wagon across

the Michigan, we reached Hosier’s shortly after noon.
As we had but two pack animals, every luxury was left in
camp, and nothing but the necessary provisions and bed¬
ding were to be taken. My short double-barrel I wrapped
in my blankets, with a few cartridges, as there seemed to
be a likelihood that we would see, on the summit, some
white-tailed ptarmigan. Rifle ammunition, toilet con¬
veniences, and so on, were wrapped in blankets or stowed
away in saddle-bags or pockets.

The trail, which in many places was so faintly marked
as to he easily lost, leads the rider alongthe north¬
ern bank of the Michigan, and for almost the entire
distance from the plain to timber line winds through
the heavy pine forests. The air is redolent with the
terebinthine odors of spruce, pine and balsam fir, min¬
gled with the richer and more varied perfume of the
many wild flowers that brighten with red, blue and
yellow the shadowy gloom of the dense woods. The pine
rabbit, startled at our approach, hops far enough from
the track to avoid the horses’ feet, and sitting on his
haunches, with his monstrous ears erect, contemplates
the procession that passes before him with a curiously
meditative air. The gray jays {Perisoreus canadensis
var. capitalis) are out in force, and flit along among the
branches above our heads, descending, half a dozen at a
time, to pick up the crumbs which fall at our feet when
we halt for lunch. Curious birds these certainly are :
crushingly impudent, and that with a calmness and un¬
concern that compels your admiration while it arouses
your wrath. They are not favorites with the hunter, for
jn winter they tear his skins, steal his meat and his bait,
and annoy his sore-backed animals ; but for myself, I
must confess to a sneaking admiration for this bird. TTig
“cheek” exceeds that of the proverbial lightning-rod
man. Though often entirely silent, there are times when
the grey jay is as noisy as his blue cousin in the East ; but
this is usually when he sees a him ter cautiously stealing
up to some game which the latter is anxious to secure.
Then, especially if the hunter is hungry, and out of
“grub,” does our grey friend make the timber re-echo
with his doleful notes. It shall not be through any neg¬
ligence on his part if the light-heeled deer or watchful
elk is too nearly approached by his two-legged enemy.

The eternal — I had almost written infernal — chattering
of the red or pine squirrel is another sound that salutes
the ear of him who journeys through the forests of these
mountains. These animals here feed entirely on the seeds
of the pine, and one frequently comes on great heaps of
the green cones, collected at the foot of some tall tree,
from which every seed has been removed. The resinous
sap with which the cones are filled collects on the fur of
the squirrels’ face in considerable masses, and must cause
them no little inconvenience. Another curious voice of
the mountains, and one whioh always puzzles those new
to the country, is the cry of the mountain woodchuck
(Arctomys flaviventer). This species abounds anywhere
in the high mountains, and lives in holes or in crannies
in the rocks. They are fond of selecting high bare points
of granite, where they sit in the sun, and if they see any¬
thing unusual they utter a short, sharp cry, which is not
exactly a shriek nor a whistle, but a compound of both
— rather more like what you would expect to hear from
a very young but extremely vigorous steam engine than
anything else that I think of at this moment. The owner
of the voice bears a general resemblance to the Eastern
woodchuck, but is slightly larger, and its pelage is yel¬
lowish in color. Dusky grouse are quite abundant in
the timber bordering the valley of the stream which we
are following, and several broods were started from the
ground, all of which flew at once into the trees, the old
hens clucking loudly, like a startled domestic fowl.

"We camped the first night in a beautiful opening, sur¬
rounded by giant spruces and firs, where the rich grass
stood waist high, and the steep sides of the mountains
rose almost vertically from the narrow valley. I took a
jaunt up the hillside in search of game, but found none,
although I came very near seeing a bear. I ran upon his
bed and heard him spring into some thick evergreen
bush, I could not, however, find him again. On the way
back to camp I saw in the stream bed one of those curi¬
ous little birds known as dippers ( Cinclus me.vicanus\
They are odd little slate-colored birds, somewhat less in
size than the robin — to which, by the way, they are al¬
lied, and pass their lives on the mountain streams, from
the bottoms of which they'derive their food. They are
most active little creatures, continually in motion, and
when not flying here and there or diving in the water,
are always either walking briskly about on the rocks or
else making the peculiar dipping movement, from which
perhaps their name, dipper, has been given them. This
movement is not at all like the bow of the sand-piper, nor,
according to my observation, does it resemble the tail-
jerking of the wrens, to which it has been compared by
some writers. It is more like a sudden and very quick
crouching down, followed by an equally rapid recovery.
The legs are bent both at the knee and the tibio-tarsal
joint. The dippers are tame, confiding little birds, and
one may approach them quite closely without alarming
them. It is very ourious to see them walk deliberately
down a sloping stone into the water, until they disap¬
pear beneath its surface, and then to see them emerge

712

FOREST AND STREAM

some feet further down the stream, and flying back, dive
from the wing again. Such of my readers as are inter¬
ested in the habits of this odd little thrush should read
the charming account of the European dipper, given in
•‘Audubon ” by Mr. William MacGillivray. It is a gem.

Summit of the Roclcv Mountains. Yo.

Jas. H. Roche . 29

H. D. Blyderiburgh . 28

Paul J. Cuillnun . - . 27

J. B. Stanton . 27

S. T. Martin . 27

„ R..T. Coveil . 2ii

. 31 L. D. Hearn . 25

New York Riflemen.— The New York Schuetzen
Corps. Captain David Cl. Yuengling, will hold their an¬
nual fall shooting at Mauch Chunk, Pa., Oct. 16th. A
special train will take the party— shooters, ladies, and all
— to this most beautiful rural district of Pennsylvania.
A fine dinner at the Mansion House will be had. The
shooting will then begin and last until sundown. In the
evening a grand ball will he held at the hotel. For the
next morning an excursion to Mount Pisgab, on the
Switch Back, has been laid out. In the evening the re¬
turn will be made by special train. Excursion tickets
for the railroad, including two days’ board in Mansion
House and a trip to Mount Pisgah and back, only to
cost $7.

New York— CVuditi'.s Gallery.— The. third of the series of
contests for marksmen’s badges took place Sept. 15th. The
large increase ever the number of entries in the two pre¬
vious competitions proves the popularity of the plan of
the contests. The leading scores were remarkably close,
three of the competitors making 83 out of a possible 35
at 300 yards ; target reduced for the range ; but accord¬
ing to the rules governing the competitions A. J. How-
left was declared" the winner, ins shots being the closest.
He won the Marksman’s Badge and made a good showing
for the Champion Badge, which will be won by the best
aggregate score made in the ten competitions. Below we
give the names and scores made by the leading competi¬
tors . —

A. J. Howlett .

Dr. S. T. G. Dudley.

•T. B. rslydenburgh

D.S- Banks .

S. H. Hubbard .

G. J. Seabury .

•T. W. Naughton ....

T. Fit* .

Conlin’s Prize Shoot.— The fifth of the series of ten

weekly contests for marksmen’s badges, took place
Monday evening. Sept. 29th, and was well attended.
After a spirited contest, Mr. T. Fritz proved the winner
with the excellent Bcore or 88, possible 85. The following
is a list of ten of the best scores made ; possible 85 ; 300
yard target, reduced for the range ;—

■P pu, S3 IE. T. Davis . . 89

D S Banks . . 33 ‘Wilson MacDonald ... 2H

G.‘ 3. Seabury . 32 J. B. Stanton .

John G. Byrue . . SO T. F. Brown . 25

W. T. Morgan . 29 1 Paul J. CuUinan . 2o

‘At the word.

The Long Range Tournament.— The directors re¬
ceived another lesson, that there are others who can
manage then- own business better than it is at present con¬
ducted, in the contest of the Long Range Tournameut
which took place at Creedmoor, Sept. 22d, 28d and 24th.
The conditions of the match have been given m our col¬
umns. S3 marksmen entered for the work in hand, and
some verv fine work indeed was done. The first day
opened with a chilly atmosphere, but the light was good
and the wind was fairly steady, and for the first ten
ranges scores ran up to good figures. But at tHe last there
was a falling away under the changing light and wind.
The score ran :—

800 9001,000 Tnt't.

E. H. Sandl’ord. 73 00 05 201

J.F. Brown .71 tit;

F. Hyde.. . 71 71

W. Gerrlsh . 70 71

l.L. Allen . 72 08

W. W. Deforest 70 71
r.H. Laird ... 72 05

F. Wessel . 68 01

G. L. Morse. ... Si 03

S. T. G. Dudley 70 03
W. Parker _ 05 83

F. H. Gray . 05 03

S. Wilder . 03 60

E. Header . 00 02

G. F. Ferris — 18 50

S. I. Beott . 72 71

IV. M. Farrow.. 71 71
J. S. Sumner - . 72 71
N. Washburn .. 72 69
W. H. Jackson. 70 08
F. W Partis.... 72 71
R. Itnillbone 71 09
J. W.Shurter - 70 63
n. F. Rock w oil 70 67

IV. Poland . 08 07

E. E. Pray - 65 01

J. P. Witters..- 60 60

A. A.Adee . 01 08

H. Fisher . 71 61

E.A. Perry. ... 05 01

07 209
60 209
67 208
08 200
03 200
05 205
(H 197

59 190

60 195
55 194
62 1IR
01 190

04 201
62 20-4
02 303
02 202
04 203
02 200
50 18S
50 184
50 183
58 180
53 1KII
■10 175
44 102
03 100

The second day was a warm and pleasant one. The
wind which bad been from 13 to 2 on the previous day
now blew gently down the range from 7. The shooting
of the day was really magnificent, 19 of the 30 men com¬
peting, getting 200 points or over, as follows :

800 COO 1.000 Tot’t
J. F Brown — 73 73 68 213

IV H. Jackson. 74 71 68 213

F. Hyde ..... 71 71 09 211

J. S. Sumner .. 72 60 72 210

W. it. Fallow. 73 00 70 209

E.A. Perry... 73 09 06 ,208

S. I. Scott .... 71 60 70 207

The other scores were :—

800 900 1,000 T0t%
E. E. Pray . 68 71 04 201

G. L. Morse 64 65 08 260

H. Fisher .. "0 03 67 200

B. T. G. Dudley 09 05 06 200

J. W.Shurter.. 69 00 65 200

F Ferris ... 60 66 07 199

T. if. Gray... 72 06 63 199

’ P. Waters. - 68 69 62 199

N. Washhura.. 69 05
W. Gerrlsh. .. 70 08

S. Wilder, . 70 08

C. H. Laird . 09 70

W. W. Deforest 09 07
E. H. Sandfurd.

It. Hathburn.

800 900 1,000 Tot'l

V «0

69 85

73 206
70 206
08 2CR
04 205
67 203
70 201
07 201

F. W- Partis.. _

l.L. Allen .. ..03 08

W. Poland . 08 03

L. L. Hepburn. 03 07

W. Parker . 07 57

E. Reader . 58 05

A. A. Adee . 59 65

The twenty-one men who c-ame down on the last day
of the tournament found a very good shooting day await¬
ing them, but unfortunately at the second range a ram
storm compelled the men to leave the firing points. The
great tremble in the scores will make the period of this
Interruption. The scores stood :—

800 900 1,000 Tl I 806 9001,000 Tl

W. H. Jackson . . 73 (19 73 214 J. S. Sumner . 71 55 74 kill

Frank Hyde . 72 07 72 211 1 S. I. Scott . 70 00 09 208

The other scores were : —

600 £100 1,000 Tl! 800 900 1 .000 Tl

T L Allen... . 74 66 68 208 J. P. Waters . 60 62 69 197

J. F. Brown. . 74 68 00 268 . W. M. Farrow... .05 06 60 107

E E Pray . 70 72 60 208 F. W. Partis . 72 58 65 195

R Ratbbone . 08 oo 73 206 F. II. Gray . 72 03 59 194

W Gerrlsh - . 00 61 73 202 H. Fisher. . 72 07 54 493

” i I Laird . -.05 70 07 202 I E. A. Perry . 01 61 01 192

E. If . Sanford . 07 61 73 2t)l I U. W. Moi-so. . .01 54 61 IS;

\V \v Do Forest- 711 05 01 199 S. Wilder . 71 51 all 181

N.’ Washburn . 73 07 50 198 1 J. W. Shutter . 51 58 48 1»7

An object of the tournament was to institute some tests
and comparisons of rifles and methods of loading. What
the principal marksmen used and how they used it, can

be seen in the following. The highest score gives the
man’s best record at any time
J. S. Sumner, Massachusetts — Highest score, 221 points:
Sharps rifle ; 110 grains powder ; 500 grains lead ; bullet,
Hyde base, pointed ; uses wads ; loads at breech ; shell,
2.4-10 inches.

W. H. Jackson, Massachusetts— Highest score, 330 ;
Sharps rifle ; 106 grains powder (Laflin & Rand) ; 050
grains lead, pointed bullet, composed of fourteen parts
lead to one of tin ; shell, 3.4-10 incites ; uses wads ; loads
at breech.

Frank Hyde, New York — Highest score, 219 ; Sharps
rifle; 109 grains powder (Laflin & Rand) ; 550 grains lead,
pointed bullet; shell, 2.4-10 inches; uses wads; loads at
breech.

Wm. Gerrish, Massachusetts — Highest score, 218 ;
Sharps rifle; 115 grains powder; 550 grains lead (fourteen
parts lead to one of tin): uses wads ; loads at breech.

J. F. Brown, Massachusetts- -Highest score, 315 ; Sharps
rifle ; 110 grains powder to 550 lead (fourteen parts lead
to one of tin) ; uses wads ; loads at breech.

S. I. Scott, Maryland — Highest score, 314; Remington
Creedmoor rifle; 110 grains powder to 550 lead (fifteen
parts lead to one of tin) ; Hepburn pointed bullet ; uses
uo wads ; loads at muzzle ; shell, 2.7-10 inches.

I. L. Allen, New York — Highest score, 313 ; Sharps ri¬
fle ; 107 grains powder (Hazard’s) to 550 lead (eleven parts
lead to one of tin); uses no wads; loads at muzzle ; shell,
2.4-10 inches.

H. F. Rockwell, Massachusetts— Highest score, 211 ;
Remington Creedmoor rifle ; 10 grains powder to 555 lead ;
loads at breech; Remington special bullet; shell, 2.7-10
inches.

C. H. Laird, Washington — Highest score, 210 ; Reming¬
ton Creedmoor rifle ; 110 grains powder (Hazard’s) to 550
lead ; Hepburn bullet ; loads at muzzle ; shell, 2.7-16
inches.

W. M. Farrow, New York — Highest score, 209 ; Ballard
rifle : 100 grains of powder to 550 grains lead ; straight
shell ; uses wads ; loads at muzzle,

Tbe Creedmoor Matches. — The following matches
will be called on the range at Creedmoor dui-ing the rest
of tile present month : —

Saturday, Oct. nth.—" Ballard Rifle Match”; open, to
all comers : winners to be handicaped one point for each
time won ; 100 and 200 yards ; weapon, any rifle ; rounds,
seven at each distance,

Same Day— Tbe “Alford Match”; open to members of
N. R. A. and to members N. G. S. N. Y., in uniform ; 200
yards ; any military rifle ; rounds, ten.

' Wednesday , Oct. 15th— The “ Remington Shot Gun
Match”; open to all members of the N. R. A.; rifle and
position, any; 800, 900, and 1,000 yards ; rounds, fifteen
at each distance.

Saturday, Oct. 18th.— “ Champion Marksman’s Badge
of 1879”; open to all members of N. R. A. and all mem¬
bers of the N. G. S. N. Y. in uniform ; 200 and 500 yards ;
five shots at each ; Remington rifle, New York State

Wednesday, Oct. 22d.—' 11 Secretary’s Match”; 200 and
500 yards ; position, standing at 200 ; at 500 yards, any
without artificial rest (as allowed in N. R. A. regulations,
governing ‘‘position” in “ any rifle” competitions); wea¬
pon. any military rifle (excluding specials) ; rounds, five
at each distance.

Same Day—“ ‘Wo Will’ Match”; open only to mem¬
bers of the National Guard of any State; 800 and GOO
yards ; seven shots at each ; weapon, the authorized mil¬
itary rifle in use by the organization of which the com¬
petitor is a member. , _

Saturday, Oct. 25th.— The “Remington Shot Gun
Match.” . „

Same Day— 11 Cowperthwaite Match”; open to all mem¬
bers of N. R. A. and N. G. S. N. Y.; 400 yards ; position,
standing and kneeling ; rounds, ten for competitors using
military rifles ; nine for all others. Handicap— Winners
of any first prize or place in any monthly or other match
of the N. R. A. shot at Creedmoor ; two points.
Wednesday, Oct. 20th.— ‘ “Alford Match.”

The practice of the affiliated clubs has been fixed as

° Empire Rifle Club— Wednesday, 1st.— Spirit of the
Times Match ; 200 and 800 yards; ten Rhots eacli distance,
off-hand. Wednesday, 8th.— “ Daly Trophy” Match: 800
and 500 yards ; ten shots each distance, off-hand. W ednes-
day loth, at 1 p.M. — Competition for N. R. A. bronze
medal; 800, 900, and 1,000 yards; ten shots each distance.
Wednesday, 22d, at 1 P.M.— “ All-Comers’ Class Match ;
200 yards ; ten shots ; military rules allowed three points ■
entrance fee, fifty cents ; re-entries, twenty-five cents.

^SeveiM Regiment Rifle Club— Saturday, 11th, at 3 P.M.
— Competition for the “Shells”; 500 yards ; live shots ;
onen to the regiment. Saturday, 18th, at 3 p.M.— Com¬
petition for the “Rifles”; 200 y aids ;s^ shots ; open
to club. Saturday, ‘25th. — The “1879 Match , 200 and
500 yards ; seven shots at each distance ; open to club.

New York, Aug. 30 th.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Will you please correct the mis take in the account or
the Champion's Match in your last issue, where lam
credited with using both “ Ballard” and “ Sharps” idles.
So many of my friends have asked for the particulars, I
wish to say to them all, t use no Other rifle but the Bal-
iard in ah the matches I shoot, excepting those confined
to military rifles. Very truly yours,

J w. Milton Faerow.

The error orignated in a blunder of the officer at the
firing point, who entered the rifles as printed in Forest
and Stream.

Morrisania Schuetzen Parle, Sept. 28th.— Team shoot¬
ing between teams of eight men each from Now Yorir
City Schuetzen corps and the Seppenfeld s Club, at 200
yards, at 25-inch ring targets ; 10 shots each, possible
250 :—

Bin

Senpcnfeld's Team.

Wm. Seppenfeld , . -

J. Holztnann .

IT. Jaclmo . .

- Adams ... - .

Joint Rein .

Qh. Keller, Jr .

L. Vogel .

Andrews .

.... 180

Total . . L421

_ w. Corats. .

J. W. Schneider .

.T. Lurch. . . .

li. Knhlmann — ••

II. ft it bio j t . . -

J. 41. Grolmtann . - —

F. Sebroedar .

F. A. Gruaeberg .

Total . .it,

The New Jersey State Rifle Association,— The fall
prize meeting opened at Brinton, on Tuesday, Sept. 30tb,
with a very good attendance. The meeting was well
managed, and the State Government, by liberal appro¬
priations, has brought Brinton Range almost to an equal
standing with Creedmoor. The prizes were liberal, and
nearly every rifle club in the vicinity of New York sont
its quota to compete in the matches. The first match
was the short-range match, open to all; 200 yards; any rifle;

10 rounds. The best scores were as follows : E. M. Squier,

44 ; A. Mclnnis, 44; J. K. Gorham, 44; G. J. Seabury,

43 ; J. W. Todd, 43 ; G. Joiner, 43 ; W. M. Farrow, 42 ;

A. W. Gibbs, 43 ; D. S. Banks, 43 ; E. E. Lewis, 43 ; T,

H. Holton, 41 ; E. T. Davis, 41 ; T. J. Conroy, 40 ; H. F.
Farrell, 88, The second match was the military short-
range match, open to all ; 200 yards ; any military rifle ; 9
seven rounds. The best scores ; W. M. Farrow, 32 ;

32 : W. Robertson, 32 ; B. F. Davids, 31 ; Capt, W-
P. Wood, 30; Capt. T. W, Griffith, 29; Lieut.

L. H. Grere, 29 ; H. W. Gowley, 29 ; Peter Bonnett, 28 ;

J. R, Byrd, 28 ; B. P. Holmes, 28 ; Col. J. E. P. Howard,

27 ; E. E. Lewis, 26 ; Col. D. Lodor, 25 ; James Hatry, 25;

H. F. Farrell, 25 ; T. J. Rache, 23 ; J.R. Beck, 22, and P.
Coulin, 22. The other match which was shot during the
day was at long range, open to all ; 1,000 yards ; any rifle ;
position, any ; 10 rounds. The best scores were as fol¬
lows : Major R. Rathbum, 48; F. II. Holton, 46; J. P.
Waters, 42‘; A. Mclnnis, 41 ; J, W, Todd, 36,

The second day was taken up with the military team
match, opeu to teams of 12 from each regiment in the
State at the 200 and 500 yards range ; 40 rounds at
each range per man. The scores made were as fol-
ows : —

200 Yards. 600 Yards. Total.

Ninth Regiment . 453 877 830

Fourth Regiment . 413 325 730

Kit Ih Regiment. . . 409 300 7110

Seventh Regiment . 464 270 674

Third Regiment . 383 203 646

First Regiment . 35S 139 497

The Ninth Regiment won this match last year. The
best score made by any member of any team was that of
Ca.pt. T W. Griffiths, of the winning team. At 200 yards
ho made 43 out of a possible 50 ; and at 500 yards 48, or
91 out of a possible 100.

On the third day the short-range teams competed seven
„i all of four men each. The conditions were : 200 yards;

15 shots off-hand. Empire Club No. 1, Sergt. N. D. Ward,
Captain, took the first prize on the score of 260 out of a
possible 300 points. The second prize went to the Zettler
Rifle Club, on the score of 249. The military champion¬
ship gold badge, offered for competitor! by members of the
First Brigade, New Jersey National Guard, was won by
Capt. T. W. Griffith, on the score of 41 out of a possible
50 points.

The New Jersey National Guard was well represented
at Brinton on the fourth day. The first contest, wiiich
was open to teams of twelve, began at 10 o’clock. The
conditions were : Distances, 200 and 500 yards ; five shots
per man at each range. There were four teams entered.
Tiie winning scores were as follows, the highest attain¬
able score being 600 points : Ninth Regiment, 418 ; Sev¬
enth Regiment, 863. The Fourth Regiment scored 859,
and the Fifth Regiment made 845, in the same match.
The State prize for company teams was contested at 2
o’clock p.m. The conditions were ; Open to teams of four
from any company in the New Jersey National Guard ;
distances, 200 and 500 yards ; five shots per man at each
range ; highest passible score, 200 points. The trophy, a
pair of silk guidons, was won by Company F. Ninth Reg¬
iment, upon the score of 144. Tlio other scores made were
its follows • Company A, Fourth Regiment, 129 ; Com¬
pany B, Seventh Regiment, 123 ; and Company D, Ninth
Regiment, 119. A military long-range match was shot at
800, 1,000 and 1,200 yards, five shots at each range, with
military rifles, for a gold medal, given by Gov. McClellan,
on behalf of the Sta te. The trophy was won by Sergeant
Isaac R. Benman, on the score of 88 out of a possible 75
points. The State guns are only sighted as high as 1,000
yards, consequently the contest at 1,200 yards was alto¬
gether a matter of guess-work. Capt. T. W. Griffith won
the Mott badge at 200 and 500 yards, with a military gun,
on the score of 44 out of a possible 50 points.

The meeting closed on Saturday with the contest for
the Directors’ gold badge, by the directors and honorary
directors of the Association, and the completion of three
matches which began on the first day of the tournament,
and were continued during the week. The Directors’
match was shot at 200 yards, five shots, off-hand. Dr. J.

M. Dart made 21 out of a possible 25 points, and took the
medal for one year. In the Short-range Match, with any
rifle, the winner of the first prize was W. M. Farrow,
with a score of 49 out of a possible 50 points. Other lead¬
ing scores were ; S. W. Sibley, 48 ; W. H. Jackson, 48 ;

J. B. Osborn, 47 ; A. H. Cobb, 47 ; and F. Fitz, 47. The
leading prize in the Military Short-range Match was won
by F. 5. Donaldson on the score of 33 out of a possible
85 points. The first and second prizes in the Long Range
Match were divided between Frank Hyde and I. L. Allen,
each of whom scored 49 out of a possible 50 points. The
latter also won the aggregate prize on the three scores of
48, 49 and 49. The meeting was a complete success in
every way.

New Jersey.— Brinton Range, Sept. 20th,— Association
match ; 200 yards

Name. Score. k i k 4 k k r

n, i, . 6 5 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 5 — 46

D - . 544555445 4-45

. 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4-45

. 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5-44

. 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4-43

. 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4-43

.445443556 4-43
„ttKur . 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 5 4-42

Winchester rifle match ; 200 yards ; 3 entries. The lol-
lowing were the best scores ; military rifle allowed three
(3) points:- Allot*-

B. S— Bum stead . Mfiftary . B 5^4 f~tn hZjk

W. P. McLeod . Military . H3 Hs

E. M. Squier. . Sporting . R = u

S. W. Sibley . Sporting . o \ t ■> i ‘ 5 2 * * „ “Jl

M ' “harn ta0,‘ ' V V ' Mliimry. ! 1 1 •' 4 44444145 4— H 3—44

I ' T I n i linn Military . 4 1 4 345444 5—41 3 — 44

F Bimvn ' r.JWwy . 4 3 5 3 5 4 5 4 4 4-il 3-14

W. O. Witherbeo . Sporting . 4545544. 1 54 — «

fcMBSazvjBBSR- :: ‘ r*^

tasSsi»c:::«SS=:: ItttilUtt dt

F. Brown .

F. Alder .

D. S. Bauks . . .
C. P. Bonnet. .
J. a. Conliu....
J. R. Byrd....
I‘. Baker

FOREST AND STREAM

713

Columbia Rifle Range. — West End,.N. J., Oat. 4th. —
Two subscription matches were shot to-day. TheJJfirst
one at 100 yardswas won by J. C. Mallery, oh the score of
42 out of a possible 50 points, and the second at 200 yards,
was won by John Cavanagh,. on the score of 33 out of a
possible 35 points.

Vermont— Brattleboro, Sept. 18th. — The fall meeting
of the Fort Dummer Rifle Club was held at their range
to-day, a goodly number of riflemen and visitors being
present. A more perfect day for lovers of this sport
could not be desired, and the following excellent scores
attest the way they improved it. The first match was Cor
the “ Hooker medal,” won by Ed. Hawley. We append
some of the leading scores, possible 150 : —

100 Yards, 500 Yards. 000 Yards. Total .

Hawley . 50 45 49 144

Bishop . 48 48 48 144

Childs . 47 48 47 142

Knight- ... — i — 49 40 44 142

Nichols . 45 37 44 128

Lamb . . . 40 45 88 128

Spear . 89 40 87 122

HOWe . 43 44 34 121

JPrenoh . 38 42 39 119

Second match was for “club medal,” distanco 200
yards ; ten shots, off-hand ; won by Mr. Bishop, of South
Vernon ; score, 40.

Third match, all comers, distance 200 yards, seven
shots ; possible 35 ; military guns allowed two points.
The following are the winning scores, out of twenty-seven
entries : —

Score. Allow. Total

Childs . 2ft 0 29

Fairbanks.... 27 2 29

Applin-, . 27 2 29

Amidon . 27 2 2D

Massachusetts— Wakefield, Sept. 21th.— The Wake¬
field Amateur Rifle Association held the closing compe¬
tition of the. September series to-day ; a stiff breeze blew,
but a splendid light more than compensated for it : 200
yards ; position, off-hand : —

FIRST GLASS.

Score. Allow. Total

Daley . 31 0 31

Hannon . 29 2 31

Putnam . 28 2 30

Lamb

Roger Howard..

5 4 4 6 5 5
4445545
4 5 5 3 4 5

E. F. Richardson . 44 5 5 5 4 4

6-32 y
5-31 (
4-32)

‘ -31 V!

S. Jones . 4 4 4 5 5 4

Daniel Walker . . 4 5 4 8 5 4

(44445

Thomas Caun..

Prank Winship.-

W. Ik Coon . . . . 4 1

4-31)

_ 4-81
4 4-30 Ul
4 4-30)

4 4-31
o 4-31191

4 3-29)

5 5-81)

6 4-30190
4 4-29)

SECOND CLASS.

1 4 5 (4 6 5 4 4-31 )

.. _ .-..4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4-30191

(4 3 5 4 5 6 4-30 )

15 4 4 4 4 5 5-31)

- --.-{5 4 4 5 4 4 4—30 1 90

(4 4 4 4 5 4 4-29)
4-31)

4- 29189

5— 29)

Medford, Sept. 26th. — There was a small attendance of
shooters and spectators at the regular meeting of the Ray¬
mond Sportsman’s Club, at Bellevue range, owing to the
fact that the association had entered a team in the glass-
ball tournament at Weymouth on the same day. Good
shooting, however, was done by the few riflemen who
participated in the handicap rifle match at 200 yards, Mr.
Charles, iti his ten shots at the distance, rolling up the
magnificent score of 49 out of a possible 00 : —

W. Charles . 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5—49

H. Max . 1 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4— 11

Medford, Sept. 27th. — The regular meeting of the Ray¬
mond Shooting Club occurred to-day. There was a slim
attendance, but some good scores were made, W. Charles
leading with a score of 49 out of 50 : —

W. Charles . 565554555 5-49

Re-entry . . 1 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 — 48

H. Max . - . 464444444 4-41

— The regular weekly shoot of the Medford Rifle Asso¬
ciation took place at the Bellevue range on the 1st. The
weather was extremely favorable to line shooting and
was improved by the marksmen, as will be seen by the
following scores : —

H. Kimball . . . 5 5 4

H. H. D. Cushing . . . - . .4 5 5

P. Hollis . 5 5 4

E. Whittier . 4 5 4

H. A. Pickering - -4 4 4

J.W.Vining . 4 5 4

A. B. Archer . 4 4 4

N. P. Ames . 4 3 4

W. A. Weber.-- . . 4 3 4

4 4

5 5-48
5 5 — 46
4 5-44
4 5—42

4 4-42

5 4—42

4 4 — 41

5 5—10
3 4-38

Boston, Sept. 27th. — A large number of spectators wit¬
nessed the snooting at Walnut Hill to-day, the event be¬
ing the competition in the 200 yards stage of the “ silver¬
ware” match. The weather was favorable. There were
thirty-nine competitors, Mr. W. Charles distinguishing
himself by getting a clean score. During the afternoon
a team from the Roxbury City Guards was on the range,
practising at 300, 400 and 500 yards, in preparation for
their match with the “ regulars” at Fort Independence.
The leading scores were : —

W. Charles . 5 5 5 3 5 5 3-35 I C. M. Meigs . 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 — 30

B. F. Brooks. ...4 4 5 5 4 5 5—32 N. J. Stephens 3 4 4 4 5 5 4-29

J. Nichols . 5 5 4 5 5 4 4-33 H.Bosooe . .38 4 44 5 4-27

B. B. Souther. ...4 5 4 5 4 4 6-31 1

Boston, Oct. 4th. — The riflemen had a pretty good day
of it to-day at Walnut Hill, though the attendance was
moderate. The weather was favorable for shooting. The
result in the “amateur series,” was as follows at 200
yards ; —

B. F. Richardson . 545544444 5-41

E. R. Fredericks . . 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 4—42

The “ silverware ” match had 23 entries at 200 and 300
yards. The best scores at each are appended : —

200 Yards. 200 Yards.

E. W. McCall.. . .4 5 5 4 4 8 4—29 | H. Roscoe . 4 43 3 4 4 2—24

300 Yards. 300 Yards.

N. James . 4 54434 4—28 I E. W. McCall . 3 3 8 4 4 5 3—25

S. Lewis . 4 4 2 4 4 4 5—27 N. JamCB . 8 4 4 4 3 3 4—24

H. Roscoe . 4 5 3 4 4 4 2—26 I N. J. Stone . 3 3 3 4 3 4 3—23

Boston, Oct. 3d — Mammoth Rifle Qallery.— The regular
monthly prize shoot for October lias commenced with
some very brilliant shooting. Mr. E. F. Richardson was
nearly successful in getting the extra prize of $20 for
eight consecutive bull’s-eyes. The prize winners of last
month's shoot were E. F. Richardson, with a fine score

of 30 ; W. H. Harrison takes the second prize with 38,
outranking Mr. U. A. Pollard, who takes the third prize
with a fine 88 ; 150 feet ; rounds, 8 ; possible 40 : —

E. F. Richardson . . . . . 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5—89

U. A. Pollard . . 4 5 5 4 4 6 5 5—37

Guo. Bates . 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5—3#

Isaac P. Gragg . 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4—36

Mammoth Ripe Gallery.— Boston, Sept , 27th.—' The
monthly prize shoot is drawing to a closoainl the com¬
petition is lively for leading places. Mr, E. F. Richard¬
son was nearly successful iu getting the extra prize of
$30 for eight consecutive bull’s eyes. The following is the
score ; 150 feet ; rounds, 8 ; possible 40 : —

E. F. Rlohardson.5 5 5 5 45 5 5—39 I E. Whittier . 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 5-37

U. A. Pollard. ...5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5-38 W. H . Harrison ..5544455 5—37

S. B. Braun . 55 5 544 55-38 I C. E. Woodbury 45 5 5 4 4 5 5 -ST

H. A. Pickering. 5 45 55 5 5 4— 3S I 0. Edwards . 45555445—37

George Lumb.. ..4 1 5 4 5 6 5 5-37 I C. Eastwood . 5555445 4-87

Brookfield, Oct. 3d.— Match at glass balls : —

„H. Griffin.., .

S. L. Moulton . 8

H. D. Mathewson . . .. 7

H. E. Capon . 4

J. P. Crosby . 3

H. P. Gerald . 3

H. L. Butterworth
Albert Shepard

II. Richards . . .

H. Herodeen . 8

J. Middugh

Heredeen won the shoot off with 11 out of 14.
Hoplcinton, Sept. 13th. — The Hopkinton Rifle Club held
a shoot at their range at Claflin’s Grove this afternoon.
The weather conditions were not favorable, as there was
an unusually high wind, strong 9 o’clock. At one time
seven points of windage were allowed. The following
are the best scores recorded : distance 500 yards ; rounds
10:—

P. W. Smith . 653 5 4 5 455 5—40

O. C. While . . . . 4334 8 4655 5-41

J. Wadsworth . 65243 5 834 3-37

W.B. ciaflin . 3 0 5 4 4 8 3 5 5 5—37

Distance 800 yards ; rounds 10 : —

O. C. White . 5345 3 0 5 56 3-38

P. W. Smith . . . . 543505535 0-35

J. Wadsworth . 3 0 8 0 3 0 5 4 3 0-21

Mr. Wadsworth’s shooting was done with a mid-range
rifle, with near sight on the grip of the gun.

Hopkinton, Sept, 25th. — The Rifle Club held a shoot at
their range at Ciaflin’s Grove last week, with the fol¬
lowing results, the conditions being favorable — Mr. Jewell
using a mid-range rifle in his long-range shooting : —

r A Snmnor J 900 . ...4 4 3 5 4 3 3 3 5 I

C. A. Sumner . j . 4 44645425;

,3 5

N. Jewell..

53550345-3

5 445555 5-4
4 5465455—4
5645554 5-!

1900.. .

1800.. .

500 Yards.

O. C. White.. . - . 5 5

Owen Wood . . 4 6

P. W. Smith . 4 4

C. A. Frost . . 2 3

Connecticut— Collinsville, Sept. 17th and 24tli.— Can¬
ton Rod and Gun Club, Riverside range : practice meet¬
ing at 200 yards :—

J lass.

nth. Mass-

nun . . -

Bidwell . 97

Lewis . 88

Lauhenstein . . . 82

Marks

24th,

Hull . 99

Bidwell . 91

Lewis . 77

Lauhenstein . . 91

Bridgeport. — In a late issue yon published a fine score
made by H. Nichols at 200 yards with a Peabody rifle,
State model, and a good score has been made at 500
yards, head to the target, with a Peabody rifle by one of
the same team. On Saturday last some of the" Fourth
Regiment team went out to shoot over the range for
practice with a team from Companies B and O, when S.
G. Kingman, Regimental Inspector, made the following
scores at 500 yards, allowing for two sighting shots : —

500 Yards 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 5-49

500 jaras.. - 545455444 4-44

Total 93 out of a possible 100.

State ammunition was used, and no cleaning done.
Quartermaster D. E, Marsh also at the same time made :
rnn 8 4 5 0 4 5 4 4 2 4-85

ynrfls . 4 6 5 5 4 8 4 5 4 5-44

200 yards . . .

4 5 4 6

Bridgeport, Sept. 26th. — The Bridgeport Rifle Club
held their regular semi-monthly shoot at Seaside range
to-day. The weather conditions were good, the wind
light and steady. The following being the best scores : —
Sharps rifle match ; 200 yards

G. W. Kerr . 14 1 1. McCourt . . 42

Silverware match; 200 yards : —

Nichols gold badge ; 200 yards : —

I. McCourt . . 31 1 D. E. Marsh . 30

Sharps rifle match ; 500 yards ; handicap ; carton tar¬
get ; long range, allowing mid-range 3 points and mili¬
tary 5 : —

Allow-

Rame. Rifle. Score ancc.Total.

D. N. Conger . Mid-range . 5 4 0 5 6 2 4 4 4 5-45 3 43

F. W. Peek . Mid-range . 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 6 4-44 3 47

S. V. Niohols . Mid-range . 4 3 5 3 3 5 4 4 6 2— 33 3 41

I. McCourt . Military . 4 4 3 4 2 1 5 2 4 4-36 5 4!

S. H- Hubbard _ Long-range.. . 4 4 4 6 3 3 4 3 4 1—39 — S»

S. C. Kingman _ Military . . ... 342456 242 2—31 5 39

Ladies’ match ; 200 yards : —

Mrs. F. W. Peck . 19 I Mrs. I. McCourt . 17

Mts. S. V. Nichols . . 13 Mrs. John Statelier . 17

Miss Ellen Huntley . 18 I

Hartford, Sept 22 d. — The prize shoot of the Hartford
German Rifle Club took place at Boardman’s Grove at
the 200 yard range. Marksmen from New York, Phila¬
delphia, Bridgeport, New Haven, Meriden, New Britain,
Collinsville, Springfield, and Hartford were present.
Out of the possible 75 points in each three shots the fol¬
lowing scores were made and prizes taken : —

Scar

H. Andrus, Hartford . 70

O. E. Piilard, New Britain . 70

John Beutter, Hartford . 68

- Marks, Collinsville . — . . 08

L. Yogel, New York . 68

Score. I

H. B. Moore, New York - 67 S. S. Bumstead, Springfield.

W. A. Spaulding, Spvlugflold. 67 | John S. Miller, Hartford- ... w

W. Stein, Philadelphia . 07 O.M. Brown, Hartford... 61

O. B. Hull, Collinsville . 07 F. Renscklcr, New Britain . ISO

Cuno Helfrleht, Hartford. . 56 I Charles Heroic!, Hartford. . . 60

E. H. Williams, Hartford. ... 60 J. Fister, Collinsville . 00

W. W. Tucker, Hartford . 05 C. ltaible, Hartford. . 56

Andrew Britt, Hartford. . .... 65 |

H. Andrus also took a prize of $3 for making the most

Prize.

$20

Score

bull’s-eyes during Hie day. Thirty-eight bull's-eye shots
were paid to the different marksmen with a prize of fifty
cents each. H. B. Moore received $1 for making the fust
and E. P. Whitney $2 for making the last bull's-eye.

Wisconsin— Milwaukee, Sept. 18th.— This forenoon the
members of the Milwaukee Rifle Club assembled at their
ranges on the National Home Grounds to engage in their
annual prize competition. There was but one prize a
donation by the Sharps Rifle Company— a hammerless,
mid-range rifle, an arm of handsome proportions. Each
of the members had 15 shots at each of the ranges of 800
900 and 1,000 yards, and when the rounds closed, late in
the afternoon, the scores were as follows : —

.— , x 800 Yards, m Yards. L000 Yards. Total.

Johnston . 09 69 67 2«5

hangs . - ... 65 63 68 1M

Fielding..- . 59 58 55 172

Welles . no 59 44 fta

TOO .. . 70 55 45 170

Markham . . 67 62 40 i69

brake. . 66 65 24 ]55

Mounter . 61 49 41 151

ia|e . . . 55 53 36 144

Milwaukee, Sept. 26t/i.— At the annual competion of
of the Milwaukee German Sharpshooters, the following
scores were made : —

Union Target.— Rings f of an inch., three shots : Con-
-rad Stein, 67 ;. Joseph A. Sieler, 62 ; August Engel, 60 ;
Adolph Fienhold, 58; Stephen Meunier, 57 ; Moritz Cohn,
57 ; John Meunier, 56; Herman Wesle, 56; Fred Stollberg
55 ; David Cohn, 54 ; Charles Roediger, 51 ; M. Hefti, 50’.

Small Target.— Rings 4 inch., 10 Slots : John Meunier,
171 ; Stephen Meunier. 154; Oscar Altpeter, 141 ; August
Engel, 141.

Turn Target.— August Engel, 36 bull’s-eyes ; John Meu¬
nier, 23 ; Herman Wesle, 31 ; Stephen Meunier, 19; Moritz
Colm, 18 ; Conrad Stein, 15.

Premiuns for first 12 bull’s-eyes— Stephan Meunier,
August Engel, Moritz Cohn, John Meunier, Herman
Wesle, and Conrad Stein.

Premiums for the largest number of bull’s-eyes.—
August Engel, John Meunier and Herman Wesle.

Milwaukee, Sept. 27th. — The leading members of the
Rifle Club were in the field to-day to win the elegant
Sharps rifle redonated by John Johnson. The competi¬
tion was at the range of 900 yards, and the conditions
were the highest aggregate on two meetings. Though
the weather was all they could desire, the riflemen
scarcely reached their average. The fact is, the “ boys ”
got to • • fooling" and having a good time, and made more
u 1 agpieB than bull’s eyes : —

I'1 . 43433455334645 4-59

} . . j 5 § 3 3 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 3 3—59

! ; . 3 » 0 5 4 4 3 0 3 5 5 6 3 5 4—59

•' h . 33334455335553 3-57

. . . 4 4565450053345 4-5

-dcunu-r . . 2 3 3 0 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 3 3 5 5-5

I enetration of Rifle Balls.— Philadelphia, Oct.
3d.— Mr. Editor ;— I see you published my remarks about
sundry rifle shots made in a letter to you. What I wished
to show was, that the position of the game affected the
penetration and result of shot made with the same gun.
The heavy ball from the Sharps carbine, did not break one
bear’s bead while in another case an old model Winches¬
ter, 27 grs. powder, went clear through a bear diag¬
onally.

On one occasion the latter gun drove a ball from end to
end of a deer, while at another time it required four or
five shots at twenty paces to tumble over an enraged buck.
Any of the shots would have proved fatal.

in the remarks printed you or 1 omitted to say that I
tired at the buck, “four or five times.” C. Clay.

Fort Carleton— Northwest Territory.— The trading
posts or “forts” which have been in use hy the great
fur companies of the Northwest for nearly three-quarters
of a century, and are even now numerously scattered
over a vast area of territory, notwithstanding their mer¬
cantile scope has been so much abridged of late, are not
necessarily fortified structures, though the largest and
most important of them invariably are. Any independ¬
ent trader’s house, or post, is known as a fort, whether it
bo a substantial log structure ora miserable “Jean-to.”
The most important of the Hudson’s Bay Company's forts
at present is Fort Carleton, on the river Saskatchewan,
and is thus described by a correspondent : —

The stores and store-houses of the Company are en¬
closed within a stockade between sixteen and twenty feet
high, and 250 feet square. At each corner are look-out
towers, and within are posts about three feet from the
stockade, with stretchers connecting them with it, upon
which planks can be placed for the mgn defending the
fort, from which they can see over it. All the forts that
we have seen are thus stockaded, but none so high or so
complete as this one. The object of these fortifications
was not to defend the Company’s employees from attack,
but, in this case, it was built as a place of refuge for
the Cree Indians, when attacked hy the Blackfeet, be¬
tween which tribes wars were very frequent.

Zettler Rifle Club.— The yearly fall shooting of
the rifle club took place the 7th and 8th of October,
at Schuetze Park, Union Hill, New Jersey. Scores next
week. _

Dartmouth Athletic Association.— Fall Meeting, Oct,
1st and 2d. — Throwing heavy hammer, J. F. Merriam, ’81,
07 ft. jin ; best three jumps, J. F. Merriam, ’81, 27ft. 3
in.; standing high jump, O. Fefield, ’82, 4 ft.; puttimr
shot, J. F. Merriam, ’81, 26 ft. 6jin.; half mile run, H.H°
Parker, ’82, 2m. lJfs, ; one hundred yard dash backward
N. D. Cram, ’81, 16s. ; three mile run, H. H. Parker ’82,’
17m. 461s.; pole vaulting, F. G. Humiston, ’81, 7 ft. 0 in.'
230 yards handicap, U. P. Snow, ’81, c. s. d., 254s. ; run-
urns: Ion tr iuniD. C. R. Webster. ’89, Id ft ri in .

jmlul, jr., ou, * iu w m.; saejt race, J u. ±L. Trowbridge
’81, 381 s.; three legged race, Danfortli and Cogswell, ’8o!
124s.; throwing base ball, E. L. Guiick, ’83, 373 ft. 94 in.;
potato race, W. P. Snow, ’81, c. S. d., 5m. 46ls.: 220 yards
dash, E. B. Condon, ’83, 27Js.; hop, skip, and jump, S, A.
Barrett, 83, 36 ft. 5 in. ; two mile walk, U. H. Brown, ’83
19m. 40s.: one utile run, H. H. Parker, ’82, 5m. lis.; 100
yards dash, O. S. Sloane, ’80, c. s. d., 11s.; one mile walk,
L. E. Brown, ’83, C. s. d., 7m. 54s.; liurdlo race. N. D,
Cram, 81, 17Js. ; consolation race, F, L, Coombs, ’88, Om. 2s.

714

FOFEST AND STREAM

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GAME in SEASON FOR OCTOBER.

Wild turkey, Mel eagrto (lallopavn.
Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, Cnpldonia cupidn.
Ruffed grouse or pheasant, So¬
nata umhrUus

Quail or partridge, Oituxntrgini-

Mooso, Alee Americana.

Caribou, Kanglfer earth oh.

Elk or wapiti, Coriius canadensis.

Red or Vh. deer. C. virpinianvx.

Squirrels, red, black and gray.

Hares, brown and grav.

Reed or rice bird, Dollchcmyx or-
yztixyrong.

OfThis table does not apply to all the States, tt. is meant to
represent the game which Is generally in season at this rime. State
regulations may prohibit the hilling of some spooies of game here
mentioned. *

Personae. — Messrs. W. A. Wheatley and W. A. Wil¬
liams, both residents of Memphis, Tenn., who hare for¬
tunately been able to absent themselves from the plague
stricken city during its last affliction, were in Chicago
last week , having just returned from a two months’ shoot¬
ing trip on the Western prairies, They have been in Iowa,

* Minnesota, and Dakotak since August 1st, and at last ac¬
counts were about to depart for Marquette, Wisconsin, to
pay tlieir respects to the canvas hacks and red head ducks.
For refugees their lines seem to have fallen in pleasant
places. Thousands of sportsmen might envy their appar¬
ent good fortune.

Rail Shooting in New Jersey.— Philaddplm., Pa., Oc¬
tober 1 at. — There is a charm in all shooting, but especially
about that of rail shooting, that is particularly agreeable
to one whose business subjects him to rather close con¬
finement in a busy city, as is the case of the writer. The
sense of freedom, the pure air, watching the cloud effects,
and the mere fact of being out ou the marsh, are enjoy¬
ments of themselves, as one stands in his little gunning skiff
with his lightest gun in hand, with a trusty pusher on the
stem, to whose muscle and keen sight in marking birds
much is due for a successful shoot. But when to this is
added the springing of birds, as the skiff starts them, and
the sharp cry of your pusher of “Mark, right ! Mark,
left I ” as the case may be ; followed by the crack of your
trusty gun, which, if you do not miss, tells of another
“ dead bird,” Truly, this is sport indeed.

Having just returned from a successful trip of the kind
to a marsh on which I have been in the habit of shooting
for several years, on one of the creeks of Southern New
Jersey, and of many acres in extent — I write feelingly.
We had good tides, which are very necessary for good
shooting, and quite a plenty of birds which were in good
order ; so the sport was good, and I returned to the city
with some 125 birds, and feeling that it was a good thing
to have a day or two relaxation from business with one’s
gun.

Although rail are an easy bird to kill, their flight, with¬
out it is blowing hard, being somewhat sluggish, they
offer such a variety of shots that, when birds are spring¬
ing lively, the practice is very good. With a light gun,
and cartridges loaded with 3 drachms of powder and
1-ounce No, 9 shot, it is pleasant sport. B. J. P.

Notes from Illinois. — Rockford, III., Sept. 30 th.—
This may seem a distant locality to the people of your
vicinity — veritably “ The West ” — but to us who now have
to go some distance further west to get our shooting, we
appear to live in the centre. The law, regulating the
shooting of pinnated grouse, was more nearly observed
and obeyed this season, so far as I know, than ever be¬
fore. One reason was that the law was changed from
September 1st to August 15th — but a more potent reason,
because there have been several gun clubs formed, the
members of which are not only willing themselves to obey
the law, but to see that it is not infringed by others.

There are some favorite localities within a radius of
twenty miles of this city where “ chicken ” may be found
in considerable numbers, as you may be assured by the
subjoined score of some of our most successful hunters,
the' loth and 16th of August the present season : Mr. Ed.
Lyman brought in 57, as the result of bis individual
effort ; Messrs. Keeney and Lake reported over 36 ; Rob¬
inson and Smith, 23 ; besides a few ducks and snipe ; Col¬
lins and McToggort bagged about 50 ; others did not meet
with great success. The gentlemen named ar* all expert
shots, and know just where to look for game. Of course
those who get such good shooting must be promptly on
the ground, before the birds are hunted and thinned out,
These men met with very different success on subse¬
quent trips. The Robinson brothers and Alderman Haines
and son report a pleasant and successful expedition to
Newell, Iowa. They found good shooting, bagging from
thirty to sixty chickens a day. Messrs. Harvey Bears
(well known as the proprietor of the Chicago Gnu and
Cutlery Store), A. D. Forbes, a leading manufacturer ;
M. V. Doyle, a retired manufacturer ; together with a
few others of Chicago, have just returned from a de¬
lightful trip to the Michigan woods, near Escanaba, where
they found deer, partridges, and brook trout in abund¬
ance. They are conscientious gentlemen, and would not
kill more than they could make use of, and were too far
from the railroad to supply their friends. Mr. J. G. Hitch¬
cock leaves next week for Grass Hake, McHenry Co., for
his annual duck hunt.

“We are only about fifty miles from Koshkonong, Wis.,
tile great resort for duck shooting in the early spring
and late fall. Several of our hunters will repair there
when the flight begins.

There have been a number of friendly contests in glass
ball and pigeon shooting during the summer. We have
several men who break twenty-five or thirty -balls in suc¬
cession. There is a match to-day on the Fair grounds be¬
tween a gentleman from Florida — Senator somebody—
and Ed. Eyman ; the latter, the greatest hunter in this
section.

Dr. De Puy, of this city, a retired physician and an en¬
thusiastic sportsman, died last July while visiting Free¬
port. The Doctor was a genial, warm-hearted man, and
a " gentleman sportsman” in the strictest sense of the
term. Some of his intimate friends received presents of
baudsomfe guns before he died. He had the finest outfit
I ever knew one man to own. His pride was a “ Scott
Premium,” 10-bore. His duck gun was a Nichols, with

two sets of barrels, one 8, one 10, His snipe gun was a
Scott No. 16-bore, to which he had fitted a Shelton aux¬
iliary rifle barrel. He had also a fine Maynard rifle.
These were all bestowed in gifts to his hunting com¬
panions.

Those who delight, in fishing, and their name is legion
Ibis city, have had their usual amount of sport during
the season. The encampments of the Waltonians and
Nippersinlt Clubs at Twiu Lakes, Wis., were more enjoy¬
able than usual this summer. I know both parties had
grand good times, for I was a guest and know whereof I
affirm,

The “ ’76 Club ” were delighted with this year’s sojourn
at Delavan Lake, Wis. I was there, too. Hundreds of
members and g-uests each year avail themselves of this
most rational means of rest and recreation. Could you
but visit these clubs, while encamped at their beautiful
resorts, breathe the exhilarating air that is constantly in
circulation ; enter into the sports of camp, and capture
such strings of black bass as are often brought in as the
reward of a few hours’ work, you would urge the forma¬
tion of many similar clubs, and show your readers the
great advantages over the crowded fashionable summer
resorts. Nimrod.

A Good Plan, — Some distance above Michigan Centre,
on Wolf Island, in Grand River, Mich,, a hunter’s lodge
lias been ereoted by the sportsmen of the Commercial
Hotel. The structure is 12x14 feet, has a good roof and
floor, and inside is the legend : “ Welcome to all ; but do
not deface or destroy,” It is designed as a refuge for the
sporting fraternity during unpropitious weather, and its
latch-string will always be out to all comers.

Michigan. — Deer shooting is reported excellent in Al¬
pena County.

Cedar Hill Gun Club. — The roll of gun clubs and
game protective societies is constantly increasing. Penn¬
sylvania has added to her long list the Cedar Hill Gun
Club, of Cedar Hill, Montgomery Co.

Chilled Shot.— Rockland, Me., Sept. 27 th.— 1 see in
your last paper that J. H. P.. of Williamsport, Pa.,
wanted to know why it is that chilled shot carries to¬
gether. I have had the same trouble. If he will use felt
wads and not pasteboard, I think he will find that they
work ail right. I found it So. R. A. C.

New York— Shelter Island, Oct, 1st.— Sea, fowl are
just now making their appearance, and quantities of
coots are collecting in Gardiner’s Bay : but they cannot
make much shooting before the middle of October. I
have seen several very large flocks of black ducks flying
over, high in air, bound for the South and West : but
they make no stop by the way. McL.

Mississippi— Vicksburg, Oct. 1st,— We have rare sport
here now, between sunset and dark, shooting “ bull-
bats.” The right kind of a man, behind the right sort of
a gun, properly loaded, can get into his bag about fifteen
birds in twenty -five minutes. It is quick work, and re¬
quires an expert to make a score of one to three shots
fired. 1 would be glad if you would tell me what a “bull-
bat” is? what family he belongs to? and whether or not
he is considered a game hi id ? He is good to eat 1 ' all
the samee,” but the ladies object on account of the
name. Can't you give us a sweeter name for him?
though J don’t know that that would make him taste
any sweeter.

Our correspondent may be pleased with the name of
night-hawk as a substitute for “bull-bat.” It is known
to ornithologists as Chordelles popetue, and belongs to the
family Caprimulgidoi, or goat suckers. It is not ac¬
counted a game bird, yet it affords excellent sport.

Massachusetts— Ashfleld, Sept. 20th — Ru fled grouse are
quite pleuty, though thinned out some in this vicinity by
shooting. There are a good many broods this year, con¬
sequently they have not separated as early as usual. I
have found no ticks on them yet. Woodcock are scarce.

Ruff.

Long Island. — Saturday, August 16th, found Fred. G.
Moore, Chas. H. Davis, and yours truly, all members of
the Bergen Point Amateur Gun Club, bound for Centre
Moriches for a week’s stay, We “put up ” at the house
of Mr. David Robinson, a gentleman whose qualities as a
genial and generous host are only exceeded by bis ro¬
tundity. be weighing four hundred and forty avoirdu¬
pois— (“ May his shadow never grow less”),

Snipe were the order of the day ; and during our stay
we brought to bag some three hundred, with innumera¬
ble wild doves. Our guide, Mr. John Bishop, probably
known to many of your readers, we found a most thor¬
ough and competent man. He he has a staunch boat
with which to convey parties across the hay, and is a
crack shot, being able to boast of having taken his fif¬
teen woodcock “straight."

We laid aside a day for woodcocking. After an eight
mile drive over exceedingly rough roads, during which
our sylph-like host, who sat. on the front seat, dozed,
much to our anxiety, we arrived at the reputed “ good
grounds.” The grounds may have been very good, but
woodcock were too “seldom;” in fact, I have not seen
less woodcock “since Hicks was hung.” We turned to¬
ward home, after beating over a good stretch of swamp,
and arrived there hungry, tired, and, if not better, wiser
boys. Of woodcook snooting we have had enough j but,
as for the gay and festives nipe, we hope sometime m the
near future to tackle them again, to sit at the substantial
board of our more than substantial friend, Mr. Robinson,
and to “measure” guns with John Bishop.

Tim. Berdoodle.

Wisconsin— Milwaukee, Sept. 22th,— Ducks have opened
up in Wisconsin waters with but little of their old-time
vigor. A good day’s shooting is hard to obtain, and the
bags are mostly blue-bills and teal.

Mallards and canvas-back have been reported at several
of the lakes surrounding this county, but the actual
showing up is weak. The season will either be late, or
ducks will be scarce. Snipe are plenty, and plover suffi¬
ciently so to make good sport, The largest flock of ducks
I have seen this year was on Okonchee Lake, and at least
half a mile from shore in open water. Partridges are al¬
most obsolete in this immediate vicinity, where they
were once plentiful. I bagged one solitary “ Bob” on a
high piece of ground lately, and he must have been a

veritable hermit, for not another has been seen this sea¬
son up to present writing. Game is being pushed back
year by year, and soon the home of the game bird will
not be ''Wisconsin, L’Eclair.

New Jersey State Sportsmen's Association.— This
much looked for event will take place from Oct. 21st to
24th, inclusive,- at the West Side Driving Park, Marion,
New Jersey. Trains run from Jersey City and Newark
every half-hour. The meeting of delegates occurs on the
first day at Ostom’s Hotel, Jersey City Heights, 696 New¬
ark avenue. The programme for the succeeding days is
as follows :

Second Day— Tuesday.— Meeting of Committee at WeBt Side
Driving Park at 8 A. M. to perfect arrangements, and receive fur¬
ther applications for membership of State Association.

Shoot. No. 1, at 10 a. it. 10 single rises, SI yards; entranoe fee,
So and the birds; open to all amateurs; first prize, $100; second
prize, $76; third pnze, $50; fourth prize, $35.

Shoot No. 2, at 2 p. m. Open to members of the State Associa¬
tion only ; 10 single rises, 21 yards ; entrance fee, $5 and the birds.
First pnze, an extra fine breech-loading shot aun donated hy Par¬
ker Bros., Meriden Conn ; value, $125. Second prize, a split bamboo
salmon rod, 17 ft. 8 In. long ; weight, 32 ozs.; German silver mount¬
ings, solid reel plate, etc., donated by Boston Split Bamboo Fish¬
ing Bed Co., and 2,000 Winchester shells, donated by Winchester
Repeating Arms Co. value together, $70. Third prize, an extra
fine sole leather gun ease donated hy Thomson 4: Son's, sports¬
men’s goods, 301 Broadway, and four kegs Hazard powder, donated
hy Hazard Powder Co., 88 Wall street ; value together, $50. Fourth

Erize, thirty cans Dittmar diamond grain powder, donated hy
ittmar Powder Co., No. 24 Park Place ; value, $25.

Third Day— Wednesday. — Shoot No. 3,10 a.m. Open to mem¬
bers of State Association only ; double bird shoot ; 5 double rises,
18 yards rise ; entrance fee, $5 and the birds. First prize, an
extra flue Scott breech-loader, donated hy Messrs. Schuyler, Hart¬
ley* Graham, 19 Maiden Lane, New York; value, $150. Second

Iirize, extra fine Fox breech-loader, donated by E. S. Han-is, 179
Iroadway, New York ; value, $75. Third prize, 2,900 Standard
shells, donated by Messrs. Sehoverling, Daly & Gales, 84 and 80
Chambers street. New York; 500 Bogardus' nnd 600 Paine's feather
Ailed gloss balls ; donated by Hagerty Bro's. & Co., 10 Piatt Street-,
New York ; value, $10. Fourth prize, a collection of game birds,
especially jn-epared and donated by J. H. Batty, Sportsmen's Tax¬
idermist, Parkville. L. 1.; value, 35.

Shoot No. 4. at 2 p. m. Open to all amuteurs ; 10 single rises, 28
yards; use of both barrels ; first barrel must be fired when the
bird is in the air; second barrel can he fired any where ; entrance
fee, $5 and the birds ; first prize, $125 ; second prize, $75 ; third
prize, $50.

Fourth Day— Thursday. — Commences at 9 a. m. Shoot No. 6;
10 single birds, 21 yards rise ; entrance fee, $15 and the birds ; for
the State Association cup to be held each year by the winning
club in trust, to be accounted for to the State Association ; to be
shot for by teams of three members of any club.belongtng to the
Association ; said winner to receive the entrance fees at the next
annual contest To the club making the next highest score, 500
lbs. chilled shot, donated by Tat, ham Bros., New York. To the
club making third highest score, 250 lbs. tin-coated shot, donated
by Leroy & Co., New York. For the fourth highest score, a case
with Monogram of Eaton’s Rust Preventer, donated by Geo. B.
Eaton, Jersey City Hights, N. J.

Shoot No. B at 3 p. m. 10 single birdB, 26 yards rise ; open to all
amateurs ; entrance fee. $5 and the birds : first prize, 40 per cent,
of entranoe fees ; second prize, 30 per cent.; third prize, 20 per
cent .; fourth prize, 10 per cent.

Fifth Day— Friday— Shoot No. 7 at 9 A. si Single bird shoot
for the championship badge of the State of New Jersey ; 15 birds,
21 yards rise; open to mem bers belonging to the State Associa¬
tion only ; to be held hy the winner each year in trust, to be ac¬
counted for to the association ; said winner to receive the en¬
trance fee from next annual contest ; en trance fee, $5 and the
birds. To shooter making second best score, 4 kegs Dupont's
powder, donated by Duponl Powder Co., New York, and 2,000
Delaware shells, donated by Jf. P. Moore's Son's, Broadway, New
York; valuo, $50. „

Shoot No. 8 at 2 a.m. Open to all amateurs; 15 single rises, 21
yards rise; entrance fee, $10 and the birds. First prize, 50 per oent.
of entrance fee; second prize, 30 per cent,; third prize, 20 per

special prizes.

For best average score in shoots Nos. 2, 3 and 6, a fine setter dog
(thoroughly broken), donated by E. M. Quimby, Morristown, N .
J.: value, $100.

For best average score in shoots Nos. 3, 0 and 7, an elegant gold
badge, presented by Forest and Stream Publishing Co., No. ill
Fulton street, New York ; value, $50.

For best average score of all shoots combined except snoot No .
5, a Remington new model extension rib pigeon gun, 32in. No.
10 guage, 10 lbs.; donated hy A. Alford, No. 283 Broadway, New
York ; value, $125.

An Open Encounter with an Alligator.— Editor
Forest and Stream .-—Before I became thoroughly
acquainted with the alligator of the Florida swamps
I thought him a ferocious and formidable crea¬
ture. I never pulled up my pants to wade after a bird or
to fish without soul-stirring apprehensions of being at¬
tacked and gobbled up, for well I knew the ’gator was
the strongest of animals. I have seen one not four feet
long wrest a stick from the hand of a strong man as
nothing;- The ’gator, to “play himself” must be in
shoal water— mud rather than hard bottom. They will
fight when aggravated with a stick, if hemmed. It is
dangerous for one to attempt to hold to the end of a pole
when a ’gator has the opposite end in his month. In the
dry season it is a favorite amusement for the boys to hunt
their holes and aggravate them with a long pole until
they become so mad as to clutch the pole and allow
themselves to be pulled out and their throats cut, never
loosening their hold on the pole. In this way I have seen
the alligator killed with a very small pocket-knife. But
rite story I am to tell is of one I met oh the highway , not
tremendously large, but good size— nine feet, or there¬
abouts. It was where the road crossed a small drain
which ran from a lake into the bay that I heard the roar
which told of ltis anger, for he had just been disturbed by
a lady and her children. I had nothing but a pocket-
knife, so I provided myself with a stick large as my wrist
and about three feet long. This would do to kill him
with, but I wanted to save his head perfect ; therefore my
knife (a small one, three-inch blade) was all I had. Had
I found him before he became mad I would have had less
trouble ; but on my approach he showed fight. I knew
just how to proceed, and cautiously I approached so as to
avoid a blow from his tail, and aimed a blow just over
the eyes which caused him to close them and to
be quiet just a moment, whereupon I drove the knife just
behind his fore-leg. This woke him up, as it is a tender
place. Another lick over the head and half a dozen stabs
and be was too far gone to object to having his throat
cut. Notwithstanding I had dealt with the ’gator on
several previous occasions, this time I was fooled, for in
half an hour, when I returned from my business further
on, I found him nearly as good as ever. I then repeated
the former treatment until I was able to take bis head
without more resistance than I could physically foil. In
severing the muscles of the neck convulsions of the
muscles of the whole body would take place. Tins made
the ’gator appear alive. He would move off, throw his
tail and roll over and over, yet there was no absolute dan¬
ger. So the reader can see how large alligators are killed
with small pocket-knives, Wm, P. NEELD.

Pinellas, Hillsboro’ Co., Fla,, July, 1870.

FOREST AND STREAM

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fca and |jf ivei[ fishing.

FISH IN SEASON IN OCTOBER.

FRESH WATER.

Black Bass, Mtcropt-ertie ealmo- I Pike or Ptokerel, Emx Indus.

ides; M. nigricans. Yellow Perch, Perm flaveseem.

Muskalongre, B so* ndbUior. \

WATER.

Spanish Mackerel, Qybiiim mae-
ulatum .

Oero, Oyhtum regale.

SAIi

Sea Bass, ScuKHops ocellatus.
Striped Bass, Roccus lineal us.
White Perch, Morune urnerlca na.
Weakfish, OunoseUm recalls.
Bluefish, Pomatomus mltatrix.

Bonito, Sarda yelamys.

Kinsftsh, Mcntlcirrus nelmlosus.

Exporting Salmon to England.— The business of
freezing fresh salmon for home consumption and for ex¬
port to the United States has been in operation in Canada
for a dozen years at least ; but it is only within the pres¬
ent year, we believe, that Canadian salmon have been ex¬
ported to Europe. Several cargoes have already gone
from Newfoundland, and there is a 150-ton vessel now
loading at Campbellton, New Brunswick, with Resti-
gouche fish. The latter are very large and fine, and have
been a favorite in the United States markets for four
years past.

— Montreal papers say that the Labrador catch of her¬
ring has proved almost a complete failure the past season.
Holders are asking $6 per barrel, to arrive.

Salmon Score of the Grand Cascapediac for 1871).
— -In our last issue we referred incidentally to the large
catch of salmon in the Grand Cascapediac river the past
season. The Grand Cascapediac is a Canadian river
empting into the Bay Chaleur. The following is the score
of the Hon, CharlesEUis, Mr. L. Iveson, and Captain G.
A. Percy, from June 9th to Aug. 15th inclusive, to which
are added those of Capt. Fane and Capt. Drummond,
R. N.. who joined the party toward the end of the
season, and enjoyed five days’ fishing. The average of
the whole was five fish, weighing 1351bs., to each rod, for
each day’s fishing, the total being as follows : —

Weight.

Days. Fish. lbs. liOib. & Dp.

Hon. C. Ellis . . 44 269 6,714 53

Mr. L. Iveson . 46 213 6,483 48

Cant. G. A. Percy . 30 137 3,451 27

Capt. Fane, R. N . . 5 12 305 4

Capt, Drummond, R.N 5 13 335 3

Total . . li» 647 16,238 185

— Anglers who study economy, and wish to provide
tackle for next season, will bear in mind that Orders given
now can be more cheaply filled by manufacturers during
the winter months than i n the busy spring, when the time
of the manufacturers is fully occupied. Mr. Chas. F. Or-
vis, of Manchester, Vermont, wishes us to say that he will
furnish excellent bamboo rods at exceptionally low prices
if they are ordered this fall and winter ; also, that he has
on hand a fine stock of first class trout flies, than which
no better are manufactured anywhere. His flies always
give fullest satisfaction.

—The editor of a rural journal thanks a young fisher¬
man for a “mess of eels,” and says he is so successful in
taking fish that the finny inhabitants of Clear Creek butt
each other to death in their efforts to escape his killing
hooks. The editor is paving the way for another “ mess
of eels.” ^

v “Old Salt’s” Score.— Marietta. Ga,,Sept. 29th.— The
editorial remarks in issue of Sept. 25th on “ The best haul
ever known,” were much to the point. In the same pa¬
per was recorded another “ haul,” said to be by Gov. Al¬
ford, who caught over 5,000 bass, pickerel, etc., during
his summer vacation. The writer omitted to state the
length of the vacation, but supposing it to have lasted
three months, and that the Governor fished three timeB a
week, his captures must have amounted to 128 per day,
On his best day, when he killed 833, he would have to kill
thirty-three fis'h per hour,’ for ten hours, and they with the
fly ! The bass must have been small, or the day very
long. S. C, C.

^ New York —Shelter Island, Oct. 1st. — Bunker fishing
on the eastern coast of Long Island since the 1st of Aug¬
ust has been quite unsuccessful, much inferior to that of
former years. * The months of August and September
have usually been fortunate seasons. For the last four
weeks fishing has not been a paying business for sailing
craft", and many of them have been hauled up for the sea¬
son. The steamers usually go out to sea, or into Long
Island Sound, and some fortunate ones have taken 800,-
000 in a week. The sharks have been very numerous and
have injured the seines badly,

For some unexplained reason the fish are scattered all
over the waters of bay and ocean in small schools, which
is quite unusual at this time of year. It is probably ow¬
ing to the great number of steamers that pursue them in¬
cessantly, far into the ocean, and so break them up.

Gardiner’s Bay, that has always been considered the
best fishing ground, is now nearly destitute of fish. Long
Island Sound, and off the south shore of the Island in
the Atlantic, are vast numbersof fish, but in small schools,
so that not more than some six or eight thousand can be
taken at a haul. Still, new factories are being construct¬
ed and the present ones are enlarging their capacities for
carrying on the business. But the steamers seem to in¬
crease in number as the fish diminish. In addition to the
large number of steamers belonging to this region, large
numbers of them have been in those waters this season,
from other seaboard states.

For the last few weeks the two large factories on this
Island have averaged weekly only about 300,000 to 400,-
000, It would almost seem as if the best days for bunker

fishing were over ; and this would be very disastrous for
the hundreds of vessels and steamers and the thousands
of men employed in the business, as there is a good de¬
mand for the oil and scraps. MoL.

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A Pennsylvania Haul.— Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 1st.—
Editor Forest and Stream : — Tumbling Run Dams, two
in number, are walled in by mountains on either side, and
are about one mile in length by about one eighth in width,
and from five to forty feet in depth, of pure spring water.
During protracted dry summer seasons they feed the
Schuylkill Navigation Co.’b canal, on which occasions
they are drawn off very low. About six years ago one of
our prominent fishermen commenced stocking these
waters with the insignificant number of six small black
bass, and since then, through the efforts of our represent¬
atives, the State Fishery Commission have put in about
6,000 bass and trout. By request of our sportsmen, the
Philadelphia and Reading R. R. Co., who are the lessees
of the dams, placed around on the shores notices that
“improper fishing would be punished.” Last summer a
year, a lew coal and iron policemen were stationed at the
dams to make arrests of any caught in the act of fishing,
but they themselves exercised an unlawful liberty in the
sport. The past season was the first opportunity extended to
any and everybody to try his luck with hook and line, and
many large bass and trout were caught. I had the pleas¬
ure of taking some bass from two to five pounds, aud by
another season any quantity of large fish could have been
caught. But our fondest hopes have left us through the
maliciousness of a few officials of theS. N. Co., at Schuyl¬
kill Haven, two miles below. Last Sunday night, one
named Jones, another named Cartright, and Sullivan,
screened the pipes, broke the padlocks, raised the wickets,
and in a short time drained the dams, being quite low at
the time, and thousands of small fry passed through the
screens and died in the channel below, and the rapid cur¬
rent carrying as many into the head of the sulphurate
waters of the Schuylkill River, which being pumping's
from the coal mines above, is as black as tar. No fish
can live in it. Thousands of small fry, and bushels of
fair specimens lay in the bleaching sun on the beds of the
dams, dead and dying ; the scoundrels carried away
several tubs full of the largest fish, liberally distributing
them with their friends on then- way home, and their only
reason, as far as we can learn, for it was, “ to get ahead
of the policemen.” The company’s attorney here has ad¬
vised President F. B. Gowen of the circumstances, and if
we can have these miscreants properly punished, we mean
to do it. Dom Pedro.

Missouri — St. Louis, Oct. 2d. — Have made three or
four trips to Murdock Lake Club House, and as usual
came off high line in catching black bass. More and lar¬
ger ones have been taken in our lake this fall than ever
before. I have hardly missed capturing some weighing
four to five pounds eachat every visit. Several have been
taken weighing six pounds. D. L. D.

I- t _

11 California — San Francisco, Sept. 19th. — W e are hav¬
ing very good grilse fishing now in what we call the la¬
goons. All our small rivers emptying on the coast have
sand bars at their mouths in the summer time which form
lagoons behind them of brackish water ; these are torn
open by the first heavy rains of the winter when the sal¬
mon enter and go up to the sources of the streams aud
spawn, and immediately return to the ocean. When the
young salmon are hatched and have arrived at about the
weight of from, six to ten ounces, they descend these
streams seeking their way to the ocean, but are stopped
by the sand bars, and remain in these brackish, waters
until the heavy rains of winter tear open a passage to the
sea. All of these lagoons are now full of these young
salmon ; the water is brackish, and they feed ravenously
and take the fly with avidity . It is the prettiest and cl ean-
est fly fishing you can imagine ; a clean sand bank ; no
willows or trees, and an open pond of brackish water,
Three of us took over a hundred with red hackle the other
morning in an hour at the mouth of the Carmel River
near Monterey.

I read the Forest and Stream regularly, and am aston¬
ished that people should go way to Canada and spend so
much money in catching a few salmon ; when if they
would come here in July or August and go to the head
waters of the McCloud River, they would find that the
salmon would bite so ravenously as to become a nuisance
to trout fishermen. It will give you an idea how thick
they are in the McCloud River in July and August, when
I state that a few weeks since, Mr. Livingston Stone’s
men at one haul of the seine, in a pool at the U. S. Fish¬
ery, took over two thousand. In addition to the natural
product we hatch aud turn in two-and-a-half millions of
salmon every year. By this process we are beating the
fishermen, the caxmers, and the sea-lions.

_ B. B. Redding.

The Salmon Supply of the Season. — The supply of
salmon during the season now at its close has fluctuated
so considerably that it may be of interest to compare the
present year with its predecessors. We have therefore
compiled the following figures from the weekly returns
published iu our columns of the number of boxes (con¬
taining 150 pounds each) received in the London market
during the last five seasons, from the three divisions of
the United Kingdom, during the seven months from Feb¬
ruary to August, inclusive : —

Scotland .

Ireland .

England and Wales .

1*75. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879.

18,326

4,835

1,278

24,439

ri, 412
6,004
1,806

29,222

23,700

5,673

1,681

23,869

3,815

1,170

28,854

13,524

5,042

L340

19,906

London Field, Sept. 9th,

We note the return to the United States, this week, of
S. Nugent Townsend, Esq., the American correspondent
of the London Field. Previous to his departure for Eng¬
land, a year ago, he had spent three years in Texas,
writing up the resources of that State, and encouraging
immigration from abroad. The information which ha
then collected has been embodied in a book recently pub¬
lished.

§}achting and § eating.

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27 . Lieut. V. C. Carter, R. E.

A. G. EdivardB.

Honor to Whom Honor is Dub. — Editor Forest and
Stream : — Your notice of our boat club move in this
city gratefully received, but the distinction you accord
me is not mine to keep, wherein you say : “ Owing
mainly to the exertions of Mr. A. H. Siegfried,” etc.
Tbe idea of a club, originated in my absence on the high
Mississippi, and the splendid list of men we have, is al¬
most entirely owing to the personal persistent work of
our Vice-President, Mr. L. A. Dunham, seconded by a
few other gentlemc-n, of whom I was not one until well
toward the close of the work. A. H. Siegfried.

Louisville, Ky., Sept. 20th.

Beverly Yacht Club.— The fifty-second race, to sail
off tie in the third class, took place off Nahant, September
22d. Course, round Winthrop buoy and return ; wind
strong, easterly ; heavy sea ; judges’ yacht, Loxen; judges,
R. D. Seasr, A. Johnson.

The boats got in a line, and all got off at 4.35. Psyche
had the best of it, but had to work hard to get ahead of
Bessie. Return : Psyche, 6.26.45 ; Bessie, 6.30.17 ; Nora,
6.33.20. Psyche wins the championship.

Protests Decided. — In the fiftieth regatta, the Open
Race at Swamspcott of August 23d, two protests were
made. The first, that of Josephine, was mentioned in
Forest and Stream in the account of the race. This
was not allowed ; the judges deciding they could not re¬
verse their award to correct the mistake made by Jose¬
phine herself. The second case was a protest by Em¬
press, J. Y. C., against Dictator, S. B. Y. C. ; the claim
being that Dictator was longer than the length she un¬
entered at. Dictator made a counter protest against
Empress, and the judges decided to measure both boats,
which belong to the second class keels, in which first
money was taken by Veronica, S. B. Y. C., second money,
$15, being the amount in dispute. After much trouble and
delay, both boats were measured as follows : —

Actual Corrects

Length. Time- Time.

Empress. J . C . 25 114 2 31 18 1 50 54

Dictatin', S. B. Y. C . 33 91 2 37 48 L 50 56

Empress, winning by one second.

Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron.— Two races
were sailed on the 13th of September by the yachts of the
squadron. The first was for yachts exceeding fifteen tons,
and for this were entered
A'ame. Rig.

Seafoam . Schooner .

Petrel . Sloop .

The breeze had died away altogether, hut, just before
the start, came up from S. W., making a beat to first
mark, Mar's Rock Buoy, a certainty. The second-class
yachts entered were : —

Warns. Rig. Tonnage. Owner.

Psycho . Sloop. .. . 7.... . "W. H. Brookfield.

Phantom- . Sloop., . . 7 . W. H. Troop.

Kate . Sloop . 8 . W. B. AloSweeney

Volante . Schooner — 9 . F. Rudolf.

Psyche made a very late start. Kate did not appear at
the line till nearly eighteen minutes after the word “ go.”
This delay on her part probably cost her a prize, for she
sailed well. Phan tom, which led her class a long way
out, was killed by the lop she met outside, and went in
for pickaxe drill in the most disheartening manner.
Psyche was the wonder of the day. Starting last of her
class, six minutes and a half behind Phantom and eight
minutes ten seconds behind Petrel in first class, she sailed
so fast and worked the western shore so judiciously that
she actually led the fleet around Mar’s Rock, and raced
Petrel very close across to Thrum Cap. As for Petrel,
the old favorite sailed quite up to her form, finally coming
in ahead by a long piece, and landing the Flag Officers’
Prize without difficulty.

The starting gun was fired at 1.30 p.m., and the yachts
were timed as follows : —

B.M.S. | H. M. S.

Petrel . 1 31 40 | Seafoam . 1 35 40

Phantom . 1 33 15 Psyche . . 1 30 60

Volante, . 1 34 20 | Kate . 1 47 10

Petrel carried gaff topsail and flying jib j Phantom, gaff-
topsail ; Volante, maingaff topsail ; Seafoam, the same aud
flying jib ; Psyche and Kate, gatf topsails. The wind was
moderate from S. W. All the yachts made a long board
on starboard tack to ward’s McNab’s Island, except Psyche,
which, away behind, went about short for the western
shore and hugged it all the way down. Volante succeeded
in weathering Phantom, but next tack was repaid in kind.
Petrel was now closing up to the first mark ; but Psyche,
going like a steamer, was there ahead of her, rounded the
mark in quick time, checking sheets for the reach to
Thrum, on the way to which Petrel passed and dropped
her, steadily increasing her lead to tlie finish. Phantom
led Volante round the buoy, but her balloon jib unfortu¬
nately got into the water instead of in the air, and the
little schooner went past like a flash and away for next
mark, on rounding which she smartly set a large square-
sail on her foremast, and with everything drawing foamed
homewards, Phantom hunting her close in hopes of sav¬
ing her time ; but it was not to be, and Mr. Rudolf pulled
off his maiden prize by 89 seconds from his opponent.

The time at the finish was : —

H.M.S. I H. M. S.

Petrel . 3 53 37 I Phantom.-- . i 06 45

Psyche . 3 59 46 | Seafoam . 4 17 29

Volante-.-- . 4 06 10 | Kate . 4 22 20

Petrel winning Flag Officers’ Prize for first class boats,
and Psyche and Volante first and second prizes respec¬
tively in second class. Both were steered by their
owners.

The five-tonners had a race to themselves over a new
harbor course, which is likely to prove a favorite, as it is
free from the disadvantages of that hitherto sailed. They
started from the Lumber Yard, aud went round Dart-

716

FOREST AND STREAM,

mouth Ferry buoy. Point Pleasant buoy. Ives Knoll buoy,
past Lumber Yard, round Dartmouth Ferry buoy, and
finish at Lumber Yard. Pour yachts bad entered, but of
these only two made their number at the line, namely : —
Name. Bio. Tonncoi- Owner.

Inn . . 0. b. sloop . 3 . V.S. West.

lUltn . .Sloop . 5 . 1.t. Dnnlop.R A

Ina is a new yacht and raced for the second time. She
shows extraordinary speed off the wind, but is not as
good to windward. The start was very pretty, Ina going
off like a flash and setting spinnaker to port. Muta.
whose crew is “up to a thing or two,” was smarter in
making sail, and had spinnaker set and drawing in a trice.
Ina led to first mark. After rounding, Muta took to sag¬
ging to leeward for a time, as Bhe passed the Leopard,
but." waking up to her business, began weathering out on
Ina ns only Muta can. Still the little one had clear
water, and as soon as she got round the next mark, mast¬
headed her spinnaker. After rounding Ives, Ina set
spinnaker on bowsprit and went clear away from Muta.
though the latter set her spinnaker to port and tried to
overhaul the leader. Both yachts were steered by their
owners. The starting gun was fired at 3 p.m., and the
yachts passed : —

n.M.S. IT.M.S.

Ina . 2 0 45 Muta . : . 3 2 38

Their sailing times are annexed : —

Start. Finish- Start. Finish-

H.M.S. H.M.S. ll.M. S. II. M. S

Ina . 2 u 48 4 22 6 | Muta . 3 2 38 4 23 15

Ina. therefore takes first and Muta second prize. The
officers of the R. A. and R. E. have offered a prize to be
sailed for by the yachts of the squadron at the close of
the season.

Albany Yacht Club.— The sixth annual regatta of
club was sailed on the Hudson Sept. 18th. The steamer
Golrlen Gate went over the course with the yachts, Com.
Cogswell in charge. Tlte course was seven miles down
the river and return to the city. Three classes, irrespect¬
ive of rig. Wind moderate from N. N. \V. The run
down, with booms to port, was smooth work, the mark
being fetched first by Dodger and Coquette close aboard,
the rest of the fleet in a bunch. The wind picked up a
bit, and Dodger soaked away from the rest, Coquette,
Sans Souei and Albani making tip n trio hunting each
other close. The fickle breeze fell light, and Startle
closed up on the rest, but before long a crisp wind from
N. W. again changed matters, and brought the ships
again to their work. Albani looked high, and went
into second place. Off Van Wiok’s Point Dodger burst
her bobstay, and ran alongside a tow to repair damages.
Sans Souei and Coquette made a hot fight of it, outwiud-
ing the rest, the former finally landing the prize. The
yachts of all classes finished a fine race as under : —
cuist class.

Actual C arrevUO.

Lcvuth. Vlme. Time.

Name. Owner. Ft. In. H.M.S. IT.M.S.

Sans Souoi. . .S. S.Y.C . 27 TO 4 Hi St! 4 is 22

Slartle . Bulger . 85 00 4 23 40 4 22 25

Breeze . ll. A. GlilBSl'orcL. 24 00 4 43 ID 5 33 54

Artful Dodger. . .A. <1. Stone. ... 83 03 — —

SECOND OLASS.

Coquette . II. V. Cogswell... 2! 00 4 31 45 4 31 45

Albuni - - . J. U. Brooks . 21 OIL 4 30 10 4 38 10

Till Kb CLASS.

Aue-io . J.D. MoEvoy . 10 00 4 44 35 4 44 33

All, lie- . Any. Urlilsani ... 15 00 4 63 13 4 53 13

Anme . .8.1). Tucker 15 00 5 31 43 5 30 45

Nettle . S. N. St iles - 13 on

Maggie . J- Meaiclt . 16 00 —

Sans Souei, Coquette .and Aggie take first prizes— very
sensible presents in the shape of lights, barometers, etc.;
Startle. Albani and Addle take second prizes. Special
prize to yacht making best corrected time, a handsome
whip pennant, presented by G. Stoneman & Son, goes to
Sans Souei, and the “C. "P. W.” prize for last boat in,
goes to Annie. Nettie and Maggie gave np. Regatta
Committee : Messrs. M. F. Cogswell, R. D. Evans, \V. W.
Grey and W. T. Meyer. The club is in a flourishing con¬
dition, and reports the interest hi yachting as spreading
fast in and about Albany.

Racing on the Delaware.— A race for sweepstakes
of £ 100 was soiled Sept. 23d between yachts Of Southwark
and Philadelphia Yacht Clubs. Entries from S. Y. V.:
Leduard . Buule, Douglass, Campbell. Sullivan. Entries
from P. Y. C. : Schuyler, Crawford , Disston, Bust and
Moore. Wind nearly a gale from N. E. Ledyard made
a poor start, but an allowance was given her by the
judges; though we know not in accordance with
what rule. The Moore capsized off Gloucester, the
Schuyler filled, and the Campbell rounded the lower mark
first, with Douglass second, and Bust third. The Led-
yurd worked out to windward of the lot on the beat up,
and look the purse ; Disston a good second. The P. Y.
has issued a challenge to the S. Y. C. to match two ol
their yachts against any two of the other club for $100 to
$400 each boat.

Bay of Quinte Yacht Club.— Editor Forest and
Stream:— The annual autumn regatta of the Bay of
Quinte Yacht Club, which was held on Marrassaga Bay
Sept. 28d, was favored with remarkably fine weather, and
proved to lie the most successful which the club has yet
held. Prizes were offered as follows ; YachtB of ten tons
and under, first, $100; second, $70; third, $00 ; fourth,
$20. In addition, Commodore Robertson presented to
the club a silver cup, and the win was also one score in
the series of three wins required to obtain permanentpos-
sessiou of a flag presented by Mr. Cole, of Ottawa. To
the second club boat Treasurer Jellett presented a
ner’s compass. The prizes for yachts of five tons
and under were : First, $35 : second, $20 ; third, $10 ;
fourth, $5. No entrance fee j ten per cent, deducted
from winners. Although these prizes were larger m the
aggregate, and the amounts going to winners very much
greater than were offered in the great regatta of the
Beverly Yacht Club, yet the reputation of our local fleet
is such that strangers are not eager to face them. How¬
ever, eight splendid craft entered in the ten-ton class.
There were the Kathleen, Grade, Kat ie Gray and Syl via,
of Belleville ; Suiprise, of Trenton ; Judge Jellett, of Pic-
ton, a new craft built by an amateur named C. Atkin of
that place, and which sailed her maiden race on the oc¬
casion ; Emma, of Kingston, which led the fleet at Tor¬
onto so lively a dance ; and Una (formerly Charm), of the
same city, and which was built at Powers’ shipyard
there The entries for the third class included the Wide¬
awake, Mabel, Amorette and Pinafore (formerly Ailsa

Craig), of Belleville ; Mystery, of Kingston ; Little Giant,
of Stone Mills ; Magic, of Cobourg ; and Victor, of
Nahanee. The only absentee was Mugie. The breeze
was light at south when the ten-toil craft were dispatched
to a beautiful start, Katie Gray leading off. Surprise next,
Judge Jellett third, Una. fourth, Grade fifth, Kathleen
sixth, Emma seventh, and Sylvia last. With the wind
abeam, the racers sped along with great rapidity, Katie
Gray having a long lead at the first buoy, Surprise being
next, and the others almost as they started, except
Sylvia, which being a keel, found the wind too light for
her. Just after rounding the first marks the sailing
master of Katie Gray made an error which cost him the
race, as, not seeing tlie next buoy, lie stood away to the
southward and eastward, followed by Surprise and some
of the others ; but Kathleen's men had their eyes open,
and standing just far enough to windward, and passing
the word to Surprise, which was close by when they came
about, made off for the buoy, leaving Katie Gray a good
half mile out of her course, and third instead of leading
boat. As tlie competing craft came to the starting point
Kathleen led by four minutes actual time. Surprise lead¬
ing Katie by twenty-five seconds only ; but here a slight
bungle of Surprise cost her second place, Katie
Gray slipping in between her and tlie buoy, and going on
in sharp pursuit of the leader. Next came Grade and
Emma close together, less than a minute apart, and next
Judge Jellett and Una, the latter of which passed tlie
former soon after, Sylvia practically out of the race,
Katie Gray gamed slowly on Kathleen all around the
course, and on the run before it from the south shore,
which all except Kathleen made with balloon jibs and
water sails added to the muslin which they had spread
previously, caught her so rapidly that she was but a
minute behind. Now, however, the wind (lied away
rapidly, and Kathleen being in light" ballast, while Katie
had added seven hundred pounds to the three thousand
pounds which she carries generally, skipped away from
her, and won handsomely. Emma having captured
Grade, went for Surprise, and succeeded in beating her
also. Gracia finished fifth, Una sixth, and Sylvia
seventh. Judge Jellett having retired at completion of
the second round. The time made by the different yachts
was as follows : —

Start.
H. M. S.

Katie Gray . 12 43 23

Surprise . 12 40 33

Judge Jellett. ... .12 4(1 45

Una . 12 40 55

Grade . 12 41 09

Kathleen . 12 41 14

Emma . 13 41 50

Sylvia . . 12 45 49

Finish . Elapsed Time.
II. M. S. II. M. S.

5 Or, 33 4 M 01

5 31 30 4 43 51

Retired.

Not timed. _

Not. timed, —

5 02 20 4 21 00

5 18 40 4 30 60

Not timed.

Kathleen thus wins first prize, Katie Gray third and
Surprise fourth. The course was thought’ to be about
twenty-five miles in length. It was not measured, but
tbelandinarks are known pretty accurately.

The third class race, which, according to the same com¬
putation, would be about seventeen miles, was also very
interesting. It resolved itself into a match between
Mystery and Wideawake, which the latter would have
won had the wind held, but Mystery is canvassed for
light weather, and is, besides, a slippery customer, On
the first round she led by thirty-one seconds, all of which,
and more, was gaiued when under the shelter of the trees,
while on tlio third round, when the wind died away, she
had no difficulty in leaving her closest follower. The time
in this race was as follows : —

Amorotte -

Victor .

Pinafore .

Little Giant. . .
Mabel

Wide Awoke. -
Mystery .

Start,
H. .If. S.
. 1 10 33
1 11 OS
1 11 14
. 1 13 03
, 1 18 30
. 1 13 55
1 14 24

Finish . Elajmed Time.
If. M. S. U. M. S.

4 54 05 3 43 33

4 49 50 3 38 42

Not timed.

Not timed.

4 54 12 3 40 42

4 8U 00 3 22 05

4 25 45 3 12 21

The Victor was protested against, and ruled out, being
over seven tons. Mystery wins first prize, Wideawake
second, Mabel third, and Amorette fourth. The result of
t his race was a great triumph for Cuthbert, whose models
won all the prizes in the ten-ton class, and stood second
in the five-ton class. Poet Taok.

Belleville, Out., Sept. 23 d.

g vu Francisco Yacht Fleet. — The schooner yacht
Aritil, formerly of the New York Yacht Club, and which
was sent around Cape Horn for Capt. A. II. Wilcox, a
member of the San Francisco Yacht Club, has again
changed hands. Since she been in Pacific waters slie has
been kept most of the time in San Diego, some 500 miles
south of San Francisco ; but Capt. Wilcox’s health has be¬
come so bad that lie is unable to use her, so sent her to
the Bay City for sale. She has been purchased by Edgar
Mills, Esq., and is having a false keel put on and being
otherwise refitted. Mr. Mills is a member of the S.E.Y.C.,
and a. brother of D. O. Mills, of the Bank of California.
The yacht will hereafter be kept in San Francisco Bay.

The sloop yacht Clara, which was brought from New
York on the deck of the clipper Young America to San
Francisco for Jabez Howes, Esq., of tho S. F. Y. C., lias
been sold by that gentleman to John Rae Hamilton, Esq.,
S. F Y. C. Tlie latter gentleman has been used to the
rough waters of tlie English Channel, and in the recent
ocean race of the club astonished all hands by tlie wav he
put the little Clara through the heavy seas of the bar.
Mr. Hamilton is an accomplished yachtsman, has abun¬
dant means, and will keep the Clam to tlie front. Mr.
Howes expects the New YorkBloop Annie on the deck of
his ship the Three Brothers every day. Mr. Hyde P.
Howie, S. F. Y. C., is having a sloop yacht built by Capt.
Turner. She is the same size as tlie Clara, and is designed
specially to beat that craft.

San Francisco Yacht Club.— An ocelln race recently
dctorniined on by the San Francisco Yacht Club, across
the bar to the fifteen-fathom buoy outside, some ten miles
to the windward and return, took place on tlie 8th of
September, the anniversary of the admission of California
into the Union. Hurried arrangements and the fact that
tho bar hod been breaking badly on the 8th, resulted in only
eight yachts starting, others only going as far as the
Golden Gate and laying on and off at Fort Point. The
day was windy and the bar was rough, reef points being
in demand. Ocean sailing on the mis-named Pacific, off
San Francisco, is rough sport, and that day the weather
“meant business.” Mr. Gutte’s new yacht won the first
prize, beating the C onsuelo, which carried away shrouds
before reacliing buoy, and had to return.

The small yachts had to turn tail on reaching the bar
between the heads, and were glad enough to get back to
to the Ga te. Tlie Clara beat the Frolic in second class,
somewhat to the suprise of the other yachtsmen. Mr.
Hamilton, the new owner of the Clara, is an old rough-
water yachtsman of the Orkney Islands. He sailed his
yacht himself, and although he frightened his crew badly,
and gave those in the other yachts fears for his safety,
carried his little boat through handsomely. The peak was
lowered, and she pitched and rolled over the big seas,
looking as if each downward heave was her last. The
pilot-boats were all under short sail, plunging into it, and
no one but a bold yachtsman would nave ventured out in
such weather in so small a yacht as the Clara. Mr.
Guttle’s yacht was sailed by Capt. Turner, her builder.
The Frolic was sailed by the Commodore of the club, her
owner, C. H. Harrison. Only tlie “grit” in carrying on
of the Clara’s captain beat her. After the race the yachts
all came to at the club-house at Sancelito. The conclu¬
sion is, however, that rough water and wind are plenti¬
ful enough in the big bay without going outside for it in
bad weather.

Mr. George H. Perkins, Governor-elect of the State of
California, is a member of the S. F. Y. C., and is much
liked by his club, to which he shows frequent courtesies
in the matter of loaning his fine tug-boats for regattas or
other special occasions. Gov. Pacheco, formerly Gov¬
ernor of the State, and just elected a member of Congress
from California, is also a member of the club. Be was
one of the original owners of the Consuelo. He expects
shortly to commence building a fine CO-foot yaclit. He
is an expert yachtsman, not afraid of “a little spray,”
and has the reputation of being a first-rate hand at the
helm in any weather.

The Yacht Racing Association.— Messrs. W. H. Dil-
worth, E. W. Keteliam and Tlieo. H. Rogers, of the New
Jersey Yacht Club, were appointed a committee to in¬
itiate proceedings with the view to the organization of a
body composed of delegates from the various yacht clubs
in New York and vicinity. The committee has commu¬
nicated with all the dubs of the country, and n6w asks
that a call be issued bringing them together at as early a
day as convenient. It has been decided to call together
a convention at the Astor House, Monday, Nov, 10th, at
8 p.m. The objects of tlie committee are such aB should
meet with the support of all interested in bringing about
reform and unity in yachting laws and customs, and we
trust that clubs wilL take action upon the call, thereby
giving it their indorsement. One of the principal objects
sought to be attained is to issue a prospectus for a public
Union Regatta to be sailed in New York Bay at least once
a year.

The Northumbria.— This steam yacht— Earl of Lons¬
dale, owner — which recently put into Halifax, is bound
on a long cruise. She left Southampton, July 18tli, and
sailed to Davis’ Strait, Greenland, via Scotland ; thence
she proceeded down tlie coast of Labrador to Newfound¬
land, arriving at St. John, Aug. 3. After a cruise about
the island tlie course was laid for Halifax, after visiting
Sydney and the Bras D’Or Lake in Cape Breton. It is
proposed to extend the cruise to Bermuda and the Azores.
The Northumbria is a fine ship, something after the style
of Mr. Brassey’s Sunbeam ; built of iron, 426 tons, 156 feet
long, 254 feet beam, 16 feet deep, 70 H. P. engines, and
rigged as a three-masted topsail schooner. Tlie Earl is
accompanied by only one companion — Dr. Kingsley,
brother of the late Charles Kingsley.

Columbia Yacht Club.— The crew of tlie sloop Peerless,
C. Y. C., will hold an informal reception at Lion Park,
Olio hundred and Tenth street, Oct. 14th, from 8 to 12
p.m. We acknowledge receipt of complimentary tickets,
and know the many friends of the crow will enjoy a royal
time.

Cleveland Yachting Association. —In the recent dub
regatta, Rear-Coin. Win. Shipman sailed Vixen, not as
before reported. The Rear-Commodore is justly consid-
reed one of the best sailors on tbe Lakes.

The Ocean Gem. — Mr. W. P. Clyde arrived at Norfolk,
Va., Oct. 4th, in his steam yacht Ocean Gem. Tlie pretty
craft excites the admiration of tlie citizens ; and well she
may, for she is one of the handsomest of her class.

To American Yachtsmen. — For complete records of
all yacht races in England, as well as for a great variety
of other matter of interest, such as cruises and yachting
tales, read Hunt's Yachting Magazine, established 1852.
Can he had of booksellers generally, or direct from Hunt
& Co., 119 Oil inch Street, Edgware road, London, E. C.,
England. Published monthly, one shilling sterling per
number. — [Adv.

Another Compliment.— The Forest and Stream Club,
of Bridgeport, Ohio, lias been regularly organized, and
officers elected as follows : Jas. D. Burtoft, President ; J.
F. Sharp, Secretary ; Orville Coss, Treasurer. The Presi¬
dent was ordered to purchase a rotating trap and a barrel
of glass balls. A committee was appointed to select and
rent suitable shooting grounds, and a glass ball match
ordered for latter part of next week. We start out with
a fair list of young men, and hope to merit tlie title of
true sportsmen, J. F. Sharp, Secretary.

We accept with pleasure the compliment conveyed
by our Buckeye friends, and trust they will enjoy tlie
pleasures and benefits to be derived from such an associ¬
ation as they have formed. Success to them.

Durham Sportsmen's Club.— The Durham Sports¬
men's Club of Durham, N, C., was reorganized Septem¬
ber 22d with Mr. E. J. Parrish, President, and Mr. S, W.
Chamberlain, Secretary and Treasurer. The club wifi
hold glass-ball shooting meetings, and give attention to
tbe protection of game.

— E. &. C. Von Culin, of Delaware City, Md., publish a
25c. per year “ Poultry Guide,"

FOREST AND STREAM

717

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Summer Vacations at Mooseqead Lake
and Vicinity. By Lucius L. Hubhard'. Bos¬
ton: A. Williams &Co. Price $1.50.

This handy little volnme Is the result of Mr.
Hulthard's repeated sojourns in the Maine
woods. Having gone repeatedly over the canoe
routes, camped out in the wilds, and thoroughly
familiarized himself with the ways of the woods,
the author appears to have happily sot forth
here precisely what will instruct others how to
paddle their oanoes, piteh their tents, catch their
fish, and build tlioir oamp-flres on the same
grounds. The photographic illustrations add
much to the book, while the rnup.is invaluable,
showing, as It does, the roads, carries, etc.
Previous to Mr. Hubbard's book we had not an
adequate guide to this region ; we are happy to
Btate that the “Summer Vacations" entirely
supplies this lack.

Enrticn's Fashion Quarterly, published by
Ehrioh & Co., 287 Eighth avenue, New York, has
assumed a very large form, and Is an iavaluable
guide to lady purchasers. It is an Illustrated
catalogue of every article of ladles' and chil¬
dren’s outfits, house furnishing articles, etc. We
commend it to all lady readers of Forest and
Stream. The price is fifty centsa year, or fif¬
teen cents a number.

A Tight Squeeze. By “Staats." Bos¬
ton : Lee & Shepard .

The tramp has been abused and denounced,
“ Staats” has found In him a subjeot for a very
neat little romance. The “Tight Squeeze" was that
of a gentleman, who, on a wager of $10,000, under¬
took to go from New York to New Orleans In
three weeks, without money, nB a professional
tramp. The book Is full of odd situations
and tkeldennuement is as startling as it is sur¬
prising.

— We have received from Lee & Shepard, Bos¬
ton, Mnss., “ The Danbury News Man's " now
book, “Mr. Phillips' Goneness." Just how Mr.
Phillips was “gone," how badly he was " gone,"
aud fyow, when, where and why he came to him¬
self, we leave for the readers of the hook them-
elvesto determine.

Magazines for October— Scribner's opens
with a paper by Ernest Ingeraollon “Ups and
Downs in Leadville,” which oontains much in¬
teresting gossip about that wonderful place,
with a great deal of reliable information as well.
The Illustrated paper by Mr. Charles A. Zimmer¬
man upon " Field Sports in Minnesota" is one of
the best of the sporting series, and espooialiy
seasonable.

A Colored Evangelist's Dog. — The
Rev. Calvin Williams, a colored evangelist,
was brought before a Stonington justice
the other day, charged with keeping an
unlicensed dog. Upon being asked to
plead, he replied that he would first open
the Court with prayer, aud immediately
fell upon liis knees and offered a fervent
petition, remembering particiilary those en¬
gaged in his prosecution. He then stated
that the dog was the property of his wife,
who belonged to the Indian tribe. Judg¬
ment was suspended for two weeks. —
New Haven Register.

Weather Messengers. — In the cur¬
rent number of Nature is a suggestion for
using carrier pigeons as weather -messen¬
gers. The proposal is that outward bound
vessels shall take with them carrier pigeons,
to be sent back at such points as may be
determined on, bearing with them the re¬
port of such observations likely to be use¬
ful at home. The storms in the altitude of
England rarely attain a rate of thirty miles
an hour, and sometimes do not exceed fif¬
teen miles. On an average a storm cen¬
ter may be said to travel at about sixteen
or seventeen miles an hour, aud a good
carrier pigeon would, therefore, easily out¬
strip all ordinary disturbances ; and, even
in the case of the most rapidly approach¬
ing storm centers, if encountered at any
considerable distance out at sea, the bird
would get home with an ample margin of
time for the transmission of signals to the
threatened districts. Scotland, it is'pointed
out, is especially unprotected ; and if every
vessel leaving Greenock for America took
a carrier pigeon, very useful observations
might be returned.

A short-sighted lover passes the. object
of bis affections upon the street without
saluting her, wherefore she takes him to
task at their next meeting.

“What weight should I attach to your
professions ? ” she says, severely ; “ yester¬
day I met you on the street and you passed
on without ever looking at me.

“Madame, ” replies the offender gallantly,
“ if I had stopped to look at you I should
never have passed on.”

— The depth of the water in the gorge
below Niagara Falls has just been meas¬
ured for the first time. The swiftness of
the stream bad baffled all previous efforts,
but a corps of Government engineers ac¬
complished tlie feat, They embarked in a
small boat not far below the Falls. An old
guide accompanied the party. The depth
just below the Falls was found to be 80
feet ; a little further down, 100 feet, deep¬
ening to 192 feet. The deepest water found
was 210 feet.

Poverty and Poultry.— Warrants have
been issued by the attorney of the Health
Board for the arrest of a number of east
side tenements housekeepers on a charge
of violating the health code. Inspectors
Brennan and Crow furnished the evidence
upon which the warrants were granted.
According to their testimony certain
dwellers ou the east side of the city are in
the habit of keeping in their cramped
apartments geese, ducks aud hens, cooped
up in cellars and under bedsteads. This
state of affairs produced foul odors and
bred contagious diseases. In a basement
at No. 80 Chrystie street, 50 ducks and 200
hens were housed ; at No. 99 Ridge street,
a number of chickens and geese : No. 80
Essex street, 250 ducks; No. 118 Ridge
street, 100 chickens and 50 ducks ; No. 153
Ridge street. 100 chickens : No. 120 Ridge
street, 180 chickens under the bed and 50
ducks in the vard, and No. 82 Essex street
200 ducks and geese in the cellar.

Cape Ann Codfishing. — Not many
months a<*o a party of Boston gentlemen
came to this city and went on a li siting
party, Some of them got pretty jolly,
one m particular, who seizing one of the
codfish which they had caught, walked
up the wharf. He soon espied a veteran
fisherman who was sawing wood, and
under the impulse of the moment fetched
him a whack across the face with the cod¬
fish. In a moment he was sobered. The
generous impulse of a noble heart throbbed
iu his bosom. He felt that he had done a
moau, ungentlemanly act, and he meant
to atone for it then and there. Taking
out a ten dollar bill he proffered it to the
veteran, saying: “Accept this and let
it wipe out any recollections of the
eowardily blow I struck you, its I did
not mean to do it aud am very sorry
for it.”

The verteran took tlio bill, bis Ruse beam¬
ing with mingled astonishment and delight,
and making a bow, remarked : “ See here
stranger, you can wipe me over the face
all day long with a codfish, at ten dollars
a lick ! I don’t bear you a might of ill will,
1 don't. I rather like your style. When
are you coming again?” And that settled
it. — Cape Ann Advertiser.

Moon Struck. — A man has gone moon-
blind in Boston , He applied at a police sta ¬
tion for lodgings on Sunday evening, and
being told that he must go to Hawkins
Street Home, answered that lie was moon-
blind, and unable to find tlie way. In ex¬
planation, he said he was recently a mem¬
ber of the night gang at work oh the new
sewer i n Dorchester. About a month ago the
men took an hour's rest at midnight, and
he fell into a doze while reclining on
an enbankment. The moon was shining
bright and clear. When he awoke at 1
o’clock and attempted to return to his work,
ho found that he could not see. In the day
time and by the aid of artificial light, he
can now see as well as ever, but after dusk
and iii the open air his sense of sight is
wholly lost.

— The Mosquis Indians of Arizona, num¬
bering 1,700, live in seven villages on the
tops of three cliffs or headlands that rise
more than 600 feet above the plains. Why
they choose these unhandy placeB is a mys¬
tery. On reaching the villages, says a re¬
cent visitor, one finds one’s self oh a flat
ledge of bare rock which extends out from
tlie main table nearly half amile in length,
aud from teji feet to perhaps three hun-
dreed feet in width. The sides are almost
perpendicular. The most populous of these
villages, Wal-Ia-pi, is on the extreme end
of the rocks, where the width is not over
one hundred feet. All the water for all
purposes is carried in earthen vessels on
the uaeksof men and women from a spring
near the foot of the mountain, a distance
of nearly a mile, while the wood is brought
eight miles. Hero these people have lived
longer thau they can tell, even from their
traditions ; and hitherto they have been
averse to a change of location, notwith¬
standing the difficulty of obtaining their
necessaiy supplies and the distance from
their fields and herds.*

— Tlie city of Providence began, a year
and a half ago, to dispense its charity on
a new plan. Helpless paupers were kept
in an almshouse, or aided at home, as be¬
fore ; but all able-bodied applicants for
food or lodgings were put at work in a
wood yard at fifty cents a day. Unworthy
families, who had been assisted by the
city for years, dropped out of the Charity
Commissioner’s sight, while begging de¬
creased greatly. Tramps began to give
the city a wide berth, for they had to pay
for their lodgings and meals with work
in the wood yard, and the station-house
lodgers during the year numbered only
2,479 against 9,425 for the year preceding.
The new system has also been one of econ¬
omy, the expenditures for outdoor and in¬
door relief being $13,240, against $19,144
for outdoor relief alone during the preced¬
ing twelve months. The wood yard is self-
sustaining.

Ucw ^(Ivntisnuentsi.

KEEP’S SHIRTS

A ltd T1IK VII IS A BEST.

Roys’ ami Youths' Shirts, all complete, best
quality, Si each.

KEEP'S PATENT PAETLY-MADE SIIIBTS,
only plain seams to finish. 0 tor $7.

KEEP'S CUSTOM SHIRTS, very best, MADE
TO MEASURE, 0 for *». Fit guaranteed.

NIGHTSHIRTS, all styles, extra le-nytb, $1
each.

An elegant set. of extra heavy gold-plated But¬
tons presented to purchasers of six shirts.

KEEP'S KI» GLOVES FOIE GENTS,

the very best, iplaiu or embroidered, $1.10 per
pair:

KEEP’S OIBRELLAS.

BEST GINGHAM, patent protected ribs, $1
each. Warranted. Fifty per cent, stronger than
anv other umbrella.

REGINA and TWILLED SILK UMBRELLAS
and CANES in ail styles.

KEEP’S UNDERWEAR
Comprises all the newest and best goods for Fall
wear. CANTON and SCARLET TWILLED
FLANNEL from 75c. to $1.50. ANGOLA
FLEECE, SCOTCH WOOL and SHETLAND
SHIRTS and DRAWERS, from 00c. to $2.50 eaoh.
SCARLET WOOL KNIT SHIRTS and DRAW¬
ERS, $1.25 to $1.50.'each.

THE LATEST NOVELTIES
Are now ready in Gents' Silk, Linen and Cam-
brio Handkerchiefs, Scarfs In elegant designs
and effects. Our gold-plated Jewelry is the best
quality. Scarf Rings, Pins, Studs, Sleeve and
Collar Buttons atabout half the usual cost else¬
where.

shirts only delivered free.

Merchants will be furnished with trade circu¬
lars on application, as we furnish the trade on
the most favorable terms.

Samples and Circulars mailed free.

KEEP MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

631, 633, 635 & 637 Broadway, New York.

A CARD.

HTHE ADVANCED PRICES that for
-L several years past we Had to pity for choice
grapes* and the unfortunate failure of the pres¬
ent vintage. Impose upon us the obligation of
increasing me quotations in the United States
of our

Champagne Wines,

from October 1st, proximo, to the following fig-

STANDARD WINE.

F6r Quarts, $23 OO per Basket.
For Pints, 25 OO per Basket.
DRY WINE.

For Quarts, $25 OO per Case.
For Pints, 27 OO per Case.

KRUGG & CO.

Heims, Soptemberst, 1 1879.

FBRGUSOft’8 Dll' ICOVEB

RUST PREVENTER,

The best article for the preven¬
tion of rust yet discovered.

Send for circular. For sale by dealers lu sports¬
mens goods, in all the principal cities. Trade
only supplied by sole manufacturer,

A. FERGUSON,

05 Fulton street, New York.

Now in Course of Publication,

In 25 Monthly Parts,

PRICE 10c.

YEARLY SUBSRIPTION, $4.50,

A NEW AND ORIGINAL WORK

OS DAIRY MI®,

EDITED BY J.P. SHELDON,

Late Resident Professor of Agriculture In the
Royal Agricultural College* Cirencester*
who has has had the assistance of
the most eminent authorities,
both at home and abroad .

EMBELLISHED WITH

COLORED PLATES,

Specially prepared for the work; and Original
Wood Engravings, illustrating the various
processes employed.

Subscriptions will he received for a part or the
entire work, and SutnpleUoples sent on receipt
of prioe.

CASSELL, PETTER, GALPIN & CO.,

London, Paris, <15 50G Broadway,
New York.

Circular Free.

Hunting, Fishing,

CAMPING- OUT,

Archery , Lawn Tennis .

Inclose stamp tor Price-List.

A, R. DODGE,

31 Park Row, New York.

Pisf cUiutf ous Admtisnn cuts.

GLASS HALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC.

TRAPS from $2 to $12, Balls at 90 cents
per 100. Guub oheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitte-
burg. Pa. may 29 ly

CAMPING OUT.

YOU CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT AN AXE.

THE Indian Camp Axes, with patent covers
are the only ones you can pack and carry
with perfect safety. Three sizes. Send for a
circular'. A. 8. CROSBY & CO., Waterville, Me.

FOR SALE. — Fine new Webley double
rifle, 25 in., 10 lbs., 45 cal., 70 gr. cartridge.
Express or explosive ball. Cost, $175 ; price, $120.
J. C. R., 24 Bank st„ Phila. Oct. 9 It.

FOR SALE. — A very fine, highly polished,
Niohols & Lefever B L. gun, A-quality, 10-
guage, 9} lbs., 32-lneh Damascus barrels; full
plstolgrlp; patent fore-end snap; inlaid in horn ;
horn-heel plate, ete. ; magnificent shooter; very
little used; cost $2511; will sell for $125, cash.
Address J G, S., 161 West 1st street, Oswego,
N, Y. Oct. 9, It,

A LARGE Blank Bear for sale, of tlie
female persuasion, 18 months old, andgantlo
enough. Address THOMAS M. BROWER, Mount
Airy, N.C. _ Oct9,tf

TUtlR SALE — An old established Stock Ranch
1 near Pueblo, Colorado. Houses, corrals,
sheds; unfailding supply of water; 1,000 head of
cattle; 10,000 acres, fenced. Price, $40,000, cash.
Several smaller Ranches at lower prices. HALL
A- NIXON, No. 3 Pine street, and Broadwav, cor¬
ner 51st street, New York.

TAUGK-SHOOTING OUTFIT COM-
JL/PLETE.— For Sale— The staunch, well-built,
fast-sniling Sloop (seowj Carrie, aboirt 25 tons;
light draught, tine, large cabin, with convenien¬
ces, 5 berths; cooking house forward, 3 berths;
most approved pateutsteering-wheel; small boat.
Sloop built expressly for the owner, thoroughly
adapted for duck shooting, fishing, ete. Pr ivi¬
lege of shooting on Susquehanna Flats.

Can be seen at any time by applying to

CAPTAIN H. J. POPLAR.
Oct- 2 3t Havre de Grace, Md.

lire §f«ue!.

YT7\ANTED TO PURCHASE— A keel
V T schooneryaeht, about fifty feet in length
overall. Address N. W. C., Box 2,578, Boston,
Mass Oct9,lt

EXCHANGE. — Twenty Game Chickens,
five Black-breasted Rods, three Black-Reds,
twelve Silver Duckwing Bantams from Massa¬
chusetts, premium birds, for either a well-bred
and broken setter Or pointer dog. breech-loading
shotgun, standard books, etc. For further par¬
ticulars address Box 85, Worcester, N.Y
ncr li. It

1”OR SALE — A thoroughbred, thor¬
oughly broken Irish setter bitch, l>y
Champion Eleho, and out of Nell— Pliinlcet-
StOllu, Address E. J. ROBBINS, Wethersfield,
Conn. OctO.tf

FOR SALE, when six weeks old, four
Dog Pups, pure Ethan Allen stock; also my
setter dog Dan, 2J- years old, fast, staunch ail'd
stylish ; in every respect a first class dog Far
pedigree and oilier particulars, address J. J.
FARWELL, Box Ui. Fall River. Mass. Oct9.3t

L AVERAGE BLOOD LOR SALE.—
Pups by the renowned sire of prize-winners,
the pure Laverock setter dog Carlo Witz ; orange
and white ticked, lemon Belton and chestnut
Belton ; dams of whelps from prize-winning'
stock ; whelped July 3d and July 12th ; price
lower than the lowest. Also two whelps by
Carlowitz, dam Princess Nellie, she by Pride of
the Border, by Petrel. M. VON CULIN, Dela-
ware.Oity, Del. Oct9,tt

TJ'OR SALE— Irish Setter, two years, York-
-I Bess; a Gordon, Irish, 14 months, and one
Irish pup ;ull dogs ; full pedigree ; best of stock.
Erf!. SJIITH, Bolton's Hotel, Harrisburgb, Pa.

FINE SETTER PUPS CHEAP.-For Sale, fine
large healthy setter dog puppies, weaned
and ready for delivery ; throe ail very dark rich
liver, und two very dark liver and white; dam,
tny hqndsoina pure .'English setter bltoh Rose;
sire, Southard's line Gordon setter, Joe: bench
show and first olass field stock ; Rose " nicks"
perfectly with a Gordon ; her last litter by one
hunted and pointed staunch at five months old ;
full pedigree furnished, and everything guaran¬
teed. Prioe only $10 each. Flue blue Belton
bitch puppy, same litter, price $8. Address W.
H. PfEltCtS, Peekskill, N.Y. Oct9,lt

FOR SALE.— The English setter dog Doctor;

seven months old; imported stock. CHAS.
DENISON, Hartford, Conn, Oct. fl, It.

UOR SALE.— The English setter dog Tough;
-I two years old; well bred; handsome and
broken. CHAS. DENISON. Hartford, Conn.

Oct. 9, It.

FOR SALE.— English and Irish setters, broken
and unbroken, ElohoJPlunket and Carlowitz
stoek, at reasonable prices. CHAS. DENISON,
Hartford, Conn. Oct.9, It.

A RARE CHANGE. — \V helps for sale,
out of ohampion Fire Fly, by champion
Eleho. Also, whelps out of Belle (“Pride of tlie
,by Ctylowitz. Address H . W
GANSE, Wilmington, Del. Oct. 9, lmo.

FOR SALE.— Part of a litter, whelped

August 20th* by asunder ex Minna. Tbun-
aer Is pure Lav«rack : he is by Pride of the Bor¬
der ex Fairy II. Minna is by Hock ex Kirby.
Ihe whelps are i JLuveraek. Address M. ti.
Elizey* Blacksburg:* Ya. Oct. 9 2t.

'C'OR^SALE. — A Chesapeake bay duck
f dog, 15 months old, sand oolor; also for rent,
n well-known gunning point, with house con¬
taining 14 rooms, situated on the Elk River, Mary¬
land. For particulars, address P. O. Box, 1«,
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland. Oct. 9tl.

718

FOREST AND STREAM,

(Bite funnel.

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTER9

Of Purest Strains.

Imperial Kennel

' Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and Judgment.
Dogs have dallv access to salt
water.

N, B.— Setter and Pointer
puppies : also, broken dogs for sale ; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GELOV ERtToms liiver, N. J

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N.

TWYFOBD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

"PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE," &C.

bogs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de-
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor's Ken¬
nels. dec!9 tf .

leas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Plea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS-A BOON To DOGS.

rPHIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill

JL fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It Is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mall. Postpaid.

flREGfl NUT FOrWORMSIN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Brice 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Bod ani
Got and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

oct 12 66 Fulton Street, N. Y.

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months* work
out of the twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $60 and $76, ac¬
cording to length of time 1 keep the dog, with
discount to parties at loDg distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County. Georgia.

Oct 2,tf.

Dogs broken for field sports.

—A few more well-bred setters or pointers
will be taken. For particulars concerning game,
terms, eto., enclose a stamp. Price low and terms
easy. Any dog taught to retrieve. E. & <J.
VON CULIN, P. O. Box 18, Delaware City, Del.

RATTLER. — In the Stud. — Bluebelton,
LieweUin setter, winner of three beach pri-
zea, by churn plan Hob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish Held trials, out of the pure .Laverock bitch,
(Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. jan Stf

I?OR SALE, when eight weeks old,
seven puppies out of Pat- by my Rattler
(Roy-Picklosl Address L. F. WHITMAN, 6 City

Hall, Detroit, Mich.

junelRti

IN THE STUD. — The pure Laverock dog
Pride, by Pride of the Border x Petrel. The
only pure Laverack in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box Boston. Mass
Sept. 4— t. f.

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and bitches, carefully selectedfr* —
the best European strains. To be sold for
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc,, address.

Le ROY Z. COLLINS,

Sept 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

FOR SALE — Two pure bred Llewellin set¬
ter pupa, over four months old, by champion
Royal Duke, out of Livy LI. Both blue beltons.
For price and particulars address F. A. DIFFEN-
DEKFFER, Lancaster, Pa. Septl8-4t

FOR SALE — Gordon Dog three years
old, handsome, kind and very obedient; the
beat dog in Lancaster on quail ; broken on snipe
and woodcock ; good nose as ever put on a dog’s
face; staunch back; great endurance ; will hunt
him for any party ; you cannot go amiss with
him ; no man nas a better dog for finding game ;
lowest cash, $75.

Gordon setter bitch, very beautiful; color,
black and tan, no white ; broken on quail, wood¬
cock and snipe; good nose: very staunch ; very
easy to handle ; kind to children ; cash, $50.

Red Irish setter bitch, good head ; well feath¬
ered; hunted some; will make a. grand bitch in
field; $40; whelped March 10,1878; has litter of four
pups live weeks olcl, fit to wean ; three dogs and
one bitch; aire, Champion York; the bitch will
just be right to hunt this fall ; no trouble to han¬
dle her ; pups if taken at once, $DJ each.

Gipsey, red and some white ; a good brood
bitch; been hunted some on quail ; she is sired by
the best Irish setter, the famous Rodman's Dash ;
has some splendid pups turned out for field ;
prioe, $35.

Address H. B. Y ONDER8MITH,

Sept. 18— 4t Lancaster, Fa,

CLUMBER SPANIELS FOR SALE.—
The pure clumber spaniels Trimbush and
Fairy, are offered for sale. Trimbush was irn-

Sorted direct from the kenuels of the Duke of
ewoastle and is a perfect dog of the breed.
Price for the brace $15U. Address WM. M. T1LE-
STON. Soptltt-tf

Of FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR
A/O sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest, in America. Every
dog warranted. L. if. WOODEN, 11!) Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju24 tf

TTOR SALE— Champion Berkley pups, red Irish
-L setter pups, by Champion Berkley, out of
Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both import¬
ed. Whelped June 29, 1879. ROBT. SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept 26-tf

FOR SALE— A well-broken, retrieving cocker
dog, two and a half years old, sound and
healthy; good pedigree; price, $25. Also line
cocker pups, cheap . Address ESTHER E. WAL-
KER, Franklin, Delaware <Jo , N.V . Sept 25-3 1

LINCOLN &HELLYAR, Warren, Maas..

can furnish a few hlgnly-bred sporting
puppies. Sep.18— tf.

"IJOR SALE— Liver and white English setter,
A two years, broken on quail and snipe ; also
a muzzle-loading ahot guu. For particulars and
pedigree address W. P., P. O. Box 3,000, City.
0«t8, It

$lw fennel.

SPRATT'S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fi brine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOB THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE,

17 South William Street, New York.
Also Spratt’s Dog Soap, and direot orders taken
for Spratt’s Modioines.

®ltc -panel.

MICKE’S

Never Fa lling Dog Distemper Cure.

For Sale by all Druggists at 25 cts.

Wholesale Agents— Bruen & Hobart, 214 Fulton
Street, N. Y. ; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.

Sent by mail on receipt of 2So., to

L. A. M1CKE, Easton, Pa.

j’lm'k.mcu’S ©awls.

BROWN’S PATENT GUN CLEANER.

The best Cleaner and Oiler for oreech-loading
arms in market. For one dollar, one Cleaner,
patches, brush and full directions sent free of
postage. Send for circular. Address
T. YARDLIiY BROWN Patentee, Reading, Pa.
Wholesale Agents— Smith, Kline & Co., 809
Forth Third at., Phila. : Bruon & Hobart, 214 Ful¬
ton 8t., N. Y.; Finley & Thompson, 33 Magazine
st., New Orleans; W. H. Holabird, Valparaiso,
Ind.; Trimble & Kleinbacker, Baltimore.

J. G. MOLE'S

improved Class Ball Trap.

IberM Lodge kennels,

Tlie following celebrated Dogs are for
sale.

xjo&s:

St Bernard dog “Marco”; rough coated, two
years old; a magutfleent animal— Rev. J. Cum-
ming Maedona's stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Foundiand dog “ Keeper"; four years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxtcth,” ; 1 Lver and white ;
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton's
nowned stock — one of the handsomest pointers
In the United States. Second prize in the H
rer International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “ Decimal Dash,” eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“ Dash " —a maguiilceut stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover H"; pure red ; son of Mac-
dona’s champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Hanger II"; a pure bred Lav¬
erack, son of Maedona’s celebrated “ Ranger”.
His get won first at Hanover and Paris shows.

English setter ” Ranger Rival," a half brother
to Ranger IT., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs wiH serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

BitoK.es.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm’s celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco,” 1st prizes in Han-
ver and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen,” liver and white. lstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
Sensation.”

Gordon setter “Beauty,” IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, out of
“ Queen ” and “Sancho,” in whelp to Croxteth.
Blue Bel ton setter “ Silk," in whelp to Ranger I.
Irish Setter" Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard's
“ Palmerston ; " will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “Donna,” white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above flrst-olass bitches can
be secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFFKOY,

Gnymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

DOUBLE TRAP NOW READY.
UPHE best and most complete trap ever
JL made. It is always ready for single or double
shooting, as a rotating or stationary. Either
spring is set and sprung independent or together.
The single trap is too well known to need com¬
ment. Wo have hundreds of letters from sports¬
men and dealers in sporting goods, attesting their
superiority. Price of traps, single, $9; double,
$11. HENRY C. SQUIRES, Sole Eastern Agent,
1 Cortlandt 8t., N. I-., to whom all orders in the
East should be addressed.

^povtsmcn'is ©oods.

Laws’ Patent

CORRUGATED

SHELL.

The only reliable Shell In
the market that will posi¬
tively prevent the wad start¬
ing. Old shells corrugated
for three cents each. Send
return postage with price.
For one dollar will send six
sample shells by mail free of
postage.

Address

A. D. Laws,

BRIDGEPORT,

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Bubber
Stop.

roteeted by two United States Patents and c

In Great Britain.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws every way,
or can be made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, or that can be made to throw every way, ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators, all of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
get no balls (unless you wish them) in your face,
but have rights and lefts, and all other angles. Send
for circular. Price $10 at factory. No charge for
boxing.

WILL H. CRUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovia, N. Y.

tV3S Cartnef^

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

M. P. McTtoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

T KEEP ONLY COCKEBS of the finest
JL strains. I sell only young st ock. Iguarantee
satisfaction and sale delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stomp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. 310

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge's”
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,”
and containing the “points" by which every breed
of dogs is Judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at th is office. Prioe 60 cents.

Black pointeb puppies fob

SALE.— Out of Imperial kennels, Gwendo¬
len (Pete-Nell.) by F. Bohuchardt’s Jim (Pete-
Whiskey). For purity of breeding, beauty and
field use this stock cannot be beaten. Address
1 H. C. GLOVER, Tom'* River, N . J. SeptlO-tf

LOWELL, MASS.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

BRASS, SOLID HEAD, CENTRAL FIRE, RELOADING SHELLS,
AND CARTRIDGES.

ADAPTED to all military and sporting rifles and pistols, and in use by the ABMY
AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, and several foreign governments. Rim-flre am¬
munition ol’ all kinds. Special attention given to the manufacture of

Cartridges for Target Practice.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

THE DELAWARE SHELL.

Our Improved Shell Now Possesses the Fol¬
lowing Merits:

1st. Perfect Uniformity of Flange.

2d. They are Sure Fire and Gas Tight.

3d. The Paper is Superior.

4th. The Primers are Easily Expelled and Replaced, and can be
Reloaded a Number of Times.

PRICE AS LOW AS ANY OTHER SHELL.

Address, Delaware Cartridge Company,

Wilmington, Delaware.

PURE TIN-COATED AND BURNISHED

DROP AND BUCK SHOT.

American Standard-Eagle Brand.

CAPTAIN BOGARDUS ON TIN-COATED SHOT.

Editor forest and Stream New York, Jan. 13, 1879.

HAVING been asked by many of your readers as to the merits of TIN-COATED
SOFT SHOT, I desire to say that I consider it the best shot I have ever used. I have given It
a verv severe test, haring shot my 8,000 ball match Jan. 8 and 9 with it. In that match I used two
seta of double barrels, one of 10 and the other 12-bore, and each single barrel was discharged 1,600
times without being once cleaned. The inner surface of the barrels is bright and free from
scratches although m shooting I used them until they became so hot that they would not bear
handling.' I cannot imagine any case of ordinary use which could so severely test the cleanliness
and perfection of the tin-coating and its freedom from injury by any heat whioh couM ever result
from? continuous discharges of the gun. A. H. BOGARDUS.

THE LEROY SHOT AND LEAD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, NEW YORK.,

sprltt and ^oat gluMewi, ©t e.

P. ELSWORTH,

Foot of Charles Street, North River, N. Y,

YACHT DESIGNER,

Models und drafts of yachts of every descrip¬
tion. Designer of famous yachts Comet, Ele¬
phant, and others. Sept 24-1 j

Sailing Canoes

AND—

Small Open Boats, for H Tinting-, Fishing,
or Pleasure Rowing.

VERT EIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY.
For illustrated circular, address

J. H. HU8HTON, MANUFACTtmnn,
maytf Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.

COUGHTRY’S PATENT

“FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN D. COUGHTItY, P. O. Station H, N. Y.

QUIT ABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sports-
O men, and family use. Folds up less than six
inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; one
model. Send for circular. The new pattern
HUNTER’S BOAT— roomy, easy to row; weight
complete, Kolbs. Price only $20.

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Ship and Yacht Builder,

POTTERY BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GR PENPOINT, BROOKLYN, L. I.

SHIPS AND YACHTS of all classes bunt
in best manner, and of best materials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

CUTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.
Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
shipbuilder.

CAKL STEIIK.

MANTTFACtitrer OP MEERSHAUM PIPES, CI¬
GAR-HOLDERS, and AMBER GOODS.

The largest assortment constantly on hand.
Any design of PIPES, &o., CUT TO ORDER,
as Photographs, Monograms, Animals ,&o., with¬
in the shortest notice.

Repairing promptly at¬
tended to. Circular and
k price-list sont on applioa-
J tion.

Store at 317 Broome st.,
New York, under the Oc¬
cidental Hotel, near Bow
-w ery.

Received the highest award at the Centennial

Tifnmo+trtnnl P vhiliiKnn llnfl !» f . A TTlfYIMP.il Tl

F. Julius tCalderafoerg,

MANUFACTURER OP

MEERSCHAUM PIPES,
CIGAR HOLDERS, Etc.
Also, AMBER &TVORY
I GOODS of every ae-
5 speription, of wliieh I
1 have a large and elegant
J assortment on hand.

1 ARTISTIC CARVING a

- specialty.

Portraits of Men and favorite Animals carved
to order, and executed in the highest stylo of the
art.

Repairing done in the best manner.

Send stamp for Illustrated Price List to P. 0.
Box 91, New York.

Received the only award for Amoriean made
Meerschaum Goods at the Centennial Exhibition,
by the International Jury.

Factory and Salesroom — 135 Fulton Street.
Branch Stores— No. 6 Aster House. Broadwsy!
71 Nassa i.comer John Street, New York.

and §ont etc.

J. J. DRISCOLL

Yaolit BuildLer,

Cor. Franklin and Clay Sts., Greenpoint, E.I.

YACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions

constantly on hand and built to order at
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished.

GEORGE ROAHR,

Boat BuildLer,

Foot of 135th St., Harlem, NT. Y.

BUILDER of single and double-scull

shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells,
barges, gigs, and club boats of all kinds. Fine oars
and sculls. Fine boats always on hand. Orders
executed upon short notice at lowest rates. Shad¬
ow and Nautilus canoes a specialty. Accommo¬
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Circular. janSO ly

ALONZO E. StVllTH

YACHT BUILDER,

Islip, Y. I.

BUILDER of yachts Comet, Niantic, Sa-
gitta. Onward, Windward, and many others.
V essols hauled out, and repairs andai terationsex-
ecuted at low rates. Several fine yaehts for sale
cheap.

THE PATENT NONPAREIL YACHT

Has all THE GOOD QUALITIES of a
Sharpie, with Done of her faults. Is a very
fast boat, ei ther under sail or steam . Draws bu t
a few Inches of water. Does not pound or spank,
and is a splendid sea boat.

Finely finished Cabin Yaclits, 40ft. overall,
built and outfitted, ready for cruising, 9600
andupwards. A 1 1 sizes at equally low rates. Also
light draught Steam Yachts, and full working
drawings for Sharpies at short notice.

Specimen yachts always on hand.

THOMAS OLAPHAM, Roslyn, L. I., N. Y.

T. DESMOND,

Yaclit and Boat Builder,

37 Fecit Slip, How York.

Cl ABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open
I Yachts, and Sailboats of every description
for racing or cruising, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Shells, and Club Boats. Boats and yaehts
i .. t - •v'rt a speciality. Oars and sculls of all kinds.

HttisrcUitneous gUllmti^iwnts.

WE MAIL

Without charge, Rules for Self-Measure, and Samples of material from which Men’s
Youths’ and Boys’ Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. Address O. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “ BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT ”

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to be the best. We have
orders from every State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities.
The suit is made and sold only by G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garment and button is stamped “Boston Shooting Suit, G. W. Simmons &
Soil.” Send for circulars and rules for self-measurement.

Tents, Army Blankets and Patent Decoys.

G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

A FILE BIDDER,

WHICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for sale by FOREST AND

STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, 111 Fulton st., N. Y. 75 Cte. Sent by maU, 81.

KARE AND SAFE OFFER.— To re¬
sponsible party joining me in stocking a large
sheep farm in Southern Georgia I will guarantee
a net annual profit of FIFTY PER CENT, on the
money invested. Guarantee secured by mort¬
gage on lands worth four times the amount. No
investment in stocks and bonds ; indeed, no
speculation hits ever paid surer and huger profits
iiian SHEEP CULTURE in the region men¬
tioned. Ample lands and pastures f reeof charge.
Address J. B. OLIVER,

253 Broadway, N . Y.

MQLLER’S Hc°,Rr COD-LIVER Bll

Is perfectly pure. Pronounced tb e beet by the high¬
est medical authorities i n the world. Given highest:

II la impoialblo to remain long hick when Hop BUtan Art naed, w perfect we they In their operation. For Weakness and

ir and Ague, nothing equals it.

USEdHOPBBITTERS*

Osgoori s Folding Canvas Boat.

Weight, w ith piuldld for trout fishing, duck hunting, expires
ing, etc., 20 lbs. ; weight, with bottom hoard, oarB, paddles,
eto., everything complete, " "

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

Thebest thing in the market
for hunting, fishing, canoeing,
snow-shoeing, oto. They are
easy to the feet, and very
durable. Made to order
in a variety of styles, and
warranted the Pennine
article. Send foriliustrarea tareular. MARTINS.
HUTCHINGS, P. O. hox 388, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bradford & Anthony,
Boston Agents,

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING I EM THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETH- ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletio, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have’the largest stock'on band of any house in this country, and do moro business in this line than any
Other house. ' SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, 35c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Full information given upon application. .....

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

720

FOREST AND STREAM,

guMiratUws.

HALLOCK'S

IS THE

Holt Comprehensive and Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of American Sport,

AND THE

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY5

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLD,

For sale at office of Fobest and Stream, 111
Fulton Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 345 Broadway, New York.

To American Anglers.
THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, KiTer, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Fomo.

DPi*ice Twopence.

(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Vol. m. commenced with the number for Jan.
1. under new management. The Gazette Is the
only paper in the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free hy post ONE YEAR for 12s. Gd. or
$8.25 in P. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

copy of tlie current number and pros¬
pectus can be had (post free) by sending 6
cents in U. 6. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. mar6 tf

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Price ^5 toy mail.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY GAPT. BOGAEDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass ball shooting, and ohapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

“THE SETTER,”

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at this office. Price S3.

STANDARD PUBLICATIONS

ual It'S A. tl ■ X Ul 1 <U . Jill uiJiuoiug acvuuith Ol

trip made hy a party of Boston gentlemen to
the Rangeley Lakes region. 224 pages. 12 illus¬
trations. Paper covers, SO cents.

FARRAR’S RICHARDSON AND RANGELEY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Rangeley lakes,
Parmachenee, Dlxville Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut, Androscoggin, Magalloway and
Sandy rivers. 388 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper

covers, 50 cents. _

FARRAR'S MOOSEHEAD LAKE AND THE
NORTH MAINE WILDERNESS ILLUSTRA¬
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of the Moose-head Lake region and the
Bportiug resorts of Northern Maine. The tours
of the Kennchee, Penobscot and St. John
rivers, ascent of Katalidin, etc., are plainly
treated. 224 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper
covers, 50 cents.

£rr Any of the teve publications sent by
mall, postpaid, on receipt of price. Address
CHARLES A. J FARRAR, Jamaica Plain,
Hass.

HOS^EY BEES.

NEW PRINCIPLES IN BEE KEEPING.

Every one who has a farm or garden can now
keep bees with profit. Bees kept on my plan
are more prolitable than anything connected
with the farm or garden. Every hive of bees
kept on my plan will pay a profit of fllty1 dollars
every venr.t Send Xfor circular. Address, MRS.
LIZZIE E. COTTON, West Gorham, Maine.! W

(Suns, SVtmuunltUm, ©tf.

OLD SPORTSMAN'S WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS,

177 Broadway, near Cortlandt Street, 3XT. Y.

AGENT

FOB THIS

EON’S

PATENT

EEEECH-
LOADING
SHOT-GUN.

Open to Load.

Importer and Wholesale Dealer in Brcech-Loading Shot-Guns, hy W. & C. Scott & Son, P. Webley
& Son, and all other lirst-class makers ; also, Breech-Loading Rifles of Sharps, Winchester, Wesson,
Ballard, and other makers. Revolvers of all descriptions, Hunting Suits, Leggins, etc. AU kinds of
ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of Slinrps Rifle Company.

©utiji, Ammunition, ©tf.

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Daly
Guns.

GUN Stocks altered to fitthe shooter. Guns
bored FuU Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison's Browning Mixture, Al,50o. per bottle.
Sportsmon's and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, andgoods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬

ences from all the clubs of the

>^uer

dec!9 tf

THE VICTORIOUS BAL I LARD.

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VICTORIOUS IN AMERICA — having the highest record on thePaciflc coast at short and
long range ; also, the highest average for rifles in the late Tournament at Creedmoor.
t-Send for Catalogue and Price List to . . . . . .

SCHOVERLING. DALY & GALES,

31 AND 86 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK.

MAYNARD RIFLES AND SHOT GUNS.

Our New Off-Hand Rifle.

For Hunting and Target Practice at all ranges the
Maynard” more completely supplies the wants of
- hunters and sportsmen generally, than any other

riflo in the world, as many barrels can bo used on one stock, and for ACCURACY. CONVENIENCE
and Durability is not excelled. The following are some of the scores recently made at Walnut Hill

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■” 300 yds.:

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Best Rifles at Lowest Prices Yet Offered.

Both Sporting, Target and Military .

Excelled by Hone.

Whitney and Improved Phoenix Eifles and Shot-
Guns, Burgess Magazine Eifles, Eevolvers, Etc.

It will pay for all persons wanting good Rifles to get prices of

. WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY, NEW HAVEN.

Thread- Wound, Long-Range Cartridge Shot Cases.

(S. WHITE PAINE PATENTS,)

For Muzzle-Loading and Breech-Loading Cylindrical and Choke-
Bore Shot Guns.

INDISPENBIBLE TO HUNTERS OP ALMOST EVERT KIND
OP GAME.

Ton and Twelve Gauge now ready.

This Cartridge consists of two seml-cylindricnl eases, wound with thread, con¬
taining one ounce of shot, heavy in front and light in rear, to keep it from turn¬
ing. When the thread is all unwound hy .the friction of the air, the cases fly
apart, and the shot scatters.

Price, 85 OO per Hundred. 80 sent post-paid for 81 00. Address

H. H. SCHLEBER & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

General Agents, SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES, 84 Chambers st., N. Y.

THE PARKER QUN.
PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn.

|f The Barker G-un Again Victorious!

Tn the Tournament Just closed at the St. Paul Driving Park, 30 prizes In the regular shoots
and the sweeps following them were won hy sportsmen using the Parker Gun.

The Rochester (N. YJ Democrat and Chronicle, of recent date, m referring to the remarkable
execution of these guns at their tournament, in which the Parker Gun won the Gold Medal for
tlie Best Average, suys : “ The Parker Gun is one of the finest ever admired hy a true sportsman,

and of ' - -> — ’ — — jdbAu — , - - - *'• J

Would

which, — . . . . _ _ | --HHk, . . . Q . - - -- .

trodueed among lovers of field andforest sports. Dr. Carver, the celebrated American marksman,
UBed this gun in his late exhibition before the Prince of Wales, and recommends it highly as a fowl-
ng piece, as do also Ira Paine and other noted shots.

attention, Sportsmen!

Kay’s Improved and Perfected Ball for 1879.

[PATENTED OCTOBER 13, 1811.]

A SUBSTITUTE FOR CLASS.

JLJL wo offer

rior to any gls _ . - Bill-,, - - - .

to any blown material ; Durability, is not affected hy their solubility : Residuum, Cl

where, and on finest lawns, leaving neither injurious or unsightly refuse.. Packed 1l - ..

vieepeeuliartous, weguaranteeagainstbreakagelnshipment. For particulars see circulars. Price
$2 per 100. All orders addressed to dealers, or A. B. KAY & CO., Newark, N. J., Manufacturers of

any-
bya C -
i. Pro

:k and Hetivv Drop Shot. Cartridges for Long-Range, v
V.tlie’Cbiji or Expansive Concentrator, 81 26 per 100. A b

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels aU others . Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

FOX’S PATENT

Wonderfully Simple. Wonderfully Strong.

First Prize over all others at the Qreat St. Louis
Fair.

r | 'HERE never was a gun easier to handle,
JL easier to dean, less liable to got loose, or out
of order, or one so good for the money. Prices
range from $50 to $300.

WARRANTED IN EVERY RESPECT.
Send stamp for circular to

The American Arms Company,

aug22 tf Boston, Mass.

JOHN A.N3CHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

NEWb YORK.

Maker of Fine Guns*

ISEND FOR CATALOGUE.

EXBOGE BALL TRAP.

The Most Efficient
Throws Balls in any Direction.

AT.T. STEEL AND IRON.

PRICE, lCs.— HIGHLY FINISHED, 20s.

Photo’s 5 Stamps— 5 Pence English.

S. JONES, Lord Derby Street, Audley, Black¬
burn, Lancashire, England. Acknowledged the
cheapest and best made. None genuine without
name-plate. Jones’ £6 Gun is the cheapest.
Double Barrel, Breech-Loading, Central Fire, Re¬
bounding Looks, Left Barrel Choked Bore. Over
COO sold thisseasonis a proof of Its cheapness, etc.-

J'lWtsmeii'iS (Bauds.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B'way, cor. Broome st„

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

fiDffPitsfoatsMs

U AND

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Bulfils,

AND

IndiaRnbber Goods of Every Description

HODCMAE! & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BROADAYAY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

Thebest made goods In the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

The most complete lamp fo1'
Sportsmen or Boatmen y et
produced, combining
Hand Lantern, Dark Lantern
Camp Lamp, Staff or Boat
Jack, Head Jack. etc.
Send stamp for Circular.
DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE.
A. FERGUSON, M’fr,

65 Fulton street, N. Y.

^povtsuien’s Routes!.

jtyortstnm’s Routes.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST I

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way dally, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen'l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J.IVES,

E. F. Winslow. Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

“THE FISHING LINE.”

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

klackinaw,Gi anclRapids andCincmnatiShortlane
FOR THE

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bass Fisheries,
AND THB

FA MOHR SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed,
If equaled, in the abundance and great variety of
fish contained.

BKOOK TKOUT abound in tho streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

(.The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends Sept.l.

The GKAYL1N G Season opens J uue 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
IONGE, also abound in huge numbers In the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
skill to his frionds or “ club ’’ at home, as ice for
■packing fish can be had at many points.

TAKE YOITK FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
with

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing tbeaverage m countries new enough to
aff ord the finest of fishing.

During the season Hound Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will tie sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Hops, G uds and Fishing Tackle Carried Freeat
owner’s risk.

It isouraiiu tomakesportsmen fed “athome
on thiB route. For Tourist's Guide (an attractive
illustrated hook of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
lirounds and Time Cards, address A . B. LEET.

Gen’l Pass, Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich.

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKESBURY, PICTOU, AND
CHARLOTTETOWN.

rT'IIE first-elass steamships Carroll and

X Worcester, will leave T wharf, Boston,
for above ports, every Satnrday at 12 >1.
Through tickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A.M. on day oi'sailing. Ship¬
pers must send with receipts the value of
goods for Master’s manifest. For rates of
freight or passage inquire of W. H. KING, 18
T wharf, or O. G. PEARSON, 219 Washington
street. F. NIC1LEBSON & CO., Agents.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention t« the

superior facilities

afforded by their lines for reaching most of tho
THOUTTNG PARKS and HACK COURSES in the
Middle. States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL I MPORTA N T PO I NTS, avoid the dif -
Acuities and dangersofreshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

THE LIKES Off

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold at the offices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, M1NNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
r Hunting.

AlBO.tp

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. febl7-tf

Old Dominion Line.

fTHB STEAMERS of this Line reach
JL some of the finest waterfowl aDd upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chinooteague, Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, Janies’ liiver, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform-

^liavtsmcu’s Hautea,

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

TS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE

Anew cars u DavyCrocket” and “Izaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apaytmeuts, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je26 3mos.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia*

Comprising those ol’ Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valiev, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, hear, wild
turkeys, wild duek, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, ete.

Guns, fishing tackle,' and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering plaoes and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
AVest, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North and Northeast; and at Richmond
and Charlotteville with the South. All modem
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY K. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
maySly Richmond va.

XjiOI^-gs-

RAILROAD.

June 16,1819.

TRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
Bush wick and Flatbush aveB., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

8 80 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mail.

3 Off Patchogue, Babylon and Rockaway Mail.
10 (10 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

;1 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, ete.
4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden

Cit''i.30 Babylon Express— Wall St, to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

0 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

0 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 OQ Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

u. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

0 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.
r.M.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will bo run fromHuntor’s Point
and iflatbush ay. every Saturday night at 12:15 A-it

■VIEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,
Lx Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and
Intermediate points. The new palace steamer C.
H. Northam leaves Pier 25, East River, daily (Sun¬
days excepted) at 3 p.m. A passenger train will be
in waiting on tho wharf at New Haven, and leave
forSpringfield and way stations on arrival ef boat.

NIGHT LINE-The The Continental loaves Now
York at U p.m., connecting with passenger train
m waiting on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5
A.M. Tickets sold and baggage checked at 944
Broadway, New York, and 4 Co art street, Brook¬
lyn. Excursions to New Haven and return, $1.50.
Apply at General Office, on the pier, or to RICH¬
ARD PECK, General Agent.

Patels and Ewarts fov JtyotteMfu.

Indian River Hotel,

HAMILTON CO., N. Y.

‘ * A. d.ir ondaolxs.’

OOD accommodations at prices to suit
Y the times. Pleasant drives. Ftno bout’.ie.
fishing and hunting. Store in connection wit
hotel, with full stock of goods for sportsmens' o. :
fits, provisions, etc. Route via Adirondack K. A.
from Saratoga to North Creek ; stage to h(. se.
Address JOHN SAULT, Indian Lake, Hamnton
Co.. N. Y. JvK 3m

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

comfort, reasonable charges and good attorn
R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

je!62m Proprietor .

LAKE HOUSE,

ISLIP, LONG ISLAND.

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Bay and Ocean. Excellent ttcoom-
modations for sportsmen and famines. House
open during the autumn and wintor mouths

at reduced rates. _ _ , .-...ul . .

AMOS R. fcTELLEJ^WERF, Proprietor.

ifiotcL mat Resorts for ])o vtsmeu.

Broniiield House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

SPRINGVILLE HOUSE, OH SPORTSMEN’8 RE¬
TREAT, SHINNECOOK BAY, L. I.,

BY a PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bayman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity of New York for bay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to hisguests, and satisfaction gauran-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE, Good Ground, L. I.
Nov8 r.f

For Good Fall Shooting

-GO TO THE-

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At SJdnnecocJc Bay ,

Where you will find
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

As well as good accommodations and a sub¬
stantial bill of faro.

Take Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

Duelt Shooting ! Buck SHiooting! B'uck Shooting I
Black Bass Fishing ! Black Bass Fishing I
Bluck Bass Fishing !

“ST. CLAIR FLATS.”

For further particulars, address

J A VJ UK I.OCUM,

STAR ISLAND HOUSE,
(CareR. L, Montgomery),
Detroit , Mich.

UtaxitamSi

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

DIPOUTERS A

Birds and Rare Animals

SUITABLE FOR

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third doorfromN. ‘William.
RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

For Sale. —Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa); Widgeons, lied Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America). .
Chas. Uemjhb, Henry Rwiuiie,

sep2l New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, EM Staffers’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for & willed Birds and Animals, ete.
Send stamp lor reduced price list.

A. J . COLBOHN, 31 Boy Ison Sf„ Barton, Mass.
Paragon Mien for Bird Stands. Hock Work, etc.,
40c. per package by mail ; a new thing ; best in
use. jylU ly

gudimi, (etc.

A GRAND DISPLAY OF

HORSMAjT’S

F1K3E

ARCHERY

IS NOW ON EXHIBITION AT THB

American Institute Fair ,

THIRD AWE. & SIXTY-THIRD ST., K.Y.

Olf VICK AND SALESUOOM i
80 and 83 WILLIAM STREET, N. Y.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue, free, on appli¬
cation.

ARCHERS!

-USE—

Tac.Hussey'slrchery Score Books,

AMERICAN, YORK, and COLUMBIA ROUND.
For sale by dealer*, or of

CARTER, HUSSEY & CURL,

Lea Moines, Iowa.

Enek Book 50c. Each Club Book S’LOO.

722

FOREST AND STREAM,

Ammunition.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Lightning.

Orange Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card for ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET .showing SIZES of GRAINS of POW
DJ5K. Furnished FREE.

Lafiiii & Hand Powder Co,

jVo. 29 Murray Street, N.Y., j

PiSccUattfona Advertisements.

EMLASl AM AIEEICA.

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

The Most Popular Powder lu Use.

Duponts gunpowder mills, es¬
tablished in 1801, bare maintained their
great reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu-
jacture the following celebrated brands of Pow-

DUPONT'S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (fine), unequaled in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness ; adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT'S EAGLB DUCKING,

. Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean ; great penetration ; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE,

A qulok, Btrong, and clean Powder, of very flue
gram for pistol shooting.

DUPONT'S RIFLE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,"
FFG nod FFFO. Tho PG for long range rifle
shooting, the FFG and FFFG for general use,
burning strong and moist.
SPORTING. MINING. SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special grades lor export. Cartridge, Musket,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powdor manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

F. L. KNEELANI), 70 Wall Street, N. T.

N. B— Use none hut DUPONT'S FG er FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s "Electric Powder.”

Nob. 1 (line) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. only.

Hazard’s “American Sporting.”

Nos. 1 (tine) to 0 (coarse). In 1 lb. canister* and
» lb. kevs. A tine grain, quick and clean, for up¬
land prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.

Hazard’s “ Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (flne' to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
and 61 and 131 lb. kegs. Burns timely and very
clean, shooting remarkably close ana with great
penetration. For held, forest, or water shooting,
it ranks any other brand, and it is equally ser¬
viceable rot- muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFCf , FFG, and “ Sea Shooting ” FG in kogs of
to. 131, and 6i lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is nlso
paokod in 1 and 1 lb. canisters. Burnsstrong and
mnM. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the "Sea Shooting"
FG is the standard It Mr, Powder of the country.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER; also, SPECIAL GRADES FOB EXPORT,
OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OH PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

Tho above oan be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany's Agents, lu every prominent city, orwhole-

“l0 ftt °%8 WALL STREET. NEW TORE.

EKTOXalSIi

Sporting Gunpowder.

CURTIS & HARVEY'S

DIAMOND DRAIN.

Kos. 8, 8, 4, 5. 0, 7. and 8. Superior Rifle, En¬
field Rifle, and Col. Hawker’s Ducking. >▼.
STIXT, 61 Cedar St., N. Y. Agent for tha U. S,

COLT^WEBLEY.

England, and . - - .., — . . . , _ _ „

tho same two causes. First, that they learned just what constituted PERFECT GUNS. Second,
that they applied labor-saving machinery to their production. The result is, THE BEST GUNS IN
THE WORLD. AT VERY SMALL COST. You can now buy a COLT or a WEBLEY gun, which
it is a pleasure to use, for no more than is commonly paid for guns bearing unknown or fictitious
names.

Of WEBLEY'S GUNS wc have the TREBLE WEDGB GUNS-every gun having beautiful Da¬
mascus or laminated steel Barrels, Rebounding Bar Looks, Pistol Grip, Lever For part. Double
Bolt. and Extended Rill.

IKUJKtK HOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). I WEBLEY-LANG SELF-COCKERS.

SINGLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). I EXPOSITION GUNS (various styles).

Tho lust tour styles named above constitute a JOB LOT, which wc are selling off at about half

teir real value. These guns are in NO WAY inferior to the Treble Wedge guns as regards quality

f material or EXCELLENCE in shooting, and are tho CHEAPEST lot of guus we have ever seen.

Of COLT GUNS, we have all the regular grades, and, in addition, THE CLUB GUN. This gun is
made for US, with selected barrels and the very finest materials, and is designed especially for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Trap Shooting. Gentlemen who indulge in these contests will be obliged to either
shoot tho QQLT CLUB GUN, or lose the prizes.

Every one Of these guns has an elegant heol plate, with the Rampant Colt in a circle, and the
words’' Tho Club Gun," beautifully embossed upon it. Any Colt gun not answering to the above
description is not the Club Gun.

Besides tho Webley and Dole DOUBLEguns, FOREHAND & WADSWORTH, of Woroester, Mass.,
make for us a SINGLE barrel breech-loader with Soott pattern Top Lever. Theso guns are very
light and handy, and just the thiag for BOYS or men whooannot afford to buy Double Guns. They
oost but a mere trifle. We are happy to announce that we are the principal distributing agents at
Now York oity for all three of the above-named manufacturers.

I*. O. Box 4.:! OS). H. & D. FOLSOM. 30 Warren street, NewToik.

New Crop Virginia

bacoo from wkioh f _ _ _ I B - - _ _

and FRAGRANT VANITY FAIR TOBACCO and
CIGARETTES are being manufactured, is without
doubt the finest that has been grown in along time, and
' rhuch sought after by connoisseurs. The above —

»essos a rare fragrance and a mildness so much sought after by connoisseurs. The above are
put up by us and sold under the brand EXCELSIOR, throughout Groat Britain and Europe.
Try our Fragrant kl H ALVES ’’—Rare Old Porique and Virginia.

SIX FIKST 1*1*10 UltSfilAlM*. wi. S. KIMBALL & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

HIADE-^ ^ EATS THE WORLD MARK.

Old JudgeSmoking Tobacco,

The Only Tobacco Ever Manufactured that does not Bite the Tongue.

“ Old Uriclgo ” Cigarettes.

A T AN UF ACTURE D under Letters Patent granted Charles G. Emery, March 5, 1878,
1YL bv which tho rice paper used as wrappers is so prepared that the unpleasant odor and injurious
effects of the OIL OF CREOSOTE thrown off when burning is completely neutralized or destroyed,
and the paper made salivaproof to prevent its breaking or melting in the mouth. The great ad vant¬
age and iinnortanco of this invention will at once be recognized by ail smokers, and ithtgutb de¬
monstrated by the first “Old Judge" Cigarettes they smoke. Neither will they require a Printed
certificate from any eminent Professor of Chemistry to oonvinoe them they have heretofore, in
smoking Oigarettes made of PURE RICE PAPER, been inhaling one of the deadliest poisons known.
FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS.

GOODWIN & CO., Manufacturers, 207 and 209 Water st.,

1ST MiW YORK

IP_A .IIDTIErS

Feather rilled G-lass Ball,

THE ONLY SUBSTITUTE EVER INVENTED FOR A LIVING BIRD.

Ask yaur gunmaker for the FEATHER FILLED AND TA KE NO OTH^. SPECIAL
NOTICE TO DEALERS. — Owing to the great demand lor the 1‘EAiHLR IILLED BALL,
we will from this date pay strict attention to our factory am the ’ eareto 1 production of
the ball only, and have appointed tho well-known house of H.U.ERT1 BROS. & CO., 10
Platt Street, New York, as our authorized agents, to whom ail orders and communications

may be ad l],xl?0<M A NUFACTURERS OF THE BEST PLAIN BALL IN THE MARKET.

A GOOD PLAN

The most profitable way of dealing in stocks is by
combining many orders and oo-oncrating them
as B whole, dividing profits pro rata, among fsharc-
hoid.rs, according to the market, monthly. Each
coentomor thus secures all the advantages of im-
mense capital and experienced fikiJ, and can upo
fnTamount, from Sd« to *10, Ufl or mwa, vrith
oiiuaj proportionate suoeas3. New Yoik Stock
KeDoiier" and new oireulnr mailed free. Full
^formation tor any one to opperato sucwsaf ully.
Lawrence & Co., 57 Exchange Place, N, Y.

D

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Volume 13-No. 11.

No. Ill Fulton Street, New York.

AFTER HARVEST DAY.

'T'HE dahlias by the garden walks, ‘

With gorgeous hues are flushing ;

The grapes are purpling on the vine,

The salvia blooms are red ;

The mountain brooks with leap and laugh
Through leafy glens are rushing,

By rocks where feathery fronds of fern
And tender lichens spread.

The chestnut burs upon the trees
Are full almost to breaking;

The haeel-bushes in the swamp.

The hickories on the hill
Are laden with the bursting pods,

To give a merry-making
To sun-browned boys and girls about
The school house and the mill.

The quail down in the buckwheat field
Pipes forth his cheery whistle.

The partridge on a hollow log
Is thrumming in the sun ;

The apple trees are bent with fruit,

The down is on the thistle,

The fulness of the year has come.

The summer work is done.

The squirrel runs along the fence.

The rabbits through the stubble,

The turkey spreads bis bronze-black wings
With wattles red with pride;

The springs upon the upland slope,

With limpid waters bubble
And flow with merry music
Down to the meadow-side.

Dp from the ocean climbs the moon
In rich nnd mellow splendor.

The blue sea glimmers in her rays,

A Hood of silver light;

O'er all the scone a quiet reigns,

A peace subdued and tender.

As if the earth and heaven kept
Their blissful nuptial night.

There Is a wholesome lesson shown
In everything about us,

Where all in perfect unison,

Their separate parts fulfill ;

The world will be as fresh and fair.

The sky as bright without us,

And were we dead the birds would sing.

The harvest ripen still.

Then let us gather to our souls
The wisdom nature teaches,

And so live that when autumn fulls
And reaper Death shall come.

He finds us like the ripened shock,

Which, when the sickle reaches,

Is ready for the garner
In the heavenly harvest home.

Franklin W. Fish.

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[PROM QETB SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ON BOARD THE JAMESTOWN 1

W Sitka, September 8th,

Editor Forest and Stream : —

AUGUST’S steamer brought me my long-delayed bun¬
dle of Forest and Streams, and you may rest as¬
sured that their perusal did much to while away the
monotonous month, while like Oliver we waited for
more, which came on the 6th inst.

The month has been monotonous, because our out-door
sports have either ceased, or palled upon us. A few de¬
luded ducks took advantage of a rather cool spell early
in July and put in an appearance, and a 'few were
bagged ; and we fondly fancied that some generous flocks
of canvas-backs and geese, which flew over us going
North, were bound to the lakes up among the mountains
in our rear, and that early any morning we would find
them in the hay. But leg-wearying, clothes-ruining,
skin-scratching climbs up the mountains, and through
the wait-a-bits, met with no adequate reward ; the birds
had gone on as advance couriers of the Jeanette, perhaps,
and in a few days the warm weather they were doubt¬

less fleeing from, came upon us. And everything left us ;
even the little divers, about as big as robin's ; and the un¬
gainly shags, who every evening had put the rocky islets
in deep mourning - with their sable plumage, as they
gathered in hundreds for then- nightly roost. Only one
bird staid with us. Thermometer 95 degrees in the sun,
made no more difference to him than would a freezing
temperature. Well do the Indians dub this bird of ill-
omen the raven — Tillieum ; which, being interpreted,
means friend, for they stay always with them ; and, when
a cremation is taking place, the attendance upon a neigh¬
boring post of one of these creatures is looked upon as a
most excellent omen. They are about twice the size of
an ordinary crow, and are tame and plentiful, and use¬
ful, too, for Sitka is not beliind the rest of the world in
her need of scavengers. They are the buzzards of this
region. The Indians stopped bringing us grouse, and
halibut and bass. All who had energy enough were en¬
gaged in capturing the salmon, with which the waters
teemed. Hunters’ cannery was kept busy enough.

One day I jumped iu with Tom McCawley, one of the
most experienced of salmon seiners, and got him to show
me how it was done. Our boat, rowed by four untiring
Indians, had already a ton at least of fish just taken, but
there was room for another, and McCawley wanted it.
We rowed slowly around the various islands for an hour
with no success ; the tide was high, the day too bright ;
none were jumping. We pulled in to a quiet, pleasant,
little cove and lunched ; the Indians preparing for us a
good pot of coffee, of which- they are very fond, when
well sweetened. With plenty of it, hard bread and
smoked salmon, they can work forever. As we lay on
the grass with our pipes, an Indian called out “ fish,’- and
pointed to a spot in the channel hut a short way off.
Soon another leaped, and hi a moment we were in and
off. 1 saw the fish jump, and, after a little time another,
or, as it seemed to me, the same one. I didn’t think
much of that school ; but when I said so, the Indians an¬
swered “ Tshugatahen ” (plenty), and Tom said, “When one
jumps, there’s a hundred under him that don't ; ” and that
was news to me, for I expected to see the whole school at
once, as one does porpoises. Pulling for the shore, fifty
yards to the left of them, one end of the seine was landed
and held by the crew of one of the boats (there were two),
while the other rapidly pulled around the apparently de¬
serted spot ; the hundred yards were soon placed, and
"Haul in!” was the order. I tended boat, our crew
having also landed, and made fast to the outer row of
corks, and was drawn in with them, peering anxiously
into the diminishing circle. Soon I saw bright streaks
darting rapidly too and fro, and then a dozen in the air
glistening iu the sunshine. The pool diminished, and a
solid mass of plunging fish became visible — not one leaped
over the corks ; they dove as they approached the wall of
net, rising in the centre for convulsive leaps. In a few
moments two tons of salmon, weighing five to twenty
pounds each, were huddled together in a six-foot cir¬
cle, and into this the Indians who were not holding the
net, dashed blow after blow of short, stout gaff hooks,
jerking out with every dash a salmon— they simply
“fired at the flock,” and never missed. A jerk over the
gunwales, and the noble fish lay heaped up gasping and
straggling.

This was in July ; nearly all of the first were good, and
according to McCawloy there were five varieties in the
catch. A few which had begun to “dog” were cast into the
canoe of an old Indian who aecompaned us, and who had
gleaned quite a canoe load of such as are considered un¬
suitable for canning.

In August the fish were running up the creeks and
river to spawn.

While on my occasional trout fishing jaunts I saw
plenty of them, but not in such fabulous quantities as 1
had been led to believe I should. In the deep pools they
had gathered, and swam restlessly around, reminding us
of the “ white whale ” in his glass prison at the Aquarium,
not only by their motions, but by their colors, for some
of them were of a dirty yellow, and some but partially
turned to that color. Our baited hooks presented no at¬
traction to them, nor did they for that matter to any de¬
cent sized trout, which had either left the pools or were
gorged on the spawn, whatever the reason, we got but
fingerlings, and this in pools from which a month before
I had scorned less than a hall’ pound of fish.

On one occasion, up Saw Mill Creek, a singular thing
occurred. A friend fishing near me felt a heavy bite, and
his stout line was almost instantly bitten off near the
hook ; he feels sure that it was a salmon which thus
robbed him ; lie could see one at the instantalmost caught
in the act, but will or does a salmon bite at this stage of
its existance ?

All my lore goes to make me believe the contrary. A
Creole boy who was fishing in the same pool, was better
outfitted than I with my pet Orvis, He had a great gaff
hook on the end of the bean pole, with which he fished
for trout, and when a restless Balmon swain near, he
gaffed lnm.

On ora way down the creek that day, I saw that which
has set me against salmon forever, or till I get very

hungry. In shoal water, I saw a fish some two feet long
feebly struggling as though he were trying to push him¬
self ashore. I picked him up and landed him on the grass.
A sicker fish never continued to wag its tail. His skin
was yellow, picked out with green and blue spots (such as
a good recoiler will leave on your arm after an all day
shoot). Spots from the size of a bit to that of a dollar, and
one about an inch wide and six long on his side, were raw
as if gnawed out by mice. One eye was gone, one gill
cover eaten through, and every fin and his tail were but
ragged bristles, all integument between the rays having
disappeared. No wonder the legend arose that all Cali¬
fornia salmon die immediately after spawning has arisen
and been passed down, if this is a common effect upon
them. It may be that this fellow had been wounded with a
gaff and then sick and hlepless, devoured alive by small
fish ; but I haven’t hankered for salmon since.

The Creoles and Indians catch daily great numbers of
these sick fish with their gaffs, and they consider that
they are better eating when dried then the healthy fish.
I don’t believe that you’ve ever seen a real good specimen
of a “dog salmon,” or you wouldn’t be spending your time
up the Pi-ovinces.

HI give you a sketch of one drawn from life (Card
No. 1).

There, consider that fellow painted green and yellow,
as thin as a flounder set up on edge, and dnb Mm 1 1 Lordly
Salar ” if you can.

I’ve got three species of trout in alcohol; first, specimens
of the salmon trout, which I described in my June letter;
next, salmo fontinalis, which while resembling to some
extent those of the Adirondacks, differ widely in others.
These have the crimson specks, red fins and flesh, square
tails and general appearance of our trout, but they are in¬
ferior in every way. First as to sport ; no fly will tempt
them : nothing in fact but a chunk of nasty sticky spawn,
which they will approach leisurely and feed on a3 dain¬
tily as, well a full fed kitten on a hit of meat. You must
sink you i- weighted hook to the bottom, and keep up a
series of little jerks as though you were bobbing for eels,
and by and by you strike one ; once hooked they are quite
gamy, much more so than the salmon trout. My big one
this season Cost me half an hour's time and gave me con¬
siderable sport. I saw him once or twice and thought I
had a four pounder, and when finally I landed him, he
should have weighed at least that, for he was 21 inches
long, and that length would weigh not less than 55 ounces
at home ; this one weighed but 2 pounds 10 ounces. And
it has been so with all I have caught ; they are lighter
than our Eastern trout. One summer at Piseeo I weighed
and measured about 30 Adirondack .trout, as close to
10 inches long as I could get them. They averaged 10
inches and weighed 6 ounces.

I have weighed here two specimens of nearly the same
length, one salmon and one speckled. The speckled
measured 10 inches exactly, and weighed 5 ounces and
106 grains ; the salmon trout measured 10.3 inches, and
weighed 5 ounceajmd 20 grains.

The third variety I have seen but one specimen of. It
was caught a few days ago and is called by the Indians
the “ Mountain trout ; ” they say they are plentiful at the
head waters. My specimen is just 10. 1 inches, and weighs
7 ± ounces ; the scales are nearly as large as those of a
herring. I’m wrong; after writing that, going by impres¬
sions, 1 got out my bottle of Alaska herrings and compared ;
the trout’s scales are not nearly so large, and I will change
the dimensions to say about the size of those on a little
creek chub, or about three or four times the size of those
on a real trout. The body is spotted like a tiger’s, with
black spots, which are from one-sixteenth to one-eighth
inch in diameter. These extend considerably below tho
medial line and cover the tail and the dorsal fins ; the
second dorsal is adipose, but slightly less so than that of
a fontinalis, having a slight show of membrane on which
there are four spots. The ventral and anal fins are yellow¬
ish in centre, bordered with red, the tail is square, the
belly a dull white. See sketch. This trout differs from all
the others we have taken, in that he was not slimey as all
the others now are. I believe that both of the' others
spawn about this season. Several fontinalis which I
caught a week ago were full of very ripe spawn.

As the salmon season closes, I reflect flow baseless were
my expectations, and how foundationless the lies of
those who made me believe that salmon could be caught
herejiy the barrel full, as one would catch cod off Cape
Ann. Except by the natives, with their gaffs, there has
not been a salmon caught on a hook here this summer
and flies of all kinds, spoons, and minnow gangs have
been cast and trolled in the vain pursuit. So a summer
in Alaska has not yielded me a salmon, for less than a
bit, and I shouldn’t come here fishing.

The Indians are again taking to sea fishing, and halibut
are brought alongside daily, good and cheap. The hook
by which these are taken— the whole apparatus, iu fact— i
worth describing. The hook (see sketch) is made of two
pieces of tough wood each about eleven inches long, bev¬
elled at the larger end, and seized together at such an an¬
gle that the opening, b-d, is about five inches. A sharp
iron spike projects from the lower portion and forms a.

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barb, by which the bait of a moderate sized herring or
perch is 8 ecu red, and by whioh the hahbut secures him¬
self. Halibut hooks are always ornamented with more, or
less carving, and some of them are quite tasty ; generally
birds of different species are copied in their carvings, then
next seal and sea otters.

1 send you sketches of a couple of hooks. One is carved
to represent some long necked cluck, and the other I should
suppose was two doves fighting for the same morsel.

The Indians ornament nearly all of their wood-work ;
even a club with winch caught hahbut are stunned,
must be made to resemble a bird of some kind. The
sketch I send you, is of one presented to me by Sitka Jack,
who used it most trenchantly in a raid upon hoo-tohe-noo
stills, and that club is, I think, the pioneer in that sort of
business. It smashed the first still, smashed in the first
raid on record of Indians upon illicit distilleries. Esta
perpetua,

The lines used for lialibut fishing are laid up from the
fibre of the roots of a species of the same material the
women weave into baskets, hats, and fancy articles, among
which are water-tight bottles and wicker covers to bot¬
tles of all kinds, put on as neatlv as are those on cologne
bottles.

Fishing for bass a few days since in a canoe with Dick
and Suska for crew and company, I noticed something
funny. Both men spit on their bait and chanted an in¬
cantation before tb rowing it over. Dick, wlio speaks good
English, assures me that the bait moistening process is
pure Indian, Now it puzzles me bow to account for this
coincidence in custom between the two so widely separa¬
ted tribes of savages, the Kalorlies and the average Amer¬
ican boy.

We have done but little shooting ; there is undoubtedly
plenty of game for those who care to go for it. One of
our officers visiting a mine which is perhaps nearly 3,000
feet above the sea. struck lots of ptarmigan when fairly
above the timber line, and shot all he and an Indian could
carry ; but trips to any less distance don't pay.

For several hundred feet (I don’t know how many, but
they are long ones,) above the sea, the mountains are de¬
void of life. We get grouse daily from the Indians ; also
most excellent venison. None of us have as yet got a
dsor. An attempt involves a ten or twelve mile sea trip,
from which, if a southeaster springs up, one will proba¬
bly get back with difficulty ; and then a wrait at some path.
The Indians can wait; their time is of little valuo, and as
they say, “Spose he no come to-day, he come to-mor¬
row,”

We are promised jack snipe and ducks in plenty very
soon, but are beginning to doubt. I liavo bad but one
good day with my gun. I made a trip to Edgecomb,
and on its rugged lava beach shot as fast as I could load
and fire, and when my shells gave out, ceased firing ;
with a beautiful bag of snipe and plover of several varie¬
ties. I hope next month to report more favorably.

PlSECO.

A WINTER IN EAST FLORIDA.

A FOURTH PAPER— INDIAN RIVER.

LEAVING Eau Oallie we soon passed Elbow Creok,
at the mouth of -which lives Mr, Houston, one of
the oldest settlers. Three miles below is Crane Creek,
where reside Mr. Fish and several negro families, among
whom is Peter Wright, who is known to a few Northern
tourists as a good boatman and a sharp trader. Observ¬
ing some porpoises ahead, Ed, with murderous intent and
malice aforet hought, got out the “ alligator gun.” a Spen¬
cer carbine. As the school went rolling and tumbling by,
one more unfortunate than the rest ventured too near
the boat in his gambols, when Ed let drive and the huge
ball struck with an ominous thud. As it disappeared be¬
neath the waves, leaving a crimson stain to mark the
spot Ed grinned a ghastly smile of triumph, mingled
with remorse — “ Thus the whirligig of time brings in his
revenges."

TURKEY CREEK.

We were now abreast of Turkey Creek, ten miles from
Eau Gallic-, and entering tbe beautiful little harbor at its
mouth we camped on a narrow spit of land at the en¬
trance of the creek, or the farther side. The water here
was quite deep, allowing our boat to He close up to the
sandy shore. The little land-locked bay is circular in
form and about an eighth of a mile in extent. Its shores
are well wooded, and in the northwest bight is a swift-
running'bvook of clear, cold water. Its northern shore
terminates in a bluff twenty feet or more in height,
crowned with palmettoes, and running out into Indian
River forms quite a prominent headland. On this bluff
is tbe lew-cabin of Charles Creech, in the edge of a once
famous orange grove, but now unfortunately it is affected
with the disease called “die-back," produced, as I was
told, by plowing too deeply and cutting off the surface
roots. There is, however, a thrifty young grove adjoin¬
ing ; and between our camp and the little brook, behind
the skirt of cabbage trees and water-oaks, is a fine banana
plantation. The view from our camp across the bay
toward the bluff and out through its narrow mouth and
across Indian River to the distant strip of verdure hiding
old ocean from our gaze, is one of extreme loveliness and
entrancing beauty. ,, , ,

While Ben and Henry were gathering moss and chop¬
ping; wood, Ed and Marion had knocked down several
Uuclcs, while Frank and I had bagged several brace of
quail in the old field near by. Marion also soon secured
a “mess of mullet” with the cast net, while Ed, appro¬
priating some for bait, caught several sea-trout and a
large sergeant-fish. The seartrout— Cynosewn cardmen-
sis (Cuv. and Val.)— Gill— is one of the Scumidce, and
belongs to tiie same genus as tbe sqneteague, or woak-
fisli, which it somewhat resembles. Its jaws are armed
■with very sharp and pointed teeth, and it has nuniorous
dark spots on itB back and sides. It is a very gamy fish,
and when quite fresh is very palatable. The sergeant-
flsh— Elaeate aanadus (Linn.) Gill— belongs to the Elaca-
iidee, or crab-eaters. It is a handsome, silvery fish, with
a jet-black stripe running along the lateral hue from its
JfiMxi to its tail. It has an elongated head, with tbe lower
iaw projecting and armed with long, sharp teeth, similar
to the pike, which it much resembles in habits. As a
table fish it is rather insipid. The one Ed caught weighed

»ot less than twenty -five pounds.

After supper I lay upon the deck of the Blue IkMijjt,

smoking my pipe and idly contemplating the wreaths of
blue smoke, as they gracefully drifted a.wav in the deepen¬
ing twilight, and listening to the sullen roar of the
breakers beyond the distaut lino of trees, The silent stars
began to peep out, one by one, through the hazy atmos¬
phere above the sea, sparkling and scintillating like dia¬
monds, with ever-varying tints of red. bine and green,
like spangles from some dissolving rainbow. A dream¬
like quiet pervaded the scene, disturbed only by the leap
of tbe mullet, the plaintive twitter of the coot, and the
solemn hoot of tiie owl. Then, as the twilight faded out
of the sky, the surface of the little biiy began to gleam
and glimmer with a pale and lambent light, while the
water-oalca on shore, draped in funeral moss, assumed a
wierd and ghostly aspect in the gloom of the lurking
shadows. As the night grew darker the phosphorescent
sheen became more luminous. The leap of the mullet
produced coruscations of blazing jets and flashing drops,
while tho track of tbe redfisb and the wake of the Bea
trout, in their eager rushes for their prey, formed dazzling
lines and glittering furrows radiating in every direction
upon the lustrous water. Tire scene, which had begun
with the film and haze of the dim, uncertain twilight,
had now buret forth into a refulgence of gorgeous
splendor. But soon the full moon “unveil'd her peerless
light" above the fringe of palms across tbe river, and
chasing tbe shadows from the shore, “took up the
wondrous tale." And now tho piping of the frogs, and
the hum of insects, aud the complainings of the water
fowl began to “ fill the night with music,’’ while the fire¬
flies, Hitting across the bay, seemed to have borrowed
their light from the water beneath. I was roused from
my reverie by hearing the refrain :

"We will sing one Song for my old Kentucky home,

For my old Kentucky homo lar away,”
which was luBtily sung by the boys around the camp-fire.
My pipe bad gone out, so I joined the group and finished
my smoke while listening to Frank relating an experi¬
ence in fox hunting ; how he had been sent upon an
errand on a blonde mule, and how he met a pack of
hounds in full cry after a red fox, followed by a score of
hard-riding huntsmen, and how he and the mule “pooled
their issues” and joined the chase, and how he threw the
rider off of a ten-rail fence, which the mule then took at
standing leap ; and how, in taking a water-gap on the
fly, the saddle-girth broke, and the mule threw his rider,
and kept on after the hounds, while Frank took a flying
leap into the icy water, and how he took up his saddle and
struck a cold trail for home, where, instead of the
“ brush,” he got a brushing. We then turned in, and I
dreamed of riding a pale mule — a Pegasus with wings on
his head, who took flying leaps over cabbage trees, and
who finally threw me into a thicket of Spanish bayonets
and cactus plants.

We lay at Turkey Creek a day or two longer waiting
for a wind. Henry consumed during this time a hundred
and fifty oranges by actual count, while Ben added several
walking canes to his stock, the last one being made from
the green stalk of a palmetto leaf. Marion bad con¬
structed a rude model of a sugar-cane mill for a settler up
the creek, while Ed had fishing enough to satisfy his pis¬
catorial greed, and Frank found steady employment in
poking ms gun at tho pelicans, cormorants, ospreys and
eagles that frequented the little bay. A half mile up the
creek I enjoyed some fine fly-iishing for black bass.
Frank brought me, one day, a bird for identification,
which he called a fly-up-the-creek, 11 No,” said I, “it is
a small green heron, called by the crackers a 1 poor-Joe,’
though why poor, and why Joe, I can't tell you.” Frank
mused a while and then said, “A fat poor-Joe sat on a
dead live-oak," and then suddenly disappeared into the
hammock. While fishing np the creek one day, I shot a
large yellow-bellied terrapin weighing upward of twenty
pounds. He was in shallow water near the shore and
poked up his liead, which I cut in two with a hall from my
pistol, lie made a capital stew. Frank brought in a fine
fat ’possum one day, which he baked with sweet-potatoes
a la Kentucky. To dress and cook a 'possum iu this mode,
proceed as follows ; Put a pot of water on the fire, and
just before it boils stir in a few handfuls of ashes ; dip in
your possum a few seconds, when tiie hair can then be
scraped off slick and clean, The ’possum now looks like
a sucking pig, which it also resembles in taste. After
cleaning and washing, staff with the dressing of bread
crumbs, a small onion cut fine, some sage, and a little
salt and cayenne pepper. Heat a Dutch oven and place
over some live coals, put the 'possum in, cover with the
lid, on whioh place more live coals or, as they do in
Florida, build a fire of light-wood splinters on top of the
oven lid. When the 'possum begins to brown, pack
sweet potatoes, previously scraped, all around it, and con¬
tinue tbe bilking until aU are nicely browned and crisp.
Place a lemon in the ’possum’s month and serve, A 'pos¬
sum thus prepared is good, especially if one has an " In¬
dian! River appetite. Non possum quin.

We left Turkey Creek on the afternoon of a warm day.
with a moderate' breeze, which soon veered round to the
southeast, so that we had to sail close-hauled down the
river. Tho settlers were now few and far between. There
was one on Die mainland, five miles below, and opposite,
near tbe eastern shore, was moored the U. S. coast sur¬
vey boat, the Steadfast, engaged in surveying the Indian
River. We now approached “ Grant’s Farm," a narrow
island half a mile in length, and covered with mangroves
and a few water-oaks. A settler named Grant at one
time moved on to tins island with his family, but it be¬
came submerged after the heavy rains of summer, and lie
left it for a drier and more stable location. It is
called Grant's Farm to this day, and is seven miles below
Turkey Creek. Here tbe wind left us, and the setting
poles came into requisition. From Turkey Creek the
channel is well out from the west shore (a half mile), and
then winding between the west shore and Grant's Farm.
Just below is the hammock of Frank Smith and Mr. Par-
ramore, from whence the channel runs close to the west
shore for some three miles. There is a shoal running
from the southern extremity of Grant’s Farm down river
for a mile or two. The boys whistled fot a breeze in vain,
and we took spells at “ pulling,” which is a style of navi-
o-ation quite common on Indian River in the absence of
a wind, when one is in a hurry. At length we reached
the mouth of the

ST, SEBASTIAN RIVER.

twelve long miles below Turkey Greek, and some sixty-
five miles from Titusville. This river must not be con¬
founded with the small stream of the same name near St.

Augustine ; this duplication of names is not infrequent in
Florida. It was quite dark when we entered the mouth
of the river, but we proceeded a, half mile up-stream by
poling, being warned away from shoal places by therusli-
ing and leaping of mullet, winch are more numerous in
very shallow water. I then deemed it advisable to
anchor until the moon rose. Frank and I waded ashore,
built a fire, and made some coffee. We could find no
spot suitable for camping, the scrub being quite thick
and tbe shorea fined with mangroves. we carried the
coffee back to the boat, when we eat our supper of cold
duck, dried bec-f, hard tack and coffee. Just then a
large owl on shore vociferated ' * Who cooks ? Who cooks '(
Who cooks for yo-o-u ?”

About ten o’clock the moon rose, and we poled around
a point just ahead of us, when we beard some dogs bark¬
ing. We soon discovered a house on the bluff on tho
north bank, which proved to be tho cabin of Mr. Kane.
We camped there for the night, and next morning pro¬
ceeded up stream a ‘half-mile further, and camped just
above the mouth of the north fork of the river, on the edge
of a magnificent pine woods. Tho water was of good
depth, and the boat was moored close up to the shore, and
near to a spring of good water, which issued from the
bank. The St. Sebastian from its mouth to this point is
from a fourth to a half mile in width and a mile
long. Here it separates into the North, West
and South Prongs. The main river abounds in fisli
of numei'ous varieties, and occasionally the manatee and
the tarpum are seen, while immense alligators frequent
this portion of the stream. It is likewise a favorite fish¬
ing ground for pelicans, cranes and herons. Frank said
that the pelicans carried their fishing 2>oles in front,
while the cranes carried theirs behind, alluding to tho
positions of the bills of the former, and tho long legs of
the latter when flying. In the " piney-woods " around
our camp were numerous holes of the land tortoise — Tes-
tuda Carolina— which burrow in the ground like a
woodchuck, and are called “gophers’' by the crackers,
who esteem them as a great delicacy. They grow from
fifteen to twenty inches long, and of an oblong form.
The surface of the ground was also perforated with the
holes of the “Salamanders.’' Black bass fishing was ex¬
cellent in either of the prongs of the river, and quail
were quite plentiful in the palmetto scrub, while the
hammocks abounded with hares, squirrels, coons, and
opossums. A few hours with rod and gun furnished us
with a good supply of fur, fin and feather. Near by was
tbe camp of Frank Strobhar and Habersham King', who
were cutting a raft of pine logs for tbe saw-mill up In¬
dian River. They wore formerly of Savannah, Ga., and
Mr. King will be remembered by the readers of Forest
and Stream in connection with a humorous darkey ser¬
mon on “Junius an’ de Whale," as delivered by “Old
Goater.” They are located at Eau Gallie, are experienced
boatmen and hunters, and tourists could not do better
than secure either of them for an Indian River cam¬
paign,

The next day, being Sunday, we devoted to rest, as
usual. A cracker settlor, Tom Sellers, living at the head
of the North Prong, came into camp and requested me to
prescribe for a sick child. As it was but two miles
through the woods to his cabin, I went with him. saw
tho child and left some medicine. 1 also borrowed his
dogs, Troop and Trailer, for a deer hunt the next day,
These dogs, like most other “deer dogs” in Florida, were
mongrels, a mixture of cur and hound, and trained to
follow a warm trail very slowly. The style of hunting is
similar to still hunting, except that the dog does tbe
11 tracking,” while the hunter tollows the dog. It would
be impossible to traok a deer in any other way through
the thick palmetto scrub. Returning to camp I found
that I had another “call” to see a patient down the
stream, at Kane's. I went, and found a lad, who was
beyond the aid of human skill, dying with marasmus.

Hitting around the blazing pine-logs that night, the
time passed quickly while talking of hunting, fishing,
and sailing, and it was 11 o’clock when we turned in.
Ben, as was his usual custom, was asleep and snoring
in five minutes— and such a snore ! Ben was my case of
nasal catarrh, but it was no “L'gbt catarrh” that he
struck in his “ beautiful snore but a compound of bas¬
soon and bass-drum. Shakespeare says that —

“ Weariness

Can snore ux>on the hint, when rusty sloth

Finds the downy pillow hard,”

But. Ben’s snore was not produced by weariness ; nor
were his slumbers flint-locked ; but his probascian music,
proceeding from a stub-and-twist, full-choked, double-
barrelled organ, was Wagnerian in pattern and wonder¬
ful in effect and penetration.

I heard Strobhar, who is hard of hearing, say to King
in then- tent a few rods away; “ Hab 1 just listen to that
bull alligator bellowing up tho creek !” “ It's one of the
boys snoring,” replied King. “Well, by the Great norn
Spoon ! no need of a fog-horn in their boat !” A few
minutes later I heard a peculiar rumbling- and roaring
sound proceeding from the eastward, which I at first
thought to be the sea ; but as it rapidly came nearer it
became louder, and the ground began to tremble and roll,
jarring the guns On the rack and producing a rattling
among the pans outside. The heavy rumbling seemed to
pass right under me with an oscillating and wavy motion,
and disappeared in a westerly direction. I found myself
rolling out of my mossy bed and became conscious that
it was the shock of an earthquake or some internal con¬
vulsion ; and was a prolonged shook, or rather a quick
succession of two shocks lasting nearly a minute alto¬
gether. The boys were all now wide awake and discuss¬
ing the matter. Strobhar said he heard it distinctly, but
lie thought it was Ben’s snoring. This event occurred on
the night of January 12th, at 11.30 o'clock, I learned
afterwards that it was quite severe in some portions of
the State. At Cape Canaveral hght-honse it threw oil
out of the lamp on to the reflectors, and it shook the solid
brick tower of Jupiter light from base to dome, while tbe
keepers of both fights made the best time on record for
a hundred feet downward, J. A. Henshall,

Messrs. Schuyler, Hartley & Graham have just received a
small invoice of the celebrated hammerless gun made by
W. and C. Scott & Son’s, Birmingham, England. Parties
who fancy the coming gun of the age will have to apply
early to secure one,

FOREST AND STREAM,

725

JfirJf jUttlfarq.

THE CENTRAL FISH CULTURAL ASSO¬
CIATION.

V _ * _

WE publish herewith the first paper read before the
Central Fish Cultural Association at Chicago,
October 3d. The essay was by Mr. George H. Jerome,
and1 was entitled

‘ 1 SOMETHING ABOUT OUR FARM,"

The farm was limited by the author on the north by the
Red River of the North, on the east by the Niagara, oh the
south by the Gulf, and on the west by the summits of
the great stony ridge. After referring at some length to
the pluck and industry of the Western farmer, and to
the duties which devolved upon him in rescuing the
country from a wilderness, the author said, on the sub¬
ject of an appropriation, that it is well known that within
the limits of the Western fish farm there are several
lakes — quite a considerable chain of them, and the links
composing this chain are full and broad. In the figura-
tive veanacular of the day they are styled inland seas.
They arc too deep and too vast to bo the property or
under the control of any single State. They form a
portion of the boundary of eight large and populous
States. No State presumes to exercise jurisdiction over
any one of them. They are the property of the nation.
They are of national value and importance, and are
clearly of the national jurisdiction.

Also equally well is it known that there coursesthrough
the fish-farm of the West a very considerable river. Its
sources approach very near to the regions of perpetual
frost, while its mouth is fringed with the orange grave
and the palm. Its arms stretch east and west, enfolding
two-thirds of all the territory of the Union. Twenty of
the largest of the States and four great Territories are
watered by its floods and enriched by it. In the turgid
period of our national jubilee days it has been, entitled
“ The Patriarch of Streams,” The designation is neither
inapt nor undeserved. The great river recks not either
Stats lines, or, indeed, whole sections of States, but
sweeps on, unvexed and unobstructed, to the sea. No
State has been so presumptuous as to lay claim to it, or to
any portion of it, save alone Mississippi. But notwith¬
standing this modest little claim, the better and the
exclusive title is in the national Union, Mississippi and
other of the chivalrous States having lacked the pre¬
science to make the reservation when they signed the
great compact. So, if ueeding law, the great republic
is the rightful law-giver. If, needing protection and
guardianship, the nation is the appointed guardian and
the invincible protector. Such, at all events, is the ap¬
plied logic of history, and it is now quite too late to seok
a reversal of currents.

Equally well, too, is it known that these lakes and this
river, with its far outlying tributaries, have been through
all the earlier periods of the republic’s history most valu¬
able sources of food supply, In no mean or diminutive
sense have they been the nation’s granary, from which
have been bestowed with liberal hand to that army of
the early settlers their needed means of support, while
they were making ready with such haste as they might
for the coining of the cereal yellow harvests, ‘indeed,
their value to the early pioneers and settlers, bushwhack¬
ing their way to the term incognita, of their dreams, is
almost outside the limit of computation. And to that great
host of then- followers who have paved, so to speak, the
track of empire, they have proved sources of reliance and
indispensible aids to their achievements. Tn the work of
settlement, national expansion and growth, it is unde¬
niably true that the lake and the rivor supply has been a
largo factor— a factor that has not had to be clothed or
fed, and asking no dividends— it has in large degroe con¬
tributed to those grand realizations iu which every West¬
ern man claims a share, and of which each is so justly
proud.

It is well known that these lakes and this river are in
a largo degree unfruitful and barren, a3 contrasted with
their old-time fish supplies. Of the causes which have
conspired to produce this lamentable condition of things,
it is not now material to inquire. The mending pro¬
cesses, of whatever character they may be, whether of
penal statutes or appropriations, or both, should ha
brought into requisition at once. The lakes and the great
livers are a part of the Western farm. Said the
speaker ! —

“ I say we men of the West — fisli-boys, if you choose to
have it— are the very fellows to take this matter in
charge — a duty which shall resolve itself into a pleasure,
and, performed, will result in advantage to ourselves and
profit to the country we love. So, then, let us move
abreast in this thing, for it is by a united effort that we
may hope to gain audience with those who vote the
supplies and hold the keys of the exchequer. Let us not
place ourselves in the attitude of mendicants, for the
fish-men of the West are not in the alms-asking business ;
nor will we go in any bullying or bulldozing role or spirit,
for we hope to be thought gentlemen ; but let us go as
citizens of a common country, law-abiding and true, and
ask civilly, earnestly, of the powers that be that these
great inland seas, and this, the Father of Rivers, receive
at then- hands a national recognition, and are voted a be¬
coming dowry.

“We ask nothing for the thousands of lakes that lie
scattered all over this vast domain, or for the streams that
murmur on every hand. These we are taking a good care
of, and propose to continue our care of them, and solicit
for them no aid from the central government. But as
for the inland seas and the great river we do ask aid, and
we believe it to be within the province and the duty of
the Government to extend it. The granting of aid for
such purpose is no new principle, nor does it lack for
precedent. For many years a fund has been appro¬
priated, and wisely, too, to help on the modem methods
of fish-culture, in the hope and expectation of restoring
the food supply of our lakes and rivers. But of this fund
very little has found its way to the great lakes and to
the waters of the broad valley. Nearly all of it has been
spent in tide-water.

“ Now, we want some of this money out West, or else
a fund or appropriation, separate and independent of
the salt-water one. We do not mean to be very particular

or nice about it, so that we get the fund, and tha t it
inures to to our use and behoof. It is the fund wo are
after, and it boots little in what way or by what route it
comes, so that it be forthcoming, and I can see no impro¬
priety in urging tbis matter upon the approaching Con¬
gress. I cannot, for the life of me, see why, year after
year, the East should be provided with a very liberal fund
for fish-farming needs and purposes, while the great
West* gets little or nothing for its unwatched lakes and
rivers. If fish-farming or fish-husbandry is to he recog¬
nized as a national industry, aided and promoted by the
money-bags of the Government — and such seems to he
the fact— why, then, the West, as imperatively as any
section, needs help, and should be a sharer in the remem¬
brance of the Government, and in its schedule of ap¬
propriations there should be found an item reasonably
adequate for the compassing of those great ends and pur¬
poses which I have, in my brief paper but dimly out¬
lined, but which, for tlieir full consummation, the West¬
ern fish-farmer does, and will ever, most earnestly toil
and pray.”

Salmon Eggs*from the Vaciyig— United States Fish¬
ery , Baird, Shasta County, Cal., Oct. 4th. — We have been
packing, loading and sending off salmon eggs for three
days. They are taken in teams to our nearest railroad
point — Redding. I send them from there to Chicago iu
an ice car, and from Chicago they are forwarded to their
various destinations by express.

We took 7,000,000 eggs this year, of which upwards of
4,000,000 were used for distribution, the balance being
left here to be batched for the Sacramento River. The
ice car containing the eggs for distribution leaves Red¬
ding Monday morning, Oct. 6th, and is due to arrive at
Chicago Saturday, Oct. ilth.

■ASSIGNMENT or CALIFORNIA SALMON .

State. Commissioner. No. Earn. To be sent to.

Iowa . B.F.Shaw . 80,000 B. F.Slmvv, Arianiosa,ta.

Kansas . B. B. Long- . 100,000 D.B. Long, Ellsworth, Kan.

Maryland . 500,000 T . B . Ferguson,Balto.,Md .

Minnesota . K. O. Sweeny — 400,000 B.O.Sweony,St.Paul,Minn

Nebraska . W. L. May . 50,000 W.L. May, Fremont, Neb.

Nebraska . 50,000 H.S.Kaley.KedClnuil.Nob

Nebraska . 100,000 I.d.Romaiu.S.Bend.Neb.

Now Jersey ...E. J. Anderson.. 500,000 Mrs.J.H.Slaek.Bl'sb’g.NJ.

North Oar'liuu.L, L. Polk . 350,000 S. G. Wurth. M’rjfaut’n,. VO

Ohio . E. D. Potter . 200,000 E. I). Potter, Toledo, 0.

Pennsylvania J at . DufTey . 200,000 .Tas. Duffy, Marietta, Pa.

PODtisylvauia . 100,000 Seth Weeks, Corry, Pa.

Utah . A. P, RookwoodlOQ.OOO A.P.Roelrwo'd.S.L’keCity

Vlrginia . M. MoDonald. . . .300,000 M, McDonald, Lex’tou.Va.

Virginia . M. McDonald. . . .200,000 W.F.Pa.ge, Wythev'lle.Va.

West Virginia. H. B. Miller . 150,000 O.S.Whito, Romney, W.Va.

Wisoonslu . N. K. Fairbank. 300,1X10 N. If. Fail-bank, Genova

Lake, Wls.

Franco Aoq. Society . 100,000

Holland ... . ,100,000 Zor. Society, Amsterdam,

Canada . 100,000 S.Wilmot, Newo’stle, Out.

Goraiuny D. Fischerio Veneire. .100,000

New York. . . . , E, G. Blackford. 50,000 E. G. BlaekfordJO Fulton
Market, New York.

New South Wales . 50,000 J. Stewart, Sydney.

Total . 4,159,000

Livingston Stone.

The National Fish Commission. — Prof. Spencer F.
Baird the other day gave to a Washington reporter the
following summary of the work of the United States Fish
Commission at Gloucester

The Commission have been carrying on the work of
investigating the fisheries of the coast, ascertaining their
character, productiveness of the present as compared
with previous years, and endeavoring to calculate what
the future is going to be ; also, studying locations along
the coast with reference to tho establshinent of stations
for tho artificial production of codfish, mackerel, and hal¬
ibut, tlie three great staples of American fisheries. The
work has not closed as yet. We occupied ail last winter
at Gloucester, on Cape Ann, in experimenting in artificial
hatching of codfish, and met with great success. Ten or
twelve million were hatched and turned into the water at
Gloucester Harbor, which is now filled with young fish,
the result of that experiment. Great results are anticipa¬
ted from the systematic efforts in the direction of propag¬
ating tho three kinds of fish named, and it is hoped that
very valuable and extensive shore-fisheries can be devel¬
oped and materially effect the future of American fisheries
in relation to those of British America. Among the spec¬
ial results of the work of tho commission has been the
discovery of a nowjfood fish of great economical value.
It is a fish of a species allied to the English sole, to which
it is considered by New York epicures as greatly superior.
The largest individuals measure three feet in length,
and weigh up to five pounds. It has been called the ‘ pole-
flounder,’ or Qlyptocephalus eynoglossus. The pole-floun¬
der will find a, market corresponding to the turbot in
Europe, in fishing for which many thousand vessels are
occupied,

Another special point is the temperature of the ocean
at different depths and latitudes, with the purpose of es¬
tablishing the relations between this condition and the
presence and absence of certain food fishes. A most re¬
markable phenomina of times of previous years has been
the entire absence from the waters north of Long Island
and Vineyard Sounds of the menhaden or porgy. This
fish, as is well known, occurs on the coast of tho United
States during the summer season, in countless myriads,
especially in mid-summer along the coast of Maine, where
some fifty steamers are engaged, usually for several
months, in oatching them by seine or purse-nets, and
taking them to factories, where they are converted into
oil and guano. During the memory of man no failure of
this fish to reach the coast of Maine during the summer
season is on record, and yet, during the present year the
entire fleet returned to winter quarters in Southern New-
England and Long Island Sound without oapturing a
single fish.

It is more than probable that this remarkable state of
things was caused by the cold currents coming down
from the Labrador coast, and this is a supposition that is
to some extent at least verified or substantiated by the
observations of the Fish Commission. The variation in
the numbers of mackerel on the Eastern coast is probably
due to the same cause, so it becomes a matter of great
importance to ascertain the la\V3 or normal temperature
of the ocean at the different depths, so as to have some
means of anticipating, determining or estimating the prob¬
ably abundance of these fish (menhaden and mackerel,)
in sufficient season to warrant or prevent expenditures in
ipecial efforts in then’ pursuit.

The commission is provided with various apparatus
for capturing marine animals and plants, and, besides se¬
curing representative series for the National Museum,
has also collected during the summer, as in previous years
large numbers of duplicate specimens for the principal
educational institutions in the United States. These
when properly inden tilled and labeled will he distributed
to such institutions as are prepared to take necessary steps
for perm ament care and exhibition.

^ninral r§istorth

Migratory Quail.— Where axe the migratory quail?
We have heard no note from them for some time. Who
knows anything of the newly naturalized birds? Tho
census is to he taken in 1880.

Migratory Quail.— Mr, Francis Bacon, of the Water¬
loo, N. Y., Sportsmen's Club, writes to Mr. A. Elmendorf,
Secretary Brooklyn Gun Club, tho following intelligence
of the migratory quail presented by the latter club to the
former last spring : —

So far, success has been complete — far beyond our ex¬
pectations. We now have at least a flock of two hundred
strong birds, which will in time fill every thicket and field
with a game bird which lies as close and flies as strong
as any sportsman can desire. In their habits they are
very like the American quail, except that they do not
move far away from the locality where bred. We shall
shoot none this fall, but intend trapping a few to keep
over the winter. We shall watch them very closely now,
so that we may know when they go south.

Wo take great pleasure in recording the success of our
Waterloo friends.

THE LITERATURE OF DR. ELLIOT
COUES.

BY WILLIAM HOSEA BALLOU,

THE profound acknowledgment by European scien¬
tists of the eminent services of Dr. Cones in the pre¬
paration of a universal bibliography of bird literature has
but recently been made known through the seoular press
of the country. His connection with the Hayden survey,
during which he has not only enriched its literature
by his own contributions, but has rendered distin¬
guished service as secretary and naturalist of the survey,
is particularly gratifying as adding a lustre and bril¬
liancy to the achievements of American scientists.
America has been somewhat Unfortunate in being in¬
debted to foreign savants for the accomplishment of
sopie of the most arduous investigations. That in many
cases these savants have found in this country a field to
immortalize themselves, is instanced in the labors of
Agassiz, Lesquereux, Meek, and others. Whatever emi¬
nent services have been recorded of men purely Amer¬
ican, are gratifying as reflecting credit to our own
institutions and people. Dr. Cones is a represent¬
ative of the latter class, and as such has attracted the at¬
tention of tho moat distinguished scientists of the Old
World. Indeed, as is well known, a petition headed by
such names ns Tyndall, Huxley, and Spencer, has been
presented him inviting him, to visit England and Europe
in the further prosecution of his studies,

Within the last decade of year.-; ornithology has assumed
a popularity not known to any other branch of the natural
sciences. Its progress is largely duo to the earnest work
of Dr. Cones. He is in fact so thoroughly identified with
the science and that of mammals, that a sketch of his
works just at this time is interesting, giving to quite an
extent the history and advance of ornithology and roam -
mology for some fifteen years.

In 1861 Dr. Coues seems to have first commenced his
career as an ornithologist, in the publication of “Some
Notes on the Ornithology of Labrador,” which attracted
attention at the time as pertaining to a region whose fauna
was comparatively unknown. Following this pamphlet
in the order in winch they here appear, are the titles of
such of the remainder of his works as have been obtained.
It is freely confessed that after careful investigation in
many of the great libraries in the east and west by tbo
writer, something less than one hundred of the four hun¬
dred titles of Dr. Coues, were all that revealed themselves.*
Tho great majority of these works were issued in pamphlet
form, having generally appeared in some of the current
publications of which the American Naturalist. Proceed¬
ings of academies of science, and the Bulletins of the Hay¬
den Survey, were most prominent instances. Some, how¬
ever, are bound works of great magnitude and of impor¬
tance to American science.

The following is a list* of hi3 works : —

1861. Notes on the Ornithology of Labrador.

1863. Synopsis of Oolumbidas and Podicipidse.

1863. Notes on the same.

1863. List of Birds of the District of Columbia, with the
cooperation of Prentiss.

1865. Ornithology of a Prairie Journey.

1865. Notes on the Birds of Fort Whipple, Arizona.

1866. From Arizona to tho Pacific.

1866. List of Birds of Fort Whipple/Arizona.

1866. Prodrome.

1867. Notes on a Collection of Mammals from Arizona.

1867. Birds of New England.

1 868. List of Palmer's Birds of Southern Arizona.

1868. Catalogue of Birds of North America in the Es¬
sex Institute Musuem.

1868. List of BirdB of New England.

1867. The Quadrupeds of Arizona.

1868. Synopsis of Buds of South Carolina,

1809. Notice of a Cyclopean Pig,

1869. Observation on the Marsh Hare.

1870. Antero-Posterior Symmetry, with special refer¬
ence to the Muscles of the limbs.

1870. Disposal of the Placenta of the Dog.

1870. Results of Exploration in the Northwest,

1871, Progress of American Ornithology,

1871. Natural History of Fort Macon, N. O.

1871. On the Myology of the Ornithorhyuchub.
1873, The Osteology and Myology of Didolphya

a Virgin-

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1872. Key to North American Birds.}

This work is the most complete of the hind ever pub¬
lished. It aims at a simple method of identifying speci¬
mens of birds in hand, similar to Dr. Gray’s system of
naming flowers. The method perfected is his own, as is
most of the nomenclature employed. As a work of high
rank, it has achieved in a short time an extraordinary cir¬
culation for a scientific work. To the “ Key ” alone is
due the rapidity with which the ornithology of America
has approached a systematic completion. It is the leaven
that has leavened the ornithological lump, for it has
given such an impetus to investigation and publication of
results in the science of which it treats, that around it as
a centre have sprung vast numbers of useful and valua¬
ble works. Nor is it too much to sav that around Elliott
Coues, os a centre, have sprung an innumerable throng
of ornithologists whose every work hears evidence of
heavy draughts on his publications. In this work enter
no fancies ; nothing but'solid facts, and facts are above
criticism.

1871. Former Eastern Range of the Buffalo.

1872. Geographical Variation of Bassaria astnta.

1873. Check List of North American Birds.

1873. Two little known Birds of the United States,

1878. Maynard's New England Ornithology.

1873. Allen's Ornithology of the West.

1873. United States Birds new to Science, and other

things Ornithological.

1873. Odontornithes.

1873. Color Variation Dependent on Climate.

1873- 5. Report on the Pyrbilo vGlands.

1873. Prairie Wolf, or Coyote.

1873. Variation in Dentition.

1878. Late Local Lists.

1873. Specimens of Bird Architecture.

1874. Specimens of Cougar.

1874. Wanted : A Call for Specimens of Autorius Nig-

ripes.

1874. The Mule-Deer.

1874. A Short Chapter on American Rabbits, or Hares.

1874. The Pine Mouse,

1874. Field Ornithology}.

This work formed the first effort of Dr. Coues to meet
the popular desire. It is safe to say that it has success¬
fully accomplished its mission. In it the Doctor relates
in a'u off-hand manner the best methods of seeming, skin¬
ning and stuffing specimens of - natural history. So
heartily the author enters into the work of relating his
experiences, that one in reading seems to be passing
through a delightful reality of loading the gun, caressing
the dog and wandering in the fields. The work, however,
neither professes to, nor represents anything of the art of
taxidermy.

1874. Avi- fauna of Colorado and Wyoming.

1874. Recent Publications in Ornithology.

1874. Nesting of certain Hawks.

1874. Baird, Brewer and Ridgeway’s work.

1874. Ridgeway’s Birds of Illinois.

1874- 77. Birds of the Northwest}.

This work has attracted much attention as a valuable

contribution to historical ornithology. It discusses the
oology, nidiology,** ornithology, geographical distribu¬
tion, bibliography, etc., of the a.vi-fauna of the region

drained by the Missouri River, in a thoroughly poetical
manner. Dr. Coues theorizes somewhat in this work,
which subjects him to considerable criticism. It is a
work more generally quoted, doubtless, than any other of
this author’s publications.

1875. Ghipsfrom a Buffalo’s Workshop.

1875. The Silvery Mole.

1875. On the Prairie Gopher.

1875. Description, History and Distribution of the
Prairie Hare.

1875. Report on the Collection of Mammals made in
portions of Arizona, Nevada, Utah, California, Colorado
and New Mexico.

1875. Synopsis of the Reptiles and Batrachians of Ari¬
zona with Critical and Field Notes.

1875. Breeding of certain Birds of Montana.

1875. Brewster’s Paper on West Yirgnia Birds.

1875. Brewer’s Catalogue of New England Birds.

1875. (Fasti Omithologiae Rudivivi.)

This work unfortunately never met with much popular
favor.

1875. The Cranial and Dental Characters of Meph-
itinae.

1876. Monographs of North American Hodentia.

This work, contributed in conjunction with Prof. J. A

Allen, is the largest of the author’s bound works; its
treatment of the gnawing mammals is very exhaus¬
tive. It is not put in popular language, nor is it in
the least historically descriptive, since it has nothing to
say concerning the habits of the animals of which it
treats. As a work for the specialist it is invaluable.

1876. Reply to Allen’s Availabilityof Bartramiau Names

1876. Nesting of the Night Hawk and Towhee Bunting.

1876. Destruction of Birds by Telegraph Wires.

1876. Number of Primaries in Oscines.

1876. Gentry’s Book about Birds.

1876. On Partridge, Quail, &c.

1876. The Zoological Results of the Expedition of
Lewis and Clarke.

1876. Reversion of the Dog to the Feral State.

1876. History and Habits of the Wolverine.

1876. Fur-bearing Mammals of North America}.

Was issued as a specimen fasciculus of a work on mammals
on which the author had long been engaged. It is a
masterly effort, which enters in detail on the “life- histo¬
ries’’ of the mustelidce under consideration. The work is
interesting, not only as instructive reading matter, but
as furnishing data for commercial purposes. Its place
among tr ippers, sportsmen, hunters, and dealers, has been
recognized, while its value as a contribution to current
xnamniological literature is inestimable,

1877. Minot’s Birds of New England.

1877. Remarks on the Birds of the District of Columbia.

By Coues & Prentiss.

1877. Precursory Notes on American Insect-ivorous
Mammals.

1878. Field Notes on Birds Observed in Montana and
Dakota.

1878. New Birds for the United States Fauna.

1878. Notes on the Natural History of Fort Macon, N,
C. By Qoues & Yarrow.

1878. Birds of Colorado Valley,

ican birds as far as completed. To it is due the distin¬
guished attention shown the author in the old world. So
much has been said of this work by the secular pres* that
further comment sepms unnecessary.

The works of Dr. Coue9 have doubtless attracted more
attention from the secular press than those of any other
scientist who has written on natural history with the ex¬
ception of Agassiz. The Chicago Tribune especially has
devoted much attention to his works, the “ Rodentia” re-
■eiving no less than a three-column review, and other
works in proportion. Of late the New York press, led by
the Herald and Pont, have given much attention to the
utiior himself. Three more works are in course of pre¬
paration — part second of “Birds of Colorado Valley,'’

“ The English Sparrow,’’ and an extended work on North
American mammals. The latter will doubtless not only
be his most important work, but “ the greatest effort of
his life.’’ Dr. Coues is yet comparatively young, and
with his present immense success, has doubtless a farther
interesting career.

♦Should the writer he successful In procuring other titles they
will be promptly forvrardod to Forest axd Stream.

+The works thus marked are now published hy Estes & Laurlat,
Boston, hut some of them wore formerly of government
print.

"Nidiology is a word “ manufactured ” by the writer to express
bird architecture, from the latin word nidus , nest, and the greek,
logos, account, found In all ologies. Though a “ barbarism," com¬
ing from two languages, yet there seem tn be too many prece¬
dents of so-called “ barbarisms” In the English language, to object
to it on that score.

Carrier Pigeons in Indian Warfare.— Fort John¬
ston, A’. C. , Oct. 7th. — Editor Forest and Stream : — Would
it be possible to breed carrier pigeons at frontier stations,
and utilize them from such commands as that of the un¬
fortunate Ma jor Thornburgh, or by General Merritt going
to the relief? I cannot see that there should be
any trouble to breed the pigeons at any post, or to
transport them with a scouting party or a large com¬
mand. Will some of your readers, posted upon such
matters give information respecting the subject ? S.

We see no possible reason why carrier pigeons should
not be employed as very valuable agencies in our Indian
campaigns. This use of the bird messengers is a very
ancient one. Why it has never been practical in this
country we do not know. The pigeons fly hundreds of
miles. The suggestion of our correspondent is well wor¬
thy of consideration.

The Leather-back Turtle on the New England
Coast. — New Bedford, Mass., Sept. 29th. — In an article
in the American Naturalist forOctober, by J. Ford, Esq.,
is an account of the capture of specimens of the “ leather-
back” turtle ( Sphargis coriacea). This turtle, although
not common, is by no means so scarce as the article -in
question would imply. Nearly every year for a con¬
siderable time specimens of this huge turtle have been
seen or taken in the waters of Southern Massachusetts.
In June. 1878, one weighing 740 pounds was killed by a
sword fisherman near Block Island, brought here, and
sent to the museum at Rochester, N. Y. Last week one
was taken off Marion, in Buzzard’s Bay, and taken alive
to the county agricultural fair at Taunton. Its weight
was 820 pounds ; length, 7 feet 4 inches ; width across the
front from extremities of flippers, 7} feet : color, sooty
black. Another and larger one was seen this week in
Vineyard Sound, but succeeded in escaping capture.

Concha.

Hint to Western Farmers.— Mr. Hoffman, Charge
d' Affaires at St. Petersburg, in his despatch to the De¬
partment of State, dated Sept. 16th, sends copies of an
official report on locusts. It appears that the grain locust
of Russia generally deposits its eggs in the wheat fields,
and that as soon as they are hatched the attack on the
wheat commences. The use of ropes and machines to
drive the locusts from the wheat fields is not advisable.
It is better to plough the ground where the eggs are laid,
as ten minutes’ exposure to the sun kills the chrysalides.
The prevalence of locusts in Southern Russia has been, by
these latter means, greatly reduced, so that good crops of
wheat may be expected in 1881. Possibly some lessons
may be derived from Russian experiments and reports
affecting American grasshoppers.

— The Universal Conservatory and Zoological Garden
Company has been incorporated in New York, with a
capital stock of $2,000,000. The plan is to combine a
large place of amusement with a botanical and zoological
garden. The company has purchased thirty-three acres
of ground, bounded 'by Harlem River, St. Nicholas
avenue. One Hundred and Fifty-fifth and One Hundred
and Fif ty-ninth streets, for which was paid $400,000. Five
hundred laborers are to be employed in the work of pre¬
paring the ground and erecting the buildings.

Animals Received at Central Park Menagerie for the
Week Ending Oct. 4th, 1879.— 1 Persian sheep (Oris aries), pre¬
sented by C'apt. Samuel F. North, steamship Serapis ; 1 Geoffrey's
marmoset (Affclfl* Qeoffroii), hah. Columbia, presented hy Mr. J. H
Harris, New York City; 40 canary birds ( Serinus canarlus), pre¬
sented by Mrs. S, S. Stocking, Jamaica, L. I.; 1 rattlesnake (Pro-
tatm durtsswi), presented hy Ma John H. Davis, New York City ;
1 passerine parnikect (Fsittacula ■ passertna), presented by Airs. L.
Baker, New York City. AY. H. Conklin, Direotor.

Arrivals at the Zoological Gabden, Cincinnati, dp to
Oct, 1ST, 1879— 1 youns grizzly hear (Urmia horribilla), 1 blue-
winged teal (Quert/uedula discars, 1 horned grebe (Podleeps'.comu-
tus), 2 rattlesnakes iCmtalm duiissus)— all presented; 1 yak ( Bison
gram liens), 4 poodle pups (Cauls domestieus), S spitz pups (C-domes-
tiews)— all born in Garden ; 2 passenger pigeons {Bctupistes migra-
turia), 8 undulated grass parrnkeets (Melapsittaous undulalus)— all
hatched in Garden; 2 moose (Alee americarms), 2 Canadian lynx
L. Canadensis), 2 kit foxes ( Values velox ), 1 yellow-fronted amazon
Chrysalis whivcepliala), 2 yellow-headed conures (Conurus jeudaya),
3 golden-crowned oonures (C. aureus)— all purchased.

Frank J. Thompson, Superintendent

_ Attorney-General Hardin, of Kentucky, has a Bon

PL, _ _ _ _ . who on his fourteenth birthday measured six teet in height

Tliis last work contains a bibliography of North Amer- 1 and weighed 152} pounds.

JP? U^nnel

treatment of clumber spaniels.

THE following article on the breeding, rearing and
breaking of clumber spaniels was written by Mr.
Wm. Brailsl'ord, head keeper to the Duke of Westminster
and breeder of Trimbush and other noted clumbera. Mr.
Brailsford’s long experience in breeding and handling
these dogs qualifies him to write intelligently on the sub¬
ject.

Breeding. — Clumbers being as a rule gross feeders, much
;are is requisite to guard against an accumulation of fat
in both dogs and bitches, as the progeny from fat dogs
axe always deficient in bone and stamina.

Clumber hitches are not generally careful mothers, and
frequently kill their puppies by lying upon them during
the first few days after whelping ; therefore it is desir¬
able to have a bitch of any other breed to whelp at the
same time to use as a foster mother. Breeding bitches,
for three weeks before whelping, should have constant
liberty and be fed entirely upon slops, and castor oil be
given directly after whelping, and carefully kept from
solid food for nine or ten days, until all danger of milk
fever is past.

Breaking. — At about six months old young clumbers
should be taught to carry if wished to do so in their fu¬
ture work, and this may be done by throwing a ball,
(love, or stuffed skin frequently for them to gambol with,
iut if a skin, they should not be allowed to pull it to
pieces. Also, it is well to accustom them to water and to
swim for whatever may be thrown for them. They are,
however, naturally fond of water and don’t require much
enticing to do tliis*; moreover, if kept too much in water it
has a tendency to bring on internal canker in the ear. At
say eight months old a cord of six yards long should be
put on them when exercised and their names called fre¬
quently, and by a check of the cord made to turn and
come round as frequently as you wish ; always receiving
encouragement when they answer to the call of their
name or to the words “ come round.” By using them to
this practice in an open field constantly they will obey
orders when put to work later on in brush work or thick
covert. When, however, the temptation to chase newly
flushed game comes they will show more eagerness and
will not obey orders so readily, but a little perseverance
and frequent slight checkings by the cord will soon bring
about an understanding that orders must be obeyed.

If desirable to have them drop after shooting, this is
easily done by using them to drop when told. When
first the cord is introduced for the purpose of correction,
if made to drop frequently at the word “charge,” the
order will soon be promptly obeyed. We as a rule don’t
use clumbers as retrievers, because we hunt six or eight
together and have always trained retrievers out to recover
dead or wounded game ; but to use a brace of clumbers
for general purposes they should do this, and it is easily
taught and the habit agreeable.

In working a team of clumbers for our English system
of shooting in line they are never more than say twelve
yards from the man who hunts them and in the midst of
the greatest temptations, will come round when spoken
to or the whistle used ; but in wilder shooting without
beaters, clumbers may and will hunt and work as wild as
wished for. But they are by far the. most tractable and
easily managed breed of spaniels extant, and when once
accustomed to their w-ork are always uniform in behav¬
iour and more steady than other breeds. Clumbers are
always subject to dew claws on. tlie hind feet, and which
are best removed when they are puppies, as otherwise
the nail frequently curls round and glows into the pad,
causing much pain to the dog if not frequently cut.
When quite small, say just before puppies being taken from
the bitch, the puppies should have about one inch twisted
off the end of the tail— this should not be done by cutting,
as it is requisite to draw out the small cord in order to
prevent a propensity in Borne of a curl in the tail, and
which is much against a good appearance and straight
carriage of that appendage.

ST. LOUIS DOG SHOW.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

St. Louis, Oct. 9th.

TO have arrived at St, Louis on Tuesday last, was to
have experienced practical purgatory. All the
west and southwest had been suddenly spilled into the
city limits, and began to clamor for place therein ; place
to eat, place to drink, place to “ wash up;” place to see the
Veiled Prophets, the Fair, the Fireworks, the Dog Show,
and the Pigeon Match all at once. And under and beyond
all this, a dull throb of anxiety about two things eight
hours away— a ticket to the ball and a place to sleep.
There were some, a favored few, who had all they de-
sired, and the rest festooned themselves gracefully from
cot to cot in hotel parlors and billiard rooms, or on the
less plastic curb-stones till daylight and train time, and
home and bacon and beatitude became objects within
their reach. I would not willingly permit the Forest
and Stream to print an exaggeration — a glaring wild¬
eyed lie I wouldn't mind so' much— but yet I dare to say
that St. Louis has been for four days past the smallest
city for her population on the face of the earth, and,
given time enough, the Malthusian theory will prove it¬
self here to a certainty.

I am bound to admit that a very large share of the
people present did not come to see the Dog Show ; never¬
theless a goodly number did accept it’s managers’ valua¬
tion as a just one, and did pay their fil’teeen cents to have
a look at it. They certainly got their money’s worth, if

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they only looked over the dogs of the St, Lonis Kennel
Club, on exhibition and not competing.

The dogs are at the Fair Grounds, and the accommoda¬
tions provided for them are quite good in a rather con¬
tracted way. The boxes are well off the ground, well
aired, clean, and properly cared for. The dogs seemcon-
tented, and a certain air of genial hospitality serves at
least to cover up any want of good feeling winch may ex¬
ist among contestants for the various prizes. The judging
took place in an open space at the rear of the building
where the sun bent down upon man and beast infull fury.
More room would have been an advantage, and more
contestants in many of the classss would have added
greatly to the interest. The awards were made with care¬
ful deliberation, and though not always satisfactory,
were, in the main, fair, aud certainly conscientious. It
has bepn charged that the St. Louis Kennel Club get up
dog shows only to win their own prizes, and make rec¬
ords for their own dogs and those of their special friends.
I failed to observe any evidence of this, and think that
fair minded men must acquit the judges, Messrs. P. H.
Bryson, of Memphis, Tenu., andE. F, Stoddard, of Day-
ton, Mich., of anything approaching intentional unfair¬
ness. Opinions differ, and may properly enough be ex¬
pressed without accusing honest men of dishonest mo¬
tives. For iustance, in class 19, Mr. Kaye’s Nannie did
not seem entitled to first as against Mr. Mansfield’s Fan¬
nie, The distribution of black and white in former made
her look like a coach dog, and though a very pretty ani¬
mal in her way, she did not fill the eye as a type of her
class. It will be, I think, difficult for those accustomed
to admire the conventional English setter, to become en-
tb usiastie o ver the odd looking native English dogs which
attract attention here. Dr. J. S. Nivens' Blossom, though
beaten out aud out by the Toledo Kennel Club's Grouse,
in the special class, efid not seem to me to get the atten¬
tion deserved in the open class 40, where the blue was
awarded to the same club’s Judge, to my eye, an inferior
dog. Mr. H. Griffith, of Butler, III., (made celebrated by
the dog story related in a recent number of Forest and
Stream,) who won first in the native Irish setter bitch
class and sundry mentions in others, certainly made a mis¬
take in entering his immature thirteen months old Bar¬
ney in class 30, where he was beaten by older and better
developed dogs. Nevertheless Barney is a noble beast,
and looks at one out of his fine clear eyes as though he
meant winning sometime or other.

In special class 11 the contest between Mr. OrgilTs Rush
and Mr. Holabird’s Chips was close aud severely taxed
the patience of the judges. The gun went where it be¬
longed, however, in the end.

In the special class 23 there was so hot a contest between
Clip and Queen Mab that the judges, not being able to
agree, asked assistance. The referee decided in favor of
Clip, to which decision Mr. Arnold Bruges took violent
exception, aud with some show of justice. He, however,
created considerable mirth by casually remarking that
••it was the first time he had ever 1 kicked ’ at a judge’s
decision,” ‘‘What are you givin' us?” said a profane
person,

The Toledo Kennel Club's Grouse is a noble, a wonder¬
ful dog. His points are in some respects phenomenal,
and it may be doubted if his get will ever show them to
any marked degree.

Among the dogs on exhibition merely is Lofty, a lemon
Belton, owned by the Kentucky Kennel Club, and the
animal is certainly deserving of special mention as a nice
specimen of the class.

Mr. John Bottler's Boston dog Berkley, winner in the
champion Irish setter dog class, and also in the special
class 34, where his only competitor was Mr. J. W. Scud-
der's Chance (Palmerston, jr., being withdrawn), is a fine
animal, alreaay too well known to call for special men¬
tion here.

On Friday afternoon — thanks to the kindness of Mr.
Sterling— I had a nice view of the St. Louis Kennel Club
pointers off the bench. They are oertainly a fine lot of
noble creatures, and judged from the Western standpoint,
will prove formidable rivals wherever they may be ex¬
hibited. Bow and Faust are large — possibly too large —
but possess grand bodies and surprisingly "fine, free ac¬
tion, I fancy Faust as the cleaner animal of the two.
Clytie is a Sensation bitch, and is claimed by the club
as the very best of the strain. She certainly shows her
Sensation "blood in every point. The others are promis¬
ing, to say the least — I mean of course the youngsters —
and the organization has good reason to be proud of it¬
self, as it unquestionably is.

On Thursday, after the awards had been made, some
little fun was the order of the day. An extraordinary
setter animal, with a remarkably hi’deous bifurcated nose,
in the centre of which appeared a cyclopean tooth, was
seen to be the centre of attraction, and about it gathered
crowds of learned lookers on. This was finally explained
by the fact that over its box had been tacked this inscrip¬
tion : ‘-This beautiful pointer, owned and exhibited by
Dr. Rowe, editor of the Chicago Field — a very rare and
valuable specimen,” The Doctor rushed in. and snatch¬
ing the paper, tried to dispose of it. It finally fell into
the writer’s hands, and meantime some wag had added
•' full brother to Hallock’s red pointer.” The doctor then
wrote in large letters the words '* Purchased by P. H.
Bryson, of Memphis, Term.,” under which the quick¬
witted Tennesseean added “for Dr. Rowe, of the Chicago
Field so the Doctor was finally saddled with the hero of
two noses and one tooth. He swears the abortion shall
rot in the express office or be sold to pay express charges.
But I can't see why anybody who can’t take a prize with
a dog with one nose should object to trying a dog with
two noses.

On the whole, the show was a success, and great credit
is due to the managers— President Sterling, Secretary C.
H. Turner, aud Chas. Lincoln, Superintendent— for their
exertions in this super-heated weather to make things go
off pleasantly.

Among the notables present were : — Dr. Win, Jarvis,
of Clairmont, N. H. ; Mr. John Fottler, jr., Mr. Ja,s. H.
Morse, of Toledo Kennel Club ; Mr. Waddell, of Topeka
Kennel Club ; Mr. C. K. Drane, owner of Lofty ; Mr.
Arnold Burges, the “non-kicker;” Mr. George Camp¬
bell, of Tennessee, with new native strain ; Mr, W. Hol-
abird, Major J. M. Taylor, of Lexington, Ky. ; Messrs. P.
H, and Davis Bryson, of Memphis, Tenn.; Mr. E. H.
Stoddard, Dayton, &.; Mr. John E. Long, Detroit, Mich,;
Mr. Ed Gillman, Detroit, Mich., and Mr. C. Whitman, of
Leavenworth, Kansas.

It only remains to be said that the show in the non¬
sporting classes was a poor one, and Major Taylor would
have saved himself much trouble aud done himself great
credit by cutting out most of the classes for utter want
of merit. The total number of dogs entered was 275.

Tub Major.

list op awards :

Pointers. — Over 55 poimSs— Champions : Dogs, 1st— Irvin _
Waddell, Sleaford ; bitches, 1st— E. Orgill, Romp. Open Glasses :
Dogs, 1st— W. H. Holnbird. Chips; 3d -Irvin Sc Waddell, King
Philip; V. K. C.-C. Koch, Patrick; bitches, 1st— A. Ealv, Nellie
R. ; 3a— W. W. Smith, Dream.

Pointers.— Under 50 pounds— Champions; 1st— E. Orgill, Rush ;
no bitches. Open Classes; 1st, E. H. Gillman, Gumbo; Sd— W. H.
Hoiabird, Caiser IT.; bitches, 1st— Irvin & Waddell, Regent; 2d—
E. Orgill. Belle ; V. H. C.-Irvin fc Waddell, Dolly Vurtlen.

Pointer Puppies.— Dogs, 1st— John Pepen brook, Santo : V. H.
C.— O. I. Jamus, Suwarrow; H. C.— W. W. Smith, Henry Olay;
bitches, 1st— A. Ealy, Maggie G. ; H. C.— L. Page, Musetta.

English Setters.— (Imported) Champions: Dogs, 1st— L. H.
Smith, Paris; bitches, 1st— Arnold Burges, Queen Mab. Open
Classes : 1st— A. Burges, Druid; 2d— F. B. Fay, Coin ; bitches, IsF-L.
H. Smith, Clip ; 2ds-C. N. Whitman, Cubas ; V.H. C.-A. Burges, Nils¬
son: II. C.- Irvin A Waddell, Livy. (Natives) Dogs, 1st— T.T. Saw¬
yer, jr., Royal Ben ; 2d-E. Trentler, Boy ; V. H. C— W. .1. Green¬
wood, Vance; H. (.'.—Irvin & Waddell, Budge; 0.— F. Finke, Tipp
II. ; bitches, 1st— S. A. Kuyo, Nannie ; 2d— F. Manslleld, Fan¬
nie ; V. H. C.— E. H. Gillman, Brilliante; H. C— J. H. Whitman,
Blue Belle ; C.— N. C. Heston, Dust. Puppies : Dogs, 1st— J. Hen-
nesey, Daniel the Prophet ; H. C. — W. Vie, Style V. ; bitches, 1st—
A. Burges, Lotta ; V. H. C.— A. Burges, Luna ; II. C.—G. Wadding-
ton, Snow.

Irish Si _

bitches, (1st— J. _ , . _ I . ... _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ ,

Red Rival. Open Classes (imported): Dogs, 1st— S. W. Paul. Eleho;
2d— C. J. Paterson, Thorstein, II. : H. C.— W. H, Holubird. Palmer¬
ston, jr. ; bitches, 1st — Dr. Win, Jarvis, Rose ; 2d — W. A. Wheatley,
Lady Clare; H. C.— N. Griffith, Molly. (Natives) 1st— Lincoln &
Hellyur, Arlington ; 2d— ,1. W. Scudder, Chance; H. C.-C. E.
Bicker, Patrick C.— Emporia Kennel Club, Karl ; bitches, 1st— H,
Griffith, Kitty; 2d— W. H. Linn, Juno; C.-J. L. Duke, Kate.
Puppies: Dogs, 1st— L. J. Sackett, Irish Hanger; bitches, 1st— C.
Sticsmeier, Elsa; V. II. C— H. Griffilh, Venus; H. O.-Dr. N.
Rowe, Hortense,

Gordon Setters,— Champions: Dogs, 1st— -Toledo Kenuel Club,
Grouse; bitches, 1st— Nassau Kennel Club, Nell. Open Classes:
Dogs, 1st— Toledo Kennel Club, Judge ; 2d— J S. Niven, Blossom ;
V. H. O.— C. E. Fargo, Abelard; C — C Dornzer, Feldman;
bitches, 1st— Toledo Kounel Club, Bee; 2d— Same owner, Venus:
V. H. C.— C. R. Scudder, Jet; H. C.— A. K. Train, Fan. Puppies
(no award in the dog class); bitches, 1st— Toledo Kennel Club,
January; 0.— Aldlne Kennel, Jet.

Chesapeake Bay Dogs— 1st— H. P. Wilson, Snyder ; 2d— S. A.
Kaye, Mermaid.

IuishWater Spaniels.— 1st and 2d— S. A. Kaye, Pat and Pat II,

Cocker Spaniels, — 1st— J . H. Whitman, Carlo; V. H. C.—
Irwin & Waddell, Belle.

Spaniels Other than Irish or Cookers.— 1st- Toledo Ken¬
nel Club, Blondy.

Fox Hounds. —1st— A Mittloburg, Hunter : 3d— J. P. Soliuete,
Major.

Beagles.— Dogs, 1st— Dodge & Baker, Rattler ; 2d— C. Kowett,
Lee. Bitches, 1st— C. Rowett, Roney ; 2d— Do, Lilly, V. H. U
—Dodge & baker, Roxy ; H. C— ,P. Dorsey. Venus ; C.— Dodge &
Baker, Fannie.

Gueyhounds.— 1st— R. S. Henry, Punch; 2d -F. C. Hayden,
Ponto; V. H. C.— J Hennessey, Spring; H.C.— M. A. walff,
Belie.

Deerhounds.— Ist^-Mrs. H. C. Ewing, Bruce.

Fox Terriers . — 1st— R . Gibson, Topsey; 2d— J. L. Turner,
Judy.

Specials.— For best pointer dog, B. Orgill, Rush ; for best
pointer hitch, A. Ealy, Nellie K.; best brace or pointers, E, Orgill,
Rush and Bell.

For best English setter dog, Arnold Burges, Druid ; for best
English setter bitch. L. H . Smith, Clip ; for best brace of English
getters, A . Burges, Druid and Queen Mab ; for best native English
~ otter dog or bitch, T. T. Sawyer, Royal Ben.

For best Irish setter dog, John Fottler, Jr., Berkley: for best Irish
setter bitch, Dr. Wm . Jarvis, Rose ; for best brace of Irish setters,
John Fottler, Ji\, jlerkley and Duck ; for best native Dish setter
dog or bitch, J. W. Scudder, Chance .

For best Gordon setter dog-, Toledo Kennel Club, Grouse ; for
best Gordon setter bitch, Toledo Kennel Club, Bee : for best brace
of Gordon setters, Toledo Kennel Club, Grouse and Bee ; for best
native Gordon setter dog or bitch, Nassau Kennel Club, Nell.

Forbest brace of Cocker spaniels, Irwin& Waddell, Beau and
Bell.

Forbest brace of Beagles, C. Rowett, Leeand Rosoy.

Richmond Dog Show, — We would remind our readers
that the entries for the Richmond Dog Show, whicli is to
be held on October 28th, close on the 21st inst., and
should be made to Wm. O. Knight, Secretary. The
prizes are $10 in all classes, except puppies, in which cer¬
tificates will be awarded to the winners. The judges are
John S. Wise, Esq., Captain J. W. Foster, and Judge
Theo. Garnett. Full information regarding the show can
he had by addressing W. Russell Robinson, or John S.
Wise, Esq., Richmond, Va,

Field Trial Judges. — The following gentlemen will
act as judges at the approaching Field Trials of the Na¬
tional American Kennel Club : Theo. Morford, of New¬
ton, N. J.; Captain Pat Henry, of Clarksville, Tenn., and
E. F. Stoddard, of Dayton, O. An agent of the club is
now out examining territory in Southern Illinois, and a
location is expected to be selected within the next ten
days.

St. Bernards at the Hospice.— A recent visitor to

deafness, are also among the results of damp and dirty
kennels. Worst of all — at least more troublesome and
'loathsome, the most inveterate and obstinate forms of
mange break out in the damp and dirty kennel, and make
it a permanent home centre of dissemination. The man
who has to build his kennels on a stiff wet clay soil is, as
a breeder, handicapped to start with. Whatever the
soil may be, let the drainage be thorough, and when nat¬
urally damp let the whole of the floor and yard he con¬
crete, over a layer of rubble or cinders. If possible in
damp weather let a fire of coke in a movable grate be
daily burnt in the kennels whilst the inmates are out be¬
ing exercised. Let the rules as to cleansing and disin¬
fecting the kennels be simple, clear and emphatic, and
let the master himself see that they are strictly carried
out. Washing should not be resorted to in cold and damp
weather except under absolute necessity. Grooming,
however, should be regular and vigorous, Write up prom¬
inently in the kennel ; * Disease follows dirt and damp.’ ”

— The London Live Stoelc Journal criticises the prize
list of the St. Louis Dog Show in the following language :

“We have received a prize list of the St. Louis Dog
Show, which is fixed for Oct. 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th, and
regret to find that our American cousins are persisting in
their neglect of the non-sporting varieties. The prizes
for and division of the sporting classes are excellent in
every respect, hut a single $10 prize in such classes as
Newfoundlands, pugs, toy spaniels, bulldogs and terriers,
combined with a. total neglect of mastiffs and St. Bern¬
ards, makes us wonder where the “enterprise of the
Americans” can have betaken itself. Once put on the
right lines by competent judges we are profoundly of the
belief that our English non-sporting dogs would before
long be highly prized in the States. Their introduction
into that country, however, will only be attained by suf¬
ficient inducements being held out to English owners to
bring their dogs over. A botul-fide international show
would be an achievement which it is quite within the
power of American breeders to carry out if they seriously
undertook it ; and we are of the opinion that much good
would come thereby.”

— Mr. W. H. Pierce, Feekskill, N, Y., has sold his hand¬
some thoroughbred English setter bitch Nellie to J. H.
Young, of Albion, N. Y. Nellie is from first-class im¬
ported parents and is of superior field qualities.

— Mr. Robert Sewell’s setter bitch Irish Fairy whelped,
on the tith'October to Mr. C. H. Raymond’s Montague, ten
puppies — four dogs and six bitches ; as pretty a litter of
Irish setters as one could fancy.

— Mr. D. P. Boswortli, of New York, has bred his cocker
spaniel bitch. Clare, (Nimrod-Gip.) to Mr. Wm. B. Goff's
Dandy, imported.

— Mr. N. Elmore’s (of Granby, Conn.) English hare bea¬
gle, Lucy, whelped September 30th, seven puppies, all
but one ("which is lemon and white.) white, black and tan
and finely marked ; sired by Victor.

— Mr. C. B. Haven, of Beverly Farms, Mass., claims the
name Bramble, for a red Irish setter pup, out of Duck by
Berkely, whelped August 25th ; purchased of Mr. John
Fottler, jr.

—Mr. James H. Goodsell, New York City, claims the
name Gilroy for his pure Laverack chestnut and white
setter dog, by Carlowitz out of True, whelped September
loth, 1878.

— H. B. Roney, of East Saginaw, Mich., secured a line
imported English bloodhound hitch last winter, through
an advertisement in Forest and Stream, and has now,
in transit from England, a brace of Irish wolf hounds.

Milhury, Oet 7th. — Mr. John M. White started a fox to¬
day, and after an exciting chase shot him on Brigham
Hill in Grafton. It was a beauty and weighed nine and
three-quarter pounds.

jjnchtmg and ^touting.

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

Date.

Boston.

New York.

Charleston.

h. in.

h. nu

h. m.

Oot. 16 .

9 8

8 16

Oct. 17 .

0° 17

9 2

Oct. 18 .

1 3

10 43

9 56

Oct. 19 .

1 57

11 30

10 52

Oct. 20 .

2 53

morn.

11 60

Oct. 21 .

3 51

(1 o7

Oct. 22 .

4 50

1 (M

0 49

THE CLEVELAND YACHTING ASSOCIATION.

the Hospice of St. Bernard was given an opportunity of
examining the kennel of dogs at present in possession of
the hospitable monks. He found them a very seedy look¬
ing lot — scarcely a healthy dog among them. One was
blind of an eye ; another was lame, and a third so fat- he
could hardly walk. Yet it is stated that eight of them
have brought in no less than twenty persons from the
snow this season.

Damp, Dirt and Disease. — Under the above heading
we find the following trite remarks in the columns of an
English exchange. They are particularly applicable now
in view of the fact that a large proportion of the cases
for which we are asked to prescribe at this season can be
traced to one of these causes : —

“ Dirt, it has been said, is matter out of place, and no¬
where is it more out of place than in the kennel. The
diseases dirt generates are numerous, and when damp is
superadded, these are intensified and assume forms that
are almost incurable. Cold, with subsequent inflamma¬
tion of the eyes, with the danger — if not possibility — of
ultimate blindness. A running at the nose, a husky
cough, with phlegm filling the bronchial tubes, and end¬
ing in chronic asthma or inflammation of the lungs.
Ears, first dirty, then scurvy, then the flaps hot and
swollen, ending in suppuration and internal canker and

For some time past it has been a matter of open com
ment among those who have visited the harbors of sister
cities on the lakes, that Cleveland has fallen far astern of
her neighbors in utilizing her waters for the enlivening
sports of yachting, boating, and acquatics generally ; but
it was not until a boat’s crew had returned from a Cruise,
laden with a remembrance of many courtesies extended
while on their way, that the formation of an association
to reciprocate and to build up a spirit of brotherhood
among yachtsmen, was talked of. The undertaking was
no light one. Not above two dozen craft, used for sail¬
ing, were to be found afloat, and these mostly liidden in ob¬
scure muddy slips, or beached when not in use, and gen¬
erally rigged and manned in the most primitive fashion.
The contestants themselves had to organize the race, and
the trophy which had been the first prize ever won— a
4x6 flag of bunting, offered by a gun club, was carried
away by the sloop Unique, of Cleveland harbor. Her
owner desiring to nave more sport with his prize, offered
it as a local championship emblem, to be contested for
under the rules below given, on Tuesday, September 10th,
1878, the anniversary of Perry's victory on Lake Erie. A
committee was appointed to conduct the regatta, consist¬
ing of Mr. Frank Smead as Chairman, Chas. P. Smith,
Secretary, and Samuel Law, Treasurer. A course was
laid out nearly triangular in form, the starting point
being abreast of the piers at the mouth of Cuyahoga River,
the hue running easterly until the shore was reached near
the foot of Dodge Street, thence northwesterly to a stake-

728

FOREST AND STREAM,

boat- set seaward about three miles from the starting
point, and finally rounding the water works crib, finishing
at the starting line, making a course of about eight miles
in extent, The prizes were to he apportioned into four
lots, the winner to get the championship Dag and one-
fourth of the entrance money ; the second to get one-
half the remaining entrance money ; the third to get five-
eighths, and the fourth three-eighths of the remaining
quarter. In addition, a many handled tin cup was pro¬
vided as a prize for the boat mailing the best record for
slowness. Geo.'E. Stewart. Dr. J. C. Cutler, and Geo. N.
Glines were appointed judges, and the time set was 10
o’clock a, si. One schooner, the Stranger, Mr. S. Law, was
entered, and twelve sloops, as mentioned ; Silver Spray,

8. Law ; Chimes, W. P. Francis and others ; Unique,
Frank Sinead : Gipsy, It. F. Bell and T. A. Russell ; Car¬
rie, 8, Law ; Mastery Harry, C. C. and H. C. Ketaser ; Or¬
phan Boy, B. Lyman ; 'Brio, Tqpsy, Mora, Nomaid, and
two others.

The sailing rules were as follows : Each boat entering
to pay nn entrance fee of $2. All entries must be made
before 6 r.M. , on Monday, September, 9th, 1878. The sig¬
nal to commence crossing the line to be given at 0:45
a, H, . and any yacht not having crossed by 10 a.m., her
time of starting will be taken from that time. After the
signal for the start no throwing out or taking in or boom¬
ing out of ballast. Yachts and boats were allowed sails
ns follows : Schooners : mainsail, foresail, flying jib, jib,
jibtopsail, fore and main gaff topsails. Sloops: mainsail,
jib, flying jib, jib topsail, and gaff topsail. Time allow¬
ance to be computed from time to time of passing home
Btake boat on the finish, as follows : Length on water-line,
lireadth of beam inside fender streak, depth of hold next
to mast from underside of deck to upper side of planking.
These dimensions added together, constitute gross meas¬
urement, on which one-half minute per foot will be al¬
lowed in case there is dispute. Yachts on the port tack
mutt invariably give- way to those on the starboard tack,
and yachts running free must invariably give way for
those by the wind on either tack. Yachts rounding
stake-boats shall leave them on the -port hand,

Ou the day set for the regatta all boats were started,
but owing to a heavy squall were unable to makeafinisb,
the outer stake-boat”having been blown from its anchor¬
age. Three yachts, the Orphan Boy, Mora and Dolphin
went ashore during the gale that followed, aud were en¬
tirely lost, while numerous minor accidents happened to
others of the fleet. The race was declared oil by the
judges, aud at a meeting of the contestants at Law’s
boat-house the same evening it was decided to hold the
regatta on Thursday, Sept. 19th, and the owners of the
wrecked boats were allowed the privilege of entering
other boots in their stead. It was at this meeting that the
need of concerted action among yacht owners and
amateurs was recognized, and the idea of an association
to further and promote aquatic sports began to take
definite shape. A committee consisting of Messrs. F. H.
Swead. W. P. Francis, H. G. Phelps, Bernard Lyman,
Robert E. Patterson, R. F. Bell aud Charles P. Smith
were selected to carry the postponed regatta to a suc¬
cessful conclusion, and also to collect and furnish data
which would tend to place the proposed association on a
permanent basis. They were instructed to report their
proceedings at a meeting to be held at Weckerling's Hall,
Champlain street, on the Saturday following the regatta,
at which time the prizes were to" be awarded aud pro¬
tests beard, and all matters connected therewith brought
to a final settlement.

The purse which was to be contended for Sept. 19th
had been augmented by two new entries, and the addi¬
tion of five dollars as a present fay Mr. George E. Stewart,
making a purse of $28, after deducting a few necessary
expenses for stateboats, &c. The Nadine, Robert Pat¬
terson, master, was kindly loaned for the use of the

e following boats started in the regatta in the order
named : Trio, Alert , Topsy. Gipsy, Stranger, Silver
Spray, Nomad, Unique ana Chimes. The wind was from
the southwest, blowing just fresh enough to make the
carrying of all sails possible. The first stakeboat opposite
Dodge street was passed in nearly the order of starting,
but after the turn the better sailors showed to the fore,
and the lame ducks dropped out. The outer stakeboat,
about the halfway point, was passed first by Trio, next
Unique, then Silver Spray, Stranger, Gipsy and Chimes
in close succession. Around the Water Works Crib they
passed, and then came rushing down. They swept past
tile home stakeboat in the following order : Unique,
Chimes, Silver Spray, Stranger, Gipsy, Trio and Alert,
Topsy having been dismasted, and Nomad not finishing
the course. The. Master Harry met with an accident to
her centerboard just before the race, and Was unable to
be on hand in time to sail.

At a meeting held after this match the prize money
was awarded by the committee of arrangements as fol¬
lows ; — Champion pennant and first prize, $7, to Unique :
second prize, $9, Chimes ; third prize, $7, Silver Spray ;
fourth prize, $5, Gipsy; and the tin-cup emblem to
Alert. An organization was perfected, and the follow¬
ing officers elected Commodore, Frank Sinead ; Vico-
Commodore, W. P. Francis : Rear-Commodore, Henry
Gerlach ; Secretary, Charles P. Smith ; Treasurer, H. G.
Phelps : Measurer, R. F. Bell ; Executive Committee : C.
P. Smith, chairman; Robert E. Patterson, Bernard
Lvman, Robert E. Gill, jr„ and Samuel Law. Forty
names wore listed on the club rolls, including many
prominent business men of Cleveland. Since then the as¬
sociation has prospered, and is now on tlio high road to
success. A club book is issued annually. We append a
list ol’tiie fleet : —

first class.

Length. Breadth- Depth.

Rig. Name. Ft.ln. I'L.ln. Fl.tn. Owners.
Selu'...JtweAnderson 11 00 J& 03 6 IK) das, Con-uj-fln.

ISlDOp.. Hurry Burke.. 45 00 14 09 4 fill tieo. E. Bteivart.

Sloop . Phantom.. . JU1. Johns.

SECOND CLASS.

itat . Stranger . 28 00 00 01 3 07 Samuel Law.

Scbr. Camilla- . 89 00 11 00 a Xo 11. IS. Mix and others.

Sloop .Silver Spray.. 24 00 oo 93 act -Saimiol flaw,

ffloop.. nolle . at Oil 90 03 oil W.(J. Pitts and others.

TOiirn Class.

19 03 OS 03 9 05 H. Hrneud.

...IK 08 98 90 2 03 T. H. Bussell.

. SI Oil US II) H 03 11. G. A O. O. lieltter.

..nil 00 9.1 3 92 llermim Krause,

ry III 00 05 06 3 011 II. A’. II. flyman.

9. 20 IX 08 10 3 03 C. J. Walsh,

011 00 . 3 03 II. & 1J . Li man .

East Boston Yacht Clot. — The first union ragatta of
this club was sailed Sept. Sfltli, open to dll yaChts under
forty feet ; wind steady from S. E. In the first class O.
A. protested Anonyma. for fotil start, and was awarded
tiie prize. Posy carried away masthead and Eugenia
fouled Dictator, resulting in a protest from tlis latter.
Dream lost bowsprit. We annex a summary. The judges
were Messrs. T. H. Stone, J. P. Morrison, R. Crosbie, E.
A. Sweet and G. B. Atwood.

SPECIAL CLASS SCHOONERS.

Name. Oumcr.

Anonyma . 11. Hickey. .

O.K . ’ " - -

. St 03

Comeed

Time.

n.M.s.

a 04 30

s as 06

J. P. Morrison . 23 00

FIRST CLASS.'SLOQPS AND CATS.

Viking . S. P. Freeman . ....35 03 1 50 29

Daisy . R.M. Wood . 31 06 1 58 25

Heotor . . J. H. Stone . 82 08 2 05 33

FIRST CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SL90PS.

. I,. H. Keith . 38 05 1 46 25

Lily; . . D. B.&L . 30 00 1 58 23

Magic . E.C. Neale . . 30 03 withdrawn

SECOND CLASS SLOOPS AND CATS, KEELS.

Veronica . . . T. Chamberlain . 21 00 1 37 05

Dictator . K. Bihher . 23 09 1 31 38

Clara . F. Lincoln . . 25 10 1 31 24

Gail . . W. McCormick . 27 08 J 35 47

Bannerett . . F. A. Daniels . 23 09 1 37 11

Flcetwlng . G. Turner, jr . 22 00 1 40 34

Lottie . F. Webster . . . 20 00 1 43 46

Hirondeltc . C. M. Nowell . . — 24 00 1 45 47

SECOND CLASS SLOOPS AND OATS, CENTRE-BOARDS.

Eva . . W. T. Lambert . 25 04 1 30 51

Muriel . C. a. Weld . 2105 133 £8

Judith.... . H.Pidgeon . 2103 133 43

Ficetwing . - — ft. Crosoio . . . 27 06 1 33 49

Eugenia . G. F. McCauslaud . 82 03 withdrawn

Posy, . H. H. MoKec . . 21 03 withdrawn

IRD CLASS SLOOPS ’AND OATS, KEELS.

Nonpaviel . J. W. Mansfield . 16 00

Mary . E. Pidgoon . 10 00

THIRD CLASS SLOOPS AND CATS, CENTRE-BOARDS.

Water Witch . If. Hutchins . 19 05 32 10

Peri . Gem-gel.ee . 18 06 32 37

Fancy . K. Grant, jr . 19 01 33 49

Shamrock . M. .1. Driscoll . 29 01 32 56

flita . H.B Richardson . 18 09 35 06

Herald . W. Smith . 10 04 35 47

Dream . C. Barnard . 18 00 38 27

Wildiire . II. A. Keith . 17 03 45 23

First prizes go to O. K., Syren, Viking, Veronica, Eva,
Water Witch, and Nonpareil. Second prizes go to Lillie,
Daisy, Dictator, Muriel and Peri,

Beverly Yacht Clot. — Tbe fifty-third regatta of the
club was sailed Oct. 1st at South Boston. It was a “ sail
off” for the club championship of second class. Open to
Hoiden, Fancy and Peri. Tbe first being hauled out for
the winter, did not appear. The other two ran down be¬
fore the wind almost bow and bow, but at the mark
Peris mast went by the board, and Fancy sailed home
alone, taking the pennant in her class.

Haverhill Yacht Clot. — The union regatta of this
club sailed Sept, 36th, and brought out a long list of
entries. Entries in first class : Hornet, Twilight, Hattie,
Empress, El fie, Planchette, Lizzie Warner and Emma L.
The Warner look first, and Empress second prize ; the
third not awa rded, owing to some dispute. In second class
the following came to the line : Abb ie M. , Josie J., Una-
fore, Startle, Linnie May, Magic and Eclipse. First
prize to Abide M., second to Eclipse, third to Josie J. In
third class the entries were : Ada L.. Julia J., Vision, Tiuo
Brothers, Psyche, Keturah, Alatus, Idalette, Dolphin,
No Name, Edith M. Adelaide, and Brown. First prize
Alatus, second by Psych e, third by Idalette. Judges
were Messrs. George Eenderson, O.M. West and Horace
Fitts.

A Master’s Certificate.— Mr. Charles H. Whitin._
owner of Violet. Dorchester Y. C. and Beverly Y, C., has
obtained the British Board of Trade certificate of com¬
petency as master of bis own yacht. Tbe London Field
adds that Mr. Whiting is the first American that has ob¬
tained a certificate. We are certain there are many Cor¬
inthians who could readily pass examination for a mas¬
ter’s certificate before our own. Boards, and we hope the
fashion of studying for and obtaining such certificates
will become a custom with us. Yachtsmen who have
tbe privilege of decorating their cabins with certificates
of competency would soon form an elite among sea¬
men, whose example would be beneficial and influential.

To American Yachtsmen.— For complete records of
all yacht races in England, os well as for a great variety
of other matter of interest, such as cruises and yachting
tales, read Hunt’s Yachting Magazine , established 1853.
Can lie had of booksellers generally, or direct from Hunt
& Co.. 119 Church Street, Edgware ' Road, London, E. C.,
England. Published monthly, one shilling sterling per
number.— [Adv.

gen mu i

FISH IN SEASON IN OCTOBER.

Sloop-Unique...
Sloop .Gipsy

Sloop .Vixen .

Sloop Lady 1<1» •
Sloop- Master Bel
Sloop. Klttii) Wall
Sloop. .Nettle.

b tea to .faclat Rosaline, Geo. IV. Gardner.

LlV XMlahi 4U IP/ iqAl'f IW

ides: M. nigricans.
Muskalonge, Sw* nnbiHm;.

8en Boss, Siitonops ocdlalxis.
swiped Bass, Roecus linmtus.
White- Perch, Marune. amtricana.
WoiUtlisb. Ourwxcirm regalis.
Bluefish, Pomalw nut saltatrix.

Yellow Perch, Perea Jlavesccm

SALT WATER.

Spanish Mackerel, OglHum mac-
ulatum.

Coro, Gybtum regale,

Bonito, Sarda pelamys.

KingDsh, Hencfcbrus nehulosus.

— The following recipe for a chowder is given by the
Portsmouth Times:—

To make n chowder— that delicious dish—

The first Important thing is, catch your fish !

Then scale and slice it, put it iu a pot,

Tn which is fried salt pork, ,)ust sizzling hot;

Add crackers, milk, a spoonful of sweet oil,

Pepper and salt, aud then put on to boil.

A few sliced onions give it a toothsome relish
Though the fastidious think this flavor— horrible.

BluefibH. — There has been a fine run of from two to
seven pound bluefish on the Long Island coast during the
whole of October, and numerous fishing parties from
Ganarsie and other eligible points have taken advantage

thereof and enjoyed good sport and abundant returns.
There will probably be a run of large bluefish (twelve to
sixteen pounds) before frost. As soon as frost comes they
111 disappear. Trolling and rod-fishing with reel are
the approved modes.

Rhode Island— Newport, Oct. 9tli.— Bluefish and little
mackerel are caught now iu large quantities. The blue¬
fish are iu fine condition and bring a fair price. Black-
fish (Newport's favorite chowder fish) are in fine condi¬
tion, and are caught from the many points of rocks around
our island. Captain Swan caught a fox or thropher
shark while fishing for bluefish. Seldom seen, so near
our harbor. Occasional.

— Merrick Goldthwaithe caught thirty-one pouts a few
nights ago in Singletary Pond, the handsomest and largest
pouts that probably ever were caught in this vicinity ;
several of them weighed over two pounds apiece and quite
number weighed one and a half pounds.

— An old gentleman crossing the Shenandoah River at
Howellsville Ford recently, followed by a favorite shep¬
herd dog, heard a great commotion behind him in tue
water. Turning around to see the cause, he found that
his dog had been eeizedLy the tail by a monstrous bass,
and carried under three times before he could release him -
self from its almost fatal grip.

New York — Eaton, Sept. 29tli. — Our 1 ‘ Ramping
Elub” has just returned from the ErieviUe reservoir. We
went into camp on the 10th. The reservoir was very low
and in “bloom,” although we did not know what was
tbe matter with the water until the arrival of the Forest
and Stream of that week, containing the article from
Seth Green on that subject, We can certify to the state¬
ment of Mr. Green, as the bass fishing has been excellent
all summer, and a large number have been taken up to
about tbe time we encamped there, and but few were
caught during our stay. Last yeaT during the first week
in September, we caught a large number of black bass
weighing from two to four and a quarter pounds, but this
year only about a dozen were taken in the whole ten
days. Game was also scarce this year, a few snipe and
a couifie of ducks being all that was shot ; but for all that,
we bad a very pleasant time. J. B. Tuokerman.

California Fishing. — Occasionally I have the
pleasure to send you some few words relating to fishing
on this coast, and especailly that of the members of our
[Sportsman’s Club of San Francisco. This now still
flourishing association, succeeding better lately, on ac¬
count of having enforced our game laws by convicting
persons selling in tbe market quail out of season, and
watching keenly our trout, salmon, and other sporting
and commercial interests — this useful society, I say, pos¬
sesses by lease at present only one large and splendid lake
(Merced), stocked with young salmon and some large
trout, which afforded the members and some friends
much excellent recreation and amusement for about two
months last spring, bait fishing, some fishermen catching
as many as twenty-five each per day.

Through the kind courtesy of Mr. Howard, president
of tlie Spring Talley Water Company, many respectable
parties, lovers of the rod, as well as members of the
Sportsman's Club, received permission gratis to fish in
two of the company’s lakes — San Andreas and Pilarcitos.
In the first we had some good fishing with the fly, besides
bait fishing, capturing numbers of silver trout, which,
although small, afforded pleasant amusement — now and
then a specimen being captured of from two to four
pounds, products of a former planting some three
years since. Lake Pilarcitos yielded about a similar re¬
creation, only that the fish there are the genuine brook
trout, and running nearly the same size as tbe San
Andreas fish, but only the larger ones there are more
numerous. The scenery surrounding this last lake is most
beautiful and romantic, and is much embellished with
bills and rocks covered with handsome vegetation — trees,
shrubs and flowers.

As the season has advanced success with tbe fly and
anglmg has much fallen off, as is usual, though a few fish
still continue to be creeled in both of these lakes.

Our brook trout fishing has been quite partial this
season, some of our streams furnishing fine sport, while
others have yielded but little, compared with some
years.

4a The McCloud and Sacramento river fishing, about
Mount Shasta, toward the north, for both salmon and
trout, never fail to afford' all the satifaction a6 to num¬
bers and size, at least, that visitors can desire, besides
gratifying the lovers of the wildest and most striking
natural scenery. Tbe trip to tins almost exceptionally
magnificent fishing and scenery requires at least two
weeks, while excursions to the lakes and brooks above
mentioned may be accomplished in two or three days.

We have bad very few young salmon running into or
frequenting our bay in fall, winter or spring tor these
two last years, consequently onr city anglers have
missed the amusement which they enjoyed in capturing
them from tlio Oakland long wharf and a few other-
points, several years previously. But we live in hope in
the future, as we do m so many other things in this life
and the next, concerning which most of ns have much
faith and trust, E. J. Hooper.

\V Wyoming Territory.— Spokeane Falls, Stevens Co.,
Sept. 2oth. — I arrived here September 23d, after an une¬
ventful and monotonous trip of five days through the
bunch grass hills at Eastern Washington Territory.
Made the journey in a private ox team from Walla Walla.
This point is certainly the fisherman's paradise, and the
number and size of the trout taken in this vicinity is as¬
tonishing. I took ten trout yesterday afternoon just
below the falls that weighed in the aggregate a trifle
over twenty pounds ; one of them tipped the scales at
three and a half pounds, and was twenty inches in length.
They are caught in almost every manner known to the
disciples of Walton ; with kralling hooks, flies, grasshop¬
pers, and traps ; tbe latter, however, be it said, are used
only by the Indians. Everybody goes fishing here, tbe
young and old, great and small, natives and whites, and
even the hogs take an unusual interest in it, as I found
to my cost. They are very fond of the toothsome trout,
and made way with a very nice-ono I had killed and laid
under a willow on the bank. Multnomah,

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FISHING INDUSTRIES OF THE GULF
COAST.

Sarasota, Fla., Sept. 19th.
HE salt flailing industry on this coast has opened
earlier and under better auspices this season than
usual. The fish sought (mullet,) are plentier and much
fatter than we usually find them before the month of Oct¬
ober, Perhaps there are not as many fisheries started as
some years, buttbo3e who are engaged are the largest and
best fitted out forbusiness, and consequently a success.
Last season there were some dozen in the vicinity of Char¬
lotte's Harbor against three this year : but these each
work from twenty-five to forty men. Those next to the
northward are at Big Sarasota Pass. Here is the first
ranche, ran for the country trade, only some eight or ten
hands, but to balance it, is the ranche of Capt. Joe Pretty,
some thirty hands, well fitted up, and in the Cuban trade,
like those of Charlotte’s Harbor. They arrived during
what may pass for the “Line Storm," so it is hoped a
rough beginning will make a smooth ending. The next
to the north and the last in the export trade is that of
Messrs. Sweetzer & Thompson at Hunter’s Point, on the
main hind some two miles from Long Boat Inlet. They
work some twenty hands, but as the arrangements both
for catching and curing of the fish are superior to any
other ranche on the coast, they can cure as many as thirty
are able to handle under the ordinary and old style of fit
up. The method of preparing mullet for market, espec¬
ially the Cuban market, is so different to that pursued
with mackerel or any other fish put up in Northern
waters, that- 1 must reserve a description of it for some fu¬
ture letter.

Fish have been so plentiful at Hunter’s Point, that
Capt. Sweetzer has his first load ready and waiting the
arrival of the vessel for shipment. ' While noting the
large numbers of mullet which pass this point, coming
both from Long Boat Inlet and from the entrance of
Tampa Bay, I cannot help oalling attention to the qtian-
ties of pompano and Spanish mackerel , which might be
taken here very early in the year, were there the only di¬
rect means of shipment on ice to New York. There is
probably not a month in the year when Spanish mackerel
cannot be found. The outside beach from Long Boat In¬
let to Edmont Light is alive with the brightly colored lit¬
tle bivalve, known locally as the pompano shell, and the
pompano themselves begin to come in schools early in
February, which is fully two months and a half earlier
than they are now placed on the market from other points.
To those’ of your readera who have eaten pompano it is
unnecessary for me to say a word as to its merits, while
to those who have not, I must say they have a rich treat

et to experience, for the pompano is admitted to be the

est flavored fish found in salt water. Indeed many
would decide it to be better worth its dollar or more per
pound than the salmon or brook trout, and all that is
wanting to place this excellent fish early and abundantly
in all the Northern cities, is a few miles of railroad. The
mrfn and the means for catching the fish are ready and
on the spot.

The Hunter’s Point fishery is the last of any importance.
There are a number of small affairs scattered along the
coast to the northward, all of which fish for the country
trade. Some have small seines, but many depend upon
the cast net for a supply of fish. Even when conducted
on such a small scale as this, the business would pay if
those who put up the fish would take more care in cur¬
ing them: that is, would put them up neatly and so they
will keep. The majority of fisherman have been satisfied
if the fish kept long enough to be sold and off their hands,
not caring how soon they might spoil in possession of the
consumer ; but the result has been to nearly break up the
country trade until you reach Apalachicola, where a
higher standard has been kept up, and as a natural con¬
sequence there is a good demand for fish from that point
all through southern Georgia and Alabama.

_ Major Sarasota,

$ur§ mid §rxppin$.

The Fuji-Bearing Animals of Florida.— Titusville,
Brevard Co.. Fla. — The opportunities of the trapper in
Florida are not, it seems to me, appreciated. The dense
hummocks, the prairies and the salt marshes swarm with
large and small to-bearing animals. Of these the most
numerous are the oppossum and raccoon, next the otter,
then comes the wild cat or bay lynx ; next the black bear,
and then the much dreaded panther (Fells concolor),
called here the tiger, which often grows to a length of
twelve or thirteen feet, tail, and all. These are the prin¬
cipal fur animals.

The trapper will also get a small sprinkling of red and
grey foxes, skunks, and down round Lake Okechobee and
the great Kissimmee prairie he will find quite a number
of the great grey wolf, which ends the list of fur.

The immense number of some of these animals is truly
astonishing. One hundred and fifty raccoons have been
poisoned in a month by a single planter, and of oppossums
there are no end. One well-known gentleman on Mer-
ritt’B Island killed eight otters at one discharge of a large
duck gun. Their slides in the sand on banks of creeks 1
frequently come across when surveying. Black bears are
equally numerous. One hunter killed nine in six weeks
on the east shore of Banana River.

The number of all these different animals that the
Bkilled trapper could collect would astonish any one. One
may almost say they are never trapped. Occasionally a
boy or darkey will set a few dead-falls, but no system¬
atic trapping by an experienced trapper has ever come to
my knowledge. The planters poison large numbers to
ge’t rid of them, but never save the skins, deeming it be- .
neath their dignity to bother with “ varmint;” niggers’
work, they call it, and leave it to them, I am speaking
of the native Southron.

Of course it is well known that Southern skins are very
poor in comparison with Northern skins of the same
species, but they make up in quantity what is lacking in
quality. There was a fur dealer in Titusville all last win¬
ter and spring, buying what Bkins he could get and pay¬
ing cash. He advertised extensively, but found it almost
impossible to get up any enthusiasm. The fact was. there
was no experienced trapper in the country, and what few
skins he was able to obtain were furnished mostly by
boys and niggers, and were nearly all shot,

I have obtained his permission to copy the prices he
paid, which are as follows : —

Bears . .

.50 a $8.00 1

| Mink . . .

. .15ft

.80

Cubs . .

•25 a

A,

Otter .

.. .75 a 32.00

Cat— Wild. . . . .

. .10 a

.25

Opossum - -

... .03 a

.06

Black house .

.20

Panther. ....

1.5U

Common house .

.05 a

.08

1 Raccoon .

. 12 a

.24

Deer skins, per lb.

! Skunk— Black ...

... .60 a

.70

Winter .

.10 a

.13

| Half striped .

. . ,30 a

.40

Summer .

.12 :i

.15

ped .

.

. 12 a

.20

Buck, Indian dressed.

.35 a

.601

... .08 a

.10

Fox-Red .

.50 a

.75

Woll’. . .

. 30 a

.80

Gray . . . .

■30 a

.60

Above prices were for prime No. 1 cased skins. Open
skins, excepting beam, raccoons and wolf, 10 to 25 per
cent. less.

Of course these prices will seem very low to the North¬
ern trapper, but ease of capture and the abundance will
make up. The raccoons, foxes and lynx are smaller than
their cogeners at the North. The dealer informed me
that no fox, mink or wolf were received. It is probable
that the mink is only an occasional visitant to this State.
The beaver is said to have occurred, but is now never
seen. It may be found in the northern part of the State,
as it is known to occur in Georgia.

Deer skins came in quite freely. Of skunks there are
two species, the common skunk ( Mephitis mephiliea .) and
the little striped skunk ( Mephitis bieolar), the last only
found on the east coast between Indian River and the
ocean. This locality is the only place west of the Missis¬
sippi River where this species is found. The Indians in
the Great Cypress Swamps — the remnant of the Semi-
noles — tan the deer skins in a very fine manner. They
are also tanned by a tanner in Titusville, who also tan's
the otter (summer skins) into a very durable and water¬
proof shoe leather.

Besides these animals there is found iu Florida the
manatee, with a skin an inch thick. It was made by the
Indians into shields. Two species of rabbit occur — their
skins are used for felt and bring fifteen to twenty-five
cents per dozen. There are three species of squirrel.
The pelts are used for linings, but have not much com¬
mercial value. The dealer can get up quite a trade in
dry flint cow hides, and the hunter will find some of
these cattle wild and unmarked, and such he can shoot
with impunity. Wild hogs also abound in certain local¬
ities, and the old boars are the most dangerous animals
in the State.

The naturalist may be interested to know that there
are seven species of bats found in the State, and
moles, shrews, salamanders, or] gophers, and numerous
rats and mice.

There is a very remarkable difference in the bears’ skins
from Florida. Some have thick, long fur, while others
have no more fur on them than a hog. The young bears
and cubs have the best fur. Occasionally an old one is
found, probably a traveler from the mountains of Nortb.-
ern Georgia, with a very valuable pelt, but the majority
of old large hears have scratched off all their fur going
through the sour palmetto and scratching fleas. The
hides of such are made into leather and used by harness
makers and saddlers. Al. I, Gator.

The Fur Trade. — Reports of the Leipsio to* sales now
in progress have been received in this city, and are very
disappointing. For muskrat, there is no demand, and
what stock was offered was promptly withdrawn, as
holders would not accept anything like the slaughter
prices bid. Skunk declined fully 30 per cent. — Montreal
Gazette, Sept. 21th.

gwmp to ffiomspuflfuto.

No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

53sF“ We mahe net charge for answering inquiries in this column,

H. 0. Dry Jo II., Troy, Mo.— Sco an article on wild rieo else¬
where.

H. R., Mobile, Ala.— We must refer you to the advertising col¬
umns of this paper.

Pelican Club, San Francisco. - Wo publish elsewhere directions
for wild rice growing.

T. M. B., Mount Airy, N. C.— The remedies you used (milk, etc.),
were the proper ones for the case.

Buckeye Boy, Youngstown, 0— You will find that glass ball
shooting materially helps you for Held work,

Glencoe, Morston.— You can buy ferrets and ferret muzzles of
C. Tan Veohten, Victor, Ontario county N. Y.

II. S. H., Highland, Mich.— Your wild rice may appear next
spring, but we are afraid net. Write to Valentine.

TAXinEBMisr, Norwalk, Conn.-Mr. Batty’s new book on Taxi¬
dermy is now in press. We were iu error iu stating that it had
yet been published.

E. G. and Several Youno Men.— For good shooting go to the
Bay View House, Mr. Wilb'ams, proprietor. Good Ground. L. r,
Take Long Island R. R.

Dead Shot, Applelmckyille, Pa. -If you will send us your
name and state more specifically what kind of game you are seek¬
ing information about, we shall be glad to help you.

A. P. L., Donnellen. N. J.— To have your gun altered take it to
H, 0, Squires, No. 1, Oortlaudt street, this city, or to any of the
other gunsmiths who are to be lound by reference to our adver¬
tising columns.

F. F„ Augusta, Ga.— Will the grease from pink-edge wads put
over powder, injure the powder, when shells are loaded without
the grease proof wails, and laid by for nine or ten months ? Ans.
Not to any extent.

W. E. A., Morris, Minn.— What con I give my bitch to make her
shed her coat? It is last year’s ; she looks very rough. Ans. Two
capsules of tar every day for three or four days, or a raw agg
night and morning for a week.

T. J. F„ Jamestown, N. A'.— For information about Clay, Kana¬
wha and McDowell counties, West Virginia, write to John Haw¬
kins, or Thos. Beoltloy, Kanawha Falls, W.Va. There is good deer
and wild turkey shooting generally in the counties you speak of.

Chilled Shot, Cambridge, Mass.— Colorado is an excellent
oountryfor stock-raising. The climate is fine and bracing. Ill
different parts of the State you will find all kinds of large and
small game, from pinnated grouse to elk. Read the letters in our
current numbers.

Subscriber, Buffalo.— What constitutes an 11 svy " cooker span¬
iel V Also please give a brief general description ef ono, and how
they .rank with other oookers ? Ans. Have never heard of the
breed. For an exhaustive article on spaniels we must refer you
to our issue No. 23 of Vol. 11.

W J. P., Hagerevllle.— Please tell me where I can get a book
treating on rifles and rifle shooting? Ans. Hints to Rifleman, by
H. W.S. Cleveland; Wingate’s Rifle Manual; The Rifle, its Theory
and Practice, by A. Walker; How to Become an Expert Shot.
All the above for sale by the Orange Judd 0o., 345 Broadway.

C. S. S., Cincinnati.— Would a seven-pound gun be perfectly safe,
say twelve-gauge laminated stool barrels, twenty-eight-inohes?
Would such a gun bo suitable for chickens, ducks, squirrels and
grouse? Wouldsuoh gun shoot ns strong as a good rn uzze-loader ?
Could Tgot such a gun of Coitmake for $75 or $80? Ans. To all
your questions, yes.

F. S., Oonnorsville, Xnd.— My pup's eyes have commenced run¬
ning more or less every day ; at times a skin seems to be drawn
almost over one half of the eye ball, otherwise the pup is in per¬
fect health; very lively. and in aparently good condition? Ans.
Bathe tho eye with cold water and if the film continues blow on
it a little powdered burnt alum.

John W„ New York.— Ploase advise me as to caliber, weight,
length of barrel, etc., of a sporting rifle suitable for use during a
trip to the North Woods for deer? I use a 71 pounds shot gun
and desire as light a rifle that will be effective for game from doer
to smaller game ? Ans. A rifle weighing 8 to 81 lbs., 28-inch bbl.
and 44 calibre would answer your purpose.

F. F. M., Brooklyn, L. I.— Robins, goldens, woodpeckers, hlgh-
bolders and other Inseotlvorous birds are not to be shot. The
open season for game In New York State is as follows: Deer, Ang.
1st, to Nov- 30th ; wildfowl, Sept. 1st to May 1st; quail, Nov. 1st
to Jan 1st; hares, Nov. 1st to Jan. 1st; woodcock. Sept. 1st to Jan,
1st ; ruffed and pinnated grouse, Sept. 1st to Jan. 1st.

Young Sportsman, Washington . —Directly in face of this stand¬
ing notice, at head of Correspondents' Column, you send us ten
varied questions! Do you expect us to answer them, under the
circumstances ? We do not hesitate at any painstaking to inform
correspondents who respect our reasonable request, but will not
put ourselves to the trouble to answer anonymous queries.

W. T. B., Baltimore.— Is there uot a method of loading shells
that will prevent a gun from scattering shot? I use 1 oz. shot
and 21 drachms powder, 8‘s, and load the same for 6’s and use lj oz.
shot; 8 drachms powder for No. 4 shot? Ans. You can make your
gunBhoot slightly closer by using a little more shot, but your
best plan would be to have it moderately choked, which can be
done at a slight expense.

J. D. D., Richmond, Va— A party here has a setter, black and
white; they are trying to pass’liim asllrish. I think he is of the
Llewellyn stook. We have a small bet. Did you ever bear of an
Irish setter other than red, or a red and white ? How are the
Sootchones? Ans. The recognized color of the Irish setterisred :
the Scotch or Gordon setter, black and tan. The dog is probably
an English setter, certainly not an Irish one.

E. K„ Leon, N, Y.— We cannot express opinions regarding the
merits of guns made by different manufacturers. Those you
mention are equal in merit of similar grades. There are a largo
number of issues of tills paper containing articles on choke-bored
guns. Your best plan would be to buy Mr. Greener's book,
“Choke-Bore Guns and How to Load for all .Kinds of Game."
We can send it on receipt of price, $3.50.

W. n. R. Du B., Hoboken.— Will you inform mo in your next
issue where is a good place forshooting near by in Now Jersey ?
what game is in season in October, and what nro tho laws
regarding shooting? Ans. New Jersey is especially noted for its
beach birds, ducks, snipe, quail and woodcock, aU of which are in
season in October. There are some ruffed grouse, and a very few
deer. The law requires every resident and non-resident to pay a
small annual license fee.

E. D., Salt Lake City .—As a subscriber I take the liberty of ask¬
ing a question. Where can X find illustrated plates, colored, if
they are to be had, of all kinds of flies, artificial, for fishing I mean ;
such that a novice can get some idea of the difference between a
ooacbman and a palmer, or a Nicholson and a blue bottle? Ans.
There are no colored plates of American files. Hallook’s " Sports¬
man's Gazetteer” describes the color, material and pattern of
several dozen of the most common.

Subscriber, Austin, Nev.— In a game shooting match, eight
men each side, one man was absent, making eight to seven . The
Judges, therefore, decided to throw out the score of tho eighth
man on the .other side. Was that right? Ans. No, it does not
seem fair, as'the one thrown out might he the best or the worst
shot. We should suggest as a solution that, the side which was
one man short be allowed a oount equal to tho average made, or
else that the match be shot again.

E. R. W., City.— Your speolmen is the common puffer or balloon
fish, winch belongs to the family GgDinodonfMre, distinguished not
only for the faculty of blowing themselves up into a globular
ball, but by horny healc like the snapping turtle. The skin is oov-
ered with slender prtoldes or Etout spines, which serve admirably
for defence. There are some sixty species in this family. Those
with spines are usually found in tropical waters. The scientific
name of your fishisTciraodon twgidm.

Isaacs, Shelter Island— Be kind enough to give me the correct
name for the bony fisb caught here in such numbers; is it moss-
bunker or mass-b anker? To what family does it belong ? Ana.
Family Clupoidm. Brccoortlia Menhaden. (Mitch. Gill.) Called
menhaden in Vineyard Sound ; munnawhatteaug by Narragonsett
Indians; pogy pogbaden, on east coast of New England; moss-
bunkeriu New York; panbaden ponhagen to New England; hard
head and bony fish iu Massachusetts Bay ; skippaug, or bunker, on
east cud of Long Island; bony fish at Saybrook; whitefish from
Saybreolt to Milford, Conn.; fat back and yellow tail On coast of
North Carolina; bug fish iu the Carolines, See report United
States Fish Commission.

H. M. W., Hoosac Falls.— We have a Spanish poodle who seems
in perfect health but whose breath is so offensive that it is impos¬
sible to have him near one. As ho is fed with great care, only
bread ana milk, or potatoes, never meat, we are at a loss to as¬
certain the cause. Can you tell us? Also my Collie dogs (three
of them) hnvo had a dry sore on the top of their ears which is
entirely destitute of hair and which attracts the flies, who draw
the blood. What can I wash it with? Ans. The poodle's bad
breath is owing either to defective teeth or to worms. Examine
tbe teeth and see if they ere decayed, and If so have the diseased
ones extracted. If worms are suspected giv e areca nut. For the
Collies’ cars, wash them well with Spratt's or Castile soap and then
auotot frequently with carbolic salve, to be had at any drug store
If this is uot effective, rub them frequently with crude pretro-
leum.

730

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Wild Rice. — The wild rice season has come again, and
with it numerous letters from correspondents pour in upon
ns asking all about its culture. We mean to tell all we
know about it now, and must ask all of our interested
readers to look the article over before writing to us about
the subject.

First— Wild rice may be obtained of Mr. A. M. Valen¬
tine, Janesville, Wis., who has secured one hundred
bushels this year by having engaged it a season in ad¬
vance. The cost is $3 per bushel, and parties ordering
must pay transportation charges.

Second — The seed may be sown either in the fall or in
the spring. The rice should be soaked until it sinks and
then sown in water from two to five inches in depth.
The quantity of seed to the acre may he varied from a
bushel to a barrel.

The culture of this cereal has been in some cases success¬
ful and in others unsuccessful. There are many condi¬
tions of success and failure as in other crops. The ma¬
jority oi experiments have resulted favorably.

We shall be glad to hear from all gentlemen who are
interested in its culture as to their methods and success.
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—When the Blackfeet Indians wish to express great
sorrow, they say “My heart is on the ground.”

HISTORY AND PRESENT CONDITION
OF THE FISHERIES IN THE
UNITED STATES.

IN order to obtain all necessary statistics as above, the
U. S. Fishery Commission have veiy wisely availed
themselves of the machinery of the U. S. census, and
have issued broadcast a series of interrogatory circulars,
in the hope of reaching, through the friends of fish and
fish culture, and of our commercial industries, all the
data which can be obtained on the subject. Not only
does the history embrace statistics of production, and the
present capacity of our sea and ifiland fisheries, but sta¬
tistics of apparatus and implements, modes of capture,
migrations of fish, enemies of fish, food of fishes, habitat
and distribution of species, specific characteristics,
spawning habits, curing, marketing, sources of supply,
fish guano, fishermen, vessels, composition and nation¬
ality of crews, &c.; and to facilitate the collection of
such statistical material the circular blanks are provided
with the names of each fish and shell-fish inquired after ;
all departments of inquiry are particularized, so that the
laziest or least intelligent fisherman or coast dweller can
have small excuse for not contributing bis mite of infor¬
mation to the vast and important general fund. Such a
compendium as this will presumably he will have a value
possessed in like degree by no other tabulated statisti¬
cal collection. With the, history of this vast industry
traced back to its inception, and brought down to the
year 1880, and with the condition of the fisheries there
indicated and mapped out, as it were, in plain view and
tangible presence, it is manifest that fish-catchers and
fisli-culturists will have a rare basis for intelligent future
action and operation. We may hope that the day is not
distant when the Fish Commissioners of our several
States, who have been serving as independent brigades in
desultory work, will find a base for systematic opera¬
tions, where their energies will be neither wasted or misap¬
plied. They should be all made subordinate and subsidiary
to the U. S. Fishery Commission as a Board of Direction,
and this Board of Direction should be empowered by
action of Congress to obtain appropriations from the
several States for purposes of fish culture and fish pro¬
tection, and to indicate and draft a budget of protective
laws based upon the scientific information which their
machinery enables them to gather. When the census' is
completed, the discussion of the policy here indicated
will be in order.

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THE SPORTSMAN DEFINED.

THE genuine sportsman, whatever his business may
be, is always a true artist. He pursues his favorite
amusement with a zest which astonishes the pot hunter
and spear wielder. While they sleep or dawdle around
camp, he is out and away, gathering inspiration from the
nameless delights which rise like a perfume on every
breeze and salute him with soulful welcome. The vary¬
ing tints of spring’s soft verdure, the sheen of midsum¬
mer's embellishment, and the glorious fruition of autum¬
nal splendor, imbue his mind with feelings of superior
affection for every concomitant of nature. There is a
warmth in the glance of his eye, and a whole-souled, ar¬
dent ease in his way of doing the most unimportant things,
which the average Btay at home, plodding man of busi¬
ness has no time to learn or wish to cultivate. However
his voice may sound it still retains that undertone of mel¬
ody which charms the human heart and gratifies the rea¬
soning analysis of skilled intelligence. The simple secret
of all this superiority is improvement, the deep draughts
which sober and refine without diminishing the glow of
animal spirits or checking the cultivation of creative ge¬
nius. Ruskin has explained this intellectual accretion by
declaring that it results from a cultivation of the better
impulses of our nature.* And no doubt he fathoms the
theme with the lead line of art, which Sir. T. Browne
lengthens in his declaration : “ All things are artificial,
for nature is the art of God.” Seneca, too, bears witness
to the sound philosophy of natural art. “It is,” he says,
“ the bounty of nature that we live, but of philosophy,
that we live well ; which is, in truth, a greater benefit
than life itself.”

Wherever a sportsman of this character is found we
recognise a gentleman at once, and recognise what tre¬
mendous influences he wields over the young. No matter
how humble, or how exalted his station in life may be,
we see the young attracted to him, oft«n by his very pur¬
suits, and comprehend the wonderful prudence of di¬
vine intent.

Such a sportsman will not fail to be abroad for days,
and weeks if possible, during the natural holiday of na¬
ture. Of all the year this concentration in every kind and
degree has no equal. The air is pure and bracing. The
fogs and chill rains of September have passed away, leav¬
ing the whole landscape in the very zenith of its beauty
and the earth laden with material realizations of the lan¬
guid summer’s prophecy. Every bird is on the wing and

* “ He only advances in life whose heart is getting softer, whose
blood warmer, whose brain quicker, whose spirit is entering into
living space."

every voice of nature filling the azure with its inspiring
diapason of melody and praise. The gladdened hearts of
child and man unite in the serene pleasures of a simple
woodland walk or the inspiring ardor of every known
sport by field and flood. The morning song of Memnon
is not an uncertain, lingering monody, but glad, and
sweet and tender like the united voices of a happy house¬
hold “ when the vesper hymn is stealing” and the soul
is filled with transcendent peace. Ego.

GAME PROTECTION.

The Law Permitting Hounding.— Jamestoum, N. Y. ,
Sept. doth. — We have a club here composed of sixty-five
members, a gallery fitted up to practice in winter and
stormy weather, and have just fitted a 200-yard range for
off-hand practice. Our members keep a sharp look-out
for all infringements upon the game laws ; but the law
passed last winter in regard to hounding of deer does not
suit us out here, and is going to be the means of cleaning
them all out unless we can have it amended. It just suits
the Indians on the Cattaraugus reservation, and they are
going to annihilate the last deer in this section if it is not
stopped, and many of the vagabond whites are lending a
helping hand. I have fought dogs all of my younger
years, and tried to save the game, and would do so now if
I were at liberty. But business compels me to stay here
in the city, and I cannot get out to protect them. They
ran into the river a splendid four-prong buck last week
near the State line, and killed him. He was quite poor,
and had the smallest set of antlers imaginable for a deer
of his size. The fact is, the weather was so severe here
last winter that the deer came through mere skin and
bones, and have not fully recovered yet. We shall see no
large or remarkable sets of antlers this fall for that
reason. Our club are all to a man against this hounding
of deer at any season of the year, and we are bound
to have our Assemblyman from this district do what he
can for the cause. The black and gray squirrel are also
pretty well killed out. The ruffed grouse stood it better,
and are quite plenty. Woodcock about as usual. Duck
rather scarce ou our lake, but hope for more later in the
season. Our lake fishermen are having lots of fun, taking
good hauls every day trolling. But the law prohibiting
the taking of them through the ice in winter is all that
saved them. Thos. J. F.

Our readers will bear in mind that, although the law
of 1879 permits hounding deer with dogs, it does not
apply to St. Lawrence county.

No License in Prince Edward Island. — No shooting
license is required for non-residents in Prince Edward
Island. For the convenience of our friends who have an
eye to the game of that country, we append the close
game seasons : — Trout, Oct. 1st to Dec. 1st ; salmon, Sept.
1st to Dec. 31st ; partridge, Feb. 15th to Oct. 1st ; wood¬
cock and snipe, Jan. 1st to Aug. 20th ; water fowl, wild
duck, March 1st to Aug. 10th : muskrat, otter and mar¬
tin, May 1st to Nov. 1st ; hares or rabbits, March 1st to
Sept. 1st. The secretary of the Fish and Game Protec¬
tive Association is Hon. S. D. Fitzgerald, Charlottetown,
N. B.

A TRIP TO NORTH PARK.

(seventh paper.)

[from our staff correspondent.]

WHAT a charm there is about a camp among the
green timber ! The fragrant needles of the ever¬
greens, spread thickly upon the ground, form a soft dry
couch which would woo sleep to men less tired than our¬
selves. A glorious fire of resinous logs sends up spouts of
flame which almost scorch the tufted twigs of the great fir
beneath which we lie stretched at full length, and black col¬
umns of smoke, varied occasionally by showers of sparks,
wind in and ont among the branches above us. The yel¬
low and brown trunks of the trees flicker in the change¬
ful glow of the red light, and cast queer shadows behind
them into the dark depths of the forest. Just at the edge
of the circle of light we can see the shadowy and uncer¬
tain forms of some of the horses, which, having satisfied
their appetite, have moved toward us to share the cheery
sociability of the fire. As soon as the shadows had de¬
scended on the valley the temperature fell rapidly, and by
the time it was quite dark the air was cold and crisp.
We spread our blankets close to the fire and slept well
and soundly, only awakened once or twice during the
night by the noise made by some one who rose to replen¬
ish the fire, which had burned down to a heap of white
ashes,

The early sun peeping over the snowy tops of the neigh¬
boring mountains, and sending his long slanting rays in
and out among the pine trees in our little valley, may
have smiled to himself as he looked upon the shivering
half-dozen wretches who were clustered together as close
to the fire as possible. The change in the appearance of
things which had taken place since the night before was
startling. The grass, flowers and willows were white
with frost, and all the beautiful blossoms that we had so
much admired during our ride of yesterday, were shriv¬
eled and apparently destroyed by the keen breath of ap¬
proaching winter ; the ice on some water left standing in
our camp-kettle was so thick that we took the handle of
the hatchet to break it, and the manes of the horses were
sparkling with congealed moisture. The operation of per¬
forming one’s toilet in the half -frozen water which flowed
down from a snow-drift above our camp, was a painful
one, and most of the party, I think, cut their ablutions
very short that morning. Half an hour after the sun

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rose, however, the frost had all melted, and the high grass
and willow bushes were dripping with moisture. The
flowers seemed to recover, and once more helc^ up their
heads, and the temperature rose almost to that of a sum¬
mer day.

As Rosier and I were the only members of the party that
had ever packed before, the labor of loading the mules,
adjusting ropes and so on, naturally fell to us. and, as we
had only two animals to pack, we got along very well.
There are few things more disagreeable than packing,
however, and I recommend any of your readers who may
purpose to travel through the mountains with a pack train
to secure a man who is up in this business before starting
out. It will be far cheaper to do this than to have to re¬
pack your animals three or four times a day, besides ruin¬
ing their backs and your own hands. It is no joke to be
obliged to handle the wet, half-frozen ropes every morn¬
ing for an hour, and gloves, although they protect the
hands for a time, wear out after a few days’ service, so
that they are of no use whatever.

From our camp we pushed out as early as possible,
travelling in single file, Rosier in the lead and the packs
near the head of the line. The valley became rapidly nar¬
rower and rougher, aud the impetuous force of the
stream, which was now only a brooklet, increased. Some¬
times it fell down in a sheer cascade for ten or fifteen
feet, and at such points the trail would leave the stream
aud wind about in the timber until this ascent was over¬
come, when it would return to near the water’s edge.
Some of the slopes were very steep, and there were not a
few rather dangerous places where a misstep on the part
of one’s horse would have thrown the rider down forty or
fifty feet sheer into the streams bed below. I derived no
little amusement during the ride from watching our little
white mule which walked just ahead of me. He carried
a light pack, but as it was composed mainly of blankets
and* robes it was quite bulky and stood up so high above
the saddle that it occasionally became caught in the over¬
hanging branches. The effect of this large pack on the
small mule was funny enough ; but when the little ani¬
mal had to climb up an almost vertical slope the pack
would stand out so that it seemed as if it must pull him
©ver backwards. He never fell, however, and reached
the summit in safety. The timber, from our camp up to
where it ceased to grow, was very fine and large, many
of the trees being apparently tall and stout enough for
the spars of the largest ship. There was considerable
down timber, which delayed us more or less, for some of
the logs were too large to be stepped over, and we were
hence obliged to make considerable detours to get by
them. At last, however, the valley through which we
were travelling became a mere gorge, and after climbing
a few hundred feet up a very steep slope we found our¬
selves at the edge of the timber. Only the forest ended
here, however ; a few stunted spruces flourished in the
little ravines and sheltered nooks for 500 feet more of the
ascent before finally giving up and acknowledging them¬
selves vanquished by the Arctic climate. We paused at
the foot of the open slope to allow those behind us to
come up. Before us lay spread out a wide amphitheatre,
surrounded on all sides by the towering and rugged sum¬
mits of the great Continental Divide. The floor of this
basin sloped smoothly down to a line through its midst,
along which flowed a sparkling brook, fed by a lake lying
far above among the snow-fields, and into which poured
a hundred little springs that arose everywhere through¬
out the broad meadow. Low willows, the last sign of ar¬
boreal vegetation, bordered the brook, and their dark glis¬
tening leaves marked its course for a little distance, and
then they, too, disappeared and the brook flowed through
the grass. To the northwest the heights above rose ver¬
tically for several thousand feet to the rounded summit
of the range, the bare rocks being streaked with alternate
vertical lines of red and yellow ; nearly to the south was
the pass which we were attempting to reach, and here
was a deep sag, two or three thousand feet below the
general level of the hill, up to which the amphitheatre
which we -were entering sloped to a gradual ascent. On
the south and west of the pass the mountains rose by
successive steps to a great height, terminating in a con¬
fused mass of gigantic fragments, from which towered
towards the skies three slender pinnacles, which seemed
too delicate to long withstand the fury of the elements
that for nine months of the year beat and buffet them
with unremitting violence. Beyond the pinnacles to the
west lies an endless confusion of rooks. Piled one upon
another, of all shapes and sizes, gorged here and there
with ravines whose black depths the eye cannot pierce,
or showing little patches of smooth level meadow which,
though far above the line of eternal snow, shine bright
and green as a bit of lawn in May, they present an end¬
less variety of scenery which cannot fail to enchant the
beholder.

The mountain vale which we now enter is carpeted
with the softest aim greenest of grass, and with an as¬
tonishing profusion of flowers, which, for beauty and
variety, I think I have never seen equalled. Up to the edge
of the pine forest the crimson Epilobium, not differing
materially from one of our Eastern species, grew in pro¬
fusion, and in the open spots just beyond were yellow
Ra nuculacecu and a deep purple larkspur, which attains

a height of two feet. Asters and other composite flowers
of all hues, from white through pink, red and blue to
purple, dotted tbe ground, and grew up in many places
through the snow. A lovely Campanula, like our own,
but with the flower an inch or more in length, waved its
bells in the cool breeze, while the pale flax flower, as
much at home here aB on the plains, nodded rythmically,
keeping time to the music of its neighbors’ chimes. A
blue gentian grew here and there, and the pale yellow
flower of the wild mustard and tbe crimson of a meadow
pink, lent their aid to brighten and diversify the scene.
One of the most beautiful among the many lovely plants
which we saw here was a columbine ( Aquilegia ). The
plant resembles in most respects our Eastern species, but
the flower is not less than one inch and a half across and
is pure white, shading into a pale blue on the closed spur.
It resembles more nearly some gorgeous tropical flower
than one from the Alpine height of 13,000 feet. And these
floral gems are found growing beneath the shadow of the
snow-drifts, and nourished by their cool drippings. But
I might run on forever on this subject had I the space, for
the flora was so varied and abundant that it would have
driven a botanist wild with delight.

Slowly riding through the sloping field, we approached the
summit of the pass. The ascent was steeper than I had
supposed, and our wearied horses had enough to do to drag
themselves toward the top without carrying us. But two
species of birds were visible — the Western song-sparrow
and the titlark — and, besides these, a few insects were the
only living things to be seen. The summit reached, we
halted to rest and admire the scene before us. To the
south and east we could see almost the whole of Middle
Park, and all the rugged and broken mountains which
surround it. In a little lake, which nestled in the moun¬
tain side a few hundred feet below us on the other side
of the divide, the north fork of the Grand River takes
its rise, and flows in a continually-increasing torrent
down the narrow, wooded gorge, whose whole length we
can see as far as the plains of Middle Park. Grand Lake
is not visible from the point where we stand. In a saddle
high above us to the right lies a huge snow-drift, whose
melting waters from one extremity flow into the stream
along which we have been traveling, thence into the
North Platte, and passingtbrough the Park, between the
Big Horn and Laramie Mountains, out into the plains,
through the great grazing and wheat regions of Wyoming
and Nebraska, pour into the Missouri, the Mississippi
and the Gulf. From the other end of this drift a cool
stream leaps out to unite with the Grand River, which,
flowing through Middle Park and southwestwardly be¬
tween the Elk and Uneompagre Mountains, joinB the
Green River to form that marvellous stream, the Rio
Colorado of the West. On it goes, through desert wastes,
between lofty mountains, and through silent, solemn
cations, until at last, after its long and tumultuous jour¬
ney, it finds peace and rest in the calm waters of the
Pacific Ocean.

Continuing our march, we descended on the other side,
passing by the little lake, until we reached the first few
spruces that grew highest up on this side of the range.
Here we made camp, and soon afterwards I started out
on foot to ascend the high mountain to the north and
east of our camp. After reaching a point a few hundred
feet above the level of the pass, vegetation almost en¬
tirely disappeared, and a gray lichen, which attached it¬
self to the loose blocks of trachyte which covered the
ground, was the only plant to be seen. The mountain
side was very steep, and the loose rocks afforded but an
insecure foothold ; besides this, the tenuity of the air was
such that it was necessary to stop to take breath at fre¬
quent intervals. Although an icy wind was blowing from
the west, I was wet with perspiration by the time I
reached the summit. Here I reclined under the lee of a
gigantic mass of rock, perfectly sheltered from the wind,
and basked in the sunshine until I recovered from the
fatigue of my climb. Near by was the edge of a beetling
precipice, which almost overhung our camp, and repairing
to this I tried to estimate how high above my companions
I was seated. It was impossible for me to recognize, even
with the help of my excellent field-glass, any of my com¬
rades in the camp ; in fact, it was difficult to see the in¬
dividuals at all, except when they moved. The horses
grazing in a little meadow near the camp looked smaller
than so many setter dogs. I learned afterward that those
who saw me from camp took me for a mountain sheep,
but finally recognized what the moving object was by
the glint of my field-glass in the sun’s rays.

At length, turning my back on the camp, I pursued my
way along the ridge of the mountain. This was smooth
and rounded and undulated ; to the left was a deep and
wide valley filled with low willows, among which, I am
sure, if I had had a dog we might have started some ptar¬
migan, and from which flowed a considerable stream to
join the south fork of the Cache la Poudre. To the right
lay an illimitable stretch of mountains, most of them
pine covered and dark green, but one or two bristling- with
dead timber, the white and weather-worn trunks of which
gleamed and shone when touched by the rays of the sun.
Far away across the park I saw the lofty crests of its
western boundary, and noted with keen regret that the
fire was still sweeping over the range toward the north.

The bare Hog Back, where we had camped some time be¬
fore, was easily recognizable, and near its base, between
it and my present position, were a dozen lakelets spark¬
ling in the sun like diamonds. To the southwest the
view was cut off by the pinnacles which rose two or
three hundred feet above the range, and by mountains of
about the same height as the one from which I was look¬
ing ; but I could see to the right dimly through the haze
the Rabbit Ears and Arapaho Peak. Before me, on the
southeast, beyond the mountains, lay the gorged and des¬
olate plateaus of Middle Park, with many a pine-covered
butte interrupting the view, and marked here and there
with lines of brighter green, which indicate the courses
of the various streams which traverse it.

The ridge along which I am passing is quite barren of
life, and a single titlark is the only living creature that
meets my eye as I slowly pursue my way along the crest.
From the talus of trachyte, however, which in many
places reaches high up on the precipice to the right, I
can occasionally hear the plaintive, bleating cry of the
little chief hare, which, safely hidden in some cranny
among the loose rocks, sounds his notes of alarm as he
beholds me and hears my footsteps : and in one place I
found some white feathers, freshly shed, of a ptarmigan.
Perhaps a mile from where I gained the summit I no¬
ticed in some loose sand in a little saddle, the fresh tracks
of two mountain sheep, and followed them carefully; but
before I reached the end of the ridge I saw the animals
— a fine ram and a ewe — come out onto an open plateau,
and after looking at me for a moment or two, plunge
down the steep face of a precipice and disappear in a
deep ravine. They must have seen or scented me, and to
follow them would, I knew, be useless ; besides, approach¬
ing night warned me to return to camp.

Two days more were passed in this camp, and occupied
in climbing the highest mountains and enjoying to the
full their majestic Rcenery. Game we found very scarce,
prospectors and Indians having driven it off. About
Indians I hear unpleasant rumors, which if true would
lead me hack to the railroad, but I shall wait before start¬
ing, for something definite.

In one of my mountain climbs I came upon a colony of
the gray-crowned finches ( Leucosticte ), which greatly
interested me, because I had never seen the genus before.
They are most active and noisy little birds, and occupy
themselves continually in searching for food among the
rocks, uttering the while almost constantly a shrill
but rather musical whistle. Unluckily, on the occasion
when I saw them I had my rifle with me, and so could
not secure any specimens. We were equally unfortunate
with regard to the ptarmigan. Several times we found
their fresh tracks in the snow, but though searching for
them persistently, we never saw any. Better luck next
time, I hope.

At last our provisions gave out and we were forced to
turn our steps toward the Park once more, and a march
of a day and a half brought us to Kosier's camp,

Kosier's, North Earle, Colorado. Yo.

The New Jersey State Shooting Tournament. — We
have kept our readers advised of the progress of prepara¬
tions which are being made for the coming tournament
of the pigeon shooters, and last week we printed a full
programme of the anticipated events. This tournament,
it will be borne in mind, will be held at the West Side
Driving Park Manor, from the 21st to the 24th day of
October inclusive. Eight thousand wild pigeons from
the West are now in the coops of the Association, and it
may be naturally supposed that their presence creates
quite a flutter among the competitors for the liberal
prizes which have been offered, the aggregate value of
which amounts to $2,500.

The Labors of Db. Elliott Cores. — We are much
gratified to publish Prof. Ballou’s very just and carefully
written review of the labors of Dr. Coues during the past
eighteen years, and are thankful for the opportunity thus
afforded to add our humble service to do him the honor
he has so fully and laboriously earned.

— Mr. William C. Sadlier, the youngest son of Mr. D.
Sadlier, has started the subscription business at No. 31
Barolay Street, having fitted up the second floor hand¬
somely, He intends to supply Bibles, albums, standard
works, etc., at cash prices, at weekly or monthly pay¬
ments, at such low terms as to be in reach of all. He also
proposes to do all styles of binding on the same terms and
to furnish all of D. & J. Sadlier’s publications.

Baker s Chocolate, so noted for its nutritive, salu¬
tary and delicious qualities, hardly needs any further in¬
dorsement after the awards given for its excellence at the
lead mg expositions in this country and Europe. A trial
is all that is needed to convince any one of its great
merit. — Adv. &

— Mr. H. C. Squires, of No. 1 Cortlandt street, has just
received two cases of guns from Greener, containing
hanimeriess, top-snap and wedge-fast actions, with all mod¬
ern improvements, which are well worthy the inspection
of connoisseurs in that line. They range from t\\ enty to
ten-gauge, and especial attention is called to the twenty-
gauge for lovers of small game.

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Massachusetts— Milford, Oct. Ath.—At the rifle range
of Co, M, Sixth Regiment, M. V. M., a company target
drill was held. The team selected from the company to
compete for the State trophy, made the following scores
out of a possible fifty at 300 yards range ; —

Sert. G. F. Jacob 33 I n. E. Whitney . 38

E. c. Carpenter . 38 O. \v. Gould . 30

G. D Carpenter . 89 1 J H. Briggs . 88

Oxford, Oct. 7th, —The return match between the Wor¬
cester and Oxford Clubs was shot on the Oxford Club
grounds to-day, each shooting at thirty balls, with the
following score : —

Barnard —
Forest. . -
Joslyn ... .
Ingraham .
G. Rich..

F Pike....
E. Rich....
G. Rioh —

. 28 Duncan
22 I Adams..

. 16 I McAlver
. 23 Gilman
18 I Hatch
IS Shepard

WOROBSTER.

Shewn

Dnrliu

Puller .

Messenger.
Cummings. .

. 16

Total . . 310 | Total . 179

Empire, C. B, Holdon, of Worcester.

Hopkinton , Oct. Gth. — The Hopkinton rifle club held a
shoot at their long range at Clafbn’s grove last week. The
conditions were not the best. The following is the sum¬
mary of the best scores : —

at BOO YARDS.

O. C. White . 5 5 4 3 5 5 5 S 5 5 — 47

C. A . Summer. . 4 8 6 5 fi 5 u S 4 6 — 40

N. Jewell . 4 2 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5-40

P. AT. Smith . . 254340545 5—37

AT 000 TABUS.

N. Jewell . 436354 3 56 6-43

O C. While. . 5 4 2 4 4 5 3 5 3 5 — 40

P.W. Smith... . 3 2 4 3 5 5 5 3 4 5-33

Worcester, Oat. 10th. — The following is the record of
two recent matches at the Shrewsbury Pine Grove range,
10 shots at each distance, with a possible 50 at each range.
The 200 yards work was off-hand :—

September 17th, 1870.

400 Fife. 500 Tdi. 200 Yds.

Stedman Clerk . 50 47 35-133

C. Jenkins . 47 40 37-130

M. G. Fuller . 50 . 41 33-120

A. H. Plimpton . 30 40 31—119

Henry Wesson . .32 32 33— 9 1

October 8 th, 1*79.

Stedman Clark . 47 49 41—137

M. G. Fuller . 43 48 41-137

A. L. Rice . - 4(1 49 37— 33o

C. Jenkins . ..47 47 39—133

A. H. Plimpton . 40 39 dr.

Henry Wesson . ----- . 37 23 34 — 84

Medford. — The Medford Amateur Rifle Association
have arranged a match, which opened October 8th, call¬
ed the "United State Gold Com match," which will
he shot every Wednesday until 75 percent, of the entire
entrance fees shall equal the value of prizes and expenses.
The conditions are : distance, 200 yards ; rounds, ten ;
open to all ; entry fee for members, 25 cents ; non-mem¬
bers, 50 cents ; re-entries, 25 cents. The prizes : first
prize, a rosewood and ebony calender clock, valued at
$25, and 9 coin prizes aggregating $57. The first prize is
to he shot for once only each shooting day, the first score
made by each competitor to count. At the close of the
match the competitor that has Avon it the greatest num¬
ber of times shall receive the prize. The other prizes to
be won by the aggregate of the three best scores (when¬
ever made), counted as one continuous score.

Milford, Oct. 1. — The semi-weekly practice shoot of the
team of Company M., Gth Regt. M.V, M,, took place to-day.
The following scroes were made :

4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4—47

4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4-48

5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5-48

4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 5-44

4 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 5-44

4 4 6 5 4 5 4 4 5 4—44

1 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4—43

3 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4-43

3 3 4554444 4—10

4 4 4 5 4 4 5 3 4 3-40

4 4 3 5 4 4 3 4 4 4-39

434333344 3. .34

G D Carpenter . . . . . 3 I 4 3 8 5 5 5 8 4 — 30

H. E. Wlilmev . .....0 4 3 4 3 3 2 3 8 0-25

J. H. Briggs . . . , 4 3 0 8 3 3 3 4 3 4-3D

Distance, 200 yards ; Springfield rifle (state model) ;
position, off-hand.

Medford, Oct. llf?t.— The Medford Amateur Rifle Asso¬
ciation held the first competition in the handicap United
States gold coin match at Bellevue range to-day. There
was a large attendance of riflemen and friends. The
weather conditions were perfect. The first prize offered
in this match is a calendar clock, valued at $35, besides
eight gold prizes from $20 to $1. Mr. R. S. Rogers stands
as the winner of the clock to-day. The summary :—

W. Charles .

H. A . Pickering .

W. Charles .

G. W. SougcD .

H. A. Pickering . .

O. D. Harrison — .

N P Ames .

J. H. Earned .

A. 3. Greene .

R. S. Roger's .

J W. Vining .

J. E. Irvine .

Boston Mammoth Rifle Gallery.— Oct. llf/i,— The
regular monthly prize shoot for Ootober has commenced
with some very fine shooting. Four of the contestants
have been nearly successful in getting the extra prize of
$20 for eight consecutive bull’s eyes : and although no
clean scores have been made as yet, no doubt before the
month is ended one ormore will he made. FolloAving is
the summary ; 150 feet ; rounds, 8 ; possible, 40 : —

E. Whittier . 8 4 6 5 5 5 5 5—39

E. F. Richardson . 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5-39

H. A. Pickering . 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 4—39

F. A. Pollard . 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 — 39

G. J-Seabury . 5 4 5 4 5 6 5 5—38

W. H. Harrison . 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5—35

J. A. Nickerson.. . . . 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 4—38

D. Hickey . -1 6 5 5 5 4 4 5-37

Boston— Magnolia Rifle. Gallery,— This rifle gallery was
opened to the public last week— Oct. bth. Among the
visitors present were members of the Massachusetts Rifle
Association, the Walpole Rifle Club, the Raymond
Sportsmen's Club and Medford Rifle Association. The
gallery is handsomely fitted up with all the latest im¬
provements, including two ranges of 100 feet each, new
improved targets, fixed telescopes, and the new Ballard
rifle, 22 calibre. The proprietor is Mr, F. A. Ludwig,
Two miniature prizes were offered for competition, one

a breech-loading gun, the other a pistol. Brilliant shoot¬
ing was done by those present, Mr. H. Tyler Avinning the
gun and Mr J. F. Jones the pistol. Mr.' Win. R. Schae¬
fer, our well-known gunmaker, fired the first shot at the
opening of the gallery.

Connecticut. — New Briticm, Oct. 4th,— At the prize
shoot held here to-day, $100 was awarded for the thir¬
teen best scores made on an 18 inch, ring target off-handi
200 yards ; in 3 shots out of a possible 54; —

1. O. E. Pillard . 51 . $20 I S. Henry McEnre 40 . S5

2. .1.73. Marks . 50.... ... 15 9. John Butler. . . .45.

3. H. Andrus . 40 . 13 1 10. W. AT. Tucker . .45.

4. H. Moore . 49 . 10 1 It. AVm.Burritt . 43.

f6. .T.T1. indwell.... 47 . 8 1 12. A. Britt . 43.

0. O. B. Hull . : .48 . 7 1 13. F. H. Williams. .42.

7. A. AT. SpaoMing.46 . 6 |

J. D. Marks received $1. for first bull’s-eye, and $3.
for malting the most bull’s-eyes. Henry Andrus re¬
ceived $1 for last bull’s-eye.

— The match which grew out of a challenge issued
by the Wallingford team to any team of militia marks¬
men in the State to shoot for the National Guard
obampionship took place last week. Company B, of
Bridgeport, after, badly beating the Stratford com¬
pany's marksmen, concluded to accept the Wallingford
company's challenge. No return match is spoken of as
yet.

As was expected, the “sand-lot marksmen” defeated
the Bridgeporters, and by a score of 118 points. The
eight men in each team fired ten shots each at the 200
and 500 yards distance : —

COMPANY K, SECOND REGIMENT. WALLINGFORD.

2oo.soo.rj

Sergt.B. Atkinson . 38 38 88

Sergt. z. P. Beach — .39 27 68

Sergt. A. H. Smith . 32 33 85

Lieut. Ln Barnes . 38 40 76

Sei'gt. F. L. Wapplcs. , .38 36 72

200,600.ri

CorporalH. C. Smith.. 31 43 74
Private Henry Jones. .SI 33 68
Corporal O.E.HobfiOn.80 37 76

Total -

..563

COMPANY B, FOURTH HEOIMENT, BRIDGEPORT.

2oo.5oo.ri. | . msoo.ri

Capt. C. A. Blakainan . .34 36 70 Private H. P. Rung;. . . 30 31 84

Sorgt.W.T.Van York -32 33 65 Private E/B. Vinton, 34 8 43

Sergt. S. Moore . 36 U 42 | Private George Stern.. 37 26 64

Sergl. C. Beers . 33 33 66 |

Private J. B. Turney . .38 4 32 I Total . . 145

New Haven — The fall prize meeting of the Connecticut
National Guard opened on the 2d inst. on the Quinni-
piac Range. There was a crowd of spectators, among
whom was the Governor, staff-officers of the regiments
and officers and members of the companies throughout
the State. Three matches were arranged— all military —
one individual and two for teams. The first contest was
the short range match, with thirty-five prizes, valued at
$600, and without entrance fee ; open to any member of
(lie Connecticut National Guard and Governor’s Foot
Guard, in fatigue uniform, military rifle as issued by the
State ; 200 yards ; standing ; seven rounds without sight¬
ing shots. The following are the best scores : —

Sorgt. C. S. Crampton . 39

Sergt.H. Atkinson . 39

Lieut. D. E. Marsh . . 28

Private B. Dailey . 28

Corporal F. D. Rood . 28

Private II. J. Nicholson . 28

Corporal G. H, Lowe . 2S

Private C. E. Case . . . 28

C. B. Erieh-

PrivuteG.W. Marshall _ 30

Sergt. T. E. Watkins . 30

Private E. AV. Whitlock . 30

Private G. N. Nichols . 29

Cupt. A. AT. Sholes . 29

Sorgt. F. Chapin . 29

Private J. Tinkey . 29

Private If. E. F. Lewis . 29 _ _ _

U. P. Hurd, 28 ; F. B. AVliite, 28 ; H, Simon, jr.,

Son, 27.

Iii the Company Team Match, open to teams of eight
from any company in the four regiments. Independent
Battalion and Governor’s Foot Guard, in uniform, State
rifle, 200 and 500 yards, seven rounds at each distance ;
with seventeen prizes, value $300, and a gold medal to
the best individual score, value $50. There were thirty
teams entered. The following are the best records of the
match : —

CO. K, SECOND REGIMENT, WAL¬
LINGFORD.

200.500.2"!

G. G. Lo Barnes . .29 31 GO

H. Jones . 25 29 65

H. Atkinson . . 29 26 55

F.L.AThaples . 35 20 55

A. H. Smith . ...23 31 54

H. 15. Hobson . 23 26 49

H. C. Smith . 24 25 29

W. H.Taloott . 27 20 47

Total . 414

CO. F, FIRST REGIMENT, HART¬
FORD.

200J500.!ri

E. H. Williams . ..30 28 58

AV. Robertson . 26 31 57

G.B. Newton . 28 29 57

A. W. Green . 28 22 50

E, H, Rood . 23 26 49

L. F. Neublein . 25 23 48

D.J. Jordan . 28 18 46

W. P. Barbel’ . 27 IS 45

Company H, First Regiment, Hartford . 190

Company E, Second Regiment, Now HaA’en. 199 wo

Company G, First Regiment, Manchester. . . 202 196 398
Company H, Second Regiment, Middletown 204 194 398

Compauv A, Second Regiment, Waterbury. 206 192 398

Second Foot Guards, New Haven . . 192 199 391

Company K, Fourth Regiment, Stratford. ■ 200 186 386

Company B, Second He^ment, New Haven. 096 198 384

The special prize, valued at $50, presented by Mr, W.
Hayes, of Newark, N. J. , to the highest individual score,
was awarded to Erastus W. Whitlock, Company E, Sec¬
ond Regiment, who made at 200 yards 80, and at 500
yards 33 ; total, 63.

The meeting closed with a Regimental Team Match,
open to teams of twelve from each regiment or battalion
in the State ; 200 and 500 yards ; State rifle ; ten rounds
and two sighting shots at each range ; four team and
two special prizes, value $350. The following is the re¬
sult • —

200. 600. T'l. I 200. 500. Tl.

First Regiment . 470 477 947 Third Regiment.... 388 293 051

Second Regiment. . .447 473 920 Independent Battal-

Fourth Regiment... 427 466 893 | ion . . . 265 320 551

New Yore— Syracuse.— The fall meeting of the Sixth
Division Rifle Association was held on the East Syracuse
range Sept. 30th and Oct. lst-3d. The weather was fine,
and the attendance good, The first day was spent in indi¬
vidual contests and subscription matches. The second
day, the opening contest, a company team match ; teams
of ’five from any organization in the Division, at 200 and
500 yards ; five rounds at each range. Six teams
entered from the Forty-eighth Regiment of Oswego and
the Fifty-first of Syracuse. At the close Syracuse led by
just three points, and were declared the victors. The
following are the scores ; — Company D, Fifty-first Regi¬
ment, 199 ; Company A, Forty-eighth Regiment, 196 ;
Company C, Fifty-first Regiment, 193; Company C,
Fifty-first Regiment, 189 ; Company B, Fifty-first Regi¬
ment, 162 ; Company H, Forty-eighth Regiment, 146.

M. T. Blakely won the Short-Range Subscription match
with 33 in a possible 35, and Capt. J. McArten, Forty-
ninth Regiment, Auburn, won the Officer’s Prize with 43
in possible 50.

The Sixth Division Prize.— Teams of twelve from
any organization in the division ; State rifle ; 200 and

500 yards ; five rounds per man. Four teams were

entered, representing the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth and
Fifty-first Regiments and Thirty-fifth Battalion. Oswego
captured the Division Prize, with Syracuse second and
Auburn third. The Thirty-fifth Team shot well, but
Were not strong enough for the older teams : —

200 500 Total.

Forty-eighth Regiment, Oswego . 241 241 483

Fifty-first Regiment, Syracuse . 235 345 480

Forty-ninth Regiment, Auburn . 243 230 473

Thirty-fifth Battalion, Watertown . 228 237 465

The last day was at long range. The light and wind
were both variable, and a fire west of the butts kept a
cloud of smoke in front of the targets through the greater
part of the day, and rendered it very difficult to see the
targets distinctly. Notwithstanding all the disadvantages
some very high scores were rolled up. There were eleven
entries for the first match, and the scores ranged from 99
to 78 points, out of a possible 100. Mr. James Thistlewaite,
of Ilion, won the Crouse badge for the second time, by a
score of 99 points. The other prizes were taken by the
Ilion men by good scores : —

T i 860 yards — 5 5 5 5 5 5

j. imstiewaue.., 41000 ygr(Js_£ 45555

R Winnejrar J 800 yhrds-5 4 5 5 5 6
it. mnnegai . 1 1,000 yards-6 5 5 5 5 5

i? w T*orM-fo J 6(10 yards — 5 5 5 5.. _
i . u , Raros . gooo yiu.ds_5 45555

800 yards— 5 fi 5 5 K K
1,000 yards— 3
, 800 yards— 5 . „

1 1,000 yards— 3 5 5

G. Trowbridge..

F, Armstrong. .

L. L. Hepburn... j J ^3“| |
Gates . -jflllll '

B. Omand .

D. M. Lefever. .
L, Eggleston —
O. C. Jones .

5 6 5 5-50
5 5 5 5-49-99

4 6 5 5-44

5 5 4 5-49-97
5 6 5 4—48
5 4 5 5-48-96
5 5 5 3-48
5 4 4 5—46—94
5 5 5 4-47
5 5 3 5—46—93
5 5 4 5-46
5 5 5 3-46—92
5 5 5 5-49
4 5 5 5 — 43—92

OFbrcJs. 1,000 Yards. Total.

5 5

_ _ 5 5

4 5 5 4

5 5 5 4
5 5 5 5

47

49

31

78

5 5 5-50

5 5 5-49-99

6 5 5-49

5 5 5—48—97
5 5 4—48
5 5 5-47—95

4 5 5-47

5 5 4-47-94
■ 5 4 5-47

5 4 4-39-86

In the team match Ilion carried off first prize, and
Syracuse second. The shooting of Mr. Thistlewaite was
the best ever done on the range, and was remarkable. In
the two matches he made thirty-eight bull’s eyes in forty
shots : —

ILION TEAM.

T fPlii fill nwn Re I 560 yards 5 6 5 5
j. lhisnowmte... -(3>W0 yardg_B 4 5 5

1 . m~ 1 , n 1 800 yards 5 5 6 6

K. AVumegai . ’) 1,0(10 yards— 4 4 5 5

B- Partis . Ulfggll f 1 l

G. Trowbridge..' -,«» f g \

t 1 TTnnhn nr, J 890 yards— 3 5 5 5

Li. l. Hepburn, . ^ T,000 yards — 3 5 4 5

•* Total . 471

SYRACUSE TEAM.

at i nifllrelnv 1 500 yards 4 5555555 o 5 — 49
M.J. Blakeley... qoo yar(la_4 54555555 5-48-97
, /, 1 800 yards 5 5565355a 5 — 48

A. (..Gates . i 1,090 yards— 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5-45-93

T l-Vo-1 t-Af-nn ' 800 yards 5 45555554 a— 48

L. Eggleston . 1 1,000 yards -4 4 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 5-49-89

a AT t > 800 yards-5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 5-45

D.M. Lefevei. .. ^ ] 000 yards_3 5 3 5 4 4 4 5 5 5-43-88

A n 1 ( 800 yards-5 54 5 455-45 5-47

O. G. Jones . i 1,000 yards-5 3 3 4 3 3 2 5 4 ‘ 5-37-84

New York Schuetzen Corps.— The prize shooting for
the Forest and Stream $150 (pipe, begins at Mauch
Chunk, Pa., to-day. There will be a ball and supper in
the evening. The’ festivities will he continued on Friday,
and includo a ride over the Switch-back, a visit to Glen
Onoko, breakfast, dinner, etc. David G. Yuengling, jr.,
is the Captain.

Conxjn’s Shooting Gallery. — The sixth of the series
of ten contests for marksmen’s badges was shot on Mon¬
day evening, Ootober 6th, and was well attended, Mr.
D. S. Banks winning the badge with the magnificent
score of 34 out of a possible 35. Seven shots ; 300 yard
target reduced for the range. The leading scores were : —

D.B. Banks . . 34 I J. B. Stanton . 29

W, Milton Farrow-- . -33 I W. H. Cadwell . ...28

C. A. Brown . 31 1 S. Rothschilds, jr . 28

Wm. T, Morgan. . . 30 J. Hannor . 27

J. T. Sinclair . 30 I T. F. Jacobs . 26

The winners Of of the marksmen’s badge thus far are ;

F. H. Holton . 32 I D. G. Davis . 32

S. W. Sibley . 34 B. Fitz . 33

H. J. Hawlott . 33 | T. S. Banks . 34

Competitions each Monday evening.

"Wisconsin — Milwaukee. — The following are the offi¬
cers of the Milwaukee Rifle Club for the following year ;
President, G. C. Markham ; Vioe President, Gen. E. W.
Hincks ; Secretary, H. P. Yale ; Treasurer, C. Simonds ;
Executive Committee, the President and Secretary, ex-
officio members, and S. J. Williams, J. Nazro, and J.
Meunier. The club will hold a short range tournament
on Thanksgiving Day.

Everlasting Shells— Corpus Christi, Sept. 25th,—
Somebody who signs himself “Everlasting” in your issue
of the 18th takes exception to my statement that the ever¬
lasting Ballard shells expanded in shooting, and either
doubts my cleanliness, veracity, or common sense in liv¬
ing in this country, whose climate is so peculiar that a
brass shell Avliich drops easily into a rifle barrel will ex¬
pand on firing, Answering the last proposition first, I
have only to say I am not hunting a climate nor country
to suit my firearms, for I had the country before I did
the gun, and will keep it longer in all probability.

As to my veracity, I have no care to discuss that sub¬
ject with a person of “Everlasting’s” turn of mind. I
certainly have a right to say that an advertised article is
not what it purports to be, if I find it so at my own cost.

As to the cleanliness of my guns, they will compare
-with any of your readers’ weapons in freedom from dirt
or rust and they are used in the field entirely. As to
the remarks of the gentleman signing himself “Bell-
Muzzle,” I thank him for his advice, and will state that
with a few exceptions my shells, after being rubbed down
with emery cloth, as he describes, work tolerably well,
but not one of the fifty will enter the hall seater more
.than half way.

And now, Mr. Editor. I wish to ask if there is any par¬
ticular reason why a gentleman should not make known
the shortcomings’ of the gumnakers to his fellow-sports¬
men through the columns of the sportsman’s paper ? and
is it particularly sportsman-like in a person answering or
communicating on that complaint to insinuate that filth
is the probable cause of the trouble?

FOREST AND STREAM

733

Tim Union Metallic Cartridge Company’* sheila are
much better suited to this dimate than the Howard’s,
which expand in. the house on a damp day so they will
not enter the chamber.

Will yon through your columns name some lubricant,
or rust preventive, that will keep salt spray from rusting
a gun ? Eaton's rust preventive does not answer the pur¬
pose as well as sperm oil, but neither fill the bill.

Bexar,

In permitting a free discussion of topics of interest to
sportsmen, we have no idea of evoking acrimonious re¬
marks. ‘‘Everlasting,” we are sure, had no personal
insinuations in view, and 11 Bexar” is wrong in assuming
such, That the shells stick in the chamber is proof of a
fault, and it is our object, as it is of every one who has
written on the subject, to find out where the trouble is.
Wo have found cosmoline to answer very well as a pre¬
venter of rust in salt-water shooting.

Ackno w ledohent. — We have received the following
card, which explains itself
Publishers of Forest and Stream :—

Gentlemen- Permit me to acknowledge receipt of the very
handsome'and valuable badge, kindly presented by your Company,
of prize in the Long Range Tournament, held at Oreedmoor, Sept,
22d, 23d and 2tth, and for which please to accept my hearty
thauks. Tours very sincerely,

JVeio rorJf, Oct. 13th, 1879, VT. W. PS Forest.

The Schuetzen Corps Cup. — New York, Oct. 15 th.—
Editor Forest and Stream :—At a regular meeting of the
New Tork Schuetzen Corps, held on Monday the 13th
inst., at 99 Forsyth Street, Captain Yuengling presiding,
Mr. F. Harenburg uncovered in your behalf the iuost
beautiful present you presented to us. Everybody present
was full of ad miration, and a resolution offered was at
once unanimously passed, as follows :

Resolved : That the most heartfelt thanks of the Corps
be tendered to the Forest and Stream and Rob and
Gun Publishing Co. for the beautiful meerschaum pipe
they presented us. This resolution shall be entered on our
minutes and a copy of the same bo sent to the named
Publishing Company for the New York Schuetzen Corps.

Dated G. Yuengling, Captain.

B. H. TTenkun, Secretary.

(^<w\c m\d 0wf.

GAME IN SEASON FOR OCTOBER.

I Wild turkoy.afeleaprte gallopmo.

Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens,’ Cupidonta cupido.

Ruffed grouse or pheasant, Bo-
nasa umbcllus .

Quail or partridge, Ortj/x vtrgtni-
anus.

Moose, Alee Americana.

Caribou, Rangifer caribou.

Elk or wapiti, Oervus canadensis.

Red or Va. deer. C. oirginianus.

Squirrels, red, black and gray.

Hares, brown and gray.

Reed or rice bird, IMiUchoni/x Or.

yxivorous.

£5?*Tins table does not apply to all the States. It Is meaDt to
represent the game which isgenerally in season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

The Gajlt.ard Club of Natchez.— -The Editor of
Forest and Stream has received formal notification of
his election as an honorary member of the Gaillard Club,
of Natchez, Miss., and in acknowledging the courtesy so
unexpectedly extended, wishes to say that gentlemen at
the North, so far as our personal acquaintance extends,
appreciate such evidences of comity and good will coming
from that section. We shall ever take an especial in¬
terest in the proceedings and prosperity of the Gaillard
Club, and wish it all the success which its praiseworthy
objects deserve, namely, the “ preservation of game in
Mississippi, trap-shooting, and such sports as are enter¬
taining to markesmen and sportsmen in general.” We
are glad to observe that increasing attention is being paid
to game preservation in the South.

The officers of the Gaillard Club are R. H, Calhoun,
President ; W. Dunbar Jenkins, Secretary. This club was
organized in 1875.

Massachusetts Men in the Southwest. — Messrs.
Win. Jarvis, the breeder of the celebrated Elcho-Rose
puppies, and John Fottler, jr., owner of Berkely, and a
leading member ot the Massachusetts Kennel Club, are
visiting the St. Louis Bench Show, and taking a couple
of weeks’ chicken shooting. The dogs they have with
them are the well-known Irish cracks, Elcho, Rose, Duck,
and Berkely.

Tin-Coated Shot. — I recently made some experiments
with different kinds of shot, which proved conclusively
that tin-coated shot gave a pattern much inferior to either
soft- or chilled shot. My experiments coincide perfectly
with those of 0. M. A, ” in the October 2d No. of Forest
and Stream. The guns used were a Fox and a Sootfc. The
cartridges were carefully loaded exactly alike, and in
every shot fired the tin-coated shot gave a poor pattern.
Chilled shot gave the best pattern by a slight percentage ;
soft shot next; while tin-coated shot was about 20 per cent,
behind. I did not test for penetration, as I regard tliis
merely a question of more powder. I was favorably im¬
pressed with tin-coated shot, until repeated nnaccounta-
bles, while hunting, led me to test it as above.

W. L. Carpenter, U, S. A.

Fort Omaha, Neb., Sept . G<7i.

Grouse Shooting in Scotland,— Shooting upon the
Dahiawellan moors in Caithness is good, Wm. A. Adams, of
Walford Manor, Shrewsbury .England, has killed 618 brace
of game, besides sundries to his own gun. This is the
largest bag this season to any one gun, and was made over
dogs in twenty-one days. Mr. Adams uses a central
fire, No. 12, with Bessemer steel barrels, weighing six
pounds six ounces in all, and shoots with three drachms
of Curtis & Harvey No. 3, and one ounce of small No. 6
Newcastle chilled shot. Mr. Adams is well known in
America among railroad circles, and, we may add, has
reached his fifty-eighth year.

Rhode Island— Newport, Oct. 9th.— The fall shooting
so far has been very good ; one man bagged sixty-two in
one week's shooting. Teal and wood ducks and other
kinds of small ducks are shot at the Large Pond, near
the beach. Some few snipe and woodcock are killed be¬
fore the law is off. In fact but few sportsmen pay any
regard to the law. Occasional.

Pennsylvania — Youngstown, Oct. 9th. — The season for
ruffed grouse began on September 1st, yet few bags have
beenmade tliat arc worth mentioning. A gentleman re-
sidingon the outskirts of this city was somewhat sur¬
prised onemorning last week, to see a pheasant come
crashing through his parlor window, and fall dead on the
carpet. Dior.

Georgia— Macon, Oct. 9th. — Here we go down our
river, the Ocmulgee, in the fall and winter, when it is
sufficiently swollen by the mins for the water to reach
the overhanging branches of the willow. The shooter
sits forward and the paddler In the stern. The boat is
made to skim noiselessly and closely to the willows, and
frequently the ducks are flushed only a few yards, and
sometimes only a f ew feet away, and are brought down as
they go down stream. The secret of success is in keeping
very close to the bank, so as to escape observation of the
keen-eyed game. This could not be done with oars ; the
various obstructions would compel going far out.

J. S. B.

Cairo, Oct. 10th, — The bird season has opened
gloriously, and I am having all the sport I want. You
Northern spoilsmen who have never been South
have no idea of the number of birds a moderately
good dog will find in a day ; at least twenty
eovies on ground with favorable weather, or say from
three to four hundred birds. How is that for high ?

A. W,

Ohio —Ndsonville, Oct. 5th. — Quail are very abundant
here, and if it were not for the foolish Granger law ex¬
cellent sport could be had. I know of at least a dozen
coveys within half a mile of my house. Ihavenot pointed
a gun at them yet, but it's very hard to say what I may
do toward them before next New Year’s. I have been
shooting ruffed grouse and grey squirrels, which are also
very plenty, ana as for rabbits, there am lots of them.

There are very few bird dogs here, and very few wing
shooters. The quail am not hunted till the snow is on the
ground, when they are tracked and killed when they are
huddled together.

If a couple of spoilsmen were to come hem (Monday
Creek Station), and bring a couple of good pointers or
setters, I nil! guarantee them exoellent ruffed grouse
shooting.

I have seen several flocks of wild pigeons in the woods.

Rob Rot,

Ohio —Cincinnati, Oct. 3d.— The Mercer County Shoot¬
ing and Fishing Club, of Cincinnati, O., are making
preparations for then- annual fall visit to their shooting
lodge, situated on the south shore of St. Mary’s Reser¬
voir, in Mercer Co. They have laid in a bounteous sup¬
ply of provisions, and their cook has been engaged. This
fall they have had built in Cincinnati ten new boats,
which axe models in the way of shooting craft, particu¬
larly adapted for their lake shooting. Two years ago the
club purchased somel60 acres of land, with a frontage of
one mile on the water : and have sown wild rice, which
makes feed and shelter for the birds. They are antici¬
pating as usual a glorious time with the ducks. The
club is a joint-stock organization, and the membership
numbers amongst them the best wing shots of the State.
Then- shooting lodge is capable of accommodating twenty
persons, and is well and substantially built, and furnished
with every appliance for comfort and convenience.

On their return I may give you a short history of then-
trip and its results. McSpegocbacml.

Amesbury, Oct. 7t7u— Since the fall shooting has com¬
menced very little game has been seen around here, and
but small bags have been made. "While shooting rail on
Powon stream I shot a large king rail, which measured
twenty-one inches across the wings, and stood eighteen
inches in height, and weighed sixteen ounces. He made
a beautiful specimen when I stuffed and mounted him.

J. O’L.

Minnesota,— Atom's, Oct. 10th,— Ducks and geese,
brant and cranes are very plenty. They are just coming
on from the North. One man can easily bag from 50 to
100. ducks per day. W. E, A.

Nevada— Austin, Sept. 00th— At a rabbit hunt, par¬
ticipated in by fifteen man, 486 rabbits were killed in one
day— from sunrise till dark. The hunting grounds were
the valleys and caiions surrounding this place. The high¬
est number of rabbits killed by any one man of the party
was 75 ; the lowest was 9. J. A. Wright scoring the high
est, and doing the best work. G, E. M.

British Columbia. — Kootenai Lake, N. W. T., Aug.
25th. — The Rocky Mountains are the home of tliebig horn,
elk, deer (three speoies), Rocky Mountain goat or ibex,
(rare sport, I assure yon, as their ideas and habits are ele¬
vated,) bear (three species), grizzly, cinnamon, and black
or brown. And last, but by no means least, either in size
or numbers, the moose. Then there are many different
species of grouse and pheasant, and two kinds of squir¬
rels good for food, as well as cougar or California lion,
wolverine or carcajou, wolves (two kinds), coyotes, foxes,
(three kinds), and lesser animals of which I do not know
the name. Buffalo and antelope are prairie animals, the
latter especially, and seldom come nearer than two miles
of this place. There is a species of the first named in the
mountains. All the foregoing I have bought from Indi¬
ans who killed or trapped them in this neighborhood, as
well as beaver, otter, fisher, marten, mink, badger, and
skunk, which it is proper to enumerate, and Indians have
told me that there is a colony of prairie dogs across the
lake.

Of fish, I have caught in the lake, within 300 yards of
my house, white fish from 6 to 9 pounds weight, muski-
nonge fromjg to 23 pounds, and salmon trout from 6 to 17
pounds, and know of one being caught weighing 47i
pounds, and brook trout (speckled) from 2J to 6 pounds.
There are a few Buckers, out very rare ; the others are
abundant. K, H. A,

— The genuine Norfolk Shooting Jacket, made of rough
Scotch goods, oan be had of Schuyler, Hartley & Graham
of this city.

Mr. E. H. Madison .

Mr. Bkidmorc . .

Mr. Smith .

Mr. Hess . .

Mr. Slane .

Mr. W. Hunter .

Mr. White .

Mr. Livingston .

Mr. Sleover .

Mr. Conover .

Mr. Pike .

Mr. Ditmnr .

Mr. J.Y. Vnn Wicklon.

Mr. Wingate .

Mr. Chappell .

Mr. Sheridan .

Mr. Miller .

Mr. Kerry .

Mr. Lomkin .

SHOOTING MATCHES.

Missouri State Sportsmen.— The annual convention
will be held at Kansas City, October 21st to 84th inclusive.
The prizes in cash amount to $3,100. There are twenty
contests. All communications should be addressed to D.
L. Hall, the President of the State Association, Kansas
City,

Fountain Gun CLVB.—Parkville, L. I, Oct. 0th.— The
regular monthly meetiug of the members of the Fountain
Gun Club ; prize a gold badge ; 7 buds each ; handicap
yards rise ; 80 yards boundary, from five traps ; both
barrels allowed ; ties decided, "miss and out. The club
rules to govern

Name, _ Yards. Killed.

25 111111 1— T

. 23 1111111-7

.... 23 1111111-7

26 1 J 1 1 1 1 1—7

. 25 1110 111-6

. 21 n 1 1 1 1 I 1— 6

. 23 10 11111-6

21 1110 111-6

• • 25 11110 11-6

. 23 1 0 1 1 l 1 1—6

. 23 110 1110-5

. 23 111011 0-5

. 21 110 110 1—5

. 20 101110 1—5

. 25 1 1 * 1 0 3 1-5

. 21 0 1110 10-4

. 23 1 0 0 1 0 1 1-4

. 21 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-3

. . 21 0 1 U 0 0 0 1—2

Madison won shoot off with 15 straight.

Bellevue Range, Oct. 3d. — Raymond Sportsman's
Club : —

Single Couple Baton/

Trap. Trap. Trap,

W. H. Witheveil . 10 10

Re outry . 10 6 7—25

Re-entry . 9 0 10—25

J. C. Smith . 9 8 9—26

Re-entry . 9 9 7—25

Re-entry . 9 7 S— 24

A. S. Andrews . 9 6 10—25

J. R. Smith . 9 9 0-24

Re-entry . 8 7 0-21

C.P. Gleason . 9 5 5-17

J. E. Nnson . 6 3 0—10

Re-entry . 4 6 3—12

K. P. Gleason . 6 5 4—15

Cataunssa, Pa., Oct. 7 th. — F. and G. P. Club shoot at
glass balls ; Card’s rotary trap ; 18 yards rise ; 10 balls
each : —

T. P. Cherringtou . 1 1 1 l 1 0 1 1 1 1—9

Wm. Orange . 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—0

A. H. Sharpless . 110111111 1—9

G. W. Retfsuydor . 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-8

H. B. Aldrich . 1 101011 11 1—8

A. Thomas . . 1 1 0 1 1 J 0 1 1 1—8

Wm. Eger . 110 110 1111-8

Then. Fox . 100 110111 1-7

A. Starller . 10 110 0 1111-7

P. Robinson . 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1-7

T. E. Harder . 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1—7

P. Waters . 0 10 1110 10 1-6

Geo. Waters . 11110 10 10 0-6

Thos. Abol . 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0-6

E. E. Fessenden . 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 (1-5

I. II. Geary . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-2

Total . - . 132

Toronto Gun Club. — Toronto, Oct. 4 th. — Final match
at pigeons :—

Name.

H. Millar .

J. Barrett .

R. Wilson .

W. Kennedy. . . .
W. ViUiers .

R. Morrison .

J. B. Graham. ..
Joseph Taylor .

S. Staneland. .

rarrts. Total.

. 20 1111110 1111 0-10

. 26 11111111111 1—12

. 21 01011111111 1—10

. 24 11011101111 1-10

. 24 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—12

. 20 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1—7

. 20 110 1 01110 0 0 0-6
. 20 101101110 lw. — 7

. 20 111111111 lw. -10

A special meeting of the club was called for Thursday
evening, the 2d inst., for the purpose of presenting the
prizes, and to make arrangements fon the annual shoot.
Mr. R. Morrison, Vice President in the chair, presented
Mr, J. Barrett, with the gold medal, he having scored 47
out of a possible 48 in the 4 shoots ; and the silver
medal he presented to Mr. W, Villiers, he having scored
46 out of 48.

Both gentlemen on receiving the medals made suitable
speeches, and a very pleasent evening was spent,

The annual shoot is arranged for the 15 inst.

Habits of Moose.— Second Connecticut Lake, Sept,
2 1th, — I have found a puzzler. I often find the tracks
of caribou where they will follow a trapper's line ; but
this week two moose have at different times followed a
well-beaten path on the east inlet, one coming out to the
lake shore at a distance of over half a mile from where
he came on it. He did not leave it where a fallen tree four
feet high crossed, but jumped over it. What is the cause of
then- usually avoiding my tracks? Snow remained all
day on the hills about the lake on the 24th. I fear that
the moose will yard too near this lake this winter for their
benefit, unless some still hunters drive them back, I shall
not be here to do my part, but will give a limited num¬
ber of sportsmen outline of the most frequented localities
if they will do their own hunting. I do not wish to
assist any man who wants to use his snow shoes and a
butter-bred dog. ^ Norton.

—Gen, Randolph B, Marcy, Inspector-General of the
Army, who has written some of tlio most instructive
books on hunting, camping, prairie travel and wood¬
craft, has just returned from a tour in the regions between
the Mississippi and the Pacific. Great game wanders
over the vast plains and along the mountain sides of those
regions, and the General, like Nimrod of old, is a mighty
hunter. His party killed in their recent excursion
what was estimated at thirty thousand pounds— say
fifteen tons— of game, embracing 37 elk, 37 deer, 9 moun¬
tain sheep, 4 grizzly bears, 1 black bear, and 13 autelope.
Many, if not all, of the numerous posts in the order of his
official tour were supplied with venison from his abund¬
ant store, for which was found, from the places where it
fell, transportation to camp.

— A man named Gannon has been convicted of foreery.
Had the crime been murder, Mr. Cannon would have beeu
safe. They would not have hung him. A cannon which
hangs (fire)jaever goes off.

734

FOREST AND STREAM

THE EXPANSION OF GUN BARRELS.

Newark, N. X, Sept. 25th.
Editor Forest- and Stream: —

Herewith please And ruptured brass shell. On the 19th
of July this shell was exploded in the hands of Mr. P. S.
Backus, while attempting to force on a cap while the
shell was loaded, quite seriously lacerating the hand that
held it. and forcing a shot (.into the fleshy part of the
hand below the thumb. While thiB painful accident
should furnish a warning to sportsmen not to attempt to
cap a loaded cartridge, the peculiar appearance of this
ruptured shell, and the fact that a shot was driven into
Mr. Backus’ hand at right angles with the long axes of
the shell, serves to illustrate and prove, at least, my
former theories, that gun barrels of the present strength
when fired with telling loads expand in front of the
charge.

There are many things received and taught in natural
philosophy, at least as applied to gunning, that exhibit
questionable grounds ; and my aim is to pick those ques¬
tionable points. Guns universally are made stronger
around the powder chamber, which may be well enough
for appearance sake, but it is nearly certain that the
greatest strain takes place in them immediately in front
of the charge, where the missile attacks the air, as this
shell will illustrate.

Those who have been familiar with my contributions
to the old Rod and dun, and since to your very able
paper, Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun, will re¬
member that I reasoned and presented illustrations to
prove the force of suddenly compressed air in gun bar¬
rels. Early in the history of choke guns I contended that
all choke "guns, in order "to get the best uniform shooting,
must have a specific charge — a charge that would just
spring the choke to a straight — in plain terms, a thick
gun, a large charge, and a thin one, a small. Among the
opposers of the gun expanding was “ Off-Hand,” who in
a well-written article questioned the expanding at all,
and claimed if there was a trifle of expanding it was be¬
hind the shot, and, if anything, the barrel would tend to
contract in front of the 6hot. Of course, he ignored the
poutching action of the air in front. I gave the experi¬
ment with the leaden band, which, on being tested by a
contributor, settled the expanding question in the affirma¬
tive : and now to prove the gun expanded in front of the
ciiarge, I could only give you my own experience with
a bursted gun. where some of the shot passed out atright
angles with the line of fire, and struck against the per¬
pendicular face of a rock within a few feet. Now, to re¬
in force this theory, and to prove almost beyond question
that gun ban-els do expand in front of the charge, I pre¬
sent you with this exploded shell.

You will observe that the greatest stretch of the metal
has taken place immediately at the shot-wad, and that
the rupture began at that point, or in front of that point,
and ran back toward the powder, and from the swell at
the shot-wad the stretch converges each way, showing
greater stretch in front of the wad than behind. It will
be noted that where the powder was chambered there
was no stretch or rupture, and that the tear stopped im¬
mediately on pa*ing the powder-wad.

Mi-. Backus grasped this shell in his left hand, as any
person attempting such a thing naturally would to force
down the cap with the screw of an ordinary shell ex¬
tractor, and the rupture or opening in the shell mostly
took place between the ends of the fingers and the hand,
and though, no doubt, most of the shot passed out in a
straight fine, more than the one that stuck to Mr. B.'s
hand may have passed through the opening on the side,
Of course, this lateral shot possessed but little force,
barely sticking through the skin. At this day nearly
every practical shot knows tkata thick choke gun requires
a larger charge of powder than a thin one, whether they
have examined the cause or not, and no person who may
examine this shell can say but there was greater expan¬
sive force at and in front of the shot-wad than at any
other point.

To sum up : Guns spring open at the transit of the
charge, and there is greater expansion in front of the shot
than behind it. This I account for by there appearing to
be a thin, consolidated air pack, having greater expansive
force on a given point than the more voluminous powder
gasses, and that point is immediately where the shot-wad
attacks the ah. Simply from overpowering charges, the
tendency in guns to burst grades out in frequency from
the starting of the shot-wad as it approaches the muzzle.

Straight Bore.

— What is the difference betwen a prosy speaker and an
archer? One talks awful heavy, and the other toxo-
pholite.

— San Diego posesses a genuine heroine in a young lady
named Miss Mary Lawrence. As a band of wild cattle
were being dri ven through the streets, one of them started
fora child at play. The vaquero was drunk and tumbled
from the horse as he attempted to turn the furious ani¬
mal. Miss Lawrence being near sprang into the vacant
saddle, ran down the animal, threw her shawl over its
head and leaning from the saddle, caught up the child,
carrying it off in safety. It showed rare courage and
presence of mind as well as expert horsemanship.

_ The remnants of Brother Adirondack Murray’s church

in Boston have been gathered together with the view of
forming a new church on a broad and progressive Chris¬
tian basis. The efforts to secure solidity in its finances is
said to promise success. The Rev. H. A. Shorey, who
has succeeded Murray in thd charge of the Gotten Rule
becomes pastor of the new enterprise.

Jjf xtiornl ffzstimes.

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

Oot. 16-17.— Detroit.— Peninsular vs. Gentlemen of Ireland.
Oet. 17-18— Stenton.— Young America vs. English Eleven.
Oct. 18— Chestnut Hill.— ChestnutHill vs. Belmont.

Oct. 34— Stenton.— Newark vs. Young America (2d).

Daft’s English Team vs. Twenty-two of Central
New York. — The seventh match in the Daft series was
played at Newell Park. Syracuse, N. Y., on Sept. 30th and
Oct. 1st, between the above-named teams. The twenty-
two was composed of players from Albany, Oswego, Ful¬
ton, Oswego Falls, Syracuse, Utica and Skaneatelas. The
attendance was good, much larger than had yet been met
with, and although the visitors won by an innings and 70
nms, yet the game was highly appreciated, and the won¬
derful bowling and batting of the visitors loudly ap¬
plauded. Score : —

ENGLISH TEAM.

Oscroft, o. Smart, b. Millward . 34

lyett, run out . ■ . 12

_ jibv, b. Favetto . 44

Lockwood, c. and b. Millward . 0

Dart, c. Hnlliiigworth, b. Bailey . 19

Shrewsbury, not out . 26

Barnes, b. Fayette . 0

Bates, c. Gaitmnd, b. Fayette . 10

Shaw, I). Ncwick . 0

Pirnler, b. Newiok . 5

Morley, b. Newiok . 1

Byes, 5 ; log byes, 1 ; wides, 5 ; no ball, 1 . 12

CENTRAL NEW YORK.

First tnning. Second Inning.

Ellinor b. Shaw . 4 c. Croft, b. Shaw . 0

McNaughton. b. Shaw . 2 o. Look-wood, b. Morley . 0

Powell, b. Shaw . 0 b. Morley . 0

Ellis, run nut . 2 o. Ulyett, b. Shaw . 8

Backus, b. Shaw . 0 b. Sbaw . 2

Bailey, h. Morley . 0 o. Oscroft, b. Morley . 1

Stevenson, b. Sliaw . 5 b. Shaw . . 8

Millwnrd. b. Shaw . 0 b. Shaw . 0

Clark, b. Shaw . 0 b. Shaw . 3

Boss. b. Morley . 0 b, Shaw . (1

Gart land, b. Morley . 3 c. Daft, b. Morley . 6

Adams, b. Shaw . 2 c. Bates, b. Morley . 3

Carpenter, b. Morley . 1 b. Shaw . 1

Ballard, h. Morley . 0 b. Shaw . 0

Holllngwortb, b. and c. Mot¬
ley . 5 b. Morley . 1

Newiok, b. Morley . 0 o. Oscroft, b. Sbaw . 5

Lightholl, stumped Pinder, b.

Shaw . 4 o. Ulyett, b. Shaw . 0

Conde, b. Morley . 3 1). Morley . 5

Outerhrldge, not out . 6 c. Daft, b. Shaw . 0

Wright, b. Morley . 0 stumped Pinder, b. Shaw . 1

Elliott, b. Shaw . . 1 uot out . 0

Byes, 3 ; leg byes, 2 . 5 Byes, 4 ; leg byes, 2 . 6

Total . 43 Total . 60

Grand total . . 93

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

CENTRAL NEW YORK,

Unite. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Millward . 124 16 32 2

Roberts . 44 4 19

Hoss . 23 1 18

Newtek . 73 13 9 3

Bailey . 80 7 26 1

Wright . 68 5 17 0

Favetto . 96 8 30 3

Wides— Roberts, 3 ; Bailey, 1; Wright, 1. No halls— Fayette, 1.
daft’s English team — First Rming.

Shaw . 92 10 15 11

Morley . 88 11 23 9

Second Inning.

Shaw . 96 11 28 13

Morley . 93 14 16 8

Dafts’ English Eleven vs. Peninsula Eighteen.—
This, the sixth match in the tom- of the English cricketers
was played on the Woodward Avenue grounds, at Detroit.
The game was arranged to be continued through three
days. Sept. 25th, 26th and 27th, but the bad weather on
the last day caused the match to result in a draw, with
the score in favor of the visitors. The wicket was soft
and consequently slow ; but it did not prevent the for¬
eigners from running up the goodly score of 191. Dale’s
bowling was remarkably fine, and Joy's 17 was well ob¬
tained The following is the score : —

FENrNSULAS.

G. Heigbo, 1. b. w., b. Sbaw.. 2

F. Bamford, b. Morley . 0

J. Neville, b. Morley....,..,.. 0

C. B. Calvert, b. Sbaw . 0

Wm. White, run out . 2

G. Edgar, o. Ulyett, b. Shaw. 5
F. Hinchman, c. Pinder, b.

Morley . 3

T. Dale, b. Morley . 0

U. Armstrong, b. Morley . 5

F. C. Irvine, Lb. w„b. Morley 2
C. J. Littlejohn, c. Daft, b.

Morley . 1

C. Joy, c. Oscroft, b. Emmett 17

R. B. Ridgley, b. Shaw . 0

F. Giddey, b. Shaw . 0

C. Cooney, o. Selby, b. Em¬
mett . 1

A. Wiley, b. Shaw . 2

H. Wright, b. Shaw . 5

J. J. Dodds, not out . 0

Byes, 11 ; leg-byes, 1 ; wides,

1 ; ho balls, 1 . U

Total . Ml Total . 59

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

FEINSULAB6.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Dale . 59 32 50 6

White . 11 3 18 ••

Littlejohn . 39 26 41 13

Bamford . 10 6 6

Armstrong . 14 14 11

Irvine . 14 3 22

Cooney . 4 1 4

Wiley . 2 1 4

Heigbo . 2 0 7

ENGLISH.

Shaw . . g 1§ 18 J

Emmett . t 2 o 2

Umpires: Mr. Peter Young, for Peninsular; Lockwood, for
England.

Daft’s English Eleven vs. Twenty-two Canadians
at London, O NT.— This, the fifth match in the Daft
series, was played on Sept. 22d and 23d on the Tecumseh
Base-Ball Grounds at London, W. O. The twenty-two
were selected from all the cricketers in Western Ontario,
and many of Canada’s best representatives were included
in the home team. The day was beautifully fine. Hy¬
man, Captain of the Canadian side, won the toss, and he

ENGLISH ELEVEN.

G. Ulyett, b. Littlejohn . 14

Wm. Oscroft, o. Littlejohn, b.

Dale . 52

A. Shrewsbury, o. Irviue, b .

Dale . 30

J. S<- Ihv, b. Dale . 3

Richard Daft, b. Dale . 18

W. Barnes, c. Hinchman, b .

Littlejohn . 23

W . Bates, b. Dale . 8

Thomas Emmett, run out. ... 10
Alfred Shaw, b. Littlejohn. .. 0

George Pinder, b. Dale . 6

F. Morley, not out . 3

Byes, 14: wides, 2; leg-byes, 6;
o balls, 3 . 25

elected to take the field. Play was commenced at 12 M
and continued, in dark and gloomy weather, on the fol¬
lowing day. At no time was there a large attendance,
but those spectators who were present were enthusiastic
and generous in their applause. The subjoined score and
bowling analysis give the individual record of the game :

DAFT’S ENGLISH ELEVEN.

Second Inning.

Oscroft, o. Paine, b. Kennedy 2
Ulyett, c. Hammett, b.Gillean 20

Lockwood, b. Ferrie . 0

Shrewsbury, c. Liddell, b.

Gillean . 21

Daft. c. Totten, b. Kennedy, 0

Barnes, b. Parker . 22

Bates, c. Liddell, b.Gillean... 15
Emmett, hit wicket, b. Ferrie 33
Shaw, c. Oliver, b. Gillean — 8
Pinder, b. Kennedy , . , . , — , , 11

Morley, not out . 1

Byes, 2 Mejr byes, 1 ; wides, 2; ^

Total . 71 Total . 137

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING
First Innings.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Kennedy . 522 26 31 5

Ferrie . . .33 16 22 3

Gillean . 20 14 12 2

Second Inning.

First Inning.

Oscroft, e. Cameron, b. Ken¬
nedy . 8

Ulyett, c. Potter, b. Kennedy 1

Lockwood, b. Kennedy . 10

Shrewsbury, c. Cameron, b.

Gillean . 5

Daft, c, Nicholl, b.|Kennedy. 21

Barnes, b. Gillean . 3

Bates, c. Parke, b. Ferric.... 14

Emmet, b. Ferrie . 4

Shaw, b. Ferrie . 2

Pinder, b. Kennedy . 0

Morley, not out . 0

Byes, 2; leg byes, 1 . 3

Kennedy..

Ferrie .

Gillean....
Parker. . . .

Park .

Whitlaw.,

. 29
. 24

10

1

45

20

12

TWENTY-:

First Inning.

laddie, run out . 1

Adams, st. Pinder, b. Shaw. . . 0
Lemons, e. Emmett, b. Mor-

lev . 2

Parker, c. Oscroft, b. Sbaw. 2

Jukes, c. Bates, b. Shaw . 1

Atkinson, b. Morley . 0

Hyman, c. Bates, b . Shaw. ... 0

Hammond, b. Morley . 1

Oliver, b. Shaw . : . 3

H. Cameron, l.b. w., b. Shaw 2

Hammett, b. Morley . 0

Kennedy, b. Morley . 10

Nicholls, b. Shaw . 0

Saunders, b. Morioy . 1

Pai-ke, not out . 8

Totten, h. Shaw . . . 1

Whitlaw, c. Barnes, b. Shaw. 0

Moscrip, b. Shaw . . . . . 3

Paine, c. Oscroft, b. bhaw. ... 0

Hunt, 1. b. w., Shaw . 0

Ferrie, b. Sbaw . ••••• -• §

Gillean, c. Oscroft. b. Shaw . 1

Byes, 5 ; leg bye, 1 . 6

’O OF WESTERN ONTARIO.

Second Inning.

Parke, b. Shaw . 2

Liddell, b. Shaw . 6

Adams, st. Pinder, b. Sbaw. . . 0

Lemons, b. Morley . 5

Parker, c. Oscroft, b. Morley 1

Jukes, c. Ulyett, b. Shaw . 0

Atkinson, c. Pinder, b. Mor¬
ley . 3

Hyman , c. Ulyett, b. Shaw . . . 2

Hammond, b. Morley . 0

Oliver, b. Shaw . 0

Kennedy, c. Kennedy,b.Sbaw 0

ivcnueay, u. rvtjiiueuj ,u.oua»> u
Hammett, c. Barnes, b. Shaw 7

Cameron, run out . 0

Saundors, b. Shaw . 3

Totten, o. Daft, b. Shaw . 0

Whitlaw, b. Morley . 0

Moscrip, b. Shaw . 0

Paine, not out . 4

Hunt, b. Shaw . 0

Ferrie, b. Shaw . . . 0

Gillean, c. Daft, b. Shaw.... 0
Byes, 4 ; leg bye, 1 . 5

Total . 38

Total . S’*

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

First Inning.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Shaw . 3H JI 12 13

Morioy . 31 18 19 6

Second Inning.

Shaw.. .

Munipir'es-Mr. it.' Bayiy for Canadians, and Selby for English-

Ttri.T. Players vs. Cricketers.— The recent discussion
in the daily papers in regard 'to the merits of base ball
players as cricketers, will have additional interest given
it by the practical experiment which has been arranged
in the form of a two day’s match between base ball play¬
ers and Daft’s English eleven, to take place on the Union
Grounds, Brooklyn, on October 15th and 16th. The first
day’s play will be devoted to a match of cricket— one in¬
nings a side— between eighteen base ball players captained
by George Wright ; the team including the champion
Providence nine and Daft’s eleven. On the second day
the contest will consist of a base ball match between the
Providence nine and Daft’s players, the latter being cap¬
tained by Hr. Sprague of the Staten Island Club ; an old
base ball player. This will be a unique affair. It wifi he
the only time Daft’s team willplay in Brooklyn.

Cricket Editor of the Forest and Stream-.—

As neither the Philadelphia Club nor the Belmont Club
has any representation on the team which was chosen to
nlav againts Daft’s eleven here, would it not be rather
better to call the match “Daft’s Professional vs. The
Young America and Friends” ; or “ Daft s Professionals
vs A Selected Team,” than to call it. All Philadelphia .
The Philadelphia Club has always shown well enough on
former international matches, and. in the last United
States vs. Canada, it was a Philadelphia man, Ithink,who
“detou score : a man whose showing cn previous
matches with foreigners was of the best. If all rounders
were to make up the team, the Belmont Club has one
very good player under that captain.

Philadelphia Oct. 8th, 1779. An Amateur.

four reason for terming “the fifteen which played
Daft’s Professionals, at Nicetown, on Oct. 10th, 11th and
13th “All Philadelphia” is, that we understand that
team to have been selected by a committee of five,
who were duly elected by represeitatives of each .Phila¬
delphia cricket organization: If such is the base, we can¬
not see why exception should betaken to our naming the
team as we have done.— Ed.]

GENTLEMEN OF IRELAND VS. UNITED PHILADELPHIA. -
This one day’s match was arranged to be
town on the clay following the game of faept. Soth and
26th It will be seen by the score that the game resulted
in favor of tbe^fsitors by 14 runs on one innings

totals:- UNITED Philadelphia Hirst Inning. q

S. Law, st. Brougham, b. Exham . 33

J B Thayer, c. and b. Exham . go

J . Large.'b. Exham. . . . 14

C. Newhali, c. Colthurst, b. Hamilton . . j

R. N. Caldwell, 0. Hamilton, b. Exharn^ . . u

J. Hargreaves, st. Brougham, b. Exham . . 15

G. Newhali, e. Exbam, b- Nunn. . . . 3

D Newhali, c. Casey, b. Hamilton . .... 4

E. IV. Clark, not out . . . . . . 10

Bves, 6 ; leg byes, . . _

Total. .

FOREST AND STREAM

735

GENTLEMEN OF IRELAND— Fit*! Inning.

G. Hone. c. and b. C. Newball . 18

R. Miller, c. Large, b. Clark . SO

H. Brougham, o. Law, b. Clark . 0

N. Hone, run out . 0

TV. Hone, b. Clark, jr . 5

J. Nunn, b. C. Now hall . 8

D. Trotter, c. G. Newball, b. C. Newball . 7

Sir G . Colthurst, b. C. Newhall . 8

Q. Casey, uot out . 22

H. Hamilton, b. D. Newhall . 23

A. Exham, c. R. Newhall, b, C. Newhall . 3

Byea 8 ; leg byes, 8 . . 14

Total... . - . 12

FALL OF WICKETS.

Philadelphia, tlrst inning. ... 0 26 18 86 67 72 72 98 102 108—108

Irish, first inning . 30 31 16 47 59 68 71 115.

ANALYSIS OP THE BOWLING.

GENTLEMEN OF IRLAND — First Inning.

Owrs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Exham . 36 14 40 5

Hamiltou . 21 7 28 1

Nunn . . . 12 2 19 1

Casey . 1 OHO

united Philadelphia— First Inning.

C. Newhall . 29 13 45 4

W. dark . . 22 10 34 3

D. Newhall . ....17-1 4 29 2

Umpires— Giles for Philadelphia, Rylott for Ireland.

Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Merion Fifteen. — On Sept*
30th and Oct. 1st, the Irish team visited the beautiful
grounds of the Merion Club, at -Ardmore, Pa., and played
against a picked fifteen of that organization. An inter¬
esting feature of this match, was the competition for two
valuable and handsome silver tankards, which had been
offered by over one hundred lady patrons of the club, for
the highest individual score on each side. The fortunate
winners were : Mr. D. Trotter for the Irishmen, and, Mr.

S. Law for the Merion. The former, scoring 57 and 48 :
• the latter, 6 and 45. Some excellent play was exhibited

on both sides, and the match is reported to have been an
interesting one : —

IRELAND.

First Inning. Second Inning.

N. Hone, c. Lowry, b. Law . . 8 b. Pox . 2

H. A. Miller, b. Lowrv . 15 b. Law . 20

G. Hone. 1. b. w„ b. Fox . 0 1. b. w., b. J. B. Thayer . 13

W. Hone, jr., b. Law . 4 c. Sarres, b. Law . 13

D. Trotter, c. A. L. Baily, b.

Pox. .

. 57

ris .

c. J. B. Thayer, b. Law. .

e. Huston, 6. Fox .

b. Fox.

H. Brougham, b. Law _

J. Nunn, 1. b. w.,b. Law . _. _ .

W. Hone, sr., b. Law . 1 notout . 11

H. Hamilton, b. Law . 27 b. Fox . 0

A. Exham, not out . 3 e. sub, b. Law . 10

Byes, 4 ; leg-byes, 1 . 5 Byes, 4 ; leg-byes, 3 ; wides, 1 8

Total . 138 Total . 170

MERION.

First Inning. Second Inning.

F. L. Baily, b. Hamilton . 5 b. Hamilton . 6

A. L. Baily, b. Hamilton . 8 b. Nunn . 4

C. E. Haines, b. Exham . 8 st. Brougham, b. Exham . 12

W. Huston, b. Hamilton . 1 c. Exham, b. Brougham . 0

G. Ashbridge, b. Hamilton . . . 11 st. Brougham, b. Exham ... 6

II. Sayres, run out . . 0 b. Brougham . 0

S. Law, st. Brougham, b. Ham¬
ilton . 6 o. Miller, b. Exham . 45

W. Stroud, e. Trotter, b. Ex-

ham . 7 c. Hamilton, b. Exham . 0

J. B. Thayer, jr., run out. .. . 16 b.Nunu . 12

C. Morris, c. Colthurst, b. Ex¬
ham . 0 0. Colthurst, b. Exham . 4

J. M. Fox, run out . 1 e. W. Hone, jr., b. Brougham 19

J. Hoffman, b, Nunn . 8 b.Exbam.,, . 0

G. Philler, not out . 2 b, Exham . 0

W. Lowry, b. Nunn . 0 b. Exham . 0

G. Thayer, c. Hamilton, b. Ex- not out . 0

ham . 0 e. N. Hone, b. Casey . 6

Byes, 7 ; leg-byos, 1 . 8 byes, 6 ; leg-byes, 10 . 10

Total . 81 Total . 130

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.
merion— First Inning.

Bads. Runs. Maidens. Wickets.

Fox . 64 39 2 2

Law . 128 40 18 7

Lowry . 52 33 2 2

J. B. Thayer . 8 7

Sayres . 12 14

Second Inning-

Law . 133 46 16 5

Lowry . 44 8$ 1

Fox . 80 59 3 5

J. Thayer . 61 22 7 1

Ireland— First Inning.

Exham . 139 40 15 4

Hamilton . 120 33 U 5

Nunn . . 16 4 2

Second inning.

Exham . 128 51 12 7

Hamilton..'. . 52 15 5 l

Nunn . 36 14 5 2

Brougham . 32 7 5 3

Miller . 48 19 4

Casey . 13 3 17

Colthurst . 4 5

Fort Douglass C. C. vs. Salt Lake City.— The* re¬
turn match between these clubs was played on Washing¬
ton Square, Salt Lake City, on September 11th, the visi¬
tors winning by one innings and one run. The military
team was assisted by Cooper and Cushing of the home
club. The following is the score : —

salt i

First inning.

Collett, run out .

Graesback, b. Cooper .

Wilde, b. Caldwell .

Parker, b. Caldwell. . .

Platts, c. and b. Caldwell. . . .

Tombs, b. Caldwell .

Payne, e. Stewart, b. Cooper.

Watts, b. Caldwell .

Porcher, b. Caldwell .

Bess, st. Taylor, b. Cooper.. .

Beard, b. Caldwell .

Extras .

.ake city.

Second Inning.

0 b. Caldwell .

5 not out .

0 b. Cooper .

0 b. Coopor .

3 e. Caldwell, b. Cooper . . .

5 c. Kelly, b. Cooper .

7 b. Caldwell .

6 st. Taylor, b. Cooper .

4 b. Cooper .

2 st. Taylor, b. Cooper .

4 Cooper .

4 Extras .

Total . 40 Total .

fort DOUGLASS.— Old)/ Inning,

Capt. Western, c. Groesbeck, b. Watts .

Lieut. Taylor, run out . .

Sergt. Kelly, b. Watts .

Sergt. Haselden, b. Parker .

Corpl. Caldwell, b. Parker .

Private Gulwitz, not out .

Private Stewart, b. Watts .

Private Jones, c. Beard .

Private Simmons, b. Parker .

A. Cushing, b. Watts .

W. Cooper, Bt. Collett, b. Parker .

Extras .

Total .

Umpires ; W. L, Pickard and H. MoEwan,

St. Georges (2id.) vs. New York.— Played at Hoboken,
N. J., on October 9th. Decided in favor of the home
club, by 25 runs, on first inning's totals. George Giles,
jr., son of the St. George’s professional, contributed to
the high score of 52, including two six hits over the fence,
thus proving that the old saying, “Like father, like son,”
applies even to the cricket field. Score : —

ST. GEORGES.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Geo. Giles, jr., b. Cuddlhy ... 52 b. Freed . 10

G. Hyde-Clarke, b. Cuddlhy . . 8 c. Cuddlhy, b. Loot . . 9

Sadlier, b. Cuddlhy . b. Lent . 0

C. Richardson, b. Cuddlhy . . 6 b. Freed . 3

Barnes, b. Leet . 1 e. Cuddlhy , b. Leet . 3

W. Rutherford, b. Leet . 0 b. Freed . 0

Conover, b.Cuddihy . 3 notout . 15

De Forest, e.W.Giios, b.Leet. 3 b. Leet . 3

Morgan, b. Leet . 0 b. Leet . . 0

L. Rutherford, b. Leet . 0 b. Freed . 0

Torrey, not out . 2 b. Freed . 1

— wides . 3

Total . 79 Total . . . 47

new york. — Only Inning.

W. Giles, e. Morgan, b. Hyde-Clarke . 4

Lendrum, run out. . . 2

Blancy. st. Morgan, b. Hyde-Clarke . 11

Freed, b. Hyde-Clarke . 16

Cuddlhy, b. Sadlier . 8

R. Letts, o. Barnes, b. Hyde-Clarke . 6

Allworth, b. Sadlier . 4

Baird, c. Hyde-Clarke, b. Sadlier . 4

Day, notout . 0

Nolan, b. Sadlier . 0

Von Blarcon, b. Sadlier . 0

widos . 4

Total . 54

St. Georges vs. Columbia College.— A one day’s
match was played at the Hoboken grounds on October
8th. The game was commenced at 3 p. M... when the
home club went in the field with the two Giles’, Bance,
Holland, and seven substitutes. Wickets were drawn at
5.30 p. m. , the St. Georges winning by 7 wickets. Score : —

COLUMBIA COLLEOE.

G. Hyde-Clarke, b. Moeran. . . 34

F. N. Hausling, c. sub., b.

Giles . 0

M. Egan, b. Giles, jr . 4

J. P. Conover, b. Giles, jr.. ... 0
O. De Forest, b. Moeran . 13

G. E. Blackwell, e. sub., b.

Giles, jr . 2

L. M. Rutherford, b. Giles, jr. 4

G. F. Stevens, b. Moeran . 0

J. F. Minium, b. Moeran . 0

C. W. Barnes, run out . 3

F. B. Torrey, not out — . — 3
Byes . 2

Bance, notout . 32

Holland, b. Egan . 6

Sadlier, b. Egan . 4

Giles, notout.. .. . 17

Bye . 1

Total . 65

Total . 63

ANALYSIS OF THE BOWLING.

s. GEORGES.

Balls Buns. Maidens. Wickets.

Giles, jr . 74 24 6 4

Giles.. . 48 23 1 1

Moeran . . SO 12 2 4

COLUMBIA COLLEGE.

Hyde-Clarke . 72 24 3 1

Egan . 60 25 1 2

A Cricketer Killed. — In England recently a cricketer
was struck by a ball on the temple. He died instantly.

ARCHERY.

• OHIO STATE ARCHERY TOURNAMENT.

Considering the fact that the Ohio State Archery Asso¬
ciation was not organized until Sept. 10th, 1879, aiid their
tournament appointed for the 2d and 3d of October, it is
a matter of wonder that the management evolved so great
a success out of it as they did. It was a success in every
respect ; in attendance, which reached 7,000 for the two
days ; in interest manifested, in scores made, and in the
generally satisfied air with which every one left, reluc¬
tantly, and all promising to come again next year and
bring all their friends. The direction was wisely left en¬
tirely to the President of the Association, who had visited
the Chicago tournament and obtained a few points. His
work was wearying and worrying, but he survives to en¬
joy the success of the first meeting — although his indi¬
vidual scores suffered badly in consequence of his fatigue.
The assemblage was a notable one, being composed largely
of “ our best society ” from the city and its suburbs, with
a majority of sight-seers from where you will. The ar¬
rangements made by the Zoo were all that could be de¬
sired, and reflect great credit upon the management. The
grounds were in beautiful condition, and are undoubtedly
the best that could have been selected for that purpose,
being almost level, and well situated as regards the sun,
which is a very important item for the archer.

The scene was really picturesque. Three sides of the
inclosure reserved for the bowmen were marked by a rail¬
ing and a tightly-drawn rope, and the fourth by a high
canvass screen, stretching across the entire width of the
lawn, serving as a background that brought the hand¬
somely colored targets out in bold relief as they reclined
at an angle on their stands. Between the targets were
placed blackboards, on which appeared the designating
letters, while behind them, for safety, crouched the
arrow-boys, every mother’s son of them wishing he had
a $10,000 accident policy on his life.

Following are the scores of the ladies’ championship
shoot : —

DOUBLE COLUMBIA ROUND.

, - THURSDAY. - >

48 arrows at 48 arrows at
Names. 30 yards. 4a yards.
Target C. Hits.Value. Hits.Value.

• * * 31 153 17 63

68 — —

157 34 114

239 35 171

219 38 168

.—FRIDAY ,

48 arrows at Grand
50 yards. Total.
Hits.Value. Hits.Val.
4 14 55 229

— — 16 68

14 34 80 315

Miss Penrose . . .31
Miss Baldwin.. 16

Mrs. Davis . 35

Miss K. Miller.. 47
Miss Morrison. 41
Target D.

Mrs. Baldwin.. 29 135 18 62

Miss Carey . 38 160 15 67

Miss Hayward, .32 155 14 42

Miss Kemper.. 35 161 18 90

Miss Goodman. 36 169 33 121

The lady champion in the National Tournament scored
548 on the Double Columbia ; and the second score (Mrs.
John Lee) was 510. We think our lady champion’s score
compares very favorably, especially when it is stated she
never shot an arrow at fifty yards until one week before

6 20 53 217

6 22 59 249

10 42 66 239

10 36 63 287

the meeting. The same is true of all the ladies, most of
them never having shot either forty or fifty yards.

The ladies were through their work bo long before the
gentlemen on Thursday afternoon that an impromptu
shoot was arranged for them of fifteen arrow s at fifty yards
for three fine arrows offered by the Association. These
were won by Miss Florence Morrison bv a score of 82 ;
Miss Goodman second, with 30. The Ladies Handicap
the second afternoon resulted as follows

,-30 arrows at So yards.—, Per cent. Net

Names. Hits. Value. deducted. value.

Miss Morrison.... 26 134 30 94

Miss Miller . 29 181 25 138

Miss Goodman... 24 102 20 82

Mrs. Davis . 20 93 15 78

Miss Kemper.. .. . 19 95 10 80

Miss Carey . 23 99 5 94

Mrs. Myers . 25 103 20 83

Mrs. Do Golyer.. 19 87 5 88

Miss Penrose . 21 79 — 79

Mrs. Baldwin.... 19 65 — 65

Mrs. Hayward... 16 64 — 64

The gentleman’s championship shoot resulted as fol¬
lows, Mr. Adam Gray, of the College Hill Chib, being the
victor, with Mr. L. L. Peddinghaus, of Marietta, second.
There were eleven of our gentlemen ahead of the best
score made at the Boston tournament : —

DOUBLE AMERICAN ROUND.

, - THORSnAY. - . —FRIDAY.—

Ildar rows at 60 arlv ws at SO arrows at Grand
Names. 40 yards. 50 yards. GO yards. Total.

Target A. Hits.Value. Hits.Value. Hits.Value. Hits. Val.

C. J. Strong . 54 286 43 169 32 128 129 583

T.D. Rhodes . 27 101 15 59 22 80 04 240

E. J. Bruce . 53 276 41 207 33 144 126 626

C. 3. Upson . 58 300 45 205 31 124 134 629

L.L. Peddinghaus. 56 318 60 288 40 177 150 781

John Webh . 28 108 20 91 8 26 64 225

J. A. Baldwin . 24 82 20 65 .. 44 147

W. A, Clark . 43 166 45 196 28 101 118 463

A. VanDoren . 53 256 35 168 31 114 119 628

Target B.

A. Kern . 48 216 .. 19 75 67 425

J. D. Macneale _ 39 156 23 79 14 60 76 295

C. G. Slack . 53 315 47 277 41 187* 141 729

L.E. Aiken . 47 217 47 201 43 178 137 626

E. F. Wells . 51 223 45 168 31 117 127 608

H.M. Smith . 50 174 81 100 22 74 103 318

E. S. Butler . 30 131 25 95 20 68 75 294

Frank Miller . 41 175 28 98 19 75 88 348

J. IV. B. Siders _ 60 258 48 229 84 154 133 641

Target E.

G. H. Do Golyer. .55 277 38 147 37 129 130 653

E. K. Foote . 31 123 25 105 27 97 83 324

Adam Gray . 60 868 57 309 33 129 150 806

Dr.Le lloutlUler. ,54 251 38 163 39 139 131 553

Charles Miller . 50 276 44 204 28 98 122 578

Chas. It. Wild . 47 223 45 189 15 45 107 457

H. L. Wright . 30 136 3-1 109 17 69 81 314

Col. Williams . 48 178 35 174 29 135 104 487

Target F.

D. V. R. Manley . 67 304 43 177 26 90 126 571

T. Bagloy . 55 329 40 186 22 100 117 615

J. H. Barker . 48 256 38 150 27 121 111 527

F. A. Leo . 35 101 32 118 20 66 87 345

F. N. Coppock... 53 246 41 201 25 S3 U9 530

Chas. Welker . 33 141 12 66 13 41 68 238

H. L. Larsh . 49 251 36 156 17 61 103 468

C.H. Moore . 47 215 34 154 19 65 100 434

TEAMS OF FOUR-AMERICAN ROUND.

COLLEGE HILL.

30 Arrows. 30 Arr ows. 30 Arrows. Grand
40 Yds. 50 Yds. 60 Yds. Total.

Hits.Value. Hits.Value. Hits.Value. Hits. Value.

Adam Gray . 30 218 28 156 26 104 84 478

Lewis Ailcens . 27 179 27 121 18 72 72 372

G. R. Wild . 25 119 16 60 8 28 59 207

Geo. De Goyler . 27 149 16 74 9 27 52 250

Total . 109 665 87 411 61 231 267 1307

ARDEN ARCHERS, MARIETTA.

L.L. Peddinghaus ... 26 132 29 117 17 85 72 331

C. G. Slack . 28 116 26 120 26 112 89 278

- Wells . 27 133 27 115 11 85 65 233

John Webb . 9 27 8 36 8 38 25 201

Total . 92 438 90 388 62 370 242 1096

W AVERT, Y CLUB OF COLLEGE BILL.

T. K. Bagly . 26 120 26 108 16 46 68 274

C.L. Upson . 26 128 23 98 14 44 62 270

E. J. Bruce . 22 110 21 103 19 93 62 306

J. K. Barker . 24 106 19 60 13 a 56 217

Total . 98 461 88 369 62 234 24iS 1067

MERRY BOWMEN, EATON, OHIO.

J.W.B. Siders . 27 137 21 99 23 100 70 336

Col. R. Williams . 25 125 19 03 8 31 52 222

A. C. VanDoren . 24 120 21 79 13 59 58 258

C.H. Moore . 28 100 20 66 9 33 57 199

Total . 104 482 81 307 52 226 237 1015

SAGITTARIAN OF CINCINNATI.

F. N. CoppOok . 26 112 18 7S 15 61 59 251

Dr. LeBoutillicr . 26 132 17 64 7 17 40 213

C. J. Strong . 27 139 22 88 19 81 68 308

H. L. Wright . 17 81 14 60 11 39 42 180

Total . 90 464 69 310 52 198 209 953

ROD ROYS, EATON, OHIO.

H.L. Larsh . 28 150 23 69 17 79 66 393

J.W. Acton . 20 82 14 56 9 35 43 173

W. B. Robinson . 29 153 25 139 13 63 67 355

G. W. Doherty . 31 59 9 25 9 37 39 121

Total . 90 444 71 289 48 214 215 917

IVANHOE WALytJT HILLS.

G. W. Lewis . 18 80 12 53 13 63 43 186

- Macneale . 17 65 19 87 15 65 51 217

F. A. Lee . 14 38 7 21 6 20 27 79

E. K. Foote . 25 93 19 78 16 60 60 229

Total . 73 276 67 237 50 198 181 711

Adam Gray’s record of 478 surpasses the best team score
at Chicago. Mr. Will Thompson malting 474, and Gray’s
30, 218, 30 arrows at 40 yards is wonderfully steady scor¬
ing at the erifl of two days’ public shooting, several times
he struck three golds at one end. Mr. Gray never shot
at all before this season, drawing a bow for the first time
in June of this year. He never shot the 50 and 60 yards
ranges until fifteen, days before the tournament.

Omtlemeit, Forty Yards. — Best score, first prize, lance
and hickery bow ; Adam Gray, College Hill. Second best
score, second prize, handsome ash receiver, well bucket ;
T. K. Bagley, Waverly. Most hits, half-dozen arrows ;
Adam Gray, College Hill. Most golds, target face ; C.

G. Slack, Arden Archers, Marietta. Most misses, copy of
“Guide to correct Shooting J. A. Baldwin, Highland
Archers, Wyoming.

Fifty Yards.— Best score, first prize, backed bow ;
Adam Gray, College Hill. Second best score, second
prize, snake wood and hickory bow ; L. L. Peddinghaus,
Arden Archers, Marietta. Third best score, third prize,
regulation target ; J. W. B. Siders, Rob Roy, of Eaton.
Most hits, regulation target ; L. L. Peddinghaus, Arden
Archers, Marietta. Most misses, copy of “ Guide to Cor¬
rect Shooting ; ” Chas, Welkey, Sagittaria

736

FOREST AND STREAM.

Sixty Arrows, Sixty yards. — Beat wore, first prize,
backed bow ; C, G. Slack, Best score, second prize,
snakewood bow ; L. E. Aiken. Best score, third prize,
cigar case ; L. L. Peddinghaus, Best score, fourth prize,
regulation target ; J. W. B. Sidors. Most bits, regulation
target ; L. F,. Aiken. Best end of three arrows, lemon-
wood bow, W. A. Clark. Most Missess, “Guide to Cor¬
rect Shooting;” J. "Webb.

For teams of Four Gentlemen, from any Society be¬
longing fo the State Archery Association, at the Amer¬
ican Hound. — Best gross score, first prize, box of two
dozen prize arrows ; College Hill, Cincinnati, 1,297.
Second gross score, second prize, regulation target and
lawn rack ; Arden, Marietta, 1,096. Third gross score,
third prize, regulation target; Waveriy, Walnut Hill, 1,007,
Fourth gross score, fourth prize, one dozen prize arrows ;
Merry Bowmen, Eaton, O.. 1,015. Most team hits, Russia-
bound club score-book and one target face : College Hill.
Best team score at one end, portable target stand; College
Hill, Most individual golds. Finger tips; Adam Gray.
Most individual reds, “How to Train in Archery;” Adam
Gray. Most individual blues, “Witchery of Archery;"
J. W. B. Siders. Most individual blacks. '’ Tae Hussey's
Score Book;” C. J. Strong. Most individual whites, “ How
to Train in Archery; L. L. Peddinghaus.

Gentlemen's Special Prizes for Gross Score. — Best gross
score at the Double American Round ; champion gold
medal, one half dozen prize arrows and one split bamboo
bow, fifty pounds, Adam Gray. Second best gross score,
one dozen fine arrows ; L. I Peddinghaus.

Awards Ladies Thirty Yards. — Best score, first prize,
lance and hickory bow; Miss K. Miller, Westwood. Se¬
cond score, second prize, copy Tennyson’s poems ; Miss
Florence Morrison, College Hill. Most hits, “Andrew’s
Bazar, one year : Miss K. Miller, Westwood. First gold,

1 1 Hussey's Individual Score-book Miss Florence Morri¬
son, College Hill.

Forty Yards. — Best score, first prize, grandmother’s
spinning wheel ; Miss K. Miller, Westwood. Second score,
second prize, backed bow : Miss F. Morrison, College
Hill. Third score, third prize, mother of pearl fan ; Miss
Goodman, Ivanhoe. Most hits, copy “French Pictures;”
Miss Morrison, College Hill.

Ladies, Forty-eight Arrows, Fifty yards. — Best score,
first prize, lace pm, archery design; Miss Morrison. Best
score, second prize, backed bow ; Miss Miller. Best score,
third prize, fan album ; Miss Goodman. Best score,
fourth prize, bow ; Mrs. Hayward. Most hits, silk um¬
brella ; Miss Morrison. Best end of three arrows, arm
guard, Jliss Stiller.

Ladies', Handicap, Thirty Arrows Thirty Yards. —
Best score, first prize, silver goblet ; Miss Miller. Best
score, second prize, album; Miss Carey. Best score, third
prize, ladies' quiver and tassel ; Miss Kemper. Most hits,
“ Scribner’s Monthly for one year ; Miss Miller. Most
golds, Japanese tray ; Miss Miller. Most reds, Miss Mor¬
rison. Most blues. Miss Penrose. Most blacks, Mrs.
Myers. Most whites, Mrs. Baldwin.

'Ladies' Special Prizes for Gross Score.-- Best gross
score at Double Columbia Round, ladies’ champion medal,
handsome gold design with diamond setting, and one fine
backed bow and one-balf dozen arrows; Miss Florence
Morrison. Second best gross score, archey lawn rack;
Miss Kate Miller. Largest gross score not having won a
prize, archers’ lawn rack, Mrs. Davis.

Ladies special handicap second afternoon, 30 arrows,
40 yards ; won by Miss Miller ; prize, handsome backed
bow, presented by the association.

Massachusetts Archers. — West Newton, Oct. Qth—
Saturday afternoon an archery contest was held between
the teams of the West Newton Archery Club and the
Toxarch Archers of Newton, each team consisting of
three ladies and three gentlemen. The distances were
thirty yards for the ladies and forty yards for the gen¬
tlemen, and the number of arrows thirty each.

The West Newtons scored 584 and the Toxarchs 492.
The highest score— 27 hits, value 185— was made by Miss
Allen, of West Newton, G. A. M.

Not so Bad as Stated.— New York, Oct. 9th— Editor
Forest and Stream .—In your account of the meeting of
the Eastern Archery Association, of Boston, published in
last week’s number. I notice one error, which while the
shooting at anv range was poor enough, places the unfor¬
tunate contestants in the 80 yard match in a rather hu¬
miliating position. Only 24 arrows were shot, and not 48
as was stated. Five hits out of 24 arrows was in all co43
science a poor enough score, but to miss the target in
times in 48 shots would be a trifle too bad. Pilot.

Manhattan Archers. — A number of1 gentlemen met
at the Metropolitan Hotel last Saturday and organized an
archery club, to be known hereafter as “ The Manhattan
Archers.” The officers chosen are: — President, J. G.
Johnston ; Vice President, J. O, Innis ; Treasurer, S. E.
French; Secretary, W. C. Beecher; an Executive Com¬
mittee, composed of J. O. Innis, J. O. Davidson, "W. C.
Beecher, Robert Lawrence, and S. E. French. Special
committees to draft a constitution and bylaws, select
ground, and otherwise perfect the organization, were ap¬
pointed, and last Tuesday, at 3 p.m., at Mount Morris
Park, the first shoot took place.

New York Archery Club. — New York, Oct. llth —
Editor Forest and Stream :— A number of ladies and gen¬
tlemen interested, met last evening at the residence of Dr.
A B. DeLuna, 368 W . 82d Street, and organized a club
to be known as the “New York Archery Club of New
York City." After adopting a constitution, a permanent
organization was formed with the following officers : Dr.
A. B. DeLuna, President : Miss Ida Bailey, Vice Presi¬
dent : Jas. W. Auten, jr., Secretary ; Geo. D. Pond, Treas¬
urer ; John W. Sutton, Captain: Mrs. Dr. DeLuna, Juan
F. Perez, Miss E. T. Morton, Clarence Clayton, Directors.
We have secured a shooting ground at 8th Avenue and
87th Street, where the club will practioe Tuesdays, Thurs¬
days, and Saturdays, until cold weather. Our meetings
will take place the last Saturday of each month, the next
one occurring Saturday, October 25th, at the residence of
Dr. A. B. DeLuna, where we hope to see those interested
in archery. Propositions with name can be sent to any
of the officers, and will he acted upon at our next meet-
iuf, AVe trust when your readers see the report of our
doings that we Bliall have them come forward and join
the club, thus placing it upon a foundation that our citv
will, in the future, be proud to recognise the “ New York
Arsliery Club of Now York City.” J, W. A. Jr.

A Htgh Score. — Or as if order idle, Lnd., Sept. 22 d — Mr.
Will H. Thompson, of the Wabash Merry Bowmen, in a
match shoot with several members of tlio chib, made the
wonderful score of 1,028 at the Double York Round. This
score has not been equalled in England since tho year
1878, when Major Hawkins Fisher scored 1,083. Tbo
details of Mr. Thompson's score are as follows ;

00 Yds. 80 Tils. 100 Yds. Total.

HUs. Score. Bits. Score. ms.Scorc.ms.Snore.

1st .24 arrows. 24 150 1st 48.. 37 100 1st 73. .39 171 100 400

3034 arrows . 31 140 36 48.. 35 170 24 72.-53 210 113 633

Total ■ ■ 73 348 02 “111 818 1,028

Chicago. — Team shoot between three members of tho
North Side Archery Club of Chicago and three members
of tho Chieago Archery Association. American Bound ;
Sept. 15th.

XOHTn SIDE AHOHEHB.

40 i'mvls. 90 Yards. 00 Tarda. Total.

J. Willdson . 28 108 21 79 18 70 07 323

Conkb'n . 23 111ft 24 104 14 0 4 01 277

I). P. Wilkinson 17 79 15 05 8 33 40 183

Total . . 168 782

Chicago auchkiis.

Laraeil ... . 27 135 23 09 10 48 06 282

Brewster. . 28 150 15 45 10 58 59 253

Spalding . 34 100 20 80 18 80 82 240

Total . . 187 781

An exceedingly close contest.

Iowa — Das Moines, Sept, 14th. — First match in a series
of three to be shot between tiie Crescents and Toxoph-
ilites. This match was shot at tho Driving Park. Amer¬
ican Round ■ —

CRESCENTS.

40 Yard*. 50 Yards. 00 Yards. Total.

Sherman . . 100 323 101 393

Bnttollo . 108 123 99 389

McCain . 138 95 58 281

Eason . .124 83 28 235

Total . 1,398

TOXGPHI UTES.

Hussey.. . 194 144 100 438

Henry . 113 112 100 331

Etnlrtrfne . 101 138 90 398

Fullerton . 81 54 71 200

Total.... . 1,373

The Toxophilites winning by 75 points.

ARCHERY MARKSMANSHIP.

Though many a year has fled since I drew a bow, I
still feel nearly as strong an interest in archery as in the
early days when I roamed the woods and sent an arrow
after every squirrel, robin, rabbit, cat-bird, and thrush
that crossed my path. I loved the sport then as dearly
as I ever have loved the dog and gun ; and though I long
since laid aside the bow for something better adapted to
cope with the slippery nature of modern game, I still retain
almost unimpaired the fondness for it I oncehad. There¬
fore it is that I read with as much pleasure as I do any
sporting article, the excellent articles on archery in the
Forest and Stream, and none have pleased me more
than the late one by Mr. W. H. Thompson on the “ Fa¬
bles of Archery.”

Mr. Thompson has made a bold, almost audacious, at¬
tack upon a long cherished delusion, and many wise¬
acres and J“ white-haired friends" will doubtless think
him an envious ignoramus who wants to pull down to
his own level those those to whom he cannot climb.

So far as my experience goes, Mr. Thompson is exactly
right. The hitting of pennies at thirty or forty yards with
an arrow, stands upon exactly the same ground that the
driving of nails and snuffing of caudles at 100 yards with
a rifle does. But a few years have passed since that stuff
was almost universally believed about tho rifle, and thou¬
sands believe it yet. Mr. Thompson has done well to at¬
tack this kindred nuisance so boldly, and should be sus¬
tained in bis efforts to tell us just what can and wbat
cannot be done with the bow. No arrow can ever be
made that could be driven so straight for forty yards as to
hit a penny every time : any more than a rifle can be
made that will snoot into the same hole every time at
100 yardB. The Lndian-penny shooting, as described by
Thompson, is just about what I have always seen : half
the time the penny is knocked down by hitting the stick,
and most of the time is missed entirely ; and the shoot¬
ing is done at about ten paces instead of forty.

I have, perhaps, never seen the best Indian shooting,
but have seen some that was pretty good. Moreover,
when a hoy, I shot a good bow, very different from the
common boy’s bow, used turned arrows made perfectly
straight, and put rifled feathers on them at as early an
age as thirteen. Of course I never attained the skill
of Mr. Thompson, or even of the average Indian, per¬
haps, but attained enough to know that with such bows
and arrows as the Indians use, such shooting as is gener¬
ally attributed to them is utterly out of the question.

The trouble that Air. Thompson and others will have
to encounter, is that the vast majority of even intelli¬
gent people do not know what good shooting is, and thou¬
sands who think they do have not the most remoto idea
of it. Last year Mr. Maurice Thompson broke with a bow
and arrow, at the first trial, thirty-five out of fifty glass
balls thrown up at ten paces. This was an infinitely bet¬
ter performance than those at which the world was then
standing aghast with wonder ; for this was Mr. Thomp¬
son’s first trial, and it is very fine shooting to hit that
many with an arrow a.t ten paces, even when at rest ;
whereas to hit them at rest at that distance with a rifle,
requires absolutely no skill at all. Aloreover, Carver had
already fired thousands upon thousands of shots at balls
thrown up, where Air. Thompson had fired none. And
yet this fine shooting passed almost unnoticed, and is
probably now forgotten. Dr. Parker at Logansport killed
with a rifle last year four woodpeckers out of six shots, at
fifty yards, and all crossing shots ; probably the best rifle
shooting over done, or that ever can be done, and incom¬
parably superior to bis ball smashing at ten paces. Yet,
though well attested, this performance elicited scarcely
any notice whatever.

The crowd wants to see the mark hit often. No matter
how difficult it may be to do it, it is no shooting unless it is
clone often. To shoot with a rifle twenty-five pigeons sprung
from a trap at 100 yards, would be marvelously good
shooting : especially if they were all cross fliers. Ancl
yet I believe * crowd would hoot at it asjt swindle, and

Hie next minute split the ai-oh of Heaven with cheers
for some pancake who should make a clean score on 100
at thx-ee feet.

But it will he long before Air. Thompson can make the
world believe him. So long and so often has nonsense
about shooting been dinned into people’s ears, that the
echo will ring there for many a year to come. That
marvelous faculty, often seen in mankind, of manufac¬
turing observation and experience in support of some
cherished whim will here play its part. The horsehair-
snake. man will stick to it until tho crack of doom, that
he has actually tried the experiment and made snakes
out of horseliair. The man who tells vou of birds being
killed on the telegraph wire “ by the shock," has always
a knock down answer for you when you tell him the
electricity could not possibly injure the bird, but that
they are idlled by flying against the wires. He shuts you
up in a flash, with the assertion that he has “seen them
drop off the wires.” And so Mr. Thompson's ‘'white-
haired friend” will stick to it for years to come that he
has seen the wonderful Indian shooting in question, and
will clinch the subject by tho assertion that ho “meas¬
ured the distance.” You can never make him back
down, and his “ suppression ” is a good job to sublet.

Few will agree with Air. Araurico Thompson about the
relative merit of the bow and gun for hunting. Few
havo ever been cloyed with’ the ease of clipping with a
gun the whistling wing of the autumn woodcock, the
buzzing pinion of Bob White plunging through the tan¬
gled brush, or the obstreperous wing of the booming
grouse as he darts like an arrow through tho dark ranks
of tree-trunks. And fewer still have been cloyed with
the ease of tripping with a rifle ball the fleeting beauties
of the forest, mountain and plain.

But there is neverthless far more in Air. Thompson's
views than most votaries of the gun would at first sup¬
pose. Where the bow can be used with any reasonable
chance of hitting, as on hares, etc. , and without danger
of losing too many arrows, it will afford much more
pleasure than the gun to that class of sportsmen whose
pleasure lies not in a big bag, not in the tickling of the
almighty palate, and not in mere murder, but in the
skill required, the scene ty and associations of the chase,
etc. That class, too, is fast on the increase. I joined it
years ago, and have no disposition, to leave it. On the
contrary, tho changed taste grows upon me. Year after
year I carp less for game and counts, and more for the
way and manner of securing a little. A few ducks or
geese shot with the rifle are far more satisfactory than a
score bagged with the shot gun, and three or four hares
killed on tho ran with a rifle afford more pleasure than a
deer shots rending. Fawns and does now often go un¬
shot at, whtae a few years ago I could not have resisted
tho temptation ; and can contemplate with sublime con¬
tempt the whiz and buzz of straight-away flying quails,
and find great pleasure in picking only the swiftest cross
shots. And herein lies I believe the truest pleasure of
hunting.

For persons of such taste hunting with the bow is a
solid reality, and not a poetical fraud. Here, in Cali¬
fornia especially, are opportunities for its use that are
seldom found in the Northern and Eastern States. If I
could shoot as well as either of the Thompsons I could
kill hundreds of hares, quail (mountain quail especially),
ducks, and even some geese, with the bow, and have lots
of fun on many other things that I never shoot at with
gun or rifle. I know no place so good for bow shooting
on ducks as some of our sloughs and lagunas ; high banks
allowing close approach without much deep water or
weeds to lose arrows in. Gladly would I change the gun
for the how on some kinds of our shooting, if I could
only use it as well as Air. Thompson does ; though from
the' nature of the case it can never be of much use on
Eastern quail, woodcock, grouse, etc., which must be
taken on the wing and can rarely be seen upon the
ground.

For target shooting the hold archery has taken upon
American taste must be permanent. So long as people
will love out-of-door amusements, shooting will hold the
first rank ; and of all short range shooting on anything
else but game, bow shooting is the finest. But its vota¬
ries may as well learn Drat as last just what can and
what cannot he done with it, and then there will be
far less temptation to lay it aside from a feeling of
disappointment. T. S. Van Dyke.

Fall Brook, San Diego Co., Cal.

The O’Leary Belt. — The competition for the O'Leary
Belt began at Madison Square Garden in this city on Mon¬
day, Oct. 6th, with thirty-five contestants, and ended
last Saturday night with only eleven men on the track.
The following table exhibits the daily records of each of
those who remained until the finish

Murphy receives $5,000 as the first prize ; Howard,
$2,000 ; Faber, $1,000 ; and Briody, $500. Alahony re¬
ceives $200, and Allen, Walker, Russell and Curran re¬
ceive their entrance money for Bearing 450 miles. McKee
gets the prize for neatness. A prize of a silk suit, pre¬
sented by Thomas Aliller, of Sixth avenue, and a pair of
shoes from AlcSwynv, will also be awarded as fifth and
sixth prizes.

Capt. 'Williams deserves credit for the order preserved
at tlie Garden during the week, notwithstanding tbo large
disorderly element present day and night.

— The first annual fall meeting of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club will be held on the Alanhattan Club
Grounds, Eighth avenue and Fifty-sixth street, this city,
Oct. 28th.

— The Westchester Athletio Club games will beheld on
their gi'ounds, Highland Street, Fort Chester, N, Y. Oct¬
ober 88th.

FOREST AND STREAM

737

BOOKS RECEIVED.

Tolnette : A Tale oe hie South. By
Albion W, Tnurgee, New York : Fords, Howard
& Hurlbert. Cloth, $i .

Fios and Thistles. A. Western Story. By
Albion W. Tom-gee, New York: Fords. How¬
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Warlno's X-Y-Z, or AuphABEMCAU Rail¬
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inonth, and contains explicit directions when,
whore and how to go to all railroad and steam¬
boat stations reached from New York. Itisamost
valuable publication for strangers and New
Yorkers too.

American Wild Fowl Shooting. By J.
AY. Long. New York: Orange Judd Co.
Price. $2.

We are glad to note the publication of anew
edition of tills book which has long been looked
upon its a radr niConm by all gunners who shoot
ducks. The pages of this volume contain about
all there is to be taught concerning the pursuit
of wild fowl. The publishers have issued the
book In attractive form, and it deserves a place
on the shelves of every Sport :!m nil's library.

The Horse. A Book For The People;

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Price, 75 cents.

This valuable book contains the fruits of the
author's experience of thirty-seven years as a
practical horse-shoer. It contains also a great
deal of valuable advice os to the care and man¬
agement of the horse.

A butcher enters the office of a lawyer.

“ Sir, I want your advice. Is the owner
of a dog responsible for any damage' that
the animal may do ?”

“ Certainly."

“ Then your dog has ran away with a
leg of mutton from my stall and I will
trouble you for ten francs,”

“Very well, my friend, have you five
francs change ?”

Yes, sir.” (Produces them).

•‘That just makes it square ; my fee for
advice is fifteen francs.”

New Facts About Parrots.— One day
last week there arrived in Pittsbnrg from
South America nearly 600 young and un¬
educated parrots, which are being dis¬
posed of at $5 apiece. A reporter of the
Leader dropped into the store where they
are on exhibition and had a chat with the
importer, who during the past few years
has brought from South America over
6,000 of the birds, for which he found a
ready sale at $5 a head. The birds he
brings are from the windward islands, off
the north coast of South America. The
birds from that section are larger, hardier
and more intelligent than from any other
portion of the parrot section. These birds
build in the royal palmetto tree, digging a
hole into it, and building their nests much
after the fashion of the woodpecker. In
order to get them the trees have to be cut
down.

The young birds are then put in cages,
and fed upon palmiche, g uava, and banana
until the palmiche season closes, when they
are old enough to eat any and all kinds of
food. The breeding time is in May, and
there are three kinds to the nest — nover
more. AVhen they are sorted; the males
from the female, and sold, the price re¬
ceived is about one dollar and-a-half
apiece. They hatch but once a year,
and receive "their full growth in about
eight months. The importer states that
he sells on an average from twenty to forty
a day when he has stock on hand, and
never finds any difficulty in disposing of
them. In response to the question as to
whether it is necessary to split a parrot's
tongue in order to make it talk, the parrot
man said that the idea was an old woman’s
story. All that was necessary to make a
parrot talk was to place it, while young,
where there was a great deal of talking
going on. and the bird would soon repeat
what it heard, and when it did begin to
imitate sounds it would keep them.

Its propensity to repeat anything it
hears may sometimes be amusing and often
annoying, owing to the possibility of it
striking the sensibilities of the pious-mind¬
ed by being profane, not to say blasphe¬
mous. A great many amusing stories are
told of the sayings of parrots, some of
which will bear repeating. At the Mc¬
Henry House, Meadville, there is a parrot
which is a source of great annoyance to
train men. AVhen it sees a freight train
coming, it will yell at the top of its voice :
“ Switch off ! Switch off ! ” The enuncia¬
tion is so distinct, that it not unfrequently
happens that the train will be switched to
avoid a supposed danger. The same bird,
when it sees a passenger train, will yell ;
1 1 All aboard ! ” and thereby cause a scat¬
ter among passengers, who, after sitting
in the cars for ten or fifteen minutes, wiil
discover that they have been sold. — Pitts¬
burg Leader.

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A CARD.

THE ADVANCED PRICES that for
several years past wc had to pay for choice
grapes, and tho unfortunate failure of tho pres¬
ent vintage, impose upon us the obligation of
increasing tho quotations In the United States
of our

Champagne Wines,

from October 1st, proximo, to the following fig¬
ures:

STANDARD WINE.

For Quarts, $23 OO per Basket.
For Pints, 25 OO per Basket.
DRY WINE.

For Quarts, $25 OO per Case.
For Pints, 27 OO per Case.

KRUG & CO.

Reims, September 1st, 1879.

131 It ft a week in your own town. Terms and 85
dPOO outfit free. Address H. HALLET & OO.,
Portland, Maine.

ipmtct

TT'OR SALE.— A Remington Rifle, No. 1 calibre,
X It breech-loader, with rifle telescope of first-
class make ; peep and globe sights ; set trigger,
and reloadina implements complete and all new,
and in splendid ordor, and warranted an accu¬
rate shooter. Shootslong Creedmoor shell. Have
had it less than a year. Price, SCO ; cost $100.
Address, C. B. HALLSTED, Waterloo, Seneca
Co., N. Y. Oct. 16, It.

TT'OR BALE. — A sauperior broken setter,
1 by HORACE SMITH,.31 Park Row, N. Y.

TT'OR SALE.— A good rabbit hound. Killed
1 one hundred and sixty rabbits last fall with
him. Address H. F. A., Closter. X. J. P. O.
Box, 67. Oct.16.lt

T^OR SALE.— Two cocker spaniel Ditches, one
F year ol J. ready for field. Price, $20 each.
THEO. MEYER, 3lS Eighth st., Jersey City, N. J.

TT'OR SALE. — A very fine, highly finished,
I Nichols & Lefever B. L. gun. A-quality, 10-
guage, Of lbs., 32-inch Damascus barrels; full
pistol grip ; patent fore-end snap ; inlaldinhorn;
horn-heel plate, etc. : magnificent shooter ; very
little used; cost $250; will sell for $125, cash.
Address J. G. S., 161 West l3t street, Oswego,
N Y. Oot. 9, It.

TT'OR SALE. — A fine cooker male pup
X1 five months old. f vombest imported stock ;
color, liver and white Address FRANK H.
PELTIER, 187 High street, Hai-tford, Conn .

TT'OR SALE. — A pointer dog four years
X old ; well broken on ail kinds of game ;
price $50; direct MR. TURNER, care of E. H.
Madison, 564, Fnlton street. Oet 16-lt

TT'OR SALE. — A pair of lemon and
X white cooker spaniels, dog and bitch; they
are the handsomest I ever saw and as fine stock
as there is in America. CHARLES E. LEWIS,
Oetl6-lt Susp. Bridge, N.Y

WTT Tl UTPl? SEED for sale. $3.00
W lilt/ XlIL) Hi per bushel. Supply
limited. R.'Vatjsktinb, Janesville, Wis. Oet9,tf

A LARGE Black Bear for sale, of the
-UJL-female persuasion, 18 months old, andgentle
enough. Address THOMAS M. BROWEK, Mount
Airy, N.C. Oct9,tf

¥ A TICK-S HOOTING OUTFIT COM-
A-aPLETE.— For Sale— The staunch, well-built,
fast-sailing- Sloop (scow) Carrie, about 25 tons ;
light draught, fine, large cabin, with convenien¬
ces, 6 berths; cooking house forward, 3 berths ;
most approved patent steering-wheel; small boat.
Sloop guilt expressly for the owner, thoroughly
adapted for duck shooting, fishing, etc. Privi¬
lege of shooting on Susquehanna Flats.

Can be seen at aay time by applying to

CAPTAIN H. J. POPLAR.
Oct. 2 3t Havre do Gracet Md.

TT'OR SALE, OR WILL EXCHANGE a

S' fine liver and white cocker spaniel dog
three year old; broken ; splendid retriever, for
a well-trained cocker hitch. Address D. F.
BEARDSLEE, Gouverneur.N. Y. Oetl5-lt.

TT'OR SALE.— SENSATION-Queen H.,
X Pointer puppies.— A few puppies of the
above celebrated stock for sale ; terms reason-
aclc. Queen II. Is by Champion Sanelio, ex-
champion Queen. Address G. R., Box 33 College
Point. L. I. OetlO-2iho.

TT'OR SALE CHEAP— English breach-loading-
I double-barrel shotgun : twist barrels : side
snap ; pistol grip ; 71 lb - ; 12-bore ; choked ; splen-
did shooting gun; good as now ; willscndC.O.D.,
with privilege of examining before paving.
Price $24, Address 137 East Orange street, 'Lan¬
caster; I'a. Oct.16— 2t.

TT'OR SALE. — Imported Irish Setter, dark
X red and white, winner of five show prizes,
good hunter, price reasonable. Red Irish setter
pups, by Lincoln & Hellyar. Arlington out of
my Doc. Both parents are good field dogs, and
winners at several shows, and are a perfect-
match. W. WENZEL, 89 Fourth St., Hoboken,
N. J. Oct. 16, It.

TT'OR SALE— A thoroughbred, thor-
X oughly broken Irish setter hitch, by
Champion Elcho, and out of Nell— Plunket:-
Stelia. Address E. J. ROBBINS, Wethersfield,
Conn, Oot9,tf

®Uc Ivemtcl.

T WILL SELL THE BALANCE OF MY

Jl valuable Kennel of Setters at the following
sacrifice, which is less than ono-third what they
have cost me : The pure black-and-tan Gordon
bitch Midge, a great beauty, and winner of the
First Prize and best brood biteli tit Philadelphia
Show, and for speed, endurance, and scenting
powers in the field she has no better ; price, $100.
Imported red Irish Setter bitch Floss, winner of
prizes at the following shows : Cork Show, Ire¬
land; Centennial; St. Louis; Baltimore, twice;
New York; and Philadelphia. She is .a great
beauty, ana a fast, worker in the field ; price,
$75. Imported red Irish Setter bitch Colleen,
winner of prizes in England and here; price,
$75. The red Irish Setter bitch Nora ; a slashing
strong bitch ; only two and a half years old, and
tho making of the best field workor that. I have
ever seen ; price, $*10; a great bargain. A hand¬
some Llewellyn setter bitch ; a beauty, and a cap¬
ital bitch in the field, and a good brood bitch;
her price only $65. Oue brace of handsome pup¬
pies, five months old ; large, strong, healthy pups,
out of Arnold Burges’ celebrated Champion
Field Trial and Bench Show winner Druid, and
tlio Llewellyn bitch Leda ; price, $25 each. This is
a rare chance to obtain a pure breed dog at a low
figure. Full pedigree will be furnished with all of
the dogs. C. Z. MI LEV, Lancaster, Pa. Oct. 16, It.

TT'OR SALE, when six weeks old, four
X Dog Pups, pure Ethan Allen stock; also my
setter dog Dan, 21 years old, fast, staunoh and
stylish ; in every respect a first class dog. For
pedigree and other- particulars, address .T. J.
HARWELL, Box 66, Fall River, Mass. Oct9,3t

TT'OR SALE. — Part of a litter-, whelped
X August 20th, by Thunder ex Minna. Thun¬
der is pure La verack : he is by Pride of tho Bor¬
der- cx Fairy IT. Minna is by Rock ex Kirby.
The whelps are I La verack. Address M. O.
Ellzey, Blacksburg, Va. Oct. 9 2t.

T?OR SALE. — A Chesapeake hay duck
X dog, 15 months old, sand color; also for rent,
a well-known gunning point, with houso con¬
taining 14 rooms, situated on the ElkRtver, Mary¬
land- For particulars, address P. O. Box, 143,
Elktoir, Cecil County, Mai-yland. Oct. it if.

TT'OR SALE, when eight weeks old,
X seven puppies out of Pat, by my Eattlor
(Roy-Pickles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
Hall, Detroit, Mich. junel9lf

UPHE LLOYD KENNEL offers for sale
X the following first-class English setter-
bitches :

Patti— Three years old ; black and white treked;
only sister to the Bench and Field trial win ner
St. Elmo ; broken by W. W. Ackermian, Edina,
Miss., and ready for this year's field trials. Prize,
$200.

Polka— A beautiful blue Belton ; 14 months old;
partly broken; winner of second prize. New
York, 1879 ; sire pure Laverack, Pride of the. Bor¬
der; dam my imported Kate II., full sister to
Llewellyn s Dash II.; champion of Champion
Field Trial winners', and the standard setter of
England. Prize, $125. E. A. HERZBErQ.

Post-oflree address, box 3,910, New York.

Oct.16— tf.

OURE BLOODED GORDON SETTER—
X Very handsome color, black ami tan; very
obedient ; broko to charge and hunt by motion of
the band, and retrieves ; will make a first-class
dog for the field by killing a fow birds over him,
and will make a prize winner for tho Bench Show.
Price $-10.

Gordon setter bitch ; very beautiful; no white;
black and tan ; broken ou quail, woodcock and
snipe ; fast, good nose, backs and very staunch
oti point ; kind and oasy to handle. Price $50.

Irish setter hitch ; red and some white ; hunted
some on quail ; she was sired by the best red
Irish setter ever iu the United States— Roman’s
Dash; she Is very gentle ; gave $110 for her and
sister when pups. Price $35.

Lleweliln setter bitch Bonny Lass, one year
! old, blue ticked. I purchased her from tho ken¬
nels of L . 11. Smith, of Strathroy, Ontario, Can¬
ada. Sire Paris, prize winner on bench and the
field winner of too many prizes to here mention.
Parties purchasing will he furnished with print¬
ed pedigree and prize winnings. Price only $50.
Arare chance. Jnstrightto hunt.

H. B. VONDERSMITH, Lancaster, Pa.

TTTANTED TO EXCHANGE, a brace
V V of fine cocker spaniel pups, for good
second-hand double B. L. shot-gun, 10 or 13
guage. E. E. WALKER, Franklin, Del. Co..
N.Y. Oet. 16, 2t.

'T'HREE RED IRISH SETTER PUPS,
X seven weeks old ; sire Champion York ; im¬
ported, 1876, from Ireland; darn Laura, red Ii-ish
setter. Price only $12 if taken at oneo, to close
out. H . B . VONDEHSMITH.

Oct.16— 2t. Lancaster, Pa.

TTTANTED. — A hound for rabbit hunt-
VV ing; must ho broken; nl30, sold choap.
Address, HOUND, P. O. Box 4,211. Oct. 16, H.

T INCOLN&HELLYAR, Warren. Mass.,

1 j con furnish a fow highly-bred sporting
puppies. Sep.18— tf.

T> EAGLES AND FOXHOUNDS.— A few
Xj couples for sale. Address MONTCLAIR
HUNT, Montclair, N. J. OstlO-lt,

738

FOREST AND STREAM,

<SUe ffcnnel.

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N, Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Op Purest Strains.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young' Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs hare dail v access to salt
water..

N. B.— Better and Pointer
puppies; also, broken dogs for sale; full pedi-
grcua. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

Dr. Gordon Stables, It. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE," &C.

begs to inform Ladles and G entlemeu m Amerj ea
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, tit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. deelB tf-

BESTOR’S COCKER SPANIEL KENNEL

Owl or to contemplated changes (involving pos¬
sible inconvenience in keeping them) I oiler my
ENTIRE KENNEL OF COCKER SPANIELS
FOR SALE, separately or together. They are
believed to be the finest specimens in America,
and have been largely profitable and their own¬
ership pleasurable to me. The stock Is well
known and properly vouched for by loading
sportsmen and the press. The kennel comprises:

1st, The imported dog Snip, whelped May, 1872 ;
famed iu the stud, on the bench and the field ;
retrieves ; price, $100.

2d. The bitch Fairy, she by imported Snip, out
of imported Juliette; whelped May 25th, 1877;
partially broke ; price. $7o.

M. The bitch Roxy, whelped Aug. 1st, 1878; by
imported Snip, out of Fairy ; not broke to field,
but very Intelligent, very handsome, and bound
to make a reputation in the kennel ; price, $50.

4th. The dog pup Senior, whelped July 20,
1870: out of Fairy, by imported Snip ; price, $50.

5th. The bitch Sally, whelped July 20, 1879 ; out
of Fairy, by imported Snip ; price, $25.

Or to one purchaser, together with good will
and all future demands which might come to
me, $275. Terms cash.

In good hands and well advertised, the orders
in a single season will more than refund costs.

These tine specimens are nearly alike in color
(liver and white), are beautifully marked, very
affectionate disposition, and are iu fine health.

Circulars on application, aud dogs uiay be seen

S. J. BESTOR,

Oct. — e.o»t. Hartford, Conn.

PIKE LODGE KENNELS. — I am pre-
-L pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. 1 give my puppies seven months' work
out of the twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County. Georgia.

on 2.i r.

Dogs broken for field sports.

—A few more well-bred setters or pointers
will be taken. Forpartieulars concerning; game,
terms, etc., enclose a stamp. Price low and terms
easy. Anv dog taught to retrieve. E. & C.
VON CULIN, F. O. Bov 18, Delaware City, Del.

RATTLER. — Ill the Stud. — Blue belton,
Llewellin setter, winner of three bench pri¬
ses, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish held trials, out of the pure Laverock bitch,
( Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. jan 2tf

IN THE STUD. — Tlie pure Laverack dog
Pride, by Pride of the Border x Petrel, The
only pure Laverack in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. if. DEANE, Box 1,013, Boston, Mass.

Sept. 4— t. f.

CT. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un-
O deraigQed, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magniiieeut Imported Mount St.
Bernard dug-sand bitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

Le BOY Z. COLLINS,

Sept 18-tf_ Lancaster, Mass,, U. S. A.

LUMBER SPANIELS FOR SALE.—
V-t The pure clumber spaniels Triiubusb and
Fairy, are offered for sale, Trimbush was Im¬
ported direct from the kennels of .the Duke of
Newcastle and is a perfect dog df the breed.
Price for the bruee $J50, Address WM. M. TILE-
STON. Septl9-tf

or FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR

Zf) sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 119 Bowers
Block, Rochester. juSitl’

F1

'OR SALE— Champion Berkley pups, red Irish
— setter pups, by Champion Berkley, out of
Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both Import¬
ed. Whelped June 39, 1879. ItOBT. SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept25-1:l

Unwel.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS— A BOON To DOGS.
CPHIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
t. fleas on dogs orany other animals, or monoy
returned. It is put up In patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

ARECfl NUT FORlVORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Price 50 cents per Box by mall.

Both the above are recommonded by Rod and
Gun and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET&MALLESON,

oct 12 85 Fulton Street, N. Y.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE,

17 South William Street, New York.
Also Spratt’s Dog Soap, and direct orders taken
fo r Spratt’s Medicines.

Laverack blood lor sale.—

Fops by the renowned sire of prize-winners,
the pure Laverack setter dog Carlowitz ; orange
and white ticked, lemon Belton and chestnut
Belton ; dams of whelps from prize-winning
stock ; whelped July Sd aud July 12th ; price
lower than the lowest. Also two whelps by
Curlowitz. dam Princeas Nellie, she by Pride of
the Border, by Petrel. M. VON CULIN, Dela¬
ware City, Del. Oct9,tf

A RARE CHANCE.— Whelps for sale,
out of champion Fire Fly, by champion
Elcho. Also, whelps out of Belle (“ Pride of the
Border Kirby), by Carlowitz. Address II. W.
CAUSE, Wilmington, Del. Oot, 9, lmo.

Tlie following- celebrated Dogs are for
sale.

dogs:

St Bernard dog “ Marco”; rough coated, two
years old ; a magnificent animal— Rev. J. Cam¬
ming Mucdonn’s stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Foundland dog “ Keeper”: four years old;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth," ; liver aifd white ; one
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton’s re¬
nowned stock — one of tlie handsomest pointers
In the United States. Second prize in the H an-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “Decimal Dash," eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn's celebrated
“Dash"— a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irisl

thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Ranger IT"; a pure bred Lav-
erack, son of Macdona’s celebrated “ Ranger”.
His get won tirstat Hanoveraud Paris shows.

English setter “Ranger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger H., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

Bitclies.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm’s celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco,” 1st prizes iu Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Polntei; “ Queen,” liver and white. IstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“ Sensation.”

Gordon setter “Beautv," lstBo9ton Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, out of
“ Queen ” and “ Sancho,” in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Bcltonsetter"Silk,”m whelp to Ranger f.

Irish Setter” Moya," out of Col. Hilliard’s
“ Palmerston ; " will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter "Donna,” white and lemon, in
wholp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
be secured by au early application. Besides I
offer- for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFFItOY,

Guyinard, Orange Co., N. Y.

COCKER SPANIEL

BR EED I NG KEN N E L

ML P. McKooit, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. T.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of tlie finest
strains. I sell only young- stock. Iguarantee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents Inclosing
stamp will gel. printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. jlO

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge's”
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,”
and containing: the “points” by wh ich every breed
of dogs is judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price 50 cents.

Black pointer puppies for

SALE.— Out of imperial kennels, G wendo¬
len (Pete-Nell.) by F. Sehuehardt’s Jim (Pete-
Whiskey). For purity of breeding, beauty and
field use this stock cannot be beaten. Address
H. C. GLOVER, Tom’s River, N. J. SeptW-tf

MICKE’S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure.

For Sale by all Druggists at 25 cts.

TPholesale Agents— Bfuen & Hobart, 2U Fulton
Street, N. V.; Smith, Kline A Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.; Finley & Thompson, 85 Magazine
Street, New Orleans, La.; W. H. Holabird, Val¬
paraiso, Ind.; Trimble & Klelbaclcer, Baltimore,
bent by mail on receipt of 25c., to

L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

BROWN’S PATENT GUN CLEANER.

The best Cleaner and Oiler for Dreeeh-loading
arms in market. For one dollar, one Cleaner,
patches, brush and full directions sent free of
postage. Send for circular. Address
T. YARDLEY BROWN Patentee, Reading, Pa.

J. G. MOLE’S

improved Glass Ball Trap.

DOUBLE TRAP NOW READY.

rPHE best and most complete trap ever
A made. It is always ready for single or double
shooting, as a rotating or stationary. Either
spring is set and sprung independent or together.
The single trap is too well known to need com¬
ment. w e have hundreds of letters from sports¬
men and dealers in sporting goods, attesting their
superiority. Price of traps, single, $9; double,
$11. HENRY C. SQUIRES, Sole Eastern Agent,
1 Cortlandt St., N. Y., to whom aU orders in the
East should he addressed.

CAMPING OUT.

YOU CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT AN AXE.

THE Indian Camp Axes, with patent covers
are the only onesyou can pack and carry
with perfect safety. Three sizes. Send for a
circular. A. S. CROSBY & CO.. Waterville, Me.

DUNN &WILBUR.

GAME, POULTRY,

EGGS, RUTTER.

CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.

Prompt Cash Returns.

192 Duane Street. N. V.

^pcvtsmcn'js (feaotlfe.

Laws’ Patent

CORRUGATED

SHELL.

The only reliable Shell in
the market that will posi¬
tively prevent the wad start¬
ing. Old shells corrugated
for three cents each. Send
return postage with price.
For one dollar will send six
sample shells hy mall free of
postage.

Address

A. D. Laws,

BRIDGEPORT,

CARD’S

Las! Patent larpt Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 23, 1879.
'TMIE only rotating trap that throws emry way ,
JL or can be made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, or that can be made to throw every way , ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators, all of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
get no balls (unless you wish them) in your face,
but have rights and lefts, and all other angles. Send
for circular. Price $10 at factory. N o charge for

WILL EL CRUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovia, N. Y.

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

RoughGlassBall

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTY & BRO’S., No.10
Platt street, N. Y., or
A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
158, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Trims—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. J., or at Bo-
gardus’ Headquarters,
158 South Clark st., Chi¬
cago. “Field, Cover and
_ Trap Shooting,” the only

book ever published hy a market hur ter, can be
had at the above add) ess. Price, $2.

gjtfjw* CartHre o

LOWELL, MASS.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

BRASS, SOLID HEAD, CENTRAL FIRE, RELOADING SHELLS,
AND CARTRIDGES.

A DAPTED to all military and sporting rifles and pistols, and m use by the ARMY
i Y AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, and several foreign governments. Rim-liro am¬
munition of all kinds. Special attention given to the manufacture of

Cartridges for Target Practice.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

WESTON-ROWELL-ENE,

THE ATHLETE’S LOTION.

A Refreshing Ingredient for the Bath.

A preparation usedTiy all who are training for feats requiring great
powers of endurance. Strengthens the limbs, hardens theflesh,
tones the nerves, AND 1NNICORATES THE ENTIRE
MUSCULAR SYSTEM. Is useful in cases of mus¬
cular debility /.nervousness, rheumatism, neural¬
gia, fevers, skin diseases. Cures sore eyes,
mouth, nose and ears; also toothache.
EhJDOBSBD BY all. FIRST CLASS PHYSICIANS.
For Sale at all Respectable Drug Stores.

Price, 10c., 86c., 50o. aud SI. Depot 381 Sixth Avenue, New York. Can be sent by mail
,to any address.

FOREST AND STREAM.

730

Mart goat §uiUlci*js, ffitc.

PHILIP ELSWORTH,

Foot of Charles Street, JSorth Fiver, N. ¥.

YACHT DESIGNER,

Models and drafts of yachts of every descrip¬
tion. Designer of famous yachts Comet, Ele¬
phant, and others. sept^l-ly

Sailing Canoes

Afro-

Small Open Boats, for limiting, Fishing,
or Pleasnro Bowing.

VERT LIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY,
For illustrated circular, address

J. H. liUSHTON, MAXUPACTOKEB,
tnaytf Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.

COUGHTRY’S PATENT

“FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN D. COUGHTRY, P. O. Station H, N. Y.

C UITABLE for Yachts. Dingeys, Sports-
O men, and family use. Folds up less than six
Inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; one
model. Send for eiroular. The new pattern
HUNTER'S BOAT— roomy, easy to row; weight,
complete, Sites. Price only $20.

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Ship and Yacht Builder,

POTTERY BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GBEENPOINT, BROOKLYN, L. L

SHIPS ANT) YACHTS of all classes built
in best manner, and of best materials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars,

CUTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.
Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
shipbuilder.

NOTICE.

TELESCOPES, from . $ 4-00 ..

Marine Glasses . — . 10.00 “

Field Glasses . 10.00 “

•Opera Glasses . . . B.OO “

Pebble Eye-Glasses, . 2.30 “

Barometers . 6.00 “

Pocket Compasses . 1.00 "

Steering Compasses . . 1.50 “

Sextants, Quadrants, Binnacles, Logs, eto. Tar-
_get Telescopes, showing bullet marks at 1,000 yds.

AGENTS FOR U. S. COAST SURVEY CHARTS
AND BOOKS. Send stamp for price list.

R. HERRILIAS son’s,

179 WATER STREET, N. Y.

IHiscfUaufons.

fnrtit and goat guiUhv.s, etc.

J. J. DRISCOLL

Yaclit Bmilder,

Cor. Franklin and Clay Sts., Greenpoint, I,. 1.

V ACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions

X constantly on hand and built to order at
lowest market, rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished,

GEORGE R0AHR,

Sofit 33-o.llc3.e2r*,

Foot of B35YU St., Uarlem, NT. Y.

BUILDER of single and double-scull
shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells,
barges, gig-s,aud club boats of all kinds. Fine oars
and sculls. Fine boats always on hand. Orders
exeented upon short notice at lowest rates. Shad¬
ow and Naiiblhix canoes a specialty. Accommo¬
dations for Boats and oursmon.

Semi Stamp for enclosed Circular. janSfl ly

ALONZO E. SIV1ST2-8

YACHT BUILDER,

Islip, tj. t

T>UILDER of yachts Comet, Niantic. Sa-

JL) gitta, Onward, Windward, and many others.
V essels hauled out, and repairs and al terations ex¬
ecuted at low rates. Several fine yachts for salo
cheap.

Models and Specifications famished at
moderate rates.

THE PATENT NONPAREIL YAOHT

HAS ALL THE GOOD QUALITIES of a

Sharpie, with none of her faults. Is a vory
fast boat, either under sail or steam. Draws but
a few inches of water. Does notponnd or spank,
and is a splendid sea boat.

Finelyfinished Cabin Yaelits, 40ft. over all,
built and outfitted, ready for cruising, 8GOO
and upwards. All sizes at equally low rates. Also
light draught Steam Yachts, and full working
drawings for Sharpies at short notice.

Specimen yachts always on hand.

THOMAS CLAPHAM, Roslyn, L. I., N. Y.

T. DESMOND,

Yacht and Boat Builder,

SlPcck Slip, New Fork.

CABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open
Yachts, and Sailboats of every description
for racing or cruising, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Shells, and Club Boats. Boats and yachts
i..t > .mafta speciality. Oars and sculls of all kinds.

C IRL STEIIR.

MANUFACTURER OF MEERSHAUM PIPES, CI¬
GAR-HOLDERS. and AMBER GOODS.

The largest assortment constantly on hand.
Any design of PIPES, &c., CUT TO ORDER,
os Photographs, Monograms, Animals ,&c., with¬
in the shortest notice.

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Store at 317 Broome st.,
New York, under the Oc¬
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Reeei> 6d the highest award at the Centennial
nternational Exhibition, 1876, and at American
Institute Fair, 1870,

For the best SPEED W HEEL in use, apply to
CLUTK BROS tc CO., Schenectady, N. Y.

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WE MAIL

Without dkarge, Rules for Self-Measure, and Samples of material from which Men’s
Youths’ and Boys’ Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. Address G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT”

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to he the best. We hare
orders from every State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities.
The suit is made and sold only by G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garment and button is stamped “ Boston Shooting Snlt, G. W. Sinunons &
Son.” Send for circulars and rules for self-measurement.

Tents, Armv Blankets and Patent Decoys.

G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

A FILE BIDDER,

WTTTfTTT WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for sale by FOREST AND
STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, 111 Fulton St., N. Y. 75 Cts. Sent by mail, *1.

RARE AND SAFE OFFER.— To re¬
sponsible party joining me in stocking alarge
sheep farm in Southern Georgia I will guarantee
a net annual profit of FIFTYPER CENT, on the
money Invested. Guarantee secured by mort¬
gage on lands worth four times the amount. No
investment In stocks and bonds : indeed, no
speculation has ever paid surer and larger profits
than SHEEP CULTURE in the region men¬
tioned. Ample lands and pastures free of charge.
Address J. B. OLIVER,

352 Broadway, N. Y

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Established 1729.

Connoisseurs pronounce recent shipments of
these Wines *o be unequaled in quality.
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Carte Dlanche, Fruity, delicate flavor, not too
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TTSBgaHOPgRITTERg,

Osgood’s Folding Canvas Boat,

Weight, with paidla Or trout Soiling, duck hunting, os pita-
ing, etc., 20 U)8.,- weighs with byttum board, ears, paddles.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best tiling in the market
for hunting. Ashing, canoeing,
snow-shooing, etc. They are
easy to thefeefiand very
durablo. Made. to order

in a variety of sty] esjmd

warranted the wimine
firtiele. Send for ill ustrated circular. MARTINS.
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EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern [Star Pins, Rings and Jewels
OF JIT OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have the largest stock'on hand of any house In this country, and do more bnsinees in this line than any
other house. SEND DOlt Ifil.f STKAI'EB CAT A LOSS UK, 30c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice ali the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
Silver. Foil information given upon appllua tion.

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

6SS*2S

740 i

FOREST AND STREAM

gfuMicnttottS.

HALLOCK

IS THE

Most Comprehensive and Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of American Sport,

AND THE

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY-

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLD.

For sale at office of Forest and Stream, 1H
FultoD Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 245 Broadway, New York.

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, Lake and Sea
Fislting, and Fisli Culture.

Sixteen Pages Fomo.

[Price Twopence.

(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Vol. m. commenced with the number for Jan.
1. under new management. The Gazette Is the
only paper in the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free by post ONE YEAR for 12s. Cd. or
$3.2.5 in P. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

t5?~A copy of tlio current number and pros-
pectus can be bad (past free) by sending 6
cents in U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. marG tf

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

■JPrioe $5 toy 3VEra.il.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGAKDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass boll shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Wiles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

“TB1E SUTTER,”

BY LAVEEACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

STANDARD PUBL8CATION5

CAMP LIFE TN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made bv a party of Bostou gentlomen to
the Karigeley Lakes region. 22+ pages. 12 illus¬
trations. Panel' cm ei s. SO cents.

FARRAR’S RICHARDSON AND RANGELBY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Rangeley lakes,
Pannacbenee, Dixvilie Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut. Androscoggin, Ma galloway and
Sandy rivers. 288 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper

FARRAR'S MtlOSEH EAD LAKE AND THE
NORTH MAINE WILDERNESS ILLUSTRA¬
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of the Moosehead Lake region and the
sporting resorts of Northern Maine. The tours
of tho Kennebec, Penobscot and St. John
rivers, ascent of Katahdin, etc., are plainly
treated. 224 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper
covers, 50 cents.

fST' Any of the lire publications sent by
mail, postpaid, oi teceipt of price. Address
CHARLES A. J JjillRAH, Jamaica Plain,
Mass.

^Uscrllanfousi.

<Buns, SVuimunitiow,

OLD SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS,

177 Broadway, near Cortlrandt Street, 3XT. ~tST.

BREECH-
LOADING
SHOT-GUN.

Open to Load.

Importer and Wholesale Dealer in Breech-Loading Shot-Guns, by IV. & C. Scott & Son, P. Webley
£ Son, and all other first-class makers; also, Breech-Loading Rifles of Sharps, Winchester. Wesson,
Ballard, and other makers. Revolvers of all descriptions, Hunting Suits, Lcggins, etc. All kinds of
ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of Sliarps ITLiflo Company.

YEW MODEL POCKET RIELE

GREAT REDUCTION IN

JL Stevens & Co.’s Breech" Load mg Arms

DOUBLE GUNS.

Twist. Laminated.

$35.00 $40.00

Extra.

$45.00

SINGLE GUNS.

Plain. Twist.

$12.50 $15.50

Laminated,

$17.00

20 in. 22 in. 24 in.
819 820 $21.

12 in. 15 in. 18 in.
813.25 815 816.50

■J’fVW

Extra for globe sights and varnishd stocks, $3.

HUNTER’S PET RIFLES— .22, .32, .38, and .44 calibre . 18 in.

SI 8

POCKET RIFLES — .22, .32 calibre . . 10 in.

812-25

Send for Illustrated price list to

CHARLES FOLSOM, 53 Chambers St., Iff. Y.

DEALER IN

Fire Arms, Ammunition and all Articles connected uifh the same, and
— '.Sole Agent for

J. STEVENS & C0?S CELEBRATED ARMS.

Mb. Charles Folsom:,^ - taa*."-— - Savannah, G a.

Bear Sir : 1 would thank you to send me a circular. I have one of your little Pistol Stock
Rifles, saloon kind, and do say, without Mattery, that it. is a perfect shooter. It can explode a cap
five times out of five at ten paces. Respectfully, GEORGE ALLEN.

MAYNARD RIFLES AND SHOT GUNS.

Our New Off-Hand Rifle.

For Hunting and Target Practice at all ranges the
“ Maynard” more completely supplies the wants of
hunters and sportsmen generally, than any other
rifle in the world, ns many barrels can he used on one stock, and for ACCURACY, CONVENIENCE
and Durability is not excelled. The following arc some of the scores recently made at Walnut Hill
by members of the Mass, liitie Asfo.:— J.N. Frye, President, in all-comers match; 16shots ; 200 yards;
without cleaning: 5 4 5 4 55555554455—71. L. L. Hubbard, Executive Officer, 200 yards; off
hand: 4 5555 5 5555—49. O. M. Jewell, 300 yards; offhand: 54 55555—34. O. M. Jewell, 300 yds.:
Off hand : 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-35. MACQ ABIVIQ HI

For illustrated price list address 111 n jJ. r\ ft it' D CU.j Chicopee Falls, Mass.

Best Riflesfat Lowest Prices Yet Offered.

Both Sporting , Target and Military.

Excelled b; lone:

Whitney and Improved Phoenix Rifles and Shot- '

Guns, Burgess Magazine Rifles, Revolvers, Etc.

It will pay for all persons wanting good Rifles to get prices of

WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY, NEW HAVEN.

Thread- Wound, Lcng-Eanse Cartridge Shot Cases.

_ 0t(S. WHITE PAINE PATENTS,)

For Muzzle-Loading and Brooch-Loading Cylindrical and Clioke-
Bore Shot Guns.

Any desired closeness of pal torn made at 50, 70 and fO yards, with penetration
superior to that made by the best choke-bores at 40 yards.

INDIbPENfcIBLB TO HUNTERS OF ALMObT EVERY KIND
OF GAME.

Ten and Twelve Grange now ready.

This Cartridge consists of two semi-cylindrical cases, wound with thread, con¬
taining one ounce of shot, heavy in front and light in rear, lo keep it from turn¬
ing. When the thread is all unwound by .the friction of the air, the cases fly
apart, and the shot scatters.

Price, $5 OO per Hundred. 20 sent post-paid for SI OO. Address

H. H. SCHLEBER & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

General Agents, SCHOVEHUNG, DALY & GALES, 84 Chambers st., N.Y.

THTE PARKER GTJPT.
PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn. Nt"'o7 T” i A M BIiKS:^T,m3,

The Bar Jeer G-un Again Victorious!

In the Tournament Just closed at the St. Paul Driving Pork, 30 prizes in the regular shoots
and Ihe sweeps following them were won by sportsmen using the Parker Gun.

The Rochester (N. YJ Bemocrat and Chronicle, oi recent date, in referring to the remarkable
execution of thetognnsat their tournament, in which Ihe Parker Gun won the Gold Medal for
the Best Average, pays: “The Parker Gun is one of the finest ever admired by a true sportsman,
and of late years it has been generally used v here holme nothing but those ol European make
would lie thought of. This company has successfully succeeded in making their own steel barrels,
which, together with other novel and ;n portant in prp\ < n t nts, n ake their guns the finest yet in¬
troduced among lovers of field andfoiest snorts. Dr. Carver, the celebrated Aire yuan marksman,
used this gun m his late exhibition before ita I rinte ol \\ ales, and j.ccommcndEil highly as a lowi¬
ng piece, as do also Ira Paine and other noted shots.

(Sun?, gVnumtmtiau, (Btc.

E. H. MADISON,

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, ColPs, Parker and Daly
Guns.

GUN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Gtina
bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al, 50c. per bottle..
Sportsmen’s and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp lor answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. dec!9 tt

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Look.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex-

FOX’S PATENT

I1IKI-U1IIK

SHOHiS

Hggp

\

Wonderfolly Simple.

First Prize <

Wondex'fnUy Strong.

LjPHERE never was a gun easier to handle,
-L easierto elean,less]iabletogetloo8e,orout
of order, or one so good for the money. Prices
range from 850 to $300.

WARRANTED IN EVERY RESPECT.
Send stamp for circular to

The American Arms Company,

aug22 tf Boston, Mass.

JOHR3 A. RlgCHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

asr: ew to] rel.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

EXBOGE BALL TRAP.

The Most Efficient.

Throws Balls in any Direction.

ALL STEEL AND IRON.

PRICE, IBs.— HIGHLY FINISHED, 20s.

Photo’s 5 Stamps— 5 Pence English.

S. JONES, Lord Derby Street, Andley, Black¬
burn, Lancashire, England. Acknowledged the
cheapest and best made. None genuine without
name-plate. Jones’ £6 Cun is the cheapest.
Double Barrel, Breech ^Loa ding. Central Fire, Re¬
bounding I
GOO sold t

e Barrel, Breech -Loading, Central Fire, Be¬
ing Looks, Left Barrel Choked Bore. Over
d this season is a proof of its cheapness, etc.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls,

USE THE

HUBBIL TB.AP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

For sale by all dealers In Sporting Goods, or at
the manufacturers. _

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,
mar 13 Paterson, N . J

awo a week. 812 a day at home easily made.

4 ■* Costly outfit free. Address TRUE W CO.,
Augusta, Maine.

FOREST AND STREAM,

741

^irortsmen’.s

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND-

Goodyear's India Rubber
Glove MJfg Co.,

488, 490, 492 B’way, cor. Broome st.,

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEGGTNS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

^Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGEMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BROADTYA Y and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE.

NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SHIMMING.
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

Thebestmade goods in the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

GEO. C. HENNING,

Washington, D. C.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

WithHead, Soclcet, Cash and
Carriage attachments. For
Sportsmen, Boatmen Physi¬
cians and others, it has no
equal.

Combines Camp Lamp, Head
Staff and Boat Jack, Dash and
Carriage Lamp, Hand and
Dark Lantern, etc.

Send stamp for Circular.

ALBERT FERGUSON,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

“THE FISHING LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw, GrandRapids andCineinnatlSh ort Line
FOR the

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bass Fisheries,
AJJD THE

FAMOUS SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

. Grand Traverse Region

jj. tsquaujuj in u

fish contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

*The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends Sept.l.

The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

„ black BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
skill to his friends or “ club " at home, as ice for
packing fish can be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful ; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
with

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fishing.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
faculties offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Free at
owner’s risk.

It is our aim to make sportsmen feel “ at home ”
on this route. For Tourist's Guido (an attractive
Illustrated hook of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Grounds and Time Cards, address A. B. LEET,
Gen’l Pass, Agent, Grand Rapids, Mieb.

Jiumsmm's Routes.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST 1

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest: for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good careof. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J. IVES,

E.F. Winslow, Gen'l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKESBURY, PICTOU, AND
CHARLOTTETOWN.

TYHE llrst-elass steamships Carroll and

X Worcester, will leave T wliarf, Boston,
for above ports, every Saturday at 12 M.
Through tickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A.M. on day of sailing. Skip¬
pers must send with receipts the value of

f;oods for Master's manifest. For rates of
reight or passage inquire of W. H. RING, 18
t; wharf, or O. G. PEARSON, 219 Washington
street. F. NICKERSON & CO., Agents.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent oars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

THE LINES OF

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING!

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold at the ofiicea of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED-

Tront Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. feb!7-tf

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach
X some of the finest ’waterfowl and upland
snooting sections in the country. Connecting di-
rectfor Chincoteague, Cobb’s island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday) and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform¬
ation given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. eep2S ly

Jipffvtentttt'g Routes.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman (Jar Company

TS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
Anew cars “ DavyCrocket” and “Izaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je26 3mos.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greonbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, hear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
eoek, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts.

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North and Northeast ; andatRiehmond
and Charlotteville with the South. AH modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may8 ly Richmond Va.

LONG ISLA.KTD

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

TRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
Bushwick and Flatbush aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

8 30 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and Rockaway Mail.
10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

3 a
4 01

“fc. Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

6 00 Babylon and way.

5 80 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

0 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS;

M. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be run f romHunter’S Point
and Flatbush av. every Saturday night at 12:15 a.m

TUEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,

* Springfield, white Mountains, Montreal and
intermediate points. The new palace steamer C.
H. Northern leaves Pier 25, East River, daily (Sun¬
days excepted) at 3 p.m. A passenger train will be
in waiting on the wharf at New Haven, and leave
forSpringfieidand way stations on arrival of boat.

NIGHT LINE— The The Continental leaves New
York at II p.m., connecting with passenger train
in waiting on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5
a.m. Tickets sold and baggage cheeked at 944
Broadway, New York, and 4 Court street, Brook¬
lyn. Excursions to New Haven and return, $1.50.
Apply at General Office, on the pier, or to RICH¬
ARD PECK, General Agent.

iloM.s awl fovj’imtsmfu.

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few if any in the United States, for elegance,
comfort,reasonabIe charges and good attendance.

K. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

jo!62m Proprietor.

LAKE HOUSE,

ISLIP, LONG ISLANQ.

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Bay and Ocean. Excellent accom¬
modations for sportsmen and families. House
open during the autumn and winter months
at reduoed rates.

AMOS B. STELLENWERF, Proprietor.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

T> Y A PRACTICAE GUNNER and an old
11 bayman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the coast. The heat
ground in the vicinity of Now York for bay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to his guests, and satisfaction gauran-
teed. Address WM.N- LANE, Good Ground, L. I
NovS tf

$ateL mul Qtmto fax £ portsmor.

Bromfield House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

For Good Fall Shooting

-GO TO THE—

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At iSMnnecock Bay,

Where you will find
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

As well as good accommodations and a sub¬
stantial bill of fare.

Take Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

Good Duck Shooting

at D. B. Nye’s near Tan Slyck Lauding),
Currituck, N. C.

Sportsmen furnished with board, skiff and stool
ducks. Goose, partridge and snipe shooting
Steamer Cygnet fro— ~ ” ■ '

house, Mo rid a}

Duck Shooting ! Cvck Shooting ! Duck Shooting !
Slack Bass Fishing ! Black Bass Fishing !
Black Bass Fishing !

“ST. CLAIR FLATS.”

For further particulars, address

JAMES SLOCUM,

STAR ISLAND HOUSE,

(Care R. L. Montgomery),
Detroit, Mich.

OHINNECOCK BAY.— For duck and
tO quail shooting, go t o Halsey House, Atlnntie-
viile, L. I.

Saxidfvmu, ®tr.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS A

D DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OP

Birds and Rare Animals

SUITABLE for

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third door from N. William,
RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR.
CHASED.

For Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa) ; Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America). „
Chas. Reiche, Henry Reiche,

sepSl New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Staffers' Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Send stamp for reduced price list.

A. J. COLBORN, 31 Boylson. St., Boston, Maser.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, etc.*
40c. per package by mail ; a new thing : best in
use. jylOly

®fc.

A GRAND DISPLAY OF

HORSMAN’S

FINE

ARCHERY

18 HOW ON EXHIBITION AT THE

American Institute Fair,

THIRD AVE. & SIXTY-THIRD ST., N.Y„

OFFICE AND SALESROOM :

80 AND 83 WILLIAM STREET, N. Y.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue, free on apptt-
cation.

ARCHERS!

-USE-

lac, HussefsArchery Score Books,

AMERICAN, YORK, and COLUMBIA ROUND.
For sale by dealers, or of

CARTER, HUSSEY & CURL,

Dea Moines, lows.

Each Book 50c. Each Club Book §2.00.

742

FOREST AND STREAM

gVmmuuitiofW.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Lightning.
Orange Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.'

Send postal card for ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET , showing SIZES of GRAINS *f POW
DBR. Furnished FREE.

gukmisements.

M&LAID AID AnVR.TflA.

JVo. 29 Murray Street, N. Y.,

Co„

V.. J

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

The Most Popular Powder in Use.

DUPONT’S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, have maintained their
great reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu-
footure tho following oolobrated brands of Pow¬
der :

DUPONT S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (ooarse) to 4 (fine), unequaled in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Glass
Ball aud Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (ooarse) to 3 (lino), burning slowly, strong,
and clean - great penotration ; adapted tor Glass
Ball, Pigoon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE
A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very flue
grain for pistol shooting. •

DUPONT’S RIFLE, FG, “SEA SHOOTING,” 1
FFG and FFFG. Tho FG for long range rifle
shooting, the FFG and FFFG for general use,
hurtling strong and moist.
SPORTING, MINING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
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Government standard. Powder manufactured
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ESTO LUX.

Original.

p ATBTElt up dry leaves,

LT And crisp and seasoned twigs, and place them here.
Beside this fallen pine, then deftly build
Them, even as the skillful raven builds
Its curious nest. Now strike the match with care,

And shield the flickering flame with bended hand.

It catches now, the tiny blase will grow,

Will creep with stealth and twist the fibres round,

To serve as spiral stairs to mount still higher
And swing aloft the signals of our fire.

The sparks fly forth.

And rifts of fickle smoke, this way and that,

Blend with the dusky eve, and floats away
Into the night, beyond the grand old trees
That stand like sentinels against the sky.

The twigs are quickly gone, unnoticed, like
The little-heeded years that make our youth—

The years that build the fire of age matured,

To burn to blackened waste with fierce control.

Or test, in Nature's crucible, the soul.

The very flames

Speak out, and mutter through the crooked limbs
In sounds articulate— in weird-like tones,

They call aloud for more. So pile on high
The fagots here, greaved like a giant's arms;

Turn loose the demon in his mighty strongtb ;

More, pile up more 1 feed him with knotted logs 1
Throw on the resinous pine as piquant sauce;

More, and still more ! till clouds of sparks are hurled,
The breathing of a power that moves the world.

Ah, this is grand I

The roaring blaze is calling spectres out,

And now they skip and dance among the trees,

Then chase each other off, and quick return,

And beckon each to each, and rise and fall
Like goblin figures in a masquerade.

Up leap the flames, as if to grasp the forms
Of spruce and flr and hurl them to the earth.

As mighty monarchs doomed to fall and die,

While livid tongues exultant lick the sky.

The tranquil night,

Yon dome thick-studded with its myriad gems,

Are now too calm a scene. Keep wo to this;

Stir up the monster once again ; turn loose
The wanton power that tramples cities down.

Then thrust him back and bait him In his don 1
See now his angry flash, and hear the growls
And gnashing teeth that threaten ua in vain,

While startled birds, and cringing forms afraid,

Seek rest and silence in another glade.

jThe glaring light

Illumes the country round, and magnifies
The standing audience of trees, that seems
To look with fixed and stupid gaze upon
The orgies of a band of sprites unknown.

But now the sombre curtain from the sky,

So rudely sundered by the unfettered flames,

Rolls down to earth ; the demon fire
Wavers and falls, exhausted In his might,

And peacefully return the shades of night.

Jerome Burnett.

JJ Winter in j %nnt Jtf. loridn .

(FIFTH PAPER.)

DEER-HUNTING ON ST. SEBASTIAN RIVER.

ON the morning succeeding the earthquake we break¬
fasted at daybreak, and leaving the camp in charge
of Ed and Henry the rest of us started on a deer-hunt.
We were accompanied by Strobhar and his ox-cart to
bring in the game. Reaching Tom Zellers’ cabin at sun¬
rise we found that worthy smoking his pipe beneath his
palmetto-thatched verandah.

“ Good rnornin’, gentlemen,” was his greeting ; “ glad
to see you — ah. Hit’s a right fine day for a hunt — ah.
The moon sets about 9 o’clock, and souths below along
about 4 this evenin’ — ah.”

Sellers — a cracker “cow-boy,” born and raised in the
flatwoods, a good hunter and a thorough woodsman— has,
in common with all Florida hunters, implicit faith in the
theory that deer feed at moon-rise, moon-set and moon-
south, above and below. I remarked that I did not take
kindly to the moon theory.

“Why,” said he, “aintit low tide at moon-rise and
mcon-set, and high tide at moon-south — ah ?”

“Yes,” I answered, "that is nearly correct, for the
moon is supposed to influence the tides ; but every one
does not believe even that theory.”

“And don’t fish feed at high and low water — ah ?”

“ Fish bite better at low tide,” 1 replied.

" In course,” said he, triumphantly ; “ and so deer, fish
and everything else feeds at rise, set and south of moon —
all !”

As it was worse than useless to argue the point I merely
said ;

“ Well, Tom, perhaps you’re right ; and I believe my¬
self that deer feed at those times if they are hungry.”

“ Hit’s a fact,” said he ; “ and I think you’ll find ven’zin
to-day, for I was out looking up some stray cattle yester¬
day evenin’, and I saw lots o’ sign — ah.”

Tailing his dogs Troop and Trailer, we left him mutter¬
ing to Ins wife :

“These fellers will try to make me believe next ’at the
moon is made ’o green cheese — ah, and no manner of ac¬
count — ah.”

Just beyond his cabin we crossed the North Prong of the
St. Sebastian, which is here but a dozen feet in width, and
we were soon traversing a large “burn” in the pine
woods. The view was unobstructed for a half a mile in
every direction, save by an occasional clump of saw-pal-
mettoes and a few small “bays” or thickets. The cow¬
boys bum off the old grass and scrub in the flatwoods at
certain seasons, which is succeeded in a few weeks by a
new crop of succulent and tender grass, upon which the
cattle range and feed. It is on these “ burns,” as they are
called, that the deer are found at feeding-time, whenever
that may be. The hunter, by standing on a log, can see
a deer at a long distance in these level, flat pine woods ;
but his observations will be much enhanced by the aid of
a field-glass or a good opera-glass. Having discovered the
object of his search quietly feeding, the experienced
hunter can by careful stalking approach his quarry and
obtain a shot at short range. In hunting with dogs the
method is to track the deer to his hiding-place, where he
may be resting or sleeping, and, by “ jumping ” him,
bring him down with a cliaige of buckshot. As the dogs
are trained to follow a trail very slowly, and as the game
generally lies very close in the bays and brush, it is no
difficult matter to jump a deer within easy gun-shot.

The dogs soon struck a fresh trail, whereupon we de¬
ployed our force in a skirmish line and moved on a par¬
allel with the creek on our right and with the wind in
our faces. I was on the extreme left of the line, then
Frank, Ben and Marion, in the order named, each being
a hundred yards apart. Ben, carrying the only rifle in
the party, and which was rather a heavy one, soon began
to lag behind, and finally he and Marion were close to¬
gether at some distance in the rear. Ben, seeing a prom¬
ising sappling in a little bay near the creek, whipped out
his hunting-knife and, in accordance with his ruling pas¬
sion, proceeded to cut it for a cane. As he was hacking
off the small branches, a deer bounded out of the coppice
not ten yards from him. As Ben stood staring, startled
and stupefied with amazement, Marion coolly brought it
down at thirty yards— his first deer — dead in its tracks.
Ben, recovering from his surprise, made the woods ring
with a Kentucky “ wlio-whoop I” as he rushed in with his
knife and cut its throat. It proved to be a fine fat doe.
Marion’s shot had made sure work of it : her neck and
both legs on one side were broken. Strobhar soon coming
up with the oxen, the doe was eviscerated and placed
upon the cart, and Marion’s face was duly “blooded” by
Strobhar and Ben, as is customary in the event of killing
one’s first deer. They also hinted at the propriety of
turning the paunch over his head, as a necessary pro-
ceedure in affairs of that kind ; but Marion, flushed with
victory and gore, looked quite wicked at the suggestion,
and that additional feature of the cervine rite was
omitted.

Frank and I were now a mile or more in advance of the
others. The dogs had followed the trail to the brush
bordering the creek, and I had swung around in the same
direction and was thus in advance of Frank. Suddenly,
a herd of five deer, tliree does and two fawns, bounded
out of the brush into the open woods about a hundred and
fifty yards ahead of me, and stopped by the side of an
immense pine, where they huddled together with necks
stretched listening to the dogs which were making music
on the hot trail. I stood perfectly motionless and longed
for a Winchester repeating rifle ; then I felt that I would
have been happy with one of Shelton’s auxiliary rifle bar¬
rels. As it was, I had twelve buckshot, weighing just an
ounce, in each barrel, and could not move a single step
nearer without alarming the herd. As the dogs were
drawing nearer, I could not resist the temptation to haz¬
ard a shot even at that distance. So cautiously and slowly
putting up the gun, I took deliberate aim high up on the
shoulder of a doe that was standing broadside to me, and
fired. They sprang away for a distance of teii rods and
stopped again for a few moments, when, the dogs burst¬
ing out of the cover at this juncture, they bounded away
with the speed of the wind. I noticed that one of the
does left the herd and made for a bay several hundred

yards to the left, with the dogs following on her trail.
Frank now came running up and said excitedly :

“You hit that one which the dogs are after, because it
went off with it’s tail down, and Tom Sellers said a
wounded deer always holds it’s tail down ! ”

We followed the dogs, and sure enough we came upon
the doe struggling in the throes of death. Frank had the
mournful satisfaction of cutting her throat, and shouted
“ who-whoop ! ” in defiance of Ben’s previous effort and
my admonition to keep quiet. "Upon dressing the doe I
found that a shot had cut the aorta or large artery near
the heart, while a second shot had struck her in the" flank.
I naturally felt quite elated at the result of this long shot,
and while awaiting the arrival of the ox-cart, I stepped
off the distance which I had accurately marked by the
aid of the large pine, and found it to be fully 123 yards ;
certainly an extraordinary as well as a lucky shot.

Loading up the venison we started back to camp, leav¬
ing a saddle with Sellers on the way, who would scarcely
credit the long shot with the “scatter gun.” Arriving
at camp, the other doe was skinned and quartered by
Strobhar, who then nibbed all of the meat with pepper
and hung it in the shade, remarking that it would now
keep ferfectly sweet until it could be consumed. This
fact was borne out by our subsequent experience, for the
pure, salt air of East Florida is an admirable preservative
of fish, flesh, or fowl, when well dressed, dried, and hung
in the shade. Ed and Henry soon set about making a
venison stew, overlooked by Frank and Ben, who were
meanwhile discussing the most scientific way of cutting a
deer’s throat. Ben, having stuck his doe pig-fashion, was
of course maintaining that view of the subject, while
Frank argued for the conventional crosswise method as
being the only professional mode. Frank had evidently
been coached by Tom Sellers. Ed while preparing some
liver for the frying-pan observed that he could not find
the gall. I informed him that a deer had no gall-bladder,
Frank remarked that it was “ goll darned ” queer that
Sellers had told him nothing about it, and seemed in¬
clined to believe but half of the fact by intimating ;

“ Perhaps the bucks have galls if the does do not,” and
further added : “ I will kill one just to find out.”

Ed dryly observed ;

“ You had better swallow it, Frank, for if you wait till
you kill a buck to be convinced you will die in ignorance.”

“I can’t swallow it if there is none,” retorted Frank.

King and Strobhar had some logs at the head of the
South Prong, and were going up the next day to haul
them to tho water. Having decided to go with them,
our preparations were soon made. Early on the follow¬
ing morning Strobhar, Frank and myself started witlrthe
ox-cart, while the balance of the party went up in King’s
boat, which was of very light draught. We of tho over¬
land party crossed the North Prong at Sellers’, and
passed around the head-waters of the West Prong, where
wo discovered an abandoned Indian camp. We arrived
at noon at the point of destination, and found the
boys in camp, with dinner ready. Dinner over, King and
Strobhar went to work on the logs, while our party struck
out over the bums in different directions. Frank and I
were together for a time, but separated to pass on opposite
sides around alarge pond. Having passed some distance
beyond the pond, where I saw plenty of “sign,” but no
deer, I discovered a turkey running like a quarter-horse,
which soon disappeared in the brush on the margin of a
small stream. I ascertained that the stream was dry,
with the exception of an occasional hole of water, and
proceeded cautiously along the bed of it, well screened
by the foliage on each side, which here and there met
over my head, forming virescent arches, from which the
vines and creepers hung in luxuriant festoons.

Keeping a sharp lookout for “moccasins,” which slid
into the holes of water as I crept along, my patience was
at length rewarded by a glimpse of the turkey, which I
soon succeeded in knocking over with a charge of buck¬
shot. He was a fine gobbler, in splendid condition.
While stalking the gobbler I had heard a shot behind me,
on the opposite side of the pond. I crossed over in that
direction on my way back to camp, and soon descried
Frank a half mile away, carrying a deer. As he was not
proceeding in the direction of the camp I shouted and
hallowed to him, but he only kept on the faster. Finally
I fired both barrels of my gun, when he looked around
and I signalled him to stop. Coming up with him, I ob¬
served that his face was quite bloody, and he was smiling
like a prize-fighter after going to grass.

“ Frank, I congratulate you, old fellow, upon your first
deer. But what’s the matter with your face ? ” I sung
out.

“Well, I thought I would save the boys the trouble of
‘bloodying’ me ; but perhaps you had better give me a
daub.”

“There,” said I, as I put my “ red right hand” against
his forehead, “ I brand you with the mark of Cain."

“ I am glad to be able to bear it,” said he, with a san¬
guinary grin.

“But, Frank, why didn’t you stop when I called to
you V ”

He looked quite serious a moment, and then said :

“ Don't tell the boys ; I thought you were an Indian

744

FOREST AND STREAM

till you fired your gun. I knew the sound of it then, for
Tom Sellers told me that the Indians always carried
rifles."

" Well, but where are you going ? ”

‘ ‘ To camp,” replied he.

“ Frank, my boy, do you know you’re lost? The camp
is back there, said I, pointing in the direction.

•• No," he replied, I’m not lost: I’m like the Indian:
" I’m here — camp lost."

“ It seems to me that you have Indian on the brain.
That is a fine yearling buck, Frank ; but why didn’t you
out off his head, and take out his entrails, and not pack
him on your shoulders like a sack of meal, with twenty -
five pounds of offal which had better been left behind ? "

“ I was thinking of it,” said ho, ’• but just then I heard
you shoot, and then I began to think of Indians. By the
way, that's a nice turkey : why didn’t you get more V ”

“More!” I replied. “Because there were no more,
What an Oliver Twist j’ou are !”

“Well, you’d be all of a twist, too, carrying that buck
on the double-quick, as I did.”

" Frank, these Florida deer are quite small — not more
than two-thirds the size of Northern deer."

•‘They're big enough forme,” said he, “and I shan’t
kill another out of sight of camp, unless we have an ox¬
cart along.”

Wo trussed up the little buck, cut off his herd, took out
the entrails, skinned up the legs to the knees and hocks,
where we cut them off and tied the loose skins of the legs
together in pairs. We thou slung him and the gobbler
over a pole, shouldered it, and started for camp, where
we arrived at sundown.

Our entrance into camp was in the nature of a trium¬
phal procession. When within a hundred yards Frank
insisted on carrying the buck in alone, and swung it over
his shoulders in orthodox style, with his arms through
the leg loops. He strode in with his face beaming and
bloody, while I followed as arm-bearer to the hero, carry¬
ing both guns and— what Benjamin Franklin said should
have been the emblamatic bird of America— the turkey !
The boys received the pageant with an or ation of shouts
and cheers, and relieved Frank of the victory perched
upon his shoulders.

“ He was bound to go to the bottom of that gall bysi-
ness, you see !” said 1, as I hung the gobbler by tire side
of tv, o sand hill cranes that the boys had brought in.

“Well, how was it, Frank?” asked Ed.

“ Not any gall in mine, if you please,” replied Frank.

While smoking our pipes after supper, in the ruddy
glare of blazing pine knots, Frank related his experience
as follows : —

“After I left Doc and had got to .the end of a large
pond, I climbed a small tree to look for him on the burn
beyond, but seeing nothing oF him I looked over the pond
and saw a deer feeding on the lilly-pads near the edge of
the water. I slid down and crept along until I came in
sight of him. Then 1 straightened up, kept my eye on
his tail, and walked towards him without moving my
arms or head. When he shook his tail— as he did every
few minutes — I stopped perfectly still, for then you know
he would lift up his head and look around. I was to the
leeward of him, so he could not wind me. As soon as he
went to feeding again I started and kept moving up to
him until he winked his tail again, when I would stoja
for you know a deer always shakes his tail before he
raises his head."

“How did you know that, Frank ?" asked Ed.

“O, Tom Sellers told me. Well, I got up to within
seventy-five yards of him when he shook his tail, raised
his head, turned around, and saw me. I kept perfectly
still, hardly breathing. After staring awhile he started
on a trot right towards me and came up sniffing, until
he was but twenty yards from me. I thought that was
close enough, and raised my gun — then you ought to
have seen him jump ! I blazed away and down he came;
he tried to get up again, but I rushed in, caught him
by the head, and had hard work to hold him. Ho threw
me once on my head and made my nose bleed, and that’s
how my face happened to be so bloody when Doc met
me,"

At this the boys made a movement as if to get up, but
I stopped them by saying : —

“ It s all right,’ boys : I ‘bloodied’ him when 1 found
him.”

Go on Frank.

“Weil," continued he, “I got his head to the ground
and held him down like a home by sittiug on it til) I got
out my knife and cut his throat. I found that I had
bored him through the neck with three buckshot, though
I aimed at his head.”

“ Why didn't you give Tiim the other barrel?” asked
Strobhar.

I never thought of that," said Frank, and added :
1 * And then I didn't want to shoot him all to pieces.”

On the next day we all returned to our camp at the
mouth of the North Prong. J. A. Henshall.

Spawn in off Season, — Santa Barbara, Gal., Tuesday,
Sept, 2 3d. — We hunting folks are greatly puzzled over a
question in. natural history, and come to you in hope
that you can solve it. Until the last two years our trout
always ascended the streams during the heavy spring
freshets, and laid their spawn about the time the water
began to subside., say in Marcli or April, Last year and
also this, I have seen trout caught in August and Sep¬
tember that were full of spawn ; a thing that was never
known to happen before. I have talked with old fisher¬
men, and one in particular says he has caught fish every
year for twenty veal's and ho never saw such a thing
before last year. The Fish Commissioners have been stock¬
ing some of our Northern streams with Eastern trout
lately. Can it be that they have mixed with our trout so
muon as to change the time of spawning ?

E. C, Tai.xa.NT.

Reply.— Embryo eggs and ova in various stages of
growth, are found in all fishes nearly all the year round.
We have specimens of immature ova taken from black
basB in October and February ; from Eastern trout in the
spring : and from salmon peel or payr Qrdy a year old. J

One writer in London Land and Water states that parr-
marked fish have been taken with ova,, roe actually ex¬
uding from the fish on and previous to the fish being
handled to remove the hook. He says: “ Some were
sent me by Mr. England, fishing on the Exe, some four
years since, preserved in glycerine, most certainly as a
novelty, since which many such cases have come before
me. But with regard to the ova or milt of such young
fish being productive, that I cannot vouch for, 'and if
asked the question pointedly should certainly say ' No’;
in fact, 1 do not believe in breeding salmon until they
are in their thirdyear. It may be a trifle of time either
way, probably soon after their second year has expired,
but not before.” It would be well to determine whether
the spawn of ’ your trout (which, differently from ours,
spawn in the spring) are mature and fruitful. Varia¬
tions in nature are phenomonal, but not marvellous.
Eastern salmon spawn in the fall, yet there is late run
which spawn in January and February, and return to the
sea as kelts in June.

INTRODUCTION OF NATURAL FISH

THE following paper was read by Mr. B. F. Shaw, of
Anamosa, la., before the Central Fish Cultural
Association at Chicago, October 2d : —

— Mr. President and Gentlemen op the Central
Fish Association : At the request of some of those who
were foremost in inaugurating this convention. 1 agreed
to write a few word about ray experiences in stocking
Iowa waters with native fish, I shall attempt to be as
brief as possible.

Along the Mississippi bottoms there are innumerable
sloughs, ponds, and lakes. During the spring months
ami high water, they are connected with each other, and
with the main river. As this is the spawning time of
many of our native fish, they find their way into and de¬
posit their spawn in these waters. Many 'of them, but
more especially the bass family, stay by and watch their
nests and young until tire receding’ and clearing waters
warn them to return to the main river. In this way a
large supply of the young of these fish is insured. The
large fish return to the river, lea ving their young to care
for themselves from this time. The waters begin to dry
up and recede, the sloughs are cut off from the main river,
the shallow portions dry up, the deeper parts become
ponds, and ail, including’ Jakes, sometimes of hundreds of
acres extent, during the summer months, gradually, by
ercolation and evaporation, become entirely dry ; the
Igher and shallower ones first, and the deeper and those
on lower ground later in the season. And all the untold
millons of young fish they contained are lost. More than
twenty years ago my duties brought me very frequently
to these prison-pools of dying young fish, and I have seen
them frequently since.

To save a small portion of this loss, and place the fish
where they could liveand thrive, would it has long seemed
to me, be a very valuable work. In accord with tins
thought I have made for the Iowa fish commission two
trips down the Mississippi river, whero it bounds the east¬
ern border of our State, one in the fall of 1870, and another
aud more successful one in the fall of 1878. I will give
you a very brief account of this last trip.

The main purpose was to take the fish from these
sloughs, distribute as many as possible in the inland
waters of the State, and put the balance into the Mississ¬
ippi. To aid in accomplishing this purpose, I first, saw
the superintendents or general managers of the various
railways running across the State from the river west,
and procured their consent to assist in the work by mov¬
ing an aquarium car, giving us water from their water-
tanks, stopping trains to distribute fish, etc. which neces¬
sary assistance was cheerfully given. The C. B. & Q.
railroad furnished a car to be used over all roads during
the trip. The arrangement of the car was simple, but
but quite effective. In one end of the car, as high as they
could be raised from the floor, and firmly fixed in position,
were placed two large casks holding about- thirty barrels
of water. A tin conductor running the whole length of
the car was connected with the above by a rubber hose.
In each side of this conductor, about eighteen inches
apart, were inserted faucets, under these faucets tbo cans
for carrying the fish were placed in such a manner that
the water ran into them in a constant stream at one end
and out at the other through a wire screen. The cans
were four feet long, one and a half wide, and one foot
high. An opening in the top of one car admitted water
from water tanks along thelme of railroads directly into
the casks.

To insure against lack, the water after being used was
gathered in a reservoir beneath the car, and with a pump
could he thrown hack into the casks for use as many
times as necessary.

1 arranged with Capt. T, G. Belton, of Clinton, Iowa,
for the use of his little propellers Dart and Flatto accom¬
pany the expedition, both of which were put in condition
for tlie services required of them. We left Clinton, Iowa
for the north line of Iowa on the third day of September.
Our method of procedure was to take the fish from the
before described sloughs with minnow nets. Select such
as we desired (varieties and sizes) for distribution, which
we put iuto live boxes, and turn those left into the run-
nins; waters of the Mississippi. Our live boxes were
made twelve feet long, one and a half feet wide, and
one foot high, ends sloped to run easily through the
water, openings covered with wire cloth and slides to
open or close, as the motion of the boat or current might
require. These were fastened side by side in couples, for
convenience in handling, aud we hatl twelve of them.
Our seines werelike ordinary minnow seine web, and were
from sixteen to sixty feet in’length, and three to four feet
in depth. When the live boxes were full of suitable fish,
we would meet the car at some station on the river,
transfer fish' from boxes to cans in the oar and arrange to
meet again at some tijne and station below. The attend¬
ants and car proceeded to distribute the car of fish, and
the boat and fishermen continued theiv work down the
river.

Wc sent car-loads west from North McGregor, Buena
Vista, Dubuque, Sabula, Clinton, Davenport, Muscatine
and Burlington, distributing along the lines of road over
which we traveled, from 640,000 to 650,000 fish. Black
and stripped bass, wall-eyed pike, croppies, sunfish, chan¬
nel cat, drum fish and striped perch, neither the. largest
nor the smallest, but good healthy fish, used to finding
their own food, natives’ of our own waters, and beyond
most of the dangers of young fish. The distribution was
as general ns the magnitude of the work would admit,
and they went into every stream of any size crossed by all
east nncl west railroads in the State. The larger propor¬
tion of fish caught during the trip were of the varieties
named before, for the reason that we fished but little
except in ponds nearly dried up, and most of the soft
rayed fish, buffalo, suckers, minnows, &c., had already
died, leaving only the hardier varieties, and in some of
the more stagnant pools all but the bass and wall-eyed
like were gone, and from some of the larger ponds that
lad dried into stagnant pools I have seen, four bushels of
oung fish, principally young bass, taken with one haul
of the minnow seine. As many of the ponds had dried
up before we made our trip, and as many more were yet
too deep and large to fish with our small seines, it follows
that as successful work could have been done after and
before us during the time we were at work, and that,
although we took from the sloughs along the Iowa line
of the river 1044 bushels, estimated at 20,000 to the bushel,
in round numbers, 3,200,000 fish, yet we saved hut a very
small portion of the fish hatched there that season. Iii
the fall of 1876 we took from the sloughs 1,574,000 : depos¬
ited in the inland streams of the State 319,000, and in the
Mississippi 1,255,000, and in the Two trips took a total of
4,864,000 ; deposited in the inland waters 960,000, and in
the Mississippi 3,914,000.

If it is true that a few bass can in a few years stock
plentifully a great river like the Potomac or Connecticut,
here is a supply of fish that, if properly economized,
would soon make them abundant in every water upon the
continent in which it would be desirable to have them
placed. No expensive trips for eggs ; no hatching-houses,
boxes, troughs or screens ; no egg-picking or manipula¬
tion of young fish ; no vexatious questions of fungus or
disease, salt or no salt ; but ready at hand for distribution
near the stations of many of our best railroads. We find
au abundance of our most desired fishes, and those that
no fish-culturists have yet been able to successfully raise
artificially, and of varieties best suited to a great majority
of our Western waters. With our primitive arrangements
for carrying the fish, we. had excellent success, losing hut
few in transportation, and with arrangements such as an
extensive experience could design, large numbers
could be moved to any part of the country. This work,
as it is of common interest to all the States along the
Mississippi, should be oarried on by the united effort of
the interested States, on a small appropriation by the
general Government for thepurpose.

It will naturally be asked, What is the result of this
work? I have not space to give evidences or testimonials,
hut will say that in all the inland waters of the State
where the laws are enforced there has been a very mani¬
fest increase in the numbers of fish, especially of bass,
and in many waters where they were unknown they have
made their homes. But I am sorry to know, and h'ave to
report, that the great numbers deposited in the Mississippi
hive not been enough to keep good the destructive losses
caused liv fishing out of season. During the months of
April, May and June our Mississippi fishermen go upon
the spawning grounds and reap their greatest harvests of
percoids, They have studied their habits until they know
their spawning haunts, aud their peculiar labors at this
particular time make them comparatively an easy prey.
One market in the town in which I live, nearly eighty
miles from the river, sold 300 pounds of native fish from
the Mississippi River per week during April, May and
June, or 3,600 pounds in that time. The members of the
bass family in this lot of fish contained not less than
5,000,000 eggs. Consider the number of markets along
the river and the various lines of railroads furnished with
fish from the same source, and you will have some idea
of the terrible destruction from this one cause alone.
These fishermen think roe their enemy, and denounce me
in round terms for calling their attention and the atten¬
tion of the public- to these facts. My great desire is to
increase the fish, hut a continuation of this practice means
their utter annihilation, and the annihilation of the fish¬
erman’s business as well. These same fish caught after
spawning, in much finer condition, would give to the
river au abundant future prospect of good fishing. Shall
this destruction go on, or will the good sense of our people
demand that our law-makers give to the fish the much-
needed protection ? I conclude, therefore, gentlemen,
that in streams depleted of any of the basses by excessive
fishing and improvidence, where a few remain in the
stream, that in view of thoir peculiar habit of caring for
their eggs and young, the best method of insuring plen¬
tifulness is to protect them for a time before and during
then breeding season, and prevent a wasteful destruction
at all times, and in waters barren of these favorite fish,
utilize the million of fish that would otherwise die, as I
have heretofore explained in this paper. Asking a care¬
ful consideration of these matters at your hands, I thank
you for your attention.

Maine — Indian Bode, Oct. pith. — Fishing closed up
rather poor with us this season, the trout not making
their appearance on their beds until after the close time,
The Commissioners are busy at work, and the house that
holds one million is already half full. Fred.

— The Maine Fish Commissioners have brought a libel
against the Sprague Company to enfore the law for
neglecting to construct a fishway at the dam in Bangor
City. The liEefstates that the company is liable to pay
to the State no less than $2,440, nor more than $12,200,
that is, not less than $20 nor more than $100 for eaah of
the 122 days that the negleot has continued betwee n May
1st, and Nov. 1st, 1879.

Michigan, — Bscanaba, Delta Co., Oct. 12th.— I had
but few trout to sell this year. I have a fine lot of fry
which are doing well, hut I have no hopes of there gr ow¬
ing like those in Iowa. I have a good lot of breeders and
expect to get all the spawn I can take care of and bake
my own bread, A> F, Yoxrh’e.

FOREST AND STREAM,

745

i intow.

THE REDFISH OF THE NORTHWEST.

A

Tort Walla Walla, W. T., Sept 27 th.

THROUGH the kindness of Mr. J. A. Messenger, who
has been fishing during the past summer in the
Wallowa Lake, I am enabled to give you a little more in¬
formation about the redfish found in the above locality,
as well ns in the Payette and Salmon river lakes in north¬
eastern Idaho. Mr. Messenger resides in Walla Walla,
and is well known throughout this country aB an excel¬
lent sportsman and close observer, and his statements can
be f ufiv relied on.

He tells tne that the redfish or redtrout is anadromous ;
that he has seen them ascending to Wallowa River to
the lake hi large numbers in the spring, and that the pe¬
culiar deep red color for which the fish is noted is only
assumed during the spawning season. At other times
tills fish is of a bright silver color, and is probably the
same fish known under the the name of “ mukletio sal¬
mon’’ about Puget Sound. When these fish first arrive
at the lake they look trim and slender, but once there
they soon become very broad and deep (perch-shaped),
growing constantly in depth, but not much in length.
The head of the fish also undergoes a great transforma¬
tion, and becomes hook-nosed. The fish Imre no teeth
when they first come to the lake ; these make their ap¬
pearance shortly after their arrival, however, and as
they also shed their scales about the same time, you find
an entirely different looking animal from what this fish
was perhaps a couple of weeks previously. The average
weight of the male is from five to six pounds, that of the
female from four to fire pounds. The largest one caught
this season weighed about ten pounds, hut fish of this
size are very rare. Although these fish do hot appeal- to
feed on anything while hi the lake, they nevertheless
will take a hook now and then if it is baited with their
own eggs. Presumably they do not bite for the sake of
the food on the hook, but more out of play. I know that
salmon trout do the same thing here in the Walla Walla
River, and, I think, for the purpose of replacing the eggs
in a safe spot. The mates of the redfish are said to be
very quarrelsome on the spawning beds, and to fight
each other constantly. Redfish eggs are about one-third
Smaller than those of the Chinook Baimon ( salmo qiiirmat),
and of a deep red color.

The principal spawning grounds of these fish aie about
the mouths of the small tributaries of the lake and also
along the shallow, gravelly shores of the lake itself. This
is about four miles tong, and from a mile to a mile and a
half wide. In places it is known to be as much as 325 feet
deep, and there are undoubtedly deeper spots than this
to be found in it. The fish commence running into the
lake in the first half of July, and the run "continues
throughout the month of August. Alter spawning
during September they leave the lake agaiu, and return
presumably to salt water. Many die, however, annually
while in the lake from injuries received tl tiring the run
up, or from exhaustion, and large numbers are destroyed
by bears, who are very fond of them, ‘and are said to' be
very expert in catching them. This summer from
twenty to twenty-five thousand pounds were cauglitund
salted, and they command readily from ten to fifteen
cents per pound in this market. Besides the redfish tlic-
lake abounds in tine, large mountain and bull trout and a
species of small whitewash (Goregonus). Mr. Messenger
caught a bull trout, a splendid, slender-looking fish,
with elegant pink spots on the sides, weighing nine
pounds lour ounces, and tells me that mountain trout of
five aud six pounds weight are plenty.

Wallowa Lake is easy of access, the climate there
during the summer is deliglitf id, aud besides the excel¬
lent fishing, large game such as elk, Deer is plenty, and
anyone who may have lost a hear can easily find one
there, Ch. Ben dirk.

Remarks. — The value of the information given abovo
by Capt. Bendire may be inferred when we state that the
redfish of Idaho and adjacent country have been the
subject of earnest inquiry and investigation by leading
naturalists for the past seven years. As usual, Forest
and Stream is the first medium to shed the light sought
for. We refer to our columns as a standing record that
we have ever been foremost in the field of investigation
and discovery as respects natural history subjects in
America. The conclusion iB palpably reached, namely,
that the hues and shapes which fish often assume at
different seasons of the year are very apt to he mistaken
by careless observers for characteristics of new or differ¬
ent species. In determining species the greatest care is
necessary to see that all the conditions are uniform when
the comparisons are made ; that the fish compared shall
be of the same sex and age (and size, inferentially,
though fishes of the same age differ greatly in size) ; and
that the investigation be made at the same seasons of the
year, and, if possible, from water of the same tempera¬
ture and character.

From the definite description given above of the red¬
fish, there seems every reason to believe them identical
with salmon, a variety of which are so common in
Alaska, as described by our special correspondent there.

Remedy for Rattlesnake Bite.— In confirmation of
what has been written by ourselves and Captain Bendire.
in regard to the Euphorbium glytosperma, as an antidote
for rattlesnake bites, Mi-. Livingston Stone writes from
Baird, Shasta Go., Cal., that this plant is very common in
that locality, even growing as a weed in the door yard,
and he says i—

I am informed by Mr. J. G. Lemmon, an eminent bota¬
nist of this state who has been visiting me, that he has
often heard it alluded to in the Colorado region as a
remedy for rattlesnake bites, and that in 1878, a rattle¬
snake’s victim in the Yoesmite^Valley was treated solely

with this herb by a Spanish woman aud recovered. This
seems to indicate that the remedy was known to the early
Spanish setters of this coast.

Mr. Lemmon further informs me that in 1874. a child
of J . M. Hutchings of the same valley, ate of it by acci¬
dent, and was deathly sick for several days.

This shows the active character of the poison of the
plant. Your editoral on the subject was deeply interest¬
ing to us here, because the rattlesnakes are so outrage¬
ously thick on this river, that it is a question of grave
practical importance to us all whether a supposed remedy
for rattlesnake bites is really an antidote. The testimony
thus far seems to be conclusive that the Euphorbium ghjp-
tosperma is an antidote for them.

Another Core for Rattlesnake Bite.— M. G. Collins, of
Tennessee, claims to have discovered a cure for rattlesnake
bites. Drs. Eve and Shacklett of Nashville, according to
the American, made a test of the medicine, Collins let a
rattlesnake bite him on the wrist, and at once applied to
the wound, and took inwardly a decoction of mosses from
oak and hickory trees. He suffered from nausea, and his
pulse and temperature were excited, hut within an hour
he had completely recovered. The bite of the same rep¬
tile speedily killed a dog. — Louisville Medical News.

Manual of Concholociy.— Mr. Geo. W. Tryon, Jr.,
of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, an¬
nounces the publication of the first volume of his Manual
of Conohology, being the Cephalopoda. The attention of
naturalists is invited to this most important work, which
when completed, will be the most comprehensive as well
as the most available compendium of eonchology pub¬
lished.

Eels in a New Role. — The following I clip from the
Toronto Mail, of the 9th inst-., and, as I think the case a
rather singular one, would ask you to make a note of it-
The question arises, what induced those eels to take
refuge in a turbine wheel? C. A, P,

“Oct. 8th, — The turbine water- wheel, at forty-horse
power, furnishing the motive power, for Patterson &
Law’s foundry, at New Edinburgh, has been stopped by
eels during the past two days. One of the eels taken
out measured three feet eight inches in length, and over
nine inches in circumference. The blockade was perfect.
The eels take lodging in the wheel when it is not in mo¬
tion. This is the second time this season that the wheel
has been stopped from working through the same cause.”

Guelph, Canada, Oct. 10th, 1879.

Reply.— Instances, suoh as you relate, are not at all
uncommon. Eels are fond of fish fry, and will follow
them into the smallest rivulets. The eels which clog the
turbine are in pursuit of food. Seth Green says : “ Eels
are exceedingly destructive in all waters to which they
have access, and it is impossible to keep them out, as they
can go up the perpendicular sides of water-gates, aud
possibly over the sides of the dam when wet with a heavy
raid. The only plan is to use eel-pots, aud keep down
their numbers as much as possible.” Eels are gregarious ;
which accounts for their massing in such numhei-s as to
clog the mill-wheel.

And all in the Shell. —Bridgepoi't, Oct. 1 5th —
There is an association of Fat Men who assemble every
year at Norwalk to eat clams, and we hear fabulous ac¬
counts of what they can do in that respect. Shades of
the mighty fat men grow pale ! Behold, I affirm that
I have this day removed and counted 723 clams eaten by
a coot, which coot, plump and sleek, fell before deadly
aim in Black Rock Harbor. Said clams I herewith pre¬
sent to the Forest and Stream, to he entered in the col¬
lection of your office. Geo. T. Lewis, M,D.

Kite Mmncl

THE LEONBERG DOG.

St, John's, Newfoundland, Oct. 5th.

IN Forest and Stream for May 8th, 1879,. the following
extract from Land and Water : “ Such, in all proba¬
bility, is the Leonberg dog, about which so much has of
late been written. I believe he is simply a big mongrel,
a combination of Newfoundland, mastiff and deer-hound,
or 6ome such other incongruous mixture.”

The writer of the foregoing paragraph is altogether
mistaken regarding the Leonberg breed of dogs ; and as
we have here three specimens of these fine animals, of
which I gave a very brief account in the issue of Forest
and Stream of July 5th, 1877, 1 now submit a more ex¬
tended description.

The specimens I refer to were brought here by a friend
of mine. Herr T. A. Verkruzen, of Frankfort on the
Main, in 1877. They were then puppies of ten weeks
old — two females and one male — andwere procured direct
from Count EsBig, of Leonberg, Wurtemberg. the breeder
of this new variety ; and were specially selected by him,
-with the view of introducing the breed into this island,
for further improvements by crossing, and in order to try
the effect of our climate. Herr Verkruzen, who at no
small trouble and expense procured these puppies, hoped
to benefit the colony by the introduction of this valuable
species into our island, where the genuine Newfoundland
dog is almost extinct. Two or three friends united with
me in taking charge of them. In a year they had grown
to be magnificent animals, in regard’ to size and symme¬
try, and were the wonder and admiration of all lovers of
dogs. Unfortunately we lost the male soon after, in con-
sequenceof his swallowing a dose of strychnine wbiehae-
cidentally came in his way. Count Essig, being informed
of our loss by Herr Verkruzen, immediately forwarded
another dog even finer than one whose premature death
we had to deplore. This misfortune has delayed the I

propagation of these animals somewhat, as they do not
come to maturity till three years of age. The names of
our Leonbergs are Marko, Diana, and Juno. Marko is now
over a year old, and is a dog of immense size already,
having a double or split nose, noble presence, most teach¬
able and sagacious, and very gentle and fond of children.
Diana is admitted to be the "handsomest dog ever Seen
here. She is 27 inches in height at the shoulder, 5 feet in
length, and weighs 107 pounds. Juno is also a, fine dog,
showing, in her split nose, a preponderance of the Pyr¬
enees wolf dog : very intelligent and an excellent watch
dog. She has been the first to breed, her first litter being
now eleven weeks old, and the sire being the largest and
finest Newfoundland dog in St, John’s. Marko is yet too
young for breeding purposes. Juno’s progeny are very
promising, and will, when grown, show the effect of in¬
creasing the Newfoundland strain of the Leonberg dog.
We have now fairly transplanted this valuable animal to
the soil of Newfoundland, and in a short time the species
will have multiplied considerably. In this climate they
thrive admirably. Applications for puppies are already
very numerous. In Europe a good specimen, duly trained,
«ften sells for £50 sterling, and some of the finer animals
have brought £100. The Prince of Wales has one of them
which he highly prizes, and another is a favorite with the
Empress of Austria. At tho leading dog shows of tile
world the Leonberg dog has carried off the highest prizes.
Their introduction here will ultimately prove to be of
great benefit, and may yet entirely displace the wretched
mongrel race we have now, and, as an article of com¬
merce, become even more valuable than our present pure¬
bred Newfoundland dogs.

Count Essig in a letter to Herr Verkruzen gives the fol¬
lowing account of his dogs : —

“ I beg to state that the breed I reared since 1846, is a
result of a successful crossing of the Newfoundland dog
with the original dogs of the St. Bernard Mount, which
latter I have since improved by the great Wolf dog from
the Pyrenees, whence the first Bernardino dogs originated.
The Leonbergs are the largest race of long-haired dogs
who unite sagacity with size and beauty. All European
papers have favorably noticed my dogs, and given illus¬
trations and descriptions which prove the utility of tile
race. For the first honorable mention of them I am in¬
debted to nislate Majesty King William of Wurtemberg.
In 1855 a gentleman of Aix la Chapelle wrote to me : “I
have received a kind of dog from you which I have been
wanting for yearn, but could never meet with. -Two
years ago J travelled to Italy, and crossed purposely over
the St. Bernard’s Mount, to procure a dog thence, but
found upon inspection that tile actual renowned race did
no longer exist there, but were replaced by a commoner
short-named animal. The same I found to be the case at
the Convent of Mount Simplon, which I likewise visited.
Subsequently I obtained a Newfoundland dog from the
Zoological Gardens at Berlin, which did not answer jny
expectations either ; but now I am suited, and you may
rest assured that proper care aud attention wifi be paid
to the dog.” The Rev. Deliquise, Friar of the St. Bernard
Hospital, expressed in a letter to me his sorrow' that
they only possessed one dog suitable for the service,
and when I made them a present of two dogs, the Friar
wrote to one afterwards that tho community of St. Ber¬
nard’s Mount had desired him to express their heartfelt
gratitude, since they regarded the present as a great ser¬
vice rendered to the hospital. Subsequently a traveller
was told by the Friar Christopher, after describing a snow
storm in that place, that a stranger from Wurtemberg,
(Essig) an experienced breeder of dogs, had ten years ago
made a present to the hospital of a couple of his dogs.
Who crossed with their old race, had produced an excellent
breed of great strength and perseverance : and that the
English Prince of Wales had got one of tlieir dogs, for
winch he had made them a present of a piano from the
factory of Erard, which agreeably shortened their long
winter evenings. The Director of the Hospital of the
St. Gothard’s Mount, Mr. Lombarne, wrote in 1868 to a
friend at Leipsic, that, in place of the Barry race, which
are no longer existing, they now had the good natured
and superior dogs of the Baron Essig of Leonberg who
acquitted themselves of their duties.

“ At the first dog show in Germany the Hamburg re-
poi't states that Baron Essig obtained the highest prizes
for his Leonberg dogs, and carried the day over all oth¬
ers, which is the more remarkable as English dogs repre¬
senting the value of £1,000 entered into competition. The
honor was all the greater as there were forty or fifty
Newfoundland dogs at the exhibition. At all exhibitions
since, viz., at Islington, London : Alteira, Berlin ; Vienna,
Paris, Baden and Lima, in Peru, my dogs have mostly
carried off the highest prizes for excellency in form and
size. The Suabian Mercury (newspaper) Nov. 15th, 1872,
writes 1 We have mentioned before that the Leonberg
dogs of Baron Essig are sent all over the world. This
autumn three went to Kischineil, in Bessarabia, and we
now learn by news from London that at the International
Exhibition at Lima, in Peru, two of Essig’s dogs have
fetched the first prize, consisting of a gold medal and
money. This large, long-haired race of dogs has, like
many things, become an article of luxury, and they are
not only to be found in the country for’ watching pur¬
poses, hut especially in the palaces of the great, since
from kind disposition they are great favorites, especially
with the ladies. At the great dog show of Paris in 1873
my dogs obtained the first prizes of two gold medals and
two silver medals. My dOgs are great favorites of the
Empress of Austria, who well knows how to value a dog’s
good qualities, and has lately received the fifth dog from
me. The Zoological Gardens of Brussels, Dresden, Frank¬
fort have had many dogs from me.

“These dogs are not subject to madness, since hitherto
no case has occurred, I often have dogs from thirty to
thirty-six inches in height and above 100 pounds in
weight, of great value. It may be necessary to state that
the rearing and teaming of my dogs requiring two aud
three years for their development, is associated with ex¬
pense and trouble, and requires perseverance and a love
of the object in view. The colors of my dogs are white,
with black spots, wolf-gray or black, the latter having
frequently a double or split nose. They differ from other
kinds, since owing to then- size they require a longer time
for development, and they likewise” need a more indulgent
treatment in their youth. Whilst other dogs are full
grown at one year, this race requires three years to come
to perfection,”

I observe by Forest and Stream that the celebrated

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FOREST AND STREAM,

Leo has become the property of an American gentleman.
This is the dog who obtained the first prize at the Crystal
Palace show. A friend of mine here, who is an excel¬
lent judge of the points of a Newfoundland dog, says
that Leo is deficient in two of the essentials of the race —
color and dew-claws. His brown, or foxy color, would
a,t once condemn him in the eyes of a Newfoundland
judge as not being of the genuine breed. A jet black
Color and wavy coat, with a curling Over the rump, are
here regarded as essential points. Ureal stress is also laid
on dew-claws as a mark of the true breed. Leo has none.
His coat is the color of a dry beech leaf, and is thin and
fine. For these reasons my friend pronounces the dog
who has won such high honors as a Newfoundland to tie
“a fraud,” being deficient in the essential attributes of
the pure breed. His opinion, I may add, is entitled to
weighty consideration. M. Harvey.

Our correspondent is wrong with regard to Leo. The
dog has not been imported to this country to our knowl¬
edge. The Leo to which he alludes as having been men¬
tioned in these columns is probably the first prize winner
at the New York show of 1877, and owned by Mr.
D'Espinville Picot, of Philadelphia. — [Ed.

CHOREA.

This terrible sequel to distemper is hut too common
although it does not necessarily immediately follow an
attack, or at least become immediately apparent. It may
be developed only after the first violent exercise to which
the animal is subjected. We deem the matter so impor¬
tant that, instead of answering the following query in the
usual way, we give it space here : —

Manistee, Mich., Oct. 10 th — Editor of Forest and
Stream : — I have a three-year-old black and tan hound,
which 1 use for deer. During the past summer he lost a
toe from his right foot, but it inconvenienced him hardly
any. Supposing that same was well I let him have a run
last Friday. The day was quite warm, and he had some
four and a half hours' run before I got the deer. On
looking at his foot I found that the skin on his toe was
partly gone, and a peculiar twitching in the foot, leg and
shoulder, and same continues yet. When standing the
twitching is less, or scarcely noticeable : when lying down
it can be plainly seen ten feet away. These twitches or
movements are easiest seen from the center of breast to
shoulder in front ; the cord or muscles of the legs move
somewhat, and holding the foot in my hand it seems as
if he was trying to twitch or pull the same away. No
fever or swelling, and he seems in perfect health. What
is it, and caused by what — nervous irritation or from
strain or becoming too t ired in running ? I prize him
highly, he being the best dog we have in the county. I
would like a full explanation of case, treatment, and what
to do to cure him, if same can be done. If it gets no
worse it would not hurt his hunting qualities, but I would
feel greatly relieved if 6ame could be cured.

E. A. Shores.

The trouble is chorea, and is due to nervous irritation.
This form of disease often follows distemper, and when
recovery follows, the twitching will only occur after too
much exertion. It is impossible to say whether the in¬
jury to the foot caused in any way the chorea, without
seeing the dog, but think not. It is possible the twitch¬
ing may have existed unnoticed for some time, and the
four and a half hours been the cause of the attack which
was noticed. This would be the more probable if
the dog ever had distemper even in the lightest
manner. The treatment consists in giving 1-32 grain
strychnia three times a day, giving less if this causes the
dog to “stiffen out” any — i. e., have a kind of tonic
spasm — increasing gradually until 1-16 grain can he taken,
the idea being to keep just short of the dose which causes
this spasm or stiffening of the muscles. Cod liver oil
should he given if needed, as shown by emaciation,

A friend has* at present a setter which twitched most
of the time, just as described by the above correspondent
— i. e., “from center of breast to shoulder in front," This
yielded to strychnia given continually as described, so
that now the twitching is only seen after a hard run and
swim, or when the nervous system is exhausted. We can
recall several such cases. Good living and a dry kennel
are necessary adjuncts to a cure. If the wound of the
foot was the cause, or thought to be, it would he as well
to clean it well by keeping a warm flaxseed meal poultice
on the wound for a day or two, having previously washed
the foot and removed any thorn, bit of gravel or any ex¬
traneous substance. Then dress with simple cerat, and
if it does not heal readily it may be powdered with pul¬
verized red cinchona bark (Rub. corf.), or it may require
to be touched with stiok nitrate of silver.

Mississippi. — Na tehee, Oct. 13th. — A display of thor¬
ough-bred dogs was given at the Goillard Sporting Club
tournament, at which the following awards were made :

Class First, Setter Dogs.— Best setter, first premium, blue
ribbon, awarded to H. S. Cotnmn's Hap — 1Q0 points; second

gremium, rod ribbon, awarded to R. H. Culfioun’s Medoe, and
imuel Stanton's Monk— 05.

Class Second, Pointer Dogs.— Best pointer over 13 months
old, first premium, blue ribbon, Aaron (Tipi Stanton’s Blutt—
100 points; second premium, red ribbon, to 0. W. Babbitt's Shot
—07 points.

Best pointer, under 13 months, first premium to W. D. Jenkins'
Kino ; second premium to Samuel Stanton's Rate.

—Mr. T. D. Boardman, of West Manchester, Mass.,
claims the name Satan for mastiff puppy, by Four, out of
Sally ; whelped May 25th, 1879.

—Mr. T. D. Boardman claims the name Nemo for St.
Bernard puppy, out of Fannie, by Jack, he by imported
Hero j whelped Feb. 5th, 1879.

The Dalmatian Dog “Captain.”

THE DALMATIAN OR COACH DOG.

T is rather surprising that more of these handsome
house and stable dogs are not bred. In fact, really
handsome specimens are very rare, and it is seldom that
more than half a dozen are seen at any of our shows.
Not many years ago, in England particularly, the carriage
dog was much more generally kept as a part of the stable
establishment, but it was also then the barbarous custom
to crop his ears short to his head. The origin of the Dal¬
matian is obscure, but “Coreincom,” an English author¬
ity on dog matters, thinks it is reasonable to assume tliat
he is a native of Dalmatia, on the eastern shore of the
Gulf of Venice, The fact that for two years and a half
he has been domesticated in Italy, would point to this
having been his origin. When he was first introduced
into England seems uncertain, although in the last cen¬
tury he was considered an indispensible adjunct to the
equipages of the wealthy. The authority mentioned
above, in a recent article in the columns of our English
contemporary, The Oounti'y, says : —

“ It has been assumed that the Dalmatian possesses an
instinctive fondness for the horse, but this I do not con¬
ceive was the cause of his being attached to the carriage
and stable ; but I rather suppose his ornamental qualities
were the attractions to owners of equipages, and that his
liking for horses and all connected with them has been
fostered by habit and is now inherited.

“ ‘Idstone’ says he never knew a dog of the breed that
did not readily take to following horse and conveyance,
but my experience has been different, and I possess one
now of prize blood that shows no propensity to following
a carriage, although reared among horses. Still, that is
a predominating trait in their character, and, in fact, in
that seems to consist their sole delight, and no matter at
what hour, they are always ready for the turn out, and
do not seem to care how far the run may be.

“ Some Dalmatians keep close under the carriage in
running, so much so that they appear to run as though
chained to the axle, but others — indeed the most of them
— when fresh and full of life gallop in front, showing
much dignity as the forerunner of the carriage, and plea¬
sure in association with it. At other times they run mar¬
vellously close to the horse’s heels, but they never snap at
them or jump up barking at them in front of their nose
as dogs of other breeds are apt to do under similar circum¬
stances.

“ The Dalmatian has been accused of an apathetic tem¬
per, of concentrating all his affection on the horse and
showing none to his master. This is, however, an unjust
charge. Dalmatians, like all other dogs, are very much
what they are made, and if the owner forgets that the
Dalmatian is an animal appreciative of caresses and kind¬
ness, and treats him merely as an ornament to his estab¬
lishment, he cannot reasonably complain if the dog be¬
stows his affections on his fellow-occupant of the stable,
and strong are the friendships sometimes seen to exist
between the dog and the horse. But the carriage dog,
when made a companion of, is faithful and affectionate,
if less demonstrative than some breeds, and therefore 1
strongly recommend him to the bicyclist and should like
to see him regain Iris popularity as a carriage dog. It is
said he is used in some continental countries as a pointer,
and I do not doubt his innate capacity to fill that position
if his powers were developed by training, but as he is
never so used here I treat him merely as an ornamental
and companion clog.”

The points of Urn Dalmatian, as given by the same au¬
thority, are as follows ; —

The Head, Ears and Eyes— The head very much re¬
sembles that of the pointer, but is neither quite so deep
nor so broad in muzzle ; the skull tight-skinned, no flews
— indeed, no loose skin about either head or throat ; the
eyes medium size, dark in color, and bright and sparkling ;
the ears broad at base, narrowing to a rounded point,
thin in texture and spotted.

The Neck of fair length, nicely arched, airy— that is,
free from coarseness— and clean cut, there being little or
no wrinkling or dewlap.

The Shoulders must be well sloped and free, and wel
covered with muscle : but not thick or loaded.

Body, Loin and Quarter — The body elegant, not heavy ;
the ribs fairly sprung, but not rounded like barrel hoops,
which would indicate slowness and destroy the symme¬
try ; the loin strong and muscular ; the quarters strong,
nicely sloping from the buckle bone to set on of tail.

Legs and Feet — These are most important. In the hind¬
legs the second thigh should be seen and the hock well
let down : the forelegs should he straight and clean
made, lined with strong muscles. The feet are of good
size, of compact shape, rather round than long, knuckles
well up, and the sole thick, hard, and tough. A spread¬
ing foot is very objectionable, rendering the dog unfit for
travel.

The Tail — This should be strong at the insertion, and
rush grown — that is, tapering to a point, and carried with
a slight curve upwards, but neither crooked nor curled.
If distinctly spotted it is considered a great advantage, as
adding much to the beauty of the dog.

The coat should be clean and sleek, but firm, close, and
wet-resisting, neither woolly nor silky.

Color and Markings— These give the dog his very dis¬
tinctive character, and therefore are properly very highlv
valued. The body must be a pure white ; single black
hairs running through the ground color, giving a grayish
hue, are a very great fault ; the purer and brighter the
white, the better the black and liver spots look by con¬
trast ; the color of the spots should be a pure black, blue-
black, or rich reddish liver; the handsomest are the tri¬
colors, with black spots on body and bright, well-defined
liver spots on hack of forelegs, inside and front of thighs,
and sometimes under and on sides of jaw. Some of the
earlier winners had distinctly tanned faces, but these and
black patches are objectionable, although less so than
the dark ridge of conglomerated spots that often runs
down the back. The more distinct from each other and
the more clearly defined against the white the spots are
the better, In size they should he from that of a sixpence
to a florin, and the rounder the better. Large ones gen¬
erally run into each other, and when too small they want
boldness, and give a shotted or freckled appearance.

The portrait we give is that of Mr. Faudry’s Captain,
who of late years has been the principal prize winner in
England, and who was selected by “ Stonehenge” to illus¬
trate the breed in his recent edition of “ Dogs of the
British Islands.”

and Slapping.

Can a Mink be Drowned?— One of our correspond¬
ents made to us the remarkable statement recently that
he purposely kept a mink, with trap attached, under water
for ten consecutive hours, and that when taken out he
was as lively as ever, and not a bit drowned. It would
seem to be a question whether a mink is not strictly am¬
phibious. Beavers and muskrats are not so j for they can¬
not live many minutes under water without suffocating.

Who Can Tell Him ?— Here is a bit of evolution study.
Our friend, Mr. A. W. Hubbard, of Magog, P. Q,, is in a
muddle. We do not wonder at his soul perplexity. Mr.
H. set his traps for foxes. He found them full of skunks.
Somewhat terrified by the recent skunk -bite articles in
the Forest and Stream, he feared to deal with the var¬
mints, But urged on by the market quotations of skunk
pelts he accepted the situation, removed the unsavory
prey and set the traps for more. Then came a new surprise.
Set for foxes, the traps caught skunks ; now set for skunks,
they caught only crows. The baffled trapper could not
eat crow ; so accepting the belief that the traps were be¬
witched, he set them for the birds, and — of course caught
foxes I

What would he find in his trap jf be should set a big
one for a polar bear, or for a giraffe i

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Fashions in Furs. — Grecian chinchilla is a new-clipped
fur destined to great popularity during the coming
season.

Squirrel continues to be popular fur lining.

Fichus of lace and muslin of all sizes are worn.

New French wraps are as often lined with soft satin
quilting as silk fur.

The Armide, a new circular, long dolman, one of
Ehrichs'. designs, is a fur-lined sieillierie silk wrap, with
lappets, also fur-lined, inserted in the front, ana simu¬
lating an inner garment of rich damass6e silk. These
lappets ai-e rounded upward toward the hips, and folding
closely around the person under the circular are fastened
to the waist in the back. Rich Grecian chinchilla fur
hands and collars trim the Armide cloaks.

A Trapping Incident. — Montreal, Canada, Sept. 1 5th
— The. following will interest those of your readers who
are trappers and manufacturers of steel traps : —

Mr. Codar, a trapper, living near Acton, Quebec, in
November, 1878, set a steel trap in- a brook of running
water, back in the woods some distance from his place,
for otter. Other business prevented him from visiting
the place again until two weekB ago, when he vis¬
ited the brook while trout-fishing in company with a gen¬
tleman, and found his trap with a freshly caught otter in
it. The trap had remained set over nine months, and
was in good order ; the springs were as lively aB ever.
The otter had not apparently been in the trap over twenty-
four hours when found. S.

Trophies Plenty. — An old hunter in Maine writes from
Bethel, Sept, loth : I have killed in my hunting experi¬
ence seventy-three bears, over fifty moose, and many
caribou, deer and other graminivorous animals. I killed
forty-nine Canada lynx in one winter, and for many
years a large number. I collected in one yeqr over $1,000
worth for Prof. Agassiz. I always hunted alone

J. G. Rich.

Singular Coincidence. — One of our Canadian corre¬
spondents tells of having set a steel trap for otter nine
months ago, but circumstances prevented him from vis¬
iting it until recently, when to his surprise he found a
freshly caught otter in it. The trap had not been sprung
during the whole period.

jJdihtiiif] and Ranting.

HIGH WATER EOR THE WEEK.

Date.

Boston.

New York.

Charleston.

Oct. 23 .

h. m.

6 51

b. m.

h. ra.

1 50

Oct. 2i .

6 52

2 C.l

Oct. 25.. .......

7 45

4 31

3 44

Oct. 26.. _

6 33

5 19

4

33

Oct. 27 .

9 20

6 06

5

19

Oct. 28 . ,

10 35

6 51

6 04

Oct. 29 .

10 48

7 34

0

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Royal Nova Sgotia Yacht Squadron.— The race for
the two prizes presented by the Royal Artillery and Royal
Engineers was sailed Sept. 30th, unfortunately in a
light wind from the Sbuth. The race was a ‘ ‘ sealed handi¬
cap,” flying start with no allowance for difference in time
of starting, a method, bv the way, which we consider
decidedly preferable to the family plan allowing a long
period in which to cross, thereby sadly nullifying any ex¬
hibition of smartness and good seamanship. Course from
Lumber Yard, round Mars’ Rock and Dartmouth Ferry
buoys, and return to Lumber Yard. Y. R. A. rules in
force. A full list of entries had been made and twelve
yachts came to the start as under : —

Name. Rig. Tons. Owner.

1. Hebe . sloop . 8 . . J. E. Biltler.

S. Psyche . sloop . 7 . W. H. Brookfield.

3. Daphne . ..sloop . 6 . A. E. Jones.

4. Petrel . ..sloop . 20 . . A. C. Edwards.

5. Kate . sloop. . 8 . W. B. McSweenev.

6. Ina . sloop . 3 . F. S. West.

7. Osprey . schooner . 8.... Capt. Cnutley, 97th Regt.

8. Isabel . sloop . 6 . : Capt. Welch.

9. Lily . sloop . 5 . . W. H. Weeks, M- D.

10. Volante., ..schooner . 0 . F. Rudolf.

11. Edith . .sloop . 5 . W. Atkinson.

12. Spray . sloop . 13 . . . H. St. G. Twining.

Ina got off first, followed by Psyche and Daphne
abreast, with Kate and Hebe to windward. Spray was
badly hampered by getting under the lee of some of
the rest. Hebe soon took the lead in the beat to Mar’s
Rock, and rounded first, with Petrel, Psyche and Kate
in her wake, the latter sailing well and going into third
place. To the next mark it was a run before the wind,
and spinnakers were in requisition. Dartmouth buoy was
hauled around by the leaders in pretty much the same
order, when the wind fell light, and a tedious beat to
the. line against the flood commenced. Hebe got the first
gun at 5h. 18m. 30s., and after a long interval Ina
crossed at 6h. 53m., with Isabel third 7h. 5m. 55s., the
rest having given up. The sealed handicap was opened,
and Hebe declared winner by the hon. secretary, and the
Ina second.

On Friday, Sept. 19th, Phantom, 7 tons, W. H. Troop,
and Daphne sloop, 6 tons, A. E. Jones, sailed a match
over the Bedford Basin course to decide the protest lodged
by Daphne against Phantom in the race of June 31st.
Phantom won easily by 3m. 53s., with time allowance,
and therefore takes second prize in second class in race
of June 31st. The Nova Scotia fleet has commenced to
layup its vessels, after a most interesting and prosperous
season. The Squirrel has been converted into a schooner,
and Mr, Brookfield offers his Psyche tor sale, its he intends
to build a schooner this winter. Sea Foam is also In the
market.

At the recent Provincial exhibition, held at Halifax,
J. E, Butler, R. N. S. Y. S., was awarded first prize for
yacht models.

Match on the Delaware.— An exciting match was
sailed October otli between the first class cat-boats Hasan
and. Pauline, of Bridesburg, Pa., over a course from Ken¬
sington Waterworks’ Wharf to Chester buoy, and return
to Bridesburg, forty-five miles distance, $100 a side. Both
boats measure 33 feet, and the Basse carries 105 yards,
and Pauline 135 yards in mainsails. Wind fresh from N. E.
Pauline turned first, Haase being blanketed badly by the

judge’s tug. It was a beat up the river, the Hasse winn¬
ing on her opponent gradually, and finally taking the
purse by ten seconds only. On the samo day a match was
sailed between the Ledyard and Sullivan from South¬
wark. Yacht Club, around Chester buoy and return.
The latter was a new boat. Ledyard won by half a
minute.

Buffalo Yacht Club.— Sloop Cygnet sailed on a cruise
October 17tli, and was joined by Fleetwing and Petrel at
Point Albino, Canada, the following day. The fleet was
bound on a gunning and fishing trip for several days,
and reports auclcs very plentiful. The warm weather
promises to make the season on the lakeB later than
usual.

Farragut Boat Clua.— Editor Forest and Stream :—
The annual election of officers for the ensuing year was
held at the boat-house October 13tli. The following
officers were elected : President. T. R. Jenkins ; Vice-
Pres., W. R. Wiley ; Secretary, Alf. S. Porter ; Treasurer,
Geo. M. Murison ; Captain. Geo. R. Blodgett : Com¬
mander. C. S. Downs ; Lieut. Com., W. R. Collins,

The club was organized in March, 1873, and incorpo¬
rated tliree years later. It has now forty-six active,
forty-two associate, five life, and fourteen honorary
members. Henry M. How,

Chicago, Oct. litli.

Lloyd’s Yacht Register.— Dixon Kemp, Esq., Associ¬
ate I. N. A., London, has kindly sent us the paper read
by him before the twentieth session of the Institute of
Naval Architects, April 5, 1879, on Lloyd's Yacht Regis¬
ter. It is an interesting review of the history of yacht
building in Englaud, and commends tho results brought
about in the building yards by the publication of tables of
scantling, etc., in Lloyd’s Yacht Register, and hears testi¬
mony to the value of building under survey.

Cutter and Sloop. — The discussion of types has readied
the. shores of France, and we see by our excellent con¬
temporary, Le Yacht, that a spirited war promises to be
waged in' that country, as well as in America, between
the advocates of the sea-going cutter and the smooth-
water racer.

The Hanlan-Courtney Race.—' Thursday, Oct. 16th,
saw au expectant crowd in the little village of May ville,
Chautauqua Lake, N. Y., a crowd which would have bcqp
swelled by many thousands had not rumors of foul play
on the part of Courtney’s hangets-on got abroad and been
telegraphed far and near. It was just as well that most
people stayed at home after planning a run up to the
Lake and a view of a race between the fastest and one of
the fast scullers in the world ; for had they been pres¬
ent, only diappointment and aggravation were in store f or
them. In the nick of time, when it was discovered that
Hanlan’s party was not to be bargained with, since they
felt that they had the race in hand, Courtney's boats were
sawed nearly in two, and the act attributed to his oppo¬
nents ; consequently there is little to be said about the
race itself, if a walk-over in the fastest time on record can
be called a race. When it was discovered that both the
paper boats in Courtney's shop had been ruined, he was
offered the choice of the champion’s or Frencliy Johnson’s
boats, but declined. No one familiar with shell-boat
pulling will blame him for that. It is one thing rowing
iu one’s own boat, but quite another jumping into a
strange ship at the eleventh hour. Then an attempt was
made to have the race postponed for a more or less indefi¬
nite period ; but it was soon discovered that this move was
only a feint, and another attempt to put off the race en¬
tirely if impossible to get on the right sight side of the
betting. The person conducting negotiations for the
Union Springs sculler refusing any reasonable arrange¬
ments, Mr. Blaikie, the refereee, decided to call the race
at the hour set. Hanlan promptly put in his appearance,
and was sent over the course, doing the five miles in
83m. SOjs., the best ever made. He came in fresh and
vigorous, and gave an exhibition of fine and graceful
rowing not often seen. The general impression seems to
be that he would have beaten Courtney by many lengths,
as none of the prophecies about ill health were fulfilled,
he being altogether in excellent condition, notwithstand¬
ing the rumors to the contrary instigated by the blackleg
fraternity. Innumerable charges, counter-charges and
private opinions concerning the race were set afloat im¬
mediately, and, with the padding from reporterial pens,
were a perfect God-send to the penny-a-liners, and the
public has been deluged to surfeit therewith. Nothing
in the way of evidence other than circumstantial has
been brought to light at time of writing this, and it would
hardly be worth while to give currency to mere rumors
which may or may not turn out to be correct surmises.
The race has settled one question in the minds of all, that
Courtney is not a match for Hanlan in a shell, and that
at Lachme last year Hanlan won on his merits. It is said
that the purse of $6,000 offered by the Hop Bitters Com¬
pany of Rochester will not bo turned over to the cham¬
pion, but that his right thereto will be carried into court.
Hpon what claims he can be debarred from the money re¬
mains to be seen.

j} ntiotml jjjlitstimes.

ARCHERY.

— Every club in the United States should join the Na¬
tional Association, and next year send some member to
shoot at the national meeting.

— The Highland Park Archers have adopted a rule to
shoot no more at any range shorter than 60 yards. Look
out, boys of other clubs 1 This means Double York
Rounds of 500 to 1,000 at the next grand national.

— Mr. Maurice Thompson is'rapidly regaining the use of
his how arm, and now scores more than double his aver¬
age scores of two months ago. .

— Why do not clubs send in the scores of the lady
members ?

— At the Crystal Palace meeting in July of this year,
the Rev. W. Rimington made the splendid score of 966 at
the Double York Round. He has won the champion
medal four times.

— The State fairs of several States are giving fine premi¬
ums for excellence in archery. This is just the thing
to do,

— Why do not our archery friends exercise more inge¬
nuity in naming clubs. We have too many Toxophilites.
Will not some one send us a list of suitable names to be
published for the needy ones?

Wicked Archery. — Alas for the days of our fore¬
fathers ! What are we coming to ? Here are archery as¬
sociations all over the country offering prizes to young
gentlemen who have the “most misses.” Such premiums
for the encouragement of wholesale flirting is too awfully
lawful. Next the young ladies will be getting rewarded
for the greatest number of mysterious hits.

The Archery Movement.— Our call for an archery
club in this city has borne fruit in a manner quite unex¬
pected. The " New York Archery Club" was organized
one Friday, and the “ Manhattan Archery Club” formed
the next day. That the new corps means enthusiastic
work may be inferred from the fact that the New York
dub, ladies and gentlemen, held their second field meeting
last Saturday, and the Manhattans met Tuesday. Now
our friends across the Big Bridge and across the North
River; at the Huh, yes, and the sharp-shooters of Chicago
and Crawfordsville, must look well to their bow-strings.
New York archery has begun to “boom;” we have a
million men, women, and children on this island, and
among that million there ought to he at least ten thous¬
and bowmen, good and true. We shall see what we
shall see.

New York Archery Club. — The New York Archery
Club had a regular meeting for practice, Saturday after¬
noon, Oct. 18th". The Club, next Saturday evening, Oct.
25tii, at 8 o’clock F.M., will hold its regular monthly meet¬
ing at the residence of Dr. A. B. De Luna, 368 West
Thirty-second street, where propositions for membership
will lie received. Ladies and gentlemen both are cordially
invited. If any of our readers will address the Secretary,
Mr. Jas. W. Aiiten, jr., Post-Office box 4,476, he will reply
promptly and give any further particulars that may be
wished. The Club will he pleased also to see friends at
the practice, Saturday afternoon, at 3 o’clock p.m., Eighty-
eighth street and Eighth avenue.

Manhattan Archers — New York, Oct. 5th. — Editor
Forest and Stream .-—On Saturday last the Manhattan
Archers of New York City were formally organized as a
club, elected their officers and made initial preparations
for an active campaign. It seems strange that New York,
the great mother city of the land, should have for so long
a time been unrepresented in the archery world, and that
archers living within her limits have been compelled to
look outside for opportunities to enjoy this most delight¬
ful of all recreations. It is confidently believed that the
organization of the Manhattan Archers will supply to the
gentle lover of this sport the opportunity so long desired.

It is the intention of this club to confine its member¬
ship strictly to ladies and gentlemen. Application for
membership should be made to Mr. J. G. Johnston, 361
Broadway. New York City. Through the courtesy of the
Park Commissioners, Mount Morris Park was assigned to
the use of the club for one day (Tuesday, Oct. 14th), that
the Commissioners might see how it was done, and
whether there was any objection to a permanent assign¬
ment. The grounds are perfection, and were fully ap-

fireciated by the club, while the presence of some 300
adies and gentlemen, who lined the walks surrounding
the grounds during the entire shoot, bore ample tes¬
timony to the interest felt by the residents in that neigh¬
borhood in archery.

Being the first meeting on a strange ground in the pres¬
ence of so large an audience, the nerves of the olub, col¬
lectively, were not a little disturbed and scores corre¬
spondingly cut down. After the club has become accus¬
tomed to the ground and itB surroundings it will give a
better account of itself.

The scores were as follows : —

40 Yards.

50 Yards.

60 Yard*.

W. C. Beecher

. 137

93

36

.1. G. Johnston... .

. 99

98

33

W. Hotberton .

. 81

54

75

J.V. Davidson....

. 114

39

29

S. E. French .

. 61

33

30

W. H. Young: .

. out

—

—

H. lnnis .

. . out

— ■

•7T

Dr. N. McLean.. . .

. out

49

25

Indiana — Crawfordsville, Oct. 5th. — Single
Round : —

WABASH MERRY BOWMEN.

^-100 Yds.— .—80 Yds.—. .-60 Yds.-. . — Total — .

Bits. Points. Hils.Poiuls. Hits. Points. Hits.Points.
Fill H. Thompson 43 173 42 196 23 133 108 603

no. A. Booe . 27 101 26 113 20 98 .3 311

'heo. McMecban . . 20 72 27 109 23 108 69 289

I. Thompson . 34 123 33 143 23 117 90 382

V. E. Brewer . 21 83 21 90 23 86

4. C. Klein . 13 47 28 106 20 90 61 248

Oct. Ninety arrows at sixty yards ‘

1st 30. 2d 30. &.t 30. Total.

Fill H. Thompson 29 137 30 188 28 164 87 489

TimimiRnn 26 124 28 136 25 139 <9 899

Cheo. MeMechan . '. 23 103 g» lit ^ llg 75 361

[no. A. Booe . 26 126 23 JJ7 ^27 123 ,6 336

L.otal . W 489 HO 653 104 644 317 1,585

Good Hits with Good Bows.— Detroit, Oct. 5th.— I
lave read with much interest the discussion in your
laoer as to the relative merits of American' and English
lows and arrows. I have used both, and my preferences
ire for home-made wares. Are your correspondents
wire that the highest score ever made at forty yards was
nade with an American bow and arrows. I refer to Mr.
Maurice Thompson’s recent wonderful score of 30 shots,
!0 hits, 344 points ; eight points higher than any score ever
jefore recorded. Mr. Thompson informs me that lio made
diis score with a Horsman how and three 5.0 Horsman
irrowa. This would indicate that American bows and ar¬
rows are equally as good and to be depended on for fine
shooting as the" best English makers.

•■Archery Target Scoring.— Boston, Sept. '25th— Ed¬
itor Forest and Stream : — I believe with Mr. Sutton that
archery will be Americanized and improved, and I join

748

• FOREST AND STREAM

in some of the ideas expressed by him in your issue of
Sept. 85tb. Who will be the first manufacturer to give
us American weight for arrows?

In regard to hows, with my short experience I think
our manufacturers are supplying a better article for a
medium-priced bow — the article that is used by the av¬
erage archer at present — than can be found among the
imported. I would much prefer a MalHson split bamboo
or one of Horsman’s extras to anything imported that the
same money would buy ; these are good enough for any
ordinary archer. 1 am also quite favorably impressed
with Mr. Sutton’s rawhide-backed bow.

1 have used aU through this season an A i n erica n - in ad e
bow of forty pounds pull : have averaged five days’ per
week in its use, have several afternoons lately shot up¬
wards of 200 arrows with it, and now it comes back as
straight when unstrung as it was when first bought. The
archers of our town arc oven now patriotic enough to
use American bows, arrows, etc., though “N. K. D.”
does not seem to have arrived at that point.

It has always seemed to me that the value of hits
in the inner rings and gold of a target were not arranged
in the most equitable proportion. I think that hitting
two blackB and two whites with a given nnmber of ar¬
rows is better shooting than one hit in the gold with the
Same number of shots ; but as we now count values, the
one gold hit scores one point more than the four hits men¬
tioned, and it seems to me if the colors were countedfrom
one for white consecutively to five for the gold, i t would
be a more equitable proportion of values.

To illustrate : I take two scores made at our recent
meeting at Beacon Park. Boston, which were 50 hits,
value 202, and 55 hits, value 201. These Large number of
hits give a fan- proportion to the several colors, and I
think, with the slight difference of values, the 55 hits the
best shooting. To figure the hits by my proposed values
would give 50 hits, value 12”, aud 55 hits, value 128. Iu
my score-book 1 find 34 liits, value 120, and 27 hits, value
117. These would be by my valuatiou72 each, and the
37 hits would win, as I tbiulc It should.

The adoption of such a change would make no radical
change in the comparative value of scores, but it would
give to scores having a large number of hits, with few
gold and reds, an equity which they deserve, especially
for low-range shooting, and would bring the actual scores
to a better per cent, of the possible score. Will some one
state the objection to such a change?

Another question suggests itself in regard to bows. I
take a six-foot bow of a given weight to pull twenty-eight
inches, and a five and a half foot bow made to give the
same weight at the same length pull. Theoretically they
would, as Mr. Sutton figures, in trajectory and distance,
give the same result to the same arrow ; but practically
would they? Who knows? A. S. Brownell.

ARCHERY IN ENGLAND.

While no scores equal to the wonderful achievements
of Ford and Fisher in their best days have been this year
recorded in Great Britain, yet the general average of
the shooting has been very fine. Mr. Palairet, who last
year won the champion medal with the splendid score of
933 at the Double York Round, did not shoot this year on
account of the death of his wife, and no doubt Mr. R,
Walters owes his success in winning the medal with s
score of 729 to this misfortune of that fine archer. Mr,
Palairet had been coming up so rapidly in his scoring that
his rivals were reduced to barely two, aud it was confi¬
dently expected that this year he would score over 1,000
points at the Grand National, but the loss of his wife pre-
vented his shooting and Mr. Eimington, though not win
nine- the championship, proved himself to he by far the
best man of the year. At the Crystal Palace meeting he
scored 1)66, at the Grand Western 925, and at the Grand
National 799, an average of nearly 900 points at the three
great public meetings. On the last day of the Grand
Western meeting he scored as follows on the Single York
Round

W0 Yurilt. W> Yard*. Ml Yard*. Tula}.

38 156 u 218 23 133 165 50

His shooting at the 100 yards and sixty yards ranges
was very good, and at eighty yards superb. Forty-four
hits out' of forty-eight arrows at eighty yards is uncom¬
monly fine, and the yield of 218 points very high to the
hit "On the same day Mrs. Piers Legh performed the
feat of making a clean score of hits at tlie National Round
of forty-eight arrows at sixty yards and twenty-four ar¬
rows at fifty yards, a rare tiling in the history of archery.
Despite this wonderful shooting she was beaten by Mrs.
W. Butt by forty-four points, Mrs. Butt scoring on the
Double National" Round 744, and Mrs. Legh 700. With
her forty-eight hits at sixty yards Mrs. Legh scored 258.
At this meeting, out of the twenty -seven gentlemen who
shot, the following scores over 600 were made

mix. Score.

W, Rimington . 200 020

H. Walrond . ‘ffi sSs

H. Kendall . ; . ;• L. 029

This gives a much higher average than has been made
hv the first seven at any of the great public meetings for
many years. Of the twenty archers who fell below 600
points ‘seven exceeded 500. These fine scores need not
dishearten American archers, but on the contrary should
greatly encourage them to greater effort. Such scoring
does hot come of natural aptness, but of long and patient
practice. Mr. Rimington won tlie championship of Great
Britain in tlie year 1868, eleven years ago, and his name
has appeared high in the Bcore lists for twenty years. He
is growing in power year by year, and probably has not
seen his best scores yet. The large scores of Rimington,
Palairet, Fisher, Ford and other notables of the bow were
chiefly obtained by patient practice at the long ranges.
This is well shown by the details of the above scores of
Rimington, which are as follows : —

in Arrows at 100 Yds. 98 Arrows at 80 Yds. 48 Arrows at 60 Ydx.

79 327 76 373 45 221

The sixty yards shooting is not hard to equal by any
good archer, and several of our American archers will
mrree to beat it any day. But who will tackle the two
longer ranges ? , ,

Since the longer ranges are sure to he always the ones
shot at the National meetings, opr archers should
give them patient practice and build up their scoring at
those ranges to respectable proportions.

THE CAME OF CRICKET.

Oct. 23-34— Nicetown, Philadelphia. — Yorkshire vs. Notlinglis
shire.

Oct. 28-29— Hohoken.— England vs. America. Giles' benefit.
Oct, 30— Hohoken.— St. George vs. Albany.

Shaw...
Emmett. .
Barnes.

Total .

Lane .

Hooper....
Sprague...
Scatter....
Brewster. .
Hubba rd. .
Moeran....

English and Irish Cricketers. — Scores of the Eng¬
lish and Irish visitors, both in the United States and
Canada, are unavoidably deferred until our next issue.

Complimentary Match to Mr. Daft.— A grand com¬
plimentary farewell match has been tendered to Mr. R.

Daft. Captain All-England Eleven, by the Philadelphia
cricketers, and Thursday and Friday, Oct. 23d and 24th.
have been selected as the dates. The game will he played
on the Germantown Cricket Club Grounds at Nicetown,
Philadelphia ; and as the English team sails for home on
the 25th inst. it will be their last match in this country.

To afford the cricketing community an opportunity of
seeing the English professionals bat against their own
howling the seven Nottinghamshire players— R. Daft,

Barnes, Morlcy, Oseroft, Selby, Shrewsbury a.nd Shaw —
will play against the five Yorkshire members of the team,
the elevens being completed by well-known English resi¬
dents, such as Lane, Pearson and the Hargreave brothers.

Capt. Daft, by his kind bearing and fair way of playing Total -
the game, has -won the hearts of all he has been brought
in contact with, and we trust, there will be a large turn
out to witness this unusually fine game.

Dafts English vs. New York Twenty-two. — The
English party, including Capt. Daft. J. P. Ford., Esq.,

Town Counsellor for Nottingham, E. Browne, Esq., Secre¬
tary of the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, aud
the" players arrived in New York, on tlie morning of Oct.

2d, and at once proceeded to Staten Island, where they
took up their quarters at the Pavilion Hotel, at New
Brighton, which is within five minutes’ walk of the Staten
Island Cricket Ground.

The morning of the match dawned most auspiciously,
and early in the day a large and impatient crowd awaited
the coming of the foreigners on the field. Play had been
arranged to commence each day on the arrival of the
12 m. boat from Now York, and with wonderful punc¬
tuality for that city, Capt. Stevens bad won the toss,
and sent in Moore and Hulburtto the hat, before the bells
on the Government Dock had been rung for one o’clock,

Shaw (slow round, opened the howling at the upper end,
and Emmett (left fast round) vice Morley, who had cut his
foot while in bathing, succeeded at the club-house end.

To Shaw’s howling the Eleven were thus placed : Pinder,
at the wicket : Daft mid off : Oseroft, point ; Selly, cover
point ; Barnes, short leg ; Ulyett, on drive ; Shrewsbury,
long slip : Lockwood, short slip ; Emmett, long field on
antf Bates mid on. To Emmett, Selby fell hack to draw
Shaw took slip ; Barnes, deep long off : Ulyett, long slip ,
Shrewsbury, moved in to mid on ; Lockwood, dropped to
long stop ; and Bates, to cover point. Later on, to Barnes
(right medium round ), Emmett took mid on ; Shrewsbury,
long field on ; and Selby, third man. To Bates (slow
round) Selby, coverpoint ; Barnes, straight drive ; Ulyett.
long slip ; Shrewsbury, on hit deep ; Lockwood, long on
Shaw, short slip : and Emmett, mid on close. This ar
vangeinent was adhered to with slight alteration.

Moore drew first blood with a snick to draw for 2, off
Shaw. Wicket after wicket then fell, until Hubbard, of
“ Hub,” made his appearance, when by steady play and
good all-round cricket he contributed a score of 19, the
only double figure of the inning. Lane and Ronaldson,

7 each, were the only other players who topped an average
score ; the inning closing for a total of 67. At 4.20 p. M.,
Oseroft and Ulyett commenced the inning of the English¬
men, against the bowling of Lane (left medium round),
and Hooper (left round). Whentimewas called at 5.30 p.m.,
the tins showed 39 up, and Osooft, Ulyett, Lockwood and
Daftout. On Saturday, at 1.30, p. m., the game was resumed
in the presence of over 2,000 spectators. Selby and Shrews¬
bury, the two “ not outs,” continued to score, and 20 runs
more Were put before Moerau captured the former at mid
off. Barnes and Bates by wonderful defence and good
sound cricket contributed excellent double figures. The
former had been two hours and three-quarters at the bat
for his 34, which was made up of six twos and 22
singles. The latter had played a more free inning, and
his Btyle was the favorite with the ring. Shaw was
captured nicely by Sprague in the slips, and with Emmett,
and Pinder at the wicket, stumps were drawn at 5 P. M.,
the English having been all day at the bat.

With score at 159, the game was resumed on Monday
noon in fine cricket weather. The two last bats were,
however, difficult to separate, and the score stood at 18S
before Soutter found his way to Finder’s stumps. Emmett
had played a sound inning marked with splendid cutting
and driving. During the inning seven bowlers had had
a try with the ball.

Taking the batting collectively of the eleven, it was an
illustration of the steady and sure profesional Btyle. With
wonderful skill was the ball got away for ones and twos,
and at all times was it kept on the ground. There were
but- few big hits, and the whole play contrasted strongly
with the dashing, sensational batting of the amateur Irish¬
men. Lane’s howling was excellent, “the best,” Capt.

Daft said, ‘ * he had yet met with.” His record of 80 balls,

14 runs, 13 maidens, and 3 wickets, at the end of the first
day’s play, being unsurpassed when the great proficiency
of the batsmen is taken into consideration. The analysis
will show that he took five wickets for 57 runs, his aver¬
age, however, would have been greatly improved if the
catches off him had been acoepted. Of the general field¬
ing, modesty compels us to say nothing. One twisting,
hopping ball, which was shyed in from on, ran the gaunt¬
let of 28 feet and hands and catches that should have
been held, were subsequently called “ bum halls ’by the
tyros that missed them. There were a few exceptions to
the above, noticably Cross at the wicket, who besides
doing fine and steady work, sharply caught Ulyett off
Lane. . , . .

The New Yorkers then went in for their second mnmg.

The feature of the venture., was the really first-class batting
of Cross, who contributed the high score of 27, which, by
the wav, is the top score as yet made against the English
bowlers since their arrival in this country. The 37, how¬
ever, was not altogether free from luck, for Bates tailed
to hold a sky-scraper when this fine batsman had put 1 K

to his name. Woolston made things lively for his 9, and
Dodge for the same figure, and “ not out,” did nicely.
The innings closed for a total of 94, leaving the invaders
victors by one inning and 27 runs. The howling and
fielding of this wonderful eleven iB top well known to be
I rnckney ed b v superficial comment. The score is produced
f ufi "

NEW YORK TWENTY-TWO.

Second Inning.

Shaw 2 t>. Bates . . V

4 o. Oseroft, b. Bates . 1

1 (*. Rarncs, h. Bates . 21

1 o. Ulyett, b. Bates . 0

0 b. Shaw . U

3 c. and b. Bates . . . . 1

Uafi, l.i. But.es . 4

- . — , _ Lockwood,

Hulburt, b. Emmett.

Cross, c. Emmett, b.Shaw.

Moeran, b. Emmett .

Hooper, b. Shaw .

Stevens, b. Emmett .

Conover, b. Shaw . . . . . .

Giles, c. Ulyett, b. Emmett . 2 c. Pinder, b. Shaw. . .

Banee, 1. b. w., b. Shaw . 3 c. Selby, b. Bates —

Soutter, b. Shaw . 3 b.Sliaw . : .

Hubbard, e. Shaw, b. Barnes. 19 1. b. w., b. Sbaw. .
Hyde-Clarko, b. Shaw .... 2 o. Osorofi, li. Bates. .

Donaldson, b. Barnes . 7 c. Oseroft, b. Sbaw. .

Bullock, ran out . 0 c. and b.Shaw .

Brewster, o. Bates, b. Shaw . 4 o. Daft, b. Slmw .

Adums, e. Ulyett, b. Barnes. . 3 absont .

HinchclilTe, c. Lockwood, b.

Shaw . ... 3 b.Shaw .

Dodge, h. w., b. Shaw . 0 not ont .

Lane, notout . 7 b. Bates .

~ iraguo, c. Selby, b. Barnes. . 0 b. Shaw .

. oolston, c. Selby, b. Barnes 0 c. Pinder, b. Sbaw. .
Outcrbrigo, c. Selby, b.

Barnes . . 1 Pinder, b. Sbaw .

Bye, 1 ; led-byes, 2 . 3 Byes, 4 ; leg-byes, 1

l

. . . . 67 Total . 94

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

First Timings.

Bails. Runs. Maidens. Wickets.

. . 156
..108
.. 48

20

15

Oseroft, c. Donaldson, b. Lane..

Ulyett, e. Cross, b. Lane .

Selby, c. Moeran, b. Lane .

Lockwood, b. Lane .

Baft, b. Sprage .

Shrewsbury, b. Moeran .

Barnes, b. Sprague .

Bates, e. Hinchcllfle, b. Moeran

Emmett, not out .

Sbaw, c. Sprague, b. Lane .

Pinder, b. Soutter .

Byes, U; leg-byes, 3 .

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Balts. Runs. Maidens. Wickets.

24

2

0

Umpires: For EngUsbmon, P. Morley; for New York, Mr. J.
Smith.

Newark vs. Paterson. — The return match between
these dubs was played at the grounds of the former or¬
ganization on the 9th inst. The wicket is a bad one, but
both Boote and Hallis did excellently with the ball. The
score will show that the home club defeated the visitors
by six wickets : —

PATERSON.

First Inning. JSecond Inning.

Brewster, b. Hallis . . 6 e. Ditmars, b. Boote . 2

Clough, o. and b. Halits . 5 b. Hallis . 4

Graham, e. and b. Boote . 1 runout . 5

Finnegan, b. Hallis . I b. Boote . 2

Hinchclilfe, c. Wilkinson, b.

Hallis . 8 e. Pointer,!). Boote . 3

Loughlin, e. Wilkinson, b.

Boote . 2 c. Brlentnal, b. Boote . 11

Gilbert. 1. b. w., b. Boote . 2 o. Knigbt, b. Hallis . . . 0

Savage, b. Boote . 2 1. b. w., b. Hallis . 1

Walton run out. - - 0 not out . 0

Mablon, not out . - . 1 b. Halils . 0

Gourley, c. Wilkinson, b.

Boote . .0 b, Boole . ... 4

Byes, 1: leg-byes, 3 . 4 Byes, 2; leg-byes, 1, . 3

Second Inning.

\ Loughlin, b. Brewster ,

0

NEWARK.

First Inning.

Wilkinson, c. Graham, b-

Brewster . 1 b. Brewster . 3

Owens, b. Graham . 2

Williams, b. Brewster . 9 notout . . ..1

A. Boote, c. Finnegan, b.

Brewster . 21 not out . 5

Poinicr, c. Brewster, b. Gra¬
ham . 2 runout... . 1

Borrie, c. and b. Loughlin .. . 3 b. Finnegan . 2

W. Knight, b. Finnegan . 7

Brientnnll, a. Gourley, b. Fin¬
negan . 0

Ditmars, b. Brewster . 0

Hallis, e. Loughlin, b. Brew¬
ster . 4

Mills, not out . - . 0

Byes, 3; leg-byes, 4 . 7

Total . . 50 Total . . . 12

Grand total . 68

Umpires— Harry Warner for Newark and Ralph Jefferson for
Paterson.

Englishmen vs. Canadians, at Ottawa, Ont. — This
long-talked-of match between the residents of Ottawa
was played on a good wicket on the Rideau Hill Grounds
on October 5th, The royal standard floated from Rideau
Hall, and the ground was prettily decorated with flags.
The Old Country eleven was captained by His Excellency
the Gov.-General. A large number of spectators visited
the ground during the day, and among those present were
Sir Fenwick Williams, Admiral Inglefield, and Sir A. T.
Galt. The following is the score

ENGLISHMEN.

First Inning. Second Inning.

H. E. the Governor-General, H. E. the Governor-General,

c. Smith, h- Himsworth _ 7 b. Smith . 1

Rev. T. D. Phillips, c. Bro-

phy, b. Smith . 14 Bev. T. D. Phillips, not out 16

C. B. Brodie, b. Brqphy . 2 C. B. Brodie. b. Smith . 0

Hon. Capt. Harbord, o. and b. Hon. Capt. Harbord, c. Bro-

Brophy . 3 pby, b. Smith . . It

Wn. John Dickee, b. Smith. . 14 G. B. Baker, b. Smith — . 0

Wm. Carter, c. Gill, b. Bro-
phy .

Lt.-Col. Stuart, not out . 4

Major De Winton, e. Smith,
b. Brophy . ... 1 H. A. Wise, b. Smith .

G. B. Baker, b. Smith . .. 1 W. R, Bakar, b. Smith

Lt.-Col. Stuart, not out . 5

H. A. Wise, e. Powell, b. Bro- ^

W? if Baker, to bat -

Wides and byes . 12 Wides and byes .

Total . 64 Total . .

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749

cANABiAsS—First Inning.

D. J. Smith, 7). Brodle . 8

?. 0. Richards, b. Erodio . -r'

R. W. Powell, e. Captain Hnrbord, b. Brodie . 10

J. Brunei, c. Brodie, b. Phillips . —

J. B. Brophy, c. His Excellency, b. IT. H. Baker . IS

R. Gill, c. and b. W. R. Baker . 1*

W. Himswort.h, h. Brodio . *■>

A. L. Jervis, c. Phillips, b. W. R. Baker . 1

E. Higgins, not ont. . . 1

C. R. Hall, b. Brodio . 0

E. H. Benjamin hit his wicket . 0

Wides ana byes . . ~0

Total . 110

George Gile's Benefit— England vs. America.— The
fifth annual benefit tendered to the excellent professional
of the St. George Cricket Club, Mr. George Giles, will
take place on the Hoboken grounds on Tuesday and
Wednesday noxt. the 28th and 29th insts. The sides will
be selected’from the best representative cricketers in New
York and vicinity, and a large attendance may be ex¬
pected. ^

College Football.— The Columbia College fifteen will
play the fifteen of Steven’s Institute at football on Satur¬
day, the 2oth inst., at the St. George Cricket Club
Grounds, foot of West Ninth street, Hoboken. Game to
be called at 3 p.m.

Williams College Athletic Sports — Williarnstown,
Oct. mth. — Five mile •‘go-as-you-please," won by Wm.
Wilbur, of '80, in 32m. 2(3Js. : Wo hundred and twenty
yards dash, won by H. Parker, of '80. in 251s. : running

high jump, won by - Johnstone, of ’S3, height, 4 ft.

10 in. ; sack race, won by W, P, Thornton, of '80, 50
yards in 13s.; half mile run, won by A. Ii. Vanderpoel.
of '81, in 3m, 13Js.: running broad jump, won by F.
Yates, of '82, distance, 10 ft. 91 in. ; 100 yards dash, Von
by J. M. Mott, of ’80, in Ilfs. ; throwing hammor (weight
10 pounds), won by Wm. P. Thornton, of ’80, distance,
101 ft. 5 in.; three-legged race, won by J. M. Mott and
M. M. Mower, both of ’80, in 11s. ; distance, 50 yards ;
one-quarter mile run, won by H. Parker, of ’80, in 55s. ;

potato race, won by - Brewer, of ’82, in 2m. 29Js. : 25

potatoes. 3 feet apart ; one mile walk (unsettled).

C. K. O.

— The Scottish-American Club will hold their fifth an¬
nual handicap games, Thanksgiving Day, November 27th.
Entries from individuals must be endorsed by an officer
of the amateur club, and must be in by November 18th.

— The third annual fall games of the Orion Kerning
and Athletic Association of Jersey City will be held at
the West Side Driving Park, Nov. 8th. 'AH communica¬
tions should be addressed to John W. Aymar, Station H,
Jersey City, N, J.

Why Loons are Difficult to Shoot.— The great
Northern diver, or loon, is a proverbially hard bird to
kill. Wonderful stories are related of his dodging a ball,
or diving at the flash of a gun. Of course these achieve¬
ments of the wary bird are to an appreciable extent
real ; but we may doubt if he has the faculty, innate
or acquired, of accurately judging distances, or tim¬
ing the flight of projectiles. Indeed, on water so per¬
fectly calm as to indicate the slightest ripple, we have
often seen, from favorable points of vantage, charges of
shot patter like rain all over and around a loon which had
been fired at, without apparently injuring the bird. The
fact is, there are several reasons why loons cannot be
easily struck. In the first place, they sit very deep in
the water, so there is really no vulnerable part exposed,
except the head and neck. The body is wholly submerged.
What appears to be a capital mark, is merely a mass of
matted feathers, almost as impermeable as an armor-
plate, which shot could not penetrate at long distances,
even if they struck fairly and squarely. In the next
place, loons are usually heard, seen, and approached, only
in very calm weather, preceding a change, when the at¬
mospheric conditions create a mirage, causing the object
to appear much larger and nearer than it really is. Third,
they are seldom fired at except at long range : in which
case the only effective projectile is a rifle ball, The am¬
munition is sure to he wasted unless it strikes the head or

his audience which he would fail to occupy were lie will¬
ing to dwell in the realms of homely common places.
The indulgence of such fancies is apt to indurate into
positive superstition, or implicit belief.

Another Sportsman's Wife.— We are glad to print the
following sprightly Bcrap of testimony, and heartily join
in her appeal to the sisterhood to keep the ball rolling.
Truly, we have struck a “ rich vein,” and we hope the
ladies will work it with a vim which only they know how
to apply : —

Maine. — Auburn Oct. 2d. — “Zena's” and “Diana's”
experience relative to sportsmen’s wives, is but similiar to
hundreds throughout the country, and with trap-shooting
tournaments and glass-ball mania, together with the in¬
fluences exerted by Forest and Stream, “ Frank Fores¬
ter,” gazetteers, and similiar publications, it would
seem as though we were all destined to become sports¬
mens’ wives, hereditarily or through cultivation, if we
become wives at all. I happen to be the wife of an here¬
ditary sportsman, one who has had a dog and gun ever
since he could walk, so his mother informed me, and has
had bows, guns, revolvers, fishing-rods, dogs — pointers,
setters, mongrels, and all other fancy strains— ever since,
and even as I write, a great lean pointer (in splendid
working condition, husband says) is standing looking into
my face as much as to say, don’t slur us. “ That husband
of mine ” belongs to innumerable local, county and State
clubs and associations, ahd from September 1st, to Janu¬
ary 1st, comes home every few days with the welcome(?)
news that such and such an association is to have a grand
field-day to-morrow, and he wants a good hearty lunch
)ut up ; this meanB food for a dozen ; then ire must have
lis breakfast at or before day -break, with hot rolls and
coffee. ; coffee sure, as he would have a head-ache without
it. Having given these orders, off he goes to feed his dogs,
and make up a bag of shells and prepare for the morrow,
while this sportsman’s wife however tired, no matter how
long her day has been, is expected to cheerfully prepare
for her Lord’s (spell that with a capital L) early departure,
and to see prepared the requisite lunch, and the arrange¬
ments for his early breakfast.

And the last I hear before retiring is my sportsman
husband singing : —

“ You must wake anil call me early, call be early mother <loar ;

To-morrow'll be the happiest time of all the glad new year.

This is not all, but the beginning in fact ; there is the
coming home, tired, sure ! wet, probably ; and famishing
you need have no doubt ; a hot supper must be in waiting,
no matter whether my lord comes early or late, 6 or 11
p. m.. everything must be just to his fancy or an ex¬
plosion takes place. Undoubtedly he will require a dry
shirt and hose, possibly want a pail of hot water to soak
his feet in to start that dreadful cold he has caught ; and
who can attend to all these details but that sportsman's
wife ? Keep the ball rolling, siBters, we have developed
a rich vein, and it's our fault if it does not pan out well
for “ that sportsman’s wife.” Minnie.

ttt ffifirmpuflrutss.

No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

make no charge for answering inquiries in this column,

A.M. C., New York— .For quail shooting use 1 or 1* oz. No. 10
shot, 3 dr. powder.

F. S. D.— Write direct to T. Desmond, 39 Peek Slip, N. Y. Hull
will cost about $7 to 88 per foot.

N. P. Ice yachts can tinder certain circumstances, sail
faster than the wind. For explanation, see our issue February
13th, 1879.

Axx Sponsa, Busliville, Ind. — 1. Y ou might perhaps sell pigeons
by advertising them, and so bringing to the notice of gun clubs.
3. We know nothing of the gun makers.

A. G., New York— The greatest fine imposed for Sunday shoot¬
ing or fishing in New Jersey is $35. Tf the constable hasno au¬
thority to confiscate the gun, he ought to have.

J. B. H., Louisville, Ky.— Can you let me know where I can
obtain a Government Sanitary Map of Florida, and its probable
cost? Aus. U. S. Geological Survey Office, Washington, D. C.

J. R. E., New York— To dye buckskin blaek you had better
take the material directly to a dyeing establishment. It will be
as cheap as a home-made dye and much more satisfactory.

neck, for a bull’s-eye shot at the body would either rico¬
chet, or pass through the plumage. Finally, a loon is al¬
ways on the alert. He invariably keeps his face to the
shooter, swimming toward him until he dives, and then
placing distance between them while under water. Trap
and field shooters know by experience that an incoming
bird must be shot at, rising the top of the head. So
with a loon : the only effective shot at a long distance,
or a still surface, is a rifle ball, with the sight drawn fine
at the top of the bird’s head. Of course there are oppor¬
tunities when loons may be killed at very short range,
with shot gun ; but these do not often' occur on such
occasions ; the angle of the aim is not sufficient to cause
a deflection or ricochet, and therefore both bullets and
pellets are driven through the water and then take effect
in the body.

We have no doubt that there are some of our readers,
even among the oldest, to whom these suggestions never
occurred. The reason is, that most hunters, especially
young beginners, like to believe and indulge in the mar¬
vellous, and would rather cherish the notion that a loon
can judge better of time and distance than the most
acute practitioner in the science of gunnery, than they
would to study out the cause of his immunity from harm,
or attempt an explanation. It iB very satisfactory to a
story-teller to leave his listeners wrapt in wonder at the
finale, instead of demonstrating how simple causes pro-

C.O. Van D.— You will find directions for building Canoesin Ap¬
pendix of Canoeing iu Kanueka ; Harper Brothers, seventy-
five cents. Also in Baden Powell’s Log of CanoeCruise, $3.75.

R. E., N. V.— Please give pedigree of Hamilton Thompson’s red
Irish setter bitch Bess, and oblige. Ans. Thompson bred or owned
one or two Irish setters named Belle, but. we know of none of his
named Bess.

F. S, E.. Bost on .—The Shelton auxiliary barrel will not injure
any gun barrel . IVe have from time to time published testimo¬
nials from various correspondents as to the shooting qualities of
the barrel. It seems to give satisfaction.

Halifax, Nova Seotia.— S. Nugont Townsend's book is entitled
" The Coming Empire, or A Thousand Miles Through Texas on
Horseback." Price, $1.50. Published by A. S. Barnes* Co., New
York. Contains imteb reliable information about Texas.

C- D. V., Fori Davis, Tex.— We do not know how many men
there are in the United States who break glass balls with lilies.
No one knows. No one ever trill know. We doubt if Gen.
Amnsn Walker himself, the census man, oould ever find out,

H. L„ New York.— Will you please give pedegree of Batehelor’s
Duke, who I understood took first prize in.1877 ? Ans, Ily Hamil¬
ton Thompson's Duke, out of Belle or Bess. The pedigree is vari¬
ously given in the stud book, and in the prize-list. Write to B.
Bachelor, Vailsburg, N. J.

E. H.— Have not got dimensions of Parole. Does not differ
much from others of her class. Has shown good speed, butmuch
depends upon the handling of such boats, more in fact than upon
the small differences in model existing among the best open boats,
Was built by Jake Schmidt.

E. H., New Orleans.— Open sloop Parols la 37 ft. 4 In. long ; 11 ft.
5 in. beam ; 33 In. deep. Mast 44 ft., boom 39 ft., bowsprit out¬
board 33 ft., gaff 191 ft. For sale for $1,000. Is very last, but has
not much of a record, as present owner does not race her much.
Jake Schmidt will duplicate her for $750.

duced a given effect. It produces a dramatic affect and
helps to exalt the author to a place in the estimation of

N. J. G. C— W.batsP. that his gun has a shoulder in thebrenoh.

P. bets it has not. Examining the same we find about 2! Inches
from the breach a gradual contraction. P. says, that It is not a
shoulder. Who is right? Ans. It. is what is generally called the

shoulder, although literally not one. Some guns have a divided
shoulder.

Inquirer, Aiken, 8. C.— W e have the authority of Mr. Fred Fi toh ,
a California magazine writer for the statement that the brook
trout of the East are caught in Mexico, in the state of Durango.

If so, the low latitude (23°) is extraordinary, although themoun-
taln altitude may compensate for higher temperature. Brook
trout aro not caught south of latitude 38°. except hi high
elevations.

H. S„ Troy.— I have a dog between eight and nine years of age.
and lately I have noticed that he has spells of coughing or chok¬
ing, which lost for ODe minute or so, during which he falls over
on his back and is not able to rise ; it appears to be a convul¬
sion ; he appears bright and well as soon as be rises. Ans. Give
your dog a Dover's powder night and morning and a tablespoonful
of ood liver oil twloe a day. Old age probably lias something to
Ho with hiB trouble.

O. H. B., Fort Wayne, Ind.— I have a setter dbg one year old.
whioh seems to bo in a bad condition. His eyes are sore and his
spirits low. His nose is also dry occasionally, and vomiting quite
often sets in, Aus. We should give the dog a good purge, say the
following : blue pill, one scruple ; compound extract of colooynth,
one scruple ; powdered rhubarb, live grains ; oil of aniseed, two
drops. Afterwards give a wine glassful of codliver oil twice a
day. The dog may have worms, in which case he should be treated
accordingly with Areea nut,

S. T„ Newburgh. — Wc. have printed a great deal at. different
times respecting suspended animation iu frozen fish. Fish,
frogs, eels, and many other creatures aro often found frozen in
ice, and anglers who fish in severe mid-Winter find the fish they
catch frozen immediately after being taken from the water. If
these fish are thawed out in very cold water they will live, but if
lu warm water they will die. The principle is the same which
requires frostbite In men to be cured by an application of snow,
and not by warm lotions.

• C. B.— The JVeuviil recently had her headquarters at Gowanus,
foot Court street, Brooklyn. The Vnlante, when in New York
waters, moors foot of Twenty-eighth street, East River. Is at
present at Wliitestone we beiieve. Shifting cabins consist of
short upright staunchions stepped in iron brackets on the wash¬
board of the cockpit. Light beams run across the staunchions
and the whole is decked over. They can be taken apart and sent
ashore when not wanted. A ten ton cutter will raugo from 33 to
38 foot in water line with 9 to 76 beam. For long cruises three or
four in the cabin and a man and boy forward.

P. , Garrettsburg, Ky.— 1. Are Holiis & Son considered first-class
gun-makers? 2. Would you think a finely finished Damascus steel,

12 guage gun of this make a desirable one to have? 3. Where is their
manufactory? 4. Which is the better dog for quail hunting, lu
brier and bramble wood and field, the pointer or setter? 5. How
old should either be before it is taken into the field to hunt? Ans.

1. Yes. 2. Yes. 3. In Birmingham we believe. 4. Little to choose,
in very hot weather or when water Is scarce possibly the
pointer. 5. Much depends upon disposition and early training
Some dogs are ready to be taken to the field when six or elgh
months old.

S. C., New Orleans.— My dog is about four years old, and In
perfect health as long as he remains indoors ; when takeu ou
into the fields, however, he hunts for about one-half an hour
then stares around, staggers, foamsat the mouth, and finally falls
to the ground in a fit, whioh lasts from three to five minutes, after
which he can resume work, but seems to have a dazed appearance
and doesn't know what be is about? Ans. Your dog is subject to
epilept ic fits, a not uncommon occurance. If the dog was younger
he might outgrow them, but now there is littlo chance of his re¬
covery. All you can do for him is to attend to bis general health
Some aperient medicine might help him.

J. S. B., Macon, Ga.— Can you recommend the Osgood folding
canvas boat for safety and durability? Will it answer on a stream
with swift current, obstructed by logs and snags? Isapaddle used
i nstead of an oar ? Is there an agency for the sale of this boat in
New York? Ans- We have the affidavit of Thos. S. Steele who
has just done 200 miles of the east branch of the Fenobscottin
one of the Osgood canoes, that it is quicker and stauncher than a
birch canoe, much lessliable to damage by rocks, and much easier
unloaded when injured. You can buy them of Mills & Co., 7
Warren street, and of Conroy, Bissau & Malleson, we believe.
Better send to Chapin & Osgood, Battle Creek, Michigan.

Subscriber, Johnstown, N. Y— I have a young setter dog ap¬
parently in good health, except when I take him out to hunt, he
Is then very anxious, excited, and very active and in less than
half an hour he goes into aflt, drops, kicks and twitches, for from
three to five minutes ; gets up with a profuse flow of saliva from
his mouth and wants to go to work again. I allowed him to do
so once and soon saw indications of another fit, so I stopped him .
Can he be cured, and if so, how? Ans. It is a very common tiling
for young dogs to have fits when taken in the field, and unless they
nri.se from confirmed epilepsey, the dog generally outgrows them.
The only treatment is In attention to diet with little meat and
plenty of exfiroise.

H. H. K., Brooklyn.- We have repeatedly answered your ques¬
tion. Section 12 of the New York Gamo Laws, passed Juno 20th,
1879, reads as follow: "No person shall at any time within this
State, kill or expose for sale, or have in his or her possession after
the same is killed, any eagle, woodpecker, night-liawk, yellow-
bird, wren, martin, nr oriole, robin, bobolink or any songbird.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition thereto
shall be liable to'a penalty of five dollars for each bird killed,
exposed fo r sale, or had In possesssion If the editor of another
paper says there is no suoh provision it simply shows that be does
not know what he is talking about.

F R. G., New York.— 1. Does it injure the shooting qualities of
a breech-loader, if there is a slight losoness at the breech, whioh.
when loaded you can hardly make perceptible? 2. Also, if at
Freeport, L. 1., there isgood shooting (luring Novembor? Ans. J.
No. 2. You might get a few ducks on the Bay and there are some
quail in the neighborhood.

Tom, Brainard. Minn.— The poem tieginulng

"I fill this oup to pne made up
Of loveliness alone,"

and which Is one of the neatest toasts in tlie English language,
was written by Edward Coate Pinkney, born 1802, died 1828. It is
from a volume entit led “ Kodolph and Other Poems." But why
do you think that the poet overestimated the good qualities of
the fair one he pledges ? We know some one whom the.languag e
of tbs poem does not begin to describe.

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Personal.— Major J. Nelson George, of the British
army serving in New Zealand, returned from Colorado
last week with several fine trophies of his hunting prow¬
ess, and sailed on Saturday for Liverpool. The Indian
disturbances interfered materially with his sport and cut
his expedition short. He will try the mountains again
next year, when he expects to have a fair field and no in¬
terruption. The Major is one of the most accurate rifle
shots in the British army.

We were honored last week by a visit from Dr. E. A.
Crane, publisher of the American Register at Paris, and
were glad to welcome in him an old college classmate
after many years of separation. The Doctor will return
to France next month.

Tbos. S. Steele, of Hartford, reoently completed a
month’s navigation of the East Branch of the Penobscot,
in Maine, and has prepared an interesting account thereof,
illustrated hy drawings and photographs, which he will
offer to the magazines for publication. The East Branch
traverses a total wilderness, and there are but two houses
in the distance of 100 miles. His entire journey covered
200 miles of water course, including eleven falls and many
rapids. The section he traversed is an excellent trapping
and game region.

W. A. Wheatley (“ Guido''), of Memphis, Tenn., has
just completed his two months’ fall shooting trip and re¬
turned to his home. We hope the health and strength he
has acquired may prove a complete defence against at¬
tacks of the fever which has afflicted his town so seriously
for so long a time.

J. Gwyn Foster, cousin of the U. S. Minister to Mex¬
ico, will spend the next six months in Mexico, collecting
natural history specimens, and has promised to furnish
the readers of Forest and Stream with the results of his
observations. His investigations will cover nearly one-
half of the Mexican territory.

Commander Beardslee, of the U. S. steamship James¬
town, at Alaska, will remain on the station all winter.
There is no more careful student of physical geography
and natural history than ho, while he serves equally well
in the capacity of peaoe-compeller and diplomatist. The
Government made an excellent selection when they ap¬
pointed him to the duties in which he is now engaged.

— While we have been having midsummer heat here for
the past three weeks, with an average midday tempera¬
ture above 80 degrees, the weather in Colorado lias been
inclement, and snow liaB repeatedly fallen to a depth suf¬
ficient to seriously impede the movements there of troops
now engaged in the Indian campaign.

NEARING THE “ POSSIBLE.'

IN our rifle columns will be found a detailed account of
the match at Benning’s Range, near the national
capital, on Saturday last, when Mr. P. J. Lauritzen, of
the Columbia Rifie Association, added to the laurels his
club recently won at Creedmoor, by making the highest
match record yet attained, rolling up 222 out of a possible
225, in forty-live consecutive shots at 800, 900, and 1,000
yards. The steady increase in the average of the scores
of our leading marksmen chronicled this year, and the
frequency with which new men thuB come to the front
and eclipse what seemed to be the unapproachable
records of even two years back, show that the end of
attainable excellence in American long-range marks¬
manship is not yet. Mr. Lauritzen is now one point
ahead of Mr. Sumner’s hitherto unsurpassed record of
221. Only three steps more remain between this score
and the .highest possible ; and it is not, perhaps, too
much to look for, if we await the accomplishment of a
clean score at all the ranges within the next decade.

There is, however, one disheartening feature about the
phenomenal shooting now growing into vogue this side
of the big water. The prospects of a renewal of the In¬
ternational contests, which gave so healthy an impetus
to American marksmanship a fevf- years ago, having al¬
ready sadly dwindled as our riflemen began to average
in the teens, now bids fair to fade away altogether, as
they gradually acquire a habit of passing the twenties.
Still, if rifie shooting can he maintained (and why should
it not?) as a gentlemanly, unprofessional pastime, free,
hereafter, as now, from the degrading influences and con¬
taminating associations which seems to be rapidly drag¬
ging down our other populous sports into the mire, no
one will regret its having an indigenous and unap¬
proachable American growth.

HANDICAPPING SHOOTERS.

TO the Fountain Gun Club, of Brooklyn, belongs the
credit, it is claimed, of having devised the system
of handicapping shooters according to skill. In England
it has been for some time the custom to handicap upon
the basis of the weight of the gun ; but this seemed to our
sportsmen to be wrong in principle, and has been proven
to be unfair and unsatisfactory in practice. A poor
shooter cannot defeat a good shooter, by merely increas¬
ing the weight and calibre of the weapon. Our best
shooters are constantly using guns of light weight, from
seven to eight pounds, and in calibre from twelve to even
sixteen, and at the increased rises of from twenty-eight
to thirty-one yards are making almost perfect scores. For
some time our local clubs provided that the winner of the
badge or cup should, while holding the prize, shoot at a
rise of twenty-five yards. In 1877 the Fountain Gun Club
found that the rule was illy adapted to encourage the in¬
experienced shooters, and to add to the interest of the
monthly contest they handicapped every member in such
a manner that, taking their respective averages for the
three preceding months, those having an average record
of three birds out of seven should shoot at eighteen yards
rise ; those having a record of more than three, and not
over fouT, should shoot at twenty-one yards ; those hav¬
ing a record of more than four, and not over five, should
shoot at twenty-five yards ; those having a record over five,
and not over six, should shoot at twenty-eight yards ;
and all over six should shoot at thirty yards.

The rale appeared to be unsatisfactory, in that a good
shooter could keep Ills average so within his control as to
practically give him the badge ; and for that reason it
was amended iu May, 1878, by providing that a commit¬
tee should at the annual meeting handicap the members,
according to merit, at a rise of from nineteen yards to
twenty-five yards, and that the badge-winner for’ each
time winning should be placed two additional yards back,
and so remain until the next annual meeting ; but the
rise was never to exceed twenty-nine yards.

Objection was made to this arrangement, that the good
shooter was placed at too great a disadvantage ; that an
equally skillful marksman, who had not been so fortu¬
nate perhaps, was left at a low handicap ; and that, in
many instances, the greater rise was beyond the range of
the gun ; also, that two yards was too great a penalty after
reaching the twenty-five-yard line. In practice the badge
more frequently did not go to the highest score for the
year.

The present rule was then adopted, and has proved
eminently worthy of acceptance ; as indeed it has been
approved by many clubs, notably in the West. It re¬
quires that the handicap should be reported at the an¬
nual meeting hy a committee of five on the basis of merit
—the rise to be from nineteen to twenty-five yards. The
winner, for each time winning the badge, is placed back
two additional yards until he reaches twenty-five yards,
and therefore, for each time winning, is placed back one
additional yard until he reaches, thirty yards, but no
further.

Under this rule, the average of the entire club has rap¬
idly advanced. It is used only at the badge competitions.
The club has also a mid-month contest for four special
prizes, donated by Messrs, Pike, Chappell, Wingert, and

Madison, in winch contest the participants use the Parker
plunge-traps, and shoot under the rales of the "New
York State Association for the Protection of Fish and
Game.” The shooters have each seven birds, of which
three are at twenty-one yards, two at twenty-six yards,
and two at thirty-one yards rise. The purpose is to obtain
the practice necessary to successful entry at the State an¬
nual tournament.

At the first of these contests held the score was remark¬
ably good, being withont a miss for the first five rounds.
Each member, on entering, contributes one dollar to¬
wards a special fund to defray the entry fees of the club
at the next State Convention. If the same practice were
shown by the other clubs in this section, better work
would be the result, and the example of the Fountain
Club be commended hy all.

THE HANLAN-COURTNEY RACE.

ONE of the most shameful pieces of ‘ ‘ professional ” ras¬
cality ever perpetrated at the expense of the public
was the recent Hanlan-Courtney race at May ville, Chau¬
tauqua Lake, Oct. 16th. Though neither party to the match
can be called to account for racing for stakes offered by a
business concern with alien purposes in view, the whole
affair was more or less tainted thereby from the very out
set as a money-making scheme whereby the unwary pub¬
lic was to be fleeced of its spare cash to the advantage of
sundry' local hostlers, stable-men and groggery-keepers.
With such an entourage as the worthies officiating on
either side, but more particularly on the side of the Union
Springs sculler, it required little penetration to divine be¬
forehand some sort of foul play should it be found im¬
possible to “ arrange ” matters to suit the hangers-on and
betting fraternity, who hoped to fill their pockets from
the plethoric purses of the unsuspecting public which
crowded to the spot, lured by the imaginary prospect that
a fair race between the Canadian champion and America’s
best sculler was v at least to be had. “Arrangements”
having fallen through, the Canadians not biting at the
bait held out, and having full confidence in the ability of
Hanlan to distance his competitor, nothing presented a
more natural or ready method of escaping defeat and the
loss of wagers than the clandestine destruction of Court¬
ney’s boats, ascribing the vandalism committed to solici¬
tous friends or backers of the Canadian champion. This
little ruse, however, failed entirely in the effect intended,
for the race was called by the referee and ended in a
walk-over for Hanlan. The despicable means employed
to stave off the race are already recoiling upon the orig¬
inators of the libel on the champion and his friends, and
probably the evidence yet to come to light will once for
all place certain individuals connected with the affair in
a position from which it will be beyond their power to
again swindle the public and bring disgrace upon profes¬
sional rowing.

It is manifestly absurd to suppose that a sculler who has
beaten the best men of the world “ hand over fist,” with¬
out even as much as exerting himself, and who made the
fastest five-mile time on record— 33m. 56Js. — could have
anything to fear from Courtney in a fair race. Hanlan
not only made very fast time, but he did not faint away,
was not taken with cramps, nor was he pumped ; but, on
the contrary, came in from his pull as fresh and jolly as
ever. To persons open to reason, his ability to beat
Courtney as he likes is now beyond question, even if the
Lachine race had not settled that point in their minds
long ago. One thing is certain, if Courtney has any re¬
gard for public opinion he will at once cut loose from the
pirates and sharks who have fastened on to him, and who
by their reputation, occupation and actions, do him no
credit, and he will besides have to do less rowing and
winning on paper beforehand and a good deal more ac¬
tual pulling in his shell, to maintain himself in the good
graces of men now thoroughly disgusted with the con¬
stant repetition of “ accidents” and “mishaps” befalling
him in his prominent matches.

There was never produced even a shadow of evidence
that would hold in court showing that Hanlan or his
friends dealt dishonestly in the Lachine race a year ago,
and the impressions created by the recent farce at May-
ville on the part of the Union Springs delegation, tends to
confirm the opinion we held at the time, that Hanlan was
not pushed at Lachine, as admirers of his opponent would
have it believed. Hanlan at that time had an eye on
future events in England, and did not propose to “give
himself away” by making such time as he has more re¬
oently shown himself capable of doing, even without a
man to pull against.

It will be difficult to get on another match between the
two, especially if the money to which Hanlan is fairly
entitled he withheld for the purposes of further advertise¬
ment by carrying the matter into the courts. In the
meantime Hanlan stands without an equal in a shell in
the world.

The only redeeming features of the race were the
smooth, even tenor of the champion’s ways and the tact
of his friends, as well as the cloak of respectability given
the affair by the presence of Mr. Wm. Blaikie, as referee,
to whose rulings no exception can be taken.

FOREST AND STREAM,

751

The Return of the Vega.— The safe arrival of Prof.
Nordenskjold at Yokohama after his long imprisonment
in the Arctic seas is most satisfactory news, and the suc¬
cess of his expedition may be hailed as a favorable omen
for the other exploring parties now striving to wrest some
of her secrets from the Far North. The northeast pas¬
sage lias been proved to be practicable, and even if no
great results, from a commercial point of view, should
follow, the success of this attempt cannot fail to be of
the very greatest benefit to science.

The Vega was frozen in the ice near the Ishuctshe set¬
tlement from September 28th, 1878, to July 18th of the
present year, a period of no less than 264 days. On mak-
her escape from this point, the vessel passed East Cape
on the 20th of that mopth, and was soon in the Pacific
Ocean. After touching at Port Clarence, on the Ameri¬
can coast, the ship’s course was directed to Kornian,
dredging a, 11 the way. It can scarcely be doubted that
the results of this investigation of the sea bottom will
prove most interesting when they shall have been worked
up. Behrings Island was visited, and here the remains of
the huge extinct Rhytina StelleH were discovered. This
animal belongs to the order Sirenia, which contains also
the manatee and the dugong. It was discovered about the
middle of the last century by the celebrated explorer who
was wrecked here in 1741, and after whom the island was
named. He found the place inhabited by great numbers
of these huge creatures. The species was first, described
by Heir Steller. It would appear that the extermina¬
tion of the Rhytina was speedily accomplished, for none
have been seen alive since 1768. This group, the Sire-
nian, stands almost alone in the animal kingdom, though
they have some affinities with the Proboscideans. They
were formerly included among the Cetaceans, or whales.

The Vega sailed from Behrings Island for Japan on the
19th of August, and arrived at Yokohama in safety Sep¬
tember 2d. It is pleasant to leam that no deaths took
place from the date of the vessel’s departure from Swe¬
den until her arrival at Yokohama.

Punch hailed the bold mariner with the following lively

verse ; —

A MODERN SAGA.

[ With Punch's aehnowleclgments to Professor Longfellow.]
Named like some Viking old ! On, tilt with ice pack close
Thy deeds, bravo NordenskjOld, Compassed and endless snows,

Nq Scald In song- hath told,

No Saga taught us !
Telegram brief and terse,

Did the strange tale rehearse.
Worthy of deathless verse,
The news it brought us 1

They, midst the frozen iloes,
Fixed winter quarters.

Nigh thrice a hundred days,
’Neath half a sun's scant rays,
booked in those ley ways,
White waste of waters !

On, past that Kara Sea,

Erst ice-bound mystery.

Now, tu its stout keel free,
Slowly yet surely,

Eastward the Vega bore,

Till round that headland hoar,
Never yet turned before,
Sailed she securely.

Many a hunt ing bout
Helped the long winter out,
While, the Norse savans stout
Searched, watched and noted.
Then, that grim season past,
Scattered the lloes, and fast
Through Behrings Strait at last
Safely they floated.

Then, spreading wing, she flew,
Where, while the white whale
blew.

Labored her learned crew,
Dredging and sounding.

True modern Vikings they,
Bom of our better day,

Finding in bloodless fray
Pleasure abounding.

Fighting a dauntless fight
'Gainst Nature's Titan might.
Winning from Arctic night
Light for their fellows.
Fearless and scorning easo,

Sure stouter souls than these.
Ne'er of those Norther)! seas
Braved the chill billows.

So courage wins the game 1
Brave Swede, thy Viking name
Banks on the roli of fume,
Northern De Gaum 1
Who shall applause refuse
To that long Arctic cruise.

Told in that brief, swift nows
From Yokohama ?

Three hundred years or more
On that far Arctic shore,

For way that eastward boro,
Man hath contended.

Now, thou hast reached the
goal.

Swede, sage and stout of soul,
Slmal! to'lhee, Norseman, Skoal !
Thus the light’s ended 1

"Malt.” — Malt, an English setter belonging to Mr.
Henry Aitenbrand, of Brooklyn, was brought into this
office the other day to exhibit his acquirements as a math-
matician, euchre-player and master of English orthog¬
raphy. Malt's master spread out upon the floor in a circle
a pack of cards, and one of the gentlemen present called
for the ace of spades, which Malt promptly picked out
from the pack and deposited in his master’s lap. Other
calls were made at random, and the dog soon showed a
most depraved intimacy with the paste-boards. Then the
letters of the alphabet, printed on cards, were substituted
for the cards, and Malt proceeded to spell out "Forest
and Stream.” Then die canine showed his political sa¬
gacity by prompdy choosing greenbacks from a quantity
of other paper currency. In numerous other ways the dog
proved himself an apt and very intelligent scholar, We
are assured that, with all his other acquirements. Malt has
not forgotten the greatest excellence of a sporting dog,
namely, good work in the field ; his performances there
are the pride of his master, and at the bench show of
dogs whose owners think the best in the world (there are
thousands of them), Malt shall have a blue ribbon.

Going to the Post-office.— "VVedon’t know how many
times a day our Camp Cheleur, W. T., friends go to the
post-office, hut judge not more than once or twice. A
subscriber writes : “We are well in the wilderness here,
and send 213 miles to Walla Walla for our mail.”

—Lucy Ann Lobdell Slater, aged fifty, known as the
“ Female Hunter of Long Eddy," has just died, at Delhi,
N, Y. She was noted for her wonderful skill with the
rifle. She. was married at seventeen, and her husband
soon after deserted her. She donned male attire and lived
the life of a hunter.

A TRIP TO NORTH PARK.

(EIGHTH PAPERO

("from our staff correspondent.]

FROM Hosier's we proceeded down the Michigan to
the crossing, and then turned south, following the
road which leads to the Owl Creek Mines; our purpose
being to cross the range into Middle Park. The Hot Sul¬
phur Springs are well worth a visit, and the fishing in
the tributaries of Grand River is usually very good. The
road which we followed passes over the rolling plateau of
North Park, at a considerable distance from the moun¬
tains, and no game was to he seen except antelope and
sago grouse. Coyotes were rather abundant — attracted
to the neighborhood of the road by the carcasses of the
antelope which are killed by travellers.

As we bad but little meat in the wagons, all hands
were on the lookout for game as we came down the
Michigan. Antelope were extremely abundant in the
stream bottom, hut were rather wild, and for some miles
we got no shots. At length, however, a band of about
twenty ran out of the brush a little ways ahead of us,
and stopped on the bluff about three hundred yards off.
I dismounted and fired at a buck, not raising my rear
sights but holding level with the tips of his horns and just
over his shoulders, thus allowing for a fall of about two
feet for the ball. As I lowered niy rifle I saw the ball
strike the bluff just beyond the animal, and, as I re¬
mounted, Kosier, with whom I was riding, said, “Well,
that was a olose call, anyhow.” The band tore up the
hillside at railroad speed ; but, before they had gone fifty
yards, the buck turned around and dashed back, almost
to where he had been standing when I fired, and fell. On
riding up to him we found that the ball had pierced’ both
shoulders — a lucky shot.

After leaving the Michigan we crossed Owl Creek,
along which are some placer washings which are digni¬
fied by the pretentious title of the Golden Gulch. They
have not proved specially rich, I believe. The whole
country contains more or less gold, and there are num¬
berless claims staked out all through the mountains.
The irruption of miners and prospectors this spring has
caused much hard feeling among the Utes, who regard
this section as their hunting ground, and view with sus¬
picion and dislike the encroachments of miners and cat¬
tle men. The Utes have always been friendly to the
whites ; and although occasionally wild spirits among
them have robbed or murderod, these acts have been con¬
demned by the tribe at large, and the perpetrators, when
it was possible to capture them, have been punished. It
is too likely, however, that if the rush into- this country
continues there will be trouble. The Indian, however
friendly, if constantly pressed upon by the white man,
will turn at last, and make a brave, if despairing, strug¬
gle. As to what inherent right a few thousand Indians
have to occupy as a hunting ground a section of country
that would support ten times as many white men, 1 have
nothing to say. This is a great question in ethics on
which there are different opinions ; but all will acknowl¬
edge that it is sad to see a nation of brave, fine people
driven from their homes, as I fear the Utes must soon
be. I have a particularly warm feeling for these Indians,
for just nine years ago I spent some time hunting with
the tribe, and was most kindly and hospitably treated by
them. In the event of a war with them, many of my
old friends among the mountain men would come to
grief, for the Utes are brave, and good shots, and the In¬
dians, after great losses, would be conquered and moved
away, so that I earnestly hope that the threatening dan¬
ger may pass away.

Just after passing the diggings of the Golden Gulch Min¬
ing Co., the road crosses a timbered spur which here runs
out from the mountains, and then strikes the prairie
again, and soon crossing the Illinois leads almost directly
toward Arapaho Peak. The day had been cloudy and
threatening, and, after crossing the Illinois, we had a
couple of snow storms, the last one so severe that we
could not induce our horses to face it, but were obliged
to turn our backs to the wind and wait for the gale to
blow itself out. Just after the last of these snow storms,
as we were riding along muffled in our rubber coats
and blankets, I saw W. and Hosier, who were ahead,
halt on reaching a low creek, and gaze earnestly at some
object off to the right. As soon as I reached the ridge, I
saw a black object, about a mile off, feeding on the prai¬
rie. If I had been in what I supposed was a buffalo
country, I should have shouted “ Buffalo ! ” and been off
at once ; but as it was, I bad to have recourse to my glass
before 1 could believe that it was really a bison. Old
mountain men Bay that the mountain buffalo, or, as they
call them, in contradistinction from the plains' buffalo,
bison, is quite a different animal from his once more
abundant couBin of the prairie, but there is no good evi¬
dence in support of this statement. No zoologist, so far
as I know, has ever been able to separate the two by any
good characteristics. The inhabitants of the mountains are
said to be larger and darker than the plain dweller, but I
know Of no more decided differences than these.

Of course when we saw the buffalo I was very anxious

to get him, and at once started to try to kill him. The
boys accompanied me, for it was impossible to resist their
eager excited glances. The hunter’B spirit was thorough¬
ly aroused in them, and both were determined to have a
shot at the bull if any one did. Every hunter knows that
to kill game, the fewer there are in the party the better.
Two individuals may hunt together successfully, if they
fully understand each other, but usually it is better, if
meat is wanted, to hunt alone. The great fault with most
men new to the mountains is that, when hunting, they
want to see everything for themselves, and I have seen
an old hunter stand with tears in his eyes, and swear till
all was blue, because bis companion, an eager greenhorn,
had frightened away a hand of bighorns by incautiously
raising his head above a ridge.

Well, we did not get the buff, but it was through no
fault of my young companions, both of whom did splen¬
didly. The fault, if any there was, was on my part. This
is what took place : The bull was feeding towards the
mountains, and the cover among the foot-hills was good; so
we rode briskly along until we were near the point where
he would enter the hills, and then, leaving our horses, we
advanced on foot. I soon saw the game, and by cautious
stalking reached a point on the bare hillside above him,
with a fringe of quaking aspen brush below us, behind
which he was feeding. Here we posted ourselves, waiting
for him to appear at either point of the bushes below us.
We waited for some time, and I finally made up my mind
that the animal must have laid down on the lower side of
the bush — and slipped cautiously down to one point of
the fringe to see if my supposition was correct. Just as
I reached the edge of the brush I heard alow whistle, and
looking around, beheld a sight which I shall never think
of without the most hearty amusement. At the upper
edge of the brush, about thirty feet from A. and W., stood
the bull, only his gigantic head being visible to my com¬
panions, though from my position further down the hill,
I could see his shoulders just above the low bushes from
which he was emerging. The buffalo was standing still,
looking at the boys who were glancing in turn at him. In
the excitement of stalking the game they bad dropped
their hats upon the ground, and frequent wipings of their
brows had caused their hair to stand on ends like the pro¬
verbial quills of the peevish porcupine ; their astonished
eyes were like saucers, and altogether they presented a
most laugable spectacle. It was evident, however, that
although surprised they were not flustered, for their guns
were at their shoulders, and just as I looked around, I saw
the smoke leap from each rifle, heard the reports, followed
by the “clap clap” which told me that both balls had
struck, and saw the bull toss his head contemptuously and
hurl himself backward into the brush. All this took place
in an instant. I had just time to take it all in, but not
enough to raise my own rifle and fire. We ran to the top
of the hill, hut nothing more was to be seen of the buf¬
falo, nor did we again catch sight of his huge black car¬
cass. He had come up through the thick brush so quietly
that he had reached his point of observation without be¬
ing detected, and it was only by accident that he was seen
by W. , who, when he first beheld him, was impressed with
the idea that the grandfather of all the grizzly bears had
come down from the mountains for the express purpose
of making a meal of us. The shots fired at the bison had
struck him in the head, the only part visible to the
shooters, and had evidently not done him any material
injury-

Slowly and sadly we retraced our steps, reaching our
camp on Buffalo Creek about the middle of the afternoon.
The next day we crossed the range by the Arapaho or
Muddy Pass, and toward evening camped at the foot of
Whiteley’s Peak on Muddy Creek in Middle Park. As soon
as the wagon reached camp, our rods were set up and two
of us, A. and myself, fished for an hour, but without any
very marked success. The fish were small, the largest
which I took only weighing half a pound, and not very
abundant. The past summer has been so dry that all the
mountain streams are low, and the fish are consequently
inactive and but little inclined to take the fly. A dozen
or twenty trout were all that we took. The next day we
followed down the Muddy as far as the Hermitage
Ranche, the home of old Jack Rand, and from there cross¬
ing to the Troublesome and following that, stream down
to the Grand, we reached the mouth of Corral Creek
about dark, and camped there. That portion of Middle
Park which we traversed is a barren desert in comparison
with North Park. There are few antelope here, and these
few are very wild; but it is said that blacktail deer are nu¬
merous in the neighboring mountains.

Four miles beyond our camp, on Corral Creek, are the
Hot Sulphur Springs, on Grand River. These springs
have proved extremely valuable in cases of rheumatism
and in certain other complaints, and invalids come from
long distances to bathe in their waters. Their tempera¬
ture varies from 112° to 117° F. , and the waters are strongly
impregnated with sulphuretted hydrogen. The hot springs
are on the north side of the river, and ou the south there
are several cold sulphur springs, the waters of which are
by no means unpleasant to the taste. The hot springs are
owned by our old-time correspondent and friend, Col. W.
N. Byers, of Denver, Col., and one of the main objects
of our visit to Grand City was, if possible, to Bee him

752

FOREST AND STREAM

there. To our great regret, however, we found that he
was absent, and we were obliged to forego the pleasure
of meeting him. We spent but a few hours in Grand
City therefore, and after a bath and a “sit-down” dinner
at the hotel we retraced our steps to the camp on Corral
Creek.

On our return journey we crossed the range by way of
the Rabbit Ears Pass, and found the road a good one.
Prospectors have been busy along the head of the Grizzly
Bear River, but we saw none. On this stream we met
with the first sharp-tailed grouse seen on the trip, and
found them very abundant.

The Rabbit Ears Mountains take their name from apeak
whioh iB surmounted by two high pinnacles of rock stand¬
ing close together and looking, from most points of view,
somewhat like the erected ears of a hare. The moun¬
tains, though not high, ten or eleven thousand feet, afford
some very fine scenery, and are said to abound in game.
We had no time unfortunately to investigate them. ThiB
range is rather a favoi'ite hunting-ground for parties who
start from points in Middle Park or who pack over the
range from points north of Denver. The country is not
a good one to hunt, however, for the mountains are cov¬
ered with fallen timber, through which it is very difficult
to pass without making a great deal of noise. I could see,
however, that in winter it must be a superb locality for
the hunter to visit. There are many high, bald hills
whioh, swept by the fierce winds of November, Decem¬
ber and January, afford good pasturage to the deer and
elk. Everywhere over these hillsides the traveller sees
scattered on the ground the shed antlers and other signs
of game in such abundance as to make one long to be able
to spend a month or two in this district at a time when
all game is at its best.

Descending the mountains into North Park we soon
reached a point where we could cross over and strike
the road which we had followed in going through the
Muddy Pass. Near the point where we struck this road
we passed a deserted Ute Camp about a month old, the
poles of thewicky-upsandof theframesfor dressing hides
being still in position. The camp had not been occupied
for any great length of time, hut I noticed several bushels
of antelope hair on the ground, indicating that the Indi¬
ans had dressed a large lot of skins. I am told that they
have killed this summer thousands of antelope for their
hides alone.

We camped that night on the East Fork of Arapaho
Creek, and, as the horses were very weary from their
pulls up and down the hills of Middle Park, we determ¬
ined to move the next day only to our old camp on Buffalo
Creek, a distance of two or three miles, and let the ani¬
mals have a day of rest there. Game had been so scarce
along the road in Middle Park, and we had been travel¬
ling so fast, that we were about out of meat, and it was
necessary to secure some if possible. I started out onfoot
for an hour or so, soon after reaching our camping-ground,
but saw nothing but one old buck, who discovered me be¬
fore I did him, and at whom I did not get a chance to
shoot. That evening, at supper, some sarcastio remarks
were made as to the hunting abilities of the company
generally, and before I went to bed I told the cook to call
me at daylight, having resolved that before I ate again I
would kill some meat. Yo.

Buffalo Creek, North Park, Col.

jFhc §ifh\

Another California. Rifle Shot.— Dr. John Ruth, of
Oakland, Cal., has come to the front as a competitor for
the peculiar kind of notoriety which belongs to rifie trick
shooting. At a recent exhibition in Sacramento the
other day he shot cigars from the mouth of his assistant,
twenty feet distant, rifle held upside down, and with a
mirror, &©. Of 1,000 glass balls shot at, thirty-nine were
missed. The rifleman was laboring under the disadvan¬
tages of a big boil on his neck. What could he not have
done without it?

Massachusetts — Boston. — The fall meeting, opened
Oct 9th was a great success, some of the finest scores
being rolled up that the famous Walnut Hill range lias
ever Bhown. The attendance was large and the receipts
ail that could be desired. The first match was the State
Team Match, open to all teams of five from all organized
rifle associations in Massachusetts. Associations were
allowed to enter more than one team, but no person could
shoot in more than one team ; distance 200 yards ; rounds
ten ; entry fee, $5 for each team. The Massachusetts Ri¬
fle Association entered three teams, the Gardner Rifle
Club two teams, the Medford Amateur Rifle Association
one team, and the Wakefield Rifle Club one team. The
prizes t— First, 75 per cent, of entry fees : second, 2o per
cent. The Massachusetts first team carried off the hon¬
ors with a total of 210, followed by the well-know Gard¬
ner team only three points behind, with 218. Below is
the summary of the team shooting : —

MASSACHUSETTS, TEAM SO. 1.

O. M. Jewell . ttlllttiifcu

W. H. Jackson . . •> 1 'i i i 1 5 « 5 Lit

f-. xT-iiOr wofifl . - ’ 5 4 5 5 4 4 o 4 4 *14

NakWAinold . 1 4 4 4 4 4 14 1

0ABDNEB, TEAM NO. 1.

G. F. Ellsworth.

H. O. Knowiton..

A. Robbins .

O. O. Bent .

i. N. Dodge .

4 4 6 4 4 4 4 5 1 5-43
446.545444 4—43
.5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4-43

4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4--42

5 4 3 4 0 4 5 5 4-42-213

MEDFORD TEAM.

H. Kimball . 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 4— 4«

W. Charles . 4 6 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4—45

H. H. D. Cushing . 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5—43

C. H. Russell . 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 5-80

A. B. Archer . 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4—38—311

OAKDNER, NO. 2 TEAM.

F. E. Nichols . 544444544 5—44

G. R. Pratt . 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5—43

H. G. Pierce . 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 *-4l

Charles Hinds . 454444344 5—41

S.L. Wallcer . 544 4 45403 6-33—208

MASSAOHUBETS, NO. 2 TEAM.

G. L. Wlnship . 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 6 5 4-45

W. Poland . 465543453 4-42

J. N. Fre.v . .4 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 4-A1

H. Tyler . 1 44454344 4—10

E. B. Souther . 0 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 3-38-208

MASSACHUSETTS, NO. 3 TEAM.

Dr. Blood . 4 3 4 4 6 4 5 4 5 4-42

L. Emerson . 4 3 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 5—41

H. de Rochmont . 3 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 6-41

E. Whittier . 4 4 5 4 4 1 4 3 4 4—40

A. IV. Howland . 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 5-40-204

WAKEFIELD TEAM.

E. F. Richardson . 451445465 4—44

J. A. Henderson . 246 4 5546 4 5—43

F. A. Winship . 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 *-40

W. N.Coon . 4 3 4344354 4-38

E. F. Brooks . 4 . 5 4 3 2 2 4 4 4 4-30-201

Short Range Handicap Match — The condition of this
match is 200 yards, off hand ; seven rounds : the aggre¬
gate of two scores to count. The aggregate to be consid¬
ered as one score in settling ties. The first class gave one
point to the second class, two points to the third class,
three points to the fourth class, and four points to the
fifth class, The other classes gave to the classes below
them in the same ratio. The match was shot on Thurs¬
day and Friday. We give below the prize winners : —

W. H. Jackson . 565445 5-33 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-35 68

O. M. Jewell . 4 5 5 5 6 5 5—34 6 5 5 5 5 4 6—34 68

N. W. Arnold . 5 5 4 5 5 5 5-31 5 5 5 5 4 5 5-34 OS

W. Charles . 5 5 4 5 5 5 5-34 5 5 6 5 6 5 4-34 68

G. L. Win ship . 6 5 6 5 5 5 5—35 4 5 5 5 4 5 4-32 67

J. W. Frost . 4 4 5 5 5 5 5-33 5 4 5 5 4 5 5-33 00

E. B. Souther . 5 5 5 4 4 5 5-33 5 6 5 4 5 5 4-33 68

G. F. Ellsworth . 4 5 4 5 5 5 5-33 5 5 4 5 4 5 5-33 116

E. F. Richardson . 5 5 5 5 4 5 4-33 5 4 5 4 5 5 5-33 66

D. Kirkwood . 4 5 5 5 5 4 5-33 5 5 4 4 4 5 5-32 65

E. Whittier . 545440 5-32 5 4 4 5 4 4 5-31 65

J. Borden . 5 5 4 4 5 5 4-32 4 4 5 4 4 5 5-31 63

H. C. Knowiton . 4 4 5 5 5 5 4-32 5 5 4 4 4 4 5-31 63

E. A. Robbins . 5 5 5 4 4 5 4—32 6 5 1 5 4 4 4—31 03

R. A. Blood. . 5 5 5 4 1 4 6—32 4 5 4 4 5 4 4-30 62

L. W. Farrar . 6 5 5 4 4 5 4-32 5 4 4 5 4 4 4—30 62

J. N. Frey . 4 5 4 4 5 4 5-31 4 4 5 5 4 5 4-31 83

W. Poland . 4 45553 5—31 4 5 4 5 4 5 4—31 63

The prizes were as follows, awarded in their order of
standing : —

PRIZES.

First prize, Winchester repeating rifle . 840

Second, cash . - . 20

Third, Lcmair’s fine pearl and niokol-platod opera-glass . 16

Fourth, cash . la

Fifth, carving set . 10

Sixth, cash . 8

Seventh, one dozen siiver-piatod table forks . 8

Eighth, cash . 7

Ninth, oasli . 6

Tenth, cash . 6

Eleventh to fourteenth, each cash, S3 . 12

Fifteenth to eighteenth, each cash, S2 . 8

Total . 8150

Long Range Castor Handicap Match.— The condi¬

tions of this snatch are 900 yards, any position, seven
rounds ; the aggregate of two scores to count in settling
ties; the aggregate to be considered as a continuous score.
The classes gave points to the classes below the samo as
in the short range match. Cartons to count six. We
give below the pnze winners : —

J. F. Brown.
N. Washburn.
Wm-Gerrish. .

K. Rathboue .

E. W. Lun .

J . Pecksniff .

M. W. Wares .

S. Wilder .

A. W. Ncwland . .

. 71

6 8 6 6 6 5 0—401

. 6 0 6 6 6 6 6—42)

6 6 8 6 8 6 6—42/

. 0 6 5 5 6 6 6 — 40 i

6 8 5 6 8 6 6—41 I a„

- 6 6 6 6 5 6 6— 41 f*2

C. A. Sumner . 65

J. L. Shippcns . 04

O. M. Jewell . 80

W. Poland . 72

T. Howe . 66

H. Tyler . 65

all the targets was 200 yards, off-hand shooting ; any
rifles allowed. Both days were fair, and made for good
shooting, as the following records will show : —

Target of Honor ; members only ; three shots each
man ; score in possible 75 : —

G. Schumann . 55

l„ G. Iieatso . 54

V. I). Linden . 64

B. Zettler . 54

G. Joiner . 52

D. Calhune . 61

Zitmnermau . 61

Jack Levy . 49

Major Aery . 16

.1. R. Grohmann .

Charles Reeht . «

F. Fabarius . 37

II. D. Fischer . 87

F. D. Patterson . 27

.. J. D. Ward .

The Ring Target was open for all 'comers ; number of
tickets unlimited ; twenty prizes were received by the
following gentlemen ; possible, 75 rings : —

w. Hayes .

W. Klein . 83

Ph. Broadway . . . . . 82

Charles Zettler . 82

Ph. Kliosratb . 01

D. Miller . 81

F. Blumonberg . 60

W, M. Farrow . 57

M. B. Engel . 60

P. Kenning . 56

Charles Judson . 56

D. Patterson . 50

M. L. Kiggo . 50

W. Hayes, Newark. . . . 72

Charles Zettler, N T . 71

D. Miller, “ ... . 71

W. Klein, “ . 71

W. M. Farrow, " . . 70

J. Beyer, Hartford.... . 70

Henry Oehl, N.T . 70

J. H. Rasehen, Hoboken. ... 60
O. E. Pillard, New Britain. . . . 09
H, Andrew, N. Y

The prizes awarded in this match are as follows

First, fine French clock, $30: second, cash, $15; third, hygro-
phant from J. S. F. Huddleston, $10; fourth, cash, $7 ; fifth, cash,
*6; sixth, order for a pair of shoes from T. H. Bell, 86; seventh,
cash, Si ; eighth, year a subscription to Forest and Stream, St :
ninth, cash, $3; tenth, “Sportsman's Gazetteer" from Charles
Hollock, $3; eleventh, quarter keg powder from Latlin & Rand,
83; twelfth, samo, S3; thirteenth, “ Abroad Again" from Curtis
Guild, $3.50; fourteenth, “Over the Ocean" from same, $2.50;
fifteenth, cash, $2; total, $101.

Medford, Oct. 8tli. — The Medford Amateur Rifle Asso¬
ciation held its regular meeting, and the first competition
in the handicap United States gold coin match to-day at
Bellevue range. There was a large attendance of riflemen
and their friends. The weather conditions were perfect.
The first prize offered in this match is a calendar clock,
valued at $25.

W. Charles .

H.A. Pickering..

G. W. Sougett. ....

H. A. Pickering .
C. D. Harrison....

N. P. Ames .

J. H. Eames .

A. J. Greene .

R. S. Rogers .

.1. W. Vining .

J. E. Irvine .

.4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4-47

.4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4-48

4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 41

.4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5-44

.445 5 45445 *- 44
.4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4—43
.33455465 5 4—43
.3 8 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4—40
.44454453* 3-40
.443544344 4-39
.434333344 3-34

Medford , Oet. Ufh. — The Raymond Sportsmen’s Club
held its meeting yesterday. In the glass-ball shoot Mr.
G. B. Blanchard ranks one, with a 29 out of 30 : —

Double

Trap.

G. B. Blanchard . 10

Re-entry . 10

W. B. witherelt . 10

J. E. Mason... . 8

J. Hartcn . 7

In the 200 yards handicap match J. S. Bennett] leads
with a score of 43. The summary is : —

,T. S. Bennett . * 5 4 5 * 4 5 4 4 4 — 43

I(e-entrjr . . 5 5 4 G 0 4 4 3 4 4—13

J. Smith . 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4-42

Re-entry . 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4-41

W. B. Witherell . anziaanaa a-w

Geo. Freeman . . .

J. E. Masop... .

The Zettler’s Fall Meeting.— The Zettler Rifle Club
held its annual fall shooting on the 7th and 8th inst. at
the Sehuetzen Park, Union Hill, N. Y. The distanoe for

33 4 433333 3-32
24 4 3 03333 4-29
44 4 234030 11—21

J. M. Brown,N.Y . 60

G. Joiner, “ . 69

A. Tobin, Newhrk . 88

O. B. Hall, New Britain . 68

J. C. Falco, New Britain . 68

- -Marks, N.T . 67

M. M.Hellwig, “ . 67

P. Jenning, “ - . .,67

L. Beatse, “ . 66

Phil Klein,

The Man Target was also for ail comers ; fifteen prizes ;
number of tickets unlimited ; possible 60 ; — O. E. Pillard,
New Britain, 58 ; P. Feming, N. Y., 56 ; Z. Beyer, Hart¬
ford ; C. Judgson, N. Y. ; J. H. Rasehen, Hoboken ; J.
C. Falco, New Britain, 55 each ; H. Andrew, N.Y.; V. D.
Linden, Poughkeepsie ; M. TV. Farrow, N. Y. ; W. Hayes,
Newark ; Charles Zeigler, Hartford ; G. Joiner, N. Y.; J.
Blumenberg, N. Y., 54 each ; O. B. Hull, New Britain :
P. Klein, N. Y., 53 each.

The rules and regulations of the N. R. A., which are
similar to those of the “ Schuetzenbund of the United
States of North America,” were in force.

Champions’ Target (in size and form a regular twenty-
five half -inch target ; open to all-comers and with no en¬
trance fee ; only three shots to be fired by each man. Mr.
P. Fenning was the successful shooter, making 66 rings.

Bull’s-eye Targets ; number of tickets unlimited : open
to all comers ; the black was twelve inches, and the
regular bullseye four inches in diameter ; ten shots
each. The men in the order of prize-taking stood ; — D,
Miller, W. Hayes, E. Holzmann, H. Oehl, M. Seppen-
feld, Ph. Klein. W. M. Farrow, G. Joiner, J. H. Rasehen,
J. H. Brown, H. Andrews, P. Fenning. The most bull's
eyes (35) were made by G. Joiner ; J. H. Rasehen, 24 ; D.
Miller, 22 ; J. Blumenberg, 21.

A fine banquet and bali at the castle closed this meet¬
ing.

Shoot of the Scheutzen Corps.— The New York
Scbeutzen Corps, numbering 127 members, and guests, in
command of Captain D. E, Yuengling left Jersey City on
Thursday last, via special train of six cars on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, for their annual fall shoot. They were
accompanied by the 71st regiment band and had every¬
thing necessary to make the party happy and comforta¬
ble. The destination was Mauch Chunk, Pa., 120 miles
from the city. The scenery viewed during the run out
was enchanting, and all were well pleased with
the selection made by the Captain of the Corps.
The entertainment was strictly private. On the arrival
at Mauch Chunk, the entire party were transported to
the Mansion House, James S. Wybert, proprietor, where
an ample supply of edibles were ready, after partaking
of which, the shooters took their positions, and at short
range, off hand shooting, three shots each, contested for
the various prizes, which occupied the rest of the day. In
the evening Mi-. F. Beringer, President of the Arion So¬
ciety, R. Guggenheimer, Esq., and T. C. Banks, of the
Forest and Stream, were appointed judges, and Mr.
Philip Klein measured the targets, which was no easy
task for him, and after their labors were finished the
party retired, leaving the distribution of prizes until the
next day. As the immense dining-hall had been cleared
of tables, the regimental string band soon sounded a march
which opened the grand ball for the evening.

On Friday the day was ushered in by the firing of can¬
non in front of the hotel at six o’clock, which was con¬
tinued until the band assembled for a morning concert.
After an early breakfast the Corps assembled with the
band and marched to the station of the celebrated “Switch
Back ” railroad, while the ladies and children were taken
in carriages. The trip over this wonderful road was
highly exciting and the scenery enchanting.

A description of the excursion over the mountains
would be almost impossible in our limited space, but all
who participated in it have it thoroughly impressed on
their memory. At Summit Hill an hour was passed in
visiting the wonderful coal mines, and especially the burn¬
ing mine, whose fires have been raging for over twenty
years. At this point a slight collation was served, while
the band gave the miner's families an open air concert.
On returning to the hotel dinner was served, and then
came the distribution of prizes contested for the day be¬
fore, viz.:

Philip Klein, 1st prize, Forest and Stream Pipe, value
$150— score, 3 2-16 in. : Bernard Zettler, 2d, $25 cash-
score. 4 1-16 in. ; Louis Fink, 3d, $20, gold — score, 4 5-16 in. ;
Maj. Geo. Aery, 4th, one Case of Wine — score, 5 10-16 in. ;
G. A. Kundahl, 5th, ten Quarter Kegs of Beer— score,
6 in. ; P. Valkman, 6th, $10 cash— score, 6 1-16 in. ; L.
Fink, 7th, two Cases Wine— score, 6 4-16 in. ; Wm. Klein,
8th. $10, score — 6 4-16 in. ; M. Henken, 9th, Castor— score,
6 9-16 in. ; Fred. Hausen, 10th, Wine Cooler— score, 6 9-16
in. ; Louis Lane, 11th, fifty Bottles Seltzer — score, 8 4-16
in. The following twenty-five members each received a
sterling silver medal, with scores in merit as presented,
viz. :

John Bmmmerhop, W. Radebold, Anton Meyer, J. R.
Grohman, J. Lippold, D. Meschendorf. G. Menken, Wm.
Lemken. H. Evers, J. C. Huser, G. AVhrenberg, Cord.
Manhuken, Capt. Yuengling, H. Knehel, A. W. Lemoke,
J. H. Meyer, George Orht, J. Stemme, A. Fischer, F.
Grumermann, J. Eggers, N. F. Britenshow.

After the distribution the corps assembled in front of
the hotel, and the group were photographed. “ Fall in ! ”

FOREST AND STREAM

75S

was the next order, and the music echoed on the moun¬
tain side aB they were marched to the large saloon for a
few parting words, and the ceremonies opened with three
hearty cheers for Capt. Yuenghng, and a speech giving
him great credit for selecting so fine a resort for the
annual festivities. Capt. Yuengling responded hand¬
somely, and proposed three oheers for ex-Capt. George
Aery, which met a hearty response. After which, speech-
making, cheers and music were in order. Col. Wyhert,
the landlord, was highly complimented. The toast to the
ladies was not forgotten, and the affair closed with a
hearty cheer for our guests. During the remarks made,
the Captain referred to the change of scenery, the new
life imparted, and the wonders of the Switzerland of
America. Maj, Aery spoke handsomely of the trip,
highly complimenting the landlord, and' remarked that
the corps always came as men, and went home as men.
At 4,30 p. M. the party started on the return trip atnid the
firing of cannon, music by the band, and cheers from the
multitude assembled,

Oreedmooi ■, Oct. 8th. — The New York Rifle Club met
to-day for weeldy practice and to shoot for the “Donald¬
son Trophy," 300 and 300 yards ; seven rounds at each
distance : winners onoe handicapped, two points, and
winners twice handicapped, four points. Owing to the
lateness of the hour in which the match' was shot, the
scores were not very brilliant, Mr. S. 1\ Wells winning
the trophy Cor the first time with the following score : — -
son Yarns. i son ranis.

S, P. Wells ....5444 44 6-31) | . 4 3 4 4 4 3 S— 37— 5T

This was the tenth competition for the trophy, which
has to be won throe times before becoming the final
property of the winner. The following is a record of the
competition for the trophy, showing how it stands : —

No. of Comp. TT-fniicr. SOI) 300 Total.

1 . A. J. Hewlett . 20 33 1,3

2 . n. D. Blyrteixbnrg'li . . . 34 27 HI

3 . 1 . S. Contra . 20 28 ;7,

4 . . A. ,T. HoxvleH . 30 28 68

3 . K. O’Donnell . 31 27 58

8 . W H .Dunlap . 8t 23 59

7 . Fred Alder . 30 27 57

B . Fred Alder . 32 30 02

9 . D. S. Dunks . 23 23 57

70 . S. P Wells ... . 30 27 57

— A prize shooting “ everybody’s match ” commenced
in Conlin’s Shooting Gallery, 1.222 Broadway. New York,
on Wednesday, Oct. 15th. Twenty-five (25) valuable
prizes will be presented. No competitor to win more than
one prize,

Jamestown, Oat. lith. — Some very good work was
done last week with the “ Gallery Rifle" at R. H. Burns’
rifle range, distance sixty feet : Creedmoor target reduced
for range. Among the best scores, possible 25, were: —
S. C. Van Vleok, E. S. Blakesly, A. F. Warner, W. H.
Hotchkiss and S. G. Dove, 25 each at 300 yards ; C. W.
Hatch, A. H, Johnson, D. I. Langworthy, Dr. A. F.
Ward and H. W. Watson, 24 each at 500 yards target.
Monday, the 20th. commences the “Prize”" shooting for
38 cal. Ballard rifle and three cash prizes.

PlNACENTER.

— The Columbia Everybody’s, which was called for
October 20th, is postponed till November 3d.

Washington, D. C., Oat. 11 th. — The Weather Bureau
provided a good day for the Harkness gold medal shoot
of the Columbia Rifle Association. The skies were
evenly ovorcast, the light was gray and clear, and the
strong wind which blew across the range from the light
hand was singularly steady in direction and strength, al¬
though brisk enough to keep the streamers pointing out
straight to the Capitol dome which rose westward beyond
the hill-tops. Only three men presented themselves for
the contest, but under the rules three make a match in
shooting for the Harkness medal. Mr. Laird shot remark¬
ably well at the 800 yards stage, his clean score being
nearly all made up of carton shots. Mr. Lauritzen kept
him company until the fourteenth round, and then
broke for an unlucky centre, while Mr. Adee brought up
the red one twice in his string. At 900 yards Mr. Lau-
ritzen's 72 was the top score, Mr. Laird, through his
opening “ red bird,” only getting 71 — a tally which was
tied by Mr. Adee, notwithstanding a provoking “ mag”
on his second round. At 1,000 yards Sir. Lauritzen main¬
tained his good luck, and although the “flamingo”
bobbed up four times, nothing worse happened, and he
retired with a fine 71, and a flattering total of 217— his
_ best score thus far. Mr. Laird also made 71 at this range,
and toted up the same gross figures, but a “mag” on his
tenth round at 1,000 yards prevented his taking first
place under the rules. Mr. Adee’s bad luck at the long¬
est range left him well in the rear with a tolerable 208,
The average for the three contestants was 214. The scores
are as follows ; —

( 800 . 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5—54 1

P. J. Lauritzen .... - 900 . 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5—74 7217

1 1,000 . 5 4 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5—71 1

( 800 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-75 )

C. H, Laird . 4 BOO . 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5—71 1-217

( 1.000 . 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5—71 1

( 800 . -.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5-73 )

A A. Artec . - 900 . 5 3 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—71 V:

1 1,000 . 5 4443544545543 5-64 1

On the aggregates Col.'Burnside still leads with a total
of 648 for his three best scores. Mr. Laird follows with
643, his lowest score being 210, which he has yet two
chances to change for a better and possibly a winning
score. Prof. Hai’kness, although a noted shot, prefers
not to enter in the contest for the medal he himself offers.

Washington, D. C. — The Columbia Rifle Association
held its penultimate shoot for the Harkness gold medal
on Saturday last, the 18th ; and capped the climax to
the good shooting done by its members lately at Creed¬
moor by piling up the highest individual score yet made
in a match. The day was apparently unfavorable, for,
although the lowering skies gave promises of unbroken
continuance of the grateful gray light without mirage so
prized by all riflemen, yet the wind shifted from VII to
X. on the wind dial, and needed four or five points of al¬
lowance on the guages of the guns. Four marksmen
faced the targets, Mr, A, V. Canfield, Jr, , of Baltimore,
coming over to join Colonel Burnside and Messrs. Laird
and Lauritzen in the friendly contest. He was unfortu¬
nate, however, at the first stage, opening with the red-bird,
and keeping it in sight for three rounds until he found
the bull's-eye. The others, more lucky, struck the bull and
stayed on for four rounds. Mr. Laird was the first to break
for centers, on his fifth and sixth rounds, the Colonel’s

turn coming on the seventh. On the latter's tenth
shot, by an unlucky mishap, his bull’s-eye was on the
wrong target, scoring as a miss under the rigidly en¬
forced yules. Mr. Lauritzen, unmoved by the minor
calamities around him, kept on without a break to the
end • and rolled up his first clean string in a match. Mr.
Laird’s 73 came next. The Colonel’s 68 would have been
73 had he confined himself to his own target, while Mr.
Canfield’s 68 was well fought for, only one point being
dropped after he got fairly on the bull. At 900 yards the
Colonel opened badly with a ‘ 1 mag,” followed by a ‘ • flam¬
ingo, but he then pulled himself together for an unbroken
sequence of bull Voyes' to the end. The race at this stage at
first lay between Mr. Lauritzen and Mr. Laird, the former
holding on the i ris up to his seventh shot, which brought up
the red, while the latter dropped hut two points up to his
fourteenth round, when emulating Col. Burnside’s exam¬
ple he too planted a line carton provokingly near t he mid¬
dle of the wrong bull’s-eye, and got credited with a
miss in consequence, closing with only 67 to Mr. Laurit-
zen's admirable 7 1. When the marksmen moved back to
the thousand yards' firing point the interest centered on
Mr. Lauritzen, who approached the last and most trying
stage with 149 to his credit out of a possible lot). The
scorers and umpire carefully focussed their telescopes to
bring out with tho utmost distinctness the sharp white
shot-marks on the black of the bull’s-eye, which showed
clear and round without haze or mirage. The wind grew
more gusty, and a few warning rain-drops fell from time
to time ; but on the whole the clerk of the weather did
his duty .well. Both men found the bull on their opening
shots, but on the third round Mr. Lauritzen misjudged
the wind for a puffed-off centre. This lowered his score
two points from the possible, with a dozen shots yet to
fire, not, however, a very disheartening prospect. Mr.
Laird stuck to the hull in a style which would have won
him forty Wimbledon cups had they been up for compe¬
tition, and justified the reputation he gained at Creed¬
moor as a long-ranger, but Mr. Lauritzen kept close to
his heels for four shots more, only breaking once for a.
flamingo on his eighth round, giving him three points,
dropped from the total possible, with seven shots yet to
fire. Could he stand the strain and keep on raising the
white disc to the end? Mr. Laird set him the example,
and he followed it bravely. Bull after bull was announced
by the scorers ns the two men fired shot after shot in the
midst of a painfully anxious silence ; and when the last
shots were sent in and the grateful white showed on the
black bull’s-eyes the restrained enthusiasm burst into a
cheer to greet the wonderful marksmanship of both.
Laird had made a dean 1,000 yards' score, so seldom done
in a match, and Lauritzen had beaten the best record
hitherto — Mr. Sumnex-’s — by one point, tallying a mag¬
nificent 222 out of the possible 225 in a formal match
conducted with the most rigid adherence to N. R. A.
rules. General John Coughlin was umpire, and Dr. Par¬
sons and Mr. Dingman were the scorers. The following
is the shot for shot record of the match : —

( 800 - ,.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 5 6-75)

P. J. Lauritzen ...A 900 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—74 7221

( 1,000 . 55455554555555 5—73 )

l 800, ,--.,,.5 6 6 5 4 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 8 5 6-781

0. H. hotel. . < 900 . 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5-67 7214

1 1,000 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—75 1

( 800 . - ,5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 4^68

Col. Burnside .... 4 900 . 345655656 5 5555 5—72 1203

( 1,000 . 5 353 5 5543544 5 4 5— 85 I

( 800... . 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5-68)

A. V .'Canfield, Jr A, 900 . 3 5 5 6 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5-59 7203

1 1,000 . 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 5 5 4 4 5 5 4—68 )

But one more match for the Harkness badge remains
to be shot on Saturday, the 25th instant. The terms of
the match call for the aggregation of the three highest
scores of each contestant, the largest total to win the
medal. Col. Burnside’s aggregate thus far is the highest,
viz. : 214. 216, 218—648. He is closely followed by Mr.
Laird’s 214, 215, 217 — 646. Mr. Lauritzen’s magnificent
shooting these last two Saturdays has gained him 203,
217, 232 — 642, and if his recent luck holds, he may yet
come out winner. At any i-ate, with propitious weather
a close and exciting windup to the contest next Satur¬
day may he looked for,

A Large Calibre Advocate— Chicago, HI., Sept. 25 th
— Editor Forest and Stream: — I have noticed in your
columns communications from different gentlemen advo¬
cating small-bore rifles for shooting. Perhaps they will
answer well enough for experts, but will not ordinary
shots save much more game with the larger calibre ?

The great veins and arteries yield with great f reedom
to the slightest pressure and escape marvelously from
the track of a bullet. When severed they retract , and if
not too large soon seal up their torn ends with a clot.
The tissues also retract and close up small wounds very
soon. The shock is more suddenly fatal than the flow o’f
blood, and both inorease with the 3ize of the bullet. I
have known a buck to go several rods with a .40 bullet
through his heart and leave not a drop of blood on his
trail, so that he was only found the next morning by the
help of the ravens. -I saw another run more than 'fifty
yards with 2 i inches square of his liver shot clear out of

While hunting in the Upper Peninsula, Midi., last
month, I had the good luck to send a .45 bullet through
both shoulders of a large bear, hardly half way
above the brisket — not far enough forward to strike the
heavy bones nor far enough back to touch the heart, but
it brought the black blood spouting from both sides. He
made off slowly through a thick swamp. After follow¬
ing about 200 yards I got in.another shot behind the butt
of iiis ear. The bullet was 350 grains of soft lead and
propelled by seventy grains Hazard’s F. G. It pulverized
the large processes at the base of the skull, also the first
vertebra, and lodged in the thick, tough skin on the
opposite side, losing about half its weight in its passage.
It- was badly upset, and so was the bear.

If my first bullet had been a .35 I do not believe I would
have got a second shot. There would have been much
less shock, much less internal bleeding, and almost non©
externally ; and as it was after 6 p. m. when I first met
him, he would probably have gone so fast and so far that
I could not have renewed his acquaintance that evening,
and the chance of finding him the next morning would
have been next to nothing.

It may be all very well for a skilful, cool-headed, iron-
nerved marksman like Dr. Hornaday to use a ,40 bullet
and take a tiger’B eye for his target, but for myself I pre¬
fer making a large-sized hole in any game that I want to

take into camp, or that may possibly hinder my taking
myself there. Nothing smaller than a .44 is good enough
for me in the woods ; nor would I use less than seventy
grains of powder. A flat trajectory helps to correct many
errors of judgment as to distance and saves many misses.

Less powder and less lead may often do just as well,
hut with that amonnt (.45 — 70) one is ready for any emei’-
geney except a grizzly, and an explosive bullet will help
through that. B. w. Pike.

fxg mid

GAME IN SEASON FOR OCTOBER.

Wild turkejvT/eteiff™ qallopavo.
Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, ClipMonia cupido.
Bulled grouse or pheasant, Bo-
nasa unibelius.

Quail or partridge, OrlyxvirginU

Moose, Alee Americana.

Caribou, llangifcr caribou.

Elk or wapiti, Ccrvus caunflcnsls.
lied or Va. deer. C. vfrolffibcniis.

SqtlittojBf red, blank and gray.

Hares, brown and gray.

Beed or rice bird, Dolichonyx or-

yxtvoraus.

tSWTliis table does not apply to nil the States. It Is meant to
represent the game which tsgenerally in seasonal, this time, State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game hare
mentioned. _

Few Woodcock, — The very warm weather of the past
few weeks has ruined the woodcock shooting, all tha
customary resorts of the birds on their migration south¬
ward at this season being dried up by the warm weather
and the absence of rain. There will, therefore, be noth¬
ing of a season this year from woodcoak shooting.

New Brunswick — Campbellton, Oct. 10th. — Wild
geese and ducks are now near this place in the Bay Cbal-
eur by the thousands. The geese are in prime condi¬
tion. I have just knocked down a young gander that
weighs a little over ten pounds. Decoys are unknown or
not used here in the fall. The usual way that geese and
ducks are killed is for the gunner to lie in the bushes near
the shore and shoot as they come in with the tide. With
decoys and blinds built out on any of the marshes along
this bay, sportsmen would be sure of good sport until the
ice forms which will be about November 20th or 25th.

Stanstead.

Maine.— Indian .RocJc, Oct. 18th. — Ducks are uncom¬
monly plenty on the Lakes this fall, and partridges are
recovering in numbers from their terrible winterkilling of
thi’ee years ago. We are having very pleasant weather.
Last week at the Upper Dam the mercury stood in three
successive days 100, 100,5, 100.7 — pretty" warm October
weather for us. F. C. B.

Massachusetts — Ashfield, Oct. 15 th, — Lest my sport¬
ing friends should think I am pai-ting with my wits or
have got a new kind of grouse, please state that I wrote
that: “ There being many late broods they had conse¬
quently hung together later than usual." Your composi¬
tor left out the word late, thereby destroying the sense.

Ruff.

New York — Buffalo, Oct. 14(5. — The hot weather
near Buffalo lias checked in some measure active sport¬
ing operations. Woodcock are more abundant than last
year, and bags of fi-om eight to twelve birds are occasion¬
ally made. Partridge arc very plentiful, since they are
never affected by severe winters, and the fine, dry spring
weather favored the raising of their young broods. Nia¬
gara River during September was ' literally alive with
several species of small gulls and terns, among these lat¬
ter two species never before known to occur here —
Sterna macrura and Plumbia. A few blue-bills are now
coming Id, though the great army of aquatic migratory
birds betrays as yet no signs of activity. One of our
great Nimrods, P. Heinty, Esq.^is getting ready for an¬
other of his annual shooting excursions. Beaver Lake,
Ill., will be his objective point, and the magnitude of his
preparations may be judged from his ammunition bill,
which amounts to, nearly $70 for three weeks’ shooting.

C. L.

Adirondacks. — Loieville, Oct. 16(7t.— We are having
very fine weather and the sportsmen are having rare
8portin the Adirondacks. Large bucks are brouglit out
from the Beaver River chain to Lowville. Woodcock and
mffed grouse are quite scarce this season although some
of our sportsmen have made fair bags. H. W, H,

New Jersey Quail.— The New Jersey quail season
opens November 1st.

The Florida Rainy -Season.— Titusville Brevard Co.,
Fla. Oct. 6th. — Teal, blue winged (Querqoedula discors )
are reported as having arrived in numbers in Banana
Creek and the marshes off this place. The rainy season
has been very excessive. Only two days since Sept. 1st,
in which rainhas not fallen during the twenty-four hours.
The whole country is flooded with water." A traveller
just returned from the lower southwestern part of this
county, rode 40 miles in one stretch and could find but
one little knoll above water, on which he could alight
dry shod. The cattle there feeding in water up to their
bellies. Al. I. Gator,

Louisiana — New Orleans Oct. 12th. — Our sportsmen are
beginning to prepare for an active campaign this fall .
and many are leaving for the swamps in quest of wood¬
cock, squirrels, deer, etc. E, C.

Michigan. — Escanaba , Oct. 12th.— 1 see you told some
one in your last paper about turkey at Escanaba. I
never heard of any, but a few tame ones in the eleven
years I have been here. Game — deer, bear, grouse, and
plenty of fish. _ A. F, Y.

Indian a — Washington, Oct. 13 th. — Last week a party
of four went about eight miles north of this city for a
day’s hunt, and killed sixty-one squirrels and five ducks,
The quails are rather scarce this season, having been
about all frozen or trapped out last winter. M. P. R.

California. — Benicia, Oet. 11th. — The duck and quail
season opened here on the 15th of September. Quail ar©
abundant in the southern counties. Owing to the mild¬
ness of the weather the ducks have not come in yet in
large numbers. Benicia and its vicinity are noted as the
best resorts for ducks known in tlie State. Three
years ago I bagged alone in one week nine hundred
ducks. If ever you should come to California during tile
ducking season, give ns call, and we will show yon soma
good duck shooting. L, W,

754

FOREST AND STREAM

California. Geese.— The farmers of the Sacramento
and San Joaquin valleys are alarmed at. the hordes of
wild geese which have settled down to devour the grain.
The only adequate agency employed to cope with the birds
seems to be strychnine. If any Eastern gunner wants to
tread in goose blood, here’s his chance.

Careless Gunners.— Rmlmlle, IU., Oct. 11th.— Close
upon your note on gun accidents, comes one from our
section of the country. Three brothers who wore in the
river bottom huuting, met with a serious accident a few
days ago, In some unaccountable way one gun was dis¬
charged, killing one outright, taking a second one’s thumb
off, and shooting the third one in the arm and neck. No
one can account for the discharge of the gun, but is
probably from being carelessly handled.

Aix. Sponsa,

The Ruptured Shell.— Portland, Me., Oct. IHth.—ln
your issue of the 16th inst. is a cut of a ruptured brass
shell, which “ Straight Bore"' claims is an illustration and
proof of his theory of the expansion of gun barrels in front
of the shot-wad, Without entering upon a long argu¬
ment to prove the incorrectness of his position, allow me
to suggest that possibly the “bulging” near tiie open end
of the shell was due to the “ upsetting" of the charge of
shot when starting, and that the rupture commenced at
that end, and ceased as it approached the other, because
the metal of the shell was thinner at the former, arid in¬
creased in thickness toward the latter. G, L. B.

Yarding Moose in Maine, — Bethel, — The winter
of 1846-7 was a very severe one in northern Maine. About
the Rangeley Lakes the snow fell to the depth of seven
feet , and moose were plenty. The hunters took no guns
with them, but fastened their knives to the end of a pole,
and cut their throats.

When approached by the hunter the moose would make
a desperate rush for a little distance — a few rods, then
tread a hit for a standing place ; and woe to the dog that
ventured within their reach. About fifty were killed
about those lakes that winter. On one occasion four- of
us worked up the fall signs of a hull and two cows, going
northerly to the top of a large mountain. Wien we
came upon them they were yarded in a dense thicket of
fir and spruce. They could not run, but the bull man¬
aged to reach an open space in the woods, and a young
fellow named Bowley ran up near the moose, to show off
a little, though cautioned to keep away. The moose im¬
mediately sprang upon the boy. and. as we thought,
treaded him to a jelly, as one of nis snow-shoes was to be
seen under the creature’s feet.

This time we had a gun, and as soon as possible after
the flurry, shot the moose, and we all ran up to dig out
the fellow's body. And as we were moving the moose
around and digging away the snow, up popped Bowley’s
head twenty-five or thirty yards away, near the stump of
a fallen tree. He had plunged under this tree and crept
along to the end of it, and dug his way up through the
snow, with no further harm than the loss of his snow-
shoe. J. G. R.

All this happened before the Forest and Stream had
promulgated the code of ethics which puts moose yarding
where it belongs.

Boots for M.arsh Shooting.— Veiy long boots, for
marsh shooting, I consider a grea t mistake, because they
tire their wearers before half the day is over, and, more¬
over, practically they have no raison d'etre. A man
never deliberately goes into water which reaches above
his knees, because if he does so, he cannot tell within a
few inches the depth of the water through which he may
be wading, and he will be pretty sure to suddenly get
into a hole, when he will have his long boots filled with
water, thereby producing just what long boots are tliero-
retically supposed to avoid — i. e., wet feet.

No. A man who does a deal of tramping in a marsh
must he somewhat lightly shod, so as not to be “done”
witli his walking exertions ere ho has had time, to fully
enjoy his day’s sport. Indeed, for a long time I have
worn simply orninary walking boots — keeping on the move
until I could change I hem arid my socks, and thus avoid¬
ing any of the ill effects which may arise from having
wet feet. But when one has to drive back a goudisli
while in the cool of the evening, it is best to be prepared
with such feet covering as will insure tolerably dry feet,
and yet not clog the shooter with unnecessary weight.
Any cloth lining in shooting boots is the grea test possi¬
ble error into which a maker may fall. Cloth gets worn
through with astonishing rapidity, to begin with ; this is
in favor of the trade, though. Cloth, moreover, chafes
the feet, and this is very riling ; so that, altogether. I
abominate doth in any form inside a boot. — “Wild-
IfOWLKR,” in London Field.

A PLEA FOR STILL HUNTING.

The early accounts of deer stalking, or still bunting,
dates very far back, even to the days of the patriarchs.
It appears by the record that Isaac sent his son Esau out
on a still hunt with bow and quivers to procure venison ;
that while Esau was hunting, old Aunt Rebecca con¬
cocted a scheme, and with the help of Jacob succeeded in
deceiving the old man, and swindling Esau out of the
blessing. It seems to he a plain case of fraud on the
part of Jacob and the old woman, and my sympathy has
always rather leaned on the side of Esau. We have an
account elating back still further, of one Nimrod the eon
of Gusli, who was a mighty hunter, The record does not
say what weapons lie used, nor that he rode after
hounds, only that he was a mighty hunter before the
Lord.

Cooper’s Leatherstocking was supposed by many to
be a myth, existing only in the author’s brain. But reli¬
able historical information proves that such an individual
did exist in the latter part of the seventeenth century, a
man of English origin whose antecedents were well known
to Mr. Cooper, and that the description of his character
and habits were but slightly overdrawn, if overdrawn
at all. That he was a man well versed in the tactics of
Indian warfare, and that he was the most adroit still
hunter of that age or any other, is beyond question.

In order to become a skillful still hunter, it requires
patience, perseverance and long practice.

I had made etiU hunting rather a specialty from my
youth up, and at. the age of twenty -five years believed
that 1 was nearly master of the business; but after twenty-

five years more experience I discovered a.nd was forced to
acknowledge that at twenty-five I was a mere novice in
the art. Experience is said to be a dear school, etc. I
have frequently known some old hunters who would
camp out for the purpose of hunting deer, with three
or four young hunters who were crack shots, and could
shoot off a Bquirel's head from the top of the highest trees,
while the old man with eye-sight impaired, and perchance
trembling limbs, would manage some way to bag most of
the deer. I have often been amused while hearing the
mishaps as told by these young recruits as they would
drop into camp after a day’s hunt. One had unexpect¬
edly mn on to a big buck, and if it had been in any
other place than where it was he would have made day¬
light through it at once. Another had shot a deer plumb
through ; lie knew by the way it clung its tail and sloped
off, and then he found lots of hair strung along (a pretty
sure indication that the deer was slightly wounded or
perhaps not wounded at all). Another had nearly been
run over by a small drove of deer, and being so excited
he even forgot to lake his gun from his shoulder until
too late to get a shot. Another had traveled all day and
had seen nothing, and he believed the deer had afl left
for some other part.

There are various ways in which deer are hunted. The
practice of running deer with dogs should be condemned
iy every true sportsmen and every houest hunter. The
idea of from one to a half dozen men, Ivyng concealed on
a runway for the purpose of pouring a broadside of buck¬
shot into a worried deer at the distance perhaps of two or
four rods and calling it sport! I say the idea seems to me
simply ridiculous. If there is any sport in ii I fail to
see it.

Venison which haB been run down by dogs is worthless
and unwholesome, unfit to be eaten by any person
of ordinary refined taste.

The practice of fire hunting seems to me to be another
outlandish way of killing deer. It is well known that
in certain localities where small lakes or ponds abound,
and where deer are plenty, that they may be found
in the night time among the bayous and in shallow water
along the shores, where they resort in hot weather for the
double purpose of protection from flies, and for feeding
on water-lilies, tender grasses and other water plants.
Here the vandal can get into a dugout with a blazing
torch on the bow, and with an old buckshot gun can
slaughter deer at short range. Let me relate a case in
point, which occurred (if I remember it right) about the
second year of the war : —

A man living in St. Lawrence Co. , N. Y. , with a couple
of grown -up sons, went in the month of July up into the
Shadagee woods and camped in the vicinity of two or
three small lakes, where the deer seemed to lie unusually
plenty at that time. They succeeded in slaughtering
over forty deer in about ten days (or rather ten nights)
taking off the skins and leaving the carcassses to rot on
the ground, portions of which were seen laying about
there as late as October following. Some of the hunters
feeling indignant that such a flagrant outrage should be
perpetrated on their favorite hunting grounds, had them
prosecuted ; but in some way they were let off by paying
forty dollars. In addition, they ought to have been sent
back and compelled to feed on those carcasses, and picked
tiie bones until their destructive propensities had been
•checked up a little.

A remark which an old Seneca chief made in reference
to this occurence is somewhat to the point.

“Well,” (he says) “ God he no make deer for whiteman
throw away.” Venison was the chief support of the num¬
erous tribes of North American Indians who were once
so promiscuously scattered over the Atlantic States, They
firmly believed that the great Spirit made the deer for
then- especial benefit, also that other wild game were
created for their use, but more especially the deer as a
direot godsend.

However improvident or wasteful they might he in
some matters, they were sure to utilize every available
part of the carcass of a deer, with scrupulous exactness.
The skins when dressed, supplied them with genuine
article of clothing, also moccasins, which ever was an iu-
dispenaible article with the whole Indian race. Another
important item was the sinews, which they valued highly
as an article that in no way could be substituted. The
brains were used for dressing skins, the bones were broken
and with the head were made into soups, even the intes¬
tines were cleansed, washed and cooked in a manner
wliich, according to aboriginal ideas, made a very palit-
able dish,

I have noticed the rapid decrease of deer for many
years past, and it is not a consoling thought to know that
nine-tenths of the whole area comprising the Northern
and Middle States, has been denuded of this noble and
most desirable of all game, This beautiful race of ani¬
mals, is fast diniiuisliing in numbers, they are growing
alarmingly less year by year in every part of ff lie Unit ed
States where they are known to exist, and we may safely
predict, that the day is not far distant when the wild
Virginia deer will exist only in name. Antler.

RIFLE SHELLS AND EXPRESS BULLETS.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

In September 1 1 th number of Forest and Stream, I
notice one “ Bexar’’ is cutting up a good deal about some
rifle shells that are making trouble with him.

Well, I have to say that my experience with the “ever¬
lasting sbellB " iB precisely as “ Bexar’s.” I had Nichols &
Lefever to make trie a double barrel shot gun, last fall,
with rifle combined ; the rifle to be inserted or taken out
at pleasure. I was tiokled to death over my new gun, and
thought I had the boss gun of the universe. The shot
gun part was there, and is now all right except he oniy
choked one barrel instead of both, as I wished. Gun mak¬
ers sometimes prefer to have things their way despite any
specification in your order to the contrary. • They sent
fifty of these everlasting shells with the gun, also hall
seater and some other fixings. Iu loading the shells the
first time with the hall seater or loader, the shell would
enter the instrument easily, and I could load some of the
shells very evenly and nicely, and others I could not get
the ball in at all, without cutting or mashing it out of
shape. The halls not being cyh'ndricaJ, hut thicker one
way than the other, then I would take my knife and trim
the ball round and drive them in the shell with a gravel.
This perplexed me not a little ; I then took the rifle out
to try it. The first three shots would have entered an

inch circle at eighty yards. I shot some twenty times,
but the rest of the shots were wild — from three, four, five*
and six inches from the center— above and below and on
either side. I attributed this to rapid firing and heating
of the barrel, which.no doubt caused the barrel to warp
or twist out of line ; or, to the irregularly loaded shells,
from imperfect tools and bullet moulds. And when I
went to reload the shells not one of them would reenter
the ball seal er at all, the shell having so expanded, and
one shell split open from one end to the other the first fire.
So T had to trim all my bullets afterwards and push them
in the shell with my fingers and mallet. Another fault
with these shells, the force of the powder invariably
drove the primer back into the plunger hole and so wedg¬
ing the breeches together that often it was with difficulty
I could open the gun to reload, as the ca.p would fall
off as the breeches were opened and get down into the
locking of the bands, preventing a closing of the gun,
and I would have to take the gun apart right in the pres¬
ence of an old buck, and get the old cap out. I did this
once last fall. I shot down one old buck and another
stood at fifty yards and saw me go through this manipu¬
lation until just as I introduced a, fresh loaded shell and
brought the gun together with that snap peculiar to
Nichols’ guns, when lie, the huck, hoisted his flag, gave a
loud whistle, and went like — well he went ! Ahem i I
did not “cuss.” I “ skipped over the hard words,” and
sat and waited for another shot. I shot 52 grains Orange
lightning No. 4 powder and a 180 grain bullet. I after¬
wards sent to the U. M. C. Co. to make me two dozen
shells and 100 express bullets. I received them. The
shells were made exactly like the others only much finer
material and finish, Both kinds using Berdan's No. 2
primers. I loaded them first with the express bullets, 40
calibre, 220 grains lead, and 52 grains Hazard Electric No.
3 powder. I then made a target by nailing together six
one inch pine planks and set up this target at seventy-five
yards to start with. My object in this was to get lateral
or horizontal range of the sight, and to try penetration
(this express bullet beinga novelty to me). I fired a dozen
shots at this distance at a four-inch bull’s-eye, hut not. a
shot did 1 get into the black ; they were all around from
one-half to six inches from the bull’s-eye, on both sides,
above and below. I went and looked and was satisfied*
I then looked for penetration ; there was none there. The
balls were all out and gone. Some I found buried two
inches into a seasoned shell of an oak stump, the others
had gone through target, stump, and all. On endeavoring
to reload these beautiful shells I find they too have expan¬
ded and will not go into the bail seater ; and I find that
in this rifle the express bullet is a failure, so I have given
up in despair; but I intend giving it one more trial, and
if with no better success I will take out this rifle barrel
and give it to some old negro woman for a fire poker, and
then get me a ’70 Winchester or Ballard, or something
that will shoot without so much ceremony,

There is one fault about these express bullets, they are
too loose in the gun. No gun can shoot well unless
the bullet fills the grooves, and that tightly. The Wesson
rifle is the only breech-loading rifle that 1 have used much,
that would place its balls uniformly and regularly into a
target ; but the great fault of Wesson’s rifles, they are all
too straight and short in the stock, and too much fork in
the butt to shoot or handle quickly. His rifles are the
most ill shapen things in the world, hut as to their shoot¬
ing, I have used no better. As to stocks, if gunmakers
would make all their guns and rifles with stocks fourteen
inchos long and three inch drop, and quit making those
miserable forked stocks as they did in funt lock time, but
make their rifle stocks just like shot gun stocks. I have
never seen a rifle that came up to the shoulder and face
as well as shot guns do. The Winchester comes nearest
to it.

And now about this shell business. I think these
thick rifle shells will prove in most cases a humbug, and
I tldnk making them central fire is no good in most
cases. I have always found that the U. M. C. Co.’s fixed
ammunition is good enough for any ordinary purposes.
Their rim fire cartridges are as well made and sure fire as
ammunition can he, and no loss of gas at all, when fired,
but the. central fire, rifle, or pistol shells do lose much gas
and blacken up the rear parts of the barrels, which the
rim fire lubricated thin shells never do. And I believe
it would pay sportsmen (not professional target shooters),
and hunters who use the rifle, to first know what you
want, I, hen make out your order to the U. M. C. Co. or
some other company who manufactures ammunition (I
mention the above company because I know then- work
to l <uiie.\C(‘ptionalt and get them to make you so many
cartridges, giving calibre, of gun, shape and length of bul¬
let, and length of shell ; they will Snow how much pow¬
der to put in, which will or should be all they could get
in conveniently, and whether central or rim fire, and what
kind of gun you have. * Some guns have better shaped
shell chambers and some straight ; then order as many
made as you want ; when they give out, order more ; they
will keep your order on file, I presume, and can make
as you want them. Throw away the old shells and let
ILL reloading business alone. It null cost you more in
tiie long run than if you bought your shell already fixed,
and bullets for game shooting should have canclures
around them and well lubricated, Dry bullets will soon
ruin a good gun. Don’t use balls patched with paper in
breech-loading rifles— they won't do. If you prefer patch¬
ing your bullet, then use a muzzle-loader and patch, your
ball with strong new drilling or Dish linen, well tallowed
and stretched between the fingers and thumb ; but if you
use a breech-loading rifle have your bullets made in length
about twice the diameter of the bullet, sound on the front
end and square behind, with rings for lubricating oint.
ment, and never put one in your gun without plenty of
ointment on it. In ordering your bullets made get the
full diameter of the calibre at the bottom of the grooves,
for that is the true calibre of the gun, or should be, and
have your bullets made precisely that diameter. If these
express bullets were made that size I could shoot them
altogether, but a bullet sloshing along loose in a rifle will
not- shoot. This upsetting business or a loose ball is all
bosh Of course you will find on the bullet after being
shot, that the rifling has made its impression ; but that
does not prove that the ball was • ‘ set up by the force of
the po wder against it ; If it did, there would be no use of
patching in muzzle-loaders at all, or using forced balls in
breed i-!oaders. Take a round buckshot and shoot naked,
out of a rifle larger than the shot, and when you examine
the shot afterwards you will find the impression of the

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755

rifles on it. I think those express bullets that I got of the
U. M. C. Co. are the prettiest shaped missiles I ever saw,
and must shoot excellently out of a gun they fitted, and
would he destruction on game. I did not see that these
bullets made such an awful hole in the wood whore they
come out, but they made a fearful mess of themselves by
turning wrong side out and back on their base, and spread¬
ing out and distorting generally. This shell matter should
be looked well into by manufacturers. I shot some U.
M. C. and some Remington shells all last winter at ducks;
shot the same shells hundreds of times, and no injury as
yet that I have seen, and no expansion ; but these were
common brass shells and thin (the usual thickness). I
had some half dozen of them to expand all at one time at
a glass ball shoot. I was then testmg some Dittmar pow¬
der of eight or ten of them, and when I attempted to in¬
troduce a few of the shells they would not go in the cham¬
ber. I had shot those shells all the winter, and had not,
out of 100, a single one expand until the day I used that
Dittmar powder. I don’t know whether it was that or
not. C. L. J.

Willis, Texas, Sept. 23d.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

Orecl.

New Jersey Sportsmen. — The tournament at the
West Side Driving Park is in full blast as we go to press.
The meeting is a large one ; the shooting excellent. Full
report next week.

Connecticut — Collinsville, Oct, 2d. — Canton Rod and
Gun Club ; practice meeting at 200 yards, off hand ; 3
pound pull ; 10 shots : —

Mass.

Hull . 10 11 10 8 9 12 18 12 10 10 104

Bldwell . .11 0 10 9 11 10 12 11 10 9 99 43

Marks . 7 9 10 11 10 10 11 9 10 10 97 42

Laubenstetn . 11 7 11 10 7 11 10 10 10 9 96 43

Lewis . 1 9 9 10 7 9 10 10 8 8 84 39

October 8th ;—

Mass. Cred. I Mass. Cred.

Fanoher . 99 44 | Andrews . . 83 39

Bldwell . 93 41 1 Lewis . 79 39

Laubenstein . 85 41 1 Pflster . 79 39

New York —Coxsackie, Sept. 15th. — The Coxsackie
Rifle Club ; all comers’ match ; range at Ooclrrau’s Grove;
first match, 200 yards ; second match, 300 yards. The
leading scores were : —

200 Yards. 200 r«n?s.

W.M. Farrow . 45 J. A. Smith . 43

J. G. Newbury . 44 A. H. Cobb . 41

J.C.Falco . 44 W.M. Hunter . 40

G.W. Gemmill . 43 B. Bell . 40

L. Geiger . 43 D. F. Wilcox . 40

When the time arrived for the 300 yards competition
the wind, which had been moderate up to this time, in¬
creased to a stiff breeze.

The following were the leading scores : —

W. M. Farrow . 43 | J- C. Faleo . 36

A. H. Cobb . 39 D. F. Wilcox . 34

J. G. Newbury. . . 37 J. A. Smith . 34

L. Geiger . 37 I

J. G. Newbury, President Coxsackie Rifle Club.
Miner Rod and Gun Club. — The Gold “ Aery Medal”
was shot for ; 10 balls each ; 25 yards rise. The wiry
and everlasting “ purveyor ” Michael Englert, proved to
be the champion of the day after a tie between him and
the jolly, fat, good natured and hardly ever missing, John
Wood Esq. They shot the first miss out, and unfor¬
tunately, Mr. Wood got hold of a bird which he could
not stop. The following is the result : —

Aery .

Wood .

Englert. .
Voskamp. .

Davis .

Steers .

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.11111111
.11111111

1 1- -
1 1—10
1 1—10
1110 11—8

. ] 1 1 1 U 1

Several sweepstakes were afterwards shot for, and 125
birds were sent to eternity on that day. The club has some
very crack shots among them, and can compete with
almost any other club.

New Jersey Gun Club. — West Side Parle, Oct. 15th.
— Regular monthly shoot at pigeons for Champion Badge ;
handicapped rises ; plunge traps ; club rules

l l l 1 i 1

lllli *— 6

11111
1110 1
10 111
l l i 1 1

1-6
1 1-6
1 1 1—6
1 " l 6

1 1 1-0
l 1 1—0
1 1 I li

1 0 0-5
0 1 1-5
0 1 1—5
0 0 1-4

.111110-5

Yards Rise.

John Tolley . 22 .

Charles Sedor . 22 .

K. Warner . 23 .

George Wilms . 23 .

J. Van Brockle . 24 .

John Cable . 21 .

John Headden . 22 .

J. Barclay . 21 .

John Perrson . 23 .

W. Dunlop . 23 .

F. Smith . 21 .

H. Geiger . 23 .

T. Hughes . 22 .

W. Sanders . 23 .

J.Sip . 21 .

B. Dusenbery . 24 .

Ties on 7 ; 25 yards : —

Toffey . 1 1111 1— 6|Sedor .

Sweepstakes ; 25 yards ; one barrel : —

Geiger . 1 1 1-3 Hughes . 1 1 1—3

Cadamus . 1 1 1-3 Wurue . 1 1 0—2

Hoadden . 1 1 1-3 Dunlop . 0 1 1-2

Thompson . 1 1 1—3 Townsend . 0 1 1—2

Wilms . 1 1 1-3 Tolley . 0 1 * 1

Van Brockle . 1 1 1—3 Cable . 0 1 0—1

Ties on 3; 31 yards

Geighbr . 1 1 1—3 I Wilms . 1 0 — 1

Cadmus . . . 1 1 1 — 3 I Van Brockle . 1 0 — 1

Headden . . ..1 1 0—2 I Hughes . — . 0 — 0

Thompson . 1 1 0—2 |

Ties on 2 ; 31 yards : —

Dunlop . . . 1 1 1 1—4 I Townsend . .1 1 1 0-3

Wux-ue . 0 —0 |

Ties on 1 ; 31 yards

Toffey . 0 0 1—1 ) Cable . ...0 0 0-0

G. L. W., Secretary.

Pennsylvania. — horth Wales Oct. 14th. — Match for
championship of Montgomery Country. The winner, Mr.
Roteel, is a member of the Spring House Shooting Club.
The prize was a gold medal presented by Col. Wm. Gre-
ger, of Acorn station. Score : —

O. K. Beyer . 01001 00111 10100 11110 10011—14

J.G. Henery . 1 1101 111 11 1 1 110 11 1 1 1 11000-20

A W. Snyder . 1JI01 01101 11111 11111 1101 1-21

J. McCandless . 90001 10110 OIUOO 11011 01101-12

M. E. Beyer . 11101 11111 10111 10111 001 -16

H.W. Beyer . 01001 Q1001 11 1 11 11000 00111-14

C Rotzel.. . 11111 11011 01111 11111 11111-23

J. Miller. . 11111 11111 11010 11111 10 -19

Dr.D.P, Jones . 11111 01111 11101 11111 11111-23

KANSAS STATE TOURNAMENT.

Salina, Kan. , Oct. Wi.

Editor Forest and Stream l—

The opening day of the annual tournament of the Kan¬
sas State Sportsmen’s Association at Oakdale Park,
Salina. was ushered in with a bright sun and strong wind
from the south, which blew across the traps. There was
a fair attendance. The shooting ground was fair, but
with a solid background of trees, which made the ball
shooting difficult.

First Day. — Purse 1, $150; 20 glass balls; 18 yards
rise ; three traps ; class shooting : —

Capt. Smith, Chicago, Ill . 14

R. B. Morgan, Canton, Ohio. 12
A. G. Allen, McPherson, Kas 15
A. G. Alien, Clay Center, Kaa 11
R. M. Gage, Junction City,

Kas . .

10

E. E. Fuller, Ottawa, Kas _ 7

.T. K. Stafford, Wichita, Kas. U

F. Arrow Smith, Rochester,

N. Y . . . 7

Chas. Cutter, Junction City,
Kas . 1+

E. L. Pitzor, McPherson, Kas 14

F. G. Smyth, Wichita, Kas. , . 8
Willis Rosier, Salina, Kas ... 11
C.H. Smith, Wichita, Kas.... 17
F. E. Tucker, Hopkinton,

Mass . 11

It. Walton, Newton, Kas . 10

S. Coelcrell, Topeka, Kas . 12

N. R. Baker, Topeka, Kas. ... 10

C. Caldwell won second prize ; J.

H. Thick], junction City, Kas 12

G. S, Dryer, Abilene, Kas. • . 9

C. Stevens, Abilene, Kas . 11

J. M. Herskey, Osage City,

Kas . 15

H. Grubb, AViohita, Kas...... 10

G. W. Bragenier, Emporia,

Kas . 13

J. C. Caldwell, Topeka, Kas.. 16
W. B. Giles, Abilene, Kas... , 13

C. H. Smith won first prize; J. _ _

M. nershey and A. C. Allen divided third prize.

Second match Purse 2; 10 single birds ; class shoot¬
ing ; first prize, $100 ; second, $60 ; third, $40 : —

Willis Kossler .

H. Grubb .

G. S. Dryer .

W. B. Giles .

J. F. Stafford .

F. Arrow Smith. . .

H. G. Allen .

J. M. liershey .

G. W. Braga niur..
R. A. Adams..

J. C. Caldwell..
A. G. Allen ...

I II. Smyth . .

F. G. Smith _

Theo. Davis _

E.E. Fuller... .

C. Stevens .

It. B. Morgan . .

Scrub ; Purse 3 ; 10 balls ; 18 yards ; open only to ama¬
teurs who have not won a prize in this tournament : —

Capt. Smith .

H. Grubb .

W. Rosier .

C. Stevens .

K. 11. Morgan .

G. \V. Braganier .

Theo. Davis .

E. Li Pitzor .

W. B. Giles .

Tics ou 7, miss and out, v
by Cutter.

T. E. Tucker..

U. O. Allen. . ..
Itob Rickets...

G. S. Dryer....

H. Thiele .

It. M. Gago .

C. Cutter .

R. -Walton .

_ N. It. Baker
a by Dryor ; ties

l 5, u

= and out,

Wednesday, Oct. 8th. — Bright and pleasant, with strong
wind from same quarter as on yesterday. Purse 4, $250 ;
class shooting ; 5 double birds ; 18 yards : —

8. A. Tucker.

J. M. Hershey.

A. G. Allen .

F. 15. Boswell .

J. B. Wheeler .

H. Grubb .

s. Cockrell .

W. Kesler .

C. Caldwell .

Capt. Smith .

:, miss and out,

George Stoekwell..
Eugene Bogardus..

E. E. Fuller .

C. li. Smvtli .

F. G. Smyth .

Si. M. Alexander ...
B. H. Pendleton _

Tucker.

Purse 5, a setter or pointer pup from Irwin & Waddell’s
kennel, Topeka, donated by Lynn & La Rue, Topeka ; 10
double balls ; 18 yards : —

H. W. Nunaraaker . _

J.L. Bell . 8

Charley Moll I er. . 9

A. Allen . 15

G. W. La Rue . 5

.1. W. (Murk . 13

.1. F. Stafford . 9

13. II. Pendleton

G. S. Dryor .

C. Stevens .

J. Fowler. . .

N. R. Baker....

Theo. Davis _

W. Kesler .

J. C. Culdwcll..

Purse 6, $500 ; 10 birds ; 18 yards : —

W. Kesler .

Goo. Stoekwell .

E. D. Thompson .

F. E. Boswell .

Capt. Smith .

S. A, Tucker .

F. Hrrow Smith .

J, E. Bell .

A. G. Alien .

J.W. McGee .

W.13. Giles .

II. W. Nunaraaker .

H. Grubb .

J. F. Fowler .

A.G. Abdalol .

J. B. Wheeler .

W. E. Treadwell .

Ties on 8, miss and out, u

R. A. Adams . 7

S. Cockrell . 9

G. W. Uragunier . 8

J. W. liershey . 9

J.C. Caldwell . 9

B. H. Pendleton . 4

E. E. Fuller . 19

C. Stevens . 9

It. M. Gage . 7

C. H. Smy til . 7

M. M. Alexander . 6

N. It. Baker . 9

J. W. Clark . 8

J. F. SI afford . 7

F. G. Smith . 9

Theo. Davis . 7

McGee ; ties on 7 won by Gage.

Thursday , Oct. 8th. — Purse 8 ; 0 double birds ; 18 yards
rise ; class shooting ; first prize, $75 ; second, $50 ; third,
$25:—

Sam Plank .

E. L. Pitzer .

II. Thiel .

11. W, Nunamakor

A. G. Abdalel .

H. Grubb .

W. It. Giles .

J. E. Bell .

G. W. Brogauicr..

N. K. Baker .

J. H. Hayden .

..6 A. M. Copeland..

..3 J. F. Stafford .

. 7 M. M. Alexander.

.. 6 R. M. Gage .

..5 E. W. Thompson.

..7 F. E. Boswell .

..3 W. T. Irwin .

..5 S. Slusl'er .

.. 4 J. B. Wheeler .

..8 il.G. Allen .

..7 T. Gardner . .

.8 B. 14. Pendleton. .

. . 5 Geo. Stoekwell . . .
n by Wheeler.

. H. Have

.J. Clark .

U.W. La Rue .

Ties on 7, miss and out.

Purse 7 ; ten single birds ; open to teams of four be¬
longing to State associations ; first prize, 300 lbs. shot ;
second, 175 lbs. shot ; third, 100 lbs. shot ; fourth, 75 lbs.
shot. Shot donated by St. Louis Shot Tower, Chicago
Shot Tower, Philadelphia Shot Tower, and Tatham
Bros, : —

salina team.

W. Kesler . 8 I H. C. Brickman . 8

B. M. Gage . 8 ! T. Streitz . . 7

WICHITA TEAM,

S. Plank . 5 1 C.H. Smyth..... . 10

H. Grubb . 9 | F. G. Smyth . 5

ROCHESTER, N. Y. (ENTERED FOR BIBD8).

Capt. Smith . . 71 Dr. Miller . 6

S, A. Tucker . 10 | H. A. Adams . 9

ABILENE TEAM.

G. S. Dryer . 9 | H. G. Allen . 8

B. H. Pendleton . ...8 | W.B. Giles . 6

TOPEKA TEAM.

S. Cockrell . 10 I J.M. Clark . 9

J. C. Caldwell . 9 I N. R. Baker . 9

WINKLE CLUB, LAWRENCE.

W.L. Bullene . 0 I F.E. Boswell . 9

J. B. Wheeler . 9 I F. Gardner . . - . . . 8

MADE UP TEAM.

Dr. Wasson . 4 1 J. W. Hershey (handicapped

E.E. Fuller (handicapped to 26 to 26 yards) . 9

yards). . . . .' . 10 | G. W. Bragun(er . 6

Salina and Abilene clubs divided third prize.

Purse 9 : 10 single birds ; 21 yards ; class shooting ;
first prize, $150 ; second, $100 ; third, $50 : —

Capt. Smith .

H. W. Nunamaker..

W. Kesler .

G. W. La Rue .

J. B. Wheeler .

C. H. Smvtli .

F. G. Smyth .

.1 . F. Stafford .

M. M. Alexander...

N. R. Baker .

J.M. Clark .

S. Cockrell .

C. Caldwell .

J. M. Hershey . .

E. D. Thompson . 5

F. B. Boswell . 6

J.P. Usher . . 8

S. A. Tucker . 10

F. Gardner .

George Stoekwell. .

W. L. Bullene .

B. E. Fuller .

S. Plank .

A.G. Abdalel .

A.G. Allen... .

J. W. McGee . . .

G. S. Dryer .

LaRue and C. H. Smyth divided second prize ; J. M. Hershey

won third prize.

Captain Bogardus and son gave their usual exhibition
of rapid and skillful shooting in the afternoon, which
drew out a large crowd, but a heavy shower which came
up seriously interfered with the comfort of the spectacle,
and delayed the programme. In the evening all were
entertained with a display of the Bogardus fireworks.
Friday, Oct. lOfft. — Sweepstakes ; 4,birds ; 21 yards : —

G. B. Bragunier . 3 Geo. Stoekwell . 3

H. W. Nunaraaker . 3 S. CoekreU . . . 4

S. Planlc . 3 J. C. Caldwell . 4

J. W. Hershey . 3 G. W. La Rue . 4

F. E. Boswell . 2 G.S. Dryer . 2

A. G. Allen . 1 H. Grubb . . 3

J.W. McGhee . 4

Allen and Caldwell divided first prize ; Hershey and
Grubb, divided second prize.

Purse 13. — Open to teams of State Association ; 10 birds ;
21 yards rise ; first prize, fine Clabrough gun donated by
Winkle Club, Lawrence ; second, pointer or setter pup ;
thoroughbred, donated by Topeka Club ; third prize, $25,
by Osage City Club : —

TOPEKA TEAM.

J. C. Caldwell . 8 I J.M. Clark . 9

A. W. Copeland . 7 G. W. La Rue . 7

S. Cockrell . ... 10 | N. R. Baker . . 10

ABILENE TEAM.

W. H. McCartney . 9 | C. Stevens . 7

G. S. Dryer . 8 J. V. Be+tis . 9

J. Fowler . 9 | W. B. Giles . 5

WICHITA TEAM.

H. Grubb . 7 I C.H. Smyth . 9

M. M. Alexander . . 9 W. Treadwell . 7

S. Plank . 8 | F. G. Smyth . 9

WINKLE CLUB, LAWBENCE.

J. B. Wheeler . 9 I J. P. Usher . 8

F. Gardner . 10 F.E. Boswell . 8

W. L. Bullene . 8 | E. D. Thompson . . 6

SALINA TEAM.

Frank Sgaton . 8 1 J. Brickman . 8

R. M. Gago . 10 T. Streitz . 9

J. E. Robinson.. . 4 | W. Kesler . 9

Topeka Team won first prize ; Lawrence Team won
second prize, and divided third prize with Wichita
Team.

Purse 17. — $500 ; gold cash prizes, open to teams ; first
prize, $250 ; second, $150 ; third, $100 : —

NEW YORK STATE TEAM.

S. A. Tucker . 9 1 Dr. Miller. . . . 3

Capt. Smith . 10 F. Arrowsmlth . . . 3

R. A. Adams . 6|

MISSOURI STATE TEAM.

E. Work . 9 I Theo. Davis . 6

J. H. McGee . 8 D. L. Hall . 6

J. K. Jones . . . 5 I

KANSAS STATE TEAM.

W. Kesler . 6 I J. B. Wheeler . 3

J. M. Hershey . 7 E. E. Fuller . 8

C. H. Smyth . 8|

WICHITA TEAM.

M. M. Alexander . 7 I W. Treadwell . 7

H. Grubb . 7 S. Plank . 9

F. G. Smyth . 8|

TOPEKA TEAM.

S. Cockrell . 9IN.H. Baker . 8

J. C.CaldWell . 8 J.M. Clark . 7

A.G.Ailen... . . . 7 I

LAWRENCE TEAM.

W. L. Bulleue . 8 I F. Gardner . 8

Geo. Stoekwell. . . 10 F. E. Boswell . 10

J.P. Usher . 9 |

ABILENE TEAM.

C. Stevens . 7 1 W. H. McCartney . 8

J. V. Bettis . 5 G. S. Dryer . 0

J. Fowler . 6|

SELECTED TEAM.

G. W. Bragunier . 5 I A. W. Copeland . j

J.W. McGhee . 4 J. H. Haydeu . 8

G. W. La Rue . 6 |

Lawrence Team, won first ; Topeka Team, won second;
Wichita Team, won third.

The second annual meeting of the association was held
in the City Hall; the following clubs were represented by
delegates ; Topeka Club, Salina, Wichita, Ottawa,
Hallock, Emporia, Orange City, McPherson and Ells¬
worth.

Following are officers for ensuing year: Pres., L. C.
Wassen ; Vice-Pres., F. G. Smyth ; second, N. R. Baker;
third, J. E. Bell ; fourth, W. B, Giles. The next tourna¬
ment will be held at Lawrence, some time between April
1st and July 1st. A large amount of business was
transacted, and every thing was done in a pleasant
manner.

Saturday Oct. 11th. — All interest centered in the club
shoot for State Medal. Weather all that could be wished ;
10 birds each ; 31 yards

Wichita— S. Plankand C. H Smyth . . 15

Lawrence— Bullene and Boswell . 13

McPherson— Allen aud Pitzer . 15

Topeka— Cockrell and Caldwell . 14

Ottawa— Fuller and Wassen . 13

Abilene^Stevens and Dryer . 10

Salina— Kessler and Seaton . 9

Ties on 15.— Wichita, 6 ; McPherson, 8.

The McPherson men carry home the medal.

Several sweeps were shot of which there is no official
score.

Thus ends one of the most successful tournaments ever
held in the West ; every thing passed off- pleasantly, and
all felt that it was good to he there.

Wild pigeons procured from Indian Territory were
used until noon of Thursday, then tame birds ; all
ties were shot off at 26 and 31 yards. Had the pleasure
of meeting Horace Silsby, Pres. N. Y. State Sportsmen’s
Association, and S. A. Tucker of same State, both pleas¬
ant gentlemen and crack shots. Dr. Adams and F. Ar-
rowsmith, of Rochester, N. Y., were present. They are
taking in Kansas chicken and quail as well as tourna¬
ment,

756

FOREST AND STREAM,

1 0

3 Salina seems delighted with their fine large leather
medal.

The beautiful gold medal for beat average shot was
won by C. A. Smyth, of Wichita. Dirigo.

Mississippi— Natchez, Oct 13th.— Tournament of the
Gaillard Sporting Club of Natchez. Guests and members
bad a thoroughly pleasant day. Score of first match at
glass balls ; 18 yards ; Bogardus trap and rules : —

John A. Dicks . 1 llnnnilllll

John Jenkins . 1 1. 1 1 1 1 l I 1 1 0 1 l I 1

lb II. Calhoun . 1 III l 0111011101

IV. D. Jenkins . 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1

Sam Stanton . ..Ill

J. 8. Shields . 1 1 I

W.A. Coulson . 1 1 1

Aaron Stanton . 1 1 1

C. W. Babbit . 6 0

C. H. llowan .

M. E. Taylor .

Jerkins won Bhoot-off for second with' 2 out of 8 at 21
yards.

Second match ; 21 balls ; 3 traps ; 18 yards rise ; 10 yards
apart ; Bogardus rules : —

John A. lllclcs . 111111111 1. lllllOlllll

John F. Jenkins . 111011111111111111101

R. H. Calhoun . 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 l 1 1 1 I 1 1 0

W. 1) Jenkins . 101101111111110011111

Sam Stanton . 11111101110101 1 000111

J S. Shields . 0 111011011001110 01011

W. A. Coulson . 1 ) 000 1 1 0 1 00 10 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1

An90n Stanton . 0 10011001 0 000 0 1000010

C. W. ilubblt . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 1 0 1 1 0

C. H. Rowan . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

M. E. Taylor . 0 0 0 00000 OOOOOIOUOOOOO

Dicks won championship medal and also cartridge
bolt.

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11110 11
011110011011
10111 11 1 0011
0 10 10 0 111111
00011 0 00 0 0011 0
0 0 1000000001 00

ami $h cr fishing.

FISH IN SEASON IN OCTOBER.

FRESH WATER.

Blaelc Bass, Micrnpterus salmo- I Pike or Pickerel. Eso.t: fuoiiw.

Wes; AT. nigricans. Yellow Perch, RcroiJIovcseeM

Mnskalonge, ISsox nobil inr.

SALT WATER.

Son Boss, Scioenops octUattis. I Spanish Mackerel, Cybtum Mac-
Striped Bass, Roecus linmlus , I vlatum.

White PcrohAlorcnicamerloano. I Ccro, Cyhium regale.

Wenkllsh, Cpmseion regain. llooito, Sacda petamys.

Bluefish, Pomatomus mUalii.r. | Kingfish, M evlicirrus netivlosus.

Primitive Fish Hooks of Alaska.— Our third Alaska
letter, printed last week, referred to the sketches of fish
hooks and implements which are herewith presented.
These hooks are used by the Indians in the capture of
halibut, a species of fish which abounds on the Alaska
coast, and constitutes an important item of the food sup¬
ply. As we inadvertently omitted the use of these cuts
in their proper places in the letter referred to, we take
the occasion to reprint the descriptive text there given,
in order to make the whole consecutive and intelligible :

The book (see sketch) is made of two pieces of tough
wood each about eleven iuebes long, bevelled at the larger
end, and seized together at such p.n angle that the open¬
ing, b-d, is about five inches. A sharp iron spike pro¬
jects from the lower portion and forms a barb by which

the bait of a moderate sized herring or perch is secured,
and by which the halibut secures himself. Halibut hooks

are always ornamented with more or less carving, and
some of them are quite tasty ; generally birds of different
species are copied in their carvings, then next seal and
sea otters.

The Indians ornament nearly all of their wood-work ;
even a club with which caught halibut are stunned, must
be made to resemble a bird of some kind.

I send you sketches of a couple of hooks. One is carved
to represent some long-neck duck, and the other I should
suppose was two doves fighting for the same morsel.

— Some large bass Lave been taken recently iu Coney
Island Creek, near by, and the fishing will likely be
good for the rest of the month.

Silver Bass. — A fisherman at the Red Rocks, on the
Potomac River, the other day caught a five-pound basB,
which upon being dressed was found to have stowed
away in his stomach three silver half dollars, two of them
bearing date of 1876 and the third 1858. Of course they
went where all such things should go— to the desk of the
leaal editor,

Indiana— Washington, Oct 13th.— The bass fishing in
thiH vicinity has been excellent this fall. Dr. Jones, of
this place, and his brother, of Bloomfield, made the best
catch of the season ; they caught over sixty, one of which
weighed six pounds. William Tranter, another old iisli-
ermau, caught three last week, the combined weight be¬
ing sixteen pounds. Tbe most enthusiastic fisherman in
this city is Stephen Belding, editor of the Democrat.

ON THE ALLEGHANIES.

IN August my friend and I made an excursion to Fort
Pendleton, which is about eight miles due south from
Oakland, a station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
at the very summit of the mountain crossing. The situa¬
tion is one of tbe most salubrious and picturesque these
grand old mountains afford. The noble Potomac (South
Branch) is here a wild stream, whose channel is deeply
eroded into the carboniferous rocks, whose nobly rounded
profiles rise to a height of seven hundred or eight hun¬
dred feet, and then slope gradually up to the dominant
ridges on either side. An isolated house stands some six
hundred or seven hundred feet above the river valley,
which is very narrow, and is the remnant of the former
homestead of the Pendletons, having been built by the
father of the present Senator, Geo. H. Pendleton, of
Ohio.

A well graded road, known as the “northwestern
grade,” coming from Winchester and Romney, and lead¬
ing westward to Clarkesville and Parkersburgli. crosses
the river at this place, and passes the door. This road
was once macadamized with the prevailing sand stone
rock of the country, but the railroad having stolen away
the travel, it has not been kept in repair, though it is still
practicable, and many visitors to these mountains come
up from the valley of Virginia by it. Captain Phelps,
one of the Commissioners of tho District of Columbia,
lately drove through from Washington ‘ City with his
family, in two strong phfetons, and returned by the same
route, stopping here and there to fish. The cleared field
of a once beautiful farm, now gone to grass, adjoins tho
house, which affords accommodations for from fifteen to
twenty persons. The best and sweetest of mountain mut¬
ton is served, and everything else of tbe best that can be
procured. A tri-weekly mail communicates with Oak¬
land. Grand old woods clothe the mountains in every
direction, and tbe river winds among the many ridges
that slope down from the mountains. Tbe elevation is
two thousand six hundred feet above the sea, and here
those who suffer from “hay-fever," “ rose-cold," or
“autumnal catarrh” always find relief, and many, im¬
munity from this troublesome disease.

In May and June the river is the very best of trout
streams. In May last Capt. Phelps and a companion and
Mr. W. F. Deakins, the proprietor of the resort, took, in
one day’s fishing over a mile of tbe river, about one hun¬
dred and thirty trout each, weighing from one-half a
pound to a pound and a half. There are several branches
putting into the river within two miles from the house, in
which less ambitious trOuters may try their hand. There
is Difficult Creek, three miles over into Virginia (for the
Potomac is the boundary between Maryland and Vir¬
ginia) along the graded road, and Buffalo, also on the
Virginia side of the river : and on the Maryland side
Shield's Run, from which I one day, hi three hours, took
some twenty speckled beauties, from three and four to
seven and eight inches long, and my friend Hood took
nearly as many, and a party of four struck eighty beau¬
ties under the same circumstances. This stream was
visited once a week with like results, as were also Diffi¬
cult and Buffalo. But for the true lover of trout fishing
the Black Water Fork of Cheat River, on the western
slope of the mountain, and some twenty miles south
Bouth-west from Fort Pendleton, is a Mecca, where trout
are taken daily by the hundreds, and of much larger size.
There are plenty of pheasants (ruffed grouse) and turkeys
in the fall season, some squirrels, and wook-cock, and
later, deer. Bears are occasionally seen in Virginia.

The graded road described is the one by which Gen.
Garnett's beaten army retreated from West Virginia
after tbe battle of Cheat Mountain, subsequent to which
event a field fortification was made here, with flanking
rifle pits, to protect the river crossing, and hence the
name Fort Pendleton.

Altogether I do not know of a pleasanter place to while
away a summer month, with fishing and wood tranrp-
ings"; or a fall month for pheasant and turkey shooting.
A large portion of the game furnished to Baltimore and
Washington is sent from the vicinity of Oakland.

Viator.

Washington, D. C., Sept. 1st, 1879,

Choice Sporting Grounds in Michigan and Wiscon¬
sin. — Mr. Editor: — I started from Republic, on the head
of the Michigammi River, about the middle of August
last : ran down this stream in canoes for about thirty
miles to Mary’s Lake ; carried to the lake, about eighty
rods ; crossed it, about one and a half miles ; then car¬
ried to the Paint River, about two miles ; poled some
fifteen miles up the Paint to the Chacogan Portage, which
ran through a small pond to Chacogan, two and a half
miles hand-carrying ; up Chacogan Creek for ten miles
to Chacogan Lake ; across it, three miles to Brule Port
age, one and a half miles long (through a half mile pond),
to the Brule River ; down it-, about thirty miles, to Bad-
water, and then out.

As for the hunting and fishing : the Michigammi is not
a trout stream ; but deer are very abundant all along its
banks, and can be readily approached by floating down
to them with the current. Partridges abound, and the
ducks are nuisances, as, by thrashing along on top of the
water just ahead of one’s boat, they scare the deer away

The Michigammi is best for the hunter down stream.
The up-bound traveller has to pole, and the noise of the
pole on the bottom alarms the deer. Around Mary’s Lake
the deer are as thick and tame as sheep , can be readily
approached in daylight in canoes, as they feed on tbe
bank, to within seventy-five yards, and are easily “jacked "
at night. In the woods, back of the lake, the hunter has a
good chance for still hunting, and a much better chance
of losing himself, if he does not keep a compass with
him. No fishing in the lake, except small perch and
roach.

The Paint affords good fishing for trout at its head, and
good deer hunting all along, At Chacogan Lake are

several Chippewa Indian settlements. There tho deer
are shot by the Indians on the “fence," i. e., a loose
brush fence, running east and west, about five feet high,
the undor brush being cleared away for several yards on
the north side, and a trail made on the south side. As
the deer, in making their regular fall move (from north
to south), come to this fence they stop, and, after star¬
ing at it a while, move along its side looking for an out¬
let, The hunter, stalking under cover of the fence, on
the south side, if the wind is right, gets plenty of shots ;
250 were killed last fall on one fence.

The Brule River swarms with smaE trout, very seldom
more than a pound in weight — average about a j lb.
The little lakes and ponds which are found on either side
of it, are full of black bass. The Menomimee, into which
the Brule runs, is a capital deer stream, giving a good
chance for jacking at night or floating by day. AE
through this part of the country are found innumerable
small ponds, where deer can always be found.

Guides for these regions can always be found at Mar¬
quette, or, better yet, at Marinette, Wis., at tbe mouth
of the Menomimee River, their charges being from $2.50
to $3 per day. At Badwater, on the Menomimee, good
birch canoes can be brought for from $8 to $12 apiece.

So far as I could learn from repeated enquiries, no tur¬
keys can be found in this section of Michigan.

W, 0. B.

THE CHARMS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

\ TY trip to Northern Michigan this fall, was cut short by a aum-
inons home. My vacation season, though brief, was pleas¬
ant. Many persons start out lu pui-suit of game, with the sole
idea of enjoying themselves, as soon as they have accomplished
some wonderful feat; caught a live-pound bass, a four-pound
trout, a two-pouud grayling, or shot a deer or bear. So far as my
experience bas taught me, 1 have Invariably observed that those
who start out in this way, and who do not enjoy the trip from the
commencement, the fresh pure ait-, beautiful hills, valleys, trees,
cold aud rapid streams, rowing, boat-riding, transfer of boat,
traps, and equipment through some wild and scarcely passable
country, the bagging of a fewpigeons, a partridge, or perchance u
duck or two from some secluded pond, or a halt by the wayside at
some dear and beautiful stream or lake for an hour or two's fish¬
ing, hut expect to get rid of— to them— all discomforts, and go
right to the place where they can sit in the parlor and 6hoot deer
from the door, catch grayling, trout, and bass from the window
or poroli, are not the ones who really enjoy what to a real
sportsman is the wild and interesting part of such a Journey.
I have met people of tills kind a number of times; one, for In¬
stance, who could not enjoy the beautiful and wild appearance of
Crooked River, and tho lakes and streams on. the inland route In
Northern Michigan from Petoskey to Cheboygan, and the ride on
the crudest of all crude railroads on the dummy from Petoskey
to the head of Crooked lake, in the open overgrown street ear,
drawn by swell an engine— it would have to he seen to bo appreci¬
ated — running over the wooden rails, through a wild unbroken
forest, with space cut through just wide enough for tho car to
pass, iu many places just grazing the trunk of some huge tree
while the branches of a fir, balsam, or evergreen, are continually
brushing against tho car, malting as pleasant a wild trip as one
could take, and not soon forgotten. I really think a person who
cannot enjoy and appreciate such a trip as this, is hardly worthy
of being deemed a sportsman. When it comes to finding game,
any one who has had experience knows that, in order to have
successful sport, it matters not what kind of game you are
after, work is absolutely necessary, and that work must be made
one of the pleasures of the trip, or it's a failure, even if you
have succeeded in getting a reasonable quantity of gamo. I do
not lilce to hear any one say, “What we goafteristhe game, and
not anything else.” If this is the feeling with which theyBtart
out, in tbe majority of casos their trip will be a total failure— so¬
cially, certainly so.

Deer and bear were reported quite plenty tills year, much more
so than last. Ducks were scarce ; in fact- there were very few to
be seen, and consequently the duck shooting was very poor, and
couldhardly be accounted for, as the crop of wild rice was certainly
twice as large as the year before, and then they were plenty
enough.

Petoskey seems to be the goal for hay-fever subjects, and the
air oertainly works a wonderful change in them.

Pickerel Lake, which I made tho subject of a letter in your col¬
umns last spring, seems to have been the resort for fishermen this
fall, and many were tho fine strings of fish taken from its waters,
and there are many more in it j ust as good.

There is n small lake— Long Lake— near Cheboygan, whiob is
raoi-e celebrated in Northern Michigan for its large bass than any
of the other bodies of water thereabouts (go to Cheboygan and
get conveyance to the lake, about ten miles). Here is where they
do really catch black bass way up in the figures, so l’ar up in fact,
that I dare not give them; but a bass that will tip the scales at
five pounds is not a rarity by any means ; and, if you catch them
weighing more than that — but probably you won’t— you need not
be greatly surprised.

1 saw a string of a dozen bass, caught by a gentleman and lady
from Indianapolis, Ind., in an hour’s time, at the mouth of Che¬
boygan River, in Mullet Lake, with two and a half pounds for tho
smallest, and a number weighing four pounds each ; it was the
handsomest string of bass 1 ever saw.

The lakes in Northern Michigan, during the fore part of Sep¬
tember, were in what is termed blossom or bloom, so the fishing
at that time was not as good as many expected.

One of the redeeming features of a trip to this locality, is the
very reasonable figure at which a person can make the Journey.
Be they in search of sport or relief from hay-fever, tho very low
rates established by the Grand .Rapids and Indiana Railroad do
away with the excuse of “exhorbitant railroad fares.” And 1
rvisli to take this opportunity ol’ saying, that all the attuoli6s of
this road, with whom I have been brought in contact, aro the
most courteous and accommodating of any road I have ever trav¬
ersed. Seemingly, their sole object is to make it as pleasant and
agreeable for passengers as possible. Frank N. Beebe.

Columbus, 0., Sept. 20t7i.

No Danger. — An exchange says : “ Bears are reported
to be numerous in New Hampshire. One of extraordinary
size was caught in a trap near Warren the other day. Its
weight is not stated, but its head measured eighteen
inches in length. Near Milan another was killed after
having passed within a few yards of a Ettle child. Others
have been seen in various locaUties." The Ettle child
was safe enough, unless tney have very small yards iu
Milan,

FOREST AND STREAM

757

HUNTER'S LUCK,

Stolen Bonds Recovered.— The Cu¬
rious Manner in which they were
Found by a Sportsman.— In September.
1878, during bank hours, the National Bank
of Baltimore was robbed of two tin boxes,
one containing $35,000 in banknotes belong¬
ing to the bank, and the other containing
bonds of various coal and other companies,
aggregating $28,000, deposited by the late
Colonel William M. Boone, together with
stock certificates and private papers. Since
the robbery, detectives have failed to find
any trace of the stolen property. On Fri¬
day last a young man while hunting in the
woods near Woodberry, about three miles
from this city, saw two men prospecting
with an iron bar, apparently sounding for
something buried. On Tuesday last, while
gunning in the same place, he saw two
men digging, and they finally drove oil
without finding what they were in search
of. At night the young man with several
friends went to the spot, and, after digging
awhile, unearthed a tin box which proved
to be that deposited by Colonel Boone,
with all the stolen bonds* and a number of
Boone’s private papers. No trace of the
other box was found.

In 1815 the Catholic Church at Martins-
burg, W. Va., was broken into and robbed
of its altar adornments, among which were
a half-dozen heavily plated candelabra.
On Monday last three candelebras were
found by a hunter buried in the woods
near Martinsburg, where they had lain
thirty-four years.

PUBLICATIONS.

Harper's for November has a paper by
Mr.W. N. ltidolng on the “ Old National Pike be¬
tween the East and the West, across the Alle-
ghanies." The author, with his eloquent descrip¬
tion, assisted by Pyle’s excellent illustrations, re¬
produces in vivid colors the lively pageantry of
this great highway, which little more than a gen¬
eration ago was the scene of atraiiic that 11 seems
like a frieze with an endless procession of fig¬
ures. ” “ There were sometimes,” says the writ¬
er, “ sixteen gayly painted coaches each way a
day; the cattle and sheep were never out of
sight ; the canvas-covered wagons wore drawn
by six or twelve horses with bows of hells over
their collars; the families of statesmen and mer¬
chants went by in private vehicles; and while
most of the travellers were unostentatious, a
few had splendid equipages and employed out¬
riders.”

An nrtiole desersptive of “Cattle Ranches in Col¬
orado" is a paper which will prove of unusual in¬
terest to many of the readers of Forest and
Stream, while others will read with equal care
Professor N. W. Elliott’s article Ou “The Spar¬
row. War.”

Lippinoott’s for November has an ex-
eellent budget of good things. "Rambles of
Three" is n spicy paper of frolic among the Pom¬
peian ruins. One of the most Interesting papers
Is that of Cltali Seton on “ The Secret Societies
of Southern Italy." “The Bicycle and Riding
It” will be read with pleasure by the hosts of
pooplo who are finding out the merits of that
silent steed.

PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT.

—The thread-wound, long range shot
cartridge cases advertised in our columns
by H. H. Schleber & Co., promise to be of
great value to hunters of ducks, geese,
deer, foxes, turkeys, and other game diffi¬
cult of approach. The cases containing the
shot are held together by layers of thread
of different length for the different dis¬
tances. The thread unwinds during the
flight of the cartridge and at last releases
the shot, giving great penetration, and
good pattern up to twenty rods. They are
warranted to harm no gun if the directions
are followed. Of course good judgment
of distance is required, because up to a
certain point the cartridge goes as a solid
bolt. The cases are sold empty to be load¬
ed by the consumer with any desired size of
shot.

Ferguson’s Rust Preventer.— We have
frequent inquires for a good rust preven¬
ter, and have much pleasure in calling at¬
tention to that prepared by Mr. Ferguson,
of 65 Fulton street, which has been found
to answer the purpose admirably, and is
free from any injurious ingredients.

—Bilious persons should avoid the use
of coffee, and nervous persons the use of
tea. An agreeable and healthful substitute
is found in cocoa. Walter Baker & Co.’s
ehocolate and cocoa preparations are highly
recommended by the medical faculty, and
are sold by all grocers. — Adv.

— Road advertisement of Keep’s shirts ;
then go and buy the shirts.

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The quality of these goods is so well and widely known as to require no comment. It is not only unequalled, but also unap¬
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to place their goods in the hands of sportsmen at piices which will certainly drive all inferior makes out of the market.

Stocking, full length of leg, any sized foot, per pair, - - - - . $8 OO

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the very best, iplatu or embroidered, $1.10 per

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anv other umbrella.

REGINA and TWILLED SILK UMBRELLAS
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KEEP’S UNDERWEAR
Comprises all the newest and best goods for Fall
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Merchants will he furnished with trade circu¬
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the most favorable terms.

Samples and Circulars mailed free.

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Lonisiana State Lottery Company.

lHth Monthly Grand Distribution, New Orleans
November 11 tli. 1,857 prizes, total 110,400; capi¬
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dollars; halves, ($1) dollar. Apply to M. A.
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same person at 319 Broadway, New York.

The particular attention of the Public is called to
the fact that the entire number of the Tickets for each
Monthly Drawing is sold, and consequently all the
prizes in each drawing are sold and drawn and paid.
This is not the case with any other company.

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Address Baxter A: Co., Bankers. 17 Wall 81.. N. Y.

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BARGAINS. — To reduce stock, will sell
B. L. double shotguns, Parker, and low
price English makers cheap. Address
Oct23-3t A. MAHAN. Cortland, N. V.

FOR SALE— Aii 8-bore, single, breech-
loading gun, 35-lnoh. 9 lbs., London make,
choked, rebounding lock ; $80. Address E.B.P.,
care this office . Oct 23.lt.

IJOIt SALE — A well-established breech¬
loading gun Implement manufactorybusi-
ness. with several valuable patents. W. G.
RAWBONE, Hedenberg Works, Newark, N. J.
Satisfactory reasons for selling. Oct23,lt

A LARGE Black Bear for sale, of the
female persuasion, 18 months old, and gentle
enough. Address THOMAS M. BROWER, Mount
Airy, N.C. Oct9,tf

170 R SALE CHEAP— English breaoh-loading
. double-barrel shot gun ; twist barrels : side
snap ; pistol grip ; 7i lb . ; 12-bore ; choked ; splen¬
did shooting gun; good as new; will send C.O.D.,
with privilege of examining before paying.
Price $24. Address 437 East Orange street, Lan¬
caster, Pa. Oot.16— 2t.

T70U SALE.— A $40 Caual, or will exchange for
JO a Evans or Winohestor rifle. Box 06, Solon,

170R SALE— Ono Hyde & Shattuek 10-gauge,
V 81 lb. B. L. shot gun, with Sturtevaut’s
niekle shells. Used but little. Price, $20.
Oot23-lt D. SLADE, Franklin, N. Y.

w

ANTED. — Second hand breech-load¬
ing- frun, in exchange for^ May^mrd^iflo ;

Newbury, Mass.

fancy pigeons, or poultry.

Site !>emtel.

PURE BLOODED GORDON SETTER—

Very handsome color, black and tan; very
obedient ; broke to charge and hunt by motion of
the hand, and retrieves ; will make a first-class
dog for the field by killing a few birds over him,
and will make a prize winner for the Bench Show.
Prieo S40.

Gordon setter bitch ; very beautiful ; no white;
black and tan ; broken on quail, woodcock and
snipe; fast, good nose, backs and very staunch
on point ; kind and oasy to handle. Price $50.

Irish setter bitch ; red and some white; hunted
some on quail ; she was sired by the best red
Irish setter ever in the United States— Roman’s
Dash.; she is very gentle; gave $110 for her and
sister when pups. Price $35.

Llewollin setter hitoh Bonny Lass, ono year
old, blue ticked. I purchased her from tho ken-
nols of L. H. Smith, of Strathroy, Ontario, Can¬
ada. Sire Paris, prize winner on benohand the
field winner of too many prizes to here mention.
Partiespurehasing will be furnished with print¬
ed pedigree and prize winnings. Price only $50.
A rare chance. Just right to hunt.

II. B. VONDEHSMITH, Lancaster, Pa.

rPHREE RED IRISH SETTER PUPS,

_L seven weeks old ; Biro Champion York ; Im¬
ported, 1870, from Ireland ; dam Laura, red Irish
setter. Price only $12 if token at once, to close
out. H . B . VONDEHSMITH,

Dot Jfl-St. Lancaster, Pa,

$Ite ^JfUltel.

I WILL SELL THE BALANCE OF MY
valuable Kennel of Setters at tho following
sacrifice, which Is less than one-third what they
have cost me : The pure blaek-nnd-Tan Gordon
biteh, Midge, a great beauty, and winner of the
first prize and best brood biteh at Philadelphia
Show, and for speed, endurance and scenting
powers in the field she has no better; price $100.
Imported red Irish setter hitch Floss, winner of
prizes at tho following shows: Cork Show, Ire¬
land; Centennial, St. Louis, Baltimore twice;
New York and Philadelphia. She is a great
beauty, and a fast worker in the field; price
$75. Imported red Irish setter bitch, Colleen,
winner of prizes in England and here; price
$75. The red Irish setter bitch Nora; a slashing
strong biteh ; only two and a half years old, and
the making of the best field worker that 1 have
ever seen ; price $40 ; a great bargain. A hand¬
some Llewellyn setter bitch ; a beauty and a oup-
ital bitch in the field, and a good brood bitcli ;
her price, only $65. One brace of handsome pup¬
pies, five months old; large, strong.healthypups,
out of Arnold Burges’ celebrated Champion
Field Trial and Bench Show winner Druid, and
the Llewellyn bitch, Leda ; price $25 each. This is
a rare chance to obtain a pure breed dog at a low
figure. Full pedigree will be” ' ’ - - “

the

ire. Full pedigree will he furnished with all of
dogs. C. Z. M1LEY, Lancaster, Pa. Oct23,tf

FOR SALE.— Brace of red Irish setter dogs.
Shot and Shell, about 18 months old, well
trained ; winners of the 1st and 2d prizo < f their
class itt the Westminster Kennel Club Slow of
1878. Full pedigree. Address P. O. Box 2227,
New York Oily. Oot33-lt

FOR SALE— A Blue Belton setter. Fast,
staunoh and a good retriever. Price, $35.

o^lrl A .1-1..^....-, 1 ■> II A ItTXT .4

i tSui-iiA nmiorui* i i ot

Address J.R. HANNA,

Franklin, Pa.

UOK SALE.— A well-brokon setter dog, at 285
J- Main street, Poughkeepsie. A. HEFNER.
Oet23-lt

TPOR SALIS.CHEAP.— Liver ami white poiuter
X1 dog 21 years old; well-broken on woodcock
and quail ; for particulars, address A. G. SPEN¬
CER, Jr., Westbrook, Conn. Oet21-2t

T?OR SALE — A red Irish setter dog,
X. seven months old, sired by Imported Elcho,
dam imported Stella; also an Bngl'sh setter, six
months old, Carlowitz stock. CHAS. DEN ISON,
Hartford, Conn. Oct 23, It

F

DR SALE. — A suuperior broken setter,
by HORACE SMITH, 31 Park Row, N. Y.

IT OR SALE. — A fine cocker male pup
JL five months old, from best imported stock ;
color, liver and white. Address FRANK H.
PELTIER, 187 High street, Hartford, Conn. '

FOR SALE.— SENSATION-Qneen II.,

Pointer puppies.— A few puppies of the
above celebrated stock for sale ; terms reason-
acle. Queen II. is by Champion Saucho, er-
ohampion Queen. Address G . R., Box 33 College
Point, L. I. _ OotlH-2mo.

FOR SALE. — Imported Irish Setter, dark

red and white, winner of five show prizes,
good hunter, price reasonable. Red Irish setter-
pups, by Lincoln & Hellyar, Arlington out of
my Doe, Both parents are good field dogs, and
winners at several shows, and are a perfect
match. M. WENZEL, 89 Fourth St., Hoboken,
N. J. Oct. 18, It.

FOR SALE — A thoroughbred, thor¬
oughly broken Irish sotter biteh, by
Champion Elcho, and out of Nell— Plunket-
Stella . Address E. J. ROBBINS, Wethersfield,
Conn. Oot9,t.f

FOR SALE, when six weeks old, tour
Dog Pups, pure Ethan Allen stock ; also my
setter dog Dan, 2* years old, fast, staunoh and
stylish; in every respect a first class dog. For

FOR SALE, when eight weeks old,
seven puppies out of Put, by my Rattler
(Roy-Piekles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
Hall, Detroit, Mich. junelBtf

YTr ANTED TO EXCHANGE, a brace

YY of fine cooker spaniel pups, for good

Y

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDINGKENNEL

M. P. McKoojl, PranltlJu, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest
strains. I sell only young stock. Iguarantee
satisfaction and suf e delivery to every customer.
These beautiful aud Intelligeut dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing aud retrieving. Correspondents Inclosing
stomp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. J10

L

INCOLN & HELLYAR, Warren, Mass.,
furnish a few bignly-bred Bjmrting

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FOREST AND STREAM.

mt idttL

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N. Y.

IDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TEIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

Imperial Kennel

Setters aud Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and .iudgment.
Dogs have dully access to salt
water.

N. B— Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dugs lor sale ; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

Dr. Gordon Stables, 11. IT.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that be purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B. — A bad dog never ^eft the Doctor's Ken¬
nels. deelfl tf.

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months' work
out of the twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, 860 and 875, ac¬
cording to length of time 1 keep the dog, with
discouut to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County. Georgia.

Oct 2,tf.

DOGS.BROKEN FOR FIELD SPORTS.

—A few more well-bred setters or pointers
will be taken. For particulars concerning game,
terms, etc., enclose a stamp. Price low and terms
easy. Any dog taught to retrieve. E. & C.
VON CUL1N, P. O. Box 18, Delaware City, Del.

RATTLER. — In the Stud. — Blue belton,

Llewelhn setter, winner of three benehpri-
zes, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish Held trials, out of the pure Laverack bitch,
(Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. Ian 2tf

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magniticent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and bitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

Le ROY Z. COLLINS,

Sept 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

CLUMBER SPANIELS FOR SALE.—

The pure clumber spaniels Trhnbush and
Fairy, arc offered for sale. Trimbush was im¬
ported direct from the kennels of the Duke of
Newcastle and is a perfect dog of the breed.
Price for the brace *15U. Address WM. M. TILE-
STON. Sep119-tf

O- FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR

Z*/ sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every'
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 111) Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju24 tf

setter imps, by Champion Berkley, out of
Aura, she byr Blarney, out of Eileen, both import
ed. Whelped June 29, 1879. ROUT. SAUTHOE1
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept2Atf

[ AVERACK BLOOD LOR SALE.—
1 J Pups by tbe renowned sire of prize-winners,
the pure Laverack setter dog Carlo witz ; orange
and white tlelted, lemon Belton and chestnut
Belton ; dams of whelps from prize-winning
stock; whelped July 3d aud July 12th; price
lower than the lowest. Also two whelps by
Carlowitz, dam Princess Nellie, she by Pride of
the Border, by Petrel. M. VON CULIN, Dela-
- - «

ware City, Del.

Oet9,tf

rn Ifmwl.

A RARE CHANCE.— Whelps for sale,
out of champion Fire Fly, by champion
Elcho. Also, whelps out of Belle (“ Pride of the
Border ’’—Kirby), by Carlowitz. Address H . W
GAUSE. Wilmington. Del. Pet. 9. lmo.

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge's”
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,"
and containing the "points" by which every breed
of dogs is judged in this country aud England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price 50 cents.

upHE LLOYD KENNEL offers for sale
JL the flrst-class English setter bitch Polka
—A beautiful blue Belton; 14 months old;
partly broken; winner of second prize, New
York, 1879 ; sire pure Laverack, Pride of the Bor¬
der ; dam iny imported Kate IL, full sister to
Llewellvn’s Dash II.; champion of Champion
Field Trial winners, and the standard setter ol’
England. Prize, $125. E. A. HERZBEnG.

Post-office address, box 3,910, New York.

Oct.16— tf.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Wow!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS— A BOON To DOGS.
THHIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
J- fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put up In patent boxes with slid-
' pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

AREGA NUT FOlTwORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with
full directions for use.

Price GO cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Gun and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

oct. 12 65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Bilver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE,

17 South William Street, New Tovk.
Also Sprutt's Dog Soap, and direct orders taken
for Spratt'a Medicines.

The following celebrated Dogs are for
sale.

DOG'S!

St Bernard dog “Marco”; rough coated, two
years old; a magnificent animal— Rev. J. Cum-
ming Maedona’s stock — seoond prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

N cw Foundland dog “ Keeper": four years old ;
ftrst prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth,” ; liver and white ; one
aud a half year old > out of Lord Sefton’s re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize in the H an-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “Decimal Dash,” eighteen
mouths old; sired by Llewellyn's celebrated
“ Dash ” —a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover 11”; pure red ; son of Mac-
dona's champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Ranger II”; a pure bred Lav¬
erack, son of Macdona's celebrated “ Ranger”.
His get won first at Hanover aud Paris shows.

English setter “Ranger Rival?!' a half brother
to Ranger II„ never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitohes
at *25.00.

Zlitciios.

St. Bernard “Braunfels," rough coated, out of
Prince Solrn’s celebrated slock ; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco,” 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen,” liver and white. lstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, In whelp to champion
“ Sensation.”

Gordon settor “Beauty,” 1st Boston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, out of
“ Queen " and “ Sancho.” in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter “ Silk,” in whelp to Ranger 1.

Irish Setter “ Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard's
“ Palmerston ; " will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “Donna,” white and lemon, In
whelp to Ranger n.

Pups out of all the above first-elass bitches —
be secured by an early application. Besides 1
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock; fuB pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. IS. GODEFFKOT,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

IN THE STUD. — The pure Laverack dog
Pride, by Pride of the Border x Petrel. The
only pure Laverack in New England. Fee, &i0.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,612, Boston, Mas*
Sept. 4— -t. f .

Thread- Wound, Long-Range Shot Cartridge Cases.

For Muzzle-Loading; nml Breech-Loading Cylindrical and Clioke-
Bore Shot Guns.

Any desired closeness of pattern made at 50, 70 and 90 yards, with penetration
superior to that made by the best choke-bores at 40 yards.

INDISFBN&IBLE TO HUNTERS OF ALMOST EVERY KIND
OF GAME.

To xx a xx d Twelve Gauge now ready.

This Cartridge consists of two semi-cylindrical casos, wound with thread, con-
taining one ounce of shot, heavy in front and light in real-, to keep it from turn¬
ing. when the thread is all unwound by the friction of the air, the cases fly
apart, and the shot scatters. The cases are sold empty, to be Ailed by the pur¬
chaser with any size of shot.

Price, ISS 00 per Hundred. 20 sent post-paid for *1 00. Address

H. H. SCHLEBER & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

General Agents, 8CHOVEKL1NG, DALY & GALES, 84 Chambers st., N.Y.

She Rennet.

MICKE'S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure.

For Sale by all Druggists at 35 cts.

Wholesale Agents— Bruen & Hobart, 214 Fulton
Street, N. Y. ; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.; Finley & Thompson, 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans, La.; W. H. Holabird, Val¬
paraiso, lnd.: Trimble & Kleibacker, Baltimore.
Sent by mail on receipt of 25c., to

L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

BROWN’S PATENT GUN CLEANER.

mius m mantel. i’or one aonar, one uieaner,
patches, brush and full directions sent free of
postage. Send for circular. Address
T. YARDLEY BROWN Patentee, Reading, Pa.

USE THE B0GARDUS PATENT

Rough Glass Ball

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

For Wing practice. They
can be had from all gun
dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTY & BRO'S., No.10
Platt street, N. Y., or
A. H. BOGAHDUS, No.
158, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. J., or at Bo-
gardus' Headquarters,
158 South Clark st., Chi¬
cago. “ Field, Cover and

_ Trap Shooting," the only

hook ever published by a market hunter, can be
had.at the above address. Price, *2.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls,

USE THE

HUBER TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

For sale by aU dealers in Sporting Goods, or at
the manufacturers. _

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,

IS Paterson, N. J

Laws’ Patent

CORRUGATED

SHELL,

The only reliable Shell in
the market that will posi¬
tively prevent the wad start¬
ing. Old shells corrugated
for three cents each. Send
return postage with price.
For one doBarwill send six
sample shells by mail free of
postage.

Address

A. D. Laws,

BRIDGEPORT,

CARD’S

Last Patent larpt Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

Patented May 1, IB'it,, and April 22, 1879.
'T'HE only rotating trap that throws every way ,
X or can 'be made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, or that can be made to throw every way, ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators, all of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
get no balls (unless you wish them) in your face,
but have rights and lefts, and. all other angles. Send
foroircular. Price *10 at factory. No charge for
boxing.

WILL H. CKUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovia, N. V.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC

TRAPS from $3 to $13, Balls at 90 cents
per 100. Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts¬
burg, Pa. maySO ly

1,

^es Cartridge

2%

'/Cu

LOWELL, MASS.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

BRASS, SOLID HEAD, CENTRAL FIRE, RELOADING SHELLS,
AND CARTRIDGES.

ADAPTED to all military and sporting rifles and pistols, and in use by the ARMY
AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, and several foreign governments. Rim-fire am¬
munition of all kinds. Special attention given to the manufacture of

Cartridges for Target Practice.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

VICTOR GLASS BALL TRAP.

STOCK & MORRIS PATENT.

. This Trap is destined to revolutionize glass-ball shooting. It
weighs but four pounds, and can be set up anywhere, without
previous preparation, in two minutes. It is so simple that it can
never get out of order. It throws balls without breaking, at
any desired velocity, in any direction, faster than twenty guns
can continue to shoot them. To become agoodshotitis now un¬
necessary to go to club grounds for practice, as anyone can find
a good place for shooting within a few l-ods of his dwelling, and
have an hour's daily practice without the slightest trouble or
inconvenience. The Trap has been entirely remodeled and
greatly improved, both as regards efficacy and finish.

No. 1 (Plain), *4. No. 2 (Nickel-Plated). $5. Will close out the balance of Old Model Traps at *3.

CFIAS. FOLSOM, Sole Agent,

For Sale by Dealers Everywhere. 53 Chambers street. New York.

Peoria, August 8th, 1879.

Mr Charles Folsom. Agent for the Stock A Morris Patent. Glass Salt Trap, No. 53. Chambers street, N. Y.

'gm _ You ask the opinion of the Peoria Shooting Club on the above trap, which is now used ex¬

clusively on our grounds. We give it decided preference over all. It delivers tbe balls with vary-

the use of clubs, and also for amateurs for private pract ice. For those who would like frequent
practice on their own premises, without the need of costly and tiresome preparation, it fully meets
a long-felt want, as it weighs but four pounds, and can be set up ready tor use anywhere in two
minutes It was to-dav tested on our grounds for power and speed, when it threw fifty-nine (59)
glass-balls an average distance of twenty-five yards from a single cup in sixty seconds, keeping two
balls constantly in the air at the same time. The new model is a decided improvement upon the
old. We wish you success in its introduction, and think its use will do quite as much to popularize

glass ball shooting as anything that has yet becu found. ,,, ,

V M LINCOLN Pres Z N HOTCHKISS, E. B. MCCLINTOCK, WM. MEYERS,

W. It! WILEY, FRED. KIMBLE, JOHN KELLY”, GEO. W. BAKER, See.

FOREST AND STREAM

mi

sprltt ami §<mt guilder, <£tc.

§ afUt and goat guUdcvsi, (tc.

PHILIP ELSWORTH,

Foot of Charles Street, North Biver, N. Y.

YACHT DESIGNER,

Models and drafts of yachts of every descrip¬
tion. Designer of famous yachts Comet, Ele¬
phant, and others. Sept34-ly

J. J. DRISCOLL,

Yacht Biiilder,

Cor. FraiLklin and Clay Sts., Grcenpoint, L. I.

\TACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions
JL constantly on hand and built to order at.
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Pri ces and specifications furnished.

Sailing; Canoes

AND—

Small Open Boats, for Hunting, Fishing,
or Pleasure Rowing.

TORT LIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY.

For illustrated circular, address

J. H. RUSHTON, Manufacturer,
maytf Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.

GEORGE ROAHR,

Boat Bmildor,

Fool of 135th St., Harlem, iV, V.

OUILDER of single and double-scull

1 ) shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells,
barges, gigs, and club boats of all kinds. Fine oars
and sculls. Fine boats always on hand. Orders
executed upon short notice at lowest rates. Shadr-
ow and Nautilus canoes a specialty. Aooommo-
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Circular. ,|an30 ly

COUGHTRY’S PATENT

“ FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN D. COUGHTRY, P. 0. Station H, N. Y.

QUITABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sports-

O men, and family use. Folds up loss than six
inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; line
model. Send for circular. The new pattern
HUNTER '8 BOAT— roomy, easy to row: weight
•complete, 25lbs. Price only $20.

ALONZO E. SMITH

YACHT BUILDER,

iBlip, L. I.

TJUILDER of yachts Comet, Niantic, Sa-
1 ) gitta, Onward, Windward, and many others.
Vessels hauled out, and repairs and alterations ex¬
ecuted at low rates. Several fine yachts for sale
cheap.

Models and Specifications furnished at
moderate rates.

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Shin and Yacht, Builder

l IT (IMA It XIVVllu JL-F U.1 •

POTTERT BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GItEKNPOINT, BROOKLYN, L. I.

CHIPS AND YACHTS of all classes built
O in best, manner, and of best materials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

CUTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.

Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
Shipbuilder.

T. DESMOND,

Yacht and Boat Builder,

37 Peck Slip, New York.

YTABIN YACHTS, Steam Launohes, Open
VV Yachts, and Sailboats of every description
for racing or cruising, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Shells, and Club Boats. Boats and yachts
o-’. a speciality. Ours and sculls of alL kinds.

( 1 u; xxt Y H 4 1 _4 * 4. 0

ptscmancons.

Duck Hunters, Attention!

T HAVE ON HAND A FEW good sound,
1 second-hand quality Thirteen Foot Cedar
Boats, weighing but fifty pounds, that I will sell
for the next sixty days for thirty dollars each,
including one pair oars and row locks; one pad¬
dle, and boxing for shipment. Cash must accom¬
pany order. No discount. J. H. RUSHTON,
Oct23-4t. Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y.

(MKI, STEHR.

MANUFACTURER OF MEERSHAUM PIPES, CI¬
GAR-HOLDERS, and AMBER GOODS.

The largest assortment constantly on hand.

Any design of PIPES, So., CUT TO ORDER,
*s Photographs, Monograms, Animals ,&o., with-
iSr, in the shortest notice.

Repairing promptly at-
tended to. Circular and
Price-list sent on applica-

Store at 347 Broome st..
New York, under the Oo-
cidental Hotel, near Bow

f; Reoeived the highest award at the Centennial
international Exhibition, 1876, and at American
Institute Fair, 1870.

DUNN &_WILBUR.

GAME, rOULTBY,

EGGS, BUTTEB.

CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.

Prompt Cash Returns.

F.iJulius Kaldenberg,

192 Duane Street, N. Y.

novtf

'Piscrtlancous ^(IDertteenmits.

WE MAIL

Without charge, Rules for Self-Measure, and Samples of material from which Men’s
Youths’ and Boys’ Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. Address G. W, SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “ BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT "

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to be the best. We have
orders from every State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities.
The suit is made and sold only by G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garment and button is stamped “ Boston Shooting Suit, G . IV . Simmons &
Son.” Send for circulars and rules for self-measurement.

Tents, Army Blankets and Patent Decoys.

Gr. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

A FILE BINDER,

WHICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for sale by FOREST AND

STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, 111 Pulton St., N. Y. 75 Cts. Sent l)y mail, SI.

fiDDART BESTS MPM

Connoisseurs pronounce reoent shipments of
these Wines to be unequaled in quality.

Verxenay, dry, full bodied, rich flavor.

Carte Blanche, Fruity, delicate flavor, not too
dry. DODGE, CAMMEYEE & CO.,

1 Cortlandt St., Sole Ag'ts for the United States.

MOLLER’S T/' COD-LIVER Oil

Is perfectly pure. Pronounced thebest by the high¬
est medical authoritiesin the world. Given highest
award at 1 '2 World's Expositions, and at Pans, 187S.
Soldby Druggists. W. H. SchielToliutfcCo..N.Y.

MANUFACTURER OF

MEERSCHAUM PIPES,
CIGAR HOLDERS, Etc.

. Also, AMBER &IVORY
I GOODS of every de-
! speription, of which I
I have a large and elegant
f assortment on hand.
ARTISTIC CARVING a
specialty.

Portraits of Men and favorite Animals carved
to order, and executed In the highest style of the
art.

Repairing done in the best manner.

Send stamp for Illustrated Price List to P. 0.
Box 91, New York.

Received the only award for American made
Meerschaum Goods at the Centennial Exhibition,
by the International Jury.

Factory and Salesroom— 125 Fulton Street.

Branch Stores— No. 6 AstorHouse, Broadway:

71 Nassau , corner John S troet, Ne w Y ork.

a Impossible to rernelo long sick when Hop Hitlers

10 perfect ore they In their operation. For Weeknes

d General PebUHy, nod as n prrvimlive and cam for Fever and Ague, DOlhIng equals It,

TTSEglHOPitBITTERS.

Osgood’s Folding Canvas Boat.

Weight, with paddle for trout telling, duck hunting, oxplo*.
ing, etc., 20 lbs. ; weight, with bottom board, oars, paddles,
etc., everything complete, 45 lbs.

lLiWCFAOTCRED 3t

Osgood & Chapin, Battle Creel, lick

Sesb toe Circblak.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best thing in the market
for hunting. Ashing:, canoeing,
snow-shoeing, etc. They are
easy to the f eet,and very
, durable. Made to order
variety of styles,and
......ranted the Genuine

a/rtidc. Send for illustrated circular. MARTIN 8.
HUTCHINGS, P. O. 00X368, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bradford & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

This cut is a fac-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD, April 15,

1879. This Chain will be made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what Is known as Gold
Filled, and will be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will
be S8 each. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for
Pigeon, Glass Ball or Target Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifle for bar, will also
be made of Solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

PATENTED

APRIL 15, 1879.

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p » 3 a W

AcridR

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Steffi

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I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

Wo’have the largest stook'on hand of any house in thia country, and do more business in this line than any
other house. SEND FOB II.1ASTI1ATED CATALOGUE, 25c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

i I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of tho United States, both gold and

' silver. Full information given upon application. .

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

FOREST AND STREAM,

700

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H ALLOCK'S

Sportsman’s Gazetteer,

IS THE

Most Comprehensive and Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of American Sport,

AND THE

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY'

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLD.

For Bale at office of Forest and Stream, 111
Fulton Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 846 Broadway, New Y ork.

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fisli Cnltnre.

Sixteen Pages Folio.

JPirice Twopence.

(EVEBY FRIDAY.)

Vol.TII, commenced with the number for Jan.
1. under new management. The Gazette Is the
only paper in the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free by post ONE TEAR for 12s. Cd. or
$3.25 in P. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

f^“A copy of the current uumber and pros¬
pectus can l>e had (p®3t free) by sending 6
cents in U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. mar6 tf

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Price $S toy AXail.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY OAPT. BOGARDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass hall shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John-
Bon. For sale at this office. Price $2.

“THE SETTER,”

BY LAVERACK,

For sale at this office. Price $3.

STANDARD PUBLICATIONS

GAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
the Rangeley Lakes region. 224 pages. 12 illus¬
trations. Paper covers, 50 oents.

FARRAR’S RICHARDSON AND RANGELEY
LARES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Rangeley lakes,
Parmacbenee, DixviUe Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut, Androscoggin, Magalloway and
Sandy rivers. 288 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper

FARRARB°MOOSEHEAD LAKE AND THE
NORTH MAINF, WILDERNESS ILLUSTEA-
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of the Moosehcad Lake region and the
sporting resorts of Northern Maine. The tours
of the Kennebec, Penobscot and St. John
rivers, ascent of Katalidin, etc., are plainly
treated. 234 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper

covers, 60 cents. .

Any of the tove publications sent by
mail, postpaid, oe receipt of price. Address
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OLD SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS,

177 Broadway, near Cortlandt Street, TNT. y.

AGENT

FOR THE

EON’S

PATENT

BREECH-
LOADING
SHOT-GUN.

Open to Load.

& Son, and all other first-class makers ; also, Breech-Loading Rifles of Sharps, Winchester, Wesson.
Ballard, and other makers. Bevolvers of all descriptions, Hunting Suits, Leggins, etc. All klndsor
ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of Sharps Rifle Company.

MAYNARD RIFLES AND SHOT GUNS.

■T.i

Our New Off-Hand Rifle.

For Hunting and Target Practice at all ranges the
“ Maynard” more completely supplies the wants of
r hunters and sportsmen generally, than any other

rifle in the world, as many barrels can he used on one stock, and for ACCURACY, CONVENIENCE
and Durability is not excelled. The following are some of the scores recently made at Walnut Hill
by members of the Mass. Bitle Asso.:— J. N. Frye, President, in all-eomersmatch : 15shots ; 200 yards;
without cleaning; 5 4 5 4 6655 6554465—71. L. L. Hubbard, Executive Officer, 200 yards; off
hand: 4 555 5 5 5 5 55—49. 0. M. Jewell, 300 yards; off hand : 5 4 5 5 6 5 5— 84. O. M. Jewell, 300 yds.:

For illustrated pricelist address MASS. ARMS CO ■ , Chicopee PallB, Mass.

Best Rifles at Lowest Prices Yet Offered.

Both Sporting, Target and Military.

Excelled by None.

Whitney and Improved Phoenix Rifles and Shot - '

Guns, Burgess Magazine Rifles, Revolvers, Etc.

It will pay for all persons wanting good Rifles to get prices of

WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY, NEW HAVEN.

(Sung, gtmmunttiuu, (Btc.

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Daly
Guns.

GUN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Bibs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done In an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al,50e. perbottle.
Sportsmen’s and Riflemen's Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. deeff) tf

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breecli-Loading Shot-Gun,

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Look.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

JOHN A.NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

NEW YORKL.

Maker of Fine Guns,

SEND FOE CATALOGUE.

THE VICTORIOUS BAL 1 LARD

s VI^roftioTTS5INjofEB.icA— havtog tfe highest record on thePaelflo coast at short and
long range ; also, the highest average tor rifles in the late Tournament at Creedmoor.
Sendfor Catalogue and Price ^CHOVERLING, DALY & GALES,

84 AND 88 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK,

*wo a week. $12 a day at home easily made.

• * Costly outfit free. Address TRUE & CO.
Augusta, Maine.

c, | ttttT Tl HTfP SEED for sale. $3.00
W ILH ElllU per bushel. Supply
I limited. R. Yabshtine, Janesville, Wls. Oet9,tf

I $5 to $2orf^aihd°d^s»ir®

FOREST AND STREAM.

761

sportsmen’s! (Soorts.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s Lndia Rubber
Glove IVI’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B’way, cor. Broome si.,

AND

SOS BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Rlnstrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER GAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HOOGMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BROADWAY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

The best made goods in the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

I

FERGUSON'S PATENT

With Head, Socket, Dash and
Carriage attachments. For
Sportsmen, Boatmen Physi¬
cians and others, it has no
equal.

Combines Camp Lamp, Head
Staff and Boat Jack, Dash and
Carriage Lamp, Hand and
Dark Lantern, eto.

Send stamp for Circular.

ALBERT FERGUSON,

65 Fulton street, N. Y.

£iwrt&mrurs jKoutfjL

“THE EH5HLNH LINE.”

A xA. IVJJj AAA lit

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Macklnaw,GrandRapid8 andCin einnatiShort Line
FOR THE

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bubs Fisheries,
AND THE

F AMOUR SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed,
if equaled. In the abundance and great variety of
ilsh contained.

BKOOK TKOUT abound in the Btreams, and
the famous AME1UCAN GRAYLING is found
only m those waters.

The TRO UT season begins May land ends Sept.l.
The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKERELand MUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in largo numbers in the
many lakes and lukolelf of tuis territory.

Tho sportsman can readily send ti-ophies of his
skill to Ills friends or “club” at home, as ice for
packing Hsh can be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
with

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations ax*e good, iar sur¬
passing the average m countries new enough to
afford the tines! of ffshing.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Free at
owner’s risk.

It isouraimtornakesportsmen feel “athome"
an this route. For Tourist’s Guide (an attractive
illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Grounds and Time Car tip, address A . 11. LE FT,
Gen’) Pass, Agent, Grand Ruulds, Micb.

^jjortsmfn’s HoutflS.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST I

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed GrOuBe and Quail.
Spoilsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J. IVES,

E. F. Winslow, G en’l Passenger Agent,

General Manager. tf

FOR HALIFAX,

PORT HAWKESBURY, PICTOU, AND
CHARLOTTETOWN.

rPHE first-class steamships Carroll and

-L Worcester, will leave T wharf, Boston,
for above ports, every Saturday at M.
Through tickets sold to all principal points in
Nova Scotia ami Cape Breton. No freight
received after 10 A.M. on day of sailing. Ship¬
pers must send with receipts the value of
goods for Master’s manifest. For rates of
freight or passage inquire of W. H. KING, 18
T wharf, or O. G. PE ARSON, 319 Washington
street. F. NICKERSON & CO., Agents.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury .

THE LIMES OF

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and Now Jersey. EXCURSION
TI CKETS are sold at theofliees of the Company m
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CHESSON, RALSTON, MLNNEQUA, and
other well-knqwn centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
JIun ting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW J ERSE Y-EOAST
renowned for SALT WATEIOSPORT AFTER

fin And feather.

L. P. FARMER, GenTPass. Agent,
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. febl7-tf

Old Dominion Line.

rrHE STEAMERS of this Line reach
JL some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the oountry. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cobb's Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James' River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, eic. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del,,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full Inform¬
ation given ut office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep2Sly

^iwrtsmrti’si loatcss.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

IS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
new cars “Davy Crocket” and "Izaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleepingapartments, lavatories, etc., also —
vided with racks and closets for guns and fle!
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gon'l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. jo28 Jim'S.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Bunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, srilyo, wook-
oook, mountain trout, bas», pike, pickerel, etc.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque _
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs,

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, North west and Southwest ; at GordonsvlBe
with the North andNorthoast; and at Richmond
and OharlotteviUe with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY It. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may8 ly Richmond Va.

JLmOJSTG- ISSH^XTXTID

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

'T'RAINS WILL leave Hunger’s Point,
JL Bushwick and Matbush aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

A.M.

8 30 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Moil.

8 00 Patohogue, Babylon and Rockaway Mail.
10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

U 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

8 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, eto.
4 00 Greanport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

4 30 Babylon Express— \yaJl St. to Bubylon.l
hour and 20 minutes. Patohogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

8 00 Patohogue Accommodation.

6 80 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

m. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

P.M.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden tBty, Hempstead, Northport and

j^theatre train will be run fromHunter’s Point
and Flatbushav. every 8aturdaynigbtatl2:lfiA.M

'VTEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, Hartford,
-L ' Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and
intermediate points. Tho now palace steamer C.
H.Northam leaves Pier 25, East River, daily (Sun¬
days excepted) at 3 p.m. A passenger train will be!
in waiting on the wharf at New Haven, and leave
f orSpringfield and way stations on arrival of boat.

NIGHT LINE — The The Continental leaves New
York at II p.m., connecting with passenger train
in waiting on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5
A.m. Tickets sold and baggage checked at 944
Broadway, New York, and 4 Court street, Brook¬
lyn, Excursions to New Haven andreturu, $L50.
Apply at General Office, on the pier, ox to RICH¬
ARD PECK, General Agent.

getote and g^orttf foY^portsttWH.

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few if any in the United States* f or elegance,
comfort, reasonable charges and goodattendunoe.

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

tiAS. WORTHINGTON, - Manager.

jel62m Proprietor.

LAKE HOUSE,

ISLIP, LONG ISLAND.

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Kay and Ooean. Excellent aecoihi
modal ion s for sportsmen and families. House
open during the autumn and winter months
at reduced rates.

AMOS R. STELLENWERF, Proprietor.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

Wd

A PRACTICAL GUNNER and tin old

_ bnyman. Has always on hand the best of

boats, batteries, etc., with the largest fig of train7
ed ‘wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vieini ly of New Y ork for bay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to his guests, and satisfaction guaran¬
teed. Address Wit. N. LANE; Good Ground, L. 1
NoV8 tf

Motets mul Hearts for sportsmen*

Bromlicld House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

For Good Fall Shooting

—GO TO THE—

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At SJiinnecoek Bay ,

Where you will find
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, eto.

As well as good accommodations and a sub¬
stantial bill of fare

Talce Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Good Duck Shooting

at D. B, Nye’s near Van Slyck Landing,
Currituck, N, C.

Sportsmen furnished with board, skiff and stool
ducks. Goose, partridge and snipe shooting.
Steamer Cygnet from Norfolk runs direct to the
house, Mondays aDd Thursdays at 8:30 a.m.

Luck Shooting! Luck Shooting ! Licit Shooting!
Black Bass Fishing ! Black Bass Fishing !
Black Bass Fishing !

“ST. CLAIR FLATS.”

For further particulars, address

,T A -*i K Si ** LOC UJM,

STAR ISLAND HOUSE,

■ (Care K. L, Montoomeuy),

Detroit , Mich.

CHINNECOCK BAY.— For duck and
O quail shooting, go to Halsey House, Atlantio-
Yille, L. 1.

©axuUnuy, (file.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS A

D DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OP

Birdsand Rare Animals

SUITABLE FOB

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third door from N. William.
RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

Fob Sale.— Man darin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa) ; Widgeons, Rod Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America).
Chas. Reiche, Hemby Reich®,

sep21 New York.

Established I860.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Stuff era’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Bend stamp for reduced price list.

A. J . COLBORN. 31 Bovlson St., Boston, Mass.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, etc.,
40c. per package by mail ; a new thiug ; best in
use. jylO ly

gVrdtmt, ffitf.

A GRAND DISPLAY OF

HORSMAlsT’S

FINE

ARCHERY

ta NOW ON EXHIBITION AT THIS

American Institute lair ,

THIRD AVE. & SIXTY-THIRD ST., N.Y.

OFFICE AND SALES HOOM :

80 AND 82 WILLIAM STREET, N. Y.

Sena lor Illustrated Catalogue, free on appli¬
cation.

$72

it a week. $12 a day at home easily made.
Cosily outfit free. Address TRUE 4s CO.,

Augusta, Maine.

762

FOREST AND STREAM

Ammunition.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Lightning.
Orange Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal aard for ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET , showing SIZES of GRAINS of POW
DER. Furnished FREE.

No, 29 Murray Street, N. Y.,

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, STORTING and BLAST¬
ING TOWDER.

The Host Popular Powder In Use.

DUPONT'S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801. have maintained their

?reat reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu-
ncture the following oelebrated brands of Pow¬
der:

DUPONT’S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Noe. 1 fooaree) to 4 (fine), on equaled in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Glass
Bail and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean: great penetration ; adapted 'for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
gram for pistol shooting.

DUPONT’S RIFLE, FG, “SEA SHOOTING,''
FFG and FFFQ. The FG for long range rifle
shooting, the FFG and FFFG for general use.
burning strong and moist.
SPORTING, MINING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

F. L. KNEELAND, 70 Wall Street, N. Y.

N. B.— Use none but DUPONT'S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard's “ Electric Powder.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 0 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. only.

Hazard's "American Sporting.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and

» lb. 1 .

land pi

Hazard’s "Duck Shooting."

Nos. t (fine' to 5 (coarse). In 1 and S lb. canisters
and 61 and 124 lb. kegs. Burns slowly and very
clean, shooting remarkably close and with great

rnetratlxm. For field, forest, or water shooting,
ranks any other brand, and it is equally ser¬
viceable for muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “ Sea Shooting " FG in kegs of
28, 131, and 01 lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed in 1 and 1 lb. canisters. Burns strong and
moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “ Sea Shooting "
FG is the standard Hide Powder of the country.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MITSKET POW¬
DER : also, SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT,
OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany's Agents, iD every prominent city, or whole¬
sale at our ollloe,

88 WAUL STREET, NEW YORK.

ENOUilSII

Sporting Gunpowder.

CURBS & HARVEY'S

DIAMOND GRAIN.

Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, #. 7, and 8. Superior Riile, En¬
field Rifle, and Col. Hawker's Ducking. W.
STITT, 61 Cedar 8t„ N. Y. Agent lor the U. 8.

A GOOD PLAN

The most profitable way of dealing in stocks is by
combining many orders and oo-onerating them
as a whole, dividing profits pro rata among share-
holdars, according to the market, monthly. Eaah
customer thus Beoures all the advantages of im¬
mense capital and experienced skill, and can use
any amount, from $10 to $10,000. or more, with
equal proportionate success. “New York Stock
Reporter" and new circular mailed free. Full
Information forany one to opperate Bueoe3SfuUy.
Lawrence St Co., 87 Exchange Place, N. Y.

DKtefUaucoujs ^flvmismcnts.

EMLAITD AID AWT, Dili A.

COLT®WEBLEY.

The two GIANTS in gun-making at the present time, are r-.

England and the COLT FIRE A RMS C->., Hartford, Conn. Both

the same two eaustw. First, that t.iey learned Just what constituted PERFECT GUNS. Second,
t0 their production. The result is, THE BEST GUNS IN
I HK WORLD, AT VERY SMALL COST. You can now buy a COLT or a WEBLEY gun, which
it is a plonsur© to use, for no more tlrau is commonly paid for g-uns bearing unknown or fictitious
n am os.

th& WEDGE GUNS— every gun having beautiful Ra-

miwous or laminated stool Barrels, Rebounding Bar Locks, Pistol Grip, Levor For part, Double
Bolt, ftiiil Extended Rib.

.‘.V,* ~T, f i RSi8 J? 6 P MTYI -JWo Bo vor) . I WEBLEY-LANG SELF-COCKERS.

SINGLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). | EXPOSITION GUNS (various styles).

The I ait four styles named above constitute, a JOB LOT, which we are selling off at about half
thoir real value. Those guns are m NO WAY inferior to the Treble Wedae guns as regards quality
gJCBLLENOB .'!! 9hooh,nk, and aro the CHEAPEST lot iff guns we have ever seen.
Of QOLTGDNS, wo haveall the regular grades.and, in addition, THE CLUB GUN. This gun is
made for U3. with soleoted barrels and the very finest materials, and is designed especially for Glass
Bull and Pigeon Trap Shooting. Gentlemen who indulge in these contests will he obliged to either
shoot the COLT CL IT B GUN, or lose tho prizes.

Everyone of these guns has an olegant heel plate, with the Rampant Colt in a circle, and the
word.," The Club Gun, beautifully ombossod upon it. Any Colt gun not answering to the above
description is not tho Club Gun.

Boaidos the Webloy and Colt DOUBLEguns, FOREHAND & WADSWORTH, of Worcester, Mass-
make for us a SINGLE barrel breech-loader with Scott pattern Top Lever. These gunsare very
light and handy, and just the thing for BOYS or men who cannot afford to buv Douhle Guns. They
oust but a more trifle. We are b ippy to announoe that we are the principal' distributing agents at
New Turk city for all three of tho above-named manufacturers.

P. O. Box 4,309. H. & D. FOLSOM, 30 Warren street, New Yoik.

Shot-Gun and Rifle-Powders Revolutionized.

DITTIAR POWDER

Champion Shot Gun and Rifle

POWDER OF THE WORLD!

18 UNEQUALLED BY GUNPOWDER

for -strength, accuracy, cleanliness, and gives little smoke, recoil, or noise. It is
absolutely safer than gunpowder, as it cannot explode when not confined, and does not
stain the gun or heat the barrels as much in rapid firing. Captain Bogardus, champion
wing-shot- of tho world ; Dr. Carver, champion rifle-shot, of the world ; Ira A. Payne,
and all the leading shots, use DITTMAR POWDER in their matches. Our challenge
to shoot a tong range rifle match, as published in our circulars, was never accepted,
and is yet open to the world. Address

DITTMARPOWDER M’F’G Co.,

P. 0. Box 836. 28 Park Place, New York.

New Crop Virginia!!

- idol

|bahoecSefremPw0hi^h f V A N I T Y FAIR

and FRAGRANT VANITY FAIR TOBACCO and
CIGARETTES are being manufactured, is without
Idoubt tho finest that has been grown in a long time, and
possesses a rare fragrance and a mildness so much sought after by connoisseurs. The above are
now put uj> by us and sold under tho brand EXCELSIOR, throughout Great Britain and Europe.

Try our Fragrant “ HALVES "—Rare Old Periqi - 1 " —

SIX FIKSX IMZK MKDAfiN. WM. s. Ki

OUIWES IIY ABSORPTION. —The woll-
knowa medieinnl properties of Glycerine, of
whk*i “ SAP AffllLE" is largely composed. Is an
assume oo to thopublic of the wonderful ourative
powers of this celebrated Lotion for all Nervous
Inflammatory and Skin diseases. Khoumatlsm,
Ncuralgia-Lame Back,Hcudapho,Bruises,Sprains,
Burns or Softids, Chilblains, Bunions, Piles, &c.,
yield at onoe to its soothing influence, and nro
permanently cured. Sait Rheum, Erysipolas,
Humors, Ohappod Hands, Roughness, and all
diseases of the Skin are quiokly and positively
cured. Used in Bponge or foot baths removos all
pain or soreness of body, limbs and feet. Sold by
all druggists. Satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded. Send for illuminated circular and
cards. SAMUEL GERRY 4: GO., Proprietors, office
337 Broadway, N. Y. Lazell, Marsh k Gard¬
ner, whole sale agents.

TROY, N. Y. Free Circulars.
, ^^WKsTuh-Length COT, in this case.
ISAMPI/flJYPCO $10; LOUNGE, in this case. $8.

Everywhere by -the Trade.

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Throw,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

(Patented May 7, 1878, and April 33, 1879.
T'HE only rotating trap that throws every way ,
I or can be made to throw in any deslfed direc¬
tion, or that can be made to throw every way , ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators , ail of whioh are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
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Volume 14— No.lS*

No. Ill Fulton Street, New York.

s Winter in £nst Jfiforidx,

(SIXTH PAPER.)

ST. JOHNS PRAIRIE — THE NARROWS — FORT CARBON,

ING and Strobhar having finished hauling their logs
to the tributary waters of the St, Sebastian, it was
the intention of Strobhar to drive his oxen home to Eau
Gallie — some thirty miles by land — on the day following
our return from the head of the South Prong. Prank and
I resolved to accompany him, hi order to see something of
the back country. Accordingly, we built a rack for the
cart, took a tent and a few supplies, and started soon
after breakfast on a lovely morning in January. There
being no roads our rate of travel was necessarily very
slow, and we were two days in making the Journey,
though we had a team of four good oxen.

After leaving camp our course was W. N. W. some six
miles through the pine woods, and along the borders of
some long ponds, which were then nearly dry. We
crossed the big cypress belt, which was parallel with and
about midway between the Upper St. Johns and the
Indian rivers. Along this belt we saw large numbers of
cranes, herons, egrets and ibises, a few flocks of paro¬
quets, and an extensive buzzard roost, where there ap¬
peared to he thousands of buzzards hovering and
circling around upon our approach. The cypresses were
covered with epiphytes, or air plants, whose spikes of
scarlet bloom appeared in pleasing contrast with the
light green and feathery foliage. Floundering through
the saw-grass that skirted the cypress timber, we at
length came out upon the St. Johns prairie. These
savannahs stretched away for miles, as far as the eye could
reach, a sea ol' vivid living green, meeting on the horizon
the boundless blue sky above. The monotony of the
scene was somewhat relieved by clumps of palms, long
distances apart, like oases in a desert. Here and there
could be descried a stork or a wliito heron standing soli¬
tary and motionless, like silent sentinels .guarding the
emerald wastes. A mysterious silence akin to awe op¬
pressed the sense painfully, and produced upon one the
impression of a consciousness of immeasurable distances
and solitude.

Proceeding along the prairie a few miles in a northerly
direction, we made for a narrow pine ridge, and camped
for the night. Here we found a few mosquitos, hut
they were not very troublesome. During the day I had
procured a number of specimens of fresh water fishes
from the small ponds about the head waters of the St.
Sebastian. Some of them were new, among which were
two varieties of Zygoneetes or top-minnows, that have
since been named Z. sanguinlfrons and Z. henskalli, by
Prof, D. S. Jordan. There was also a new genus, but it
had been anticipated a short time previously by Prof. G.
Brown Goode in his 1 1 Fishes of the St. Johns,” and which
he had called Jordanella Floridana. In scooping out
the specimens with a dip net, I found the moccasin
snakes a little troublesome, and on one occasion I stirred
up a huge alligator that had at some period in his early
life lost his caudal appendage. He was an odd-looking
customer, with an immense head and body and a bob-
tail, and was unusually ferocious and remarkably active
with his legs and jaws. On another occasion, while
euttingaway the brash from around a small spring stream
to allow the oxen to drink, a very bold 'gator seemed bent
on having a taste of fresh beef, and came within an ace
of seizing one of the oxen by the leg, but Strobhar gave
him his quietus by burying the hatchet in his brain.

Leaving the prairie we again struck into the flat woods
on our right, and for a few miles followed the old mili¬
tary trail running from St. Augustine to Fort Capron.
All that now remains of the trail are the old blazes on the
trees. We killed a buck at the head of Turkey Creek, and
a fawn near the head of Crane Creek. The balance of
the journey was through the dense palmetto-scrub,
whose immense roots, lying above ground like
railway ties, made our progress exceedingly slow, and
was the roughest bit of travel I ever experienced. We
were not sorry when we at length reached the mouth of
Elbow Creek, which we crossed, and soon arrived at Eau
Gallie, where we found King waiting for us with his
boat. The next day we returned to camp, well pleased,
upon the whole, with our laborious trip.

On the following morning we broke camp and pro¬

ceeded on our way down Indian River with a head wind.
At the mouth of the St. Sebastian we passed the fine
hammock of Mr. Gibson, and a few miles below we ar¬
rived at Barker’s Bluff, quite an eminence, on which is
the cabin of Arthur Park. Opposite here is Pelican
Island, a few acres in extent, and the first of a series of
islands forming the narrows. The mangroves and water-
oaks on this island have been all killed by the white ex¬
crement of the pelicans which breed there. This guano,
which lies several inches deep on the ground, is utilized
by the settlers as au efficient fertilizer. At a distance
the dead trees and bushes and ground seemed covered
with frost or snow, and thousands of grey pelicans were
seen flying and swimming around or perched upon the
dead branches. As we passed we saw a party of North¬
ern tourists at the island, shooting down the harmless
birds by scores through mere wantonness. As volley
after volley came booming over the water we l'elt quite
disgusted at the useless slaughter, and bore away as soon
as possible and entered the Narrows. Indian River Nar¬
rows is some ten miles in length and from an eighth to a
half-mile in width ; the channel is about a hundred yards
from the western shore or mainland. There are numer¬
ous oyster beds and reefs lying but a few inches below
the surface of the water, and one must keep his eyes open
even with a fair wind. As we were beating through, the
difficulties were correspondingly increased, but we were
extremely fortunate and merely touched the centre-board
a few times in our passage through. The sceneiy in the
Narrows is quite pleasing. On the right the mainland is
a level bank, clothed with mangroves and water-oaks,
with occasional patches of rushes and saw-grass, while in
the background can be seen alternations of pine woods
and hommocks, which once in a while ran down to the
river bank. On the left are islands innumerable, with
tortuous channels between them, and woe betide the un¬
lucky boatman who gets lost in the labyrinth of their in¬
tricate windings. The islands are green to the water’s
edge with mangrove bushes, and the scene is enlivened
by the numerous water-fowl, egrets, herons, pelicans,
gallinules, water- turiries, cormorants and fish-crows, feed¬
ing near the islands, and the gulls, terns, vultures, os¬
preys and man -o’- war hawks, swooping, skimming and
sailing in the air above.

“ Look, what a queer snake 1” suddenly exclaimed
Frank, as he seized his gun.

We saw a snake apparently wiggling out of the water
several feet into the air near one of the islands. As Frank
fired, part of the snake dropped on the water, while the
other part took wing and flew away.

“ Did the snake drop the bird, or the bird drop the
snake ?” asked Frank.

“ Yes, that was about the way of it,” observed Ed.

The explanation was quite simple. A snake-bird or
water-turkey ( Plotus anhinga), swimming with his long
neck only out of the water, had the snake in his bill,
which lie dropped and flew away when Frank fired his
gun. Sidney Lanier’s description of this bird is cpiite
characteristic : —

“The water-turkey is the most preposterous bird within
the range of ornithology. He is not a bird, he is a neck,
with such subordinate rights, members, appurtenances,
and hereditaments thereunto appertaining as seem neces¬
sary to that end. He has just enough stomach to arrange
nourishment for his neck, just enough wings to fly pain¬
fully along with his neck, and just big enough legs to
keep his neck from dragging on the ground : and his neck
islight colored, while the rest of him is black. When he
saw us he jumped on a limb and stared. Then suddenly
he dropped into the water, sank like a leaden ball out of
sight, and made us think he was drowned, when presently
the tip of his beak appeared, then the length of his neck
appeared, then the length of his neck lay along the sur¬
face of the water, and in this position, with his body sub¬
merged, he shot out his neck, drew it back, wriggled it,
twisted it, twiddled it, and, spirally poked it into the east,
the west, the north, the south, with a violence of involu¬
tion and a contortionary energy that made one think in
the same breath of corkscrews and lightnings. But what
nonsense ! All that labor and perilous asphyxiation,
for a beggarly sprat or a couple of inches of water-
snake 1”

At the lower end of the Narrows is a staked channel
leading off through the islands on the left, to the United
States Life Saving Station, No. 1, on sea-beach, in charge
of Mr. John Houston. Just as we were emerging from
the Narrows we observed two deer feeding ou the main¬
land near the water’s edge, but they scampered away
before we could obtain a shot. We had now got into the
broard river again, with more sea-room for tacking,
making long legs arid short ones ; but the greater number
of oyster bars required extreme watchfulness and careful
sail to avoid them. We could now see the stakes of the
turtle nets with palmetto leaves fastened to their tops, all
along the river below us ; but with our usual good luck
we steered clear of all difficulties and arrived at the site
of old Fort Capron late in the afternoon, where we camped
hi a grove of bitter sweet orange trees near the mouth of
a small brook of good, cool water,

Fort Capron, quite a noted place on Indian River, is

thirty-eight miles below St. Sebastian River and a hun¬
dred from Titusville. Directly opposite is an inlet to the
sea, through which can be seen the white crests of the
breakers as they sparkle in the sunlight. The only ves¬
tiges of the old military post are a fallen chimney and the
debris of a brick bake-oven ; but the parade-ground and
a moat or ditch can still be distinctly traced. There are
evidences of a good state of cultivation at some remote
period in the furrowed ground, the groves of sour and
bitter sweet oranges, limes, lemons and guavas ; in the
hedges of oleander, Spanish bayonet and Cherokee rose,
and in the ornamental groups of date palms, century
plants, cacti and sisal hemp. There are hut two or three
houses in the vicinity, the principal one belonging to
Judge Paine, at whose house is the post office, the last on
the river, and called St. Lucie. Judge Paine is au old
resident, and is United States revenue officer for this
locality ; he has a comfortable home and keeps a few
boarders during the winter. There are also the houses of
Mr. Jones and Mr. Cassidy. Four miles below is the site
of Fort Pierce where lives Mr. Bell.

There were several turtling camps scattered along be¬
tween the foot of the Narrows and Fort Pierce, the princi¬
pal ones belonging to Judge Paine, Martin and Hoke,
Jim Russell and Jim Bassett and August Park. The green
turtle is here taken in gill nets with a mesh of eighteen
inches. The business is quite profitable, there having
been taken last winter several thousand turtles varying
in weight from twenty to a hundred pounds. They are
kept in crowls and shipped North, via., Titusville and
Jacksonville. The turtlers have many difficulties to con¬
tend with, however, not the least among them being the
numerous saw-fish, sharks and rays which play sad havoc
with the nests occasionally. The channels and guts
among the small islands near the inlet abound in oysters
of a delicious flavor, and the fishing is the best on the river.
Red fish, sea trout, sheepshead, crevttlli, grouper, black
fish, drum, snapper, cat fish, and other varieties of the
finny tribe can he taken by the boat load if necessary.
The tide rushes through the narrow guts like a mill tail,
and fishing, even with a hand-line, is exciting sport, en¬
hanced once in awhile by fastening to a shark. Wild
fowl are plentiful enough to afford good sport, and in
old fields near Capron will be found numerous bevies of
quail. A mile or two back of the old fort there is superb
snipe shooting on the savannahs or wet prairies. In
Taylor Creek and several smaller streams there is fine
blackbass and bream fishing. One can here live on
the fat of the land ; green turtle, oysters, crabs, fish, veni¬
son, duck, quail, snipe, etc., can be had for the taking,
without price.

The day following our arrival at Fort Capron was Sun¬
day, and as the hoys could neither fish nor hunt they
were quite eager to 'go over to the inlet and get on to the
sea beach, for as yet they had not seen the sea, though
they had heard the roar and clash of the breakers almost
daily. As the wind was northwest and rising, and the
swift-flying scud portended dirty weather, I endeavored
to dissuade them from the attempt and pokitpcl out the
danger should a norther set in. But they were impor¬
tune u and I at last gave in, though against’ my judgment
and inclination. After taking everything out of the boat
we started, leaving Marion in charge of the camp, who
remarked that he did not want to be drowned on a Sun¬
day. We made a quick sail across and anchored under
the mangroves, where the water was quite deep. Low¬
ering the sail the boys struck out for the beach, but I
deemed it advisable to stay in the boat as the tido was
running out strongly ; ancl it was well that I did so. I
had cautioned the boys to be back in an hour, and sat
smoking my pipe awaiting their return. I soon discov¬
ered that the anchor was dragging and that the rash of
the tide, was tremendous in consequence of the water
being blown to that side of the river. If the cable had
parted I should soon have been drifting out to sea with a
norther coming on. As the bottom seemed to be solid
rock and the anchor continued to drag, 1 carried a line
ashore and made it fast to a big mangrove. The wind
had now increased to a gale ; black, ominous clouds were
piling up in the northwest and an angry sea was lashing
the river into a boiling cauldron, while I was completely
drenched with spray. The boys now returned loaded
with shells, corals,’ sea-beans, etc., and looked with
amazement at the wild scene and with evident misgiv¬
ings of trouble ahead.

“Well, boys,” said I, “ make up your minds quickly ;
we must get’back at once or stay hero without food or
water. Which horn of the dilemma will you take ?”

“ How long will this storm last?” anxiously inquired
Ed.

“ I can’t tell,” said 1 ; certainly all night, and probably
two or three days, as these northers often do. It’s get¬
ting worse every .minute.”

“Do you think we can get hack?” asked Frank, and
added : “ It looks worse than the sea."

“ Yes,” I answered, “if you do as I tell you, and the
rigging and rudder hold. But we will have some trouble
in getting away from this lee shore.”

"Well, let's try it,” said Frank; "we may as well
drown as starve to death !"

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FOREST AND STREAM.

Accordingly wo reefed the soil, run a life-line around
the boat and pumped her out. We then cast off the
shore-line, made sari, hove the anchor and by the help of
the setting poles we got her away from the shore close-
hauled on the starboard tack, and headed for camp di¬
rectly across the river,

‘•Now, Ed,” said I, “you and Henry hold on to the
main-shoot and don't let go unless I give the word. Ben,
you stand by the pc ale halliards, and Frank you bail out
with the bucket — novel- mind the pump — when I tell yon.
All hands sit well to windward, outside the combing. If
sbe goes over, hold on to the life line, and keep cool. She
can't sink, and wo will drift ashore somewhere ! "

The wind was now howling, the halliards shrieking, and
the sea pounding with terrific force against the little Blue
Wing , but sbo stood it bravely and at her way to wind¬
ward slowly hut surely. .Suddenly a tremendous sea
washed Frank and Ben from their windward perch into
the cook pit and jammed them against the centre-board
trunk ; but they were up again in an instant, and Frank
was bailing out for dear life. It was not long before I
found myself sprawling in the cock-pit, knocked down
bv a heavy coluber, hut without loosing my bold on the
tiller. \Y e finally got across without auy further mishaps,
but it was the longest two miles I ever sailed, None of
the boys could swim a stroke save Frank and inyself, hut
they stood it manfully and well : it was a good fessou for
I, hem, and one that they did not forget. We oast anchor,
made everything snug, and waded ashore, where we found
Marion, who was the most frightened one in the party.

“ I thought you were all gone, sure,” said he, “ half of
the time 1 could only see the top of the sail, and I thought
you were swamped.”

“Oh, no.” said Frank, “we just kept down behind the
waves to keep out of the wind ! ”

A number of tire turtlers were there watching our mati-
teuvres with much Interest, and ready to put out to our
assistance in a Whitehall boat should it have been nooes-
sary. Among them was “Jim” Russell, tlm well known
Indian River guide, who said :

“ Boys, that’s a bully boat and well sailed ; you need'nt
fear togo anywhere in her ! ”

As this was -'praise from Sir Hubert,” we were well
satisfied. J. A. Hensiiall.

A TURKEY SHOOTING MATCH.

THE story of the old-fashioned shooting match as re¬
lated in the issuo of October 2d, sc> interested me
and afforded so much amusement that I would fain make
payment therefor by relating another story of old time
shooting. After the war I went into rifles heavily for a
youngster, and had about all the ups and downs of rifle
experience ; filled the neighbors with terror and the trees
around with bullets ; got myself into hot water times
without number, and at length sold all my guns and
bought some oilier makes. But to the story : — December
25th, 137— , “A Grand Turkey and Chicken Shoot,” so
said the posters, took place in the suburbs. George, Old
Dennis, and myself proceeded to the place of shooting ;
found it near a lager beer garden, and given by the pro¬
prietor thereof. Turkeys there were, also chickens ; at
least they designated them thus. Our citizens were there
in force, and so was zwei lager. Shot guns, chickens, ten
rods : rifles, turks, and cliicks, distance unknown, and a
ledge of rook behind it ; the fowl placed on a little knoll,
tied to a stake, with ten feet of cord to play with. Den¬
nis had a rifle of his own make, 71 pounds, 36 calibre, us¬
ing about 90 grains powder behind a 120 grain tionoidal
bullet. It was a miniature target rifle. George had an or¬
dinary gun for which he payed $15, and was a beginner.
My gun was 19 pounds, 42 calibre, bullet 100 grains, pow¬
der 100 grains. There was one Ballard .44 carbine, and
one Frank Wesson .32 sporting rifle on the ground. Con¬
ditions Shooting, off shoulder; sighting shots, none;
hits, bury the ball above the knee ; twenty-five cents per
shot for turks, ten cents for chicks. Weather, cold ; at¬
mosphere, thick ; wind, 5 o'clock and strong, gusty. Den¬
nis was captain of us, and these were his directions :
“ Them Dutchmen are so drunk that we needn’t be af eared
of 'em hittin’ a turk only by accident. Let them shoot

first, so B - . will get some of his money back, and don’t

you kill every one you can, if you do old B — — , '11 shet
down on us. Do as I say, an' well git every turk he’s got.
Now, George, you take the glass (a splendid one by the
way), and git to wind’ard and watch my bullet. I’ve got
eight turns on the screw, and the front sight knocked off
a foot for a foot.” This last for my benefit, as I followed.
Some shots had been fired by “ them Dutchmen." Gam-
brinus was triumphant, and the turks safe I At the re¬
port of Dennis’s rifle there were exclamations, for “dot
leedle guns make a pig noise,” and almost simultaneously
with the stream of smoke from the muzzle of the rifle,
a puff of dust just ill front of the turkey told where the
shot had struck. So much for elevation and wind. “A
leetle more powder next time,” said the old man. I took
position for firing, Dermis took the glass, and George pre¬
pared to follow. “Turn iliat screw of youm down to
five,” said Dennis, after I had fired, George tried his gun
in turn, aud so we alternated, until at Dennis’s third shot
the bird tumbled. I was shivering so much with the cold
that I took a run out to the turkey, and when George fired,
would put one footupontheexactspot the bullet touched
the ground. Soon, over went a turkey in answer to his
shot, Tli en lie got cold and had too run ou t to the tu rkey-
stand, and I went to my position, which, when reached,
found Dennis ready to shoot ; a cloud of feathers answered
the shot, but Mr. Turkey stood there as though nothing
had happened. “Fire away, Doc, he ain’t hurt.” Iwasin-
structed, and in answer to my fifth shot; (not at that turk)
a twelve pound turkey waB declared to be mine. (Dennis
did hit him, and by the rules might have claimed him.
My shot killed him instantly.) After this, all three of us

were warm, and i don't believe that to this day B - .

knows any better than (hat wo really were cold, When
we went out to the stand it was by instruction from Den¬
nis, and from the tiring-point the exact location of the
hit could be noted by tlm position of the foot, by the use
of the glass. ‘ ■ Them Dutchmen ” didn’t realize the fact
that every time we fired, theturky stood in the same place
as when the less Shot was fired, or that the small boy who
happened to be out there was advised to ‘ ‘ shoo the turk up
by the stake when we waved a hat ! ” That the turkey
was the length of the cord from the stake in any direction,

was none of our business while they shot, A fter a time
the “ proverbial bird” ceased to be, and we tried chickens.

At nightfall B - had placed 17 turkeys upon the stand.

We had 15 of them ; Dennis, 6 ; George, 2 ; I, 7 ; I re¬
member 6 five chickens for my shooting, and that alto¬
gether a decent wagon load of poultry was killed by us
three. “ Them Dutchmen ” had the remaining turkeys,
a few chickens, and more lager than was comfortable.

After this shooting match we three fellows used to go
every opportunity, and when working on the plan spoken
of, were invariably successful. One day 1 went alone,
walking two miles and carrying my kit (about eighty
pounds), and thinking I would be smart ana have a lot of
turks before George could get there, I shot away two dol¬
lars and a half not counting the ammunition, and then
had no bird. The reason was, the flight of the shot was
so rapid that it. was impossible to spot the shot ; couldn't
get the gun down from t he face soon enough unless the
range was known. We did not try shooting solus again.

VlDETTE.

FACTSAND FANCIES ABOUT SHOOTING.

NO. 2. — BY A. WINTER.

HOW TO FIND AND KIEL GAME.

AS preliminary to the introduction of the sportsman
into the field, a few words will not be amiss, as to
proper equipments and ammunition. The relative differ¬
ence between th'e better grades of different makers of pow¬
der in common use, is very small. I would x-ecommend for
breech-loaders, a moderately coarse grain : it burns more
slowly ; the full charge is ignited before it leaves the bar¬
rel, and, consequently, the shot get all the momentum
there is in it. In addition to this, it leaves less residuum
after combustion, and the gun is easier to keep in order. If
the Dittmar powder could be relied on, as being safe and
uniform in its action, it would be the sportsman’s desider¬
atum, Unfortunately, however, it is not always to he
depended on. My first experience with it was delightful ;
there was “no smoke, no recoil, and no dirt." I have
boon trying it again this season, and find it, not rela¬
tively, but positively worthless. While it may be true
that the particular powder I have been using was an ex¬
ception to the general make, still my experience demon¬
strates the truth of what I have said. As to the charge,
of course that varies with the guage of the gun. I have
never seen the utility of the very large charges so much
in vogue. I find that 3i drachms answer every purpose,
and the sportsman’s ears are not deafened with cannon-
like reports. I would therefore recommend rt ho charge
mentioned, as being amply sufficient for any gun not
larger than 12-guage ; this, with 1-ounce No. 1(3 shot, will
kill a quail, snipe, or woodcock with certainty, or at least
reasonable certainty, forty paces, if the gun be all right
and well aimed. As to the personal equipment of the
sportsman, I shall leave that to his own taste, only caution¬
ing him against buying the very costly shooting suits, so
assiduously advertised, unless indeed he desires to ap¬
pear as a perambulating advertisement for some fashion¬
able tailor. Hunting is rough work ; and briars and
thorns have no more respect for a forty dollar than for a
ten dollar suit. Have the feet comfortable, the arms free
and easy, and no superfluous straps to interfere with the
movements of the gun, I have missed many a fair shot
by getting my gun entangled in the straps, used for car¬
rying pouch "and flask, when I used a muzzle-loader.
And.' only the other day, I failed to bag a bird that
sprung in the fairest possiblo cover, because my gun
caught in my shooting-coat, whicli happened to lie but¬
toned up at the time. These may appear unimportant
details, but the man who persistently neglects details in
any of the affairs of life will never be successful.

1 believe by common consent the quail, Orthyx vir-
giniunus, is regarded as the represenalive American game
bird ; I shall therefore confine myself to directions as to
how to find and kill the nimble and swift-of-wing ‘ ‘ Bob¬
bies.” Woodcock and snipe shooting is, at best, but epi¬
sodical in its character ; and taking into consideration the
favorite, haunts of these birds — dense swampy coverts,
and slushy, boggy quagmires — the sport of killing them
is not to be compared to that of bringing down the whir¬
ring quail. One great mistake made by sportsmen in
hunting quail, is that they start out too early in the
morning ; the birds are then seeking their feeding grounds
— are running, and will never stand well to be pointed.
Wait until the sun has dried off most of the dew, and
you can hunt with decidedly more comfort to yourself,
as well as to your dog. The birds will have finished feed¬
ing in a great measure in the meantime, and will be
quietly resting in some grassy covert in their feeding
grounds, or immediately contiguous thereto. Tlieir flight
will not be so long, and their movements more sluggish
after taking flight, which however they will do very re¬
luctantly.

Enter' the field, if possible, so as to bunt up wind. A
dog will do much better work if this advice is followed ;
and, though I am trenching somewhat on what will
properly come under another head, endeaver to make
your dog understand the difference between pattering
over ground scents, and hunting with his head well up.
The best dog imaginable is likely to run over his birds,
particularly early in the morning, if he hunts ground
scents, or if he hunts down wind. A little patience and
cure on this point will be amply repaid, Al ter your dog
baa established his point, if you are disposed to be ner¬
vous, remain perfectly quiet, or stationary, for a full
minute. This will serve to steady you, and will teach
the dog habits of stanchness, In the meantime, cast
your eyes around, to see in what direction the birds are
likely to fly when flushed. If there is a cover of auy
sort, woods, or swamps within a radius of three hundred
yards, you may be sure the birds will make for it ; and,
in the absence of woods and swamps within reach, if
there be a depression or hollow, or ditch, or fence over¬
grown with grasses or briars and weeds, the chances are
as tea to one. that the birds will go there. After you
have taken this observation, settle, as well as you can,
from the direction of the point, the exact location of the
birds ; then make a small circuit, so as to approach from
the direction in which the birds are likely to fly, This
plan possesses two advantages : the birds, in passing,
should they persist in going to the covers, will give the
sportsman'the fairest possible shot, with the chances of
his striking a vital part, considerably increased over a

dead-away one ; and in using the second barrel, the smoke
from the first does not interfere. Again, if there be a
cover, such as I have spoken of, the probabilities are that
the birds will go in the other direction, and thus afford
some fine single bird shooting. I have very frequently
seen a covey kept by these tactics from dense cover, into
which it would have been folly to have followed them.
Walk your birds up slowly and deliberately ; do not rush
on them, as though you were frightening an obstreper¬
ous pig ; and do not shoot the moment they get out of
cover ; you will miss entirely, or tear your bird up so
that it will be useless. Wait till the bird has passed you ;
if they persist to cover, or, in other words, in passing
cross shots ; or, if they be going straight away, until
fully twenty paces off, it will then be time; enough. The
bird, in the meantime, has gotten straight in its flight ;
if shooting a crossing bird, aim about a foot ahead, or
have the sight apparently an inch in front of the bird ;
pull trigger lustily, the moment your gun gets to your
shoulder, and my word for it, if vou have practised the
lesson given in the preceding paper, you will bag the
bird. Don’t wait, however, to speculate on the proba¬
bilities of your having killed— the birds are going like
lightning. Again : select your bird ; and, as the distance
has increased nearly double, or quite so, aim two feet
ahead, or have the sight two inches in front of bird Of
course it frequently happens the birds pass so near the
sportsman, that the angle at which he shoots is not above
ten or fifteen degress, in which case he must aim a very
little in front of his bird. The rule given above will ap¬
ply to a square cross shot, or, say an angle of ninety de¬
grees — the bird at a distance of twenty paces. If the
angle be less, or the bird further away, diminish or in¬
crease the distance aimed ahead, proportionately. If the
bird be going straight from the sportsman, of course lie
ought to cover him exactly, if possible. After you have put
in both barrels, don’t get excited ; keep perfectly coot if
possible, or as cool as you can — at any rate, remove your
empty shells, if using a breech-loader, or proceed to load,
if using a muzzle-loader. After you have finished load¬
ing, no matter whether using a breech or muzzle-loader,
bid your dog hold up. I will take it for granted that he
has either held his point, or dropped to shoot, which is bet¬
ter. If you are certain you have killed a bird, tell him to
“ fetch.” I say certain, advisedly, for no man can hope
to have a good retriever who makes his dog look for a
bird that has never been killed. He will soon leam that
there is some doubt about the matter ; and even when
the sportsman does kill, will not look up dead game half
as industriously. And again I would say to the young
sportsman, keep cool ; if your dog does not find the dead
bird as readily as you would wish, don’t you get out of
patience with him ; endeavor to calm him, if he is wild
or excited, and do so in as quiet a manner as possible.
Nothing is half so infectious as excitement ; and if your
dog sees you are not calm, be takes it as carte blanche
permission for him to run wild.

One thing I forgot to mention : If the sportsman is not
provided with a marker, he ought to try to mark his
birds down as well as he can ; this is not so easily done
when he uses both barrels at the rise ; he can, however,
locate the game very nearly, or, if his dog be an adept at
his business, he will assist very materially. Practice, in
marking, can alone make perfect. The best plan is to
keep the eye well ahead of the birds, when they are ready
to alight ; they will perform the arc of a circle, fold their
wings, and come to grass. And now comes the most
difficult part of the young sportsman’s work ; difficult, be¬
cause it requires slow, caretul and deliberate work on the
part of both sportsman and dog. My observation lias
been that, to ten good covey dogs, you will find one good
single bird dog, and the proportion of sportsmen who
work up the scattered birds thoroughly, is still smaller.
In the South, where I have done all my shooting, this
arises principally from the abundance of birds, the sports¬
man preferring to look up another covey rather then de¬
vote so much time to the one already scattered. This
plan is wrong, however, both in principle and practice ;
it works badly on dog as well as man ; the man it teaches
to do his work in a hurried, slovenly manner, while the
dog can never be depended on for careful and thorough
work should it ever become necessary.

I would advise the young sportsman, after he has
bagged his birds, killed on -the rise, to wait ten minutes
before looking up the scattered birds ; if liis dog did well,
caress him, and let him know he appreciates his obedi¬
ence and zeal ; the interval will serve to steady sports¬
man and dog, and the birds will become settled. When
approaching the ground, where the birds likely dropped,
send the dog forward, steadying him by frequent com¬
mands, and making him work always directly in front,
swinging backward and forward after the manner of a
pendulum. If the sportsman finds the birds run after
alighting, and the dog is disposed to road them up by
ground scent, check him sharply, bringing him to heel ;
make a detour, so as to get beyond the birds, then work
toward them 1'rom the direction in which they are run¬
ning, The advantages of this plan, if the conformation of
ground will permit its use, are obvious and decided. It
is one of the hardest things in the world to make a dog
do satisfactory work when following up a fresh ground
scent, even if he hunts with his head well up ; more espe¬
cially if he be working up wind : the strong scent, aris¬
ing from ground and coming down wind, confuses him,
and he is apt to make a long point, if cautious, or to flush
his birds outright, if disposed to press his points. If,
however, the birds have not moved — and they are not
likely to do so, if the cover consists of gra3s, briars, or
rag weeds — keep the dog well in hand, hunting thoroughly
every part of the ground, over and over and again if
necessary. Do not give over hunting for them too readily;
frequently they lie so close, they will suffer themselves
to be trodden on, before taking wing. When at last the
dog makes point, approach him cautiously ; the proba¬
bilities are very strong that you will spring one or more
birds in going to him, and, remember one thing — never
budge an inch without being ready for instant work.
After you have walked up the pointed bird, the sports¬
man is treading on enchanted ground, and his ears may
any moment be assailed with the sharp whir of rising
quail. Do not leave the ground until you have sprung
something like the number of birds you may think dropped
there, W hether or not the quail has the power to with¬
hold his scent, I do not pretend to say : but they have a
way of allowing hunter and dog to wail, over them,
which is puzzling to say the least, The tactics I have

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suggested -will do for successive eovies, and I will pass to
the consideration of the dog, If the sportsman has dili¬
gently applied himself to the lessons given, experience
must finish his education. I can bat remark ia conclu¬
sion on this point, thattheold Latin adage, Poc.ta nasaUur
non Jit, applies with equal force to sportsmen.

Oairo, Oa., Oct. m, 1879,

P. S. — In what I have said of the Dittmav powder, 1
do not wish to be misunderstood. I am not actuated by
a, spirit of captious opposition ; on the contrary. I would
be more than pleased, if my last experience had been as
pleasant as my first, If the white, or paper powder, could
he depended on in the matter of penetration, I would re¬
gal'd it as the greatest boon to the sportsmen of the past
quarter of a century, What sportsman has not been an¬
noyed by the abominable smoke from the black powder ?
And further, I am bound to confess that the Dittmar
Powder Manufacturing Co. seem to desire honestly to
benefit the sportsmen of the country ; they listen very
attentively to all complaints, or at least they did so in
my case ; and I can but indulge tire hope, that they may
speedily overcome the defects of their powder, and he
able to furnish an article that will give general satis¬
faction.

PROTECTING THE MISSISSIPPI FISH.

THE following “Plea For Protecting The Missis¬
sippi River System," was read by Dr. R. O. Sweney,
of St. Paul, before the Central Fish Cultural Association
at Chicago, Oct. 2nd:—

He desired to call attention, ho said, to the particular and
marked omission of legislation in the commonwealths bor¬
dering upon the Mississippi River and its navigable. State-
dividing tributaries, either regulating, restricting or pro¬
hibiting wanton, abusive and exhaustive fishing. He
thought that the remedy, to be effective, must emanate
from the national legislature. There were, besides the
resident despoiler of the waters, those who use arks or
fishery-boats, which are anchored at various points along
the rivers wherever fish abound. These arks are inhabi¬
ted by amphibious people, citizens of nowhere in particu¬
lar, and yet voters everywhere in general. Sometimes as
many as fifteen men to an ark are employed, slaughtering
fish with trap and set-nets of such destructive character
as literally to let nothing [esoape. Their mode of pro¬
cedure is thorough and systematic. The secrecy with
which their nets are placed, and usually attended, gives no
evidence against them to the majority of the world. Oc¬
casionally an early or belated sportsman witnesses the
haul they make when the nets are emptied, and sees the
wanton and wasteful destruction of small fish, too small
for market, left dead to rot and taint both air and water
on the beach. They dispose of the selected spoil in sup¬
plying the daily wants of the nearer villages and towns,
selling to hotels and dealers tire less marketable, while
thousands of pounds of the largest and finest fish are sent
to the greater cities by the daily trains. They often
actually depopulate a stream, or come so near to it that
an outraged neighborhood drives them off by threats.

The author thought that netting and trapping should be
interdicted, and only fishing with hooks and lines permit¬
ted ; and in case of set lines, only a certain number of
hooks to a line, and no one person allowed to set, own or
control more than a limited number of lines within a cer¬
tain limited distance. The streams within the jurisdic¬
tion and control of local legislation can he, and usually
are, protected by such laws, but the generous laws of the
United States allow too much liberty in this matter of
fishing in the great highway rivers. One man, if he so
de.ermines, may selfishly deprive whole communities of
their rights to catch and enjoy fish simply beoausa lie can
derive profit thereby.

Another good and sufficient reason for prohibiting nets in
the Mississippi is that the attempts being made to introduce
shad and salmon into the great valley system by both the
United States and state commissions should have a fair
and unobstructed field for the experiment of the final suc¬
cess of which the author had most sanguine hopes.

He thought that an efficient remedy would be congres¬
sional legislation, in-effiect that all persons who catch fish
as a business and to sell from any public waters what¬
ever, should pay a certain sum of money as a license
for such privilege, the sum to be regulated in amount ac¬
cording to the mode of catching and appliances used, and
quantity of fish captured ; the money paid for the said
licenses to be expended for the continuous propagation and
restocking of such waters ; or, in lieu of such money, they
might deliver a certain quanity of fertilized spawn to the
United States or State Fish Commissioners, as national or
State laws would indicate, for the restocking of the same
waters. The sum necessary would be but trifling, and the
expenditure a good investment, even a benefit, and an in¬
creasing income to the fishermen, and not only to them
but to the community at large.

He asked the cooperation of every gentleman present
in urging firmly and persistently the necessity of system¬
atically stocking the Mississippi and its affluents with shad
and salmon. If they united, the United States Commis¬
sioners would give a respectful attention to the request.

MORE OYSTER STATISTICS.

THE mathematical man of the Philadelphia Times
has been computing the magnitude of the American
oyster trade. This is what he makes them
Oysters arc planted and grown in the hays, deltas, and
river inlets of more than three thousand miles of our At¬
lantic coast. Three thousand acres are so occupied in the
Chesapeake bay and its tributaries. These Chesapeake
beds yield to our commerce over 25,000,000 bushels an¬
nually.

In the one city of Philadelphia, I estimate, there are
over four thousand places where oysters are sold for con¬
sumption on the premises. One Philadelphia oyster cellar,
three years ago, sold 7,000 oysters, on the first day of
September. Twenty dollars would he a moderate average
for the sales of all these 4,000 oyster restaurants, saloons,
and cellars. This would bring the total daily sales up to
$120,000 a day. Multiply the daily sales by 240 days

would swell the yearly aggregate to $80,000,000 a year for
oysters in Philadelphia, And yet this estimate is proba¬
bly considerably below the actual fact.

New York city probably sells twice as many as Phil¬
adelphia ; and Boston and Baltimore together more than
New York again. Aside from the home consumption,
the shipments to our inland. Western and even Pacific
States are enormous. The appetite of all inland and
mountain men for all sorts of shell fish is something
huge, Baltimore employs more than $15,000,000 in the
canning of oysters. More than 20,000,000 bushels of oys¬
ters are canned a year iu that city.

On account of their superior excellence American oys¬
ters are now exported in vast quantities to England,
France, Germany, and other European countries. These
exportations are’ mostly in cans, but immense quantities
are now shipped abroad in the shell. After to-morrow
you will not see an ocean steamer go out of Philadelphia,
Baltimore, or New York which does not contain a hund¬
red barrels or more of American oysters still in the shell,
The total of our oyster trade approaches much nearer our
annual crop of cotton and wheat than any one who does
not make these tilings a special study would be willing
at first to credit. I am satisfied in my own mind that our
total oyster trade, domestic and foreign, exceeds $800,000;-
000 a year, while the total annual consumption in this
country, and our shipments abroad would exceed the
amazing total of 50,000,000,000 oysters.

Prof. Brooks, of John Hopkins University, has beau ex¬
perimenting upon the artificial propagation of oysters.
The process of making embryonic bivalves is as follows : —

Half a dozen served on the half shell served on a plate,
a few watch crystals, a small glass jar, a little water, and
the microscope constituted the laboratory. The oysters
had been taken fresh from their beds and opened careful¬
ly. In this way they will live for a day or two if kept in
a cool place, and all the while the heart may be seen to
pulsate in its cleft next to the muscles. Close to the heart
lay what is usually called the “ fat,"’ but which is really
the reproductive organs. These are wrapped all around
the stomach, livex’, and digestive oi'gans, the latter being
the “belly-' or dark parts of the oyster. The flaps ex¬
tending around the whole of one side of the shell are its
gills, through Which it breathes and separates its food.
The mouth is at the butt end of the shells, where the hinge
connects them. Male and female oysters on the hal f shell
cannot be told apart, and indeed one in fifty is believed to
be hermaphrodite. It is claimed that oysters are female
when young, and males when they become old and larger.
But the facts have not been established with certainty, nor
ifl it of importance. To produce free swimming ciliated
embryos, the operator pinched away with tweezers a par¬
ticle of the generative part, put it into a watch crystal,
and stirred it until the eggs were well shaken out. Tho
water was now milky from the great number of eggs. The
microscope determined the sex, which in the present ex¬
periment proved to be male. Under the microscopy these
male cells appeared to be dots, perpetually in active mo¬
tion, and each one of them being sufficient for impregna¬
tion when properly lodged. The female eggs are 100,000
larger than the male cells, but are invisible to the naked
eye. Having been washed out into separate watch crys¬
tals, the eggs are mixed with the male cells. Then viewed
under the microscope, the male cells are seen to attach
themselves vigorously to the egg in eager crowds, but only
one of the many is supposed to impregnate. The first
change apparent is the disappearance of the germinal ve¬
sicle and this is accomplished in a very few minutes. The
egg then becomes spherical and remains quiet for one or
two hours, when a kneading process becomes visible. A
globule appears on the surface, and this is the beginning
of segmentation. Then by degrees the egg becomes divi¬
ded into smaller and smaller granules. This process of
subdivision occupies two hours, and at the end of this
time a small, transparent swimming embryo is found,
which is the oyster in its infantile state. The whole pro¬
cess occupies from four to six hours, according to the
temperature, although in the present instance it was
brought to a successful issue in four hours. Professor
Brooks, in his previous experimenss, had raised oysters
till they possessed the cilia, which served to propel the
microscopic animal ; tout they died without further reve¬
lation of the mystery of life. In the present experiment
he had the satisfaction of developing the embryos until
he could clearly trace their digestive organs, and he is in¬
spired with the hope that continued watchfulness will
enable him soon to see the infants begin to assume their
ai'inor of shells. It is believed that thei'e is no specific
time for the spawning season of the oyster, and that it
continues throughout the summer months, though this
is a point not yet definitely settled.

Fish Commissioners. — Tho following list of the Fish
Commissioners of the various States will be found use
ful :- —

United States — Prof. Spencer F. Baird, Washington

Alabama — Charles S. G. Dos ter, Prattville, Autauga
country.

California — S. R. Throckmorton, B. B. Redding, San
Francisco; J. D.Farwell, Alameda.

Colorado — W. E. Sisty, Brookvale.

Connecticut — W. M. Hudson, Hartford ; Robert G Pike,
Middletown ; James A. Bill, Lyme.

Georgia — Thomas P. Janes (commissioner of agricul¬
ture and ex-officio commissioner of fisheries), Atlanta.

Illinois — N. K. Fail-bank, Chicago ; S. P. Bartlett,
Quincy ; J. Smith Briggs, Kankakee.

Iowa — B. F. Shaw, Anamosa, Jones county.

Kansas — D. B. Long, Ellsworth.

Kentucky — Wm. Griffith, pi-esident, 166 West Main
st., Louisville ; John B. Walker, MadisonviUe ; Hon. C. J.
Walton, Munfordville ; Hon. John A. Steele, Versailles :
Hon. J. H. Bruce, Lancaster ; P. H. Darby, Princeton ;
Dr. S. W. Coombs, Bowling Green ; Hon. James B.
Casey, Covington ; Gen. T. T, Garrard, Manchester; Hon.
W. C. Allen, Owingsville.

Maine — E. M. Stilwell, Bangor ; Everett Smith, Port¬
land.

Maryland — T. B. FergUBon, of Baltimore, (Address No.
132 M. street, Washington, D, C.); Thomas Huglilett,
Easton.

Massachusetts — Theodore Lyman, Brookline ; E. A.
Brackett, Winchester ; Asa French, Boston.

Michigan — Eli R. Miller, Richland ; A. J. Kellogg, De¬
troit; Dr. J. C. Parker, Grand Rapids.

Minnesota — First district, Daniel Cameron, La Cres¬
cent: Second district, Wm. W. Sweney, M. D.. Red,
Wing ; Third district, R. Omsby Swe’nuv, chairman
St. Paul.

Missouri— 1. G. W, Steedman, chairman. No. 2,803
Pine street, St. Louis ; John Reid, Lexington ; Silas
Woodson, St. Joseph.

Nevada — H. G. Parker, Carson City,

New Hampshire— Samuel Weber,’ Manchester ; Luther
Hayes, South Milton ; Albina H. Powers, Plymouth.

New Jersey — Dr. B. P, Howell, Woodbury : Col. E. J.
Anderson, Trenton ; Theodore Morford, Newton.

New York — R. Barnwell Roosevelt, 76 Chambers street.
New York ; Edwai-d M. Smith, Rochester ; Richard U.
Sherman, New Hartford, Oneida county ; Eugene G.
Blackford, 809 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn.

North Carolina — L. L. Polk (commissioner of agricul¬
ture), Raleigh ; S. W. Worth (superintendent ot fisheries),
Morgantown, Burke county.

Nebraska— Rt. R. Livingston, Plattsmoitth ;H,S. Kaley
Red Cloud ; W. L. May, Fremont.

Ohio— J. C. Fisher, president, Coshocton : R. Cum¬
mings, treasurer, Toledo ; L. A. Harris, secretary, Cincin¬
nati.

Pennsylvania — H. J. Reeder, Easton ; Benjamin L.
Hewit, Hollidaysburg ; Janies Duffy, Marietta; John
Hummel, Selinsgi-ove ; Robert Dalzel, Pittsburg ; G, M.
Miller, Wilkesbarre.

Rhode Island— Albert A. Reed, Providence ; John H.
Barden, Rockland ; Newton Dexter, Providence,

South Carolina — A. P. Butler, Hamburg.

Tennessee — W. W, McDowell, Memphis : Geo.F. Akers,
Nashville : W. T. Turley, Knokville.

Utah— A. P. Rookwood, Salt Lake City : (absent ; infor¬
mation. from Prof. J. L. Barfoot, curator Desert museum).

Vermont — M. Goldsmith, Rutland ; Charles Barret,
Grafton.

Virginia — Col. Marshall McDonald, Lexington.

West Virginia — Henry B. Miller, Wheeling ; Christian
S. White, Romney : N. M. Lowry. Hinton.

Wisconsin. — Gov. William E. Smith, ex-officio, Madison;
Philo Dunning, president, Madison ; J. V. Jones, Oshkosh;
O. Valentine, secetary and treasurer, Janesville ; Mark
Douglas, Melrose, Jackson county ; John F. Antisclel,
Milwaukee : Christopher Hutchison, Beetown, Grant
county ; H. W. Welsher, superintendent, Madison.

California Trout in New York State— WdUmlU,
Oct. 18 th. — Last summer we placed in one of our streams
— a tributary of tho Genesee — 15,000 young California
trout given us by Seth Green. Although the water has
been and yet is very low, the little fellows are thriving,
and are as lively as crickets. They are now about twice
as large as the brook trout fry of the same age. I think
they will grow up to “manhood” with us. If so, will
then write you whether or not “they bite with their
tails." Clarence A. Farnuii.

J$ntur<il IQhiortL

ST. CLAIR ON THE ROBIN.

DURING last May I wrote you a little sketch, a con¬
tinuation of “Southern Wood Notes,"’ in which I
mentioned in rather a playful maimer the habits of some
birds. No attempt was made at a scientific description,
but some notes were inserted concerning tho habits of
our migratory birds, which I trusted might prove inter¬
esting to Northern naturalists. Among other birds men¬
tioned were the Crowand robin. About the robin, especi¬
ally, several of your correspondents have been much ex¬
ercised in their vast and powerful minds. A storm of
righteous indignation is poured upon me for my sins, in
that 1 have made Cock Robin a cool, deliberate, unmiti¬
gated iuehriate ! One gentleman from Texas, whom to
know I would ride many miles, does not dispute the truth
of my position, but savs that he will believe that robins
do get drunk, if I (St. Clair), will say t hat they do. Now
tills gentleman is of a good mind. He appreciates the
difficulties under which any one labors who tries to es¬
tablish facts of the most trivial character in natural his¬
tory. Do those, other writers who have rushed so madly
into print, think of the ceaseless toil and watching that
are necessary to find out so very small a matter as robins
getting drunk? No; they nevar think of it. Does any
of them think that 1 would attempt to mislead honest
gentlemen? No, they care nothing for the accuracy of
my researches. They simply think that they have found
me in a literary trap, and that they can gibe at me. They
will find that I, too, can give blows. But they shall be
struck, as a gentleman strikes, fairly and squarely; so,
with the black flag flying on the robin question, have at
you, Messieurs !

Years ago, in the time when all men were brave and
magnanimous and chivalrous, and all women had beauty,
and none were there, but were intellectual and strong-
minded ; in the halcyon days before the “wall,” in short,
I noticed that robins were in the habit of falling stupefied
to the ground, after a long-continued feast upon the ber¬
ries of the China tree.

Again ; some were not stupefied at all. but were as so¬
ber as judges — ought to he — and they looked with ill-
concealed contempt upon their more convivially inclined
associates. Some, in the frolicsome stage, would buffet
their companions with their wings ; and, altogether,
would preseut a most rakish and dissipated appearance.

Now here was a seeming contradiction. All ate of tho
berries. Ergo, if one got drunk, all should got drunk; or
there must be seasoned “ bummers " among them, who,
being drunk, carried it off as some men do, with an
owl-like gravity, and a wisdom most edifying to behold.

To satisfy myself that these birds were drunk, and,
like honest Cassio, had “ put an enemy into their mouths
to steal away their brains,” I took several one evening to
my room ; which room was the chosen resting place of
myself and an incipient sawbones. He knew enough of
medicine to know the most powerful antidotes to aleho-
liolic poisoning, and we applied them ia a diluted and
cautious way to the gay and festive robins, our patients,
I am sorry to record that not one thanked ns for our
efforts, but they flew out of the window, nor paused to
pay any medical fee,

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766

Perfectly recovered ? Had you seen them, as they went
careening over the tree-tops, you would have thought
that some fellow had been giving them hock and soda
after a night's debauch.

But the most curious nart of the whole affair was the
comical resemblauce each robin bore to somebody of our
acquaintance, when in his caps. There wasone old robin,
a very Falstaff in size and vinous tendencies, who had
the same moist eye, the same love of sack, and the rakish
air of Sir John.

One when the antidote had its full effect upon him,
actually winked at me and the immature sawbones in
the most paternal manner. Another, on staggering to

hi6 feet, like old Col. L - , tried to get into an affair of

honor, for ho pecked fiercely at ns both.

Having established to my satisfaction that robins did
get uproariously drunk, while others eating the same food
did not leave the thorny -paths of sobriety, I determined
to investigate the matter.

Well. I found it just as I stated it to be. Some berries
contain the alcohol in solution ; Others do not. Why, is
one of those tilings that we cannot find out. So, Cock
Robin gets hold of one or more of those berries in a morn¬
ing and gets drunk. “ Yell, wot of it ! ” He gets drunk
and he enjoys it ; and, he is not ashamed,

One would suppose from the eagerness with which your
correspondents seek to vindicate the character of this
bird, that they were the lineal descendants — no that
couldn't be — the near relatives, of the "Babes of the
Wood," whom his ancestors covered long ago, in Merry
England, with leaves.

There is an odor of romance hanging about Cock Robin,
from which it is hard to dissociate ourselves. From the
blood red picture of him, having his breast transfixed by
that unerring archer, the sparrow, down to that immor¬
tal pair that covered the ‘ ' Babes in the Wood, " we learned
in our callow days to take him to our bosoms, as an ex¬
ceptional bird. Nor have we “gone back on him,” in our
mature manhood. Witness the gigantic pot pies made of
him ; fat. tender, and juicy, around which memory fond¬
ly lingers.

Apropos desbottes ( Apropos despates would be better).
One of your correspondents, hailing originally, I presume,
from Mississippi, speaks of killing enough robins for a
pie : during which sporting episode, he caught one, and
then let him go ! I have lived in Mississippi, and I have
never seen an inhabitant of chat State who would volun¬
tarily let a robin go, when visions of pot pie were loom¬
ing up in his excited imagination. In fact, they say that
gentlemen living in that State, can't shoot straight
enough to hit a robin ; depending for their birds upon the
well known convivial habits of Cock Robin.

Be that as it may, slanderous, or true, I know that they
(the correspondents aforesaid), ask us to believe a Baron
Munchausen story, When we are told that one of them
let a robin go !

In concluding this part of my letter, let me say that
gentlemen should lie chary of disputing facts, or theories,
even in natural history, unless they have fully examined
their ground. However, that the gayety of nations may
not be eelipBed, I hope that they will continue writing.

Another gentleman, who acknowledges that he has
never read my article, evolves from his inner conscious¬
ness a pet theory of his own anent crows, with which lie
crowns me.

As to crows. However much advantage there may be
in more northern latitudes, in eating up grubs, worms,
aud insects generally, they are certainly graminivorous
in the South,

Ask any old farmer in any southern state, if a crow will
pull up young corn, and see’ what liis answer will be. In
the most emphatic, in the most unhesitating manner, he
will say : " Bless your soul, they don't do anything else.”
Well, now, I made my statement and I stick to it ; that
the crow is the brainiest, most rascally, most thievish bird
in America. There ! ST, Clair.

Bar toiv, Oa,, Sept. ZAth.

PERDRIX ROUGE.

THE Perdrix rouge or red partridge of France, is one
of the wariest and hardest dying birds it has ever
been my lot to meet with. Were they found in open
fields, as are the grey partridges, the shooting would be
easier ; but living, as they do, on the tops of the most
thickly over-grown mountains, and in almost impene¬
trable thickets, it takes an ardent and persevering sports¬
man to do any execution among them. As is well known,
they will not lie well to a dog, and when once flushed,
are apt to make long flights, rendering pursuit practically
useless. They have besides a disagreeable little habit of
running when frightened, seemingly having more faith
in their legs than in their wings, scuttling through the
bush ahead of the dogs and never taking wing unless
come upon suddenly, and caught unawares. For these
reasons the Ted-legged partridge is very little hunted in
France where indeed they are rather scarce, being chiefly
found near tire Pyrenees Mountains and through the most
southerly portion of the country. Market hunter's, how¬
ever, are willing to undergo an immense amount of work
to secure this bird, since it is only inferior to the wood¬
cock in the- eyes of the French connoisseurs.

I was determined, notwithstanding the remonstrances
of my friends, to have a day after the partridges ; so one
day in September, after much persuasion and no little
bribing ol' Jacques, whom I have mentioned before, lie
consented to guide us to the haunts of the partridges,
inserting the proviso that we were not to blame him
if we found more obstacles than birds. It was well that
he made this stipulation, for the rough climbing and fati¬
gue of the trip was out of all proportion to the number
of birds secured. Indeed, bad we known what we
were going into, it is very doubtful if we would have
started.

The one advantage, and about the only one that the red-
legs liave;over other birds, is that you are not obliged to get
up early in the morning to shoot them. Such a preceedmg
would be entirely unnecessary, since for some hidden and
mysterious reason no one was ever known to find one before
the sun was up. This may be due to the inherited laziness
of French nature, or we might explain it by saying no
Frenchman was ever known to arise himself before the
sun. Both reasons would be unsatisfactory, but still the
fact remains. The birds are not found eariyin the morn¬
ing. There is a good deal of romance, perhaps, in arising
early in the morning before the sun has driven away the

mist, but there is more romance than comfort, and ac¬
cording to Art. Ward, it must be dangerous, since he says,
“ the only danger of French duelling is the fact that the
parties concerned are apt to catch cold by being out so
early in the morning and this may apply as well to
hunting parties.

But to proceed to our sport. At the moderately com¬
fortable hour of 7 o'clock, our guide awakened 11s from
our slumber, and in the course of an hour’s time we were
en route for the mountains which were to be the scene of
our introduction to the perdrix rouge, After much
scrambling and some tumbles we reach what appeared to
be a small plateau on the top of the mountain, where
Jacques assured us we would find a oompagnie of birds ;
and he proved to be right, for scarcely had we traversed
half of the open place, when the dogs commenced to work
and immediately flushed two birds, which were killed no
one knew by whom, as four of us fired at them. They
proved to be the old birds which, were led to take wing so
soon in hope that they would be followed and the young
ones left alone.

Had they not been killed at the first fire, their trick (a
very common one with these birds) might, have succeeded;
but, as it was, we immediately went about hunting the
young birds. We found them some hundred yards down
the hill, lmt we could not flush (hem. The dogs trailed
them for some distance, and we did not put them up until
we bad driven them down the side of the mountaiu, arid
into a cornstubble Held, when by approat hing them from
both sides and allowing the dogs to run in we managed to
get a shot, killing two more. The rest escaped up the h ill
again and we deemed it better not to follow, having
already hunted two hours after one convoy with the poor
result of four birds, ami being assured by our guide that
the clinnees of again finding tho birds would not pay us
for climbing the mountain again.

After taking a little dyeuner after our work, we pro¬
ceeded on our expedition, hoping to find another covey of
birds. All the rest of the morning and all the afternoon
we climbed and re-climed the mountains and not infre¬
quently we found birds, but as for making them’ take
wing, one might just as well have flushed arabbit and ex¬
pected it to fly. Time and time again the dogs struck the
scent, but no matter how persevering we were, it was
quite impossible to get any more shots. There was no
help for it. We were obliged to return without seeing
another bird. Of course we made it a point to revile our
friend and guide in our best French, but that did not
bring any birds to bag, so we finally were obliged to stop
as much in want of words as breath.

The conclusion we unanimously came to, as regards red
partridge shooting, or rather hunting, was, that it was a
fraud and delusion, and that the result did not justify the
labor spent. We determined that our first attempt should
also be the last, aud that we would turn our attention and
guns against game not more worthy of them, but less dif¬
ficult of access.

However-, our day spent in tbe Pyrenees was not
thrown away. We had added something to our know¬
ledge of the habits of birds, and enjoyed the opportunity
of seeing how the red-legged partridge was pursued in
France. w, De F.

ARE THERE MOSQUITOES IN FLORIDA?

Mr. Editor: —

After a forty days’ rain— which flooded the flatwoods
between this place and Enterprise, during which time our
papers were delayed— we have at last a little sunshine,
and with it a portion of our paper mail and several num¬
bers of the Forest and Stream, which is ever welcome
and eagerly read by all, from tlie head of the home to my
little six-year-old. boy, who delights in the pictures of the
guns, boats, fishing-tackle, etc. I read every paper, even
to the last “ad r and judge of my surprise when I read
the article of Samuel Fairbanks, dated Oct. 2d, in answer
to “ Al. I. Gaitor.” I first thought I had lost a paper aud
had not read the paper referred to ; but on looldng over
my file I found it, and see but iittle to complain of— in
fact I consider it is more trutliful than that of Mr. Fair¬
banks, in which he states “that he has ignorantly or wil¬
fully stated what is not true,” and quotes “A1 Fresco,”
who says ' ' he has never lost an horn’s sleep on account of
mosquitoes.” Now let us take the Forest and Stream
oi Sept. 25th, article by J. A. H. on East Florida. He was
bound to see this country, and in order to get full infor¬
mation called on “A1 Fresco." I now quote : “To mv
regret he informed me he had never been in Indian River
country. He endeavored to dissuade me from my con¬
templated trip to that region ; said we would be devoured
by the fleas, sand-flies, mosquitoes, etc." Now, J. A. H.
came aud spent the winter on Indian River, and lived to
return and write a history of his trip to the Forest and
Stream, and 1 will venture to sav that, while he found
the insects troublesome at times, lie enjoyed the trip, and
if he ever comes to Florida again will visit this coast. I
prefer that the immigrant to Florida should come here
believing that the fleas, sand-flies and mosquitoes are as
thick as the sand on the seashore, rather than that he
should come thinking he will not be troubled with them.
I have been in Florida since April, 1864, spring, summer,
fall and winter, year in and year out. and during that
time I have been located in West, Middle, East, and am
now permanently in South Florida, and have yet to see
the place that one’s rest wifi not be disturbed by mos¬
quitoes unless protected by netting.

The festive mosquito came in force this year June 1, and
has not yet left. There is no use in denying that we have
more mosquitoes than we have any use for from June to
November, and some few all winter. Nor is it any use to
tell people, if they come here to locate or to hunt or
fish, that they will bo devoured, forjhis section is fust
settling, and when this county is settled by live, ener¬
getic farmers and fruit-growers, the lands 'cleared aud
drained, this, the only drawback, will soon be a thing of
the past. The mosquitoes have been so bad during a por¬
tion of August and September that ail work urns aban¬
doned, save on a windy day, and then it was tough work
to do anything.

As to the Indians killing all the game, let me state that
all persons desiring to come to this section to fish or
hunt can find all they want;; and those desiring to come,
and wishing to know how to get here with then- outfit,
and when to come, can get all the information they may
need, by writing me, fully stating what they wish to do,

Hundreds are deterred from coming here to settle or to
spend the winter by stories told them of the insects by
men who have never been here. A few vears since on my
return from Washington I stopped in at the Brock House
at Enterprise, and before registering I asked the landlord
how I could get over to the coast. He at once told me a
fearful tale of the dangers in going over, in consequence
of the roads being flooded, and said if I did get over I
would be eaten up with fleas, sand-flies and mosquitoes.
After he got through I asked him if ho would please
answer my questions, stating to him that I had lived
there nearly five years, and when I left I had a family,
and if they were devoured I wanted their remains.

He had never been there, and had been in Florida
but a few weeks, but long enough to give the usual reply
to all who wish to visit the Halifax, Hillsborough or
Indian River country, for it is all one to people in Jack¬
sonville.

Now, I havo lived here since July, 1889, and “still
live.” I like this section, and so do most of those who
come here. No better place to hunt or fish in the State.
Good boarding-houses and hotels ; and most, if not all,
who come once come again. But to all tourists who
come to the State, let me tell you, among your outfit
have a good sand-fly net, even if you come no further
than Jacksonville. This is best made with two stout
pieces of drilling, six feet long, sewed together, then get
coarse, slazy, unbleached muslin, and cut it into six
l'eet lengths. Sew enough of these together, which when
done will go around the dwelling. To each corner sew
in a thimble or ring by which it can be attached to stakes
or the tent while in camp, and you will find it to be one
of the indispensable articles in your outfit.

One word, and I am done. To all wish to hunt, fish or
settle, or to spend the -winter on Hie coast, come, all
stories to the contrary notwithstanding. You will find
good hotels and boarding-houses at" New Britain, Day-
town aud Port Orange, on the Halifax, at New Smyrna,
on the Hillsborough, and at Titusville, aud all the way
down to Fort Cypress. I have yet to see the place in
Florida where mosquitoes are not troublesome at some
time of the year, but I prefer them to the xuud and slush
of the fall and spring, and the intense cold of the north¬
ern winters, and the heat of the summer suns, with the
attendant sunstroke — a thing unheard of in South Florida.

George J. Alden.

The Mountain Oat. — Our correspondent Mr, Wm.Cra-
pro, who writes from Cerro Gordo, Cal., desires some in¬
formation as to this animal, which we are happy to he
able to give. What we cannot give, but should be most
happy to receive, is a full account of its habitat. Of the
civet cat’s life history but little is known. Cannot some
of out readers give us some points about it. Mr. Crapro
says : —

Be kind enough to oblige me by giving through your
columns the correct name and genus to which belongs the
small quadruped known from the Rocky Mountains to the
Pacific as a “mountain cat.” The animal when full
grown weighs from 4 to 5 pounds ; is from 10 to 12 inches
long, stands 5 to 6 inches high ; is a dun or mouse color ;
has a tail 17 to 18 inches long, bushy like a squirrel, with
alternate black and white rings j feet and claws like a cat ;
with long pointed nose like a fox ; teeth and mouth like a
cat ; large, -wide-spreading ears like a cat's eare, only four
times as large : large, black, beady eyes ; growls, snails,
and barks like a coyote ; is carnivorous, living on mice,
birds, etc.: is nocturnal in its habits, is easily tamed, and
makes a capital mouser.

The name Bassaris astuta was given to this little ani¬
mal by Lichtenstein. ItB habitat is given as Texas and
Southern Rocky Mountains to the Pacific. We shall hope
to hear from some of our friends before long a few facts
as to the history of this curious little mammal.

^ Wild Rice. — Janesville, Wis., Oet. lSlh. — I have all
the wild rice there is in the country. The crop was a
failure in many parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota, and
but little was gathered. In sowing the rice care must be
taken to sow where the roots will at all times have water
over them. One foot of- water over them is better than
less, and four feet of water will do no harm. It grows
best on mud bottom, and where there, is little or no cur¬
rent, and will spread from the roots as well as from the
seed.

At Lake Koshkong I never saw any rice allowed to
ripen. The birds pick it while it is in the milk, yet every
spring the rice comes up, and m many places has greatly
increased. Last February, as an experiment, 1 planted a
bandful in a large aquarium that I have in my office.
Some of it sprouted at once, while other seeds showed no
signs of life until months afterward, a few only sprout¬
ing within the past month. I cannot account for this,
but it shows that if rice plautedlast spring has not grown
well during the past summer, still it may came on an¬
other season and do well. Last fall 1 sold ajquantity of
rice to a fish eulturist, who planted it in one of his
ponds to afford shelter for young trout. He now reports
that it answered the purpose admirably. There is no
doubt that the stalks are a great protection to young
fish of all kinds. 1 have often noticed that the water in
which rice grew swarmed with small fry.

Richard "Valentine,

— The preface to Mark Twain's latest book says :
“ Written by one loafer for another loafer to read.” For¬
tunately for Mark Twain he has an established reputation
as a humorist. The quotation above is full of subtle and
keen humor, no doubt, but if it had been Mark Twain’s
first-born, the worid would condemn it as coarse, vulgar,
andnpt at all funny. — Brooklyn Union.

— A foreign gentleman said to an employe of one of our
railroads: “What is the next train to so-and-so?" “No.
4 ; but she is late, because No. lo, which i3 juBt behind
11, is not going out before 17 backs up before 6. Then 29
will go out before your train, gets in, to let 17 come up on
the track where 8 is."

• — An old lady from New Bedford visited Boston re¬
cently for the first time, and while viewing the attractions
of tbe Public Garden, was pointed out the bronze statue
of Charles Sumner. “Well, I declare,” the old lady re¬
marked, “ I never knew Sumner was a colored man be¬
fore,”

EOEEST AND STREAM.

767

(The H mml

National American Kennel Cu b Field Trials.—
Mr. E. C. Sterling. President of the N. A. K. C.. writes
us that Petoka, Illinois, on the line of Illinois Central Rail¬
road, between Yandalia and Sandoval, has been selected
as the spot for holding the Club Field Trials. The date is
November 24th proximo.

The programme for the approaching Field Trials has
been arranged, and is now officially announced :

First Annual Field Trials of the N. A. K. Club, will be
held at Potoka, Marion Co,, Ills., on the Illinois Central
Railroad, hetween Vandalia and Sandoval, commencing
November 24th, 1879.

Puppy stake, $300 ; to be paid infull. For pointers and
setters under eighteen months. First prize, $150 ; second
prize, $100 : third prize, $50. Entrance, $15, with $10 for¬
feit. Free for all stake, $500 : to be paid in full. Open
to all. First prize, $250 ; second prize, $150 ; third prize.
$100. Entrance, $25, with $10 forfeit. Brace stake $350;
to be paid in full. For braoos — first prize, $150 ; second
prize, $75 ; third, $25, Entrance, $25, with $10 forfeit.
All entries close November 24th, at 7 a.m. Trials to be
run daily, on quail, commencing at 8 a.m.. and continu¬
ing till 5 p.m. unless interrupted by rain, and to he run
under the National American Kennel Club Field Trial
rules. Judges : Theodore Morford, Newton, N. J. ; E. F.
Stoddard, Dayton, Ohio: Capt. Pat Henry, Clarks¬
ville, Tenn.

The ground selected is tirst olass ; there are two hotels
in Potoka ; ample facilities for reaching the trials which
will be run very near town ; location central and easily
reached from all directions. The people are hospitable
and will welcome sportsmen, and the trials will be a suc¬
cess. Jno. W. Mohson, Esq.

Mancie Cure. — A reliable mange cure is what all own¬
ers of dogs have been long looking for. We believe it has
been found in the article put up by Mr. H. C. Glover, of
the Imperial Kennels at Tom’s River, N. J,, and sold by
Messrs. Conroy, Bissett &. Malleson of this city. We are
familiar with the ingredients composing this remedy, and
know them from practical experience to be the most ef¬
fective for the purpose designed. See the advertisement.

Another Good Dog.— Editor Forest and Sti-eam
I see in your valuable paper so many articles relative to
good dogs that I am prompted to send you a few notes of
one of our good dogs. His name is Ma ck, and when the
present owner came into possession of him was about two
years old. He is very large-honed, heavy, orange and
white in color, with a, large, intelligent eye, black mouth
and nose, pendant lips and finely feathered limbs. I shall
never forget the first time I hunted with him. We found
a covey of quail in a corn field, and as they would not
lie for him he cautiously backed out, made a long circuit
and came upon them from another quarter. This turned
the birds toward ns, and as soon as he scented them he
stopped, when we flushed and shot a good number. I
have often seen him stand a bird in a bush heap, and if
we made no move to flush it he would back out and
stand from the opposite side. This he would not do if
we were at a distance. We were once shooting quail iu
a thick woods when one lit in a field near a small gully.
When Mack came upon the trail he stopped, and soon
making a circuit went out a few yards, stopped again,
went through the same performance and passed on. This
he did seven times. I suppose the bird bad run a few
yards, then sat down, ran again a few yards, sat down
again, &e.: and there leaving a very much warmer scent.
Not once did he stand the second time at the same place
until he reached the end of this gully, where after stop¬
ping as usual he backed out, came to us from the oppo¬
site quarter and stood again. "There’s the bird now."
Sure enough, out flew the quail, only to return to terra
flrma in a. very demolished condition. Is this instinct or
reason V I have a pup from tliis dog, and on several occa¬
sions have l seen him do this same act. I do not like it,
but admire the old and young dog’s actions, and think
if the young one inherit one thing from his sire, he surely
will others. The old dog has a comical way of turning
around — just like a cat trying to catch its tail — whenever
he wants anything or is pleased, and this my young dog
does whenever I go to feed him or get ready for a day’s
gunning. Those are two traits I think he. inherited from
his sire.

On one occasion when out hunting Mack strayed from
the party and could not be found. They called and whis¬
tled and presently heard him bark, only a few rods from
them. They soon found him, and he was standing on a
flock of quail that had just commenced to run away
through the bushes. I suppose the birds remained quiet
until they heard the shouting and whistling near them,
and when they were moving off the dog barked. I have
often seen him do this when the birds were running and
we were at a distance. He once stopped, and raising bis
hindleg beside a bush in a very different position than
setters generally do when standing game, stood thus un¬
til his owner and companion came from considerable dis¬
tance and flushed two quail near him. Thus I could re¬
late many curious and actual occurrences, but I do not
wish to t tax you too much. This dog has no pedigree.
Yet I think he would take first in a field trial.

P. Hulsizer.

Bloomsbury , A. J., Oct. 20th.

Dogs on the Jersey Meadows. — While paddling
down a water course to reach the open water, two snipe,
flushed at some distance, were seen approaching, and as
they passed the mouth of the creek one fell to Harry’s
gun and one to mine ; the dog jumping from the boat
swam toward them to retrieve, and not wishing to make
two journeys he just took one bird in his mouth and
worked it as far back as possible ; then swam toward the
other, and catching it tenderly with his front teeth,
brought both to the boa! without in the least mouthing
or injuring them in any way. This wonderful dog was
the well-known red Irish setter Bill-E, late At, sired by
Conroy's imported red Irish Setter Buck, out; of Uncle
Tom Jerome, imported i ud Irish setter bitch Nellie, she
by a red Irish setter bred in the County of Meath, Ireland.

out of Mr. H. Ja, ffray’s Irish setter bitch Minx, A few
days ago this dog was put down after two crack Jersey
meadow dogs had hunted the meadows without finding
game. When, lie — the red Irish setter Bill-E — covered
the same meadow passed over by the above dog, five
snipe were killed to bis points. Uncle Tom.

Boss OF THE Fox TERRIER YOUNG SPORT.— Will yOU
he kind enough to ask your readers to keep a look out for
the above dog ? He was lost from the kennels of Mr. Kaye
just before the St. Louis Show, and is valued very' highly
by his owner. All sportsmen will confer a favor on Mr.
Fox by keeping a look out for him. Chas. Lincoln.

— Mr.W. Fitch's (Kingston) red Irish setter bitch Queen
Bess, and Mr, S. L, Pettit’s (New York) hitch Beezie, of
the same breed, have been bred to Mr. W. N. CoUender’s
(Albany) champion red Irish setter Rory O’Moore..

—The black setter bitch, Flora, owned by Mr. G. Con-
uatos, of, we believe, Detroit, Mich., whelped on the 18th
iust. eight puppies, sired by same owners Jet.

— Mr. L. F. Whitman, of Detroit, has bred his setter
bitch Fly to his Ra ttler.

—We. shall feel very much obliged if correspondents in
sending us breeding items will state the breed of dogs
regarding which they are writing. We are obliged to
leave several notices of this description imprinted for
want of tlus-i reformation.

—Mr. J. Higgins' (Wilmington, Del..) Champion Eng¬
lish setter bitch, Petrel, has been bred to Mr. H. W.
Ganse’s Carlowitz : also Mr. Emlen Hewes’ White Rose to
Cariwitz,

DOGS IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

T HERE was at least one feature at the dog showsheld
in this city that struck the English judges, the Rev.
Mr. Macdona and Mr. Wm. Lort, with surprise. We al¬
lude to the number of setters and pointers exhibited.
And now another English sportsman bears witness to
the remarkable number of dogs of the above-mentioned
breeds bred and shot over in this country. In writing to
the PdU Mall Gazette from Virginia, Mr. Bradley says : —
11 The United States, if they are not now, must shortly
be the headquarters of the pointer and the setter. The
number of sportsmen who shoot over dogs, the number
of dogs hunted and the extent of ground over which they
are annually used in the British islands, even now sink
into insignificance when compared with the correspond¬
ing figures on this continent. The cause is self-evident.
Iu England the pointer and the setter are necessary only
for the first few days or so of grouse-shooting, a useful
adjunct for partridge-shooting in certain localities, and
valuable on certain kinds of snipe-ground, with the
fast-ebbing sentiment of the older portion of the sporting
world to retard their total disuse. With the exception
of the New England States, Now York and Pennsy lvania,
where neither the quail nor the prairie-hen are found in
sufficient numbers to save them from being made excep¬
tions, the “ bird-dog" is universally necessary, universally-
appreciated and unfailingly regarded as the most impor¬
tant element in a sportsman’s outfit."

We do not understand why, unless from ignorance,
Mr. Bradley should have made the exceptions he has, for
certainly in the States he has mentioned pointers and set¬
ters are used, relatively, as much as in any other. And
it might be not inaptly argued that the scarcer the birds
the better the dog required to find them.

Mr, Bradley writes so pleasantly regarding American
sport and sportsmen that we cannot refrain from quoting
further from him. He says : —

*' The creme tie la crime of American wing-shooting be¬
ing as a rule very hard work and the severest test of
sporting qualities, both in the matter of endurance,
Btraight-holding and the management of dogs, chokes off
many a quasi-sportsman who in England would loaf
through a day in the turnips or the coverts like a well-
drilled private, but without an idea in his head regarding
the science of the sport. How many of the rising gener¬
ation of English sportsmen know anything at all about
a setter— their points or their management in the field?
I think I am right in saying that a general idea prevails
in our tight little island that we are beyond comparison
pre-eminent in matters pertaining to guns a,nd dogs. A
thorough acquaintance with this country would give the
holders of such an opinion a severe shock. I am not
speaking now of the manufacturers of the one or the
breeders of the other, for in both matters America owes
everything to England — but of the men who use them.

••Leaving out of the question the great army of big-
game hunters that numbers in its ranks men of every
class and every State — from the wealthy sportsmen of
the Eastern cities who spend their annual holiday at their
hunt-club lodges in the wilds of Maine or the Adiron-
dacks, or light up with their camp-fires the lonely gorges
of the Alleghanies, to the half savage rangers of the far
West — leaving this, the old traditional sport of the coun¬
try, out of the question and confining our remarks solely
to the two principal branches of wing-shooting’ — quail and
prairie-hen— let us take a cursory glance at the popular¬
ity they enjoy. The number of sporting clubs that of
late years have sprung into existence— clubs for the pur¬
pose of bringing sportsmen together, preserving game,
and restocking both fields and streams— is marvelous.
There are city clubs, village clubs, and county clubs all
through the Eastern and Southern States innumerable,
not to speak of State associations and establishmen is for
the breeding and importation of high-bred setters and
pointers. A glance at Mr. Halloek's admirable paper,
Forest and Stream, would, I think, surprise most Eng¬
lishmen : though owing to the size and sectional divi¬
sions of the country It could give but a faint idea of the
growing strength of transatlantic sporting interests.
The principal quail-shooting grounds lor Eastern sports¬
men aro Maryland, Virginia arid North Carolina ; anu the
15th of Oct. is a day eagerly looked forward to by all
lovers of the gun. The forests aro resplendent in all the
glory of autumnal tints ; the dreamy, sunny haze of the
Indian summer hangs over the wjde sweeping stubble

fields, now knee-deep in weeds and wild grass ; the air is
crisp, the birds are generally strong and well-grown, aud
afford, I think, better shooting than an English partridge,
whose place they occupy in this country, for several rea¬
sons. To begin with, they fly faster, and being smaller,
are by universal agreement much harder to stop. Again,
the coveys scatter more readily and afford far more sin¬
gle-bird shooting; moreover, they will on being flushed
frequently fly to the woods, which latter being usually
devoid of underbrush, a continuation of snap shots of
every imaginable kind ensues, which puts to the severest,
test the steadiness of both men and dogs, giving a zest
and a variety to the day’s sport, which some people think
is wanting in England.”

OUR LONDON LETTER.

Editor Forest and Stream .- —

An American from Philadelphia, who has been doing
Em-ope. did me the honor of calling on me the other day
on his way hack. I was pleased to see a man from beyond
the herring pond, and am proud to say that he, too, was
pleased with all my little arrangements. But this Ameri¬
can, who looked every inch a gentleman, as well as a re-

Eublican, told me that when I visited the land of his
irth, as X hope to next spring, I should see “a great
country." I do not doubt it. 1 have always been an ad¬
mirer of your institutions, but still I am not happy ; and
herein lieth my present grief — namely and to wit : Be¬
fore me lies a schedule of your St. Louis Dog Show, and
woe is me for the meagreness of the prizes offered for the
non-sporting classes. Have you no admiration in that
happy land of yours for the princely St. Bernard, the
kingly mastiff or noble Newfoundland, to say nothing of
the grand old English bulldog and the dare devil null
terrier. It would seem not. Is the love of canine flesh
becoming extinct in Yankee-land, or is it henceforth to
be confined to sporting-dogs and nothing else? I siu-
cerely hope not.

But why not get up an international dog show, which
shall be one, not in name only, but in reality? Only offer
us the temptation of prizes, which shall go some little
way towards reimbursing us for the loss of the time and
money spent en voyage, and see if we don't bring out a
team of the champion dogs of England whiph shall as¬
tonish you. The breeds with which I should propose
opening your optics in the non-sporting classes would be
mastiffs, St. Barnards, Newfoundlands, Scotch collies,
Danish ulrners, bulldogs, bull terriers, pugs, Yorkies,
maltese, Blenheims and King Charlies. Against these
America wouldn’t have the ghost of a. chance ; nor would
she against our bloodhounds. I scratch my head, though,
when I think of pointers; and as to setters, my friend Mr,
Lort tells me, in his earnest, energetic manner, you beat
us hollow. Granted as regards many breeds of setters,
but I will not give in as regards the Irish setter. The Rev.
R. Gallaghan, R. N., has bred these beauties for years.
He had a pair at Cirencester Dog Show that would lick
all creation. By the way, this gentlemen was the breeder
of Plunket and likewise Rover, although the Hon. D,
Plunket gets that credit. Tliis is a fact which may not
be generally known to your readers. Plunket, as you
know, was not only a great breeder, but a celebrated field
dog, and as to Rover, he was the dog selected by Stone¬
henge for lus book, as being the typical Irish setter.

I may tell you that Newfoundlands are being much
neglected iu this country. There are few breeders, and
many of the judges do not understand them. Nicholls
does, and Lort, and perhaps a few others ; but I have seen
the Rev. G, Hodson at Portsmouth put a flat-coated re¬
triever over a celebrated champion bitch, while Idstone
at Exeter gave first prize to a huge hulking retriever
with— just listen— a curly coat! Fact, sir. German
dachshunds are one of the rages at present in our tight
little island. I must not here begin to speak their praises
or I shall occupy more of your valuable space than you
could afford. But I really hope they are also becoming
fashionable in America. They deserve to be.

Our show season is nearly over, but there are still two
or three big ones to come, such as Bristol, the Alexandra
and Brighton. This last is to be a very loud affair. All
the world will be there and bis missus with him
The cross of the canine Legion of Honor is, I hear, to
be presented to Sirs. H., of bloodhound notoriety, and
fair owner of Don, for gallantry displayed in front of
the enemy. Mrs. II. may be described otherwise than on
the police sheets, where she was styled “ a fashionably
attired lady of prepossessing appearance." She is tall,
well furnished, good in forearm and bone, and with a
greatly admired— by judges and reporters— tout ensemble.
A dog show without, this lady’s bust would be as incom¬
plete as one minus King Don’s hat. The tale is this : The
lady in question, after waiting for three-quarters of an
hour for an exit ticket— a fact which doesn’t throw much
lustre on the gallantry of Birkenheadites— concluded she
would leave without one. Marching onwards— blood¬
hounds and Dandie in front, lead-laden whip in her right
hand— she was opposed by an all-too-warlike bobby. That
functionary, about three seconds afterwards, had good
reason to wish he hadn’t got up at all that morning. So
effectually was the whip laid aoout his shoulders that he
was fain to roar for assistance. The plaintive appeal
brought bobby No. 2 to the rescue. Bobby N. 2 shared
precisely the same fate. Mrs. H. showered her blows
like wintry rain ; even the sergeant himself came in for
his dose. So the three policemen had a hot time of it, for
it seems noses were broken, watches smashed, and the
sergeant’s teeth dashed. down his throat like summer hail.
Aura for this little pastime Mrs. H. was mulcted in the
sum of eighty shillings; but she seems to have gotten
more than four pounds’ worth of fun out of the three
policemen. Great blame is attached to the crowd of male
Birkenheadites who merely stood around and laughed
Had a tow more policemen rushed to the scene of action,
and two or threedozenof toe aboriginees joined them, the
probability is that toev- would have mastered even toe
fair owner of Dou. When the result of toe court martial
was carried to the mansion house of the Rev. G. H. he is
reported to have shed tears, pulled his own hair, and
headed a penny subscription with a silver sixpence, and
did what he was never known to do in his life before—
took a glass of grog. Et sic transit gloria mundi — ao
passed away that gallorious Monday.

Your broad and welcome Bheet comes to hand every
Wednesday, j I greatly enjoy reading some qf the sport-

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ing articles commencing at the first page. ‘ ‘ Three Weeks
in the Rocky Mountains ” was especially good.

The weather here is terrible. I guess we won’t have
half an average crop ; so we will depend upon you for our
“ porridge meal,” Gordon Stables, M., D,, R. N.

INSTINCT AS

ALLIED TO
DOGS.

REASON IN

(No. 2.)

IN my first contribution upon this subject, 1 have de¬
scribed more or less fully the qualities of three poin¬
ter dogs of (hose which I have owned and controlled.

This chapter shall tell of her, who to them, was as a
giant among pigmies, a whale amongst minnows. I think
it quite possible that 1 may antagonize the advocates of
the setter, but I feel quite confident that 1 can defend and
uphold the cause of my favorite, and it is quite time, Mr.
Editor, that somebody took up the cudgels for Ponto.
•• Frank Forester” has done him great injustice, and set
a fashion which lias been blindly followed by Ida admir¬
ers and partisans. As an entertaining writer upon sport¬
ing subjects, a master of idiomatic, vigorous English, a
narrator of charming (fictitious though), stirring adven¬
tures by flood and field, and as an exquisite word painter
of sylvan scenes, 1 yield to no one in my admiration of
Henry W. Herbert: and I frequently take up his books
now as amusing and entertaining reading. I know of no
one but our own Elliot who equals him in this respect.
But surely Herbert is poor authority upon many of the
subjects of which he treats, Take almost any chapter,
upon any subject-, in any of his books, which professes to
teach, and you will find plenty of strong and extreme
statements, and much of unmeasured denunciation of
those who differ with him ; but, Clod bless you, heresies
innumerable, heresies that are now known arid recognised
by all well informed .sportsmen. My own opinion is that
one chapter of either “ Stonehenge ” or “ Hallock’s Gaz¬
etteer" upon any subject you please, is as authority worth
all that Mr. Herbert ever wrote. His opposition to the
poi liter is unreasoning and unreasonable. He is especially
like two of my friends who used to promulgate extraordi¬
nary theories of their own, and shape the facts to suit
them. 1 do not disparage the setter, but simply say that
ia my experience, a well bred, well trained pointer can,
does, and will hold his own against any setter that ever
was whelped. In England, “ Stonehenge" has held the
scales with just well balanced hands, but in America
there seems a disposition to shove the pointer to the
wall. Sappho, Jr., was the first puppy I ever attempted
to train. She was reared, from three, weeks old till able
to take care of herself, in a box, lined with cotton, which
stood in a small room adjoining our ordinary sitting-
room, and was nursed assiduously and successfully. All
that a puppy could learn she was taught, and an apter
scholar I cannot imagine. Her intelligence was seldom
at fault, and by the time she was one year old, a tone no
louder than ordinarily used to a child or servant, sufficed
to insure her obedience. When she was nine months old,
a friend and I rode about ten miles from town and spent
the day shooting. Two old dogs were along : but the
puppy hunted them off their legs. In the dusk, when re¬
turning home, at every pause in our canter she would run
out on three legs and hunt the hedges alongside the road.
I have seen bold swimmers, but never saw her equal.
Time and again here, when giving her her daily swim, I
made her plunge into a mill race not twenty feet below
the wheel ; the seething raging water would at first whirl
her round like a chip, but ere long she steadied herself,
and never failed to bring surely to land the object slie was
sent for. I have in York Co., carried her out on a cold
December morning, and as soon as we readied the banks
of the beautiful Catawba, its margius ail frozen, she
would plunge iu and swim for pleasure before lier work
commenced.

Could the pencil of the artist adequately picture, instead
of merely suggesting action, 1 would give much to have
Sappho’s likeness retrieving a right and left duck in a re-
seiwe, where neither sin min ing nor wading alone were
possible. Her style was unsurpassable. The very poetry
of motion. Wonderful strength was suggested without
a hint ot clumsiness. Courage she had that was daunt¬
less, for of fear she was unconscious. A dog, m short, as
nearly ideal as possible.

Doubtless you and many of your readers know well the
ugly fences, which so generally mar the landscapes in our
Southern lands, and which in the farmer’s vernacular are
boasted of as “ bull strong, horse high, and pig tight ; ”
many of them measuring seven feet. A et till she was
ten years old I never saw Sappho the Second clamber over
one' she would take them in her stride, touch the top
rail lightly, and alight upon the further side with un¬
broken speed. One. day I took her down town with me
for exercise, and stopping in at a friend’s who had just
imported two dogs, pointer and setter, which were cer¬
tainly fair to look upon, I said : “ Henry, Sappho looks
undersized alongside of your beauties, does she not ? ”
ii yes rattier ” “Have you a tape line? lend it me,”
when’lo. the undersized bitch outmensured both dogs
around chest and loin. „ ..

During our recent civil war my family were refugees
in the upper part of the State, and Sapphohelped to guard
them. Occasionally 1, who was serving upon the coast,
would get a ‘ 1 leave ” and visi t them. Sappho was always
at nmht on the back piazza, and, of course, could not know
when 1 would come : the train arrived at the nearest de¬
pot about one o’clock a.m.. and I would walk home by a
short cut. through the fields. Always before I reached
the back gate, one hundred yards from the house, f could
hear her beat a tattoo oi! welcome, and ere the gate was
opened there slie was to greet me. This was doubtless
only instinct, but it was pleasant to be so loved.

One day, during one of my visits, I took her, walked
out into tlie front field after dinner to kill a few birds ;
they proved scarce, and making a detour I passed around
the house enclosure to try the back fields. Arriving at a
gate in the rear, I remembered I had not had my after¬
noon smoke, and sent a negro laborer who was working
near by to tho house for pipe and tobacco bag. He, with
the dilatoriousnesa of his race, tarried veiy long, and I,
leaning ray gun against the fence, alongside of the dog,
started to hurry him up. Someth mg called my attention
back after 1 had walked perhaps fifty yards on the way
home Sappho had left the gun and started to join me ;

I had not said a word or made a motion to her, when she
suddenly paused, louked back at the gun, and returning
laid down by it till I came back. No one could persuade
me that this was not the mental process which prompted
her action : “ He has left liis gun and will return ; my
place is to stay here and guard it.”

Two of the following anecdotes were reported to me
by my father and my wife, and corroborated by the tes¬
timony of two other witnesses who are still alive; the
third was vouched for by the whole household of refuges,
white and black, I alone, being absent.

One night father, who had just retired, was prevented
from sleeping by the barking which Sappho continnally
kept up. The moon was shining brightly, and raising up
a window in liis bedroom on the second story, he could
see her seated upon her haunches, vociferously protest¬
ing against something she thought wrong, Reproof
availed naught to quiet her, and bark she did till the
wrong was redressed. What was it? One of the win¬
dows of the dining-room, the sill of which was about
eight feet from the ground, had been aceidentlly left
open. The old gentleman came down, candle in hand,
discovered the trouble, closed and bolted the window.
Sappho was satisfied, and hied her to her rest, doubtless
with the Bweet consciousnnss that *' she had done her
part” to protect the household which ever cared so ten¬
derly for her.

Again, my wife, nurse and child occupied two rooms
in one wing of the house upon the first floor. Sappho's
night quarter’s, as 1 have said above, were in the back
piazza, upon which the hall door opened. One night,
while preparing for bed, Mrs. B. was disturbed by per¬
sistent loud barking. She opened her chamber door
slightly, and called to Sappho, but to no purpose, and
then taking a light, went into the entry, and saw the
back door open, and the dog sitting in the piazza just in
front of it, barking to attract attention. Now, Mr.
Editor, if there be a person in tin’s world intensely uuro-
m antic, and sometimes provokingly matter-of-fact, it
is tins same little Mrs. B., who, as I write this, sits
within a few feet of my chair. Sixteen years have
elapsed since Sappho warned her of the open door, but
the fact is fresh in her memory yet, and other witnesses,
too, are to the fore to prove that the dog “ made night
hideous” till that door was locked, and then lay quiet.

Tlie third anecdote is peculiarly characteristic, show¬
ing, as it does, not merely the idiosyncracy of the pointer,
but the discrimination of the reasoning animal. Since
their earliest childhood my sister’s children have lived
with mo and been my wards, and I think my bitterest
enemy would hesitate to say that he ever saw me dis¬
tinguish between them and my own children. They
have rode my horses, shot my guns, rowed and sailed my
boats, hunted my dogs, and been freely allowed every
privilege in my power to accord.

Sappho, though, discovered a difference of some sort —
God knows how. My eldest boy was then about four ; two
of his boy cousins three and. two years older respectively,
and the girl just about his own age. I played with and
petted all alike, and you, I think, could riot have told
which were mine and which not. The dog evidently
knew, for one day during my absence, impatient, I sup¬
pose, at her long deprivation of field sports, she went out
hunting upon her own account, and after a while was
seen leisurely trotting back with a live partridge in her
month.

The house servants and older children tried to catch
her and take the bird away, but were no matches for her
cat-like actions ; no one could touch her, and she rested
not till she had found my own little boy, and into his
hand safely delivered Perctrix (not “ Or tyx,” may it
please your excellency). Yet this dog was never known
to “ flush” iu the field. Perhaps she knew she had been
sinning against my rules by hunting alone, and knew,
too, I would hear of her fault upon my return home, and
thought to propitiate my wrath by the present to my boy.
Who can tell?

But all joking apart, her Action under the circum¬
stances was remarkable, for all the children played with
and petted her, and she was gentle with all.

1 have had the strain to which she belonged for nearly
twenty-five years, and most of them have been bold and
fearless watch-dogs — no respecters of strangers, but very
kind at home, in proof of Which I can cite the good
nature with which they will submit to be harnessed up
by the little ones to their toy carts, and the patience with
which they will drag them about, and their evident en¬
joyment of tlie fun and frolic. To-day I have one of
Sappho’s descendants of the fifth generation, and in many
respects Flirt is almost as remarkable as her ancestor.
I have seen her stand close alonside of a garden fenoe
which is three and a half feet high, and jump, like a
goat, upon and over it, in the afternoon, and that night
give birth to thirteen puppies, only one of which died.

Both she and her son, a puppy of. fourteen months old,
will hunt any hedge through from end to end. At least
I have yet to see the covert which will dauuther courage.

Sappho Jr., with all her virtues, however, was not fault¬
less, and were I asked to name her besetting sin, would
say a restless, insatiable curiosity, which made her some¬
times a very uncomfortable companion in a buggy or
small boat. In both she would look out and see what
vas going on, despite all reproof and even punishment.

In a buggy she would, if allowed, sit up upon her
haunches, arid resting her paws upon the dashboard, peer
in every direction. Pulled down from there, ere long her
front feet would be on the side step, not usually more
than three to four inches across, as you well know, and
her nose in air, sniffing up, down and across the road.
More than once a friend with whom I have shot a great
deal, and myself have seen her jump from the vehicle
while the horse was in full trot, and come to a point on
the side of the road, and where she pointed there was—
not had been — game. No stock that ever I saw more
faithfully perpetuated their characteristics from genera¬
tion to generation.

A puppy of hers, by her grandson, given to the same
friend just mentioned, turned out, too, an A1 dog —
the best’ partridge dog, by the way, I ever saw; but bis
education had been greatly neglected, and he Was
chiefly what nature made him. Him I have known
trotting under the buggy in winch his owner and I were
driving at the rate of eight miles an hour, stop short in
the road and point. Upon reining up and jumping out
a fine covey, to be sure, were not twenty feet from the
roadside, ,

The cleverest dog I ever saw, to whom I have chiefly
devoted this paper, lived a useful life till she was thir¬
teen. Then, hunting her one raw, wet day in January,
about twelve miles from town, for the first time in her
life she commenced to flag, and, stranger still, to shirk
the water, of which she usually was so fond, I called her
in and took her home, and all of us nursed her tenderly
four weeks ; but pheumonia had marked her for its own,
and after lingering that long, one morning she dragged
herself into the breakfast-room, licked my hands, lay
down at my feet, and died in a moment afterwards — to
me faithful, loving, tender and true to the end. We
buried her in the garden, marked her grave, and fear
“ we ne’er shall look upon the like again.” Her value
was scarcely to be measured by money. I will close this
article with the following anecdotes, written out at my
request by a friend, who had related them verbally to me.
He was an officer of the United States army, and during
the civil war occupied a high position in one of tho
largest “departments” of the Confederate service. His
name is the synonym of lofty integrity and unimpeach¬
able veracity, and bis intelligence and culture are unex¬
ceptional. To explain the facts he records seems impos¬
sible, but they are, nevertheless, tqje ; and surely he is a
very unreasonable man who refuses to believe everything
bo cannot account for.

A widow with two little children had the misfortune
to be living at Society Hill, just in the track of Sherman's
army in their march from the mountains to the sea. The
house contained after their departure nothing but tlie
owners and a few pieces of broken furniture. The lady
betook herself , according to her own account, to tears and
prayers. Before she and her children realized aclual
starvation, a pet dog came into the house bringing a rab¬
bit in his mouth, which lie laid at her feet. This self-
taught hunter repeated this performance for thirteen con¬
secutive days, and furnished, with the scattered corn loft
by the cavalry, and which was carefully gathered, the
only food for the family during this period. When relief
came the dog ceased his visits to the woods.

The above occurrence is ascribed by the lady inter¬
ested to a direct answer to prayer. It was canvassed
widely by the religious press of the South, and furnished
a text for many a sermon against Mr. Tyndall and his
philosophy. Some doubted the truth of ‘the story alto¬
gether, but the Religious Herald of Richmond, Va., es¬
tablished the fact beyond cavil, and the living testimony
remains unassailable to-day.

Again : The writer’s family were refugees in Spartan¬
burg during the war, and near its close shared all the
privation and discomfort of the times. A little girl, a
pet in the family, sickened, and an eruption which made
its appearance on her body, was ascribed by the physician
to tlie constant diet of salt meat. How to remedy this
was anxiously discussed by the females, who alone com¬
posed the family at the time. The neighborhood could
not supply even a chicken. “ A cur of low degree,” be¬
tween whom and the child there existed a love that was
wonderful, “ passing the love of women,” comprehended
tlie situation. Twice in three days he came to where the
ehildlay, dragging a rabbit to her. A regular supply of
kid was obtained at this time, and the dog ceased to do
what he had never done before nor ever attempted after¬
wards.

The child is now a mother, and tells her four-year-old
boy of what her dog, Rattler, did when she was a sick
little girl,

I have written at greater length than I intended, and
very possibly have failed to interest jour readers. The
trouble, wlien treating of such subjects, is not poverty,
but excess of material, and the art is to know what not to
say.

Should my poor contributions have met with any favor,
there are many subjects I could suggest for discussion in
your enjoyable paper. AV, B. B.

j| ed mid J? ivet[ fishing.

FISH IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER.

FRESH WATER.

Black Bass, Microplenu i sal mo- I Pike or Pickerel, Esox lueim s
ides; AT. nigricans. I Y’ellow Porch, Perea flai'csccm .

Muskalonne, L'sar nobllior. |

SATT WATER.

Sea Bass, Sciwnn ps ocellntm. I Cero, Qyliium regale.

Striped Bass, Boccus lirieatus. Bonito, Sarrta, petamya.
Weakflsb, OynoseUm regalia. I Kingflsh, Mcniicirnw nehuloms.

Blueflsh, Pomatomus saltatrix.

Blue-Back Trout.— We have received from F. W.
Messenger, of the Bromfield House, Boston, several dozen
fine blue-back trout from the Rangeley Lakes, Me. These
fish are peculiar to the Rangeley waters ; are caught only
in October, and are esteemed a great delicacy.

—The latest advices from Newfoundland report that
the fishery may he considered over. The shore catch is
better than last year, but not as good as the average. The
Labrador catch is large and will fully make up the de¬
ficiency.

The King of Niagara.— Mr. Geo. Barker, a photo¬
grapher of Niagara Falls, N, Y., sends us a genu ine
novelty in the shape of a sun-picture of a black bass,
caught by Mr. M. W. Woodbery, near the Cave of the
AVinds, Niagara Falls, Oct. 15th, 1879. The fish weighed
6 lb3. 1 oz. The impression was taken by laying the
bass on a sheet of photograph paper and then exposing
to the sunlight. This gives the exact size and shape,
and makes a very curious bit of fish painting,

A Large Terrapin.— We noticed on the stand of Mid¬
dleton, Carman &Co„ at Fulton Market the other day the
largest terrapin ever received at New York. It was a
Chesapeake diamond back terrapin , and weighed seven
and one-half pounds. Whereas terrapin generally weigh
but from two to four pounds.

SALMON FISHING ON THE PACIFIC.

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The writer of this has had considerable experience in
taking salmon with the fly on many of the streams which
enter the Pacific Ocean from the lordly Columbia to the
latitude of Point Concepcion in California.

_ There are very many varieties of salmon which enter the
rivers of the Pacific, and they all have different habits in
selecting their spawning grounds.

Salmo quinnat. — The salmo quinnat, which is the lar¬
gest salmon entering these waters, is found in the greatest
abundance in the largest rivers, principally the Columbia
and the Sacramento. These are the salmon which are
canned in such immense quantities on this river, and they
are the earliest salmon to seek the fresh water streams for
the purpose of spawning. They arrive in the Columbia
river in April and ascend that river and its great tribu¬
tary. the Snake river, to near their sources in British Co¬
lumbia and the Rocky Mountains. They do not take the
fly for the reason that when they enter the Columbia that
river has already commenced’ its annual rise, and its
waters are too much discolored for a salmon to see a fly.
This immense run of salmon ceases by the middle of Au¬
gust or first of September, b which time the waters have
again fallen to an ordinary stage and become compara¬
tively limpid.

Steel Heads.— There are a few salmon accompanying
this run of salmo quinnat which the fishermen call
“steel heads.'’ They are much longer in proportion to
their depth than the salmo quinnat, and are a blueish
green on top with silvery white bellies.

Silver Sides, — Tliis spring run of salmon is almost im¬
mediately succeeded in the Columbia by another variety
of salmon, called here silver side salmon, which generally
weigh from ten to twenty-five pounds. They are a hand¬
some fish, very good on the table, and are caught for
smoking, but not extensively for canning purposes. It is
this variety of salmon which afford fine sport for the an¬
gler— “disciple of Isaac Walton'' is a little too old. As
I have said they enter the rivers after the freshet has sub¬
sided and the waters are comparatively clear,

Dog Salmon.— During the month of September and Oc¬
tober still another variety of salmon enter the Columbia
and also the small streams entering the ocean and Puget
Sound. These salmon do not seek the head waters of the
Columbia river to spawn, but ascend all the small rivers
and creeks which enter that river. They are a most vil¬
lainous looking fish and will weigh about twenty or twen-
y-five pounds each, while the salmo quinnat arrive at
very heavy weights — one being caught this season which
weighed sixty-nine pounds. These salmon are called fall,
or dog salmon. I saw a canoe load of them a few days
since, in which more than half of them bore the marks
of the gill net just forward of the dorsal fin. They had
escaped by reason of the meshes of the net being a little
too large to hold them. They are generally very dark
colored, their backs being nearly brown and their sides
and bellies a copper colored red : and as their time ap¬
proaches in which to deposit their spawn, the males have
their snouts greatly elongated like a North Carolina hog,
the upper jaw projecting in a curve over the lower one,
and actually hooking over it like a parrot’s beak. Add to
this physiognomy both jaws armed with formidable teeth
curved backward, and you have the picture of as repulsive
a looking fish as can be.

The salmon whiclrenter the small streams on the lower
coast of California are I think a distinct variety of salmon,
and I do not know what name has been given to them by
Professor Baird, the eminent authority on salmon in the
United States.

Those streams having their rise in the lowest range of
mountains, are short, and during the dry season are closed
at their mouths by the prevailing northwest winds and
surf washing up the sands which form a bar across the
mouth. These salmon appear to be waiting outside the
barred entrance to these streams until buc)i time as the
barrier shall break away and give them; entrance to the
fresh water. Tliis bar of sand is piled higher and higher
through the long dry summer, and the fresh water from
the stream and the salt water washing over the bar forms
a large lagoon of brackish water which backs up the bed
of the stream a mile or two. Then comos a winter storm
and the overcharged lagoon suddenly cuts a crevasse
through the bar and may be nearly emptied of its waters
in one tide ; when immediately the salmon rush in
through the breach and may be found in many deep pools
above the mouth. They take the fly very readilyand are
gamy and active on the line. These lagoons are seldom
surrounded with brush, and generally the casting is easy,
though the pools being near shore, the angler should take
the precaution of standing far enough away to prevent
the fish seeing the motion of the rod, as they are readily
alarmed and will make directly for the inlet through
which the surf is breaking, and go out to sea. These sal¬
mon seldom weigh over eight or ten pounds. The streams
to the south of San Francisco Bay closed at their mouth
are the Pescadero, San Gregorio,' San Lorenzo, San Car-
pofero, Arrogo La Cruz, Santa Rosa, and many others,
The larger streams or rivers above San Francisco Bay are
also f requented by the salmon which may be taken by the
fly. Some of these rivers are not closed at their mouths,
such as Russian river, the Gualala, Navarro, Noyo, and
many others.

The silver side and dog salmon which I have mentioned
as entering the Columbia river in September and October,
are accompanied on their excursions by a fish, which in
these waters afford most excellent sport to the angler, and
are called salmon trout. They are a beautiful fish, with
no color of red, but backs of olive green with black checks
and bellies of silvery whitoness, These salmon trout are
taken in great numbers by the Indians who come down
to the streams to fish for them and send quantities to
market, and dry and smoke them for their winter sup¬
plies. They catch them with salmon roe for bait. Those
trout follow the fall salmon up the small streams to prey
upon then- freshly deposited eggs, and are always found
in some deep and favorite pool below a riffle. They seem
to know that the salmon are engaged in depositing then-
spawn from the discolored water coming down the stream,
and as soon as the salmon retire to a neighboring eddy to
rest, the trout rush in and endeavor to secure a share of
their favorite food. They are very uncertain as to their
disposition in taking a fiy, as on some days the angler can
see them lying in large schools of forty or fifty, perfectly
quiet, and will suffer the most attractive flies to be drawn
over the water without moving a fin. At another time

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when disposed to rise, when one wants the fly, all want
it. They are very game on the hook, leaping high out of
the water, and often by vigorous shaking when in mid
air do they succeed in freeing themselves from the hook
in spite of the best handling. They run in size lrom one
to five pounds in weight.

I caught one day in a pool on a small stream, near Cath-
lamet, Washington Territory, which enters the Columbia
at that place, twenty-seven of these fish on a nine ounce
rod and they averaged three potiuds to a fish. They all
landed themselves on the gravelly shore of the pool with
the assistance of a pretty severe strain on the rod.

I was engaged several years since in making a survey
of the mouth of the Columbia, and was anchored in the
Shelter of Baker's Bay, just inside of Cape Disappoint¬
ment, but a rifle shot from the ocean beach. This is a
most picturesque spot. The cape is formed by the north¬
ern shore of the river projecting around from seaward in
the form of a hook, and is composed of high basaltic rocky
hills which are very precipitous on the ocean side, and are
clothed to their summits with a heavy forest of Douglas
fir or Oregon pine, and a vigorous growth of deciduous
bushes of maple, and luxurious ferns.

The water was salt and clear. Well do I remember my
first salmon taken in these waters. Equipped with a
good two handed English salmon rod of ash with lance-
wood tips, one hundred yards of braided line, and the
best flies, all furnished me by a valued friend, I left the
vessel’s side, alone in my dingy, to try for silver side
salmon,

No salmon had ever been known before to take a fly on
the Columbia river, and I had very little hope of success.
I had but a few hundred yards to pull from the vessel
before arriving near the steep and rocky shores of the
bay, and laying in the oars I took my rod and commenced
casting. Though an old hand with an eight ounce trout
rod. I found a two handed rod an awkward thing ; how¬
ever I soon succeeded in making a cast far enough away
from the boat to hook a salmon. What a thrill of excite¬
ment accompanied striking the hook into the solid tongue
of that first salmon ! and how my heart rushed up into
my throat as the alarmed fish made his first frantic rush
for liberty ! There was an old log or spar with a ring¬
bolt in the end, projecting above the water and its bottom

fast in the mud, and this spar was not two rods from the
rocky bluff. With what agony of apprehension I saw my
salmon making for the spar with the line singing through
the water ! Turn him I could not, though the good rod
was nearly bent double, and holding the rod with one
hand I seized an oar with the other and tried to scull the
boat near enough to pass the rod over the spar as the fish
went behind it. Alas ! the salmon was too fast for me,
and in a desperate moment as the salmon was drawing
my tip around the spar, I cast the whole rod as far as I
could throw it the other side of the spar, whfero it sank in
to ay fathoms of water. I stood fora moment in despair
at what I had done ; then took up the oars and pulled for
the schooner. After getting my sailing master in the
boat and a long pike pole, to which I lashed my salmon
gaff, we pulled off again to the scene of disaster, and al¬
most immediately succeeded in fishing up the rod. The
line had been run out clear to the barrel of the reel. Of
course I had lost my first salmon and probably half my
line, and slowly and in sorrow I reeled it in, when whizz [
out (lew the handle from my fingers, and away went my
salmon, fresh for a second heat.

The salmon and I fought it out on ‘ ‘ that line " all
aorund the harbor, and half the military post was down
on the shore to see the fun, and when finally 1 thrust the
gaff into hiB shining belly and lifted him into the boat, a
cheer went up from the shore, which with the salmon
thrashing around in the boat made me feel quite proud
over the adventure. He weighed twenty-five pounds.

The genial and enthusiastic light-house keeper at the
Cape, beoame much excited and expressed the profound-
est regret that he had lived there ten years and never
knew that salmon could be caught with the fly. He came
on board to examine my tackle, and I supplied him with
a few flies.

What was my astonishment to see him out on the bay
the very next day, and with the most extraordinary
tackle which was ever presented to a salmon. He hail
sawn a strip from a redwood board and dressed it down
to the thickness of an inch, and with a very respectable
taper. Pieces of wire driven into the wood at suitable
intervals served as guides, or rings, and for a reel, the
iron wheels of a child’s toy cart were rigged with a crank
and securely lashed to the pole. Truly, in his case, ne¬
cessity was the mother of invention, and with this re¬
markable outfit he succeeded in catching many a lusty
salmon. Not being able to cast with this apparatus, he
caught all his salmon by trolling. In a week every roos¬
ter on the military post presented a most forlorn appear¬
ance ; necks and tails had both been plucked to make sal¬
mon flies !

Many a salmon I have taken from the sparkling Bay
under Cape Disappointment since that day, but the lively
adventure with my first salmon remains an episode of
supreme pleasure. ’ C. R,

Portland, Oregon.

Swimma* to 0oro0jrottM&

No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

YsT" IVe make no charge for answering inquiries in this column,

A. W. E., New York.— It is against the law to shoot rohlnsln
this State.

H. N. 8., Martinsville.— Send usyonr State ami wo will send the
paper you want. There are a dozen places of the same name.

T. H., Dos Moines, In.— Bow strings are made of flax. Flemish
flax is best. The strings are imported into this norm try. Wax
used is common bees wax.

Chassbur, Martinsville.— What Is the best weight, calibre,
length of barrel, and how should a gun be bored which Is to be
used for quail shooting ? Ans. 7f lbs., 12 gunge, 30 in . barrel, left
barrel modified choke.

Axxtoos Sportsman.- Yus, it the paper publishes a mu pur¬
porting to be a likeness of yourself, you may bring action for
libel, and any Just court will sustain you. Just how nmoh you
should claim for damages will depend altogether upon the atrocity
of the alleged portrait.

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F. H. W., Elmira, N. Y.-We could not determine with regard to
your beagle without seeing him. Ho Bhould not have crooked
legs, but have long ears ; in fact he should resemble a diminutive
hound. Ducks can bo killed In New York State from Sept. 1st to
May 1st.

R. J, C., Hazleton, Pa.— Will you give me the Arm names and
addresses of ToUey and Grant, tbo English gun-makers? Ana. J.

6 W. Tolley, Pioneer Works, Birmingham, and Stephen Grant,
London. We do not know the latter's street, butn letter addressed
to him “ Gun-makor,” will*reach him.

M. H., Cambridge.— Can you tellthe owner (and his residence) of
the Colley dog, Tam O’Shanter, who was at the Boston dog show
last year? Ans. Tam O’Shanter belongs to Mr. t. W.Lawson, Box
317, Boston, Mass., but his name does not appear in the list of
entries at either of the BostOD shows. Tam was at Baltimore In
1878

C. M., Berwick, Pa.— For dog No. 1 we should suggest a course
of arsenic. Give live drops of Fowler’s solution twice a day, grad¬
ually increasing until ten drops arc given each day. Decrease
again, and stop in two or throe weeks, or sooner if the eyes begin
to look red. Dog No. 2 we should show to a surgeon and have him
remove the excrescences. If you attempt to do anything to it
yourself you may ruin the sight,

G. A. Ik, Philadelphia.— I am told that spayed bitches become
very fat if Dot operated on at the proper age. lam also informed
that if spayed after having a litter of pups they will not take on
fat. Will you kindly tell me what age is the proper one for the
operation ? Ans. They should be spayed when from six to twelve
weeks old. In any event thoy are likely to take on fat easily.

A. T. B., Washington, D. C.— I have a Parker 12-gun, weighing

7 lbs. 10 or.., and use 3 dr. of powder and 1-ounee shut. The recoil
from this charge is strong enough to hurt the shoulder after a
little filing. Can you suggest a remedy? Ans. The difficulty is
probably in the fact that your shells do not fit the chamber of the
gun. Get shells the same length as iho chamber, and, instead of
cutting them off, use more wads and turn them. With the charge
named there should be no recoil whatever,

,T. T. C.. New York— I would like to know bow to remove
superfluous hair off my face? Ans. Gentlemen nsually employ a
razor for this purpose. If this method does not work In your
ease, you might have your wife extract each separate and in¬
dividual hair with a pair of tweezers. The only difficulty is that
you may not have a wife ; in that case suppose you try singeing
the hair off. There are about six millions of patent remedies for
superfluous hair. Suppose, if you are really in earnest, that you
try say one-half of them. Then write us again.

B. J. IT., Marvo, HI.— 1. Is the pedigree of Gypsey herewith in¬
closed correct, if not where is the flaw ? 2. Is there danger to the
bitoh in destroying a litter of pups at birth? She was unfortu¬
nately lined by a pointerdog. 3. Will this brooding have any in¬
fluence on future litters when we breed her to a desirable dog?
Ans. 1. We have no means of verifying it. Nor do you mention
the breed of dog, whether it is pointer or poodle. 2. It is better
to keep one puppy to suclclo. The teats should be bathed with
warm vinegar. 3. Probably the markings will be affected by it .

John Dob, Milwaukee.— 1. I have three spaniel pups now nine
weeks old, two of them have on their bellies a small bladder-like
protrusion (about the size of a small marblo) which seems to be
filled with wind, and when pressed on or rubbed it goes away, hut
retuimsagain at onoe. Be kind enough to Inform me what this
is and a remedy? 2. Does the length and general appearance of
the coat now indicate what it will be at maturity? Ans. The pup¬
pies bave umbilical bertiia. It can be cured by the following
treatment : If the puppies are weaned, put them on their backs
and apply to the profusion a conical shaped piece of cork with
a broad base covered with kid or chamois and secured lu position
with strips of adhesive plaster. 2. No.

MixishvA.— On the assumption that the judges had authority
delegated then to change the course, their withholding the prize
from the winucr on the grounds that one yacht did not sail over
the altered course, cannot be justified. As due notioe was given,
the yacht .1 u ftevoir, In persisting sailing oyer an abandoned
course, has no right to protest, but on the contrary should be
ruled outaltogether. The prize by allrulesof equity should go to
Minerva. Of what avail are the judges and their rulings, if they
first decide upon ati altered course, and then accede to the protest
of a yacht which, after dne notice of the change, failed to com¬
ply with the change made by the judges? They hnvenot shown
consistency in their action.

0. L. J.— Squalls on the lakes are foretold by appearances of
sky and water, same as upon the seaboard, but they arise more
suddeuly. In sailing free, the boom sbouldbe trimmed to an angle
intermediate with 90s to the keel and direction of the wind. Re¬
member that tho head of the sail sags off more than the boom,
and make allowance accordingly ; experience is the best teacher.
In working to windward, the boom should be trimmed in dead
fore and alt, theoretically, but in practice allowance must be
made for “ bag ” in the sail, so as hot to produce back sail near the
leech. It should be trimmed very nearly fore and aft in practice,
or ‘‘two blocks " as sailors have it. Boats are kept heeled to lea-
ward a little in preference to holt upright when off the wind,
to keep the boom steadier, and bring a drag on the sheet in light
winds.

J. A. It.— To spar 3(1 ft. schooner, first find “center of lateral
resistance " of immersed hull wi th centerboard down. Fix upou
total area of sails, and so shape them that the “ centre of effort ’’
will fall about 2{ to 3 per cent, of load waterline forward of the
former. The centerboard should be 9 ft. (f in. long, and its centre
a little forward of centre of length , though its position can be regu¬
lated within moderate limits so as not to interfere with cabin
arrangements,, stepping of masts, or an undesirable cut of salt.
By keeping it far forward, long head buurns would result, and If
too far aft, ton long a main boom will be the consequence. Its
position maybe shifted until alt conditions are best satisfied. Sec
previous paper, aud boat building by Nauticus. Make area of
lower sails about 3J limes area of load line for cruising rig, which
will be near 1 ,100 sq. ft. Centerboard trunk should run up to deck
levol; dept of board, ft it. _

— The Moscow papers relate an extraordinary escape of
a young Nihilist girl named Gobieslawska from the hands
of the police. The latter had discovered the house in
which she was concealed, and were about to make the
arrest, when to their surprise, they saw a balloon rising
from the garden containing the object of their search and
two men. They .rapidly disappeared for some unknown
destination, leaving the gendarmes to gaze disconsolately
after them.

— The annual amount of pin money required by mar¬
ried women depends on whether she uses diamond pinB or
rolling pins.

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CARRIER PIGEONS IN INDIAN WARFARE.

THE suggestion, of a correspondent, in our last num¬
ber, that carrier pigeons might be utilized as mes¬
sengers between the forces of our military on the frontier,
is seconded hy several of the practical carrier-pigeon flyers
of this vicinity. The proposal deserves the consideration of
the officers in charge, if not of the ‘War Department itself.
With our rapid growth in facility of scientific communi¬
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railroad train are such mighty agencies that the little bird
messenger becomes ridiculous beside them. But an ad¬
vancing military force cannot construct a telegraph line
on its advance. If it did, the Reds would soon take a hand
at switching off the wire in the rear. At present (and
until tile new race of pedomaniacs is more fully devel¬
oped) commanders are dependent upon mounted couriers.
And good work, too, these heroes of the saddle have done !
In August, 1868, Buffalo Bill rode, in twelve hours, from
Fort Lamed to Fort Zarah and back again ; and in the
next twelve hours he carried despatches from Fort Larned
to Fort Hays, sixty-five miles more ; in the next twenty-
four hours, to Fort Dodge, ninety-five miles ; the next night,
thirty-five miles on foot, and thirty-five miles more on a
mule, to Fort Larned ; and the next night again back the
sixty-five miles to Fort Hays. And here the other day
Rankin, the scout, rode from Payne’s lines, carrying the
news of Thornburgh's command to Rawlins, one hundred
and sixty miles, in twenty-four hours. These are feats
of wonderful nerve and endurance well deserving of ad.
miration. But as couriers the bird messengers would
prove their utility in just such emergencies as these. A
system of communication could be so devised as to do
away with at least the return journeys. We should be
be pleased to evoke from our frontier readers some re¬
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who have expressed to us their written approval of our
articles which we have published in defence of clergy¬
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lowing parenthesis accompai lying a remittance in behalf
of one of the cloth, for whom he subscribed : —

This gentleman is one of Nature's noblemen and one of
our best shots. In taking fish he has no superior. He
walks to most of his “appointments." and where quail,
squirrel, pheasant or turkey are in the route he never
encroaches upon the “ yellow legs" of the barnyard. With
his great love for these sports you may know that when
ho reaches his country church his sermons are as fresh
and sweet as the flowers he has enjoyed by the fence rows
and through the wildwood. I feel assured that your
paper will be read by him — sometimes on Sunday.

Florida. — Two more Florida letters will conclude the
admirable series which we have been printing for several
iveeks past. We have given a good deal of space to this
region and subject, to the exclusion of other valuable
matter, but no more, perhaps, than our readers will
cheerfully permit. When concluded, they will be fol¬
lowed by a series of four letters from the Nepigon and
beyond, describing the Hudson’s Bay region which lies
north of Lake Superior.

By the way, an Indianapolis correspondent, who has
spent half his life in Florida, writes to say that Dr. Hen-
shall is mistaken ns to the name " English duck” being
applied to the mallard by the crackers. It is the
“ dusky duck," the female of which closely resembles the
female mallard.

Why Salmo Qcinnat Does not Take the Fly.— Stxlmn
quinnul is the representative salmon of the Pacific coast.
Tills is the species or variety so extensively canned for
export, and whose ova are distributed throughout the
States by fish propagators. Those of our readers who
have been told that these fish never take the fly of the
angler will be able to discover why by reading the very
intelligent article of C. R. in our “Sea and River” de¬
partment. The very sufficient reason he gives is that at
the time when the salmon ascend the rivers the water is
discolored by the annual rise, which is caused in great
part by the melting snow on the mountains. There are
fifteen other less known species of salmon on the Pacific,
many of which do take the fly and afford abundant sport
to the angler.

See advertisement of Diving Decoys,

THE INDIAN QUESTION.

THOSE who are best informed of the social and politi¬
cal economy of the Indian tribes and of their very
anomalous relations to the United States Government,
will endorse the following resolutions which were recently
passed at a meeting of the citizens of Colorado. They
express the views of men who are in constant contact with
the people to whom they refer ; and must be accounted
best judges of what is expedient and necessary : —

Resolved, That all efforts to civilize the Indians must
prove futile so long as they are permitted to retain their
tribal relations, indulge in barbarous practices, and are
taught to regal’d themselves as independent nationalities
to be treated on an equal footing like a foreign country
and as such pampered with the idea of a sovereign right
to make war against the government for any fancied
grievance.

Resolved. That the first requirement in the process of
civilizing the Indian is to teach him a sense of responsi¬
bility to the government which supports and protects him ,
whereas under the policy which has so long obtained he
derives no such lesson, but, on the contrary, is habitually
impressed with the idea that the government owes him a
living and has no right to his loyalty or obedience in re¬
turn, he should either he accorded the same right and held
to the same accountability as a citizen, or should be re¬
corded as irresponsible and dangerous and rigidly kept in
restraint.

Resolved, That while the Indian is allowed to remain
in the limits of a State he should be subject to police reg¬
ulations and governed by its laws and authority.

The above are but reiterations of what has been .urged
for two centuries. The Indian question is as old as the
lulls. The French and English, in our early history, took
the Indians as allies in their warfare. Tiie Americans
adopted a different policy. The far reaching effects of the
two systems are now seen in the political and social rela¬
tions of the red men in Canada and in the United States.
Num erically greater in proportion to the population in
Canada than here, they make no disturbance ; they be¬
come good citizens ; they inhabit villages and obey the
priests ; a few till the soil ; many locate on the streams,
lakes and coast, and fish ; many hunt and trap for the
Hudson’s Bay Company, which has always dealt equitably
with them, and not put three fingers into the tin cup when
they dealt out whiskey for pliens ; and a very large pro¬
portion serve as voyageurs and lumbermen. They adopt
those labors which are constitutionally most congenial to
them, and they find those labors in the forests and unin¬
habited places.

In the United States the Indian is simply a hunted wild
cat, made fierce and relentless by constant pursuit, re¬
sisting agriculture for an employment, (as a slave would
oppose labor in the swamps,) and accepting the only alter¬
native which an hereditary antagonism and open resistance
entail. When they keep the peace and hunt they are
swindled out of the proceeds, and when certain designated
hunting grounds are conceded to them by treaty, they
Boon find them overrun and the fur driven out by the min¬
ers and ranchmen. They look upon soldiers as the tools
of a faithless enemy, while they yet respect their discipline,
then- hardihood and patience, and the uniform which they
wear.

Of Indians'there are many tribes, of .many dispositions

— good, bad, and indifferent. In every tribe there are
chiefs and common folks, just as therearein any commu¬
nity. There are statesmen who are intelligent and well
informed, and there are ignoramusses who are the work¬
ers, if not the drones of the camp. And yet the policy of
the Government treats all of them alike ; makes no dis¬
crimination in rank, condition, intelligence, or disposi¬
tion ; treats sensitive and sensible men as they would dumb
brutes, and prods the whole race with the bayonet, just
as a ruffian police ply their clubs among a mixed assembly
of citizen spectators of a pageant.

There are dozens of great tribes with hundreds of wiBe
chiefs who are as well able as the most astute to see tho
inevitable doom of the aborigines ; but they prefer to keep
the inevitable day as far off as possible. They will hold on
to their treaty guarantees as long as possible ; they will
keep intruders off of their lawful reservations as long as
possible, that they may hunt and trap while game and fur
last, and pursue the hereditary avocations which are con¬
genial to their temperament and open air education ; and
when the limits of their occupation become gradually cir¬
cumscribed by the encroachment of settlement which,
like a great inevitable wave, sweeps toward them, they
will succumb as gracefully, or as sullenly, as any van¬
quished or disappointed race or person does to the force of
circumstances. Meanwhile the good Indians know who
the bad ones are. Some of them have been their heredi¬
tary enemies from the beginning. These had Indians are
known throughout all the aboriginal nations by disparag¬
ing sobriquets, such as “ Pillagers,” “ Cut-throats,”
*• Snakes,” etc. They are the Ishmaelites of the scattered
tribes, and the mark of outlawry is stamped upon them.
To sensitive, good Indians to he classed with such riffraff
and ruffians as these, and to be treated all alike by agents
and civil officers who cannot tell the individuals of one
tribe from another by their dialect andjphysiognomy, and
much less by the make of their moccasins — the disgrace
cuts keenly. Native indignation is kindled by such inex¬
cusable lack of discernment, and the effect is to mass all
together in one common cause against the white in¬
truder.

Were there to come among the Indians sagacious men
bringing such credentials as are recognized and accepted
on the frontier, who would find out the best men of the
best tribes and of all tribes, and be able to assure them
beyond doubt or possibility of failure that treaty rights
would be preserved and maintained, it would not take
long to collect together a wonderful army of courageous
braves who would unite with the troops in driving out
and exterminating, if necessary, the bad Indians, who are
as obnoxious to the redmen themselves as they are bane¬
ful to the immigrants. Most efficient allies would these
become. Invaluable would be the standing army thus
constituted, and most economical the cost of maintaining
it. The constant call for more troops to fight the Indi¬
ans would be heard no more. Lives of Custers and Thorn¬
burghs would be spared. Our whole Western territory
would be policed, and the safety of the tourist or emi.
grant would everywhere be assured so long as they re¬
spected the trespass notices which the Government has
authorized to be set up on special reservations. Thus,
with the air cleansed of the powder of skirmish and carn¬
age, would the Indian hunter and trapper be enabled to
pursue his humble vocation undisturbed and with pecu¬
niary profit. The “big” warriors would wear their regi¬
mentals and insignia, and patrol their heats with their
bands of braves, authorized and enlisted by the Great
Father and proud in their position ; while the women
would dress pelts in camp, and the workingmen and small
boys cut wood for the railroads, act as scouts, guides,
voyageurs and camp-cooks for sportsmen, prospectors, and
reconnoitering parties of troops, serve as interpreters,
cultivate a little corn, make a little hay for ranchmen,
drive teams, herd cattle, and do a hundred other useful
chores which would come within their natural bent and
inclination.

Now, as to the tribal relations, which will be nominally
maintained until, like the great Shinnecock Chief, Phar¬
aoh, the last man of the last tribe is laid in the dust — diplo¬
macy will have to he exercised for a little while. Chiefs
of tribes will have to be treated with separately , in order
to enlist their good services, and antagonize them against
the bad elements Yvhicli exist ; but when at last that bad
element is wiped out and the wolves are separated from
the sheep, then the only tribe which Government will
be required to recognize will be the tribe of conciliated
and reconciled redmen, harmonized and united on the
single basis and policy of friendship and peace. Defer¬
ence will be paid to their traditions and tribal preroga¬
tives, as between tribe and tribe, but the attitude of the
Government will be to them all as citizens of one com.
munity, subject to the same rules and pri vileges as citi¬
zens Of other races and colors. This is the relation which
the Indians in Canada hold to the powers that reign ; and
there all is peace, if not absolute contentment.

Let us consider these tilings carefully, and prepare
to pass the pipe around. “ How I” Let us all smoke.

—An accountant who visited Bunker Hill Monument
last summer says it is the longest column he ever footed
up.

FOREST AND STREAM.

771

GAME PROTECTION.

Who Killed Cock Robin? — “I did, sir, may it please
your Honor," said Peter Smith, the prisoner at the bar.
“ Five dollars ” was the sentence, and P. Smith is now
meditating over it. According to the law of New York
State every man who shoots, with gun or bow and arrow,
a robin, is liable to the same penalty, no matter in wliat
county he may reside.

Migratory Quail on Toast— Grafton, Vt.. Oct. 21st.
— Editor Forest and Stream: — The annual meeting of
the Vermont' Association for the [Protection and Pre-
sevation of Fish and Game will be held in Rutland the
first Tuesday in November. At a recent supper in
Rutland, a complimentary toast was tendered to Judge
Everts, in wJiich allusion was made to migratory quail.
Mr. Everts in reply said that he had spoken to his
fellow citizens upon many matters pertaining to the
prosperity of Rutland, but had never spoken to them
on the subject of migratory quail. He said that he
had turned loose the first quails over turned out in this
country, and had great confidence in the success of the
experiment. In 1877-78 he in connection with friends
here had turned out 200 each year, about one-half females.
They had raised broods of from eleven to eighteen, nearly
every egg hatched and the birds matured. They keep
together in flocks till the time of migration, which is
from Sept. 1 to Oct. 1. Upon an estimate that each brood
contains three females, and they in turn raise three fe¬
males each, which escape vermin and pot-hunters, begin¬
ning with only sixty females, at the end of twenty years
add an equal number of inales to the females, set them
flying around the earth at one foot apart and they will
reach twenty-three hundred and sixty -six times around
the world and have 18,818 quails to spare. Then load
these birds into freight cars, three birds to the pound and
ten tons to the car, each car occupying thirty feet of
track, and the loaded cars would occupy thirty-two thous¬
and miles of solid track. A distinguished jurist once
asked him “ whether the quails were good to eat?” He
Tepiied that he could not tell of his own knowledge, but
would answer the question by asking another, which was
this : "Do you suppose that the Lord would have fed his
choseu people, upon game that was not fit to eat?" The
Judge gave it up. Tliat the quails were to be in the near
future the most numerous game bird in America he firm¬
ly believed. G. B. P.

Massachusetts.— Mr. L. W. Atwood, of Portland, Me.,
sent the other day eight fine partridges to Wellfleet, Mass. ,
to be let loose for breeding purposes. Last year he also
sent several, Mr, Atwood is endeavoring to get the par¬
tridges to stay there, as they have hitherto been unknown
in that section. _ ^ ^

Adirondack Deer Hounding. — New York. Oct. 20th.
—Editor Forest and Stream : — ‘ ‘ Thomas J. F. ,” of James¬
town, in your last issue writes that ' 1 the law passed last
winter in regard to hounding of deer does not suit us out
here, and is going to be the means of cleaning them all
out, unless we can have it amended. It just suits the
Indians on the Cattaraugus reservation, and they are
going to annihilate the last deer in this section if it is not
stopped, and many of the vagabond whites are lend¬
ing a helping hand.”

It may gratify our legislators to know that this non¬
sensical enactment suits quite a number of people, and to
Cattaraugus Indians and vagabond whites let me add four
residents of this city, who, a few weeks ago, with two
guides and nine dogs, hounded to death thirteen deer
(six in one day) in the Beaver river section of our north¬
ern wilderness. They threw away the fore-quarters, and
were very liberal in proffers of the saddles to everybody
within reach — presumably because they knew (if they
know anything) that venison taken that way is not fit to
eat. I protest against a game protection law that don’t
protect, and lets loose in August, with their hired hounds,
such human wolves — I beg pardon of the wolves, for
hunger is at the bottom of their savagery, and not sport
exclusively. The deer of the North Woods ought not to
be hounded at any time of year. The open season should
be made short as practicable, and festrictions put upon
market hunting even within that period for years to
come. We shall never get this important question of
game preservation fairly and permanently settled until a
commission, representing all sections of the State and
every interest involved, shall be empowered by the Legis¬
lature to mature a sensible and efficient code. That is my
opinion, and you can print it for what it is worth.

H. H. Thompson,

Farm for Sale. — Capt. John M. Taylor, a gentleman
well known to many of our readers, desiring to return to
England wishes to sell his fine farm in Nottoway Co,, Vir¬
ginia. Full particulars can be obtained by addressing
Capt, Taylor at Bellefonte, Nottoway Co., Ya.

Trophies.— We have received from the West a collec¬
tion of elk, moose, and mountain-sheep horns, some of
which are unusually fine specimens, and when properly
mounted will make very desirable library and drawing¬
room ornaments. The owner will dispose ®f these for very
reasonable prices. They may be seen at this office, and
our friends will find this an admirable opportunity to se¬
cure a pair of antlers.

SOLD. — The gentleman who, over the initials J. G. S.,
advertised a gun for sale in a recent issue of this paper,
desires ns to announce that the gun is sold. He had re¬
ceived twenty -seven letters, and they were coming by
every mail. This is hut one of many letters we are con¬
stantly receiving bearing witness to the value of our ad¬
vertising columns.

— On the 17th inst. navigation on the St. Lawrence
River between Montreal and Quebec was entirely sus¬
pended on account of the dense smoke from forest fires.

A TRIP TO NORTH PARK.

(CONCLUDING PAPER.)

jFROM OUR STAFF CORRESPONDENT. |

THE day had not broken when I crawled out from
my warm blankets into the frozen air. The grass
and underbrush were white with frost ; the gelid water
which I dipped from the murmuring stream struck a
chill to my very marrow as I quaffed it, and the heap of
white ashes before our tents, reminding mo of the genial
warmth of last night’s fire, made me shiver as I looked
at it. The stars still shown with undiminished brilliancy,
except in the eastern sky, where they were beginning to
pale, and the surrounding mountains appealed like black
amorphous piles, their outlines being scarcely distin¬
guishable in the gloom.

My preparations occupied hut a few moments, and only
stopping to fight my pipe I trudged off into the darkness.
There is a solitude, or perhaps a solemnity, in the few
hours that precede the dawn of day which is unlike that
of any others in the twenty-four, and which I cannot ex¬
plain or account for. Thoughts come to me at this time
tliat I never have at any other. Often I have experienced
the mental state to which I refer, and the locality or sit¬
uation has nothing to do with it. It comes when looking
for the morning flight of ducks or geese in the populous
East, just as it does while waiting for light to see deer in
Nebraska, or when on some lofty peak of the Rocky
Mountains I await the dawn to discover the whistling elk,
or the bighorn cropping the tender grass on the steep
hillside. Others, too, are influenced, I think, by some
similar sensation, for when I have a companion with me
at Such a time he is usually subdued and quiet, and when
he speaks, does so below his breath, as though afraid of
breaking the universal stillness.

As J moved from camp no sound broke the silence
of the morning, save the crackling of the sage brush
twigs as I brushed' through them. Soon, how¬
ever, it began to grow light, and with the dawn
came the general awakening, and the quiet was
broken by the voices of many a bird and beast.
The coyotes commenced their doleful concert, a prairie
dog or two barked, and the little striped Tarni squeaked
in anger or alarm as he scuttled away from my path. The
soft twitter of the shorelark fell qpon my ear, and from
the mountainside I heard the shrill call of a robin.
When I had gone half a mile I tiu-ned into a little
valley between two mountains, where I thought it likely
that I might find some antelope, and hoped rather than
expected to come across a deer. All my caveful hunting,
however, availed nothing. I saw a few antelope, hut
none of them were in situations where they could be ap¬
proached,- and after a three hours’ tramp I turned back
towards camp without having fired a shot. The only
game that I had been in range of was a bear, which I al¬
most walked onto while following a game trail through
some willow brush. 1 heard his astonished “sniff,” and
could see the tops of the willows shake as he ran off
up the stream, but I could not catch a glimpse of the ani¬
mal himself. Travelling toward camp, somewhat out of
humor at my lack of success, I spied on the side of a high
bluff a white, moving spot, which I knew must be an an¬
telope,' and a look through my glass revealed the fact tha t
the animal had already seen me, The distance between
us was so great, however, that I thought it possible that,
if I kept on my course, he would not take the alarm, and
I might succeed in approaching under cover of the low
hills between us. I therefore proceeded, gradually turn¬
ing away from him, and was gratified after a short time
to see him commence to feed again. As soon as I got a
bluff between the game and myself I approached as rapid¬
ly as possible, and in the course of ten. minutes I was with¬
in range. I peered cautiously over the top of the last low
ridge and saw, through the grass and sage brush that
crowned its summit, the noble buck standing with head
and ears erect looking directly toward me. Aiming at
the point of his breast I pulled the trigger, and he
sank down on his side, and turning over on liis back,
stretched out his slender legs, and with a shudder
or two lay still. Slipping anothef cartridge into
my rifle, I hurried towards the spot, and when within
ten or fifteen yards of my game I became aware that he
was not yet dead. He rose, staggered a few steps, and
fell again, regarding me the while with a piteous expres
sion that made me heartily regret having shot him. The
ball had bored through his vitals and it seemed as if such
a wound must necessarily be fatal at once, but still when
I drew near he would rise and stagger on a little
further. At length, however, by cautiously approaching
him I got my hand on his horn, and in a moment the keen
steel had touched his heart, and the black current spouted
forth and trickled down the steep hillside. Taking one
of the sirloins I hurried toward camp, and found the
party about ready to start for Buffalo Creek, and as soon
as breakfast was over, in company with W. I returned to
the antelepe, packed him on my horse, and leading the
animal down the road, loaded the meat on the wagon.
W. and I then rode back toward the hills to pass
behind a low mountain, and reached camp by another
trail,

We reached the top of the divide without seeing any¬
thing worth noting, but when we peeped over the preci¬
pice and looked down into the valley of Buffalo Creek,
the sight we beheld was one to do a hunter’s heart good.
There were probably a thousand antelope in sight, scattered
over a broad plain several miles in length and a mile in
width, and we, from our vantage ground, could
watch them unobserved. The oldest bucks were gen¬
erally single, lying down by themselves on the bare
spots of the prairie, while the younger males were gath¬
ered together, three or four to a dozen matin glittle bands
which seemed to keep pretty wel' apart both from the old
bucks and the does and kids. These last were in consid¬
erable companies, often as many as ten or twelve does
and twice that number of kids being grouped together on
some spot where the grass grew rich and sweet. We sat
and watched them for some time. It was a charming
sight; but at length we turned back from the crest of the
mountains and started to follow tile trail down into the
plain. After going a few hundred yards, we found our¬
selves in a little pass less than one-quarter of a mile in
width, through which were a dozen deeply worn ante¬
lope trails, and before long I saw a hand of antelope come
cantering along the path, and in the distance another lot,
following in the footsteps of the first. Dismounting be¬
hind a low hill, I handed my rifle to W. , that bold moun¬
taineer having left his gun in the wagon. He was very
anxious, however, to try to kill a big buck which brought
up the rear of the first lot of antelope, and fortunately,
although the remainder of the band ran swiftly by, this
buck stopped when about sixty yards from us, and stood
staring at us until the rifle cracked , when he fell and never
stirred again. He was an unusually large animal, with
very long wide spreading horns. While we were tying
this antelope on a horse another still larger buck came up
to the spot to investigate matters, and presented so fair a
shot at one hundred and fifty yards, that I shot at him,
killing him inhistracks. We were now approaching some
settlements where we could dispose of meat and so had
less scruples about killing game.

Loading the antelope on one of the horses, we pro¬
ceeded to camp, resisting all temptation to kill further
game. Before we reached our tents we were overtaken
by a brhf but furious snow storm, and after it ceased
could see that the summits of the neighboring mountains
were white, though on the lower ground the snow melted
as it fell. Later in the afternoon, while A. and Fuller
were out hunting, another stonn of great violence came
up, and snow fell to the depth of two inches. The absent
hunters got a thorough wetting, although they tried to
shelter themselves under the sage brush.

From Buffalo Creek we proceeded toward Laramie,
making no lengthened stops by the way. At the cross¬
ing of the Michigan we found the willow brush full of
sharptailed grouse, which gave us good sport with our
shot guns. I felt here, as I have so often in the West,
the want of a good dog, for, to iffy notion, half the
pleasure in shooting consists in observing the working of
your dogs. I value my dogs so highly, however, that I
am always afraid of losing them if I take them with me
on such atrip, and so have never done it.

On our return march we camped at Pinkham’s, on a
small affluent of the Beaver, and near Leroy’s ; and from
this last-named place, as we reached there about one
o’clock, W . and I rode in to Laramie in the afternoon,
leaving the team to follow next day. We made the eight¬
een miles ill two hours and a quarter. The next day was
devoted to packing our collections and preparing for our
journey east. I ran up on the evening express to Como,
where I saw my good friend, Reed, and after a pleasant
chat with him, all too short, took the morning train for
the East.

As I look hack on the past ten years, and see what
changes have taken place in these glorious mountains
since I first knew them. I can form some idea of the
transformations which time to come will work in the
appearance of the country, its fauna, and its flora.
The enormous mineral wealth contained in the rock-
ribbed hills will be every year more fully developedi
Fire, air, and water working upon earth, will reveal
more and more of the precious metals, with the baser
ores, now negleoted here, hut not less valuable from an
economic point of view. Towns will spring up and flour¬
ish, and the pure, thin air of the mountains will be
blackened and polluted by the smoke vomited from the
chimneys of a thousand smelting furnaces ; the game,
once so plentiful, will have disappeared with the Indian ;
railroads will climb the steep sides of the mountains and
wind through their narrow passes, carrying huge loads of
provisions to the mining towns, and returning trains wall
be freighted with ore just dug from the bowels of tlio
earth ; the valleys will be filled with fattening cattle, as
profitable to their owners as the mines to their’s ; all ara¬
ble land will be taken up and cultivated, and finally the
mountains will be stepped of their timbers and will be¬
come simply bald and rocky hills, The day when all
this shall have taken place is distant no doubt, and will
not be seen by the present generalion ; hut it will come.
In the destruction of the nohle forests that now clothe
these majestic hills lies a great danger. Water i3 scarce

772

FOREST AND STREAM,

enough anywhere in the West at present, but in the
mountains, at least, there is plenty of it. Should the tim¬
ber, however, be destroyed with the wantonness that has
recently prevailed, the region may become as ax-id as is
Arizona ; and in that event the streams which water the
great plains would be sadly diminished in volume, if not
quite dried up. The rainfall on the Laramie Plains, as
appears from the record kept at Fort Sanders for over sis
years, is 11.40 inches ; but in the mountains, Ibbs than
twenty-five miles distant, it is much greater, while in cer¬
tain parts of Arizona, especially in the Mojave desert region,
it is only about 4 inches, Rnd at Fort Yuma, Cal., only 3.-
91. 'Within a short time the Government has commenced
to charge stumpage on timber cut from the public
lands, and this action has already done a good deal to¬
wards checking the reckless destruction of the forests ;
but it is essential that, to protect an enormous extent of
our Western country from a terrible and permanent dry¬
ing up, the timber should be cut with judgment, and
that plantations of young trees should be set out where-
ever it is possible. The subject is one that demands, and
will receive, I hope, greater attention in the future
than it has in the past ; and before long I hope to be able
to set forth some of its more important features in the
columns of Forest and Stream.

My summer's trip is over, and I return to my work
freshened and invigorated by my jaunt. If their vaca¬
tions have proved to the readers of these letters as profita¬
ble as mine to me, they are to be warmly congratulated.

New York. Yo.

Vermont — Brattleboro. Oct. 23d— Last competition in
the Sharps li.'le match, Fort Dummer Range. A strong
wind blew across the range, varying from 7 to 12 o’clock,
but it caused no unnecessary trouble. Mr. A. W. Nichols
takes the gun on a score of l"25 out of a posible 150. Messrs.
Daley and Putnam following closely with the same score,
but having one more inner. Mr. S. H. Barrett of the Rod
and Gun Club, Springfield, Mass., very modestly exhibi¬
ted their style of doing it with the following result: 44,
45,46. Total 135:—

Nichols . 43 40 43 JOT. I Fairbanks . 43 39 41 123

Dnlev . 40 41 43 125 Howe . 41 40 41 122

PutnRtn . 41 42 42 125 Amidon . 40 40 41 121

Cross? . 41 43 40 124 I Nesbitt . 41 38 40 119

Steams . 39 42 43 124 1 Wood . 40 41 37 118

Hannon . 42 39 42 123 Marshall . 40 38 37 115

Lamb . 42 40 41 123 1 Wetherhead . 30 31 30 103

Hawley . 89 13 41 123 1

W. H. C.

— A rifle association of about twenty members haB been
recently organized in Bennington, Vt., with the follow¬
ing officers : — President, Charles F. Sears ; Secretary and
Treasurer, Charles G. Cole ; Executive Officer, Dr. J. N.
Scranton. A range of 600 yards in length has been se¬
cured, and the association has appointed Monday in each
week for practice day. Several of the club have recently
purchased Sharps long-range rifles, and although the
shooting so far has been at temporary targets, good
scores have been made : e. g., 24 out of possible 25. The
rules of the N. R. A. have been adopted for the govern¬
ment of the club. A member writes : — “There has been
quite a revival of interest in rifle shooting since the for¬
mation of our club was contemplated. It is needless to
say that as a minister of the Gospel I rejoice in this,
knowing how much this admirable Bport tends to sobri¬
ety of life and also how easily it runs a man away from
harmful methods of amusement. With best wishes for
the success of your valuable paper, I remain. R. M.”

Massachusetts — Milford, Oct. 22 d. — The Milford Light
Infantry, Company M, Sixth Regiment, Massachusetts
Volunteer Militia, held their first annual parade and tar¬
get shoot to-day, concluding with a supper and dance in
the armory in the evening. The following prizes were
awarded : — Company — clock, Ethan Kinsman, 19 out of
25 ; gold pen, Sergeant H. I. Carpenter, 18 out of 25 ; swab
stick, Sergeant T. F. Jacobs ; leather medal, A. E. Bag-
ley ; team — gold pin, H. Whitney, 21 out of 25. Honor¬
ary members— bouquet holder, H. E. Morgan, 11 out of
15 : spectacles without glasses, I, R. Spaulding.

Gardner, Oct. 22d.— The Medford team were up here
for a contest at the Hackmatack range, a picturesque
spot, surrounded by a heavy growth of Hackmatack
trees, from which the rango derives it name. The day
was one of those rare ones for which this month has
become noted. The German ring target was used ; four
men from each team ; three rounds, of ten shots
each : —

MEDFORD TEAM.

IV. Chai-les .

J. B. Osborn .

H. Kimball .

H. H. D. Cushing.. .

I Creedmoor, .. 145

1 German . S 81

I Creedmoor . (44

I German.... - J 79

1 Creedmoor . |4o

German . (09

Creedmoor . 1,41

I German . f 50

45—134
82—280
40—132
en- 231
43.-132

43—120

74-192

Total German ring target . . . 883

Total Creedmoor target . - 524

GARDNER TEAM.

G. F. Ellsworth.
A. B. Bobbins.

H. 0. Knowlton

O.O. Bent . .

J Creedmoor.
I German . . .
i Creedmoor.
I German....
Cree,dmoor.
German
j Creedmoor
I German .

42-134

til-225

44-131

72-224

44—133

71-222

41-126

53-180

Total German ring target . . . . 851

Total Creedmoor target . 524

Boston, Oct. 25th. — The light was good, although the
sun was rather bright. The new wind dial, which is
now reliable, indicated during the morning shooting 10
o’clock, changing to 12 o’clock in the afternoon, requir¬
ing an addition of three points of wind. The late trains
brought out a large number of spectators, beside dele¬
gations of the Roxbury City Guard, the First Corps
Cadets, the Charlestown Cadets, and Company L (col¬
ored company), Sixth Regiment, who faced the “butts’’
for practice, obtaining very creditable results. The 500-
yard targets were also in use, and the range presented a
very animated appearance. The elevated firing point at
300 yards was too formidable a position for the riflemen,
consequently the match at this distance was given up,
as was also the amateur series. In the shooting at 200
yards, off hand, Mr. E. F. Richardson carried off the hon¬
ors with a splendid 33 out of the possible 35, and in re-en¬
tering made the same score. Considering the high wind
which prevailed during the day, the shooting was excep¬
tionally biulliant.

E. F. Richardson. .4 5 5 4 5 55— 33 1 J. Nichols . 4 5 5 5 4 4 4-31

E. B. Souther _ 4 4 5 5 4 45-31 1

Boston Galleries— The attendance at the Magnolia Rifle
Gallery has been quite large during the past week, and
capital results have been attained. Mr. E. Whittier has
gained first position with an elegant 49 out of 50. The
best scores made during the week are given in the follow¬
ing summary, ten rounds, 100 feet : —

Nasm. Score.

1 Wfitticr... 45556551
D.F. Lit tell.. 4 5 5 4 6 5 5i
W. Harrison. 5 4 4455 51

A. Sloane . .

F. Hollis .

J. It. Schaefer .

N. A.Polard .

H. Tyler .

H. Roseow .

A.B. Archer .

N. W. Arnold .

Total.
6 5-49
5 5-48
5 5-47

Name. Score. Total.

ll.F.Schaefer.5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5-47

N. James . 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4-47

C. M. Queth .5 545 5 4555 4-47

F. Dudley . 44

F. Williams . 44

E. P. Emerson . 43

A. Law . 42

J. C. Barrett . 42

J.Bardwell . 40

L.B. Rich . . 40

— At the Mammoth Gallery the regular monthly prize
shoot is drawing to a dose. Mr. E. Whittier and Mr.
E. P. Richardson are tie for the leading places, 8 shots
at 150 feet, The summary will explain : —

Name. Score.

E. Whittier . 645 551.

E.F. Richardson. 5 4 5 5 5 6
N. W. Arnold ...

G. ,T. Scabury _

W. R. Harrison. .

J. A. Nickerson. .

J. A. Goldsmith..

D. Hiokey .

W. G. Srarrntt. . .

Total,
5 5—39
5 5-30

Name. Score. Total.

17. A. Pollard. ... 5 5 5 55 5 5 4-39
H. A. Pickerlng.5565 5 554—39

E. C. Grover . 36

Isaac P. Gragg, . 36

M. O. Johnson . 38

G. M. Smith . 36

Adam Dahl . 35

A. L. Brackett . . 35

Medford, Oct. 24th. — There was a good attendance at
Bellevue range. The wind gave considerable trouble.
The sun was just bright enough to give a good light and
not affect good sighting. The following are the scores : —

GLASS BALLS.

Single • Double. Rotary.

G. B. Blanchard . . 10 9 9-28

F. H. Raymond . 9 8 9-28

K.P, Gleason . 7 8 6-19

RIFLE SCORES.

Score. Total.
I FHHaymond.3 ' ‘

* „„„„ _ „ _ , _ _ I C. A. Winslow. 2

L. W. Black . 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 2-36
— On Tuesday last the Beachmont Rifle Club opened a
new match at its range in Beachmont.

— To-day at Bellevue range the return match will be
shot between the teams of seven men from the Gardner
and Medford clubs.

Connecticut — Collinsville, Oct. 15f/i.— Canton Rod and
Gun Club, practice meeting at 200 yards, off-hand ; 3-lbs.
pull ; 10 shots : —

Mass. Cred.

Marks . 11 10 10 10 8 11 10 10 8 11 99 43

BidwcU . 11 11 10 9 9 10 5 9 12 11 97 43

Hull . 9 2 10 12 10 11 11 10 11 10 96 42

Luubonstein . 8 10 8 8 11 10 8 10 10 6 99 40

Andrews . 10 8 3 6 10 11 9 10 5 10 82 38

Faneher . 8 9 8 8 7 8 8 5 12 7 80 40

Lewis . 8 11 7 8 10 8 8 7 10 3 80 40

Case . 707 10 4118698 76 38

Collinsville, Oct. 22d. — Canton Rod and Gun Club,
Riverside Range. Practice meeting at 200 yards ; off
hand ; 3-lbs, pull ; 10 shots : —

Mass. Cred.

Hull . 10 11 11 10 11 U 12 11 10 10 107 46

Andrews . 10 10 9 11 11 9 10 9 8 10 97 42

Lewis . 9 11 5 11 10 11 7 11 9 9 93 43

Laubensteln . 9 8 7 11 12 11 6 9 8 11 92 43

Bidwell . 9 9 8 6 10 11 9 11 9 0 88 40

New York — Coxsackie, Oct. 15f7i. — The lifie club here
held a shoot to-day and representatives were present from
Hudson, Poughkeepsie, CatskiU, and Troy, with Fai-row
from New York City. The match was at 200 and 300
yards, 10 shots at each distance. The shooting was good,
considering the wind and weather, and at the finish of
the 200 yards’ score Farrow was top on 45, with Falcon
and Newbury 44, Geiger and Gemmill 43, Smith 42, and
Cobb 41. The shooting at 300 yards was fair, all things
considered, wind and light only medium. Farrow ended
with a pair of fine bull’s-eyes after 33 in eight shots,
thus putting up the best 43 ever made at this distance,
and becoming champion at tlie long-range third-class tar¬
get. The following is the result of the match : — W. M.
Farrow, 43 ; A. H. Cobb, 39 ; L. Geiger and S. G. New¬
bury, 87 ; C. J. Falcon, 36 ; D. F. Wilcox and J. A. Smith,
34. A combination of the rifle clubs from the river coun¬
ties are shortly to meet, teams from the New York and
Empire in a friendly contest at 200 and 300 yards, off¬
hand.

Columbia Rifle Range. — The everybody’s match at this
range will open November 8d, and run through that week
for an aggregate of over 100 prizes valued at $750. The
match is at 200 yards, 7 shots ; military rifles allowed two
points. Entrance fee fifty cents ; reentries were limited
at same rate. In connection with the match and during
the week a team contest will be carried on, open to teams
of four men from any organization, firing 7 shots each at
200 yards.

on Thursday evening, Nov. 20th. During the evening
the ladies of the club will shoot for several valuable
prizes.

Ogdensburg, Oct. Hth and 15th. — A match had been
fixed for the 14th on the Oswegatchie range between the
teams of the Ogdensburg and Mohawk Valley Clubs.
Smoke from forest fires compelled a stoppage of the work
on the first day, when one range had been fired over, and
the two longer ranges were fired on the last day. The
scores stood : —

OGDENSRUBGB TEAM.

800 Yards. 900 Yards, 1,000 Yards. Total.

Lee . 71 73 69 213

Ive? . 69 74 66 209

Warner . 73 71 68 213

Pickup . .,71 66 64 201

Hastings . . 73 71 67 211

Lord . 72 66 5# 197

Grand total . . . . . . 1,243

MOHAWK VALLEV TEAM.

Trowbridge . 74 71 67 212

Winegar . 75 69 69 203

Partis . ,. 74 73 64 211

Armstrong . ... 70 70 60 200

Tbistletwait . 72 69 69 210

Hepburn . 71 70 64 196

Grand total . . ... . . 1,231

New Jersey —Brinton, Oct. 18th. — Match for a Win¬
chester rifle; won by D. S. Banks ; F, J. Donaldson hav¬
ing previously won a rifle, secured one competition for
final prize ; distance 20 yards : —

Altow-

Rifle. Score. ance. Total.

F. J. Donaldson... Military.. 454555444 4—44 3 47

D. S. Banks . Snorting. 555454444 5-45 45

O. J. Faleo . Military.. 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4—42 3 46

G. E. P. Howard.. Military.. 45444444 4 4—41 3 44

E. M. Squires . Sporting. 454444545 4—43 43

J. W. Todd _ Sporting. 545445444 4—43 43

E.E. Lewis...... .Sporting. 534444445 4—41 41

Same day ; seventh of twelve competitions, for a Bal¬
lard rifle.; distance 200 yards ; ten snots without clean¬
ing:— 1

T. Fitz . 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 5-17

D. F. Davids . 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4—44

J.W. Todd . 4 6 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4-42

E. E. E. Lewis . 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 4-42

C. P. Bonnett . 4 6 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 4-42

Brinton, Oct. llfft. — The Association Match was shot
with 21 entries : distance 200 yards : —

T. Fitz . 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5-47

F. J. Donaldson . 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4—46

Dr. J. M. Dart . 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5-45

J.W. Todd . 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 4-44

D. F. Davids . 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4—14

D. S. Blinks . . 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5—43

J. R. Byrd . . 444454 5 44 4-42

P. Barnett . 444444553 4-41

In this match Mr. F. J. Donaldson shot two consecu¬
tive scores of 46 each, using a military rifle.

Oct. 16th. — Association Long Range Match, seven com¬
petitors ; won by R. Rathbone. The following are the
completed scores : —

R. RATHBONE.

800 yards . . 55345545555555 5-71

900 yards...- . 5 4555555555545 5-93

1,000 yards . 65556555655545 2—71—215

M. J. GRAHAM.

800 yards . . 555505554545 5 5^-67

900 yards . 5555 5 55555 5 355 5—73

1,000 yards . 54556545435554 3-67—207

A. McrsNES.

800 yards . . 0455 4 544555535 4-68

900 yards . 435525 5 5455554 3—05

1,000 yards . 3 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 5 3-65-193

M. L, GILBERT.

800 yards . 235 5 5554 4 54545 3—64

900 yards . 34464055555545 5—64

1,000 yards . 5 5544464544445 3—65—193

Ohio— Jefferson, Oct. 26th. — The Ashtabula County
Rifle Club have just leased a tract of land here, and have
erected a club house, sixty-five feet front. The ranges at
present are only 100 and 200 yards. A tournament will
tade place sometime in December.

§mi\e m\d

GAME IN SEASON* FOR NOVEMBER.

Moose, A lee Americana.
Caribou, Ranglfer caribou.

Elk or wapiti, Cervus canadensis.
Red or Va. deer. C. virglnlanus.
Squirrels, red, black and gray.
Hares, brown and gray.

Reed or rice bird, Doliehonyx or-
yzivorous.

Wild turkey .Meleagris gallopavo.

Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, (hipidonia eupiclo.

Rutted grouse or pheasant, (Bo-
nasa umbellus.

Quail or partridge, Ortyz virglni-
anus.

Swans, Braut, Wild Ducks, Geese, &c.

ES^This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which is generally in season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

The Ducks are Flying Now.— The ducks are now
flying in vast numbers at Pon Quogue, L, I., and the
sportsmen who are so fortunate as to be on the ground
are having glorious sport. Our friends will find good
accommodations at the Bay View House, Mr. M. Wil¬
liams, proprietor. Post-office address, Good Ground,
L. I. Mr. Wm. N. Lane, writing from Good Ground,
says : —

Duck shooting is the best I have seen in years. Last
week Mr. Harris, of Belvidere, N. J., had fine sport. Mr.
Waters, of New York ; Mr. Vanderbilt, of Flushing, L. I.,
also had fine sport, and to-day the shooting commenced
in good earnest at sunrise, and it was a steady roar. I
expect a big report when the gunners com§ in.

Virginia Quail Season. — The open season for quail in
the Virginia Upper counties begins October 15th ; in the
Tide-water counties, November 18th.

Hopkington, Oct. 23th. — The rifle club had a match
last week ; 200 yards off-hand ; 7 rounds : —

O. A. Summer. .
W. B. Clafltn....

P. W. Smith,.,,

N. Jewell .

Re-entry..., ....

Chas. Frost .

J. Wadsworth. . .

4 5 4 6 4 4 4—80
4 6 4 4 4 4 4-29
4 4 3 3 4 4 4-26
4 4 4 8 3 4 4—26
4 3 4 4 4 8 4—26
3 8 3 3 4 4 5-25
3 4 3 8 4 3 4-23

Empires ys. Zettlers.— A bold challenge has been is¬
sued by the Empire Club men, who wish to try their 3-
pound'pull rifles against the old style hair-trigger rifle,
and a message to the Zettler Club brought a ready re¬
sponse for a test at 200 yards.

—The annual invitation ball of the Zettler Rifle Club
will be held at Walhalla Hall, 50 and 53 Orchard street,

— Wild ducks and geese are now floating on the Atlan¬
tic, off shore. The Seth Low passed several flocks on her
last week’s fishing trip,

—Mr. C. P. S. Barritt, No. 230 Market street, Philadel¬
phia, Pa., who is a gentleman sportsman, desires to join
some other gentleman on a Southern or Western hunting
trip. No doubt this will meet the eye of the right party.

FOREST AND STREAM,

2773

Maine — Weld, Oct ■ 31st. — The protracted -warm
■weather will make the trapping season late. This is a
rough, hilly country, just suited for foxes; but a thor¬
ough inspection shows little sign, I am told that flock-
masters have put out poison of late years, the foxes were
so destructive of lambs. If so, it will account for the
scarcity. Minks and rats are fairly plenty, but the ground
for them is thoroughly worked by local trappers. Gun¬
ning is poor— partridges, the principal game, being un¬
usually scarce this year. The streams are now full of
trout going up to spawn, showing the effects of total pro¬
hibition of fishing the past five year’s — the same expiring,
if not renewed, Jan. 1st. 1880, ' Warfield.

New Hampshire— Peterboro', Oct. 25th, — Game, I
should think, was quite plenty here, including partridges
and woodcock. The latter, of course, are not very abund¬
ant. A party arrived here on Thursday with thirty-six
partridges, nine woodcock and a hare. I drove twenty-
two miles into the country, and saw nine partridges on
the road. Squirrels are very scarce now. B, V. EL

Deck-Shooting. — New Haven, Conn., Oct. 20th — The
Branford and New Haven Glass-Ball teams have twice
during the summer shot matches at glass balls. The
New Haven team scored more broken balls at both
matches than the Branford team did, Oct. 1 1th the New
Haven Club received a challenge from the Branford Club
to shoot a match at wild ducks in Branford waters on
Oct 18th. The New Haven Club accepted. There were
to be ten men on a side — one New Haven boat and one
Branford boat, and so on through the line, and only one
line. They were to have met on Clam Island at 5.30 a.m.
next morning, but the New Haven team was not able to
get there until (I A.M., owing to a late breakfast at the
hotel. The boats did not all get into line until about 8.30
o’clock,

There was a very heavy sea running, owing to a south¬
east wind, all night, and the sea increased until about 1
p.ir., when the boats one by one commenced to pull
up anchor and come in. At about 2 all the boats had left
the line, several boats had shipped a large quantity of
water, and preferred the land. Several old seamen were
seasick, owing to the rough water. Taking into account
that three or four men were not let loose to pick up
their dead birds in the last part of the shoot, there were
219 ducks brought into the dock by the New Haven men
as follows : —

C. E. Langden, 1? ; Wm. Hansem, 21 ; T. J. Beers, 17 ;
R. "Walker, 8 ; Waterhouse and Folsom, 29 ; Howard and
Merwin, 27 ; J. F. Jorey, 11 ; A. J. Thompson, 25 ; Henry
Thompson, 25 ; R. Armstrong, 13 ; W. Fulton, 21. Total,
219. The New Haven team was very much pleased with
their trip, and feel under many obligations to the Secre¬
tary and Captain of the Branford team. C.

As we have no account of the Branford team’s score,
we presume our New Haven friends would have us give
their competitors the benefit of the doubt, and so we pre¬
sume the Branford men came in ahead.

Massachusetts — Spencer, Oct. loth. — The annual
hunt and supper of the Sportsmen’s Club occurred
here to-day. At a very early hour in the morning the
two parties, chosen respectively by Frank N. Prouty
and E. M, Bliss, started for ” the woods and fields,
and “the slaughter of the innocents” was kept
up till the hour of rendezvous at G. A. R. Hall in
the evening. The following was the result : 11

partridges, 1 snipe, 6 bluejays, 12 blackbirds, 1 coon, 2
rabbits, 19 grey squirrels and 9 red squirrels. A. Putnam
bagged four partridges, F. N. Prouty a crow, and L. M.
French a snipe. The following is the soore of counts as
made by either side :

p. n. rnoDTY’s side.

F. N. Prouty . 105

A. Putnam . 200

L. M. French . 115

E. O. Snow . . 75

E. Wood . 180

E. W. Bari' . 30

F. Watson . . . 50

W. A. Barr . 30

E. M, mass’ SIDE.
H. Brewer .

D, C. Luther .

E. P. Cutler .

II. B. Clark .

Geo. P. Clark, .

W. E. Burton . .

Jos. Sikes .

IV. A. Barr .

30

Total . 785 Total

After the count had been made and the result an¬
nounced the members of the club with their families, in
all about 100 persons, sat down to one of the finest sup¬
pers it has been our good fortune to see spread in
Spencer.

Spencer, Oct. 24th. — The following officers have been
chosen by the Sportsman's Club for the ensuing year : —
President, John Boyden ; Vice-President, E. P. Cutler ;
Secretary and Treasurer, A. W. Curtis ; Executive Com¬
mittee, James Holmes, H. Brewer, and L. M. French,
Ten new members have been added to the club.

New York — Eldred, Oct. 2d. — Deer-hunting com¬
menced here last week ; three were killed in this
town and one large bear. Deer are in fair numbers.
Partridges are in the thickets and swamps, and appear to
be hard to get at. Some woodcock have appeared within
the last few days, and rabbifs are plenty. Bradley.
f HorneUsville, Oct. 20th. — For two months hardly any
shocking done. The best bag lately was Burt Elliott’s—
seven woodcock and two ruffed grouse in one afternoon,

John,

Railroad Men on a Vacation. — Editor Forest and
Stream ; — A party of twelve, composed principally of high
officials of the popular Lehigh Valley Railroad, during the
recent warm weather spent a week among the Thousand
Islands of the St. Lawrence for rest and recreation. A
large and comfortable establishment on one of the islands,
belonging to two or three of the party, furnished a place
for rest ; a large steam yacht and numerous rowboats of
the most improved model, piloted and propelled by the
best fishermen on the river, gave every opportunity to be
desired m the way of locomotion. Every boat was fully
equipped with improved fishing tackle, and each sports¬
man was provided with a good double-barrelled shot gun
or Winchester rifle. The table was kept well supplied
with the best fish in which the river abounds, and wild
duck, of which there were a few flocks feeding in the
bays and inlets. Although the ducks were in consider¬
able numbers they were very shy, and it was with great
difficulty that they could be approached. Owing to the
very smoky condition of the atmosphere decoys seemed
to fail to draw as well as usual, and the sportsmen de¬
pended mostly on long and difficult shots to bring down

their game. It was here that the long-range shot cart¬
ridges recently invented and manufactured by Messrs. H,
Schleber & Co., of Rochester, N. Y., were almost indis¬
pensable, as more than half the birds shot were brought
down by those cartridges, and at over fifty yards range
some very remarkable shots having been made, bringing
down birds at a distance of from seventy -five to one hun-
dren yards when they were flying at a high rate of speed,
and many birds were secured that it would be hopeless to
try for with the ordinary charge. The weather during the
whole week was almost perfect, only one windy day oc¬
curring to interfere with the fishing and shooting. The
party returned to their labors much invigorated and
pleased with their sojourn among the “ Thousand Isles.”

Sportsman.

Notes from Virginia. — This year lias more fully dem¬
onstrated even than usual the futility of counting on
much sport with the quail before Nov. 1st. The forests
still wear their summer dress. Scarcely a leaf has begun
to change color, and the thermometer has been hovering
between 85 and 90 degrees in the shade for a month. Y'our
correspondent, a victim to the force of habit, sallied forth
on the morning of the 15th, with three other guns and
four dogs, who were capable of doing all that . dogs could
do ; but after trying for six well-known coveys, etc., and
finding none of them at home, we slunk back, with a
strong suspicion that we had made fools of ourselves.
My old pointer was the only one of the party who showed
any judgment, absolutely refusing to move from heel,
and gazing on the exertions of liis kennel companions
with the most sublime contempt. All parties that I heard
of attempting to Blioot on that day met with the same
luck. We have had two glass-hall contests that have oc¬
casioned some excitement in the sporting circle of the
county, between teams of six English gentlemen and six
Virginian ditto. In the first match the latter were the
victors ; in the second the Britishers turned the tables on
their opponents, winning after an exciting finish by three
balls. The matches were shot in the presence of large
numbers of invited guests, and were a great success in
every way, being the first contests of the kind ever held
here. ‘ Ringwood.

Charlemont, Oct. 21st.

Ohio — Youngstown, Oct. 10th. — Quail were never more
plentiful here than they are at present ; yet, owing to a
law passed at the last session of the Legislature, all law-
abiding sportsmen are debared from shooting quail until
after November 15th, 1880. In the meantime the pot¬
hunters and market shooters will rejoice at the prospect
of having such an abundant harvest of birds all to them¬
selves. R. Burnett, B. Miller and J. Miller bagged twelve
ruffed grouse and one woodcock in two days' shooting,
October 11th and 15th. D. Stambaugh and B. Miller suc¬
ceeded in bagging eighteen woodcock, one ruffed grouse,
and six pigeons on October 11th. Rabbits and grey
squirrels are very scarce. Wild pigeons can be found in
com fields in the morning when they come to feed ; they
are very wild and difficult to approach. A few ducks
made their appearance on the river the other day, and
were so warmly received by the sportsmen along the
banks, that they concluded their summer quarters were
good enough for them and returned to them with all the
speed possible. Buckeye Boy.

Indiana — Indianapolis, Oct. 22d. — The promise is good
for quail shooting. The law has been well observed.
Squirrels are abundant in the beech and hickory flats.

J. H.

Jefferson, Oct. 25th. — Hunting has been very poor. A
few’ partridge bagged. The law on quail has stopped
the shooting of them, but we expect to have enough bet¬
ter a year from this time to pay us for our present loss.
Shack of all kinds are plenty, and it may call in the
squirrels.

Illinois— Maroa, Oct. 20th— On Sept. 29th was or¬
ganized the Maroa Shooting Club for the purpose of pro¬
tecting game and the encouragement of legitimate shoot¬
ing. Officers : E. J. Underhill, Pres. ; J. H, Roberts, Sec.

Michigan— Detroit, Oct. 10th.— A. C. Hobbs, of
Bridgeport, Conn., passed through this city yesterday on
liis return home from a week’s shoot at St. Clair Flats.
He had very good success, averaging about twenty-five
ducks per day. Some were very fine — more than fine,
as your correspondent can certify to, as the kind old soul
sent him a trio of fine ones. A. H. Moore and George
Fox, of Philadelphia, Penn., and that prince of good
fellows, Ed, Gillman, of this city, were out fora hunt Oct.
16th, bagging twenty-seven quail, five woodcock and one
snipe.

Tennessee — Savannah, Oct. 16th. — Our shooting sea¬
son has opened with plenty of quail ; but, owing to the
unsually hot weather, few have been bagged. The birds
feed only in the early morning and late afternoon, pass¬
ing the rest of the day in the cane and the briar thickets,
from which it is impossible to shoot them. After the
frost has killed the weeds, fine sport may be had.

WILL.

The Danger of Picking a Cartridge— Port Jervis,
Oct. 25th. — The infant child of Mrs. N. P. Cady, of this
village, took to its mother on Sunday morning a cartridge
and asked to have the copper cap taken off for a top to
her lead pencil. The mother, taking the child in her lap,
began picking out the fulminating powder with a pin.
An explosion followed, and the mother’s fingers were
blown off, and the three children who stood by her were
more or less injured, including the one in her lap. All
are doing well. The fingers of Mrs. Cady’s right hand
had to be amputated, and pieces of copper were taken
from the arms and neck of the little ones.

[From the Kansas City Daily Times, Oct. SWft.J
“A noticeable feature of this tournament and of other
State tournaments held in late years, is the unfailing reg¬
ularity with which the Parker Gun bears away the em¬
blems of success and other prizes, It is known as a hard
shooting and effective gun. The judgment and private
opinion of gentlemen shooting to win is surely entitled
to some consideration, and is pronounced by them in the
use of the Parker Gun. Tn the inaugural shoot this gun
won the entire four prizes, and has gained a place in
every match time far shot, When such is the case the
entire credit cannot and should not be given to the shoot¬
er, and some quality must be ascribed to the gun itself
that renders its execution more perfect and more deadly,”
—[Adv.

THE NEW JERSEY TOURNAMENT.

The New Jersey State Sportsmen’s Association’s first an¬
nual meeting opened on Monday evening at the rooms of
the Jersey City Heights Gun Club. The attendance was
good, and in fact more than could be expected for a first
meeting. The clubs represented were active and in every
respect anxious to secure a favorable termination of the
meeting and tournament. Mr. George B. Eaton, the Pres¬
ident, and the Secretary did all in their power for har¬
mony, and the meeting passed off most pleasantly. The
amount of business transacted was purely in relation to
the necessities of State game protection, and other¬
wise relating to the State shoot. The shooting began on
Tuesday morning with contest No. 1, which was open to
all amateurs— $5 and the birds ; first prize, §100 ; second,
§75 ; third, §50 ; fourth, §25. Following is the score —

FIRST SQUAD.

Broadway. 1 111110111—9
Martin ...,H0 ill 0 1 11- 8
Dustmi ... 0 111111111—9
Wilson , , ,,1 11111111 1-10
J. Brown.. 1 10 0 111111—8
Edwards.. .0 111. 111111— 0

Cassel _ 11111111 11—10

Cannon. ..0 010101111—6
Clark. ...1111101111-9

Sewell _ 1 110011011—7

THIRD SQUAD.

Templet’n.l 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1-0

Shaw . 0 11011000 0-4

Fowler.... 1 11000111 1-7
Hunter....! 010110111—7
Selover. . . .1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 l 1— 9

Powell . 1 110111111-9

Hill . 1 101011111—8

Outwater.. 1 111110111-9
Hance .. 1011110111—8
Cadmus ...111111111 1—10

FIFTH SQUAD.

Campbell. .1 011111111—9

Waif . 11. 1111110 1— 9

Shunt . 0 011011111-7

Lewis . 0 10 1011111—7

Waune ...0 1111111 11-0
L’mbe'ts’n.l 1 1 1 I 1 l 1 1 1—10
Burdette.. 1 110111011—8
V on Len-

serke . . . .1 1 1 1 1 1 .1 .1 1 >-10

SECOND SQUAD.

Hawes ....00100111 1 1— H
Townsend .1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-10
Robinson. .0 101410111—7
Madison... 1 11111111 1-10

Smith . 1 11111111 1-10

Burroug’a.l 110111111-0
Seigler .. . .0 101011011-8
A. Hawes.. 1 11111111 1-10

Bass . 0 011110 111—7

Caldron ...1101111101—8
FOURTH SQUAD.

Beyliss ....111111111 1-10
Garrison ..HOlOllill- 8
Walker. ...1 111111101—9
Be Witt. . .0 110 111111-8
Halshizcr.-O 011111110-7
Carti’Igbt.-l U 01111011— 7
Wingort. ..1 111111011—9

Beatty . 1 110 111011—8

Wise . 1 11111110 1-9

GUdersI’ve 111111110 0—8
SIXTH SQUAD.

Boling . 0 0 110 11110—0

Frances ,111111111 1-10

Collins _ 1 0 10 110 111—7

Oaragus. . . 1 10 11 10 111—8
Haight... 0 111111111—9

Orr . 1 111011 10 0— 7

Salmon. ...1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1—10

Colten . 0 011111111— 3

__ „ _ , , , _ "Phffadel-

WTlms . 0 111101111—81 phitt” — 1 111010 111—8

Pearson ...llllll 1 0 1 1- 9 1 Harvey. ...1 111111011-9
SEVENTH SQUAD.

Perry . 111111111 1—10 I Tyson . .0011110110—8

Leroy . 1 11111111 1—10 I Wood . 1 11111110 1-9

Ties on 10 : —

20 Yds. 31 yds. I 20 1'ds. 31 Yds.

Wilson,. . Ill 0 —3 Bayllss . 110 -2

Castle . Ill 0 —3 Lambertson . Ill 111—0

Townsend . 1 11 11 1—6 Von Lengorlte. 0 0 — 0

Madison . Ill 0 —3 Frances . Ill 0 —3

Smith.... . 0 —0 Salmon . 0 —0

A. Hawes . t 1 0 —3 1 Perry . Ill 0 —8

Cadmus . Ill 0 — 3 j Leroy,... . 0 —0

Messrs. Townsend a,nd 1 .ambertsou divided first money.
Ties on 9 : —

28 yds. 31 yds.

26 yds. 31yds.

Broadway . 1 11 10 0—4

Dustin — .....Oil —2

Edwards . .10 — 1

Clark . ill 11 0-6

Burroughs . 0 10 —1

Selover . 10 1 —3

Powell . 0 1 1 -2

Outwater . 1 11 11 0—5

Walker . 0 1 1 -3

Pearson won second.

Tics on 8

30 yds. 31 yds.

Martin. . . 1 0 — 1

Wingert . Oil

Wise . Ill

Campbell . ,10 1

Walt . Ill

Warme . 0 1 1

Pearson . Ill

Haight . 1 1 1

Harvey . 11 0

Woods . 10 1

1 0

—2

—4

—2

Bro

28 yds. 41 yds.

Gildersleeve _ 1 1 1 10—4

Burdette . 110 -2

Wilms . 110 —2

Garages . 0 — t

Colton . 11 1

“ Philadelphia”.! 0
Hanso . 1 0

1 1 1-6

—2 Cartnght... . .1 0

- 2 | Straut. . Ill

1 1 0—5 Lewis . ...110

—0 Collins . Ill

—2 Orr . ...00 0

31 yds.

1 1 0^5

1 1 0—5

Colvin . 1 0 1 -2

Hill . Ill 0 —3

Garrison . ,10 —1

De Witt . 011 —2

Beatty. . 10 -1

Colton won third.

Ties on 7

26 yds. 31 yds.

Jewell . 110

Robinson . 110

Bass . Ill

Fowler . 0

Hunter . 110

Hulsliizer . 0 — u |

Bass, Cartright and Collins divided fourth.

Shoot No. 2.— Open to members of State Association ;
10 single rises, 21 yards. First Prize, an extra fine breech-
loading shot gun, donated by Parker Bros., Meridan,
Connecticut ; value, §125. Second prize, a split bamboo
salmon rod, 17 ft. 8 in. long ; weight, 32 ozs. ; German
silver mountings, solid reel plate, etc.; donated by Boston
Split Bamboo Fishing Rod Co., and 2,000 Winchester
shells, donated by Winchester Repeating Arms Co.; value
together, §75. Third prize, an extra fine sole leather gun
case, donated by Thomson & Son’s, sportsmen’s goods, 301
Broadway, and 4 kegs Hazard powder, donated by Hazard
Powder Co. : 88 Wall street ; value together, §50.

Fourth prize, thirty cans Dittmar diamond grain powder,
donated by Dittmar Powder Co., 24 Park Place ; value,
§25, There were 32 entries : —

SECOND SQUAD.

B. Payne . .0111111011-8

C. Leroy . 1010101110—6

Cannon . 1110011001- 6

Huntingdon.. 0 00011001 1 — +

Duston . 1111011110-8

Frances . 1111101111— o

Hughes . 01111 10 Oil— 7

Heritage . 110 0J1 I 1 11— a

_ ... , i , , n , ,, i , -i V

FIBST SQUAD.

Eaton . 0011 111100- 6

W. Payne . 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1— 8

Wood . ,..,0111011 101— 7

Talman . 101 1111111—9

Fowler . 1001 01 00 w - 3

Cole . 0101111101—7

Walton . 1111111001— 8

Powers . 1 101111 110- 8

Von Leugerkel 111111101—9

Anderson . 1110010110—8

THIRD SQUAD.

Seigler . 11 lOllllll— 9 I Burdette . 001 HOOw — 3

Wilms . 1111011110—8 Collins . 1111111101—9

Geiger . 111111111 1—10 Daniels . 1111011101—8

Pearson . lOOlllOOw — 4 I Connoers . 0101111011— 7

Leambertson..0 1 11111111—91 Cadmus . 1111110011— S

Haight . 1011111111— 9 | Thomson . 1 111011101—8

Geiger winning first prize with ten straight ; —

Ties on 9, for second ; 26 yards

W. Payne . 11 1 1 0

Talrnau . 11110

VonLengerke.l 0

Frances . 0

Ties on 8, for third : —

26 yds. 31 yds.

Walton. .0 00 -0

Powers . Ill 011101

010 — 8

Duston., - 0 — 0

Heritage . 110 —3

Ties on 7, for fourth

26 yds.

Wood . o

Cole . Ill

, i 36 yds. 81 yds.

— 4 | Selglov . 11110 -4

— 4 | Lambertson. ...llllll 10 — 7

- II Haight.... . Ill 111111—9

- 0 I OolUns . 111111110—s

26 yds. 31 yds.

Newton. . 110 —3

Wilms . 110 -s

Cadmus . 111011101

000 — T

Thomson . 0 —0

26 yds.

— 0 Hughes .

— 3 1 Conners . 110

774

FOREST AND STREAM

Shoot No. 3. — Open to members of State Association
only ; 5 double rises, 18 yards ; First prize, extra fine Scott
breech-loader, donated by Schuyler, Hartley & Graham,
19 Maiden Lane, IN. Y. ; value, $150. Second prize, extra
fine fox breech-loader, donated by E. S. Harris, 179 Broad¬
way, N. Y.; value, $75. Third prize, 3,000 Standard
shells, donated by Messrs. Schoverling, Daly & Gales, 84
and 86 Chambers ‘street, N. Y. : 500 Bogardus’ and 500
Paine’s feather filled glass balls, donated by Hagerty
Bro's. & Co., 10 Platt st„ N. Y.; value, $40. Fourth prize,
a collection of gamebirds, especially prepared and donated
by J. H. Batty, sportsmen’s Taxidermist, Parkville, L. I. ;
value, $25. There were 29 entries ; following is the

.UUSblHl . JV Ji w w— -r • unvio...

SBigler . 11 10 11 00 01- 8 Duglnss. .

Lambertson — 11 11 10 11 11— 1* I Anderson

score : —

FIRST SQUAD. | SECOND SQUAD,

Frances . . li II 11 11 10 — 0 Walton . 11 11 00 10 10- 6

Huston . 10 11 11 00 00- ft Powers . 01 10 10 10 1(1- ft

- - - . . . . 1 "-wings . 00 10 01 00 01- 3

iderson . 00 10 10 10 10— 4

THIRD SQUAD. I FOURTH SQUAD.

Haight . 11 10 01 11 11- 8 I Collins . 11 01 11 10 10- 7

Nicholas . 11 11 H 01 10- 8 I Holcomb . 00 10 10 10 11— 5

Barnett . 11 11 11 10 00 — 7 Wood . 10 10 10 10 11- B

W. Payne . 10 11 01 01 01- 0 | Dunlap . 10 11 U 01 01- 7

FIFTH SQUAD. SIXTH SQUAD.

Pearson . 10 10 01 10 10— 5 | Burdette . II 11 10 10 11— S

Outwater . 10 10 11 10 10- 0 I Townsend . 10 11 11 11 11— 9

Thomson . 00 00 11 10 10- 3 Geiger . 10 11 00 00 10— 4

Wilms . 10 11 10 10 10- 0 | Heritage . 10 11 01 01 01— «

SEVENTH SQUAD.

Von Lengnrke . .10 11 11 10 10 — 7 Warn

Hughes . .10 11 11 01 01- 7 I

Crane . 00 10 10 10 00— 3 I

Eaton . 10 11 01 10 11— 7 |

Ties on 9, for first
21 yds.

Frances — . loll

Lambertson ,10 11

Townsend . 1 1 0 0

Haight. . 1 1 1 0

EIGHT SQUAD.

10 01 11 U 11- 8

- 8 Nicholas . 1 8 1 0

— 3 I Burdette . 10 10

— 2 | Warmo . 1 110

- 3l

— 2
— 2
— 3

Ties on 7, for second

21 ads. | 21 yds.

.101010 — 3 Von Lengerko.l 0 0 0

.1 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 — 6 ) Hughes . 0 0 0 0

10 10 10 — 3 I Eaton . 10 0 10 0

21 yds.

— 3 Outwater . 10 10

— 2 Wilms . 0 110

— 8 Heritage . 0 111

Barnett...

Collins.

Dunlap...

Collins won.

Ties on 6 : —

21 yds.

Siegler . 1 10 1

Walton . I 0 10

Payne - -10 10

Wood . 1110

Seigler, Wood and Heritage divided fourth.

Shoot No. 4— Open to all amateurs ; 10 single rises ; 26
yards : use. of both barrels ; first barrel must be fired
when the bird is in the air ; second barrel can be fired
anywhere ; 1st prize, $125 ; 2d, $75 ; 3d, $50. There

were forty-eight entries :

FIRST SQUAD. I SECOND SQUAD.

Reed . ... 011011011 T— 7 Broadway. llllllOlll— 9
Hopkins .110111110 1-81 Townsend. . . 111111111 1-10

HaEci 111111110 1-9 Martin . 111111111 1-10

Smith . 111111111 1-10 | Talbot . 1111111011-0

Selover 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 l- 8 I WoodvHle. .. 1111011111-0
Scwler . lllllllll 1—10 I Lambertson. 1101111111— 9
Douglas. . 1101110011—7 Walton .. .010111110 0-6

•Cadmus. 111111110 1-9 Powers . lllllllll 1-10

DusHn .lllllllll 1-10 Height . 1111111111-10

Burroughs lllllllll 1-10 I Gildersleeve. lllllllll 1-10
THIRD SQUAD.

Madison . lllllllll 1—10

Straut . 1111111011-9

Frances - 0011111111—8

Huber . . 110001 w. —3

Beckwith. ... 110100W. — 3

West . . 1110111111— 9

Dong... . 1101111111- 9

Wynn . 1111111110-9

Salmon . 1 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 1-.7

Pearson . lllllllll 1—10

FOURTH SQUAD.

Hill... . 0111 mill- 9

Colton _ 0111111101— 8

Morton . 0101110011— 6

Caldron . 0111111011-8

Langerke... 1111101101—8

Garagus . lOlollllll— 8

Lawrence... lOllOlOlll— 7

Cannon . 1111011111-9

Castle . llllllllll-lo

Brown . OIIIIIOOII—7

FIFTH SQUAD.

Wilms 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1— 0 | Campbell.. . 1111111010—8

VonLcngerk ell 111111 11-10 ! Wait . 1111110110-8

Hautin. .... 1111110110—8 Thompson I il 1 11 ■ ni n_ a

Stags . 111110 - -

Ties on 10 ; 31 yards

Smith, . 4 ' 5 1

Dustin . 1 8 1—7.

Burroughs . - — u 1 •?

Townsend . I 1 1

Martin . « 1 1

Powers . 111

Haight . 1

Gtlrterslcove . i

Madison . 0

Pernson . 1 J &-* „ ,

rac*]p . . 1. 1 1 1 .0 5

Von Lengerko . lllllllll 1-10

Smith, Seigler, Burroughs and Gildersleeve divided fust.
Ties on 9 for second ; 31 yards : —

0-4

1 1

0—7

1 1 1

1-13

111 0—3

0—1

.111
1 I I

Hance . •

Cadmus .

Broadway . •••■••■

Talbot . 1 1 1

Woodviile . Ill

Larabertson... Ill

Straut. . . 1 0—1

Long . 1 11 I,

Wymjn . 1 1 J J }

Hill . 11111

Cannon. . 0

Wilms . 0

Stage . 1 1 1 1 1

Hill winning second.
Ties on 8 for 3d, 31 yards

1111111 0—11
111111 1-17
1111 o-ll

1111 1-9
1110—7
111111

1111111 1—18

111111 0—11

— 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 l 1 1 1 1-15 3d.

.11111111111110
.11111111110 1
.11110
.1111110

— 4

— ft

— 0
—18

—11

— 4

— B

Hopkins .

Frances — ' .

Colton .

Calvin .

Von Longorke —

Garagus .

H nut .Ml .

Campbell .

Thompson . ........ ■ . . . . 1 111 1111111111 1 15 3d.

Frances and Thompson divided 3d.

Shoot No. 5— Ten single birds ; 31 yards rise ; for the
State Association Cup, to be held eaoh year by the win¬
ning club in trust, to be accounted for to the State Asso¬
ciation. To be shot for by teams of three members of
any club belonging to the Association. To the club
making the next highest scoie, 500 lbs. chilled shot, do¬
nated by Tatham Bros., New York. To the club making
3d highest score, 250 lbs. tin-coated shot, donated by
Leroy & Co., New York. For the 4th highest score, a
„ase with monogram, of Eaton’s Rust Preventer, donated
by (ieo, B. Eaton, Jersey City Heights, N. J.

ESSEX GUN CLUB OF NEWARK.

Brlentnal . 11 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-8 | Pindell . 1110111111-8

Havs . 101111011 1—8

' Total . . - .

JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS GUN CLUB.

111 1011011— s

Hughes . 011101011 1—7 I Hayden. -

Cadmus . 010111111 1—8

Total — . . , . 23

ROD AND GUN ASSOCIATION OF NEWARK.

Frances . 111101111 1—0 I Dustin . 111011111 1—9

Bonnot. . 0101 100010-4 |

Total . 22

RARITAN OUN CLUB OF KEYFORT.

G. Wait- . lllllllll 1—10 I Holmes . 000000101 1-3

R. Wait . 1111111110-91

Total . 22

PALISADE GUN CLUB OF UNION HILL.

J.V. Lengerko.l 0 01011111-01 H.V.Lengorke.l 1 1 11 0 1 1 1 1—9

B. Payne . 10 01011111—71

Total . 22

MIDWAY SHOOTING CLUB OF MATTEWAN.

Haight . 1110101011— 1 7 I Straub . 1001101110-6

Lamberston . 111110111 1—9 I

Total . 22

NEW JERSEY GUN CLUB OF JERSEY CITY.

Pearson . 0101110011—7 I Warme . 11 10101011-7

Geiger . 0111101111-8 I

Total . 22 .

WANGUHAS GUN CLUB OF NEWARK.

Hobart . 010101 1 1 0 0— 5 I Pentz . 1110000000-3

Hill . 1011101111-8 |

Total . . . . ' . 16

The Essex Gun Club of Newark won first ; the Jersey
City Heights Gun Club second ; the Rod and Gun Asso¬
ciation of Newark, the Raritan Gun Club of Keyport, the
Palisade Gun Club of Union Hill, and the Midway Shoot¬
ing Club of Mattewan divided third ; and the New
Jersey Gun Club of Jersey City won fourth.

Shoot No. 6— Ten single birds ; 26, 'yards rise : open to all
amateurs ; prizes, 40, 30, 20, and 10 per cent, of entrance
fees : —

First Suuad.

Caling .

Talbot .

Itrii-nl tml .

Gildersleeve .

Hayes .

Hance .

Campbell .

Mills .

Townsend .

Gibbons .

Second SrptcuL

Powers . . ....

Hill .

Dustin .

Cadmus .

Burroughs .

Madison .

I I 0 J 1 1 0
1111110
10 10 111
110 1111
0 111111
0 1 1 1 l 1 1
1111111
110 10 0 1
“"'10'

0 0—6
I 0— 8
1 0- 7
11-9
11-9
11-9
1 1—10
11—7
1 1- 7

.1111110001-7

.01101100
.011111-01
.01111101
.0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

- 0 0 0'

Wyi_ .

Smith .

Atkinson. .
Martin .

1111110 11
.111101011
.110111111
.001110100
.1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

Davis . 010111010 0-5 I Wilms . OlOOlOw —2

Connors. ...001111111 0—7 Selover . 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1—3

Green . 0 0 0 0 w -0 I Peerad . 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0—4

Frances . 1 101111111—8 1 Applegate.. 0 00111100 1—6

Haight . 1 0 1110 10 0 1-61 Hughes ....0 10 00 1 1101—5

B. Payne. . .1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1—7 I Haas . 010111000 1—6

Johnson. ...1 010101111— 7 I Houton . 0 00011111 1-0

Burdette. ..0 1111110 0 1—71 Stagg . 1010111101—7

Lamb’rtson.l 0 10 0 1110 1-0 I Thompson.. 0 lllOOOir -3

W.Hepslev.O 110100111—6 Seigler . 0 10111101 1—7

Cooper ..'.10101010 Ow— 1 1 Pierson . 101011000 1—5

Campbell winning first with ten straight.

Ties on 9 for second : —

Gildersleeve . 0 1 1 —2 I Madison .

Hayes . ..1 1 0 —2 I Smith .

Smith won second.

Ties on 8 fob third : —

Talbot . 1 0 0

Dustin . 0 1 1

Wynn . 1 1 0

Dustin and Wynn divided third.

Ties on 7 for fourth : —

—1 1 Frances . 0 0 0

1 1—4 Wait . 10 0

0 1-4 I

Connors .... ,0 1 0

—1 Payne . 0 0 1

1—5 Johnson . withdrawn

—2 Burdette.... 1 0 0

-0 Stagg . 0

-11 Seigler . 1 11 1 j

Brlentnal, ...0 0

Hance . 0 1

Mills . 1 11 0 1

Townsend. . .1 0 1

Gibbons . 0 0

Burroughs.. 1 0 0

Seigler won fourth.

Shoot No. 7. — Single bird shoot for the Championship
Badge of the State of New Jersey ; 15 birds, 21 yards’
rise ; open to members belonging to the State Association
only ; to be held by the winner each year in trust, to be'
accounted for to the association. Said winner to re¬
ceive the entrance fee from next annual contest. To
shooter making second best score, four kegs Dupont’s
powder, donated by Dupont Powder Company, and 2,000
Delaware shells, donated by J. P. Moore’s Sons, Broad¬
way ; value, $50 : —

FIRST SQUAD.

Frances .

Dustin .

Cadmus .

Brtenttinl .

Burdette .

Pindell .

Haight .

Pearson .

Wilms .

J. Lnmbortson .

Gieger .

Haden .

Tolley .

Sidon .

Townsend .

Cummins .

S. Lambertson.

J. Brown .

Smith .

W. Hughes .

.0101101111
.1111110 111

.101110111110

101111011110

.111111111001

101101110111

.010010010100

.101111110101

SECOND SQUAD.

.0 11011010110
.11111110 1111
.0 11010101111

.0 0 0..
.01 100
.10 0 1

0 1 0
Oil
1 1

1 1 0—10
1 0 1—13
10 1—9
1 1 0—11
1 1 1—12
1 1 1—12
0 0 1-11
1 1 1—12
101—:
1 1 1-12

1 1 1—10

0 1 0-12

1 1 1—11

11—8

10 10 11—!

111011110111
0 10 0 1
10 111
10 10 0

.0 0 0 1 1 1 1

.01011'"
.10 0 11

0 1 1—11
1 1 1—13
110-^
with

0 0 0—8

Heritage .

Warme .

Thompson .

Von Lengerke...

.0011010111111

0 1111111
0 0 11111
0 0 withdrawn

1 1— H
1 1—13
1 1-13

Ties on 13 for first prize

Ties on 12 for

Burdette 9 0

Pindell . 1 1

Pearson . 0 1

second : —

0 —0 I J.Lambert’n,! 1

1 0 1 1—5 Haden . .1 1

1 —3 | Warme . 1 1

Shoot No. 8. — Open to all amateurs; 21 yards; prizes,
50, 30 and 20 per cent, of entrance money ; —

Broadway . 0 1 1 0 0 0 4. 1 0

* ampbi II

Giidersleve.

W. Hayes. . .

Laws .

White .

Lambertson.

Nelson .

Cadmus .

Hughes .

Frances .

Toffoy .

Dustin

Madison....

Anderson..

Powers .

Burdett...
Haight . .

..111-.. _

.01111111111
.1 1111000111
.11111111111
.1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0

.11111111110
.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1

.01110111000
.11110 0 11111
.11111110 111
.1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

..01111111110
..0 1011101111
.1 110003 1111
...o ooioii inii
..011101

..10.

Oil
...0 0 0

11111010

lllllllll

1 1—10
111 1—15
10 1 1—13

1 1 0 0—10

111 1-15
10 10—8
110 1—13

0 0 0 1—9

10 11—9
0 0 0 1—11

110 1—13

111 1—30

001 i-n
10 0 1—10
111 1—13
110 0-8
1 1 1 1—11
1-30

1 0 1—10

1 1-14

Campbell and Hayes divided first ; Haight, second.
Ties on 13 for third : —

SPECIAL prizes.

For best average score in shoots Nos. 3, 3, and 6, a fine
setter dog (thoroughly broken), donated by E. M. Quim-
by, Morristown, N. J. ; value $100. Won by Mr. Fran¬
cis.

For best average score of all the shoots combined ex¬
cept Shoot No. 5, a Remington new model extension rib
pigeon gun, 32 inch, No. 10 gauge, 10 lbs., donated by A.
Alford, No. 283 Broadway, New York ; value $125.
Won by Mr. Haight.

For best average score in shoots Nos. 3, 6, and 7, an ele¬
gant gold badge, presented by Forest and Stream Pub¬
lishing Co., No. Ill Fulton St., New York ; value $50.

Messrs. Frances and J. Lamberson tied for the Forest
and Stream badge ; shot off in this order : First, two
pair of birds at 18 yards ; second, three single rises at 21
yards, three single at 26 yards, and all ties to be shot off
at 26 yards. Following is the score ; —

J. Lambertson . 11 11 011 111 111 111 111 011—33

Frances . 11 11 111 011 111 111 111 111—21

Taken altogether the shoot was a grand success, and
Messrs Eaton and Thompson deserve great credit for the
way they managed it.

New York Gun Club— Bergen Point, Oct. 25th.— In
the first event, which was a match between Colonel But¬
ler and E. G. Murphy-, fifty birds each, thirty yards’ rise,
for $500 a side, Colonel Butler won by a bird, killing 43
out of 50.

In the contest for the Challenge Cup, which has to be
won three times in succession, there were eleven entries.
Mr. W. Murphy won the match and the cup by a clean
score of ten birds. He used a Greener hammerless gun.
The subjoined is the full score : —

Yards Rise. Killed.

. 27 lllllllll 1-10

. 27 1* 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1- 9

. 30 111* 110111 *1— 8

. 30 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I) l 0- 8

. 26 1011111010-7

. 2ft 0010*11110 -5

. 30 0* 1 1 0* 1 1 1 — 5

. 30 1* 1 0 1 1 — 4

... 39 l 1 V 0 8 -3

. 29 0111100 — 3

. 26 11100 -3

W. Salmon .

Dr. Wilson .

Col. Butler .

Stone .

Milner .

Armstrong .

Murphy .

Edmunds .

Warren .

Long .

Long Island — Westbrook, Oct. 18th. — Match at 25
birds each ; Hurlingham rules ; —

jueu, uiibseu, o.

Mr. T. Van Buren, 27* yards, 01101, 1U11, Hill, 11131, 1H10. Killed,
22 ; missed, 3.

Mr. J. G. Heekseher, 28 yards, 111U, 11101, OHIO, Hill, 11111.
Killed, 22 ; missed, 3. „„ ,

Mr. B. Townsend, 36 yards, 10110, 10101, OHIO, 11111, H10. Killed,

17; missed, 7. . _ , „

Mr. Perry Belmont. 29 yards, 10010, 01101, OHIO. Killed, 8; missed, 7.
Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, 23 yards, 00101, 11001, 0110. Killed, 7,

mMr?T.‘be Forest Grant, 26 yards, U001, 01101, 000. Killed, 6
Mr. vv! Murphy, 30 yards, OOOOt, 01011, 0. Killed, 4 ; missed, 7.
Livingston won ties, with 4 straight, at 30 yards.
Fountain Gun Club. — Brooklyn Driving Park, L. I.,
Oct., 5th, —Regular monthly shoot for club badge, and a
beautiful specimen of quail mounted on a panel, pre-

FOREST AND STREAM

775

seated by J. H. Batty, of Parkville, L. I., to go to win¬
ner of badge. The following is the score : —

Yards. Names. Score. Total.

25 E. H. Madison. . 11111 11 7

21 P. Sheriden . 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4

21 H. G. Miller . 1001011 4

21 P. P. Pike . 1 1 0 i 1 1 0 5

21 J. T. Slauo . 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 6

21 C. Ditmavs . 1110 110 5

21 H. W. Has* . I 1 1 1 l 1 I 7

21 W. B. Hunter . 0 1 I 1 1 1 1 6

21 D. A. Lomken . 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2

21 Jits. Whi e . 10 11111 6

21 A. Livingston . - - .1 1 1 0 1 1 1 ti

21 L. H. Smith . . 1111111 7

zl J. Y. Van Wicklen . 110 110 1 5

21 M. J. Kin-nay . 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 a

21 C. W. Wingei t, . 10 1110 1 5

21 Geo. A. Chappell . . 110 10 11 S

21 W. Tt. Selover . 1 1 l l o l 0 5

21 G. P. Oowenhovcai . . 10 11111 0

21 J. Skidmore . 1111111 7

Ties : —

E. H. Madison . . . . 11111111

H. W. Hass... . . 1 1 1 1 0

L. H. Smith . 1 1 1 1 1 0*

J. Skidmore.. . . . .11111111

Brooklyn, Oct. 31st. — At the regular Sportmen’s
to-day. the score was as follows : —

Griffin . 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 C

Moulton . .lOiiniftoii

Mathewson .

Cnpeu .

Crosby .

(Jerald .

Buiterwortk .

Shephard .

Itiuhards .

Hcredoen .

J. Hobbs .

L. Vaughn .

Grand Total... . . .

Avon Sportsmen's Club. — Avon, N. Y,, Oct. 20th. —
Contest for $35, divided : 10 single rises, at 18 yards ;
ties shot off at 21 yards rise : —

O. A. Youngs .

M. L. Forsythe .

- Andrews .

H. Twist.... .

J. Highland .

Capt. O. Saekett .

(.'. Jeffrey .

M. A. Stearns .

J. S. Fiero .

M.Wiirkley .

U. S. Buel .

J. C. Mooro . .

O Saekett, 3d . .

O. Green .

- Smith .

G. P. Miller .

J. Webster .

.T. Brown .

F. Chaff ey .

- Gleason .

A. S. Alexander . .

G. Snyder .

Ties of 10 : —

Hyland - -

Fiero .

Buel . .

idler .

Brown . . .

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.0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
.111111111
.1110 0 10 10
. 1 1 I 1 t 1 1 1 1
.110 1111111—9
.111111010 1-8

1— 7
0- 4
0— 5
0- 9
0- 5
(1—9

.110 111111

.111110 0 11
110 111111.

.1111011111—
.11111
.1 0 0 0 0
.10 111

1- 9
0- 7
1— 9
1—9

_ _ _ _ 1—10
00010—
11 111—9
1 0 1 U 0— 7
1111 1—10
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1111111 1—10
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11111
.01111
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.11 1110 1
110 11111
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.11110 10 1
.1111111 1
.10 111111
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.01111111 1 1- .
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.1111110
.111111111 1— 1st.

Ties of 9 : —

Youngs . . . . — 1

Andrews . — 1

Twist . 1

Jeffrey . 1

Warklev . . , 0

Moore . 1

Green . 1

Gleason . 1

Alexander . — . 1

Ties of 8 : —

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1111111111111*

111110

1 11111111110
0

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1111111111111*

Ties of 7 : —

Forsythe . . . 1 1 1* I Ghaffey . . . 1

Steams . . 1 0 I Snyder . . 1

* Divided.

Match for Club Cup — teams of 4 ; 10 single rises :•

COMING TEAM.

G. P. Miller . ... . Ill

H. Twist . . . .Ill

J.C. Moore . 1 1 1

A. S. Alexander . 1 1 1

ROCHESTER TEAM .

J. Brown . 1 II - Andrews, . . . 0 0

C. Green . . . 0 1 1 B. S. Buel . 1 0

AVON TEAM.

N. Dann . . 111111111 1—10

S. M. Armstrong — . 1

J. Boorman... . . 1 0

O. Saekett, 3d . 1

1111 1-10
10 11 1—9
1111 1— '9
11111— 9—37

11110111—9
' 0111111-8

1 1

1 1 1 0—9—36

DANSVILLK TEAM.

J. Hyland.. . . 0 1 1

M. A. Stearns . . . Ill

M. Warkley . . . 1 1 1

C. Jeffrey . 1 0 1

SCOTTSBDRO TEAM.

C. A. Youngs . llllllll

R. J. Sherwood . . 1 1 1

J. Webster . — 0 1 0

M. L. Forsythe . 110

11111

11110

11111

11111 1—10
111111—8
111111— 9-37

Ties of 37 shot off at 21 yards rise ; 5 balls each man : —

Miller . 0

Twist . 1

Total -

COMING TEAM.

1 1-4 | More . 10 111-4

1 1—5 | Alexander . 1 0 0 1 1-3

Youngs -

Sherwood . .
Total .

SCOTTSBtraGH TEAM.

10 1 1—4 1 Webster . 1

ioi 1—4 1 Forsythe . l

In the contests Card’s revolving traps were used.

Massachusetts — Worcester, Ocl.lOih. — Glass-ball Bhoot
of Sportsmen’s Club ; 20 balls each ; rotary trap :—

MR. POND’S SIDE.

A. P. Pond .

Alba Houghton .

L. R. Hudson . .

W. H. Cole .

O. L. Taft .

L. G. White .

Stedman Clark .

A. L. Rice .

Levi Mooro .

A. F. . .

A. W. Joslyn .

F. Wesson .

H. W.Eagei .

Total . . ....

MR. SMITH’S I

E. T. Smith .

W. S. Perry .

G. J. Rung .

L. B. Holdeii .

J. B. Goodell .

M. D. Gilman .

E. S. Knowles .

J. T. Boyd .

R. R. Shepard .

C. K. B. Claflin .

L. W. Holman .

Chas. Hartwell .

N. S. Chamberlain. .

Total..

Brookfield, Oct. 14 th. — There was a, grand union glass-
ball shoot at Lake Side Park on Saturday of last week.
Thirty -eight participants were present from the Brook-
fields and Spencer, twelve from North Brookfield, eleven
from Spencer, five from East Brookfield, and ten from
Brookfield. Twenty balls apiece were shot at, and out of
a possible 760, 429 balls were broken— an average of a
trifle over 11 each out of 20. Out of this number E. M.
Bliss, of Spencer, and his men got 206, and L. E. Bliss, of
North Brookfield, and men got 233, beating the former
by 17. The best score was made by Josiab Hobbs, of East
Brookfield, who broke 19 out of 20. The twelve men
from North Brookfield broke 143 out of a possible 240 ; the
eleven from Spencer. 129 out of 220 ; the five from East
Brookfield, 52 out of 100 : and the ten from Brookfield,
105 out of 200. The following is the score complete :

NORTH BROOKFIELD SIDE.

L. E. Bliss, N. B . 17

H. Brewer, N. B . 14

A. D. Putnam, S . 17

E. Cass, N. B . 14

Gus Hall, N. B . 15

G. Edmunds, N. B . 16

A. Hobl*. N.B . 10

J. Hobbs, E. I! . 19

J. Dean, N. B . 15

J, Stoddard, N.B _ _ 13

S. Moulton, B . 14

G. Campbell, N.B . 9

W . Barton, 3

»» . 1111 1 Mill, . .

G. Reynolds, N. B..

C.H. Griffin, B .

Woods, S .

H. Capon, B .

TTnVumi. I? H

li

SPENCER SIDE.

E. M. Bliss, S . 13

H. Holmes, S . 14

F. Boyd, N. B . 14

H. Mutthewson, B . 14

J. Hoyden, N.B . 15

D. C. Luther, S . 14

A. Walker, N. B . 10

H. Heredeen, B . 13

F. N. Prouty, S . 10

Bosworth, N. B . 7

A. Shepard. B . 13

L. M. French, S . 12

L. Vaughn, E. B . 7

V. Bollard, E. B . 4

H. Richards, 11 10

J. Crosby, B . 9

J. Sykes, S . 0

H. Buttcrworth, 1! . 7

C. Fitts, E. B . 14

Total...: . 206

The regular shoot of the Sportsmen’s Club this after¬
noon was the best yet. Three new members have been
added within a few days, and the club numbers fifteen at
present : —

Giffin . . . 1 1 l 1 0 l 1 o ) t— 6

Moulton . . 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0-0

Matthewson . I 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0-8

Capen . o o 0 1 1 l 0 1 0 1—5

Crosby.- . 010011110 1—6

Gerald . 0 0 1110010 1-5

Butterwovth . 101110001 0—5

Shepard . . 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1—9

Heredeen . 1101111111-9

Middagh . 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1—4

Cincinnati, Oct. 25th. — The following is the score of
the second competition of the Cincinnati Shooting and
Fishing Club, shot on the above date for the club prizes.
Bates and Baum traps : rise, 18 yards at 20 balls

J.C. Whetstone. ... . 1111111111111111111 1—20

W. Caldwell . 1111111101101111011 1-17

T. Johnson . 110011 111 1111100111 1—16

W. Campbell _ _ 111101101001110111 1 1—15

§tachtiiuj and Boating.

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

Oct. 80..
Oct. 81,-
Nov. 1..
Nov. 2..
Nov. 3..
Nov. 4..
Nov. 6..

Boston. New York. Charleston.

11 80
eve 8
0 44

LOG OP THE WAVE.

OCEAN MATCH, S. Y. C., CENTER CUP,

Entered : — Mischief, 68 ft. long ; Regina, 58 ft. ; Wave,
41 ft. 10 in. ; Blanche, 41 ft.

Wave crossed line Sandy Hook Lightship, 11.15 A. M.,
Mischief and Regina leading, Blanche some minutes be¬
hind, ran close in shore in hopes of getting land breeze,
closed up with the Regina and Mischief; very light wind,
which fanned us. Later the Regina and Mischief left us
far behind.

Wind baffling and light all night. Friday 17tli, wind
light and ahead. 4 o’clock p. m., made out the Blanche
astern about seven miles off, coming up with a favoring
wind, more to the South. About same time made out
the Regina. Wave went about to intercept the wind and
meet it about half mile to leaward of the Blanche, then
went about and gradually worked across the course of the
Blanche heading for Cape May Lightship. We were then
off Abseeom. At sunset the Blanche was hull down to
leeward and astern. The wind was freshing all this time
till we reached the lightship, when it blew very bard. We
rounded at 7.50 P. si. At this time the smoky liaze had
somewhat lifted which earlier had annoyed us Jn sighting
the light, although Capt. Greenwood had made no mis
take in his bearings. In compliance with the regulation "
we burned within a half mile of the light a Seawanhaka9
Club Signal (Costan light) and as we turned the letter 1 ‘ W,’’
hailing and getting the time of the Mischief and Regina.
The Wave carried her full jib and mainsail and topsail,
and at no time did we carry less ; we did not set our
storm jib.

About midnight, Capt. Greenwood was at the wheel, and
reported seeing a light burned by a sloop which resembled
the Blanche, but he was not sure, and did know what the
signal meant.

During Friday night the sea was very heavy, but it did
not break over the Wave, she proving herself, consider¬
ing her dimensions, an excellent sea boat. About 0 a.m.
Saturday morning, in attempting to carry boomed out
our large jib-topsail, the light spar used for the purpose
was snapped ; with that exception we broke nothing, nor
did we carry away anything.

The Wave rounded Sandy Hook lightship Saturday, 10
o’clock A.M., hailing the ship and getting the time of the
Mischief and Regina, and requesting them to take the
time of the Wave.

With a regular time allowance the Regina would have
been beaten by the Wave and, we believe, the Mischief
also, but we have not all her measurements. The Blanche
came in later, after not having rounded either the Cape
May or Sandy Hook lightships.

We arrived at Court street, Brooklyn, the other yachts
rendezvousing at Staten Island, about noon. Being de¬

sirous of getting back to his family at Tarrytown the
owner of the Wave took the first train up the river. Mr.
Williams, the only one who accompanied him during the
race outside of the crew, sent notice of her arrival to the
Herald office, which news was neglected or overlooked,
Mr, Williams then took an early train to Princeton ; hence
the wild rumors published in the papers which have not
yet been properly contradicted, and which it is hoped this
account will finally set at rest.

A Handsome Barge.— Mr, Geo. Roahre, of Harlem, has
recently finished for Philadelphia parties a very fine six
oared barge, which promises to be a fast boat, and pull¬
ing strictly from the gunwale, cannot be ruled out from
tile Schuylkill races. The boat has a smooth bottom, be¬
ing built of cedar with flush seams, only three lengths of
veneer being used from stem to stern ; the framing is of
oak, and gunwales and trimmings of white pine. Her
model is handsome, and owing to aflat floor amidships she
will draw little water and make a very steady ship. She
is 41 feet long, extreme beam 3 feet, 104 inches across gun¬
wale; depth aft 13 inches, amidships 124 and 134 forward.
Pulls six oars with coxswain and will be a valuable addi¬
tion to the navy on the Schuylkill.

To American Yachtsmen.— For complete records of
all yacht races in England, as well as for a great variety
of other matter of interest, such as cruises and yachting
tales, read Hunt’s Yachting Magazine, established 1852,
Can be had of booksellers generally, or direct from Hunt
& Co., 119 Church Street, Edgware Road, London, E. C.,
England. Published monthly, one shilling sterling per
number. — [Adv.

Rational pastimes,

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

Daft’s English Eleven vs. Philadelphia Fifteen.—
This grand international contest was commenced on the
-Germantown Cricket Club grounds, at Nicetown, Pliila.,
on Friday, Oct, 10th, just twenty years to a day after the
first international match played by George Parr’s English
professional eleven at Camac’s Woods, Philadelphia, in
1859. It was continued on Saturday, and finished on Mon¬
day the 11th inst. Taking the match, all in all, in the
opinion of the writer of this report, who, by the way, has
witnessed every international game of importance ever
played in the East, it was the most perfect exhibition of
cricket ever seen in America. Although “ Old Prob ” pre¬
dicted rain in the morning papers of each day’s play, the
weather was fine throughout, and visitors from, all parts of
the country were hospitably entertained at the club house
during the progress of the match ; Boston, New York
and other cricket centers sending large delegations. It
was really startling to peer under the hats of the crowd,
that framed the ground, and recognize the many faces of
old players, whose names were familiar to the cricketing
public of twenty years ago. It was a grand meeting of the
clans, and many an old chap elbowed his way out of the
dense throng and lost his seat for the day, to slap some
old crony on the back, and over a glass of ' beer to talk of
liow they used, in the days gone by, to bowl each other
out. There were so many present who seemed to have
walked out of some old cricket picture, that in spite of
yearly experience, we were fain to make the comparison
of the cricketer of over tw enty years ago and the one of
to-day.

To those who remember the tinted engraving of Wil¬
liam Lilly white, as he appeared at Lord’s Grounds, on
July 25, “ 1853,” with a huge high hat, and his spacious
waist encircled by a girth, which would have enabled a
draught horse to breathe at pleasure, it will be easy to de¬
pict the typical cricketer of the past, now changed is
the one of to-day ; for the game is now courted both in
England and America by much younger men, tlie best of
whom are trimly built and well ribbed up, and much
better fitted to play the old game in its new way. Who.
ever saw any cricketer of the last decade field with such
quickness and accuracy, as both Ulyett and Selby did in
this match ; was it not the perfection of the improved
present day cricket ? See with what skill, the fast high
deliveries had to be played as they bumped up from the
very fiery and dusty wicket. No old slow coach could
paddle away at them and not be caught. It required the
quick and supple wrist of youth to meet them full, and
keep them down, and even this did not always prevail ;
for it turned out as Capt. Daft predicted, before a ball was
bowled in the match, that his men would give chances
from time to time, and the six catches made by the ever-
alert Van Renssellaer, behind the wicket, proved that his
prophecy was right.

This match was an illustration of the very great im¬
provement in the game as played at this time, ‘and of the
great stride which has been taken by its American expon¬
ents. To make a comparison of the past and present, the
figures of scores of twenty years ago have but little to do
with it. The Philadelphia boys played the game well,
and it is the excellent style of the young cricketers, like
Thayer, that demonstrates the advancement, and points
to what we may expect to see in the future. This, aided
with proper professional tuition, shows that it would
not take the half of another score of years to produce
an eleven that would hold its own against the best of
comers.

THE GAME.

Capt. George Newliall having won the toss, elected to
take the field, and at 12.15 n.M. Capt. Daft sent in Ulyett
and Oscrott, to the bowling of C. Newliall (fast round )‘and
D. Newliall (slow round). C. Newliall opened from the
lower end, and his first ball went spinning to the ropes off
Ulyett’sbat — a very fine drive for 4. D. Newhall's first
over was badly punished for 5 runs. Then both batsmen
settled down to steady play, and continued to score off
each bowler, until the tins showed 20 up, when Ulyett was
well caught at slip by Van Renssallear, off the fast bowler
for 8, — 20 — 1 — 8. Shrewsbury joinedfOscroft, and after one
had been added to the score, the new man on one of the-
finest late cuts ever Witnessed on the Germantown,
grounds, was badly run out by his partner— 21— 3—1. Sel¬
by joined Oscroft, and by steady play the score crept up to
34, when C. Newliall got in on Selby’9 off stick— 34— 3— 8,
Capt, Daft filled the vacancy, and on his way to the wick*

776

FOREST AND STREAM,

ets received quite an ovation from the crowd which num¬
bered over five thousand. The bowling of the brothers
was of such good length, and so very straight, that when
dinner was called at 2 p.m., Daft had been defending his
wicket for forty minutes for only one run. The score
standing at 44. After the intermission the innings was
resumed at 2:45 p.m, Oscroft continued to pile up the
runs with splendid hard cutting and fine all-round play ;
at the same time astonishing the spectators by stopping
the shooters which C. Newhall from time to time put down,
tiie perfect defence, and several magnificent cuts from
Daft illustrating that he has been justly termed “ the
model bat of England.'- When the score had reached 66,
Daft unluckily played a high one from C. Newhall on his
wicket ; he had been at the wickets over an hour for the
small score of 5.-66 — 1 — 5. Barnes partnered Oscroft,
and runs came but slowly, though the fielding was far be¬
low the usual Philadelphia average. Van Renssallaer who
stood behind the wicket forthe fast bowler, did excellently,
but Butcher who performed the same office for the slows,
was seemingly out of place : several overthrows at his
end showing that a long stop would have been advisable,
particularly with so many meu in the field. When six
more runs had been added to the score, Barnes’ middle
stump fell to a beauty fromC. Newhall — 72 — 5 — 3. Bates
was Oscroft's sixth partner, and after getting a single was
badly missed at mid-off by Geo. Newhall off C. Newhall.
This enor proved to be very expensive, for both batsmen
got hold of the bowling, Bates hitting a 1, 2, 3, 4, and a 5,
as the score book showed, in succession ; tho last hit being
a gigantic smite to deep long on over the boundary ropes,
with 101 up. Clark (fast round) relieved D. Newhall,
and Law (medium round) took C. Newhall’s end. After
fifteen runs had been added, C. Newhall resumed his place,
and Bates hit him splendidly to leg for 4. Oscroft was in
the next over caught behind the wickets by Van Renssal-
laer off Clark. He had been at the bat three hours and
forty-five minutes, and had played a wonderfully patient
tuning for 62 runs, the highest score of the match — 120—

6 — 62^ Emmett followed, and Bates skyed a short pitch,
one of Clark’s, but though it dropped in E. Newhall’s
hands at deep long on, several thousand groans an pounced
that it had not been held. After this second life Bates
continued to score brilliantly until he was “ run out” for
the goodly total of 41. — 138 — 7 — 41. Shaw joined Em¬
mett, and just as time was being called at 5 p.m.. the for¬
mer lost his off-stump to C. Newhall — 146 — 8 — 1. The
crowd had been increased during the afternoon to over
seven thousand, but although the excellent batting of the
professionals had been applauded, there was a feeling of
keen disappointment at the poor fielding of the Philadel¬
phia team which on former occasions has been always
good.

On Saturday at 11:20 a.m. Emmett and Pender resumed
their places at the wickets, to the bowling of the brothers
Newhall. Only three runs were added to the score of the
first day’s play ; Emmett and Morley being both caught
behind the wicket by VauBenssallaer ; the inning closing
for 149. Exactly at noon the English took the field, and
before O. Newhall and Clark went to the wickets Ulyett
gave an exhibition of wonderfully accurate shying ; in
tfiree successive throws at the wicket from a distance of
over twenty-five yards he knocked the leg, middle, and
off stumps out ot' the ground. This performance was
cheered to the echo. Shaw (slow round) opened the bowl¬
ing from the club house end, and C. Newhall was at once
caught at slip by Shrewsbury— 0—1— 0. Large filled the
vacancy, and Morley (left fast round) took Clark’s middle
stump on an overpitched ball— 0—2— 0. E. Newhall joined
Large, and at once opened his shoulders to a tice from
Morley, which went to deep long off for 3. Both bats
men then began an excellent display of cricket, the bowling
and fielding being by far the best ever seen in this country.
When the score had advanced to 23, R. Newhall in play¬
ing back to one of Shaw’s, lost his off-stump — 23 — 3—13.
Ciddwall followed, and after getting a double over cover
point head, played a ball from Morley on his wicket — 28 —
4—3. G. Newhall joined Large, and without scoring was
splendidly caught by Ulyett at coverpoint— 28— 5— 0. The
fielding of Ulyett all through this innings was the finest
ever witnessed, and Capt. Daft remarked that he had never
known his team to do better, even in England. The spec¬
tators, which now numbered over 11,060— the largest
number ever seen on a cricket field in this country — be¬
came wild with delight, and for a time neglected to ap¬
plaud the byes with the same zest as if they were splendid
cuts or hits. Brewster was Large’s fifth partner, and
without increasing the score poked one of Shaw’s into
.Shrewsbury's right hand, at slip— 30— 6 — 0. Thayer fell
to one of Shaw’s break-backs — 38 — 7 — 3. John Hargreave
was finely thrown out by Barnes — 38 — 8—0. R. Hargreave
was Large’s eighth partner ; he opened with a fine out for
2, off Shaw, a drive off Morley for a double, and a beauti¬
ful cut for same amount. Large then snicked one into
Shrewsbury’s hands at Blip, and retired, after being attlie
wiokets one hour and three quarters for the top score — 50

_ g _ 17, Law joined R. Hargreaves : the latter, after

making the first leg hit of the inning, fell an easy victim
to Daft at mid-off— 52 — 10 — 8. At 2 p.m. there was an
hour's intermission for dinner, and the play was then con¬
tinued with D. Newhall and Law at the bat ; the latter at
once let Shaw get past him— 58— 11 — 2. Brown was not
long enough at the wicket to show what he could do ; he
had but two balls from Shaw — 58 — 12 — 0. VanRensallear
caine next, and swiped about, much to the delight of the
crowd. One was a mighty soaring drive, Shaw some¬
what later, however, was seen to smile— 68— 13— 8.
Butcher, the last man, was the seventh on his side who did
not trouble the scorers— 70 — 14 — 0. D. Newhall carriedhis
bat for a good eight, thus saving his side from following
their inning by one run. Total 70. England’s second
venture was commenced at 3:40 P.M. Oscroft and Ulyett
were the first to go to the wickets against the attacks of the
Newhall brothers. Both batsmen completely collared the
bowling, and by magnificent all-round play, assisted by a
badly placed field, the score advanced to 44. Clark then
took the ball from D. Newhall, and Ulyett was caught be¬
hind the wicket by the “nippy,” Van Renssellaer off a
high one from C. Newhall. The partnership had only
lasted thirty-five minutes, and the scoring had been very
rapid — 10—1—10. Shrewsbury followed, and Clark got his
leg-stump the first over — 47 — 2—0. Selby joined Oscroft,
and was finely caught by Van Renssellaer off Clark, with¬
out assisting the score— 47 — 3 — 0. Bates succeeded, and
when the score had increased to 54 Clark tumbled Oscroft’s
ier stump. Oscroft’s inning for 30 had lasted an hour and a

quarter and was tho perfection of steady cricket. In
England he has been nick-named “Job,” on account of
the many patient innings he has been known to play — 66
— 4 — 30. ‘Barnes was Bate's vis-a-vis, and the latter opened
his shoulders and the eye of the throng by several splen¬
didly hard drives and cuts. One hit was for 5, over the
ropes on the on side, but a shooter from C. Newhall at last
ended the fine young batsman's inning — 68 — 5 — 12. With
the fall of this wicket the stumps were drawn for the day.
On Monday morning the sky was clear and bright, and
the heat was intense' ; so remarkably hot was “ Old Sol ”
that the “Britishers ” must have believed in the truth of
what Major Pawkins told Martin Chuzzlewit, that, “ You
will see the sun shine in America I ” The game was re¬
sumed at 11:15 a.m., with Barnes and Daft at the wickets
to the bowling of C. Newhall and Clark. Daft contribu¬
ted 8, and was out to a bailer from Clark— 81 — 7—8. Em¬
mett joined Barnes, and the latter helped to increase the
score by fine cutting and forward play, when he failed to
stop a straight one from C, Newhall— 111 — 8 — 14. Shaw
partnered Emmett, and after both D. Newhall and Clark
had alternated at the club house end, the latter was finely
caught by Brewster at cover-point off C. Newhall. His
35 was the top score of the inning and was made up by
hard and clean hitting ; it contained three 4’e, two 3’s, and
three 2’s— 126 — 9—35. Pinder followed, and Shaw fell to
Clark, who was bowling splendidly, though the bumpy
state of the ground favored the high deliveries— 131 — 10 —
5. Morley the last man, was well caught by Brewster at
long on, and the inning closed for 133. With 212 runs to
the bad, Philadelphia, at 2:10 p.m., commenced its second
inning, and for the small total of 67 the side was disposed
of. The fielding of the foreigners was almost as line as
that of Saturday, and the bowling if anything was better.
The venture did not contain a ‘ : double figure : " Cald¬
well and D. Newhall made the only stand, In the nine of
the former there was a beautiful cut for 4 off the fast
bowler. Thus ended the finest display of cricket ever wit¬
nessed in America. It was estimated that over 26,000 per¬
sons had passed the gates during the progress of the match,
and a more orderly, quiet crowd was never seen. The
annexed full score will show that the English won by 145
runs :

ENGLISH ELEVEN.

First liming, Second Amino.

G. Ulyott, e.VnnRonssalaer, c. Van Rensselaer, b, C-New-

b. C. Newhall . 8 hall . 16

W. Oscroft, c. Van Bcnssu-

lacr, 1>. Clark . . . . 62 b. Clark . . . . 30

A. Shrewsbury, run out . 1 b. Clark . . . . 0

J. Selby, b. C. No-wall . 8 o. Van Ronssalaer, b. Clark.. 0

B. Daft, b. C. Newhall . 5 b. Clark . 8

W. Barnes, b. C. Newhall. . . . 3 b.C. Newhall . 14

W. Bates, run out . 41 b.C. Newhall . 12

T. Emmett, c, Van Rensse¬
laer, b. D. NewhaU . 14 c. Brewster, b. C. Newhall — 85

A. Shaw, b. C. Newall . 1 b. Clark . 5

F. Morley, c. Van Bonssa¬
laer, b. C. Newhall . . 3 e. Brewster, b. Clark . 1

G. Finder, not out . 3 not out . . * - 6

Byes, 2 ; leg-bye, 1 . 3 Byes, 5 ; leg-byo, 1 . 6

Total . 149 Total . 133

RUNS AT THE FALL OF EACH WICKET.

English . 20 21 34 68 72 120 138 146 148 149

46 47 47 54 68 81 111 126 131 183

Total . . . 282

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

First Inning.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wicltets.

C. Nowhall . 53-1 22 80 6

D. S. Newhall . . 45. 28 38 1

E. W. Clark . II. 5 20 1

S. Law . 3 0 8 0

Second Inning.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.
0. NewhaU . . 42 15 03 4

D. S. Newhall . 10 4 35 0

E. W. Clark . 26 13 20 6

PHILADELPHIA.

First Inning. Second Inning.

C. A. NewhaU, e. Shrews.

bury, b. Shaw . 0 b. Shaw . 2

E. W. Clark, b. Morley . 0 c. Shaw, b. Morley . 3

J. B. Large, c. Shrewsbury

b. Shaw . 17 b. Morley . 0

R. S. NewhaU, b.Shaw . 13 b. Shaw . 8

B. N. Cahlwell, b. Morley ... 3 h. Moorley . 8

G. M. NewhaU, e. Ulyett, b. , ,

Morley . 0 o. Oscroft, b. Morley . 4

F. E. Brewster, e. Shrews-

bury, b.Shaw . 0 e. Shrewsbury, b. Shaw . 2

J. B. Thayer, b. Shaw . 3 c. and b. Morley . 1

J. Hargraves, thrown out

Barnes . 0 b.Shaw . . 1

R. Hargraves, c. Daft, b.

Morley . . . 8 b.Shaw . 3

S. Law, b.Shaw . 2 c. Oscroft, b. Shaw . 9

D. S. NewhaU, not out . 8 o. Shrewsbury, b. Morley. . . 9

H. W. Brown, b. Shaw . 0 e.Emrnett, b. Morley . 0

A. Van Renssalaer, b. Shaw. 8 not out . 0

H. C. Butcher, 1. b. w„ b. b.Shaw . . .

Shaw . 0

ByeB, 7; leg-bye, 1 . 8 By es, 15 ; leg-bve, 1 .

Total . 70 Total . . .

RUNS AT THE FALL OF EACH WICKET.

Philadelphia . u 0 23 28 28 80 38 40 50 62 58 68 68 70

P 4 1 4 13 16 21 28 47 48 51 54 59 67 J17

Total . W

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Ftrst Inning.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Shaw . . 33-3 23 18 1*

Money . 33 10 44

Second Inning. _ . .

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Shaw . . §2 21 19 f

Morley . 31 12 32 i

Umpires-Lockwook for English: Pearson for PhUadMphia.
[Pinder kept wicket without a long stop. The several halls that
passed him, he made no attempt to stop, supposing that, they
would take the wicket.] ^

A Noted Foreigner's Farewell Acknowledgment
to Forest and Stream. — The editor of this journal lias
received the following letter from the Secretary of the
English cricketers. It is marked “private,” but we re¬
gard it as one of those confidences that are not abused in
the use thereof : indeed, its publication may do good all

around . colonnade Hotel, Philadelphia, Oct 23d, 1879.

Chas. HallOCK— Bear Sir : Before leaving for England 1 beg,
on behalf of Mr. Richard Daft and his party, to thank you fla¬
vour admirable erieket reports, which have been characterized by
a thorough knowledge of the game and great descriptive powers.

Your pane r is evidently destined to liU the place oecupedln
English society by tho Bcid, which gives great attention to cricket-

a*We trust thatour visit here will liave the result of increasing

the taste for the manly game. _ T . _

With every wish for the prosperltyof your paper, I am, dear
stD Your obedient servant, Edwin Browne, Secretary ,

Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Hamilton.— This two days'
match was played on the Hamilton Club grounds on
Oct. 13th and 14th. the tourists winning by 60 runs.
The bowling and fielding of both teams was remark¬
ably fine. Score : —

IRELAND.

First Inning. Second Inning.

R. Miller, b. Ferris . 1 G. Horae, b. Kennedy . 0

.1. Nunn, run out . 3 J. Nunn, run out . 11

SirG. Colthurst, o. Kenndy, Sir G. Colthurst, e. Park, b.

b. Gillespie . 19 Ferrie . . . 34

N. Hone, c. Hyman, b. Gilles-

W. Hone, Jr., b. Kennedy . 1 pie . 10

G. Casey-, c. Park, b. Ferrie. .10 G. CaBey, c. Gillespie, b. Fer-
D. Trotter, ct. Gillespie, b.

Ferric . . .

G. Hoen, not out _ ,.

N. Hone, h. Gillespie . 8 _

H. Hamilton, st. Wnud. b. H. Hamilton, st. Waud, b.

Ferrie . 10 Gillespie . 2

J. Hone, c. Ray, b. Ferric _ u J. Hone, not out . 1

A. Exham, e. Purk, b. Gillos-

A. P.xliam, b. Gillespie. . 6 nio . 2

Extras . II Extra . 1

Total . 81 Total . 80

. 10 Ferrie . 1

W. Hone, Jr. , c. Ray. b. Fer-

ANALYS1S OF BOWLING.

First Innings.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Kennedy., . . . 13 4 15 1

Ferrie . 33 15 40 5

Gillespie . SOI 13 15 8

Kennedy bowled a wide.

Second lnniny-

Kennedy . It 5 18 1

Ferrie . . 25 13 32 4

Gillespie . . 12 8 9 3

HAJIII/rON.

First Inning. Second Inning.

A. Gillespie, o. and b. Exham 8 ,T. H. Park, b. Exhom . 15

B. W. Wnud, c. Colthurst, b.

S. Ray. c. Miller, b. Exham. . . 0 Exhum . . — . 0

A. H. Hope, c. G. Hone, b.

" :uam . . 0 Gillespie, b. Hamilton . 1

H. 0. Simonds, o. Hamilton b.

H. C. Simonds, b. Exham . 10 Exham . . 2

B. W. Waud, b. Hamilton. ... 4 S. Ray, b. Hamilton . . 0

C. Hyman, run out . 1 C. Hyman, run out . 0

R. K. Hope, c. G. Hone, b.

Ex ham. . 3 A. H. Hope, b. Hamilton . U

B. Kennedy, c. Trotter, b. Ex- B. K. Hope, st. Hone, b. Ex¬
ham . 9 ham.... . . . . — 0

J. Park, c. N. Hone, b. Ex¬
ham . 8 R. Kennedy, run out . 3

A. Harvey, jr., e. Colthurst, h.

A. H. Harvey, not out . 1 Exham . 0

R. Ferrie. o. N. Hone, b. Ex¬
ham . 0 R. Ferrie, not out . . 0

Extras . 3 Extras . . 2

Total. .

Exits

. . . 47 Total . 34

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

First Inning.

Overs. Maidens. Runs, Wickets.

. 23

31

Hamiion . . . 22.3

Second Inning.

Exham . 16 2 24 5

Hamilton . 15 11 8 3

The above match is the tenth one of the series of the
Irish Gentlemen.

ARCHERY.

New York Archery Club.— This organization al¬
though scarcely a month old evinces a degree of activity
which leaves no doubt of the enthusiasm animating its
members, eveiy one of whom seems bent on making it a
success by personal endeavors. On Saturday afternoon
a large number of ladies and gentlemen assembled at the
range iu Eighty-eighth street and Eighth avenue, and some
really good shooting was done. Among the archers were
Mr. Ralph Wells of Sunday-school fame, and Mr. Geo.
H, Sheldon, Fire Marshal of New York.

Iu the evening a regular monthly meeting was held at
the residence of the President, Dr. A. B. DeLuna, when
two ladies and seven gentlemen were elected to member¬
ship. Among the business transacted was the selection of
colors, the choice falling on blue and gold, by which the
New York Club will be hereafter recognized on the arch¬
ery field.

A committee was appointed to select a suitable place
for iu-door practice through the winter. Hereafter, at
the Saturday practice, two club badges will be shot for,
to be awarded, one to the lady and one to the gentleman
making the highest score ; and on November 4th, the
ladies of the club will shoot for a prize, rawhide-back
bow, presented by Mr. John W. Sutton, and to be given
to the one making the best score at two ranges.

Once a month the lady members will shoot for a prize
to be designated in advance at the regular meeering of
the club.

The New York Archery Club starts well, and judging
by the work accomplished in its short existence, its suc¬
cess ssems certainly assured, and we may look upon it
as an organization which bids fair to command the re¬
spect of its older rivals.

Applications for membership should be sent to the Se¬
cretary, Mr. James W. Auten, jr., 135 Pearl street, or P.
O. Box, 4,476.

Hawthorn vs. Pequossette. — The Hawthorn Arch¬
ers of Boston Highlands made a visit to the Pequossettes,
at Watertown, Mass., on the 18th, and engaged in a
friendly contest, with the following score. Ladies, 30
yards ; gentlemen, 40 yards ; 30 arrows each • —

PEQUOSSETTES. HAWTHORNS.

Mrs. Shaektord . 140 Miss F. Worthington - 123

Mrs. Siisbee . 110 Miss H. Smith . 10

Miss Walker . 97 F.H. Brackett . -121

A. S. Brownell . . . .107 R. Worthington . 101

S. P. Abbott . 103 G. A. Smith . 74

N. D. Abbott . 108 A. S. Plymptnn . 66

E. R. Dwight ... . 100 Add average . 82

Total . 788 Total . 577

Among the many spectators were Mr. Griswold, of the
Robin Hood Club of Nyack, N. Y, ; Mr, Woodward, and
several other lady and gentleman members of the Jamaica
Plain Archers.

Eliot Hall, Newton, is being fitted up for archery prac¬
tice and parlor skating, three days each week being given
to each. Several of the clubs in this vicinity will thus
have the benefit of indoor practice this coming winter.

FOREST AND STREAM

777

A Beginner's Score.— Chicago, Oct. 22(7. — Editor For¬
est and Stream: — I ara told that my archery scores, for a
comparatively new hand at the business, are rather remark¬
able, and if such is the case, you may, if you see fit, make
a note of a few of them. In a shoot with Mr. Brewster,
90 arrows at 00 yards, I made 73 hits ; score 352. My
greatest number of hits, 30 arrows, 60 yards, was 28 hits ;
score 128. My largest score at 60 yards, was 26 hits ;
score 150. This last score was made up of 5 golds, 8 reds,
8 blues, 2 blacks, 3 whites, equals 150. My 60 yard shoot¬
ing has all been done since I umpired the match between
Buffalo and Higliland Park last month,

Granger Smith.

MR. THOMPSON ON FLIGHT OF ARROWS,

Editor Forest and Stream ; —

In your issue of Oct. 9th, Mr, Will H. Thompson gives
his experience with arrows of different weights, and it
i8 of great value, and I hope others -will give us the results
of their shooting in the same way, as from such data the
best bow and arrow will be found. Mr. Thompson says :
“ Thus, if a shot gun be loaded with a mixed charge of 4
ounce of No. 13 shot and A ounce of No. 4 shot, and be
discharged, the No. 12 shot will start with a vastly greatly
initial velocity (italics mine) than the No. 4's, but -will be
overtaken by the 4’s by the time a distance of forty yards
is reached. The heavy shot will then pass away from the
smaller shot and continue their flight to a much greater
distance. This is precisely the case with arrows. The
light arrows for about the distance of sixty, possibly
seventy, yards will fly with greater speed, and conse¬
quently have a flatter projector}' than its heavier rival,
but at about sixty yards the resistance of the atmosphere
overcomes the energy of the light shaft to such an extent
as to place it on equal terms with the heavy one, and after
this the rivalry ceases, the bulky fellow having the advan¬
tage in. momentum. The above facts being accepted,
for they are beyond controversy true, (italics mine) the
question remains what is the best arrowy ” When anyone
lays down a proposition as true and beyond controversy,
he should he very careful, and see that it was not the
exactly opposite that was true. In a cylindrical, a choke-
bore, a half choke and a bell muzzle gun, no such thing
ever did nor ever could occur. What kind of a gun Mr.
Thompson used, I do not know, but I would like him to
explain how that gun separated the different sized shot,
and started the No. 12’s off on their journey faster than
itjdid the No.4’s, and how fast the wads) travelled, or did he
use wads? I am as mixed in my ideas of how it was done
as the charge of shot was. In all the guns I have ever
used or heard of the whole charge with both the wads
left the muzzle of the gun at exactly the same initial
velocity, and it could not nave done anything else, as any
one will see upon looking at it, and the wad being of
lighter material, that is, the cross section is greater in
proportion to their weight, was stopped bypassing through
the air very quick, The No. 12’s obeying the same law,
their cross section being larger in proportion to their
weight, were retarded more than the No. 4’s, and lost their
velocity quicker, but they never had a higher velocity at
any time. So it will be seen by the above that I do
not accept the facts, and they are not beyond con¬
troversy.

I believe that a 4’s arrow will, when shot, from a bow
of from forty to fifty pounds weight, give a lower trajec¬
tory for any distance up to 100 yards than any arrow of
greater weight, and the record of the shots given by Mr.
Thompson positively proves it by using his own logic. Of
course the arrow must be stiff enough to stand the bow¬
string without springing, and there are plenty of that
weight that will. The recorded flight of the arrows from
the forty-four pound bow shows that the light arrows
beat the heavy ones a little every time, but there was but
little difference, and not worth talking about in the forty
and the fifty pounds bow, while with the heavier the
very light arrows sprung, and did not do as well. Now,
Mr. Thompson is very positive in his advice to archers
that they should not use bows over fifty pounds, and says
that a forty -eight pound bow is heavy enough for the York
Round. The light arrow, instead of flying very swift up to
sixty or possibly seventy yards, and then being passed by
the heaviest rival, is never passed until fully three-fifths of
the distance (in flight shooting) is gone over. Any club
can try this by two archers with bows of equal strength
shooting light and heavy arrows with men stationed every
twenty-five yards of the distance to watch the flight, the
two archers shooting at the word and changing so as to
shoot light and heavy arrows from each bow. The
watchers can see which arrow is ahead and record just
the place the heavy arrow passes the light one, and they
will find that if the arrows go the same distance, that
they both strike the ground together or nearly so, that up
to 120 yards the light arrow is considerable ahead. The
watchers Bhould catcli the difference just as they pass
on a line at right angles to the line of flight. Let every
club try this one afternoon this fall and send me the
results ; and I will work up the whole and seud it to
the Forest and Stream for publication.

In experiments to try for the height of the trajectory,
provide two light poles, twelve or fifteen feet long, and
a spool of No. 30 white cotton thread. Put the poles on
tho ground about eight feet apart, and tie a thread, one
end to each of the poles, every six inches, from about six
feet from the bottom up to the top, so that, when the
poles are upright, the threads shall all be taut and level
across. If you are at the 100 yards range, erect the poles
with the threads at right angles to the flight of the ar¬
row, and about sixty yards from the archer — of course,
so that the arrow, when striking the target, will pass be¬
tween the poles. A watcher at the poles will see between
which threads the arrow passes. The archer will then
stand his unbent bow upright, with his thumb marking

the height of his arrow when loosed ; the watcher will
raise his bow, until the upper end is exactly at the point
where the arrow passed through the threads, and he
will move his hand up or down the bow until lilie archer,
taking eight over his thumb and upon the arrow in the
the target, tells him his hand is in line. Now the length
of the how above the watcher's hand, is the height of the
trajectory. At other distances the poles should be placed
the same proportion, six-tenths of the distance. A few
experiments of this kind will give American archers more
real knowledge than all the books in the country. What
we want to know, is what our bows and our arrows in
our hands do, and which bow and which arrow suits- us
best, never minding about others’ say-so, While my
hand is in, let me have a word to say on the Messrs.
Thompsons’ deductions upon the twist given to arrows.
I quote from their hook, “ How to Train in Archery,”
page 42: “An arrow was shot into the target, distant
100 yards, and chanced to touch a long iron Bpike which
projected from the rude target-easel we were using. This
spike had a very sharp corner, which cut a groove in the
steel of the arrow as it passed ; which groove, upon ex¬
amination, was found to run spiraly around the shaft
three times in six inohes, or once in two inches.

“Now an arrow, shot with the full force of a fifty-two-
pound bow, will fly 100 yards in two seconds, There are
3,600 inches in 100 yards. Therefore, if an arrow flies
3,600 inches in two seconds, and turns once in two inches,
it will turn 900 tirneB in a second ; a pretty rapid ro¬
tation. Of course it starts with a much greater velocity.
The average would probably be 1,200 revolutions a
Beeond.”

Remember, that Mr. Thompson is now writing about an
arrow that is feathered; to use his own words, “with
feathers practically parallel to the steel of the arrow,"
Now an arrow with the vanes positively parallel, will not
revolve once in 100 yards ; in fact, it could not revolve
anymore than if it was held in a vice. But as to an
aixow revolving once in two inches of endwise motion — to
begin : no arrow, in its flight through the air, can have
any more revolutions than the twist or pitch of the
feathers. If the pitch is once in three feet, that mow
cannot by any possible means, while it is in the air on its
flight, turn once in thirty-five inches, and it will not
quite turn once in thirty-six, owing to frictional resist¬
ance, etc. The vanes of all feathers are curved naturally,
and when put on while the shaft of the feathers may he
straight, the vane has a curve so that arrow-makers use
on an arrow all the vanes from the right, or all from the
left side of the feathers. But no arrow ever revolved
once in two inches in its flight in the world, and went
fifty yards. Mr. Thompson says, as quoted : “The ar¬
row starts with a much greater velocity. The average
would probably he 1,200 revolutions a second.” Now,
in that peculiar shot-gun experiment, will Mr. Thomp¬
son tell us, in plain, simple English, how that arrow re¬
volved and where it got its power to revolve, and how it
could overcome the resistance of the several square
inches of surface of the flat vanes that must have op¬
posed such revolutions? An arrow vaned so that it
would revolve once in two inches, would resemble at its
feathers a propeller screw, and its dimensions would be
described by an engineer as “an inch and three-quarters
diameter, and two inch pitch,” which is about the pro¬
portion of a good, high-speed propeller-wheel. To see
just how such a thing would look, cut out apiece of paper
exactly two inches wide, and five and a half inches long ;
draw a lino diagonally, from one corner across the paper
to the other, and bend the paper into a circle, with the
line on the outside, and that line would be the path that
tile outer edge of the vane of such an arrow must take,
and then believe that an arrow revolves once in two
inohes if you can. You might as well put a collar of that
size on an arrow, and shoot it as such a feather. And I say
positively, that no other feathering will give such results
as Mr. Thompson says “ practically parallel ” feathers do.
I am writing as I do, for one purpose : to get at the facts ;
and it is facts that every archer wants. If my brother
archers will send me the’ results of then- real experiments
with bows and arrows, I will try and get the whole in
shape for publication ; not what happens to an arrow
when it touches something, but its flight through the air ;
the weight of the bow, length and weight of arrow ;
time of the flight, divided into time of its ascending and
descending distance ; supposed height of trajectory — this
is for flight shooting. And at the target, by the use of
the cross-threads and poles, everything in feet and inches ;
height of trajetory, with weight of bows and arrows ;
distances, etc. John W. Sotton,

New York, 95 Liberty street.

ATHLETICS.

Yale Athletics— New Haven, Oct. 38d.— Annual fall
meeting. The first event was the dash of 100 yards.
Entries:— O, W. Dye, ’81, S.S.S.; E. P. Brandt, !81 ; J.
Moorehead, ’80, S.S.S.; H. H. Hall, Law School; W. C.
Witherbee, ’80 ; C. H. Whitmore, Law School. Moorhead
won in 11s.; Whitmore second, in 114s,, and Witherbee
third.

In the tug of war ’81 and ’83 were represented as fol¬
lows : — ’81, Lamb, Keller, Collins, Fuller ; ’83, Hull, Rog¬
ers, Parker, Moorhouse, The victory was with ’83 after
a hard struggle in lm.

The half-mile run had the following entries : — II. A.
Hall, Law School ; W. H. Pierce, ’81 ; j. B. C. Tappan,
’80; C. H. Whitmore, Law School; O. W. Dye, ’81, Sci¬
entific School ; T. D. Cuyler, ’83. Only three started—
Tappan, Dye, and Culyer. The latter won in 2m. 14fa.
Tappan was second in 2m. 184s.; Dye dropped out at the
quarter-mile post.

In the mile-run Cuyler and Pierce started. At the half-
mile post the men were nearly even, Pierce’s time being

2m. 40s. and Cuyler’s 2m. 414s. Cuyler won in good form
in 5m. S5s.

The five-mile “go-as-you-please” race had as starters
Dye, Barker, and Norton. The first mile was made by
Barker in 5m. 38s., by Norton in 5m. 39s., and by Dye in
6m. Is.; the second mile by Norton in 11m. 45s., Barker
in 11m. 55s., Dye in 12m. 20s.; third mile by Norton in
18m. 3s., Barker in 19m. 44s., Dye in 20m. 7s.; fourth
mile by Norton in 24m. 55s., Barker in 26m. 55s., Dye in
27m. 52s.; fifth mile by Norton in 31m. 10s,, Barker in
33m. 50s., Dye in 35m. 55s. Norton won, making the
best collegiate time on record.

—The three-nights’ billiard match for 8,000 points be¬
tween Jacob Schaefer and George Slosson was finished in
Madison Square Garden Saturday evening, and resulted
in a victory for Schaefer, who scored a total of 3,000
points to Slosson’s 2,604. The best runs were : Schaefer,
281, 143, 123 ; Slosson, 267, 102, 112.

— William Jackson and William Hickman, two colored
river hands, had a friendly wrestle in a saloon last Satur¬
day. Hickman threw Jackson, killing him instantly.

—The reported results of the man-horse walking match
at San Francisco, six days, were : —

Horses — Pinafore, 559 miles ; Nellie, 536 miles ; Dan
McCarthy, 517 miles. Men — Guerrero, 375 miles ; Brodie,
262 miles.

— Mi-. E. J. Horsman publishes a large catalogue of
archery goods, toys, etc. Christmas is coming, and Mr.
Horsman is one of the men who make Christmas stock¬
ings full of surprises for the boys and girls.

EFFECTS OF MOONLIGHT.

¥ Willis. Tex., Se.pt. 22 J.

' Mr Editor .—It appears that they have all got the thing mixed
up again, and require a littlo more correction to get them aright,
and if you will allow this little scrap a corner in our “pet” paper,
the Forest and Stream, then 1 will give them my mite of expe¬
rience.

1 have done as much deer hunting as most anyone of my age,
and 1 say that moonlight, or moon Influence, does have much
to do with tho habits of deer and fish, and all other game animals.
I have hunted by stalking or still bunting : by running them with
hounds ; and by fire-bunting ; and I have this to say, that deer do
the most of their feeding and travelling about during the time
the moon is up or above the horizon, be that time day or nighl.
I have observed tins one thing very closely, for thereupon baa
always depended much of iny success hi this sport. It does not
matter as to light or dark, as regards their seeing. Tbeyseewell,
most too well, at any time.

In a locality where deer are undisturbed by man or dogs, they
feed nearly as much in tho day as night, when the moon is up. If
tho moon lias been shining all night, and you bunt them tbe
following day, you will scarcely find one on foot, unless aroused
from his bed. And when the moon has been up all day you can
flre-hunt thorn all night and seldom Bhine an eye, unless found
lying down, except during the last quarter of the moon, for then,
the moon has been down nearly all day, and they become very
hungry, at which time the majority of them feed nearly ail night;
and then is decidedly the best time in the month to flre-hunt. At
this time the night is as dark as can be, up to from 11 to 2 o'clock,
and every deer found any time during the night is on foot.

If you wish to And deer still hunting, go when the moon rises
or is yet up, whether it be the forenoon or afternoon ; but, If the
moon is down in the daytime, let your rifle remain in tbe “ rack,”
and you go about something else, unless you want to bunt them
with dogs ; if so then this is the best time, as they are more slug¬
gish nod ill-disposed to run far ahead of the hounds, and will
circle and dodge around and give you a better chance for a shot.

As to fishing, the moon influence is amply verified. If you “ go
a-fishing " go between the new moon and tbe first quarter, or be¬
tween tho last quarter and the “ change. ” At these periods tbe
moon is up during tho day, and diurnal fish will then be feeding
and will tenfold more readily bite ; but if the moon Is about full
and shining all night, it renders all animal life sleepy and dull the
following day. and you will have little luck. You will be apt to
return home with the old fisherman's “ tale." t mean by diurnal
fish, these that feed or bite in the day time, viz.: most ot the scale
fish. Most all game fish in this county bite only in the day time,
such as black boss, white perch (croppies), sun fish, bream, etc.,
while nocturnal feeders, such as cat, buffalo, eels, gars, etc., bite
mostly at night, and even those bite best at night when the nights
are dark.

1 have found deer best at night when the moon was high up in
the heavens, but it would be as dark os a blacking box, the moon
being obscured entirely by thick lowering clouds and drizzling
rain, or not raining all the same; so this disproves the theory that
the light of the moon is what they are after.

These very dark, cloudy nights when the moon is up, are tbe
vory best nights to fire-hunt, and it don't make any difference
whether the day is bright or dark and cloudy, so the moon is up ;
that is the time the deer are up. This is not theory, this is practi¬
cal experience gleaned from close and unbiased observation for
years in the deers' range, walking aftor them, riding after them,
hunting them by night with a lamp on my head, and waiting- on
their trails. O. L. J

How to Spell Mosquito.— 'Worcester says it is vari¬
ously written musquito, musqueto, musquetoe, inosclieto,
mosolietto, mosquetoe, mosquetto, muscheto, muschetto,
musketoe, muskitto, musqueto, and musquitto — fourteen
different ways, The approved spelling is mosquito ; plu¬
ral mosquitos.

— Experiments with the electric fight at Saratoga show
that ordinary print can be read thereby at a distance
seven and a half miles.

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TN THE STUD. — The pure Laverack dog
X Pride, by Pride of the Border x PetreL The
oulypuro Laverack in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. F. HEANE, Box 1,012, Boston, Mass.

Sept. 4— t. f.

TT'OR SALE,— SENSATION-Queen II.,
-L Pointer puppies— A few puppies of the
above celebrated stock for sale; terms reason¬
able- Queen 11. is by Cbampiou Sancho. ex-
champion Queen. Address U. It., Box S3 College
Point, L. I. Oetlti-2mo.

TT'OR SALE CHEAP.— A thoroughbred red, Irish
JJ setter clog- ; yard brokeu ; one year old ; by
champion Elcno out of Flirt. For price and
pedigree, address J. K. LAWMAN, 1,612 Broad
street, Hartford, Conn. Oet3Ult

T?OR SALE, when eight weeks old,
X seven puppies out of Pat, by my Rattler
(Koy-Pickles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
Hall, Detroit, Mich, JunelOtf

T INCOLN & HELLYAR, Warren, Mass. ,
-1-2 can furnish a few highly-bred sporting
puppies, Bep.liMf ,

TT'OR SALE.— A first-class rabbit houud, Ad-
JP dress, A., Closter, N. J., P. O. Box 97.

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N. Y. Oei30 2t

TT'OR SALE.— Gordon dog ; black and tan ; two
f years old kind disposition : hunted two sea¬
sons; retriever; price, 525. Will exohange for
light IS-guuge breech-loader. Address, P. O. Box
220, Saratoga, N. V. OotSOlt

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IT'OR SALE. — An undivided lialf interest
. in about 2U0 acres of land at (Currituck, S.
C., comprising some of the best shooting points
on the Sound. Price, $500 ; or will lease by the
year for 850. For particulars apply at this office,
or address S. B. W. OotaOtf

FINE DUCK SHOOTING.— After nine¬
teen years’ expericnoo shooting wild ducks
on the Cliesapeake Bay Flats, I now offer myself
and first-class outfit to parties wishing to enjoy
the sport of shooting wild fowl. Prices moder¬
ate. Equipments of best quality. For further
particulars address MATHEW REYNOLDS,

Havre de Grace, Md.

BROOK TROUT.

COMMISSIONERS OF STATE FISHERIES
and others wishing to procure Brook-Trout
Eggs in large quantities, can get them at Trout
Grove Fish Ponds. Small orders promptly at¬
tended to. Address J. B. & F. W. EDDY, Ran¬
dolph, Cataraugus Co., N. Y. _ OetHOtf

THE PRACTICAL

PIGEON KEEPER.

BY LEWIS WRIGHT.

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Antlfor of ‘‘Tlie Illustrated Book of
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NIGnT SHIRTS, all styles, extra length, 81
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An elegant set of extra heavy gold-platod But¬
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KEEP’S KII> GLOVES FOB GENTS,

the very best, spluin or embroidered, 81.10 per

PaU‘ KEEP’S CTIBREELAS.

BEST GINGHAM, patent protected ribs, 81
each. Warranted. Fifty per cent, stronger than
anv other umbrella.

REGINA and TWILLED SILK UMBRELLAS
and CANES in ail styles.

KERP’N GIVDERWE1B
Comprises all the newest and best goods for Fall
wear. CANTON aud SCARLET TWILLED
FLANNEL from 730. to $1.50. ANGOLA
FLEECE, SCOTCH WOOL and SHETLAND
SHIRTS and DRAWERS, from Otto, to $2.50 each.
SCARLET WOOL ICNIT SHIRTS and DRAW¬
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THE LATEST NO VE1.T1 ES
Are now ready la Gents’ Sills, Linen and Cam¬
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and effects. Our gold-plated Jewelry is the bent,
quality. Scarf Rings, Pins, Studs, Sleeve and
Collar Buttons at about half the usual cost else-
•where.

Shirts only delivered tree.

Merchants will be furnished with trade circu¬
lars on application, as we furnish the trade on
the most favorable terms.

Samples and Circulars mailed free.

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CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.

Prompt Cash Returns.

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$ov £alc.

IJARGAINS.— To reduce stock, will seU
* B. L. double shot guns, Parker, and low
price English makers cheap. Address
Oct 23-3 1 A. MAHAN, Cortland, N. Y

■fr GREETS FOR SALE. — Per single pair,
X $7 ; per single female, $4 ; per single male,
8!!. Wire muzzles, each 75 cents apiece : two for
$1. Address, CHARLES II. VAN VECHTEN,
Victor, Ontario Co., N. Y. _ Oct30 1:

/'T TJN FOR SALE. — English make ; 12-
vX bore; 81 lbs. weight; 30-ineh barrels; top
snap; rebounding locks; patent lore-end; cost
$123. Bat Uttle used, and an excellent shooting
gun. Lowest price, $50; can be seen at this office.

Oct301t

GUN FOR SALE.— A very fine muzzle-loader;

made by Lepage Montier for the Paris Ex¬
position of 1881; has been used very little, and is
ni first-class condition. Original cost, $350, gold;
price, 850. Apyly to HODGKINS & HAIGH, 298
Broadway. Oct301t

MJri l DHJJD it PIlALltrU Jj VI LV

RIFLE, latest Bridgeport pattern, “01 _

able “ brand, almost new, and in perfect order,
fora double-barrel fowling-piece of g-ood make.
C. W. BIGLOW, 40 Broadway, New York. Oci301t

ti»e grunct.

COMFORT FOR SETTERS & POINTERS

OKTIiY.

WILLOW LAKE KENNEL.

Having built this kennel for private use, have
catered for the comfort and health of my dogs ;
but have several vacant stalls— so will take sev¬
eral dogs to board for the winter. Kitchen at¬
tached to konnol. Best or board; a cook em¬
ployed for ibe purpose.

:ie celebrated black and tan Lord Percy in the
stud. WiU serve sluts for $50. Dogs are daily ex¬
ercised and kept In constant training. For par-
1 icularu address PERCY COHL,

OeUW-lt. Plainfield, N. J., P. O. box 740.

MAMQE !

MANGE! MANGE!

GLOVER’S IMPERIAL MANGE CURE is war¬
ranted to cure all kiuds gpd conditions of mange
or skin diseases of any nature on dogs or cattle
with out. injury to the animal. One application is
usually all that is necessary. H. G. GLOVER,
Sole prop’t’r Imperial Kennel, Tom’s River, N. ,T.

Conroy, Bissett & Malleson, Genei’al Agents, 65
Fulton street. New York. To bo had of retail
druggists and dealersln sportsmen’s goods. Price
50 cents. Oet.30— 3mos.

SPRATT'S PATENT

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Awarded Silver Medal, Pai'is, 1878— Medal from
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SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE,

18 South William Street, New York.
Also Spratt'sDog Soap, and direct orders taken
for Spratt’s Medicines.

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Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS-A BOON To DOGS.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

ARECfl NUT FOlTwOfiMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Price 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod ani
Gun nnd Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

HENRY C. SQUIRES,

oct 12 1 Cortlandt Street, N. Y.

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The following celebrated Dogs are for
sale.

DO&S!

St Bernard dog “ Marco”; rough coated, two
year's old ; a magnifieeut animal— Rev. J. Cum-
ming Macdona’s stock — second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester-

New Foundland dog “ Keeper”: four years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Snow, 1879.

Pointer dog, “Croxteth,”; liver and white; one
and a half year old ; out of Lord Sefton's re¬
nowned stock — one of the handsomest pointers
In the United States. Second prize in the H an-
over International Show. Brokerr.

Blue Belton setter, “Decimal Dash,” eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“ Dash ” —a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover H”; pure red; son of Mac-
dona’s champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, "Hanger If"; a pure bred Lav-
erack, son of Macdona's celebrated “Ranger".
His get won first at Hanover aud Paris shows.

English setter “ Ranger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Anv of theBe dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

BitcRes.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm’s celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “ Marco,” 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen,” liver and white. lstWestmln-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“Sensation.”

Gordon setter “Beauty,” 1st Boston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, out of
“ Queen” and “ Sancho,” in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter “ Silk,” in whelp to Banger J.

Irish Setter” Moya," out of Col. Hilliard’s
“ Palmerston ; ” will be bred to Hover I.

English Setter “Donna,” white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II. "Tit

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
be secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; fuU pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFFBOY,

Gaymard, Orange Co., N. V

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

Iff. P. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COOKERS of the finest
strains. I sell only young stock. I guarantee
satisfaction an a safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp WUi&et printed pedigrees* circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. .110

BROOD BITCH-CHEAP.

T WILL SELL A WELL-BRED ENGLISH SET-
1 TER brood bitch, with good pedigree, for a
very small amount of money. She is exceedingly
well formed and well feathered. She is not
broken for the field, but has been hunted some,
showing good promise. Hor pups are first-class
In the »i<3d, and natural hunters. Address, at
once, W. H. PIERCE, Peekskill, N. Y. Qct30 It

17’OR SALE— Imported English setter bitch
1 Psyche, lemon aud white, black nose and
eyes, one year and a half old. This bitch is one
of the best bred in America, being out of Khoda,
first prize winner at N. S. Show of 1878, and lit¬
ter sister to Mr. Macdona’s celebrated Field Trial
winner Ranger ; sire, the best, pure Laverack in
England. Will be sold very low. Address, JAS.
BRYCE, jr„ Madison, N. J. Oct30tf

(She g&emtel

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneatelesj N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have dailv access to salt
water.

N. B.— Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dogs for sale ; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

A RARE CHANCE.— Whelps for sale,

out of champion Fire Fly, by champion
Elebo . Also, whelps out of Belle (“ Pride of the
Border Kirby), by Carlowitz. Address H. W.
GAUSE^Vilmington^DeL

Oct. 9, Inio.

POINTS FDR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge’s"
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,”
and containing the “points” by which every breed
of dogs is judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For Bale
at this office. Price 50 cents.

TWIE LLOYD KENNEL offers for sale
X the first-class English setter bitch Polka
—A beautiful blue Belton; 14 months old;
partly broken; winner of second prize, New
York, 1879; sire pure Laverack, Pride of the Bor¬
der ; dam my imported Kate II., full sister to
Llewellyn’s Dash II.; champion of Champion
Field Trial winners, and the standard setter of
England. Prize, $125. E. A. HURZBEbG.

Post-office address, box 3,910, New York.

Oct.16— tf

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months' work
out of the twelve, aud guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County, Georgia.

Oct 2,tf.

Dogs broken for field sports.

—A few more well-bred setters or pointers
will be taken. For particulars concerning game,
terms, etc., enclose a stamp. Price low and terms
easy. Any dog taught to retrieve. E. & C.
VON CUL1N, P. O. Box 18, Delaware City, Del.

RATTLER. — III the Stud. — Blue belton,
Llewellln setter, winner of three benchpri-
zes, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish field trials, ou t of the pure Laverack bitch,
(Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. jan 2tf

OT, BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un-
O dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and bitches, earefuUy selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prioes, pedigrees, etc., address.

Le ROY Z. COLLINS,

Sept 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

CLUMBER SPANIELS FOR SALE.—
The pure clumber spaniels Trimbushand
Fairy, are offered for sale. Trimbush was Im¬
ported direct from the kennels of the Duke of
Newcastle and is a perfect dog of the breed.

OK FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR

AO sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 119 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju24 tf

170 R SALE— Champion Berkley pups, red Irish
X setter pups, by Champion Berkley, out of
Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both import¬
ed. Whelped .Tune 89, 1879. ROBT. SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept 25- tf

Laverack blood lor sale.—

Pups by the renowned sire of prize-winners,
the pure Laverack setter dog Carlowitz ; orange
and white ticked, lemon Belton and chestnut
Belton ; dams of whelps from prize-winning
stock; whelped July 3d and July 12th; price
lower than the lowest. Also two whelps by
Carlowitz, dam Princess Nellie, she by Pride of
the Border, by Petrel. M. VON CULIN, Dela-
wareCity, Del, Oet9,tf

T WILL SELL THE BALANCE OF MY

X valuable Kennel of Setters at the following
sacrifice, which is less than one-third what they
have cost me : The pure black-and-Tan Gordon
bitch, Midge, a great beauty, and winner of the
first prize and best brood bitch at Philadelphia
Show, and for speed, endurance and scenting
powers in the field sho has no better; price $109.
Imported rod Trish setter biteh Floss, winnor of
prizes at the following shows: Cork Show, Ire¬
land; Centennial, St. Louis, Baltimore twice;
New York and Philadelphia. She is a great
beauty, and a fast worker in the field ; price
$75. Imported red I rish setter bitch, Colleen,
winner of prizes in England and here ; price
$75. The red Irish setter hitch Nora; a slashing
strong biteh ; only two and ahalf years old, and
the making of the best field worker that I have
ever seen ; price $40 ; a great bargain. A hand¬
some Llewellyn setter biteh ; a beauty and a cap¬
ital bitch in the field, and a good brood bitch ;
her price, only $05. One brace of handsome pup¬
pies, five months old ; large, strong.healthypups,
out of Arnold Burges’ celebrated Champion
Field Trial and Bench Show winner Druid, and
the Llewellyn bitob, Leda ; price $25 each. This is
a rare chance to obtain a pure breed dog at a low
figure. Full pedigree will be furnished with all of
the dogs. C. 2. M I LEV, Lancaster, Pa Oct23,tf

FOR SALE CHEAP— Liver and white pointer
dog 21 years old : well-broken on woodcock
and quail; ior particulars, address A. G. SPEN¬
CER, Jm, Westbrook, Conn. Oct21-2t

I TOR SALE— A thoroughbred, thor-
1 oughly broken Irish setter bitch, by
Champion Elcho, and out of Nell— Plunket-
Stella. Address E. J. ROBBINS, Wethersfield,
Conn. Oet9,tf

FOREST AND STREAM

779

©He genwel.

MICKE’S

Fever Failing Dog Distemper Cure ,
and Flea Destroyer.

For sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

TPhnlcsale Agents— Bruen & Hobart, 214 Fulton
Street, N. Y.; Smith, Kline & Co., m N. Third
Street, Phi la.; Finley & Thompson, 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans, La.; W. H. Holabird, Val¬
paraiso, Ind.: Trimble & Kleibacker, Baltimore.

Cure oa Destroyer sent by mail on receipt of
25o., to L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE," &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen In Amerioa
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B— A bad dog never left the Dootor’s Ken¬
nels. declfl tf.

tlatftt ami goat guilders, me.

PHILIP ELSWORTH,

Foot of Charles Street, North River, N. Y.

YACHT DESIGNER,

Models and drafts of yachts of every descrip¬
tion. Designer of famous yachts Comet, ELe-
phaut, and others. Sent, 24-Iy

Sailing Canoes

AND-

Small Open Boats, for Hnntingr, Fishing1,
or Pleasure Rowing.

VERT LIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY.

For Illustrated circular, address

J. H. RUSHTON, MANTTFACTtlBEK,
maytf Canton, St. Lawrence Co„ N. Y.

CQUGHTRY’S PATENT

“FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN D. COUGIITRY, P. O. Station H, N. Y.

SUITABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Sports¬
men, and family use. Folds up less than six
Inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable : fine
model. Send for circular. The new pattern
HUNTER’S BOAT— roomy, easy to row; weight
complete, 35Vbs. Prloe only S20.

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Ship and Yacht Builder,

POTTERY BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, L. I.

SHIPS AND YACHTS of all classes built

In beBt manner, and of best materials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

CUTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.
Refers by permission to Henry Steers, Esq.,
shipbuilder. _ _

Tlacht ami §aat fguilflMB, etc.

NOTICE.

J. J. DRISCOLL,

Yacht Builder,

Cor. Franklin and Clay Sts., Green point, L. I,

YACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions
constantly on hand and built to order at
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished.

GEORGE ROAHR,

Boat Builder,

Foot of 1 Roili St , Hu rlem, flf. Y.

BUILDER of single and double-scull
shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells,
barges, gigs,and club boats of all kinds. Fine oars
and sculls. Fine boats always on hand. Orders
exeou ted upon short notice at lowest rates. Shall¬
ow and Nautilus canoes a specialty. Accommo¬
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Circular. janSO ly

THOS. CLAPHAM,

ROSLYN, L.I.,

Patentee and builder of the

NONPARTEL YACHT-
Sloops, schooners, steam yachts and launches
unexcelled in strength, spoed, light draught and
seaworthiness. Cruising and ducking yachts a
specialty.

These boats cost one-half the price of the old
style of yachts, and are as gnod in every respect.

ALONZO E. SMITH

YACHT BUILDER,

Islip, h. I.

"DUILDER of yachts Comet, Niantic, Sa-
‘ ' gitta, Onward, Windward, and many others.
V essels hauled out, and repairs and alterations ex¬
ecuted at low rates. Several fine yachts for sale
cheap.

T. DESMOND,

Yacht and Boat Builder,

37 Peck Slip, Nen Tork.

CABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open

Yachts, and Sailboats of every description
for racing or cruising, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Shells, and Club Boats. Boats and yachts
i _ . a speciality. Oars and sculls of all kinds.

Duck Hunters, Attention!

Telescopes, from . . $ mo

Marine Glasses - 10.00 "

Field Glasses . 10.00 “

Opera Glasses . 3.00 “

Pebble Eye-Glasses. . . . 0.50 "

Barometers..-. . 6.00 “

Pocket Compasses.. . 1.00 “

Steering Compasses . 1.50 “

Sextants, Quadrants, Binnacles, Logs, etc. Tar¬
get Telescopes, showing bullet marks at 1,000 yds.

AGENTS FOR U. S. COAST SURVEY CHARTS
AND BOOKS. Send Btamp for price list,

It. SUiRBILI/ii SONS,

179 WATER STREET, N. Y.

— second - quality Thirteen Foot CedaT
Boats, weighingvbut fifty pounds, that I will sell
for the next sixty days for thirty dollars each,
including one pair oars and row locks ; one pad¬
dle. and boxing for shipment. Cash must accom¬
pany order. No discount. J. H. RUSHTON,
Oct03-4t. Canton, St. Lawrence Co., K.Y.

IhtswUiuwus

WE MAIL

Without charge, Rules for Self -Measure, and Samples of material from whioh Men’s
Youths’ and Boys’ Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. Address G. W, SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT”

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to be the best. We have
orders from every State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities.
The suit is made and sold only by G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garment and button is stamped “ Boston Shooting Suit, (l. IV. Simmons &
Son.” Send for circulars and rules for self-measurement.

Tents, Army Blankets and Patent Decoys.

G. W. SIMMONS & SOY, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

W

A FILE BINDER,

HIOH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for sale by FOREST AND

STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY1, 111 Fulton st.,N.Y. 75 Cts. Sent by mail, SI.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls,

USE THE

BIJBBB. TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

For sale by all dealers in Sporting Goods, or at
tbe manufacturers.

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,
mar 13 Putorson, N. J

PEREA FILS.

Established 1729.

Connoisseurs pronounce recent shipments of
these Wines to be uneqnnled in quality.
Verzenay, dry, full bodied, rich flavor.

Carte Blanche, Fruity, delicate flavor, not too

dry. DODGE, C AMMETER & CO.,

1 Oortlandt St., Sole Ag’tsfor the Unitod States.

it Fever And Ague, nothing equal* U.

It i& Impoitiblo to remain lung sick when Hop Bitters are used, to perfect arc they in their operation. For Weakness and General Debility, and as a preventive a

IT SEC1HOPHBITTERS.

Osgood’s Folding Canvas Boat.

Weight, with paddla fur trout fishing; dock hunting, explor¬
ing, etc., 20 lbs. ;-weight, with hot v— 1 -

etc., everything complete, 45 lbs.

»L*NUrACTUHFJ) ST

Osgsoi k Chapin, Battle Creek, lick
Bend ros Cmomun.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best thing in the market
for hunting, fishing, canoeing,
snow-shoeing, etc. They are
easy to the feet,and very
.durable. Made to order
in a variety of styles. und
warranted the gemdnt
article. Sei d focili nitrated circular. MARTINS.
HUTCHINGo, P. U. sox 388. Dover, N. H. (Suooes-
sor to Frank Good.) Buadfokd & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

This cut is a fac-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD, April 15,
1879. This Chain will be made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold
Filled, and will be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will
be @8 each. Liberal discounts to ClubB or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for
Pigeon, Glass Ball or Target Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifle for bar, will also
be made of Solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

PATENTED

APRIL 15, 1879.

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I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

Wo have the largest stock on hand of any house in this country, and do more business in this line than any
other houso. SLiVB FOK H.l lMItAH li l A i AUHU I!, »5o.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Full information given upon application-

AU the Army Corps Eadges cn hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

780

FOREST AND STREAM

I’uMfratious.

HALLOCKS

IS THE

WtoBt Comprehensive and Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of Amerlcau Sport,

AND THE

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLE.

For Bale at office of Forest and Stream, ill
Fulton Street, Hew York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 245 Broadway, New York.

To American Anglers.
THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling:, Elver, Lake and Sea
Flailing-, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Folio.

IPrice Twopence.

(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Yol. HI. commenced with the number for Jan.
I. under new management. The Gazette is the
only paper in the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free hf post ONE YEAR for 12s. Cd. or
$8.25 in P. 0. 0. or E. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Half
n year for half the price.

A copy of the current number and pros¬
pectus can be liad (past free) by sending 6
cents in U. S. Postage StnmpH to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. mart tf

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Price $5 toy JVro.il.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY GAFT. BOGAEDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this olllce. Price $2.

“THE SETTER,”

BY LAVKRACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

STANDARD PUBLICATIONS

CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
the ftangeley Lakes region. 234 pages. 12 illus¬
trations. Paper covers, DO cents.

FARRAR'S RICHARDSON AND RANGELEY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Rangeley lakes,
Parmachenee, Dixiille Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut, Androscoggin, Magalloway and
Bandy rivers. 288 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper
covers, SO cents.

FARRAR-S WOOSEHEAD LAKE AND THE
NORTH MAINE WILDERNESS ILLUSTRA¬
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of tho Mooschoad Lake region and the'
sporting resorts of Northern Maine. The tours
of the Kennebec, Penobscot and St. John
rivers, ascent of Ka(abdin, etc., are plainly
treated. 224 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper
covers, 50 cents.

tSf Any of the tnc publications sent by
mall, postpaid, ot ieieipt of price. Address
CHARLES A. „ ry HRAR, Jamaica Plain,
Mass.

^Usn’llanrotts.

gunmuttitton, (£tc.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun .

SIMPLE AND
» DURABLE,

Rebounding Look.

Chokeboro Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for Circular. Iivnr .<■ sll ATTrric Mnni.r.,..,,.'

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Daly
Owns.

GUN Stocks altered to lit the shooter. Guns
bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al,50o. per bottle.
Sportsmen’s and Riflemen's Sundries.

Shells louded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.
0. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. decl9 tf

Laws’ Patent

CORRUGATED

SHELL,

the market that will posi¬
tively prevent the wad start¬
ing. Old shells corrugated
for three cents each. Send
return postage with price.
For one dollar will send six
sample shells by mall free of
postage.

Address

A. D. Laws,

BRIDGEPORT,

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

Rough Glass Ball

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

A ^

fgfipfiaL can be imd from ail gun

ISEEBSgfflif' dealers. Headquarters

I itoR-JT for Glass Balls, HA-

GERTY & BRO S.. No. 10
Platt street, N. Y., or
BUMel A. II. BOGARDUS, No.

168, South Clark street,
jVm Chicago. For Traps—

fffl Ira HART St SLOAN New.

Aif fM . ark, N. J., or at Bo-

:: Km Kg ~ gardus' Headquarters,

IHaSi SMtB 158 South Clark st., Chi-
fnSflliP^iP^ eago. “Field, Cover and
~ Trap Shootim-," the only

book ever published by a market, hue ter, can be
had at the above address. Price, $2.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC
rJ^RAPS from $2 to $12, BallB at 90 cents

(Suns, Ammunition, (T-tc.

MAYNARD RIFLES AND SHOT GUNS.

rifle in the world, as many barrels can be used ,
and Durability is not excelled. The following

- . stock, sit ll i or A C cTr A ( Y. ' CON V EN1 ENCE
seme of the scores recently m&do at Walnut Hill

yards : off Hand : 5 4 5 5 5 5 5—34.

MASS. ARMS CO.,

Chicopee Fails, Mass.

NEW MODEL POCKET RIFLE

GREAT REDUCTION IN

J. Stevens & Co.’s Breech-Loading Arms

DOUBLE GUNS. SINGLE GUNS.

Twist. Laminated. Extra. Plain. Twist. Laminated.

$85.00 $40.00 $45.00 $12.50 $15.50 $17.00

RIFLES— .22 calibre . 34 in. 38 in. 28 in.

$20 $22 $24

Extra for globe sights and varaisbd stocks, $3.

HUNTER'S PET UIFLES-.23, .32, .38, and .44 calibre . 18 in. 30 in. 22 in. 24in.

$18 $19 $20 $21.

POCKET RIFLES— .22, .32 calibre . 10 in, 12 in. loin. 18 in.

$12.25 $13.25 $15 $16.50

Send for Illustrated price list to

CHARLES FOLSOM, 53 Chambers St., N. Y.

DEALER IN

Fire Arms, Ammunition and all Articles connected with the same, and
Sole Agent for

J. STEVENS & CO/S CELEBRATED ARMS.

Mr. Charles Folsom : Savannah, Ga.

Lear Sir : 1 would thank you to send me a circular. I have one of your little Pistol Stook
Rifles, saloon kind, and do say, without flattery, lhatit isa perfect shooter. Itean explode a egp
five times out of five at ten paces. Respectfully, GEOHGE ALLEN.

tf*

CE

-tes Gartr/c/g-e

LOWELL, MASS.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

BRASS, SOLID HEAD, CENTRAL FIRE, RELOADING .SHELLS
AND CARTRIDGES.

\ DAPTED to all military and sporting rifles and pistols, and m use by the ARMY
-UY AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, and seventl 'fOfeifff'&Dvernments. Rim-fire am-
munition of all kinds. Special attention given to the manufacture of

Cartridges for Target Practice.

SENDFOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

Thread- Wound, Long-Range Shot Cartridge Cases.

For Muzzle-Loading and Breech-Loading Cylindrical and Choke-
Bore Shot Guns.

INDISPENbIBLE TO HUNTERS OP ALMOuT EVERY KIND
OP GAMP.

Ten nnd Twelve G-a-uge now ready.

This Cartridge consists of two semi-cylindrical cases, wound with thread, con¬
taining one ounce of shot, heavy in front and light in rear, to keep it from turn¬
ing. When the thread is all unwound hy the friction of the air, the cases fly
apart, and the shot scatters. The cases are sold empty, to be filled by the pur¬
chaser with any size of shot.

Price, S5 00 per Hundred. SO sent post-paid for Si OO. Address

H. H. SCHLEBER & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

General Agents, SCH OVERLING, DALY & GALES, 84 Chambers st., N. Y.

POOLER & JONES’

Patent Boss

CARTRIDGE HOLDERS AND BELTS.

M 33
c 0
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b.E|

SoO

■2 «? ©

£53

is!

a. q. 0)

,2 tf k.

s: cl o

t*

' ’Bhe only practica. cartridge holder in use. Will carry brass cartridges, and positively prevent wads from starting on shot. Suitable for either
paper or brass shells. These cartridge holders can be easily attached to any bunting vest or ccat fiont. It is Impossible to Jose any cartridges from
the Holders. Splendid Water-Proof Patent Vests, with 40 Cartridge Holders allacTed to firnt. £6,(0. The 1 cits can I e j eiiectfo adjusted to fit either
a slim or large man. Will deliver to any address, and Prepay postage on belts or any number of loose holders on receipt ot the following prices:
Spring brass cartridge holders, per dozen, $1.25; adjustable belts with 30 spring bms holders, con plete, $4. Elegant nickel-plate d holders and buckles,
tne gayest and nicest belt in use, $5. We are now manufacturing a £uj ei irr hi ass Rifle Cartridge F elder ai d 1 elt. 3 he Felt i asfCl to GO Holders at¬
tached, and will carry any sized Rifle Cartridge from 40 to 45 calibre. Adjustable Bassett J eat her Belts, tt ith 50 Rifle Holceis attached, ecu plete, $4.
Loose Rifle Cartridge Holders, per dozen. $3. WesoJieit ooj mi endent e li< u' dealeis. AH cur 1 cltsaic rr ade of tie 1 1 cst 1 ustet leather. Cash must
accompany orders. Send money by registered letter on Serena, 111., or P. O. n oney order on Otirvr. 311. ferd K (crtssti n p tor sample holder.

Address all orders to POOLER & JOKES, Serena, /LaSalle Co., Iix.

FOREST AND STREAM

781

#tmtj3weu’!5 <80011.$.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber 3I’t’g Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

4S8, 490, 492 B’ way, cor. Broome si.,

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTOTf ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROWING PANTS AND LEGGTNS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion,

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BfeOADTYAY and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,

YACHTING

v BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

Thebest made goods in the world.

,, „ _ A Write for Descriptive Catalogue,

_ tv — \| and state the sort of garments and

g | material desired.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

With Head, Socket, Dash and
Carriage attachments. For
Sportsmeu, Boatmen Pbysi-
■JTO clans and others, it bos no
1 'equal.

Combines Camp Lamp, Head
Staff and Boat Jack, Dash and
Carriage Lamp, Hand and
Dark Lantern, etc.

Send- stamp for Circular.

ALBERT FERGUSON,

65 Fulton street, N. Y.

“THE FISHING LINE.”

TARE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw, GrandHapids andCin cinnatiShort Line
FOR THE

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bass Fisheries,
AND THE

F AMOUR SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed.
If equaled, in the abundance and great variety or
flsli contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

The TROUT season begins May I and ends Sept.l.
The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
skill to his friends or “ club ” at home, as ice for
packing fish can be bad at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful ; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
wit-h

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing tbeaverage in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fishing.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Freeat
owner’s risk.

It is our aim to makesportsmen feci “athome ’"
on this route. For Tourist’sGuide (an attractive
illustrated hook of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Grounds and Tim e Cards, address A . B. LEET,
Gen’l Pass, A gent, Grand Rapids, Mieb.

sportsmen’s 11 antes.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each wav daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds In the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen'l Ticket Oiflce, Cedar-Rapids,

C. J.IVES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

New Haven, Hartford, Springfield and
the North.

The new and elegant steamer C. H. N ORTHAM
leaves Pier No. 25, East River, dally (Sundays ex¬
cepted), at 3 p.m. Passengers go North and East
at 11 p.m.

NTGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New
York at 11 p.m., arriving in New Haven in time
for the early morning trains.

Merchand ise forwarded hy doll y ExpressFreight
train from New Haven through to Massachusetts,
Vermont, Western. New Hampshire, Northern
New York and Canada. Apply at Office ©n Pier
or to RICHARD PECK, Gen’l Agt.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipraent, while tho ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

TAB LUTES Ok

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the Best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURS1 ON
TICKETS are soldatthe offices of the Company in
aU the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED-

Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting.

Also, to I

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN. CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. fehlT-tf

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach
some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting1 sections in the country. Connecting- di¬
rect for Chin cot eugue, Cobh’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. Ci ty Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, eic. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform¬
ation given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep£8 ly

$pav*5men'si Routes. Hotels! and 3 (sort* fov ^iiortsmen.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

Tlie Pullman Car Company

TS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE

Anew cars “ Davy Crocket" and "Izaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch-
eu, sleeping apart ments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closet#for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other deBircd Information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je28 3mos.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
tho Rest Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
• West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valiev, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
coclc, mountain trout, bass, piko, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to thoir most, fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with tho
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordousville
With the North and Northeast; and at Richmond
and Charlotteville with the South. AU modem
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may8 ly Richmond Vs

LONG ISLAND

RAILROAD.

Juno 15, 1879.

rPRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
I Bushwiek and Flatbush avos., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

8 30 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and Rockaway Mail.

10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

3 30 Garden City, North port, Glen Cove, etc.

4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden

"4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 30 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

m. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

P.M.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be run fromHunter's Point
and Flatbush av. every Satu l day night at 12:15 A. m

Ratals a mt Uworts

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few if any in the United States, for elegance,
comfort, reasonable charges and good attendance.

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

je!62m Proprietor.

LAKE HOUSE,

ISLIP, LONG ISLAND.

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Bay and Ocean. ExccUent accom¬
modations for sportsmen and families. House
in during the autumn and winter months
reduced rates.

AMOS R. STEX.LENWERF, Proprietor.

T\

Wild Fowl Shooting.

BY A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bayman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the coast. The heat
ground in the vicinity of New York for bay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to his guests, and satisfaction gauran-
teed. Address WM. N. LA NE. Go*d Ground, L. I.
Nov8 tf

RIVERSIDE HOUSE,

Forked River, Ocean County, New Jersey,

LOCATED on Barnegat Bay, near the
gunning grounds ; no long ride to the water.
Boats, decoys, etc., at moderate rates,

Nov6-2t. A. H. CORWIN, Prop’r.

Bromfield House, Boston.

FINE DUCK SHOOTING.— After nine¬
teen years’ experience shooting wild duelrs
on the Chesapeake Bay Flats, I now offer myself
and first-class outfit to parties wishing to enjoy
the sport of shooting wild fowl. Prices moder¬
ate. Equipments of best qualify. For further
particulars address MATHEW REYNOLDS,
Havre de Grace, Mil .

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

For Good Fall Shooting

-GO TO THE-

»BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At Shimiecock Bay,

Where you will find
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECO Y8,
BATTERIES, etc.

As well as good accommodations and a sub¬
stantial bill of fare.

Take Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop'r.

Good Duck Shooting

at D. B. Nye’s near Yan Slyck Landing',
Currituck, N. C.

Sportsmen furnished with board, skiff and stool
ducks. Goose, partridge and snipe shooting.
Steamer Cygnet from Norfolk runs direct to tho
house, Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 A .if. ks

Duck Shooting ! Duck Shooting: Duck Shooting!
Black Bass Fishing ! Black Bass Fishing t
Black Bass Fishing !

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viile, L. I.

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Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (fine), un equaled in strength,
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Not 1 (coarse) So 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean; great penetration ; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE,

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N. B.-Usc none but DUPONT'S FG or FFG
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Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
Bi lb. kegs. A flue grain, quick and clean, forup-
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Hazard’s “Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (flne' to 3 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
and fit and 13, 10. kegs. Burns slowly and very
clean, shooting remarkably close and with great

flcnetratian. For field, forest, or water shooting,
t ranks any other brand, and it is equally
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Hazard’s “Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “ Sea Shooting ” FG in kegs of
25, 13). and fit lbs. and can s of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed in 1 and i ib. canisters. Burns strong and
moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “Sea Shooting"
FG is the standard Rite Powder of the country.

Superior Mining' and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
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The two G I ANTS in gun-making at the present time, are P. WEBLEY & SONS, Birmingham,
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that, they applied labor-saving machinery to their production. The result is, THE BEST GUNS IN
THE WORLD, AT VERY SMALL COST. You can now buy a COLT or a WEBLEY gun, which
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Of WEBLEY'S GUNS we have tho TREBLE WEDGE GUNS-every gun having beautiful Da¬
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DOUBLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lover). I WEBLKY-LANG SELF-COCKERS.

SINGLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). I EXPOSITION GUNS (various styles).

Tho last four styles named above constitute a JOB LOT, which we are selling off at about half
their real value. Those guns aro in NO WAY inferior to the Treble Wedge guns as regards quality
of material or EXCELLENCE in shooting, and are the CHEAPEST lot of guns we have ever seen.

Of COLT GUNS, wo have all the regular grades, and, in addition, THE CLUB GUN. This gun is
made for US, with selected barrels ana the very finest materials, and is designed especially for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Tran Shooting. Gentlemen who indulge In these contests will be obliged to either
shoot the COLT CLUB GUN, or loso the prizes.

Every one of these guns has an elegant heel plate, with the Rampant Colt in a circle, and the
words “ The Club Gun,’’ beautifully embossed upon it. Any Colt gun not answering to the above
description is not the Club Gun.

Besides tho Webloy and Colt DOUBLE guns, FOREHAND & WADSWORTH, of Worcester, Mass.,
make tor us a SIN OLE barrel breech-loader with Scott pattern Top Lever. These guns arc very
light and handy, and Just the thing for BOYS or men who oannot. afford to buy Double Guns. They
oost hut a mere trifle. We are happy te announce that we arc the principal distributing agents at
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■Patented May 7, 1878, and April 23, 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws every way,
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hut have rights and lefts, and all other angles. Send
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Founded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’

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Rivaling the English and All Others.

STANDARD DROP AND BUCK SHOT AND
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IMITATION

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Patented December 3, 1878.

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T*SEV& ,%£ hro e So' g) Sl!’y’ f NEW YORK, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1879.

Volume 13— No. 14.

No. Ill Fulton Street, New York.

Original.

IN MY SANCTUM.

BY KED BtlSTTINE.

TN my sanctum, never lonely,

-*■ Books and papers all around—

Rods and guns and trophies many
In each nook and corner found—

Here I love to sit and listen
To the pelting of the rain.

To the war of Autumn's tempests
Smiting on the window pane.

Closing eyes and waking, dreaming,
Hunt X over many a field.

See again the elk and bison
To my searching bullet yield—

See the Red-Skin look amazement
As the prairie monarchs fall
So fast and surely, deadly stricken
By the swift repeating ball

Hear the bull moose sound his trumpet
In the marsh of Tamarack-
Through my horn of birch-bark quickly
Flies the tempting answer back,

Soon I hear him madly crashing
Through the tangled underwood—

Be cool 1 A wound will only madden.
Let him have it— Sure and good !

Crack 1 old Teoumseh tells no falsehood :

See the monster reel and fall.

Spouts the red froth from his muzzle—
Quick! Your knife and end it all.

Not even Bergh at this could cavil,
'Twas so quickly, neatly done !

Hail- all hail the sturdy heroes
Of Forest, Stream and Rod and Gun,

In my sanctum oft I converse
Cheer'ly with my well-worn pen—
Getting answers fond and faithful
From the truest, best of men—

Those who love the Stream and Forest,
Good of heart and noblest are,

They’re the friends I love to know,
Friends to keep and friends to wear !

S in <§nst florid*.

(SEVENTH PAPER.)

ST. LUCIE RIVER— JUPITER NARROWS— JUPITER INLET,

THE '‘norther” mentioned in the preceding paper
lasted two days, and was followed by a slight frost,
the only one experienced by us in Florida. Our sojourn
at Fort Capron was passed very agreeably in hunting,
fishing and beach-combing. At the inlet I procured some
rare and interesting specimens of marine fishes, among
them a Mexican star-gazer (Astroscopus y gr cecum), which
possessed decided electric powers. We obtained some
lumber aud built a dingy, or tender for the Blue Wing,
which was in constant requisition by the boys in rowing
to the various camps of the turtlers and oystermen, and to
the fishing-grounds and sea-beach. They had an object
of special interest in a huge loggerhead turtle, which was
moored to a stake in shallow water at the camp of Jim
Russell. They went up daily to feed him oysters in the
shell, and took great delight in seeing him crunch the
bivalves like wafers, swallowing shells and all.

About sundown one warm and muggy evening the
sand-flies put in an appearance and worried the boys con¬
siderably, as it was their first experience with these pests.
They were soon enveloped in clouds of smoke from a
hastily-built smudge, which seemed to only add to their
torments. I know of nothing so aggravating and exas¬
perating as sand-flies when one undertakes to “fight”
them, for one is sure to lose his temper in the operation,
and this seems to increase the ferocity of the insects.
While one is vainly brushing, slapping and striking at
them, they will crowd into his ears, nostrils and hair in
constantly increasing swarms, seeming to be attracted by
the violent flourishing of the sufferer’s arms. The best
plan is to heroically endure the burning, stinging and
creeping torments for a few minutes, making no effort to

drive them off, when in a short time one will get used to
them, and will be surprised to find how little they will
annoy him ; though it will require the resolution of a
martyr and the stoicism of an Indian to do this. It is
only about the inlets and on the sea-beach that sand-flies
are found, and they are only troublesome on still, sultry
days about sunrise and sunset, seldom continuing their
annoying visitations longer than an hour.

We finally set sail from Capron and went boundingalong
down river with a fresh breeze, soon passing Taylor
Creek, some three miles below. A mile further on we
were abreast of the site of Fort Pierce, on a high com¬
manding bluff, where the fine parade-ground can still be
seen sloping towards the river. We were now below the
oyster-beds, and the river opened into a broad sheet of
water called St. Lucie Sound, extending from Indian
River Inlet to Jupiter Narrows. The mainland was now
a succession of bluffs and hills well wooded with pines,
and now and then expensive hammocks of hard wood and
palmettoes, while on the level beach strip on the left
were long rows of cabbage trees, with a dense under¬
growth of scrub and sea-grape. Passing Bird Island we
soon discovered the bay at the mouth of St. Lucie River,
and just ahead of us on the beach side was the palmetto
hut of “ Old Cuba,” nestling in an exceedingly rich ham¬
mock some twenty miles below Fort Capron. "

“Old Cuba,” as he is called on the river, “lives all
alone in the little log hut,” and is the only settler between
Fort Pierce and Jupiter Inlet. As we put in and made
fast to the end of his wharf he welcomed us heartily. He
was a little, dried-up old fellow about five feet high, with
a machete half as long as himself hanging to his belt. On
his head he wore a broad-brimmed palmetto hat turned
up in front, under which was tucked a banana leaf to
shade his sparkling black eyes from the noonday sun. A
pair of sail-duck pants and a white cotton shirt com¬
pleted his attire.

“ Mr. Cuba, have you any sweet potatoes to spare?” I
asked.

“Sweet-a potato!” exclaimed he. “Y-e-s, plen-ty
sweet potato. Plen-ty punkin’, Plen-ty banana. Plen-ty
cassava. Tomat— garlic— plen-ty.”

In a clearing of a few acres in the centre of the ham¬
mock, well sheltered from the winds, he raised a pro¬
fusion of tropical fruits, vegetables, sugar cane and to¬
bacco. He is a Cuban refugee, and while digging the
potatoes he gave us a history of his exploits in the liber¬
ating army of Cuba, where he was known by the
sobriquet of the “Sand-fly.”

After putting aboard a barrel of sweet potatoes, a bunch
of bananas and some pumpkins, we bore away for the
mouth of the St. Lucie River, some five miles below, op¬
posite to which could be seen U. S. Life Saving Station
No. 3 on the beach ridge, and five miles below that a gap
in the line of trees marks the location of Gilbert’s Bar —
formerly an inlet, but now closed. In the broad bay at
the mouth of the St. Lucie we saw growing great quan¬
tities of a grass-like plant resembling wild celery
(valisneria), upon which were feeding thousands of coots
and ducks. We entered the river with the wind behind
us, and went dashing along at a spanking rate. Suddenly
I felt a severe shock, as the boat struck somethingbeneath
the surface of the water, which seemed to lift her up as
she glided over it. Then there was a violent commotion
in the water at our stern, which nearly capsized the
dingy in tow, and we saw at the same time a curiously
shaped head and a flipper lifted above the surface, which
instantly disappeared, followed by a glimpse of a queer¬
looking tail, broad, flat and rounded. Ed sprang up,
looking quite pale about the gills, and seemed inclined to
“get out.”

“Sit down, Ed," said I, “ ’tis only a sea cow, and it's
more scared than you are.”

“ I thought it was a water quake,” exclaimed Frank.

The St. Lucie is the largest stream emptying into
Indian River, and its waters, including those of the bay
at its mouth, are quite fresh. It is here that the sea cow,
or manatee, flourishes, feeding on the aquatic grass in
the river and bay. There have been several captured
alive with immense rope nets within the past few years,
one being caught in this manner by Old Cuba, which was
kept in a crawl that still stands at the mouth of the
river. It was shipped North during the Centennial year
by Jim Russell, who reported to Cuba that it died in
transit.

On the north bank of the St. Lucie are a number of
high ridges sloping to the river, and well timbered. We
saw several prehistoric mounds along that side of the
river, some of which were on top of the ridges, and had,
no doubt, been used by the Indians as signal stations, as
they were quite bare of trees. The south bank is a suc¬
cession of level pine forests, with a heavy undergrowth
of palmetto scrub. We sailed up the river some ten
miles to the main fork, where it divides into a north and
a south branch. We camped on a burn in the open pine
woods at the confluence of the two streams.

In this secluded spot we found game in abundance.
The nearest human habitations were Cuba’s and the
station, some fifteen miles down stream, and across
Indian River. Lake Okechobee was thirty miles due

west. The North Branch some ten miles above separates
into a number of streams, among which are Five and
Ten-Mile Creeks, the latter approaching within ten miles
of Fort Capron. The South Branch runs away down to
the westward of Jupiter lighthouse, and has its origin iu
the Everglades. One small creek emptying into the South
Branch just above our camp, I traced to its source in the
saw-grass a few miles above. It was thronged with
'gators of assorted sizes, and I could have shot them by
scores as they lay asleep on the banks ; as it was, I as¬
tonished a few by prodding them with the boat-hook. As
I quietly paddled along in the dingy I surprised many
aquatic birds of various kinds — waders, swimmers aud
divers. Among the number the beautiful roseate spoon,
bill (Platalea ajaja ), called by Floridians the “pink cur¬
lew.”

The black bass fishing in the South Branch was
really too much of a good thing. On favorable days,
even with the fly, one soon tired of the sport, for it re¬
quired no skill whatever to lure them from the dark but
clean water. Those caught averaged four pounds, and
the largest I took weighed nine pounds, though 1 saw
some heavier ones in the main river. We caught here
both mullet and sergeant fish, ten miles from salt water,
though, on the other hand, I had previously taken black
bass and bream in the brackish water near the mouth of
the St. Sebastian.

One night the boys went out for a fire-hunt, and as I
had a prejudice against that style of sport, I volunteered
to keep the camp during their absence. They fixed tho
lantern on a pole, with a bright tin pan behind it for a
reflector, which answered admirably. In an hour, ail
but Frank and Ben came in, bringing a fine buck ; though
it was not long before they, too, came back in great haste
and quite blown. It seemed that after shooting the
buck, Frank and Ben, being the only ones who wished to
continue the sport, proceeded for a mile or more through
the pine woods to a thicket near the North Branch,
where they caught a glimpse of a flashing eye. While
cautiously advancing, endeavoring to “shine the eye” of
the supposed deer, they were startled and terrified" by an
unearthly, and, as Frank said, a “blood-curdling" yell
proceeding from the thicket. Frank, in a tremulous
voice, cried “Indians !” whereupon they beat a hasty re¬
treat toward camp, to which they were guided by the
lire of pine logs which I had kept blazing vigorously. A
panther had been the cause of their alarm, and we heard
him again during the night. The next day Frank brought
in what he termed a young panther, but it proved to be a
full-grown wild cat, which had run up a tree near the
river where Frank was shooting ‘gators. We saw a num¬
ber of deer during our stay, but shot only one more as
we bad meat in abundance.

After spending a week in the delightful wilderness up
the St. Lucie, we broke camp and proceeded down the
river and across to the Life Saving Station in charge of
Mr, Malden. It stands on a high ridge that is not more
than seventy-five yards in width, and which separates
Indian River from the sea. One can stand on the ve¬
randah of the Station and cast a stone into the water on
either side. Along the beach is a hairier of dark coral¬
line roolcs, seamed and fissured, and worn into hollows
and caves by the ever, restless sea. Beyond is an out¬
lying reef, where the rollers break and form long lines of
foam-crested combers, which chase each other in rapid
succession and come tumbling and dashing on the rock-
bound shore, thundering and roaring through the rents
and caverns with an awful sound, causing the very
earth to tremble beneath one’s feet. By moonlight the
scene is singularly beautiful, wild, and impressive.

We found at the Station a Mr. Dye of Lake Worth, and
a boatman, named Sandlin, who had for a passenger a
gentleman from New Hampshire, also bound for Lake
Worth. Sandlin had a fine Boston-built keel yacht called
the Hero. After supper, a favorable breeze springing up,
Dye proposed to sail through Jupiter Narrows by motn-
light, as he wished to leave Jupiter Inlet on the last of
the ebb-tide on the following morning for Lake Worth.
As the boys were eager to go on, the Hero and Blue
Wing started about 9 o’clock and had just entered the
Narrows about two miles below, when the wind began to
lull. We proceeded a mile or two further to an expan¬
sion of the Narrows known as Peck's Lake, when the
moon set, and the sky became overcast, threatening rain.
We then sailed aoross the lake to Peck’s Landing, near
the sea beach, where we camped for the night. In the
morning it was quite foggy, having rained heavily while
we slept, After breakfast we broke camp aud started
again, the Hero leading with Dye as pilot, for it was im¬
possible to see for more than twenty yards ahead. As
she glided along with a good breeze, she looked like a
phantom yacht in the thick fog. In a half hour, however,
the fog lifted, and the sun shone out brightly, driving
the owls to bed who had beenjiooting at us through the
heavy mist.

Jupiter Narrows is about eight miles in length, and, be¬
low Peck’s Lake is nowhere more than fifty yards in
width, often narrowing to as many feet. The water is
deep all the way through, but the channel is quite tortu¬
ous in its windings aud turnings through the mangrove

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islands, and a stranger should not attempt to follow it
without a pilot or very explicit directions, for it is much
more difficult to navigate than Indian River Narrows.
There are current legends of unfortunate boa tmen who
have been lost, wandering about for days in the perplex¬
ing maze of the many islets and intricate passages. •

tu lieu of a topsail,' 1 hoisted the peak as high as possi¬
ble in order to catch the breeze over the mangroves, but
even then we often had to resort to the setting poles to
aid us in getting through. This is the most picturesque
portion of Indian River. Being sheltered from the winds,
the water is quite still and smooth, and reflects the dense
green walls of the mangroves like a mirror ; while small
side channels lead off through the islands like streaks of
planished silver. The trunks of the mangroves stand sev¬
eral feet above the water, supported by numerous arch¬
ing roots, and from the branches depend innumerable
other roots, long, smooth, and flexible, in the nature of
a banyan tree. Groups of palmettoes are occasionally
seen, around whose dark trunks are curiously interlaced
the climbing stems of the India rubber tree, forming a
rustic lattice-work of rare beauty, whose meshes are often
Idled with graceful air ferns and epiphytes with plumes
ot crimson bloom.

We stopped for a few minutes at a small hammock on
our right called Indian Camp, where we procured some
good water from a spring. This spot, about midway of
the Narrows, and Pock’s Landing are the only camping
sites in Jupiter Narrows. Wc finally emerged from the
narrow passage into Hobe Sound, as the balance of the
river is called, extending from the Narrows to Jupiter,
some teu miles in length and averaging about a fourth of
a mile in width. The west shore is a range of high bar¬
ren sand hdls, with a number of long points projecting
into the Sound, wbde the east shore is a continuous nar¬
row hammock of great richness, standing wed above the
water and underlaid by a ledge of coralline rock. Tins
hammock is known as the “ Gomez Grant,” being oneof
the old Spanish grants that have been so detrimental to
the settlement of East Florida. (Were these grants ren¬
dered available to settlers by Government or otherwise,
they would become rapidly developed ; Merritt’s Island
being a case in point.) The channel runs close to the
east shore, and in beating, one must give the points on
the west side a wide berth. With the exception of an
Ug|y oyster reef at the mouth of the Narrows, the navi¬
gation of Hobe Sound is quite easy for a distance, of dve
miles, when Conch Bar is reached, from which point to
Jupiter River the navigation is quite difficult in conse¬
quence of the many shoals and oyster beds. The channel
is very crooked and narrow, and one must "drop the
peak " and sail with slackened sheets unless he is well
acquainted with its serpentine course.

Trolling for erevalle iu Hobe Sound with the wind
abeam istine sport. There are several varieties ( Carangus
hippos i Pari 1 1 r actus p isgnehis, etc.), called in the vernac¬
ular of Florida, jack, yellow jack, amber jack, crevallG,
etc. They will take any thing in the shape of a troll, spoon,
squid, or even a bit of white rag on a hook. The boys
were soon hauling them in by dozens, averaging about
three pounds, most of which were thrown back again as
soon as caught. The erevalle is a veiy active and hand¬
some fish with predominating tints of amber and silver.
It is not above mediocrity as a table fish when fresh, but
dried and smoked it is quite toothsome.

From Conch Bar we saw the tall brick tower of Jupiter
Liriit which we reached during the afternoon. It is a
first-class, revolving light, made in France, and show&4
succession of flashes, followed by a somewhat prolafigc-d,
steady light. The towel-, a hundred, feeflngK, “stands on
a bluff fifty feet above. the water, at the confluence of
Indian and Locqi&tchee rivers, where theyunite and flow
as Jupiter giver for a mile to the eastward, and over Jupi-
. 'j-jvv'into the sea. From the balcony surrounding the
' Jantem, the view is at once grand and comprehensive.

First we see Indian River stretching away for miles
toward the north, where, in the distance we obtain but
furi live glimpses of it between the intervening hills and
clumps of foliage, " like orient pearls at random strung,”
Then the Locohatchee, winding along through,the savan¬
nahs 'with many a devious turn, like a huge serpent glid-

work of small streams glinting m the sunlight like a
filigree of silver ; while far beyond lies Lake Worth, a
burnished shield on a velvet sward. Turning at last to¬
ward the east we behold grand old ocean, “ dark, deeply,
beautifully blue,” stretching away to the vast horizon
where the blue above meets the blue below.

J. A. IIEnshall.

A DEER HUNT IN MEXICO

I AM sorry for the unfortunate readers of Forest and
Stream who like good hunting but can’t get any. I
know how it is myself. I Uved " oyer in Jersey ’’ for
Rfivon years, and used to Bhoot “chippie birds” with the
best of them, for lack of better game. This morning I
came down from the plaza on the gallop, and as I reined
up in the patio I saw my brother sitting with a “ Ballard
lone range ” across his knee, 1 ‘ Do you want venison tor
dinner There are. two deer on the cordon under the
Palo Blanco ”-a place some 200 yards above us on the
mountain side (it’s all mountain down here). Why don t

you go for ’em?” “ Is’s too essentially hot. ‘ Bring me

mv rifle and cartridge-belt and bowie-knife, quick ! I
veiled at the mozo. He grinned and did so. • It I don t
nail those deer inside of ten minutes 1 11 sell my horse for
a cold tortilla and then I started up the cordon, while
Gus, my brother, nerved by my example, started lor the
gulch above to head them off. ....

When I got to the Palo Blanco there was nothing in
Bight but Gus In the gulch below me, slowly wending his
wav up, and some fresh tracks.

I went up the cordon a little further, lost sight of Gus,
and as I was looking for a way to climb still higher I saw
the chap I was looking for, watching me apparently from
across the gulch, about twenty rods away. I remem¬
bered Mr. Van Dyke's advice— for though no chicken, I
allow Mr Van Dyke can leave me clear out of sight as a
deer-hunter— ami drew it fine on his shoulder. He ran
•i bout twenty feet and then tumbled and rolled through
the brash about thirty yards plumb to the creek. When
I cut lum up I found the heart knocked into four pieces.

Gus yelled to me to “look out for the little one,” and
then I saw him right below me, with his rifle at a
“ready.” Just then the “little one” came out of the
brash a.ud ran to where I had shot the other, and Gus
turned loose on her, and she came down also, rolling al¬
most on top of the old buck, who had nine points, by the
way. When we compared notes I found 1 rather had
the laugh on Gus, as he was actually drawing a head on
the buck when I dropped it. He had a vernier back sight
on his rifle that he had been doing some fancy shooting-
yesterday with, and as he took aim it was displaced by
his hat-brhn, and before he could replace it the deer was
“kilt.”

Notwithstanding that particular gentleman who some,
time since objected to correspondents cracking up their
list guns, 1 can’t refrain from giving my rifle a puff. It
is a “ Ballard Pacific,” and the best gun for tlie money
that I ever owned or saw. It carries the 44.77 Berdan
shell. 1 have shot more, missed more, and killed more
with it than with any other one rifle, although I’ve owned
rifles by most of the standard American makers, and
used them, I’ve had it since the spring of ’77, and hunted
with it from Puget Sound down to here, and it is as good
as ever, although it has a rather “chawed up” look, in¬
cident to all travellers. I forgot to mention that we killed
our deer inside the city limits of a town of 1,500 people
where shooting after sunset is followed by a fine of §5,

Can any of your correspondents beat this for hunting-
grounds easy of access ?

If any readers of Forest and Stream should happen
down here, they will have a hearty welcome and beshown
perfect deer-hunting by El Americano.

San Dimas , Durango, Mexico, Ang. 23d.

#4 (fjtllure.

The Moosehead Lake Hatching HoUse — According
to the Bangor Whig, the suggestion of the State Fishery
Commissioners in their Report, of 1878, has been prompt¬
ly acted upon by the proprietors of the Kineo House at
Moosehead Lake. A hatching house thirty feet by six¬
teen, containing eight troughs, eighteen feet in length by
sixteen inches in width capable of accommodating one-
half million of trout eggs, has been built under the super-
intendance of Mr. U. O. Stanley, of Dixfield. There is
room not only to add to the number of troughs, hut also
by the addition of wire bottomed trays, such as are used
by Mr. Atkins at the United States works at Grand Lake
Stream, to double the capacity of the house, Mr. Dennen,
whom everybody knows and respects as the proprietor of
the Kineo House, is having a comfortable house built
for the man in charge during the winter. The surrounding
grounds are also to be improved, as it has already become
a favorite resort for the sight-seers at the lake. Nothing
so popularizes fish culture as to afford the people an op¬
portunity to familiarize themselves with its simple details,
and realize that it requires only the plain common sense
and judgment needed to tend ,4 stock of poultry, or
milk a cow. Moosehead Lake \4dll now not only hive
half a million trout eggs yearly hatched and turned into
her waters, but will also addjaliaon- to re-stock the ex¬
hausted waters o£4he Ktuiaebee. Twenty thousand land¬
locked salmon from Grand Lake Stream, -were this year
- contributed to her stock by the commissioners, as a future
a ^attraction to her anglers. If it pleases our legislative law-
■ffj makers, the commissioners will continue to add to her
piscatorial wealth, and gladden the hearts of her fisher¬
men, from the mouth of the Kennebec to Brassau waters,
with both landlocked and sea salmon. While by the es¬
tablishing of hatching houses at the sources of our great
rivers, as at Rangeley and Moosehead, much expense is
saved to the State in the wearisome and anxious work of
transporting the young fry over a rough and new country,
and even a more valued result is attained, in ability to
plant the anadromous fishes at river sources, to which
they will always again, by the dictates of instinct, seek to
return. Above all, it imparts a knowledge of the laws of
pisciculture, and its importance, upon the ground and
among the people who most require its teachings. Who
shall we now look to to givens hatching houses at Penob¬
scot River sources?

^ Do Black Snakes Eat Fish ? — New Haven. Conn,,
Sept. With.— In the issue of Forest and Stream for Sept.
25th, you informed a correspondent that both the water
snake and black snake prey upon fish. Are you not mis¬
taken in regard to the latter ? I am very well acquainted
with all of our species of serpents, and have noted the con¬
tents of stomachs of the two i n question at least fifty times,
never even expecting to find fish in the stomach of the
black snake, on account of his habits in general,

The water snake (Tropidonotus sipedon) lives almost
exclusively upon fish, frogs, newts, etc. The black snake
( Baseanium constrictor) and pilot ( Scotophis ulleghan-
iensis) both prey upon mice, squirrels, young birds and
eggs, frogs, toads, smaller snakes, and any such small
animals as they are liable to find on either high or low
ground ; and I am almost positive that the two last named
species would ne ver attempt to catch a fish.

Robt, T. Morris.

Our correspondent’s point is well taken, for there is no
experience so valuable as that which comes from careful
observation. Nevertheless, we fail to find among our
best authorities any positive evidence that black snakes do
not eat fish. Both Profs. Baird and Good have replied
to our personal inquiry regarding this trait, that they
have no doubt that “black snakes would eat fish if they
had a chance,” hut that they have never known of an in¬
stance of a black snake going into the water. Our own
most direct evidence rests on the fact that a friend in
Pennsylvania,. (Moses C. Westbrook, Esq.,) lost many
big trout which were taken out of his spring-head by
snakes of some sort, Most of these were undoubtedly
water snakes, for their odious presence was manifested
daily : hut several black snakes were killed in the imme¬
diate vicinity of the spring-head (an octagonal tank twenty
feet in diameter,) and it was assumed by many persons
that they joined the water snake in their depredations,
though occular evidence of such fact was afforded.

It was not at all necessary for the snakes to go into the
water. They could lie quietly at their leisure on the grass
just where the outflow poured oven' the screen, and were
often detected there. The immediate vicinity was high
land. Bandy and rocky, as is the general character of the
whole country. Rattlesnakes are numerous there, and
these are known to occur where black snakes inhabit,
although they are by no means good friends. A cat does
not like water, but we think that both cats and black
snakes would he attracted by a basin of fish placed con¬
veniently in their way. We are not obstinate, however,
in the position we take, aud would like to leave the ques¬
tion open to discussion.

Fish Ponds and Artesian Wells.— A Rochester (N.
Y.) correspondent notes the successful trial in California
of a project suggested by himself in this journal, some
years since, namely, the supplying to fish ponds, water
brought up by artesian wells. Tins plan may be adopted
in localities where there is no natural supply, and- the
value of the fish which may be thus bred wifi more than
balance the cost of the well. The method is worthy of
further trial, _

Natural Jfhforg,

Canary Birds, — Messrs. Reiche & Bro., 54 Chatham
street, dispose of about 2,000 canary birds, so called, each
week from August until May. Mr. Reiche states in a
communication to the Sun that they are not genuine
canary birds, but German birds. The native canary does
not sing. It was when the canary was crossed with the
linnet and the lark and the other song birds of Europe
that the little musician which we know as the canary,
came to exist. These birds are all bred in Germany.
The inhabitants of the Harz Mountains supply the civil¬
ized world. There is not a cottage in all the region about
Andreasberg aud the Brocken that is not full of them.
Some of the peasants raise as many as 300 in a year, but
the average is perhaps twenty to a house. As much as
$300,000 goes to the inhabitants of the Harz Mountains
for their canary birds every year. They have bred them
for generations, and fairs are held and prizes are offered
to stimulate the breeders.

The wicker cages of soft white wood are made by the .
peasants who breed the birds. The canary that comes to
America is confined to his cage for a space of about three
weeks. Mr. Reiche sends an order for several thousand
birds to his brother in Germany. He directs a number
of agents to collect in the Harz enough birds to fill the
order. The peasant has no general place of sale. The
agents go from cottage to cottage, buying in one 500 birds,
and in another 700, and so on. Instructions are given to
send these birds to the port of shipment, to be there on
Friday. On Saturday the ship sails. Men go with the
birds to feed them and care for them. One man can take
care of 1,250 birds.

They axe two weeks coming from the Harz Mountains
to New York, and they are never more than two weeks,
and generally not one week in the shop, so their period of
close confinement is not very long. They cannot be
kept in such quarters, and whenever by any accident
many are left ou hand, they are at once sent out and sold
by auction. ^

Newspaper Natural History. — That member of the
daily or weekly newspaper staff who is detailed to write
up the game market reports frequently finds himself sad¬
ly in the woods ; or to fit the figure to the fish market,
away Out of his depth. We have occasionally shown up
the rare natural history attainments of the market re¬
porter, and just now there comes to us from a Missis¬
sippi correspondent a clipping from what appears to us
to be one of the patent outside papers, of a disquisition
upon our grouse family. The item is credited to the
Hartford (Conn,) Times, and if our surmise is correct that
it has found its way into the cooperative lists of news¬
papers, who can estimate the amount of know-nothing
knowledge that has been disseminated in country villages ?
As our Mississippi friend suggests, one single copy of the
Forest and Stream would let Bueh a flood of light into
that game reporter’s soul as would shine forth for a
year to come in his market reports. We are copied and
“hashed over” week after week and month after month,
but we never begrudge this uncredited use of our matter,
for we feel a satisfaction in knowing that we are doing
some good in the world by teaching people a few truths
about the common things around them. We should he
much more pleased to see our own natural history papers
transferred bodily and without credit to the market re¬
port departments of the press than to see such displays of
ignorance a3 are constantly appearing.

Northern Range of the Black Skimmer. — In our
issue of Octobor 3d we published an account of the taking
of a specimen of Rhynehopnigra at Point Pleasant, New
Jersey, and this week wo are able to announce the cap¬
ture of another on the shore of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
Previous to this paragraph, the only record of the occur¬
rence of this species in New England was that given by
Linsley in his catalogue of the birds of Connecticut, pub-'
lished in the American Journal of Science and Arts in
1843, but the fact that the bird had never been observed

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in New England since that time has let! ornithologists to
look upon this record with some degree of suspicion.
During the past summer, however, there seems to have
been a considerable flight of shear-waters along the New
England coast, and they have even readied as far as New
Brunswick. The Nuttall Bulletin for October announces
the capture of three specimens at Sandwich, Cape Cod,
Mass., August 19th, and states that another was killed at
Pettock’s Island, Boston Harbor, the hext day. Another
was killed near Falmouth, Mass., August 19th. Mr. Geo.
A. Boardman states, that late in August seven of these
birds were killed off Grand Menan and Campobello
Islands, and that they were seen at St. Andrew's, at the
head of Passamaquoddy Bay. This remarkable flight of
birds into a region in which, so far as known, they have
never before been observed, is certainly interesting and
curious. We print below our correspondent’s account of
his capture of a skimmer, merely suggesting that in all
probability it was one of the flight spoken of above. We
call attention, too, to his description of the flight of the
birds and their manner of feeding. Ho says : —

In your paper of the 2d inst. I see mention made of the
fact that at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, Mr. Davis, of
Philadelphia, shot a black “ scissor bill"” This item of
news particularly interested me, as I had shot last Aug¬
ust, on the south shore of Martha's Vineyard, Mass,, what
1 presume is one of the same birds, i. e. a “ shear-water.”
It has the same characteristics of bill, etc., mentioned by
your correspondent ; is quite black on the upper portions
of the body and wings, hut white on the belly and under
parts of wings. Has a spread of about three feet from tip
to tip of wings. Upper oill about three inches long ; un¬
der bill about 3J inches ; red at tips, black at base, and in
shape much like the blades of a penknife of unequal
lengths. I found the Islanders quite ignorant of the ex¬
istence of such a gull ; nothing of the sort having ever
been seen by the most omnipresent of shore bird shooters
to whom I showed the specimen I secured. 1 only saw
one flock of these birds— about fifty — and they made only
a flying visit of about forty-eight hours just after a storm
of unprecedented fury. They were quite tame, and at one
time I found them almost too sociable, for I feared they
premeditated an attack, which, considering the scissor-
like character of their open beaks, would not have been
acceptable. The chief characteristics of their flight was
its wonderful ease and steadiness, as with bills open — the
lower mandible submerged about two inches— they would
skim over the water, following every little indentation
and projection of the shore with an evenness suggestive
of their beaks being on runners. I had never known of
these birds being so far north as Massachusetts, hence my
interest in your note following C. E. P.’s communication.
I am still in doubt as regards to my bird being what is,
known as a black “ scissor bill,” owing to the fact of its
having white on some portions of its body — this is not
mentioned in the description of your correspondent.
Will you Mndly inform me on the subject ?

R. H. R. M.

Our correspondent’s bird was a black skimmer, We
have but one species in North America.

Black Oyster Catcher.— I send the skin of a bird
for identification, which I take to be a species of oyster
catcher, was Mlled near thisplace, which Res in Lat. 49.13.
47 N.,Long. 122.56.19 W. I have heen familiar with it
(although it is by no means very plentif nl) for a long time,
but having never seen it described in any work on ornith¬
ology, I thought perhaps it was unknown, and therefore
take this means of ascertaining. Of course in this out of
the way part of the world our 1 ibraries are not very exten¬
sive, and our means of estabRshing identification are
limited, hence my reason for troubling you.

I reserve any remarks concerning its habits, character¬
istics, etc., pending your reply, when, if it is unknown, I
shall be glad to supply you with what information I have
or may be able to collect concerning it. Should you desire
to keep the skin and have it mounted, I shah be pleased
at your doing so ; if, however, you do not care for it, be
Mnd enough to donate it to any institution you may think
it would be of interest or value to. Mo witch.

New Westminster, B. C., Aug. 28th, 1879.

Our correspondent further says, that the bird is non-
migratory, that its winter dress does not differ from that
of the specimen which was kflled in July. He speaks of
it as essentially a shore bird, inhabiting and breeding on
rocky oliffs and islands, and Bays that it lays two very
large eggs being nearly the size of ahen’s eggs.

The bird isthe black oyster catcher, ( Haematopus niger)
a Pacific Coast species, and we should be very glad to
receive from Mowitch a biography of it.

The Florida Gallinule in New England.— Refer¬
ring to the capture of one of these birds in Connecticut,
recently announced in the columns of Forest and Stream,
Mr. Ruthven Deane, so well known to most of our read¬
ers as an ornithologist of high standing, writes us as fol¬
lows :

We have been inclined of late years to think that this
species was to be found regularly, in limited, numbers as
far north as Boston and vicinity, and have every reason
to think that it breeds here. In 1868 (Sept. 6th,) I took a
young bird in Fresh Pond Marshes and saw others ; the
same year Mr. Brewster took a young faff bird, and in
June saw old birds. Since then specimens have been
taken in the Concord and Sudbury Marshes and in other
localities near here.

The Skunk Perfume. — Fishkill Landing, N. Y, Oct.
6th. — I noticed a paragraph in Forest and Stream of Sept.
18th by Wm. N, Byers in regard to the disappearance of
skunk odor within a short time after its being given out
by the animal. This strange occurrence happened but
once, and never but once, under my own observation. It
was in Connecticut and not in the region of sulphur
springs. I was returning from a day’s shooting with a

friend, and as we turned into a lane that led to the house
we saw a skunk come out from under a pile of old fence-
rails a short distance in advance of us. My friend, who
was a little way ahead of me, took a few steps towards
the skunk and fired ; but his guu contained No. 10 shot,
and much to our regret the beast began to kick and eject
his odoriforous fluid in a manner that threatened to drive
us out of the State. But now came a worse trouble. I
had a dog, a setter, that I had only recently purchased,
and be had a fondness for catching oats, aud before I
could stop him lie had the skunk by the neck and gave it
two or three shakes before he found out that he had bold
of a different species of cat from any he had ever tackled
before. But to shorten my story, to my surprise the
smeRwas nearly all gone the next morning, and it could
not be detected even in the long hair of the dog the next
day. I have known the. smell to remain on a dog for
weeks, and why this should have disappeared in so short
a time is more than I can explain, Can the editor?

On a long-haired dog it is certainly noticeable for sev¬
eral days, but it is a weU-known fact that it disappears
more quickly in dry weather than in wet, and, further,
that after the smell lias ceased to become annoying it
may be brought out again with all its original strength
by the heat of a fire. We have on one or two occasions
seen cases where a dog, apparently free from the smeU,
has laid down by the stove or fire and become so un¬
pleasantly strong-smelling tliat he bad to be driven from
the room.

^ The Gulf Thread Fish. — We have the following
letter from our correspondent “Bexar,” dated Corpus
Christi, Texas, Oct. 12th

Mr. Editor : — I enclose a rough pencil sketch of a fish
caught here which has latterly come into these waters.
When taken he was found to be full of a silvery looMng
substance, which , put under a magnifying glass, proved
to be young shrimp from one-eighth to one-quarter of an
inch in length. This drawing is life size, and yet this little
fish mnst have contained many thousand shrimps. The
back was dark green, lightening to a bright silver gloss
on the befly. For propelling apparatus he is better pro¬
vided than anything in these waters. The scales are
soft, smaR, and very thin and colorless. Is this a species
of any valuable fish ? The eight long antenna; are fairly
represented, and are found in no other fish here.

This very singular fish, of which we are enabled to pre¬
sent a sketch, has been once before referred to in these
columns, as will be discovered by the perusal of the fol¬
lowing valuable letter from Prof. Goode, to whom we
submitted “ Bexar’s” drawing and description : —

United States Commission, FIsh and Fisheries, l
Washington, D. C., Oct. 18 th. f

Dear Mr. Hallock : —

I return herewith the letter of Mr. Johnson with ac¬
companying drawing of unknown species of fish. The

fish is so rare that it has no common name, unless you
Choose to caU it the “ Gulf Thread Fish.” It was described
by Girard, in the report of the United States and Mexi¬
can Boundary Survey, under the name of Polynemus
oetonemus, You will find a note on the species by Dr.
Bean in Forest and Stream, vol. X., p. 430. Girard’s
specimens came from Brazos Santiago, Texas, and the
species has since been found on the west coast of Florida.
The family Polynem.icUe, to which this fish belongs, is
distributed through the seas of India to the Pacific, and
and also in the tropical portions of the Atlantic. In the
Indian Ocean there are eight species, all of which are
said to be excellent as food, and from some of them
isinglass Is manufactured in large quantities. One of
them, the Polynemus indicus, grows to the length of four
feet, and a large individual will yield about two ounces
of rough isinglass. Another species, Polynemus tetru-
dactylns, is said to grow six feet long in the Ganges, and
to attain the weight of three hundred pounds or more.
The species of the family on the Atlantic coast of North
America are three in number, and are all insignificant in
size and of rare occurrence. Specimens and information
regarding then- habits are much desired by the National
Museum. In India these fishes enter the rivers to spawn
in the cold months. It would be very interesting to know
whether the “Guff Thread Fish” has a similar habit.
Cannot some of your Southern correspondents make this
a subject for observation ? Yours very truly,

_ G. Brown Goode. *

A White-winged Surf Duok.— Ausable Forks, Essex
Co„ N, Y,, Oct. I shot a duck in the river, in this

village to-day. that I would like to have you identify for
me. Description as follows : All jet black, except the
wing feathers, from the elbow to the shoulder, which are
white, and a white patch under the eyes. Eyes, light
colored ; bill, brightly parti-colored, with" a singular swell¬
ing at the base ; tile tip of under mandible on under Bide
resembles a man's thumb-nail ; legs, inserted high, seem
to be better fitted for swimming than for walking : feet,
orange yellow, with dark webs ; plumage, very heavy
and dense ; very thick skin ; weight, 3 lbs. 6 oz. Think it
is a sea duok of some kind. Have several works on birds ;
among them “ Hallock 's Gazetteer,” “Jones’ Birds of
North America,” etc., but do not find anything in them
that exactly corresponds to the above description. If
you will kindly help me, you wiU confer a great favor on
C. T. Richardson.

Your bird is, as you suppose, a sea duck, Pcdemia fusca.
You wiU find it described on page 339 of the “ Gazetteer."
It is one of the ducks oalled coot along the New England
seaboard.

Cormorant in Wisconsin. — La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 16th.
—Yesterday, while duck hunting on the Broken Gun, a
famous slough for ducks, some miles above this city, I
shot a bird which has puzzled everybody here. The
characteristics arc as follows : General color, black ;
though on the back and outside of the wings, there are
some feathers having dark centres, with black borders ;
the breast and uuder sides of the wings are of a raven
black ; the head is long aud high ; the color is black and
dark gray, mixed ; the bill, 31 inches in length : the up¬
per mandible hooked, the color being black ; the lower
mandible and throat of a bright yellow, and bare of
feathers : the eyes set forward of the base of the lower
mandible ; length, 331 niches ; from tip to tip of wings,
49 inches ; neck, 6 inches long ; legs, set far back, of a
black color, aud very powerful : feet, webbed — four toes ;
tail, having twelve feathers, 0 inches long ; weight,
5 lbs. If you will teR me the name of this bird, you will
greatly obRge me. Chas. P. Crosby.

Our correspodent's - duck ” is no doubt a cormorant:
very likely Graeidus dilophns.

Ducks Attracted by Light.— At 3 a. m, on the morn¬
ing of Wednesday, Oct. 23d, one of the keepers of Minot’s
Light, off Cohasset, on his watch heard some unusual
noise about the lantern, and going up on fleck picked up
ten ducks, known on the’ rivers flowing into the head of
the Chesapeake as coots la. small brownish duck with a
short neck, large head and rather broad bill and stiff tail
very heavily and compactly feathered). Two were dead,’
two very badly hurt and six alive ; two escaped, and the
four live ones were doing well last week in the hen house
of Mr. Yinal, at Cohasset. I have shot many of them
on Bush, Back and Gunpowder rivers, in Maryland

J, P. H.

The occurrence is very common. The ducks are at¬
tracted by the light, and the force of their flight kills or
hurts them. — [Ed.

Will Wild Rice Grow in Southern Latitudes?—
Editor Forest and Stream:— Last spring I ordered Mr
Valentine, of Janesville, Wis., to send two bushels of
wild rice to Pat. Kelly, living in Missouri on the 391-
parallel of latitude. The seed was planted on the 26th of
March according to directions, and in due tune the you im¬
plants came up and grew vigorously for a lew weeks, but
with the accession of warm weather they withered and
perished almost simultaneously.

The conditions of the lake were regarded as beingfavor-
ablefor the growtli of wild rice. H was supplied with
water from springs that prevented it from fading below
a certain point diu iug the entire year, and maintained a
large flow at the outlet. A portion of the bottom of the
lake was composed of solid clay, over which a person
could walk with the utmost ease, while other portions
consisted of decomposed vegetation, into which a boat
paddle could be thrust several feet without difficulty.
The seed was sound on both of these bottoms m six or
eight inches of water, and appeared to flourish equafly
well on each. My object in presenting the foregoing-
facts is to elicit information upon the subject. Does wild
rice grow in the South? If not, what are its limits? I
trust that some Of your numerous readers will answer this
question, as it may prevent Other persons from repeating
my failures. Mr. KeUy thinks that if the seed was sown
in the faU it would grow in his lake. 11, G. Carey,

Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 28th.

Doubtless some of our correspondents can throw light
on this.

Note on Poezana Noviboracenois.— Buffalo, N. S',
Oct. 12U/.—1 have shot the yellow rail at Tower HR],
Southern Illinois, as late us the 23d of April. This was
several yearn ago, and the bird was evidently in its mi¬
gration, as it occurred in a small patch of marsh near the
Mississippi, which I hunted close every morning. Later
I obtained another specimen of it near Clinton, Iowa, on
the 10th of April, 1879. My dog came in this instance to
a point on it, and retrieved it alive. The ground was
partly frozen at the time, and the English snipe, which
formed the main object of my visit to that IocaRty. had
just commenced to arrive in' small flocks. They were
then, as usual, very lean and wild onaecount of unsettled
habits and feeding grounds. A third specimen of yellow
rail was obtained near Buffalo during the latter end of
April. These were the only specimens of this bird I have
come across, but it appears that its distribution is wider
than generally suspected. They lie even closer than the
Virginia rail, and fly laboriously, to settle down again
within thirty yards. It is possible that they escape de¬
tection by their skulking traits, oven where they are of
common occurrence. Chas. Linden,

— The special trains for Hartford, Springfield, and the
North, in connection with the New Haven steamers, leav¬
ing Pier 25, East River, have heen withdrawn for the
season, The New Haven steamers (which are heated
throughout by steam,) will leave as usual at 3 p.m. and
H P-M- Passengers can connect witii trains for North and
East by taking horse cars from steamboat dock to rail¬
road depot.

786

FOREST AND STREAM,

I P? I pntul

OLD CARLO.

IT Lob l»eu well said, that he is ‘ ‘ a wise son who knows
his own father and, if this adage holds good with
lespeet to dogs, Carlo must have ranked with the Platos
and Solomons of the canine race, for his father was a
noble liver-and-white pointer that claimed the Isle of
Great Britain as his birthplace. As to his mother, her
origin is veiled in mystery , and, excepting a high de¬
gree of courage and a wonderful nose, he must have in¬
herited from her his traits both of body and mind, for,
from the end of his muzzle to the tip of his tail, he was
as black as the River Styx, and showed as much of what
has been styled, with more force than elegance, pure
cussedness in his composition, as has over been seen
within the narrow compass of one dog skin. With re¬
gard to the prefix old — he did not merit this for the
number of years that had passed over his head before he
came into my hands. Indeed, he was scarcely eighteen
months’ old, when, together with a good record for rats,
a certain liking, more fond than wise, for raw eggs, and
with nothing to recommend him but the virtues of his
sire, he passed into my possession. Yet he had not been
an inmate of our borne more than twenty-four hours, be¬
fore he was dubbed Old Carlo by every member of the
household, including the servants. I suppose he must
have merited the title in some such way as a small hoy’s
teacher is always, no matter how young he may be,
styled old Smith, or Brown, and the gentleman in black
is universally known as the Old Boy ; that is, through
the eternal fitness of things. However that may be, all
1 can say is, that no one who ever formed his acquaint¬
ance ever thought of disputing his title. Carlo had his
peculiarities ; which, indeed, is my excuse for writing
this article. Some of these could be accounted for, while
others must be relegated to that class of conundrums
which “every fellow has to give up." Among the latter
1 must mention a decided unwillingness to follow me
when riding, if I went out through the big gate. He
would follow me through it willingly enough when I
was on foot ; and never refused to follow me when rid¬
ing, if I sought any other means of exit. But, after me
on horseback, through that gate he would not go ; and all
means alike, forcible and persuasive, failed to overcome
this dislike.

As he never confided to me the Becret of this miscon¬
duct, and I could not trace it to anything that had ever
happend while he belonged to me, I am forced to ascribe
it to inheritance from his unknown mother, or class it
among those things "that no fellow can be expected to

A less objectionable peculiarity was his fondness for
music. All dogs have a fondness for the sound of a horn ;
and I have heard of some that recognized with delight
tnc notes of the dinner-bell ; but Carlo’s weakness was
for vocal music, and that of the most decidedly operatic
type “ Robert toi que faime ” and “ Hear me Norma”
were his especial favorites ; and whenever the soprano
reached her highest note, Carlo would rise upon his
haunches, and, turning his head to one side, give vent to
the most ear-piercing howls. There were not wanting
some musical amateurs to declare that Carlo howls were
not altogether out of accord witli the music ; but for
this, occupying as I do the oflioe of veracious biographer,
I cannot vouch. His performances, however, were a
never failing source of delight to my younger brothers,
who were in the habit of enticing Carlo into the parlor,
hiding him under the piano, and then begging my sister
to sing, always requesting Carlo’s favorite pieces, in
which he never failed to join, greatly to then: delectation
and that of certain guests of theirs of the small boy per¬
suasion. This was repeated from time to time, until my
sister grew tired of having her powers subordinated to
Carlo’s performances, and then all regular exhibitions
ceased. Occasionally, however, on the advent of a sere¬
nade, Carlo would find an opportunity to indulge his
tastes and perfect his musical education, and he would
do so in a wav that filled the musicians with rage, but
caused the hearts'of the aforesaid small boys to overflow
with joy. Although Carlo never developed any intel¬
lectual traits that were of especial use in the field, where
his own comfort was concerned, he was by no means
dull In proof of this the following fact may be ad¬
duced ; After Carlo had been mine for some two years,
I became the fortunate owner of two ready good dogs,
but for the sake of old associations stifi retamed my old
friend On cold mornings these dogs would invade the
dining-room, and, unterrified by the servants, repose on
the hearth rug. There they would remain until my
father, who was always the first to come down m the
morning, would come in and drive them out mto the cold
again. T his move was not played on Old Carlo many
times, before he discovered a sound defence to it. He
soon learned to distingush the approaching footsteps, and,
while they were yet outside the door, he would bolt under
Che sideboard, where he would remain until all was still,
when he would quietly steal into a warm corner, where
he was generally overlooked and allowed to remain. One
other peculiarity, and one that was of itself almost enough
to destroy his usefulness in the field, was an uncontrolla¬
ble desire to flush all birds that he or any other dog migh t
point, ThiB he would do with a verve, which, although
in the course of time 1 became accustomed to it, was ex¬
tremely disconcerting to novices, and frequently resulted
fir missed birds and certain expressions of feeling more
forcible than elegant on the part of those unfortunates
who chanced to be shooting over him. This habit, al¬
though I tried every method, from the check-cord to the
whip and the spiked collar, I faded ingloriously to con¬
quer He would point steadily enough until all the guns
had taken their positions, when in he would go,-put up the

birds, and, if a bird was at all awkward in getting away,
it was ten to one that Carlo would catch it. Ab long as
you held the cord he would stand as quiet as a lamb, and
delude you into the beliof that the fault was cured ; but
no sooner was the cord dropped, than he would be at his
old tricks as bad as ever. Although, after frequent whip¬
pings, and an occasional peppering with small shot at
long range, 1 at last prevailed upon him to lay aside his
youthful habit of chasing, aB unbecoming to a dog of ex¬
perience ; the fault of flushing I could never cure ; and
to show how it was ingrained in his disposition, I will re¬
late the following incident : On one occasion, I had a
large bevy of quail well dispersed ; Carlo pointed ; and,
not having the fear of Mr. Bergh before my eyes, I de¬
liberately stood on him, and thus getting him to down
charge, walked up to the bird and killed it. The dog re¬
trieved it as usual ; and then resuming the hunt, soon
found another bird. This he pointed ; but not waiting
for me to come up, flushed and chased to a considerable
distance. Afterward he resumed his old habits, as much
as to say, that he thus asserted his rightB, and would re¬
spect mine so long as his own were not interfered with.
One may well conclude that this was the last time that I
attempted to break him from flushing. Justice demands
that, having dwelt so long on his bad qualities, I should
say something of his virtues. This I may well do, as the
record is a brief one. No day was too long for his un¬
tiring energy, and no cover too dense or tliomy for his
invincible courage. Although months of the "puzzle-
peg " failed to cure him of raking, he never failed to road
and retrieve a wounded bird, no matter how slightly
wing-tipped, But here the record must cease. Old Carlo
has Tong been gathered to his fathers; and although his
most partial friend dares not claim for him a seat in the
canine Heaven, for which his taste for music so well
fitted him, may it not be allowed one to hope, at least,
that he has worked his way up to the higher rounds of
purgatory, and has not for his sins been hopelessly con¬
signed to the inexorable vengeance of the gods below.

Savannah, Tmn. "WILL.

CANINE CHARACTERISTICS.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

From the close intimacy that has so long existed be¬
tween myself and Queen, our setter, I have had ample
opportunity to study her characteristics. From a puppy
she seemed to know* as well as the rest of us when the
Sabbath came. My husband was in the habit of taking
a stroll on this day, and always permitted her to accom¬
pany him. but never allowed her to follow him to his
place of business. When he left the house on week-day
mornings, she would not seem to notice it at all. But if
he tried to leave her, or started off in the direction of his
place of business without speaking to, or even looking at
her, on the Sabbath, she would follow him, all the same,
and could hardly be driven back.

A neighbor of ours had also a young setter — Bounce
by name— so like our Queen in general appearance, that,
at a little distance, it was difficult to distinguish one from
the other. These dogs were remarkably attached to each
other : thev would gambol together like kittens for hours,
and seeme'd to care no more for the society of other dogs
than if they were of a different species.

The first time my husband took Queen hunting, this
gentleman and his dog accompanied them. My husband
shot a prairie chicken (pinnated grouse). It was lying
near him on the ground, and Queen was jealously guard¬
ing it, when Bounce came up to give it an examination.
A fierce fight ensued, and after that these dogs would
not have anything to do with each other, and seldom met
without quarrelling.

She seems to have a very jealous disposition, w e had
owned her about three years, when our little Charles was
bom. She seemed to consider him as infringing on her
rights. If my husband held the baby on his knee it annoyed
her greatly ; she often climbed up and forced herself be¬
tween them, and tried to push him off. She disliked the
child very much, and when he was older she would not
allow him to play with, or come near her, but would get
up and run away, with an angry growl.

She has a great antipathy for small black dogs ; she
does not seem to dislike those of some other color half as
much. 1 used sometimes to take her with me when I
went out walking, and if a little black dog ran out to
bark at us, in spite of all I could do to prevent her, she
would gather it up, and shake it severely for its imperti¬
nence, while I would hasten on, for fear the owner might
come out and demand an explanation.

She always informs me when the master is coming
home— and the information is quite often very oppor¬
tune. As soon as she sees him coming she runs quickly
to me, and by many demonstrations of delight— such as
wagging her tail briskly, and frisking about— seems to
say : “ He’s coming ; I’m so glad ! ” Sometimes she is
quite a distance from the house when she sees him ; but
she never fails to run in and deliver the message. When
she is in the house, and the doors and window's are closed
so that site cannot see him coming, she knows his foot¬
step, and will not bark ; but if a stranger approaches the
gate at such a time, her noise is almost deafening.

A relative with whom I resided some two years, while
attending school, had a handsome, silky, black and white
shepherd dog of unusual intelligence. This dog was al¬
ways very much affected by music — vocal especally.
There were two or three Sabbath school songs that always
set him howling. The one entitled “Nearer to Thee”
affected him the most. No matter who sung it, he never
failed to howl pathetically, from the commencement to
the close. It amused the children greatly, who thought
he was trying to sing. He often followed them to the
singing school, and “brought down the house ” by Com¬
ing out behind all the rest at the end of a tune.

An acquaintance of mine has a dog, that will, if chas¬
tized ever so lightly, ran away from home, and be gone
for days, and, sometimes, a week at a time, the family
knowing nothing of hiB whereabouts ; he will then return
in a very forlorn condition. Lena.

Maternal Instinct.— Just how many thousands of
birds and beasts find their way into the circle of news¬
paper fame in the course of a year it were a difficult task
to compute. The latest candidate for such notoriety is
the Brahma hen of Mr. M. E. Filliter, of Belleville, Ont.
This plucky fowlbeing deterred from sitting, transferred

her affections to four hound pups which had lately come
into this world of strange happeniugs. The lien drove
their mother away after a hard fight, and sheltered the
dogs beneath her wings. Strange to say the unnatural
affection of the hen was returned by the puppies, which
seemed to prefer her society to that of their mother. Be¬
ing deprived of their natural nourishment one of the pups
died, ami the others were returned to their parent, but the
hen had to lie looked up in order to prevent her breaking
in again on tbo interesting family circle. And a later
number of the Belleville Intelligencer reports an escape
for Biddy, another defeat of the mother hound, and an¬
other puppy killed by kindness. The hen went to the
block.

A Doo with a Scent for Money.— A Virginia paper
tells this story of Mr. David S. Forney’s dog : “ Mr. For¬
ney took his dog into the house (this was not at home—
therefore not a trick,) and gave us his pocket-book, with
instructions to carry it a distance to the field, and place
it somewhere on the fence, in a direction that the wind
would blow from it to the house. We did so, and re¬
turned. Mr. Forney came out with hiB dog, sat down,
and said nothing, nor did he speak to the dog. Presently
the dog pricked up his ears, and commenced to sniff the
air, started off in a direct line to where the pocket-book
was, passed it a few feet, came back, reared upon the
fence, got it, came to its master, and laid it in his hand.
We took a number of hats.to the outer edge of the lot ;
these he brought in, selecting his master’s first.”

Mohawk Valley Notes. — Amsterdam, N. Y. Oct.
30th. — There has of late been a growing interest through
this section in breeding a finer strain of dogs than has
been shot over by our local sportsmen ; though several
quite fine setters are owned here, not until lately has a
true interest been taken in the pointer, of which, I pre¬
sume, as fine a specimen (Ferguson’s lemon and white
bitch, pure blood,) as exists in the county, is owned here.
She was lined yesterday by Mr. Lewis’s lemon and white
dog, of Syracuse, and if success attends the effort, as fine
a strain of pointers as the county ever saw may be ex¬
pected, and will be found in the Mohawk Valley. The
weather is becoming gradually colder, and before many
days our woodcock shooting will have an end.

J. H. S.

If our correspondent had given us the names of the dog
and hitch alluded to, it would have added to the value of
the information. ^

— A hunter with a dog and gun was roving over the
farm of Mary Jane Pratt, of Iroquois County, Ill., and
she ordered him off the premises. " Oh, you ain’t in any
danger ; I ain’t hunting old maids,” was his reply. Re¬
turning to the house, she brought out a gun, and blazing
away, killed the hunter’s dog. He threw up his hands
and yelled, “Do you mean to murder me?” “Oh you
ain't in any danger, I ain’t hunting for fools,” she replied,
hut she brought the gun again to her shoulder. Her hus¬
band appeared and prevented further bloodshed,

—Dr. Rawlings Young, of Corinth, Mississippi, claims
the name, Rhoebe II, for black and white setter puppy six
months old, by Dasb HI out of Rhoebe ; bred by Harvard
Kennel Club, Cambridge, Mass. Also, the name of Nova
II, for red Irish setter bitch, fourteen months old, by
Bltxer (Elcho Erin) out of Easter (Rufus II-MoU H).

— Mr. Benj. H. Lee, of Neiv London, Conn., clainiB the
name of Neff for a red Irish setter pup, by Lincoln & Hel-
yar’s Arlington, out of Wenzel’s Doe, whelped Septem¬
ber 7th.

— The red Irish setter bitch, Peg Woffington, owned by
Mr. W. H. Bradley, of Chicago, Ill., has been bred to Dr,
Wm. Jarvis’s champion Elcho.

^xcItHng mid Routing,

HIG H WATER FOR THE WEEK.

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New York. Charleston.

YACHT DESIGN.

Editor Forest and Stream: —

Seeing so much in your valuable paper on yacht build¬
ing, with so many conflicting ideas and principles, I
thought I would put some things on paper in reference to
a subject which I have studied out and proved practically
through an experience of thirty years.

Most writers on this subject have one or two good
principles or ideas which they advocate, and were there
no other principles to operate against them they would
be all right. But there are many things brought into
operation which have to be considered in building a success¬
ful yacht ; hence the failure of most writers as well as
builders. One person has one particular principle upper¬
most in his mind, and a second has another, a third still
something else, and these hobbies they are apt to ran wild
on, to the exclusion of all others. But he who can under¬
stand the workings of all influences acting upon sailing
vessels when under way, and so properly combine the
elements of success, will be able to construct the most
satisfactory yacht.

Of course, some consideration should be taken of the
work any particular craft will be required to do, and the
principles best adapted to that work should be most
prominent in her construction. Now, I wish to notice
some things that several writers have said in your paper
from time to time, and to point out where they are right
and where they are wrong, in my opinion.

First, then, I will notice the small Corinthian cutter in
your number of Jan. 80th. In an article on that subject
you say the ordinary sloop yacht can lay claim to but one
advantage over the Corinthian, and that is in the matter

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787

of draft. There are other advantages which the ordinary
eloop yacht will have over such a boat as is drawn in the
paper referred to, which, to my mind, is of the greatest
importance, both in smooth water and in rough, The
main one is speed, which I have not seen taken into ac¬
count by any writer. A fast vessel ean be worked to wind¬
ward against a heavy sea better than a slower one, al¬
though the slower one may be a dryer sea-boat,

Undoubtedly the little Corinthian would he a very com¬
fortable little craft, as tipset her you could not — certainly
an excellent quality — and 6he would hare good accom¬
modations for so small a craft ; but I think her designer
claims too much for her. He says lie will have over six
feet standing room under skylight. According to the
drawing he will have but five feet under deck, with but
two feet of level floor to stand on. Then he must have
a deep skylight; and how much better is that than a
“mansard ?” I think, too, she will draw more water, and be
less out of it, thau he claims for her. She will be well
out if she is six inches less.

But I am more interested as to speed and seagoing
qualities than anything else. It is evident that the de¬
signer thinks she will bo fast, which to me is pre¬
posterous. In practice, in this country, at least, such
vessels, or even a modification of them, have never been
known to be any match for the ordinary centreboard
boat; and the reasons are plain, if you look at the prin¬
ciples governing the action of the -water upon bodies pass¬
ing through it, as well as the action of bodies upon the
water. In the first place, then, no body or boat with a
great vertical curve in the bottom lines can be
made, to pass through the water easily. In these very
deep boats the bilge is a great distance below the deck,
and you have to cut both ends up to her deck, or nearly
so. In the drawing under consideration take the vertical
lino drawn through her, intersecting the lower part of
the bilge, and you have a line with much more curve
than the ordinary sloop-yacht. Tile “straight fore and
aft” theory is one extreme, and this is the other, but the
worse of the two. A medium will pass through the water
much easier than either.

I object also to the lower part of her frames being
made concave, especially forward. The water must pass
from the bottom of her keel upward toward the surface
as the boat passes along. Such a shaped frame the water
cannot pass over easily. Aft they must be somewhat
concave, in order to give the right shape to the water-
lines, the water operating differently on the boat apt from
what it does forward. This concave bottom also creates
a suction in the hollow, which also is detrimental to
speed.

I object also to a raking stern-post. Tbo rudder cannot
act on a fair principle, but when turned, tends to draw the
stem of the boat downward if she is moving through the
water, and the greater the speed the more it pulls down.
Then, again, the great draft of these boats is against
speed. It is a well known fact that any body will pass
through the water much easier near the surface than at
a greater depth. The water, of course, has to bo displaced
as the vessel moves forward. On the surface she dis-

E laces but just the water equal to her own immersed bulk,
lit as you go down deeper slie has not only to displace
water equal to her own immersed bulk, but alBO all the
water between that and the surface has to be moved. Tbo
power required to move the water but a few inches at the
keel of these deep boats will move it many feet at the
surface. Engineers are well acquainted with this prin¬
ciple. In blasting rocks under water, by simply placing
cans of explosives on the rock and exploding them, the
weight of water above offers such powerful resistance
that the rock is shattered before the water can be moved.
But no such result can be obtained near the surface. The
principles in operation here are the same as in a moving
vessel.

There is still another obstacle to speed in deep boats.
Mr. A. C. Smith, in one of his lectures before the Sea-
wanhaka Yacht Club, says, in substance, that it is not
the boat that takes the most hold of water that necessarily
does the best work in going to windward ; but the object
should be to get the best results with the least hold of the
water, as the friction of the water does much to retard her
progress. The less surfaoe you get, the less friction. This
is true, and he might have added that this unnecessary
hold of the water requires power to force it through ;
hence motion is retarded on that account. It is also
found by experience that you can have too much hold of
the water, as well as not enough. Often it is found that
a boat does better with a part of her board than she doe6
with all of it down. With a centerboard this can be re¬
gulated, but with a keel you have to drag it all whether
you need it or not. Narrowing the boat will not help her ;
she would have less power and would require more bal¬
last, when she would only settle deeper in the water, and
require as much or more power to force her through. So
much as to speed.

Now as to sea-going qualities, I think the little Corin-
thian is not a fair type of the English cutter or of some
of their imitations here. I think she is wider, with not
so much deadrise as they have, and higher out of water,
consequently will make a better sea boat. People may
and do differ as to what qualities constitute a good sea
boat. Now if going through the sea instead of over it
constitutes the best kind of a sea boat, then the English
cutters and the imitations here are the best, but not for
me. It is a notorious fact that these deep, uarrow boats
do not lift readily in a sea way ; they go through the
waves, not over them, the crew having to hold on to
prevent being washed overboard, while at the same time
a wider and more buoyant boat will be comparatively
dry. For this there are several causes. In order to be
understood as to the principle 1 wish to illustrate, I will
take an extreme example. Take a piece of plank eight
or ten inches wide, two inches thick, and two feet long :
cut one edge thin and sharpen the ends. Now set it up
edgewise in the water and it will represent your deep,
narrow boat; again, lay it on the Bide and it will repre¬
sent your wide and flat boat. Now place some weight
suddenly on the board up edgewise, and see how quickly
it will go down. Put the same weight on the same board
lying flat on the water and observe how slow it moves
downward, thereby showing a greater resistance than
when in an upright position. Just so with the boats. A
wave rises suddenly under the bow equivalent to placing
weight on top. One is so narrow' ana sharp that the wa¬
ter cannot take hold of here to lift her readily, hence it
- rises up and over her before she can lift so as to keep
' above it. The other type being broader and flatter, the

water as it rises takes more hold of her and carries her
up with it, so keeping her above it. Hence she is a dryer
boat. And this is not all. Your deep, narrow boats of
course will not upset. But the Bame natural laws or prin¬
ciples that keep her from upsetting also prevent her from
rising quickly in a seaway. The principle, as is well
known, is one of leverage. You have your ballast way
down in her keel. The surface of the waiter is the ful¬
crum, the mast the lever. Now, if the boat heels that
lead must be swung upward and to windward, or the
boat mnst be thrown over and to leeward. Just so when
she rises forward on a wave ; the ballast must be swung
forward and upward, or the boat must be thrown back-
vard and her stern downward. It is like swinging a
heavy weight at the end of a long stick. Her movements
in rising and falling forward must necessarily be slow on
that account, while with the flatter and shoaler boat,
whicii has her ballast inside of her, it is hut a matter of
lifting the ballast up and down, and the boat will readily
adapt herself to the conformation of the surface of the
water. Hence the water has less opportunity to get on
her deck. Still another factor is in operation hero in
favor of the wider boat being a dryer one, particularly
when the boat is moving quickly through the water, for
the greater the speed the more powerfully it operates. I
allude to the flaring bow. Deep, narrow boats cannot
have the flare on the liarpins that a wider and flatter
boat may have. Years ago “South Side” boats were
built very full forward. As most of them were cat-rigged
it was thought they must have buoyancy forward to keep
them from running under, but it was found that a sharper
boat with a flare would run her bow out of water when
the full boat would “pitch pole.” So with yachts in
being driven through a heavy sea. With a flare there is
a constant tendency to run her bow' out of water, but
with no flare the reverse is the case. Now as to the
amount of ballast a boat should carry, Mr. A, C. Smith
makes some comparisons favoring light ballast. Among
the rest he says the Mohawk beat the Dauntless in a
heavy sea, though of inferior model, and with but forty
tons of ballast, while her competitor has much more. I
think he is mistaken as to the result while going to wind¬
ward hut correct as to going before the wind. The rea¬
sons for this are very plain. In the first place the Mo¬
hawk is much the larger boat, and then sne has the ad¬
vantage of being a centre-board boat, and so ought to
have, beaten the Duntless any way. Her light ballast
was in her favor going before the wind. But I cannot
agree with Mr. Smith as to light ballast being the best
in going to windward in a seaway. My experience
proves to me that any boat needs a heavy amount of bal¬
last to work to windward well, particularly in a heavy
sea, because the resistance of the water to the boat’s pas¬
sage through it is very unequal at times. Every sea that
strikes her “ kills” her headway in a measure ; but if she
is ballasted heavily it acts like a balance wheel to ma¬
chinery in keeping up a steady motion. It should be
placed as near midships as possible, leaving the ends free
to rise and fall, as on a pivot, and the boat will be lively
in a seaway. Something should be said also as to rig, as
that has much to do with a vessel being a good sea boat
or not. It may be taken for granted that all the deep,
narrow yachts being built for heavy weather are also
rigged for that purpose, while the greater part of the cen¬
tre-board yachts being built more for speed are also rigged
for that purpose. Hence they have too long spars and
too much sail for heavy weather. Rig them for it, and
ballast them properly, and I think they will make as good
sea boats as the other type. But I think a medium be¬
tween the two will make a better boat than either of the
others in any weather.

To illustrate what I have said, I will make some com¬
parisons of the performances of several yachts. Take the
sloop yacht Arrow. She is an embodiment as far as could
be done consistently with the work she was required to do,
of all the principles advocated above. Look at some of
her performances in company with other yachts. Take
the regatta of the New York Yacht Club m June, 1876.
Surely the water was lumpy enough on that occasion for
any amateur or old salt either. Her competitors were the
Vindex, Grade, and Acidic, The Vindex and Addic. are
about tile size of the Arrow, but the Grade is much larger.
They all started several minutes ahead of the Arrow, but
she passed them all before reaching the Southwest Spit.
The Grade and Addie got but a little way outside of the
Hook, and were obliged to return ; the Vindex followed
on, she being one of the deep, narrow, sea-going boats, and
a keel boat, and rigged for heavy weather. The Arrow is
not rigged for heavy weather, being required for fast sail¬
ing, chiefly ; she has heavy spars and large sails. But
with this disadvantage she beat the Vindex nearly fifteen
minutes, taking but little water on deck and none in her
cockpit, while the sea swept the deck of the Vindex from
end to end, and the man at the wheel was leg deep in
water all the way from the Hook to the lightship.
Again, look at her performances with the rest of the fleet.
Fourteen yachts started ahead of her ; the time they star¬
ted ahead ranging from twelve minutes down, yet she was
the first round the Spit, third round the lightship, and
fourth home. It could not be expected that she would
sail with the large schooners in such a wind and sea, It
was free wind nearly all the way out and all the way back,
yet but two schooners beat her out and but three home.
These were the Idler, Palmer, and Wanderer. Others of
the best schooners of the fleet were in this same regatta,
as the Madelene, Tidal Wave, Rambler, Alarm, Restless ,
Estelle, Comet, but they all came in behind the Arrow.
She has sailed seven races since then, fully sustaining her
reputation as in this one, coming in first boat in all of
them hut one, and that was a Corinthian race, which
means she was sailed by a crew who knew nothing about
the business, but only one schooner, the Estelle, beat her
even then. The following extract is from the New York
World of June 9th, 1876, in an account of the regatta
spoken of above. “ The third yacht to round ” (thelight-
sbip) “ was the sloop yacht Arrow, a most wonderful ves¬
sel, and easily the fastest sloop in this country. Fora ves¬
sel so disproportionate in size, to have hung on to a yacht
like Palmer in such weather as that cf yesterday, is some¬
thing that has never been done before hi the history of
yachting here.” The Wayicard is another of the same
type, though smaller, and she has done equally as well.
1’he Addie V. was another, before being altered, winning
the Bennet Cup without allowance of time over five of
the largest and fastest Bloops at that day, one of them be¬
ing the Grade, as first built, and the Addie V. was the
smallest of the six. Still farther back we have the Man-

ersing, another of the same type, which several times beat
the famous Julia, although more than twenty feet shorter.
But the Arrow and the Wayward are the latest improve¬
ments of the type. One of your correspondents says a
good model for a small yacht is not “ worth shucks” for
a large one. True enough, but why ? Because in order
to get sail enough on a large yacht to make her go, if of
the same proportions as a small one, her spars would have,
to be so long, and reach bo far overboard that it would be
difficult handling them. But the main reason is, that a
large yacht, to be a good sailer, must go through the water
much faster than a smaller craft ; consequently she must
be much sharper and narrower or she will pile the water
up forward so she would not go.

(To be continued.)

Hoosick Falls, Oct. 27th.— Editor Forest and Stream ■
— Being a constant reader of your valuable paper, and
seeing an article called the “ Hanlan and Courtney Race,”
in which Mr. Hanlan receives all credit as being’the best
sculler in the world, and Courtney no word of praise, I
for one, will say I do not see why a man, or even his own
backers — whoever they may be, or of what stamp— would
be so corrupt and mean as to cut their own sculler’s boat
when he had nothing to lose and something to win, as
he was to get $2,000 if he lost, and $6,000 if he won. It
looks to me as if the boats were cut by the other party.
Courtney gave Hanlan a postponement ': why not extend
the same courtesy to Courtney until he might get another
boat? Mr. Courtney may be in bad company, but I think
they tried to buy him off, and, failing in so doing,
watched their opportunity and destroyed his boats. He is
the best man who has ever pulled a race with Hanlan, and
Hanlan, being champion, wanted to win, and found money
had no temptation, as Courtney was going to row for ail
he was worth. I cannot see how Hanlan won any money,
as it was given in this way : ($6,000) Six thousand dollars
prize, providing there was a race ; and, if Courtney would
low him, even though defeated, he should receive $2,000.
Please tell me how Hanlan won? There was no race.
How was he entitled to any money? C. H. V.

Hanlan won in consequence of the generally accepted
rule among Bportsmen : “ Play or pay,” Courtney has re¬
fused to accept tho articles recently forwarded him by
Hanlan, because they contained a clause to the same ef¬
fect. If “ Play or pay ” is fair for One, it is for the other.
Tile fact is, Courtney has no wish to meet Hanlan ; or, at
least, his actions can only be interpreted in that way,

$nr£ and

THE FUR TRADE OF TO-DAY.

WHERE THE SKINS COME FROM AND THEIR COST— THE
FASHIONS AND PRICES FOR THE COMMINO SEASON.

THERE never was a time when furs were iu so great
a demand as now. Animal life of every kind, in
Europe, Asia, Africa and America, is slaughtered in in¬
creasing proportion for the hides alone. For this pur¬
pose thousands of hunters and trappers are employed,
and great companies have established themselves and
distributed their agents. The Hudson’s Bay Company in
North America has its posts strung all the way through
the Canadas from Nova Scotia on the Atlantic to British
Columbia on the Pacific coast. At these posts it collects
immense numbers of the skins of bears, wolves, foxes,
minks, otters lynxes, beavers, fishers and muskrats,
and those of martens (known as Hudson’s Bay sables),
and sends them to its headquarters in London. The Alaska
Commercial Company, chartered by the United States,
flays a hundred thousand seals a year and ships their
skins direct to London. The great firm of C. M. Lamp-
son & Co., London, receives from America furs similar
to tlio-o imported there by the Hudson’s Bay Company,
and also skins of the sea otter, the raccoon, the skunk
and the opossum from the United States, Other fur
companies with large capital are seated in various quar¬
ters of Europe. The yearly production of raw furs
throughout the world is worth from $18,000,000 to $22,-
000,000, and the whole amount of the fur trade, including
manufactured goods, is valued at about $100,000,000.

The great fur-marts in Europe are London, Leipsic,
and Nijni Novgorod. At these points semi-annual sales
(or fairs as they are termed) take place ; and here
the representatives of leading fur houses from all parts
of Europe and America meet to make their purchases
during the months of March, April and May. The fur
trade of Leipsic alone is estimated at $6,500,000 a year.
Sable and raccoon fur is the great staple in Russia ; red
fox in Turkey and the Oriental countries ; skunk in Po¬
land and adjacent provinces ; muskrat in Germany,
France and England.

New York is of course the principal fur-mart in this
country, and the main depot of the shipping trade. Here
are no organized companies. The business is carried on
by private firms of large means and long experience. The
business directory of the city gives the names of more
than a hundred and twenty furriers and fur merchants,
forty-three of whom (indicated by a *) are importers alia
wholesale dealers : —

M, Amon, 433 Broome. I H. Jentes & Brother. 397 Grand

M.M. Backus & Co., 768 Broad- George Kessel, 234 East Forty!

- 1 seventh.

Stephen Keatnnits, 400 Broome.
'Edward J. King & Sons, 126
Broome.

'George King & Sons. 83 Mercer.
Jacob H. Kirchboff. 194 Elm.
Louis Klein Imum, 367 Grand.
Julius lvnolsel, 53 Bleeekor.
Herman Kohn, 417 Broome.

John Konvalinka, 38 Maiden
bmp.

Leopold Lang, 143 Grand.

John B. Leciair, 550 West Fifty-
second.

J. Levy, 498 Broome.
tLowerre & Co., 496 Broadway.
'William Macnaughton,63 Cedar
Moritz Wahler, 849 Broadway.
Nicholas Marlnkovitz, 181 br'm.
Simon Mantner. 49 Crosby.

I 'Mantner & Schweitzer, 70
I Greene.

I 'Morris Mehcry, 199 Hroome.

| *B. Mishco, 438 Broome street.

way.

d'Helt & WmiUV^ AO* AlllttlAUHAUS.

Bernhardt Manuel, 249 Bowery.

'Bernhardt Si Brow, 18 Wooster.

Herman F. Binseii, 664 Eighth

avenue.

'F. Boos & Brother, 449 Broad¬
way and 29 Mercer.

*1 & A. Boskowitz, 165 Mercer.

Edward C.Boughton,33 Howard.

Adolph Bowsky, 320 East Filly-
first.

James Brand, 85 Beekman.

Hieronimns Breisaeher, 40 How¬
ard.

*C. E. & L. Bresler, 431 Broome.

'Isaac I). Brodek, 38 West Broad¬
way.

'Brodlo Brothers, 44) Maiden
lane.

Philip Brody, 29 Greene.

Sylvester Brush & Son, 68
Green

&US, Oimiotti, 37 BJeecker.

788

FOREST AND STREAM

•Julius BreWusky, 125 Grand.

*.l. 8. Cohen & Co.. 63 Greene.

Moritz Cohn, 406 Broome.

SimonCohn, 330 East Fifty-sixth _ I _ _

Conrad Crasser, 195 Third. I place.

•James A . Crosby, 23 Lispenard. , Michael Neiulerthal, 18 Wooster
' " ' . “ . " “ ' , *S. Sigtnuud Newmann. OS Cliff.

•Charles Milsehn. 484 Broadway
Adolph Molmir, 263 Eighth avo.
♦Nicholas I1'. Menlo, 33 Wooster
Ferdinand Madders, 21 Clinton

Andrew Duvis, 44Hest. . .

•O. & A. Deooiuemi & Co.. 70
Mercer.

Julius Dobtnski, 237 West
Thirty-seventh.

Samuel llowding, 85 Fourth av.

Hugo Elicrliardt, 158 First av*

August Erdmann, hi First.

•Wui. Ester. 51 Malden lane.

♦A. & It, Ettinger, 181 Broome.

•John H. Eu rich, 43 Maiden 1.

Frederick Frankenburg, 311 E.

Tenth.

Isaiah Frnnkforcl, 279 Grand.

♦Jucob Freirich. 119 Morcer.

Isaac Fisher, 118 Lewis.

Lonis Fisher, 21111 Third.

John W. Gay, 522 Broadway.

John I). Giltigan, 266 Hleecker. _ _ _ _ „

Sigmond Goge & Co., 603 Broad- ‘Sanderson
way. Broome .

David Greenileld, 07 Greene. Christian Schmitz, 112 W.
Edward Gross, 83 Spring. Fortieth.

•Moritz Gross, 130 Broome. Simon Sehwcrsenski, 42 Crosby.
Julius Gumpel, 317 Eight ave. A. Sharp, »B Reade.

C. G. Gunther & Co.. 19 Union ♦Henry SeUle, 88 Prince.

square. Henry M. Silverman, 554 Broad-

C. G. Gunther s Sons, 184 Fifth wuv.

re. data 502 arul 1504 Broadway) .lacoli Simmons, 490 Broome.

♦Newmann Brothers, 184 South
Fifth avenue.

♦Nichols, Hurtnett & Co., 477
Broadway and 50 Morcer.
Edmund Nollaln A Co., 51 Mor-

I *Oberndorfer, Chomidlin & Co.,
100 South Fifth avenue,
j Pembor & Frouty, 329 West
I Broadway.

♦.leiv. i'opovlts, 103 Prince.
•Isaac Posner, 20 Mercer.

•J. B. Rcboul, 33 Howard.

Louis Keiger, 151 Spring.
Frederick A. Kullioi. 417 Broome
John Rusvits, 75 Mercer.

L. Sachs & Brothers, 19(1 Grand.
" i. Samuels, 469 Broadway.

Burger, 458

Charles Hamel, 121 East Fif¬
teenth.

♦Harper, Hollingsworths& Dar¬
by, 147 Spring'.

♦Harris & Diarnant, 138 Broome.

Harris & Itnssak, 497 Broadway
and 326 Grand.

Martin Hanan, 83 Grand.

Charles Hauptner, 480 Fourth
avenue.

•Chas. A. Herpicb and Co., 93
Mercer.

Morris H'ertSiborg,U30 Essex.

♦Herzig Brothers, 55 Mercer.

Henry J. Houser, 220 Clirygtie.

Selfgmau Hlrseli, 220 Seventh.

•Hitchcock, Dcrmody & Co.. 91
Mercer.

Peter Hoffman, 534 Broad way.

Otto Simonson, 250 Grand.

F. A. Steimer, 41 Maiden lane,

*S. Sworsenski, 3 Wooster.

F. R. Tnvlor, 147 Mercer.

Wm. Thomas, 432 Broome.

♦Geo. C. TreadweU & Co., 500
Broadway,

R. Uhleniann, 198 Spring.

M. Wannagnt, 85 South Fifth ay

A. H. Ward, 62 Greene.

P. Weiuberg, 481 Broadway and
340 Bowery. •

L. Wenders, 244 Spring.

*.T. Werltloss. 431 Broome.

W. A. & A. 51. White, (S3 Broad¬
way.

L. Zcuhiel, 638 Broadway.

W. T. Zugalla & Co., 500 Broad¬
way.

Of the skins used in America the greatest number are
from American animals, though the seal skins from
Alaska, like those which are taken at Shetland, at the
Cape of Good Hope, at Cape Horn, and at Lobos Island,
near Montevideo, go first to England to be dyed. There
are American dyers of seal-skins, who drive a large and
flourishing trade ; but they have never been aide to dye
these skins us well as the London dyers do,

The skins of sea-otters, brook otters and beavers are dyed
as well hc-re as abroad ; but most of the dyers are English
or Irish. As for dressing skins of all kinds, that is admira¬
bly done ill New York ; indeed it is skilfully done by the
Indians of the plains and the northwestern mountains.
The manufacture of furs into robes and garments is no¬
where so well accomplished as in New York, although in
this task, again, foreign workmen and women are exten¬
sively employed. The testimony of the proprietors of
large establishments is that Frenchmen and Germans
make the best furriers. American cutters, they say,
‘'haven't the knack of matching and workmanship."

The most splendid and costly furs are Russian sable,
sea-otter and black and silver fox. The Russian sable is
the finest of all the martens, and, since it is not very
prolific, its skins are costly. The best and darkest are ob¬
tained in Yakootsk, ICarntsehatka, and Russian Lapland.
The fur varies from a rich brown to a deep jet-black, with
points of hair tipped with white. This constitutes its pe¬
culiar beauty, hut it lias also the peculiarity of being fixed
in the skin, so that it will turn with equal freedom in all
directions, and lie smoothly wherever pressed. The best
sables are alVnost monopolized by tho imperial family
and nobility of Russia, and only a few find their way into
other countries. Some, privately procured in Siberia by
Jewish traders, are brought annually to the Leipsic fail'.
A muff of “crown Russian sable” is now worth in New
York from $ 1,100 down to $300. Sets (by which is meant a
muff and boa) of sables not of the very highest quality
cost $500 to $550. Sets of sea-otter are valued at $150 to
$350, and sets of black and silver fox at $150 to $350. These
high-priced furs are bought only by the rich, and are not
generally fashionable.

The delicate and silken far of that little animal, the
chinchilla, which burrows in the valleys which intersect
the hilly slopes of the Andean region from Chilli to Peru,
is long, of a dear gray color upon the back, softening to
a grayish white beneath. It is used for muffs, tippets,
lining to cloaks and pelisses, and trimmings, and is most
becoming to young ladies and girls, A chinchilla muff
and boa cost from $50 to $60. Ermine has no longer a
considerable market here. For street wear it has been
entirely given up except for children. All mink furs taken
in the right season, are durable, but they quickly fade.
New York and Canada minks are the darkest, and best,
and sets of these which once were sold for $135 to $150,
can now be bought for $100. The fur of the skunk, de¬
scribed by the trade as the Alaska sable and suddenly
popularized a few years ago, is still in fashion. When it
was first introduced even its vile smell could not repulse
its admirers, and now that a process has been discovered
for completely deodorizing it, it will continue to sell be¬
cause of its glossy beauty and its cheapness. English-
dyed furs of the American lynx are equally liked. They
are black and handsome, but frail. A single season
will finish a set of them, which like a best set of Alaska
sable is cheap at $20 to $35.

Seal skin has been said to have lost its hold upon the
American market. Tins is not true. No other fur can
take its place for cloaks and coats and ladies’ jackets.
Even sea otter, which, dyed in London, is much hand¬
somer than seal for muffs and boas, is too cumbersome for
saeques. In fact seal skin is in great demand this fall for
sacques — in greater demand than ever for large and expen¬
sive ones. They are made large and longer, and in more
graceful shape than heretofore, and though most of them
are plain, some of them are splendidly trimmed with bands
of the fur of the black and silver fox, sea otter, brook ot¬
ter and beaver. They have become comparatively cheap.
The most beautiful sacques (though perhaps not the most
durable), made of “ pup Sketlands ” skins, sell for $300.
The best Alaska sacques bring $125 to $350. Seal sacques
American dyed can be bought for $80, $90 and $100
They look well for a time, but the largest New York
houses decline to invest in them because they will not
last. Seal sets of the first quality (muffs and tippets) are
offered by the Gunthers at $50 and $60. If ftp: ware¬

houses' were not already stocked with seal skins, these
prices would be raised in view of the. diminution of Hie
production. Tile ruthless murder of seals in Shetland has
almost depopulated their abodes, and the decimation of
seals, both young and old, which is going on in Alaska
must shortly arrest the propagation there. The numbers
of Heals which are found in other localities specified near
the commencement of this article are relatively small.

One of the most comfortable and luxurious uses to which
furs are put is the lining of warm winter Bilken wraps.

Quantities of furs are used for trimmings.

At any of the great fur-houses, and especially at the
houses of C. G. Gunther & Co., ID Union square, and C.
G. Gunther’s Sons, 184 Fifth avenue, one’s eye may look
upon a very embarrassment of riches in robes of fur.

Mink not Amphibious.— It was, indeed, a remarkable
statement of your correspondent, noted in last Forest
and Stream, that he had kept a mink under water for
ten consecutive hours without drowning it. There can
he no question hut that that mink was strictly amphibi¬
ous, but any old trapper will tell you that ten minutes is
more than most of ’em can stand. Our trappers say that
a mink caught in a box trap and held under water a few
minutes is about ready to skin. S. N. C.

Trapping in Pennsylvania.— Dugdale, Chester Co.,
Oct. HOth. — Trapping has about begun in this vicinity for
skunks, and bids fair to exceed last season’s catch, though
,1 think that priceB will not reach last year’s figures.

_ Smeddy.

§ntiomtl jUnsUmes,

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

Departure of the Foreign Teams, Etc.— Richard
Daft and his team of English professional cricketers sailed
for home in the City of Richmond, of the, Inman Line, on
Saturday afternoon, Oct. 35th. The Gentlemen of Ireland
team and a large number of their friends also sailed for
home fr om this port on Oct. 29th in the Cunard Line’s
Bteamer Scythia. It is reported in Philadelphia that Al¬
fred Shaw, the great Nottinghamshire bowler, lias been
engaged by the Chestnut Hill Club for the season of ’81.
Capt. Daft has engaged to send out new professionals for
several of the Philadelphia and New York organizations.

G. Lane, professional of the Staten Island Cricket Club,
sailed in the Celtic, of the White Star Line, on Oct. 30th.

Daft’s English Tf.am vs. Merion Twenty-two.— The
gentlemen of the Merion Club, of Ardmore, Pa., were not
fortunate in regard to weather in their two-day match
against the English cricketers on Oct. 21st and 22d. The
game began in threatening weather and ended in quite
a heavy rain storm on the second day ; this interruption
caused the match to he a draw, although it was virtually
a one-inning victory for the foreigners. The continued
drought had made the wicket, which is usually a good
one, very fiery and humpy. In spite of this, however,
Eph. Lockwood made a most brilliant essay at the bat,
which contributed the fine score of 88, while he saw out
no less than seven of his compatriots. The bowling of
Braithwaite, the home club's professional, Is said to have
been excellent ; it was effective, as is shown by the howl¬
ing analysis. Shaw, the Nottingham bowler, again per¬
formed wonderfully, particularly in the second inning,
and three of the home club contributed double figures.
Stroud, 16; Fox, 10 and 13; and R. Williams, 10. An¬
nexed is the full score : —

DAFT'S ENGLISH TEAM.

Clsoroft, c. R. Williams, b. Braithwaite . . 4

Lockwood, b. Braithwaite . . 88

Selby, e. Sayres, b. Braithwaite . o

Shrewsbury, e. Wain, b. Braithwaite . . . 3

Daft, o. Braithwaite, b. Law . 5

Barnes, b. Braithwaite . 23

Bates, e. Law, b. Braithwaite, . g

Emmett, c. C. Haines, b. Braithwaite . ]2

Shaw, c. Fox, b. Braithwaite . 6

Pinrier, not out . g

Moriey, b. Law . %

Byes . 5

Total . 162

HUNS AT THE FALL OF EACH WICKET.

Firstinning . 8 14 34 53 109 133 145 155 160 162

MERTON TWENTY-TWO.

First Inning. Second Inning.

C. E. Haines, 0. Bates, b. Shaw 0 not out . 9

H. Sayres, st. Pinder, b. Shaw 1 e. and b. Bates . 9

L. Haines, b. Moriey . 0 0. and b. Bates,. , . 0

R.Williams, c. Barnes, b. Mar-,

Jey . 10 0. Pinder, b. Show . . 4

Hoffman, b. Moriey . 0 thrown out by Barnes . 0

Law, e. Oseroft, b. Shaw . 5 c. Shaw, b. Bates . 6

C. Morris, c. substitute b. Mor¬
iey... . 2

G- Ashbridge, run out . 0 b. Shaw . 2

Braithwaite, e. and b. Moriey .1 b. Shaw . 0

Evans, e. Pinder, b. Shaw . 1

Thayer, run out . 7 b. Shaw . . 3

Stroud, b. Bates — . 16 b. Shaw . 0

Fox,b. Bates. . . . 10 c. Shrewsbury, b. Shaw _ 13

M. Bailey, b. Bates . . 0

Wain, b. Shaw . 1

G. PbjUer, run out . . 1 not out . 3

\v. PbiJier, b. Bates . * 0

Watts, not out . . 4 b. Shaw . l

C. Williams, b. Shaw . 1 e. Oseroft, b. Shaw . 0

Montgomery, 0. Shrewsbury,
b. Bates . 0

Thouron, b. Bates . 0 b. Shaw . 1

Lowry, e. Lockwood, b. Bates 0

Byes, 1; leg-byes, 6 . 7 Byes.. . 5

Total . 67 Total . 55

RUNS AT THE FALL OF EACH WICKET.

First inning. . . .0 0 2 7 18 21 23 23 25 25 46 50 59 60 62 62 64 65 65 87
Second inning.. 0 011 5 13 13 13 35 37 42 42 55
ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

MERION.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Braithwaite . 48-1 32 83 8

Law . 33-3 7 S3 3

FOX . 12 3 26 0

Lowry . . 7 0 15 0

1 ENGLAND.

First Inning.

Shaw . . . 34 22 22 6

Mbriey . ,.. . . . 19 8 22 5

Bates . . . 13-2 7 16 7

Second Inning*

Shaw . . . . 32 29 18 9

Bates . . 31 '21 33 3

PROVIDENCE.

T. R. lB.PO.AJS.
G. Wright, 3d b.. 4 12 2 1 0

Hioes, c. f . 4 3 0 0 0 0

Gross, e . 4 1 1 11 3 0

McClellan, r. f — 3 1 0 0 0 1

Farrel, 2d b . 3 3 0 5 1 1

O'Rouke. 1st b. . .3 2 0 U 0 1

S. Wright, s. S...3 2 1 1 8 0

Mathews, p . 3 2 2 0 2 0

Cramer, 1. f . 3 1 0 0 1 1

Daft’s English Cricketers at Base-ball.— On Oct.
16th, the day following the cricket-base-ball match, Daft’s
team played against the Providence nine at base-ball on
the Union Grounds with the following result : —

T. R. 1B.PO.A.E.

♦Knowdell, 0 . 4 0 1 6 0 1

♦Sehenck, p . 4 0 0 0 0 1

Shrewsbury, r. s.4 0 1 1 2 2

Pinder, 2d b . 3 0 0 1 1 4

Moriey, s.s . 3 0 0 0 0 2

Emmett, lb . 3 0 0 4 1 1

Ulyett, 1. 1 . .3 1 0 2 1 1

Bates, c. f . 3 0 0 0 0 0

Barnes, r. 3 0 10 10

Selby, 3d b . 3 0 0 1 0 4

Totals . 33 1 3 14 6 10 Totals . 30 15 6 30 16 .

Cricketers.... 0 0 0 1 0 0- 1 Ball players .. 1 3 6 0 5 —15
First Base on Errors— Daft, 4 ; Providence, 10.

LTmpire— Pike, of the Albany Club.

♦Pitcher and catcher of the Poughkeepsie nine.

Gentlemen of Ireland Twelve vs. Toronto Asso¬
ciation Fifteen. — The ninth match of the Irish team
series and the first one in their Canadian tour was played
on Oct, 10th and 11th at Toronto, the visitors winning by
an inning and 85 runs. The following is the full score : —

TWELVE IRISH GENTLEMEN.

W. Hone, b. Wright . 0

11. A. Miller, b. Wright . 5

Sir J, Coltburet, vun out . 29

W. Hone, jr., run out.. . . . 2

D. W. Trotter, b. Wright . 3

G. Casey, c. Kay, b. Clurke . 30

G. Hone, e. Garrett, b. Wright . 12

W. Hone, sr., c. substitute b. Wright . 20

J. H. Nunn, b. Wright . 1

J. Hone, c. Clarke, b. Belmn . 11

H. Hamilton, run out . 16

A. Exham, not out . . 23

Byes, 1 ; leg-byes, 2; wides, 4 . 7

Total . 150

TORONTO ASSOCIATION FIFTEEN.

First Inning . Second Inning.

Ray, b. Exham . . 0 b. Exham . . . , . 13

Adams! 1. b. w., b. Hamilton.. 5 b. Casey . 3

Snyder, e. Trotter, b. Exham. 0 b. Exham . 1

Garrett, L b. w., b. Hamilton. 0 b. Exbam . . . . 1

Armstrong, b. Exham . 8 b. Exham . 0

Strathy, b. Exham . 0 h. Casey..... . 1

Behan, b. Exham . 2 b. Hamilton . 3

Pickering, e. G. Hone, b. Ex¬
ham . 0 run out . 2

Campbell, b. Hamilton . 0 b. Exham . 0

Wright. b. Exham . . . 8 run out.. . . . 6

Dr. Clarice, b. Hamilton . 1 e. Coltlnirst, b. Casey . 4

J. Snyder, e. N. Hone, b. Ex¬
ham . 3 b. Exbam . 4

Hallworth, b. Exham . 0 b. Exham . 1

Clarke, not out . 0 not: out . 0

Shaw, not out . . 0 b. Exham . 0

Leg-byes, 3; byes, 6 . 3 Leg-byes, 5; byes, 1 . — 6

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

TORONTO.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.

Wright . 41 15 47 6

Snyder . . 24 14 21 0

Adams . 16 1 23 0

Behan . 11 3 24 1

Clarke . 9 3 16 1

Campbell . 10 1 21 0

IRISH GENTLEMEN.

First Inning.

Exham . 13 5 21 9

Hamilton . 12 8 5 4

Second Inning.

Exham . . . 18 5 24 8

Hamilton . 5 4 3 1

Casey . 12 7 12 3

St. George’s vs. Columbia College.— This match was
played on the St. George’s cricket ground, at Hoboken,
on Oct. 32d and 33d, and resulted in a drawn game, For
the home club Mr. E. H. Moeran contributed the high
score of 102, not out. The “century” contained five, 3s ;
twenty-five, 2s ; and thirty-seven singles. The following
is the score : —

ST. GEORGES.

First Inning. Second Inning.

C. W. Bance, b. Conover . 19 c. and b. Clarke . 17

E. H. Moeran, c. Hausling, b.

Conover . 10 notout . 102

Geo. Giles, jr., run out. . . 0 b. Morgan . 3

H. A. Holland, c. and b. Con¬
over . 4 b. Conover . 1

Geo. Giles, sr., not out . 11 c. Weaver, b. Conover . 1

T. C. Richardson, run out . 14 b. Clarke . 10

E. W. Sadler, b. Couover . 1 not out . 1

E. Herrick, b. Hausling . 3 it. Morgan . 7

J. Filiner, absent . 0 run oiit . 1

Byes, 2 ; leg-bye, 1 . 3 Byes, 2 ; leg-bye, 1 . -8

Total . 65 Total . 146

COLUMBIA COLLEGE.

G. Hyde-Clarke, b. Moeran . 7

J. C. Conover, c. Giles, sr., b. Sadler . 4

Morgan, b. Sadler . 1

DeForcst, b. Mooran . 2

Hausling, b. Moeran . 0

Barnes, not out . 1

Stevens, st. Holland, b. Sadler . 0

Octaviana, b. Moeran . 0

Weaver, b. Sadler . 1

Henry, b. Moeran . 5

Byes . 7

Total . 28

Wickets in the West.— On Sept. 7th the Occident
and Oakland clubs met after a long interval at Oakland,
Cal., with the following result : —

OCCIDENT.

G. Theobald, run out. . . 12

J. Mathieu, b. Johnson . 35

J. H. Sherrot, h. Johnson . 0

J . Sanderson, b. McDougall . . .27
T. A. Y. Brandon, b. O’Connor 2
J. M. Donahue, c. O’Connor, b.
McDougall . 6

D. T. Murphy, b. Johnson . 16

J. Lachlan, b. Johnson . .6

E. B. Deane, b. Johnson . 2

J. F. McGawley, b. Johnson.. 0

J, L. Beals, not out . 0

Extras . 28

OAKLAND.

A. McGrotty, b. Dean . 2

W. M. Johnson, st. Theobald,

b. Murphy . 2

A. J. Share, b. Deane . 0

J. S. Scott, b. Dean . 0

W. Powell, not out . ZS

W. J. McDougall, run out — 6

E. T. O'Connor, run out . 4

E. Blakeley, b. Deane . 1

J. Thompson, b. Deane . 0

J. H. Dyson, b. Deane . 0

L. Flint, run out . 1

Extras . - . 6

Total . . .115 Total . 44

New Grounds.— The Philadelphia Club, of Philadel¬
phia, has secured a spacious ground at the northwest
corner of Broad street and Fisher’s Lone. San Francisco
(Cal.) is to have a cricket ground. The Newark Club, of
Newark (N. J.), has leased a fine field situated at the
southern boundary of the city.

New Clubs in Ohio, — There are four clubs at Cleve¬
land, the Forest City. Rising Sun, Mechanic, and Excel¬
sior. Columbus has a club, and also' Amherst, Ashtabula
and Elyriq, each have one.

FOREST AND STREAM

789

St. George's (3d) vs. Orange.— A mixed team of mem¬
bers of tho Orange and Newark clubs proceeded to Hobo¬
ken, N. J., on Oct. Kith, and was fearfully beaten cm none
inning’s score by 163 runs by the home organization.
Score : —

ST. OKOROE’S.

Hyde-Clarke, b. Potter . 58

Giles. Jr., c. Flynu, l». Potter . 23

Sadler, b. norrlc . . 11

Holland, b. Potter . 3

Piliucr. c. substitute b. Potter . 0

T. C. Richardson, b. Potter . 48

De Forest, e. Klvnn, b. Potter . 10

G. E. Moore, c. (dills, Jr., b. Rothschild . 1

Grant, b, Potter . 4

Humes, c. and b. Potter . 9

Conover, not out . 14

Byes, S; leg-bye, 1 ; wides, 3 . . 12

Total . •■••IBt

ORANGE, N, J.

First Inning. Second inning.

dark, b. Clarice . T c. Conover, b. Sadlier . 6

Rothschild, run out . 6 b. Sndlier . . 1

Borrle, b. Sadlier . 7 b. Giles, Jr . 16

Conover, o. Giles, Jr., b. Sad¬
ler . 0 c. Barnes, b. Giles, ,iv. .. 2

Potter, run out . 0 c. Filmer, b. Giles, jr - 2

Ross, b. Clarke . . . 0 c. Conovor, b. Giles, jr . 7

Hardwick, run out. . 0 not out . . . .3

Payne, c. De Forest, b. Claike 0 not out . 1

Irving, b. Sadler. . . . 2 to bat . t)

Flynn, notout . . .... 1 b.SadUer . 2

Mills, jr., b. Sadler . 3 c. Hyde-Clarke, b. Giles, Jr... 2

Bye, 1 ; wide, 1 . 2 Wides . 1

Total . 31 Total .. . ....13

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

ORANGE.

Balls. Maidens. Buns, Wickets. TFtdes.

Borrie . J26 1 72 1 3

Potter, - - - -.188 0 95 8 0

Rothsohild . 21 0 15 1 0

ST. GEORGE'S.

First Inning.

Hyde-Clarke . 86 2 16 3 0

Sadlier . . .. 35 0 13 i 1

Giles, Jr . - 48 0 87 5 0

Second Inning.

Sadlier _ 36 0 14 3 0

Barnes . 6 0 1 0 1

New York vs. Columbia College. — Played on the St.
George's Cricket Club Grounds, at Hoboken, N. J., on
Oct. 15th, and resulted in favor of the New Yorkers.
The score will show that young George Giles, jr., again
contributed the good score of 53 : —

COLUMBIA COLLEGE.

Hyde-Clarke, ruu out . 0

Conover, b. Blancy . — 9

De Forest, b. Blaney . 0

Egan, b. Blaney . 4

Morgan, b. Cuddiby . St

Stevens, b. Blaucy . 8

Barnes, b. Blaney . 0

Rutherford, b. Blaney . 0

Woaver,b. Cuddiby . 11

Torrey. b. Blancy . 4

Lawson, not out . 0

Byes, 2; leg-byes, 3 ; wide, 1- 6

NEW VORK.

Blancy, b. Egan . 0

Cuddlhy, b. Egan . 12

Freed, run out . 4

G. Giles, jr., c. Hyde-Clarke, b.

Conovor . 52

W. Giles, 1. b. w„ b. Egan . 2

Caldwell, b. Egan . . 2

Allworth, o. Conover, b. Hyde-

Clarke, . 0

Jaekson, b. Hydo-darke. . 3

Baird, not out . 23

Day, not out . 2

Nolan, to bat . 0

Wides . . . • ■ 3

Total . 103 Total

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

NEW YORK.

Balls. Maidens. Buns. Wickets. Wides.

Cuddlhy.., . - .. . ... 49 2 18 2 1

Blaney . 54 2 87 7 —

COLUMBIA COLLEGE.

Hyde-Clarke . 06 0 35 8 1

Egan . 48 0 39 4 1

Conover. . . . . 30 1 14 1 1

Torry . ...12 0 4 0 0

ARCHERY.

A New Archery Contest. — We want a new combina¬
tion of the words “bow” and “beau,” “arrow” and
“narrow,” into a compound quadrilateral pun. We want
it so much that we are willing to pay for it. Our soul is
weary with much reading of weak efforts, Give us
something strong. Many a man can make a pun who
cannot draw a bow. Tins competition need not be con¬
fined to practical arobers. We cannot allow any shooting
at other targets than the one we have got up. No jokes
about William Tell count. Now draw your arrows to the
head.

— On the 11th of Oct. a match was shot between L. L.
Peddinghaus and C. G. Slack, of the Arden Archers, of
Marietta, Ohio, upon one side, and Will H. Thompson and
John A, Booe, of the Wabash Merry Bow-men, upon the
other side, the two members of the Arden Archers being
allowed to add 40 per cent. t,o the scores made by them.
The result proved that this per cent, was too great a
handicap for the two Merry Bowmen, and they were bad¬
ly beaten, though they shot splendidly. The two Ardens
made fine scores, as the details below show. Single York
Round •—

—60 Yds.-. .—80 'Yds.-, ,-100 Yds.-, — Total .

Hits. Points. Hits.Potnts. Hits. Points. Hits.Points.
W.H. Thompson. 23 127 39 177 36 158 98 462

John A. Booe . 19 89 23 97 18 66 60 2S£

, Total . - .

C-G. Slack . 17 73 87 93 18 84 62 250

L.L.Peddinghaus. 1!) 87 88 138 82 118 69

Total... . . . . 5»8

Add 40 per oent . . . .237

Total .

— On the 18th. of Oct. three members of the Wabash
Merry Bowmen shot 80 arrows each at 60 yards with the
following score : —

—1st 30 — i r — 2d 30 - .—3d 30— —Total

Hits. Points. Hits.Points. Hlts.Polnls. Hits.Points.
Theo. MoMechan. 82 92 19 93 25 111 66

51. Thompson .... 25 117 25 121 26 122 76

W. H. Thompson. 27 123 80 196 28 168 85

Total . 227 1.143

— In answer to the questions propounded by several cor¬
respondents, we can say that all the arrows used by Mr.
Will H. Thompson iu the series of experiments in flight
shooting, reported in our issue of Oct. 9th, were of the
Regulation length of twenty -eight inches. A longer ar¬
row would have given a trifle greater flight, but would
have endangered the bows used. It seems pretty well
_ settled that the range of an arrow is confined within 300
” yards.

—Match between Dean V. R. Manly, of the Toledo
Archers, and John Wilkinson, of the North Side Arch¬
ers, of Chicago, Oct. 18th, Double American Round : —

-4U Yds.-. -50 Yds.—. — Yds.-. . — Total — .
Hits. Points. Hits.Points. Htts.Points. Hits, Points.
Dean V R Manlv 29 165 38 152 24 102 81 419

Dean V.R. Manly go m 27 130 20 72 77 375

Totals . 59 329 55 291 44 174 158 794

John Willn'nan,, 80 176 28 144 23 89 81 409

John w idem sou. . ^ ]t, gj 78 3go

Totals . 60 348 56 888 43 103 159 799

This was certainly a very close match, and the shooting
was extremely fine for archers who began the use of the
bow this summer. The fifty yards’ scoring of each of the
archers would do credit to a veteran of three years’ prac¬
tice, When an archer of six months’ practice scores
above 400 points at the American Round in a match shoot
he is a competitor to be watched in the future. We
prophecy larger scores than these ere many mouths from
these archers.

Wabash Merry Bowbien.— Crawfordsvnlle, Oct. 3 1th.
— Two members of the Wabash Merry Bowmen last week
shot the Double York Round with tho following result : —

.-100 Yds.—, ,-80 Yds— .-60 Yds— —Total-.
Hits.Points. Hila.Points. ITits.Points. Hits. P’ts.

51. Thompson . 54 288 52 192 40 210 146 690

W.H. Thompson.. 87 311 71 303 44 232 202 846

Oct. 37 tli. — Twenty-four arrows at 60 yards : —

W. H. Thompson . 22 118 | 51rs.JohnI.ee . 19 81

Maurice Thompson. .. . 81 1011

Several members of the club are getting ready for a
winter campaign against the rabbits, vast numbers of
which abound in the vicinity of Crawfordsville. There is
no finer sport than hunting rabbits with the long bow,

— The North Side Archery Club, of Chicago, challenged
the Brooklyn Archers for a match at the American Round,
the North Side Archers to shoot three men against four
of the Brooklyns. The result was a disastrous defeat of
the challengers, the Brooklyns walking away with the
fine pheasant wood bow kindly offered as a prize by Mr,.
E. I. Horsman, of New York. We append the score

BROOKLYN ARCHERS.

,-40 Yds— -50 Fits.— —60 Yds,-. .--Total—.
HUs.PoMs. Hits.Points. Hits.Potnts. Hits.Poiuts.

Capt.Hoyl . 86 122 10 76 15 69 57 267

E.A. Stoutenb’gh 24 134 111 71 7 33 50 828

Major Constable. 30 102 17 61 11 51 48 214

J. G. Johnson.. .. 28 10-1 20 76 11 29 59 809

Totals . . 214 918

NORTH SIDE ARCHERS.

John Wilkinson.. 28 150 87 145 20 90 75 385

G. D. Conklin . . . 22 100 13 59 13 45 48 204

D.F. Wilkinson,, 23 113 16 64 10 38 49 805

Totals . . . . 172 791

Real Estate in the West.— The Denver Land Co,
offer in another column alternate lots in their addition.
These alternate lots are in fact given away, though a nom¬
inal charge of one dollar is made for the "deed. The Com¬
pany limit the number purchasable at this price to five
lots. Many of the large cities of the West have been
started in a similar manner, and those who secured lots
then, find themselves now in possession of valuable prop¬
erty. The opportunity does not often present itself of
making an investment in Real Estate at such prices. The
reliability of the Company and their title to the property
being well established, therecould be no risk, with a fine
prospect for a rapid increase in value. Denver has had
such a wonderfully rapid growth, it is probable that the
land offered will be speedily taken up. — [Ado.

— Dr. T. Felix Gouroud’s Oriental Cream, or Magical
Beautifier, advertised in another column, is a matter of
deep interest to all who would have their skin free from
the baneful influence of the elements or free from tan,
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a soft pearly whiteness and leaving the complexion clear
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It is recommended because its properties have been
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Four Months in a Sneak Box. By Nathaniel H.

Bishop. Boston ; Lee & Shepard. 1879. Price, $3.50.

Mr. Bishop, who is the author of “A Thousand Miles’ Walk
Across South America” and “Voyage ol the Paper Canoe,” seems
to have a penchant for starting- out alone on novel expeditions.
He is one of the sort of men who made the sixteenth century
era of discovery. Had our friend lived in those shining days of
adventure bis name would have come down to us with those of
Drake and Frobisher and Raleigh and Hawkins. But in that
ease we should not have had these admirable books of advon-
turo.

Our readers inay remember the author’s first voyage in a paper
oanoe from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, in the winter of 1874-
75. The adventurer then followed the inland waters of the
Atlantic coast. In his last voyage he procured a Barn egat sneak-
box, astannoh little craft twelve feet long, and rowed down the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, 2,600 miles, to the Gulf of Mexico and
the mouth of the Suwanee River.

We need not say that in recounting his adventures Mr. Bishop
has made an entertaining volume, full of incident, humor and
information. The book is well illustrated and is further sup¬
plied with charts especially prepared for it by the Coast and
Geodetic Survey Bureau.

— Little’s Soluble Phenyle is a valuahle’deodoriser and
antiseptic : is an excellent article for disinfecting and
purifying, and may be used in a score of ways.

— See advertisement of Mr. Orgiil. Any party need¬
ing a first class field dog, would do well to communicate
with him,

%MXVm to ffiOTOlIOlUtl’UW.

BIinnik, Auburn, Me.— Please send real name to editor Forest
and Stream. It has been mislaid.

R. L.L., Monon, Ind.— Will you please recommend to me some
responsible firm to which I may ship gamo and fur? Ans. C. G.
Gunthers’ Sons, 184 Fifth avenue, for furs, and Knapp & Van
Nostrand, Washington Market, for game.

W. L. B., Saugatuck, Conn— We published tho other day a com¬
munication from Titusville, Fla., from which we should judge
that might be a good locality for trapping.

O. A. McC.— The Murid is 40 l't, waterline, 46 ft. over all, 9 ft. 4
in. extreme beam, about 6 ft. 9 in. deep. Built last year by Piep-
grass, comer Franklin and Clay streets, Greenpoint.’L. I. Belongs
to Mr. Cbas. Stillman, of New York. Will soon be laid up at Piep-
grass’ yard for the winter. Draws a Uttte over seven feet.

L. A. S., Saratoga, N. Y.— 1. My shooting is grouse, woodcock
and snipe. Would not a gun of 6 lb3. 16-guago be as effectual as
a heavier one of larger bore? 2. Are 16-gauge paper shells made ?

3. Are “ crimpers ” for that gauge made ? 4. Is u olioko or cylin¬
der preferable for such shooting? Ans. tol, 2 . and 3. Yes. 4. A
choke-bore would bo preferable in a gun of that calibre.

H. L. R., Phoenixville, Pa.— I have a Gordon setter bitoh six
years old, who has had several littors of pups. She has been lined
twice recently, but both times has failed to have any pups. Can
you tell me the cause and the remedy? Ans. Possibly she was
too fat, otherwise we oannot.accountforit,unlossit was tho fault
of the dog.

B. — You can get pear-wood batteus and ship caralsor same of
vulcanized rubber at Keuffel &Essor, Fulton street. New York
The latter are expensive. The cutter Freda has 18 ft. hoist lo
mainsail with long gaff. Sail area of lower sail about S()0 square
feet. Do not fancy Windermere yachts for open water. Regular
cutter would behave better hud be cheaper and roomier.

C. E. W., Galena, Ill.— I have some 3f 0 paper shells which Goad¬
ed this fall for duck shooting hut was unable to go. Will th6v
shoot as well if kept until next fall? They-huve five drachms
powder and a thin card wad over it, then two pink-edge, then shot
and another card board wad over that? Ans. They will probably
be perfectly good next season if kept dry. They may want re-
reaming before using as the shot wad is apt to get loose.

A. R„ West Chester, Pa.— I havea dog troubled with a breaking
but along his back near the root of the tail, it seems to he an '
eruptive skiu disease aud very itching, as he bites it furiously I
I have an impression that it is seated iu the blood ? Ans. Give your
dog internally six drops of Fowler’s solution twice a day and rub
the afflicted part with crude petroleum. Wash and drv it »n
first with Castile soap. y wel1

H. O., Jr., Stamford, Conn.-l. Which place would you recoin
mend as the best for one day’s sport among tho ducks, Barnea at
or the south side of Long Island, and the best way to get to came-
also how much would it cost? 2. Wherein Jersey could'good
quail shooting be obtained about the second week of November
and who to address? Ans. 1. Both places excellent just now •>’
Address Chas. A. Smith, Forked River, New Jersey.

G. H. W„ Dryden.-Do I, now a resident, require a license to
shoot in Atlantic county, N. J.? To whom shall 1 make applica¬
tion for the same? What is the fee ? Ans. You may apply
Blaj. W. H. Walker, Vineland, New Jersey, for permit 'to sS in
Atlantic county, which is one of the five counties of the State
under the jurisdiction fof the West Jersey Game Protective
Association. The fee is $5, we believe.

Eva.-To preserve spars during winter, slush down with mix
tare of white lead and tallow. Always preserve your boat from
the weather, especially on the sunny side. Tack or lash old can
vas, burlap or matting around. Keep her clear of the mud and
wasb of the tide, or keel will rot away. Sweep snow off
decks. Air below during fine days. Stop allleaks that may de¬
velop about the bits, partners, bolts, etc., as the wood dries
Haul out clear of sheds and shanties and insure for ttre. Comh
up all lanyards. Stow sails and gear where they will not mildew
and out of the way of rats, mice and thieves.

Tyro. The sail area for a 15 ft. cat boat, as given bv you 14 ft
hoist, 18 ft. boom, 10 ft. gaff, will make an effective ' sail, having
less hoist and more head than usual. It is an error to sup,, ore
that’lofty narrow sails are better orsit closer to the wind than
those of less hoist and more head. This will be more fully cx
plained in a future issue. By changing to the sloop you will find
your boat curry less in running free. The eat rig is not aclmisn-
ble except in smooth water, and even then it is unhandy in man v
respects and makes a boat wild on her helm. Kunnin- free in a
cat we take to be a device of the Evil one to ensnare Individuals
temperate in language.

C. J, Washington, D. G-BIy dog is continually flopping his ears.
He will sometimes get up in the night and give a howl, and com
mence shaking his head furiously. What shall r do to prevent
the flopping? Ans. Your dog has canker of the ear We nre
sume it to be internal, as you would have noticed any sores on t hr
outside. After washing the ear with Castile soap and warm water
and thoroughly drying, pour into the cavitya little of the follow
tag mixture, holding the flap down for a few minutes until it has
had a chance to penetrate. Goulard’s extract, and wine of opium
of each half oz.; sulphate of zinc, half drachm; water eight
ounces, mix. 1

A. H. M„ Philadelphia.— Three of us expect to shoot iu Nelson
county, Va., nextmonth. Can you tell me if we shall require
licenses ? We prefer to have them if they are procurable and im¬
portant. Also can birds be shipped home ? I mean in small
quantities for private purposes only? Ans. There is no license
required for shooting in Nelson eounty, and birds can be shipped
to Philadelphia between Oct. 15th and Jan. 1st. The only t hing
for you to do is to get permission to hunt from the parties on
whose land you propose to shoot over. As all lands in the State
are posted by general law, and without permission, some one
might have your party arrested for trespass. There is no trouble
about gentlemen hunting anywhere. Pot hunters get warmed
sometimes.

P. H„ Bloomsburg, N. J.-A setter pup bas had distemper for
about three weeks, and still coughs and sneezes. He seems very
healthy and eats heartily ; food, table scraps. H is sight is a ffect
ed, and he will run against you, when called, before he will stop"
Aiken exercised will soon show weakness in his hind-quarters •
seem to give way to one side, and he falls over - is kepi in "a
stable with plenty of sun and clean straw; age about eighteen
months. What would j-ou recommend be done with him ? What
is the cause of his sight being affected? and weakness of hind¬
quarters? Ans. It is not uncommon for the sigh l ho lie affeeted
after an attack of distemper. 1 1 is better to do nothing lq the
eyes as they will probably come all right with returning health
We should give the dog a wine glass of codliver oil with two or
three drop wine of iron in it every day.

790

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New York last Friday in the steamer Amerique, from
Europe. He is, at present, a resident of Geneva, Switzer¬
land. He is stopping at the Hoffman House.

Personal. — Mr. Alex. Pope, jr., of Boston, author and
artist of Upland Game Birds and Water Fowl of the Uni¬
ted States, has received from the Emperor of Russia an
order for one of his wood carvings of birds, specimens of
which have been so admired at Tiffany & Co, 'sand
Schaus,’ in this city, Mr. Pope is now engaged on a
work similar in design to the Game Birds, the subject bo-
ing the moBt celebrated dogs of every strain owned in this
country. _ _ _ _ _

Obituary. — Capt. E. B. Staples, of Sarasota, Florida,
died at his home on October 21st, from hardship and ex¬
posure. He was a gentleman of education and refinement,
but his necessities compelled him to find occupation
among the common fishermen at one of the salting estab¬
lishments on the West Coast. He was well known to the
readers of Forest and Stream as “ Major Sarasota,” hav¬
ing contributed a series of ten articles descriptive of coast
life and cruising in that section. He was employed in
the Custom House at Pensacola until two years ago,
when his ill health compelled him to resign this position,
and in this precarious condition he sought to earn bread
for his family. He leaves a wife with a broken arm, and
two 3hildren to continue the battle of life. Perhaps some
of our well-to-do readers will feel like contributing a mite
to the widow. Remittances can be made directly to Sara¬
sota, or intrusted to our care, or sent to Dr. Chas. J. Ken¬
worthy, Jacksonville, Florida.

A Desirable Florida Trip.— Dr. C. J. Kenworthy, of
Jacksonville, Fla., sends us the name of a New York
gentleman, well known to the Doctor and to our our¬
selves. who desires to find one or two comrades for a trip
to the western coast of Florida this winter. Dr, Ken¬
worthy says, and we can endorse it, that this is an unu¬
sual opportunity to secure the companionship of a genial
gentleman and an enthusiastic sportsman. Having spent
four winters on the coast between Cedar Keys and Char¬
lotte Harbor, he is thoroughly conversant with the fish¬
ing grounds, etc. We shall be liappy to put any of our
readers in communication with the gentleman ; and Dr.
Kenworthy offers, as usual, to give all Forest and
Stream friends whatever practical aid he can,

THE NATURAL LAW OF DISTRIBUTION.

THE very respectable source from which the follow¬
ing Criticism emanates entitles it to consideration,
though the dogmatic attitude assumed by the writer is not
at all consistent with his concealment of his own name,
and the appointment of a friend as sponsor for his commu¬
nication i —

San Francisco, Oct. 8th.— Editor Forest and Stream: —
In your issue of Sept. 18th,, your editorial “A
Western Fish Cultural Association,” contains the fol¬
lowing : —

"Tlie American Fish Cultural Association, composed of natur¬
alists, fishermen, lish mongers, fish breeders, and others interested
in the subject, is an institution which lias existed for many years,
its scientific discussions have been learned and useful, but Its
eoonomio results have uot been sensibly apparent. Transplanted
fish we find cannot be made 1 o thrive in localities where they are
uot indigenous; nor can foreign animals be permanently engrafted
upon the fauna of another country. The Creator has managed
the distribution of species, and man's efforts to change their
habitat can never be more than partially successful. The cisco,
thowhitefish and tho lake trout will always be most at home in
the great lakes ; the basses, tbe perches, and the esocidse in the.
vast middle tier of States; the shad, the salmon and tho sti-ipod
bass in the East ; and the carps and the suckers in the warmer
waters of the South and the. great plains. On the Paeifie coast is
a system of fauna almost wholly distinct— barred out by an im¬
passable mountain range. Nay, more; all the combined science
offish culture seems unable to rehabilitate fresh waters which
have passed within the preoints of civilisation, or to produce by
artificial propagation more than a flabby and insipid counterfeit
of their natural denizens."

I do not desire to discuss the question whether a West¬
ern Fish Cultural Association is advisable or practical,
but I do wish to combat the correctness of the con¬
clusions in the above quotation from your leader of
Sept, 18th,

Horses, cattle, asses, goats and sheep were not natives
of this continent. Yet they seem to have been “perman¬
ently engrafted on the fauna of the country.” Wheat,
rye, oats, barley, and other cereals, are all imported
plants, natives oi other countries, and seem to have been
permanently added to the flora of the country, The
English Pheasant is a native of the country about the
Caspian Sea, yet it seems to have been permanently added
to Great Britain and the North of Europe, Catfish, (im-
iurus albidis ) natives of the Schuylkill and Raritan, from
sixty-nine fish taken to the Pacific coast, where the
Creator did not “manage” to distribute any of tbe
species, have increased to millions, and are in nearly all
of the rivers and lakes of California, a strip of territory
seven hundred miles long and one hundred and fifty wide.
They are as regularly Bold in all the markets as the most
numerous and common Pacific coast fish. Carp, origi¬
nally from China, have been spread over all of Europe,
and seem to be “permanently engrafted ” among the fish
of that country. Nine brought from Hamburg to Cali¬
fornia, in 1872, have increased until some rivers and lakes
are filled with them, and they form a material source of
supply of fish food to numerous people of the counties
away from the coast.

Less than a million young shad from the Hudson,
placed in the Sacramento River, are filling our rivers and
bays with this luxury. In five years from the first
planting of 100,000, shad in their season were regularly
on the fish stalls of the markets of San Francisco, selling
it is true at 75 cents per pound, but sufficiently numer¬
ous for all who would pay that price.

If it were true that foreign animals, fish, birds, and
plants could not be permanently grafted on the life of
another country, the Editor of Forest and Stream
would never have existed in America. H. D, D.

We regret that exacting demands upon our space have
prevented our giving attention to the above sooner, for
we really have been impatient to demolish our disputa¬
tious friend. Of course we have sufficient regard for our
editorial reputation not to make scientific statements ex¬
cept upon a basis of study and careful investigation. We
know that the interesting statements made in the fore¬
going communication as to the successes in fish culture,
are facts. They are the gratifying results of persistent
efforts of intelligent men, and show how much men can do
— not in setting aside the natural distribution of the
species, but in adapting the indigenous creatures of a
giveu habitat to a foreign locality. All these suoceBses
were duly announced in these columns as they occurred,
and most of them were first made public through the
medium of this paper. Nevertheless, we thank our cor¬
respondent for again giving them deserved prominence
by re-enumerating them, though we had not forgotten
them. It is very true that the climatic zone which ex¬
tends from the Atlantic to the Pacific is so nearly uni¬
form in its conditions as to render the transplanting and
aeclimatation of some of its fishes comparatively easy,
Some species may even thrive by tbe interchange ; yet
we doubt if any of us will live to find the number very
large, or that man’s efforts to change the natural distri¬
bution of species will even be “ more than partially suc¬
cessful,” as we have stated in the paragraph under dis¬
cussion.

Just here we may say that, in throwing down a chal¬
lenge to us, our correspondent has not treated our prem¬
ises fairly ; else he would have accepted our qualification
contained in the word “partially.” We did not make
the broad, sweeping assertion which his charge implies,
because we used the statement that “ transplanted fish
and foreign animals cannot be permanently engrafted
upon the fauna of another country ” in their entirety and
aggregation, but only partially.* The word “distribu-

*We may In terpolate here that potato hues are one undoubted ex¬
ception to the general law.) (As far as investigation has discovered,
tUey -will thrive anwlwre.

tion” implies in itself that some creatures are better
fitted for existence in one locality than another ; the term
“habitat” signifies separate locality.

Our friend has gone far out of his way in begging the
question. But since he has done so, let us see how nearly
he has established his point as respects his horses, cattle,
asses, goats, sheep, &c. It will be easy to refer to Wal¬
lace’s great work on the “Geographical Distribution of
Animals.” There we discover that in Tertiary time no
less than thirty distinct species of equine animals existed
in America, and some of them (those which appeared in the
Pliocene) were not apparently different from the modern
horse. These only became extinct at a comparatively
recent period, for several species existed during tho
Quaternary period. One breed of English cattle, from
which some of our native stock may well have descended,
are believed to be the direct and unmixed descendants
of the European Urus, which eminent naturalists have
pronounced not to differ more than specifically from the
bison of our West. The sheep is considered by natural¬
ists to have been directly derived from an Old World
species of monplon, or argali, wliich differs very slightly
from our Rocky Mountain bighorn. Domestication has
caused the variation which we see at present between the
wild and the domestic species. As to the so-called Eng¬
lish pheasant, instanced by our “senior wrangler,” it
certainly does well in Great Britain, but it is to all in¬
tents and purposes a domestic fowl, being protected in
every way, and the eggs usually hatched by barn-door
hens. The races of men, although World’s inhabitants,
existing in all countries and climates, do not thrive
equally well in all zones.

It is apparent that if an animal be transported from one
part of tbe globe to another, and placed in a situation
where the conditions of its new life are not materially
different from those of its native habitat— i. e., where
climate is essentially the same, food similar and equally
abundant, and the character of the country fitted to the
peculiar wants of the species, it will flourish, unless ex¬
posed to the attacks of enemies. On the other hand, if
an animal of the tropics be transferred to temperate
or arctic climes, or vice versa, it will not survive the
changes of its environment; it must sooner or later
perish.

- - - » ■ e» -

Some Sportsmen’s Finds.— The “sportsman” is com¬
ing to he as much of a hero in yarn spinning as the fish¬
erman used to be. If anything strange is discovered in
the woods or on the mountain tops it was “ a sportsman ’’
who did it. The papers of the past few months have con¬
tained from time to time mention of a sportsman who,
like Ali Baba, discovered a pot of buried treasure ; a
sportsman who found a man hanging to a tree ; another
who found himself lost, and a fourth — this species is very
rare — who, having been found guilty by the judge, found
himself in jail for breaking the game laws. In France
they have permits de chasse, with which the would-be
sportsman must be equipped before going forth to the
fray. Hence, when a young gentleman arms himself
with a permit de chasse and a blunderbuss and leaves
home, the natural presumption is that he has gone to gun
the wild bird of the wilderness. So when M. Angost, the
treasurer of a great Parisian mercantile house, left home
the other day for a hunting frolic, his wife kissed him
good-bye, besecclied him with tears streaming down her
cheeks not to let himself that horrid gun shoot, and sat
her down, like Penelope, to sigh for his return. The day
appointed for his coming passed by — no husband. Time
went on, and no treasurer. The wife became anxious
about her spouse ; the firm about their money, of which
large sums had been entrusted to the keeping of tbe ab¬
sconded man, Finally the safe was broken open, and —
the money was there, ever sou of it. Hardly had they
counted it before the missing sportsman appeared. Con¬
fusion reigned supreme. The employers made their best
apologies for their distrust, aud the distracted wife — well,
it had been well for that husband had he never returned.
For instead of hunting, as it. leaked out, he had been off
on an excursion, a la Rinaldo and Armida, with an old
flame. The quail never piped again for that man. Not
to he outdone by the French, the American story-teller
comes forward with his little tale, which is equally char¬
acteristic of the genius of the Yankee imagination. The
daily papers last Sunday contained telegraphic reports
from Pownal, Vt., something to this effect :—

Much excitement prevails among the sportsmen of this
vicinity over the story that a wild man was seen on Fri¬
day last by twoyoung men while hunting in the moun¬
tains south of WiUiamstown. They describe the creature
as about five feet high, resembling a man in form
and movement, but covered all over with bright red hair,
and having a long straggling heard, and with very wild
eyes. When first seen the creature sprang from behind
a rocky cliff and started for the woods near by, wben,
mistaking it for a bear or other wild animal, one of the
men fired aud, it is thought, wounded it, for, with fierce
ories of pain and rage, it turned on its assailants, driving
them before it at high speed. They lost their guns ana
ammunition in their flight, and dared not not return for
fear of encountering the strange being.

There is an old story, tola many years ago, of a
strange animal frequently seen along the range of the
Green Mountains, resembling a man in appearance, but
so wild that no one could approach it near enough to tell
what it was or where it dwelt. From time to time hunt-

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ing-parties, in the early days of the town, used to go out
in pursuit of it, hut of late years no trace of it has been
seen, and this story, told by the young men who claim
to have, seen it, revives again the old story of the wild
man of the mountains. There is talk of malting up a
party to go in search of the creature.

A DESIRABLE SHOT GUN POLICY.

FROM the way matters are shaping themselves of
late, it would seem that reconciliation between the
North and South was to be effected by a species of '“shot
gun policy” after all. But thanks to the peace-loving
dispositions of those who carry the guns, no larger shot
than number eight will be used, and although innocent
blood will he shed at the uprising, we. are confident that
the more sanguine the conflict, the stronger will be the
union and the more thoroughly the peace basis estab¬
lished.

Already the note of preparation has sounded, and soon
the choice shooting localities of Virginia, Tennesee, the
CJarolinas, and Florida will be invaded by those fortunate
gentlemen of the North whose time and means are such
as to permit an indulgence in that sport for which the
South is so justly celebrated — quail shooting.

And what will be their reception in that favored land ?
Ask those who have felt the cordial handshake and know
by actual experience what true southern courtesy is,
those who have trod shoulder to shoulder behind the
dogs, with the big-hearted colonels, majors, and captains
who oomposed their entertainers and were always so glad
to see them. The novice who gets his ideas of our south¬
ern brethren from the tone of the political press, and who
finally, after smothering many a gloomy doubt and fear>
yields to his love of sport sufficiently to risk (?) a trip
South, will, to his surprise, look in vain for “ bloody
chasms” and “gory shirts ; ” listen to no purpose for
“rebel yells” and vengeful mutterings against the
* * Y ankees. ” On the contrary he will learn many a lesson
in the art of good breeding, good sportsmanship, and del¬
icate hospitality, and will come home with new if not
golden opinions anent the boys across the line.

The sportsmen of the South are poor in this world’s
goods. The war swept everything away ; but from the
wrecks of that direful time they have laid good founda¬
tions, and are already building substantial superstructures
that speak of fortune not far off. But in spite of rever¬
ses the same old hearty hospitality that characterised
their fathers still exists in all its purity, and he who comes
intent on sport will not be disappointed.

A majority of the letters from southern correspondents
of Forest and Stream, after detailing the variety and
quality of the shooting and fishing in the writer’s locality,
close with an earnest invitation to their northern breth¬
ren to “come and share with them the glorious privi¬
leges.” That these invitations are hearty and spontane¬
ous, arising from unselfish motives, we can testify by a
ripe experience, and many northern sportsmen are tak¬
ing advantage of these kind inducements offered, and are
reaping abundant rewards socially and in the field.

It were useless to attempt a description of the delights
of autumn sports in the South. Only those who have
been there can realize what these glories are. Imagine
weather like that we enjoyed during the first weeks in
October, long drawn out, extending to and over-lapping
the holidays. Happy days, when the quail lie like stones
on the hillsides and in the stubble — while we, at the North,
are bending over registers and base -burners. Happy the
man who can leave the wfurl and activity of our north¬
ern cities and seek some quiet spot in “Dixie,” where
quail and good company do most abound, and enjoy a
month of unalloyed pleasure in the field ; verily he will
come home with whatever of animosity he may have
had toward our southern friends completely obliterated
from his heart. And who can say that this intercomming¬
ling of northern and southern sportsmen will not redound
to general national good ? Who knows but that it has
been ordained that to the peaceable knights of the shot
gun shall be given the honor of effecting that reconcilia¬
tion which the actions of political demagogues seem to
make an utter impossibility.

When Captain John, formerly of StonewalTs brigade,
invites a couple Of northern men — old soldiers— with
whom he is acquainted, only through the medium of an
animated correspondence, to visit him at his pleasant Vir¬
ginia home for a season of jolly fellowship in the field,
and vies with his good wife in every effort to make the
Yankees happy, does it look as though the spirit of ’61
prevailed to any alarming extent ? And when Captain
John introduces his new friends to the boys— all old Con-
fed’s— is their reception a cold one, or are any slighting
remarks made alluding to the past when they met face to
face on the field of battle ? Far from it. A warm hand¬
shake and a hearty welcome greets the strangers. Schemes
are at once set on foot for their delectation. Judges leave
the bench, lawyers push aside their briefs, and merchants
drop business for the nonce, while the cold blooded deni¬
zens of the north are filled with wonder at the prepara¬
tions going forward.

The above is no fancy sketch. Hundreds have been
there, taBted the sweets of unassumed good fellowship,
and returned taking hundreds more with them. And so

the good work goeB on, silently, yet effectually healing
the wounds that years of political strife would only
cause to gape the wider. The southern people recognise
tins, and encourage the coming of the sportsmen. They
know that this great army is a peaceful one, a jolly one,
a wealthy one, with its eyes open and with capital to in¬
vest, and being fond of peace and jollity, and being in
need of capital to develope the paralyzed resources of
their country, they encourage what may be termed the
shot gun policy ,” . to the exclusion of the wily politicians.
The southern sportsmen — and under this head come the
intelligent masses of the South — are not responsible for the
actions of the lawless desperados whose crimes are a foul
blot on the history of our country, and sportsmen visiting
the South will find a peace-loving, contented, happy peo¬
ple, with whom to tarry for a while will afford an era in
social and sporting life never to be forgotten.

H. W, D. L,

POT HUNTING PAR EXCELLENCE.

Chicago, Oct. 17 th.

THERE is a report current here in Chicago that par¬
ties from the States won’t get permits' to fish the
Nepigon next season. Some fishing parties up there this
summer caught fish and threw them away stinking ;
their greed overcoming all sense of decency in their de¬
sire to take big strings of fish. Like all such men they
•care nothing for the law, but if they get a chance shoot

deer during the time they are fishing. I heard M -

boast of shooting one a year ago last August.

I am inclined to think our rivers and streams suffer
more from men like these, who have a mighty small con¬
science, than from Indians. The harm they do indirectly
is greater than their own deeds.

Last summer Messrs. - and - came home from

fishing full of Michigan, and sent two gentlemen up on
the plains of the Au Sauble,|deer hunting. Both of them
were members of a large wholesale house, aud wealthy
men ; yet they oame home, having killed and sent home
twenty-seven deer, and sold some of them to commission
men to help pay their expenses ! This is pot hunting with
a vengeance I I heard A. boasting of this as an instance of
how fine the sport was on the plains of the Sauble, and
of the prowess of his friends. At another time such a
piece of ruthlessness will not be kept concealed. I will
ring changes in every sportsman’s journal that will give
me room for letters. Is it any wonder tnat the Kanucks
growl and grumble at the ruthlcssness of Americans?
Some fishermen never know when to stop fishing, and be¬
cause they are on another soil do all the damage possible,
both to streams and forests. Candor.

Remarks. — It is just such abuses as these which have
compelled the discriminating laws of which so much com¬
plaint is made as respects Nova Scotia and New Brunswick;
and, indeed, we may come nearer home, and say as re¬
spects the non-resident laws of Delaware, New Jersey,
and other States. Strangers who wantonly waste the
property of those who receive them as guests cannot ex¬
pect to be very long tolerated in such indulgences. We
have been cognizant of abuses on the Nepigon for years
past, and have on more than one occasion exposed the
offenders. In consequence thereof permits to fish were
refused fully six years ago, and no persons were supposed
to he allowed on the river without them by the warden
charge. But as these permits cost nothing save the ask¬
ing, and as the warden could not well refuse respectable
visitors the privilege when they asked it, nor prevent
their fishing if he refused, the requiring of permits has be¬
come a sort of dead letter. We are glad that our Chicago
correspondent has brought the matter into notice again,
and although good honest men will have to pay for the
delinquencies of others, we have no doubt that they will
cheerfully sustain any decision of the Canadian Govern¬
ment, requiring fishing priviliges to he paid for, and em¬
powering the warden to enforce his prerogatives.

As to the deer slayers of Michigan, they are reckless
and ruthless beyond comparison. We doubt if the Indi¬
ans waste meat. The very considerable amount of veni¬
son which they kill is dried for winter consumption.
They kill deer when they can get them the easiest, to be
sure, and that is in midsummer ; but the moat is generally
utililized, even to the entrails, as those well know who are
loudest in their accusations against the red men.

It is the spirit of vain glory which prompts novices in
the chase to demonstrate their prowess in a fashion which
true hunters would despise, and which elicits only the
contempt of experts, although their unseasonable half-
fledged trophies may astonish the small boys and namby-
pamby maidens of their hearth-rug circle. This spirit of
vain glory should be humiliated. Why, here are our
friends Van Dyke, ct at., who shoot their birds with the
rifle, and take only cross flights at that ; while that old
veteran “Bear Paw,” who has weathered forty years in
the Rockies, and is even now half snowed under in his
Montana camp, studies carefully the weights of his pro¬
jectiles and the measurements of his powder, that he may
give the greatest odds against the poorest chances on the
very antelope, elk, and big horns which he shoots for meat!
Shame on the deer slayers of Michigan, and of every
other place ! Why men, the old professionals whom you
would emulate, wouldn’t put you on guard at a sheep
ranch outside of the settlements. They could see clean
through you at sight,

RIFLE SIGHTS FOR NIGHT SHOOTING.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

Seeing sometime back an article on night shooting,
and the plan on which a rifle ought to be fixed for it so as
to enable the sportsman to see the fly I give my exper¬
ience after twenty years night shooting : —

When I first commenced night shooting, I began it with
,n English rifle, a muzzle loader. I had heard from some
one that putting a dab of chalk and water on the fly of
the rifle enabled one to see well enough to shoot at night ;
I tried the plan ; it was true that the fly was visible on
moon-light nights, but I could not distinguish it on a dark
night, I invariably found that on aiming and firing at
an animal the bullet flew over the beast, I then put
the rifle aside and took to a smooth bore, aud on putting
the chalk and water as before, I could see the muzzle
perfectly, but found that the bullet went imder the beast.
Whilst I was in this fix I happened to make the acquaint¬
ance of a neighboring native chief, who was a great
sportsman, and on mentioning to him my difficulty, ho
told me that I ought to aim low with a rifle and high with
a smooth bore. I tried the plan, but with the uncertain
light of the moon I oftener missed than hit. I then de¬
termined to try some experiments. I began with the old
Enfield. I loaded it with a round ball and measured ou t
and pegged a hundred yards from my target. I found that
the round bullet went too high. I did not touch the hind
sight, but made the fly long and kept firing until I got the
proper height of the fly for the round ball to hit the bull's-
eye. 1 then took the rifle out at night and had a bang at
some deer, but to my disgust I found that the bullet fell
low. I then put on another fly, making it £ of an inch
higher than the old fly. I then found that the rifle was
perfect for night work, but then again on using it in the
day time I found that the rifle carried low. I raised the
sight to the 200 yard notch and shot again ; then I found
to my delight that the ball went true to the mark up to
100 yards and any distance, between. I then took my
double gun and made a sight on the same plan as the rifle,
and shot with it until I got the gun true at 75 yards with
the sight resting in the 200 yard notch, and' when the
sight was shifted back to the 100 notch the gun was true
for night work.

If you were to take a common Snider rifle and alter the
fly, and raise the sight to the 200 yards, loading with a,
round ball, you would find that at 100 yards your rifle
would carry true in the day time, but if you want the
same rifle for moonlight shooting you must put a dab of
chalk and water on the fly, and shift the sight back to the
100 yard notch, then you will find that the rifle would be
true at night for 100 yards.

All rifles, whether carrying a spherical or conical ball
must be fixed in the same way for night’and day shooting,
as well as smooth bore guns!; the fly must be j, of an inch
higher for night shooting than for* the day time. If gun-
makers were to fix their guns and rifles in this way sports¬
men would have a rifle or shot gun fit for night and day
shooting, and the sportsman would only have to put
a dab of chalk and water on tlie fly for night work.

A. Shikaree.

Bella Harem, India, Goruckpore.

— Another person poisoned by a careless or incompe¬
tent apothecary 1 Pharmacy sake, can’t this vile slaughter
he Btopped ?

Creedmoor Trains. — Hereafter the Tuesday, Wednes¬
day, and Saturday trains will be discontinued, aud spe¬
cial trains on Wednesdays and Saturdays will carry com¬
petitors to matches announced on November programme
of the N. R. A. Train for afternoon matches will leave
Hunter’s Point at 1.35, and Flatbush. avenue, Brooklyn,
at 1.30, p. m. For morning matches train leaves Hunter’s
Point at 9.30, and Brooklyn at 9.25, A. m.

New York vs. Brooklyn. — The New York and
Brooklyn Rifle Clubs shot a friendly team match, eight
men on a side, on Oct. 22d at Locust Grove, L. I., under
the rules of the National Rifle Association. The range
stands east and west, and the sun shines in the eves of
the shooters. The “ elevations” were found to vary con¬
siderably in comparison with either Creedmoor or Brin ton
ranges.

After the teams had assembled it was found that the
New York Club were short one man, but as they had met
together for a friendly match, the Brooklyn Club very
generously suggested that they select one man to shoot
twice, Mr. J. W. Mangam being the man so selected. The
following are the scores : —

NEW YORK rifle club-J, S. Conlin, Captain.
iTv.HVD,,.ntol’” . . 1 5 5 5 14 15 1 5-45

B. B. Barker . 51444 5 45 4 5—44

A. J. Hewlett . 4 4 4 4 4 1 J 4 5 4—43

J- W. Mangam . . 4 44454451 4-12

J. fe.Conlm. . . 4 55445424 4— 4*>

J. W. Mangam . 4 4 4 5 3 5 5 4 4 3-41

F.J. Donaldson . ...4 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 0-39

13. T. Davis . 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 0 4 4—81

Total . . . . .Isj

Average per man, 414.

south BROOKLYN HiPLE cluh- James H. Roche, Captain.

J, B. Hazelton . 5 1 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 h-U ,

C. .T. (Hover . S 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 4—44

lJ. Trotter . . 4 455444 4 5 4-43

IT. A. Stratton . 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 s 4 4.1

JDr.G.W Weltry . 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4=8

James H. Roche . 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4—39

C. H. John . .6 4 5 5 5 3 4 0 4 3-38

J. F. Burns . 3 88535434 8-88

Total . . . . me

Average per man, 40i.

After the match the New York Club was invited to a
grand luncheon prepared by the Brooklyn Club, which
made the day one to be pleasantly remembered by both
clubs. It was also decided to shoot a return mutch at
Brinton Range on Wednesday, Nov. 5th.

New York, Utica. — Annual Fall Meeting of the Mo¬
hawk Valley Rifle Association, Competition 2, at 500
yards was shot with a very troublesome height. Competi¬
tion 8, at the last two distances, and competition 9, through¬
out were shot in a young tornado. Competition 10, was
shot with thermometer below freezing and with our first
snow on the ground.

Competition No. 1. — Directors’ match, open only to dir¬
ectors of the association ; 200 yards, standing ; any riflo ;
fjve rounds; prize, directors’ gold badge, to be competed for

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at each regular meeting and held permanently by the
■winner of three contest : —

No. 2. — Soldiers’ match, open to any member of any
military organization ; Remington military rifle ; 200 and
500 yards ; five rounds at each ; position, 200 yards, stand¬
ing ; 500 yards, any : —

300 uds. 500 yds. Total.

G. Fred. Ferris . 5 5 5 4 5-24 5 2 4 2 8-16—40

Sergt. P. Ghrusman . 4 3 4 4 4-19 3 2 5 4 3-17-36

J. Rubens . 0545 3-17 3 5 9 5 4-17-34

Oorpl. C. Rudolph . 4 3 3 2 2 14 5 (I 5 2 4-16-30

W. L. Martin. . . . 4 4 4 4 4-20 3 2 0 0 2- 7-27

J. S. Hill . 4 4 3 4 0-15 2 5 2 0 2-11-26

Lieut. E. Bagg, ir . 5 4 0 3 2 — 14 0 2 2 0 4 — 8—22

H. C. Macv. 2 3 3 3 3-14 3 4 0 0 0- 7-21

Sergt. Jas. Leonard . 0545 3—17 0 0 0 0 0— 0—17

No. 3 —National Guard match ; open to teams of six
from each regiment, battalion or separate company of in¬
fantry in the National Guard, all competitors to appear
in uniform and to be certified to by their commander to
be regularly enlisted members in good standing of the
organization they represent, and to have been so October

I. 1879 ; each organization may send one or more teams
at its option ; Remington rifle, State model ; rounds, five;
distance and position, 200 standing, and 500 yards,
any.

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Buffalo, Oot. 16th and 17 th. — The annual fall meeting
of the Bay View Rifle Association took place on the Lake
Range on these two days. The Eighth Division Match
was the first competition ; open to company teams of
seven men each at 200 and 500 yards shooting. At the
first distance the shooting was very close. At the second
distance, however, the leading team fell away very much,
The prize-taking teams were :—

200 Fete. 500 Yds. Total.

13th Separate Company, Warsaw . 130 119 249

FourtoenthSeparate Corapany.Batavia 119 108 227

Co. B, Seventy-fourth Rest-, Buffalo.. 121 100 221

Eleventh Separate Company, Westfield 134 75 209

A Short-Range Team match, open to teams of seven
men from any company or club, had five teams, all of
them with military rifles. The Sixty-fifth Regiment
team men, firing ten shots each, scored 264 to 261 by the
Eleventh Separate Company team. The Warsaw com¬
pany had 252, and the Seventy-fonrth Regiment team
243.

An All-Comers’ at 200 yards, ten rounds, military rifles,
with a first prize of a clock, led to a hot contest, but with
a fresh wind the draft was too heavy on most of the
marksmen, and E. E. Farman, on a score of 45, coolly
walked off with the prize.

The Laflin & Rand medal, at 600 yards, military rifles,
was the next match contested. A good light, but a poor
wind tried the men, hut there was little contest ,for first
place, the scores standing : —

H. 8. Mulligan . 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 2-44

L. P. Kirchmeyer . 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 3 0-39

C.T. Watkins . 4 53502545 2-37

C. D. Arnold . 3 55422535 2—36

H. A. Menker . 4 43304556 3—36

W. Pickering . 4 45402554 3-36

The second day was not a favorable one, a storm of
wind, rain and bad light making the day as had as could
be. The Shaw Badge was first contested for ; five rounds
each at 2u0, 300 and 500 yards ; military rifles. This was
a well contested match, the final winner having to fight
hard for his place. The scores stood : —

200 Yds. 300 Yds. 500 Fite. Total.

C.H. Walker . 18 21 21 60

H.A. Menker . 19 17 19 55

T.S.Waud . 16 17 21 54

L. P. Kirchmeyer . 18 14 20 53

C.D. Arnold . 17 18 17 52

G. C. Farnsworth . 14 15 19 48

At 400 and 600 yards, with military rifles, five rounds
each range, the next match was fought for the Lawson
medal. There were hut few contestants, and these few
shot poorly, as follows ; —

400 600

400 -600
Yds. Yds.

P.P. Beals . . 21 5—26

H. A. Menker . 19 4—23

C. C. Penfold . 10 11—21

The “Plumb” medal, at 200 and 500 yards, ten rounds
each distance. At these favorite military distances the
shooting was fair, as below : —

Yds. Yds.

C.T. Watkins . 18 20-38

G. C. Farnsworte. . . 16 13—29

L. P. Kirehmey er .... 21 5—26

200 500

Yds. Yds.
...39 41—80

...36 37—73

...36 35—71

200 500
Fds. Yds.

G. C. Farnsworth ... .35 33-68

C.C. Pen fold . 32 34r-66

C.T. Watkins . 37 25-62

The wind-up match was a 1 ‘ baby” match for non-prize
takers at 200, 300 and 500 yards, the Hickox medal being
the first prize out of the possible 75. Watkins, the War-
, was again the winner, as by the following

200 Fds. 300 Yds. 500 Fds. Toted

Massachtjssets — South Framingham, Oct. 28 th. — The
annual rifle match of the Massachusetts Volunteer
Militia, which has been twice postponed, was held here
to-day. As there were but few teams qualified to shoot
on the State grounds at South Framingham and for State
prizes, and as it was desired to open the competition for
association prizes to as many as possible, it was agreed
a short time since that any team might shoot for the
latter prizes at Walnut Hifi, under certain restrictions.
Six teams were qualified to shoot. Of these five appeared,
Company D, First Regiment, preferring to shoot at Wal¬
nut Hill. By this action they lost the second prize j for
their score was the second highest, they were
from holding that prize, which is the State cup,
; be on the State range. The weather was rainy,
the wind at the opening was coming in strong puffs
iiiiu difficult to control. The light, however, was per¬
fect, and as the rain increased the wind subsided. The
first prize, the cup offered in 1875 by the Providence Tool
Company, to be the property of the team winning it in
three successive competitions, was carried off by Com¬
pany A, Sixth Regiment, Wakefield, whose score, 103,
was" the highest ever made in the State match. The cup

last year by Company D, First Corps of Cadets,
nd prize, the State "cup, goes to Company A,
Corps of Cadets. Appended are the scores ; five
sr man at 200 yards : —

COMPANY A, SIXTH REGIMENT.

Corporal W. B. Daniel . 22 I Private John W. Smith . 30

Private David Oglivle . 31 Private David H. Walker . 19

Corporal Boner Howard . 31 1

Grand Total . 103

COMPANY D, MUST REGIMENT.

P. J. Andrew . 20 I Private N. A. Putnam . 18

0. Gardner . 19 Corporal G. E. Everett . 18

’. Lithgow . 19 |

Grand total . 94

COMPANY A, SECOND CORPS CADETS.

Private E. C. Spofford .. .... 21 1 Sergeant Charles W. Lang. .. 17

Private A. D. Gardner . . . 20 Corporal W. W. Kellett. . 15

Corporal W. H. Merritt . 30 I

Grand total . 93

COMPANY D, FIRST CORPS CADETS.

J. Brooks Parker, . . 31 1 Private C. A. Parker . 19

W. A. Hayes, jr. .... 20 Corporal L. H. Wightman .... 18

". E. llussell . 20 1

;nd total . 93

COMPANY M, SIXTH REGIMENT.

Private E. C. Carpeuter . 19 I Private E. Kinsman . -. . . 17

Sergeant G. F. Jacobs . 18 Private J. D. Carpenter . 17

COMPANY A, FIRST CORPS CADETS.

Sergeant George S. Bice . 19 I Private Frank Holyoke . 15

Private Edward Brooks . 18 Sergt. A. S. Dabney . 13

Corporal David Rico . 17 I

Grand total . 81

COMPANY G, FIFTH REGIMENT.

Private’Walter S. Cushman.. 22 I Private Charles A Hill . 14

Private J. Isaac Farwell . 19 Private Martin C. Laflle . 9

Corporal H. J. Preston . 17 I

Grand total . 81

COMPANY H, FIFTH REGIMENT.

Private J. C. Butzer . 17 I Private B. D. B. Bourne . 12

Private S. T. Kirkpatrick .... 14 Private J. F. Reardon . 10

Private J. Tyler . 14 |

Grand total . 87

COMPANY L, SIXTH REGIMENT.

Corporal W. H. Simms - 14 1 Sergeant William B. Oxley. . . 4

Private Hamilton S. Smith. . . 8 Private A. W. Goodwin . 4

Private John F. Bailey . 8 |

Grand total . . 38

The Officers’ Match was the next shot, with seven
entries. Lieut. Rockwell outran the others, and accord¬
ingly for the next year he holds the officers’ medal, a gold
Maltese cross with appropriate decorations. The scores
were : —

Lieutenant H. T. Rockwell, D, 1st .

Colonel Nat, Wales. 1st .

Major Edward Hobbs, 2d Cadets .

Major A. B. Hodges, 1st .

Colonel Melvin Beal, 8tb .

Major Henry Parsons, 6 th. .

.4 4 6 4 4-21

..5 4 4 3 5-21

..4 5 3 5 4-21

..3 4 4 4 4 — 19

.4 3 3 4 4-18

3 4 3—16

Major David Clark, 2d . . . 3 3 0 0 3-9

Company M, Sixth Regiment, Milford, brought with
them a handsome and artistic leather medal of the
size of a small cart wheel. It was inscribed on one side,
“ Not for the best shot— 200 yards,” with a representation
of a target pierced with an “ outer ” very near the edge,
and the other was the name and date of thematch. It

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was placed in the officers’ competition, and Major Clark
was the happy recipient.

The Individual Match was very largely patronized, a
total of 170 entries being made at the two ranges. The
weather conditions at Walnut Hill were similar to those
already given, except that the smoke hung across the
range, and rendered good sighting very difficult. A good
deal of interest was manifested by the participants,
which was enhanced by the uncertainty m regard to
what scores wore being made at the other range. Not¬
withstanding the unfavorable conditions, some brilliant
shooting was done, as will be seen by a pei-usal of the
scores below. Major Hodge, First Regiment, led off with
an excellent 24. The individual prizes were awarded to
Major Hodge, Private Parker and Sergeant Brown in the
order named. Following are the scores, five shots per
man : —

AT SOUTH FRAMINGHAM.

Major A. B. Hodges, 1st . *4

fierpeant F. N. Brown, 1st Brigade ft . C. S . S3

Lieutenant H. T. Rockwell, D, 1st . . 23

Private W. S. Cushman, C, Sth . . 23

Corporal H. J. Preston, C, 5lh . 33

Colonel Nat. Wales, 1st . 31

Major Edward Hobbs, 2d Cadets . 21

Private C. A. Hill, C, 5th . 31

Corporal W. 11. Merritt. A, 2d Cadets . . 30

Private M.C. baffle, C, 5th . 2U

Private E. C. Snofford, A, 3d Cadets . 30

Sergeant G. F. Jacobs, M, 6th .

Sergeant. H. L. Carpenter, M, (tth . 20

Private D. M. Houston, A, tith . 10

Private A. I>. Gardner, A, 2d Cadets . 10

Major H. Parsons, fith . . . 18

Corporal W. W. KeUett, A, 2d Cadels . 17

Major D. Clark. 2d . 1#

Private J. I. FarwoU, C, 5th . 15

Sergeant ( '. w. Lang, A.2U Cutlets . 15

Private E. Kinsman, M, 0th . 15

AT WALNUT HILL.

Private C. A. Parker, D, 1st Cadets. . 5 I 4

Private L. Eddy, D. 1st Regiment . . 4 4 4

Private W. E. Bussell, D, 1st Cadets . - 4 5 4

Private C. W. Hinman, D, 1st Regiment . .4 4 5

Private E. Bennett, D, 1st Regiment . 4 5 4

Sergeant J. B. Parker, D, 1st Cadets - - - 5 4 5

Private H. 0. Gardner, D, 1st ..ogi merit . . 4 4 4

Corporal L. H. Wightman, D, 1st Cadets . 4 4 4

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5 5—23
5 5-23

4 5—23

5 4-23
5 4-23
4 4-23
4 5-31

4 5-31

5 4-31
4 5 4-31

. 4 3 5-31

..4 4 3 4 5-20
4 4-10
3 4—19

3 4-19

4 4-18

3 3-18

4 3-18

4 2-17
3 5—10

5 4—10
5 0—10

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Sergeant J. B. Osborn, 1st Regiment N. C. S .

Sergeant P. S. Andrew, 11, 1st Rcgimeut
Corporal W. Lithgow, D, 1st Regiment.

Sergeant G. S. Bice, A, 1st Cadets .

Corporal G . E. Everett, 1), 1st Regiment. .

Sergeant A. S. Dabney, A, 1st Cadets —

Corporal C. C. Wemyss, D, 1st Regiment
Private F. C. Brownell, D. 1st Regiment . .

Private n. Holyke, A, 1st Cadets .

Private 3. C. Butzer, H, Sth Regimen I .

Corporal D, Rice, A, 1st Cadets .

Major W. A. Smith, 1st Regiment .

Serge.ant W. A. Hayes, jr., D, 1st Cadets. .

Private E. Brooks, A, 1st Cadets .

In a private match between teams of ten men, firing
each ten shots at 200 yards, the team of Company D,
First Regiment, beat that of the First Corps Cadets by
385 to 351 points.

Milford, Oct. 22d. — Company M, Sixth Regiment,
M. V. M., held their annual company target shoot to-day
on their range at Felton’s Farm. For the prize of a gold
scarf pin for best individual score by the selected team,
following were the scores made : —

Whitney . 4 5 4 4 4—21 1 E. C. Carpenter. 2 3 4 4 3-16

Jacobs . 6 3 4 4 4—20 ] G. D. Carpenter .3 4 4 3 4—18

For the prize, a nickel-plated clook for best individual
score by other members of the company, following are
best scores, out of twenty-six competitors

Kinsman . . . 19 I Harden . . . — 13

Carpenter . . . IS I Osborn . 12

Cook . . . — 17 l Howard . 11

Bailey . 14 MeLoughlin . 10

Buxton . 14 | Hfemenway . 10

For the prize of a silver and glass flower-holder to best
individual score by honorary members, the following
were the best scores ; three shots each

Morgan. . . . .11 1 Claflin . 4

Wilcox . 9 Hale . 4

Sumner . 8 1 Chaffin . 4

Jewell... . 8 Spaulding . 3

Rice . 6 Littlefield . 11

Fales . . — . 6 |

Upon conclusion of the shooting, which was at 200
yards distance (Springfield military rifles, Creedmoor
targets), the company marched to their armory, where,
after the supper, came the presentation of prizes, in a
few happy remarks by Lieutenant Cooke and speeches by
guests. Sumner.

New Jersey — Columbia Range, Oet. 23d. — A match
took place to-day between the Zettler and Empire Rifle
Clubs ; 200 yards ; ten men a side ; Creedmoor targets ;
possible, 50. The weather was very disagreeable for
shooting : —

ZF.TTLR

C. G. Zettler....

M. Dorrier .

D. Miller .

T. Fenning .

H.Oehl .

M. L. Riggs .

B. Zettler .

William Klein..

J. H. Brown _

G. Joiner .

EMPIRE TEAM

H. Holton .

M. Todd .

W. M. Farrow . ...

C. Falco .

H. Fisher .

Hr. Malhy .

R. Keene .

R. Davids .

H. F. Clark .

H. Cobb .

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Greenville, Fa. — Oct. 30 th. — On Tuesday, Oct. 2tst,
Otto C. Wilkins of Cooperstown, Venango Co., Pa., did
the wonderful feat of breaking 985 balls out of 1,000 with
his rifle, shooting a distance of 15 feet. This entitles him
to the championship of the world. Wilkins is a young man
of nineteen summers, of pleasing address, whose sense of
honor is too high to be made a tool of by the gambling
fraternity ; he was accompanied by his father, a. social,
genial gentleman. Dr. Carver who has a world-wide re¬
putation as a rifle shot, only broke 885 out of 1,00Q, and
only shot 12 feet. John E. Graham, of Erie. Pa., re¬
cently beat his own score by making 944 out of a possible
1,000. Now Otto C. Wilkins comes to the front with a
score of 985 out of a possible 1,000. The shooting was
done at the grounds of Greenville Sportsmen’s Club, the
balls were tossed by Master Will Highlands, who did it
admirably. J. C. Hobaugb acted as referee. We append
the following summary of the score : — First hundred,
98 ; second, 97 ; third, 100 ; fourth, 98 ; fifth, 98 ; sixth,
100 ; seventh, 100 ; eighth, 99 ; ninth, 97 ; tenth, 98.

During the shooting he made one run of 272 without
a miss. He used a Remington rifle, 32 calibre and the
Carver target composition hall, manufactured here by J.
H; Waugh & Co. M. H. B.

Maryland — Baltimore, Oct. 21sf,— An exciting contest
took place at Patapseo Rifle Range to-day between rifle
teams, six a side, of Company A, Fifth Regiment, and
Bond Light Guards, a crack cavalry company of Wor¬
cester county, Md. Tlie contest was a return one, the
cavalry team having outshot the city soldiers at Ocean
City in July last, during the encampment of the Fifth
Regiment at’ that resort. The terms of the match, for
six silver Maltese crosses, were off-hand shooting with
Springfield rifles, 50 calibre ; Creedmoor target ; atlOO and
200 yards range : ten shots to each man ; the highest pos¬
sible score at each range per man, 25. The teams were :

Company A, Fifth Regiment : F. T. Redwood, captain ;
J. P. Henry, J. T. Blacldston, J. W. C. Johnson, C.
Irving Dunn and J. K. Randall.

Bond Light Guards : J. W. Pitts, captain ; William J.
Pitts, James P. Henry, Joseph Miller, A. J, Powell and
Charles Taylor.

When the teams arrived on the grounds the sky was
overcast with leaden gray clouds and a slight
rain was falling, which later changed to a regular down¬
pour, rendering it exceedingly difficult for the riflemen
to shoot well. At the close of the 100 yards shooting the
total score stood 125 to 129, in favor of the Worcester
County team. Interest now centered in the 200 yards
range, in which the Baltimoreans were resolved to do
their best. The last man to shoot was Capt. Pitts, of the
Guards ; on his third shot his rifle was accidentally dis¬
charged before he caught sight, and the bullet plowed
the field half way to the target. His fourth shot scored
four more points, and as the Baltimore team led by only
three points, his fifth and last was watched with great in¬
terest. Capt. Pitts took careful aim, and fired, but the red
flag of the markers soon signaled those who were wait¬
ing in anxious expectancy for the result that he again
scored nothing, so that the victory was with the team of
Company A, Tile official score was as follows : —

F. T. Redwood . .

W. J. Pitts .

J.P. Henry, Co. A. .

J. P. Henry .

J. T. Bliiclriston.
Joseph Miller ...

C. r. Dunn .

A. J. Powell . ...
J. W. C. Johnson..
Charles Taylor.

100 Fils. 290 YiU. Grand Total.

..5 5 4 4 5—23 3 3 4 4-4-18

.5 4 4 4 4-21 3 3 4 0 3-13

..5 4 4 4 4-21 3.5 3 4 0—15

.4 5 4 4 4-21 3 0 3 3 3—12

.4 4 4 5 4-21 2 3 3 4 3-15

.4 4 5 4 5-23 2 4 3 3 2-14

.4 4 3 3 4-18 0 2 4 3 3-13

.5 4 5 4 4-22 2 4 4 5 2—17

.4 4 4 4 4—30 2 4 4 0 4—14

5 4 4 5 4—23 3 4 3 3 '

J. K. Randall . 5 4 5 4 4 -23 3 4 3 3 4—10 38

J. W. Pitts . 5 4 4 4 4-21 3 6 0 4 0-13 33

Totals. . . Company A, 125 ; G uards, 139.

Grand totals . Company A, 215 ; Guards, 213.

In the evening the visiting riflemen were entertained
by the Baltimoreans with a supper at the Athenaeum. It
is thought these matches will he the means of en¬
couraging target practice among the military of the State,
and there may soon be in Maryland an inter-State con¬
test for prizes, as is the case in New York.

Washington, D. C., Oct. 25 (A —The twelfth and last
contest in the Harkness badge match was held by the
Columbia Rifle Association on the Benning’s Range to¬
day. The day proving very unpropitious for fine rifle
practise at long range, the scores were very materially
knocked down below the usual averages of this club. The
afternoon was chilly and rough, although the sky was
clear, the thermometer being down to 58 deg. when the
firing began at 1,30 o’clock, and was 52 deg, at the close,
at 4.15 o’clock. At the beginning the wind was a stiff,
unsteady “twelve o’clock flsli-tail,” and during a part of
the time at 900, and afterward it increased in strength
and changed direction to two and three o'clock on the
great dial, and good scores were simply out of the ques¬
tion, owing to its sudden freaks. The following are the
aggregates made ; —

COn. J. O, P. BURNSIDE.

800 yards . 68 1 1,000 yards .

900 yards . 05 I

Grand total . . . . 190

o. H. LAIRD.

800 yards . — 05 1 1,000 yards .

900 yards . 64 |

Grand total . . 191

A. A, ADEE.

800 yards . . 64 1 1,000 yards. . .

900 yards . 04 I

Grand total . . . 188

P. J. IACRETZEN.

800 yards . 61 1 1,000 yards . .

900 yards - - 59 |

Grand total . . . . 186

Gen. Jonn Coughlin acted as range officer and umpire,
and Dr. John Parsons as scorer.

This last contest did not change the leading scores in
this match, which was begun on the 19th of July. There
have been twelve contests shot, the highest three scores
of each contestant which are counted in the match being
as follows : —

COL. J. O. P. BURNSIDE.

BOO yards . 214 1 1,000 yards .

900 yards . 216 I

Grand total . . . . . . . 618

CHARLES II. LAIRD.

800 yards . 314 1 1,000 yards . 217

900 yards . 215 |

Grand total . 646

p- J. IAURMZEN.-

800 yards . - 8031 1,000 yards . 223

900 yards . 217 I

Grand total . . 042

dr. s. I. SCOTT.

800 yards . . . 209 1 1,000 yards . 214

900 yards . 210 |

Grand total . 633

Col. Burnside shot in ten of the twelve, contests, and
averaged for the whole 207 8-10. C. H. Laird shot in ten
contests, and averaged 206 4-10. Mr. Lauritzen entered
and shot in eight, averaging 1984. Dr. S. I. Scott
entered and shot in six, averaging 205jf. J. M. T. Partello
shot in one match, and made 208.

—There may bo no connection between good pigeo
shooting and the manufacture of a table sauce, but ou
friends who long ago knew Mr. King as an extraordinar
pigeon shot, now claim that the excellence of the Kin
Sauce Royal is due to the manufacturer’s principles c
always hitting the right spot.

— A correspondent who has used the Law's patent coi
rugated brass shells writes in liigh praise of their relii
bility and general excellence.

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GAME IN SEASON FOR NOVEMBER.

Moose, Alec Americana.
Caribou, Hangtfer caribou.

Elk or wapiti, Ceram canadensis.
Red or Ya. deer. C. mrginianus.
Squirrels, red, black and gray,
narc-s, brown and gray.

Heed or rice bird, Dalicfoontfx or-
itzimro ui..

Wild turkey, Mekagrifi gallopam.
Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, ('upidnnia c.upida.
Bulled grouse or pheasant, Bo-
nasa uml/ellm.

Quail or partridge, Orlyx.virgini-
(711118.

Swans, Braut, Wild Ducks, Geese, &c.

SS’This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which isgenerally in season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

THE HAMMERLESS GUN.

Editor Forest and Stream.

Knowing that you are interested 'in all improvements
in guns which add to the comfort or safety of sportsmen,
I would like to call your attention to a fact in regard to
hammerless breech-loading guns, as made by Mr.
Greener. To show you how true what I say is, I would
beg leave to ask you to look at the lock of the gun I now
have apart. This gun was sold four months ago. and has
been used incessantly since that time. The locks
are now as clear from gas and foul as when first, put to¬
gether, and I am sure you will be surprised at their
wonderful simplicity, there being fourteen less pieces in
the locks of a Greener hammeriess than in tbe old-fash¬
ioned locks with hammers. This abolition of fourteen
separate pieces, taken in connection with the fact that
the parts of the hammerless are much larger and stronger,
will of itself eventually drive guns with the hammer out
of the market. When we realize that nine-tenths of tbe
accidents from breech-loaders are directly traced to the
catching of one or both of the needless hammers (which
in a few years will be as objectionable as the old flint and
tinder box of our fore-fathers) surely no sportsman who
buys a new gun will be satisfied with something that in
a few years will be entirely superseded. I can see but
one side worthy of notice to the discussion which has
been going on in the London papers on this subject, and
if there are any American arguments in favor of hammer
guns I hope they may be ventilated in your paper, so that
sportsmen mav act intelligently on this subject.

New York, Oct. 27th. Henry C. Squires.

We have examined the gun locks alluded to by Mr.
Squires, and find them not only in excellent order, but
marvels of simplicity. That the hammerles gun is the
gun of the future, there seems little'doubt. The princi¬
pal objection raised against it (although the want of
locks does seem at first to give it any lack of symmetry)
is on the score of safety, the gun being cocked' by the
action of loading. There is a great deal in habit, how¬
ever, and the careful sportsman will soon remember that
his gun when loaded is cocked also, although there is a
safety catch on the side of thejlock which, when placed in
position secures the hammers. In order to overcome this
objection, some manufacturers use an automatic safety
bolt which fastens the hammers in such a manner that the
gun cannot be fired until the holt is removed. This, how¬
ever, seems to us to destroy the principal advantage the
hammerless gun has over those of the old style, for the
reason that almost as much time must be consumed in
removing the bolt as would be occupied in lifting the
hammers, the great point claimed for the new gun being
rapidity of firing. Dr. Carver in his English expeditions
used one of Mr. Greener’s hammerless guns, firing in his
exhibitions for 130 days without removing the locks for
cleaning or oiling, an amount of work, probably, that few
guns would be called upon to go through in years of
field shooting. Yery many sportsmen in this country
have ordered hammerless guns, and we would advise
the curious in such matters to call at Mr. Squires’ store,
No. 1 Courtland street, and see them.

FACTS AND FANCIES ABOUTSHOOTING.

NO. 2.— BY A. WINTER.

IN writing on a subject concerning which so much has
been, and is being said and written, I desire to make
a special disclaimer as to the possession of any peculiar
advantages for gaining infonnation about shooting and
sporting matters generally, One thing I can say, how¬
ever, without egotism — the little I do know of the" theory
and practice of wing-shooting and the management of
dogs, I have learned by experience. I can by no means
claim immunity from the difficulties that present them¬
selves to beginners, for I am confident that I ran the
gauntlet of them all,

As my experience accumulated, I was enabled to dis¬
card what I had found to be worthless ; while on the
other hand, I availed myself of everything shat a practi-
tical test had demonstrated to be of utility. As long ago
as I can remember, I had a strong passion for field sports,
and while I was no stranger to the old-time pointer, and
the method of handling him, I found myself at the close
of the war ignorant of the first principles of legitimate
field sports. The first dog I ever owned was a pointer ; I
begged him from a man who was taking him out to kill,
to cure, as he said, a strong penchant the dog had for
sucking eggs. Very well do I remember the exalted feel¬
ings that mastered me, the first time I took him into the
field. J had purchased a new gun, elegant equipments,
game bag, etc,, and against the advice of several sports¬
men a sack of No. 3 shot, But then I had gained my
idea of tbe vulnerability uf game from certain boyish ex¬
periences with the doves that frequented the fields on my
father’s plantation. These experiences had transpired
during the war, when the term "iron-clad'’ was so fa¬
miliar, and I had come to think that these same dot ej
were enveloped in a.panoply of iron ; and thinking, as
matter of course, that the lively “Bobbies ” were equ

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as well prepared for the assaults of their puissant ene¬
mies, my idea was to send a tearing, smashing charge
after them that would do the business beyond all porad-
venture. It was on a bright, breezy day in October, and
scarcely had Old Sol begun his westward journey, when
I sallied forth to deal dare destruction among the unsus¬
pecting birds that frequented a large stubble field not
many rods from the house. To guard against contingen¬
cies — not contingencies with me however — I took with
me a negro boy to carry the game and the extra ammu¬
nition. I had not gone fifty paces before “Jim ” made a
splendid point, The colored moke who came with me
saw the birds on the ground, and persuaded roe to give
them both barrels instanter, Scarping to take such mean
advantage, I bade the dog hie on ! in an instant the
whole atmosphere seemed alive with whining quail ;
and bang ! bang ! roared iny gun. As soon as the
smoke cleared aivay, I bade "Jim” go fetch, •* Lord,
boss, ” exclaimed the negro, “you didn’t kill none!" I
was not to be convinced, however ; and for. an hour I
made the patient dog search for the birdB that were
doubtless quietly feeding hundreds of yards away. To
make a short story of it, 1 shot away the whole sack of
shot and killed but one bird ; and, to’ this day, I am not
sure whether I killed that one, or the dog caught it, To
say I was crestfallen and disgusted, but feebly expresses
the truth. But nil deaperandum, thought I"; I can do
better than that, and 1 will do it. The first thing I did
was to get shot better suited to the business in hand. I
foreswore wing-shooting for the time, and devoted my
time to the Herculean task of teat lung myself to throw
my gun so as to cover any desired spot, without seeking
aim after it touched the shoulder. In order to do this, I
placed my target on a wall, and, the moment my piece
touched my shoulder, T discnarged it. By diligent prac¬
tice, by the opening of the next season I could cover my
target'on the instant ; and could even bring down a bird
occasionally. With the over-sanguine hopefulness inci¬
dent to my youth, I begun to think I had mastered the
difficult problem of wing-shooting, and even looked for¬
ward to the time when I would be able to vanquish some
of the veterans who had quizzed me so unmercifully on
my first failure. Aside from my great confidence in
what I had achieved, I was still willing to listen to the
advice of those whose experience and skill I could but
respect. And my readiness to follow advice, without
questioning its correctness, was to me the sourcepf nearly
as many woes, as was to Greece ‘ - the wrath of Peleus’
son." One sportsman would say, “ Don’t shoot too quick ;
be deliberate and cool ; and be sure you cover your bi*d 1
before you pull trigger.” Very excellent advice in its
way, too ; the only trouble is being able to do it, Know¬
ing the gentleman who proffered this advice to be an ex¬
cellent shot, I tried to follow it ; and the result was,
that by the time I succeeded in covering my bird, the
bird had generally covered about one hundred paces and
was out of danger. Seeing that I was on the wrong tack,

I feel into the other extreme ; shot too quick ; and the
ground over which I hunted had the same appearance as
though a patent reaper had passed over it. As a last re¬
sort, I appealed to the oldest sportsman I knew, a veteran
and an excellent shot, one whom I thought had certainly
mastered the ethics of the profession. He told me to
wait until the bird had got straight, and then, if shooting
at a crossing bird, to hold on and to keep my gun mov¬
ing, and the lateral motion would be imparted to the
charge of shot, thus throwing it forward enough to bal¬
ance the flight of the bird during the interval of the pas¬
sage of the shot from gun to bird. Of course, in shooting
at a bird going straight away, no particular plan was
recommended. I had, theretofore, believed it necessary
to aim ahead of crossing birds : but after this I succeeded
in getting all I had ever heard, or read, on the subject of
■wing-shooting inextricably mixed, and the result was, 1
verily believe I could not have touched a barn door
sailing ever so deliberately through the air. At last, in
sheer desperation, I cut loose from all preconceived ideas,
all that I heard, and branched like “ Little Bullet ” into
the wild field of experiment. Reasoning on the basis
that I had a vague idea of killing, 1 certainly expected
my charges to make some of the most improbable angles
known to the exact sciences. It is not necessary to de¬
tail here, the various steps by which I finally reached
what I conceived to be the correct practice in wing-
shooting. I will premises, without another disclaimer,
however, I do not claim to be able to shoot; more than re-
spectably. Unfortunately I labor under a misfortune
which will forever preclude the hope of being a dead
shot ; but, when I miss a fair bird, I know that it is my
fault, and not the fault of the principles I have adopted.
Neither do I desire to antagonize the pet ideas of any
other sportsman ; I can merely recommend my plan as
having proved satisfactory, to me, at any rate.

My first injunction to a young sportsman would be :
Leant to throw your gull just where you want it, and
do this before you ever go into the field. Of course, if
you can do this to begin with, so much the better;
but I must say, that I have never known a single tyro
who could do it. Try the experiment I have before
mentioned ; place a target on the wall, and endeavor to
cover it with your gun the moment it touches the
shoulder, and be sure you fire on the instant. You can
see after a few shots whether you have an inclination
to throw too high, too low, or right, or left, and can
remedy the fault. Continue this line of practice until
you approximate perfection ; besides, it will answer a
good purpose in getting you rid of a kind of gun shyness,
natural with every man. Alter you have done this, the
next thing is to try your hand on something in motion ;
anything that will not fall with too great a velocity
when thrown into tlie air will answer. Commence on
as nearly a perpendicular drop as possible ; and, by aim¬
ing just under it, you will have the satisfaction of seeing
that you have hit it very handsomely. Continue this,
varied by an occasional straight-away shot, until you are
satisfied you understand the principle involved, as well
as the practice. It would be well to try to hit objects at
the various angles, getting at last to square-across shots,
remembering to aim always ahead of crossing objects, the
distance ahead to be governed by the velocity of object,
angle at which it is crossing, and distance away. A prac¬
tical test will best determine this, for strange as it may
seem, the distance to aim ahead will vary with different
men. Always keep in mind the first lesson learned, to
shoot as soon as the gun gets level to the shoulder.
Nothing is more disgusting than to see a man poking

after an object with his gun ; besides, such a one can
never attain the same proficiency as a quick snap shot, to
say nothing of the want of grace of such a sportsman. A
thorough course in what I have mentioned, cannot often
fail to make the beginner an expert in tbe kind of shoot¬
ing involved. I know that killing birds is quite another
matter ; but I am sure there can be no bett er introduction
to the field than the plan recommended. Before intro¬
ducing the beginner to tbe serious part of hiB business, I
cannot forbear a word on the contradictory theories ad¬
vanced as to the best way of hitting a crossing bird.

It would seem to a casual observer, that there is very
little room for differences. If one man, by holding on
his birds, kills, how can it be that another man, who
holds well ahead, does tbe same thing? It is certain that
the law governing projectile forces cannot be changed to
suit the caprices of each man. Can it be that what is
known as personal equation, will account for the differ¬
ence? “While it is a fact I do not pretend to deny, tl tat
in one man volition precedes action but by an infinitesi¬
mal space of time, while in another the vital forces are
slow and sluggish in their action, I am not disposed to
think that this fact accounts altogether for the contra¬
diction in question. After making some allowance for
this personal equation, which, as “I stated before, I am
■willing to do. I am inclined to think that those who claim
to hold on their birds are mistaken. Such sportsmen all
admit, I believe, that they keep the gun moving until
the moment of discharge. Now, as it is very difficult to
keep the gun directly on a moving bird, by following it, I
take it that, while claiming to hold on, the man actually
holds ahead, of every bird he kills. As 1 prefer not to
poke after my birds, I hold ahead, and sometimes have
the satisfaction of seeing my bird fall.

In my next, I propose to speak of what the young
sportsman should do in the field. I am aware that I have
inverted the order usually followed, in speaking of the
sportsmau before the dog ; but, in my opinion, a com¬
parison between the number of trained sportsmon, as
compared with the number of trained dogs in our coun¬
try, is decidedly in favor of the dog.

Cairo, Geo., Sept. 23d.

Canada — Quebec, Oct. 25th. — Once more I sit down, to
give you a few items of Quebec news. They are not very
interesting or plenty just now, as our shooting has not
been of much account this fall, with the exception of
snipe ; most other kinds of birds have been almost a fa.il-
ure. Our ruffed grouse shooting is a thing of the past, as
the abominable law passed in the Province of Quebec to
suit a few interested parties, allowing the snaring of hares
has almost exterminated this fine bird. Proof of this is
very easy. Any one has only to examine the grouse ex¬
posed for sale in. the market, and out of every hundred
birds looked over not one will be found that was shot, but
all show the marks of the snare noose on the neck. This
state of things is a crying shame and speaks ill for the
sportsmen of this province, who do not bestir themselves
and try and have the evil done away with or very much
modified, so that our grouse may again have a chance to
become somewhat plentiful. Woodcock have been fairly
plenty, but nothing like the numbers of former years.
Ducks we have had none as yet, except at the islands
down the river some miles below the city. Snipe, as I
said before, is the one exception to the general scarcity ;
they have been very plenty, and large numbers have made
a permanent stay here, especially about Grondines, and
Chateau Richer beaches. Hares, as usual, are plentiful.
No scarcity of them so long as the wire noose is allowed.
Other kinds of game are not worth speaking about at all.

Cat. Rouge.

Connecticut.— Birmingham, Oct— The Pequots of this
place went on their 20th annual hunt to-day, which will
terminate on the following Tuesday night, with a grand
supper and soiree. This party of gentlemen are over
ready to take up the gun and go on the " war path ” for
a battle with the birds. Buckeye.

New York — Noi/ac, Oct. 281/).— A correspondent from
the old Indian village, located four miles from Sag
Harbor, on what is called tbe North Sea Shore, says of
duck shooting in that place : —

“ We have not had as good sport this month as usual
with us in October, owing to the extraordinary mild
weather we have had ; but the cold snap of Saturday and
Sunday brought the birds to our bay in goodly numbers,
and now tbe sport may be said to be in full operation.
We have the Forester Club down here, and the members
are enjoying tbe field exercise greatly. They have done
a little in partridge shooting, and got Borne hares, and
they are " laying low for black ducks ” every morning on
the beach. But you don’t know what that sentence, “ on
tbe beach,” implies. Well, I will tell you. There is a
long, low strip of sand bank which joins tbe Wiggin’s
Farm bere With the promontory known as “Jessup
Neck,” and over this sand bank the ducks fly to and fro
from Noyac Bay, even to Peconic, and back again. They
generally rise up about daylight, and pass and repass un¬
til about nine in the morning. Those who go “ on the
beach” start before daybreak, and, after having their
luncheon they make a nest of tbe dry seaweed to lie
down in — alike for comfort and to hide in — and there
await the passage of the flight of the ducks. For the
privilege of going on the beach, you have to pay a dollar
toll to the Wiggin’s family, which is for the season.

The quail are very plentiful here now, and there is
going to be great sport on November 1st, when a regular
regiment of shooters will take the field. To those coining
here for ducks I would say, stop at Mrs. Haven’s, or at
Pierson's ; both are good comfortable boarding places.
Tbe terms are six dollars a week at Mrs. Haven’s, or a
dollar a day. They will send for you to the depot, if you
notify them.

Rochester, Oct.ZUh. — Woodcockshooting very good si ncc
season opened. Weather during nesting period was favor¬
able, and tbe birds arrived at maturity in fair numbers.
Some very satisfactory bags were made in August
and September on tbe birds bred hereabouts, but tbe cream
of the cock shooting baa been during the present month.
Almost fabulous numbers of woodcock have been shot
within a few miles of Rochester, both by men who shoot
for 6port and those who turn tbeir game into money.
Two of the latter class recently shot forty-seven fine
cocks in the western part of this county in a day and a
half. There is a belt of country running from the Genesaee

River almost to the Niagara that was, and except when
too much cultivated still is, one of the best regions for
woodcock to be found anywhere. The stories the elder
sportsmen tell regarding the number of birds shot there
in their younger days, almost makes one regret that he is
not a grey beard and sigh for the days that are past and
gone. Time was when grey plover were here in millions
every fall, but of late their visits are few and far be¬
tween ; a dozen birds would be regarded good shooting
on lands where a hundred have fallen to one gun in a day.
This year there have been very few shot here, the prevail¬
ing drouth not being favorable to them. Some of our best
snipe grounds are as dry a.nd hard as the “ remainder
biscuit of a sea voyage,” and I believe a dozen of my fav¬
orites have not in tlie aggregate been.brought to town this
season ; more is the pity say I.

I have seen a great many quail within walking distance
of this city, but what between clearing the woods, deep
snows and innumerable good shots, there is scarcely a bob
white in Monroe country. We are better off with ruffed
grouse, that fine bird bolding possession of a few fastnesses
in spite of a hundred enemies. This year mast is abund¬
ant, and the covies, or shall I say packs of grouse, are
scattered, and the prospect is that he wliojshoots many
will have to work hard. As I write, information comes
that thousands of ducks are in tbe lake off our duck shoot¬
ing waters, the bays and ponds within fifteen miles of the
of the city. A storm will drive them inland, and then
big guns will find work to do. No geese flying yet.

C. R.

New Jersey. — Forked River, Nov. 1st — Riverside
House. — Duck shooting has now fairly begun and a bag
of twenty-five or thirty broadbills is no unusual day’s
sport. Mr. Havens shot three fine geese one day last
week within a few hundred yards of the house. AVe ane
located at the best and most convenient point on Barne-
gat Bay, within forty-five minutes sail of tbe gunning
grounds. Being situated directly on the water, parties
coming to the Riverside House avoid a long stage rifle,
as at all other places on tliis coast. The prospects for fine
quail shooting were never better in this section. A.

AVisconsin. — Baraboo, Bov. 8th. — Ducks of all kinds
are here in large numbers. J. H. Brewer and G. J.
Train have just returned from a few day’B shoot at Crys¬
tal Lake, about fifteen miles from here, with a wagon
box full of greenlieads, having had fine sport, being the
first ones there this season. Tom Scott, Dan Miner, and
Liman Potter, also had fine sport at ducks on the Cat¬
fish River near Wannakee. Some of the Madison sports¬
men are mourning over a lot of decoys that were shot at
that day. Ed. H.

— The duoks are still flying lively down on the island,
and AVm. N. Lane’s bouse is crowded with gunners.
There never has been so favorable a season for shooting
in thirty years.

MISSOURI STATE TOURNAMENT.

Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 2Ath.
Editor Forest and Stream : —

Tlie sportsmen of the State were well represented at the
Convention of the State Sportsmen’s Association, held
in this city, Oct. 21st to 24th, by delegates from the fol¬
lowing clubs : Dardenne Shooting Club of St. Louis, St.
Louis Gun Club and St. Louis Sportsmen’s Club, Pleasant
Hill Club, Kansas City Amateur Gun Club, Kansas City
Gun Club, St. Joseph Gun Club, and Trenton Rod anti
Gun Club. The constitution of the Illinois State Sports¬
men’s Association was adopted. Tlie officers for the en¬
suing year are : President — Chas. G. Epperson, of Macon
City Gun Club ; First Vice-President — Dabney Carr, of
St. Louis Gun Club ; Second Vice-President — J. K. Stark,
Kansas City Gun Club ; Recording Secretary — J. S. Chase,
Kansas City Amateur Club ; Corresponding Secretary —
P. A. Smedley, Macon Gun Club ; Treasurer — Paul
Francke, St, Joseph Gun Club ; Board of Directors — B. F.
Buzard (St. Joseph), H. 0. “West (St. Louis), AV. Williams
(Macon), D. S. Hall (Kansas City), John F. McAfee (Pleasj
ant Hill) — appointed by Vice-President Dabney Carr ;
Committee on Rules and Regulations — Edgar Gainotte
(Kansas City), Dr. AVashington (St. Louis), N. E. Barnes
(St. Joseph), J.M. London (Macon), H. B. Brown (St.
Louis).

The shooting was exceptionally fine, the Missouri
sportsmen showing themselves well able to cope with the
expert shots from abroad, among whom were Messrs. S. A.
Tucker and Buell Lamberson, who are well known as the
agents of the Parker gun. The following summary of the
work done makes an unusually creditable showing : —

Tuesday, Oct. 21 sf. — Match at six single birds; 21
yards ; prizes of $50, $25, $15 and $10. Messrs. Tucker,
Erb, jr.. Williams, AVerk, Jones, West, Hauworth, Mil¬
ler and Herskey tied on 6 straight, and again on 3
straight at 26 yards ; Tucker. Hauworth and Hershey on
S.stvaightat 31 yards ; again, same conditions ; and Tucker
and Hauworth a fourth time, finally dividing. McGee,
Stockwell, Albright and Hall scored 5 each ; McGee,
Stockwell and Albright tied again on 3 at 26 yards, Mc¬
Gee winning with 3 at 81 yards. Bowles, Allen, O'Meara
and Watson tied on 4 each ; Watson, Bowles and Allen
again on 2 out of 3 at 26 yards, AVatson winning with 3
at 31 yards. Lister and Patrick tied on 3 each, Lister
winning shoot off at 26 yards with 3 straight.

Second Match. — Ten single birds ; 21 yards rise ; prizoa
$90, $45, $30, $20 and $15

Scott, Jones, McGee and Williams tied on 10, McGee
winning shoot off with 3 straight at 26 yards. Under¬
wood, Werk, Smith, Lister, Fredericks and Stockwell tied
on 9 ; Smith, Fredericks, Underwood, Lister and Stock-
well again on 3 at 26 yards, and Smith and Fredericks
divided on a tie of 3 at 31 yards. O’Meara, AVest, Allen,
Watson, Hersey and Miller tied on 8 ; O’Meara, Miller,
West and Hershey again on 3 at 26 yards, O'Meara win¬
ning with 3 at 31 yards.

Third Mutch. — Ten glass balls ; 18 yards ; prizes, $50,
$25, $15 and $10 : —

Erb, jr.. Lister and Allen tied on 10 each, Erb and Lis¬
ter dividing first on a second tie of 3 at 31 yards, Tucker,
Hauworth, O’Meara, Smith and Williams having tied on
9 ; O'Meara and Smith divided on a second tie of 3 at 21
yards. Mallett, Davis, AVest and Miller scored 8 each ;
idler and Mallett tied again on 2 out of 3 at 21 yards :

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Miller won with 3 straight on second tie. Erl), sr. , and
Patrick divided fourth on 7 each.

Fourth Match. — Five pairs double birds ; 13 yards ;
prizes, $100, $50, $30 and $20 : —

Miller and O'Meara killed 10 straight, and divided. Tuck¬
er, Judy and McGee killed 9 each, and Judy won shoot
off with 0 straight. Werk, Bowles, Erb, jr., Hershey and
Young tied on 8, Erb winning shoot off with 6 straight.

Fifth Match. — Six. single birds ; 21 yards rise ; prizes,
$50, $25, $15 and $10

Scott, O’Meara, Hershey, Allen, Miller, Stock well, Jur-
rett, Watson and London made clean scores, and Wat¬
son, Allen and London divided on a Becond tie of 3.
Judy, Camp, McClelland, Williams, Jones, Wilson, Werk
and Young tied on 5, Judy and Werk dividing on second
tie of 3. Fredericks, Evans and Smith divided fourth on
a tie of 3.

Wednesday, Oc.t.'fXld. — Sixth match ; six single birds ;
21 yards rise ; prizes, $50, $25, $15 and $10 : —

Lister, Allen, Smith, O'Meara, Jarrett, Stockwell, Ful¬
ler, Houghton, Reed and Boone tied on 6 : Allen, Reed,
Jarrett and Boone again on 3 at 26 yards, Allen
winning on 3 at 31 yards — Hershey, Judy, Bames,
Den, Albright, Walmsley, Miller, McGee and Young
having tied on 5, and ' Hershey, Miller, Den and
Walmsley again on 8 at 26 yards. Miller and Hershey
divided on 2 out of 3 at 31 yards. Brinker, London, Wat¬
son, Werk and Williams scored 4 each, Williams winning
with 3 at third shoot off, 31 yards. Oberg, Squires and
Hall tied on 3, Oberg winning shoot off with 3 at 36
yards.

Seventh Match.— Ten single birds ; 21 yards ; prizes
— first, Remington Creedmoor rifle ($125) and ten sacks
shot ($20) — total, $145 ; second, Fox breech-loading shot¬
gun ($75), ten sacks shot (§20)— $95 : third, powder and
shot, $60 : fourth. 1,000 U. M. C. paper shells, shot,
$22.50 : —

O’Meara, Barns, Erb and Allen tied on 10 ; Allen, Erb
and Barns on 2 out of 3 at 26 yards, Allen winning with
3 at 31 yards. Tucker, Boone, Werk, Lister ana Hall
tied on 9 ; Tucker, Werk and Lister again on 3 at 26 yards,
on 2 at 31 yards, on 3 again, and finally divided. Den,
McGee, Judy, Miller and Hershey tied on 8 ; McGee aud
Miller again on 3 at 26 yards, McGee winning with 3 at
HI yards, Brinker and Squires tied on 7, Brinker win¬
ning shoot off.

Eighth Match. — Ten glass balls ; 18 yards rise*; prizes,
$50, $35, $15 and $10

Erb, jr., and Young tied on 8 and divided first, Hau-
worth, O’Meara and McGee tied on 7 and divided second.
Den, Miller and London tied on 6 and divided third. Lis¬
ter and Patrick tied on 5, Patrick winning shoot off.

Ninth Match. — Ten single birds ; 26 yards ; prizes, $125,
$75, $50, $30 and $20

Erb, Stockwell and Williams tied on 10 and divided.
Tucker, Hauworth, Miller, Watson and Hershey tied on
9 ; Hershey, Watson and Hauworth again oh 3 at 31
yards, Hauworth winning second shoot off with 3.
Young, Werk, Stocker, Smith, Boone and O'Meara tied on
8, and Young won on shoot off— 3 at 31 yards. Van Horn,
Hall, McGee and Fuller tied on 7, Fuller winning on
fourth shoot off. Allen, Patrick, Jarrett, Lister and Al¬
bright tied on 6, Allen winning second shoot off.

Tenth Match.—1 Three pairs double birds, 18 yards:
prizes, $50, $25, $15 and $10 : —

Den won first with clean score. Miller, Lister, Hershey,
Erb, sr., Boone, Allen and Scott tied on 5 ; Miller and
Lister again on 4 at 25 yards and divided. Fuller, Smith,
Van Horn, Brodie, Williams, O'Meara, Stockwell and
Brinker tied on 4. Fuller and Smith again on 3 at 21
yards and divided. Patrick, Barnes, McGee, Stocker,
London and Judy tied on 3 and Patrick won shoot off at
21 yards.

Thursday, Oct. 24<7i.— Ten single birds, 21 yards ; prizes,
$50, $25, $15 and $10 ; — Tucker, Williams, Smith, Reed
and Fuller tied on 10 ; Fuller, Smith, Williams and
Tucker again on 3 at 26 yards, Fuller winning with 3
at 31 yards. Boone, Walmsley, Erb, jr., Alien,
Jones, Stockwell, Hauworth and O'Meara tied
on 9 ; Hauworth and Stockwell again on 3 at 26 yards
and divided. Miller, Lister, Jarrett, Brinker, Hershey,
Thomas, Werk, London and Young tied on 8 ; Miller and
Jarrett again on 3 at 26 yards, Miller winning on 3 at 31
yards. McGee, Underwood, Gardner, Watson, Stephens
and Albright tied on 7, McGee winning second shoot off
with 3 at 31 yards.

Twelfth Match. — Ten single birds, 21 yards ; purse,
$31o :—

Banworth, Morris, O'Meara, Allen, Werk, Erb and
Fuller tied on 10 ; all but Morris and O’Meara again on 3
at 26 yards ; Allen, Erb and Fuller at 31 yards ; Allen
and Erb three times again, Allen finally winning (with
3 on final shoot off. Tucker, Williams, Lister and Her¬
shey tied on 9 ; Tucker, Williams and Lister on 3 at 26
yards ; again at 31 yards. Tucker winning final shoot off
with 3. Thomas, Watson, Cunningham, Stockwell,
Jones, Miller, Judy and Fredericks tied on 8 ; Fredericks,
Stockwell and Miller again, 3 at 26 yards, again at 31
yards, Fredericks winning finally, Sharp and McGee tied
on 7 and divided.

Thirteenth Match.— Team shoot, two members each ;
ten single birds, 21 yards ; prizes, $125, $65, $40 and

Tucker and Erb, jr., made clean score of 20 and took
first ; Hauworth and Cave divided second with Miller and
Stockwell on score of 19; O’Meara and Cunningham, Allen
and Smith, and Miles and Watson tied on 18, O’Meara
and Cunningham winning shoot off with 5 out of 6 at
26 yards. Underwood and Fredericks, Werk and McGee,
Hershey and Lister and Fuller and Reed tied on 17 ; the
first three teams again on 6 at 26 yards, the first two
again at 81 yards, Underwood and Fredericks winning on
final shoot off.

Fourteenth Match.— Sweepstakes, 15 single birds, 20
yards ; Williams, Cunningham, Erb, Hershey, Miller and
Werk tied on 14 ; the first three dividing on 3 in shoot
off. Tucker, Stockwell, Allen and Smith tied on 13 and
Tucker won shoot off,

Sixteenth Match.— Ten Bingle birds, 21 yards : prizes.
$50, $25, $15 and $10 : —

Young, Scott, Ferguson, Boone, Work, Smith, Miller
and Bames tied on 10 ; Boone, Werk and Miller again on
3 at 31yards and divided. Cogwell, O’Meara, Cunning¬
ham, Watson and McGee tied on 9, and after four tie
shots, Cogwell and 9’Meara divided. Stockwell, Hall,
Allen, Hershey, Williams and Buzard tied on 8, Stock-

well winning cm third shoot off. Evb and Stocke divided
fourth.

Seventeenth Match. — For purse of $300 and gold medal ;
team State championship shoot ; 15 single birds, 21
yards ; —

Kansas citv erne cunt,

Underwood . . . . . 11111 mil i ill l— 15

McGee ... . 11111 1110 1 II 1 1 1-14

Fredoridks . . 11111 1 II 1 1 1 1111 1-14

Werk . . 0 1111 1 U 1 1 1 1111 0-12-55

Tucker ...

Erb, jr .

Barnes .

Batcheller .

ST. JOSEPH GUN CT.U11.

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ST. LOUIS GUN curt.

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KANSAS CITY AMATEUR CLUB.

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10 10 1—13
10 11 1—12 — 55

1111 1—15
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1111 1—13

10 11 0-10-51

1011 0—13
1 LI 0 0—13
1111 0— 13

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Walmsley, . 11111

Houghton . 11111

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Stark . 1 0 0 0 0

Ties on 55 : —

Underwood . . 1 1 1 |

Fredericks . 1 1 1

Werk . 1 l l I

McGee . . . 0

In shooting off for State championship medal, given to
one making best individual score, Messrs. Tucker and
Hauworth tied again on 3. As these gentlemen do not
belong in Missouri, they presented the medal to the asso¬
ciation, to he shot for again next year.

Eighteenth Match. — Twelve single birds, 26 yards' rise ;
prizes, $110, $60, $40, $25 and $15 :• —

Tucker, Carson, McGee, Allen, Erb, jr., Stockwell, Mil¬
ler and Werk made full score of 12 ; Tucker, Erb, Miller
and Werk dividing after a second tie of 3 at 31 yards.
Underwood, Hershey, Scott and Watson tied on 11 and
divided second money. Erb, sr, , Boulvare, and Jarrett
tied on 10, Jarrett winning sixth shoot off with 3 at 31
yards. Walmsley and Stark divided fourth on tie of 9 ;
Stocke and Hall taking fifth on tie of 8.

Match No. 20. — Five double birds ; purse, $100 :—

Erb won first with score of 10 straight. McGee, Miller
and Werk tied on 9 ; McGee and Miller again on 4, Mc¬
Gee finally winning, McGee won a match rare, 19 out
of 20 birds. Several sweeps followed, and one of the
most interesting contests was a match between Messrs.
Judy, Allen, Lister and Smith, forming a team to shoot
against the Kansas City Gun Club Team — Messrs. Werk,
Underwood, Fredericks and McGee — 15 single birds each
man, 21 yards. The Kansas City boys killed 59 out of 60,
against their opponents’ Bcore of 03.

and §mt[ gishing.

FISH IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER.

FRESH WATER.

Black Bass, Micrnptcrua cal mo- I Pike or Pickerel, Esox Indus.

ides; M. nigricans. Yellow Perch, Perea flavescens .

Muekalowre, Estrx nobdior. I

SALT WATER.

Sea Bass, Sci'renops occllatus. | Cero, Cybtum regale.

Striped Bass, Roc.cus Uneatus. Flouito, Sctrda pdamys.

Weakllsh, Cynosclon regalia. | Kingflsh, Menticirrus nebnlosus.

Bluefish, Pomatomus saUatrix.

A Fisu-m’ Story. — Truth is averred, to be stranger than
fiction. The piscatorial Munchausen may reel off his tale
and mystify his audience, but the grave, matter-of-fact
professor comes along and lays his scientific fact in the
scales, and thejbeam descends. A case in point is the
following note from Prof. Theo. Gill, of the Smithsonian,
whifii we candidly acknowledge rather rebukes our
credulity, But the Professor must, in his own behalf,
admit that the fish, that is the outside fish he talks about
was slightly stretched ; and this reminds us that there
are more fish in the sea than have ever been talked out
of it;—

In looking over my file of Forest and Stream, as I am
often wont to do, I noticed the paragraphs entitled “An
Iowa Fish Shoot” (vol. 12, p. 194) and “ Fish Swallowing
fish ” (vol. 12, p. 236), wherein you express some evidence
of skepticism as to the truth of a pickerel fifteen inches
long having been swallowed by another twenty-six inches
long, ironically remarking : “We have often told bigger
ones than that ourselves. Let us see ; 15 into 26, once
and 11 over !” Now, dear Forest and Stream, what will
you say to a fish swallowing one several times larger than
itself ? Perhaps you will think it incredible, but never¬
theless it is the fact that there are deep-sea fishes that are
capable of such feats, aud which have been actually found
with others much larger than themselves in their stom¬
achs. Such is the specie known as Chrasmodw niger — a
deep-sea form of the family of Gadoids (codfishes), or a
nearly related one, which occurs off the island of Madeira
as well as in the Caribbean Sea, This species has been
twice caught until fishes larger than itself in its capa¬
cious interior. And when I say laager, I mean it in
every sense — longer, higher, broader and, of course, more
bulky. The last one recorded, caught off the island of
Dominica, was 6£ inches long, and with its stomach
empty would have measured less than one inch in height,
while the fish it swallowed was 104 inches long and 1 J
inch high, and evidently weighed several times as much
as the gormandizer. I leave you for the present to swal¬
low and digest this story as you best may, but if you wish
further information, am ready to give it.

Theo, Gtli

Let us have the rest of it, Professor ! — Ed.]

The Six Pounds Fish- as-You-Please-Belt, —They
keep a public record of their big bass out in Cincinnati.
The town clerk registers their weight along with the
weights of the babies, the marriage licenses, etc. So when
a new fish is to he recorded the daily papers send their re¬
porters to the town hall to copy out the registration of all

previous piscine wonders, The Every Saturday Night
thus records the progress of the emulous competitors :

The eatching with rod, hook, and line of a Lake Erie
black bass that weighs six pounds has always been con¬
sidered with our anglers as something extraordinary, and
when it does happen a great fish talk ensues, and com¬
parative catches are brought into requisition. The first
six-pound bass that there is any note of here was caught
some leu years ago at Put-in Bay by John Stettinius of
this city. The event was celebrated by a supper given by
the lucky angler to his friends. It cost $100, but John
was made superlatively happy in the wearingof the cham¬
pion belt. The next big catch was made by Dr. Sterling,
of Cleveland, at Middle Island, Lake Erie. The weight
was 61 pounds, thereby entitling the doctor to the belt.
He held it for some time, when Captain Tinker, of Cincin¬
nati, a few years ago, caught at Middle Island a 6S pound
black bass. Then comes Captain Brown, of Dayton, who
a few weeks ago, at Pelee, caught one that pulled the
scales to 61 pounds. And now comes that okl veteran
angler, Alex. Starbuck, who caught, according to Mr.
Cameron's scales, the next day after Brown’s catch, one
(hat weighed 61 pounds. This bass, with others, was sent
for distribution to Mr. Bames, groceryman, at the south¬
east corner of Mound and Sixth. When he opened the
box he was surprised at the size of the big bass and con¬
cluded at once to weigh him. He did so in the presence
of his clerks, and the bass balanced the beam at seven
pounds. If there are any doubting this — and it is such a
monster bass that there probably may be some who do —
Mr. Barnes and also his clerks are willing to be interviewed
on the subject. Hand that belt, this way, Captain Tinker,
for Aleck would like to wear it awhile.

— The mossbunker fisheries of Port Monmouth, N. J.,
have just closed, and the season has been very successful.
Over 25,000,000 fish have been taken. The oil averages
three gallons to a thousand fish, and the scrap yields sev¬
enty tons to a million fish. The scrap readily sells for
$30 per ton, and is used as a fertilizer.

Fishing at Cohoes.— Cohoes, N. Y., Oct. IBfh.— The
river here is deep only in places, and we have to do a
deal of wading in order to reach the pools where the fish
are. At low water the fish are to be found in the holes,
which are numerous. We have no good fishing until we
get above the Falls, as the knitting-mills use chemicals
which drive the fish away. At the base of the Falls are
several large basins, which in years gone by were excel¬
lent spots for the angler, but now a paper-mill just above
seems to drive the fish from them. Occasionally we take
a few bass on the east side, but there is not enough sport
to pay the angler for his trouble. Below the Falls, about
three-quarters of a mile, is the State darn, which also
was an excellent place for pike-fishing, but the last few
years could not take many there. In the summer one
can almost walk across the river without wetting his
feet : but some years ago it was different. The old dam
was lower than the present one, and it was hard work to
wade across. Then we had good fishing, and it was fine
sport to strike a pike which would weigh three or four
pounds, standing in water waist deep and very swift. It
required considerable engineering skill to land, them, but
I have taken a great many there. Above the Falls we do
not meet with good fishing-grounds before reaching
Crescent, distance three miles, where we have some fine
riffs for pike and bass angling. Niskayuna, six miles
above, is also a noted place for parties from Cohoes to
camp, and large quantities of fish are taken there with
the fty dining the months of August and September. 1
have given you a description of the angling here as it is
at presant. What it used to be, the Rev. Johannes Ma-
gapolines thus describes it in 1642 : “In the river is great
plenty of several kinds of fish — pike, eels, perch, 1am-
plireys, suckers, catfish, sunfish, bass and shad. In the
spring in May the perch are bo plenty that one with a
hook aud line can catch in one hour as many as ten or
twelve can eat. My boys have caught in less than an
hour fifty, each a foot long. They have a three-pronged
instrument with which they fish, and draw up frequently
two or three perch at once. There is also in the river a
great plenty of sturgeon, which we Christians do not eat,
but the Indians eat them greedily.” In the year 1647 in
the month of March, when by a great freshet the water
was fresh almost to the great bay, there were two whales
up the river, and one turned back and the other stranded
near the great falls of Cohoes. No particular path was
selected by the sturgeons, but they assembled at the bot¬
tom of the great falls of the Mohawk. The river in 1800
furnished pike, bass and trout. (Masten’s History of
Cohoes, pages 3 and 5.) According to actual measure¬
ment the Falls are 1.440 feet long by 86 feet high.

H. M.

Pennsylvania, Greenville, Nov, 3d.— Hon. Arcus Mc-
Dermett, P. J., and N. C. Packard, Fish Warden of this
locality, have been sojourning at Erie for a few days
for the purpose of fishing, The Judge caught and
landed safe in the boat two museallunge, one weigh¬
ing 18 lbs, the other 22 lbs. , avoirdupois. Packard not to be
out-done, landed one weighing 27 lbs. They caught several
others of less weight, M. H, B,

' Washington Territory— Spokane Falls, TF. T., Oct.
1st. — ThiB place is a paradise for game and fish. The lat¬
ter are very abundant, of large size and the gamiest
the writer ever saw. It is no uncommon thing for a
party of two or three anglers to bring home from 40 to
75 pounds of the beautiful trout peculiar to this region,
and whose home, from all accounts, stems to be that
beautiful sheet of water, Lake Coeur De Alene, of which
the Spokane River is the direct outlet. I took yesterday,
in less than two hours, sixteen trout, whose aggregate
weight was 22 pounds, the largest I have yet taken, aud
that of an individual, four pounds. In the meantime
I shot seven fine mallard duck. Game of all kinds may
be had in plenty, from ducks to bear. Some idea of the
great number of deer may be had from the following :
Last winter the troops stationed at Fort Coeur De Alene
made a “draw,” that is, formed a large circle and grad¬
ually drew to a centre, inclosing a large space ; the result
was 200 deer, and a number of bears, cayotes, etc., On a
previous occasion, at Lake Pend Orille, nearly double the
amount was so seoured. I have taken trout until 1 am
ashamed, but the sport of hooking and landing a three
or four-pound fish may in some manner excuse me for
the slaughter of the innocents. Multnomah,

796

FOREST AND STREAM,

Washington Territory.— Spokane. Falk, W. T., Oct.
8th. — .1 wetit out for a couple ol hours the other afternoon
and caught, eighteen trout that weighed thirty pounds,
but took no one of extra size until yesterday, when a
beauty of 45 pounds graced a string of five. A party of
us went to Lake Cooiir D’Alene last week, hut l'ouud that
the fishing there at this season was not as good as in the
river, although the fish were larger, one of fourteen
pounds being reported, and others of 1 1 f and 10
pounds respectively had been taken some time previous.
In about a month the sport wilt he excellent at that point.
The lake has been described in your columns before, aud
it is certainly one of the most beautiful and attractive
sheets of water iu the world. In my last I said that the
soldiers made the drive by which so many deer were
killed ; X was slightly in error ; it was made by the soldiers
and Indians together. Salmon are putting in an appear¬
ance in large numbers below the falls at this place, and
the Indians are very busy spearing and curing them for
their winter’s food’; some large ones have been taken —
one, I believe, weighed fifty odd pounds.

Multonmaju.

Lady Anglers. — The London Standard has this pleas¬
ant bit of angling chat about the gentle art :

There are no records to tell ns whether ladiesangled in
patriarchal times, but we know that they did so in the
days of old Greek and Roman civilization. Plutarch in¬
forms us that uo less celebrated a lady than Cleopatra was
a votary of the angle, aud that she and Antony spent no
inconsiderable portion of their time in fishing matches.
So keen at last did their rivalry become that recourse was
had to artifice in order to insure victory, at least by the
mean spirited Antony. Vexed a t the superiority of the
Queen in the art, he instructed divera to take live fish and
place them ou his hook. They effected this so cleverly
that he pulled up fish after fish, and completely turned
the tables on his mistress. She pretended to congratulate
him on his good fortune, and to admire his dexterity,
but by some means had gained knowledge of the
trick he had practiced and determined to have her re¬
venge. Another match was arranged, and in presence of
a large company of friends specially invited to witness it
the fishing commenced, Antony soon had a bite, stmck,
aud pulled up a large salted fish, to bis great disgust aud
the intense amusement of all present. The murder was
out ; Antony’s trick was exploded : for on this occasion a
diver, specially instructed by the Queen, bad anticipated
the one employed by Antony, and had fixed the salt fish
on his hook. But though we cannot claim for this coun¬
try the first lady angler, we can claim a lady as the au¬
thor of the first book ever printed on angling ; for within
the years of Caxton issuing from his press at Westminster
the “ Dictos and Sayings of the Philosophers,'’ in 1477 ;
Wynkon de Worde published the famous “Booke of St,
Alban’s,” wherein Dame Juliana Berners, the good and
accomplished Prioress of Sopwell, discourses on “tliedys-
porte of fyashyng. She was probably a lady angler her¬
self, as the very full instructions she gives in reference to
the art indicate that she must have had practical experi¬
ence of it ; but, however this may be, she strongly com¬
mends the pastime “ to all that be virtuous, gentle, and
freeborn. ” That angling was a pursuit followed by ladies
after her time, and yet a considerable number of years
ago, may be gathered from a book ou fishing published in
1675, under the title of the “Accomplisht Lady’s De¬
light.” Edmund Waller, the most charming song writer
in the English language, aud forever to be remembered
as the author of the ode, " On a Lady’s Girdle,” and him¬
self, as Isaak Walton tells us, “ a lover of the angle,” sang
in praise of lady anglers two centuries ago. But whether
lady anglers in past times were few or many, skilful or
or unskilful, enthusiastic or the contrary, certain it is
that now they muster strongly. Many of them are very
successful performers, and the majority as keen sports¬
women as can well be imagined ; indeed, when a lady
takes thoroughly to angling she generally becomes as
ardently devoted to it as the most inveterate Waltonian
of the other sex. Lady salmon fishers are now to be
found on most of our English, Scotch and Irish salmon
rivers, lochs and lakes, and Norway is visited by them ;
while in America they whip freely the well stocked
waters of various districts. Our trout streams in all di¬
rections receive their attention ; they try conclusions
with the tenants of the pike preserves, and the humbler
denizens of our fresh waters have to succumb to their
skill and perseverance. True that lady anglers have dif¬
ficulties to contend with which men make but light of,
but these are overcome by various devices, or lessened by
their having some one of the other sex in attendance
upon them. Salmon fishing is very hard work with the
heavy double-handed rods generally used, but for ladies
lighter ones are specially made, and, the weekly records
of good fish taken iu various wators show that with such
tackle they get quite their share. It was all very well for
the late Public Orator of Cambridge to have launched the
followingyett d' esprit apropos of an announcement in the

Field that the beautiful Miss - had caught a salmon of

seventeen pounds : —

Not artificial files my fancy took ;

Nature's own magic lured me to your hook ;

Play me no more— no thought to 'scape have I,

But land me, land me, at your foot to die.

FLY FISHING FOR SHAD IN OCTOBER.

” A NEW SENSATION IN ANGLING.

Editor Format and Stream .-—Some yearslsince the angling frater¬
nity was considerably exercised over the acoount of taking full-
grown shad with the fly at Holyoke Dam, Mass. I was much in¬
terested on the subject and wrote to Mr. ThomaB Chalmers, whose
aooounts and scores I had heard and read so much about in the
Forest and Stream. He wrote me full particulars, and also sent
me a case of shad files, which I tried according to directions. 1
never sucoeeded inobtaininga single rise. In the fall of the same
season I waB fishing for perch on a reef in the middle of the Hudson
one afternoon in company of a friend, when we succeeded in
catoking fifteen fish, exactly similar to the shad, averaging three-
quarters to one pound each. This wns a great surprise to me.
The natives pronounced them herrings, filp-jacks, skippers and
various other names. I have taken them regularly every season
since, end during this present month of October I have had great
sport with them. I have sent speci mens to Prof. Spencer F. Baird,
and to Seth Green. They both pronounced them to he the winter
or salt water shad. I take them ou a light fly rod, with either
Mve bail or with ft fly, The .most killing fly seems to be a dark-

brown. Any dark fly, I tlnnk, will do. The best time to flsh is at
half tide, ebb or flood, aud the best time to catch them is at day¬
break or sunset. It is of no use Ashing at mid-day, unless t he day
be overcast and cloudy. Those flsh seem always, when seen,
breaking or Jumping from the water, to be feeding on young
shad, from one to one and a quarter inches in length, and when
they feed It is just the time to flsh for them. 1 gencvallyga out to
fish from 5 to tl i*.m., when the tide serves, and have made some
prelty good scores. Mybestscore wag forty-otie; lowest, seven.
The ruu is about over lit present. They leave ns soon as the water
begins to grow cold. Then the feed (young shad) disappear. The
fishing usually lasts about three weeks, beginning about Oct. 10th
and lasts nearly to theolose of the month.

JVWiffa mirnrg, N. 1'., Oct.Mh. P. A. M. Van Wyok.

Fish Poisoning from Chemical Refuse,, — An extraor¬
dinary scene was witnessed ou the Dee in England a few
days ago. A storm washed a quantity of poisonous
liquids from Pickhill Brook, which drains several lime
aud lead workB into the Dee, and the fish immediately
began to sicken and die. They hastened to escafte the
poisonous water, and came floating down the river in
thousands. Some were dead, and others were hurriedly
rushing down stream to escape out to sea, At the cause*-
way beside the old Dee mill a large crowd had congrega¬
ted to see salmon and salmon trout, pike, roaoh, and bream
frantically endeavoring to throw themselves over. Hun¬
dreds of men and boys lined the river, busily engaged in
killing fish, and several fine salmon were caught.

Outline of a Western Pleasure Trip.— One of our
far-western correspondents, who doesn't tliink much of
long-distance travelling, has cut out the following sum¬
mer route for the editor of this paper :

Let me suggest a good trip for you next summer. Start
about July 1st to 20tli ; go to Bismark, thence to the Yel¬
lowstone River, via Northern Pacific Railroad ; then take
a steamer to Gallatin, Montana (from there, by good
wagon road, it is only about 400 miles to Cceur De Alene
Lake) ; thence tiventy-eight miles to Spokan Falls, where
you will probably meet the Northern Pacific Railroad
coming towards you from the west. One hundred and
forty miles of railroad brings you to the junction of the
Snake and Columbia rivers, where you wUl find splendid
steamers to take you to Portland, Oregon.

J list think of it : only 400 miles of wagoning, by the
best of roads, in the finest of weather, amidst the grand¬
est scenery on the continent, along beautiful mountain
streams, and through the wild passes of the'Cteur De’
Alone Mountains.

There is no use of telling youof the fishand game. You
know it by heart.

As to the danger of your scalp adorning some wigwam,
it is nil. I would consider it just as safe to take my wife
over the route to-day as to drive down Broadway, and I
think for me it would be safer. W. B. B.

New Tacoma, W. T.. Oct 6th.

A Florida Cruise. — Iu another column will be found
the advertisement of Capt. Thomas J. Miller, of Brook¬
lyn, a competent sailor, who proposes to navigate Florida
waters this winter.

— Geo. Rockwell of Pulton, Oswego Co., N. Y,, pub¬
lishes a map of the Thousand Islands which will be found
both correct aud up with the times.

BASE-BALL.

THE LEAGUE SEASON OF 1879.

THE PROVIDENCE NINE THE CHAMPIONS— THE STATISTICS
OF THE CAMPAIGN.

The League championship campaign of 1879 has ended,
and the close of the race for the League C'kampiouship
Pennant leaves the laurels of victory iu the hands of the
Providence Club, the Bostons (who won the pennant in
1878) taking second place this year, and the Buffaloes
(the international champions of 1878) third position, the
Chicagoes occupying fourth place, owing to their having
sustained more defeats than the Buffaloes had. Never
before in the brief history of the League championship
contests has there been a season in which the struggle
for the pennant was so close as it was this year. Not
until the very last week of the campaign was it at all
sura as to which would be the winning team. The result
Of the first month’s contests in the arena gave such a lead
to the Chicago team that it began to be regarded as al¬
most a sure tiling that that nine were “ the coming
champions,” and they began to be heralded as such by the
League organ of Chicago. But after the end of May had
seen the Chicago Club team in the van with a record of
fourteen victories out of fifteen games played that month,
the innate strength of some of the clubs then in the back¬
ground, and the undeveloped weakness of those which
had started with a lead, began to be manifested. Gradu-
ually but surely the Boston Club's team began to take up
its position nearer the leading teams, and just in propor¬
tion the Chicago Club commenced losing tbe vantage
ground, while the Providence team, which had been re¬
garded as secondary in playing strength to the Cincinnati
nine, gradually worked its way up to a position close to
the leading team. The record of games won and lost
each month of the season shows that in May the dubs
leading in the race were as follows : —

Clubs. Games won. Games lost. Position.

Chicago . 14 1 First.

enoe. .. 10 5 Second.

Cincinnati . . ..8 7 Third.

By the end of June a change had been made in the posi¬
tion of the three leading nines. Though Chicago still led
in per cent, of victories, with Providence second, Buffalo
had supplanted Cincinnati, the latter having been obliged
to give way to Buffalo, as will he seen by the appended
figures of the June contests :—

Clubs. Games won, Games lost. Position.

Chicago . » 3 First.

Providence . 9 5 Second.

Buffalo.., . 8 5 Third.

The end of July saw a still further change in the rec¬
ord of the months' games, for during July Buffalo held
the lead, being first in won games during July, Boston
second, and Cincinnati third, Providence and Chicago

having both lost ground during the mouth, as the ap¬
pended record shows : —

Clubs. Games won. Games lost. Position.

fef - m 4 First.

By August the two eastern nines began to exhibit their
innate strength to advantage, and it was in this month
that the Chicago nine lost its position as leading the van
in the pennant race. In the record of the month's games
the three successful teams were as follows : —

Clubs. Games won. Games lost. Position.

Providence . . 16 3 First.

Boston . 16 3 Second.

Buffalo . 8 6 Third.

September, the last month of the season, saw the bad
management of the Chicago Club, leave its mark on the
pennant race, the “ coming champions” of the previous
May having returned to a rear position a badly demoral¬
ized nine, The record of the month’s games was as fol¬
lows ; —

Ctubs. Games won.

Providence . 14

Cincinnati . 13

Boston . . 11

Games lost.

Position.

First.

Second.

Third.

The above records very plainly show what the respec¬
tive teams might have done under proper management.
As it was, the two best managed teams went to the front
irrespective of their reliable strength as estimated by the
batting and fielding averages of the previous season’s
play, Thorough discipline, harmony in working together
as a team, temperate habits, and honest efforts to “play
for the side,” outside of pool-room influences, met with
their just reward ; while the teams with players well up
in the batting and fielding departments of the game, but,
having members who were either addicted to drink or
were subjected to the temptations of pool ring gamblers,
necessarily went to the rear. Other teams who escaped
these two drawbacks suffered so muck from incompe¬
tent field captains and the lack of harmony that all then-
real strength was more than offset. By the middle of
Sept, not only had the question of winning the pennant
been narrowed down to two competitors, but one prom¬
ising team, through bad management, had been forced
to go into bankruptcy, the Syracuse nine being disbanded
on the lOtli of Sept. Though this favored the record of
the Chicago Club, it did not prevent the Providence and
Boston clubs from retaining first and second positions,
and when the season ended, on Oct. 1st, the relative posi¬
tion of the clubs placed Providence the victor in the race,
followed by Boston as a good second, Buffalo third, Chi¬
cago fourth, Cincinnati fifth, and Cleveland sixth, with
the Syracuse team bringing up the rear, owing to dis¬
bandment.

The full record of the season showing the games won
and lost, as well as the victories and defeats which count
in awarding the pennant, is as follows : The names of
the clubs are given in the order of victories counting, ex¬
cept in the case of the Buffalo and Chicago clubs, for
though they tie in legal victories and defeats, the fewer
defeats sustained by the Buffalo Club in actual play gives
them the precedence.

Providence...

Boston .

Buffalo .

Chicago .

Cincinnati....
Cleveland. . . .

Troy .

Syracuse .

Games lost..

316

||

The record of aeries won, lost and tied in the contest for the
pennant, is as follows: —

Series Won. Series Tied. Sen'les Lost.

idence . . 6 1 8

Boston . & p

Chicago . . 4 1 *

i Undiuoati . 4 0 J

Buffalo . 3 2 H

Syracuse . 1 0 fa

TYo;

0

I

Cleveland..

The total runs scored by each club were as follows
Club.

Providence .

Boston .

Cincinnati. .

Chicago...

Buffalo .

Cleveland. .

Synicusc...

The general average of the eight clubs is as fol¬
lows : —

Fieldinfl -4 wage. First Fielding

Club. Average. Base lilts ^non.

Boston . 895 267 421

j§ |

Tray^0:: : : : :: : : : Is* m m

Cleveland . 844 282 645

Si m S3

On another page will be found the complete record of
the League championship games giving the data and score
of every match game played as well as the total figures,
as published yearly exclusively in the Forest and
Stream.

— The postponed contest of the Williams College,
(Mass.) Athletic Association took place as follows f

Saturday, Oct. 18th. — Throwing base-hall, won by Fish,
of '82 ; distance 346 ft, 8 in.; tug of war, class team of
eight, Only ’81 and ’82 enlisted ; prize won by the ’81 team,
who pulled their opponents over the line twice in succes¬
sion.

Saturday, Oct. 25th.— Mile walk between Matz and
Davis, both of ’82 ; won by Matz ; time, 8m. 45s.

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FOREST AND STREAM

797

Record of tlie League Championship Contest for 1879.

May 3 . (

June 7 . t

Sept. 3d . 8—5

Three games- 18— It

Mayl . 5- 0 July 4 . 4. . 3

May 3 . 7— 1 Sept. 8 . lft- 0

June.fi . 7— 4 Sept. 9 . 4— 0

JuneB . 9—0 Sept, 10 . 17—

July 15 . 4-8

July 18 . 5—8

July 17. . 12— 5

Sept. 5,., . 9-3

sept. 6 . .lo— l

Nine Games. . US— 23 :

May 20 . 0-6

May 32 . ■

May 21 . . .

May 28 . 6—1

May 30 . 8- C

May 31 . 4—2

July 5... . 14- 6

July 8 . 4— S

Eight games. .55—21

May 17 . '.

Iune21 . 15—13

fuly 12 . 4- i

sept. 13 . 7— 1

Sept. 15 . 5— t

Five games. . .38—2

Two games. 11— 4

Four games. . .35—11

Aug. 5 (10 In.). 2 — 1

Aug. 0 . 9—3

Aug. 19 . 9-3

Aug. 30 (13). . 6— 5

Sept. 27 . 17— 5

Sept. 29 . 5—3

Sept. 30 . 12-2

Six games . 54—17

Aug. 7 . 3-2

Aug. 20 . 8-1

Aug. 31 . 10— 1

Aug. 28 . 0—1

Aug. 30 (13). 5- 5

4ept. 1 . 4 — 1

Jept. 20 . 3—1

4ix games . . , .34—

Aug. 27 . 5- 2

lept. 24 . 8—5

lept. 20 . 10— 2

June 24 . 4-1

July 1 . 7—5

July 2 . 9— ~

July 20 . 11-

July 28 . 5-

Aug. 9 . 11- -

Aug. 11 . 5—1

Aug. 12 . 5-0

Three games. .23— 9

_ e 24 . 4- 3

Juno 30 . 2—1

July 4 . 14- 8

Aug. 9 . 6-5

Four games.26— 17

May 13 . 3-2

May 15 . 13- 2

June 17 . 9— 6

June 19. .7 — 6—0

July 11 . 11-2

July 14 . 8- 4

Sept. 12 . 4—1

Seven games . . 54— li

July 30 (10 in). 7— 5

July 31 . 5-3

Aug. 2 . 9—6

Aug. 15 . 10— 9

Aug. 26 . 4—0

Sept. 22 . 3— 0

Sept. 23 . 12— 7

June 25 . 7— 3

June 28 . 5— 1

July 25 . 6-3

Eight games. .57—31

Aug. 15 . - .

Aug. 18 . .11— 2

Aug. 25 . .5—1

Sept. 23 (6 in.). 10-

Four games.28— 10

CINCINNATI.

Cleveland.

May 6 .

May 8 . 3- 1

May 10 . 7—3

June 10 . 11— 1

June 11 . 1—0

July 21 . 9—0

July 23 . 3-1

Sept, 17 . 4- 3

Sept. ID . .10— 7

Sept. 20 . 10- 7

June 26 . 3— 2

June28 . 10— 5

Sept. 23 . 7- 3

Sept. 27 . 12— "

Ten games — 65— 2(

June2G . 3—0

June 27 . 2-

July 1 . 9

July2 . 4-

July 5 . 9

July 8 . 2-

Aug. 11 . 2— l

Aug. 12 . 2— 0

May 6 . 8—5

May 8 . 3- 2

July 24 . 7—4

July 26 . 6-2

July 28 . 7— 5

Sept. 9 . 4— "

Seven games.. 50— 29

Eight games. .33—10

July 30 (10 in). 7-

July 31 . 6- -

Aug. 2 . 7—0

Aug. 14 . 5-4

Aug. 23 . 6-1

Aug. 26 . 0—3

Sept. 24 . 2—1

Sept. 26 . 0—5

May 15 . 7-2

May 17.. . 3—1

Juno 5 . 6—5

June -7 . 12— 6

July 31 (5).. 0—0
July 22...... " "

Three games. .18— 7

Eight games . .45—23

Aug. 19 . 2—

Aug. 20 . 9—

Aug. 22 . 15-

Aug. 29 . 9—

Sept. 1 . 4—

Sept. 20 . 6—

Sept. 27 . 15-

Sept. 29 . 13-

Eight games. .73—10

Aug. 21 . . '

Aug. 28 . 7 .

Aug. 30 . 10— 3

Sept. 30 (18 In.) 9- 6

Four games.33— 18

Providence.

July 28 . 12-

July 29 . 13- 4

Aug. 5 . 8—2

Aug.0 . 7— 0

Aug. 15 . .13-0

Aug. 22 . 12— 4

Aug. 23 . 11— 2

Aug. 20 . 10— 3

Aug. 27 . 0—4

Four games . . .32—16

May 20 . 8—0

June 12 . ,. 5— 3

June 14 . 10— 0

July 19 . 4-3

July 21 . 3-1

Six games . 35—20

Five games.. 36—20

Two games. . .17— 4

May 3 . 4r- 0

June 17 . 5- 2

July 14 (13 in.). 7— 6

Syracuse.

July

July

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

Aug,

Aug.

Nine games. . .92—28

Five games. .

May 13 . 7—1

May 17 . 16—9

June 17 . 3— 1

Junelfl . 4— 3

June20 . 8—3

July 12 a.m.... 4— 8
July 12p.m.... 6—4

Sept. 12 . 8—2

Sept. 13 . 10— 4

Sept. 15 . 4—2

Sept. 16 . 2— 1

Eleven games71— 33

May 1 . . . _

May 2 . 10-6

May 5 . 7-3

June 17 . 3—2

June 19 . 4—3

June 21 . 5—3

July 10 . 7—6

July 11 . 8- 2

Eight games. .48— 27

May 6 . 12-1

May 8 . 10- 5

May 10 . 15—8

June 10(8)..,. 1—1

June 11 . 6—3

June 12 . 13— 8

July 15 . 11— 0

July 18 . 4—0

July 17 . 6-4

July 19 . 6—6

Eight games . . 77—24

MayO (11 in) . . 7— 6

May 8 . 5—2

June 4 . 6—6

July 4 . 9—2

July 5 . 9-5

Wept. 3(6);... 8—2

Sept. 4 . 8—2

Sept. 6 . 18—2

Sept. 6 . 6 — 0

Eight games. .68—28

May 29 . 14— 6

July 15 (11 in.). 8- 7

July 16 . 10— 1

Sept. 9 .

Troy.

30 . 8-0

31 . 19— 3

2 . 9-0

9 . 6-1

11 . 7- 4

12 (10 in.) 8— 7

19 . 8—3

20 . 15— 3

21 . 16— 0

28 . 15— 1

29 . 11- 1

Eleven g’mesl22— 23

May 1 . 7—6

May 2 . 10- 1

May 3 . 13-12

May 30 . 4—2

May 21 . 6—2

July 19 (11 in). 7-6

July 21 . 10-0

Sept. 8 . 11—5

Sept. 11 . 10—1

Nine games.. 78—34

May 22 (12 in.).10— 8

Junes . 4— 2

July 28 (6 In.).. 2— 1

Sept. 4 . 4—1

Sept. 5 . 6—1

Five games. . .26—18

Providence..

June 24 . 4— 1

June25 . 9— 2

June27 . 15-3

July 1 . 8—4

Sept. 25 . 15 — 4

Sept. 28 . 7—6

Sept. 29 . 5—1

Sept. 30 . .14-

May 10 . 16—16

May 28 . 9—2

May 30 . 4—0

May 31 . 33—2

Sept. 8 . 7—4

lop 1. 10 . 3—2

May 13 . 14 .

June 6 . 3—0

July 19 . 9-3

July 21(5),.. 0—0

July 23 . 13- 4

Sept 3 . 8—1

Sept 4 . 10- c

Sept 6 . 11— '

Eight games . . 77—24

Six games . . .52—20

Seven games. 68— 19

May 20 . 11-

May 22 . 19-

May 24 . 17—1

lune 10 . 6—1

June 13 . 19-0

lune 14 .

luly 16 . -

5ept. 17 . 6—2

iept. 18 (11 In). 5— 4
Sept. 19 . 15- 5

Ten games. . .117—39

May 1 . 15-

May 2 (10 In.).. 7-

JunelB . 8—

Juhe21 . 6—

July 10 . 6—

July 12 . 3—

Sept. 12 . 8—

Sept. 15 . 5-1

Eight games.57— 23

July 30 . 9—2

July 21 . 10-2

Aug. 2 . 8—4

Aug. 9 (13 in.). 0— 3
Aug. 11 (12 in.) 3—2

Aug. 12 . 2—1

Aug. 19 . 12— 2

Aug. 20 . 13— 3

Aug. 28 . 17— 1

Aug. 30 . 6-2

Ten games. . . .89—22

July 4, . 7—4

July 5 . 5—2

Aug. 5 . .7—6

Aug. 6 . 5— 1

Aug. 7 (11 in.). 13- 9

Aug. 13 . 11— 3

Aug. 15 . 16- 7

Aug. 23 . 12— 8

Aug. 25 . 9—1

Aug. 26 . P "

Ten games. .93—42

July 26 . 1-6

Aug. 7 . 6—5

Aug. 14 . 4—0

May 22...
May 24...
June 11..

..15 — 11
..8-3
.. 7— 5

May 10 . 7—6

Junes . 10-1

June 7 . 9—3

July 8 . 6—1

Sept. 3 (6).... 3—2

Three games. .30—19

One game . 9—7

Four games.. .34— 13

May 13 . 12-3

May 17 . 11—3

May 28 . 4—0

May 30 . 4—2

May 31... . 8—7

July 17 . .. 8-6

Sept. 10 . 6—8

Seven games. .63— 20

Two games . 14—4

Two games.... 10-

May 16 . 1—0

June 10 (8) . 1-1

June 14 . 10—9

Sept. 17 . 5—4

Sept. 19 (9)... 6-6

Sept. 20 . 6—4

One game . 4—1

One game . 1—0

Three games . . 21—17

Two games. . . .29—10

May 20 . 5 — 2

May 24 . 7-2

June 7 . 19-4

July 24 . 2-0

Sept. 3 . 5—4

Sept. 6 . 13—5

Six games.... 51— 17

Juno 23 . 6—0

June 25 . 5—1

June 26 . 3—1

June 30 . 5-2

Two games . 15—9 Four games 19—4

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and for all, of the groat coal question, not
only among ourselves, but abroad. M.
Bourbonnei, of Dijon, the celebrated lion
and panther slayer, lighted upon the fol¬
lowing discovery by hazard, and after six
years persistent investigation brought itto
entire ‘workable’ perfection. He discov¬
ered. by means of two natural substances,
inexhaustible in nature, the means of light¬
ing and maintaining a fire without wood
or coal — a fire instantaneously lighted and
extinguished ; a fire causing no dust, smoke
or trouble ; a five costing one-tenth, at
least, of ordinary fuel ; and, what is more
wonderful still, a fire, the portion of which
answering to our fuel, is everlasting, that iB
to say, would last a lifetime. M. Bourbon-
nel’s invention comprehends both stove and
fuel. The fires could be on the minutest
scale or on the largest. They would be
used for heating a baby’s food, or for roast¬
ing an ox. Being lighted instantaneously,
they will be a great economy of time. M.
Bourbonnei at once patented his invention,
and a body of engineers and savants from
Paris visited him, and pronounced his dis¬
covery one of the most remarkable of the
age. He has had several offers for the
purolvase of the patent in France, but
wants to sell it in England, his own occu¬
pation being in another line. Any Eng¬
lish gentleman or firm wishing to see his
fires or stoves, could do so by wilting to
him a day or two beforehand, His ad¬
dress is M. Bourbonnei, Dijon. I have seen
these fires and stoves. There is no mis¬
take about the matter. It is as clear as
possible that here we have a perpetual and
economical source of fuel. Two hundred
years ago the discoverer would surely have
been burnt as a wizard.”

Natural History Store.

Established 1859.

Taxidermists' and Naturalists' Supplies.

Sc-nd for catalogue containing complete list of
the birds of the United States, with prices for the
mounted birds; skins anil eggs in stock; also
price list ol' birds’ eyes and taxidermists' supplies.
Have a line lot of foreign bird skins and good
-unojv of heads, horns and antlers of animals.

W 1 l.' V t I W 1 V

CUBES BY ABSORPTION. — The well-
known medicinal properties of Glycerine, of
which "SAPANDLE'1 is largely composed, is an
assurance to tho public of the wonderful curative
powers of this oelebrnted Lotion for all Nervous
Inllaramatory and Skin diseases. Rheumatism,
Neuralgia,Lame Back. Headacbe.Bruises, Sprains,
Burns or Scalds, Chilblains, Bunions, Plies, &e.,
yield at onee to its soothing influence, and are
permanently cured. Salt Rheum, Erysipelas,
Humors, Chapped Hands, Roughness, and all
diseases of the Skin are quickly and positively
cured. Used in sponge or foot baths removes all
pain Or soreness of bod y, limbs and feet. Sold by
all druggists. Satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded. Send for illuminated circular and
cards. SAMUEL GERRY & CO., Proprietors, office
237 Broadway, N. Y. La Zell, Mabsh & Gaud-
neb, whole sale agents.

gov gillie.

For Sale, Cheap,

Several hundred thousand Brook Trout Eggs,
mostly taken from wild flsh ; ready for delivery
In November and December. Also three thou¬
sand two-year old trout. For particulars and
prices apply at once to BRAINARD & WIL-
LOUG FT BY, successor to Thomas Sc Brainnrd,
Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y.

FOR SALE— J- Stevens' double barrel
brcocli-loading shot gun, 12x28x8 pounds,
for snap rebounding locks, pistol grip ; but little
used ; two stocks go with gun— one 13 and one
Hi inches; a splendid gun tor general use ; price
$35; also one female ferret, price $4. Address
nv q-lt A. B„ oare Lock, box 135, Holyoke, Mass.

BARGAINS. — To reduce stock, will Bell
B. L, double shotguuB, Parker, and low

A NTWERP CARRIERS.— To reduce
-TjL stock Will soil 25 of Belgium long-distance
stock low. H. V. CRAWFORD, 120 Hudson St.
NovS-lt New York.

W ANTED — For cash, a 3- barrel Baker
gun ; must be beat, and sold low ; describe,
and address D. M. SHARPNACK, Rogers P. 0„
West Vs, Nov 6,2t.

S (Exact fSizel of No. 7

ABBEY & IMBRIE,

48 Maiden Lane, New York.

mu femwl.

T^OR SALE — Bip, Gordon setter, hand-
1 some, and a perfect Held dog— Ray, Pride

of the Border-Dimity ; first in open class, Phila¬
delphia, 1879, and Boston, 1879. Also Pointers
One brace dog pups, four months, champion

Rush, champion Roi — - — 1 - — -

two months, 1
lartiuulars ;

lox 1,699, New York. Nov8,2t

uug pups, lour montns, cnampion
implon Romp ; oue braoo dog pups,
is, champion Snapshot-Ruby. For full
s address EDMUND OttGILL, P. 0.

FOR SALE — Fout full-blooded Gordon
setter pups, three dogs and one bitch ; vorv
handsome; perfect black and tun; sire Dash, the
great prize winner ; dam Clite ; full pedigree on
both sides. Sire and dam both prize winner-,
both on the bench and In the field. A rare chance
for a good dog. Post-office box 350.

CHAS. T. BROWNELL,
-iv 6-4 1 New Bedford, Mass.

Gordon setter puppies — two

bitches, ten weeks old, imported sire and
dam. Full pedigree. Will spay if desired. Ad-
dressE. M. DORR, .jb., Dedham, Mass.

TWO SETTER DOG PUPPIES, three
months : different dams, being mv selection
for services of my Gordon dog Dorr ; one Colley
bitch, four months. Will spay if desired,
nov 6-3t FRED A. TAFT, Denham, Mass.

IN THE STUD.

“RED GROUSE,”

IMPORTED IRISH SETTER.

Address EDWARD LOHMAN, 171 E. 87tb St.N. Y.

FOR SALE. — The fine cocker spaniel
bitch Flirt, out of Bestor’s imported bitch
JulUette, by his imported Snip, whelped May
25th, 1877. Will sell for $15 cash, or wil 1 exchange
for good breech-loading shot. gun. Address
Nov8-3t. G. K. OSBORN, New Haven, Conn.

A BLACK GORDON SETTER, very
handsome; two years old; well-broken on
pheasants and quail. Price $15. Address

J. SMITH, No. 205 Broad, 8t„
Nov6-lt Harrisburg, Pa.

SPRATT'S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibrine Dog Calces.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE,

18 South William Street, Now York.
Also Spratt'sDog Soap, and direct orders taken
for Spratt’s Medicines.

1?OR SALE — A thoroughbred, thor¬
oughly broken Irish setter bitch, by
Champion Eleho, und out of Nell— Pluuket-

FOR SALE. — One, or a brace, of extra good,
staunch, thoroughly broken, handsome Gor¬
don setters, by HORACE SMITH, 31 Park row,
N. Y. Oct30 2t

IN THE STUD. — The pure Laverack dog
Pride, by Pride of the Border X Petrel. The
only pure Laverack in New England, Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,U12, Boston, Moss.

Sept. 4 — t. f .

FOR SALE, when eight weeks old,
seven puppies out of Pat, by my Rattler
Roy-Pickles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
laU, Detroit, Mioh. junelBtf

TT'OR SALE.— SENSATION-Queen II.,
A1 Pointer puppies.— A few puppies of the
above celebrated stock for sale ; terms reason¬
able. Queen II. is by Champion Sancho, ex-
champion Queeu. Address G, R., Box 33 College
Point, L. I, Qotlfj-gmo.

Ift* &mth

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman's Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS— A BOON To DOGS.

'■PHIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
A fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It. is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price CO cents by mail, Postpaid.

flRECfl NUT FOlTwORNIS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Price 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Hod ami
Gum and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET&MALLESON,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

HENRY C. SQUIRES,

oct 12 1 Cortlandt Street, N. Y.

Neversink Lodge Kennels,

The following celebrated Dogs are for
sale.

dogs:

St Bernard dog “ Marco”; rough coated, two
years old; a magnificent animal— Rev. J. Cum-
ming Muodona's stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

NowFoundland dog “ Keeper": four years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth,” ;liver and white ; one
and a half year old ; out of Lord Sefton’s re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
In the United States. Second prize in the H an-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “Decimal Dash,” eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn's celebrated
"Dash”— a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover H”; pure red ; son of Mac-
dona’s champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “ Ranger II”; a pure bred Lav¬
erock, son of Macdona’s celebrated “ Ranger”.
His got won first at Hanover and Paris shows.

English setter “ Ranger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

Bitoh.es.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm’s celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “ Marco,” 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen," liver and white. lstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“ Sensation."

Gordon setter “Beauty,” IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, .out of
“ Queen ” and " Sancho," in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter “ Silk,” in whelp to Ranger I.

Irish Setter" Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard’s
“ Palmerston ; ” will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “Donna,” white and lemon, In
whelp to Hanger n.

PupB out of all the above flrsVclass bitches can
be scoured by an early application. Besides 1
offer for salo pointers, setters of minor quality,
but. of good thoroughbred stock ; fuii pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GOJJKFFItOY,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING_KENNEL

M. P. Mcltoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

f KEEP ONLY COOKERS of the finest
A strains. I sell only young stock. I guarantee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful und intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse aud woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp will got printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. J 10

TT'OR SALE.— Imported English setter bitch
A Psyche, lemon and white, black nose and
eyes, one year and a half old. This bitch is one
of the best bred in America, being out of Rhoda,
first prize winner at N. S. Show of 1878, and Ut-
ler sister to Mr. Macdona’s celebrated Field Trial
winner Ranger; sire, the best, pure Laverack in
England. Will be sold very low. Address, JAS.
BRYCE, jr„ Madison, N. J. Oet30tf

CLUMBER SPANIELS FOR SALE —
The pure clumber spaniels Trimbushand
Fairy, are offered for sale. Trfmbush was im¬
ported direct from the kennels of the Duke of
Newcastle and is a perfect dog of the breed.
Price for the brace $150. Address WM. M. TILE-
STONt Septl9-tf

me grand.

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Op Purest Strains.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have daily access to salt
water.

, ” , N. D.— Setter and Pointer

puppies; also, broken dogs for sale; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

A RARE CHANCE. — Whelps for sale,

out of champion Fire Fly, by champion
Elcho. Also, whelps out of Belle (“ Pride of the
Border ’’—Kirby), by Carlowitz. Address H. W
jjMjr’-dngtof -■

PAUSE. ~Wlln

Oct, 9, Imp.

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months’ work
out of the twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural Instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County. Georgia.

Oct 2.tf-

DOGS BROKEN FOR FIELD SPORTS.

—A few more well-bred setters or pointers
will be taken. For particulars concerning game,
terms, etc., enclose a stamp. Price low and terms
easy. Any dog taught to retrieve. E. & C.
VON CUL1N, P. O. Box 18, Delaware City, Del.

T> ATTLER. — In the Stud.— Blue belton,
All Llewellin setter, winner of three bench pri¬
zes, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish field trials, ou t of the pure Laverack bitch,
(pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. jail 2tf

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for salo several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and bitches, carefully selected from
the best Europoan strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

Le HOY Z. COLLJNS,

Sept 18-11’ Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

OC FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR

sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest In America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 119 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju2t tf

Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both import¬
ed. Whelped June 29, 1879. ROBT. SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept 26-tf

Laverack blood lor sale.—

Pups by tbe renowned sire of prize-winners,
tbe pure Laverack setter dog Carlowitz ; orange
and white ticked, lemon Belton and chestnut
Belton; dams of whelps from prize-winning
stock ; whelped July 3d and July 12th ; price
lower than tho lowest, Also two whelps by
Carlowitz, dam Princess Nellie, she by Pride of
the Border, by Petrel. M. VON CULIN, Dela¬
ware City, Del. Oet9,tf

T WILL SELL THE BALANCE OF MY
A valuable Kennel of Setters at tbe following
sacrifice, which is less than one-third what they
have cost me: The pure black-and-Tan Gordon
bitch, Midge, a great beauty, and winner of the
first prize and best brood bitch at Philadelphia
Show, and for speed, endurance and Bcenting
powers in the Held she lias no better; price $10U.
Imported rod Irish setter bitch Floes, winner of
prizes at the following shows : Cork Show, Ire¬
land; Centennial, St. Louis, Baltimore twice;
New York aud Philadelphia. She is a great
beauty, and a fast worker in the field; price
$75. Imported red Irish setter bitch, Colleen,
winner or prizes In England and hero ; price
$75. The red Irish setter bitch Nora; a slashing
Strang bitch ; only two and a half years old, and
the making of the best field worker that I have
ever Been ; price $40 ; a great, bargain. A hand¬
some Llewellyn setter bitoh ; a beauty and a cap¬
ital bitch in tlie field, and a good brood bitch ;
her price, only $65. One brace of handsome pup¬
pies, five months old ; large, strong, healthy pups,
out of Arnold Burges’ celebrated Champion
Field Trial and Bench Show winner Druid, and
the Llewellyn bitch, Leda ; price S25 each. This is
a rare chance to obtain a pure breed dog at a low
figure. Full pedigree wlU be furnished with all of
the dogs. C. Z, MtLEY, Lancaster, Pa. Oct23,tf

T INCOLN & HELLYAR, Warren, Maas.,
A u can furnish a few hignly-bred sporting
puppies. Sep.18— tf.

FOREST AND STREAM

799

SUc pmtfl.

MICKE’S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyer .

For sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

Wholesale Agents— Bruen & Hobart, ZH Fulton
Street, N. T.; Smith, Kline & Co., 809 N. Third
Street, Phila.; Finley & Thompson. 35 Magazine
Street, Hew Orleans. La.; W. H. Holabird, Val¬
paraiso, Ind.: Trimble & Kleibaeker, Baltimore.

Cure oa Destroyer sent by mail on receipt of
25c., to L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

Dr. Gordon Stables, K. N.

TWYFOED, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE," &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any do-
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor's Ken¬
nels. decli) tf.

MANGE!

MANGE ! MANGE 1

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL MANGE CURE is war¬
ranted to cure all kinds and conditions of mange
or skin diseases of any nature on dogs or cattle
without injury to tbe animal. One application is
usually all that is necessary. H. C. GLOVER,
Sole prop't'r Imperial Kennel, Tom’s River, N. J.

Oonroy, Bissett & Malleson, General Agents, 65
Fulton street. New York. To bo had of retail
druggists and dealers in sportsmen's goods. Price
50 cents. Oct.30— 3raos.

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge’s"
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,”
and containing the “points" by which every breed
of dogs is judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price 50 cents.

and goat guilders, ®tc.

PHILIP ELSWORTH,

Foot of Charles Street, North River, N, Y,

YACHT DESIGNER,

Models and drafts of yachts of every descrip¬
tion. Designer of famous yachts Comet, Ele¬
phant, and others. SeptZUy

Sailing Canoes

AND—

Small Open Boats, for Hunting, Fishing,
or Pleasure Rowing.

VERT LIGHT WEIGHTS A SPECIALTY.

For illustrated circular, address

J. H. KUSHTON, Manufacturer,
maytf Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N- Y.

COUOHTRY’S PATENT

“FOLDING BOAT.”

JOHN D. COUGHTRY, P. O. Station H, N. Y,

QUITABLE for Yachts, Dingeys, Spox-ts-
kj men, and family use. Folds up less than six
inches thick. Light, cheap, strong, portable ; fine
model. Send for circular. The now pattern
HUNTER’S BOAT— roomy, easy to row ; weight
complete, 251bs. Price only $20.

HENRY PIEPGRAS,

Ship and Yaclit Builder,

POTTERY BEACH, FOOT FRANKLIN ST.
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, L. I.

SHIPS AND YACHTS of all classes built
in best manner, and of best materials. Plans
and specifications at reasonable rates. Repairs,
Docking and Spars.

COTTER YACHTS A SPECIALTY.

farftt and §oat guilds, ctr.

J. J. DRISCOLL,

Yaclit Builder,

Cor. Franklin and Clay Sts., Greenpolnt, L. I.

YACHTS AND BOATS of all descriptions

constantly on hand and built to order at
lowest market rates.

Alterations and repairs promptly attended to.
Prices and specifications furnished.

GEORGE ROAHR,

Boat Builder,

Foot of 135tH St., Harlem, IV, V.

BUILDER of Single and double-scull
shells, pair, four, and eight-oared shells,
barges, prigs, and club boats of all kinds. Fine oars
and sculls. Fine boats always on hand. Orders
executed upon short notice at lowest rates. Shall¬
ow and Nautilus canoes a specialty. Aocomino-
dations for boats and oarsmen.

Send Stamp for enclosed Circular. jau30 ly

THOS. CLAPHAM,

ROSLYN, L. I.,

Patentee and builder of the

NONPAREIL YACHT.

Sloops, schooners, steam yachts and launches
unexcelled in strength, speed, light draught and
seaworthiness. Cruising and ducking yachts a
specialty.

These boats cost one-half tbe price of tbe old
style of yachts, and are as good in every respect.

Full working drawings and sail draughts for
sharpies at reasonable rates.

ALONZO E. SMITH

YACHT BUILDER,

Islip, Ii. I.

T5UILDER of yachts Comet, Nia:
JD gltta, Onward, Windward, nud mai
Vessels hauled out, and repairs and alter;

Niantic, Sa-

— , _ , - , J many others.

_ hauled out, and repairs and alterations ex¬
ecuted at low rates. Several fine yachts for sale
cheap.

T. DESMOND,

Yacht anti Boat Builder,

37 Fecit Slip, NewYorlt.

CABIN YACHTS, Steam Launches, Open

Yachts, and Sailboats of every description
for racing or cruising, at lowest rates. Also, Row
Boats, Snells, and Club Boats. Boats and yachts
,... r.-<aspeciality. Oarsand sculls of all Muds.

Duck Hunters, Attention!

I HAVE ON HAND A FEW good sound,
soeond- quality Thirteen Foot Cedar
Boats, weighing but fifty pounds, that I will sell
for tbe next sixty days for thirty dollars each,
Including one pair oarsand row locks ; one pad¬
dle. and boxing for shipment, (.'ash must accom¬
pany order. No discount. .1. II. RUSHTON,
Oct23-4t. Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y.

spsceturomw guUjerttsfttMHtjs.

WE MAIL

Without charge, Rules for Self-Measure, and Samples of material from which Men’s
Youths’ and Boys’ Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. Address G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “ BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT ”

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to be the best. We have
orders from every State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities.
The suit is made and sold only by G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garmont and button is stamped “ Boston Shooting Suit, G. W. Simmons &
Son.” Send for circulars and rules for self-measurement.

Tents, Army Blankets and Patent Deco vs.

G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

W

A FILE BINDER,

HICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for sale by FOREST AND

STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, lH Fulton St., N. Y. 75 Cts. Seut by mail, St.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls,

USE THE

HUBER TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

For sale By all dealers in Sporting- Goods, or at
the manufacturers.

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,
mar 13 Paterson, N. J

PERE & FILS.

Established 1729.

Connoisseurs pronounce recent shipments of
these Wines to be unequaled in quality.
Vor/.enuy, dry, fuB bodied, rich flavor.

Carte Blanche, Fruity, delicate flavor, not too
dry. DODGE, CAMMEYER & CO.,

1 Cortlandt 8t.,SoloAg‘tsfor the United States.

;k when Hop Bitters are us

lir operation. For 'Weakness and General Dobillty, i
V. little Hope

o for Fever and Ague, nothing equals 2),

U SEtIHOPISBITTEES,

Osgood s Folding Canvas Boat

Weight, with paddla for trout fishing, dock taunting, explor¬
ing, etc., 20 Its. ; weight, with bottom board, oars. paddles,
etc., everything complete, 40 lbs.

MANUFACTURED ST

Osgood & Chapin. Battle Creek, Kick

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

Tbe best thing in tbe market

_ ng, fishing, canoeing,

snow-shoeing, etc. They are
easy to the foot, and very
i durable. Made to order
in a variety of styles, and
warranted the genuine
article. Send for illustrated circular. MARTIN 8.
HUTCHINGS, P. O. vox 368, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bradford & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ABE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have the largest stock on hand of any house in this country, and do more business in this Bne than any
other house. SEIVJtt FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, 85o.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOTIN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United 6tatC3, both gold and
silver. Full information given upon application.

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

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Fulton Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
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To American Anglers.

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cents in U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Coui-t,
Fleet Streetj London, England. mar6 tf

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

JPric© $3 toy JYX nil.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDOS.

New and enlarged edition, containing insl ruc¬
tions for glass hall shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

“THE SETTER,"

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

STANDARD PUBLICATIONS

CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charlos A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
the Rangeley Lakes region. 224 pages. 12 illus¬
trations. Paper covers, 50 cents.

FARRAR’S RICHARDSON AND RANGELEY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Rangeley lakes,
Parmaohenee, Dixv illc Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut, Androscoggin, Magalioway and
Sandy rivers. 288 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper
covers, 60 cents.

FARRAR’S MOOSEHEAD LAKE AND THE
NORTH MAINE WILDERNESS ILLUSTRA¬
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of the Moosohead Lake region and the
sporting resorts of Northern Maine. The tours
of the Kennebec, Penobscot and St. John
rivers, ascent of Kutahdin, etc., are plainly
treated. 224 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper
covers, 60 cents.

Any of the live publications sent by
mail, postpaid, ot receipt of price. Address
CHARLES A. J FARRAR, Jamaica Plain,
Maas.

IPsrdlanfOttjS.

(Bums, gunmmUtiou, (Btf.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun.

Rebounding Look.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Daly
Cans.

GUN Stocks altered to fittlie shooter. Guns
bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips lifted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done In an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al,50c. per bottle.
Sportsmen's and Riflemen's Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, andgoods sent everywhere C.
0. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. deelO tf

JOHN A.NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

Laws’ Patent

CORRUGATED

SHELL.

The only reliable Shell In
the market that wilt posi¬
tively prevent thewad start¬
ing. Old shells corrugated
for three cents each. Send
return postage with price.
For one dollar will send six
sample shells bymail Tree of
postage.

Address

A. D. Laws,

BRIDGEPORT,

CONN.

USE THE B0GARDUS PATENT

RoughGlassBall

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

eon beiiacf from all gun
glBIIIgggfP' dealers. Headquarters

IfirrpTlp* for Glass Balls, HA-

jRBllW GERTY & BKO’S.-N o. 10

■Bsifsi Platt street, N. Y., or

MBMil A. H. BOGARDUS, No.

■MK 168, South Clark street,

BfWi Chicago. For Traps-

ffj HAM’ & SLOAN New-

m ark, N. J., or at Bo-

. ; EJ w§! gardus’ Headquarters,

U E§f Jfci SL-W^mn 158 South Clark st., .Chi-
V cago. “ Field, Cover and

Trap Shooting,” tho only
book ever published by a market hunter, can be
had at the above address. Price, $2.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC
UPRAPS from $2 to $12, Balls at 90 cents
JL per 100. Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts¬
burg, Pa. mny211 ly

(Buns, Ammunition, (Etc.

OLD SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS,

7, near Cortlanclt Street, INT. Y.

BREECH-
LOADING
SHOT-GUN.

'Open to Load.

Importer and Wholesale Dealer in Breeeh-Loading Shot-Guns, by W. & C. Scott & Son, P. Webley
& Son, and ail other first-class makers; also, Breech-Loading Rifles of Sbnrps, Winchester, Wesson,
Ballard, and other makers. Revolvers of all descriptions, Hunting Suits, Leggins. etc. All kinds of
ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of Slaarps Rifle Company.

177

AGENT

FOR THE

FOX’S

PATENT

MAYNARD RIFLES AND SHOT GUNS.

Our New Off-Hand Rifle.

For Hunting and Target Practice at all ranges the
“ Maynard” more completely supplies the wants of
hunters and sportsmen generally, than any other
rifle in the world, as many barrels can be used on one stock, and for ACCURACY. CONVENIENCE
and Durability is not excelled. The following are some of the scores recently made at Walnut Hill
by members of the Mass. Rifle Asso.:— J,N. Frye, President, in all-comersmateh ; losbots; 200 yards:
without cleaning: 5 4 5 4 5555 5554455—71. L. L. Hubbard, Executive Officer, 200 yards;
band: 4555555555— 49. O. M. Jewell, 300 yards; off hand : 5 4 5 5 5 5 5— 34. 0. M. Jewell, f"'
off band : 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-35. U/l A CC ARMC ffT

For illustrated price fist address lYIAdO. An III J LU.,

10 yds.:
Chicopee Falls, Mass.

Best Rifles at Lowest Prices Yet Offered.

Both Sorting ) Target and Military .

Excelled by None,

Whitney and Improved Phoenix Rifles and Shot- '

Guns, Burgess Magazine Rifles, Revolvers, Etc.
t wUl pay for all persons wanting good Rifles to get prices of

WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY, NEW HAVEN.

,^es Cirtridge

LOWELL, MASS.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

BRASS, SOLID HEAD, CENTRAL FIRE, RELOADING SHELLS
AND CARTRIDGES.

JX AND NAVY OF THE TH4ITED STATES, and several 'foreign governments. ” Rim-flre i
munition of all kinds. Special attention given to the manufacture of

Cartridges for Target Practice.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

Thread- Wound, Long-Range Shot Cartridge Cases.

For Muzzle-Loading and Breeeli-LoatUng Cylindrical and Clioke-
Bore Shot Gnns.

Any desired closeness of pattern made at 50, 70 and 90 yards, with penetration
superior to that made by the best choke-bores at 40 yards.

INDISPENbIBLE TO HUNTERS OP ALMOST EVERY KIND
OP Gi ME.

To XX and. Twelve G-axigo now ready.

This Cartridge consists of two semi-cylindrical cases, wound with thread, con¬
taining one ounce of shot, heavy in front and light in rear, to keep it from turn¬
ing When the thread is all unwound by the friction of the air, the cases fly
apart, and the shot scatters. The eases are sold empty, to be filled by the pur¬
chaser with any size of shot.

Price, 85 00 per Hundred. 20 sent post-paid for 81 OO. Address

H. H. SCHLEBER & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

General Agents, SCHOVERL1NG, DALY & GALES, 84 Chambers st., N. Y.

THE VICTORIOUS BAL 1 LARD.

VICTORIOUS IN ENGLAND— taking the famous Albert Prizeat 1,000 yards.
VICTORIOUS IN FRANCE-taking the three flrst prizes at V ersailles ; also the 1 1

SyrcT01tioUS3IN AMERICA— having tfie highest record on tbePaeifio coast at short and
Tor rifles^n the late Tournament at Creedmoor.

Sendfor Catalogue and Price H0 VERLINC, DALY & GALES.

84 AND 80 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK.

FOREST AND STREAM.

801

JtyWtlStMtt’jS <5(W(tS.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber M’t’g Company

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B’way, cor. Broome st,

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUTING PANTS AND LEGGINS A
a>ECIALTT. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods op Evert Descrip¬
tion,

Send for Illustrated Catalog-ue,

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER GAMP, BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODCMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BROADWAY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

With Head, Socket, Dash and
Carriage attachments. For
Sportsmen, Boatmen Physi¬
cians and others, it has no
equal.

Combines Camp Lamp, Head
Staff and Boat Jack, Dash and
Carriage Lamp, Hand and
Dark Lantern, etc.

Send stamp for Circular.

ALBERT FERGUSON,

65 Fulton street, N. Y.

“THE FISHING LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

M&ckinaw,GranaRapids andCincinnatiShort Line

FOR THE

Trout, Grayling, and Black; Bass Fisheries,
AND THE

F AMOUR SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed,
if equaled, in the abundance and great variety or
fish contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

The TROUT season begins May I and ends Sept.l.
The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
skill to his friends or “ club ” at home, as ice for
packing fish can be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH You. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful ; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
with

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fishing.

During the seaBon Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Freeat
owner's risk.

It is our aim to make sportsmen feel “ at home ”
on this route. For Tourist's G uide (an at tractive
Illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Grounds and Time Cards, address A. B. LEET,
Gen’l Pass, A gent, Grand Rapids, Mich.

$lWVt$MC»'0 $0UtfS.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

Thebest made goods in the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL. SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping: Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen'l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

_ C. J. IVES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

New Haven, Hartford, Springfield and
the North.

The new and elegant steamer C.H. N01ITHAM
leaves Pier No. 25, East River, daily (Sundays ex¬
cepted), at 3 P.M. Passengers go’North and East
at 11 p.m.

NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New
York at H p.m., arriving in New Haven in time
for the early morning trains.

Merchandise forwarded by dailyExpressFreight
train from New Haven through to Massachusetts,
Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern
Now York and Canada. Apply at Office on Pier
or to RICHARD PECK, Genvl Agt.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipm ent, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

THE LINES OP

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold at theoffices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting.

Also, toj

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and paints on the N EW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER. *

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. febl7-tf

$lKUlsmcrt'si

and fesMtis fax fprtsmfu.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

E PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
ew ears "Davy Crocket” and "Isaak Walton,"
wbieh are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired Information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. I’.C.
Co., Chicago. jc26 3mos.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Bine Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Hirers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and flBb, doer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
coek, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through tho most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of tho Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinpati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsvllle
with the North and Northeast; and at Richmond
and Chai'lotteville with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agont,
may8 ly Richmond Va.

LOKTG ISLAKTD

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

TRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
Bushwick and Flatbush ayes., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

8 30 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mall.

8 00 Patehogue, Babylon audRockaway Mail.
10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

P-3 a

4 0

Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patehogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 Oft Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patehogue Aoepmmodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Oovo.

7 00 Meirick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS .

M. 6 00 Grcenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

P.M.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be run f romHunter's Point
and Flatbush av. every Saturday night at 12:15 a.m

and gttsortsi

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few it’ any in the United States, for elegance,
comfort,reasonable charges and good attendance.
. „ R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager,

jelffiim Proprietor.

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach
J- some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cobb’s island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, Jam es’ River, Cur-
rjtuek, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc, Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform¬
ation given at oilice, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep28iy

LAKE HOUSE,

ISL1P, LONG ISLAND.

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Bay and Ocean. ExoeUent accom¬
modations for sportsmen and families. House
open during the autumn and winter months
at reduced rates.

AMOS R. STELLENWEBF, Proprietor.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

SPRING VILLE HOUSE, OR SPORTSMEN'S RE¬
TREAT, SHINNECOCK BAY, L. I.,

EY A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bayman. Has always on hand the best of
•boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rigof train-
tod wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
iground in the vicinity of New York for bay snipe
Shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to hisguests, and satisfaction gauran-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE Gocd Ground, L. I.
-Nov8 tif

RIVERSIDE HOUSE,

Forked River, Ocean County, Now Jersey,

LOCATED Oil Barnegat Bay, near the
gunning grounds; no long ride to the water.
Boats, decoys, etc., at moderate rates,

NortHJt. A. H. CORWIN, Prop’r.

IT'INE DUCK SHOOTING.— After nine¬
teen years' experience shooting wild ducks
on the Chesapeake Bay Flats, I now offer myself
and first-class outfit to parties wishing to enjoy
the sport of shooting wild fowl. Prices moder¬
ate. Equipments of best quality. For further
particulars address MATHEW REYNOLDS,
Havre de Grace, Md.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER. Proprietor.

For Good Fall Shooting

-GO TO THE-

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At SMmecoclc Bay,

Where you will find
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

As well as good accommodations and a sub¬
stantial bill of fare .

Take Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Good Duck Shooting

at D. B. Nye’s near Van Slyclc Landing’,
Currituck, N. C.

Sportsmen furnished with board, skiff and stool
ducks. Goose, partridge and snipe shooting.
Steamer Cygnet from Norfolk runs direct to tho
house, Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 A js.

CURRITUCK SHOOTING.

FOR SALE. — An undivided half intrest
in about 200 acres of land at Currituck, S
C., comprising some of the best shooting points
on the Sound. Price, $500 ; or will lease by the
year for $50. For partieulare apply at this office,
or address S. H. W. ' Oet3fttf

Duck Shooting.

ON THE FLATS near Havre de Grace

parties can arrange for this sport with Cnpt.
GEO. W. MITCHELL, Havre de Grace. Md., who
has sink boxes, decoys. Comfortable boats, etc.

CHINNECOCK BAY.— For duck and
O quail shooting, go to Halsey House,’ Atlantio-

®axidmiut, me.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEAU5RS IN ALL KINDS OP

Birdsand Rare Animals

SUITABLE FOR

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third door from N. "William.

RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR-
CHASED.

For Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
heasants (China): Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
_eese (Africa) ; Widgeous, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Duelcs (America).
Chas. Reiche, Henry Reiche,

sep21 New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Stuffers’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Send stamp for reduced price list.

A. J. COLBORN, 31 Boylson St., Boston, Mass.
Paragon Mioafor Bird Stands, Rook Work, etc.,
40c. per package by mail ; a new thing; best In
use. JylOly

A GRAND DISPLAY OF

HORSMAIST'S

FINE

ARCHERY

IS NOW ON EXHIBITION AT THE

American Institute lair ,

THIRD AVE. & SIXTY-THIRD ST., N.Y.

OFFICE AND SALESROOM

80 AND 83 WILLIAM STREET, N. Y.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue, free on appli¬
cation.

802

FOREST AND STREAM,

Ammunition.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Lightning.
Orange Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card for ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET .showing SIZES of GRAINS of TOW
DER. Furnished FREE,

lain k Rand Powder Co,,

No. 29 Murray Street , N. T.,

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

The Most Popular Powder In Use.

DUPONT'S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, hare maintained their
peat reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Pow-

r ' DUPONT’S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (too), unequaled in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean ; great penetration ; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very toe
grain for pistol shooting.

DUPONT'S RIFLE, FG, "SEA SHOOTING,"
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle
shooting, the PPG and FFFG for general use,
burning strong and moist.
SPORTING, MINING , SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in aU cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

F. L. KNEEL AND, 70 Wall Street, N. T.

N. B.— Use none but DUPONT'S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard's “Electric Powder.”

Nos.l (toe) to 8 (ooarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cleanUness. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. only.

Hazard's “American Sporting.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and"
6i lb. kegs. A tine grain, quiok and clean, forup-
land prairie sbonl tug. Well adapted to shot guns.

Hazard's “.Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (flue' to 5 (eoavse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
and Hi and IS; lb. kegs. Burns slowly and very
clean, shooting remarkably close ana with great
penetration. For field, forest, or water shooting,
it ranks any other brand, and It is equally ser¬
viceable for muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard's “ Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FPG, and “Sea Shooting " FG in kegs of
26, 134. and fli lbs. and eans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed in 1 and 1 lb. canisters. Burnsstrong and
mm- The FFFG and FEU are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “Sea Shooting"
FG is the slandard Rifle Powder of the country.

Superior Milting and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT GANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER ; also, SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT,
OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany's Agen ts. in every prominent city, or whole-
saifrat our office,^ s,rREET YOrk.

EIV&L.ISII

Sporting Gunpowder.

CURTIS & HARVEY'S

DIAMOND GRAIN.

Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Superior Rifle, En¬
field Rifle, and Col. Hawker's Ducking. W,
STITT, 81 Cedar St.., N. Y. Agent for the U. S.

A GOOD PLAN

The most profitabl e way of dealing in Btocks Is by
combining many orders and co-operating them
as a whole, dividing profits pro rat a among share¬
holders, according to the market, monthly. Each
customer thus secures all the advantages of im¬
mense capital and experienced skill, and can use
any amount, from $10 to $10,000, or more, with
equal proportionate success. "New York Stock
Reporter” and new circular mailed free. Full
information for any one to opperate successfully.
Lawrence & Co., 57 Exchange Plaoe, N. Y.

PtewManeim.s gUUwttementjs.

Hf&LAlfD AID A1EBICA,

COLT ^WEBLEY.

The two GIANTS in gun-tnaking at. the present thne, are P. WEBLEY St SONS, Birmingham,
England, and tho CJOLT FIRE ARMS 00., Hartford, Conn. Both owe their marvelous succeoss to
the same two oauses. First, that they learned just what constituted PERFECT GUNS. Second,
that they applied labor-saving machinery to thoir production. The result is, THE BEST GUNS IN
THE WORLD, AT VERY SMALL COST. You can now buy a COLT or a WEBLEY gun, which
it is a pleasure to use, lor no more than Is oommonly paid for guns bearing unknown or fictitious
namoa.

Of WEBLEY'S OWNS we have the TREBLE WEDGE GUNS — every gun having beautiful Da¬
mascus or laminated steel Barrels, Rebounding Bar Locks, Pistol Grip, Lover For part. Double
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J Volume 13— No. 15.

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Original.

WILD TURKEY.

(Afelcooris gaHopcrco.)

HPHE purpling twilight's molting blue,

* Is fading with Its transient hue,

The red cloud that erowblle did float
The heavenly vault like painted boat,

Now with a denser shadow creeps
Across the darkening upper deeps.

The glow thut late the river's tide
With its encrimson'd blushes dyed,

Hath vanish'd, and the rushing flood
Flows glootny past the bordering wood ;

Now to their roosts wild turkeys stray,

And ambush'd hunters seek their prey.

This waudering, shy, secluded bird,

This roamer of the forest-ground,

Thro' all the western wilderness,

In dense, emboweling haunt is found.

In all the groves that shade the shores.

Of Mississippi's swelling flood,

Aud where the grand Missouri pours,

Thro' every dim aud tangled wood,

In multitudes Immense they roam
Afar from human step and home.

So shy, that scarce the hunter’s gun
Slay harm them, bursting ou the wing,

So fleet, that scarce pursuing steed
Its rider within shot may bring;

But only may he lie in wait
I, ike bandit watching for his game
And lui-e the victims to their fate—

The whistling ball, the rifle-flame.

Seek them whore gloomy shadows fall
Beneath the fores ts grim and tall,

In the deep alder-brakes, or where
The dark pines lift their spears In air.

And there where slow a streamlet creeps, -
Or swift through bushy ravine sweeps,

Hid in the ferns that droop uround,

Your call deceptive, cautious sound ;

Soon will you hear the answering note,

From the embowering thickets float.

Soon will yon see the noble game
Step forth— then steady he your aim !

All stratagems, all cunning Wiles,

The settlers fail not to employ ;

For when the springing maize-fleld smiles,

Their flocks the tender ears destroy.

Then trenoh is dug, and traiu is led
Of sprinkled corn along the trail,

And where the treacherous feast is spread,

The flock is swept with volleying hail.

Isaac McLkllan.

3 Wfokt in

(EIGHTH PAPER.,)

iX —

LAKE WORTH— A SEMI-TROPICAL PARADISE,

HE last chapter left us near sundown on the top of
Jupiter Light-house, enjoying one of the grandest
and wildest views of land and water in Florida. We
camped at the foot of the bluff, and slept with the huge
eye of the lantern flashing and gleaming on us, as it kept
watch and ward over the vast expanse of the sea. Dur¬
ing the war the tower was used in the interest of the
blockade-runners. Whenever the coast was observed to
be clear of cruisers a preconcerted signal brought the
adventurous little coasters, from the Bahamas, or Bermu¬
das, safely over Jupiter Bar into the harbor beneath, from
whence the contraband goods were transported via In¬
dian River to Jacksonville. The picturesque white cottage
of Superintendent Armor and his assistants stands at the
foot of the tower embowered in a grove of semi-trop¬
ical foliage. It is built of coralline rock, and is surrounded
by a spacious vine-clad verandah, while near it beneath a
grand old cocoa-nut .tree is a well dug through the solid
rock, whose waters are as fresh, sparkling and cool as a
mountain brook.

There are two routes, an inside and an outside one,
from Jupiter to Lake Worth. The former is some eighteen
miles in extent, and follows a winding creek that empties
into the Locoha tehee just above the light-house, to the

saw-grass, then through the puzzling mazes of the latter
to the " Haulover ” on the bank of Lake Worth, where
there is a wooden tramway some three hundred yards
long. The boat is here hauled out and placed on a car,
and then transported along the wooden track to a small
bluff bordering the lake, down which it is slid on the
wooden rails into the water. Only the smallest boats,
less than five feet beam and drawing less than a foot of
water, can proceed by this route. It is. at best, a labor¬
ious all-day job. The outside route is but ten miles by
sea from Jupiter Bar to Lake Worth Inlet, and can he
sailed in an hour or two with a fair wind. The only dif¬
ficulty, when the sea and wind are right, is at the inlets,
which are quite narrow, and each has an angle in its
channel at the worst possible place. Nevertheless, the
outside route is greatly to he preferred, and should be
taken by anyone at all versed in sailing, With a westerly
wind the sea is, barring rollers or a heavy swell, compar¬
atively smooth, and the worst that can happen with these
contingencies, is a slight touch of sea-sickness to those
easily affected in that way, though theshort sail will gen¬
erally obviate that disagreeable feature. A fresh breeze
from any point east of north or south, however, soou
kicks up a disagreeable sea, and none but thoroughly
good sea-going craft, well handled, should then attempt
the passage. Sometimes boats are kept waiting a week
or two for a favorable opportunity to make the short but
often hazardous run.

We decided the next morning to go at once to Lake
Worth, as there was a fresh wind blowing from the west,
and the sea was pretty smooth. Sandlin’s passenger and
half of our party concluded to walk the beach, some
twelve miles, in preference to trusting themselves on the
"briny.'’ Accordingly, after putting the “tramps”
across to the south side of the inlet, the Hero with Sandlin
and Dye. the latter a good pilot, and the Blue Wing with
Frank, Ben and myself, started with colors flying, on the
last hour of the ebb-tide. We hauled the dingy aboard,
placed her athwart midships, and went out over the Bar
riding some rollers that made Frank and Ben open their
ej-es and look wistfully towards the party tramping along
the beach. We kept about a mile from shore, and as the
wind began to freshen had a delightful saih We soon
sighted the inlet at Lake Worth, and as we drew near its
rocky mouth the breakers looked somewhat alarming to
Frank and Ben, and dampened their enthusiasm for the
time. The wind had now veered round to the soutli-west,
and we were sailing close-hauled, giving the boys their
first taste of ocean spray. Frank, who had been trolling,
here drew in a king-fish weighing some thirty pounds or
more,

The inlet to Lake Worth is through an opening in the
beach bluff, running due east and west, some fifty yards
wide and of about the same length. From its north side
is a long ledge of black rocks running out into the sea
and trending towards the southeast some 150 yards, over
which the breakers dash and roar with tremendous fury,
thus protecting the inlet proper from the sea. This ledge
runs at an acute angle with the beach south of the inlet,
with an opening between the end of the reef and the
beach of about 100 yards, though the channel is scarcely
one-fifth of that distance in width. The tides rush in and
out through this narrow passage with great force and
swiftness, and it will be at once apparent that one must
make the run in on the flood, and out on an ebb tide. We
sailed down below the ledge, came about, and went in on
the port tack with the wind abeam. At about seventy-
five yards from the end of the ledge the channel turns
suddenly to the west, through the inlet proper into the
lake ; and in making this turn Dye put down the helm of
the Hero too soon, causing her to ran on a submerged
reef making out from the shore. Dye made the mistake
by a wrong calculation in regard to the tides. When we
left Jupiter on the last of the ebb, Mr. Armor informed us
that we would reach Lake Worth after the turn of the
tide, and go in on the young flood. As it was, we had
made the sail of ten miles in little more than an hour,
being half an horn- ahead of time ; consequently there
was not water enough at low tide where the Hero stuck
to carry her over the reef, the channel being a few vards
further to the north. Dye aud Sandlin immediately
sprang overboard and towed her off into the channel and
so into the lake, for the tide was still running out, and
the water was not over four feet deep even in the cliau-
uel. Seeing their mistake I followed the channel , but as
I made the turn to the west we came under the lee of a
group of palmettoes ou the south shore of the inlet which
shut off the wind. The sail shaking, the Blue. Wing lost
her head way, and soon began making sternway towards
the reef of rocks outside, both wind and tide carrying her
in that direction, where she would soon have been
knocked to pieces by the breakers. I was about to order
Frank and Ben to let go both anchors, when we could
have safely waited for the tide to begin to make, but, in
imitation of Dye and Sandlin they both jumped over¬
board and towed her into the lake' and around into a
sandy bight just above the inlet. After the turn of the
tide I pointed out a school of sharks in the inlet to Frank
and Ben, saying ;

" If you had seen those customers, boys, I don’t think
you would have gone overboard without orders.”

"Golly, Ben !” exclaimed Frank, "just fancy one of
those fellows taking four pounds of veal out of .the calf of
your leg at one bite !”

It was noon before the tramps arrived. They were
quite fagged and wished they had come by water, until
Frank told them of our experience in running the inlet,
whereupon they seemed more reconciled to their walk,
especially as they had picked up some beautiful shells and
other marine curiosities. Frank further told them that
in towing the Blue Wing into the lake he and Ben were
compelled to cany the setting-poles to drive off the
sharks which, he said, swarmed around them by hun¬
dreds, and in proof of his assertion he took them to the
inlet and showed them the sharks still swimming there.
He even pointed out one big fellow that had made a grab
at his leg, and tried hard to make the boys see where he
had jabbed him with the pole “just ova- the left shoul¬
der.” Of course the hoys did not know then that the
sharks came in with the tide.

Some two months later, on our return, Frank and I
run these inlets alone with a heavy sea and a strong
southeast wind, but as the wind was aft it did not mat¬
ter much, We tied the two setting-poles together in the
form of an X, and towed them astern as a drag, which
prevented the sea from breaking over our counter. Frank
was quite seasick during the passage, but I roused him up
as we entered Jupiter inlet, where I needed his assist¬
ance in gibing at the turn in the channel. We went in
on three immense rollers, which Frank said were as
“ high as a house.” They were at least high enough to
give me a good view of the channel for a long distance
ahead when mounted on the top of one. A scull-lock
fitted to the steru is highly important in running these
inlets, for very often while on the summit of a wave or
roller the rudder will be entirely out of water, rendering
the craft for the time being unmanageable, with great
danger of her "broaching to,” or getting into the
trough ; but when steering with a long onr in the scull-
lock this difficulty is avoided. I have been somewhat
minute, with a risk of being tedious, in the description
of the route from Jupiter to Lake Worth ; but my excuse
must be that tourists or sportsmen seldom go to Lake
Worth, as the boatmen do not like to risk their boats out¬
side ; and further, a description of the country below
Jupiter has never before been published in the columns
of Forest and Stream.

Lake Worth is a fine sheet of water, twenty miles long
and from a fourth to two miles wide. It runs north and
south, parallel with the sea shore, from which it is sepa¬
rated by a strip of land varying in width from a hundred
yards to half a mile. Originally it was a fresh water
lake, but since the cutting of the inlet has become, of
course, salty. The head of the lake, near the inlet, is
quite shallow, with numerous shoals, snags and old
wrecks, which renders it impossible to follow t he narrow-
channel, which runs from the inlet due north a few hun¬
dred yards, when it suddenly turns sou-west, until the
west side of the inlet is reached at a point nearly oppo¬
site to the inlet ; from thence there is plenty of water
down the lake in any direction. At the head of the lake
is the Haulover of the inside route to Jupiter, Opposite
the inlet is a good camping site at the. mouth of a stream
of good fresh water, abounding in black bass and bream.
The west shore of the lake is level, and clothed with a
pine forest all the way down to the foot, or south end, of
the lake, where a large l'resh creek empties its waters,
having its source in the Everglades, and through which,
in seasons of High water, there is an inside route to Bis-
cayne Bay. The east shore is a continuous narrow ham¬
mock, with a remarkably rich, reddish-brown soil, simi¬
lar to that of the Bahamas. It stands well above the
Jake, and is underlaid by coralline rock, which crops out
all along the shore. The hammock is thickly wooded
with palmetto, sweet-bay, crab-wood, Spanish ash, satin-
wood, indiarubber, stopple, live oak and other valuable
timber. Crab-wood is especially desirable for ornamental
purposes ; it is of a rich, creamy- wliite color, with a dark,
nearly black heart, and is similar in weight aud density
to lignum vitae, and is susceptible of as high a polish.
Among the small trees and shrubs are cocoa, the sea-grape,
myrtle, and the tropical paw-paw, or bread-fruit. The
trees and shrubs are draped with luxuriant vines and
creepers, which retard one’s progress materially — especi¬
ally the " wait-a-while,” which trips. up one’s feet,
catches oue under the chin, ties one's legs together, and
takes other entwining and affectionate liberties with
one’s person. This vine is so small and long, so slender
and strong, that it is not noticed until one is helplessly
involved in its coils, when the quickest way out of (lie
difficulty is to make a liberal use of the hunting knife.

There is a strip of lowland lying between the ham¬
mocks of the lake and sea-shore which can be very easily
drained, which consists of a deep, rich soil of inexhaust¬
ible fertility, that would be wouderfully productive of
sugar cane, bananas and other plauts requiring a rich,
moist soil. The hammock land is eminently suited to the
cultivation of pineapples, cocoanuts, guavas, dates,
limes, etc., while the pine land on the west shore box It

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FOREST AND STREAM

from the lake, and out of reach of the winds, would pro¬
duce oranges, lemons, figs, pomegranates, tamarinds and
other tropical fruits in the greatest abundance.

The lake literally teems with fish of the finest flavor : —
pompano. bluefish, sea-trout, slieepsliead. Icing-fish and
drum, together with green turtle and crabs, while
oysters arc beginning to grow at the head of the lake.
Among the pines on the west shore, and on the savan¬
nahs bordering the Everglades deer are quite plentiful,
while bears, panthers and wild cats are common in the
thickets and brakes,

The settlement at Lake Worth is in the hammock on
the east shore, and comprises some twenty-five families,
mostly from the Northern and Western States, who ex¬
hibit an amount of pluck, thrift and enterprise unusual
in Florida. Finding the saw-grass route to Jupiter inade¬
quate to their wants, they cut an inlet to the sea a mile
or two below the present one, which, however, soon
filled up with sand, despite their earnest efforts to keep it
open. They then, at immense labor, cut the existing
inlet south of the rocky reef before mentioned, which bids
fair to become a permanent one. They are making speci¬
alties of the culture of pineapples, cuooanuts and sugar
cane, and being practically below the frost line, will be
entirely successful in their undertaking. Although the
settlement was but two years old last winter, there had
been set out nearly one hundred thousand young coepa-
nuts, together with -many acres of pineapples, guavas,
sugar cane, etc. Cocoanuts pay about fifteen dollars per
tree a year, and the trees can he utilized at the same time,
by judicious planting, as wind-breaks. Pineapples and
bananas are raised from shoots or suckers, which fruit in
eighteen months from the time of planting. After fruit¬
ing the old plant dies, and is succeeded by several new
sboots, which in turn fruit the following season. Ten
thousand pineapple plauts are put on an acre of ground,
and pay from $300 to 5*3,000 per year. One thousand
banana plants to the acre pays from $1,300 to $3,000 per
year. This, it will be seen, is as profitable as orange cul¬
ture, and one begius to realize his income the second
year from planting ; while in the ease of an orange
grove one must wait from eight to ten years to begin to
reap the benefits of his investment. Sugar cane produces
from 1,000 to 4,000 lbs. of sugar, a.nd 300 to 400 gallons of
syrup per acre, and needs to be planted but once in five
years, or longer, as the new canes sprout or “l-attoon”
from the old roots. During Our stay we had green peas,
green corn, beans, turnips, Irish potatoes and tomatoes,
while the sweet potatoes were by far the best that we had
in Florida.

Lake Worth might truly be called a semi-tropical par¬
adise ; the climate is simply delightful ; its close proxim¬
ity to the sea and its nearness to the gulf stream render
it peculiarly fitted for the invalid, who is rapidly restored
to health under the genial influences of the balmy and
ohlorinated breezes, which temper the heat of summer
and render the winter one continental season of spring
and Indian summer. I was informed by the settlers that
they suffered much less from the heat in summer than
theV did in their old homes, and in fact some of them
preferred the summer season to the winters.

” Among the settlers are Chas. Moore, an old sailor and
the first settler ; Mr. Skoog, a Swede ; Pat. Lennon, an
exiled Fenian -, Messrs. Spencer, Dye and Andrews, from
New York State ; Messrs. Diinmiek, Gear. Moore, Brad¬
ley, Brown and Pierce, of Illinois, and others. Mr. Chas.
Moore has a grove of bearing cocoanuts set out some
thirty years ago. Mr. Moore lias sailed round the world
several times and spent many years of his life in the
Mediterranean ; he thinks the climate of Lake Worth the
finest in the world, even better than that of Southern

made our first camp about two miles from the south
end of the lake, on the west shore, near a clump of cab¬
bage palmeltoes and near a small brook of good water.
It is a delightful camping spot, and we found plenty of
game. One day Ed was picking up shells on the beach,
walking with his head bent down nearly to hiB knees,
when two deer approached within thirty yards of hipi,
stamping and snorting at the strange object. We watched
the proceeding from a distance, but Ed was so absorbed
in bis pursuit that he remained unconscious of the pres¬
ence of the deer until Queen went rushing past him and
alarmed them, when their whistling caused him to look
up just in time to get a glimpse of their white tails as
they disappeared in the brush, We often saw deer come
down to the edge of the lake near our camp. In an hour’s
trolling we could always secure a dozen fine bluefish,
-weighing from three to ten pounds each. Thing of these
it was only necessary to procure Capt. Dimrnick’s seine
and make a haul or two for a supply of that most deli¬
cious of all fishes — the pompano — with perhaps a green
turtle and a mess of crabs. Frank, one day while deer-
hunting in the pine woods, shot a large rattlesnake, meas¬
uring over five feet in length and four inches in diame¬
ter at the middle ; he had but four rattles and a button,
'liiis, ■with a small one killed on the St. Sebastian, were
the only rattlesnakes we saw in Florida. Aquatic birds
of many kinds are numerous about Lake Worth, among
them ducks, snipe and plover. In the creek at the foot
of the lake are hordes of alligators and some crocodiles.
I saw a stuffed specimen of the latter in the possession of

^A^few days after our arrival at Lake Worth Sandlin
and his passenger started back to Jupiter and Indian
Bivor. Sandlin sailing the Hero and the passenger walk¬
ing tlie beach. The wind, •which had been west, backed
up to the uor'east Boon after the Hero put to sea and be¬
gan blowing hard. Sandlin attempted to put back, and
by some means the mainsail gibed suddenly, twisting off
the rudder head. Although the boat was fitted with a
scull-lock in the stern, Sandlin carried no oar, having
carelessly left both oar and anchor on Lake Worth ; con¬
sequently, the gallant little Hero was beached and knock¬
ed to pieces during the night, a sacrifice to carelessness
and stupidity. J. A. Henshall.

— The American News Company, which provides good
things innumerable for the mind, has now undertaken
the task of providing for the smokers’ comfort as well.
TUev supply the “Manhattan” and other brands of fine
eigars, which are much cheaper- than the usual tariff'
and of very superior quality, as we can testifyi
—It is evident, says the Kingston Freeman., that Court¬
ney and Hanlan have not as much roe in them as a last
year’s shad.

TROUTING IN THE BLUE RIDGE.

^ FIRST PAPER,

ELEVEN O’clock upon a hot sunny day, with low
water, is a poor time for a trout fisherman to open
his attack. For almost always — even upon the most
likely of days — the fish, we all know, stop feeding for a
period during midday. But, under the existing circum¬
stances, the outlook was so generally dismal, that it was
rather from a sense of duty Ilian any other consideration
that we sallied forth to the river bank, leaving our horses
and traps to the care of the hospitable Yack.

The northern part of the stream requiring a little pre¬
vious diplomacy to ensure an Immunity from interrup¬
tion on the part of the riparian owners, we confined
our attention on this first afternoon to the southern
fork, which contains about six miles of fishing. Over
this distance we spread ourselves ; the racing, bungling,
jealous system of pool, alternate pool, fishing, that
some people are idiots enough to pursue in the face
Of common sense, not being in favor with any of our
party. There is always a fascination to me in following
up the course of a fresh stream, more especially when
at every bend the ever-changing glories of mountain
scenery present to the eyes some fresh delight. Such
stimulants were indeed badly needed on this particular
day, for I don’t think one of us rose a fish till 5 o’clock in
tho evening. Splendid pools in long succession succeeded
one another ; but it was in vain that, with an enthusiasm
and diligence natural on the renewal of a long discarded
and much loved sport, I dropped my cocb-y-bondee and
and March brown upon every possible spot in which a
trout could be : not a rise, not a touch, not even the yel¬
low flash of a coquetting Iroutlet beneath the surface
that so often restrains the ardent angler from actually
Consigning his rod to its case. Old Sol glared down upon
our heads, and gave us a mild foretaste of the benefits he
was going to bestow upon us in July, till, for my own
part, I cried “Enough!” and, winding up, sought the
shelter of the forest shade, there to cogitate upon men
and things piscatorial, and drive away the flies with
fragrant clouds of Mr, Carroll’s famous Lone Jack. Ah !
those anglers’ noon-day hours, when solitude is our lot ;
lunch stowed finally away, the flask emptied ; the branches
waving above our heads ; the ceaseless rush of the water
in our ears — what wonder if the present and the future,
be they bright or the reverse, are apt to give place to
memories of the past that hold so dear a place in every
true angler's heart. The brookjtrout knows no differences
of race ; wherever you find him, his surroundings arc
much the same ; the same familiar music falls upon your
ears as you approach his home. In every quarter of the
globe he responds to the same changing conditions of the
atmosphere ; and as the frequenter of Scottish streams
puts up bis rod upon the banks of New England or Cana¬
dian waters, a qiuet smile of contemptuous pity will play
round the corners of his mouth when some well-wishing
but narrow-minded son of the forest offers to show him
•• where the trout lie,” None of the local genii had as yet
appeared upon the scene. Here and there, high up on
tlie mountain slopes, lank figures could now and again be
descried struggling and scrambling behind still ianker
mules, and the cries of these ethereal beings would re¬
mind one from time to time that tlie destroying hand of
man was still round us. At length a change came
over the face of all things : that indescribable change
that in hot dry weather tolls the long suffering angler
that his time is come ; that he must be up and doing.
The sun has crept nearer the tops of the mountains,
and his rays fall flickering on the pools and shal¬
lows broken by forest trees. A cooler and damper at¬
mosphere begins to pervade all things ; a gentle breeze
eomes rustling through the aspens and poplars and scat¬
ters the cherry blossoms like flakes of snow upon the
gradually milling pools. The long wished for flop, flop,
sounds from beneath yonder rock, and draws our atten¬
tion to a bite of flies that come sailing down through the
golden light, and slipping on a coachman for our coch-y-
hondee, are soon fast in a half-pounder.

Little, however, was done by any of us in the short
space of daylight that was left, and I don’t think Mrs.
tack had more than thirty fish iu all to clean that
njglit, tnougii it must be said that there were thirty trout,
and not, as is generally the case iu mountain brooks, ten
trout, and twenty that hope to be some day. My experi¬
ence that evening was quite enofigh to convince me that
the river was most assiduously fished. As evening ap¬
proached figures armed with long saplings issued from
the woods, and with bare feet skipped over the rocks.
They were the riparian owners ; the legitimate proprie¬
tors' of the fishing. I had been told that the present of a
worn out fly would attach them to you for hie, and had
a page in my book decorated with ancient feathery
friends on which the teeth of many trout in many lands
had left their mark. Influenced, perhaps, by the hope
of such magnificent gifts, I found these gentry not
merely unai. (agonistic, but civil ; nay, even m some
cases, almost brotherly, including the lenderest inquiries
alter my relatives, my business, my full name, and the
uumber of children X had, but invariably culminating
in a fly, and a blessing on the one part, and a lordly wave
ol* the hand on tho other, indicating that I was at liberty
to fish were I pleased. . , . ,

Our talk over the welcome fire that night was of trout
and red hackles, of split bamboos and Kendal gut, ot
creels and landing nets, aud many other such like topics
that half a dozen years ago would have been in those
mountains but mere empty sounds. Betoie midnight
rain began to fall, and the morning, though not actually
a >vet one, liad a promising look about it that cheered
considerably, and as we sallied forth, after despatching a
hearty breakfast, it was, I think, with more buoyant steps
that we brushed the rain drops from tho spriices aiH1 ce¬
dars that lined our path up tiie stream, and L thou| h tho
water was still as low as before, it was with a moiehOpe
ful feeling that facing up stream I made my nvst cast. At
that very instant a heavy bite of flies came saihng down
the very pool on which I commenced operafions, audffiojfi
it I drew in three casts three trout weighing a pound aud
a halt' bltween them, which for an over fished srieam was
not a bad beginning. For an hour they roserightmeralj,
and I took in the course of that time Bums twelve ot ioui-
teen short plump game little fellows ranging
ten ouncesf but did not see or touch as far as 1 could tell,
a fish under a quarter of a pound,

About ten o’clock down came a miserable thin misty
drizzling rain, not the good honest downpour that starts
fish feeding, nor the light sunny showers that bring tlie
surface of the water to life, but a dark, cheerless mist,
which experience has taught me associated with low water
is generally undesirable. So it proved on this occasion ;
the experience of the day before returned, after an hour

or two of which, C - appeared with a face of woe and

an empty basket, having failed somehow or other to take
advantage of the early feed, and with unmistakable vis¬
ions of “ home sweet home ” glancing through his brain.
We oomforted one another for a time, however, and dis¬
cussing our lunch once more, started forth, and had barely
wetted our lines again before the clouds settling lower and
lower on the mountains and rolling in black masses from
every side, began to pour out their contents in a very de¬
termined manner. The forests above our heads began to
roar, the surface of the stream to churn, and the trout at
the same time began to rise in a manner they had not hith¬
erto favored us with. It was simply a question of how
long before the water thickened. I turned my facedown
stream, lengthened my line, and let them have it. 1 hap¬
pened to be without my landing net, and bitterly did 1
repent it. At every throw a fish fastened, and 'nearly
every fish was large enough to make me feel thankful
that I was still young and active. I have before, brother
angler, called your attention to the folly of despising half
pounders in a "dear mountain stream at the end of May.

If you are on the top of a high rock, and in that position
hook a gentleman of the above mentioned calibre, and if
you are using as fine tackle as you ought to be on such an
occasion, you will, unless you choose to pay out line, which
is uuadvisable in a broken and narrow water, most decid¬
edly have to “ git out from tbar,” aud that remarkably
quickly when tlie said party turns his head down stream.
Many a good fish 1 lost on that luckless afternoon in the
landing, and much of that precious hour and a half that
the water took thickening did I waste in endeavoring to
“ drown " golden bellied fellows whose vigorous vitality
seemed unquenchable. I had, however, unaccountable
luck in encountering no obstacles in the shape of other
ardent fishermen, and managed, after arriving, drenched
to the skin at Yack’s, where the river- was raging pea soup
color past the doors, to lay about on the table thirty -three
trout weighing eleven pounds, none, oddly enough, over
half a pound and none under a quarter. That this is my
first and as yet sole day's fly fishing in the Blue Ridge, I
have only myself to blame ; and as I think of it there in¬
voluntarily rises out of the mist of old schoolboy days the
well worn line : O mild preetentos referral si Jupiter
annos. Ringwood.

SPORT IN DAKOTA.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

The question, can the Indian he civilized, is no longer
an open one, at least so far as one “ noble red” is con¬
cerned, for a few days since he rode through this city
in an open wagon, drawn by a pair of ponies, sitting flat
on the bottom of the wagon, dressed as a white man,
holding over his head a lady's parasol ; while for a coach¬
man, his wife, or squaw, sat on a seat in front, with a
blanket wrapped close about her head, holding the reins.
Now. that fellow showed plainly that he recognized the
fact of the equality of woman, a.nd must have been more
than civilized — in short, fashionable.

At Saratoga, Long Branch, and Gape May the squaws
drive the fashionable turnouts, and the footman (who
sometimes fills the positions of both husband and foot¬
man), sits behind, without even the protection of a
“ parasol,”

Out here the sunshade has taken the place lately held
by the tomahawk and knife, and, joking aside, the
Indians are rapidly becoming comparatively good citi¬
zens. They still delight in getting themselves up in all
tlie fancy rigging they can beg, buy or steal, and parading
through our streets ; but these sights are becoming rarer
each year, and will soon only be remembered as a
pleasant reminiscence of the early settlement of Da¬
kota.

We have other and more pleasant reminders, however,
that this is a new country, in the game that is so plenty
all around us. Of course, the buffalo have left this sec¬
tion, although several have been killed this fall in east¬
ern Dakota— one only a few miles west of Watertown, the
western terminus of 'the Winona and St. Peter Railroad ;
others west and north of Fargo. The deer are gone to the
Black Hills and the country of the Yellowstone ; but the
antelope remain — much like the Frenchman’s flea, and
about as bard to catch or shoot. Antelope steaks are
plenty during the winter months.

Now comes the feathered game — geese, sand-hill cranes,
ducks, prairie chickens (some of the sharptailed fellows,
too), quail, snipe and a few woodcock.

It would do an Eastern sportsman’s heart good to see
the millions of geese and ducks that cover our prairies iu
the fall, not to speak of the chickens.

By the way, the latter are now “ flocking,” as we call
it— that is, they assemble along in Oetobev in immense
flocks, and exercise such wonderful vigilance that it is
almost impossible to approach near enough for a shot, I
was so fortunate as to kill three on Saturday last, return¬
ing to town from a country trip, They are fat and good,
and grain-fed.

The- boys capture lots of geese (with shot) going to and
returning from their feeding grounds to the sand-bars in
tlie Missouri River here. They fly put to and from the
grain fields at morning and night, crossing the railroad
just below the city in large numbers. The boys take
cover iu the willows along the bank, and shoot them as
they fly. The fusilade sounds like a skirmish line.

For pinnated grouse look near the settlements, especi¬
ally near wheat fields. Very few, comparatively speak¬
ing, are found out on the open prairies, away from the
settlements.

It is of but little use to attempt to shoot wild geese on
the large lakes. Up North they rear their young. You
must wait for their autumnal flight South, and shoot
them, as we do here, when they halt for food and' rest.
We have good shooting here for weeks after the waters of
northern Dakota, Minnesota and Michigan are closed by
tiie ice king,

I can advise sportsmen wishing a good, long season,
with plenty of feathered game, to come to the vicinity of
Yankton, We pride ourselves on having the prettiest

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little city west of St, Paul. Yankton has over five thou¬
sand inhabitants, first-class hotels, churches, schools and
— saloons.

The sportsman can purchase everything he needs of the
public-spirited dealers in Buch goods right on the
gTound here, and, gentlemen of the rod and gun, citizens
of Yankton will give a sportsman's welcome to all gentle¬
men coming for Bpovt ; and among others who will do all
in their power to make their stay a pleasant one is the
subscriber, ' J. E. “Wert.

YanJeton, Dakota t

A Successful Fish Cultcrist. — Mr. Seth Perkins, of
Cairo. Illinois, has the best set of hatcheries in the State.
Like Seth Green, the New York Statefisli culture pioneer,
Mr. Perkins took his cue from nature. It was away back
in 1838, as he was one day fishing for salmon trout in a
Canadian stream, that his attention was attraoted to the
movements of a female fish. Carefully watching her
movements in the sand, the fisherman learned something
which he then and there resolved should some day be
utilized. His first successful venture in fish culture was
in 1864 when he placed some trout spawn into a jar, then
stripped in the milt and stirredit up with the fish’s tail.

Mr. Perkins ascribes his success in tins jwork to the care¬
ful adaptation of water and fish. He is always sure to
have the proper degree of jpurity and temperature for a
particular kind of fish ; giving as much attention to this
as a farmer does to the ground for his seed.

Chemicals in the Connecticut River.— Dr. Wm.
Wood, of East Windsor Hill, Conn . , writes to Professor
Spencer F. Baird, under date of October 13th :

1 1 may be of interest to you to know that your salmon are
not all lost. Last Friday, 10th, I was with a party of three,
fishing in Snipsic Lake, and one of our party caught a sal¬
mon that weighed 1* pounds. This is the second one taken
since the pond was stocked, as 1 was told. The other was
caught this summer and weighed twelve ounces.

Cannot something be done to save our fish in Connecti¬
cut River ? There m au establishment at Holyoke. Mass. .
and another at Windsor Locks, Conn., that are manufac¬
turing log's into paper, and I am told that the chemicals
used for that purpose are let into the river twice a day,
and that the flslr for half a mile come up as though they
had been cockled. Both of these factories are at the foot
of falls where the fish collect and stop in great numbers
and are all killed. Our shores and sand bars are literally
lined with dead fish. Three salmon have been found
among them within two miles of my office. They were
judged to weigh ten, twenty, aud twenty-five pounds.
The dead fish are so numerous that eagles are here after
them. 1 have received nine that have been shot here in
the past two seasons.

The section of the law touching this, reads as follows,
and we see no reason why this is not a clear case for ‘the
commissioners : —

§ 3. Every person who shall knowingly permit any
substance deleterious to fish, to flow or drain into, or
he placed in any waters having fish therein, shall for each
day during which he shall permit the same, forfeit not
exceeding $100 to any informer.

LIVINGSTON STONE TO E. A. BRACKETT.

Charlestown, N. H., oof. 3181.

Mr. Editor:—

I think no one can Maine me for being almost out of patience
because I cannot get a square answer from Mr. Brackett as to
whether T ever said, what the Massachusetts Fish Commissioners
report represents me as saying, viz.: " That all the California sal¬
mon die after spawning."

I deny explicitly that I ever said it, and I want the writer of the
report to either retract his statement or prove it.. I paid no at¬
tention to the letter of Mr. Brackett In Forest and Stream of
May 29th, about what I had written concerning the salmon of the
McCloud River, because it did not take up the question under dis¬
cussion, which concerns not the dying of the salmon in the Me-
Cloud Biver, but the dying of “ all the California sat, non," as the
Massachusetts report puts it. I not only admit, but I reaffirm
wi th more emphasis than ever, what I said in my report of 1872 to
Prof. Baird, that “ All the salmon that go up the McCloud Hi ver,
die after spawning," but I never said that “ All the California sal¬
mon die after spawning,” and to illustrate the difference between
the two statements, let me say that the McCloud Biver is a small
mountain stream of less size than the Charles Biver of Mr.
Brackett's own Slate of Massachusetts, while the area of Califor¬
nia, to quote the school geographies, "is larger than that or all
the Atlantic States north of the Potomac.”

Now, if Mr. Brackett should make a statement about the fish in
CUa rles Biver, and I should write in my report that he had made
this statement about the fish in all the fivers of Maine, New Hamp¬
shire, Massachusetts, Khode Island, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, would not Mr.
Brackett and everyone else think I was in the last stages of
lunacy ? Yet such extravagance on my part would ho no more
preposterous than what Mr. Brackett has done in applying u
statement of mine about the sulmou that ascend the McCloud
Biver, to all California salmon. He has stretched and expanded
this little snow fed stream of the Sierra Nevada till it is made to
cover an area larger than all the Atlantic States from Canada to the
Potomac. I will charitably inf er that Mr. Brackett’s geography
is responsible for his wild conclusions, and not any conscious in¬
tention On his part to misrepresent facts. I know perfectly well
that ail the California salmon do not die when they spawn, and I
have always known it si nee my first experience with them, and the
Massachusetts Commission would as soon think of saying that all
1 tie codfish in the ocean die after spawning, as I should of
making that statement about ail the California salmon ; but the
dying of the salmon that go up the McCloud is altogether another
thing, and if Mr. Brackett wants to take up the question of the
fate of salmon of the McCloud Biver, I will agree to furnish
him with such overwhelming evidence- of the truth of what I
have re ported allot) t their dying, that lie will never want to hear
the subject mentioned, again. Livingston Stone,

M Salmon in Green Bay.— Prol'. Spencer F. Baird sends
us the following letter, with the indentifieation of the
.specimen referred to as a Californian salmon, about ten
inches in length : —

Mehominee, Mich.. Oct. 29th.
Prof. Spencer F. Baird, U. S. Commissioner, Wash¬
ington, D. C.

Dear Sir : I send yon herewith a fish, which I take to be
a salmon. It was caught in a net, about ten miles down
shore from here, and salted before found by Capt. Sand¬
ers, who, in looking the lot over, found this one and
brought it in. I think it is the first of the kind ever
caught in the waters of Green Bay. Will you please in¬
form me, either by mail or through columns of Forest
and Stream what kind this is; also its probable age?
Have you any record of others being caught around here
or in Lake Michigan? I think I will be able to get you
some valuable specimens during this season, as Mr. Rum-
lien told me of a few specimens wanted, and fishermen
here tell me they will save them as perfect as possible.

, R. J. Sawyer.

X — ■ ■

Fish Culture in New Hampshire.— Manchester, N. H..
Nov. 3 d. — My colleague, Mr. Powers, writes me that he
has taken his twentieth salmon at the Hatchery at
Plymouth, making eleven females and nine males, rang¬
ing from twenty-eight to thirty-eight inches in length,
and has already taken over 30,000 eggs. This is, I be¬
lieve, the first record of a large lot of ova taken from fish
which have returned to the waters from artificial
planting, and is worthy of a big mark in your records of
fish culture.

Powers also says that lie has taken over 100,000 brook
trout eggs, and is getting more daily. Our breeders began
to spawn September 28th, this year ; October 8th, last
year; October 18th, year before last. Livingstone Stone
attributes the earlier date of spawning to the uniform tem¬
perature of the spring water in which the fish are kept.

Sam Webber.

P. S. — Your list of Fish Commissioners makes me a
Dutchman, " Weber ;” please correct. S. W.

Jl# ttmd Jjuitorg.

PRESENT STATUS OF PASSER DOMES-
TICUS IN AMERIGA.

IT is unnecessary to remind the readers of Forest and
Stream that for several years past war has been
raging in ornithological circles on the subject of the Eng¬
lish sparrow. While not taking any very active part in
the conflict, preferring to occupy the position of a spec¬
tator rather than that of a combatant, we have opened
our columns freely to writers on both sides of the question,
and communications from the two champions of the op¬
posing armies have several times appeared in Forest
and Stream. Although, as has been said, we have not
taken any prominent part in the debate, we have
had from the first an opinion on tlie subject under dis¬
cussion, and have not hesitated from time to time to ex¬
press it, For some time past — whether because both sides
were exhausted by the fury of recent battles, or because
the pro-sparrow army is small and their opponents nu¬
merically very strong, we do not know — there has been
a hill in the conflict. The Boston Journal and Advertiser
have ceased to print the usual weekly column or two on
One side or the other of the question, and the pages of the
Naturalist no longer bristle with the sharp, incisive par¬
agraphs with which Dr. Coues is wont to dismember tlie
unfortunate enemy who may meet him when he has his
war-paint on.

We are glad that there has been a cessation of hostili¬
ties, even though it he only temporary. Let no one fancy
that the war is over, or even that an armistice has been
arranged. Nothing of the kind. The rest, brief though
it has been, will serve to gi\*e fresh strength and energy
to the hostile forces, and before long we may expect to
hear of new movements, in comparison with which all
previous engagements shall appear as mere petty skir¬
mishing. Already our ears catch the not distant mutter-
iftgs of fresh encounters.

The period of inaction has certainly not been wasted by
the anti-sparrow party ; for its leader, Dr. Cones, has pre¬
pared, and recently published, in the Bulletin of the
U. S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Terri¬
tories, a contribution to the literature of this subject
which will be likely to prove a formidable weapon against
the friends of the sparrow. The full title of the paper is
“ On the Present Status of the Passer Domesticus in
America, with Special Reference to the Western States and
Territories.” It is a small, unpretentious pamphlet of less
than twenty pages, but between its tee-colored covers
there is meat so strong that we tremble for the digestion
of some of our Boston friends who wifi have to swal¬
low it.

The paper is simply a bibliography of the sparrow war.
Dr. Coues opens with a couple of pages calling attention
to the rapid increase and dispersion of the birds and to the
danger to the crops unless some measures he taken to put
a check on this increase. He states that it has occurred
to him that the simplest way of bringing the matter be¬
fore the people and causing them to realize the danger,
which he regards as imminent, to be feared from the Eng¬
lish sparrow, is to give in detail, with comments, the his¬
tory of the controversy. The bibliography which follows,
and which he has compiled, contains nearly two hundred
titles, mainly from newspapers, and is annotated through¬

out, so that the main points of all the more important ar¬
ticles are given. To show how widespread an interest has
been taken in this controversy, it is only necessary to
mention some Of the ^well known naturalists who have
written on the subject. Besides Drs. Brewer and Coues,
the former of whom is credited with a score of articles
favoring the birds, and the latter with a dozen antagon¬
istic to them, we see the names of Dr. Charles Pickering,
C. V. Riley, J. A, Allen, C. Bendire, R. Deane, IT. A. Pur-
die, H. A. Hagen, W. Brewster, and many others.

The paper is most interesting and valuable. It would
he still more so were it possible to give the names of all
the authors whose articles are cited. This is manifestly
out of the question, since, as has been said, most of the ar¬
ticles belong to the fugitive literature of the daily press,
where anonymas do most abound. Dr. Coues earnestly
requests that he may be informed of any additions or cor¬
rections which the reader may notice, and we feel sure that
he will gratefully acknowledge any help of this kind
which he may receive.

HAIR WORMS.

THE extraordinary and inexcusable carelessness of
many newspapers in reporting natural history
matters is so well known that it seems almost superfluous
to call attention to it. Every now and then, however,
some extravagant blunder arouses our indignation, and
we hopelessly rise up and enter our protest against the
idiotically stupid errors that are propagated by careless
scissors wielders. The erroneous statements which are
made and set in motion through the press in this way
would not be so bad if it were not for the fact that a very
considerable portion of the newspaper reading public be¬
lieves implicitly that every thing that appears in print is
of necessity true. They do not know, as do the readers
of Forest and Stream, that a large proportion of news¬
paper writers are densely ignorant on all subjects, and
that three-fourths of the remainder are so careless about
their facts that their statements must be accepted very
cautiously indeed. The polite reader may, of course,
turn away his face, and with a smile whisper to himself :
“ Mu tato nomine, the fable maybe related with regard
to yourself, my dear sir.” True enough, oh reader : but
you must remember that Forest and Stream is a publi¬
cation which is read by people, many or most of whom
understand the subjects of which it treats, and that,
therefore, any editorial blunders are at once noticed and
speedily criticised ; so that in self-defence those who
write for it are forced to be exact as to their statements
and cautious as to how they treat matters about which
there is any controversy. We ask nothing better than
that when you catch us blundering you should bring us
up to the snubbing post with a round turn.

We have been moved to grumble on this subject by a
clipping from the San Francisco Call, sent to us by our
valuable friend and correspondent, T. S. V. D,, of San
Diego, Cal. The astute individual who brandishes tlie
scissors in the Call office had cut from a recent issue of
Forest and Stream (July 31, 79,) a note written by N.
A. T., of Texas, in which he states that he had seen horse
hairs in process of transformation into snakes, or worms.
We appended to this communication an editorial note,
stating in brief terms that the superstition referring to
this supposed transformation was respectable only on ac¬
count of its age, and that the habits of Gordius and its
allies were now quite well known. All of this correction,
however, was omitted by the Call man, or hoy, and N. A.
T.’s communication was printed without a word of ex¬
planation or comment. The story is such an old and pos-
itively decrepit one that it could not have been copied
for the purpose of surprising or startling any one. The
smallest hoy is familiar with and possibly believes it dur¬
ing a few years of his callow juvenility, hut scarcely any
one else who takes tlie trouble to think about the matter
credits it.

For the benefit, however, of such of our readers as have
been iuterested iu “hair snakes” during boyhood, we pro¬
pose to give a veiy brief outline of some of their habits
and peculiarities. The development of these Entozoa,
though very obscure and difficult to trace, has yet been
made out with a considerable degree of 'clearness ; and,
for the. main additions to our knowledge of this difficult
group, science is indebted to Dr. Joseph Leidy and M. A.
Villot. It has recently been found, too, by Messrs. Riley
and Packard that tlie hair worm is a valuable ally of
tlie farmer, in that it is a formidable enemy of the locust,
which has in recent years done so mucli damage to crops
in the West. One observer indeed states that, in a cer¬
tain section of Minnesota, these worms destroyed in 1875
as many ’hoppers as any other enemy. The worm or
worms are found coiled up within the locust, occupyiug
almost the whole inside of the body.

Tlie Gordius is most easily found in late summer or
early autumn in still pools of water near the shores of
creeks or rivers, aud though really quite common, is eas¬
ily overlooked, owing to Its resemblance to the fibres of
dead vegetation likely to be found in such situations and
among which it often lies. Sometimes several are found
together twisted and knotted into a tangled niasB, and

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Dr. Loidy infers that these knots suggested to Linnaeus
the name given the worm, from the famous Gordian
knot of antiquity.

This worm is very tough and elastic, and is, besides,
extremely tenacious of life, and will live and move for
some time after being cut in pieces. It has no jaws nor
vent, and no stomach nor intestinal canal, nor, so far as
known, has it any system of blood vessels or nutritive
tubes. The generative organs, the ovaries of the female
and testes of the male, extend the greater part of the
length of the body on each side, and uniting terminate,
below at the genital pore. There are no eyes or special
sense organs. The eggs are laid in the water in long
Chains and are enormously numerous, and they are de¬
posited very slowly during a period exteuding over two
weeks or more. Dr. Leidy estimated the number pro¬
duced by a specimen of the Variable Gordius, nine inches
in length, as 6,034,800, the eggs being 1-5,730 of an inch in
length by 1-1,000 in width. The young are developed and
hatched in about fom' weeks, and in escaping from the
egg they pierce the egg membrane, or shell, by the aid of
the armature of the head.

The young is now about 1-450 of an inch in length, and
its first move is to gain a comfortable resting place in
which to pass this first stage of its free existence. This
it soon finds in the fly larva, which share its watery home,
and it lives encysted in them. In this stage the worm is
active. The second stage of the larva's life begins when
the fly larva, in which it has been domiciled, is swallowed
by a fish. The process of digestion sets free the worm,
which now proceeds to bore into the mucous lining of
the fish’s stomach, where it remains inactive and mo¬
tionless for some mouths. At length, in spring it bores
through its cyst and escapes into the stomach of its host,
whence it is carried off with the faces into the water.
Here it undergoes great changes, and before long it in¬
creases in size, the integument grows harder, and when
it is about two inches long it begins to move, turns brown
and is soon a perfect “ hair snake.”

These hair worms are found principally in locusts,
grasshoppers, katydids and crickets, but they are by no
means confined to these. Dr. Leidy has reported one
from a cockroach, and- they have been discovered in
beetles, moths, bees, flies, spiders, and other small ani¬
mals. It is difficult to comprehend how larvae, devel¬
oped in water, could ever attach themselves to creatures
like'grasslioppers, katydids, etc., which never go near the
water, and Dr. Packard has indulged in some ingenious
speculations relative to this point, on which, however,
further observations are needed.

The account of these worms, which we have thus given,
brief as it is, and stripped of all its technicalities, will
show our readers the absurdity of the old belief that these
worms are animated horse hairs.

Second Instalment of American Ornithological
Bibliography. — In volume fifth of the Bulletin of the
U. S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Terri-
ries, Dr. Coues has published a very valuable paper bear¬
ing the above title, Our readers will at once call to mind
the extremely important contribution to this subject
which the author gave in the first part of his “Birds of
the Colorado Valley,” and will remember that the list of
Faunal Publications there presented referred to North
America, in the sense in which that term is usually em¬
ployed by ornithologists. The present work treats of the
rest of America, and is much less extensive than the
other, including only about 700 titles. It is, liowever.no
less accurate, and, we are told, scarcely less complete : so
that it cannot fail to be of the greatest service to all stu¬
dents of ornithology.

The importance of the bibliographical work which Dr.
Coues has undertaken can scarcely be overestimated. No
one who has not done something in this line of work can
form any idea of its tediousness as compared with orig¬
inal research, and scientific men generally should bo most
grateful to Dr. Coues, that with bis brilliant powers, he
has been willing to undertake so necessary, yet so thank¬
less, a task.

Ode Game Birds. — The number of game birds and wild
fowl which afford sport to the sportsmen and profit to
the market venders is really quite astouisliing. The
Mobile Register has taken pains to enumerate those winch
are described in “Hallock’s Sportsman's Gazetteer,” and
finds them to be classified as follows : —

Wild turkey, one species ; woodcock, one species ;
grouse, nine species : snipe (Wilson), one species ; quail,
six species ; plover, eight species ; beach birds, twenty-
six species ; rail, eight species ; sea crow, one species ;
rice bird, oneBpecies ; swan, two species : wild geese, three
species ; brant, five species ; shoal water ducks, twelve
species ; sea ducks, twenty-four species ; total, 109 species.

The summary occupies nearly two columus of the
Register. _

Rattlesnake Bite Remedy.— Rico, Col., Oct. 15th —
While in Arizona a few years ago I learned that aqua
ammonia was a sure cme for the bite of a snake, and
since then I have cured three cases of rattlesnake bites
without any difficulty or injurious effects whatever. First
apply a few drops of ammonia, and in a few seconds
wipe off, and with a sharp knife out through the skin

just deep enough to bleed, about a quarter of an inch in
length and directly through the wounds, and immedi¬
ately apply ammonia, and occasionally add a drop or turn
more as it becomes absorbed or evaporated, and in a
couple of hours the swelling will be nearly gone. Apply
a drop of carbolic acid to cauterize the wound and pre¬
vent a local sore. Give ten or fifteen drops of ammonia
in about half a pint of whiskey, taking about a wine-
glassful every five minutes ; but cease giving the whiskey
as soon as the patient begins to feel its effects. Water
will do if whiskey is not at hand. The ammonia taken
internally destroys the poison in the system. When I
am hunting or travelling where there are rattlesnakes T.
carry a small vial of ammonia and carbolic acid.

C. H. C.

— A curious illustration of the practical good sense and
ingenuity of some British birds is reported by a railway
engine driver on one of the Scotch lines. He has noticed
that certain hawks of the merlin or “stone falcon ” spe¬
cies, make use of the passing of the trains for predatory
purposes. They fly dose behind, near the ground, partly
hidden by the smoke, hut carefully watching for the
small birds which, frightened by the train as it rushes
roaring past, fly up in bewildered shoals. The merlins,
then, while the little birds are thinking more of the
train than of lurking foes, swoop on them from the am¬
bush of the smoke and strike them down with ease. If
they miss they return to the wake of the carriages and
resume their flight and their hunt. They can, it seems,
easily keep pace with an express train and outstrip it
when they please.

THE REDFISH OF IDAHO.

Foni' Walt, a Walla, w. t,, Oct. VMh.

A FT EH many promises from different parties I have finally re-
Y ceived a pair of the long desired redfish, packed in a couple
of sacks, and salted. As this fish is a sufficiently curious leokiug
fish, and a copy of it might perhaps he interesting io many of
your Eastern fish sharps, I skirmished around at once for an ar¬
tist, and found the man I was looking for in Lieut. G. B. Backus,
of my regiment. He has done it ! Now don't make fun of our
work, and please hear in mind that these fish had Been opened and
the entrails taken out, and wero then carried on the hack of a
cayuse (if you know what that is) for about a hundred miles, more
or loss, and when they finally reached me thoy were in anything
hut the originalshape. I have therefore amused myself iu taking
the kinks out of one of them, and have restored it as much as
possible to its original shape, etc., and made it look like the in¬
closed drawing. T think Mr. Backus succeeded very well in ma¬
king a faithful representation, and if it does not look natural, and
as the fish does iu life, it ought to.

The male, of whiohafull-
longth drawing is inclosed. Is
certainly an odd-looking
customer. As you will
see, the female lacks the
hooked nose, but they ure
-otherwise shaped alike, if
anything, I think these fish
are still a little broader in
proportion across the mid¬
dle, aud a little more hump¬
backed. In themale at this
season of the year (these fish
wore caught about Oct. 5th
and fitb) the prevailing color
in the back and sides is a
bright carmine red fading
slightly downwards towards
the sides, extended as indi¬
cated in the drawing hy
the ttunsvorse shading. The belly and lower part of the
sides appear to be of a silvery-grey color. The upper and
lower Jaw of the male Is steel-bine, very dark in front
and gradually fading towards the back part of the head. The
gill-covers are silvery greenish. The large upper fin and tile low¬
er posterior show also traces of the carmine tint. The upper fins
are bluish green. The jaws are armed with several rows of for¬
midable teeth. The female differs in the shape of the head, which
is of a deep steel-blue throughout, lacking the hooked nose. The
body of the specimen before me shows at present but little car¬
mine red, and the prevailing color seems to be a purplish blue :
but earlier in the season they are said to he of the same color as
the male. Iu other respects the shape of the body is about the
same os that of the male. I shall put the fish in alcohol and send
them to Prof. Bairtl. Chas. Bendibe.

Wo are very proud to receive this drawing of the red¬
fish. It makes the fourth original American fish pub¬
lished in this paper. We are inclined to class this fish
among the salmon, rather than the trout. It will
probably be found identical with one of the Alaska vari¬
eties. For additional information see our issue of Oct.
33d ultimo.— [Ed. Forest and Stream.

Animals IIeceived at Cknthal Park fob tub AVeek Ending
Nov. Sth, IS 70 : One Wagler's conurofCoMunsirafilcHhpresented
h.v Dr. Lewis Hall Sayre, New York City. One ruddy flamingo
( Plmnivoptcrus n tier) ; habitat Cuba ; presented by Dr. Henry F.
Aten, Brooklyn. Four black swans (Cygnus atratm) ; bred in the
Menagerie. One puma (Felts concoJor ) ; bred in the Menagerie,
Two wart hogs {Phocochairus a>thl op feus). Two Virginia deer
( Cermis vlrginanw) ; bred in the Menagerie.

W. A- Conklin, Director,

(The Beimel

Keep Your Dogs in Condition.— It is astonishing how
many dogs are improperly kept ; that is, fed badly and
not exercised sufficiently. Nine-tenths of the diseases to
which dogs are subject, even if mot all of them, can be
traced to these causes. Bad feeding soon shows itself in
disease of the blood and skin, as well as in the presence
of worms. We thought that everybody who kept dogs
for field work as well as pets knew better than to feed
them on raw meat alone, but of late we have had several
correspondents apply to us to know what ailed their dogs,
and mentioned the fact that they were fed on raw meat.
When dogs are being worked constantly day in and day
out, this .kind of a diet may not do so much harm, as the
constant exercise may enable them to throw off impuri¬
ties that might otherwise remain in and poison their
blood. We have known in California, where meat will
remain in the open air for a long time without tainting,
of a horse being shot — one that had eaten rattle-weed and
was consequently worthless — and his hind quarters
Bkinned and suspended in a tree as food for the dogs on a
shooting expedition. The meat in a few days became
dry and hard, almost like what the Mexicans call came
secci. This diet did not appear to injure the dogs, but a
good dose of physic was given them when they reached
home, and their regular diet resumed.

Dr. Gordon Stables, in a recent article in the Livestock
Journal, speaks of a Newfoundland dog which was
brought to Mm and whose owner said he was “a little
out of sorts, but was suffering more particularly from ex¬
terna] canker of the ear.” It transpired that his food had
consisted of greaves, barley-meal boiled, raw sheep’s
paunches, and “what he could pick up out of doors;” and
lie exhibited the following interesting symptoms :— He
was thin* in body and bad in coat, which was dry and
dusty, showing an inactive state of the unctuous folli¬
cles ; the skin, too, was scurfy ; he had slight internal
canker, with both external ears badly ulcerated, probably
from scratching or rubbing his headalong the ground,
to relieve the stiffness and itching of the ears. His
nose, however, was cold and wet, and his eye bright
enough, and he ate well. A dose of worm-powder, how¬
ever, brought to light a handsome bunch of cucumerines,
and some ounces of a broad white tape-worm. There
was sufficient to account for the dog being “a little out
of sorts,” and as no one in his senses could expect to per¬
manently cure the canker without first putting the sys¬
tem into order, the treatment was devoted to that, and
the animal soon got well and fat.

Dogs, particularly very young ones, are much inclined to
pick up any kind of filth they may find, another fruitful
cause of disease. As an alterative tonic in cases of blood
or skin diseases, the Doctor recommends the following to
be given twice a day with meals :— Quinine, twelve
grains ; sulphate of iron, twenty-four grains ; arseniate
of soda, two grains ; extract of chamomile, one drachm.
To be divided into twenty-four pills, two to be given at
a dose for a pointer or setter.

Countess Bear.— We are indebted to Mr. Harry
Bishop, of the Montview Kennel, located near Columbia,
Maury Co., Tenn., for a photograph of the celebrated
English setter, Countess Bear, winner in England of the
Field Trial Derby in 1875, imported from England by him.
Countess Bear was bred by Mr. Llewellin, and in color is
white with lemon markings. She is by the celebrated
Dan, out of the no less celebrated Countess, whom, as
far as we can judge by the photograph, she resembles,
particularly about the head.

Albany Dog Show, — A dog show will he held at Al¬
bany, N. Y.,in connection with the Annual Exhibition
of the Eastern New York Fanciers’ Association, from Jan.
24th to 27th, 1880. The premium list is not yet out, but
will be printed in these columns when ready.

Action Against a Kennel Club.— An important case
was tried in London the other day in wMch Mr. Lowe,
Secretary of the English Kennel Club, was defendant,
and the plaintiff an exhibitor at the last dog show of
the kennel club at the Alexandra Palace. The case was
important as being a precedent in deciding the amount
of liability which attaches to managers of dog shows. The
report of the case in the English papers states that the
plaintiff proved the delivery of the dog under the rules
of the chib to the exhibition, where it obtained favorable
mention ; but it was not returned to him, but was lost
through the negligence of the club’s servants. It was
urged on the part of the defence that the dog was not
lost at the Agricultural Hall (Alexandra Palace), as on
checking the catalogue the dog was found to be for¬
warded to Halifax, as the hamper was delivered and the
dog was missing. Mr. John Douglass, called, said he was
manager of the dog show at the Agricultural Hall on the
date in question. Every effort had been made, both at
the police and railway stations, to trace the dog, but with¬
out effect. According to rule 18 the exMbitors were en¬
tirely responsible. There could be no doubt that the dog
was entered and the deposit of £1 paid ; but as the plain¬
tiff was not a bonCt-fide member of the club he could not
claim special damage for any loss or accident, and he was
cognizant of the fact at the time he entered Ms dog. At

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this stage of the case the learned Judge remarked that
the plaintiff had failed to prove any personal negligence
on the part of the committee, and that- from the evidence
adduced he felt justified in ruling in favor of the de¬
fendant, and that if a case was required for the Superior
Court he would grant one. Judgment was accordingly
entered for the defendant with costs,

The Bush Dog. — The Zoological Gardens, Regent Park,
London, have recently had an addition in what the au¬
thorities, after much tribulation, have decided to call a
Bush dog, although doubt appears to exist as to what the
animal really is. It was brought from British Gu iaua and
is the first specimen ever landed in England, In describ¬
ing it an English contemporary says : —

At present the Bush dog is quite a baby, its age only
being estimated at about six months, and later on it may
possibly present more outward canine properties than it
has hitherto developed. In shape and form it forcibly
reminds us of a young badger, being long in body and
low on the leg, with a somewhat thick though badgery
head. It has a short stumpy tail, and its prevailing color
is a browu, more or less dark. It knows the sound of its
attendant's voice perfectly well, and on his approach
hurries up to the bars of his cage and manifests great de¬
light when he caresses it. Simpson expresses no doubt
as to its being a dog pure and simple, and bases his opin¬
ion on the fact that it barks ; but we must, nevertheless,
confess to feelings of scepticism on the subject, and feel
more inolined to give it a place in the marmot family.
At its present age the state of its mouth cannot, we
opine, be a sure and certain guide ; and patience must be
exercised to await that development of the Bush dog
which age alone cun bring about. Its weight, we should
say, was now about, ten or twelve pounds ; but it is ex¬
pected to reach forty or fifty pounds. Its sex is female.

A Pennsylvania Coon Hunt. — The following report
of a coon hunt is from the Uniontown, Pa., Genius of
Liberty, What the Genius of Liberty has to do with a
coon hunt, is beyond us. We print the account in all the
richness of its original diction. There is an aroma, of the
woods about it, which it were folly to destroy by vapor¬
izing with English grammar ; —

Wish Miller and his Five coon Dogs accompanied by
Daniel Bierer Jr went to the Residence of Theodore
Brown in Franklin Township calling him up and telling
him they had come for some sport and wished him to
accompany them. He excepted the Invitation. Alter
caring for thar horses Every thing Ready they started
Oute. Hot long after entering the woods the dogs started
a cold Trade but soon routing him they tread him up a
large tree amonce the Rocks. On coining up Brown
Tolling the boys to cut eny tree the dogs barked up as the
timber ad belonged to him. They come to the conclu-
slran it woldent Doo to cut the tree as they ware sur¬
rounded with large Rocks and the coon wold get away.
Stiller liting his Lamp and Examing the tree he soon
seene his Eys shining in the top Like too bals of Fire. He
asked Brown whare the neaxist house was that had a
Gun, brown Informing him that Lige Hdl was the Place
they cold Pecure a gun. Leaving Daney at the tree
with the dogs Brown'and Miller started for Hills house
on Redstone crick. Rousing up mr hill he Joined them
with his gun coming up to the tree miller taking the
Lamp telling mr Brown to hold it Sow the Lite wold
shine on the sites of the gun. he Leveled the peace
and shot Down come coon with the Ball hole Betwene
the Eys a veary Larg One. The Foure then started
Oute and in thare night Hunt captured seven coons and a
number of qpossoms. The last one they caught was Old
Zip the Largest coon on Record waying 28 lbs. They had
to Fall too treas for him at Last eought him in Redstone
crick below Hills bridg. He fought bravely. At one
time he was ahoute to Drownd one of his Favorite dogs,
miller plunging in gitting the coon by the tale while the
dogs was firing him and puled him to the Riffle whare the
Fite was ended.

jST. A. K. C. Field Trials.— St. Louis, Nov. 4th.— Mr.
J. A. Nichols, of Syracuse, N.Y., donates to the National
American Kennel Club a solid silver cup, value $150, to
be run for annually at the N. A. K. C. field trials until
won three rimes by one party, when it is to become the
property of the winner. It goes with the first prize in the
Free-for-All stake. No extra entry fee is charged for it.
The winner must own the dog run. The N. A. K. C. is
to require security from the winner for the safety of the
cup until it passes from the ownership of the club. The
addition of the Nichols Cup, which is to be known as the
“Nichols Champion Cup," will make the first prize in the
Free-for-All stake worth winning — $250 cash and a cup
worth $150.

The following gentlemen have subscribed one hundred
dollars each to the N. A. K. C., as a guarantee fund for
the approaching field trials, thus securing, in any event,
the prompt payment of all prizes in full : — Capt. J. W.
Foster, Leesburg, Va.; E. O. Nichols. Battle Creek, Mich, ;
Luther Adams, Boston, Mass. ; E. F. Stoddard, Dayton,
Ohio ;. L. H. Smith, Strathroy. Canada; Dr. N. Rowe, The
Field, Chicago ; St. Louis Kennel Club, St. Louis, Mo.; M.
C. Campbell, Spring Hill, Tenn,; Montview Kennel Club
(through Harry Bishop), Louisville, Ky. : H. W, Gause,
Wilmington, Del. ; E. C. Sterling, Sri Louis, Mo. Circu¬
lars containing a programme of the coming trials, with
the rules of the N. A. K. C, under which they will be run
can be had on application at your office or to me.

J. W. Munson, Sec.

N. A. K. C.— St. Louis, Nov. 6 th. — The annual meeting
of the National Kennel Club will beheld at Patoka, Ill.,
on Nov. 24th. Election of officers for the ensuing year
takes place at this meeting. John W. Munson, Sec.

The Coach Dog. — Having Been in your issue of the
23d an article on the “ Dalmatian,” or Coach dog, I would
say that we had in our family in the East a coach dog
which would run between the fore legs of the horses and
would stay in his place at least a couple of hours, and
only leaving it to fall back under the carriage on seem¬
ing to beoome tired, or bothered by the dust. This dog
was very affectionate to us all. On the horses being

taken from their stalls to he harnessed, he would show
liis delight by what one could call dancing, that is, jump¬
ing up and down on all four feet. Getting old, and hav¬
ing trouble in eating, we had him killed. G. G. W.

Tue Wicked Flea [flourisiieth] When no Man
Pcrsuetii. — Editor Forest and Stream . — I have just
riled a remedy for fleas on dogs, which is so efficacious
that in return for the many cures you have given ine for
the ills which dog flesh is heir to, I send it you : — Liq¬
uid potash, 4 ounce ; turpentine, 1 ounce ; carbolic acid,
2 drachms ; water, 1 pint. Apply with a sponge, and
then wash the dog by putting him” into a barrel of water.
After tliis, if you occasionally apply a little of the wash
to the dog's belly and between the fore legs, not washing
it off, you will find one great objection which ladies have
to dogs in the house has been removed, My dogs must
be where I am, and hitherto I have tried to persuade my
wife that a dog is a flea trap, so to speak, and that if my
dogs were not in the house to collect the fleas, the suffer¬
ing caused by their steeple-chases would be much greater,
but since the application of the wash the race is ended
and with it my flea trap theory, Gunner.

Walkerton, Ont. , Nov. 2d.

Large Litter. — New York, Nov. 3d. — My Irish setter
bitch, Nell, whelped yesterday thirteen pups — ten dogs
and three gyps— dark red, with one exception. This I
consider an unusual litter. Nell is bred from my old
bitch, Nell No. 1, from Mr. Gubner's kennel. The sire
is Sergeant Woodward's Brush (Marshal's Rock, Al,
Wood's imported bitch), Marshal's Rock is out of Gub¬
ner's celebrated Irish hitch (name of la tter slips my mem¬
ory at present), by Putnam’s Dan. Thqs. H. Dwter,

Cure for Hydrophobia.— A German forest-keeper,
eighty-two years of age, not wishing to carry to the grave
with him an important secret, had published in the Leip-
sic Journal a recipe he had tried for fifty years, and
which be says lmd saved several men and a number of
animals from a horrible death by hydrophobia, The bite
must be bathed as Boon as possible with warm vinegar
and water ; and when this has dried a few drops of muri¬
atic acid poured upon the wound will destroy the poison
of the saliva and relieve the patient from ail present or
future danger.

— .See Kennel advertisement of John Johnson, North
Manchester, Conn. — [ Adv .

—Any one desiring to purchase a gun would do well
to attend the sale of the stock of Francis Tomes adver¬
tised in this issue. — [Adv.

— Ou the 27th Sept, last the Irish setter bitch, Queen
Bess, out of M. Goldsmith’s Plunkett and Nell (owner,
Wm. H. Finek, Kingston, N. Y.) whelped as fine a litter as
one woidd like to see. Very little white on them. (See ad¬
vertisement.)

JOHN DAVIDSON AT HOME.

Editor Forest and Streani: —

Thinking it will prove of interest to many of your read¬
ers to know something of John Davidson “at home,” I
write you this brief sketch of a short visit recently en¬
joyed while on my way home from the West. I arrived
at" Monroe (Michigan) about 7 o'clock in the evening, and
was met at the depot by Mr. Davidson, who heartily
greeted me and welcomed me to his home, which we
reached after a drive of some three miles. His house is
on a large tract of open land skirted with trees, giving a
clear range of several hundred acres : a better place for
raising stock of all kinds could hardly be selected, and
for dogs it is par excellence, sufficient game being found
in the immediate vicinity to successfully work the dogs,
although after seeing a few shots made by my host I
wondered at there being any birds for “miles around.”
To say that he is a “crack” shot is not enough, for he is
a dead shot at almost limitless range: with such a “gun,”
aud dog bo seldom equalled, the birds in their immediate
proximity if expectant of attaining a ripe old age — when
the cuisine would scorn them — had better “light out.”

Of course an anxiety was experienced to see the dogs.
No doubt many have curiously wondered, as has the
writer, while seeing dogs judged at New York, whether
the judges ever owned a dog that would be allowed to
remain in the ring with those who bore off the ribbons.
I can safely 6ay that John Davidson never judged better
dogs than those he owns. Soon after reaching the house
the English setter dogs, Afton and Douglass, were led in
for examination. Douglass is a large, finely built dog,
black, white and tan, heavily ricked; he has a well-formed
chest and loin, a fine headland good underpinning. He
is litter brother to Lincoln & Hellyar’s Minto (first New
York, ’79), being by Davidson's Dash, out of imported
Doll (Doll being sister to Druid Dart, etc.) Douglass is
as staunch as a rock and carefully roads his birds, drop¬
ping at scent, and working to a safe distance becomes
immovable ; no breaking to shot or wing or careless
flushing of birds there. Field trial or show ring, they
cant’t all leave Douglass. Afton is a beautiful orange
belton, three years old, by Adams' old Rock, out of Dav¬
idson's Flora (first Chicago, ’70). He (Afton) has the finest
black eyes that ever dog had. and taken all together is one
of the best made setters extant. As Mr. D, says, “ it is
hard to say where he could successfully be changed.”

Perhaps Ills color might be made better, but I am not
sure. I should care to change it, for a more evenly
marked Balton would be hard to find. To see him range
at once causes one to think him the fastest dog they ever
saw. I think he can run “all around” most of those I
have seen work, and many call him the fastest dog in
America.

I said they can't all leave Douglass, bench or field, but I
am afraid Afton would leave them all. I should most
assuredly feel nervous in leading any of tbe “cracks”
before the judges when Afton was there. His disposition
and training are perfect, and who shall say but Afton is
the coming dog, the native-born to “scoop" the " blues.”

Speaking of blue bloods brings to mind quite a string
of them at this “native" kennel. Imported Doll (before
referred to), imported Ailsa, and a magnificent litter of
, Rob Roy-Poll whelps one year old, One of these would

prove a valuable addition to any kennel, and they are as
good in tho field as they are rich in blood. Rob Roy purs
will soon be a treasure rare, and none better could he
found to-day than these if indeed this fortunate “nick"
hasnot proved the thing. Those puppies are winners, sure.
The bitch of the kennel, to my fancy is the roan Tyne.
Perhaps Tyne wouldn’t prove a bench winner, but per¬
haps she would ; her chest, loin, magnificent style, head,
and limbs would most 'assuredly not pass unnoticed. As
a field worker she ranks high with the best. Two darkly
ticked gyps — one by Afton, one by Douglass— attracted
our favorable notice. Numerous puppies by Afton, out
of various dams, attested his meritorious qualities as a
sire, one dog being almost a counterpart of him. This
dog would be a 1 ‘ rich find” for some one,

The kennels found here are not elaborate, but clean, and
the extensive range so close at hand keeps all the animals
iu excellent health and condition. 1 saw’ no 1 1 weeds” or
sickly sore eyed brutes; all showing the excellent care find
careful management and training of an experienced hand.
Tlie entire number of dogs here found must reach thirty,
and if an addition were to be made to our kennel of Eng¬
lish setters we should order of the man who makes no
false representations and deals frankly with all — John
Davidson.

Some of my friends have asked mo “ could not better
ones be imported V” I answer, “Perhaps so, but I should
not know where to order them.”

Before closing I must mention the excellent dog, Rat¬
tler. Both he and liis owner are blue bloods, and show
themselves to be gentlemen. Mr. Whitman was stopping
with Mr. Davidson for a few days’ shooting, and I had
an excellent opportunity of examining Rattler. To say
that he fe a beautiful light colored blue Belton, by Rob
Roy, out of tire celebrated Pickles, suffices to show that
he numbers with those (where there is alway room) at the
head. ^ Bandit.

How They Handle Dog Fiends in Kansas. — Topeka,
Kan-, Oct 81st.— In Abilene, Kan., on the Kansas Pacific
Railroad, Mr. Jack Nash owns a handsome and valuable
black-and-tau fox hound that is a favorite and the pet of
the town.

“ Wichita Tom” is a fancy rough, wearing high-priced,
flashy clothes, who goes from town to town and trains
with the floating class of gamblers. On Oct. 28th some
strangers admiring Mr. Smith's dog offered him a hun¬
dred dollar bill for him, which was declined. “Wichita
Tom,” who was loafing around, said “he would soon
bring the market value of the brute within them figures,”
and drew a pistol and shot the dog through the jaw,
knocking four of life teeth out, mutilating him very seri¬
ously. Then came “ Big Tom’s” turn. He was set upon
by tbe indignant witnesses and handled in Kansas style,
but was rescued by the town authorities and put in the
lock-up to answer for tbe only charge that could he
brought against him— discharging firearms within the
city limits ; no action for cruelty to animals or for dam¬
ages being tenable under the present State statutes.

But Kansas’ love for its dogs fe as strong as its dogs are
fine, aud it acts in these cases according to circumstances
—a law in each case. ‘ ‘ Wichita Tom” got the protection
of the lock-up at 8 p. nr., and at 3 a. m., when the moon
bung low in the West, about fifty Abileners took Tom
from bis quarters, led him not gently to the railroad
bridge, strung the begging craven up to a sleeper and let
him hang three minutes by the watch. Then they let
him down alive and told him he had twice as much vital¬
ity as they credited him with, and would have to try him
again, and hoisted him once more for a minute, let him
down again, brought him to and told him if he would
start right off they would reprieve him until he came to
town tlie next time. And “ Long Tom” left,

Kansas, with its innumerable fine dogs and splendid
field for game, needs a general and thorough law to pro¬
tect them. The shooting is excellent this season, and I
will say to brother sportsmen who wish to find a good
quail point that they will find it at Topeka. The “Pal¬
ace Hotel ” is the best kept in the State, and is a good
point to operate from. The proprietor, Mr. Stanton, of
New York, and his son are thorough sportsmen, and cau-
not only make their guests happy aud comfortable, but
can direct them to all the best fields for qnail, chickens,
and wild fowl. I only stopped over here for a couple of
days to give some puppies a little practice on quail, and
found them very plentiful. I have shot through the State
for the past seven years, and prefer the latter part of
November and the month of December as a time. B.

§tHch1mij mid Routing.

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23

A National Yachting Association.— A meeting was
held in this city last Monday evening of the delegates
who convened in response to a call issued by the Jersey
City Yacht Club last March. Representatives were pres¬
ent from the New Jersey, Hudson River, Columbia, Salem,
Mass., Manhattan, Empire and Jersey City. A com¬
mittee of five was appointed to prepare an address to the
yacht clubs of the United States and to call a convention
of representative yachtsmen for the formation of a
national association. The work of such a body would
be to issue a pamphlet semi-annually giving information
in regard to yachting, a list of members, and of the
lengths of yachts, their rig3, owners, and records, loca¬
tion of the clubs, a record of their regattas, and a com¬
plete report of the proceedings of the association. It
was not contemplated that tlie association should inter¬
fere with the local management of the clubs. Each olub
would retain its individuality, and only when the com-

SOS

mou interests of the clubs required it would action be
taken by the association. The committee meet again
to-night.

Thk Nice Regatta. — We have received From the Re¬
gatta. Committeo a partial programme of the races to be
sailed at Nice on March 11th and 12tli under the Presi¬
dency of the Prince of Wales. The prizes are so large and
so v eil worth winning that we shall he surprised if Eng¬
lish yachts are not well represented. It is almost useless
to hope, perhaps, that any American yachts will go over,
even to sail for a prize worth almost aB much as the
stakes in the Derby, yet it would be very gratifying if
they should do so. The first race will be for the Grand
Prix de Nice, value 35,000 francs, with a work of .art
offered by the French Yacht Club, for pleasure yachts
over twenty tons. The Becond is the Prix Fulton, value
20,000 francs, for steam yachts. The next is the Prix
de la Baie des Anges, value 10,000 francs, for small
yachts. There is also a prize of 5,000 francs for four-oared
boats rowed by amateurs.

Important prizes and medals will be awarded to those
yachts which come in second, third and fourth in each
race.

The Harbor Masters of Nice and Villefranche, as well
as the municipality of Nice and the Regatta Committee,
will render ever service in their power to the owners of
yachts during their stay in these ports.

Fog Signals. — Capt. Barker, a practical seaman, has
devised an ingenious system of fog signals, by which any
two vessels meeting each other on the high seas might not
only learn of each other's presence, hut he apprised of the
course each was steering, and thus be enabled to avoid
collision.

Capt. Barker has been for months past engaged in con¬
structing a fog horn that will sound any course. Each
four points of the compass is represented in Barker’s sys¬
tem by long and short sounds, as follows : For any course
between north and north-east, one long sound and two
short ones ; north-east to east, one long sound and three
short ; east to south-east, one long sound followed by a
short one and another long one ; south-east to south, one
long sound, two short ones, and another long one ; south
to south-west, two short sounds and one long ; south-west
to west, three short sounds and one long; west to north¬
west, one short sound, followed by a long one and another
short one ; north-west to north, four short sounds. Tims
every comae signalled from north to south, and having
any easting in it, begins with a long blast, and every sig¬
nal from north to south having any westing in it, begins
with a short blast. Since in every course there is either
easting or westing, excepting due north and south, the
master of a ship may know at once which side of the
polar line a ship is approaching, and the subsequent
sounds tell him almost her exact course.

The apparatus now on exhibition at 153 Centre street
may he used in sailing vessels. By the turning of a
crank, compressed ah is forced through a fog horn or
siren.

The Race fob the Center Cup.— New York, Nov.
11th. — Editor Forest rmd Stream : — On reading the log
of the yacht Wave, in the “Centre Cup” contest, pub¬
lished in your issue of Oct. 30th, I find it stated that on
' ' time allowance" she would have won. At tbe time of
the race one of the large dailies took occasion to comment
on the inequality of the contest, owing to the unequal
size of the boats and to the absence of anytime allowance.
The result, proves the inaccuracy of tins statement and
of the wave’s claim.

In order to establish the facts, I have obtained the nec¬
essary data from official sources, and find that with the
ordinary time allowance of the Seawanhaka Club over
its New York Bay course, the Mischief, of 1,377 feet,
would allow Regina, of 790 feet, llm. 6s. ; and Wave, of
601 feet, 17m. 18s. The length of this New York Bay
course, carefully measured, is thirty- two nautical miles";
that of the Cape May course is 303 nautical miles : con¬
sequently, increasing the time allowance in tbe ratio of
303 to 32, we have as the actual allowance over the longer
distance. Mischief, of 1,277 feet, allows Regina, 790 feet,
lb. 9m. 58s., and Wave, 60). feet, lh. 49m. 8s.. and that
Regina allows Wave 39m. 10s. The Mischief rounded
the Sandy Hook light-ship at 31i. 2m., the Regina at 7h.
30m., the Wave at I Oh., a. m. Consequently the Mischief
beats Regina 4h. 28m., or 3 8-10 times the allowance;
the Wave Oh. 58m., or 3 8-10 times the allowance *, and
the Regina heats Wave 3h. 30m., or 3 9-10 times the allow¬
ance.

These figures speak for themselves and show the Mis¬
chiefs superiority on this occasion at least, It must also
be conceded that the remarkably light weather was highly
favorable to the smaller vessels. Robert Center.

The Minerva and An RBVorra.— Bristol Pa., Nov. ItJi — Fditur
Forest and St/ream-— I have seen in your issue, Oet. 80th, an an¬
swer to a correspondent, “Minerva," in which you say that the
judges did hot show consistency in their action. lam not aware
In which light the question has been put to you, but the facts in
1 he ease are these : The course was altered, and all tbe captains,
with the exception of the. All Rtvolr's, understood It. The condi¬
tions were also understood, and were as follows: That no outrig¬
ger, paddles or poles, or any weight outside the hull were to he
used. The Minerva was the first boat home by a half a minute,
the Av Renoir second, she having sailed a wrong course— the or¬
iginal one. Bofore the race was concluded, one of the judges,
On.pt. Kennemore, being rather unwell, returned home over the
river. On the question being put to tbe Minerva, she acknowl¬
edged dropping ber anchor to keep her from drifting, which vir¬
tually ruled her out; and the Au Retotr having sailed a wrong
course we decided to sail it over again ; and that is where I think
the consistency of the decision comes in, with ail due respect to
the Mineral, F. Thobnber, one of the Judges.

FOREST AND STREAM.

YACHT DESIGN.

(CONTINUED.)

Here let me say that where nearly all critics and ex¬
pounders in this line are stranded is because they base all
them calculations, or nearly all, upon the vessel’s perform¬
ances while- she is standing still, forgetting that the rela¬
tions to nearly every principle governing sailing vessels
are changed when the sail is filled with wind and the
vessel in motion. Mr. A. C. Smith, in one of his lec¬
tures, says : “It is found that lateral resistance decreases
as you go aft when the vessel is in motion.” This appa¬
rently is correct, yet it is not. It is not that lateral re¬
sistance decreases as you go aft, ; that is impossible, but
that it increases as you go forward, and this is caused by
the pressure of the canvass and the motion through the
wa ter. The increase of this lateral resistance is shown in
the heeling of the vessel. The stronger the pressure of
wind, the greater the lateral resistance — hence the more
the heels. That the center of lateral resistance moves
forward when the vessel is in motion, is shown by her
tendency to luff ; the greater the speed, the greater this
tendency ; and on account of this lateral resistance for¬
ward it is difficult to keep a- vessel on her course when
driven with great speed, and particularly so with wide
boats, i The pressure is the greatest on her leeward bow.
because the sail not only presses her forward, hut to lee¬
ward also, and the water strikes her there with its great¬
est, force because it strikes her there first ; hence the
increase of lateral resistance forwards when the vessel is
hi motion. If this principle were not true a well-bal¬
anced vessel would not steer harder at one time than at
another. So, too, if a vessel could he held from going
ahead, there would he no more griping at one time than
another. There is still one more principle affecting ves¬
sels with a tendency to make them luff when being
driven with sails. It does hot affect narrow, deep boats
so much, but it does affect shoaler and wider boats very
much, especially those with flaring sides. It is this : Let
a boat stand straight hr the water and the configuration
of her water line is the same on both sides. But now let
her heel, and her bilge is lifted out of water, perhaps
half way down to her keel ; hence the water line on that
side is much stvaighter than it was. The other bilge is
forced further Under water : hence the water line on that
side is more convex than it was, making of course in that
position a crooked boat with the straightest side to wind¬
ward. Now start her ahead, and of course she will de¬
scribe a curved line, and can only be kept straight by
turning the redder in opposition to the curve. In rela¬
tion to forefoot, the idea that gripe is necessary to make
a vessel hold on is of course absurd. Gripe, or fore¬
foot. has nothing to do with it. If the vessel has suffi¬
cient lateral resistance, and tbe sails are placed on her in
such a position that she will handle well, she will hold on
with or without much forefoot. Also, a vessel with fore¬
foot well cut away and drawing much the most water aft
will undoubtedly make the best sea boat. As Mr. A. C.
Smith says, you can have a shorter bow-sprit, which is
one advantage, But the main advantage is in the action
of the sea upon the vessel,

Waves run before the sea with great velocity and
power. Let a vessel take the ground where she cannot
give to leeward when they strike her, and note the effect.
Now these waves, moving before the wind with such ve¬
locity and power, strike the vessel forward first and carry
her bow round with it with almost resistless power, and
that is all there is about it. A vessel with small fore-foot
and deep drag aft has less surface forward for the sea to
get hold of, and more surface aft to hold her in position
and keep her steady, than the opposite type. Hence she
does not fall off so much, and, other things being equal,
must make a better sea boat. Every vessel should have
a certain amount of drag, according to her build ; the
sharper forward, the. more drag. It should he sufficient,
and no more, than to make the water strike the bottom
with equal force, as near as can he, along its whole
length. If on even keel it strikes too heavy forward, she
will not work well. If too much drag, she has to push
her way through the water bottom first, and she will uot
go. The keel only should run down in vessels of great
drag, and not the bottom. Even then she has to push the
bottom of her keel through the water, and, as it is not
sharp, must decrease her speed. All the advantage there
is in a long fore-foot is in the way of speed ; you can get
better and sharper lines, and the" boat ought to go faster
in ordinary sailing.

In the Forest and Stream of April 17tli I notice an
article from Martin Gale. He proposes to “look into the
matter of centre-board vs. keel, in an unprejudiced man¬
ner, and carefully weigh the merits of each,” instead of
which he views the whole tiling from a single standpoint ;
or at least can see but one thing from any standpoint he
may take, and that appears to he a deep, narrow keel-
boat that will outsail a shoaler and wider one. That is,
he is trying to see it, but I apprehend that Ids sight will
grow dim before he succeeds. I am not an “inveterate
centre-boarder.” Keel boats have some good qualities,
but speed is not one of them. Yet I do not admit that
“two boats, having the same initial stability, immersed
surface, sail area and displacement, the one having the
greater beam will meet with more resistance, and nence
he a slower boat than the other.’’ I say I do not admit
any of this, unless the draft of water is the same. I have
treated this whole subject in a former part of this article,
bul. as Martin Gale goes on to demonstrate this theory
and to “reason out what might he,” perhaps I may be
able to show him where his reasoning is at fault. He
begins by chopping off the sides of a wide boat and putting
what he chops off into her bottom, and here is the diffi¬
culty. If ho only chopped off her sides she would go
through the water easier than before, hut of course would
not have the same power ; but when he adds to her bot¬
tom what he takes off her sides, it is impossible for her
to pass through the water as easily as before. Can he
suppose there is no resistance to motion through the wa¬
ter save on her sides 't A boat has at least three absolute
curved lines, fore and aft ; one on each side and one un¬
der her bottom. No w he chops off her sides and so takes
some of the curve off of each of the side lines, hut what
he takes off both the side lines he adds to the curve of
the bottom line, thus adding to that curve what he takes
off both side curves. Consequently there is more resist¬
ance to her passage through the water than before, be¬
cause of the greater curve of,her bottom fore and aft.

To this add the extra power required in a moving body
to displace water at a distance below the surface, beyond
what is required to displace it at the surface (see former
part of this article on displacement) and yon will by no
means, with the same power, have as fast a boat ns before
he chopped her sides off. David Kirby.

Rye, Westchester Co., N. Y.

¥e take pleasure in laying before the public the views
of one of the most experienced yacht builders, whose
successes in the Arrow, Windward, etc., entitle his views
to full consideration. Though we do not subscribe to ail
of them, Mr. Kirby’s letter contains much of interest,
and can be read to advantage by all. The chief issue
upon'whieh we differ from the above is Mr. Kirby’s state¬
ment that it is more difficult to pierce water at a depth
than nearer the surface. This is an error. Water, being
inc ompressi ble , cannot be any denser or thicker below
than near the surface, and offers no more resistance to
passage through it than anywhere else. A vessel at rest
already displaces her weight in water, and when put in
motion the fluid flows around her sides into the wake by
the lines offering the least obstruction, be they water lines,
diagonals, sectional or normals, hence the mere fact of a
vessel drawing more water than another is no detriment
to her speed. Resistance is due to friction and form, and
depends therefore upon limiting the “ wet” surface to the
smallest area consistent with enough lateral resistence,
and so arranging the form that it will go through the
water in the most insinuating manner ; in other words,
commencing with no bulk at' the stem, then gradually
enlarging upon the amount until the largest section has
been driven through, when the bulk passing through
should again be gradually diminished to nothing at the
stern post, the water being left in as perfect a state of
rest as possible. This arrangement of bulk is best effected
by adopting cross areas in the design, which correspond
in the amount of their areas to the lengths of the ordin¬
ates of a cycloidal curve, situated at corresponding dis¬
tances on a base line of same length as the load water
line of the design, In other words, the cross areas of
the most economical designs should correspond to what
is known as “wave line areas.” Then give the whole fair
easy lines all around, and the problem has been put in
the best shape. As to the cardinal dimensions or propor¬
tions to be adopted at the outset, they must always re¬
main open to the builder’s choice, and must he settled
upon by experience and the purposes in view. Once fixed,
however, the design, to be most favorable to speed, must
be given areas of a wave line nature, with no abrupt an¬
gles, and the wet surface must be restricted to the least
necessary for the lateral resistance required.

An examination of the numerous fast yachts has in¬
variably shown that, with or without the builder’s
knowledge, a wave line form haB been closely approxi¬
mated, while, on the contrary, notably slow yachts are
deficient in one or both of the above requirements. To
the first class belong America, Sappho, Comet, Elephant,
Idler, Arrow, and Windward, built by our correspond¬
ent as well — all of them successful, and all of them
very close approximations to “ wave-line” construction.

Friction is kept low in the deep cutters by raking post,
roundnp fore-foot and rocker keel. In many examples
this type of yacht has actually less skin, even including
keel, than the centre-board sloop. From our own ex¬
perience in both types we unhesitatingly pronounce the
cutter much superior to the shallow sloop in all that is
essential to a safe, able and satisfactory yacht of moder¬
ate tonnage. The cutter is handier, easier of motion,
easier on her helm, safer, abler, dryer and cooler below
than the sloop, impressions arising from a want of ex¬
perience in them to the contrary notwithstanding. The
sloop is no cheaper, if as well and fully equipped as is the
custom with cutters, and the most successful sloops carry
as much lead. Their only claim to superiority over the
cutter lies in a slightly more moderate angle of heel and
in lighter draft, when the hoard is lifted and they are
sliding to leeward like a crab, or are sailing free. The
first will interest consumptive individuals and highly
nervous parties who prefer a few degrees less heel cou¬
pled with a continuous liability to capsize ; the latter
can only attract those who prefer sailing on a mud flat
to open water more than waist deep.

With these two classes a sailor has little sympathy, and
to him that vessel which can be driven without upsetting,
whose spars and canvas are under the fullest control, and
which offers most deck room and can buck the seas most
successfully in any weather ; which can he steered with¬
out gymnastics ; which will not broach to and yaw wildly ,
that vessel is the one most likely to attract him. With
the gradual development of seamanship and a preference
for open water sailing, we confidently look forward to a
period when the sloop will he consigned to the nursery as
a toy, and the cutter become the recognized craft for
cruising as well as racing, for there is no reason why the
cutter cannot be made as fast as the sloop on an average ;
certainly when in her own element, plenty of sea room
and a long sweep to the wind. We reserve a more sys¬
tematic review of the question for the future, hut may
add that our correspondent, Mr. Kirby, has brought for¬
ward many ideas of his own accord which closely resem¬
ble the dicta of naval science, for which he deserves a
full share of credit.

FOREST AND STREAM

809

Womens £olnnm.

SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSMEN’S
WIVES.

Editor Forest and Stream ; —

I had not expected that my article on a “ Sportsman’s
Wife’s Tiibulatious” would meet the approval of sportsmen
generally : andainnot surprised that “Diana” who ad¬
mits that, a “taste of sporting was bom in her,” should
endeavor to defend their course.

1 trust, however, that she will not make herself mis¬
erable for fear that I will not permit my husband to go
gunning as often as he desires ; it never occured to me
that I might prevent it. Enduring from my husband's
setter that which even “ Diana” admits she would not,
tolerate is, I think, sufficient evidence of my submis¬
siveness.

“ Diana” writes : “ I think the duty of a good wife is
to enter into a husband’s joys and sorrows, and to sym¬
pathize with and aid him in all his pursuits as far as
possible.”

Knowing this full well, and having learned by sad ex¬
perience that it was with me a physical impossibility to
accompany my husband upon his gunning trampB, not to
speak of the baby, which can neither be taken or left, but
must be staid with, 1 made for him a wondrous “shoot¬
ing coat,” whose labyrinthian pockets are his pride and
joy. And many a night I’ve sat alone and waited, and
kept the supper warm for that belated hunter : and as
the weary hours dragged by, excuse me if I’ve sometimes
felt that a “ kid glove party" with my husband by my
side might be preferred to this ; sometimes, I think, un¬
known to him, I’ll write this up for his beloved paper,
and to read it there may help to see the other side : but
this is not the time, so I dismiss the thought ; and place
his supper on the table, and as he does it ample justice,
I take those lovely birds from out their hiding places,
and praise their size and beauty ; and though I dread to
kill au insect, and have been ridiculed for rescuing com¬
mon flies from death, I listen with seeming interest and
delight, to his tales of bloodshed, wounded birds, etc.
ll£ thinks that as I cannot accompany him on these grand
hunting exploits, I will enjoy hearing his adventures.

Nevertheless, when the baby gets old enough to take
care of himself, if my health will permit, I may act upon
“ Diana’s” suggestion and endeavor once more to culti¬
vate a taste for field sports.

That there are worse means of recreation than gunning
I am well aware, and I am thankful that of two evils my
husband chose the least, but like every other good thing
it is too often carried to excess ; and, I doubt not, there
are many ladies and good wives too, whose circumstances
make it impossible for them to accompany their hus¬
bands on their hunting trips, who will find’ themselves
guilty of yearning for a portion of their husband’s society,
even during the “ open season.” Lena."

Editor Forest and Stream : —

~My husband, alas I is a sportsman, one who owns a
dog,’ a shot gun, a rifle, and a revolver. He is, I believe,
considered something of au expert with them all, but
having bad several years’ experience with having them
all in the house, am not afraid of either ; in fact I edu¬
cate the canines in a measure, and so they become ac¬
quainted with my wishes and try to please "me. I never
shall forget the first puppy my husband owned, a. pointer
six weeks old, which he brought home one day in his
overcoat pocket, and said it would soon grow and be so
much company for me ; but I found before morning what
excellent company, and so did the neighbors.

My husband hired a tenement in a block in the city of
N. B. , and of course there was not, or seemed not, to be
a place for the dog ; so when it came time for retiring
lie t ied him to the kitchen door-knob. Talk about a dog
howling, I never heard such howls in my life ; and as I
told my husband it would never do, he arose and carried
the pup to the garret and put him in an empty flour bar¬
rel. Soon grievous cries were heard from that direction.
So “ that husband" made a second pilgrimage to the gar¬
ret, where he labored a while with the dog, only to re¬
peat it several times, till finally his patience and strength
were exhausted and he slumbered-, I was left awake to
wonder what the neighbors would think, and at last
arose and made my way to the garret. The first thing I
saw was an old umbrella staff, which I grasped and made
a plunge with into the barrel ; of course the music in¬
creased, and I kept on churning it in the barrel till all
noise ceased, and then I pulled it up to see if I had a dog
on the end of the staff, but had not ; supposed I had
really killed the dog. So I again descended and retired,
and strange as it may seem, we heard no more till morn-

The next day there was a convenient bam found, where
he could stay nights. Like all sportsmen, my husband
likes puppies, ancl as we now live in the country he has
owned seven at once. I am not fond of dogs, but am get¬
ting quite used to them, and, if I would allow it, our dog,
like Zena’s, would sleep under the bed.

I am not gun shy, and often shoot at a mark with either
rifle or revolver, so these do not trouble me in the least.
My great trial now is this: my husband is one of a club of
twenty who camp out for two weeks in the fall for the
purpose of hunting and fishing, and as my husband is
quartermaster, all their tents and stores are stored in the
garret of our house. Well, for about two weeks before,
and as many after their return, the house is in complete
confusion ; first tiling is a barrel of hard tack, then jars
of pickles, and a jar of butter, and papers of sugar, and
rice, aud oatmeal, and onions, and potatoes, and every¬
thing pertaining to camp life, and when the time comes,
all get together and load up ; you would surely think we
were moving. A big farm wagon is drawn up to the
door, and a string of men from the door to the attic ; first
come down tent poles and big rolls of tents, and pieces of
canvas, and camp stoves and chairs, then thn jars, etc.,
etc. ; all are packed on the load, and then my trouble com¬
mences ; it is, where are some bed quilts I can have ? and
where axe some flannel shirts ? have you got any bed
ticks ? we want some cleaning rags and wool socks, and
hunting suits, and big hoots that oome above the knees,
and don’t forget a lot of handkerchiefs and fishing tackle;

aud do you know where tins thing is, aud that thing— bill
they are gone. a,ud I am alone. I am all tired oulfbut no
matter, the house must be put in order again, swept from
the attic, remember. And then the home coming — all to be
done again, only tin plates must be scoured, audeupsand
spoons and knives also ; oil emptied from lamps, tents
rolled up dry, bedding washed, and in twelve months
away they go again : they do nothing, have no cooking
to do, just hunt and fish, and lie about camp, aud enjoy
themselves. I forgot to say that they take a cook, and,
of course, do not expect to work. I presume I shall grad¬
ually yet used to this, the same as to having dogs and
guns. I am sure my husband will know who this is from,
as he reads every word in the Forestand Stream, and he
never can mistake the facts, but as Zena has said, I am
glad to know they are doing no worse. Kuth.

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No Notice Token of Anonymous Communications.

BKtlfe no chargo for answering ingn tries hi this column .

0. M., Monsou, Me.— Send your fura to 0. G. Gunther & Co.,
Union Square, New York.

Athletic Club, New York.— Tor rules of)Hare aud Hounds ap¬
ply to the Harlem Athletic Club.

Hutukkfobd.— ' The India rubber recoil pads which you in¬
quire for can be bought of Chas. L. Ritzmann, 913 Broadway, oity.

H. C. S., Bloomfield, N. J. — Y ou will find duolc Bhootlng at Toms
River and Point Pleasant, N. J. Quail shooting there in season.

Cast it A, Boston.— Can you inform me where and hy whom the
Ward-Burton gun is manufactured? Ans. The Ward-Burton
rifle is not being manufactured™ our knowledge.

J. S., Washington, Pa.— What make of gun did P. J. Lauritzen
use In his shooting Oct. 18 til T at Washington. D. C., and whut cali¬
bre ? Ans. He used a .41 caliber Heiufngton rlfie.

Hammhrlkss, Cazenovia, N. Y.— Whatlsthebestmap of Florida?
aud how much does It cost ? Ans. Aphthorp’s map, price 81.50,
for salo by Columbus Drew, Jacksonville, Fla.

Ed. H., Baraboo, Wis.— The scientific name of the king rail is
Halt us elegans. The bird is rarely seen or shot hy gunners, because
of its shyness. It feeds on wild oats and keeps wel 1 in cover.

W., Cazenovia, N. Y.— Please give the name and address of the
party who manufacture the Paine fe.ather filled ball? Ans. Bo¬
hemian Glass Works, llagerty Bros. & Co., 10 Platt street, New
York.

J. McH., Canandaigua, N. Y. — Canyou inform me if the Persian
Insect Powdor is a preventive Of museum pests? Aijs. Corosive
sublimate is generally used and preferred for museum specl-

Subscriber — 1 want, to get a book on small boat-bufldlog. Ans.
** Boat-building for Amateurs,” for sale by Van Nostrand, New
York, and Dixon Kemp’s “ Manual of Yacht, and Boat Building,”
Field Office, 848 Strand, London. t

T. H., Boston. — Boston has the name of elaimingmuch culture.
You are a worthy Bostonian, for you are one of the half-dozen
men, who of all those wo reply to in our answers, in the course of
of a year, remember to thank ua for the same.

S. A. S., Hammond, N. Y— Have you a book descrlbingthe dif¬
ferent varieties of duck? Ans. The “Sportsman’s Gazetteer"
glve3 the scientific and common nnmBS of fifty varieties of ducks,
and desoribes their habits and methods of capture. Price $3 ; for
sale at this office.

J. R. H., Pennsylvania— We are not famliliar with the dogs
named in the pedigree sent, and can give no opinion as to its
merits. For the weakness in the hind-quarters, we should gfvo a
wine glass full of codliver oil with two or..three drops of wine of
iron in it twice a day.

J. R-, NelsouviUe, O.— No man can afford to make an article
which costs $10 and sell It for $2. Whether a firm who advertise
to do this are reliable or not your own common sense should tell
you. Wo know nothing of the other gun you ask about. Rubber
cement can be had of Hodgmau, whose advertisement will he
found elsewhere.

H. H. G., Painesville, O— Is there a hook published on canoe or
small boatbuilding? Ans. The following works relate to canoe
construction and canoe sailing : Voyage of Paper Canoe, Lee &
Shepard, Boston ; Canoe and Flying Proa, and The Perfoot Canoe,
by Harper & Bros.; Canoeing in Kanuckia, and CanoeTravelling,
by Orange Judd & Co., New Vork.

How ! Meadcville, Pa.— Allowing a dog to remain in the house
by a fire all day and then turning him out of doors in the cold at
night, is not the way to keep the him in health, particularly when
he is only four months old. From your description we cannot tell
what ails your puppy, unless he has taken a violent oold. We
should give him a Dover’s powder, night and morning fora few
days.

R, J. S. W., Williamsport, Fa.— Please refer me to any work
containing improved ideas as to ventilation of stables ; best form
of construction, etc.? Are there any special plans published, or
architects who have given particular attention thereto? Ans.
McClure's Stable Guido, American Gentleman's Stable Guide,
price 81. Bickwell’s Stables, Outbuildings, and miscellaneous
details, §3.50, Orange Judd Publishing Co., New York.

Willard, Utioa, N. Y— Myself and some friends propose a trip
through the wilderness nextsummer, starting from Utica, up the
West Canada, across to Jersey Field Lake (byway of Black Creek)
thence to Piseeo Lake, down the Sauganunk River, into the Hud¬
son, and home by Erie Canal. Would suclia trip be practicable?
We intend to canoe it. Who will furnish us a reliable map of the
region? Ans. Would advise you to buyWallaoe’s Adirondack
G uide, which has an excellent map. The route you suggest would
be a pleasant one.

A. P. G., Cleveland, O— Being on the point of having an extra
pah- of laminated steel barrels, 10-gauge, fitted to my stock, said
barrels to be used exclusively for wild-fowl shooting, 1 request
that you will give me your opinion as t, o the length of ban-el best
adapted to that purpose. In other words, which wfli have the
greatest range and consequently the greatest penetration, all
other things beiDg equal— a pair of barrels 28, 30 Or 83 inches?
Ans. Wo should by all means have 32-Inch barrels, as they will
burn more powder.

F. K. W. B„ Philadelphia.- What oan I do for my setter? the
is about eighteen months old, lias a good appetite, but is getting
very thin ; her mouth seems feverish, and she scratches the side
of her mouth with her paw and rubs her face on the ground.
Sometimes when t have her out she will commence to howl and

cry, and acts as if she was in great pain, and shivers as *f she were
cold. Sometimes will put her tall between ner legs and cry and
run for home? Ans. From the symptoms as you describe them
we should judge that your bitch had worms. Give her areca
nut.

W. C. H., Leavenworth, Kan.— I have a pointer dog one year old
past, that is out of fix. He has become very thin aud poor, al¬
though lie is well fed. He at t lines has a stream of saliva or slobbers
from the corner of his mouth, and has lost his spirit. I gave him
a teaspoonful of arena nut for worms, and in five hours two
tablespoonsful of castor oil, but it does not seem to help him.
Aus. Probably worms arc the cause of the trouble. Try the
areca nut ngain, only see that it is freshly grated and given on an
empty stomach. After giving the oil watch the evacuations. If
no worms appear, try codliver oil, say a wine-glassful with three
drops of wine twice n day.

B. D., New York.— I. 1 seo in your columns that “ A. B.” box
135, Holyoke, Mass., has a female ferret for sale. What does he
mean by a ferret ? 2. Where in the elty of New York, N awark or
vicinity can I buy lliroughbred beagles? 8. How high do beagles
generally stand at the shoulder? aud whatisthe color? Ans. 1.
He moans the MusUUtfuro, of the family of Mustolidte, orweasels,
an animal with long body and short legs, used, when domestica¬
ted, for bolting rabbits from their burrows. 2. Address tho
Montclair Hunt, Montclair, N. J., who have tbeui for sale. 3.
From 9 to 12 inches ; color, samo as fox hounds.

L, I. — Syracuse. — Is there any boat made that does not show on
the water to be used in duck shooting, If so, please describe. By
taking a boat and covering with rushes, will it make a good blind
anchored out in the lake behind the decoys? On our lake there are
plenty of ducks, hut they have beonshot at so much, it is impos¬
sible to get near Bhore to shoot them. Ans. You can buy a Barne-
gatsneak boatfor$50 by sending order to Baraegat Village through
the postmaster, or send your order for a gunning skiff to Sam. T.
QUitman, South Oyster Bay, Long Island. These boats both sit
lowiu the water, and the combing is arranged forthatching with
grass, kelp, or brush. For thirty-two different kinds of boats used
for sporting, see Hollock's “ Sportsmen’s Gazetteer."

S. M. Renoyo, Pa. — We have a greyhound here, symptoms of
whose disease are as follows : Dull appearance In eyes, hair com¬
ing out in spots as large as a three cent piece, running sores be¬
hind the ears, sunken flanks, and badly covered with vermin. Can
you recommend anything to relievo the poor dog. Ans. Wash
the dog thoroughly with castile soap and tepid water. Remove
him at'onoe to a new kennel, and rub the sore plaoes, and in fact,
his whole skin with crude petroleum. Apply internally Fowler’s
Solution of arsenic, commencing with six grains twice a day, and
gradually increasing- it to ten. Continue this medicine for three
weeks or until his eyes begin to look red and inflame, when de¬
crease and discontinue. Should the outward application not pro vo
effectual In healing the sores, write and we will send prescription.
The dog's diet should consist largely of vegetables.

J. N. C., Newburyport,— I. What is the greatest chargo of pow¬
der tiiat I can fire with perfect safetyin my W. &C. Scott gun, 12-
gauge, eight lbs., thirty-inch, fino Damascus barrels? 2. Can No.
4 shot be fired with safetyin a choke-bore? 3. With what ap¬
proval did the ’’ Bt. Louis Conical Base Paper Shell,” meet? Can
you Inform me the price per hundred ? 4. Does a full-blooded
setter-dog ever have a split or double nose? Ans. 1 We prefer
not to be responsible for the safety^of guns, and the charge yours
would boar .'without the barrels bursting would probably do a
severe test for your shoulder. A suitable charge for your gun
for thebeaviest kind of shooting would he four or four and a half
drachms powder. 2. Yes. 3. They are well liked for field shoot¬
ing, but the peon liar base being filled up so much, prevents very
large charges being used in them. The price for No. U’s was $1.15
per hundred. We do not know if it has been changed. 4. We
do not believe they do, except a as freak of nature.

American Canoes, Philadelphia.— Please inform me bow far
up the Hudson River a party can go in a sail-boat? 2. Also
are there any rapids on it ? 3. Are there muoh game up in

the Adirondack Mountains? 4. Does a person have to pay to . o
through the canal from Bordentown to New York with a sailing
skiff, and how much? 5. How far do you go out the East River
before you oome to the Hudson River ? 6. What wfil a 20 ft. boat
hold to sail w itb pleasure ? Ans. There is a dam at Troy, aud an¬
other at Cohoes. The river is adapted for canoes as far as North
Creek, on tho Adirondack Railroad. You might take a boat on
by rail, and sail down. The canal charges would ho trifling, if any;
pleasure parties are usually passed free by courtesy. The East
and Hudson Rivers are confluent at the point of Manhattan pen¬
insula. Your 20 ft. boat ought to carry four persons with their
outfit.

W., Savannah, Tenn.— I have a well-bred pointer pup, six
mouths old, that 1 have taught to fetch a ball and other articles,
but cannot induce to touch a bird. I have tried him repeatedly,
but have failed in every attempt. Can you suggest any means by
which I can enable him to overcome his repugnance? He does
not seem to mind the report of a gun usually; but some days
ago I took him out with me, and after my shooting several times
in rapid succession he became frightened and left me. Is it usual
for dogs to become “gun-shy " at so early an age, or is this fault
to he charged to Ills age? Ans. If your puppy has been broken
to retrieve under the whip he should bring the bird, particularly
If he has seen it killed ; with patience he probably will in time.
Gun-shyness is sometimes inherited, and is sometimes the result
of careless handling. Your shooting so many times in rapid suc¬
cession was the cause of your dog being frightened, apd was
rather injudicious, considering his age. As he generally does not
fern- the gun, if be has a nose and any desire to hunt, he should
come out all right.

G. C. P., New York,— Please give me your opinion In the next
issue of your paper, whether the quotient arising from dividing
the interior diameter of a gun muzzle by the diameter of a single
pellet of shot, could in any way assist one in selecting the size, of
shot that would chamber the most evenly, or be of service in de¬
termining the right number of pellets to use at a chargo? Ans.
We believe that practically it would be of no benefit, whatever.
Guns seem invested with individual peculiarities, and the only
true way to ascertain a proper chargo is by patient targeting.
Besides, not only will all ordinary sizes shot chamber evenly, but
itis necessary to use different sizes for different varieties of game.
Again, in guns of the present day, there is a very considerable
difference (in most of them) between the dlameterof the chamber,
or interior of shell, and the muzzle, or that portion of the barrel
near it; and a charge of shot which might, chamber ever so nicely
In shell would be upset and mixed up before it had reached the
muzzle, through which it could not pass in the Bamc measure as
to diameter in which it left the shell. Of course the above does
not refer to buckshot or other large sizes, wliioh must first, be
chambered at the muzzle before the shells are loaded,

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hia sanctum two days ago with his face beaming, and
wearing a pretty button-hole sprig of open air llowers
which he had plucked from his garden on the 11th day of
November. One blossom was a monthly rose, diminu¬
tive, it is true, and pinched by the cold, but still fragrant ;
the other a sprig of cerulean larkspur. Very pretty ! but
who will accept these as infallible tokens of ethereal
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Swindlers. — We regret exceedingly that the advertise¬
ment of a party of land swindlers should have found its
way into our columns. But we were only one of some
eight hundred papers which inserted the schemes of the
Denver Land Company, the originators of which having-
turned out to be frauds have been promptly caged in jail.
We hope this notice may not be too late to prevent, in a
measure at least, our readers from replying to the adver¬
tisement. It is impossible for editors to always discrimi¬
nate, and in this particular case, we were-deceived by
what was speciously represented to be straight.

— The young Ladies Classical and Bible College Bing-
iiamton, New York, is making arrangements for the free
home and education of one hundred more approved can¬
didates for missionary and temperance work, and for the
daughters of deceased and disabled pastors, missionaries
and evangelists. The curriculum consists of a regular
course at the Binghamton College witli an added course of
theology, medioine and music.

— Fifteen years ago there were only 2,000 miles of sub¬
marine, cable in existence, and that was of a very im¬
perfect nature. There are at this day about 66,000 miles
of submarine cable, representing a capital of $125,000,000
or about two-thirds of the cost of the land line.

^POISONED ARROW HEADS.

MOST savage tribes who have used the bow and ar¬
row have used poison upon their arrow heads.
These poisons are of the most deadly nature, causing
almost immediate death to the human foe or wild beast
Btruck, Such implements were not used for the capture
of game to be eaten, but in warfare against man and nox¬
ious beasts, the arrow heads being so slightly affixed to
the shafts that they were easily detached and remained in
the body of the victim : while the heads of the hunting
arrows, on the contrary, were securely fastened and could
be drawn out with the shaft.

The secret of compounding these poisons has long been
a baffling study among chemists. The most skillful ex¬
pert has as yet failed to analyze them : nor can the com¬
position of their ingredients or their preparation be
learned from the rude men who possess the secret. There
is something very suggestive in the possession by savage
men of methods at which science cannot attato . Whether
these poisons were discovered by seeming accident, as so
many of the inventions and appliances of civilization
have been, or whether they were the fruit of savage sag¬
acity and intimate knowledge of nature’s secrets, is at
present a matter of conjecture, In either ease, a study
of the subject of arrow toxicology is interesting and in¬
structive,

Among the best known of these preparations are the
Urari, of South America, the Upas poison obtained from
a tree, Anti arts toxicana, in the East : and the horrible
fluid employed by the Narringeyis, of the lower Murray
District of Australia, which consists of a preparation
made from decomposing human bodies.

The Urari poison is prepared from the bark of a woody
vine or liana, growing in the Guianas and the valley of
the Amazons. This vine, the StrychnOs toxifera, is
closely related to the plants from which are prepared the
well-known drugs strychnine, hux vomica and brucia.
The arrow poison, though the deadliest of known blood
poisons, may be swallowed without serious inconvenience,
thus resembling the animal rather than the vegetable
poisons. Hence it was for a long time supposed that it
derived its properties from the serpent venom and the
stinging ants, used by tbe Indians in compounding it.
Sir Richard Schomburgh prepared it by concentrating
an infusion of tbe bark collected in his presence, thus
proving beyond a doubt its true origin ; the poison thus
prepared, though n%t sufficiently concentrated, killed a
fowl in twenty-seven minutes.

The peculiar properties of the Urari poison are due
to the presence of the Alkaloid Urari poison or
Curaiin, discovered hy Boussignault in 1828, but first
produced in a pure crystalized state by Dr. Preyer,
of Bonn, in 1S65. Many eminent physiologists have
studied its effects but their experiments have not
yet dispelled the mystery which lias always attended
it. It appears to act upon the muscles, causing death
by paralyzing the heart or the muscles of respiration.
Animals on receiving it into their blood soon fall in a
stupor, the pulse becomes strong and rapid, the breath
hard and accelerated, the muscles after a convulsive mo¬
tion are paralyzed, the body becomes cold and death en-
suesin five to thirty minutes according to the size of the
animal and the strength of the poison. According to the
experiments of M. Goudot birds seem most susceptible to
its effects, then mammals, then reptiles. The experi¬
ments of Prof. Wm. North Rico, made in connection with
last summer’s work of the United States Fish Commis¬
sion, show that mollusks are not in the least affected
by it,

Urari has been employed in medicine as a specific for
epilepsy, but the success of the experiments was not such
as to commend its general use. We have frequently Been
it used to paralyse a frog, preparatory to placing it under
the lecturer’s microscope to demonstrate the circulation
of the blood.

The Indian arrow poison is known by various names ;
that prepared on the Orinoco as Urari or Curari, that from
the Guianas as Urali, that from the Amazons as Ticunas.
The usage of different writers and the interchange of r
and l, practised by the South American Indians have
given rise to multitudinous variations, such as Urari,
Woorari, Woorara, Oorara, Urali Wourali, Ulari, Curare,
Curari, and Yoorari. Some fixed orthography seems em¬
inently desirable, and Urari seems to havo the sanction of
the best authorities.

Below is given an account of the mode of preparation
in the words of Charles Waterton, who early in the pre¬
sent century made a long and perilous journey into the
interior of Guiana, expressly to collect the poison. Those
-who are interested in a fuller account of the poison, its
use and its effects, should not fail to read that most fas¬
cinating of all books of travel, “ Waterton’s Wanderings
in South America —

Wien the MrooubIu Indian prepares bis poison, lie
scrapes the Wourali Vine, and a bitter root into their
shavings, and puts them into a kind of colander made of
leaves ; this he holds over an earthen pot, and pours
water on the shavings ; the liquor which comes through
has the appearance of coffee. When a sufficient quantity
lias been procured the shavings are thrown aside. He
then bruises some bulbous stalks which he lias gathered,
and squeezes a proportionate quantity of their juice

through liis hands into the pot. Then the pounded fangs
of the Labarri and the Counacouchi snakes are added,
a quantity of the strongest Indian pepper and of two
species of ants are thrown into it. It is then placed on a
slow fise, and as it boils more of the juice of the Wourali
is added, according as it may be found neccessary, and
the scum is taken off with a leaf ; it remains on the fire
till reduced to a thick syrup of a deep brown color. As
soon as it has arrived at this state a few arrows are
poisoned with it, to try its strength. Tf it answers the
expectations, it is poured out into a calabash, or little
pot of Indian manufacture, which is carefully covered
with a couple of leaves, and over them a piece of deer’s
skin, tied round with a cord. They keep it in the most
dry part of the hut : and from time to time suspend it
over the fire to counteract the effects of dampness.

It is interesting to know that some of the identical
poison collected by Waterton in Guiana in 1818 was
in existence in London, in good condition in 1864.

Three Fatal Gun Accidents.— We might say thirty,
and even more, did we industriously gather all that ap¬
pear in the newspapers. But we do not publish all that
come under our notice. The list would become monoto¬
nous. There is a curious similarity between these cas¬
ualties. Of the three which came to us by one morning’s
mail last week, no one is novel. Here they are : George
Brake, the well-known St. Clair flats hunter and fisher¬
man, was instantly killed. He had loaded two guns and
laid them upon the dock, muzzles pointing outward ;
then jumping into his boat he tried to pull the guns in
after him, catching them hy the muzzle. The hammer
of one guri caught on the dook in a way to raise it just
enough to explode the cap and discharge the load, which
entered Brake’s abdomen, killing him instantly.

This style of pulling a gun into a boat has caused a
hundred deaths. One would think that a veteran gun¬
ner would know better than to handle his firearms in
that way.

The second was a case of “thought it wasn’t loaded
and like all accidents of this particular kind was pecu¬
liarly distressing. Joseph Zengerle, of Germania, Pa,,
tried one barrol of a double-barrelled gun, and without
testing the other ban-el gave the gun to a little hoy to
play with. The boy pointed it at Zengerle, snapped the
trigger of the empty barrel, then the other one. The
charge of fine shot lodged in the victim’s abdomen, and
in two hours Mr. Zengerle was a dead man. This death
was due to a violation of a gunning rule which is imper¬
ative and absolute, namely, “ Never under any circum¬
stances whatever point a gun at a Iranian being.”

The precise nature of the third accident cannot he de¬
termined. Upon the opening day in New Jersey scores
and scores of men went to the Orange Mountains. That
morning reports of the guns were heard every minute,
and the farmers were afraid to go into the fields. Mr.
A. R. Hubbard, a resident of Montclair, was discovered
dead in an orchard some four miles northwest of that town .
His dog, a beautiful setter, was stretched across the body,
and remained there during the five hours between the
discovery and the arrival of the county physician, whin¬
ing piteously and allowing no one to touch his master’s
corpse. The deceased had a terrible wound in the breast ;
one barrel of his gun was discharged : the other -was loaded
and the hammer at full cook. County Physician Hewlitt
inferred that Mr. Hubbard must have been dragging the
gun hy the muzzle through the underbrush, and that the
hammer caught and so exploded it. Others reasoned that
the death had been caused hy the random discharge of
some other gun in the vicinity.

Nothing is more ridiculous than the conduct of the
sapient individual who always turns up just after a dis¬
tressing accident to shrug his shoulders, cock his eye, and
exclaim: “He ought ’er ’a been more careful.” We
shall not follow his example.

Antlers for Club Rooms.— An old hunter in the Far
West has consigned to ns a lot of horns which he wishes
to dispose of. We do not covet this kind of commission.
However, we will do what we can for our friend, and,
therefore, state to such game clubs as have meeting
rooms, that a no more attractive ornament for their
headquarters can he foiuid than a handsome pair of horns.
The consignment comprises six pairs of elk horns, one
of them extra large, a pah- of mountain sheep horns, and
a pair of moose antlers, the latter, being from Washington
Territory, are a curiosity. We have put a price of $15 per
pair upon each set, all around (except the big elk horns,
which we appraise at $25,) and will deliver them to order
within a reasonable distance, express charges paid. The
large horns measure fifty inches from burr to tip, around
the outside, and 39] inches across the widest span.

A Monument TO Adam. — The Rev. Thomas K. Beech
er, of Elmira, N. Y., recently held in a discourse that if
Elmira was not the Garden of Eden it at least deserved
to have been. Mark Twain, who once wept at Adam’s
tomb, and whose summer residence is at Elmira, coin¬
cided with Dr. Beecher, and the two originated the proj¬
ect of erecting a monument to the great progenitor of the
human race. It is to be a marble shaft seventy-five feet
high, and is to cost $35,000. Among the subscribers are
Frank C. Hall, ex-Mayor Arnot, D. C. Robinson, the Gov¬
ernor’s son ; the Hon. Seymour .Doxter, Mark Twain, Mr.

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Beecher, Charles J. Langdon, Mark Twain’s brother-in-
law ; Dr, Updegraff, ex-Speaker Maguire, and other prom¬
inent residents, among whom we recognize several sub¬
scribers of ours. The inscription will be prepared by
Twain. Some people thuik that Rev. Thomas K. Beecher
ct al, might be in more lucrative business.

THE FLORIDA MUSQUITO CONTRO¬
VERSY.

THE discussion of the Florida niusquito question
having become an issue between the Florida Bur¬
eau of Immigration and the Chief Engineers of some of
the Florida railroads, we shall not be subject to the im¬
plication of straining at gnats when we again recur to the
subject. As these high powers that be seem disposed to
transform themselves into huge musquitos, and to eat
each other up, or at least to sting each other to dentil,
it may be prudent for us to cast ourselves into the bloody
chasm, and quell the fray by taking up the discussion
ourselves, and w6 may premise that, like Bret Harte’s
hero, we've “been thar too.”

We have received further testimony, some of which is
submitted by men who have cruised in Florida waters
during the winter months, and saw only three musqui¬
tos and three fleas. But the most of it substantiates also
the original statements of “ Al. I. Gator,” regarding the
size and multiplicity of these pests, hut as no new facts are
adduced, we shall spare our readers a further discussion
of the question. It is due to “ Al. I. Gator,” our very
reliable correspondent, to state that theevidence submitted
would seem to fully prove that the whole has not yet been
told concerning the insect pests of South-west Florida.
The torment there inflicted, especially upon new comers,
by musquitos and sand flies, is almost unendurable. It
is no mercy to a man to allow him to go there unpre¬
pared for this factor in existence. Better should the
Florida visitor or immigrant understand that he must be
jirepared to encounter the pests, so that he may be fore¬
armed with hri nets and his fumigators, or at all events
nerved to endure the suffering until he shall have be¬
come poisoned into indifference. For it is a well-known
fact that a person’s blood may become so thoroughly
inoculated with the virus that the insects trouble him
comparately little. A stranger always suffers where a
native or naturalized inhabitant placidly endures tbe
bleeding.

The man who goes to Florida may make up his mind
beforehand to undergo auuoyance and discomfort of many
kinds and degrees. The people who picture any land as
an Utopia, free from all ills, are the people — ten chances to
one — who have land to soil or rooms to let, or boats to
hire. That is the rule the world over, and land specula-
tionis much like any other kind of business in the long
run. The end will be more satisfactory to all concerned
if tbe representations made by agents approximate the
truth. The individual Florida landowner and the State
Board of Immigration will fare better eventually if
these representations held out for the prospective im¬
migrant are truthful and realized when the immigrant
appears upon the scene. Forest and Stream claims to
have done a very important service to Florida in pictur¬
ing to its readers the many sporting and other induce¬
ments of the State. But we do not belive it to be just to
our subscribers to set forth any imaginary excellencies,
nor to cover up any really serious annoyances there to be
encountered. There are Florida musquitos, millions of
them ; and Florida sand flies, billions of them ; and Florida
weevils,- trillions of them ; and Florida ant®, quadrillions
of them ; and Florida fleas, quintillions of them, and
lots of other Florida things, lots of millions of them ; and
if any man doubts us, let him go and look around for
himself. If any man or any board of men can find a way
of abolishing these creatures by denying their existence,
Florida would be an excellent place to experiment on ;
and the Forest and Stream is ready at any time to
publish such an exorcising denial.

Carrier Pigeons as Physicians’ Messengers. — Mr. F.
C. Brown, of Framingham, Mass, writing apropos of our
suggestion that carrier pigeons be employed as messen¬
gers on the frontier, calls attention to a novel rise of the
bird as described by an English physician. Dr. H. J. Pliil-
pot , in the London Daily Telegraph : —

My modus operandi is simply this : I take out half a
dozen birds, massed together iu a small baskot, with me
on iny rounds, and when I have seen my patient, no
matter at what distance from home, I write my prescrip¬
tion on a small piece of tissue paper, and having wound
it round the shank of the bird’s leg I gently throw the
carrier up into the air. In a fewminutes it reaches home,
and having been shut up fasting since the previous even¬
ing, without much delay it enters the trap cage connected
with its loft, where it is at once caught by my gardener or
dispenser, who knows pretty well the time for its arrival,
and relieves it of its despatches. The medicine is imme¬
diately prepared and sent off by the messenger, who is
thus saved several hours of waiting, and I am euabled to
complete my morning round of visits. Should any patient
be very ill, and I am desirous of having an early report of
him or her next morning, I leave a bird to bring me the
tidings. A short time since I took out with me six pairs
of birds. I sent a pair of them off from each village I had
occasion to visit, every other one bearing a prescription.

Upon my return I found all the prescriptions arranged on
my desk by my dispenser, who had already made up the
medicines.

Forest and Stream Abroad.— It is coincident evidence
of the wide-spread popularity of Forestand Stream that
we should receive and print on the same week communi¬
cations from three foreign countries as wide apart as
Mexico, England and India. See the columns of our last
issue. Forest and Stream is now mailed from this
office to 101 foreign post-offices, included in 32 different
countries,

What An Old Editor Says.— The following quaint
paragraph is from Colonel Alex. Moseley, the veteran edi¬
tor of the Richmond Whig, a journal started in 1824, and
now one of the oldest in the country, The Colonel is not
as young as he was fifty or a hundred years ago, but
be seems to have the “same old fire" he used to have ;
and we have no doubt if he were provided with the
marvellous outfit which he seems so much to covet, he
would give younger sportsmen a racket which would be
hard to beat : —

I hope Forest and Stream is flourishing according to
its merits. I read your lucubrations and those of your
correspondents with delight and edification. I then pon¬
der the advertisements, by no means the least attractive
columns. They fill me with wonder and admiration.
The genius, taste and skill employed for the comfort of
the sportsman are marvellous. I determine within my¬
self : “ If I ever get a fortune I’m bound for New York—
for Conroy’s combination bamboo rod ; for Abbey & Im-
brie’s mist gut and reels, little and big, and the smaller
the better, for I have never seen one too small for my
taste ; for Simmons’s suit and corduroy suit ; for a water¬
proof cape not larger than a pocket-handkerchief ; for
Quebec moccasins up to the knee ; for a purse net for
minnows ; for a pocket hammock aud aHaversack boat.”
No ! 1 never expect to shoot a gun again. I could not he
content without a W. & C. Scott’s hammerless No. 12
breech-loader and a W. Greener “Gun of the future,”
and indefinite quantities of rubber goods and one or two
steamboats full of setters, pointers, leonines, etc. The
imagination is a fruitful source of happiness, and by the
aid of your advertisements I fancy myself in possession
of these inestimable blessings. ' A. Moseley.

— One evidence of increasing prosperity at the South
is the growing circulation of the Forest and Stream in
that section. The numerous contributions of Southern
writers constitute a valuable addition to sporting litera¬
ture. Before the war a majority of the most engaging
contributors to the Spirit of the Times, the only gentle¬
man sportsman’s organ of that period, were Southern
men. We are glad to see them entering the field again.
By a coincidence, all the literary articles in a recent issue
of Forest and Stream were from the South, One sketch
in this week’s issue, it will be remarked, is from the pen
of a Southern gentleman who is a prominent contributor
to the English sporting journals.

GAME PROTECTION.

Striped Bass. — The law of this State provides that no
striped bass weighing less than half a pound can be
caught, killed or exposed for sale ; the act of catching or
having in possession being a misdemeanor liable to a
penalty of $10 for each fish. This will destroy the sport
of hundreds of local anglers who have been wont in time
past to haul in the fingerlings.

But there is still a question here ; whether after all, the
destruction of the small fish is not of minor importance,
and whether a statute prohibiting the capture of fish
over one-half pound in weight would not further the in¬
tent of the law. It is the rule among breeders of live
stock to kill the young animals which have not yet ar¬
rived at maturity. Tiiey do not destroy the stock from
which they can breed. The same principle holds good
with the fish. These mature iudividuals are ready to
spawn ; the fingerlings will not spawn for several years,
By the destruction of a full-grown fish great numbers of
fry are destroyed as well. Why are the recognized prin¬
ciples which hold good elsewhere not in force^here ?

Michigan. — The residents of AJpina County complain
of the inroads each autumn, of great squads of Indians
from the northern part of the State, who slaughter hun¬
dreds of deer for their skins, leaving the carcasses to rot.
The Alpina Indians are reported to be law abiding, and
opposed to their marauding neighbors.

— In some parts of Queens County, L. I,, the game law
notices are posted so high up that gunners have to climb
the tree to read them. We suggest to the game societies
and game wardens that the days of giants are past. And
no matter how well meaning a man of ordinary stature
may be, he cannot be expected either to shin up the
trank of a free to get at the notice, or to carry a telescope
to read it from the ground.

Another Bird for America. — Editor Forest and
Stream: — Mr. Harvie Brown, in a little brochure recently
published in Edinburg, gives quite an exhaustive account
of tbe extermination of the capercailzie, one of the great¬
est of British game birds, and its subsequent reintroduc¬
tion throughout a portion of its former domain. To the
sportsman in Sweden or among the Tyrols the capercail¬

zie is well known and esteemed as one of the gamest of
birds, not only on account of its immense size, but for
the skill and caution requisite in its pursuit. The owners
and leesera of preserves in Scotland are to be congratu¬
lated for their perseverance in following up the matter
until the bird has become finally domiciled again in the
country.

From what I know and can learn of the capercailzie
and its habits I am inclined to believe that it would thrive
aud multiply in our great Maino woods or in the Michi¬
gan pineries. Are not some of our wealthy sportsmen’s
associations enterprising enough to try the experiment?
Live birds could no doubt be procured from Sweden
through tbe friendly services of some of our consuls.
The capercailzie is a much wilder bird than our wild
turkey, and would require no more protection.

G. M. Fairchild, jr.

The success of the migratory quail importation will
doubtlessjead to experiments with other birds.

More Adirondack Deer Hounding . —Brookline-,
Mass,, Nov. 6th, — Editor Forest and Stream: — In your
issue of Oct. 30th an article on Adirondack deer hounding
struck my attention, in wltich mention was made of the
fact that thirteen deer were hounded to death a few
weeks since by a party of four residents of New York
city, with two guides and nine dogs. As cumulative
evidence of the wholesale destruction of deer in the
Adirondacks may have the effect of inducing more
stringent legislation for the prevention of Buch butchery,
let me add another score of thirteen deer driven into the
ponds and killed by a small party camping out on the
Upper Saranac Lake, with guides and dogs, within a
month or so, in a hunt of one week. Four of them were
shot by a young man who never hunted before last
August. If the extermination of deer in the north woods
is what is wanted, the present law seems to afford every
facility, and I happen to know that many of the hotels in
Fran klin County are supplied with fresh venisou twelve
months in the year. 1 hope that you will continue to
urge upon the Legislature the necessity of devising some
way to prevent the wasteful, needless slaughter of deer
in such manner as above mentioned. C. T, Duncklee.

SM iW f

Maynard Rifle Shells.— £e Roy, N. Y„ Oct. 27 th.—
I have used the rifle on game and at the target for over
twenty years, and in that time have fired over 10,000
shots. I at one time owned a breech-loader of the Bal¬
lard pattern, cal. .40, using the everlasting shell. The
shells would expand and give me trouble in spite of all I
could do. After a deal of trouble and fussing I gave up
trying to load or use the shells, aud sold the gun.

I then procured a Maynard, 26-inch, cal. 85, 7j pounds
weight. The shells that came with this gun did not ex¬
pand. But I gave them no credit for this, for they held
out 30 grains of powder, and this small charge would not
he likely to expand them any to speak of.

For flue off-hand practice at from 100 to 300 yards this
gun was all that I could ask, and for small game it was
good ; but if I were to purchase another .85 cal. I would
have it chambered for 40 instead of 30 grains of powder,
and use a 30-inch barrel instead of 26-inch.

Last fall I had an opportunity to go to the far West and
try my hand in that wild section upon such game as
might turn up. As I had no desire to face a grizzly with
my little .35. I procured from the Massachusetts Arms
Company one of their new model extra heavy .50 cal.
Maynard rifle, barrel 30-incli, chambered for 100 grains
powder, and using an expansion ball of 830 grains and a
solid ball of 400 grains. I now expected to have trouble
with the shells, for I was sure that 100 grains of Hazard’s
FC powder would expand them. But after a most
thorough trial I came to the conclusion that they fitted
the chamber of the gun so nice and even that they could
expand. But even this gun was not perfect; it had
a mulish disposition to kick, hut thanks to the butt-plate,
which was in shape like that on a shot-gun, I escaped in¬
jury. “C. L. J.” will please take notice of the shape of
the butt-plate. This gun weighed over 0J pounds, and I
packed over many hundred mileB of mountain and plain.
It was sure death to even the largest game. Out of
twenty-seven chances on deer I bagged twenty-two ;
thirteen out of tbe twenty-two were running shots, and
but nine of the whole number received a second shot.
Fourteen buffaloes and three grizzly bears, with now and
then an antelope and two big horns, made up the bag.
One of the bears, a huge male, received tliree shots in
all ; the other's two apiece.

Something like three weeks ago I procured a third rifle
barrel for my Maynard ; it is a 24-inch, .22 cal, Galiary
gun, and I expect to have some fine sport with it the
coming season now that I am again settled in Western
New York.

Those who wish to use a .40 or ,44 cal. will find the
Maynard arms, chambered, for 40, 60 or 70 grains of pow¬
der, according to the length of barrel. The .50 cal. use
60 to 100 grains, but for large game give me plenty of
powder — at least 100 grains. Now I do not believe the
Maynard to be the only good gun in tin's country ; but one
thing is sure, they do not expand and bother.

Subscriber,

The Shell Difficulty. — I have read the communica-
catious of “Bexar” and “C. L. J.” in Forest and
Stream concerning the everlasting rifle shell, and have
looked over this week’s Forest and Stream expecting
that those interested would have something to say re¬
garding the difficulty complained of, but find nothing. I
will, therefore, venture to suggest that probably tbe ex¬
pansion complained of was caused by using a too tine
aud quick powder. Tbe Winchester Arms Co. say in
their catalogue : —

“For powder to be used iu rifle cartridges containing
fifty to eighty-five grains, we recommend the following
brands and sizes of grain as giving the best results :
American Powder Co.’s ‘Dead Shot, F. G.\- Hazard
Powder Co.'s 1 Sea Shooting, F. G.'; E. 1. Dupont & Go's
‘ Dupont Rifle, F. F. G.’; Oriental Powder Mills’ ‘ West¬
ern Sporting, F. G.’ ; Lafliu & Rand Powder Co.’s
‘ Orange Rifle, F. G.’; Austin Powder Co.’s ‘RiflePowder,
F, F. G,’ In rifle cartridges containing from twenty-five
to fifty grains, use one size smaller of the same brands.

812

FOREST AND STREAM,

In pistol cartridges twe sizes smaller of the above brands
will give the best results. Where the powder is to be
compressed in the shell, U. S. Government musket
powder is especially recommended for cartridges contain¬
ing from fifty to eighty-five grains. In such cartridges
none of the high grades of powder should be used ; we
refer to such brands as Hazard's Electric, Dupont's Dia¬
mond Grain, etc. ; these powders (most excellent for use
in shot guns) owe their quick burning properties to their
peculiar manufacture; they are not hard pressed powders,
and when compressed in a cartridge shell they cake be¬
hind the bullet more than the harder pressed brands, and
give high initial pressure, without greatly increased ve¬
locity and very irregular shooting.’’

They should have added, “besides frequently causing
the shells to expand and burst, making them difficult to
extract, etc." I venture the assertiou that there is no shell
made that will shoot fifty or more grains Orange Light¬
ning, No. 4, or Electric, No. 3, repeatedly without sucli
expansion as will cause trouble. Such charges would
probably burst a majority of the rim fire shells at the
first fire, and cause decidedly more unpleasantness than
that complained of by these gentlemen now,

“C, L. J.” has a great deal of advice to offer which is
rattier amusing. He tells us “ not to use bullets patched
with paper in breech-loading rifles ; they won’t dc.” We
are also informed that “ this upsetting business of a loose
ball is all bosh.” Perhaps it is, but our long and short
range riflemen manage to run up some pretty fair scores
with these same “ loose starting bullets."

Most riflemen after reading “ 0. L. J.’s” communica¬
tion will agree, I think, that there are several things
about rifle shooting for “0. L. J." to learn before he is
competent to write on the subject in the dictatorial strain
he has seen fit to adopt. Rabb.

Everybody’s Match. — The Everybody’s Match, in
which everybody among the riflemen has been interested,
closes at Oonlm’s Gallery Nov. 20th. There are seven
prizes, and anybody can enter at any time, and as many
times as he pleases.

Connecticut — Collinsville, Oct. 2Wi.— Canton Rod and
Gun Club, Riverside Range. — Practice meeting at 200
yards, o ff hand ; 3 pounds pull ; 10 shots : —

Maes. Creed.

Hull . 10 10 9 12 10 11 10 It 11 10-10* 41

Bictwell . 10 1110 1111111112 8 11—101 45

Laubenstein . 11 0 0 11 0 9 11 11 11 9-100 45

Murks . II 10 10 10 fl 6 8 9 10 11— 94 41

Lewis . . 7 11 1) 7 5 S 11 11 12 11— 93 44.

Paueher . . 11 8 10 4 9 9 11 8 9 13— 01 43

Andrews . 8 10 10 10 0 0 11 8 10 9— 91 40

New York vs. South Brooklyn.— The New York
Rifle Club shot a friendly return match with the South
Brooklyn Rifle Club at Brinton Range, Wednesday, Nov.
5th. The day was a favorable one for this time' of the
year, with the wind pretty Bteady from 11 o’clock. The
following are the scores : —

NEW YOKE Itll'Lk CLUB.

Narnci, 3?l.

E. T. Davis . 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5—48

Dr. Maltbjr . 4 4 4 6 4 3 t 4 5 4-42

Jus. S. Conlin, Captain . 4 4 4 3 6 1 4 5 4 4-42

A. Mclnness . 44 4 444354 4—40

N. O'Donnell . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4-39

J. W. Manffum . 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4-39

1Vm. H. Dunlap . . 54334444 4 4—39

Total . 389

LONG RANGE.

SOOTH*. 900 Fill. 1,000 Yds. Total.

Col. J. O, P. Burnsldo . 74

P. J. Lnuritzen . 70

General John Coughlin acted as range officer, and also
scored at the long range, while Dr. John Parsons acted
as scorer at the short ranges,

The afternoon was fine, and the conditions most excel¬
lent for long range work, and the scores would undoubt¬
edly have run high in the aggregates for long range had
it not grown so late as to be quite dark while shooting
the 1,000 yards range.

Columbia Range. — The “Everybody’s Match,” which
was shot at the Columbia Rauge last week, was, notwith¬
standing the very unpleasant weather, a great success,
there being no less than 450 entries and reentries. The
match was open to everybody ; weapon any rifle (military
rifles to be allowed two points) ; distance 200 yards j seven
shots; position standing ; entrance fee 50 ” cents. The
first prize was a handsome gold champion badge, pre¬
sented by the Forest and Stream Publishing Company,
and was won by Col. Geo. E. P. Howard, of Newark, who
made 33 points with a military rifle, which, with liis
allowance, made a score of 35 out of a possible 35, About
eighty other prizes, consisting of miscellaneous articles,
ranging in value from $3 to $50, was offered to the com¬
petitors.

The following are the names and Bcores of the winners
of prizes in their order : —

Col. E. P. Howard .

F, H. Holton .

O. J. Titles. . .

W. M. Furrow .

C. G. Zc-ttler .

N. D. Ward .

Louis Qiiuncbi .

C. A. Peake .

A. Hubbell .

Tlios. Fitts .

H. Flslior .

Col. B. F. Hurt .

E. 0. Tayutor .

W. Coohrano .

Capt. A. Anderson..

I. F. Wissohusen —

A.McInness .

I. K. Bailey .

A. G. Hcllwig- .

Geo. Joiner .

A. W. Hooper .

1. W. Man pain .

Win. Robertson .

C. A. Krebs .

T. J. Dolan .

L. H. Grcve .

I. L. Paulding .

I. M. Townsend.

M. H. Kelsey .

R. Simpson .

T. S. Conlnn .

M. 11. Hellwig .

•las. H. Symofi .

J. L. Morse .

Theo. W. Griffith....

S. Benzini .

S. W. Sibley .

Osear Terry .

The above winners will receive their prizes on the range

On4, - 1 „ ^ 1 Y4-1-. O t» -»*-

. 85 I H. 6. Donnell .

. 33 D. L. Ranks .

. 34 hv. H. Sandford .

. 33 Chits. Barr .

. 33 J. S. Case .

. 33 B. H. 1 1 utchiiiBOU .

33 A. G. Holcombe ... .
. SI w. o. Weatherbee .

32 P. Fabarins .

. 32 L. H. Graff .

. 32 Lieut. C, Cable .

. 32 W. C. Clarko .

32 S. Simonds .

-32 H. T. Farrell .

. 32 Capt. W. P. Wood . .
. 32 H. W. Gourley

. 32 T. P. While .

. 32 W. H. Dunlap .

. 31 li. T. Davis .

. 31 A. B. Van Husen ...

. 31 S. Parish .

. 31 H. Downey .

. 31 P. H. Richardson...

. 31 C. P. Bennett .

.31 1). A. Davis .

. 31 Jus. T. Dempster...

. 31 J. R. Byrd .

. 31 T. May .

.31 K.D. McLintock. ..

. 39 J. W. Stewart .

. 30 E. Haddcnhorst .

. 30 H. Van Sclion . .

.30 A. M. Murray .

. 30 J. J. De Mott .

. 30 I L. Kaysor .

. 29 | A. P. Clark .

29 D. J. Winklemann .

on Saturday. 15th inst., at 2 p.m.

| m\d

GAME IN SEASON FOR NOVEMBER.

SOUTH BROOKLYN RIFLE CLUB.

Dr. G. W. Welty.......

J. B. Hazleton .

.Tas. H. Roche, Captain

A. R. Andergon .

D. Trotter .

A. W. Ford .

,T, Dunne .

4654 1 4 444 5-43
5 44 4 45544 4—43
546444436 5-43
444444544 4-41
3 5 4444444 1— 40
5 1 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 3-40
3 4 4 4 2 4 3 5 5 3-37

Total.. . . . 287

Mr. E. T. Davis’ score of 48 is the best on record in a
team matih, and as he was one of the last to shoot, he
saved the match for the New York Club. It was made
with a Sharps Borchard rifle, which was made to order for
Mr. Conlin. It is a .40 cal. Swiss stock, shooting short
shell, 60 grains powder, and 285 grains patched bullet, 28-
inch barrel. At the conclusion of tne match the two
dubs convened about the festal board, where fun, frolic
and speech held high carnival. Among the guests and
speechmakers was Mayor Bennett, of Elizabethtown,

Pennsylvania — Mcad/ville, Nov. 8th.— Mr. Jacob O.
Worst won the beautiful gold badge last Saturday even¬
ing at the match of the A. E. T. S. Shooting Gallery,
making forty-six bull's-eyes out of forty-eight at 500
yards. He is counted one of the best shots in the coun¬
try.

An Echo of March Chunk.— The New York Schuetzen
Corps held a regular monthly meeting Thursday, the 6th
inst., Major George Aery presiding, in the absence of
Capt, D. G. Yuengling. After transacting the business,
a committee was appointed and directed to receive and
introduce to the meeting Capt. John J. Diehl and some
of his boys. This ceremony over, Major Aery presented
Capt. Diehl, in an eloquent speech, with a handsome gold
medal, the latter having done the best shooting of all the
guests at Mauch Chunk. Mr. Diehl answered in a few
appropriate remarks, and drank to the welfare of the
New York Schuetzen Ccrps, and the Sehuetzens drank
several toasts, until they had nothing more left.

Columbia Rifle Association. — Washington, D. O. —
The executive committee of the Columbia Rifle Associa¬
tion has determined to continue the shooting ou the Ben-
nings’ range every Saturday afternoon until January 1st
next. A Bhort range ana long range contest will be
called by the range officer at 1:30 p.m. every Saturday,
weather permitting, and if two contestants enter in either
match the contest is to go on : the short range match to
consist of ten shots at 200 yards and ten at 300 yards, and
the long range match to consist of fifteen shots at each
distance of 800, 900, and 1,000 yards,

On January 1st, next, the contestant in each match
having the highest three scores to be declared the winner
of a club badge, to be struck in the new die prepared by
Tiffany for tbe association.

On Saturday afternoon last, the 8tb inst., tbe first con¬
test in this series of matches was shot, resulting as fol¬
lows

SHORT RANGE.

2flO I'tte. 800 Yds.

J.B, Burnside . *1 38

A. A. Adee . 39 85

H. uimm . *# »

Moose, Alee Americana.
Caribou, Rangifer caribou.

Elk or wapiti, Cervus canadensis.
Rod or Vo. door. C. virginianus.
Squirrels, red, black and gray.
Hares, brown and gray.

Heed or rieebhd, Bolichontfx or-
yiivomus.

Wild turkey .Meleagris gallopavo.
Pinnated grouse or prairie
C'hiekeos.’OMpKloiim cupido.
Ruffed grouse or pheasant, Bo-
nasa umbdlvs.

Quail or partridge, Ortyxvirgini-
anus.

Swans, Brant, Wild Ducks, Geese, &c.

D^Thls table does not apply to all tbe States. It is meant to
represent tbe game which is generally in season at. this time. State
regulations may prohibit the hilling of some species of game here
mentioned.

Tue Bore of Guns. — When we were very young a cer¬
tain good dootor, who was active in the town educa¬
tional matters, used to tell the boys never to use a word
of which they did not know the meaning. Very good in
principle, and a safe rule to follow where practicable.
But the truth is that we are constantly employing com¬
mon terms about common things of which we do not
know the significance. There is that word “bore," for
example. A man says he has a 10-bore gun. Ask him
what 10-bore means, and he is at a loss to explain. A
correspondent has been investigating this point, and has
arrived at the true solution. We doubt not that there was
some satisfaction in bringing the derivation to bag: * ‘Ihave
interested myself a good deal trying to find out on what
the calibres of shot guns were based, but could find no one
(till quite recently) who could tell me anything about it, I
finally asked a gunsmith, who told me be had often
thought of the same thing, but had never studied it out ;
so we, I think, have solved it together. The old style of
measuring the size of a rifle was based on the number of
spherical balls it carried to the pound, and I think the
calibres of shot guns is expressed in the same way — that
is, a 12-bore gun will oarry a ball twelve of which will
weigh a pound, a 10-bore ten balls, and so on.”

— A number of prominent sportsmen from St. Louis,
Kansas City, and St. Charles, Mo., leave St. Louis on the
16th inst. for a month’s hunt in Texas, The party go to
Atlanta, a small station on the Texas Pacific Railroad ;
and some twelve miles from this station on the Sulphur
River deer, wild turkey, duck, and geese are found in
large numbers, as well as quail, snipe, and some black
bear and panther, Among the gentlemen that will join
the party the Forest and Stream is pleased to mention
Mr. L, D. Dozier and Mr, McManus, of St. Louis ; Mr.
James H. McGee, W. H. MeDearman and J. E. Caven, of
Kansas City ; Capt. Fred. Dozier, and the MeDearman
brothers, of St, Charles,

“Wood Duck’s” Loading Board.— Inreply to Frank
Forester’s inquiry about the loading board, our cor¬
respondent, “Wood Duck,” of Montreal, obligingly
writes as follows : —

In the first place I went to a furniture manufacturer,
where I could get the material and where they had the
tools, for the holes ought to be made with a boring ma¬
chine, so as to have them perfectly true, which is almost
impossible if done with an ordinary brace and bit. I got
out a good, solid piece of black walnut, seventeen inches
long, six and a half inches wide, and one and a half inches
thick ; then another piece, same size, but three-quarters
of an inch in thickness. These were fitted together by
putting two dowels, or pins, at each end, about four
inches apart. I then took the thickest piece, and marked
it out, as in the accompanying sketch, so as to give me
five rows of holes, with ten in each row, thus giving me
space for fifty shells. I then took it to the boring ma¬
chine, put in a bit exactly' the size of tbe rim of the shell,
and set the machine so that it would bore just the depth
of the thickness of the rim, or about one-sixteenth and
one-thirty-second of an inch.

This will allow the shell to set down flush with the face
of the board -when tbe shell is in the hole. After boring
these I took out tbe bit, and inserted another, exactly
the size of tbe shell, and bored completely through the
hoard. I then took the thinner board and bored that to
correspond with the other, using a quarter-inch bit, so that
when the two boards were fitted together, and the shells
put in, preparatory to loading, the small bole in the thin,
or under board, was directly under the cap on the shell,
thus preventing the possibility of any accident from ex¬
ploding the cap in loading. After getting the board
made I put it into a tank of boiled linseed oil, and let it
soak for several days, until the pores were completely
filled, then took it out and carefully wiped it as dry as
possible ; then set it aside for a few days, and after it be¬
came completely dry took some fine sand-paper, rubbed
it down smootlu and gave it two coats of shellac varnish.
The board is as solid and hard as a bone, and will never
Warp or split.

This is the way I made my loading board, but, of
course, it is not necessary for everyone to follow out the
above directions to tbe letter, as the oiling and varnish¬
ing may be left out. The sketch I send enclosed will
speak for itself,

I have been engaged for a few days loading shells and
getting my Bliootmg tackle ready for atrip up the Ottawa
River and also the upper part of Lake St. Fi'ancis after
duck, next week.

Where the Birds Fly.— The country all through
northern Minnesota abounds in lakes and lakelets, from
an eighth of a mile to ten and twelve miles in length, and
there are said to be ten thousand of them in the State,
and a large proportion of them ore said to abound with
fish and game. Those who have traveled through it tell
me it is a perfect paradise for sportsmen, and, indeed,
large parties of gentlemen from other States, as well as
from Europe and tbe Provinces, visit this section annually
in pursuit of game and sport, and health, as consequent
upon such pursuits. The first evening I arrived one of
these sportsmen came into the hotel in the evening, fol¬
lowed by two men, carrying strings of ducks, but with a
few prairie pheasants, chickens and partridges, and a few
woodcock ; but the great weight of the game — of which
there must have been over two hundred and fifty birds —
were of the Mallard duck, with a few redheads ancl
canvasbacks, and here and there sprinkled through the
string were a greenwing or a redwing teal or diver.
These, as I was informed, were the result of one day’s
shooting fi-om one gun. The birds are easily reached by
those who are experienced in shooting them, and so
abundant are they that you can get a brace of splendid
Mallards, in prime condition, for thirty cents, or a
dozen brace for $2.50,

Such is thereport of a Montreal Herald correspondent.

Maine. — Eustis, Nov. 10 th. — A letter just received from
Kennedy Smith, informs me that several parties came
to Sim Pond, after ours left, and trouting was excellent
till the last of Oobtoer. Finding that to accommodate his
visitors he needed more room be has put up two more log
cabins. He now has four iu all. Large game is more
plenty there than ever before. A man of one of the
parties shot a large caribou near the path on his way
from the pond to Smith’s house ; another was shot in the
“opening.” Bruin is bold, ranges wide, and now and
then takes home “ good fat mutton."

J. Warren Tuck.

Down the Connecticut. — Windsor, Conn., Oct. With.
—Have just returned from a nine days’ hunting trip
down the Connecticut. We left Hartford in two boats,
towed by C. M. Spencer’s little steamer twelve feet long.
There were six of us, with three dogs. Our first night was
iu camp just below Haddarn. Early the next morning
squirrel shooting was in order, and several grays were se¬
cured, but no birds. After breakfast we loaded up, and
started down the river. Ran on to a flock of black ducks,
but could get no shot. We ran down to Essex Flats, and
hauled up at tbe lower fish house, which we had permis¬
sion to occupy. Inside were bunks and tables, and made
very comfortable quarters. We pitched our two tents at
some distance from the house, so that those who preferred
quiet could be accommodated. Several of the party tried
the quail shooting, but found the land well posted, and
tire first discharge of a gun brought out the owners on a
race, who ordered us off without ceremony. We tried the
ducks and rail on the marsh, but they were not very
plenty, the weather being unusually warm. We stayed
several days at the fish house, and if we did not have
much success it was not our fault,

At last we pulled up stakes, and started up the ri ver
again. Made camp ju&t above Chester Landing, just at the
ferry. On our trip up we shot a number of rail. Lor-
rillord’s yacht passed us and anchored just across from
our camp at Chester. A large cove makes m from the .
river opposite Chester, and affords excellent rail shooting, (
ancl judging from tbe popping of guns, the yachtsmen !
were naving lively times willi them. We had (the bestf

shooting on the trip at Chester— mostly quail, with a very
few woodcock ; but the hunting, as a whole, was not a
success, owing to the hot weather, no doubt. The birds
seem scarce on all the river shores. We tramped one day,
the thermometer marking 90 deg., and found only twr-

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partridge, -which, we secured. The land is posted in all
directions, and the shooting poor.

We broke caiup at Chester, and started for home,
making only one more stop — at our first camp below
Haddam. Hunted the next forenoon, and found not a,
bird. Disgusted, we broke camp, and started for Hart¬
ford, where we arrived at halt-past seven in the evening,
hiving been absent just nine days. Aside from our poor
luck at hunting, we had a splendid tune, and came back
refreshed in body and mind. Balsam,

New Jersey — Red Hook, Nov. 11th. — Arrived home
Saturday night ; had four days’ ducking on one island in
Spesurtia Narrows, one mile below the Havre de Grace
Flats. F. E. Ryer and self lolled 91, aud the poorest
kind of weather for fowl ; six boats on flats killing 100
to 150 per boat. Wild.

West Hoboken, Nov. 5th. — I have just returned from a
few day’s shoot in Rockland Co., N. Y. Quail are said to
be more numerous than for several years, but have been
very difficult to find on account of the disagreeable, cold
and windy weather, and only small bags have been made
so far. Fall woodcock have been more numerous than
for several seasons, and fine bags were made. The bulk
of the birds left about the 26th ol’ October, and since only
stragglers have been shot. Partridges are pretty scarce.
Rabbits are cpiite abundant, but owing to tire dry and
hard ground only a few have been killed before the
hounds. The local hunters have given up hunting for
quail and rabbits, and are waiting for a warm, muggy
spell.

The Hackensack meadows have yielded a goodly num¬
ber of snipe and ducks this season. The latter were most
numerous in the middle of September, when fine bags
were made. Later most ducks kept along the river,
where they are hard to approach. Snipe were most
plentiful the first half of October, though not in as good
eondition as in other seasons. Some hang around yet,
and three were killed only a day or two ago. If we should
have another warn spell a few more birds, in ‘‘prime
condition," may be looked for. Tf so, shall report again,

Justus.

New York — Atlantieville, L. I., Nov. 4th. — Judge
Dailey, Gen. Tracy and Theodore Farrell, Esq., all of
Brooklyn, have been at the Halsey House, Atlantieville,
L. I., where they had fine sport With the duck and quail.
The shooting thus far has been very good, the birds break¬
ing up in small flocks. W, F. H.

Amsterdam, Oct. 31 si, — For the past three years there
has been a gradual increased interest in an observance of
the game laws of the State, and a consequent increase of
game through this section, although the Saratoga market,
ever ready to purchase game out of season, has a strong
influence to tempt some who shoot. Partridges have
been quite plenty tliis fall, much more so than for several
years preceding, Woodcock have been, and still are shot
in goodly numbers. These two constitute our only game
birds, but we hope soon to see something of our newly-
introduced migratory quail. Thus far we have watched
in vain, but hope soon co find them through the whole
length of the land. J. H. S.

Pennsylvania. — The doer shooting in Pike County is
reported to be better tliis fall than for a period of twenty-
five years before. This is due to the prohibitory law
which has been in force for three years.

Quail Shooting on The Switch-Back.— The clear¬
ings along the line of the famous Switch-Back Railroad,
of the Lehigh Valley, Pa., are favorite resorts of pheas¬
ants. Messi's. J. S. Wibirt, T. L, Mumford, Superinten¬
dent of the Toad, J. R, Leisenring and L. E. Wills, all
enthusiastic sportsmen, recently rnadea sporting trip over
the road on a truck. They reported birds plenty,
soenery grand, and the sport altogether delightful.

Meadville, Nov. VHh. — There is plenty of game in this
section, such as rabbits, pheasants, squirrel, ducks, geese,
etc. H. D.

Game and Gold. — Ivy Bluff Gold Mine, Nash Co.,
N. C., Oct. 3d — Editor Forest and Stream : — If some of
your readers desire quiet, with good gunning and fish¬
ing, diversified with prospecting for gold, let them come
here. Take Wilmington and Weldon Railroad to Rocky
Mount, thence to Webb's Mills, and they are on the
ground for deer and wild turkey, Last Saturday I saw
a sixteen-year-old boy with one old gobbler, and he was
as pretty as a basketful of speckled puppies. A little walk
in the “ piney woods ” would soon convince the skeptical
that rabbits are in abundance, while anight spent along
the Tar River affords fine sport among the ’coons and
’possums. Deer are so plenty that a short time 6ince two
jumped into the Portis gold mine ; one broke his neck,
the other rhe dogs got. Attho Mann gold mine theiminers,
it is said, are fed on venison. The farmers complain that
they can’t raise peas, as the deer eat them up in the night.
Ducks are coming up the Tar River, to drop down which,
these cool and charming mornings, before the “ blushing
fingers get into old Sol’s hair,” in a “ dug-out" gives an
appetite an epicure might envy. As the dose season for
quail is just ended, a pretty full bag is the result of a
forenoon's jaunt, and after dinner one can sit under the
shade of the trees covered with the Muscadine grapes,
wiih shot gun in boat, varying the time shooting fox
squirrels with fly fishing for chub, perch, pickerel, jack
and gar, or along the banks taking snipe, woodcock, etc.
No shooting privileges are required, but gentlemen sports¬
men are welcomed ; and as they will probably enjoy fox
hunting, I may say that red foxes are plenty.

Old North.

Georgia. — Americus, Nov. 1st. — I have never seen
quail (bob-whites) as plentiful— large, fat, plump fellows,
all of them. They are to be found mostly in the cotton
fields after caterpillars. We have had no frosts yet and
the worms are abundant, and the birds go for them in
preference to peas. Last week when hunting through a
skirt of open woods my dog winded something, and after
going some 100 yards ‘came down on, as I thought, a co¬
vey of birds. I hitched my horse and walked up fora
double shot, but to my surprise, up bounced a full grown
turkey. I recovered, however, in time to stop her at
twenty yards with a charge of No. 10. Ducks are arriv¬
ing in small numbers. The ponds are all full of water,
and we hope for a large supply of grouse this winter.

Shot.

Mississippi — Corin th, Oct. 28th. — 1 start for Red Foot
Lake in a few days after ducks, with a party of five or
six. Some gentlemen from here went to Chickasaw
County last week and killed eight turkeys and one deer.
They were in camp three days. It has been too hot to
shoot much as yet ; had no killing frost, and everything
green. GUYON.

Florida — Titusville, Brevard Co., Oct. 27 th. The raft
ducks, or little blue bills ( Fulix allinis) are Hying south
down Indian River in an endless succession of flocks.
They commenced to pass October 23d, two days before a
heavy storm, from the N. E, They fly close to the water.
Shooters in small boats, with large flocks of decoys,
would doubtless have plenty of shooting if anchored in
line across the channel. The southern head of Mosquito
Lagoou is reported by Judge Naum an to swarm with
widgeons, sprigtails, and teal. Orlando Quavterman, the
well-known hunter and guide of Banana River, reports
the marshes bordering that river to be full of rails.

A local club, at Orlando, Orange Co, , Fla, , had a shoot¬
ing match at twelve quails, twenty-one yards rise, from
traps a few clays ago. Result : Nary quail. The politi¬
cal significance of this is, that the “ Shot Gun Policy” is
not very booming in Orlando. Al. I, Gator,

Illinois. — Farmington, Fulton Co., Nov. 2d. — Duck
shooting in the Illinois River at the famous hunting
grounds, twenty five miles below Peoria, has been rather
poor so far. owing to the extreme dry fall and low
stage of the waters. But with the cold* snap of to-day
and one inch of snow and ice, we look for the big ducks
and some geese for the next three weeks, with Indian
summer weather intervening. The forests are now beau¬
tiful with the hues of autumn foliage, but a few days
will rob them of their charms. The sportsman feels strong
and merrily goes forth to renew his vigor. We cannot
deny this fact if we would. It is written in his face and
constitution.

At Harlisford, Dodge Co,, Wis., six miles south of the
outlet of Lake I toricari, on Rock River, small duck
shooting on a four mile rice pond has been very good all
the fall, aud large ducks are next in suit there.

Maj. H, W. Merrill.

Graham, Oct. 27th. — Quail and duck shooting good
this fall. There is excellent sport here with rod and
gun. II. N. G.

Indian a.— Fair land, Oct. 25th, — Quail shooting pro¬
nounced to be good this fall, but the birds are late and
weather dry. C, A, W,

Chambly, P. Q., Oct. 24 th. — Our woodcock season is on
the wane ; nearly over ; very few birds now ; sorry for it,
but suppose they must go. ‘On the whole, have had very
fair season ; more birds than last year, I think, B, W,

Ohio — Woodstock, Nov. 3 d. — Owing to the dry weather
our shooting here is very poor this fall. I was out one
day for woodcock, bagged thirteen and one blue-winged
teal, and came very near shooting a young man, who
thought he would be very smart by sneaking up on me
and catching me in the act of shooting quail. It was in
a com field, the stalks about as high as my head. I
flushed a bird and held on him as he made a circle to the
left quarter, until I got him where I wanted him, and
fired. As I took my gun from my face I saw the young
man clawing feathers out of his face. I thought sure I
had filled his face full of shot, but thanks to a. close-shoot¬
ing gun not a shot touched him. I verily believe the
whole charge passed within six inches of his face.

T. M. O.

Wisconsin. — Barabao, Nov. 7th. — The season for deer
hunting in our vicinity is close at hand. About two
iuckes of snow will set the ball [rolling. The prospect is
good. A number have been seen, and few have reached
the market. Ed, H.

Washington Territory — Dayton, Oct. 20 th — I send
you by mail to-day some photographic views of the Spo-
kan River at different points. The Spokan River is the
outlet of the Cceur d'Alene Lake, the two making the
finest fishing ground in the world. Trout will average
from one to ten and fifteen pounds. They are very good
biters, taking a fly splendidly. I visited tliis country last
summer, ana had the finest fishing I ever heard of,
many of them taking out one hundred feet of line. Two
rods took two hundred fish in about one hour and a half.
In the lake they take the finest fish. The commanding
officer of Fort Coeur d’Alene told me that several com¬
panies had all the fish they wanted for whiter use. The
mountains here aro full of game — deer, bear, felk and pan¬
ther, while duck, geese, etc., are very plenty at some sea¬
sons of the year. Prairie chickens are plenty along all
the valleys. When the Northern Pacific Railroad is com¬
pleted, which will be in a few years, it will open up one
of the finest game countries to the Eastern sportsman that
can be found on the continent. Then the Eastern and
Western sportsman can meet and vie with each other in
friendly rivalry. F. M. P.

The pliotographio views are certainly very fine. The
river tumbles through a deep, broken gorge into a placid
lake, which is surrounded by landscape whose features
are almost pastoral, presenting a combination of rugged
grandeur and calm beauty seldom seen in juxtaposition.
We have already published a glowing description of this
romantic region from the pen of Colonel Aug. IC. Egbert,
United States Army.

Deer in California. — The grape growers in the xici-
nity of St. Helena, Cal. , aro much annoyed by the deer
which devour the vines. They build high ueer-proof
fences out there, Venison is cheap out there.

HOW to Use Dittmar Powder.— New York, Nov. 5tl(— L'clifor
Forest and Stream In reply to the remarks about tbe Dittmar
powder of Mr. A. Winter ill your last number, it may be replied
that Mr. Winter has surely bad some powder made by one of tbe
former companies, or that bis shells were not loaded right. This
summer the mills and dry-houses were totally burnt out, and no
powder was manufactured For a period of several months. Con¬
sequently the supply of the different dealers and consumers was
soon exhausted, and, I believe, different old lots were sold which
differed from what the powder* should he and now is. Since the
1st of September, of this year, the Dittmar Powder Manufactur¬
ing Company have put an article on tbe market which is superior
in every respect to any made heretofore. Mr. Dittmar now IS in

possession of all necessary testing machines; instruments which
will show the exact velocity and strength of the powder, as com¬
pared with the best brands of black powder ; also machlneswhloli
will show the exact strain any and all powders ha ve on the gun ;
and I am pleased to say, that my own experiments, which lasted
a whole week, showed that the Dittmar has less strain on the gun
than the best of blaok powder, with better pattern and pen¬
etration.

Considering that Mr. Dittmar was formerly without any means
of telling the respective strength, quickness, etc., of his powder,
save by uncertain practical tests, it is a wonder to mo that the old
powder was ever made as regular as it was. Moreover, Mr. Ditt-
mar sought to overcome the different complaints and make
smaller lots to suit the different consumers and dealers, and so
of course the different Old lots differed materially from each
other. However, now he has succeeded, and only makes the pow¬
der as it is now on the market.

For breech-loading shot gun, paper shells, wads one size
larger than bore and for brass shells, two [sizes lnrgev should be
used. The same should be well rammed down; I give it one or
two Mips with a mallet till it is solidly compressed. By firing a few
shots, it is easily found how much pressure the powder wants for
each particular gun. Iffnotwell confhiedland pressed, the igni¬
tion will be too slow for quartering Jshots ; and, if pounded too
much, it is liable to scatter too much. After once knowing how,
the Dittmar powder is just as easy to load as any otlior. GralnB
C and B are only breeeh-loading'shot gun powders : FFF Is the
only grain for either muzzle-loading shot gun or life. This
powder must also be ’confined in shot guns by large thick wads,
and well rammed down. In rifles the balls'must he well patched,
tight-fltting, and pressed down.' i For breech-loading rifles there la
only one grain made, F. Cure should betaken that each shell holds
tbe same quantity of powder, which can easily be done by tapping
each shell alike, which will settle thepowdordown. Pack it evenly.
T7se large tight-fitting bullets, put on powder without, “‘pressing "
the same down. No other grain :hutF should be used in breech-
loading rifles.

A great many fall with the Dittmar powder' by not following
the rales and directions, and loading either of the different grains
iu either muzzle or breech-loader, shot gun, or rifle. To this rea¬
son I also lay the expansion of rifle shells, of which 0. J. L., from
Willis, Texas, writes in last Fohbst and Stream, as I have seen
the different common!', TJ. M. C. central fire rifle shells reloaded
hundreds of times 'without any noticeable expansion, and then to
the contrary, almost looking like new. J. von.Lengerkk.

New York Gun Club.— Bergen Point, N, J., Aon.
8th. — Second competition for the challenge cup, ten birds ;
handicap rise ; New York Gun Club rules : —

Name. Yards. Killed.

Dr. Wilson . 30 1111111111 10

W. Murphy . 28 1111111111 10

E. Templeton . 30 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10

Col. Butler . 30 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0

Col. Armstrong . 30 1111111101 »

E. Salmon . 27 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8

J. S. Long . 20 1 I 0 1 1 l 1 1 0 1 «

Dexter... . 30 11 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7

Knowles . 30 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7

Dr. Barton . 20 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7

W. Stone . 27 111010 1 000 0

.1. A. Jackson . 28 1 00 1 011 10 0 5

Milner . . 25 0 1 0 wd.

The ties were shot off at three birds. Dr. Wilson and
Mr. Murphy killed all three, and Mr. Templeton retired,
missing his second. In the next three Dr. Wilson killed
all and won the cup, Mr. Murphy missing his first, got
second money.

Vienna, Nov, 2d, — First trial for all participants ; wild
pigeons ; 12 single rises ; plunge traps ; 21 yards rise ; 80
yards boundary : —

Morg. H. Evans . 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1-10

Thomas Wilson . 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 0—7

Mark Hadley . . . 0 01111111010-8

Wra. Hadley . 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 t 0 1—5

Luther Norton . 11101010010 1-7

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The very comprehensive article on the Fur Trade
and Furs which was comprised in this Department should
have been credited to the World.

A TRAPPER’S TRAIL.

A TRAPPER'S trail, or line of traps, consists of a line
blazed on thejtrees through the woods along which,
at intermediate distances, depending upon circumstances,
character of the country, etc., he builds a deadfall, or sets
aUrap. These lines are generally eight or ten miles in ex¬
tent, so that they can be gone over, the traps visited, and
a re to vi i made to camp the same clay ; though sometimes
they reach the distance of thirty or even forty miles j
then the trappers have a camp at each end or oftener, (or
a Bleeping place at least,) with their main camp either at
one end or often a short distance from the centre of the
line. Sometimes, if the lay of the countty, the lakes,
water courses, etc., will allow, the line is laid out in cir¬
cular form, starting from and coining around to the gen¬
eral or main shanty.

The main shanty is generaly constructed of logs dove¬
tailed or notched in at the ends, is built commodiously,
sufficient to accommodate three or four persons, fitted up
with bunks for sleeping, a fire-place inlthe middle, if there
is no stone chimney at the end, is well chinked with mud
and moss between the logs, and a tight roof made from
split cedar slabs, and bark, The other or temporary shan¬
ties are easily thrown up by driving in the ground a couple
of forked saplings six or eight feet apart, across which is
placed a pole two or three iuches in diameter, and from
this slabs of cedar, or any other tree that splits easy, of
twelve or forteen feet in ,‘length, are laid to the ground,
and these overlaid at the seams with bark. This forms
the roof ; the sides may be constructed in the same way,
or with poles. This makes a comfortable house of two
sides and a sloping roof. The fire should be built against
a couple of hardwood [logs (maple is good) placed one
above the other and kept in their position by a couple of
strong stakes braced at the back. Hemlock or most any
evergreen makes the best andirons, as they burn less easy.
A fire place constructed in this way will reflect the heat
strongly into the shanty.

When going over the line a trail or drag is drawn by
the trapper. This may consist of a deer’s head or leg or

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paunch, or anything fleshy that will leave a scent, so that
animals in their roamings about, on crossing this trail
will be attracted by the smell and follow it up to the trap.
The trappers manufacture a scent for this purpose by
placing small fish in a bottle and letting them decay in
the sun until a strong oil is formed that when rubbed on
the drag, and a few drops placed on the bait or anyvrhei-e
in the back part of the fall, will prove an attraction irre-
sistable to a mink. For wolf or fox it is better to mix
with the above a little assafretida and oil of anise. The
trappers general}’ go two together (rarely more, as two can
do the work, and the profits are greater,) sometime in
September or early October, and having found a Suitable
region for trapping, built their shanty or shanties, and
got in their supplies, they blaze their line and construct
their deadfalls to locate their traps. This takes them un¬
til about November, when the fur begins to become good.
The trapping season last until about April, though otter
skins are good, 1 believe, somewhat longer, The most
favorable time for trapping is in the fall and early spring.
The months of November and March are the best. Of
course it varies in different seasons.

The best bait for mink is any part of a fish, even the
head is good, or a piece of muskrat flesh or a bird. The
fisher the same ; for marten or sable any paid of a fowl,
a duck or partridge head or a red squirrel, or a hare's leg,
in fact they will take about the same thing.

I have but: little faith in deadfalls, and few trappers
now-a-days, I believe, rely on them to any extent. They
use them sometimes of course on the mountains when
they are Bhort of traps, but I would no more think of go¬
ing’ on a fur expedition without a set of steel traps of dif¬
ferent sizes, than 1 would of going without my gun or axe.
Deadfalls will only operate (and then not always success¬
fully) with mink, marten and sable; neither otter, heaver
or fox, and rarely a wolf, will enter them. Fisher and
wild cat are sometimes caught in them, but oftener they
tear them down and carry off the bait, and also the marten
or any smaller animal you may have previously .secured.
A good steel trap properly set and attached to the right
kind of a spring pole, is much neater and surer, as it se¬
cures your prize from the devouring propensities of the
larger animals.

For otter, the trap should be set on their slides either at
the top or, as I prefer, at the bottom, about two or three
inches under water. It leaves no scent there and wiil
drown your animal before he has time lo perform any
act of amputation. As for the other animals you can
generaly find a hole in a stump or log or in the bank of
sufficient depth to place the bait, then set the trap at the
opening lightly covered. A first rate place to set a trap
for fox, wolf or wild cat is near where you have killed a
deer. It should be thoroughly though lightly covered over
with earth, rotten wood or leaves. Traps should be
thoroughly and often smoked orrubbed with fresh blood to
remove the smell of the human hand, and it pays a trap¬
per to always wear a buckskin glove when handling these
traps.

Along the watercourses, lakes, etc., the trapper looks for
mink, otter and beaver ; the fisher, marten and sable are
found only in the heavily wooded and hilly regions.
Wolves range all over. It is very difficult to catch an ot¬
ter in a deadfall, as they rarely touch bait.

The life of a trapper is a life of hard work, with a rough
time, not a little interspersed, to be sure, with incidents
of adventure, often of danger, in their encounters with
the larger animals, the bear, the lynx, and more especialy
the catamount, or the American panther, but fortunately
the latter is not often met with now even in our wilder
regions. Jacobstaff.

The Skunk-skin Harvest in Indiana.— While stroll¬
ing along Pearl street yesterday afternoon, between
Meridian and Illinois streets, a News reporter, in a
dusty cob-webby window, saw a piece oi cardboard,
four" or five inches square, in which was written ; “Pure
skunk oil and coon oil.” A moth-eaten, weather-beaten
coon skin hung above the door, which the reporter enter¬
ed, following his nose, which immediately put itself on
the defensive. “ AVhat do people buy skunk oil for ?” said
the proprietor, in his answer repeating the question.

' ‘ Why they buy it for rheumatism, and, I say it never
fails to cure.”

The reporter desired to see some pure skunk oil, having
heard that there were many worthless imitations abroad,
and was shown a pint flask of an oily liquid of the color
of liuseed oil. He applied his fingers to the cork, and
his nose rose in apprehension. The fluid had no more and
no worse odor than lard oil, and the alarmed organ came
down again. “We sell it to all sorts of people, white,
black and yellow, the richest and the poorest,” the pro¬
prietor continued. “This oil we get from the skins —
that's as much of the skunk as I get— and the yield is
usualy about four ounces to the skin. Sometimes we get
half a pint, and sometimes, though seldom, as much as a
pint to a pelt. There’s not more than one skin in a thous¬
and that’ll yield a pint of skunk oil. The animal is thin
in flesh in summer, but very fat in winter. Skunk hides
last year, the best quality, were worth from $1.75 to $2
each. They will not be worth more than half as much
this year. I handled 30,000 skunk skins last year, nearly
all of which were caught in Indiana, The animal abounds
in Southern and Central Indiana. There are a few in
this country, not many. The skins have been worth as
much as $3.50, but they will never see that price again —
not very soon at least.

“ How are the skins classed ?”

“ Well, first comes the A No. 1 star skunk, selling at
$1.75 last winter. Tins skunk has a star-shaped white
spot on top of the head, and no more white about him.
Tire next quality', $1.25, we call the ‘short stripe.’ This
has a white stripe running from the white star along
each side of the head down the ueck to the shoulder. The
next is the ‘narrow stripe.’ This has a long, narrow,
white streak that runs along each side of the backbone
(which has a black stripe) to the root of the tail. This
sort of skin brought forty cents. The fourth grade has a
broad white stripe on each side, the entire length of the
body, three inches or more in width, and is worth only
twenty cents.”

“ Is there any danger of the skunk crop in this State
becoming exhausted V"

“Not at all, A skunk will have from three to seven
young at a litter— usually about five. I’ve been a fur
buyer for forty-two years, and there are more skunks in

this State now than ever there was. There is a prejudice
against the animal which makes it necessary to sell the
fur to the ladies, who wear it under several pretty aliases,
among which are ‘flitch ’and ‘American sable.’ Be¬
sides being made into muffs and trimmings, skunk skins
are extensively used in making fine carriage robes.”

Mr. Lewark said there hadn’t been a skunk in the
house for months, the trade only continuing through the
winter, but the mephitic odor, like the scent of the roses
round the shattered vase, clung lovingly about the place
during the entire year. — Indianapolis News.

Hunting on the Miramichl— Having sent out two
men about the 6th of August last to explore for beaver
and endeavor to secure live ones, and also to prepare for
the winter’s trapping on Clear Water and other streams,
branches of the Southwest Miramichi in the Province of
New Brunswick, I learned from them on their return to
the City of Fredericton, a few days since, preparatory to
commencing actual operations, that they had found fif¬
teen or twenty beaver-dams at present occupied by these
animals, each dam holding about two houses. They had
set traps with the expectation of securing some small
beavers alive, but only succeeded in catching six old
animals, which as they were unmanageable they had to
kill. Only the young beaver can be tamed with any sat¬
isfaction, the older ones being dangerous to tamper with,
as their bite produces a fearful wound. The hunters
abandoned them trap-setting for the present, as they
found that they were in danger of frightening away the
heavers from their generally incomplete dams and houses,
which are seldom in a thorough state of repair until the
last of this month.

The hunters report large quantities of game, such as
bear, moose, caribou, otter, mink and sable. When trav¬
elling about thirty miles up Clear Water, at a dead water
stream near the upper lake, these hunters suddenly came
on the dead body of a young moose, which had been
lulled by some wild beast the day before. It was lying
jn the woods in sight of the stream ; its skin was torn and
scratched in many' places, and a hole was eaten in one
side. The moss and hushes for several yards around
where the body lay were tom to pieces and scattered
around. There had evidently been a fearful struggle be¬
tween the parent moose and the bear, which had ended
in the discomfiture of the former. About 300 yards be¬
low where these persons found the body of the young
moose they saw a female of that species of animal feed¬
ing on the lily leaves in the dead water. This they sup¬
posed to be the mother of the dead calf, which still, with
a mother’s affection, lingered about the dead body of the
slain offspring. Henry Braithwaite,

Fredericton, Oct. ISfft.

^aUomil ffnsfimes.

— Capt. Daft and his team of English cricketers arrived
safely at Liverpool on Nov. 3d, after a very delightful
passage.

Daft’s English Cricketers vs. Eighteen Base-Ball
Players. — We journeyed to Brooklyn on Oct. 15th to see
the long-talked of match between the English profession¬
als and eighteen selected base-ball players. As it was a
gate-money exhibition, and the meeting had not been
properly advertised, there were only about 200 persons
to witness the uninterestingjffaseo. "The Union Grounds,
the aren a of so many famous, genuine, and ‘ 1 put up ” ball
games, had been chosen for the play', and as it had never
been a cricket ground a great deal of time was occupied
i t trying to select the most even wicket. Many' years
had passed since we visited these grounds, and the first
glance illustrated to us, more plainly than words could
speak, the wane in the metropolis of what is called
1 1 America's national game.” Instead of the trim and neat
appearance of the inclosure as we used to remember it,
the once beautiful green turf had changed to a roughish
field of long, dead grass, rank with weeds. The grand
stand was a dismal ruin. The few old benches, prolific
with ruBty nails, that remained, were only traps on which
to tear one’s coat and trousers. The sheds had a leaky
look, and the heaps of old lumber and scrap stuff piled
about reminded one of a junk yard on a gigantic scale.
Even the peanuts that an old woman hawked about had
a shabby look ; and the face of England’s greatest bowler.
Alfred Shaw, which appeared at the sashless window of
the pagoda, had a most lost and woe-begone expression.
The scene was actually depressing.

It was somewhat late in the day before Capt. George
Wright got his base-ballers together, the eighteen being
composed of the following well-known players : George
Wright, Gross, Farrell, O'Rourke, Mathews, Ward and
Hines, of the champion Providence B. B.’Co.; Sam.
Wright, Captain New Bedford B. B, C.; Brientnall and
Williams, old Eureka B. B. C. of Newark ; Hicks, Ged-
ney and Hatfield, old Mutual B. B. C. ; Sprague, old Eek-
ford B. B. C.; Booth and Clinton, Jersey OityB. B. C.;
Letts, old Hoboken B. B. C., and Robinson, old New York
B. B. C. More than half of the above-named eighteen
are well known as cricketers, especially George Wright,
who for years was the professional of tlie St. George and
Philadelphia Clubs ; Hicks, S. Wright and Hatfield, of
the St. Georges : Sprague, of the Staten Island, and Will¬
iams and Brientnall, of the Newark. It was not a bona
fide match between base-ball players and cricketers, any
more than the games played in New England were in
1874.

As the full score is annexed we will not allude to the
individual play', but will simply say that although neither
Shaw or Morley were put on to howl, and that Oscroft,
who had made 94 in Philadelphia, the two days before,
was sent in as last man, with but little exertion (lie
English team not only out-bowled and out-baked the
base-ball men, but out-fielded them. The cricketers made
the hardest and longest hits made in the match, in the
face of the really good bowling of George Wright. For
the ball players George Wright obtained the only double
figures. His 20 included a 4, 3 and four 2s. Gedneymade
a fine drive over the club-house, Hatfield a quick one-
hand oatch at point, and Mathews fielded splendidly at
long on.

The positions taken by several of the base-ball men at
the wicket were rather amusing. They had evidently
heard of “leg-hits” in oricket, and this caused them to

stand as far away from the guard as possible, with their
bats stuck out in front of them like hoes. Now that the
match is over we are rather glad that it took place, for
it shows the absurdity of such contests, where nothing
is to be learned or any conclusion arrived at. One
might as well be expected to be interested and in¬
structed in watching Bogardus and Han lan shooting a
pigeon match or rowing a five-mile race. The score
will show that the English team won by an inning and
18 runs : —

First Innina. Second Innina.

BASE-BALL EIGHTEEN.

O’Rourke, e. Selby, b. Bates. 4 o. Lockwood, b. Bates _ 4

Williams, run out . 1 runout . 1

Hicks, b. Bates . 0 c. Pinder, b. Bates . 2

S. Wright, e. Oserolt, b. Em¬
mett . - . 7 runout... . . 3

Letts, st. Pinder, b. Bates.... 3 st. Finder, b. Emmett . 0

Brientnall, b. Bates . 1 b. Emmett . 0

G. Wright, b. Bates . 20 e. Ulyett, b. Emmett . 2

Sprague, b. Emmett . 3 e. Emmett, b. Bates . .... 0

Hatfield, 1. b. w., b. Bates. . . . 0 c. Oscroft, b. Emmett. . . 2

Matbews, c. and b. Emmett . . 0 st. Pinder, b. Emmett . 0

Farrell, c. Morley, b. Em¬
mett.. . 4 runout . 3

Ward, e. Shrewsbury, b.

Bates . . ■ - 7 st. Pinder, b. Emmett . . o

Booth, b. Emmett . i b. Bates . 0

Hinee, hit w., b. Emmett . 0 b. Emmett . 1

Robinson, b. Bates . 0 c. Daft. b. Bates . — 3

Gross, not out . 4 e. Emmett, b. Bates . 3

Gedney. c. Emmett, b. Bates 5 c. Lockwood, b. Bates. . B

Clinton, b. Emmett . . U not out . . 0

Byes, 3 ; leg- bye, J . 3

Total . . 03 Total . 37

FALL OF WICKET.

First liming . 4 5 6 IS 16 34 34 40 40 40 40 51. 51 52 54 61 B2-62

Second Inning . 1 2 4 5 II 6 8 8 8 8 13 14 16 20 25 25 37—37

Total . . . . .

ENGLISH (.TUCKET EliS.

Clyctt, b. Ocorgo Wright .

Bates, c. O’Rourke, b. George Wright .

Shrewsbury, c. and b. George Wright .

Daft, e. Booth, b. George Wright .

Lockwood, c. Hatfield, o. George Wright .

Solby, e. Booth, b. George Wright, .

Barnes, b. Sprague .

Emmett, o. Hatfield, b. George Wright .

Shaw, b. Goorgo Wright . .

Pinder, c. Ward, b. George Wright .

Oscroft, not out .

Byes .

Total . . 107

FALL OF WICKETS.

First Inning . 32 30 47 53 75 88 98 88 100 107—107

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

Emmett.
Bates ...

Emmett.

Bates....

ENGLISH.

First Inning.

Overs. Maidens.

. 14—5 5

. 14 1

Second Inning.

. T 3

. 6-3 1

BASE-BALL PLAYERS.

Elms. Wicket*.
33 7

36 9

G. Wright . 24 5 38 9

Sprague . . 18—2 3 42 1

O'Rourke . . « 1 20 0

Umpires— G. Lane, for English ; F. Norley, for Base-Bailers.

Richard Daft’s Complimentary Benefit. Notting¬
hamshire vs. Yorkshire. — This match was tendered by
the Philadelphia cricketers to Capt. Daft, on account
of the falling through of the English-Irish match. It was
played on Oct. 23d and 24th on the Nicetown grounds
under the auspices and management of the Germantown
Club. The weather was cold, and this in addition to the
great many matches that have been played this autumn
in the Quaker City, prevented a large number of specta¬
tors from being present. The full receipts, however,
were presented to Mr. Daft. This match was arranged
that the cricket public might see the English players lint
their own bowling. The seven Nottinghamshire players
were assisted by Lane, the Staten Island Club’s profes¬
sional ; and the three brothers, Hargreave, of the Ger¬
mantown Club. The Yorkshire five, were also aided by
Harry and George Wright, of base-ball fame ; Pearson,
of the Chestnut Hill Club ; Braithwaite, professional of
the Merion Clnb, and Sharwood and Smithson, new
comers. The annexed score will show that the Notts’
men were the easy winners by 10 wickets : —

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE,

First Inning. Second Innina,

Oscroft, b. Ulyett . 22

Selby, b. Emmett . 0 not out. . .

Shewsbury, run out . 51 not out .

Barnes, b. Ulyett . 8

Daft, b. Bates . 1

Shaw. b. Ulyett. . 3

J. Hargreave, st. Pinder, b.

Emmett . 13

Lane, l.b. w., b. Emmett. ... 7

T. Hargreave, b. Emmett. . 2

Morley, b. Bates . 11

H. Hargreave, not out . 15

Byes, 13; leg-byes, 2; wides,1.15

Total . 148 Total . .

YORKSHIRE.

First Inning. Second Inning.

Lockwood, c. Selby, b. Mor¬
ley . . . 0 b. Lane ... .

Ulyett, c. Barnes, b. Sbnw. . . .11 o. 11. Hargreave, b. Shaw.

Bates, b. Sbaw . . 2 c. Oscroft, It. Morley .

Pearson, st. Selby, b. Sbaw .... 0 1. b. w., b. Barnes .

Emmett, not out. . . 84 b. Lane .

Braithwaite, b. Shaw. . 0 not out .

Pinder, o. Selby, b. Money.... 1 c. Daft, b. Morley .

G. Wriglit, retired hurt. . . 0 did not bat . . .

Sharwood, run out . 0 c. Oscroft, b. Lane .

H. Wright, b. Morley,, . 6 e. Oscroft, b. Shaw .

Smithson, e. H. Hargreave, b.

Shaw . 3 b. Shaw . . . .

Byes . 4 Byes, 5 ; leg-byos, 1 .

Total..

. 51 Total .

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

Bates .

Emmett .

Ulyett

Braithwaite.

Bates .

Lookwood.

YORKSHIRE.

First Inning.

Overs. Maidens.
. 45 37

3 0

. 3 2

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

First Inning.

22.1 H

23 U

Buns. Wickets.
40 3

53 t

31 3

9 0

19 0

3 0

21 5

36 3

FOREST AND STREAM.

815

Second Inning.

Motley . 15 9

Shaw . 21 (1

Lane... _ ... . . . 23 9

Barnes . . 13 1

RONS AT THE PALL OP EACH WICKET.
KOTTINOHAMSHIRK.

12 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10

First Inning . ... 6 30 61 62 05 78 101 110 123 148

Second Inning.

Scored 33 without the loss of a wicket.

YORKSHIRE.

1 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 10

Gentlemen of Ireland Twelve vs. Whitby Sixteen.
— The eleventh match of the Irish team series, and the
third in their tom- through the Dominion, was played at
Whitby, Out., on Oct, 10th and 17th. The match, though
drawn, may be considered virtually won by the Gentle¬
men. The innings of the visitors is probably the largest
ever played in Canada. The following is the score in
full : —

WHITE V SIXTEEN.

Second Innings.

o. flnsev, b. Exham . . 4

c. Colthurst, b. Casey . 0

a. Trotter, b. Casey . 6

o. G. Hone b. Nuun, . 0

e. and b. Hamilton . 9

b. Exham . 0

c. W. Hone, b. Exham . 9

c. Trotter, b. Exham

First Innings.

Frank Blake, b. Hamilton _ 3

Garett, e. Gore, b. Exham — 2

Hemphill, b. Exham. , - 0

Osier, b. Hamilton . 1

Armstrong, b. Hamilton . 0

Trousdell, c. and b. Exham
S. Ray, e. Gore, b. Exham. . - 6

Woods, b. Exham . 0 _ , _ .

Price, b. Hamilton . 3 std. G. Hone, b. Nunn

Smith, b. Hamilton . 0

Bey nolds, b. Hamilton _ II

Ross, c. Trotter, b. Exham ... 0 Ross, run out . 1

Mathewson, b. Hamilton . 0 std. G. Hone, b. Exham . 0

McMurty, b. Exham . 0 notout . . . 0

Burns, run out . 4

H. Ray, notout . 0 e. Colthurst, b. Exham . 0

Extras . 2 Extras . 10

Total . 30 Total .

. 50

IRISH GENTLEMEN.

First Innings.

J. H. Nunn, c. Trousdell, b. Blake . 10

G. B. Hone, c. Ross, b. Hemphill . . . 70

Sir G. Colthurst, std. Armstrong-, b. MathewBon . 33

N. Hone, e. Garrett, b. Blake . . 75

R. A. Miller, c. and b. Wood . 24

D. N. Trotter, run out . . . . 50

W. Hone, jr., c. and b. Blake . . 51

C. Casey, o. Trousdell, b. Hemphill . 13

H. Hamilton, b. Blake . . . . 22

H. Gore, not out . . . . . . . . 19

A. Exham, 1. b. w., Blalce . 1

T. Turbett, e. Hemphill, b. Blake . 0

Extras . 29

Total... . . 396

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING

IRISH GENTLEMEN.

First Innlngss.

RaUs.Runs.Maidens, Wickets.

Exham . 80 20 7 7

Hamilton . 80 8 13 7

Second Innings.

Exham - - 76 20 4 6

Hamilton . 32 5 6 1

Casey .

Nib

. 13

0

3

WHITBY.

Balls. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Wides.

F. Blake . 170 98 14 8 0

Wood.. . 228 78 20 1 4

Hemphill . 213 81 20 2 1

Mathewson . 144 73 6 1 0

Trousdell. . 88 43 3 0 3

Americans vs. English,— This annual match was played
at Hoboken, N. J., on October 28th and 29th, the occa¬
sion being the fifth anniversary of George Giles’ profes¬
sional engagement with the St. George’s C. C. Rain pre¬
vented the play from beginning until late in the day on
Tuesday, and on Wednesday the weather continued un¬
pleasant. The attendance was very small, although Ry¬
lott, the English umpire of the Gentlemen of Ireland,
bowled fur the American side, and many of the best
cricketers in New York took part in the game. Here¬
after, all complimentary bene tit matches should he ar¬
ranged to come off during the height of the season — that
is, if the recipients are intended to profit by them. The
following score will show that the game resulted in a
draw : —

AMERICANS.

First Innings

Hyde Clark, c. Sadler, b. Moe¬
ran . 7 c. and b. Moor

Giles, jr., b. Mneran . 38 b. Lane .

Rylott, b. Lane . 1 absent .

Freed, st. Holland, b. Lane. . 1 b. Moer

HinchcliHe, b. Lane .

Hausling, e. and 0. Moerau. .

Conover, not out .

T. C. Richardson, b. Moeran..

Be Forest, b. Lane .

Barues, b. Moeran .

Wright, absent .

Morgan, absent .

Leg-bye .

Second Innings.

4 b. Moeran .

1 b. Lane .

6 b. Moeran .

0 1. b. w.,b. Moeran..

7 1. b. w., b. Luue .

4 not out .

0 c. Sadler, b. Lane. .

0 b. Moerau .

1 bye .

Total . 68 Total..

. 61

ENGLISH.

First Innings. Second Innings.

Bance,Bt.Hiuchelilte,b.Clark. 13 b. Clark . 1

Moeran, b. Rylott . 17 c. Conover, b. Clark . 0

Giles, Br., run out . 0 not out . 11

Sadler, b. Giles, jr . 10 e. Giles, jr., b, Clark

Rev. G. Gutteridge, b. Giles,

jr . 0 b. Giles, jr . 0

" ” ' ' ' ' ' st, Hinobeliire.b. Clark ...

Holland, b. Giles, jr

Ktliner, not out .

Lane, c. substitute, b. Giles,

BUiyiiey, b. Giles, jr .

A . Boole, b. Giles, jr .

CuddiUy, not out .

Hyos, 8; wides, 3 .

b. Giles, jr . . 3

3. Hausling, b. Clark

Total..

11 Byes, 3 ; wides, 3 . . 0

80 Total, . 43

Staten Island vs. New York.— This match was played
on the Island grounds, on Monday, Oct. 27tli, it being
the first occasion on which these clubs have met. The
bowling of Lane, the Staten Island’s professional, was
barred in the match. The weather was very fine and
warm, and a very pleasant day was had by all parties.
The feature of the match was the splendid batting of
Miley, for the home club, and the steady play of Lane,
for the New Yorker’s. Giles, jr’s 13 was the only double
figure on his side. Satterthwaite got 12 wickets for 27
runs ; Sprague, 6 for 2.2 runs ; Cuddihy, 7 for 36 j and

Giles, jr., 8 for 39. The following is the score ; the home
dub winning by 64 runs : —

STATEN ISLAND.

. First Inning. Second Inning,

Bailee, b. Giles, jr . . 0 b. Giles . 2

Miley, b. Giles, jr . 10 Blaynuy, b. Cuddiby . 48

Sprague, b. Cuddihy . 1 o. Blayney, b, Giles . . 0

Filmer, b. Cuddihy . 0 e. Bilker, b. Cuddihy . 0

Inman, b. Giles, jr . 10 b. Giles, jr . 3

Thomas, b. Cuddihy . 0 not out . 0

Heyward, b. Cuddihy . . 3 c. Cuddihy. b. Giles, jr . 0

SatterthwaKb, not out . 0 b.Cuddihy . 0

Luue, absent . 0 b. Giles, Jr . 25

Bye, 1 ; leg-byes, 2 . . . 3 Byes, 7 ; leg-byes, 1 ; wide, 4. . 12

Total..

Total . . 89

WICKETS,

ISLAND.

... 0 1 3 13 22 37 27 - &7

...1 7 7 11 14 89 8b 89 —89
YORK.

Second Inning.

not out. . 1

b. Satterthwaite _ _ . . 0

NEW

First Inning.

Caldwell, b. Sprague. . 0

Blayney, b. Sprague . . 0

Giles, Jr., c. Filmer, b. Satter¬
thwaite . 3 c. Heyward, li. Satterthwaite. 13

Cuddihy, c. Thomas, b. Satter¬
thwaite _ ... . _ , .. _

Feed, b. Sprague . 2

Bacon b. Sprague . 0

Lendmm.b. Satterthwaite.. , 0
Baird, c. Inman, b. Satterth¬
waite . ...• .

Allworth, st. Bance, b. Sat-

terthwaite . . .

Jackson, not out . 0

Livingston, b. Sattethwalte

e. Hoywurd, b. Satterthwaite. 0

b. Satterthwaite . 4

Miley, b. Satterthwaite . 5

b, Sprague . . . l

b. Satterthwaite . 4

b. Sprague . 5

absent . (1

absent . . . ... 0

Byes, 2 ; log-bye, 1 . 3

. .36

Total . 10 Total . .

FALL OF WIOKETS.

NEW YORK.

First Inning., . . 0 1 5 5 5 6 11 16—10

Second Inning . 10 10 21 22 33 29 30 36-16

GOLF IN CANADA.

SEASON OF 1879.

AS the golfing season is drawing to a close, it will in¬
terest you to know how it has fared with the “an¬
cient and royal game ” during 1879. In no former year
has it flourished more luxuriantly. Match after match
has been played : cups and medals and belts have been
lost and won. Old golfers, although the colts, steadily
gaming ground, have sometimes passed them, still strug¬
gle to maintain their prestige, but are prepared, if so de¬
creed, to accept a beating from then pupils as the highest
triumph.

Our opening game was played in May, andas usual the
men from Montreal arrived to compete for the inter-city
trophy, a handsome challenge cup of ebony and silver,
played for eveiy May and October in Quebec or Montreal.
It was then won by Quebec — eight players a side — a round
of eighteen holes. Score in favor of Quebec Club, thirty-
two holes up, In October it was played for over the Mon¬
treal course, with the same number of players and holes,
and the Quebec Club was again the winner with six holes
up. As two silver balls, one with the name of the win¬
ning club, and the other with the name of the individual
winner of that club, are hung on the trophy on each occa¬
sion, its original value is yearly increasing ; already
twelve halls adorn it, eight representing Quebec and four
M ontreal victories.

The Chalouer Cup, the Banker's Cup, the Silver Handi¬
cap Medal, and the Champion Gold Medal, have also been
competed for, and many private matches through the
season have kept up the glory of the game.

Bv a friendly arrangement with the Quebec Racket
Club, conveniences not before enjoyed have fallen to the
Golf Club, formerly confined to limited accommodation.
They have had duringthis season, the use of tho handsome
dressing rooms and reading room of the Racket Court
which adjoins their first teeing place.

The round which consists formerly of twelve holes, is
now fourteen, and the improvement of the play may be
estimated roughly when I say that the fourteen holes are
now (lone in the number of strokes required for twelve
holes in former years.

Saturday is the great field day, but every day unless
tempestuous the work goes on. By 3 o’clock cadies creep
around the club house, and each player, as he appears, is
claimed as special property and carried off. Ten cents a
round is the tariff ; the usual time required, an hour and
a half. Of all sorts and sizes are the cadies— grimy and
clean, ragged and respectable — all trying to earn an hon¬
est penny. For the most part they are tractable, but not
so always. As we emerged on one occasion from the club
house, a dogged and unnatural silence had seized each
cady. With lips compressed they eyed usas we wondered
what was up. No cady stirred or spoke. A strike for
fifteen cents a round ! We scorned to yield, and played
a dismal round without them. Nine balls were lost that
day 1 but we kept our secret and the strike was broken
up. We pull together now in amity.

As some of your readers may not understand the game
of golf, probably the most fascinating, the most health¬
ful, and the most easily practiced of all out-door games, I
shall describe it shortly. Any number may play, as play
goes on hi couples. Any extent of waste or meadow land
covered with short grass, regular or irregular, hilly or flat,
will answer for a course, which may be arranged in any
direction or of any shape. From 200 to 400 yards apart
small circular holes are cut in the turf about three inches
in diameter and six inches deep. Each player has a ball
of gutta-percha, painted white and very hard, and a vari¬
ety of clubs artistically made, to strike the ball in dif¬
ferent positions. To look after the balls and carry extra
clubs, each player employs a cady. The purpose of the
player is to drive his bail from the starting point into each
successive hole in as few strokes as possible. Every touch
or attempt to strike the ball is a stroke, and the lowest
number wins the hole. The game may be counted either
by the holes won, or by the strokes for the round. For
the first stroke from each hole the ball may be teed, that
is, placed where the player thinks most favorable for a
good hit off. Well lilt, it is often sent over 160 yards.
Each stroke, therefore, is made at the ball exactly as it
lies, in a bush, a bunker, or it may be in a broken bottle 1
The various clubs then come into requisition. The cleek,
the iron, the niblic — all made of iron for strong ground.
The spoons of various lengths for softer and hilly ground,

and the putter for the nicer work on the green around the
holes.

To appreciate the jjame one must play, and any further
attempt to describe it might be tedious. If any of your
readers desire to understand it thorouglily and practically
to test its fascinations, I shall be glad to furnish him with
our printed rules, from which he can learn the game. In
Scotland and England it now flourishes wherever the
ground can be had suitable for it, and I am glad to say
that on the soil of Canada it has taken such healthy root
that we hope to test era long, our power with some of the
famous clubs of the old country. There must be golfers
in the United States ; let them come on. C, F. S.

Quebec, Nov. 5th.

The winners for our various prizes’forthe year 1879
are :

The Quebec and Montreal Challenge Trophy, won by
Quebec in May and individually by C. Faguharson Smith,
Capt. Q. G. C.: the Silver Handicap Medal, won by P.
Machaughton, Q. G. C. ; the Chalouer Handicap Cup, won
by W. A. Griffith, Q. G. C.; the Banker's Cup, won by
Thomas Scott, Q. G. C. ; the Champion Gold Medal, won
by Andrew Scott, Q. G. C.; the Quebec and Montreal
Challenge Trophy, won by Quebec, 'in October, and indi¬
vidually by H. Stikeman, Q. G, C. "

ARCHERY.

ENGLAND’S BOWMEN TO THE FRONT.
Editor Forest and Stream

It having been brought to my notice that in your im¬
pression of the 1st September an attack has been most
unwarrantably made upon me by two of your cor¬
respondents—*' Archer” and Mr. John W. Sutton — I beg,
in fairness, that you will grant me the favor of a
reply.

There is nothing I so much dislike as rushing into
print, but when misstatements.are printed three thou¬
sand miles from me, and it comes to my notice, I think
you will agree with me that I ought to reply, which I
will now do, as briefly as possible.

First of all, “ Archer” says : “ Mr. Aldred himself will
not even string his most expensive yew bows without
being first paid for them.” Now, sir, this is entirely un¬
true, as all the English archers who know me would
verify, and I am truly astonished how “Archer” could
have made such a statement.

Further, for Ms information, it is the truth that I have
wood five years old ahead, and older, and am obliged to
have it.

To his statements that “judging from the way their
bows (i. e,, the English) have broken this year, I should
imagine they are driven to using wood anything but well
seasoned,” all I can says is, no house of known respecta¬
bility would do such a tiling, as they would be sure to be
found out, lose connection, and justly deserve censure.

Really, I hardly know how to express my tliank3 to
your other correspondent (he being a competitor) for such
a frank expression of his opinion in my favor ; but when
he adds: “But to an American mechanic (a wood
worker) Mr. Aldred’s statement of wood five years in his
shop seems rather comical,” permit me to say that how¬
ever “ comical” he may think it, it is, nevertheless, true,
and also that “a stick of timber” cannot be forced to
season artificially for bow making, and, moreover, that
the wood must be gradually and naturally seasoned by a
current of air constantly passing through the drying or
seasoning room, and the bows advanced by sundry stages
year by year.

I quite agree with Mr. Sutton that “ carpenters do not
make fly rods,” nor do cabinetmakers, as I know, to my
cost, and so limited are the good bow makers that I can
count them on my fingers. That being so, not an extra
hand can be got for “ love or money hence, the manu¬
facture is limited, and most certain it is— strange as it
may appear — that it takes years to make a good bow, Let
Mr. Sutton set a man to copy one of my yew bows, and
when done place the two in the hands of an experienced
archer, and let him try them in the field. He might be
astonished at the report, and not find it a “ very simple
affair.”

In England the archers, as a body, know as much about
the qualities of bows as the makers, and so will the
Americans as time progresses, but it is hardly reasonable
to suppose that knowledge to be attained in a couple of
years. During that time I have corresponded much, and
have done my best to impart all the knowledge I could to
my many customers in America, and have sent them
my best goods, with, I am pleased to say, their great
satisfaction.

Mr, Sutton goes on to say : “ So far we have made but
very few yew bows, but they will be made by our best
makers, and as to-day we are making as good seif -lance
and snake-wood as are made hi the world, and better
backed bows than are imported, I think it safe to say that
when we get yew wood we wall make as good, and per¬
haps better than any English maker, no matter what his
name may be.”

Would Mr. Sutton be surprised to hear that all snake-
wood bows are bad ? They are not used in this country,
with very rare exceptions, and why not ? Because the
wood is brittle in its nature, heavy in the hand, and slug-

fish in the cast ; but then they are so pretty to look at.

further say, all hard woods are more or less harsh and
apt to jar, and that no bows can equal self -yew and yew-
backed yew. Personally 1 prefer the self bow, for all two
and three-piece bows are so liable, in some way or other,
at some time, to be affected by damp or excessive heat,
whereas with a self bow that fear is done away with, and
in my humble opinion no description of bow will ever
equal the self-yew bow.

“ Toxophilite” was, I should think, as astonished to
lieear as 1 am that “ there is more mechanical skill in the
making of one split bamboo bow than in all the bows
made by Mr. Aldred in a year.” Is there ? If so, it must
indeed be a wonderful year. Still, so obdurate and old-
fashioned am I, that 1 will venture (after the sixty-six
years’ experience appertaining to my establishment) to
hack a self -Spanish yew bow and a yew-backed-yew bow
against all bows.

But Mr. Sutton winds up with this elegant peroration ;
“ American mechanics are superior to any others in the
world, and having begun the making of bows and arrows,
will not stop until they supply the world with a better

816

FOREST AND STREAM,

article for a leas price than anyone else, not excepting
Mr. Aldred."

lu conclusion, I will not be uncharitable, but hope that
both the split bamboo and rawhide-backed bows may be
all their raakex-9 wish— if the purchasers thereof are satis¬
fied, well and good, it has nothing to do with me— and
that the world is large enough for both American and
English bowyers to live iu, without publishing hard
sayings the one of the other, Thomas Ai.dred.

’12(i Oxford, street, London, England, Oct, 1th.

HOW SHALL WE HANDICAP.

Boston, Nov, let, *

Editor Forest and Stream

The laws of Archery, or at least the few rules that are
generally accepted, seem to contemplate separate action
and competition on the part of the ladies and gentlemen
who take an interest in it.

This arrangement does not seem to meet the ideas of
the archers in this vicinity as being the proper or most
acceptable mode of procedure, and the originators of the
Eastern Archery Association, recognizing the desirability
of having the ladies interested in its management, pro¬
vided that each club should be represented at the annual
meeting by one gentleman and onelady member. In dub
contests it' is insisted upon that each club should be re¬
presented by equal numbers of ladies and gentlemen; one
club having twice to my knowledge, declined to shoot
with neighboring clubs represented by a team of only one
sex when the club which they represented was composed
of both sexes. There is also a generous rivalry between
the ladies and gentlemen members of the same club, and
in our club it was insisted upon that but one medal should
be competed for at our weekly meetings by all the mem¬
bers. When the gentlemen were shooting a single round
at forty yards, the ladies shot the same at thirty yards.
When the gentlemen commenced to shoot the American
Round, the ladies shot the same number of arrows at
thirty, forty and fifty yards.

1 judge from the scores which I have seen in the Forest
and Stream, that quite all the clubs where the ladies and
gentlemen shoot together have accepted Mr. Thompson’s
formula and have handicapped the gentlemen by an al¬
lowance of twenty-five per cent, in distance to the ladies :
but I think very few are aware what a per cent, of in¬
crease of score that reduction gives over what; would be
the probable score at the distance at which the gentle¬
men shoot,

To test the equity of such an allowance, has led me to
make a comparison of many scores at the different dis¬
tances, and their relative proportion to each other.

The reduction in distance from sixty to fifty yards is
10 j per cent, ; fifty to forty yards, twenty per cent,, and
forty to thirty yards, twenty-five per cent,

Taldng the American Round score by the teams at
Chicago, I find the scores at fifty yards have an average
increase of fortv-four per cent, over the score at sixty
yards, the six highest teams being thirty -nine per cent.,
and the lowest seven teams fifty-three per cent, At forty
yards the average of the whole number was 371 per cent,
greater than that at fifty yards. First six, 311 per cent. ;
last seven, forty-four per cent. The averages at the Double
Columbia Round were fifty-nine per cent, of increase at
forty over the fifty yards score, and eighty -five per cent, at
thirty over that at foi'ty yards. At Boston, the ladies’
scores averaged twenty-four per cent, more at forty yards
than at fifty, and seventy per cent, higher at thirty than
at forty yards. The gentlemen scores in the team match
were increased sixty-three per cent, at fifty over sixty
yards, and forty per cent, at forty over fifty yards.

In the scores at the Double American Round the increase
at fifty yards was sixty per cent., and at forty yards,
forty-eight per cent, over the scores at the longer dis¬
tances.

Taking the York Round, the number of arrows being
arranged so as to give the fair archer the same average
score at all the distances, makes an increase of score at
eighty yards of fifty per cent, over the score at 100 yards
with the same number of arrows, and at sixty yards the
score with the same number ol’ arrows woidd he increased
100 per cent, over that at eighty yards.

From these figures I make the following deduction : —

That a reduction of distance is equal to an increase in
score of from two to three times the per cent, of the re¬
duction in distance ; this excess of per cent, of increase
in Bcore being the larger with the beginner and decreas¬
ing as the archer inproves in his scores.

Now, with this understanding, what is a fair allowance
for the ladies who shoot in competition with the gentle¬
men, and on what shall it be based '! Shall the allowance
be in distance or on the scores made at equal distances ?
I am in favor of the latter proposition, at last for ranges
up to sixty yards.

At short range I think the ladies should nearly if not
quite equal the gentlemeu in shooting the question of
strength not having the bearing as in the long ranges :
and I would make a suitable allowance by addition to the
lady's deduction from the gentleman's score of a certain
per Cent. I hope that some of the ladies will give their
side of this question. A, N. Drew.

New York Archery Club. — The first actual match
of the New York Archery Club was shot Saturday after¬
noon, Nov. 1st, at the range in Eighty-eighth street and
Eighth avenue. Two club badges in blue and gold — one
for ladies and one for gentlemen — were the prizes. The
ladies’ badge was won by Miss Norton by a score of 146 —
48 arrows at 20 and 30 yards. Mr. Auten won the gentle¬
man’s badge by a Bcore of 170 — 20 atrowB at 40 yards. On
Tuesday last the ladies shot a match for a prize raw-hide
backed bow. The conditions were 24 arrows at 20, and
24 at 30 yards, the prize to be awarded to the lady making
the highest score. The scores were as follows : — Miss
Norton, 144 ; Mrs. De Lunor, 118 ; Miss Bailey, 103 ; MisB
Burger, 32 ; Miss Wren, 2S. A large number of gentle¬
men were present, and the prize was presented to the
winner by the president of the club.

Waltham Archers’ Championship Match.— Waltham,
Mass,, Nov. l«f, — Ladies' silver medal ; won by Mrs. J.
Fred. Moore. Ladies’ leather medal; won by Miss A.
May Keith. Gentlemen’s silver medal : won by John
Worcester. Gentlemen’s leather medal ; Won by Rev.
Raul Stirling.

Saturday, Nov. 8th, the New York Archery Club had a
very successful meeting, a large number of members and
friends being present. Mr. Geo. D. Pond won the Gen¬
tlemen’s Badge ; Mrs. Dr. De Luna won the Ladies’. Fol¬
lowing are the scores : Ladies' Match, at 20, 30 and 40
yards ; 24 arrows each ; first shooting at 40 yards

Mrs. De Luna ... . . 1S6 | Miss Howell . 75

Miss Morton . JOT ! Miss Wren . . at

Gentlemen’s Match, at 60, 50 and 40 yards ; 30 arrows
each : —

Mr. Pond . 194 1 Mr. Sheldon . . 50

Mr. Auten . . 184 I Mr. Burtfe.. . 30

Mr. Sutton . . , 150 ]

Timing Athletic Sports.— An English civil engineer
has devised a mechanical contrivance for timing the
racing competitors in athletic meetings. By means of a
ili um involving at the rate of one turn in fifteen seconds,
and in electrical commxinication with each end of the
course, the time may he determined down to the thou¬
sandths of a second. Round this drum woxild be wound
a sheet of paper, marked horizontally for the number of
seconds and vertically for the number of men running,
and contact would be broken by the rupture of a fine
thread stretched across the course immediately in front
of the starting place and of the corresponding thread at
the finish, the time of starting and finishing being thus
instantaneously recorded. This will, if successful, at least
do away with much of the disputing now so characteris¬
tic of athletic contests. We shall also probably see the
time of certain feats reduced.

“He! He ! ”— Archery kor the Parlor,— We have
heard of “carrying the war into Africa," and Mr. E. I.
Horsman, the celebrated maker of fine archery, has done
this by carrying arehei-y into the parlor. “ Ilorsmau’s
parlor archery ” (a cut of which will be seen in our ad¬
vertisement) is destined to become as popular indoors as
archery in the field. The great beauty of this invention
is that it is a. perfect substitute foi- field archery, the
same degree of skill being requisite to hit the target as is
required in the field. A match, therefore, will be as much in
order in the dining or drawing-room, after dir.ner, as it has
been on the lawn, before luncheon, during the summer.
The bows and arrows are so constructed and guarded that
injury to the walls, windows, mirrors, furniture and car¬
pets is entirely avoided. The target is composed of a
framework of walnut, iu which is hung a heavy sheet of
canvas, in the centre of which the target appeals on a
xiece of black enamelled leather with gold rings. The
lows are made of lemonwood, nicely strung, while the
arrows are protected on the end with a soft rubber cap ;
by chalking which the shot is shown upon the target.
The box it nicely made, and contains how and arrows, to¬
gether with the frame and target, and can he earned
easily under the arm. It is made in three grades, $5,00,
$7.50 or $10 per set, It is just the thing for a holiday pres¬
ent,

Battle Creek Arctiery Club.— The Battle Creek Ar¬
chery Club numbers fifty members, and has a hall for
winter practice. The club has not been organized very
leng, but already is making creditable scores.

jfiw and $$ittcrL fishing.

FISH IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER.

FRESH WATER. -

Black Buss, Mif.roplenis salvlo- I Pike or Pickerel, Exnx ’Mcivs.

ides; M. nigricans. I Yellow Perch, Ferca Jlavti,eeus

Muskolonge, Esox noIHUor.

Sea Bass, Scimnaps occllatm. I Coro, Cybinm regale.

Striped Bass, Jtoocus Uneatus. Bonito, Sarda pelamys.
Woukfish, Cj/nomtiow repnife. I King fish, Mcntlclrnisnebidosus,
Btueflsli, Pamatinnwi saltatrLc.

THE ENGLISH GRAYLING.

ITS HABITS AND CHARACTERISTICS.

WE are proud to credit the following article to the Lon¬
don Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. It is
evidently written by a most careful observer. It is such
essays as these that impai-t solid information to the stu¬
dent of ichthyology. We wish that more of them were
written. Even the most competent writers (and they are
by no means numerous,) fxxrnish only partial data which
serve to mystify rather than inform, and upon which no
substantial conclusions can be built, or comparative spec¬
ifications fie established. It is tills defective presentation
of the subject which renders so many hooks on angling
absolutely worthless.

A comparison of the habitat and natural history of the
English and American species discovers a remarkable
homogeneity, We find that their range is not only limi¬
ted, but it is coxxfined to a narrow zone of latitude in both
hemispheres. This zone is identical in each. Moreover,
only a few streams within this zone contain grayling, and
persistent efforts to introduce and establish them in neigh¬
boring waters are never more than partially suecessf ^not¬
withstanding the conditions in all may seem to be such as
would satisfy every requirement. Such is notably the
case with our Michigan rivers. There are streams flow¬
ing through the same tract of coxmtry, some of which
contain grayling, some both grayling and trout, and some
of them without either fish. Scrutinizing the habits of the
gi-ayling in England and America, we find them as nearly
alike as possible ; so is their food, the character of the
river beds which they inhabit, the food they live upon,
their seasons of spawning, quality of flesh, size, weight,
etc. Here, also, as in England, are a variety of Bpecies.
Besides the grayling of Michigan ( thymaUus tricolor,) we
certainly have Back’s grayling {t. signifer,) which is abun¬
dant in Alas British Araerioa, and the mountain

grayling ft. montanus) of the upper Missouri River, and
we may possibl}- add t. ontariensis, which exists in cer¬
tain streams in Vermont and the Province of Quebec.
All of these are found within the same belt of latitude.

We are gradually becoming familiar with this delectabl
game fish, which was scarcely known to our anglers six
years ago, and hundreds annually engage in their capture.
It is deplorable that such wanton havoc is indxxlged by
persons who ought to know that the supply is by no means
inexhaustible ; in consequence of which there is every
reason to fear that the few streams we have will be speed¬
ily depleted, and grayling fishing come to a summary end.
Those who have enjoyed the sport of catching them will
be intensely interested in the information given by our
contemporary across'the Atlantic. We quote :—

It is commonly believed that the grayling— salmo thy-
mdliUs, thyimllus vulgaris, or umbra, is a naturalised
but not indigenous English fish, the earliest colonies of
which were imported from the Continent by the monks
of old, for the benefit of those monasteries which, in
ruined grandeur, or in renovated beauty, may still be ad¬
mired oxx the banks of the principal rivers wlfere grayling
are to be found , This belief, no doubt, is founded on
fact : but we know that the wise monks reared their
pleasant homes on the banks of many a fair stream over
all parts of the United Kingdom : wticreas the grayling
is confined to only a few of the smaller streams, and to
particular localities, in England alone. The fish is un¬
known to the North of the Tweed, or in all the rivers and
lakes of Ireland, where monastic institutions used to he
numerous and powerful. If, as is most probable, oui'
original supply Was drawn from abroad, the parent stock
may still be found flourishing most abundantly in their
native home ; for a oticle drawn on the map of Europe
rom a centre at Berne to a distance at Genoa would eii-
lose within its circumference nearly all the Gontinental-
fa.mily of grayling, which most closely resemble our Eng
iish fish. They are said to be found also in Lapland, Nor¬
way, and Sweden, as well as on the borders of the Caspian
and Baltic ; but tliese, as Sir Humphrey Davie has pointed
out with good reasons, would appear to be. a variety of a
different, species. Similarly also in England, if the prov-
exhial eagle, towering over the heights of the Hereford¬
shire Beacon, were to wing his coxn-se to the far slopes of
the Derbyshire hills, he would look down upon the prin¬
cipal settlements of our grayling colonies, spread out in
panorama beneath his flight. There are, of coxn-se, some
few grayling rivers outside this area ; and Hampshire es¬
pecially has not only perpetuated its own breed, but also
f ui'nished stock for otlier localities ; while Yorkshire also
holds some strong outlying detachments in the north.
The worthy monks, no doubt, fxxlly appreciated the gray¬
ling, as a savory change iu then- diet of fish during the
hard months of the winter, and probably tried to intro¬
duce them into various rivers with more or less success :
but the delicate fish has tastes and idiosyncraeies of his
own, and must have refused to populate many a desira¬
ble stream, and died out of others where its few hut im-
pei-ative requirements were not satisfied. For even within
the present centiuy they have been observed to change
the position of their favorite haunts in old-established
rivers, always migrating downwards from cold springs t o
warmer pools, and they have refused to establish then-
progeny in many new localities selected for them, and
notably in the great Thames itself. Their tastes and
habits' however, are very well known now, and whex'ever
the stock has been once established, and their liver homo
made suitable for them, they have been found to breed
freely and to grow rapidly, reqxxiring little further care
beyond protection from the ubiquitous and iniquitous
poacher. They love a swift flowing, but not turbulent,
river, where tixe water is generally clear and moderately
cool, and where gentle exm-ents alternate with deep and
extensive pools, They do not followthe fashion of young
troutlets, and make their common playground in the noisy
stickles, which go babbling over gravelly shallows, or
twist fretfully into little pools and falls among the rocks,
though occasionally they may be seen, sporting playfully
and rising continuously, on some of the faster currents
and rippling shallows, where the small flies are being
wafted rapidly down the stream. Their more congenial
home lies in stiller waters, and in dark depths, where the
river channel is lined with mixed gravel, sand, andloam,
from which they may gather particles of mud and smaller
shells, to help their digestion of the insect food, which
constitutes their favorite sustainance. They lie. there¬
fore. habitually at a lower depth in the water than trout
usually do : and darting upwards at their prey, instead of
waiting fox- it to float almost into their mouths, they
rarely appear to view at all in the river, except at the
nioment when they make their sudden rise, and disappear
again almost as instantaneously. The fish itself is so deli¬
cate in the nature and the flavor of its flesh, needing to he
cooked within a few hours after it has been caught, that,
although taken in its prime dui-ing the cold months of
winter, it is rarely sent away to distant friends as a pres¬
ent, and still more rarely exposed for sale in the fish shops
of large towns ; and consequently it is as rare a sight as
a black swan to the general public. The grayling rivers,
too, are so limited in number and small in extent that
they are apt to be regarded, even by members of the craft,
as Coi-inthian streams, restricted to a few club members,
and sacred as the Leintwardine itself ; and so many a
half-satisfied angler puts away his worAand tangled gear,
when September filings an end to the trout fishing, and
never thinks of having a cast at the grayling, just at the
very time when the deheious fish is coming into season.
* * * * The passed graduate in trout fishing xnay, very
probably, find himself diappointed at first for some time,
while he meets with no response to his most tempting
lines of invitation, sent with careful precision to likely-
looking uooks and swirling eddies, where he fondly hoped
the hungry grayling might be floating near the surface,
ready to snatch the flies that should float over them, or to
dart out at them from some sheltered spot, until suddenly
from the clear depths of mid-stream he may see a silvery
fish shoot upwards like a flash of light, and descend again
With equal rapidity. Then he realises the different hab¬
its of the grayling, how that fish lies deep down in the
water, watching for his food on the sin-face, and prepared
to take it with a sudden upward spring ; for though he
cannot stem a torrent, Bunuount a weir, or Bpring out of

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817

water like a trout, yet, by the aid of his large and beau¬
tifully tinted dorsal fin, he can raise himself through the
water and dart down again like a flash of lightning. So
the judicious angler adapts his allurements to the taste
of the fish, and spreading his flies as lightly as possible
on the open water, allows them to float naturally on the
surface. Again, a glittering streak of silver flashes up¬
wards, and this time the rod bends to a sportive little fish
of herring size. There is a very general belief, which
perhaps is greatly over estimated, that the mouth of the
grayling is very tender, and so the landing net is brought
into use even tor these small fish, much against the incli¬
nation of the angler, who thinks that surely no other fish
will rise again for some tune on the same spot after such
a disturbance. Won’t they, your ignoranee I They seem
rather to like the fun, which now gets exciting, as the
large pool is full of fish, which dart up and down like
northern lights in the stream, until the feed is over, and
then all is still again. These are the yearling fish, or
shutt-grayling as they are called, which, having been
hatched in great numbers during the early spring, make
rapid growth and attain to herring size in the autumn,
and to about half-a-pound by Christmas, They grow to
a pound weight in their second year, and so on to two,
but rarely exceed three pounds. The shutt-grayling may
be caught by dozens during August and September, one
after another out of the same pool, and often two to¬
gether, with only here and there some stray full-grown
fish among them.

In all grayling rivers some trout are to be found, and
the two cousinly fishes thrive well enough together in
such streams as are capable of sustaining their united
families ; but as one is just going out of season when the
other is coming in, it is just as well to observe that their
habits, their haunts, and their nurseries are different in
many essential details, and the favorite food of both,
though very similar, is by no means identical. The trout,
on the one hand, is an active forager and almost omniv¬
orous. He will chase the lively minnow and devour the
smaller tribes of his own race, as well as the spawn and
the foetus of the larger ; and then he will make a dinner
of all sorts of grubs and insects and a supper of flies and
moths. Tho grayling, on the other hand, is far more fas¬
tidious in the limited viands of his usual diet. He does
not commonly hunt after minnows and small fishes,
though there are undoubted instances of his having been
caught with a minnow as a bait, and he does not forage
in those parts of the river where the spawn of other fish
is to be obtained. Feeding almost entirely on larvae and
flies, he seems to prefer such as are enveloped in hard
cases of sand and gravel, while all the minute insect life
which lurks among the weeds and vegetation of the deep
pools serves to furnish his principal sustenance, and so he
is easily taken in with the miniature artificial representa¬
tions of his accustomed food : and he cannot resist the
temptation of a choice ropast when a good representation
of a grub or grasshopper is naturally presented to him.
It has been said, indeed, that he eats freely of the water-
thyme, which has gained for him his distinguishing ap¬
pellation of “ Thymallus,” and even still imparts to him
that peculiar aroma of thyme or cucumber which he ex¬
hales when first taken out of the wator ; but tills fiction
has not stood the test of experience, nor has any such
vegetable matter been ever found among the food' in his
stomach. Neither do the two families interfere with each
other during the quarrelsome period of mati ng and spawn¬
ing ; for while the trout persistently runs upward to the
fresh and cool waters of the of mountain streams, or small
tributary brooks, to spawn, the grayling will never face
the coldness nor stem the torrents of the Upper streams,
but, if he changes his locality at all, always drops down¬
wards, and seek a warm and peaceful nursery. The fe¬
male grayling is generally attended by several males, it
is said, and their spawn is deposited at the tail of a gently
running stream, and there left uncovered, while the par¬
ent fishes simply remain on guard, to keep away intru¬
ders, during the short period that elapses till the young
are Hatched out. Then the whole family drop down to
some deep and quiet pool, where they all live and grow
together till the autumn, when the angler comes to look
after them. Then the shutt-grayling, in their youth and
ignorance, play merrily with his treacherous flies, and af¬
ford an easy sport ; but the elder fish are far less numer¬
ous, and more difficult to delude.

Fish Swallowing Fish. — We declare the lists open.
We offer as an inducement to competitors a prize of the
biggest fish hook to be had in New York City. This will
be awarded to the man, woman, or child who will tell the
most capacious story about one fish swallowing another
fish, or about a fish swallowing anything else. , Condi¬
tions : The story must be either of the narrator’s personal
observations or of the observation of some one known to
aome one else who has a friend who is known to the nar¬
rator. AU stories must be in before January 1st, 1880,

Steam Dredging op Oysters.— The old manner of
oyster dredging is about to undergo a revolution, In¬
stead of dredging with rakes by manual labor, as the cus¬
tom has been for many years in the Chesapeake Bay and
elsewhere, the Connecticut oystermen now dredge the
Fair Haven beds by steam machinery. The New Haven
Register thus describes the process : — •

The William H. Lockwood is a steamer of forty-nine
tons burden, high in the bows, of wide beams, built in a
style peculiarly adapted to work of this kind. She is 08
feet long and has a draught of water of 51 feet. She car¬
ries in the stern of the boat an unusually powerful engine
for a boat of her size, in addition to which is a double¬
cylinder engine for the hauling in of the oysters. Housed
over, the men and oysters are protected from exposure
to storm, sun and cold, and can work in the coldest
weather. On either side are two doors, provided with
rollers, over which the ropes run smoothly. Tire dredger
proper consists of a piece of apparatus which resembles a
carpet bag in its general appearance. It is made of pieces
of linked chain, strong and serviceable, and is connected
to the rope by three iron bars which proceed from the
ends and middle, and which meet in a common centre,
forming a ring, to which the rope is attached. There are
, four of the dredges, and a man to look after the interests
of each one. These carpet hags, aa one will call them,

are connected by a series of ropes which run through a
series of pulleys and blocks, and are connected with the
engine.

Tbe saving in manual labor is very great. By the old
plan the raking taxes tho muscular power of die men to
the utmost. By the new the steam-engine does the
work, Our Chesapeake Bay dredgers would regard a
bushel Of oysters each time the rakes are run up as a fail-
haul. The Fair Haven dredges, worked by steam, loosen
and gather at a single haul twelve bushels. By the new
method time and labor are both saved, and the exposure
in wintry weather, which breaks down the constitution
of our hardiest oystermen, is almost wholly avoided. A
very serious question will probably come up, however, as
to the effect upon the oyster beds by this new process.

An Ugly Fish. — A correspondent of the London Tele-
rap): writes from the Seyohelle Archipelago of a small,
uthighly-poisonous fish, called the “laf,” the “spines
upon whose back are hollow and filled, like the fangs of
a cobra, with a dangerous poison, which sometimes pro¬
duces death and always intense pain.’’ You may draw it
unobserved into the boat when you are fishing, and find
out its peculiarities before its presence is ascertained.
Sharks, too, are more than abundant, and, it seems, hang
about the frail boats of the place with such terrible ear¬
nestness as to appal sailors and cause them to refrain
from tempting the deep ; the creatures eat the oars as
they are thrust into the water, munch the sides of tho
canoes, and altogether misconduct themselves so gravely
that harpoons have to bo used in order to repel them.
Happily, in respect to the “laf,” nature has provided an
antidote, for no sooner has lie stung than his body offers
a cure to any one who has the presence of mind to seize
it, cut it open, and apply it to the wound. Against the
teeth of the shark no such protection is offered, yet those
who wish to avoid his mouth can do so by keeping ashore.
They miss the enjoyment of the loveliest waters in the
world, but they also escape a fate compared with which
that of Jonah was child’s play,

Is not this statement of the so-called antidote provided
by nature, only another phaze of the belief current in
some parts of our own country that the flesh of the rat¬
tlesnake cures the bite? Tlius is popular error widespread.
But it might be reasoned on the other hand that this
shows that there is something in it after all.

Another story of poisonous fish comes from the antipo¬
des. Tbe pardoned communists who have just come back
to Paris, tell us of the fish at the Isle of Pines, which,
when eaten, gave St. Vitus’s dance, and at certain seasons
brought on mortal illness.

Pennsylvania — Watsontowii, Nov. 3d.— Bass fishing is
over for the season, and a poor season it has been. The
waters have been lower than has ever been known. We
are catching a good number of Susquehanna salmon, some
as high as nine pounds in weight. Quail and pheasant
shooting will be good in this section. J. R. House.

—A correspondent writes of a curious incident of vital¬
ity in a bine fish. When captured, it was in such poor
condition that it was opened for the purpose of investiga¬
ting its food, and the heart was observed to continue beat¬
ing for more than ten minutes.

— There is a good run of small striped bass in this neigh¬
borhood now, and good baskets are made from the Cen¬
tral New Jersey Railroad bridge which crosses Newark
Bay, Larger fish are expected daily.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Tqe Amateur Poacher, By the Author of “ The
Game-keeper at Home” and “Wild Life In a Southern Country."
Boston : Roberts Brotherni-1879. Price, $1,50.

We have already spoken in high praise of the writings of this
author. He has the power of learning- Nature's secrets, and
pleasantly telling them, which is not often exhibited by more am¬
bitious writers. We have seen nothing of recent years so thor¬
oughly readable and instructive In this particular field, as the
three books mentioned above. If anyone enioys reading the
Forest and Stream he will surely enjoy, these pages also.

The Practical Pigeon Keeper. By Lewis Wright,
New York: Cassell, Fetter, Galpin & Co. Price, $1.50.

Mr. Wright, well-known among poultry keepers as the author
of the admirable "Illustrated Book of Poultry," uud other
works upon the subject, bas given us in this book a comprehen¬
sive and exhaustive guide to the care of pigeons. Wo call the
book comprehensive, because so fares careful examination shows,
the whole subject is discussed, and exhaustive, because of the
whole subject all is said that there is to say, and the book .Is more¬
over, as ir professes to bo, practical.

The loft, breeding, care, exhibition, eto., eto., are fully treated
and the valueof the pages areenhancedbynumerousillustrations.
We commend it to all pigeon keepers, and we eommond pigeon
keeping as a very pleasant as well as profitable recreation.

The “ American Antiquarian.” An illustrated quar¬
terly journal devoted to Early American History, Ethnology
and Archaeology ; edited by Rev. 8. D. Peet, Cb'nton, Wis. Pub¬
lished by Jameson & Morse, 104 Clark street, Chicago, HI. Price
$3.00 per annum.

This magazine is devoted to a very interesting subject. It is
well known that there ure many evidences of an ancient occupa¬
tion of this continent by a people whose history has always been
enveloped in mystery. New facts, are, however, constantly
coming to light which, though strange and sometimes mys¬
terious, are calculated to reveal something of the prehistorie con¬
dition of America. Travelers and explorers go to distant regions
of the East to examine the ruins of Nluoveh and Babylon, and in
these buried cities find many interesting confirmations of history.
Others, also, traverse the frozen regions of the Arctic Sea to dis¬
cover tbs northwest passage : but at our very doors there are
tokens of a buried past which deserve attention more than these.
It Is the object of the -4. merfaxtn Antiquarian to so eollSetfacts and
direct inquiry that this obscure history of our country shall be
made known, aud tbe problem of man be ultimately sol red. The
editor. Rev. S. D. Peet, has devoted many years to this sub¬
ject, aud the contributors uro all gentlemen who have high rank
in the scientific world. It is one of the most readable magazines
published, and we arp happy to com mend It as worthy of support.

— Munn & Co., of this city, publish a convenient little
manual entitled “The Scientific American Hand-Book," which
gives, , in compact form, a groat deal of information about
patents, caveats, designs, trade-marks, etc. 1 1 is sent free upon
application. The SetenHJle American has long been the recognized
authority In its field, and it stows hotter every year.

—The • ‘ American Naturalist ” opens with an instruc¬
tive article on “How Our Ancestors In the Stone Ago Made
Their Implements." The writer is Mr. B. B. Redding, aud he de¬
tails some personal experience with Indian manufacturers of
arrows, which help to make this a valuable ;eontribution to eth¬
nology,

The “ Nuttall Bulletin.” The October number of the
Bulletin , opens with a brief notioe of - the Blaok Capped Greenlet
by Dr. Coues, accompanied by a beautiful lithographic plate of the
male and female birds, and the nest. This is followed by the con¬
cluding part of Mr. Mearn's list of OrcgonBirds collected by Lieut.
Wlttioh. Tbe breeding habits of the American Brown Creeper (Cer-
ihia familiarix A m erica no) are charmingly set forth by Mr. Brews¬
ter, in one of those delightful articles which he knows so well how
to write, and Mr. Leverett M. Loomis, who is introduced to the
readers of the Bulletin by Dr. Brewer, contributes a List of Birds
of South Carolian, enumerating one hundred aud forty species.
Under the name F.ififnoc note, Mr. Itidgwav describes a new species
of Peutumt from specimens obtained from Southern Illinois and
Texas, and gives some valuable though brief notes with regard to
its habits. Tho number is concluded by an interesting article by
Mr. Scott on the Birds observed at Long Beach, New Jersey. He
mentions seventy-fivespeoies, of which, as might be expected, a
large proportion ace shore haunting birds.

In Rocent Literature, wo notice two reviews by Mi-. Allen, of
much interest. General Notes contains great amount and variety
of bird news, and the whole number is, we think, more than usu¬
ally interesting.

The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China, has

been translated from the French of Jules Verne, by Virgina
Champlin, and is published by Loo ,v Shepard, Boston. The
author hits introduced tbe most progressive inventions of the
day in the heart of China, and seeks to picture the peculiar ex¬
periences of a Chinaman surrounded by such bewilderments.

Anecdote of Kossuth.— .Editor Forest and Stream:—
The following anecdote was related to me by an intimate
friend of the celebrated Louis Kossuth : —

“ Kossuth and several friends were hunting in upper
Hungary. While at lunch, one facetious gentlemau wish¬
ing to play a practical joke, drew the shot from Kossuth’s
gun. Hunting being resumed, the party scattered, though
the wag remained near his victim to await the result of
his trick. In Hungary, owing to the prevalence of large
game as well as small, sportsmen prepare themselves for
either by loading one barrel with buck-shot, the other
with a smaller kind. Kossuth soon fired two shots in rapid
succession, and his friend called to him : 1 What is it ?’
Kossuth answered: ‘A bear, and I have killed him!'
‘Impossible!’ replied the other, incredulously ; 'there
was uo shot in your gun.’ ‘ There he lies ; come anil see
for yourself.’ Sure enough, the monster lay stretched in
death, and when examined it was found a single shot had
entered beneath the fore arm, penetrating the breast. It
happened in this wise The bear appearing suddenly
from a thicket Kossuth fired, this shot not taking effect,
the animal advanced until within a short distance, when,
raising himself on his hind legs for a final embrace, he
was given the other barrel with the effect above men¬
tioned. Kossuth owes his fife to one small sfiot having
remained in the barrel when the charge was drawn."

Victor M. Hardeman,

— Tbe Christian Union has a funny story of a post¬
master’s pet cat, which one morning was prying into tbe
open mail bag after something which smelt good and got
locked up with the letters aud papers, and was duly dis¬
patched thirty miles away to another post-office. The
telegraph was brought into requisition, and the accom¬
modating postmaster at the other end of the line broke
the rules of the Post-Office Department about sending
living objects throughilthe mail and dispatched the stray¬
ing feline back again. According to our knowledge of
cats he would have done better had he turned her out
to get home herself. Cats can travel faster than the mail
trains.

From Rev, J. E. Rankin, D. D.— June 19th, 1879, the
Rev. J. E. Rankin, D. D., of Washington, D. C., certified
as follows : “ I have known of several persons who re¬
garded themselves as greatly benefitted aud some of them
as permanently cured of diseases of the kidneys and
urinary organs by the medicine prepared by Charles
Craig, of Charlotte, N. Y, I have known, too, of its use
in similar cases by physicians of the highest character
and standing, I do not doubt that it has great virtue.”
In a previous communication to the Congregationalist
Dr. Rankin referred at length to the beneficial treatment
of a case in his own family, pronounced Bright’s Disease
by six physicians, with the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure,
and said : “This treatment I want, in the interest of
humanity, to describe and Commend." — Ado.

Guns and Shirts.— We saw in Mr. Squire's store the other flay
about as fine a gun as ever came to our notice. It was a $300 Greener
liaramerless, of exquisite finisli. 'With it upon the counter
was a $300 Scott hainmeriC36, which had two sets of barrels. These
flue g-u us wore imported for Mr, Koop, the shirt manufacturer of
Broadway, this city, who is not only a good judge of what a gun
ought to be, butable to handle one as well. Mr. Keep claims to
make the best shirts in the market, and there are thousands of
men and boys olotUed and in thoic right minds who are ready to
substantiate this daim.

— Nervous people should avoid the temporary relief of
tea and coffee. A cup of pure cocoa will be found nutri¬
tive as well as sedative. Insist upon your grocer’s
furnishing Walter Baker & Co.’S preparation.

—For duck, geese or deer, take a few Solileber long-
range shot cartridges.

818

FOREST AND STREAM,

$cu> gulueiliscmctttsi.

Natural History Store.

ESTABLISHED IN 1859.

(The only ono of that date).

Is now located at 304 Washington street, Bos¬
ton, Mass. Birds, Skins, Shells, Minerals and
Naturalists' Supplies.

Importer of Eyes, which, in orders of $3 and
upwards, are sold at wholesale rates.

Charles <!, lirenster.

Fine Breech-loading

G-TXIsrS

AT AUCTION.

HAVING determined to withdraw from the
gun business. IsTmll offer my whole stock
nt nubile sale on Wednesday, 19tli November,
1879, through Mr.39Fts. Banker &■ Co., Auction¬
eers. 47 and 49 Liberty street. Sale positive and
without, reserve, to the highest bidder. These
guns have nil been made to my order by Scott,
HoHis and Westley Richards. All perfect and
now, none second-nand. No other guns will be
admitted in this sale. Also, a Very Fine Ham-
merles* Gun, made by Westley Richards ;
cost £25.

FRANCIS TOMES,

.Vo. 6 Maiden Lane.
Guos will be on exhibition and catalogues
ready on Monday, Nov. 17th, two days before the
sale.

KIDNEY& LIVER
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{Formerly Dr. Craig's Kidney Cure.)

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tfctTTe-itimo Dials of the highest order In proof
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ttiTFor the cure of Bright’* and the other
diseases, call for Warner’s Safe Kidney

^WARNER’S
. Safe Remedies are
1 sold by Druggists
I and Dealers in
[ Medicine every¬
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THE PRACTICAL

PIGEON KEEPER.

BY LEWIS WRIGHT.

CROWN 8V0. CLOTH, *1.50.

Author of “The Illustrated Booh of
Poultry," “The Practical Piultry
Keeper,"- Ac.

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.

*,,* I n this work the same plain and prac¬
tical character has been preserved whioh
obtained for

THE PRACTICAL POULTRY KEEPER

such a wide popularity. The object has
been to get tbe greatest amount of practi¬
cal information on practical points into the
smallest space.

CASSELL, PETTER, GALPIN & CO.,

London, Laris, .l- 590 Broadway ,

New Yoke.

KEEP’S SHIRTS

ABE THE V8BV BEST.

Boys’ and Youths' Shirts, all complete, best
quality, 81 each.

KEfiP'S PATENT PARTLY-MADE SHIRTS,
only plain seam3 to finish, (i for $7.

KEEP’S CUSTOM SHIRTS, very best, MADE
TO MEASURE, ft lor $9. Pit guaranteed.

NIGHT SHIRTS, all styles, extra length, *1
each.

An elegant set of extra heavy gold-plated But¬
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KEKJP’M KID ififiOVES FOB GENTS*
the vory best, plain or embroidered, $1.10 per

Ptlk‘ KEEP’S IRUBItETiLAS.

BEST GINGHAM, patent protected ribs, SI
each. Warranted. Fifty per cent, stronger than
any other umbrella.

REGINA and TWILLED SILK UMBRELLAS
and CANES In all styles.

KEEP’S l/NBJEKWEAR
Comprises all the newest and best goods for Fall
wear. CANTON and SCARLET TWILLED
FLANNEL from 75c. to $1.50. ANGOLA
FLEECE, SCOTCH WOOL and SHETLAND
SHIRTS nml DRAWERS, from 00c. to $3.50 each.
SCARLET WOOL KNIT SHIRTS and DRAW¬
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THE l.t'JEs'r IVOVELTIE8
Are now ready in Gents' Silk, Linen and Cam-
brio Handkerchiefs, Snurfs in elegant designs
and effects. Our gold-plated Jewelry is the best
quality. Scarf Rings, Pins, Studs, Sleeve and
Collar Buttons atabout half the usual cost else¬
where. _ .

Skirts only delivered free.

Merchants will be furnished with trade circu¬
lars on application, us we furnish the trade on
the most favorable terms.

Samples and Circulars mailed free.

KEEP MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

£31. 333, 635 St 63T Broadway, New York,

n UN FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE for
VjT ;i small-bore breech-loader. A double 10-
bore, full pistol-grip* Cluybrough muzzle-load¬
er ; cost $175 to order : raised rib ; one modified
and a full-chokcd barrel ; stock* 14-inch ; drop,
3-incb. Warranted a strong, close shooter.

.1. H. BATTY,

Novl3-l t box 40, Parkvillo, L. I.

17*011 SALE— A Wesson sporting ritle; 33 cal.;

I rim fire; open hunting- and globe and peep
sights; weighs 64 lbs.; splendid shooter. Has
been used but little; in perfect order. Address
box 990, Worcester, Mass. Novi 3-1 1

YYT & C. SCOTT & SON, laminated

Vt • steel, 12-bore, central fire breech-loader,
pistol grip, rebounding locks, 71 lbs. First rate
order. Price $05. Enquire of

HODGKINS & HAIGH,

Novl3-2f 398 Broadway, N. Y.

TT'OR SALE.— SHARPS Long Range

-T Rifle, nearly new; in excellent condition;
used just enough to know thatitis perfect; first
cost with impiovoments, $115; will sell very
cheap. Address box 339, Yonkers, N. Y.

Nov-13-U

T> ARKER FOR SALE. — As good as new,

1 12-gauge, 81 lbs,, 30-inch Damascus steel
barrels ; left barrel full choke; right barrel modi¬
fied choke ; 50 brass shells and loading tools. Gun
eost $90, will sell the lot for $55. Address

JAMES SUTHERLAND.
Novl3-3t Wlnehendon, Mass.

For Sale, Cheap,

Several hundred thousand Brook Trout Eggs,
mostly taken from wild fish ; ready for delivery
in November aud December. Also three thou¬
sand two-year old trout. For particulars and
prices apply at once to BRAINARD & WIL¬
LOUGHBY. successor to Thomas & Brainard,
Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y.

\\T ANTED — For cash, a 3-barrel Baker
t V gun ; must be best, and sold low ; describe,
and address D. M. SHAHPNACK, Rogers P. O.,
West Va. Nov 6,2t.

TTTANTED— A Winchester repeating

V V rifle, latest model ; but little used and
in good order. Address, with description and
price, S. S. U, Post-office box 261, Stamford, Ct.
Nov. 13-lt.

YYT ANTED — A fine second-hand, Lon-
V \ don made, breech-loading shot-gun, in
good order; a Dougall, Grantor Purdey pre¬
ferred; weighing about: 7 lbs., 12-bore, 28 or 30
inch barrels. Address, stating lowest prioe,
DON, box 1,552, Pittsburgh, Pa. Novl8-lt

TXTANTED-A Breech-loading rifle, .22
YV or .32 calibre. HOWARD, this office.

Novl3-lt

YYTANTED TO EXCHANGE— A fine

V V 10-gauge Remington gun, full-choke,
pistol-grip, rebounding locks, 81 Inch drop, a
close hard shooter, used only one season . Will ex¬
change for a Scott or Greener of same quality, of
12 or 14-guuge and 7 pounds weight, and 3-inch
drop. Duly those having a (list-class gun need
apply. Address H. SMITH.

NovlS-lt

^Uisrdlancous.

FEXIGUSONT’S

RUST PREVENTER,

The best article yet discovered.

For Fire Arms, Surgical Instruments, Cutlery,
Tools, exposed parts of machinery, etc.,

IT HAS NO EQUAL.

For sale by dealers in hardware and sportsmens’
goods. Trade supplied by

ALBERT FERG USON, Sole Manuf’r,

115 Fulton street, New York.
Send for circular.

/JQ Gold, Crystal, Lnce. Perfumed & Ohromo
fcCnrds, name In Gold and Jet, 10c., Clinton
Bros., Clintouville, Ct.

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge’s’’
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,”
and containing the “points' 1 by which every breed
of dogs Is judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Prioe 50 cents.

lime ftvfMU’l.

_ mean sell out. In order to close out the
balance of one of the most valuable kennels of
pure blood, this is a rare chance to get some of
the best blood at a great bargain. 1 am bound
to sell. Irish setter Gipsey, red, and some white,
black nose ; a perfect beauty ; hunted some on
quail; very obedient; sire Hodman’s Dash, who
was the best Irish setter on game in the United
States. She is a good brood bitch ; price only $30.

France, a Held trial bitch; a beautiful head ;
ears hung low ; a good brood bitch ; never hunted
her ; bought her iu June ; will guarantee her to
stand a pigeon In yard for twenty minutes* and
from her movements I think would be good in
field. Price $25. Litter of pups worth four
times that amount.

Pure-blooded Gordon setter dog, Max, color,
blaok and tan ; very handsome; broken to charge
and bunt by motion of band; retrieves; hunted
some ; will make a first-class dog in one or two
more trips ; good as most of dogs now ; will
make a bench winner. Price $30.

Laura, a red Irish setter bitch, a perfect beauty ;
good nose, and very staunch and fast ; she was
sirod by champion imported Irish setter, York,
prize winner in Ireland and. this coun try. This is
a rare chance lo get such a bitch for price of
pup, $35. II. B. VONDERSMITH, Lancaster, Pa.
Nov- 13-2 1.

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have daily access to salt
water.

N. B— Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dogs for sale ; full pedl-
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River. N. J

A RARE CHANCE.— Wlielps for sale,

out of champion Fire Fly, by champion
Elcho . Also, whelps out of Bello (“ Pride of the

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months’ work
out of the twelve, aud guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.

. """ "tiro, Thomas County, Georgia.

Oct 2,tf.

WINTER, Cair

RATTLER.— In the Stud. — Blue belton,
Llewellin setter, winner of three bench pri¬
zes, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish field trials, out of the pure Laverack bitch,
(Pickles). Will serve hitches at $30. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of. L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. jan 2tf

IN THE STUD.

“RE33 GHOUSE,”

IMPORTED IRISH SETTER.

Address EDWARD LOHMAN, 171 E. 87th St. N. Y.

FOR SALE — Gordon spayed setter bitch,
very handsome and well broken ; two years
aud eight months old; hunted two seasons on
quail, woodcock and ruffed grouse; broken to
retrieve and obey whistle and signals of the
arm. Address Z. Forest and Stream office.
Nov. 13-4t

T^OR SALE — A setter dog, broken on
-T woodcock, partridge and quail. Address
Nov.l3-lt C. M. PRATT, Westbrook, Conn.

IP OR SALE— $13.50, or one-fo
. buy a partly broken poin
months old. Address H. II.,

Nov. 13 It. Altoona Post-office, Blair Co., Pa.

FOR SALE— A thoroughbred blaok and white
English setter dog, thoroughly broken to
the fleltfand kennel ; d No. 1 retriever ; age, three
(3) vears; received a V. II. C., New York Bench
Show, April, 1879. Address H. G. DUNGAN,
1,119 Fourteenth street, N. W., Washington, D.C.
Nov. 13-lt.

ir'Ofi SALE— Setter pups (littered Sept 27th),
bv W. N. Calleudor s ltory O’Moore, out of
my Queen Bess, she out of M. Goldsmith's Plun¬
kett and Neil. Address

FOR SALE, when eight weeks old,
seven puppies out of Pat, by my Rattler
(Roy-Pi Okies) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 6 City
Hall, Detroit, Mioh. junelOt*

SPIte gicnufl

The following celebrated Dogs are for
sale.

jdogs:

St Bernard dog “Marco"; rough coated, two
years old; a maguificent animal— Rev. J. Cum-
ming Macdonu’s stock-second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Foundlaml dog “ Keeper”: four years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth,” ; liver and white ; one
and a half year old ; out of Lord Sefton's re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize in the H an-
oyer International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “Decimal Dsish,” eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“Dash” -a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover II”; pure red ; son of Mac-
dona's champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Ranger II”; a pure bred Lav¬
erack, son of Maedona’s celebrated “ Hanger".
His get won flrstat Hanovernud Paris shows.

English setter “ Ranger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

Sitolxes.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm’s celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco,” 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “Queen,” liver and white. lstWestmln-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“ Sensation."

Gordon setter “Beauty,” IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora"— liver and white, out of

Queen ” and “ Sancho,” in whelp to Croxteth. ■

Blue Belton setter “ Silk,” in whelp to Ranger I.

Irish Setter” Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard's
“ Palmerston ; " will bo bred to Rover I.

English Setter “Donna,” white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
be secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFFEOT,

Guj-mard, Orange Co., X. Y,

Laverack blood lor sale.—

Pups by the renowned sire of prize-winners,
the pure Laverack setter dog Carlowitz ; orange
and white ticked, lemon Belton and chestnut
Belton ; dams of whelps front prize-winning
stock; whelped July 3d and July 12th ; price
lower than the lowest. Also two whelps by
Carlowitz, dam Princess Nellie, she by Pride of
the Border, by Petrel. M, VON CULIN, Dela¬
ware City, Del. Oct9,tf

FOR SALE — A thoroughbred, thor¬
oughly broken Irish setter bitch, by
Champion Elcho, and out of Nell— Pluiiket-

TN THE STUD.— The pure Laverack dog
JL Pride, by Pride of the Border x Petrel. The
onlypure Laverack in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,613, Boston, Mass.

Sept. 4 — t. f.

TWO SETTER DOG PUPPIES, three

months : different dams, being my selection
for services of my Gordon dog Dorr ; ono Colley
bitch, four months. Will spay if desired.
novft-3t FRED A. TAFT, Dedham, Mass.

FOR SALE.— SENSATION-Queen II.,
Pointer puppies.— A few puppies of the
above celebrated stock for sale ; terms reason-
aele. Queen II. is by Champion Sancho, ex¬
champion Queen. Address G. K., Box 33 College
Point. L, I. _ Octlfi-3mo.

F)R SALE. — The fine cocker spaniel
bitch Flirt, out of Bestor’s imported bitch
Julliette, by his imported Snip, whelped May
25th, 1877. Will sell for $45 cash, or will exchange
for good breech-loading shot gun. Address
Novft-3t. G. E. OSBORN, New Haven, Conn.

IVOR SALE— Rip, Gordon setter, li
I some, and a perfect field dog— Ray,

hand-

__ _ r _ PH*. Pride

of the Border-Dimity ; first iuopen class, Phila¬
delphia, 1879, and Boston, 1879. Also Pointers
One brace dog pups, four months, champion
Rush, champion Romp ; one brace dog pups,
two months, ohampion Suapshot-ltuby. For full
particulars address EDMUND ORGlLL, P. O.
Box 1.699, New York. Novft.gt

TTIGHLY-BRED PUPS FOR SALE,—
IT The setter hitch Frink, by Averrlll's Mnnt,
out of Ethan Allen’s Cosey, has been bred to the
dog Ethan by Ethan Allen's Boss, out of Cosey ,
on the 23d Oct., 1879. Applications for pups will
be placed on file in order of reception by JOHN
JOHNSON, Thistle Kennel, North Manchester..
Conn, Novl3,eet

FOREST AND STREAM

819

3>lte fennel.

MIC K E'S

Fever Failing Dog Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyer.

For sale by all Druggists at 23 Cents each.

Wluilesale Agents— Bruen & nohart, 214 Fulton
Street, N. V.: Smith. Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phils.; Finley & Thompson. 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans, La.; W. H. Holftbird, Val¬
paraiso, lnd.; Trimble & Klelbacker, Baltimore.

Cure oa Destroyer sent by until on receipt of
35c., to ‘ L. A. M1C1CE, Easton, Pa.

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. X.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

"PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen In America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de-
. Sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor's Kfcn-
nels. doclfl tf.

MANGE!

MANGE! MANGE!

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL MANGE CUBE is war¬
ranted to enre all kinds and conditions of mange
or skin diseases of any nature on dogs or cattle
without injury to the animal. One application is
usually all thut is necessary. H. C. GLOVER,
Sole prop't'r Imperial Kennel, Tom’s River, N. J.

Conroy. Bissott. & Malleson, General Agents, 85
Fulton street, New York. To be had of retail
druggists and dealers in sportsmen's goods. Price
50 cents. Oot.30— Smos.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS— A BOON To DOGS.
rpmS POWDER is guaranteed to kill

-L fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put Up in patent hexes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

AREGA NUT F0R“~W0RMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put. up in boxes containing ten powders, with
full directions for use.

Price 50 cents per Box by mall.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Gun and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y,

HENRY C. SQUIRES,

•oct 32 1 Cortlandt Street, N. Y.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

11. P. McKoon, F run kiln, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest

strains. I sell only youngstock. Iguarantee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot he
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬

monials. etc.

no

FOR SALE — Four full-WoodecL Cordon
setter pups, three dogs and one bitch ; very
handsome; perfect black and tan ; sire Dash, the
great prize winner ; dam elite; full pedigree on
both sides. Sire and dam both prize winners,
both on the bench and in the Held. A rare chance
for a good dog. Post-office box 360.

CHAS. T. BROWNELL,
nov 6-4t New Bedford, Mass.

CLUMBER SPANIELS FOR SALE.—

The pure clumber spaniels Trimbushaud
Fairy, are offered for sale. Trimbush was im-
-porfced direct from the kennels Of the Duke of
Newcastle and is a perfect dog of the breed.
Price for the brace $150, Address WM. M. TILE-
STON. _ Senrm-tf

T INCOLN & HELLYAR, Warren, Mass. .
JLi can furnish a few highly-bred sporting
■puppies. Sep.18— tf.

®He fennel.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fi brine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Modal, Paris, 3878— Modal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silvor Medals.

Trade .Hark.

SOLE AGENTS FOB THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. Be LUV513,

18 South William Street, New York.
Also Sprntt 'B Dog Soap, and direct orders taken
for Spratt's Medicines.

T WILL SELL THE BALANCE OF MY
-L valuable Kennol of Setters at the following
sacrifice, which is less than one-third what they
have cost me : The pure black-and-Tan Gordon
hitch, Midge, a great beauty, and winner of the
first prize and best brood bitch at Philadelphia
Show, and for speed, endurance and scenting
powers in thefieln she has no better; price $100.
imported rod Irish setter'bitch Floss, winner of
prizes at. the following shows: Cork Show, Ire¬
land; Centennial, St. Louis, Baltimore twice;
New York and Philadelphia. She is a great,
beauty, and a fast worker in the field ; price
$75. Imported red Irish setter bitch, Colleen,
winner of prizes in England and here; price
$75. The red Irish setter bitch Nora; a slashing
strong bitch ; only two and a half years old, and
the making of the best field worker that 1 have
ever seen ; price $40 ; a great bargain. A hand¬
some Llewellyn setter bitch ; a beauty and a cap¬
ital bitch in the field, and a good brood bitch ;
her price, only $65. One brace of handsome pup¬
pies, five months old; large, strong, healthy pups,
out of Arnold Burges’ celebrated Champion
Field Trial and Bench Show winner Druid, and
the Llewellyn bitch, Leda ; price $25 each . This is
a rare chance to obtain a pure breed dog at a low
figure . Full pedigree will be furnished with all of
the dogs. C.Z. MXLEY, Lancaster, Pa. Oot23,tf

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and bitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, podigrees, etc., address.

Lb HOY Z. GOBLINS,

Sept 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. 8. A.

ok FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR

jCtJ sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 119 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju24 tf

FOB. SALE— Champion Berkley pups, red Irish
setter pups, by Champiou Berkley, out of
Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both import¬
ed. Whelped June 29, 1879. ROBT. SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept 25-tf

^UisrcUanmts SUIlmliSf meats.

WE MAIL

Without charge, Rules for Self -Measure, and Samples of material from which Men’s
Youths' and Boys' Suits and Over-coats are made, to correspondents in any part of the
United States. ’Address G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

The oldest and largest clothing house in New England.

TO SPORTSMEN THE “ BOSTON SHOOTING SUIT ’’

Is acknowledged by the leading sportsmen of the country to he the best. We have
orders from every State in the Union, and testimonials from the highest authorities.
The suit is made and sold only by G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.
Every garment and button is stamped "Boston Shooting Suit, (J. IV. Simmons &
Son.” Send for circulars and rules for self-measurement.

Tents, Army Blankets and Patent Deco vs.

G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass.

W

A FILE BINDER,

HIGH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding : for sale by FOREST AND

STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, HI Fulton st., N. V. 75 Cts. Sent by mail, 81.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Bails,

USE THE

PIUBEX1

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

For sale by all dealers in Sporting Goods, or at
the manufacturers.

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,
mar 13 Paterson, N. J

PERE & FILS.

Established 1729.

Connoisseurs pronounce recent shipments of
these Wines to bo unequalcd in quality.
Yerzenay, dry, full bodied, rich flavor.

Carte Blanche, Fruity, delicate flavor, not too
dry. HODGE, CAMMEYER & CO.,

1 Cortlandt St., Sole Ag’ls for the United States.

It |, lmfOMil.14 to remain long Uck wh.o Hop Bittora at. mod, to perfect are they lo tboir operation for Weatocai a

aud Ague, nothing equals 15*

USESHOPfiBITTERS.

Osgood s Folding Canvas Boat.

Weight, with paddta for trout fishing, duck hunting, explcr-
Ing, eto., 20 lbs.; weight, with bottum board, ours, paddles,
ous., everything complete, 45 lbs.

HJA’nrACTCRED ST

Chapin, Battle Creek, lick

Send for Circular.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

Thebest thing in the market
for hunting, fishing, canoeing,
snow-shoeing, etc. They are
easy to the feet, and very
durable. Made to order
in a variety of styles, and
warranted the genuine
article. Send for illustrated circular. MARTIN S.
HUTCHINGS, P. O. oox 368, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bkadl'Oiid & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

This cut is a fac-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M, SHEPARD, April 15,
1679, This Chain will be made from the very best quality of BOLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold
Filled, and will be warranted to wearequal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will
be 88 each. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for
Pigeon, Glass Bail or Target Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifle for bur, m'll also
be made of Solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

PATENTED

APRIL 15, 1879.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IM THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows. Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have the largest stock’on hand of any house in this country, and do more business in this lino than any
other house. 6ENO FOR U.H8TKA I EB t l'I.t I. Oti I'li, 25o.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
sliver. Full information given upon application.

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

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820

FOREST AND STREAM,

crtUsiffllanfousi.

GENTLEMEN’S

Silk,

Memo

Wool,

Flannels,

Buckskin.

Bliirts:

We are making excellent
work in shirts, and guaran¬
tee not only lit, but the satis¬
faction of the buyer in every
respect.

Dress Shirts,

Night Shirts,

Negligee Shirts,

Boys’ Shirts.

Half -Hose:

Merino,

Wool,

Spun-silk,

Silk.

Neele- Wear:

All the latest.

Gloves :

Kid,

Leather,

Cloth.

Handkerchiefs:

Just received.

Splendid English and Pon¬
gee Silk.

Polka-Tot, tartan, damas-
s6e, twilled, etc.

Illustrated catalogue sent on request.

Lord & Taylor

Broadway and Twentieth Street. <

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGAEDUS.

Now and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

“THE SETTER,”

by lavehack.

For sale at this office. Price i

Just Received.

A FINE COLLECTION of Books on
Angling, Hunting and kindred sports. A
list will he mailed free to any address on annif
cation. HENRY MILLER, appU"

Bookseller and importer,

82 Nassau street, New York.

(Sung, gtmnumitiau, ®tc.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Sliot-Gun.

llobounding Lock.

Chokeboro Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & 8HATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox , Colt’s, Parker and Daly
Guns,

GUN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al, 50c. per bottle.

rrtsmen's and Riflemen’s Sundries.

11s loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere 0.
O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. declfi tf

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

NEW TOH.K..

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

Laws’ Patent

CORRUGATED

SHELL

The only reliable Shell In
the market that will posi¬
tively prevent the wad start¬
ing. Old shells corrugated
for three cents each. Send
return postage with price.
For one dollar will send six
sample shells by mail free of
postage.

Address

A. D. Laws,

BRIDGEPORT,

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

RouerhGlassBall

AND HIS PATENT

CLASS BALL TRAP

ForWirigpractico. They
can be had from all gun
dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTY & BRO’S., No. 10
Platt street, N. Y„ or
A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
158, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. J„ or at Bo-
gardus’ Headquarters,
158 South Clark st., '.Chi¬
cago. ” Field, Cover and

_ Trap Shooting,” the only

book ever published by a market hunter, can be
had at the above address. Price, $2.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC

rPRAPS from $2 to $12, Balls at 90 cents

fPMIaniou*.

Natural History Store.

Established 1859.

Taxidermists’ and Naturalists’ Supplies.

Send for catalogue containing complete list of
the birds of the United States, with prices for the
mounted birds; skins and eggs in stock; also
price list of birds’ oyes and taxidermists' supplies.
Have a fine lot of foreign bird skins and good
supply of heads, horns and amlere ot^niiinals.

168 Tremont street, Boston, Mass.

o a week. $12 a day at home easily made,
tp • 4 Costly outfit free. Address TRUE & CO.,
Augusta, Maine.

SMmmtMfixw, <£tc.

OLD SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS,

X77 Broadway, near Cortlandt Street, NT, Y -

AGENT

FOB THE

FOX’S

PATENT

BREECH-
LOADING
SHOT-GUN.

Open to Load.

ih-Loading Shot-Gur.o, ... - - — - — - -

i, Breech-Loading Rifles of Sharps, Winchester, Wesson,
11 descriptions, Hunting Suits, Leggins, etc. All kinds of

Importer and Wholesale Dealer in Breech-Loading Shot-Guns, by W. & C. Scott & Son, P. Wehley

& Son, and all other first-class makers; also, Breech-Loading ' - m

Ballard, and other makers. Revolvers of all d
ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of SUarps Rifle Company.

MAYNARD RIFLES AND SHOT GUNS.

Our New Off-Hand Rifle.

For Hunting and Target Practice at all ranges the
“ Maynard” more completely supplies the wants of
hunters and sportsmen generally, than any other
rifle in the world, as many barrels can be used on one stock, and for ACCURACY, CONVENIENCE
and Durability is not excelled. The following are some of the scores recently made at Walnut Hill*
by members of the Mass. Rifle Asso.:— J. N. Frye, President, in all-corn ere match ; 15 shots ; 200 yardst-
without cleaning: 5454 5555 555 445 5— 71. L. L. Hubbard, Executive Officer, 200 yards; off
hand: 4 555555555—40. O. M. Jewell, 300 yards; offhand: 5 4 5 5 5 5 5—34. O. M. Jewell, 300 yds.:

For illustrated price list address MASS. ARMS CO., Chicopee Falls, Mass.

Best Rifles at Lowest Prices Yet Offered.

Both Sporting , Target and Military .

Excelled by None,

Whitney and Improved Phoenix Rifles and Shot-
Guns, Btiryess Magazine Eifles, Revolvers, Etc.
t will pay for all persons wanting good Rifles to get prices of

WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY, NEW HAVEN.

CartnV/o-„

LOWELL, MASS.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

BRASS, SOLID HEAD, CENTRAL FIRE, RELOADING SHELLS
AND CARTRIDGES.

ADAPTED to all military and sporting rifles and pistols, and m use by the ARMY
AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, and several foreign governments. Rim-fire am¬
munition of all kinds. Special attention given to the manufacture of

Cartridges for Target Practice.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

Thread- Wound, Long-Range Shot Cartridge Cases.

For Muzzle-Loading and Breecli-Loading Cylindrical and Choke-
Bore Shot Gnns.

Any desired closeness of pattern made at 50, 70 and 90 yards, with penetration-
superior to that made by the best choke-bores at 10 yards.

INDI8PENSIBLE TO HUNTERS OF ALMOST EVERY KIND
OF GAME.

To xx a xx cl Twelvo Gl-auge now ready..

This Cartridge consists of two semi-cylindrieal eases, wound with thread, con¬
taining one ounce of shot, heavy in front and light in rear, to keep it from turn¬
ing. When the thread is all unwound by the friction of the air, the eases fly

:, and the shot scatters. The cases are sold empty, to be filled by the pur-
taser with any size of shot.

Price, $5 00 per Hundred. 20 sent post-paid for SI OO.

Address

H. H. SCHLEBER & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

General Agents, SCHOVERL1NG, DALY & GALES, 84 Chambers st., N. Y.

CAMPING OUT.

YOU CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT AN AXE.

can pack and carry
with perfect safety. Three sizes. Send for a
Ste A S CROSBY & CO., WatervUle. Me.

LIVE QUAIL

Sent direct from the West not further east than
New York.; $5 per dozen ; $3 per half dozen.
To he sure to “fetfc™ ' Addre8S

83 Magnolia street,

ot 23-tf Brooklyn, N. Y.

TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

Annapolis School for Boys.

Prepares for U. 8. Naval School, TJ. S-
Military Academy, and the Merchant Marine^
Service . For terms, etc., apply to

Board of Trade.

References.

Rear Admiral Geo. B..Balch, Commanding Na-

FOREST AND STREAM

821

Jtyaftemctl's (So arts.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 400, 492 IT way, cor. Broome st.,

AND

205 BROADWAY, o or. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OtJE OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods op Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

Jtym'tsinfu’tf limit*#.

Old Dominion Line.

rpHE STEAMERS of this Line reach
X some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cohh’s island, and points
, on the Peninsula. City Point, Janies’ Elver, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 3 p.m. Pull inform¬
ation given at offieo, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep23

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

.The Pullman Car Company

ITS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
Anew ears “ DavyCrocket” and “Izaak Walton,"
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
JCo., Chicago. jo26 3mos.

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGMAN Sl CO.

Send for Price List.
425BE0ADWAY and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

/□to
/e Ab

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

Tbehest made goods in the world,
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

With Head, Socket, Dash and
Carriage attachments. For
Sportsmen, Boatmen Physi¬
cians and others, it has no
equal.

Combines Camp Lamp, Head
Staff and Boat Jack, Dash and
Carriage Lamp, Hand and
Dark Lantern, etc.

Send stamp for Circular.

ALBERT FERGUSON,

85 Fulton street, N. Y.

^Ijortswciv'iS jgeutfg.

“THE FISHING LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw, GranuKapids andCincinnatiSliort Line
von THE

Trout, Grayling:, and Black Bass Fisheries,
AND THE

F AMOUR SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigun North WoodB are unsurpassed.
If equaled, in tho abundance and great variety of
fish contained.

BROOK TKOUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends Sept.1.
The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends

NBl1cK BASS, PIKE, PICKERELandMUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in tho
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

Tho sportsman can readily send trophies of Iris
Skill to nis friends or “ club ” at home, as ice for
packing fish can be had at many points.

TAKE YO t T if FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery oi the North WoodsandLakesis very beau¬
tiful; ti e air Is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fishing.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dog s, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Free at
owner’s risk.

It is our aim to make sportsmen feel “at homo
on this row te. For Tourist’s G uide (an attractive
illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full In¬
formation and nrcurate maps of the Fishing
Ground, and 1 line Cards, address A.B.LEBT,

' HtGen'l Pass, Agent, Grand Rapids, Micb.

wen’s Routes.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LIME.

Through Pullman Palnce Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geeso,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care or. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. LIVES,

E. F. Winblow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

BY A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bayman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rigof train¬
ed w ild-geeso deooys on the coast. The best
ground in tho vicinity of New York for bay snipe
Shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
jby himself to his guests, and satisfaction gauran-

DAVIS HOUSE,

Weldon. N. C.

J. R. DAYIS Proprietor,

Always twenty minutes for Dinner.
YpHIS HOTEL has been oponed by Col.
X J. R. Davis, long and favorably known as
the proprietor of the Purcell House, Wilming¬
ton, N. O. The Hotel has been entirely and
thoroughly renovated throughout. The rooins
are elegantly furnished with black walnut mar¬
ble-top furniture and hair mattrasses. Travellers
and invalids coming South will now find this a
comfortable resting place, (a long-felt want sup¬
plied). Guests will receive every attention and
comfort, elegant table and attentive servants.
This is the Dinner Howse coming South or going
North. The best Hotel of its kind on the route
to Florida. Rates— 82.00 and I &50 per day.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invito attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

_ I _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ , _ in the

Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of rcsbipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over tho smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

SHE LINES ox

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also roach tho best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold at the oflicesof the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CREffeON, RALSTON, MLNNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting,

Also, to j

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and paints on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. feb!7-tf

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Rout e of the Sportsman and Angler to
the BeHt Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their moat fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts.

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cinoinnafci, with the
W cat, N orth west and Sou thwest ; at Gordons ville
wilh the North and Northeast; and at Richmond
and Charlotteville with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may8 ly Richmond Va.

gatoto am!

LAKE HOUSE,

ISLIP, LONG ISLAND,

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Bay and Ocean. Excellent accom¬
modations for sportsmen and families. House
open during the autumn and winter months
at reduced rates.

AMOS it. STELLENWERF, Proprietor.

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few if any in the United States, for olegai
com tort, reasonable charges and good uttendui

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

•jelffiJm Proprietor.

(gratis.

For Good Fall Shooting

—GO TO THE—

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At Shinnecock Bay,

Where you will find
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

As well as good accommodations and a sub¬
stantial bill of fare.

Take Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Good Duck Shooting

rut D. B. Nye’s near Van Slyck Landing,

, SECOND-HAND.

Ballard Creedmoor, A 1, Vernier Scale
Wind Gauge, cal. 44-100, Spirit

Level, all complete .

Remington Creedmoor, V erni or Scale

and Wind Gauge, cal. 44-190 .

Ballard Sporting, cal. 38-100, 28-incb.

104 lbs .

Ballard Sporting, cal. 38-100, 21-inch,

it lbs .

Ballard Military, cal. 58, (like new)

Ballard Military, cal. 58 . -

Ballard Sporting, eal. 38, 24-inch, 9 lbs

round barrel .

Remington, 46 cal. (Gov’t cartridge)
Vernier Scale and Wind Guage. ...
Remington, eal. 44-100, 30-inch, 9J ibs.
pistol grip, Globe ;and Peep Sights,

Sett Trigger . .

Remington, cal. 68 cf., 30-lncb, 12 lbs.,
Globe and Peep Sight, Sett Trigger
W. & 0. Scott & Son’s Breech-Loader,

10-boro, 34-ineli, 91 lbs .

W. & C. Scott. & Son’s Breech-Loader,
10-bore, 32-inch, 10 lbs . .

E. & G. Hackett, 8-bore, 34-inch,

111 lbs .

L. H. Graham, Damascus barrels, side
action, 12-bore, 30-inch, ,4 lbs,
BARGAINS.

English Breech-Loaders, 10 or 12-bore
twist barrels, side action, black wal¬
nut stock, war ranted in every way

Sam e with top action .

W. & C. Scott & Son's, Combined Rifle

and Shot-Gun .

W.W.Greener, 8-bore Muzzle-Loader.
Chas. Lancaster, 9-borc “ “

Williams & Powell, Muzzle-Loader,
laminated steel barrels, four-pill
bridle locks, extra fine In every re¬
spect; 13-bore, 31-inch, 54 pounds

weight .

J. C. Reilly, 8-bore (single) Muzzle-

Loader . . . .

Weston (twist), 13-bore (single), Muz

Loader .

German, 15-bore (double) Muzzle-

Loader .

Rifle and Shot combined, over and

under, Muzzle-Loader. . .

Rifle and Shot combined, side and
side, Muzzle-Loader . . .

F. Wesson Rifle, cal. 32, 26-inch, 7-lbs

1 10(1, 00

30.00 18.00

r, hi)

15.00

10.00

8.00

150.00

iOO.OO

150.00

75.00

40.00

10.00

30,00

14-00

18L0

10.00

Currituck, N. C.

' h board, s

louae, Mondays and Thursdays at 6:90 a.m.

Duck Shooting.

\N THE FLATS near Havre de Grace
' parties can arrange for this sport, with Cant.
JO. W. MITCHELL, Havre de draco. Md„ who
las sink boxes, decoys, comfortable beats, etc.

TjUNE DUCK SHOOTING,— After nine-
X teen years' experience shooting wild ducks
on tho Chesapeake Bay Fiats, 1 now offer myself
«nd flret-olass outfit to parties wishing to enjoy
the sport of shooting wild fowl. Prices moder¬
ate. Equipments of best quality. For furthor

- “ - - '"THEW REYNOLDS,

Havre de Grace, Mid.

particulars address MATH

Maynard Carbine .

GermanAir Gun, for shooting oil lei y
Muzzle-Loading Target Rifl >, Se t.

Trigger .

Large Muzzle-Loading Target Rifle,
with Telescope, light Bullet Mould,

Ball) Swedge, Ball Starters, Cover,
etc., cal. 40, 36-incli barrels, 204 lbs.
weight. The telescope alone cost

$30 . . 100.00 40.00

Parlor KHles, shoot either bullet or

shot . . _

Send stamp for circular.

Any of these Guns or Rifles will be seut C-O.
D., with prvllege or examination, on payment of
express charges. Will take ol her Guns or Rifles
in trade, and any person wishmg to trade will
please send full description of their guns, a 1 1 “
I haven fine assortment of the world-renowned
W. & C. Seott & Son’s Breech-loaders now in
stock, and willscllatvery close figures. Call ana
see for yourself.

CHARLES Li RITZMANN
Importer of Fine Guns,

H43 Broadway, near 23d. SV

Snxulmmt, me.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPOSTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OT

Birds and Rare Animals

SUITABLE Foil

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third door from N. William.

RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUB.
CHASED.

For SALEj-Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa); Widgeons, Red Headed Lucks,
Brant Geese (Europe); Wood Ducks (America)^
Cuas. Reiche, Henry Reiche,

sep21 New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Stuffem’ Tools, Glass

Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Send stamp for reduced price list.

A. J. COLBORN, 31 Boylson St., Boston, Mass.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, eta,
40c. per package by mail ; a uew thing ; best In
use. jylOljr

gyrritmt, me.

CURRITUCK SHOOTING.

FOR SALE,— An undivided half intrest
in about 200 awes of land at Cimritiiok, •
0., comprising some of the hest sbonttBg points
on the Sound. Price, 8508; or will lease by the
ar for $50. For particulars apply at this office,
address 8. H. W. •ctt»tf

QHINNECOCK BAY'.— For duck and
Q quail shooting, go to Halsey House, Atlantlo-
file, L. I.

HQRSMAN'3

PA It I. OK

ARCHERY

Can be used in any
parlor without Inju¬
ry to the furniture or
windows. Every fam¬
ily Should have it.
. , , The same skill re¬

quired as in the outdoor sport.

Set No.,1, Cheap set, $5.00
SetNo. 2, line set, 7.50
Set No. 3, double set 10,00
vv ill be sent c. o. d., or 5 per cent, may bo do.
ducted where cash accompanies tho order.

£3. L. HORSMAN, Manufacturer,
80-82 WILLIAM ST„ N. Y.

822

FOREST AND STREAM.

PMumuttitiau.

^U.sceUanettus 'Atk'utismrnts.

ORANGE STORTING

POWDER.

Orange Lightning.
Orange Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card lor ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET .showing SIZES of GRAINS of POW
DER. Furnished FREE.

No. 29 Murray Street, N. Y.,

V

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING FOWLER.

Tlio Most Popular Powder In Use.

DUPONT’S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, have maintained their
groat reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Pow¬
der:

DUPONT’S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (fine), uneqnaled in strength,
QUloknoss, and cleauliness; adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT’S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (flue), burning slowly, strong,
and clean: great penetration ; adapted lor Glass
Bali, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT’S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very flue
grain for pistol shooting.

DUPONT’S RIFffE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,”
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle
shooting, the FFG and FFFG for general use,
burning strong and moist.
SPORTING, MINING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.

Jannon, Mortar, and j _ _ _ _ . _

Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by
F. L. KNEELANI), 70 Wall Street, N. T.

N. B.— Use none but DDPONT’S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “Electric Powder.”

Nos. 1 (line) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. only.

Hazard’s “American Sporting.”

Nos. 1 (line) to 0 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
61 Jb. kegs. A tine grain, quick and eloau, forup-
Jand prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.

Hazard’s “.Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (flue! to 5 (ooarse). In t and 6 lb. canisters
and 6} and 13) lb. kegs. Burus slowly and very
clean, shooting remarkably close and with pratt
penetration. For fluid, forest, or water shooting,
it ranks any other brand, and it is equally ser¬
viceable for muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “ Sea Shooting ” FG in kegs of
85, 13), and Oi lbs. and eans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed in 1 and ) lb. canisters. Burns strong and
moist. The Ff'FG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “Sea Shooting”
FGistlie standard mile, Powder of tlio country.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER; also, SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT,
OF AN V REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MAN U FACTORED TO ORDER.

The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany’s Agents, in every prominent city, orwhole-
Balo at onrolhem^ STKEET NEW YOKK.

CtRL STEIIR.

MANUFACTURER or MEERSHAUM PIPES, CI¬
GAR-HOLDERS, and AMBER GOODS.

The largest assortment constantly on hand.
Any design of PIPES, &e., CUT TO ORDE .
as Photographs, Monograms, Animals ,&c., with¬
in the shortest notice.
Repairing promptly at-
to. Circular and
applica-

Btore at 847 Broome st.
New York, under the Oc¬
cidental Hotel, near Bow
ery.

award at the Centennial
1876, and at American

your own town. Terms and S

Address H. HALLBT & 00

EMLAID AID AUTEBlflA.

Tho two OlANTS in gain-making at the present time, are P. WEBLEY & SONS, Birmingham,
England, and the COLTFIRE ARMS OS>., Hartford, Conn. Both owe their marvelous sueoeess to
the same two oainses.’ First, that they learnod just what constituted PERFECT GUNS. Second,
ScrwwX kp^'Odabpr-savmg machinery to thei r production. The result is, THE BEST G UNS IN
THE WORLD, AT VERY SMALL OOST. You can now buy a COLT or a WEBLEY gun, which
it is a pleasure to uso, for no more than is commonly paid for guns hearing unknown or fictitious
names.-

Of WEBLEYS GUNS wehavothe TREBLE WEDGE GUNS— every gun having beautiful Da¬
mascus or laminated steol Barrels, Rebounding Bar Locks, Pistol Grip, Lever For part. Double
Bolt, and Extended Rib. B

DOUBLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). 1 WEBLEY-LANG SELF-COCKERS.

SINGLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). | EXPOSITION GUNS (various styles).

The last four styles named above constitute a JOB LOT, which we are selling off at about half

Of 00 LT GUNS, we have all the n

:ular grades, and, in addition, THE C&TB GUN. This gun is
finest materials, and is designed especially far Glass
10 indulge in these contests will be obliged to either

_ _ _ _ _ — , jr ruse mu prizes.

Every one of these guns has an elegant heel plate, with the Rampant Colt in a circle, and the
words The Olub Guo,” beautifully embossed upon it. Any Colt gun not answering to the above
description iS not the Club Gun.

Besides the Webtoy and Colt DOUBLE guns, FOREHAND & WADSWORTH, of Woroestor, Mass.,
make for us a SINGLE barrel breech-loader with Scott pattern Top Lever. These guns are very
light andhandy, and just the thing for BOYS or men who oannot afford to buy Double Guns. They
oost but a more trifle. We arc happy te announce that we are the principal distributing agents at
Now York oity for all three of tho above-named manufacturers.

P. O. Box 4,309. H. & D. FOLSOM, 30 Warren street. New Yoi k.

Shot-Gun and Rifle-Powders Revolutionized.

DITTIAR POWDER.

Champion Shot Gun and Rifle

POWDER OF THE WORLD!

IS UNEQUALLED BY GUNPOWDER

for strength, accuraoy, cleanliness, and gives little smoke, recoil, or noise. It is
absolutely safer than gunpowder, as it cannot explode when not confined, and does not
stain the gun or heat the barrels as much in rapid firing. Captain Bogardus, champion
wing-shot of the world ; Dr. Carver, champion rifle-shot of the world ; Ira A Payne,
and all the leading shots, use DITTMAB POWDER in their matches. Our cuauenge
to shoot a long range rifle match, as published in our circulars, was never accepted,
and is yet open to the world. Address

DITTMAR POWDER M’F’G Co.,

P. 0. Box 836. 24 Park Place, Blew York.

VANITY FAIR
TOBACCO and CI&AEETTES.

Always Uniform and Reliable.

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NEW YORK, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1879,

A HUNTING SCENE OF THE OLDEN TIME.

A correspondent of the Williamsport Gazette and
Bulletin, writing under date of Sept. 6, 1879, says : —
The Sinnemahoning creek, one of the principal tributaries
of the West Branch of the Susquehanna, runs through a
very wild and broken portion of the Alleghenies, and four
miles along its banks the soenery is of the grandest de¬
scription. The valley is exceedingly narrow at many
points, and for severel miles below Driftwood, itB average
width will scarcely exceed 3,000 feet, bounded by moun¬
tains on either side that rise from 1,200 to 1,400 feet in
height. Owing to the large number of small streams that
empty into the creek from both sides, the mountains are
broken by deep ravines, down which the rivulets flow, and
the conical peaks which rise at the points which jut into
the creek, give them a bold and rugged appearance. As
this was almost an impenetrable wilderness settlers
came here slowly. The only roads were narrow Indian
paths which ran along the banks of the stream, or climbed
over some bold mountain promontory. This narrow val¬
ley was a favorite hunting ground of the Indians, and
here they came in large numbers to fish and hunt, when
they held the country'. When the valley below began to
fill up with hardy pioneers, those of a more adventurous
disposition pushed up into the mountains and settled at
intervals along the stream, built rude cabins and seemed
to enjoy thhmselves in these almost inpenetrable wilds.
Years rolled away and quite a numerous settlement was
found along the vale of the Sinnemahoning.

To illustrate the condition of the first settlers, the fol¬
lowing poem, writen and published nearly sixty years ago,
in a paper down country, is quoted : —

There is a place called Slnnemhoaan,

Of which but little good is known ;

For sinning, ill must be Its fame,

Since Sin begins its very name.

So well indeed, its fame la known,

That people think they should begin
To drop the useless word Mahone,

And call the country simply Sin !

But to my tale— Some years agone
The Presbytery— having heard
Of the sad state of sin— resolved
To send some one to preach the word.

And Mr. Thompson was bid to see then
To the conversion of the heathen .

I shall not linger long to tell
Of all that on the way befell ;

How he was lost among the bushes,

And floundered through the reeds and rushes ;

Or, how, when hungry, down he sat
To corncobs fried in ’possum fat I
How his black coat’s unusual hue,

Caused a grim hunter to pursue
And cock his gun to blow him through,

Believing, as I’ve heard hhn.swear,

Our missionary was a bear.

“ ’Tis true,” he said, “ I never oounted
On seeing such thing as a bear
Upon a good stout pony mounted ;

But yet I can with safety swear
That such a very wondrous sight
We might expect by day or night,

Bather than, in our hills, to note
A parson with a rale black coat I”

The news soon spread around the land,

That Parson Thomson, on next Sunday,

Would in the school-house take his stand,

And preach to them at least for one day.

The Sunday came, and with it came
All of the ragged population ;

Men, women, ohildren, dogs to hear
The tiding3 of salvation.

The women came in linsey-woolsey,

And tall wool hats increased their stature ;

The men In shirts and leather logglns ;

The brats and dogs in dress of nature I

The men who seldom stop at trifles,

Brought tomahawks and knives and rifles.

Servioe began— the parson wondered
To hear the singing that they made—

Some Yankee Doodle— some Old Hundred—

The hounds astonished, howled and thundered
Until the forest shook with dread.

The singing o’er— the prayer was said,

Bnt scarcely had the text been read,

When, panting with fatigue and fear
Rushed past the door a hunted deer.

Prayer, hymn and text, wore all forgot—

And for the sermon mattered not —

Forth dashed the dogs — not one was mute—

Men, women, children, followed suit.

The men prepared the deer to slaughter—

The girls to head it to the water,

None staid but lame old Bllly.French,

Who sat unwilling on his bench,

Not for the sake of hymn or prayer,

Did Billy keep his station there ;

But, as he said, with rueful phiz—

“ For a darn spell of roomatiz I ”

The parson gronued with inward pffin,

And lifting up his hands amain,

Cried dolefully, “Tis all in vain I”

Up starting nimbly from his bench,

“ ’Tis not in vain,” cried Billy French,

“When my good hound, old Never-fail,

Once gets his nose upon the trail,

Ther’s not a spike buck anyCwhere,

Can get away from him, I’ll swear 1 ”

Many of the old settlers say that the real name of the
young minister was Rev. Daniel M. Barber, whilst others
claim that the incident occured before his day. All agree
however, that the meeting was held in a log cabin not far
from where Driftwood now stands. It is disclaimed
that “ Old Billy French ” was the only one who remained
behind. There were several others — among them Captain
Overturf, a sturdy old German, who kept intently looking
out of the window, and when the preacher exclaimed,
“tis all in vain,” he promptly replied. “I tinks dey vill
catch him yet ! ” Capt. Jordan was also present and as Ins
boys were remarkable for swiftness and daring, it was his
delight to call them his ‘ ‘ hell hounds, ” and as they were in
the chase, he informed the young parson that the deer
could not escape from them. And it was caught, but
tradition fails to record whether the parson resumed his
discourse where he left off so suddenly.

finfar in j§nst Florida.

(NINTH PAPER.)

“ BISCAYNE BAY— THE EVERGLADES— L’ENVOI.

WE remained on the charming shores of Lake Worth
two weeks, hunting, fishing, and visiting the set¬
tlers. The boys had now become quite stout, hearty, and
rugged, and proposed to walk to Biscayne Bay, instead
of sailing, as we found that tramping the beach was a
mode of travelling quite common between the two pla¬
ces ; and we were assured that the journey would be quite
interesting, and that many rare shells ana valuable mar¬
ine curiosities could be picked up on the beach. The dis¬
tance is about sixty miles from Lake Worth, with three
life-saving stations between where we could sleep and
procure the necessary provisions. Only Frank, Ben, and
myself decided to make the trip, as the others were so well
satisfied with Lake Worth that they concluded to remain
there until our return.

Accordingly about 4 o’clock on the afternoon of .Febru¬
ary 22d we set out, lightly equipped for the journey, car¬
rying only a poncho and a pair of blankets each, with a
small camping axe, some fishing lines, and our hunting
knives and pistols ; in the use of the latter the boys were
quite expert, as alas, most Kentuckians are. We were

accompanied by Walter L - , a young farmer from

Ohio who had arrived at Lake Worth a few days previ¬
ous on his way to Biscayne Bay. He was a well-informed
young man with rather a romantic turn of mind, and was
looking for a location where he could realize his dreams
of a life in a tropical clime.

Two miles below Lake Worth, just over the beach
bluff, we found a small lake of good water near the edge
of a little hammock ; and under the bluff, near the lake,
was a roomy, rocky cave, suggestive of pirates and buccan¬
eers to Walter, who searched it thoroughly for doubloons
and Spanish milled dollars ; he found nothing, however,
but an owl and a colony of bats. Three miles further on
is U. S. Life-Saving Station No. 3, kept by Mr. Stephen
Andrews, where we put up for the night. These stations,
of which there are five on the east coast of Florida, are all
built upon the same plan. They are constructed of wood,
with a broad verandah manning entirely around the build¬
ing formed by the projecting roof which slopes upward
from the four sides m true tropical style. There are four
rooms below, withalarge airy loft room above; in the latter
are some twenty iron oots with mattresses, bedding, and a
supply of clothing, and such provisions as salt pork and
beef, hard tack, coffee, sugar, eto., all in sealed packages
and only to be used in cases of the direst necessity for the
relief of shipwrecked mariners. Each station is provided
with two life-boats, a large one and a small one, and
other appliances for rendering assistance to wrecked ves¬
sels.

This was the first night we had slept under a roof for
two months, and though the large windows in each end
were open, with a fresh breeze blowing through, it
seemed “cabin'd, cribb’d, and confin’d.” After breakfast
we took a look around the premises, and admired Mr. An¬
drew’s garden, hogs, and poultry, in which he takes great
delight.

The Florida hog is put up on much the same model
as some of our fishes ; semi-elliptical in outline, an elon¬
gated head, and a body much compressed and keeled on
both edges ; add to this four long legs, a corkscrew tail,
and a liberal supply of black bristles, and we have an ani¬
mal especially designed for navigating the palmetto
scrub. The meat, however, is very sweet, with a wild
or gamy flavor, quite unlike our Northern pork with its
unctuous, pig-stye savor. In a hammock near the sta¬
tion is a wild orange grove where we procured some bit¬
ter-sweets to quench our thirst during the day. We re¬
sumed our tramp at 10 o’clock, on the grass above the
beach, where were acres of pink and white verbenas, and
yet some people tell us there are no flowers in Florida,
simply because they have made the astounding discovery
of that threadbare historical fact, that Florida does not
mean “ Land of Flowers,” but that it was so named be¬
cause Ponce de Leon discovered the peninsula on Palm
Sunday, which is called in Spanish Pascua Florida.

We soon came to the wreck of a fine Spanish brig upon
the beach, which had been stripped of her copper, cord¬
age and chains by the wreckers. Her figure-head was a
beautiful woman in flowing white robes, with a scroll in
her left hand, while her right hand pointed seaward. A
short distance further on we found a large iron buoy of
the shape and size of an ordinary seronaut’s balloon, which
had parted from its moorings on some reef, and had been
washed ashore. Walter clambered to the top, and by
right of discovery planted on its summit a flag of old sail
cloth, on which, with a pigment of iron-rust and char¬
coal, Frank inscribed in glowing capitals, “Bully Buoy.”
Having walked quite slowly, gathering shells, corals, sea-
beans, etc,, and having made frequent rambles through
the scrub, it was 4 o’clock before we reached Boca Ra-
tone, ten miles from the station.

At “ Buggery Tone,” as it is called by the settlers, there
is a bold escarpment of rocks running out into the sea,
and over the ridge is a stream of fresh water, probably a
branch of the Hillsboro’ River. There was at one time
an inlet at this point, but it is now closed. As the clouds
had an appearance of rain, we decided to camp for the
night. We soon built a palmetto hut, and began making
provision for supper. Ben struck out down the stream,
and in less than an hour returned with a yearling doe,
which he had shot with a Colt’s navy pistol. He spied
her feeding towards him on a small open space near the
water, and concealed himself in the brush until she ap¬
proached within twenty yards of him. With some “fid¬
dlers ” from the beach for bait, I caught a mess of black
hass and bream from the creek. The venison was broiled
upon the coals, and the fish were wrapped in pieces of
wet sail-cloth, picked up on the beach, and cooked on the
hot ashes. As we had brought a supply of biscuits from
the station, we made a good supper and breakfast, though
we missed our coffee. Palmetto leaves did service as
table cloth, plates and platters ; and we roasted the ' ’ cab¬
bage," or terminal bud of a young palmetto, in the ashes,
but it was not good ; boiled, it is quite palatable. We had
picked up some fresh cocoanuts on the beach, and after
supper Walter said he was going to have a tropical dish
for his breakfast — a boiled cocoanut. Accordingly, after
cutting a hole through one of the eyes of the nut, he
filled it with the juice of a wild orange and some water,
and set it hot ashes, where he said it would be cooked
by morning. In a short time, however, it “ boiled over,”
when, after moving it to a cooler place in the ashes, he
turned in. Frank then whittled out a stout plug and
drove it through the eye of the cocaonut, which he then
removed to a hot place in the fire, and shortly afterwards
the balance of us turned in. It was not long before there
was a loud pop, with a scattering of fire-brands, while
Queen began barking vigorously.

‘ ‘ What is that ?” exclaimed Walter.

“ Scrambled cocoanut !” answered Frank ; “a favorite
dish among the South Sea Islanders.”

“Eat it while it’s hot, Walter,” chimed in Ben, “or it
will soon be desiccated cocoanut,”

We left Boca Ratone early the next morning, and scat¬
tered along the beach we saw many huge squared logs
of pine, some of them nearly a hundred feet long ; one
mahogany log was four feet square and twenty feet in
length, and some logs of Spanish cedar were nearly as
large. This timber had floated away from vessel*
wrecked along the coast. We reached Hillsboro' River
Inlet, five miles frem Boca Ratone, which we crossed in
a boat belonging to Mr, Adrews, who had directed us
where to find it. On the small bay inside the inlet is a
deserted palmetto shanty and a well of good water. Be¬
tween Hillsboro’ and New Rivers, some eighteen miles,
the beach is broad and level, and at low tide the walking
on the wet sand is excellent. We found a number of
“ sun-shells,” a beautiful little oblong bivalve, with alter¬
nate rays of pink and white ; and some fine and perfect
specimens of the nautilus, or argonaut. Many beautiful
varities of algas are washed up on this smooth beach with
each tide. We also found skate’s eggs, trunk fishes, sea¬
horses {hippocampus), sea-urchins, star-fishes, sea-craw¬
fish, conch, spawn or sea-necklaces, etc., with many va¬
rieties of conch and other shells.

We arrived at Station No. 4, nine miles from Hillsboro’

821

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Fiver, at 2 o'clock. Mr. Jenkins lias charge of this station,
which is on a strip of bench separating New River from the
sea. The river lauding is but a lew hundred yards back
of the Station, and is eight miles from the inlet or mouth
of the river. Two miles below is the site of old Fort
Lauderdale, {where there is a flourishing grove of cocoa
palms. New River is a fine stream, which divides into
several branches opposite to the station; at its mouth
crevalJe arejtaken with grains to the weight of forty
or fifty pounds each, which are smoked anil dried, aud
are superior in flavor to smoked halibut. We foundarr In¬
dian at the landing, on Ids way up stream in his canoe
after plumes of egrets, pink curlews, etc. Frank seemed
much interested in him. and examined his rifle, powder-
horn, and knife very minutely, and tried to trade him
out of his buckskin moccasins and loggias.

Mr. Jenkins sailed us in his canoe a few miles up the
main branch of the river, to the crossing of the old mili¬
tary trad from Fort Capron to Fort Dallas On Biscayne
Bay, where we landed and walked a few miles to some
fine hammocks between New River and Snake Creek,
where he endeavored to induce Walter to locate. On our
return I shot a number of ducks with Jenkins’ gun, and
had a shot at a bear on shore, but he got away,

Next morning Mr, Jenkins sailed us down to the
month of the Ti vhr and put us ashore south of the inlet to
continue our tramp ; Frank offering to bet that he could
walk a thousand yards in a thousand seconds, with no
takers. At G o’clock in the afternoon we reached Station
No. 5, twenty-two miles from Mr, Jenkins', This Station
is in charge of Mr. Barnolt, and is on a tongue of laud
separating Biscayne Bay from the ocean. Ten miles bo-
low is the light-house on Cape Florida, at the entrance
to the bay. On the following morning we proceeded to
the landing, a quarter of a mile from the station, and
Mr, Barnott sailed us eight miles across the bay to Fort
Dallas at the month of Miami River.

Bisayne Bay is a most beautiful sheet rtf water some
thirty miles in length, and from three to ten miles wide ;
it is continuous with Card's Sound aud Barnes' Sound on
tlie south-west, and like them is inclosed by the chain of
Keys running from Cape Florida to Key West. The bay
is entered through channels running between the Keys,
the principal cues being Bear Cut and Narrows Cut, op¬
posite Miami, through which vessels drawing not to ex¬
ceed ten feet can enter. There is a route inside the Keys
to Key West, the distance being a hundred and fifty
miles, and the smallest boats can make the sail in safety.
Biscayue Bay abounds in fish of many varieties, includ¬
ing the barracuda {Sphyrcena ) and the* taipum, the latter
often weighing two or three hvmdred pounds. There are
oysters of excellent flavor and the green turtle is at heme
in these waters. The rocks along the Key's are covered
with sponges, which are gathered at certain seasons and
form quite an important article of commerce. A num¬
ber of streams empty into the bay, the largest being
Miami River ; at the north end are Arch and Snake
Creeks, and in the lower portion arc nail's and Snapper
Creeks.

The Southern portion of Florida, unlike all other pen¬
insulas, has no central elevation or back-bone sloping to
the edges ; but on the contrary, the elevations are on the
borders or shore boundaries, while the interior is a vast,
shallow basin containing Lake Okechobee and the Ever¬
glades ; the formation being somewhat similar to certain
coral islands, though the dip or angle of the rocks along
the shore strip indicates an uplift or upheaval, probably
the result of volcanic action. Along Biscayme Bay the
elevated strip of land between the bay' and the Everglades
is from two to twelve miles in width, and consists of very'
rocky pine land with occasional hammocks of the usual
varieties of timber, inchicling magnolia, gum-limbo, iron-
wood, mastic, etc. The rock is a toft coralline limestone
which can be sawn into blocks for building purposes, and
which rapidly hardens upon exposure to the atmosphere.
While the soil is too rocky to admit of general cultivation,
certain tropical products seem to thrive wonderfully well,
especially pine-apples, limes, and cocoanuts. It seems to
be the natural home of the lime, forthero are some wild
groves that are exceedingly productive ; while the pine¬
apple, being somewhat of an air-plant in its nature, will
grow vigorously when planted in a hole in the rock ; in¬
deed, on Key Largo, which is in a manner all rock, a Mr.
Baker has some twenty acres in pine-apples which yield
him a laTge income yearly. This soft rock is rather an
advantage than otherwise, for U3 it becomes disintegrated
and pulverized it mixes with the sand aud vegetable
matter, forming a soil peculiarly adapted to the growth
of semi-tropical plants. On the pinq land is an under¬
growth of sago palm or Indian arro w-root called , ‘ ’coontie”
and “komptie," from which, by a very simple process,
is manufacted a commercial starch or farina, which re¬
sembles very closely that of the Bermuda arrow-root.
Sisal hemp also grows abundantly, while the castor oil
plant here becomes perrenial. In the hammocks, oranges,
emons, dates, guavas, plantains, bananas, sapadilias,
matinee and sugar apples, etc., are cultivated with

SUCCGBS.

But the most desirable feature of Biscayne Bay is Its
wonderfully equable and pleasant climate. Ilssituation,
between the Unbuild 2(1 th degs. of latitude, about the same
as Nassau, N. P. ; its close proximity to the Gulf Stream ;
its insular character; the constant influence of the trade
winds ; the absence of malaria — render it the most genial
and delightful climate for invalids in America, ana per¬
haps in the world. The thermometer throughout the
year shows an average temperature of 75 deg., with a
inimimum of 51 deg., and a maximum of 92 deg. It is
cooler in summer than any oilier portion of Florida, and
in fact the thermometer does not range so high as inNew
York City. It is peculiarly adapted ’for, and at no dis¬
tant day will become a popular health resort or sanitar¬
ium for those alllicted with bronchial or -pulmonary af¬
fections, rheumatism, neuralgia, dyspepsia, nervous ex¬
haustion, etc, The best route, especially for invalids,
is by steamer via Key West.

But it is not for the invalid alouo that this region has
attractions and advantages, but for the tourist, the sports¬
man, the love of adventure, aud the settler as well. The
country from Miami to Cape Hable is known as the Indi¬
an Hunting Grounds, and abounds in game of all kinds
common to the Climate, and where it roams almost un¬
disturbed. The Everglades will always retain its present
state of wildness, and thus furnish a safe retreat for game
animals, where they will multiply and increase in spite
of the advance of civilization.

The singular and wonderful region known as the Evei-
g lades is not, as is popularly supposed, an impenetrable
swamp eslialing an atmosphere of poisonous gases and
deadly miasm, but a charming, shallow lake of great ex¬
tent, with pure and limpid waters from a few inches to
several feet in depth, in which grow curious water-grasses
and beautiful aquatic plants ; while thousands of small
islands, from a. few rods to a hundred acres in extent, rise
from the clear waters, clothed with never-ending verdure
and flowers ; while cypress and crab-wood, sweet-bay and
palmetto, cocoa-plum, aud cocoa-palm, water and live
oaks grow in tropical profusion and rear aloft their eme¬
rald banners, from which depend garlands and festoons
of innumerable vines and air-plants, gorgeous with bloom
of every hue, and exhaling the sweetest fragrance. Be¬
tween the Everglades and the elevated shore ridge, is a
strip of very rich prairie or savannah, averaging a half
mile in width, but which is dry during a portion of the
year only, when it affords good pasturage for cattle.

There are some twenty-five residences scattered along
Biscayne Bay, within a distance of twenty-five miles.
Old Fort Dallas, at the mouth Of Miami River, is now
called Miami, where there is a store aud a post-office kept
by J, AV, Ewan and Chas. Peacock ; they occupy the of¬
ficers quarters, and offices of the old garrison, which are
yet in good condition, being built of stone. There are
some fine groves of cocoanuts, oranges, lemons, limes,
andgnavas. On the opposite or south’ bank of the river
are the store and residence of AY. B. Brickell, and the
winter home of Mrs. Gilbert. Eight miles up the bay is
the post-office called Biscayne, tlie residence of AV. H.
Hunt, Superintendent Of the life-savingstation. Between
the two places named are the homes of Dr. Potter, Judge
Falkner, Messrs. Clark, Sturdevant, and others, while
below the river are the settlement's of Messrs. Rhodes.
Jenkins, Jack Peacock, Pentz, Hubell, Seibald, and many
others, and twenty miles below, on the Perrine Grant, in
the Hunting Grounds, is the well cultivated hammock of
Mr. Addison. The settlers follow the various employ¬
ments, at times, of planting, hunting, fishing, starch-mak¬
ing, tiirtliug, sponging, and wrecking.

The Indians, a remnant of the once powerful Semin-
oles, are few in number amt are very peaceable, seldom
coming into the settlements. Those that we saw were
splendid specimens of the race ; tall, symmetrical, and
very straight, with clean, sinewy limbs, and good fea¬
tures. They shave their heads as high as the tops of the
ears, and braid the top lock into a long plait which they
coil aroimd the crown. Tlie head-dress is composed of a
number of bright colored shawls wound around the head
in the manner of a. turban, looking for all the world like
a gaily painted cheese with a hole in the centre to fit the
head, Old Tiger Tail is said to be stiff living in their vil¬
lage in the Cypress Swamp near the Everglades.

As these papers have already outgrown the limits orig¬
inally intended, I must rapidly and abruptly draw them
to a close, though feeling that the half has hot been told.
AVe spent our time very agreeably on Biscayne Bay and
in the vicinity, hunting, fishing, exploring, and sailing
among the Keys. AVe returned to Lake AVorth, embarked
on the Blue Wing, and sailed back to Titusville, camping
by the way, which place we reached on April 37th, just
four months after our departure from that post. I sold
tlie Blue Wing for the same price T had paid for her, and
we took passage on the steamer Volusia, at Lake Harney
for Jacksonville, where we arrived on the first of May,
on the third of May we arrived in “ Old Kaintuek.”

The boys recovered their health completely, and up to
this time have retained the twenty or thirty pounds avoir¬
dupois which they each gained in Florida.' They are all
more than satisfied with their trip and experience, and
some of them probably return to that sunny land for a
permanent home. Ben brought home quite a varied col¬
ection of walking canes, of which he is quite proud.
Frank, who took a grea t fancy to sailing, will never be
satisfied away from salt water; he was my “main¬
stay aboard the Blue Wing, and I cam say of him, as
was said of Prince Hal, he is "a Corinthian, a lad of met¬
tle, a good boy,” J. A. Henshall.

TROUTING IN THE BLUE RIDGE.

^ BEC'ONt) RARER.

IN a former paper in these columns I mentioned an in¬
tention 1 then hail of testing the capabilities of some
rivers whose names had long been to me familiar sounds,
hut on whose waters I had never given myself the oppor¬
tunity of casting an eye, much less a line. After a long
and weary watching for the continuously gathering rain
clouds to burst, I gave the weather up in despair, and
found myself one morning late in May, in company with
0 - , riding northwards in a languid and depressed man¬

ner, rather with a view of satisfying the sporting depart¬
ment of my conscience than with any hopes of suc¬
cess, or much anticipation of pleasure. *

Our horses’ heads pointed northward, and the Blue
Ridge towered upon our left. Fifty mites of road lay
before us, as we jogged along, with bulging, flapping
saddle-bags, amid clouds of dust. And the mountain
streams, that in happier times splashed over our hoots
at the village fords, now trickled feebly scarce over our
horses’ hoofs.

But why dwell on the particulars of such a tedious
day ? Despondency reigned throughout the angling, as
well as the agricultural world. The army of devotees
that every stream-washed A'irginia village pours forth
were there in rows upon the banks — a melancholy band
— unambitious individuals — black and white — anglers em¬
phatically of the plebeian stamp — who know not the
joys of the dancing fly- or the gleam of the rising trout.

Here is a rude pier thrown out into the stream for the
special use of the store-keeper — the aristocrat of the
little collection of tumble-down shanties that old people
sdy was a village before the Revolutionary AYar. Here,
with one eye upon his store door and the'other upon his
float, his commercial highness savings his legs through¬
out the spring and summer days, and chews and rumi¬
nates in silence upon the glorious days of yore. There,
too, are the ’oi polloi seated upon hollow stumps or
squatting on the rocks. The same answer is returned by
one and all, a brief, sad negative, that tells of blighted
hopes, of '• horny heads” that refuse to he ca joled, of
silver chub that are evidently of an opinion that a hook

half the size of p.n anchor, fastened to a bean pole by a rope,
though too thick in one sense of the word, is very much
too thin in tlie other.

The remark rises to one’s lips as the shanties and the
sportsmen are left behind in the dusty distance, that if
such assiduous attention is paid to the finny race during
the present conditions of water and weather, what a
lively time the horny heads and the chub must have in
da mper seasons.

It were rain to relate the'eruel fabrications as to mile¬
age of which we were the victims, and as I look calmly
back with the eye of experience 1 can even forgive the
astounding statements with which the bucolic mind
there, as in all old time countries, loves to torture the in¬
quiring stranger,

1 am an old hand at road travelling, and am usually not
at all surprised when an excellent blacksmith of other¬
wise irreproachable character tells me my destination is
live miles off, and I find it fifteen. I have long since
ceased to exhibit astonishment on hearing the existence
of a considerable village denied almost within sound of
its church bells, if it had any ; and I believe I can now
ride calmly along, and patiently watch, so to speak, the
wished-for haven 'vanishing further and further away at
the mouths of my roadside informants, like phantom is¬
lands in a tropic sea. I am ready for all emergencies,
even when a very high-toned store-keeper counts out the
miles to me upon lus fingers, amid tlie silent plaudits of
Ids customers, with an exactitude that would be decept¬
ive and highly dangerous to greener hands. But — while
granting that all goodwill was intended — the dwellers b.y
this Virginia highway cast into the shade any former ex¬
periences that have fallen to my lot. And while fancy had
allowed us to picture ourselves ridingin with the last rays
of day to a comfortable supper, a stern reality
had long rung the chimes of midnight. Even our jour¬
ney hid fair to come to an end. The lights had long
since vanished from farm house and cabin windows. The
blackest of night had for hours thrown an uncertainty
and miserable doubt over the rugged mountain paths
over which our tired steeds floundered, and the tardy
moonrose just iu time to throw her lightupon the broad
roofs and the rustling shade trees that marked the eud
of our troubles. The mocking bird poured forth its
song from neighbouring groves. Poplars and willows
in the valley whitened beneath the moonbeam’s light, the
fragrant scent of clover fieldsfiUed tlie air, and the sound
of a distant stream with its accompanying nhorus of frogs
and whippoorwills rose and felt upon the soft night
wind.

To say that the “ sleep of the just” was ours, is per¬
haps needless, and when we threw back the shutters
of our window in the morning the sun had risen over a
landscape that for freshness and quiet beauty could
not easily he surpassed. Immediately below us the dew-
drops stiff glittened on a large and well kept lawn sur¬
rounded by trimmed hedges of osage oranges.

The morning breezes rustled among the leaves of ac-
cacias and mimosas, and hummingbirds danced through
the sunlight from tree to tree. Beyond stretched a level
and fertile valley, green with wide fields of wheat and
clover, down the centre of which rows of willows and
alders marked the winding course of a stream. Behind
all and some miles away, yet seeming to tower imme¬
diately above us, the main chain of the Blue Ridge threw
its clear cut summits into the sky. Each rook and crag
glinted in the morning light; ; the stunted and wind-swept
trees wlucii bristled on their great razor edges, three
thousand feet above us, could he singly marked as if
close at hand, and the ear could almost fancy tlie plash
of the many streamlets leaping down those fairy glens
on which the black s liadows of early inorningwere still
resting.

Such an aspect of the elements, from an angler’s point
of view, was not conducive towards infusing energy into
our movements, and it was some time after breakfast be¬
fore we started, in company with our host, and laden with
the good things of this life, for our fishing grounds.
After a ride of seven miles up the course of the little river
before alluded to, in whose shallows we could see innumer¬
able chub basking, we arrived at the foot of the moun¬
tains proper.

Here, at that line of demarcation which exists in all
Virginia streams, where the original forests and cultivated
land meet— where the domain of chub and other coarse
fish ceases, and the reign of the trout begins, our river
divided into two forks, both much about the samo size,
and equally good in their treating capacities.

In the angle formed by them a neat log house con¬
fronted us, of a decidedly pretentious stamp, and sur¬
rounded by evidences of "taste time are rare in such lati¬
tudes. Here dwelt, fished, and hunted Zachariah Fitz¬
gerald, whom, it is scarcely necessary to add, was known
as “ Old Zacli,” and who combined the rare qualifications
uncommon in his bind, of being a thorough sportsman
without a touch of the pot-hunter about him. He had
once been the great trout slayer of these mountains, but
since the rise of fly fishing in his neighborhood had, at the
sacrifice of his reputation, discarded the wriggling worm
and manfully taken, despite rough tackle and other obsta¬
cles, to the use of the fly alone, and no one is now more
contemptuous than that rough and worthy being, of that
method of angling by which his reputation was made.
It is the only instance among that class of men that I
ever saw, mid deserves infinite credit, more especially as
poor Zack’s proceedings are not infrequently made the
subject of jest among Hie better-armed sportsmen from
a distance that make Ids house their headquarters. Flo
takes it, however, in excellent part, and flogs and
thrashes away at his favorite pool at the Forks every even¬
ing, seldom returning without a three-quarter pounder
and a broken cast, on which usually hangs a tremendous
yarn of a " whaler” who had got the better of him.

Zack as a rule prefers solitude onhis fishing expeditions
nowadays, but those favored ones who have seen him
with his hickory sapling and short line fast in a fish, say
it is a great sight, and that his treatment of his strug¬
gling victim is of anything hut a yielding nature.

It would be as well, while we unsaddle our horses aud
rig up our tackle, to say a few words on what I called just .
now the rise of fly-fishing on this river, as it is by far the
best fronting Btream, to my knowledge on the Eastern
side of the range, and probably affords a parallel to the
history of many others, I refrain from entering into geo¬
graphical situations, as no stranger contemplating a hsh
ing trip to tlie old Dominion would be so foolish as to

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825

choose for preference the Piedmont section when such
a much wider field lies before him in the Talley and
western counties.

Six. nay five years ago, such a thing as a Jointed rod,
much less a cast of flies, had never been seen by the
mountaineers that dwelt and fished and poached in., hap¬
py innocence of legalities in those, remote glens. It was
about the spring of 1874 that then- weak minds were first
astonished by the sight of two gentlemen from a neigh¬
boring town , wading up the centre of their stream in
stvange and fantastic garb, resplendent in wading stock¬
ings, creels, landing nets, and jointed fly rods. Hack
reigned in Israel in those days.

“ "Wliat,” said that worthy, as he laid upon his horny
palm a small sized black gnat, “ catch a fish with that 'ar
thing?” But catch them they did, and so did many
others who now and again came from a distance and con¬
tinued to astonish the aboriginees with the same strange
tackle and the same extraordinary success. Fish laws
followed, bed-tickings and seine nets were abolished, and
close times enacted — the means to enfore these laws
which might at first appear scanty, were the privileges
of preserving forcibly presented to the minds of the nu¬
merous and uneducated riparian proprietors. From the
plains below to thesources of the streams, high upaniong
the mountain, the squatter revelled in his new dignity,
and many famous stories are told among the woods of the
great difficulties that ensued and still exist under this very
excellent system. Tom dare not for his life slip a bed-tick
into a pool, lest Dick, who lives just below, and to whom
he refused leave to fish the week before, should spot him
and report according. Combination between them is dif¬
ficult, as the family higher up, again has an old standing
feud and would jump at the chance of exposing them. A
total stranger would, 1 actually believe, have more chance
of committing illegal acts if he felt so inclined — he cer¬
tainly lias very little difficulty in fishing where he pleases
— and if the slightest hitch is suspected from any quar¬
ter, a present of one fly will square everything for life,
so great is the infallibility now supposed to be iu the once
sneered at feathery charm.

(To be Continued.)

GREEN GILL OYSTERS.

Editor Forest and Stream

I had been down to North Carolina on a gunning trip
and was returning in company with several ‘’Tar heels,”
who were on their way Nortli to buy goods. Two weeks
shooting had given me a sharpened appetite, and that
longing for the oyster that was shared by my companions
who each had a countryman’s love of fish and bivalves —
on the principle, I presume, that we aU. want what we
can’t get. Our train stopped at Petersburg for supper, but
it was unanimously resolved to wait until our arrival at
Richmond, where we could probably get belter oysters.
Our's was a gay party, and 1 cannot avoid giving you one
of the anecdotes with which we whiled away the time.
Major Williams, a lively old cock, was telling us that in
old times it was the fashion to haul cotton to Petersburg
from North Carolina in wagons. The roads were bail, and
it, at times, took the hardest kind of swearing to “ move
the crops.” The Major's father was an adept at starting
a stalled team, and was often reproved by the minister for
his profanity. On one occasion, it so happened that the
preacher concluded to go to Petersburg with the elder
Williams, and on the road, as usual the wagon got stuck,
nor could it he moved, as out of deference to his rever¬
ence the ordinary incentives were not resorted to. All ef¬
forts proving fruitless, the parson, with the slightest per¬
ceptible twinkle in his eye, said that he would walk ahead
for exercise, which he did, and soon got out of hearing,
when the well known language being applied to the mules
they awoke from their lethargy, and Bpeedily got out of
the mud. After that the preacher never revived the sub¬
ject of swearing at a stalled team. The Major wound uj
by saying that perhaps the reason he could not abandon
profanity was, that he had too many wagons in the
mud.

Arrived at Richmond, we sought the best oyster sal¬
oon and ordered oysters as each preferred. They were
speedily forthcoming, and we sat down toour feast, when
the peculiar appearance of my oysters caused me to ex¬
amine them. “Gentlemen,” said I, “ I hope you don’t
object to green gill oysters ; these are green gills. I
have been told they are harmless, though some persons
refuse to eat them, on'the ground that they acquire the
green gill from feeding on copperous hanks, and during
the war it was supposed to be the result of living on dead
soldiers." Each man dropped his fork or spoon at roy
remark, with an exclamation of disgust. The Major had
already eaten some of his oysters, and the expression of
alarm and horror that overspread his countenance, was
ludicrous in the extreme. I cannot repea t his remarks,
in full, but it was evident that he did not limit Iris swear¬
ing to starting a stalled team. “Boy,” cried he, as the
waiter entered the room, “ What's the matter with these
oysters ? What makes ’em look so green? ”

“ Deni’s de green gill oyster, Boss : dey’s be best- oyster
comes here. Day gets green from eatin’ seaweed.”

“ Seaweed be Glowed, Take them away from me ! ”

Amid mingled expressions of sorrow and disgust we
left those oysters, and to this day some of the party in¬
variably refuse oysters, as the Major feelingly remarks,
“ Can’t help thinking of them green gills, a! Richmond,”
Who can throw more light on the green gill? The res¬
taurant men say it’s a diseased oyster. Down on the
York River the oyster men eat them, though they are
tasteless and watery. The oystermen say they are per¬
fectly wholesome, but will not sell on account of preju¬
dice against their color.

An Apiarian Invasion. — It is reported that recently at
Rouen swarms of bees invaded several houses in the
town. It seemed impossible to drive them out ; and at a
confectioner’s the bisects put the workmen to flight,
stinging every one about the place. Attempts to rid the
house of them by burning sulphur wore unavailing, for
the bees retired to the upper chambers, descending again
when the smoke ceased to be annoying.

Singular. — A pot-hunter never gets tired of shooting
until you give him ar-rest.

— See Vandersmith's kennel advertisement this week.

#4 §nt(nr^

THE BIRTH OF FISH CULTURE IN
AMERICA.

[Read before the Central Fislieultural Society.]

BY THEODATUS GAItLICK. JI. D.

Mr. President and Gentlemen of this Convention : —
I have been invited to write a paper to be read before
you, hut it is hardly necessary for me to say that X am
quite unfit for such a task, lying as I am on a sick bed,
and have been many years ; besides this, I carry the

eight of nearly seventy-five years. But enough by way
of excuses.

The discovery of artificial fecundation of fishes, was
first announced in the National Intelligencer in 1853. I
do not know of any modern discovery that struck me
with such force as this did. I saw, or thought I saw,
the most important discovery of the age, especially in
such a country as ours j having such a vast extent of in¬
land water of all lands adapted to fish farming. I was
so pleased with the discovery that I acted upon it at
once, and selected brook trout (Salmo fontinalis) for my
first experiments, obtaining my parent fishes from the
Sault Ste Marie, in the month' of August of the same-
year. I also obtained about forty trout from Port Stan¬
ley. On the 31st of November. 1 made my first attempt
at artificial spawning and fertilizing the ova so procured.
During the incubation of these eggs, I repeatedly exhib¬
ited them before the Cleveland Academy of Natural
Sciences, iu a glass cell that I had prepared, contain¬
ing water, using a fine microscope (Smith & Beck’s).
These exhibitions were repeated at every meeting of the
Academy until I finally showed the members the young
trout— a queer thing to ho called a trout,

I was so delighted with the birth of this tiny little
thing, that I ran my horse to town, some two miles, to
tell my partner in surgery. Prof. Aclriy, on -whose farm
I made my experiments. Wejbotli rushed hack to the
farm to see this baby trout, which Was born on the
33d of February, 1854. Tins trout has a history, a
history such as no other fish can boast of, being undoubt¬
edly the first fish produced by artificial fecundation on
the American continent.

When I look back. I confess I am astonished at the
magnitude to which this discovery has grown, and yet I
had an inkling of it at the very start.

I forgot to mention that I procured one or two thou¬
sand eggs from trout in Yenango County, Pa., sometime
in October of that year, the Hon. E. D, Potter assisting
me. Quite a number of these perished, owing, I think, to
their being transported some distance iu wet sand.

I exhibited trout, old and young, at two of our State
Fairs, at Cleveland and at Cincinnati. This constitutes
about all of my experiments in' artificial fish culture.

The immense improvements made since my experi¬
ments, need no comment from me ; but I think and ex¬
pect farther and perhaps even greater improvements will
be made in this branch of our industries. This Conven¬
tion shows clearly that you do not consider your work
completed. Permit me, gentlemen, to make some ex¬
tracts from Scotland’s greatest man, Hugh Miller, not for
the purpose of enlightening, but to encourage you ; and, I
may add, to lighten the tax on myself in preparing this
paper :

“Man, in this great department of industry, is what
none of bis predecessors upon earth ever were — 1 a fellow
worker' with the Creator. He is a mighty improver of
creation. We recognize that as improvement which
adapts nature more thoroughly to man's own necessities
and wants, and renders it more pleasing both to his
sense of the esthetic, and to his more material senses
also. He adds to the beauty of the flowers which lie
takes under his charge, to the delicacy and fertility of
the fruits ; the seeds of wild grasses become com beneath
his care ; the green herbs grow great of root or bulb, or
bulky and succulent of top and leaf; the wild produce of
nature sports under his hand ; the rose and lily broadeu
their disks and multiply their petals ; the harsh crab
swells out into a delicious golden rinded apple, streaked
with crimson ; the productions of his kitchen garden,
metamorphosed to serve the uses of his table, hear forms
unknown to nature ; an occult law of change and devel¬
opment inherent to these organisms meets in him with
the developing instinct and ability, and they are regen¬
erated under his surveillance. Nor is his influence over
many of the animals less marked. The habits which he
imparts to the parents become nature, in his behalf, in
their offspring. The dog acquires, under liis tutelage,
the virtues of fidelity to a master and affection to a
friend. The ox and horse learn to assist him in the labors
of the fields. The udders of the cow and goat distend be
neath his care far beyond the size necessary in the wild
state, and supply him with rich milk, and the various
other products of the dairy. The fleece of the sheep be¬
comes fine of texture and longer of fibre in his pens and
folds ; and even the indocile silk worm spins in his
sheltered conservatories, and among the mulberry trees
which he has planted, a larger and brighter aud more
glistening cocoon. Man is the great creature-worker of
the world — its one created being that, taking up the
work of the adorable Creator, carries it on to higher re¬
sults and nobler developments, and finds a field for his
persevering ingenuity and skill in every province in
which his Maker had expatiated before him. He is evi¬
dently— to adopt and modify the remark of Oken— God’s
image manifest in the flesh.

“The ability of accomplishing the same ends by the
same means— in other words, of thinking and acting in
the same practical tract — indicates a similarity, if not
identity, of intellectual nature. As a geometrician, as an
aritlimetician, as a chemist, as an astronomer — in short,
in all the departments of wliat are known as the strict
sciences — man differs from his Maker, not in kind, but in
degree. The deputed lord of creation, availing himself
of God’s natural laws, does what no mere animal of the
old geologic ages ever did, or ever could have done — he
adorns and beautifies the earth, and adds ten fold to its
I original fertility and productiveness."

The above extracts from Hugh Miller are undoubtedly
true, We cannot look out of doors nor in-doors without

seeing the proof of his statements, ft applies to fish cul¬
ture as well as to hundreds of thousands of other things
that man lias accomplished. You will make further im¬
provements in fish culture ; among them will be hybridiz¬
ing. It is uow accomplished without man’s interference.
The Salmo amethystus aud the Salmo siseowet iti Lake
Superior — I have seen and eaten of them all, parents and
hybrids. The parent fishes spawn at the same time, aud
together on the same spawing beds ; but the result is,
there are many hybrids. The hybrid is much the best
fish. It is not necessary for me to say, that; iu order to
breed hybrids the parent fishes must be of the same .
genus and should spawn at the same time of the year. It
is not long since a prominent fish culturist announced in
a sporting journal that he had bred hybrids from the
Scdmo fontinalis and another species of trout (I forget its
name) found in California or among the Rocky Moun¬
tains. I do not remember which place. Now, the Salmo
fontinalis spawns in the fall of the year, October aud
November, and this California trout spawns iu the month
of March, so said this person who accomplished this won¬
derful feat in fish culture, there beiugfive or six months
difference in their time of spawing.

How lie accomplished this feat, I do not knpw. unless
he adopted Rev. Dr. John Bachman’s plan, that of drying
the eggs of the perch for ten days, from which lie ob¬
tained a considerable number of young perch. I have
not the least doubt that eggs that have dried for ton
lays would be as sure to hatch iu five or six mouths, or
wen five or six years. Sudh statements are pernicious
as they tend to lead beginners astray.

Mr. President and gentlemen of the Convention, yon
have this to encourage you ; the Creator has endowed you
with faculties that tit you for this work, which enables
you to be co-workers with Him ; you avail yourselves of
His laws.

I most heartily wish you success, and a Bafe return to
your homes.

Bedford, 0„ Se.pt. 32d,

THE FRENCH FISH CULTURE INQUIRY,

THE French Senate appointed last July a Commission
1 of Inquiry to investigate the condition of the fish¬
eries of the inland and coast waters, and the progress of
fish culture. This Commission has proceeded to the se¬
curing of the information by sending out the following
series of questions, the answers to which are intended to
serve as a nucleus for the information to be obtained
hereafter. The form of the inquiry is such as might be
be followed with success by our own State Commis¬
sions. Wo have thought these questions of sufficient
interest to be printed entire :

FRESH WATERS.

I. Statistics.— 1. What is the present condition of the
streams, rivers, and likes, considered in reference to the
production ol’ fish? 3. What are the species of fi shoe -
ourrmg in the waters of your neighborhood? 8 Are
these ponds m the region ? and what is the mode of c t-
lure? Wliat is their product? 4. What is the quantity
offish on sale in the markets of yon r district? What
species of fish are represented? What is 1,1m be
amount, and the price per ldlo.? Wliat species of fish
formerly existing, have disappeared or diminished '

6. Are the streams and rivers frequented by andromous
fish, lampreys, salmon, shad, eels, etc. ? What- wTm£
courses are more particularly stocked with crawfish ’

7. Are t.lie dams provided with fish-ways? and do
allow free passage for the ascent of the fish ? 8 Whit is
the tenure of the non-navigable streams'? Are they
leased? 9. Are the regulations, in reference to close
time and the restocking ot waters, carried out bv the
lessees ? Are the close times believed to he long cn uteri’
and what are the results? 10. Are there in the

meat fish cultural establishments, the inauguration c r
whidi is either due to the State or private individuals?
11 Have there been m he region attempts to restock the
waters? What were the results. II. Causes or H
stuuction -13. Wliat are, generally speaking, theses
to which the depopulation of the waters in your «
are attributed? Do special causes exist in certain locali
tes ? In what streams has a mortality among tlie craw
fish been noticed and to what cause as it been attribu
ted? alterations of the waters ; parasites affixed L
brancliiu etc. 13 In what streams have the the wjf
tions, m the height of the water, caused by opening an 1
closing the sluiceways and floodgates of dams beau con
sidered a cause of destruction of the fry. 14. What is
the effect of steamboat navigation in •

the waters, and destruction of spawning
fishes he mentioned as destvovlrs ot nv “y

fish. 15 What are the places where thePwaste prSte

• AlUVV,hiU is th tiature of this refuse?
wliat watei -course, lakes, autl ponds is
tion by the effect of flax stooping Sot'her i

pursuits complained of ? 16. What are the drawbacks
resulting from the dredging of streams, the raising of
banks and the removal of grass ? What observations
have been made upon the function of vegetation m
maintaining fertility of the waters? 17. Is there in!
complaint made of tlie destruction of fish aud crawfish
by the agency ot factories and the temporary drying of
mill-races? What are the precautions taken tor the Res¬
ervation of fish where irrigating canals exist? iy.P Are
the waters sufficiently guarded from a fishery poiuttf
view? What are the agents charged with this d,,V l
What is the surface extent in the Jakes riveikn^^ ?
and brooks? Is any complaint m d^f w"S'

pervision? 19. What are1 the

poaching practised m your region (changing the cuV
rent employment of chalk, coeculm ' indiimf uTolimr
hurtful substances, dynamite, etc.)? Wliat are the fish¬
ing implements considered the most hurtful t Are drag
nets used? Do dams and fixed nets exist? Ill EiS.
ING.— ~0. What are the means indicated ami asked in
the region to remedy the depopulation of tlie waters?
21 Inchoate the places in the streams, canals, ponds! etc

rimm^TrtllCmostfavorable ** establishment of
hatching stations or reservations for restookiug ’ to tlia
different water-courses, where dams exist, what are the
T r apP(ys “pessary to establish fish lad-
ders? Indicate the periods of reproduction of each

826

FOREST AND STREAM,

species of fish and crawfish, during which it is thought
fishing should be prohibited ? 28. Do the fishery laws
excite complaints? Are any changes asked for ? 28. What
measures must be taken to prevent irrigating canals, and
other artificial ditohes, from being a cause of the de¬
struction of fish?

SALT WATER.

1, What is the condition of the fishery products in the
sea adjacent to your district ? Have they diminished, or
do they hold their own? To what cause is their diminu¬
tion attributed? 2. What are the species that have more
particularly disappeared or become rare ? Which are sed¬
entary and which migratory ? Is it as abundant as form¬
erly in the immediate vicinity of the coast ? 8. What
observations have you been able to make tending to prove
that the periodicity of appearance of certain species is
due to their rising towards the surface or approaching
the shove, rather than to any migrations ? 4. Are thero
any modifications to the existing regulations asked by
the lessees of the seashore, owners of oyster parks, mus¬
sel parks, reservoirs of fish, etc., and what are these
modifications? Do the fishermen ask any modifications ?
5. What are the inconveniences caused by carting off
seaweed, rock, eel-grass, etc., with reference to the re¬
production of fish? 0. What are the fishing implements
particularly destructive to fish and their fry V 7. Is the
supervision sufficient? Are there complaints about it?

8. Indicate especially favorable places for establishing
parks, reservoirs, and fish-cultural basins, places for
penning up fish, crustaceans and mollusks? What species
of fish are best adapted to being raised in this way ?

9, What are the means which seem proper and are de¬
manded in the region to remedy the exhaustion of the
sea water, and to favor the preservation and production
of fish ? 10. What would be the probable effect on re¬
population of temporary interdictions of all fishing upon
certain lengths of the coast? Upon what portions of the
coast could these interdictions be most advantageously
carried out ? What reclamations would be made ?

Spawning of the Speckled Trout op Lake Superior.
— All along the rocky shores of Lak9 Superior speckled
trout of large size afford excellent sport to the angler
during the month of June, and sometimes later. These
trout are caught chiefly with minnows, although they
will frequently take the artificial fly with avidity.
Angling for these trout is technically known [as “ rock
fishing,” in distinction from the ordinary stream fishing,
of which there is an abundance, as many streams of vary¬
ing size empty into Lake Superior all along the coast
from Marquette westward. While the'trout of the brooks
and rivers are numerous, and some of them large, their
average size is much less than of those caught along the
rocks ou the precipitous shores of the lake. The two
classes of fish are undoubtedly identical, although their
habits and food are quite different, the stream fish sub¬
sisting on the grabs, larvse, flies and whatever finds its way
into the running water, while the rock fish feed on the
minnows and fry which seek the shallows along the main
shore of the lake. Hence, minnows being the custom¬
ary and habitual food of the latter, afford the best bait,
although, as we have said, artificial flies ’are not whoHy
rejected, as we have ourselves proved by repeated experi¬
ments.

It has been a matter of speculation to most persons as to
where the fish go when they disappear in July ; but the
fact is apparent that they not only seek the cooler water
of the deeper lake, but that they follow the small fish,
which are chiefly the young of the herrings and white
fish. They do not go into the rivers to spawn, hut select
the sandy bays close to shore, wherever found, for their
deposits, which are made in October. It is probable that
the water of the streams is too cold for proper incubation,
as the ova mature and hatch more quickly in water of a
certain temperature than in that which is warmer or
colder, and that the fish, therefore, resort to the warmer
water of the shallow sand-bars. This supposition is sus¬
tained by the fact that very few, if any, trout are caught
at any time in the gelid waters of the several rivers and
streams which empty into the Great Nepigon Lake,
which lieB fifty miles north of Lake Superior, with which
it is connected by the Nepigon River — those streams
being largely fed all summer long by melting snow and
ice. Nepigon Lake is shallow and warm, while Nepigon
River is cold and deep ; hut the latter has many sandy
hays and shoals along its course, as well as several con¬
necting lakes, and these afford spawning beds for the
trout, just as the sandy bays of Lake Superior do.

Hybrid Shad.— Seth Green calls attention to the close
resemblance between the young hybrid shad (the hatch
of the shad spawn impregnated with the melt of the
striped bass), and the young shad proper. The culture of
this hybrid has been pursued at the Hudson River
Hatchery for the past four years. It any of these fish
are captured, Mr. Green requests that they be forwarded
to himself at Rochester, or to the Hon. R. B. Roosevelt,
No. 78 Chambers street, New York.

4 Success in Tennessee. — Nashville, Nov. 12fk,— The ac¬
counts from the few counties in our State where fish pro¬
tection laws were passed, are so wonderful, that I do not
hesitate to say that by the time the next Legislature
meets such laws will be passed for the whole State. The
increase in South Haxpeth in particular, is almost incred¬
ible This, too, without any protection, except as against
seines traps, dams, and harpoons. Legitimate angling
beine permitted all the while, our fishmongers are re¬
ceiving their full supply of Northern Lake fish, but there
is meat prejudice here against eating them, on account
of the long time since they are taken from the water,
though kept perfectly fresh on tee. Col. Akens will
shortly be off on a fishing excursion. J. D. H.

nnd §ivet[ <gjishing.

FISH IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER.

FRESH WATER.

Black Bass, Micropttnu r,«(mo- I Pike or Pickerel, Esox lucius.

ides; M. nigricans. I Yellow Perch, Perm flaveeeens

Muskalonne, Es ox nobtHor, \

BAI/T WATER.

Sea Bass, Scimnnps oceUatw. I Cero, Cyhium. reoale.

Striped Bass, Rwcus lincaius. Bonito, Santo yclamys.
Wcaktlsh, Oynoseion regalis. I King-fish, Men l (cirrus nebutosus,
Bluellsh, Pomatomus saltatrix.

—To send fish long distances, clean carefully, and dust
the interior well with strong pepper ; then pack them in
fresh grass or nettles, and send them off as soon as posi-
sible. Treated thus they will keep their color and fresh¬
ness for a considerable time.

Rhode Island — Newport, Nov. 12th. — The fishermen
have had fine luck of late. Codfish have again come on
to their winter feeding-grounds, and are in fine condition.
Blackfish are caught nearly all the year round. COOT.

New York — Shelter Island, L. I, Nov. 8th.— The fish¬
ing season generally ended yesterday, and the several
steamers and yachts came in during the day with their
colors flying to mark the final trip. I cannot at present
give you the gross amount of fish caught, but it reaches
to many millions ; aud as oil is rising and scraps for ma¬
nure in great demand, this business must pay well this
year. MoL,

Tennessee — Nashville, Nov. 12th. — Our anglers had
less amusement during the last season than for many
summers past, The drought and great heat unfitted the
many streams for the sport, and the disposition to run
away to the Northern lakes did the balance. One gentle¬
man assures me that though he caught mountain trout,
muscalonge and the famous grayling, for sport he had
yet to find more desirable spots than he knows on the
rivers in our State. Of course, he admits the gameness
of the grayling and the great abundance of other kinds
of game fish, hut he says the hard work to get at them
counterbalances, in a great measure, the pleasure. I have
heard of some few parties lately who have taken hand¬
some creels in Buffalo aud Harpeth ; and now is the sea¬
son for jackfish in the Cumberland. A gentleman caught
a shad a few days ago, with a fly while fishing for bass.
From Reelfoot Lake fabulous accounts always come, hut
I cannot appreciate the sportsmen who revel in that
class of fishing. _ J, D, H.

Fish as Food for Animals. — “The cattle at Province-
town feed upon fish with apparently as good relish as upon
the best kinds of fodder. We have seen the cows at that
place boldly enter the surf in pursuit of the offal thrown
from the fish-boats on the shore, and masticate and swal¬
low every part but the hardest bones. A Provincetown
cow will dissect the head of a cod with wonderful celer¬
ity. She places one foot upon a part of it, and with her
teeth tears off the skin and gristly parts, and in a few mo¬
ments nothing is left hut the hones. It is said that some
cows there will, when grain and fish are placed before
them, eat the whole of the fish before they will touch the
grain.” — [ Barnstable (Mass.) Journal, Feb. 1th, 1838. We
have accounts of the feeding of fish to stock in the East,
centuries ago. It is a regular practice in Northern Nor¬
way, where dried codfish are used to piece out the- stock
of hay that does not suffice for the long winter. In 1856
Prof. Stoeckhardt, of Saxony, received a sample of Nor¬
wegian fish-guano, which he fed to a half-year old pig
“which did exceptionally well on this northern food,” —
[American Agriculturist.

SOME FISHES OF OREGON.

We are indebted to Fish Commissioner Webber, of New
Hampshire, for the following interesting letter : —

Astoria, Oregon, Sept, 21st.

Mr. Webber : Your letter of a few weeks ago, contain¬
ing a request from Prof. Baird that I would send him a
specimen of the “ queer fish ” taken in the Columbia, and
mistaken for shad, was duly received and will be acted
upon next summer, 1 wish now to ask if, in your opin¬
ion, it would be possible to so pack impregnated spawn
of Eastern brook trout that they could be sent from your
State to Oregon with a fair chance of arriving in good
condition. Mr. Livingstone Stone, in his book on “ Do¬
mesticated Trout,” says (page 146): “They — trout eggs
— have been sent to England and California without loss
hut 1 have corresponded with persons who are interested
in the business, as well as thoroughly informed, and they
assure me that there are none in California. I will say
that this attempt is not to stock a private pond, but a
stream in this vicinity, and for the public benefit.

This morning at daylight I started out to catch the first
salmon of the season. The summer varieties, tire can¬
ning fish, bite neither fly-spoon nor bait. We catch the
fall salmon, of which the silverside is the most numer¬
ous and best quality. It is too early yet, so I caught only
one — a small one, about three pounds. My spoon — a No.
20 Mann’s Perfect Revolving — was taken by a large one —
I judge about twenty pounds ; hut he was not well
hooked, and tore away. I also caught, in two hours’
trolling, twenty chubbs, a fish that resembles a coarse
and overgrown dace, except that his head is larger in
proportion, being nearly one-third his length, which in a
full-grown fish is over two feet ; weight from one to five
pounds. Their flesh is said to be white and of good
flavor, and notwithstanding the numerous bones they are
highly prized — by Chinamen, I think, one of these days,
I will have one cooked and give them a trial, on the sly
of course, for it would ruin the reputation of a “white ”
man if it was known of him. While I was fishing, a stur¬
geon— a little fellow, 150 pounds or so — leaped out of the
water, a hundred yards away. I have seen them larger
than that. I remember one that was brought into the
cannery at Brookfield that weighed 350 pounds on tine
scales (Fairbanks, not his own — a sturgeon has no
scales).

Here is a new sensation for you. You are standing on
the wharf, with one end of a half -inch Manilla hue in

your hand, and at the other end, fifty yards away, a 150
or 200 pounds sturgeon has anchored himself. You are
trying to pull him out of the water, and he is trying to
pull you into the water. How long do you think you
would keep up the contest? Old sturgeon fishers never
throw their line overboard till they have taken a couple
of half hitches around some convenient spile. The story
is told of a fisherman who fished for sturgeon in a small
skiff ; he had fastened the line to the painter, and sat
hack in the stern waiting patiently for a bite. It came
— the bite did — and the sturgeon that came with it was
one of the strongest, if not the largest, of his kind ; he
pulled so hard as nearly to draw the skiff’s bow under
water. After dashing wildly in various directions for a
few minutes, the fish seemed to have made up hiB mind
wliat was best to do, for he started in a bee-line for the
bar, a dozen miles away, at a rapid rate. The matter was
growing serious ; the fisherman could not go forward, as
his weight, added to the strain upon the painter, would
surely have Bwamped the skiff, He could only sit in the
stem and wave lus handkerchief as a signal of distress.
Fortunately this was seen from another boat, which ap¬
proached and rescued the skiff by cutting loose the
painter. This story waB told me for the truth ; but
whether true or not, there is nothing impossible about it.

There is another queer fish caught here — the “porgie.”
In appearance it is like a flat fish, such as are caught in
Eastern ponds, hut larger, weight two or three pounds. Its
body is nearly circular, but it swims upright, not flat, like
a flounder. The strange thing is, it brings forth its young
alive. They come in from the sea at flood tide, and are
found wherever the water is brackish. I have caught
them in front of the city, fifteen miles from the ocean.
When talren in the hand and pressed on the abdomen
the young, about the size of a capper cent, can be
spawned to the number of forty or fifty, still partly en¬
veloped in the membrane in which they are formed.

Tomcod fishing, too, is now in order. They, like the
porgie, are found wherever the water is slightly salt.
They are a perfect little codfish, ten inoheB to a foot
long.

At the risk of making myself tiresome, I must relate an
event that occurred last fall. I was out for salmon, in
company with Mr. A. J. Megler, and when off Smith’s
Point, a mile from town, a salmon fastened on his spoon.
While he was playing him, a Beal came up and fastened on
the salmon, raised him out of the water, and kept shak¬
ing him as a terrier does a rat. We shouted to him, beat
the water with our oars, and soon frightened him
away and secured our salmon. Soon Capt. Munson, of
the little steamer Magnet, came down in his skiff, with
his rod and spoons of his own make, to join in the sport.
We told him of the circumstance, He laughed and said
it was a very good fish story. In a few minutes he
hooked one, and Mr. Seal was promptly on hand and re¬
peated his performance ; and so he continued to do, when¬
ever a salmon was hooked, for the rest of the day. There
are but few seal in the river now. I saw one to-day. In
spring they come by thousands, with once in a while a
sea-lion for variety. A seal will sometimes play round a
salmon-net all night, eating off the heads of the fish as
they are caught. I have seen boat-loads of fish where
fully one-fourth had been served in that way. The under
side of the head is the choice part, though when hungry
he will eat the whole of it, ana perhaps more than one of
them. If you want to hear swearing in a dozen different
languages, be around when the seal himself gets entan¬
gled in the net. He will wind it round and round him,
until the fishermen reach the scene of his labors and dis¬
patch him by repeated blows of the salmon club, or slioot
him with the revolver, which is a part of every fisher¬
man’s outfit. I once saw a sea-lion that was caught in a
net. He had entangled the whole net — 250 fathoms, and
worth when new twice as many dollars — into a hopeless
snarl, with himself nearly helpless in the center. In this
condition he was towed ashore and killed with a Henry
rifle, the revolver of the fisherman proving nearly use¬
less. The net had to be cut into many pieces. He was
as large as a small ox.

Capt. Munson has jnst been in, and says he was after
the salmon this morning. He caught a fifteen-pound one
and a boat load of chubbs. C. J. Smith,

^ The Trout of Utah. — To correct a prevalent impres¬
sion that the trout of Utah do not generally take a fly,
the Captain of the Fourteenth Infantry, stationed at Fort
Douglass, writes, saying : —

I have taken quantities in all the streams within a ra¬
dius of seventy-five miles, with flies, and I know to have
been taken from the Provo River at least 1,000 pounds
with no other lure. All my acquaintances hi the city,
and all our officers here, used flies exclusively the entire
season. I have uot fished in the lakes ; consequently can’t
vouch for the action of the fish iu those places.

C. B. Western, Captain Fourteenth Infantry.

Natural §ir>forg,

THE DISEASES OF WILD ANIMALS.

by professor jean yilain.

LlVanslalod from the Revue Zotiloyique.']

SOME naturalists have asserted that wild animals,
when in a state of liberty, are almost entirely free
from disease, and that the latter afflicts them only when
in captivity. I know that this is entirely erroneous, and
it can be proved that captive wild animals are more ex¬
empt from ailments than those roaming at large.

While First Surgeon of the Thirty-first Regiment of the
Line, then stationed at Alabera, in Algeria, I dissected
the carcasses of about fifty lions. The lungs of twenty
of them were affected ; one-half of them were almost
gone, showing that consumption is prevalent among the
lions of the Sahara and the Sahel.

At the Jardin des Plantes, here in Pans, seven lions
have died since 1869. All of them were bom here. I dis¬
sected them, and found that their lungs were entirely
healthy. To what was the difference due ? They receiv¬
ed their food regularly, and were carefully protected
from inclement weather, while the lions in Ainca had to

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fo -without food for days, had to inhale the sandy air of
he desert, and were frequently drenched by terrible
rains.

There is at the Jardin des Plantes a -wolf from the Ar¬
dennes. He was caught when about six years old. He
was suffering from cough, and at one time we thought he
was dying. He hawked and spat, and was always sullen
and morose. Often he abstained from food for several
days. At last we chloroformed him and examined his
throat, He was found to be suffering from nasal catarrh
in its most aggravated form. Under proper medical treat¬
ment he recovered rapidly. Nine wolves born at the Jar-
din never showed the slightest sign of disease.

M. Jacquemart, the famous Indian hunter, often told
me that he had seen tigers spitting blood, which ex¬
hausted them so that they could be approached within a
few feet with impunity.

All monkeys are very delicate animals, They are not
gluttonous ; and having so much exercise, they are rarely
afflicted with diseases of the bowels. But they- have weak
lungs, and the reason why so many of the most interest¬
ing among them die when brought to Europe is the too
sudden change of air, diet, and water. There is no more
intelligent monkey than the chimpanzee, a truly wonder¬
ful animal. While in Berlin I dined at the Zoological
Gardens by the side of a pet chimpanzee. He partook of
every dish like a human being, put sugar into liis teacup,
stirred it with the spoon, and drank the beverage with
evident relish. But his eyes looked supernaturally bright.
I felt his pulse. It was 135. “ He will not live long,” I
said to his keeper.

“Why not ?" he asked with a sorrowful mien.

“ He is consumptive,” I replied.

“ Indeod ! He often coughs.’’

The chimpanzee died a month later. His left lung was
entirely gone,

Carnivorous animals suffer from digestive disorders
only when fed upon poor meat. I dissected three hyenas :
two in Paris, one in London, Their bowels presented an
entirely healthy appearance, and so did their stomachs.
But the reverse was the case of an old Abyssinian hyena
belonging to a Greek menagerie-keeper, who had caught
the animal himself in Africa. He managed to keep it
alive for two years, but told me: 11 The beast always
vomited, and often lay on the ground, moaning piteously.
What was the cause?” I dissected the hyena. The stom¬
ach was in a terrible condition. It was dotted with the
scars of boils.

Dogs are gluttons. Wild dogs are worse. We have at
the Jardin one of these able to devour meat enough to
gorge a tiger or a lion ; but the animal has to pay dearly
for its voracity ; it is always suffering from aggravated
constipation, and will not live long.

Foxes are shrewd about everything, and so they are
about their food. What hunter has ever found a fox that
died from disease ? Zoologists admire the dissected body
of a fox because there is never anything unhealthy to be
found in its organs. Hence, foxes are long-lived.

Six months ago we received at the Jardin four buffa¬
loes from the North American plains. Two of them died
three days after their arrival. They were found to be
suffering from a multiplicity of diseases— dyspepsia, im¬
perfect action of the kidneys, and fatty degeneration of
the heart. The other two have been ailing ever since
and yet the young buffalo born at the Zoological Gardens
of Cologne is the embodiment of health.

The elephant is one of the most temperate and abstem¬
ious of animals. He eats for his size so little food that it
is a wonder how he is able to exist upon it. True he
dies in captivity before his time, but not from physical
causes. There is no doubt that he is one of the most sen¬
sitive of animals. A slight or a disappointment mortifies
him deeply. The elephants of South Africa, which are
rough animals when compared with those raised in cap¬
tivity, die from diarrhoea or constipation, as Le Vaillant
has stated. Their tamer brethren are free from disease ■
and, if they die before their time, thev generally do so
from the above-mentioned causes. Sultan, the pride of
the Jardin, the most amiable elephant I ever knew, was
unable to survive the death of his companion, the pet
dog Jean, _ 1

DRUMMING OF THE CANADA GROUSE.

I SAW in a back number of the Forest and Stream
I think about three weeks ago, some discussion about
the drumming of the Canada or spruce grouse. Having
had a fine opportunity of observing the act in one of these
bu-ds, if your space will admit I will explain it as nearly
as I can. Some time ago a male specimen of this hand¬
some bird came to the house of a friend of mine not far
from here, and took up his quarters along with the domes¬
tic towl. He was a pugnacious little fellow, and it was
not long before he waged war upon the large barn-yard
cock that accompanied the hens about the place The
battle was long and hot, but it ended in the discomfiture
of the old cock, as ho was no match for his small rival in
activity and spirit. After gaining his point, he used to
make up to the hens much after the fashion of a turkey
cock, by spreading his tail and lowering his wings until
then; outer edges touched the ground, at the same time
making a noise like the sound of compressed air escaping
by a small vent, or rather like the word “pit,” expressed
forcibly with the teeth closed. This he would keep up at
inter v»ls ail day , jealously guarding his charge from all
intruders in the towl line. The hens used to eye him sus¬
piciously, and fight rather shy at first, but they soon be-
came accustomed to his antics, and then took no notice
of them whatever. He would come up with the hens

close to the back kitchen door without showing any fear

tl!e door t0 s°ia or out, and then
he would fly to the branches of a large spruce near by,
and watch until the coast was clear again when he would
fly swiftly down with acircular flight dfCminglongy
during the passage. He would at times start from fhe
ground, and drum strongly while mounting upwards, with
distinct and regular booms like the ruffed grouse His
usual fight was rapid and noiseless, so that the booming
must not be attributed to the flight, like the whirr of th?
ruffed grouse, as he seemed to produce it at pleasure
Frequently he started without any noise whatever and
onlv commenced .to dram during the latter part of the
flight ; or occasionally when he started off with it to
commence with, he stopped it before the flight was over.
He was a very handsome bird in full plumage, and it was

n sight worth watching for half an hour, to sit and ob¬
serve all his antics and gestures. At night, when the
hens went to roost, he would betake himself to his spruce,
and there stay until the following morning, when he
would immediately join them on their appearance. He
staid about the house for some days, but one morning
turned up missing, having, I snppose, returned to his
native haunts. I have frequently seen them, but never
before or since have I had as good an opportunity of
studying their habits, and I must,say that I never expect
to get another chance like this one. J. W. D.

Cap Rouge, Canada. _

Rah. in Wisconsin. — I have always supposed the rail
(Ortolan) to be mostly a Southern bird, and nowhere to
be found in great abundance except at the South, among
the wild rice fields and marshes pertaining to the coast,
bays and inlets of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Vir¬
ginia, and thence southerly along the coast.

But, greatly to my surprise, I find the rail quite as
numerous at Stud Lake (an enlargement of Fox River,
twenty-five miles southwest of Milwaukie) as at the best
hunting of Delaware Bay, The rail found here is identi¬
cally the same bird I found there. It is of a dark brown
color, short bill, long body, short tail and long, greenish
legs, which in flying stretch back, and ac: as a very long
rudder to a clumsy and rather slow flyer. The gizzard is
disproportionately large, sets far in the chest, and seems
to serve as ballast when on the wing. They usually fly
straight and but a few yards, then drop down into the
thick grass, and either hide away or run off like frightened
rats in a hay-field. Being stupid of action and slow to
rise, the boatmen not infrequently knock them down
with their oars while pushing their boats through the
marsh for the hunter. No one can mistake them.

The sportsmen of Delaware Bay with whom I con¬
versed about this bird could give me no definite informa¬
tion as to where it breeds or comes from, but that they
always found it in abundance in the marshes after about
Sept. 1st, and that it remains there until frost and cold¬
ish weather set in, when it suddenly leaves, as is pre¬
sumed, for the South ; that they never'see it come or go,
or in Hooks, and believe it migrates at night.

How such a clumsy and apparently weak flyer can
travel such long distances as it must, seems quite as¬
tonishing. I am inclined to believe it breeds all along
the coast and wherever it is found in the fall, though I
could get no assurance of this from the bay hunters.

Be this as it may, I am fully satisfied that the rail of
Mucl Lake, and other places at hand,breedhere, and hence
are eminently a Northern bird. Many of them I find to
be quite young here in September, and are evidently late
from their nests. The valley of Fox River, above the
lake, is thickly covered witli tall marsh grass, which the
farmers cut for hay in July and August. They tell me
the grass is “full of these birds ” when they are mowing
it, and that they breed in it by thousands, but no one
molests or cares anything about them, They do not even
know their names, but always see them.

While they could be killed by the sportsman by hun¬
dreds per day, no one enters into this kind of sport.
The bird is looked upon as too small for general shooting,
though the duck-hunters sometimes kill them for want of
something larger to fire at. They disappear at the ap¬
proach of cold weather.

What is strange, I have never seen a rail on the large
wild rice and marshy bottom lands and lakes which fie
on the Illinois River about 150 miles south of here. From
this fact I iufer the rail migrates southeasterly to the
coast, instead of south, else it should be very abundant
in the fall on these similar grounds twenty-five miles be¬
low Peoria. I have never visited these until Oct. 10th, at
which time I find them here, and numerous.

Among the rail 1 find the king rail, as on the Delaware
River, and in about the same proportion— say as one to a
hundred, perhaps more. The names of either of these
birds are not generally known here. The king rail looks
very much like the one mentioned, but is about four
times as large,- and neck quite long.

To find this rail so numerous — not scattering — and so
far north, is new to me, and hence I note the fact, which
may be of interest to your readers, if deemed worthy of
record in your columns.

Most unfortunately, this hasty article is written with¬
out the aid of your “ Sportsman’s Gazetteer ” as a refer¬
ence, else I could render it more interesting and far more
instructive. Please pardon my limited knowledge on this
subject.

The fall has been hot and dry up to date. Game is gen¬
erally abundant here, except that the large ducks have
not yet come south. A change of weather has now set
in, and they are expected daily, For variety of small
game Wisconsin is hard to excel, and I find no difficulty
in bringing in a full bag in a few hours’ hunt, with game
near at hand.

I add a list of the game animals found here : —

Rabbits— Abundant.

Squirrels (large, fox)— Abund¬
ant.

Squirrels (large, gray)— Abund¬
ant.

Squirrels (small, gray)— Abund¬
ant.

Squirrels (small, red)— A few.

Squirrels (black)— Rare.

Ducks— ilauy varieties ; quite
pie. ty.

(Itouse— Some.

Grouse (ruffed)— Quite plenty. 5
Snipe— Quite plenty.

Woodcock— Qui e plenty.

Rail— Abundant.

Rail-king— Sotue.

Quail— Frozen out; very scarce.

Pigeons (wild)— Some.

All to be found in their proper places, and of such is the
fill of the game-bag. H, W. Merrill,

Waukesha, Wis., Oct, 20th.

The bird to which Major Merrill refers as being so com¬
mon in Wisconsin is undoubtedly the Carolina rail
(Porzana Carolina), and the king- rail, so-called, is prob¬
ably the Florida gallinule ( Qallinula galeata), and not
the true king rail (Rallus elegans). The Carolina rail is
distributed over the whole of temperate North America.
We have killed them ill considerable numbers in the
Rocky Mountains. _

The Capercaillie in Scotland.— Something over a
century ago this superb grouse became extinct in the
United Kingdom ; but it has happily been successfully
reintroduced into Scotland, where it is now doing well.
Mr. J . A. Harvie-Brown has recently given the history of
this bird's extermination careful investigation, and has
also put on record the facts connected with its reintro¬
duction by the Marquis of Breadalbaae. The capercaillie,
as it seems the name is now to be spelt, unites to the

wildness and strength of wing of our ruffed grouse the
size of the turkey, and we can well fancy that the sight
of one of these great birds darting down ont of a
tree-top would tty the steadiness of the coolest sports¬
man. Unfortunately this species, during the nesting
season, while at his “play ” or lek, is easily approached,
and those who pursue him take advantage of this circum¬
stance to pot him as he sits on his perch.

According to the best evidence the capercaillie became
finally extinct in Scotland between 1745 and 1760, al¬
though occasional instances of its capture were recorded
as late as the year 1800. In 1837 and 1838, however, the
Marquis of Breadalbane, after several unavailing attempts
succeeded, through the aid of Sir Thomas Powell Buxton,
and Mr. Lloyd of Sweden, in obtaining a number of liv¬
ing birds which were delivered at Taymouth in good con¬
dition. Of the forty-eight thus obtained, some were
turned out to shift for themselves ; while others were re¬
tained in captivity for breeding purposes. The eggs of
the latter were either hatched under domestic hens, or
introduced into the nests of the black game. So succes-
ful were these efforts that the number of birds on the
estate in 1863 was estimated at from one to two thou¬
sand. From Taymouth as a starting point, the birds
have spread over a considerable district of Central Scot¬
land, and with reasonable protection in the future they
promise to do well, and may be considered as firmly es¬
tablished. As suggested in these columns when writing
on this subject three years since, the practice of planting
large districts of the' Highlands with firs, will doubtless
prove an efficient aid to the establishment of this grouse
in Scotland.

Slightly Enlarged. — A correspondent sends us the
following description, taken from Temple’s “Travels in
Peru,” as an instance of travellers’ imagination : —

In the course of the day I had an opportunity of shoot¬
ing a condor ; it was so satiated with its repast on the
carcass of a dead horse as to suffer me to approach within
pistol shot before it extended its wings to take flight,
which to me was the signal to fire ; and having loaded
with an ample charge of pellets, my aim proved effectual
and fatal. What a formidable monster did I behold in
the ravine beneath me, screaming and flapping in the last
convulsive struggles of life ! It may be difficult to be¬
lieve that the most gigantic animal that inhabits- the
earth or 'the ocean can be equaled by a tenant of air ; and
those persons who have never seen a larger bird than our
mountain eagle will probably read with astonishment of
a species of that same bird ia the southern hemisphere,
being so large and strong as to seize an ox with its talons
and to lift it into the air, whence it lets it fall to the
ground in order to kill and prey upon the carcass. But
this astonishment must in a great measure subside when,
the dimensions of the bird are taken into consideration,
and which, incredible as they may appear, I now insert
verbatim from a note taken "down with my own hand :
“When the wings were spread they measured sixteen
paces (forty feet) in extent, from point to point ; the
feathers are eight paces (twenty feet) in length ; and the
quill part two palms (eight inches) in circumference. It
is said to have power sufficient to carry off a live rhinoc¬
eros.

This bird has always been a favorite theme for the pen
of adventurers, possibly because it really is a mammoth
among the feathered members of creation. True meas¬
urements of the expanse of a condor's wings rarely ex¬
ceed eleven feet, and the average is from eight to nine
feet. But why should nbt a man who has the enterprise
to shoot a condor on his native heights be allowed the
privilege of magnifying his feat? Does any one suppose
that when Othello told Desdemona’s father of the autres
vast, and anthropophagi, he made a tame story of it ?

A Sensible Step. — As is well known to most of our
readers, there has been much grumbling of late years
among British sportsmen over the scarcity of grouse on
the Scottish moors, a scarcity which Dr. Cabbold, the
eminent English helminthologist, attributes to a worm
allied to that which causes the “ gapes” in the common
fowl.

From the advertising columns of the London Nature,
we learn that the Council of the Entomological Society,
of London, has been authorized by Lord Walsingha’m
and others interested in the preservation of British game
birds, to offer the following prizes, which are open to all
naturalists of whatever nations : A prize of £50 for the
best and most complete life history of Sclerostoma syn-
gamus — Dies — winch is supposed to cause the “gapeB”
in poultry, game, etc,, ana one of the same amount for
the best and most complete life history of Strongihis
pergrucilis — Cob — supposed to cause the grouse disease.
Essays may be in English, French or German, and must
be handed in before Oct. 15th, 1883, to the secretary of
the Society, 11 Chandos street, Cavendish Square, w.,
London.

The Potato Bog Bird —Coralville, Iowa.— When the
Colorado beetle created suoh sad havoc among the po¬
tato vines here in the West, the potatoes were uninjured
in this vicinity for several seasons, owing to the kind
offices of some beautiful birds, familiarily termed as
above. Though they had previously visited and “bugged"
the potatoes ou some farms located in the timber five
miles distant, for four or five successive seasons, it was
not until the summer of 1877 that they turned their at¬
tention to this place. In the summer referred to, the
bugs appeared as usual in great numbers and began
working on the vines, and would, if unmolested, have
destroyed them in a little while. One morning my at¬
tention was drawn to some strange, handsome birds
that were Bitting on the garden fence, surveying our po¬
tato grounds. I watched them closely for some time.
There appeared to be but a single family of them ; the
two parent birds, and some half a dozen young ones.
The latter were arranged in a row on the topmost board,
awaiting their turns to be fed ; and it kept the old ones
very busy to attend to them. They would flit down
in among the vines and seize an unlucky bug, and carry
it to a little open mouth, again, and again, till I wearied
of watohing tliem. I knew at once that this must be She

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potato bug bird, of which I had so often heard. This
was repeated clay after day. till our garden was cleared
of the bugs. They then helped themselves to a few— a
very few— peas (for dessert, 1 suppose), and then com¬
menced work on the potatoes in an adjoining field. In
sizu and shape this bird resembles the orchard oriole : is
black aud white in color, with a handsome red spot on
its breast — reminding one of the prevailing hue of the
potato beetle — aud black and white bands across tlio
wings, W.

Perhaps the bird wlueh does this good service is the
owhee buming(Ptp?7o erythrophthalmus). We shouldlike
to hear more about it,

Simple Cube for Snake Bites.— My father, who is
something of an animal .doctor, uses a very simple but
effectual remedy when anything is bitten by a rattle¬
snake. And as 'I do not think it is very widely known,

I will give it to the readers of Forest and Stream. It is
this:— Apply a poultice of common wood ashes to the
wound aud give a little, weak lye internally,

Years ago one of my brothers was bitten by a rattle¬
snake. The poison penetrated his system, and it was
thought he could survive but a little while. (The
value of whiskey in such eases was then unknown.) My
father at last resorted to this treatment, and to the sur¬
prise of all he speedily recovered.

Jack, our highly valued farm dog, in an encounter with
a rattle-snake one clay, received abite on the nose. My
father was absent, aud by the time he returnedlpoor Jack's
head had swollen to about twice its natural dimensions,
and he seemed to suffer greatly. My father treated him
as above, and in a short time lie was all right again.

This information may sometime be of value to sports¬
men " camping out,” W.

A Sn ake Story.— New Castle, Pa., Nov. 3d.— One day
last week a Mr. Rummoll, of this city, while out gunning
about twelve miles west of here killed an unusually large
pheasant. The bird was brought home, and while being
cleaned a snake measuring two feet three incites in
length crawled otit of it. The snake was striped, of a
grayish color. That part of the bird's intestines lying
next to the snake's head seemed to he entirely empty.
The snake must have had its nutriment from them.

Bp. F. NorriS,

Next 1 1 !

Jpf^ licit it cl,

FOOD FOR DOGS.

A DISCUSSION is going on in the columns of the
Loudon Field regarding the relative merits of dif¬
ferent varieties of dog biscuits, and in a country where
there are such large kennels of dogs as in England the
matter is one of considerable importance. Some weeks
since the Rev. J. Cumming Macdona, actuated no doubt
by a desire to confer a benefit on dog owners and breed¬
ers, wrote a letter to the Field, in which he gave the for¬
mula for preparing Avhat are known as the “ Braunfels
biscuit,” being a prescription of Professor Metzdorf, the
great food analyist of Germany. These biscuits are made
aud used at the kennels of Prince Albert Solms, at
Schloss Braunfels, where they appear to give satisfac¬
tion. The recipe is as fallows : — 13 ounces of phosphate
of lime, six ounces of common salt, six pounds of pre¬
pared flesh meal (sold by Liebig’s Extract of Meat Com¬
pany), ten pounds of wheat-meal bran, and twenty-
pounds of I've meal, well kneaded, and with some yeast
and water added, and allowed to rise, and to be well
baked, as with ordinary bread. Mr. Macdona claims that
in this way a wholesome food is to he obtained at the
rate of about 10 shillings ($3.50) per hundred weight. In
his letter he also stated that iu giving this recipe he would
bring down upon himself the wrath of the manufactur¬
ers of dog biscuits.

In this he was right, as tlie following week a letter ap¬
peared in the Field from “ Spratt’s Patent,” iu which
they say that Mr. Macdona was correct in surmising that
they could not allow to pass his remarks with regard to
the price at which wholesome dog biscuits could be
made on the German professor's receipt. They then
quote the places at which the various ingredients can be
purchased in England, to show that it would be impos¬
sible to manufacture it at the prices named by Mr, Mac¬
dona, aud conclude with the following paragraph : —

On the whole, we think that our many customers will
agree with us that if a fair manufacturer’s profit be put
on tlie cost price and a fair retailer’s profit, eve i such
small one as is put on by the cooperative societies, they
can get our biscuits as cheap as they can make them for
themselves from tlie receipt the reverend gentleman
gives, and in addition to which they have from us a food
which is in every way more nutritious, and which will
keep sound and good for months, and which has stood
the test for years.

“Spratt's Patent” having also stated that it was the
subject of general remark at the Hanover Dog Show that
Prince Solm’s and Mr. Macdona’s dogs were the worst
conditioned ones in the show, the others all being fed
on Spratt’s biscuits, of course Mr. Macdona replies, and
tlie correspondence is continued in rather acrimonious
terms through several issues of the Field. Iu the last
number of the paper at hand Professor Metzdorf enters
the fight, and his letter enters so in detail into the ques¬
tion of dog food that we deem it worthy of reproduction
in full. Jt is as follows :—

Sir : — A communication from Mr. Macdona appears in
the Field of Sept, 30th (page 384) in ref erence to my meat
biscuits, which (are now used as food in the celebrated

kennels of His Serene Highness Prince Albrecht, of Seims
Braunfels. Mr, Macdona testifies to the excellent con¬
dition of the dogs fed thereon, and publishes the recipe
for the preparation of the biscuits. In the next number
of the Field the biscuits are criticised by an interested
party in a most disparaging maimer. I was much sur¬
prised at that, for the history of science teaches that the
English mind least allows itself to be narrowed in judg¬
ment by prejudice, but maintains more than other na¬
tions the ground of practical experience. Why, then,
are these biscuits judged before they are tried?

Into some of the objections and exceptions that are
made, I take the liberty specially to enter.

The ill-nutured remark that the dogs from Braunfels
were in very bad condition at the Hanover Exhibition is
damaging only to the cakes of Messrs. Spratt. Those
dogs were fed upon Spratt’s cakes up to the time of the
Hanover Exhibition. Since the exhibition (i. e., since
July) the Braunfels kennel has been fed upon my meat
biscuits. If such an eminent authority on dogs as Mr.
Macdona — a man of at least European celebrity — finds the
Braunfels dogs in rare good condition, it speaks well for
the goodness and utility of my bisouits.

The remark that meat meal does not possess any nutri¬
tive value, and is merely fit for manure, because it only
consists of the exhausted residue of the meat, is calcu¬
lated to mislead that part of the publio which does not
possess chemical and pliysiologieal knowledge.

Fresh meat consists of muscular fibre, fat, water, salts
and certain extractives — the latter giving the meat its
agreeable flavour. Into the “ extract of meat” are trans¬
ferred only the extractives and the salts, while the resi¬
due contains the fat and muscular fibre. Now, it is a
scientifically proved fact that the “ extract of meat”
(i bouillon ) possesses little nutritive value ; it is a pleasant
relish, hut not a means of nourishment. The actual nu¬
tritive value is contained in the albuminous matter and
fat.

In making tlie extract, the salts removed from the flesh
are immediately replaced artificially at the place of man¬
ufacture by adding to the albuminous and fatty residue
1-30 per cent, of calcium chloride and 1-14 percent, of
anhydrous phosphate of soda. The flesh meal thus be¬
comes an alimentary substance of the first rank. The
unpleasant smell alone prevents men from using it for
themselves ; hut animals accept it gladly. A great num¬
ber of chemists and physiologists have examined and
prepared flesh meat. For instance, Professor Lehmann
(sop Wolff, “ Die Ernahrung landwirthschaftlicher Nutz-
thiere,” Berlin, 1876) found that on the average thirty-
nine kilos of flesh meal would equal in nutritive value 850
kilos of potatoes. Feeding experiments on pigs in Mun¬
ich, Dresden, Hohenheirn. Poppelsdorf, and Kuschen,
demonstrated that one kilo of flesh meal is capable of
producing on the average about one kilo of live weight.
With cattle, sheep, and horses also, favorable feeding re¬
sults were obtained ; and I have obtained corresponding
results with the dog.

In the laboratory of Dr. Friedlander here I have had
the dog cakeB of Messrs. Spratt and Messrs. Clarke anal¬
yzed by Dr. Schmoeger. Every hundred parts of the
original substance contained : — '

Spratt’s Patent . Clarice’s Anchor Mark.

Solids . . — 89.90pereent . . . . 88.96 percent.

Nitrogenous matter.. 18.56 per cent . 19.63 per cent.

Fat . 3. 42 per cent . 2.8i per cent.

Ash (salts) . 2.45 per cent _ _ 27 2 per cent.

For 100 parts Of solids are computed : —

Spratt'sfPatent. Clarice's Anchor Mark.

Nitrogenous matter. 20.64 per cent . 22.06 per cent.

Fat - - - - 3. 80 percent,,. . 3.19pereent.

Ash . . . 2 72 per cent . 3.06pereent.

Non-nitroganous . 73.8-1 per cent . 71.69 per eent.

Therefore, the proportion of nourishing matter, viz., of
nitrogenous as against substance free of nitrogen, is in
Spratt's patent, i to 8.7 ; in Clarke's anchor mark, 1
to 3.4.

Tliis analysis I published in the German publication
DerHund (vol. iv., No. 16), whereupon parties interested
in Spratt's patent replied that in manufacturing the cake
the mixture was not so precise as to make one single cake
decisive for the analysis ; also that they manufactured
summer and winter cakes with more or less nourishing
value, and that hence arose the different results of anal¬
ysts ; and thq gentlemen appealed also to previous anal¬
ytical researches, which showed a greater nutritive
value.

Undoubtedly the biscuits maybe manufactured of dif¬
ferent nourishing quality ; and for that very reason is an
analysis valuable, for which the material has not been
directly furnished by the manufacturer, but for which
the biscuit has been' taken by chance, and submitted to
analysis without the maker’s knowledge.

In feeding experiments with dogs, the new meat bis¬
cuit has stood the test of proof. Four pointers of Ger¬
man breed, and of the same litter, were taken when thir¬
ty-eight days old, and therefore very young. Each dog
could eat as much as he liked of his food. For the first
fortnight each had one and three-quarter pints of milk,
Nos. 1 and 3 receiving my biscuits, and Nos. 3 and 4
boiled and mashed potatoes. In a fortnight’s time No. 1
had increased by two pounds fifteen ounces, and No. 3 by
three pounds one-half ounce ; No. 8 by fifteen and one-
half ounces, and No. 4 by one pound ten ounces. Af¬
ter this No. 1 was fed with my biscuit, and No. 4 with
English cake, for six weeks. The dog fed with the new
biscuit now increased by two pounds fourteen ounces,
and the dog fed with the English cake only by one
pound one-quarter ounce. Therefore the new biscuit is
not quite as bad as4»as been made out. The trial was an
extreme one ; for milk is in the first months of the life
of animals indispensable.

In reference to the price, that would vary very much
with place and opportunities. Here in my rural circum¬
stances the price is much cheaper, under personal man¬
agement. than it would be in town.

In conclusion, I take the liberty of making the follow¬
ing remark The published recipe is chiefly intended for
home use, and for the feeding of bitches in whelp and of
growing puppies. For that purpose it answers well.
Whether it will keep and answer for mercantile purposes
I am myself doubtful, though it has been proved to keep
fer months. For feeding of greyhounds— which among
dogs take an exceptional position in reference to their
keep and maintenance— I would apply the recipe only
with caution.

The idea for a good dog cake is a oorrect proportion of-

nourishing substance, nitrogenous and non-nitrogen ous,
a reasonable proportion of fat, and also the salts requisite
both in quantity and quality. This can only be composed
according to scientific principles, and confirmed by expe¬
rience.

Such a feeding material should be handy and keep well
to make it fit for mercantile use. Through a series of
circumstantial aud searching experiments I believe that
by a new recipe, which, supersedes the old published one,

I have discovered a new preparation for such a biscuit,
and I am just on the point of subjecting it_to the severe
test of experience.

For home use for hitches in whelp and growing puppies
I maintain that the recipe already published will he found
thoroughly efficient. Professor Dr. Metzdorf,

Royal Academy, Proskau, Upper Silesia,

Eastern Field Trials Glcjb.— At a meeting of gen¬
tlemen interested in kennel matters held in this city
last week, an organization was formed under the title of
the “Eastern Field Trials Club,” witli Mr. G . I,. Lorillard,
for President ; C. Dubois Wagstaff, H. A. Gildersleeve,
P, H. Morris, and Dr. W. H. Aten, Vice-Presidents ; C.
H. Raymond, Treasurer ; and Jacob Pentz, Secretary.
This is a strong body of energetic men, who will see that
the objects of the club are carried out, and that kennel
interests at the East do not suffer by comparison
with those of the West ; the latter section having natur¬
ally taken the lead in Field Trials and dog business gener¬
ally, by reason of the character of the country, and the
greater abundance and variety of the feathered game
found there. An executive committee of active gentle¬
men was also chosen to select a suitable ground for the
forthcoming trials, (which we presume will soon take
place,) to provide birds, and to arrange all necessary pre¬
liminaries.

A year ago or more Capt. J. M. Taylor, formerly Ken¬
nel Editor of this paper, and its correspondent noiv, en¬
deavored to inaugurate a series of eastern field trials (lie
was the original promoter of Field Trials in America) by
a run iu Delaware or Maryland, but be either failed to in¬
terest men of proper activity and influence, or was not
sufficiently persistent in his efforts, so that the project fell
through for the time being. We are gratified to see that
it has been taken up again by others, and passed to suc¬
cess. New Jersey and Long Island both offer excellent
ground for the competition, which is likely to be held on
one of these two territories. A sohedule of the prizes has
been already secured for the All Ages, Puppy, and Brace
Stakes. An Executive Committee is announced as fol¬
lows : —

John Fottler, Jr., of Boston ; Luther Adams, of Cam¬
bridge, Mass.; William Jarvis, of Claremont, N. H.. J. C.
Higgins, of Delaware City, Del. ; N. Rowe, of Chicago,
Ill. ; L. C. Bruce, of New York City, and W. Wynne and
Benjamin West, of Brooklyn, N. Y.

The Czar's Dog. — The author of the following story
neglects to inform us_ whether or not the Czar saw his
son alive, but the picture of idiotic royalty is an useful
. one perhaps : —

The Czar takes the most extraordinary likes and
dislikes for persons and for animals. His favorite for
the time being, be it man, woman, dog or bird, is petted
to an extent that is at once ludicrous and melancholy to
observe. Once he concentrated his affections upon a
spaniel dog, for which he conceived a violent and uncon¬
trollable passion. The Czar and his pet dog weire for
a while inseparable, and his majesty, at the most incon¬
venient moments would demand that the animal should
he brought to him. It was at this time that a dispatch,
was received announcing that a son of the Czar was on
his death bed, and that if.the father wished to see him
the greatest haste was necessary. A special train for the
Emperor was immediately ordered ; everything was ar¬
ranged, but as his majesty was about to enter the cars he
discovered that the dog was absent. The animal had
taken an exceptional freak ; he had escaped from the
grounds of the palace and had gone off to amuse him¬
self elsewhere. The Czar, notwithstanding that he knew'
his favorite son was at the point of death, and that every
moment of delay might prevent liis seeing him before
he expired, refused to stir from the palace until the dog
was found. The palace was in uproar, servants, soldiers,
civil officers and volunteers were sent in hot haste for
the missing beast ; but four hours elapsed (fire ‘he was
found, captured and returned to the embrace of his im¬
perial master. _

A Boston Dog.— The Newmarket, N. H. Advertiser,
tells a story of a valuable setter dog named Jake Skinner,
belonging to Aivah A Skinner, of Boston. The dog has
been hoarding for some time past at the house of Lieut.
Thomas H. Walker, of Durham, N. H. Recently, Lieut.
Walker was confined to his bed by sickness for three dtiys,
and during this time the dog evinced great solicitude for
his friend, remaining at thehead of the bed the entire time,
not even leaving for his meals. One day during her hus¬
band’s illness Mrs Walker was bringing in wood from the
shed, and noticing the dog watching closely, she said to
him, “ Why don’t you bring in some wood, Jake ? ” The
dog immediately arose, went to the shed, and taking a
stick of wood in his mouth, brought it into the house,
and deposited it in the wood-box. This he repeated six
times, when, probably thinking he had done his share, he
returned to his post at the head of his master’s bed. On
the day that Lieut. Walker recovered sufficiently to be
able to' sit up in bed, the dog seemed highly delighted,
and proceeded at once to bring his master’s stockings to
him, and then followed with hie boots.

—On Oct. 15th, Mr. S, Turner’s (London, Out) Gordon
setter bitch, Belle, was bred to Dr. J, S, Niven’s Blossom,
(No. 5090, E. K. C. G. B,,) and on Oct. 33d, Dr. Nivens
Mall (7250) to owner’s Blossom,

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FOREST AND

STREAM.

Good Litter. — Fasten, Pa., Nov. Wth. — We the un¬
dersigned, residents of Easton, Pa., are personally ac¬
quainted with Mr. Lewis Uhler, who is now the owner
of a litter of six male pups, one month old, the largest and
smallest one of the lifter being weighed in our presence,
and weighed each six pounds : —

Owen Fraunf elder, John Sandt, M. D. : Jonns "Walter,
Simon Sandt, Uriah Martin, Theodore Schug, Geo. H.
Mute, Win. H. Abel.

The foregoing litter of pups was whelped on Oct. 10th
by Lewis tJhler's Mag. she out of NortM-op’s Dell (New¬
ton, N. J.), out of Morris’ Pete, lined by Charles H. Ray¬
mond’s and Col. E. M. Quimby’s (Morris Plains, N. J.)
Young Laverock ; he by M. E. Laverock’s (England) Blue
Prince, out of Raymond's Fairy, imported.

Lost Dog, — J. Yon Lengerlio's dog Dash disappeared
from home last Sunday night, through a window in
the basement of his master's house in West Hoboken,
N. J. Dash is white and dark orange : a tall, upstand¬
ing dog ; tail, cut a little ; light nose, hazel eyes : about
eight years old, and is easily recognized by a small dark
wart on one of his eyelids. When at liberty he always
turns from right to left, except on game. When un¬
comfortable he gives either two or three sharp harks,
and continues tho same at even intervals. Any infor¬
mation will be gladly received by J, Yon Lengerke.

Stud Red Irish Setter. — The imported red Irish set¬
ter Red Grouse, is advertised at the stud in another
column. This dog has only been in the country about
four weeks. He is from the kennel of Thos. Erwin. Esq.,
of Ballymena, Ireland, and is by Druid out of Peggy,
there being no better blood in Ireland. Druid is half
brother to Palmerston. In color he is a deep red.

— On Nov. 11th E. H. Lathrop’s Luna (Springfield,
Mass.) whelped six pups to his Dick— four dogs, two
bitches— all marked after Dick hut one.

— Ttie orange and white setter bitch Fay. owned by
Samuel Huntington, Esq., of Plainfield, N. J., whelped
Nov. 10th. 1879, ten puppies, sired by Percy Olil's (for¬
merly W. E. Leavitt's) Sir Lancelot-nsix dogs and four
bitches — all orange and white.

A NORTH CAROLINA FOX HUNT.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

My friend, W. E. Brodnax, of Virginia, after exercising
ms pack after grey foxes a few mornings, on the 20th of
September notified me of his readiness to join me in a
race after my kenneled red fox, and if agreeable would
be up early on Monday morning (23d). I replied that
every needful arrangement for the race had been made,
anu as the weather was warm and the ground exceed-
lrlA‘I.y dry, to be up “ early ” in reality. The morning was
a still one, the dew heavy, and Brodnax up to time. Just
as the sun made his morning salutation the fox was
turned loose, and thirty minutes given him to make good
his retreat. Too long confinement had gentled him, and
he did not avail himself of the time. He leisurely moved
off, and m some few hundred yards lay down in a thick
cluster of weeds. We moved gently to the place of his
manumission : not a word of encouragement to tliedo^s.
As soon as the track was reached, several dogs gave
mouth and aU gathered in close, nosing to ascertain the
game. In an instant the weeds were alive with motions,
the dew flying like spray. The fox let the pack trail by
him— a thing unprecedented with a. red— and then ran
back behind it. The pack soon, however, had the proper
direction, and after a short and spirited race of onlv a
few minutes he was caught. The field in which we
turned him loose was a very large one, full of weeds,
aud geographically suited to display hounds and hunts-
manslup to best advantage. A succession of hills and
vales, over and across which the fox gracefully moved,
hid. however, liy the weeds, but his course none the less
marked by their agitation ; and ever and anon the flight
of a full covey of partridges, afforded the huntsmen, who
occupied the crest of each hill, a beautiful view of the
chase. The hounds, some forty in number, and as varied
in color almost as in number, could he actually seen as
they frantically leaped over weeds and brambles. The
fox did not have the speed necessary to prolong the sport,
and turning into a small path was seen by Brodnax’s
Lava and my Fanny, the body of the pack close up, and
for fifty yards no one ever witnessed a better contested
race. But Lava caught the fox, maintaining her position
to the end. AU this occurred in fuR view of the hunts¬
men as well as the foot spectators— the negroes— who. by
the by, darkened the field by their numbers. This being
ended, I proposed to try my reds, which, with almost
paternal care, I had preserved for just such an occasion.
Brodnax and all quickly agreed, and off we moved up the
Roanoke, and within the same enclosure, some miles
away, we started two reds at the same time. The pack
was of course divided. Brodnax's Lance was after one,
the pack after another, Brodnax, by a judicious move,
cut off a part of the pack— the greater part, in fact, and
got it up to Lance. That left only three dogs after the.
others. W e soon ran the Lance fox into a hole, and hur¬
ried back to where we last heard the three dogs. We
stood stiff for several minutes on a high hill to listen, but
could hear nothing of them. Looking up the Roanoke
we discovered a man on horseback, moving rapidly in
the low grounds. Pea Hill Creek was between us. and it
could only he crossed at two fords, each a mile above and
below us. I dismounted, fastened my horse, crossed on
foot at the fish-trap dam (the water not overrunning it),
and hurried up a high hill, which commanded a full view
of my island (Pugh's) and low grounds below. I soon
discovered the cause of the rider’s rapid movements. It
was Moses Wells, an aijpreeiative servant, who had been
with us all the morning following the three dogs. In a
second I signalled the huntsmen, who yet remained stiff
on the east side of the creek, and, understanding me,
pressed for the lower ford with a full re-enforcement
of hounds. Some of my own crossed with me on the
fish-trap dam and rusbeil eagerly to the three dogs,
The fox crossed to the island, which is some two miles
long, and accessible by three rocky fords of uncertain
safety. 1 pressed for the lower ford. It is tortuous
and uneven, and no one unacquainted with it, in the
absence of apiiot, can cross without a plunge. Broadnax
had never been on the island, and, supposing that I would

wait and act as guide for the party, followed in my wake.
I did not know that my movements were observed by
him, consequently did not tarry, but, with whip and
spur, pressed onward for the three dogs. I earned into
the island every hound that was out, aud on a fortunate
turn of the fox right to me, got all off even and right
upon the heels of the red fox. The island is very thick
with weeds and scrubs, not having been cultivated, ex¬
cept in patches, “since freedom ”— a.freedom which it has
enjoyed in common with the negro, with a luxuriant
growth of all that is worthless. Through this thickness
the progress was slow, hut the music was soul-stirring. I
had some weeks before, and in anticipation of tiffs ftin,
cut and marked out crossings from one end to the other
of the island, and my pathway to each crossing could be
rode in full speed and in time to Bee fox and dogs. Not
a huntsman knew this, and all got terribly muddled. I
got to two of the crossings in advance of the pack, and
saw well the leading dogs. Brodnax's Rake, Lildrew and
my Fanny were at each point in advance, but not over
ten paces. The fox run up to the extreme end of the
island and turned back on its north bank, going up in its
centre. Here I had the bad luck to break my girth,
which threw me out, the chase terminating near the
lower ford, where we entered, the fox taking to earth.

We sent off for spades and hoes, and soon dug her out,
but failed to do so alive, as Red Bird, in her encounter in
tiie hole witb her, brought her so near the entrance that
other dogs seized and drew her out. Thus ended the life
of my old, highly-prized, female red fox, who, since
“ Pious Jeems”' visit in ’74, had annually raised for me
a litter in my island, and who, apart from that, had fur¬
nished eight suitors for my sport. I really felt sorry that
her life had ended.

By the by, what has become of my old friend “Pious1
Jeems " (Col. James Gordon, of Mississippi), and what has
occurred to still Job ever-ready pen ? Do let him know
how much pleasure his contributions afforded huntsmen
of his tastes ; be should certainly continue them.

The next morning the old male red was the object of
our pursuit. In strong and full force we, at early dawn,
moved up the Roanoke from my residence, and soon had
him up and moving. The pack now consisted of some
fifty hounds, and well up to such work as was likely to
occur. But the get-off was too close to allow my old
friend to display his nsual powers, and in thirty minutest
he was put to earth not far from my residence. We soon
dug him out, and he is now in chain ready for another
race. He is stiff in confinement (Nov. 12th), and so beau¬
tiful, largo and well-furred that I determined to save Mb
life and present hint to a lady who will take him to Ivet-
trell’s, N. C., as a pet. T. G. T., of Gaston, N. C.

Beagles. — To many enquires for beagles made to us
lately we would say that Mr. Geo. W. Pownall, of Chris¬
tiana, Pa., has given much attention to procuring the
best stock, and having bred largely has always some for
sale. _

ffanuns jfsohtmn .

A Mite of Gold Quartz.— Boston, Oct. 28th — Editor
Forest and Stream: — May I add my mite of quartz to the
rich vein you have struck, and tell how I changed from a
dissatisfied and apparently neglected wife to one who now
enters heart and soul in her husband’s sports ? Anti to
those who feel as I have felt, this letter is addressed, hop¬
ing they will profit by my experience, do likewise, and find
benefit’ in a thousand ways, direct and indirect. How
many times have Ibeen rebellious, -when on a pleasure trip
to the White Mountains, my “overgrown hoy” would
say, “ Four o'clock breakfast for me to-morrow morning,”
and to xne that meant his absence till supper time ; his re¬
turn, tired but so good natured ; while moping around all
day bad put me in anything butapleasantframeof mind.
Even for yourself, sir, time and again have I longed to
twine my fingers in your seal]) lock, for did younot every
week publish a paper devoted to notMng but the encour¬
agement of his nonsensical tendencies, every word of
which was eagerly devoured and inwardly digested to the
confusion of hia studies as head of the household, But all
is changed now, and briefly by this method.

While passing the summer at Compton, N. H., I deter¬
mined to unravel the mystery which so puzzled me, and
told my “boy” I had made up my mind to accompany
him on’ his next tiymting excursion. We concluded to start
the next morning, and my actions on that day would have
driven an ordinary mortal frantic with impatience, but
he bore with me in all becoming humility, for he knew he
was laying up a store of pleasant smiles. In vain did lie
advise me to take Ms perch pole, and tiy at first with
worms. Had I not made up my mind? and nothing would
answer my purpose but Ms 1 1 eight ounce ” and flies. W e
started, but I am unequal to the task of further descrip¬
tion. The spirit in which the fly persisted in sticking in
bushes, my dress, or anything within five yards of me, was
worthy of emulation in a better cause: but after many
trials I succeeded in dropping it in the water and at once
hooked a fish. (Remark from behind a tree out of the
reach of my line, “ Well, that fish must have been insane,
or you never could have fooled him in that way.”) More
surprised than the trout, with a jerk that ought to have
broken the rod, I sent him flying through the air ; theline
caught on a projecting limb, and there hung my first trout
within two- feet of my head. Don’t ask me to describe
my sensations. I could not. So the day wore on, and I
landed two more — small ones, to be sure, hut then I am
a little woman — and we turned homeward, my mind
topsy-turvy in the endeavor to determine if Iliad enjoyed
myself. Each succeeding trip, however, brought in¬
creased interest, till now I know of no greater pleasure
than to start with my “ boy” on the tramp, as I used to
caff it. Eveiy summer we have our week in camp with
uur rods, ana remembrances of that week serve to make
happy many a long day and bring anticipation of its re¬
turn.

Should this letter reach any lady, and find her com-
plaimng that those attentions which she deems belong to
her alone, are bestowed upon a dog, a gun, ora rod, lbeg
of her to try my method ; go with her husband, join him
in his sports, don’t do exactly as he tells her not to, and
see, if m her case, as in mine, it does not drive away shad¬
ows and bring enjoyments of wMeh she now knows
notMng, ' Fannie.

gtnsnwjs for (Eiw'f.sijomifwfe.

No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

tST’ TFe make no characfor answering inquiries in this column.

F. A. IV. FoxbOrci’, Mass,— There Is no provision in tho Massa¬
chusetts game law against the use of ferrets in rabbit hunting.

G. It. W. Drydon. — Will you please, if you can, give mo the

business! addresses of J. 1). Doug-all, jr.. and - Holland, the Eng¬

lish gun makers ? Ans. .T.D. Dougail, 50 St James street, London ;
Holland & Holland, !)8 New Bond street, London.

J. W. S„ Rnseboom.— Would (t be advisable to take my setter
from New York State to Wadsworth, Nevada, for bunting? If
so, wlint is the rate of t ransportation ? Ans. Depends npon what
you expect to shoot. If you take him, fee the baggage masters
as you go along ; in this way 310 ought to oover the expense.

A. M. n„ Washington.— The trouble with your dog's eyes is
probably constitutional and will be difficult to cure. Bathing
them occasionally with ooid spring water or a wash composed of
nttrntc of silver, one grain to the ounce of water, might prove
beneficial. A setou on the poll has sometimes effected a cure.

.1- E. If, Mifflin.— J have a sorter pup six months old, hisface has
become dry and scabby. You would oblige me by answering
through your columns the cause ol’ it, and what T should do for
it? Ans. Not knowing how the dog has been fed or cared for,
could not say wbat wastho cause. Hub his face with crude petro¬
leum.

Blue Point.— Are the tlsli which abound in the ponds, lakes
and streams of Central New York, and called bull-heads, pro¬
perly bull-heads or catfish? and to what family do they belong ?
Ans. The common bull-head, common from the great lakes to
Maine aud South Carolina, belong to the family of catfish, Sllur-
idio. His scientific name is Atrarius-catus.

Hack-Action, New York.— Will you kindly let me knowhow
to take the leading out of my gun? Ans. Tho scratch brush,
kerosene oil and plenty of elbow grease will generally do it.
Pour the oil in over night. A little very fine emery powder
mixed with t he oil wfll help, but we should not advise Its use, as
in any but the hands of an expert it, might ruin the polish of the
barrels.

J. Ii. V., Ciffskill.— X. I have a bitch puppy, they call her blue
belton. I bought her from a gentleman who advertised in your
paper, bred from an English setter bitch and a Gordon setter dog.
Wliat class can she enter in a dog show ? 2. -What is the meaning
of blue belton ? !}. Name the best book that treats wholly on dogs
with illustrations of different breeds? Ans. 1. It your puppy is
a bine belton sbe goes in the English setter class. 2. It signifies
simply a color, white ticked with black. 3. Stonehenge’s last
edition of “ Dogs or the British Islands.”

C. .T. G.— 1. Al'ler eleaniug my breech-loading shot gun (with a
dry nr wet cloth) there remains a residue near the breech. How
can this bo most, easily removed? 2. Aro eonieal base shells con¬
sidered more economical than the common shells? 3. Does the
Ballard rifle use the ordinary center-fire shell, 'or those peculiar
to itsel f ? 4. Is there any ride that uses both rim and center-lire
cartridges ? Ans. 1 With kerosene oil and the scratch brush. 2.
Not necessarily; the idea of tho conical base was that equal
penetration with less powder would be obtained. 3. It takes
the ordinary central-fire cartridge. 4. No.

W. C. C., Boston .—The symptoms you describe are peculiar and
we imagine arise either from worms, possibly a tape worm, or
from some injury your dog has received unknown to you and
which has affected his brain. If you suspect worms give him the
usual dose of nreoa nut, sfly two grains to each pound he weighs;
to be given fasting, and followed in throe or four hours by nn
ounce of castor oil- To be effective the areca nut sliouldbe re¬
cently ground. Should tho symptoms continue we <jan only sug¬
gest for you to watch him carefully, letting his diet be as light
and cooling as possible.

S. D. D., Philadelphia. — 1 . Will you kindly inform me whether
you know anything of a bitch (setter), name Bonnet Carre, said
to be out of Dtek Oonnolly-Dimity, if so what stock were they ?
2. A dog named Dash, out of Robinson’s Jack-Frtsk (setters), if so
what stock are they? Ans. 1. There was such a bitch bred and
owned by Cbas. H. Raymond, Esq. The pedigree is correct,. 2.
Dash was ared Irish setter and bred as described. Hebelonged to
the late Nicholas Saltus and was whelped April, 1871 . Robinson's
Jack was by Putnam’s Don out of Belie. Frisk also belonged to
Mr. Saltus and was by Swartz’s dog out of Saltus’ Duck.

E. H., La Grange, Mo.— J heard a Nashville gentleman say that
Mr. Howe, the editor ol the Chicago Field, Is an Englishman. Is
this correct ? I always thought that paper a strictly representa¬
tive! American journal. How long has he been In this country ?
Ans. Mr. Rowe was born in St. Yinceut, one of the English West
India Islands, and Is, therefore, an English subject, though not
actually born in England. He has been (in tins country about
fourteen years, we believe. “Representative Americans," as
you term them, are made up of all nationalities iu these days,
and if anyman be a good eitizen we do not stop to Inquire about
liis birth-place.

T. T, & S. 7.. P., Pavisburg, Giles Co., Vn.— 1. I have hoard it
said that a biteh would get in heat even after being spayed. Is
there any t ruth in the assertion ? 3. What is meant by a drachm
of powder ? Is it 1-13 of an ounce, orisitt of an ounce? 3. What
occurs when a gun leads, and how can ope toll when they lead ?

4. Out of an ounce of of No. 7 shot liow many should a gun that
shoots well put In a five-inch circle at. a distance of forty yards?

5. I? Charles J. Godfrey, New York, gun dealer, considered relia¬

ble ? Ans, 1. No, not It the spaying had been proporly done and
the ovaries removed. 3. It is 271 grains. 3. It is an accumulation
of lendintbeharreluudcan easily be seen with the naked eye.
4. We have never experimented with that size of target, 5. We
do not know him. _ _

Cockroaches vs. Bedbugs.— It is said (and proven we
believe), that cockroaches are sure death to bedbugs which
they assiduously hunt lot food. If oockroaGhes are found
in chambers above the diningroom and kitchen, it is sure
evidence that there is something going on of interest to
sleepers. So far cockroaches are a valuable insect.

Australian News Agency,— The Forest and Stream
is supplied iu Melbourne, Australia, by Smith & Co.,
American news agents.

—In the great billiard war now going on the Sexton
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Newfoundland’s Hospitality.— The passengers of the
steamship Arizona, who were detained at St, John, New¬
foundland, the other day, after the collision of that
steamer with an iceberg, found the people of that queer
town decidedly hospitable. Among the names of those
who ministered to their comfort and helped to relieve
the vexation of delay, we notice that of our correspond¬
ent, Mr. M. M. Harvey. Several shooting parties were
organized, but the ferae naturae had not enough patriot¬
ism to present themselves for slaughter, and so the bags
were not extraordinary. But several men may now re¬
late personal reminiscences of sport in Newfoundland
who never had any expectation of a hunting trip there.
Among the passengers thus entertained were Dr. E. A.
Crane and wife, whose departure from New York we
had previously announced. Dr. Crane is at present the
publisher of the American Register at Paris, where he has
resided for fifteen years. Old schoolday memories are
associated with Mb name.

American Institute Fair. — The fair is wonderfully
omplete and interesting. The vast building is literally
jammed with new and beautiful goods of all kinds and
descriptions. There is something to interest everybody.
There are very many beautiful and useful household goods,
for the kitchen, the parlor, the library, the bed-chamber,
and the ladies, boudoir; the display of fine American
china, fully equal to the best of foreign make, is very large
and much admired ; sewing macliines and their attach¬
ments are also numerous; but to mention all the attract¬
ions is simply impossible.

Machinery Hall, always a point of attraction, iB tMs
year particularly full of large and small interesting en¬
gines, all in full running order. Here a well-boring com¬
pany are sinking an artesian well wMch is to supply water
for the entire vast Institute building. It has already
reached a depth of nearly ninety feet, over seventy of it
through solid rock, and is steadily going deeper at the rate
of about twelve to fifteen feet per day.

The Art Gallery is handsomely arranged and has an ex¬
cellent display of beautiful photographs, and fine speci¬
mens of free hand crayon drawing. A grand concert is
given by Downing’s celebrated 9th Regiment band, who
perform selections from Wagner, Strauss, Gounod, Mo¬
zart, Hotow, and other well known composers.

The fair closes on the 29 th inst., and we cordially advise
our readers to pay at least one visit to what is just now
on# of the most attractive spots in New York, the Ameri¬
can Institute Fair.

LONG DISTANCE WALKING.

REFERRING to the most conspicuous of the recent
pedestrian competitions, it is a remarkable fact, al¬
ready noted, that champion walkers, so designated, who
had previously earned high scores by prodigious efforts,
signally failed to repeat their performances, or to accom¬
plish anything like what the public were led to expect
from their earlier records. Evidently their capability had
become impaired by their having previously taxed their
physical powers to their utmost limit. Repeated drains
inevitably exhaust the system and place it beyond the
ability of the strongest constitution to entirely recuper¬
ate. Those who overtax nature must pay the penalty,
and the same fate which overtook Weston, Brown and
O'Leary, is undoubtedly in store for other victors, should
their powers of endurance be repeatedly overstrained.

It is noteworthy also, that the professional walkers, bo
styled, are not habitual walkers, like infantry soldiers,
plainsmen, and some Indian tribes, and that in the Rowell
contest they easily defeated the “wheelbarrow man,"
who had journeyed on foot across the continent; the
California scout and hunter, the letter-carrier who makes
his daily rounds year in and year out ; and other senter¬
ing the lists of competitors whose avocations keep
them continually on their feet and their muscles in con¬
stant, healthy play. Professional walkers qualify them¬
selves for special efforts by a system of training and a
proper regimen continued throughout a prescribed period,
but no qualification will enable them to sustain the wear
and tear of continued physical abuse. They must break
down soon and be incapacitated forever thereafter, while
the soldier, the Indian runner, and the nomadic trapper
will endure to a good athletic old age. Their sinews and
muscles are kept hard and flexible by constant usage, so
that they can sustain a given amount of prolonged jour¬
neying without excessive fatigue or detriment. Perhaps
the maximum distance would be fifty miles per day.

Gen. Grant, in one of his characteristic little speeches,
remarked that we have no “ standing ” army, because
our soldiers are constantly on the move, Certainlyfno
body of troops are kept in more constant active service
than our forces on the frontier and in the Indian coun¬
try. What they can accomplish when necessity requires
is illustrated by Gen. Merritt's recent march into the In¬
dian country, when the soldiers tramped from seventy to
eighty miles a day over rough broken ground, encum¬
bered with the heavy weight of guns and accoutrements,
while the best of our go-as-you-please pedestrians, with
the finest of tracks, the most careful attention, the
choicest food and the airiest costumes, accomplished a
little more than a hundred miles in their best single day’s
walk.

In days past hundreds of emigrant and traders’ trains
have crossed the plains to the Rocky Mountains, the
journey occupying several weeks, and sometimes months.
The average rate of speed was about two and a half
miles per hour. At this gait thirty miles can be comfort¬
ably overcome in twelve walking hours. The approved
practice was to break camp at daylight, wMch in mid¬
summer occurs before 4 o’clock, start out on a cup of
coffee and a biscuit, travel until 7 o’clock (seven and a
half miles), then take a hearty breakfast for an hour,
then travel until 12 o’olock (ten miles) ; halt for two
hours during the heat of the day, and complete the re¬
maining twelve and a half miles in time to make camp
again before sundown, thus allowing at least eight full
hours for rest and sleep. By tMs system a journey can
be indefinitely prolonged ; and by some such division
of time the wheelbarrow man was enabled to accom¬
plish Mb 8,000 mile journey with comparative ease in
the short time he did.

Tliree miles an hour is as fast as a man can comfort¬
ably walk for prolonged distances. Four miles an hour
is very fast walking, and we doubt if such a gait would
accomplish as much in the long run as a less rate of
speed. Should any of our sportsmen undertake long
pedestrian journeys, as they sometimes incline to do,
we advise them to try the plan suggested. We have
tried it ourselves for three months at a time, and know
how it works. It is quite likely that sportsmen in quest
of prairie fowl often walk fully thirty miles a day with¬
out being aware of the distance, and they do this day
after day without conscious fatigue. We would recom¬
mend in this connection for study, a little book recently
published by the Harper Brothers, entitled “A Manual
for Muscular Development,” by William Blakie, a gen¬
tleman who has devoted years of thought and work to
the problem of physical education.

— The new village barber, instead of setting up the reg¬
ulation striped pole for a sign, placed a plump barn-yard
fowl — a hen — over Ms door. When asked what his idea
was in doing so, he replied : “Why, don’t you see ? Out-
cut-cut— hair, cut 1 ” We did'nt take that into our cackle-
ation.

—While in New Jersey the other day, we chanced to
meet four hunters with guns coming along the road, but
we were not credulous enough to make it a four-gun con¬
clusion that they would kill anything.

The Snake-Stones of India.— The snake-stone is cred¬
ited with extraordinary power as an antidote for the
bite of the dreaded cobra, and it is believed is generally
used by the notorious snake-charmers. A Bombay cor¬
respondent of the New York Sun (a journal, by the way,
wMch enjoys a sort of monopoly in snake stories and the
natural Mstory of snakes) states that he saw a chicken die
in a few seconds from the bite of a cobra, wMch at the
same time had bitten the hand of a snake-charmer who
was giving exMbitions. The juggler showed no alarm,
but quietly applied to the wound “ a dark, hard substance
about the size of a vest-button,” wMch resembled a shell
cameo and felt more like a fine-grained hone than any¬
thing else.” This was one of the famous “ mad-stones of
India.” No injury resulted from the bite. The effective
and marvellous properties of this antidote are more sin¬
gularly illustrated by the following incident given by the
narrator. He writes :

The Rajpoot, taking the stone between his thumb and
finger, held it out towards the serpent, whose rage seemed
not to have at all subsided. As though some electric
current had suddenly Btruck it, the reptile drew back its
head as far as it could, and, without attempting to strike,
Mssed less and less violently, swayed from one side to the
other, folded its hood, loosened its coil, and sank lower
and lower until it lay, silent and relaxed, on the floor, the
charmer constantly pushing the mad-stone nearer and
nearer towards its head until he touched the skin, and
held it there.

Then, next, the writer, who shows himself to be pos¬
sessed of extraordinary nerve, “ took the stone in my own
hands, and, first arousing the snake by teasing it until
it had risen in rage at me, and was hissing as venom¬
ously as before, I moved it towards him. The result was
as before, the snake coming rapidly under the power of
the stone, uncoiling itself, staggering, and falling limp
in a heap.”

These are certainly extraordinary statements, wMch
seem to establish in the most incredulous a belief in the
efficacy of the snake-stones. The writer declines to ex¬
plain the seeming mystery ; but he remarks incidentally,
and with candor, that Dr. Fayrer, in his splendidly illus¬
trated work on the Indian “ Thanatophidia,” expresses
his entire disbelief in the virtue of these mad-stones, and
describes his ineffectual attempts to save with them the
lives of dogs wMch had been bitten by cobras ; also that
he had been told that a standing reward of some thou¬
sands of rupees is offered by the British Government for
a stone or any other antidote to tMs deadly poison.

So it would Beem that the apparent immunity of the
snake-charmer may be only a juggling trick after all.

The origin of these snake-stones is described to be in
the roof of the mouth of about one cobra in a hundred.
It is not attached to the bone of the skull, but may be
separated by simply cutting the skin which covers it.
The mouth will bleed profusely after the operation, and
the snake will survive only four or five days.

Newspaper Zoology.— The animals did not all go into
the Ark. Not that the Ark could not have held them.
Not that Noah, the first great Bamum of his race, failed
to obtain specimens through any lack of enterprise. Had
that venerable sailor and menagerie man sent his trusty
agents into the uttermost wildernesses of Africa and
South America he could not have procured one of these
creatures, muoh less two. They were omitted in the orig¬
inal scheme of creation. The world was not big enough
for them in those days. It has only been since the devel¬
opment of this g-r-e-a-t and glorious country that these
creatures have been created — or manufactured — to fill it.

There is for example the great fiery serpent, half a mile
long and as big around as a meeting-house, wMch rolls
in convoluting folds over the boundless prairies, only to
lose itself at length in the mighty flood of the Mississippi.
As a general thing the whole State — men, women, chil¬
dren, militia, dogs, railroad trains and old Revolution¬
ary muskets— pursue the monster through the fields and
forests and the newspaper columns. Save a few small
boys and one or two infant girls this creature rarely de¬
stroys human life. Of an entirely different species is the
peripatetic rooster, wMch flops headlessly o’er the land,
usually starting somewhere at the West and making his
way toward the Orient. Martin Ryan or Daniel Jones
or Thomas Parsons, an agent, telegraph operator, or at
least a switch-tender on the A. B. C. D. E. F. W. X. Y. Z.
Railroad, captures a rooster, and with the assistance of
his brother succeeds in chopping the beast’s head off. In
about half an hour the decapitated object arises, flops its
wings, and crows. Then Martin Ryan turns showman,
takes the rooster— carefully preserving the head in a glass
jar— and proceeds to gather in the golden eggs. (N. B.—
Roosters don’t generally lay eggs, but headless roosters
do lay the kind aforesaid).

These are but two specimens of a vast number of zoo¬
logical monstrosities, wMch we read of almost every day
in the newspapers. Does any one know where they real¬
ly come from? From the eye of the reporter. A pretty
big eye that is, too. Does any one know what becomes
of them? Some of them we have taken pains to follow.
They are lost in the Mississippi ; they run down huge cav¬
erns in the earth, or they are garnered into the dead

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chambers of the editor’s drawer in Harper's Magazine,
there to moulder with decayed jokes and fossilized anec¬
dotes.

The Pigeon Roost Massacre.— The pigeon roost in
Scott County, Ind., is historical ground. It was the scene
of a terrible Indian outrage in 1812. In September of
that year a band of Potawottomie Indians attacked a set¬
tlement there of thirty white people, killing and scalping
twenty-four of them, mostly women and children, and
then burning the bodies and the cabins together. A Mrs.
Beadle and her two children, with three members of a
family named Collins, escaped to tell the tale, and a party
started in unsuccessful pursuit of the savages. One of
the Beadle children thus rescued afterwards grew up to
publish a series of dime novels, in which Indian massa¬
cres and hair-breath escapes of frontier adventure were
the characteristic pabulum. The roost is still covered
each fall with wild pigeons.

The Seventh'Regiment Fair.— This is one of the no¬
table events of the incoming season. It is held at the
new Armory, which of course is the chief object of attrac¬
tion. The articles on exhibition are of the most interest¬
ing character, and the sales to be made will most proba¬
bly yield the requisite funds to place the great under¬
taking out of debt.

One of the attractions' of the exhibition, of especial
interest to anglers, is the series of superb salmon por¬
traits (life size), executed by that inimitable artist, Walter
Brackett, Esq., of Boston, whose productions have found
ready purchasers at high figures in both Europe and
America. The set numbers four paintings, the price of
which is $18. _ _

Camps in the Carribees.— Lee & Shepard, of Boston,
announce Mr. Frederick A. Ober’s new book with the above
title. While deferring any extended notice of it until we
have the opportunity of personal examination, we may
safely premise that the author has prepared a book of in¬
tense interest.

Mr. Ober, who had such a splendid reception when he
lectured before the Long Island Historical Society last
winter, and before other audiences in New England, now
proposes to give the leoture entitled “ Two Years in the
Tropics,” illustrated with the stereopticon. Natural his¬
tory societies, lyceums, etc., will find an evening spent in
this way with Mr. Ober, both pleasurable and full of pro¬
fit. Mr. Ober is open for engagements. The agents are
Messrs. Lee & Shepard.

GAME PROTECTION.

The Game Law Problem Solved.— Virginia has
solved the game law problem. By a recent statute passed
by the legislature, all land in that State is posted, and
trespassing upon any private estate thereby prohibited.
This makes every proprietor responsible, morally at least,
for the observance of the close season. No man can
shoot, trap, or fish on the land of another man without
the latter’s consent. By simply witholding his consent,
the proprietor may prevent shooting and fishing out of
season on his estate. We said Virginia had solved the
problem. It would be more correct to say that she had
given her citizens an opportunity of solving it. Public
opinion must be educated. The Virginia Fish and Game
Protective Association is doing this by constantly and per¬
sistently keeping the subject before tile minds of the peo¬
ple. Just so soon as the individual land owner shall have
been educated in game protective principles to that point
where he becomes the protector of the game on his own
estate, efficient game protection in Virginia will be an ac¬
complished thing. We are convinced that the only way
in which the laws now enacted (but not enforoed) for the
protection of game and fish can ever accomplish what
they are designed to accomplish, is by inducing in¬
dividual land owners to second the work of game so¬
cieties. The (.society is almost powerless without such
aid. We must put into practice here the same principles
which apply elsewhere. To protect the game of a State
we must enforce protection in each township of the coun¬
ty, in each village of the township, and on each estate of
the village. Only where the individual proprietor of tills
smallest division is made the guardian of his own domain,
can we hope to have a guardianship of the whole. Game
and fish will be destroyed only in certain fixed times pre¬
scribed by law, just so soon as individuals are awakened
to the advisability of protecting the game and fish, and
are given power to do so by such a general trespass stat¬
ute as Virginia has enacted.

: The Law Enforced.— That the Virginians are on the
right track may be inferred from this complaint, which is
by a Philadelphia lawyer— a being who figures in the pro¬
verbial saying as an expert in chirograpby, a man who
can read even the most wretchedly scrawled legends on
the trespass sign-boards. “ Register ” writes
I have shot a good deal in Virginia with advantages af¬
forded me by relatives and friends ; but I am inclined to
differ with you about strangers being allowed to shoot. It
is almost as bad (East of the Blue Ridge,) to a stranger, as
n Jersey, the whole country being posted and the law en¬
foroed at that .

Of course a lawyer is vexed on principle to see the law'
enforced. That means that his occupation is gone. But
our friend ought to swallow his chagrin at finding Vir¬
ginia a game-law-abiding State. His sportsman instinct
would lead him to that. And if he has found good sport
through the courtesy of his friends and acquaintances,
other people will undoubtedly find the same opportunities
through their friends and acquaintances. So all are now
in a fair way to be provided for. There is something to
provide for them. It were a sorry act of courtesy for the
Virginia land owner to hospitably receive his guests and
send them out to shoot over fields pot-hunted into barren¬
ness, and to fish in streams where all the fish had been
snagged out by Tom, Diok, and Harry. If any man who
possesses a gun or a trout rod wishes to go to Virginia and
has no acquaintance there to whom to apply, let him
state his wants in the Forest and Stream, and our word
for it, he will find a score of such friends.

Canadian Salmon in English Markets. — We learn
from the English papers, with some surprise, that large
consignments of fresh salmon from Canada have arrived
at Liverpool as late as October 27th, a season when all
Canadian rivers are legally closed. These fish were
wholly unfit to eat, and were very properly immediately
condemned by the officers of the Fishmongers’ Company.
These shipments of salmon are in clear violation and de¬
fiance of the protective laws, and should receive the
prompt attention of the Canadian authorities, notwith¬
standing it may be made to appear that they were caught
in lawful season and preserved in ice. It is against the
law to expose salmon for sale in the English markets be¬
tween the 1st of September and 1st of February,

Cincinnati Audubon Club.— The new Audubon Club
of Cincinnati, O,, has the following officers : — President,
W. H. Mackoy ; Vice-Presidents, Hon, W. L. Grant,
Henry Turner, and J. Taylor Williams ; Corresponding
Secretary, Taylor Thornton, jr., of Newport ; Recording
Secretary, George Perkins ; Treasurer, Geo. H, Davison ;
Executive Committee, W. H. Mackoy, Hon. W. L. Grant,
Taylor Thornton, jr., George H. Davison, T. Jeff.
Phelps and W. B. Wilson.

The club is made up of influential citizens who have
set about the protection of game in earnest, and with
every prospect of breaking up the game-law violation
in that section.

Michigan — Escanaba, Nov. 10th. — Editor Forest and
Stream : — Why should we blame poor men for killing
deer out of season, when the City Marshal will buy a
saddle of vension in the office of a Justice of the Peace,
and borrow the money of the Justice to pay for it, and
when the Deputy Sheriff and another Justice will go out
in July, and watch a deer lick? In the first case they
may say it was bought of an Indian. I object to the
plea, on the grounds of said Indian being a voter and
subject to the law the same as a white man. I could give
plenty of names of parties who buy and sell or ship deer
and trout out of season, if it would do any good. I ob¬
ject to hounding deer, but killing them in the summer
months in the water with jack light does more harm here
than hounds. The same men who kill deer out of sea¬
son would kill a hound in season. Guyon, JR.

The way to remedy this is to put in a J. P, who will
not buy venison out of season.

Duck Shooting in Stratford Harbor. — An unsatis¬
factory law on duck-shooting was passed two years ago
for the Harbor of Stratford, Conn. As the law stands no
ducks, geese or brant can be shot in the harbor limits at
any season of the year, and as black ducks, widgeon,
teal and grey ducks can only be shot in the harbor, there
being no islands, bars or reefs outside the beach on
which to shoot them,, it is an impossibility to kill any.
Many hundred ducks can be seen daily in the harbor,
but as the law stands, none of them can be shot. I have
talked with all the duckers, and with one accord they de¬
nounce the law as it now stands ; but all are in favor of a
law that will permit shooting two days in a week. This
would give the birds five days’ rest in a week, and would
give good sport to shooters the days it was off. The
Harbor of Stratford is divided ; part belongs to Milford,
and part to Stratford. The present law was passed with¬
out the knowledge or consent of any Stratford parties,
and was gotten up by a few selfish men in Milford, one
of whom keeps a hotel on the beach. His object no
doubt was to encourage shooters to come to his house,
as it is in full view of the bay, and lay on the beach,
and endeavor to kill the birds as they new in and out
across the beach, but he slipped up on his calculation, as
after a few shots were made the ducks learned the dodge,
and passed over the beach two or three gun shots high ;
and it is safe to say, not more than a dozen ducks have
been killed in this way. As the law now stands it is clear
to any man that the ducks that come to this harbor are
of no account to any man here, as they leave for other
parts when the harbor is frozen up, and it is only saving
them to swell the bags of shooters in other parts. It is
true, that before this law was passed duck shooting was
nearly destroyed at Stratford. Shooters would go at sun¬
down and remain on the feeding ground nearly all night
when there was moon to see by, and others would lay all
day long and shoot over decoys, and as the harbor is not
a large one it soon drove nearly all the birds off. I will
give you my idea of a law which I think would answer
and suit all right minded shooters. That is, two days in
a week to shoot, and allow no night shooting, which is
the worst method of driving off the ducks. Then, when
the days for shooting came round , good sport would be had ,
and plenty of ducks the entire season. Many others as
well mvself would like to hear your opinion on this
matter. Black Duck.

If it was the custom of Stratford gunners to indulge in
the nefarious practice, mentioned by our correspondent,
and kill the ducks on their feeding grounds at night, it
was quite proper that duck shooting should be taken away
from them ; and sportsmen in that section should have
long since seen that a clause prohibiting night shooting
was included in the State game iaws. As the case now
stands, we do not see as it makes much difference to
sportsmen whether the birds are killed off in one season,
or driven away, or whether shooting is entirely prohibited.
The suggestion of our correspondent is a good one. provid¬
ing night shooting is prohibited, but the only recourse is
an appeal to the next Legislature.— Ed.

SHOOTING GROUNDS AROUND THE
CAPITOL.

Washington, November Oth.
HE National Capitol is a dull place for visitors just
now. In another month Congress will have assem¬
bled, the politicians and lobbyists will be pvesent in force,
and a seines of social entertainments will be begun and
continued until Lent arrives. The boarding-house keep¬
ers are papering and repainting their houses in anticipa¬
tion of a busy season, and the Halls of Congress are being
renovated to withstand another siege of the people’s law¬
makers.

If the visitor to Washington at this Season of the year
will fill his gun case instead of a Saratoga trunk, and put
a shooting-coat in his valise instead of a dress suit of
clothes, he can certainly find plenty of enjoyment in this
vicinity. The air is sharp and bracing, several severe
frosts having destroyed the germs of malaria which
hover over the city in early fall, and the bare faces of the
Maryland and Virginia bluffs on each side of the Poto¬
mac invite the sportsman to unloose his dogs and shoul¬
der his gun.

The Eastern sportsman oan find no better rendezvous
for good shooting during the fall, winter, and spring
months than Washington. Lines of railroads and steam¬
boats centre here, over which the hunter can be taken in
a few hours’ time to the finest quail, ruffed grouse, wild
turkey, deer, and duck shooting grounds east of the Alle-
ghanies. The Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay are
the duck-hunters’ Paradise in cold weather. Every morn¬
ing the crack of heavy ten-gauge ducking guns is wafted
baok from the river to the city, and flocks of teal, shuf¬
flers, crow, and red-neck ducks may be seen flying over
the river between this city and Alexandria, or far back
over the smooth waters of the Eastern Branch. Along the
edges of the immense marshes which fringe the Virginia
shore, small narrow skiffs containing the gunner and
his pusher may be seen gliding along at break of day,
and the crow, duck and widgeon fall easy victims to him
who disturbs them in their search after early breakfasts.
In the middle of the river flocks of teal and shufflers
swim about obtaining food from the long grasses which
cover the water at low tide, and keeping a bright lookout
for the approach of strangers. The ducks are naturally
much tamer earlier in the season than late in the winter.
It is possible now to secure a good bag without the use of
either decoy or blinds. Stretched at full length in the
boat, with the muzzle of his gun projecting a few inches
over the bow, is the gunner, as motionless and silent as
death. Lying upon his stomach in the stern, with hands
grasping the creeping paddles, is the oarsman. The
boat moves through the water really propelled by (to the
duck) an invisible agency, the quick motions of the pad-
dler’s wrists being hardly percepitibie. The ducks per¬
ceive the approaoli of the boat and huddle more closely
together. Perceiving no motion of life about the craft,
they watch its approach with more curiosity than fear.
With heads held high in the air, and necks curved beau¬
tifully over their backs, they seem to be deliberating
whether to fly or remain until the unusual object passes.
Now- is the time for the sportsman to five ; and if he does
not bag three or four of the flock, his aim or judgment
will be at fault. One ban-el at them in the water, and a
second at them as they rise, at first taking care to cover
as many heads as are in line, and, secondly, selecting a
single bird as a target, will Becure the greatest results.

It is useless to attempt to describe the different meth¬
ods of duck-hunting. Every sportsman who has dwelt
in the vicinity of a feeding-ground or roosting-place is
familiar with the stratagems resorted to to capture the
fowl. As an evidence of the popularity of the sport on
the Potomac, there is scarcely a mile of the river between
Washington and Point Lookout where, in the season,
there are not built from one to a dozen blinds. Every
river-bottom farmer that owns a gun has a bunch of de¬
coys ; and a baked or roast cauvass-back or red-head is a
frequent and pleasing addition to the regular fare of pork
and combread which generally graces the farmer's table
during the winter. Duck-hunting is glorious sport, too.
Nothing tests the mettle of a sportsman like a day’s ex¬
perience at it in December. I have risen before daylight
from a warm bed before the fireplace of a farm-house on
the rocky heights in Pike County, Pa.; shouldered gun,
and Btood for f our hoursupon a run-way, waiting vainly for
the hounds to start a deer, while icicles formed upon my
moustache and whiskers ; my stiffened fingers almost re-

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fused to hold the gun, and frosted toes made ine fairly
dance with pain. I have tramped the open '• runs ” in the
Shenandoah Valley in early August, at the beginning of
the woodcock season, when the rays of the sun beat down
upon me with 40-pound caloric power, and my clothing
was wet with perspiration ; yet neither of these experi¬
ences can begin to compare with the feelings a man en¬
dures while lying upon Iris back in a box on a January
day, when the thermometer is below zero, and a north¬
east wind, travelling at the rate of thirty miles ah hour,
cuts the spray from the tops of the waves and throws the
freezing mass upon your body, and the ducks decline to
he attracted within your shot by the decoys. This ex¬
perience is one which happily seldom falls to the lot of a
gunner on the Potomac. "The fowl always make for shel¬
ter when the cold gales are blowing, and the cheerful cry
of “ mark down *’ from your companion on shore always
makes the warm blood course freely through your veins
in anticipation of the prey which falls a speedy victim to
your aim as the flock settles down among the decoys.

Mattaoman Creek, about twenty-five miles from Wash¬
ington on the Maryland side of the Potomac, is a good
ground for duck-hunting. The creek, which at its mouth
is very nearly as wide as the river, terminates about ten
miles from its mouth in an immense marsh, divided^ into
innumerable islands by broad “guts,” as the channels
are termed. To these marshes the ducks come at night
to roost, and in heavy weather to secure shelter. It is
a, fair feeding-ground, too, as the wild celery plant upon
which the canvass-back, red-head and mallard feed is
found there in abundance, I visited Mattaoman Creek
last week in company with three gentlemen, who had
gone down the river from Washington after quail. It
was determined to obtain a few mallards to grace the
table aboard our yacht, and vary the monotony of broiled
quail and fried rabbit. Taking two skiffs, with two men
in each boat, we left the yacht about4p.nr.and paddledfive
miles up the creek to the marsh. We arrived there just as
the sun was going down and twilight was settling over tile
land. A cold wind from the north ruffled the surface of
the water in the “ guts,” and penetrated the thick ulsters
in which we were wrapped.

Far above gun shot on all sides of the. horizon could he
seen flocks of ducks approaching the marshes. The kill-
deers piped freely from the beds of matted weeds over
which they ran ; occasionally the whistle of a solitary
plover accompanying a flock of ducks in their flight
could be heard, and the temptation to shoot the crow
ducks which were often scared from the edges of the
marsh by our approach, was almost irresistible, Musk¬
rat dove into the water with a plunge that involuntarily
caused one to start. No attempt to kill the smaller game
was made for fear of disturbing the larger fowl.

The boats were shoved into the high grass at different
points on the marsh, and as many flocks of duck as we
could see alight were marked down. By the time our ar¬
rangements were completed and we were comfortably
ensconced in the grass the sun had gone down, and the
face of the big, white, cold-lookingmoon peeped above the
horizon. Not a cloud was visible in the sky, and the
night was as perfect for our sport as possible. Hardly ten
minutes had elapsed after the moon rose before a musical
"quack,” “ quack,” was heard at a distance, and from the
sound of the ducks’ call it was evident that they were
appoaching our boat. “ Take one to the right,” whispered
the bow gunner, an old duck hunter, to me, and hardly
were the words uttered before the ducks, flying about ten
yards above the marsh, came in view. They were moving
slower than ducks usually fly during the day, probably
because they were neari ng the roosting ground and searct l-
ing for companions. As they came abreast of the boat
between us and the moon we fired, almost simultaneously,
and had the satisfaction of hearing both ducks fall
heavily into the water. Our ten gauge choke bores had
literally paralyzed them. We retrieved the birds, both
mallards, one a very large green head, and put back again
to the edge of the marsh , Scarcely had we reached our hid¬
ing place before we saw the flashes and heard the reports
of the guns of our companions further up the marsh,
The ducks were plentiful, many of them flew past us just
out of gun range, others kept in the shadow over the
marsh where it was useless to fire at them, because if
killed they could not he found in the heavy grass.
Several of the ducks’.shot at in good range and fair sight
were missed. We found that the brightest moonlight
is not as satisfactory to shoot in as the glare of the sun.
At 10 o’clock the signal to return home was given, and
upon reaching the yacht the result of the evening sport
was found to he nine fat mallards.

The sport, par excellence, in the neighborhood of
Washington now, is quail shooting. Why, the Southern
people will persist in calling the Ortix virginianus a par¬
tridge, is not easily understood. The Northern man will
be continually misled by hearing quail called partridges,
and partridges or ruffed grouse called pheasants. At al¬
most any place along the river bottoms of Maryland, and
Virginia flue quail shooting can be obtained. The birds
are fat and plentiful. Woodcock are very scarce, although
a few good bags are reported from some localities in
Maryland, Babbits are also numerous. O.

@1m gift*.

Rifle Tests. — In the following letter P. J. Rabbeth, of
Providence, R. I., details a series of experiments made by
him in quest of a rifle for hunting. They are interesting,
and bring certain conclusions by the best of all proof— ac¬
tual test. If each would-be hunter would make the same
careful tests there would be less need of pointless question¬
ing, and there would be fewer disappointments in actual
field work. Each should, in a great measure, experiment
for himself, for while general conclusions may be reached
by any careful examiner, there are scores of minor points
which operate powerfully in individual cases : —

Testing a Hunting Rifle. — Editor Forest andStream :
— I am an amateur rifleman, and have had for sometime
a sort of vague notion that some day I might go-a-hunt-
ing, and I have experimented occasionally, as leisure
would permit, with such rifles as Iliad, to ascertain which
rifle and cartridge combined the most advantages for kill¬
ing game.

I am not one'of those Herculean fellows who delight in
carrying about a two inch bar of steel with a hole in it the
size of a pea. I think, on the contrary, I should prefer
the lightest possible rifle compatible with safety and
proper killing powers. Should prefer to take an occas-
onal bounce rather than diminish recoil by toting around
any otherwise unnecessary metal.

Thinking some of my experiments might be of interest
to my fellow riflemen, I will detail a iew of them.

In "all cases except where factory ammunition was used,
the powder and bullet were carefully weighed, rifles al¬
ways shot from dead rest, temporary vernier peep rear
and ring front sights were applied to the rifles, and all
strings shot without cleaning throughout. From seven
to ten consecutive shots were fired in each experiment,
and in measuring for drop of bullet, between one and two
hundred yards, also for divergence, circles were struck,
covering the whole group of shots fired, and in estimating
the drop, the distance from centre to centre is given. In
estimating divergence, diameter of circles is given. Large
paper targets with eight inch bull’s-eye for 200, and four
inch for 100 yards were used. No pains were taken to hit
the bull, hut to hold as near as possible the same every
shot.

My first experiments were with a Peabody-Martini ri¬
fle, 40 calibre, 26 inch barrel, factory ammunition, 70
grains powder, 800 grain bullet, 10 shoxs at 100 yards ;
group measured 7J- inches.

2d. Same distance and number of shots, same bullets,
reloaded shells, which bullet fitted loosely, 60 grains
Hazard FG, same lubricant (hard); group 5f inches.

3d. All conditions same as No. 2, except a tallow lubri¬
cant was substituted ; group 34 inches.

4tli. Same as No. 3, except no lubricant; group 3 in.
dies, placed four inches higher on target than No. 3 ;
sights the same.

5th. Ten shots at 200 yards, factory ammunition same
as first test ; group 15J inches. This decided me to use
no more factory cartridges or lubricants in this rifle.

6th. Seven shots, 100 yards,. 60 grains FG Hazard pow¬
der, 295 grain bullet ; group inches.

7th. Same cartridges fired at 200 yards ; group 74 in¬
ches, placed 23 inches lower on target.

8th. Seven shots, 100 yards, 65 grains same powder. 330
grain bullet. Bullet fitted shell but not very tightly ;
group 31 inches.

9th. Same at 200 yards ; group 7 inches, placed 17 in¬
ches lower on target.

10th. Same number shots, same distance, same cart¬
ridge, except shell was reamed to fit bullet loosely; group
4 inches, same elevation on target.

11th. Two hundred yards, 65 grains Hazard No. 4Duck,
same shell and bullet as No. 8 : group 6J inches, placed
1 A inches higher on target.

13th. Two’ hundred yards, 65 grains Hazard Electric
No. 6, same shell and bullet as No. 8 ; group 6§ inches,
placed 3 inches higher on target than No. 8.

This completed my experiments with the 40 calibre,
and proved several tilings which subsequent experiments
with other rifles has invariably confirmed.

Firtf, that when bullets are seated one-quarter inch or
more in shell, as they should he for hunting purposes, it
is essential to accurate shooting that the mouth of the
shell should he the same calibre as bottoni of rifling in
the barrel, so the bullet may upset properly to fill the
grooves, as the upset of the bullet takes place before the
bullet leaves the shell. I have found bullets that were
fired from shells which fitted them tightly, on the butt
of which for one-quarter inch, there was little sign of the
rifling, while on a portion of the bullet which did not en¬
ter the shell the impression of the grooves was perfect.

Second, that a lubricant behind a bullet is detrimental
to accurate shooting and quite unnecessary.

Third, there is no advantage in usinghigh grade, expen¬
sive powder. The common FG brands strain the shells
much less, cost less, and shoot quite as well.

Experiments 6, 7, 8, and 9, showed results quite surpris¬
ing. A bout the same proportion of powder to bullet was
used in these four tests. At 100 yards the 295 grain bul¬
let struck the target about one inch higher than the 330
grains, while at 200 yards the 295 grain struck the target
five inches lower. These tests were all made the same
day, and indicate a greater loss of force by the short bul¬
let in tbe second 200 yards than I had any idea of.

Should these experiments prove of interest to the read¬
ers of the Forest and Stream, I may give a further ac¬
count of my investigations after “ best hunting rifle."

F. J. Rabbeth.

Bogardus’ Rifle Rules.— Capt, Bogardus has drawn
up a set of rules for glass ball shooting with the rifle, and
they seem to cover all the points necessary. They provide
as follows : —

1. All matches or sweepstakes shall be shot at five yards rise,
and to ease of ties tbe distance shall be increased one yard, and in
ease of socondtie one yard more, and there be decided to shoot
at ten balls on each tie.

H. There shall be two poles set in the ground ten feet apart,
twelve to fifteen feet high, tmd the hall thrower must throw the
balls outside of the poles from the shooter. If a ball.is broken

between tbe shooter and tbe poles he shall have another ball to
Shoot at.

3. Each party can have his own trap puller or ball thrower, and
when he is ordered by the shooter to throw thohall and throws it,
and the parties shooting do not fire, it shall be called a lost ball.

4. And in all matches there shall be a referee appointed, and
his decision shall he final. It shall be his duty to stand in range of
the two poles so as to see if all balls aro thrown nceordtng to rules,
and if shot from a trap to see they all shoot alike;

6. Position at the score : after a shooter has taken his place at
the score he shall not level his rifle or raise the butt above the
elbow until lie callspull or go; should he infringe on these rules,
the ball shall be scored lost .

6. All miss-fires on account of cartidges not going olV when
snapped, shall entitle the shooter to a new ball ; but if he should
go to the score and not have his gun loaded or cocked, it shall be
scored a lost ball.

7. Calibers of rifles to ho used as a standard up to 32, and all
larger calibers to be handicapped one foot back in distance,
and the party going to the score first to shoot at ten balls, and
the next at ten, anti so on through the match, and all parties
shooting shall shoot from the isame glass Jialls, Bogardus' pa¬
tent; rough, standard size. No one buta contestant has a right
to challenge.

—Capt. E. A. Perry is about to publish another edition
of liis “green book” for use by riflemen in keeping a
record of then- work on the range. Two years of practical
test has showed the book to be just the best thing of its
kind ever devised, and the new edition, in which will be
included the conclusions drawn from the recent long-
range tournament, will be more than ever the pocket
manual of the men who seek the ranges for fine work,
healthy sport, and a rational pastime.

— Jas. S. Conlin, will oelebrate tbe 15th; anniversary of
the establishment of his business on Monday evening
next. There will be a great gathering of riflemen
who will each and everyone of them proceed to show
that he may smile and smile and be a marksman still.
The prizes in the all-comers match will be distributed on
that occasion, and a big panjandrum generally is to
be held.

— The Jersey Schuetzen Corps, Capt. Horsman, will
hold a prize and poultry shooting match on Thanksgiving
Day, at the Union Hill Park ; $100 worth of poultry will
be distributed on the honor target. There will be prize
and bull’s-eyes targets open all day, and a big time is ex¬
pected for the off-hand shooters.

Massachusetts — Boston — Mammoth Rifle Gallery. —
The regular monthly prize shoot is progressing finely.
Some excellent shooting was done last week, although
no clean scores have been made. Remarkable shooting
has been done, as the summary will show ; 150 feet ;
rounds 8 ; possible 40 :—

U. A. Pollard .

11. A. Pickering .

E. Whitti. r .

Win. H. Harrison ...

H. F. Lord .

Frank S. Harrison . .

F. W. Sharon .

A. Law .

G. J. Seaburv .

5 5 4 5-39

6 5 t 5-39
5 5ft 5—38
5 5 5 5—37
5 5 5 5—37
5 5 5 5—37
5 5 5 5-37
4 5 5 5-87
4 4 5 5-37

Hopleinton, Nov. 4th, — The Rifle Club held a match at
their two hundred yard range. The weather conditions
were bad, the wind blowing a gale during the whole
match, and the bright light and dark shadows that
flitted before the target made it almost impossible to
make a decent score, and yet it was done. The follow¬
ing is the summary :—

O. C. Wood .

Owen Wood .

G. P. Wood .

W. B Cliillin .

O. H. Smith .

J.S. Wadsworth..
F. S. Phipps. ...

.4 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 4
..4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4
.5 44444544
..4 424 3 3434

5-48

4—48

4-45

4-48

3— 11
0—38

4- 35

Connecticut— Berlin. — The annual contest for the
Steele Cup on the Willow Brook Range on the 25th nit.,
was a walk over for the Middletown team, who with four
men firing ten shots at 500,-800, and 1,000 yards, scored
524 in the possible 600. The weather was very bad. In
the afternoon of the same day, in the Sharps Rifle Co.
Match, Wessels won with 195 in the possible 225. The
Steele Cup was first placed in competition in 1876, where
it was taken by the Middletown team with 480 points. In
1877 Hartford took it with 504. Last year New Britain
was the winner with 531.

Carver Ball Shooting. — John E. Graham the young
rifle expert of Erie, Pa., celebrated his twentieth birth¬
day on the 10th by a test of a new 32 calibre rifle pre¬
sented to him, on one thousand Carver target balls.
Promptly at 2 o’clock Mr. Graham took his position with
the assistant, Mr. John Loomis, at seven yards, and Mr.
Page Croswell as referee. At the beginning of the shoot
a strong north-west wind was sending puffs of the fish¬
tail-order, which rifle shots found it so difficult to over¬
come. However, the scores stood as follows, the balls
being thrown straight up : —

Jttlwed. Broken .

1- 100 . 1 99

2- 100 . 3 «8

3- 100, . 3 98

Missed. Broken.

7- 100 . 0 100 '

8- 100 . 0 100

9-101) . 0 100

10—100 . 0 100

1000

14

It will he seen that notwithstanding the winds which
were as frisky as a colt in fly time, and the embarrass¬
ment of ill luck in the first part of the shoot, Mr, Graham
made the remarkable closing run of 532 straight. This
beats the prodigious rifle shot of Cooperstown, Pa., Mr.
Otto C. Wilkins, who at but five yards made 985 out of a
1,000, with a straight run of only 272. The targets used
were the Carvertarget balls, made at Greenville, Pa. The
feat was attended throughout with great interest, and
especially during Mr. Graham’s wonderful rim of 532.
During this trial Ins friends stood in almost breathless
suspense, and when the last ball was shivered a general
shout of exultation went up. The balls in this shoot were
thrown straight up by Mr. John B. Ruth.

Illinois — Chicago, Nov. 3d. — The fifth contest for the
splendid silver cup presented by Gen. William E. Strong
to the Illinois- National Guard, open to competition by
teams of ten men from any company in that organiza¬
tion, came off at Anthony, ten miles south of Chicago,
on Saturday last. In the first and second competitions
for the trophy Company B, Twelfth Battalion, were the
winners. The third resulted in favor of an Ottawa com-

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pany. In the fourth. Company A, First Regiment, took
it with a score of 261 out of a possible 350, which was
pretty good for Springflelds. The contest on Saturday
resulted in favor of the Joliet boys, and as that was the
third time of winning, they ere now the owners of it. The
score was as follows : —

R COMPANY, TWELFTH BATTALION, JOLIET.

Private G. H. Ham ill . 8 4 4 3 8 3 3—33

Private John Thieler, jr . 0 3 5 * 3 3 2—

Lieut. .1. H. Breckinridge . 3 4 4 5 6 5 8—29

Sew. K. L. ShHirticr . 3 3 4 8 2 4 0—3*1

Corporal «. AY. Jewel 1 . 3 4 5 4 2 4 4-2#

Private Harry 4711115108 . 4 4 3 5 4 6 4-29

Private H. M. Snapp . 4 2 4 5 2 4 4 — 25

Serjsrt. T. A. Darrojfii . 4 4 4 3 3 1 4—311

SerKt. R. W. Kennelley . 4 4 4 4 4 3 3- 25

Private John Fatre . 4 4 4 5 4 3 4—28

Total . 240

A COMPANY, FIHST REGIMENT, CHICAGO.

Sergt. A.C. Giuliani . 4 :i 4 4 4 0 3-22

Private E. P. Buchanan . 4 2 5 8 2 8 3-22

Private E. B.Toltnan . 3 5 4 4 3 3 4- 2(i

Private. R. S. Cherry . 8 3 3 3 4 0 3—18

Private F. L. Goodrich . 3 4 4 3 4 4 5-20

Lieut. J.N. Buchanan . 4 4 4 3 3 5 2-27

Private J. C.Turees . 2 3 3 4 4 4 4—24

Private.). AA*. Ingorsoll . 2 4 4 3 4 4 4-27

Sergt. J. L. Bennett . 4 4 3 3 3 4 3-24

Corporal G. M. Gunderson . 4 4 3 4 3 3 8—23

Total . . 239

The day was bright and beautiful, but a little too cold
for comfort — the coldest of the season thus far — and this
fact operated seriously against A Company, the members
of which, with one exception, fired from a hip rest, while
their opponents, with one exception, took the graceful
and certainly firmer position, with the left hand well out
on the barrel. The hip rest may do well enough in gal¬
lery shooting, with a warm temperature and no wind,
but when a vigorous young man faces a breeze chilled to
the point of freezing, and holds his rifle at the liip rest, he
will find a disturbing element under it, pumping away
for all it is worth, at the rate of about ninety thumps a
minute, and Ms front sight wobbling all around the tar¬
get, placing the making of bull’s eyes among the class of
lucky* accidents.

A Company’s man who discarded the hip rest made
one of the two highest scores on his side, while the man
of B Company who adopted it was one of the two lowest
on that side. 'The sooner the fine disciplinarian and really
competent captain of A Company’s team discards the
position, referred to the sooner he can place the splendid
material he has in hand at.tlie right of the line among
the riflemen of the I. N. G. Lu. H. Drury,

Ohio — Cincinnati, Nov. 3d. — The Cincinnati Shooting
and Fishing Club opened the winter’s campaign at
Trimpe’s Range to-day, the contest being the first match
for the Baker medal. This medal is to be shot for every
other week, and to be won five times by the lucky owner.
Distance, 200 yards ; position, off-hand ; number of shots,
15 ; at Massachusetts target : —

Wass. Creed.

J.R. Weston . 10 9 8 121010 81113 9 11 10 11 911 151 0B

G. Henson . 11911 S 91010 9 9101110)011 12 150 65

A. Koehler . .10 9 811 10 10 8 10 13 9 10 911 9 8 144 03

L. Fender . 9 9 JO 710111110 9 7 9 9 91011 141 63

M. Gindelin . 9 9 9 10 7 10 10 6 81111 9 10 1011 140 02

T. J. Baum - . 7 9 10 8 1210 8111010 7 7 11 10 0 139 63

Louisiana— Neio Orleans. — The eighth contest for the
Mobile Trophy drew a large company* of riflemen to the
Frogmoor Bange. The sky was without a cloud, per¬
mitting old Sol to shine ill all his glory. There was
a light breeze, wMch did not much bother the marks¬
men, and the atmosphere was so clear that the targets
seemed almost to rest upon the eye.

The contest of the day was that for the Inter-State or
Mohily Trophy*, eighth competition between the teams
represented at the initial contest in Mobile last year. It
was thought that the possession of the trophy 'would be
definitely settled by this match, inasmuch as the Louis¬
iana Field team had already* won four competitions, and
stood a very fair chance of winning a fifth, and, there¬
fore, the last. From the start the WasMngton Artillery
team seemed determined to make another effort for the
prize, and the scores put up at 200 yards were the most
remarkable yet exhibited in an inter-State trophy match.
At the 500 yards distance there was a great falling-off all
around, and what promised to be the highest total score
dwindled down to 390 points. Individuals did well ;
notably Mr. Gsohwind, who made 62 points out of 70, and
scoring 30 points at the 500 yards distance. Appended is
the summary and score : —

Inter-State or Mobile Trophyr ; eighth competition under
the new rules, which require five innings to entitle to pos¬
session ; 200 and 600 yards ; teams of eight, with seven
shots at each range, and two sighting shots ; military
rules, military rifles and military* uniform. The prize
was won the first, second, tMrdand seventh times by the
Louisiana Field Artillery team, the scores being 365, 396,
345 and 399 : and the fourth, fifth and sixth times by the
AVashington Artillery team, the scores being 345, 363 and
403 i —

WASHINGTON ARTILLERY.

Arrns . |500 yards . 27f&0

caIva, 200 yards . 881 „

TMpre . jfg : ::: :::: :::::::: :::::: ::g[w

ViUaruoia . j 500 y!}£ai”” ! i”! .'20 [49

Bradford . ] IggjSfgS:::: ::::::::::::: ::: ;j8}»

Total at 200 yards . 232

Grand total . 390

LOUISIANA FIELD ARTILLERY.

Gsobwind . { 188 ^ \ ^ • 1? f 62

Aveiss . SB ! »

Bercc-geay . \ g ' "/.V/.. /.- ! .H [ 68

Tho»p.on . ^ ggg JSS;: ; : j;:;;:;;.-;;.

G1>'nri . 1 5oS?Sdsi.'.’.'.‘ t... .:i» I’47

Looumont .

T,„ . j 200 yards . 281^

J 200 yards . 26 1 ...

. 1 500 yards . 6f“

Total at 200 yards . 216

Grand total . 377

CONTINENTAL OUA

1 300 yards .

1 500 yards .

1 200 yards .

1 500 yards .

rra.-Ai ) 200 yards .

Tluo1 . ) 500 yards .

u-niiKin 1200 yards .

Doo,,ttl° . i 500 yards .

Pip,.,.,, } 200 yards .

^Ielce . 1500 yards .

Rosenberg .

Gillou. . .

Renaud..

Malby....

Bercegeay.

' 1 600 yards..

I 200 yards. .

■ ) 500 yards..

Total at 200 yards .

Total .

.331

California. — The fall meeting of the California Rifle
Association opened at the McMahon Range, San Bruno,
under the direction of Lieutenant C. P. Le Breton, Exec¬
utive Officer, Oct. 26. The weather was extremely pleas¬
ant. The scores show a marked improvement on pre¬
vious ones. The Kellogg Challenge Cup, one of the tro-
pliies offered for competition at the first tournament of
the California Rifle Association, has finally passed out of
the list of trophies, Sergeant John P. Warren, of the Gat¬
ling Battery, having succeeded in winning it for the third
time on the very handsome score of 24 out of the-possible
25 at 600 yards. The possession of the trophy was stub¬
bornly contested by Major A. F. Klose, who also made
the same kind of a 24, and in shooting off the tie Ser¬
geant Warren won by only one point. Colonel Kellogg
won the first prize in the long-range competition, 44 out
of the possible 59. Ma jor Klose having the best 23 possi¬
ble in the Subscription Match, took the first prize'. In
the military team matches for the Centennial and Asso¬
ciation trophies, the second day, six representatives from
each company of infantry, artillery, and cavalry enrolled
in the National Guard of California and artillery of the
United States Army took part. The distances were 200
and 500 yards for fnfantry and artillery teams, and 200
and 400 yards for cavalry : standing at short range and
without artificial rest at long range, if recumbent, with
head towards the target ; weapons, United States Spring-
field rifles and carbines. The prize was a silver challenge
trophy, valued at $350, and had been won two consecu¬
tive years by the National Guard. Three years are neces¬
sary for permanent possession. The Centennial Trophy
was carried off by the first team from the Oakland Cav¬
alry. The match was open to ten representatives from
any regiment, battalion, or any company of infantry,
artillery, and cavalry in the National Guard of Califor¬
nia and artillery of the United States Army. The dis¬
tances and positions were the same as the Association
Match. The trophy is a present of the city of San Fran¬
cisco, valued at $500, and is to be competed for annually
until 1976, in which year the award shall be final. The
cavalry trophy was won by the Oakland Light Cavalry
by a score of 229 out of a possible 300. The seven highest
in the subscription on the second day are given below,
and also the four highest contestants for the Pacific Life
Cup, on the first day. Major R. H. Orton was the exec¬
utive officer on the second day, and every tMng passed off
pleasantly. The scores were as follows : —

First. Day — Competition No. 1 ; long range ; 1,000
yards ; 10 shots : —

S. I. Kellogg .

R. C. Hanson .

K. McKillican .

T. E. Carson .

Competition No. 2 ; short range ; 200 yards ; 10 shots :

M. Laufonburg . 45 1 .1. W. Guthrie . 40

W. O. Erben . 43 I F. Kubnle . 40

.1 W. Alahor . 43 1 11. Hook . 40

J. Ruth . . 43 | T. E. Carson . 40

Captain Burns . 42 J. I,. Hull . -to

N. Williams . 42 I .T. Lolnueyer . 49

Colonel Kellogg . 41 1 .1 . E. Kloin . 39

J. P. Warren . 41 1 I). IS. Bankhead . 38

J. .Robertson . 41 C. V. Le Breton . 83

E. N. Snook . 40 J. Kat Uoman . 37

H.T. Sirne . 40 1 R. McKillican . 36

Colonel Gilmore . 40 |

Competition No. 3 ; Kellogg Cup ; 300 yards ; 5 shots:—

it. McKillican . 23 | J. P. Warren . is

J. Kob&rtson . 80 | K N. Snook . ]«

A. F. Klose . . 20 I T. E. Carson . . is

Captain Guthrie. . . 19 {

Competition No. 4: Kellogg Cup ; COO yards ; 5 Bhots:—

J. P. Warren . 34 I T. E. Carson . jg

A. F. Klose . 24 E. N. Snook . p;

J. Robertson . 19 | J . W. Guthrie . 13

In shooting off the tie between Sergeant J. P. AVarren
and Major A. F. Klose, Sergeant Warren was the winner.

Competition No. 5 ; military mid-range ; 500 yards ; 10
shots : —

M. Laufenburg . 44 E. N. Snook . 39

J. P. Warren . 44 . . .

J. W. Guthrie . . 44

G. H. Strong . 43

8.1. Kellogg . .41

T. E. Carson . . . 41

A. Lobmyer — . . 40

J. E. Kloin . 40

44 I Captain Bnrns . 34

43 | J. L. Hull . 34

41 i). B. Bankhead . 33

Second Day — C. R. A. Trophy

E. N. Snook. . .
W. C. Erben...

O. Wayne .

li. Hook .

A. P. Kaye....
J. W. Maher.
G. Murphy ...
J. Robertson. .

AV. Wright .

George Wood .

H. Hook .

C. L. Lods .

J. 1*. AVarren .

W. N. Laufenburg. .

Total .

B. Erskine .

E. N. Snook .

C. Nash .

J. Klein .

O. P. Le Breton .

John L. Hull .

500 Yards. Total.

NATIONAL GUARD.

. 13

Total-.- .

SUMNER LIGHT GUARD.

J. Hobertson . 42

T. Murphy . . . 40

G. H. Strong . 40

T. E. Carson . 36

Captain Burns . 38

L. Barrere . 38

Total — . ....f .

GERMANIA RIFLES.

F. W. Kottleman . 41

W, O. Brbeu . 43

Capt. BrockJtolV . 43

J. C. Solmeyer . 38

C.B. AVayne . 3(1

W.Sturke- . 35

Total,.

OAKLAND LIGHT CAVALRY.

200 Yards. 400 Yards. Total.

W. M. Anderson . . 41 40 81

J. Ruth . 36 41 77

Colonel Kellogg . 42 35 77

It. McKillican . 34 37 71

W. B. Bankhead . . 35 36 72

N. Williams . 34 26 60

Total . 438

OAKLAND GUARD.

300 Yards. 500 Farrts. Total.

H. Burrell . . 43 37 TO

J. S. Green . ....43 35 77

Lieut. McDonald . . 38 37 75

R. MeKibben . . . 33 36 69

Corporal B rotvn . . — 35

Corporal Mason — . 37

28

Total . 433

Centennial Trophy — The folloAving is the score of the
shooters for the Centennial Trophy. The first score shows
the shooting at 200 yards, and the second at 500 yards : —

SUMNER LIGHT GUARD.

Capt. Carson, Company E. . - - 43 48 84

Nash, Company C . 43 43 85

Erskine, Company C . 44 40 84

Barrere, Company C. . . . 43 41 83

Strong, Company E . ..... 43 39 81

Klein, Company C . 43 37 70

Murphy, Company E . 38 39 77

Lieut. J. Robertson, Company E . 38 39 77

Captain Burns, Company E . 39 38 77

Lieut. Le Breton, Company C . 33 30 03

Total . * . . . 797

OAKLAND CAVALRY.

Kellogg .

Little .

T. L. Bromley .

Q. M. AVilliams .

G. B. Flint .

It. McKillican .

D. B. Bankhead ....
Fra, M . Anderson..

W.T,. Bromley .

J. Ruth .

Total. .

Pacific Life Cup ; 200 yards ; 5 shots : —

The Cavalry Match : 20p yards ; 10 shots : —

FIRST LIGHT DRAGOONS.

Lieutenant Burton . 38 I Rotterman . 33

N. AV. Geary . 38 Peterson . 32

Taylor . 35 Boston . . . -28

Total . . 398

Subscription Match ; 200 yards ; 5 shots : —

Klose . 23 I Colonel Gilmore . 22

MeElhinny . 22 Maher . 23

Captain Kubnle . 22 Laufenberg . 81

J . E. Klein . 32 |

f<W{e m\tl <jj§ttif.

GAME IN SEASON FOR NOVEMBER.

Moose, Alee Americcma.
Caribou, Rdngifcr caribou.

Elk or wapiti, C&rims canadensis,
lied or Va. deer. C. virginianus .
Squirrels, red, black and gray.
Hares, brown and gray.

lA/wi.l 4... uln.i Vitnil T~ l.ili (1 4.

AA'ild turkey, Mdertflris gallopavo.
Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, ‘Cttpitfcmfo cupido.
Ruffed grouse or pheasant, Bo-
nasa uinbellus.

Quail or partridge, Ortyx virglni-

..440 J

Rood or rice bird, Dolichonyx
yzivorovs.

SwansJ.Brant, Wild Ducks, Geese, &e.

{S-^This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which is generally in season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some speeios of game here
mentioned.

MOOSE HUNTING IN FALL.

NOW is the time for moose hunting, tvhen the nutting
season (the season for “ calling”), being not fairly
over, light falls of snow cover the ground, and not
only enable the hunter to track the moose, hut pre¬
vent the untimely snapping of dry tAvigs and rattling of
dead leaA'es. Since last year the law relative to their de¬
struction in Nova Scotia has been amended, though ques¬
tionably improved. Last year, “no one person, or num¬
ber of persons forming a hunting party, Avere allOAved,
during any one year or season, to kill or take more than
three moose.” Now, by the existing Iuav, “ no one per¬
son shall, during any one year or season, kill or take more
than two moose ; ” thus it will be seen that whereas a
hunting party consisting of no matter Avliat number, could
collectively last year only kill three moose, they are now
aUoAved to kill two to each gun. A correspondent in Lon¬
don Field Avrites :

Though complications often arose when the old law was
in force (I will not say enforced), which now to a certain
extent disappear, the amended law has only accomplished
this end by sanctioning a greater destruction of this noble
game, when from its increasing scarcity one would imag¬
ine that steps in an opposite direction wouid be taken.
Advocates of the neAv law may say that the moose ob¬
tains equ al protection under the new as under the old law,
from the fact that where a hunter could last year kill
three moose, he may notv only kill two. This Avould lie
so if a hunting party consisted of but one individual, in¬
stead of, as is generally the case, two or three individuals.
It is not, however, against the hand of the genuine sports¬
men that the moose requires protection, for the animals
killed by them are, numerically speaking, insignificant,
compared to the numbers slain by dollar hunters, who
respect the law as little as they do the noble game after
Avhich they are in quest. A hide to these gentry means
five dollars, and a carcass means ten or fifteen cents a
pound ; and as long as a market exists, so long will they
continue to drive their slaughtering trade.

There are two legitimate means of hunting the moose,
termed respectively, “ calling ” and “ creeping ; ” the for¬
mer sport commences (by the new law) on the 15th of Sep¬
tember, and may be considered to end about the middle
of October ; “ creeping ” commences after the first fall of

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snow subsequent to this date. It is on this latter sport
that I propose saying a few words. The home of the
moose is in tire depths of the forest, in the solitude of
which they roam undisturbed by sounds and encroach¬
ments of civilization. Though numbers occasionally de¬
pend on their own skill and experience iu hunting moose,
it is customary to avail oneself of the services of an In¬
dian of the Micmac tribe, whose established character as
hunters is well known beyond the shores of Nova Scotia,
His presenoe, too, gives the Englishman a feeling of se¬
curity when in the midst of the dense woods, and affords
a comforting assurance that his chance of return to camp
is not so hopeless as if left to his own resources. Much
has been written on the extraordinary powers (instinctive
some would declare) displayed by Indians in finding their
way through the woods ; but when it is remembered that
their lives have been spent in the midst of the forest,
where keen observation of the features and peculiarities
of the country is imperative, the fact of their knowledge
in this respect is not surprising, How many men will
walk by the banks of a stream, and if asked a few hours
afterwards the direction of the current, would be able to
answer correctly ? Not so with a man if he folt his very
existence depended on whether he followed its banks up
or down stream. But here I must plead guilty to being
off the track of my subject, and hasten to retrace my
steps to the point of divergence,

Tire home of the moose hunter consists of a pyramidal
but, in size generally 14ft. by 12ft., composed of a frame¬
work of spruce poles, thatched with birch or spruce bark;
moss stuffed into the crevices existing in the sides of the
hut suffice to keep out the biting winds. In the centre of
the hut the fire is made, the smoke therefrom escaping
through the apex of the roof. Around the walls of the
interior tender boughs of hemlock are placed, and it is on
tins fragrant arrangement that the moose hunter holds
Iris at-homes by day, and sleeps the sleep of the weary by
night. The ctuploquorgan hangs from a cross-pole in the
roof, and on this depends the hunter’s repast. The
“chip" consists of a hooked stiok, on which the camp
kettle is suspended. Thus it will be seen that bountiful
nature lays all the material for building at the feet of the
woodsman, the trees themselves affording all that is req¬
uisite for raising a home in the wood — the timber supplies
the poles for the framework, the bark the thatch, the
moss that grows around the trunk the plaster, and,
with the houghs to form a bed, I ask what more do you
want? Merely an axe. With this implement alone
your materials are collected, shaped, and your hut con¬
structed.

With the moose it is not "the southerly wind and the
cloudy sky” which “ proclaim a hunting morning the
elements must assert themselves more strongly for the
hunter to be satisfied with the day. Sufficient snow must
have fallen during the night to cover the old tracks ; the
wind must be blowing strong through the woods, bring¬
ing down in its force masses of accumulated snow from
the splaying branches of the fir trees, or in its fury up¬
rooting trees, which fall crashing through the midst of
their agitated brethren. Such is a moose-hunter’s morn¬
ing, when his game, through the noise of breaking boughs
and falling snow, fails to detect the fall of the moccasin
as the hunter stealthily follows up the track. It is on
such a day that the cautious hunter is able to creep with¬
in forty or fifty yards of the moose (sixty yards being put
as the greatest limit at which it is possible to see through
the woods). In this position armed with a good No. 12
smoothbore, loaded with ball, the moose is yours. A ri¬
fle is recommended only when tracking a wounded ani¬
mal, as he will then often make for and lie down in open
swamps, rising as you approach, but out of the range of
the smoothbore. Indeed, tracking a wounded moose may¬
be put down as the most arduous employment on which
a hunter can be engaged, as often the animal will travel
for days before he succumbs to liis wound, or before the
hunter gets up to him to deliver the mortal shot. It is
on an occasion such as this that he will find himself
obliged to halt on the tracks for the night, and this often
when the thermometer stands at ten or fifteen degrees be¬
low zero ; but he need have no fear of succumbing to the
effects of frost if provided with an axe and matohes, nor
is his situation hopeless if he finds himself without these
two commodities, as it is always possible to collect suffi¬
cient dead wood to form a fire, which a charge of powder
suffices to ignite.

A few concluding words on the subject of tracks may
be acceptable, on account of the variety of information
they impart, and the skill and care necessary to follow
them up with success. On first striking a track, the size
and shape thereof is noted, then the class of animal which
made it. The size, and often the sex can be determined
(with the moose the bull’s track is more poiuted than that
of the cow). Whether the track is fresh is the matter
next in importance. This question may often be answered
by ascertaining whether or no the imprint is frozen to the
extremity ; if not, the game has passed the spot recently.
At what pace, walking or trotting? This may be deter¬
mined by the distances of the tracks. Following them
up, we see where the animals have been nipping off the
shoots of the moose wood (Acer pennsylvanimm), to
which browse they are particularly partial. The fresh¬
ness in color of the moisture on the part where the plants
have been bitten, the thickness of the film of ice on the
stream at which the moose has paused to drink by break¬
ing through the ice, would likewise bear evidence as to
the proximity of the game to the hunter; and these,
with many others, come under the head of signs, ail of
which have to be understood ere the Bportsman can fol¬
low the trail of a moose with success.

Preparing Game for Market.— Poultry should be
fat, and kept for twenty-four hours from food before kili-
ing, to have the crop empty. Food in the crop sours,
blackens the Bkin, injures the sale of poultry, and buyers
will not pay for this useless weight. Opening the vein
in the neck, or bleeding in the mouth, is the proper mode
of killing. If bled inside the throat the bill should be

Eried open with a piece of chip, and the poultry hung up
y the feet on a line. This makes bleeding free and pre¬
vents bruising, The head and feet should oe left on, and
the entrails in. The flesh should not be mutilated in any
manner. Turkeys and chickens dry picked keep much
longer and sell higher than the scalded. If the picking is
done by scalding, the water should be heated just to the
boiling point, and the poultry held by the feet, dipped in
and out the water four or five times, counting three each
fima in or out. The work should be done neatly, quickly,

and thoroughly. After picking, hang up the poultry by
the feet m a cool, dry place till the animal heat is out,
and the poultry thoroughly cold and dry. Avoid freez¬
ing. as poultry will not keep long after thawing. Wrap
in thin, light, strong paper. Brown and dark, heavy
paper, having too much acid in it, injures the poultry.
The head should be wrapped separately. Always pack
head downward. This throws the soft entrails on the
breast bone, the poultry keeping longer in this position.
Pack in clean, dry, tight flour barrels.

Geese and ducks, after being killed, should have all the
feathers picked off, then rubbed all lover with fine resin,
after which dip them in boiling hot water in and out
seven or eight times, then rub off the pin feathers, after
which wash off the fowl with warm water, using soap
and a hard brush. Immediately after rinse them welt in
cold water, then hang them up by the feet in a cool, dry
place till they are thoroughly dry, when they can he
wrapped and packed as before suggested. Poultry thus
dressed and packed will, in moderately cold weather,
keep sweet ana fresh for fifteen to twenty days, and can
be shipped from the extreme West with safety by freight.
Never pack poultry in straw, as in damp or warm weath¬
er it causes it to sweat and heat.

Game, deer, rabbits, coons, opossums, and squirrels
should he opened and all the entrails taken out, leaving
only the kidney fat; then the insides should be wiped
perfectly dry with a soft, clean cloth, after which wrap
the small game in paper, packing back downward.

Wild turkeys, ducks, geese, grouse, pheasants, quail,
pigeons, and birds of all kinds should always have the
entrails left in them, and the head and feet on. They
should never be mutilated in any manner. Drawn birds
sour in a short time and sell for less than the undrawn,
even if sweet. Wrap the head separately in paper, then
the body. Pack head downward m tight, clean barrels,
the same as poultry.

Shippers should remember well that all game and poul¬
try should be thoroughly cold before being packed, oth¬
erwise it will soon sweat and heat. Barrels are the best
packages that shippers can ship in. Jesse Gilmore.

Careless Gunners,— The Raleigh Observer has the
following : —

Mr. N. T. Jones had his hand badly torn to pieces
yesterday by the explosion of a shell cartridge. He had
loaded it and was recapping it when it exploded with
the above result. He will not lose his hand, however.

Apropos, a correspondent writes us from Fort Johnson,
N, C., as follows : —

The enclosed slip shows that all persons who handle breech¬
loaders anditliei r am munition, not only do not follow the oft-re¬
peated advice and instructions never to cap, or rc-cap a loaded
slid!, but do not even seem to have the necessary common sense
to teaoh them the danger of such a foolhardy proceeding. Ihave
used tho Remington brass shells a great deal, and have exploded
RUito a number of primers in re-onpping them, and on two occas¬
ions, when de-capping shells that for some reason or other had
missed Are, when tho spur was forced into the primer to remove
it, it exploded. Of course, had the charge been suffered to re¬
main in tho shell, it would hare exploded. When a primer misses
fire, the chances are that the fulminate is still there, but has been
in some manner displaced, aud is likely to be ignited, even by
slight causes. Of.eourso it may have been destroyed, and there be
no danger, but no chanoes are ever to be token.

A. D. Sohexck, U. S. A.

For out part, with shells as cheap as they are now, it
seems folly, except of course in the case of metallic
shells, to take the risk of re-loading them. Even where
they are re-capped before loading there i3 danger of the
cap or primer not being below the level of the head of
the shell, and when the wads are rammed in there is
danger of an explosion. It was in this maimer that poor
Dr. Tliebaud lost his life a year or two since. A shell
exploded while he was re-loading it, and a portion of the
brass base entered his heart, causing death.— Ed.

The Long Range Cartridge Cases. — The newly in¬
troduced device for securing long range shots with ordi¬
nary shot guns is meeting with much favor among
sportsmen, The following is a letter in corroboration of
this : —

The Dittmar Powder Manufacturing Co., )
New York, October 27th, 1879. )

Messi's, II. H, Scfileber tfc Co. : —

Gents;— I have now experimented with your long
range cartridge cases, and must say that they are a suc¬
cess beyond my fondest expectations. They at first
looked too much like fancy play-things, but I admit I have
never tried anything like them. I fired them out of a 12
bore cylinder gun, snellsloaded with 3 1 drams by meas¬
ure of Dittmar C powder, 2 pink-edge wads, No 11, well
rammed down, and fired at 60, 80 and 100 yards. The
pattern was in each instance about as good as I could
make with loose shot at from 30 to 40 yards. A meadow
lark came and lit in a tree about 70 yards off. My brother
put in a yellow cartridge loaded with No. 4 shot and put
about four pellets in the bird. I shall in future always
carry a few of your cartidges in my vest, and I know they
will often come handy at ducks, etc., out of reach of
loose shot. The penetration also was exoellent.

Respectfully Yours,

J. Yon Lengerke.

The Thread-wound Cartridges. — Twin Lakes, Fla.,
Nov. 1st.— Editor Forest and Stream ; — I have tried a
few of the thread-wound long-range shot cartridge cases,
which you mentioned in your issue of Oct. 23d,
and give you the result. I wanted a long range case
for deer in fire hunting, for there are a few old bucks
around here which have had their eyes “ skinned” too
often, and are off in a hurry if one attempts to walk up
on them ; but the cases are not made for buckshot, so of
what use are they in deer hunting ? At least, I suppose
they are not, for I wrote for buck cases and got none that
would take No. 1 buck. I tried one case with No. 6, seven
pases with No. 4 shot, and two with BB. First shot, 84
yards, No. 6 : Shot all inside a space two feet square ;
cenetration fine. Second shot with BB : All two feet to

the left of target ; badly scattered ; this was with left bar¬
rel, Third shot, BB, right barrel : All to the right about
three feet ; badly scattered. Fourth shot, No. 4 shot, an
even 90 yards : The case (unwound) struck end on and
buried itself half its length in a four years' seasoned
pitch pine plank. Fifth and sixth shots, No. 4 shot, right
and left barrels, 90 yards : All badly to the left of target ;
badly scattered. Seventh and eighth shots, No. 4, 100
yards, cases unwound close to the target : Badly to the
left ; not much scattered. Ninth and tenth shots. No. 4,
100 yards : Ninth shot two feet to the left, distribution
tolerable ; tenth, case unwound about two feet to the left
just before it struck, the shot being in a space that could
be covered by the hand ; the maria of both pieces of the
tin deep ; penetration in every case excellent.

But my experience proves that the cases unwind irregu¬
larly, and why all should have gone to the left I am at a
loss to know." There was only a light air stirring at part
of the shots, absolute calm the rest of the time. I used
three drachms of powder, orange ducking No. 4, gun,
Parker, 12, an excellent shooter. Used a No. 10 pink-
edge wad over power in a 12 brass shell.

I found one objection to the cases, if not more. The
tape that goes over the end of case makes the brass shell
entirely too tight for the chamber. I had to ram some
of the shells out with wiping rod. That wouldn’t do, you
know, among game ; and if you use paper shells a tight
wad so bulges the shell that it would not enter the
chamber ; and a very tight wad is necessary to prevent
gas escaping and burning the thread of the case — so the
directions state. It seems to me these cases would work
better in muzzle-loaders, for there they could he confined
by tight wad, and dispense with tape. The cases must
fit muzzle of breeoh-loader (choke bore), and so are too
loose in the shell.

I would like to ask if these cases could not be adapted
to buckshot in some way. (I neglected to state that I
cut the outside wrapper where directed, and put proper
end forward ; also plugged as directed. 8.

Quebec— Three Fivers, Nov. 13th.— Owing to the low
waters the birds have not been in their usual haunts this
autumn, but I have had some magnificent days after
snipe. Cock have not been plentiful. Duck in the lake
have been plentiful, but owing to the very low water on
the marshes have kept well out in the lake, and conse¬
quently have been hard to get at.

My friend, W. H. Parker, owns a large portion of the
county of St. Elie, has a large succession of magnificent
lakes at the head waters of the Riviere du Loup and
Yamachiche Rivers. He has built a tine house on a mag¬
nificent site overlooking several lakeB. He is a thorough
and true sportsman, and always enjoys seeing his friends,
does all he can to encourage true sport and stop pot-
hunting ( which is doing us so much harm here). Iu several
of his lakes he has planted wild rice, which he and his
friends are reaping the benefit of. His lakes are well
stocked with trout, bo we vary our sport with the sea¬
sons. Our shooting for this fall is now over. The season
has been too open and fine. The birds have been strong
and in splendid condition. My opinion is that this dis¬
trict is destined to he the sporting district of the nortb-

F. G. W.

Rhode Island — Newport, Nov , 12th. — Very little shoot¬
ing done here now, hut booh as we have the snow to lay
two day 8 the swamps will be hunted by a few ardent
sportsmen known as pot-hunters. Coot,

Connecticut — Clinton, Nov. 15th. — Burt Kelsey, of
this place, yesterday, started twenty-five woodcock, shot
thirty times, killed twenty-two ; killed twelve hand¬
running. Q* F. R.

New York — Shelter Island > Nov. 0th. — Sea fowl have
been tolerably plenty along this shore, and good num¬
bers have been killed. 1 have had some fair sport in bat¬
tery, but the coots have nearly all gone, and yesterday
morning I got but five of them in five shots. The fowl
have had no rest here for the soles of their web-feet, and
have been so hurried by rowboats and sailboats that they
have taken up their feather-beds and flown away. Thou¬
sands of them have gone south, but doubtless multitudes
of them have temporarily gone to the western parts of
Peconic Bay, and when that shallow water freezes up,
they may return here, where the deep waters do not
readily freeze. The geese do not seem to fly here yet,
and very few flocks have been seen. A rough north¬
easter will probably start them along the coast. They
do not make any stop here, hut drop down into Shmne-
cock and Great 8outh Bays, and into the waters of Barne-
gat. The quail are very scarce m this region, and make
but little shooting. Isaac.

Maria, Franklin Co., Nov, 11th.— Deer have been more
plenty this season in this part of the Adirondacks than
in many years. A great number have been killed on the
8t. Regis River and the ponds in the vicinity of Blue
Mountain. A party of three went from here the latter part
of October, and billed three in a week's time. Two large
bucks were brought through here one day last week, and
every few days deer are brought to Brushton to sell or
ship on the railroad. There is a party now from Ver¬
mont at Blue Mountain with ten or twelve hounds I am
afraid tho hunting of deer with dogs will ruin the sport in
this vicinity. I think the cause of the deer being so
plenty this season is that they were not hounded much
fast year. Ruffed grouse are quite plenty, but no squir-
rels.’al though there is plenty of beech-nuts.

Adrion Ondacsk.

New Jersey — Forked River, Nov, loth. — Hie gunning
for the past week has not been as good as it should be,
owing to the mild weather. A party of gentlemen came
in from the gunning grounds last night with forty-six
ducks, mostly broadbill. There are plenty of ducks in the
bay, but they are in large flocks, and will not stool till
we get some rough weather to break them up. Messrs.
Kirkland, Scrymser and John Logan, of the New Turk
ana Long Branch Gun Clubs, who spent a few days with
us last week, had some sport with the ducks. We ara
looking for colder weather and good shooting, A.

Pennsylvania— Wild turkey hunting is attended with •
fair returns among the mountains of Perry County. The
score of a party who went out there recently compns d
eight turkeys, forty-two pheasants, and 208 squirrels. A
few deer are still to be f otmd there, .

Notwithstanding the illegal trapping in the vicinity of

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Brownsburgh and New Hope, Bucks County, the shoot*
ing there is excellent, partridges and woodcock being in
numbers sufficient to repay an expedition to that part of
the State.

Virginia — Petersburg, Nov. 10 th. — Game of all kinds
is in great abundance hereabouts. Quail especially plenti¬
ful, but weather too warm and dry to hunt with any
comfort to man or beast. No rain for six weeks or more.
Can walk dryshod across the James River at Richmond
on the rocks at the bottom, The "Weather Bureau evi¬
dently needs “ readjustment.'’ New Jersey.

Petersburg, Nov. loth. — Deer, turkey, partridge and
hare in great abundance hereabouts, but the heat has
' been so intense and the drought so excessive, that hunt¬
ing has been attended with great discomfort to man and
beast. The first rain, however, will make glorious sport,
and then you will hear again from New Jersey.

— Those travellers to the South who appreciate the im¬
portance of Weldon, North Carolina, as a way station, so
far as it involves their personal comfort, will be pleased
to learn that Col, J. R. Davis, formerly of the Scriven
House in Savannah, and more recently of the Purcell
House in Wilmington and at Norfolk, Va.. has become
its proprietor. See his advertisement elsewhere. Besides
being a dining station at a great railroad centre, it is in
the midst of a great game country. There are deer and
turkeys within easy distance, as well as some of the best
quail shooting in the Old North State. Geese, upland
plover, and willett also abound. Those of our subscribers
who have been asking us where to go for game, will
please make a note of this.

Millbury, Nov. 3d.— Mr. John M. White shot alarge fox
this morning on Brigham Hill, Grafton, that weighed
ten pounds, and is one of the largest seen in this vicinity
in a long time,

Ohio — Cincinnati, Nov. 12f7 1. — I have never seen game
so scarce in Boone and Kenton counties as it is this sea¬
son, ClkT.

Indiana — Indianapolis, Nov. 10 th. — Since my last I
have been after quail, but find that the dry weather has
driven them to the fields near the water courses. Many
persons even believe that some have migrated, as they
are not now as numerous as they were earlier in the
season. Ingham.

Illinois. — Rockford, Nov. 10 th. — The ardent sports¬
men of this city have been disappointed in wild-fowl
Bhooting this fall. Several parties have camped out from
a week to a month at our best known resorts, but have
returned disgusted. The reason assigned is on account
of the long continued drought. Some of the resorts about
Grass Lake and Sugar River where ducks are generally
found in great plenty at this season of the year, are as
barren of birds as the desert of Sahara.

Dr. Mills, of Freeport, in company with Mr. Bid wall of
the same city, returned from Koshkonong Lake after an
absence of six days, having bagged during their stay about
1-10 ducks. Many of our hunters think; they need not
hope for sport this fall, while others say the flight has
scarcely began, and that later when the ponds and lakes
farther North are frozen we shall see ducks “ till we can’t
rest.” Nim Rod.

Iowa— Grouse Shooting.— Creston, Nov. 15th. — I find
the corn-fields and prairies full of grouse. They are now
in flocks, sometimes reaching four hundred birds, and do
not lie well to the dog. Have seen over one hundred this
forenoon, and killed but a few. They have been but little
hunted the past summer, and next season must produce
good shooting. Most of the prairie is yet in a state of
nature, and southwestern Iowa will have plenty of good
shooting for many years. The country is very swelling,
and resembles a broken sea. H. W. Merrill.

Oregon — Portland, Nov. Sd.—Weleft Portland at three
o’clock a. m, on the steamer Traveller, Capt. Love. I
was.let off at Greene’s Landing, and at six o’clock Mr.
W. started out in the forest with the hounds, and my
friend and self proceeded to the slough, and after taking
stands, waited patiently, in vain, from seven A. M. to
three p. m., and then gave up in disgust. I was ready to
start home with two ducks as the reward of a patient
day’s waiting. The remainder of the party had very
good luck, Bob B. heading the list with thirty-six ducks,
mostly mallard and widgeon. Multnomah.

Cincinnati, Nov. 8tli. — But two of the members of the
Cincinnati Shooting and Fishing Club put in an appear¬
ance to decide the third competition for the club prizes
— Bates .and Baum’s ; rubber bound trap, with screen ; rise,
18 yards : —

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— The Pooler & Jones patent brass cartridge holders and
belts are simple, and for the purpose very satisfactory.
The cartridge belt is as necessary a part of an outfit as
the gun itself.

A Sure Method. — The defeat of a great many athletes
has been traced to the difficulty of toning the muscular
and nervous systems to the requisite power of resistance.
Reputable physicians say that Weston-Rowellene will do
it. No. 381 Sixth avenue, New York. — Adv.

— Use Walter Baker & Co.’s Chocolate if you desire the
best in the market. The verdict of experts, both in Eu¬
rope and America, has for many years testified to its great
excellence. — [Adv.

The Next President.— The politicians are anxious on
this subject, but a much more important thing for all
who have poor appetite, or skin diseases, or an enfeebled
constitution generally, is to know that Warner’s Safe Bit¬
ters will cure them. $1,000 will be paid to any one who
will prove that there is a better medicine of its kind. —
[Adv. _ _ _

— Very few men live to write their own obituary.

Sn4 and gmpping.

THE MOOSE ("CERVUS ALOES.”)

the hunters’ way of following up “signs.”

THE young of the moose generally follows its mother
one year, and sometimes longer ; so the young are
called calves when one year old, or more, if following the
dam,

A good moose hunter can tell, while following up the
signs of moose, how many and nearly of what age, sex,
etc., he has ahead of him.

Tbe young, or calves, by their sucking teeth -marks on
the bark of trees, always crosswise of the tree. The year
old has two wide teeth in front, having lost two sucking
teeth, and so on from year to year until five years old
their front teeth mark their age. The bulls have wider
teeth than the cows, and peel the bark or gnaw it higher
up the tree, being longer-limbed.

The color of the animal is discovered by the hair left on
small knobs while passing between the trees.

The above logic applies to summer and fall, or while
the ground is yet bare ; but when the snow covers the
ground, and we are following moose by their foot-marks,
or tracks, there are other ways of telling age, sex, the
number of the herd, etc,

But, first of all, let me here say it is no boy’s play to
strike off into the woods and find moose, even when they
are plentiful ; for it would be luck and chance to strike
their tracks in winter, and useless to hunt them in sum¬
mer, as they would smell you further than you could hear
them, and m our thick woods in Maine you could not see
as far as you could shoot.

They usually yard on the mountains, commencing at
the first heavy snows, and working up as the winter
advances and 'the snows deepen ; and when the snows
are very deep they beat back and forth in the same track,
until they consume all the eatible material within their
reach— not attempting a new road until forced to it by
hunger ; and then the large moose breaks ahead and the
younger moose follows after.

When first starting out after moose the hunter keeps
his eye peeled for signs — first, on the low lands for bud¬
dings and breakings, These are considered early sum¬
mer signs, and are made by the tender buds of maples,
willows and many other shrubs, and the way the moose is
travelling is told by the manner the end of the bush is
bitten off— thus, having no upper front teeth he has to
break the twig over his under teeth, and so the bark is
stripped up a little on the side toward him, which indi¬
cates the way he is travelling ; and as the hunter becomes
accustomed to seeing quick, he can usually follow signs
of this sort through the woods quite fast.

Sometimes there is a lapse in the signs, and for half a
mile or more no signs are made. Then the experienced
hunter follows on in the same direction the signs were
heading when last seen— generally toward some moun¬
tain or high land in the distance ; and presently, when
the signs are again discovered, they appear fresher, and
may by-and-bye be told near the time when made. Oc¬
casionally a tree will be peeled, and in the summer
months the hark will strip up very high, but in the fall
months veryBhort, and later, at first snows, it has to be
gnawed off. Then by the freshness or oldness of its ap¬
pearance the time it was done is judged.

The bulls often rub their horns against small ever¬
greens, and trim off all their boughs.

A moose yard is a grand sight— trees peeled of then-
bark to the height of six to ten feet, looking in the bright
sun for all the world like a clean room furnished with
newly wood-varnished furniture— as far as the eye can
reach, even, perhaps, half the side or top of a mountain,
with roads or pathways in every direction ; and when
the signs are new and fresh the beds of the moose may
be seen in the snow.

It is then easy to count your moose, for they are sure
to make two beds during the night for each moose. I
recollect one old Andover hunter, when he came upon
the beds in the snow, put his hand into one, and said :

“ The moose has just gone, for the snow is warm where
he lay 1” j, Q, R,

Bethel, Me., October, 1879.

Trapping a Bear. — An old hunter correspondent of
ours, who lives in New Brunswick, Canada, sends ua the
following rough notes : —

On the 34th of July last I left Fredericton, N. B., with
the intention, if possible at that time, of securing some
live beaver of tbe spring growth. I reached Slate Island
on the Southwest Miramichi on the evening of the 35th.
When I was there some ten days previously to this, I had
set a steel trap at an old camp about one and a quarter
miles east of the Miramichi, where I had noticed traces
of bears. Going back, therefore, to where I had set this
trap, I found it gone. I had a junk of wood attached to
it which weighed about forty pounds; the trap itself
weighed twenty-six pounds.

I noticed the weeds and grass along the old lumber
road broken down, evidently by the clog and tx-ap. I fol¬
lowed these marks for about 100 yards, when I found that
Bruin had left the road. His route was easily traceable
by holes in the ground, broken bushes, moss torn off the
logs, etc. I found that he had several times got the clog
fast between two trees, but cleared himself after great
exertions by turning it around till he got it out.

After following his track, in all its windings, a dis¬
tance of not more than half a mile, from where the trail
had been set, I came to a side hill, pretty steep, covered
by hard wood, where was a pile of blown-down trees.
Among these I caught a glimpse of Brum’s black coat,
and, approaching nearer, saw a very large bear, with my
trap fast to his nose ; one tooth of it had passed directly
through his nostrils. As soon as he saw me he made vio¬
lent efforts to get the trap and clog free from the trees
among which they were entangled. While attempting
this he lifted the trap and clog to clear them from the
trees. Seeing this, and fearing lest he should tear the
trap from his nose and make off, I put a ball into him
almost immediately. This animal would weigh about 350
pounds, was very poor, and had been in the trap, from
appearances, about four days, H, B,

More Trapping Lore.— Weld, Me., Nov. 8th.— Editor
Forest and Stream, : — A recent issue of your paper gives
some curious incidents of trapping. I offer the follow¬
ing A trapper in a logging camp, York Col, N. B.,
caught two bears at tbe same time in one trap, A friend
of mine caught two foxes in like manner, In both in¬
stances, although fast in, yet they had a falling out, and
the weaker of its kind fell a victim to the rage of its
mate in misery. Another trapper known to the writer
left a bear trap setting through the winter, and on visit¬
ing it to reset and bait up in the spring, found a fine bear
recently caught, the trap remaining open for business all
winter.

Mention is made, too, of skunks getting into fox traps.
It is the only drawback to the pleasure of trapping sly
Reynard, but it can’t be helped. Skunk are not in the
least wary, and being grass feeders they go at once into
a trap as soon as set, not caring in the least for any
human scent there may be around. They begin feeding
early in the evening, while the fox seldom takes bait till
the latter part of the night — generally about daylight. Of
course, any and all other birds and animals are liable to
put their foot in it, though not meant for them.

Corp’l Lot Warfield.

hchtinq mid Routing.

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

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15

New Yachts. — Piepgras is at work on an ocean steam
yacht for a Newark gentleman. Smith, of Islip, has
under way a sloop for Philadelphia parties, and expects
soon to lay down a schooner. Mr. A. Carey Smith is
getting out the lines of a sloop, and Kirby is busy on a
model of a fifty-foot schooner. Els worth is also at work
on a model for a forty-five foot sloop for Dr. Voudy, and
Thomas Clapham has laid the keel of a fifty-four foot
schooner-rigged sharpie, with more work in prospect.

Experiences in a Sloop. — A gentleman writes from
Buffalo :—

I have recently returned from another cruise in a
thirty-foot New York model sloop, and I sold her im¬
mediately upon my return with the intention of build¬
ing or buying a deeper boat.

And this is what the author says in a charming little
book entitled “A Yachtsman’s Holidays,” which bears
upon the same subject, and which, coming from a prac¬
tical ship-builder and engineer of high repute, ought to
do much to disabuse the minds of many in regard to the
supposed qualities of the modern cutter : —

The first part of our part i carre was in a little hooker
of only five tons, one of the earliest to appear of the
“narrow, deep type” now so much in vogue, and there¬
fore considered by some knowing hands to he probably
unsafe and certainly uncomfortable. In truth she was
neither, being as reliable a little vessel as ever floated—
buoyant as a cork and stiff as a church. Indeed, the very
divergencies from accepted models which she exhibited
have since been exaggerated to such a degree that our old
lima is now actually thought rather a round, beamy craft
than otherwise, and her present owner has serious
thoughts of lengthening her, to make her accord with the
notions of the day. I have been often much amused by
discussions, verbal and printed, on the question of the
proportions of yachts, and by the extraordinary amount
of prejudice that seems still to exist in some minds
against vessels of considerable relative length and depth,
It might have been expected that the issue of an authori¬
tative work like that of Dr. Dixon Kemp on “ Yacht De¬
signing,” could have acted like an extinguisher on the
worshippers of broad beams, but in spite of all attempts
to diffuse sound principles, one meets now and then with
the most vigorous brandishing of the old fetish.

The argument is generally conducted in a manner
which implies that the builder or advocate of broad ves¬
sels is a meritorious kind of person, with good moral prin¬
ciples, a supporter of constituted authority and the
Churoli Establishment, while the fellow who would say
a word for narrow boats may justly be suspected of in¬
fidel proclivities, and is probably only restrained by the
strong arm of the law from larceny and homicide. Nice
distinctions are drawn between what is called “natural
stability” and “ artificial ” ditto, which is obtained in a
mean, sneaking sort of way by lead keels, metal floors
and such iniquitous devices. Is it the case that the yachts
of the period — even racing yachts of the advanced types
— are inferior to their predecessors in seaworthiness or
comfort, to say nothing of speed ? I think not ; in fact
very much the reverse appears to be the case. At any
rate, coasting trips by the smaller classes are now more
frequent and more extended than ever, and now-a-days
ten and fifteen-ton yachts frisk around the Land’s End
every season, in search of worthy antagonists, carrying
their crews safely and speedily, with no more discomfort
than is inseparaDle from their small dimensions. May
the yachtsman take thought and amend, if he be still
seeking after false gods like “ natural stability.”

Though the author quoted above had reference more
especially to English yachts, his language is even more
applicable to the condition of affairs iu America, wiiere
but few scientific men have yet taken hold of yacht de¬
signing, and where we are floundering in a sort of
prinueval ignorance of the principles of naval architec¬
ture, and where a cute eye and smart guessing have taken
the place of an exact science. Likewise does the author’s
sly hit at the worshippers of beam and “ moral sta-

836

FOREST AND STREAM,

bility” strike home among u», -where the pens of sundry
fsans-coUottes are busy heaping anathemas upon those
-who have dared toss their golden calf aside for the purer,
unerring formula of mechanics and physics.

Noth isa New Under the Sun. — Catamarans, even in
their most improved form, snchas built under the Herres-
hoff patent, are, after all, nothing new. Moreover,
others have gone ahead, even of the present day, though
their experiments were carried on many years ago. This
is what Mr. David Kirby and a brother did many years
back hi 1840. They built catamarans of all kinds, two
hulls and three. They were pivoted on “ axles” or rods
running athwartships, giving free play to eaoh hull — the
very point which Herreshoff dwells upon most promi¬
nently in Ins patent. The third hull was placed a little
abaft the two outside leaders, half its length projecting
beyond their sterns. They were fast, but wet. Then
again, Mr. Kirby tried jib and mainsail all in one (a good
deal after the plan of ex-Commodore Platt, of the New¬
port Yacht Club), but abandoned it as not equal to the
regular style of sloop rig. He had a mast of two spars
meeting at the head, sometinglike a derrick, and housed
up the yavd of the triangular sail by a t ackle hanging
from their head, and secured the boom forward with a
tack lashing. In 1840 he sailed one of his catamarans
around the Battery, and there ran across the Oneahie, a
curious craft of Stevens’ invention. Stevens allowed no
one on board, but when lie saw Kirby's curious affair sail
by him like lightning, it was too much for him, and he
hailed the catamaran, saying : “ You have got about as
nondescript a thing as I have, so come aboard." Mr.
Kirby learned practically to appreciate the truth of the
great amount of resistance offered by friction, for lie
found that unless perfectly clean his catamaran lost very
much in speed. The hulls were about 20 feet long, 24
feet beam, with like depth.

SOUND LOGIC ABOUT RIGS,

are glad to find ail increasing class thinking as we do our¬
selves. On yachts over thirty feet the loss in speed
due to two headsails is purely chimerical ; on the con¬
trary, in practice better results as to pointing and trim¬
ming are obtained from two jibs than from one. Witness
Regina's performances, and the well-known fact]that cut¬
ters will lay higher than the sloops. Readers will find
soale drawings of the San Francisco yawl in our issue of
March 18tl), ’79.

We hear of several sloops to come out with double
headsail next season, and even some smacks are setting
up a fore-stay. All reforms are necessarily slow, even
in progressive America. It took ns about four years’
writing to convince pilots that asingle jib was a nuisance.
Now there is hardly a single pilot-boat sailing out of New
York which has riot a fore-staysail and jib. We feel con¬
fident that yachtsmen will readily take to this rig at first,
and the next step, that of introducing sliding bowsprits,
along with housing topmasts and setting jibs flying on
their luff from the forecastle, will follow as a natural
consequence of the increasing taste for distant cruising.
Already the “cutter men” have increased from a mere
handful to many hundreds, and a fine fleet of cutters will
be the result ere long. Once in fashion, their advantages
will be readily conceded, and the only wonder will be that
it took us so long to appreciate them.

Toledo (Ohio) Yacht Club.— At the annual election
of the Toledo Yacht Club, held Nov. 12th, the following
officers were elected for the coming year : A. S. Smith,
Commodore ; A. W. Bunco, Vice-tJommodore ; H. E.
Rouse, Rear-C'ommodore ; Oh as. Doolittle, Secretary ;
N. W. Dyer, Treasurer; O. M. Hepburn, Measurer; Ex¬
ecutive Committee to consist of A. S. Smith, A. W. Bunce,
H. E. Rouse, A. W. Williams, O. M. Hepburn, E, P. Day
and P. Hassenzabl.

The report of the Treasurer shows all debts paid and a
balance of $102 in the treasury. At their club-house on
Guard Island, a pleasant sail of ten miles from the city,
the register shows the numbers of yachts that have vis¬
ited there during the season to amount to 81 ; number of
yacht club bays registered at 483.

Eiliior Forest and Stream

Having felt Torn longtime the Importance of some modifica¬
tion in the rig of our small cruising yachts, I have watched the
discussion of the most desirable rig for craft of that description
in Forest and Stream with much interest, and feel Inclined to
add wy quota to the general fund on that subject. While the
modern sloop and eat rigs are unquestionably the best that ex¬
perience 1ms yet given us for the attainment of that high speed
and weatherly qualities in boats designed exclusively for racing
purposes in ordinary weather, such as we are apt to have In nine
cases out of ten in our summer regattas, for cruising yachts,
liable to heavy weather in the open sea, these rigs are found to
be cumbersome and at times unsafe, owing principally to tho
enormous lougth and position of the mart in the cat-rig, and the
overhanging boom and long, stationary bowsprit In the ease of
t.he sloop The schooner rig is tin improvement. as regards case
In shortening ^ail, but the mainmast In sehoonors of small ton¬
nage is much in the way, and tho cutter and yawl, or a modified
rig similar to them, ana adapted to our style of model, seems to
be tho best for us to adopt. The very interest ing letters of your
correspondents “’Frisco" and “SauoeUto,” gave considerable
I [glit ou this matter, and we should be glad to hear further from
them.

It would bo difficult to convince an old hand, without practical
demonstration, that the speed of the sloop can be increased, or
even made equal, by changing her rig to the yawl, asitbas be¬
come almost an axiom that with a given area of Canvass made
into one sail greater speed and power enn be obtained than when
cut into two. This is shown in tho two j ibs, or more technically, the
foresail and jib of the cutter, as compared with tho large single
Jib of the sloop, and the modern double topsail of the square
rigger with the old-fashioned single topsail.

A n old sailor will say that the double topsail is much more easily
handled, but 1 hat the single topsail will give greater power, and,
other tilings being equal, greater speed. There can be no doubt
that tho yawl rig .Is far more serviceable on the cruising yacht
than the sloop rig, but it Beerns to me that the "’Frisco" rig has
only remedied the evil at one end, as it still leaves the long, over¬
hanging bowsprit and the stationary jib, which can only bo re¬
duced or furled In a gala at considerable risk and groat discom¬
fort, by laying out on the bowsprit when that spar is plunging
under at every third sea that strikesthe vessel.

To my mind, this constitutes an objection to the sloop rig for
cruising yachts quite as serious as the reefing of the large main¬
sail, while the cutter, or yawl, on the English plan, in shortening
sailhasonlytoruuthebowspritpartlyinaud set a small storm
Jib, or use the forestaysa.il alone as headsail. The smaller main¬
sail of the cutter malteB It proportionately less difficult to reef than
the sloop's, and she will not full off under the foresail during the
operation, as will the sloop under her jib. The question of
housing topmasts is also well worth considering, and tho ease
with wliioli Hie topmast of theeutter can be housed is a valuable
feature of that rig.

I have seen this applied to racing sloops with good results. Itis
womlerl’u 1 what reiiof it gives to a vessel laboring In a heavy galo
to get the long bowsprit in board and the topmast housed.
Having oeeaslou some years ago to rig a small yacht, and being
dissatisfied with the sloop, as unsuited to the purpose in view, I
decided upon the cutter rig at a time when I think no American
yachtsman had yet adopted it, and being so much pleased with
the result, I felt confident that it would ultimately come into
vogue on this side the Atlantic. The difference in speed is so
small as not to be worth considering In yachts intended for
cruising, and for racing there will soon be enough cutter rigged
yach ts to form a class by themselves.

To sum up, we must admltthat for smooth water and light winds
the sloop is somewhat faster and more weatherly, and that she
has much less complication of gear than the outtcr or the English
yaw 1 ; but the cruising yachtsman who has experienced the com¬
fort and security of the latter rigs outside in rough weather, wifi
never return to the sloop rig, suehas wo commonly see in ourre-
s, except for inland waters or racing- K boss axes.

Our correspondent's logic is so clear in every particu-
Jar that we need add nothing to His letter, except that we

Hanlan and Courtney.— Another set of “articles”
(definite or indefinite J) has been duly drawn up and sub¬
scribed to by Courtney and Hanlan. They agree to row
on the Potomac, Doc. 9th, five miles — two miles and one-
half out and return. More row and less blow would be
greatly to their credit.

Later, N. B. — Courtney refuses to sign the articles.

Later. — Courtney has signed the articles.

Special. — The articles have not been signed.

i'inal. — The Courtney and Hanlan race.

We call attention to the schooner yacht Sunshine, of
Philadelphia, offered for sale in another column. She is
a tine, roomy, able little craft of about sixteen tons, N. M. ,
and was built in a thorough manner by the well-known
firm of Birely, Hillman & Streaker, of Kensington. She
is to be sold cheap, including full outfit, sail, gear and
furniture, new last season. She is a fine sea boat, of fair
speed, and handsome to look at, and will make an excel¬
lent all-round yacht. Application should be made soon.

j§ntioml ijJiwtimc'i,

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

Daft’s English Team yb. Eleven of Young Amer¬
ica. — Capt. Daft had an invitation from the Young
America Club to play its eleven on even terms, and he
accepted. At the time we thought it was very plucky of
the old Notts Captain “to go and to do so,” but after the
match, when the professionals had defeated the amateurs
by an innings and plenty of runs to spare, we recollected
having seen a peculiar expression in the captain’s left
eyelid when he said “ Yes” to the challenge of the Sten-
ton gentlemen, and we began to think that the “ pluck”
had not been altogether on the English side.

The game began in weather that was beautiful, and at
12.30 p. m. the toss was won by Capt. George Newhall,
who sent Large and Bussior to the wickets. Shaw opened
from the pavilion end, and Large helped him to a maid¬
en. Morley followed the attack on Bussier, who after
driving him for a single, snicked him to Shaw, at slip —
2 — 1—1. R. Newhall followed and cut Morly for a dou¬
ble, and drove him to the on for a single. Shaw’s first
six overs were maidens, and then Large spoiled the sev¬
enth by placing the last ball to the off for 1. When the
score stood 13, Large, in scraping out at a short pitch
from Shaw, gave Finder an easy chance to stump torn,
but Pinder failed to connect with the bail. In Morley’s
eleventh over Large cocked one up to Lockwood at point —
17_2 — 5. C. Newhall joined Jiis brother, and thepair were
twenty-five minutes at the wickets before Shaw found
his way to C. NewiiaU’s middle stick — 24 — 3 — 3. Dixon
joined R. Newhall, and the latter in playing back to Shaw
lost his off (stump — 25 — 4 — 12. G. Newhall followed and
cut Morley for 3; and Dixon drove Shaw for same
amount to long off. Shaw’s next ball got in on G. New-
hall’s middle stump— 38— 5— 4. D. Newhall joined Dixon,
and after getting the slow bowler to leg for a single, suc¬
cumbed to a bailer from Morley — 36 — 6—1. Brown was
Dixon’s fourth partner, and he drove Shaw nicely to the
off for a single. Dixon then put the fast bowler up to
Daft at short leg— 37 — 7 — 4. After an intermission of an
horn for luncheon Clark joined Brown, and the first ball
from Shaw passed the latter’s bat— 37 — 8 — 1. VanRens-
sellaer succeeded, and seven runs were scored off Mor-
ley's twenty-first over, the new batsman getting a three
to leg, Clark a straight drive for same amount, and Yan
Renssellaer a single to the on. In Shaw’s next over both
batsmen were given a life, Clark with 4, by Lockwood at
point, and Van Renssellaer with 4 on a skyed ball to mid
on bv Morley. These misses were somewhat expensive,
for before a separation was effected the tins showed 64,

Van Renssellaer surprising every ou e by having liis stumpB
lowered by a full pitch from Morley.' His 11 was made
up by two 3s, two 2s, and a single — 64 — 9 — 11. Wright,
the last man was at once bowled by Morley, leaving Clark
to carry his bat for a well made 14, the innings closing
for a total of 64. At 4 P. M. the Englishmen commenced
their innings in a decidedly bad light, Lockwood and
Ulj’ett facing the bowling of C, Newhall. and Clark. The
former got C. Newhall to leg splendidly for 3. In C.
Newliall’s second over Ulyett lost his wicket to a shooter
— 9 — 1 — 1. Selby joined Lockwood, and after getting
three singles by sharp running was beautifully bowled
by C. Newhall — 13—2—3. Shrewsbury followed and be¬
gan by elegantly cutting each bowler for two doubles.
His late cutting being the finest exhibition ever seen in
Philadelphia, it was always clean hit and well placed.
After contributing 14 he was sharply caught by Van
Renssellaer behind the wicket off the fast bowler— 39 — 3
— 14. Barnes joined Lockwood. Up tothis time C. New¬
hall had been bowling superbly, his analysis standing
12 overs, 8 maidens, 10 runs, and 3 wickets. With the
score at 40 Clark handed the ball to D. Newhall, and
when time was called at 5 p. m. the score stood 49, At
noon on Saturday the game was resumed in the presence
of about 1,500 spectators. Lockwood with 13 and Barnes
with 8 faced the bowling of Clark and C. Newhall; the
former opened from the lower end, and Lockwoodjilaced
him to leg for a single. The score rapidly increased.
Clark at last got in ou Barnes’ stumps with a shooter —
74 — 4 — 24, Daft was Lockwood’s fifth partner. With
the score at 80 Clark and C. Newhall changed ends. In
the next over the latter nearly captured Daft off his own
bowling ; it was a high and very hard hit, and he did
well to even stop it, When the telegraph showed 105
D. Newhall relieved his brother. At 118 Daft was much
applauded for a magnificent off hit for 4. After seven
runs had been added to the score Clark handed the hall
to C. Newhall, who in his neat over got Lockwood’s leg
stump on a shooter — 130—5 — 60. Lockwood’s innings
was a perfect exhibition of all-round cricket. His stay
at the wicket, actual time, was over two hours and a
half, and his score was made up of one 4s, eight 3s,
twelve 2s, and Bingles. Bates joined Daft and was caught
by Van Renssellaer on the next ball — 130 — 6 — 0. Em¬
mett followed, -and was caught by Van Renssellaer off C,
Newhall, who was bowling very fast — 136 — 7 — 3. Shaw
joined Daft, and at 2 F. M. there was an intermission for
lunch, Play was resumed forty-five minutes later, and
when Shaw had made three singles Large missed him at
point. Daft, who had been playing nicely, continued to
build up the score. Shaw was the first to break the part¬
nership, being caught by Van Renssellaer off the last
bowler— 153 — 8 — 5. Pinder joined Daft, but the latter
was obliged to retire after a fine innings of 37, made up
Of one 4, six 3s, five 2s, and singles on a wonderful one-
hand catch by Dixon off C. Newhall— 166— 9 — 37. Mor¬
ley, the last man, carried his hat without scoring, as Pin-
der was almost at once bowled by a bailer from Clark.
The innings closed for a total of 171. At 4 p. m. Large
and D. Newhall faced the howling of Emmett and Bates.
Large was the first to go, as he missed one from Bates
in scraping out to it— 4 — 1 — 0. R. Newhall, with his
brother, increased the score to 23 by fast running, when
D. Newhall was sharply caught by Shaw off Bates — 23 —
2 — 13. Bussier added nothing to the score — 27 — 3 — 0.
Dixon joined R. Newhall, and the latter was splendidly
stumped by Pinder off Emmett— 27— 4— 11. With the
fall of this wicket stumps were drawn for the clay. On
Monday, at noon, the game was continued, but the score
will show that the remaining batsmen fell for 20 runs,
making a total of 47 ft>r the innings. This left the Eng¬
lishmen the winners by an innings and 60 runs : —

YOUNG AMERICA.

First Innings, Second Innings-

J. B. Large, c. Lockwood, b.

Morley . 5 1), Bates .

A. P. Bussier, c. Shaw, b. Mor¬
ley . ‘1 c. Emmett, b. Bates .

B. S. Newhall, b. Shaw . 12 st. Pinder, b. Emmett. .

C. A. Newhall, b. Shaw . 3 b. Bates .

J. H. Dixon, o. Dari, b. Mor¬
ley . 4 b. Bates . .

G. M. Newhall, b. Shaw . 4 b. Bales .

D. S. Newhall, b. Morley . 1 is. Sbaw, b. Bates .

H . L. Brown, b. Shaw . 1 not out .

E. W. Clark, Jr., not out . 14 e. and b. BateB. . . .

A. Van Kenssellaer, b. Mor¬
ley . 11 e- Emmett, b. Bates .

.1 . A. Wright, jr., b. Morley. . . 0 b. Emmett .

Byes . . - . 8 Byes, 2 ; wides, 1 .

Total . 64 Total . .

England— First Innings >

Looltwood, b. C. A. Newhall .

Ulyett, b. C. A. Newhall . . .

Selby, b. C. A. Newhalll . . .

Shrewsbury, e. Van Kenssellaer, b. C. A. Newhall .

Baines, b. Clark .

Daft, c. Dixon, b. C. A. Newhall .

Bates, c. Van Kenssellaer, b. C. A. Newlmil .

Emmett, e. Van Kenssellaer, b. C. A. Newhall .

Shaw, c. Van Kenssellaer, b. C. A. Newhall .

Pinder, b. Clark . .

Morley, not out . . . .

Byes, 7; leg-byes, 0 . . .

Total

RUNS

First inning .

Second Inning .

AT THE EALL OF EACH WICKET.

YOUNG AMERICA.

. 2 17 24 25 33 34 37 37 64 64

. 3 23 37 27 27 34 34 46 46 47

ENGLAND.

First inning . 8 13 39 74 130 130 136 103 106 171

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

ENGLAND.

First Timings.

*Emmett.
Bates .

Overs. Runs. Maidens. Wi ckets.

. 20 26 ll 4

. . 25—3 30 10 6

Sceond Innings.

. 21 24 10 3

. 20 20 7 8

YOUNG AMERICA.
First Inning.

C. A. Newhall . 176 63 24

Clark . . . 176 67 14

D. S. Newhall . - . 44 29 2

Umpires- Young America, Mr. Gasltill ; English, .Oscrott.
* Bowled one wide.

6

0

The above match ended the list of the English fixtures
in America, and it was in all probability the most unin¬
teresting one of the series, for the professionals from first

FOREST AND STREAM

837

to last, toyed with the amateurs as a cat would with a
mouse. The match was painfully absurd, and to an,
American humiliating. That eleren amateurs who have
never had the slightest professional tuition should pit
themselves on even terms against the very best reoog-
nized experts in the world, particularly after fifteen of
Philadelphia's selected players had been woefully defeated
by them, shows that thore is something else besides
cricket that the Young America gentlemen have to learn.
Of the many reasons given for this Quixotic performance
the chief one we are told is that the Young Americas
considered it not an exhibition, but a tuition game, and
that they expected to “learn something” and to be de¬
feated ! If this is the case, gate money should not have
been asked nor the public deluded. We, however, do not
place any faith in this story, because if instructions had
been the object it would have been very unjust of an
immense organization like the Young America not to
have placed a twenty -two of its members in the field and
thus give double the number a chance to prolit by the
match. We therefore fall back on the theory that the
Stentonians, with Rory O’More, believe in the “luck of
odd numbers" rather than in playing Mr. Daft on terms
that might possibly win.

Paterson vs. New York— Brewster’s Benefit. — The
closing match of the season of 1870 was played at Hali-
clon, near Paterson, N. J., on Nov. 5th, the occasion be¬
ing the yearly benefit of the well-known professional,
Win. Brewster. The New Yorkers were the first to go
to the bat, and with only nine men contributed the good
score of 74. The ten Patersonians followed and topped
the visitors' innings by 9 runs, making a total of 83.
Only two innings were played, as tbe day was cold and
disagreeable. The following is tbe score : —

NEW TORE.

G. Giles, jr., o. G. Hoxsey, b.

Brewster . 9

G. Caldwell, b. Himiheliffe. . . .18
K. M. Londruin. I. b. w., U.
lllnebeltffe . 0

J. U. Freed, c. Gonrley, b. Hill-

obeli tfo . - . 7

M. Blaynev, run out . 17

K. Letts, c. G. Hoxsey, b.

Brewster . - . 6

W. Giles, run out . 13

J. Allworth, st. Gutteridge, b.

Brewster . 2

J. D. Duy, not out . 0

It. A. Bacon, absent...- . 0

\V. Baird, absent . 0

Extras . 3

Total . 74

PATERSON.

W. Brewster, b. G. Giles,' ’jr. .,18
Rev. G. Gutterfdge, e. Giles,

Jr., b. Allworth .

G. Hoxsey, u. Giles, jr,, b. All-

worth — . ....'

F. Lougblan, c. Allworth, b.

Q. Giles, Jr . 1

BLincheliile, run nut. . .

S. Clough, 1. b. w„ b. Allworth U
James Hraoheiltte, b, G, Giles,

Dl Frede, mil nut . .

J. Gilbert, jr., not out . ...

W. B. Gourley, li. Ailworth. . .
Bui look, absent .

Extras, . , . - . J

TotaL . !

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

PATERSON.

Bails. Mum. Maidens. in efccis.
. . 94 32 5

NEW YORK.

G. Giles, jr . 113

J. B. Freed . 34

J. All worth . . 84

Freed, 1 wide.

ARCHERY.

New York Archery Club. — On Saturday last the
club held its regular weekly meeting for practice at
Eighty-eighth street and Eighth avenue. Miss E. T.
Morton wou the ladies’ badge, and Mr. George D, Pond
the gentlemen’s badge.

It is anticipated that the Park Commissioners will grant
the privilege of the archery clubs in the city shooting on
the western lawn in Mount Morris Square, One Hundred
and Twenty-fourth street and Fifth avenue, and the
members of the New York Archery Club extend an invi¬
tation to their friends to meet them at the above grounds
ThaksgivingDay, from 10 A. M to 3 1\ M., when it is ex¬
pected, if the weather proves favorable, a grand archery
shoot will take place.

Hastings ys. Charlotte. — Charlotte, Mich,. Nov.

nth : —

HASTINGS.

,-30 Y(lg.—y .—40 Yd*.-, ^50 Fits. .—Tutill — .

IMs. Vulva. Hits. Value, mts. Value ■. Mils, Value.

Goodyear.. . . 4U U1U 35 137 33 112 107 409

Brown . 48 234 41 203 20 SO 109 517

Mrs. Brown . 48 251 35 183 10 31 93 451

Wilkins . . 44 200 29 111 14 4ti 87 357

Totals . ISO 848 140 014 70 272 390 1,734

CHARLOTTE.

*—30 Yds.-, -10 Ftis— —50 Yds.-. r-Tatal.-.

Hits. Value. Sits. Value. Mils. Value. Mils. ..ue

He Graff . 48 322 48 300 3S 174 134 “*0

Church _ _ _ 47 239 12 205 30 1(|3 115 540

Mrs. Green . 47 241 25 105 J 2 21 84 470

Mrs. Church . 40 204 41 158 22 82 1«9 401

Totals . . 188 1,080 150 728 98 382 443 2,170

Illinois. — Highland Parle, Nov. 13 Ih. — The Highland
Park archers have done little shooting of late, but a few
days ago the following scores were made : —

—80 Yards.-, —CO Fords, -
1st 48 2ti 48 1st 21 2d 24 Grand Total

Carver . ..18 74 21 89 19 70 2L 107 79 359

Hull . 14 62 34 119 18 72 21 99 84 352

Weston...., . 17 75 18 89 13 67 2-1 114 73 335

Hammond . . . 12 38 12 40 14 70 JH 61 50 213

Goodridxe . 12 32 H 51 9 41 9 34 41 155

HUNTING WITH THE BOW.

HAYING been for several years a careful and much
interested reader of the contributions of Air, Van
Dyke, upon the theory and practice of hunting with the
rifle, it was no small gratification to me to read Ids arti¬
cle in the Forest and Stream of October 16th, upon
‘ 1 Archery Marksmanship.” For many years my toother,
Maurice Thompson, and myself hunted with the bow,
when we two were the only archers in the United States,
and before either of ns had ever seen an archer's target.
We did not, of course, adopt the bow as a weapon supe¬
rior, or equal in destructive powers, to the cheapest and
poorest guns, but solely for the greater pleasure of its
use in pursuit of game. To me it has always seemed a
greater feat to stalk a fox to his ruin, as 1 once knew
Captain H. II, Talbot to do, killing him at the seventh
shot, two miles from the point where wo first found him,
following him through the heavy woods of the Wabash
bottoms, than to have killed fifty quails without a miss

as they whirred up in the weed fields, by pouring an
ounce and a quarter of No. 9 shot out of a big No. 10 gun
winch destroyed the peace of the world, and racked the
brain with its intolerable thunder. Now, Captain Talbot
could easily have killed the fox the first shot, at the mo¬
ment we started it from its bed in the bushes, had he
been armed with a good shot gun loaded with a charge
of BB shot, and thus have saved the two miles of cun¬
ning and toilsome trailng through the thick woods ; but
the dead fox was not valuable, and we wore out for the
pleasure of the chase, and not for the purpose of obtain¬
ing a supply of meat for use or pelts for sale. What gen¬
tleman will admit that he abandons his business for a
week, dons the rough garb of the hunt, toils over hills,
wades through foul slouglis, defies the clinging tortures
of thorns and burrs, bears the expense of a three hundred
dollar breech-loader and its expensive ammunition, for
the reason that he must have a few quail, or a dozen
ducks, upon which to regale himself ? Of course, all
will admit that the tyro, who only kills one quail out of
ten ghots, sees the same beauties of field and wood as his
more skilled friend who brings down the luirryinggvou.se
with almost unerring certainty. What then is the cliief
pleasure of the hunt ? Is it the. joy of securing a huge
bag of dead birds? Surely not. If that were the princi¬
ple moving the hunter-, he would seek his cowering and
huddled flocks on the ground and pour the volleyed mur¬
der from both barrels into their midst. But it is not the
mass of dead birds he seeks, but the exciting pleasures of
the chase. This being admitted, how easy it is to under¬
stand the feelingof the true sportman like Mr. Van Dyke,
when he passes by the little spotted fawn that tamely
stares at him from the open glade, and sends his bullet
far flying after the great antlered fellow who goes
smashing through the tangle of the mountain side ! This
is the true spirit of the hunter ; and though such may he
the exception to the rifle, yet such are growing in num¬
ber ; and the time will come when the men who boast of
one hundred ducks killed in a single day, will be scorned
of all good sportsmen and true. For such reasons I have
loved the bow as a weapon of the chase more than any
other. I have spent many a long day in pursuit of game
with bow and arrow, and returned without “fur, fin, or
feather ” as a trophy, and yet have intensely enjoyed the
day's sport, for many a close shot at long range had
thrilled: me with that indescrible flush of exaltation that
intoxicates like rich old wine. There is something about
the shooting of game with a how that produces a feeling
of personal pride in the performance, wliich does not
come with the same result when the killing is done with
a gun. I can only account for this by attributing it to
the fact that a gim is more of a machine than a bow.
When the gun is loaded, all that is necessary to do to
send its deadly messenger forth, is to simply press the
trigger. There is no great muscular effort, no strong ar¬
raying of the forces of the man against the game, but
only the mechanical training of the long tube upon the
game, and the loosening of the imprisoned energy within
the shell. With the bow you do not say, “ Now that duck
is swimming this way, and if it reaches yon clump of
sedge it will be within fifty yards, and my gun is sure of
it; ’’but the excitement of the shot is wonderfully en¬
hanced from the fact that you cannot surely depend upon
killing it at any given distance. One great feature in
hunting with the bow is denied the votary of the gun,
which to me has been productive of more intense excite¬
ment than any other event of hunting experience, and
that is in the habit of birds and rabbits squatting close
to the ground at the sound of the first passing arrow, and
there remaining until a dozen arrows have hissed about
them, and cut up the turf and weeds so close as to almost
dislodge them forcibly. These are moments of exhilara¬
tion to the archer. I remember one instance, when I
found a woodcock near my house, and went to the house
for my bow and arrows. Returning, I found him by
careful search squatted by a tuft of sedge, and from a
distance of thirty yards I discharged seven arrows at
him — tile wildest shot not missing him five inches. He
sat perfectly still, with the arrows ringed round him
deeply driven into the soft earth. Having no more arrows,
I could do nothing, except walk up and flush him, which
I did. He flew a short distance and alighted, and I pro¬
cured my arrows ahd followed. After a half hour’s search
I found him again, and the same exciting piece of sport
was repeated, till at the fifth shot I knocked him over.
It is safe to say, that I obtaihed more real hunter's joy
out of the bout after that one woodcock than does the
sportsman who kills a dozen as fine birds in an afternoon
with his shot gun, I do not deny the pleasure of wing¬
shooting with the shot gun, and I have myself taken a
selfish pride in some fine bags of birds killed over a fine
old setter, but I do -maintain that the greater pleasure is
to be obtained by the less noisy and less destructive bow.
So far as the question of losing arrows is concerned, the
expense of keeping a supply is not nearly so great as that
of satisfying the ravenous maw of a breech-loader. One
does not loose so many arrows as might be expected. I
remember one notable instance, when, in the spring of
the year 1877, Captain H. H. Talbot and the writer went
upon a ton days’ hunt down the Rock River armed only
with bows and arrows, and during the expedition neither
lost a single aroow. Of course, this was bettor fortune
than generally befalls : but the loss of arrows is never a
serious matter. Another advantage the archer possesses,
is in the fact that everything is game for him. He follo ws
the rabbit with the same joy that the gunner pursues the
deer ; to him the meadow lark is as fine game as the grouse
to the man with the Greener, and the little wood duck as big
gameasthecanvasbaek orwildgooseto the fellow with the
Currituck cannon. Now that the love of target archery
is possessing the American lovers of out-door pastimes, it
will not be lohg before there will be many archers with
bows in hand haunting the sedge fields beloved of the
rabbit, and following the ways of the little streams where
the thick grasses, the overshadowing willows, and the
ripple of the hidden water allure to the domain of the
heron. There is uo tin-ill of joy which the chase provokes
so subtly fine and intense, as the tip-toe approach, the
soft parting of the impeding willows, the eager peering
for the wary game, the startled flocking of the blood from
the heart as it is discovered close — so close as almost to
shock the sight — and then the gently raising of the bow
hand, the strong drawing of the taut cord, the sudden
Bottling of the nerves and muscles into utter rigidity, the
ringing of the loosed string, and the low whisper of the
flying arrow, and the dull thud of the bow. No tiger

hunter ih the jungle ever glared with more excitement
into the eyes of his fierce game, than thus the archer
upon his less dangerous prey. Will II, Thompson.

American ys. English bows.

Editor Forest and Stream

I confess to a largo share of confidence in Yankee in¬
genuity and skill in mechanical constructions, and could
not and can not accept the opinion so often and so confi¬
dently expressed by agents of English manufacturers that
our people could not possibly compete with the English
in the manufacture of fine bows and arrows.

There is no more practical difficulty in tho construc¬
tion of a good bow than in the making of a good rod, and
I think that your readers will readily concede that
our ivd makers, to say the least, hold their own against
our British cousins. There is no such subtle nicety 1 1 i th e
lines of a bow as to require mauy years of practical ex¬
perience in order to make a good one. If it were so. mod¬
ern bow-makers ought to have greatly improved over
their ancestors ; yet, as a matter of fact, if history is to
be believed, the modem bow is neither as enduring or
powerful as those of olden times. The difference lies, I
take it, not so much in the make as hi the material. In
ancient times, owing to tho constant demand for bows
for war and the chase, bow material was carefully culti¬
vated and preserved. Since tbe bow gave way to gun¬
powder, comparatively little effort has been made to; get
or preserve the best material.

When the present interest hi archery first began to
manifest itself in this country (may it never grow less !)
the best bow materials were but little known here, and
less used, The lover of the bow was forced to look to
England for his supplies. But the prevalent and increasing
interest now felt in this most delightful of recreations has
set our Yankee manufacturers to work with their char¬
acteristic energy and enterprise, and to-day it may be
safely said, that, taking the same materials, thev make
as good bows as are made in “merry old England.” No
better chance can be found for comparing different
makers than is offered at the meetings of the large
archery associations. The tournament of tho Eastern
Archery Association just held in Boston, where upwards
of seventy-five archers, ladies and gentlemen, entered
into friendly competition, afforded just such an oppor¬
tunity. Nearly every kind of bow, and from about every
known maker, was to be be seen on the field, of weight
ranging frem twenty-four to sixty pounds. From
our English friends, Aldred’s, Highfield’s and Felthain’s
makes were their yews, snake and lancewood ; while
the American makers were principally represented by
the split bamboo, snake and lancewood.

In tills competition the American bows not only held
their own, but noticeably surpassed their rivals in many
important respects.

Conspicious for its smooth action and tremendous
driving power was the split-baraboo-00-lb. -bow shot by
Air. R. Lawrence, of Flushing, L. I. Although there
were several bows of greater weight in the field (among
others a Highfield 60-lb. snake), yet no bow there sent
its arrows so swiftly and with so flat a trajectory.
Its superiority in these respects was very marked at sixty
and still more noticeable at eighty yards, when in spite
of a very trying cross wind it sent its arrow far below
tile line of flight of its competitors, and yet at times over¬
shot the target. Air. Lawrence won the first prize at
eighty yards against all comers.

Two other bamboo bows were used at this tournament
— a 421b. , shot by Air. W. Holberton, of New York, and
a 551b., shot by Air. AY. Beecher, of Brooklyn. This latter-
bow has the reputation of having , shot nearly 8,000 80-
inch arrows during the past summer, and is, in spite of
so much hard work, still a very hard-hitting bow, having
the smooth pull and great driving power which charac¬
terizes these bows, in common with tbe Spanish yew.

The snake and lancewood bows manufactured by Mr.
Horsman, of New York, shot fully as well in every re¬
spect as the same woods of English make, and rendered
a good account of themselves in prizes taken.

The tournament lasted two days, at all distances from
thirty to eighty yards, in addition to part of another day
devoted to independent sweepstake shooting at an out¬
side range. Yet so far as I could learn not a bow was
broken.

At the national tournament held last August iu Chi¬
cago quite a number of fine English-made yew bows
went to pieces in their owners’ hands. As the yew bows,
which are imported to this country, range in price from
$35 to $150, and yet not infrequently break in a few
weeks’ shooting, it is difficult to see of what the English
superiority consists— unless it be the price. The uncon¬
vinced advocate of English superiority is respectfully re¬
commended to inquire of Messrs. Will and Maurice
Thompson as to how many English-made bows they
have broken during the last two seasons. J udging from the
unqualified recommendation given by the Thompsons and
other expert archers respecting the arrows made by Con¬
roy or by Horsman, our manufacturers are competing-
with the English as successfully in the making of fine
arrows as in fine bows. The smooth and even flight of
those makers’ arrows used in Boston fully warrants tho
recommendations they have received.

Facts are more convincing than arguments, and after
the fine performance of the American bows and arrows
which I have witnessed during the past summer, when in
competition with those of foreign make, it wifi take
something stronger than argument to sli-iko my con¬
fidence in our own makers. America.

A Remarkable Relic. — A very remarkable double
battle-axe of copper has recently been found by a fisher¬
man near the ancient lake dwelling of Loeras in the Lake
of Brienz. It is forty -two centimetres long, weighs three
kilogrammes, and the copper of which it is made is pure.
Each cutting edge is twelve centimetres in width and veiy
thin; but the middle is massive and heavy. Similar
weapons have heretofore been discovered in Denmark,
but tfliis is, so far as known, the first of the kind fotind in
Switzerland,

838

FOREST AND STREAM,

— The ring crab is what Mr. B. F. Smith,
ot Frankford, Pa., calls a device somewhat
similar to the eagle claw-trap. According
to the inventor it has been thoroughly
tested by scientific men of the highest
standing’, and pronounced by them to be
the most ingenious, convenient, safest,
strongest, and most compact device known
to the history of inventions, for catching
fl ih, eels, turtles, fowls, rats and animals of
every description,

— Reed and Pell, the British Commis¬
sioners to examine American agriculture,
are highly pleased noth the Northwestern
States aud Territories. They say that Min¬
nesota’s climate is a luxury and her soil
unsurpassed, her only need being people
■and trees, which will come in good time.
They are now on a tour through Nebraska,
Kansas and Texas.

— The French Forestry Department is
satisfied that forests directly increase the
supply of water in their neighborhood.
From careful observations at Senlis and
Nancy, they have decided that it rains
abundantly in wooded tracts, and that
while the leaves and branches give back
the water quickly to the air, they prevent
rapid evaporation from the ground, and
are thus favorable to the formation of
springs.

— The highest inhabited house in North
America is believed to be the one erected
for the miners employed on Mount Lin¬
coln, in the main range of the Rocky
Mountains, Park Co., Col. It is 14,157
feet above sea level. However, there is
in South America, on the Callao, Lima
and Oroya Railroad. Peru, 04 miles from
Lima, on the summit of the Andes, a small
town called Galera, 15,645 feet above the
level of the sea about 600 feet above the
line of perpetual snow. It was founded
in 1872 by an engineering corps of the
Oroya Railroad, represented by Martin
Van Brocklin, now Superintendent of the
Metropolitan Elevated Railroad, New York ;
his brother, Herman Van Brocklin, and
H. J. Tobias, Illinois.

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For Sale.

A HOLLIS & SONS’ Premier quality 10-

gauge, double broeoh-loading gun, 30-inch
barrels, weight. 8 lbs. 9 oz; right barrol modified
choke ; left, full choked ; Wesley Richard’s ex¬
tension rib, rebounding loekB; patent fore-end,
rubber butt to stock; top action: full pistol grip;
highly finished aud engraved, in oak aud leather
case, complete, with loader; cleaning rod aud im¬
plements, oil-ean, oto. The gun is a close, hard,
strong shooter, and a valuable weapon. Cost
$275 in August last. Price $180. Address

S„ drawer 288, Rochester, N. I .

Nov20-lt,

TJOR SALE— Parker gun, pistol-grip, 12-guage,

I 284-inch barrels, 7} pounds weight ; Hue twist
barrels. The gun is as good as new ; price, $30.

J. A. STAHL, 28 South Third street,
Nov.20— It Harrisburg, Pa.

TPOR SALE— At a sacrifice, Schooner Yacht
-T Sunshine, fifty feot long, 16 21-100 tons, N.
M. New sails, rigging and cabin furnished this
June. In perfect order, fully equipped.

Sept20-lt Address P. O. Box 1928, Philadelphia.

TPOR SALE— Two Ballard Rifles, 40 cal.,
JT 30-inch Swiss stock; Vernier sights; 100
NP everlasting shells; reloading tools. Was
made to order last spring. Also, 32 cal., rira-fire
rear peep sight. Both in perfect order. $65oash
for the lot. BARKER,

NowO-lt. 591 Broadway, New York.

TPOR SALE,— A second-hand Win.

J' Greener B. L., 12-gauge. 28-lneh barrels, 7
lbs.; pistol grip; rib locks; pat. fore-end; modi¬
fied choke. Cost $190; is in perfect order.
Writo to CHAS. GREEN, 3 West Mam street,
Rochester, N. Y. Nov20-lt.

tTT & C. SCOTT & SON, laminated

VV • steel, 12-bore, central fire breech-loader,
pistol grip, rebounding looks, 71 lbs. First rate
order. Price $65. Enquhvof^ &

Novl3-2t 298 Broadway, N. Y,

T> ARKER FOR SALE.— As good as new,
A 12-gauge, 84 lbs., 30-inch Damascus steel
barrels ; loft barrel full choke; right barrel modi¬
fied choke ; 50 brass shells and loading tools. Gun
cost $90, will Bell the THlddressD

Novl3-3t WInebendon.Mass.

For Sale, Cheap,

Several hundred thousand Brook Trout Eggs,
mostly taken from wild fish ; ready for delivery
in November and December. Also three thou¬
sand two-year old trout. For particulars and
prices apply at once to BKAINARD &
LOUGH.BY, successor to Thomas & Brainard,
Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., N. x .

ATT ANTED TO EXCHANGE— A fine
VV 10-gauge Remington gun, full-choke,
pistol-grip, rebounding locks, 31 inoh drop. a
elosehard shooter, used only one season. Will ex-

drop Only those having ^firsGelass^un^eed
NovMt- Monroe, N. C.

RETRIEVER WANTED.

A GOOD RETRIEVER from land or
TV water. Address, with full particulars, size,
breed and price, C. S. L., this office. Nov.30-lt.

TPOR SALE— A very superior, well-broken and
J? handsome thoroughbred setter; good re¬
triever ; by HORACE SMITH, 31 Park How. N. Y.

T70R SALE— Irish setter for $25, cost $00

J? to import ; a good and beautiful dog, Call
onM WENZEL, 69 Fourth street, Hoboken, N.J,
Nov20,lt

TT'OR RAT.F. - Red Irish Setter, with

X* little white ; three years old ; good size and
strong-built dog. and well feathered, and kind
and easy to handle ; put him in the field and he
will attend to his part ; yon need not hunt the
btodsfor him to stal’d ; he will find them for
youf He is fast, staunch as a rook ; backs a dog
on a point ; great endurance ; good nose as ever
put on a dog's face ; as good as any mans dog on
nnnil • been hunted on woodcock and snipe ,
jggt gfoe, $T lI. B. VONDERSMITHy-an-

For sale-a no. i mmttfb0

price $15. THEODORE MEYER.

318 Eighth street, Jersey City, N. J.

m fSfmuL

IN THE STUD.

“XUBX> GROUSER

IMPORTED IRISH SETTER.

Address EDWARD LOHMAN, 171 E. 87th St. N. Y.

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have dailv access to salt
water.

N. B.— Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dogs for sale : full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

Elcho. Also, whelps out of Belle (“Pride ol' the
Border ’ '—Kirby), by Carlowitz . Address H , W .
GAUSE. Wilmington, Del. Oct. 9, lmo.

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months' work
out of the twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural Instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County. Georgia.

Oct 2,tf.

RATTLER.— In the Stud.— Blue belton,
LlewelUn setter, winner of three benohpri-
zes, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish field trials, out of the pure Laverack bitch,
(Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. jan 2tf

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge’s”
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,”
and containing the “pohits” by which every breed
of dogs is judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price SO oents.

pi OOD PUPS FOR SALE.— Have three
Or setter dog pnpsand one bitch by Lathrop’s
Dick, out of my Mollio, for sale ; six montjtopld.
These will make good field dogs. H. J. FERRY,
Palmer, Mass. Nov20,2t

WANTED— A handsome English Set¬
ter ; one that will get a Y. H. C. on the
bench, and must be an excellent dog on quail;
thoroughly broken. For such a dog a fair price
will be paid. Address J. H. SMITH, Hotel
Brunswick, New York City. Nov20,lt

IN STUD— The two white imported Bull
Terriers, Teddie aud Viper; weight, twelve
and twenty pounds; also English bulldog, Crib;
weight, forty-two pounds. For particulars ad¬
dress “ CRIB," 23 Myrtle street, Boston. Orders
taken for thoroughbred bull pups from the
above Crib and Imported Judy, to he whelped
Nov. 28th. Portrait of Judy can be seen at this
office. Nov20,lmo

Lost.

AT BUFFALO, about the 23d April

last, a lemon and white pointer dog, Dash.
Weight about 65 lbs., small soar on knee of
right or left fore-log. Large, well-formed,
handsome dog, a little deaf. Sportsmen know¬
ing of his whereabouts will receive the heartiest
acknowledgements from the owner, and be liber¬
ally recompensed for information that will lead
to his reco very. S., drawer 2S8, Rochester, N. Y.
Nov20-lt

TPOR SALE CHEAP— Two fine red Irish setter
-T pups, six months old, by champion Rory
O'More, out of Nora, whiner of the second prize,
New York, 1879 ; she by champion Elcho, ex
chnmpion Fire Fly. A. A. SAMPSON,

Nov.20— tf. Troy, N. Y.

PURE ENGLISH BEAGLE HOUNDS.

—I have five English beagle pups I will sell
at a low price, as I do not care to winter them ;
one dog and four bitches, five months old, finely
marked, and as good blood as you will find any
where ; would exchange for a breech-loader of
good make Address GEO. PONNALL,
Nov.20— It Christiana. Lancaster Co„ Pa.

T)ED IRISH SETTER PUPS FOR SALE
IV — Five bilohes and three dogs, by Swing,
ltufus-Fan, out of Flo, Don-Floss ; both sire aud
dam thoroughly broken. Price $15. For par¬
ticulars and pedigree address
Nov.20— 3t W.P.

>. GRAHAM, Madison, Ind,

Site IflMfl.

rsink Lodge Kennels,

The following celebrated Dogs are for
sale.

DOGS!

St Bernard dog “Marco"; rough coated, two
years old; a magnificent animal— Rov. J. Gum¬
ming Mncdoua’s stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Foundland dog " Keeper”; four years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth,” ; liver and white ; one
and a half year old ; out of Lord Softon’s re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
In the United States. Second prize In the Han¬
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “ Decimal Dash,” eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“Dash"— a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover II”; pure red ; son of Mao-
dona’s champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Ranger II”; a pure bred Lav¬
erack, son of Macdona's celebrated “ RaDger”.
His get won first at Hanover and Paris shows.

English setter “Ranger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

SitcHes.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm's celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco,” 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen,” liver and white. 1st Westmin¬
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“ Sensation.”

Gordon setter “Beauty,” IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora"— liver and white, out of
‘ Queen ” and “ Sancho," in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter “ Silk," In whelp to Ranger I.

Irish Setter" Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard's
“ Palmerston ; " will he bred to Rover I.

English Setter “Donna,” white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches oan
be secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E, CODEFFKOY,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

LAVERACK BLOOD LOR SALE.—
Pups by the renowned sire of prize-winners,
tho pure Laverack setter dog Carlowitz ; orange
and white tioked, lemon Belton and chestnut
Belton ; dams of whelps from prize-winning
stock; whelped July 3d and July 12th; price
lower than the lowest. Also two whelps by
Carlowitz, dam Princess Nellie, she by Pride of
the Border, by Petrel. M. VON CULIN, Dela¬
ware City, Del. Oct9,tf

[N THE STUD. — The pure La verack dog
Pride, by Pride of the Border x Petrel. The
.nlypure Laverack in New England. Fee, $30.
Lddress H. F. DEANE, Box 1,612, Boston, Mass.

Sept. 4— t. f.

TWO SETTER DOG PUPPIES, three
months ; different dams, being my selection
for services of my Gordon dog Dorr ; one Colley
bitch, four months. Will spay if desired,
nov (l-3t FRED A. TAFT, Dedham, Mass

FOR SALE.— SENSATION-Queen II.,
Pointer puppies.— A few puppies of the
above celebrated stock for sale : terms reason-
acle. Queen II. js by Champion San oho, ex-
cliampion Queen. Address G. R., Box 33 College
Point, Ij. 1. Octl6-2mo,

FOR SALE. — The fine cocker spaniel
bitch Flirt., out of Bestor's imported bitch
Julliette, by his imported Snip, whelped May
25th, 1877. will sell for $45 cash, or will exchange
for good hreeeh-loading shot gun. Address
Nov6-3t. G. E. OSBORN, New Haven, Conn.

FOR SALE— Gordon spayed setter bitch,
very handsome and well broken ; two years
and eight months old ; hunted two seasons on
quail, woodcock and ruffed grouse ; broken to
retrieve and obey whistle and signals of the
arm. Address Z. Forest and Stream offloe.
Nov. 13-it

FIR SALE— Setter pups (littered Sept 27th),
by W. N. Callender's Rory O'. Moo re, out of
my Queen Bess, she out of M. Goldsmith's Plun¬
kett and Nell. Address

WM. H. FINCH,

Novl3-4t Kingston, N. Y.

FOR SALE, when eight weeks old,
seven puppies out of Pat, by my Rattler
(Roy-Piokles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
Halt. Detroit. Mich. junel9tf

PURE IRISH SETTERS.-Champion
Elcho, Plunket and Rory O'More stock,
from six months to one year old, for sale at very
low prices. Address E. J. ROBBIN8.

Wethersfield, Conn,

FOREST AND STREAM

839

®!te fgtmtft.

MICKE’S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyer.

For sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

Wholesale Agents— Bruen & Ilobfirt, 214 fefiltori
Street, N. V.: Smith, Kline; & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.: Finley & Thompson. 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans. Lu.; W. H. Holabird, Val¬
paraiso, Ind.: Trimble & Klefbackor, Baltimore.

Cure oa Destroyer sent by mail on receipt of
35c., to L. A. MfCKE, Easton, Pa.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat FiTbriue Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Modal, Paris, MTS— Medal from
British Oovevnment, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. Iff.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

11 PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

bog-s to inform Ladles and G entlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any do-
aired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. dccl9 if.

MANGE!

MANGE! MANGE 1

GLOVER’S IMPERIAL MANGE CORE is war¬
ranted to cure ail hinds and conditions of mange
or skin diseases of any nature on dogs or cattle
-without, injury to the animal. One application is
usually ail that is necessary. H. C. GLOVER,
Sole prop't’r Imperial Kennel, Tom's River, N. ,1.

Conroy, Bissett & Malleson, General Agents, B5
Pulton street, New' York. To bo had of retail
druggists and dealers in sportsmen's goods. Price
50 cents. Oct.30— Smos.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Ponder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS — A BOON To DOGS.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill

fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

AREGA NUT FOIUVORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with
full directions for use.

Price 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod And
-Gun and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET& MALLESON,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

HENRY C. SQUIRES,

oct 12 1 Cori.landt Street, N. Y.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

31. P. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest
strains. I sell only young stock. Iguaranlee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for raffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp will get) printed pedigreos, circulars, testa
inouinls. etc. _ jin

FOR SALE— Four full-blooded Gordoa
setter pups, three dogs and one bitch : very
handsome; perfect black and tan ; sire Dash, the
great; prize winner ; dam Clito ; full pedigree on
both sides. Sire and dam both prize winners,
both on the bench and in the Held. A rare chance
for a good dog. Post-office box 350.

CHAR T. BROWNELL,
nov 6-4 1 New Bedford, Mass.

CLUMBER SPANIELS FOR SALE.—
The pure eiumher spaniels Tritnbush and
Fairy, are offered for sale. Trimbush was im¬
ported direct from the kennels of the Duke of
Newcastle and is a perfect dog of the breed.
Price for the brace 8150. Address WM, M. TtLE-
STON. _ SeptlO-tf

LINCOLN & HELLYAR, Warren, Mass. ,
can furnish a few highly-bred sporting
puppies. Sop. is — i f.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES
FRANCIS O. De LUZE,

IS South William Street, New York.
Also Spratt’s Dog Soap, and direct orders taken
for Spratt's Medicines.

I WILL SELL THE BALANCE OF MY

valuable Kennel of Setters at the following
sacrifice, which is less than one-third vlmt they
have cost me: The pure black-and-Tan Gordon
bitch, Midge, a great beauty, and winner of the
first prize and best brood bitch at Philadelphia
Show, and for speed, endurance and scenting
powers in the field she has no better; price $100.
imported red Irish setter bitch Floss, winner of
prizes at the following shows : Cork Show, Ire¬
land; Centennial, St- Louis, Baltimore twice;
New York and Philadelphia. She is a great
beauty, and a fast worker in the field ; price
$75. Imported red Irish setter bitch, Colleeu,
winner of prizes in England and here ; price
$75. The red Irish setter bitch Nora; a slashing
strong bitch i only two and a half years old, and
the mailing of the best field worker that I have
ever seen ; price $40 ; a great bargain. A hand¬
some Llewellyn setter bitch ; a beauty and a cap¬
ital bitch in the field, and a good brood bitch ;
her price, only $65. One brace of handsome pup¬
pies, five montlis old ; large, strong, healthy pups,
ont of Arnold Burges’ celebrated Champion
Field Trial and Bench Show winner Druid, and
the Llewellyn bitch, Leda;price $26 each. Tbisis
a rare chance to obtain a pure breed dog at a low
figure. Full pedigreo will be furnished with all of
the dogs. C. Z . Mi LEY, Lancaster, Pa . Oct23,tf

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE— The un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and bitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

Sept 18- tf

I LIL., llUUlC-9a<

Lb ROY Z. COLLINS,
Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

Df FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR
j—’ t sale or oxchange l'or Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, DO Bowel
Block, Rochester. ,iu2t tf

UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION !

Over Half a Million Distributed.

Louisiana State Lottery Company.

This i nsljtution was regularly incorporated by
the Legislature of the State for Educational and
Charitable purposes, in 1868, fo r the term of
Twenty-five Years, to which contract the iu-
riolable faith of the State is pledged, with n
Capital of $1,600,000, to wiiieh it has since added a
reserve fund of $360, 600. Its Grand Single
Number Drawings will take place monthly. 11
no rer seal cs nor ■postpones. Look at the following
Distribution:

GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT,

during which will take place the
lfSth GRAND MONTHLY
AND THE

EXTRAORDINARY SEMI-ANNUAL
DRAWING,

At New Orleans, Tu esday, December 10, 1879,
under the personal supervision and management

of Gi'1). G. T. BEAUREGARD, of Lou¬
isiana, and Gen. JUBAL A. EARLY, of
Virginia.

Capital Prize, $1,000,000.

t®"- Notice. — Tickets are 'Ten Dollars only.
Halves, $ 5. Fifths, $2. Tenths, $ 1,

LIST OF PRIZES,

1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF $160,600. $100,000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 50,000.. 50,000

1 GRAND PRIZE OF 20,000.. 20,000

2 LARGE PRIZES OF 10, 000.. 20,000

4 LARGE PRIZES OF 5,000. . 20,000

20 PRIZES 'OF 1,000 - 20.000

50 “ 509- 28,000

100 " 300.. 30,000

200 " 200.. 40,000

000 “ 100.. 00,000

10,000 “ 10- 100,000

APPROXIMATION PRIZES.

100 Approximation Prizes Of $200- $20,000

100 “ " 100- 10,000

100 “ “ 75 - 7,500

il, 279 Prizes, amounting to . $522,500

Gen. G. T. BEAUREGARD, of La. I rnm,a
Gen. J UBAL A. EARLY, of Va. I < om s-
Application for rates to clubs should only be
made to the office of the Company in I^ewOrleans.
Write for circulars or send orders to

TVI. A. DAUPHIN,

P. O. Box 692, New Orleans, La.,
or same person at

No. 3X9 Broadway, New York.

HALLOCFCS

IS THE

Moat Comprehensive and Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of American Sport,

AND THE

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY!

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLD.

For sale at office of Forest and Stream, 111
Fulton Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 245 Broadway, New York.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass baU shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For Bale at this office. Price $2.

“THE SETTER,”

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at this office. Price $8.

Just Received.

A FINE COLLECTION of Books on
Angling, Hunting and kindred gporte. A
list will be mailed free to any address on appli¬
cation. HENRY MILLER,

Bookseller and importer,

83 Nassau street, New York.

CPHE HUNTERS’ SECRETS AND PRI-
JL VATE GUIDE TO TRAPPERS, mailed to
any address on receipt of $1. Address LEROY
H. W1DEMIRE, Grampian Hills, Clearfield
County, Pa.

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A FILE BINDER,

HICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for sale by FOREST AND
STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, 111 Fulton St., N. Y. 76 Cts. Sent by mall, SI.

FOR SALE— Champion Berkley pups, red Irish
setter pups, by Champion Berkley, out of
Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both import¬
ed Whelped June 29, 1879. ItOBT. SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept 25-tf

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls,

USE THE

I-X TT 3E3 323 DFL THAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

For sale by all dealers in Sporting Goods, or at
tho manufacturers.

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,
mar 13 Paterson, N. J

PEREA FILS.

Established 1729.

Connoisseurs pronounce recent shipments of
these Wines to he unequaled in quality.
Yerzenay, dry, full bodied, rich flavor.

Carte Blanche, Fruity, delicate flavor, not too
dry. DODGE, CAMMETER & CO.,

1 Cortlondt St., Sole Ag’ is for tho United States.

It la impossible to remain long sick when Hop Bitters ar

tr operation. For Weakness and Gen

d Ague, nothing equals it.

USEffHOPSKBITTERS.

Osgood s Folding Canvas Boat*

Weight, with paddte for trout fishing, duck hunting esplor-
i„.. 20 lbs.; weight, -with bottom board, oars, paddles.

.i-v+.Tiitwr .45 Ik. * *

KLASUFACTURFiD JT

Chapin, Battle Creel, lidu

CtntlTJLAR.

saesETHSHtiassi

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The host thing in the market
for hunting, fishing, canoeing,
snow-shooing, etc. They are
easy to the feet, and very
durable. Mode to order
in a variety of styles,and
warranted tho genuine
article. Send for iBustrated circular. MARTIN 8.
HUTCHINGS, P. O. Box 368, Dover, N- H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bradford & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

This out is a fae-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD. April 15,

1879. This Chain will be made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold
1 illcd, and will be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will
be !»8 each. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for
Pigeon, Glass Ball or Target Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifle for bar, will also
DC made ox Solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

PATENTED

APRIL 15, 1879.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE

AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

Wo have the largest stoclc'on hand of any bouse in this country, and do more business in this line than an y
other house. SEN® FOR IbllSTRAIED CATALOGUE, 25c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York, i

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION 1

I manufacture to order at short notice afl the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold nnd
silver. Full information given upon application. B

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

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GENTLEMEN’S

Shirts :

Silk.

Merino

Wool,

Flannels,

Buckskin.

Wo ore making excellent
work In shirts, and guaran¬
tee not only fit, but the satis¬
faction of the buyer in every
respect.

Dress Shirts,

Night Shirts,

Negligee Shirts,

Boys’ Shirts.

Half -Hose:

Merino,

Wool,

Spun-silk

Silk.

Heck- Wear:

Crloves:

All the latest.

Kid,

Cloth.

Handkerchiefs:

Just received.

Splendid English and Pon¬
gee Silk.

Polka-Dot, tartnn, damas-
s6e, twilled, etc.

Illustrated catalogue sent on request.

Lord & Taylor ,

Broadway and Twentieth Street.

CUBES BY ABSORPTION. - The well-
known medicinal properties of Glycerine, of
which “SAP ANGLE” Is largely composed, Is an
assurance to thepublloof the wonderful curative
powers of this celebrated Lotion for all Nervous
Inflammatory and Sldn diseases. Rheumatism,
Neuralgia. Lain-; Back, I ! eadache,Brulass, Sprains,
Burns or Scalds, Chilblains, Bunions, Piles, &c.,
yield at once to its soothing influence, and are
permanently cured. Salt Rheum, Erysipelas
Humors, Chapped Hands, Roughness, and all
diseases of the Slcin are quickly and oositivelv
cured. Used in sponge or foot baths removes all
pain orsorenessof body, limbsand feet. Soldby
all druggists. Satis faction guaranteed or money
refunded. Send fn- illuminated circular and
cards. SAMUEL GBRRY k CO., Proprietors,oflice
231 Broadway, ft . Y. Lazell, Marsh & Gard¬
ner, whole sale agents.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breecli-Loading Shot-Gun ,

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬

es, Hatfield, Mass.

E. H. Rfl ADISQN,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Daly
Guns.

GUN Stocks altered to tit the shooter. Guns
bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or tor
Game Shooting. Pisfid GripB fitted. Pin Fi res con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al,50o. perbottle.
Sportsmen's and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Snells loaded AI, and goods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. deofi) tf

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

RouarhQIassBall

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

For Wing practice. They
can be had from all gun
dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERl’Y k BRO’S., No. 10
Platt street, N. Y„ or
A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
]£8, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. J., or at Bo-
gardus’ Headquarters,
158 South Clark st., .Chi¬
cago. ” Field, Cover and
Trap Shooting,” the only
book ever published by a market hun ter, can be
had at the above address. Price, $2.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC
rPRAPS from $3 to $12, Balls at 90 cents
A- per 100. Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts¬
burg, Pa. may29 ly

OLD SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE.
EDWIN S. HARRIS,

177 Broadway, near Cortlancit Street, U. T.

AGENT

FOR THE

FOX’S

PATENT

BEEECH-
LOADING
SHOT-GUN.

Open to Load.

Importer and Wholesale Dealer in Breech-Loading Shot-Guns, by W. A C. Scott & Son, P. Webley
& Son, and all other first-class makers; also, Breech-Loading Rifles of Sharps, Winchester, Wesson.-
Ballard, and other makers. Revolvers of all descriptions, Hunting Suits, Leggins, etc. All kinds or
ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

Agency of SUarps H.iSe Company.

MAYNARD RIFLES AND SHOT GUNS.

— ^~jr8and sportsmen generally, than any other
rifle in the world, as many barrels can be used on one stock, and for ACCURACY, CONVENIENCE
and Durability is not excelled. The following are Eome of the scores recently made at Walnut Hill
by members of the Mass. Rifle Aseo.:— J.N. Frye, President, in all -comers match ; ISshotB; 200 yards?
without cleaning: 5 4 5 4 55555554455—71. L. L. Hubbard, Executive Officer, 200 yards; off
hand : 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 — 49. 0. M. J ewell, 300 yards ; offhand: 54 5 55 5 5-34. 0 . M. Jewell, 300 yds.?

Fotillustrated^price list address MASS. ARMS C0.5 Chicopee Falls, Mass,

Thread- Wound, Long-Range Shot Cartridge Cases.

For Muzzle-Loading and Breech-Loading Cylindrical and Choke-
Bore Shot Gnus.

INDISPENSABLE TO HUNTERS OF ALMOST EVERT KIND
OF GAME.

Ten and Twelwo Gauge now ready.

This Cartridge consists of two semi-Cylindrical eases, wound with thread, con-
taming one ounce of shot, heavy in front and light in rear, io keep it from turn¬
ing. When the thread is all unwound by the friction of the air, the eases fly
apart, and the shot scatters. The cases are sold empty, to be filled by the pur¬
chaser with any size of shot.

Price, S3 00 per Hundred. 30 sent post-paid for SI OO. Addrcs9

H. H. SCHLEBER & CO., Rochester, N. Y.

General Agents, SCHOVERL1NG, DALY & GALES, 64 Chambers st., N. Y.

THE VICTORIOUS BAL 1 LARD.

PRESIDENT HAYES OPENED THE SEVENTH REGIMENT FAIR
ivitli a Bulls-Eye from a BALLARD RIFLE.

SendtoSCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES, for Price List,

84 Chambers St., New York.

^liscdlaiuemt's.

WARNER’S

BITTERS

In eliminating the Impurities of the mood, the
natural and nectsaaary result Is tlie cure of Scrof¬
ulous and othergkin Pruption«drDl»eaiieii
including Csmccra, Ulcers, and other sores.

It is the best Blood Purifier, and stimu¬
lates every function to more healthftfi action,
and thus a benefit in oil diseases.

bj siwiwia, Wcokjieuof tto© Stomach,
Consultation, UixdneaH, General labil¬
ity, etc., are cured by the Safe Kilters. It is
unequaled as an Appetizer and Regular Tonic.

It is a medicine which should be In every
family, and which, wherever used, will save
payment of many doctors’ bills.

Bottles of two sizes ; prices BO oeatH and &1.

BsTWARNER’S

Safe Ramadies are
sold by Druggists
& Dealers in Med-
ioine everywhere.

H.H. Warner &Co„

Proprietors,

ROCHESTER, H. Y.

FRANK H. ATKINSON,

Book and General Job Printer,

36 and 38 John St., New York.

COMPOSING BOOMS OF FOEEST AND STREAM.

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower.

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

Patented May 1, 1378, and April 22, 1379.

THE only rotating trap that throws every way ,
or can be made to throw in any desired diroe-
tion, or that can bo made to throw every way. ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators, all of which are
oovered by the above patents. Remember you
get no balls (unless you wish them) in your face,
but have rvji.U and lefts, ami all other angles. Send
tor eiroular. Price $10 at faotory. No charge for
boxing.

WILL H. CRUTTENDKN,

General Agent,
Cazenovfa, N. Y.

Natural History Store.

Established 1859.

Taxidermists’ and Naturalists’ Supplies.

Send for catalogue containing complete list of
the birds of the United States, with prices for the
mounted birds; skins and eggs in slock; also
pricelist of birds' eyes and taxidermists’ supplies.
Have a fine lot of foreign bird skins and good
supply of heads, boras and antlers of animals.

AY. J.KNOWLTON,

168 Tremont street, Boston, Mass.

- - - day at home easily made.

Oostly outfit free. Address - -

Augusta, Maine.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

3STBW YORK.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

Eaton’s Rust Preventer.

For guns, cutlery, and surgi-

cal Instruments. Safe to handle, WILL NOT
G UM, and will keep in any climate. Sportsmen
everywhere in the United States pronounce it the
best gun oil In the market. Judge Holmes, of
Bay City, Mich., writes : u It is the best prepara¬
tion I have found in thirty-five years of active
and frequent use of guns.’

The trade supplied by sole manufacturer, GEO*
B. EATON, 540 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City
Heights, N. J.

Said by principal New York dealers, and byWm.
Read & Sons, Boston, Mass. ; B. Kittredge & Co.,
Cincinnati, O. : E. E. Eaton, Chicago, HI. ; Brown
& Hilder, 8t. Louis, Mo. ; Thos. W. Parr, Cleve-
and, O. ; Trimble & Kleibacker, Baltimore, Md. ;

Sons, Georgetown, D. C. ; Jos.C. Grubb
‘hiladelphia.

CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL.

TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

Annapolis School for Boys.

Prepares for U. S. Naval School, U. S.
Military Academy, ana the Merchant Marine
8erviee. For terms, etc., apply to

CAPT. J. WILKINSON, Principal,
Annapolis, Md.

neforonccs.

Rear Admiral Geo. B..Ba lch, Commanding Na¬
val School, Annapolis. Rev. W. S. Southgate,
Annapolis.

FOREST AND STREAM

841

sportsmen's (goods.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B’way, cor. Broome st„

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROWING PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods op Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
426BB0ADWAY and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

The best made goods in the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

With Head, Socket, Dash and
Carriage attachments. For
Sportsmen, Boatmen Physi¬
cians and others, it has no
equal.

Combines Camp Lamp, Head
Staff and Boat Jack, Dash and
Carriage Lamp, Hand and
Dark Lantern, eto.

Send stamp for Circular.

ALBERT FERGUSON,

65 Fulton street, N. Y.

Sportsmen’s! Routes.

“THE EISHING LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw, GrandBapids ondCincinnatiShort Line
FOR THE

Trout, Grayling-, and Black Bass Fisheries,
AND THE

r AMOUR SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN,

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed.
If equaled, in the abundance and great variety of
fish contained.

BROOK TROUT abound In the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends 9ept.l.
The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL andMUSCA-
LON Gli, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
Skill to bis friends or “ dub ” at home, as ice for
packing fish can be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is verv beau¬
tiful; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
with

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing theaverage in countries-new enough to
afford the finest of fishing.

During the seasonRonndTrip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
laeilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, GudB and Fishing Tackle Carried Freeat
owner's risk.

It isouraim to make sportsmen feel “at home ”
on this route. For TouriBt'sGuide (an attractive
Illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Grounds and Time Cards, address A.B. LEET,
-*v8eai Pass, Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Sportsmen’s! Routes!.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daffy, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen '1 Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J.1VE8,

E. F. Win 8i,0 w, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

TOE LINES Of

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold at the olfices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, KENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRESBON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY.
8QUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. F. FARMER, Gen'I Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen'I Manager. feb!7-tf

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valiev, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, Bnipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the. Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts.

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North and Northeast; andat Richmond
and Charlottevllle with the South. All modem
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may8 ly Richmond V

^ortsmen's Routes.

LONG ISLAND

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

TRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
Bushwiok and Flatbush aves., eor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

8 80 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mall.

8 00 Patehogue, Babylon and Rdckaway Mail.
10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

U 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rookaway and way.
P.M.

3 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.
4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden

^4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 30 minutes. Patehogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patehogue Accommodation.

8 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

m. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.
r.M.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be run t'romHunter’s Point
and Flatbush av. every Saturday night at 12:16 a.

FOR

New Haven, Hartford, Springfield and
the North.

The new and elegant steamer C. H. NOHTHAM
leaves Pier No. 25, East River, daily (Sundays ex¬
cepted), at 3 p.m. Passengers go North and East
at 11 p.m.

NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New
Y ork at 11 p.m., arriving in New Haven in time
for the early morning trains.

Merchandise forwarded by dailyExpressFreight
train from New Haven through to Massachusetts,
Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern
New York and Canada. Apply at Office en Pier
or to RICHARD PECK, G en'l Agt.

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach
some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chinooteague, Cobh’s Island, apd points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lowes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Fuff inform¬
ation given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, Nev
York. sep2S .-

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

TS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE

Anew cars “ DavyCrocket” and "Liaak Walton,"
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fi9bing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je28 3mos.

ijatrts and fov^irortsmcn.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

SPRING VILLE HOUSE, OR SPORTSMEN’S RE¬
TREAT, SHINNECOCK BAY, L. I.,

BY a PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bayman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rigof train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity of New York for bay snipe
.shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to his guests, and satisfaction gauran-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE. Good Ground, L. 1
NovS tf

DAVIS HOUSE,

Weldon. N. C.

J. R. DAYIS Proprietor,

Always twenty minutes for Dinner.

rpiIIS HOTEL has been opened by Col.
A J. R. Davis, long and favorably kDown as
the proprietor of the Purcell House, Wilming¬
ton, N. C. The Hotel inis been entirely and
thoroughly renovated throughout. The rooms
are elegantly furnished with black walnut mar¬
ble-top furniture and hair mattrasses. Travellers
and invalids coming South will now find this a
comfortable resting place, (a long-felt want sup¬
plied). Guests will receive every attention and
comfort, elegant table and attentive servants.
Tills ia the Dinner Ihnmc. coming South or going
North. The best Hotel of its kind on the route
to Florida. Rates— $2.00 and $2.50 per day.

LAKE HOUSE,

ISLIP, LONG ISLAND.

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Bay and Ocean. Excellent accom¬
modations for sportsmen and families. House
open during the autumn and whiter months
at reduced rates.

AMOB B. STELLENWEKF, Proprietor.

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few if anyin the United States, for elegance,
comfort, reasonable charges and good attendance.

B.H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

JelOCJin Proprietor,

fiotrts midiicsovtstoi fportsmen.

Bromfield House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

For Good Fall Shooting

-GO TO THE-

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At SMnnecocJc Bay ,

Where you will find
PLENTY’OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

As^weil as good accommodations and a rub-
stantial bill of fare.

Take, Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Good Duck Shooting

at D. B. Nye’s near Tan Slyck Landing,
Cnrritnck, N. C.

Sportsmen furnished with board, skiff and stool
ducks. Goose, partridge and snipe shooting.
Steamer Cygnet from Norfolk runs direct to the
house, Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 A.M.

Duck Shooting.

ON THE FLATS near Havre de Grace

parties can arrange for this sport with Oapi.
GEO. W. MITCHELL, Havre de Grace, Md., who
has sink boxes, decoys, comfortable boats, eto.

FINE DUCK SHOOTING.— After nine¬
teen years' experience shooting wild ducks
on the Chesapeake Bay Flats, I now offer myself
and first-class outfit to parties wishing to enjoy
the sport of shooting wild fowl. Prices moder¬
ate. Equipments of best Quality. For further
particulars address MATHEW REYNOLDS,
Havre de Grace, Md.

CURRITUCK SHOOTING.

FOR SALE. — An undivided half intrest

in about 200 acres of land at Currituok, S
C., comprising BOme of the best shooting points
on the Sound. Price, $500; or will lease by the
vear for $50. For Dartieulars apply at this office,
or address S.H.W. Oct30«

atoxiflemy, ®tr.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

Birdsand RareAnimals

SUITABLE FOR

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

5 Chatham St., third door from N. William.

RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

For Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spurtwinged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa) ; Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe); WoodDuoks (America).
Chas. Reiche, Henry Reiche,

sep21 New York.

Established 1860.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Stutters’ Tools, Glass

Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Send Btamp for reduced price list.

A. J COLBOUN, 31 Boyison St., Boston, Mas*.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, etc*
40c. per package by mail ; a new thing ; best in
jylOJy

gurtimt, (Bit .

HQRSIWAN’S

PARLOR

ARCHERY

Can be used in any
parlor without inju¬
ry to the furniture or
windows. Every fam¬
ily should have it.
The same skill re¬
quired ns in the outdoor sport.

Set No. 1, cheap set, $5.00
Set No. 2. flue set, 7.50
Set No. 3, double set 10,00

Will be sent e. o. d.T or 5 per cent, may be de¬
ducted where cuab accompanies the order. -

E. I*- HORSMAN, Manufacturer,

*0-82 WILUAM 8T., W- T. *

842

FOREST AND STREAM

Ammunition.

llUjSfcWaueoug guUwtfeemmtsi.

Ammunition.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Lightning.
Orange Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal oard for ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET .showing’ SIZES ot GRAINS of POW¬
DER. Furnished FREE.

No, 20 Murray Street, N. Y.,

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

The Most Popular Powder lu Use.

DUPONT’S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, hare maintained their
great reputation tor seventy-eight rents. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Tow*

DUPONT’S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to I (line), uneiiualed in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean ; great penetration ; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT’S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, Btrong, and clean Powder, of very line
gram for pistol shooting.

DUPONT’S RIFLE, FG, “ 8EA SHOOTING,”
FFG and FFFO. The FG for long range rifle
shooting the FFC : - J Twa for general r>p°.
turning strong u.

aPOR'IiNG, MINING, SH If i i N G, urn COAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

P. L. KNEELAM), 70 Wall Street, N. V.

N. B.— Use none but DDPONT’S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “Electric Powder.”

Nos. I (fine) to 8 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
ef strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. only.

Hazard's “ American Sporting.”

Nos. 1 (tine) to I! (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
61 lb. kegs. A floe grain, quick and clean, for up¬
land prairie shooting. Weil adapted to shot guns.

Hazard’s “ Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (fmm to 5 (coarse). In l and 5 lb. caniBters
and 8) and 13J lb. kegs. Burns slowly and very
clean, shooting remarkably close and with ureal
penetration. For held, forest, or water shooting,
it ranks any other brand, and it is equally ser¬
viceable for muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “ Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFO, FFG, and “Sea Shooting” FG in kegs of
85, 121, and 81 lbs. and eans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed in l and ) lb. canisters. Barns strong and
moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands

gnperior alining and Blasting Powder.

GOVEKNMF.NT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER; also, SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT,
OF ANY KEOUlllEl) GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany’s Agents, in every prominent city, or whole¬
sale at- our ortitse.

8H WALL STREET, NEW YORK.

TO SPORTSMEN AND OTHERS.

Fprice$65j>1

/ Contains I

mtrOLDPAd&MOY
RyeW hiskey
tHouAnn Sim A

" Scotch Wwsxiy /£

IRISH „ ,

•*, — '// / _

-\ m p e n

The above choice assortment of Spirits for¬
warded on reoeiot of chock, orP. O. order, pay¬
able to TIMOTHY STEVENS,

I'll K) BODKGA,

83 Cedar Street, New York,

Send for book on wines and general price list.

EUGLAID AM AMERICA.

The two GIANTS In gun-making at the present time, are P. WEBLEY & SONS, Birmingham,
England, and the COLT FIRE ARMS CA, Hartford, Conn. Both owe their marvelous suceeess to
the same two causes. First, that they learned just what constituted PERFECT GUNS. Second,
that, they applied labor-saving in icbinery to their production. The result is, THE BEST GUNS IN
THE WORLD, AT VERY SMALL COST. You ean now buy a COLT or a WEBLEY gun, which
it is a pleasure to U3e, for no more than is commonly paid for guns bearing unknown or fictitious
names.

Of WEBLEY’S GUNS we have the TREBLE WEDGE GUNS-every gun having beautiful Da¬
mascus or laminated steel Barrels, Rebounding Bar Locks, Pistol Grip, Lever For part, Double
Bolt, and Extended Rib.

DOUBLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). I WEBLEY-LANG SELF-COCKERS.

SINGLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). I EXPOSITION GUNS (various styles).

The last t'ourstyles named aboveermstitute a JOB LOT, which we are selling off at about half
their real value. These guns are in NO WAY inferior to the Treble Wedge guns as regards quality
of material or EXCELLENCE in shooting, and are I ho CHEAPEST lot of guns we have ever seen.

Of COLT GUNS, we have all the regular grades, and, in addition, THE CLUB GUN. This gun is
made for US, with selected barrels and the very (inest materials, and is designed especially for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Trap Shooting. Gentlemen who indulge in these contests will be obliged to either
Shoot the COLT CLUB GUN, or lose the prizes.

Every one of these guns has an elegant heel plate, with the Rampant Colt in a circle, and the
word., “The Club Guo," beautifully embossed upon it. Any Colt gun not answering to the above
description is not the Club Gun.

Besides the Webley and Colt DOUBLEguns, FOREHAND & WADSWORTH.of Worcester. Mass.,
make for us a SINGLE barrel breech-loader with Scott pattern Top Lever. These guns are very
tight and handy, and just the thing for 110 YS or men who cannot afford to buy Double Guns. They
cost but a mere trifle. We are h tppy to announce that, we are the principal distributing agents at
New York oitv for all three of the above-named manufacturers.

P. O. Box '4,309. H. & D. FOLSOM, 30 Warren street. New York.

Shot-Gun and Rifle-Powders Revolutionized.

DITTIAB POWDER

Champion Sho *jun and Rifle

POWDER OF THE WORLD!

IS UNEQUALLED BY GUNPOWDER

for strength, accuracy, cleanliness, and gives little smoke, recoil, or noise. It is
absolutely safer than gunpowder, as it cannot explode when not confined, and does not
strain the gun or heat the barrels as much in rapid firing. CaptainBogardus, champion
wing-shot of the world ; Dr. Carver, champion rifle-shot of the world ; Ira A Payne,
and all the leading shots, use DITTMAR POWDER in the.r matches. Our cnauenge
to shoot a long range rifle match, as published in our circulars, was never accepted,
and is yet open to the world. Address

DITTMARPOWDER M’F’G Co.,

P. 0. Box S36. 24 Park Place, ftiew York.

VANITY FAIR
TOBACCO and CIGARETTES,

Always Uniform and Reliable.

6 First Prize Medals, Vienna, 1873; Phila., 1876; Paris, 1878:

Adopted by the French Government. On sale in Paris.
Peerless Tobacco Works, W.S. KIMBALL & CO.

ROCHESTER NEW YORK,

DTJ]Snsr & WILBUE,
OommissiorL IIVnezr-oTuaixTs

BUTTER, Eaas, ETC.

f- FECIAL. AT rBNTIOW PAID TO POULTRY AND GAME.

We send sales and check for net amount immediately after sale. Stencils and Price
Current furnished free on application. Your correspondence and shipment solicited.

| — I 92 DUaNE ST., IMcW YORK.

TATHAM’S

IMPROVED

Chilled Shot.

American Standard Diameters.

(RED LABEL.)

GIVES GREATER PENETRATION and BET¬
TER PATTERN than ordinary shot. Equally
well adapted to choke-bores, modified chokes and
cylinders.

Beware of Imitations.

Our Chilled Shot will be found to be more free
from shrinltage, more spherical, more uniftrrm in
size, heavier and of brighteremd cleaner finish than
any other.

Send for circular.

TATHAM BRO’S,

82 BEEKMAN ST., NEW YORK.

Also manufacturers of

PATENT FINISH

American Standard Drop Shot,

and COMPRESSED BUCK SHOT, more uniform
than ordinary moulded shot.

E1VGLISII

Sporting Gunpowder.

1 CUKTIS & HAKVEY’S

DIAMOND GRAIN.

Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Superior Rifle, En¬
field Rifle, and Col. Hawker’s Ducking. W.
STITT, 61 Cedar St., N. Y. Agent for the U. S.

Founded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’

American Chilled Shot.

Rivaling the English and All Others.

STANDARD DROP AND BUCK SHOT AND
BAR LEAD. 1

THOMAS W. SPARKS, MANUFACTURER.
Office, No. 131 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

^lisurllaneous §VdMrtis>cmrnt:s.

IT

NPRLCEDENTED ATTRACTION !

Over Half a Million Distributed.

Lonisiaua State Lottery Company.

This Institution was regularly incorporated by
the Legislature of the State for Educat ional and
Charitable purposes, in 1888, for the term of
Twenty-five Years, to which, contract the in¬
violable faith of the State is pledged, with a
Capital of $1,1)00,080, to which it has since added a
reserve fund of $350,008. Its Grand ikingle
Number Drawings will take place monthly. 71
never settles nw postpones. Look at the following
Distribution:

GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT,

during which will take place the

115th GRAND MONTHLY

EXTRAuRDI n/MMB >■ MI-ANNUAL
OIUWi'G,

At New Orleans, Tuesday.December 16, 1879,
under the persouul xuuervirdun and tnuiuigemenfc

of (Jen. <1. T. B CAT REGARD. oi' Lou¬
isiana, and Gen. JCBAL A. FAULT, of

Prize, $1,000,000.

— - — Tickets are Ten Dollars only.

DaLveSy $5. Tiflh$&T Tenths, $ 1.

Lisr OF PHIZES,

1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF $100,000. $100,000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 50,000..

1 GRAND PltlZE OF 20,000..

2 LA HGK PHIZES OF 10,000..

4 LA KG E PHIZES OF f>,000..

20 PHIZES OF l,0n0..

GO

100

509. .

300..

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Volume 13— No. 17.

No. Ill Fulton Street, New York.

Original.

A WAYSIDE MEMORY.

A COTTAGE standing under ancient elms,

*- Low-roofed and covered o'er with trailing vines :
A door half-open’d, out of. which the light
Upon the dusty roadway softly shines.

A cheerful voice humming an old, old tune.

With a babe, that to her bosom lies,

A wee, white tiling, with dimpled, rosy face
And pursed-up mouth and very wondering eyes.

A shelf of books upon the papered wall,

A picture here and there, and wreaths of leaves;

A quaint, old vase of flowers and mosses rare,

And ..olden grasses gathered from the sheaves.

A quiet, home-like look on all around;

Au air of comfort and of sweet content.

That makes one feel to bo an hour away
Would of itself be woeful banishment.

The moon, just rising up behind the hill,

Sheds silver lustre on the dark, green trees,

And on the sward the trembling shadows fall,

When the leaves move beneath the gentle breeze.

Out In the field the gathered stalks of maize.

Like Indian wigwams seem in order ranged.

Over which sleep hath waved her magic wand.

And with her wierd enchantment all things changed.

No sound of human foot, no voice of man—

Asleep In moonlight all the landscape lies,

Save when some noisy cricket shrilly calls,

And the droll katydid to him replies ;

Or the faint trickle of tho bubbling brook
Behind the orchard, prattling on its way,

With ceaseless gossip, to the water-weeds
That nod their heads to what It has to say,

A transient glimpse of heaven there seemed to be;
An Eden where no Tempter yet has come ;

Wherein might angels walk, as once of yore.

Tailring with men, when earth was Virtue’s home.

A sacred stillness and a dove-like peace
Come as the dew through all' the evening hours—

The heart, as does the sod, full drinks it in,

Until we see it in the morning’s flowers.

Such bB my lot. If God shall will it so,

With virtuous peace to sit my hearth beside.

Like some sweet river may life’s current flow
Out to the ocean with unruflied tide.

Franexin W. Fish.

JgJountnincerincj in jjfksht.

GOLD MINES AND PTARMIGAN HUNTING.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT ON BOARD THE JAMESTOWN-! ,

STORIES brought in dally by hardy miners in regard
to the multitude of quartz ledges which pierced the
mountains of Baronlioff and which they had in accordance
with mining laws, claimed, staked, monumented, and
now wished to record ; their evident faith that these
quartz ledges, now their property, held locked within
them that precious metal which would enable them to
cast the slough of poverty and get clear of the trammels
of daily labor for subsistence ; their descriptions of the
grand scenery among the mountains, where crags and
rocky peaks were alternated with deep canons in which
were located many beautiful lakes, fed by everlasting
brooks which found their origin in great glaciers and im¬
mense banks of perpetual snow ; of lofty barren plateaus,
where on the bare rocks ptarmigan were in profusion, and
the counter statements, made by those who could be sup¬
posed to be posted, that such stories were but “ fairy
tales,” awoke in my mind the determination to look and
see for myself, and if the gold and birds were there in
suoh abundance, to, if possible, humor my fondness for
both by securing my share. So a few days since, accom¬
panied by a friend who is an enthusiastic sportsman, I
started for the debated ground and for the shares afore¬
said, Whether I obtained them or not, I felt sure that the
•limb up the mountains, the drinking in of the scenery,

the inhaling of the mountain air, and the temporary free¬
dom from vexatious cares, would restore a waning ap¬
petite and check a growing restlessness.

So, taking advantage of a short spell of freedom from
rain, we started, equipped with plenty of provisions, our
oldest clothes, and an outside casing of rubber from head
to foot — for such are the needs for a trip to Alaska.

At 10 a.m. we left our boat, and at the foot of the trail,
from Silver Bay up to the mining regions, saw our
“Siwashes " (Indian packers) fairly burdened, and then be¬
gan our ascent.

Three quarters of au hour Garried us up a height of one
thousand feet and a distance of three quarters of a mile.
We thought we had made slow time, and had had hard
work, when at last we reached the ‘ ‘ Stewart Tunnel ” and
settled panting into the chair provided,; but we found be¬
fore the trip was finished, that three quarters of an hour,
was in some cases, a very moderate amount of time in
which to advance a quarter of the distance. When at each
step the perpendicular gain is twenty, and the horizontal
about three inches, a mile is a long journey.

The trail to the Stewart wound its way through a dense
forest of great hemlocks and spruce trees with a few yel¬
low cedar. Many of the former were of such dimensions
that a spot in the Adirondacks, so well covered, would for
its “bark,” or “counts," prove very valuable. Along¬
side of the trail x’an a tramway, on which a rude car Is
drawn by a windlass to the mine, with freight, and did re¬
turn with ore before the mill was put into operation. Our
Siwashes, bending over to all fours, preferred the train-
way, and went along at a lively gait, grasping ties and
rails alternately, and came in ahead of us and were appar¬
ently unfatigued. These Siwashes deserve a little space.
They are native “ Indians,” and resemble Indians of all
other types about as much as they do native Africans. They
are quiet, docile, hard-working men, of a type inferior to
the Anglo-Saxon, but far superior to our red men of the
plains ; they are not pilferers or tliieves, or blood thirsty;
they have no liking for fighting, and can be controlled by
suasion ; are ambitious to earn praise, and dollars, and are
not mere eye servants.

They are very powerful ; the ordinary pack load is sev¬
enty-five pounds, and with this on their backs they will
keep ahead of the most experienced mountain climbers.
One Indian in our service, when at a very steep place I
relinquished to him my gun, as I needed both hands to
use as fore paws, laughingly answered my query as to
whether he could take it, by the assurance that he could,
and me too, if I wished. I guess he over-estimated his
strength or under-estimated my weight, but I know of the
man's packing up a very steep and new trail, hardly more
than blazed, a load of 125 pounds, viz, : two sacks of flour,
a shovel, some drills, a ten pound salmon, and his clothes
and blankets.

To feed them we carry hard tack, coffee, sugar, and
flour, and they will do tremendous tasks upon very short
commons, but when they do get hold of a full kettle, there’s
nothing left when they leave it. I never saw them stop
eating while there was a mouthful left. In camp they
are excellent servants, drying our clothes, cleaning our
guns, cooking, and handy at building and all chores.

From the Stewart (where I myself saw broken from a
face of the tunnel a piece of quartz, speckled with free
gold), we had a weary tramp to the “ Witch ; ” distance
not great, horizontally, but as Wanka (my Sivvosh) de-
scribedit, “Way up.” When we reached Bald Mountain,
we had travelled three miles, and had ascended over three
thousand feet above the Stewart.

After the first sharp rise from the latter of about a
thousand feet, we had but little ascent for a long dis¬
tance, the trail leading along a sharp ridge or “ hog back,”
which on each side was flanked by deep ravines, way
down in whose depths we could hear the rushing of water¬
falls and occasionally the click of the miners’ picks,
for they are prospecting in all directions ; but we could
see nothing, for a dense fog filled the ravine and hid from
us the grand mountain scenery which at this part of our
journey wo knew still towered above us, An occasional
momentary clearing away of a small bit of Cite curtain
gave us provoking and tantalizing peeps, but for an in¬
stant, Once a glacier not far from us cast loose from its
moorings and went crashing down with a thunderous
noise. We were far above tho timber ; our trail was no
trail, for we trod on the jpmnitive rock ; but there was no
danger of our getting off from it, for it we could see, and
nothing else. Before we had got out of the timber my
Siwash gave a low whistle and stopped. As I joined him
he pointed to “chicken,” and then not forty feet away I
saw my first ptarmigan. There were four, and they ran
behind a bush of low hemlock or ground pine. I ad-
vaheefl slowly, ready to take them as they rose ; but they
wouldn’t rise, and dodged in and around that clump like
a woodpecker around a tree. So at last, satisfying the
sportsman part of my conscience by resolving to aim
only at their heads, I let go at a couple who were in line
and killed them, the other falling to my friend’s shot, as
he rose at last. The birds were simply beautiful ; their
backs and tail feathers were like those of our ruffed
grouse ; their wings and breast pure white. I might as
well finish up the descriptive and natural history part of

my letter here, although I shall have to inject some
knowledge gained later on.

There seems to be two varieties of this bird. Those
found at this level are as I have described ; higher up
they are nearly snow white, witli black tail feathers, bor¬
dered with white, and the dark feathers of the hack, in¬
stead of as with those found lower down, being brown
grouse-colored and predominating, are nearly black, and
simply amount to spots, for each dark feather is sur¬
rounded with white. They may be the same bird, at dif¬
ferent stages of transformation.

I have read that the ptarmigan has a sort of special
providence looking out for it ; that in summer and fall its
plumage is dark, and the bird is hard to distinguish from
the ground, and that in winter its snow-white plumage
hides it amid the snow. This rule don’t work, for the
Alaska bird when sitting on the dark stones, their white,
and when on the snow, their dark spots betray them, and
their chance of successfully hiding is less than that of
even the fabled phillalloo bird. They weigh about a
pound each (six averaged 154 ounces, the heaviest weigh¬
ing 18), and are very delicious, especially at this season,
when their food is almost altogether huckleberries : later
they feed on spruce and other bitter food, and their flavor
sulfers.

They are very tender. No. 7 shot were very killing, and
it was impossible to preserve a good specimen. The feath¬
ers came out in handsful, as they were gathered, and our
dog’s mouth looked as though lie had the hydrophobia,
so thoroughly blood-and-feathered was it. In skinning,
the skin tore like wet blotting-paper, and an attempt to
carry one by the leg involved a fracture of the same if
held at aity angle. They are full-blooded, bleed a great
deal, and, I should judge, very hot-blooded, for they
Spread themselves in great flocks on the surface of the
snow patches, with wings extended, as hens when dust¬
ing themselves. They have a peculiar call, a grating
sound, which often betrayed to us their vicinity when the
fog was too dense for us to see them.

As we got above the snow we would get a view of a por¬
tion of the banks nearest to ns, and saw on it many birds,
but we soon learned that it was mere slaughter to shoot
them, or any flying over, for they would go sliding and
plunging into the abyss below, and our Siwashes could
not be persuaded to trust themselves on to the snow, for
they feared the starting of the glacier. At first I inter¬
preted their reluctance to their being bare-footed ; but
when later, higher up and in clearer weather, we struck
basins filled with snow they did not hesitate to select it
for their tramp in preference to grass or moss which were
adjacent.

We arrived at the summit of this part of the mountains
at about 4.30, and it was clear enough for us to obtain a
splendid view of Bald Mountain Peak, a few hundred
feet above us, and at our feet, a thousand feet below, two
beautiful lakes on terraces, connected by a stream, near
which we saw the cabins of the Witch miners, their
arastra and their mine some hundred feet up the oppo¬
site wall of the cafion. Our delight at a little down-hill
play overbalanced our repugnance to the prospect of hav¬
ing to climb this same steep on our return, and we went
down hilarious ; and we would have been even more so
had we anticipated the hospitable welcome we received
from the miners. A good supper, to which we did ample
justice — so ample that Kashaveroff, the purveyor, took
us at once into his good graces ; a gossip over our pipes,
and the best beds in the cabin at our service, and a solid
ten hours of unbroken rest (except to listen occasionally
to the music of a small yellow dog), prepared us for our
still harder and longer tramp on the following day. We
brought in to the Witch about forty birds, having lost
perhaps as many more down among the fog banks ; but
it was only by urging that the hospitable foreman, Mr.
Gibbons, a Maine man, would consent to our contributing
even the birds to our breakfast. Our venison sandwiches,
private coffee, etc., were tabooed vigorously, and we were
guests in every respect ; finding though that we really
wanted to try them, Kashaveroff added a few to the
breakfast.

This second day the fog had turned into rain, but we
were as determined as the youth who “ bore, mid snow
and ice,” etc. , and determined to go on and up, for beyond
and above us were ledges and birds well worth going
for.

Before stalling, I will describe an “ arastra,” for I don't
believe many of your readers will know what 1 mean by
the word. It is a cheap and tolerably effective substitute
for a stamp mill for treating ore, which can be used to
great advantage, when as at the “Witch” the quartz is
decomposed and soft. To begin at the bottom, it consists
of a tub about 20ft. in diameter, 4 ft. high, which has a
hard stone floor ; a perpendicular shaft from the centre
carries four arms at right angles, to which are attached
by chains several heavy flat blocks of stone ; above these
arms and on the same shaft is a very simple water wheel,
by which the stones are dragged around in the tub crush¬
ing and pulverizing the quartz which is fed in with a
duo proportion of quicksilver, and such chemicals as the
nature of the ore may require. A sluice a few inches
above the floor, letB off the waste water, the precious

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FOREST AND STREAM,

metal uniting -with the quicksilver, and resting on the
floor-. Some sulpurets escape with the tailings, which
are collected in pits below and retreated. An arastra
will work a small mine to good advantage.

The Witch Ledge wasdicovered, as were a dozen others,
by Niokolas Haley , a practical miner, who has been about
the best slandered man in this vicinity, He had uphill
work to obtain credence to his tales as to tho richness of
Alaakain gold. It was, I remember, fully explained to me
in San Francisco, that Haley was a fraud, that ore from
other regions was brought up here and mines salted bo
a i to make a rush which would benefit the ring of which
Haley was ringleader, and with a fortune at his control,
The man has struggled on in poverty, persevering, and at
last his upward turn has come. Within a month, he has
sold to San Francisco parties, who at last came up to ex¬
amine, over seventy thousand dollars worth of ledges, and
still owns enough to keep him rich. If, as I believe they
will, the minerological resources of Alaska bring her into
prosperity again, its citizens should always do honor to
this miner to whom they will owe it.

From the “Witch” to the “Last, Chance,” the trail
again led along the summit of a steadly rising
ridge ; it was a dreary climb: rain and fog shut out all
scenery, and the rocks were devoid of life. Ptarmigan had
disappeared ; occasionally we could hear their skir-r-r on
Ode side or the other, as we passed snow banks, the edges
of which reached into our limited field of vision.

As I stumbled along way above the clouds, with a good
guide and gun and trail, and certainty as to my where¬
abouts, and the probable termination of my journey, I
contrasted mentally my condition with that of Haley,
when he, the first white man, searching for wealth plod
also along this ridge scanning eagerly the surrounding
country in hopes of seeing quartz, and when at last he
arrived at the peak from which the glistening body of
quartz was visible, I could feel just how he felt when he
named it the*" Last Chance." Had not fortune befriended
him then and there, I could forgive him for giving up in
despair. But he found it, and on it as his last chance
took his chances. He has been rewarded ; that vein of
quartz has, if reports are true, and I believe them, brought
him twenty thousand dollars. But little work is going
on here ; t wo men were blasting and picking, and a pile
of ten or twelve tons of broken ore had been accum¬
ulated.

A half hour’s pause for a smoke and chat, and then
on again and upward, for our final destination, the re¬
motest, highest and greatest of all the discovered ledges
— the “ Great Eastern,” Again a ridge, which, ascend¬
ing for a mile steadily, rose suddenly live hundred feet in
a precipitous peak, on top of which stood two monu¬
ments of stone. Magnified by the fog, they seemed of
grand proportions ami a mile distant, but we" gained them
easier than we thought to, for we were becoming ac¬
customed to such exertion. Our muscles bad hardened
and our lungs so expanded that long, deep breaths were
possible, and that great rester, perspiration, was flowing
freely. How many such peaks were between us and the
summit? But our task of scaling them was still more
lightened by the abundance of birds, which had all
sought these high and desolate places. I do not know
how many we shot — we ceased to count — hut I do know
that when we reached the southeastern side of the last
peak, and could look down into the great valley below
us, and discern the belt of timber two thousand feet be¬
low, where we should camp for the night, we were all
Well loaded.

A few hundred feet down, and the character of the
oountry changed. The slopes faced southerly and soil
took the place of brown rocks, and soon — for we traveled
rapidly— -blue-bells and blue-berries appeared, and the

round was networked with the burrows of moles, or

eld mice. Then came ground pines and cedars, then a
brawling brook, which we crossed, and soon rested be¬
neath some giant pines, when, with wood and good
sweet water, we found our camping ground.

Four trees, forming a parallelogram ten feet by six,
furnished uprights on which to pin our cross beams, and
soon we had two canvas-roofed shanties, with bedding of
boughs faoe to faoe, with a huge camp-fire in the space
between them, The tree limbs furnished olothes-pegs on
which to dry onr wet elothes, and disrobing ourselves to
the skin, wrapped ourselves iu our blankets, native style,
which greatly amused the Siwashes, who busied them¬
selves in drying our garments before the camp-fire, and
in preparing a ptarmigan stew by the following receipt :
Skin and dismember one bird for each member of the
party, then one for a chance comer — “ for Jack,” as
we used to say ; then a couple more for good
measure ; then jiork, salt, flour, beans, potatoes,
onions and hard tack — all, if you have them, any, if not ;
boil all together for tliree-quartera of an hour, and serve
in very largo panBful, and eat with spoon, for it is some¬
thing like pigeon pot-pie, which is not perfect until the
birds themselves, which are left flavorless, are thrown
away. By the time the stew was ready aud the coffee —
Siwashes make splendid, clear coffee, with no settler — we
had built up garment by garment, and were attired quite
respectably for a night dinner in the mountains, aud we
did justice to it.

’Twas the old, old story. Eat to what would be rex»le-
tion elsewhere ; our pipes, conversation, and then an early
straightening out on the cedar boughs. The Siwaslies on
tho other side of the fire were happy and comfortable, for
they had their food receptacles, not full perhaps, for that
is an apparent impossibility, but so near to it that they
were, content. They are fearful gormandizers, yet can
subsist and workhard on a bit of smoked salmon. They,
too. amused themselves with stories, and were mightily
tickled at our attempts to pronounce, in their guttural
dialect, the names of various articles.

My comrades soou Blept soundly, but I was wakeful,
though pleasantly so, and spent two or three hours in
revery. Reminiscences of Piseco life came home to me ;
but I missed one of the luxuries of Adirondack camping.
Thera were no mosquitos to make music, nor flies for
company-. All was silent, except for the steady “ patter
chuck," as the Indians term rain : the rushing of water¬
falls, and the occasional roar of a tumbing glacier. I
thought of Haley, in his lonesome wanderings ; con¬
trasted my comforts with his discomforts, and was happy.
I thought of home, and remembered that it was the
monthly anniversary of my last night there ; and becom¬
ing unhappy, went to sleep and got over it.

The next morning, fresher than when I started on the

trip, (for I had danced witli the Russian girls at the wed¬
ding of a pretty Kamschatkan five hours, and had drank
Russian tea to such extent that sleep was wooed in vain,
when in the wee small hou is I sought it), I was ready after
my stew, hard tack and coffee, for a day- among the
ptarmagin.

The fact that it was raining hard did not deter us, for we
had soaked our guns in coal oil the night before, and they
were in fair condition. A straightaway' climb of, I am
afraid to say how many feet, or at what angle, hut it
lasted for over an hour, brought us to the back bone of
the mountain, and among the birds.

We headed on to the southeast, for we had yet to visit
the greatest of all the as yet discovered ledges, not inap¬
propriately named the “ Great Eastern : ’’ this we reached
in another hour, and found it all that had been repre¬
sented ; imagine a mile or more of the backbone of a
mountain, glistening here and therewith quartz, I will
not use your columns as an advertising medium, but will
simply say that I became fully convinced that I had for
once done a wise thing when I put what I could spare in¬
to its stock.

Visions of bonanzas floated around me in the mist, and
I thought with Mrs. Haley, “ I'll rifie in lily carriage yet.”
She can, now, for her husband a few weeks ago a poor
man, is now a rich one.

The day cleared as we returned, aud we had a gloriouB
time ; birds plentiful, no bears, and such magnificent
scenery, towering peaks, deep chasms, waterfalls, glaciers,
snow banks. The journey had been a hard one, but as
the Shaugraun says, " Bedad 't-waB worth it.” 1 will not
undertake to describe— Clarence King alone could do it.
Read his most fascinating description of mountain scen¬
ery and you will have it. I can’t do it. Wlieu we got
back to camp we counted up Rixt.v-l'our we had distribu¬
ted freely to the miners, and had lost great numbers by
their falling into ravines or on the f aces of glaciers, where
our Siwashes dared not go. I tried hard to save a skin,
but could not ; they were too tender. I had promised Or-
vis some of the snow white feathers for liis flies, hut the
damp and blood so soiled them that I knew he could do
betterwith a whitepigeon. A repetition of the experience
of the night before, except that 1 slept soundly-, and in
rite morning we started for home— I, with but three car¬
tridges left. I did not fire one of them ; the day was
rainy and we did not see a bird after leaving the extreme
summit, We had to back some of our game: the sixty- or
seventy pounds was a little more addition than the Si¬
washes, already well burdened with onr camp equipage,
and specimens of rock from the different mines, could
stand, and I found to my delight that, while in coming up,
my Parker 12-bore was a burden, in going down I carried
some thirty pounds without fatigue ; and when safely on
board, in roy stateroom, and rubbed down after a cold
bath, I noticed with delight, that themuscles of my calves
had perceptibly enlarged and hardened, and I had gained
four pounds in weight, Our trip was just in time ; four
days after the mountains were covered with snow and pre¬
sented by moonlight one of tho most beautiful sights I
ever witnessed. But for the snow, I should repeat my
trip. _ _ Piseco,

IN THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA.

I HAVE never been in this section before, I believe,
though, I have written up all the rest of the Old
Dominion for the Fokest and Stream : have carried
your readers over the stubble where the partridges lay
thickest in Piedmont, Virginia ; have gone with them
over across the Main to Cobb’s Island, and had royal sport
with the willet and curlew on the blinds at that lone
isle. We have travelled together through the “Great
Dismal" and fought the mosquitos and listened to the
croaking of thousands of frogs and the hooting of the
great horned owls, and we have floated side by side on
the mystical haunted Lake Drummond, where the spec¬
tral ship sailed noiselessly along like the Flying Dutch¬
man with the ancient old Captain Vauderdecken at the
helm. We have seen there, too, the weird Indian maid
and lover so true —

11 That oft at the midnight damp
Would cross by the fight of a firefly lamp,

And paddle their white canoe.”

We have witnessed together the great steeple-chases
between the black horse cracks and the Englishman who,
like Mark Meddle, that dashing gentleman in the “Lon¬
don Assurance, ” must have been bom on horseback. We
have sailed over summer seas and rough ridden over the
Fairfax Hills behind Captain Fitzhugh'a hounds on that
memorable occasion when the pack chased old Mrs. Her¬
bert’s pet fox right through the yard clean into the house,
and when Douglass, of the “ Capital,” was pitched head¬
foremost into the old lady’s bee-hives by his stumbling
horse that he had bought at a horse sale at a great bar¬
gain a few days before. We have almost frozen together
as we sat by our decoys off the coast ou a freezing day,
with a keen nor'west wind that cat like a knife, making
fancy shots at the mallard and brant as they Hashed by,
borne, ou the pinions of the wind. And we have held
high wassail with the fair Hog Islanders and drank that
Christmas Eve many a bumper to their buxom charms.
But we have never been in the mountains together, your
readers and I, so we will take advantage of this bright,
clear, bracing weather and turn our steps mountain ward
to hunt deer, turkeys, and squirrels, and try the bass on
the south branch of the Potomac.

Our objective point was Staunton, where we rendez¬
voused. When the hunting party assembled it consisted
of three, a good trinity, for according to Mr, Rory
O’More, ‘ ‘ there’s luck in odd numbers. ” We were a long
time starting. Each member had as much baggage as
an ox team could pull, and there was only one buggy and
a horse for the entire outfit. We crammed iu our traps
somehow and started.

There was Mr. Smith, a rotund, good-natured fellow,
who was the best forager I ever saw, and could carry
mure different articles in his saddle bags than Wyman,
the wizard, could pull out of his magic bag. Mr. Smith
was fond of sporting and ready at all times for anything.
He was one of that kind of men always getting ready,
but rarely on time ; he was always going to kill some¬
thing, but somehow didn’t. Mr.'Smith reminds one of
Voltaire’s sarcasms on LaHarpe, whom he called an o ven
that was always heating up, but never cooked anything,
ill-, Jones completed the group ; a flue sportsman, who

enjoyed everything with a keen, vivid zest, I came to
Staunton via Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and I can¬
not speak in terms of too high praise of General Wickatn,
the President of the road ; not because he commanded
my brigade during the war and gave me a furlough to go
to the rear one Christmas to a certain old baronial hall, but
because of the great changes he has made in the manage¬
ment of the road, and especially for his kindness to
sportsmen. Some years ago this road was the worst to
travel on in America, and a man with a dog and a gun
was fair game for all the employees ; a being who was
made to pay roundly for his pleasure. General Wickaui
has stopped all that. Every sportsman is allowed to carry
one dog free. If he has over one he is charged but a very
moderate, reasonable price, and ordere are given to con¬
ductors to take the very best care of the pointers and set¬
ters, and the owner can visit them as often as he likes.
I know of no other railroad that exercises such liberality
toward that much-abused, over-charged class known as
sportsmen, and General Wiekam deserves their thanks
aud will receive them from every hunter who travels over
the Chesapeake and Ohio.

After leaving Staunton we stopped at a Binall frame
house on the side of the road with a little tin Bign, on
which was written “ Hotil.” We put up our team and
soon supper was ready. We were savagely hungry and feli¬
citated ourselves upon dining off stewed squirrel, broiled
venison and roast wild turkey. Deluded mortals that we
were I All we got was some rye coffee and fried bacon.
Our host made up for his bill of fare by offering to carry
us deer hunting early the next morning ; so we went to
bed to dream of knocking every deer in Augusta County
cold and dead as a door nail. It seemed that hardly had
we got to sleep when we were awakened by a bead thrust
in the opened door and a voice shouting: “Get up! get
up! day’s a breaking!” “Well let it break and be
broken !" said my comrade as he sullenly sat up in bed ;
“ for it don’t owe me anything.” A solitary tallow dip
spluttered alone in silence, making the room more dis¬
mal looking, but we made a rush and dressed and then
went out in the porch. It was still dark ; the morning
star shone witli a steady brilliancy. Lord ! how cold it
was! We sat and shivered as we waited for our ancient
Nimrod to appear. He came at last, with his pack of
hounds that consisted — as I am an honest man — of one
old toothless dog, with half of his hair rubbed off his
hide.

“ Say, old man, is that all youx pack?’ said my com¬
rade.

“ That air dog is a plenty to strike up a trail,” said the
mountaineer,

“ But,” we said, “he can’t run fast enough.”

“Well,’’ was the reply ; "he don’t look none too skit¬
tish, I allow, but he can bang to a trail, anyhow.”

We started and reached the road and were placed upon
our respective stands. 1 stood skivering for about two
hours, looking anxiously for that deer, but it never came
— which made about fifty times I've been on deer stands
in my life, and never have seen a buck or doe yet. I’ve
done with deer hunting now. It’s very good shooting
when you are out of meat, bu£ as sport 1 can’t see any fun
in it. Even if the deer did come along your way, I for
one can't throw enough ecstatic pleasure in one shot to
pay me for three or four miserable hours spent in perfect
solitude meditating upon the sins of a misspent youth.

We returned bootless from the chase, and struck for
our meals ; and just here we made a discovery — it was
this : In this rustic Hotel de Ville, we found that there is
no variation between the meals. The bill of fare was
this : Breakfast : coffee, bread and fried pork ; dinner :
coffee, bread, and pork fried ; supper : fried pork, coffee
and bread : entrees : water, salt, and pepper. But for
the consolation of Bumgardner’s best, we would have
mutinied — but we managed to stand it.

By the way, this kind of liquor known as the Bum-
gardner Whiskey, is the finest, purest brand ever manu¬
factured in Virginia. It is absolutely pure, strong, and
has no headache in it. To tourists, travellers, and sports¬
men it is the very best stimulant they can get, and it is
worth more than all their fancy, bright-colored, but
adulterated liquors put together, that people will insist on
poisoning themselves with. If Jove ever got drunk, as
Homer in his Iliad said he did, then it must have been on
Bumgardner’s liquor.

I never saw or heard the like of the birds this season.
From all parts of the State I hear the same aocounts of
the plentitude of the partridges. This is owing partly to
the dry season we have had in tire past summer, and
partly and greatly to the strict enforcement of the game
laws. There will be splendid sport this fall. The close
season expires in Upper Virginia on the 15th of October,
and in Tidewater, Virginia, on November 1st. For the
information of those gentlemen sportsmen who desire to
hoard, and who wish to have fine sport, I refer them to
the following persona in different portions of the State,
who can either take boarders with priviledges to shoot
over their grounds, or will refer them to those who wifi.
For shooting in the Uplands, write to Captain Wm. H.
Fowler, Staunton, Va. To those desiring* to shoot near
the coast, where wild fowl can he had as well as par¬
tridges, write to Hon. O. Finney, Accomac Court House,
Va. To those who want to explore the Great Dismal
Swamp, aud shoot around its borders, address Captain
S. S. Shriver, Suffolk, Va. To those desiring splendid
duck, goose, and brandt shooting, with furnished decoys,
guides, and boats, let them write to Kenneth McKown,
Cobb's Islands, Va. , via Cherrystone. I have no axe to
grind in writing this. 1 Bimpiy do it for the benefit of
your readers,

It is pleasant to leave the city at this time of the year ;
the time when nature dresses herself in her most brilliant
robes, queens it royally in the sovereignty of her radiant
beauty. It is a never ending delight to travel in these
mountains with the ever varying scenery, and the forest
of every imaginable hue, from the pale yellow of the
sugar maple, the vivid green of the mountain larch, the
deep crimson of the dogwood, the rusty brown of the
chestnut, the sea green of the pine, the deep red of tlia
beach, and the Bismarck color of the elm, all combined,
form scenery grand, beautiful, and indescribable.

But as fair as nature looks by sunlight, it is far more
pure and lovely by moonlight ; the clear pure air gets
clearer and purer with that magical light which has a
deeper charm than the sunshine, and as one travels along
the mountain roads it acts like a stimulant. Here you
wind along the brink of a mountain ; below is a sheet"

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reeipiee of a thousand feet or so, with the stream at the
ottom checkered and sparkling in the moon’s rays ; then
going onward, you strike some grim rock-hound cavity
or basin that looks like a fit spot for the unhallowed rites
of the Walpurgis Night that Dr. Faustus witnessed by the
light of the stare, in the dim recesses of the Utirtz Moun¬
tains, Ride on a hundred yards or so, and you wall enter
a level spot, -carpeted with the greenest of swards, with
the moonlight playing fantastic shadows, and the rock-
bound wall rises sternly up as if to hide such a tender,
fair spot from all human scrutiny. In just such a ground
as this Queen Mab, his elfish majesty, Oberon, and all her
fairy court, hold (heir nightly revels ; and if you wait
long enough you will see Puck with Ida tricksiness hand¬
ing out the dainty, delicate Titani, followed by her maids
of honor and lords of her diminutive court ; and while
the sovereign of all the fairies holds her court, you will
find the sentinels swinging by spider webs from the
boughs of the trees, keeping watch and ward iover the
bachannalian jollity. Still vide on ; and you will pass a nar¬
row defile, just such a place as that "where Fra Diavolo
stopped the coach of the English milord and relieved him
Of all his money, after paying court to Lady Alcash in
the disguise of the “ Marquis au Claire de la Lune,” and
trying to take her bridal diamonds but yet a month
old. Then you begin to descend the winding road, and
at last reach the very bottom of the gorge. In a small
clearing there is a house, dark, grim, aud forbidding, sol¬
itary and alone ; a house that your imagination peoples
with crime-stained people; a private mad-house where
men and women are buried into a worse place than the
grave, where the sound of the la3h, the screams of the
inmates, the sullen curses of the keepers, break the mid¬
night silence. You knock ; the watchdog answers by a
deep bay ; a light flashes in the window ; a door opens,
and a mountaineer's hearty welcome greets you, and
your tired horses whinny out their satisfaction." Falling
to sleep in a huge bed, we forget our moonlight reveries
in the more vivid fancies of dreamland.

The next day we spent in aimless saunterings ; our
horses were in tip top condition, and we in a most ap-
reeiative humor. Leaving the main road we struok, hap-
azard, a blind patch, as they call them here, running in
a zig-zag manner ; hut that bore steadily upwards to the
very top of the mountains. It was a long distance, and
the fiery beams of the sun beat with fearful force on our
heads. We toiled and struggled on, the sungetting more
intense every moment, and the path became so rocky and
steep that we had to diamount and lead our horses. They
stumbled laboriously after us, and sent a perfect shower
of stones clattering downward. We hugged the hill aud
climbed as best we could, for it was impossible to rest on
the steep cliff. Ever aud anon we would pause long
enough to wipe the perspiration off our faces, and if we
were not so profuse in curses as the celebrated army of
Flanders, that doubtless marched up a similar bill, it
was because of our good training in youth. “ Patience.”
saith Solomon, or some other wise man, 11 will accomplish
anything ; ” and adding to it a little perserverance we
mounted that mountain at last. It was a steep hill ; so
steep indeed, that the old women who lived at the foot
of it always looked up the chimney in the evening to see
whether her cows were coming home,

“ The. Israelites were never more glad to reach the
promised land than I am to get on the top of the world,”
Mr. Smith pantingly observed.

“I’ll he hanged,” said Mr, Jones, “if anybody but a
bow-legged man ought to attempt to climb those heights."

Mr. Robinson demurred at this, and said a mountaineer
ought to have one limb longer than the other. Both
agreed, however, that lowland legs of the .average sym¬
metry and length, were never intended by nature to
make their way skyward by way of manual labor.

But I will hurry on with my story. As 1 said before,
we arrived on the top of the mountain, and, like Hopeful
in the Pilgrim’s Progress, wo were breathless and weak.
And what was our surprise to find on. the very summit, a
comfortable log-house and out-buildings, built in the pri-
mative style that the genuine mountaineer most affects.
To our bail the proprietor came to the door, and we were
as much startled by his appearance as ever was the
Thane of Glanies by the apparition of Bauquo’s ghost.
Yes, the door swung slowly open and a face showed it¬
self, a face more marked than the masked counte¬
nance of the veiled Prophet of Kobrassan ; a huge face,
as red as blood, a flaming beard, shining, and as bright
as the ever-burning lire of the Ghebers ; a wheelbarrow
full of hair onliri head, as deeply, darkly, desperately red
as a city belle’s promenade stockings ; his eyes shone like
carbuncles. Hia form was clad in — but no matter about
his dress ; no glance ever struck beneath his face. Once
there, in startled amaze, your eyes rested, stayed, ling¬
ered, and remained. Yet he was a good-souled. Bad-
hearted man, who believes inLavater nowadays ; honest
and humble in spite of his glowing, fire like cast of fea¬
tures, which, to tell the truth, did look as tlioughit could
set the world on fire. We were hungry, tired, aud
wearied. He took us in and fed and feasted us in his
homely way, and after our generous repast, aud when his
spirits were raised from imbibing some of the mountain
dew — that made his countenance more crimson and suf¬
fused, if possible — he became very communicative. His
life was a burden to him, he said, and all because of his
appearance. “ My neighbors send word to me,” he pa¬
thetically remarked, “ not to get up before day, for my
face is mistaken for the sun rising over the top of the
mountain, and then the cocks crow, the hens cackle, the
dogs bark, the cattle low, and the good wife starts the
fire often hours before the time. Yes,” he continued
sadly, “if I walk in the hamlet after sunset the villagers
halloo to me that lam trying to discount the moon. If I
go there in the daytime, the girls begin to fan themselves,
and the young men shuck off their jackets, just to devil
me and nothing else, and things hasarroveatsuchapitch
now that I can't even go to preaching.”

' • Why not ? ” we asked.

“ Because last year, one Sunday, I was a littlelate, and
had to sit among the hoys at the back of the church. In
a little while the sermon commenced, and a short spell
after I saw the minister stop, look my way, and cough.
He kept on, and then stopped and looked my way and
soughed agin. Biiueby the folks turned around ami com¬
menced snickering : I thought it strange, but did’ut look
around, but when the grins changed into hoarse laughs,
I looked backward out of the corner of my eye, and as I
am a living man I wv them boys— a whole parcel of ’em

— all behind me. One little chap would poke his linger
in my hair, turn it around and around as a blacksmith
heals a bar of iron, place it on a Bible he held in his lap,
and then keeping his finger revolving, a dozen fists wou Id
hammer it ; then they would all stop, and the little devil
would put his linger in my hair again, while the other
boys would wait, and puff and blow like they were roast¬
ing to death."

“1 don't care much to live,” said the sad-faced man,
wipiug a tear out of bis eye and elevating, in his absence
of mind, the bottle to his lips ; “ the children Cry when
they see me, and the dogs howl and run with their tails
stuck between their legs, and I das’nt look in the water.”

“ Why in the world don't you cut your hair aud beard
off,” I asked.

“ Stranger,” he replied, solemnly, “ my wife won’t let
me ; she’s jealous, and keeps me at home to keep me from
fooling around tiie gals, as she says, and a married man
has got to obey orders or leave his ranche.”

The dusk of evening was stealing over the scene when
he left, and as I turned for a parting look I saw his flam¬
ing face through the gathering gloom, looking all the
world like a pumpkin hollowed out, with a candle inside
to illuminate it, such as bad little boys used to make on
the plantations to frighten ignorant negroes with.

Along these roads we travel there is not a spot, a valley,
a defile, that lias not some bloody history, for hero have
occurred skirmishes, forays and private feuds which have
made these regions famous. Some Walter Scott will yet
arise who will immortalize them in history. Along this
road have often marched the dusty legions of Jackson :
on that bridge was fought a contest between his rear
guard and Fremont’s advance ; on that broad plateau is
where Ashby made a stand to mask Jaebson's movement ;
and by the bend of the river in that mountain gorge
Harry Gilmer held his ground until nightfall, with
twenty-five troopers against Banks’ advance guard. The
whole" land is one of memories.

Sitting by a fire of blazing hickory logs were Jones, who
is an ardent lowlander, and our host, who was born,
raised and bred under the shadow of the loftiest cliff in
the AUeghanies, and, of oouree, an enthusiastic high¬
lander.

Said Jones : “Well, we live better than you. Where
can you find such fish as the sheepshead, hog-fish and
soft crab?”

“ You may think so, hut I don’t,” returned the High¬
lander. giving the fire a vigorous poke with the tongs.
“ I wouldn’t give our speckled mountain trout and our
bass for all the salt water fish in the world ; it’s sweet,
white and delicate, and the daintiest tasting fish that
swims.”

' * But where can you match our green turtle?” said Jones
tri umphantly.

“If there "is anything that can beat a haunch of our
venison I have never seen it,” responded the host. “I
make no exception of turtle, terrapin, or nothing.”

“ But where can you show such game as we have in
canvass-hack duok, the mallard aud the brant ?”

“ 1 admit they are good eating,” said the Highlander
earnestly, “but they can't discount our mountain pheas¬
ants, that are considered the greatest delicacy by all
epicures.”

“I have reserved my strongest argument for my last —
where can you match our oysters ?” and Jones looked as
though he had driven the nail of his argument up to the
head, and clinched it on the other side.

“I will set our mountain mutton against your oysters
any day, and stand by the verdict,” answered the High¬
lander. “Besides, look at the difference in living, look
at the health of the two sections. You people down in
the lowlands shake your boots off before breakfast, with
the chills, and can't’enjoy your good things. You have
the ague fever half the year round, .while we up here
never know what a malarial fever is, and keep our health
until we die of old age, while you fight stomach aches aud
dyspepsia all your lifelong.”

Jones wouldn’t agree to this, and when we returned we
left both of them in a heated argument that lasted, as
I was informed later, way into midnight, neither party
convincing the other.

Hearing there was plenty of bass in the South Branch of
the Potomac, some few miles below Franklin, a little
town in West Virginia, we made our way down there,
and opened the campaign. We had a plentiful supply of
flies, grasshoppers, minnows, helgramites, and every kind
of bug. In tlie deep pools along a granite cliff we could
see the bass in dozens. The water was so clear and pure
that ever little object was distinctly visible. For two
days we tried them ; offered to their insatiable appetites
flies, bugs and all ; but they would smell them, and then
give a contemptuous flirt of then’ tail and make off. Next
we tried live bait, and Would drop a wriggling, lively
minnow in the midst of a crowd of a dozen or so. They
would float leisurely up, see what it was, aud then paddle
off perfectly indifferent to all the trouble we had gone
through for their benefit. I have enough of bass-fishing
to satisfy me.

While we stood patiently for hours and whipped the
stream for bass, and never received a bite, a couple of
country fishermen stood on the rocks with a long pole, to
which was attached a noose made of wire, and, clapping
it over the unsuspecting fish, they would get splendid
strings of bass of several pounds weight. It don’t seem
fair, but it’s true.

Washington Irving tells of a couple of city sportsmen
who fished in a stream for trout. They had fancy rods,
silk lines, reels, artificial flies, bugs, minnows, helgram¬
ites, frogs and grasshoppers, and after an hour’s hard
work did not have even one bite. While they were rest¬
ing after their desparing labors a freckled-faced farmer’s
lad came along, his breeches held up by one suspender.
He came fishing also. Hia outfit consisted of an old
cedar pole, common cotton line, a pin hook and a few
earth worms. In a few moments he caught a bucketful
of prime perch. Well, that story can point a moral and
adorn a tale, for that was just our luck. A long pole
with a loop of wire did more execution in one hour than
our complete outfit did in a week.

I like sporting, not waiting and watching, as in deer
and turkey shooting, for I love to hear the crack of my
gun ; it is sweet music to me, and I don’t care for the
size of the game so much as the quantity— that, is unless I
could make such a shot and do as much execution as old
Captain Yan Felt did— but I will tell you that story,

Q

which is a tradition down in the lowlands of old Virginia,
where I came from.

Old Captain Van Peit, as his name indicated, was a
Dutchman, and a sharp, shrewd, monejr-raalring man.
The Captain commanded a schooner, and his crew con¬
sisted of an old darkey named Manuel. The business of
the Fraulien (for that was the name of his craft) was to
sail along the Potomac aud its tributaries and buy up
fowls, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and all such articles, and
then bear them back to the markets of Baltimore and
Washington, when the Captain would dispose of his
cargo at a heavy advance, and placing a balance in bank
start down the river again, with Manuel at tire helm and
the meditating Van Pelt at the bow, smoking his long
pipe.

One December day years ago, when you and I and the
printer ,who Bets this up, were but boys or babies, the
Fraulien dropped anchor in the tributary stream of Oe-
caquan, It was a bright day, but there was a frost in the
air which boded a freeze, and the Captain sent Manuel
on shore to see an old woman who made the raising of
fowls a specialty, and had more chickenB, ducks, aud
geese than could be found anywhere elso for miles
around. Manuel came back and "said that the old lady
refused to give him her price and would only bargain
with his master.

“I'll go and see her and buy hemp tomorrow,” says
Capt. Van Pelt. That night there came on a bitter freeze,
aud as the sun rose it was reflected back by ice that was
fully ten inches thick.

“Mein Gott ! Donner and Blitzen t” swore the Captain ;
“ Vot shall I do? Christmas a-coming, and here I am
stuck in the mud 1”

All day the Captain watched for a thaw. Instead it
grew colder and colder, and the next night it was so bit¬
ter that but for a jug of Holland gin and a roaring fire,
the crew and the Captain would have been frozen, too.
One, two, three, four days passed on, and as the frost
came down heavier the Captain swore harder and puffed
his pipe more savagely than did his countryman, the re¬
doubtable Wouter Van Twiller, of Nieuf Amsterdam, at
the. British ship sailing up the Hudson. Adding to his
woes, famine threatened, and at the end of the week the
Captain went ashore to see the old lady and buy some
fowls, Now this old lady, like Shelley's wicked old
woman of Berkley, would do auytliing mean for money,
and seeing tiie Fraulien frozen fast, she raised the price
on her fowls just double what she asked before. The
Captain tried argument, blandishments, cajolery, all to
no pm-pose. The old woman had him where she termed
liis hair was short, and was as firm as a mule, or a woman,
can only be. Capt. Van Pelt finally lost Uis temper, aud
retired on board the Fraulien, and paced his deck
and declared that he would starve before lie would be
cheated so. Then ensued a battle between his will and
liis stomach, and those who have ever felt tiie pangs of
hunger can't doubt which would be victor. The next
day the Captain went back oouquered and paid the price
of a half-dozen fowls — one bright silver shilling for eacii,
when the full price was only a sixpence. As he picked
them out from the vast flock he asked the old woman
wliat she would let him shoot into the whole bunch for.
The owner, always ready for a bargain in any shape,
studied for a while, and then said : “If you will let me
load the gun I'll let you shoot into the flock for a- dollar.”

“ All right,” said the Captain, “ I'll go to tiie Fraulien
and get him mine gun.” So he went on board the craft,
dove down into his cabin, and brought out an old brass
bull-mouth fowling piece that his father had made nearly
a hundred years ago. It had a bore as large as a blun-
derbus, and a touch-hole big enougli to run your fingers
in. Into the gaping muzzle he poured afistfull of pow¬
der, rammed in a haudfull of tow, aud a double hand-
full of shot ; theu he sawed off four fingers of the ramrod,
and picked the flint carefully, aud started shoreward ac¬
companied by Manuel. The old lady was ready for him ;
she carefully measured the gun with the ramrod aud
found it (as she thought) unloaded, and put about a thiru-
blefull of powder, aud about the same quantity of shot.
Van Belt remonstrating with her on the smallness of tl.e
load. “A contract is a contract,” said she, “you shall
have all you kill, but I shall load the piece.” She then
brought a basket of corn which the Captain sprinkled out
in a straight line, and then lying down flat within a short
distance, aud resting his guu on a log, lie told the
ancient damsel to let the fowls out. The door of the fowl
house was opened, and tiie clamorous brood, hearing the
well known sound, flew cluttering, clucking, and quack¬
ing to their meal. I wish this was an illustrated paper, so
that I could draw the picture just here, the fowls strung
out in a long line, bolting their food; the Captain lying
flat down, his fingers on tile trigger, saying a brief
prayer — for the load he put in would strain if it did not
burst the old weapon ; the ancient dame with a satisfied
chuckle looking over her horn rimmed spectacles, and
Manuel a good distance away, with his hands over both
his ears, aud his eyes rolling fearfully. With ins heart
standing still, the Captain sighted his piece and pulled
trigger. A roar like that of thunder was heard, reverber¬
ating across the ice and echoing in a sullen roar from tiie
woods far away, and there lay the Captain stunned, tbe
fire-arm. ton feet off. The old woman as she witnessed the
fearful slaughter, raised her arms aud her eyes to Heaven
and shrieked, “My Lord, I am ruined, 1 am undone !”
while Manuel counted the spoils. Seventeen chickens,
eighteen guinea keets, nine turkeys, five geese, seven
ducks, an old rooster, two tame pigeons, a pec house pig
of the old lady’s, and her tabby cat, that had stole up in
the crowd.

“ Golly I ” says old Manuel, as he piled up tiie spoils,
aud then helped up Captain Van Pelt, “ dis am de great¬
est shot on record 1 ” CfiASSKUk.

—The most entertaining sight to be witnessed in New
York City to-day is the Thanksgiving Day dinner of the
children at the Five Points House of Industry, 155 Worth
street. The annual appeal of the institution states that
it is $8,000 behindhand. Contributions of food, money
or clothing will be well disposed ol', and we invite our
readers’ attention to this field of charity. All remittances
and contributions should be sent to Hugh N.^Camp,
treasurer, 155 Worth street, New. York.

846

FOREST AND STREAM.

r£trJ( ffulttin.

Carp as an Addition to our Supply op Fish Food.—
At Blackford's, iu Fulton. Market, may now be seen a
tank containing several hundred German carp of two to
five inches in length, which growth has been attained in
the short space of five months. They were hatched at
Washington, D. 0., where hatching facilities were pro¬
vided two years since, and a very interesting description
thereof was furnished to this journal at the time by our
stated Washington correspondent. It is said that carp
of tins variety will attain a weight of seven pounds in
three years : and as they are also prolific and very tooth¬
some, it is certain that a very desirable addition has bsen
made to our list of food fishes as well as a profitable one
to fish-growers. In Germany the carp is esteemed as
highly as the trout and sells for the same price in the
market. The first successful introduction of these fish
into the United States took place about five years ago.
The experiment of breeding and raising them in the pond
where they were then placed has been perfectly success¬
ful, the fecundity and rapid growth of the fish having
been quite remarkable. Specimens hatched this year
have already attained a length ol' seven inches. The carp
lives on vegetable food, and thrives best in warm water ;
facts which make it peculiarly suitable for the South,
and its qualities as a food fish will give it a high value in
that section, where as many will be distributed as can be
furnished. Some 15,000 in all are now ready to be planted
in various waters of Kentucky, Missouri and other States.
Those assigned to Long Island go to the farm of S. L.
M. Barlow, at Glen Cove ; to Mr. A. W. Benson, of Mon-
tauk Point ; to Mr. W. R. T. Jones, of South Oyster Bay,
and to Mr. H. D. McGovern, of Bushwick.

The carp in Mr. Blackford's tank very much resemble
the silvery dace, which are sometimes found in company
with trout in our New England streams, but are readily
identified by the two barbels pendant under the throat
like those of a codfish. As the carp mature these barbels
attain a considerable size and become a distinctive char¬
acteristic. Carp belong to the family of cyprinoids, of
which goldfish and suckers are varieties. A certain vari¬
ety of carp are very common now in Virginia, where
they were introduced in 1832 by the captain of a Havre
packet,

The Farmer's Fish. — This is what Prof. Spencer F.
Baird teams the carp, which he predicts will within ten
years take a very important place among the food supplies
of the country. Writing to Senator Beck, of Kentucky,
relative to carp culture in that State the commissioner
Bays,

••Its special merit lies in the fact of its sluggishness,
and the ease with which it Is kept in very limited enclos¬
ures, its being a vegetable feeder, and its general inoffen¬
siveness.

Its rate of growth, too, is something marvelous ; and.
as observed so far in the specimens introduced into the
United States, being even more remarkable here than in
Europe. Among the original fish imported by us from
Europe, and which are now only about tliree-and-a-half
years old, are pome from twenty -five to thirty inches
in length, weighing from four to eight or nine
pounds. ****** The carp will thrive best iu
artifical or natural ponds with muddy bottoms and abound¬
ing in vegetation. In large ponds it may not be neces¬
sary to add any special food ; but in restricted inclosures,
sis, for instance, in those of a fraction of an acre they
may be fed with the refuse of the kiteken gar¬
den’, leaves of cabbage, lettuce, leek, etc., hominy or
other substances. Grain of any kind is generally better
boiled before being fed to the fish ; but this is probably
not absolutely necessary.”

We shall see the time when the fish pond will be as
common a feature of the farm as the pig sty is now.

In-Bred Trout.— Setli Green tells us that he thinks the
cause of the brook trout inmost of our streams not grow¬
ing larger and faster is. that they are in-bred for so many
years, and he has accordingly bought one hundred and
ten thousand trout spawn of It. Burgess & Sons, of Ben¬
nington, Vermont. He hopes to raise a good many of
them and cross them with our trout, and put the balance
of them in Caledonia Creek.

Work of the United States Fishery Commission.—
The labors of the Fish Commission during the last two
ytjjrs have added two valuable food fishes to the list of
salt ftvnter varieties usually found in the markets of the
Atlantic cities. These are the pole flounder and the tile
fish. The former has been found in great quantities and
over a wide range. It is destined to become an impor¬
tant source of food supply, both on account of its abund¬
ance and its fine qualities as an article of food. The tile
resembles the cod in some particulars. It is said to
bo abundant, and is likely to become extensively used as
an article of food. Captain Kirby, ft? discoverer, prefers
it to the codfish.

professor Baird is very sanguine that the (JiUjfOrnia
salmon will thri ve jn Southern rivers, where the temper¬
ature of the water At fbe spawning season does not usu¬
ally rise so high as in the (Sacramento River, where the
salmon live and flourish.

Professor Baird says that during Lb,? past season the
a thimbJe-eyed” mackerel reappeared in great numbers
at Provinoetown and other points on the Atlantic coast
after an obsence of forty years. This is also a valuable
flood fish. Experiments in natelung conns h have proved
very successful. The Fish CpmwtehPh hoppg pot only to

restock the waters of the New England coast, but to ex¬
tend the locality within which tliis valuable fish ranges
much farther south. It is known that long ago the cod
flourished in great numbers several hundred miles south
of where it is now found.

Preliminary studies have been made with a view to
actual experiments in breeding halibut, with which
fish it is also hoped to stock the waters off the coast of
of the United States. Indeed, Professor Baird says that he
looks upon all the work of stocking the lakes, ponds, and
rivers of the country with fresh water fish, as only pre¬
liminary to that of stocking the sea with desirable salt
water varieties.

Artificial Fish Hatching in Germany.— An interes-
ing report was produced at a recent meeting of the Ger¬
man Fishing Society, by which it appears that the total
number of fish ova hatched at the expense of the German
Fishery Club during the season of 1878-79, amounts to
about six miUions-and-a-half. From this number above five
millions of young fish-fry, namely, salmon, Californian
salmon (117,540 out of 162,266 ova), American trout, sal¬
mon, trout graylings, and several coregoni species, such as
murinas, blue-cap fish, etc., have been successfully pro¬
duced. These five millions of young fish have been dis¬
tributed among the various rivers and lakes of Germany,
the Danube, aud Lake Constance, the latter receiving
above two millions of fish-fry. In addition to this num¬
ber, several millions of ova have been hatched in the
various artifical hatching establishments in Southern
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria — not connected with
the German Fishery Club. Nearly one million of young
salmon have been provided by the Swiss Government and
deposited into the River Rhine and its affluents. — Land
and Water.

New Hampshire. — Fish Commissioner. Samuel "Webber,
and his colleagues, have stocked the following waters dur¬
ing the past summer with land-looked salmon. Under
Hie provisions of the law, none of these fish can be caught
before June, 1884 : Sunapee Lake, 10,000 ; Connecticut
lakes, 10,000 ; Squam Lake, 10,000 ; Winnipesaukee Lake,
5,000; Massubesic Lake, 5,000; Newfound Lake, 5,000 ;
Mascoma Lake, 5,000 ; Newidrewamcoe Lake, Wakefield,
5,000 ; Merrymeeting Pond, New Durham, 5,000 ; Nutt's
Pond, Manchester, 5.000; Long Pond, Bradford, 5,000 ;
Tarleton ponds. Piermont, 5,000 ; Jones’ Pond, Raymond,
5,000 : Dunking’ Pond, Ossipee, 5,000 ; Sandwich ponds,
5,000 ; Echo Lake, Franconia, 2,500 ; Rocky Pond, Hollis.
2,500 ; Chestnut Pond, Northfield, 2,000 ; Star Pond,
Springfield, 1,000 ; Monadnock Lake, Dublin, 1,250 ; Stone
Pond, Marlboroug, 1,250 ; Breed Pond, Nelson, 1,250 ;
South Pond, Fitzwiliiam, 1,250 ; Long Pond, Hancock,
750 : Jack Pond, Hancock, 750 ; Norway Pond, Hancock,
750 ; Hunt’s, Hancock, 750 ; Juggernaut Pond, Hancock,
750 ; Half-moon Pond, Hancock, 750 ; Willard Pond,
Antrim, 750.

A letter from Commissioner Powers announces the
capture of the twentieth salmon at the hatchery at
Plymouth, making in all eleven females and nine males
safely placed in the storage ponds at that place, and from
the first spawners of which lot Mr. Powers has already
secured over 30,000 eggs. This is believed to be the first
large lot of eggs on record taken from artificially planted
fish, which have returned to the waters in which they
were placed, to spawn, and is a good item to place to the
credit of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, by whose
joint action the hatching-house at Plymouth has been
established and carried on. Mr. Powers has also taken
over 100,000 trout eggs from the stock of breeders which
we have collected at the hatching-house, and the trout
have not finished spawning yet.

Hatching Spawn ofFish.— The Chinese have amethod
of hatching the spawn of fish, and thus protecting it from
those accidents which ordinarily occur to so large portion
of it. The fishermen collect with care, on the margin and
surface of the waters, all those gelatinous masses which
contain the spawn of fish. After they have a sufficient
quantity, they fill with it the shell of a fresh hen’s egg,
which they have previously emptied, stop up the holes,
and put it under a sitting fowl. At the expiration of a
certain number of days, they break tbe shell in water
warmed by the sun. The young fry are presently hatched,
and are kept in pure freshwater till they are large enough
to be tin-own into a pond with the old fish. The sale of
spawn for this purpose forms an important branch of
trade in China. — Literary Gems.

Some of the Uses to which Fish are Applied —
Fish made into Bread and Biscuit.— At the city of
Escier they diy their fish in the sun, and, by its extreme
heat, reduce them to powder, like meal, and knead them
into loaves, or mix them into aliquid form like frumenty ;
and in consequence of the scarcity of grain, the natives
make a kind of biscuit of the substance of the larger fish
(suppose tunny), in the following maimer: Fust, they
chop it up into very small particles, and moisten the
preparation with a liquor rendered thick and adhesive by
a mixture of flour, which gives to the whole the consist¬
ence of paste. This they form into a kind of bread, which
(hey dry in the sun ; a stock of these biscuits is laid up to
serve the year’s consumption. Besides feeding on it them¬
selves, they accustom their cattle, cows, camels, and,
horses to feed on dried fish. — M, Polo's Travels, by
Marsden. .

— In China, in the month of May, a great number of
sliips are employed by the country people in the sale of
fish spawn, which they sell to merchants by measure, and
send it into the country to stock ponds, etc.

—An official report Btates the number of fish ova
hatched at the imperial fish-hatching establishment at
Hiiningen between Jan. 1st, 1878, and March 3ist, 1879, at
8,577,000. Of these some 5,500,000 have been distributed
in Germany, England, Belgium, France, Luxembourg,
Austria, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy.

— During tlie month of Qptobjer oyer forty-one tons of
fish were seized at Billingsgate and destroyed, a8 unfit for
human food. Among these were 422 cod, 12,9135 had¬
docks, 475 herrings, 404 lobsters, 230 mackerel, 658 mul¬
lets, 102 plaice, 42,440 smelts, 193 soles, 120 thornbacks,
123 turbot, 7, J80 whiting, 131 trout and 7 salmon.

m mid J? iierL ^idling.

FISH IN SEASON IN DECEMBER.

ERRStt 'WATER.

Blnt'k Bass, Micropterwi salmo- I Pike or Pickerel, Ernrx luelwi.

ides; M. nigricam. Yellow Porch, Pcrcajlnvv.ccn*

Sea Buss, Sciuyitujjs occllalus. | White Perch, 3/ oj-o ne am ericana.

FISHING IN NEWFOUNDLAND.

I SUPPOSE that all your readers know that Newfound¬
land is a foggy place ; still there is a good deal of fine
■weather, barring fogs, during the summer and early au¬
tumn, and the fogs do not prevail so much over the land
as over the sea. Salmon were selling at St. John’s when
we were there, about the middle ot June, at from three¬
pence to fourpence per pound, caught outside in the sea
in nets. When one considers how the rivers are poached,
it is a wonder that so many salmon are left. There is a
fine sheet of water (Kitty-Vitty) close to the town, with
a small stream running out of it for a short distance into
the sea. There is a fall between the lakes and the sea of
about, I should say, twenty feet, up which a salmon lad¬
der might be made, and a line salmon preserved formed.
An iceberg was aground at the mouth of tbe harbor, and
a great deal of ice in The offing, and much reported to the
northward. Sailing about in fogs, and at night among
icebergs, is not very pleasant amusement — but when duty
calls, etc. We made the land of the northeast part of
Newfoundland about June 20th, in the neighborhood of
Hare Bay ; much ice about, tbe snownot melted off the
land, which, bare, treeless and rocky, looked wintry and
cheerless. We got into Croe Harbor in the afternoon — a
snug little harbor, with some wood on hills surrounding
(small firs) ; a small river runs into the harbor to the
south ; and a small brook at the head of the harbor. The y
both come from shallow, stony-bottomed lakelets a short
way up. I took my rod to fish and explore, but soon saw
that there was nothing to be got hut sprats. I saw the
track of one eariboo quite recent, and a couple of snipe.
From Croe round to Castor, now on tbe west coast, are
nothing but insignificant streams, in which salmon would
not lay, but run up in freshets to small lakes up the coun¬
try, where they are not prevented by weirs or nets which
bar the way. Scanty as is the population, tbe salmon
fishing has vastly fallen off on account of these practices.
A snip-of- war visiting the coast in a flying manner once or
twice in the season cannot prevent them. I did not see
the Castor River myself, hut one of our officers went
there, aud said it was a shallow, rapid stream, not a
likely-looking place for rod-fishing, yet it used to he a
good' place for net-fishing many yearn ago. The fishing
has now fallen off so much that a man who fished it said-
that it was scarcely worth the trouble. In Hawke Bay, a
fine sheet of water entirely landlocked, and in which we
saw many seals! are two small streams, one called the
N. E. River, the other the Torrent ; we tried the N. E.
stream, anil caught many small sea-trout close to the
mouth, and saw several salmon rise, jumping clean out of
the water, but they would not look at our flies. I walked
up about half a mile, and found a beautiful pool just be¬
low a slight fall. Several salmon jumped clean out of the
water, but would not look at any flies. I caught, how¬
ever, almost immediately tMro fine sea-trout, about two
pounds each, which fought very hard, after which noth¬
ing would take. I waded some way higher up, but see¬
ing nothing in the shape of a pool or water in which fish
would lay — the streambeing very shallow, rapid and clear,
the woods dense, and close down to the water, and the
flies insupportable — I gave up. Tlie ponds near Hawke
Bay were fished by a Frenchman with an ingenious weir,
which caught all fish trying to get up, and prevented any
which might be above it from visiting tlie sea. There
are no means of try ing any of the streams between Hawke
Bay and Bonne Bay, as they run into the Bea on an open
coast, off which we could not well anchor, the game not
being worth the candle. Bonne Bay is a very picturesque
place, resembling a Norwegian fiord, running up some
six or eight miles into the country. High hills, pretty
well clothed with birch and other deciduous trees, rise
immediately from the water, which is very deep. There
is quite a thriving settlement here, about six miles up.
The south arm ends in a beautiful basin, with excellent
anchorages, although deep — about thirty fathoms. Heavy
squalls, however, rush down from the hills in blowing
weather whisking the water up many yards high. A smal i
stream runs into this basin, and being quite overarched
with trees, we did not try it on account of the weather. The
Humber River is situated up a deep and picturesque
fiord, on which i8 a thriving settlement. It is a very
large and rapid river, and goes a long way up the coun¬
try ; an immense quantity of salmon must go up it. A
considerable lumber trade is carried on up the river,
which does no good to the fishing. Some of us tried the
St. George’s River, in St. George's Bay, but it is, I be¬
lieve, not worth the trouble.

At La Poile, on the south coast, we g<5t tbe best sport —
some fine sea-trout and grilse. A small steamer runs
along the south coast from St. John’s once a fortnight, I
think, so that fisherman could be dropped and taken up
quite conveniently at the different places ; but they should
take tents and a servant or two with them, for a man can
not well keep camp, do cooking, etc., and do shooting or
fishing beside. ' At Teross Harbor, in the Bay of Despair,
there are some small sheets of water communicating with
the sea by a brook, and one of our oflioers got good sport
there with sea-trout — principally, however, in the sea
near the brook. There are some fine arms of tbe sea or
fiords to the Bay of Despair, with very deep water in
them ; eod are caught in tliepi. At the head of tlie north
arm is a telegraph station and a few Indians — a river
runs into it. I went about one and a half miles up it,
but caught nothing. The stream was strong, and no
pools where fish were likely to lay; the wood was dense
and close down to the water, which was often too deep
and rapid to wade, so that locomotion was difficult and
tlie flies insupportable. A rough-haired dog had followed
me from tlie telegraph station, and the poor thing was so
tormented by the flies that he rolled on the ground and
ran about like a mad thing ; and yet, strange to say, al¬
though the clearing round the station was small, the flies
vanished on entering it. I noticed the same at St. John’s.
The flies do not give trouble in tlie clearings, yet in Lab¬
rador I bare seen them troublesome in a harbor very

FOREST AND STREAM.

847

open to the sea. One of our officers went about three
miles up the river above mentioned, and came to a pool
below some fall, of immense size and deep enough to float
a frigate. lie said it was full of fish, and he caught a
salmon. We went up the east arm of the Bay of De¬
spair. The river running into the head is the best look¬
ing river by far. We saw some flue pools, looking very
salmonv : yet, beyond a small sea-trout at the mouth,
there did not appear to be a liring thing in it — the Ashing
destroyed. I suppose by poaching. The hills in the neigh¬
borhood looked quite eligiblo spots for sheep-farmmg,
being free of timber, and green. We went up the other
arm of the Bay of Despair to Conn River, where there is
quito a little settlement. The neighborhood is prettily
wooded. Lumbering and coopering are carried on here.
The Conn River is a rapid, shallow and stony-bottomed
river, destitute of pools ; so far as we went, nothing to be
caught, and, 1 believe, much poached. There is a settle¬
ment of Mic Mac Indians at the <mouth, and from their
beach we caught a good many small sea-trout. I went
with an Indian to the Little Conn River ; there is a fall
close to where it runs into the Great Conn River, up
which I should say that no fish could pass. Under the
fall was a small but deep pool, out of which some Indian
boys were pulling small sea-trout as fast almost as they
put their hook into the water — the bait a bit of fish. We
caught many with fly. The Indian with me said he be¬
lieved that there were thousands in the pool, He said
there was no use in going higher up the stream, as there
was nothing to be got. It was only a small shallow
stream with clear water. There are many deep fiords on
Lie south coast of Newfoundland, but the flies arefright-
ful. The chemists at St. John’s profess to give you a kind
of cold cream which will keep them off ; but as I did not
believe it I did not try it. Near Lamelin there is a brook
running into the sea from a small sheet of water, about
one-third of a mile up. A great many years ago I caught
in that brook, in about two and a half hours, more sea-
trout than I could cany, and loaded a man besides — one
trout running up to three-pound weight. But now it is a
very different thing ; everything is swept with the net.
them is a small stream near Trepaney celebrated for its
hshing, yet they only appear to take in a very limited
space 'I here is a small pool, not apparently more than
a yard deep, which appears to hold hundreds. How they
cau stow themselves away I cannot understand. Be¬
tween the pool and the sea (about, I should say, one hun¬
dred yards) is the only fishing, One of ours caught a
salmon in the sea with the fly.— D. M., in Land and
Water.

The Berlin International Fisheries Exhibition. —
It is officially announced that the preparations for the ex¬
hibition are progressing in a most satisfactory manner. It
is now certain nearly all the nations of the world will
contribute more or less to the exhibition. From numer¬
ous countries — for example, from Sweden, Norway,
Italy, tile Netherlands, Canada, Japan, China, the Malay
Islands, etc. — considerable collections of exhibits are an¬
nounced. The German Emperor has accorded three
prizes to he given, and others are promised by the King
of Saxony, the Grand Dukes of Baden, Oldenburg, and
Schwerin, as well as by the free towns of Hamburg and
Bremen. The buildings selected for the exhibition are
the recently erected agricultural museum in the Invalid-
enstrasse, in conjunction with the premises of the now
closed iron foundry, and numerous additional annexes.

covered in its maw another pike fully six inches long,
This I have since learned from older and more re-lie-able
fishermen is not an unusual occurrence.

N. B. — Please send the fish-hook by mail to box 281,
West Chester, Pa,

Wait awhile.

White Wax. — In making gut leaders and snoods, and
dressing artificial flies, white wax is frequently prefer¬
able to black. The following is an old xeceipe for making
it : —

Take two ounces of the best resin and a quarter
ounce of beeswax, simmer together in a pipkin for ten
minutes ; add a quarter ounce of tallow ; continue to
simmer for fifteen minutes ; then pour the mass into a
basin of water, and work it with the fingers until it is
perfectly pliable, _

Movements op the Fishing Fleet,— Seventeen fish¬
ing arrivals have been reported at this port the past
week, six from the Banks with 70,000 lbs. (two fares) of
halibut and 165,000 lbs. codfish; one from a Bay St,
Lawrence codiishing voyage ; and ten from Georges,
with 90,009 lbs. codfish and 8,000 lbs. halibut. Total re¬
ceipts for the week. 283,000 lbs. codfish, 78,000 lbs. hali¬
but. — Cape Ann Advertiser (Nov. 21st).

fachfitu] and floating.

HIGH WATER JTOR THE WEEK.

Date,

Boston.

New York.

Charleston.

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Nov. 28 .

11

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50,

Nov. 529 .

11

48

8

34

7

Nov. 30 .

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27

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13

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26

Dee. 1 .

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9

51

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Dec. 8 .

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Dee. 3 .

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29

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Dae. 4 .

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11

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40

Bracket's Fish Portraits at the Seventh Regi¬
ment Fair. — In our last issue the printer, who evidently
puts a small estimate upon the value of fish pictures,
made the price of the set of Walter M. Brackett's notable
salmon portraits $13. We wrote $1,800, which is the
value the artist, places upon them, and not high at that.
These splendid paintings are one of the most attractive
exhibits at the armory fair.

Large Perch.— The English perch evidently hold over
our own for size. In looking over the report of the an¬
nual perch prize competition at the Piscatorial Society’s
rooms in London lately, we read of one fish weighing
4 lbs. 2 ozs., caught with a worm, and measuring eight¬
een inches in length, The writer speaks of haring caught
a perch weighing 5 lbs. 3 ozs., and heard of one weighing
as high as 124 lbs., though inclined to doubt the truth of
the statement.

— Trolling for mackerel with a spinner or spoon is a
favorite sport in some British waters.

Wants the Fish UooK.-Edi.tor Forest and, Stream :
— While fishing recently in an inland stream I succeeded
in catching a pike some four or five inches in length, and
presenting a bloated appearance. Curious to learn the
cause, I disembowelled ihe piscatorial trophy, and dis-

Yaceit Design— Editor of forest and Stream In Mr. Kirby's
opening article on th is subject, published Nov. Btb, 1870, I take
exception to a portion of bis letter. Tour correspondent, refer¬
ring to the Mohawk-Dauntless race, thinks Mr. Smith is “ mistaken
to the result while going to windward, hut correct as to going
before the wind." The reverse seems to me to have been the
case. One of the titles in the Herald of Oct. 27th, 1875, reads :
“ The Mohawk the smartest yacht to windward.”

The sharp, deep model, possessing concavity proportioned to
he vessel's tonnage, is generally conceded to be superior for two
reasons: Sailing at a greater angle safely, she can outpoint the
shingle bottom, and possessing the ability to stow her ballast
lower, she requires less of it.

our correspondent's theory is further refuted by these facts :
The Mohawk capsized, which of Itself is enough to destroy all
sensible confidence In her. The Columbia, after which she was
designed more or less, has not hoisted racing colors since that dis¬
aster occurred. No new yachts have been constructed on that
model, and none will be, unless some foolhardy man, possessing
more moneythan wit, desires to risk 7iisiife experimenting in the
shallow, if not absurd, theory of six feet, in the water and one
hundred feet in the air 1 Sailing machines and catamarans have
gone out. Sailors are looking now for a model which possesses
not only speed but comfort and sea-worthiness. Consequently
keels and lead are now displaced by centre-board and sand-bags.
A little spray on deck is far preferable to live feet of water and
three inches of mud 'tween decks, to say nothing of the unneces¬
sary expense attending the construction of a 300-ton coffin, vastly
in excess of yachts of more moderate types.

Your correspondent is also mistaken, I think, in supposing the
friction to be greater below the surface. He cannot compress
water, and the friction live feet below the surface Is less that that
along the water-line, for the reason that the wave action along a
vessel's side renders it so.

Designers of concave lines have failed to take Into account the
important item of rolling, and by this neglect they shift the
centre of gravity and displace the relations existing between can¬
vas and hull, while the latter lies on an even keel of centres of
effort and centre of gravity. The only solution of this difficulty
jS to make tho deck and water-linos conform to each other,
that what Ihe vessel immerses to ieewnrd she will take put, as
nearly as possible, on the same transverse section to windward,
and in no model is this factor more advantageously secured than
that represented by the English cutter. Dbia Hugo.

Binghamton, A. I'.. Nov. 12th.

lintorti.

CALIFORNIA FISHES.

Hp'HE following detailed description of the varieties of

1 fish brought into the San Francisco markets was
sent to the United States Fish Commission by Mr. B. B,
Redding, Fish Commissioner of California, in response to
the circular sent out by the Commission : —

Fish constitute a very important article of diet in this
city and county, and ninety-three different varieties of
fresh fish are sold in the San Francisco market. The sup¬
plies are obtained from the Sacramento and San Joaquin
Rivers, the Bay of San Francisco, Monterey Bay, Toura-
les Bay, and the Pacific Ocean. Flounders "and other flat
fish are numerous and largely consumed in San Fran¬
cisco. In their season are to be found in the market hal¬
ibut (Hippoglossus vulgaris), Monterey halibut ( Paralich -
thys maeulosus), sole, or black-dotted flounder ( Psettich -
thys melanostictus), large-eyed flounder (Hippoglossoides
Jordani), left-handed flounder ( Citharichthys sordidus),
short-firmed narrow sole ( Olyptocephalus Pacificus), long-
finned narrow sole ( Glyptoesphalus zachirus), turbot,
(Pleuroniehthys guttulatus), bastard turbot or check-
finned flounder ( Pleuroniehthys ccenosus), diamond
flounder ( Parophrys vet ulus), mottled flounder ( Lepidop -
setta bilineata ), rough flounder (Lepidopsetta umbrosa).
striped-finned flounder ( Platichtliys stellatv s), Tom cod
are numerous, and considered one of the most delicately
flavored of fishes, procurable at all seasons. The Tom coil
of the Bay of San Francisco ( Mierogadus Californitnis )
differs from the Eastern species of that name.

A whiting (Merlueius produetus) is found in the mar¬
ket in September. There are nine species of rock-fish
found in the market during all tho months of the year,
viz. , small-scaled rock-fish ( Sebaslodespaueispinis ), black-
banded rock-fish ( Sebastichthys nigrocinctus ), rough-red
rock-fish (Sebastichthys ruber), clouded rock-fish (Sebas¬
tichthys nebulosus), pink-spotted rock-fish (Sebastichthys
fascia'tus), black rock-fish (Sebastichthys melanops), yel¬
low rock-fish ( Sebastichthys flavidtts), black-eared rock-
fish (Sebastichthys auriculatus), smooth red rock-fish
(Sebastichthys pinniger).

There are three kinds of sea .bass, viz., sea bass (Atrac-
toscion nobilis), litvle bass or king-fish ( Oenyonemns Une-
atus), the large-mouthed king-fish (Ser iphuspulitus). No
varieties of perch are found identical with the Atlantic
species. There are thirteen species, viz., black perch
(Embiotoca Jacksoni ), handed perch (Embiotoca laterale),
orange finned perch (Hypsurus earyt), thick-lipped perch
(Bhacochilus toxotes), small silver perch ( Phanerodon
furcatus), gray perch (Damalichthys caeca), large shiner
(Cimatogaster aggregates}, large-eyod perch (Hyperpros-

apon megalops), silver peich (II. argenteus and II. arcua-
t its), Agassiz’s perch {II. Agassizii), red-finned silver perch
(Holcoutus rhodotems), cross-banded silver perch (,4m-
phislichus argenteus), Sacramento River perch ( Archop -
lites interruptus). and Jew-fish (Stereolepis gigas).

Of the Scombridce there are Spanish mackerel (Scomber
oolias), Monterey tunny ( ChHomitra con color), striped
tunny (Sarda ehUensis-lineolata), pompano (Poronotus
simiUimus), and home mackerel (Trachums symmelrieus).
A uuiUet (Mugilsp.) is occasionally in the market, sup¬
posed to be the product of those imported from the Haw¬
aiian Islands and planted by the Stato Fish Commission¬
ers. There are two varieties of fish called smelt, not
identical with the Atlantic species — large mullet smelt
(Uliirostoma Californiensis), and small mullet smelt
(Atherinope afiinis). There are also two varieties of true
smelt (Osmems thaleiclithys and O. elongatus), About
3,000,000 pounds of fresh salmon (Oncotynchus quinnat)
are annually brought to the market Horn the Sacramento
and San Joaquin rivers.

The shad on this coast are the product of those given
to the State by the United States Fish Commissioner.
They are becoming numerous, several thousand being
brought to market between January and July, 1879, and
finding a ready sale at 75 cents a pound. The Pacific
coast herring or Anchovy (Engraulis ringens ) is in mar¬
ket every month.

I Suckers (Catostomus occidentalis), German carp, orig¬
inally brought from Europe (Carassinus vulgaris), Sacra¬
mento pike-headed gila (Ptychocheilus grandis), and split
tail (Pogouichthys iiiivquilobus), are almost always to be
found. The short-nosed sturgeon (Acipenser brachyryn-
C hus), is sold annually to the extent of 300,000 pounds.
Lampreys are very abundant, but never eaten.

Squid are numerous, but are not brought to market.
They are retained for consumption by the Greek, Italian,
and Portuguese fishermen. Shrimp are common and
used principally by the Chinese. Nearly $500,000 worth
are annually exported to China. Crabs are largely con¬
sumed, and are obtained in several varieties, some weigh¬
ing as much as two and a half pounds. Clams are also
abundant and largely used. Fresh-water turtles are
nearly always in the market. Large quantities of trout
are brought to market. The most abundant are the Lake
Tahoe trout ( Salvelinus of Salmo Uenshaivi), known as
the silver trout and the black trout (S, tsuppiich). These
average five pounds in weight, and often weigh fifteen
pounds. Occasionally are foiyid the Pacific coast brook
trout (S. iridea) and the Humboldt River trout (S. vir-
ginalis f) The fish Bold in the San Francisco market as
salmon trout are, first, salmon grilse weighing from half
a pound to three pounds ; and second, brook trout (S.
iridea) from short coast streams emptying directly into
the ocean. This brook trout, which at the sources of
rivers does not grow to exceed two pounds in weight, will
in salt and brackish water at the mouths of rivers often
weigh six and eight pounds. Carp are frequently in mar¬
ket, and are the product of nine fish brought from Ham¬
burg by Mr. A. J. Poppe, of Sonora County, which have
been widely spread over the State. Cat-fish (Amiurus
dtbidus ) were some years since brought to the State by
the California Fish Commission. They have increased
very rapidly, and are to be found in market throughout
the year.

Remarks. — All the principal fishes here mentioned are
scientifically described in Hallook’s “ Sportsman’s Gazet¬
teer,” which is exclusive in this respect. — [Ed,

\y

Fish Eating Characteristics of the Black Snakes.
— The black snake, like the Chinese, seems to adapt itself
and mode of living to its surroundings. In the stag¬
nant pools and marshes it stretches out on a log or reed,
to® lazy to catch a line fish or any other animal than those
which are fascinated by its glance. But this species is
not always found in circumstances of this nature, and
hereby hangs a tale.

In 1877 the writer was engaged in the U. S, Government
engineering operations on Lake Erie. An examination of
the topography of this body of water shows its shore to
be made up in places of vast marshes, hundreds of square
miles in area ; on one hand, again a stretch of shore line
of high bluffs, and precipitous rocks on the other. The
surface of the lake figures with an immense number of
islands and rocky ancl pebbly reefs. The condition of the
lake and the isolation of many of its island reefs and
marshes, render it a secure retreat of literal thousands of
the slimy, sickening black and water snakes. It was ren¬
dered necessary for our very comfort in camp that hun¬
dreds of these hand-maids of Satan should be slain. Well
does the writer remember one six-footed, broad-should¬
ered fellow, who would wade in the water up to his
shoulders, suddenly catch an unsuspecting snake by the
tail and snap his head off so quick that it landed in the
snake’B paradise with no knowledge of the mysterious
force that sent it there. In the little pebbly shoals in the
centre of the lake these reptiles were found abundantly,
or elsewhere closely watched by the arctic and black terns
which kept them away from their eggs. The story easily
draws its own conclusions ; there was nothing else to eat
but fish, the main portion of which were the leavings of
the terns and herring gulls. But to he more accurate, I
may testify, and can bring other members of the party —
some thirty in all — to substantiate the. same, that it was a
frequent occurrence to see a black snakeswimmingabout
its head six inches above water, with a small fish in its
mouth. It is freely confessed that I never saw them
have fish, ’except on Lake Erie, and for the life of me I can
conceive of nothing else for them to got in many places.
The fish of which we observed them to partake most finely,
was a small bullhead, near tho marshes. In the reel's,
however, any species seemed in demand. 1 cannot leave
these reefs until I relate an incident foreign to the matter:
One day we stopped on an island known as the “ Old Hen , ”
quite near the East Sister, to dine. So thick were the
snakes, however, that it was found too sickening to eat
until they were cleared away, The party began opera¬
tions, and as fast as a snake was despatched it was thrown
on top of a huge rock in a common heap. When we were
through and the party exhausted, the snake community
was diminished by several hundreds, while in a quiet re¬
treat we dined in peace. A visitation to the place a month
later showed a great heap of skeletons winch would have
delighted some naturalists. Out Of sight of land, and in
a territory Beldom invaded by man. these snakes accumu¬
late in untold numbers, so that it was no common occur-

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rence'to see them sunning themselves in heaps on -wild
rose bushes, logs, and rocks, and many a poor man has
lost his dinner as he suddenly stumbled on a heap of the
twisting slime. I may say again that in view of their
numbers and isolation from accustomed food, that there
is simply no other way than to adapt themselves to such
food as comes in this territory, which was fish and an oc¬
casional blackbird. It is true of the black capped chicka¬
dee in winter, picking the refuse of the hog in the farm¬
yard, or Hon. E. B. Washburne eating mule meat in the
siege of Paris. I may answer the query, therefore, pro¬
pounded in the last "number, that under certain condi¬
tions of food supply, the black snake lives wholly or par¬
tially on fishes. ‘ William Hosea Ballou.

Hopper and Hornet.— a correspondent who signs
himself “ Hop ” has sent us the note printed below. We
suggest that the creature which attacked and carried off
tlie grasshopper,, was a hornet of some species, as these
insects commonly prey upon grasshoppers, whereas bum¬
ble-bees never do. What the hornet was after, was the
juices of the hopper, not his “molasses.” Our corres¬
pondent's note is as follows :

When I was attending the Custer Monument Unveiling
at West Point, I sit near the platform, and, happening to
see a grasshopper an inch long alight on the drapery,
poked it with my cane. It made a jump of a yard or
less, and had hardly come to rest before a big bumble-bee
flew down over the" heads of the crowd, and wholly undis¬
turbed by their presence, swooped upon the unsuspicious
grasshopper, and grappling him up as a hawk would a
heir carried him off without apparent effort.

Now, what did the biimble-bee want with that grass¬
hopper? Hid he wiBh to steal his “ molasses,” or suck his
blood ? Does a grasshopper yield either blood or honey ?

^ Hop.

Death from Skunk Bite. — Our correspondent, Mr. S.
F. Martin, of Oakland, Cal., sends us a clipping from the
Mendocino. (Cal.) Beacon, of August 30th, with regard to
this painful subject. Mr. Marlin states that he knows the
account to he a reliable one, and we print it in the hope
that it may reach the eye of some one who. can give us
further information witb«-egard to this terrible disease
than we now possess.

The cutting is as follows : We learn from Jerry Dono-
hoe that a man named Hagler, residing in hound Valley,
died with hydrophobia at his residence on Saturday last.
Mr. Hagler "was bitten on the toe by a skunk in April last,
and on Friday was taken with convulsions. Medical aid
was at once procured, but could render no assistance.
The unfortunate man would snap and bite at every one
who came near him, and the sight or Bound of water
would throw him into convulsions. He died in sixteen
hours after being prostrated. This is the first death from
hydrophobia we know of in this county.

Capture of Two Escaped Prisoners.— By an odd co¬
incidence the same mail brought us the two following
items, one from New Brunswick, the other from Illinois.
We confess to a feeling of sorrow for the unfortunates,
which after having escaped so many perils, have at last
been brought to bag. Mr. Geo. A. Boardman, writing
from St. Stephen, N. B., under date November 12th, 1879
says :

A white-headed eagle has been seen for a long time
flying about GrandManan Island with something attached
to its feet. It was lately shot and found to be in a steel
trap with about fifteen inches of chain. The foot bone
appeared to have been fractured, but so long ago that it
bad healed, and with such an enlargement of the bone as
nearly to cover the jaws of the trap, which was with dif¬
ficulty removed.

The other note comes from our Rushville, (Ill.) corres¬
pondent, “Aix Sponsa,” and is dated November 11th,
1879. By grayduck we presume he refers to the'gadwall,
(Chanlelamnux streperus). He writes :

While three of us were hunting on Meredosia Bay, this
State, toward the last of October, wo crippled a gray duck
from a large flock flying over, and found a hole in the
vrjb of its foot with a string tied in itina hard knot. The
hole was almost the length of the foot and entirely healed
around the edges. ^

—The crew of the Epes Tarr, a Gloucester fishing
schooner, recently discovered off Sable Island Bank, at a
depth of 250 fathoms, a valuable specimen of a crusta¬
cean, which proves to he one of the most remarkable of
the new species yet discovered on our coast. It belongs
to the genus Poly n teles, and most of the known speci¬
mens are from the Challenger expedition, and were never
before known nearer our shores than off the Spanish

Will Sharks Devour Men ?— Some time ago we had a
discussion as to whether or not a shark might, could,
would , or should devour a man. Several mariners bold,
who had never seen the thing done were struggling in
the negative of the question. Here is some evidence in
point, told by the Fiji Times : “A canoe leftLomaLoma
with twenty-five natives on board, bound for Totoya.
They were going about, when a sudden squall sent the
sail against the roast, capsizing the canoe. The unfortu¬
nate passengers clung to the canoe, and might have
escaped with consequences no worse than those which
would have attended discomfort and exposure, but for the
tact that the capsize occurred in a locality infested with
sharks. These ravenous monsters seized their victims
one by one, devouring twenty-three out of the twenty-
live. unfortunates whose lives were thus placed at their
mercy. Of the two who escaped, one is a woman ; but
her situation is very critical, the whole of the flesh hav¬
ing been taken off one leg.

Limpet Producing a Marking Ink.— Of the species of
limpet, a shell-fish found here (Minehead) at low water,

some are red, others white, black, brown, yellow and
sand color ; when the shellis picked off there "will appear
a light vein lying traversely in a little furrow next the
head of the fish, which may be taken out by a bodkin or
any pointed instrument, and will form an excellent mark¬
ing ink. The letters or figures made with this liquor will
change to several colors when placed in the sun. accord¬
ing to the time of day and season of the year, and will
ultimately finish in a fair, bright crimson, which, after
being laid out to dry, *will abide all future washing. —
Coltinson’s History' of Somerset.

Capture of a Swan in Rhode Island. — Providence,
R. I., Nov. \5th.— Editor Forest and Stream : — On the
12th inst. I found a swan ( Cygnus Americanus) in a mar¬
ket in this city. Upon inquiring about it, beard, to my
surprise, it was killed in this State. Wrote to the party
who sent it to market, and received the enclosed letter,
which tells the story.

This is the first" swan that has been killed in Rhode
Island, as far as I know, for thirty years, and how much
longer I cannot say, for that is as far as my record goes
back. Nhwton Dexter,

P. S. The locality spoken of in Mr. Stanton’s letter is
in the south part of the State, on the ocean shore.

Charlestown, R. r., Nov. 18th.

Mr. Newton Dexter:

Sir— Mi-. Joseph C. Church received a letter from you in re¬
gard to that swan in Mr. Stoke's market. As I killed him, Mr.
Church gave me your letter. I was at the Narrows nt Qtiono-
contaug Pond last Sunday morni ng, and there came two of these
swans from the east, about fifty yards high. I killed the head one
and George Noyes, who was with me, wing-tipped the other, hut
he got to sea. Your friend, Mr. Vnrs, of Niantic, will lell you who
T am. Hoping that we may sometime have a nearer acquaintance,
I am very respectfully yours, A. F. Stanton.

Romans jfc. oltmtt ♦

Philadelphia, Nov. iBth, 1879.
Editor Forest and Stream: —

Sir : I have read with much interest and no little
amusement the various letters from sportsmen’s wives,
and with your kind permission will add mv mite.

I think the great mistake of the ladies alluded to above,
was, that they did not begin right. I, too, am a sports¬
man’s wife, but I never had a tithe of the trouble they
speak of. I have been married nearly twenty-five years,
and have often accompanied my husband upon his "quail-
shooting excursions in Maryland and Delaware, and have
enjoyed myself very much, Of course I did not shoulder
a gun and “march with him over the fields and through
the woods and branches and cripples ; but while he was
off with the men and dogs I was enjoying myself with
those of my own sex. But I have often thought that if I
were a man I, too, should be a sportsman.

One beautiful afternoon in November, about six years
ago, my husband asked me if I ever saw a dog point a
covey of quail, and upon my answering in the negative
he said : “ Just slip on your hat and shawl, and well find
a covey in less than fifteen minutes, for tlieyare out feed¬
ing now.” I did not care much to see the dog point the
birds, but to please my husband I accompanied him. He
helped me over the fence, and we took our way across a
stubble-field, down towards a large pine woods, the dog
(old Nat) scampering on ahead. When we were more
than half way across the field the dog stopped, threw up
his head, stood a moment, then, with liis nose close to the
ground, walked in a slow, zigzag manner. “ Step,” said
my husband; “he’s trailing them ; don’t crowd him.”
Then to the dog— “ Steady, boy ; ho 1 ho ! ” and presently
the dog stopped, his limbs became rigid, and his long,
feathery tail stood straight out on a line with his body.
“What's the matter with Nat?” I asked. “Why, bless
your little heart,” said my husband, "he’s got the birdB
as firm aB a rock." •' Where are they?” I asked. “ Not
three feet from him,” replied my husband. I strained
my eyes to get a glimpse of them, but not a bird could I
see, while the dog stood as firm as though carved of stone.
“Now,” said my husband, “stand right still, and I’ll
fiuBh them and make a shot.” He stepped just ahead of
Nat, and such a “ whir-r-r” I never heard in all my life
before. I seemed to be surrounded by birds. “ Bang,
bang,” and away flew the birds to the pine woods, while
I stood trembling scarce able to speak. When I came to
my senses Nat stood ia front of me, wagging his tail, and
two birds were lying at my feet. The whole perform¬
ance was enacted so quickly that I could scarcely realize
it, and for weeks it was fresh in my memory.

Let me say another word or two to those ladies whose
husbands require so much waiting on. My husband al¬
ways has his 1 ‘ traps, ” as he calls them, ready. If he were
called on to-night to go “down the river ’’to-morrow
morning, he would he ready. He has a large box with
ever so many cartridges of all sizes of shot ready. His
“big gun,” as he calls it (and it is a big one, for I can
scarcely lift it) is always clean and bright. His breech¬
loader. of which he takes especial care, and which shines
along the inside of the barrels like burnished silver, is in
its case ; and he can get up at any hour of the night, pre¬
pare his own breakfast, and he off to the boat-house with¬
out disturbing me. That’B the way 1 brought him up.

He is commodore of a yacht club, and very fond of
sailing. Last June when the Quaker City Yacht Club
had its spring regatta he was one of its judges, and al¬
though he had plenty to occupy his attention he found a
good place for me on the judges’ steamboat, and I had a
fine view of the yachts as they rounded Chester buoy ;
and I assure you, sir, it was a grand sight. No wonder
men love yachting. Dear me ! I just felt as though I
would like to have been on one of those beautiful yachts,
skimming over the rippling water like a bird.

Now, sir, I fear I have intruded too much upon your
/aluable space, arid will say to my sisters who have
sportsmen for husbands, and who sometimes put up with
inconveniences, especially in the matter of dogs (I have
raised six), that there are many worse creatures than
sportsmen, and that there is a vast difference between a
sportsman anil a “sporting-man.” Sallie.

A Wisconsin Sportswoman. — Oconto, Wis., Nov.Sth.—
Editor Forest and Stream:— We were to have started for
our ride of thirty-five miles at 8 A.M., but the gentleman,

in order to make an early start, always has to commence
starting the night before ; it was noon before we were
fairly off, a.nd then we went without him ; didn’t give
him time enough. However, he followed us the next
day.

Our friend’s residence stands upon the hank of a sheet
of water which would have delighted the heart of “ Deer-
slayer” himself to see. His farm is new, and only a small
clearing breaks the wall of green which encloses as heau-
tiful a little lake as can bef ound, It is well named ‘ ‘ Crys¬
tal Lake.” The water is so pure and limpid one’s boat
seems to be floating in the ah. The waters teem with
the ftnert fish — immense black-rook and yellow bass,
perch, and catfish. One pickerel was caught last spring,
the first and only one, while away down in its subterra¬
nean depths, where the sounding-line has yet failed to
find bottom, are supposed to lurk trout which would put
to the blush the fabulous ones of the Rangeley Lakes.
The water of this lake is softer and purer than rain water,
and would'rival famous "Tahoe” for transparency. It
has no apparent outlet or inlet, and is about a mile in
diameter.

About four miles distant the “ south branch” of the
Oconto River affords as fine trout fishing as you will find
in the North. The hanks of the lake plainly indicate that
at some time this lake must have found an outlet into the
South branch referred to, hence we infer there must be
brook trout in the lake.

The forest surrounding it is full of deer ; bears are quite
numerous, and “quill-pigs,” as a friend from Maine calls
them, are abundant. There are also partridges, and. lots
of them ; altogether, a sportsman may find plenty of
amusement and something better than glass balls for a
target.

The morning after our arrival my husbaud and myself
took a boat and rowed over the lake to the hunting
grounds. After walking until I was tired out, I was de¬
posited at the foot of a comfortable stump and told to
wait “until I start a deer,” "Well, I waited and I waited,
and then I waited ; but alas I 1 waited in vain. No noble,
branching antlers broke upon my strained vision, and
gloomy thoughts of salt with a substratum of pork for
dinner glanced through my mind.

My lord came back a disgusted man, and I finally
walked home around the broad white beach, while he fol¬
lowed at dusk, without having even shot some good
farmer's calf.

That night, in adrizzling rain, he and our friend started
out with a lantern, and long after midnight they came
in, cold, wet, hungry, and empty handed, and I wont re¬
peat the oration which was delivered on that occasion ;
if not exactly a happy effort, it was forcible and to the
point.

The next day we tried the fishing, but with no better
success. It was too late in the season, and the fish would
no‘t take the hook, so we returned home with one poor
little yellow bass as our only trophy.

One of the children took the basket out of doors ,to
clean the fish for the mocking bird. He carelessly left
the basket out there. A pig came around to pick up his
dinner and was suddenly picked up by the upper lip.
And lo ! a fifty pounder on our hook. Theh began a most

laughable race. Mr. - - , his long figure clearing ten

feet at abound, started in pursuit, with all the children
after him. The pig squealed, the children shouted, and
with seventy-five or a hundred feet of line unwinding
behind him, poor piggy “put in” the best time ever made
in an amateur race. Finally the pursuer caught the pig
by one ear, but the effort was too much jfor him, ana
down he came, a foot at a time, and shut up like a jack¬
knife on the pig, and after a protracted struggle he suc¬
ceeded in extricating his porcine highness from his pre¬
dicament. Diana,

Those Sportsmens’ Wives.— Dear DMor:— Being an old
reader of Forest and Stream, littlo in its columns escapes my
notice, especially anything headed similar to the above. Now,
these letters from Dianu, Ruth, and others are really getting to ho
a serious matter. The truth is, my wife has been reading Forest
and Stream, and I am likely to become a victim, she having
threatened to expose the little eccentricities of a sportsman she
knows of. Now, Mr. Editor, you must forbid the publishing of
any more of thcselotters, or I must cease to ho a subscriber. I don't
exactly moan to stop the paper, b-u-t, b-u-t well, lot those wives
write us up insome other Journal (the Sun for instance) where no
one will over see it. Tho description of the preparations fora
“camp out,” as pictured by lluth, in your issue of Nov. 18th, is a
shade too personal ; it fits the heads of many of us too well, we
can’t stand any more of it without being hoard from. So, please,
Mr. Editor, devise some means for the relief o f the hunted sports¬
man. Yours, One of Them.

FOREST AND STREAM ABROAD.

[From the London Fishing Gnzelte of Nov. 1st, 1870.]

THIS capital sporting paper comes to us regularly
every week from the office. No. Ill, Fulton street,
New Y’ork, and every number seems an inprovement on
the last. Many and many an interesting paragraph have
we marked for quotation from its pages, but for want of
space have had to place them amongst our store of valued
sporting notes culled from all quarters. Now there must
he a large number of our readers in various parts of the
country who would like to know what our American
cousins are doing in the way of fishing and shooting and
bunting. To them we say with confidence, try Forest
and Stream for three months. In time they will come to
order the paper three years in advance ! and pay for it too,
jus some of the American subscribers do. Now that the
long winter evenings are upon ns, we can imagine no
greater pleasure for an all-round sportsman than a quiet
hour or two in a cosy armchair, near a cosy English fire,
with the latest number of The Fishing Gazette of course !
and Forest and Stream : and if to these are added tbe fra¬
grance of tobacco and an appreciative better-half who
doesn’t object to smoking, why so much the better. The
opera and theatre, concert and ballroom, have their
charms; hut in our opinion they only teach us to value
the more the quieter but truer pleasures of homo life.

We never take up a copy of Forest and Stream with¬
out a feeling of thankfulness that such a grand sporting
countrv as North America should be in possession of an
English-speaking, and therefore English sport-loving race.
Think of the continent of South America, equally Sg

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large, abounding in rivers, teeming with game of all
kinds, and note the contrast. In North America sports¬
men of all classes are to be counted by thousands and ten
of thousands ; every State has its game laws ; almost
every town its sporting club. In South America the only
sport one ever hears of is when some wandering English¬
man or American publishes a book of travel, or sends a
letter to the sporting papers. An amusing instance of
bow they shoot partridges in South America was related
tousthe other day by a gentleman who had lived some
years on the Platte River. Talking with him, as we travel¬
led from the West of England in the Flying Dutchman
just when the partridge season had commenced, of the
prospects of sport, we asked him how they shot partridges
in South America; he said, “ Well, I don’t know that there
was much shooting about it, but it was done on horse¬
back, as is every thing else there, in this way : A party
of fifteen or twenty of us would start away into the coun¬
try until we came to the ground wo had decided, to oper¬
ate on ; we spread out in a large circle, which was gradu¬
ally narrowed, and the birds, being bewildered with the
cries of the hunters— driven towards the centre — we then
rode in and knocked them down with our whips.” The
other occupant s of the carriage were an officer, fresh from
the Zulu war, and Sir Thomas somebody or other— and the
laughter this novel method of shooting partridges evoked,
may he imagined. This reminds us that they have yet
some tilings to learn in the States ; and now and then one
comes across such a paragraph as the following from the
Oct. 10th. No. of Forest and stream

“ Milbury . Oct. tVh.—Ur. John M. White started a fox
to-day, and after an exciting eliase Shot (!) him on Britlg-
ham HillM Grafton. It was a beauty,- and weighed nine
and three-quarter pounds.”

What will our fox-hunting readers say to that? We
prophesy that when Forest and Stream for Oct. 16th.
1079, is published, such a paragraph will be looked on
much as it would had it appeared in one of our own sport¬
ing journals ; but foxes will not be so plentiful in Ameri¬
ca then, and fox-hounds will have Increased; there are al¬
ready several packs in the country.

Forest and Stream is so readable, and contains such
an immense amount of interesting matter relating to fish¬
ing, shooting, &e., that we feel we are doing it hare jus¬
tice in thus bringing it specially to the notice of OUr read¬
ers. It contains every week over forty columns, divided
under the following headings : — Fish. Culture (from this
section in the number before us wo learn that over seven
million salmon eggs have been distributed for hatching
purposes by the U. S. fishery establishment at Baird, to
other parts of the Union, to France, Holland, Canada,
Germany, and New South Wales), Natural History, The
Kennel, * Yuvhting-and Boating, Sea and River Fishing,
Furs and Trapping, The Rifle, Game Bag and Gun,
Rational Pastimes (here we find impartial reports of
how “Dafts Team" and the “Gentlemen of Ireland” have
been heating the Americans at cricket- ), Archery, and hi
addition to the above there are special articles on “The
Game and Fish of Alaska ’’—Alaska ought, to be a paradise
for trout-ttsliing, and as for salmon two tons weight are
said to have been caught at one haul of the net ; but, hor¬
rible to lelate, the trout won’t look at a Hy, and are only
to be taken with roe ; and as for the salmon, well, here is
what the writer says, aud we think it goes to prove the
theory that this fish does not feed in fresh water : —

“ As the salmon season closes, I reflect how baseless
were my expectations, and how foundationless the lies of
those who made me believe that salmon could be caught
here by the barrel-full, as one would catch cod off Cape
Ann. ‘ Except by the natives with nets and gaffs, there
has not been a salmon caught here on a hook this sum¬
mer, and flies of all kinds, spoons and minnows have been
cast and trolled in vain pursuit. So a summer in Alaska
has not yielded me a salmon.”

Then we have amost am using article entitled “A Win¬
ter in East Florida.” Could any but a country man of
Mark Twain or Artemus Ward describe a snore like this?

“Sitting around the blazing pine-logs that night, the time
passed quickly while talking of hunting, Ashing, and sail¬
ing, and it was 11 o’clock when we turned in. Ben, as
was his usual custom, was asleep and snoring in five min¬
utes — and such a snore! Ben was my case of nasal ca¬
tarrh, but it was no ‘light catarrh’ that he struck in his
‘ beautiful snore ;’ but a compound of bassoon base-drum.
Shakepeare says that —

“ Weariness

Oan snore upon the Mint, when rusty sloth

Finds the downy pillow hard.”

“ But Ben’s snore was not produced hy weariness ; nor
were his slumbers flint-locked; but his proboscian
music, proceeding from a stub- and-t wist fuil-clioked
double-barrel organ, was Wagnerian in pattern and won¬
derful in effect and penetration.

• ■ I heard Strobhar, who is hard of hearing, say to Kin g
in their tent a few rods away: Hab! just listen to that
hull alligator bellowing up the creek ! It’s one of the hoys
snoring,' replied King. 'Well, by the Great Horn Spoon !
no need of a fog-horn in their boat !’ A few minuteB
later I heard a peculiar rumbling and roaring sound pro¬
ceeding from the eastward, which I at first thought to be
the sea ; but as it rapidly came nearer it became louder,
and the ground began to tremble and roll, jarring the
guns on the rack, and producing a rattling among the pans
outside. The heavy rumbling seemed to pass right under
me with an oscillating and wavy motion, and disappeared
in a westerly direction. I found myself rolling out of my
mossy bed and became conscious that it was the shock of
an earthquake or some internal convulsion : and was a
prolonged shock, or rathera quick succession of two shocks
lasting nearly a minute altogether. The boys were all
now wide awake and discussing the matter. Strobhar
said he heard it distinctly, hut he thought it was Ben’s
snoring. This event occurred on thenightof January 12th
at 11,30 o’clock. I learned afterwards that it was
quite severe in some portions of the State. At Cape Can¬
averal light-house it threw oil out of the lamp on to the re¬
flectors, and it shook the solid brick tower of Jupiter light
from base to dome, while the keepers of both lights made
the best time on record for a hundred feet downward.

J. A. Henshall.”

Then we have an article on the splendid services to
science of the American ornithologist. Dr. Coues, who
has been invited to visit England and Europe for the
further prosecution of his studies by such men as Huxley.
Tyndall, and Spencer. Next “ Fishing Industries of the
Gulf Coast," “The Sportsman Defined," “A Trip to North

Park ” (the “park ” being an immense tract of country
in Colorado), “The Expansion of Gun Barrels,” and other
articles and “ notes ’’ in profusion.

In addition to the reading matter there are ten
pages of advertisements ; and if advertisers in this
country want to know how to make their announce¬
ments attractive they should look over a copy of
Forest and Stream. Take Mr. Orvis’ advertisement
of his flies, accompanied as it is by the engraving
of a splendid trout just closing his jaws on one
(it must have brought him many an order simply from
its attractivenes) ; then Messrs. Mann & Co.’s illustrated
advertisement of their trolling-spoons. This firm say8 :
“We manufacture fifty-nine different kinds of trolling-
spoons adapted to the waters of every State and Terri¬
tory. Our ‘perfect revolving’ has proved to be the best
ever invented,” &c. Then the various railway compa¬
nies, instead of dry lists of trains, giving glowing accounts
of the various kinds of sporting countries they open up.
Of course the advertisements should be nothing if not
“ tall?' and everybody says his goods are the “best in
tlie world," “finest made." Tatham’s shots are “more
freo from shrinkage, more spheiical, more uniform,
heavier, and of brighter and cleaner finish than any
other;” Dupont’s gunpowder is the “most popular in
use;” Keep’s best gingham umbrella is “ fifty per cent,
stronger than any other umbrella ;" Mr. L. Lum Smith’s
imitation stained glass is the “ most remarkable and
beautiful invention ever patented;" Henning’s fishing
pants are the “ best made goods in the world , Charles
E. Lewis has two dogs for sale. “ the handsomest I ever
saw A. D. Law’s cartridge is “the only one in the mar¬
ket (there are a dozen others advertised in the same
paper) ; Cavd’s patent ball trap is “ the only one that
throws every way except at shooter and spectator
Good’s mocassins are “ the best thing in the market N.
M. Shepherd has the “ largest stock of jewelry on hand,”
and “does more business than any other house;” the
English Fishing Gazette is the “ only paper in the Eng¬
lish language entirely devoted to angling.” But it's time
to stop now. (It certainly was the case when we sent
our advertisement ; but, as we have taken up shooting
lately, we shall be accused of using the “long bow” as
well as our American friends 1) All the same. Forest
and Stream is a first-class paper, and we only hope our
readers will try it.

— Card’s rotating trap seems to be making its way around
the world. In a letter now before us from the firm of
W. W. Greener and Co., they state that the traps are
selling at the rate of one hundred per month. They are
sent to every English colony, to Poland, Austria, Frauce,
Italy, Germany, etc. We predicted as much when the
trap appeared, nor are we at all surprised to see such a
sale.

From Hell to Heaven. — Sometimes the pains of
disease are so great that it seems as if they could not be
borne, and sometimes the minor pains worry men and
women into the grave by preventing rest and sleep. Then
the soothing influence of Warner's Safe Nervine is like
a translation from hell to heaven. — Adv,

— Messrs. Lord & Taylor, whose advertisement will be
found elsewhere, possess superior facilities for supplying
out-of-town customers with underwear, shooting jackets,
etc. In this large store will be found^almost every arti¬
cle of ladies’ ana gentlemen’s outfit.

The Effects of the Cold Snap. — The fierce winds
have in numerous cases produced pains iu the limbs and
back. Frost bites are also now in season. Speedy relief
is effected by Weston-Rowellene. Depot 381 Sixth ave.

— The Bodega Hamper contains wliiskey, gin, rum and
brandy. Anyone wholikes whiskey, gin, rum and brandy
should read the Bodega advertisement elsewhere.

gtttsuiwsi to ffiom,$ijoi»aents.

No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

t3F°TFe make no charge for answering inquiries in this column.

H. N., Jacksonville.— The sharpie is well adapted to your pur¬
poses. Write to our advertisers for prices, etc.

Inquirer, Toron to. We can furnish you design and specifica-
tion lor four ton cutter, as required, for $20. Time, one week.
Model of same, $15 extra.

T. D. A., Franklin, Pa.— Would itdo to breed the two cockers of
which I eond pedigrees? Ans. Fes: we should think they might
make a very good cross.

Samlet.— In making a fish-pond, do not attempt to clean the
bottom, but leave the vegetable matter as it is. It harbors food
for the fish.

Zwarf, Bath,N. S.— We eaunottraoe any of the pedigrees you
want, and wonid suggest that you write to tho owners. We can
furnish you their addresses.

.T. M. H., Yonkers— The charge for a 13 gauge gun is 3 1-3 dr.
powder and 11-Joz. shot. Tho different brands of powder arc
adapted to different kinds of game.

H. M. G., Philadelphia.— Please tell me whether a setter hitch
named Flora, owned by John Bentler, of this city, received a
modal in the last dog show held hero. Ans, No; a bitch named
Flora was entered by Robert Mulveady, but received no award.

E. H., Now Orleans.— Have not heard of paper masts being
used as yet, though it may come to that before long, in view of
the increasing uses to which paper is being put. Whether such
spars on small craft would stand the test, is of course an Open
question now.

J. K., Nelsonville, Ohio.— I have a gun that cost $35 ; 81 lbs.
weight, 10 gauge, and 30 inch. barrels; with 4 drams of powder, 11
or. No. 8 shot, at a 30 Inch, circle at. 40 yards, I put in with the
rlghtbarrel, 308 ; with the left barrel, 403 pellets. Was that agood
target? Ans. Yes, excellent.

J. A. S., Pepin, W is. —What kind of saiL would you advise for a
hoat 14 feet long for use on Lake Pepin, pretty rough sometimes ?
Ans. Where the winds are shiCUng. with flaws, as they are liable
to he on Lake Pepin, a oatboat-rig Ib handler and far safer than
a jib and mainsail, or even a sprit or leg-of-mutton,

C. O.B., Boston.— I have a Dash III. setter pup, four; months
old, that got scratched in one eye by a cat. two months ago. The
eye seems to he all right, with the exception of a white film on
the sight. Is there anything that I oan do for him ? Ans. Blow
into the eye with a quill a little powdered burnt alum.

Georgia, Atlanta, Ga.— 1. Is it safe to use buckshot in a No. 12
breeoh-ioading gun with choke barrels? If so, will I have a safe
charge if I chamber tho shot in the muzzle of the gun to find the
number of shot to be placed in each layer In shell? Ans. It is
safe to use buckshot in the manner described, by first chamber¬
ing them in the muzzle.

E. , Marlboro’.— My dog has had the distemper' for a'montb past ;
is now somewhat- better, but very weak, and seems to be growing'
weaker quite fast. What is the trouble? Will tho feeding of meat
do him any injury? Ans. He wains nourishment and tonics.
Foed him beef or mutton broth with vegetables, and give him
every day a wine glassful or codllver oil willi two or three drops
of wluo of iron In it.

W. J. P., HagersviUe.— 1. Is there any difference in the shooting
of two rifles, .40 cal., 70 grains powder, similar in every respect,
except that one is Btraigbt-chambered and the other bottle¬
necked? 2. Is a 26-incb, .40 cal. barrel long enough to burn 70
grainspowder? 3. Would it impair the shooting of a 12-inch, 22
cal. pocket rifle, which uses 22-cal. short cartridges, if it was
chambered for 23-eai. long cartridges? Ans. 1. The preference
is now givon to the straight Bheil. 2. Yes. 3. No.

F. ,New York.— I have a pointer dog, two years old, who is
continually nibbling, or rather snapping his front teeth together,
and while so doing presses his nose against, the ground or against
any person near him. He has done this for a year past ; and I
should like, through your paper, to know the cause and remedy.
Ans. The cause is local, and should be discovered by a careful ex¬
amination of his jaws. Bring him to this office, and we will look
at him.

O. B., Now York.— 1. Will you kindly inform me if my dog’s
tail, which is rather short, will be an obstacle to her receiving tlia
prize, as I wish to enter her in the following show ? 2. How can
I get her in condition? 3. When will the next Westminster Dog
Show be held 1 Ans. 1 . No penalty Is exacted for docked tails at
dog shows. 2. By giving her regular exorcise and proper food.
Before commencing, it Is well to give a couple of capsules of tar
for a few days. Wash once a week and groom her coat every
day. 3. Probably inJAprll.

O. G. F., Frederick, Md.— I have a pointer dog whose tail bleed*
very much when hunting, and he gets very sore on the shoulders,
and the inside of his hind legs. Can the bleeding of t he tail bo
removed by any other means than cutting off the first joint? What
can I use to cure the redness and soreness off his shou lders and logs?
Ans. Probably it would be difficult now to cure the soreness of
the tail, and if the end was cul off after I he shooting season is
over, it would be healed and in firm condition for next year.
Rub the sores with carbolic salve, aud afterwards with vaseline".

Precaution.— What kind of boots is best to wear while hunt¬
ing iu Florida in sections where there is danger of meeting rat¬
tlesnakes? Can those snakes bite through heavy grain-leather
hoots? Are rubber boots a better protection than leather, and
would there be any danger of being bitten above tb e tops of knee-
high boots ? Would it be advisable in dangerous sections to weur
rubber leggings over leather boots? Ans. The danger from
snultes in Florida in winter is so slight thatany commoti shooting-
boot would answer. Probably the best prevention there oould
be taken would be to wear ankle-boots, with knee-high gaiters
strapped or buttoned over woolen trousers or stockings.

G. A. J., New York. — My pet eat is troubled by a persistent ten¬
dency to throw up his food, and an equally disagreeable habit of
dreuling when asleep. He is only five years old, fat and in good
health, playing considerably every day, and not apparently suf¬
fering from any loss of his teeth. He has never been castrated,
but rarely goes far from homo, and always sleeps in a nest pre¬
pared for him at the barn. What can I do to cure Ifim? His
saliva lias a disagreeable odor, but his oyes are bright, and his
whole demeanor very affectionate and gentle. Ans. The trouble
is due to over-feeding. His diet should be ohangod. and consist
ol as little meat as possible. Some catnip should be procured for
him. A small dose of some aperient would not hurt. him.

A. L. P„ Albany.— My rough ooat dog hasaomeskin disease
which causes him to bite and scratch off hair and skin until sores
appear. Seems to belli good condition otherwise. The itching Is
so intense as to cause him to howl aud cry. Is very large, weigh¬
ing 140 lbs. The smell from him is intolerable. I feed him boiled
Indian meal, a little cooked moat and potatoes, and Imve for a
couple of weeks been giving him Fowler’s solution, arsenic eight
to ten drops daily. Ans.Wasb tho dog thoroughly with warm water
and soft soap, and after drying npply the following ointment —
Sulphur sub., 8 ozs.; whale oil, 8 ozs.; oil of tar, j 0z • ung
hydrarg, 4 oz. Wash off and repeat in three days, aud again after
the same interval, if neoeasary. Give the Fowler’s solution in
the quantity named twice a day. It would be well to shave (lie
dog.

T. W. B., Montreal.— I am desirous of building a sharpie yacht
about sixteen feet over all, and as I am a novice I do not know
the proper breath of beam, length of keel, size of centre-board,
etc. Would you let mo know t he proper dimensions, size of sail
(cat-rig), mast. Loom, gaff, etc. Ans. Sharpies being narrow,
should be longer than other boats to get accommodation or ser¬
vice out of them. Would recommmerid 20 or 24 Ecet loDg in
preference to only 18 feet. For sharpie 24 feet long give 8 teet 8
inches beam. She will draw only a few inches of water when
complete. They have no keel, the bottom being of three-quarter
inch boards, nailed ueross tho sides. Round the latter up for the
after third of their length. Step mast four feet from bow. Boom
Iflfeetkrag; hoist, 15fcet ; gaff, 10 feet. See back numbers of
Forest and Stream. For shorter sharpie increase the propor-
tion of beam.

W. D. W., Philadelphia.— I have a water spaniel troubled with
rheumatism in the loins and hind-quarters. He is four years old ■
in good health otherwise, well housed, ana fed principally on
vegetable food; has plenty of exercise. It does not come from
exposure. Can you prescribe any trealment? it is of two years'
standing. He is extremely sensitive to the touch in the parts
affected, and suffers much pain. Ans. Stonehenge recommends
the fallowing somewhat empirical remedy as the most reliable he
knows: Score a red herring with a knife, and well rub in two
drachms of nitre ; give every morning on an empty stomach, and
keep the dog without food ft r two hours after. At night give a
d rachm of camphor made in a ball. If the dog will not eat the her¬
ring, it may be mixed with broth. A notlier remedy is carbonate
of ammonia, three to five grains, to be gl -on two or three times
daily. Hand-rubbing and an embrocation of turpentine and am¬
monia will be found beneficial.

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Thanksgiving.

THE most brilliant politician never conceived the
idea of making the Annual Thanksgiving Proclama¬
tion a party issue ; for it was never urged against the
most sordid and morose candidate for the gubernatorial
chair, that having no good cheer in his own heart he
might refuse to set apart this day of kindly sentiment,
when chill November should have succeeded the rich
October days. And what eternal obloquy would follow
His Excellency who should forget to call upon the people
to give thanks ! For in New England, particularly, this
Thursday in November is the one season of the year for
the gathering of the sons and daughters and grandsons
and grand-daughterB, cousins and uncles and brothers-in-
law, and the whole family tribe, hack to the old homestead.
The day is one of tender memories. As one Thanksgiving
succeeds another, some old places about the family board
become vacant, or are filled by new faces ; and with the
joy and merriment of the day mingles oft-times the tender
regret and the longing for one look from the dear eyes
now closed forever. The Thanksgiving Day festival is
like a wayside inn, where the travellers pause in their
pilgrimages, rehearse the incidents of the way, and take
heart for the toil before them.

We have already spoken of the change in the mode of
celebrating our holiday festivals. They are losing, in
large measure, their religious character, and are being
merged into seasons of sport. This day especially is
looked forward to by sportsmen as a field holiday, and
to-day the fields are resounding with the report of shot
gun and rifle. Its plaoe in the calendar gives to this
November anniversary advantages as a field-day over all
the others which are recognized in our American year.

There is a sensible invigoration in the air ; it quickens
the step and expands the soul. The man who takes this
one day from his business to get a sniff of fresh air, a
look at the country, and mayhap, a bird for his bag is a
better man ten times over when he comes homes tired
and hungry, but thankful.

Sometimes people express a natural surprise at the
large circulation of the Forest and Stream, a “sports¬
men's" paper; they did not known there were so
many sportsmen. Ask them what they mean by that
term, and they are at a loss. Sportsmen is to them
vaguely an idle fellow, who shoots and fishes and lounges
around the village tavern, smokes a huge pipe incessantly,
and drinks between times. Did these people only see the

letter-heads which come to us, under which are written
correspondence for every part of the paper, they would
soon alter their notions about the American Sportsman.
They would find here a busy lawyer, snatching a moment
from his briefs to put in a rejoinder to that fellow who
wrote about penetration last week, a clergymen leaving
his sermon to dabble in a game law controversy, a phy¬
sician scribbling a game note on the way to his patient,
merchants who stick to their counter fifty-one and one-
half weeks in the year, and go off shooting the rest of the
time, and the busy, hard-working men of every trade and
profession who accomplish the work of the world. These
are the American sportsmen, to whom a holiday in the
fields means respite from toil and care. Would it not be
an excellent plan for one of our political parties to nom¬
inate a'govemor who will give two Thanksgivings ? Every
sportsman without distinction of other political belief,
will “scratch ’’ the regular ticket in favor of that man,

DURATION OF LIFE IN ANIMALS.

AT the recent meeting of the British Sanitary Con¬
gress, held at Croydon, an interesting address was
delivered by the President, Dr. B. W. Richardson, F.R.S.,
who, under the title “ Salutland,” sketched an ideal coun¬
try, polity, and people. This fancy sketch reminds one
in its general plan somewhat of the “Frankville ” of Dr.
Sarrasen, one of the most recent of the many absurdities
from the pen of Jules Verne, but, while of course wholly
imaginary, it points out what improvements the race may
reasonably hope to make during the next two or three
centuries, and draws a pleasant picture of the possible
condition of things at the end of that time.

In the introduction to his sketch, Dr. Richardson re¬
ferred to the ordinary age to which man attained, and
mentioned in this connection a number of facts respect¬
ing the duration of life in some animals, which have been
brought to light mainly by Flourens and Owens. The
latter has shown in a recent paper in the Geological Mag¬
azine that the average life of the hippotamus is thirty
years. This fact was arrived at by taking into considera¬
tion the dentition of the animal, the age at which the
teeth are renewed, and their natural wearing out, the
period of gestation, the development of the skeleton, par¬
ticularly with reference to the age at which the epiphyses
become firmly united to the shafts of the bones ; and
lastly, the pathological condition of an animal that has
reached full longevity, to discover whether death was at¬
tributable to disease in any particular organ, or merely to
a general decay and breaking down of the system from old
age alone. In the hippopotamus which died not very long
ago in the Zoological Gardens in London, and which was
known to have passed the age of thirty, Prof. Owen found
that the teeth were much worn down, that all the hones
of the skeleton were consolidated, and that all the organs
of the body were equally degenerated, so that death oc¬
curred not from the weakness or disease of anyparticular
organ, but from the general giving way of all the parts.
He therefore concluded that the term of life of this spe¬
cies was to be set at thirty yearn, a conclusion which
agrees with all the facts known in respect to this animal.

An animal may be considered as fully mature when
the skeleton is perfected ; that is, 'when the epiphyses,
or loose terminal portions of the bones, are firmly united
with their shafts ; and Flourens has laid down the law
that the natural term of life of any animal is five times
the period which precedes perfected maturity. So that,
when we know the age at which any mammal becomes
mature, it is easy; to calculate the age to which it may at¬
tain. On this basis the elephant, which becomes mature
at a little past thirty, should live to be more than one
hundred one fifty years old ; the camel, mature at eight,
has reached full life at forty ; the horse, mature at five,
reaches full life at twenty five ; the lion and the ox
should live twenty years ; the dog at least ten ; the cat,
seven and a half ; the rabbit, five.

Now, on this basis, it is evident that man, who is ma¬
ture at twenty, or soon after, should live one hundred
years ; and Dr.fRichardson, in view of the facts briefly
summarised above, is led to conclude “ that man, even
in this stage of his probation on the planet, is naturally
destined to walk upon .it, endowed with sensibilities of
life and intelligence, for a period of one hundred years,
and that until he realizes this destiny practioally, he is in
value of physical life actually degraded far below his
earth-mates, whom he designates as the brute creation,
and over whom lie presumes to exercise his, to them,
almighty will.”

It appears then, if these calculations are to be trusted,
that man dies when he has lived only to the beginning o
the second third of the natural term of his life. It is as
if the elephant were to die at sixty, the camel at sixteen,
the horse at ten, the dog at four, and the rabbit at two.
It iB true that we sometimes see a case where a man
really does live out his full life ; but how rare it is, and
how we wonder at it 1 Man is, in truth, reckless of life,
and gives it up early and easily.

Anri what is the remedy for this brevity of life ? Must
man continue to perish just as he has reached his full
powers, and has succeeded in storing his mind with knowl- |

edge and experience of the highest value to his fellows ?
Is there no remedy for the state of things to which we
have called attention ? These are questions for the sani¬
tarians to answer ; but as yet we look in vain for a reply.

Recent Facts About Anesthetics.— The third report
on the action of anaesthetics to the Scientific Grants Com¬
mittee of the British Medical Association has been made
recently, the report embracing the results of investigat¬
ing the condition of the blood pressure in animals under
the influence of chloroform, ethidine and ether. The ex¬
periments, which were made upon rabbits and dogs,
seem to have been performed with great care, and give
rise to the following conclusions : Ether, when adminis¬
tered to animals, has no appreciable effect in reducing
blood pressure ; chloroform and ethidine have a decided
effect in that direction. Chloroform has sometimes an
unexpected and apparently capricious effect on the heart’s
action. The occurrence of these; sudden and unlooked-
for effects is a source of serious danger, because the blood
pressure is with great rapidity reduced to almost zero,
while the pulsations are greatly retarded or even stopped.
Bv ethidine the reduction of blood pressure is not, so far
as has been observed, through sudden and unexpected
depressions. Chloroform may cause death by primarily
paralyzing either the heart or the respiration. Although
not free from danger on the side of the heart and the
respiration, ethidine is in a very high degree safer than
chloroform, inasmuch as the former does not compro¬
mise the heart as does the latter. A legitimate deduction
from the facts given is that ether is by far the safest of
the three anaesthetics used, and that ethidine is much
safer than chloroform and equally efficient.

A Millionaire's Aviary.— Peter Goeiet died lari week.
Peter Goeiet was worth all the way from $12,000,000 to
$20,000,000 — we would be satisfied ourselves with the
lower estimate. He thought a great deal of his money ;
so much that he never spent a cent when he could save
it. We couldn’t begin to tell how much real estate in
New York belonged to him ; it was a principle of his life
never to sell an inch of land once in the possession of the
Goeiet family. He lived alone in a house on Broadway,
just above Madison Square. The dwelling stood apart in
a large yard in the midst of stores and business houses,
and the Broadway passers used to Stop to peep through
the iron railing at Peter Goelet’s companions. Tlieee
were pheasants from India, storks from Egypt, Guinea
fowds and rare birds from all over the world. A magnifi¬
cent milch cow contentedly chewed her cud and reigned
over the enclosure. In winter the cow was housed in a
barn back of the house, and the birds were safely shel¬
tered in the upper chambers of the house and fed from
the hand of Peter Goeiet, late millionaire poultry fancier,
now gathered to his fathers. N. B.— When a man is
gathered to his fathers, his money is gathered to his
children. _ M |

Guns and Telephones.— The sportsman is always ahead.
He is the man who puts into best uses the latest invention
of the age. Here is an incident Bhowing this. Mr.
Robert A. Packer, the Superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, has been hunting with a party of friends in
far-away Nebraska. A few days ago he sat in the tele¬
graph office at North Bend in that State, and talked for
two hours with his wife and friends at Saye, Pa., two
thousand miles distant. The telephone connection was
made by the railroad and Western Union wires—
North Bend to Chicago, thence to Perth Amboy, N. J., to
Easton, Bethlehem and Sayre, Pa. We are living in a
wonderful age.

Springfield Rod and Gun Club.— Enclosing us a bill
of fare of their sixth annual dinner, E. H. Lathrop, Esq.,
the President of the Rod and Gun Club of Springfield,
Mass., says ; “ Yonsee, we still keep it up.” If by that
is meant that at the date of the letter (Nov. 21st), the
club were still making merry around the hoard, which,
according to the bill, was spread Nov. 18th, we are of the
opinion that they are still keeping it up, and our advice
to them is to let it down again.

By the way, the Japanese style of illustration now so
much in vogue serves admirably for sportsmen’s bills of
fare. The one now before ns has numerous designs, all
as apropos as if engraved specially for the occasion.

New Year’s Presents for Sportsmen.— Any new
subscribers sending ns $4 by January 1st will receive the
Forest and Stream for the thirteen months from date
to January, 1881. Parents cannot give their sons (and
daughters, too ; see our Women’s Column) a more useful
and entertaining holiday present than a year’s subscrip¬
tion to this journal. It teaches the young idea how to
shoot and gives general information on all subjects relat¬
ing to field sports and natural history.

—Six hundred years ago in England a pheasant cost
about as much in the market as did a fat lamb. Now the
market quotations show a great difference, but we have
known men to spend as much money to secure one poor
bird as would buy a half dozen sheep.

FOREST AND STREAM

851

Our Candle's Feeble Ray. — A Massachusetts man had
some boys’ tool-ohests to sell. He advertised them. In
reply to the notices inserted in one Boston paper, which
claims to have 140,000 subscribers, he received scores of
replies. But he didn’t sell a solitary tool-chest. With all
his other advertising he did not dispose of a single one.
In our •• Answers to Correspondents ” we once happened
to casually mention this man and his tool-chest. Now to
the time required by the Forest and Stream to go to a
town in the hill country of North Carolina, add the time
required by a letter to go from that same town to Spring-
field, Mass., and you have the time elapsing between the
appearance of that notico in our Answers and the sale of
the first tool-chest by the Massachusetts man. This is not
an unusual case either. Here is another one, and there
are hundreds more of them : —

Editor Forest and Stream ; —

To “ T. II.,” Boston, you say : “ You are one of the half-
dozen men who, of all those we reply to in our answers
in the course of a year, remember to thank us for our
pains.'’ Now I am ashamed to say I am one of the
guilty. But I must now give my best thanks for the an¬
swers I have received to two or three questions. I can
say I have derived much valuable assistance from that
modest column. In one case I asked for names of works
relating to one of your States, and, in addition to your
reply, I received from many publishers and other gentle¬
men in New York much Valuable information, advice,
papers, catalogues, maps, &c., all extremely useful to
me : and all this I got from one small question addressed
to your paper. The information I received on that one
subject- was fully worth to me the cost of a year’s sub¬
scription. Hemlock.

one of the Rod and Gun's losing them first place. The
teams and their scores were : —

Phut, Amatuer Team.— Charles, 48; Law, 39; Look, 38; Wilson,
40: total, 105.

No. 1 Rod ami Gun.— Buinstoad, 45; Barrett, 44 ; Matthewson, 43 ;
Van Vlack. 33; total, 165.

No. 2 Rod and linn. — Mayott, 43; Chapin, 44; Dedrlck, 39; Brad¬
ford, 37 ; total, 163.

Matinard.— Gamer, 39 ; Horr, 41 ; Conkey, 39 ; Lnmotte, 39 ;
total, 158.

Second Amateur.— Bull, 41; Hull, 41; Birnie, 37; Richard, 31 ;
total, 150.

— In the Mammoth Gallery shooting at Boston, J. O.
Mattoon made eight consecutive bull’s-eyes, anxl pocketed
the $20 in gold, which is a standing prize for the doer of
that feat over the 150 feet range.

Medford," Nov. 21st. — The Raymond Sportsman's Club
held its usual competition at Bellevue Range to-day. The
weather conditions were exceedingly unfavorable, both
for glass-ball and rifle shooting, though Mr. O. F. Bel-
ohev succeeded in making a clean score in the glass-ball
match, the result of which is as follows ; —

We Rotarn

&
10-28
8— 26
9—24
8-18

Single

0. F. Belcher .

W. B. Witherell . - . a

IV. Charles . 10

J. B. Smith . 9

F. Butler - . - . - . 4

§hq

Massachusetts.— Boston, Nov. 14f/i.— ' The third an¬
nual long-range match, between teams of five from the
Massachusetts Rifle Association and the Walpole rifle
club took place to-day at Walnut Hill. The shooting,
by both teams, and at all the ranges, was of a very high
standard of excellence. The average, for both "teams
was 208 4-5 per man. Messrs. Brown and Washburn lead
their respective teams, the former with 218 and the
latter with 216, for the three distances ; Sir. Brown fur¬
ther distinguishing himself by going back to 1,000 yards
with 150, a clean score, thirty bull’s-eyes in succession,
to his credit, being the first time that both the 800 and
900-yard ranges have been captured together by a rifle¬
man. The weather favored the sport, notaffording much
trouble to the marksmen. The light was good, and the
wind, ranging from “7 o’clock,” at the opening of the
match, to six, near the close, was quite easily managed
throughout the day. The result of the match, the third
defeat the Walpoles have suffered, though in neither case
have they had reason to feel ashamed of their efforts, is
as follows, the competition having been governed by the
usual rules for long-range contests ; —

MASSACHUSETTS RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

J. F. BROWN.

800 . 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6—75

900 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5-75

1,000 . 5 2 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 4 6 6—88—218

WILLIAM OERISH.

800 . 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5—74

900.. . . 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 4 5 3 4 5-70

1,000 . 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 5-71—316

SALEM WILDER.

800 . 55555555564565 5-74

000 . 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 6 5 5 5 4 5 6-70

1.000 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 r 535554 5-87—211

H. TV LEU.

800 . 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 5-74

990.. . 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5—73

1,000 . 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 0 4 5 5 5 4 5 3-61-208

A. H. ALLEN.

800 . 5 4 5 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 5-69

900 . 3 5 a 3 3 5 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 5-61

L000 . 5 5.5 4 5 4 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 3 5—69—202

Total., . . . . . 1054

WALPOLE RIFLE CLUB.

N. WASHBURN.

800 . 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5—74

900 . 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 5-70

1,000 . o 5a 55555555354 5-72-216

R. S. GRAY.

800 . 4554 5 555555555 5-73

WO. . . . 45456555445354 5-68

1,000 . ,.0 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 4 5 5 4 5 5-70-211

It. h. gray.

800 . 5 5 4 0 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 5 5 5-68

900 . .5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5—71

1,000 . 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 6 5 5 0 5 4 4 5—65—204

J, E. MANN.

800 . 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 5—70

900 . 5 4 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 *-«8

1,000 . 4 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 8 4 5-67-203

E. READER.

soo . . 443453 5 455555 5 5-67

900 . 4 6 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 5 5 3-67

1,000 . 4 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 5 4 5 5 3 5 4—66—200

Total . . . 1034

Di fterenee In favor of the M. R. A . . . 20

At the conclusion of the firing at 800 yards, lunch was
had in the “winter shed” at the range, and, after the
marksmen had arrived in town, a dinner was partaken of
at “ Jossler’s,” tendered by the Massachusetts Association
to the visiting team.

Springfield , Nov. 15th. — This fall field-day of the
Springfield Rod and Gun Club was a pleasant and suc¬
cessful affair, and the crack of rifles was heard from the
West Springfield range, behind the Beldon House, all
day long. The contests were all at 200 yards, off-hand.
In the open-to-all match there were nearly fifty entries,
for nine prizes, and the winners were : Biunstead, 33
Charles, 32 ; Law, 32 ; Hull, 32 ; Barrett, 31 ; Chapin, 31 .
Matthewson, 31 ; Bradford, 31 ; Kniel, 30. Iu the am¬
ateur match Chapin took first and Branford second
prize, The team match for $25 was won by the first
amateur team, a miss of the target in the final shot of

J. O. Mattoon . 6

E. Whittier . 5 4

H. A. Pickering' . 5 4

E. F. Richardson . 5 5

IT. A. Pollard . 5 5

C. Edwards . 5 4

T. D. Parker . 5 5

A. L. Eames . . 5 5

5 5

Connecticut. — Collinsville, Nov. 12th. — Canton Rod
and Gun Club ; practice meeting at 200 yards, off-hand ;
three pounds pull ; 10 shots. Yery dark weather : —

Mr. J. F. R. Schaeffer heads the list of riflemen with
the fine score of 44 out of a possible 50 at 200 yards. The
result of the riflo match is appended : —

.1. F. K. Shaefer . 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4-i4

E. James . 445445444 5—43

J. R. Tille . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5-42

E. Bennett . 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5-42

C. M.Guelti . 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4-42

J.C. Smith . 5 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 4-41

C. P. Gleason . 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 5-38

A meeting of the Raymond Sportsman’s Club occurs at
Bellevue Range Thanksgiving Day, when the final com¬
petition in the handicap subscription glass-ball and rifle
matches will take place.

Hopkinton, Nov. 18th. — At the pistol practice of a squad
in town styled “ The Vagabonds,” last week, the follow¬
ing good scores, at six rods, were made :—

R. Walton . 4 5 5 5 5-24 I W. W. Smith . 4 3 6 8 5-20

J. Gregory. . 5 4 4 5 5—23 |

— The Rifle Club held a match at theirrange atClaflin’s
grove Nov. 15th. It was a perfect day, the air being as
warm and balmy as in September. The sky was overcast
with light, fleecy clouds which obscured the sun, giving
that peculiar gray light so much desired by riflemen and
so favorable for good scores. The wind was gusty, indi¬
cating 8 o’clock on the dial. There was a larger attend¬
ance than usual of both visitors and riflemen. The con¬
ditions were 200 yards, off-hand, 15 rounds. The best
scores are : —

C. A. Sumner. . 44443534445444 4^-60

N. Jewell . 43443444544443 3-57

D. Dorchester . 34345435443442 5-57

J. M. Webb . 4 3 9 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 3-52

Owen Wood . 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3-55

P. W. Smith . 34 3 44434 3 5 4344 3-55

W. B. Clnflin . 43334433444434 4—54

O. H. Smith . . 34424433423344 3-50

Mammoth Rifle Gallery.— Boston, , Nov. 22d.— The
regular monthly prize shoot is progressing finely, some
very brilliant shooting being done last week. Mr. J. O.
Mattoon was successful in getting the extra prize of $20
for a clean score of eight consecutive bull’s-eyes ; but the
management still pay $20 for any one who will make a
score of eight consecutive bull’s-eyes. The following is
the score— 150 feet ; rounds, 8 ; possible 40 ; —

5 5

5— 40

6— 39
5—39
5-39

. _ . 5-39
5 5 5 B-C:
5 5 5 5—38
4 5 6 5-38

Boston, Nov. 22 d. — Pleasant weather greeted the rifle¬
men at Walnut Hill, and the two matches of the day,
the “ silverware ” competition and the November “am¬
ateur series,” had quite numerous contestants. The at¬
mosphere and temperature at the range was almost per¬
fect ; the light was excellent, and the wind so gentle,
that it scarcely stirred the flags. Mr. C. R. Griffing in
the “ Amateur'Series,” scored 41 in his ten shots at 200
yards. The best scores in the “silverware” match, at
200 and 300 yards, are given as follows : —

SILVERWARE MATCH, 200 YARDS.

E.B. Souther . 4 5 5 4 5 5 5-33

E. F. Richardson . 5 5 4 4 5 6 5—33

C. R. Griffing . 1 . . . . 5 5 4 4 5 5 5-33

J. Nichols . 5 4 4 5 4 4 5-31

E. F. Richardson . . . . . 4

E. B. Souther . 4

C. R. Griffing . 3

5 5 4 4 4 4-1

4 4 4 5 4 4-2.

5 4 4 4 4 5-29

The next competition in this match will occur on
Thanksgiving Day, at Walnut Hill, The “amateur
series ” will be contested at the same time, and glass-
ball and turkey shoots will vary the monotony of the
occasion. The attractive programme provided for the
day’s sport will 'form a ’fitting finale for the two day’s
shooting, with rifle and shot gun, announced at the same
range, to immediately precede it.

Wakefield, Nov. 22 d. — The Wakefield Amateur Rifle
Association have completed a new winter shed at
their range, and Thanksgiving Day there will be a series
of contests, lasting all day. In to-day’s competition the
following results were obtained at 200 yards :

FIRST CLASS.

Roger Howard..

4 4 4—32)

3 5 5 4 4 4
5 4 4 4 5 4

4 4 4 5 5 5 .
4 5 4 5 4 4 4
4 4 4 5 4 4

5- 321-95

6— 31
4-31

—31
30 V 91
i— 31

SECOND CLASS.

W. L. Cook . . - 4 4 5 4

F.Wlnship

5 4 5 4 14

4 4 4 4 4 5

4 4 4 4 4 5

5 4 4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4 4 4

5-31)

4— 29 }

5— SO )

4— 29^83

5— 29

The rifle match, which was to have taken place Satur¬
day at this range between the Roxbury City Guard and
the Richardson Light Guard, was postponed on account
of the non-appearance of the former team, j

Fanulier .

Andrews .

Bldwoll .

Hull .

Lewis .

Laubonsteiu. .
Case .

Mass. Orced.

. 9 10 7 10 10 13 10 9 II 10- 98 42

. 12 12 9 !M1 8 10 10 6 10- 97 43

. 9 10 12 7 10 9 9 8 11 9- 94 43

. 10 10 6 10 10 12 8 5 0 11— 91 40

.10 5 10 5 JO 12 9 7 9 11- 89 41

. 7 8 11 7 13 7 10 7 9 7- 83 42

. 6 11 9 8 10 9 7 11 7 8- 86 41

We notice the remarks of your correspondent “ Drury”
in regard to the ungraceful hip rest. It certainly is an
unhandsome way of shooting, and of no advantage to
the shooter, unless he is housed from bad weather. The
Canton Club, with one or two exceptions, have dis¬
carded it for a year or more, and, as a consequence,
shoot more quickly at the stand, look better, feci better,
and do as well on the target as before. Z.

Schuetzen Notes.— The Jersey Schuetzen Corps held
their annual meeting last week at Hoboken and elected
the following officers to serve for the next year: — John
Horsmann, Captain, after Captain A. Ermisch declining
to serve any longer as such ; A. Appel, Recording .Secre¬
tary ; F. Schumann, jr. , Financial Secretary ; F. Hansen,
Ti'easurer ; John Gleistein, Custodian ; John Raschenand
J. Delimke, Shooting Masters. The newly elected Cap¬
tain is no greenhorn, as he used to be the First Captain
and Starter of the company sixteen yeaTS ago.

—The Baltimore Target Shooting Rifle Association,
1,400 men strong, also elected their officers as follows : —
Ed. Gronan, President ; A. Martini, Vice-President ; F.
Hasselhorst and Ciias. Steuth, Shooting Masters ; Jos.
Letzer and E. Buschmann, Secretaries ; Chas. N. Oehm,
Treasurer : Herm . Spanhake, Gehh. Leimbach, Fred.
Brandan, Henry Quast, and Philip Walter, Directors.

%m\\e <tt\d § m(.

GAME IN SEASON FOR DECEMBER.

Moose, Alee Americana. | Pin nated grouse or prairie

Caribou, Rangtfer caribou. \ chickens, Oupidania tsuphlo.
Elk orwapiti, Cermut canadensis. I Ruffed grouse or pheasant, Bo-
Itcd or Vu. (loci'. 0. viruiniumm. I nam umbellus.

Squirrels, red, black and gray. I Quail or partridge, OrtyxvirQtni-
Hares, brown and gray. antis.

WUd turkey, peteagrtst/ulloparo. | Woodcock, Philoltda minor.

Swans, Brant, Wild Ducks, Geese, &c .

7^7" This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which is generally in season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

New Jersey State Sportsmen’s Association.— An ad¬
journed meeting of the New Jersey State Sportsmen’s
Association was held at the rooms of the Jersey City
Heights Gun Club, on Thursday the 20th inst., President
Eaton in the chair. Congratulatory speeches were made
over the success of the tournament by the President, Dr.
Bird, Messrs. Geiger, Von Lengerke, and others. After a
full exchange of opinion, by vote the meeting was ad¬
journed until 1 P. M., January 8 th, at the same place,
when the election of officers for the ensuing year and the
appointment of the Committees will take place. Among
the Committees to be appointed, is the very important
one on the revision of the Game Laws of the State. Also
the matter of giving the charge of the Tournament each
year to some individual club will be discussed and set¬
tled. A full meeting of the delegates is earnestly desired.

—Captain A. H. Bogardus will probably not shoot his
proposed match against six American shots. It is possi¬
ble that he may go to England again next summer to
shoot a series of four matches against any four English¬
men. The preparatory course of challenges has been
entered upon in the New York Herald, It always takes
a great deal of newspaper shooting to prepare the knights
of the gun for their real work.

Thread-Wound Cartridges. — Rochester, N. K, Nov.
21st. — Being in Rochester for a few hours, I accepted the
invitation of Dr. Rider to go out and shoot some of the
thread-wound long-range shot cartridges made in this
city. We fired five rounds at fifty-five yards, and five at
ninety-yards, using a modified choke breech loader, pa¬
per shells, 10-guage, four drachms of powder, two pink-
edge wads, No. 9 — the cases held upon an average 175
pellets No. 6 shot, The poorest pattern, in a 30-inch
circle, at fifty-five yards, was 134 pellets ; the best 172
pellets. The average of the five targets, 154 ; or 88 per
cent, of all the pellets in the charge. At ninety yards ,
the poorest target on a paper, 36x40 inches, was 83 pel¬
lets ; the best target, 109 pellets ; average of the five, 97
pellets, or over 55 per cent, of the charge. These shells
are made for fifty, seventy, and ninety yards, and must
be used for the distances intended, or the results will not
be satisfactory ; the ninety yards’ shell used for the shorter
distances will make a round hole of the size of the bore
of the gun. The passage of the shell through the air un¬
winds the threads, and the shell comes apart, permitting
the shot to spread. The unwinding of the threads is the
same as a time fuse ; therefore the necessity of using
them for then' intended distances. Two first quality
pink-edge wads must he put upon the powder to confine
the gas, so the direction says ; and they must be used as
directed. Your Florida correspondent deviated from the
directions (using one), and the results did not please him.
In shooting these long distances, one must- find from
practice where his gun shoots. Remember the sights are
not parallel to the bore of both barrels. One or two shots
from a rest will tell where to aim to hit the object aimed
at. The Doctor tells me “that it is not best to have too
much choke in the barrel using these shells.” In duck
shooting these shells will help a man's bag wondei-fully.

W. H. JACKSON.

852

FOREST AND STREAM

HUNTING THE BIG HORN.

THE subjoined Bketch, wlii’ob is fresh from the pen
of an experienced "Black Hills hunter, vividly delin¬
eates the almost inaccessible character of the country
where the mountain sheep resort, and the difficulties and
hardship of their pursuit. It is the first account we have
ever read from such a source ; that is, coming from one
who has “ been thar,” and writes his experiences in the
mountain vernaoular. The writer is “Texas Jack.”

Some distance further back in the mountains we struck
a rough region and came to a high peak called Old Baldy.
I hiid’never seen Baldy before, and 1 never want to see
him again. Wo camped near the foot of the hill, and I
proposed to climb on top and see what it looked like.
Hone of the party seemed disposed to tackle him, so I
shouldered Kato (a favorite rifle) early next morning
and started up alone. It was a long, hard climb, and
when I got on top I found out what it looked like — a dead
;jump-off of some fifteen huud red feet! that’s just what
it was on tho other side, As it wouldn’t be healthy to go
further in that direction I concluded to lay there and
gaze on the valley and scenes below (a long way below,
I found out afterwards). It wasn’t such a bad lay-out
after all, provided a fellow was fond of looking over a
heap of country at one time. Eventually I discovered a
small band of sheep grazing by a little lake in the valley.
They seemed almost straight down from where I lay, but
how to get at them was something else. I meant to try
it on anyway, so crawled along the edge of the precipice
lor a lung warn going down many rough, steep places,
until T came t.6 the lowest gap there was, and it looked
mighty scaly, some eighteen or twentyfeet nearly straight
down '; but tliero was snow to light on. I could get down,
perhaps, but not up there again that I knew of. It was
a go, any way, so I reached Kate orb clear of the rocks
and tel her drop. She struck, but foremost, turned over
and started down the snowbauk ; at first slow, but she
soon went out of sight some two hundred yards away,
going at the rate Of about a mile a minute. Hext I came,
but not to go coasting noth Kate, for I struck square on
my boot U«els and stuck fast. It was kind of an edging
job from there down. The snow was a little harder than
j; had oounted on, and I had to stamp several times before
I could get hold enough to risk taking up the other foot.
It was no nice place to play sliding down the hill, all by
mvself, especially when I didn’t know exactly about
where I was agoing to haul up. At last I came on to
Kate, She was lodged up against some loose rock at the
end of the snowbank, and no bones broke. I now hurried
on, sure of a sheep, but I felt sheepish enough when I
found they were at least a mile further than I. had cal¬
culated, and before I reached tire place they had moved
camp and were asleep perhaps somewhere up in the

The next thing was to get bade to where I bad started
from. I thought it all over, and decided to try it round
the other side of old Baldy, thinking it would be a better
chance to scale the ridge : but how much I was mis¬

taken — I can’t tell you how much, just here, but it was
the roughest place on earth, except one, and I don’t
think anybody has ever found that one. It looked easy
enough when 1 started in, hut before I got out — wait till
I tell you. The farther I went along the mountain-side
the worse it got, and more of it, nntil I came to a point
where I could see neither bottom nor top ! I was just
sticking up among the stones like something that had
growed there ! I had but one chance to go ahead, and
that was to jump down off the rock, some ten feet. If I
did that I should have no chance at all to go back. It is
strange how a fellow will press forward when he gets
into trouble, though he may know it will take him deeper
and deeper into it. I dropped Kate first ; then 6wung
myself down, I had but 'a few feet to drop, but that
rolling busi ness was what worried me the most, I struck
all right. There was some earth and small timber ahead,
and I was hurrying along as fast as possible, when all of
a sudden the rocks commenced rolling down all around
me. Looking up, I caught, sight cr an old ewe’s head
and neck Stuck out over the rock some two hundred feet
above me. Up went Kate a.nd down came the ewe clear
over my head, and lodged against some fir bushes quite
a distance below. I crawled down and took off a quarter.
I was pretty tired, but had rather pack meat than go lnm-

fry. I had already made some calculations on doing like a
og on a deer hunt — eat and drink nothing, and lay out
that night. After a good deal of hard climbing, nearly
straight up, I reached the top of the ridge, or backbone,
as we call it. One step would [put me on the descent
either way. I sat Kate down, straddled the rock, and
dropped into meditation for a moment. It was a strange
scene ; the sun had long since gone behind the mountain,
and that peculiar yellowish green light (such, I;believe,
can be seen in no other part of the world,) shone over the
sky ; that is, what I could see of it for the high peaks
around. Not a sound to be heard, save the faint roar of
the. torrents far down in the deep dark hollows below I I
looked to Kate, my only companion. Thinks I, “ old
girl, this ain't no good place to be in ; if I drop to sleep
and tumble off this rock I shan’t wake up much before
Gabriel toots his horn,” These thoughts put me astir ! I
hastily gathered up my little outfit and struck down the
mountain ; I was in for it now. The further down I
went the rougher it got, more the ledges, and the greater
distance I had to drop from one to the other. I got
kind of desperate, and hardly stopped to look for a better
place — just peep over, drop Kate, (always blit foremost)
then the sheep, and I would follow. Darkness was gath¬
ering fast, the weather was turning cold ; I was nearing
the valley and hope began to brighten a little, when I
came to a dead sticker. It was the last ledge ! All be¬
low was loose stone that slanted away to the canon be¬
low. I looked over — no use talking — over fifty feet in
the clear ; no pair of legs in America could jump clown
there and ever come out with a whole hone in them. T
scrambled along the ledge some distance one way ; it got
worse 1 Tried it the other, and found but one chance,
and that a mighty slim one. It was where the water had
cut a narrow crevice through the main ledge. If I could
onlv hold on, it would take me within a reasonable distance

of the loose stones below. It beat no chance at all ; so
over went Kate, meat next, and I commenced my descent
bear fashion, (tail foremost, of course, the same as I do
everything) holding on in any way, or to anything that
was fast, as long as tliero was anything, and then I went
about half as far as I expected and hit twico as hard as I
ought to. The loose stones began to slide, and away went
me, Kate, sheep, stones, and all, some twenty yards down
tho hill, It was quite dark now, hut I managed, by feel¬
ing around, to find Kate and the sheep, and rustled off
up the hollow, through the darkness and over the rooks,
with a few tumbles and skinned shins.

I reached camp, that is, where camp ought to be ; but
it wasn’t there. Although it was very dark, I knew I was
within a few steps of the right place, and there I stood,
dumfounded for a moment, thinking to myself, if this is
not me, who in thunder can it he ? I knew J was not lost :
the camp must be lost. Presently I saw a little spark,
and crawling under some logs came on to a heap of
smouldering embers, the only sign of human existence.
1 gave the coals a kick, and a dim light glared around
that made the old white logs loom up like so many ghosts.
Whilst gathering some brush forty different imaginations
rattled through my brain. Indians? I thought, first;
Bomebody shot accidently, or fell off the rocks and broke
a leg; horses stampeded*; everything; until I got a big
light, when all was explained. Right, over the fire hung
a big flask half full of the best 1 — with a note attached
saying, 1 1 Come into the river, party started at 3 P- m. ”
Old Whity, my pony that was tied to’a tree near by and
had been quiet all this time, now began to snort and tear
around as much as to say, “ get that saddle and outfit on
here, and let’s be off,” and you bet I did, and was off in a
hurry, and did’t forget the flask either. Whity took a
near" cut, and Kate took her chances along with me,
through the thick timbers, up and down the steep rocks.
Which ever way we went I don’t know, (as I was very
busy settling up with the flask,) hut I do know that I was
the first in to Barrier's Ranebe on the Yellow Stone
River, some eighteen miles from where we ha.d been
camped,

Spoet about Newark. — Newark, N, J., has so many
sportsmen, young* and old, that the editors of the weekly
paper there always devote a certain amount of their space
to shooting and fishing notes. The Call thus sums up the
facilities for sport in the vicinity : —

“ In the spring all the meadows lying on either side of
the Passaic River in Essex and Morris Counties are tavor-
ite feeding-ground for snipe and many varieties of wild
ducks, and have been well known and patronized by
Newark gunners ever since the time when Frank Forester
lived at The Ceders and frequently drove to Pine Brook
for a day’s shooting. And hi July the thickets in the
same vicinity are well beaten for woodcock ; but as these
birds are found in almost every swamp at that Beason of
the year, it would be useless* to particularize any one
locality. The Passaic below Chatham and all its tributary
streams furnish good woodcock shooting occasionally,

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though seldom enough to make a trip for this especial
purpose advisable. Clrey squirrels are found in almost
every large woods in Essex and the adjacent counties in
small numbers, and afford excellent practice for the small¬
bore rifle. Bay-birds haunt almost every salt marsh along
the coast, and at one time made the Elizabeth meadows
a favorite gunning-place, but the condition of the soil
has been so altered by railroad enterprises and drainage
schemes that the birds have almost entirely forsaken it.
A few years ago a noted gunner named King frequented
a scald near Brinton Range, and often made bags of from
50 to 200 birds in a day, and the struggle for bough-houses
was so sharp that many would occupy them all night to
secure them for the next day,

“The fall shooting for quails, rabbits, partridges and
woodcock is not confined to any particular localities, but
every county in the vicinity receives its quota of Newark
visitors, and none come home without a fair display of
game. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Road
takes out many parties, and scatters them along the route
at almost every station from Millhurii to PhiUipsburg,
most of them getting off in Morris County, though those
whochoose Sussex generally have the greatest sport. The
Pennsylvania and New Jersey Central Roads both pass
through splendid shooting-grounds, and carry from this
city many lovers of the dog and gun, who are set down
at various spots within twenty or thirty miles from this
city, and are picked up again in the eveuing with a good
share of the game which has escaped the traps and snares
of the farmers.

“Among the prominent spovtsmen and owners of fine
dogs in Newark are Dr. Robinson, Mr. A. P. Baldwin,
W. R. Hobart, R. H. Brientuall, Ebenezer Green, W. and
W. B. Durand, Charles Heath, Jacob Pentz, Dr. Pindell,
J. R. Burnett, N. J. Demarest, C. Willigerod, Joseph
Baldwin, James A. Hedden, A. Van Volkenberg, Inslee
A. Hopper, Frank B, Allen, E. P, Ward, W. W. Bying-
ton, Tiner Hedden, James Peck, Charles Leroy, l'l. F.
Baldwin, C. C. Currier, George Rouband, W. F. Quinby,
Albert Darling, Jacob Decker, Samuel Streit, E. E, Beck,
and a host of others too numerous for these columns.

“Perth Amboy, Prince's Bay, the Central bridge and
Canarsee are the favorite fishing-places frequented by
Newarkers, and the worthy anglers of the city contain
among their number Asa Whitehead, Horace Freeman.
Dr. Duteher, Dr. Andrews, George Watson, James M.
Durand, H. M. Mason, Thomas Austin, Theodore Morrell,
E. P. Ward, Wallace Durand, Harry Smith, G. A. Wiod-
enmayer, Joseph H. Wright, W. N. Swezey, with four or
five thousand others whose names escape our memory at
present writing.

“The local opportunities for fishing are as fine as could
be found in any section of theoountry, and the variety of
the fish is no doubt as extensive as any place in the world
can show. Of anglers we have a host, who all delight in
communing with nature through the medium of a * stick
and a string.’ Within easy reach of the city, trout, black-
bass, yellow perch, big pickerel and countless smaller va¬
rieties of fish cau be caught, and river anil sea-fishing of
every description can be reached in an hour or two by
any one who prefers it. Striped bass, weakfish, bluefish,
blackfish and the vulgar porgy all helped to divert the
hard-worked business man or mechanic in his hours of
relaxation ; and many are the Newarkers who take ad¬
vantage of our easy communication with salt waters to
spend a day on the bridges or in open boat, enjoying the
delights of capturing a mess of fish."

Shooting in New Brunswick. — St, John, IV, B.,
Nov. 18 th, — Editor Forest and Stream: — As you are
doubtless aware, by inexorable decree of the weather’s
clerk the shooting season in this northern province of
New Brunswick generally closes about the first of
November. Thenceforward, if any hardy sportsman In¬
dulges in his favorite pastime, he does it with tingling
fingers and nose reddened by cold.

Taken as a whole, the season has been one of unusual
brilliancy, and our orack shots have had better sport and
more of it than usually falls to their lot. Various game
birds have abounded, aud in the vicinity of this city —
say, within a distance of seven or eight miles — woodcock
have been unexpectedly plentiful, but sportsmen who
have ventured further away to the vicinity of the Loch
Lomond lakes or along the banks of Garnett’s Creek,
have also returned with large bags as rewards for their in¬
creased exertions,

Including a very few sportsmen from out-of-town, and
numbering in all not more than a dozen guns, I think it
would be within the mark to state that not less than six
hundred woodcock have been killed by our sportsmen
duringthe season which has just closed. It will he readily
appreciated that this is pretty good work for so small a
number, whose time has necessarily to he mainly de¬
voted to the more serious matters of life, and who find
little leisure from the whirl aud activity of absorbing
business cares.

In addition to the bags of woodcock which have been
taken, a larger number of English snipe has been
killed in the vicinity of St. John than has been customary
for many previous years. Thanks, in part, at least, to the
“ discriminating laws” (which have been pretty widely
attacked), the broad Saekville marshes and some of those
of a similar nature along the St. John River have this
year given some grand sport to those who have had
leisure and opportunity to visit them. Well-filled bags
have not been at all rare.

It will not be without interest in this connection if I
speak briolly of tile dogs, which, in my opinion, are best
adapted for shooting over in this country. My own
fancy and experience lead me to place in the foremost
rank a strain of imported spaniels introduced by Capt.
McMurdo, a retired English officer, formerly a resident
of this Province, but now living in Evington, Campbell
County, Va. For cock shooting this spaniel is unques¬
tionably the best dog which I have seen in use here —
going unhesitatingly and unerringly where the pointer
or setter would scarcely venture. For open field shoot¬
ing, such as snipe, it seems to me that it would be diffi¬
cult to improve upon the spaniels, as bred and trained by
Capt. McMurdo. Several of them are owned in thiB
city, and I have had good opportuntity to Observe and
judge their great merits.

Capt. McMurdo still retains his interest in his spaniels,
having taken his breeding dogs with him to his Southern
home. His skill and enthusiasm for- his pet breed will,
no doubt, achieve success in introducing his spaniels into

a district where, I believe, they have not heretofore been
looked upon with any great degree of favor.

I have already referred to the excellent shooting in the
neighborhood of the Loch Lomond Lakes. There is
grand fishing as well in the same waters. Il seems to
me that for these reasons, as well as for the grandeur of
the surrounding scenery and the excellent opportunities
for boating and yachting which they afford, these lakes
ought to become very popular places for a summer re-
sOrt.

Hitherto there has, perhaps, been a lack of sufficiently
comfortable accommodation in this vicinity : but this
want will no longer be felt. The Ben Lomond Houso,
which is situated in immediate proximity to the shore of
the largest lake, and in full view of the finest scenery,
has passed into the hands of Mr. Thomas F. Raymond,
the ever popular landlord of the Royal Hotel in St. John,
by whom it has been thoroughly renovated, Mr. Ray¬
mond’s reputation as a skilful and generous caterer is
widespread, and tourists need not fear hut what in his
hands they will be thoroughly well cared for.

Both moose and caribou are said to be plenty this
season, and doubtless will afford considerable sport before
the close of the season, on the first of January next.

Two English gentlemen, Sir Harry P. Burrard and Mr,
H. S. Bigger, leave here to-morrow morning for Canaan,
where they will spend some time in the woods in quest of
these noble animals. They will undoubtedly give a
good account of themselves.* Not many weeks ago Capt.
Brannen and his crew, while crossing Grand Lake in the
steamer Fawn, came across a large caribou swimming in
the lake. They captured it alive, aud an effort is being
made to tame and train it to harness. Lapis,

Tbe Original, of “LEATHEttSTOCKiNa.”— Apropos of
the reference made by a correspondent in an article,
Oct. 29th, entitled “A Plea for Still Hunting," in which
the writer mentions that Cooper’s Leatherstocking was a
veritable being, and placing him inadvertently in the
Seventeenth instead of the Eighteenth Century, our valued
correspondent writes from “ Near Peake's Cross Roads,
Spotesylvania County, Va.,” under date of Oct. 30th, the
following : —

Near Peake’s Cross Roads, I
Spottsylvania Co., Va., Oct. 30 th. )

In an article headed “A Plea for Still Hunting,” signed
“Antler,” which was printed in your issue of Oct 23d,
the following appeared : "Cooper's Leatherstocking was
supposed by many to be a myth, existing only in the
brain of the author ; but reliable historical information
proves that such an individual did exist in the latter part
of the Seventeenth Century — a man of English
origin, whose antecedents were well known to Mr.
Cooper,” etc.

The following account of Sir Jennings Beckwith, the
original Leatherstocking of Cooper, taken from the old
Turf Register and Sporting Magazine for March, 1834,
at which time Sir Jennings was well and “happy,” may
prove interesting to other sportsmen, as it did to me —
showing, as it does, of what stuff the sportsmen of the
olden time were made : —

“ Sir Jennings Beckwith was born in Richmond
County on the 10th of February, 1764. His father, Jona¬
than, was the son of Sir Marmaduke Beckwith, baronet,
the first clerk of the county under the Crown ; his
mother, Rebecca, was daughter of Richard Barnes, Esq.
Sir Jennings [March, 1834,] is six feet high, muscular,
without many gray hairs, and can crack a walnut with
his teeth. The family have been ddvoted to the turf and
all kinds of hunting and fishing, laboring in search of
amusement, but never known to do anything to bring a
penny to the pocket.

“ When fortune throws anything useful in the way of
this old man, he is uneasy so long as there is a shot iu
his locker. He moved to Frederick County, Md., and on
losing his wife, to the ‘far West,’ in 1898, where he
stopped in the forks of the Ohio and Mississippi. He
made two trips to New Orleans in open boats, and twice
visited his native county. He delighted in joining the
Indians in excursions to their hunting grounds. In 1810
he left the post in Arkansas witli a servant and an Indian
to guide them through the -wilderness, who, becoming
bewildered by high waters, lost them four months and
six days, during which time Sir J. was nine days on the
ground from an attack of paralysis. They were out of
provisions three days, when the Indian shot a fox giving
suck. The old man says he and the Indian ate it, but it
was monstrous tough. His servant could not go it for
some time, but at last he took his share. They returned
to their starting pole. He then went to Cadron, where
he bought ahorse withjhis rifle, and mounting his servant
also, they travelled without a guide to St. Genevieve.
His next move was in 1826 to the lead mines near Prairie
du Chien. In 1831 he came to Richmond County again,
where he spends the winters fox-hunting and the
Bummei-B fishing, as he cannot see now to shoot. He is
the happiest man in the world, and is the life of every
party. He rides like a t Indian when on a chase, sees the
fox as often as any other person, and is sure to be up at
the death. He lately hunted with Major Beale, who at
seventy-live years of age, has a few dogs, ana “ going
ahead,” he took the wrong path ; it would have done you
good to hear the old Major cry out : “ Boy, boy, you are
going wrong !’

“ Sir Jennings was always called ‘Leatherstocking,’
and signed himself so when writing for the press, which
he did with much grace and ease. Biudshot.

Aiming Ahead,— Abbeville, La., Nov. 15th— Editor
Forest and Stream : — I have been no little interested in
the discussions on wing shooting at crossing shots, some
contending that in such cases you must aim ahead Of the
crossing bird, while others say the proper plan is to direct
the gun on the bird and move it along with the bird, or
in other words follow up the bird with the gun. In this
latter way it is said Bogardus shoots. I think it may be
very safely said that no man ever killed a bird at cross¬
ing shots who did not aim ahead, however much they
may think they do and have done otherwise. The im¬
possibility of hitting a swift-flying bird while crossing- at
any distance by following up with the gun has been dein- •
onstrated by several writers in your paper already, and
I do not propose any elaborate argument on it, but will

only say it can't be done. It is simply a question of
mechanics, which admits of mechanical demonstration,
and what crack shots say about how they shoot proves
nothing, only that they are mistaken. Let me illustrate
a little. It is contended by the advocates of the moving-
up-the-gun theory that the lateral motion of the gun bar¬
rel gives the charge of shot a lateral motion equal to that
of the crossing bird, and thus enables it to cross the path
of the bird just where the bird is at tire instant of cross¬
ing. Now, no one will probably pretend that the lateral
motion of the barrels can give the shot a. lateral mol ion
greater than the motion of the muzzle at the lime the
charge pops out of the gun. Well, now let us figure a
little. A swift-flying pigeon in crossing moves at the
rate of sixty miles an hour, or one mile per minute, or
eighty-eight feet per Becond. Now it will take about two
seconds to aim and fire at the bird, and consequently in
those two seconds the muzzle of the gun must pass through
a space of 176 feet laterally to keep up with the bird.
Does anybody think he moves his gun muzzle through
176 feet while he is taking aim? He does not, nor even
through ten feet of space. The absurdity, then, of giv¬
ing a lateral motion to the shot of 176 feet in two seconds
by moving the muzzle three feet in that time is apparent.
It must be remembered that the force of the powder can¬
not give the charge any lateral motion whatever ; it only
gives it a direct motion square across the path of the
bird.

It is of great importance that correct principles he
taught those learning to shoot on tho whig, and it fre-
queutly occurs in books of instruction for wing shooting
that the reader is told to keep ilia gun moving forward
on the bird, or sometimes ahead of the bird, until the
charge is out of the barrel. This moving of the gun is
worse than useless in practice, as it makes the aim more
uncertain and unsteady, aud is of no assistance to tbe
shot to keep up with the bird. The only possible way a
crossing bird can be hit is to hold far enough ahead so
that tho shot will reach the point aimed at the same in¬
stant the bird does, and to do this a firm, motionless aim
is the best. Practice alone can enable one to learn the
proper distance to aim ahead, and all attempts to keep
the gun on the bird only embarrass the learner and are
useless. This is simply a dry question of mechanics, con¬
trolled by fixed and eternal laws of motion and force,
which are capable of being, and are, well understood.
And mere opinions do not weigh a straw when the con¬
trary is demonstrated mathematically, Let our teaching
be cone on correct principles. PapabotTK.

The “City of Worcester.”— This sporting car has re¬
turned home. The party travelled over 4,00u miles, at a
total expense per capita of $210, exclusive of cost of am¬
munition. Tne score of the game netted for their own
use and given to friends was : 1,557 prairie chickens ;
69 geese ; 250 ducks ; 188 quail ; 17 suipe : 9 woodcock ;
1 1 yellow legs ; 20 plover ; 13 jack-rabbits ; 15 gray rab¬
bits ; 7 sand-hill cranes ; 3 morgans er ducks : 8 prairie
dogs (not for the table) : 1 blue heron ; 9 pigeons ; 2 deer -
3 badgers : 1 coyote ; 3 sharp-tailed grouse ; and 1 raven

— The London Illustrated Dramatic and Sporting
News, in describing a Rochester invention (diving decoy)
Bays : “Here is an excellent idea on the manufacture and
working of decoy ducks, which, so far as we know has
never been used in this country. Nothing more ingenious
of the kind has been discovered. A correspondent of an
excellent American journal, Forest and (Stream, sends
this excellent recipe.”

New York — Niagara Falls. — Large numbers of wild
geese have been recently carried over the Falls.

Pennsylvania— Appelbacksville, Nov. 2d.— Quail shoot¬
ing is good. A party of four of ns bagged 125 in a day.
Pheasant shooting is not as good as last year on Hay¬
cock Mountain ; several fair bags made by parties. Rab¬
bits and bares more plenty than for many years. \V ild
pigeons were plenty last week, and also ducks on the
Delaware River. S. T.

Notes from Virginia,— Nov. 22d.— One of the wa rmest
November suns I ever remember, has through the whole
month been shining on the dryest of stubbles and pas¬
tures, that this season of the j-ear has within the memory
of man witnessed. The best of dogs, till the last lew
days, have been almost useless. Birds, however, axe
plentiful, and much stronger than usual on the wing,
and, in spite of the want of scent, some good hags have
been made. I have just returned from a six day's hunt
in the counties of Campbell and Pittsylvania, which re¬
sulted in the killing of four hundred head of game to four
guns (350 quail ; 47 “ old hars ; ” 2 woodcock, and — mar¬
vellous to relate— a pheasant, The scarcity of woodcock
is noteworthy ; in ordinary seasons we should have prob¬
ably killed 12 or 15. There have been more wood-
duck, I think, than usual in the creeks tliis summer and
fall, while great flocks of wild geese are already cackling
in the wheat fields by the Staunton River. A party from
here spent an enjoyable fortnight during October among
the mountain regions of Bath County, bagging several
deer, three bears, and getting good sport among the
pheasants. Several accidents have occurred this fall. A
turkey hunter calling, as he supposed, a big gobbler,
shot a negro through the head, at twenty paces, who, in
turn, was under the delusion he was creeping on some
scattered specimen of the monarch of game bird. A
Spanish gentlemen, at Miilboro’ Springs, shot a negro in
tiie eye with his right barrel, and emptied the contents
of his left immediately into the arm of another African.
Report says that the • ‘ Don ” was so badly scared, and his
generosity was so great, that our Ethiopian friends ulti¬
mately concluded that they had come in for a good thing.

Ring wood.

North Carolina.— Nashville, Nash Co., Nov, 18 th. —
Forest and Stream is very much liked here, but the
country people are too poor to take it extensively. Game,
in the shape of deer, turkeys, ducks, rabbits, coous, squir¬
rel, quail, woodcock, are fairly plentiful, but little fiauing
of any kind. Agriculturally, this section ot' tho Slate is
not promising, though ordinary crops can be raised. Cot¬
ton does not pay. C. P. K.

Davis House — Welden, N. C. — There is fine hunting
in and about this place ; plenty of grouse, willet, tur¬
keys, and deer, aud any quanity of small game. D,

One-Third Seneca.— Warsaw, III., Ron. Uf/i,— There
is a vast amount of material for a readable book if cel-

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lected together, in the camp life adventures and inoidents
of gentlemen sportsmen. An. occasional anecdote appears
in the public press, but where one is served up a myriad
are rehearsed among the immediate members of the party
connected with the adventure for a few times, and by
degrees the affair loses its freshness and ridiculous aspect
and is dismissed into oblivion. A party composed largely
of our sportsmen’s club hero, had a little whirl at experi¬
ence in camp life on S, recent trip up into Iowa that was
not exactly ou the programme at the outset, and may
have given some of them a clearer- insight into the true
character of the lialf-breed Indian than they formerly
possessed. The party, numbering about a dozen hunters
from here and Keokuk, went by train to a small station
north of Port Dodge, la., where they employed a half-
breed Indian to haul their outfit some thirty-five miles
distant to the grounds they proposed to hunt over. All
went well for a few days — shooting excellent and fishing
ditto, and everyone was having a jolly time. This untu¬
tored aborigines, true to an acquired instinct when in the
company of his pale-face brethren, duly and truly pro¬
visioned for snob au occasiou, came to a point on an am¬
bushed demijohn and retrieved it unbidden, which con¬
firms the precedent that the Lo is a natural retriever of
such game, but does not take to water unless there is a
prefix of fire. In the act copious libations were absorbed
into the semi-savage's maw, which stirred up his dor¬
mant energies to a startling extent, He executed the
delightful manoeuvres of the “green corn,” “buffalo,”
“snake," “ moon,” “ war,” and divers other dances, aud
taking umbrage at some remark of the boys in his pecu¬
liarly sensitive condition, declared in these memorable
words: — “lam one-third Seneca, and don’t you forget
it I” and the hoys vow they never will, for on the return
of the party to the railway they discovered that the Sen¬
eca brave had retrieved as much of their outfit as he
could carry off, such as a keg of powder, sack of shot,
drinking-cup, clothing, etc. In conclusion I will merely
add, the boys smothered their rage, uttering at infrequent
intervals an ominous ejaculation which sounded very like
Ho-la-a-an-gm. Aaron Abound,

Tennessee. — Nashville, lltfft. — Up to within the last
few days the weather out here has been unfavorable to
field sports, too dry and warm. On last Monday week in
visiting a friend some few miles from this city, I met
Colonel W. H. Johnson with a half dozen couples of his
flue pack of fox hounds going out for a little run. A
little further, I met T. C. hunting afield for quail, behind
two beautiful setters, which were working with the care
and precision of veterans. J. Nicholson, Esq., is out
very often with nis brace Jet and Belle, they are
beautiful animals, and are reckoned among the best in
our neighborhood. Although Clarke, Prltchitt, Ii. Burk-
holz, R. C. K. Martin, and Charley Griffith, all claim
kennels equally as good, scarcely a 'day passes that some
of these gentlemen are not out, and judging by their
bags are amply rewarded by finding plenty of ganie.

1 hear very little of the coming contest between Camp¬
bell and Bryson. It excites very little interest here.
Game is reported plentiful in almost every part of our
State, and the feeling is fast growing for the establish¬
ment and close adherence to a thorough system of pro¬
tection laws. Once this is done, in a few years our woods
will again be filled with dear, bear, turkeys, and the
smaller game. J. D. H,

Louisiana fob Spobt and Work. — Abbeville, La.,
Nov. Mth, — Editor Forest and Stream : — The Louisiana
farmer is now having his harvest time. The manufac¬
ture of sugar has commenced, and all over the land the
smoke of the sugar house is seen, and the aromatic odor
of the new sugar and syrup is rife in the land. The
golden orange and the banana are now plentiful, while
an abundance of game is on every side. Verily this is a
laud of abundance. When I think of the thousands said
to be starving in the great cities, I wonder why they do
not come to the country, where there is a constant de¬
mand for labor, aud an abundant reward for it. While
they stick to their crowded homes in the cities, a life of
want only awaits them ; whereas a few years of intelli¬
gent, sturdy toil here, would place them beyond the reach
of want, and their future ease would be assured. Why
should people stick to their old homes, on wom-out
lauds, in frozen climates, while in Louisiana is to be
found a delightful climate, a fertile soil, abundance of
fish and game, all within the reach of all who are able to
get here. The stock-raiser, the farmer, the fruit-grower
and gardener, can all find profitable employment ; and
those who love the dog and gun can find plenty of game
to amuse their leisure hours. Three black bears were
killed on Bayou Tigre week before last ; they appear to
be unusually plenty this year. Deer are very fat and fine
now, and some of the boyB who drive deer nave been out:
after them with great success. Prairie chickens are
scarce. The constant practice of burning over the prairies
aud thus destroying their nests, as well as cover, has
nearly exterminated this fine bird in the vicinity of Ab¬
beville. On the first day of September last the Vermillion
River country was visited with a hurricane, which blew
down a great quantity of vegetation, and blew a great
many of the leaves off the trees, and filled up the swamps
at the head of the river with water. After a few days
the water in the river was obsei-ved to be much discol¬
ored and black, apparently being colored by the leaves
and vegetation blown into the swamps by the storm.
The buffalo fish were poisoned or made sick from the
effect of the water in some way, so that they died by
thousands. Hundreds of dead fish, that would weigh
from five to twenty pounds, were to be seen floating
down the river. The destruction ef this species of fish
was enormous. The catfish, perch, and bass did not ap¬
pear to be affected by the water. Reports of similar de¬
struction of the buffalo fish on the Bayou Teche, Grope-
t£te, and many other streams, have been published.

The summer heat is now passed, and the long lines of
ducks are pouring down upon us. The honking of the
geeBe, and the shrill cry of the cranes, are heard by day
aud by night, as they sweep down to their feeding
grounds along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, Snipe
wilj soon be plenty, and before long the glorious wood¬
cock will be here in great abundance. All ! then there
will be royal sport. Partridges are pretty plenty, and in
fine order. I was out in my cornfield about tlie first of
this month, and unexpectedly flushed a covey of young <
partridges. They were uot near grown ; just beginning
to fly. This is quite unusual, I think, for young covies

to be about so late in the season ; at least it is new to me,
as 1 do not recollect ever seeing so young a brood in No¬
vember before. I am quite fond of partridge shooting,
hut I hate to kill such beautiful and interesting creatures.
It’s royal sport though. Sometime since, after the season
had opened, I took my gun out of summer quarters, put
it together, and walked out into a field where I knew
there were birds, I had no dug, so I was prepared to
shoot when any should rise. I had not proceeded far in
tiie field before a small covey Hushed before me. The
whirring of their wings as they rose, disconcerted me at
first a little ; but I quickly rallied, and up came the gun ;
one glance along the glittering Damascus barrels, one
touch of the trigge n a little cloud of smoke, and poor
Ortyx is no more. No more will his cheery call to liis
mate gladden the summer fields, or his sountliiig pinions
startle the passer by. Poor Bob White was stone dead,
I picked him up ; gently smoothed down his feathers,
and kissed him ; and then put him in the softest comer
of my gun pocket : but I was in no mood tor shooting, so
I did not follow up the covey, Papabotte.

Oregon — Eugene, Nov. mk. — The goose shooting is at
Its best now in this vicinity, and they swai'm in the stub¬
ble fields, aud from there ’fly to and’ fro for water at the
river and marshes. There has not as yet been a sufficient
fall of rain for good duck shooting, although two of us in
a trip of seven miles by skiff on tne river, made a bag of
eighteen mallards and two geese. Last week a wagon
load of gunners, myself included, killed twenty-eight
geese and three mallards in a half day’s shooting at By¬
ways in the stubble fields. With decoys, and a pet dog
in the middle of the field, without a doubt a single gun¬
ner could average from eighty to a hundred geese daily.
All fall sowed grain must be surrounded with twine,
otherwise the geese soon destroy it. I intend going to a
favorite field soon for a day’s sport, where last year in a
forenoon twenty-one geese feel to my “Remington.” As
they are rather more plentiful this season, probably I
shall kill more. Many fields of wheat, injured by rust,
were not cut tliis fall, and the ducks and geese feeding at
these places have become so plump and fat, that they will
burst open when striking the ground. J. G. Stevens,

Jp<? §mnel

INSTITUTING EASTERN FIELD TRIALS.

AS was remarked in our last issue, we are gratified
that a company of gentlemen have been found suf¬
ficiently energetic and alive to the importance of estab¬
lishing field trials at the East to take up this praiseworthy
object where it was so summarily dropped in the spring
of 1878 by the Baltimore Kennel Club, who had been se¬
lected as the foster father l’or the enterprise instituted the
previous year by the efforts of Capt. John M. Taylor, for¬
merly the Kennel Editor of Forest and Stream. It is
important that the working qualities of our sporting dogs
shall be practioally made manifest and adjudicated upon,
and their performances be compared with those which
have been run in the western trials.

All worthy objects which look to the general good and
to the profitable advancement of sportsmen, should have
the willing support of the sporting fraternity, irrespective
of the personnel of their immediate promoters. We con¬
sider the objects for which the Eastern Field Trials Club
was formed a good one, and eastern field trials a desider¬
atum, and we would therefore urge (so far as our influ¬
ence may go), those gentlemen who have in times past
looked favorably upon such an establishment, to join
hands in the present movement and push it to a success
by their donations, entries, their personal attendance and
attention, and their moral support. We are glad to learn
from the letter which we print below, that the prospects
are very flattering.

It was Capt. Taylor's original idea to work the compet¬
ing dogs in Virginia, Delaware, or Maryland, as being
more centrally located in respect to that group of com¬
monwealths known as the Eastern States, in which Ohio
should certainty be included in these days, besides work¬
ing the dogs on native game instead of plants. We should
conform to this view as likely to produce the best results,
but inasmuch as Long Island has been selected, and there
are some native birds there, irrespective of the 500 to be
put out ; and in view of the fact that the ground is of
much the same physical character as that to have been
been selected in the States named by Capt. Taylor, we
may congratulate our enterprising friends upon their
choice, and unite with them in acknowledging the
courtesy and friendly disposition of Mr. Lorillard, who
is the club's choice for President, if not already actually
installed into that office.

Those who have been foremost in pushing this move¬
ment are Messrs. Chas. H. Raymond, Dr. Wm. Jarvis,
J. W. Munson, the able Secretary of the National Kennel
Club : Colonel Ormsby, Dr. Aten, Wash, A. Coster,
Judge Gildereleeve, J. Von Lengerke, Jacob Pentz, the
field editor of Turf, Field and Farm, and many others,
of whom the names of several were mentioned last week.
The present status of the club at date of writing, is stated
in the following extract of a letter from Mr. V on Len-
gerko to the managing editor of this paper.

NliW Tonic, JVov. g 4171.

It is beyond u doubt thut the club will number over a hundred
members before thu middle ol' Duwmber, when it is proposad to
hold the iirat trials. Mr. George L. Lorillard, to whom the club
tendered tbe^preaiaeney, with Uis well-known generosity has
tendered his splendid estate of three {thousand acres, situated at
Oakdale, L. I., for the use of l he trials, whioh was, with thanks,
ucoepted by the club. Dr. Aten, who was one of the strongest

promoters, hasprocurod Bvu hundred live quail in Minnesota, to
be liberated on the grounds a f ow days previous to the trials.
This number of birds, together with those bred on the estate,
ore thougbtsufnoient to carry the trials through. Capt. Tucker
also tendered the use of Robbin’s Island, iu Pet'onluBay, and Mr .
Goddefroy tendered tho use of his farmnear Port Jervis, N. J.,
audUberally offered the use of his conveyances and some valu¬
able prizes.

Quite a number of gentlemen have handed in their iuiteation
foe of five dollars, and also a number of entries have been made
already. The furtherance of this good cause now being in the
hands of thorough, energetio mon, I beg you, Mr. Editor, to also
lend a helping hand, and encourage this late movement, know¬
ing that your fpaperlhas before been identified with several at¬
tempts to Inaugurate trials East. When it was proposed last year
by the Baltimore Kennel Club to Ihold a iield trial in Muryland,
several gentlemen of means and influence promised liberal sup¬
port to the funds for such an undertaking, and as this is tho only
requisite, at present to bring this first t rial to a speedy and success¬
ful issue, I hope that these gentlemen will make good their old
promise, and support the new club with either entries or dona¬
tions, or by at least joining as members.

I. myself, shall feel amply repaid for my little labor, if by join¬
ing us and giving credit where it is due, all will work harmoni¬
ously for the good cause of improving and advancing the interest
of our sporting dogs. “In Union there is strength."

J. Von Lbnqerke.

We have now placed the credit of this resuscitated ven¬
ture where it belongs ; and to show that we are equally
ready to claim credit for ourselves when it is due, we
print the following extracts from two letters of Captain
Taylor, which may hereafter serve as data in the writ¬
ten history of the “ Eastern Field Trials Club : "

Bellefonte, Va., iebruary Uh, 1877,

J. Addison Smith, Esq.:—

Is there any chance of making a common cause, or com¬
bination of the sportsmen of Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia, to unite in a society to inaugurate Field Trials
this coming fall? It is conceded by all that the late
show of dogs at Baltimore was the best ever held in Amer¬
ica, and would it not be as well to add “ Field Trials ” to
your already successful association ?

I need scarcely say to you or the gentlemen who take
tins important matter in hand, that I shall only be too
pleased to give my time and what influence I may pos¬
sess, free. John M. Taylor.

Bellefonte, Nottoway, Va., March loth, 1878.

I wrote you a letter last year on the propriety of hold¬
ing field trials somewhere in the East. Hitherto the State
of Tennessee is the only one in the Union that has claim
to having inaugurated 'dog field trials in America. A field
trial is the only real way of testing a dog’s merits, as it is
held in the field and the birds shot, on just the same plan
as in the ordinary field sports, over a dog, with this pro¬
viso, that the dogs and handlers of clogs must conform
to certain laws, which are mutually agreed on before¬
hand by the owners of entries. There are so many good
dogs now everywhere, especially in New York, Boston.
Philadelphia and Baltimore, that a section of country I
am sure could be found within easy access at compara¬
tively moderate fares, to and from the before-mentioned
cities. This is all important, and a great desideratum
with owners of dogs who wish to enter then- animals in
a field trial. To talk plainly, how long would it take to
carry out these trials, and what would be the total cost
to owners awl spectators? These questions should he an¬
swered distinctly, as the great complaints hitherto made
have been, “ The distance is too far, and the pleasure does
not justify the expense.” In my opinion the section of
country to hold these trials is in some part of either the
States of Maryland, Delaware or Virginia,

I would like to comment on what has been hitherto the
great drawback to the successful issue of field trials ; and
that has been the scarcity of birds ; not that there has
not been a goodly number of quail, but in a totally in¬
sufficient quantity. Where is the section of the country
within easy distance of the large northern oities where

uail can be found to test successfully thirty or forty

ogs. If the birds fail [everything fails, and in placing
a new recreation before the field sportsmen of America,
it behoves the managers of field trials to be sure that there
are plenty of birds.

On my return from Europe, where I expect to see the
the working of dogs at the Horseheath field trials, I
trust to be able to compare their trials with our own. I
shall be pleased to give such observations to the pub¬
lic ; at present I am totally opposed to the laws and rules
on “points” governing trials now in vogue.

Would it not be a good plan for the owners of homing
pigeons to cany along a few of then- crack birds in con¬
nection with the dog field trials ? Even should there be
telegraphic communication, it would he grand sport to
throw up a couple or so of " homers” and carry the news
of the winners of the field trials, and they could have a
race on their own account. John M. Taylor.

DISTEMPER AND PNEUMONIA.

CHARLES n. LIFFNER, of Philadelphia, had the
misfortune to lose his valuable setter dog Dan, on
Nov. 16th, Being uncertain whether his death was
caused by distemper or lung fever, a post-mortem ex¬
amination was made by Dr. Birch, of Philadelphia,
when it was found that the cause of liis death was lung
fever. A number of Philadelphia sportsmen who hunted
over Dan expressed their unqualified delight with his
performances. His pedigree was not very long, merely
being out of a Maryland bitch by an imported English
setter, which proves that the best degs are not those
with the longest or oldest pedigree. Dan’s fine
record, training, sensible behavior in the field, and many
good qualities, made him a rival of the finest bred dog in
America.

The loss ot a good dog is always grievously felt, and
doubt of the cause of death serves to increase the cal¬
amity, for the reason that the dog’s master will remain
in uncertainty whether proper timely treatment might

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not hare saved his life. Hence, it is desirable, not only
for his own comfort of mind, hut for the sake of science,
that post-mortems should be made when practicable.
Some of the symptoms being very similar, and sometimes
scarcely distinguishable, even to an experienced physi¬
cian, we may be conferring a benefit by reprinting here
what HaUock’s “Sportsman's Gazetteer” famishes on
this suhjeot. We quote

True canine distemper is of extremely rare occurrence,
if indeed it ever makes its appearance in the XJ. S. and
Canadas. As laid down by that eminent pathologist,
Kfilliger, it is a disease attended by a catarrh, consisting
essentially in an irritation of the brain and spinal mar¬
row, and characterized by frequent convulsions tetanic
in character ; its fatality being enhanced by the super¬
vention of inflammation of the lungs.

The disease is wondrously fatal, only about ten per
cent, making recoveries.

The disease, generally known throughout the world as
distemper, is commonly pleura-pneumonia, though many
other disorders are ofttimes included under the same
title.

There appears to be two forms of ple.uro-pne nmo nia to
which the dog is subjected, one of which seems to be
somewhat epizootic in character. This is then, perhaps,
entitled to be called distemper.

It may he that pleuro-pneumonia, as exhibited in the
dog, only takes this form. Or it may be that it assumes
two forms : the one due to irritation and inflammation,
result upon the use of a morbific poison, and the other,
from more natural causes. At all events, the disease,
though not contagious, would seem to he infectious in
one of its forms ; this may, however, he due to the dis¬
order, though not usually virulent in character. We are
drawn to this belief, not only from the deductions of pa¬
thologists, hut from the results of personal observation,
verified by ail autopsy of an animal which died from an
ususually severe attack of so-called distemper but a few
days previous to tbe writing of this article. The result
of the examination will be found further on.

It is very difficult to point out the diagnostic symp¬
toms of pneumonia to the non-professional observer, as
we ascertain its extent, its situation, and every step of its
progress, by means of the ear. All the symptoms that
give us the most sure information respecting the nature
of the disease, the event to which it tends, and the reme¬
dial treatment which it requires, spring out of the actual
changes wrought in the pulmonary substance itself ; and
these changes are disclosed to physicians by auscultation.
It is necessary, therefore, in order to treat this disease
understandingly and properly, you should know,
first of all, what those changes are which are produced
by inflammation of the substance of the lungs ; that you
should know the morbid anatomy of pneumonia, as an
inilispensible groundwork for the knowledge of its patho¬
logy. For this reason, if none other, the account of the
autopsy given would be valuable in order to grasp more
fully the rationale of treatment.

The majority of cases of simple pneumonia in dogs is
allowed usually to run its course unnoticed, no symp¬
toms being observed other than a slight cougli, or com¬
parative dull condition of ths animal ; or it passes for a
very slight attack of distemper, and runs its usual course,
terminating favorably, thanks to tbe constitution of tbe
animal, and not the so-called distemper remedies. But
if the simple inflammation of the lungs involves the sur¬
rounding tissues, as may be the case from the outset, or
as a result of pneumonia proper, it becomes an entirely
different affair. The pleura (the serous membrane that
lines the interior of the thorax) is most likely to be in¬
volved, and the disease becomes pleuro-pneumonia.

A diagnosis and remedies for the disease follow in the
succeeding pages, 503-608.

OUR LONDON LETTER.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

At last England, land of fog and gloom, has been
blessed with a few fine days, and the inhabitants thereof
are cookie in consequence, and for a time, at least have
given up all thoughts of emigrating en masse. Though it
is the gloomy month of November, would-be suicides post¬
pone the event sine die, and only sharpen their razors for
the purpose of shaving, and if they loll over London
bridge, it is only to gaze with a kind of dreamy satisfac¬
tion on the sunny smile that dimples the muddy cheeks
of old father Thames, and not with the idea of seeking a
slimy grave in his depths on the anywhere — any where-
out-of-the- world principle.

We are all in hopes here of having a fine open winter;
green fields, blue skies, no American telegrams, peace,
and plenty, and general jollity. Amen ! We shall see.

The Brighton Dog Show has been the event of the week
so far as the canine world is concerned. By same mail
I send you a prize list. A long and critical report of the
show might not interest your readers, and would be. en¬
croaching on your space and good nature, so I shall not
trouble you with one, more especially as our English sport¬
ing papers cannot fail to reach jrou almost as soon as my
letter. However, a word or, two about this important
meeting may not be amiss.

The entries numbered about seven hundred ; quality
well up to the average. The show was held in tents at
Preston Park, about a mile and a half from this London
super mare. This was a somewhat breezy arrangement
for the time of year, and we fear many poor dogs will suf¬
fer from inflamed mucous membranes in consequence.
Mr. Giltrap’s beautiful Irish setter, Gurryower, a dog who
is all over one of the best I have ever seen, and simply
brimful of quality, was positioned right in front of an
open draughty door-way. If he has caught his death I
shall not wonder. The animals were well benched, and
separated each from each by galvanized iron screens. I
was, 1 believe, the first in England to suggest this arrange¬
ment, and I recommend it to the use of my Yankee cous¬
ins, It prevents much bloodshed and fighting. I was
sorry to see many good dogs suffering sadly from mange ;
they ought to have been removed or rather never admit¬
ted, 1 also saw one case of a dog down with distemper.
This does not say much for the zeal of our vets, and i do
but mention it here ia order that secretaries on the other
side of the herring-pond may profit by the errors of those
on this,

Might I mention here, by the way, a plan of treatment
by which I never fail to cure cases of mange. The canine
patient is quarrantined ; that is, of course, put in a place
by himself. A perfectly clean kennel, warm and dry, is
told off to him, the bedding of which should be renewed
at least twice a week. Before he is put in, he is washed
well with mild yellow soap, the soap being well rinsed out
of the coat, his skin is then rubbed all over with this lini¬
ment : — creosote, four drams ; olive oil, seven ounces ;
mix, then add solution of potash, one ounce. The sores
should also he dressed with a little of the green iodide of
mercury ointment. The washing and subsequent dress¬
ing should ho done thrice a week at first, afterwards
twice. Medicine : a dose of castor oil once a week, and
Fowler's solution ; the dose of the latter is three drops for
a very small dog, to seven or eight for a mastiff, gradually
increased in three weeks to thrice that quantity thrice a
day, unless the appetite fails and the tongue gets silvered,
and the eye injected. In this case omit the medicine for
three days, then begin again. Food, liberal and good.
Water, abundant ; fresh air and exercise, plenty. Finish
off with tonics and cod liver oil.

Teu bloodhound dogs and five hitches put in an appear¬
ance. The objectionable dog was absent ; his own ex-
knowing better than to show under such a judge as the
Rev. Mr. Mellor, These animals were a grand show. Old
Lueth XI is a true bloodhound all over ; ho is the sire of
many winners. Next to him on the bench was Mr.
Ray's Rupert. Rupert won third ; he is well bred, but
somewhat plain; his ears shortish, and lacks the length of
head, breadth of muzzle, and wealth of wrinkle, so char¬
acteristic of this noble breed. Number three was young
Robin Hood, good in color, and a pup of promise. Num¬
ber six, the far-famed champion Rollo, by Roswell, out
of Peeress. He is out and out the best hound on English
benches. He had first and cup, of course ; he is good
color, the tan being as bright as burnished gold. Num¬
ber seven is Merton, a very tailing hound, though a little
broad in skull and short in leather, but good in body. Mr.
Nichols Nimrod won second (No. 8). He ia only a baby,
but a very promising one.

The judging of the bitches was. in my opinion, faulty.
First went to Dido* who has not fulfilled the promise of

her puppy hood. She has a good body, though a trifle

die-haclced, and her beautiful color can never fail to

saddi

take a judge’s eye, but she is thick in skull, which consti¬
tutes an ugly fault in the opinion of the best men. Bel¬
ladonna, the bitch who was placed third, ought to have
been first ; she is very good, and her head is most taking
and perfect. Diana has a capital loug head and good
color, but lacks ear. Baron uess, who was second, was
the bitch that was illustrated in the Field — Stonehenge’s
is choice ; she has a fine long head but lacks leather every¬
where ; she is also beautiful in color. Mr. Morrill won
first in the puppy class with a son of his Rollo, a grand
youngster, and one who bids fail- to equal, if not to beat
llis father.

The mastiffs were, as usual, grand. Deerhounds you
Americans do not seem to use, and I am sorry for it.
They are most noble looking, whether in the field or on
the hearthrug.

The pointers were verj' good. The setters inferior in
many respects to your own . Retrievers excellent. Span¬
iels good ; they are cheap in this country. Fox terriers,
as usual, in swarms, and very fair all over. Dachsunde
were poor. I hope to be able to give you, at some future
day, a proper description of this dog of dogs ; he ought
to be most popular in America.

Collies held their age well. Good ones (pups) can now
be bought for £5 5s. or £6 5s. Good bull ten-ievs were not
numerous inBrighton, but the bull-dogs were fair. Some
very good bull terriers put in an appearance, hut really
A 1 dogs of this breed are somewhat rare now, even on
English benches, though of the old fighting, thicker-
headed puiinals, you generally find. plenty about the
streets.

Wire haired fox terriers are rather fashionable in Eng¬
land at present, and a more useful animal you could
hardly possess, if game, which, however, they arenotin-
variably.

The next great English show will be Bii-mingham, and
that will close the canine exhibitions of the present year,
and Alexandra Palace is expected to open the ball for the
year 1880. Gordon Stables, M. D., R.N.

THE POINTER.

BY JDSTONE.

I CANNOT find out at what date the pointer was
introdxiced into this country (England), but there
seems little doubt that he is a later importation than
the setter, and that he oi’iginally came from Spain, where
dogs of the same class as the spaniel pointer, from which
our brilliant performers descended, may there he met
with occasionally, sleeping by the old greystone foun¬
tains, or jogging with solemn gait after the lazy mule¬
teer. * *

Gradually the notion prevailed that the old Spaniard
was too slow. He trotted, instead of galloping ; he quar¬
tered his ground : he carried a high head, and this bril¬
liant style gave him command of wide parallels, whilst
his exquisite power of scent served him instead of speed
to such an extent that, only give him the wind, and he
would crawl up to his game in a direct line. But fix long
days he fagged, rolled in the sun, or wagging Ills short
tail, followed panting at liis master’s heels. * * * To
counteract this, it was found absolutely necessary to
cross him with some lighter frame. * * * I am by no
means sure that tbe foxhound was the only cross used to
give pace aud fire to this well known English breed ; but
I am sure that the pointer’s staunchness lias not been in¬
jured, Fresh colors have been produced, and these vari¬
ous colors have been the outward marks of what sports¬
men established as their own breeds.

When the improved pointer first came to he fashiona¬
ble. a Duke of Kingston was well known for them ; after -
wai-ds Mr. Edge, justly celebrated for his blotched dark
liver and whites, with slightly bronzed cheeks. These
dogs were large, well-framed, grand gpers, fine dogs on
their game, anil delighting in their work) He x-ealized
high prices, and what is better, he disseminated the right
breed.

Lord Derby, Mr. Edge’s contemporary, and the grand¬
father of the present Earl, was also a sincere admirer of

the Edge Kennel, and bred from that strain in profusion;
whilst the Lords Li tchfield, Sefton, and Stamford had, I
believe, a breed of the same wonderful excellence.

The late. Mr. Lang, the well known gunmaker of Cook-
spur street, bred, 1 believe, from the kennels I have
named; and from some source or other he obtained a lemon
and white, or orange and white breed, which has been
held in very high estimation for the last ten years or
move ; although Mr, Antrobus, Mr. Comberbache and
Mr. Darbyshire still hold their own with liver and white.

If the pointer of the present day has a failing, that fail¬
ing is delicacy. He has been refined, perhaps, too much
for hard and exhaustive work. He is a model of beauty,
worthy of the capital material from which lie has de¬
scended. He is to be found now in every kenD el of mark,
t.^itli all the attributes and the properties of the highest
class, and with intelligence and observation deserving the
name of reason. His airy gallop, his lashing stern, liis
fine range, his magnificent dead-stop on game, his rapid
turn to catch the wind of the body-scent, liis persever¬
ance under a trying sun to reach a faint and hardly per¬
ceptible stain of game borne to him on the breeze ; his
glorious attitude as he becomes (directly liis wide-spread
nostrils assure him he is right) stiff and motionless, with
limbs wide-spread, and head alott, and stern head high,
and his implicit obedience to the lessons he lias learned
perhaps two or three seasons past — all these wonderful
gifts put him on a level with that paragon of hounds with
which he claims relationship.

And such is the pointer of the present day. as he is to he
found in the kennels of Mr. Whitehouse, of Ipsley Court,
in Warwickshire ; of Lord Lichfield, Mr. Garth, Mr.
Vernon Darbyshire ; or Mr. Brockton, of Farndon, a bet¬
ter dog than whose Bounce I never saw on game.

When the first trial of dogs in the field took place, the
chief distinctions were gained by Mr. Brockton’s Bounce,
liver and white, for large dogs, and byGarth’s Jill, and
Mr. Whitehouse’s orange and white namlet, for dogs of
less size. Hamlet subsequently gained great and deserved
popularity by winning the Bala Sweepstakes of twenty-
five guineas each, against any dogs that could be brought
against him. * * * This celebrated dog Hamlet lias been
one of the most successful dogs of the (lay, numbers of
liis offspring, combiniug first-class form with excellent
Stamina and nose. Mr. Wlxitehouse’s Rap, a dog of the
same color, excels the old dog in outline, though in style
of working Hamlet never will be surpassed. These or¬
ange and whites are closely connected with Mr. Lang’s
breed ; Bob, the father of Hamlet, having been the prop¬
erty of a Mr. Gilbert, who had the mother fx-om Mr.
Lang.

The setter is the slowest dog to improve. No dog of
that beautiful class has ever attained the speed of Mr.
Garth's Drake, or equalled in form Mr. Whitehouse’s
Rap. — From Notices of the Best Dogs of the Day, and their
Breeders or Exhibitors.

A Poet Who Disliked Dogs.— Alfred de Musset
always declared he hated dogs for the reason that twice in
his life an animal of the canine race had (some within an
ace of wrecking his fortunes.

The first time was at a royal hunting party when the
poet, Louis Philippe’s guest, when a bird was flushed,
fired hastily aud sent the citizen king’s favorite pointer
to meet Cerberus.

The second time was when, a candidate for the Acade-
mie, De Musset went to pay the customary visit to an in¬
fluential Immortal whose chateau was in the environs of
Paris.

At the moment that the poet rang at the gate, an igno¬
ble whelp of incredible ugliness, covered with mud, rushed
to meet him with joyous barks, and fawned upon him to
the detriment of the poet’s new pantaloons.

Disgusted asDe Musset was, it would have been peril¬
ous to drive off the Immortal's faithful dog, so he was
compelled to let the frightful animal lick his hands, cover
him with caresses and mud, and precede him to the draw-
i ng-room.

A moment later the Academician entered. De Musset
noticed his embarrassment, at which he was not sur¬
prised, considexing the behavior of the animal. They ad¬
journed to the dining-room, followed by the dog, which,
after giving vent to his delight by various gambols and
cries, placed two muddy paws on the cloth, seized the
wing of a cold chicken and began contentedly to devour
it.

"That's the most abominable brute 1 ever heard of,”
thought De Musset, and continued aloud, “You are fond
of dogs, I see.”

“Fond of dogs?” said the Immortal. “I hate dogs.”

“ But this animal here? ”

“ I have only tolerated the beast because it is yours,
sir ! ”

“Mine?” said De Musset, “I thought it was yours,
which was all that prevented me from killing him ! ”

The two menroared with laughter, and Do Musset made
a friend.

Late that day a yellow dog orossed the frontier of the
Rhine at Strausburg with the air of an animal that had
scored upon the tablets of its memory a decidedly un¬
pleasant recollection, and headed for Constantinople with
undiminislied oelerity I

Names Claimed. — Mr.W. Harrison Bradley, of Chicago,
claims the name Peg 'Woffington, for a bitch whelped in
February, 1878, out of Ducat’s Ruby by Fowler's Ranger.

Mr. Charles A. Eldon, 120 Hudson Street, New York,
claims the name of Nimrod for his liver and white poin¬
ter dog.

Mr. William B. Hammond, Bethlehem, Penn., claims
the name of Flash for his liver and white pointer bitch.

Mr. Owen Eckert, Hickory Run, Penn., claims the
name of Bessie for his lemon and white pointer bitch.

Mr. A, Pennington Carter, Lehigh Tannery, Penn.,
claims the names of Don H and Nina for his fiver and
white pointer dog and bitch. All the above whelped
June 20th, 1870. Carter’s Gipsey by Don.

Mr. W. R. Elliot and Mr. F, Wintlirop claim .‘respect¬
ively, the names Rose and Mona for two Gordon setter
puppies by Grouse out of Mall : purchased from Dr. J. S.
Nevin, of London, Ontario.

Mr. N. Elmore, of Granby Conn., claims the name of
Queen for his white, black and tan English hare beagle
pup, whelped September 30th, by Victor out of Lucy,

856

FOREST AND STREAM.

Mr. Garret Roach claims the name of Surprise for his
liver and white pointer pup, by Sensation out of Queen II,
and F. A Guild claims the name of Startle for his liver
and white pointer pup by Sensation out of Queen II.

Visit. — Mr. Nicholas Leonard's hitch has been bred Flor-
rie (Bassett’s Queen Bess-Copeland's Pete) to Mr. II. F.
Deane’s pure Lavarack dog Pride (Pride of the border-Pe-
tral).

— Geo. G. Barker, of Boston, has lost his champion poin¬
ter bitch Gillespie’s Fan ; she died on the 20th of Novem¬
ber of head distemper (probably).

— See the advertisements of H. B. Vondersmith, of
Lancaster, Pa., in this week’s issue.

N. A. Iv. Field Trials.— St. Louis, Nov. loth. — A
prominent eastern patron of dog matters subscribes $100
to the guarantee fund of the coming Field Trials of the
N. A. K, Club, but wishes his name withheld from publi¬
cation. "VVe now have eleven subscribers at $100 each.

John W. Munson, Sec.

Hjnstimes.

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

Gentlemen of Ireland Twelfth vs. Cobourg Eigh¬
teen. — The twelfth game of the Irish team series, and
the fourth and last in their Canadian tour, was played
on the Agricultural Grounds, at Cobourg, Ont.,
on Oct. 18th and 20th, in the presence of a very large
number of spectators. There were over live times as
many- on the grounds as there were at Toronto, and
fully twice as many as at Hamilton or Whitby. The
home team was selected from Cobourg and vicinity, and
as the score will show, exceeded that of the visitors' by 35
runs in the first innings. The match resulted in a draw,
there not being time for the Irishmen to finish their
second innings ; score ; —

ooBouna eighteen.

First Innings. Second Inninus.

Hayden, c. Hone, sr„ b. Ex-

bam . 3 Hayden, run out . S

Kennedy, b. Hamilton . 13 Kennedy, b. Hamilton . 8

Nelles, b. Exbam . 5 Nelles, b. Nunn . 1

Kirehoffcr, c. Trotter, b.

Kireboffer, b. Hamilton . 18 Nunn . 1

A. Wood, b. Exham . 5 A. Wood, run out . ,, 5

Armstrong, b. Hamilton . 9 Armstrong, b. Hamilton 1

Bay, o. W. ;Hone, sr., b. Ex¬
ham .... .14 Bay, b. Nunn . 6

E. H. Osier, o. W. Hone. ar. b.

Exbam . I Osier, c. Hamilton, b. Nunn.. 3

Crostbwaite, e. Hone, sr., b. Crostbwaite, 1. b.w., b llamil-

Exbam . . 0 ton.. . . . 4

Hall, 1 b. w., b. Hamilton... . ll Hall, absent .

0. E. Wood, std., G. Hone, b. C. E. Wood, b. Hamilton . 1

Exhiun . 4

Gilbraitb, b. Exbam. . 0 Gllbralth, b, Nunn . 8

Hill, c. Nunn, b. Exham .... 24 Hill, run out . 1

Grace, o. Casey, b. Hamilton 6 Grace, c. Casey, b. Hamilton, 8

Armour, not out — . 4 Armour, c. Casey, b. Nunn. 1

Salisbury, b. Hamilton . 0 Salisbury, not out . 0

Gardiner, c. Hone, bi\, b. Ex-

ham . 2 Gardiner, b. Hamilton . 0

Munson, o. Trotter, b.Exhnnu 1 Munson, b. Hamilton . 0

Extras . 18 Extras . 10

Total . 137 Total . 64

TWELVE IRISH QENTLKNKN.

First Innings. Second Innings.

J. H. Nunn, o. Hayden, b. J. H. Nunn, c. Nelles, b. Ken-

Hall. . . . B nedy . . . . 6

Sir George Colthurst, b. Osier 13 Sir George Colthurst, not out 14
W. Hone, Jr., b. Kennedy — 0 N. Hone, c. SaiTnurv, b. Osier 3

G. D. Casey, b. C. E. Wood . . 24 D. N . Trotter, not out . 21

W. Hone, sr., c. Crostbwaite,
e. Kennedy . 4

5 Extras . 4

ler..

Bum. Maidens.Wickets.

Runs. Maidens.Wickets.

D. N. Trotter, b. A, Wood. _

W. Hone, sr., b. C. E. Wood. . 11

H. A. Miller, b. Osier . 15

H. Hamilton, b.C. E. Wood. 8
A. Exham, o. Gardiner, b. A.

Wood . 3

T. Tarbutt, not ont . 0

Extras . 8

Total . 102 Total .

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING,
ifilSH.

First Innings.

Bails.

Exham . .176

Hamilton . 118

Nunn . 66

Second Innings.

Hamilton . 72

Nunn . 71

CAIIOURG.

First Innings.

Balls.

Kennedy . 104 44 8 2

Osier . 74 14 « 8

Hall . 24 13 0 1

A. Wood . 20 6 2 2

C. E. Wood . 24 9 2 8

Crosthwait . 10 7 10

Wides: Kennedy, 2; A. Wood, 1.

Second Innings.

Kennedy . 84 30 8 2

Osier. . 83 18 10 1

Gentlemen of Ireland vs. Peninsula. — The thirteenth
and last game of the Irish team series was played at De¬
troit, Mich., on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23d and
23d, when the eleven of the Peninsular Club were de¬
feated by an innings and 107 runs. The wicket at the
Woodward avenue grounds is unquestionably one of the
finest in the United States. When the English team vis¬
ited it, it was too wet, but all through this match it was
in fine condition, and played to perfection. The Irish
team went first to the bat, and thanks to the handsome
contributions of Messrs. Trotter, Casey and Nunn, all
three gentlemen getting into forties, the innings did not
close before the tins showed 207. The Peninsulars dis¬
appointed their friends by only making 43 in their first
venture, of which Mr. C. B. Calvert assisted with an ex¬
cellent 20, not out. The home club, of course were
obliged to follow their innings, which was finished at an
early hour on Thursday — the second eBsay proving to be
worth only 57, Mr. Joy’s 19, not out, being the only
double figure. Following is the full score, which speaks
for itself ; —

GENTLEMEN OF IRELAND.

First Innings.

Sir fl. Oolthlirst, b. Dale .

G. IJ. I lone, b. Halo .

W. Hone, Jr., b. Arrustong .

N. Hone, b. Dale .

I). Trotter, c. Bamford, b. Littlejohn .

G. Casoy, not out .

li. Miller, b. Dale .

J. Nunn, b. Dale .

II. Hamilton, b. Dale .

.1. Hone, b. Littlejohn . . .

A. Kxham, b. Dtde .

Byes, 9; leg byes, 6; wides, 1 ; no balls, 3 .

Total . . . 207

First Innings.

G. Heigbo, run out.... . 0

F. Bam lord, st. G. Hone, b.

Ex ham . 2

C. B. Calvert, not out . 20

U. Arrastong, c. Hamilton,

b. Exham . 0

F. C. Irvine, b. Hamilton ... 4

T. Dale, b. Hamilton . 0

Win. White, run out . 2

F. D. Hlncbman, b. Hamil¬
ton . 3

C. Joy, c. W. Hone, b. Exbam 2

C. J. Littlejohn, o. Nunn . 1

J. NoviUe, b. Nunn . 8

Leg byes . 1

Second Innings.

C. B. Calvert, b. Hamilton. . . 0

G. Heigbo, b. Hamilton . 4

F. Bamford, b. Exham . 3

W. White, b. Hamilton . 0

J, Neville, c. Sir G. Colthurst,

b. Exhum . . 4

U. Armstong, b. Exbam . 7

T. Dalo, b. Exham . 0

F. Irvine, b. Hamilton . . 3

F. Littiejobn, b. Hamilton. . . 0

C. Joy, not out . 10

F. Hinobman, 1. b. w., b. Bx-

bam . 8

Byes, 7 ; no balls, 2 . 9

Total . 67

Total . 43

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

PENINSULAR TEAM.

Orers. Maidens. Runs. Wickets.
. 42-3 15 89 7

T. Dale ....
Littlejohn .
Armstrong

Irvine _

Whito .

A. F,xhara .

H. Hamilton..

J. Nunn .

it. Millar .

Second Innings.

. 18

. 19

34

14

At the conclusion of the game the Gentlemen went into
the bat again. The following is the score and analysis of
bowling : —

IRISH GENTLEMEN.

Second Inninos.

Sir George Colthurst, run out . 81

w. Hone, ct. Dale, b. Bamford . 43

Miller, b. Whito . 21

J. Nunn, ct. Neville, b. Dalo . 3

Casey, run out . 3

Trotter, b. White . 15

N. Hone, e. and b. Dalo . 9

Hamilton, b. Dalo . 0

Exbum, *. Dale, b. White . 3

Substitute, b. White . 1

Substitute, not out . 0

Byes, 5 ; leg bye, 1 . 8

Total . 135

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

Oilers. Runs. Maidens. Wickets.

Littlejohn . 5 28 .

Bamford . 12 3S 1 1

White . 17 88 4 4

Dale . 10 25 2 3

To Exham's (slow round) bowling the team was thus
placed : Hamilton, point ; G. Hone, wicket-keeper ; Nunn,
long-on : N. Hone, mid-on ; W. Hone, jr., long-leg ; Casey,
cover-point ; Colthurst, mid-off ; Trotter, slip ; J. Hone,
short-leg ; and Miller, long-field-off. To Hamilton (very
fast round) — Exham, point ; G. Hone, wicket ; Nunn, long
stop ; N. Hone, square-leg ; W. Hone, jr., mid-off ; Casey,
draw ; Colthurst, cover point ; Trotter, long-on ; J. Hone,
long-slip ; and Miller, long-leg. This arrangement was
adhered to, with slight alteration, throughout the trip.

THE DAFT MATCHES.

The following is a complete and correct summary of
the matches played by the English team during its visit
to the United States and Canada, with averages both of
batting and bowling i —

First Second

Rate and Place. Sides. Innings. Innings. Total.

Sept. 10th, 11th, at Tor- I Daft’s Team . 101 8 104

onto . '( 22 Canadians . 31 72 103

Daft’s team won by 10 wlokets.

Sept. 12th, 13th, at Tor- J Daft’s Team . 200 . . 209

onto . 1 22 Englishmen. . . 78 67 118

Drawn— 22 lost 14 wickets in seoond innings.

Sept. lath, 16lh, at Tor- I Daft’s Team . 122 122

outo . 1 22 All-Canada — 05 64 119

Daft’s team won by an tunings and 3 rung.

Sept, lbtli, 19th, 20tb, at I Daft’s Team 188 .. 188

Hamilton . 1 17 of Hamilton. . . 48 85 88

Daft's team won by an innings and 103 rung.

Sept. 22d, 22d, at Lon- j Daft’s Team . 71 139 210

don . 1 22 West’n Ontario 37 38 75

Daft’s team won by 135 runs.

Sept. 25th, 28th, at De-1 Daft’s Team . 101 .. 191

trolt . 1 18 Peninsular C.C. 69 . . 59

Drawn on aoeount of rain.

Sept. 30th, Oct. 1st, at \ Daft’s Team . 163 .. 163

Syracuse . 1 22 of Central N.Y. 43 60 93

Dal t’s team won by an innings and 70 runs.

' ... ... \ Daft's Team . 183 .. 188

Oct. <ld, ltb, 6lb, Staten J ^ of N.y.CLty and

Island . ( vicinity . 67 84 151

Daft's team won by an inningjand 27 runs.

Oct. 10th, 11th, 13th, at j Daft's Team . 149 133 282

Nicetown, Philadel'a. 1 15 of Phila . 70 67 137

Daft’e team won by 145 runs.

iirph iRfVi nt ( Daft's Team. — -.171 .• 171

°Stentohn, pMpida] Y^*%nA'~

Daft’steam won by an innings and 60 ru _

Oct. 21st, 22d, at Ard-J Daft’s Team . 162 .. 162

more, Pa . ) 22 of Merlon O. C. 67 65 122

Drawn— Merlon lost 13 wickets In second innings.

The following are the analyses of the batting and
bowling of the English players : —

47

BATTING ANERAGES.

& &

I I II

240

W. Oscroft . 10

E. Lockwood . 9 10 206

A. Shrewsbury. . .10 13 208

W. Bates . 10 13 200

B. Daft . 10 12 190

W. Barnes . 10 12 198

T. Emmett . 10 11 164

G. Ulyett . 10 12 177

G.Piuder . .11 13 89

J. Selby . 10 11 103

A. Shaw.., . 11 13 43

F. Morley . 10 12 19

She asterisk shuttles " not »ut,

20.0

18.10

18.2

17.3
16.6

16.4
14.9

Men

Date.

Place.

Sides vs. Daft.

at

Bat.

Sept. 10, 11

Sept. 12, 13

Toronto.. .

22 Canadians .

44

Toronto...

22 Anglo-Can’dians

38

Sept. 15, 16

Toronto...

22 of AU-Canada...

43

Sept. 18, 1
19, 20. ... )

Hamilton.

17 of Hamilton....

33

Sept. 22, 23

London.. ..

22 of West. Ontario

43

Sept. 26, 26

Detroit,...

18 ofPenlnsularC.C

18

Sept. 30,1
Oot. 1. . . f

Syracuse. .

22 of Central N. Y.

42

Oot. 3, 4, 1

Staten Is I

23 of All New(

43

land.... f

York.... . (

Oct. 10, 11, 1

Philadel- /

15 of Philadel- \

13 . f

phia.... j

Phia . \

°

Oct.1T, 18, 1

Philadel- 1

11 of Young Am- 1

23

20 . 1

phia. . . . )

erioa C.C . j

Oot. 21,1

22 . [

Ardm’re 1
Pa . )

22 of Merlon C. 0..

37

383

BOWLING AV £2 RAGES,

n n

S' & s? 3

A. Shaw. . .

T. Emmett.... . .

F. Morley . 10

W. Bates . 4

*W. Baines . 1

♦In one match only.
Emmett, 3 wides and 1

20 2,129 438

8 516 149 63

15 1,532 351 212

15

g!

3.23

3.24
4.26

ball.

In addition to the above, Daft’s team played a one
day’s match, with eighteen base-bafl-cricketers, which
they defeated af follows : —

First Second

Date and Place. Sides. Innings. Innings. Total

Oot. 15th, at Union J Daft’s Team . 107 ... 107

Grounds, Brooklyn . ( 18 B.-Ball Players. 62 27 89

Daft's team won by an Innings and 18 runs.

This match is purposely omitted from the above sum¬
mary and averages.

The Wonderful Bowling of the English Team.—
The annexed table shows the great success the bowlers
of Daft’s team had with the ball. Out of 393 batsmen
that have faced the attacks of Shaw, Morley, Emmett,
Barnes and Bates, only 19 different players scored double
figures — that is, 10 runs or over. This really should he
recorded as a curiosity in the history of cricket : —

Wells, 11 ; Hall, 11.

I Kivchoffer,21and
4 10;Baillie,13; Be-
( han,18;Brodie,14
Behan, 23 and 13.

Parkin, 12.

Scores

I Hubbard, 19 j
i Cross, 27.

Large, 17; B.New-
ball, IS.

R.Newhall,12and
11 ; Clark, 11 ; D.
Newhall,13; Van
i Benssallear,ll.

I Stroud, 16 ; Fox,
< 10 and 13; K.WH-
( liams, 10.

Behan and R. Newhall obtained double figures three
times, and Kireboffer and Fox twice.

Including the base-ball match, the figures would read :
Number of batsmen, 429 to 20 double scorers, George
Wright having contributed 20,

Daft’s Team’s English Averages.— Appended will be
found the averages, both batting and bowling, of Daft’s
team in England, in first-class matches during the past
season : —

batting averages.

as

W. Oscroft . 19 81 781 140 140 2 26.27

G. Ulyett . 21 39 848 81 87 3 23.15

E. Lockwood . 18 30 485 68 68 4 18.17

A. Shrewsbury . 15 24 393 87 91 1 17.2

W. Bates . 17 26 421 118 118 1 16.21

J. Selby . 19 * 82 474 72 72 3 16.10

W. Barnes . 24 38 628 54 59 5 16.0

R. Daft . 12 21 237 52 63 2 12.9

A. Shaw . 24 83 266 28* 44 0 9.23

G. Finder . 17 25 174 31 47 7 9.12

T. Emmett . 21 32 279 44 44 2 9.9

F. Morley . 24 32 188 13* 13* 7 5.18

* Signifies “ not ont.”

bowling averages.

J.verageRuns

~ Names. Overs. Runs. Maidens. Wickets, per Wicket.

A. Shaw . 1,575.3 1,259 024 134 9.53

T. Emmett . 435.3 666 101 64 10.26

W. Bates . . 690 816 309 78 10.35

F. Morley . 1,361.3 1,551 676 146 10.91

W. Barnes . 405.2 593 162 39 15.8

Wides— Emmett, 1 9; Barnes, 1. No balls— Barnes, 2.

ARCHERY.

Archery in California. — Overland Train, Near Chey¬
enne, Nov. 8th. — Editor Forestand Stream: — During my
month’s stay in California I met a number of archers, and
I found them equally as enthusiastic on the resurrected
old sport as the majority of archers, in fact, my acquain¬
tance with the class generally, leads me to believe that an
archer is about the most enthusiastic admirer of his
particular sport of any class of sportsmen I have ever
met.

They all theorize on the “ trajectory,” estimate on the
chances of a 4s. 6d. arrow going a few inches farther than
a five shilling, debate on the relative merits of the
English and American weapons, and in fact, there are
about as many theories in regard to archery as there are
archers. I find these in California not only well up on
theories and enthusiasm, but equally as well advanced in
skill.

There are at present three well organized and flourish¬
ing clubs in San Francisco, one or two in Sacramento,
Stockton, San Jose, and others organizing in different parts
of the State, and next season bids fan1 to be very lively on
the Pacific Coast. California is wonderfully well adapted
for archery for the reason that they can practice out of
doors the year around.

The first State Archery Tournament was recently held
at Sacramento, and some very extraordinary shooting
was done, especially by the winner of the championship
medal, Mr. Frank C. Havens, who made the wonderfully
large score of 527 at the American Bound, which is the
best score at this round I have heard of being made in a
match. He has several times exceeded this score in his
private practice, but .private scores as a rule are so un¬
reliable, that it is to be hoped that archers will base their
records more on match, or publio shooting, than on some
wonderful private soores, made under peculiarly favor¬
able circumstances ; for it misleads the public, and

mertihes the archer te Had himself leaded dewu with

FOREST AND STREAM.

857

wonderful • ‘ private score," and when he gets into a
match, only able to make about half as many.

Mr. Havens lias practiced archery more or less for the
past four years ; has a very easy, methodical style of
drawing, a perfect loose, and seems possessed of a cool
and reliable nerve. He has practiced very little at the
larger ranges, having coufined himself almost entirely to
the forty, fifty and sixty yard ranges, evidently believing
in the principle that it is better to become master of the
shorter ranges before attempting the longer, and in this I
am of the opinion that he is right, as evidenced by the
sorry failure of nearly every archer at the Chicago Na¬
tional meeting, who attempted the longer ranges. Mr.
Havens promises to be present at the next Grand National,
and hopes to bring his team with him, in which eveut it
is no two to one that some of the best prizes don’t go to
California, While Mr. Frank Havens represents the
highest skill in archery on the coast', he has no unskillful
ri vals in Messrs. Bush, Darneal, O’Connell, A. W. Havens
Ward, Stratford, and many others, to whom the writeris
under obligation for the many courtesies shown him.

A match has been arranged for a telegraphic shoot be-
tween the Oakland Ben Club of San Francisco, and the
Archery Association for Thanksgiving day.

If successful in their match with the Chicagoes (winch
the writer is sorry to admit they are very apt to he) they
purpose going for some of the bigger game, and some in¬
teresting telegrapio matches between the Atlantic and
Pacific clubs may be expected.

A. G. Spalding.

Archery Scoring, — Editor Forest and Stream:— It is
one of Die boasts of this noble pastime that it is free from
the charge of unfairness, and holds out no inducement to
fraud ; that all who practice it together occupy.equal
ground, and stand or fall in proportion to their merit. As
in the game of chess both parties start equal, so with
this. All have the same position and distance, aim at a
similar target, ily the same number of shafts, and, in case
of hits, the punctured cynosure tells the result without
prevarication or opportunity of deception. Whereas, in
many games this fairness and freedom from trickery
does not exist. Even wheu the start is equal, the sharper
will generally win, although his competitor, in a fair
field, might be his superior.

I have tried to see how this boast of archery would
hold out. Mr. Brownell, president of the E. A. A.,
thinks that the present value of colors is not the proper
one ; that the making of three blacks, for instance, at a
single end, evinces more talent than a gold with one ar¬
row, while the other two go horn spoon. Yet the score
is the same ; and he suggests that the colors be rated in
single numerals from one to five, as more appropriately
awarding merit than the present system.

In all this, however, craft does not come in. In what I
am about to allude to It seems tome that it may. I mean
the rule that an arrow cutting two colors shall be
counted to the highest. There could be no objection to
this were the size of arrow tips alike — that is, uniform in
size.

Several girls at play agreed that she who could throw
her bonnet the highest should be queen of tbe day. One,
more artful than the rest, secured a stone inside of hers,
and thus beat all competitors. And it is evident that large
arrows (leaving skill in shooting out of the question) will
break more lines than small ones ; and is not here an in¬
ducement to gain an improper advantage by using the
largest arrows possible "<

Ladies’ arrows are necessarily smaller than those of
gentlemen, and are not their owners thus disadvantaged
when shooting with gentlemen? In using small targets,
as in short range shooting, the inequality or unfairness
in question becomes all the greater. Why not let the
centre of the arrow, rather than its extreme, decide the
score in all cases ? This would give perfect equality to
all shooters, and make all finesse in the size of arrow:
superfluous. Geo. A. Dudley.

Ellenville, N. J, , Nov. 14£/t.

— One of the most promising of American archers is
Mr. O. W. Kyle, of the Highland Park Club. He pro¬
cured his first bow in October, 1878, and is now scoring
like an archer of five year’s practice. He shoots in beau¬
tiful style, so strikingly graceful as to draw the remark
from Mr. Maurice Thompson at the Chicago meeting that
,, lie would rank in the best four at the next National
Meeting.” Since the first of October he has averaged 135
points with thirty arrows at sixty yards.

On the last round of ninety arrows at sixty yards, shot
October 39th. he scored as follows : —

1st 30. id 30. 3(130. Total.

0. W. Kyle . £8-103 29-149 28-150 85-461

Shooting ninety-six arrows at eighty yards on the
afternoon of Oot. 39th, he scored thus :—

1st 48. 2(148. Total

O.W. Kyle . 41-151 33-150 63-301

Shooting like the above will yield a Double York Round
of 800 points.

Nov. 3 cl. — Four members'shot the York Round, and the
following scores were made : —

^100 Yd'S.-. ^80 Yds.-, .—60 Yds.-, —Total—,
Mils:. Score.. Sits. Score. Bits. Score. Sits. Score.
Will H. Thompson 33 113 38 173 34 148 05 433

Maurice Thompson.31 107 34 164 17 03 S3 364

John A. linoe . 28 81 27 110 18 78 08 376

Theo. MoMeehan. 19 77 24 04 2U 98 03 269

Nov. 8th. — The Club shot 216 arrows at 100 yards, and
the following best scores were made : —

1st 72 2(14 72 3(1 72 Total

Will H. Thompson . 43 169 40 154 44 186 127 509

Maurice Thompson. . 83 145 39 131 34 144 06 420

John A, Boon . 21 83 37 115 38 112 70 310

M. C. Klein . 13 41 18 53 11 41 40 134

Oh the same day two ladies shot tho English National
Round : —

-00 Yds.-, r~ 50 Yds.-,

48 Arrows 34 Arrows Total.

Mrs. John Lee. . 35 163 30 102 55 265

Mrs. M. C. Klein . 25 113 22 123 47 235

This was the finest scoring ever achieved by the ladies
of this Club. _

Oritani Archers. — The prize meeting last Saturday
was a very successful one. Mr. W. C. Beecher won the

—All the archers attending the National Meeting at
Chicago will remember the happy face and joyful voice
of Miss Laura Owen, of the Dus Moines Toxophililes.
She was then apparently in the best of health, and bid
fair to live formany pleasant years, But now, alas ! that
bright young toxophilite is no more ! She ceased to be, on
the 39th day of October last, and Mi's, W. F. Hackney
immediately took possession of her bow and arrows, and
proposes to attend the next National meeting in her
place. Our band to the bridgegroom ! We rejoice that
he has more owin’ to him than formerly. This is no hack¬
neyed pun 1

New York Archery Club.— At the field meeting Sat¬
urday last Mr. John W. Sutton won tho Gentlemen’s
Badge by a score of 193.

The ladies did not shoot on account of the cold. A
grand “shoot” will take place Thanksgiving Day at 10
o'clock a.m. at Mount Morris Square, One Hundred and
Twenty-fourth street and Fifth avenue. Tile regular
monthly meeting will he held at the residence of Mr. Geo.
W, Pond, 327 West Twenty-third street, Saturday even¬
ing, November 39th, where applications for membership
will be received.

THE BEST BOW.

gentlemen’s club championship, and Mrs. W. H. Holber-
ton the ladies’ championship. The Forest and Stream
subscription was awarded to Mr,. J. J. Berry, of Hackan-

I ENTER with great hesitation into the discussion going
on in these columns with reference to the relative
merits of American and English bows. Most of such dis¬
cussions are provoked by rivalry betweeu dealers, and
being carried on in a Bpirit of bitterness are productive of
uo good result. That it is right for makers and dealers
to advertise their goods by every fair means, no one
should deny, but no permanent success can come of any¬
thing less than real merit. A bow is not an easy weapon
to make or wield, and almost as much skill is necessary
to produce one as to attain profioiency in its use. I iiave
always naturally leaned to the side of our own country
when any rivalry rose between it and any other land,
and am therefore frank to admit a slight prejudice ; but
my interest in archery has been so great that I feel sure
that I have tried faithfully to find and use the best tackle
in the world. One does not like to pay several hundred
dollars for archery goods without using some care to get
the best. I have used in the last four years in my own
practice the following bows : —

Five self-lance, three backed-lance, three rosewood
(backed), six beef wood (backed), four snakewood (backed),
two self-snake (grooved back), four self- lemon (citrouella)
and one backed wood, unknown to me — made by High-
field, London ; two self-Spanish ye w, one lance and hick¬
ory and one self -lance— made by Aldred, London ; one
self-snake — made by E. & W. Madie, London ; Span¬
ish self-yew, four snake (and lemon-back), two beef-
wood (lemon-back), two rosewood (lemon-back), one ama¬
ranth (lemon-back), two lance and hickory and one aelf-
lunce— made by Horsman, New York ; one rosewood
(swamp ash-back)— made by King, of Kokoma, Ind.:
four Bois d’Arc (hiokory-back), one self-Bois d’Arc, one
lance and hickory and one three-piece (hickory, cocoa-
nut and hickory)— -made by Reckard, of Crawfordsville,
Ind. ; one split bamboo— made by Conroy, Bissett & Mal-
leson, New York. Also arrows by each of the above
makers ; also by Walter Granger, of Buffalo, N. Y.. and
by one or two other Americans and several English
makers. Several of these makers have kindly sent me
for examination, test and approval or disapproval, sam¬
ples of their goods, and I have tried to give my true ideas
of the goods regardless of the result. Now nearly all the
goods had some defects. It seems scarcely possible to o-et
a bow with no defect in it. Yet while the English bows
were the most accurately constructed, the American
bows proved by far the most enduring. The principal
defect in tlie American bows lies in the lack of sufficient
wood in tile centre, causing the bow to bend in the
handle, and thus jar greatly, and both tire the arm and
destroy the accuracy of the shooting. The split bamboo
did nut Iiave this fault, but it bent most in the lower
limb, the exact reverse of what it should. It has been
put through the utmost steam a bow could have, and
stood it perfectly, and has at last partially yielded only
to neglect in allowing it to stand against a damp wall all
night, whereby the glue in the lower limb became
softened, A friend from Marietta, Ohio, writes me that
his experience with the split bamboo was disastrous ; but
1 can only say from my own experience that, barring the
faulty bend, my bamboo was a magnificent bow.

The Mafile self -snake bow proved a failure, shooting
very well for a short time, and then breaking into dust,
almost, with a 37-inch draw. The rosewood-backed,
with swamp ash, by King, was almost perfect, but before
giving it a just trial I suffered it to stand in a room in a
brick house where there was no fire ; it got damp ; tho
glue parted, and it was ruined. The Bois d’Arc bows,
by Reckard, were very fair, but warped a little sideways
by reason of the insufficiency of the seasoning of the
timber. The three-pieoe coeoanut was excellent for a
few weeks, hut broke by reason of the failure of the
glue.

The lance (self) bows of Highfield all finally yielded by
pinching, and so did the Aldred sell’-lance. However,
one of the Highfields endured a vast amount of work,
The three backed-lanco bows and the three backed rose¬
wood of Highfields all yielded very soon by the parting
of the glue, probably weakened by tbe ocean voyage.
One of the beefwoods went in the same way, while the
other stood splendidly, shot as well as any hardwood
bow could shoot, and finally yielded to the clumsy knee
of an interloper at a private shoot, who was too poor to
pay and too large to chastise. The self-snake was too
heavy m the baud : the backed snakewoods were good
for a short time but broke, and the lemon bows (citron-
ella), beside being heavy in the hand, soon set so badly
that they were useless, Now, do not understand me to
insinuate that Mr. Highfield is not a good maker. He is
one of the very best in the world. The trouble is that
there are only three sorts of good bows. First — A good
self-Spanish or Italian yew. Second — A. good yew-backed
yew. Third — A good hardwood-backed bow. In my
opinion, based on careful experience, no self-hardwood
bow iB good. Now the trouble with Highfield's baoked-
hardwood bows was that the salt water damp of the voy¬
age weakened the glue so that they were soon ruined.
Mr. Highfield himself, in a long letter to me, affirmed
this fact, It was not his fault, but jnisfqjc tune, that. he

lived on the wrong side of the pond. The lancewood
self-bow of Aldred pinched, and the backed-lance was
broken by being stuck through the wheel of a moving-
cart. So it would be impossible to say what its history
might have been. Tho two yews of Aldred were beau¬
ties, one of fifty-seven pounds costing $77. and the other,
fifty pounds, costing $49. The heaviest bew was appar¬
ently perfect and shot as well at first as any bow ever
made. 1 scored 860 at the Double York Round with it in
a rushing wind, tbe first attempt in a match with H. C.
Carver and Ford P. Hall, of Highland Park, Ill., and
Charles A. Jay, of Kokomo. But within a few days it
began to shoot to the right. I could not for a time im¬
agine the cause, but I soon found that it was gradually
wringing in the handle. Within a period of three weeks
it turned so much as to be useless, and finally pulled to
pieces. The fifty pound bow has proved to be perfect
so far, and no swifter or more regular shooting how ever
sent an arrow to a mark. Now the heavy bow was just
as good, except that the grafting in the middle had in
some way failed. I do not suppose it could have been
done better by any one on earth, but I have learned
enough about timber to know that while a piece may
bend straight with the grain and never wat p or twist
while in the billet, it may twist when sawed out and
grafted. The bow proved to be worthless when neither
maker nor archer could have foretold such a result.

Of the Horsman bows the self-lance broke short off six
inches from the upper horn, after short use ; the two
lance backed with liickory have stood well so fur, hut have
not been much used. The amaranth backed with lemon
has not been shot over thirty times, hut shoots well,
casting, or setting, however, a little more than it should
do. The two rosewood bows have stood well, with one of
which Ihave made the second highest score with thirty
arrows at sixty yards I have ever made— 192. The two
beefwood bows have stood perfectly, and bid fair to stay
with me permanently. The four snakewood bows have
proved to be the best hardwood bows I ever saw, in which
opinion I am joined by every member of the Wabash
Merry Bowmen.

Mr. John A. Booe, who is one of the most brilliant
shot3 in this country, has one of these snakewood backed
bows, and says it is better than the finest Spanish yew
bows, two very fine specimens of which, made by
Aldred, are in his ascham. Here, of course, I cannot
agree with him, as I think no bow equal to a Spanish
self-yew — not that the yew will give you any greater
score, for it will not, hut the shooting is more pleasant by
reason of the soft recoil. . I can shoot any one of my
snakewood bows on one day and my yew on another, and
average as high scores with one as the other ; but the
yew is my favorite because of its gentle recoil. Being-
sure that an American could make as good a yew bow as
an Englishman, Mr. Maurice Thompson and myself in¬
duced Hr. Horsmen to send to Europe for a few billets of
Spanish yew, and attempt the manufacture of a self-yew
bow for eacli of us. He did so, and the result was that
the bow for Mr. Maurice Thompson has proved to be the
most perfect Spanish yew bow I have yet seen in
America, and for which he would not take $800. The
bow made for myself was just as perfectly fashioned and
shot as well, but there was a defect in the wood of the
lower limb, and it at once began to pinch.

Tiffs was uo fault of the maker, but arose from the
fact that there are so many bad places in billets of yew
that are concealed until, perhaps, the last finish reveals
them. Sometimes these defects are not quite reached in
finishing the how, being yet barely under the surface,
and are revealed only by the strain of stringing and
shooting the bow.

So I come to the conclusion that there is really very
little difference in the actual value of a bow made by an
Englishman and one made by an American, provided
each uses the same sort of timber. But the American has
the advantage of delivering bis bows to lffs customers
without the damaging ocean voyage. So that if I were
choosing between a best hardwood backed bow of Ameri¬
can make and one of English make, I should choose the
American bow, on the ground of its durability, and I
would thereby not disparage the excellent workmanship
of the Englishman, for his bow will endure much better
hi England that would that of bis American rival, if it
were sent over there. The English arrows do not seem to
ho so much affected by the voyage, or, rather, there being
no lateral strain upon them, the glue is still sufficiently
Strong to hold.

Therefore, so far as arrows are concerned there is little
choice between the best arrows of any maker. I feel no
hesitation in saying that I can shoot equally well with
arrows of Highfield’s, Bown’s, Aldred's, Madle’s Buch¬
anan’s, Muir’s or Feltham's, imported to this country, or
with Horsman’s, Granger’s, Conroy, Bissott & Malleaou’s,
or any other first-class maker’s best goods. The steel
piles of most American arrows have been rather too tlffu,
but Mr. Horsman, in a letter before me, says be is now
boring tbe piles out of solid steel. This will be a great
improvement. Now it is not at all strange if a dealer hi
Aldred's guods should deem them best, or one who uses a
favorite yew bow with the Magio name “ Muir ” on the
back should cleave to it as the *' best bow on earth,” as
one glorious old archer of England writes me. One ar¬
cher will like the goods of the maker who made a certain
favorite bow which has served him faithfully, while
another who lias bad ill luolc with hows of the same
maker, be he American or English, will be too prone to
conclude that tho maker is not reliable. The simple truth
is that a perfect bow is very hard to get, but 1 feel sure
that one who wishes a bow to cost from $3 to $20,
should buy an American bow. 1 have no one to adver¬
tise, and do not intend to have, and I sincerely trust no
writer will seek to make the Archery Department of the
Forest and Stream a - • dark and bloody ground ” w hereon
the rival makers or dealers in archery shall meet to fight
the battles of the bow. Tho puffery of goods should be
put into the regular advertising column, and duly paid
for, while the archery department should be for the inter¬
change of ideas about archery, pleasant and profitable. Of
course the mere mention of the name of the maker of any
archer's bow or arrows, is perfectly proper, but it is a
v?vy delicate matter to call particular .attention to any
©ne maker.

Further, I feel no hesitation in Baying to manufacturers
that if they will make their bows all good ones they will
have no difficulty in selling next year, all they can by
any possibility prepare, 'Wlu* H, Thompson*

858

FOREST AJND STREAM,

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Price, $1.

This is another book treating of political and
social life at the South; since the Civil War. It
is written by a mun who fought in the Northern
army, and afterwards settled in the South, There
are some exciting: chapters in the book.

Burke's Texas Almanac for 1880, edited
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found a most desirable book of reference. It.
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Magazine Literature. — The magazines

are all unusually rich this month. This has oomo
to he the rule with the December numbers. It is
always important to begin right; and in maga¬
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equally Important to end right ; for the last num¬
ber of the year is put forth as a promise of what
the next year’s numbers are to be. The day of
renewals is at hand.

One noticeable indication of the prosperity of
our American magazines, is the promise of per¬
manent eniargment made by the Atlantic and
Scrtbner'8. This also shows tho increasing de¬
mand by the reading public for periodical litera¬
ture. W hen the literary history of the Nineteent h
Century is epitomized by the student of the
future, a strongly marked feature will be dis¬
covered in the growth of our monthly, we ekly,
ami daily Journals. The talent of thiseouutry,
like that of Europe, is largely devoted to maga¬
zine work. Books come from the press In count¬
less numbers ; and yet the book is not all that it
once was. Many renders have no time for it.
The daily paper, the weekly journal, themonthly
magazine; these must be reud, because they are
"timely;’' they contain the literature of the day
whioh is talked about in common conversation.
To be ignorant of this, is to confess one's self be¬
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After all, it may he questioned whether this
now order of things is wholly for the best. We
read too much, many of us. And we read what
is put before us, rather than what we might se¬
lect with judgment and with some definite aim.
Three-fourths of the time employed in skimming
over the stock supplies of a monthly magazine,
might have been devoted with vastly greater
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WANTED. — A good second-hand gun,
wither without case and implements;
12-bore, 30-ineh. bbls.; extension rib ; piatolgrip;
about 2-ineh drop; rebounding locks. Address
Nov27-2t D. it.. Office Forest and Stream.

duck gun wanted.

O INGLE or double barrel B. L., cheap forcash.
D Address with description, HARRY,

N»v27-It Syracuse, N.Y,

Extract from FOREST & STREAM, Dec 12, 1878:

“ Messrs, Abbey & Imbrie ask $40 for their best Trout Rods,
and have no difficulty in getting their price.”

Best six-section Trout Fly Rods, . $40

Same, without Full Metal Reel Plate, . 35

Best six-section Black Bass Minnow Rods, . 45

Same, without Full Metal Reel Plate, . 40

Best six-section Grilse Rods, . 60

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20-Bore Gun for Sale.

SUPERIOR 20-bore, rebounding lock breech

_ i. loader, with case find implements, and abnu i

300 shells and wads fur sale. This gun was built
to order by a well-known English maker, Mr.
T. Conway, of Manchester, England, has beeu
only one season In use for woodcock, snipe, quail
and other small game, it is perfection. The
owner disposes of it on account of removing
where only large game is found. Price S80 com¬
plete. Address Box 1081. Post office, Quebec,
Canada'. Nov2T-3t.

FOR SALE. — A Greener mollified choke,
10-bore, central-fire breech-loader; splen¬
did shooter; weight about 9Ilbs; top lever snap-
UL-tion: rebounding locks; little used. Price
$100. Address E. G. SIMCOX, Emerson, Manitoba.

1?OR SALE — A Dougall highest quality,
breech-loading shot gun, 8 lbs. 3 oz. weight,
Damascus barrels, 81 in.. No. 12 bore, modified
choke, lockfast action, rebounding locks. Fine
harness leather case with implements. The gun
has boon used very little uud is as good asnew.
Address, A. C„ Forest and Stream Offioe, Fulton
street, N. V. Nov.37-lt

W& C. SCOTT & SON, laminated
• steel, 12-l>ore, central fire broeoh-loader,
pistol grip, rebouuding locks, 71 lbs. First rate
order. Price $05. Enquire of

HO DGK INS & HAIGH,

Novl3-2t 208 Broadway, N. Y.

PARKER FOR SALE.— As good asnew,
12-gauge, 81 lbs., 30-ineh Damascus steel
barrels ; left barrel full choke; rlghtbarrel modi¬
fied choke ; 50 brass shells and loading tools. Gun
cost $90, will sell the lot for $55. Address

JAMES SUTHERLAND.
Novl3-St Winehendon, Mass.

T)10E LAKE, Canada. — WILD RICE
-llj for sowing in fields, lakes and fishponds.
Delicious for desserts. Very scarce this season.
One bushel to twenty-five, $2 per bushel. U. S.
duty two cents per lb. added. Next season or¬
ders before August 1st, 1880, honored one t o four
hundred bushels. Address CHAS. GILCHRIST,
O verseor of Fisheries, Port Hope, Ontario, Gan.
Nov27-eot

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rT'HE FOLLOWING PRICES will bIiow
X 1 mean sell out !—

Victress, pure Laverack,fuUsisterto the Great
Couutoss, one of the best bitches that ever
lived. She Is hy Old Blue Dash II. and Moll III.
Viotrcss won two prizes— Manchester, H. C., Bir¬
mingham. To parties in want of a pure Laver-
ack to breed this is a rare chance. Price $75, not
one-half what she cost ; was sold at puhlio out¬
cry iu England for $200.

Irish Better Gipsey, red, and some white ; hunted
some on quail; very obedient and easy to handle;
sire of Gipsy, Rodman's Dash, who was the best
Irish setter on game in the United States. She is a
good brood bitch, and just served by my red Irish
setter King Bee, who was sired by champion
York; a perfect beauty, and if she fails to pup
will serve her free next time, but she never
missed. Price only $85.

France, a field trial bitch; a beautiful head;
ears hung low ; a good brood bitoh ; never hunted
her; bought her in Juue; will guarantee her to
stand a pigeon in yard l or twenty minutes, and
from her movements I think would he good in
field. Prioe $25. Litter of pups worth four
times that amount. , , ,

Llewelliu setter bitch ono year old, blue
ticked ; raised and bred by L. H. Smith, ol
Btrathroy, Ontario, Canada : sire, Paris, and
dam, the pure Laveruck bitch Peeress : Peeress
and Paris are both broken, and Paris is one of
the best field dogs in this country, that money
cannot buy ; the Chicago Field of Nov. 8th,
’79, gives a out of the famous Paris and his
fieid winnings and ou tho bench ; parties buy¬
ing will get pedigree and his winnings printed.
Price only *50. Theseave bottom prices.

Address H. B. V ON D ER8M1TH, Lancaster,
Fa. Nov. 27-tf

ON SALE. — The celebrated English bull
dog champion Gambler, K. C. S. B. 1510;
oolor white, with brindled ears; weight 45 lbs.
To describe his successful career on the show
bench would be superfluous. Suffioe it to say he
has obtained upward of 300 cups and prizes, both
in England ana.on the Continent, undpronouned
at the Great Bull Dog Show at Bath,', where he re¬
ceived the Bull Dog Club Medal trom the hands
of Vein Shaw, Esq., the judge, to bo the most
typical specimen extant. Ho is at the present
time in the most vigorous health and bloom, and
capable of sustaining his prestige for many
years to come. To execute an immediate sale
±'75 will be accepted. Also my entire kennel of
pugs of both sexes; most ot them winners at
our leading shows. Prices, from £5 to £20, ac¬
cording to merit. Wm.sEFTON,

Paradise Terrace, Blackburn,
NovSt-St. England.

EJtc darnel.

IN THE STUD.

44 EIE3D GrROUSE,”

IMPORTED IRISH SETTER.

Address EDWARD LOHMAN, 171 E. 87th St, N. Y.

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLIBH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have dailvaoeess to salt
water.

N. B— Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dogs for sale ; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. 0. GLOVBR.TcmiS River. N. J

OINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre-
I. pared to taken limited number of dogs,
either setters or poihters, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months' work
out of the twelve, aud guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.

WlfC^TIJR Poirn fP hnimic Pnmi+v npm'ffifl

RATTLER.— In the Stud.— Blue belton,
Llewellin setter, winner of three bench pri¬
zes, hy champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish field trials, out of the pure Laverock bitch,
(Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mich. jan 211'

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehengre’a"
new edition of “Dogs of the British islands,”
and containing the “points’* by which every breed
of dogs is judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at th Is office. Prioe n0 cents.

GOOD POPS FOR SALE.— Have three
setter dog pnpsand one bitch by Lathrop's
Dick, out of my Mollie, for sale : six months old.
These will make good field dogs. H. J. FERRY,
Palmer, Mass. Nov20,2t

IN STUD— The two white imported Bull
Terriers, Teddle and Viper ; weight, twelve
and twenty pounds; also English bulldog, Crib ;
weight, forty-two pounds. For particulars ad¬
dress " CRIB,” 23 Myrtle street, Boston. Orders
taken for thoroughbred bull pups from the
above Crib and imported Judy, to he whelped
Nov. 2Sth. Portrait of Judy can be Been at this
office. Nov2(i,Imo

17' OR SALE CHEAP— Two fine red Irish setter
i pups, six months old, by champion Rory
O’More, out of Nora, winner of the second prize,
New York, 1879; she by champion Elcbo, ex
champion Fire Fly. A. A. SAMPSON,

Nov.20— tf. Troy, N. Y.

KED IRISH SETTER PUPS FOR SALE

—Five bitches and three dogs, hy Swing,
Iiufus-Fan, out of Flo, Don-Floss ; both sire and
dam thoroughly broken. Prioe $15. For par¬
ticulars and pedigree address
Nov.20 — 3t W. P. GRAHAM, Madison, Ind.

Highly-bred pups for sale.—

The setter bitch Prink, by AverrilPs Mont,
out of Etban Allen’s Cosey, has been bred to the
dog Ethan by Ethan Allen's Boss, out of Cosey,
on the 23d Oct., 1879. Applications for pups will
be placed on file in order of reception by JOHN
JOHNSON, Thistle Kennel, North Manchester,
Conn. Novl3,eot

ONE SCOTCH RABBIT HOUND, for

sale, nearly two years old ; all right every¬
way. A. S. CREAL. Hadley, Saratoga Co., N. Y.

ivay. , - —

Nov-27-St.

FOR SALE— Two Gordon setter bitch
pups; fuU-blooded; perfect black and
tan : six months old ; good sire: with pedigree
on both sides. Also one Gordon setter dog, two
years old; winner of first prize on the bench; per¬
fect black aud tan, and a perfect field dog ; all
broken, with a full pedigree ; a rare chance for a
good dog. Enquire of OHAS. T, BROWNELL,
P.O. Box 350, New Bedford, Mass. Nov27

DOO WANTED — Irish setter preferred.

Must he a perfect retriever. Wanted almost
entirely for use at pigeon matches. Address,
with price, H. A.W., care of this office. Jfpv.SW-lt

gtcmtcl.

Neversink Lodge Kennels,

The following' celebrated Dogs are for
sale.

JDO&S!

St Bernard dog “ Marco”; rough coated, two
years old ; a magnificent animal— Rev. J. Cam¬
ming Maedona's stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Foundland dog “ Keeper”:fouryears old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth,” ; liver and white ; one
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton’s re¬
nowned stoolc— one of the handsomest pointers
iu the United States. Second prize in the H au-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “ Decimal Dash,” eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn's celebi-ated
“ Dash ” —a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover II”; pure red ; sen of Mae¬
dona's champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Ranger n”; a pure bred Lav
Brack, son of Maedona’s celebrated “ Ranger”.
His got won firstat Hanoveraud Paris show s.

English setter “Hanger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

H itclics.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm's celebrated stock ; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “ Marco,” 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen,” liver and white. lstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“ Sensation.”

Gordon setter “Beauty,” IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora ’’-liver and white, out of
“ Queen ” and “ Sancho,” in whelp to Croxteth.

B1 ue Belton setter “ Silk,” in whelp to Ranger I.

Irish Setter “ Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard's
“ Palmerston ; ” will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “Donna,” white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
he secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; full pedigrees.
Particulars will he furnished on application to
A. E. GODKFFROY,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

Laverack blood for sale.—

Pups by the renowned sire of prize-winners,
the pure Laverack setter dog Carlowitz ; orange
and white ticked, lemon Belton and chestnut
Belton ; dams Of whelps from prize-winning
stock; whelped July 8d and July 12th ; price
lower than the lowest. Also two whelps hy
Carlowitz, dam Princess Nellie, she by Pride of
the Border, by Petrel. M. VON CULIN, Dela¬
ware City, Del- Oct9,tf

T N THE STUD.— The pure Laverack dog
I Pride, hy Pride Of the Border x Petrel. The
only pure Laverack in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,012, Boston, Mass.

Sept. 4 — t. f.

months : different dams, being my selection
tor services of my Gordon dog Dorr ; one Colley
bitch, four months. Will spay if desired.
novfi-31; FRED A. TAFT. Dedham, Mass.

FOR SALE. — SENSATION-Queen II.,

Pointer puppies.— A few puppies of the
above celebrated stock for sale ; terms reason¬
able. Queen II. is by Champion Sancho. ex¬
champion Queen. Address G. It., Box S3 College
Point. L. I. Ort lli-Zmn.

1POR SALE— Setter pups (Uttered Sept 27th),
1 hy \Y. N. Callender's Rory O'Moore, out of
my Queen Bess, she out of M. Goldsmith's Plun¬
kett and Nell. Address

WM. H. FINCH,

Novl3-it Kingston, N. Y.

FOR SALE - Red Irish Setter, with

little white ; three years old ; good size and
strong-built dog, and well feathered, and kind
and easy to handle ; put him in the field and he
will attend to his part ; you need not hunt the
birds for him to stand ; he wlD find them for
you. He is fast, staunch as a rock ; backs a dog
on a point ; great endurance ; good nose as ever
put on a dog's face ; as good as any man's dog on
quail ; been hunted on woodcock and snipe ;
lowest price, $40. H. B. VONDERSM1TH. Lan¬
caster, Pa. Nov27 tf

TTOR SALE. — Dash III, pups, out of
I Diana, by champion Rock. For particulars,
adddress E. E. Hardy, Mass. Kennel Club. Box
3438, Boston, Mass. Nov27-lt.

PUOS — J. E. Koons, 50 George street,
Baltimore, Md., has for sale, two splendid
Pug puppies (males) over three months old.
Good head, mask ears, chain and tail. Rich
fawa color. Imported directly from Kennels of
Dr. Gordon Stables. Also, valuable imported
Png Dog, prize ;taker at Royal Aquarium Show,
London, 1877. Nov.87-lt

FOREST AND STREAM

859

®lte fennel.

MICKE'S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyer.

For sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

WTtokmlc Aflsnig— Bruen & Iloharf, 214 Fulton
Street, X. V.; Smith, Kline & Co.. SOB N. Third
Street, Philn.; Finley & Thompson, 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans. La.; W. H. Holabird, Val¬
paraiso, Ind.: Trimble & Kleibacker, Baltimore.

Cure oa Deatroyor sent by mail cm receipt of
25c., to L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

Dr. Gordon Stables, K. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to Inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that, ho purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A had dog never left the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. deol» tf .

MANGE!

MANGE! MANGE!

GLOVER’S IMPERIAL MANGE CURE is war¬
ranted to cure all kinds and conditions of mange
or skin diseases of any nature on dogs or cattle
without injury to the animal. One application is
■usually ail that is necessary. H. C. GLOVER,
Bole prop’ t’r Imperial Kennel, Tom’s River, N. J.

Conroy, Bissett & Malleson, General Agents, 65
Fulton street, New York. To be had of retail
druggistsaud dealers in sportsmen's goods. Price
BO cents. Out.30— 3mos.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS— A BOON To DOGst

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mall. Postpaid.

ARECA NUT FOlTwORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Price 50 cents per Box by mall.

Both the above are recommended by Rod aki
Gun and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET& MALLESON,

65 Fuiton Street, N. Y,

HENRY C. SQUIRES,

Oct 12 1 Cortlandt Street, N. Y.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREED1NG KENNEL

M. P. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest
strains. I sell only young stock. I guarantee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for rutfed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, tests.

FOR SALE — Gordon spayed setter bitch,
very handsome and well broken ; two years
and eight months old; hunted two seasons on
quail, woodcock and ruffed grouse; broken to
retrieve and obey whistle and signals of the
. arm. Address Z. Forest and Stream office.
Nov. 13— It

iperior, well-broken and
— _ _ - . __.ibred setter: good re¬

triever ; by HORACE SMITH, 31 Park Row. N.Y.

handsome thoronj

FOR SALE, when eight weeks old,
seven puppies out of Pat, by my Rattler
(Hoy-Pickles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 Citv
Hall. Detroit. Mioh. Iunel9tf

INCOLN & HELLYAR, Warren, Mass.,
J can furnish a few hignly-bred sporting
ippies. Sep.lR— tf.

SUtf Ivfitud.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE,

18 South William Street, New York.

Also Spratt'B Dog Soap, and direct orders takon
for Spratt's Medicines.

I WILL SELL THEaBALANCE OF MY
valuable Kennel of Setters at the following
sacrifice, which is less than one-third what they
have cost me : The pure blaok-and-Tan Gordon
bitch, 'Midge, a great beauty, and winner of the
first prise and best brood bitch at Philadelphia
Show, and for speed, endurance andBcenting
powers in the field she- has no better; price $100.
imported red Irish setter bitch Floss, winner of
prizes at the following shows: Cork Show, Ire¬
land ; Centennial, St. Louis. Baltimore twice;
New York and Philadelphia. She is a great
beauty, and a fast worker in the field ; price
$75. Imported red Irish set! or bitch, Colleen,
winner of prizes in England and here; price
$75. The red Irish setter hitch Nora: aslashing
strong bitch; only two and a half years old. and
the making of the best field worker that I have
ever seen ; price $40 ; a great bargain. A hand¬
some Llewellyn setter hitch ; a beauty and a cap¬
ital bitch in the field, and a good brood bitch ;
her price, only $65. One brace of handsome pup¬
pies, five months old : large, strong’, healthy pups,
out of Arnold Burges’ celebrated Champion
Field Trial and Bench Show winner Druid, and
the Llewellyn bitch, Leda; price $25 each. This is
a rare chance to obtain a pure breed dog at a low
figure. Full pedigree will be furnished with all of
the dogs. C. Z. MXLEY, Lancaster, Pa. Oet23,tf

OT. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un-
O deraigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and bitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

Le ROY Z. COLLINS,

Sept 18-tf Lanoaster, Mass., U, S. A.

nr FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR

Z •) sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, U0 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju24 tf

TT'OR SALE— Champion Berkley pups, red Irish
-C setter pups, by Champion Berkley, out of
Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both impori
ed. Whelped .Tune 29, 1879. ROBT. SAUTHOF1
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept 25 -tf

pisicrUanfous.

CUEL STEIIR.

MANUFACTURER OF MEEUSHAUM PIPES, CI-
GAK-HOLDEItS, ami AMBER GOODS.

The largest assortment constantly on hand.
Any design of PIPES, &c„ CUT TO ORDER,
as Photographs, Monograms, Animals .&o.. with¬
in the shortest notice.

Repairing promptly at¬
tended to. Circular and
nrice-list sent on applica¬
tion.

Store at 347 Broome st.
New York, under the Oc¬
cidental Hotel, near Bow
ery.

Received the highest award at the Centennial
ernational Exhibition, 1876, and at American
dilute Fair, 1870.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDU8.

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass hall shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

STANDARD PUBLICATIONS

CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
tho Kangeley Lakes region. 224 pages. 12 illus¬
trations. Paper covers, 50 cents.

FARKAR’S RICHARDSON AND RANGELEY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Rangdey lakes,
Parmachenoe, Dixville Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut, Androscoggin, Magalloway and
Sandy rivers. 288 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper
covers, 50 cents.

FARRAR'S MUOSEHEAD LAKE AND THE
NORTH MArNE WILDERNESS ILLUSTRA¬
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of the Moosehead Lake region and the
sporting resorts of Northern Maine. The tours
of the K enriubcc, Penobscot and St. John
rivers, ascent of Katahdin, etc., are plainly
treated. 224 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper
covers, 50 cents.

iSsf" Any of the toe publications sent by
mail, postpaid, ot receipt of price. Address
CHARLES A. J 21 Uli A It, Jamaica Plain,
Mass.

" Tim SliTTHIt,”

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Price $S toy" Mali.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

'T'HE HUNTERS’ SECRETS AND PUI-

1 VATE GUIDE TO TRAPPERS, mailed to
any address on reoeiptof $1. Address LEROY
H. WIDEMIRE, Grampian Hills, Clearfield
County, Pa.

HALLOCK'S

IS THE

.Most Comprehensive and Accurate Cyclope¬
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AND THE

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY'

Price $3, Postage Paid.

4,000 COPIES SOLD.

For sale at office of Forest and Stream, 111
Fulton Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 245 Broadway, New York,

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Foijo.

Price Twopence.

(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Vol. III. commenced with the number for Jan,
l. under new management. The Gazette is the
only paper in the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free by post ONE YEAR for 12s. 6d. or
$3.25 in P. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

jj^TA copy of tli© current number and pros¬
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cents in U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. marC tf

l» impossible t* remain

ik wkeu Hop Bitters are used, #0 perfect are thny in their operation. For Weakness and General Debility, and as a proven

d Ague, nothing equals it.

USEI1HOPI1BITTERS.

Osgood a Folding Can vaa Boat.

IHISTTVAtfrTBID v

etc., everything complete,

Offjorf k Chapa Bailie Creek flick

CntuvtiB.

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best tiling in the market
for hunting, fishing.eanoeing,
snow-shoeing, etc. They are
easy to I he foot. and very
J durable. Made to order
r in a variety of sty les.uud
warranted the (tenui tie
l article. Send forillSiStiuted circular. MARTINS.
HUTCHINGS. P.U. oox ,-MH, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bradford & Anthony,
I Boston Agonts.

This cut is a fac -simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD, April 15,

i W,, .,T1u5 Ch*V? wil1 be made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold
Filled, and Win be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will
» be each. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. -Emblematic for
Pigeon, Glass Ball or Target. Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifle for bar, will also
be made ot solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have tho largest stock on hand of any house in this country, and do more business in this line than any
other house. SUM) FOK I l.l.UST It ATtf l> tmi.OGIIK, 25c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army CorpB Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Full inlornmtion gi\ en upon application.

All the Arn.y Corps Eaoges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

860

FOREST AND STREAM

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Shirts :

Silk,

Met no
Wool,
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We are making excellent
work in shirts, and guaran¬
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Dress Shirts,

Night Shirts,

Negligee Shirts,

Boys' Shirts.

Half -Hose:

Merino,

Wool,

Spun-silk’

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Heck- Wear:

All th

Gloves:

Kid,

Leather,

Cloth.

Handkerchief s :

Just received. -
Splendid English and Pon-

Polka-Dot", tartan, damns-

sfie, twilled, etc.

Illustrated catalogue sent on request.

Lord & Taylor ,

Broadway and Tivmtieth Street.

CURES HY ABSORPTION. — The well-
known medicinal properties of Glycerine, of
which “ SAPANU1E ” is largely composed, is an
assurance to the public of the wonderful curative
powers of this celebrated Lotion for all Nervous
Inflammatory and Skin diseases. Rheumatism,
Neuralgia. Lame Back. Headache, Bruises, Sprains,
Bums or Scalds, Chilplaius, Bunions, Piles, &cM
yield at once to its soothing influence, and are
permanently cured. Salt Rheum, Erysipelas,
Humors, Chapped Hands, Roughness, and all
diseases of the ;Skin are quickly and positively
cured. Used in sponge or foot baths removes all
pain or soreness of body, limbs and feet. Sold by
all druggists. Sn tisfaetion guaranteed or money
refunded. Send for illuminated circular and
eards. SAMUEL GERRY&CO., Proprietors,ofIice
£87 Broadway, N. Y. L/vzeut., Marsh & Gard¬
ner, whole sale agents.

HjCAMPLCU’Ijif

fefc, JTUOY, N. Y. Free Circular®.

£0T’ in this case,
ira #10 ; LOUNGE, in this case, #8.

i|| Sold Everywhere by the Trade.

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Book and General Job Printer,

3G and 38 John St., New York.

COMPOSING ROOMS OF FOREST AND STREAM.

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THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loadin g Shot-Gun .

SIMPLE AND
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Rebounding Lock.
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For dose, hard shooting excelB all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox , Cott’s, Parker and Daly
Guns.

GUN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
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Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
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Madison's Browning Mixture, Al,50c. per bottle.
Sportsmen’s and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Snells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
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Chicago. For Traps—
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GLASS BALLS. TRAPS, GUNS, ETC
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Price, *5 00 per Hundred. 20 sent post-paid for 81 00. Address

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With Improved Spring and New Rubber
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roteoted by two United States Patents and one
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Patented May 7, 1878, and April 23, 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws every way.

or can be made to throw in any desired direc¬
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covered by the above patents. Remember you
get no bails (unless you wish them) in your face,
but have rights and lefts, andatl other angles. Send
for circular. Price $10 at factory. No charge for
boxing. WILL H, CBUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovia, N. Y.

CAMPING OUT.

YOU CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT AN AXE.

THE Indian Camp Axes, with patent covers
are the only ones you can pack and carry
with perfect safety. Three sizes. Send for a
circular. A. S. CROSBY & CO., Waterville. Me.

_ . _ _ makes fortunes every

month. Book sent free explaining everything.
Address Baxter & Co.. Bankers. 17 Wall St... N. Y.

CA Gold, Crystal, Laoe. Perfumed & Cbromo
O & Cards, name in Gold and Jet, 10c., Clinton
Bros., Clintonville, Ct.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls,

USE THE

HUBER TRAP,

WITH3MPR0VED SPRING.

For'sale by all dealers in Sporting Goods, or at
the manufacturers. . _

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fnlton Sts.,

Paterson, N.J.

x 13

MONSTER Sas Presents, Sagli £rfck«;

Sporting Goods, Revolvers, Archery, Games,
Scroll Saws and 1001 Curiosities. Largest
published, 10,433 Illustrations and Prices. 10c.
post-paid (12c. stamps) ; none free. O’MEARA’S
Sporting Bazaar, opp. U. S. Treasury, Wash¬
ington, D. C.

A FILE BINDER,

w

HICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ffoF sale by FOREST AND

STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, Ill Fulton st., N. Y. TS ^Cts. JSent by mall, 81.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

NEW YORK.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOB CATALOGUE.

Eaton’s Rust Preventer.

For guns, cutlery, and surgi-

cal Instruments. Safe to handle, WILL NOT
9 UM, and will keep in any climate. Sportsmen
everywhere in the United States pronounceitthe
best gun oil in the market. Judge Holmes, of
Bay City, Mich., writes : “ It is the beet prepara¬
tion I have found in thirty-five years of active
and frequent use of guns.”

The trade supplied by sole manufacturer, GEO.
B. EATON, 640 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City
Heights, N. J.

Sold by principal New York dealers, and by Wm.
Read & Sons, Boston, Mass. ; B. KJttredge & Co.,
Cincinnati, O. ; E. E. Eaton, Chicago, Ill. ; Brown
& Hilder, St. Louis, Mo. ; Thos. w. Parr, Cleve-
and, O. ; Trimble & Kleibacker, Baltimore, Md. :
Cropley & Sons, Georgetown, D. C. ; Jos. C. Grubb
Sc Co., Philadelphia. „

CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL.

TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

Annapolis School for Boys.

Prepares for U. S. Naval School, U. S.
Military Academy, and the Merchant Marins
Service. For terms, etc., apply to

CAPT. J. WILKINSON, Principal,
Annapolis, Md.

Capt. W. holds a certificate of competence from
the British Board of Trade.

References.

Rear Admiral Geo. B..BALCHjCommanding Na¬
val School, Annapolis. Rev. W. S. Southgaxb,
Annapolis.

LIVE QUAIL

Sent direct from the West not further east than
New York.; $5 per dozen; S3 per half dozen.
To he sure to get them, purchase now. Address
CHAS. FREDRICKS,

83 Magnolia street,

ct 23-tf _ Brooklyn. N. Y.

Patented, $10 a halt doz;
apparatus, $1 each; $9 a
doz post paid. State or
county rights for sale.
DIVING DECOY CO.
Rochester. N. Y

limited. R. Valentine. Janesville, Wls.

pm $3.00

per bushel. Snp^ly

$777;

free. Address P.C

FOREST AND STREAM

S61

.fiunlstueu’js (Soatls.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber M’t’g Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 400, 402 IV way, cor. Broome st.,

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST,

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TKOUT1NG PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUK OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip|,-'

TION. VS

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER GAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

India Rubber Goods ol’ Every Description

HODCMAN k CO.

Send for Price List.
425BROADWAY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

The: best made goods in the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

FERGUSON’S PATENT

With Head, Socket, Dash ana
Carriage attachments. For
“fjA Sportsmen, Boatmen Physi-
wS "R» cians and others, it has no
f w ra equal.

W Combines Camp Lamp, Head
Spy Staff and Boat Jack, Dash and
Carriago Lamp, Hand and
Dark Lantern, etc.

Send stamp for Circular.

ALBERT FERGUSON,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

^IJOTterocu's fautejs.

“THE FXSHIXG LEST.”

-L_fA£VIU A HLH/

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw, GrandRapIdB andCincinnatiShort Line

POR THE

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bass Fisk erics,
AND THE

FAMOUS SUMMER RESORTS AND bATTBR
OP

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed,
If equaled, in the abundance and great variety ox
fish contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends Sept.l .
The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL andMUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of Ills
skill to his friends or “ club ’’ at home, as ice for
packing fish can be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful; the air is pure, ylry and bracing, The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
With

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.
The hotel accommodations arc good, far sur¬
passing the average in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fishing.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Freeat
owner’s risk.

It Is our aim to make sportsmen feel “athome”
on this route. For Tourist's Guide (an attractive
illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
grounds and Time Cards, address A. B. LEET,
Gen’l Pass, Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich.

|5outfS.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and W est
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail .
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen'l Ticket Oifice, Cedar Rapids,

C. j. IVES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

|gaotf ^ ami for f prtonc c.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TROUTING PARKS and RACE CO URSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshlpmcnt, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

TfiE LINES OF

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also roach the best localities for

GUXXING A XI) FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sol d at the offices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, KENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, M3NNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting.

AlBO,ta

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN. CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. febll-tf

Chesapeake & Ohio B. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Kivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, hear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque soe-
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections of Oincinpati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest; at Gbrdonaville
with the North ami Northeast ; aid at Richmond
and Charlotteville with' the South. All modem
improvements la equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may8 ly Richmond v

XiOMCr I®Xfi^.KT33

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

TRAINS WILT, leave Hunter’s Point,
Bushwick and Flntbosh aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

8 30 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mall.

8 00 Patehogue, Babylon and ltockaway Mail.
10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.
P.M.

3 30 Garden City. Northport, Glon Cove, etp.

4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden

Cit3l'00 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patehogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Looust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patehogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

(STJDTDA-YS.

ir. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

r.M.

1 30 Gordon City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and

way.

A theatre train will berun fromHun tor’s Point
and Flatbush a v. every Saturday night at 12:15 a.xi

New Haven, Hartford, Springfield and
the North.

The new and elegant steamer C.H. NQRTHAM
leaves Pier No. 25, East. River, daily (Suudays ox-
oepted), at 3 p,m. Passengers go worth and East
at 11 p.m.

NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New
York at 11 p.m., arriving in New Haven in time
for the early morntag trains.

M crchandl8u forwarded by dailyExpreBsFreigbt
train from New Haven through to Massachusetts,
Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern
New York and Canada. Apply at Office en Pier
or to RICHARD PECK, Gen'l Agt.

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach
some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform¬
ation given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep25 iv

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

IS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
new cars “ DavyCrooket” and ".Tzank Walton,"
which arc fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and flkning
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
Oo., Chloago. je2G 3mos.

gjotrte amt ^fsortjs for^jwrtiSttmt.

W ild Fowl ’ Shooting.

SPRINGVILLE HOUSE, OR SPORTSMEN’S RE¬
TREAT, SH1NNBCOCK BAY, L. I.,

BY a PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bayman. Has always on hand the best of
heats, batterieB, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on tlio^coast. The best
ill'

Gulf Hammock House, Florida,

On the banks of tke Wokwa River,

IS now open to receive guests. Fine sporting';

both hunting and fishing fine and unsur¬
passed in this country, and the climate is all that
can be asked for. We only ask a visit to the
place to be convinced that this is the place for
deer, bear, turkey and other wild game; and
for fish, such as bass, Bhecpshead, redfish and a
vast number of other fine and gamey.fish, cannot
be excelled. Board reasonable; ®2 per day. $12
per week, or $10 per month. All communica¬
tions should bo addressed to

Mrs. C. B. WINGATE,

Otter Creek, Levy Oo., Fla
For reference, we refer to Dr 0. J. Komvorthy
and W. j. Pitman, dealers in guns and sporting
Implements, Jacksonville, Fla.

LAKE HOUSE,

ISL1P, LONG ISLAND.

"PLEASANTLY located near the Great
A South Bay and Ocean. Excellent accom¬
modations for sportsmen and families. House
open during the autumn and winter months
at reduced rates.

AMOS R. STELLENWERF, Proprietor.

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few If any in the United States, for elegance,
eomf ort,reasonable charges and good attendance.

R. H. SOUTHGATE,

JA8. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

jelfiSm Proprietor.

•Bromfield House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

IOlOTTSUES,

Weldon. N. C.

J. B, DAVIS Proprietor,

Always twenty minutes for Dinner,

upHIS HOTEL has been oponed by Col.
A J. R. Davis, long and favorably known as
the proprietor of the Purcell House, Wilming¬
ton, N. C. The Hotel has been entirely and
thoroughly renovated throughout. The rooms
are elegantly furnished with black walnut mar-
•ble-iop furniture and hair mattrasses. Travellers
and invalids com ing South will now find this a
com fortable resting place, (a long-felt want sup¬
plied). Guests will receive every attention and
Comfort, elegant table and attentive servants.
This is the Znnncv House- coming' youth or going
Norih. The best lintel of its kind on the route
to Floridu. Rutes— $2.00 and $2.50 per day.

For^Good Fall Shooting

—GO TO THE—

RAY VIEW HOUSE,

At SMnnecocJc Bay,

Where you will find
PLENTV-OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, ete.

As"'-well as good aceoinraodalions and a sub¬
stantial bill of faro.

Talse Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

JL WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

■Cood Dyck Shooting

at D. B. Nye’s near Van Slyelt Landing,
Currituck, N. C.

Sportsmen furnished with hoard, skiff and stool
ducks. Goose, partridge and snipe shooting.
■Btqamer Cygnet from Norfolk runs direct to the
house, Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 A.w.

FINE DUCK SHOOTING.— After nine¬
teen years’ experience shooting wild ducks
on the Chesapeake Bay Flats, I now offer myself
and first-class outfit to parties wishiug to enjoy
the sport of shooting wild fowl. Prices moder¬
ate. Equipments of best quality. For further
particulars address MATHEW REYNOLDS,
Havre de Grace. Md.

CURRITUCK SHOOTING.

FOR SALE. — An undivided half intrest
in about 200 acres of land at Currituck, S
C., comprising some of the best shooting points
'■on the Sound. Price. $500; or will lease by the,
vear for $50. For particulars apply at this office,
or address S. H. AY. Qct30tf

FOR SALE IN FLORIDA.

A FINE Sportsman’s Hotel, where hunt¬
ing and fishing are unsurpased, with a fine
orange grove and twenty acres of land attached,
with a fine river running close to the house.
The aborts property with the furniture will he
sold cheap and on easy terms. Good reasons
for wanting to sell; for further information
address S. lr. McFAHLAND,

Bronson, Levy Co., Fla.

teitUriutt, ©tf.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

Birdsand Rare Animals

SUITABLE FOR

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

54Chatham St., third doorfrom N. William.

RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

Fob Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geoso, Egyptian
Geese (Africa); Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America).
Chas. Reiche, Hemw Rhiohe,

scp21 New Yorit.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

"DIRD SKINS, Bird Sluders’ Tools, Glass
JL> Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Send stamp for reduced price list.

A. J. COLB I' UN, 31 Boylson St... Boston, Mass.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, etc.,
40c. per package by mail; ft new thing; best it
use. jylOly

862

FOREST AND STREAM

Ammunition.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Lightning.
Orange Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELEGTRIG BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card tor ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET, showing SIZES of GRAINS ot POW
5JER. Furnished TREE.

i Powder Co,

No. 29 Murray Street, N. Y.,

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

Tli© Most Popular Powder in Us©.

DUPONT’S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, have maintained their
great reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Pow¬
der:

DUPONT'S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (toe), unequaled in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (too), burning slowly, strong,
and olean: great penetration; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very toe
grain for pistol shooting.

DUPONT’S RIFLE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,”
FFG and FFFO. The FG for long range rifle
.hooting , the FFG and FFFO for gcnoral use,
burning strong and moist.
dPORTfNG, MINING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special grades for export.. Cartridge, Musket,
CSinnon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
tho U. S. Represented by

F. L. KNEELANf), 70 Wall Street, N. T.

N. B.— Use none but DUPONT'S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “Electrio Powder."

Nos. 1 (toe) to 0 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cieanlinosa. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. only.

Hazard’s "American Sporting.*’

Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
81 lb. kegs. A toe grain, quick and clean,forup-
Jund prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.

Hazard’s ".Duck Shooting."

Nos. 1 (toe) to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
and 01 and 131 lb. kegs. Burns simvly and very
olean, shooting remarkably close and with yreat
penetration. For field, forest, or water shooting,
itran>; any cm. lien’ uVaiii, uild it is equally ser¬
viceable for muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s "Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “ Sea Shooting ” FG in kegs of
25 131, and 81 lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed in 1 and 1 lb. canisters. Burns strong and
moist. The FFFG niul FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “Sea Shooting’’
FG is the standard {title Powder of the country.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER I also; SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT,
OF ANT REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany ’s Agents, in every prominent city, or whole¬
sale at our STREET, NEW TORK.

PteaUanwm.s ^Mumi.semettt<5.

TO SPORTSMEN SOOTHERS.

. focr$6i°\

Contains /

ftthrOuPALeBiumiyl
J " Hre Whisk cr /
»Holla hd Gin i
» Scotch WhiskctA
IRISH ,

hamper.

HAMPER,

ENG-LAID AND A MEDIO A.

COLT«WEBLEY.

The two GIANTS in gun-making at the present time, are P. WEBLEY & SONS, Birmingham,
England, and tho COLT FIRE ARMS 09., Hartford, Conn. Both owe their marvelous suoceess to
the same two causes. First, that they learned just what constituted PERFECT GUNS. Second,
that they applied labor-saving machinery to their production. Tho result is. THE BEST GUNS IN
THE WORLD, AT VERY SMALL COST. You can now buy a COLT or a WEBLEY gun, which
it is a pleasure to uao, for no more than is commonly paid for guns bearing unknown or fictitious
names.

Of WEBLEY’S G UNS we have the TREBLE WEDGE GUNS— every gun having beautiful Da¬
mascus or laminated steel Barrels, Rebounding Bar Locks, Pistol Grip, Lever For part, Double
Bolt, and Extended Rib.

double bolt GUNS (Top and Side Lover). I WEBLEY-LANG SELF-COCKERS.

SINGLE BOLT GUNS (Top and Side Lever). I EXPOSITION GUNS (various styles).

The last fourstylos named aboveoonstitute a JOB LOT, which we are selling off at about half
their real value. These guns are in NO WAYinferior to the Treble Wedge guns as regards quality
of material or EXCELLENCE In shooting, and are the CHEAPEST lot of guns we have ever seon.

Of COLT GUNS, wo have all tho regular grades, aud, in addition, THE CLUB GUN. This gun is
made for US, with selected barrels and the very finest materials, and is designed especially far Glass
Ball and Pigeon Trap Shooting. Gentlemen who indulge in these contests wiU be obliged to either
shoot the COLT CLUB GUN, or lose the prizes.

Every one of these guns has an elegant heel plate, with tho Rampant Colt in a circle, and the
words “ Tho Club Gun,” beautifully embossed upon it. Any Colt gun not answering to the above
description is not the Club Gun.

Besides the Webloy and Colt DOUBLEguns, FOREHAND & WAD8WORTH, of Worcester, Mass.,
make for us a SINGLE barrel breech-loader with Scott pattern Top Levor. These guns are very
light andliandy, and just the thing for BOYS or men who cannot afford to buy Double Guns. They
cost but a more trifle. We aro happy to announce that we are tho principal distributing agents at
New Yorkoity for aU three of the above-namod manufacturers.

P. O. Box 4*309. H. & D. FOLSOM, 30 Warren street, New Yolk.

The above choice assortment of Spirits for¬
warded on receipt of check, or P. O. order, Pay-
Able to TIMOTHY.STEVENS,

IBEBODEGA,

83 Cedar Street, New York,

Send forbook;«n wines and general price 1st,

Shot-Gun and Rifle-Powders Revolutionized.

DITTIAR POWDER.

Champion Shot Gun and Rifle

POWDER OF THE WORLD!

IS UN EQUALLED BY GUNPOWDER

for strength, accuracy, cleanliness, and gives little smoke, recoil, or noise. It is
absolutely safer than gunpowder, as it cannot explode when not confined, and does not
strain the gun or heat the barrels as much in rapid firing. CaptainBogardus, champion
wing-shot of tho world ; Dr. Carver, champion rifle-shot of the world ; Ira A Payne,
and all the leading shots, use PITTMAR POWDER in their matches. Our cnauenge
to shoot a long range rifle match, as published in our circulars, was never accepted,
and is yet open to the world. Address

DITTMAR POWDER M’F’G Co.,

P. 0. Box 836. 24 Park Place, New York.

VANITY FAIR
TOBACCO aMCIGAEETTES.

Always Uniform and Reliable.

6 First Prize Medals, Vienna, 1873; Phila., 1876; Paris, 1878:

Ado])tedhy theFrmch Government. On saleinParis.
Peerless Tobacco Works, W.S. KIMBALL & CO.

ROCHESTER NEW YORK.

gwjwunltiau.

Tatham & Bro’s,

NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURERS OF

S'] cSSi&zvjL

“CHILLED”

SHOT

KEL LABEL.

sMUDSHOT.g

BLUE LABEL.

Compressed Buck Shot.

First Premium Centennial Exhibition. Report
—“Exact uniformity of size, truly spherical form,
high degree of finish and general exeeUence.

Founded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’

American Chilled Shot.

Rivaling the English and All Others.

STANDARD DROP AND BHCK SHOT AND
BAR LEAD.

THOMAS W. SPARKS, ManttfACTUHBB.
Office, No. 121 Walnut Street, FhUadelphla.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GENS, ETC

TRAPS from $2 to $12, Balls at 90 cents
per 100. Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts¬
burg, Pa. may291y

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Original.

MOONLIGHT ON THE ANDROSCOGGIN.

I STOOD in early youth upon the brink
Of a sileut river, flowing solemn, slow,

At that mysterious hour when shadow's grow
To amnlo-e shade, and outlines softly sink
To dimly blended masses dark, and shrink
From earthly sight all earthly tilings below.

Tho faint wind’s rushing wings had cooled the glow
From out the last long ray of dying pink
And erimson of the Sunset’s parting flush,

And all was gloom. When o’er the rippled wave
There leaped a sudden flash of silver Light—

A quivering lanoe. All nature was a-bush.

As haughtily along the jewelled pave
Majestic swept the glorious queen of night.

The shadows fled. The oloud of shimmering mist

Fluttered, throbbed, and broke in rugged rents

When through them flashed t he shaft, as through the tents

Of some wild desert tribe avenging hissed

The gliteriug spears of Tshmaelites, who wist

Uf no law but of might. The tall flags bent

Before the royal presence, as they sent

Their homage thro’ the quiet ah', and kissed

The ground In meek submission. Through tho reeds

A murmuring whisper crept, that swiftly swelled

The zephyrs to a rushing blast, and swept

The white waves onward, strung with glistening heads —

Then died away. And upward calmly welled

The deep, strong breathing of a world that slept.

Bethel, Me. Jobs Preston True,

gt(c j§e§onru§ of JfhtzItH.

W tFROM OUR OOBRESPONBENT ON BOARD THE JAMESTOWN. j

THE uninterrupted rain and storm for (lie last three
weeks have so entirely broken up all shooting and
fishing excursions that I have found myself at a loss for
a supply of material suitable for your columns, but a
scrap book loaned me by a friend bas filled the void. In
this book my friend has pasted the gleanings from each
monthly batch of papers, in which items in connection
with Alaska affairs have appeared. It has become thus
a history of the attempted rise and successful fall of the
Sitka Republic.

Among the scraps I find under date of January, 1879,
a letter from Professor Henry W. Elliott, written to
answer and confute certain points and assertions in the
report of Major Morris, Special Agent Of the Treasury
Department, as to Alaska, I am fully aware that Pro¬
fessor Elliott is entitled to he considered a reliable au¬

thority upon Alaska, as he has devoted much time and
study to the subject, and from conversation with him
previous to my visit to the country, and comparison of
the views then expressed by him with such as I have
formed, I find that in many essential poiuts our views
coincide ; but in some, as expressed in this letter, in an
interesting article published in Harpers of November,
>77, and in letters to myself, we differ widely. In his
critique on the paper of Morris he (Elliott) declares his
“ willingness to cheerfully acknowledge himself in
error” if the views he "holds and publishes can be shown
by Morris to be erroneous. I do not know and have never
Been Major M., and have no disposition to act as his
champion, but I have learned something about Alaska,
and looking upon Elliott's printed matter as public prop¬
erty I propose to myself the duty of accepting the chal¬
lenge thrown out to the Major.

I think that it is probable that both gentlemen are some¬
what in the positions of the two honest men who fought
to prove — the one that the shield was golden ; the other
that it was but silver. And I think that the advocate of
silver is rather inclined to attribute the tarnished surface
to an undue admixture of baser metal. They have seen
this shield from very different points of view. I have
been skirmishing around it for some time with my eyes
well open, and provided with excellent assaying outfit, by
which I have been enabled to, I believe, arrive at a very
safe understanding as to the true nature of the metal.

” Coming down from my generalities,” the three main
points at issue between the two authorities are in connec¬
tion with tho resources of Alaska, agricultural and min-
evalogical, and for stock-raising.

As to the first I will quote : —

“The Major knows as well as I do that the agricultural
possibilities of Alaska are null and void ; if he does not.
then let him cite a single instance where an acre of
ground has ever been or can be annually planted in Alaska

successfully with a crop of either corn, wheat, barley, or
potatoes.

As to the second —

“If bethinks stock of any kind can be successfully
raised wheresoever in Alaska, let him locate a spot therein
where he will undertake to manage profitably 500 head
of cattle, sheep, or hogs ; where he will not have to feed,
water, and shelter then! six months out of every year, in
a country where he cannot cure hay nor grow grain,

As to the third —

“ If the gold mines, of which the Major speaks so posi¬
tively, are so rich, why are they not worked? * * *
When miners find anything of value in Alaska they will
go it lively without any assistance from the Govern¬
ment,” and speaks of such reports as “ fairy tales.”

Before undertaking to discuss the points thus raised, I
wish to establish a firm basis. I assume, then, that tho
strict letter of the text is not material so long as its spirit
is taken fairly into consideration. For instance, that
ability or inability upon the part of Major Morris to locate
Spots to successfully manage a market garden, or run a
stock farm, cure and make hay, etc., 'or superintend a
gold mine, knot the questionat issue, but rather whether
these businesses can ho transacted by auy one.

Again, I would note that the wording of the points k so
general that it would be impossible to either prove or dis¬
prove them entirely. The “either” and “or” in the first
problem, and the specific number of head of stock in the
third, are saving clauses.

So far as I can judge, I agree with the Professor that
an attempt to cultivate the cereals enumerated would
probably he crowned with failure ; tire; summers are not
long or hot enough to ripen the grain before the Septem¬
ber rains ; but potatoes can be grown and many other val¬
uable vegetables, as I shall presently show by facts.

I am not sufficiently posted in the mysteries of a gran¬
ger's profession to undertake to speak very positively as
to the number of stock of any kind which, any given
amount of land would support, but that there is land
here which will support some stock, I will ako prove
by facts.

And as to the necessity of giving shelter, food, and
water for six months out of the year, 1 do not believe that
it exists, and will give reasons for my unbelief ; and
facts again to prove that hay of good quality can be cured
and has been. I will in answer, first treat of the agricul¬
tural possibilities and stock prospects in connection.

First, as to vegetables. We have been here three
mouths, and during that period have been plentifully
supplied with a variety of good vegetables, among which
have been radishes, lettuce, carrots, onions, cauliflower,
cabbage, peas, turnips and potatoes, and have a prospect
during the coming month of beets, parsnips and celery,
all of which look well in the gardens.

The cauliflower and cabbage are as good as I ever ate ;
the potatoes are just coming on, and are not quite ripe
yet. I had this day (Sept. 17th) a, t my dinner, a potato
grown here which was seven inches long, three inches
thick, and weighed one pound five ounces, and it was one
of many I have seen which would average from one-half
to three-quarters of a pound in weight. Its flavor was
good, and 1 shall, as do all other people here, depend
upon this market for my winter's supply.

There are many small gardens whieh return crops, us
in all other countries, in proportion to the care and Blrill
displayed in their cultivation. I have seen plenty of
“ the watery walnuts dubbed potatoes,” but they came
from gardens belonging to people so excessively pious
that they trusted God for everything, and put in no work
themselves. Some of these gardens are over “a single
acre” in extent, and have supplied good crops annually
for quite a while. On Japonski and Biorka, and Survey
aud other islands there are hundreds of acreB whieh
could be cultivated with profit, if the population were
great enough to furnish customers. On Biorka, an island
about tweve miles from here, there is now under cultiva¬
tion a thriving vegetable garden of several acres, and
these acres have been under " annual” cultivation for
some years.

In regard to stock raising : While the army was here
Japonski Island was used as a stock ranebe. There lias
been kept on it as many as sixty head of cattle, over one
hundred of sheep, and over three hundred of hogs ; all
of which obtained then- own food for a much greater por¬
tion of the year than they could have done in any Slate
north of Alabama ; and there was no difficulty iu getting
good hay. Twelve miles north of here are the Katliansky
and Nesqu.'isarklcy bays and plains, which, having been

Slanted with timothy some years ago by a settler named
loyle, furnished to the troops an average of sixty tons of
good hay, cured during the heated spell of July, when
the temperature goes up into the nineties ; and this year
those who cuta little for their own supply estimate that
there was at least one hundred tons. In the immediate
vicinity of Sitka there are three thousand acres of arable
land, much of which is now well grassed and covered
with white clover. And on the summits of some of the
foot hills there are plateaus now covered with .wild
grasses, where, innumerable deer obtain pasturage and
where goats and mountain 9heep would thrive, in gen¬

eral terms, then, I believe that the vicinity of Sitka, if
provided with experienced truck gardeners and cattle
raisers, would support with vegetables, fresh meat of
several varieties, fish, game and berries of a dozen kinds,
a population of three thousand people, and San Francisco,
Portland aud Victoria would supply the cereals and
groceries.

But no such population could find homes here now.
Most of the land belongs to the Government, and there is
no way provided by which a home can be procured. The
Territory having been ceded to us by treaty, k not sub¬
ject to preemption, and there are no" buildings here suit¬
able for dwellings which can bo obtained.

The miners, who come by each steamer, camp out in
the most gypsy-like manner, or roll up in their blankets
in some one of the vacant rooms in the barn-like, dilapi¬
dated Government houses. There is uo hotel or board-
ing-bouso of much capacity. Groceries and allnecessi-
ties other than raised in the country are very expensive.
An irruption of a hundred men would produce a comer
on everything ; but with due time the expansion is prac¬
ticable.

And now about the mines. I will not undertake, Mr.
Editor, to give you any very valuable information about
them. Reports in regard to mining matters are generally
presumed to be tinctured, and I wish to avoid any such
implication.

But 1 will say that I firmly believe that the stories of
their richuess are not all “fairy tales," and that there is
plenty of rock which will pay well for working in this
vicinity'. There are on Baranoff Island, on which Sitka
stands, fifteen or twenty located and recorded quartz
ledges, many of which have been found by assay to bo
auriferous, and some of which are now being developed.
A five-stamp mill, which had been laboring under disad¬
vantages incident to want of experience ol' its managers,
“cleaned up" for last steamer and sent to market a fif¬
teen hundred dollar bar of gold — Alaska’s first; aud it
will probably repeat tbe performance next month.

And now, Mr. Editor, I think that you may fairly ex¬
pect that in your next issue there will be a card from
Prof. E.. “ cheerfully acknowledging himself iu error.”
He must believe my statements, even if he differs from
my conclusions, and in thus entering into the discussion
I comply with his own request that “ you 1 1] shall lake
full notes, aud give to the world the truth about Alaska,
as Isee it," and expressing a most flattering estimate of
my capability and honesty.

I will devote the rest of this letter to extracts from my
journal : —

EXTRACTS FROM MX DIARY.

Sept. 1st to 7th.— A dull and gloomy week, with rain
on six of the seven days. Wind generally from S. E.,
twice strengthening into a gale, as we could judge from
the heavy sea visible outside, which produced heavy surf
on the outlying reefs and islands. Total rainfall 2.3
inches (don’t point that 23. I dread the man in your
office, who, in my last, turned table-cloth and Table
mountain into Sable.)

Very few sea fish brought in on account of storm.

Dog salmon very plentiful ; the Indians and Creoles
gaffing great numbers of them in the fresh water streams.
No one but themselves will, however, partake of these
hideous looking creatures. Salmon still jumping among
the channels between the islands, but not very plentiful.
Hunter’s caunery closed work and shipped produce,
which, with that previously sent, amounts to over 280,-
000 lbs. canned, and a number of barrels of corned.

Caplin : For several days immense shoals of a small
fish, which I believe to be caplin, have at each flood tide
lined with a windrow, a yard wide, and several inches
deep, the benches in the vicinity. The fish is about five
inches long ; the back is nearly flat, and extends on each,
side into a ridge, The back is dark green ; sides and
belly pearl color, tinted with rose: ventral flu, remark¬
ably large ; no visible scales. They come in myriads ;
and it was but a few minutes' work to gather a bushel,
alive and hopping. Each incoming wave stranded its
host, who foolishly seemed to be trying their best to get
ashore out of the way. We found thorn very delicious
greatly resembling smelt ; but better, if possible.

Codfish : A specimen, of so-called, was sent me from
the cannery, where they gather in numbers to feed on
the offal which escapes the squaws. This fish was not a
cod, if, as I believe, all members of that family possess
the tentacle from the lower jaw. This had none ; nor
have I seen a fish here which has. In general appearance,
this one resembled a rock cod.

Trout: We have entirely ceased trout fishing; tho
creeks are too high ; the fish too slimy, soft, aud flavor¬
less ; and salmon roe, our only successful bait, lias be¬
come scarce.

There has hut little shooting been done during the
week. A few beach birds have been shot, mostly plover
and ringneoks.

A petrel, of a genus entirely new to me, was shot near
the ship. In shape it resembles the ordinary Mother
Carey, but is somewhat larger, and differs in color. The
length of the ordinary petrel is about seven inches ; color

8G4

FOREST AND STREAM.

black ; with a little -white on outer edge of tertial feath¬
er's. This bird i8 nearly nine inches long ; quite so, if
measured to tip of wings folded, instead of tail, for the
former project, half an inch; beyond the latter. The
plumage is mostly dove color, with black bill and legs,
white chin, and outer edge of tertials, and dark brown on
outside of wings : it has the nostril tube on bill, and
single dependent claw in place of a hind toe, which mark
the petrel family.

Sept. ~th to 14 th. Six days of those seven have been de¬
voted to irrigation, and on the odd day there was quite
enough water furnished at intervals, to make it a worthy
companion of the others. Seven times twenty-four is
one hundred and sixty-eight : and of that number of
hours it rained one hundred and thirty-two, and blew an
almost steady S. E. gale, which sent the surf dashing
over the reefs and made out-door exercise a failure. Our
rain guage records over three inches for the week, and I
confess myself greatly puzzled as to the statements in
regal'd to the Deluge, l am satisfied by observation, that
two inches a day is a very heavy rainfall ; that, with fifty
per cent, added, would make but 130 inches in forty
days and nights. Ami it wouldn't require muoh of a
hillock to get up, and bo safe from that. I guess there's
some mistake in that story.

Sept, llth to 2 2d, Sitlia climate is like a Portuguese
devil — either very bad or very good. The first three days
of this week were of the first type — horrid.; the remainder
magnificent — gentle northwest winds, clear sky, tem¬
perature of 70 degs. in sun, 60 degs. in shade, "smooth
sea, and everything lovely, Canoes bringing in lots of
game, and we securing a fair proportion ourselves.
We let the ptarmigan shooting out to the Indian. Tlieir
pursuit involves a fearful climb to the summit of the
highest of the mountains, where, above timber and snow
lines, they are plentiful. One. of the officers, who ven¬
tured, shot t wenty -live in travelling a mile. They are
now very handsome : their wings and part of the body
having turned white, the remainder resembling that of
our ruffed grouse. The meat of the ptarmigan ia dark,
and far ahead of that of the grouse, of either of the vari¬
eties we have here. Their meat is white. There are three
very different birds of the grouse family plentiful. One,
very like our ruffed grouse ; the ptarmigan ; and one,
which is much Igrgor, weighing about three pounds,
about twenty inches long, and so dark a brown as to re¬
semble greatly an old black hen, called hero the “blue
grouse.’’ It may be an old cock grouse, for all I know ;
it's tough enough to be old, and I never saw a bird like it
East.

The ducks are assembling ; several varieties ; but they
are very wild, and hard to get at. We have no large bags
as yet. Coots, widgeon, and a few sprigtail and teal,
so far.

Sept. Slsf to 30th, inclusive. — During the last nine days
the rainy ones have had the best of it “by a large ma¬
jority. "but they have been eventful with me.

Sunday night, one of the prettiest girls in Sitka, her
mother, a Kamschatkan, got married, and I did all I
could to help her off. My steward and I ran the supper,
and I danced and drank tea all night. Before I came to
Sitka, I should, judging by my experience in Cadiz, Man¬
ila. and other Spanish places, nave given to the “ ox-eyed
senoritas ” tire medal for champion partnership, but these
Russian creoles beat them badly, for they can talk as well
as dance, and are not at all like the young lady at the
Dignity Ball in Bui'badoes, who at the dance at the “Brass
Castle,” informed Midshipman Marryatt that “ I'd have
you to know sar, I came here for to dance not for to
chatter."

Oh, those Bai'badoes Dignities ! Is there not one among
your readers, who, like myself, has received thiB note : —
“ Respected Sir : - Tlic pleasure ot your company Is requested
at a ball to bo given ut the Brass Castle on the evening of tho —
Jam Annie Smith, Landlady.
But that's getting out of Sitka waters.

On Monday — 1 find Eve committed myself, and let out
a secret — most of my friends who with me attended that
dance and wedding, 'describe it intheir letters home, as oc-
curing on a week day, not Sunday — perhaps Pm mistaken,
and it was Monday— however, I'll let it go, so as not to get
chronologically confused, I find these Greek Church
people are pret ty good Christians, and so are the Senoritas
referred to, and they all do it Sunday night, and expect
to go Lo Heaven all the same ; and I don’t see why I
shouldn’t if they do,

Well, on the morning after I was a used up individual
and I resolved upon a streugthener and took it ii
the shape of a trip to the mountains to pick up in¬
formation about the gold mines, shanty out, eat heartily,
sleep soundly, and shoot ptarmigan. I was gone several
days, and in my next letteryou will have the details of a
trip in which two of us bagged about 133 ptarmaigau, be¬
sides half as many we killed but couldn't get.

Since my return, I have devoted my spare time, and as
many shells as I could get loaded, to ducks, which are
here in thousands, mostly of one kind, about the size of
a female domestic duck, brown back, medium sized bill,
and a dusky white breast, a wliite patch under each eye,
and very good eating.

At first we tried to get on them in our boats, but soon
found it impossible, They knew to an inch just how far
our guns would carry, and would dive and plume them¬
selves, and not notice us until we were exactly twice that
distance off; then away they would go, straightaway, and
we would look at them, and make unpleasant remarks.
If there happened to beany miserable, skinny, long necked
filthy shags among them, they would come straight to us
and around and a round our boat, apparently daring us to
shoot, and sometimes out of "pure disgust we would,
and get a little savage happiness by seeing them
tumble.

But we’ve got their gauge now ; there are certain shoal
channels below tlm islands, where kelp grows in abun¬
dance, and there they feed. Lauding with our boat on the
opposite side we cross over, and send her around to ap¬
proach gently the feeding Hock, and as they rise and
shoot through the opening between the islands, we stop
lots of them. I was lost for an hour and-a-half this even¬
ing, of which time an hour was occupied in going and
coming, and killed ten, one for each cartridge I had with
me, although I must confess that the average was made
good by some lucky shots which brought down two or
three, for they are an awful easy bird to miss, They go I ike
bullets, and I have not yet learned with certainty liow

far ahead to hold. The boat stationed in the direction in
which the tide is flowing picks up the killed as they float
out ; webave learned that it don’t pay to chase a wounded
one ; they swim faster then a boat can pull. If, when
one drops ho is legs np, he is Dili's £ heads up, and the
chances are nil.

Next month, canvas backs and mallard are'expected,

The little delicious caplin comes no longer. Where they
come from, why they come, and devote themselves to
suicide, and where those who fail go, are problems which
I give up.

The mountains are covered with enow, and the deer
are coming down close ; yesterday morning two swam
from the mainland to an island near the ship, were chased
by Indians and shot.

Deer hunting would be pleasant now, but for the bears,
which are large, plentiful, too plentiful, and savage.

When you see a bear skin, as I did this morning, bigger
than any ox-hide I ever saw, your desire to see a live one
oozes out after the fashion of Bob Acre’s courage.

Many geese fly over going South, but none have tarried
with us.

I hope in next month’s letter to give you some account
of them. Pi&eco.

TROUT1NG ON THE NEP1GON.

PROBABLY most persons who wield and esteem a fly-
rod have heard of the Nepigon. In the traditions
of the angler that trout stream, compared with other
trout streams, is what, to the Indian of the woods, are
the ideal happy hunting-grounds. To others and to me the
Nepigon has been for years the Mecca of promise.

In the August of this year a Chicago party, of I. F.
Bonfield, I. L. High, I. H. Bissell, L. Pratt and myself,
was made up for an excursion to that river. Its supplies
for the subsistence department were provided and
shipped from Chicago by the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad to St. Paul, thence by rail to Duluth. The next
stage of the journey was by steamer from Duluth on the
Francis Smith, an elegant side-wheel passenger vessel of
the Sarnia line. It is only by the Canadian steamer of
the Collingwood or Sarnia lino, to he taken at Sarnia,
Saulte Ste. Marie or Duluth, that the Nepigon can be
reached, and by them at irregular times only. The Amer¬
ican stoamers never go to Nepigon.

Red Rook, so called from a towering ledge of rock at
the mouth of the river, is nearly 300 miles from Duluth.
Part of the trip along the north shore of Lake Superior
is hi sight of the most bold, striking and picturesque
Bcenery, including points like Thunder Bay, Prince Ar¬
thur's Landing and Silver Islet, and almost countless
islands outlying the main land. Nepigon Strait, entered
between mountainous cliffs, extending twenty miles to
the river between a chain of islands and the shore, is a
continuous stretch of splendid scenery of land, cliffs,
woods and water of uniform wildness. Red Rock is
simply an old trading-post of the Hudson Bay Company,
now of little business or importance, and consists of three
or four company buildings and a few cabins of half-
breeds, and is more than a mile up the river.

The night of our arrival the steamer anchored off the
mouth of the river, and lightered us and our paraphernalia,
in t wo small boats, in the darkness, to the dock, where the
night was made more night by the glimmer of a single
faint lamp. Wo found immediate use for our sleeping-
kit, for the only accommodations the Company's agent
could furnish us were the free quarters ot a bare and
empty room, where our blankets could be spread. We
were aided in our attempts to make the most of the situ¬
ation by Mr. Halliday, of Hornellsviile, N. Y., and Mr.
Canfield, of Morristown, N. J., who landed with us from
the steamer. In the morning we found the schooner
Tom Boy ready to weigh anchor for Marquette, with a
party . consisting of H. L, Harding and A. O. Weld, of
Boston, and Prescott Ely, of Marquette, who reported to
us some of the wonders of the trouting, particularly of a
six and a half pounder trout taken. This certainly entitled
the Tom Boy to hoist the metaphorical flying colors at her
masthead.

Red Rock can tolerably fairly outfit fishing parties in
the way of food supplies, very well in the way of tents,
and excellently in the way of canoes and guides. Mr.
McLaren, the Hudson Bay Company's agent, hired to us
three tents and three birch-bark canoes, and secured for
us the necessary retinue of half-breed auxiliaries. It was
but short work for him to enlist and subsidize for us
Michel, Louie, Pierre, Francois, Jean Baptiste and Wil¬
liam as our working force and guides. They were all
faithful and athletic fellows, thoroughly familiar with
the river, and apt and trained in all requirements for the
service.

The river issues from Lake Nepigon. and is a water¬
course of much volume, running nearly due south forty
miles. Near the source of the river is Victoria Falls,
where the whole body of tho water rushes over a pitch
of probablv about fifteen feet, between rocky points prob¬
ably eighty feet apart. Some of our party dropped
then- flies in the tumult of the waters there, but their
success, though fair, was far eclipsed by a bit of brief
by-play of Louie, the pot-walioper, with an extemporised
tackle of a limb and line, with a bait of pork, [who
snatched right out Of the whirling billows a five pound
and a four pound and a half trout. The upper half of the
river is girded on one side — sometimes on both sides —
with overtowering cliffs, bluffs, palisades and rounding
ranges of hills, clothed with a scraggy or stunted for¬
est. There are many rapids. It is above and below these
tumultuous breaks that the fishing is best, Between the
rapids are deep, smooth reaches of stream, often swell¬
ing and rounding into wide expanses. Three of these
are of extent enough to bo named lakes— Lake Helen,
Long Lake, and Lake Emma. On Long Lake we had
much of swell and sea, as if of Superior itself, on our pas¬
sage over it. The water is exceptionally pure, clear and
transparent— so much so as sometimes to reveal the
shoals of trout that whisked about in the depths below
us. At one place, just where the current began to curve
into the rapids, 1 caught several trout averaging two
pounds, every one of which I could see darting up to the
fly before the seizure. In the lake, Bissell measured the
depth at which a white pebbelstone was visible on the
bottom, and found it twenty-three and a half feet I The
purity and transparency of the stream were such as to
make it a tempting and seductive element for bathing :

but its temperature was found lo be rather frigorific for
a sportive plunge.

The country is without trace of settlement and cultiva¬
tion, or trace of passage and travel, other than that of the
foot-trail of the portages. Of these portages there are
probably not more than eight or ten. They are mostly
short and easy, though there are two of a mile and a
half each, well enough marked, but Btony and rough.
There are three or four points or places called “pools”
of more repute for fishing than other localities, such as
“ Alexander's Pool,” “ Cameron’s Pool,” “ Hamilton's
Pool,” all in the lower flow of the river. As we learned,
comparatively few of the persons venturing to die Nepi¬
gon ascend it to its source. They content themselves on
the really ample yield of the noted pools within easiest
access. But it was in less known nooks and sweeps of
water in the higher courses of the river that we found
the sport most lively and exciting, and certainly the
scenery of the Nepigon, in its upper half, is greatly more
picturesque, grand and attractive than it is along the
downward twenty miles, There are palisades which sur¬
pass those of the Hudson. There are ranges of hills, and
hues of cliffs, and walls of rook, and islands and islets of
manifold shape and size. The lake itself, not frequently
visited, embosoming on its margin groups of islands,
presents a glorious water view and perspective. From a
peak of rock on one of these islands — christened by my
comrades who climbed with me the lofty apex, with ap¬
propriate ceremonies, off -hand, “King's Peak” — there is
a prospect and vista of many miles of lake and island
scenery of inexpressible loveliness and beauty.

The Nepigon flows through a region wholly unfitted for
cultivation or any industrial productiveness. Its soil is
barren and stony. Its timber is worthless. It is likely
to always remain a solitude and a waste. On account of
these very conditions— of the sterility that will keep il as a
desert— the river itself will be comparatively undisturbed,
and continue a solitary stream, a typical, fitting and
fruitful nursery and home of trout — a part peculiar and
reserved, as if by design of Providence, for the propaga¬
tion and perpetuity of 'trout and for superlative trouting.
Its difficulty of access and its isolation will limit the
number of sportsmen who wil l resort to it, and so pre¬
serve it from depletion if not from decimation.

During this season Mr. McLaren informed ns only sev¬
enteen persons have made piscatory pilgrimage to the
Nepigon. A few of these we met. Among them were
two adventurous ladies, Mrs. A. H. Leonard, of New Or¬
leans, and Mrs. Thos. Poland, of Shreveport, La. In the
endurance of the roughiDg and in fruition of the delights
of the trip they were fully the matches and equals of their
husbands and of Mr. A. Bomar, of Shreveport, La., who
accompanied them. It is no exaggeration to say that
both the fish and the fishing on the Nepigon are the finest
and most satisfactory of all trout and trouting. The fish
are most abundant. The water in many places hides
hordes of them, and in some places reveals through the
crystal transparency numbers wantoning in groups.
Nor do they populate pools only here and there and far
between. ‘They are nearly ubiquitous. Wherever the
water moves in visible currents, whether swiftly and tur-
bulently, as at rapids, Or more gently, as in many reaches
between bluffs, the angler will meet with a ready rise to
the fly. As a general thing our party captured all it
sought or desired to take. There was seldom any com¬
plaint of “ bad luck” in respect of numbers or of weight,
We always caught at any one time more trout than
were necessary to supply all the platters and to satisfy
the appetite. The excess beyond the needs of the meal
was returned living to the ‘stream. Very many more
scores of trout were dropped back in the river than were
placed in the frying-pan, and we were very liberal, too,
to ourselves.

The Nepigon trout are the peers of any of the species
anywhere. Borne of them are touched with a deep red
on the belly and fins. The coloring of the enamelled
skin was vivid and high-toned always. By means of our
pocket-scales we could accurately test the weight of those
caught, and the figures, transferred to the tables of the
record, enabled us to estimate the average with preci¬
sion— and tho average of our taking was one pound and
three-quarters. Very few of the fish were less than a
pound. Those between two and three pounds were com¬
mon, while some would figure between three and four
pounds.

A great part of our fishing was from the canoes. The
vexatious mischance of hooking an overhead tuft of hem¬
lock or whirling flies into the intrusive twigs was thus
avoided, and there was opportunity lor scientific throw¬
ing and impunity for reckless or awl; ward casting. So
we lost hut few flies from casualties.

John Lvle Kenu.

Chicago, Oct, 30 th,

jjhisi{ gouUnre.

HATCHING HERRINGS ARTIFICIALLY.

LONG CONTINUED experiments made in Scotian d
and England to hatch herrings by gathering and
impregnating the ova after the method of fish culturists,
seem at last to have been rewarded with success ; at least,
“ Mr. John Adorson, of OehiLLPark, Bridge of Allah',”
claims in a note to Land and Water to have succeeded.
Some very interesting information concerning the habits
of herrings and their methods of depositing their spawn
are printed by Mr. Frank Buckland in a recent issue of
his paper. Referring to some specimens of eggs received
from Ballantrae, Scotland, he says :—

These eggs had, for the most part, been laid by Hie
parent herrings upon the long and broad fronds of the
laminaria or oar-weed. In some instances the eggs
were so thick upon the weed that the weed itself could
hardly beseen through them, lu some cases the eggs
were glued, as it were, to the weed in less numbers,
and every now and then 1 came across a mass of eggs the
size of a. thimble. The oar-weed itself, as we all know,
is fastened to the bottom toy roots, which resemble
somewhat, in structure and power of holding, the grasp¬
ing tendrils of tho vine. To one of the great fronds of
oar-weed was luckily still adhering the stono which it

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had grasped. The roots Of the -weed had formed a kind
of bower, and in this bower was a collection of herrings’
eggs, suspended here and there not unlike the bunches
of grapes as one sees them portrayed in pictures of Ital¬
ian vineyards.

Herrings1 eggs are about tbe size of and loot very
much like sago. Eaoh egg has, like the salmon egg,
its own oil vesicle.

A. long time ago, when staying at Folkenstone, I arti¬
ficially impregnated some herrings! eggs, and so far de¬
veloped them as to get the eye in perfection in the
egg. In no aquarium I know of have, as yet, herrings’
eggs been hatched out, but I hopo in the course of this
next autumn to be able to -do so at some of the aqua¬
ria, especially. at Yarmouth.

Ballantrae'is the most remarkable piaco in the United
Kingdom for the spawning of herrings, Whereas herrings
spawn on the east coast of England and Scotland (taking
the extreme dates) from the latter end of May to Decem¬
ber, that is, measuring from the Shetlands to" the North
Foreland, these Ballantrae herrings never spawn in
August, but, on the contrary, begin about the 1st of Feb¬
ruary, and the spawning goes on till the 1st of April.
Tliis spawning bank is ten miles long and two miles
broad. The average depth is ten fathoms at low water,
The mode of catching the herrings is to sink fine cotton
nets, by means of heavy stones, to the bottom of the sea.
These long nets sit upright in the water, and the her¬
rings are meshed by the head in the net, This mode of
fishing at Ballantrae has been going on (according to
Mr. Tlios. Gullies, surgeon, of Ballantrae) for nearly two
hundred years. Having in my official report, 1878, gone
into tho natural history of the herring, I have come
to the conclusion that soil and climate very much influ¬
ence the size and external appearance of the herring.
Tlie Ballantrae herring are not the same kind as those
found in the North Sea — say from Berwick down to
Lowestoft. They are a veiy much larger kind of herring;
they are, I believe, Atlantic herring that live in the deep
submarine valleys of that ocean, and that come in to
spawn in February and March. When the herring are
spawning the water at Ballantrae is warmer than the air,
and this is as far as I can get with my Ballantrae temper¬
ature. With the egg-covered weeds, I received some
specimens of the spawning herring themselves. They
were quite full of the milt or eggs, and the eggs were
quite ripe and running out like shot.

I find that each female herring on an average contains
20,000 to 30,000 eggs. What a vast number of eggs there
must he deposited in this large spawning ground at Ballan¬
trae. A new fact came under my notice. It is that her¬
rings eat their own eggs. In several cases I found that
the herrings full of milt or roe, as the case may be, had
their stomachs completely gorged with herring eggs.
When at Peterhead I made the discovery that herrings’
eggs on being extracted from the parent fish instantly
become adhesive. The. same thing happened to the eggs
of the Ballantrae herring, even although the parent fish
were dead. I treated them in the same manner as I do
the eggs of salmon and trout, and ascertained that the
moment the milt touched them, they became firmly ad¬
herent, not only to one another, but to the vessel in
which they were operated on, Is not this a proof that
there is beauty, order, and design, even in herrings’
eggs ? and I should like much to ask philosophers how
they can explain, except by the direct laws of an All¬
wise Providence, that herrings’ eggs should become in¬
stantly adherent the moment they are deposited. If it
were not so, these frail and delicate organisms would be
destroyed by the merciless waves of the sea, and thus the
race of herrings would be imperilled, to the great detri¬
ment of the human race.

The Summer Resort of Seth Green-. — The summer
resort of Seth Green, or one of his, at least, is situated in
the famous Irondequoit Bay of Lake Ontario, quite near
Rochester. The nearest approach to it by rail is via the
Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg railway. In other
days it was an important harbor, but the weeds long since
closed up its mouth, and the sand filled into the channel
leading into it from the lake, and made it useless for com¬
mercial purposes. Not so for pleasure, however, as it re¬
ceives the annual outpourings of people from Rochester
and all northern New York. Famous in history, sur¬
rounded by lofty hills, prolific with evergreens and beau¬
tiful vineyards, it has quite an aspect of an Alpine lake.
On the east side a long line of rugged sand hills covered
with young cedars and hemlock, interests the eye, while
on the west Bide may he seen the carefully cultivated grape¬
vines ready to catch the first sunshine of tho day. It
is a romantic spot. No St. Lawrence glides by in sublime
march to the sea, as among the islands, but stretching
away at tire feet the Irondequoit presents as pleasant
waters as ever charmed the sportsman. Centrally situ¬
ated in the bay, at the foot of the bluffs, a point of land
projects into the water, on the highest part of which is
situated the club rooms of Seth Green.

In 1870, during the progress of some government engi¬
neering operations, tho writer spent some four weeks
here. We met the veteran fisherman often and found
him as genial and liberal as the greatness of good nature
can make one. Running out from his club rooms was a
long dock for his boats. Strange as it may seem, the hy¬
drographical operations as noted at that time indicate a
depth of eighty feet directly in front of his dock— the
deepest place in the bay. The olub house was a commo¬
dious wooden frame, managed by an old cook who could
tickle the inside of a hollow log with his viands, The
fisherman himself spent much time with his favorite
sailboat, which was painted green and so named. I never
heard him spin a yam, though I never had a doubt of
his capacity to do so, The following tale is said to have
originated with him, though I cannot vouch for it, as on
the day it was purported to have been told to my brother

p the corps, I was in Rochester. I am not certain but

that I related it once in the Oswego Times, but am posi¬
tive it was never copied by the pvess : “ You see," said
Mr, Green, “ I have known days when I could hook a
pretty large fish." As there was'nt a doubt in any eye,
he proceeded. “ One day I happened out on a dock at
Chicago and a man wanted me to hold his pole and bait
the monsters of the deep, while he went up town for a
chew of tobacco." Green stopped to 'adjust a mosquito
and declared :

“ I had'nt been there fifteen minutes before - "

“ You had. a twenty pound pike," observed the chief
engineer.

“ Or an immense pickerel," said an assistant.

“ Or a huge Michigan trout," added the recorder.

<( No boys, hold your gib — yo’ve out. I had been there
about fifteen minutes when the fellow came back and I
had’nt hooked a dumb thing.”

I am sorry I was’nt there, as I should like to have seen
what it was in the club house they were all so anxious to
get on receipt of this. The engineers do assert, however,
that he is a generous joker. Wi. Hosea Ballou.

An Aquarium for Baltimore. — Mr. John W. Garrett,
of Baltimore, has offered the Park Commission of that
city $10,000 with which to construct an aquarium at
Druid Hill Park. The commissioners are now consider¬
ing the feasibility of the project, and if it is deemed prac¬
ticable, Baltimore will have a most useful adjunct to her
present facilities for scientific study.

H Transporting Live Fish by Freezing.— Wm. C, Prime,
Esq., says in one of his autumn letters : —

All experienced anglers know that codfish, striped bass
and many other salt water fish may be frozen while alive,
and kept frozen for a long time, and when thawed out will
be as lively as ever. I have been trying for some years to
ascertain whether salmon and trout can be thus frozen
and transported alive, but the difficulty in summer has
beeu that they cannot be kept alive long enough to freeze
by any process available to me. Mr. Lang told me
that he once took a large lot of trout through ice in the
early spring, on a bitter cold day, and kept his fish in a
hole hollowed out in the ice and filled with water, when
at evening he found them frozen solid. He gathered
them out, carried them some miles in the bottom of his
sleigh, and when they were thawed out in cold water
every fish was lively. This is important as affording
a method of transporting trout alive, to or from places
difficult of access. The experiment ought to be tried
thoroughly, and if it he found practicable it would prove
oftentimes useful to fish breeders, in sending fish for
stocking ponds, and in transferring varieties of fish across
continents and oceans.

The fact that some of the cold-blooded animals thus
live in a frozen condition strikes many persons with sur¬
prise and even doubt. As to fish, I know the fact by re¬
peated personal experience with salt water fish. I have
no doubt that it is true of pickerel, though I never tried
it. A moment’s reflection will remind any one that large
numbers of animals, especially the larva} of moths, and
worms of all kinds, are frozen solid every winter, but are
lively enough in the spring.

" Successful Cultivation of Hybrids.— Rochester, Nov,
nth— It is claimed by scientific, men and theorists that
it ib impossible to hybridize fishes of different genus. The
question has been discussed to a considerable extent. The
ground on which, they base their claim is that a dog and
sheep cannot he crossed, or any other animals bearing
the same relation to each other. I have no proof that
they can, hut I do know that 1 have on several different
occasions crossed the striped bass with the North River
and Potomac River shad, and also have crossed ;t.he sal¬
mon trout with the white fish, and batched the hybrids.
The fish crossed are of different genus, but the kinds op¬
erated with spawn at the same season of the year.

Seth Green.

Age and Weight of Carp.— The carp was introduced
into Europe from Central Asia centuries ago, and into
England in 1504, since which time they have so increased
that carp-ponds are now a feature of many estates. Won¬
derful storieB are related of the longevity of the carp,
of the size attained by certain specimens. In Austria
they are said to have reached the age of 140 years, and
single specimens have beeu taken weighing 40, 50 and
even 90 pounds. They thrive best in stagnant or slowly
running water, and they lead a healthy existence in bog
pools where other fish cannot live. During the winter
they remain in a state of semi-torpidity, and eat nothing
from November to March ; though during this time there
is no sensible dimunition in their weight,

— The Manchester, N. H., Mirror and Farmer 1ms been
seeking truth at the bottom of the well, and has suc¬
ceeded only in finding “the profundity of ignorance” in
a fish. pond. When one agricultural paper tries to give
fish-cultural instruction to its readers, said advice being
just ridiculous enough to make a mud-turtle crow, it
affords the thoroughly informed aud practical editor of
the other sheet an opportunity to crow too. Having
found to opportunity, the Mirror proceeds to read its
constituents some very sensible advice. We are glad to
sec intelligent discussions of. all such questions. The ag¬
ricultural editor of the future must be well up on matters
piscatorial. If he flounders about in the mud liis sub¬
scriptions will be swamped there too,

New England.— The Massachusetts Ploughman esti¬
mates that one farm in every four in New England has a
stream which is fed by living springs, and if properly
dammed could be made productive by the propagation of
Jish. The agricultural papers arc giving attention to
farm fish culture. This means that before very long no
farm will be thought complete without its fish stock.

Jlfishmg.

FISH IN SEASON IN DECEMBER.

Black Bass, Miwopicrus mlmo-
idesi M. nioHcans.

Sea Bass, Sciomvps oc-ellatw.

I Pike or Pickerel, fDsax Indus.
r^H?^Pcrch' pcrca Jtav
1 White Perch, Mororm amwicttiia.

Jf - ♦ -

Pickerel Fishing.— We have put in a plea more than
ouce in behalf of pickerel fishing, which is not to he des¬
pised as a sport, however it may be decried by most an¬
glers, Taken from clear, bright water the pickerel is an
estimable fish for the table, those of the largest size not
being troublesome for their bones. In one of his recent
letters to the New York Journal of Commerce, the vet¬
eran angler, Wm, C. Prime, Esq., who is the author of
that engaging book called. “ I Go a-Fishing,” relates some
pleasant personal experience of his in last September at a
pond in Vermont, situated some sixteen miles from Mont¬
pelier. The pond is near what is known as “WiUianis-
town Gulf," a rugged defile, with a quaint little hotel at
the bottom. Mr. Prime writes : —

It was not yet sunset, and the pond we had passed on
the loft was worth investigating. 1 took a rod aud fly hook,
and walking back to it found a boat. The sun was set¬
ting, and the smoky air made the light a deep red. Tho
hills were covered with autumn foliage, coining down
close to the pond at one side, while around its other shores
was a grass meadow in which cattle were standing, not
feeding, gazing at me and at the red sun. Not a breath
of wind moved.

I had learned that only pickerel and perch inhabited
the pond, and accordingly, using an eight-ounce rod, I
put on a very small spoon or spmuev, of a sort which 1
have made for casting with a light rod. The spinner is
no larger than your little finger-nail, and I use it without
any feathers or body. If you have any fancy for piok-
erel-fisliing, go to this little pond. I never found such a
crowd of the miserable wretches in so small a space. The
water was clear but full of weeds around an open central
spot of less than an acre. When I cost the spinner, the
instant it struck the water, before I had drawn it ah inch,
there were three, four or five rushes from as many direc¬
tions, the water rolled up around the spinner, and one
fish had seized it while the others whirled around it aud
retired. Of course it was a pickerel. But 1 was puzzled,
for his behavior was that of a bass. lie rushed fiercely!
struggled hard, and I began to doubt what he was, tili
he went into the air precisely like a blaok bass. And he.
did it twice more before I landed him. I never saw pick¬
erel show such game. Tho next cast produced the same
result. The fish rushed fiercely from all sides, evidently
seeing the spoon in the air before it struck the water, and
tailing it as if they were accustomed to taking flics. On
the whole the game character of the fish elevated this
pickerel- fishing into true sport, and I kept at it till it
would have been dark but for the rising moon. Then
came the moment, which 1 have often noticed in pick¬
erel-fishing, when by common consent, as if a curfew hell
had sounded, they suddenly ceased to move, and 1 could
not tempt another one. Iliad thirteen, averaging about
a-pound apiece, and was afterwards told that an occa¬
sional seven or even eight pound fish has been taken out
of this pond.

The brook which runs out of the pond is a good trout
stream in the spring, notwithstanding this reservoir of
trout enemies at its source. I saw plenty of young trout-
in it as it flows by the tavern.

The closing sentence of this pleasing sketch will sub¬
stantiate, and will recall to many of our readers what, our
correspondent “Penobscot” has written at length in the
11th volume of Forest and Stream on the matter of pick¬
erel destroying trout. He wholly controverts and
disproves the prevalent idea that pickerel are the es¬
pecial enemies of trout, and that the two species of fish
cannot exist in the same water. It will be interesting lo
the. reader to revert to what is there stated. "When pick¬
erel and trout have been kept confined together in the same
tank the trout have shown themselves to be the most ag¬
gressive of the two. In the tank of Mr. Messenger at the
Bromfield House in Boston, where trout, black-bass and
pickerel of varying size were originally placed— the
Aargest of each being nearly equal— five trout and one
solitary bass are the sole survivors ! In a pond where
these fish are found together, especially the trout and
pickerel, the habits of the two species are so radically
different as to keep them widely apart, the trout seeking
the deep, cold water, aud the pickerel the warm shallows
and the weeds. Only when the pickerel extends his for¬
aging expeditions are the trout likely to suffer. As to
the spawn, the pickerel never eat it. Like tigers and
cats, they usually lie in wait for their prey, hut some¬
times hunt, pursue and seize it while trying to escape,
They do not live on dead matter when they can get the
living.

Oysters for Europe.— The oystermen of Fulton Mar¬
ket and Long Island are shipping great quantities of oys¬
ters to Europe, one shipper, Mr. Slmffer, alone sending
off about 1,000 barrels per week. It is said that ovsters
which are sold for shipment at 90 emits a tub could not
be sold in this city for 50 cents.

North Carolina Fisheries.— The fishing industry of
Beaufort, N. C., is now of important proportions aud
growing in extent. The largest wholesale dealer is Mr.
G. N. Ives, tormerly of New Haven, Conn., who ships fresh
fish to Richmond, Danville. Lynchburg and Petersburg,
and large quantities to New York. The varieties' caught
are sheepshead, Spanish mackerel, hog-fish, spots, trout
and mullet

866

FOREST AND STREAM,

Movements of the Fishing Fleet.— Only three Bank
arrivals have been reported at this port the' past ■week —
two with 39,000 pounds fresh halibut and one wit h 20,000
pounds codfish. The number of Georges arrivals has been
live, bringing 46,000 pounds codfish and 4,000 pounds hal¬
ibut. Whole number of arrivals eight. Total receipts,
05,000 pounds codfish and 24,000 pounds halibut. The
Stock of Georges fish on the market has been reduced to
less than 1,000 quintals, and the stock of Bauk is small.
The fleet report rough weather and a small catch. — Cape
Ann Advertiser, Nov. 26th.

Seine of the Gloucester skippers contemplate a winter
mackereling trip off Hatteras and the southward,

* Fishing tn Florida — Marietta, Ga., Nov, 24 th. — As
the season for Florida fishing is at hand, a few extracts
from ray fishing journals, giving the species, numbers
ami weight offish taken at Halifax Inlet by one rod for
the last four years, maybe worth the attention of anglers
who arc bound to those shores for the first time. 1 know
1 should have been glad to have got a few items of the
sort ten years ago. Looking back to my journals for
1870-7) I'lind that the fish are as plenty now as then.
The seasons vary however, and some years one kind of
fish is plenty and another scarce : —

Numher and weight of fish taken at Halifax Inlet, East
Florida, in the winters of 1876. 1877, 1878, 1279, by one rod

1878.

Fiji. 1st, to April 16th. Number.

Kedttshor bass . . 80

Sheepshead . 110

Groupers . 9

Snappers . 7

PivBsb . -- . 44

Whiting- . . 98

Salt-water trout . 15

Black fish . 125

Sailor's choice, or soup ... . — 187

Cavalli . •*

Totals— .... Bon

Sharks, rays, congers, catfish, etc., 16
weighing . . .

Total . .

Largest bass fifteen pounds.

1877.

Feb. 1st in May 25Wi» Number.

Bass . 09

Sheepsheatl . 202

Trout, groupers and snappers . 20

Whiting, biackiish and soup . . 200

Sharks, rays, congers, catfish . . . 48

Totals . 539

Largest bass thirty pounds.

1878.

Jim. 251b hi April loth. Number. I

Bass . 26

Sheepsheod . Ill

Jlrum . — 3

Groupers . 3

Snapper . 4

Trout . .9

Pigfish, whiting and blacklist] . 108

Cavalli . 3

. 293
. 38

Total . . . . . 1

Largest b.iss t hirty-six ins. ; largest sbeepsliuad six lbs.

1879.

March ilh tnjLfeHfKt.il. A timber^ Ti

Boss . - . 31

Shoepahead . 75

Groupers . - a

Snappers. . . 4

Drum . — . . 3

Trout . 4

Blaekhsh and whiting . 80

Pigflsh and scup . 73

Cavalli . 14

Ladyfish . - . 1

Weight,

09

902 lbs
300

..1,202 lbs

irsfphf-

Total . . . .

Largest bass twenty-six lbs. ; largest sheepshead eight-
Bait used forsheepshead, clams and fiddlers. Bait used
fish, ou t mullet. The same tackle as is used for striped
weakflsh in western waters.

FISH SWALLOWING FISH.

350

. 1,034 lbs
lbs.

for other
bass and
!. C. C.

Pembina, Dak., Nov. 10 th, 1879.

I HAVE of late read some large stories in Forest and
Stream offish swallowing fish, one of which stumped
me, and, in Hoosier parlance, it would take the persim¬
mons. It was told by one of the Professors of the Smith¬
sonian Institution, and was a whopper. If Prof. Baird
will back him in that yam I may believe Mm. But,
come to think of it, I will believe him anyhow, as it is
only a small fish story iu comparison to the old fellow
that swallowed the whale, all of which our good mothers
taught us to believe.

In Forest and Stream of Nov. 18th I see the list is open
for stories of fish swallowing fish, and as a prize for the
best one the biggest fish-hook that can be found in the
city of New York will be given. I have no desire or ex¬
pectation to win the hook, as the postage or expressage
on it to this place would be more than it is worth ; besides
we have neither whales, sharks or hippopotami in our
waters, while we manage to take ortr catfish (we have
some monster ones, too) and sturgeon on common-sized

neons.

Prize or no prize, I will give you a couple of mcidents
of rnv sporting in years and years gone by, but never for¬
gotten. Angling was my passion from boyhood. I could
patiently wait for a nibble for hours, fish in a puddle for
tadpoles, or tear down a craw-fish's mud pile in a wet
prairie, and amuse myself by angling for the crab, I
was a true disciple of Sir J. W., and of the fishes of our
Western waters I don't think he could have taught me
anything. I know all their habits, haunts and feeding-
tirhe, and would catch them when others alongside of me
would not get a nibble.

Well, now I am on the old man’s brag, and had better
hold up for the two promised incidents,

My first incident relates to a black bass swallowing a
black bass. I was then in the “ Sucker ” State, on the old
Wabash, about two miles below the Grands. Myself and
partner (poor fellow, he hung up his fisMng-tacJde long
since) were fishing ou the Hoosier side of the river, oppo¬
site the Wing Dam on the Little Rapids, near the mouth
of White River,

We were fishing for bass, and near noon we had a string
of near thirty — none less than two pounds and some over
three pounds. The fish had gone to their noon’s rest, and
from lack of amusement, we began to feel hungry. Hav¬
ing no grub for lunch, my partner proposed that we
should take our rifles and kill a few squirrels, and then
go to a cornfield about a half-mile distant and lift a mess
of roasting ears, to all of which I willingly agreed. Just
as we were ready to start I hooked a six-inch bass, and
left it a prisoner on the hook until my return. We killed
four or five squirrels, then raided the cornfield, and re¬
turned to camp with the plunder.

We were gone about an hour, and on arriving we struck
a fire, and then took a look at the lines. The first pole I
raised was the one with the bass on it, and to our aston¬
ishment I had a four-pound black bass hooked, dead and
Btiff, It had completely swallowed the bass and hook,
and had swam and worried until it died — a thing that
bass will do, as I have had it happen to me on several
Similar occasions — minus the corn-stealing. So, you see,
bass are cannibals and will eat one another. We rebaited
tile books, and then went for our feast. We roasted the
squirrels on sticks before the fire, and cooked the corn in
the hot ashes, with the husks on. Then two wolfish boys
made a square meal, not on hog and hominy, but on
squirrel and Hoosier corn, without the fear of a Sunday-
school teacher before our eyes. We finished the after¬
noon in fishing, and when we loaded our “dug-out ” the
bottom of it showed as pretty a lot of black, striped and
white bass, with goggle-eyed perch and a few catfish, as
old anglers would want to look on.

The other affair was on our old trail from here to Crow
Wing.

You may remember several small lakes in the Leaf
Mountain this side of Detroit Lake. We had stopped with
our “brigade ” of carts near one of them for dinner, and
to “spell” the animals. While the boys were cooking
dinner I took my gun to see if I could not get a mess of
ducks or a goose for supper.

In skirting along the lake I noticed something near the
shore making some funny evolutions, as if trying the
groimd-and-lofty-tumbling business in the water. It ex¬
cited my curiosity, and going close to the water — “ oh ye
gods and little fishes!” I saw a doubled-tailed fish, tail up
and tail down, no heads about it. I didn’t think of Bar¬
man , but I thought how Prof. Baird would be pleased to
get Ms “grappling irons” on that specimen. I drew a
bead on that two-tailed fellow with my splatter gun and
blazed away, and then went for it like a little darkey for
a dollar in a mud-hole ; soon had it captured and on shore.
There it was — a tail at one end and a tail at the other ;
but, like Barnum’s mermaid, it was a fraud, as on exam¬
ination it proved to be a fourteen-inch pickerel that had
attempted to swallow a twelve-inch sucker. The suoker
was more than half swallowed, and must have been
caught some days before, as the tail end was soft, stink¬
ing and bloated, while the head end in the pickerel was
digested to the bone. The lightness of the external part
of tho sucker kept the pickerel from sinking, and all it
could do was to digest its extraordinary meat on the sur¬
face, and think of the folly of a fourteen-inch pickerel
attempting to swallow a twelve-inch sucker muoh big¬
ger than itself.

I did not send that double-tailed fish to my old friend
Prof. Baird, nor did I ever think to tell him of the mat¬
ter ; but I am ready to believe any yam that may he told
of what a pickerel will undertake to do when it makes up
its mind to do it, just as a glutton of a boy would try to
stow away a pile that would feed the inmates of a county
poorhouse. _

New Jersey— Caldwell. — Was fishing last week in the
Upper Passaio, and hooked a large pike. He had com¬
pletely swallowed the hook, and finding it impossible to
disgorge it, I cut Mm open, and what was my surprise to
find inside a smaller pike, wMch had also swallowed the
hook. I cut him open and found inside a small black
Lass — hook still swallowed ; cut Mm open and recovered
my hook. I had baited my hook with a common earth
worm, but was astomshed to find it neatly baited with a
common minnow. Now how did this happen? Do you
suppose the minnow took the bait first, and was then
swallowed by the bass, and so on successively, or did the
large pike take the bait and pass it down to those inside?

Oh, by the way, you may send that hook. L. Speer.

Fish Swallowing Fish. — Elmira, N. 37, Nov. 20th.—
Editor Forest and Stream i—I have had some fifty-five
years’ experience with the rod. Some years since 1 was
trout-fislung in Little Beaver Brook some six miles north
of tliis city, and I took a brook trout with bait, some ten
inches in length. A plump looking trout he was, and
when I dressed him I took from Ms stomach a fish known
here as a horned dace, which measured just 5| inches in
length, well proportioned and in good condition. Only
a few scales about the middle were displaced, the trout
weighing about eight ounceB after being dresBed.

Wisconsin— Sunny Sank, Oean omowoc.Nav. 3d.— Noticing your
offer in Forest and Stream of Nov. 13tli, 1879, of the biggest fish
hook for tin- biggest llsh story, etc., I cannot resist the tempta¬
tion to eater tho lists, having had numerous adventures “ by field
and flood" myself. The season of 1861 proved one of my good
years in that line.

On the 4th of July hr that year for the Jack of better amuse¬
ment, I put in the most of that very hot day with my wife fishing
In Lac La Belle, and had a very fine day's sport with the bass and
pickerel. On reaching the landing on my return, I discovered
that I had lost one of my sleeve-buttons (they were the old-
fasliloned kind, two buttons joined with a link). I knew, of
oou rse, I had lost them in the lake as I had them on when 1 start¬
ed out. One week from that day I went with imy wife for an
early morning fish of a few hours, to as near as I oould judge the
same fishing groundjofi the week before, about two miles down
the lake. We had a very fine morning's sport and I captured,
among other fish, an eight-pound pickerel; took him home and
had him dressed for dinner, and in him found the lost buttons of
tho week previous. Luokily I found them as I did, or he would
have lost them. This may sound fishy, but it is true neverthe¬
less, as can bo testified to by my wife and numerous friends.

Speaking of fish swallowing fish, an acquaintance of mine was
flBbingin Silver Lake about three miles south of here a few years
ago, with a live minnow tor a bait, when a perch took the min¬
now, a baas took tho perch, and before he could land the bass a

big pickerel gobbled the whole three— four fish on a single hook
and only one in sight. j. Q. Hitchcock.

Bedford, 0., Nov. 23d.

Editor Forest and Stream :—

I am going to make a cast for that big Ash hook mentioned In a
late number of Forest and Stream. When I was breeding trout,
twenty odd years since, I spawned a two-year-old trout which
was very full of eggs, and after extracting the eggs she turned on
her side and appeared muoh worse for the operation. I thought
she might die, and in order to know if she survived the operation,
I placed her in a little pool, where I kept some yearlings. The
next day I examtnod her and found she had swallowed, or partly
swallowed a yoarllng trout. The yearling protruded out of her
mouth about an Inch— she was all right.

Some twenty years since Judge B. D. Potter of Toledo, O., and
I were fishing for trout at the Sault Ste Marie. One morning we
each caught one trout that would weigh about two and a half
p# unds eaoh . The Judge dressed the trout for our breakfast, and
the one that I eaught had a bar of lead in its stomach that weighed
three-quarters of a pound. The Judge sticks to It, to this day,
that that trout never swallowed that bar of lead. I ean’t say
that he did, but I do say that I won a bottle of very old Otard on
the weight of my trout, and tho Judgoipaidlt like a man-

And, uow, for the big hook, and if this (don’t win, I will never
try again :

Some thirty Odd years sinoe, two acquaintances Of mine, whoso
word I am willing to vouch for (Messrs. Murray and Crawford),
wore ongaged in fishing for lake trout and white fish at Presque
Isle, Lake Huron, with gill nets and set lines, baited with herring.
It was customary with men in their employ, when they went out
in the lake to raise their gill nets and set lines, to take a trolling
line with them baited with a herring, by wbieh means they often
took several lake trout. On one ocoasion, while trolling, an im¬
mense trout made a bolt at the herring with mouth and gill covers
wide open. Tho herring not only slipped into his mouth, hut
through or under one of the gill covers, and slid along up the
line, and broke water near the boat, and the same instant a small
lake trout seized the herring and was booked fast ; and immedi¬
ately afterwards a large lake trout seized the small trout and swal¬
lowed him far enough to get hooked himself, and all three were
hauled in together. As the first one oould not slip over the
other two trout, I am aware that this looks very fishy, but noth¬
ing is more common, when trolling for Jake trout, and when one
is fast, than for several trout to follow the hooked trout, as I
have often seen myself, not only with trout but black bass, and
even brook trout. T. Garrick.

The fish hook is still unawarded. We are confident
that there is a greater story yet to come. Who will tell
it? _

FACTS ABOUT BATS.

NO order of Mammalia is so well defined and so readily
recognizable as the CMroptera, or bats. As their or¬
dinal name implies, all of them are provided with true
wrngs, and they are otherwise modified so as to he fitted
for aerial looomotion. In almost all other mammals —
whether they walk upon the lafld, swim m the sea, or
dwell among the branches of the trees — the propelling
power is mainly in the hind limbs, or hinder part of the
body, but, in the bats, the reverse of tMsis true. In this or¬
der it is the fore limbs which furnish the power by which
the animal progresses, while the hind legs and feet are
small, weak and almost useless for locomotion. So much is
tMs the case that Mr. Dobson tells us that the combined
length of the emur, tiba and foot rarely equals that of
the fore arm alone.

Bats are found in all regions where flying insects
abound, and though most abundant in the tropics, extend
their wanderings even to the confines of the Arctio Circle.
No speeieB of this order are known from St. Helena, Ice¬
land, the Galapagoes or Kerguelen Island ; but in most
of the islands of the Pacific Ocean they abound.

The family Vespertilionidai, to which belongs our com¬
mon brown bat, has the widest geograpMcal range of any
group of the Chiroptera, and not only this, but its habits
carry it to Mgher latitudes, both north and south of the
equator. We are told that the northern limit of the species
appears to be the isotherm of 32?, and Nilsson states that
Vesperugo borealis extends to the northern part of the
Scandinavian Peninsula, and probably reaches the Arctic
Circle. Blasius lias reported the same species from
Northern Russia and the borders of the WMte Sea. Our
own Versperugo noctivagans has been taken on the shores
of Hudson’s Bay, another common species near Lake
Winnepeg, and a third in the Aleutian Islands, while
Darwin records the appearance of a hat on the island of
Tierra del Fuego. Several other families are abundant in
temperate climates, but none of them have so extensive
a range as the Vespertilionidai. Other families, as the
Pteropodidce, NyetHdce, and Phyllostomidce, are con¬
fined almost entirely to the tropics.

It is not generally known that many bats are to a cer¬
tain extent migratory in their habits, performing jour-
neys'more or less extended at the approach of winter, or
when, for any reason, their food supply fails them. We
are told, however, by Dr. Trouessart, of Villeveque, that
tMs is true of several European species, and Mr. Dobson
in his recent great work on this order, of quotes Hutton
as stating that one of the frugivorous bats, Pteropodidce,
( Cynoptems marginatus ) will travel thirty to forty miles
in a night and back again in search of food. These great
powerB of flight would account in part for the very wide
distribution of tMs group throughout the islands of the
Pacific Ocean, in many of wMch bats are the only indi¬
genous mammals. But the fact that Atalaplia Grayi,
the only species reported from the Sandwich Islands, be¬
longs to an American type, is not to he explained^jqjfij-

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way, since these islands are distant from the American
coast nearly twenty-live hundred miles.

Fossil bats have been discovered in deposits'of the Terti¬
ary age, but, as might be imagined, from their small size
and the frailness of their bones, not in any great numbers.
From the eocene gypsum of Montmartre Cuvier described
VerspertiHo parisiensis, and two genera, Nyctherium
and Nyctilesies, have been discovered in the Bridget
eocene of the Rocky Mountains, These specimens, though
fragmentary and incomplete, indicate that the bats are
an old type which was firmly established in the Tertiary
and reached back very likely to Mesozoic time.

All the Chiroptera are most voracious feeders, and, in
countries where they abound, the fruit-eating bats do an
enormous amount of damage, and are regarded as nuis¬
ances, from the injury which they cause to the orchards.
Hutton says : “In Nipal this bat ( Cynopterus margina-
tus ) is a perfect pest, from the havoc it makes among the
ripe pears and guavas.” Mr. Dobson tried an experi¬
ment with an individual of the same species, which is so
interesting that we may give it in full. He says : “To
a specimen of this bat, obtained by me at Calcutta unin¬
jured, I gave a ripe banana, which, with the skin re¬
moved, weighed exactly two ounces. The animal imme¬
diately, as if famished with hunger, fell upon the fruit,
seizing it between the thumbs and index fingers, and took
large mouthfuls out of it, opening the mouth to the full¬
est extent, with extreme voracity. In the space of three
hours the whole fruit was consumed. Next morning the
bat was killed, and found to weigh one ounce, half the
weight of the food eaten in three hours. Indeed the
animal when eating seemed to be a kind of living mill,
the food passing from it almost as fast as devoured, and
apparently unaltered, eating being performed alone for
the pleasure of eating."

It used to be thought the vampire bat fed only upon
human blood, but it has been shown by the investiga¬
tions of later travellers that it is mainly frugivorous-
Some bats live upon a mixed diet, feeding indiscrimi¬
nately upon insects, fruits, frogs and even smaller bate ;
and our own southern, or leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus nater-
housii) is in this class. Some, too, catch fish, and even
bathe in the sea, swimming with ease.

This group has until within a short time been but little
studied, owing mainly to the difficulty of investigating
the habits of the different species, all of them being noc¬
turnal in habit. Mr. Dobson’s work, which filled a want
long felt, describes about 400 species of bats, thus cut¬
ting off about 400 of the 800 names heretofore given by
naturalists.

An Albino Wild Cat. — Some New York gunners went
down to Foster’s Meadows, on Long Island, rabbit shoot¬
ing last week. One trophy of the day was a wild cat,
half-albino, weighing twelve and a half pounds. The
skin has been stuffed and mounted, and now adorns the
restaurant of F, Fleischmann, 316 Grand street, where in¬
terested parties may have a look at it.

Notes on Alligators.— The correspondent who fur¬
nishes the following notes is a native of Florida, and has
spent the last twelve years hunting on the Gulf Coast,
paying especial attention to the habits of the beasts,
birds and fishes. The notes which he gives are to he
taken for what they are worth, but we are assured that
all the statements made are based on careful observation.
Our correspondent deBires to furnish only facts, and is
willing to let other people theorize on them, if they wish
to:—

Monticello, Fla., Oct. 15 th. — We have three species of
alligators, differing from each other in the following
manner : The black alligator is short, very large for his
length, and inhabits principally lakes, ponds, sluggish
streams, and lives or has his house in holes that he makes
in the banks near the water’s edge, and often the en¬
trance is under the water. Next is the brown alligator,
long, slim, and very swift and active, and much straighten
from liis eyes to tip of nose than the black. He lies at
the bottom, in deep holes and under shelving rocks and
sandbanks, and inhabits the running streams and along
the beach. The next is similar to the brown, differing
only in shape of head, lower tusks protruding through
upper jaw when his mouth is closed. I only saw one of
this. J. M. Galphin killed him at the mouth of Arch
Creek, on Key Biscane Bay, measuring only eight feet. The
alligators build their nest in this latitude in August ; fur-
ther south in June and July. They are made of damp
earth and green grass, heaped together from two to four
feet high, and four to six feet in diameter at its base,
and packed very firm by the use of the head for a ham¬
mer, The female collects her material by gather¬
ing her mouth full, and what she can hold with
her fore paws, and moves backwards with her load
to the nest. When, all is complete she opens a hole on
top, and lays her eggs, often two, and sometimes three,
layers— separating each layer with a little earth and
grass, and never tails to evacuate on the top of her eggs,
and covers about Bix inches to a foot with the grass and
earth. I have often found these nests in very shady and
concealed places, showing that it is not essential for the
sun to shine on the nest to hatch the eggs. When hatched
the young are about live or six inches long, and croak for
a day or two until the old one appears. She then stays
near-by to protect them. Moccasins eat them, and the
male alligator will destroy a whole family if he catches
the mother away from her post, but will not fight to get
them, hut runs as soon as she. appears. I saw a large
trout or black bass catch one of the little ones once. The
manner in which the black alligator digs his hole is inter¬

esting. He looBens the earth with his fore paws, and
swallows the dirt until he is full, and backs out and
swims to deep water, where he vomits it up, and comes
back and repeats the same operation, continuing it until
the hole is sufficiently long and deep to conceal him.
They will eat anything that has life and flesh, except a
snake, and, for all I know, may eat them; but I have
seen them catch dogs, deer, and cows and hogs, and have
had them to take my duck that I had killed, while float¬
ing on the water ; and in cutting them open have found
in the brown alligator sea trout, rediisli, horseshoe,
crabs and terrapins. The black alligator I Tmve often
watched rooting in the mud at the bottom for mussels,
of which they are very fond. And in the summer I have
seen them lying out of water on a log or bank catching
flies. The alligator holds his mouth open, and myriads
of blow flies accumulate in his mouth, and every now and
then ho will shut his mouth, and catch a mouthful. I
watched one at this for some time, and then killed and
opened him, and found, to my astonishment, that he
had fully a half peok of flies in him, which he load caught
while I watched him — not over two hours. I have often
heard that they eat knots of wood, and layup all winter.
This is false. The kuots of wood are his grindstones,
and are used in assisting him to digest his food. Alli¬
gators only remain in winter quarters from one to ten
days at a time, and are out every warm spell during our
winters. Wanderer.

Unique and True, — The toad dug out of the rock, the
lobster in the tin can, the mice in the glass hall, and the
sundry other imprisoned speoimeus of natural history
discovered from time to time, have been supplemented
by the discovery made by a man at Ohickies Falls, on the
Susquehanna, just above Columbia, Pa. : —

A man living there, named Thomas Wilson, while row¬
ing among the rocks, caught a large log, which he towed
up opposite his house and drew out of the water. While
thus engaged he was surprised to hear a vigorous splash¬
ing, apparently on the inside of the log. He proceeded
to investigate the matter and split open the log, when to
his astonishment he cut into and laid bare a large cavity,
In this were tliree large bass, one of them weighing over
five pounds. The only theory to account for their presence
is that they came iti through an exceedingly small hole
and could not get out again, but stayed there and flour¬
ished, finding plenty of food in their prison.

— Frogs are popularly supposed to live on air. But they
don’t. We made a note of the bill of fare of one frog's
dinner the other day. He began early and ate late. The
things disappeared down his throat in this order : Three
blue-bottle flies, one fiddler crab, seven blue-bottle flies,
one grasshopper, one fiddler crab, three blue-bottle flies,
one live mouse, two blue-bottle flies ; and he was as pert
and frisky and playful aa if he bad not been mortifying
the flesh like a jolly old friar, as he is.

Remarkable Fecundity op a Cow.— There was recently
exhibited at the Oldenburg Cattle Show in Hanover a
cow which has dropped nine fully developed calves in
four years, namely, two in June, 1876 ; three calves (one
of which survived) in June, 1877 ; two in April, 1878 ; and
two in June, 187!).

Shower op Spiders’ Webs .—Milltoum, Maine, Nov.
9th.— As you editors are supposed to know everything,
and %> answer all kinds of ’foolish questions, I would
like to ask an explanation of the following, or the name
of the insect, that can cause such gossamer showers.

Most every fall, the last part of October, as I go shoot¬
ing, I find the meadows, fences, telegraph wires, etc.,
etc., all covered over with a coat of cobweb, upon the
meadow so thick as to trouble the dogs, and every few
moments had to be removed from their heads, hut what
was the strangest, the air is filled with long threads
floating in every direction as high as you can see, as if
coming from the clouds and falling to the ground. It
has a very pretty effect as it twists and turns towards
the sun. In driving several miles, and even over quite
high ground, could see no end to this cobweb shower.
The day was a most lovely one, Oct. 23d, and wind south¬
west. If caused by some kind of spider, as I suppose it must
be, I can hardly understand how such quantities can he
formed and so high in the air.

Geo. B. Boardman,

The gossamer threads were undoubtedly produced by
spiders. We have read of something similar, but can¬
not at the moment recollect where. Can any of our
readers assist our defective memory f We have an im¬
pression that Darwin mentions something of the kind in
his voyage of the Beagle.

Ammonia for Snake Bites. — St. Leonard, Province
of Quebec, Nov. 18th. — Editor Forest and Stream:— Under
the above heading in your issue of the 13th a correspond¬
ent (C. H. C.) writing from Rico, Col., mentions aqua
ammonia as being a sure cure for snake bite. It will no
doubt interest your correspondent and others to know
that for years past ammonia has been successfully em¬
ployed in Australia in these cases. The discovery of its
power in arresting the effects of the bites of venomous
snakes was first made by Professor Halford, of Mel¬
bourne, Australia, and ammonia is now commonly used
by most doctors throughout Australia and with the most
satisfactory results when the case is taken in lime. C.
H. C. directs that the wound be cut slightly and the am¬
monia applied to the out. The bitten person is also to
take a little ammonia in spirits internally. By Professor
Halford’s method the ammonia, mixed I believe with
water, is injected under the skin into a vienof the arm.
I am unable to describe the arrangement exactly, not
having seen any case myself, but no doubt Professor Hal¬
ford would be happy to answer any letter addressed to
him upon the subject ; or perhaps some of our Australian
friends could enlighten us. I know that at any drug
store in Melbourne small cases, suitable for the pocket,
can he purchased containing a small syringe with gold
point and some ammonia ready for use . Mauv sportsmen
when out shooting regularly carry these cases. I may

mention thatHhe black and tiger snakes of Victoria are
reckoned fully as dangerous as a rattlesnake. Ammonia
has been tried in India as an antidote to the poison of the
cobra, hut without much success. The experiments made
were not very satisfactory. Hemlock.

A Valuble Relic.— The Museum of St. Petersburgli has
recently secured a head of Rhinoeenis tichorhinus in an
excellent state of preservation, and covered with patches
of hair. It formed part of a nearly complete carcass
which was found ou the banks of a tributary of the
Yana, about one hundred and thirty-miles north of
Yerkhoyanak. This species was an inhabitant of Europe
and Siberia, during Quaternary time, and was covered
with long woolly hair, which fitted it to endui-e the cold
climate which preceded and followed the Glacial Period.
It was of great size ; a frozen speecimen discovered near
Wilan, in 1772, measuring eleven and a half feet in total
length. The bones of this animal have been found in
Europe in the same deposits with thoso of man,

Transmission op Human Rabies to the Rabbit. —
Some interesting experiments have recently been made
in France by M, Raymond, of the Academy of Sciences
in Paris, on the transmission of human rabies to the rab¬
bit. Two rabbits were inoculated ; one with the blood,
the other with the saliva of a person suffering from hy¬
drophobia. The one which had been inoculat ed with the
saliva, showed symptoms of rabies four clays after treat¬
ment and soon died. Thirty-six hours after death pieces
of its salivary glands were removed, and these were in¬
troduced into two other rabbits, and these also died,
paralysed, without passing through any violent stages.

What are English Ducks ? — Oynthiana, Ky., Nov.
19th. — Apropos of your Indianapolis correspondent, I will
say that I often heard both species of the genus Anas —
the mallard ( A . bosclias) and the black mallard or dusky
duck (A. dbscurus) — called “English” duck in Florida ;
more frequently the former. It is also so called along
the Georgia and South Carolina coast. Your “I, CV fur¬
ther says the females of the two species closely resemble
— implying, probably, that I was mistaken in regard to
the same. Now while the male dusky duck has some
slight resemblance to the female mallard, in size and con¬
tour, the females of the same species are no more alike
than a female hawk and a feminine henshaw.

J. A. Henshall.

|pr? ipttneL

Bipedal Dogs. — A deficiency of limbs in animals is
not so infrequent as to make the object a marvel, yet
when such abnormal cases ooour, they afford considera¬
ble interest to the scientific observer, as well as to those
not well informed in natural history. One interesting
consideration connected with deflciences of this kind, is
the remarkable compensation of nature which gives a
greater development of power and activity to the remain¬
ing limbs, enabling the cripple to perform most, if not
all, the exeroises and functions of the perfect animal.
This adaptability of the bodily framework to the varying
conditions of existence, is one of the marvels of the
creation.

Those who have visited the dog shows of the Westmin¬
ster Kennel Club, in this city, cannot have failed to no¬
tice a dog of fair size, say twelve pounds in weight, which
was on exhibition, whose fore limbs were entirely defi¬
cient, hut which nevertheless had remarkable activity
and powers of locomotion, being able to leap, stand, and
walk rapidly on its hind feet, feed itself, and otherwise
enjoy life as well as dogs favored with a full comple¬
ment of legs. Its actions were like those of a kangaroo.
This dog was bom with only two legs, and instances are
on record, with specimens preserved in museums, where
cats, calves, and even horses, have been bom with the
fore limbs similarly deficient.

It is likewise noteworthy that animals which have be¬
come deprived of their limbs by accident, contrive, in
course of time, to acquire tbe faculty of progressing with
remarkable facility, as for instance, a dog with three
legs, or a man with a single leg and a crutch.

We are not aware that animals which have been bom
without fore legs have ever transmitted this deficiency
to their progeny ; but it is well known that the Manx
cats, indigenous to the Isle of Man, are bom without
tails, and inherit this deficiency from generation to gen¬
eration.

A remarkable instance of a similar quality iu a dog,
was brought to our notice recently in Plainfield, New
Jersey, the dam having a caudal stump of about two
inches iu length, and transmitting this peculiarity to
some of her pups, though not to all ; and if we are not
mistaken, to a third generation. A like case has never
been brought to our notice.

Personal.— We were favored on Tuesday last with a
call from Mr, R. A. Hume, of Glasgow, and Mr. Givleen,
of Balauney, Ireland, who arrived the previous day,
by the Anchor Line steamer Livonia, from Glasgow.
Mr. Givleen proceeds at once to Montana to join his
brother on his ranch near Fort Benton. Mr. Hume was
formerly a resident of Richmond, Va,, and will be re¬
membered as an exhibitor of fox terriers, etc., at the
first Baltimore dog show. He brings with him now a
pair of Dandie Dinmont terriers, one of which was the
first prize winner at the late Edinburg show.

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Eastern Field Trials Club.— The first Eastern field
trials competition will be run on Dec. 10th, llth and
13th, as per announcement in our advertising columns,
which sea. We are looting forward to tliis event with
much interest.

A. us any Don Show. — Owing to the impossibility ot
finding a place large enough to hold both poultry and
dogs, the committee of the Eastern New York Farmers’
Society has decided to postpone their proposed dog show
until spring.

The Misfortunes of Uncle Tom. — We regret to hear
that Mr. T. A. Jerome's prize pug bitch, Puggy Dear, has
lost her litter of ten pug whelps by Col. Tichener’s noted
pug dog. They were all engaged, and had they lived
would have gambolled through the parlors of Mr. 8, L.
M. Barlow, Col. Tichener, Mr. Edward Gale, and many
Other friends of Uncle Tom. Mr. Jerome informs us that
some time ago ho loaned his red Irish setter bitch Nellie
to a Mr. John W. Owens, of Ocean City, on the eastern
shore of Maryland, to stand to the celebrated red Irish
setter- Ben, at the time this noted dog was standing in
Baltimore. Now Mr, Owens informs him that the bitch
Nellie has been stolen. We, therefore, ask the favor of
our dog-loving friends in Maryland to aid hr the recovery
of this grand breeding Irish bitch . In order to advance
that laudable object we append a description of Nellie,
viz. : Sbe is solid red, body color, with a small white full
on her chest, standing twenty-four inches at the shoulder,
dark hazel eyes, and of most kind disposition.

Will our Virginia friends he so kind as to lend their aid,
and help thogeuia! Old sporting gentleman out of Iris sor¬
row? Sire is said to have strayed or been stolen some
months ago. _ _ _ _ _

THE N. A. K. C. FIELD TRIALS.

THE field trials of the National American Kennel Club
were held at Patoka, Ill., Nov. 24th to 28th. There
was a good attendance of sportsmen present, among
them being L, H. Smith and Montague Smith, Strathroy,
Ontario, with their celebrated dogs Paris, Clip (his full
sister), Twilight and Lass o’ Lowrie : D. C. Sanborn,
Baltimore, Mich., with the field trial champion Nellie,
Desdemona, Macbeth, Dan, Rob Roy. and the Harvard
Kennel Club’s Countess ; Major J. H. Dew and Harry
Bishop, Columbia, Term,, with the Montview Kennel’s
Lincoln and Count, Fred; .1. J. Swedenborg, New Brighton,
Pa., with Button and Thunder; Palmer O'Neill, Pitts¬
burgh, Fa., with Dash ; C, B. Whelford, St. Louis, with
the St. Louis Kennel Club’s Bow and Faust and Mar¬
chioness Peg ; Chan. Bicker, St. Louis, with Patrick ; A.
E, Sterling, Cleveland, with Con; George Waddington,
Geneva, Iowa, with Pearl, Boh, Flora, and a red setter
called Dan ; Luther Adams, Boston ; E. C. Nichols, Battle
Creek, Mich.; W. A. Van Brunt, Horicon, Wis. ; A. K.
Delaney. Maysville, Wis. ; W. H. Lin, Decatur; Chas. A.
Fisher and H. P. Talf, of St. Louis.

Messrs. E, C. Sterling and John W. Munson received
the entries for the Club, and Theodore Morford, of New¬
ton, N. J., Capt, Pat. Henry, of Clarksville, Tenn,, and
James Patterson, of Philadelphia, officiated as judges, G.
E. Patterson being elected to fill a vacancy caused by the
absence of E. F, Stoddard, of Dayton, Ohio.

The first event upon the programme was the run for
the Puppy Stakes, pointers and setters, under eighteeu
months : purse §300. The entries were : Twilight, by
Gladstone, out of Mercy ; Marchioness Peg, by Druid, out
of Peg ; Countess May, by Dash, out of Countess Ada :
Count Fred, by Windem, out of Norma ; Patrick, by
Berkely, out of Dora; Con, by Stoddard's Bob, out o'f
Nora. J. II. Dew handled Fred ; G. B. Whitford, Peg ;
D. C. Sanborn, Ada. The day was clear, with a brisk
breeze. Birds were scarce : " only three coveys were
flushed during the work of the day. between 8.30 a.m. to
sunset, and the birds when scented were rarely ten feet
from the dogs. Flushes were therefore frequent, and
then the birdB took cover in dense growth, where both
dogs aod judges had difficult work. The order of run¬
ning was determined by lot. The first pair put down
were Mare I lioness Peg and Twilight. Some birds which
had been flushed by the spectators took covey in a ravine
thicket. The youngsters worked here for three-quarters
of an hour, the only score being a flush against Twilight.
Countess May and Count Fred then broke the field, and
kept at it for a full hour, when Countess May ran iuto a
covey without making game. Following up the birds
Count Fred scored two fine points. The brace then
flushed two birds, hut the judges would not decide which
of them was to blame for the error. The judges followed
the dous through brush, mud and stubble for an horn,
when Countess May made game in a cornfield some sixty
yards to the windward of Count Fred, who pointed, drew
iip twenty yards, and then stood, the birds being flushed
by his handler, while Countess May was laboring with
the wind against her. They were then taken up, Oount
Fred being ordered to be ready to back any dog the judge
might select. The Irish setters Pat and Con, being put
to work on dry ground, scored six flushes, Con making
one point and being declared the winner. Marchioness
Peg and Twilight were then put down again. Peg
pointed, Twilight refused to back, and caused her to
break and leave the bird, which was flushed by a spec¬
tator. The point and the heat were awarded to Peg. Of
the three winners, Con and Marchioness Peg ran first.
The feature of the day was a point by Marchioness Peg
where a hare, had run, Con and Count Fred hacking' her
up in magnificent style. The score was two broken points
for Marchioness Peg, and a point and aflush for Con. The
heat was awarded to the former.

The second day proved much more favorable for fine
work. Count Fred and Marchioness Peg were put down ,
Count Fred making the first point. Before Peg could
be brought up to back him the birds rose and flew into
the adjoining woods. Here the dogs showed much
speed in beating up. Peg and Fred both made game, but
the latter’s handler lost a point by wrongly ordering his
dog away. Working very rapidly. Peg flushed a bird, on
which she crouched as soon as possible, but it rose. Fred
made a falsa point, and Peg hacked him, the brace being
shortly afterwards ordered up. and Fred declared the
winner of the stake. By mutual agreement Countess
May and Peg divided second and third. Con was placed
fourth.

Then followed the Free-for-AU Stake, purse §500, in
which the entries were : — Bow, by Bang, out of Luna ;
Macbeth, by Leicester, out of Nellie ; Desdemona, by
Leicester, out of Nellie ; Lincoln, by Dan, out of Lill II.;
Dash, by Bob, out of Fan ; Button Fast, by Sef ton's Sail ;
Nellie, by Belton, out ol' Dimple; Lasso' Lowrie. by
' Paris, out of Smith's Pearl ; Pearl, by Ranger, out of
Valentine’s Nellie ; Dan, by Rake, out of Fannie.

Desdemona and Lincoln began the contest in a corn
field, and had worked about half an hour when the pro¬
prietor ordered Ihe whole company off. During the
parley which ensued some birds were discovered near a
fence by the inevitable small boy. Here Lincoln flushed
them without making any sign of game. They settled
again near the fence, and further work here resulted only
in two flushes for each dog. Two birds marked in the
open field were started by Desdemona without a point,
Lincoln pointing twice on Binglesiu a heavy growth of
briars, and finding one covey ; while Desdemona added
to her Bcore one point and one demerit for failing to
back. Lincoln retrieved a shot bird, and was declared
the winner after the brace had been ordered up. Button
and Dash then took the field, Button soon gaining a
point, Dash backing. The bird was flushed, but Button
refusing to move, a dead bird was discovered. Then in
cover Button pointed a hare, Dash backing. Birdshaving
been flushed by the handlers, Button would undoubtedly
have madea point had not his handler ordered him away.
Another proprietor appearing upon the scene, the sport
was interrupted again, the rest of the heat being two
flushes and two points for Dash and two flushes l’or But¬
ton, Dash getting the decision. Of the next brace, Nellie
found birds first, making a fine point, and being backed
by Faust. Nellie then retrieved a shot bird, and made
another point on a single bird, Faust backing. Faust
pointed and Nellie backed, butnothingwasmoved. Then
followed a flush and a point for Nellie. Tiien in the
woods Nellie found a bird'and crouched, Faust working
up and pointing over her. Nellie flushed a bird ; Faust
did the same, Nellie pointing where the bird had been.
Nellie was declared the winner. After a delay of two
hours Lass o’ Lowrie and Pearl were put down. The
Lass made the first point, but the birds rose before Pearl
could hack. Then Pearl found a covey, and the Lass
backed her. Pearl retrieved two birds, and afterwards
scored another point. A false point by the Lass was not
backed by Pearl. False points for both followed, after
which Pearl stood, and was backed by the Lass. The
Lass scored another point on a single bird in the wild
grass, both making independent counts on the covey.
The Lass retrieved a bird ; she afterwards came to a
point, Pearl refusing to back her, trailing in and locating
the bird in beautiful style. Lass was declared tire win¬
ner, tlie judges highly commending the work of the
brace. ,

After a vexatious delay, caused by the absence of Bow s
handler, the second brace for the day, Lass o’ Lowrie and
Nellie, were put into the field first. Both dogs worked
finely for an hour and a half, when the Lass npinted
first, Nellie backing, then drawing ahead, and locating
the covey. The Lass pointed a scattering bird, and Nel¬
lie retrieved a bird in fine form. The Lass pointed at a
fallen tree top, was ordered oil, and after reading for
fifteen yards, pointed in grand style. Then both pointed
simultaneously on the succeeding raise, and moving on
each loaded and pointed alternately until Nellie gave up
the scent aud ranged out. and got into the birds about
sixty yards ahead. Lass o’ Lowrie followed with a point
which Nellie backed, momentarily moved in and picked
up a dead bird. Another bird caused both dogs to point
from different directions.

Nellie having retrieved a bird, trailed one for somo
eighty yards, scoring a point and winning a closely con¬
tested trial. Rain interfered with the trialaf ter Bow and
Lincoln had been put down ; Bow only making a flush.
The party then repaired to other grounds, where Lincoln
scored the first point— Bow backing ; then Bow in turn
scoring a point and Lincoln backing him forty yards
away, and then having winded the birds while working
up a hill, trailing them 200 yards. Bow again made a
point and was backed by Lincoln. Bow then made an¬
other point, and both afterwards pointing so simultane¬
ously that each handler claimed the first for his own dog.
Two more points were scored by Bow, and one by Lin¬
coln, who also retrieved two birds.

The rain prevented a continuation of the trials on
Thursday, and Friday waB an almost equally unfavorable
day. But it was decided to go on, and Bow aud Lincoln
were ordered down. The fu st point was scored by Bow,
Lincoln backing him finely ; then Lincoln pointed and
Bow backed. After a flush by Bow, who was ranging
down the wind, the two were ordered up, and the heat
awa rded to Lincoln. Dash and Dan were then put down ;
Dan making the first flush, then alternately pointed and
trailed for three minutes, finally getting too close to the
bird and sending it up. Dan then pointed a hare and
Dash backed. Both pointed together, Dash slightly in
the lead, and were kept standing fov about ten minutes
while an artist sketched them. The score following was
for Dash, two points, a flush and one bird retrieved ; tor
Dan, two backs, one point, a flush, and a retrieve. Dash
was awarded the heat.

Of the three winners, Lincoln and Nellie were then put
down, the former proving the faster of the two and scor¬
ing a victory. He got the first point, Nellie having
flushed a covey. Nellie pointed, and was supported by
her competitor. Then followed a point for Nellie, a false
point for Lincoln, a true point for Lincoln, and a flush
for Nellie ; and the heat was awarded to Lincoln. While
the judges were consulting,' Nellie disappeared in the
weeds and was discovered to be standing on a bunch of
birds. In the next heat Lincoln soon defeated Dash, his

score being one point to a flush for the latter. The
judges were unable to decide as to the relative claims of
Bow and Nellie to compete with Dash for the second
prize. They were theretore ordered down, the score be¬
ing for Nellie, four points in succession, then a false
point, two points, two flushes ; for Bow, a point, a back,
a point, two backs, three points. Darkness prevented a
continuation of the trial. Timbal.

[The conclusion of our correspondent’s report has
failed to roach us.]

— At the annual meeting of the National American
Kennel Club it was voted that the present officers should
hold their positions until January 1st, 1880, aud the fol¬
lowing officers were elected for a tenn of one year from
tha t date ; President, C. H. Raymond, Moms Plains. New
Jersey ; First Vice President, Luther Adams, Boston ;
Second Vice President, Harry Bishop, Louisville, Ky. ;
Secretary, C. D. Dubois Wagstaff, Babylon, Long Island;
Treasurer, Theodore Morford, Newton, N. J, ; Executive
Committee : J. H. Dew, P. H. Smith, E. C. Nichols,
Capt. Henry, M. C. Campbell. Board of Appeals : E. T,
Stoddard, Anthony Higgins, Jno. A. Nichols, P. H. Bry¬
son, J. M. Tottler, Jr. A committee, consisting of J.
H. Dew, C, B. Whitford, Capt. Pat Henry, Theodore
Morford, and D. C. Sanborn, were appointed to arrange
the field trial rules for 1880. Timbal.

EASTERN FIELD TRIALS.

WE print herewith the rules under which the Eastern
Field Trials are to be run next week. They are
those in use by the National American Kennel Club,
which has just run off its Trials at Patoka. Illinois. The
club's committee intimate that noticeable changes in
the Beale of merit points will be made before the recur¬
rence of next year's trials, especialy in respect to retriev¬
ing, as it is very properly stated by the secretary that a
great portion of the ground hunted at the East, especially
where ruffed grouse are hunted, is so dense with cover that
not five birds in ten would be gotten if the hunter had to
gather the killed himself. A dog that retrieves is indis¬
pensable, and, of course, it lie better he does*it, the more
valuable the animal.

We trust that those desiring to enter their dogs for
competition will study these rules, so that each can seo
what is required to gain success.

Rule 1. Managers of field trials shall]advertise the time
and place where the meeting will be held, the date of
closing entries, the scale of points, and the names of judges
at least thirty dayB before the trials take place. In the
event any judge or judges fail to act, the competitors shall
fill all vacancies, each competitor being entitled to one
vote.

Rule 2. Dogs shall be drawn in braces by lot, and run in
heats, the beaten dogs to be retired (except as hereinafter
provided) and the winner to be drawn and run again. The
dog winning the final heat in the first series of heats shall
be declared the winner of first prize. Then the judges
shal 1 select from among, the dogs which have run with the
winner of first prize, such dogs as they think possess
sufficient meric to entitle them to a chance of winning
second or third prize and run them against each other.
The winner among these shall then compete with the
dog that ran thejinal heat with the winner of the firrst
prize. The winner of this last heat shall be declared the
winner of second prize, and his last competitor, shall he
declared the winner of third prize. Tlie fourth dog in
order of merit to be declared by the judges without further
running.

Rule 3. When two dogs owned or tra ined by the same per¬
son shall be drawn together, one shall be run only, and
he with another dog which shall be immediately drawn,
and the dog left over shall be drawn again. If at the
latter end of a trail it be found impossible to avoid run¬
ning two such dogs together it may he permitted.

Rule 4, The judges shall order up the dogs as soon as
they have determined which is the best according to the
scale of points in Rule 5. The privilege is granted the
judges of ordering up any dog or brace of dogs that have
not sufficient merit, m their opinion, to get placed, but
hese may be put down again if there is a possible chance
for them to win,

Rule 5. Positive points for merit ; Pointing, 35 ; pace,
20 ; backing 8 ; style, 7 ; staunchness, 8 ; ranging. 5 ; quar¬
tering, 5 : obedience and disposition, 7 ; retrieving, 5 ;
total, 100. Negative points for demerit ; False pointing,
1 to 7 ; breaking (in each offense), 3 ; breaking shot
(each offense) 5 ; chasing or breaking snot and chasing
(each offense), 10.

Rule 6. No person except the judges, attendants and re¬
porters will be permitted to accompany the handlers of
dogs. Two persons will not be permitted to work one dog
ora brace of dogs. If from any cause the handler of a
dog or brace of clogs is disabled to such an extent that he
eaimot shoot, the judges shall appoint a person to shoot
for him. The handlers of the two clogs shall go together,
as if it were a brace of dogs, so that the dogs shall be up¬
on an equality as to ground, opportunities for pointing,
&c. No spectators will l?e allowed nearer the handler of
clogs than seventy-five yards to the rear. No person
shall make any remarks about the judges or dogs in the
hearing of the judges ; such persons so offending shall he
expelled from the grounds. Should any handler of dogs
annoy the judges after having been ordered to desist, the
judges shall order such dogs as he is handling up, and
out of the race. The privilege is granted the handlers to
ask the judges for information or explanation that has a
direct bearing upon anypoint at issue; pending such ques¬
tion, the dog shall not be under judgment. Dogs afflic¬
ted with any contagious disease, or bitches m season, will
not be permitted on the ground.

Rule 7, Pointing hares, “ stink birds,' larks, turtles,
bittern, or any bud generally considered game shall not be
deemed false points. A dog making a false point, and dis¬
covering it to be such, without any encouragement from
his handler, shall not be penalized.

Instructions to Judges. — (Pointing) — The judges will
allow only those dogs the maximum that point all the
birds possible for them to point tinder existing oironm-

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stances ; a (log to earn the maximum number of points
under tins head must display a first-class nose and exhibit
great judgment in finding and pointing his birds, and
make no flushes that a dog with the above qualities would
avoid in ordinary hunting. The dogs are to be bunted in
all respects as in an ordinary day's shooting. Inex¬
cusable or willful flushes will detract from a dog’s score
under this head, but the character of the flush must he
always taken into account in estimating the penalty, if
any. The judges must not ask the handlers if their dogs
are pointing, hut must decide for themselves. They shall
always consider the nature of the ground, the wind and
the birds, and not penalize a dog for flushing a bird it
would be impossible to point. The penalty for Hushes to
be graded by the character of the offense. The judges
ahull not require the handlers to work their dogs down
wind.

(Pace)— The dog that maintains the fastest gait through¬
out the trial, except when in cover or on game, to receive
the full number of points, all others to be graded by
him.

(Backing) — The maximum only allowed such dogs as
stand or drop instantly at sight of another dog pointing.
But no dog shall be expected to back unless the dog point¬
ing stands and is motionless. A dog shall not be said to
refuse to back unless lienees the dog pointing. To get
credit for a back, the dog must stop at least ten yards
(when practicable) in front of the handler.

(Style)— The judges shall consider the dog’s grace in
ranging and drawing, and attitudes in pointing and back¬
ing.

(Staunchness) — The maximum allowed such dogs only
as do not advance from their point when they are on
game until ordered on.

(Ranging) — The maximum only allowed the dogs that
maintain the most killing range throughout, viz., wide
or close, *as the necessity of the case may require.

(Quartering) — The maximum only allowed such dogs
as work at right angles with the handler unless the na¬
ture of the ground renders such work impracticable.

(Obedience and Disposition) — The maximum only al¬
lowed to a dog that works promptly to the gun without
noise or severity, and is obedient, prompt, cheerful and
easily handled.

(Retrieving) — To receive the maximum under this head
a clog shall go promptly and cheerfully for the bird and
deliver it to the handler without mouthing or mutilation.

- (Raise Pointing) — The judges shall give a dog ample op¬
portunity to discover .whether or not he is on true point,
and the penalty shall range from one to seven for his acts
throughout the heat.

(Breaking in) — Is when a clog through imperfect break¬
ing or from excitement leaves his position when the
birds rise, whether the gun is fired or ,not, and starts to

- break shot or chase, but stops within a few feet from the
point from which he started, of his own accord or com¬
mand.

(Breaking Shot) — Is when a dog runs iu when a shot is
fired, with the intention of getting the bird, and does not
stop promptly at command.

(Chasing) — Is when a dog follows the bird either when
the gun is fired or not, to an extent to be beyond the
control of tbe handler for the time being,

(Puppy Stakes. — Rule : Dogs over eighteen months old,
shall not be eligible for the puppy stakes. There will be
no points allowed for retrieving in this stake. Rules
otherwise as above.

Brace Stakes. — The rules governing the brace stakes
shall he the same as those used in the all-aged stakes,
with llie following exceptions : The maximum for rang¬
ing shall be ten instead of five ; the maximum for point¬
ing shall be ten instead of five, and tbe total one hundred
and ten, instead of one hundred, The brace to earn tbe
maximum for quartering must cross each other syste¬
matically, and work independent of each other, or one
dog must quarter the ground on one side of the hunter
while the other dog quarters the opposing side, the dogs
meeting at or near the center. Each brace will be run
separately, instead of running in heats, and he judged
by the scale of points as laid down and explained.

Breaking Young Retrievers. — William Ridgway, of
1G9 Piccadilly, London, has recently published a capital
little pamplilet entitled ••Observations on Breaking Re¬
trievers,'’ which contains some practical instructions, of
which we give the following extract : — -
About the most critical period of the breaking of a
young retrie ver is when lie first sees game. You muBt
be careful how you take the bird from his mouth (let no
one else do it for yon), so as not to let the dog drop it be¬
fore yon have kola of it, for if it flutters away your dog
may be tempted to bite it, and so injure bis temper some¬
what. If he lets go too soon, step back apace or two,
and encourage him to carry up to you ; if, on the other
hand, he holds on too tight, take hold of his cord with
one hand and jerk it as you receive the bird with the
other, saying “Softly” to him all the time till he re¬
leases his hold. “Softly" is a very important word, to
be constantly used, and perfectly understood by tbe dog,
that be may be punished, if he ever requires it, for being
iu any way rough with a Clippie at any future timein his
life. Always keep as quiet as possible when your dog
searches for dead or wounded game. You may pretend
t o look too, but not keep calling out to him, “ Hie, lost ! ”
If he is wild y our doing so wi 11 make him overru n the place
or scent ; and if he is slack he will expect you to find for
him and show him too much where he iB to seek for it.
If possible, do not let him be disappointed in his search,

• for il' you have a dead bird inyour pocket you can easily
drop it, aud let him come upon it before he quite gives
up seeking. Then caress and praise him well for his ex¬
ertions. Braise for good work is a great reward. Should
you see a running bird flutter and try to rise above tur¬
nips some way before your dog whilst he is following by
scent, do not hasten to lift him (i. e. take him off the place
where he is following it to put him nearer to the bird),
but give him time to trace it as much as possible by him¬
self ; because if you lift him you make him wild, and he
then will raise his head and try to see the bird, not keep¬
ing liis nose down as he ought to do. Do not send a dog
after a wounded hare until the hare has got out of sight.
Your dog must then follow by scent ; the hare will not
run so far or so fast if not pursued at once, and will often
stop and become, stiff, and so be easily secured for you.

Mqny hares will beat a dog that follows at once, and
never be taken, as when warm they can run, even when
much hurt, to a considerable distance. Numbers of dogs
are rained by being broken too quickly ; all their cour¬
age leaves them. They will not hunt in thick hedges,
or seek long or at all out of sight for wounded game,
and this would not have been the ease had they been
broken by degrees, Their masters call them perfect re¬
trievers because they never run in, and will follow
them loose through coverts full of game, but for any
practical purpose as retrievers they arc almost entirely
useless.

A Smart Rabbit Dog.— Ncwurli, N. J„ Nov . 14£/i.—
Editor Forest and Stream : — Mr. James H. Haley, at
New Veruon, Morris County, lias a dog called Sport, who
is hard to beat on rabbits. Mr. H. says it is a very un¬
usual thing for Sport to lose a rabbit, and judging from
what I saw of him I think Mr. H. speaks truth. Yester¬
day 1 had the pleasure of hunting with Sport, and one
coincident will serve to illustrate his strength of nose and
skill. A rabbit was started in a piece of oak sprouts.
Bunnie bounced out into a long field of cabbage, through
a peach nursery, down a fence, along which was piled
some heaps of brush, under which he concealed himself
where the dog could not get at him. On being stamped
out of this brush he ran through a long corn stubble,
crossed a road into a thick field of blue-bent. The dog
never failed to have the game well in hand until he got
into this blue-bent, where he appeared stuck ; but he
iroved equal to the task. The mercury was at 80 deg.
7. 1 We were on a high hill, and I was hunting in my
muslin shirt sleeves and straw hat. The dog was pant¬
ing, with his tongue at full length. The earth was dry
and hot. Sport tried the track from every point for about
ten minutes, but no go, when he deliberately stuck up
his head and tail, started for the road, down which he
went to a swamp a quarter of a mile away, to a spring of
water. Mr. H. proposed that we go to the house, about
a mile, and get dinner, assuring us that Sport would
have the rabbit all right when we came back. By the
time we got half way to the house, sure enough we heard
the dog open afresh, and until we got to the house his
steady tongue convinced us he had no bother. Dinner
finished, Sport was still at work. We carried bread and
water out to him, which he ' stopped and took. After
taking his refreshments he shook himself, picked up the
track, and for fifteen minutes kept the cotton bobbing,
when a lucky shot ended the race. Notwithstanding the
difficulties of the day we had a number of fine runs, and
got every rabbit, except one holed.

Sport is a fairly bred fox-hound, five years old, black
saddle, tan legs and cheeks, white breast, of moderate
size, and is regarded by many as the best rabbit dog in
Morris County. Straight Bore.

Cure for Mange.— Washington, D. C., Nov. 24th.—
Editor Forest and Stream : — I have found the following
treatment for a bad case of mange very efficacious, and
communicate it for the benefit of those who may have
dogs affected with this annoying disease. For one week
or ten days give six grains of iodine of potassium dis¬
solved in one drachm of distilled water, divided into
two doses, night and morning. Wash thoroughly twice
a day the affleted parts with the following : Three
drachms of muriatic acid in one quart of soft water.
The iodine of potassium will somewhat weaken the dog,
and if he or she should be debilitated from any other
cause, say distemper, I would, after the week or ten
days’ treatment with iodine potassium, give small tea¬
spoonful of bitter wine of iron in large teaspoonful of
cod liver oil twice a day. For distemper I have found
nothing equal to strychnine, given in the outset in gran¬
ules of 1-120 of a grain, and increased after few days to
1-00 of a grain. G.

Soft Soap for Fleas. — Monroelon, Pa., Nov. 1 5th. —
Editor Forest and. Stream: — In almost every issue of
Forest and Stream I see questions and answers on the
flea, question, how to rid our canine friends of the pest,
etc. I have a simple specific, which, although the
receipt prescribed by “ Gunner” in this week’s paper may
be “sure pop,” is, I think, equally efficacious and much
more simple. I set my pup, be he large or small, In a
wash-tub which already contains about two pailsful of
water just warm enough to be comfortable, and then
proceed to work half a pint of good, strong soft soap into
the hair, using as little water as possible. I gradually
wash the soap out, and by the time that is done I will
guarantee every flea on that dog to he a dead one. There
is no danger of removing the hair, or injuring it or the
dog in any way. Ortyx V.

Moira, Frmiklin County, Nov. 26th. — The parties from
Vermont that went up to the sixteen-mile level, on the
St. Regis, with a pack of hounds, two weeks ago or so,
returned last week with five whole deer aud a saddle and
two hides of others. I understand they lost four of their
dogs while there. Adrion Ondack.

—There was great excitement on Thanksgiving in
Clinton and Westbrook, Conn, Fox hunters with nine
hounds were out. John Dee, of -Westbrook, captured
two, and William H. Merritts, of Clinton, one. Another
one was driven into his burrow and dug out.

— Mr. H. G. Wotberspoon’s (Quebec) red setter bitch
Cora II, whelped on Nov. 28th six dogs and five gyps.
The dogs and one of the gyps all red, and the other four
gyps White and red, white largely predominating. A
beautiful litter of pups.

— Mr. J. H. Steele’s (Ellington, Conn.) orange and
white setter bitch Tip whelped Nov, 22d eight puppies
(four dogs and four bitches), all orange and white, and
sired by C. H. Merrick's Doe (Ethan Allen's stock). The
bitch was hunted constantly, birds being shot over her
two days before she whelped.

— Mr, Henry W. Livingston's lemon and white pointer
hitch Rose (Snapshot-Gypsy), on Nov. 24th whelped
eleven pups, all lemon and white (five dogs and six
bitches), by OrgiR's champion Rush (Flake-LUIie).

THE MODEL RAILWAY.

There is no link in the chain of railwaytrom the At
lantic to the Pacific Oceans, tha t has played so directly
an important part in that great continental railroad, as
the link of five hundred miles composing the Chicago &
North-Western Railway, from the inter-continental me¬
tropolis — Chicago — to the Missouri River at Omaha.

In starting westward from Chicago, it was the pioneer
to connect with the Union Pad lie Railway ; it virtually
made that road practicable, aud was substantially tbe
father of it. It thus earned its well deserved title, “ The
Old Pioneer.” That it in a measure exhausted itself
financially in its rapid and forced construction across the
then unsettled but rich prairies of Illinois and Iowa, ac¬
counts for the fact that it was for some time as its later
day and would-be rivals smilingly put it, “ a streak of
rust.” Yet its history, on a review, shows it to have over
been, as to time and to absence of accidents, a “ Cunard
line” for safety, speed, and regularity at terminal arri¬
vals. This may be accounted for from its having less
gradients and curvature than its new competitors to
Council Bluffs, at the same time being the shorter or in¬
side line. It started its trains last from termini and
arrived first. It haB ever been the most accomodating
for the through passenger. This much for its past
history.

The last two or three years, in its roadway, its rail, its
equipment, has witnessed the most wonderful change of
any road in the east or west. It is flow the First-Class
Railroad ; second to none, the equal, we think the super¬
ior, of any, which justly entitles it to the appellation, The
Model Railroad. Gravel ballast, white oak ties, steel rails,
stone culverts, iron bridges, first-class engines, coaches
that are airy and elegant for comfort, having Miller coup¬
lings and Westinghouse steam brakes, and attached to
each train is one or more of those marvels of splendor,
the Pullman Palace Hotel cars, iu which the travleler ea ts
and sleeps in more luxurious apartments than old world
potentates ever dreamed of. The matchless tracli, the
scientific equipment, lias won for this road, for its ease
and comfort that mead of praise, the triumph of art in
railway travel, Its praises should be ever sung in the
far Orient, and especially those near lands that owe so
much to the continental railroad — Colorado, Nevada and
California, and the distant Occident— that all may know
of its well deserving of the public’s patronage. Quite in
place will it be hereto say, that much travelled, observant
and skillful officer of the United States Army, Major-
General Irvin McDowell, in passing over it the other day,
on his way to San Francisco, was pleased to say of it :
“ It is the finest road I ever travelled on, either in Europe
or America.”

The road bas additional praises to those of its excel¬
lence of construction, natural location, and perfect equip¬
ment; the esprit du corps of its employes lends a charm
in their care, attention and gentlemanly deportment,
which adds the cap sheaf, grace, to its material perfec¬
tion.

For the year past it was a road without a terminal de¬
tention. Its greatly increasing through travel and im¬
mense way business will soon require a double track, —
Republican , Dec. 7 th, 1878.

The recent completion of several branch roads in
Minnesota, iu the interest of the Chicago & North-Wes¬
tern Railway Company, suggests the statement that the
total length of lines of the Chicago & North-Western
Railway is 2,1581. This is the greatest mileage operated
by any company in this country. It is made up of six
divisions of the Chicago & North-Western proper, and
eight proprietary lines, and the whole system is subdivi¬
ded into twenty lines and branches. To control success¬
fully such a vast and complex system, of railways evi¬
dently requires talent of the highest order, and the splen¬
did condition, financial as well as physical, which the
property now exhibits, is sufficient testimony to the abil¬
ity of the management.

The nucleus of tliis great system, the old Giilena& Chi¬
cago Union Railway, was open from Chicago to Elgin,
42 miles, in 1850, only twenty-eight years ago. The Chi¬
cago & North-Western Railway Company came into
being, as the successor of the Beloit & Madison, Rock
River Valley Union, and Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du
Lac companies, in 1859. In 18G5 the Galena and Chicago
Union was consolidated with it, and in the few short
years that have followed the young corporation has gone
forward with astonishingly rapid strides, to its present
proud position. What its future enlargement may be is
left to imagination. A study of the map, which shows
the system already reaches into five states and a territory,
may prove suggestive of possibilities yet ahead.— Ii. It,
Age, Dee, 12 th, 1878.

—The Diving Decoy Co., of Rochester, N. Y., make a
rubber ball target for trap shooting. It is inflated by the
shooter. Iu addition to the other advantages claimed for
it, is that the participants are always warranted in mak¬
ing a tremendous blow about their work.

Danger Signals. — Fivo eminent men have died with¬
in the past few weekB of Bright’s Disease, and many
more will soon die of the same fearful destroyer because
they do not take Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure,
the only sure remedy for this (iUd other kidney and liver
diseases. — [Adxu

Tall Son's of York.— At Niblo’s Garden, a few days
ago, an advertisement calling for 200 men, six feet high,
to serve as supernumeraries, was filled from the number
of applicants in an hour and a half. One might infer
from this that there were very many able-bodied men in
this city still out of employment.

—An American engiueer has beep studying the great
wall of Ciliua. It is 1,728 miles long, and being built
without the slightest regard to the configuration of the
ground, is sometimes carried 1,000 feet down into abysses.
Brooks and small rivers are bridged over by it, ami strong
towers on both sides protect large ri vers. "

Oedema and Enema are the pretty names which Mrs.
Wilson, of East Lounsberry, Olao, has jusE given her
, twin sister children,

870

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Seventh Regiment Scores.— The full scores of the
Seventh Regiment gallery shooting at the Fair will be
given in next week's issue. Look out for them.

WHO WAS HE?

JAKE HESS, an Adirondack guide, while hunting in
an unfrequented neighborhood, about five miles
from the Fourth Lake, Fulton chain, thirty-five miles
from any dwelling, and far from any known trail, dis¬
covered part of the bones of a human skeleton. A party, of
whom the most active member was Dr. C. HartMerriam,
the ornithologist, well known to our readers, inves¬
tigated tlie spot, and after long and careful searching col¬
lected the bones of the skeleton and the following
articles, most of them embedded beneath a thick growth
of moss : The entire back half of a pair of trousers, the
waistband entire, and measuring thirty-six inches
round ; one pocket flap, with an old-fashioned clasp ;
portemonnaie of heavy pressed leather, containing two
three-cent silver pieces, one dime silver piece, and a
copper cent, all bearing date of 1803 ; two padlocks, one
medium sized, iron and intact, the other brass, and with¬
out a handle ; two trunk keys, tied together on a piece of
tape ; a hone, well preserved : a shaving brash ; the frag¬
ments of two bottles, which, when put together by Dr.
Merriara, formed a five-ounce vial with the raised letters,
*' Folger's Alosaonian, New York”— a preparation now
out of the market— and a two-ounce vial, (with the raised
letters, “ B. A. Fahnestock’s Vermifuge a tin blacking-
box, full of blacking ; part of a shoe brush ; part of a
cedar lead pencil ; the entire cloth of a coat ; a hat ; all
the parts of both boots. The coat was made of the same
material as the trousers — a black or brown broadcloth of
good quality. The coat was an old-fasliioued lialf-
Bkirted frock, with brown velvet collar and lapels. It was
lined in the body with good blueish-barred woollen stuff,
and in the skirts with figured alpaca. The buttons were
brass, with handsome embellishments on their faces, in
the shape of what is known as the rectangular or Greek
border. The two lower buttons on the flaps of the rear
skirt-pockets were of the same size and kind as the other
buttons, and the buttons on the upperjpart of these flaps
were small brass ones, with a star on each. .The sleeve-
cuffs had small brass buttons like the latter. In one of
the soat skirt pockets were found a pair of blue coarse
woollen socks, a hall of coarse woollen yarn, and a large
darning-needle, which was stucIVtlirough the hall. The
hat was a fine silk one, with high straight crown,
medium width, uncurved brim, hound with a narrow silk
binding, the band being of silk, and a half-inch wide.
With the exception of the plush and the lining, the hat is
well preserved, the “sweater” being light yellow and in
perfect condition. The boots, which are almost perfect,
are No. 8s, of good make, with narrow toes, and pegged.
Sewed boots were uncommon in the time in which the
wearer of these is supposed to have met his fate. No
watch or chain was found, and no trace of hunting or
fishing apparatus. Neither was there discovered any in¬
dication of a valise or pack of any sort. Singularly
enough, every trace of linen and cotton goods was gone
from the garments, every vestige of even the canvas be¬
tween the outside and the facings of the coat having dis¬
appeared, although the woollen and velvet are all well
preserved. The coat was found parted at most of the
seams, as also were the trousers, but the coat was but¬
toned at the breast. All the coat buttons and pantaloons
buttons were well preserved. A few small hones were
found among the doth, all more or less gnawed by rats,
with the exception of the upper bone of the right arm,
which is in perfect preservation. When the ground had
been carefully dug over, all the above remains were re¬
moved by Dr. Merriam to his laboratory at Locust Grove,
in Lewis County, and there, after being carefully cleaned
and assorted, were placed in glass cases, to await identifi¬
cation. Dr. Merriam engaged the guides to continue Die
search at his expense. The result was that 011 Friday last
Jack Sheppard reported the last “ find.” Tliis consisted
of some shirt-buttons, part of the front of the left leg of
the troasers, with the cloth part of the pocket, a knife,
the left femur bone, left tibia, and part of the lower jaw,
all pretty far gone. Sheppard took these to Dr. Mer¬
riam, and reported that he had found them scattered far
apart, and by digging up the ground with a hoe. The
beginning of the snowy season rendered f urlher explora¬
tion j impossible, and beyond the above it is improbable
that any more of the remains will be found for many
months at least. Dr. Merriam, after cleaning the hones,
made a carefnl examination of them. He found that all
the teeth back of the second bicuspid were entirely gone
— in other words that the deceased had, at the time of
his death, no molar teeth on the right side of his under
jaw. The Doctor also found that the alveolar border had
been entirely resolved, and that the angle of the jaw
was approaching its normal condition in old age. From
these facts Dr. Merriam concludes that the man was past
middle age, or rather an old man. He also believes him
to have been a medium-sized or not very tall man, The
knife found was a jack-knife with a “ hump-back” blade.

Now, who was this wanderer V Probably Ills identity
will never be established. Dr. Merriam says
I believe it is claimed that this is the first instance of
a human skeleton having been found in that wilderness.
Nothing can he more mysterious than the fate of this
man. There has been found no indication that lie was

either a hunter or a traveller. Had he been either he
would not have been found where he was. He seems to
have been a wanderer. He was apparently a man in com¬
fortable circmnstEnces, at least was well clad. How
much money lie carried cannot be guessed, for the four
coins found, being all of one date, perhaps were carried
as tokens, and all traces of paper would have disappeared
long ago. He seems to have not been accoutred for a
journey, and yet was found in one of the darkest parts of
the wilderness, thirty-five miles from civilization, and in
so rough, lonely and inaccessible a place that it was by
the merest accident that even an old guide got there. In
that part of,the woods it would take a hardy man to travel
twelve miles a day, so great are the obstructions in the
shape of boulders, windfalls and tom ground. Eagle
Greek, in the language of the guides, “ goes nowhere and
leads nowhere.” I cannot think of foul play in connec¬
tion with the case, for no victim would be taken so far
into the forest. As the remains were found, they suggest
that the man had fallen off the rock, the boots having
been discovered lying toward it, and the bones of the
upper part of the body in their order lying with the head
toward the water. But what in the world was a man
with a broadcloth suit on, wearing a silk hat, and carry¬
ing padlocks in his pockets, doing in that part of tlie
earth ? And how did he ever get so far in such a costume
without being observed? I confess that I cannot con¬
ceive of any plausible explanation of this Adirondack
myBtery. If I could get a good reason for the man’s
presence in the forest at all, I could readily account for
his failure to get out, on the hypothesis of insanity,
caused by being lost. A man is seldom so completely in¬
sane as when he is utterly lost in a dense forest. He will
then do the most singular things. He will sometimes
fail to recognize tlie mostfamiliar faces and objects, and
will sometimes walk around and around in a circle until
iie drops dead from sheer exhaustion. The skeleton has
been in the woods many years. The growth of moss
over the clothes was an old growth. This root, which I
carefully cutaway from over the sliin-bone, where it was
growing entwined about the relic, is over half an inch
thick, and has at least six concentric rings in its forma¬
tion. I never knew of but one man attempting to make
his way through the Adirondack wilderness without the
help of guides. That was two years ago, and fhat man
was well dressed, and was bent on making his way
alone. He. made inquiries about the correct routes, and
tried to follow thorn. But his conduct attracted so much
attention that tlie guides kept track of him, fearing he
might meet with harm. He was kept in sight for several
days, but at last got lost, and we have never since heard
of him.

The New Mode of Journalism. — Mr. Win tela w Reid,
in a recent address before the New York State Press As-_
sociation, expressed his conviction that news gathering
had reached its limit in tliis eounti'y, and that in future
the journalist would give more attention to fine writing.
The police court reporters of some of the metropolitan
journals have adopted Mr. Reid’s theory. This is the way
they put it into practice : Wolf Painter, a fishmonger of
Bayard street, who unites in his two ferocious names the
totem survival of two most savage beasts, was brought up
before the Court at the instigation of Mr. Bergli, upon the
charge of having, with fish-knife keen, sundered in half
a tabby cat, Tlie reporter thus epic-izes the case : — •

Tlie principal witness against him was Mrs. Ann Mc¬
Guire, of No. 302 Pearl street. On the 23d of last Octo¬
ber, she said, she was passing through Bayard street with
her eyes on the ground, when through accident she hap¬
pened to look into Painter’s shop, which is in tlie base¬
ment, some ten or twelve steps down from the sidewalk.
She caught sight of the unsuspecting and unfortunate
cat prowling around the place ; then saw it smell the fish
exposed for sale. A demoniacal look passed over Paint¬
er's face, and grasping a large fish-knife, ran at tlie ani¬
mal, caughtit by the tail, and cut through its body. The
cat howled, and Mrs. McGuire joined in with a series of
screams. Joseph Tibold, the aged Irish owner of the cat,
living next door, came hurriedly down stairs to learn the
cause of the disturbance, and found the animal dragging
its mutilated body to his feet. He picked it up Cju-efully,
butchered so fearfully — severed in half ; watched it a
minute or two, till its last breath it drew, then boiled
with wrath . Then he and Mrs. McGuire repaired to court
and made charges against Painter. Mr. Tibold was the
next witness, and corroborated the above story, adding
that the prisoner kicked the oat after he had ent it.
Painter denied the charge. He said that he was alone in
the store when he heard the cat yell with pain, and then
noticed that it had cut itself. He said it was fond of fish,
and no doubt in its search for its favorite dish pushed
against one of the knives, which fell and cut it. He
offered two witnesses, the first of whom, a man, contra¬
dicted him by declaring that Painter was not in the shop,
hut was sitting outside in his company when the cat me¬
andered up to them in a mutilated condition. His other
witness, a woman, further injured his case by declaring
that the previous witness dicl not see tlie cat. The Court
found the prisoner guilty, and sen tenced him to a month’s
imprisonment. This announcement astonished the
friends of the accused, who were present in large num¬
bers. Painter’s face wore a look of utter wretchedness,
but a painter’s hand would be required to accurately pic¬
ture the look of triumph that lit up the face of Mr.
Bergh. _ ^ f m

A Chicago Game Dinner.— At the twenty-fourth an¬
nual game dinner given by Mr. John B. Drake, of the
Grand Pacific Hotel of Chicago, the other evening, five
hundred and twenty ladies and gentlemen sat down to
fifty-five tables. There were seventy different kinds of
game. The tables and the room were decorated in sump¬
tuous style, and in hunters’ taste.

High Life. — Miners are sometimes very rich, and it
takes a very rich man to live high where provisions and
everything else are high, as they are where a miner lives
on Mount Lincoln, Colorado — in fact, 14,157 feet high.
But that’s not high. Galera, a little railroad village in

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Peru, is 15,845 feet high. The inhabitants all come of
high families ; drink Hyson tea ; make high scores when,
they go shooting ; eat their game a little high, and have
a high old time of it all the year around. And if the tide
ever gets up there it will be a high tide sura enough.

GAME PROTECTION.

Moonlight in a. New Phase. — Richmond, Tit., Nov.
201ft. — Editor Forest and Stream : — lu your issue of Nov.
20th your Washington correspondent, over the signature
“ O..” relates very graphically Ids duck-shooting at night
on their roosting-grouuds. I beg to ask if it is not ques¬
tionable taste in the leading game protective journal to
publish such things, thereby giving it the color of legiti¬
mate sport. Night-shooting is known to he the most injuri¬
ous to the hunting-grounds, and is inexcusable, except to
the veriest pot-hunter, who goes exclusively for the bag —
not sport — and will invariably drive the game away more
quickly than any other manner yet devised. Wild water
fowl disturbed on their roosting-places will invariably
leave. More can he done to drive game away from a
section by three nights’ hunting on their roost than by
four weeks’ shooting during the day. Section 1 of game
laws of Maryland reads as follows : “ That no person shall
at any time in, on, or over the waters of the State of
Maryland, shoot at, or shoot any waterfowl bedded in
flocks, either upon the feeding or roosting grounds of
said waterfowl, or elsewhere, from any vessel, boat, float
or canoe, or any craft of any kind whatevor.” Section
3 reads: “Or shoot any waterfowl flying about their
feeding-grounds or elsewhere over the waters aforesaid,”
etc. We have fine hunting-grounds, and always extend
most heartily the right-hand of fellowship to all sports¬
men ; but if they must shoot ducks at night, we sincerely
hope they will stick to the Maryland side of the Potomac.

GtREENHKAD.

The above communication is from the President of the
Virginia Fish and Game Protective Association. To the
implied charge against ourselves we can only say this :
We aim to pub! ish an ill teVesting as well as a useful paper.
How far we accomplish this, it may be left with our
readers to decide, But we must assume to ourselves the
privilege of determining what it is proper for us to pub¬
lish and what it is improper for us to publish.
We cannot reject the communication of a man who
writes a good story, simply because his adventures do not
contain a quantum stiff, of moral teaching. No doubt
many a man reads his Forest and Stream on Sunday,
but we are in no sense of the word a Sunday-school
paper. Our constituents ought to understand by this
time that when we publish sporting papers we do not
thereby subscribe to, nor endorse, all that their writers may
say or do. Nor have we any fear that our influence for
game protection will be lessened because we have allowed
a man to describe the sport of shooting ducks by moon¬
light. We cannot afford the time to follow duck hunters
in their skill's, and moose hunters through the forests,
and trout fishermen up the mountain side, and, dog the
steps of our contributors all over the world, to see if they
are transgressing some law. We have not the time for
this. Our friends can hardly ask it of us.

Maine State Association. — Portland, Nov. Hath. —
Several communications relative to the above subject
have appeared in your columns of late, and a step has
been taken by the organization of a State association that I
hope will be productive of practical results. Several years
since my brother (Manasseh Smith) endeavored to effect
a combination of the fish and game clubs in this State so
as to secure a union of forces towards accomplishing de¬
sired results. While the majority of our sportsmen are
interested in the propagation and protection of fish, as
well as birds and animals, there was too much apathy
among those interested especially in fish, to insure com¬
bi ned action.

All over the State there are sportsmen who are awake
to the importance of a more rigid enforcement of our
game laws, and much is said but little done ; and practi¬
cally little can be done until there are officers paid to en¬
force the laws. In the fishery department we have a
few, a very few, paid wardens. But even these few effi¬
cient officers render most valuable service to the State
under the direction of the commissioners, and there is
already a marked change in the observance of the laws
in localities guarded by them, and the practical benefits
arising therefrom have produced a change in public sen¬
timent which renders it now easier to obtain a conviction
by jury, of the poachers arrested , If the State legislature
would furnish us with sufficient funds the work could
be effectively carried out all over the State ; and when
everyone who is interested in, and has a knowledge of,
the importance of increasing and protecting our fish and
game, will personally use his influence and energy toward
effecting this, it will be done. *

Although the protection of game is not one of the of¬
ficial duties of the commissioners of fisheries, yet much
has been done in the past by my colleague, E. M. Still¬
well, Esq., who, to my personal knowledge at various
times, was instrumental in punishing those who had been
in the custom of killing game out of season, and very
much more might he done in the future with a fund at
command to be used in the furtherance of this object,
My duties the present year have more than ever taken
me about over different portions of this State, and given
rnanv opportunities to learn of infringements of the
laws" for the protection of game, in which] as naturalist
and sportsman I am no less interested than as an official
in the fishery laws.

If a warden is sent into the wilderness to detect parties
fishing with set-lines in winter, he is instructed to also
detect deer slayers if possible. But we have no funds to
employ an officer to detect violators of the game laws,
X have personal knowledge, of the fact of game killed oat
of season (and in large quantities, too.) within the present
year : and liad I the necessary fund, with authority to
use it as I deemed best for the purpose, I could put a stop

to nearly all of this business in one season, and keep i t
stopped thereafter. Few sportsmen have any knowledge
of the amount of game killed each year out of season,
even in their own immediate vicinity. A sportsman ill
conversation with me deplored the scarcity of woodcock
and grouse in favorite coverts that formerly afforded fine
sport. I chanced to know that a market hunter had
each season, for three years, shot in these and other co v¬
erts for miles around, during July and August, This
game was marketed in Boston, and it is very probable
that the now famous woodcock served for Mr. John Fot-
tler. jr., at Young’s Hotel in close season was killed iu
Maiue. But one may ask why I, having knowledge of
these things, have not stopped them '! Simply because I
could not afford to devote the necessary time at my own
expense, to obtain the requisite evidence, and arrest, and
conviction of the offenders. My familiarity with the
habits and haunts of game, and my frequent visits to the
various portions of our .State at all seasons of the year,
give me an intimate knowledge of these facts, and if the
State of Maine, or the sportsmen of this State, will fur¬
nish me with the munitions of war, I will exterminate,
or materially decimate the ranks of these enemies to the
propagation of game. Everett Smith.

Duck Shooting in Stratford Harbor. — Milford,
Conn., Nov. 23ti, — In your issue of Nov, 20th I notice a
eommunicationsigned “Black Duck” on duck shooting in
Startford Harbor, which deserves some notice. Your
editorial remarks are based on the ex -parte statement of
your correspondent, but even so they are satisfactory.

The law to which our anatine friend takes exception
has been in operation something over a year ; that is, this
is the second season during which the birds have been al¬
lowed to occupy their feeding grounds without molesta-
tation, and in the view of many sportsmen be¬
sides myself, the ducks were more abundant last
winter in the harbor than they have been
for ten years past, aud they stayed during the whole
winter. Large numbers ’ were killed while flying
to and from the Sound. The birds fly over the beach or
over the neighboring hills, and “Black Duck’s” statement
to the contrary, notwithstanding, did furnish fair sport
last winter. The fact is that the benefits of this law are
just beginning to make themselves felt. The clucks are
very abundant now and will become more numerous each
season. They fly over the beach each day, and besides
this, scatter more or less over the streams and pond-holes
of the surrounding country and up the river, thus fur¬
nishing many opportunities for the gunner. We have
thus a great preserve at our doors. I am credibly in¬
formed that there has not been as good shootiug on the
Stratford marshes for many a long year as there was last
season. After a few years, when the ducks shall have
become thoroughly wonted and accustomed to regard
the mouth of the river as a place where they will be se¬
cure; it may be wise to permit shooting for one or two
days every two weeks ,- hut to open the way for harrying
t he ducks now, while on the feeding ground, would sim¬
ply be to reduce things to their old basis.

"The slurs of “ Black Duck ” on the 1 1 selfish Milford men ”
are amusing. I don't think the Milford men , who were
instrumental in having this law passed — and I know them
all — are much more selfish than others ; and I think the

innuendo against Geo. - , who keeps the hotel on the

beach, especially uncalled for. Mr. - is well known

throughout the State, and has a host of warm friends,
all of whom will testify to his excellent and genial
qualities. “ Black Duck” will not help his cause by traduc¬
ing people iu tins fashion. The argument brought for¬
ward by youx correspondent, that if he and his friends
do not shoot these ducks, some one else will, is precisely
the one advanced by breakers of the game laws every¬
where. That is just what those men, who shoot wood¬
cock in the summer in Connecticut, say ; and it is cer¬
tainly a most selfish principle to act on. " If all these peo¬
ple would only do as they would he done by, we would
have good shooting everywhere. Let “Black Duck ” pos¬
sess Ms soul in patience, and give the present law a
chance. If it proves not to be effective, and does not in¬
crease the supply of birds in Stratford Harbor, all gun¬
ners will be glad to have it repealed, Among others,
White Belly.

Guinea Quail, — The Owego, N, Y. Gazette has tMs
Some interest has been excited among sportsmen in this
village by articles recently published in a prominent sports¬
men’s paper regarding migratory quail. Last Monday a
small boy, about thirteen years of age, came to the place
of business of one of our well known sportsmen. Inno¬
cence was stamped on his countenance, and every linea¬
ment was expressive equally of verdancy and honesty.
He said he was from the Gaskill neighborhood, and that
he had a coop of young quail, which he had witli diffi¬
culty caught near his father’s barn. Our sporting friend
looked at the birds and came to the conclusion that he was
on the track of the rara avis described in his newspaper.
He consulted with a fellow sportsman and the twain made
a critical examination of the qnail. The boy wanted a
shilling apioce for them. Ho was anxious to secure his
money as soon as possible, as he had left a span of young
horses on another street and he was afraid they might run
away. A dollar and a half was finally paid to liim, and
the rare birds became the property of our sporting friends.
The prize was soon afterwards shown to a third sports¬
man a gentleman of a skeptical turn of mind, He ex¬
amined the birds carefully for a moment, and then doubt¬
fully remarked that they looked and peeped very; much
as Guinea chickens do. The eyes of the purchasers of the
quails distended somewhat, and after a few moments,
one of them remarked with a sigh, “Well, I guess we
have been sold.” The more they examined and reflected,
the better satisfied they became that they had been victim¬
ized, and that the rustic, in whose mouth apparently sugar
wouldn’t melt, was a young fraud of the first water, The
“migratory quail” were taken to the barn of one of the
victims, and turned loose in the bam yard. They aro
now perfectly at home in their new quarters, and don’t
appear to migrate worth a cent.

m m.

Dk. Carver Abroad. — We are glad to learn from
Land and Water that Dr. Carver of rifle-shooting cele¬
brity, is earning so good a name a, broad. In winning the
candid avowals of esteem for his own behavior and ac¬
complishments, he is earning substantial honors for his
uative country, We confess we’are not proud of the per¬
formances of very many who set themselves up abroad
as representative Americans, Our Engl ish contemporary
says ■

Dr. Carver, we believe, was by no means popular at one
time in New York, hence such marvellous shooting as
he is capable of making being so designated. His slioot-
ing is no “ trick ” in the sense usually conveyed in the
application of such a term. It may bo a “ trick ” in the
sense that it is a “trick” to shoot five-and-twenty
English bred blue rocks in succession at thirty yards rise ;
a • • trick ” that any man who professes to be a shot may
be proud of. We have seen the best shots in the world —
that is, those who have shown public form — shoot, and
are therefore justified in offering an opinion on the sub¬
ject. Dr. Carver's rifle shooting is most emphatically
genuine, and probably because he performed at New
York all he announced he was capable of doing, lie dis¬
appointed those prejudiced against Mm, Being perfectly
innocent of that kind of swagger wMch characterises
certain classes of Yankees, and altogether of an unassum¬
ing, manly, and straight-forward disposition, Dr. Carver
lias earned the good opimons of those who have come iu
contact with him here, as do also all his countrymen of a
similar disposition who visit England. Great doubts were
entertained and expressed at one time of his capabilities,
but once having had proof of the genuineness of his
prowess, the fullest credit was accorded him forthwith.
Englishmen of all classes appreciate genuineness as much
in foreigners as in their own countrymen, and are never
backward to acknowledge it.

Everlasting Shells.— Oakfleld, Wis. Nov. latft.— I
have been much interested in the letters of “ Bexar ” and
“ Subscriber,” and as they seem to throw discredit on my
favorite rifle, the Ballard, and the Everlasting shells, I
will give you my experience with the same : —

“About three years since, I purchased a mid-range Bal¬
lard, forty calibre, seventy grains, and fifty Everlasttng
shells ; twenty-five of the shells I have never used. The
other twenty-five I have fired and reloaded at least forty
times each, and in my long-range experiments I have
often loaded from the muzzle, using 100 grains of powder.
Have always used Oriental Powder. F, G., and to-day
every one of those twenty -five shells are as perfect as the
day I bought them. Not one has ever burst, expanded
or stuck in the rifle.

“In fact, the rifle, shells and reloading implements, are
as near perfect as any I have ever used ; which includes
the Remington, Maynard, Stevens, WMtneyand Winches¬
ter ; of wMch I now have a Remington, Maynard, and
(my favorite) the Ballard.

"Subscriber, in his letter of Oct. 27th, says the Maynard
shell will not expand or bother. I agree with him. But
as the' Ballard Everlasting shell is twice as tMck as the
Maynard, wifi he kindly give me the reason why the
Ballard should expand, and the Maynard not. Provided,
of course, that the sheila properly fit the chamber of the
rifle, and that the rifle is properly chambered for the
shell.” I-Ioricon.

Massachusetts. — Boston. — Magnolia Rifle Gallery has
been filled during the past week by contestants in the
Ludwig match, and the new Military match. Mr. Hoi Us
sent ten shots into the little one inch’ iris and won the $15,
extra prize. Following are the best scores in the Lud¬
wig match

F. Hollis .

J.M. Smith .

E. F. Richardson . .

N. James .

E. Whittier .

C. M. Guetb .

C. P. Gleason .

W. II. Schaefer . . .
J. F. 1(. Schaerer.
P. Jones .

.5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5

.5 5 5 5 4 5 5 45

.5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5

. 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 ..

.5544455555-

• 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 ‘
.445554455
•4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5

5-50

3— in
5-46
5—48

5- 47

6— 47

4— 46

5— 4(1

4- 411

5 — 46

The Military match opened on Monday, and has proved
very popular. The match is open during the month to
any regularly enlistod man of the State Militia ; the best

scores are : —

Private Spnfford, Co. T., 2d cadets.. 4 5
Private Gardner, Co. D., 1st Regt.. . 5 4
Sergaut Osljorn, N. C. S.1 1st -Rogl . . . 4 4
Corporal Everett, Co. 1). 1st liegt. .4 4.

Colonel Wales, l8t Kegt . 4 4

Corpora] Litbgow, Co. I),, 1st Regt. 4 ii
Private Browuell* Co. D., Regl .lat;. 5 5

4 4 4 5 4 4 4

4 ‘i 5 3 4 t 4

5-46
g-45
5 — 45

4- 45

5- 16
5- 41
4-4,

.Boston, Mass.— Walnut Bill, Nov. 27th.— Thanks-uv-
ing was a gala day at WaMut Hill, but we have only
space for the head scores in the several competitions-
We print

SCLVERWARB MATCH— 200 YARDS.

5 4

• . . 4: 5 4

SILVERWARE. MATCH— 800 YARDS.

E. F. Richardson . . . f, 4 5

E. F. Hunks . . . . 4 4 5

H. Tyler . - . , . . . 5 4 4

K. Pago . , . . 4 4 8

5 0 5-38
4 4 4-29
4 4 4-29
4 4 5-28

•MB OLASS-BAEL .MATCH.

Single. Double. Rotary. Total.

O. F. Belcher .

ID. S. Belcher . . 4 3

J. Nichols . 4 n

H. A. Adams . 4 10

H. Scavcrns . 4 7

E. M. Preble . t «

H. A. Brown . 1 i

NOVEMBER AMATEUR SERIES.

0. R. Griffin . 5 5 4 4 r,

S. B.Hcnrv . ” 4 4 4 4 4

Cttpt. Howe . . 3 4 4 4

'4 5 5 5—4 7
( 4 4 4—41
3 4 3 4 — 37

That Florida Party. — One morejmembev is now de¬
sired to complete the Florida party under Dr, F,, to which
we invited attention some weeks ago. Must report by
Deo. 8th, Commumcate t hrougli this office.

The successful competitors for the turkey shoot were
Messrs. Richmond, Henry, Osborne, Guerrier, Tyler, Sar¬
gent, Richardson, aud Nichols.

1 Tlie Raymond Sportsman's Club held its final competi¬
tions in the subscription glass-blass and rifle matches at

S72

FOREST AND STREAM

Bellevue Range to-day. The following is the result of
the glass-ball competition. : —

Single Double Ratani
Trap. Trap, Trap. Total.

W. R, Witherell . 10 10 8 28

W. H. UniTiBon . 1) 9 10 28

G. B. Blanchard . 10 S 9 fcr

O. Dearborn . . . 9 9 9 37

F. H. Raymond. . 10 6 9 35

J. C. Smith . 9 8 » 31

B. J, Fisk . 8 7 1) 24

G. H. Fox . 10 7 8 23

J. A. Mo bean . 8 3 6 17

The following were the scores made in the rifle match
at 200 yards : —

.7.8. Bonnet . . ...5 5 4154515 5-40

W. Cliarlos . 5 5 4 4 5 8 4 4 5 4-45

.1. F. M. Schaefer . 4 54464 4 54 5—44

.7. R, Teele . . . 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4-41

15. .lames . 4 5 4 4 4 5 8 5 4 4—12

C. P. Glonson . . 4 1444454 4 4—41

Tho Cambridge Glass Ball Association had a match
Thanksgiving afternoon at F resh Pond, the fli'st prize, a
silver clip, being awarded to J. Stevens, a Harvard
student, his score being 17 out of 20. The second prize
was taken by Police Officer Pullen of Station I.

Boston. Nov. 29th. — The Magnolia Gallery has been
filled during the week by riflemen and military gentle¬
men. who are interested in the match, with military
rifles. The scores for the week are as follows : —

i.cnwro MATCH.

F. Hollis .

J. M. Smith

F. Hall .

E. P. Emerson...

tV. nuntcr .

.1. Kelley .

W. Marshall .

E. F. Richardson.

N. .lames .

E. tVbittier .

J. Suvart .

O. M. Gncth .

T. King .

C. King .

J. Brown .

.1. Ross .

F. Fogs . . . .

W, R. Sohnofor. •

P. ,lones .

C. P. Gleason —
J. F. It. Shader..

R. Page .

F. Dudley .

B. Taylor .

5 5 5 5

5 6 5 5 6 5 4
5 5 5 5 6 5 5

5 5 4 5 5 5

5 5-50
5 5— ID
5 5-4D
5 5—49

4 5-49

5 4-49
5 5-48
5 5-48
5 5-48
4 5 — 43
4 5-48
“ 5—47

4 5 5 5 5 4 5

.5 5 5 5 5 4 4

5 5 5 5 5 5 4

.5 5 6 4 5 5 5

. . 4 4 5 5 5 4 4

.5 4 5 5 4 5 4

.5 5 4 4 4 5 4

4 4 5 4 5 5 6

.4 5 4 5 5 5 4

4 5 5 4 5 5 -47
‘ 5 4 5-47
5 4 5-47

4 4 5-47

5 4 4—47

4 5 5-40

5 4 5-46
5 5 5-40

5 4 5—40
4 4 8-44

6 3 4 — 43
11 3 5 — 43

MILITARY MATCH.

5 5 4 5 4 5 4

4 4 4 5 4 4
3 4 4 5 5 4

Private Spoll'ord, Company A, Sec¬
ond Cadets . . . -■ ■ • ■ ,4 *

Private Gurdner, Company D, First

Regiment . . . 4 5

Sergeant Obsorn, N. C. S. ..... . ..... .4 4

Curporal Everett, Company D., First

•Regiment . *

Private Brownell, Company D, First

Regiment........ . 3 ~

Lieutenant Foy, Company H, Eighth

Regiment . . . --••••. -1 4

Corporal l.ithgow, Company D, First

Regiment . ■ ■■■■ . "4 3

Lieutenant Rockwell, Company D,

First Regiment . -.4 4

Gardner, Nov. 21tji. — The Gardner Rifle club wound
up this season’s shooting at Hackmatack range to-dav,
a large delegation of spectators being present to witness
the sport. Following is the score

JR. C. R. C.

William Austin . 60—42 43—39

Chai’les Hiuds . 00—38 65—40

F. E. Nichols . . W— f? 09-43

I. N- Dodge . 33 44 82—40

Henry Pierce . 73—44

G. F. Ellsworth . 8,— 10 90—47

G. R. Pratt . — . 83—46 74—42

L. Walker . 67-41 09—48

Chester Hinds . . Co— 43 • 67 — 12

Hopkinton. Nov. 25th,—' The club held a match at their
range at Claflin’s grove last week ; the light good, and
the wind gentle. This shooting is for prizes offered by
Rose Brothers, and will close at the next shoot. The
conditions were 200 yards, on-hand; 14 rounds. The
best scores of the match are given in the following sum¬
mary : —

N. Jewell . . 454444544 3

O. c. White . 4 5 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4

B. W. Clallin . :. 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 3

C. A. Sumner -

4 5—16

5 5—12
4 4—41
4 5—41
4 4—47

Total.
Kill- SI

125- 78

126- 85
163—90
145-88
177—93
156 88
136-87
132-85

„ .. . .1 Wood
O.H. Smith
F. SI Phi

444345444 3 4
34 3 423 3 4434
134443443422

4 4-58

5 4-58
4 4—55
4 3-54
4 -t 53
4 3—47
4 3-46

2 4—40

3 3-40

F. BJPblpps . ______

J.S. Wadsworth . 2322 8 3 3 403

0. A. Frost . 2 0 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3

Connecticut. — New Haven, Nov. 27th. — The New
Haven Rifle Association had a Thanksgiving Day’s shoot
with military-and all comers matches. The scores ran : —

200 YARDS MILITARY.

G. It. Nichols...
•I. Tinker .

F. .1. Colvin

G. II. Lowe .

C. E. Case .

C. E. Fowler....

A. Allen .

W. F. Murphy. .

L. O'ilrieu .

A. Alien .

F. A. Hand .

S. R. Smith... .
It. M. Johnson..

C.'E . Fowler. ..
W. F. Murphy. .
A. Ituickoldt. •

K. iC. Spencer .

F.J. Colvin .

A. Allee .

L. O’Brien .

B. F. Lewis .

G. R. Nichols...
F- A. Hand...

a E. Case .

J. Tinker .

C. E. Fowier . . .

A. Allen .

S. K. Smith .

A. M. Johuson..

4 4 4 4 4 5-30

.4 4 4 4 5

4-31)

200 YARDS— ALL COMERS.

4 ;.'!i
5 4 4-28
5 4 4-28
4 4 3—28
4 5 5-28
4 3 4-27

3 4 4-27

4 4 3—26
4 8 3-26

3 3 3—2#

4 5 3-25

4 4 4-28
4 8 4—28
4 5 4-28
4 4 4—27

3 5 4-27

4 4 3—27
4 2 3-25

.5 5 5 5 5 1 4-33

. 5 4 4 4 5

.1 8 4 3 4

_ 5-31

3 5-29

4 4—28

5 2—28
4 5-27
3 3-20

2

6 5—25

Tn the afternoon the members pf the association pre¬
sent, shot for the association badges.

The military badge was won by General S. R. Smith by
a score of 40 out of a possible 70, and the all comer’s
badge was won by Lieutenant A. Allen by a score of 41
out of a possible 50.

Conlen’s Anniversary. — Oonlin, whom every rifleman
the world over knows as the keeper pf the best rifle gal¬
lery in this country, had a grand time on the 34th ult. in
celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the establishment
of his gallery. During that time Mr. James S. Conlin
has had a very wide acquaintanceship with lovers of
that American weapon, the rifle. Every champion of
every sort of shooting is welcome there.and finds a chance
to show his skill, and any would-be marksman, with
more facility in talking scores than shooting them, soon
has the conceit taken out of him in [that company.
Conlin had provided a full “ spread” on the night of his
anniversary, and the bantling in its teens proved to have
a great many friends. There were plenty of experts
working with very even scores over the turkey, Balads
and drinkables, and all the clubs were liberally repre¬
sented. There wore L. V. Sone, who has a record of
forty-three consecutive bull’s eves at a “ Creedmoor
target” reduced for gallery practice, and there is no
better “holder" in the country than he ; Mr. Sibley, who
can rattle off a full score almost at any time ; Frank H.
Lord, who hardly ever misBeB anything at which he may
send a pistol ball, aud’whose ability in this work is known
on both sides of the Atlantic. * The great talker, who
looks like a philosopher, is Wilson MacDonald, and
when anybody talks of shooting at the word, Mac stops
talk, and goes to work, and with a score of 47 in possible
50 at the word three, a string of eleven inches, 35 yards,
at word one, and 41 (two and a half inches) consecutive
bull’s eyes at word one, he can afford to wait till the
boys show something as good. Capt. Bogardus, of course,
was there, and for writing challenges, and backing them
up with money and scores, there is none can outdo the
great Illinoisian. Farrow, who has, with Capt. Jacksou,
of Boston, the best all-range record in America ;
William Hayes, who haunts German Schuetzenfests, and
though he has not a drop of Teuton blood in
him. persists in forcing his way by superior
butt practice on to the throne of the Schnetzen Konig.
Then there were other keen eyed marksmen present by
the* dozen. Bonett, Davis, ’Cheever, O’Donnell, Sea-
bury, Fulgraff, Ward, Sherman, Dudley, Barker, Culli-
nan, Banks, J. Blydenburgh, and others’ to the number
of a big crowd. There were good wishes enough uttered
to overwhelm Mr. Conlin when he shall get into the lar¬
ger quarters to which he is soon about- to treat himself
and his friends.

New York — Oonlin Is Shooting Gallery . — The Every¬
body’s Match, which had been in operation for one
month, ended -.Thursday ^evening, Nov. 20th. It was a
complete success. There were seventy-eight competitors
entered, and among this number there were many repre¬
sentative riflemen of this city and vicinity — the experts
of indoor and of outdoor shooting. The average shooting
was far better than in last years match, while the con¬
tests of ’76 and ’77 show a still greater contrast. The
whining targets are nothing less than marvels of skill in
marksmans] lip, and to be duly appreciated must be seen.
They are now on exhibition at the gallery. The condi¬
tions of the match were : Seven shots with 23-100 cal.
rifle, three pound trigger pull, position off-hand, as re¬
quired by rules of the N. R. A. ; the shots to be measured
from the center of the shot to the centre of the bull’s-eye.
In case of a “tie” in the total measurement the -target
having the “ wildest” shot to lose. The number of en¬
tries unlimited. The match to commence Oct, 20th and
to continue one month. There were thirty prizes offered,
consisting of useful and appropriate articles, all of which
were fitting trophies for the contest. The best score to
win the first choice, etc.

As can be seen by the appended list, the competition
was of such a close charaoter that it was necessary to
measure the shots to the thirty-second part of an inch.

This was done very satisfactorily with the ready meas¬
urement targets, invented by Mr. Conlin. The names of
the winners and the total measurement of their best tar¬
get of seven shots are as follows : —

Name, Inches.

1. C. V. Sone . 1 23-32

2. Geo. J. Seabury . 1 23-32

8. S. VV. Sibley. . 2

4. W. Milton Farrow... 2 1-16

5. Daniel A. Davis . 21

0. .1, B. Blydenburgh .. 2 7-16

7. E. B. Barker . 2 4-8

R. Thomas Fite . 2(

9. N. O'llniuieU . 21

10. A H. Cobb . 2 6-8

11. J. H. Brown . 2 13-10

12. Win. Klein . 2 13- HI

13. Wm. H. Dunlap . 8

14. R. Feinting . 3 2-8

15. C. G. Zettler . 3 2-8

Name. Inches.

16. F. H. Holton . 3 5-10

17. D. S. Banks . 3f

18. S. T. G. Dudley . 3 7-16

19. Fred Kessler . 3 9-16

20. D. E. Vannett . 34

2L Leon Backer. . 3}

22. C. J. Faleo . 4 3-10

23. J. H. Bryan . 4 2-8

24. Wilson MacDonald. . . 4 5-16

25. S. H. Hubbard . 4 5-16

26. W. O. Wetherbee — 4 9-16

37. C. H. Eagle . 4 7-8

88. M. B. Engle . 4}

29. M. M. Maltby . .5 1-10

30. J. W. Mangam . 5 2-8

—The Twenty-second Regiment Athletic Club games
will he held at their armory, Fourteenth street and Sixth
avenue, Dec. 13th, at 8 P. m.

New York Schuetzen Corps Ball. — The twenty-third
annual ball of the New York Schuetzen Corps, Captain
David C. Yuengling, jr., will be held at Terrace Garden,
58tli street and Third avenue, Wednesday evening, De¬
cember 10th. This is always a pleasant occasion, and the
managers have prepared for an unusually enjoyable time
this year.

Schuetzen Notes. — A prize combined with a poultry
shooting took place on Thanksgiving Day at Union Hill
Schuetzen Park. It was arranged by the Jersey Schnet¬
zen Corps and proved to be a success, as the attendance
was very large. There were open two poultry and some
prize targets, besides the bull’s-eye targets. Distance,
200 yards, and all the targets open to all comers. The
first prize winners were : —

Prize Target, possible 75.— Wm. Hayes, 72; W. M. Farrow. 70;
J. Feurnng, 69: C. .luclson, 09; Phil Klein, 69; Chas. Zettler, 68;
1). Morse, 07; D. Miller, 66; Hy. Oehl, 68; John Rasebeu, 60;
Herm. Ilasclien, 05 : J. W. Schneider, 65; G. Joiner, 65; - Har¬

rison, 65; J. Blumenberg, 05; Thos. Broadway, 65.

Poultry Target.— Hy. Oehl, 70 rings; Wm. Halm, 67 rings; D
MUler.67 rings; G. Joiner, 65 rings; L. Vogel, 65 rings; W. M
Farrow, 64 rings; F. Blumenberg, 64 rings; W. Hayes, 64 rings;
A. Knoprer, 64 rings; C, Judsoh, 03 rings; Ph. Klein, 63 rings:
P_ Penning, 63 rings; Thos. Broadway, 63 rings ; C. Zettler, 63.

Willet’s Point. — New York Harbor, Nov. 21th. — The
Battalion of Engineers, stationed at Willet’s Point, cele¬
brated Thanksgiving Day by a series of athletic sports
and a rifle contest. Some of the athletics were unique.

the horse-collar contest capping the climax. The win¬
ners were as follows ; Five miles, go-as-you-please, Sat¬
urday, Murphy and Eustace ; blindfolded race, Riley II. ;
throwing light shot, McManus ; heavy shot, McManus
and Henderson ; 100-yards race, Boyd and Kirwan ;
heavy hammer, Beeker and McManus; 300-yards race,
Boyd and Richardson ; grinning through a horse-collar, two
trials, Kirwan ; blindfolded wheelbarrow race, Murphy ;
three-legged race, Bristow and Frazer ; sack race, Doyle ;
standing jump, Boyd and Henderson ; running high
jump, Kubs and Kirwan ; running long jump, Boyd and
Kirwan ; three standing jumps, Henderson and Boyd ;
hurdle race, Frazier and Riley ; 50-yards bucket race.
Slaick ; greased pig race, Slaick. The rifle competition
resulted as follows : —

200 Yards. 500 Yards. yjoUxl.

H. von Schon . ..3 5 3 4 5—20 . 2 5 4 5 5-21 41

8. Storer, . 4444 3-19 . ..4 5 3 5 4—21 40

S. Turner . 3 4 4 4 0-15 . ...5 5 4 5 5-24 39

E. D. Rodgers . .4 4 3 4 4—19 . 3 4 4 4 5—20 39

M. Doolan . . ..4 4 3 3 4-18 . 2 5 3 5 5—20 38

Cline. O. Von Duzee . 4 3 4 3 4— IS . 3 4 4 8 5—19 87

Among the prizes was one years’ subscription to the
Fqrest and Stream, Sergeant Turner being the fortunate
man to see his own success recorded in the first number
of his year.

Pennsylvania— Westchester, Nov.27th.— Thanksgiving
Day was made use of by the Westchester and Phcenix
Rifle teams for a match at Phcenixville. The Pennsyl¬
vania team have already suffered one defeat on the West¬
chester grounds, and a second match was decided on.

A special train was provided for the two teams and
their friends, and at 10 o’clock they proceeded down
the Reading Railroad to the Phoenix range, along the
Schuylkill. It is a very fine range. At about 11 o'clock
firing began.

When the last round was fired, and victory perched
on the banners of the Westchester team, Capt. N. A.
Pennypacker made a short address, and the Phoenix team
gave three cheers for the victors. Of the shooting, that
of Mr. Leopold, formerly of the Pottstown, but now at¬
tached to the Phoenix, must be mentioned as extraor¬
dinarily fine, lie making ten bull’s-eyes and 117 points
out of a possible 130: —

WESTCHESTER TEAM, 500 YARDS.

Taylor . 8 12 11 1 12 4 U 12 10 12- 96

Eaehus . 9 U 11 12 30 10 13 7 11 10-1C8

Haines . 11 11 7 12 10 10 11 11 10 11—164

Kimmril . 11 12 il 11 12 10 10 12 32 11— ns

Cara well . 8 11 9 12 U 6 8 13 11 11— 99

Smith . 5 9 II 11 11 10 10 8 12 12—99

Ingram . 12 13 11 II 8 10 11 7 7 12—101

Fitzsimmons . 9 11 11 13 8 11111211 11—107

Pennypacker .

Friday .

Leopold .

T. T. Hunter. . .

Mercer .

Edson .

Rhoads .

S. B. Hunter. . .

PHOENIX TEAM, 500 YARDS.
. 11 10 4 6 11 11 U

. n io io ii 4 u n

. 11 12 12 12 11 11 12

8 11 II 11 9 4 7

.7 8 11 II

.11

11 7

4 (I 9 12 12
7 10 11 10 5

12— 95
i 9- 67
! 12— U7
7— 88
, 10- 94
12—103
0— 75
11— 94

Washington, D. 0. — The club match which was opened
November 1st, by the Columbia Rifle Association, to be
continued till January 1st next, was called Saturday last
at 3 P. M. But two contestants entered. The afternoon
was passably good, although the breeze fluctuated from
6 to 9 o’clock, and at times was quite unsteady in
Strength.

Following is the shot-for-shot record of the scores
made : —

COLONEL J. O. P. BURNSIDE.

800 yards . 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4-68

900 yards . 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5—72

1,000 yards . . 355555 5 555 5 555 5-73

Total . 15

P. J. LAURITZEN.

800 yards . 5 5454 5 555 5 5545 5-72

900 yards . 5 4353455535555 4-60

1,000 yards . 55554435455555 5—70

Total . ,208

Columbia Rifle Association.— Washington, IJ. C-.
The second club badge of the series opened at Bennings’
on the 8th inst., to continue till January 1st next, was
called by the umpire, Dr. John Parsons, at 1.80 P. H. on
Saturday last, the 15tli inst., and notwithstanding the
gale that prevailed and the threatening appearance of the
skies, there tvere five entries. The two gentlemen who
entered for the long-range contest were anxious to have
a bout with the wind, and test the qualities of the im¬
provements and additions made during the week to the
great wind clock, consisting, in addition to a new and
improved vane to work the hand on the clock, of an
anemometer and two dipping vanes. The afternoon
proved most fitting for testing the new instruments, and
the long-range men were loud in praises of the improve¬
ments.

The scores were good in both matches, considering the
very high and blustery wind of the afternoon, and the
fact that the long-range match was finished in a hard
shower, with fading light.

Following is the shot-for-shot record of the shooting in
the short-range match : —

S. B. BURNSIDE.

200 . 0 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 4-41

300 . . 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 8-38-79

A. A, ADEE.

200, — . . 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3-39

300 . 3 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 3 4-33-72

H. W. ILLMAN.

200 . 344334444 2—35

300 . - . 2 0 3 2 3 3 3 4 0 4-24-59

Mr. J. B. Burnside and H. W. Hlman each had the ill-
luck to make a centre, or four, on the wrong target,
which, under the rules, scored each a miss. The long-
range match resulted as follows

OOL. BURNSIDE.

•800 . 4 53 5 5553545545 5-6S

900 . 5 55 5 4545554 3 55 4—69

1,000 . 5 5355645.535251 3-81—201

P. 3. LAURITZEN.

800 . ..3 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5—71

906 . 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 4 5—68

1,000 . 4 5 4 4 5535535536 2-61—200

— ‘V. II. Weston, the Assistant Secretary of the Na¬
tional Rifle Association, has secured a full design for life
membership certificates. The action of 150 life members
is required to cover the pecuniary cost, when, at $1 each;
members may secure parchment certificates,

FOREST AND STREAM

873

Ohio — Cincinnati, Nov, 18th. — Cincinnati Shooting and
Fishing Club ; second competition for the Baker medal ;
distance, 200 yards ; position, off-hand ; 15 shots at Mass.,
Creedmoor targets ; —

jitass, Or.

3. JTensen . 7 9 11 11 10 10 It 9 It 11 U 9 10 11 10-151 87

J. Fender . 1) 8 0 10 8 11 10 S 10 12 11 11 12 10 13-151 00

r. Western . fl 7 1110 10 Si 10 11 13 13 13 10 11 10 8-149 (JO

iV. Caldwell-... 8 7 11 7 0 9 8 10 10 10 12 10 11 10 9-141-03

P. J. Baum.... 7 10 0 0 9 0 8 10 10 12 11 7 11 0 10—133 (12

1. Toni' . H 6 11 8 11 10 11 7 7 9 7 11 9 11 9-138 60

4. Koeblrr . 12 5 10 7 11 10 8 11 9 9 U 10 1/ 11 (1-137 03

M. Uiruhslln.... 10 9 12 9.5 7 0 10 10 7 9 12 10 9 9-131 00

IV. Hall . 11 7 11 7 8 T 10 10 7 8 9 7 9 10 7—128 02

Tie ; 8 shots ; 3d tie : —

3*. Hensen . 11 9 7-27 9

h. Fender . 11 9 7-27 7

«' Missouri — Sechi.Ha, Nov. 14 th, — Sedalia has a neiv mil¬
itary company, the " Sedalia Rides,” just organized, and
being equiped. You may expect something soon from this
source. OCCIDENT.

?fdu\£ nt[d (§>ut{.

GAME IN SEASON FOR DECEMBER.

Moose, Alee Americana.

Caribou, Itangifer caribou.

Eli or wapiti, Cemis canadensis. \
lied or Va. deer. C. virginiamis.
Squirrels, red, lilaclc and gray.
Hares, brown and gray.

Wild turkey, itfislMipns oallopavo.

Pinnated grouao or prairie
chickens,' Clupidwdtt CMpido.

RuB'ed grouse or pheasant, Uo-
nasa umbcUus.

Quail or partridge, Grtyx Virginia
anvs.

Woodcock, Phllohela minor.

Swans, Brant, Wild Duoks/.Geese, itc.

£57""ThiB table does not apply to all the States. Itisnieantto
represent the game which Is generally In season at this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned. _

Where the Pigeons are Now. — We learn from an
exchange that the celebrated pigeon roost In Scott
County, Indiana, is now, as it has been for seventy-five
years, the roost of millions of pigeons. They fly away in
the morning to their feeding grounds, many of them
going to such a distance that they do not return until
midnight . , ,The timber on thousands of acres covered by
this roost is broken down badly, large limbs being
snapped Dff like reeds, by the accumulated weight of the
birds. Thousands are killed nightly, hut the slaughter
seems to make no dimunition in the vast flocks that con¬
gregate there.

Snipe. — While a scarcity of snipe has been reported by
our correspondents all over the United States, they seem
to have been more abundant than ever in the Province of
New Brunswick the past season. We will thank our
Southern correspondents”to report their whereabouts
wherever they make their appearance.

Gen Accidents Again. — Dr. O. E. Rider, of Rochester
N. Y., enclosing a newspaper item about a young man
who has just lost his arm (cause, drawing gun out of a
wagon muzzle foremost), suggests that a collection of
gun accidents be made and classified, with, the view of
determining the most frequent causes, and so adopting
protective measures. It is hardly necessary to make
such a study of the subject. They all come under the
general head of carelessness. There is no adequate excuse
for nine hundred and ninety-nine out of one thousand of
them. No device can ever be perfected to effectually
withstand the foolishness of the careless handler of fire¬
arms. So long as gunpowder possesses its explosive prop¬
erties, and so long as lead will bore holes inhuman bodies,
ws* may expect to see and read of men shooting them¬
selves and other people.

The Forest City Club. — The Forest City Shooting
Club, of Ithaca, N. Y. , which was organized last year,
now numbers fifty members and has a fine club house
on the shore of Cayuga Lake. The officers are : Presi¬
dent, Levi Kenney ; Vice-President, William H. Wilson ;
Secretary and Treasurer, William H. Denham, The club
had a most pleasant reception at the Ithaca Hotel the
other night, when wit and wisdom held high carnival,
and all went merry as a married belle.

VARIOUS GUNS AND GUN MAKERS.

Cap Rouge, P. Q., Nov. 13 th.
Editor Forest andStream: —

There are so many makers of guns at home and abroad
that any person wanting a good weapon must be hard to
please if lie cannot find one to suit him without much
trouble. The only thing is in the* choice of the maker,
and in this matter most people have their favorites. Of
the various makers of guns, it cannot by any means be
said that they are all first-class, even in the best guns
they make ; and of this no person has any means of
judging, unless he has had considerable experience
in the use of the different grades of the various makers.

In this article I propose to give some of my experience
with guns I have had myself, or that I have used long
enough to decide on their merits. I have owned myself,
or had in my time, no less than thirty breeoh-loaders.
and of these, with three exceptions, I never had dupli¬
cates of the same maker. All the best known American
guns, exepting Clark & Sneider’s, of Baltimore, and the
new Colt gun, I have tried, one after the other. I have
also had guns of most of the best known Euglisli makers,
one of Irish and one of Scotch make. I will notice them
in the order in which I have named them.

The first objection found in the American guns — and
this applies to all makers — is that they manufacture guns
with their own particular mode of action only, for open¬

ing and closing the breech. TUey win not take an order
for a gun with any action the purchaser may wish to
Lave, as each one, no doubt, considers his or their action
better than any of the others. Now, in 'England if an
order is given for a gun, this is left entirely to the taste
of the person ordering, and the gun is made with this
most important particular strictly according to Ws
wishes. I think American makers lose many orders they
might otherwise have.

Give me a Parker or Baker gun, hut with a top snap,
double bolt action, and they are equal to the best guns
iu the world for Bhooting powers, stability and solidity
of make. The first American, gun I owned was a Parker,
costing $100, and to do the gun justice, I must say a
better gun never left maker’s hand. It was a 13-bore,
and I presume was choked, as it was impossible for a
cylinder to compare with it in pattern or penetration.
The gun was well finished and put together, and showed
that it had been carefully made. 1 1. was, iu my opinion,
however, unnecessarily heavy for the Bize of the bore, as
it weighednearly niueandaquarler pounds. I afterwards
had another; guii by these makers, and I found the same
objection to it. This one was a 13-bcue, 30-inch, plain
steel barrels, and it weighed nine pounds two ounces.
There was not the least attempt at any tiring like finish to
this gun, although it cost $70 in Canada, without any¬
thing in the shape of tools, case, etc. However, like the
other, it shot remarkably well, and, for a cheap gun, was
well built and put together,

I have another objection to these guns, and that is the
price. As compared with English manufacture of the
same grade, these guns cost nearly, if not quite, half as
much again, and, at the same time, they have no quali¬
ties superior to the English guns to cause such a differ¬
ence. However, they are not alone in this fault, which
is not a bad one, except for the purchaser.

The next in order is the Baker. These guns are de¬
cidedly the best made in the States, when ail tilings are
taken into consideration. They turn out as good work
for leas money than any otherniakers ; and in the gun I
used myself, and several that my friends have had, I
have yet to see any flaw or show of poor workmanship.
All that I have seen have proved themselves excellent
shooters, and the locking action is solid and in good order,
even in two cases that I know of where the gun had veiy
hard usage. Their guns remaining tight and strong
under repeated firing, proves, I think, that the single
bolt is all that is necessary to keep the breech closed, and
that it is equally as good as the many bolts or other
locking devices oi' different makers. For myself, I prefer
the double holt ; but I would not pretend to say that a
gun with it is any more safe than one with the single
bolt only,

The Baker gun I owned cost originally, I think, $100,
and was well worth the money. The next was a gun be¬
longing to a friend of mine, manufactured by Nichols &
Lefever, of Syracuse, and cost $1 50, It was well put to¬
gether, and shows good, careful workmanship I but after
six months’ use I have several objections to this make. I
do not like so much extension rib as there is in this gun,
as this, with the action, causes so much cutting away of
the solid breech that it impairs the solidity. The action
itself is complicated, or I should say that there is too
much of it, so that if one piece breaks, no amount of am¬
ateur gunsmithing will serve to make the necessary re¬
pairing. In. point of price these are the most expensive
of the American guns, without any compensating quali-
ities for the increased price ; in this respect resembling
the Purdy gun, made in Englaud. One good point in the
fitting is a hook under the barrels, which when the gun
is unlocked catches upon a pin and prevents the barrels
dropping with a jerk, like other guns ; and it is this drop¬
ping which is, I think, in many cases the cause of the gun
getting loose at the breech so soon, as the weight of the
falling barrels must necessarily strain the connection a
good deal in a gun constantly used. After using this gun
1 had qcoess to a fine Daly, and also to a gun made by
W. R. Schaffer, of Boston. Both these belonged to
friends of mine, and I had many opportunities of exam-
ing their workmanship and testing their shooting po w ers,
and I can say most certainly that they compared very
favorably with any guns I ever saw or had in any and all
respects. Of the new Colt gun, as I said before, I know
nothing ; it has been but a comparatively short time out,
and I have had no opportunities of using or examining
one. If they correspond in any way to their other work
in general, I have no doubt but that it is a reliable and
good weapon. Of the other guns made in the States it is
not necessary to say much. Of course I mean by this
guns that are well known throughout the Union. There
are many private gunmakers in the various cities and
towns who oau and do turn out some first-class work.
But my purpose is only to notice the makes of the large
and best-known manufacturers. About the last in the
list are the Stevens double-barrel and the Remington.
Both of these guns are decidedly second-class, although I
have some remarkably good shooting done with a Rem¬
ington, Still the material, workmanship and general ap¬
pearance of these guns are very much against them.
Few sportsmen would care to pay the price asked even
for the best qualities, when guns of better material and
more reliable can he got for less money from any of the
other makers. I am not in any way an advocate of cheap
guns when they come under the heading of cheap and
nasty, hut it is possible to make a good- gun — one that has
good materials, workmanship, and is thoroughly reliable
in every way— for a price that is within the bounds of rea¬
son, say from $75 to $175. Outside the latter price the
jurchaser gains nothing for increased outlay, except per-
laps some elegant engraving and finish, which adds iu no
way to the goodness of the gun, and does add very con¬
siderably to the price. The following is a case in point :

On one occasion I was shooting on the St. Clair fiats,
when I met a gentleman who came there using a gun
made by J. Purdy, of Oxford street, London. This gun,
the owmer informed me, cost him, laid down in Canada,
$500. At the same time I was using a Greener costing
$335, and had as a spare gun an American-made gun that
cost $175. All the guns were the same bore (10), and
within three-quarters of a pound of the same weight. On
a comparison of the guns it was found that the Greener
was equally well finished as the Purdy in every respect,
and was in every whit as huudsome a gun. It was also
found that the fittings, stock and barrels of the American
gun were as good as the Purdy, but it was not so well en¬
graved or highly finished. As far as appearance, balance,

etc., went, it compared very creditably with its high-
priced rival. After this comparison we tried the guns nt
the target, and now mark the result. Although the
Purdy was full-choked in one barrel and medium in the
other, the American gun shot equally as well, made as
good targets, and gave as good penetration as the other ;
while the Greener, being a full-choke in both ban-els,
heat the Purdy altogether both in target and penetration.
This, I think, speaks very highlv for American workman¬
ship and the shooting power of her guns. After this trial
I came to the conclusion that the gentleman in question
bad paid about $350 for some extra engraving and the
privilege of having a gun hearing Mr. J. Purdy’s name ;
and I think, moreover, that he came to the same opinion
himself, although he said nothing at the time ; but I
heard after that he sold the gun at a price far below what
it cost him. In concluding my paper on the best Ameri¬
can guns, I would say, from my own experience, that they
compare favorably in everyway with the best English
guns, and were T purchasing a fine quality gun now, I
would have no hesitation in giving my order to one of the
best American makers in preference to sending to Eng¬
land. Of course, as every sportsman knows, some mag¬
nificent guns are sent out of England ; but who will affirm
that if the orders for them had been given to an Ameri¬
can factory, and the same price paid as for the English
gun, that the weapon turned out would not have been as
good in every respect. The Americans excel in every
other branch of the iron and steel trade, and why can
they not turn out as good work in thaguu line? 1 think
their deficiency in this line lies more in the imagination
of sportsmen than in reality, and this they would soon
find out if they would patronize home productions more.
In guns, as in rifles, they will soon beat the world, and
now they equal any in skill in using their weapons to ad¬
vantage. Of single-barreled guns I have purposely said
nothing. The ones made by Nichols, of Syracuse, and
Hyde & Sbattuok, are the only passably decent weapons
of the kind in the Union, The others are all trash, with
decarbonized steel or poor quality iron barrels, and cast
locks and breeches, which are best left severely alone. It
was only a short time ago that one of these precious tools
burst in a man’s hands in a village not far from here, and
the consequence to him was almost instant death. The
less said of them the Letter.

And now let us turn to the English side of the ques¬
tion. It is unnecessary to particularize each maker, as they
are, in all cases, very similar, and so very numerous that
it would take a whole paper of itself to give each one
more than a passing attention. Like the American makers,
each one has his favorite mode of action, but unlike them,
they will make to order any action desired. Most of
the weapons turned out have all the latest improvements,
a few lacking only in some minor points. One objection
to the English makers is that the very men who turn out
the finest of work will also, from their factories, turn out
some of the greatest trash in the world — guns so bad that
they are ashamed to put their own names on them, and the
country is flooded with this stuff through petty dealers,
who, in many cases, are men who would not know a
good gun if they saw one. Many, sportsmen will not use
guus made by these manufacturers, as I have more than
once heard it exclaimed contemptuously, when speaking
of certain gunmakers: 11 Oh, -he is only a trade gun
maker !”

Most of the English makers, I presume, call themselves
firet-class, and undoubtedly many of them are ; but the
work turned out by some lacks much in stability, etc.
The guus turned out by Scott, Greener, Westlev Rich¬
ards and Webley are too well known to need any descrip¬
tion; but after considerable use of these and other
makers’, and numberless opportunities of examining the
various grades of their manufacture, I have corns to the.
conclusion that for general purposes, price, quality of
work, etc., the guns made by Greener and Scott are
ahead of anything made in England. The Purdy guns
are undeniably very fine guns, but, as I said before, the
price even of his cheapest grades is, to say the least, ex¬
orbitant. No sportsman likes to be taxed for an article
nearly double its just value, when as good work can be
got for much less money, unless they are of the class who
like to pay for a name, and to whom money is no object.
The Lankester guns have a reputation for being fine guns
in every way, and from two of them I have seen and
frequently used, I think they merit their reputation. I
have also used a very fine gun made by Pape, but this
gun I consider as second class. The one I used was a
high-priced weapon, and so might be expected to be a
good one, but it was not solidly built, and I must say I
do not admire the action ; it is not nice to use, neither
does it look well. This gun was also deficient in shooting
powers, which is th® worst fault in a gun of any make.

Moore is another second-class maker, who turns out
trade guns, and some of the worst ones at that. They
are cheap and nasty. Boneliill turns out some good
second-class weapons which are good shooters, but they
lack in material and finish. They are, however, well
worth the prices asked for them by the makers. The
guns made by Williams and Powell are thoroughly first-
class in every respect, at least as far I can judge, I owned
one, and a friend had two, by these makers, and they
were all as good as could be made. The only objection I
have to them is the extreme fineness of the action.

In my gun all the partswerefitted so finely, that I have
Bcveral times had the gun rendered useless by a ;few
grains of sand blowing into the breech, while beach
shooting on a windy day, which necessitated my taking
the gun apart to clean. My friend also had the same ob¬
jection to his two. This was a very inconvenient fault,
but shows the extreme care taken in fitting the parts of the
action. These guns are solid in material and workman¬
ship, and are good shooters, fully worthy, I think, of their
fair fame. The Irish gun I had was one made by Rigby
of Dublin, and in every way was a first-class gun ; it was
made to order. It was as fine a. piece of workmanship
as a person would wish to see. The material was first-class,
and | the way that gun shot would delight the heart of
the most fastidious sportsman. It was made with the
lever under the guard action, and I always found it quick
enough for any shooting I ever had to do. The Scotch
gun was made by Hill, of Edinburgh, and what I have
said of the- Rigby will do iu most points for this gun, so
it is unnecessary to describe it. So ends my record of
English guns. I have had none but the best, and I have
given them all a fair trial, andruy conclusion is unchanged
from what I said in the early part of my letter, that with-

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out. doubt tbe English guns are flue guns, and first-class
in all respects from tlie best maters, but the American
guns, with some slight improvements, are equally as good
at tbe same prices ; and this I say', without being in any
way prejudiced in fa.vor of American guns, as I am En¬
glish myself. My objections to the guns! have mentioned
mayr not be classed as objections by' many others, but then
every one to his own taste and opinion "in these matters.
T merely give my experience, as 1 gained it, from actual
use, and perhaps, if others would do the same they might
find out many more things to cry out about than I have,
while some again wouldjdefend the points I have found
objectionable. I hope that some one more competent
than myself will discuss tliis matter from an impartial
stand point, and give us the benefit of more experience
in the purchase and selection of a gun. If wishing the
best maker success in the race will benefit him in any¬
way, I sincerely wish it to him. Au. Sauble.

Shooting Buckshot is Choke Bokes. — . Editor Forest
and Stream .—The undersigned, who has not crowded
into your columns for some time, desires to state for the
benefit of Ids sportsman friends tbe result of various ex¬
periments in trying to make a full choke-bore gun shoot
buckshot well, firstly, 1 desire to say, I have lost no
less than four deer, by' not having the gun loaded right
with buckshot, and one fine buck was lost because the
gun would not open easy. Why is it that some Parker
guus, when new, all open so hard, while other breech¬
loaders work easy ? If it were not for this one drawback,
I should consider the Parker gun faultless. Mine strikes
half the time so hard, I have to take off the stock-exten¬
sion piece before I can open it. Explain ; the Parkers
have the floor. Why choke bores will not. shoot buck¬
shot closely, loading the ordinary way, I will not stop to
conjecture. I have tried all the now plansjl have heard
of, such as using bags, putting layers of three wads on
the shot, chambering the shot at the muzzle, etc. — but
there is but one way : I make my gun, No. 10, 30-inch,
choke bore, shoot closely, viz. ; The shell chambers seven
No. 8 buckshot. 1 use five drachms of powder, one pink-
edge wad, and twenty-one buckshot. Now take a No.
12 paper shell — it slips into No. 10 brass shell — cut it off
short enough so that when in the brass shell twenty-one
buckshot will just crowd in even with the top. You ha ve
now a pattern to go by. Out as many of these — same size
— as you wish loads of buckshot. Take the patterns now
and cut a piece lengthwise, out, of each one, so when
pressed together the pattern will just slip into the muzzle
of the gun. Cut these all alike. When cut, they will
look like this :

BNow slip one of these into each shell down on
to the powder wad. Put in your buckshot,
just to come even with the top of the paper
shell, and press a good wadfirmly down on the
buckshot. You will find (whether you look
into the muzzle or not, when the gun is dis
charged) that most of the buckshot will be
thrown ten to fifteen rods compactly, and also that, when
the load reaches the choko, the paper shell is pressed
together, and the charge kept from diverging by being
elongated, This idea is worth knowing, Try' it.

R. W. II.

Thread-Wound Cartridges. — Rochester, N, Y, — On
Wednesday last a party consisting of Seth Green, Supt.
Fisheries : W. J. Babcock, President Monroe County
Sportsmen's Club ; Dr. C. E. Rider, and myself, went to
the farm of Mr. Babcock to try the thread -wound long-
range shot cartridges advertised in your paper. The gun
was a 10-gauge breech-loader, Charles Green's make,
moderately choked, paper shells, four drachms Dupont’s
“choke bore No. 7," two Eley pink-edge wads, No. 9.
Cases tilled with an average charge of 175 pellets, No. 6
shot. Five shots were fired at fifty yards. The poorest
target, 30-inch circle, had 107 pellets in it ; average, 166 ;
or 94 per cent, of all.

Ten shots at a. paper target, 36x40 inches, seventy
yards, gave one failure, the cartridge failing to open.
Of the other nine, the poorest target had fifty-five pellets
in it. Average of the nine, 181 nearly ; or nearly 70 per
cent, of all.

Five shots at 90 yards at paper target, 36x40 inches,
gave 157, 97, 188, 143, and 182 pellets, or an average of
nearly 80 per cent.

The average penetration in pine was 9-16 inch at fifty
yards; j inch at seventy, and 1 inch at ninety.

This device, by which the effective range of the shot
gun has been greatly increased, although not yet perfect,
is, as it stands, in the opinion of the writer, more certain
and effective than the Eley long-range wire cartridge.

I remember, while hunting in Iowa in the fall of 1873,
of killing a Canada goose, seventy-five yards, with a
Paine cartridge. This was, of course, prior to the time
of the improvement made upon it by Sehleber & Co.

A. B. Lambeuton,

The Thread-wound Cartridges. — Rochester. N. Y.,
Nov. 33d. — In reply to your Florida correspondent’s let¬
ter in your last number, we would say (1) : That he used
but one pink-edge wad, where he should have used two,
The cartridge must have a good bed behind it, in order
to perform well. Besides, one wad is not sure to retain
the gas ; and the slightest escape of gas is fatal to the in¬
tegrity of the winding.

(3) When he found his shots going to the left, he
should have held to the right. The fault was in his gun :
for the cartridges go where round balls will go when shot
from the same barrel, only the cartridges are more accu¬
rate in then- flight than round balls, as we have proved
by experiment, To prove it, let him shoot a few ninety-
yards' cartridges at a target seventy yards away ; the
cartridges will then go through the paper as solid bolts.
Then from the same barrel shoot an equal number of
round balls that fit the bore of the gun with a patching
of, say, cotton flannel. We think he will find the first
target will be the better by string measure.

(3) As to the tapes, they are of no use with brass shells.
It is best to use the cartridges with paper shells only,
as a matter of convenience.

(4) As to buckshot, if he will open one of the cases he
-will find that No. J will not chamber well. No. 3 buck
chambers well, and for that reason we made the hole in
the rear- just large enough to admit this size.

(5). As to the general performance of the cartridges,
persona inexperienced in their use generally make the
mistake of experimenting with the longer ranges first,
whereas they should first learn to use the shortest range.
And for practical work also, five of the reds should be
used for every one of tbe blue, because with the former
you are virtually fifty yards nearer your game than with
loose shot, and with the latter all imperfections of gun
and cartridge, and all errors of judgment as to distance,
elevation, allowance for wind, and motion of object, etc.,
are greatly magnified. H. H. Sohlkbek.

Ditthar Powder. — New York, Nov. 18th— Editor
Forest and Stream. — When tbe Dittmar powder was first
brought before the public, I purchased a couple of cans
of the “B" and “C” grains, and tried several experi¬
ments with it, but could not get the penetration neces¬
sary for good shooting ; nor was it satisfactory in any way,
excepting the advantages that it possessed of having little
smoke, and keeping tbe gun clean,

As there was no recoil when the charges exploded, I, of
course, reasoned that the powder was extremely slow ;
otherwise the gun would kick as the inertia of the shot
was overcome.

The penetration was sufficient for woodcock shooting
however, and I used the Dittmar in this kind of shooting
for several months, being delighted with the absence of
smoke. Birds were frequently killed with the second
barrel that escaped the first, when such a thing would
have been impossible if black powder had been used.

One day, while shooting in the western part of the
State, a charge exploded in a very strange manner, I
fired at a woodcock in a fair Bhot where the bird had no
chance of escape, but he flew on untouched, and the dis¬
charge gave me such a terrible shock that I was obliged
to give up shooting for that day. Speaking of this occur¬
rence shortly afterward to my friend, Amasa Drake, of
Ithaca, lie mentioned a similar accident to himself : when
he had received a tremendous skakingup, and the fasten¬
ings of his gun were loosened by the discharge. Neither
of us have used more than tkree-and-one half drachms of
powder in ten bore guns. From that time we returned
to the use. of black powder,

This season, after reading all that laid been written on
the subject in the columns of Forest ANd Stream, I
decided to make further inquiries, and found that the sale
of the artiole had increased very largely, that the powder
was carefully tested before being put upon the market, and
that no more accidents were reported from it.

Several cans of the “C" grain were given me by a
friend, and loaded a couple of hundred of cartridges with
tins to be used on a hunting trip for partridges (ruffed
grouse). To say that the powder was perfectly satisfac¬
tory, is not enough. It is the thing for the sportsman
who shoots in the brush, and I shall never use anything
else as long as the Dittmar is to be had. The tests at the
target were all that could bo asked. The first day out I
made a double shot on a coupleof partridges that jumped
up together, and flew so nearly in the same direction that
the smoke from black powder would have prevented my
killing the second bird, I also killed a great many that
were not stopped with the first barrel, and marked down
birds whose course was difficult to follow through the
trees. Sportsmen who make a specialty of partridge
shooting as I do. will at once appreciate the advantages
of this absence of smoke, and will find their pleasure and
their hag doubled at the end of a day’s shooting when
using Dittmar powder,

Tbe charge used by me on tliis trip was four drachms,
with one and one-eighth ounces of No. 6 shot, in a ten
bore Webley gun. The charges exploded evenly as far as
it was possible to see, and the birds died in fine style.

Mark YVest.

A Bewildered Shooter.— Areio York, Nov. \2\st.— Ed¬
itor Forest and Stream : — Several years ago the late
Richard Sands and 1 were hunting on a favorite ground
of ours in Pennsylvania. We had been out for three days
without getting a deer or a turkey, but on the fourth
morning the hound started a buck, and Sands and I im¬
mediately posted ourselves on runways. After a run of
half an hour we heard the hound bringing the buck to¬
ward us. Sands was waiting on a dry ridge that ran
through a hackmatack swamp, and was very closely hid¬
den. While the deer was coming toward us, but still a
long way off, judging by the voice of the dog, Dick
heard a turkey chuckle, and looking up he saw five big
turkeys walking in single file along a log across a little
stream within four or five rods Jof him. Here was a di¬
lemma, Dick could not for the life of him decide whether
to shoot at the turkeys and kill at least tln-ee for certain
and scare the buck, or to wait and kill the buck and let
the turkeys go. He let the turkeys walk off, and as they
disappeared among the trees the hound’s voice stopped
all of a sudden. A pretty state of things for Dick : the
birds were gone, and the dog had lost the deer. While he
was “cussing” the luck another turkey came out in an
opening but at a very long shot, but he risked the chance
and fired both barrels at once. Tbe turkey was not hit,
but it did not know where the shot came from, and being
confused, ran within a few rods of Dick and flew before
the latter could load up, and at the same time the buck,
wlficli bad been coming all of the time and had run close
to him, jumped off to one side in the swamp in a splen¬
did chance for a shot, hut bounced away before the gun
could be ready, although it was a breech-loader. But
you know that under the circumstances a man could not
put a cartridge into a bushel basket in fifteen minutes,
much less could he slip it into the breech of his gun ;
they never will go in when you only have six and a half
seconds to spare. Since that day Dick's mind was always
affected. Long Joe.

A Pistol Sportsman. — I have shot with a33 cal. pistol
since March 18th : one wild goose which was shot on the
wing, falling with both wings broken near the body,
thirty-five rods less one-and-one-lialf feet from where i
stood when the shot was made ; four hawks and an eagle,
three hawks and the eagle from the tops of tall trees from
my buggy, one away at tbe distance of ten or twelve rods
from where I stood ; five pickerel after getting them on
hook and line, and I think fully a score of rabbits, though
could not give exact number. Tonio.

Ohio ^

New Haven Gun Club.— New Haven, Nov. 33d.—
Editor Forest and. Stream ;— The New Haven Gun Club
have twice beat the Branford Club at glass balls, and
this resulted in a regular challenge from the Branford
Club, which was promptly accepted by the New Haven
Club, But when we arrived on the shooting ground
early on the morning of the match only half of the Bran¬
ford team had put in an appearance, which broke up tho
match.

As the New Haven boys had gone to shoot, they made
up a team, including what Branford men there were
present, and the New Haven Club scored 319 coots,
which was pretty good, considering the delay of forming
a team. Nothing happened during the shoot to mar the
pleasure of it, except that Hanson was somewhat
startled when he received a single No. 3 in the bead, and
Beers received from a Branford man a whole charge of
No. 4 hr the back and side, but having on two shirts, two
vests, a knit jacket, jumper, and several other clothing
stores, the shot did not go through. Joey had to quit
shooting at 11 A. m. ; was sea-sick ; it makes him dizzy to
see the coots tumble. Merwin is always sick from the
same cause, and this is the reason that he prefers to
shoot pensioners, as he didn’t have to see them fall.
Howard did well with his 8-bore, but he killed his ducks
so far off, and put so many shot into them, that most of
them sank before he conic! get at them. He says he will
have a very light duck-boat built, and if he does, and
shoots that 8 -bore in it, the recoil will send him under¬
water stern first.

Fulton got his bony fowl and thought it wasn't fair not
to count the ducks he could not pickup. Waterhouse can
comb ’em every time when they come right over his bead,
and these are the kind of shots the boys 'like to have him
get, as there is more roomfor his double barrel to circulate.
Armstrong likes to stop at a regular hotel when he goes
duck shooting, because they never forget to call him very
early in the morning. Sanford’s boa t gave a lee lurch
just as he pulled on a coot, and lrej killed him; which so
encouraged tbe shooter that he goes ducking regularly
twice a week.

The headquarters of the duckers of the New Haven Club
are at George Lomdfare’s, near Double Beach, where good
board is furnished at one dollar per day, and the cove
there, is one of the best on the Connecticut shore for keep¬
ing duck boats. The club have about a dozen boats there
at present, and Thanksgiving Day there was a grand
duck shoot, after which the hoys sat down to one of
those sea-food dinners that no other man on the shore
can get up like Mr. Lorndfare.

Tins place is less than one hour’s drive from tbe city ;
there is good woodcock and partridge shooting within five
minutes walk of the house, and the best of blue and black
fishing can be had in then- season.

There has beon excellent woodcock shooting here, the
boys getting all the way frora*six to twenty-six birds to a
man ; never before can the shooters of the present day
remember such good shooting as there has been this
fall.

Leete was out in the woods the other day, and saw a
rabbit about two gun lengths off, and as he did not wiBh
to blow him all to pieces he thought that he would rake
him along the back, so he let go and missed him, although
John was somewhat surprised he did not forget that
when Waterhouse wasn’t around, he was the champion
second barrel shot in the club, so he let go agam, and
missed ; but John thinks quick, and being a special con¬
stable, and good on the run, lie threw down his gun, and
gave chase to the rabbit and caught it by the tail, and cut
its throat with his Jack-knife.

New York —Shelter Island, Nov. 24th. — The wild fowl
are scarce along these shores to-day, the cold, blowy
weather and the sail and battery boats combined having
dispersed them to some more genial feedrog ground. The
scallops, their favorite food, are plentiful here, and I see
a dozen craft dredging for them every day, but the poor
fowl are too much disturbed to enjoy the feast. Nearly
all the bunker steamers and yachts are now laid up,
but tbe few that still continue the business have been
doing well the past week. One of them, the Peconic, has
been very lucky, taking as many as 200,000 in one day.
The factories close up early, as their expenses are very
great, the two on this island employing over one hundred
men in the work. The geese have been flying over here,
bound south, butthey pass over beyond rifle shot, looking
insolently down upon upon us, without stopping.

Isaac M. Lellan,

New York — Homellsville, Nov. 33 d. — About fifteen
deer have been shot near here since the 1st of November.
Two were seen last night right in the village; they fol¬
lowed a load of hay, and eat some that the man dropped
for them. Plenty of red foxes, John.

New Jersey. — Cape May, Nov. 5th. — Dennisville, six¬
teen miles northwest of here, is a paradise for sports¬
men. Mr. Al. Benezet, proprietor of the three Greed-
moor shooting galleries here in summer, is located tem¬
porarily at Dennisville for the winter, and gives ns the
following information respecting sporting matters. He
is an enthusiastic sportsman, but bemg engaged in mer¬
cantile pursuits oannot fully indulge Ins bent ; is very
reliable in hiB statements, and cheerfully informs brother
pleasure seekers of all good points respecting shoot¬
ing anywhere in this vicinity or through our county.
Quail shooting commenced Saturday last, and they are
very numerous indeed. In riding from Court House to
Dennisville, four miles, he saw eight covies a few days
before the law came in. Between 200 and 300 were shot
Saturday around Dennisvillle that be heard of. Messrs.
Spicer, 'Learning, of Cape May, and Edw, Wheaton, of
Court House, shot forty-seven quail and eleven wood¬
cock, three miles east oE Dennisville the first day. Mr.
Benezet killed eleven Wilson’s snipe Saturday afternoon,
in less than an hour, on the fresh meadows near the
town ; and a few clays previously shot three in a few
minutes for a sick person. He says the snipe are very
thick all around the town, and he never saw them more
abundant in his life.

There is a pond quite near Dennisville much frequented
by large numbers of teal and wood duok. About the mid¬
dle of October Mr. Benezet visited it at 4 v. M., and killed
five. He got eight the preceding week, making thirteen.
They are very handsome — four of them were males ; and
he had one stuffed by Mr. John Kinder, of Philadelphia,
and placed on exhibition in bis shooting-gallery window
, at Cape May. Mr. Benezet killed seven mud teal, or short

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necks. They were in the mill pond (at Dennisville), about
100 yards from the bridge.

Of rabbits there are countless numbers ; but gentlemen
from abroad do not waste time on. them, although very
many are shot by resident gunners.

Deer hunting became legal on October 15th, and Den¬
nisville and Tuckahoe, six miles north of it, are famous
points for shooting this graceful and fleet creature. As
yet we have not heard of the capture of many, although
venison is already plenty at Dennisville.

Men accustomed to all the game of the place are to be
had at Dennisville for the sum of a dollar and a half per
day ; and the Gatzmer House, by Mr. Mackey Williams,
is a very good hotel, at which particular attention is paid
to visiting gunners. Mr. Williams is a long resident here,
familiar with all the needs of sportsmen. The house is
new, and has been put in fine order in readiness for the
shooting season. It is widely known to visiting sports¬
men of various cites, and the travelling salesmen of New
5: ork, Philadelphia, Baltimore, etc., can testify gratefully
to the care all will receive who intrust themselves to its
protection. Cape Mat.

New Jersey Foxes. — The mountains about Somerville
and the Washington Valley are reported to be overrun
with foxes. There is a corresponding diminution in the
number of rabbits. Foxes and rabbits are both vermin.
The New Jersey folks talk of organizing some old-time
fox-hunts.

Spruce Run Camp. — Centre Co., Pa., Nov, 22d.— I adver¬
tised through your columns for one-or two gentlemen to
join my hunting party some time ago. I had several re¬
plies. I accepted two last season, and this season these
same persons were ready to join my home party. We
have had elegant sport ; have nine deer at our camp.
The crowd shot seven in one day. We lost two of the
seven, but got five to camp in one day. We will put that
shooting against any party. We expect to hunt three
weeks, as the season will be out. We are anticipating
fun in full earnest. We have discovered several bears in
our hunting grounds since the snow fell. They confine
themselves to the laurel through the day, and come out
to feed at night : ancf, as we are all too smart to under¬
take to follow them, we went to the settlement and
bought a horse and took him to the ground. The cere¬
mony was short ; and we left him expecting to see him
on Monday. We have our traps ready, both spring and
shooting, and will set them as soon as they commence to
work on our bait. G. R. B.

Missouri — Sedalia, Nov. 24th. — The hunting here has
been almost nil. Quail very scarce, so much so that we
have about concluded to keep dogs and guns away from
them. Few chickens coming in, and they are wild.
Rabbits unusually scarce. One or two Huntington parties
have gone for a from one to two weeks’ hunt in adjacent
hills of the Osages, but report game scarce and bag light.

Occident.

Indiana — Indianapolis , Nov. 24th. — Weather lovely.
Last week Harry Bates, Will Sharpe and Charley
Fletcher shot about two hundred ducks, most of them
mallards, near Crown Point, this State. J. F.

Oregon— Portland, Nov. 11th. — Had a very fair day on
the 9th. Went over to the Columbia Bottom, about seven
miles from here, and although without a dog, brought to
bag 14 ducks and 9 snipe ; killed a number of ducks
that I was unable to find in the tules. Game very plenty
now — geese, duck and snipe in abundance, and occasion¬
ally a swan. Multnomah.

— Earl Grosvenor, the eldest son of the Duke of West¬
minster, started from San Francisco for the Yosemite
Valley a few days ago, and will take a turn at the deer
and grizzlies— that is, if the grizzlies do not decide to
take a turn at Earl Grosvenor, .the eldest son of the Duke
of Westminster.

Florida — Otter Creek, Levy Co., Dec. 4th. — We are
having some fine sport hunting and fishing. If there is a
place in the United States that is full of game it is Gulf
Hammock, where the Captain’s house is located, and a
finer stream of water never flowed than flows past here.
It abounds with bass, sheepshead, and other gamey fish.
While I write the Captain’s colored man is coming across
the lawn in front of the house, with a bear cub and deer
on his back, the bear weighing 12 pounds and the deer
llOpounds, You have only to visit here to be convinced
of what Isay. S. Y. McF.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

Maine — Topsham, Nov. 27 th, — Riverside Club : Bogar-
dus trap : 18 yards rise : —

Keyes . 01111011010110 1-10

A. Q. Goud . I I 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 l 0-13

Hall . 01 1001 101101010-8

Stetson . 001 1 10001001010 —8

To rlt . 1 i ] a i i i i () l i i o 1 0—11

Winslow . 101011 110 11001 1-10

C. Gourd . 1 l 1 l o 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1-13

W. A. S.

Stamford Gun Club. — The Stamford Connecticut Gun
Club bad a pigeon match on Thanksgiving Day, in which
the following parties took part and made the following
scores

Filled.

Craine . 1001111111 8

A. II. Smith . 1 11010 1111 8

S.W.W. Smith . 1101101001 8

Rums . 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4

Ootliout . II 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5

Taylor . 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7

Tie shot off: —

Graine . 1 0 0 1 A. H. Smith . 0 1 0

Divided. '

New York Gun Club.— Bergen Point, N J.,Nov. 21th.
— Sweepstakes of $25 each, 25 birds, handicap rise ; five
traps; New York Gun Club rules :—

E.G . Murphy. 30 111111111111*1111*11111* 1-22
W. Murphy ,30 1111110 0 1 11 0 1 1 1111111111 1-22
Dr. Wilson... 30 11011111111*111010111111 1—21

J. Bond . 25 100111110111011111111101 1—20

E. S. Adams.. 27 1 0 1 1 1 11 1 0 * 1 * 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 wd. -It
The Murphy brothers divided, ,

i i

Sweepstakes $2 each ; 5 birds ; handicap rise ; five
traps ; New York Gun Club rules : —

W. Murphy. . 30 1 1 1 1 1—1

Beblin . 29 1111 1-1 1 1 1 1 l 1

E. S. Adams . . . 27

J. Bond . 35

W. Jackson . 28

E. G. Murphy . 30

King^ . - . 20

Dr. Wilson . 30

Cleveland . . 25

J, Long . 20

Mr. W. Murphy and Mr. Reblin divided. Mr. Jackson
took second and Dr. Wilson third money.

Sweepstakes, $2 each : 7 birds ; handicap rise ; five
traps, and New York Gun Club rules : —

E. S. Adams . 27 * 1

Dr. Wilson . 30 1 1

E. Salmon . 28 ‘

11-11.

1 1-0
0 1-1 1
1111 *— 1 0
10 11 1—0
10 10 1-1
011 1—0
0 10 0 withdrawn.

J. Bond .

King .

J. Long . .

Dr. Benjamin.

1110

Oil

...28 0 1 1

. . . 25 0 1 0

1 1 1—1 1111
* 1 1—1 1110
111—11110
111—1110
Mil
10 10
'00

The day’s sport concluded with a sweep at 10 glass
balls, revolving trap, that was won by Mr. Edgar Mur¬
phy breaking 9 out of 10. Mr. Murphy then shot a
match with Dr. Wilson at 10 glass balls and won, break¬
ing 8 out of 10, against Dr. Wilson’s 6 out of 10.

Nov. 29th. — Regular Saturday meeting. Sweepstakes of
25 birds each ; 80 yards rise, 5 traps 5 yards apart : Hor-
lingham rules: — Mr. Murphy killed 81, missed!; Mr.
Knowles killed 15, missed 10 Mr. E. Zabriskie killed 8,
missed 8 and stopped.

The same men then competed in a ten-bird match for
a pool of $30, Mr. Murphy again winning, killing 10
birds straight at 80 yards, Messrs. Knowles and Zabmkie
killing 7 each.

A seven-bird sweepstakes, handicap rise, followed.
Messrs. Zabriskie and Knowles, at 30 yards, killing all ;
Mr. E. Murphy, 30 yards, 6 ; Mr. W. Stone, 26 yards, 5 ;
Mr. W. Godfrey, 30 yards, 5 ; Col. Butler, 30 yards, 5 ;
Mr, M. Jackson, 26 yards, 5 ; Mr. Soule, 30 yards, 2. The
tie shot off, “ miss and go out,” gave the first money to
Mr. Zabriskie andlthe second to Mr. Knowles,

A sweep of five birds followed. Messrs. M. Soule, E.
Murphy and R. Knowles, each at 30 yards, killing 5 ;
Messrs. W, Godfrey, E. Zabriskie and Col. Butler, 30
yards, 4 ; Mr. M. Jackson, 26 yards, 4 ; and Mr. Stone, 26
yards, 3. The shoot-off resulted : First money to Mr,
Soule and second money to Mr. Murphy.

The sport closed with a five-bird match between Mr.
Jessie Dodd and Mr. C. Shields, for $20 a side. The birds
were especially selected for the match. Each man shot
at 31 yards, Messrs. Dodd and Shields killing 2 each. The
shoot-off gave Mr, Shields the match.

Fountain Gun Club —Parkville, L. I., Nov. 19 th.—
The fifth average monthly contest of the Fountain Gun
Club, at 7 birds each ; to shoot 3 birds at 21 yards ; 2
birds at 26 yards, and 2 birds at 31 yards ; 80 yards
boundary ; 1£ ounces of shot ; from two H and T plunge
traps ; the use of one barrel only allowed ; club rules :—

Killed.

H. Smith . 1110111 6

J. Slane . . 1 1

Eddy . 1 1

Sleover . l l

M. -Mahon . 1 1

W. Hunter . I l

Sheridan . 1 l

Lemkeu . 1 0

Watts . l 0

Conover . 1 1

Bush . 1 0 * * * „ „

Knvenhall . 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

Byrue . 1 0 0 0 1 0 fl

White . 0 1 0 0 0 1 O'

Fountain Gun Club .—Parkville, L. I., Nov. 27 th.—
First sweepstakes, $2 entrance, at 3 birds each ; 25 yards
rise ; 80 yards boundary ; from five ground traps ; 11 en¬
tries : —

10 0 1
1110
10 0 1
10 0 1
1 0*1 o*
110 1
1111
0 0 0 1

Killed. I

11 3 I +Mr. Sleover. .

3 i Mr. Deacon..
2 +Mr. Wartou .
2 | M r. Jtadson . . .
2 Mr. Lamken. .

Killed.
10 1
0 1 1
0 1 1
0 10
ooo

♦Mr. Smith . 1

♦Mr. Wise . 1 1

tMr. Eddy . 1 o

tMr. WJngert . 1 1

tMr. Bush . 0 1

tMr. Burroughs . 0 1

♦Divided first and second money.
tDlyided third money.

Same^ Day. — Second sweep, $2 entrance, at 3 birds
each ; go yards rise ; fifteen entries : —

Filled.

Filled.

tMr. Burroughs . Oil

+Mr. Sleover . 0 I. i

tMr. Lamken . o 1 l

tMr. Bush . . 1 o 1

tMr. Hobson . 0 1 1

tMr, Bergen . 0 1 1

Mr. Wise . 0 0 0

♦Mr. Wingert . . . 1

♦Mr. Conover . 1

♦Mr. Eddy . 1

♦Mr. Phillips . . l

♦Mr. Rogers . 1

tMr. Smith . 1

tMr. Madison . 1

tMr. Nostraud . 0

♦Divided first and second money.
tDivided third and fourth money.

Rochester Gun Club.— The final meeting of the club
for season of ’79, had a good day and track on the 19th
out at Culver Park, fourteen mombers being present, with
a stiff breeze from the East. Six out of the fourteen used
Dittmar ; Card’s revolvers placed 5 yards apart ; 18
yards rise : —

tllOlll 1 0 1100001001 1—12
l 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0-13
00001111001010100001—8
11111101111010111 0 1 0-15
1101101011111101101 1-15

11100110011111 1 1001 o— IB
10 0 10 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 11 0 111 1-14
0 0 1 1 10 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1-.
11111101010 11011011 1-15
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1—7
100111110 noil 0 10011 -13
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0—12

- — - . 00000000 0 0000100000 0-1

Angell . 00000 1 10010000001 10 0—5

Ties on 15 : —

. . Oil

Briggs .

Butts .

M. Munich . .

Stearns .

G. Raymond _

E. D. Raymond

F. Ward .

H. Ward .

A. Smith .

Sol don .

Torranco .

Webb .
Oothout

G. Raymond, wins first prize.

Ties on’14 : —

J . Ward . 0 111 1— l|H.Ward . 1 0

F, Ward wins second prize.

Butts wins third prize.

Ties on 13 : —

Butts . 1 1 1—3 1 Torrance .

E. Raymond . ,.. 0 0 0 — 0 |

Ties on 12 : —

Briggs . i i i_3 1 Webb . . i

Briggs wins fourth prize,

Brooklyn Gun Club — Dexter Park, L. I., Nov. 25th.
— Regular monthly shoot for the Colt guu, shot for at 10
birds each ; handicapped rise ; 80 yards boundary. Club
rules : —

Stevens . 28

Leroy . 24

Eddy . 25

Barker . 24

11 i l 1 1 it H l u
111101111111*0
1101111111110
1111100111

Jersey City Heights Guns Club.— Marion, Nov.
28th. — First event a $2 sweep ; 10 entries : 5 ground traps ;
5 yards apart; 5 birds each ; 25 yards rise. $10 to first ;
$7 to second, and $5 to third ; was won by Haddon who
took first, Toffy, Hughs and Toffy second, Newbold and
Heratage third ; with the following score : —

Haddon . 11111-5

D. Toffy . 11110-4

W. Toffy . 11011-4

Hughs . 110111-4

Newbold . 10101-3

F. M.

Heratage . 11001— si 2

Thompson . 0001 1—2 3

Hill . 10100—2 3

Dugan . 0001 0—1 4

Wanton . 10 101-2 3

Second contest. — Same conditions with 12 entries ; $12
to first ; $8 to second ; $4 to third ; won by Heratage,
Cadmus, and Hughs, second ; Hill and W. Toffy, third ;
score : —

Hughes..

Cadmus . . 11111—5

Heratage . 1111 1—5

Haddon . 10111—4

Hill . 11011—4

D. Toffy . 10011-3

F. ill. F. 31.

1111 1-5 0 I W. Tolly . 0113 0—3 2

0 Walton . ...0011 0—2 3

0 | Newbold . 10 010—2 3

1 [ Thompson . - 0 0 01 1—2 3

1 T. Hughs . 11000-2 3

2 I Dugan . 0 0 010—1 4

The third sweep brought 13 shooters to the trap, a
strong wind blowing across the field, and the birds were
carried rapidly to the right, quartering from the trap,
which gave a fine chance to decide the merits of the
shooters. Heratage was the only one who succeeded in
getting a straight score, which he did by grassing his
birds in fine style, and taking first, $13 ; Hifi took second,
$8, and Thompson and Haddon third money, $5 ;
score : —

Heratage .

Hill .

Cadmus .

Hughes .

Saunders .

Wilms .

D. Toffy .

W. Toffy .

Haddon .

Thompson .

Bergen .

T. Hughs .

Newbold .

- 11111-6

. 1 10 1 1—4

. 0 111 1-4

...10111-4

. 1111 0-4

. 1110 1—4

. 110 1 1—4

. 10 11 1-4

. 0 0 11 1-3

.... 1011 0—3

. 1110 0-3

.... 10 0 11-3
. ..11011—3

0

Raritan Shooting Club.— Keyport. N. J\, Nov. 27 th.
Regular monthly shooting contest for the badge. Only
six members of the club stood before the trap to com¬
pete for the badge. The following is the score ; plunge
traps : —

Ous. Maurer ...
B. F. S. Brown..
Robert Waltt. . .

W. Holmes .

H..1. McCabe...
George Waltt...

.11111

1 1-1
1 1-0
1 0—

Rise. Kitted.

.0111111—

The conditions of the contest were seven birds each, handicap
rise ; birds to be sprung from a plunge trap, and Raritan Rules to
govern all other points.

Philadelphia Gun Club.— Andalusia, Nov. 21th. —
Closing contest for club cup. The prize is shot for four
times during the year, and the member who succeeds in
killing the greatest number of birds in those matches is
declared the winner, and the cup becomes his personal
property. The cup had previously been shot for on the
22d of February last, Good Friday, and on July 4th. Dr.
Kinney was the winner, having killed in the four con¬
tests a total of thirty-six out of f@rty birds : — -

Yards.

Mr. Baldwin . 25 1111110 1

Dr. Kinnoy _

Mr. G. C. Carson .

Mr. Harrison .

Mi-. Moore .

Mr. H. Carson .

Mr. Wethercll _

.25

110 11111 11
1110111011
1011111011
11 01011111
11011100 0 1
1110 011100

Sweepstakes, $3 entrance ; first miss out : —

Yards. Killed.

Mr. C. H. Townsend . 25 1 l l

Mr. F. G. Ellis . 29 1 1 1

Mr. Rogers . 27 110

Mr. R. Ellis . 28 l 0

M r. H. Carson . 27 1 u

Mr. C. MaeAllister . 29 0

Mr. DLvey . ‘25 0

Messrs. Townsend and F. G. Ellis divided.

Yds. Filled. I Yds. Kitted.

Mi-. R. Ellis . 28 1 1 1 Mr. F. G. Ellis . .30 10

Mr. O. H. Townsend 20 III Mr, C. MaeAlIistor . . 29 (1

Mr. Rogers . 27 1 0|

Messrs. R. EUis and Townsend divided,

Yards.

Mr. C. MaeAllister . 29

Mr. H. Carson . 27

Mr. K. Ellis . 29

Mr. C. H. Townsend . 27

Mr. F. G. Elite . 30

Mr. Rogers . . 27

Messrs. R. Carson and MaeAllister divided.

Yards Rise.

Mr. F. G. EUis . 30 1 1

Mr- C. MaeAllister . 30

Mr. C. H. Townsend . 27

Mr. H. Carson . 2S

Some time during the month of Dec. a match has been
arranged between General E. Burd Grubb and 5b-. C.
MaeAllister against two gentlemen from any part of the
United States, whose names have not been announced
as yet, to shoot at fifty buds each ; thirty yards rise.

Ohio — Cincinnati, Nov. 22d, — Fourth contest between
two of the members of the Cineinnati Shooting and Fish¬
ing Club for a club prize, Bates & Baum traps, with
screen ; rise, 18 yards ; 20 balls : —

Kitted.

Ill

l i l i l u
111110

Aberdeen Gun Club. —Aberdeen, Miss., Nov. 13 th. Uth,
and loth, — The Aberdeen Gun Club held a pigeon shoot¬
ing tournament, during; the Fan- of the Mississippi Ex¬
position Association. The contests were open to all am¬
ateurs. The first day was fair, but a high south-west w ind.
The second day was very unfavorable. High wind with
a storm, changeable with sunshine and heavy rain showers*
but the boys stood it well, The third day a heavy storni

876

FOREST AND STREAM,

broke up tbe shooting. Glass ball Bhooting ; 10 single
rises ; 21 yards ; purse, $400 ; entrance fee, $7.50 : —

J. T. Gilmer . 0 1

f>. BiM . I 1

W. E. Lov

1 I

110 0
10 11
i o 1 1 :
1111

J. R. Scott . 1 1 1

w. E. Howard . l-l 1

L. M. Naneo . ] 1 1

S. C. Shinn . 0 11

A. F. Young . 1 1 1

TkeSessnms . 1 1 1

J. O. Clay . 1 1 1

S. It. Quarles . 1 0 1 .

8. D. McCullough . 1 1 0 1 - .

J. H. Patton. . . . I 1 1 110

J. W. Andrews . 1 1 1 1 I 1

.1. M. Cady . I 1 I I 1 1

.T.K. Saunders . 1 1 1 1 1 1

J. K. Hiblder . I 1 1 1 1 1

J. T. Harrison . I 1 1 1 1 1

J. 11. Herron . 1 I 1 1 1 1

U. H. Gallop . 111111

Tie for first money : —

Love . 1 1 1 1 1 1

Sossmns . 111111

Tbe rest retired on lower scores, Second money divi¬
ded.

Friday. — Match at 10 singles birds ; 31 yards hiseff, se¬
cond barrel allowed : —

_ 1-10

10- 9
1 1—10
1 1-8

11— 8
1 1— 0
1 1-10

111111 1—10
10 10 111—7
“111 1 — 8
1111—9

110 1—9

111 1—10
111 1—10
1110—9
1 1 1 1—10
1 1 1 1—10
1 1 1 1-10

0 1 1

. 1 1

1* l

1 10 1—8
1* 1 1 1-9
110 0—7
1 1 l 1-10
1 1 1*1-0
1 1— 7
1* 1-10

1 1 0 1* 1 1 I

0 1 1* 1 0 1 1

l 1 1* 1 1 1 1 -

1 1 1* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-10

1 1* 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1-10

111110 1111-9
1 l 1 1 1 1 1* 1 1 1-10

I 1 1 0 1 X* 1 1 1 1- 9

II 1 1 V* 1 1 1 1* 1-10
1 1 1 10 1 1* 1 1 0 - 8

10 10 1 0 1—8
111111 1—10
0 10 11 11—8
0110011—0

.011

1 0

E. R. Gallop .

J. T. Harrison .

G. B. Gilmer .

,1.H. Herron .

5. Bird .

8, C. Shinn .

A. F, Young .

Ike Sessum .

L. If. Nance .

J. M. Cady .

W. E. Howard .

TV. E. Love .

J. E. Saunders .

J.O. Gluv .

J. E. Ilibbler . .

.1. W. Andrews .

K. T. Hudson .

6. R. Quarles .

First tie at same rise : —

Herron ... 11111111111* 111111111111111* 11111111

II 1 11 1 1—41

gSSSfe.-/": . i 1 second bam*.

Nancc . .1111111111111111* 1-17

Howard... 11 1*11111111* 11111111111* 11 111111* 111
1*1111110—10

Saunders . 1 1 1* 1 1 1 1 1 1* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1* 1 1 1-20

Andrews _ 0—0

Second tie at same rise : —

Bird . . 1 1 1 1* 1 1 1 1 II 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1' 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-25

Cady. . 1 1*111111111111’ 1111111111 111 11 mill

Harrison ... . . 11 1 1 1*1 111 11 11*111 0 — 17

Love. I* 11111 1*11111111111 1*11111 1*11111 1*1 111*

III 1-39

This is fins work for Mississippi marksmen. The Aber¬
deen boys have made a name for themselves.

Saturday. — Match at five pairs double birds ; 18 yards

rise t— *

Bird . E 1(1 11 00 10-0

Cady . 10 11 01 11 11— 8

Clay . 11 U 11 10 11- 9

Dunham ... 10 10 10 01 10—5

Hudson.... 1(1 11 11 10 10- 7

K ellerman. 00 00 10 11 11-

Love . 10 H 01 11 10- 7

Nance . 11 11 H 11 11-10

Saunders.. 11 10 11 11 11 — 9

Howard... 10 II 11 11 11—9

Dr. Soules.. 01 10;U1 01 11-7

00 — 0

01 11 11 11 10 11— 8

01 11 11 11 11 11—11

L,M. Nance got first money,

Tie on second money : —

Clay . . .

Saunders .

Howard .

Howard, won second money : Cady, obtained third
money ; the fourth money was divided.

Second match, miss and out ; 31 yards rise

Bird . Ill 1-4 I Hudson . 1 1 1 1-*

nnriv II — 0 1 Nance . — 111 1—4

Evans. 7. ...... 0 -o| Dr. Scales . 1 1 1 1-t

Howard . . 1 1 1 1-4 j Saunders . 1 1 1 1—4

The heavy storm broke up tiie shooting, and the purse
was divided among those who had not missed.

Yachting mid Routing.

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

Date.

Boston.

New York.

h.

in.

Yu

m.

Dec. 5 .

3

58

eye,

.42

Deo. 6 .

4

48

1

39

Doc. 7 .

6

3?

2

33

'Dec. 8.. .

6

i J

33

Doc. 9 .

38

4

24

Doc. in; .

8

42

5

28

Dec. 11 .

9

48

0

34

CHARLESTON.

— Lord Dunmore is a hardy, brave yachtsman, Last
month, off the Uist coast, he went out on a dark night,
during a terrible slorni, in his cutter-rigged fishing boat
of about six- tons, called the Dauntless. Three Scotch
sailors were with him. After beating five hours with
close-reefed topsail, they rescued the passengers and crew
of the yacht Astarte, belonging to Mr. R. A. Napier, of
Glasgow, who wore wrecked on a small rocky island,
eleven miles from the coast. Lord Duiunove first took
three women and two children safely to the coast, and
resoued the remander. No other boat would venture out
in the storm.

The Sharpie in North Carolina. — Mr. George N.
Ives, formerly of New Haven, Conn., now hi the whole¬
sale fish business, at Beaufort, N. C., introduced the first
sharpie into North Carolina waters about five years ago.
Now there are over five hundred of these boats- in that
State.

Knickerbocker Yacht Club. — The Knickerbocker
Yacht Club boys passed a very pleasant day at their club
house at Port Morris oil Thanksgiving Day. The pro¬
gramme consisted of pigeon and glass ball matches. The
first event was a glass ball match for the club medal, and
was won by D. F. Cauglilan with a score of 13 out of 15.
The other scores were : W. Potter, jr., 11 ; T. N. Jacques,
10 ; A. Steinke, 9 ; A. A. French, 9 ; J. R. Cole, 8 ; £'. B.
Chedsey, 7 ; C. Baker, 7 ; T. T. Nixon, G : A. E. Miller, 5 ;
IV. A. Stewart, 1. Some of these men had never shot at
glass balls before.

The nest event was a sweepstakes pigeon match ; five
birds each ; 21 yards rise. This match was won by W. A.
Stewart with five straight birds. T. N. Jacques, A. A.
French, W. Potter, jr., A. Steinke and J. R. Cole killed
four each, and divided second money. The remaining
scores were : F. B. Chedsey and T. T. Nixon, 3 each ; A.
E. Miller and C. Baker, 1 each, and D. F. Caughlan, 0.
The winner of each of these matches was last man in the
other. At the conclusion of the pigeon match a recess
was taken for dinner.

The afternoon was spent in shooting scrub team
matches. The first one was made up as follows, each
man shooting at ten halls ; —

W. Potter, jr . 8

T. N. Jacques. . . 9

C. Baker . 7

T. T. Nixon . 7

D. F. Catighlan . 8

A. Steinke . 8

A. E. Miller . 4

A. A. French . 8

Total . -31 Total . .' . 28

Won by Capt. Potter’s team.

The second team match was made up as follows, each
man shooting at ten halls, as in the previous match : —

W. Potter, jr . 4

C. Baker . 2

A. A. French . . 10

D. F. Caughlan .

A. Steinlc . 8

F. B. Cheilsey. . - . 7

T.T. Nixon . . 5

F. Potter . 7

Total . 33 Total . 31

Won by Capt. Caughlan’s team.

This brought the day’s sport to an end. Messrs. F. Pot¬
ter, A. Varian and O. R. Arnold relieved each other
during the day, acting as referee and scorers. The con¬
testants in the different matches tender these gentlemen
their thanks for their kindness. Skipper.

(gjf Un tne return OI uie yaviuiug eunui rrum a
weeks’ vacation, much contributed matter will receive
attention, and numerous questions will be duly answered.

Chicago Yacht Clot.— At a recent meeting of this
club, the following officers were elected for the coming
year : Commodore, H. F. Griswold ; ViceUommodore,
George E. Web ; Rear-Commodore, J. W. Sayre ; secre¬
tary, C. E. Kremer; Treasurer, F. W. S. BrawJey; Meas¬
urer. F. B. H. Bonter ; Executive Committee, W. H. Bar-
nurn (Chairman), Henderson, Skillen, Paine, and Krause;
Regatta Committe, James J. Wilson (Chairman), Jacob¬
son, Engert. Band, and Ruff.

The retiring Commodore, Mr. T. M. Bradley, was
higlily complimented for his efficiency and valuable ser¬
vices, and his name was placed on the list ot honorary
members. Thanks were also extended to tbe retiring
board of officers. At present there are sixty-six active
and eleven honorary members in tbe club, owning a part
interest in fourteen yachts of different sizes.

Regatta of the Lake George (Fla.) Yacht Clot.

_ The first regatta of the season took place on Saturday,

November 15th, on Lake George, in which the following
yachts contested. The prize, au elegant pennant, pre¬
sented by tbe friends. of the club. Course, 21 miles to
windward and back.

Sr1

Magnolia . A. Hemenway .... W.ILKecd.

Marie . T. RoserB . Owner. . . . .

JudjfoB ; 8. N. Hammond, L. SaMngev* and G*

Time,
If. M. 8.
1 m 22*
1 20 18?
I 80 25
1 33 00

jj, ntionnt gmstimes.

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

THE VISIT OF THE GENTLEMEN OF IRELAND,

SUMMARY OF MATCHES— BATTING AND BOWLING
AVERAGES.

The party above mentioned left Ireland at the end of
August, aiid arrived in New York on Sept. 9th, where,
three days later the opening match of the proposed series
was entered upon. The team was headed by Sir George
Coithurst, of Blarney Castle ; captained by Mr. Nathaniel
Hone, of Dublin; while the business affairs of the tourists
were in charge of Mr. Charles Barrington (brother of the
Lord-Mayor of Dublin), or as he facetiously put it, “ lie
accompanied the team as guide, philosopher and friend. '
The majority of the players were graduates of Trinity
College,- Dublin, and members of the celebrated Phoenix
and Stoics clubs. The team was also provided with an
umpire, in the person of Rylott, one of tbe Marylebone
Club’s best ground men. Thus equipped they started on
their triumphant march, commencing at the metropolis
journeying to Syracuse, then back to New York and
Philadelphia, and afterwards through Canada, where they
played four matches ; beginning at Toronto and ending
at Cobourg. Entering the United States agam at De¬
troit they finished their series of games at that place.
After a day’s sojourn in New York, they returned home,
Oct. 29th, on the Scythia, Cunard Line.

We are informed that they were warmly welcomed
everywhere, and with hut one exception their visit was
a pleasant one. Of this exception we now intend to speak.
Up to this time we have purposely refrained from allud¬
ing to what we, from the first, considered the very dis¬
courteous treatment of the Irish gentlemen by the Young
America Club, believing that an untimely interference
would only fan the flame of discord, while there was
still a chance of oil being thrown on the troubled waters,
and also believing that it might do harm to the game,
which is yet in its infancy in this country. But since
these gentlemen, our guests, have been allowed to return
to their homes with feelings of dissatisfaction at their
usage — and no one hand has been publicly raised to pro¬
tect them in a country in which they were strangers,
although there have been reports published as untrue as
they were uncalled for, we deem it but just, as a, chron¬
icler of the noble game, to state most emphatically that
in our opinion the Young America Captain acted in an
injudicious manner, and that Mr. Hone very properly re¬
fused to play the match with the Young America Club.
Of the charges which were brought against Rylott for in¬
fringing Law 42 nothing lias been proven, nor is the
source from which it emanated in any degree worthy ot

C1Had there been anything in it, we are sure Mr. Hone
would have gone to the bottom of the matter, and it it
was to he used at all against Rylott, why was not the
charge made openly as the ground for the objection?
For it would have been a valid ground and would have
given the Young America Club the strong side of the case,
which they certainly have not won.

Whether or not Rylott is fitted to fill the responsible
Position, is a horse of another color. His record at home
las been a good one, and this is well known by those who
li ve outside the pales of local cricket. If Rylott’s decision
in the Philadelphia match was known to be unfair, lie
should have been objected to and removed at the time of
its occurrence, not opposed several days afterwards.
The not doing so points to the evil of the gate-money
system, for where there are a large number of spectators
who do not understand cricket it seems to be the custom
to consider their feelings and see that they get their
“ money’s worth,” rather than carry out the true spirit
of the game.

We have received recently a large number of letters
on this subject, and we know that the above is in accord¬
ance with the views of a very large majority of cricket¬
ers in the United States. Although every section of the
country has had a word to say, yet we are gratified to
record, that in no one place is tins unfortunate occurrence
more regretted and more severely condemned than in
Philadelphia itself. We sincerely trust that the future
will be free from difficulties of this kind, which only tend
to injure the rise and progress of American cricket.

Before the Irish team left the oountry it was fully ex¬
pected that it would play a match with the English
eleven. Captain Hone had written to Captain Daft in
England, before either team started on its trip ; that he
desired to meet the professional eleven in America.
Never before was a match more anxiously looked for than
was this one ; this desire was not" confined to cricketers
alone, but was shared by tbe whole sight-seeing public.
The Philadelphia trouble precluded the Irish team from
returning to that city, where Captain Daft wished the
match to take place, and it was not until after much cor¬
respondence between the heads of the two elevens, that it
was at last agreed to play the match in New York, the
Staten Island Club having offered their grounds for that
purpose. The following telegrams received by Captain
Daft tell tbe story why tne match did not come off : —
Niaoaka Falls, Oct. Itli , 1879.
Richard Daft, A*eie Brighton, S. 1.:—

Can play vou at Staten Island, 21st and 22d ; can only play one
match, and not earlier. Nathaniel Hose.

Three days later this one came to' hand : —

Toronto, Ont., Oet.Mh, 1879,

Richard Daft, Phtladelvhia

Cannot play on dates lixed ; have previous engagements here ;
can play on 25th and 27th. Nathaniel Hone.

As the English team had engaged passage for home on
Oct. 25th, the foreigners did not meet in this country.
This was a great disappointment to the many who had
counted upon this match to see the Irish and English
cricketers.

In all, thirteen matches were played by the Irishmen,
,.i which they won ten, lost one, and had two drawn.
We thus briefly recapitulate the tour, as the official scores
of all the games have appeared in due course, in the
cricket columns of the Forest and Stream, and from
which the appended summary of matches and the aver¬
ages, both batting and bowling, have been carefully com¬
piled, after first comparingthem with the Irish score-book:

SUMMARY Or MATCHES.

First Second

Date and Place. Sides. Innings. Im'daga. Total.

sept. mm at Ho-. ! - 184

Bolton, N. J . ( St. G eorge's, II ... 25 35 (10

Won. by a -

Sept. 16th, at Syracuse, j iamb'll)'.1 . .

N. Y . ( 18 of Central N. Y. 16

Won by an Innings and three runs.

.... . „ . ( Gentlemen of De-

Sept. 17th, at Syracuse. J laQd u . 154

N. Y . ( IS of Central N. Y. 50

Decided on first innings.

Sept. 19th, 20th, at Stat-j

■■■■ Island . ( 18 of Staten Island 34

Yon by H wickets.

_ „ ( Gentlemen of Ire-

Sept. 22a, 23d, at Hobo- ) |aBd. yj . 1 Hi

ken, N. J . j United N. Y., 15. . 50

Won by 213 runs. „ , ,

Sept.25tb, 20th, at Nice- j UnAaS;’,?...!?, 58

town, Pa . (United Phila., 11. .149

Lost bv an innings and nine runs.

Sept. 27th, at Nicetewu, J GkmdfU.ll.?. . .- T. 122

a . (United Phila., 11.. 108

Decided on first innings.

. . . , . „„ 1 Gentlemen of Ire-

Sept. 30th, Oct. 1st, at, land 18 . 138

Ardmore, Pa . ( 15 of Merion C. C. 81

Oct. 10th, 11th, at Tor- j ^.^l/iSfl

onto, Ont . ( 15 of Toronto ACC 29

Won by an innings and 85 runs.

Oct. 13th, 14 tb, at Ham- \ 81

ilton, Ont . ( HamUtou C. C., li 47

Won by 60 runs.

Gentlemen of I re-

Oct. 16th, 17th, at Whit- J landi ]2 . 3*h)

by, Ont . ( 16 of Whitby. .... 30

OetDXmh, at

bonrg, Ont . ( 18 of Cobourg . 137

. , . .. 1 Gentlemen of Ire-

Oct. 22d, 23d, at Detroit, ) land u . 207

Midi . ju of Peninsular.. 13

Won by an innings and 107 runs.

Tno wickets. + 12 wickets. 1 3 wickets.

BATTING AVERAGES.

1. G. B. Hone .

2. D. N . Trotter ....

8. G. D. Op soy .

4. W. Hone, Jr .

5. Sir G. Coithurst..

6. N. Hone .

7. It. A. Miller .

8. H. Hamilton .

9. .1. H. Nunn -

0. A. Exham .

3. Brougham .

,V. Hone, Sr .

I. Hone .

C. Turbett . .

sg

19-4
18-8
15-13
13-5
13-10
12-15
11-11
10-15
10-3
0-3

2 MATCH "ES.

I Oil LI 801 33 33! 01 7-0

0, 0 1U| 52 j 52; 1 14-2

8 4 15 11 11 1 5-0

O' 0] 1) —

4LY.

I 1| 11 191 191 19 II 19-0

FOREST ANT) STREAM

877

BOTTLING AVERAGES.

— Belfs Life says : Rumor has it that another team of
Australian cricketers will visit England nest season .

ARCHERY.

The New York Archery Club.— The club had a field
day at Mount Morris Square, 184th street and Fifth ave¬
nue, last Thursday. At 10:30 A. it., a goodly number of
ladies and gentlemen being already on the ground, the
shooting commenced and continued with undiminished
spirit until 3 p.m. The western lawn of the Park, ob¬
tained through the courtesy of the Commissioners of
Parks, and where the club will hereafter meet, is very
well adapted for archery practice, and on that day pre¬
sented a scene charmingly attractive, and which we hope
may he oft repeated. The leading scores of 218 on the
ladies’ side, aud 341 on the gentlemens’, at the American
Round, speak well for amateurs whose practice dates
only two months back.

At the monthly meeting of the club held Saturday
evening, November 29th, three ladies and four gentlemen
were elected to membership, and the club voted that a
handsome tassel be the trophy to be shot for by the ladies
at their next prize match in December.

The Toledo Archery Club.— The gallant archers
bold, of the Toledo (O.) Archery Club, gave a complimen¬
tary dinner to the lady members at the Hotel Madison,
North Eleventh street. The handsomely engraved bill of
fare affords conclusive proof that the committee having
this special meeting in charge acquitted themselves with
honor to their club. The occasion was thoroughly enjoy¬
able throughout, and in its success was a most pleasing
argument for archery, the pastime of gentlemen and
ladies alike. Of all its many claims to popularity, the
game has no greater one than just this adaptability to
both sexes. It has all the merits of croquet iu this re¬
spect, without any of the drawbacks of that still popular
game. We have enough sports distinctively masculine ;
and sufficient, too, which should be distinctively femi¬
nine. Combining the two, arohery is the game of the
future.

The Toledo Club has thirteen lady members and ten
gentlemen. The prize winners for 1879, with their scores,
are as follows : —

Ladies — Double Columbia Round — First prize, Miss
Helen Baldwin, 93 hits, 426 score: second prize, Miss Belle
Messinger, 91 hits, 401 score ; third prize, Miss Jennie
Baldwin, 69 hits, 311 score.

Gentlemen — Double American Round — First prize, Mr.

D. V. R. Manley, 155 hits, 839 score: second prize. Mr. C,

R. Messinger, 141 hits, 651 score ; third prize, Mr. H. M.
Smith, 132 hits, 616 score.

Wabash Merry Bowmen— Crawfordville, Ind, —On the
afternoons of the 19th and 20th of Nov. the club shot the
Double York Round, with the following result :

— 100 rtfs— —so ran— — 60 ra»— — Tom —
Hits. Score. Hits. Score. Bits. Score. Mtts.Se.ore.
Will H. Thompson 78 326 81 337 47 277 206 940

Maurice Thompson 68 274 67 313 44 186 179 773

TUeo. McMechan.. 41 169 42 162 38 174 119 505

John A. Booe . 33 113 30 112 34 174 103 429

In a handicap shoot on the same afternoon (the 20thJ
Mr. Will H. Thompson, shooting twenty -four arrows at
60 yards, scored 24 hits — 160 score. The details were six
golds : ten reds, six blues, and two blacks.

On the same two days Mrs. J. Lee and Mrs. M. C. Klein,
shooting the English Double National Round, scored as
follows :—

—60 Fife.— -50 rtfs—

96 Ai'rows 48 Arrows Total .

Mrs. John Lee . 54 246 44 198 98 444

Mrs. M. C. Klein . 87 141 38 140 75 287

Chicago — Nov. 23ci. — Chicago is not to be behind other
cities in having an archery range for winter practice.
Mr. Wilkinson has kindly given up his entire basement
on State street for a range, and this lias been fitted up so
as to make it for all practical purposes almost as good as
out of doors. The room 13 160 feet long, and ceiling
about ten feet high. At the front end stands the target,
backed by three large mattrasses filled with baled hay.
Near the target on one side is a lamp with large reflector,
throwing a strong light on the target, while gas lights
from above light the entire length of the range, so that
the arrow is visible throughout its flight. The height of
the ceiling beingso low, a bow of much under forty pounds
pull is at a disadvantage at the fifty-yard range, it being
fo4md that at that distance a thirty-five pound bow could
not send an arrow so that it would strike the target as
high as the gold. As there are no winds to perplex the
archer, I shall expect to hear of some fine scores here this
winter.

The range was inaugurated last Wednesday evening,
and I give you the scores made ; 30 arrows at each 30, Ju
and 50 yards. But one scratch was made, and that was
when one arrow glanced into the gold from the ceiling : —

30

ras.

40

Yds.

50 Fife.

Total.

Cl. Conklin .

192

23

l«i

23

124

60

480

Mr. Hope .

... 30

208

30

no

S3

5

II. B. Nv ilk in. so li. . .

. . . 529

26

148

to

115

74

430

W. Conklin .

i i '

27

m

21

117

74

Mr. Myers .

. . . 30

15)0

29

m

27

145

60

508

The Messrs. Conklin shot with lemonwood hows of 40
pounds, Mr. Wilkinson with a 42 pound lance, Mr. Myers
with a 57 pound Horsman beef wood and lance, and Mr.
Hope with a 40 pound Horsman lance and hickory. At
50 yards the heavy 57 pound beef anil lance had the ad¬
vantage, as the, archer could shoot without fear of having
his arrows strike the ceiling.

E, L, Greer,

Thanksgiving Archery.— Boston. Nov. 28th.— The
archers of Boston and vioinity have secured a hall and
fitted it up for the winter practice of archery, The hall
is 130 feet long and of a width to accommodate four tar¬
gets.

Thanksgiviug a meet was held. Sides were chosen
and three rounds of thirty arrows each were shot, ladies
at 30 and gentlemen at ' 10 yards, with the following
score : —

1st Round. 2tf Ibntmi. 3tf Round.

Mr. Plympton, Captain . 117 127 129

Mr. Worthiugton, . . 141 117 129

Dr. Dwight . 92 110 148

Mias Worthington . 119 127 111

Miss A.Ag-er... . . 90 80 51

MissJ. Ager . . . - . .105 100 107

Totals . 634 059 681

Mr. Lethbridge, Captain.. . . . 97 113 187

Mr. Brownell . ...179 172 163

Mr. Woodward . 87 125 137

Mias R. Wilson . .104 118 101

MissJ. Wil80U . 86 181 93

Miss Sprague . . 09 62 72

Total-.-, . ,.'628 721 6(12

A, N, Drew.

Highland Park, III., Nov, 25th. — 144 arrows at 60

yards : —

1st 24. 2tf 24. M 24. ilk '21. 5th 24. Ctft 24. Total

Mr. Kyle. . 21 113 20 83 22 114 15 77 IS 86 21 111 H7 589

Dr. Weston .21 95 19 01 21 91 23 93 28 103 19 97 125 575

— McHenry C. Carver, of Chicago, who, by his liber¬
ality in the expenditure of his own means, and in the
lavish bestowal of his valuable time, and by his energetic
management of affairs as', Corresponding Secretary of the
National Association, deserves the unqualified praise of
every lover of archery in this country, is now engaged
in maturing, with the assistance of several other archers
of note, a plan for the conduct of the next National
which it is thought will guard against all mistakes of the
last meeting, mistakes which of course are incident to
all first meetings upon any large scale. Mr. Carver has
great originality of mind as well' as executive ability, and
the archers of the country owe much of the success of
their favorite pastime to his tireless work in behalf of
qrchery the past season.

The Polo Club House. — The Westchester Polo Club
have leased a plot of ground at 110th street and Fifth
avenue, where they will erect a club house and lay out
grounds for their sport.

— Chicago, during the past week, held the first of the
six-day bicycle matches between the great English team
and well known American riders. At the end of the
match, Saturday night, the score stood : Cann 855 miles,
and Stanton 810— total, 1,665 ; G. Harrison 858 miles,
and Rutland 800— total, 1,658. Thus the victory of the
English pair was only 7 miles in 1,665, but a 100-mile han¬
dicap was placed on the Englishmen.

tor Copvcspotulcnfs.

No Notico Taken of Anonymous Communications.

13?" ITe make no charge for answering inquiries in this column,

W. W. R., Street Road, Pa.— See our issue of Nov. Utli for full
list of New York fur dealers.

Philadelphia. — The correspondent wlio enquires about quail
and partridges is referred to notice at head of this column. No
anon’s need apply.

W. E. H., Meredith Village, N. H. — Can you tell me where I can
get directions and plan for building an ice boat? Aus. See
Forest and Stream, Jan. 27tb, 1876.

C. H., East Saginaw, Mioh— If there is a book published on boat
building, ploaso inform by return mail where I can get such ?
Ans. Manual of Yacht and Boat Designing ; Boat Building for
Amateurs : for sale by Orange Judd & Co. N. Y.

H. B. P., Trenton, N. J.— Will you give me the name, price, and
place where I can get the best published book on the keeping and
training of the fox and rabbit hounds ? Ans. “ Notitia Veua-
tica,” by Robert T. Vyner. YouwUl And it at Henry Miners’, 82
Nassau street, this city, no doubt.

S, W. B., Vioksburg, Miss— Please let me know whore I can get
a pair of thoroughbred harriers to raise from. 1 would prefer to
have a pair already broken, but would take a pair of live or six
months old puppies, if I could do no better. Ans. Probably none
to be had in this country. You will have to import them.

D. H. S., Riverton, Conn.— I have an English spaniel that had
the distemper about three years since, and for a year past there
has a film appeared on his eyes, which partially covers the pupils.
Please give method of treatment? Aus. Unless the film is cata¬
ract, it can he removed!)}’ blowing on it a little powdered burnt
alum.

A. E., Bonnersville, La— A party of three or four want to have
a small boat built to hunt in and go South this winter to Louis¬
iana. Wlmt will the law require that such a party shall comply
with, the boat to bo not Over thirty feet long and run by steam?
Ans. You require a regularly lioensed pilot and engineer, aud
official inspection each year.

P. T. S., St. John, N. B. — I am of the impression that the- mi¬
gratory quail havo been successfully introduced into parts of
Maine. Do you think the experiment would he worth trying in
this cold climate? Ans. Well worth trying. No one can tell
how it would succeed until it has been tried. In Maine the birds
have done well we believe. Sea back flies.

can bo obtained in New York? Ans. We do not believe that meat
meal can be procured here, for the reason that there is no large
manufactory Tor the preparation of meat extract, such as that of
Professor Liebig iu Europe.

F. R., Bristol, Conn.— 1 have a halt hound pup, two months olil,
that, when he walks, .walks on his toes with his knee bowed out iu
front aud it seems to be very weak. Ans. Bow-legged dogs are
somelimescured by being put in splints. The best thing you can
do with yourpuppy is to attend to hisgonoral health, keeping him
dry and warm and seeing that he gets exercise. A tubiespooeful
of dodliver oil twieea day will help him.

W. B. R„ New York.— Is thero any game ou or around the
Haekensack River, and wlmt part? If so, what kind ? Canid I
procure a ohart or map of Hackensack River and vicinity, and if
so, where and what would it cost? Ans. Yellow rail, sora rail,
English snipe, yellow legs ; black ducks, and teal ean be found
from the bridge up. We suppose General Newton, who has been
blasting iu the vicinity, has the only true chart.

Doubtful— 1. Is It lawful, in a pigeon match, where the bird is
wounded and falls within the boundary, for the shooter to go
round the bird to gather it ? or is it. as some say, the rule for the
shooter to walk right up to the bird. 2. Inform me where I can get
the complete rules of pigeon shooting. Ans. I. The shooter Is al¬
lowed to go around the bird? 2. Thero are a great many rules
used hy different clubs. Captain Bogardus' book, “ Field, Cover,
and Trap Shooting," contains most of them.

Wild, Red Bank.— Upon looking over a copy of a New York
sporting publication X found an article entitled “ Trout Fishing
In Northern New Hampshire.” I find this article in the “ Ameri¬
can Anglers Guide,” by our late practical friend, Thadous Norris.
Isitnot customary to give credit to such brilliant writers? Ans.
The publication in question makes nothing of stealing its matter
without credit, and in turn unjustly charging others with doing
the same thing. We have long since out it from our exchange list.

E. W., Danbury, Conn— From your description of the symp¬
toms it is impossible for us to say what is the matter with your
dog. However, we should first give him a dose of aperient medi¬
cine, say one ounce of castor oil. If he can be fed with a spoou,
we should give him heof tea, with say, two drops of wine of iron
each time he is fed. However, if you have described the symp¬
toms rightly he will probably be dead before this reaches you, and
weshould say he had been poisoned. This query was answered hy
mail, but q, wrong address having been given the letter was re¬
turned.

S. H., Bneyrus, O.— Will you please givo the rule by which a
party ordering a gun may designate the desired curvature of
the stock, without a diagram? I notice in advertisements the
“ inches drop,” but to an amateur like myself it is enigmatical.
It requires information to know from, and to, what points the
measurements are made? Ans. You must.hy trying guns find
one, the drop of which suits you. Then place along the rib a
straight stick extending as far as the end of the stock ; then
measure from the stick to the top of the stock at the heel plate
and you have the “ drop ’’ of the stock in inches.

CASHtus, Matteawan, N. Y.— t own a valuable English grey¬
hound who is greatly troubled in his breathing. The nostrils
seem stoppod up and the breath has a foetid Rmell. Thg tonsils
are somewhat swollen, and occasionally after hot application of
flaxseed poultice to the nose there is a bloody discharge. The
lungs stem sound, and when breathing through the mouth, after
exorcise, there seems to he no trouble. The dog keeps In good
spirits. Ans. In his present condition it is better that your°dog
should have rest. Give him at once the following- aperient:
Calomel, 4 grains; Jalop (powdered), 10 grains ; ginger, 1 grain ;
mix. Give him a Dovers powder three times a day.

W.E.H., Meredith Village, N. H.— Wand N arc playing erib-
bage. W plays a tray. N answers with au aoo. W plays a deuce
and takes three holes for the Sequence of 1, 2, 3. N then plays
another aco and takes six for double sequence. W then plays
another deuce. Is he entitled to a quadruple sequence or not ?
Ans. N In playing the second aee is entitled to nothing, as the
cards then played are 1,2,1. Neither is W entitled to a count
when he plays the second deuce, as the play is then 2, ], 2. You
made hut one oorroet count in your play, and that for the first
sequence by W, viz.: tiireo holes. Tliore is no such thing ns a
double sequence in pegging, but only in counting your hand.

- H- C. W„ Westport, Conn— I have a black-and-tan dog between
four and five years old. About thirteeu months ago he gradu¬
ally lost the use of his legs, his hind ones giving out first, and for
three weeks they were about useless. He was eared for iu a box
In the house. Afterwards he gradually improved, and in a week
or so was on bis legs again. Now ho has a second nttaok. A few
days ago I noticed that he drew up his legs in his sleep, and a day
or so after, his hind legs began to grow weak, until now be cannot
use them. Aus. It is difficult to determine from your diagnosis
whether your dog is suffering from paralysis or rheumatism. If
the former is the case, but little cau ho done fop him beyond giv¬
ing him small doses of nux vomica, say one grain twice a day.
Attention to his general diet, and above all a perfeotly warm ami
dry bed, are essentially nocessary.

J. L., Jersey City.— My colloydog has some skin disease. He
scratches himself so much that the hair is nearly all off some
parts of his body. And all that I can see is small scabs or blotches
scattered over him about the the size of a three-ceut silver piece ;
the skin feels very hot to the hand. It has been coming on tu
him for the last two mouths and I keep washing him with car¬
bolic soap. Ans. Stop washing him with carbolic soap at once.
Give him one good washing with castile soap, and after drying
well, apply the following ointment : Sulphur sub, 8 oz. ; whale
Qil, 8 oz. ; oil of tar, 4oz.; ung . hydrarg, 4 oz.; to be well mixed
and thoroughly rubbed in. Wash off and ropeat in throe days.
You would And Glover’s Imperial Mange Cure, to bo had from
Messrs. Conroy, Bissett & Maileson, of this city, an excellent
remedy, and save the trouble of having the prescription made up.
Feed as little meat and as many vegetables as possible.

T. C. Troy, N. Y.— I want to buy a gun for glass" ball shooting.
Do yon thinka 10-guago gun would do more execution than a
13-guage, both guns bei ng of equal weight ? Would choking one
or both barrels be necessary? Price, etc.? Ans. Capt. Bogardus
uses a Scott 10-bore gun. It is customary to choke the barrel
which you would naturally lire last. Cost of choking, $4 to $5,

H. P. S., Rahway, N, J.— Can you tali me where in Now York
can find the back numbers of the Loudon Field on file ? I wish to
ref er to them for the past three 'or four years. Ans. Of August
Brentano, 27 Union Square, probably, or at the Mercantile Li¬
brary ; also at offieo of the Clipper or Spirit of the Times. Wo
have thorn unbound at this office, but not arranged serially.

A. M. G., Washington. — Can you inform me where the meat
meal which forms part of the ingredients and the important- part
of MetzdorFs dog food, mentioned In last Forest and Stream,

Montclair Hunt, Montclair, N. J— 1. How often should we
have our breeding bitches whelp ? We imported our beagles at
considerable trouble and expense and do not care to breed too
much for fear it would deteriorate either bitches or their prog¬
eny? 2. How often should puppies bo washed during cold
weather? Last suramor we washed our young beagles every
day, and wo attribute much of our success in preventing diseases
of all kinds to this practice, Ail our litters turned out well,
there being no ease of sickness. By the way, through the medium
of your advertising columns, we found purchasers for every pup
whelped, and u6w have orders we eonnot Oil. Ans. 1.- Weshould
not breed Often® than once a year or every other time of coming-
in season V 2. Wo do not think it is safe to wash puppies in cold
weather ; they are liable to take cold, which would rcsul t iu dis¬
temper; and the disease would probably go through the entire
ltenue1'

878

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wear. CANTON and SCARLET TWILLED
FLANNEL from 75c. to 81.50. ANGOLA
FLEECE, SCOTCH WOOL and SHETLAND
SHIRTS and DRAWERS, from 60c. to $3.50 each.
SCARLET WOOL KNXT SHIRTS and DRAW¬
ERS, $1.35 to $1.50 each.

the latest novelties
Are uow ready in Gents’ Silk, Linen and Cam¬
bric Handkerchiefs, Seatl’s in elegant designs
and effects. Our gold-plated Jewelry is the best
quality. Scarf Rings, Pins, Studs, Sleeve and
Collar Buttons atabout halt the usual cost else-

"jihirts only deUvered free.

Merchants will be furnished with trade circu¬
lars on application, as we furnish the trade on
the moat favorable terms.

Samples and Circulars mailed free.

KEEP MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

831, 633, 035 & 637 Broadway, New York.

GUN FOR SALE.— a Daly central-fire
breech-loader. Two setts barrels. Both
in-mimrc Fine gun; for particulars address
iu gauge, r '“|4M^ER^E8S/. took Box 193.

Dec4-2t Cazenovia, N- 1.

FOR SALE. — Breech-loader. Finest

Damascus 13 x 30, 8 lbs., pistol grip ; reboun-
dcr. Beautiful gun, tine shooter, bttte used ; no
fSit. Original value, $175, Price, *130. Address
F. F. F„ ifox, 680, N. Y. _ Pee- A.it.

Site fgenwl.

rpHE FOLLOWING PRICES will show
X I mean sell out !—

Victress, pure Laverack,ful.l sister to the Great
Countess, one of the best bitclies that ever
lived. She is by Old Bine Dash II. and MolllIL
Victress won two prizes -Manchester, H. C., Bir¬
mingham. To parties in want of a pure Laver-
ack to breed this is a rare chance. Price $75, not
one-hall' what she cost; was sold at public out¬
cry in England for $300.

Irish setter G lpsey, red, and some white ; bunted
some on quail; very obedient and easy to handle:
sire of Gipsy, Rodman’s Dasli, who was the best
Irish setter on game in the United States. She is a
good brood bitch, and just served by my red Irish
setter King Bee, who was sired by champion
York; a perfect beauty, and if she fails to pup
will serve her free next time, but she never
missed. Price only $35.

France, a field trial bitch; a beautiful head ;
ears hung low ; a good brood bitch ; never hunted
her ; bought her in June ; will guarantee her to
stand a pigeon in yard for twenty minutes, and
from her movements I think would be good in
field. Price $35. Litter of pups worth four
times that amount.

Llewellin setter bitch one year old, blue
ticked ; raised and bred by L. H. Smith, of
Stratbroy, Ontario, Canada ; sire, PariB, and
dam, the pure Laveraek bitch Peeress ; Peeress
and Paris are both broken, aud Paris is one of
thobest field dogs in this country, that money
cannot buy ; the Chicago IHcld of -Nov. 8th,
’70, gives a cut of the famous Paris and his
field winnings and on the bench ; parties buy¬
ing will get pedigree and his winnings printed.
Price only $50. These are bottom prices.

Address H» B. V ONDRRSMITIi . Lancaster,
Pa. .Nov. 27-tf

IN THIS STUD.

“RED G-R.OITS33,’y

IMPORTED IRISH SETTER.

Address EDWARD LOHMAN, 171E. 87th St.N. Y.

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N, Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTEES

Of Purest Strains.

Imperial Kennel

fejlVv'ASt Setters and Pointers tlior-

o uglily Field Broken.
wlBaBWa Young Dogs handled with
wMHPF skill and judgment.

WjF Dogs have dallvaceeBS.to salt

' Tor water.

~ N. B— Setter and Pointer

puppies ; also, Broken dogs for sate ; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

Wwrtrit

A WANTED. —A good second-hand gun,

V V with or without case and implements;
12-boro, 30-inch, bbls.; extension rib ; l’^tol gnp;
about 2-inch drop ; rebounding looks. Address
Nov27-3t D. B., Office I crest and Stream.

AA/- ANTED — A LARGE QUANTITY OF
VV live qaails and prairie chickens, deliver-
able at Jobstown, Burlington bounty, N. •I-, be-
fore January 1, 1880. State quantity that cau bo
deUvered and prices, address

Dec 4-3t Jobstown, Burlington Co., N. J .

Beimel.

FOR SALE.

FOX TERRIERS.

Rattler, winner of 1st special, Boston ; 1st Phila¬
delphia, aud 2nd N. J., 1B79. Nixen, winner 1st
and special N. J. Minnie, winner 2nd N. V.,
1879. Nettle in pup to Rattler, and two puppies
out Of above, THOS, D. BURKE, P. O. Box, ^232..

Lost.

A BEAUTIFUL lemon and white cocker
spaniel bitch answering to the name of
Lou. She was picked upin Forty-second street
b’» man named Donnelly, from whom she was
stolen on Sunday. Nov. 23d, ns he says- Ai v
person to whom she may have been offered
for sale will confer a favor upon me Dj com¬
municating the facts to me by mail, 01 at my
officc^O Broadway. ROBERT SEWELL.

TTINEST SELECTION OF YORKSHIRE

1 terriers In the city, l ull-grown PV'ffs:
pug pup pies, six men tbs old : also sma j

bull terriers. For sale at 'IHOb. KLELAGHgt,
61 Charlton, street, New York. Deo.4-»t.

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months’ work
out of the twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County, Georgia.

Oct 2,tf.

RATTLER.— lit the Stud.— Blue belton,
Llewellin setter, winner of three bench pri¬
zes, by champion Rob Roy, winner of five Eng¬
lish field trials, out of the pure Laveraek bitch,
(Pickles). Will serve bitches at $20. Litters war¬
ranted. Inquire of L. F. WHITMAN, Detroit,
Mleh. jan2tf

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “St onehenge’s”
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,"
and containing the “points” by which every breed
of dogs is judged in this country and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price 60 cents.

me f iMttd.

EASTERN

FIELD MLS.

THE FIRST ANNUAL MEETING

will be held under the auspices

OF THE

Eastern field Trials Club,

DECEMBER 10th, 11th
and 12th.

OP. E2Y TO THE WORLD.

All-Aged Stakes.

Entrance, §15 ; Forfeit, $10.
Puppy Stakes.

Entrance, $12 ; Forfeit, $8.

Dr are Stakes.

Entrance, $15 ; Forfeit, $8.

prizes to be

Entries received up to the evening of the
Hth at the Grounds, and until then to ad¬
dress of

JACOB PENTZ, Sec.,

3F». O. Box 274,

NEW YORK CITY,

All entries to be accompanied with the forfeit-
money.

Judges— T. F. Anderson, T. Furman Taylor,
Wash. A. Costar, William Wynn.

Grounds— Robin’s Island, Peconic Bay, L. r.
Reached by the Long Island R.R. to Catehogue.

dec4,lt

IN STUD— The two white imported Bull
Terriers, Teddie and Viper ; weight, twelve
and twenty pounds; also English bulldog, Crib;
weight, forty-two pounds. For particulars ad¬
dress “ CRIB,” 23 Myrtle-street, Boston. Orders
taken for thoroughbred bull pups from the
above Crib and imported Judy, to be whelped
Nov. 28th. Portrait of Judy can be seen at this
office. Nov20,lmo

ON SALE.— The celebrated English bull

dog champion Gambler, K. C. 8. B. 4549;
color white, with brindled ears; weight 45 lbs.
To describe his successful career on the show
bench would be superfluous. Suffice it to say he
has obtained upward of 300 cups and prizes, both
in England andion the Continent, andpronouned
afthe Great Bull Dog Show atBath.iwherehe re¬
ceived the Bull Dog Club Medal from the hands
of Vero Shaw, Esq., the judge, to be the most
typical specimen extant. He is at the present
time in tne most vigorous health and bloom, aud
capable of sustaining his prestige for many
years to come. To execute an immediate sale
£75 will bo accepted. Also my entire kennel of
pugs of both sexes ; most ot them winners at
our leading shows. Prices, from £5 to £20, ac¬
cording to merit. Wit. SEFTON,

Paradise Terrace, Blackburn,
NpvS7-»t. England.

A Bargain.

UOR SALE— An extra fine red Irish setter dog,
A by old champion R anger, out of Rubv ; Rubv
by Tippo out of Ruby; both imported by
Gen. Ducat of Chicago. Nothing finer. En¬
quire at this office or ot EDWARD ROFF,

32 Union sheet, Flushing, Long Island. N. Y.
Decl-lt

I POE SALE— If taken before the 25th of I)e-
1 cember, I will soil the following valuable
setters at a bargain ; Imported red Irish prize
bitch Floss, who has taken prizes at the follow¬
ing shows: Cork Show, Ireland; Centennial,
Philadelphia; St. Louis, Mo.; Baltimore, twice;
New York, and Philadelphia. She is a No. 1
brood bitch, and a very quick dog in the Held;
she will also be in h eat in abou t three weeks’ time ;
price, only' $05. Nora, a great, slashing, strong
bitch, red Hash, out of champion York and
Thompson's Belle ; price, only $33. A handsome
Llewellin setter bitch, lemon end white; a beau¬
tiful bitch, and apretty good worker in the field ;
.price, only $50. One handsome black, white, and
tan bitch pup, whelped on the 13th of May;a large,
strong healthy pup, out of A. Burges’ celebrated
champion Field Trial and Bench Show winner
Druid, and the Lleweliin bitch Leda; price,
$25. For pedigree and particulars, inqure of C.
■/.. MILEY, Lancaster, Pa. Dec.4,tf

ELCIIO-, STELLA. —FOR SALE, a very
fine red Irish dog pup, seven months old,
sired by imported Eloho, out of imported Stella.
An English setter dog, well bred, handsome and
very cheap ; also cocker spaniel, imported stock.

CHARLES DENISON,

Doc 4-lt Hartford, Conn.

A RARE CHANCE. — Whelps for sale,
out of champion Fire Fly, by ehampiou
Elcho . Also, whelps out of Belle (“ Pride of the
Border ’’—Kirby), by Carlowitz. Address H. W.
GAUSE, Wilmington, Dei . Oct. 9, lmo.

FOR SALE.— A first class rabbit hound, three
years old, sound and true. Price $10. Also
a handsome black and tan Gordon setter bitch
eight months old, with good pedigree. Price
$ 15. Address A. McDonald, Rockland, Me.
Dec4-lt.

TT'OR SALE.— Lemon and white setter dog
1 Dick : year old ; house and yard broken ;
ready for field breaking. Price 510.

MILO K. SMITH,

Dec4.lt. Ashland, Grafton Co., N. H.

VY7ILL EXCHANGE.— My setter dog
V V Tip, well broken and Staunch, on either
quail or grouse, and splendid retriever ; two
years old ; black and white ; for double barrel
gun or first class rille. Address W. H. WHEELER,
Deo4-3t| MiUbury, Mass,

FOREST AND STREAM

879

©Uc §ftetwel.

MICKE’S

Fever Failing Fog Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyer.

For sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

IVholcsalc Apenfx— Bruen & Hobart, 2H Fulton
Street., N. Y-: Smith, Kline & Co., .309 N. Third
Street, Pkila.; Finley & Thompson, 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans, Ln.; W. H. Holabtrd, Val¬
paraiso, Ind.; Trimble ,V. Kleibncker, Baltimore.

Cure oil Destroyer sent by mail on receipt of
25c., to L. A. SUCKS, Easton, Ta.

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of tho

“PRACTICAL KERNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to Inform Ladlesand Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sonds out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, lit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left tho Doctor's Ken¬
nels. dee!9 tf .

MANQEl

MANGE! MANGE!

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL MANGE OGRE is war¬
ranted to euro all kinds and conditions of mange
or skin diseases of any nature on dogs or cat tle
without, injury to the animal. One application is
usually all that is necessary. H. C. GI.OVER,
Sole prop’t'r Imperial Kennel, Tom’s River, N. J.
• Conroy, Bisaett & Malleson, General Agents, 65
Fulton street, New York. To be had of retail
druggists and dealers in sportsmen's goods. Price
BO cents. Oot.39— Smos.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! forms!

Steadman's Flea Powder for Dot’s.

A BANE TO FLEAS-A BOON To DOGS.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill

fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. 1 1 is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. dimple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail. Postpaid.

ARECA NUT FOlTwORjYIS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDT.

Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with
full directions for use.

Price 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Gun and Forest and Str*am.

CONROY, BISSET& MALLESON,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

HENRY C. SQUIRES,

net 12 1 Cortlandt Street, N. V.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

TO. P. McEoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COOKERS of the finest
strains. I sell only young stock. I guarantee
satisfaetdonandsafe delivery to every customer.
Those beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot bo
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. 410

©lie fennel.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Eibrine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE,

18 South William Street, New York.
Also Spratt's Dog Soap, and direct orders taken
for Spratt's Medicines.

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and bitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

Lb ROY Z. COLLINS.

Sept 18-tf Lanoaster, Mass., U. S. A

OK FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR
Aj O sale orexchaugeforSportinglmplements.
The finest bred and fnstc -i in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, 119 Bowers
Blook, Rochester. ju24 tf

FOR SALE— —Red Irish Setter, with
little white ; three years old ; good size and
strong-built dog, and well feathered, and land
and easy to handle; put him in the fleid and he
will attend to his part ; you need toot. hunt the
birds for him to stand ; he will And them for
you. He isfast, staunch as a rock ; backs a dog
on a point ; great endurance ; good nose* us ever
put on a dog's face ; as good as any man's dog on
quail; been bunted on woodcock and snipe;
lowest price, $40. II. B. VONDEUSMITH, Lan¬
caster. Pa. Nov2T tf

FOR SALE. — Two Gordon setter bitch
imps; full-blooded; perfecL black and
tan: six months old; good sire: with pedigree
on both sides. Also one Gordon setter dog, two
years old; wiunerol'flrstprizoonthebeuch; per¬
fect black and tan, and a perfect field dog ; nil
broken, with a full pedigree ; a rare chance for a
good dog. Enquire of CIIAS. T. BROWNELL,
P.O. Box 350, New Bedford, Mass. Nov27

FOR SALE — Gordon spayed setter bitch,
very handsome and weU broken ; two years
and eight months old ; hunted two seasons on
quail, woodcock and ruffed grouse ; broken to
retrieve and obey whistle and signals of tho
arm. Address Z. Forest and Stream office.
Nov. 13-lt

ONE SCOTCH RABBIT HOUND, for

sale, nearly two yearn old ; all right every¬
way. A. S. CRBAL. Hadley, Saratoga Co., N. Y.
Nov.37-2t.

FOR SALE, when eight weeks old,
seven puppies out of Pat, by my Rattler
fitoy-Pickles) Address L. F. WHITMAN, 5 City
HaU, Detroit. Mich. junel9tf

LINCOLN &HELLYAR, Warren, Mass.,

can furnish a few highly-bred sporting
puppies. Sep.18— tf.

LAVERACK BLOOD FOR SALE.—
Pups by the renowned sire of prize-winners,
the pure Laroraek setter dog Carlowitz .- orange
and wbito ticked, lemon Belton and chestnut
Bolton; dams of wholpB from prize-winning
stock ; wlielped July 8d and July 12th : price
lower than tho lowest. Also two whelps by
Carlowitz, dam Princess Nellie, she by Pride of
thoBorder, bv Petrol. M. VON CULIN, Dela¬
ware City, Del. Oet9,tf

©Ik Stmuf.

Sewsink Lodge Kennels.

Tlio following celebrated Dogs are for
sale.

DOG-S!

St Bernard dog “Marco"; rough coated, two
years old; a magnificent animal— Rev. J. Cum-
miug Macdonu's stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Foundland dog “ Keeper"; four years old ;
first, prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth,” ; liver and white ; one
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton's re¬
nowned stock— ono of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize in the H nn-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “Decimal Dash," eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“Dash "-a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover II”; pure red ; son of Mac-
dona's champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Ranger II"; a pure bred Lav
crack, sou of Macdona's oolobrated “ Ranger".
His get won first at Hanover and Paris shows.

English sel ler “ Ranger Rival," a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

HitoH.es.

St. Bernard “Braunfels," rough coated, out of
Prince Soltu's celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco," 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “Queen,” liverand white. lstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“ Sensation."

Gordon setter “Beauty.” IstBOBton Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora"— liver and white, out of
“ Queon " and “ Sanelio,” in wlielp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter “ Silk," In whelp to Ranger I.

Irish Setter" Moya," out of Col. Hilliard's
“ Palmerston ; ” will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “ Douna,” white and lemon, In
whelp to Ranger n.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
he secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale poiuteis- setters of minor quality,
but. of good thoroughbred stock ; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFFROY,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

IN THE STUD.— The pure Laverack dog
Pride, by Pride o C the Border x Petrel. The
only pure Laverack in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,813, Boston, Mass.

Sept. 4 — t. f.

FOR SALE.— SENSATION-Queen H.,
Pointer puppies.— A few puppies of the
above celebrated stock fnrsule; terms reason¬
able. Queen II. is by Champion Sancho, ex-
ehumplon Queen. Address G. B., Box 33 College
Point, L. I. Oct]6-2mo.

FOR SALE-Setter pups (Uttered Sept 27th),
by W. N. CaUcndcr’s Itory O'Moore, out of
my Queon Ross, she out pf M. Goldsmith's Plun¬
kett and Nell. Address

WM. H. FINCH,

NoyliUt Kingston, N. Y.

Tied irish setter pups for sale

V — Five bitches and three dogs, by Swing,
Rnfus-Fan, out of Flo, Don-Floss ; both sire and

TPOR SALE— Champion Berkley pups, red Irish
I setter pups, by Champion Berkley, out of
Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both Import¬
ed. Whelped Juno 29, 1879. ROBT. BAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me, Sept25-tf

T)URE IRISH SETTERS.— Champion
I Elcho, Plunltet and Rory O'More stock,
from six months to one year old, for sale at very-
low prices. Address E. J. ROBBINS.

Wethersfield, Conn.

CiBL STJEHIS.

MANOTAoroBEn OF MEER8FTAUM PIPES, Cl’
GAR-HOLDEllS, and AMBER GOODS.

The largest assortment constantly on hand.
Any design of PIPES, &e„ CUT TO ORDER,
as Photographs, Monograms, Animals ,&e., with¬
in the shortest notioe.

Repairing promptly at¬
tended to. Circular and
price-list sent on applica¬
tion.

Store at 317 Broome st.
Now York, under the Oc¬
cidental Hotel, near Bow
ery.

Received the highest award at the Centennial
n ternational Exhibition, 1878, and at American
Institute Fair, 1870.

gu'rlwry.

MOBSMAN’S ,

PARLOR

ARCHERY

Can be used in any
parlor without inju¬
ry to the furniture or
windows. Every fam¬
ily should have it.
The same Skill re¬
quired as in the outdoor sport .

Set No. 1, cheap set, $5.00
SetNo. 2, fine set, 7.50
Set No. 3, double Bet 10,00
Will be sent e. o. d., or 5 per cent- maybe de¬
ducted where cash accompauics tho order.

E. L. HOR5MAN, Manufacturer,
80-52 WILLIAM ST.. N. Y.

guMciUiowjS.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing Instruc¬
tions for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of DogB by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

“THE SETTER,”

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at thia office. Price $3.

It la iinpoisible t<

Lr operation. For Weabneso <uid General Debility, bj

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

JPrioe toy Mail.

| CAN BE IT AD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

THE HUNTERS’ SECRETS AND PRI¬
VATE GUIDE TO TRAPPERS, mailed to
I any address on receipt of $1. Address LEltOY
H. WfUEJURK, Grampian Hills, Clearfield
| County, Pa.

n pr*ventiTd a

USEilHOPSSBITTERS,

Osgootl a Folding Canvas Boat,

Wuijjht, with paddla for iroufc flsbin& duck hunting, explor¬
ing, etc., 20 lbs.; weight* with bottom board, oars, paddles,
etc., everything complete, 45 lbs.

KAiYUrACrtTRED JT

Osgood t Chapin, Battle Creel, flick.

Send fob Cirgular.

rflHWfcWSteffii

GOOD’S OIL TANNED
MOCCASINS.

The best thing in the market
for bun ling, fishing, canoeing,
snow-shoeing, etc. They are
easy tothefect, and very
.durable. Madeto order
a variety o f styles,and
..arranted the genuine
article. Send for ill ustrated circular. MARTINS.
HUTGHINGS, P. O. ;>ox 388, Dover, N. H. (Succes¬
sor to Frank Good.) Bradford & Anthony,
Boston Agents.

This cut is a fac-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by- N. M. SHEPARD. April 1;
1879. This Chain will be umdo from tho very host quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Col
Filled, and will be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to si x years. Tbo retail price wi
be #8 each. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at 'one time. Emblematic f.
Pigeon, Glass Ball or Target Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifle for bar, will als
be made of Solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

PATENTED

APRIL 13, 1879.

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I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON RAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HATE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have the largest stook'on hand of any house In this country, and do more business in this line than any
Other house. SEND FOB lll.lSTKATED CATALOGUE, 25c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Full information given upon application.

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

880

FOREST AND Si EE AM.

^liSttUanfous.

Gentlemens

Underwear.

Silk,

Wool,

Flannels,

Buckskin.

Shirts :

We are making excellent
work in shirts, anrl guaran¬
tee not only tit, but the satis¬
faction of the buyer In every
respect.

Drees Shirts,

Night Shirts,

Negligee Shirts,

Boys' Shirts.;

Half -Hose:

Merino,

Wool,

Simn-siltf

Silk.

Neckr Wear:

Gloves:

All the latest.

Kid,

Feather,

Cloth.

Handher chiefs:

.Tust received.

Splendid English and Pon¬
gee Silk.

Polka-Dot, tartan, damas-
s£e, twilled, etc.

illustrated catalogue sent on request.

Lord & Taylor

Broadway and Twentieth Street .

CURES BY ABSORPTION. — The well-
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which “ SAPANULE ’* is largely composed, is an
assurance to the public of the wonderful curative
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yield at once to its soothing influence, and are
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Humors, Chapped Hands, Roughness, and all
diseases of the fSkin are quickly and positively
cured. Used in sponge or foot baths removes all
pain or soreness of body, limbs and feet. Sold by
all druggists. Satisfact ion guaranteed or money
refunded. Send for illuminated circular and
cards. SAMUEL GERRY & CO., Proprietors, office
237 Broadway, N . Y. Lazkll, Marsh & Gard-
xroit, whole sale agents.

TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

Annapolis School for Boys.
Prepares for U. S. Naval School, U. S.
Ullltary Academy, and the Merchant Marine
Service . For terms, etc., apply to

CAPT. J. WILKINSON, Principal,
Annapolis, Md.

Capt. W. holds a certificate of competence from
the British Board ol Trade,

Ilofcrencca.

Bear Admiral Geo. B-.Baloh, Commanding Na¬
val School, Annapolis. Rev. W. S. SouxiiQATE,

■Aphhpolfe

^KUKuwitism, @tf.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun .

SIMPLE ARID
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.

Chokohore Barrels.

For close, bard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. 1 1YDE & Sll ATTUClt, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

E. Mb M AOBSOfi,

practical

GUNSMITH,

564 Fultcn Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Paly
Guns.

Cl UN Stocks altered to fit the shootor. Guns
a bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Distal Grips titled. Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done In an hon¬
est manner nnd at reasonable rates.

Madison's Brown i ng Mix tu rc, Al.SOe, per bottle.
Sportsmen's and Riflemen's Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp lor answers to queries. Defer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. dectll) tf

USE THE BOG ARBUS PATENT

Rouarh Glass Ball

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

For Wing practice. They
can bo had from all g-uh
dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Ralls, HA-
GERTY & BRO S., No. 10
Platt street, N. Y„ or
A. It. BOGARDUP. No.
M3, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark. N. J., or at Bo-
gardus’ Headquarters,
153 South Clark st., :Chi-
cctro. “Field, Cover and
— ( — — — Trap Shooting.” theonly

book ever published by a market bun ter, can he
had at t he above address. Price, si.

SMmmuutiau, ©tc.

OLD SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE.

EDWIN S. HARRIS,

177 Ei-oaciway, near Cortlandt Street:, NT, "ST.

BUEECn-
LOADING
SHOT-GUN.

’ Open to Load,

I mporter nnd Wholesale Dealer in Breech-Loading Shot-Gnns, by W. & C. Scott & Son, P. Webley
k Son, and all other first-class makers ; also, Breech-Loading Rifles of Sharps, Winchester, Wesson,
Ballard, and other makers. Revolvers of all descriptions, Hunting Suits, Leggins, etc. All kinds of'
ammunition.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAPS AND GLASS BALLS.

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Our New Off-Hand Rifle.

11 Maynard” more completely supplies the wants of
hunters and sportsmen generally, than any other
rifle in the world, ns many barrels can be used on one stock, and for ACCURACY . CONVENIENCE
and Durability is uot excelled. The following are some of the scores recently made at Walnut Hill
by members of the Mass. Rifle Ask>.:— J . N. Fi ye, President Jn all -comers match ; 15 shots ; 2C0 yards;,
without cleaning: 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 55 5 4 P5 5—71. L. L. Hubbard, Executive Officer, 2C0 yards; off
hand : 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 u — 10. O. M. .Jewell, 300 yards ; oft’ hand : 5 4 5 5 5 5 5-34. O. M. Jewell, 300 yds.:

For illustrated price list address MASS. ARMS CO . , Chicopee Falls, Mass.

Thread- Wound , Long-Range Shot Cartridge Cases.

For Muzzle-Loading and Breech-Loading Cylindrical and Choke-
Bore Shot Gnus.

Any desired closeness of pattern made at 50, TO and CO yards, with penetration
superior to that made by the best choke-bores at 40 yards.

INDISPBNSIBLE TO HUNTERS OF ALMOST EVERY KIND
OF GAME.

Ten and Twelxre Gange now ready.

This Cartridge consists of two semi-cylindrical cases, wound with thread, con¬
taining one ounce of shot, heavy in front and light In rear, to keep it from turn¬
ing. When the thread is all unwound by the friction of the air, Ihe cases fly
apart, and the shot scatters. The cases are sold empty, to be filled by the pur¬
chaser with any size of shot.

Price, &5 OO per Hundred. SO sent post-paid for SI CO. Address

H. H. SCHLEBER & CO., Rochester, K. Y.

General Agents, SCHOVEKL1NG, DALY & GALES, 84 Chambers st., N. Y.

THE GUN OF THE FUTURE.

WM. POWELL & SON’S
Hammerless Shot Gun, $250

It In; s the finest mechanical action, the surest safety catch, finest finish. Pattern
guaranteed.

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Sole agents for the United States.

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KIDNEY* LIVER
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A vegetable preparation and the only sure
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Diabetes, and ALL Kidney. JLlver, and
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B®=*Te.stimoniaIs of the highest order in proof
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C^“For the cure of Bright’s and the other
diseases^ cafl^Jor Warner’s Safe Kidney

fifSTWARNER’S
Safe Remedies are
sold by Druggists
and Dealers in
Medicine every¬
where.

and Liver Cure.

H. H. Warner & Co.

Proprietors,

ROCHESTER, N. Y,

* _ _ _ _ _ _ fortunes every

month. Book tent free explaining everything.
Address Baxteii & Co., Bankers, 17 Wall St., N. Y.

» / * a week in your own town. Terms and $5
500 outfit free. Address H. HALLET & CO.,
ortland. Maine.

CARD’S

Las! Patent Target Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

reflected by two United States Patents and one
in Great Britain.

M

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 23, 1879.
rpuE only rotating trap that throws even/ way,
1 or can be made to throw In any desired dirce-
Uon, cr that can be made to throw every way, ex¬
it at shooters and spectators , all of which are
_ verod by the above patents. Remember you

— „ v»iln hmiaoo ,inii wtoli -hVinm \ in vmir fnftft.

DjBt

for c.* w

b0si“s' -WILL H. CRUTTENDEN,

General- Agent,
Cazenovia, N. Y.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls,

USE THE

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

For sale by all dealers. in Sporting Goods, or at
the manufacturers. HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,
r^3 Paterson, N.J.

A FILE BIDDER,

VVrHICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding; for'ksale by FOREST AND
V V STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, 111 Fulton st., N. Y. Cts. Sent by mail, #1.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

TS-IES-W YOUBL.

laker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

BROWN’S PATENT GUN CLEANER.

aiiuo hi Riaikou * vi uuc uuuai, UUU I.-iOMUOi ,

patches, brush and full directions sent free or
postacre. Send for circular. Address
T. Y ARDLEY BROWN Patentee, Reading, Pa.

Eaton’s Rust Preventer.

For guns, cutlery, and surgi-

callnstruinents. Safe to handle, WILL NOT
GUM, and will keep in any climate. Sportsmen
everywhere in the United States pronounce itthe
best nun oil in the market. Judg’e Holmes, of
Bay City, Mich., writes : “ It Is the best prepara¬
tion I have found in thirty-five years of active
and frequent use of guns.”

The trade supplied by sole manufacturer, GEO.
B. EATON, 640 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City
Heights, N. J.

Sold by principal New York dealers, and byWm.
Read & Sons, Boston, Mass. ; B. Kittredge & Co.,
Cincinnati, O. : E. E. Eaton, Chicago, HI. ; Brown
JSs Hilder, St. Louis, Mo. ; Thos. W. Parr, Cleve-
and, O. ; Trimble & Kleibacker, Baltimore, Md. ;
Cropley & Sons, G eorgetown, D. C. ; Jos. C. Grubb
& Co., Philadelphia.

CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL.

<2» ^ t A (fli 90 Pe* day at * om©* Samples worth
tyO IV ©£v§5free. Add«*ss STINSON &CO.
Portland, Me*

FOREST AND STREAM

881

<HMs.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B’way, cor. Broome st.,

AND

205 BROA DWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROD TING PANTS AND LEGGJNS A
SPECIALTY. ODE OWN MAKE
AND GDAEANTEED.

Robber Goods op Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

flii

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AND

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AND

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HODGMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BROADWAY and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

The best made goods ia the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments ana
material desired.

§out<%

liladelptiia and Savannah Linn

FOR FLORIDA.

FOR THROUGH TICKETS to FERNAN-
DINA, JACKSONVILLE, BT. AUGUS-
TINE, SANFORD, ENTERPRISE aud interme¬
diate landings on ST.JOHN’S RIVER and inte¬
rior points in FLORIDA, by steamship to SA¬
VANNAH, and thence by railroad or steamboat,
Apply to WM. L. JAMES, General Agent,
Philadelphia and Southern Mail S. g. Co.,
Pier 22, South Wharves, Phiia.

“ THE FIS RUNG LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw, GrandRapids andCincinnatiSbort Line

FOR THE

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bass Fisheries,
AND THE

F AMOUR SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters otthe

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed.
If equaled, in the abundance and great variety of
fish contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

The ’Jy,9RT,s.tS:5?lIbe8ins:Mn5' 1 and ends Sep t.l.
The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
Skill to tils friends or “ club ” at home, as ice for

nery of the -north w oods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful ; the air is pure, dry and bracing. Tfie cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
with

Hay Fever anti Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fishing.

During the season Bound Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Gilds and Fishing Tackle Carried Freeat
owner s risk.

It isouraimtomakesportsmen feel “at home”
on this route. For Tourist’s Guide l an attractive
Illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full In¬
formation and accurate maps oi I be Fishing
Grounds and Time Cards, address A. B, LEET,
l tier. Pass, /gent, Grand Rapids, Mich.

JjJcrtsiMtt’js |loute&

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway. ,

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar KapMs,

C. J. IVES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’i Passenger Agent.

Genoral Manager. tf

Routes.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respeotf uliy Invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines fqr reaching most of the
TBOUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These linos being CONTINUODS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangors of resblpment, while the ex¬
cellent oars which run over the smooth 6teel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
Without failure or injury.

THE lines ox

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCITRSi ON
TICKETS are sold at the offices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, HENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRBSSON, RALSTON, M1NNEQDA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting.

Also, to

TDCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQDAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. feb!7-tf

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the SpoTtsman aud Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Rfdge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
eoek, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts.

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North and Northeast ; and at Richmond
and Charlotteville with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R, HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may8 ly . Richmond V

LOINrGt ISLAND

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

TRAINS WILL leave Hunter's Point,
Bushwick and Flatbush ayes., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

A.M.

8 30 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mall.

8 00 Patehogue, Babylon and Bookaway Mail.
10 00 Port. Jefferson and way.

U 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.
p.M.

3 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.
4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patehogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Core and way.

6 00 Patehogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Gove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

m. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be run fromHunter’s Point
a nd Flatbush ay. every Saturday night at 12:15 a.m

New Haven, Hartford, Springfield and
the North.

The new and elegant steamer C.H. NORTHAM
leaves Pier No. 25, East River, daily (Suudays ex¬
cepted), at 3 p.M. Passengers go North and East
at 11 p.M.

NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New
York at 11 p.M., arriving in New Haven in time
for the early morning trains.

Merchandise forwarded by dailyExpressFreight
train from New Haven through to Massachusetts,
Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern
New York and Canada. Apply at Office en Pier
or to RICHARD PECK, Gen’l Agt.

Old Dominion Line,

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach

some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, eLC. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full Inform¬
ation given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep28 -v

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

TS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE

JLnew cars “ DavyCrocket” and “Izaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and olosets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired Information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chioago. Je20 3mos.

Ijtohls ami lUsorts fo* smeit.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

By a PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bayman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest. rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity ofNew York for bay snipe
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to bis guests, and satisfaction gaurnn-
teed. Address WM. N. LA NE. Good Ground, L. f.
Nov8tf

Gulf Hauuuoek House, Flmtla,

On the banks of tke Wekwa River,

IS now open to receive guests. Fine smorting;

both hunting and fishing fine and unsur¬
passed in tills country, and the climate Is all that
can be asked for. We only ask a visit to the
place to be convinced that this is the place for
deer, bear, turkey and other wild game; and
for fish, such as bass, sheepshead, redfish and a
vast number of other fineandgamey fish, cannot
be excelled. Board reasonable; $2 per day, $12
per week, or $40 per month. All communica¬
tions should be addressed to

Mrs. C. B. WINGATE,

Otter Creek, Levy Co., Fla
For reference, we refer to DrC. J. Ken worthy
and W. Pitman, dealers in guns and sporting
implements, Jacksonville, Fla.

LAKE HOUSE,

ISLIP, LONG ISLAND.

PLEASANTLY located near the Great
South Bay and Ocean. Excellent accom¬
modations for sportsmen and families. House
open durtag the autumn and winter months
at reduced rates.

AMOS R. STELLENWERF, Proprietor.

THE WINDSOR HOTEL,

MONTREAL,

Has no Equal in Canada,

And few If any in the United States, for elegance,
comfort,reasonable charges and good attendance.

H. H. SOUTHGATE,

JAS. WORTHINGTON, Manager.

Jel62m Proprietor.

hotels! anti ^cswtis for fprtsmttL

Broin field House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

DAVIS HOUSE,

Weldon. N. C.

J. R. DAVIS Proprietor,

Always twenty minutes for Dinner.

THIS HOTEL has been oponed by Col.

J. R. Davis, long and favorably known as
the proprietor of the Purcell House, Wilming¬
ton, N. C. The Hotel has been entirely and
thoroughly renovated throughout. The rooms
are elegantly furnished with black walnut mar¬
ble-top furniture and hair mattresses. Travellers
and invalids coming South will now find this a
comfortable resting place, (a long-felt want sup¬
plied) . Guests will receive every attention and
comfort, elegant table and attentive servants.
This is the Dinner No-use coming South or going
North. The best Hotel of its kind on the routs
to Florida. Rates— $2.00 and $2,50 per day.

For'Good Fall Shooting

-GO TO THE-

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At Shinnecock Bay ,

Where yon will find
PLENTY’OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

AsVwell as good accommodations and a sub¬
stantial biE of fare .

Take Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Frop’r.

Good Duck Shooting

at D. B. Nyc’s near Yan Slyck Landing,
Currituck, N. C.

Sportsmen furnished with board, skiff and stool
ducks. Goose, partridge and snipe shooting.
Steamer Cygnet from Norfolk runs direct to the
bouse, Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 A.M.

FINE DUCK SHOOTING.— After nine¬
teen years’ experience shooting wild ducks
on the Chesapeake Bay Flats, I now offer myself
aud first-elass outfit to parties wishing to enjoy
the sport of shooting wild fowl. Prices moder¬
ate. Equipments of best quality. For further
particulars address MATHEW REYNOLDS,
Havre de Grace. Md.

CURRITUCK SHOOTING.

FOR SALE.— An nndivided half intrest
in about 200 aores of land at Currituck, 8
C„ comprising some of the best shooting points
on the Sound. Price, $500; or will lease by the
vear for $50. For particulars apply at this office,
or address S. H. W. Oct30tf

FOR SALE IN FLORIDA.

A FINE Sportsman’s Hotel, where hunt¬
ing and fishing are unsurpased, with a fine
orange grove and twenty acres of land attached,
with a fine river running close to the house.
Tin: above property with the furniture will be
sold cheap and oh easy terms. Good reasons
for wanting to sell ; for further information
address S. Y. MCFARLAND,

Bronson, Levy CO., Fla.

©axitUmy, ffitr.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS Of

Birdsand Rare Animals

SUITABLE FOR

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

54Chatham St., third door from N. William.

R AUF. AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR-
CHASED.

For Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa) ; Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America).
Chas. Reiche, Henry Reiche,

eep21 New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.*

BIRD SKINS, Bird Stutters’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, eta.
Send stamp lor reduced price list.

A J COLBURN, 31 Boylson St., Boston, Mass.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Book Work, eto.,
40c. per package by mall; a new tiling; best It
use. Jylu IT 1

892

FOREST AND STREAM,

^mnnmition.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Lightning.
Orange Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card for ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET , showing: SIZES of GRAINS of POW
JER. Furnished FREE.

der Co.,

No, 39 Murray Street, N. Y.,

Gunpowder.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

The Most Popular Powder In Use.

DUPONT’S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, have maintained their
gTeat reputation for se venty-ei g h t years. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Pow¬
der:

DUPONT'S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (fine), unequaled in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nob. 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean : great penetration ; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
gram for pistol shooting.

DUPONT’S RIFLE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,”
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle
.hooting the FFO end vvwn (or general use,
burning strong auu moi.-s,
a PORTING. MINING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
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Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

Y. L. KNEELAND, 70 Wall Street, N. Y.

N. B.— Use none but DUPONT'S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting. _

Shot-Gun and Rifle-Powders Revolutionized.

DITTIAR POWDER.

Champion Shot Gun and Rifle

POWDER OF THE WORLD!

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Selected.

THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.

A LEGEND OF ARIZONA.

TN the region of chartless land that lies
* Far oil In a dfeam of Hesperian sties ;

By the rivers, that drifting golden lees,

Bear beauty and song to the Mexic seas—

1 hare sat in the miner’s bivouac

When night with its stars like a psalm unrolled,

And beard, as he leaned on his grimy pack,

A miner discourse of the Mount of Gold.

And the howl of tho wolf was faint and far,

As the moon, like a ship, from star to star
Sailed on— and the plain, with a sea-like sweep,

Lay silent and wide in its mystic sleep ;

And tho river below in an undertone
Sang sweetly, and chiming Its cymbals sang
Of a sorrowful land and the wolf alono
Where oceans bave marched and the old wars rang.

And the gloriiled peaks stood high and white,

Like kings that were called to the court of Night ;

And voices of mystery seemed to swell
On the wind in the pines as it rose and fell;;

For thus mid the audible throbs of earth
The tale of the miner was fitly told—

With never a sneer or a sound of mirth
From those who had battled and tolled for gold.

But the Mountain of Gold was said to stand
Away to tho depths of a Bolemn land
Which the rivers explore as they bend afar
On the glimmering track of the evening star ;

And ever, like dust of the unhallowed dead,

The sands of the desert do rise to clouds,

■ And gather and sweep with a ghostly tread’

Around it, and rustle like dreary shrouds.

And a skeleton #nard of mountains bleak.

Where the brown vulture dozes and whets his beak,
Defend it and hoard in their grizzly arms
The dazzle of splendor and virgin charms
That no one has seen but those priests of the Sun,
Who fled from the sword of the Spanish Knight,

And whose shadows still, when the day Is done,

Kneel there on tho steps of their altar bright !

’Twas sought— but the rider and horse were lost,

Their hones white still, and their ashes tossed
With the sands as they drift in eternal unrest,

Where their spirits yet rise in the hopeless quest ;

But a glamor of mystery strangely shines
Where the dead have been strewn and the living stray
And the gorges are rich with exhaustless mines—
Untouched as our hearts and our hopes deoay.

And the robber Apache hovers far

On the thundering chase or the trail of war.

And the shark of the desert, gaunt and gray,

Slips by like a shade to his distant prey ;

And yet and for aye, on the yellow hroast

Of the dead and desolate waste, the prize

Of that Mountain of Gold is said to rest,

lake a star that has dropped from tho dreaming skies.

Perhaps it is only a miner’s theme—

The glint of some wandering Aztec's dream ;

As clouds in the magical sunset shine—

Like islands of Bilver in seas of wine—

But may he not think, when the placer falls,

And poverty lurks on the olden tratlB,

That treasure barbaric and Joy untold
Are shining beyond to a Mountain of Gold?

Portland (Oregon) Herald.

Jr to §arm;uhme §ihc.

WHILE waiting for a train in the Boston and Maine
Station, in Boston, I bought a guide book of the
Rangeley and Richardson Lakes, written by Mr. Samuel
Farmer, of the Barden House, Phillips, Maine. The win¬
ter stated that the best route to Parmachene Lake was
via Phillips and Farmington. Having found the route
via Bethel, Upton, and Magalloway River tedious, I re¬
solved to try this new way. Leaving Boston, July 5th,
at 8:30 A.M., I reached Farmington, where the railroad
ends, at five P.M. During the last two hours the ride was
interesting because mountains were quite constantly in
view. Near Jay Bridge you have a fine view of a pretty
rapid in the Androscoggin River, just above which ia an

old fashioned covered bridge, now so rarely met with.
The approach to Farmington is over a trestle-work, one-
eighth of a mile long. Though the Sandy River, which
it crosses, is but a narrow ribbon of water, winding
among acres of grass, yet at certain seasons it fills the
whole bottom, making this expensive structure necessary.
At Farmington there was time for supper ; then the
stage started for Phillips, making the eighteen miles in
three hours and a half. The drive between these towns
was fine, as the road followed the Sandy River Valley,
giving us excellent mountain views. The people of Phil¬
lips, although not exceeding three thousand, have a nat¬
ional and a savings bank ; a telegraph line, erected at
private expense, a newspaper, and a railroad nearly ready
for the iron.

After supper, Mr. Farmer, the proprietor of the Barden
House, took me in a light wagon to Rangeley Village,
twenty-one miles west, arriving there at 2:30 a.m., July
6th. This drive into the mountains by moonlight, mount¬
ing higher and higher among them, was something to be
remembered. At one point the tourist reaches an eleva¬
tion of about two thousand feet. Then let him look
about and see mountains on every side, while below the
distant peaks show silvery as the moonlight shines on the
mist upon their sides.

I found Mr. Samuel Farmer a very agreeable compan¬
ion, learning many facts about the country from him.
Several persons told me that the railroad now being made
between Farmington and Phillips, owed its advent almost
entirely to his energy and perserverance. Tourists who
have the good fortune to enjoy a ride through this coun¬
try with him cannot help being impressed with his
manliness.

After a late breakfast I started down Rangeley Lake in
charge of Mr. David T. Haines, whom Mr. Hinkley, the
genial landlord of the Rangeley Lake House, had recom¬
mended as my guide to Parmachene. I afterwards had
reason to thank Mr. Hinkley for making so wise a select¬
ion, as Mr .-Haines proved to be a good woodsman. We
enjoyed the trip in Captain Howard’s steam launch, the
Mollyohunkamimk, exceedingly. When about three
miles down the lake, the view was superb, the mirror¬
like water reflecting every mountain so perfectly as to
make it difficult to realize that we were not sailing over
another world. We passed on our way the Mountain
View Hotel just beyond, being landed at the beginning
of the portage to Cupsuptic Lake. This ’portage is in the
shape of a letter V, the steamer landingat the point. One
arm goes to Soule’s Camp, the other to Rangeley stream,
where it empties into the Cupsuptic Lake. The distance
over the right arm, leading to this stream, opposite the
buildings of the Oquossoc Angling Association, is about
one and two-thirds miles. We arrived here in time for
dinner, after which, Mr. Haines rowed me down Cupsup¬
tic Lake to the Cupsuptic Stream, a distance of four
miles, Old visitors will remember the extensive feeding
grounds for moose at this point. They are now destroyed
by the rise of water caused by a dam. Thousands of
dead trees, stripped of their bark and bleached to an
ashen grey, give a sombre feeling to the tourist, that is
lightened only by the numerous black swallows ( Cotyle
viparia), which have built in the dead trunks— a curious
instance of adaptation to the environment. The route to
Parmachene lies up the Cupsuptic Stream ; for four
miles there is no current ; then yon walk around a rapid',
while the guide wades the boat through it. This portage
is about 1,100 yards long ; it leaves the stream on the left
bank, following an old toll road. The walking is good.

Beyond this rapid the stream is swift, crooked, and
shallow for eight miles, then the portage to Parmachene
Lake is seen leaving the west hank just opposite two
small grass islands. On the way up the river a grass-
capped rook will be noticed. This is called “Steve’s
Numple.”

A lumberman named Steve - stood hero all one

cold spring day, keeping the logs as they went past from
forming a jam. As the river was high, he could not
reach the 6hore, hence his only food was buscuit tossed
to him — not very substantial food for such exhausting
work. At night, after reaching shore, he started for
home, giving as a reason that the “ boss” had made him
stay on “that darned nnmple till he was played out.”

I have never seen the word “numple,” so perhaps he
was a “ coiner of a word unknown to Keats.”

Not wishing to travel rapidly, we camped before reach¬
ing the portage, which we crossed next day. Various
estimates are given of its length.

Mr. Danforth, one of the most noted trappers in this
region, thinks it five miles, while the pedometer gave as
an approximate estimate seven and a half miles. There
are very few windfalls on this portage, so a fair estimate
may be got from tho time required to cross, the shortest
on’, record being that of two sportsmen who went over
without baggage in two hours and ten minutes. The Par¬
machene. or west end, strikes the Magalloway River be¬
low the lake at Black Cat Brook. The portage is over tho
range of mountains dividing the Cupsuptic stream aud
Magalloway River, therefore it is steep in portions.

There is boating on the river up to John Danforth's
camp on Treat’s Island, in Parmachene, a distance of
about three miles,

John Danforth deserves to succeed on account of his
perseverance. A few years ago he attempted to build a
camp on the Magalloway River below the lakes, but was
prevented by the owners of the land, though Mr. Flint,
another excellent guide, had been granted this privilege.
As Mr. Danforth allows nothing to deter him, he got pen-
mission to cut lumber for a camp in the township north.
Here he felled the trees, floating them down to Parma¬
chene Lake, where he built a gigantic raft, on which he
placed liis camps.

These, to avoid weight, were constructed of a light
framework of spruce, covered all over with thin strips of
cedar. As the lake belonged to the State he possessed
his camp in peace. He has since put the camps upon
Treat’s Island, and last winter built another camp in ad¬
dition. In moving the two camps from the raft they had
at their disposal only a piece of bed cord and some small
iron pulleys taken from a sailboat. When we consider
that everything about these camps, even the doorframes,
bedsteads, and chairs, had to be made by hand out of
trees rafted down the river, we cannot fail to be im-
n-essed with the energy of the man who almost single
landed has accomplished all this, in a country where
provisions can be carried only in winter on a hand-sled
more than twenty miles through a pathless forest,
Parmachene Lake is a fine locality for the tourist or
sportsman. On every side are mountains— Bose-Buck,
West Kennebago, and one which Mr. Haines and the
winter believe to he Snow Mountain, are the highest peaks
seen. Snow Mountain forms one side of a chasm which
is three-quarters of a mile long, and from ten to seventy
feet high. Through this the Capsuptic stream rushes
with great force, filling the bottom of the chasm entirely
in many places in time of freshet. In one place the rock
is free from trees, showing the sides of the chasm only
about two rods apart, rising perpendicularly, and shut¬
ting out all the sky except a narrow strip overhead. This
chasm is known only to two or three trappers. There is
no trail to it, an accident to my knee having prevented
our being out this summer from Lake Parmachene. It:
has been named Haines' Chasm in honor of the trapper
who told me about it. Unless we are mistaken in the
peak which I believe to be Snow Mountain, the chasm is
in an east course from the shore of Parmachene Lake,
and not more than four miles in an air line. It is hoped
that some of the readers of the Forest and Stream will
cut this proposed trail during this Bummer, opening the
chasm to tourists.

Next morning, July 8th, taking provisions from Mr.
Danforth’s, we started for a lake not yet visited. It had
been seen by Mr. Haines while trapping in the. surround¬
ing mountains. Our plan was to go to Arnold's Bog, in
Canada, then by keeping on the hills get round the bog,
crossing the Boundary lidge west of Ox-Bow Mountain,
hoping to strike the lake about two miles south of the
head of the bog. Our route was up the Magalloway
River. There is good boating to Little Boys’ Falls, three
miles from Camp Danforth. Here the boats are lifted
over a fall about three feet high, boating being without
interruption except in low water to Otter Creek, formerly
called the First East Branch of the Magalloway. The
trail made by John Danforth to Arnold Bog water leaves
the right bank of the creek about three-quarters of a mile
above the river. This excellent trail crosses the water
shed between our country and Canada, five miles from
Otter Creek, from which point it descends over smaller
ridges to the hog, three and one-half miles. The trail
crosses three quite large mountain brooks, named Moose
Yard, Half-Way, and Red Maple.

At the bog we found a party of sportsmen who had
that morning lulled a moose as lie stood on the shore. Wo
took about twenty pounds of the meat in our packs, and
after spending an hour with them started in a south-east
course from the east side of the bog. This course was
necessery to avoid the wet land which surrounds the
water of the bog for miles. After travelling all that day
we climbed a tree on the crest of a mountain to get our
direction. As the lowest point in the hill seemed directly
south, we decided to go in that direction. After descend¬
ing the mountain camp was made for the night. I believe
the writer consumed, at the least calculation, three rounds
of moose meat. Wonderful what an appetite that moun¬
tain air and a fifty-pound pack will give one.

Next morning we kept our south course till we were
bogged, being then obliged to make a long detour hack
into the mountains. After getting up the valley about a
mile we again turned south, and this time were success¬
ful in crossing, though the walking was not exactly dry.
At half -past ten the boundary line was crossed. The
compass showed it to he running northwesterly and
southeasterly. About the middle of the afternoon it be¬
came advisable to get our direction again. A view ob¬
tained from a tree on the crest of a convenient moun¬
tain showed our lake in a southwesterly direction, not
over two miles a.way, while to the north the waters of
Arnold’s Bog looltecl like a narrow thread of silver lying
in the middle of a green valley, which appeared to ex¬
tend for miles until closed in by the rugged form of
Saddle Mountain at LakeMegantie.

We struck the lake midway on its east side, As the
shores were wet we turned east to higher ground, follow-.

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I,,_ lie ralloy until about opposite the outlet. While
w living along this, many doer and caribou tracks were
At length the sound of running water was heard.
Honing to be able to cross on the rocks we went in the
direction of the sound, This proved to be caused by water
running over an old beaver dam, that made an excellent
. path, on which we crossed. As night was approaching
Mr. Haines cut a spruce pole for a fishing-rod. With a
hook baited with moose meat he caught twenty-five trout
in twenty minutes. Indeed, the only limit totlie rapidity
with which they could be taken was my ability to re¬
move them from the hook and fasten to a stick, after
having severed the spinal marrow with a hunting knife.
This seems to me the only rational method of fishing —
land your fish immediately, aud kill quickly by severing
the spine.

Finding good water, we camped about ten rods from
the dam. After a grand supper of trout and moose meat
we travelled along the west shore of the "pond. Never hi
Maine had I before seen such abundant indications of
game. The shore and bog west of it were full of moose,
caribou and deer tracks. All about were marks where
lichens bad been stripped off by caribou. Several plants
grew here in great abundance. The beautiful Sarvacenia
■purpurea had flower stalks eighteen to twenty inches
high, capped with blossoms four inches in diameter.
There were thousands of wild lily of the valley (Clintonia
borealis), many flower-stalks with seven blossoms. Iris
versicolor was abundant on the shore, among the liigli
grass-blades. I was pleased to see many specimens of
Trillium crylhoearpum and E rectum, the former in
blossom. The chief forest growth about this water, which
I named Caribou Pond, was the silver fir ( Abrus bal-
samea), though near the water were a few specimens of
Jmi'i.c Americana, the tamarack of the natives. When
about half way up the west shore we came to a logon
where we heard running water, probably flowing over a
beaver dam, as the land, was too low to suppose there
were rocks.

This brook is the largest which empties into Caribou
Pond. Standing at the logon at the mouth of the brook,
the whole extent of shore can be watched ; therefore,
that is an excellent place to make a crow’s nest. The
pond appeared to be about three-eighths of a mile long,
by one-eighth wide at the north end, growing narrow
toward the southeud, out of which Cupsuptic Stream
starts, rushing and tumbling through thirty miles of
unbroken forest, to Cupsutic Lake.

I desired to have a raft constructed, hut Mr. naines,
the guide, did not seem willingto do it ; 1 fear he did not
know how. On this account I do not know the depth of
water, but judging from Arnold’s Bog water, it cannot
exceed three feet. Finding our trail too long to he of
value to sportsmen, I decided to try to reach Arnold's
Bog by keeping on the hills cast of Caribou Pond. Ae-
conlingly, next morning we started in a northwest direc¬
tion until reaching the hills, then turned north, travel¬
ling till 1 r, m,, when I climbed a tree on the crest of a
mountain, hoping to see Arnold’s Bog, but saw, instead,
a high mountain directly in our course. Seeing a gap in
the range, northeast by east, we crossed the valley, pass¬
ing through the gap, again climbing the ridge to find no
water visible.— only another ridge in our course. After
climbing tliis we were delighted to see the bog, so coming
down we took a northerly course, camping on the hills
midway of the length of bog. During the night a moose
walked past our camp, having come to drink at a spring
near us. Our course hadled us through miles iff forest,
in which we were rarely out of sight of trees which had
been peeled by these animals. Next morning we crossed
the boundary'line, finding ourselves again in Canada.
We soon came to the Danforth trail from Otter Creek to
Arnold's Bog, down which we travelled twelve 1 mud red
yards to the" bog, after having marked a tree "Trail to
Caribou Pond — six miles."

As I blazed the trail, sportsmen will find little diffi¬
culty in following it, though, until it is more used, they

will be obliged to go slowly.

Next day being Sunday, we hung our tent from the
cross-bar of Danforth’s shanty at the bog, at which point
ti)ere are some remarkable springs. About one-third of
the water from one is carried through a spout. It was
found that thirty hogsheads of water flowed from it
every horn' ; therefore, one spring alone empties ninety
hogsheads of water into the bog every hour, making for
the four springs about three hundred and sixty hogs¬
heads, The water is so cold as to make it impossible to
hold the hands in it for even five minutes.

A few rods below camp, Arnold's River rushes down
to join the outlet of the bog. We found the river full of
small trout. We noticed the footprint of a man travelling
down the river— a solitary and unusual place for such a
gi„n, Not long after, I noticed a print from a moccasin,
where the wearer had slipped in descending to avoid a
rock. These tracks, occurring so unexpectedly in tliis
solitary region, brought before me the image of the In¬
dian maiden, who, travelling with her load of furs from
Mecantic to the settlements, was murdered in the forest.
As the story goes, Jehiel Biffin, the greatest trapper of
this reason, the owner of three hundred traps, whose
line extended thirty miles through the forest to the shore
of the Megantio, won the heart of a beautiful Indian
maiden in her home on the swiftly running Oliandiere.
She following him on his line of traps, never returned
to gladden the eyes of her aged father. Her brothers,
alarmed by tliis protracted absence, followed ins track
with oreat difficulty, only to find her murdered in the
forest0 Since this time, true to the traditions of then-
race they have been seeking to kill Jehiel ; indeed, al¬
most succeeded not long ago, for they arrived in Madrid
one morning only to find that their intended victim had
left during the night, having been warned in time. His
traps are yet in the forest, no one daring to collect them,
fearin-' lest he should be killed by mistake. The imag¬
ination easily takes fire in the pathless forest ; so it is
not to he wondered at, that we should turn and follow
in the direction or then- footprints. We did not overtake
those who made them ; but in the morning, hearing five
sliots in rapid succession, an unusual sound so far from
civilization, I could not but think tliis was the end of the
tragedy— the death struggle between the trapper and his
Indian foe. Great stories are told of this white man's
strength, He would travel from Rangeley Village to the
Mecant ic between sun-up and sun-down, carrying eighty
nounds in in's pack, When you consider how short the
days are in winter, we realize the great endurance neces¬

sary to make between forty and fifty miles on snow-
shoes, with a heavy pack, in this time.

Sunday evening, hearing a noise in the forest, which I
had never traced to its origin, I asked my guide if he
knew the cause. He replied by taking- mo to a dead
tree, Horn which (he sound came, pointing to several
small streams of minute bits of wood which were coming
out of holes in the tree trank. Then taking an axe, the
wood was split away, layer by layer, reyealing a white
worm, one inch long. The sound could be heard one
hundred feet. In character, it was like that sent through
the bones of the head when chewing india-rubber. It
was difficult to believe so small a worm could cut hard
spruce so rapidly, and make so loud a noise with its
minute jaws in doing this. No doubt the dead tree acts
in some way as a resonator. By tapping the tree, the
noise and stream of chips stopped, only to he resumed
after a considerable interval of quiet. At this camp I
noticed twenty specimens of a species of vauessa, in a
space tour inches square; so close together were they,
that five were, taken between the thumb and finger at
one time. The surrounding mountains here, as well as
at Caribou Pond and Parmachene Lake, contain great
abundance of slate, some of which, from being exposed
to the air, had turned as white as common limestone.

On the portage at Parmachene is some slata with so
good a fracture as to warrant working, if civilization ever
nears tliis point. The forest about Arnold’s Bog, like
that near Caribou Pond, is stunted — there is no timber.
As one goes south toward Otter Creek it improves as the
land becomes less elevated. We met with many fine
specimens of betuia, lutea, lenta, and papyracea, though
the bark on the latter did not grow thick enough to make
into canoes.

On this portage, I also saw a great abundance of our
largest umbel bearer, Heraaleum lanatum , some of the
plants seven feet bigti.

On the waters mentioned in tliis article tbe white
water lily, Ni/mphea-odoratu, is conspicuous by its rarity,
while in waters of similar elevation in the Adirondack
region it grows in great abundance.

On our return to Partnaohenee I saw large numbers of
tire wild quelder rose, Veburnum apults , on the shores of
the Magalloway, in full blossom. In a cove on Parma¬
chene, were many specimens, a variety of Nuphar
iuteum. which differed from any described in Gray’s Man¬
ual, the stigmas having fewer rays, no specimen being
ound with more than eight.

Seeing a hedge hog feeding on the roots of grass at the
water's edge, botany was forgotten for a moment, while
with silent strokes the skiff was paddled toward him,
until, with oue vigorous push, its square prow was
bumped , with decided emphasis, against bis nose. So far
as astonishment could be depicted on liis face, I saw it,
for twenty seconds elapased before he realized that he
ought to leave that vicinity ; even then, as if unconscious
of man’s presence, he only retreated about five feet, to
tbe lower branches of a stunted spruce, where ha stood
with erected quills.

Before closing this already too long letter, two or- three
curious expressions ought to be mentioned,

If, for example, our trapper is telling^ some adventure,
his listeners will show their satisfaction in having escaped
such a scene, with remarks like these1. — " Not any of that
in mine, thank you," or “Not any for me,” or " I don’t
want no pait of that." The range of rounded hills on the
Cupsuptic stream they call the 1 1 Cupsuptic Nubbles.” A
house, though it be two stories high, is called a “camp,”
if away from the settlement and used as a place for
sportsmen.

The rest of this trip must be passed over in silence, say¬
ing only that the route to Parmachene, via. Philips and
Farmington is much shorter than any other.

In past years, Mr. Treat and the writer usually spent
four or five days in reaching Parmachene Lake with
our canvas canoes by way of Bethel, Upton, and Magal¬
loway River ; while tliis year leaving Danforth’s Camp
on the lake at eight o’clock one morning,' I reached Bos¬
ton next day in time for supper, On the way, over the
portage between the lake and Cupsuptic stream, was a
patch of maiden hair fern, Heraeleum lanatum. covering
a quarter of an acre. ‘William Herbert Rollins.

Boston, Aug. 17 th.

FISH FUNGUS.

Sapvolegnia ferax is the accepted scientific name
of the micro-fungus which attacks salmon and trout
especially, and other fish to a certain degree. Max
Cornu, in the Monograph? des Saprolegniee, says that the
family of the Sapvolegnia constitute a natural group of
aquatic f uugi, to which from time to time various species
have been added. The chief writers on the subject have
hailed from Germany ; though a Frenchman, M. Muret,
has given some good and very accurate drawings, which,
as is evident to anyone, are better calculated to elucidate
the subject than mere verbal descriptions. From them,
as might be supposed, it is educed that the difficulty of
studying then- histology is great, for it is only in a li ving
condition that they can be properly studied. No mounted
specimens are capable of exhibiting the changes which so
rapidly go on in the living organism. * Speaking of the
methods of reproduction and propagation — a most im¬
portant point, by-the-bye, if the disease is to lie checked —
M. Cornu observes that the genus may be disseminated
through the air or through water indifferently, thus
showing that the vehicle of distribution is unimportant,
the plasmatic (plasm.atkpic) part alone being essential.
M. Coruu says that he has watched the whole proceed¬
ings of fructification take place within an hour from the
reception of the primal germ.

We have been for 11 long time carefully gathering testi¬
mony from all available sources, at home and abroad, in
order to determine the true cause of that very prevalent
and fatal diseaso peculiar to the Salmonidae, which is

known as fungus, and which has so long baffled the in¬
vestigations of fish breeders. There seems no doubt what¬
ever thatt originates from abrasions of any sort,
whether from nets or from personal injuries inflicted
by each other from struggles in., ascending the streams
from spear wounds or other causes. The disease having
once fixed itself upon individuals, becomes infectious,
and is rapidly communicated to the masses. One intelli¬
gent contributor to Land and Wafer, writing of salmon,
says : —

It is now nearly forty years since I first began to watch
their habits, and year after year I have witnessed the
terrible fights carried on [among the males for position.
They are beautiful and strong when they first arrive, but
in two or three days many become covered with ugly
scratches, and hack fin and tail tom to shreds by the
teeth. In about eight days these wounds begin to fester
and spread, assuming a whitish color. Hence, from their
changed appearance the fish affected are vulgarly called
scabbed. In about fourteen days a mould or fungus fully
develops itself over the wounds, and then these fish gen¬
erally sicken, and may be found in large numbers almost
unable to move in the eddies and shallows of the river. I
have again and again stood on the bank within a few feet
of them in the stream, aud so resolute and absorbed did
the males seem in their hostile work that they were ut¬
terly oblivious to the presence of anyone nigb them.
That the wounds thus inflic, tedjis the origin of the disease,
I firmly behave, and what makes it more probable is the
fact that I have only known of one female thus affected
in the upper waters. From the evidence given it new
seems that the disease attacks male and female' alike.
This may lie explained by supposing that after the dis¬
eased fish have been swept down to the lower pools, and
the sickly and healthy get mingled together, and the
fungus fully developed, it becomes infectious, and seizes
others m the lower waters. Again, the fact that all var¬
ieties of the salmon are not equally attacked, points to the
same conclusion. The sea trout and what are called the
little red fish come first, and male and female being
nearly equally divided few fights or deaths occur. Next
come the brown-nosed grey fish, and shortly after them
the “buttoners,” so-called from a spot below the neck.
Among the two latter there are at least a dozen males for
every female fish, hence bitter fights and widespread dis¬
ease and death ensue. .Lastly, about March, comes a
small variety with snow-white bellies, and as the propor¬
tion of males to females among these is reversed, so also
are the results. I observe that it is a popular theory with
some of the w-itnesses that the disease arises from the
salmon being unduly detained in tbe fresh water. Tin's
theory appears to me to he totally unsupported by reliable
testimony. I may state as a fact that in a small pond in
this district there has been a salmon kept for two years
and another for one. Both continue lively and apparently
in good health, catching both flies and minnows. Surely
these observations go far to prove the origin of the
disease.

The inference from the [foregoing is, that the disease
occurs chiefly after the spawning time, which occurs in
autumn. In the spring it attacks the kelts, which are the
spent salmon which remain, in the upper fresh waters
throughout the winter. At this time the kelts are known
to feed ravenously upon the salmon fry, among which
they not only create great havoc by the immediate des¬
truction -of immense numbers, but by tbe mutilation of
such as escape from their jaws. Tlie injuries which they
thus inflict causes fungus, which at once communicates
itself. It attacks the pectoral fins and tails chiefly. So
also, drift or hang nets cause blisters and sores upon such
fish as escape from their meshes, These several causes
explain why the disease makes its appearance at differ¬
ent seasons of the year. Thus far, it seems to ho the only
remedy which has yet been discovered ; and it is cer¬
tainly very efficacious. It does not follow, however, tlint
salmon when at sea are exempt because they are in salt
water, but because those battles do not occur there, as
they do at spawning time ; also, that they liavo immunity
from nets. It is apparent, therefore, that all dead and
mutilated fish should he at once removed, if practicable,
as soon as they are discovered in the rivers. A prepon¬
derance of male fish is also undesirable, aud the propor¬
tion should he kept down.

It will now he important and interesting to discover
how the disease is spread. For convincing proof we are
again indebted to an intelligent and careful observer who
communicates his views to Land and Water. We can
do no better than to reproduce his written state¬
ments. He says : —

Any one who has examined an affected fish knows how
easily the fungus growth is scraped off. A spawning fish
is continually rubbing itself on the gravel, turning over,
and generally scraping upon the bottom of the river. By
so doing, when it has the disease on it most surely the
fungoid growth will be detached from the fish and pro¬
bably fasten upon some other healthy fish engaged on
the same bed. Even the spawn itself may possibly be in¬
jured by the odious excrescence of the disease. A little
higher up the river than where I noticed the above, close
to the town of Kendal, in comparatively shallow water,
there was a male salmon of about fourteen pounds in
weight, and what a sorry object it looked ! Instead of
the bright, smart appearance of a newly-run fish, darting
hither and thither to hide from the gaze of the on-looker,
it lay a couple of yards from the side, and heeded not the
scores of people who gazed in wonderment upon the piti¬
ful creature. Poor tiling ! it was iu the last stage of the
disorder. In water running not* more than at a rate of
seme three miles an hour it was scarce able to stem the
stream. Gradually it “ tailed” downwards, occasionally
being washed half over on to its side. A mischievous
urchin threw a stone at the fish, but it took no notice. Its
large, particularly expressive eyes looked as if pain were
suffered. But the color of the fisli was that which at¬
tracted attention. I think I never saw one that had ao
much of the fungus upoh it, Generally the diseased fish

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885

are dark-colored, with blotches of white— the fungus—
hero and there. This one was almost covered, and quite
three-fourths of the poor salmon was of that hideous
whiteness which denotes where the Saprolegnia ft’ r cun
has been at work. I left the poor flsh, and iu an hour
repassed the spot where it had been. It was not there.
Twenty yardslower down the stream it lay dead, hut being
some distance from the side, I was not able to take it from
the river. Later the same clay I wandered still lower
down the Kent towhere the noble hall and park of Levetis
are striking objects in the scenery. There were one or
two trout with slight white marks upon them in the
higher streams, Then I found a salmon of about thir¬
teen pounds lying partly'in and partly out of the water.
I drew it to the side, and, aithough comparatively fresh,
it might have been dead thirty -six hours ; rats or herons,
or both, had been making their meals upon it. A portion
of one side lay open, and from it, with a slight pressure,
oozed the spawn, for it was a female fish. On turning
the flsh over there was no difficulty in seeing what had
caused death. The tail and body up to the ventral fin
were covered with the disease (when out of the water Hie
fungoid is the color of light dull brown paper, whilst in
the water it appeal's white). The head also was attacked,
as were the pectoral Jins and the body for some distance
round about them. The fish otherwise was fairly bright,
and the disease must have made great progress, if it haa
not already been present when tile subject left the sea.
for this salmon had not been very long from the salt
water. In other parts of the river I got threo or four
trout, which were lying dead at the side, all badly af¬
fected. I notieed several others still alive, but badly
marked, and at least two of .them, in darting from the
side, took refuge in the weeds. Now, here again have you
acauseastotlie spreading of the disease, for is it not likely
that some of the fungoid may become detached from the
fish and attach itself to the weed? Being of a Vegetable
nature itself, probably the weed may take the infection,
and then in turn communicate it to other fish, or perhaps
to other matter with which itmay come in contact. How¬
ever, there can be no doubt that Stt p rolegnia fercu; is very
easily spread, aud just now in the river Kent it is worse
than it ha3 ever been at so early a period in the year. In
other seasous it was more noticed in the very early spring,
or after the fish had spawned ; and now that unspawned
iisli are at tacked I consider it a very bad sign indeed, and
the fact of fish spawning whilst in that unsound state is
likely to be very deterimental to both trout and salmon.

Shad in Tennessee.— The shad which were deposited
in the Cumberland several years ago, have never made
their appearance in sufficient numbers to call the ex¬
periment a success. It is the opinion of a good many out
here, that the long trip from the mouth of the Ohio to
the Gulf, through the muddy and turbulent waters of
the Mississippi, makes the attempt a necessary failure.

German Carp in Tennessee.— Nashville, ATov. 30 th.—
The test of propagating the German carp in our State is
now being put in practice. Professor Baird shipped some
500 to this place, and they arrived safely and in fine con¬
dition about ten days ago. They were handed over to
Col. Geo. F. Aken, our State Fish Commissioner, for dis¬
tribution. There is no doubt but what they will succeed
admirably in this ch'mate. The growth of aquatic plants,
and the immense quantity of insects and worms which
throng around our ponds aud water courses, will furnish
them an abundance of their favorite food, while the tem¬
perature of the water must suit them exactly. There
were any number of demands for the finny strangers ;
but, as Col, Alien would not give them to any persons
who were not willing to draw off the water from their
ponds, and take out every other species of fish that might
be in them, the process of distributing was a little slow.
Where the experiment will he most thoroughly made, is
at the Asylum, a few miles from Nashville. Here them
is a pond covering a space of several acres : from this all
tile water was drawn, and every vestige of living mat¬
ter removed from it, when the pond was refilled, and the
“ carp ” placed in it. Dr. Callender, who is the Superin¬
tendent, is a gentleman of rare culture, and his treat¬
ment of the precious charge will be purely scientific :
and, if they are to be a success, it will be under his care.
The others were sent to different places, where the appli¬
cants had the proper means of doing justice by them.

A rather amusing incident occurred, a few days after
the “carp” arrived. The local press noticed the fact,
and stated they wore to be given away to persons having
suitable places to put them. An old fanner drove up to
the office of the Fish Commissioner, having in His wagon
a whiskey barrel filled with water. Said lie : “ Wall,
Kernel, I have cum to get a few of them new kind ’el¬
fish.”

‘ ‘ How many do you expect to get ? ” replied the Colonel,
“ and what have you to take them away in ? ”

“ Reeken I don’t want mure ’n three or four hundred ;
and that barrel in the wagon is full o’ water, which
’ll do to take ’em to the pond in.”

“But,” said the astonished Commissioner, “ only five
hundred fish were sent me for the whole State, aud, of
course, I can give no such number to any one person :
besides, do you know that they cost, at least, $10 each ? ”

“ Wall, that settles it,” said the farmer, as lie drove off.
“ Got no use for sich high-toned minnow as them ; so
good-bye. ^ J. o. H.

^ SETH Green’s Hybru) Trout.— Rochester, Not'. 89th— m your
issue of Nov. 30th I notice In Dr. Gurltck’s address lie says : “ It is
not very long since a prominent fish eulturist announced in a
sporting- journal that lie hacl bred hybrids from/th eSiUmo fonLi-
nallit and another species or trout (l forget Its name) round la
California or among the ;Roeky .Mountains; I do not remember
which (place. Now the Satmo fonUnalis spawns in the fall of the
year, October and November, and this California trout spawns in
the mouth of March, so, said this person who aecumpllshcd this
astonishing feat in fish culture, there being five or six months dif¬
ference in the time of spawning. How he accomplished this
feftt I do not know, unless he adopted the Rev. Dr. John Baolt-
man’s plan, thatol' drying the eggs of thejperoh for ten day-, front
which he obtained a considerable .'number ot young perch. 1
have not the lest doubt that eggs that have dried for ten days,
would be as sure to hatch in five or six mont hs or Uve or six years.
Such statements ’.are pernicious, and tend yto lead beginners
astray."

As I made the above announcement In regard to crossing the
California mountain trout with our native broolt trout, to wliieh
1 still adhere, t will say in my defence that ns n rule the Eastern
brook trout do spawn in Ootnbur and November, but the trout of
Caledonia Spring Croak, on. which the Now fork State Hutching
Works oro established, eommcuco to spawn about the middle of
November aud continue until about. thO middle of March. Last
season the last spawn we took were S, Odilon the 13th day of March.
I have taken them as late as March 311th, and could undoubtedly
have taken a few up to April 1st, but as there are so many flsh to
bundle it does not pay.

The California mountain trout commence to spawn March 1st,
aud continue until about the middle of April. There is no trou¬
ble in crossing these two kinds. X have never published the
results of any experiments except those I have made myself
personally, or which have been made under my immediate super¬
vision, and therefore know what X am talkiug about. I am very
sorry to see that Dr. Gariick, or any one else, should doubt mo in
this matter, and feel sure hod he heen better posted he would not
have made the above remarks. gifi’u G reen.

j§ m and j? wcrL <0ishwQ.

FISH IN SEASON IN DECEMBER.

FRES1T WATER.

Black Bass, Microptmis salvia- I Pike or Pickerel, Exoxhl-clux.

ides; M. nigricans. Yellow Pcrcb, Perea flaveseens .

Sea Bass, Sciamops oce-llalus. 1 White Perch, Atomic amcricana.

THE REDFISH OF IDAHO.

In some of Lite large lakes of Idaho and Washington
Territories is found a peculiar fish called the “redfish,”
which has no place in the catalogues of science, and no
specimen has been placed in the Smithsonian Institute.
It is probably a distinct species of the salmon family,
which includes every variety of trout and salmon, From
what is said of it, we believe, says the Chicago Field, the
redfish must be ono of the most valuable of food fishes. —
[Geriiiautoum Telegraph,

The above paragraph illustrates one of the vory pleasant
and encouraging (?) modes in wliioli one’s assiduous labor
is performed. Here has the editor of Forest and Stream
been engaged for four years in the investigation of the
haunts, habits and identity of this particular fish, pub¬
lishing our progress from time to time, as we gathered
new information, chiefly through the instrumentality of
that persistent naturalist, Capt. Chas, Bendire, of the 1st
U. S. Cavalry ; and when at last specimens of male and
female had actually heen procured and sent to the Smith¬
sonian Institution, aud portraits of the same printed in
Forest and Stream (issue of Nov. 13th), with full de¬
scription of colors, habitat and characteristics — lo ! we
have the above comprehensive paragraph concocted by
the combined labors of two astute journals, who con¬
stantly beg recognition for their enterprise, honor and
thoroughness in all matters especially pertaining to fish ;
while at the same time their reluctance to give credit to
an industrious contemporary permits them to summarize
so important a subject in a brief paragraph, in every line
as erroneous as error itself !

Now let the mantle of Elijah fall upon these two wor¬
thies, for none others so deserving can he found in all
the land.

LAKE REGION OF FLORIDA.

THE time is approaching when the disciples of the
rod and gun and paddle will lie directing their
flight southward to escape the chilling attentions of Old
Boreas. As canoeing lias become a popular source of
amusement, and as it is a pleasant as well as a healthy
source of enjoyment, I am disposed to direct the atten¬
tion cf canoeists, and even boatists, to a section of Flor¬
ida that has hitherto escaped extended notice. I refer
to the lake region of Florida, par excellence, To those
who can enjoy life on salt water, with consequent adven¬
tures, I would say, try Indian River, or the southwest
coast, as they offer all" that can be desired : hut to those
who prefer quiet and retirement among attractive lakes,
I will say, spend a holiday in the section about to he de¬
scribed.

Black Creek empties into the St. Johns River, twenty-
miles south of Jacksonville, and some weeks since I wan¬
dered across lots from Middleburgh, situated at the junc¬
tion of the north and south forks of this stream, to a
pond on the Suwannee River, twenty-five miles from the
Gulf. To my surprise I ’found en route one of the most
interesting sections of the State. To the east, and within
fifteen miles of Waldo, a thriving town on the Cedar
Keys and Fernandina Railroad, will be found at least
forty beautiful lakes, varying from 300 yards to seven
miles in length.

These lakes are generally deep, with pure water, and
here and there will be found clear sand beaches. As a
general rule, they are surrounded by high land, covered
with large pines. In the neighborhood of Sand Hill and
Five Mile Lakes and Number Eleven Fond the country
is high ami rolling. The altitude of Santa Fe Lake is
one hundred and twenty-one feet above tide-water,
aud the remainder of the lakes range from sixty to one
hundred feet. Owing to the elevation of the lakes, and
the hilly nature of the adjoining country, the wanderer
and the invalid can have a guarantee of pure air and
health,

These lakes are stocked with bream, bass and perch, and
furnish admirable sport for the bait fishers, the troller, or
caster of the fly, with light tackle, small hooks and
worms (known its sawyers) from $aad wood, or shiners
(small minnows). During the winter months ducks in
variety are plentiful. "Where marshes or savannahs ex¬
ist snipe can be found. Herons, gannets and cranes are
plentiful. About fouv miles north of Sand l-lill Lake I
passed a pond covering probably ten acres. Growing in
the pond were numerous large cypress trees, and they
were literally covered with gannets aud white herons.
Never having been disturbed, they were very tame, and
allowed me to approach within thirty yards. In the

woods and fields quail are tame ancl in quantity, awaiting
a visit from sportsmen. The hammocks, which are tim¬
bered with live and white oak. hickory and magnolia,
will at all times furnish the material for a squirrel stew.
It has been my lot to see a great deal of Florida, but for
beautiful lakes, fine views, good roads, and sporting at¬
tractions. this section, taken as a whole, certainly excels.

To reach the lake a canoe or boat can be transported to
Waldo by rail, and from thence, a distance of four miles,
to Santa TV- Lake. From the westerly end of the lake to
Melrose, a new and growing town at the easterly end of
the lake, is a row or sail of seven miles. There are sev¬
eral hotels on the bank of the lake, and an excellent
boarding-house at Melrose where tourists can obtain good
accommodations and a square meal,

Another route is to ascend the St. Johns River to Glen
Cove Spring, and from there, to the lakes by wagon, a
distance of twenty miles. The Bellamy road passes
through the Jake region, and it Is an excellent one, and
boats and impedimenta can be easily transported. Eto-
niah Creek empties into the St. Johns River, twelve
miles below Palatka, and we have been assured that this
stream can be ascended to the lakes. This statement we
give as information received, and not as the result of
personal observation.

Settlera reside here and there among the lakes, and a
Florida contraption, denominated “ keerts,” can be ob¬
tained to transport a light boat from lake to lake,- when¬
ever a change of base becomes desirable. At Melrose,
they have doctors, a drug store, and three general stores,
where numerous doses of groceries can be obtained ; and,
in addition, a post office, and„ I believe, a daily mail,
where letters can be received and answered. H it should
be deemed necessary to visit the post office, or recruit
your stock of eatables, a marsh tacky (pony) and keert
can be chartered on very reasonable terms, and the end
attained by a slow, but sure and primitive process. Or,
if the party is supplied with a gentlemen of the colored
persuasion, whose services can be secured for about
twelve dollars per month, he can be utilized as mail car¬
rier and provision toter, if he is not addicted to imbibing
corn juice.

I found the residents of this section hospitable in the
extreme, and I recived a hearty welcome everywhere. In
tins section the sportsman will find much to interest and
amuse him, and the invalid would secure fresh air, retire¬
ment, and numerous sources of enjoyment ; the taxider¬
mist could secure specimens of numerous birds, and even
the artist could find many beautiful spots worthy of his
pencil, To me, the navigation of creeks and small lakes
is too tame, but if I had a weakness for quiet sailing I
would select the region referred to,

Having referred to canoes and boats, I may remark that
they can be cheaply forwarded to Jacksonville by sailing
vessels leaving New York weekly, If they are consigned
to Peter Jones, Jacksonville, Fla,, lie will pay freight ami
take care of them until owners arrive — and I may remark
that Ms charges will be reasonable. If desired, new and
second hand boats can be purchased in this city at about
New York prices. Everything in the way of fishing
tackle (flies and fly rods excepted,) and ammunition, can
be obtained on as reasonable terms as in the North,

To those who intend visiting this State, and who enjoy
fly fishing, 1 will say, bring rods with you. Fly fishing
in many portions of the State is all the most enthusiastic
fisherman can desire — more especially on the southwest
coast. Al Fresco.

FISH SWALLOWING FISH.

Watertown, N. Y., Due. '2nd.

Edit nr Forest and Stream

Twenty years ago my wife stood on the shore of Lake Ontario,
at a point, where Heald’s farm borders the lake, about six miles
west of Oswego. Soma fishermen wore cleaning flsh that had
been taken in a seine, and among' them was a twelve-pound cat¬
fish. After taking off the head they proceeded to disembowel it,
and fouud in its stomach to their horror, n baby’s hand In a parti¬
ally decomposed state. It was off at the wrist. It is perhaps
needless to add that there is at least one lady in the world who
for twenty years has had no especial hankering for catfish.

I believe in your edition of Nov. 13th ult., something is said
about a leviathan fish-hook. Well, the nccounL above is a horri¬
ble faet— beat It who can. J onah.

V Washington, D. C., Dec.Gth.— While fishing in bayou Tacheiu
Louisiana, during the war, Ibaited my hookwitk a minnow nbout
three inches long, aud fastened the end of the line to an over¬
hanging branch of it tree. I then went after mud hens for an hou r
or so ; whon I returned to my line, I saw the branch bending and
moving from side to side in quiet a violcn t manner. On attempt¬
ing to pull in the line I found that some largo fish was hooked, that
would probably break hook and line i f I persisted in my efforts to
land him. I went to the residence of a gentleman near by to
borrow a fish spear, stated my case, and he accompanied me back
to the stream with a three-pronged hay fork, in lieu of spear,
which was mislaid. After considerable trouble I succeeded in
pullingwithin striking distance my supposed fish, which proved to
bo a young alligator, thirty-eight inches long. The fork was
111 rust into him and we landed him. As hooks were scarce at Hint
time I concluded to recover mine, and after dispatching the
saurian cut him open and iound that he had swallowed a five and
a half pound trout. In the trout was a “ cotton mouthed ” moc
casin snake, twenty aud a half inches long; in the [snake was a
soft shelled turtle two and a third indies in diameter ; and In the
mouth of the turtle was the hook. The minnow we (lid notfind.

Now, Mr. Editor, this sounds rather steep, but if necessary, aud
If Gen. Motiton is still livingat Centreville, La., I can prove what
I have written by his affidavit. If Mouton is not available, Ool.
Tom Ochiltree of Texas, who will soou be here, will certify to it.

LL.E.

We should be pleased to see the affidavit, properly at¬
tested before a notary public. “I. L. R.” is just a few
inches ahead, so far. But next week we shall hear from
Professor Gill again, aud then perhaps that affidavit
may not be necessary after all. Competitors for the prize
fish-hook (it is a Mg one) are admonished to send M their
little Stories at once, as the contest was originally an¬
nounced to Close Jan. 1st, 1880. There is a man in Indi¬
anapolis, Ind., whom we want to hear from ; one in
Albany, N. Y.; two or three down in Kentucky, and a
score of tried and true contributors who are just now
displaying a modesty most unusual,

8S6

FOREST AND STREAM.

First Shad op the Season.— We have to record the
receipt in our markets of the first Savannah. River shad
of the season. They came in last week. By reference to
our files of last year we find that their earliest then was
Nov, 29th. Strange to say, a roe shad was caught on
Nov. 19th last year in the Hudson River, near PeekskiU,
and three male shad off West Hampton, L. I., on the
23d of tire same month. As the season for shad is popu¬
larly supposed to end about the 1st of July, the period
when they can be found in our markets seems to extend
over seven months.

A Giant Pike. — Talk about great pike I Why the Esox
lucius of Great Britain can’t shine beside our nobUior for
weight, game and flavor. We are this week in receipt of
a photograph of a muscallonge which was referred to
recently in our columns. That the size of the fish may
be appreciated, the artist lias pictured it as held up be¬
tween two tall men, whose shoulders it reaches. The
weight is forty-five pounds and the length four feet.
This is a big fish. Minnows have no chance in a school of
such fellows.

Carp as a Game Pish. — Now that we are to have carp
m all (?) our waters, it will bo interesting to our readers to
know in what estimation they are held abroad as a game
fish. In Piscatorial Reminiscences we find the following :

The carp is a very wary fish, and requires the angler’s
utmost patience to ensnare. The biting time of ttos fish
(particularly of large carp) is' very early in tbo morning.
They delight in still waters, where there are large flags
and weeds, with broad leaves. One of the best methods
of angling for carp is to gently drop in a line leaded with
a single shot only, which will be sufficient to sink the
bait. Do this in the following manner : Let the bait so
rail that itself and a few inches of the line, with the shot,
may rest on one of the large leaves, the bait itself hang¬
ing within the water, over the edge of such a leaf ; this
bait must be red worm, with a gentle to cover the point
of the hook ; when you observe the shot drawn from the
leaf, give the fish time to swallow his bait. But if you
are fishing with paste or boiled green peas, etc... strike
instantly ; let your tackle be strong, for the carp will
afford you sport. You me enabled to judge of their
haunts." when you hear them smack, or suck, asit is some¬
times called. Throw in some slices of bread as ground-
bait on the over night ; and cast in, while angling, some
small pieces, like peas, if you use paste ; hut the ground-
bait is sufficient to entice them to the place. Carp ex¬
hibit more or less of color according to their age and the
waters they inhabit ; those taken from ponds will be
greatly benefited in taste by being put into river water for
ten days or a fortnight. Carp feed upon the larva: of
insects, worms, spawn and young shoots of water plants,
for which reason it is found beneficial to carp ponds,
when the water is low, to sow grass-seeds round the
edges, etc. They will live a long time out of water, and,
with proper care in changing their Utter (keepingit moist),
they may be transported to a great distance. Dr. Block
gays : Seven ships are employed in this trade to a great
extent, from Polish Prussia to Stockholm, and are said to
produce an ample profit. Carp were introduced into
England in the year 1514. — [Piscatorial Reminiscences.

Movements .op the Pishing Fleet.— Only five fishing
arrivals have been reported at this port the past week-
four from Georges with 44,000 pounds codfish and 24,000
pounds halibut, and one from the Banks with 2, 000 pounds
halibut, — [ Cape Ann Advertiser, Dec. 5th.

Virginia —Leesburg, Dec. 5th.— I saw a black bass just
now weighing five pounds and a quarter, caught by an
old colored man named Johnston. Bass caught this fall
have been unusually large, but have not been taken in
great numbers. T, W.

Dressing ilS lines.— To a quarter pint of “double-
boiled cold-drawn” linseed oil add about one ounce of
gold size ; gently warm and mix them well, being first
careful to have the line quite dry. While the mixture is
warm, soak it therein till it is fully saturated to its very
centre, say for twenty-four hours ; then pass it through a
piece of flannel, pressing it sufficiently to take off the
superficial coat, which enables that which is in the inte¬
rior to dry well and in time to get stiff, The line must
then be hung up in the air, wind or sun, out of the reach
of moisture for about a fortnight until pretty well dry ;
it must then be re-dipped to give an outer coat, for which
less soaking is necessary. After this, wipe it again, but
lightly ; wind it on a chair-back or towel-horse before a
hot fire, and there let it remain for two or three hours,
which will cause the mixture on it to “flow" (as japan-
ners term it) and give it an even gloss over the whole. It
muBt then be left to dry as before : the length of time, as
it depends on the weather and place, observation must
determine upon. By this means it becomes impervious to
wet, and sufficiently stiff never to clog or entangle, the
oil producing the former quality, and the gold size (which
is insoluble in water) the latter ; while the commixture
prevents tire size becoming too hard and stiff. A trolling-
line should he thus dressed every season at least,

Do Grilse Spawn?—! hare been asked by a gentle¬
man interested in biology whether grilse spawn, and
whether they return to the fresh water the same year
they go down as smolts, and whether they remain a year
in tilie sea. In my opinion some may return the same
year they go down as smolts, but some certainly stay one,
if not two years in the sea. As regards the female grilse
making its nest and depositing its eggs, I am not quite
certain. AVhen collecting salmon eggs for Australia and
New Zealand I do not recollect liaving caught a grilse
with eggs in her. I should be very grateful to our corres¬
pondents if they can produce any positive evidence that
they do spawn. By a grilse of course is meant a fish
running up from its first return from the sea.— Frank
Auckland, in Land and Water.

There is no doubt that the male grilse in America come
to maturity, but we do not learn that the females ever
do, Many male grilse contain full milt

Showers of Spider’s Webs.— Since Mr. Geo. A, Board-
man’s note, under the above heading, was sent to the
printer, we have remembered Dr. G. Linceeuin’s inter¬
esting article in the American Naturalist which explains
the phenomenon observed by Mr. Boardman, though fur¬
ther observations on the question raised are needed. Dr,
Lincecum’s article is entitled The Gossamer Spider, and
it is to be found in Vol. VIII of the publication cited, p.
593, October, 1874, Additional information on this sub¬
ject is given in Emerton’s Structure and Habits of
Spiders.

! The Cabbage Worm Parasites.— All, or nearly all,
of the cabbage that was raised in this part of the country
the past season was entirely destroyed, or badly injured
by the green cabbage worm, after the heads were well de¬
veloped ; and as our own cabbage shared the same
fate, I have had an opportunity to study some of the hab¬
its of this pest. Several weeks ago, I noticed that the
full-grown worms left the cabbage and sought shelter in
an old building near by. They came in such numbers
that the building is almost lined with them. They
would crawl up to a good Bafe place and attach them¬
selves very securely in three places, at either side and at
the posterior extremity, to the wood, by a tenacious
white thread-like substanae. When fastened thus, I no¬
ticed that they were preyed upon by a tiny four- winged
yellow-legged fly. A glutinous liquid issued from the
iarvEein several places, and I supposed the flies were feed¬
ing upon it. In a few days a tlnn crust — the color of the
wood upon which they were fastened — would form upon,
and encase the worms. I noticed, also, that after this
casing was formed upon the worms, they were never mo-
by the flies.

I opened one of the cases to examine the moth, and to
my astonishment, found it literally crammed full of the
tiny white lame (fifty in number) of these flies. I opened
perhaps a dozen others, and found them the same, except
that in some the young flies had developed and were
making their way out through little perforations that
they had, perhaps, gnawed in the casing.

The glutinous liquid that I had noticed upon the worms,
had, I presume, escaped through the perforations that
these insects had made, in which to deposit their eggs.

How wisely nature guards against excess, and keeps
most things within proper bounds. Had all the lame of
the cabbage moth developed, their numbers would have
been almost startling.

I send you one of the perforated cases from which the
young flies have escaped ; also one containing the young
larva?, and a specimen of the fly and cabbage worm.

Goralville, Johnson Co., Iowa, Nov. 17th. W.

The observations made by our correspondent are ex¬
tremely interesting, but require to be supplemented by a
few remarks by us. "With the note, which we publish,
were received several specimens of the pupae of the cab¬
bage worm, two of which were brown and evidently
dead, and proved, on examination, to be filled with the
larva; of the “ fly.” A specimen of the “fly,” examined,
shows, as might be inferred from our correspondent’s
statement that it is four-winged, that it is not a fly, but
a chalcid hymenopter, belonging in the same order with
bees, wasps, etc. The specimen appears to be Pteromalus
puparum, an insect which has been known to be a na¬
tive of the Hudson’s Bay Territory since 1844. The
pupae appear to belong to the cabbage butterfly, Pieris
oleraeea. though it is possible that they may he those of
another species (P. rapes).

The history of Pteromalus puparum was first made
known to science by Mr. A. G. T. Richie, of Montreal,
who reared many of them from the caterpillars of the
cabbage butterfly. The value to the farmer of the ser¬
vices of the little insect is very great, and its general dis¬
persion over the United States is very desirable. "VVe had
not, previous to the receipt of our correspondent’s note,
heard of it in the west, and we shall be interested to leam
if it distribution there is general.

Our correspondent, who is evidently a close observer,
is to be congratulated on having noticed the interesting
facts which she communicates, and upon having fur¬
nished such full description and material as to render the
identification of the parasites an easy matter.

Canada Grouse. — The writer of the article on the
“Drumming of the Canada Grouse,” published in our
issue of November 20th, wishes us to state that the oou-
ular observations referred to were not his own, but those
of Mr. John Nelson of Cap Rouge, to whom he wishes to
give the proper credit.

The National Museum.— Hidden from sight by the
noble trees which make the Smithsonian grounds the
pleasantest retreat in Washington, is a large but modest
brick structure, which, when it shall be completed and
filled with the treasures now hidden away in packing
boxes, will be one of the finest museums in the world.
For the past three years Professor Baird has worked for
tins building with great energy and perseverance, and
last winter Congress rewarded his efforts with ait appro¬
priation of $250,000. A model of the new building,
which is displayed in the main corridor of the Smiths¬
onian Institute building, shows a square, red-brick build¬
ing, all but the central part one story high. “The idea
of the building,” writes Professor Baird, “ is due to Gen¬
eral Meigs, although the details and special adaptations
were worked out by Messrs. Cluss & Schultz, the archi¬
tects. the principal feature being the arrangement of
every thing on one floor of a square building of great ex¬
tent, in wliich there shall be no interruption to the drain¬
age of the water from the centre of the roof to the ex¬

terior. I do not know an edifice constructed precisely like
our new building, and I am confident that it will make
a new era in public architecture in its economy of space
combined with a minimum of expense, being at the
same time entirely fire-proof.”

The building is relieved bv the straw-colored Milwaukee
and blue-faced brick, and the Ohio sandstone lintels and
cornices. Between the arched windows are bosses of
stone with foliated ornaments. The supports of the roof
are substantil brick columns, and the interior is arranged
to utilize all the space possible for tlie exhibition of speci¬
mens. It is intended that the new building shall be de¬
voted more particularly to industrial exhibits, the na¬
tural history objects being retained in 'the Smithsonian,
where they now are. Special space will be given to the
display of mineral wealth arranged by States, comities
and mines. — Christian Uuion.

The English Sparrow Once More— Quebec, Canada,
Dee., 1st. — The common house sparrow is fully estab¬
lished in Canada (but it is terribly slaughtered by the
great Northern shrike, commonly called the butcher
bird). It is, however, a powerful assistant against in¬
sects, and will soon become an object of sport for small
boys and an ingredient for sparrow pies. I have already
eaten the sparrow at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco,
and I have no doubt it will become a delicacy in other
great hotels.

Some of your writers I note, are afraid these European
birds will, like the white man, drive the red man’s birds
out of the country. This is likely enough ; the civiliza •
tion of the Old World has destroyed everything purely
American, and apparently will not stay its hand. It does,
however, feed the the Irishman's sparrow ; arid we must
hope it will respect the farmer’s quail. W. Rhodes,

Sh M^nel

THE N. A. K. FIELD TRIALS.

SATURDAY morning Nellie and Bow were put down
to run off for second and third places, hut after a
short run their owners took them up again. The record
for the whole trial being this : —

In the Free for All, Lincoln won first, and the honors
of second and third were divided between Nellie, Bow,
and Dash ; but the latter wins the money for the third
prize ($100), while Bow and Nellie divide the second
money ($150). "

Then came the Brace Stakes ; of the five braces en¬
tered, Mr. Smith withdrew his Paris and Lass O’ Lowrie,
and Mr. Sanborn also withdrew Macbeth and Desdemona.
The remaining braces were Bow and Faust, Nellie and
Dan, and Lincoln and Fred.

Bow and Faust were put down by Whitman, and im¬
mediately exhibited good work, quartering and ranging
in good style. Faust made the first point, and was well
backed by Bow, the covey flushing and both dogs drop¬
ping to wing. Two false points for Bow followed, Faust
backing him each time, Bow also discovering his error
and moving on. The subsequent count of the heat was
for Bow, a point, a back, and a second back ; for Faust,
four points. They were down fifty-five minutes.

Nellie and Dan, handled by Sanborn, were then put
down, both dogs opening the heat with magnificent
work. There score was, for Nellie, four points and one
bird retrieved ; Dan, three points and one bird retrieved
time, forty-five minutes.

Dan then put Lincoln and Count Fred down, Lincoln
showing to the greatera dvantage in ranging. The work
done was a point for Lincoln, backodby Count Fred, the
latter retrieving the bird. Then Lincoln pointed again
in fine style, Fred again backing him ; the brace being
taken up: time, '.forty minutes. The committee retired
for their decision, ballotting for the position that each
brace should occupy, the result being that Nellie and Dan
were first, Lincoln and Count Fred second, Bow and Faust
third. It was the general expression that Bow and Faust
deserved first in the braces.

THE YELLOW DOG AND THE ASTROL-
OGIST.

THE “ Lost and Found ” and “Rewards” columns of
the daily papers always have their complement of
lost dogs, for the return of whioh the anxious owners are
willing to pay liberally. Last Sunday’s Herald, for in¬
stance, advertised among amethyst ear-rings, watches,
pocket-books, seal-skin sacques, seal rings, and law pa¬
pers, a blue skye-terrier, named Jack, reward $5 ; a black
spaniel shepherd dog, collar marked “Hubert,” suitable
reward ; a setter dog, roan color, short tail, reward $5 ;
Scotch terrier dog, lost on Broadway, blue ribbon on
neck, reward $5 ; a blaek-and-tan, long-haired bitch, lost
in Fifth avenue, reward $10 ; white and red setter, Dash
upstanding, light nose, small dark wart on eyelid, reward
$20 ; a black-and-tan dog, ears cut, collar edge scarlet
$75 reward. There are seven dogs in one day’s paper
We once began to make clippings of these notices for a
summary at the end of the year of New York's lost dogs
but we tired of it. There is a deal of romantic adventure
in metropolitan dog life — romantic as viewed from the
dog’s standpoint. A certain unsavory novel, by a more
popular than proper writer of fiction, narrates the adven¬
tures of a lost dog and of the various classes of society in
which he finds himself. To follow the fortunes of a pet
or a valuable field dog strayed, lost, or stolen in New
York would involve the description of some interesting
phazes of city existence. We have some memoranda for
such a story. Possibly when the winter evenings are
here we may take our readers through the devious wind¬
ings of these very crooked paths. Of comae we should
come across the fortune tellers and astrologers and the
wonderful child gifted with second sight. A writer in

FOREST AND STREAM

887

the Detroit Free Press tells us of his experience once upon
a time with one of these omniscient old frauds : —

The writer of this article once lost a dog ; it was far re¬
moved from beauty, aud not even ugly enough to attract
attention. It was a “ yaller dog,” too, and possessed all
the vagabond instincts of its worthless race, From being
an on welcome intruder in the household, it became tol¬
erated and at last commanded a certain degree of respect
by having in a spasm of fright routed a burglar ; its short,
snappy bark was the terror of ragmen and grocers' boys.
One morning the yellow dog was gone ; days passed, it
did not return, and the owner really missed it “ Adver¬
tise it,” said a friend, and forthwith a card appeared,
with a description of the canine and the usual indefinite
offer of a liberal reward. A week passed, and another
advertisement that appeared in juxtaposition with the
one for the missing dog, suggested a fortune teller.
Why not ! The idea was so well received that no time was
lost in seeking the reader of the past, present, and future,
who could fortell speedy marriage and restore lost prop¬
erty. The home of the prophet was not palatial and did
not indicate any remarkable success in reading her own
fortune. For the sum of $1 — which amount would buy
yellow dogs by the hundred — the dog’s owner was ad¬
mitted to a sitting in a small apartment, dimly lighted
and poorly ventilated, and sat down in a dilapidated easy
chair with the feelings ol' one entering a, scene of en¬
chantment. The seeress was old and brown as parch¬
ment, and had a weird voice.

“You would know the future," she said, in gloomy,
measured tones ; “I will read it for you : I can tell you
everything.” Then, after a prolonged stare : “ You will
marry the one you love, and cross the water, live in a
white house, with green blinds, have seven children,
and — ”

“ No, no ! You are quite mistaken, It is something en¬
tirely different. You say in your advertisement you find
lost property, and — ”

“ Yes, I see now. I was mixing you up with the last
person that came ; histories cross each other ; did you
ever spekilate enny?”

11 No ; I have lost - ”

The. countenance of the seeress became luminous with
wisdom. Contracting her features as if going into a
trance, she asked monotonously : —

“ Did you ever lost yer father ?”

“ No.”

“ Did you ever lost yer mother fJ
“No,”

“ Did you ever lost a dorgV”

“ Yes, oh ! yes.”

“ Was it a white dorg?”

“No,”

“ Was it a black dorgf”

“No.”

•* Was it a yaller dorg
“ Yes ! yes 1”

“I thought so. I can read the future. Ther’s a dark¬
haired woman and a light-haired man, aud the dark
woman — no, it’s the fair man — has the dog, and you’ll
never see him no more, but the dark-haired woman—”
But that was enough ; the fate of the dog was mani¬
fest, and its, owner went home sadly musing on the
vague improbabilities of the future, as revealed at a dol¬
lar a head, and fell over some obstruction on the home
door mat, and was immediately overwhelmed with a
series of caresses from muddy paws. The yellow dog had
taken his day, and has staid contentedly at home ever
since.

CITIZEN VON CUL1N ON DISTEMPER.

Delaware City, Del., Nov, 21st.

IF you believe, as I do, that distemper is highly conta¬
gious, upon the first sign of the disease remove the
patient to the quarter best suited to treat him, as I have
described. If you fail to do this in time, your kennel will
soon be a general hospital. Both in the general mid med¬
ical treatment of distemper wo greatly simplify matters
by dividing it into forms, as indicated by the symptoms.
First, mild distemper so-called or classed, is when the
early symptoms do not progress to severity, but subside
from treatment or otherwise.

The first stages of distemper are always mild, and that
we must watch carefully the development of each symp¬
tom, and administer the proper remedy promptly, I
cannot too often remind you, and upon which depends
its progress and development into the more serious form.
As in other similar diseases, the dog is kept lying down a
long time, and especially in warm weather, sores on the
hips, hocks, shoulders and sides of the heads are apt to
appear, called bed-sores.

To remedy this, bathe the parts, morning, noon and
night, with strong alcohol, to which is added tincture of
aconite root, thirty drops to the ounce of alcohol. A long
continued inactive recumbent position in all cases of ill¬
ness aggravates prostration, and bad he not the. fearful
drain of the disease upon his vitality, he would, from this
cause alone, when he commenced to exercise of his own
accord, stagger, pant, and otherwise show his debility.
Consequently, because he is convalescing, do not con¬
sider him safe, nor relax one particle of your vigilance :
rather, if anything, increase both your medical and diet-
etical invigorating treatment. Medically, remedies Nos.
2 and 3, alternate every two or three hours, and for diet
all of the different food I have recommended. Be very
careful how you allow him to return to regular kennel
diet— gradual, gradual, gradual. In warm weather flies
and fieas-are a source of greater annoyance to a sick dog
than the common observer would credit, the remedy for
both of which is flea and insect powder, rubbed well
on the dog and thrown in thebed. Tobacco stems or leaveB
scattered on the bed are also good, but are very repug¬
nant to the (log. I do not wonder a.t this, as one drop of
the oil of tobacco on a dog’s tongue will kill him in one
minute. Old carpet, bags or such material is preferable
in warm weather to hay or straw, from its being cooler,
and not so good a harbor for vermin, With the dog the
eye is almost as good an indication of bis condition as
his pulse. A congested blood-shot eye, full and standing
out, indicates an overcharged system. The above eye,
with a wild, restless look from one object to another-, un¬
able to keep it fixed, indicates a confused mind ; the
congested eye, with a dull, sleepy look, indicates a con¬
gested brain, overcharged with blood or symptoms of ap-

poplexy ; a watery eye indicates languor, debility, or the
nervous condition felt after- fever ,- sunken, shriveled
mucus eye denotes extreme debility. Can the pulse
speak plainer ? I venture to say it does not.

In cases of high-bred dogs 1 caution yon not to be de¬
ceived with regard to their condition by the degree of
spirit they may show. In distemper I have seen them
display a degree of will power second to no hitman deeds
of valor, where a glorious death was counted next to vic¬
tory. One case I will always remember. A lemon bel-
ton bitch (setter), by Rock (Adams), out of Pickles, eight
or ten months old, bad run through six weeks of distem¬
per, and was without doubt convalescing, when she took
a cold and diarrhrea came on again, as is usually the case,
worse than before. This bitch belonged to a friend for
whom 1 was raising and training her. She was a great
favorite, as she gave great promise. 1 scarcely left her
an hour at a time for two days and a night. The last
morning I very unwisely called her out of her kennel,
more to see how much strength Bhe had than anything
else. She staggered out on the grass. I not only acted
unwisely in this, but foolishly threw a pad. for her to
fetch, which she did three times, but. oh, so feebly. I
sat on the grass to see what she would do when she went
to her kennel. Just at this moment Mrs. Yon Gulin
called me to breakfast. I ate my breakfast and went out
to give her a dose of medicine, and to my astonishment
she was dead in not less than half an hour. Another is
the case of the champion Irish setter bitch Fire Fly,
which I have since sold to Mi-, H.W. Gause, of Wilming¬
ton, Del. She and her litter brother — Champion Rufus
II. — both had distemper in my kennel at the same time
and kenneled together during their illness. Fire Fly
being very affectionate and intelligent, I favored her as
a companion, and often allowed her to go with me to
the store or post-office. On such occasions she was not
satisfied’until I gave her something to carry. About
noon the changing of my coat and hat was the signal for
going for the mail. Before going I always looked in at
the sick (logs to see that all were comfortable as possible,
and Fire Fly seeing the change in my clothing was never
too ill to show signs of her readiness to go, though for a
week or more she was unable to rise without assistance.
Rufus II. also gave evidence that he was obedient unto
death.

Poor old fellow ! he received an injury which disfig¬
ured him for life, and he was sold and passed through
several hands until I have lost sight of him, which I
hope some day to recover. Distemper emaciation is
next to wonderful ; I mean that of such a rack, such a
disfigurement of Ms former grace and beauty. In mak¬
ing post-mortems of distemper cases we have seen them
when it would be impossible to scra pe half a pound of
flesh from the entire body, with not sufficient blood in
the entire circulating system to properly fill the heart
so that it could expand and contract for a single final
struggle for life. The wonderful part is, that so extreme
an emaciated condition of the body will sustain life so
long ; in fact, much longer than in any other known
disease. He staggers ; and the wonder is that he stands
at all. In head distemper he is more apt to stagger eas¬
ily than in the other forms ; convulsions also are more
frequent in this form of the disease. Distemper convul¬
sions differ in different forms of the disease, and
in different dogs, some being almost as violent as the con¬
vulsions of epilepsy, and others so mild as scarcely to be
discernible as a convulsion ; varying from a* slight
twitching of the eyebrows and lips to violent contortions
of the entire body, with frothing at the mouth, biting of
the tongue and lips until they bleed, making the saliva
bloody. The dog will also often vomit, purge, and urin¬
ate wMle in the convulsion. Often repeated convulsions
are a bad indication. From the convulsion they are apt
to grow into a drowsy state, from which tbey'are hard
to arouse, and wMcb ultimately ends in coma and death.
When he recovers from the convulsion be will stare va¬
cantly, sometimes wildly, around him for several min¬
utes before he becomes composed. Almost every one who
owns a dog tMnks be has a sovereign remedy for all Ms
ailments, and you willl be offered advice and medicine
-from many quarters, with the kindest intent ; but I warn
you, as you value Ms life, firmly but kindly to reject
them all. If you have concluded to adopt my plan of
treatment you must adhere to it strictly, aud 1 promise
you success. Blisters, seatons, bleeding, plasters, and
ointments, powders, and pills of calomal jalap, rhubarb,
opium, aloes, turbiths, mineral, syrup of buckthorn, etc.,,
and a host of other poisons which will be urged upon
rou as positive cures, must bo strenuously avoided.
Some of these are useful in their places, but can you se¬
lect the proper place ? Bleeding is worse than out of
place in any and all stages of distemper. In the earliest
stage of the disease, on the first approach to inflamma¬
tion, had we no better remedy, bleeding would be bene¬
ficial in reducing the circulation ; but in number two we
have a remedy wMch subdues the inflammation without
Die extra, prostration caused by loss of blood. Constitu¬
tional debility being the leading feature of the disease,
we must be on -our guard from the beginning to build up
the system, to not tear down. Number two, given more
or less frequently, by reducing the circulation subdues
the fever without leaving a worse condition of the system
to be restored. The only way I ever resort to pMebotomy
is, by cupping where there is some organic trouble, such
as inflammation of the substance of the lungs, fiver, etc..
wMch is frequently present in violent cases. Even then
dry cupping answers most cases equally well (which any
person can do), and should never be neglected when
called for. In order to tell when the substance of the
lungs is mflamed, if the distemper comes on with a
chill, followed by fever, inflammation of the lungs or
liver, or both may be looked for. The temperature of
the body will be found Mgb, especially on the fourth or
fifth day, often as high as 105—6 Fahrenheit. (I wish to
state just here, that no man who owns dogs, and
expects any of them to ever get sick, can afford to lie
without a proper thermometer). These organic com¬
plications are the alarming features of distemper and
must be closely watched.

After the high temperature is discovered, place your
ear over each lung, and, if you hear a crackling sound,
very similar to that made by rubbing a portion of your
hail- between Die thirntb and finger, wheu held close to
the ear — the sound is only beard during inspiration —
the techmeal name for tMs sound is crepitant rale, or
fine crepitation of pneumonia, wMch is a positive sign of

pneumonia. Upon the first indication of inflammation
of the lungs or liver, as a complication, give No. 2, at in¬
tervals, longer or shorter, according to the emergency of
the case. Should the symptoms not yield rapidly, use a
mixture of equal parts of mustard and flour, mixed to a
proper consistency with vinegar (thick as molasses), and
apply to the side nearest the inflammation. Cover well,
until it raises a blister ; then, let it dry. Do not under¬
take to wash off, as the dog may take cold ; when dry, it
will comb out. This is a severe remedy, but it is far bet¬
ter than the cantharidel blister. Instead of raising a
watery blister like oantbarides, the skin tliickeus, and
pus forms under it. Oftentimes the skin breaks at the
proper time ,- if it does not, you should puncture it. In
extreme cases, you should blister it both sides, if it were
not for the difficulty the dog would experience in lying
down. In case of inflammation of the brain and kidneys,
and in extreme sore throat, I also use- the mustard. As
I stated above, convulsions, more or less violent, are al¬
most Bure to he present in any but a very mild case of
distemper. One of the most popular remedies for these
convulsions is an anesthetic, or anodyne injection ; sul¬
phuric ether and opium stand first— such injections often
prove the indirect cause of death. The theory which
led to the use of these injections is good enough ; besides
the anodyne effect of the ether and opium, they are. a pow¬
erful nervous stimulant; and when once you start this
artificial stimulant, it must be kept up until the system
recovers sufficiently to sustainits own nervous energy, or
the system sinks into such a state of nervous prostation
that speedily terminates the case. Should the injection
be repeated, say, every two or three hours, the termina¬
tion ol tho case in this way would be avoided : but, on
the other hand, there is nearly as much danger from con¬
gestion of the brain. During the convulsive state, No. 3
should be given not less than three hours apart.

Another complication in distemper, is inflammation of
the kidneys. The urine will be scanty, with high color,
usually saffron color, and frequent ineffectual attempts
to urinate, only a few drops passing at each attempt.
For this, No. 2 is the remedy; also apply the mustard
blister over the loins. It sometimes happens that the
bladder becomes so distended with urine, so as to cause
the most excruciating pain, and if not rapidly relieved
wifi terminate fatally. In this case the water must
be drawn off with a catheter. With the male this oper¬
ation is very simple, hut with the female a knowledge
ot the situation of the mouth of the urethra is necessary.
There are quite a number of (to me) absurd popular
notions about distemper. Yes, without reason, thev
are simply notions. One is the absurd idea of burn¬
ing leathers or tar under Ins nose ; plasters of shoe¬
maker s wax on his nose, the administration of large
doses of salts violent emetics, purges, etc. Dog and man
m many of their symptoms are so near alike that the
same remedies will act alike upon both. But it will not
answer to put the slightest confidence in untried reme-
dies. One of the distinguishing features is the dis¬
similarity of the action of the drugs in the case men¬
tioned. It is a well-known fact in medical science that
some drug-s, upon man, are what is called accumulative
m their actions— that is, the drug wifi apparently be
dormant in the System for a time, and the practitioner
seeing no effect from the drug, repeats the dose, when
suddeafiy, without warning, the drug sets forth its most
violent action, such as would be produced by an over or
poisonous dose. The dog is highly susceptible to this
accumulative action of drugs, and one needs to be
well posted who would throw physic to dogs. And
again , drugs which are the most virulent poison to man
are almost inert when given to the dog, and vice versa
Arsenious acid, the man poisoner’s weapon, can he given
to a dog in quantities sufficient to kill a whole familv
with impunity. Tobacco, the master of otherwise strong
men, in quantities sufficient to settle a man’s dinner m
the wav of a chew or smoke, would kill the largest dog
instantly. Calomel, in the ordinary doses for man, would
purge a dog almost to death. Opium sufficient to kill a
man can be taken by a large dog with little or no incon¬
venience. 1 he continued smell of turpentine or carbolic
acid will nauseate a dog sufficient to throw Mm off Ms
appetite. m. Vox Gulin,

HINTS ON CARE OF DOGS.

Washing Dogs, — Do this only on a sunny, or at least a
dyy day, and give a long run afterwards. Onceafort-
mght is often enough to wash, but groom at least once a
day. We greatly like the patent Ashworth metallic brush
Rough towels should be used on the dog’s coat after wash-
{=T°^,nin,S Bh>ald bo Performed, iwith^or
before * a 111410 batt 0l1' After i<; is 911 over’ feed 1 not
4/fer Dog Shows.-We often hear of many

exMhteld Per am?ng d,og8 that have been recently
imh mted- ourselves, have frequently seen unmis¬
takable cases of this tenable fever on the benches ; and
we think even in cases that simulate the disorder the vet-
brmary inspector should give the public the benefit of
the doubt, and at least place the suspected animal on a
quarantuie bench, if he did not care to refuse it an en¬
trance. One large show, we allude to Brighton, has just
passed, and we would take it as an especial favor if some
of our leaders would report to us the state their animals
returned m whether good, bad, or indifferent.

Tows.— We have once more to call attention to the
mdi&cii inmate administration of* tonics. People who
keep dogs Usually think that any time their animals are
low and a bttle out of sorts they can be pulled to¬
gether again by the use of tonics. whereas, whentbereis
any irritation of the mucous membrane of an acute el¬
even subacute character, tonics do positive barm. Small
doses of rhubarb from two to five grains, with from three
to ten grams o the trisnitmte of bismuth, given twice

fnoaL?S • f°r geUing tlie^ecreS

in on lei. Attei a week ot this you may add a tittle oui-
mne, from a quarter to two grains 3 q

blvoo^Al^1^ ~Ti 16 weather is nowsensi-
ply colder, and non it js necessary to give docs aperients

thathiwCT rt.odS f^0ll|li:\ bo administered, and not those

ES ■ Cns,tor oil with buckthorn

^ . w. therefore, to be preferred to Glauber or Epsom
salts or Fttljna, water, all of which are better suited for
summer, Rhubarb, either in powder or extract is a

'5Ta™ aperient. Dogs that are at all weakly in
constitution should have as little opening medicine as

$88

FOREST AND STREAM

possible : their bowels may bo kept free -wit h a due ad¬
mixture of boiled liver and green vegetables. Parsnips
can be had cheap in country places, and they aro very
good indeed for dogs.

Puppies. — Take the very greatest care of them now, for
the weather is very trying. They cannot have too much
bedding, nor too much exercise when it is dry weather.
Their coats should also bo attended to. Kennels ought
to be kept clean, but as dry as possible, and every inmate
of the kennel should he dandy-brushed every morning,
those with long coats being also combed. The healthiest
puppies, and those likely to make finest dogs, are those
that are best fed, warmly housed, gloomed, and kept
amuBed. A puppy when not asleep (which he ought to
be. very often), should be romping, and never out of mis¬
chief. Boil everything you give them, and they will not
be troubled with worms. — X. Pvricnce, in Live Stock
Journal.

A Dog’s Tomb in Greenwood. — Two or three Sundays
ago the body of a large Newfoundland dog was buried
in a family plot in Greenwood Cemetery. The dog had
been in the family some fourteen years : had grown from
puppy-hood to helpless old age, and dying full of honors,
was mourned by master and mistress, and accorded the
funeral rites of the day. All this was very natural. It
seems hard to thrust out the dead pet for the gathering up
of the bone boiler and the soap man. A dog may be only
a dog ; but only a dog means so much to some people, that
human means little more.

It is no unusual thing for a dog to be buried in Green¬
wood ; aud in many other cemeteries as well the marble
effigies attest regard aud affection for the poor brutes
whom they commemorate. Sometimes the dog belonged
to a lost son or husband, and on that account is carefully
treated during its life and decently interred after death.
"VVe remember well a silver haired patriarch in a New
England village who, in'his morning and evening walk to
and from his office, was always followed afar off by a
sadly aged old yellow brute of a dog, unable to keep up
even with the slow steps of his master, but always faith¬
fully laboring along after him as best he could. Pity
would have suggested that the auimal be killed, hut the
old man -would not do that. The dog had long ago been
the companion of a son, and whenjthey brought the boy
back to be buried in his native village the young dog came
too, and attached himself to the father. Both are gone
now, and the three sleep together.

Frederick the Great's will provided tliat the favorite dogs
of that sovereign be buried in the royal vault. An old man
who died in New York not long ago left a similar injunc¬
tion concerning his faithful canine friend, and the wish
has since been observed.

The dog monuments of the world are neither few nor
undeserved; but with dogs as with men— many a rude
head-board of wood tells a tale more eloquent than
marble. _

Rivers-Wilson’s Bdll-Dogs.— The bull-dog is not
just the brute to please the eye of one who does not un¬
derstand him. His place in the canine world is still
somewhat unsettled. Wehave sometimes thought of him
as sharing with the donkey, the fretful porcupine, the
camel and some of the wonders of the vasty deep, the
niche of grotesque ugliness in the creation, Homeliness,
pure downright ugliness, so that it be not deformity, is
pleasing in an artistic sense at least.

According to Mr. Rivers-Wilson, the great' English
financier, the bull-dog has never received Ids deserts. He
is not only superior to other dogs in courage, but in sag¬
acity and tenderness as well. A bull-dog is not generally
known as a -water-dog, yet few dogs known for their
aquatic instincts can swim -with anything approaching

rivalry ; and when the auimal went down, full of years
and honor, to the grave, gave up bull-dogs forever as a
“ fancy.” Now be has a, few fox terriers, good dogs and
true as far as they go, but not bull-dogs. Speaking of
his present kennel, lie confesses, somewhat sorrowfully,
that he has “ come down to fox terriers,” much as "old
Bill George” some years ago, before the breed was in
fashion, declined to procure a collie, on the ground that
he had not " come down to sheep dogs yet.”

Massachusetts Kenned Club.— At the annual meet¬
ing held December 3d, 1879, the following officers were
re-elected for 1880 : President. J. Fottlcr. Jr.; Vice-Pres¬
idents, F. B. Greenough, J. F. Curtis ; Treasurer, T. T.
Sawyer, Jr.; Secretary, E, J. Forster.

Rose Tree Fox Hunting Club.— For the season of
1879-’80, the regular hunting days will be as follows,
from the kennels : Monday, 9 A. M. ; Wednesday, 7 A. m.;
Saturday, 7 a. m. Members wishing to hunt on bye-
days can claim the place and time of meeting, by notice,
at least one day previous, to Geo. W. Hill, M. F. H.,
Media, and to Bonny Rogers, Rose Tree (Media P. 0.),
where the notice will be placed on the bulletin board.

W. H. Corlies, Secretary,

Transmissibility of Hydrophobia.— It has been an
obscure point hitherto whether human rabies is transmis¬
sible by inoculation to lower animals and to men. With
much contradiction, there has been little scientific obser¬
vation of facts. We lately recorded M. Galtier’s inter¬
esting observations on transmission of rabies from the
dog to the rabbit, and the shortness of the period of in¬
cubation in the rabbit (rendering it a useful re-agent)
was remarked on. M. Raynaud has recently taken an
opportunity of ascertaining the effects of inoculation of
the rabbit from man in the hydrophobic state. A man
in that state was brought to the Lariboisiere Hospital,
having been bitten in the upper lip by a dog forty days
previously. He had had the wound cauterised two hours
after the accident, and had thought himself quite safe
till some of the usual hydrophobic symptoms appeared.
The day before his death, in a quiet interval, he yielded
himself, with the best grace, to the experiments in inoc¬
ulation which were made with his blood and his saliva.
The result of inoculating the rabbit with the blood was
negative (as in the great majority of previous cases of
inoculation with blood of animals under rabies). But
with the saliva it was otherwise. A rabbit inoculated in
the ear and abdomen on October 11th began to show
symptoms of rabies on the 15th, being much excited and
damaging tlie walls of its cage, while it uttered loud cries
and slavered at the mouth. Then it fell into collapse and
died the following night. The rabbits body (it so hap¬
pened) was not dissected till thirty-six hours after death,
and further experiment was made by taking fragments
of the right and left sub-maxilliary glandsand introducing
them under the skin of two other rabbits respectively.
These two rapidly succumbed, one on the fifth, the other
on the sixth day (becoming visibly ill on the third);
neither passed through a furious stage, however, and the
predominant feature was paraplegia (a form of paralysis).
The important practical result is that human saliva, such
as caused rabies iu the rabbit, is necessarily virulent, and
would probably have corresponding effects on man ; so
that it should be dealt with cautiously, and that not only
during the life of the person furnishing it, but in post
mortem examinations. — Times.

Rates j?or Dogs, — TheJ.Ill.inois Central Railroad lias
issued the following circular relating to the transporta¬
tion of dogs : —

One or two dogs in charge of owner will be entitled to
free transportation in baggage car.

On each dog over and above that number, owned by or
in care of one person, the following charge may be made:
for any distance up to 99 miles, 35 cents; for any distance,
100 miles up to 249 miles, 50 cents ; for any distance, 250
miles and over, 75 cents.

Baggage masters will collect only to thej end of their
runs and retain the amounts collected.

A copy of this will be posted in baggage rooms and
baggage oars for information of the public,

W. F. Johnson, J. N. Stinson,

Gen’J Bass. Agent. Gen’l Baggage Agent.

his speed and power. How Mr. Rivers-Wilson himself
came to appreciate the breed is told by the London
World : —

Long celebrated for his peculiarly choice strain of
bull-dogs, Mr. Rivers-Wilson was originally one of then-
most violent opponents, and from hi3 list of canine friends
excluded John Bull’s cherished companion. Perhaps
an intimate acquaintance with the French language
and manners may have been responsible for the ab¬
horrence of the bouledogue, but, he this as it may, the
aversion existed, It chanced, however, that an intimate
friend was a great breeder of bull-dogs, and begged to
present one of his favorite strain to Mr. Rivers-Wilson.
The gift was refused : hut the bull-dog fancier, filled with
the true proselyting spirit, would not be denied, and
brought one day a small pinkish-hued puppy out of his
coat pocket. In that condition it could hardly be de¬
scribed as a thing of terror. Its orthodox patches of
brindle had not yet developed ; its under lip hardly ap¬
peared to project ; it had not yet acquired the alinost,hair-
less look peculiar to very high breed. Finally, it was “ a
very little one.” The animal was introduced into the
family, aud gradually grew upon its members as they de¬
clare only a bull-dog can grow. It increased in weight
some forty-five or fifty pounds ; but t his rate of increase
was slow compared with that of the favor it found in the
eyes of beholders. It is true that the head grew huge,
and the upper lip fell back, not exactly like an arc de On-
pidon, and that the fore legs assumed a Chippendale con¬
tour ; but these points seemed marks of beauty to the
puppy’s new owners. The animal became the darling of
the bouse, and the ancestress of a race which shed lustre
on her owners. At dog show after dog show the scions
of this celebrated creature took prises, until her strain
waxed famous in the land, and secured tho suffrages of
all true connoisseurs of the genuine bull-dog. Thinned
out at last by repeated gifts, the kennel was reduced to
one member, and the owner determined that Iris affec¬
tion for this perfect dog should remain untouched by

Efh’s Chicken Dog.— A very indignant man, leading
a dog stalked into Uncle Eph's house yesterday, and said:

“ Eph, yon black rascal, here’s your dog; give mo back
the $3 I paid you for it.”

“ What's de matter wid de dog?” asked Eph, calm and
unruffled.

You warranted it to hunt chickens, didn't you ?”

11 And don’t ee?” asked Eph.

“ No. he isn’t worth a cuss at it.”

“ Did you try de dawg V” said Eph, taking his pipe from
his mouth and" knocking the ashes from it.

•< Certainly I did, and lie’s a first-class fraud.”

" How was de chickens cooked?”

“Cooked?

“Yes, was dey biled ?

“ Of course not.”

“ Did you ros’ ’em?”

“ Why you old idiot, they were alive — prairie chickens.”

••Dat ’splnins it,” said Eph, “I tought der was suffin
wrong. You jis’ cook de chickens and gib de dawg half
a chance, an’ see how he’ll hunt for ’em. Folkses ispect
too much,” he added, as the gentleman kicked the dog
into a corner and rushed out, “dey specie Tirely too much
from de cullud people. If dat man was fool ’miff to ’spect
dat he was gwine to git a dawg for free dollahs dat would
hunt live chickens, he was fool 'miff to bleeb dat we’a
square in de middle of de milleeuyum, an’ everybody
knows how big a fool dab am !

)E GUSTIBUS. — The Chinese will eat anything. The
r0 * i anything ” it is, the better they like it. The. dog
, much valued friend of the Chinaman when properly
ked. In China it is related of an English diplomat
t, being unacquainted with the nature of the dish be-
e him, but believing it to be duck, he looked at his
it and asked interrogatively :

Quaek? Quack?”

i No-ee,” said the smiling Celestial, "Bow-wow.’

— A dog show will beheld in connection with the ex¬
hibition of the Hudson, N. Y., Fanciers’ Association, in
the City Hall, Hudson, December 25th to 27th,

— Mr. Erastus Coming. Jr., of Troy. N. Y., claims the
name of Nora O’Neil, for a liver’ and white English
cocker spaniel bitch, by Captain out of Beauty : obtained
from McKoon’s Kennel, Franklin, Delaware County,
N. Y.

— -Mr. N. Elmore, of Granby, Conn., claims the name
of King for liis white, black and tan English hare beagle
pup, by Victor, out of Lucy, whelped Sept. _30tli.

Whelps. — L. F. W hitman's (Detroit, Mich.) roan bel-
ton bitch, Flv, whelped November 25th, eleven — six dogs
and five bitches ; four black and white and ticked, three
lemon and white and ticked, two lemon ticked, and two
blacked ticked, all by same owners, Rattler, (Rob Roy-
Pickles).

—The champion pointer hitch, Grace, owned by L, H.
White, of Bridgeport, Conn., whelped on the 1st inst.
twelve strong and beautiful pups, seven dogs, and five
bitches, sired by Sensation. The litter gets along splen¬
didly so far.

— Mr. John H. Meyer’s black pointer bitch Rena (Pete-
Mab) on December 3d whelped eight pups — two dogs,
and six bitches, by Mr. Fisher Howe’s Rex (Grafton's
Jhn-Whisltey).

— Oapt. Chas. D. Vide, U. S. A., writes from Fort Davis,
Texas, that on the 1st of Nov. his pointer bitch, Posie,
by Sleafoi'd, out of Whisky, whelped seven puppies, four
dogs, and three hitches, sired by Scout, by Sensation, out
of Daisy II. Scout and Posie werebred by and purchased
from the Westminster Kennel Club.

— Mr. H. Hedeman’s imported pointer hitch, Clip, has
been bred to E. F. Mercilliott’s prize pointer, Sport.

— Our readers’ attention is invited to the advertisement
of W. T. Irwin, of Topeka, Kansas, who offers some fine
dogs for sale, including Brissel's (Leicester-Dart) Livy
sister to Lincoln and Leicester; Jenny Lind (Rake-Fanny),
and Rose (Rock-Pickles), and four well-broken bitches
and puppies by Sleaford.

Yachting nnd Routing.

HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK.

New York. Charleston.

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THE PAST YACHTING SEASON.

THE close of September, as a general rule, sees the
majority of yachts on our seaboard laid up. Some
men, however, who believe in “ keeping- it up,” will not
dismantle until late in October. A friend of mine — an
enthusiast, of course — kept afloat one year until the
snow, which came in November, warned him that plea¬
sure sailing was over, ; and I know of one yacht, away
up in Halifax, which was kept in commission throughout
the whole winter, and lots of capital cruising did her
owner and friends enjoy. For my own part, I hate lay-
ing up ; it seems such a pity to abandon all hope of “one
more sail,” and the. poor barkie looks so forlorn and sad,
housed over for the winter, that I keep afloat as late as I
can. Then, when at last the unpleasant operation can no
longer be delayed, I like to get it over quickly ; the ship
stripped, the sails and rigging stowed away, the spars
lashed up in their proper resting-place, and the numer¬
ous “ fitments” of the cabins deposited where they can
be easily come at, once the first mild days at the end of
March fill one’s head with longings to ho once more afloat.
I speak, of course, as one of that numerous section of
yachtsmen who are not in a position to “ go foreign"
during the winter months, and cruise hi A Vest.
Indian seas, as our English brethren do in Mediter¬
ranean waters. That sort of thing is, to my mind, the
acme of yachting enjoyment ; and my idea of complete
happiness is racing all summer and cruising all winter.
However, as I can’t get it, I e’en make the best of things
as they come, get all the racing I can scrape in for, as
much " outside” cruising as I can manage, and worry
through the close season with the help of a well-stocked
library and a really fine collection of yacht pictures. My
“ den” is calculated to make the average visitor think he
has stepped on shipboard by mistake ; it is a small crib,
about the size of an ordinary cabin, and what with charts
hung on the walls in neat rolls, yacht cabin lamps, pic¬
tures, diminutive bookcases, marine glasses, models,
lead-lines, compasses, and what not, it lias a highly com¬
fortable sea-air, and looks very much like the real thing,
bar the motion, which I cannot imitate. In such a snug¬
gery as this I can, at least, recall the fun of the past sea¬
son, and with Forest and Stream open at the page
headed “ Yachting and Boating,” while away many an
hour meditating over the performances of our yachts,
aud leisurely following the grand controversy anent deep
versus shallow models.

I fancy a good many of my fellow sailors will hear me
out in saying that one of the chief pleasures of a race lies
in the talking it over ; why Brown did this, Jones that,
or Smith the other thing. How Robinson cut out the
Stella, and how the Superb carried on, aud why the Light¬
ning belied her name ; all afford matter for pleasant con¬
verse and not unfrequently heated argument. Now, dur¬
ing the past few months, we have sailed lots of races in
all kinds of weather, and Forest and Stream has care¬
fully chronicled them, so that the accounts thereof may
he a perpetual source of delight to those wise men who
hind the volumes and keep them handy for reference.
But to read through all these accounts seriatim may by

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some be accounted a task not to bo lightly undertaken,
and the editor, aware of this, has kindly consented to let
inn spin a yarn about the racing of the year.

Taken all round, the past season was good, though some
of the great regattas were by no means so well attended
as they should have been ; the cruises in squadron, with
lively spins from post to post, fully made up for this.
Besides, the numerous clubs on seaboard and lake shore
kept the ball rolling tidily, and the smaller yachts, as
usual, afforded abundance ‘of sport. These little beggars
deserved encouragement, for they are the backbone
of yachting ; in them are trained the future masters and
crews of larger vessels, and through their agency hun¬
dreds of men are taught to love the sea. There were
plenty of predictions, of course, at the beginning of the
season, that this yacht and the other, in the large classes,
would not fit out, and Dauntless, Active , Vind&K, and a
number of others, were positively named as sure to bo ab¬
sentees from all races and cruises. Luckily matters
mended, and most of the ships were commissioned. Other
crafts had been altered and improved during tho winter.
Viking getting bigger sticks, Undine and Orion provided
with more canvas, and some new vessels built, so that, on
the whole, there was plenty to arouse interest.

As most of our yachts are apparently built to “ turn
turtle as well as to sail, the season was fittingly inau¬
gurated bv a series of capsizes among the small fry at the
Southwark regatta, on the 36th May, and the custom was
carefully adhered to throughout the year. It would as¬
tonish many to see a complete list of capsizes made out ;
but as that might frighten intending amateur sailors. I
shall say no more about it. On that same 26th May, the
Southern Yacht Club of New Orleans had a capital race
for small craft in a fresh south-southeast breeze : Susie
S.. Ex-Bella of New York, Lady Emma , another New
Yorker, formerly the IF. R. Brown, and Pluck and Luck,
all of them well-known mosquito clippers, being
present. Susie led her class all the way, and won easily,
with the Lady second, Pluck and Luck being beaten
by Oydnus , a local boat. Two days later, however,
Lady Emma, turned the tables on Susie', and beat her hand¬
somely in smooth water, with a steady east bj’ north
wind blowing, and great thenceforth was the rivalry, and
many were the matches sailed to decide which was the
better yacht, The Dorchester Yacht Club had a stiff south¬
west by west wind on the 30th May, for their racing, and
started three classes of yachts. Mr. Gpaff’s sloop, Ad¬
rienne, landing first prize' in first-class, Mr. Keith's Syren
in the second, and Messrs. King and Clark’s Waif, in tire
third. The best sport that day, however, was had at the
Union, or open regatta of the South Boston Yacht Club,
when there was' such a string of mishaps and such a
“ butcher’s bill " for spars as are not often seen on out-
coasts. The whole of the third-class keels were disabled;
Fearless, lost her mast ; Veronica, her bowsprit ; Chi-
quita, her topmast ; and Posy, worse luck, was leading
w hen her boom played her false. There were no starters in
the ftrst-class centre-boards ; but Gael secured first place
among keels ; Thisbe among second-class centre-boards.
Posy's misfortune putting an end to her chances of the
prize, and Fancy getting the prize for third-class centre-
boards ; Clara, Sunbeam, and Wildfire gave up, and every
body hr the race had a good time. TheSeawanhakas, more
power to them , opened their season the same day, having an
enjoyable cruise in which spinnakers were set for the
first time in U n i ted States waters, the Nova Scotians having
for the past three years used them exclusively. Volante
performed admirably this day, and Regina, to add to the
novelties, came outwitha cutter’s head rig, and worked so
well that one can't help regretting she should have sub¬
sequently shifted back to the big jib of a sloop.

The Brooklyn Yaclit Club regatta, which should have
come off early in Juno, was “indefinitely postponed” for
lack of entries. What are the Brooklynites about ? Is
the love of yachting dying out among them ? The At¬
lantic made amends, however, and their fourteenth an¬
nual regatta was in every respect a success : somehow
the Atlantic manage to get their events off in good style.
There was a fine entry to begin with, and both old favor¬
ites and hew aspirants to fame contending for tho prizes.
The elements were favorable, a good topsail breeze blow¬
ing from north-northwest. Regina had her sea rig on,
and cutter like turned to windward beautifully, going
clean to weather of Sadie and Undine in the smooth
water. Three famous schooners had their battle flags
aboard — Peerless, Agnes and Triton — and the perform¬
ance of the former was something to make yachtsmen
stare, as she caught up her rivals, and as soon as sheets
were hauled aft she fairly squandered her fleet, coming
in 18m. ahead of Agnes and tom. ahead of Triton, the
latter having hunted in the western board for a streak of
luck and not getting it. Regina sailed just as marvel¬
lously ; she was 10m. behind Undine at the light-ship,
where tha t sloop cleverly out out Triton, and lm. behind
Dolphin ; but that was working her, as she at once col¬
lared the latter, and having got her and Orion comfort¬
ably tucked under her lee, she went off hot foot after
Undine, suffered a foul, screwed clean out to windward
and hopelessly distanced her, a performance of no mean
merit, considering the qualities of the craft she beat.
That exceedingly handsome sloop, Winsome, disposed of
Pirate , Lizzie L., Genia, Schemer, and Kaiser, and Nim¬
bus gave Alma an awful tanning, beating her so badly —
ih. 5m. 25s. over a twenty-five mile course— that after
making all allowances it is plain the latter was not sailing
as she ought to have been,

June 9th saw a moderate breeze from south-south¬
west blowing for the Hudson River Yacht Club ; Annie
G. winning in the first class, Irene sailing over in the
second, and G. B. Dean winning in the third. The
Quincy Yacht Club had so mo racing the same day, the
wind at east, and the winners Muriel, Elf and Dandelion
in their respective classes. The next day Mignon, Dash
and Tulip won the prizes offered by the Salem Club,
which rightly insisted on fixed ballast ; and at New Or¬
leans the Southern Yacht Club Challenge Cup was won
by Albertxne— a boat of many names, having been called
successively Bella and Susie S., emulating in this respect
the English schooner Diana, alias Intrigue, alias Blue
Bell; and a very bad fashion it is, altering names of
yachts so frequently, unless they are so wholly unknown
to fame that it does not matter what they are called.

The Bay of Quinte Y acht Club — a spirited organization,
with its headquarters at Belleville, on Lake Ontario —
held a union regatta on the 13th of June, when two new
tonners, Sylvie and Grade, made their appearance, but

their trim not having been found, they (lid not perfonn
over well. The two old rivals, Katie Gray and Surprise.
both built by Cuthbert, met and had a fine race, Katie
carrying her canvas better, and winning the prize.

There was plenty of sailing last summer on the lakes,
and yachting seems to have taken strong hold on the
dwellers by the inland seas. Rouge- Croix.

(To be Continued.)

fa ©ontfjsimuWtttiS.

No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

make no charge for answering inquiries in Hits column.

J.B. T., Catsldll, N. Y— We cun send you “Dogs of Great
Britain and America,” which is ftu American reprint, on receipt
Of price, $3.

H. P., Waterford, Mo.— The next tune your bitch comes in lieat
send her to another dog. She will probably then breed and yon
will have no trouble hereafter.

W. F. Madison, Ind.— Can you iuform mo whore I can pur-
oliaseapair of genuine Maltese cuts Or kittens? A ns. in New
York, of F. Bjgot, dealer in fancy pets, 37 Fulton street.

RapidAx, Henrico, Va.— You will hud In your State one of the
hest strain of spaniels ever imported into tho country. Address,
Capt. MoMurdo, a retired English officer, at Kvington, Campbell
Co., Va.

G. F. A., Gambler, 0.— Will you give mo Hie best place or places
in Florida for duck shooting ? Ans. The ducks generally raft in the
inland lakes of the upper St. John. There is often good duck
ahootingat Cedar Keys. See Halloek’s “ Camp Life in Florida.”

F. C-. JB., Troy, N. Y.— Careful attention to diet, with moderate
exercise, is all you ean do for your cocker puppy. The legs will
come all right if she is kept in a dry, warm kennel. A tablcspoon-
ful of cod-liver oil every day will be good for her.

G. E. P.— Will you kindly inform mo in your oolumns whnt is
tho best book on orange culture? Ans- “ Cultivation and Econ¬
omic TTsesof the Orange in New SouthWales— (Bennet) ; “Histoiri
naturelle des Oranges— (Bisso), tor sale by S. W. Silver & Co., 67
Cornhill, London, E. C.

F. N. H., Philadelphia,— In getting a gun full choked does the
gunsmith make any portion Of the barrel mueh thinner than it
was previous to having been olioked. Ans. Yes, the barrels are
necessarily made thinner. Yon can have a heavier pair of bar¬
rels lilted to tho stock.

Mar tinsytlle, Ikd.— 1. What gauge, length of barrels, and
style of bore, make the most elfeotivo squirrel gun V What strata
of dogs is best for squirrels? Ans. 1. 12-gauge, 7! lbs., 30-inch bar¬
rels. 3. Unless a dog can climb a tree, we do notseo how one ean
be used iu squirrel shooting.

A. M. S., North. Dunbarton, N. H.— Would Kay's chips or any
long-range cartridge improve the shooting of a Parker (full choke)
at 75 or 1U0 yards with No. 10 B shot? Ans. Tho thread wound
long-range shot cartridge cases manufactured by II. H. Schtebcr
& Co., Rochester, N, Y., willgivo good results at long ranges.

J. F. G.— Have you any hack numbers in which pin-flre guns are
disoussod? If so, please inform me. I have a Barclay pin-flre,
and wish to know if the cartridges are safe to carry in the pocket ?
Ans. In our issue of Dee. Bth, 1877, the comparative merits of tho
central-liroaud pin-flre are discussed at great length. Tho mat¬
ter of safety Is included therein.

G. H., Pittsburg.— I noticed on page 613 of the “Gazetteer,” that
aSt.Louis Brin manufactured ai'tiflcialanglo worms. Please give
me the address of said firm ? Ans. Wo have mislaid the address
of tills firm. The inventor is Wm. H. Gregg, 'St. Louis, but hois
not the dealer In this commodity. 1 lowever, a letter addressed to
him will probably secure what you want.

Quail, New York.— Please give me the names of the sire and
dam of the renowned Gordon dog known as Polhemus's Duke?
Also tho Gordon bitch Queen Bess, and tlieir owners' name? I
believe Queen Bess was owned in Massachusetts. Ans. Cannot
And these pedigrees in the Stud Book. Some of our readers
perhaps can supply the in formation.

Dn. C. S., New York.— Is there any kind of a dog exoept a fox¬
hound (my objection, to a foxhound is the baying at nigbt) that
could be used for raccoon, fox, or rabbit hunting? If so, what
kind? ‘Where eouldit be found? and what would it cost? Ans.
Yes, abqagle would answer. They are frequently advertised in
this paper. Cost probably about $35 each.

J. R., Nelsonvillo, 0.— The Baker guu Is a most excellent gun,
and wo have repeatedly commended the combination of shot g-un
and rifle for special services. OE course tho $35 guns which you
speak of must be inferior in quality and mechanism to the $150
guns: they will shoot us well, probably, at flrsl,but would not
last as long. The pattern you speak of is excellen t.

J. K, L., Camden, N. .T.— You have no uso for a rifle on the
Blue Ridge Mountains in June. You may carry one for protec¬
tion, hut it is against the law to shoot game at that season. There
are squirrels and raccoons In- the region you name. Yon can buy
maps of Maryland and Virginia from Colton, the map publisher,
176 William street New York, for about. $1 for tlio two .

H. M. H., Cincinnati.— I have a line Seotch terrier which 1ms
lost all his hair, and so far have lieou unable to do liim any good ?
Ans. Give jour dog Fowler’s Solution of Arsenic-, commencing
with throe drops twice a day and increasing to live. The chances
are that your dog! has surfeit. Change his diet, giving him as
much vegetable food as possible, and rub him well with crude
petroleum,

J. E. S., Powell, 0— I have ouo of the Daly breech-loaders, but
think itdoes notflt me. Iu ordering stock for same, as l have a
very short, aim and nook, should it bo short and a great deal of
orook, or short with butlittle crook? The stock asit is, is Hi
inches in length ; 3} inches drop, but i l don’t come up right. Ans.
Tbe gun undoubtedly has two much drop for you, and is also
probably too long in the stock.

J. H. Fi-tciiet, West Troy, N, Y,— Is ityiin established fact that
the Mossini quail do migrate? Have those that wore imported
by Judge Evans and others, after leaving in the fall, returned In
the spring to the same grounds or vicinity which they left? Jf
true that they do return, thorn are parties here who will import a
a largo number. Ans. The birds unquestionably migrate, but
whether tboy return to the exuctspot where they wore turned out
L a question which we think has not yet been decided.

Wm. H. Bates, Bedford, N. Y.— Give your dog fur worms a
powder compounded Iu the proportion of fifteen to 1 wenty grains
santonino, six grains quinine sulphate, one grain aloin; mix in¬
timately, divide into three powders, and administer three times a
day or three alternate days. Oil the morning of the day wbcu no
powders are given, the dog is la have a doso composed of best
salad oil, two ounces ; oil of turpentine, two drachms; oil of cin¬
namon, one grain : dose three-quarters to one and a half tea-
spoonful.

A. K.,WilUamspovt, Pa.— Some years ago I added a pair of quail
to my collection. The birds wore sent from St. Marta, Central
America, but never could ident ify them from any mark of nat¬
ural history. Have made a colored drawing, of male bird and
taken tho liberty to send the same to you, in hope that 1 might
receive some information. Could it be tlieMassenaquail in young
plumage? Female is marked almost like male, but not bright,
and rathor smaller in size. Do not wish drawing returned. Ans.
Your birds are the Cyrtrmtn massma, a common variety in Texas
and the southwestern country. For full description see HaUock’s
“Sportsman's Gazetteer." Your drawing Is very perfect and
beautiful.

J. L. S., Boston.— I Beo in tho Forest and Stream of Nov
37th, something in regard to carp, page 846. Can you toll mo who
to write to for a few to place in a pond of fifty acres that I have
stocked with black bass ? Three-quarters of the shore of this pond
borders on my farm and I have the exclusive uso of its waters
for fish cutture for fifteen years under our Shite laws. From
what you say of oarp it. seems to mo to be a desirable tlsh to pro¬
pagate ? Ans. Address Prof. S. F. Baird, U. S. Fish Commission
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., or Fish Commis¬
sioner T. B. Ferguson, 1337 M. street N. W.t Washington, D. C'.
If you are to raise carp in your black bas3 pond you had bet¬
ter select a weedy shallow and fence it oil.

Sore Shoulder, Mobile, ’Ain.— My breech-loader shot gun,
10-borc, 8-lbs., gives a bad recoil with 31 drachms powder and two
warls and H oz. of shot aud one wad. The shoulder, or space oc¬
cupied by cartridge when in gun, appears to be about three inches.
I nse 31 cartridges and crimp them down to, I suppose, 21 inches.
Does this unoccupied space probably cause the recoil? And do you
know of ariy way to counteract it? Ans. The crimping down
makes no difference providing you do not cut off tho ends of the
shells, but they should bo tho same length as the chamber. Your
gun should not scatter with the charge you name. Perhaps your
wads are not down tight on tho powder,

0. E. F„ Catawlssa, Pa— I saw a testimonial in your paper some
time ago, in which it was stated that “ it is a characteristic of tho
choke-bore to show Its greatest superiority iu the largo sized
shot.’ ’ N ot long since 1 was informed by a celebrated li rm, man¬
ufacturing breech-loading guns, that tlio more a gun is choked
the less satisfaction it will give in tho use of the largo sized shot.
Who is right? Ans. Different manufacturers have different
modes of choke-boring, and these modes may each beof such a
character as to cause one to tluow large shot better and another
the Smaller sizes. Wo are inoiinod to think that tho best method
of boring will show a uniform excellence as far as tho different
sizes of shot are concerned .

At, Gic, Lake Village, N. H— My dog is troubled with a kind of
humor that breaks out on his body and has a thin sally scab; also
he keeps shaking his head as if his care troubled him, and' they
have a strong smell, as a Newfoundland dog does when he wets
his coat in awarm day. Heisan Irish letter aud very fat, weighs
ninety-two pounds, and is nine yours old ; has not been used In
the field for three years? Ans. Your dog has surfeit. Limit his
diet and give him as much vegetable aud as little animal food ns
possible. Give him Fowler’s Solulion of Arsenic, comm encing
with eight drops twice aday and increasing to twelve. Wash him
well with castile soap and afterwards rub him with crude petro¬
leum. He has also canker of the our. Wash them thoroughly
and after drying, pour in them a littio of tlio following: Gmi-
lnrds's extract, i oz.; wine of opium, I oz.; sulphate of zinc, I
draohm ; water, 8 oz.; mix.

C. W. E., Bowling Green, 0.— I oontomplate a visit to western
Texas and wish to ask you whnt rifle to take ? 1 wtuit a turkey
call such as you once spoko of in Forest and Stfeam, made
of Cedar wood? .ins. Take a Winchester rifle. The turkey call
is a little cedar box 31 inches long; j to 1 wide; and! inch deep;
with a pieco of smooth slate fitted nicely in the box. Have the
top smooth and even, and no rosin will be needed. Put togetlior
with brass pins, as glue or brads spoil the sound by cheeking vi¬
bration. If made from part of cigar box, see that no pieces of
paper adhere to thorn, and use the thinnest portions. Another call
consists of a short piece of Spanish oedar with u good sized nail
drivon through it: draw apiece of slate accross the head of the
nail. To operate either call, hold tlio slate between the thumb
and middle finger of tbe right hand, while tho call is made by the
thumb and middle Unger of tho left. Above all things, do nnt
make over five strikes for a single oalt— oftener four— as turkeys
can count.

O. M. B.. Washington, D. C.-Wiil you settle an agitated question
among the thegunnors of this city? Do pheasants go in flocks?
i. e. after the young brood has become growu, paired off and sep¬
arated? 01 course all sportsmen know that one or more pheasants
ara often found in thickets, or at a certain feeding plaoe; hut in
such eases— orunderan.v other circumstances-can they be termed
a" flock ? Ans. The pheasant (properly ruffed grouse) is nat¬
urally a solitary bird, and is seldom found in packs. Unlike tlio
quail, which assists Ids partner in hatching and rearing hev young,
the ruffed grouse deserts his better half after she has completed
her laying. The eggs arc usually all deposited by the middle ot
May, and the cocks olub together until the hit ter [nut of August,
when they all again join tho lien with her nearly full grown
broud. Iu tbe mating season, each cook generally has from two
to six bens under his protection. It therefore depends upon tlio
soason of the year whether theso birds are found singly or iu
flocks or coveys.

W. A. A,, Rushvllle, Indiana.— I want to get away from our
terrible winter climate and go wlioro it is more genial weather,
and where an abundance of game. Is to be found. I have been
thinking of Texas and Louisiana, but do not know which State
would bo preferable. Cun you enlighten mo in regard (o the
subject, and give points iu either State probably suitable?
Would like to be put iu correspondence with some reliable " entle-
menin either State? Ans. For eOmfort, andfor variety of game
ns well as scenery, we would recommend the country west ami
north of Sun Antonio, Texas. There are not as many ducks,
woodcock and snipe, or bears there as there are iu tho sloughs,
marshes aud eanebiultes of Louisiana, but more of some other
kinds of game. The climate is preferable. There is more up¬
land and less water iu proportion to area. Address N. A. Taylor,
Houston, Texas, or buy his book entitled “ One Thousand Miles
Through Texas," published by A. S. Barnes & Go., New York
price $1.75.

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THE TROUT OF THE PAST.

WHEN we had occasion, last September, to make
the sweeping assertion that “ all the combined sci¬
ence of fish culture seems to have been unable to rehabil¬
itate fresh waters which have passed within the precincts
of civilization, or to produce by artificial propagation,
more than a flabby and insipid counterfeit of their natu¬
ral denizens,” we at once provoked a disclaimer from gen¬
tlemen who had not seriously enough contemplated how
very nearly the wild mountain trout of our primitive for¬
ests (not to mention other species) have become extinct.
That such is the lamentable fact, however, is readily at¬
tested by the spread of human population and the occu¬
pation by settlements and farms of nearly the whole of
what was a wilderness domain two hundred years ago.

Even within the memory of men not old, nearly all the
brooks of New England teemed with speckled trout, and
a hundred fish could easily be caught in a single day in
streams which do not now contain a solitary survivor,
and so also of the Middle States. In far-off Michigan
and Wisconsin, once famed for their abundant trout
streams, and in the remoter regions of Canada, there are
waters almost barren, which but Jive years since readily
yielded an overflowing creel. It is only in the almost
inaccessible seclusion of a few isolated regions that these
beautiful representative of a once universal family are
now found in any abundance. Even the Yellowstone
does not insure the same return to the adventurer as it
did years ago. If the angler would be sure of his quest
he must go to the far-off streams of Idaho and of Utah,
to Coeur d’Alene Lake, and the noble mountain streams
which are traversed by the covert trail which the steal¬
thy Indian seeks to hide from the search of the intruding
white man. Thirty years ago the Mormon immigration
was flowing in full tide into the recesses of the uttermost
western -wilderness, where greattroutin liveries unknown
to eastern eyes sported everywhere in countless myriads.
At present the angler who debarks at Ogden, or other
central points, must needs drive twenty miles before he
can find unalloyed sport with rod and line.

Where in the valleys of the San Joachin and the Sacra¬
mento, in California, are the quiet places which we used
to fish in younger days ? Where are the great salmon of
the Russian River? The salmon trout of Kings River
and the Fresno? There are champagne corks and empty
peach-cans strewn along every accessible channel-way
throughout the State, and although at Merced and Pilar-
citos we can still get good fishing, with good cheer and a
welcome hand from brother anglers who minister there,
the localities lack the primitive wildness which once
made them charming and enchanting. In the Big Woods
of Wisconsin the steam tramways of -the loggers have
driven the game into densest cover, and the autumn
drives have scraped the river bottoms of every trout.
Where are the barrels of fish which. used to lie in rafts on
the bottom of the Kinnikinnik and the Rush River?
Where are the trout of the cold and pellucid Jordan, in
Micliigan, which only five years ago seemed to swarm in
exhaustless hosts? Where in the mountains of Pennsyl¬
vania and Virginia shall we look for those choice places
where the hunter built his solitary cabin when we were
boys, and the sight of five fresh cat skins pinned to the
axe-hewn walls greeted our wondering eyes as we
emerged from the forest into the little clearing ? Where
are the speckled denizens of the pastoral streams of New
Jersey? where are the wild trout of the Racquette and
the pre-empted pools of the Adirondacks ? where, indeed,
are the big trout of Maine ? the four-pound fish of the
Tabusintac, in New Brunswick, where fifteen years ago
450 trout fell to two rods in a single day’s fishing ? the
glancing fins of the upper Jacques Cartier? thebig strings
of Muskoka ? and the great yields of the hundred lakes
and streams of Nova Scotia? Where, indeed, are the
trout of our own silvery Bronx, flowing at our very doors,
whose bucolic charms were extolled in verse by the la¬
mented poet whose contemporaries still enjoy a vigorous
old age? Let those of us who have passed the age of
forty-five search the whole country through and see how
many of their favorite boyhood haunts remain intact or
undepleted ; then let them challenge our initial posi¬
tion and answer if the trout of America is not essentially
“ A Thing of the Past.” There are others beside ourselves
who sensibly appreciate these truths. Quite recently
there fell under our notice a letter written from the pin¬
eries of Wisconsin by the Rev. Myron H. Reed, of Indi¬
anapolis, whose pen catches tho inspiration of the foam¬
ing brooks ; and it repeats to the eoho our own convic¬
tions on this subject, when it says : —

This is probably the last generation of trout fishers. The
children will notbe able to find any. Already there are
well-trodden paths by every stream in Maine, in New
York and in Michigan. I know of but one river in North
America by the side of winch you will find no paper
collar or other evidences of civilization ; it is the Name¬
less River. Not that trout will cease to be. They will
be hatched by machinery, and raised in ponds, and fat¬
tened on chopped liver, and grow flabby and lose their
spots. The trout of the restaurant will not cease to be.
He is no more like the trout of the wild liver than tho
fat and songless reed bird is like the bobolink. Gross
feeding and easy pond-life enervate and deprave him.
The trout that the children will know only by legend

is the gold-sprinkled, living arrow of the Whitewater —
able to zig-zag up the cataract, able to loiter in the rapids
— whose dainty meat is the glancing butterfly.

This apostrophe of our sympathetic friend is uttered
with the spirit of the last red man, in whose veins flows
the full, untainted blood of his race, and who overlooks,
from a commanding cliff, the squalid camps of his half-
breed followers pitched in the suburbs of a border town.
We do not declare that the finny representatives of the
ancient family of Salmo fontinalis will speedily become
extinct in America. No doubt, when every one of the
older States shall become as densely settled as Great
Britain itself, and all the rural aspects of the crowded
domain resemble the suburban surroundings of our Bos¬
ton ; when every feature of the pastoral landscape shall
wear the finished appearance of European lands ; and
every verdant field be closely cropped by lawn mowers
and guarded by hedges ; and every purling stream which
meanders through it has its water-bailiff, we shall stall
have speckled trout from which the radiant spots have
faded, and tasteless fish, to catch at a dollar per pound
(as we already have on Long Island), and all the appur¬
tenances and appointments of a genuine English trouting
privilege and a genuine English “outing.” In those
future days, not long hence to come, some venerable
piscator, in whose memory still lingers the joy of fishing,
the brawling stream which tumbled over the locks in
the tangled wild wood, and moistened the arbutus and the
bunchberries which garnished its banks, will totter forth
to the velvety edge of some peacefully-flowing stream,
and having seated himself on a convenient point in a re¬
volving easy chair, placed there by his careful attend¬
ant, cast right and left for the semblance of sport long
dead. Hosts of liver-fed fish will rush to the signal for
their early morning meal, and from the centre of the boil
which follows the fall of the handsful thrown in, my pis¬
cator of the ancient days will hook a two-pound trout,
and play him hither and yon, from surface to bottom,
without disturbing the pampered gormands which are
gorging themselves upon the disgusting viands ; and
when he has leisurely brought him to hand at last, and
the gillie has scooped him with his landing net, he will
feel in his capacious pocket for Ins last trade dollar, and
giving his friend the tip, shuffle back to his house, and
lay aside his rod forever.

Fish such as these will ever reward, pecuniarly and in¬
dustrially, the labors of the fish culturist ; they will amuse
the rising angler, who has read the legendary accounts of
old-time trout fishing, and titillate the uneducated palates
of young men in whom the instinct of angling is inherited
and ineradicable ; but he who would indulge the ecstatip
pastime of which great pens have written and noble
poets sung, must fish now. Those to be bom here¬
after will never have tho privilege of fishing for the trout
as it was — the “ trout of the past.” It may be, possibly,
that in some favored Caledonia creek, where the descend¬
ants of a master hand like Seth Green’s hold perpetual
watch and ward — whose waters have never been wholly
depleted of their native stock since the beginning, and
whose natural food both gods and men have permitted to
grow upon its banks for their constant supply — it may be
that some remnants of the ancient family will
long he found in days to come, but they will be regard¬
ed as ttie relics of a Pompeii exhumdfi, or the strange
golden creatures dug up from the ruins of the Aztec .
race.

Let us not be supposed to discourage even the feeblest
effort to cultivate fish-food ; we have assiduously en¬
couraged this industry from the beginning. But we may
be pardoned for the tears we shed over the coming doom
of a glorious race of aborigines, as graceful and wild as
the native Indians themselves.

Two Interesting Exhibitions. — The International
Dairy Fair, which was so remarkably successful last
year, is repeated this season. The Exhibition was opened
last Monday night, with a large display of domestic and
foreign products, methods, and machinery.

Madison Square Garden has a show of prize American
birds, Durham cattle, and sheep. The herd are from the
farm of R. W, Gillett, near Springfield, HI., and have al¬
ready made their fame in the live-stock world. Among
the sheep will be some of the celebrated Southdown
breed, the Leicester and Cotswold breeds, and some extra-
fed Canadian sheep. The Garden will be open every day
from 9 a. M. till 10 f. m., under the management of John
AV. Hamilton.

Resignation. — We regret to inform our readers that
Mr. Wm. M. Tileston, who for the past five years, with
the exception of a short interval, has been connected
with this paper, has resigned his position as asso¬
ciate editor. The cause of our loss is, that Mr. Tileston
has other interests which require his undivided atten¬
tion, although we hope that the work of his pen, which
produced such pleasant sketches as “Santa Monica,"
“Safety Valve,” and others, depicting life and sport in
California and the antipodes, may still be seen in our
columns. Mr. Tileston leaves us with the very best
wishes of all our Company for his future success.

FOREST AND STREAM

891

INDIAN FARMING IN IDAHO.

IN the southeastern part of Idaho Territory, there is a
reservation for certain tribes of Shoshonee and Bannock
Indians, called the Fort Hall Reservation, and including
about a thousand persons, where farming has been intro¬
duced and is carried on to a considerable extent. They
are rather good Indians, none too good to do any sort of
mischief if they dared, but more prepossessing in appear¬
ance, and less troublesome in small matters than the
majority of red-skins I have seen.

The Shoshonee family of Indians embraces two leading
tribes, the Bannocks and the Utahs. The country of the
former, before they were disturbed by civilization, in¬
cluded southeastern Oregon, Idaho, Western Montana and
the northern portion of Utah and Nevada ; the Utahs
occupied Utah, Nevada, and the Upper Colorado Valley.
The Bannocks were a homogeneous division, but the
UtahB are divided into many sub-tribes : U tails proper,
inhabiting Utah and Eastern Nevada ; Washoes, at the
Eastern base of the Sierra Nevada, between Honey Lake
and the West Fork of Walkers River ; Pah-Utes (or Pi-
Utes, the word meaning “ water Utes ”) in Western and
Central Nevada, Northern Arizona and Southwestern
Utah ; Pah-Vants, in the vicinity of Sevier Lake ; Pi-Edes,
South of the preceding ; and the Gosh-Utes, about the
Gosh-Ute Mountains in Utah. The Northern tribes are
far more intelligent, energetic, strong and wealthy than
the Southern bands. They are in better homes, dress
better, are cleaner and more courageous,

The word Shoshonee, (accented on the second vowel)
means “ snake,-’ and the Snake tribe are the Shoshonees
proper. Then habitat was this Southern half of Idaho.
They are fine looking Indians, not so tall as the Sioux,
whose men are the best built in the West ; nor are the
women so handsome as the light faced girls one meets and
is tempted by dowii on the Gila and Colorado Rivers ; but
all have a healthy appearance, and seem to be pretty well
oil in worldly goods. They are exceptionally skillful in
handicraft, and out of the raw materials furnished by the
Government, and the skins of the animals they kill, they
make a great variety of utensils and ornamental clothing.
The bead-work of the Shoshonee Bquaws is renowned for
its excellence.

Their faces show the oval outlines, flat front-face, pro¬
truding cheek-bones, and dark, copper-colored skin char¬
acteristic of the race ; yet one may find some heads with a
facial angle nearer the perfect type than many an Eastern
coinmunity could show. It is the chief of a band of these
Snakes having their homes at Camp Brown, Wyoming,
who is celebrated as the finest looking Indian in the Rocky
Mountains. This is old Washakie, whose education, sa¬
gacity and good nature, friendliness toward the white
people, and firmness of government, have won the respect
even of these frontiersmen, who really consider it little
more harm to kill an Indian than a coyote, 'denying him
the possession of any soul or hope of immortality, at least
any future which they care to share with him.

Washakie’s band go westward every summer in the great
Gros Ventre Hills and Green River Valley to hunt, and are
met by the Snakes from here ; but the Bannock’s rarely go
over there, standing in too much awe of the Eastern
Shoshonee’s, I am told, to make campanionship pleasant.

On these long hunting expeditions in summer the In¬
dians take their families with them, but travel with light
luggage, expecting to be heavily laden with dried meat
and hides on their return. Wherever they camp, and
this ordinarily is among the willows along the margins of
the streams, they build for themselves rude huts of
boughs, by simply binding together the tops of adjacent
bushes, or by standing up toward a converging centre
over head a number of leafy saplings, whose sharpened
butts are stuck in the ground in a circular shape. Inside
are put their rude home-made saddles, with a pile of
robes and heavy blankets, and their home is complete.

The furniture of such a vHck-y-up partakes so much
now-a-days of the appurtenances of civilization that it
takes the interest which attachesjto the outfit of the sav¬
age purest simple. Even Cooper would have seen small
romance in “U. S. I. D.” black blankets, and long strips
of greasy flannel or poor calico ; in piles of battered tin
cups and plates ; in buke-ovens and frying panB ; Sheffield
knives and New York axes ; boots from Massachusetts,
and sombreros from California. Yet all these are taking
the place of the ancient implements of the Indian, and do
little to better him. For with the new labor-saving con¬
veniences he finds left on his hands more time to be lazy
in than formerly, and everyone knows “• the devil finds
some mischief still for idle hands to do."

Their houses on the reservation are more permanent
abodes, and exhibit a more substantial wealth. Yet
these fixed homes are nothing but conical tents, known as
lodges or tepees, twenty feet high and twelve or fifteen in
diameter, on the ground, the poles protruding in a bunch
at the top, where as muoh of the smoke from the lodge
fire as is able finds exit in a bewildered cloud — what
can’t get out there staying within, or creeping out at the
low opening in the side which serves as a door to
the lodge. This smoke begrimes the apex of the tent,
and the sooty-brown tint extends downward, softening
to the'whit».„of the b tse, and furnishing a beautiful gra¬

dation of color. But the unfortunate side of this artistic
effect is, that the smoke rots the cloth of which the
lodges are now:a-days made, until the first heavy squall
tears it into ribbons, and leaves Mr. Indian tentless. The
wide spread of thalmic troubles also, among the Indians,
is due to this arrangement — or want of it — for smoke.

Often the lodges are made of bundles of osiers set up in
tiers, and thatched with sage-brush ; or of young trees,
untrimmed, leaning together at the top, and thatched
with straw and brush. There are also arbors of boughs
and small wick-y-ups always clustered round the central
dwelling.

The dress of these Indians is of that nondescript char¬
acter worn by all reservation Indians : seatless breeches of
buckskin or blanket, with fringes along the outer seam ;
a hickory shirt worn outside ; a blanket dragged across
one shoulder and hitched under the other arm ; and two
great braids of straight hair, heavy with ornaments of
shell or German silver, and plaited with strips of otter's
skin. Their faces are painted thickly with vermilion,
their hair is banged in front, and from their ears depend
huge coils of brass wire or pieces of oyster, or haliotis
shell, three inches square, procured, through a succession
of barterings, from the Pacific Coast. Many of their
blankets are imitations of the far-famed Navajo robes,
striped, red, white and black, or worn in zig-zag patterns
of these colors with blue and green. Let one, dressed in
such a clown costume as this, with his parbarous accou¬
trements slung about him, his gun in one hand and triple-
thonged whip in the other, dash up to you on the plains
at the fullest speed his crazy pony can command, and
you will either be frightened or think how picturesquehe
is. Watch a group of young squaws, too, as with gay,
uncouth dresses of red and blue and white flannel, or
Dolly Varden calico, as they race up and down hill, playing
shinny, their coal-black hair tossing about their swarthy
faces, and their gleeful laughter echoing like the hilarity
of a flock of blackbirds, and you will say this also is very
picturesque.

But the artistic, romantic aspect of these
Indians is rapidly losing. They are becoming farm¬
ers, and their natural dirt is increased by the sweat
of toil and the mud of irrigation ditches. Wehre told it
is civilizing them, and that it is best, but — quien sabe 9 I
suspect that, as a class, they are totally unable to sur¬
vive civilization.

When, three years ago, the present manager, William
H. Danielson, took charge of this agency for a second
time, four families made some pretence of cultivating
the ground. The next year twenty-four families were
tilling, and this year seventy households, representing
450 Indians, are farmers. Their main crop is wheat, two
hundred acres being devoted to this grain, while potatoes
and other vegetables occupy fifty acres more. On his
field last year more than one Indian raised from one hun¬
dred to one hundred and forty bushels of wheat, which
was ground at the Government mill, and kept him in
flour all winter. But the most fortunate ones last year
are poverty-stricken this, for the grasshoppers came down
“ like the wolf on the fold,” and utterly ruined a large
portion of the young grain, clipping it close to the ground.
All this is their own work, the Government furnishing
implements, seeds and advice, but no labor. The agency
itself runs a farm of forty acres by hired Indian labor.
After fencing this patch the Indians concluded to fence
their great farm, and did it rudely, but effectually, by
cooperative labor, hauling the posts and poles for rails
more than eighteen miles, and lashing them together
with split willow-withes.

There is no trouble in getting the Indians to work in
this way for themselves, if only they could get tools.
Few agricultural implements have as yet been provided ;
but with the extra appropriation for this purpose lately
granted, Mr. Danielson hopes next year to have twice
seventy famileB raising their winter’s subsistence. The
supply of food and annuity goods furnished the Agency
is totally inadequate to keep all the 1,500 Indians during
winter and summer ; and in the distribution the Agent
gives the advantage always to those members of the
tribe who stay at home and farm, thus adding great in¬
ducements against roving. How willing they are to work,
and how advantageous it is to use them, is shown by the
fact that last fall Mr. Danielson hired them to cut, haul,
and pile 125 cords of wood from the mountains, and the
cost to the Government was only $90. I have forgotten
to state that twenty-five miles away, on Bannock Creek,
twenty-six families of Indians are residing permanently,
and cultivating farms in contentment.

Nevertheless, this does only a little toward civilizing
the Indians, not to say Christianizing them. They still
live in their rude and dirty teepees, worship then- sav¬
age deities with superstitious regard, and cling to their
ancient customs with inbred tenacity, The squaws, es¬
pecially, it does not seem to effect, and their persistent
opposition or restlessness will often impel an Indian to
leave his half -grown crop and go off on some idle ramble
or useless hunt. Even the children seem to gain nothing,
wandering naked through their father's wheat fields
with tiny bow and arrow, shooting the blackbirds as Un¬
concerned for A B C «a though no Methodist Church

beckoned them to its fold — corral, they’d call it here 1
Really, the only way you can make a white man out of
an Indian, the only way, I say, is, to take the pappooses
away from their mothers and keep them away : then get
these young Indians to inter-marry, and start life on this
high plane. You! may educate an Indian girl until (un¬
der your eye) she is perfect in household accomplish¬
ments ; but let her go back to her people, and she will
drop into the slatternly manners and slavish attitudes of
her untutored sisters in sixty days. You may graduate an
Indian boy at a Princeton or Harvard; send him to his
tribe, and he will only become an ambitious chief (and a
renegade one at that) using his knowledge^ against his
teachers. Socrates said a chip basket was ‘•good," in
that it would carry chips ; and I suppose an Indian is
good to keep Government rations from spoiling, but for
little else. But that is not at all the working theory of
the Agent at Fort Hall, who takes pride in the progress
of bis Indians, and trusts that the boys’ and girls' board¬
ing-school he is going to establish next year will bear
noble fruit. Ernest Ingeesoll.

GAME PROTECTION.

MIGRATORY QUAIL.

I HAVE looked in your paper for some months past for
information of an encouraging nature with respect
to the migratory quail, as I wish to make an importation
for this neighborhood, especially as we are just on the
edge of the great Northern Forest, where so many migra¬
tory birds arrive for the breeding season. I am sorry to
sav your columns have been very bare of news on this
subject. Somebody has ventured to state that one or two
nests of eggs have’ been destroyed by grass mowers, and
I think one distinguished gentleman ventures to predict
that migratory quail will become as numerous in America
as it is in Europe ; but none of the dog hunters write
about training their young dogs over the bevies, neither
do the shooters ever mention killing (accidentally) any of
these birds. In fact, I write for migratory quail news.
Quebec, Canada, Dec. Is t. ’ W. R.

We are very greatly pleased to learn that Mr.
Horace P. Tobey, of Boston, by whose aid a large num¬
ber of the migratory quail were imported into this coun¬
try last year, proposes to introduce another batch if he
receives sufficient orders from sportsmen to encourage
the undertaking.

The total importation thus far has been about 6,000
birds, of which more than half came last year. The num¬
ber thus far is rather small to stock such a country as
ours, although even 6,000 of such tough, hardy, little fel¬
lows will in time make a showing, widely distributed a
they are. But 6,000 more will diminish by one-half the
time within which they will become plenty. It is to be
hoped that the prices may be kept down, but advices are
not very encouraging upon this point. The large English
and French demand for birds, and the war of the Sicilian
sportsmen against the exportation, united with the in¬
creased charges for licenses for catching the buds, all
tend to increase the cost of them. High prices would be
a misfortune, as the lower the rates the larger doubtless
would be the importation. Below we print a letter
giving a description of these birds, which will be read
with interest: —

Boston, mu. 29th.

Dear Sie— As many sportsmen in the North are on the watch
to detect the presence of the migratory quail, and as, doubtless,
many of our Southern fraternity also have their eyes open to
see If this new citizen of the United States in its migrations
touches upon their territory, it may not be amiss to givo some
facts which may assist in its identification, -when only brief
glimpses ean he obtained of it in its rapid flight, or before its
quick disappearance into the protecting obscurity of the slmib-
Dery or tall grass through which it is, pevhaps, running when first
seen. As it is not a trait in the quail's eharaeter to allow itself
to be picked up and examined feather by feather, a description
of its general appearance and more striking peculiarities will he
more useful to the sportsman than a detailed scientific descrip¬
tion of its anatomy and plumage.

To begin with, then, the first time anyone soos this bird run¬
ning, standing, sitting orflying, ho will know it is a quail. There
won’t be any doubt in his mind on that point. The form and
actions of the bird are too familiar to admit of any question, and
the first thought is simply, “There is a quail.” But continuing
to look at it, the observer, if within say fifteen or twenty yards,
is suddenly struck with the idea that it is an odd kind of a quail
—that he never saw a quaillike that before. Itisiufact a faded
quail— a washed out quail. It lacks the vivid colors of the native
quail. The dark feathers are too light, the light feathurs too
dark; the colors ran together ; there are no strong contrasts;
the prevailing tint is slate color, varying in shade from light slate
or ash color to dark slate. The spotless white or yellow burs
upon the sides of the head of our native quail (male and female)
are to he seen upon this bird only indistinctly aa an ashen tint, a
shade or two fighter than the surrounding slate colors. The breast
isthe eolorof eigar ashes, with often a yellowish cast, amVis more or
less marked with dark spots, like thospots upon the breast of the
partridge woodpecker, hut not so dark nor so regular in form
and distribution. Around thefront of the neokis a collar vary¬
ing with the age of the bird from ash color to almost blacl- in
some specimens this collar is hardly visible, in others not risible
at all. In some works upon natural history I find it stated that
tho sex of the bird is marked by the presence or absence of this
collar. It is, however, in some cases so faintly marked that it is
difficult, to decide wbethertherc is or is not a collar. I trust the
birds themselves have other methods of determining’ their re¬
spective sexes, otherwise very embarassring mistakes must some¬
times occur.

There is a peculiarity in the flight of the migratory quail which,
wlienitisseea, appears to me to givean unmistakable means of
identification. The birdhas two kind of flight— one which it uses

892

FOREST AND STREAM.

When, badly friyli I nno.il, i L Is escaping from enemies and seeking
safety. In this onse its Might means business. it is bold, sliaii>,
vigorous, straight us an arrow Hies, and precisely like the Might
or our native quail. from which It ennuot in auy way be distin¬
guished. I ts second stylo of flight Is unite different, and appears to
ho usod only when the bird Is loisnroly Jlylng Crorn one spot to an¬
other, nod is not hndly frightened. The fiightisnmde up of n sne-
oossion oC sharp halt strokes of the wings, with a momenta ry glide
hoi ween oneh stroke. The wings do not complete tho stroke, hut
are stopped when upona horizonLnl lino, held for Ian instant in
that position, and then raised for another quick and similar
stroke. Tho whole opnration is that known ns *' Mieking," and is
very similar to the Might or the marsh ciuail or the little shore bird
known as tho “tip up." It is to bo observed, however, that there
are no undulations in the Hue of Might, which is .at might or in a
long sweep. So far ns my own observations extend, this stylo of
flight is never used by the- American <ivia.il, and 1 hazard the state¬
ment, subject; to correction by any whose observations may have
boon closer end more accurate, that a quail Hying in this peculiar
style is unmistakably a migratory quail. I should add, however,
that .this Might is not in he confounded with the Setting of the
wings and “skimming" of the American quail when In tho aetof
settling down or alighting, at which time it will scale fora con¬
siderable-distance, but without, so tar as I have seen, the nick¬
ing of the wings abo ve described.

Passing Iron I t.ho question of identification, I will give my ex¬
perience in reference to two points which have to do with 1:hc
value of tho migratory quail as a game bird, namely : Will it lie to
dogs, and is its scent readily taken and recognized by dogs?

After releasing my Importation of last year I was naturally
curious to know whether the birds remained noar the places at
which they were released, I, therefore, wpnt out occasionally
with a dog to llntl them. I never found them running before the
dog, and never know them to riso Out of distance. On the other
hand, I have seen them lie in an open Hold, in short grass, within
four feet of the dog’s nose, and remain there until I walked up to
the dog and Unshod them. Tho dog took thou- scent readily at long
distances, and stood as firm and with as much evidence of zeal
and excitement as upon native quail. Before releasing my birds
I put a few Into a large pen, and these I kept for several mouths
after the others were released. Being desirous of ascertaining
just bo w strong a scent was given out by the birds, 1 took one
from those in my pen and put him into asmaUiron cage, conceal¬
ing him in the woods, i worked the dog towards him from down
wind— that is, I worked up wind. At a distance of forty yards
(subsequently measured) the doi? threw up his head, drow cau¬
tiously about live yards nearer, aud stood firm as a rode,
remaining staunchly in position until I went to the hiding place
and took out the cage and bird, and cnlled him in. The bird was
subsequently concealed in other plaoes, and the same experiment
tried several times, with about the samo result. 1 1 is not, there¬
fore, too much to say that under favorable circumstances a dig
can scent a single migratory quail forty yards. >

JIORACE P. Todey.

Violation op (Same Laws in Hew Hampshire. — We
wish to call the attention of the New Hampshire Fish
Commission to the following note from a correspondent
who has just returned from the Winnipiseogee Lake :—
Trout are being speared by the boat load on ledges,
spawning. Our Fish Commissioners have neglected then’
duty in this direction, I am sorry to say, very much. In
fac t, no attention has been paid to it whatever.

The New York Association. — Tho first meeting of
tho New York Association for the Protection of Game
was held last Monday evening, the Hon, R, B, Roosevelt,
President, in the chair, Secretary Cuthbert reported that
he had received during the year a great number of com¬
munications from parties requesting information about
the game laws and also relative to the formation of similar
societies. In supplying such information the usefulness
of the association has been very great. The venison
question was discussed at some length. Under the old
law the restaurant-keepers were allowed tho month of
December in which to dispose of the venison killed in
November. Under the new law no provision is made for
this, "Whether or not to prosecute dealers in enforce¬
ment of the law was, after some discussion, left to the
discret ion of the association's council. It was proposed
at the nest Legislature to secure the passage of the law
providing for the appointment of ten State Game Con¬
stables ; and the destruction of fish by steam fishing craft
in the Sound was adverted to, a United States law being
advocated as the only practicable method of suppressing.
The progress of the various suits undertaken by the asso¬
ciation was reported to be satisfactory.

—The Board of Supervisors of livings ton County,
N. Y., have passed an Actprohibiting the lulling of quail
for a term of three years.

The Talbot County Arkkooiation, Maryland. —At
the anuuai election of officers of the club mentioned the
following gentlemen were unanimously chosen : — Presi¬
dent, Col. Sam Wothereil ; First Vice-President, Captain
J. U. Morris ; Second Vice-President, T. J. Smitners ; Re¬
cording Secretary, Oswald Tilghruan ; Treasurer, Robert
Hough. It is the intention of the officers elected to make
the club what it is in name, an association for the better
preservation and protection of game and fish.

Hounding vs. Still Hunting.— Speaking of the diffi¬
culty of successful still bunting as compared with hound¬
ing deer, our correspondent in. Bethel, Me., who has hacl
an unusually extensive experience, says : —

There are a great many huntors and but a few that are
good still hunters. I have killed between one and two
thousand deer, and the majority I still hunted. The lum¬
bermen and deep snow deer slayers wore continually
howling about that still hunter, and saying among them-
Belves that he would kill all the deer, so when the snow
got deep they could not get any. They used to steal my
deer until I made a mistake one day, when I thought':
saw a deer in tho bushes and shot at it, and it liappbued •

that it was a man, and the ball went through bis hat,
shaving tho. hair close i.o the skin ; and it was one of tho
men that used to follow my tracks for the purpose of
stealing my deer. I hunted in that part of the country
for several years after that, and when I killed a deer and
hung him up, even if lie was in sight of those camps,
when 1 went after it, it was sure to he where 1 had left it,
That bullet seemed to tell them that it was best for them
to let my deer remain where I left them,

I have killed sixty deer in a month’s still hnnting ; and
a hundred sportsmen with their hounds would not get
that many in a month before tho lakes and streams were
frozen up. My being a successful still hunter don’t pre¬
vent my being an expert with my dog and canoe. But
what kind of a law do we want? Do we want one for
the selfish still hunter? or do we want one for the good of
the whole country ?

If for the good of the country, give us one only allow¬
ing us to kill from the 15th of Sept, to the 15th of Dec.,
and during that time to kill them any way we prefer :
and a fine, or imprisonment if the fine is not paid, |f or kill¬
ing out of season, If we enforce such a law we may use
all the dogs in the country during the hunting season,
and our deer will increase. " I do hope that our Legisla¬
tures will ho well posted and make a law that will be for
the benefit of tho country, and not for the selfish still
hunter alone. Let them "know that a large majority of
tho sporting men can't still hunt, and that they are not
afraid to put out then: money for the privilege of getting
a deer with the use of dogs ; and they put it out among
the poor class as a general thing, employing guides, etc.

I suppose it is the same ill the Adbondaeks as it is in
some parts of Maine. I have bad parties to whom I have
furnished several guides to take them up to the lakes, and
if we should kill a deer for every hundred dollars the
party pays out, we will hear some selfish still hunter
howling about it, or some March slaughterer threatening
to shoot tho dogs ; but if I should hire them to go with
us as guides, they would jump at the chance and think
hounding deer was splendid.

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STICKING SHELLS.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

1 have noticed a number of articles in Forest and
Stream in regard to the expansion of rifle shells, and have
not as yet seen any satisfactory explanation of tho cause;
so will Venture to state a few "facts, brought out by ex¬
periments in rifles and with shells of different thicknesses
of metal (brass).

It fell to my lot not long since to make a»rifle, and for
certain reasons wished to use a thick shell, so I ordered
some made five-hundredths thick, using about 70 grains
powder and 300 grain bullet ; shell five-thousandths of
an inch smaller than chamber, shell perfectly straight,
Result: after first fire, shell expanded so as to completely
fill chamber, and all the shells used for experiment, burst
after tim'd or fourth discharge. Conclusion: thick shells
a failure. Next tried a thin shell of two-hundredths
thickness, as much smaller than the chamber than
the other; shell drawn as hard as possible ; (that is,
foroed through the dies as many times as possible with¬
out annealing), which makes the brass very hard and
elastic : samo amount of powder and lead used as be¬
fore. Shells have stood all tests, and will drop out of
the chamber’ by holding the gun muzzle up.

Now, the reason of this is, that thick shells cannot,
from the very nature of the case, have the same elastic¬
ity as thin ones, because they cannot be drawn as hard,
and, being thick, cannot have the same amount of elas¬
ticity ; the result is, that they will swell, and give the
same trouble “ Bexar” and others, as well as myself, have
had with the Ballard “ everlasting” shell, which has
very thick sides and is of very soft brass, or brass that
has not been drawn much after annealing.

Solid head shells are also more liable to this trouble
than what are called folded head, because the soHd head
is made by upsetting, or squeezing the base of a shell
into a die, that is, a matrix for shaping the head ; and
hard brass is so severe on the machinery that softer brass
is used. Folded head shells are made of thinner brass
aud of finer quality, because rolled more in the sheet
from which the blanks are cut, and when made as the
Union Metallic Cartridge Company make the Russian Ber¬
dan musket shell, by putting their reinforced cup in. the
bottom, are better than any “everlasting” shell ever
made. * ‘Subscriber” says in your last issue, that he has a
Maynard that uses very heavy charges, and he expected
trouble from sticking, but found none.

Tins is explained by the fact, that the Maynard shells
are all made from sheet brass, are of very fine quality of
material, and are drawn very hard, and have a sohd head
riveted to them, the stool anvil answering the purpose of
a rivet ; so the shell is made in reality of the same grade
of metal as a folded head shell, is very elastic, and will
not stick or swell,

Another source of trouble with'reloading shells (and
is a thing that ought not to happen with the intelligent
class of men who use the rifle, but nevertheless does
sometimes happen,) is this : makers of first-class rifles,
as a rule, make first-class reloading tools; hut no matter
how well made, if the user does not take all possible care
in loading Iris shells and in the casting of the bullet, he
can use up the best shells that were ever made.

To illustrate I saw not long Bince some bullets cast
from moulds : that I knew were of the right size. The
person who cast them [did not take sufficient care to see
that the moulds were perfectly closed, and, of course, the
bullets were not round, and, when forced into the shell,
expanded it to such a degree that it would not enter the
chamber. Now, he thought the trouble was wholly with
the tools, until it was explained to him.

Trying to get more powder into the shell than it was
intended to hold, and forcing the bullet on to it, will
cause enough expansion of the" shell to prevent its enter¬
ing the chamber readily. Melting up old tea-pots, pew¬
ter spoons, and other old metal, one can get hold of,
without knowing its composition, is another cause of
t rouble, and all laid to the gunmaker, because the tools
are not right, aud the gun will not shoot welh

A person should be absolutely certain what metal he is

using. One part tin and fifteen of lead, is an excellent
composition, and is not liable to lead the barrel if well
lubricated. Cartridge makers use the greatest care, and
the most perfect machinery in their business; and one
has no idea of the perfection of their machinery, and the
precision and uniformity of their work, unless he has had
to inspect their product, or is acquainted with the busi¬
ness in its details. They make thousands upon thousands
of bullets that will not vary a grain in weight, or a
quarter of a thousandth of an inch in diameter, and
shells that are of the same degree of perfection.

Now a person who takes less care than he knows is
necessary to make perfect work, with the tools furnished
by the gunmaker, and then curses the gun, and the
maker, too, because he cannot shoot well, is “ barking up
the wrong tree,” and ought to suffer for his stupidity.

To sum up, hard drawn brass shells are more durable,
will extract easier, and are more elastic than soft brass.

Use the greatest care iu moulding your bullets, and be
sure your moulds are perfectly closed when doing so ; and,
if you have the tools, swage the bullets. Do not try to
put more powder in the shell than it was intended to
hold, and, after loading, wipe them clean and I think your
troubles will be reduced to the lowest limi t. Magazine.

— From the official reports of the Naval Department,
published November 30th, we are pleased to see that the
Hotchkiss magazine rifle, calibre .45, has been, adopted
for the naval service, and is now issued to ships. It is
an arm of remarkable simplicity and efficiency, not
likely to be soon superseded by later inventions, and is
one to whioh detachable magazines hereafter devised
may be applied,

It gives us great pleasure that an arm manufactured
by a private corporation is adopted by our own Govern¬
ment, and we can heartily congratulate the Winchester
Arms Company on their great success.

Massachusetts— Jlfed/orci-The winners in the handicap
matches, recently closed at the Bellevue Range, are under
the conditions of 10 rounds at 300 yards, three scores to
count as follows : First prize, J. S. Bennett, 46, 47, 56 —
14!) ; second prize, W. Charles, 47, 47, 47 — 141 ; third, D.
Kirkwood, 48, 46, 46—140 ; fourth, E. James, 43, 43, 42—
128 ; fifth, J. R. Teele, 45, 48, 44—132 ; sixth, E. Sears, 44,
44, 44 — 132 j seventh, J. F. R. Schaefer, 44, 42, 44 — 130 :
eighth, E. Bennett, 43, 45, 43—130.

The handicap subscription glass-ball match resulted as
follows, the conditions calling for 30 bafis-rlO single, 10
double and 10 rotary— aggregate of three scores to
oount : —

O. F. Belcher, 30, 30, 80—90 ; G. B. Blanchard, 39, 29,
30— S8 ; W. B. Withevell, 28, 20, 29—86 ; D. Kirkwood,
27, 27, 27—81 ; W. II. Harrison, 29, 28, 28—85 ; J. R.
Smith, 24, 24, 24—73 ; L.E. Johnson, 29, 28, 28—85 ; W.
Charles, 25, 25, 25.

Medford, Dee. 4 th. — Bellevue range. Distance, 200
yards ; rounds, 10 ; the aggregate of three scores to
count ; Medford target count ; open to all comers. Mr.
W. Charles heads the list of seven scorers with a 56 and
a 54 out of a possible 60. The summary : —

W. Charles .

Re-entry .

.1. 1'. K. Schaqfet

liu-entrv .

C. P. Gleason....

Ite-entry .

W. B. Wither ell.

'8 056550566 -56
'5 5 6 6 5 5 0 5 6 5-51
.6 5 0 4 0 6 4 5 5 6-53
.5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 6-81
.5 0 6 8 5 5 5 0 5 5-51
.355855505 5—511
.1 3 6 846303 5-13

Hopkinton — The following good scores were made by
the “ Vagabonds” Nov. 29th at Claflui’s Grove with a
pistol at 6 rods : —

J. Gregory . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4—74

3. Stiurt liel' . 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5-73

W. Smith . -..,..5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 2 5 5 5 4 6 — 70

-The Hopkinton Rifie Club had a match, it being tho
final match for the prizes offered by Rose brothers. The
weather conditions were bad, the wind blowing in gusts
from 10 o’clock, and was hard to manage. The light was
very unfavorable. The match was at 200 yards, off¬
hand. The prizes were given to those making the first,
fourth and seventh best scores, and were awarded to N.
Jewell, F. S. Phipps, and O. A. Frost, respectively.

o. wood .

N. Jewotl . .

P. S, Phipps .

O, C. White .

J. Wadsworth
O. H. Smith—

.3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5
.34 3 43 5 444444
.3 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
.42 3 3443434 5 5
.443334343544

4 5—56

3 4-66

4 4-53
4 3 —53
3 4- -50
3 4—50

Mammoth Rifle Gallery.— Boston, Dec. 6l7t.— 1 The
regular monthly prize shoot has commenced, with some
very brilliant shooting for the first week of the month,
excellent scores being made by Pollard, Richardson,
Staples and Robbins. Although no clean score was
made, the shooting for the first week was remarkable.
The following is the standing of the competitors to date,
150 feet ; rounds, 8 ; possible 40 : —

TJ. A. Pollard...,.
E. F. Richardson

A. C. Staples .

A.E. Robbins . . . .

N. G. Stone .

G. j. Soabury...
E. F. Basaott .

4 5 4 4 5 5 5

5 5 5 4 5 4 4

5 4 5 5-39
5 5 5 5-38
5 4 4 5-38
r, 5 5 5-37
5-37
5-3-/
4-37

For last month Mr. Maltoon, with a clean score of 8
consecutive bull's-eyes, won the first prize, and Messrs.
Pollard, "Whittier and Pickering tied for the second and
third prizes, which will he shot off soon.

Boston, Dec. 4th. —There was a good attendance of the
members of tho Massachusetts Rifie Association at the
Walnut Hill to-day. The weather conditions were good,
the wind, which was light, ranging from 3 to 4 o’clock,
and varied in intensity from one-half to three-quarter
points. The “Silverware” Matchwas the only contest
entered upon, and the following scores were made : —

F. Earnest .

J. Nichols .

C. It. Grilling.. .

G. D. Curtis.. ..

F. G. Connell.,.,
.1. II. Williams..
W. H-.lackson..

G. &. Grilling...,

J. Nichols .

W. E. Gurrier...

F. O. Connell —

G. O. Curtis .

•F. Earnest .

.5 3 4 5 4 4 0-25

.4 3 3 4 3 1 3— Si

.4 4 5 3 3 3 2-34

.4 4 3 4 4 3 3-31

.4 4 4 4 3 2 3-23

1 5 5 5 5 5 5-34

.5 5 4 5 5 5 5-34

. 4 5 5 5 4 4 5- 33

5 1 4 4 4 0 4— 31

.5 4 4 5 4 5 5 — 31

.4 4 5 4 4 5 4—3(1

. 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 -3(1

,413 4 5 4 4-Si

FOREST AND STREAM

893

Washington, D. C. — The Colombia Rifle Association
shot three matches at their range at Hennings’, .Saturday,
the 6th inst. The day was decidedly unfavorable to good
shooting. It was raining much o£ the time -while the
long-range and military matches were being shot.. Mr.
W. M. Farrow was present and took part in the oil-hand
match. It was regretted by the members of the Colum¬
bia Association that Mr. Farrow did not come prepared
to shoot with them at long range, as they believed he
could not carry otf tho honors so easily there. The
off-hand match, which began at 11 o'clock, resulted as
follows :

w. sr. farrow.

2W . . . . . 5 * 5 5 5 5 114 5-40

ago . 1 4 5455530 1-30-85

,1. o. t\ nuiiNSioji.

200 . . . 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4-41

300 . . 4 4 3 4 1 4 3 4 5 4-39-80

300. .

C. II. LAIRD.

. 4 4 4 4 1 1 4 5 5 -4 — 43

. 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 0 4 4-3f>~78

BUN.IAM1N CHAMBERS.

. 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4—311

. 3 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 3 3-37—73

Mr, Farrow was scored a f‘ miss” at 300 yards, but it
was afterwards learned by questioning ono of the mar¬
kers that the shot should have been scored a bull's-eye,
but as Mi'. Farrow did not claim it at the time, under
the rules of the .National Rifle Association the score could
not be changed.

The long-range match begun at 1 o’cloolc and stood : —
j. o. p. burnside.

800 yards . 5 4 5 5 5 5 0 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3-08

900 yards . 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—71

4,000 yards . 4 5 3 5 4 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5-07-301

r. ,i. laimut'/hn.

800 yards. . . 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4—73

900 yards . ..3 3 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 5— (HI

1,000 yards . 4 5 5 5 5 3 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 5-08-204

Colonel Burnside’s miss at 800 yards was made just
as a heavy -shower was breaking over the range,

The last match was the military match at 200 and 300
yards, which began at 2 o’clock aud continued while the
long-range match was being shot over the otbor range
1 200 yards . 42 {

Lieut. Hobbs, 2nd. IT. S. Art . j
Sergeant Thomas Hultoii. . . J
L. Almond . f!S?!!2!*:

Mr. A. A. A dee. .

i 300 yards. .
1 200 yards. .
1 300 yards. .

Sergeant Daniel Kirby . j|gj)

Corporal George Gray . ] :j}$ yards'

Tboinas Tempiot on .

Corporal John Conner. .

200 yards. .
. 800 yards..
< 200 yardl . .
1 300 yards..

..371™
..39 l..7)(
. .39 | ,b
..30 I,,

■ -32 l -r
'•'! 45

— The Winchester Arms Co,, have just prepared some
fine pink edge felt gun-wads, which have been chemically
prepared to prevent any leading of the gun. Those who
have tried them declare that they are equal to any of the
English standard, and it is likely that American sports¬
men will now supply themselves with this American
manufacture.

—The Remington Co. have taken another good step and
kept themselves in the lead of their class by the issue
of tire new Hepburn model rifle. It has a solid breech
block worked by a side action. It is certainly substan¬
tial, and Mr. Hepburn should, of all men in this country,
be able to produce a gpod shooting aim, as he is one of
the few who can manipulate a rifle either in the shop
or the range.

Ohio — Cincinnati, Nov. 29th. — The following is the
score made by the Cincinnati Shooting and Fishing Club
in their third competition for the Baker Medal ; distance
200 yards ; position, off-hand ; number of shots, 15 ; tar¬
get, Hassaehusetts-Creedmoor : —

Mass.Dred.

M.Glndolin - .10 10 11 4 9 13 10 nil 9 8 11 9 12 11 148 80

W. Caldwell.... 9 10 10 13 11 11 8 9 10 10 12 10 8 11 7 148 05

.1. Weston . 10 12 11 10 9 12 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 147 03

<>. Heusen . 7 12 8 8 8 8 10 12 13 10 9 10 10 11 9 141 0 t

A. Koehler.— 10 8 5 8 0 12 10 10 12 10 11 11 10 9 10 112 03

D. T. Disney.. 5 8 8 8 9 8 10 8.10 9 13 10 11 10 9 135 01

W.HaU.... ... 8 8 11 10 8 13 10 9 5 9 11 7 7 10 9 134 02

O. Topf . 8 9 11 10 11 7 9 7 9 10 7 9 7 7 11 132 03

L. header . 9 7 8 10 11 7 .10 0 11 9 0 9 10 13 10 333 59

Gntdbt—

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GAME IN SEASON FOR DECEMBER.

Moose. Alee Americana.
Caribou, Rangifer caribou.

Elk or wapiti, Cerais canadensis.
Red or Va. deer. C. virginumus.
Squirrels, red, black and gray.
Hares, brown and gray.

Wild turkey ,Melcagm gallopavo.

Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, CupiUonia cupldo.
Ruffed grouse or pheasant., Bo~
nasaumbdlus.

Quail or partridge, Ortyxvlraini-

Woodcock, Pkilohela minor.
Swans, Brant, Wild Ducks, Geese, &c,

J3f This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which is generally in season at this time. State
regulations way prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

— Another man killed by trying to draw a gun muzzle
foremost out of a boat.

Ye Ancient Gunner. — An old friend of ours, who re
sides in Mott Haven, and wishes us to understand that he
does not give up sporting yet, although ho is eighty-flve
years old, went over into Monmouth County, N. J. , the
other day, and in three hours shot five nice quail over his
dog in good form. The old gentleman called in at our
office last week, up three pairs of stairs, aud told us this ;
but he prohibits us from mentioning his name, because
he considers his exploit a trifle. He is going to Florida
next week to fish and shoot.

A New Rust Preventive.— A correspondent in New
Westminster-, British Columbia, recommends the oil ob¬

tained from the liver of the Chinur.ra Monstrosa, locally
known as king of the herrings, rabbit-fish, vat-fish, silver
dog-fish, etc., which fish maybe said to he abundant in
British Columbia waters. He writes : —

After trying out the oil no preparation is necessary be¬
yond putting a few strips of lead, some shot, or rusty
nails in the vessel containing the oil, which has the effect
of clearing the oil from impurities by collecting them on
the metal, when the pure oil may be then poured off.
For lubricating the locks, joints, etc., of guns this oil
cannot be beaten, aird for keeping the barrels aud all
other parts free from rust I have never seen its equal.
It is not of a gummy nature, and never clogs or becomes
stiff, even in the coldest weather. I havo used it for a
matter of ten years or more, and consequently speak ad¬
visedly concerning it.

How guns are affected by damp and salt water on other
sea coasts 1 am not aware, but on this northwestern one
of ours the greatest care and attention is required to keep
a gun in good shape, And the ordinary oils used in other
countries 'with good effect, such as olive oil, etc., will not
answer here. My attention was first directed to its prop¬
erties by some whalers (who at that time where engaged
in the pursuit of hump-back whales hi the Gulf of Geor¬
gia and vicinity) whouBed it for oiling their harpoon and
bomb guns, harpoons, lances, spades, etc., with the best
results ; ami profiting by their experience I have sinee
then been able to keep my guns in good order.

If oil was a mailable article I would take pleasure in
forwarding some of this to you, that you might test and
add your testimony to its efficacy and worth.

Mowitch.

Our correspondent has unquestionably put our sports¬
men in a way to secure a long-sought desideratum for
use in cold weather and cold climates ; and as the “ Rat¬
fish Lubricating Oil " cannot be easily obtained by sports¬
men east of the Cascades, wo are endeavoring to arrange
with Mowitch for its sale by some firm in this city, 5vhose
address will be given in due time. Thera are many very
fine oils in use which cannot be surpassed for use in
men weather, but which clog and solidify in cold
weather.

Kentucky Turkey Shooting. — The following notes
are particularly timely just now, when the attention of
the whole world is turned to Turkey, and the cable dis¬
patches are headed in bold letters, “Who is Turkey's
Friend?” “Turkey’s Peril,” etc. Some people are prone
to hang up their guns, and bewail the extinction of Am¬
erican game. The fact is, that there are in this country
more localities full of game undiscovered, and yet to be
explored and worked up, than will suffice to keep the
American sportsman busy for a great many decades yet.
One by one these choice spots are being made known
through the columns of the Forest and Stream, But a
sensible man, if he appreciates how thoroughly such re¬
ports are read and noted, do.es. not write up his favorite
locality. How for the turkey : Our correspondent,
“ J. D. H,,” whose initials are familiar to our readers,
writes from Nashville, Tenn, : —

Some years ago I was afforded an opportunity of
watching a severely contested combat between two ordi¬
nary turkey gobblers — an amusement I was, until then,
unaware that they indulged in with such savageness. In
conversing with a gentleman from Kentucky a few days
ago, wo were speaking about the game in his county
(Trigg), of that State, when he, among other capital nar¬
rations of his sporting experiences, described a desperate
conflict between two wild turkey gobblers, which lie per¬
sonally witnessed, until his desire to bag them overcame
his curiosity in the combat, and he ended it with his gun.
He stated, however, that they had fought for nearly
thirty minutes, dealing some terrific blows with their
spurs, and displaying their intense rage by constant at¬
tacks with their powerful bills. When he fired they
were “ clinched” with their bills, so that one shot killed
one and wounded the other severely. The survivor
seemed to have accepted his antagonist’s death as the
result of his own efforts (apparently paying no attention
to the report of the gun), aud after the lifeless body lay
before hi m continued to peck at it, as though ho was not
sufficiently avenged.

He reports turkeys in great abundance in all the hill
country in the county and neighborhood. The mode of
hunting them there is to have a well trained dog, which
will make the circuit of the woods in which the game is
generally found, he the while keeping up a fierce bark¬
ing, at last frightening them so as to make them take to
wing. He says they invariably light in tire trees, and
seeni so much preoccupied by the doingB of the dog that
a good, quick shot can bag a number before they fly
away. Last year he killed a gobbler which, when
dressed, weighed twenty-two pounds. In his craw wore
found thirty odd chestnuts. They are in best condition
after the corn is gathered, as they go to the fields and find
a quantity of scattered grain, upon which they fatten
rapidly, especially if the “ mast” has been plentiful, this
seeming to form a foundation upon which they improve
much better than when they have had grain alone. That
section of country is generally known as the Colon. It
is equally noted for its abundance of other game, par¬
ticularly deer and foxes. The people are wonderfujly
hospii able about there ; aud no doubt many of the read¬
ers of the Forest and Stream who go West for their
amusement during the winter, would do well to pay the
little Tillage of Cadiz a visit, and be largely rewarded in
the way or sport.

New Hampshire— Lo7ce Village. Dec. 4th, — Have just
returned from two weeks on Lake Winuepisseogee. Duck¬
ing fine. Grouse not very plenty ; some squirrels aud
pigeons. H.

Massachusetts — Salisbury. — Quail are found near the
village in fail-numbers. Two of us went out on Thanks¬
giving Day, aud bagged live, J. O. F,

Duck Shooting in New Haven, — About September
1st ten members of the New Haven Gun Club sent their
duck boats over to Branford waters to Captain Geo. Land-
l'oer’s wharf. Sinco that time there has been about two
lines a week, and several hundred coots have been shot.
On two days there were nine boats which brought in to
the dock over three hundred coots each day. There has
been great improvement in several of the young mem¬
bers in coot shooting, and they bid fair to show a good
record another season. Thanksgiving was the last day
for coot shooting in line.

Prospects are good for old squam shooting next month,
as they arc feeding now between New Haven aud Bran¬
ford Harbor by the thousands and tens of thousands.
Night before Thanksgiving several members of the club
went down to Capt. Landfeer’s Hotel and stayed all night,
and started out Thanksgiving morning at 6 a. m. A line
was formed, and they commenced to shoot about seven.
The day was fine, aud the water was very smooth until
three, when it commenced to blow from the southwest.
At four the sea was running so high that most of the
boats dragged their anchors, and the boats commenced to
ship sea — soon all the boats were headed for the wharf.
There were 209 coots and 92 old squauis. The members who
sat down to help eat them were as follows : Capt. Water-
house, Falsoin, Jorey, Whitlock and brother, Salisbury,
Sanford, H. Thompson, A. Thompson, Hutton, Smith,
Hanson.

There have been a great many broad-bill and butter
ducks shot at Branford this fall by the New Haven team.
If any party or parties, who wish to have a few days good
shooting, and have no boats and decoys, we take pleasure
in recommending Capt. Landfeer's Hotel as a good place
to find boats and decoys. Broad- bills have commenced
to come very plenty, and no doubt next month there will
be a great many shot, or shot at. Squaw.

Virginia — Washington, D. O., Dec. Gth.—l have just
returned from Milford, Va., where I spent a few days'
quail shooting. The birds were remarkably scarce. All
with whom I spoke agreed that they had never known
so fow birds in that locality. About the time the youug
were hatched there were heavy rains — floods, in fact.
These are believed to have drowned the young bi rds.
These floods were followed by a long, severe drought, and
that is supposed to have proved fatal to a large num¬
ber of the survivors. The lands are nearly all posted.

C, B,

Owensboro, Nov. 28th. — Charles McAdams and George
Boyd, both of Hawesville, Ky., while hunting on G reen
River recently, killed sixty mallard ducks, besides quails,
squirrels, etc. Tennessee.

Tennessee — Nashville, Nov. 80th. — A party of gentle¬
men returned yesterday from Redwood Lake, where
they had grand sport. The weather was a little too
warm, but the quantity of game and fish was beyond de¬
scription. In addition to ducks, quail and turkeys,
several deer were killed. Every day I hear of large bags of
quail made within a few miles of the city, and an ’evi¬
dence of their being plentiful is that in market they com¬
mand from ono dollar to one and a quarter per dozen.
The outrageous practice of taking them in nets is still
practiced in many places, hut as that means does not
seem to deplete the breed much, an attempt at legis¬
lating against that cruel mode of hunting them could bo
urged to advantage. Quite a number of deer have been
brought to market within the past week. Squirrels at e
exceedingly abundant, as are also rabbits. The sports¬
man, in fact, Inns as much game to shoot at as lie can de¬
sire, j. D: H.

Florida — Jacksonville, Doc. 1st. — Our first class hotels
are open. Visitors are arriving in numbers, aud much
earlier than usual. Several sportsmen have already left
for the Indian River country. Geese are flying to the
southward. Ducks have appeared in the river ; on Friday
two friends shot sixteen in a short time in front of this
city.

The Gulf Hammock Hotel, Florida. — Mr, Editor :
— Through your columns I have brought to the notice of
sportsmen several localities in this State, and I wish to
direct their attention to Wingate’s Sportsman's Retreat,
in the Gulf Hammock. His large and well-kept house is
located in the edge of the Gulf Hammock, distant seven
miles from Otter Creek station, on the Cedar Keys arid
Fernandina Railroad. All who have visited Capt. Win¬
gate’s speak in the highest terms of the Captain, his
better half, house and sporting attractions of this lo¬
cality.

Two weeks since Captain B - -, of the Second Life

Guards, and his brother called, and stated that they had
spent the summer hunting find fishing in Wyoming
Territory, and that they had concluded to have a look at
Florida before returning to England. They requested me
to recommend them to some accessible point, where they
could spent a few days, and I advised them to go to Win¬
gate’s. They did so, and as they are competent to judge
of the sporting attractions of the locality, I append a
copy of a letter, received from the Captain a few days
since : —

Gulf hammock, Otter Creek, Fla., Nov. SSd,

Mr Dear Sir— 1 write a line to say tlmttoy brother and myself
are very muck obliged to you for your recommendation to come
to the Gull Hammock. The ffskiug: and shooting are both good.
There is a great variety of game, which is the great charm . Duer
especially are very plentiful. Captain and Mrs. Wiugute have
done everything to make our stay here pleasant. Wo intend re¬
maining here another week, and my brother will probably stuy
some time longor. I remain, with kind regards, yours very
truly, K. n.

Parties can leave Jacksonville at 11 a. m. , and reach
Wingate’s at 9 P. M, His charges are two dollars per day,
twelve dollars per week, forty dollars per month ; dogs,
boats and hunters free.

My friend, Mr. H - , of Tasmania, spent eight months

in the neighborhood of Wingate’s, and on his retu m from
England in January will go to Wingate's, and remain
there. Al Fresco,

Indiana, — If the Indianapolis papers are to be relied
upon, the Rev. Myron W. Reed, of that city, whom out-
readers will remember as the bright author of the sketch
entitled “Locusts and Wild Honey,” did some effective
gunning among a lone widow’s flock of the Anser domes-
tieus just before Thanksgiving. The geeBe probably de¬
served; their fate for having strayed off to the rice fields of

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LannOgan’s Lake, where only wild ducks ought to be
found. Besides, the whole story may be only a figment
of the reportorial brain.

Michigan — Detroit, Dec. dtli. — Jolm E. Long, of this
city, was out to South Lyons, December 2d, 3d, and 4th,
and bagged thirty-three partridges. S. F. W.

Dakota — Pembina , Dec. 4 th. — Hunting not better
for years than thiB season. Grouse, or, as we call them,
prairie chickens, were to bo found everywhere, and my
hoys kept us supplied with them so much and so often
that when I went on the street every pointer T met would
point for me. There were thousands of ducks. My old¬
est boy, Ned, killed over six hundred ducks himself, and
did not go over six miles from town to do it. So you
see we have sport here, besides we have some good sports¬
men. Chickens are now plentiful, as also are rabbits ;
and the picking of the bones of either of them is not an
unpleasant operation. Old Judge.

Two Deek With One Shot.— Washington, D. C..
yov. 21st '.—Editor Forest and Stream. — In a recent num¬
ber of Forest and Stream I read an article entitled
“Deer in New Mexico,” which brought to mind one or
two instances of deer shooting that may be interesting
to your readers. As I was not the principal in either
of the incidents related below, I will not be accused of
egotism iu giving them to the public.

My fattier was noted in our section of South Carolina,
as being an expert and “lucky" hunter, and I suppose
in the course of his life he bagged more game than any
three or four other non-professional hunters of his ac¬
quaintance. He was successful because a diligent and
intelligent hunter.

On one occasion while I was quite a small boy, I
saw him making preparations for a turkey hunt", or
rather, a visit to a turkey-blind. It was always
my delight to accompany him, and after some solicita¬
tion he consented that I might go on this occasion.
Preparations were made over night, and when he called
me up next morning I found it had snowed in the night.
After we started we found that the snow had been fol¬
lowed by a slight rain, which had frozen, forming quite
a hard crust in exposed situations plenty strong to hold
my weight without breaking through. My father’s steps
could be heard hundreds of yards as he crunched through
the frozen crust, and he expressed some anxiety as to
whether the trip would pay for itself that day.

Arriving at the blind, and having scattered the bait,
ive sat ourselves down as comfortably as the cold would
permit, to await the appearance of daylight. We had
not very long to wait, for presently we heard the turkeys
flying from their roosts. My father produced his “ bone,”
and after yelping a few times we had the satisfaction of
hearing a number of answers. Father had his gun
ready, and expected confidently to have an opportunity
of using it in a moment more, when we heard a noise
like a regiment of cavalry approaching. Of course, the
turkeys disappeared at once, and father arose to go. He
was not a very patient man, and was quite angry because
of the disturbance. At my urgent solicitation he con¬
cluded. after ascertaining the cause of the noise to be an
ox-cart on the way to mill, to try again.

Waiting a considerable time after the noise could no
longer be heard, he again began to yelp, and before very
long the turkeys were again approaching the bait, and
he had the prospect of a good shot. Just as he was prepar¬
ing to raise his gun (I forgot, by the way, to mention
that it was a single gun, English, imported about 1807 or
1808), we heard another noise, apparently from the di¬
rection in whiclj the cart had gone. Of course, the turkeys
were off again, and father, throwing down his gun, began
to wrap himself up for a start home. I was glancing up
in the direction of the noise, and instead of the cart, I
saw two large deer coming toward us at a rapid gait. I
called father, who, at a glance, raised his gun and fired.
They were both bucks, and were running one in advance
of the other. One fell dead in his tracks, and the other
ran some two hundred yards before falling. Father de¬
clared them to be the largest bucks he had ever seen.
After all, we were compelled to get the ox cart to take
our game home for us.

The second incident was as follows : A party of gen¬
tlemen were out hunting, and each had taken his
“ stand,” while the driver had put the dogs into the run.
Stationed about two hundred yards from me, but in

open view, was Dr. James McG - . He had probably

the best stand ou the run, and as it proved, was the right
man in the rightjjlace. iu a reasonable time a “jump "
was made, and doer and dogs came like the wind down
upon the Doctor. Two deer, a buck, and doe, had been
jumped and were running together. When within
eighty or ninety yards they divided, the buck going to
the right and the doe to the left. Waiting till they were
• about abreast of him, the,Doctor raised his gun and fired,
and I saw the buck bound into the air and fall dead.
Almost, without losing a second of time, the Doctor
wheeled and fired, and the doe rolled over — the neatest
thing in deer shooting I ever saw.

THE CALIFORNIA QUAIL.

THE following sketch of quail and quail shooting ou
the Pacific coast, is so interesting, and contains so
much that will be new to many of our readers, that we
take pleasure in printing it complete as it appeared in the
San Francisco Bulletin. It is interesting to know that
the quail are so useful to the vine growers of the greatest
wine State of the Union : —

The California quail is held by all sportsmen to be the
game bird par excellence, the hardest to hit, the hardest
to bring to bag, and the most wily of the feathered tribe.
The quail is a native of the length and breadth of Cali¬
fornia from Siskiyou to the Mexican line, and from the
Pacific Ocean to the extreme limits of the State. In cer¬
tain counties they are found in an extraordinary abun¬
dance, particularly in San Diego, San Buenaventura, San
Bernadlno, and in other of the southern and midland
counties. Some ten or twelve years ago quail were very
numerous in Alameda and Contra Costa Conn ties, but the
vast army of San Francisco sportsmen found these places
easy of access, and have almost annihilated the large
packs of quail that so abounded in these Bay Counties.
Still quail exist in a fair proportion in those localities
wb«o some attempts at their preservation have been

made. Tlieir remarkable fecundity has defied the per¬
sistent efforts of pot-hunters and the trapper. In regard
to this fecundity it is alleged by runny close observers of
the habits of these birds that they bring up two broods,
the last in August or about the early part of September,
which are of course unfit for the gun.

In the southern portion of the State a quail, which __
called the Orti/x Gambelli, or Gambel’s partridge
[ Luphor/y.e — Ed. | is found. It is similar in plumage to
the valley quail ; but it is not a partridge. No true
partridge ever roosts in trees, and the Gambel partridge
follows the example of his valley sisters and seeks his
rest at night on the spreading limbs under the protect¬
ing foliage. It very closely resembles the valley quail,
and requires a very close inspection to distinguish be¬
tween the varieties.

The sportsmen's first piece of furniture, necessary in
the pursuit of the California quail, is a good, steady dog.
That he should be a retriever is a matter of the utmost
importance. He must also work within easy shooting
range of the gun, as the wide ranging dog of Europe and
the East would be altogether unfitted for this sort of sport.
The quail is easily flushed, and is the most, restless of all
game birds. They, on most, occasions, do not iie well to
dog ; and this is particularly the case before the pack is
broken. But when they are flushed and broken twice or
so in succession, they iie comfortably well, and it is no
uncommon thing, or, rather was not, some years ago, for
a couple of good shots to kill from a hundred to a hun¬
dred and twenty-five out of a single pack. After the
opening of the season these birds pack very similar to the
Scotch grouse, hill-side bred beveys getting together in
packs of from three to four hundred birds. No bird in all
the range of game birds possesses bo much vitality as the
saucy little California quail. In “Ways that are dark,
and tricks that are vain,” it is most peculiar. Their worst
habit is running before a dog, malting him unsteady,
often spoiling a good dog by making him liable to flush.
A slow, pottering dog, with a good nose, is the best
adapted for quail shooting, but his retrieving qualities
must be perfect.

The gun used for quail shooting should not be larger
tlnana twelve bore, and some prefer fourteen and sixteen.
It should he light, handy and a hard hitter. The charge
of a twelve bore should he three drachms of powder and
one ounce of No. 9 shot. For smaller bores a lighter
charge is desirable. What pleasure a man can have in
shouldering a nine-pound, ten-gauge gun, and tramping
over a dry hill-side in pursuit of California quail, seems a
singular question, when he can so much enhance his en¬
joyment and improve his shooting by the use of a lighter
weapon. Some of the best shots in the State are using
sixteen-bore guns, and have been wonderfully successfm
with them. That small bore guns, with light charges,
will be the fashion next season, is evident. These guns
give an actual test of skill, unlike the cannon so much in
•ogue at present..

A few years ago it was no uncommon thing for a
sportsman to start from San Francisco iu the morning
and return the same evening with a nice bag of fifty,
sixty or seventy-five birds, but over the same ground at
the present day it is difficult to bring a dozen birds to
hag in a single day's shooting. To reach the prime quail
grounds now necessitates a long and tedious journey, re¬
quiring from a day to a day and a half to get on the
ground, and for a couple of days’ shooting the expendi¬
ture of four days is demanded. In the southern counties,
where no restriction is placed on quail shooting, grand
sport can he obtained. There the birds exist in thous¬
ands, and are as tame as chickens in a farmyard. In
Tulare County, ontheHaggin & Carr estates, where ir¬
rigation has been introduced, quail have bred in myriads.
In shooting over this section before, it was necessary to
pack water along in demijohns for men and dogs ; hut
now, as water can he obtained in every ditch, all this is
done away with.

Squirrel poisoning has had much to do with the de¬
struction of quail in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
In other places where they once existed in thousands
they are completely cleaned out, and the call of this
beautiful bird is now unknown on many hillsides where
they formerly animated every cover. But not by squir¬
rel "poison alone have the quail suffered. A more destruc¬
tive agent is the wholesale trapping which is practised
with impunity in many counties. The birds are |ca.ught
both in and out of Beason, and all prospects of propaga¬
tion are ruined. The trap technically known as the fig¬
ure four trap is used, and one with half a dozen of these
traps, well attended, null clean out a whole county side
of quail, where a hundred guns in a season could not ac¬
complish as much, for a large percentage of the birds
will escape from the most expert sportsman. The trap
is deadly. It is sure and noiseless, and does its work in
the most effective manner. It certainly devolves on the
next Legislature, in view of the great destruction of quail
in traps, to pass stringent anti-trapping laws that will be
strictly enforced to prevent the total annihilation of this
noble little game bird.

It is charged that in grape-growing counties, Napa,
Sonoma, etc., quail do a vast injury to the crop. But
tills, like many other allegations agamst the quail, is
greatly exaggerated. In place of injuring the vineyard,
it has been ascertained tnat quail do a vast amount of
good by devouring the insects that infest the vines, and
their destruction of the fruit is a mere bagatelle in com¬
parison with their removal of these vine parasites, A
gentleman who owns a large vineyard has encouraged
the visits of a pack of quail with the object of assuring
iiirncnlf if they were guilty of the misdemeanor of which
many viniculturists accused them. He ascertained that
the birds flick the insects from the vines and fruit, and
examining the crops of those that were shot, found that
they contained but a single grape 6kin, To green crops,
such as peas, beans, etc., quail are very destructive, de¬
vouring the sprouts with avidity as they appear above
the ground.

To obtain a day’s good quail shooting the sportsman, in
the majority of cases, must get a permit from the agents
or owners of the lands. In Marin, Napa, Solano, Contra
Costa, and San Mateo counties the farmers have posted
their lands, and strictly preserved them fr om the ravages
of the pot-hunters. Sportsmen, however, can always ob¬
tain permission for a day's shooting by making proper
application to the proper persons. The farmers have
been driven to rule out the great army of hunters on ac¬

count of the destructive tendencies and general cussed¬
ness displayed by pot-hunters. They will tear down
fences, leave gates open, and set fire to the grasses, dam¬
aging property to a considerable extent. So great was
the annoyance caused by this obnoxious class of shooters
that special legislation was called into requisition for the
above-named counties, making it punishable by fine or
imprisonment, or both, for persons to enter on enclosed
lands with dog and gun in pursuit of game without spe¬
cial permission from the owner or agent.

The majority of sportsmen consider (fuail Bhooting the
most difficult of all branches of the pursuit of game, and
very justly so. To bring the California quail to bag re¬
quires the exertion of the very acme of the gunner’s drill.
The great fault with most sportsmen is shooting too
quick, and before fairly covering the bird. This does not
mean that a man should follow the bird with his gun
until it is almost out of sight, but there is a happy me¬
dium in the time for pulling the trigger, neither snap
shooting nor poke, shooting. The whirring of a quail’s
wing has a tendency to disconcert the shooter, and this
is particularly the case witli young sportsmen, who mil
then, on flushing a bird, throw up the gun and fire al¬
most before the gun reaches the shoulder. The conse¬
quence is, a waste of powder and shot, and some sound
swearing at the frequent misBes. In shooting over a dog,
as the bird flushes the gun. should be kept at the ready,
and when it has reached a distance of fifteen or twenty-
yards the gun should he raised, a quick and decided aim
taken, making due allowance for the velocity of the
bird, and the trigger pressed gently, with the gun in
motion. This lateral motion iscallea “swing,” and to be
a good shot at any game this swing is absolutely neces¬
sary. Some use swing in all shooting, and others fire
as the gun reaches the shoulder, and these are called
“snap” shots. Of course there are occasions when one
must snap shoot in order to get a bird flying in heavy
cover, but the perfect quail shot is the man that can
adapt himself to the kind of shooting that presents it¬
self — who, if a bird gives him but a yard of sight will cut
him down, and when shooting over his dog in the open
will be deliberate.

The combination of these different styles of shooting is
the grand one to attain. Practice is absolutely necessary
to obtain proficiency in any sport, but some may practice
a lifetime and never go beyond mediocrity. To he a
crack shot is a good deal of a gift, and requires an aggre¬
gation of qualities rarely seen in one individual. Cali¬
fornia, however, can boast of possessing the best field
shots in the world, which is owing, in a great measure,
to their practice at quail. Finally, all sportsmen should
bear in mind that game should not be killed in wanton¬
ness, or with the view of making extraordinary bags, but
that their skill should be used in moderation, and their
cooperation given in all cases where the preservation of
game is concerned.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

—Mr. S. A. Tucker, agent for Parker Brother’s guns, is
a capital Bhot. At the late tournament held at Kansas
City he killed 179 birds out of 190 fired at, of which 115
were killed in the main shoots, and 64 in shooting off
ties at all distances. In ties he missed but two birds out
of 66 shot at, which is a difficult score to beat.

Newspaper Challenges.— The publication of sporting
challenges in newspapers, now so common, is only a
natural outgrowth of the modern system of publishing
in the daily paper whatever is of interest in every branch
of pursuits. The daily paper and its weekly supple¬
mental issue contain more art than the art journals,
more home than the turf journals, more religious news
than the religious periodicals, more fiction than the
story papers, more sporting news than the sporting
journals. If a man thinks he can jump higher than any
other man in the world, he says so in the daily paper,
and straightway finds the other man. So if Captain
Bogardus thinks that he oan shoot more glass balls in less
time than any other shooting man in the world, he puts
his belief into print, and may, or may not, find the other
man. Some experts have made a name for themselves
in the newspapers, who, without these pen and ink
matches, would never have been heard of. They usually
fail to come to time. It must he said to the credit of
Captain Bogardus, however, that he is always more
ready to plank down his money than to spill much ink
over it. The shooting lights of the world have come to
understand that when Bogardus says a thing he means
it. Hence there is very little of the newspaper bickering,
brag, and bluster so common in other forms of shooting
matches.

Another Great Shooting Match.— The next great
shooting match will take place at Captain Bogardus’
Shooting School, November 20th, when the Captain will
attempt to break 5,500 glass balls, sprung from two or
more traps, distance not less than fifteen yards, loading
his own gun, within 450J minutes. The match will be
for a purse of $1,000 deposited by the Dittmar Powder
Company. The shooting will begin at 3 o’clock, p. m.
This feat is to be undertaken for the purpose of eclipsing
Dr, Carver’s record of 5,500 balls in 450m. 30s.

Bogardus’ Shooting-School,— Capt. A, Eh Bogardus
has at last opened his long-talked-of shooting-school in
this city. The location is the old Tivoli Theater, Eighth
street, between Second and Third avenues. The hours
are from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 11 p.m, At the opening
last evening Capt. Bogardus performed almost all of his
famous feats.

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Massachusetts— Medford, Dec. 5th.— Bellevue range :

Dnujilc Kokini
Trap. Trap. Total

0. R Belcher. . . 10 10 30

Re-entry . 10 10 30

J. S. Sawyer . 10 10 30

W. II. Will. croll . 9 9 18

W. Charles . 7 10 17

K. P. Gleason . 8 0 17

Re-entry.. . 7 S 15

6. B. Blanchard . 10 B 10

O.H. Fox . 7 7 11

J.K. Smith . 5 8 13

J. Hart on . « « 12

A. Marsh . 5 0 11

J. E. Nason . 0 5 11

L. C. Greco . 3 8. 11

New York — Franklin, Dec, 1st. — The first Wednesday
in November a few members of the Ouleout Sportsman's
Club had a contest for the gold badge, with the follow¬
ing result ; using Card’s rotary trap and Bogardus’ rules
for glass ball matches, Gay Kellogg, manager ; Jack
Harriff, referee : —

W. Rutherford . I I

W. Hamilton . 11 _

K. Ingolls . . . 0 1 0 1 1 1 1

J. Buell . 1 11110 1

D. Bartlett.... . 1 111110

,T. Rutherford _ _ _ 1 1 0 1 1 0 1

O. Hants . .* . . . 1 110 0 11

L. Hierc . 1 10 10 11

Ties 5—

W .Rutherford..! Ill 1—5 I D. Bartlett . 1 011 l—l

W. Hamilton ... .1 001 1 — 8 |

This makes twice Mr. Rutherford has won it within the
year. We have members who do not contest for the
badge. A short time ago Mr. M. P. McKoon, the cocker
spaniel man (the ‘-Blue Star Kennel” proprietor), broke
twenty straight, and then had to stop on account of re¬
coil of the gun, as he is in feeble health. G. K,

New Jersey — Bayonne, Dec, 6th. — Match at 26 yards,
single barrel, H. and F. traps : misty weather M.
Dixie, of Philadelphia, killed 18 out of 25 ; W. Thomas,
of New York, 16 out of 25.

Pennsylvania — Bradford, Dec. 2d. — The clubs of the
oil region shot a match at 100 glass balls each man, 15
yards rise, Card trap, straightaway. Another match is
arranged for Christmas. The score was as follows : —

A. B. Smith, *99; John Dinmnn. 96; A. E. Lineman, 95; Goo.
Babcock, 93; V. Kovel, 93; A. Smodley, 93; J. C. Lineman, 91; B.
Patent, 83; E. B, Dodge, 87; H. HarkueBS, 81; F. Olinstead, 79;

M. Bindley, 71 ; P. J. Chamberlain, 27 out of 70, withdrawn ; Geo.
Abbey, (18; M. A. Chamberlain, 78; C. MeKeyitt, 76.

* Missed the eleventh bird.

Kentucky — Mwnfordville, Dec. 4f h, — Glass-ball shoot¬
ing is getting to be a favorite pastime with the sportsmen
in this part of the State. A club was organized of five
members here about a month ago, and at their fourth
shooting forty-live balls were broken out of fifty-five, an
average of nine out of eleven. The club use the improved
Parker & Greener breech-loading shot guns.

E. H. Chaplint.

J.W. Smith .

H. A. Sommers.

R. O. Hughes _

W. B. Green .

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Nimrod.

Kentucky — Owensboro, Nov. 30th. — On Wednesday,
Nov. IDth, a turkey and glass ball shooting match was
given under the management of Messrs! Seth Palmer and
Richard White, in Griffith’s Woods, south of this city,
which Drought together a goodly number of the sporting
fraternity, both of the city and county, All kinds of
fire-arms were used, from the “ navy" up to the long-
range army gun, with a good sprinkling of breech-loaders
and occasionally a silver-mounted Smith & Wesson. The
day was bright and clear, and the sport was excellent, as
the fellowing summary of the scores will prove.

Glass balls ; shotguns ; 18 yards rise ; —

J. T. Griffith . 1 1 l l l l l l l l—io

Charles Elder . 1 1 1 1 0 I 1 1 ] 1—

Joe Gray . 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 l 1-

James Herr . 1 1 0 o 1 1 1 1 1 1— ..

Fred Hen- . 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0-7

H. Long . 0 10U0U111 1—5

J. Sinithimer . 0 101110100—5

J.Shanklin . 000000011 1—

Glass balls : 18 yard? rise : —

Claude Harris.... 1 111 1—5 I Dr. Bedford . 0 0 0 1 1—3

Joe Gray . 1 111 0-1 1 Dick White - 0 0 1 0 0—1

Wm. Barron . 1 1 1 1 0—1 I Dr. F.',F. Conway .0 0 i 0 0—1

Joe Fugna . 1 110 0— 3 | Ike Palmer . 0 0 0 0 0—0

Third match ; 18 yards rise : —

Wm. Barron . 1 111 1—5 I Louis Carter . 0 1 0 0 0—1

Joe Gray . 1 10 1 1-4 Allan Gilmour.. .1 10 1 1-4

Joe Fugna... , .1 110 0—3 Seth Palmer . 1 010 1—3

Dick White . 1 1 0 1 1— i |

Turkey shooting ; rifles ; distance, 200 yards
Turkeys.

JohnSpoerri . 6

F. B. Feager. . . , — 5

B.L.Aner . 3

Turkeys.

Frank Debo. . 3

Ed. Goodwin . 1

F. J. Clarke. . 3

Dr, John Head . 3

Shot gun ; 11 yards . —

Turkeys.

Fred Herr . . 1

James Herr . , . . 1

Pistols ; 50 yards : —

Lorenzo Farreill, 3 turkeys.

Joe Gray, of the John A, Woods, gave an exhibition of
bis skill with the shot gun by breaking twenty glass
balls, without missing a single shot.

On Wednesday, Nov. 26th, a large number of sports¬
men again assembled in Griffith’s Woods, and tried their
hands at glass ball shooting.

First match ; 10 ballB ; 18 yards rise ; —

Wallace Herr . 9 | Josh Grimth .

Dick White . 9 Seth Palmer. . .

W. Barron . 8 F.J. Clarke...

Ben Hopkins — . 7 I James Herr. . . .

The first money was divided between Herr and White. The
second money was won by W. Barron. The tie for the third
money was shot oir, and was won by Grimth.

Second match ; 5 balls ; 18 yards rise ; —

Dick White . 3 1 Claude Hands . 4

VV. Barron . 1 I Seth Palmer . 3

Harris won the first money In shooting oil the first tie with
Barron. Dick White won the second money.

Third match ; 5 balls ; 18 yards rise : —

James Hen-, . ..3|C.Eldor . . .. 3

Henry Horr . . . 3 | Claude Harris,, . 5

Dick White . 3 I W. Ban-on . 5

Both Piitmer, . . 5 A. Boyd . . , 3

The tie between Harris and Palmer for first money was won by
Harris, Ban-on won second money.

Fourth match ; 5 balls ; 18 yards rise :• —

O. Harris . 5 1 W. Herr . . 3

Seth Palmer . . i I licit White . . . "

W. Bam>n . . 5 I

The tie for first money was won by Barron. Palmer won
second money.

Fifth match ; same distance ; 2 balls

Elisha Adams . 0 1 Allan Boyd . 1

J.Smithimer . 3 I Louis Carton . . 1

Sixth match ; same distance ; 8 balls : —

J. J. Hill . 01 Tom Owen . 3

Louis Carter . 0 A. Winter . 0

Ed. Crook _ .- . ,, _ 3 1 Lorenzo Fen-eill . ( . 0

Seventh match ; same distance ; 5 halls : —

Allan Boyd . . 0 | Lorenzo Perrcill . 1

Eighth match ; same distance ; 5 halls : —

Seth Palmer . 3 I Dick White . 5

Tennessee.

Sn4 mttl I 'rapping.

Curing Skins of Large Animals.— Not an atom of
salt should ever touch a skin. A skin treated with salt
will inevitably “ sweat ” in very moist weather anywhere,
and will soon rot and spoil. I should very much like to
hear Ward’s opinion on this point. A very experienced
sportsman told me once that W aid would not undertake to
make a good job of askinwhichjhad been cured with salt.
I would not peg out a slrin in the sun if I could possibly
help it ; but it would take a pegged-out skin five or six days
to dry in the shade sufficiently to make it safe to take it up,
and one cannot always afford to halt so long in one spot
when on the war path. When I can, I pitch a small tent
over the skin while it is pegged out ; and in any case I do
this at night to save it from the dew. But when there is
no time to dry the skin in the shade, I let it have the
full blaze of the liberal sun, and thus melt out all the fat,
so that it can be mopped up. A slrin so treated is throughly
desiccated in forty-eight hours, and can be made soft
enough by an expert to make a lady’s glove of afterwards.
I have had very many skins so treated, which are now
splendid specimens of the currier’s art. I carry a hundred
nails, about six inches long, made of quarter-inch round,
smooth iron, and with these and a pot of arsenical paste I
prepare my skins for the currier. My modus is thus ; Firet
I shoot my tiger ; then I have him skinned: the skin is
then, carefully washed in running water, if possible: if not,
in several changes of water, until it runs off quite un¬
coloured. A quantity of dry straw, or grass is spread on
a Bmooth piece of ground, all stones and such like having
been first carefully removed. Two pegs are driven into
the ground, twelve feet or thirteen feet apart, and a
string is tightly stretched between these, so as to lie three
inches above the straw, and over the center of it. The
hair on the skin has by this time been thoroughly ’dried
with a sponge and relays of clean dusters, particular care
being taken that the hair around the ears and in the in¬
terstices between the toes is perfectly dry. This is a most
important process, as, if the skin is pegged out with the
hair wet, you will never throughly save the hair. The
skin is then laid hair down on the straw, under .the tight¬
ened string, and an iron nail is firmly driven through each
nostril, one on either side of the string, and the head is
filled with a mound of cotton wool or dry grass. Begin-
ing with the head, and working backwards evenly from
both sides of the body at once, the skin is then gently
stretched longitudinally and laterally, and pegged out
tightly with the iron nails in such a position that the ex¬
act center of the hack, and so on to the end of the tail
(you can see the arrowhead marks through the skin to
guide you), lie underneath the tightened string. The ex¬
tent of stretching to be given can only be learnt by prac¬
tice. It is a mistake not to stretch a skin at all, because
it will have always shrunk a little from its natural size
during the process of washing and drying ; hut it is a
worse mistake to over-stretch it, as in that case the hair
always starts more or less. The nails should be four or
fire inches apart all round the body, and closer about the
feet. Only one nail is required in the tail at the tip, the
skin of the tail being kept flat open by placing bricks or
stones on it at intervals, and constantly shifting them.
Nothing is so unsightly as a tail ornamented (?) with peg-
holes along both edges. Having thus pegged out the skin,
1 have all bullet marks neatly sewn together. As a rule
I have only one (ahem !), and that a small one, made by
my Henry 450, All hits of false skin, fat, flesh, etc., are
now carefully removed, and the nose, lips, eyeholes, ears,
pads, and bullet marks are liberally smeared with arsenical
soap. The skin is now left to itself, save that every now
and then the fat which melts out of the. slrin is wiped off.
As soon as the skin is perfectly dry, and Like parchment,
it is taken up and the pegs drawn, and the skin may then
be loosely rolled up in a cloth or blanket, and will keep
for any length of tune, until you are at leisure either to
cure it yourself, or send it to an expert. But, however
cured, let it not be cum grano salts ! Rohilla.

Habits of Mink and Otter.— In your issue of Oct,
28d I noticed a short artiole headed “Can a Mink be
Drowned.” Certainly they can be, and when caught in
a Bteel trap will voluntarily drown themselves just as sure
as they have length of chain sufficient to allow them to
get under water. They will do it even when they can
get only head and shoulders under water. At least that
is according to my experience, and I have caught hun¬
dreds.

That remarkable statement of your correspondent, that
a mink caught in a trap lived under water ten hours, Bur-
prises me beyond measure. I am not disposed by any
means to contradict the assertion, but I would have con¬
fidently asserted that a mink caught in a trap and held
under water ten minutes would come out a dead mink.
My humble opinion is that a mink, otter or muslqrat can¬
not live fifteen minutes under water under any circum¬
stances. A brook trout, when closely confined by the
gills under water, will drown in a few minutes’ time.

I have often watched the manoeuvres of a tame otter,
which would follow like a dog and was as playful as a
puppy. I used to let him follow me to a creek about a
mile distant, and sometimes when the snow was light
and nearly two feet in depth, he would slide along under
the surface a distance of two or three rads, and then pop
out, looking as though he had been oiled and varnished,
and then pitch in for another slide, The creek was a

slow stream, with numerous deep holes fed by springs,
and was generally clear of ice during the winter and was
well stocked with fish, principal I37 suckers, from a quar¬
ter to one-half pound weight. Here the otter would
slide in and swim slowly around over the deepest water,
just under the surface, without causing the slightest rip¬
ple, his nose occasionally coming up to the surface when
two or three small bubbles would Toll off on the top of
the water.

After manceuvreing in this way for a short time he
would dive to the bottom and go for the suckers, which
he would bring out on the bank, and when taken from
him would go for another, until five or six had been
taken, when he would refuse to bring out more, but
would eat them as fast as he brought them to the surface
and continue doing so until he was completely gorged., ,

His movements in the water were very supple and easy,
and at no time would he remain under water more than
three or four minutes at one time. The otter, like the
mink, is a great eater, but does not eat such a variety of
food, living mostly on fish, frogs, clams, and lobsters,
while anything in the shape of meat is greedily devoured
by the mink.

In some one of your back numbers I saw a communi¬
cation in which the writer claimed that the rabbit was a
carnivorous animal ; that he or some one had set trails
for mink or foxes around a dead carcass and had caught
rabbits ; that they bad decided that the flesh of rabbits
was offensive on account of their carnivorous habits.
Now, Mr. Editor, I beg leave to say that rabbits aro just
as carnivorous as a sheep or a deer, and no more so.

When nature’s laws are reversed we may look for rab¬
bits to feed on dead carcasses, and for sheep to kill and
devour wolves. Antler.

Piney Falls, Tennessee, Nov, 24 th.

If iiUatml §nstime$,

ARCHERY.

THE DAYS AND PLACES OF ARCHERY.

WHILE theinervous condition of the shooter doubt
less has more than any other thing to do with the
making or unmaking of scores, yet there are many out¬
side influences over which he has no control, which more
seriously affect his shooting than most archers are aware
of. That there are some ranges difficult to shoot over, and
that there are dayB seemingly propitious wherein every
archer falls below his standard, 1 cannot doubt, and yet
it is a most difficult task to attempt to explain the reason
therefor. If each archer of a year’s experience will con¬
sult his memory he can doubtless recall at least one day
when the wind was still, the weather mild and everything
apparently favorable for the making of high scores, and
yet every archer fell far below his usual average, though
shooting in good form. The only plausible reason that
can be given for such results is that the day, though ap¬
parently favorable, was in fact the very worst possible.
Those peculiar days are generally found to he bright,
warm days after a week of dull, cold weather, and the
most probablo cause of poor scoring lies in the fact that
the glare of the unusual light affects the eyes to the prej¬
udice of the aim. Another reason may be that the
shooters having had their nerves stiffly braced by the pre¬
ceding cold find themselves insensibly relaxed and weak¬
ened by the unaccustomed warmth, and are really, with¬
out then knowledge, in unfit condition. A poor result
may also be reached because of the inconstancy of the
light produced by floating masses of clouds. But even
when every imaginable cause has been sought there will
ofteu remain no clue to the mystery of the air and sky,
and it will still be true that not every mild and fair day
when the winds are at rest is fit for the attainment of
high scores in archery.

There is a vast difference also in the success achiev¬
able in shooting over different ranges. Of course much
depends upon becoming accustomed to the particular
range, but even when the practice is equal over several
ranges the shooter will find a very strong per cent, set¬
ting against some particular range, and the same effect
will be noticed as against every shooter. An unerring
index of a favorable or unfavorable range is found in the
appearance of the targets. If they appear unusually
small and distant the range is bad, aud on the contrary,
if they appear unusually large and near, the range is
favorable and the scoring will be high. The state of the
atmosphere and the time of the day have gx-eat effect in
apparently enlarging or diminishing the size of the tar¬
gets, but the physical features of the particular range
have a still stronger influence. Every attending archer
at the National Meeting at Chicago last summer will re¬
member the shrunken and excessively remote appearance
of his target. He no doubt imagined that his own nerv¬
ousness at bis first great public meeting was the cause of
the unsatisfactory appearance of his target ; but while
this may have assisted it was not the principal cause of
the illusion. Many of! us who have shot over the same
ground before and since the meeting know that no length
of practice over that field will enable one to realize that
his target is four feet in diameter and only the regulation
distance away. The Wabash Merry Bowmen have had
the same experience with a certain beautiful plot of
ground, the property of Mr. P. C. Summerville, which
the owner kindly invited them to use in all them club
meetings. No more perfectly formed range can be imag¬
ined, with the exception of the lack of shade, the ground
being absolutely level, the turf green and extremely close,
and not an object to attract the eye from its true aim.
And yet no member has ever in any weather or under
any circumstances succeeded in getting even a fair score
upon the range.

Most of the members Boon declared the range bad and
protested against shooting over it, but the writer .some¬
what sullenly refused to believe in their “superstition,”
as he termed it, and stuck to the range faithfully for a
longtime, but never succeeded in getting but one good
score in all his practice, and that at the short range of
the York Round — sixty yards. Now the low scoriug of
the club was not caused by their want of form, for during
the same period whenever an adjournment was taken to
another range the scoring would be satisfactory, At the
time the writer regularly scored from 820 to 050 at) the
Double York Round ho never was able to get 700 points

FOREST AND STREAM

Bits

over the Somerville Range. That other archers have suf¬
fered from the evil of a bad range appears to me to be
evident from the, lists of "highest scores” made at the
four great annual meetings of the archers of Great
Britain.

At the Leamington and Midland Counties’ meetings
held at .Leamington, scores of over 1,000 points have six
times been made, and twice 1,100 has been passed, while
at the Crystal Palace Meetings, no score of 1,000 points
has over been reached, although Ford and Fisher and
I tram hall and Spottiswoode and Moore, shot there iu the
days of their glory. At the Grand National Meeting, al¬
though held at a clifferent plaoe each year, scores of over
1,000 points have four tunes berm passed, once by Fisher,
and three times by Ford ; and at oue meeting the splendid
score of 1251 points was achieved by Mr. Ford. The
Grand Western Mooting which is annually changed to a
different locality, has several times witnessed scores of
over 1,000 points, and the only possible reason why no
such score is recorded in the annals of the Crystal Palace
meetings is, that the beautiful grounds there are not fa¬
vorable for good scoring.

Iu choosing grounds for a great public meeting, it should
be the care of the committee to get such a range as gives
prospect of fine scoring, for nothing adds more to the en¬
joyment of a meeting, than the fact of every archer scor¬
ing well up to his standard.

All grounds in proximity to large buildings as are the
Crystal Palace grounds, and the Base-ball Park, at Chi¬
cago, are bad, as the huge walls dwarf the appearance of
the targets, and give an uncertain look to the distances.
Grounds in the vicinity of green trees are very favorable,
as the back ground is soft to the eye, the targets are in
flue relief, and the wind is usually less severe than in
open fields. From experience I have found that it mat¬
ters very little whether the ground he level or not, pro¬
vided one target he not greatly elevated above another,
It would not seem possible that the variance of grounds
should materially effect the scoring, hut that such is the
fact few archers will doubt, and it is to be hoped that the
gentlemen who shall choose the grounds for the next
National meeting will look to this fact in making their
selection. Will H. Thompson.

ARCHERY IN THE WINTER.

SINCE the fine weather of October is past, and inmost
parts of the country it is becoming so cold that shoot¬
ing out-doors is exceedingly uncomfortable, especially for
ladies, we must try our ingenuity in devising means to
prosecute an indoor campaign against the target. In
most of our cities a hall can be obtained where ranges of
from thirty to sixty yards may he laid out, and much fine
sport had, while the muscles can be kept in training
throughout the winter, and the usual “ let down ” in the
spring avoided. Where a hall is obtainable, the target
should be? well raised, say four feet from thefloor, so that
the shooting at even thirty yards will be with the left
hand, so much raised as to somewhat resemble the greater
, elevation of sixty yards. The wall behind tho target
should be well padded to preserve the arrows, and the tar¬
get, instead of being placed upon an easel or tripod, should
be suspended by f our ropes, two running, one to the right,
one to the left from the target „o the ceiling, and two run¬
ning, the one to the right, the other to the left, from the
target to the floor. If these ropes are stiffly drawn, the
target will be suspended in good form, and the breaking
of arrows upon t he legs of target stands avoided. For the
ladies the short ranges indoors will be found ample for
winter practice, and while the gentlemen will not derive
so much benefit from the short range practice, they will
keen up their control of the. bow, and the fingers of the
drawing hand will not forget their cunning. To any gen¬
tlemen, however, who have the hardihood of the writer,
we would advise the open field practice over the same
ranges used during the summer. Last winter the writer
paid little regard to the weather, shooting many a York
Round when the snow was six inches deep upon the
ground, crusted with an icy surface, the thermometer
nearly down to zero, and the wind whirling the frost m
liia face. It is true he lost many good arrows under the
snow, but they all came to light this spring again ! Mr.
H C Carver, the Hon. Secretary of the National Associ¬
ation. did likewise, and many indeed were the pleasant
letters received from him iu which he related his experi¬
ences in the snow. Iu England several winter practice
clubs were formed this year, and next spring will show
the exeat improvement of the members. One winter prac¬
tice club formed last fall, shot through last winter though
the weather was of unexampled severity. Two meetings
were held when the snow was twenty-two inches deep !
Their winter practice is controlled by certain rules winch
would certainly work well with us. They permit any one
of the ranges 'of the York Round to be shot upon any
day and the balance of the round to be shot at any other
time and place, provided, however, that every arrow shot
shall be counted upon the round. Thus one may shoot
34 arrows at 60 yards oue day ntKohomo, Indiana, a week
after he may shoot 31 arrows at 80 yards at Highland
Park, Illinois. Three days later, while visiting the Brook¬
lyn Archers, he may shoot 34 more arrows at 80 yards. A
fortnight later, upon his own grounds, lie may shoot 73
arrows at 100 yards, and thus complete a single A oik
Round. The chib offers prizes for best average during the
winter, for best individual round, tor best score at 100
var<is at 80 yards, at 60 yards, and for most golds. Also
for greatest gross score for the entire winter, for greatest
number of rounds shot, and other similar prizes. No ar¬
cher being allowed to take more than two prizes It seems
that such a society upon a large scale might be 1 mined of
the leading shots of America, and tlie results given peri¬
odically to the Forest and Stream. Such a society
should be composed of not less than fifty archers, and as
many more as should desire to shoot through the winter.
Sueli a society would be of vast advantage to American
ardherv as the comparisons of results, and the interest oc¬
casioned by the publication of the scores would create a
healthy rivalrv, and produce by the next national meet¬
ing several archers capable of commanding 800 points at
the Double York Round. Every member could shoot Ins
rounds at home, upon his own range, and report the same
to the Forest and Stream, and thus every other number
would at once bo apprised of the result. Or all scores
could be sent in to the secretary ot the society and he
c u d report them weekly to the Forest and Stream,
TTiere can be no doubt that every member wouldbe greatly

benefitted by the association with other archers, and
much friendly competition would be thus provoked. The
result of tho four great meetings in England this year
demonstrated the vast ail vantages possessed by those who
had braved the snow and wind of an unusually severe
winter, and came into their spring campaign at a point
where their less timorous competitors could only stand
after two or three months practice. 'Who will join t he
Winter Practice Club? Let us try the long winter to¬
gether. The winds will ho cold, but the joy of the ener¬
getic leap of the bow, and the scurrying of tlie arrows
will temper their bitterness. Will H. Thompson.

The Proof of Tins Pudding.— To the Editor of Forest
and Stream. — I noticed in your issue of November 1.1th,
an article by Mr. Aldred respecting the superiority of his
yew hows. There have been quite a number of very in¬
teresting articles in your paper during the past season, in
which the comparative merits of English and American
hows have been fully discussed, and it seems as though
nearly every argument, pro and con, had been employed,
and probably without mailing many converts on either
side.

It is a familiar old adage that the best proof of the
pudding is in its eating, which is equivalent to saying
that the cook’s arguments in favor of his pudding are
not as convincing as the pudding’3 own performance.
Now. there is no argument that a buyer can make in
favor of his bows which will be as satisfactory as a good
bow.

In the various public archery entertainments given
during the past summer, the American bows did as well
in every respect, as the English bow of the same material.
It is nonsense to compare an English made bow of Spanish
yew, with an American made lance or snakewood ; the
woods are totally different in texture, toughness and driv¬
ing power. Of course, those who can afford it, would
prefer a fine Spanish yew to a lancewood or a snake bow.

But this Beason two new kinds of bow, peculiarly
American, have appeared in the field (I refer to Malle-
son’s split bamboo and Sutton’s rawhide backed bow)
which bid fair to give our English brethren no little
trouble in maintaining themselves, even with their yews.
Of the two, I have had greater experience with tho bam¬
boo, and canthereforespeak of it with tlie move confidence,
having shot one for over nine months. This is a fifty-one
pound bow, and it has shot upwards of 8,000 thirty inch
arrows during the past summer, yet it still seems good for
as many more. For smoothness, elasticity and power, I
would like to compare it with any of Mi-. Aldred’s yews
of the same weight,

Now, Mr. Sutton and Mr. Malleson show their confi¬
dence in their bows in a manner that our English friends,

1 1 believe, do not. They guarantee them. Will Mr. Al¬
dred, or any other English maker do the same? Will Mr.
Aldred malm a yew bow, any style, between forty and fifty-
pounds in weight, which he will guarantee to shoot 5,000
thirty inch arrows, not to say 8,000, and agree to re-place
the bow or return the money if it fails ?

If not, it will he hard for him to compete with the gen¬
tlemen named.

Archers in this Country will hardly care to pay $50 or
$100 for a how which may go to pieces in a week, when
they can got a bow substantially as good hi every respect
for $30, which will last for years.

Will Mr. Aldred put his pudding to the test of eating ?
New York City, November 20th. \V. C. Beecher,

The Spi.it Bamboo Bow.— New York, Nov. 28th — Ed¬
itor Forest and Stream : — In answer to Mr, Will Thomp¬
son's very interesting article on bows, we wish particu¬
larly to explain somewhat the action of his split bamboo,
The' one Mr, Thompson mentions was one of the very
first we made ; wo found the great difficulty was in get¬
ting them to bend evenly, for the split bamboo differs
from the wooden bow insomuch it can not bealtered after
it has been once put together. Now, we have no trouble
1 in this respect, as experience lias taught us to gauge them
( perfectly, Mr. Thompson's bow was faulty from this
defect, and not from the giving out of the glue as lie sup¬
poses ; for the cement used in construction is tlie same
as iu the split bamboo rods, which can be used day after
day in the rain without injury, and soaking in water will
not affect them, much lass standing against a damp wall.
In regard to the bow mentioned by the gentleman in Mar¬
ietta, we would like to state that he ordered it backed
with snakewood, a material we do not approve of, and
however disastrous it may have been to the bow, it cer¬
tainly was not to him, as we have never been paid for it.

Conroy, Bissett & Malleson.

Highland Park, TIL, Nov. 27f7i,— Sever val of our ar¬
chers found time, after giving thanks and paying their
respects to the turkey, 'to engage in a contest for a fine
Spalding cedar and hickory bow, offered by Mr. H, C.
Carver.

The shooting was done over Mr. Carver’s range, with
a target at either end.

The weather was not all that could be desired, it hav¬
ing rained hard during the morning, making the ground
very muddy. The last 24 arrows were shot in the dark,
it being after five o’clock and the sky overcast.

Each archer kept his own score ; but a few were too
modest to furnish your correspondent with theirs. Mr.
Street did not complete his, but shot well for one com¬
mencing this season, and having practiced hut little.
Score: —

1st 21 Slid 24 3U24 Uh 24 ot/l 24 «t)i 24 Mot.

Ml*. Gray . 1S-94 23-96 19-103 17- TO 144- 00 19-73 113-All

Hr. Weston... 19-81 17-83 33-108 22-104 22-101 15-47 117-027

Mr. Carver... 10-81 13-88 20- 94 21- 85 21 85 20-82 110-618

Mr. Street. . . . 14-40 12-50 17- 73 IS- 85 15- <0

Range, 00 yards; number oC arrows, 144.

Several of the Forest and Stream correspondents
have argued that American made bows are better than
English, because those using them have been able to
win in some contests, notably at the Boston meeting of
tlie Eastern Archery Association.

By such a line of argument it is certainly easy to de¬
cide which maker’s bow is best. For instance, it will be
seen by the above score that Mr. Gray won, Now, Mr.
Gray’s bow was the poorest used in the contest. It was
an Aldred lance, and there were several Aldred yews
used. Therefore, a lance will not break as readily, and
shoot stronger, in a word, is abetter bow than a yew.
Wouldn’t it be well to give the shooter a share in the
credit for some victories won ?

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

AVERAGES FOR 1870.

OTTAWA CRICKET CLUB.

SUMMARY of matches.

During the season tlie Ottawa Cricket Club played eight
matches, two of which were inter-club games' between
sides selected from Old Countrymen and Canadian mem¬
bers. Out of the six against foreign teams it won three,
lost two, and had one drawn.

May* 3d, at Ottawa, Lords and Commons vs. Ottawa
Cricket Club : —

Lords and Commons, First Innings, 57 : Second innings, 17.
Ottawa Cricket, Club, First innings, ITU.

Won by Ottawa Cricket Club iu olio innings and 98 runs.

Messrs. Daly and Deerdney. M. P.’s lor the Lord and
Commons, played well for 30 and 11 respectively. Tho
Marquis of Lome scored Q and 5, and bowled, despite of an
injury to his ankle, 5 overs, 2 maidens, 5 runs, 2 wicliets,
besides oatching two others in the field. The Hon. C.
Harbord, A. D. 0., played a splendid free innings of 40.
Brophy, 38 ; Richards, 21 ; Powell) 17 ; G. Brunei, 16 ;
Baker, 13 ; Gill, 11, were the other double figure scorers.

May 17tli, at Ottawa — Club match — Old Countrymen
vs. Canadians : —

Old Countrymen, First innings, 105 ; Second innings, 49— for 2
wickets.

Canadians, First innings, 152.

Drawn in favor of Canadians.

For the Old Countrymen, Baker scored 34 and 23 not
out ; Macfarlane. 27 ; Russell Stepheuson, 23 not out.
For Canadians. Nutting, 35 j May*, 26 ; Brophy. 15 : G.
Brunei, 15 ; J, Brunei, 15 ; Jarvis, 11, were the principal
scorers,

May ,27th and 28th, at Montreal, Ottawa Cricket Club
vs. Montreal Cricket Club : —

Ottawa Ciickct Club, First Innings, 98 ; Second innings, 94.
Montreal Cricket Club, First innings, 132; Second innings, 87—
for 3 wickets.

Won by Montreal Cricket Club by 7 wickets.

For tlie winners, Gordon, Gough, and Galt, 85, 26, mid
31, respectively in the first ; and Hare and Gough, 39 not
out, and 20 not out. in the second innings, were the prin¬
cipal scorers ; and Brodie, 24 and 25 ; Powell, 8 and 20 ;
Baker, 0 and 22; Brophy, 14 not out and 3; Smith, 11
and 1, for the losers.

June 14th and 2lst, at Ottawa, Ottawa Cricket Club vs.
"West End Cricket Club : —

Ottawa Cricket Club. First innings, 227.

West End Crickot Club, First inning s, 60; Second innings, 65—
or 7 wickets.

Won by Ottawa Cricket Club on First innings by 467 runs.

For the Ottawa Cricket Club, Smith, 58 ; Richards, 42 ;
Brophy, 35 ; Brodie, 3*1 not out ; G. Brunei, 17, were the
chief contributors, and for the losers Rev. T. D. Plril-
lipps, 23 and 16 ; and S. A. Macfarlane, 12 and 15.

July 1st and 2d, at Ottawa, Ottawa Cricket Club vs.
Montreal Cricket Club. (Return) : —

Ottawa Cricket Club, First innings, 81; Second innings, 101.
Montreal Cricket Club, First innings, 317 ; Second innings, 134.
Won by Montreal Cricket Club by 01 runs.

For Montreal Cricket Club, Gough scored 50 and 14 ;
C. McLean, 16 and 55 ; J. Smith, 23 and 3 ; Badglev, 0
and 24. For Ottawa Cricket Club, Brodie got 18 and’28 :
Jarvis, 4 and 20 ; and Hiniswortli, 14 and 7.

Aug. 3d, at Ottawa, Ottawa Cricket Club vs. West End
Cricket Club. (Return); —

Ot lawn Cricket Club, First innings, 138.

Weal. End Cricket Club, First innings, 00— for 8 wickets.

Drawn.

For Ottawa Cricket Club, Smith, 61 not out ; Brophy-,
18 -‘Brodie, 16 : J. Brunei, 11 ; and for West End Cricket
Club, Ret*. T. D. Phillipps, not out 27; and Paine, 16, were
the chief scorers.

Aug. 5th, at Ottawa, Ottawa Cricket Club vs, Upper
Canada College : —

Aug. 7th, 8th, at Ottawa, Ottawa Cricket Club vs. Tor¬
onto Cricket Club

Ottawa Cricket Club, First innings, 95 ; Second innings, 78.

Toronto Cricket Club, First innings, 50; Second innings, 61).

Won by Ottawa Cricket Club by 6, runs.

For tlie winners G. Brunei, 51 ; Smith) 24 in the first ;
and Fellows, 26 ; Brodie, 12 not out ; and Smith, 10, were
the scorers. For Toronto Cricket Club, Behan, 14 ; Towns¬
end, 12, in' the first innings ; and Sproule, 25 ; Adams, 13,
in the second innings.

Brophy’s bowling in this match was remarkable.

First Innings.

Overs. Bulls. Maidens. Puns. Wichete.

21 85 11 18 5

Second Innings.

25 102 33 24 0

Oct. 6th, at Ottawa— Club match— Old Countrymen vs.
Canadians. (Return)

Old Countrymen, First innings, 65 ; Second innings, 64— for 4
wickets.

Canadians, First innings, 110.

Won by Canadians on First innings by 45 runs.

The Marquis of Lome scored 7 and 1, and fielded ad¬
mirably. Dickie, 14 ; Balter, 12 ; Rev, T. D. Phillipps,
14 and 10 not out ; and Harbord, 11, were the chief con¬
tributors for the Ottawa Club, and for Canada, Richards.
25 ; Brophy, 18; Himsworth, 15; Gill, 12; and Powell, 10,

BATTING AVERAGES.

W. B. Halter...
C. H. Brudiu...

G. Brunei .

J. Brunei -

,1. B. Bropliy. .

R. Gill .

C. Harbord . . .
W. Hiuisworlh
B, W. Powell. .

S. O. Richards.

D. J. Smith ...

15.62

18.27

13.20

(1.00

18.50

5.90
10.83

6.90

10.90
12.59

38.90

* Not out.

FOREST AND STREAM.

8!>7

C. B.Brodie ..
J. 13. Bropliy. .
J. Brunei.... .

UOWJ.IttO AV13KAGKS.

Bulls, ilfttidslw. Bunt,
LR09 115 'HI

1,710 123 510

1,078 58 348

England's Wicket-Keepers. — It is a singular circuiu-
I f«J, •(■fa. Aixr. stance that the names of live of tlio best wiclte (,-keepers
58 <152 in England should commence with a P— namely, Plumb,

25 18.10 Finder, Pooley, Pilling, and Phifiipps.

NEWARK: CRICKET CLUB,

This old New Jersey club, which was re-organized dur¬
ing the early part of the year, played eight matches dur¬
ing the season, of which, four were won and four were
lost. This is a very fair showing, when it is taken into
consideration that the club was composed of many
members totally unacquainted with the game, and
that it struggled on without a proper ground upon
which to practice. Cricket, however, has met with
such universal patronage in Newark, that the man¬
agers have leased a large tract of ground covering-
thirty acres, near the junction of Johnson and Alpine
avenues. In the centre of the plot, Jive acres have been
levelled, a part of it sodded, and the remaining portion
sown with grass seeds that are certaiu to procure a close
velvety turf. The already goodly list of members insures
the success of the club in every way, and the club intends
having out next season a first-class professional from
England. Appended is the season's summary of matches
with batting awl bowling averages ; —

SUMMARY OF MATCHES.

First. SeCnlul

Date and Place. Sides. Innings. Innings. Total.

JunwBtli, at Staten Is- I Newark . '. .. 83 58 11!)

land . , ... < Staten Island (2d) 143 — 143

Lost l)j" nil innings and 24 runs.

July 29th, at Prospect I Newark . 49 22 (7 W'kt’s) 71

Park . - . . . I Manhattan (2d i. .

nning-s.

Won by one run on first innings.

August 4th, at Orange, ! Newark . 50

N. J. . 1 Orange . . 40

Won by 18 runs on first innings.

August 28th, at Pater- ) Newark - 37

son, N. J . ( Paterson . 67

Lost, by 89 runs.

Sept. 5th, at Orange, i Newark. ... — . 21

N. .T . 1 Young Am. (2d) . 127

Lost by an Innings and 53 ruus.

Sept. 25th, at Newark. . \ ^

Won by an innings and 72 runs.

Oct. 9 th, at Newark .... { S* ;;;;;;;;; j§
Won by 0 wickets.

Oct, 2l8t, at Stenton, l Newark . 81

Philadelphia. I Young Am. (2d).. 95

Lost by 34 runs on first innings.

BA-rrma averages.

Alfred Booto . .. .
W.B. Williams.. .
F. Satterthwaite. .

.). Pointer .

W. II. Knight .

C. M. Borric. .

It. Wolters .

- Kerr .

K. Jefferson .

F. Hallis .

H. Warner .

il. Knight .

P. V. Flynn .

it. BricnUiall .

,7. Owons .

— Ditmars .

.1. D. Orton .

,1. Mills .

‘Signifies “ Not out."

The following played in one match only :
son, 5-1 ; Clark and Hardy, 3-0 ; Beaumont, 1-1 ;
and Wilkinson, 1-0 ; and Geo. Ward, — .

BOWLING AVERAGES.

A. Boole .

— KeiT .

it. Wolters .

K. Hntlis .

C. M. Borric- .

F. Sntturth waite. .
W. it. Williams ...

-i !?

§ ,i?

2 2

In oue match only: E. Boote, 19-0.

[The bowling analysis of the second innings against
Manhattan Club is omitted from the above. Wide balls
are charged against the bowlers, and are included in the
column of 11 runs.”]

Young America (3d) vs. Newark. — The return match
between these clubs was played on the grounds of the
former, at Stenton, Pa., on Oct. 21st, and resulted in
favor of the home club by 31 runs on one innings play.
The Newark eleven was a very weak one, Wolters, Kerr,
and Wilkinson being absent, while the Young America
played several first eleven men. The following is the
score : —

YOUNG AMERICA.

First Innings. Second Innings.

IT. Brown, b. Hallis. . . . .21

1 lixori, st. Williams) b. Boote, 1

Patterson, c. Owens, b. Boote, 30 runout . . 11

J. Clark, b. Hallis . 8 not out . . ..14

Noble, e. Borrie, b. HalLis . 13

(Jummoy, b. Borrie . 8

Potter, not out . . — 18 b. Borrie . . I

Ketterlinus, c. Pointer, b. HaL-

Hs . 0 not out . - . 8

Henderson, o. Knight, b. Hal¬

lis. -

. 0

Church, b. Borrie. .

Sargent, b. Hallis .

Byes, 8 ; leg-byes, 1 ; wides, 2 11 Bye, 1 ;

Total .

Wide3, 2 . 3

NEV

Owcus, b. Potter .

Williams, b. Potter . 7

Pointer, e. Patterson, b. Clark . . J8

A . Boote, run out . . 8

Orton, b. Clark . 0

Borrie, l.b. w., b. Poller . 9

Knight, run out . 4

Hulks, e. Patterson, b. Potter . M

Ditmars, c. Patterson, b. Clark . 8

Bi-ientnall, not out . 3

Ward, b. Clark . 0

Byes, 4 ; ieg-byo, 2 ; wide®, 2 . . .

Total . «1

Flying Bails. — In .October Geo. Giles, jr., of tho New
York Club, struck au off bail with such force as to send
it through the air the distance Of twenty-eight yards, two
feet. Hamilton, the fast bowler of Gentlemen of Ireland
eleven, in tho Whitby match hit the wicket so violently
that tt bail fell thirty-eight measured paces from the
wicket.

Philadelphia Athletes.— The athletic sports of the
students of the Bryant and Stratton Business College,
Philadelphia, held at the Young America Cricket
Grounds, December 3d, resul ted in the following scores :
100 yard dash, first heat. W. C. Herbert,. 13s.: second
heat. H. H. Lee, 12s.: third heat, J. R. Thompson, 13s,:
final heat, H. H. Lee, li)Js. Sta nding broad jump, II,
G. Geisse, Oft. Sue mile walk, W. N. Lore, 11m. Run¬
ning high jump. W. G. Herbert, 4ft. Running broad
jump, J. R. Thompson, 14ft.; H. B. Woolston, 13ft. Two
hundred and twenty yard run, first heat, C. J. Young,
82s.: second heat, H. Greenfield, 30 is. ; final heat, Green¬
field, 82 Js. Throwing base-ball, W. C. Herbert, 281ft.:
J. W. Robinson, 271ft. Standing high jump, H. H. Lee.
4ft.. Sin, Throwing hammer, H. Greenfield, lift.; W.
A. Haimnan, 40ft., 8in. Tug of war, won in 48s. by
Capt. F. B. Davis’ team : J. A. Louchheim, M. F. Hocli-
stndter, T, O. Harris, V. J. Donrmelly, W. G. Uilman,
W, Packer, F, H. Rhodes ; against Captain J. W. Robin¬
son's team : W. O. Herbert, II. TIeiligman, II. Green¬
field, R. Degelow, C. F. Young. H, M, Morris, H. K.
Buck,

College Base-ball. — Members of Harvard, Yale,
Dartmouth, Brown, Amherst, and Princeton Colleges,
met at Springfield, Mass., last Saturday, and organized
the American College Base-ball Association, Tho play¬
ing rules of the National Association were adopted, ex¬
cept as regards foul-bound catches. Each club is to play
two games with every other. Collegians are not to be al¬
lowed to play with college nines while members of pro¬
fessional clubs. The Judiciary Committee is to decide
disputes as to what games shall count. The officers
elected were : President, Howard Townsend, of Harvard;
Vice-Presidents, Will S. Stewart of Amherst, and L.
Warren, of Princeton; Secretary and Treasurer, J. P.
Shepley, of Yale.

JoiffNEREY. the Strono Man.— The good people of Ber¬
lin are nightly besieging the dooi's of the Vaudeville
Theatre to witness the wonderful performance of
an athlete, Joignerey, whose feats surpass anything
of the kind witnessed in modern times. Huge cannon
halls are the merest feathery playthings in Joignerey's
hands. His star exhibition is the ■' Horse and Rider”
act, in which his ankles are fastened to a trapeze so that
he swings head downward a few feet above the surface
of the central stage, and in full view of every one in the
house. A horse, covered with gay trappings and begirt
with a broad leathern surcingle, to which two strong
loops are attached, is then conveyed to the stage, and
there mounted by a fuU-grown man. Joignerey seizes
the loops in both hands, and by sheer muscular strength
lifts the horse and rider some inches off the stage, sus¬
taining their combined weight in the air for several sec¬
onds, and letting thorn down again as slowly and evenly
as he had raised them. Upon the occasion of his first
performance, the horse selected for tho experiment was
so panic-stricken by being lifted off its feet, that when
it was lowered to the level of the platform its knees gave
way under it, and the attendants had a great deal of
trouble to make it stand up again.

— Capt. Tkid Grandin, of Jamestown, N, Y., weighs
246 pounds. Warren, Pa., is twenty-one miles distant
from Jamestown. The road is very muddy. A bet was
made that the Captain could not wade through the twen¬
ty-one miles of mud within eleven hours. He did it in
seven hours and pocketed $100,

foment: (ffohnnn.

A SENSIBLE WOMAN.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In my husband’s absence I found an unfinished com¬
munication (also new subscriber's name) for Forest and
Stream. I had no intention of meddling with his papers
until I read the last number of your interesting paper. I
was so much pleased with the letters from sportsmen's
-wives that I ventured to steal a march on him ; he will
read my letter for the first time in Forest and Stream ;
that is, "if you think it worthy a corner in your paper. As
a sport loving sportsman’s wife I enjoy reading your val¬
uable paper very much. Old and pleasant memories are
revived, of happy days spent with my brother in hunt¬
ing and fishing in some of the wild and picturesque parts
of Canada, where my taste for rod and gun were first
cultivated. Much hits been said about tme and good
wives entering fully into the joys and sympathies of their
husbands. I admit there is something to be said on the
other side of the question. The true husbands realize
that their wives also are capable of enjoying change of
scenery and recreations in many forms, and confer a
blessing on their debilitated "constitution by frequently
indulging them in whatever enjoyment or recreation they
may choose.

Some sportsmen say that camp life and field sport is
not suitable for ladies ; that archery, croquet, or some
simple lawn game is better and more suitable for the
weaker sex. Such lords of creation belong to the small-
souled class.

I remember, on one occasion, of my arrival being the
means of driving off half a dozen sportsmen (all married
men) from a bottom where snipe shooting was good: one
retreated a few rods and sat down on a railroad track,
After watching us shoot for a short time, he said, “ Well,
that beats all, I never saw a lady shoot before,” He saun¬

tered off after his companions on a three m ile tramp to an¬
other bottom. I was at a Joss to know whether it was
gallantry or cowardice which prompted them to leave.
However, my husband and I were left alone in our glory .
The ground was marshy, but I was well protected with
high arctics.

Whenever circumstances permit, I accompany my
husband on his hunting trips. When game is scarce we
drive out of town a short distance and practice shooting
feather filled glass balls. My husband has a Parker’s
double barrel breech-loader. I have a single barrel
breech-loader.

My husband, true sportsman like, prides himself on
keeping the best dogs. He has at present only ten pups
in his kennel ; they are the cutest, plumpest little crea¬
tures I ever saw— all red Irish setters. I am cook for the
canities, and tlieir silky coats and good condition is su f¬
ficient reward, and evidence that they are not improperly
fed.

I was pleased with Ruth's picture of her husband and
club’s preparation and start for camp life, butit is a query
to me how twenty sportsmen packed all their belongings
pertaining tn camp life in one wagon. Myliusbandandtwo
brother sportsmen took a three weeks’ limiting and fish¬
ing trip this fall. After their large covered wagon was
packed with tent, stove, cooking utensils, buffalo robes,
blankets, mess chest, fishing tackle, and everything com¬
plete for comfort and pleasure, (except Spratt's dog biscuit
which was Overlooked in the excitement of getting
started) there was no room to spare.

Three sportsmen with three horses, three dogs, (each
one the best) and three guns, started October 25th for
Spirit Lake, 210 miles north. Never did three schoolboys
with a half holiday at their disposal, go nutting with
sweeter anticipated pleasure. None were disappointed.
Their first camping ground of note was on the banks of
Wall Lake, a charming little lake, said to be one of the
best in Northern Iowa for pike and pickerel. They next
stopped at Storm Lake, properly named ; its waves are
high and never still, ils banks are low; surrounding
prairies, level, and a beautiful-little town built down to
the waters’ edge, with railroad facilities, make it a most
desirable resort for sports. Sixty miles farther north
they arrived at Soux Rapids and Grass Lake, one of the
finest lakes for duck and goose shooting. Owing to the
exceedingly mild weather duck shooting was not good.
They next camped and remained one week at Oakoboji
Lake, five miles west of Oakoboji. These lakes arc the
best in the State for pike, pickerel, bass, perch, and buf¬
falo. My husband enjoyed In's trip so much that he in¬
tends taking his family over the same hunting and fish¬
ing grounds next fall.

Assert the contrary as you may, there are but few,
comparatively speaking, who understand the true art of
enjoying the health restoring exercise of field sport and
camp life. Our children inherit their parents’ love of
hunting ; never are they happier or enjoy life more than
when out with us in woodland or meadow. We all love,
dearly love, nature ; landscape, forest, lake, and stream,
possess for us such a power of enchantment. The en¬
chanting gypsy-like encampment in some sheltered nook
on the banks of lake or stream, a way from the bustle of
of life, with the enjoyment and companionship of our
happy children, all help to make life purer and happier,
and the time thus spent is naught hut pleasure so perfect
in all its joys. Who would exchange such joys for a kid
glove party? Not I, R, T. S.

How to Manage Those Husbands,— Editor Forest
and SI ream : — I am a reader of your paper, and Iani also
a.n upholder of the sporting fraternity; that is, I mean
shooting, which, of course, means that my husband is
one of them. Many a time have I gone out in the cold
and done the chores, and then got supper ready for him
and his friends, and perhaps waited until nine or ten
o’clock, always seeing that everything should be in pal¬
atable order, no matter at what minute lie should drop
in ; for I knew they would enjoy their supper with a
sportsman’s appetite, and I have never thought of grum¬
bling. I knew he would not come reeling- home when
he did come, as I have heard that husbands do some¬
times,

Here lot me add that 1 love to read the sportsmen’s let¬
ters, but I think it is a shame that they should even men¬
tion the long necked bottle or the cheering pipe, even for
the benefit of the coming generation. I should prefer
Zona's dog under my bed or at my table to one of the
smoking or drinking sportsmen, I aui not a pot-hunter,
but have shot a bird off a tree, and with sufficient prac¬
tice I believe I could kill one flying. I mean to try some¬
time, and if I succeed 1 will tell you about it. T can
load a gun and clean it, and know the whole mechanism
of one as well as I do of my sewing machine. But of all
tiie troubles I ever bad, it was to learn to draw a bow ;
but I can do that know so well my husband praises me.
I expect by another season to be able to try my skill with
the. rest.

I think Zona’s husband must be a very selfish man
mine takes me to places of amusement, even in the hunt¬
ing, season. Perhaps a little advice would be of service
to some of my sisters. There is nothing like knowing
how to manage these husbands without letting then;
know they are being managed.

You have been wishing to make a visit to a particular
-friend. Husband thinks we can hardly afford it tin's
season : “ Times are rather hard, he has’nt the time to
spare, and, of course, could not spare yott to go alone.'
You write a letter to that friend, and accidently remark,
“ How’s fishing ? ” In reply you receive such glowing ac¬
counts of the fishing interest in that county that they a t
once put husband on his mettle! You can just assort
here that if he goes you will go with him. Money is
plenty, business is laid aside, and you take that, long
wished for journey. Don't you enjoy it just as well as
though you had never said fish? You have been wish¬
ing for a new bonnet or dress or some article of wearing
apparel. Husband belongs to the club, of course ; he
gets an invitation to go to some city to shoot with an¬
other club. You mildly hint your desire to go, but you
would like such aud such articles before you go. Ten to
one there will be a way provided ; for if lie is a kindhus-
band he will like to see his wife presentable. Of course
if you make a practice of going with him it will be a lit¬
tle more expense ; he will not be able to go as much, and
will be at home more ; another point gained. Not long
since I went through with Ruth’s tribulations in the pack-

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ing iip and starting off of the hunters for a few weeks
hunt, and do you suppose I will mind the unpacking and
scouring ? Not much ; I will kill the fatted calf and
listen to his adventures with the patience of a Job, no
matter How oft repeated. I may, perhaps, sometime tell
my dog experience ; it differs very materially from Zenas'
or Dianas'. Suffice it to say, I would bo alone now were
it not for my bodyguard in shape of aB fine a setter as
ever poiuted a quail. Naomi,

Three Men and a Bloodhound in a Fight. — The
New York Sun recounts the incidents of a recent tussle
on a Brooklyn ferryboat, in which three men, a pistol,
and a bloodhound were conspicuous. It says :

A man on horseback, followed by a large bloodhound,
took passage on the ferryboat which left the slip at the
foot of Broadway, Williamsburgh, at 81 on Friday night
for Roosevelt street, this city. After the boat had got
out into the stream the man began to lash the horse and
hound with his heavy riding whip, and caused such an
Uproar that the male passengers rushed out of the cabins
to sec what was the matter. One of them, an athletic
young fellow, remonstrated with the man, who seemed
to be excited with liquor, and threatened to have him
arrested when the boat landed if he did not desist. “ I’ll
lash you, too, if you don’t mind your own business,’’ was
the reply. “ You’ll find that you’ve got your match if
you undertake that job,” the passenger retorted. Hot
words followed, and then the man let go his horse and
struck the young fellow with his fist. The blow was
quickly returned, and then the two clinched, the other
passengers, numbering about twenty, gathering around
to watch the struggle. Seeing that the young fellow was
getting the best of him the man called the bloodhound to
his assistance. The animal sprang upon his master’s an¬
tagonist and would have quickly decided the fight had
not Mr. Vervoord, the deck hand, come upon the scene
armed with a club and kept the hound at bay. The light
went on, the man all the time calling for the dog, and
the deck hand driving the animal away with his club.
At length the owner of the dog, who was rapidly getting
whipped, reached behind him, drew a revolver and
pointed it at his antagonist's head. Mr. Vervoord saw
the movement just in time to drop his club and grasp the
man’s wrist. As he did so the hammer of the revolver
came down on his thumb. He wrenched the weapon
from the desperate man’s grasp, and then sprang away
to protect himself from the hound, who was about to
spring upon him. With the pistol in his possession, Mr.

Vervoord kept the dog and his master at bay until the
boat reached Roosevelt street slip, where he turned the
man, horse, and dog over to a policeman. The man and
dog were locked up in the Oak street police station, and
on Saturday the man, who gave his name as Bowman,
was taken before Justice Otterbourg on a charge of as¬
sault with intent to Mil. He was held for the action of
the Grand Jury. In the court room the young man who
fought Bowman stepped up to Mr. Vervoord, grasped him
by the hand and said : “ You have saved my life, and 1
thank you.”

Incombustible Fabrics.— The following preparations
are given as the results of a series of experiments made in
France. The first composition, which may be applied to
all kinds of fabrics without deteriorating them in any
way, consists of : —

Parts,
by Weight.

Sulphate of ammonia (pure) 8
Carbonate of ammonia .... 2.
Boraeic aeid . . 3

Parts,
by Weight.

_ .Borax (pure) . 1.7

3.5 Starch . 2

" Water . 100

It is simply necessary to steep the fabrics in the hot solu¬
tion until they have become thoroughly impregnated,
after which they are drained and dried sufficiently to
enable them to be ironed orpressed like ordinary starched
goods, A second composition, to be used for theatrical
scenery (or the mounted but unpainted canvas to be
used for this purpose), and also for woodwork, furniture,
door and window -frames, etc., is to be applied hot with a
brush like ordinary paint. It is composed of : —

Parts, Parts,

by Weight. "

Boraeic acid . 5

Hydrochlorate of ammonia,

or sal ammoniac . 13

Potasslc felspar . 3

To which is added a sufficient quantity of a suitable
calcareous substance to give the composition sufficient
body or consistency. A fourth composition, applicable
to all Mnds of paper, whether printed or not, including
securities, books, etc, is formed of : —

Parts,

by Weight.

Gelatine . 1.5

Size . 60

Water . 100

Parts,
by Weight.
Sulphate of ammonia (pure) 8
Boraeic acid . 3

by Weight.

Borax . 1.7

Water. . 100

The solution is to be placed in a vat heated to 50 deg.
G. (132 deg. Fah.) at the end of the paper-making ma¬
chine, and the paper as it leaves the machine is passed
through the solution in this vat, so as to be completely
impregnated therewith, after which it is dried upon 'a
warm cylinder, and then wound upon a reel. If the
paper be in sheets or printed, it is simply immersed in the

above solution, heated to 60 deg. C., and spread out to
dry, and afterward pressed to restore the glaze destroyed
by the moisture.

Quicklime a Wood Preservative.— The Builder states
that M. Lostal, a French railway contractor, recommends
quicklime as a preservative for timber. He puts the
sleepers into pits, and covers them with quicklime,
which is slowly slaked with water. Timber for mines
must be left for eight days before it is completely impreg¬
nated. It becomes extremely hard and tough, and is
said never to rot. Beech wood prepared in the same man¬
ner has been used in several iron works for hammers and
other tools, and is reputed to be as hard as iron, without
the loss of the elasticity peculiar to it. According to the
Kurze Beriohte, lime slaked in a solution of chloride of
calcium is used at Strasburg as a fireproof and weather-
roof coating for wood.

PUBLISHER’S DEPARTMENT.

Improved Bathing— The insufficiency of the ordinary
bath is conceded. Let those who have just taken their
ordinary bath rub their skin with tho tips of their fingers,
and it will be seen that the scarf skin will come off in
dirty granulations, thus proving the^ insufficiency of the
simple bath. The pores are yet clogged. To remove this
dead skin (so to speak) something is necessary. After
much investigation and numerous experiments, the de¬
sired result has been reached, and we are able to recom¬
mend to the use of the public, who desire an enjoyment
of healthy action of the sMn, and especially those whose
sedentary occupations results in imperfect action of the
pores, the wonderfully efficacious article, Weston-Rowell-
ene, which tones and invigorates the entire system, less¬
ening liability to ill-effects of sudden changes of temper¬
ature natural to our climate. A sample will be sent to
any one by addressing, enclosing twenty-five cents, 381
Sixth avenue. — [Adv.~\

The Evidence Accumulates.— H J. Footner, of To¬
ronto, Ont., certifies that Warner’s Safe Pills have cured
him of biliousness and sleeplessness. G. A. J. Gadbois,
of Brookville, Canada, certifies that the Safe Pills and
Safe Bitters have cured him of malarial difficulties con¬
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pisccumcmts;

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With the “CROSBY PATENT AXE COYER.”
The only genuine Camp Axe in America. Says
Jan, Hussey : " I am delighted with it ; it makes
my camping outfit complete, and is fust the
tiling I have heen looking for these many years.”
Send for a circular.

A. S. CROSBY & CO.,
Wateryelle, Me,

KEEP’S SHIRTS

ABE THE VERY BEST.

Boys' and Youths’ Shirts, all complete, best
Quality, $1 each.

KEEP S PATENT PARTLY-MADE SHIRTS,
only plain seams to finish, 8 for $7.

KEEP'S CUSTOM SH I UTS, very hest, MADE
TO MEASURE, Gfor $8. Kit guaranteed.
NIGHT SHIRTS, all styles, extra length, 81

An elegant, set of extra heavy gold-plated But¬
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HKEP’M KID GLOVES FOB BENTS,

the very best, plain or embroidered, 81,10 per

Pa'r- KEEP’S UMBRELLAS.

BEST GINGHAM, patent protected ribs, $1
oath. Warranted. Fifty per cent., stronger than
anv other umbrella.

ItEGiNA and TWILLED SILK UMBRELLAS
and CANES in ail styles.

KEEP’S UN HER WEAR
Comprises all the newest and best goods for Fall
wear. CANTON and SCARLET TWILLED
FLANNEL from 73c. to $1.80. ANGOLA
FLEECE, SCOTCH WOOL and SHETLAND
SHIRTS and DRAWERS, from BOe. to 82.80 each.
SCARLET WOOL KNIT SHIRTS and DRAW¬
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#ate.

KICK LAKE, Canada.— WILD BICE
for sowing in fields, lakes and fish poudB.
Delicious for desserts. Very scarce this season.
One bushel to twenty-five, $3 per bushel. U. S.
duty two cents per lb. added. Next season or¬
ders before A ugust 1st, 1880, honored one to four
hum! red bushels. Address ( I I AS. GILCHRIST,
Overseer of Fisheries, Port Hope, Ontario, Can.
Nov27-eot

GUN FOB SALE. — A Daly oentral-fire
breech-loader. Two setts "barrels. Both
10-gauge. Fine gun ; forpnrticulurs address
* “ HAMM EKLE8S,” Look Box 193,

Dcc4-2t Cazeuovio, N. Y.

FOB SALE. — Breech-loader. Finest

Damascus 13x30, 81bs., pistol grip; reboun¬
der. Beautiful gun. fine shooter, little used; ■■■'
lauit. Original value, §175. Price, $120. .Add
F, F„ Box, 080, N, Y, Dee-

’ Dee. 4-3t

ESTABLISHED IN ,

i ABBEY & IMBRIE,

Successors to ANDREW ®LERK & CO.,

“THE SOUTH-SIDE”

FLY-BOOK.

The handsomest, most convenient, and best ever made. An
entirely new pattern. All the latest improvements.

All Sewed ; No Pasting, Price $5 OO.

48 Men Lane, 35 Liberty St. PISHING "TACKLE.

ptecfliaigous.

PERG-USOW’S

RUST PREVENTER,

The best article yet discovered.

For Fire Arms, Surgical Instruments, Cutlery
Tools, exposed parts of machinery, etc.,

IT HAS NO EQUAL.

For sale by dealers in hardware and sportsmen’s
goods. Trade supplied by

ALBERT FERGUSON, Sole Miuiufr,

65 Fulton street, New York.
Bend for circular.

©ft*

gKUNK, BED FOX, COON, MUSKEAT
AND MINK
BOUGHT FOR CASH
At the highest market prices.

Send for circular with fud particulars.

E. C. BOUGHTON,

No. 5 Howard Btreet,
New York.

Outfit.

WANTED. — A good second-hand gun,
with or without case and implements ;
13-bore, 30-inoh. bhls.; extension rib ; pistol grip;
about 2-inch drdp ; rebounding locks. Address
Nov27-2t D. B., Office Forest and Stream.

WANTED— A LABGE QUANTITY OF
live qaulls and prairie chickens, deliver¬
able at Jobstown, Burlington County, N. J., be¬
fore January 1, 1880. State quantity that can he
delivered and prices. Address

P. LORILLARD,

Dec 4-3t Jobstown, Burlington Co., N. J.

\\T ANTED — A good boat for Adiron-

a tree t, New Haven, Conn,

01,000 In Premiums.

First Annual Poultry and Bench Show

of tho

HUDSON FANCIERS ASSOCIATION,

December 25th, 26 th and 21th,

.'at City Hall, Hudson N. Y. .
judges :

SK Wit,liam;m. Tileston and I. K. Felch.
Send(f or premium list to

W. D. HOLSAPPLE, Seo., Hudson, 'N.Y.
P. O. Box, 353.

Good chance for parties desirious of disposing
_ „ of well-bred stock.

Deell-2t

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FOBEST AND STBEAM KENNEL.

Lleweilin setter, Rattler, in the stud. Rat-
tlor is a handsome blue helton, black poiuts,win-
ner of four bench prizes ; sire, Rob Roy, he by
Laveraek's Fred,out of Slitter’s Phoebe, founder
of the field trial strain, winner of five English
Held trials, out of pure Laverack imported hitch
Pickles ; she by Llewellin's Prince, winner of
two firsts and three championships, out of
Llewellin's Lill n. ; no better blood in America.
Will serve hitches at $15. Litters warranted. 1 am
breeding to Rattler the following bitches:—
MeU, a beautiful blue helton, black points, sire
Jack, dam Spot, winner of first and second
specials at Detroit, Mich., 1879, also first at Boston
1879 in native .lasses ; Fly, a very fine roan hel¬
ton bitch, siro Shot, dam imported Fannie ; Pat,
orange and white, out of Belle, by Royal George.
Puppies bred from above, fine stock, for sale
cheap. Address, with stamp, L. F. WHITEM A , ,
Detroit, Mich. Deoil, tf

FOR SALE— Five English setter puppies,
whelped Oct. 8th, all black, small star on
breasts ; sire Jet, dam Flora, both black and
thoroughly broken. For pedigrees, prices, etc.,
address G. CANNATA, Detroit, Mich. Declljt

WANTED TO EXCHANGE.— Babbit
hound— broken, for a young setter dog.
Address E. PARSONS, Bristol, Bucks Co., Fa.
DeoU-lt,

Train Your Own Dogs.

BY THE USE of M. Yon Culm’s patent
Spike Collar, dogs of any age, no mat ter how
old or stubborn, can be most thoroughly trained
in a fraction of the time required by any other
method. I have trained dogs broken of all
faults, no matter how long practiced. Dogs
broken of bird biting, gun-shyness, whip-shy¬
ness, shot-breaking, unsteadiness on the point,
chasing birds and rabbits, hedge hunting. Any
dog, old or young, taught to retrieve (put in
your hand) as a duty, no play; to point game, to
hack-stand, drop to shot, hand, wing and word,
to quarter his g-round, and work to hand and
whistle. To hunt up headed for live game and
for foot scent in retrieving cripples.

DISTEMPER AND WORMS.
Distemper and worms kill more dogs than all
other diseases combined. Learn how to prevent
and cure. Send 25 cents for 70 page book on
treatment of all dog diseases.

Send 2ct stamp for letters from sportsmen in
all parts of America, who have used my collar.
Price with hook of instructions post paid $3.
Address M. Von Culin, Delaware City, Del.

. , lovers do?.s find horses should send for
the Kennel and Field,” full of rich information
on training, breeding, care, etc. Treats of all
cases of dogs, and.full of information which can

FOB SALE YEEY CHEAP. — Very
handsome English setter dog six months
old ; color, lemon and white ; alBO one thorough¬
bred cocker spaniel bitch four months old. Ad¬
dress Look Box 337, Suspension Bridge, N. Y.
DeeU-lt.

WANTED. — A thoroughly broken
hound not over two and a half years old ;
must he weR trained on rabbits, or of no use.
Address JOHN SANDERS, cor. Montgomery at.,
and Summit ave„ Jersey City, stating prioe and
description. Desll-lt

FOREST AND STREAM.

899

®ltc fKcmiet

WITHOUT RESERVE,— Owing to a
change in locality and ro-orgutilzatiou of
the kennel, all the setters, four pointer hitches,
all broken ; and four pointer pupa by champion
Sleaford, must be sold by Jan. 1st, The setters
are of the finest Lie well in breed. For pedigree
and price address at once, W. T. I K \V L N ,
Deoll-2t Topelca, Kansas.

FOR SALE.

FOX TERRIERS.

Battler, winner oflstspeoial, Boston ; 1st Phila-
delphia, and 2nd N, Y., 1879. Vixen, winner 1st
and special N. Y. Minnie winner 2nd N. Y.,
1879. Nettle in pup to Battler, and two puppies
out of abovo, THOS. D. BURKE. P. 0. Box, 3322.

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTEES

Of Purest Strains.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS-A BOON To DOGS.

Tms POWDER is guaranteed to kill
fleas on dogs or any otlior animals, or money
returned. It is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
pse. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

AREGA NUT FOR~WORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up in boxes containing ton powders, with
full directions for use.

Price 50 cents per Box by mall.

Both the above are recommended by Bod And
Gun and Fobbst and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET &MALLESON,

63 Fulton Street, N. Y.

HENRY C. SQUIRES,

00t 18 1 Cortlandt Street, N. Y.

FOR SALE.— If taken before the 25tb Of De¬
cember, I will sell tbe following valuable
setters at a bargain : Imported red Irish prize
bitch Floss, who has taken prizes at the follow¬
ing shows: Cork Show, Ireland: Centennial,
Philadelphia; St, Louis, Mo.; Baltimore, twice:
New York, and Philadelphia. She is a No. 1
brood bitch, and a very quick dog in the field ;
she will also be i n heat in about th ree weeks' time ;
price, only $05. Nora, a great, slashing, strong
bitch, red Irish, out of champion York and
Thompson’s Belle ; price, only $35. A handsome
Lleweilin setter bitch, lemon and white ; a beau¬
tiful bitch, and a pretty good worker in the Held ;
price, only 350. One handsome black, white, and
tan bitch pu p, whelped on the 12th of May; a large,
strong healthy pup, out of A. Burges' celebrated
champion Field Trial and Bench Show winner
Druid, and tbe Lleweilin bitch Leda; prioo,
•$25. Foiipedigiee and particulars, inqure of C.
2. MILEY, Lancaster, Pa. Deo.4,tf

Dr. Gordon Stables, 11. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that ho purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, lit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. dee!9 tf.

MANCE!

MANGE! MANGE!

GLOVER’S IMPERIAL MANGE CURE is war¬
ranted to cure all kinds and conditions of mange
or Bkln diseases of any nature on dogs or cattle

Conroy, Bissett & Malleson, General Agents, 65
Fulton street, New York. To be had of retail
druggists and dealers in sportsmen's goods. Price
60 cents. Oot.30— 3mos.

Site Rennet.

SPRATT'S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE,

18 South William Street, Now York.
Also Spratt's Dog Soap, and diroot orders taken
for Spratt's Medicines.

MICKE'S

If ever Failing Dog Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyed'.

For sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

Wholesale Agents— Bruen & Hobart, 214 Fulton
Street, N. Y.; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.: Finley & Thompson, 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans, La.; W. H. Molabird, Val¬
paraiso, Ind.; Trimble & Kleibaeker, Baltimore.

Cure oa Destroyer sent by mail on receipt of
25e., to L. A. MTCKE, Easton. Pa.

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
fnr8ale Beveral magnificent Imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and hitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To De sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

LE ROY Z. COLLINS,

Sept 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

DC FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR
- ' ) sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, H9 Bowers
Block, Rochester. Ju24 tf

FOR SALE - Red Irish Setter, with

little white ; three years old ; good size and
strong-built dog, and well feathered, and kind
and easy to handle ; put him in the Held and he
will attendto his part ; you need riot hunt the
birds for him to stand ; he will find them for
you. He is fast, staunch as a rook; backs a dog
on a point ; great endurance ; good nose as ever
put on a dog's face ; as good as any man's dog on
quail ; been hunted on woodcook and snipe ;
lowest price, $40. H, B. VONDERSMITH, Lan¬
caster, Pa. Nov27 tf

FOR SALE. — Two Gordon setter bitch
pups; full-blooded; perfeot black and
tarn six months old ; good sire: with pedigree
on both sides. Also one Gordon setter dog, two
years old: wiunerof first prizoon the bench; per¬
fect black and tan, and a perfect field dog ; all
broken, with a fullpedigree : a rare chance for a
good dog. Enquire of OHA8. T. BROWNELL,
P.O. Box 350, New Bedford, Mass. Nov27

LAVERAOK BLOOD FOR SALE.—
Pupa by the renowned sire of prize-winners,
the pure Laveraok setter dog Carlowitz ; orange
and white ticked, lemon Belton and chestuut
Belton ; dams of whelps from prize-winning
stock ; whelped July 3d and July 12th ; price
lower than the lowest. Also two whelps by
Carlowitz, dam Prinoess Nellie, she by Pnde of
the Border, by Petrel. M. VON CULIN, Dela¬
ware City, Del- Oct9,tf

T?OR SALE— Champion Berkley pups, red Irish
I- setter pups, by Champion Berkley, out of
Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both import¬
ed. Whelped June 29, 1879. ROBT, SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept 25-tf

IN THE STUD. — The pure Laveraok dog
Pride, by Pride of the Border x Petrel. The
qnlypure Laveraok in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,612, Boston, Mass
Sept. 4 — t. f.

mt fBtmttl

rPHE FOLLOWING PRICES win show
JL it

- - mean sell out!—

Victress, pure Laverack,full sister to the Great
Countess, one of the best hitches that over
lived. She is by Old Blue Dasb II. and Moll in.
Victress won two prizes— Manchester, H. C., Bir¬
mingham. TO parties in want of a pure Laver-
sek to breed this is a rare chance. Price $75, n ot
ono-half what she cost ; was sold at pubUe out-
in England for $200.

_ sh setter Gipsey, red, and some white ; hunted

some on quail; very obedient and easy to handle;
sire of Gipsy, Rodman's Dash, who was tbe best
Irish setter bn game in the United States, She Is a
good brood hitch, and Just served bymy red Irish
setter King Bee, who was sired by champion
York; a perfect beauty, and if she rails to pup
will serve her free noxt time, but she never
missed. Price only $35.

France, a field trial bitch; a beautiful head ;
...irs hung low ; a good brood bitch ; never hunted
her; bought her in Juno; will guarantee her to
stand a pigeon in yard for twenty minutes, and
from her movements I think would he good in
field. Price $25. Litter of pups worth four
times that amount.

Lleweilin setter bitch one year old, blue
ticked ; raised and bred by L. H. Smith, of
Strath roy, Ontario, Canada ; sire, Paris, and
dam, the pure Laveraclc bitch Peeress ; Peeress
and Paris are both broken, and Paris is one of
the best field dogs in this country, that money
cannot buy ; the Chicago Field of Nov. 8th,
'79, gives a cut of the famous Paris and his
field winnings and on the bench ; parties buy¬
ing will get pedigree and his winnings printed.
Price only $50. These are bottom prices.

Address H. B. VONDERSMITH, Lancaster,
Pa. Nov. 27-tf

IN THE STUD.

‘RED GROUSE,’

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

_ strains. I sell only young stock. Iguarantee

satisfaction and safe delivery to every customor.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. 310

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and Judgment.
Dogs have dailv access to salt
water.

N. B.— Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dogs for sale ; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months’ work
out ofthe twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County. Georgia.

Oct 2,tf .

She IvnmcL

A RARE CHANGE.— Whelps for sale,
out of champion FIro Fly, by champion
Elclio. Also, whelps out of Belle (“ Pride of the
Border ’—Kirby), by Carlowitz. Address H. W.
GAUbE, Wilmington, Del. Oct. 9, imo,

HIGHLY-BRED PUPS FOR SALE.—
The Better bitch Prink, liy A verrtU's Mont,
out ol" Ethan Allen’s Oosey, has been bred to the
dog Ethan by Ethan Alien ’3 Boss, out of Cosoy,
on the 23d Oct., 1879. Applications for pups will
be placed on file in order of reception by JOHN
JOHNSON, Thistle Kennel, North Manchester,
Conn. Novl3,eot

YXriLL EXCHANGE.— My setter dog
Yt Tip, weil broken and staunch, on either
quail or grouse, imd splendid retriever; two
years old ; black aud white; for double barrel
gun or flt6tolass rifle. Address W. H. WHEELER,
Ueo4-3t Mil lliu ry, Mass

terriers in the city, full-grown pugs; also
tms puppies, six months old ; also fox and small
bull tenders. For sale at THOS. KEELAGITER,
61 Chariton, street. New York. Dec. 4-2t.

INCOLN & HELL YAR, Warren, Mass.,
-4 can furnish a few highly-bred sporting
ippies. Sep.18— tf.

FOR SALE.— SENSATION-Queen II..

Pointer puppies.— A few puppies of the
above celebrated stock for sale; terms reason¬
able. Queen II. is by Champion Saneho, ex-
champion Queen. Address G. It., Box S3 College
Point, T,, I. Oetl6-2mo.

POINTS FOR JUDGING DOGS.

A PAMPHLET compiled from “Stonehenge's”
new edition of “Dogs of the British Islands,”
and containing the “points" by which every breed
o f dogs is judged in this cou ntry and England, to¬
gether with a description of the same. For sale
at this office. Price 56 cents.

F STUD— The two white imported Bull
Terriers, Teddio and Viper; weight, twelve
and twenty pounds; also English bulldog, Crib;
weight, forty-two pounds. For particulars ad¬
dress " CRIB,” 23 Myrtle street, Boston. Orders
taken for thoroughbred hull pups from the
above Crib and imported Judy, to be whelped
Nov. 28th. Portrait of Judy can be seen at this
office. Nov20,lmo

lUteceUancmts gulvfrtismetttjJ.

A GREAT INTENTION !

£

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Patented December 3, 1878.

CURTAINS, SHADES, AND BLINDS

Dispensed with. New, Elegant, Cheap and Dur¬
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Railroad Cars, Libraries, Parlors, Offices, Bath
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ly colored ground glass. The article has just been
patented , and not a single agency has as yet been
established.

ONEGO

sive territory will b

jAImi Lt j ful styles wiU be sent prepaid
with full instructions, wholesale prices, etc., on
receipt of *1.00.

L. Ltun Smith,

717 SANSOM ST,, j

Apply to ^PHILADELPHIA, Pa.) Canada.

READ the following extract from the Repre¬
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It will offer the best opportunity for coining
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will he promptly forwarded to even the most
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freight charges.

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Thoscut ia a fac-sumle of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD, April 15,
.879. This Chain will he made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or wbat is known as Gold
an2 warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will

) be *8 -each. Liberal discounts to Cluba or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for
^©on.Glasa Ball or Target Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifle for bar, will also
be made of Solid Gold upon application, at tho lowest market price.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

r Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

u- : ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have the largest gtock'on hand of any house In this country, and do more business in this line than any
other house. »LI\D 1 oil IIJ.lSTItAI JKU CATALOGUE, 25c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

8PE0IAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice aH the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Tull, information gly^n uppn application.

AH the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

900

.b OREST AiND STREAM

©he

Neiersink Lodge Kennels,

The following celebrated Dogs are r
sale.

XJOG-S!

8t Bernard dog “Marco”; rough coated, two
years old ; a magnificent animal— Rev. J. Cum-
xning Macdona's stock— Beoond prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Foundland dog “ Keeper": four years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth,” ; h'ver and white ; one
and a half year old ; out. of Lord Sefton’s re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize in the H an-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, " Decimal Dash,” eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn's celebrated
“Dash”— a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover II”; pure red ; son of Mac¬
dona's champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Ranger H"; a purebred Lav
erack, son of Macdona’s celebrated “ Ranger”.
His get won first at Hanove r and Paris shows.

English setter “Banger Rival," a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approvod bitches

at i

5.00.

Hitclios.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm’s celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in wbelp to “ Marco," 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen," liver and white. lstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“ Sensation."

Gordon setter “Beauty,” IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, out of
“JQueen " and “ Saneho," in whelp to Croxtqth.

Blue Belton setter “ Silk,” In whelp to Ranger I.

Irish Setter “ Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard's
“ Palmerston ; ” will be bred to Rover I,

English Setter “Donna,” white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches _

be secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; fuU pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFFROY,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

KSRteffllattfaujS.

In eliminating the impurities of thetlood, the
natural and necessary result is the cure of Scrof>
ulousand other Skin Eruptions <fc Oiseasea
including Cancers, floors, and other sores.

It is the best Blood Purifier, and stimu¬
lates every function to more healthful action,
and thus a benefit in all diseases.

Dyspepsia, Weakness of the Stomneh,
Constipation, Dizziness, General Debil¬
ity, etc., are cured by the Safe Bitters. It is
unequaled as an Appetizer and Regular Tonic.

It is a medicine which should be in every
family, and which, wherever used, will save
payment of many doctors' hills.

Bottles of two sizes ; prices 50 cents and $1.

‘ Safe
Diabetes
Cure

Bitters
SAFE Nervine
SAFE Rills.

8S“WARNER’S
I Safe Remedies are
Isold by Druggists
r & Dealers in Med-
I icine everywhere.

[h. H. Warner &Co„

Proprietor*,

| ROCHESTER, H. Y.

O^PSend for Pamphlet
and Testimonials.

Natural History Store.

ESTABLISHED IK 1859.

(The only one of that date).

Is now located at 304 Washington street, Bos¬
ton, Mass. Birds, Skins, Shells, Minerals and
naturalists’ Supplies.

Importer of Eyes, which, in orders of $3 and
upwards, are sold at wholesale rates.

Charles G. Jivewster,

Natural History Store.

Established 1859.

Taxidermists’ and Naturalists* Supplies.
Send for catalogue containing complete list of
the birds of the United States, with prices for the
mounted birds; skins and eggs in stock; also

Srice list of birds’ eyes and taxidermists’ supplies.

Lave a tine lot of foreign bird skins and goo ’
supply of heads, horns and antlers of animals.

W. J. KNOWLTON,

168 Treraont street, Boston, Mass.

^rrlanj.

HORSMAN’S

PARLOR

ARCHERY

Can be used in any
parlor without inju¬
ry to the furniture or
windows. Every fam¬
ily should have It.
. . Tho same skill re¬

quired ns id the outdoor 6port.

Set No. 1. cheap set, $5.00
Set No. 2, fine sot, 7.50
Set No. 3, double set 10,00
Will be sent e. o. d., or 5 per cent, maybe do
ducted where ensh accompanies the order.

E. Lh HORS MAN, bo an uf a turer

8042 WILLIAM ST„ N. Y.

gutoicatittitsi.

HALLOCK’S

Sportsman's Gazetteer,

IS THE

Most Comprehensive and.Accurate Cyclope¬
dia of American Sport,

AND THE

RECOGNIZED STANDARD AUTHORITY

Price $3, Postage Paid

4,000 COPIES SOLD.

For sale at office of Forest and Stream, 11]
Fulton Street, New York. Dealers supplied by
Orange Judd Company, 245 Broadway, New York.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc-
tione for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

To American Anglers.
THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

DeToted to Angling, Hirer, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Folio.

Price Twopence.

(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Yol. m. commenced with the number for Jan.
I. under new management. The Gazette is the
only paper in the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free by post ONE TEAR for 12s. 6d. or
$3.25 in P. 0. 0. or IJ. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States, Halt
a year for half the price.

A copy of the current number and pros¬
pectus can be had (pest free) by sending 6
cents in U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. mar6 tf

“THE SETTER,”

BY LAYER ACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

JPrioe $5 toy Mail.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

HTHE HUNTERS’ SECRETS AND PRI-
-L VATE GUIDE TO TRAPPERS, mailed to
any address on receipt of 81. Address LEROY
H. WIDEMIRE, Grampian Hills, Clearfield
County, Pa.

STANDARD PUBLICATIONS

CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
the Itangeley Lakes region. 224 pages. 12 Ulus-
trations. Paper covers, 50 cents.

FARRAR’S RICHARDSON AND BANGELEY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Rangeley lakes,
Parmachenee, Dlxvilie Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut, Androscoggin, Magalloway and
Sandy rivers. 288 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper
covers, 50 cents.

FARRAR'S MOOSEHEAD LAKE AND THE
NORTH MAINE WILDERNESS ILLUSTRA¬
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of the Moosehead Lake region and the
sporting resorts of Northern Maine. The tours
of the Kennebec, Penobscot and St. John
rivers, ascent of Katahdin, etc., are plainly
treated. 224 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper
covers, 50 cents.

^“Any of the teve publications sent by
mail, postpaid, or receipt of price. Address
CHARLES A. J FARRAR, Jamaica Plain,
Mass.

Gentlemen's

Underwear.

Shirts :

Silk,

Merno

Wool,

Flannels,

Buckskin.

We are making excellent
work in shirts, and guaran¬
tee not only fit, but the satis¬
faction of the buyer in every
respect.

Dress Shirts,

Night Shirts,

Negligee Shirts,

Boys' Shirts.;

Ealf-Eose:

Merino,

Wool,

Spim-silk'

Neck ■ Wear:

Gloves:

AH the lo test.

JtAlU,

Leathor,

Cloth.

Eandkerchiefs :

Just received.

Splendid English and Pon¬
gee Silk.

Polka-Dot, tartan, damas-
s&s, twilled, etc.

Illustrated catalogue sent on request.

Lord & Taylor

Broadway and Twentieth Street.

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

Rouffh Glass Ball

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

For Wing practice. They
can be had from aH gun
dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTY & BEO’S., No. 10
Platt street, N. Y., or
A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
158, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. J., or at Bo-
gardus’ Headquarters,
158 South Clark st, Chi¬
cago. “ Field, Cover and

- Trap Shooting," the only

book ever published by a market hunter, can be
had at the above address. Price, 83.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls,

USE THE

SITJBDEIH. TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

For sale by all dealers 'in Sporting GoodB, or at
the manufacturers.

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts.,
mar 13 Paterson, N.J.

CSun& gywimwitiffu, (&t c.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

NEW YORK.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, ColVs, Parker and Daly
duns,

GUN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
bored Fufi Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted. Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison's Browning Mixture, Al,50o. per bottle,
" loitsmen’s and Riflemen’s Sundries.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Look.
Chokebore Barrels.

For dose, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

. TBOLN.T. Free Circular*.
| Full-Length COT, in this case,

___ _ J. 810; LOUNGE, in this case, $8.

Sold Everywhere by the Trade.

BROWN’S PATENT GUN CLEANER*

ox luo iu Luai ttci, x mu cue uuu.a_r, uue L/ie-auer*

patches, brush and full directions sent free of
postage. Send for circular. Address
T. YARDLE Y BROWN Patentee, Reading, Pa.

Eaton’s Rust Preventer.

For guns, cutlery, and surgi-

cal Instruments. Safe to handle, WILL NOT
GUM, and will keep in any climate. Sportsmen
everywhere in the United States pronounce it the
best gun oil in the market. Judge Holmes, of
Bay City, Mich., writes : “ It is the best prepara¬
tion I have found in thirty-five years of active
and frequent use of guns."

The trade supplied by sole manufacturer, GEO-
B. EATON, 540 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City
Heights, N. J.

Sold by principal New York dealers, and by Wm.
Bead & Sons, Boston, Mass. ; B. Kittredge & Co.,
Cincinnati, O. ; E. E. Eaton, Chicago, III. ; Brown
& Hilder, St. Louis, Mo. ; Thos. W. Parr, Cleve-
and, O. ; Trimble & Kleibacker, Baltimore, Md. ;
Cropley & Sons, Georgetown, D. C. ; Jos. C. Grubb
& Co., Philadelphia.

CANNOT BE SENT BY MALL.

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

roteoted by two United States Patents and one
in Great Britain.

. — - - makes fortunes every

mouth. Book sent free explaining everything.
Address Baxter & Co, Bankers, 17 Wall St, N. Y.

"Patented May 7. 1878, and April 22, 1879.T’7W3

THE only rotating trap that throws ever// urtjp,
or can be made to throw in any desired direo-
tion, or that can be made to throw ererj/ way. esP-
cept at shooters and spectators, ell of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
get no bans (unless you wish them) in your facet
but have riyhts and lefts, and dll other angles. Send
forcircuiar. price 810 at factory. Nochargefor
boding. J

WILL H. CRUTTENDEN,

Genuhap Agent, j
Cazenovia, N. Y.

$5 Id $20 ^5 free. Add"*saS'
Portland, Me.

FOREST AND STREAM

901

JfigfcAtym’S ©oerts.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber M’t’g Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f'g Co.,
488,490, 492 B’way, cor. Broome st.,

AND

205 BROADWAY, eon FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEG GINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUAKANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER GAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HOMlAi & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BROADW AY and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,
NETT YORK.

SHOOTING, FISHING,

YACHTING, SWIMMING,
BATHING, AND BICYCLE
GARMENTS.

Tbebest made goods in the world.
Write for Descriptive Catalogue,
and state the sort of garments and
material desired.

^portsnmi’is Routes.

Philadelphia and Savannah Line

FOB. FLORIDA.

FOR THROUGH TICKETS to FERNAN-
DINA, JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUS¬
TINE, SANFOKD, ENTERPRISE and interme¬

diate landings on ST. JOHN’S RIVER and inte¬
rior points In FLORIDA, by steamship to SA¬
VANNAH, and thence by railroad or steamboat.
Apply to WM. L. JAMES, General Agent,
Philadelphia and. Southern Mail S. S. Co.,
Pier 22, South Wharves, Phila.

“THE FISHING LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw, GrandRapids andCincinnatiShort Line

F AMOUR BUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed.
If equaled, in the abundance and great variety of
Bsh contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

TheTROUT season begins May land ends Sept.1.

The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
Skill to nis friends or “club " at home, as ice for
packing iish ean be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North WoodsandLakesisvery beau¬
tiful ; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suilering
With

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the nverage in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fishing.

Du ring the season Mound Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be Bold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishiug Tackle Carried Kreeat
owner's risk.

It isouraim tomake sportsmen feel “at home”
on this route. For Tourist’sGuide ntn attractive
illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full In¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Grounds and Time Cards, address A. B. LBET,
tier, Pj&se, Agent, Grand Raouls, Mich,

Jtyartontii’g Mantes.

St. Louist Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Tkrongh Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, fee-,
tween Burlington, Albert Leo, and “ihridapolis,
crossing and connecting -with all East and West
Lines m Iowa, ruiw^'",s through some of the finest
mill ting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,
C.J.IVES,

E. F. WiNStow, Gon’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully iu vlte attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TROUTIN G PARKS and RACE COURSES In the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dlf-
Acuities and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which ran over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

THE USES OF

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

In Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold atthe offices of the Company in
aU the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CKESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishiug, Wing Shooting, and SUB
Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
8QUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen'l Manager. feb!7-tf

spoils wen's lloutesi.

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Rest Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Hivors, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duct, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
coclc, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, Ashing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul-
Mt,;, phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwestand Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North and Northeast ; and at Richmond
and Charlotteville with the South. All modem
improvements in equipment..

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
r>sj, Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
mays ly I Richmond V_J

LOWGr XJSXJ-A.3ST33

RAILROAD.

June IB, 1879.

r [TRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
JL Bushwick and Flnibusli aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn:

8 30 Greenpoint-and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patcliogue, Babylon and Roekaway Mail.
10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

U 00 Babylon, Merrick, Roekaway and way.

P.M.

3 80 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.

4 00 Greenport, 8ag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.
a 00 Babylon and wav.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and wuy.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAY S .

m. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

r.M.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City; Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be i utl fromTTunter’s Point
and FlatbuBb av. every Sk trrday nfefhtat 12:16 a.m

New Haven, Hartford, Sprtng’fleld and
the North.

The new and elegant steamer C.H. NORTHAM
leaves Pier No. 26, East River, daily (Sundays ex¬
cepted), at 3 p.H. Passengers go North and East
at II p.m.

NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New
York at 11 p.m., arriving in New Haven in time
tor the early morning trains.

Merchandise forwarded by dailyExpressFreight
train from New Haven through to Massachusetts,
Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern
New York and Canada. Apply at Office on Pier
or to RICHARD PECK, Gen’l Agt.

Old Dominion Lin-e,

T'MH STEAMERS of thia line reach
some of the Anest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the coun try. Connecting di¬
rect for Chineoteague, Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, Jnmes’River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, Lewes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 P.M. Full inform¬
ation given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sept-:

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

IS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE

now cars “ DavyCroekol" and “Izaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping: apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for suns and fishing:
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je26 3mos.

iicitds ami for Jtyodtfmftt.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

D Y A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old

-D Layman. Has always on hand the best of
bouts, batteries, etc., with the largest rigof train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the const. The best
ground in the vicinity of New York for hay snipe
shooting of all varietK s. Special attention given
by himself to bis guests, and satisfaction gaurun-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE. Gocl Ground, L. I.
NovS tf

Gulf Hammoek House, Fl>rida,

On the banks of the Wekwa River,

IS now open to receive guests. Fine sportin
both hunting and Ashing fine and unsu.
passed in this country, and the climate is all that
can be asked for. We only ask a visit to the
place to be convinced that this is the place for
deer, bear, turkey and other wild game; and
for fish, such as bass, aheepshead, red Ash and a
vast number of other fincand gameyfish, cannot
be exoeiled. Board reasonable; $2 per day, $12
per week, or $40 per month. All communica¬
tions should be addressed to

Mrs. C. B. WINGATE,

Otter Creek, Levy Oo., Fla
For reference, we refer to Dr C. J. Konwortli y
and W.o. Pitman, dealers in guns and sporting
implements, Jacksonville, Fla.

^vrlimi. .

HOMAN’S

PARLOR

ARCHERY

Can be used in any
parlor without inju¬
ry to the furniture or
windows. Every fam¬
ily should have It.
The smne skill re¬
quired as in tne outdoor sport.

Set No. 1. cheap set, $5.00
Set No. 2, fine set, 7.60
Set No. 3, double set 10,00
Will be sent c. o, d., or 5 per cent, maybe do
ducted where cash accompanies the order.

E. L. HORSMAN, )*■ anufa- turer

80-82 WILLIAM ST., N. Y.

nua^rsmts for .Sportsmen.

Bromfield House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

DAVIS HOUSE,

Weldon. N. C.

J. B. DAYIS Proprietor,

Always twenty minutes for Dinner.

rT'HIS HOTEL lias been opened l y Col.
JL J. R. Davis, long and favorably known na
the proprietor ol’ the Purcell House, Wilming¬
ton, N. C. The Hotel has been entirely and
thoroughly renovated throughout. Tlte room*
are elegantly furnished with btick walnut mar¬
ble-top furniture and hairmattrasses. Travellers
and invalids coming South will now find this n
comfortable resting place, (a iong-felt want sup¬
plied). Guests will receive every attention and
comfort, elegant table and attentive servants.
This is the Dinner House, coming South or going
North. The best Hotel of its kind on the route
to Florida. Rotes— $2.00 and $2.50 per day.

For Good Fall Shooting

-GO TO THE-

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At SJimnecoclc Bay,

Where you will find
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,.
BATTE1 IE ', etc.

As well ns good accoir.mi fiat ons and a sub¬
stantial bill of tare.

Take hong Island Railroad for Good-
Ground siation.

51. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Oocd Puck Shooting:

at 1). B. Nye’s near Tan Slyek Landing,
Cnrritncli, N. C,

Sportsmen furnished with board, skiff and stool
ducks. Goose, partridge and snipe shooting.
Steamer Cygnet from Norfolk runs direct to the
house, Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 A.M.

FINE DUCK SHOOTING.— After nine¬
teen years’ experience shooting wild ducks
on the Chesapeake Bay Flats, I now offer myself
and first-class outfit to parties wishing to enjoy
the sport of shooting wild fowl. Prices moder¬
ate. Eouipments of best quality. For furthor
particulars address MATHEW REYNOLDS,
Havre de Grace. Md.

CURRITUCK SHOOTING.

77 OR SALE. — An undivided half intreat
r in about 200 acres of land at Currituck, S
C.. comprising some of the best shooting points
on the Sound. Price, $500 ; or will lense By the
year for $50. ^For particulars apply at thisoffioe^

FOR SALE IN FLORIDA.

A FINE Sportsman’s Hotel, -where hunt-
ingand fishing are unsurpased, with a fine
orange grove and twenty acres of land attached,
with a fine river running close to the house.
The above property with the furniture will be
sold cheap and on easy terms. Good reasons
for wanting to sell : for further information
address S. Y. McFARLAND,

Bronson, Levy Co., ITa.

Saxiflmuy, <&tc.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

[PORTERS AND DKALERfi E

U KINDS OP

Birdsand Rare Animals

suitable fob

Zoological Gardens and Ylenagerles,

54Cliatham St., third door from N. William.

RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

Fob Sam:. -Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (Chirm); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa): Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe): Wood Ducks (America).
Ohas. Reiche, Henmv Unions,

sop81 New York,

Established 1850.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird stilflera' Tools, Glass
Eyes for Siutred Birila ami Animals, etc.
Send Ftnmn lor reduced price list.

A. J COLBURN, Ill Hoy Ison St., Tins! on. Maaa.
Paragon Mica for Bird Slumls, Hock Work, eto.,
40c. per package by mn anew thing; beet lx
uso. jylOly

902

FOREST AND STREAM

Ammunition.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Lightning.
Orange Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

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NU1IBER U,

IT is always difficult to reach the Nepigon Eiver, The
steamers advertising to land at Bed Eock seldom
reach it. The place is difficult of access, for frequent
fogs and the intricate channels leading into Nepigon Bay
defeat even the best laid plans. One cannot be certain
of reaching the river at any given time. So, last sum¬
mer, we were hardly disappointed when we were told to
go ashore at Prince Arthur’s Landing, and were com¬
pelled, in company with another party, to charter a tug
to carry us ninety-five miles to the river.

It was too dark to go further when the skipper anchored
on the bar at the mouth of the Nepigon, We had passed
through the bay in the fading twilight, and had seen the
islands so like the forms of sleeping lions, back against
the purple hues of the distant mountains. When the
anchor dropped, sending over the smooth water the ex¬
panding ripples towards the shore, we caught sight of
the solitary light of an Indian camp-fire in the distance,
and saw on either side the dim outlines of high cliffs
which we were to see more plainly on the morrow.

We slept on the floor of the little cabin. We were
roused in the early morning by the rattling of the anchor
chains and the hoarse whistle of the tug and its echoes
from the mountainous shores. Getting on deck before
the boat was well underway, we observed, as we passed
along, the changing scene gradually lighting up as the
sun rose among the hills, Now and then, through the
light mist which hung close to the surface of the water,
we could catch sight of a canoe with its owners going to
visit their nets : and, as the mist rose, the reflection in
the smooth river of the great piles of green crowned rock
seemed to add to their height and gave new beauty and
grandeur to the scene. Steaming slowly up the current,
we had leisure to appreciate the glorious views of river,
cliff, and mountain on every side, and as we look back
upon it now, and search in our memories for scenery
more impressive, we find few places, indeed, which will
compare with the entrance to Nepigon Eiver,

We were not long on the way up the river, before we
came in sight of the white buildings of the Hudson’s Bay
Company's post, at Bed Eock. It was about 5 o’clock
when the tug tied up to the dock and the first glimpse of
the lowest rapids could be seen. The agent of the company
came down to meet the boat, and a few Indians who had
heard the whistle were waiting our arrival. Swarms of
black-flies welcomed ns, also, and, until we had a smudge,
made things quite lively. Mr. McLaren, the company's
officer at that post, treated 11s very kindly, and gave us
every assistance in his power consistently with his duty.

It was not long before the Indians gathered in from far
and near. They were in better condition than those I
had met in some places further down the coast, and
soemed contented — particularly so when they could take
a meal with our Sault Ste Marie voyagers. ' We had to
get canoes and Indians, and we were not sorry to see
them come in, willing, as most of them were, to be em¬
ployed where pay was sure and food plenty. But haste
in selection is had policy ; so we took it leisurely, and
first divided our stores so as to leave enough at Bed Book
to carry us through, in coasting from there to Sault, in
the Mackinac boat we had bought for that purpose. We
kept the market open for good opportunities, however.

Canoes and men were offered and rejected. Our party,
B. F. and myself, needed two canoes, and two Indians in
addition to Louis and Antoine, the Sault voyagers, as we
had a long trip in prospect and carried considerable
weight of stores. It was early in the afternoon that we
engaged Wabagabo (White Staff, or, literally, Standing-
up White,) and his canoe — a good, staunch craft, rather
too flat looking and warty to be handsome— and lie and
his mother-in-law, a not extremely well-favored squaw,
set about pitching it. This took till evening, and was
well done ; for Louis, our chief guide, went over it care¬
fully, applying his lips to all doubtful places to be sure no

B - had known Wasa-Kesich (Light Sky) for several

years, and after the latter’s arrival on the scene, we were
not long in secmiug his services. “Wassy,” aswe called
him,. “ for short," was a prize. He was honest (as they
all. or nearly all, are), faithful, industrious, untiring, and
cheerful, albeit a genuine heathen. In the weeks he served
us, we saw nothing in whiehhe could have been improved
by the missionary, excepting, possibly, in persona! clean¬
liness, and in that particular, judging from the “con¬
verted ” Indians I have met, it is very doubtful whether
missionaries would have helped him, That approach to

godliness don’t seem to he much cultivated among the
“converts.” Now, Wabagabo was an educated Indian,
could read and write in his native tongue, and English,
had been baptised as Peter ; but, except in honesty,
rivalled Light Sky in no human virtues that we knew of,
although he served us fairly ; but he required spurring
rather often for comfort.

Peter's canoe earned most of the heavy stores, and my¬
self — not a very light weight. Wassy’s, four feet shorter,
and rather cranky, carried some light baggage ; and seated
on the bottom during nearly all the trip, could be seen
the picturesque if not graceful forms of B. and F.

We started about 10 o’clock thenext morning — the men
taking the canoes up the rapid, while we walked the port¬
age track to the foot of Lake Ellen, just at the head of the
rapids. It was a hard tug — the first always is— for the
men to bring the loaded canoes up into the lake. They
are not then “in condition,” but a few days of good food
and constant work hardens them up, and they will do
an amount of labor which seems amazing to men of sed¬
entary life. We stepped carefully aboard the slight
craft, waved farewell to young Mr. McLaren who had
come up to see us off, and cut loose from all civilized en¬
tanglements for several weeks.

Some three miles up the lake we entered the narrow
channel of the river. It flowed smooth as, oil, but with,
great volume and power. Shortly after dinner one of the
brigade canoes with five or six Indian paddlers, and with
Mr. McLaren in charge, dashed up by us to bring down a
large boat then at camp Alexander. They made good
time and when we arrived at that point, they were about
starting back down the river. There was formerly good
fishing at this camp, and some fine trout are taken there
yearly, hut we took the portage, at once and camped a
half mile further on, on the hack of a warm creek, at the
end of a water way which is the foot of the heavy por¬
tage. These two portages are called Long Portage, being
some two miles in length, the short canoeing making a
grateful rest for the wearied men. We could have made
the whole portage that night, but as we had planned to
fish Cameron’s Pool we stopped at the place I have men¬
tioned.

Cameron’s Pool is one of the finest on the river. It is
the hardest to reach, and therefore the least visited of
the famous ones. Leaving three men at camp the next
morning to take over the heavier stores and traps to the
head of the portage, Louis took us in the small canoe
down the creek and across the rapids, and landed us on
the bank where the trail to the pool commenced. Secur¬
ing the canoe on the bank, he led the way at a rapid
pace, which told heavily on ns, unused as we were to such
rough traveling, and in a few moments we were in the
brush and rocks with no sign of a trail to be found. The
general direction was plain, however, and we struggled
on over rocks and fallen timber, and through moss and
brush and flies. The day was hot, and jjhe breeze blowing
down the river could not reach ns in the dense thicket.
A half mile of this and we struck open country, and
skirting a swamp, we soon found ourselves on the brink
of the pool, hot and weary. Throwing our tired bodies
down in the grateful shade of the rocks we abandoned
ourselves to the enjoyment of the magnificent scenery,
and the refreshment of the cool breeze. In front of us
was a fall of over fifty feet and below us the great river
swept, before taking the next steep and white rapids
down the valley, round and round in an immense eddy
into whose clear depths we could sec trout uncountable.

F. was the first to cast his fly, and it had hardly dropped
upon the water when the crash of his second joint showed
lie had struck a big fish too strongly, and he retired for
repairs. The extra joint was quickly rigged, and we
were soon all so engaged in such glorious sport that we
forgot the fatigues of the tramp and had a realization of
the pleasures of Nepigon fishing about which we have
dreamed so often, An hour so spent brought aches in
new places, and we stopped for awhile to prepare dinner.
Louis had in the mean time built a low wall across a
tongue of water between some rocks, and when we
gathered around it to look at our captives we had the
first full consciousness of what we had achieved. More
than twenty huge fellows lay there, sparkling in their
beauty and making rushes, not always vain as we soon
found, for liberty. Two or three that had been killed in
the fight were cooked, and with the provisions we had
brought with ns, we made an excellent meal. Abouttwo
o'clock Ve resumed fishing, taking as many as we felt j usti-
fied in killing, but no more. There were seven mouths
to supply, controlled by appetites of no ordinary capacity.
When we started hack there were in the sack on Louis’
shoulders twenty-two trout, weighing between seventy
and seventy-five pounds. Besides these, a few small ones
had escaped through the wall, and some of the larger
ones had leaped over it. The largest was taken by E.,
four pounds, It was a rare day’s sport, and the memory
of it will remain with us fresh and sparkling for many a
long year. Louis led the way back with bis load of fish
onhis shoulders, and camp kettle andaxe in his hand, over
a route slightly more practicable than the morning path,
and we at last got safely back to camp and much needed
rest,

At seven the next morning we were off. The men took
packs which it seemed impossible for them to carry. Wo
started on ahead with our rods and a lew light traps, but
before we had made a half mile wc were overtaken and
passed by the loaded men in their swift pace. W assay,
with his canoe turned over his head, a few light pack¬
ages dangling from either end, went byuB on that dog
trot peculiar to the canoe Indian, and wo had not long
to wait and rest at the head of the portage before the
canoes were loaded and we stepped aboard,

The wind as well as the current was against us, and the
work was pretty heavy all that day. The river extends
into several broad lakes through which we had to pass,
and we crossed from side to side to take advantage of
eddies and sheltered places, and to escape from time to
time the swift current which in any other river, almost,
would be called rapids. About three o’clock we reached
Split Bock, 01' Cathedral Bock Canon. Just below this
cafion the range of mountains forming the Eastern bank
of the river from where it leaves Lake Nepigon down to
this point, terminates in a massive wall of rode, and the
heights on either side, together with the rush of water
between, form a view which Impresses the observer with
a sense of awe and wonder. At Cedar Portage a huge
rock raises its head a hundred feet or more right in the
middle of the fierce rapid, and on the east the mountain
rises almost perpendicularly from the water’s edge over
thirteen hundred feet, relieved only by straggling clumps
of stunted bushes which hare sprung up from the debris
at the foot or the precipice ; while on the west the lower
heights are clad in the verdure of the cedar and balsanj,
and of the few deciduous trees which find life there.

Cedar Portage is short and rough. It detained U3 only
a brief time, and a half horns’ hard paddling between
these great and somet imes overhanging rocks brought ns
to the foot of Island Portage — a short and easy one, hut
upon the main hind. There is a dangerous ouo over the
island in the fall, but it is not often used. While the
men were making this portage we cast a few times below
the fall, but without substantial success — at least as
Nepigon fishing goes.

A mile above is the foot of Pine Portage, which we
soon reached. This portage is about one and three
quarters miles long, and is a fair one. We took our rods,
flies and landing nets, and without waiting for tho men
started off for Hamilton's' Pool. A fter a mile and a
quarter of trail, we came to a path leading off to the
right, within hearing of the roar of the falls, and we
plunged down the steep hill and in a few moments found
ourselves on the brink of the beautiful pool. It was near-
seven o’clock. The western sky was overcast, the
muttering of distant thunder could occasionally be heard,
and the deep valley was beginning to grow gray as in the
dusk of evening. We were to camp on the little grassy
plot where we stood, and if we were to have fish for the
morrow we must take them that Saturday night. So
little time was lost in rigging our tackle, and putting on
some light flies we started out, as much for “meat” as
sport. It was past seven o’clock when our flies first
touched the water, and the trout seemed as anxious to
catch the flies as we were to capture them. In an hour
we gathered together at the camp, with an aggregate of
thirty fish, the largest three and three quarter lbs., and
averaging over two and a half lbs. The average weight
was not large, as will be seen, for we had brought in
every trout captured, fearing \ve should be short in the
supplies the next day. It was, however, lively work, for
each had to use his own landing net — no easy task in
the swift water.

We were too busy and it was too late that night to
note the beauty of our surroundings. The darkness
came on rapidly", and the threatening storm so shortened
the twilight that we hurried into camp with the spoils
with scarcely a moment for enjoyment of the scenery.
So the next morning brought to us .almost anew reve¬
lation. The roar of the falls had been music in our ears
all the night. The glorious view was a_ delight to our
eyes in the morning. The fall, something over fifteen
feet in height, was broken into three distinct ones by
some rocky islands on the brink, and as the water rose in
great swells below, it sparkled like a huge gulf of cham¬
pagne. It was a constant wonder to us all that day.
The river seemed to move in frequent but irregular
pulsations, and the charms of our camp and itssurroimd-
ings were ever new and freshening. 1 1 rained at intervals
through the day, and we sat in our tent watching tho
great stream ebb and flow, and bubble and scuttle
as it rushed on unendingly. With every rising wave
from the depths below the fall, schools of minnows were
thrown to the surface, and were followed by hungry
trout in hurried chase. In a space thirty by forty feet
out in the middle of the pool, I counted forty-four trout
clear of tho water, in ten minutes, two frequently hold
of the same unfortunate minnow ; and it was no rare
occurrence to see twenty or more in the air at the same
moment in different parts of the pool. Among them all
we saw none less than, two pounds in weight, and many-
we judged to be upwards of four pounds.

Although we had intended breaking camp on Monday
morning, the loveliness of the place and the certainty cif

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good sport kept us there another day. We kept no count
of the numbers of fish caught. In fact, the trout rose so
readily we fished only a small part of the day. My own
best sport was in leaving the sure places and going' clown
along the rocky and difficult shore, snapping my fly
through the. undergrowth into the stream and having the
ochls against me in a fight, It is not easy work to use a
light rod through the brush, to play and tire powerful
fish, and then, with rod and network one's way down to
the water’s edge and securo tire prize. The line could
hardly be kept taut, and with a moment’s slack the trout
is gone, a fly lost, or hook detached. Yet, with all these
odds, I took into camp five fish, the smallest three pounds
and the largest three and three-quarter pounds. It was
wonderful sport, and in as delightful a place as ever my
lines were cust.

We broke camp on Tuesday morning and went on up
the river. The scenery up to Little Flat Rock Portage
is of the grandest description. Above that, in the route
to Lake Nepigon which we followed, it is comparatively
tame and u nin teresting. A few miles above that portage
we left the river, turning off to the left through the artifi¬
cially deepened channel of a little stream, the outlet of a
shallow lake known as Big Sturgeon Lake. The stream
has been improved by the Indians removing stones from
the bottom and piling them on the sides of the creek, so
the depth is increased and the water way narrowed, and
the passage of loaded canoes made practicable.

This narrow and shallow “canal” is known by the In¬
dian name “ AVaupchekinnegan” — at least that is as near
as 1 can spell it. It is the usual passage way of canoes
going between Red Rock and Nepigon House, and makes
a shorter route than by Nepigon Falls.

We had a hard, pull against a heavy wind and sea
through Big Sturgeon Lake. The canoes were heavily
loaded, and only the most skilful management brought
us safely, with but little water shipped, to the foot of
Big Flat Rock Portage, which is well named. Thence a
tramp of nearly two miles over a smooth path and we
stood upon the high, bare rocks, whose bases were washed
by the clear and beautiful waters of Lake Nepigon.

C. C. H.

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OUT WITH THE DUCKS.

DECK SHOOTING ON THE CHESAPEAKE.

HAVRE DE GRACE is the headquarters of the “ sink
boat” shooters — about forty professional outfits
being licensed ($30 each). The outfit cousists of a small
sailing craft, twenty-five to fifty feet long, a small llat-
bottomed row-boat, a “sink box,” and BOO to 000 decoys.
It requires three men to work these boats, decoys, etc’
Borne of the shooters live constantly aboard their crafts,
others only the night previous to the legal days for shoot¬
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of Nov. By law these craft are not allowed to go upon
the shooting grounds before 3 o'clock fit the morning.
And shooting cannot commence until one hour before
sunrise, and may continue until half an hour after sunset.
No shooting from sink boxes is allowed within one-half
a mile of the shore.

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of shore, and immediately after 3 o'clock go upon the
grounds and proceed to set out the decoys as soon as they
can see to do so, usually about 4 or 5 o, clock, which re¬
quires an hour for the three men : then shooting may
commence if it is light enough and within one hour of
sunrise. The first two hours of the morning are usu¬
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times as many as fifty to one hundred birds are gath¬
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usually anchored one-quarter of a mile from the sink
box. Nearly all the boxeB are single, that is, but one
person can shoot at a time, though there are a few dou-
Fe ones ; convenient whem two persons wish to shoot
together, but a disadvantage practically, as the ducks do
not dart so well to them, owiug to the fact that two per¬
sons can be seen more readily than one.

It is an advantage to have two guns, the spare one
loaded with long-range cartridges ; preferably Ely’s wire
shot cartridges,' to kill cripples. I cannot speak too
highly of these long-range cartridges in any kind of duck
shooting, particularly in “punt shooting7’ and “hush-
wlmckiug” where you may kill at more than 100 yards.
Tliese cartridges may be hud of the principal gun deal¬
ers in the large cities, already loaded with shot varying
iu quantity from one ounce to two and three-quartern,
from the small sizes of shot up to a bullet of gauges 8,
10. 13, from seventy-five cents to $1 per dozen. In
ordering them, state gauge of gun, size and quantity of
shot required. Krider, ot Second and Walnut streets,
Philadelphia, and Squires, of No. 1 Covtlandt street,
New York, keep them. I should think that they might
he used in choked guns, hut your gunsmith should be
consulted on this point. Concentrators, to he had every¬
where, arc very serviceable for moderately long-range in
cylinder borea.

For' ten gauges, four to five drachms powder and one
and one-quarter to one and a half ounces No. 4 Chilled
elmt are generally used. The writer used an eight gauge,
twelve and three-quarter pound English gun, made by
Thorne, of Pall Mall, paper cases, four and a quarter
inches long, eight drachms Hazard’s coarse No. 4 best
duck shooting; also Curtis & Harvey’s make of Colonel
Hawker’s “puntpowder and two ounce No. 4 chilled
shot concentrator in left-hand barrel, water-proof, white
felt and pink edge wads over powder. Delaware fibre
wads over shot glued in. It is a great error to cut off
cases • put in two or three pink edge wads over powder,
pound down with mallet, and you may shoot five drachms
of powder in No. 10 shell without cutting otf ; load to
leave an eighth of an inch to turn in. If you have very
long shells, as I had— four and a quarter inches— which I
could not load to nearer than one inch of the top, creas¬
ing with a ereaser, or Still better, gumming or glueing,
are the only proper methods of loading extra long shells,
the cutting off practice of many otherwise good gun¬
smiths to the contrary, notwithstanding,

I arrived at Havre tie Grace, the evening of November
10th one week after tlie shooting commenced ; the
weather was very unfavorable — warm and calm— though
at the opening on tiro third and fifth— the first cold days

•we had _ the weathur was all that couldhave been desired.

The night was spent at the Harford House, quite near
the depot (terms about $1,50 per day).

Qn Tuesday I engaged my gunners, the price being

$35 per day ; sloop, batteau, sink-box, 350 decoys,
services of three men, and such meals as I whose to eat.
The first night was spent on the sloop, whose cabin
about 0 feet by 6, and 3 to 4 feet high, was by far the
most uncomfortable place I ever occupied ; mostly on
account of my companions, composed of three snoring
men and a hot stove. What a long sleepless night, from
(j in the evening to 3 in the morning.

We proceeded across the line at 3 o'clock, came to
anchor at 4 ; set out decoys, and began to shoot
hs soon as one could see, which was about 6 o’clock.
The flight is the best at this time of any part of the
day, and if a large bag he an clement in the sport, the
best and moBt experienced shot should be in the box for
the first two hours.

Good shots find the awkwardness of the position in the
box very trying at first — all this, with the errors in judg¬
ing of distances, do not give many dead ducks to
amateurs. On signal from the shooter, men come from
the sloop in the batteau to gather dead, kill over cripples,
and relieve the shooter for an heiur or two.

Redheads and blackheads are the principal kinds of
ducks killed ; after these canvas hacks, bald pates, and
black ducks. Greasers and moor hens are not shot hv
professionals. We killed about twenty ducks of all
kinds each day, being out two days, hut one of which
was a canvas back. One should he able to recognize the
different varieties of duck while on the wing, otherwise
in shooting at a moor hen one may spoil the chances of
a possible shot at a canvas buck. Professionals have a
great advantage here.

The men with whom I was, killed 1G0 ducks the first
day ; netting them above $60. Other men have been
known to kill above $100 worth of ducks in a clay, only
one person shooting at a time in the box. Of the 160
above referred to, 100 were redheads, twenty canvas
hacks, remainder principally blackheads,

On Nov, 13th, ducks sold at Ilavro de Grace, first
hands, canvas backs, $1.60 to $3.00 per pair ; redheads, 60
to 80 cents ; blackheads, 30 to 40 cents. By many, red¬
heads and blackheads are thought to he quite as good
eating as canvas backs. One may see from tliese figures,
why these men charge such enormous prices, viz. : — from
$35 to $100 per day, (about $40 being the usual price
for really good, men iu good weather). There are about
forty licensed sink-boxes, with prices varying according
to season, weather, and shooting abilities of the men,
from $15 to $100,

The first days of the season, all things being equal, are
tho best, as the ducks become more and more shy.
Mon day is probably abetter day than any other of the week,
as they have two day’s rest, instead of one, until after the
1st of January, when Saturday becomes a shooting day.

I was unfortunate in having selected a very unencrgetic
man, who feigned sickness, or was too lazy to go to the
shooter when signalled.

On both days large bodies of floating grass fouled the
decoys to such an extent that it was necessary to take
them up and reset them, by which, much time was lost.
If I was going again I should employ a man by the name
of Seightbizer, who charges $40, he is an excellent shot,
and a live, active man.

There i3 a man by the name of Dobson who is said to
he the best shot among the professionals. Jones, the pro¬
prietor of the Harford House, could probably furnish the
names of many others, and of all prices. A party of two,
three or four could find enough to amuse them for a day
in one of these expeditions. One of the party might
“bushwhack,” which is a kind of “ sneak boat,” or ordi¬
nary batteau, with, a curtain around the how to conceal
shooter and sculler. These men have fifty decoyB set out ;
stand off and scull when ducks alight. More canvas-
backs can be shot in this way on calm days than from
the sink-box. These men charge much less ; probably
$10 to $15. If economy is to bestudied, Chesapeake is to
be scrupulously avoided, Barnegat and Brigantine being
better places, where $8 per day will cover all expenses.
My two days on Chesapeake cost me, all included, $110.
No license is needed to shoot from the boats or boxes of
professionals, but to shoot from the shore, whioh may be
done on all days, I should think it would be needed. Po¬
licemen are stationed in cabins to enforce the laws,
“Point shooting" iB for the most part monopolized by
clubs, some of which have small houses. The shares in
some of these clubs cost $1,000. The nearest public house
to the Point shooting is, I am told, at Edgewood, ten
miles beyond Havre de Grace, on same line of rail¬
road.

Persons engaging professional gunners should have
some written memoranda Of what they are expected
to do ; how many decoys they are to put out ; that they
are to be ready to shoot one hour before sunrise, or as
soon as it is light enough to see, and not to take up until
after sunset : to keep the decoys clear of grass ; to come
to shooter as often as signalled ; to carry a gun with
them to kill cripples in their journeys to the box ; to have
something fit to eat aboard, such as coffee, sugar, butter,
milk, beef, etc. Inquirointo the condition of then-larder
before going aboard.

The outfit should ho visited before engaged. One
should stay at hotel until 3 o’clock in the morning, and
then go aboard, as the accommodations are simply
beastly. If there is a likelihood of a calm morning, ne¬
cessitating the towing of the sloop by the men in the
batteau, this should also he provided for in. the contract,
obliging the men In be on the ground before sunrise.

To illustrate the importance of such a contract, I will
detail tho following experience : Of the three men prom¬
ised, one turned out to be a small boy— one of the irrepres¬
sibles, His father, the “boss,” feigned sickness, and
only by the most persistent urging did they perform their
duties. On neither day did they put out all their
decoys. On both days they insisted upon taking up very
early. Our rations were salt ham ; one day no butter —
the other no sugar ; seldom carried a gun to kill cripples,
and then, though they had two breech-loaders, he pro¬
posed to use a muzzle-loader to save ammunition : and
all this in the face of a fee of $35 per day. J. S. H.

BUCK SHOOTING ON DELAW ABE BAY,

Our party, consisting of Capt. R. G. Wilkins, Morris
Clark, John Mayberry, William Patton and the writer,
loft Cooper's Point, N. J., on the Otli of November for a
trip down the bay. As we thoroughly understood each
other, having all “been there before,” we resolved to
make the trip a thoroughly enjoyable affair.

After encountering rain, snow and a dense fog, we ar¬
rived at Back Creek (seventy-one miles) on the evening
of the 7th, and came to anchor directly upon a bed of as
fine oysters as ever tickled the palate of an epicure. On
the morning of the 8th we set our gill-net on the ebb tide,
and took out about four dozen black-hack perch and
rockfish, and on the laBt hour of the ebb tide tongued up
about six bushels of oysters. About three o’clock put
out our decoys, and had splendid shooting until dark at
black ducks, mallards, broad-bills and teal, and certainly
feasted upon “the fat of the land” and water.

The weather continued mild for more than a week,
and as we had more ducks than we could consume,
shipped a barrelful up by a passing oyster pungee, We
had ducks “stuffed” with oysters and roasted, duck
stews, duck fries, and ducks in every shape eatable, and
yet many of our ducks spoiled, and had to be thrown over¬
board. For about ten days the weather was so mild that
a coat and vest were burdensome, and the mosquitos an¬
noyed us to such an extent, that for two days we did not
go on the marsh. Our gill-nets averaged about nine
dozen fine perch and rock each day, and after catering to
our own table we had plenty to share among the oyster-
men whom we met now and then.

At last the long-looked for change iu the weather came
about. The wind shifted to northwest and blew a gale,
accompanied by a heavy flurry of snow. Our little yacht
was snug enough in the creek, but the gale increased to
such an extent, that we had to get out two extra anchors,
and these did not hold her for some time, and after
dragging about a hundred yards, we fetched up under
tho lee of a high mud-bank. The wind continued heavy
for two days, driving the dusks out of the bay, inland. On
the third day the wind lulled, and Clark and I took one
of our ducking skiffs and pulled up to the "Tweed"
(seven miles), put out the decoys, and pnsliing the skiff
into a hunch of high grass, prepared for business. The
sun was almost down, and flock after flock of black ducks
and mallards passed over our heads. When the light be¬
came uncertain the ducks flew closer, evidently attract¬
ed by the decoys, and — whiz ! a bunch of mallards
whirled over the decoys with the speed of lightning.

“ Steady, now,” said 1 ; “they’ll lie back again and
before I finished speaking down they flopped just outside
the decoys, and about thirty yards distant.

“ Shoot ! ” said I ; and hang 1 bang 1 hang ! bang ! four
barrels belched forth their contents. We picked up nine¬
teen dead ducks ; three cripples crawled into the grass,
which we also secured, and two more, wing-broken,
fell into the water, which I shot, over with a small gun.
Just as we were about to take up the decoys a small
bunch of teal whirled by us, when Clark picked up the
small gun and sent twoloads of No. 6 after them, which
brought down three stone dead. It was a beautiful shot.
We bad in all twenty-seven, and our little boat was
literally loaded down with ducks. - These birds were all
in splendid condition — fat, juicy and tender.

We were stooling off Back Creek Point one afternoon,
when Mayberry shot into a bunch of black ducks ap¬
parently far out of gunshot, and directly over his head. I
watched them for awhile, when I saw one lag, and
shortly afterward, fall into the hay about a mile from
shore. An hour afterwards we picked it up drifting by
our decoys, the wind and tide having set it ashore.

The same afternoon Captain Wilkins was shooting off
Ben Davies’ Point, and shot at a broadbill ; the duck
flew at least 300 yards out into the bay, then wheeled
and'flew shoreward, and dropped dead on the marsh not
six feet from his blind,

I was stooling one evening about dusk at “ Leather -
Belly ” ponds, when a hunch of mallards went past me ;
I stopped one, and as it struck the water it went down ;
in a moment afterwards I heard a slight pattering, and
peeping cautiously in the direction of tlie sound, saw the
crippled duck walking towards my blind ; it came directly
to me and 1 caught it by the leg. I mention these inci¬
dents as singular, and can vouch for their truth.

We all performed our share of hard work on the trip.
Captain Wilkins was sailing master ; Patton did the
cooking, and the other three helped to supply the larder.
Many little jokes might be mentioned, which helped to
enliven the time and add to our pleasure.

Coming to an anchor, on one occasion, Wilkins shouted
to Patton to let go tho anchor. As the yacht went up in
the wind, Patton let it go, by going down to the bottom
with it (one of the flukes caught in his knit jacket and
carried him overboard). Cap walked forward and met
Patton climbing up over the rail, looking like a veritable
drowned rat.

‘■A-a-anchor all r-r- right, Cap; I’ve b-b-heen there,”
said Patton, as he wiped the salt water off his lips.

We had a late supper that night, and the cook went
without his grog for liis unseamanlike conduct.

Patton “ got square ” with the Captain. One afternoon
Wilkins was crossing a spongy place on the marsh, when
he slipped into a 1 ‘ salt hole ” with both feet far above the
tops of his gum hoots, and stuck there.

“ W-w-what are yon d-d-doing down there, Cap?"
asked Patton, with a wicked twinkle in his eye, and, de¬
liberately lighting his pipe, marched off to the yacht to
tell the boys the joke. Six hours (so Wilkins said) after¬
wards Patton came along and pulled the Captain out of
tlie hole, and plumed himself on having performed a
kindly Christian act.

The next day, the weather continuing cold, with wind
from northeast, put everything aboard and stood down
along Egg Harbor, when we crossed the bay (twenty-five
miles) to the breakwater under Cape Henlopen, with a
heavy sea, under three-reefed mainsail, with jib stowed.
Passed Brandywine Shoal Light and anchored under lee
of the “ Stone-pile,” whero we found 174 weather-bound
vessels of all sorts and sizes. Stopped here two days,
when the wind shifted and sea calmed down. It is a sad
sight to look along the iron-bound beach and see the
number of wrecks strewed there.

Got under way at daylight of [the third day ; doubled
the cape, and stood out towards the “ great briny.” The
long, regular swell brought new life into our bodies, and
in a l'ew hours we crossed the bar at Indian River, and
entered Rehaboth Bay, 155 miles from the starting-point.
This is the home of wild geese. Our old friend Benson,
once proprietor of tlie Ashland House, Philadelphia, used
to send from this place tons of wild geese, brant and ducks
some years ago, with but one man to assist him— the
eccentric Doebler, of Lewes. The wind having “chopped’

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around to northeast, cut the tides out and “ sanded up”
the inlet, and we became for a time completely land¬
locked.

As the foregoing is enough for one issue of your val¬
uable paper, I shall endeavor to finish this sketch in an¬
other article. Commodore.

isfied . There are more treasures to be found in our count¬
less lakes, grand rivers and dashing brooks, when looked
for by the light of science, than were ever found by Alad¬
din with his wonderful lamp ? Why look for gold on the
Pacific shore, or delve for hidden palaces among the buried
cities of Yucatan, when there are such stores of wealth
in our bright waters.

#4

Pish Culture in Maine,— We liave had this in our
pigeon-hole a long time. It is now just as good as it ever
was. It is an extract from the address of Dr. Geo. W,
Martin, of Augusta, Me., before the Kennebec Association
for the Protection of Fish and Game: —

I believe water— neglected, ill used water — if properly
tilled, to bo much more valuable than land, through its
greater productive powers — powers which are greater be¬
cause we have a combination of two elements, both land
and water, helping and encouraging each other in the
work of reproduction — and where the best species of fish,
as sal tnon and trout, can be cultivated, it is capable of
yielding a revenue very far exceeding that of laud alone.
Francis Francis, the leading fish-culturist of England, who
has been years in the business, says: “ Two or twenty,
or two hundred acres of water will produce double the
weight of animal food that two, twenty, or two hundred
acres of land will, if as carefully tilled, and with this
striking difference — that in case of the production, as re¬
gards la nd, there are very heavy working and other expen¬
ses) in the case of water there are comparatively few.
Fish, even if left to themselves, will eat and groiv, and
nature will provide the means of sustenance, without,
either barn or stables, teams or fences, seeds or farming
implements, or even draining. Fish are our own produce,
and worth so much per pound in the market on any day
we like to sell them, and if we do not sell them, why we
shall not lose by keeping them, for they cost us no money
to feed, as do bullocks or sheep. If we have enough to
export, they are a source of exchange and wealth, and
will relieve our over taxed industry; or, at least, the effect
of a large introduction of fish into our home provision-
markets would speedily influence the price of every other
production."

Maine has the finest system of lakes, ponds, rivers and
brooks in the world, covering an area of 2,048,000 square
acres of inland water, and well suited to the production
of fish— capable of producing food equal to half a million
acres of the most fertile land in the State. In fact, be¬
fore our rivers were obstructed by dams and our fish butch¬
ered on their spawning-beds and destroyed by nets, our
rivers were swarming with elegant food-fish — salmon,
trout, shad and alewives were abundant. The question
Iliac most concerns us is, can our fish be restored? Yes.
But 1st, fish-ways must be built over our dams, and
exhausted waters restocked with migratory fish. 2d, our
fish must be protected during their time of breeding. To
show what can be done in the way of restocking rivers, I
will refev to the river Galway in Ireland. I quote from
official reports. ‘ ‘ The salmon fisheries of the Galway are
owned by Thomas Ashworth, who came into possession of
them in 1852. They were in an exhausted condition.
Mr. Ashworth had good fish-ways built over the dams,
bad the fishing restricted, and protection given to the fish
on their breeding grounds. The result was that the catch
of salmon rose in ten years from 1,000 to 20,000,” and Mr.
Ashworth made a fortune out of his private enterprise.
The river Tay, in Scotland, shows a similar result.
Trout eggs were carried, a few years ago, from England
to far off Australia and planted in waters where trout
were unknown. To-day some trout are taken there weigh¬
ing six and eight pounds, and smaller ones are caught in
great numbers.

Official statistics show that the salmon fisheries of the
Columbia River, in Oregon, are worth over $2,000,000 a
year. I find by the IT. S. Fisb Commissioner’s report for
187(1, that R. D Hume, Wm. Hume, G. W. Hume and Jos¬
eph Hume, formerly from Augusta, did a business in
canning salmon worth $750,000 ; and that A. S. Hapgood,
another Augusta bov, put up $150,000 worth of salmon,
making iu all $900,000. The Kennebec was originally as
good a salmon river, in proportion to its size, as the Col¬
umbia. There is no reason why the fisheries of the Ken¬
nebec, if properly developed, should not produce a reve¬
nue of half a million dollars. What we lack is suitable
fish-ways for salmon, shad and alewives to go up our riv¬
ers where they can flud gravel-beds on which to spawn.
A few years of intelligent and well-directed work will
accomplish wonders. Fish-ways must be built, and our
nearly exhausted rivers must be restocked with salmon, etc.

In passing, I wish to say a word about our Fish and
Game Laws, which are intended to protect fish and game
during their breeding season, and, if properly observed,
will make them more abundant. It is for the interest of
every citizen of the State to obey these laws. Especially
hotel keepers, railroad managers and stage owners ; for
it will i ncrease travel, and Of course, increase their profits .
Sportsmen and people in search of recreation go where
they can find fish and game. What would the Moosehead
and Rangeley Lake travel be worth, were it not for the
trout and game found in those regions? Protective laws
especially benefit the “Pot hunters," who kill fish and
game for profit ; because they can catch more, with less
labor, and at a time when it will bring a better market
price ; and thereby will reap a double profit. It is for the
interest of every citizen to obey these laws ; for it will
make food cheaper and more plenty, and add to the wealth
and resources of our Slate.

Fish are unfit to eat during their spawning season,
They become poor ; their flesh is soft and loses its pecu¬
liar color, and also loses its fine flavor. It is positively
unhealthy — no more fit to eat than a getting hen. a cow
that has just dropped a oalf, or a sow with a litter of pigs,
Did you ever catch a trout in the spring, or during the
summer, when it is full of life and vigor ? when if will
make such a gallant fight for its existence? Do you
remember how hard and red its flesh was, and its splendid
flavor when cooked V Take the same trout in the fall from
it spawning beds and it is as lazy as a chub— its vigor is
gone ; its flesh is soft and pale ; itis insipid and tasteless —
uo better than a sucker.

Geutlemen, if Iliave succeeded in awakening an interest
n the subject of fish-culture, and called your attention to
he great sources of wea lth in our inland waters, I am sat-

How Oysters are Fattened. — The oysters obtained
from Tangier Sound, Lynnhaven, and wlmt are known as
the seaside oysters, are a rather small oyster, enclosed in
an immense shell — their native element being salt water.
These oysters, when dredged and brought to the Balti¬
more mavket, are sold to the packers and others at the
rate of about sixty cents a bushel.

Recently a plan has been discovered by which these
oysters can be not only fattened in a very short time, but
their value enhanced at least 150 per cent. Two of the
large packing firms are now engaged in this business, and
the manner of procedure is decribed as follows byonewho
has watched the operation : —

“ When the oysters are unloaded from the pungies they
are transferred to scows, over which a deck is built, aud
on which deck the oysters are placed. Each of these scows
will carry a deck load of about 600 bushels of oysters.
The scows are then towed to a point in the Patapsco
River, near the Ferry Bar Bridge, where the water is
quite shallow.

“ The vacant space in the scow, between the deck and
the bottom, is filled with water by means of a valve, and
the scow is sunk. There she is loft during two flood
tides, when the water is pumped from her by means of
a small machine provided for the purpose, and the scows
are then towed up to the city again.

The change from the salt to the fresh water, and the
immersion of the oyster during these flood tides, it is
said, fatten them until what was at first but a compara¬
tively insignificant oyster becomes a plump and luscious
bivalve, filling its immense shell.

“After this operation, the oysters, which, as stated,
cost originally about sixty cents a bushel, are placed on
the market, and readily command$l. 50 to $1.60 a bushel."

Recently there were seven scow loads of these oysters
immersed, and the firms engaged in the business have
twelve scows constantly employed. The whole operation
is under the supervision of one man, who undertakes the
fattening for a consideration of ten cents a bushel, the
firms furnishing the appliances. — Queens County Safe¬
guard. _

Accidental Tautog Culture.— The Newport (R. I.)
Neivs accounts for the presence of tautog in Cape Cod
Bay, Mass., in this way : “It is about twenty years since
the first tautog was taken in Cape Cod Bay. About
twenty-one years ago a fishing-smack sailed from Long
Island with her well filled with live tautog. She was
wrecked on Race Point, near Provincetown, and the fish
escaped. This is believed to be the manner in which this
species was first introduced in these waters. They are
taken now around the rocks and on the ledges in all of
the Cape towns.” That was bread cast upon the waters
and returning after many days.

Trout Fry. — As will be seen in our advertising col¬
umns, fish culturists have a rare opportunity of securing
yearling trout fry from the fish farm of the Thompson
Brothers at New Hope, Pa. This establishment L one of
the best equipped and most intelligently managed in the
country. _ _ _

Wen nwT gimt egishittg.

FISH IN SEASON IN DECEMBER.

ERESH WATER.

Black Bass, Miitroptena salmo- I Pike or Pickerel, Esox Indus.

ides; M. niurlcans. Yellow Perch, Perea flavetcens .

Sea Bass, Scicenops oceltatus. \ White Porch, Morone amerieana.

The Gloucester Fisheeage Loss,— The statistics an¬
nually published by the Cape Ann Advertiser, Glouces¬
ter, Mass., of the losses of life during the year, possesses
a pathetic interest. With the review of the year always
comes a summing up of the number of poor fellows who
have gone down in the sinking ships, and this is a more
melancholy record than that of any other industry. The
year 1879 has been an exceptionally disastrous one,
scarcely a week having passed without some calamity.
Thirteen vessels went down, 143 men were drowned, 56
women were widowed, and 150 children left defenceless
in a single February gale. So overwhelming a calamity
couicl not fail to awaken a generous sympathy, and $28,-
216.72 was contributed to feed and clothe and shelter the
bereaved andhelpless survivors of thelost mariners. The
February gale, however, furnishes but a part of the dire¬
ful history of the fisheries in 1879. In all thirty vessels,
comprising over a tenth part of Gloucester's fishing ton¬
nage-valued at $118,789, nearly all of which was in¬
sured on the mutual system, and is therefore a direct loss
of working capital— sailed to return no more, and 342
lives have been lost, leaving 88 widows and 219 fatherless
children,

—Dr. L. R. Bungerford, bf the firm of Williams &
Hungerford, of Hartford, Conn., will leave for Florida
next week, intending to spend a portion of the winter
near Enterprise on ihe St. John’s River. He will take
the canvas boat with him which Mr. T. Sedgwick Steele
used ou his trip through the wilds of Maine last summer.

•Joaquin Miller has been writing to the Independen
of trout fishing in the Sierra Nevadas.

FISH SWALLOWING FISH.

THE contest for our big fish hook, offered for the best
story of one fish swallowing another, is lively.
Every man entered is equipped with the very best
tackle. Each one is bringing into play his deftest skill,
and he whe comes out “ high hook ” must prove himself
an expert of no mean renown. The series of stories
already evolved and now evolving is, we venture to say,
the mogt unique in American sporting literature. Our
numerous angbng friends are again admonished that the
competition closes January 1st, 1880. All letters mailed
before that date will be admitted. The following
stories are fair to middling. No one of them is just what
we are looking for. Who has that story? The big hook
has not been awarded. Next week’s instalment will
simply amaze aud mystify. But sufficient unto this week
are the stories thereof. Here they are :—

|IL,,, „ . , ,, Boston, Dcc.miv

Editor Forest and Stream

Last summer, ou one of my excursions on the Cape, Oapt. Jen¬
kins ami myself went Cor a day’s bassing on Triangle Pond, Sand-
ick. Unfortunately it was one of those days when, nothing
would ooax the fickle bass, and we were unsuccessful ; caught
several goad sized perch, but no bass. Upon our return to the
lauding with the boat, weof course; doubted stories we had heard
of tho plentifulness of bass In this particular pond, which by the
way had been stocked some eight or ten years previously and was
just tho place, everything considered, for a good day’s sport.
Onr boatmen informed us that wo were simply unlucky In the
day, l’or the fish wero plenty, only capricious, and wo were uu-
fortunate. During our conversation ho informed ua that about
a week previous lie found, a few rods below tho landing place, a
pickerel dead upou the shore, with a black basa partially swallow¬
ed, so far down, head first, as to suffocate the pickerel. The bass
weighed over throe pounds ; the piokorel six and a half. s.

Cleveland, 0„ Dec. istfi.

Editor Forest a Nd Stream

In this locality, wheul was a boy, every one went fishing and
Shooting. In fact, in those early days, when game and fish wero
plenty and free to all, every boy carried a gun on one shoulder, a
fish pole on tht> other, and at the same time was extremely ex¬
pert In running away from school. Pishing one Saturday aftei-
noon outlie “Old River Bed,” fish plentyaud biting freely, we
soon ran out of worms. The boys would lend mo none, so wo Just
took tho eye out of a 6traw bass, for bait on our hook. While
so doing the fish slipped and flopped back Into tho water. Within
a minute we caught that same fish with his own eye. Unfortu¬
nately the eye slipped off tho hook and was lost. So all wo had
to do was to pull out the other eye for bait, and as bad luck would
have it, for us, that lucky eyeless fish just Popped out of our
hands the second time Into the water. But within less than an¬
other minute a big red-beaded boy on the “flood wood log, 'next
to us, pulled out that sauie identical straw base minus his two
eyes. Da. E. Sterling.

K Manchester, Vt., Dec. 8th.

I notice your offer of “ abighook;” now I have any quantity of
hooks, but don't object to a big one for u sign, So I will tell you
“a little story.”

About thirty years ago I was fishing up a small mountain stream
fortrout; there were plenty of them, hut quite small. T1ib bushes
were thick and there was no chance to " cast a fly," so I was fish¬
ing with worms, hut soon got out of them and went to using
the eyes of the trout for halt, winch they took quite as freely as
the worms. After taking quite a number this Way, I caught one
some five inches long, and aB I took him off my hook I drew the
hook into one of his eyes and pulled It out for a fresh bait (a cruel
thing os it looks to me now), and In putting him Into my coat
pocket, (had no basket) ho slippod out of my hand and fell into
the water at my foot and swam out In front of mo about the
length of my short rod and stopped short. I thought I would try
him again, as he lmd one eye left. So I put the hook with his own
eye on it immediately in front of his nose and he took it in¬
stantly, and 1 caught him and saved him.

You maybesure I was astonished to eothim again, and examined
him carefully, and there was no mistake, it was the same one—
one eye gone from the same side— f reslily torn out, and there
could he no mistake, asl did not lose sight of him from tho lime
he went from under my feet until I had him again, In less than
one half a minute.

Now this proves to me two things : 1. ThatTshnll havethe « hig
hook.” 2. That fishes are not much sensible to pain, and Mr.
Bergli 1ms nf> call to bother us fishermen. C. F. Ohvts.

Albany, N. Y-, Dec. 715.

Editor Forest and Stream

In my younger days I had ofter heard what, fine sport It was to
catch trout ou the fly ; so one cloudy morning in June, I started
for a neighboring brook, equipped for tbe occasion. Arriving
there just after sun-up, I chose a favorable pool and made my
first cast. To my surprise a fine trout (darted at it, and just when
he seemed to ha in reach of It, turned like a flash, aiming a blow
with bis caudal appendage at my Uy. Very much surprised, and
being a ball player, I scored one strike and tried it again, with
like results. By this time I became convinced that I did not give
him a chance, so cast again a little slower. Now, that fish was
either frenzied with hunger or else desperate after his repeated
failures, for with one rnigltl y rush and slap, he shot that fly iu his
throat, and so great was tbe force that he swallowed himself, tail
end first, and before I could recover from my astonishment there
wero two more fish on my files, making three in all— one on each
hook and tho dosperntc specimen, inverted, strung on my lender.
Carefully drawing the exhausted trio to the bank, I sorrowfully
wended my way homeward, thinkiug what a horrible thing It
would be to fall in among a school of trout and have your brains
knocked out with thelrtalls before you could recover. And from
that moment I vowed allegiance to the black bass, and have
maintai ned it to tills day. Dexter.

Some of the greatest failures in this world are those of
men who fritter away their lives in vain attempts to
build an insufficient foundation, Had “ Dexter” started

—Movements of the Fishing Fleet— Only two Bank
arrivals have been reported at this port the past week,
with 13,000 pouuds halibut. The number of Georges ar¬
rivals has been nine, bringing 126,000 pounds codfish and

3,600 pounds halibut. Whole number of arrivals for the " ™ , . . , , , ,, , ,

week, eleven ; total receipts, 126,000 pounds codfish, 16,- out wlth S larger species of fish he could have had a le-
000 pounds halibut, — Cape Ann Advertiser, Dec. 18/ A. 1 speetably magnificent yam.

FOREST AND STREAM,

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Editor Fomt and Stream

Chicago, Suit., Dcc.Wt.

ir Jim llltoheOOk, of Uconomowoc, ha? not alroady told the
story which entitles him to the hook, hr has the story on hand,
and I know it. Jim is hound to draw • nat prize, if it takes him a
year and a hat f. As for the story to' d by him in last, week’s paper,
it was a good one, and was true, being: couched for by tt most
truthful and very estimable lady. Still James does not require
vouchers for his voracity; anybody will take his word, or his note
either, for that matter. For the following, which is the story up¬
on which James (expects to get the prize, I have not only his
word, but 1 saw the oocurrence myself, from the porch of my
house ou the banks of La Belle Lake.

n. and a friend from New York, equipped and provided accord¬
ing to law, made an early start one summer morning in pursuit
of the black bass and green boss of La Belle. They fished with
fair success for some hours up and down the lake. Upon round¬
ing Long Island, and entering the bay above, Jim came to a spot
which he knew to bo the home of the grandfather of ail the bass
in the lake. He was au old ripper. He had tackled him on two
previous occasions, and each time had succeeded In losing the
fish ; but ou this day bo had made special preparations; Ills rod,
reel, line and barbless hook, wore perfect, and he wanted that bass.
He weighed at least six pounds, and come out of the water he
must.

James made a east, the minnow fell upon the water sixty feet
away ; no rise; he reeled in his line for another; just a little to
the lef l the minnow fell again. The water boiled and surged for
an instant ; the minnow disappeared and the reel spun like ft buzz
saw. A twitch of the rod just enough to set tlie book, and James
Baid be had him, and be did have him theoretically, for just then
the bass leaped out of the water to see, I suppose, what kind of a
fellow hart that rod iu his hand. Satisfied that he had no green
horn to deal with, '.ho struck at tho lino with his tail as he went
down, but missed hismarkand found that unpleasant hoolc still
in his mouth. It now became a contest between James and the
bass, in which James was rapidly getting the best of the fish. A
hundred feet of line would run out in about five seconds, then
being somewhat checked by the heavy draught the bass would
turn and make a bee-line for the boat twice as fast as the reel
could take the lino up, straight under the boat, out the other side
and oft for another hund red feet iu the opposite direction. These
tactics were kept up for fully half nn Hour, and still the fish was
no nearer a captive than when ho first struck, except that he
showed less vigor In his rushes to and fro. James began to sweat.
The baBs changed his plan and went straight down in the deep
water immediately under the boat, then he sulked and no amount
of persuasion could stir him an inch. Suddenly the bass made a
grand rush far the surface, reached it, and shot off like an arrow
more than one hundred feet before lie could be checked, but the
pressure ou the reel fetched him at last . Jim knew that it was
the grand final attempt at escape. And when he commenced
reeling him In, was sure he had bis bass— the fellow he hart been
looking for so long. Inch by inch and foot by foot the reel took
up the line, fifty feet, twenty-five feet. Tho old fellow turned
upon his side; blight and shiny it was; and he was a 'veritable
monster; over six pounds, sure. What a prize! The last turn
was given to the reel, the landing net was carefully advanced
below the fish, and— came up, with nothing iu it hut the hook.
At the last moment that bass bad swallowed himself. This was
Jtm'B explanation of It, and I have no doubt it was true, because
I have never seen that bass iu the lake since.

Send that hook to J. C. Hitokcock, Oconoinouoe, Wis.

Geo. A. Shcfeldt.

The size of the bass to be sure counts something in this
well-told narrative, hut we can bring forward any number
of nmn right here on Manhattan Island who have seen one
big fish begin to swallow another big fish, the second
big fish also attempt to swallow the first, and, eaoli
swallowing the other, both disappear. The hook will,
'not, therefore, go to Wisconsin.

Savannah, Tenn./D re. 1th.

Editor a] Forest and Stream

Several years ago a party of gentlemen were fishing for bass on
cue of the many tributaries of tlm Tennessee River. Owing to
tho carelessness of one of the party, their buoket nearly full ol'
minnows was dropped into the stream and lost. Four years after¬
ward one of the party changed to be fishing near the spot where
the bucket had been lost, and caught a catfish of the yellow
variety, about twenty inches in length. A somewhat unusual
TOtundity in the abdominal region of tbe fish provoked attention,
and led to the angler's making an immediate dissection. Some¬
what to his surprise, among the miscellaneous contents of the
fish’s stomaoh he discovered the long-lost minnow bucket. Now
had this been all, there would have been no cause for my troubling
the readers of your journal. For if a northern pickerel, four
inches long, oan swallow another measuring as many feet, what
Is there strange in a southern catfish taking iu a medium sized tin
bucket. But inside thebuekot he discovered a brook obnb, whioh
after having devoured its fellow captives hud grown to the size
and shape of its enforced prison house, aud portions of its body
were protruding through every perforation of the top and sides
of its close tin case. A.L. Y.

This has the “piece of chalk” indefiniteness. How big
was the bucket ? And what is the mystic meaning of
those initials?

Shanks, 0., Dee. Tilth.

Bditur Forest and Stream

The following incident earn© under my observation a few years
since, in the State of West Virginia, which was at that time my
home. A iino with baited hooks attached at intervals was stretch¬
ed a c mss Middlelsland Creek. The owner repaired to his fishing
grounds one morning for the purpose ol’ examining the line ;and
rebuking tno books. Arriving on the bluff banlcof the creek, he
observed a commotion In tbe water near tbe line, and about the
middle of the stream. A careful look' discovered a very large
pike near the surface of tire water, apparently fastened on a
hook, and making some effort to freo himself. Fearing, from the
size of the fish, that be might break something and escape, the
fishermen raised his rifle, took a quick aim, and fired ; and soon I
had the satisfaction of seeing the fish turn up and lie quivering
in the water. Upon rowing in to the spot, he found that a pike
two feet long had been booked, and afterward swallowed to tho
gill by another pike (the one he had seen and shot from the shore)
measuring four and a half feet, which was trying to make off
with ills prey, when the rifle shot stopped him. A. Orb.

WAdkerton, Ontario, Dec. 8th.

Editor Forest and Stream

I send you the following, and tun Under the impression that it is
the story you are watting for. After reading it I am sure the au¬

thors Of the stories already published will ubandon all claim to
the hook, and smile at their efforts in romance " Now the Lord
prepared a groat fish to swallow up TJonah,” "And Jonah was to
the bolly of the fish three days ami throe nights,” "And the Lord
spake unto the fish and it vomited out Jonah upon the dryland.”

Gunner.

“ Gunner ” is informed that the above story is a gross
plagiarism. We thought when we read his manuscript
that we had seen the same thing somewhere before, and
upon consulting the librarian of the Astor Library we
were referred to a very ancient book, originally written
in Hebrew and since translated into hundreds of differ¬
ent languages. We find in the English translation of the
book the same story, word for word, as “Gunner” has
sent it to us. He may, therefore, not hope for the fish¬
hook; that prize is to be awarded to the best original story.
If our Ontario friend thought to impose upon any sup¬
posed lack in this office of familiarity with general litera¬
ture, he may now profitably reflect upon the illusory
sheen of fish hooks gilded with great expectations. All
is not gold that glitters ; nor is the bait always the poor
worm it seems to be.

By the way — after our contributors have wound up their
reels and put aside their pens, we shall treat all hands to
a fish supper, of which the hill of fare, printed in many
languages, shall contain varieties from the streams of
fiction in every age and clime.

The Great SwAinowER— Chiasmodon niye.r. — In accordance
with my promise, I herewith f uruish more information relative to
the fish which swallows others several times larger than itself, re¬
ferred to in Forest and Stream for Nov. Oth, 18“9, (Yol. 13, p.
795).

The species designated Chtamwdon niger, has an elongated form ;
no scales ; two dorsal fins, one short nod the other long ; and tho
head is conic and pointed, and has a very deep mouth. The fish
has been referred to the family of Gadidie — i. e. associated with
the codfishes— but probably is the typo of apeouliar one, although
nearly related to the Gadids. The mouth is not only deeply split,

hut the jaws are very movable, and armed] with large back¬
ward curved teeth. Further, the integuments of the abdomi¬
nal cavity as well as the intestinal oanal itself, are extremely
distensible and stretch like India ruber. Hence, we have due
provision (1) for Ingestion through the mouth ; (2) for stor¬
age within the interior. The fish, as indicated by the structure
and armature of tho mouth, is very fierce and voracious as
as well as bold. It consequently attacks others much larger than
itself : runs them down, seizes them by the tail, and having
once, secured a hold, climbs over them, (gets on the outside of
them.— Ed.), as it were, by alternate movements of the upper
and lower jaws; the distensibility of tho integuments enables
it to cpmpleto.the work and to get outside of an animal which will
weigh several times more than itself would weigh with an empty
stomach. Any one who has seen a snake swallowing a rat or
mouse can readily appreciate how the work of ingestion in the
fish is effected.

But excessive greediness generally carries with it’ its own pun¬
ishment in some form or other. Our great swallower is a case in
point. Although it is capable of such feats it Is not exempt from
tho Uws governing matter. Tho big fish may he entirely and
compactly stored within the cavity of the little one— and in an
almost uninjured state, too— but the struggling of the victim and
the gases of putrefaction subsequently evolved, may lead to
fatal results. The consequences are (1) that tbe belly turns up¬
wards and the fish is unable to control its movements, and (2) on
account of the helplessness and buoyancy thus induced, it is car¬
ried from the depths which it normally inhabits into the upper
regions and floats upon the surf aco.

As the result of the greediness to question the only specimens of
the species hitherto obtained have been scoured. One was taken
in the mouth of March off the Island of Madeira, and described by
Mr. J. Y. Johnson, in Proceedings Zoological, Society, London,
for 18G3, (pp. 408-440), and another while helplessly floating was
picked up near the Wes* India Island of Dominica, and has been
described and illustrated in Proceedings ZBologiel Society, London,
for 1860, (pp. 35-39, pi. 2). The Madeiran specimen was three and
seventh-tenth inches long, and "its stomach contained the
doubled-up body of an entire fish nearly twice its own length.
The latter proved to bea specimen of Gonostoma denudatum, Bp.’.
The Dominican fish had a “ total length from snout to extremity
of tail” of 01 inches, and “tho length of the enclosed fish {Scopelus
macrolcjitdotMs)," was 10i Inches. In both oases the fish swallowed
was not only longer, but comparatively higher, broader and
therefore stouter than the swallower, and consequently must have
weighed a number of times more than the swallower.

T send an outline of the specimen caught near Dominica, show- ]
ing how the stomach and abdominal integuments are dilated and
the ventral and anal fins displaced.

In conclusion, I shall only add that although the above noted
are the most remarkable swallowers I know of, there are a nu raber
of species which are capable 6f great teats in the same line.
Such are the deep sea anglers)of the family of Ceratilds, and our
own surface angler, or " goose fish ” (Lophius piseatorlus).

Theo. Gi ol.

Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C.

•f Detroit, Mich., Dec. 9th.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

Now, as I understand it, a fish story is a tale that is unreliable,

“ fishy,” liable to ho unt rue. Bo two incidents that came under my
observation would not enter into competition forthegilded, great
book, as they are strictly true. But I will relate them. Detroit
is near that great fishing ground, the St. Clair Flats. Bright and
early in the morning we started out with a pail of fine minnows,
ana at our first anchorage we found we had struck it big, and
would have royal sport. Wo were just “ snaking ” in the black
bass; had caught perhaps a dozen or fifteen, running in weight
from two to five pounds, when the lubber with me made one of the
graceful movements in the boat, for which his species are noted,
and overboard be went, and with him went over our pail of min¬
nows. After some difficulty I fished him out. and secured the pail,
but, alas, the minnows wfere gone. Now, here was a pretty kettle
of fish. No bait and such a magnificent chance for sport before
us. A moment’s reflection and off we started for shallow water.
When we reached it I got out and went striking through the
weeds with my little scoop for more minnows. I had not been
wading more than five minutes before I got my leg tangled to
something that felt like a coil of rope. T stopped to examine it,
and what do you suppose it was? Nothing more nor less than
one of those piratical fish, a large grass pike, which had actually
undertaken to swallow himself ! He had commenced with the
tail part and had six or eight inches gorged, thus making a hoop
of himself, and I had put my foot in it. Being disturbed in his
repast he made a desparate convulsive effort to ]get another blto
before he got away from himself, and in so doing had shortened
up on that part yet out doors and thus firmly imprisoned my leg.
The beast! His shark-like teeth and the tight fit of his delicate
morsel prevented me from untying him, and we had to cut him in
two with a jack knife. Our scales told us that the cannibal weigh¬
ed eleven and a half pounds. This is actually true, so no hook
for that.

Sometimes, late to the season, we go “ bobbing.” The manner
is this : we take large bladders, which we get from some sla ughter
house, and when we reaoii the fishing ground— some quiet and
deep pool Tilth little or no current— the bladders are inflated and
a hook, witli line four to eight feet long, attached, baited and
cast into the water. Often we have fifteen or twenty of these
to each boat. When a fish bites it is shown by the bladder bob¬
bing upaud down, and away we go to haul him to. Now, on this
particular occasion, one of our bobs went out of sight like a flash
and we vainly looked for it to appear again. We watched until
tired out, find finally gave iff up as lost, supposing some monster
of the deep had gone to sea with it or tangled the line in weeds or
snags, entirely outlof sight. Some twenty or thirty minutes
afterward, nearly in the center of the pond there arose to the
surface a very strange looking object. We proceeded t® Investi¬
gate, but it was so hideous looking, neither would go near it for
sometime; however, we finally mustered up courage enough to
get it. iuto the boat. It was alive, but helpless, and had the color,
3C-ales,fins, head, eyes and mouth of the pike, hut, oh, my ! what
a shape. From tip of nose to end of t ai I it must have measured
about teninebes, and the oireumf erence of its body could not have
been less than thirty or thirty-five inches at its middle. We
finally concluded it was a pike and that it had swallowed some¬
thing which so unnaturally distended its body. So we butchered
him and held post mortem examination, and what doyouimagine
wefound ? Our bladder. The voraoious fool bad snapped at it
while inflated and floating on the surface of the water, and w
presume punotured the skin with one of his sharp teeth audit
collapsed, then taking it under the water with him made a me a.
of it. But he disposed of it iu his stomaoh in had shape, and the
action of his breathing apparatus again inflated it. The more he
breathed the worse the matter became, until he finally lost all
control of himself and rose to the surface and oould not again
descend, or even swim along on the surface. We presume if this
circumstance had taken place in some coal oil country where the
fool could have had gas to Inflate his balloon with, we should
have seen a new species of flying fish. ITno.

“ Uho’s ” is the most ingenious of all the automatic,
noiseless, duplex, ne plus ultra stories of this series. The
tale bears intrinsic evidence of its truthfulness. Had a
man started out to spin the yarn he would have found
no difficulty in getting the pike outside of the bladder,
but how to distend the bladder again, would have stag¬
gered the ready tongue of the “orfulest” liar of the
land.

vX New York, Dee, 8ih,

Editor Forest and Stream

Several summers ago I was up to the Adivondacks with Dr. - ,

whom you know quite well. One afternoon we made up a party
and went trolling for pickerel. We divided into two boat loads
and commenced our sport. The Doctor was rowing and I had my
lino out, when all of a sudden I felt a strike that would have glad¬
dened the hearts of older fishermen than 1 am. The pickerel
jumped about twenty feet out of the water, and then all at Once
my lino slacked. Thinking he had got away, the Doctor rowed
slowly for about audio. By that time I thought 1 would look and
see if my spoon was all right. Upon pulling tho lino in, I found
that the pickerel— tho weight of which I think must have
been fully twenty pounds— had taken my spoon clean off the line.
My sport was ended for that day, having only the one spoon.

The strange part is to come. The following summer, Dr. - and

our families, as usual, again went to the Adirondaoks. During
our stay I heard one day of a parly having eaughta pickerel with
a spoon in its mouth. I at onoe “ interviewed ” the man, and found
that after one year the pickerel that lhad stolen my spoon had
at last been brought to justice, with theevidence of his guilt, as it
were, upon hi3 person. J. W. A., Jr.

— Gen. Stoneman derides Gen. Fremont’s scheme for
turning the waters of the Colorado into the desert basin
of California and Arizona. He says that, presuming the
connecting canal to be 1,000 feet wide and ten deep, and
running at five miles an hour, it would take 200 years to
fill the basin. After being filled it would, he asserts, re¬
quire an additional cutting of the same depth, and 350
feet wide to compensate for evaporation,

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‘htunil ffistorg.

The Intelligence op Fish.— At a meeting of the
Linncan Society of London, lield Nov. 6 th, Dr. F, Day-
read an interesting paper on this subject, in which he
endeavored to show that this class of vertebrates possess
a far higher order of intelligence than ia usually credited
to them. He said that biologists have given less atten¬
tion to the faculties of fish than they have to other' ani¬
mals, and up to within a short time they have been re¬
garded as totally lacking intelligence, This notion is op¬
posed by Dr. Day, who claims that his experience and
the observations of other writers indicate that fishes
possess emotions and affections.

In support of this view he shows that they construct
nests, transport and. defend their eggs, protect their
young, manifest then- affection for each other, recognize
human beings, can be tamed, show the emotions of fear,
anger and revenge, utter sounds, hide from danger, seek
protection by attaching themselves to the bodies of
other animals, and have other peculiar modes of defence.
He further states that they leave the water in search of
food, and that they sometimes combine for attack and de¬
fence.

Quite apropos of this is a communication in a recent
number of Nature, from Mr. J, E. Peal, on “ The Voice in
Fish.” The writer when the observation was made
was engaged in the survey of the Disang River, in
Eastern Asam. Mr. Peal says:— “While seated in a
small Rob Roy canoe, and very slowly drifting on the
pool, I became aware of a number of large rnahsir
(Barbes viaerocephalus) moving about in the water be¬
low and around, me. Sitting perfectly still, I had the
pleasure to see them gradually approach the surface and
move about me at a foot or so distant, passing alongside,
under and around the canoe, carefully examining is, bow
and stern especially. It may not be easy to guess a
fish’s thoughts, but from the manner in which they ex¬
amined my symmetrical gray-colored cauoe, they ap¬
peared to think it might possibly be a large fish, and
dead, of course. While watching their movements I was
aware of a peculiar ‘ cluck,’ or percussion sound, fre¬
quently repeated on all sides, and coming from below,
but close to me. Eventually I found that this was made
by the rnahsir, and one, passing close along on my right,
by itself, made several distinct sounds as it went on, that
seemed answered by others to the left. If seated, say on
the bank, the sound would be loud enough to he heard at
forty feet distance. A large bivalve also is common in
some parts of Eastern Asam that sings loudly in con¬
cert,"

The Blue Jay in the East. — As is well known to all
ornithologists, the blue jay is, in the New England and
Middle States, one of theshyest of our birds, while in the
West, in Ohio, Illinois and the Mississippi Valley, he is
as tame and familiar as a cat-bird, and builds his nest
in the front door yard, seeming to fear nothing from the
presence of man. This state of things is due, of course,
to the fact that in the East the bird is relentlessly pursued
by the taxidermist and the small boy, while in the West
game is more abundant, and the small boy shoots quails
or ducks, while the taxidermist is, happiLy, far more
sparingly distributed there than here.

Wilson Flagg, in Die Cambridge (Mass.) Tribune gives
some interesting remarks on this subject, which, for the
benefit of our readers, we append : —

The question is often asked, why have the blue jays
forsaken the woods and made their homes among the
trees in our gardens and pleasure grounds ? For several
summers past these birds have increased in numbers in
the very centre of our villages. The blue jay is a shy
bird, whose natural habitat ia the forest, whore ho feeds
upon grubs, coccoons, beetles, caterpillars, the cereal
grains, beaehnuts and little birds’ eggs, There
is no want of food in the wild woods for his
ample subsistence. Why, then, has he left the
woods for the groves and trees in the suburbs of
our towns and cities? The answer, I think, may
be readily given. The blue jay, being a very intelligent
bird, has discovered that there is perfect safety for him
in the Botanic Garden, in Norton’s Grove, in Hovey’s
Nurseries and in private pleasure grounds. In the wild
wood, on the contrary, he is hunted and pesecuted during
the whole year by sportsmen and infantile gunners. His
bright plumage and superior size make him a conspicu¬
ous object for the aim ; and probably not one in a hun¬
dred of those incautious ones that remain in their primi¬
tive haunts escapes.

In our private grounds they are perfectly safe so long
as they make no foraging excursions outside of them.
They do but little misohief in their new resorts. I sus¬
pect them of robbing the nests of the vireo and linnets,
and they may cause these and other interesting birds to
tlee to the woods which they have forsaken. It is a pity,
I think, that they cannot gain access to the nests of the
house sparrow, whose eggs and young would yield them
a bountiful repast, and divert them from the nests of our
native singing birds. I am disposed to protect the jays
notwithstanding their predaceous habits.

Whenever I meet a party of young gunners, as I often
do in my rambling excursions, I do not reprove them.
“ Go ahead,” I say to them, “ and kill every bird you can
see, until our Legislature will do something better for
their protection than to enact game laws that cannot be
enforced.” Then, again, I consider it idle to annoy
young hoys for following the example of their elders. In¬
deed, I feel a great deal of sympathy for them. The

public ought to know that young people will follow
these sports in spite of any laws that could be devised.
That the only way to prevent the utter extermination of
our interesting forest birds, and the equally interesting
game birds of lakes and moorlands, is one which I have
several times presented to the public, and that is, to es¬
tablish forest conservatories a, 11 over the land, at the
rat© of one for each square degree of latitude and longi¬
tude. Each conservatory should embrace from five to
six square miles of forest and pasture land, to be man¬
aged by a superintendent, where birds and other ani¬
mals should find protection. I have no space here to
enter into the details of my project. I have presented
it once to our Massachusetts Legislature, but I am sure it
will meet with no favor from that body until it has be¬
come a popular measure with the community. legisla¬
tive bodies follow the public ; they do not lead.

Raven in New Yoke.— Through tile courtesy of our
friend, Mr. John B. Gilbert, whose valuable observations
on the ornithology of Central New York are so well
known to our readers, we are enabled to announce the
capture of a specimen of Cornua coraai near Penn Yan.
Mr. Gilbert's note, dated Dec. 4th, states that the bird in
question was killed by F. C. Hyatt, and that it is the
first, so far as he knows, taken in that locality. W e con¬
gratulate our correspondent on his prize.

The Northern Waxwing in Minnesota — Minne¬
apolis, Minn., Dec. 3, 1879. — The readers of the Forest
and Stream, will, no doubt, be interested to know that
this locality has been visited the present season by the
Northern Waxwing or Bohemian Chatterer ( Ampclis
garrulus) in considerable numbers. Rumors were afloat
during the second week of November, of their having
been seen a few miles from here : but they were not
noticed by the writer previous to November 15. On that
date a small flock was seen, and the day following they
appeared in and about the city of Minneapolis in greater
numbers than I have ever seen them before, and they
have continued here up to the present time. The winter
of 1875-76, is memorable as one of the few years of the
appearance here in numbers of the waxwings; they
came early In December, and remained all winter ; but
were most common toward spring, when they seemed to
congregate at this point in numerous flocks of various
sizes. They protracted their stay until late in Spring
(April 25). They bid fair to be much more abundant this
year than in ’76.

Their food at present, is largely the berries of the
mountain ash and the high-bush cranberry ( Viburnum
opulus) and something they find about the limbs and
twigs of oak trees ; but just what this latter kind of food
is I have not yet determined. They are also fond of the
berries of the Wolf or snow berry (Symphoriearpus) and
of the common smilax. The preference, however, seems
to be for the berries of the mountain ash ; hut as the
supply in this locality is limited, the birds are soon forced
to find other food.

The unusually early date Of their arrival and their
abundance this year, are the points to which the present
note is designed to call attention.

By reports from various points a general idea of the
time and extent of the southward movement of this in¬
teresting species could be obtained, and we should be
;lad to hear from observers in other paits of the United
States where the waxwings might be expected to occur,
as to whether they are, or are not, present — their absence
being of interest as well as their presence.

T. S. Roberts.

The Potato Bug Bird Identified.— I wish to say
something confirmatory of the information given by
“ W,” from Goralville, Iowa, in Forest and Stream of
30th ult. There are undoubtedly many— farmers and
others — whose experience would he much more valuable
than mine, but in the vicinity of St. Paul, Minnesota, I
have often seen the birds engaged in feeding themselves
and their young, just as described by “W,” yet I have
not seen them so acting at any great distance from groves
or timber. I do not think “ W ” has overstated any of the
good or pleasing qualities of the bird. It is not, however,
the bunting suggested by the editor, and known asowhee,
towhee, ohowee, che-wing, joe-ree, etc., hut is the rose
breasted grosbeak, (“ May his tribe increase,”) and is the
only bird of which I have any knowledge or information
whose first choice in matter of diet is a fresh potato bug.
Of such is its favorite meal, and it does not often call for
dessert or condiments when its preferred game is in sea¬
son. But few farmers and gardeners make themselves ac¬
quainted with their best friends, or the bird with the rose
tinted bosom, would have his name inscribed well, up
towards the head of the fist ; so high, indeed, that our
old friend, robin red breast, would have to put himself
Upon his good behavior, in order to retain his standing.

Pembina, D, T., Nov. 30 th. ' m.

Minnesota — Minneapolis, Nov. 24th.— In your issue
of November 20th, appeared a communication froma cor¬
respondent in Iowa, in regard to a certain bird eating the
potato bug, or Colorado beetle. The bird i n questiou is
undoubtedly the rose breasted grosbeak (Goniaph ea ludo-
viciana). The description given by your correspondent
applies to this species, and the habit to which lie calls at¬
tention has been noted in this locality by the writer and
others for several years past. I have seen a number of
these handsome birds in and about a single potato patch
at once, and during the period, when the bugs are at
work, the grosbeaks are regular frequenters of the pota to
field.

But the bugs are legion and the grosbeak’s task becomes
a mighty one. Yet he seems willing to do his part, and
should he awarded the hearty thanks and firm friendship
of the farmers he befriends. x. S. Roberts.

Illinois— NormdrNov. 32&— The bird referred to in
the interesting note, of your correspondent, at Goralville,
Iowa, is doubtless our rose breasted grosbeak ( Guiraca
tudovieiana), the only bird which, in t he critical examin¬
ation of the contents of several hundred stomachs of
birds, 1 have found to make a practice of eating the Col¬

orado potato beetle. In fact, with the exception of a
single specimen found in the stomach of a robin, I have
not found tins beetle in the stomach of any other bird.

This beautiful bird, as attractive for its clear, rich, and
striking song as for its showy plumage, is increas¬
ing rapidly in numbers in this vicinity ; but, hith¬
erto I have credited it with good intentions respecting
the potato pest rather than with any effective service. I
am glad to leant that it is capable of becoming a real
protection to the farmer’s crop. Unfortunately, it offers
temptations to the taxidermists — the pot hunters of or¬
nithology— and is becoming too common in sets of fancy
skins for the good of agriculture. S. A. Forbes.

State Lab. Nat. Hist., Normal, III.

Winter Birds of Wyoming Lakes-Cooto, Wyo.,Dec. M,
—During the summer and fall we have had no lack of bird
life or birdsongs around Como, but now “the time of
the singing of birds” is over-. The lake, which was clam¬
orous day and night with the' cries of wild fowl, is frozen
nearly solid, and is as silent as the grave. I walked
across its surface a few days ago, and the only living
thing to be seen or heard was a solitary raven who hov¬
ered close over my head and croaked over tin's winding
sheet of nature, eyeing me, as I thought, with some inter¬
est as to whether I might not slip in to some hole and
make a banquet for him.

Now, if we wake at night, our ears are no longer
greeted with the ceaseless coyeet ! coyeeto ! of the count¬
less eared grebes speckling the waters or brooding upon
their floating nests on its surface. Nor are we kept
awake by the noisy wild geese or by the bittern mud¬
pumping in the reeds. These summer cries have changed
for wilder music. Yap ! yap ! a hoo-o ! with a chorus of
demoniacal laughter from bands Of coyotes coursing some
luckless hare over the frozen prairie, now make “the
voices” of our winter night, a sound wild beyond descrip¬
tion, and in the far distauce not altogether unmusical.

The last relic of summer birds appeared near our mine
a few weeks ago, the common shrike, or Lanins borealis,
A lonely bird he looked, with ail his comrades, friends
and foes, long since gone South for more genial climes.
A relative of his, Collurio e.wubitorokies, we have had
with us ail the summer, in his coat of lincoln gray, and
his antics in pursuit of small birds, boetles, etc., as well
as his domestic relations, afforded us much amusement ;
a large family being located in a bush close to our quarry'
the largest and most noisy family iu the neighborhood,
their cry seemed ever, “Give ! give,’T and would not be
satisfied,

On the thorns around the nest we found the butcher
bird's shambles, beetles, mice, etc., carefully transfixed.
On one occasion we found a small “ homed ’toad,” as the
little grey lizard of the prairie is commonly called, im¬
paled through the entire length of its body, with as
much cave as a taxerdermist might have employed.

But now even the Lanius have given this region up, al¬
most ; and the only birds that ever appear against the sky
are the soaring golden eagles, and a very few hawks and
ravens. Four of the latter fly daily over the cliffs, be¬
hind where we are at work, with such punctual regu¬
larity, that we can almost tell the time of day from their
appearance. At 9 A. M. they come croaking along ; their
gutteral exclamations of groag! groggle ! groag I being
very remote from Edgar Poe’s sonorous “ Nevermore ”

A few days ago Mr. R. killed a fine buck, and cut off
the head. One of the party, on going over to bring
home this trophy, found it preoccupied by a golden eagle
who was making a dainty meal off the eyes and brain’
whilst a flock of ravens and magpies, Pica melanaleuca,
were perched at a respectable distance, watch lim with
hungry eyes and twisting their necks awry as they saw
one dainty morsel after another vanishing before the un¬
limited appetite of this aquiline majesty— uot darirm to
approach, but waiting with the most comical gesture of
impatience till he was through. Not many days a°-o a
small flock of the snow bird, Jtuwo liyemalis, pitched near
the railroad station : hut I tiave not seeu any since.
Another, and rarer bird, but one familial' to any who
may have visited the topmost peaks of the Rocky 'Moun¬
tains in Colorado during the winter months, is the grav-
crowned finch, Leueosticte tephrocotis, a few pan- bf
which pitched on the railroad track a week ago— their
gray heads, with a dash of purple on the wing, easily dis¬
tinguishing them from other snowbirds, These birds
preluded a snow storm, which duly arrived next day
No doubt they were driven by it from the peaks into
these lower regions, as I have often noticed them on such
occasions in great flocks in the foothills and valleys of
Colorado— altitude, (1000 feet. But the miner who is
snowed-tip half the winter on the top of Mount Lincoln
South Park, Col., at 14,000 feet, and the thermometer
many degrees below zero, knows these little birds well
as life only and constant companions around the mouth of
the mine. Both summer aud winter they pick up a toler¬
able hving from the stables and leavings around the
miners’ cabins, and during winter ancl summer rob him
of strands ol guuny-saek to build their nests. These and
the birds I have mentioned, seam the only feathered
friends who are preparing with us to weather the severe
storms of a Wyoming winter. A. Lakes,

Albixoes— Portland, Or., Nov. 21s/.— During my re¬
cent visit to Spokane Falls, 1 stopped some days in Walla
Walla, W. T., and, while there, I met Captain Charles
Bendine, a most agreeable gentleman and naturalist. His
collection of birds' eggs, numbering between thirteen and
fifteen thousand, is due of the most complete in the
world. The Captain had in possession, also, an “ Albino ”
blackbird, perfectly white, which was a recpnt acquisi¬
tion, lie having secured it a day or two previous to niv
visit. This was the first “ white blackbird” it had been
my fortune to see, but I remember distinctlva number of
years ago seeing a “ white robin,” but it; 'was shot so
badly i t was im possible to preserve it. It, was secured a
short distance above town by a. small boy, who with an
old musket, literally “ filled it full ” of No. 3 shot I had
frequently heard of white blackbirds, but never before of
a white robin . Multnomah,

AlllllvAl.S AT «MK ZOOLOUUIAI, GARIMtN, CtWBfWATI, I'P TO
D-ECEmbkb 1st, 1679— One ruffed grouse (fkjrwm umhettus), six
black snakes (B tuamion constrictor}, three water snakes [Trap
Hipeiton), two eopperiieufls Unrm/vclon- conlortriiv), two 1'oxsciuir-
reUScfirns ItgfaviC'tani&h one night heron OXuctlardea garden Q

908

FOREST AND STREAM,

one rad- tailed hawk ( Bolen tioreqKs)— all presented ; three spotted
hyenas (Hyena erpeuta), two American elk (Oeretos cqnadiJflsts),
a] ( horn In garden ; one pig-tailed monkey (Maeaeus mstnaHrinVS),
fire Macaque monkeys (.If. eynomolgu «) ; all purchased.

Frank ,T. Thompson, Superintendent.

SM §enml

EASTERN KENNEL CLUB FIELD TRIALS
ON BOBBIN’S ISLAND, PECONIC
BAY, N. Y.

Uecejnher 9-X3, 1879.

BOUT fifty noted sportsmen from all sections east of
the Mississippi River boarded the train at Hunter's
Point, U. I., on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 0th inst,
bound for Netv Suffolk, in the eastern end of the Island,
to take, part in the first annual field trials of the Eastern
Kennel Club. Among the excursionists might be noted
Paymaster Billings, United States Navy ; C. D. Wagstaff,
of Babylon, L. I.; Dr. Aken, of Brooklyn : Messrs. Tail-
man and Aldrich, of Rhode Island ; Dr. William Jarvis,
of New Hampshire : Thos. J. Gallagher, of the St, Louis
Globe-Demor.ral ; W. Young, Esq,, of the Sun, and many
others.

Arriving at Cutchogue depot, eighty -five miles from
New York, the party, with their quadrupeds and hunt¬
ing implements, were soon comfortably installed in the
many family coaches sent from New Suffolk for theiv
accommodation, and in a very short time were carried
over the intervening two and a half miles, and landed at
their respective stopping places.

Robbin's Island, the spot selected for the trials, is situ¬
ated about the centre of Great Peconic Bay, and em¬
braces about six hundred acres of land admirably adapted
for hunting purposes. The land is rolling, part being
woodland and thicket, the balance meadow land, with
here, and there bundles of low brush. About three hun¬
dred quail, principally from the Indian Territory, have
during the past few weeks been turned loose on the
Island by Ira B. Tuthill, jr., the present efiicient superin¬
tendent. These quail are not more than half as large as
our native species, but were for the most part received in
good order, and the trials during the past few days
evinoed tlieir spread throughout the whole island.

The following new rule was proposed, aud after argu¬
ment unanimously adopted :—

“ The dogs shall lie drawn in braces, by lot, and run in
heatB : the beaten dogs to be retired (except as herein¬
after mentioned), the winner to be drawn and run again.
The dog winning the final heat, in the first series of heats,
shall be declared winner of the first prize. Then the
judges shall select among the dogs which have run with
the winner of the first prize, such dogs as they think
possess sufficient merit to entitle them to a chance of
winning second or third prize, and run them against
each other : the winner among these shall then compete
with the dog that ran the final heat with the winner of
the first prize. Tho winner of this last heat shall be de¬
clared the winner of tlm second prize, and his last com¬
petitor winner of the third prize."

It was decided that the entries in the Puppy and All-
Aged Stakes should close that evening : that the Puppy
Stakes be run first, and that the Brace Stakes remain
open until the finish of the All-Aged Stakes,

Puppy Stakes. — Open to all wider eigthtem months of
age. — First prize : A cup and $25 added ; second prize :
$40 ; third prize, $20. Entrance : $12 ; forfeit, $8.

The following entiles were announced : John B. Good¬
win’s (Norwich, Conn.), orange and white setter dog
Grousdaie, fourteen months old, by Grouse ex-Daisy
Dale; J. 0. Donuer’s (N. Y. City) white setter bitch
Bessie, ten months, by Ranger 11., ex-Belle ; E. A.
Spooner’s (N. Y. City) black ana white setter bitch Daisy,
fourteen months, pedigree unknown, and Dr. J. F. Sniers
(Brooklyn) white and black setter dog Banquo, eleven
months old, by St. Elmo, ex-Flora.

The weather, Wednesday morning, though a little
heavy, was considered favorable for the working of the
dogs. At 8.30 all were aboard the fishing-smack Emma
Wilson, Captain Acker, and within twenty minutes were
safely landed on the island dock. The judges selected
were C. D. Wagstaff, of Babylon, L. I. ; Washington
Coster, of Flatbusb, L. I. ; and T. F, Anderson, of New¬
ton, N. J.

The first pair drawn to run together were Banquo and
Grousdaie. About 0:30 they were turned down in the
open lot on the north eastern part of tho island, but
scoring a blank, they entered the thick cover south of
this space. Bv tins time in ranging, quartering and
speed, Grousdaie had already evidenced superiority over
Banquo. Grousdaie located a bird, Banquo failing to
back, Banquo next points unsteadly, Grousdaie however,
firmly backing. The bird was ordered killed and the
pair ordered up.

Bessie and Daisy were next turned down in an open
field of about 100 acres, Daisy located and flushed a
bird badly close to her. A bevy being started by the
spectators and closely marked down, the dogs were
ordered to that place. Bessie here pointed staunchly,
and was well backed by Daisy, who however, at the re¬
port of the gun, the judges ordering the handler to kill,
broke and chased the bird.

At 3 o’clock, Bessie and Grousdaie were ordered down
to decide first prize. Within a few minutes both dogs
finely and staunchly pointed the same bird, and the
almost holding of the breath of the spectators indicated
their appreciation of this beautiful sight. Soon after
this Bessie, by pointing and flushing an American
sparrow, lost her chance of first prize, and Grousdaie was
the win ner of the cup ; Bessie being second.

Banquo and Daisy were then turned down to compete
for third prize in Idle salt grass, where some birds had
been plrced. Both dogs scored a flush, and after con¬
siderable ranging it being impossible to decide which
was thn better dog, they were ordered up aud the
third prize equally divided between them.

At a meeting of the club, held at the Hotel, Wednes¬
day evening, the following entries were paired to run in
the order given below in the All Aged Stakes:— First
prize, cup and $50 cash ; Second, $50 ; Third, $25. En¬
trance, $15. Forfeit, $10,

First Pair— A Lansing’s (Albany, N. Y.) white and or¬
ange setter dog, Max Harkaway, by Guy Mannering, ex-
Quimby’s Rose with E. A. Spooner’s (N. Y. City) black
and white setter bitch, Daisy, by Sensat ion, ex-Psyche.

Second— C. H. Raymond’s (Morris Plains, N. J.) orange
and white setter bitch, Floy, by Lincoln. ex-Fairy, with
G, W, and A. Bassford’s (White Plains, N. Y.) black and
tan setter dog, Chris, by Rodman’s Dash, ex- Nellie.

Third — Lincoln & Hilly er’s (Warren, Mass.) red Irish
setter dog, Arlington, by Pratt’s Dan, ex-Hobart’s Ruby,
with W. Jarvis' (Claremont, N. H.) red Irish setter dog,
Raleigh, by Elcho, ex-Rosa.

Fourth— J. Yon Lengerlce’s (New Jersey) lemon and
white setter dog, Jersey Dash, pedigree unknown, with
W. Tallman’s (Drownesville, R. I.) black and white setter
bitch, Jennie, by Latlirop’s Dick, ex-Harrington's Gvp.

Fifth— W. Jarvis’ (Claremont, N. H.) red Irish setter
bitch, I, ora, by Elcho, ex-Rose, with Dr. J. Fleet Spiers’
(Brooklyn) tri-colored bitch, Maida, by Spier’s Dick, ex-
Olio.

Sixth — Dr. Spier’s (Brooklyn) Gordon setter dog,
Romeo, by Gypsum, ex-Daisy, with C. H. Raymond’s
(Morris Plains, N. J.) lemon and white setter bitch,' Lem¬
onade, by Valentine’s Glen. ex-Quimby’s Nellie.

Seven th — Dr. Spier’s (Brooklyn) black and white setter
dog, St. Elmo, by Pride of the Border, ex-Jessie with
Thomas A. Howell's (Brooklyn) white and orange pointer
dog. Shot, by Sensation, ex-Psyche.

Eighth — Fred Heiseman’s (Greenpoint, L. I.) liver and
white pointer dog, Ned, by Maillard's Dick, ex- Hudson’s
Fan, with Dr. Spier’s white setter dog, Sid, pedigree un¬
known.

Ninth — W. S. Blydenburgh’s (Brooklyn) red and white
setter bitch, Bessie, by Howe's Dash, ex-Dailey’s Fan,
with L. II. Morris’ (Lore City, 0.)red setter dog. King,
by Plunkett, ex-Kitty.

The weather Thursday morning was lowering, with a
perceptibly heavy fog during the earlier hours, and fre¬
quent showers the remainder of the day. Promptly at
8 o’clock all embarked, and by 9 o’clock were in working
trim upon the island. Daisy, Shot, and King, failed to
put in an appearance, and forfeiting their entrance
money, the heats were respectively given to Max Hark¬
away, Floy, Raleigh, Jennie, Maida, Lemonade, St. Elmo,
Ned, and Bessie. The heat of Jennie and Jersey Dash
wasveiy close, both dogs exhibiting great speed, staunch¬
ness, and the best of control, under their handler, Tail-
man. In the fifth heat Lorna unwittingly flushed a bird,
aud was thus ruled out. In the next heat, Romeo, after
doing some excellent work, and backing Lemonade at
fully two hundred feet distance, lost the heat by break¬
ing and lushing in on his mate.

About 2 o’clock the winners in the above beats were
again paired for second trials. Bessie and Maida were
ordered down first; tho poorer dog, Bessie, winning by
bad conduct on the part of Maida. Max Harkaway and
Raleigh were the second pair. This heat was especially
interesting, as the whole work was carried on lii plain
sight of the spectators, and the dogs worked admirably
in every way. A flushed bird circling round the crowd
broke up Max and gave the heat to Raleigh. The day’s
sport closed with a beat between Ned and Floy, Ned win¬
ning an easy victory, though not so good at quartering
as Floy.

At the Thursday evening meeting of the club it was
unanimously decided to hold the next annual field trials
at the same place, Robbin’s Island, commencing ou Tues¬
day of the week preceding Thanksgiving, 1880.

The weather Friday morning was lowering, but by 9
o'clock tho clouds parted, the sun shone forth, and a
brilliant day for sport was the result. The running of
the second ties commenced promptly at 9 a. m., Jenny,
the bye dog, first running with St. Elmo, and winning
the heat after forty-five minutes time by superior work.
Jennie and Lemonade then ordered down. So soon as
they entered the scrub oak Lemonade made a false point.
Catching scent not long after he acted abominably by
flushing the bird and running after it. At 11.45 Jennie
was declared winner of the heat.

At 12 H. , sharp, Jennie was again ordered down to run
with Raleigh. The latter soon made a false point,
Jennie refusing to back. Raleigh then flushed a bird.
Soon J ennie pointed , Raleigh hacking her nicely. Ordered
to flush, Raleigh jumped twice towards the bird, but
at command of handler, stopped. The heat was then
given to Jennie.

The next pair, Bess and Ned, were ordered down about
1 p.m. Ned being unused to field work of this kind acted
badly, but proved his superiority in speed and delicacy
of handling birds. After thirty minutes, the heat was
given to Bess.

Bess declining to run against Jennie forfeited first
prize to the latter.

The following were thus left as competitors for second
prize, viz. St. Elmo, Lemonade, Raleigh, Bess, and
Jersey Dash. Lemonade and Bess withdrawing, St.
Elmo and Dash were paired to run first heat, St. Elmo
soon made a false point, and not long after flushed a bird.
He soon again took scent, pointed staunchly, while Dash
ran past the bird, thereby losing the heat.

St. Elmo and Raleigh were then ordered down for the
final heat. After some excellent work, each backing the
other most handsomely, the second prize was awarded to
Raleigh through St, Elmo flushing and jumping after a
bird. The latter was given third prize.

Entries for the Brace Stakes were next called for.
First Prize, $100 ; Second, $50. Entrance, $15. Forfeit,
$10. Five entries'; the number required to fill were soon
announced. They were (1) Goodwin's Grousdaie and
Aldrich’s (Providence, R. I.), black setter bitch Smut —
handler, Tallman. (2) Dr. Blydenburgh’s Gordon setter
Glen, and white aud lemon English setter, Ned — handler,

Blydenburgli. (3) Sid and Maida — handler, - .

(4) St. Elmo and Romeo — handler, Height. (5) Raleigh
and Lorna — handler, Wanamaker.

The first brace were ordered down at exactly 4 p. sr,
Tallman, the handler, labored under the disadvantage of
being wholly unacquainted with Smut, the brace having
been made up but a few moments before the entries were
made. Tho first point made by Smut was false. After
considerable ranging, Smut, well-backed by Grousdaie,

again located some birds, which, being -flushed to order,
the bitch retrieved in good stylo.

The next brace were at 4.45 ordered down over the
same course as the preceding brace. Although Glen is
much the speediest dog, Ned located the birds first, well
backed by Glen, at nearly a hundred yards distance.
Ordered to fire. Glen made the best retrieve, as he hacl
already made the best back of the whole trials.

About sunset, St. Elmo and Romeo were ordered down
over the same course. Romeo, well backed by St. Elmo,
located first aud retrieved well. At half-cast five, it be¬
ing too dark to work longer, they were ordered up.

Saturday opened with a fine clear sky, sharp, bracing
air, which upon the exposed parts of the island proved
very searching and uncomfortably cold. Promptly at 9
o’clock Sid and Maida were ordered down. Sid caught
scent first, and was well backed by Maida, Sid re¬
trieving after bird was killed in excellent style.

At 9.30 Lorna and Raleigh were called. Raleigh
scented first, as he was going at almost whirlwind speed,
stopped instantly, and bent around, tbe form by liis
fore and hind parts seeming to be almost at right angle.
Lorna backed him well.

At 10 o’olock Glen and Ned were again called. After
much ranging and quartering, scent was taken in a
hollow, out of sight of the spectators. The dogs stood
firm for over five minutes, until the spectators could get
within sight. Ordered to retrieve the killed bird.
Ned again took scent, and pointed finely until Glen had
brought the bird out of the brush, and delivered it to the
handler.

The judges of the day, after consultation announced
that the first prize was awarded to Glen and Ned, and the
second prize to Grousedale and Smut, a decision which
appeared to be a genuine surprise to many. Dr. Wm.
Jarvis, on behalf of Raleigh and Lorna entered a written
protest against the payment of the prizes, until the
matter had been presented to the Appeal Board of tbe
National Kennel Club, and tlieir decision had been
announced.

Thus at 10:30 A.M., on Saturday, the 18th inst., closed
the First Annual Meeting for field trials, certainly one of
the most successful ever held by any club. The absence
of many noted hunters from well-known kennels might-
be commented on, as also the absence of all pointers but
two. Tbe excursionists as a body were well pleased with
the accommodations afforded them, the uniform kind¬
ness on the part of the residents in the vicinity, the un¬
equalled advantages of New Suffolk for fishing ^and boat¬
ing in the summer, and for duck hunting in the fall and
winter, as well as the beautiful scenery and excellent
condition of the island for the purpose desired by the
club.

DOG “ SALMONING.”

THE strange caption under which we are writing
will strike all our Eastern readers very curiously.
It is not only one which is wholly new to them, but
which at once opens up an entirely new field of investi¬
gation, A dog is said to be “ Salmoning ” when he goes
out along the ;salmon rivers of the Pacific, preying upon
the fish which have died in their struggles to ascend the
stream to tlieir spawning beds, and been cast up on shore ;
“ Salmoning” is also the technical term for that fatality
which most always results from eating such fish.

Fish culturists have now learned that salmon and
other fish which have suffered injuries and abrasions of
the skin from fighting with each other, struggling
among rocks, being temporarily held in nets, or wounded
by spears, etc., invariably become diseased with a
fungus which attaches itself to the wounded parts, and
ultimately die. In replyto our correspondent's solicitous
inquiries, in behalf of himself and of a large hunting
club which he represents, we may suggest that tho dis¬
eased fish poisons tbe dog by transplanting the fungus to
his viscera and vital organs. We merely suggest this, and
leave the subject to pathologists and doctors to determine.
We may, say, however, that the dogs of Labrador, which
are used by the coast dwellers for draught purposes,
subsist almost exclusively upon fish ; but these fish are
fresh and not diseased, and many of them are captured
by tbe dogs themselves, which watch for them by the
sea-side, as keenly as do the seals and otters. Hence
fresh fish evidently is not detrimental to dogs, and we
can only conclude that diseased fish would affect them
as injuriously if they ate them, as they do theii“ canine
cousins of the Pacific coast.

The singular part of our correspondent’s statement is
that some dogs have become accustomed to salmoning,
and survive. This on the principal, we suppose, that old
topers seem to thrive on whiskey which has failed to kill
them.

Corvallis. Benton Co., Oregon, /
November 28 a, 1879, f
Editor Forest and Stream : —

Several rivers in Benton County empty into the Pacific
Ocean, and up these rivers large quantities of several
varieties of salmon come in their season to spawn.

Many of these fish, after spawning, become so weak
that they are unable to return, and in a sort of dying
frenzy, or struggle, reach the shallow water near the
shore, where they perish, whence they are eagerly sought
for and devoured by bears, panthers, catamounts, grey
wolves, coyotes, and our house and hunting dogs. The
bears and the felines eat them with impunity. Not so
with the wolves, coyotes, and dogs. These latter die
annually in great numbers from “ Salmoning ” as it Is
called here. So far as the wolves and their first cousins,
the coyotes, are concerned, we have no complaint
to make. We consider rather that the result spoken of
is a wise provision of nature, which keeps hack the pro¬
duction of these “varmint.”

But we object to the loss of our dogs, and wish your
advice and suggestions in the premises.

The symptoms of dog “Salmoning ” are thus described;
“Eight or nine days after a dog gets his first dish of

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salmon his hair begins to look rough anti uneven, and
matter accumulates in the corners of his eyes. He re¬
fuses food, and drinks very frequently of -water, If he
attempts to eat he acts as if his teeth and gums were
sore. When the disease is at it worst the dog generally
slinks away and hides until death ; occasionally, how¬
ever, one returns and seeks his master, to die at his feet,
acting at the same time as if some miserable enemy were
pursuing him. Young dogs (undera year) almost always
die ; older dogB recover, sometimes, but bear marks of
tlio attack in an impaired scent, and sometimes in
twitchings ” such as a dog has after a severe attack of
the distemper.

Post mortems made on dogs dying from this disease,
reveal an apparently diseased liver, covered with a
whitish coat or mucus, while the gall seems greatly en¬
larged, and the bowels torpid and congested.

The only theory we have heard advanced here, is that
a dead salmon is largely charged with phosphorous. It is
said that a decaying salmon shines in the dark like “a
chunk of foxfire,” aB the hoys say.

Let us have your opinion on this subject ; and if you
think that the symptoms indicate phosphoric poisoning
lease suggest a remedy. The only one we know of is to
eep our dogs tied up from September to January. It
may be mentioned that the same results follow when our
dogs eat such portions of brook trout as are left lying
around camp. And further it may be remarked, that
after a dog recovers from an attack of “ Sahnoning ” he
can eat salmon for the rest of his life with impunity.
But the many die ; the few escape. Awaiting a reply in
your ever welcome journal, I am, &c,, W. B.

CAPT. McMURDO’S SPANIELS.

MANY inquiries having arisen of late as to this pe¬
culiar strain of dogs, aud their qualificat ions, we are
glad to present the desired information from the Captain’s
own pen. En passant, the offer which our correspon¬
dent makes to sportsmen at the end of his communication
is worthy their attention : —

Evikgton, Campbell Co., Va., \
December 5th, 1879. f

Editor Forest and Stream

I was much pleased to hear from you, and shall be glad
to give any imformation I cau about my spaniels that is
likely to be useful to sportsmen : though, having left
New Brunswick for this much superior hunting country,

I am turning my at tention to setters and pointers, and do
not intend breeding spaniels to any extent in future. I
hope, however, to be able to keep up a small team of tliem
for ruffed grouse, cock, bare and duck shooting.

I think any one who has ever shot over any of the
spaniels I have trained, will admit that in a country
where wide ranging dogs are necessary, EuCh spaniels
are far preferable to pointers or setters.

The history of my strain is a very short one: less than
four years ago I imported a Sussex dog and a small
sized English water-spaniel hitch, both very handsome,
and from prize stock. All their progeny that I have
trained have turned out excellent, and are remark¬
able for their beauty, intelligence, nose and retrieving
qualities.

The peculiarity of my training, I suppose, consists in
my teaching them to put up their game cautiously (the
reverse of cocker fashion) and having them so well in
hand that they will “down charge” at a word or sign
when on the point of flushing game, thus enabling the
person shooting, to take up a good position to fire from.
Of course they drop to shot and whig.

Here, in Virginia, I invariably take one out when
quail shooting, for retrieving and working out branches
and other rough places, for I have not yet seen the pointer
or setter that does that sort of work equally well.

Their size is usually from twenty-five pounds to thirty-
five pounds, and their color a very dark liver or liver and
white ; coat more or less curly, with plenty of feather,
and ears long and silky. In form they resemble the
cocker, but are stronger without being nearly so heavy
as the clumber. The time and attention that is necessary
to make these dogs perfect is so much greater than that,
required for the training of pointers or setters, that I do
not think it would be a’remunerative business breaking
them for sale, as the public would probably imagine that
as they are only half the size they ought only to coat
half the amount.

Should any of the readers of Forest and Stream
wish for further information on any particular point, I
shall be happy to give it.

How are you off for good trainers ? If any of your friends
have more first-class pups than they cau dispose of, I
should be happy to train one and return it out of every
two sent me ; of course I could only manage a few at a
time.

I am delighted at the prospect of field trials being held
in the Eastern States, and hope soon to have some dogs
worth entering. C. E. McMurdo.

Remarkable Intelligence in a Dog — Rockland, Me.,
Dec. 5th. — I have an English setter named Don, two
years’ old,1; that I keep chained when not using him.
On going home to dinner one day last week I found Don
in the house, and my wife said that he had broken his
collar or had slipped it off over his head. I went out to
his kennel, there lay the collar unbuckled. I went into
the house and asked my wife if she had seen any one
about the yard, as I thought that some one must have
unbuckled the collar ; she replied that no one had been
seen there, aud did not think the dog would let any one
come into the yard, as he is a first class watch dog and
don’t take to strangers. A few days latter our nearest
neighbor came in and asked my wife if she knew that
Don was loose, and if she knew how lie got loose ; she
said that she was looking out of the window and Baw a
little coach bitch that belongs to a neighbor trying to
get the collar off of Don’s neck, which she succeeded in
doing, and then the two dogs went to playing, and
seemed highly pleased with their trick. My wife called
Don. put his collar on and fastened him again, and took
a position at the window where she could command a
view of the yard. In a short time she saw the little
coach bitch coming, and saw her go up to Don aud com¬
mence work on his collar. Don held his head as still as
if on a point, and the little bitch worked away on the

collar, till she got it almost unfastened, when my wife
thought it time for her to interfere, so she drove the little
bitch" off, buckled Don’s collar and then tied it with a
string. The little bitch continues her visits, but I have
fastened Don’s collar so that she cannot get it off for
him.

1 have read of a good many dog tricks, hut I think this
the best one out, don't you?” The above is strictly true,
and is no Pike story. Remington.

A Prima Donna’s Dog. — When the troupe arrived at
the Monongahela House yesterday, Patti and her maid
and the dog were among the first to alight from the car¬
riage and enter the hostelrie of our city. Up the stairs,
aud into the rooms engaged for the great singer of Amer¬
ica. went Patti and her maid and the dog.

The faithful servitor, who Bhows the guests to then-
rooms, reported the dog at the hotel office.

“ No dogs on our velvet carpets,” said the clerk. “ Tell
Miss Patti we have places for dogs, and get the animal
and talto it to the kennel.”

The faithful son of Africa departed on his errand, but
returned empty banded.

“Bops, dat sing woman says that de dog must Btay in her
room,” was the answer,

“It must, must it?" and lip the stairs ran one of the head
centres from the office. Arriving at the door of Miss Patti's
room, Mr. Grau was encountered. He had been trying
to reconcile the dog business.

“ I will not send Bruno to a kennel . He has never been
treated so in any hotel in the country.”

“ But mademoiselle, it is positively against the rules to
allow any dogs in our best rooms.”

At this point the French maid remarked : “ Ze poor
leetle Bruno,” and she took him in her arms, bis eyes
scowling on the clerk, and his tail in gentle repose, while
his pug nose pointed in a dog-ganed way at the clerk.
“I will take ze Bruno to my room, and zer I will keep
him in so snug as ze bug iu ze leetle rug. ”

This brought forth a. scene. Patti burst into tears, and
retired to a convenient rocking chair. The maid followed
her, and sinking upon her knees beside tko great canta-
trice, wept enough aqua pura to start a small rise in the
river. Mr. Grau looked into the room, and turning pa¬
thetically to the clerk, said :

“ Mein Gott 1 mein Gott ! ! dese are an awful dings. If
Patti does not bavo her dog she will not be able to sing a
note to-night. Zis is one damnation of ze dog,” said Mr.
Grau.

A compromise was effected by allowing the maid to
take the dog to her room, and this incident may account
in some manner, for some of the singing done at Library
Hall last night. —Pittsburg Leader.

— Forest and Stream Kennel, Detroit, Mich,, L. T.
Whitman proprietor, has made the following sales of the
Rattler (Rob Roy-Pickles), Pat litter : S. I). Miller, De¬
troit, 1 lemon helton dog ; Jno. Jackson, Detroit, 1 lemon
belton bitch ; also to J, H. Hitchcock, Weaver, Minn., 1
white, black, and ticked bitch.

— Dr. I. Reily Bucher’s (Lebanon, Pa.) orange and white
setter bitch Belle (Sport-Flora) whelped November 16th
seven puppies (three dogs and four bitches), and sired by
Samuel J. Down’s Shot (Joe-Belle) of Philadelphia, Pa.

VISITS. — On December 6th Mr. J. B. Harrington, of
Buffalo, N. Y., bred Ids liver and white-ticked cocker
spaniel hitch Floss— imported Fan-Rake — to Mr. C. Bat-
toy’s liver and white cocker dog Con — McKoon's Sam
Daisy.

Ethan Allen's setter bitch Cosey, by dog Fay, Pomfret,
Conn.

Names Claimed.— Mr. Henry W. Livingston has pur¬
chased from Mr. Justus Von Lengerke the rod Irish set¬
ter bitch Nellie, by Mr. Kenneth, G. White’s (formerly
Foulk’s) Tom, out of White’s Lady. Mr. Livingston
claims the following names for bis lemon and white
pointer pups, by Orgill’s Rush out of Livingston Rose ;
dogs : Baronet, Viceroy, Consul, Envoy, and Dictator ;
bitches: Gilt and Gossip.

PUBLISHER’S DEPARTMENT.

— Messrs. Lord & Taylor’s methods of filling orders
from abroad are so perfect that their mail customers ex¬
press the greatest satisfaction in their dealings with them.
Our friends, who may not be able to visit the city in per¬
son, can send to Messrs. Lord & Taylor for prices or
advice, and will always receive prompt attention. For
Southern outfits the bouse is unsurpassed. In the two
establishments of the firm, can be found every article
necessary forthe dress of the family.

Verbum Sap. — That used to mean “a word is enough.”
Now the new lexicographers tell us it means “ a word
about Sap,” i, eK Sapanule. Robert Bonner uses Sapanule
and says he “finds it an excellent lotion for allaying in¬
flammation.” That is both “a word about Sapanule,"
and “ a word which is enough.”

American Art. — The advance of America in skilled
handiwork has never been more emphatically demon¬
strated than by the world-wide reputation of the artistic
work of Messrs. Tiffany & Co., Union Square. The award
of the Grand Fvix, at the Paris Exposit ion Eniverselle, in
1878, and the notice thereby attracted to their work, has
compelled the house to provide foreign branch establish¬
ments for the sale of their goods. The little hand-book
of the many hundreds of elegant holiday presents to be
purchased at the Messrs. Tiffany’s establishment, shows
such a store of treasures as the magicians in the Arabian
Nights never dreamed of.

An Old Man Rejlvenated.— Peter Showerman, of
Batavia, N. Y., certified Sept. 15, 1879, as follows ; “ For
forty years I have suffered withkidney and liver difficul¬
ty and have also been a great sufferer from palpitation of
the heart. 1 am now using your Safe Kidney and Liver
Cmv, and can truly say, at 70 years of age, that it makes
me feel like a new man.” — [Ad/v,

gbrsuw# toi (S-ffvvesiiomlfiits.

No Notioe Taken of Anonymous Communications.

E. S. H., Grand Rapids.— For British Water Fishes address office
of London Held, 317 Strand.

J. B. 11., Carlisle.— Four dog's trouble is probably owing to flo-
feotive teeth. The tartar must be removed, or the worst teeth
extracted. Show ham to a dentist.

G . G . F., Brooklyn.— Can you inform me from whom I can pur¬
chase one or two fox-hounds ? Ans. From L. M. Wooden, Ul)
Bower's Block, Rochester, N. Y.

G bouse, Pottsville.— Do you know of any one having a Spanish
pointer stock for sale, or of anyone breeding the same? Ans. No ;
the stock has pretty well run out.

Fish Pond.— Will the gentleman of Nashville who has a Ilsh
pond that li e wishes stocked, send his name to J. B. & F, w. Eddy,
Randolph, Cattaraugus County, N. Y.

n. L, 0., Westboro,Mass.-Am a lover of dogs; own three ter¬
riers. What good work can I get on dogs ? Ans. "Dogs of Great
Britain and America." Wc can send It. Price $3,

Fisn Hook, Syracuse, N. Y.— Yes, the stories In the Big Fish
Hook competition are every one of them strictly true. If their
authors hesitate to attest then- own voracity, we do not.

J. H. P,, Scranton, Penn.-Can you let me know through your
correspondents' column whore I can obtain a smooth-haired
Dachshund in New York or Pennsylvania, and oblige. Ans. Write
to Dr. X. H. Twadell, West Philadelphia.

E. P. H., Greenville, O— For works on trapping, buy Batty's
"Taxidermy" and Batty's “How to Hunt aud Trap,” Orange
Judd, New York ; Gibson's " Complete American Trapper," ditto ;
and Newhcuse's “ Trappers' Guido,” Oneida Community, Now'
York.

W. IV. McCain, Rush, Pa— Your dog has canker of the ear. A
cap should be fitted to his head to prevent shaking of the exter¬
nal flaps. The internal ear should bo kept clean by syringing it
with warm water, and a weak solution of lead water poured iu
the ear twice a day.

J. D. J., Mystic Island, Conn.— How can I remedy the terrible
scratching my gun has received through shooting from a stone
stand at ducks ? It seems impossible to avoid it, even with great
cave. I moan do you know of any oil that will cover ? Ans. Your
only recourse is to tub out the scars ; and ( hat mayjnjure the gun. '

L.B.L., South Fvumingbam.— Will you be kind enough to inform
me if there is any book published giving special directions for
breaking or training setters, and if so, where such book can be
bought, and at what prloo? Ans. Mr. Laverock's book is the
only one treating of setters alone. We can send it. Price $3.

.T. W. L., Boston, Mass, -The faro from New York to Jackson¬
ville, Fla., is $33. The cost of living in Florida per week ranges
from twenty-five cent to twenty-five dollars. It depends upon
where and how you live. Yououghtbyallmeans to haveenough
money to support yourself the first few weeks, and enough to
pay ypur expenses baok to Massachusetts if you arc disap¬
pointed.

Y. V., Mayworth, Canada.— To your seven questions about
Florida we answer: If your lungs need the Florida climate, go
there and take your family. If you can live anywhere else, don’t,
go to Florida. You can obtain all the information available about
the State by writing to the Bureau of Immigration, Tallahasse,
Fla., aud a great deal more by personal investigation on the spot.
But our advice about settling there is that of Punch to people
contemplating marriage—" Don’t."

W. A., New York.— Please inform me whether there is auy game
to be found at New Pal tz, near Lake Mohawk, this time of the
year. I have lately purchased a breech-loader of E. Harris, Now
York. The bore is No. 13, length of barrel thirty inches, weight
seven and a half pounds. Is such a gun adapted for partridge,
quail, rabbit, and squirrel shooting? And also at what distance '
should such a gun kill, with No. 8 shot, throe and a half drachms
of powder? Ans. 1. A few grouse, rabbits, and squirrels. »
Will shoot anything at forty yards if you only hold on to the
mark.

S., Fort Johnston, N. C.— How does the British Museum com¬
pare In size with the National Library of Franco at Paris, i,
how many volumns, MSS., etc., in each? Ans. The British
Museum Library is uot by any means as large as the great, French
Library, until the fall of the Empire called the Imperial Library,
which is the finest in the world. In 1857 the printed books in
the British Museum numbered about505,000 volumes and the MSS.
iO, 000, while In the imperial Library there wero 815,000 printed
books aud 8'W00 MSS. Probably the relative numbers are not
very materially altered at the present times.

N.E. J., Brooklyn.— 1. What part of a breeoh-loadlng shot gun
is the " firing bolt?” 3. What is tlio proper load in a 12-gnugo
gun for quail, partridge and woodcock? 3. Are all the Parker
guns full choker! ? f. Isl85, for both barrels of a 13-bore gnu, con¬
sidered a good pattern, where three and a half drachms of powder
and one and a quarter ounces of shot were used ; shot, No. 8 ; dis¬
tance, forty-five yards ; 31-inch circle ? 5. Are ducks and geese

found on the Connecticut River, and if so, at what time of the
year? Ans. 1, You probably moan tho firing pin, which Is the
small pin struck by the hammers, and which explodes the shell.
3. If of average weight, tlu-eo and a half drachma powder aud one
and an eighth ounces shot, 3. Not Unless so ordered, i. Yes.
S. Ducks are fouud there during October and November.

A. C., Moira, Now York.— Books on taxidermy are Coues1
“ Manual of Ornithology,” a manual of taxidermy and field work,
price $3.50, published by Govt. Printing Office; C. J. Maynard's
“Naturalist's Guide,” price £2, Naturalist’s Agency, Salem”, Mass.;
Brown's ‘■Taxidermist’s Manual,” price $1. Orange Judd & Co.,
New York; “ Taxidermist’s Manual, published by Jesse Hanley
& Co., 119 Nassau street. New York. J. B. Davies's "Naturalist's
Guide," and R. Avis'" Bird Preserving," are English books and
cun be obtained of Sabin & Sons, Nassau street, New York. In
addition to these works especially devoted to tho subject, Hal-
loek's “ Sportsman’s Gazetteer” has several pages of practical
instruction. “ Wrinkles and Receipts,” published by Munn & Co.
New York, also treats of the subject. Batty will soon publish a
book on tho subject.

niWU1,‘ Lit Ala I'AKIv IVLENAOERTE FOR WKEK

Ending Deo. 13th, 18 iO : — Two Messina partridge lOuslmmr i/nw
b. Texas, presen ted by Miss Banks, - one

£rey Iqx . ( T vlycs Virginia nus), presented by Mr. Lawson Valentine,
Oran-e, N.Y.; oiiemipm front (Capra hem*), presented by Mr.
Richard Peters, Atlanta, O a,- -this buck Is from the original im-
poftal.iou of Dr. Davis In 184 S ; one canary bird ($vri)Uia cctnai'iUl).
presented by Mr. Frederick A. Clarkson, New York CJ?v one
$iua)' pouted by Cob Rowland, Lon don,
X, 1 on board of steamship Egnptw hen 250
miles oil const of -Newfoundland on her Inst t rip to tins city ; one
nrhn ft fc Jara$,ht8 OUophun), presented by
Mgs, sis. Chtva. HcIchtuV 13ro., New York City; one wood ibis (JVm-
talus iocuiaton. purchased. w. A. Conklin, Director

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Izaak Walton on tbe News Stands. — The English
Fishing Gazette has for a portion of its title-piece a hand¬
some vignette of the patron saint of the craft, Izaak Wal¬
ton. The good old soul could hardly have dreamed of thus
achieving the news-stand fame of these latter days, for that
peculiar institution itself sprung into sudden existence
long after his day. Nor could the most sanguine angler
of those days have anticipated a time when a Fishing Ga¬
zette should be published weekly — -its sixteen pages de¬
voted solely to the rod and hne. Could the old gentleman
walk among us for a day or two, his astonishment at all
the new-fangled piscatorial contrivances of the London of
the present, would culminate when he beheld his own
genial self in antique dress thus displayed on the street
corner, in railroad depot, and hotel corridor. There he is,
encircled by the legend, “Born, 1593 — Izaak Walton:
died, 1688,'’ which ho that runs may read. And the most
careless passer by, it seems to us, should stop to look for
a moment at the kindly face there, with the long locks of
the day, the broad collar, and the coat with the lace and
the great buttons, Walton is preaching to-day, as he
preached two hundred years ago, a gospel of the woods
and streams, and the things of nature as God made them
for man. The editor of the Fishing Gazette has put on
either side of the central vignette a scene from this out-
of-doors world — on the right, the sea with the rising sun,
and on the left a stream with village and stretch of wood¬
land ; and the busy worker in the very heart of London
town, may here catch a glimpse of the old familiar days
of his childhood, and snuff again the salt breeze of his
seaside home. It would be a vain subject of conjecture,
but we are confident that this portrait of the father of
angling, and these enticing sketohes, must have lured
many a man out from the city walls for a tramp beside
the river with rod and creel and lightsome heart,

- »«■ > '* -

A Suggestion to Postmaster Key. — The Post-Office
Department now requires all letter writers to include the
county, as well as the town, in the addresses of their
missives, Now, if the Department itself would only re¬
quire all postmasters to incorporate the counties in their
official post-mark stamps, it would be of material assist¬
ance it) imparting to tire public a knowledge of geography
of which they seem to be generally deficient; Possibly,
however, the sale of the “ Postal Guide” is of paramount
consideration.

England and Turkey.— About 10,000 turkeys have
been shipped from Canada to England, Christinas !

THE FORESTER SCHOOL OF BATHOS.

WE have already spoken of the fashion set by Fores¬
ter, and followed by his disciples, of making the
potations of the sportsman a prominent feature of field
stories : and we have sometimes thought that the author
has had a very appreciable influence upon the literary
style of amateur writers upon sporting topics. There is a
class of young rhapsodista who profess to find in Forester
beauty of sentiment and style exhibited by no other Eng¬
lish author; and who, consequently, model their own ef¬
fusions after his style. Now. without detracting in the
'least from Forester’s deserved great fame, we ma.y sug¬
gest that in common with many writers of his time, he
is somewhat out of fashion so far as mode of expres¬
sion is concerned. The adjective does not play so impor¬
tant a part now as it did then, We have now-a-days less
of vague, expansive soaring, and more of common sense,
straightforward, plain English prose, One reason of this
is, that one hundred authors are now writing where ten
were writing then. To find an audience the one hundred
must be much more terse and explicit than it was neces¬
sary for the ten to be. Washingtonlrving’s Sketch Book
is not read as much as formerly ; not alone because it is
crowded out by the thousand and one new hooks of like
character, hut because its style is too rambling and dif¬
fuse for the day. The intensity and compactness which
mark the American’s character in other fields, has its in¬
fluence also in literature. In this literary world it is true
this new order of things may be a mistake, but at all
events the tendency becomes well defined to anyone who
will take the pains to compare the old and the new books
in his library.

We have, in the writings of some of the self-constitu¬
ted sporting literature oracles of the day, a survival of the
crudities and faults of the American literature of the
past. This is not difficult to explain. It is always easier
to imitate faults than excellencies to catch the hollow
form of a writer’s style without at all entering into the
spirit of his writings. And, again, the influence of a
Writer who is the only author, or one of a very few
authors, read by the amateur wielder of the pen, is so un¬
mistakable that he falls unconsciously into the same set
phrases and turns of expression. When a young man
says of Frank Forester’s writings, that “All bear the in¬
delible impress of a master mind, and have the qualities
of imperishable works,” and that “the bright thoughts
of his siu-passmg genius, as embalmed in his writings,
will ever remain a grand and indestructible monument
to his memory, more durable than bronze or granite me¬
morial, as these shall remain fresh and beautiful when
the more perishable material would have crumbled or
been consumed by rust; ” and, still farther, that “the
spirit of Herbert is still with us,” and that “we feel its
presence : we are cheered by the inspired teachings, and
under the consolation thus afforded, are better able to
bear the loss of (his material form and awe-inspiring pres¬
ence ; ” and when we read such stuff as this, written by
a person of the masculine gender, and published in the
Year of Our Grace, One thousand, eight hundred and sev¬
enty-nine, we may safely conclude that something more
than the literary taste of the writer is affected by the de¬
votion to “ the lamented master of the oraft ; ” a devotion
so intense, indeed, that we are ^threatened with its out¬
growth at a futiire date, in the shape of a “ work,” illus¬
trative of the literary achievements of the spirit afore¬
said.

It is a relief to turn from this balloon style of adjective
flying to the numberless common sense and valuable
papers which are written by sportsmen, for sportsmen,
and published in the sportsmen’s journals of the day.
The Forester school is only a little orbit within itself,
growing graduallyjsmaller from year to year. The ma¬
jority of those who employ their pens in writing to For¬
est and Stream, even though they are non-professional
writers, put their ideas into plain, intelligible prose. Were
this not the case we should long since have been forced to
suspend publication ; for, however much the Forester
Bchool may enjoy composing their effusions, it is certain
that people will not pay four dollars per jyeaa? for the
privilege of reading them.

While the writings of Forester hold a deservedly high
place in the library of the sportsman, and are likely to
maintain that place for a long time to come, we are
gratified to seethe influence of their 1 style gradually de¬
creasing among writers.

Some have been found to argue that composition is a
direct means of culture; that if a person has appeared in
print — even though it be only sandwiched in among the
advertising columns of a tailor’s monthly — it is a step in
intellectual growth. The mere publication of the article
does not, in itself, argue such an advance, but its subject
matter may. Possibly, too, even in the latter case, it
would have been better worth the literary aspirant's time
and trouble to have absorbed the writings of some stand¬
ard thinker, than to have palmed hisjown crudities olf
upon the world.

The best writing is that of him who has something to
say. The plain statement of an observation in natural
history, projectiles, or mechanics, a practical description

of a shooting cr fishing trip, and ^kindred communica,
tions, are more useful to the sportsman than all the infla¬
tions of the aping imitators of blank verse. Posing on
the pinnacle of a church steeple may make the populace
open wide its mouth in wonder, hut it is, on the whole-
neither a useful nor a lucrative performance.

A GLANCE AT THE PAST CRICKET
SEASON.

As loaves oil trees the life of man is found,

Now green in youth, now withering On the ground ;
Another race the following spring supplies—

They fall successive, and successive rise.

So generations in their course decay.

So flourish these when those have passed away. * *

CONSIDERING the immense extent of the American
continent, and the great increase of the game,
which, in many places, is but yet imperfectly understood
and reported, it is almost impossible to give a correct re¬
sume of the season of 1879,

Geographically, cricket is played from Nova Scotia in
the East, to San Francisco in the West ; while it is not
unknown in Manitoba in the North, or Louisiana in the
South, Even the disciples of Joseph Smith have been
found, during the past season, trundling the ball at Salt
Lake City, and the moonshiners of North Carolina, de¬
serting their mountain stills to follow the same recrea¬
tion. Notwithstanding that the game has Bprung into
life in many queer, out-of-the-way places, its marked in¬
crease in popularity has been more fully illustrated in the
Middle States— 27, 000 persons alone witnessing one match
in Philadelphia : and in the Dominion of Canada we also
find thegame has been extensively patronized. Itwillbe
perfectly safe to say, that over a hundred regularly organ¬
ized clubs have been formed, many of whom have en¬
gaged in both local and foreign matches. Although it is
true that the visits of both the Irish and English teams and
the Canadian matches, have given the game an impetus
yet early in the year, before their coming, it could be
seen that the game had never before found such a strong
foot-hold. It began to crop up in our finest colleges and
schools, and it is to these institutions that thegame must
look for its strongest support and best exponents,
Glancing baokwards twenty years, we see the school¬
boy with his home made bat, weighing at least three
pounds, content to play his Saturday game on some well-
worn and hardened spot on any rough unfenced common;
and' only too happy if left unmolested. When some out-
of-town eleven put in an appearance, he would beg a day
off from school, and from the sharp edge of a post and
rail fence, watch the game in silent earnest. With
solemn awe, would he look up in the face of “ the profes¬
sional,” and take in his make np from cap to spikes, and
0n the Saturday following he would limp home with
larger lumps than ever on his legs. Is that the case of
to-day? Not by a great deal. The scholar, now, when
not occupied by “ taking a few ” from his club’s profes¬
sional, can be seen sitting on the club house porch, with
one of “ Oohbet’shest” between his well padded knees,
criticising the play of his elders with a deal more truth
than poetry- Mr. Daft is no terror to him ; he even
doubts if Shaw can readily get his wicket, This boy has
learnt the game and has had his practice on a first class
wicket where he knows no fear, and besides this has had
good tuition from those who know the game, and he has
acquired confidence. It is this class which is now filling
many of our best elevens, and doing good service for
their clubs. Nor should we, in our retrospect, forget the
great improvement made in our cricket grounds, for it is
mainly due to their excellence that the tyrogetsliis fond¬
ness for the game, and the plucky one becomes a player.
We cannot urge too strongly the absolute necessity of
having good grounds upon which to play. They cannot be
too level or well cared for.

Besides the new clubs we have mentioned, there is
every reason to believe that a large majority of the old
organizations have had many new recruits, and retained
their old members. There is no reason why every club
in the country should not be in a flourishing and pros¬
perous condition ; and when it is seen that any are run¬
ning down and losing caste, the cause can generally be
traced to a lukewarm and inefficient management. Too
many clubs are saddled by some autocrat — some “old
man of the sea,” and the sooner these organizations free
themselves of their burden, the better it will be for the
game of cricket.

The season opened early in May with a match played
at Hoboken, between an eleven including seven of Lord
Harris’ Australian team, and an amalgamated team made
up of New York and Philadelphia players. The next im¬
portant feature was the United States-Canada match,
played in August at Ottawa, and then followed the suc¬
cessful tour of the Hamilton Club, while later on oame
the amateur Irish and professional English elevens.
Sandwiched between these great events were innumer¬
able local matches and several minor tours, of which those
of the Peninsular and Staten Island Clubs come fore¬
most. Never before in the history of American cricket
were there so many matches played, or so many scores
of games recorded. Heretofore cricket has been
confined to certain localities, but last season the game

FOREST AND STREAM

appear* to have suddenly found favor with the
public in many new places. The cricket columns ill
the late * numbers of the Forest and Stream
will show how the game is now distributed over the coun¬
try. We have published over one hundred and fifty-
full scores of matches, besides referring to as many
others. Our principal aim has been to give in. our record
each score correctly, and for this reason we often delayed
tho publication of a match until we could vouch for its
correctness, We have noticed all the important games
infull, many of which we reported in person, and our
aim has been to be impartial and just. It is now proposed
by the editorial management of this journal to continue
the cricket column through the winter months, publish¬
ing the averages of the principal clubs, and later on, a
series of articles which will be interesting to all lovers of
the game. We fortunately have in our possession many
old records of the game, and will be pleased to furnish
what information we can to those who care to revive
then- cricketing days of the past. We earnestly request
the cooperation of all Club secretaries, and will at all
times'lie pleased to serve as a medium through which
cricketers can hold communion with each other, and ex¬
press their viewB.

SPORTSMAN AND GENTLEMAN.

THE artist poses his subject before a landscape scene
with stretch of country, woodland and winding
river. This background adds to the beauty of the por¬
trait, and the picture is in an artistic sense more pleasing
than one which could be made with the studio walls for
a setting, The devotee of rod and gun who is pictured
from week to week in our columns has been fortunate in
having the woods and fields and rivers as artistic acces¬
sories of the picture. If this has been such as to delight
hiB own eye and the eyes of his friends, due considera¬
tion should he accorded the background before which he
has been posed,

In the field, doubtless most men are at their best. The
day out of doors has for its single purpose a good time —
freedom from the vexatious and petty worriments of the
office, counting-room and dwelling. If a man is sulky
with his gun on his shoulder and his dog by his side, you
may set him down, first, for a morose old misanthrope,
and secondly, for an idiot. And then, unless you are
willing to be an idiot yourself, stay away from that man’s
home. Sportsmen in the field are understood to be jolly,
good-natured fellows. They may be tired, wet and hun¬
gry, lacerated by thorns, and black and blue with bruises
and falls ; their powder and shot may be gone, and their
game bag empty ; but so far as our knowledge goes, the
cheery tone of voice and the ready smile are never absent.
The tone of the sketches sent to us invariably give evi¬
dence of the shooter’s and angler’s good nature. And so
tho reader of the Forest and Stream, who shall form
his conception of the ideal American sportsman from the
data afforded in its pages, must regard that being as a
pleasant fellow, just the companion for a morning tramp
or an evening chat about the hearth.

Quite unwittingly on our part, and perhaps uncon¬
sciously too, so far as the writers are concerned, the
sportsman as a type has been painted in other colors by
some of our later contributors, The plaints of our fair
friends, the sportsmen’s wives, which we have published
of late, show something of the other side of the sports¬
man’s character. They have shown him so eager to
“ Away to the woods, away,” as to disregard, or at least
to think lightly of, the inconveniences of the ones at
home, and so fond of dog and gun as to ignore the pro¬
prieties and little delicacies which make the ideal home
what it is. The ardent sportsman may he an inconsider¬
ate husband.

The pleasure of a day of field sport is dearly bought if
it be at the expense of the finer feelings, and the little
felicities of life. The sportsman is a grand character :
the gentleman a grander one, No man is great to his
valet , but the true gentleman is as much of a gentleman
in his own family at home as among acquaintances and
newly made friends abroad.

The Publisher of the London “ Field.” — Judge
Horace Cox, who died in England the other day, at the
age of seventy, was a busy man. In addition to his la¬
borious legal duties, lie had during his life written several
text-books in law, a work upon elocution, and many
learned and logical pamphlets in defense of spiritualism,
in which faith he was a devoted believer. He was also
President of the Psychological Society. His experiences
in journalistic enterprise were of the happiest kind. The
Lavs Times, whioh he established and edited for many
years, brought him a large income. Some twenty-five
years ago the London Field, then edited by Mark Lemon,
was straggling along in a poor kind of way. Cox bought
it. A country surgeon, named Walsh, had just published
a hook on dogs, and another work displaying much
knowledge of country life. Cox put Walsh at the head
of the Field. Special editors were called in, tales of
travel were invited, a corps of reporters organized, and
the paper put on a new basis. The income now derived
from the Field is §100,000 per annum. Eighteen years

ago Mr. Cox did essentially the same thing with the
London Queen, which was then in a languishing condi¬
tion. The price paid for the property was trifling. To¬
day tiie paper pays §50,000 a year. The total annual in¬
come derived from his various newspaper enterprises by
this successful publisher, is estimated to have been be¬
tween §200,000 and §250,000, He had the journalistic
faculty of judging tho public’s taste in literary matters,
and he was equally successful in catering to that taste.

School for Wing-Shooting.— Capt. Adam H. Bogar-
dus has done New Yorkers a novel favor in opening for
their benefit a. shooting school, at No. 20 Eighth street.
A large roomy hall has been secured and arranged with
screens and covers especially for the sport of the wing
shooters of the city. It is in fact, a place where practical
instruction may be given and received on shooting at
flying objects. The arrangement is to furnish a series of
traps from which glass balls may be sprung, and under
the eye of the Captain young men and others may learn
the art of wing-shooting, the correct method of carrying
and handling the gun, and the other details which go to
make-up the model field shot. On Wednesday evening
of last week the Captain opened his new gallery to the
public, and there was a gathering of the many friends of
the Captain to see him fire the opening shots. Five traps
had been placed in position, three of them along the
edge of an old stage, and a pair on the main floor, in
such position that halls from them were thrown in a low
raking reacli along the stage floor. All the traps were of
the Bogardus pattern, and one who learns to shoot over
these may not fear any other make of hall throwers. A
broad canvas sheet back of the stage upon which the
glare of a calcium light was directed, brought out the
flying globes in sharp relief. Tho Captain fired first at
100 sprang from either of the five traps, then at twenty-
five doubles, and then followed some fancy shots in
which he pulled his own trap, and again turning his
back to the trap and turning and shooting at the same
instant. Dr. Bower Talbot, who is second only to the
champion himself as a wing-shot, then stepped to the
score, and brought his clear English eye to bear on the
balls, shattering them in fine style. Others tried their
hands at the work, and all pronounced the facilities first
class. Classes are now forming, and a large demand has
been made for practice by city men, who bring their
own guns, and fire a few dozen shots to acquire dexterity
and quickness in the manipulation. Colonel Gildersleeve
and other fine shooters have begun to avail themselves
of the privileges of the gallery, which is within easy
reach of all parts of the city and Brooklyn, by the
Elevated Rail Road Station at Ninth street. In the pur¬
chase of a new gun, there is no other place in the city
where it can he taken and a practical test applied at
fifteen and eighteen yards rise. Since the opening there
has been a liberal attendance, and a continuous con¬
sumption of glass-ware. Preparations are now making
for the great match against time, which the Captain is to
undertake on Saturday next, and of which a full report
will appear in the next issue. A card in our rifle
columns from Captain Bogardus invites criticism, and
should the feat of breaking 5,500 glass balls in 4504-
minutes he really done, it will give the gallery a prestige
and make it a more popular resort than it has already
grown to be.

Captain Bogardus will perform on Saturday, next,
at his shooting school (the okl Tivoli Theatre), No. 20
Eighth street, the most difficult and skillful feat of marks¬
manship, coupled with endurance, ever attempted, and
one which will probably never be excelled. He will load
his own gnu, and break 5,500 glass balls within 7 horns,
304 minutes, sprang from two traps. This will beat all
known records, and will probably never be again at¬
tempted by any man. Shooting will commence at 3
o’clock p.h., and continue without intermission, Parties
desiring to witness the performance must take the eleva¬
ted road for Ninth Btreet station, or the Second, Third,
or Fourth avenue horse cars for Eighth street.

Texas as a Winter Resort. — Our interesting and reli¬
able correspondent, Mr. Sam. M. Johnson, of Corpus
Christi, Texas, known to our readers by the familiar sig¬
nature of “Bexar,” speaks very highly of that region as
a winter resort for sportsmen and for consumptives. The
former may find abundance and variety of game, and tile
latter a salubrious and equable climate. Our friend as¬
sures us that strangers will find a hearty welcome and
courteous attention during their stay. This may be just
the place for whioh so many are now anxiously seeking.

Puck. — The comic weekly, Puck , is one of the news¬
paper suocesses of the day. It is the best and brightest of
its kind in the world. Keppler can discount Nast fifty-
two weeks in the year. We always look for Puck in
Wednesday morning’s mail, and tens of thousands of
other people are looking for the same paper in their
mail-boxes and on the news-stands. Puck has published
an Annual, and the funny things in it are enough to
make the paving-stones smile. Long may Puck live, and
never may he grow old.

ALASKA’S RESOURCES.

CONCERNING the prospective value of lands, six
honest and intelligent men may entertain as many
opinions. Nothing is more illusory than are the unde¬
veloped resources and the capabilities of an unsettled
country. Investigating part ies, fitted out with the ap-
roved facilities for carefully testing a newly acquired
territory may give their favorable or adverse decision,
based upon what they can see. The truth of their reports
is verified by the immigrant who comes after them. This
has been the rale in other sections of our own land,
and it must apply equally in Alaska. Perhaps the value
of no other part of the possessions of the United States
has been so much a subject of dispute as has been that
of this latest acquisition . Our correspondent, ‘ 1 Piseeo,”

who certainly possesses unusual opportunities for speak¬
ing intelligently upon the question, it will be remem¬
bered, expressed a decided difference of opinion with
Professor Henry W. Elliot, who was sent out by the Gov¬
ernment to investigate the territory. Below we publish
a reply from Professor Elliott, in which he makes good
the opinion which he originally expressed. As neither
of these gentlemen are interested parties, save in the
highest and most patriotic sense, we are glad to afford
them an opportunity of adjusting each other’s field glasses,
in the hope that our readers and the public at large may
in the end have the benefit of the clarified visions : —
Editor Forest and Stream : —

Ah ! Mr. Editor, the letter of “Piseeo” from his war¬
like ark in Sitka Bay, has the true familiar ring of pent
up souls in Alaska — -where energetic men, once within its
lonely borders, are so corked and bottled tight for long
weeks and even consecutive months, that when they have
the opportunity of speaking to and of their fellow men,
they do so with a concentrated vim aud spirit that is both
delightful and characteristic. It is an illustration of the
happiest sort, is this sparkling letter- of Piseeo’s.

Now, Mr. Editor, I am asked by your correspondent to
come up like a little man, with a card in your next issue,
and confess my sins of error to your readers and to him¬
self. This I cannot do. as I understand the law and the
evidence ; but if I shall ever need a further confession,
no monk of old, no matter how jolly or bold, could, or can
bring me quicker to prompt repentance than “ Piseeo”
can.

In the first indictment, the Captain says that I am
sound in conclusion as to the failure of cereals in Alaska,
but he takes issue with me on potatoes. What he says,
however, about those tubers of Alaskan growth is not
new to me ; it is exactly as I have witnessed, tasted, and
handled them myself at Sitka; but “Piseeo” does not say
enough; he does not wait until this potato, “seven in¬
ches long, three inches thick,” and “not quite ripe yet”
(September 17 Lh) has passed a few months of keeping with
the best of care in that country and that climate, or any¬
where else for that matter. If he had waited and
watched this potato, he would have found it rotten at the
core, or else a total mass of decay, any time between six
weeks and three or four months after digging. Why ?
Because it never gets “quite ripe” up there, and good
reason, too. Thus, you may easily observe, that if the
giant Alaskan murphy which the gallant little Captain
ate on September 17th, had been reserved for seed next
year, the best and fondest hopes of “Piseeo” would have
come to naught.

Therefore, Isay, and I think with entire truth, that
you cannot raise potatoes successfrtlly in a region where
they will not sustain themselves from year to year.

To make this proposition perfectly clear to “Piseeo,” let
me kindly call his attention to the fact that on my gar¬
den plots at Cleveland, Ohio, I can plant cotton seed
every spring and rear up and gather handsome bolls of
cotton down every fall — tha t, theoretically, I can grow
cotton of healthy' stalk and delicate fibre in Northern
Ohio ; but, practically, it is an utter failure, because it is
not as good cotton as that produced in Georgia. So it is
with your potatoes at Sitka; -‘not quite ripe yet,” gar¬
dener “Piseeo”; you can raise them this year from foreign
seed, you can dig them, and you must eat them forth¬
with ; you can’t keep them and reseed your garden next
year. Therefore, I say yon are not successful in raising
potatoes at Sitka Bay, because you cannot sustain your¬
self there from year to year with those tubers ; and wiiat
I say of New Archangel and its environs, is applicable
to all Alaska .

‘ ‘ Piseeo” does not take any decided ground m regard to
the correctness or error of my views as to stock raising at
Sitka and Alaska generally, and he frankly says that he
don’t know enough about the business to question it.
Well, let him do as I have done ; look about Sitka in com¬
pany with an old stock ranger from the Columbia or else¬
where, and get that man’s opinion of it. It is not a very
long story, but I won’t go into the details, because your
correspondent does not take clean issue with mo on that
point.

As for those mines at Sitka, that is a long story and it
dates way back, years prior to the transfer of the terri¬
tory; and when the Captain gets away next year he
will substantially agree with mo in regard to them. H!
the owners of those mines near Sitka have a valuable
vein, then they are in full sympathy with me, because
they do not want it puffed outside of their own knowledge
but if .they are simply doing what thousands of
such people are daily engaged at, floating worthless
stock, then, of course, 1 shall merit their hostility.

Now, “Piseeo,” let me say to you, that just as sure as
“ three thousand” misguided, unhappy mortals ever get
together at Sitka, as you presuppose for argument, that
just so sure will they send down regularly to San Fran¬
cisco, Portland, and Victoria for their potatoes and their
beef, as well as the “cereals and the groceries ; ” and, in
conclusion, permit me to cheerfully bear witness to tire
exact truth of the statements of fact which you make,
and at the same time not to question or doubt the hon¬
esty of your erroneous inferences drawn from theme facts
aforesaid. A merry, merry Christmas to thee, “ Piseeo I”
Henry W. Elliott,
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C. , Dec. 5th.

FOREST AND STREAM

$12

A Realistic Painting. — Mr. Gerard R. Hardenburgh,
of New Brunswick, N. J., who is well known to many of
our readers, exhibited in our office last Tuesday an oil
life-size painting of, a pair of ruffed grouse, or pheasants,
illustrated from a new standpoint of artistic view. The
two birds stand on the qui vine, yet do not seem flus-
t rated. There is something in the wind, plainly — some
sportsman and his dog just oyer the bush, not seen, but
fairly suspected. The old hen shows implicit confidence
in her pinioned lord, and the lord himself is positive of
his ability to whirr away out of danger at the right mo¬
ment. We have no doubt, however, that the instant
they lift themselves clear of the ground they will be
dead birds. As it is with these grouse, so it is with hu¬
mans. They think themselves fairly out of the woods
when it is not even time to whistle. Death comes to us
when we te.st suspect his presence ; hut if we could only
see ourselves at the instant of demise, as others see us, we
should be impressed with the conviction that the taking
off was nun - of our own folly than a deliberate device on
the par i of the enemy. There are few painters who suc¬
ceed in presenting the real so faithfully that the ideal
stands behind it like a shadow in the sun. Mr. Harden-
burgi), we think, is one of those to be congratulated.

GAME PROTECTION.

Elephantine Game I'.. ' •••?.— The Elephant is

going to join the Dodo, One Sheffield, England, cutlery
firm alone used the ivory of 1,36!) elephant tusks last
year. Tins means that the elephant is being rapidly ex¬
terminated for the ivory of his tusk. The subject is at¬
tracting serious attention, both among ivory dealers and
in countries where this huge beast is invaluable as a
means of locntniuluh-and transport.

Migratory Quail.— We request those associations and
individuals who imported the migratory quail last spring
to send ns reports of the success of their importations.
We are desirous of collecting data for the benefit of a
great many other people who are hesitating whether or
not to send for more birds this year. Our readers who
may have any information about the nesting, hatching,
and farther movements of the birds are requested to send
in as full accounts as possible. Did the birds nest ? Were
new broods observed ? Where were the birds seen last?
What wero their habits ? How are the importers sat¬
isfied ?

Early Game Laws— We pUWllsh herewith a copy of one

The Tuif to Parmachene Lake. — An unusual haste
in the preparation of Die matter for the Forest and
Stream last week was the cause of several typographical
errors in the excellent sketch contributed by Mr. W. H.
Bobbins, To relieve the writer of an undeserved charge
of carelcssnessj we make these corrections : — For black
swallows, lva 1 bank swallows ; viparia, read riparia ; toll
road, vend tote road ; our being out, read one being cut ;
Bilge, read ridge ; three rounds, read three pounds : Aims
balsamea, read balsamea : Ohandiere, read Clian-

diere ; liis track, read her track ; some slata, read some
elate ; be tula, luiea, lenta, papyvacea, read betula, lutea,
Ionia, and pnpytacea ; guelder rose, read guelder rose :
Vitmrnm ;j epulis, read Viburnum opulis; elapased, read
elapsed ; our trapper, read a trapper ; our canvas canoes,
read Dicir canvas canoes ; patch of maiden hah- fern
(Hcraelewn innotum), read patch of 'maiden hair fern
( Adia i) turn pedatum).

Children's Am Society. — Christmas will be all the
happier for ourselves when it comes, if we have given
our sh;< i-c towards making the day a happy one for others.
The Children's Aid Society is one of the many New
York City charities which are doing a good work. If
any of our friends, either in the city or in the country,
feel moved by the kindly impulses of the season to con¬
tribute money, clothing, or food to the little waifs who
sleep in the cold nooks And oorners of Die Metropolis,
they niuy seucl Bueli contributions to Mr, S. C. Brace,
the secretary. No. 19 East Fourth street. Wo can per¬
sonally vouch for the proper disposal of such gifts.

Indoors Archery. — The gallery rifle shotting is more
extensively participated in by city riflemen than out-of-
doors range shooting. There is every reason to suppose
that archers will practice a great deal during the winter
mouths in indoor galleries. We shall be pleased to re¬
ceive aod publish scores of this winter work. If the dif¬
fluent clubs would make their ranges, targets, and other
conditions similar, the reports of the work of each would
become interesting by comparison with others.

Ourporp.ivo op the Spirit,— Our indefatigable con
temporary, ike Spirit of the Times, is preparing for an¬
other especially su tractive Christmas number, of which
the chief feature will be a story by Wilkie Collins. The
Spirit is always particularly vivacious and sparkling at
these Holiday times.

Live Quail Wanted for Stocking.— There are sev¬
eral prominent gentlemen who wish us to aid them in
procuring live quail. Several hundred birds are required.
We shall look for assistance from any of our correspond¬
ents. _ m ,| r _

— The female pedestrian barbarity is now being on-
acted again at the Madison Square Garden, this city.
America is the only country in the world low enough in
the scale of civilization to tolerate these brutalities.
Where is the Mew York representative at Albany who
will win honor for himself by carrying through a bill to
suppress these indeoencies?

A Pedestrian Lunatic.— Just after the woman’s walk
began at the Madison Square Garden, this city, last Mon¬
day morning, a man by the name of Patrick Smith,
dressed in a suit of his wife’s clothes, bounced into the
track and ran rapidly around amid the shouts and laugh¬
ter of tlie crowd. On his breast he wore the number, 33.
He was overtaken by a policeman and taken to the
Twenty-ninth Precinct Station-house. He iB a lemon-
peddler by trade, and is said to be a lunatic on. the sub¬
ject of walking-matches, imagining himself to be a
greater pedestrian than Rowell. Why did not the police
take the whole gang, male and female, around to the
station-house? _ _

— Mr. William F. Duerr, Orange, N. J., offers for sale
puppies out of his bitch Gypsy by Sensation.

of the earliest game statutes published iu America. Can
any of cmr legal friends send us anything of an earlier
date ? The law, as given below, is copied by a corres¬
pondent from the town records ol B ’.ford. New York, in
which it was entered in 1O0S by the town clerk, together
with other laws passed at the same time. Bedford then
belonged to the Colony of Connecticut, It is exceedingly
interesting, as showing the early date at which the ne¬
cessity of game protection received attention in Amer¬
ica; —

“ An act passed at a Generale Court, held at Hartford,
May 13th, 1698, and continued to May 25th, Post Meridien,
by adjournment.

“Whereas the lulling of Deer at unseasonable times
has been found very much to the prejudice of— (word
left out.— W. H. B.) Having been hunted and destroyed
in great numbers, they are very poor and of little value,
and their increase greatly hindered, be it enacted by the
authority of thiB Court, that if any persons whatsoever
within this Colonie, from, and after the fifteenth of Jan¬
uary. One thousand, six hundred, ninety and nine, till
the fifteenth of July, One thousand, six hundred, ninetie
and nine, and so from the fifteenth day of January to the
fifteenth day of July following annually ever hereafter,
shall any way whatsoever kill any buck, deer, or faune,
such person or persons shall forfeit the sume of twentie
shillings for the first offence, fortie shillings for the sec¬
ond offence, and three pounds for the third offence, and
so for every offence after. One moietye thereof to the
publick treasurye and the other moietye to him or them
shall iufonnorsue for the same in any Court of Record.
And if any persons offending as aforesaid shall not have
wherewith all to pay their fines, they shall, for their first
offence, worke ten days ; for the second offence, twentie
days ; for the third offence, thirtie days, as shall be di¬
rected by the authority before whome the cause shall be
heard and determined, to be imploded for the uses before
mentioned. And if any venison skinne or skinnes of any
buck, dear, or faune, newly kilted, shall at any time or
times iu the aforesaid months, wherein they are by this
act prohibited to be killed, be found with or in possession
of any person or persons whatsoever, such person or per¬
sons shall, to the extent of this act, beheld and accounted
in the lawe to be guilty of killing deer contrary to the
intent of the act, as fully as if it wore proved against
such persons by sufficient witnesse viva voee, except such
person or persons doe bring forth who was the person or
who were the persons that kilted the same. The deputies
from the severall townes are appointed to inform the In¬
dians of this lawe that do inhabit in their respective
townes, and to indeavour to procure their consent and
inguagement to observe the same, and to take the names
of all those Indians that doe inguago their observance
thereof.”

STATE RIGHTS, POT HUNTERS AND
JERSEY BLUE LAWS.

WHAT is game protection? It is preventing the
killing of game out of season, that is, during the
mating and breeding time, and while the young are
reaching maturity.

It also looks to the prevention of useless slaughter of
game in season, and that it be only taken in a sportsman¬
like manner, not by snares, nets or traps, but by rod or
gun, and then in such a manner as to prevent the exter¬
mination of the game or fish.

Generally, game protective associations procure live
game to distribute for breeding purposes, in order that the
quantity of game may not he diminished, or to introduce
some new variety of game.

The various game protective associations differ widely
in their work, some being just what they are named, con¬
fining their work to a rigid enforcement of the laws, pro¬
secuting those who sell or kill game out of season, and
endeavoring to have good game laws enacted for their
several States.

The Philadelphia Game Protective Association (of which
the writer is a member) is such a one ; making little or no
effort to distribute live game, its duties being to endeavor
to have proper game laws enacted, and rigidly enforcing
them,

Some game protective associations are managed on the
“turkey and crow” principle. Oh I yes, they treat all
alike. Give them their choice, * ‘ they will take the turkey,
you will take the crow,” or if you prefer “you may
liavethe crow, they will take the turkey.” They want all
the shooting, you may stand by and see them shoot.

The advocates of some of these associations will argue
with you to convince you of their fairness to all, and tell
you how much they are doing to protect game, and

would have you to understand that they mako no distinc¬
tion of any account between residents and non-residents.
Such is not true and they know it.

The ’West Jersey Game Protective Association (of which
the writer has been a member for years) no doubt has
done much good in various ways, but to say they make
little or no distinction between residents and non-resi-
denta of the State is false. They make all the distinction
it is possible to make.

The fee for a non-resident member for the first year is
$5, thereafter each year it is f 3. The payment of |3 by a
resident of the State shall constitute continued member¬
ship. But— and here is where the point comes in — any
resident of the State of New Jersey may shoot or fish
over the length and breadth of the State without becoming
a member of the association, just the same as if the asso¬
ciation didjnot exist, while a non-resident must procure
a license or be fined for every game bird found in liis pos¬
session. It is no more obligatory for a resident of
New Jersey to join tlie association in order to shoot game
than it is obligatory for him to subscribe to the Forest
and Stream. He may join them if he wishes, but is not
required to do so. The non-resident must procure a
license or stand the consequences. Such are the facts,
and so the lawreads ; aboutas much. difference as can well
be made.

The West Jersey Game Protective Association, how¬
ever, only has jurisdiction in the counties of Camden,
Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, Atlantic, and Cape
May.

Without quoting the whole law, which of course, would
take up too much valuable space, we insert enough to show
how the law reads : —

'‘Supplement to an act entitled “ An act incorporating

the West Jersey Gtame Protective Society,”

Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey, that hereafter any person or
persons, non-residents of this State, who shall kill,
destroy, hunt or take any doe, buck, fawn, or any sort of
deer whatsoever, or shall kill, destroy, hunt or take any
partridge, moor-fowl, ruffed grouse, commonly called
pheasant, pinnated grouse or prairie chicken, or other
kind of grouse, quail, woodcock, Wilson or gray snipe,
reed bird, rail bird, or rabbit, at any time, or shall catch
any speckled brook trout or speckled river trout at any
time within the counties of Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic,
Salem, Cumberland and Cape May, iu this State, without
complying with the By-Laws of this Game Protective
Society, then the person or persons so offending shall
forfeit and pay the sum of fifty (50) dollars each, for each
and every offence, and may he proceeded against in any
county of this State wherein such person or persons may
be arrested, or wherein such offence shall have been com¬
mitted, and in default of the payment of the forfeit
money, with costs of prosecution, any person or persons
so offending shall lie in the common jail until the same
shall be paid ; one-half of the forfeit money shall be for
the benefit of the person prosecuting for the same, and
the remainder paid to the collector of the township
wherein the conviction may be had, and all acts or parts
of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repeated :
Provided, that nothing in this aot shall prevent residents
of tlrls State from taking game or fish, subject to the ex¬
isting laws of this State.

1 ‘ Any person or persons, non-residents of this State,
wishing to kill, destroy, hunt or take, at any time, any
game as provided for in the seventh section of the “ Aot
incorporating this Society,” shall first become members
of this society, by payment of the membership fee to the
Secretary, receiving a certificate of membership, signed by
; the President and Secretary, and seated with the corpor¬
ate seal of said Society.

“ The Membership Fee in this Society shall be $5 for the
first year, and thereafter $.3 for each succeeding year, for
non-residents. The payment of $3 by residents of this
State shall constitute continued membership.”

The game laws of Delaware are worse than those of
New Jersey, being barbarous and tyrannical, partaking
more of some of the European or Oriental despotism than
of part of a free republic : the State laws and also the
particular ones applying to the Delaware Game Protec¬
tive Association being full of the “non-resident of the
State” and of “forfeiting gun, dog, etc.,” together with
“ lying in the common jail until the same shall be paid,"
the latter being a poetical expression common to Dela¬
ware State laws in general.

Any resident of the State of Delaware may shoot or fish
without a license from the Delaware Protective Associa¬
tion just the same as if the Association did not exist, but
every non-resident must procure a license from them or
be liable to arrest and imprisonment.

If the Delaware Association required a license for all
residents who shoot or fish, they would have a princely
income, for in every farm-house there are from one to
half a dozen guns ; the master of the place has one, every
hired man has one, even down to the “cub of a boy” or
small nigger who brings in tlie corn cobs for the fire ;
each one has a gun, even if it is only a $3 jiot metal
painted possum-tail barrel.

The writer of this article has spent much of his time iu
the State of Delaware, and all his father’s family are and
always have been residents of the State, so he is pretty
well posted in Delaware affairs.

To read the game laws of Delaware we would imagine
the State was surrounded by savage hordes waiting to
rush in with dog and gun and exterminate all the wild
fowl and game birds throughout the State, and that even
the citizens themselves were in danger.

The writer of this agrees with “ A, of Poughkeepsie,”
that their laws are semi-barbarous, as their game laws are
supposed to apply to at least decent people and not to
thieves or criminals.

The laws relating to the Delaware Game Protective As¬
sociation are modeled after those of the West Jersey As¬
sociation, as see below : —

“ Section 6. That hereafter any person or persons, non¬
residents of this State, who shall kill, destroy, hunt, or
take any doe, buck, or fawn, or any sort of deer whatso¬
ever, or shall kill, destroy, hunt, or take any partridge,
moor fowl, ruffed grouse, commonly called pheasant,
pinnated grouse or prairie chicken, or any kind of grouse,,
quail, woodcock, Wilson or gray snipe, reed-bird, rail-
bird, black duck, gray duck, sprig-tail, teal duck, mallard
or any other kind of wild duck, or any wild goose, swan,
brant, or other wild fowl, or any hare or rabbit, at any
time, or shall catch any speckled brook trout or speckled

FOREST AND STREAM

river trout;, or any black bass of other game fish at any
time within this State, without complying with the by¬
laws of this game protective society, then the person or
persons so offendiug shall forfeit and pay the sum of §50
each for each and every offence, and may be prooeeded
against in any county of the State wherein aucb person
or persons may be arrested, or wherein such offence shall
have been committed, and in default of payment of the
forfeit money, with costs Of prosecution, any person or
persons shall lie in the common jail until the same shall
be paid ; oue-half of the forfeit money shall ba for the
benefit of the person prosecuting for the same, and the
remainder paid to this game protective association, and
all acts ami parts of acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed Provided, That nothing in this act shall
prevent residents of this State from taking game or ffsb
subject to the existing laws of this State, Justices of the
peace in and for this State shall have jurisdiction to hear
and determine offences against the provisions of this act.

“ Sac. 7. The fee for membership m this society for iron-
residents shall be §5 for the first year, and for each suc¬
ceeding year $'3. For residents of this State, the mem¬
bership fee shall be §3 for each and every year ; and no
resident of this State shall have a vote or voice in the
deliberations of this society who shall not have paid to
the Secretary or Treasurer his membership fee. Any
member of the society who permits his indebtedness to
the society to accumulate for more than one year, shall
be dropped from the roll of membership ; Provided, He
shall have received notice in writing of sucli indebted¬
ness from the Secretary or Treasurer, and ten days' writ¬
ten notice of the Intention of the Secretary or Treasurer
to offer a motion for such action at the next meeting.
No member so dropped shall be re-instated except by a
vote of two-thirds ot the members present at any meet¬
ing and on the payment of dues. All officers of this so¬
ciety may be removed from office upon a vote of a major¬
ity of the members present for any improper conduct or
for violation of the constitution or by-laws of this soci¬
ety.

“ Sue. 8. That the Secretary may admit persons to mem¬
bership by letter or ortherwise upon payment of the
membership fee, and shall issue to the person becoming
a member of this society a certificate of membership,
which shall hold good for one year from the dato of the
certificate.

“ Sec. 9. That every member of this society shall he em¬
powered to make arrests without warrant of any person
or persons who may be found violating any of the pro¬
visions of this act or infringing upon any laws made for
the protection of game and fish in this State, and bring
him or them before a magistrate for examination.”

If this is not strong enough, just read one of the cards
or notices of this Association, found hanging up in the
gun stores, and you will wonder if you live in the repub¬
lic of the United States.

The people of some of our States are so full of the mis¬
erable doctrine of “State rights” that they Bee nothing
else. The Delaware people are probably foremost in this.
The Jerseymen are still afflicted with the same disease,
but not to so great an extent.

When these “ State Rights’ ’’ people get on the subject
of game laws, they imagine they are to he completely
“cleaned out” of their game by the residents of their
neighboring States, whom they seem to regard as a na¬
tion of pot hunters and game exterminators, forgetting
the fact, that the exterminator of game lives in then-
very midst.

Tins is the root of the whole matter : it is the pot
hunter in the country who destroys the game. It is not
the resident of another State, who comes for a few days’
recreation and shooting ; but the fellow who lives in their
own neighborhood, who shoots the covey on the ground,
and kills all he can, and in any way, As he ships them to
market, the more he kills the more money he gets ; and
he would be a big fool if he did not kill all he could.
He is the fellow to look after, not the visitor from another
State, who is, most probably, a stranger to the ground,
and cannot find halt' the game thereon. The pot hunter
can ; he knows the ground well. You are used to seeing
the pot hunter around, for he is a neighbor and an ac¬
quaintance. You know him, and say nothing to him ;
while, perhaps, you drive off some well-behaved stranger,
simply because he is such, imagining that he will kill
everything in the neighborhood ; while the pot hunter
unmolested keeps at it all the time and every day, kill¬
ing until there is nothing left. He is the fellow that does
the mischief. Large cities, like Philadelphia or New York,
send out many gunners, but there are few pot hunters
amongst them. The pot hunter lives in the neighbor¬
hood where the game is. There are more pot hunters in
the State of Delaware, from Wilmington down, by ten¬
fold, than ever go to the State from the neighboring ones.

The sooner we get the idea of resident and non-resident
out of our minds, and look out for the fellowwho slaugh¬
ters game in any way, in and out of season, who prowls
around and bunches the covies on the ground, the nearer
perfection will be our game laws.

We want to drop the idea that our neighbor in the next
State is a scalawag and a rascal, and that every man in
our own State is a saint. If things keep on in the way
they seem to be going, the next State Protective Asso¬
ciation we will hear of, will have some such section as
this : —

“Amy non-resident of this State found entering upon
the lands of this Commonwealth with dog, rifle, gun, or
shooting or fishing implements, shall forfeit the same,
together with all ammunition, tools, or implements of
hunting or fishing, watch, jewelry, money, and clothing,
to the first citizen of this State whom he slial 1 meet. And
it shall be the duty of Baid citizen, of this Commonwealth,
to make the demand upon said non-resident, and at once
take possession of said weapons, implements of limiting
or fishing, watch, jewelry, money, and clothing j pro¬
vided said non-resident may be allowed to retain, one
shirt to cover his nakedness, in order that the feelings of
the citizens of this Commonwealth may not be offended.
And, furthermore, said non-resident may be allowed to
retain his boots or shoes to walk in, but shall at once
leave the State by tbe public roads or highways, and shall
not trespass upon any path or laps over, through, or under
the lands of any citizen of this Commonwealth.”

In conclusion, let ns drop tho resident and non-resident
part of the game laws, for the reason that they create an
unkind feeling ; and for the still weightier reason that, in

mo

a, ny State, ten times more game, is killed by residents than
by non-residents ; therefore it is just to infer that more
harm is done by the resident shooter. We must not for¬
get, too, that we sometimes go to other States for the
purpose of Bhooting game that is scarce, or is nor found
in our own ; we then become a non-resident, and would
naturally feel any discrimination on that account.

When we insert tbe resident and non-resident clause,
it is like knocking down the wrong man when attacked
—we allow the rascal to go free, and punish the in¬
nocent.

Both in Delaware and West Jersey the non-resident
must pay for shooting. The resident does not pay
for shooting, but only joins the Protective Association
for the purpose of identifying himself as a member of tbe
Association, and, because be is interested in its results.
He may shoot all the time in season without paying one
cent, RtTPEE,

— Mr. Wm. L. Force, the editor of tho Plainfield, N. J.,
Constitutionalist, has always been, an active and intelli¬
gent advocate of game protection, and to his efforts the
sportsmen of New Jersey are largely indebted for the
present excellence of the game law system of the State,

Sk S'h

Smooth-Bore Cylindrical Bullets.— During the last
twenty years we have examined a great many plans for
effecting the rotation of a cylinder of lead in a smooth¬
bore by means of internal or external vi fling, but in every
case without any good result. At length Dr. Macleod, a
retired Indian medical officer, residing at Yockleton Hall,
near Shrewsbury, has succeeded in effecting tills object
by the simple expedient of making tfie rifled or twisted
internal tubes conical, each of the four being reduced
from 3-33 of an inch at its mouth, to about 1-64 at its exit
on the breech end. The annexed engraving shows the
form of his ball of the full size. It weighs 2}oz., and is
at present cast of hardened lead ; but the inventor pro¬
poses ultimately to make it by pressure, so as to eliminate
tbe chance of air bubbles in the casting, by which be
thinks tbe centre of gravity is thrown on one side, and tbe
ball does not maintain its line of flight, as now happens
occasionally. Behind tbe ball he places a thick wad of
india-rubber, which effectually prevents the gas escaping
through the four tubes, and also from entering the coni¬
cal cavity at the base, which is intended to throw the
centre of gravity forward.

The annexed engraving shows a section of the ball, and
also a view of each end. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of

the ball showing the four openings of the tubes in its fore
end and their conical form, as indicated by the dotted
lines. Fig 2 is a section of the same, showing also the
conical cavity in the base. Fig 3 is a plan of tho fore end,
a a, bb, c c, and d d, each indicating, by dotted lines, a
rifled or twisted tube, and the amount of obliquity or
twist in it. In Fig. 4, tbe four small openings of the
tubes are shown at a, b, c, and d, together with the large
conical cavity intended to lighten the base.

About six weeks ago we ourselves tried a few of these
bullets at 70 yards, with 2i drs. of powder, and inacle ex¬
cellent shooting with them ; but the trial was notsuf-
fioiently extended to induce us to report it. Last Mon¬
day, however. Dr. Macleod obtained the use of Messrs.
Holland’s range at Kiiblirn, and also the assistance of
his “ regulator,” whoseskill both with the shot gun and
rifle is quite A 1, Messrs. Hollaud had in the interval re¬
bored the gun used chiefly by Dr. Maoleod, which is a
heavy single barrelled 12-bore, weighing about 81b. ; but
we also tried several shots from a double-barrelled 12-bore,
witli nearly equally good results. From these guns a series
of shots were taken with various charges of powder, tbe
conclusion arrived at by all present being: that at 70 yards
21drs. will suffice to give excellent shooting, but that 3drs.
are required for 100 yards, and that beyond that charge
the shooting is rendered wild and unreliable. Having
settled these, points by sundry experiments, we deter¬
mined to fire the last remaining seven balls with Jell'S, of
owder from the single barrel, at 100 yards, the result
eing that six out of the seven shots pierced the wooden
target screen, each with a perfectly round hole, and ail
within a square of 4in, ; while one of them (the fourth)
was 7in. from the centre of the square, and had turned
over sideways, making a hole corresponding with its
length in the wood. Here then, we have shooting from
a smooth-bore equal to that of an Express rifle, with a
ball nearly double the weight of the spherical ball which
must be used in tho bore, whereby, of course, the shock
given would be greatly encreased, but whether or no the
velocity would be suficieut for an elephant’s skull we do
not protend to say, as with a spherical ball in a 12-bore it
is admitted that 3drs. of powder are insufficient. In any
case. Dr. Macleod’s invention is of the highest interest,

and opens out problems to be solved, not only with regard
to sportsmen, but also for big guns in war, wherein the
rifling seems now to be the main difficulty. The balls
used fitted loosely but accurately in the gun, and the re¬
coil is about equal to that of an ordinary charge of powder
and shot. One of these balls is now before us, and wo
will leave it at our office for the inspection of our readerB.
— London Field, Nov, 8th.

The Sohdetzen Corn's Ball,— The twenty-third
annual ball of the New York Schuetzen Corps, Captain
D. G. Yuengling, was held Dec. 10th, at the Terrace Gar¬
den, the large hall being magnificently decorated with
flags, ensigns and banners, among which that of the
Corps was given a deservedly conspicuous place.
The attendance was very large, the event call¬
ing out the wealthy and fashionable element of
the German population of tho City. The Schuetzen-
Corps are as gallant in the ball room as they are brave in
the field, and the handsome uniforms were never more
brilliant than when the epauletts reflected the brilliant
light from the chandeliers, and the medals on the breasts
of heroes flashed back the rays from the diamonds of the
fair ones. The music was under the supervision of
Prof. Wan ncm aclier , the leader of the Seventy-first
Regiment Band, and was most admirably conducted,
German and American airs following each other in a
patriotic succession. The impressive feature of the
evening was the reception by Captain D. G, Yuengling’s
Corps of A Company, Third Cavalry, N. Y. S. N. G.,
Capt. Fisher in command. Marching and counter-march¬
ing proceeded the Grand Schuetzen March, dedicated to
Capt. D, G. Yuengling, to which one hundred and two
couples responded. Then the ball was fairly opened with
a waltz and the merriment began. Suffice it to say tha
order of the programme was faithfully followed and
gladness ruled the hour far into the morning.

Notable among the guests of the evening were Capt. J.
H. Diehl, of the Independent New York Schuetzen, with
a number of his company, the “Jersey Lyric” of the
Jersey Schuetzen Corps, Mr. Henry Giaussen, Jr.,
President of the Plattdeutsche Volks Fest Verein, Capt.
Busch of Union Hill, who usually weighs 520 pounds, but
has fallen away to 480 pounds, and consequently could
not wear bis uniform ; Pres. A. Meyer, Ex-Pres,, C.
Mattman, with a number of the Helvetia Rifle Club
members, Mr. W. Milton Farrow, and Wm. Hays. The
gathering was a notable one of both American and
German sportsmen, riflemen and sterling good fellows,
of both nationalities ; and the ball was a most success¬
ful and happy affair.

A Warning from Canada.— The following letter to
the manager of the rifle department of the Remington
Company speaks for itself : —

Hamilton, Out., Dec, 20 th. — Mr. A. Alford : — Ny
Dear Friend : I had a letter from Ferguson, of Inverness,
Some time ago, and he has come to the conclusion that
the Remington is the rifle of the day, with Hazard
powder, some of which I took home for him. At their
September meeting he cleaned everything right before
him, winning £62 sterling altogether. I never see any of
your shooting now. I get the Herald every week, but,
strangely, there is no Creedmoor news — in fact, any rifle
news at all in it. There are none of our club going to
Wimbledon next season, sol am going to devote my time
to getting up a good team for Creedmoor, so look to your
laurels. I have been prospecting lately for new long-
ranges, and have struck on favorable ones, where we
can have 1,390 yards, if suitable arrangements can be
made with the owners. James Adam.

Centre and Riji Fire Rifles.— In reply to a late
correspondent of the Forest and Stream, 1 would state
that Frank Wesson makes rifles adapted to both rim and
centre-fire shells, by simply changing the striker on the
hammer. The Wesson rifles are very accurate, but too
straight in the stock for a hunting rifle. The action is
Simple and safe for ordinary charges, but not strong
enough for large calibres and heavy powder charges.
The “ neatest thing out ” in rifles, is the new Remington
sliding block action, which is now first offered for sale.
The hammer rebounds, and the breech isopened or closed
by a lever on the side, without touching the hammer,
which stands at half-cock. The hammer is low down in
the grip, and projects hut very little above the plate, not
enough to be in. danger of catching on brush or other
objects when carefully carried, The stock is provided
with a pistol grip, and is well modeled. As a whole, it is
the “ handiest ” rifle I have ever seen, and for heathy,
simplicity, safety and strength, is at the head of tbe list.
For fear that this may be thought an interested “ puff,”
I would state that I am not the happy owner of the new
rifle, neither have I any acquaintance or interest with
the Remingtons, bnt write for the benefit of brother
sportsmen. Nautiods,

I noticed in your “Answer to Correspondents” of
Nov. 20th, that C, J. G. asks the question — “ Is there any
riffle that uses both rim and centre-fire cartridges ?” and
you answer, No ; but I answer. Yes, for I have owned
just such a rifle for the past three years, and like it very
much ; it was made by F. Wesson, Worcester, Mass. It
can be changed to shoot either rim or centre-fire car¬
tridges in about fifteen seconds, and with no more com¬
plicated tools than a common jack-knife.

I have taken the Forest and. Stream for years, and
am more than pleased witli it. F, J, Drake,

Manchester, N, H., Nov, 28th,

[Our correspondent asked for a rifle to shoot both rim.
and centre-five cartridges. A rifle may be changed to
shoot either, Bnt there is no rifle now made which can
accommodate each class of ammunition without such
changes. — Ed.]

“Bexar" Again on Shells.— Corpus Christie, Texas,
Dec, 8th — Editor Forest and Stream : — Since my first
complaint through your columns of the. worthlessness of
the Everlasting shells, for the Ballard rifla (for which I
was so severely rated by soma of your correspondents),
I have been trying to find out what the trouble was. I

si 4

FOREST AND STREAM.

aee many others complain of the Everlasting shells, ex¬
panding too much to allow them to be used without
dressing flown, and I have seen no one who can give any
good reason therefor.

It is not in my case owing to quick powder, for I use
F.G. , the same as in my shot gun, and my metal shells
there do not expand, although I shoot six drachms of
powder and one and a quarter ounce shot in a 10-bore,
10-pound Nichols’ gun. But these shot shells are very
thin, ami therein, I fancy, lies the whole secret. The
rifle shells are too thick to contract after expansion. In
other respects I am very well pleased with the Pacific
Ballard, for although it shoots a ball that must upset to
fill the groves, it shoots true every time, and when I miss
I know the fault is mine in not holding right.

Is there any other shell made, paper or metal, that will
fit a gun bored for the Everlasting shells? If so, I
would like to get some. These things are a costly hum¬
bug, and the sooner the public know it the better. It
seems to me that a paper shell to he shot once and then
thrown away would do full as well for a rifle as for a
shot gun, and some enterprising firm that would start
such a shell could sell many of them in Texas, for the
Ballard is a. great favorite, but cannot grow into general
use on account of these “everlasting" frauds called shells,

Bexar.

RIFLE TESTS.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

In my letter published in your issue of Nov. 20th, I
should have given weight of rifle — 8J lbs. I should also
have stated thatthe rifle was sighted the same at the longer
distance, that is, rear sight was not elevated at all. Last
paragraph should read, “ indicate greater loss of force
by the short bullet in the second 100 yards.”

As you have deemed my experiments of sufficient in¬
terest to publish, I have thought to detail as briefly as
possible another series of tests, but fear I should require
too much of your valuable space, will therefore sum¬
marize briefly.

Thinking to hunt South several winters ago. I ordered
a Remington 40 cal. 28 in.. 51 lbs. rifle, and 1,500 50-205
grains cartridges. In testingtkis rifle at 100 and 200 yards,
used up several hundred of these cartridges. Could not
make a ten shot group at 100 yards, that would measure
less than six to eight inches. At 200, could not do better
than sixteen to twenty inches. Got disgusted and sold
the rifle ; it was taken to the Rocky Mountains on a trip
of several moftth’s duration, received much rough usage,
got badly rusted inside, etc.

Recently I have tested that same rifle with re-loaded
cartridges, no lubricant bullets fitting shells loosely. At
100 yards shot ten consecutive shots into a four" inch
group ; at 200, ten into a. nine inch group.

Having won a new model Sharps 40 cal. 30 in. !)? lbs.
rifle; resolved to see what I could do with that. Fired
some 70-3.30 grains factory cartridges at 100 and 200
yards. A six inch group at 100 and a thirteen inch at 200
was the best I could do ; re-loading with sixty-five grains
F. G., same bullet, no lubricant (mouth of shellshaving
expanded somewhat) could make a 21 inch group at 100,
and a five inch at 200 yards.

Thinking this rifle rather heavy for size of bore, I
exchanged fora Sharps N. M. Military 45 cal. 9 lbs weight.
With factory cartridges it shot very badly, with re-loaded
cartridges seventy grains F. G. no lubricant, same bullet ,
— shells fitting bullet loosely — could shoot continuously
into a four inch group at 100, and a nine inch at 200
yards, •

One day made group of eight shots each at 200 yards,
with the following kinds of powder : Hazard’s No. 4, sea
shooting No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 ; Duck, No. 0, Electric, and
Dittmar F. As I had previously tested Dittmar, and
found there was a perceptible hang lire to all the cartri¬
dges, I first placed twelve grains of black powder (No.
3 Duck) in shells, then filled with sufficient Dittmar
(weighed) to make same hulk as seventy grains black,
which was the weight used of the black kinds; bullets
in all these testa the same, 420 grains.

There was but very slight difference in the elevation or
size of groups made with the blade powder, the No. 4
sea shooting averaging quite as high. The Dittmar
cartridges formed a group live inches lower on tar¬
get, sights of course always the same. Have shot
several groups with Dittmar F (tested) powder ; same
built as black ; have always found the elevation to
be remarkably uniform, but always several inches
lower than that of black powder : groups about the
same size. I found this rifle, with 70 grains F. G. pow¬
der, 420 bullet, had a drop of 17 inches between 100 and
200 yards.

Having tested this rifle thoroughly, I next took up the
Peabody Martini military, 45 cal. 8J lbs. weight. Have
tested three of these rifles ; they all shoot factory carfe
ridges (85-480 grains) very fair. Have fired, ten consecu¬
tive shots from each of these rifles, 200 yards; reloaded
shells, no lubricant, 100 grs., F G powder, 410 bullet;
groups measured 6$, 74, respectively. With this car¬
tridge the drop between 100 and 200 yards was only 14
inches, Tliis is decidedly the best result I have been able
to get so far.

I have fitted one of these rifles with sporting stock ; it
now weighs but 8 lbs., and shoots quite as well. The re-
coilis about the same as an 8-lb. shot gun with medium
'Imrgc. For a hunting cartridge I use a round linen
patch over butt of bullet of a size to extendi inch around
the butt : this holds the bullet securely in shell and does
not in the ioast impair accuracy.

1 shall next experiment with the express bullet, of
which 1 may give an account at some future day.

Apropos, I have from time to time heard of serious
accidents from uncapping loaded shells that had missed
fire. Have had some narrow escapes myself. The
proper remedy for this is to use only such shells as have
a central aperture through the head, and to always
knock off the primer from the inside. It is a very easy
matter to get a miss-fire cartridge among one’s empty
shells, and the chances are more than even that it will
be uncapped before it is discovered, with a great risk of
accident if the outside punch is used. The Winchester
Anus Company and E. Remington & Sons' make all have
the central aperture. They make all sizes, I believe.

Rhode Island, Nov. 27th, Rabbeth.

Massachusetts— Boston.— Magnolia Gallery has been
well patronized during the week, and remarkable scores
have been obtained, particularly by Edwards, Hollis, and
James, whose respective scores of 49 each show perfect
holding. These scores were made in the new' match,
called the Marksmen Badge Match, open to all comers,
for which three very handsome Bilver badges are offered.
The military match has also been largely shot, and will
close one week from Monday, or December 17th. The
following are the best scores made during the past week : —

TUB MILITARY MATCH,

ond Cadets . . . 4 4 4

.Private (Gardner, Company D, l?irst

Regiment . 4 5 6

Sergeant Osborn, N. C.S . 4 4 4

Corporal Everett, Company I), First

Regiment . . . . . 4 4 4

Corporal Idtbgow, Company X), First

Regiment . 5 4 6 ■

Sergetm t. Andre ws, Company D,Fir3t

Regiment . ..5 5 4

Private Brownell, Company D, First

Regiment . .5 4 3

Colonel Wales, First Regiment . 4 4 4

Sergeant Frotningham, Company D,

First Regiment . . 3 4 S ]

5 5 5 &

5 4 5 4
5 4 4 5

5 4 5 5

4 5 5 4

5 4 4 4

4 5 14
4 3 4 5

4 4 3 1

5-45

5-45

5—45

4- 45
4^-45

5— 44

4- 44

5- 43

4—88

Edwards .

Hollis .

4. James .

V. II. Harrison. .

7. C. Stone .

•\ Hall .

V. it. Soliaefer. . .

3. F. Bassett .

i.F.Shaefer .

4. C. Gardener..
R. F. Schaefer.
Law ranee ..

4. Roseow .

I. Sawyer .

H. Carr .

AHKSMEN 35 A DC E MATCH.

5 5 5 4 5 5 5
5556555-
4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5

.4 5 5 4 5 5

• 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5
. 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4
.445 5 4545

4 4 4 4 5 3

a 5-49
5 5—49
- 4-49
4-48
4 5 48
1 5-47

4 5—47

5 5—10

4 5—48

5 4— 10
5 4-45
5 4—45
5 4-45

6 1 1
4 '4—13

Boston. — 'Walnut Hill, Dee. 10 th. — The sixth annual
competition to-day in the long-range “ carton ” match
did not fill so largely as usual. The day opened cold, with
a moist atmosphere, wliicli made out-door sport exceed¬
ingly disagreeable. The wind from the northeast sent a
chill through the marksmen, and they did not enter into
their favorite pastime with their usual zest. The shoot¬
ing began promptly at II o’clook at 800 yards. The sig¬
nal flags gave no indication of the “ fish-tail” wind which
prevailed, and were not disturbed as they clung to the
staff. Brown, Jackson, Webster and Nichols opened
with good centre “ cartons,” and the shivering scorers—
who sat round a camp-fire — looked for big results, and,
indeed, the shooting was capital at this distance, Webster
and Jackson closing for 81 each, Brown for 80, and
Nichols for 76, the Creedmoor count of which would
have been : Webster, 73 ; Brown, 73 ; Jackson, 72 ;
Nichols, 69. When the gentlemen moved back to 900
yards there was a decided change in the elements. The
thermometer indicated 39 deg., and the cold weather
sent the bullets low. Elevations were constantly
changed, and, to add to their troubles, the wind suddenly
changed to 4 o’clock, and blew a little gale. The perfect
calculations of Jackson, Webster and Nichols sent them
on their first shot inside the carton ring, with Brown in
the “ bull.” “Not so har'd a wind to handle, gentlemen, as
I expected,” said one of the participants, but before the
shooting was finished at this distance, the “mag” was
shown several times for Webster and Jackson, while
for Nichols, the “raven” tried to hide behind the signal
disc for a poor two. Brown closed with the highest
score, 78 ; Creedmoor count, 72, at 1,000 yards. The
weather conditions remained nearly the same, with the
exception of the light, which was "very poor, and a fine
mist, making good sighting almost an impossibility,
Nichols started the ball with an “ inner," Brown with a
“ bull,” Webster with a “centre,” and Jackson with a
“ bull.” On Webster’s second shot the iron did not re¬
spond, and the shot could not be located. Jackson fol¬
lowed him on his fifth shot, both being “ unaccount-
ables.” Hard luck followed both Nichols and Jackson
through this distance, but Brown stuck well to his work,
and closed with a brilliant 216, Creedmoor, or 232, carton
count, which, under the circumstances, was worthy of
especial moution. The following summary will give the
detail :—

SIX).

900,

4. F. BHOVVN.

..6 5 6 6 1 8 5 5 4 5 5 5 0

...56 4 4 5 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 5
...5 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5

CAPT. W. H. JACKSON.

...II 5636 4606 6 655
...0 8 0 5 5 4 5 4 4 6 5 3 3

...5 5 5 0 0 5 6 6 6 5 6 5 6

..6 5 5 3 4-6
..4 0 4 4 5 4

« 6-801

5 6-781-232

6 5-74)

6-81
5—70 > 221
3-72)

6 5— SI

5 3-72

6 5-65

-318

son .

900 -

1,000....

J. NICHOLS.

6 0 5 3 0 3 6 4 5 6 0 6 5 4 6—76)

.6 5 5 3 1 4 0 4 3 5 2 5 5 4 5-66 V 208

.3 6 3 3 4 5 4 0 4 6 6 5 3 3 5-66 1

camupMOOR count.

j.jj.jiruwu . .

Captain W, H- Jackson.

D. Webster .

•T. Nichols .

800 Yds. 900 YUs. 1,000'1'Hs. Tukll.

Medford, Dee, 13//i. — The attendance to-day was large,
and the corn I'ortable winter shed was filled by the marks¬
men who participated in the classified Dnited States
coin match at 300 yards, off-hand, new count, as adopted
by the Medford Amateur Rifle Association. The weather
conditions were not of the best, hut the light for this
distance shooting was good, and splendid results were
achieved, as the score indicates : —

f. Charles . . . . 5 65 5 56 6 6

Hollis . 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5

I. WhUUer . 5 6 5 5 5 0 5 5

..Ji. Archer- . 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 5

I. Abbott . 6 5 5 5 0 5 4 8

[.Chase . 4 4

. E. Irvine . 6 5 _

[. P. Ames . 4 4 5

[.Sherman . 6 5 5 5 3 5 6

,. N. Wobb . 3 0 3 4 4 6 5

3 5 4 6 3 5
5 5 4 6 4

6-56
5 - 56
6—54
6-64
5 .i i
6—48
6—48
6 — 47

3- 47

4 — 43

According to the regulations of the match the clock
was won yesterday by Mr. E. Whittier, although the high¬
est score was made by Mi'. AV. Charles.

Hopkinf.on, Dec. 1th. — The Hopkinton Rifle Club held
a match at then- range, at Claflin’s Grove, Saturday week,
it being the first of the two matches for the ammunition

prize, the conditions of which are fourteen rounds, off¬
hand, at 200 yards ; each one entering to lie handicapped
from the score of the last match, re-entries being per¬
mitted. The conditions were very unfavorable, the light
being bad ; a thick fog huDg over the target, rendering
the little bull’s-eye almost invisible, which with the heavy
falling mist and a raw east wind made it disagreeable for
the marksmen as well as unfortunate for good scores, the
best being given : —

O. Wood .

IV. B. Clalliri.
F. S. Phijips . .

P. W. Smith..

C. H. Frost . . .
C. H. Rosa _

35456433
3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
.445 8 4444

....4 4 4 3 4

3 5
3 3
3 3

4 4 5 4 5 4-58

5 1 5 4 3 4—57
5 3 3 5 3 4-54

2 4 5 4 4 4—54

3 2 2 2 2 3-41
3 4 4 4 0 4-39

Boston Mammoth Rifle Gallery.— Dec. 12f7t.— The
regular monthly prize shoot is progressing finely, and the
second week saw better shooting than the first. The
management propose to inaugurate the new year with a
new rifle match culled “The New Year Rifle Match.”
Five or more prizes will be given away ; no entrance lee
ohai'ged ; conditions of the match, the three best scores
in the month ; also in addition an extra prize of .$ 20 given
for a clean score of eight consecutive bull’s-eyes. The
prizes will be announced hereafter. The following is the
summary of last week’s shooting, 150 feet ; rounds 8 ;
possible 40 : —

G. A. Pollard .

C. Edwards .

N. C. Stonol .

E. F. Richardson .

A. O. Staples .

E. F. Bnssel t .

N. W. Arnold .

A. E. Robbins .

H. It. Shaw .

G. .1. Seabury .

. 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 5—39

. 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5-39

.4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5—38

.4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5-38

.5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5-38

.4 5 5 5 5 5 6 4^-88

.5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4-38

.1 4 1 5 5 5 5 5-37

.5 4 4 1 5 5 6 6-37

5 5 5 4 5 4 4 5-37

Gardner, Dec. 13th. — The Rifle Club is arranging for a
prize shooting-match at their range Christmas Day. The
scores of ten shots each are to be required. All who de¬
sire are invited to participate.

Helvetia Rifle Club. — At the general meeting of the
Helvetia Rifle Club, which was held last week, the fol¬
lowing officers were elected for the coming year : Albert
Meyer, President ; R. Heuber, Secretary ; Sam. Rey,
Treasurer ; A. Knopfli, Rob. Faber, Shooting Committee.
Mr. C. Mattmann, the resigning President, who sei'ved for
a term of five years, was presented with a handsome cane
with gold handle, and bearing the inscription : “ Matt¬
mann, from] the Helvetia Rifle Club. Souvenir to their
President, for meritorious services.”

fau[t Jftf# nifd §nt\t

GAME IN SEASON FOR DECEMBER.

Moose, Alee Americana.
Caribou, Ranrjifer caribou.

Eli or wapiti, Ccrciis canadensis.
Red or Va. deer. C. virffinianus.
Squirrels, red, black and gray.
Hares, brown and gray.

Wild turkey.Afetaww yaUnpavo.

Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, CupidoMa cupido.
Ruffed grouse or pheaBant, Bo-
nasa umfrelhts.

Quail or partridge, Ortyxvirgini-
Woodeook,PhilQhelaniinor.

Swans, Brant, Wild Ducks, Geese, Ac.

^S”This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which is generally in seasonal this time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

Baker Double-Barrelled Shot Gun-— Many persons
have gained the impression that Mr. AY. H. Baker, of
Syracuse, makes only the three-barrel gun — a two-shot
shot gun with rifle accompaniment. Tliis is incorrect.
Mr. Baker probably makes five double-barrel shot guns,
where he makes one shot gun and rifle combined. This
we answer to several correspondents. The Baker $35
double guns are of as fair quality as any low-priced gun
made. Indeed, the manufacturers use but one material
for all grades, baiting wood in stock and barrels.

— Captain Bogardus has established a series of matches
to he shot at his gallery. The first, which will be reported
in our next issue, was shot on Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday, December 17tb, 18th, and I9t1i, at glass balls,
with shot gun. For this the Captain offers a medal to be
shot for by amateurs under the glass ball rules — twelve or
more must enter — to use any ten or twelve bore gun with
cartridges loaded with Dittmar powder, to shoot at
twenty glass balls each day of the three above named.
Entrance fee, $5. The party making the highest aggre¬
gate score during the three days to save his entry money
and win the medal. The second, third, and fourth best
score to receive the balance of the money, fifty, thirty,
and twenty per cent, respectively.

A novelty will be introduced oh Friday, December 26th,
in a match for the championship of Amei'ica for glass hall
shooting with rifle, open for all comers.

To establish the above championship, the AVinchester
Repeating Rifle Company offers a valuable medal to be
shot for under the following rules, to govern match and
medal, which each of the candidates entering are required
to sign.

We, the undersigned contestants for the badge of the
championship of America, given by the Winchester Re¬
peating Rifle Company, do hereby pledge ourselves and
agi-ee to the following rules and regulations whenever
and wherever said badge is contested for ; —

I. The winner shall pledge himself to shoot any chal¬
lenger, for a sum not less than $100 a side, within two
months of the date of said challenge, under penalty of
forfeiting said badge.

II. Any party challenging the holder of this badge
shall make a deposit of $50, as a forfeit for a match of
$100 a side, in the hands of the editor of the Clipper, to
be covered by the challenged party with an equal amount ;
the balance of the money, $50 a side, shall be deposited in
the hands of the editor of the Clipper, or some other
party mutually agreed upon by both parties, three days
b.efore the match is shot ; the match then becomes play
or pay. In the case of the holder not complying with the
foregoing conditions, he shall forfeit the badge to the
party challenging.

III. Every contestant for this badge shall pledge him-

FOREST AND STREAM

self to contend for the same under the Bogardus Rules
for Glass-Ball Trap Shooting, with Winchester rifle, and
the balls to be sprung from Bogardus’ Glass-Ball Trap for
rifle shooting.

IV. All matches for this badge shall be at 100 glass
balls, Bogardus’ patent.

V. The holder of this badge shall name the place where
the same shall be contested for ; balls to be furnished by
the holder of the badge ; each shooterto pay for the balls
he shoots at. Balls to be taken from one barrel or box
until the same is exhausted, and so On through the match.

VI. The party holding this badge for one year against
all comers, it shall become his personal property.

The Bogardus Rules for glass-hall shooting with rifle,
have already appeared in the Forest and Stream.

No. 30 Eighth street. New York, Dec. \Wi.— Editor of
Forest and Stream: — Haring accepted a proposition to
eclipse all known time and endurance records with a shot¬
gun, the match to take place in this city, Dec.. 30th, will
you permit me to make a special public request that
every one who may have heretofore entertained any
doubt as to the fairness of my performances will come
promptly forward on this occasion and avail themselves
of the opportunities I earnestly desire all should have, to
he convinced beyond any doubt that every condition is
complied with. This will probably be my last attempt
in a match of this kind, and 1 wish the record I make on
Saturday next to stand unrivalled and undisputed in
every particular, and am therefore anxious to afford all
doubters every facility they can demand to take excep¬
tions to any point prior to or during the match,

A. H. Bogardus.

It Mr gut Have Been.— Rochester. Dec. Wth— Editor
Forest and Stream : — Seeing so many accidents chroni¬
cled tempts me to give you the particulars of what might
have been an accident, and what, I presume, is the cause
of many unexplained accidents. On the 1st day of Janu¬
ary, 1879, 1 loaned a single-barrelled gun to a young man
to go fox-hunting. He loaded Ihe gun himself. I did
not get the gun (Sack until the latter part of September
last. He returned it, saying that the same lead that he
put iu on Jan. 1st was still in the gun, and that he had
never fired it off. On examination, I found that the bar¬
rel had over eight inches of lead or something else iu it.
After drawing out the shot (my man lost some in draw¬
ing it), I had the balance carefully weighed, and found
that there was four aud three-quarter ounces of No. 7
shot, besides what was lost, which was, at least, one-
quarter ounce. The gun still contained over four inches
of material, in fact, powder (Hazzard's ducking), which
we had to soak out with kerosene oil, and consequently
could not be be measured ; but I am sure there was at
least fifteen drachms of powder in the gun. Now, had
that man seen a fox within twenty-five rods he would
have shot, and of course the gun would have been blown
to atoms and the gunner probably killed, and the whole
blame laid to the gon, which is a perfectly safe one, and
the writer hereof been blamed for loaning a dangerous
gun to the shooter. Moral': Don’t loan guns to fools.

L. W.

New Jersey — Ocean Co., Dee, 8th. — The shooting
around the shore of Baraegat Bay, both for Wilson’s
snipe and ducks, the present season, has been very poor.
Few snipe have been seen or shot. There are a few
here now, and in half a day’s trampyou might staid; three
or four where in the spring you woiikl see ten times the
number. I account for it by the warm weather during
the fall in the North. W hen the birds started they came
with a rush, and went directly South without stopping
much to feed on the way. Woodcock also very scarce,
but quail and grouse have been fairly plentiful.

S. K„ Jr.

Pennsylvania — ApplebackoUle, Dee. ‘7th, — I, and two
other young sportsmen, were^ shooting around head¬
quarters, in Tinieum township, November 24th, and
bagged the first day 37 quail, 15 rabbits, and 5 pheasants,
and the rest did very near as good as myself, We were
there three days and bagged 250 quad, 137 rabbits, and
28 pheasants. We had some line sport around the Kills.
Bast Tuesday a deer passed through the town ; we all
struck out to follow, but could not get a shot. I think it
strayed away from the Blue Mountains, S. T. L.

Virginia — Norfolk, Dee, Mh. — Weather stdl holds
warm. No heavy rain this fall. More snipe in market
than usual at this season, they generally gi ving the coast
line the go-by in fall. Those brought in come from
Princess Anne and Currituck. Quail-shooting has been
poor, no doubt owing to the extreme drought making
the birds stay in the woods and swamps. Swan, geese
aud ducks plentiful on the Currituck marshes. Canvas-
backs are not yet in their prime. W, H. S.

Michigan — Detroit, Dec, 13th. — The St. Clair Republican
reports large flocks of wild turkeys in the vicinity of St.
Clair, Midi. A large bald eagle was Bhot by one of the
hands at Perry’s Mills one day last week, and sent down
to us for inspection. He had been staying around the
bay for several weeks, aud was shot close to the mill.
Though a young one. not having got the white head of an
adult, it was a noble bird, measuring seven feet across
the extended wings. John E, Long, of this city, was out
on the 10th inst, and bagged eight ruffed grouse.

L. F. Whitman.

Iowa — Alyona, Dec. 5th. — Three of us (John, another
and myself) shot 289 ducks on the pass at Sprit Lake, in
two and a half days this fall. 1 note your article “ An
Escaped Prisoner,” on page 84.8. John shot a goose
(Branta canadensis) one of whose feet was off just above
the web, and all healed over clean, leaving a small knob
on the end of the leg, L. H. D.

Waterloo, Blackhmvk Co., Dec. 8th. — Ducks for some
unexplained reason have been very scarce this fall in
this portion of the State, there, being but two days of
fair shooting, wli ioh were about tlie middle of September,
during a week of cloudy, rainy weather. The rivers and
creeks are still open, but one might travel all day with¬
out seeing a duck. Chicken shooting was almost in a
fairway to become a tiling of the past in this section, but
the organization of the Waterloo Sportsmen's Associa¬
tion, with nearly a score of members, and its vigorous
prosecution of a few miscreants,, makes bright prospects

for good chicken shooting in the near future. The quail
is our most- plentiful game bird, and a marked increase
has been noticeaole in their ranks during the past two
years. Blackhawk.

Pomeroy, Dec. 7 th. — Cold weather has some time ago
driven the game South, aud the previous dryweather pre¬
vented game from stopping here in any quantity ; hut
several deer have been killed around here within seven or
eight miles of town. Abe Dacotah,

A Kicking Gun.— A La Porte, la,, gunner was lying
in the bottom of a boat, and discharged his gun at some
ducks, but not having it firm against his shoulder, tlie re¬
coil was with such force that lie broke 1i1b collarbone.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

Womens (Column,

Massachusetts— Brookfield, Dec. Wth— Seven of the
Sportsmen’s Club went out and had a quiet shoot this
afternoon, with tlie following score :—

Mnthewson . 3 J 1 1 3 3 0 1 1 1—0

Capon . 1110 11110 0-7

Crosby . I 0 1 0 1 l 1 l 3 1—8

Gerald . 0 3 (1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-2

Shepard ., . 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 I 1 0-9

Richards...... . 0 0 0 o 1 1 o 0 1 1—4

Heredeen . 110 11110 3 1-8

Total . . . . . 47

Connecticut — New' Haven, Dec, Ktth. — The New
Haven Gun Club grounds were opened to-day. The
medal has been won twiee,by each as follows : Folsom,
Hanson, Penn, JoreyandLaiigdon ; once by Armstrong,
Hutton, .Moore and Leete. Following is tlie score : —

Folsom . 31 11 11 U n 11 11,11 01 11-19

Hanson . 10 11 01 10 31 11 II 10 —12

Armstrong . .11 11 11 II 11 II II II 01 11—19

Honrs . Kl 10 10 10 11 10 30 10 10 10-11

Longdon . 10 11 11 11 U II. 11 11 11 11-19

Leete . 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 11-13

Appleton . 10 00 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11—13

Inpersoll . 10 II 10 U ()0 00 10 01 .11 11-12

Jorcy . U 11 11 11 til 11 11 11 11 (H— is

Menvln . U0 01 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11-17

Ties on medal shoot : —

Folsom- . . . . . 1 11011111 1— S

Armstrong- . 0 111110 10 1—7

Longdon . . 0 11111111 1—9

— Mr. W. Stone won the Challenge. Cup, N. Y. Gun
Club, Saturday ; score. 9 out of 10. Dr. Wilson and
Mr. Godfrey, the former winners, made scores 8 out of
10 : good lively birds. Mr. Stone was handicapped 2r
yards.

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Handling op Pelts. — Editor Forest and Stream : — It
often happens that a prime pelt fails to bring a top price
to the trapper, owing to imperfect stretcMng aud curing
— a fault common to the novice in trapping — and what
is thus lost is often gained by tlie collector, who moistens
to a pliable condition and re-stretches and otherwise im¬
proves their appearance. Experienced trappers will vary
somewhat in details, but the method submitted lias stood
the test of over thirty years and will be safe to practice.
Pelts are stretched in two ways : by casing, tCWTl hotter,
fisher, fox, sable, mink, etc. , and open, as with beaver,
bear, coon, and skunk, Either way they are to be cured
in a cool, dry, airy place, not exposed to sun or rain. If,
as is often the case, open skins are stretched on the out¬
side of a building, they should, as soon as diy enougli to
keep their shape, be taken under cover and hung up by
the head, so the air will circulate about them. In stretch¬
ing, great care is needed to have the pelts straight and
even, and the fat which adheres to those of the bear, coon
and skunk, shoidd be scraped off (while nailed up is best)
with a duli case knife or its equivalent. Stretchers for
cased skins should be made of thin, smooth boards, longer
and narrower than the bodies of tlie animal designed for:
so that when the skin is turned flesh side out it will quite
easily draw on. The stretcher for mink need taper but
little" from butt to shoulder, and to a blunt point beyond.
Others may taper rather more, and all should bo cham-
phered to a thinnish edge equally on the sides. To
stretch a skin, draw the skin of the hind legs over the end
of the board on each outer corner, and fasten withanail.
Then insert between the skin and board; on both sides, a
wedge-shaped point of the length required, anti of a size
at the butt to take up all slack of skin. Now draw down
on the .tail and fasten with a nailtin-ough the roots into
the wedge, and in like manner on the other side ; thus
the air will have free circulation ; hang up by a slit cu t
in the under lip. “When partly cured and still pliable,
remove the skin and turn, it through tlie mouth, and re¬
place, fur out, for a few days. Should flies be trouble¬
some (though furs are scarcely good enough to take till
flies are gone), rub on a little salt around eyes, ears, nose,
and lips, and a little at the roots of tlie tail ; but never
put salt or alum on the body. If, as it sometimes hap¬
pens, an animal has died in the trap, so that the skin lias
got a little turned and the fur starts, it may be washed on
tile flesh side with a solution of arsenic aud alcohol ; if
arBonic is not at hand, substitute saltpetre, When tlie
weather becomes cold the furs are to be wMpped up ;
that is, take small, tough twigs, or sprouts, and switch
tlie fur smartly, holding a pelt by the tip of the nose. Li
this way all clotted blood, mud, saliva, or other matter
will be removed. Finish by gently shaking in a short,
jerky way, and you will raise the pile handsomely^
Prime pelts, thus handled, will sell at tlie top price, ami
until Bold, be viewed with pride and pleasure by tlie trap¬
per. Corpl. Lot Warfield.

Are Bears Left-Handed?— Long before the writer
tried his ’prentice hand at trapping he was told by a vete¬
ran hear hunter that all the bears he bad taken in traps
— and they were a goodly number — were caught by the
left foot. The statement was discredited, till experi¬
ence seemed to verify it where the traps were sot at a
coop or its equivalent, Several caught in dead falls also
had tlie left leg as well as the head inside of the coop,
the bait being so far back as to oblige them to step in¬
side with one foot to reach it. It would thus seem that
where a bear is attracted by a lure he, soldier-like, steps
off left foot forward, ’ URSUS.

FROM OVER THE BORDER.

Editor Forest, and Stream. —

As so many of my sisters have had courage to face the
enemy, I will also take an arrow out of my quiver, and
perhaps the aim may be a true one, notwithstanding the
letter that appeared in Nov. 27th of your paper, from one
of the afflicted. I have not had quite such a tragic time
as “Zena,” though in some things have shared a similar
fate.

My husband aud I have jogged along comfortably for
ovei fourteen years together, except the occasional
breaks consequent upon a sportsman’s career. It was
about nine years ago that we were ordered to an in¬
land town, some thirty miles north of Lake Ontario, a
place famous for its fish and gamo surroundings, also the
numerous sportsmen in that vicinity, and from that time
up to the past year he has been ever zealous in the sports¬
man's cause.

First it was fisli, for which sport lie used to rise at day¬
break, paddle down the river some distance, coming
home at times with some bass, others maskinonge, which
we relished very much.

Duck shooting was next on the programme; before
bank hours, and after, (Ms time being short,) he usually
made the most of it, irrespective of the long, lonely,
hours I would he waiting and watching for Ms return,
fully expecting every time he would be ctrowned, or shot
such things so often happen : blit the reward would be
occasionally a few ducks, wliich were quite a treat,
But the crowning feature of all, was the deer hunt every
fall. The preparations that for weeks, (aye months,)
were gone through with, the numberless times my scrap
hag got overturned for pieces to clean and polish up the
rod and rifle, until you would almost imagine by the
things going around, you were in a gunsmith’s shop. If
all the fraternity went into many of the affairs of daily
life, with the same zest as they do sporting, the wives
would have less cause for complaint ; labor those times
counts for naught, when there is so much pleasure
ahead, though alas ! the anticipation often exceeds the
reality. I fail to see wherein the pleasure consists, in
trudging often miles through woods aud underbrush, to
have a shot at a poor frightened deer just for the sport.
Hungry and tired they return to camp, (often disheart¬
ened,) but never finding fault because the meals are not
ready, but cheerfully go to work, and prepare them
themselves, (unless some of them are fortunate enough
in having their wives with them,) and oh ! such de¬
licious, savory morsels — we poor unfortunates never ate
anything with such a relish as they do, out in the back-
woods. Perhaps we have no ambition to, either !

The dog nuisance is what has tried my patience most
(a virtue few of us get the credit of possessing). I did
not keep a memorandum of the numerous pups I helped
to raise into passable hounds. The first we had were a
pair of dark brown, which my sportsman husband ex¬
pected to realize §20 on (so he told me at the time) : hut.
alas I Ms hopes were blasted. The clothes they destroyed
off the lines and on, shoes, etc., that were carried off ! and
one time one of these pets actually took tlie meat out of
the oven while our backs wore turned. It was an impos¬
sibility to keep them out of the house, as they would
slip in m spite of you, and if they were shut up they
would howl so dismally the whole neighborhood would
be disturbed. Even when they made some pies and cakes
disappear that were laid by to cool, all the satisfaction I
got was : “ Well, put themin a safe place next time.’’ I
think they are well named “greedy,” as from the quan¬
tity of feed that used to be boiled up for them, two or
three tunes a week, one would imagine we kept tlie con¬
tents of a farm yard about us. Then after my months’
of trouble with them they were all given to some brother
sportsman to reap the benefit of after my toil, not to
speak of tlie nights of sleep we have lost, tlie scores of
times the poor babies have been frightened out of their
senses by their discordant cries, which my husband con¬
sidered as musio to his ears, although lie generally Blept
tlirougli it all, so of course missed the harmony.

I have never yet accompanied Mm on a hunt of ahy
kind, for the best of reasons — 1 have other sport to engage
my attention at home ; also, 1 am “ gun shy.” Nothing
would tempt me-to level a rifle at any animal, unless in
self-defence or necessity.

I have also had some of “ Minnie’s” experience in get¬
ting breakfast and lunches prepared, aud rising at un¬
earthly hours to attend to such things, yet I will give my
husband credit for keeping all Ms paraphernalia in good
order. He gets powder, shot, tent, and fishing tackle in
readiness himself, and I look after the provisions, toilet
articles, etc. “ Sallie” and “ Diana” have, I am happy
to say, trained up their husbands in the way they should
go, but we all have not that happy faculty. If they were
always successful we should not mind so much these distur¬
bers of home comforts ; bn t after such great preparations
and months of continued talk about the big hunt, the re¬
sult often proves a failure. Then it is our turn to talk
ancl theirs to listen, which alters the case considerably ;
hut yet we must have a little revenge, just for the sake
of variety.

Our children are fast following in their father’s foot¬
steps, and if they are all spared there will be four more
sportsmen added to thelist; and even our baby-girl, eight¬
een months old, lias a toy gun her brothers made, which
she raises to her shoulder and calls “ Bang,” in tlie most
comical way imaginable.

We have been living here only a year, and his sporting
talents have not had much play , as there is no opportu¬
nity around us, for which sometimes 1 feel thankful, as
lie is more at home ; and 1 tell him it is the best times we
have had for years. Yet my joy may be of short dura¬
tion, as we are not likely to remain here, hut may be sent
to another inland town.

At one time lie was secretary of a fish and game so¬
ciety, and what spare moments were not spent in boat¬
ing, iishing, and hunting, were taken up till often late in
tlie night in correspondence for tlie society, until I almost
despaired of reclaiming my sportsmen husband.

Still, as “ Zena ” and “ Diana ” affirm, we will put up
with a great deal of inoonvenienoe when we know they
hold themselves aloof from anything disreputable,

Guelph, Out,, Can,, Dee, 12f/t. Maria,

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TEE PAST YACHTING SEASON.

SECOND PAPER.

fel'BCIAI.l.Y COMPILED POO POHliST AND STREAM. J

I N my first notice ol the deeds of our yachts in the now
dead and gone season of 1870, 1 had got as far as the
middle of June, and was away up on Lake Ontario, mer¬
rily sailing a ten-ton race with the Bay of Quinto Yacht
Club. I see I omitted to notice the Empire Yacht Chib’s
racing on the ltth of the month, when fourteen starters,
two of them those nondescript catamarans, came to the
lino, and II. IK. Needier won the prize in cabin 'class :
Martha M. in the second ; Mary Gibson in the third, and
Peter O'Brien, a twenty-foot boat, which was splendidly
sailed in a hot squall which diversified the proceedings,
in the third. The catamarans outsailed everything, the
famous Tarantella putting her best hull foremost and
waltzing round in grea t style. Some people admire these
craft. I don't wonder at it, for with us the attainment
of speed lias always been a primary consideration, and so
long as wo get that we are content to sacrifice every other
quality. That is why I like the catamaran — it is the ne
plus ultra of our national model ; it is the reductio ad
absurdumat the sloop ; it is the antithesis of the seahoat,
and the more it exhibits its great speed, under certain
conditions ol' wind and sea, and its total lack of accom¬
modation and comforts under all circumstances, the bet¬
ter am I pleased, as it leads me to hope the principle on
which, along with the sipop, it is based will he con¬
demned. But of that, more anon. A new sloop, the
Hector, contended at the East Boston Yacht Club Re¬
gatta on the 14th, when in a stiff southwest breeze, and
suffering moreover under all the disadvantages inherent
to a new and untried yacht, she landed first prize for
keels and .T.iilic that for boards. Sunbeam was beaten
by Clara and Lottie, the former neatLy securing the first
prise in second class, and Elsie got that in third. There
were new hoate also in the Beverly Yacht Club Regatta
on the same day, at Nahant, and in the second class,
twenty-foot boats, tliero occurred a very interesting con¬
test between Peri, of yore champion; Fancy, built to
beat her, and now meeting her for the first time ; Josie,
built la to the year before, and which had a victory over
1‘aney on record, and finally Hoiden, a brand, new
craft, turned out by Pierce Bros., and which proved too
good for the lot, as she came in a winner. There was
plenty of wind and the sailing was in general very true.
The Hth waB the day selected by the Royal Nova Scotia
for its opening cruise, and a good turn-out there was,
with twenty-one yachts answering the Vice-Commo¬
dore's signals and working in the fierce rallies of south¬
west wind in a way to compel admiration. The Chicago
Yacht Cluji had expected to enjoy the sight of a battle
royal between Cora and Greyhound ( nee Annie Guthbert),
and the Chicago Yacht Club was muchly disappointed,
the rivals not turning up, and leaving to Ina and Frolic
the task of keeping up the interest, which they did, Frolic
beating Ina on tune.

The most remarkable thing about the racing at Phila¬
delphia on the Itith was the enormous amount of work
the crews of the contending yachts had to keep the water
out, and the exceedingly neat manner in which a couple
of the yachts capsized a VAmerieaine.

The yachts at Chester, Pa., on the same day, sailed a
good race, Minerva and Whiteioing securing first and sec¬
ond prizes respectively. In a soldier’s wind from north
the prizes at the Newport Yacht Club races were carried
off by Daunt less in the first class, Mr. W. C. Thompson’s
new Glylic in the second, and by Keturah in the third.
There was enough of the northwest wind at the Jersey
City Yacht Club Regatta to induce the majority of the
cabin sloops to wind instead of jibing round Robbin’s
Reel’ buoy ; and as, with the exception of one short stretch
to windward, the direction of the wind made it a reach
both ways, the race was very quickly sailed, Linda being
first, in first class, with Pilgrim 11m. 15s. belvind her.
Knight Templar sailed over in the second class, and in
the 'third Jessie Payne, having turned the buoy on the
wrong side, was disqualified, and the prize went to
Willie.

Great bodies move slowly, especially on this side of the
Atlantic, and this is perhaps the reason why the races of
the New York Yacht Club are never started on time.
On the 10th June, the start was something like a couple
of hours late, for no earthly reason that one could see.
I, for one, believe in starting a race sharp, being careful
to give just the right interval between preparatory and
starting signals that has been announced. Nothing is
more thoroughly annoying to a genuine racing yachts¬
man than a long delay, or a short one either, when he is
all ready for the word “Go.” And the habit of. delaying
starts soon grows into a tremendous nuisance, and is
often the cause of a race being spoiled. Of course, some
men, when in charge, and seeing an entered yacht in the
distance trying to get up to the line, feel an inclination
to " give her a chance,” and postpone the signal till she
has arrived. That is a very unfair proceeding to those
yachts that are ready, and 1 have seen the destination of
the prize changed by it, ns wind fell or strengthened, and
favored the late comer. If you mean to start at noon, or
1 o’clock, don’t advertise tea or eleven as the hour ; if
you do, stick to the hour, make your signal, and send off
the racers present, and let the late birds bear the penalty
of their own neglect, There is at least one club hi New
y,,rk waters which sets a good example in this respect,
and a good many at other points on the coast. The re¬
gatta was open only to yachts belonging to the club, quite
in the Royal Yacht Squadron fashion, and in accordance
with a custom which has hitherto obtained too largely.
However, the New York Club can even thus get up a
good race, unlike the swell R, Y, g., which, on more than

one occasion, has had hut a poor lot of vessels to contend
for its splendid prizes. An entry comprising such schoon¬
ers as Rambler and Intrepid among the keels ; Tidal
Bkirc, Estelle, and Peerless, among the centre-boards;
and such sloops as Vision, Regina, Vixen, Psyche, Glance.
and Volanie, is good enough in point of quality, even if
it does leave something to be desired in regard of num¬
bers. There was not a great deal of wind, hut what there
was blew steadily until the end, so tliat the horrors of a
drift wore avoided. The contest between the two big
keel schooners was exceedingly interesting, Intrepid,
conned by Mr. A. Carey Smith, losing, it" is true, to
Rambler, but not until she had made an example of her
turning to windward, as well as of the smart Estelle.
The latter was not good enough for Peerless, which sailed
in first-rate form, and gave her larger rival such a view
ol’ her counter as must have indelibly stamped its shape
on the minds of all her crew. Tidal Wave met no foe-
man worthy of her, hauled down her colors, and made a
pleasure sail of the race ; while Vision, similarly circum¬
stanced, Bailed over and took the prize for first-clas3 cen¬
tre-board sloops. Regina and Vixen made a very close
match of it all day, Vixen winning by twenty-one sec¬
onds on time, her opponent not sailing quite so fast, many
thought, under her sloop as under her cutter head-rig.
Cutter-rigged Volanie walked away from Psyche all day,
and had Glance well-beaten when Mr. Ferris struck his
flag. One would think that the all-round advantages of
the cutter-rig for single masters would by this time ho
apparent to most racing men, and perhaps next year we
may see genuine large cutters, not mere adaptations and
imitations. A few good contests, in both smooth and
rough water, would do far more to settle the question of
relative merits, than all the imaginary descriptions of
performances of sloops versus cutters, which some people
mistake for convincing arguments.

A very encouraging feature of American yachting is
the growth of the Corinthian element, which has been
sedulously and judiciously fostered by the Sewanhaka
Yacht Club, au association that I take leave to consider at
the very top*of tire tree. It has done for us what the
Royal Alfred, the premier Corinthian club of Great
Britain has dono in tlie old country — shown that gentle¬
men can handle large and small yachts as well as the
tarrie3t tar. Corinthian matches are wonderfully popular
among English, Scotch and Irish yachtsmen, and not
only the Royal Alfred, but the Royal Clyde, Royal Mer¬
sey and other clubs have encouraged, them. Single and
double-handed matches have often been sailed across the
‘ ‘ herring-pond and nothing could better show the skill
of amateurs than sailing, single-handed, such crafts as
Peri, five tons, Naiad, ten tons, Queen, fifteen, and
Siren or Madcap, twenty, all of them cutters, and two-
handed, Wavecresl, twenty-five, and Phantom, twenty-
seven tons. It was in a single-handed match sailed on
1st of June, 1S72, under the auspices of the Royal Alfred,
that poor Dan O’Connell, one of the best yachtsmen that
ever trod a deck, lost his life. It was blowing freBh
enough for reefed mainsails, and there was a good deal of
sea outside, when five yachts started. They were Petrel,
ten ; Mocassin, ten ; Madcap, twenty ; Torment, five ; and
Peri, five, thelatter with O'Connell on board. Mocassmwas
first to return, having given up, and 6he was followed
into harbor by a sixty-ton cutter, with topmast
carried away, and an eighty-ton yawl, with her gig
washeduvmiy from the davits. This sort of thing boded
ill for tlie Corinthians, and a steamer was despatched to
look for them, Madeap being met running back, with
head sheets carried away, the Torment liaving been
driven to Howth, and the Petrel alone able to go round
the course, Peri having foundered. Yachts all the way
up to one hundred tons have wholly manned by Corinth¬
ians, and bave won well-contested races, and on the 21st
of Juno of this year the Seawanhaka turned out Peerless,
Kate, Vision, Regina, Vixen, Scheme!', Wave, Blanche,
II. W. Beecher, Midge and Julian, with Corinthian
skippers and crews, and right well did each yacht bear
herself in the fight. There was a jolly whitecap breeze
from the eastward and a lump of a sea to try gear, and
the yachts were started sharp on time, so that the late
birds found themselves handicapped, and learned practi¬
cally the advantage of being at the line in good season.
Regina and Vixen were at it again, hammer and tongs,
just as two days before at the New York Y. C. regatta,
and VLcen saved her time all the way to Spit buoy,
where, just as she was rigging out her spinnaker boom,
it snapped, and pitched one of her hands clean over¬
board. T’iajmwas uncommonly well handled, and the
duck picked up in short time ; but the delay gave Regina
the race. But for the accident, it was a moral for
Vixen, and as far as tlie result of the two races went, she
proved herself the better craft. Vision came out with
cutter head-rig, and sailed like a witch, and made better
time over the course than big Peerless ; and II. IK.
Beecher, among the third class sloops, fairly astonished
everyone by the way she travelled, actually giving
Blanche the go-by. In this class, Wave got the prize, and
deservedly, Schemer coming in second. Julian came to
grief, her weather rigging parting, and had to give up,
leaving Midge to complete the course, and take the prize.
A regular good race, taken all round, and justice done to
the yachts by tlie Corinthians.

On the same day the Boston Yacht Club held its first
“annual union regatta," throwing open its races, instead
of confining them to yachts of its own members. This is
undoubtedly a good plan, and tends not only to increase
the interest of the regatta by bringing together cracks
that would not otherwise meet, but it also conduces to
the prosperity of the club itself, and the Bostonians will
ere long reap the benefit of then- liberal policy. Open
regattas have come into favor this year, and to mo this
is another sign of healthful progress in the noble and
manly sport of yachting. Our racing yachts will in
future have a chauce of “ going the round of the re¬
gattas,” and the comparisons which can then be drawn
between the different vessels will promote improvement
not only iu construction, rigging and equipment, but
also in handling. It is simply. wonderful wbat difference
half a dozen hard-sailed races make in the discipline and
smartness of a crew. Of course, with the Increase in
the number of such regattas will arise the necessity of
harmonizing the fixtures, so as to enable yachts to visit
a, s many of tlie ports as possible ; and hero the proposed
National Yacht Racing Association will come in most
usefully. The Boston Y, C. Club offered twelve prizes to
Beven classes of yachts, and the smallest entry in any

class (the first class sloops) was three, some forty yachts
being engaged in the races. The wind was light from
southwest at the start, but improved as the day wore on,
though a “howling fluke," in the shape of a fresh pipe
after a flat calm, materially filtered the prospects of the
leewardmost boats, and destroyed those of the late wind¬
ward crafts. Mr. Pfaff’s new schooner Adrienne saved,
her. time off Mr. Little’s smart Brenda, the latt er being
heavily handicapped in the prevailing wea ther, having to
allow the round time of twenty -five minutes— over one
minute a mile — to her fleet opponent, on whom, how¬
ever, she rapidly gained as soon as the breeze came out
at all strong — actually reeling off nine minutes of the al¬
lowance in a quick burst ®f two miles and a half — a per¬
formance which is, consideringthe reduction of Brenda’s
spare, nearly as remarkable as that extraordinary bit of
sailing performed in August by Enchantress at Cowes.
The sudden shift of wind — the increased weight thereof —
proved too much for the spars and gear of some of the
contending craft, schooner Elfin losing her topmast, and
Bloop Thistle her topmast backstay, wliichbelped to make
her lose the race to Syren, the latter taking the handsome
silver cup. Eugenia parted some gear, ami gave up, and
Muriel performed the national feat of turning turtle, her
crew being picked up by Posy. Lawlor’s sloop, Vilcing,
Mr. W. H. Gorman, snowed well among the second class
keels, netting first prize. She is undeniably a fast boat.
By the way, Ihear Lawlorhas designed a schooner for a
Canadian yachtsman, Mr. W, H. Brookfield, Royal Nova
Scotia Y. S., and the new craft is building at Port Met-
way, a place where they know how to turn out fast and
handsome schooners. She is to be some thirty-seven feet
on the keel, which is rockered, and will have a lot of the
“ precious metal” bolted on to it; flush deck, low and
short cabin trunk, housing topmasts, and altogether an
able seagoing craft. It will be interesting to compare
her performance alongside Seafaam , at pvesentthe crack
schooner on the Halifax station.

The Hab'faxmen had their first innings on the 21st, too,
that being the anniversary of the settlement of the place.
The Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, which repre¬
sents the yachtsmen of the maritime provinces of Can¬
ada, naturally provided the prizes for the three races, all
of them sailed under the rules of the Yacht Racing Asso¬
ciation, which, I am informed, have given unqualified
satisfaction during the season. In the first class the
famous little clipper sloop Hebe, entered at a higher ton¬
nage, won after a good fight with Petrel (twenty) and
Seafoam (twenty seven) tons, Petrel, formerly a very
successful racer, had her day — smooth water and a good
topsail breeze — but she could make nothing of the small
chap, and the difference of model told with a vengeance,
tlie twenty-tonner having a bluff bow, and Butler’s sloop
an entrance like a knife, clearly proving that the cod’s-
head and mackerel-tail style is no match for the fine bow
and clean line. In the second class Psyche, which had
been very unlucky, or rather, very badly handled, all the
season before, came to the front again, winning as she
pleased, with Phantom, a new-comer, second. In the
third class Muta, the Nova Scotian Freda, bar the hard
weather qualities, disposed of all her rivals without any
difficulty.

The Columbia Yacht Club, which iB fast assuming a
place among our smaller clubs similar to that occupied by
tlie Corinthian Yacht Club on the Thames, held its
twelfth annual regatta on the 23d of June, Corinthian
crews and no shil'ting]baliast being evidence of the sport¬
ing spirit of the members. The wind was light, flukes
from southwest, and the prizes went to Peerless among
the cabin sloops, to Journeyman in first class open yachts,
and to Lydia F. in the second class.

I am afraid my readers will think me as discursive as
Tristram Shandy, for I am apt to wander away from ac¬
counts of races to remarks on half a dozen different sub¬
jects, steering a very wild course indeed, and having to
bear up constantly, in order to “return to my mutton,”
but for the life of me I can’t help it. As anything occurs
to me, why off 1 go, and having said my say, once more
take up the thread of my narrative, disconnected though
it may be. With this apology for all my sins past, pres¬
ent and future, 1 premise some remarks on classes. There
are two things which especially bewilder any student of
American yachting records — laws of measurement and
classification, Of the former I need not now speak, re¬
serving it for a future digression. The latter is an ever-
resent nuisance to me and, I doubt not, to many others,
t is absurd to talk of first class yachts when there are
half a dozen first classes, ranging from schooners of 200
tons to open boats twenty feet long, and second and third
classes equally mixed up .and undistinguishable, It is
veiy much to be desired that a single, uniform system of
classification should be adopted for all yaohts sailing;
under the Stars and Stripes, either on the principal of
leugth or of tonnage, the latter preferably, if a sensible
rule of measurement can he devised. If all the clubs
would unite in supporting the proposed National Yacht
Racing Association, that body might well undertake the
double task of devising a sound measurement ride and an
intelligible system of classification, in which first class
yachts would mean large yachts and not skiffs. In this
respect our British friends are undoubtedly ahead of ns,
with their tonnage classes, and it is as easy to follow and
compare tbe performances of British yachts, numerous
though they are, as it is difficult and frequently impos¬
sible to do the same with American crafts. 1 commend
the idea to the dispassionate consideration of all my
“ brethren of the wave" who have the success of Ameri¬
can yaobting at heart, and who can therefore rise supe¬
rior to local considerations.

The 24th of June saw the two cracks — Regina and Vixen
— meet for the third time in the season, in tlie race for
the Bennett Challenge Cup for sloops, over the New York
Yacht Club course. The Vixen had won it the previous
year and repeated her former success, beating lier rival
right through, and so far settling the vexed question of
superiority. The wind, at first light, freshened up and
came out true and good from south. Regina, under full
sloop rig, and not sailed at first as she should have been,
gave away a lot of chances, making a very poor start,
being 2m, 12s. to the bad when she crossed the line.
There are few things more important in a race than mak¬
ing a good, clean start, and it is surprising how few
yachtsmen, comparatively, pay sufficient attention to this
fact ; relying, apparently, upon their ability to overtake
then competitors, and, instead, finding themselves all in
a mess under the lee of a slower boat, while their portae-

FOREST AND STREAM.

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ular rival has drawn out of tha rock and is making play
ahead. This had habit is largely dua to the prevailing-
rule allowing yachts so many minutes to cross the line—
from five to ten, and even fifteen. It induces men to
hang hack in the hope of getting a streak of luck or of
finishing some operation which should have been com¬
pleted long before. The practice of counting the time
from the expiration of the delay allowed is still worse,
and if the plan of starting anywhere between the last sig¬
nal and the end of the interval is adhered to, all yachts
crossing later should be disqualified. Yachts ought to be
smartly handled, and lubberliness should not be encour¬
aged as it now is. I havo seen all sorts of starts, from
the man-killing style of starting with anchors down and
not a rag of sad shown, to the ludicrous fashion of giving
the time-allowance at the start, which, I see, the sapient
managers of the approaching International Regatta at
Nice are going to try, and which is still, I believe, in
vogue in Bermuda. Well, of all the varieties, there is
none which to my mind is fairer for all concerned than
the genuine flying start, no time allowed, and every skip¬
per on his mettle to launch his barkie clean across the
line and to windward the instant the signal is given.
Regina and Vixen, as I have already said, both made a
bad start, the former worse than the latter, and then their
respective captains waking up to then- work, the two
yachts were sailed and no mistake. Do what she would,
however, Regina was unable to collar her antagonist, and
the best she could manage was to reduce the distance be¬
tween them on the run home, Vixen winning by 3m. 23s.

A fresh south-southeast wind played havoc with some
of flio- yachts entered for the Long Island Yacht Club
Regatta, the casualties being most numerous among the
second class cabin sloops, one of which, Louisa B., gave
up, disabled; R&veille and Lottie carrying away their top¬
masts, and Admiral Rowan pluckily holding on with a
sprung masthead and winning. The newsloop, Elephant,
built by Ellsworth for Mr. J. GK Prayne, made her appear¬
ance in the first class, and won very easily off Sophia,
sailing quite up to the form expected of her and display¬
ing an agility belying her name. Excelsior secured the
prize for open sloops, and the caf^ Kate Joralemon, strag¬
gled so successfully under the burden of her name that
she beat all the other “pussies,” while crossbones, Tar¬
antella, walked away from duplex, Columbia,

AVERAGES FOR 1879.

CHATHAM CRICKET CLUB.

The Chatham Cricket dub, of Chatham, Ontario,
Canada, is composed, with only two exceptions, of young
men not yet out of their teens, and the expenses of the
club are borne by the playing members chiefly. Were
the game properly support ed by the citizens of the town
of Chatham, it would not he long before the club would
be one of the first in Canada, if not in America. The
officers for the year 1879 were : — W. S. Ireland, Esq.,
President ; Andrew Heyward, Vice-President ; Charles
Atkinson, Treasurer ; W. Crowe, Secretary. Unfortu¬
nately the bowling averages were not kept in every
match, so an analysis cannot be given. However, Messrs.
Monck, Nicholls and C. Atkinson havo done best service
for the club in the order named, while George Beamish
bowled exceedingly well in the few matches in which he
took part.

Matches were played with the first clubs in Canada,
and with the noted Peninsular of Detroit, six matches
being won and two lost. The losing games were played
wish Detroit and Thamesville, but the tables were turned
in the return matches, beating Detroit 46 runs, and
Thamesville in an innings and 55 runs.

The following are the official averages for the season : —

HATTING AVERAGES.

Among the Builders.— Mr. II. J. Bryant of Boston,
has purchased the sloop yacht Fanny, built at Mystic,
Conn., by Mr. C. II. Mallory. The Fanny is 72 feet over
all, 23 feet 9 inches beam and 90 tons measurement,

Rear Commodore Waller, N.Y.Y.C., has ordered the
schooner yacht Dauntless to be given a new deck and to
be rebuilt in stem. She will also be fitted with a new
suit of canvas during the winter months.

The owners of the sloop yacht Grade intend to put her
in first class trim for next season, in order that she may
again show her racing qualities. A new suft of racing
canvas will be given her.

There are twenty-three yachts laid up for the winter in
the basin at the foot of Seventh street, Brooklyn, L. I.

Mr. Henry J. Steers, of Providence, R. I., has ordered
a eentreboard schooner yacht built at Nyack on Hudson
during the present winter. She will be named Republic
and will be of the following general dimensions : — Length
Over all, 93 feet ; length on deck, 90 feet ; length on
water line, 82 feet ; length on keel, 79 feet ; breadth of
beam, 22 feet 6 inches ; depth of hold, 8 feet 10 inches ;
draft of water, 7 feet. Her frame, keel, keelson, stern
and stempost, centreboard trunk and outside planking
will be of white oak. AH knees are to be of hack¬
matack and oak. Her deck will be of selected white
pine, the bulwark stanchions of locust, witli top rail of
oak. The dimensions of the Republic’s spars are given
as follows: — Bowsprit, outboard, 28 feet; iuboard, 8 feet ;
flying jibboom, 48 feet ; foremast, 75 ; mainmast, 77
feet ; foi-etopmast, 32 feet ; maintopmast, 33 feet ; fore¬
boom, 26 feet : foregaff, 25 feet ; mainboom, 56 feet ;
maingaff, 29 feet 6 inches. Mr. J. M. Sawyer will furnish
tire new yacht with working and racing sails from canvas
made to order. Her cabin accommodations will be very
ample and comfortable. The main cabin will bo 14 feet
by 16 feet and finished in haudsome hard woods. Mr. A.
P. Bliven will superintend the construction of the Re¬
public, and she is to be finished by the latter part of next
April.

The schooner Siren, owned by Dr. C. Morrogh, of New
Brunswick, N. J., will be lengthened this winter and en¬
rolled in the New York Yacht Club.

Captain E. Willis, of Port Washington, L. I., is build¬
ing a centreboard and counter stern sloop yacht, 48 feet
on the water line, for a tea broker of this city. She
promises to be fast.

The “Sunshine.” — This tidy little schooner has been
recently bought by ex-Commodore Wm. Peet, Atlantic
Y. C., and will appear in New York waters next season.
She is an excellent and handsome little cruiser of sixteen
tons, and about fifty-two feet long.

J? nfiotwl ffastiims.

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

Proposed Visit op Australian Cricketers.— Notwith¬
standing the fears entertained by many persons here that
the misrepresentations circulated in England as to the
disturbance on the Association Cricket Ground during
the second match with Lord Harris’ Eleven, will seriously
militate against the success of the enterprise, the proposal
to send another Australian team to the mother country
in March next year is again attracting attention is criclc-
eting circles. Mr. John Conway, who, it mil be remem¬
bered, acted as agent for the late team, is moving in the
matter at Melbourne ; but several New South Wales play¬
ers whose services are almost certain to he required are
anxious that the cricket assoeiatious of this and the
neighboring colony of Victoria should conjointly under¬
take the duty of selecting the best eleven that can be got
together and send them to England under their auspices.
Tiie two representative bodies have accepted the respon¬
sibility of the task, and in a few days a selection commit¬
tee will probably be appointed to pick the team, the New
South Wales Association having already taken the in-
iative by nominating Mr. Murdoch to act on their behalf,
— Sydney Morning Herald,

STATEN ISLAND CRICKET CLUB.

SUMMARY op matches.

This club has played thirteen First Eleven, ten Second
Eleven, and one Junior, with the following results :—

Date and Place.

MRS! ELEVEN.

Sides.

May 17, at Staten Is- J Staten Island . - 57

land . I St. Georges . 86

Won by 5 wickets.

May 31, at Staten Is-} Staten Island . 108

land . | Columbia College . 39

Won by an Inning s and 26 runs.

July 4, at Staten Is- ( Staten Island . 109

land . | Belmont . 68

Won by 9 wickets.

July 11, 12, at Staten } Staten Island . 129

land. . . 1 Longwood . 91

Won by 6 wickets.

July 17, at Prospect ( Staten Island . 41

Park . 1 Manhattan . 102

Post by 58 runs ou flrst innings.

July 21, at Nieetown, j Staten Island . 68

Phila . 1 Young America . 173

Lost by 109 runs on flrst innings.

July 22, at Nieetown, J Staten Island . 100

Phila . . | Fox Chase . 137

Lostby 37 runs on flrst innings.

July 23. at Nieetown, i Staten Island. . 93

Phila . | Chestnut Hill . 87

Won by 6 runs On flrst innings.

J uly 24, at Baltimore, I Staten Island . 103

Md . - . i Baltimore . . 45

Won bv an innings and 13 runs.

Aug. 9, at Staten Is- j Staten Island . 69

land . 1 Manhattan . 66

Won by 9 wickets.

Aug. 29, 30, at Staten ( Staten Island . 47

Island. . 1 Hamilton . 66

Lost by 8 wiokets,

f Staten Island Eight-

Sept. 19, 20, at Staten I een . 34

Island . j Gentlemen of Ireland

L Twelve . 135

Lost by U wickets.

Oct. 27, at Staten Is- I Staten Island . 27

hind . (New York . 16

Won by 65 runs.

SECOND ELEVEN MATCHES.

TTniiAWn i 12 Staten Island . 65

May la, at Hoboken • • j St. Georges (2d) ... . 62

Won by 29 runs.

May 22, at Slaton Is- j Staten Island . 45 37

land . (Columbia (1st) . 52 36 (

Lost by 7 wickets.

June 6, at Prospect I Staten Island . 197

Park . (Manhattan (2d) . 22 (7w) . .

Drawn.

June 26, at Staten Is- j Staten Island . 143

land . 1 Newark (1st) . 63 66

Won by an innings and 24 runs.

July 5, at Staten Is- i Staten Island . 202

land . «•....( Columbia (1st) . 94 136 (

Won on flrst innings by 10S runs.

T..1— n . v; ....Am. ) Staten Island . ...126 ..

July lo, at Nieetown. -j Germantown (2d) . ill
Won by 15 runs.

July 17, at Nieetown. { loingAmerioa ii

Lost by 166 runs.

July 24, at Staten Is- 1 Staten Island . . . SO

land . ( Merlon . . ...103

Lost by 23 runs.

Aug. 33, at Staten Is- j Staten Island . 47

land . . . ( St. Georges (2d) . 66 132

Lost by 19 runs.

Sept. 6, at Staten Is- I Staten Island . 32

land . . ( Young America (2d).203

Lost by 171 runs.

JUNIOR MATCH.

Aug. 2, at Staten Is- (Staten Island . 81 57

land . St. Georges... . 1 19 20

Won by 118 runs.

RECAPITULATION.

Won. Last. Dravm. Tutal.

First Eleven matches . .... 8 5 0 13

Second Eleven matches . . . 4 5 1 10

Junior match . " . 10 0 1

Total . , — .. .13 10 1 24

Thirty-three members played in first eleven matches,
twenty-nine in second eleven (of which eighteen in first
also), and eleven in a junior match (one of whom in sec¬
ond), making in all fifty-four who have taken part in
games.

It win be seen by the following average that the
batting of both first and second elevens shows a fair im¬
provement over last season, hut the bowling has been less
effective,

138

FIRST EL8VBN— BAT1TNG AVERAGES.

i i p ii i»

I : r» as

1. P. W. Kessler . 2 8 58 25* 37+

2. A. Harvey . 5 9 151 39 89

3. J. E. Roberts . 1 2 19 12 19

4. V. Miley . 9 14 173 48 58

5. W. H. Davidge . 1 1 11 11 ll

O.C.W. Banco . 11 19 167 47 61

7. P. Roiialdson . 9 14 131 40* 40*

8. J. J.Eyre . ..1 2 10 9+ 10*

0. John Leo . 5 6 49 15* 16*

10. Bassett Jones . 5 7 57 17 III

11. E. J. Adams . ii 4 28 10* 10*

12. F. Satterthwaite. . ..3 5 21 Hi 10

13. E. W. Stevens . 12 17 120 20 26

14. J. R. Moore . 10 18 125 22 31

15. J. E. Sprague. . 13 18 1J0 33 83

16. M. C. Byre . 9 12 56 27* 32*

17. George Lano . 11 10 98 25 25

IS. II. Inman . 1 2 12 10 12

19. C. M.. Dodge. . 4 r. 27 11 11

20. G. P. Thomas . 2 3 8 8 8

21. E. H. Outcrbridge.... 5 7 19 6 0

23. A. F. H. Maning . 2 4636

23. George Heyward . 1 2 3 3 3

31. P. Allen . 3 5 7 4 4

35. J. Filmer . 5 0 7 4 4

26. J. H. Hitchcock . 1 2 2 2 2

27. J.llawson . 1 2 2 2 2

28. M. G. Haughton . 1 1111

29. B. B. Kirkland . 18 1 1 1

30. G. E. Moore . 1 1 1 1 1

31. It. Hole. . 1 1 l) 0 0

32. E. A. Woolston . 1 2 0 0 0

33. W. M. Donald . 3 4 0 0 0

♦Signifies “ Not out."

SECOND ELEVEN— BATTING AVERAGES.

S | | J J

S' I g S& ft

S' § S s-

Names. 2 f fg

1. A. D. Irving . 2

2. J. J. Eyre . - . . — li

3. J. E. Roberts . 5

4. R. Hole . 7

5. F- Satterthwaite . 6

6. C. M. Dodge . 9

7. E. H. Outcrbridge.... 8

8. A. Furbor . 0

9. V. Miley . 1

10. L. P. Bayard . 2

11. G. K. Moore . 9

12. W. II. Davidge . 9

13. A. Blackburn.. . 4

14. B. B. Kirkland . 2

15. W. M. Donald . 1

10. W. O. McDonald . 2

17. M. G. Haughton.. . 7

18. E. J. Adams . 1

in. H. Inman . l

3). J. Filmer . 8

21. E. A-Woolston ........ s

22. J. Holden . 1

23. A. F. II. Maning . i

24. A. J. Messer . 1

25. A. E. Tucker . 2

20. G.P. Thomas . 3

27. E.E. Orpo . 3

‘Signifies “ Not out."

first elbve;

1. F. Satterthwaite . 1

2. E. J. Adams . 1

3. M. G. Haughton . 1

4. Goo. Lane . .10

5. A. F.H. Manning. ... 1

6. J. E. Sprague . 13

7. B. Junes . 5

8. C. W. Bonce . 9

9. E. W. Stevens . 10

10. J. Lee . 2

11. M. C. Eyre . 1

12. A. Harvey . .2

13. P. Donaldson . I

SECOND ELEVBI

j*!

Names.

10 870 298 27 36

1.60

1,40

1,40

BOWLING AVERAGES,

III!

15 1,664 492 90 82

20 1,231 441 68 52

7 357 104 13 11

13 513 239

EOWLING AVERAGES.

& g & N ^

L A. F. H. Maning . . .

2. J. Holden .

3. L. P. Bayard .

4. F. Satterthwaite....

5. J. J.Eyre .

6. IV. O. McDonald _

7. W. M. Donald .

8. L. Poole .

9. E. H. Outorbiidge..

10. M. G. Haughtou . . .

11. J. 13. Heberts .

12. 11. Hole . .

13. J. Filmer . .

14. G. E. Moore . _ „

15. G.P. Thomas . 1 2 4:1 86 0 0

18. C. M. Dodge . 1 1 6 0 0 (I

17. A. B. Irving . 1 1 12 8 0 9

18. A. E, Outei’bridge _ 1 1 12 12 0 0

JUNIOR ELEVEN.

Batting Averages— 1. Poole, 89 ; 3. L. Haughton, 87 ; 3. Moore,
6: 4. Wjggin, 5; 6. Lord, 4; 6. A- Eyre, 3.60; 7. Prentice, 3 ; 3. Car-
roll, 2.50; 9. M. G. Haughton, ir.,2.50; 10. Niohols, 1; 11. B. Byre, .60.

Bowling Averages.— 1. L. Haughton, ,33; 2, Poole, 1.38: 3.
Carroll, 2.25.

The above is compiled from the Secretary’s official report.

4.0

6,39

8-57

8.60

11.33

12.60

16.0

16.0

16.85

.18.76

28.0

2.5.20

Daft’s American Tour.— Richard Daft, captain of the
American team, was present at the annual dinner of the
Notts Oastle Cricket Club, held at the Maypole Hotel,
Nottingham, last Saturday evening, (November loth,)
and made a long speech in response to: the toast of his
health and that of his men. Referring to the start. Daft
said that for several years past he had received invitations
from influential people, not only in Canada but in
America, to take out a team, but “as innumerable diffi¬
culties presented themselves he was compelled to defer
the visit until the back end of last season. Even then ho
could not have gone, but for tha great influence exerted
among other county secretaries by Captain Holden,
honorary secretary of the Nottingham County Club, and
whom he was pleased to see present in the chair that
night. Turning to the States, Daft said the reception met
with there was quite as cordial as it had been in Canada,
and that the players who opposed them were of better
class. Though defeated they accepted defeat kindly and

918

FOREST AND STREAM.

honorably, and treated his men with the utmost liber¬
ality. Upwards of 90,000 assembled to witness the first
Philadelphian match, and the sight presented by the
company of ladies on the Grand Stands was beyond all
description. The cricket all round was splendid ; and as
to the fielding, ho never in all his experience saw finer.
Daft concluded by proposing the health of “ the American
and Canadian teams,” whom he and his men had
opposed, and coupled with the toast the name of Captain
George Newhall, of Philadelphia, who was especially
kind to them during their sojourn there. — Sporting Life,
(London.)

ARCHERY.

WHERE AND WHEN SHALL THE SECOND GRAND
NATIONAL MEETING BE HELD ?

ON the fourth Wednesday in January next the regular
annual business meeting of the National Archery
Association will be held at the office of Mr. Henry C.
Carver, the corresponding secretary, at Chicago. It
seems to be of much importance t hat" this meeting should
he attended by representatives from every society belong¬
ing to the Association. Besides the election of officers to
serve for the ensuing year, and the election of an execu¬
tive committee to manage the affairs of the Association,
the representatives present will chose the time and place

of holding the second grand annual meeting of the Asso¬
ciation.

That it is of great importance that this meeting should
be held under favorable surroundings no one will deny,
but it is not easy to say just where the most favorable
point for tlie meeting may be found. As to the time of
holding it, there are many circumstances which make it
seem desirable that this great meeting should occur in
the month of June. At that season of the year, business
men, who comprise the majority at every archery meet¬
ing, have as much leisure as at any other season of the
year. The weather at that time is usually reliably fine.
The archers are then at their best shooting form, not
having yet become enervated by a long, hot summer.
How true this last observation is, almost every archer at
tending the first national meeting last August can bear
witness. Scarcely one out of twenty came there in good
form. For many weeks^ireceding the meeting the aver¬
age scoring of almost every archer bad been very low,
caused undoubtedly, in a great measure, by the nervous
enervation from the long-continued heat. Either the
meeting should be early in June or late in the fall ; and
there seem to be very many good reasons why it should
not be held late in the season.

Tlie English archers having had much experience in
these matters, are almost unanimous in their desire for
early meetings, and all bear witness to the greater suc¬
cess of those meetings which have occurred early in
the season. In our own country the pleasure seekers

who would usually attend our great archery meetings go
to the seaside, the Northern lakes, and other resorts, fora
“breathing spell" during the “ heated term” of July and
Angust, and a meeting at that time will never be so well
attended. Another consideration which would weigh
strongly with many, is, that if the meeting shall be held
in June there will be several representatives of the skill
of Great Britain upon the field. I have received letters
from several gentlemen whose names stand high in
archery circles in the Isles, wTho propose attending our
next annual meeting, provided its date does not clash
with then- own Grand National in the latter part of July.
How much such a visit would add to the interest of the
occasion can readily be imagined, and many archers
would come from great distances to be witnesses of the
skill of our cousins from beyond the sea, who have upheld
for so many years the honor of the how. It would be
worth, to any enthusiastic archer, a trip from San Fran¬
cisco, to converse with a man who had shot over the
same range with Ford, and Bramhall, and Maitland, and
Moore, and Spottiswoode, and Holmes.

There are many other considerations in behalf of a
June meeting, and since everything depends upon the
work done at the January business meeting, it is very im¬
portant that every society sends representatives to this
meeting. _ Will H, Thompson.

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Boys' and Youths' Shirts, all complete, best

^KEEP'!1 PATENT PARTLY-MADE SHIRTS,
ouly plain seams to finish, H for 87.

KEEP'S CUSTOM SHIRTS, very best, MADE
TO MEASURE, 0 for 89 . Fit guaranteed.

NIGHT SHIRTS, all styles, extra length, $1
each.

An elegant set of extra heavy gold-pla ted But¬
tons presented to purchasers of six shirts.

KJEEI*’M KID CiEOVES FOB RENTS,

the very best plain or embroidered, 81.10 per

P£11’ KEEP’S ENOS REEK AN.

BEST GINGHAM, patent protected ribs, Si
each. Warranted. Fifty per cent, stronger than
anv otherumbrella.

REGINA and TWILLED SILK UMBRELLAS
and CANES in nil styles.

KEEP’S UNDERWEAR
Comprises nil the newest and best goods for Fall
wear. CANTON and SCARLET TWILLED
FLANNEL from 75e. to $1.30. ANGOLA
FLEECE, SCOTCH WOOL and SHETLAND
SHIRTS and DRAWERS, from 60c. to 83-60 each.
SCARLET WOOL KNIT SHIRTS and DRAW¬
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and effects. O ur- gold-plated J ewelry is the best
quality. Scarf Rings, Pins, Studs, Sleeve and
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where.

Shirts only delivered free.

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lars on application, as we furnish the trade on
the most favorable terms.

Samples and Circulars mRilcd free.

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L.S.L.

LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY CO.

Chartered for twenty-live years 1808. Confirmed
by popular vote and imbedded in the State Con¬
stitution Doe. 3d, 1879.

It never scales or postpones.

110th Monthly Grand Distribution, New Or¬
leans, Jan. 13th, 1880. 1,857 prizes ; total, 8110,400 ;
capitals, 830,000, $10,000, $5,000, etc. 100,000 [tickets,
two (82) dollars; halves, one ($1) dollar. For lull
information, apply to M. A. DAL PH1N, New Or¬
leans, La.; or at 319 Broadway, N. Y.

chunk, red fox, coon, muskrat

AND MINK
BOUGHT FOR CASH
At the highest market prices.

Send for circular with foil particulars.

E. C. BOUGHTON,

No. 5 Howard street,
New York.

Live Trout For Sale.

Venty-aix thousand, one year old. Bred at
f Aquetong Trout Ponds.

’or terms, address

THOMPSON BROTHERS,

New Hope, Bucks Co., Penn,

ABBEY & IMBRIE’S

Highest Quality55

SNELLED HOOKS.

Finest spring steel Hooks tied on selected Spanish silk worm Gut, or
Best white silk wired Gimp.

Prices given are per dozen,
depot, 48 Maiden Lane, New York.

SFROAT AND O’SHAUGNESSY.

To be had of all first class dealers in Fishing Tackle. Wholesale

Single gut. ...
Double gut ..
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Treble loops..
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Double gut . 1.40 1.40

Twisted gut . 1 1.76 1 1.75

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THE GUN OF THE FUTURE.

WM. POWELL & SON’S
Hammerless Shot Gun, $250

It has the finest mechanical action, the surest safety catch, finest finish. Pattern
guaranteed.

SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES,

Sole agents for the United States.

These Linns are on Exhibition at Si Chambers St„»ew YorkUUy,

Wanted.

WANTED— A LARGE QUANTITY OF
live qauils and prairie chickens, deliver¬
able at Jobstown. Burlington County. N. J., be¬
fore January 1, 1880. State quantity that can he
delivered and prices. Address

P. LORILLARD,

Dee 4-3t Jobstown, Burlington Co., N. J.

WANTED— A good boat for Adiron-
dack waters. Must be strong, light,
steady and sale for boys. Address, giving de¬
scription and lowest price, T. W., 213 Orange
street. New Haven, Conn. Dccllt2t

FOR SALE— An order for a Remington
Creedmoor Rifle. Value $100; price $75. Ad¬
dress “BULL'S EYE," FOBEST AXD STREAM
office. Dee.18.lt

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE lor Breech-
loading Shot Gun, a Sharps Sporting Rifle,
model, 78, 15x9x28, 2J shell; in first. elasB order.
Apply to S. J , SCOTT, Sandy Spring, Md.

Dec. 18,1 1

FOR SALE— A fine Breech-Loader, Damascus
barrels, 30-inch, 12-bore, 81 lbs., reboundiug
locks, bored by Hnsdell, of Chicago; or Ex¬
change for thoroughbred Setter Pups. Price
$45. E. C. SMITH, Bolton's Hotel, Harrisburg,
Penn. Dec.l8-lt

FOR SALE. — Breech-loader. Finest
Damascus 12 x 30, 8 lbs., pistol grip ; reboun-
lor. Beautiful gun, line shooter, little used ;

F

'OR SALE— A SECOND-HAND Win.

Greener B. L., 12-guage, 28-inoh barrels, “

j r.,,1 n • i-ih Inflra’ it fit -p nr

Order, w ituj lu ouaj. 'J.xv ’ ' -r. ,ri , r

street; Rochester, N. V. Price $0a. Dce.l8-tf.

1?OR SALE— A splendid double-barrel,

1 breech-loading gun, together with case, fix¬
tures and cartridge-box. This gun was made by
Tolley & Bro., England. Weight of gun, 8i lbs.,
length of barrel, 33 in.; bend of stdpk, Jin.; length
of stock, 14J in. Will be sold cheap for cash.
Inquire of Mr. D NATHANIEL, No 131 Elev,
eth street, South Brooklyn, N. \ . Dec.l8-lt.

FOR SALE— Fine bred Fox-llounds, splendid
coon dog, squirrel, rabbit and bird dogs.
Also a black bear, red foxes, coons, grey foxes,
ferrets, etc. JtfOltCKQSS B&OS.» Monson, Mass.

(The Mrmui.

§*1,000 in Premiums.

First Annual Ponltry and Bench Show

of the

HUDSON FANCIERS ASSOCIATION,

December 25 th, 26 th and 27th,

’at City Hall, Hudson N. Y.

.judges:

^ William M. Tileston and I. K. Felch.
Bend for premium list to

W. D. HOLSAPPLE, Sec., Hudson, ’N. Y,
P. O. Box, 853.

Good chance for parties desirious of disposing
of well-bred stock.

Decll-2t

FOR SALE— A Ballard mid-range Rifle,
40-oal., 28-inoh, half octagon barrel, Swiss
heel plate, wind gauge, vernier sights, four
extra sight discs. There goes with it fifty nickel
and fifty brass Everlasting shells, full set of re¬
loading tools, patent wiping brush and rod.
Price for the whole, $65; cost last spring 884.
Cause of selling, want of time to use it. Will
’ - 'examining,

trial!

PPHE FOLLOWING PRICES will show

X I mean to sell out

Victress, pure Laverackjull sister to the Great
Countess, one of the best bitches that ever lived.
Hunted on ruffed grouse. She Is by Old Blue
Dash II. andMoli III. Victress won two prizes
—Manchester, H. C., Birmingham . To parties in
want ol a pure Laveraclc to breed, this is a rare
chance. Price $75, not; one-half what she
cost ; was sold at public outcry in England for
$300.

France, a field trial bitch ; a beautiful head ;
ears hung low ; a good brood bitch ; never hunted
her; bought her in June; will guarantee her to
stand a pigeon in yard for twenty minutes, and
from her movements I think would be good in
field. Price $25. Litter of pups worth four
times that amount.

Llcwellin setter biteli, one year old, blue
ticked ; raised and bred by L. H. Smith, of
Strathroy, Ontario, Canada ; sire, Paris, and
dam. the pure Laverack hitch Peeress ; Peeress
and Paris are both broken, and Paris is one of
the best field dogs in this country, that money
cannot buy,; the Chicago Field of Nov. 8th,
'79, givog a cut of the famous Paris and his field
winnings and on the, bench ; parties buying will
get 'pedigree and his winnings printed. Price
only $50. These are bottom prices.

Address H.B, VONDERSMITH, Lancaster, Pa,

Site

Train Your Own Doas,

I)Y THE USE of M. Yon Culin’s patent
) Spike Collar, dogs of any age, no matter how-
old or stubborn, can be most thoroughly trained
in a fraction of the time required by any other
method. I have trained dogs broken of all
faults, no matter how long practiced. Dogs
broken of bird biting, gun-shyness, whip-shy¬
ness, shot-breaking, unsteadiness on the point,
chasing birds and rabbits, hedge hunting. Any
dog, old or young, taught to retrieve (put in
your hand) as a duty, no play; to point game, to
hack-stand, drop to shot, hand, wing and word,
to quarter his ground, and work to hand and
whistle. To hunt up headed lor live game and
for foot scent in retrieving cripples.

DISTEMPER AND WORMS.
Distemper and worms kill more dogs than all
other diseases combined. Learn how to prevent
and cure. Send 25 cents for 70 page book on
treatment of all dog diseases.

Send 2ct stamp for letters from sportsmen In
all parts of America, who have used my collar.
Price with book of instructions post paid $3.
Address M. Von Culin, Delaware City, Del.

All lovers of dogs and horses should send for
the “ Kennel and Field,” full of rich inf orrnation
on training, breeding, care, etc. Treats of all
cases of dogs, andfuU of information which can
he gleaned from no other source. Price oDly 50
ets. Address

PURE IRISH SETTERS. — Champion
Elcho, Plunket and Rory O’More stock,
from six months to one year old, for sale at very
low prices. Address E.J. ROBBINS,

Wethersfield, Conn.

TA LCHO-STELLA. — FOR SALE, a very
H tine red Irish dog pup, seven months old,
sired by imported Elcbo, out of imported Stella.
An English setter dog, well bred, handsome and
very cheap. Also cooker spaniel, imported stock.

CHARLIE UbAAnV,

Dec.l8,lt Hartford, Conn.

FOR SALE — Gordon setter pups ; two
spayed b itches, one dog ; whelped Sept. 11 1 h
1870 ; will exchange for English mastitr pup,
cocker or dumber spaniel : imported stock, full
pedigree. Addi-ess E. M. DORK, Jk„ Dedbam,
Mass. Dec.lS-tf,

FOR SALE— Handsome English setter

dog; first N. Y. '79, by Morris' champion

FOREST AND STREAM.

"Si 'J

®Uc genad.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman's Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS— A BOON To DOOS.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill

fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It Is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing- pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mall, Postpaid.

MEGA NUT FOlTwORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with
fuE directions for use.

Prloe 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Gun and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET&MALLESON,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

HENRY C. SQUIRES,

oct 12 1 Cortland t Street, N. Y.

CTUD BEAGLE.— The English hare

O beagle Victor. Full pedigree ; bv imported
Rattler, out of imported Blue Bell; ‘is thirteen
and a half inches high, weighs sixteen pounds;
color, white, black and tan ticked. Stud fee, $10.
Address N. ELMORE, Granby, Conn. DedS.eot

Forest and stream kennel,

Llewellin setter. Rattler, in the stud. Rat¬
tler is a handsome blue belton, black Tioints, win¬
ner of four benoh prizes ; sire, Rob Hoy, ho by
Laverock's Fred, out of Skitter's Phcebe, founder
of the field trial strain, winner of five English
field trials, ont of pu re Laverock fmported bitch
Pickles ; she by Llewellin's Prince, winner of
two firsts and three championships, out of
Llewellin’s bill II. ; no better blood in America.
Will serve bitches at $15. Litters warranted. Iam
breeding to Rattler the following bitches:—
Mell, a bountiful blue he! ton. black points, sire
Jack, dam Spot, winner of first and second
specials at Detroit, Mich., 1879, also llrstat Boston
1879 in native classes ; Fly, a very fine roan bel-
ton bitch, sire Shot, dam imported Fannie ; Pat,
orange and white, out of Belle, by Royal George.
Puppies bred from above, lino stock, for sale
cheap. Address, with stamp, L. F. WHITEMAN
Detroit, Mich . Deel J ,tf

FOR SALE.— If taken before the 25th of De¬
cember, I will sell the following valuable
setters at a tint-gain : Imported red Irish prize
bitch Floss, who hits taken prizes at the follow¬
ing shows: Cork Show, Ireland; Centennial,
Philadelphia; St. Louis, Mo.; Baltimore, twice;
New York, and Philadelphia. She is a No. 1
brood bitoh. and a very quick dog in the field ;
she will also be in heat in about three weeks' time ;
price, only $65. Nora, a great, slashing, strong
bitch, red Irish, out of champion York and
Thompson's Belie ; price, only $35. A handsome
Llewellin setter bitch, lemon and white; a benu-
tifulbiteh, and aprettygood worker in the field ;
prloe, only $50. One handsome black, white, and
tan bitehpnp,whelpodon thel2tb of May; a large,
strong healthy pup, out of A. Burges' celebrated
champion Field Trial and Bench Show winner
Druid, and tho Llewellin bitch Lcda; price,

ri. For pedigree and particulars, inqure of C.
MTLEY, Lancaster, Pa. Dec.4,tf

She Lemuel.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fiforinc Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1B78— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE.

18 South William Street, New York.
Also Spratt's Dog- Soap, and direct orders taken
for Spratt’8 Medicines.

MICKE’S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyer.

For sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

Wholesale Agents— Bruen & Hobart, 214 Fultdfa
Street, N. Y.: Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.; Finley & Thompson. 35 Magazine
Street, Now Orleans, La.; W. H. Holabird, Val¬
paraiso, Ind.: Trimble & Kleibacker, Baltimore.

Cure on Destroyer sent bv mail on receipt of
35c-. to L. A. MICKE. Easton, Pa.

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— Die un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce hiskennel offers
for sale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogsand bitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

Le ROY Z. COLLINS.

Sept 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

9 ~ FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR
— ’J sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, H9 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ju34 tf

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to inform Ladles and G entiemen In America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor's Ken¬
nels. deel9 tf.

MANGE!

MANGE! MANGE!

GLOVER’S IMPERIAL MANGE CURE is war¬
ranted to cure all kinds and conditions of mange
or skin diseases of any nature on dogs or cattle
without injury to the animal. One application U
usually all that la necessary. H. C. GLOVER,
Sole prop’t’r Imperial Kennel, Tom's River, N. ,7.

Conroy, Bissett & Malleson, General Agents, 63
Fulton street. New York. To be had of retail
druggists and dealers in sportsmen's goods. Price
JO cents. Oct.30— 3mos.

FOR SALE - Red Irish Setter, with

little white ; three years old ; good size and
strong-built dog, and well feathered, and kind
and easy to handle ; put him in the field and he
will attend to his part ; you need not hunt the
birds for him to stand ; he wili find them for
you. He is fast, staunch as a rock; backsa dog
on a point ; great endurance ; good nose'as ever
put on a dog’s face ; as good as any man's dog on
quad; been hunted on woodcock, snipe and
raffed grouse. Lowest price, $40. Nov27 tf
H. B. VONDEHSMITH, Lancaster. Pa.

FOR SALE. — Two Gordon Better bitch
pups; full-blooded; perfect black and
tan; six months old ; good sire; with pedigree
on both sides. Also one Gordon setter dog, two
years old; winner of first prize on the bench: per¬
fect black and tan, and n perfect field dog ; all
broken, with a full pedigree: a rare chance for a
good dog. Enquire of CHAS. T. BROWNELL,
P.O, Box 350, New Bedford, Mass. Nov27

fgftttul.

LAVERACK BLOOD FOR SALE.—
Pups by the renowned sire of prize-winners,
the pure Laverock setter dogCariowitz; orange
and white ticked, lemon Belton and chestnut
Belton ; dams of whelps from prize-winning
stock; whelped July 3d and July 12th ; price
lower than the lowest. Also two whelps by
Carlowitz, dam Princess Nellie, she by Pride of
the Border, by Petrel. M. VON CULIN, Deln-
wareCity, Del. Oct9,tf

red Irish
, out of
import-

Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both import¬
ed. IV helped June i9, 1S79. ROBT. SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me- Sept 35-tf

TN THE STUD. — The pure Laverack dog
A Pride, hy Pride of the Border x Petrel. The
only pm-o Laverock in New England. Fee, $30
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,612, Boston, Mass
Sept. 4— t. f.

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

The following prices win show

I mean sell out !—

Victress, pure Laverack, full sister to the Great
Countess, one of the best bitches that ever
lived. She is by Old Blue Dash II. and Moll in.
Victress won two prizes— Manchester, H. C., Bir¬
mingham. To parties in want of a pure Laver¬
ack to brood this is a rare chance. Price $75, not
ono-lialf what she cost ; was sold at public out¬
cry in England for $200.

Irish setter Glpsey, red, and some white ; hunted
some on quail; very obedient and easy to handle;
sire of Gipsy, Rodman's Dash, who was the best
Irish setter on game in the United States. She is a
good brood bitch, and just served bymyred Irish
setter King Bee, who was sired by champion
York; a perfect beauty, and if she fails to pup
will serve her free next time, but she never
missed. Price only $35.

France, a field trial bitch; a beautiful head;
— irs hung low ; a good brood bitch ; never hunted
her ; bought her in June ; will guarantee her to
stand a pigeon in yard for twenty minutes, and
from her movements I think would be good in
field. Price $25. Litter of pups worth four
times that amount.

Llewellin setter bitoh one year old, blue
licked ; raised and bred by L. H. Smith, of
Strathroy, Ontario, Canada ; sire, Paris, and
dam. tho pure Laverock bitoh Peeress ; Peeress
and Paris are both broken, and Paris is one of
the best field dogs in this country, that money
cannot buy; the Chicago Field of Nov. 6th,
'70, gives a out of the famous Paris and his
field winnings and on tho bench ; parties buy¬
ing will get pedigree and his winnings printed.
Tine only $50. These are bottom prices.

Address H. B. VONDKRSMITH, Lancaster,
Pa. Nov. 27-tf

IN THE STUD.

“RED &ROTTSE,”

IMPORTED IRISH SETTER.

Address EDWAHD LOHMAN, 171 E. 87th St. N. Y.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING_KENNEL

51. P. SIcKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. V.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest

strains. I sell only young stock. Iguamutee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent docs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi-
lials, etc. jlO

Imperial Kennel

MSliL Setters and Pointers thor-
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled w
mKKStr skill and judgment-

Vt VT Dogs have dailv access to salt

Wp water.

N. B— Setter and Pointer
puppies; also, broken dogs for sale; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLO VER,Toms River, N. J

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I givo my puppies seven months’ work
out of the twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas Comity, Georgia.

Got 2,tf.

IN STUD — The two white imported Bull
Terriers, Teddie and Viper; weight, twelve
and twenty pounds; also English bulldog. Crib;
weight, forty-two pounds. For particulars ad¬
dress “ CHIB," 23 Myrtle street, Boston. Ordors
taken for thoroughbred bull pups from the
above Crib and imported Judy, to be whelped
Nov. 28th. Portrait of Judy tin be seen at this
office. Nov20,lmo

LINCOLN &HELLYAR, Warren, Mass.,
can furnish a few highly-bred sporting
puppies. Sep.18— tf.

She Rennet.

Beiersink Lodge Kennels.

The fallowing; eelehrated Doga are r
sale.

DOG81

St Bernard dog "Maroo"; rough coated, two
years old; a magnificent animal— Rev. .1. Gum¬
ming Macdona's stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Foundlnnd dog ■' Keeper"; four years old ;

rat prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth," ; liver and white ; ono
and a half year old ; ont of Lord Setten’s re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
in the UDited States. Second prize in the H an-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, "Decimal Dash," eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn's celebrated
"Dash”— a magnificent stud dog— never exhlb-

ed.

Irish setter, "Rover II”; pure red ; son of Mao-
dona's champion “Rover." Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, " Ranger H"; a pure bred LaV]
erack, son of Macdona's celebrated “ Ranger"
His get won firstat Hanoveraud Paris shows.

English setter “ Ranger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these (logs will serve approved bitches
fit $2o,00.

BltcHes.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm's celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitoh, in whelp to “Marco,” 1st prizes in Han-
"ver and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen," liver and white. IstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“ Sensation."

Gordon setter “Beauty," 1st Boston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer Dora "—liver and white, out of
“.Queen " and “ Sancho," in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter" Silk,” in whelp to Ranger I.

Irish Setter “ Moya," out of Col. Hilifard's
“ Palmerston ; " will be bred to RoTer X.

English Setter “ Donna," white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches can
bo secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODEFF'ROY,

Guymnnl, Orange Co., N. Y.

TX7TTHOUT RESERVE.— Owing to a
1 V change In locality and re-organization of
the kennel, all the setters, four pointer bitches,
all broken; and four painter pups by champion
Sleaford, must be sold byJun. 1st, The setters
are of the finest Llewellin breed. For pedigree
and price address at once, W. T. IRWIN,

Decll-2t Topeka, Kansas.

A RARE CHANCE. — Whelps for sale,
out of champion Fire Fly, bv champion
Eicho . Also, whelps out of Belle (“ Pride of tha
Border”— Kirby), by Carlowitz. Address H. W.
GAUSE. Wilmington. Del. Oct. 9, lrao.

WILL EXCHANGE.— My setter dog

Tip, weii broken and staunch, on either
quail or grouse, and splendid retriever; two
years old ; black and white; for double barrel
gun or Hist class nile. Address W. H . WHEELER,
Dec4-3t Millbury, Moss

^IliSifcUimYouis §\awti$ment.s.

F. Julius Kaldenberg,

MANUFACTURER OF

MEERSCHAUM PIPES,
CIGAR HOLDERS, Etc.
Also, AMBER A IVORY
GOODS of every do-
speription, of which I
have a lnrgc and elegant
assortment on hand.
ARTISTIC CARVING a
specialty.

Portraits of Mon and favorite Animals carved
to order, and executed in the highest stylo of tho
art.

Repairing done In tho best manner.

Send stamp for Illustrated Price List to P. O,
Box 91, New York.

Received the only award for American made
Meerschaum Goods at the Centennial Exhibition,
by the International Jury.

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71 Nassau, corner John Street, NewYork.

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I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

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OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

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~ 'w We have the largest stock'on hand of any house in this country, and do more business in this line than any
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SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION )

.. I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. I ull information given upon application.

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Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. UOGAItDTJS.

New and enlarged edition, containing Instruc¬
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Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
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To American Anglers.
THE ENGLISH

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Devoted to Ang-ling, River, Lake and Sea
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Sixteen Pages Folio.

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CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account ol
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
the Rangeley Lakes region. 324 pnges. 12 Illus¬
trations. Paper covers, 50 cents.

FARRAR'S RICHARDSON AN D RANGELEY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Rangeley lakes.
Parmaehenee, Dixville Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut, Androscoggin, Magalloway and
Sandy rivers. 288 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper
covers, 50 cents.

FARRAR’S MOOSEHEAD LAKE AND THE
NORTH MAINE WILDERNESS ILLUSTRA¬
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of the Moosehead Lake region and the
sporting resorts of Northern Maine. The tours
of the Konnebcc. Penobscot and St. John
rivers, ascent of Kntahdin, etc., are plainly
treated. 221 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper
covers, 50 cents.

135" Any of the X eve publications sent by
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Mass.

CARD’S

Lasi Patent - Target Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

roteeted by two United States Patents and one
in Great Britain.

(Sung, gummmittau, ffitf.

Patented May 7. 1878, and April 22. 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws every way.

or can be made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, cr that can be made to throw event vow. ex¬
cept at shooters and xpectatms. all of which
covered by the above patents. Remember —
get no balls (unless you wish them) In your face,
hut have riyhtx mid !ef!e,an<Uul ullicranolcs. Send
Tor circular. Price $10 at factory. No charge tor
boxing.

IULD n, L JVl

'Tenbkal agent,
Cazenov;a, N. Y.

BROWN’S PATENT GUM CLEANER.

The best Cleaner and Oiler for oreeeb-loading
mins in market. For one dollar, one Cleauei,
patches, brush and lull directions seat tree
postage. Send lor circular. Address
T. YARDLEY BROWN Patentee, Reading, Ta.

dk nrrrj A YEAR andexpensesto agents. Outfit
Ip I I l free. Address P.O. Vickery. Augusta. Me

Cin Gold, Crystal, Laoe. Perfumed & Chromo
OdSCards, name in Gold and Jet, 10c., Clinton
Bros., Clintonyille, Ct.

WM.R. SCHAEFER,

61 Elm st., Boston, Mass.,

Dealer In

SPORTSMEN'S EQUifMEiTS

And Manufacturer of

Breech Loading Shot Guns

To Order,

AGENTS for the sale of the BALLARD
RIFLES. and of the DALY breech-load¬
ing SHOTGUNS. A full linear the Clahrough-
Moore, Bonehill, and other makes ol' imported
guns, always on hand. Particular attention
paid to CHOKE-BORING GUNS to shoot close
and hard. SPRATT'S DOG FOOD, etc., etc.
Gun stocks bent, warranted to stay. All work
executed in the most skillful manner.

SEND FOR CIRCULAR OF REDUCSD PRICES

USE THE B0GARDUS PATENT

RoueihGlassBall

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

_ from all gun
dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GEItTY & BKO'S., No. 10
Platt street, N. Y.,

jk . , .

fjjMBK 158, South Clark street,

IS VH Chicago. For Traps—

« H HART & SLOAN New-

US ark, N. J., or at Bo-

aMI Ira gardus’ Headquarters,

BB aHHY ijjJj 158 South Clark st,, Clii-
cago. “Field. Cover and
Trap Shootinn-J'theonly
book ever published by a market hunter, can be
had at the above address. Price, $2.

THE EXPLOSIVE FLYIKG TARGET,

PATENTED BY E. REDMOND, consists
of a rubber bag inflatable by the breath to
the size of a glass ball, with a weight attached
that gives m omentum.

Any trap throws it ; no breakage until hit by
shot; bursts instantly; fragments harmless.
Blow in tobacco smoke and when the bag bursts
it shows. Only half an ordinary charge needed,
with fine shot, making them clicaperthan glass.
Fifteen hundred pack in a square foot. Two
dollars a hundred. Discount to the trade.

DIVING DECOY CO.,

Rochester, N. Y.

“Hahmakanta,”

With the “CROSBY PATENT AXE COVER.”
The only genuine famp Axe in America. Says
Jae. Hussey : '* I am delighted with It ; it makes
my camping cut lit complete, and is just the
thing I have been loi king for these many years.”
Send for a oircular.

A. S. CBOSBT & CO.,
Wateryille, Me.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

IKHE-W YOX1K.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

E. H . MADlSOm,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Daly
Cutis.

GUN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al.Sfle. perbottle.
Sportsmen’s and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Shells loaded Al. and goods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. decl9 tf

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.

Chokeborc Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
foreircular. HYDE&S"
iers, Hattield, Mass.

THE SNEIDER GDN.

THE ONLY POSITIVE

DOUBLE-GRIP, SELF-CLOSING TOP
LEVER ACTION

In the world.

Sizes, from 6 to 1 6 Bore.

Equal in finish, symmetry of outline, and mate¬
rial. to the finesl English guns, and at
more reasonable prices.

The Sneider lieitoundimr Lock used, the nnly re-
bounder with which missilres will mu occur.
HIGHEST CENTENNIAL MEDAL
For “Workmanship, Rebounding Looks, and
Compensating Features of Action.”

GUNS HE-lJURBD FOR CLOSE SHOOTING.
STOCKS BENT TO ANY CROOK.

Pin Fire Onus Changed to Central Fire,

Uuzzle Loading Guns Altered to Breach Loaders .

Clarke Sneider,

214 West Pratt Street., Baltimore.

Send for TUost rated Catalog -

FOX’S PATENT

BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN,

Wonderfully Simple. Wonderfully Strong.
The barrels slide one side.

3XT o Hinge to getXioose.

Prices from $50 to $300.

Send stamp for circular to

AMERICAN ARMS CO.,

103 Milk Street, Boston,

F. H. RAYMOND, Treas.

Eatqn’s Rust Preventer.

fOR-liUNS, CUTLERY, AND SUKGI-
cal Instruments. Safe to handle, WILL NOT
3 UM, and will keep in any climate. Sportsmen
werywhere in the United States pronounce it the.
best gun oil in the market. Judge Holmes, of
Bay City. Mieli., writes : “It is the best prepara¬
tion I have found in thirty-five years of active
and frequent use of guns.

The trade supplied by sole manufacturer, GEO.
B. EATON, 640 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City
Heights, N. J.

Sold by principal New York dealers, and by Wm.
Head & Sous, Boston. Mass. ; li. Kittredge & Co.,
Cincinnati, O. : E. E. Futon, Chicago, Ill. ; lirown
X tiilder, St. Louis, Mo.; Thos. W.Parr, Cleve-
and, 0. ; Trimble & Kleibaeker, Baltimore. Md. ;
Cropley & Sons, Georgetown, D. C. ; Jos. C. Grubb,
& Co., Philadelphia.

CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL.

FOREST AND STREAM

921

^pai'tsmcn'si ®oei(l<s.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber M’I’g Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 15’wuy, cor. Broome st.,

AND

305 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

THOUTING PANTS AND LEG GINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue. .

INDIA RUBBER

AND

BOOTS.

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BROADWAY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

Natural History Store.

Established 18n».

Taxidermists’ and Naturalists’ Supplies.
Send for catalogue containing' complete list of
the birds of the United States, with prices for the
mounted birds; skins and eggs in stock; also

Srice list of birds’ eyes and taxidermists' supplies.

lave a fine lot of foreign bird skins and good
supply of heads, horns and antlers of animals.

W. J . KNOWLTON,

J88 Tremont street, Boston, Mass.

£'|icirtstnen’$ -EoutfS.

Philadelphia and Savannah line

FOR FLORIDA.

FOR THROUGH TICKETS to FERN AN-
DINA. JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUS¬
TINE, SANFORD, ENTERPRISE and interme¬
diate landings nu ST.JOHN’S RIVER and inte¬
rior points in FLORIDA, by steamship to SA¬
VANNA ” - - - -

Pier 33, South Wharves, Pbiia.

“THE FISULNU LIKE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw, G runaHupidaau dCineinuatiShort Bine
Trout, Grayling:, ami liluck Bass Fisheries,

AND TH K

FAMOUS, SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North WondB are unsurpassed,
if equaled. In the abundance and great variety or
flsh contained.

BROOK TUODT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

The TRO DT season begins May 1 and ends Sept.l.
The GEAYLIN G Season opens J une 1 and ends

Nov. 1.

BLACK BAS8. PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LONGE, aiBO abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
skill to nis friends or “ club " at home, us ice for
packing tisli can be had at many points.

TA KE YOU it FAM I L V W 1TH YO C. The sce¬
nery ot the Novth Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those sutlering
with

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average m countries new enough to
afford the lines! ,,r bailing.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold in low rates, and attractive tram
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dots, G uds and Pushing Tackle Carried Freeut
owner’s risk.

It isouritlin to make sportsmen feel “athomo”
on this route. For Tourist’s Guide mn attractive
illustrated book of Oil pages), coutaiuuig full *>■*■
formation Hnd accurate maps of ibe Fitting
Grounds and Tune Cunls, address A. B LEET,
Gee. Pass, A gent. Grand Rapids, Mich.

jtyovfcttttn'* ftauteg.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Throng-li Pullman Pal nee Sleeping Cars
between St, Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen'l Ticket Office, Cedur Rapids,

C.J. IVES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’l. Passenger Agent.

General Manager.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

-Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
T ROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTIN UOUS
FROM ALL 1 MPORTANT POINTS, avoid thedff-
Acuities anddangersof reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cum which mu over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury .

ME LINES OF

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TI CKETS are sold at the offices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CKESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for *

Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN. CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and paintson the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson. Gen’l Manager. febl7-tf

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and Now
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, email, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.
Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to l lieir most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

RnEroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
Wi.«i, Northwest and Sou! hwest : a! Oordonsvillo
>/1th the North and N on ht-asr : and at Richmond
and Churlotfeville with ihe South. All modern
improvements in Equipment.

CONWAY It. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
mayfily * Richmond V

UsOKTGfr- ISXn-AJXriD

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

npRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
JL Bushwlck and Flatbush bvcb., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn ;

A.M.

8 30 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and Rockaway Mtiil.

10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

4 00 Grecnport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon,!
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glon Cove,

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

m. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor. Port Jefferson.

9 Ot) Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

I 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and

way-

A theatre train will be run f ■" mHunter’s Point
and Flatbush av. every Sat urday night at 12:15 A..M

FOR

New Haven, Hartford, Springfield and
the North.

The new and elegant steamer C.H. NORTH AM
leaves Pier No. 25, East River, daily (Sundays ex¬
cepted), at 3 p.m. Passengers go North and East
at 11 p.m.

NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New
York at 11 P.M., arriving in New Haven in time
tor the early morning trains.

Merchandise forwarded by dailyExpressFreight
train from New Haven through to Massachusetts,
Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern
New York and Canada. Apply at Office en Pier
or to RICHARD PECK, Gen’l Agt.

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach
JL some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting seotions in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chineoteague, Cobb's Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James' River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes. Dei..
Monday and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform¬
ation given at office, 137 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep2s

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

Tlie Pullman Car Company

TS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE

Anew cars “ DavyCrocket” and “Izaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kiteb-
eUs sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P, 1*. C.
Co., Chicago. je26 3mos.

ivdtdg ami ItejsarL

Wild Fowl Shooting.

BY A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old

bayman. Has always on hand the best, ol
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity of New York for bay snipe
shooting of all varietu 8. Special attention given
by himself to his guests, ana satisfaction gauran-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE. Good Grouud, L. J _
NovS trf

On If Hammock House, Flu'ida,

On the banks of tke Wekwa River,

IS now open to receive guests. Fine sporting;

both hunting and fishiug fine ana unsur¬
passed in tiiis country, and the climate is all that
can be asked for. We only ask a visit to the
place to be convinced that this is ihe place for
deer, bear, turkey and other wild game; and
for fish, suoh as bass, sheepshead, vedfish and a
vast number of other fineand gamey flsh, cannot
be excelled. Board reasonable; $2 per day, $12
per week, or $40 per month. All communica¬
tions should be addressed to

Mrs. O. B. WINGATE,

Otter Creek, Levy Co., Fla
For reference, we refer to Dr C. J. Keuworth v
and W. o. Pitman, dealers ill guns and sporting-
implements, Jacksonville, Fla.

^rclicnr.

HORSMAffS

PARLOR

ARCHERY

Can be used in any
■arior without Jnjii-
■y to the furniture or
windows. Every fam-
lv should have it.
The same skill re¬
quired as in toe outdoor sport.

Set No. 1, cheap set, $5.00
Set No. 2, fine set. 7.50
Set No. 3, double set 10,00
Will be sent e. o. d.. or 6 per cent, maybe de¬
ducted where cash accompanies the order.

E. L. HORSMAS, Manufacturer.

80-82 WILLIAM ST., N. Y,

hotels and $ worts for

Bromfield Bouse, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

HOUSES,

Weldon. X. C.

J. R. DATIS Proprietor,

Always Hernty minutes for Dinner.

rpHIS HOTEL lias been opened by Col.

1 J. K. Davis, long and favorably known as
the proprietor of the Purcell House, Wilming¬
ton, N. C. The Hotel has been entirely and
Ihoroughlyrenovnted throughout. The rooms
are elegantly furnished with back walnut mar¬
ble-top furniture and hair mattresses. Travellers
and invalids coming Somti will now find thlsa
enrafortahle resting place, (a long-felt want sup¬
plied). Guests will receive every attention and
comfort, elegant- table and attentive servants.
Til is is the Dinner fluvfte coming South or going
North. The best Hotel of its kind on the route
to Florida. Hates— $2.90 and $2 50 per day.

For Good Fall Shooting

—GO TO THR¬
EAT VIEW HOUSE,
At SMnnecocJc Bay ,

W here you will Hud
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

As well as good accommodations and n sub¬
stantial bill of fare.

Take Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

I PINE DUCK SHOOTING.— After nine¬
teen years' experience shooting wild ducks
On the Chesapeake Itay Flats, I now offer myself
and first-class outfit to parties wishing to enjoy
ihe sport of shooting wild fowl. Prices moder¬
ate. Equipments of best quality. For further
particulars address MATH EW REYNOLDS,
Havre de Grace, Md.

CURRITUCK SHOOTING.

FOR SALE.— An undivided half ir.trest
in about 200 acres of land at Currituck, S
C., comprising some of the best shooting points
on the Sound. Price, $500; or will lease o y i he
rear lot $50. For particulai

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THE END.

rpBE course of the weariest river
Ends in the great grey sea ;

The acorn forever and ever
Strives upward to the tree.

The rainbow the airy adorning
Shines promise through the storm ;

The glimmer of coming morning
Through midnight gloom will form.

By time all knots are riven, ,

Complex although they be,

And peace will at last be given,

Dear, both to you and me.

Then, tho’ the path may be dreary,

Look onward to the goal ;

Though the heart and the head be weary.

Let Faith inspire the soul.

Seek the right, though the wrong be tempting.
Speak truth at any cost,

Vain is all weak exempting
When once the gem is lost.

Let strong hand and keen eye be ready
For plain and ambushed foes;

Thought earnest and fancy steady
Bear best unto the close.

The heavy clouds may be raining,

But with evening comes the light;

Through the dark are low winds complaining,
Vet the sunrise gilds the hight.

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For the patient and the pure ;

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To the workers who endure ;

And the word no law has shaken
Has the future pledge supplied ;

For we know that when we " awaken"

We shall be " satisfied.”

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J£ iver and Jake,

NUMBER III.

THE first view of Lake Nepigon opened suddenly be¬
fore us. The portage trail had led us over bare
granite rocks, with few trees to relieve the monotonous
scenery after leaving Big Sturgeon Lake, gradually ris¬
ing higher and higher until we reached the summit with in
two hundred yards of Nepigon waters. The rocks over
which we had travelled had been rounded and polished
ages ago by the vast Northern glacier pushing its way
over all obstructions, or by the swell of that universal
sea, above whose surface the heights of this region were
among the first to rise, We stood upon what some geo¬
logists say is the oldest land in the world. But the first
view of the lake drove geological reflections from our
minds. The great smooth rounded rock upon which we
stood, descended so steeply to the water’s edge that we
felt the need of the sure “ shoe packs ” used by the men
in carrying their loads— for the surface, where not rough¬
ened by lichens, was so polished as to afford only preca¬
rious footing. Down by the water the seas dashed wildly
up the rock, for the wind which had blown heavily on
Big Sturgeon Lake, came all the fiercer over the broad
expanse of Nepigon. Down to the left extended a deep
bay, and to the front and right were green islands, seem¬
ingly beyond number; an occasional high peak, or bluff,
showing above its neighbors. We knew by the force of
the sea3 that they came from some great body of
water, yet to the eye the lake seemed everywhere
bounded by not distant shores.

Right around us a few low bushes upon which the blue¬
berry was just ripening, and occasionally some taller
shrub found root, where, in crevices of the rock, a little
moss made soil had accumulated ; while over to the North
a hundred yards, Upon a higher rock, a few stunted pines
struggled for existence. Down to the left some balsam
and spruce could be seen, where a depression in the sur¬
face had received for ages the wash from the higher sur¬
rounding rocks, But the islands of the lake bore a fresher
promise, and looked green and beautiful in the dis¬
tance.

We camped upon the rock, securing our tent with what,
few loose stones we could find, and there we stayed until
four the next afternoon, wind bound. There was little
animal life to be seen, the wind keeping off even the pestif¬
erous black fly, for the most part. A few pigeons after

the blue berries, and one or two cedar birds we saw among
the dwarfed pines, but nothing else. The wind was too
heavy to cast a fly, and a few throws of the spoon along
the rocks yielded nothing but exercise. So that it was
with pleasure we saw the wind going down and the sea
quieting, until we could launch and load our canoes— a
difficult thing to do between the waves and the slippery
rocks. But we finally pushed off, intending to make an
island some seven or eight miles to the north, to camp
for the night. Wassy had been over this route and knew
every island and rock. The brigades usually go another
way, a few miles shorter, but by that there is a “cross¬
ing,” or “traverse” of some fourteen or fifteen miles,
which even the big brigade canoes with their eight or ten
paddlers, dread to take. As we went, the longest trav¬
erse is about seven miles, as we estimated it.

Some two or three miles before reaching the first island
on our line of travel, numbers of gulls came flying out to
meet us, as they always do when boats approach then-
nesting places. They flew circling and screaming over
us as if inspecting our force and trying to frighten us
away, and then returned as if to report, while others as
we neared their island, came, inspected, screamed, and
returned like the first. . Upon a near view of the island
it looked impracticable for a camp, so we did not touch
there, hut stopped for a few minutes’ rest at a rocky islet
two or three hundred yards distant, A few wrens, and
two young gulls that paddled off in frightened baste as
we climbed upon the rocks, were the only signs of life
there, excepting clouds of gnats that danced in the even¬
ing sunshine. The gulls, which had circled and screamed
over us on our approach, flew off to the near island,
which was densely covered with tall spruces, and to our
great surprise lighted upon the tops and branches of the
trees. The Indians and voyageurs were even more aston¬
ished than we, to judge by the volume of .Chippewa lan¬
guage which broke from then- lips. They, as well as our¬
selves, had never seen such a sight. The white forms of
the gulls againBt the dark green of the trees made a rich
contrast, which it seemed could not be mistaken ; but we
felt inclined to doubt even the evidence of our senses,
and sent a bullet from our rifle through the trees, which
startled up the birds, and we saw them fly off and over
us, and finally settle back again upon their strange rest¬
ing places. When we left the islet the gulls flew off after
us, watching and screaming for a mile or two, until they
felt sure, no doubt, that they had driven us away.

We camped upon an island some fifteen miles almost
due north Irom the portage. In the manner of canoe In¬
dian travel, we took a daylight start the next morning
and made seven miles before breakfast. I believe this
was the only morning of our trip that we begun the day’s
journey in this way. We did not care to repeat it. In
the early morning we caught sight of some otters at play
between the island, but were not near enough to frighten
them, At Wassy ’s instance we took out our spoons at
what he said was a famous lake trout resort, and in ten
minutes we secured three fine ones, which served for
breakfast and a substantial chowder dinner later in the
day.

All the islands, so far, in the lake were piles of broken
rocks, which looked as if dropped there in disorder. No
ledges were apparent. Some of the islands were rimmed
with irregular piles of stone, looking at a distance like
the old-fashioned New England farm wall, with sides as
steep, but higher. It was not until 10 o'clock that morn¬
ing that we came to an island at the southern end of the
traverse I have mentioned, which had solid masses of
rock at the edge of the water, extending up in places fifty
or sixty feet in height, and topped by irregular and jag¬
ged stones of all shapes and sizes, moss-grown and tree-
crowned.

We landed here for a few minutes’ rest in the cool
shade of rocks and bushes at the water’s edge, for we
had a fierce sun and not a breath of ah- rippled the sur¬
face. As It. expressed it, “there wasn’t even a goose-
pimple on the lake.” Away off to the northeast, between
distant islands, sky and water seemed to join ; while to
the southwest the eye ranged down into the recesses of
Chief’s Bay, finding no land upon which to rest.
Further to the south the high steep bluff, where the brig¬
ades leave the shelter of land with their freighted canoes
for Nepigon House, wits purple in the distance ; while
almost directly to the west the bold island height, the
first land made by the Indians in that long and hazardous
traverse on their upward trips, showed its outline dis¬
tinctly against the sky. When this point is made the
Indians rest for a while from their work, take their
much-prized tea, and rejoice over their one more safe
passage.

With our small canoes, the seven miles before us looked
long. The Indians who had made it, and the voyagers
whose experience with them told them the danger of a
sudden storm in the mid-passage, scanned the lake and sky
for signs of change. While thev are remarkable observers
of many things, my experience' jnstifies me in saying they
are not good weather prophets. A sign of human presence
n a forest, a twig broken by game, a canoe upon the water
t suck a distance our eyes can seenothing, the habits of
mmals they capture — they have keen sight and observa¬

tion for. But as to the weather, even in their own coun¬
try, they seem to oftener fail in judgment than the
average white man. So when one looked anxiously to
the east and noted and feared the "misty low lying
rnrple of the distant land, and the haziness in which the
ine between the sea and sky was lost, and shrugged his
shoulders at the prospect, and another thought be saw
signs of wind in the western sky among the fleecy clouds
there making their appearance, there was nothing, we
knew, to be gathered from their judgment; and relying
upon our own, aided by our trusty aneroid barometer
which since early morning showed a barely visible low
ering, we pushed off. The men once started, set to
their work with a vigor born of dread rather than zeal.
When mid-way they rested a moment and lighted then-
pipes, while I took advantage of the stop to test the tem¬
perature of the water. There were no signs of shoals,
and the clear sunlight shining into tlie deep water en¬
abled us to see to a considerable depth. To our surprise
57 deg. was the lowest point reached. I had tested Nep¬
igon River at various places, and found it uniformly 54
deg. : and in this connection it may be as well to state
that upon tests made eighteen days later, I found the
river everywhere 59 deg. But at no other place in the
lake besides this “ crossing,” away from the influence of
warm rivers (hereafter to be mentioned) and shallow
bays, did I find the temperature above 54 deg. I have no
theory to explain the differences observed. (Lake Su¬
perior from Nepigon Bay, down to Cape Gargantua I
found to be 53 deg., with occasional showing in some lo¬
calities of 54 deg. Michipicoten River was 60 deg. These
observations were made on my homeward coasting trip
from Red Rock to Sault Ste Marie).

The canoe grating on the rocks at the end of tho trav¬
erse awoke me from a nap I had indulged in the latter
half of the way, and I found we had been an hour and
three quarters making the passage. After a short rest,
we sought a cool and shady place for dinner, and that over
we started out, hoping to make Nepigon House that
night. Our course in the afternoon lay between lovely
islands, upon one of which, at the first sand beach we
had toueked since leaving Red Rock we stopped for a few
minutes. It was one of the largest of the islands of the
lake. A cool brook came down into the sand from the
high ground in the interior, and the character of the veg-’
etation showed evidences of a real soil such as we had
uot hitherto met with in the lake islands. Tracks of
rabbits and bear showed the existence of game, but the
undergrowth was too dense for summer hunting. The
island rose gradually to the height of several hundred
feet above the water, and for many days in our voyage it
could be seen and recognized.

A breeze springing up from the southeast helped us
somewhat, but about the middle of the afternoon it sud¬
denly shifted to the south and became too fresh for com¬
fort, so we rounded a rocky point over which the waves
began to dash savagely, and took shelter in a little bay
with an outlook to the west over a traverse of foui- or
four and a half miles to the next sheltering islands. The
water had become white with the gale, and the sea, with
its unbroken sweep of twenty miles from the windward,
grew every moment heavier and heavier. Content with
our safe harbor from the storm, we settled down as grace¬
fully as possible into camp, and to kill time tried our flies
about the neighboring rocks, but without success.

It was afternoon of the next day before the wind and
sea abated sufficiently to warrant a start, and to ensure
greater safety the load of the smaller canoe was lightened
by the exchange of places between R. and F. and myself.
Even with this, however, some water was shipped, and
my coat upon a cushion of balsam boughs became rather
damp before we got over. As we pulled out of the little
bay the scene presented was most enchanting. The isl¬
ands had grown more beautiful as we bad come further
to the north — the trees larger and vegetation generally
ranker and more advanced, But now off to the north,
apparently four or five miles away, uprose from the water
a huge hare cliff, with purple sides, sheer into the air
hundreds of feet. Off to the northwest towered another
bare rock, even higher, apparently four or five miles in¬
land from what we thought the shore of the lake. The
tops of these two mountains, for such they appeared to
be, were fiat, and at Lire distance seemed without vegeta¬
tion. Behind us were the islands we had passed, and all
along the western coast of the lake were other islands
so overlapping each other that we supposed them to be
the mainland. An occasional white cap gave animation
to the scene, and far off the smoke of an Indian encamp¬
ment showed blue against tlie verdured hills.

The crossing made, we stopped upon an intervening
island for a short rest, and plucked blueberries and
strawberries, the latter showing ripe fruit aud blossom
at the same time. With a short pull from this place we
rounded the point of an island, and a mile or so away we
saw the flagstaff and white buildings of Nepigon House.

Scattered about upon, the islands aud the main shore
were bark wigwams, aud close by them, just at the
water’s edge, were numerous canoes, not a few of which
started off to meet us at the little dock as soon as the
sharp-sighted Indians discovered we were white and

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strangers. Wlion we landed at tlio dock we were met by
Mr. Henri Lo Ronde, tlie Hudson's Bay Company's agent
here, whom ill the two days of our stop at the port, we
found to be a most estimable and intelligent gentleman.
Some of the Indians recognized Wassy and VVabagnbo.
and the “Bon jours” flew thick and fast. Mr. Le Ronde
gave us a fine camping-place within the Company's en¬
closure, but our wannest welcome was from the black
fly, which was abundant and active. We were soon in
camp, settled down for Sunday, Some Ash were pro¬
cured from the Indians, and we made ourselves oomiort-
ftble, as only old campaigners know how to do.

But what we learned about trout and other things will
be told in another paper.

GOOSE-HUNTING IN VIRGINIA.

WE had made up our minds that we would kill those
geese, and provided ourselves accordingly. Gud¬
geon, not content with one gun, took two, with shot and
powder enough for twenty. Tho Doctor carried a tre¬
mendous swan gun, ns tab as himself — a gun that quietly
knocked him down ten times or more during a day's hunt.
His ammunition was in proportion. Spurr bad an old
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with the admirable quality of getting its ramrod hope¬
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“But when she did go oil” Spurr would say, “She
knocked ’em 1” It was always difficult to understand
whether he referred to the hunter or the game. He
loaded the gun five fingers on the ramrod, and used half
a newspaper for wadding. It would be superflous to
mention the number of times Spurr put the shot into the
gun first, and the energetic language he used, when ho
snapped off fifty caps to get the thing to do its duty.
When squirrel-hunting, Spurr had a miserable habit of
fancying that he saw a squirrel in every other tree we
passed, and would bang away for an hour to satisfy his
curiosity' and enthusiasm.

I closed up the rear of this interesting goose excursion
with a light sporting gun and an extremely heavy and
awkward apparatus, which he chose to call a reflector.
Our combined efforts and knowledge of what a ducking
rettector was like had been brought into play, and the
result was a square three-pound canned-good's box, lined
with heavy tin, two sorry-looking candies, and a broken
pane of window glass at the opening in front, “to keep
out tho air,” Bald Spurr. Our experiments in the barn
were not as satisfactory as they might have been, and
the only fact disclosed at tho trial was, that the thing
was heavy. We trustedj that in open air, aroused to
greater efforts through the excitement of the hunt, it
would “refteot" credit upon itself. My ammunition was
iu proportion to the lavishness displayed by my fellow
huntsmen.

And so were we four loaded down as we stepped into
the wherry, at 6 o'clock on Monday evening, that was to
convey us to the happy goose-grounds on the other side
of the river.

Our start was inauspicious from the fact that the reflector
fell overboard in my clumsy attempt to enter the boat,
Ten minutes were lost in fishing it out again, and another
ten minutes in running up to the store for fresh candles.
Then the Doctor’s Panama blew into the river, and,
strange to say, sank. As this happened when we were
some distance from tho wharf, Spurr simply said : —
"Why, hang it, Doctor, tie a handkerchief around
your head and brave it out. We can’t lose any more time
now, in. getting a hat.”

The Doctor did so. He was a mild man, and invaria¬
bly swallowed any sensible suggestion.

Wo had rowed perhaps a mile or more, when Gudgeon,
greatly excited, rose from liis seat and yelled, that “ there
was a wild duck right under our bow.” We didn’t men¬
tion that the yell might frighten the bird off, but we
looked it. Of course, the duck disappeared, and a mo¬
ment later came to the surface some thirty yards to the
rear of the boat. Gudgeon was already at an aim, and,
when we shouted, “ There she is ! Blaze away, old boy ! ”
be murmured a maudlin “Where?" and fortunately,
catching sight of the duck, banged away with a reckless¬
ness of manner that aroused our earnest sympathy for
him. He had only broken a wing of the “ black neck.”
In an instant we were all as excited as Gudgeon, and
stood up to a man, with our guns cocked, awaiting the
reappearance of the duck. It came up some ten feet off,
and, with a roar that would have rivalled United States'
artillery, we poured about a pound of shot at the poor
creature, It dove in time, however, to escape the hail,
and appeared again at an oar’s length from us. Spurr,
being the nearest to the duck, bawled for an oar. We
provided him with one simultaneously, Giving a mighty
grunt, he threw it recklessly at the wounded bird. Dear
reader, shall I say that he missed it? Out of pure re¬
spect to the memory of Gudgeon, 1 shall remain silent. I
will Bay, however, that Gudgeon tried it again, Spurr
tried it, and nearly went overboard in so doing. I tried
it. The sauve Doctor tried it. Our darkie rowing the
boat tried it. Spurr’s excitement was at so high a pitch,
that I verily bekeve he would have thrown his gun at the
duck, had wo not restrained him. He proposed to send
tho reflector at it, but I sat down indignantly on the
thing and said “ No I ” (To say the truth, the reflector
was mainly a pet idea of mine, made under protest ; but
on my agreeing to carry it, the rest consented that we
should take it with us.)

How long the yelling and frantic splashing would havo
continued 1 can’t say, had not our darkie suggested that
we should "Shoot him, Massa!” Fools we I And we
did ; and when Spurr calmly picked the creature out of
the water, we all wore such hypocritical smiles that the
glory of the killing departed at once.

The rest of the row was made in silence.

The other side of the river readied, we looked about
anxiously for the conveyance that was to have taken us to
the goose-haunts, which, we were told by the natives, was
some eight miles up the road. We looked high and low,
■With a flock of grinning darkies at our heels, hut not a
voutige of the wagon was to be seen. Here was a pre¬
dicament surely. Eight miles before us ; our tremendous
load of guns and ammunition to carry, and approaching
night, were things that did not sound funny when taken
into consideration. There was no alternative left, how¬
ever, but to foot it. Paying our boatman, we started up
the road, with hut vague directions of the whereabouts of

our stopping point. The Doctor was mad ; Gudgeon was
mad ; Spurr was mad ; and I was mad. Our conversa¬
tion was not lively, as we trudged up the road in sand up
to our ankles. The Doctor seemed to think that it was
all our fault that the wagon had been missed, and forged
ahead with tremendous strides, which developed a gait on
our part that was severely trying. It was not long before
we came to a fork in the road, and to 6olve the question,
as to which branch we should follow, we solemnly drew
lots, and rusliedjnto the one fate had ordained us to take.
We were utterfyat sea now, and had not the slightest
idea of where the road was leading us to.

Spurr timidly suggested that it would have been better
f we had not come at all. Miserable wretch I And that
waB all the sympathy we got.

I shall not weary you with the details of that distress¬
ing walk. It might be summed ujj in three words : Sand,
perspiration and silence. But our enthusiasm had not
entirely left us. The spark burned sufficiently long to
carry us to the happy hunting-ground, for very fortu¬
nately we were on the road that led to it.

We found a fine old farm-house, a genial host, and a
good supper awaiting us. The supper despatched, our
fellow-feeling had so far returned that we suggested a
goose-hunt right then and there. The night was dark,
no wind was blowing, and what was better, the farmor
assured ns that just before sunset he had seen a fine flock
of geese settle in the swamp below.

“ Where can we get a boat?" suggested Spurr.

Down at the creek — Jake’s boat. Pretty small, but I
guess it will hold you all,” said the farmer.

We were now at the highest pitch of the “goose ” craze,
and started away for the creek with our full complement
of guns, ammunition and reflector.

For the first time since the organization of our hunt
the Doctor, Spurr and Gudgeon looked favorably upon
my reflector. Spurr even offered to carry it for me, but
I would not trust him with it, for too much depended on
the apparatus to be ruined by any recklessness. To our
dismay, when we Teached the creek leading to the sw'amp
we found the boat chained and looked to a sapling cedar.
Wo were very charitable in our expressions about the
farmer for the space of a minute, and the mild Doctor
even went so far as to say that he would punch that gen¬
tleman’s head without pecuniary consideration, and in
the darkness we saw his eyes flash indignantly.

I lit the reflector to get a better view of the boat and our
surroundings, There stood the tall, slim cedar, towering
in a dignified way into the blackness, above, with the
chain lying cozily at its foot. The boat also lay very
quietly, and we stood about it as quietly, thinking in¬
tensely, Finally Spurr drew a huge jack-knife from his
pocket, and grasping tlie tree commenced to whittlo. We
laughed grimly. We had not long to wait, for the sap¬
ling fell slowly and gracefully, under the combined influ¬
ence of our pulling weight. The boat was ours, and we
were happy again — for the time being.

The boat was originally intended to carry two, at least
it appeared so ; but as no two of ua were magnanimous
enough to stay at home while the other two sallied forth
after geese, the result was that the boat must carry us
all. I should take the bow, with a paddle and the reflector,
the Doctor was to shoot over my head, Spurr was to rake
to the right, and Gudgeon rake to the left. The theory
was excellent, and we proceeded to carry it into effect.

The Doctor volunteered to try the boat first, to see if it
leaked or not, for we would rely no fiu-ther on the dia¬
bolical farmer.

‘ 1 Have you got the paddle ?”

“Yes, in the bottom of the boat,” says the Doctor,

“ Get in and in got the Doctor, while we three seized
the boat and with a tremendous effort pushed it far out
into the creek. The Doctor recklessly stood up before
the boat bad lost headway, and a dismal splash finished
the tragedy. Again we laughed in grim chorus. We
continued to laugh as the Doctor waded ashore, chatter¬
ing and muttering fiercely. Before we could stop our
laughter the Doctor had picked up that big swan-gun,
and giving a mighty grunt as lie lifted it, he hissed that
he was going off after squirrels !

' Are you mad?” yelled Gudgeon.

Are you insane?” yelled Spurr.

Are you an idiot?” yelled I.

How are you going to Bhoot 'em in the dark ?” we all
yelled at once.

The Doctor paused in his “ fierce career,” a.nd turning
said very mildly for one in his condition of mind: “ .
suppose those geese out in tho swamp are used to yell-

lessly for it to illuminate a flock of geese. Finally, as
we rounded a bend in the creek, we saw, on a broad ex¬
panse of water before ub, a magnificent flock lying mo¬
tionless, They did not remain so long. At the very in¬
stant we rounded the bend, and my reflector brought to
view the geese, a tremendous report rang out from some
bushes at the side of the creek nearest us, Before the
smoke cleared away the geeBe had disappeared, with a
vast amount of noise, into the darkness above.

A low laugh came from the bush, and throwing the
rays of my reflector on the spot, whom should we see
but the tall Doctor looming up in ghostly majesty, quietly
loading that big swan gun.

“ Come ashore,” he sang out, “and let mo gather in
the two I’ve' killed ; and, remember, never laugh at me
again." And -we didn’t.

The reflector and I parted company then and there,
with a pious benediction on my part, as the waves closed
over it, We took the Doctor and his two dead geese
aboard ; paddled silently back for Spurr ; landed the
boat ; walked moodily home, the Doctor chuckling oc¬
casionally, in which we did not join ; slept poorly, and
trotted on home the next day, sworn friends,

W. H. Winslow,

ing?” And turning again he walked away with long and
manly strides.

Secretly we exulted at this unexpected turn in our
affairs, for now we were only three to patronize the boat,
and a positive fate through drowning was to be avoided.
But we took good care not to impart such selfish exulta¬
tions to each other. It might have resulted in an indig¬
nant row. Meanwlrile the boat lay very peaceably on the
water, without the slightest intention of budging an inch
towards our eager, outstretched hands. Spurr tried to
whistle for it, but a combined whistle and smile is a
physical Impossibility. Gudgeon proposed to sink the
abominable thing by hurling heavy stones at it. But
then Gudgeon was mad and shivering audibly, with his
enthusiasm fast dying out. The night was growing bit¬
terly cold ; a sharp wind was setting in from the north,
and our patience was losing ground, Finally Spurr, with
admirable recklessness, rushed into the water, seized the
boat, dragged it ashore, tossed his dudds into it, got in
himself, all in the twinkling of an eye, and grasping the
paddle said that “he was ready 1" So were we, as soon
as we had recovered our balance, amazed as we were at
the fearful enthusiasm of Spurr.

By holding our breath at frequent intervals we man¬
aged to keep the boat afloat. But as this operation grew
tedious, Spurr proposed that he would get off on one of
the numerous clumps of grass in the marsh wherever a
firm footing could be found, and shoot into the air as
the geese passed over him. He smiled in a very sickly
manner when he made this proposition. He didn’t give
us time, however, to ask how lie was to hit them in the
dark, but made a landing on a small islet that we had
just reached very summarily.

Gudgeon and I were alone in tlie boat, secretly exult¬
ing again, We paddled very quietly do wji the creek for
a quarter of a mile or so, my reflector shedding a beauti¬
ful light on the water ahead. There was no doubt of Us
being a success. Wo watched expectantly and breath-

& >4 §nUmt,

THE DUTCHESS COUNTY SYSTEM.

THE Board of Supervisors of Dutchess County, this
State, have taken commendable interest in supply¬
ing the waters of the county with food fish. They appear
to have been alive to the importance of pisciculture and
to have adopted a very satisfactory plan of work in this
direction. The restocking of the streams has been
placed in the hands of a judiciously selected committee,
which consists of the following gentlemen : J. S. Yan
Cleef, chairman ; P. A. M. Yan Wyck, Peter H. Christie,
Albert Emans, David Warner, James H. Weeks. During
the year 1879 the distributions of brook trout fry has ag¬
gregated 80,500 ; of land-locked salmon, 10,000, and of
black bass spawners, 126. The annual report of the com¬
mittee we publish below. It is an argument for the local¬
ization of fish culture, the supplementing of the State
Fish Commissioners’ efforts by individual town and
county organizations. This is the tendency of the more
advanced sections of the country in fish culture and
game protection. The report reads as follows
To the Hon. the Board of supn-visora of the County of
Dutchess :

Gentlemen— The Fish Committee of this county ap¬
pointed by you last year, respectfully render the following
report of their proceedings for the current year :—

Earlv in the year dilligent effort was made to ascertam
what waters in the county still needed to be Btockad
with fish, and the desired species. The result was not
very satisfactory.

It was hoped that by this time suffieent information
would have been furnished to enable us to prepare and
submit a statement showing the location and size of tho
principal streams and ponds in the county, tlie character
of the water, and to what extent and with wliat varieties
they abound In fish. ...

It seems impossible to obtain such information in re¬
sponse to requests through the public press ; and yet the
necessity for it is too obvious to need any detailed expla-

The funds apropiiatedby the Supervisors should he so
expended that every town will be benefitted in proportion
to its needs, but in the absence of proper information,
your oommitee can do little else than distribute such fish
as they may get to those who take the trouble to call for
them. To illustrate ; Black bass were introduced into
Sylvan Lake many years ago.— From that lake they have
emigrated into all the waters connected with it especially
Fishkill and Sprout Creeks ; and tho destruction of soma
varieties which used to abound in these streams, notably
the pike, has been almost complete.

Now the ordinary wliin-fish, frequently called chub,
will thrive alongside of the bass, and it will take the fly
almost as freoly as a trout ; and it might prove a decided
benefit to these streams if information were given show¬
ing to what extent the whin-fish which used to abound
there have survived the attacks of the pike which was
the predecessor of the bass ; and also whether this fish
abounds in any other waters in this county now stocked

Last year we were supplied with 10,000 land locked
salmon. The want of proper information prevented an
extended distribution of these fish. ...

From all the information that could be obtained your
committee were of the opinion that it was desirable to
procure brook trout almost exclusively last year. A few
black bass were furnished by the State Comnnsion with¬
out solicitation and they were gladly accepted and were
principally used in stocking waters which were already
partially stocked with bass.

It was the intention to so appopriate the funds in our
hands that a balance would be left over for use in case
of demand for assistance in prosecutions for violations of
tlie law, but after the appropriation had been made,
notice was received from Hon. Spencer Ft Baird, United
States Commissioner of Fisheries, that we could he sup¬
plied with 10,000 land locked Balmon spawn to be hatched
at our expense ; and still later we received a telegram
from Mr. Seth Green*stating that he had sent a messen¬
ger with 25,000 more of the small fry of brook trout.

We deemed it unwise to reject these gratuitous supplies,
even though we had to advance the necessary funds for
their reception and distribution.

The additional expense caused by tins action was over
$100, and creates a deficiency of $71.68, as will appear by
the statement of expenses which is hereto annexed.

At the request of the other members of the committee
the chairman went to Albany last spring to meet the
Assembly Committee on Game and Fish ; and as a result
of that conferrence the general law was so amended
that the provision then existing excepting Wappmgers

Creek from the prohibition against fishing with nets,
was stricken out, and the law made uniform as to this
county.

At his suggestion the section giving the right of local
legislation was also amended so as to read as follows :

Section 37. “ It shall be lawful for the board of supervi¬
sors of any county "at their annual meeting, to make any
regulations or ordinance protecting other birds, fish or
game, than those mentioned in this act ; and also for the
further protection of such birds, fish or game as are in
this act mentioned, except wild deer, and to this end to
prohibit hunting or fishing in particular localities or
waters lying wholly within their respective counties for
limited periods and during certain months of the year,
and to prescribe punishments and penalties for the viola¬
tion thereof, and adopt all necessary measures for the en¬
forcement of such punishment and the collection of such
penalties and such regulations and ordinances shall be
published in the papers in such county in which the ses¬
sion laws are published and a certified copy thereof shall
be filed in the office of the clerk of the county.”

The powers conferred by this section are' still indefi-
nate, but it was impracticable to obtain any more com¬
plete amendment. As the law now stands even aB amen¬
ded, the powers vested in Boards of Supervisors are possi¬
bly more limited than is generally supposed.

The constitution authorizes the Legislature to delegate
certain powers to Boards of Supervisors, but it cannot
confer a power it doeB not possess itself.

The right of the Legislature to pass game and fish laws
arises only from the power to control or regulate the
manner in which a right or privilege belonging to two or
more in common shall be enjoyed by all possessing this
common right.

To illustrate : If a person has a pond exclusively on his
ownland with neither inlet nor outlet, the fish, being in a
state of captivity, are the exclusive property of the owner
of the land, and the owner can probably take them when
and as he likes.

But when two or more own land underlying a pond or
stream, the Legislature has the right to pass a law for the
protection of the fish whicli are common to the water
therein, and such a law is made for exclusive protection
to the owners of the adjacent or underlying land, not
only against outsiders but as against each other.

Suppose that four persons, each own one quarter of the
land underlying a pond having no inlet nor outlet, it is
questionable whether the Legislature have the power to
draw an imaginary line through the centre of such pond
and, under the pretense of protecting the fish which roam
through the entire waters, or by virture of then power
to regulate the manner in which these four persons
shall enjoy a right or privilege common to all ; then
say to the persons on one side of such line that it shall be
unlawful to take fish in any. way for a period of years,
and at the same time permit those on the other side to
take them when aud as they choose. And yet w
different laws are passed for different counties this result
must often follow.

And if it is not clear that the Legislature has such
power, then it is equally uncertain whether Boards of
Supervisors can be empowered to pass any ordinance
regulating the taking of fish in their own county in
waters which in part lie in or flow through an adjacent
county.

The question must sooner or later come before and be
settled by the courts, whether local acts for the protection
of fish must not be made to apply to the entire waters of
a stream or pond or lake, instead of being limited by
arbitrary geographical lines.

Your Committee therefore respectfully submit whether
it would not be well for this Board, in view of the large
interests involved, to take immediate steps tewards secur¬
ing the passage of such general laws as shall more clearly
define the powers of Boards of Supervisors in regard to
local legislation, especially in regard to waters lying
partly in then- own and partly in other counties.

At the present time the local laws passed by this and
other boards are not only not respected, but their enforce¬
ment is very generally defied, and your Committee
recommond that any ordinance for Bueb further protec¬
tion of fish which may he passed in accordance with the
powers conferred by the above section should for the
present he made to apply only to waters lying wholly
within the boundaries of the county.

The belief that the ordinances heretofore passed, can¬
not be enforced has led to an open defiance of the law in
this county, and has, it is believed, done much towards
creating an indifference to protecting our waters.

Your committee are of the opinion that it is desirable
to procure as soon as practicable, a supply of the Michigan
grayling and of foreign carp, and although they are not
advised that these fish can he procured during the com¬
ing year, yet in suggesting a further appropriation, the
possibility of obtaining these fish is had in view.

A our committee have boen impressed with the fact that
for want of definite information as to the waters of this
county, and the varieties of fish therein, they have been
unable to apportion the fish reoeived by them, equitably
among the different towns.

Instead of delivering fish simply to those who may ap¬
ply for them, they are of the opinion that in order to
carry out fully the purpose for which they were appointed,
they should he able to stock the waters generally with
desired varieties of fish so far as any appropriations com¬
ing into their hands will permit — such action must be
preceded by the definite information which, as stated
above, they have solicited but have failed to obtain.

They therefore suggest for the consideration of the
Board* whether it may not tend to a more just as well as
economical use of any further appropriations which may
be made, for them to give some Committee of the Board
the power to obtain such information ; and to that end, to
authorize some person to make a personal inspection of,
or to inquire into the character and location of the prin¬
cipal streams and ponds in this county, and the varieties
of fish now therein.

Such information could probably be obtained and col¬
lated at an expense of not exceeding $50 or $75, asjno
doubt some persons interested in the matter would vol¬
unteer to do the work if only his actual expenses should
be paid.

In distributing fish during the last two years it has
been necessary to notify parties who have called for them,
that they would have to bear the expenses incurred in call¬
ing for them at the place of delivery and depositing them
ii» the stretuns,

FOREST AND STREAM.

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925

This has entailed upon persons who were quite willing
to give their time and services, a bill of expanse with no
means of reimbursement, and it has evidently deterred
many from taking an active part in stocking the streams.

If we are correct in the above suggestions and facts,
wo feel persuaded that the board will agree with us in
the following brief conclusions.

1st. That before makingany further considerable expen¬
diture, your committee should be fully advised as to the
needs of the county.

2nd. That in stocking any water, the supply in the first
instance should be sufficient for all practical purposes.

3rd. That tli expropriation should be sufficiently large
to enable your committee to pay the necessary expenses
incurred in so stocking once, any pond or stream with any
needed variety of fish.

If the board concurs in the above views, your commit¬
tee believe that the appropriation for the coming year
would have to be somewhat increased, and they therefore
respectfully suggest that in their opinion an approbation
of the sum of $500 for the coming year will prove in the
end to be a wise expenditure of money.

In closing their report, your committee desire to ex¬
press then- sense of the. great obligations which they are
under to Mr. Seth Green, not only for personal favors and
attention to your committee, but especially for the very
liberal supply of fish furnished to our county during the
past year.

DIGESTION AND GROWTH OF SUNDRY
FISHES.

AN INTERESTING CHAPTER OP [STUDY.

I AM now engaged in the business of fish culture in the
far West, in sight of the turbid waters of the great
Missouri, where I spend a great portion of my time, not
only in cultivating the finer varieties of fish, such as the
salmonidte, but also in studying the nature aud habits of
those varieties which are indigenous to this country, and
are commonly termed natives. For the purpose of being
better enabled to study the habits of these last-named va¬
rieties during the fall of 1878, 1 had a dam constructed
in my spring branch, immediately below my fish ponds,
in such a manner as to form a small body of pure, clear
water. In this I placed some 700 or 800 native fish of
different varieties, embracing the beach bass, sheeps-
heads, buffalos, and pickerel. From the banks of this
body of clear water I was enabled to see every movement
of my finny pets, and many moments of leisure have 1
spent in watching their habits. The black bass (Microp-
ter pallidas) would usually swim into the current, where
he would sport about on the gravelly bottom, while the
buffalo would retire into stiller water and browse in
the grass and water-cress growing in the bottom.

Thus I ascertained their habits of feeding, and was en¬
abled to determine what growth they would make in a
given time without being fed. artificially. Hence I sel¬
dom, if ever, gave them any feed. The buffalo ( Buba-
lichthys bubal us) in a few weeks became attenuated, and
began dying. This I attributed to their being in cold
spring water with a current too rapid, and their not being
able to procure sufficient food. The black bass, on the
other hand, tlirived amazingly well, and were making a
most marvelous growth, TIub I attributed to the fact
that they were in pure water of a uniform temperature.
The bass, although found in all kinds of water, undoubt¬
edly thrive best in clear, pure, spring brooks with grav¬
elly bottom. The size of these bass when I first put them
in this place was from four to six inches in length, and in
less than three weeks had grown upwards of an inch.
Tins, I must confess, notwithstanding I had implicit con¬
fidence in their making a rapid growth, astonished me
much. I had always been a believer in heavy feeding,
and felt satisfied that the amount of growth that would
be derived in a certain rime depended mainly upon the
quantity of feed that had been consumed. This led me
to speculate where these bass obtained their food, confined
as they were in a very small body of water containing
some 800 fish, and immediately below, my ponds contain¬
ing some 40,000 salmon young and older. For the pur¬
pose of ascertaining this, I made my bass frequent visits,
and by remaining quietly secreted on the banks, soon dis¬
covered the source of their food supply. One day as I
was thus occupied, in company with my eldest hoy (an
urchin of ten years, and “all fish”), he called my atten¬
tion to the fact that a snake (: Tropidonotus grahami) was
leisurely swimming through their midst. At first I felt
inclined to pursue* the snake, fearing that lie might in
some manner injure, if not destroy, a large portion of
my native stock. My fears were, however, speedily ter¬
minated by one of my larger bass making a rapid dart at
the snake with open mouth, and nearly severing its head
quite close to the body. The scene that then ensued beg¬
gared description. Never shall I forget it — such a floun¬
dering and splashing ! The surface of the water for an
instant seemed literally covered with perpendicular tails
enveloped in foam. So great was the commotion that
wo were compelled to retire to a greater distance in or¬
der to avoid being thoroughly drenched. After the dis¬
turbed waters had become somewhat calmed we resumed
our former position in order to make further observations,
and found our large bass hero, with one end of the snake
in its month, rapidly making away with it, and a smaller,
but not less pretentious brother, at the other end, en¬
deavoring with all his might and main to eat even with
him. Thus these gamey lads continued for some time,
swimming up and down the stream, like two boys run¬
ning with a rope. The distance between them, however,
rapidly diminished. This had continued for some rime,
when we saw emerging from under a log at the edge of
the banks one of my pike (Esox Indus), At first lie came
slowly but steadily, when he made a rapid dart, with
open mouth, at my smaller bass, and at a single gulp
placed himself outside of it I Then he came face to face
with our hero. It was an awful moment of suspense for
some time. Our finny gladiators remained motionless,
eyeing each other, measuring the dimensions of each
other's mouth, as it were. The crisis at length came.
The bass, by force of digestion, had made way with his
part of the snake rope, and making one mighty effort,
stretching maxillary and dental to their utmost capacity,
soon enveloped the pike to a point just below the aper-
culuru. At this point we departed, feeling perfectly sat¬
isfied that our hero would take care of himself,

I presume it is unnecessary to say that I no longer en¬
tertain any doubts as to the ability of the bass to take
care of himself, and that heavy feeding is indispensable
to a rapid growth.

The above may, perhaps, seem somewhat fishy to a
reat many, but when we consider the structure of the
ass, our doubts will be, in a great mea sure, abated. The
variety above mentioned has a very large mouth— in fact,
they seem all mouth, thus enabling them to envelope any¬
thing not exceeding their own circumference, with ample
room for respiration through the gills. The oesophagus
is very large (about the size of the stomach) and short.
This enables them to take into the stomach all that may
he embraced by the mouth.

The stomach of the bass secretes larger quantities and
stronger gastric juices that that of' any other animal, films
rendering their digestive capacities greater than those of
any other living vertibrce. When we consider all these
facts we can easily conceive that the above may bo true.
If, however, there are any doubting Thomases, they may
be made to believe, if they will only visit my fishery at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, as I still have the bass above men¬
tioned, which has now grown into a whale. Should such
parties, however, be unwilling to make so long a tramp,
if they will only induce the Forest and Stream to send
that big fish-hook, I have no doubt that my bass might
be transported by its assistance, Wm. A, Mvuster.
Council Bluffs, la.

Fish for Planting.— Rochester, Dec., loth, — Mr. Edi¬
tor : — The Commissioners of Fisheries of the State of
New York desire to announce to the public that they are
now ready to receive orders for the following-named
fishes : — Brook trout, salmon trout, black bass, Oswego
bass, rock bass, yellow perch, pike perch, or wall-eyed
pike, and bull-heads. Orders will be received until March
1st, 1880,

Parties wishing fish to stock any of the public waters
in this (New York) State should address the undersigned,
and give a description of the waters they wish to stock,
as the success depends on putting the kinds of fish in
waters suitable for them. Seth Green.

Tarred Hatching-Boxes.— McCloud River, Shasta
County, Cal., Baird Post-Office, Nov. 28t1i — I see that Mr.
Fred Mather says that Mr. Woodbury was not the first
man who used cold tar ou hatching-boxes. One thing
that I can say is, that he is the first who ever used cold
tar and asphaltum on hatching-boxes. Mr. Stone was
againBt using it at first. They used their boxes charred
at the first start of taking of salmon eggs on the McCloud
River, Hr. Mather wants to give the credit to some one
in France, whose name he does not know. He had better
find out his name before he puts such statements in the
papers.

1 think it is better to give the credit to our own coun¬
try. I am well acquainted with Mr. Woodbury ; I am
engaged in the trout culture, so it gives me a good oppor¬
tunity to know what is going on. J, B, Campbell.

^ Ravages of Perch in Lake Magog.— Magog, Nov.
28th. — What can we do? The perch here increased so
fast the last few years that they are destroying all the
lunge, or lake trout, in our lake. It is a fact there have
beeu less caught the last year than ever before. The
perch were put at the head of the lake about five years
ago. Three years last summer they were first caught
here at the outlet ; now the lake is perfectly full in all
depths from six inches to one hundred feet. They have
not only taken possession of the lake, but have made
their way up all the small streams, thereby destroying-
all the trout. They put into this lake a year ago some
twenty thousand small sabnon trout, and of course there
was a million mouths open, There has never been one
seen since. A, W. H.

A Second Supply of Eaas,— Manchester, N. H., Dec.
20th. — Commissioner Powers writes me this week that lie
has taken lau.OOO salmon eggs and 150,000 trout eggs at
the hatching house at Plymouth maintained by New
Hampshire and Massachusetts. These salmon eggs will
he hatched aud returned to the Merrimac River. Bear
in mind, that the salmon from which these eggs wero
taken, were artificially planted, and had returned 150
miles from the Bea to the place where they were deposi¬
ted. Samuel Webber,

mid §ivci[ ^gisJtimj ,

FISH IN SEASON IN DECEMBER.

FRBSH WATER.

Biuclc l!u as, Mirmplrrux satmn- I Pike or Pickerel, EsoxluciUS.

ides; i[. nigricans. Yellow Perch, Perm fneeseaw .

Sea Hass, Sciu uw/is ocdlatus. 1 White Pereli, Jfertw amcrimna.

A TEXAS FISH.

Corpus Christi, Tex., Dec, 8th.
Editor Forest and Stream : —

Enclosed. I send you a pencil outline of a curious fish,
which has appeared in ilia hays of this coast during the
past summer, for the first tine, lie is known here as a
pike, hut he being a salt water fish, and without teeth, 1
am unwilling to accept that name. As you see by the
draft, which was taken by laying the fish on the paper,
and running the pencil around it, this fish is well pro¬
vided with (ins, and can go through the water like “ shot
off a shovel.”

The spines of the back fin are five in number, and
very sharp and strong, being as large as a lead pencil
near the fish. Each of the fins under the fish has one
large spine. Thefin on the back, near the tail, was quite
bony also, but covered with a tliick, glutinous covering,
terminating in a soft edge, The tail was of this charac¬
ter also. The undor-jaw projects beyond tbe upper, and
ends in a rubber-like substance — a sort of a bumper. The
Upper part of the fish was of a dark green color, like a
black bass caught in still, water. There was a black satin
stripe extending from the back of the head on each side
io the middle of the tail. From the stripe to the belly
tlio color brightened, until, directly underneath it was

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nearly snow-white. The tail was a pure crimson red,
much redder than a fresh gill of any other fish. The gills
were four in number, and very heavy- and strong.

This fellow was caught on a hook baited with a piece
of mullet, and gave fine sport. The scales were as large
as asilver five cent piece, and very soft and translucent.
The flesh was white, firm and full-grained, and better
flavored than any fish I tasted this year.

I can find no nearer description in “ Hallock’s Sports¬
man’s Gazetteer,” pp. 403, than under the head “ Elacti-
dce,” the “crab-eater, cobia, sergeant fish,” etc., but this
description omits the most remarkable distinguishing
feature, viz., the orimson red tail. When caught (Oct.
15th) it was lull of spawn.

1 trust this stranger will stay with us, as he is a very
valuable food fish ; out I am afraid that, like the gulf
thread fish, he will leave when the shrimp do, to be seen
no more until they return in August. Bexar.

Having submitted the above description and the draw¬
ing to Prof, Theo. Gill, we have received the following
identification, that proves our correspondent was mis¬
taken about the teeth

The fish apparently belongs to the genus Sphyraera, and
is, perhaps, the barracuda (S. Picuda), but if so, is er¬
roneously stated by “Bexar" to be “ without teeth.” 1
know of no fish like that indicated destitute of teeth,

Theo. Gill.

FISH SWALLOWING FISH.

tSfThls contest Is a go-as-you-please, hut open only to ama¬
teurs. Professionals barred.

V Boston, Dec. lath.

Editor Forest and Stream

I am going for that hook, and this is the hand I do it on. A few
years ago I was fishing; through the loe for pickerel. They bit so
fast that 1 had only time to out one hole and tend the line by
hand, hauling them out as fast os I could bait. Onoe, as I dropped
In the shiner, and while it was in sight, two piokerel rushed for
It at the same instant. The smallest one, of about two pounds
weight, barely getting the bait as the other closed his jaws, catch¬
ing far enough into the head of the first fish to be impelled with
the hook, and both were safely landed, or iced rather.

WAJElflKLD.

Our correspondent says “honest Injun”, this is true,
and adds that some of the others are fishy. To be sure
they are. Fishy or nothing,

Washington, D. C., Dec. 13th,

Editor Forest and Stream

Be good enough to listen to my fish story before you award that
big fish hook. In the; summer of 1875 the ship .Mary Schuyler,
of New York, Peterson, master, was cruising among the West
Indies. The cholera broke out aboard of her, and several of the
men were attacked. One of them, William Frith, died. He was
duly prepared for bis watery grave ,by being sewed up in a por¬
tion of an old sail, together with an old grindstone, an axe and
one or two other pieces of Iron. These were to sink him at once.
The preparations being completed, he was thrown overboard.
His son, a boy of some ten years, who was on the vessel, was
inconsolable at the death of his father. When the body was
dropped into the ocean the hoy jumped overboard, and before
any thins could be done to resue him, disappeared, Shortlyafter-
wards an unusually large shark was seen following the ship, und
attracted by its size some of the men determined to capture It if
possible. The big hook was gotten out and baited. It was not
long before the monster of the deep lay dead on the deck. As the
men stood by admiring his size a strange sound was heard to pro¬
ceed from the fish. The sound continued and the curiosity of
the men was aroused to such an extent that they out open the
shark. They found that it had swallowed both father and son ;
that the boy had, with his pocket knife out his father out of his
winding sheet; that the father was not dead, but had only
ewooned, and the singular noise was made inside the shark by
the father grinding the axe on the grindstone preparatory to cut¬
ting a way out of his llving.prison. 0. B.

We stall not damn this truthful and affecting incident
by any ill-timed faint praise. There are certain impres¬
sive occasions when silence is far more eloquent than
words. The present is such an one.

Albany, N. Y., Dee. 0th.

Editor Forest and Stream

■X Although the "Man in Albany,” has said nothing about “fish
swallowing fish,” it is not because he has nothing to sny. In com¬
mon with all old fishermen, 1 oould supply you with a whole page
of curious incidents in that line; but as I remember nothing
wbioh;would eclipse "L L. R.'s” alligator screed, 1 will make
a cast or two in another direction which may provoke a rise
from some new aspirant for the proffered medal.

Among the many genial men with whom my love of angling
has made me intimate, I cherish with peculiar pleasure, the
memory of the late Rev. Dr. Campbell of this city. His reminiscen¬
ces were always interesting, because the pastime always brought
to him other and higher pleasures than are to bo found in the
mere mechanism of the art. During one of these never-to-be-
forgotten “BOoiables," I mentioned this incident, During my
then recent visit to the North Woods I had taken a nine pound
lake trout in whose stomach X found a large trolling hook In a
state of perfect preservation. The fish was In splendid condition,
and gave me as fine play as any one of the score or more I cap -
tured during that visit.

i Thereupon the Dootor gave me this 11 Boland ” for my“ Oliver."
"During my sojourn at Lake George last summer, I anchored my
boat on the shady side of a pretty island, ratherto read and medi¬
tate, than to fish. 1 took my tackling with me, of course, and of
course, also, I dropped my fine so that, should any straggling bass
pass that way he might find something to amuse him. I became
quite absorbed In the book I was reading before I was disturbed
by so much as a nibble; and when the nibble came It was so
slight that X paid no attention to it until it was so often repeated
that 1 deemed It prudent to haul up to examine my bait. To my
surprise, however, I was met by a very unusual resistance— indi¬
cating a fish of five poundB at least ; and to my Btill greater sur¬
prise, when the resisting object came into view, Isaw, not the
head of a black bass, but the neokof a black bottle. That appari¬
tion was startling enough, but it was dwarfed into insignificance
when, on examination, I found that my hook bad been taken by
a AbU inside the bottle, and that (more marvellous still) the fish
was as large as the body of the bottle and more than four times os
large as the bottle’s month.”

If this story had been told me by any one olse I would have
simply whistled, and proceeded to matoh It by some equivalent
marvel, drawn, of course, from that inexhaustible reservoir from
whence come so many of those wonderful verities technically
known as " fish stories.” But I received it with beooming as¬
tonishment, of course, but with no shadow of doubt of its exaot
fidelity to exaot faot. In due time I asked this question ;

“How do you explain the mystery, Doctor?'’

“There can be but one solution," was the reply. “That fish
entered the orifice of the bottle in his infancy, and either because
he liked his quarters or eould'nt find his way out, be continued to
live and wax fat until ray bait dropped into his prison, beguiled
him to his undoing, and gave me a new experience in our pleas¬
ant pastime. He weighed three-quarters of a pound, I had him.
for breaktast next morning, and he was the most toothsome tnor-
eel I ever knew to come out of the belly of a black bottle."

I saw then, as I see now, a chance to crack a score of jokes over
this story, but, as you know, I am no joker, so I pass the oppor¬
tunity over to those who think they are. G. D.

P. S. This story does not:, ot course, place me in the category of
competttorsforthathook,whlehasl understand it, is to he award¬
ed to whoever shall tell the largest story of a fish (not a bottle)
swallowing a fish.” It is, of course, no groat feat for a bottle to
swallow a fish, for we all know how common it is to trace to the
bottle the debris of inusBire palaces and landed estates. G. D.

Our readers will share with us the hope that “the
Man in Albany,” who can write more good things about
fish and fishing than any other man in America, will not
refuse to give us a farther installment from his store of
angling reminiscences. We should write out his name
in full had he not himself subscribed his initials ; but
then every one knows who he iB.

^ Hartford, Conn., Dec., 13tft.

Editor Forest and Stream

The summer of 1868 1 spent at Moosehead Lake, enjoying camp
life with a merry party of sportsmen. When not fishing, we
spent considerable timein rifie shooting. One day “ Doctor," the
genius of the party, proposed tying a quarter of a dollar to a long
string und then fastened the string to the branoh of a tree tnat
extended oyer the water, so that when it swung to and fro we
could shoot at it a-la Carver. After arranging it we wont to dinner.
While eating our attention was attracted by a crow sitting on the
limb where we had tied the string, apparently untying it. Being
untied, the string slipped so as to allow the silver piece to touch
the water, when to our astonishment It was immediately seized
and swallowed by a large perch. The crow by this time had ob¬
tained a good hill-hold on the string and the oontest between
them was very exciting. Several times the crow, by diligent use
of claw and bill, succeeded in lifting the perch out of the water.
Finally, just as its tail was leaving the water, there was a rush and
we saw the perch disappear in the mouth of a four-pound trout,
The combined weight was too much for the crow, and the string
slipped so as to allow the fish to regain the water; but the crow
quiokly seized the string with its bill, and then commenced the
moat exciting and novel struggle that was ever witnessed. The
trout was darting to and fro. and the crow was tipping and bob¬
bing, owing to the struggles of the fish. Never did an expert
disciple of old Isaac play a fish, with light tackle, better than did
this crow, and we were betting high on the crow to win, when to
our surprise the bird was jerked from off the limb, its feet becom¬
ing entangled in the string, the fish swimming out into the deep
water of the lake, und the crow flying to keep up. We watched
the crow for nearly an hour, when from exhaustion It dropped
into the water, and was lost from view. But now comes the
singular part of the story, The next forenoon Doctor and I were
fishing with live bait, from separate boats twenty yards apart,
when I had a heavy strike and hooked my fish— it proved a ten-
pound pickerel. Upon landiug It I was surprised to find two lines
In Its mouth. I related the fact to the Dootor, who had also Just
captured a fine pickerel, and was surprised to learn that his fish
also had two lines in Its mouth. Wo each pulled In the line Out of
the water, and to our mutual astonishment we found each had
hold of the same line, so we pulled the boats together by it, and
proceeded to investigate by dissection the strange ease. Upon
opening my pickerel I found iv four-pound trout with the line In
its mouth, and in this trout I found a perch, and In the perch, at
the end of the line I found the quarter of a dollar that we sus¬
pended from the tree. A dissection of my friend's pickerel dis¬
closed our fisherman crow entangled In the line. As we were in
the dissecting business, we dissected the crow, and in its stomach
we found seventeen minnows, three hair-pins, a red string, sev¬
eral trout flies, and a gold badge that 1 recognized as one I lost
the year previous when on a fishing tour to the Thousand Islands.
Please place the above truthful occurrence to the credit of

NI7TSIE0.

The Editor of this paper has come to a realizing sense
of his awful responsibility for tempting his brothers of
the rod to perjure themselves. Now let him say, once
for all : If any man contemplates the attempt to out-tell
the specimens of American fish fiction published in
to-day’s Forest and Stream, he must do so " on his
own hook.” We disclaim all moral responsibility for the
action.

A Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 13th.

Editor Forest and Stream

That story by “ 0 . L. R.,” regarding the minnow- turtle- rnoccas-
sln snake- trout-alligator, was a good one, but I think he will net
be awarded the big prize fish-hook, If a certain hoy who used to
livdin this State Is alive. I referto the one who some years ago
was out boating with his mother on (I think) Conesns Lake, and
while gazing from the stern of the boat into the water had his
nose seized by n large salmon trout, which he pulled Into the boat
hanging from his nasal orgao 1 Was there everlsuch a hook and
line used before or since ? The truth of this story is vouched for
under oath, and photographs of the boy with his laearated nose
and the fish were sold as curiositlea. E- E-

Our correspondent is guilty of a slight inaccuracy. The
hoy was sitting in the bow of the boat, with his nose
running aft and trailing astern, rigged with reel, line and
trolling spoon. Who couldn’t catch a fish with such a
rig ? This was the boy, too, we believe, who hoisted his
ears for sails.

—A double-aboil race— olanw-

Hjistorg.

NOTES ON APLOCERUS COLUMBIANUS.

THIS animal, known also as the white goat, moun¬
tain goat and ibex, is much more numerous than
commonly supposed to be. It abounds in British terri¬
tory from its southern to its northern boundary, and is
not confined to the Rocky Mountains ; but I am inclined
to believe, from the best information to be obtained, that
it is even more numerous in the Cascade and Coast ranges
than in the Rockies. However this may be, it is undoubt¬
edly plenty in all of the above named ranges, and the
general impression of its rarity probably arises from the
fact that its skin is not an object of trade, and conse¬
quently is seldom seen except in close proximity to where
the goat lives. The skins are shorn by the Indians of all,
or nearly all, of the different tribes on this coast. The
wool is spun in the most primitive kind of manner by the
the squaws, who twist it on the bare knees with
the palm of the hand. This yarn is woven into
blankets on a very rude kind of loom, by passing
the weft over and under the warp with the hand,
without the use of a shuttle or other appliance.
These blankets, although occupying a long time in their
manufacture, are still very common among the Indians,
and at one time constituted their principal covering, es¬
pecially among the tribes living on the coast. The manu¬
facture of these blankets is yearly decreasing, however,
owing to the importation of American and.English ones,
and other causes ; and it iB safe to conjecture that this
species of goat is on the increase, instead of decrease, as
the fleece, and not the flesh, was the object sought for by
the Indians. Not that the flesh is unpalatable and in¬
ferior, hut that other pursuits are less arduous and more
profitable ; and among our Indians hunting is not so
much practiced as when it was a necessity. The old
adepts are fast dying off, and the young fry pay more at¬
tention to working for the whites as servants, mill
hands, salmon fishers, cattle herders, etc., than to hunt¬
ing, the last twenty years having made a great change in
their mode of obtaining a livelihood.

The flesh of this species resembles, in some degree,
mutton. That of the kids is exceedingly delicate, has a
slight gamey flavor, is eaten by both Indians and whites,
and by some of the latter is preferred to venison.

The home of this animal appears to be about the snow
line on the mountains. It is rarely, although occasion¬
ally, seen in the level bottoms. On one occasion I saw
a goat shot by a person sitting in a canoe on salt water.
It is more than likely that at times they pass from one
mountain to another, and to do so must necessarily de¬
scend to the valleys ; and these, perhaps, are the only
times that they are at low altitudes.

They are gregarious at all times of the year, and flocks
or bands comprising as many as twenty to thirty individ¬
uals are not uncommon, hut a smaller number may be
assumed to he the rule.

They breed but once a year, and have two kids at a birth,
which are brought forth iuMay and June. The period
of gestation, for obvious reasons, is unknown.

They are very fleet in their rocky fastnesses, and know
no fear in ascending and descending the most abrupt
places, and the use of dogs of any kind in hunting them
is not worth attempting ; the only means of any avail
is by stalking, or as it is termed here, still hunting. The
faculty that is accredited to them, of jumping down
heights and alighting on their horns without injury, is a
myth, pure and simple. “Why this animal should be
classed by naturalists as au antelope, I fail to see, as in
its looks, habits, and other characteristics, it is a complete
goat, if there is such a thing.

Both sexes bear permanent horns. They are very fine
grained, of an intense, or jet black, susceptible of being
very highly polished, and the tipper parts, or ends of the
horns, have a very fine natural polish. They vary in
length, but I think that eight or nine inches in length
would be a fair average. They are curved backward and
outward, being much wider apart at the tips than at the
butts. They are corrugated, or wrinkled at the base, and
the general idea, and a plausible one too, prevails, that
these denote the age of the animal, in the same manner aB
do the wrinkles on a cow’s horn , The tips come to a very
sharp point which would be effective in goring, and in
this respect suggests the idea of defenoe and offence,
more than do the horns of the common goat, whose chief
line of argument appeal's to be butting.

The coat is of two qualities, namely : a fine white wool
next the skin, of a fine grade, and a long white hair,
straight and stiff, coarse in texture, never curly, as is the
■wool in the domestic sheep. Sometimes the coat assumes
a dingy white or yellowish cast, hut white is the normal
color,

This species is extremeiv tenacious of life and will
often escape though desperately wounded.

It may he said to never come to bay, at least m the
sense that a deer does ; but when hard pressed will some
times turn on its pursuer when no other means of escape
is practicable. Iji support of this I may mention a cir¬
cumstance that came to my knowledge, by which a fine
young Indian of my acquaintance, “ Wyhee’ by name,
met his death. He was a noted goat hunter ; for almost
all of these Indians have their particular forte, one being
a bear hunter, another a canoe maker, another a deer
hunter-, etc., etc. “Wyhee” had -wounded a buck goat,
which while endeavoring to escape got upon a narrow
ledge or shelf, terminated at one end by a bluff whioh no
annual could get around or pass, and the goat was 60 to
speak corralled, as the Indian came in by the other end.
“Wyhee,” thinking that he had the goat at his mercy,
cut a sapling, sharpened the end, and advanced with the
intention of spearing the goat — Indian-like, wishing to
save another charge of powder and lead. When close to
the goat, however, it turned upon him and knocked or
butted him off the shelf, and he, falling hundreds of feet
below on the rocks was so bruised and mangled that his
body, when recovered by his friends, was hardly recog¬
nized as the remains of a human being.

In regard to a third description of sh<
than this kind and the “ Bighorn” (Out
lieve it is all a yam. My reasons are
head, or horns have, ever reaohed any
tion or naturalist except those of the fr
no hunter, trader, trapper, goldminer,

sep or goat other
s mon tana), I be
these No skin
scientific institu
wo above named
or Hudson’s Bay

FOREST AND STREAM.

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employee that I know, and they are very many, have
ever seen any such an animal ; no Indian that I have
oome across has ever seen or knows about the third sort;
and surely some of these men who have travelled nearly
every foot of territory and lived at various localities from
Mexico to the Arctic Circle, would at least have seen one;
and if such an animal does really exist, how highly im¬
probable it is that at least one specimen would not be
forthcoming ; and in the absence of any proof whatever,
it is strange that anyone believes in the’ existence of bucIi
an animal.

Both sexes of the white goat have beards, but this ap¬
pendage is much more prominent in the male than the
female, being very much larger and longer. Like all
other mountain animals it is more easily aproached from
above than below. It is not easily frightened by a noise,
being much accustomed to falling rocks, avalanches, etc!
And the report of a gun does not disturb it to any extent.
You may empty a Winchester rifle magazine at them
without startling them, provided they do not see you or
get your wind ; but should they smell you it is all up.
Away they go like a streak of lightniiig. There sense
of smell is exceedingly acute, and they ‘-snuff danger
from afar” in the highest degree. A knowledge of these
facts is requisite for the successful hunting of all rumi¬
nants, but no more important with others than in hunt¬
ing this species.

A two or three hours’ climb from the beach will, in
many places, bring you into the goat country. A little
care and skill will usually insure success in their cap¬
ture, but the sportsman who would engage in this kind of
sport must be steady of head and sure of foot, for the
prey he seeks is completely at homo where one would
imagine a cat or any animal short of one possessing wings
would be unable to travel.

Among the Indians of early times, to be a successful
goat hunter was to he a man of note in the tribe, a hus¬
band to be sought after by the dusky damsels looking
for a helpmeet, as he was able to procure at the same
time food and clothing — two very desirable things in do¬
mestic economy. And after his death this qualification
insured him a sarcophagus, which was placed on posts in
“ the village of the dead,” and emblazoned with repre¬
sentations in relief of the animal in question, as a me¬
mento of his prowess in this particular line during liis
lifetime.

These animals are often captured young, but I aui not
aware of any having reached any museum or zoological
collection. One passed through this place a few months
ago, on its way, I was informed at the time, to Wood¬
ward's Garden, in San. Francisco ; but whether it reached
there or not I have never learned. Another one, kept by
a friend of mine for a year or so, became very tame and
much attaohed to his master, whom he followed about
the village of Hope (about eighty miles from this place)
like a dog, and appeared to thrive as much in captivity
as in his native state. He finally became a victim of a
“ fool with a gun ” — the general fate of pets of many
kinds — being mistaken and Bliot for a wild goat, though
wearing a hell on its neck to protect it from being mo¬
lested. Another friend of mine had two kids for a period
of two or three months. They died from some disease of
the kidneys, probably induced by improper food or treat¬
ment. They were very tame and playful, and an idea
of their activity and sure .less of foot may be had from
the mention of this act : Although quite young, they
would spring from the floor of the stable in which they
were kept, alight upon the chine of a flour barrel, head
out, poise themselves there, spring thence, and alight on
the edge of the manger, jump back to the barrel again,
and appear to be as much at home as on the floor.

lam sorry that I have not taken the measurements of
some of these goats when I have had an opportunity, but
will dosothenext chance Ihave, and will send them to
you, if it would be of any interest to you. Why I have
not done so is probably owing to the tact that ordinarily,
when an animal or bird is easy to be obtained, little or
nointerest isaroused, while if extremely rare, the reverse
is the case.

I hope that some of your Eastern readers may yet add
to their list of sporting honors the killing of a good speci¬
men of this goat ; audit is by no means unlikely they will
be able to do so, more especially when, by means of the
Canadian Pacific Railway they are brought into closer
relation to the hunting grounds on the Pacific slope.
Perhaps the editor might yet honor us by extending some
of his vacation rambles thus far westward.

Mowitoh.

New Westminster, British Columbia, JSfov. 7th.

THE MIGRATORY QUAIL.

Boston, Dec. 15, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

Noticing your remarks in reference to the importation
of migratory quail, and my connection therewith (paper
of Dec. 11th! 1879), I take oocasion to say that I had sup¬
posed my experience as an importer was to close with the
shipments of last spring. I have, however, received so
many inquiries during the last month or two, that it
is pretty evident that there are a large number of people
who would like to import quail, but do not know when
to send their order, how to remit their funds, how to get
their birds through the Custom House, bow to get them
forwarded from the steamer to their respective destina¬
tions, and who, in the lack of this information, are likely
not to import. Advices from Mr. Braun, appended
hereto, indicate a possibility that the exportation of birds
from the kingdom of Italy will be forbidden after this
season. In order, therefore, to assist in getting as large
an importation as possible this year, I offer my services
free of charge to any gentlemen who have not facilities
or time for managing their own importations. I am ex¬
pecting to receive, in the course of two weeks, from Mr.
Braun, a full statement of his prices and terms for the
coming season, which will be at once forwarded to you
for publication. His prices last year were graded, ac¬
cording to quantity. All the orders which were put into
my hands were consolidated into one order, which was
large enough to secure the greatest wholesale discount,
and each purchaser consequently had the benefit thereof.
I presume a similar gradation of prices will be made this
year, and if so, the orders going through my bands will
be massed into one order to obtain the discount.

All the responsibility that I assume in the matter ia as

follows ; I will receive any money that may be sent me,
and will buy foreign exchange with it, which 1 will remit
to Mr. Carl F. Braun, Messina, Sicily, with full instruc¬
tions in reference to the shipping marks upon the cages
ordered. Upon the arrival of the birds in New York I
will see that they are passed t hrough the Custom House,
duty free (unless there is a change in the tariff laws in
regard to them, which is not likoly), and will also see
that they are delivered to the express companies to be
forwarded to their respective destinations.

By way of contributing my mite towards furnishing
your correspondent, W. R., with the information asked
for by him in your issue of Dec. 11th, I give the follow¬
ing extract from an article written by myself for publi¬
cation elsewhere, but which seems to hit his case ; “A
batch of 200 migratory quail released by me iu the town
of Wareham, Mass., last summer, mated, nested, reared
their young, were seen occasionally through the summer,
and have now left, presumably for the South. Evidently
they take kindly to our climate, and evidently also their
instincts will preserve them from the heavy snows and
severe cold of- our winter, which prove so fatal to our
nativequail. This part of the problem having been solved,
I am now awaiting with interest the solution of the re¬
maining branch, namely, will they return next spring to
the spots at which they were released ?

There would appear to be odds of ten thousand to one
that the birds, flying down the length of our continent,
spending the entire winter in the South, and spreading
over thousands of miles perhaps in their ramblings there,
would not return to this same State ; and still more, to a
particular county in this State, to a particular town in
that county, and finally to a particular wood-lot, brook
and meadow in that town. Yet the evidence is fast ac¬
cumulating to prove that they will do so. Here is the
latest instance :

In the town of North Falmouth, on Cape Cod in this
State, is a long, wooded peninsula known as Nye’s Point,
and owned by Mr. Downer. In the summer of 1878 Mr,
Downer released upon this point a batch of migratory
quail. In time they bred, raised their young and disap¬
peared. In the late fall of last year not one was to be
found upon the point. In the eariy part of November of
this year two large [locks of migratory quail were found
upon that same wooded point from which they had
taken their flight the preceding year. How many more
could have been found by searching is unknown, as if
was not desirable to disturb or harass the birds. Pre¬
sumably the two covies accidently walked up were but a
small portion of the birds that had returned to take pos¬
session of their old quarters. Such instances are very en¬
couraging for those Northern and Western sportsmen
who are interested in the introduction into this country
of a rapidly breeding, thoroughly gamebird, adapted to
furnishing abundant sport, and able to protect itself by
its migrations from the deadly winters of the North and
West.

I enclose copies of my latest advices from Mr. Braun,
and will promptly send you his list of prices, which
should soon be here'. Horace P. Tobey.

Messina, Sept. 10 th.

Mr. Horace P. Tobey, Boston

Dear Sir — Your valued favor of the 23d ult. came duly
to hand, also three numbers of Forest and Stream.

I am glad to see by the papers forwarded to me that
the importers of the quail seem to be perfectly satisfied
with the result of this year’s importation, which certainly
could not be expected to come out any better.

The fact that fany of the quail previously imported
have returned from the South, shows that the stocking of
the birds in the States can be considered a success. Of
course, with the comparatively small quantities imported
up to the present, it would be difficult to find out whether
the birds return to the exact spot at which they are re¬
leased. In my experience with quail in Germany I have
found that in most instances the quad, return to the same
spot where they have nested before, provided that no
particular change has taken place in such localities,
which might disturb their family life.

Have you much rain and heavy storms in the months
of June, July and August? This influences largely the
increase of the birds. The releasing of the birds ought
to be done in places which are fit for their nesting, and as
the quail usually nests where it can find plenty of food
near, your importers ought to put the birds at liberty only
in such localities, if they want to have them return to the
same spot where they were originally released ; or else
the birds will look for a more convenient place in the
vicinity.

No doubt, if your sportsmen continue importing the
quail on a larger scale for the next year to come, they
will soon see the benefit of it, and can before long avail
themselves of the pleasure of shooting the birds, provided
they meet with a good reception for the first years in the
Southern States.

The birds which have up to this time been
imported into your country are, with their descendants,
scattered all over the States, and can, of course, hardly
be noticed in such a large space. The quail increase, how¬
ever, very rapidly, and if your sportsmen continue im¬
porting they will soon see our quail plentiful in the
States.

Nothing new as yet, as regards giving out licenses for
the next season, for catching the quail in this island.
Hope, however, that the matter will be decided favora¬
bly before long. Carl F. Braun.

Messina, October 29 th.
Mr. Horace P. Tobey, Boston : —

Dear Sir— I wrote you last on the 10th ult., and have
since none of your valued favors to reply to.

The object of these few lines is to inform you , that a
law has been given out by which the pay for the licenses
for the quail catching lias been raised' to £60 sterling,
and, according to which, every catcher has got to have a
different license for each property he wants to catch in.
This circumstance will no doubt influence the prices of
the birds considerably the next season. The sportsmen
here have protested against the patching of the quail,
aud it is said that the law will be passed by whicb the
catching will be prohibited entirely in tiie whole king¬
doms of Italy, If so, the importation would be at an

end ; but I think that if such a law is to be passed, it
won't come into force until after next spring, so that the
next year's Importation would he the last, for which I
should be very sorry. I think it would be well if you
would make this known to your sportsmen and quail im¬
porters, saying, that perhaps next spring there will be
the last opportunity to import the quail

Carl F. Braun.

Lakeville, Conn., Dec. 15th.
Editor Forest and Stream: —

In answer to “ W. R.,” Quebec, in your last issue, I am
happy to say that the migratory quail imported by our
club a year ago last spring returned and hatched in this
vicinity in considerable numbers this season. They stayed
with us later this season than last as indeed our woodcock
or native song bird, did. I saw a covey myself the last
week of September consisting of about ten or a dozen
well grown birds ; and I heard of a covey of about twenty
late in October working on buckwheat stubble. Last
season I tln’nk they all left some time before October 1st.

I feel satisfied that they will prove a valuable addition to
oui- list of game birds, especially in the North, where
Bob White is winter killed to as great an extent as with
us ; and also I am satisfied that they will be an earlybird
to shoot and will be in season by 'September 1st if not
soonerlin this locality. They must grow with marvellous
rapidity, as I have not. heard of their arriving here before
May 1st. and all that I have seen in August so far seemed
to be full grown. We have not killed any here yet, pre¬
ferring to have them get well settled first! Ruffed grouse
suffered severely here from wood-tick the past season
and woodcock were scarce. W. H. Williams. ’

Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Dec. 18th.
Editor Forest and Stream

It gives me great pleasure to state that a migratory
quail was observed a few miles north of this place’on sev¬
eral days of last September by Mr. Geo. P. Reynolds and
others. He unhesitatingly pronounced it a quail, hut
said it was the most curious quail he ever saw. Ho did
not know such a bird bad been introduced into this coun¬
try. On being asked to give a description of it he did so •
liis description of its size, color, flight, etc., beinv almost
precisely like that of Mr. H. P. Tobey in your’issue of
Dec. 11th. It could not possiblv have been’ our common
quail, as they do not ocour in this section, It was un¬
doubtedly a bona-fide migratory quail. J. w, S.

A Mule-Footed Deer. — Our reader will remember that
some time since Dr. Elliott Coues, in the Bulletin of the
U. S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territo¬
ries, called attention to the breed of single-toed hogs
which appears to be well established in Texas, and lately
a somewhat similar case has been noticed by Prof. Cope
in a deer. The specimen in question came from Mendo¬
cino County, California, but as nothing but the feet were
preserved it is uncertain to what species of tire genu3
Cariaeus it belongs. The most interesting point about
these feet is the fact that according to Prof. Cope, in the
fore-feet only one toe is fully developed, all the others
being rudimentary. In the hind-feet, however, the two
toes were continued to the hoof, but were united through¬
out.

We should be glad to know whether the toe developed
in the fore-foot is the third, as we should expect, or the
fourth.

A West Virginian Squirrel Story,— A correspondent
J. W. C.. jr.. of Oneida, N. Y., sends us an extract from
the Wheeling Intelligencer of Nov. 6th, which contains
a curious story. Our correspondent, though having no
personal knowledge of the occurrence, states that he has
heard several responsible men say that they saw several
squirrels after they were killed, and he is therefore will¬
ing to vouch for the truth of the story. The tale runs
thus : —

One day last week while Jessie Huff was out hunting
near Dallas, he saw a squirrel, as he thought, in a tree
He took aim and fired : but still the squirrel remained
stationary. He repeated the firing three times in succes¬
sion, thinking that his gun had gone back on him
until the last of the three shots fired, when to
his surprise down tumbled four squirrels, all joined
together. After the three were shot they pulled
the other one off. not being able to hold them up. They
were joined together by a narrow strip, so that one could
not move without the other, and had been born that way
and were all grown. It is the talk of the whole neigh¬
borhood.

Zoological Notes.— In the Forest and Stream of Nov.
20th Major Merrill speaks of the abundance of the Caro¬
lina rail (Pozana Carolina) in Wisconsin. I Imve never
met with it in that State or in Minnesota, but I have seen
and killed a great many in the vicinity of Fayette, Iowa
at different times. I am inclined to think it nests in that
locality , although I have never seen it before the middle
of August ; but dining the fall grouse-shooting, rail are
quite plenty.

Many a time I have enjoyed a hearty laugh at a cer¬
tain tyro, who in his excitement and anxiety to bag a
grouse has fired at an ortolan, mistaking it for the noble
Cupidonia cupido.

Nov. 6th, my friend, G. F. Benson. Esq.. Lake City
Minn., shot a fine white swan, probably Cygrms ameri-
eanus, m Lake Pepin— rare in this locality. He is having
it mounted.

Last summer I was so fortunate as to secure a Melano¬
tic pocket gopher— I forget the technical name— in Min¬
nesota. Although I have skinned a large nuniberof these
gophers, this is the first black specimen I ever saw, or
beard of, lor that matter. Albinos are frequently met
with, at least I have known of two being caught within
a year. I consider my specimen a rara avis, so to speak.

The trout-fishing in Wisconsin was not as good this
year as last, wh en we all had such a merry and successful

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day. The spring rains washed out the dam twice, car¬
rying all the larger trout in the stream into Lake Pepin.
It is supposed that they struck the current which runs
near tho shore, and went up to help stock Rush River,
Wis. Walter Porter Manton.

Boston, Nov. 24 ih, 1870.

King Ducks on the Niagara.— Buffalo, N. Y.— Buf¬
falo gunners on the Niagara River in late fall make use
of small steam-yachts on their sporting excursions, since
the strong, four-mile current of the river renders small
lioats unsuitable for long trips. A party of live bagged
on the 22d of Nov. eleven specimens of the Icing duck
(Somaterin speetabiUs) in immature plumage. These
birds are strangers on the Niagara, and their specific iden¬
tify puzzled therefore their ' captors, who encountered
them in small docks of from four to five specimens.
They were by no means shy, and allowed the steamer to
approach within leas than twenty yards, when they would
readily dive, to reappear at a long distance. Tho fierce
storm winch raged the day previous along the lower lakes
accounts for their adventitious occurrence, and they have
followed undoubtedly tlie course of the St. Lawrence
River to Lake Ontario, whence they made a short cut
towards Lake Erie. There are also now on the river as
permanent winter residents a few scattered flocks of the
common Merganser intermixed with some blue bills and
whistlers.

Quail and Partridge. — A correspondent has written
asking whether tbere exists no difference between a quail
and a partridge, stating that Philadelphia ruarketmen
affirm that they are one and the same bird. The ques¬
tion, as put to us, is a difficult one to answer, for we are
ignorant to what birds our correspondent refers under
these names. If he speaks of North American species, we
must answer that the quail of the Northern and Western
States is the partridge of the South. The bird called part¬
ridge in the Northeast and pheasant in the South and
West is neither a partridge nor a pheasant, but a true
grouse.

The quail ( Cotvmir ) and the partridge (Pcrdix) (of
Europe) are t wo entirely different birds, and unlike any
North American speoies, though belonging to the family
Perdicidce, in which our Boh White, the California quail,
and soveral Southwestern species are placed by ornithol¬
ogists. _ _

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A FEW WORDS ABOUT SPAYING.

though both ovaries had been completely removed. There
was undoubtedly present in this instance of a supple¬
mentary ovary (the ovarium succedaneum, as it is called).”

Tho plaster, if used, can be removed by the third or
fourth day ; silk or silver sutures, or stitches, as soon as
they become loose, or a drop of matter is seen where
they pierce the skin. If earbolized catgut stiches are
used, the internal portion usually becomes absorbed ; for
which reason they are to be preferred, as they thus take
care of themselves. Cobweb,

APPROVED DOG KENNELS.

To tho many who are interested in, and who breed fine
dogs, I would like to suggest that a most convenient ken¬
nel and yard can be built for a reasonable amount, after
the following plan, which I confess is not original, but
borrowed from that prince of sportsmen, Gen. W. B.
Shattuc, of Cincinnati. I recently visited his home in
Madisonville, Ohio (a suburb of 'Cincinnati), to purchase
his brace of champion Irish water Bpaniels, Barney and
Judy, and I am happy to say they now belong to the
Valparaiso Kennel Club ; price paid $400. Barney and
Judy are elegant. Judy', I understand, came over in bad
condition, and when received by you from tho steamer
was not very highly thought of ; but were you to see
her now, with her elegant new coat and splendid flesh,
you would say she was simply perfection. Gen. Shattuc
has a splendid house and beautiful grounds, some eight
or ten acres, beautifully laid out by an artistic lendscape
gardener, His kennels are so convenient I could not re¬
sist the temptation to let all interested use his plan if
they desire to do so. Suoh a kennel will easily accomo¬
date ton to fourteen dogs, and not crowd. The ground

BY COBWEB,

THE stiniulous which liaB been given to canine mat¬
ters by the various bench show's and field trials in
tills country, besides improving the various breeds and
cl lock ing to a greater or less extent the indiscriminate
breeding of former years, has caused the owners of valua¬
ble brood bitches to seek a means by which their stock
should not become too common, and by which they could
partially, at least, control them particular strains.

This was found in the operation of spaying, or re¬
moval of the ovaries ; and the demand for information
respecting it was promptly met by articles by “South
Fork” and other writers in Forest and Stream, and a
very practicle article by “Mohican” in the Country,
June, 1st, 1878. . .

It is not my purpose at this time to give in detail the
manner of performing this operation, hut simply to offer
a few practical hints respecting it, derived from my own

experience. ' , .

Make the incision just below the navel, or belly, button
(umbilicAis) in the median lino ; no other place is as good.
The cut at the side is awkward to make and does not heal
so readily. .

Make the incision only large enough to admit the index
finger ; this gives ample room to find the ovaries, and
there will then be little danger of protrusion of the gut,
or a hernia following the operation, provided care is
taken that the stiches go completely through the entire
thickness of the abdominal walls ; this is most important
to insure a firm and lasting union of the wound— a com¬
mon error being to include merely the skin in the stitch.
If enough stiches are used to completely close the in¬
cision, plaster will not be required ; but, if thought expe¬
dient to use it, it should be made of dextrine and spread
upon kid. This kind of plaster iB the only one, in my ex¬
perience, which will remain upon a hairy surface, the
warmth of the body causing it to adhere, while the com¬
mon surgeon’s adhesive plaster, being comprised of lith¬
arge and oil, is readily softened by tho animal heat, and
drops off or slips. , , ,

The dextrine plaster, m my hands, has cured a very
persistent case of external canker of the ear ; such a case
as it would often be recommended to round the ears,
and then probably to no purpose.

In your “Answers to Correspondents,” for November
30 Ui I N79, the following question and answer appear :

Query “I have heard it said that a bitch would get
in heat, even after being spayed. Is there any truth in
the assertion ? Ans. No; not if tlie spaying had been
properly done, and the ovaries removed.’

Of course, if tlie ovaries were removed, she would not
become pregnant. But spaying does not always prevent
the bleeding ; particularly if before the operation she liad
already “ come in ” once or more times, or was about to
do so just before the operation.

The following case is one to the point. Over a year ago
received the following letter from a friend :—

“ My reputation is now at stake, and I wish to ask you a
question. Could a bitch, properly spayed, about nine
months old, come in heat in two or three weeks after the
operation, receive the dog and have pups?”

Of coiuse, the opinion was given, which time proved
correct, that there would be no pups. Such would not
have been the case, however, had there been an extra or
supplementary ovary, as in the following instance, re¬
lated liy Dr. T. Gaillard Thomas, of New York, in the
New York Medical Record for December 0, 1879 :—

“ <1 bitch, which had been spayed, continued to cestru-
ate just the same as before * * * * After a time she
became pregnant, and gave birtli to pups al-

Gate ~

/ [Gatt , _

The yards a, h, r, and d, are about2x4 rods each ; tho rooms each
fi.\8 Icet, which are neatly roofed and well ventilated. The fence
Is of pickets 311u. wide and 7 leot High, Hi In. space.

should be covered with gravel, aud earthen vessels used
to feed and water in. 1 would like to mention Gen.
Shattuo’s recent addition to his kennel — the splendid
smooth-coated St. Bernard bitch Brunie. She is per¬
fectly marked, according to tho “Gazetteer" and other
authority. Her condition when received from New York
— where she was left bv Rev. Macdona, who imported
her — was simply frightful ; but to-day, just four weeks
since her arrival at Gen. S.’s, Blie is in perfect condition,
and I understand he only used the remedies found in
Hallock’s “ Gazetteer,” and he could not say enough in
praise of the book. It is his intention to breed Brunie
to imported Marco. I hope he will do so. Thorstein, his
crack red Irish setter, is more beautiful than ever, and is
under perfect control. There can he no better broken
dog than Thor, and certainly none more loveable.

It is my intention to breed Barney and Judy and break
the whelps in our wild rice marshes ; for I believe, if
taken early, they can he taught anything, and I certainly
never saw a dog love water a3 well as these.

W. H. Holabikd.

Bi-pedal Dogs— Is their Peculiarity Transmitted?
— Editor Forest and Stream : — An article in your paper
of Dec. 4 th, upon Bi-pedal Dogs, reminds me of one or two
1 facts within my own knowledge.

Several years ago I had a few sheep upon a farm in
charge of a tenant. One of the ewes dropped a lamb one
cold night in February, and before it was found both of
its hind legs were so frozen up to the hams tliat when I
saw it a few days afterwards they were hanging by tho
sinews, which I had cut, of course. This lamb had
learned to walk upon its fore legs, its hinder parts ele¬
vated in the air, and followed its dam about the rough
barn yard over the com stalks which were thrown there
for feed . It was as active as any of tho other lambs. We
kept it with the othev sheep until it was old enough for
spring lamb, when it was killed, and found to be fat and
healthy. 1 afterwards regretted killing it. It suckled
from a sitting position — a posture I have never noticed
any other sheep to take.

In the article named, you speak of a short-tailed dog
transmitting the peculiarity to a third generation. Some
years ago I knew a very fine and intelligent black rat ter¬
rier with a caudal stump not over an inch in length. The
owner had procured her in Buffalo, and told me her dam
was also “ stump-tailed," as he expressed it, and had
bean brought from England, and that he had been told
by the owner it belonged to a naturally short-tailed breed.
I procured one of her first litter of pups, which were all
short-tailed, and as it happened, all females. In due
time I bred mine to a black and tan of ordinary appear¬
ance and build, and her first litter of two were both long
tailed. Her next litter had two short-tailed pups and one
with a tail of about three inches long. The third and last
litter was three, one of which had no tail at all ; one a tail
of about one aud a half inches long, and the third, now in
my possession, a tail of ordinary length. So that in tills
case, I know of the third generation with this peculiarity,
and have no doubt about the fourth. If jny informant

had been correctly informed as to the breed, as to which
he, of course, knew nothing, the defect had been trans¬
mitted for many generations. O. O. H.

Squirrel Dogs. — Elizdbethtoimi, Ky., Dec. \Zth.— In
your answers to correspondents, you carelessly say, in
answer to a Martinsville, Ind., correspondent about squir¬
rel dogs, that, “ Unless a dog can climb a tree, we do not
see how one can he used in squirrel shooting.” Now that
sounds as if written by a man who never hunted squir¬
rels, as we hunt them in the woods of this country,
where the underbrush is so thick you cannot see fifty
yards ahead of you. Therefore I take it upon myself, to
enlighten both you and your correspondent upon tlie sub¬
ject. In the first place I wifi say, it is necessary to have
a dog to “ tree " tlie squirrel to show you where the ani¬
mal may be looked for ; for, if you depend upon your
only power (vision), you may walk tlie woods over and
never “bag a bunny.” I once owned the best squirrel
dog I ever saw. She was a black and tan terrier of full
size, and active as a cat. Her mode of procedure was, if
the wood was open, to stand on the fence, or on some
high log, and scan the wood with her never failing eyes,
and, if a squirrel was in view, to run him to a tree, or to
go to the tree he was in, and then to watch me. If I did
not respond, she gave a few, quick, sharp barks, and ran
up the trae as far ns she could, so that, after hearing her,
I might see her. If the wood was thick, she would bark
as soon as the squirrel was treed. She was a very valua¬
ble dog for tlie purpose, and was self-learned. The only
training she got was being allowed to go along when I
went hunting. No particular breed of dogs is indicated ;
but I think one that has a fair degree of intelligence and
don’t bark too much, is best. I have seen common curs
do well ; in fact, have seen squirrels hunted with setters
and pointers, they treeing and barking as welt as any
dog ; but I think a smart black and tan ratter the best
of all. M.

[In treeing squirrels, any fice or whiffet makes a good
dog ; but we have often thought that a cocker spaniel
would serve better than any other. The question to
which you refer, was not answered from the Kennel De¬
partment of this paper, and the answer ought not to
stand. We thank our correspondent for calling our at¬
tention thereto, as well as for his comments. — Editor
Forest and Stream.]

An Outrage.— Owego, Dec. 8th.— Editor Forest and
Stream : — Last Thursday night, or early on Friday morn¬
ing, some low, mean, unprincipled wretch entered the
premises where my dogs were kept, and threw poisoned
meat into the kennel. About 7 A.M., Mrs. Hill, a neigh¬
bor, seeing something unusual at the kennel, looked in
and saw Zipp, my red Irish setter, lying.dead, and Tony,
as she supposed, dying. She ran to tho house and gave
the alarm, and they succeeded in saving Tony. My dogs
were at my brother’s, in Corning, and were kept in a yard
and not allowed to run in the street or trouble any one ;
and I cannot think of any reason for poisoning 'them.
Zipp was a grand bitch out of York and Nora, and I never
expect to own her like again. Mr. Quist, a neighbor and
brother sportsman, rendered valuable assistance, and I
feel under many obligations to him. H. B. Stoll,

The English Miner and His Dog.— The dog is man’s
friend all the world over, and never a more beloved
companion than among the humbler classes. An
English contemporary has a very interesting sketch of
the North of England miners and coke burners, whose
labor is exhaustive, unpleasant and often dangerous.
Thera was a happy era, in the Franco-Prussian War
times, when the iron and coal interests were active, when
the coal mine workers decorated themselves with heavy
gold chainB and fed their dogs on sirloin steaks. But
it is not so now : —

Times have changed, and with none more than the pit¬
man, the coke drawer, and the ironmaster. Mines are
closed, ovens are cold, and grass grows in the deserted
ironworks. Geordie’s principal occupation nowadays is
to play ball or marbles, and to whistle for better times.
Taking him on the whole he is’nt a bad sort of fellow,
and quite as good as his neighbor. His work (when lie
has any) is heavy, and the risk great. We who owe so
much to his labors for our personal comfort and the
working of our machinery, should notjbegrudge him his
wages. It is not child’s play handling the pick under¬
ground or working before a coke oven ; but such as it is,
thousands of sturdy fellows would be glad to be busy at it
to-day. The story of ’Geordie’s life is soon told. The
colliery village is adjacent to the pit. The houses —
which are not all models — are. owned by the mine owners,
and stand back to hack. For the most part- .they arc — or
rather they used to be — well furnished, neat and bright,
The womenfolk are not a sight to turn a man's head
from. You will find as buxom, pretty and blythesome
specimens of the fair sex among tlie miners’ wives and
daughters as anywhere in England. In many cases there
is a bit of well-tended garden, and generally a brilliant
set of window plants. - Then there is the dog. Tlie
miner’s fondness for his dog is made a subjoct of many a
jest, at which none laugh heartier than himself. Geordie
is met on Sunday morning, trundling a wheelbarrow and
looking the picture of misery. Questioned about his
trouble, he replies that it is a crushing one. It is not
that his favorite child is dead, nor that his wife is sick :
these afflictions he could bear, but he has lost liis dog,
and in his terrible wretchedness he trundles out the
wheelbarrow for company, for he sayB “ a chap looks so
fond wiwout his dawg.” Since the miner has lost his
work the canine companion has been missing, but not so
long as there was a penny to pay for a license. ‘Where
all the dogs have gone to is a mystery only known to
those great mystery-men, the makers of sausages and
meat-pies. The miner is fond, too, of gambling. Fond,
did we say ? it is a passion, the strength of which cannot
be estimated by dwellers in the southern counties. The
newspapers which supply him with his politics had far
better come out minus the latest news from Afghan than
the latest sporting. In fair comparison London is
nothing to Newcastle on a great boat-race day. Tyneside

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may be starving, but it will find something to ' • put on ”
the race. Has not the reader heard of the dying pitman
who was told by the clergyman that if he repented he
would go to heaven and be an angel ? “ An will ’aa. hev
wings ? " inquired Geordie. The parson replied in the
affirmative, and in response to other inquiries went on to
say that he himself would be an angel and have wings,
whereupon Geordie proffered to bet that when they got
to heaven he would fly his reverence for a sovereign.
But all miners do not gamble nor are they always betting.
Besides those who spend their spare time and money in
the public house, or other sporting resorts, there are
thousands connected with mechanics’ institutes, tem¬
perance and religious societies, and other religious, moral
and educational institutions. Nearly every villiage has
its reading-room and institute, hud several chapels.
Already great advances have been made in the condition
of our mining population. Nineteenth century influences
for good are as potent around the coal pit as at the “West
End of London. Religion, temperance and virtue are
gaining adherents by that power which is increasing
everywhere the agencies of Christianity ; here it may be
the restoration of a cathedral, there the opening of a
mission-room. The Education Act will entirely change
succeeding generations. New forces are coming into
play ; the old ordor changes in the pit villiage as else¬
where.

“Jersey Dash” and “ Dash.”— New York, Dec. 19 th.
Editor Forest and Stream : — In your report of the East¬
ern Field Trial you stated that “Jersey Dash,” lemon
and white setter, pedigree unknown, belonged to me.
Mr. John Hen. Outwater, of Rutherford Park, N. J., is
the happy owner of Jersey Dash, who is liver and white,
not lemon and white. This dog is the sire of my Cham¬
pion Jersey Duke, Jersey Hope, Jersey Dan, and several
other good ones, and was entered by Mr. Outwater and
myself merely to make an entry and show his remarka¬
ble constitution. He is nearly twelve years old, blind in
one eye, and deaf as a post, yet he shows remarkable go
and stay. He was never broken to field trial rules, but
has been a rare good one, and has done some remarkable
work even this fall. He is sired by Carroll's Jack, out of
Neale’s Old Jane, both pure and true native English set¬
ters.

Having lost my dark orange and white setter. Dash,
on Nov. 16th, in West Hoboken, N. J., and not recovered
him yet, I wish you would give this a place in your val¬
uable paper, as a great many will mistake Jersey D;ish
for my old Dash, and be under the impression that I
have recovered my dog. My Dash will be eight years
old, but did not show his age ; he is dark orange and
white, upstanding light nose, hazel eyes, about three-
quarter tail ; and I should feel thankful to any one giv¬
ing me information as to his whereabouts.

Justus von Lengerke,

New York, Post-Office box 836.

Gladstone and Joe, Je, — The long-talked-of match be¬
tween Gladstone, owned by Mr. P. H. Bryson, of St.
Louis, Mo., and Joe, Jr., owned by Mr. Geo. W. Campbell,
of Columbia, Tenn., was contested near Florence, Ala.,
Monday and Tuesday of last week. Captain P. Henry, of
Clarksville, and Major M. Williams, of Columbia, were
the judges. Gladstone, about six weeks ago, had his
tail broken ; had not been in the field since that time,
and was run the other day under protest. For this rea¬
son the trial was of two days instead of three, as origin¬
ally agreed upon. The dogs were handled by their own¬
ers. On Monday the score was : — Gladstone, thirty
points ; Joe, Jr., thirty-four points. On Tuesday Joe, Jr.,
twenty-seven points ; Gladstone, twenty-five points.
Totals, Joe, Jr., sixty-one ; Gladstone, fifty-two. Joe, Jr.
was pretty well used up, having wrenched his left hind
leg on rocky ground ; Gladstone as fresh at the end as
a t the beginning.

A New Importation. — Mr. E. A. Herzberg received on
Dec, 6th, per Inman Line steamer City of Brussels, from
the kennel of Mi'. J. R. Robinson, the lemon Belton
pure Laverack setter dog, Flambeau.

Names Claimed. — Monroe , N, C., Dee. 16th, — I claim
the names of Dick and Sancho for two pointer puppies,

Surchased for me by Mr. John Davidson, of Monroe,
[ich. H, Smith.

The name claimed by Mr. H. W. Livingston for his
pointer puppy, by Rush, out of Rose, in last week’s paper,
should have been Jilt, instead of Gilt, as printed.

Mr. C.M. Bryant, of Boston, claims the following names
for his puppies : Ruby II., for pup, lemon and white
bitch, by Snap-shot, out of Ed. Orgill’s Ruby ; Light, for
pup, lemon and white dog, by Snap-shot, out of Ed. Or-
gilt’s Rose.

Jack, for black dog pup, bred by G. A. Strong, West
Meriden, Conn. ^

Whelps.— The Montclair Hunt Club’s (Montclair, N. J.)
imported black, tan and white English beagle Equity,
whelped Nov. 25th, five puppies, sired, by imported beagle
Rambler. Three puppies are marked black, tan and
white ; and two puppies, white, lemon and tan.

— Mr. C. H. Thomas, of Duxbury, Mass., has bred his
Irish setter bitch Daisy to his Grouse.

— H. H. Turner, of Virginia, Ill., has sold his Druid,
jr., Druid-Sjvayz# pup, to Mr. H. H. Floyd, Abilene,
Kan,

— “He, he, he,” roared Myrrh Mills. “Ha, ha, ha,”
shouted Mr, Smith. “ Ho, ho, ho,” cried Hosea Brown.

“ What a pair of feet the General has got for a go-as-
you-please Tace,” remarked Mi-. Jones.

“ Why?” demanded everybody.

“Cos,” replied Joshua, “he would go the least ways
and cover the most ground.”

—King John of Abyssinia is very fond of firearms, and
is an excellent shot,

gutouws to CtoiTfsiiaudento.

No Notico Taken of Anonymous Communications.

13?” We mote no charge far answering inquiries in this column.

R. M. n., Jit— You will (1ml Code Signals at Manning's offico.35
Beaver street, or at R. Merrill's Sons, 179 Water street.

J. W.— For Lyman's bow-facing rowing gear, address Geo. A.
Lyman, Middletown, Conn.

C.M.B.— Merrill's Sons, 179 Water street, N. Y. Keep all tho
signal books, or can direct you.

S. M., Now York.— For rigging canooB, sec our back flies. Can¬
not repeat here. Read the paper.

Tonic, Ohio.— Send your address to C. M. Ilainpsou, Palestine,
Texas. He wishes to correspond with you.

J. S. J.— Back “ Yachl aman’s Hollidays ” not to be had In Am¬
erica. Order through book house. Price about $1.60.

A. B., Montreal.— We refer you to our last issue, in which you
Will see roforenoe to Capt. McMurdo’B spaniels.

L. M., Salem, Oregon.— You can obtain bull-pouts, catfish, and
eels by applying to the U. S. Fishery Commission at Washington,

D.C.

Grouse, Oil City, Pa,— From your description your dog should
command a good price, dogs well-broken on ruffed grouse being
scarce.

A. L. D., Port Orange.— No American work on boat building
published. We propose to publish something suitable oux'solves
shortly.

E. S. N., Springfield.— We can indorse Osgood's folding-boat. It
is used by many sportsmen throughout the country with entire
satisfaction.

H. L.— Illustrations of "sneak box” were published In a pre¬
vious issue of this paper. See also Bishop's “ Four Months in a
Snoak Box."

G. F. W.— Your desires aro praiseworthy aud will be met. in fu -
ture issues. Ample material in hand. Yachts lines, etc., all in
due time.

Mehitabijs.— Why will a dog, that Is treatod like a prince at
home, make a vag. of himself, half starved and miserable i Aus.
Perhaps good old Dr. Watts would unswer, “ because it is his na¬
ture to.”

W. W. W., Hazlctown, Pa. Thd London Field is published at
340 Strand,’ London. It may be Imported through the International
News Co., Beekman street, New York. Price $12 per year.

R. M.S.— For very fine photos of yaohts write to Black & Co.,
333 Washington street, Boston. New York people do not know
enough yet to photograph yachts for publie sale.

J. M.— From practice it has been found that sail plans loused
on the center of lateral resistance are perfectly rcliablo. This
centre is taken us the geometrical centre of Immersed fore-and-
aft section.

H. de F., Bridgeport.— If your boqt Is sound and modern in ap¬
pearance without material faults In design, should say that
$750 would be a fair asking price. Advertise her In our col¬
umns.

W. T. K.— Rubber is nothing now for boats. Many life rafts
and “bolsas” are constructed of rubber cylinders blown up
when needed with a .hand hollows. Objections for ordinary
boats are its weights, liability to crack, out and rot.

Skuter. — Wo are awaiting further developments of it he
Yacht Racing Association. Afraid tho movement has fallen
Into undesirable hands and la being made an advertising dodgo
of a precarious business venture. Watch our columns.

W. F. P., Boston.— Tellmo whora I can obtain tho full directions
for training a young setter dog on partridges, ducks and other
small gamo ? Ans. You had better buy a copy of Hallock's
“ Sportsman's Gazetteer," price $3. Can be sent from this office.

A. H. S„ Binghumton.— Wo can not answer your questions in¬
telligibly hi this column. See flies of Forest and Stream, where
t ho questions of weight, calibre, choke, etc., are fully discussed
at length. If you expect to shoot many ducks, a 10-boro gun with
one barrel choked would be most desirable.

S. A. McL., Bay City.— Models range from $60 up. See our ad¬
vertisers. The cutter has what is called in America a " fore stay
sail," and a jib set flying from deck on a bowesprit which can
bo “ run in ” in a seaway. Also has housing topmast, short lower¬
most, long gaft and the mast steps about 43 per cent, of w. 1. from
the stem. See past issues.

Amateur, Detroit.— We do not like to recommend. Ask W. F.
Whitman of your Metropolitan Police Department. A Gordon is
preferred to an English setter by some persons. As between tho
two, it would be a mattor of fancy. A deg Is preferable to a
bitch as a house companion. You can treat both surgically, if
^paired, though not advisable.

C. H. D„ Oil City, Pa,— Your setter pup shows most oxcellen t
training, and in that respect is superior to other setter pups of
like hereditary qualities; otherwise there is nothing xemarkablo
about him. One of the best ratters we ever saw was a big New¬
foundland. So also, a dog of most any breed can be taught to do
many things usually strange to his class.

Scatter, Gambier, O.— Is it possible to make shot seattor by
slightly moving tho gun at the moment, of discharge? Please
state what kinds of game are under game protection in Ohio, and
for how long ? Ans. No, sir ; hold your gun still— don't swing it.
Quail, deer, grouse, and all kinds of gamo may bo said to bo out
of season from Dec. lpt to Sept. 1st.

W. B. J.— Whether or not your " whale boat. " is suitable for al¬
teration into a steam launch depends upon whether you can get a
shaft through aft. As the boat draws but littio, would be best
to drop the propeller below tho keel entirly after the plan adopted
in Herreshaff’s torpedo boats. Consult with a local mechanic.
Sizeof engine, about4x41nohes, wheel 10 to 30 inohes. Speed six
to seven miles.

J. T. B. S.— Read Bishop’s Voyage of the Paper Canoe, or corre¬
spond with him. In general the route will .bo through Raritan
Canal, down Delaware Bay, through Saseafrass Canal into the Ches¬
apeake, down that- bay to Norfolf, thence by canal to Albermarlo
Sound, and with a l’ew short runs at sea and through the Sea Is¬
land, reaches to St. Johns River, Florida, or further down the
coast via. Indian River. Sea recent articles on Florida in this
paper.

J. A. P,, Peoria, HI,— I have a fine Gordon dog that, seems to
have never fully recovered from distemper. The only trouble
seems to be with his eyes. They discharge constantly, and have
done so for the past six months. Have used a preparation on

them that, is oot a permanent euro, it flies them all right as long
ns I use it, but as soon as I stop tho discharge again begins, it
does not affect Ids eyesight at all as yet. Ha is otherwise in good
condition and good spirits. Ans. Try a soton on the poll.

liANCHERO.— 1. Is Oregon a good sheep raising country, and Is it
healthy? 2. What ore the extremes of temperature in summer
and win tor? 3. Is there muoh rain or snow ? 4. Ib shoop raising
profitable? 5. Is there a book published on sheep raising, and if
so, where can it be had, and price ? Ans. 1. Sheep raising ig car¬
ried on to a considerable extent in portions of Oregon with profit.
2. Tho climate is generally equable, though tho range of tempera¬
ture is great. 3. Tho rainy seasons correspond with that of Cali¬
fornia, with considerable snow at intervals. 5. Many good books
to be had of Orange Judd 1c Co.

M. P.T., Middletown, Pa.— My setter bitch has lira pups flyo
weeks old; four are well and lively, but the fifth is dull and lies
around and groans as if in pain ; it had a fit on Sunday and one
on Monday .which lasted four or live minutes, each time frothing at
tho mouth and working I ts juws all the time. I gave it a teaspoon f ul
of castor oil and a few drops of worm medicine. All the pups pass
thin, white worms, from onBto three inches long. The pup's nose
Is cold, and it seems well in every way except the fits. Please let
mo know what to do? Ans. Your puppy undoubtedly has worms,
If it, is weaned, or if it will lap milk, give it one grain of eun-
tonine in milk for two or three days— fasting.

W. B. L., Methuen, Mass.— Enclosed please And a fish which I
found floating in a pond in Windham, N. H. Will you please
through your columns answer what name should bo given to it ?
We often find them In pickerel taken from this pond, but never
see them at any other time. By the marks on this one it looks
as though it might havo been killed by some piokerel or other
fish. Ans. Your fish Is the common gaspereau, or springherring,
Pomolobus vernalis. It is an nnadronious fish, and there is no
doubt nu outlet from the pickerel pond to the sea, up which the
large fish run in t he spring when spawning.

E. B. G., Elmira, N. Y.— My spaniel dog has had internal canker
of the earforsome time, and I have used remedies reoommendud
by the Forest and Stream, and by “ Dinks, Mayhew and Hutch¬
ins on tho Dog.” The remedies would produce a cure for a week
or so, and then the canker would reappear as bad ns ever. 1 sup¬
pose his " blood is out of order," but T do not know what to givo
him. Ans. In addition to using tho remedy for canker, givo
your dog internally five drops of Fowlor’s Solution of Arseuio
twice a day, increasing to eight drops. Discontinue if his eyes
begin to appear red.

T. T. P., Parisburg, Va— 1. The feet of my fox hound have been
sore and swollen to nearly twice their natural size ; she has been
so affected for, perhaps, twelve mouths. Some parts of her are
diseased. The hair comes off her face andhead and the skin looks
sealy. Is it mange? 2. Please tell where I may procure a fin-
glove pattorn? 3. Are beagles good for foxes ? 4. Who deals in
second-hand guns? Ans. 1. Give your biteh Fowler's Solution of
Arsenic, beginning with eight drops und increasing to twelvo
twice a day. The puppies havo mange ; a >li ttlo crude petroleu iu
well rubbed in, is tho best remedy you can use. 2. Rip up an old
glove. 3. Rather too slow. 4. H. 0. Squires, No. 1 Cortlandt itraot,
this city.

T. R., Wasliingtonville.— Unless you want the boat for a “ sneak
box " would advise twelvo foot long, and sides twelve inches
high. Bottom twenty-four inches wide, and top about thirty-
two inches. Tho dimensions you send, ten feel by two feet by
six inches, will give a displacement of sixty-five pounds to every
Inch of draft, consequently if loaded with 150 poundsit will draw
about two and a half inches, leaving three and a half out of water.
For ducking in smooth water this will bo enough. You might
even reduce the height at tho ends to four inohes, and deck all
over except cockpit as proposed. Put four inch combing around
batch, and havo rubber or canvas cover for lumpy water. Will
publish details of "sneak box " shortly.

Grouse, Duxbury, Mass.— 1. Can you inform mo whero I can
proauro copy of Register containing names aud pedigree of dogs
entered in your Kennel Register? *. What is the best browning
mixture for barrels (waterproof) ? Ans. 1. Send to J. N. Munson,
St. Louis, for copy of Kennel Club Stud Book. 2. To brown your
gun barrels ; Tinct, of muriate of Iron, one ounce ; nitric other,
one ounce; sulphate of copper, four scruples; rain water, one
pint. Plug barrels, using plug os handles. Clean with soap nnd
water, cover with thick coat of slacked lime ; remove when dry
with iron wire scratch brush. Apply coat of above preparation
with a rag. Let stand twenty-four hours ; then immorse iu boil¬
ing wafer and scratch wi th brush. Repeat until color suits. Then
let them soak in lime water a short time. Don’t touch barrels
with your hand during the process.

Animals at Play. — Small birds chase eacli other about
in play ; but perhaps the conduct of the crane and the
trumpeter is most extraordinary. The latter stands on
one leg, hops about .in the most eccentric manner, and
throws somersaults. The Americans call it the mad bird
on account of these singularities. Water birds, such as
ducks and geese, dive after each other and clear the sur¬
face of the water with outstretched neck and flapping
wings, throwing abundant spray around. Deer often en¬
gage in sham battle, or trial of strength, by twisting their
horns together and pushing for the mastery.

All animals pretending violence in their play, stop
short of exercising it ; the dog takes the greater precau¬
tion not to injure by his bite ; and the ourang-outang,
in wrestling with his keeper, pretends to throw him, and
makes feints of biting him. Some animals carry out in
their play the semblance of catching their prey. Young
cats, for instance, leap after every small aud moving ob¬
ject, even to the leaves Btiewed by the autumn wind.
They crouch and steal forward, ready for the spring, the
body quivering and the tail vibrating with emotion ; they
bound on the moving leaf arid again spring forward to
another. Benger saw young jaguars and cougars plaving
with round substances, like kittens. Birds of the magpie
kind aro the anologues of monkeys, full of mischief, play
aud mimicry. Thore is a story of a tame magpie that
was seen busily employed in a garden gathering pebbles,
and with much;solemnity and a studied air burying them
in a hole made to receive a post. After dropping each
stone it cried “ cur-ack!” triumphantly, and set off for
another. On examining the spot a poor toad was found
in the hole, which the magpie was stoning for his amuse¬
ment. — From Passions of Animals.

—There is a young- man at St. Paul
Who tells stories exceedingly tall
Of his shooting. He shot,

At a secluded spot,

Re says, seventy ducks with ono ball.

030

FOREST AND STREAM.

A WEEKLY JOURNAL,

Devoted to Ft u and Aquatic Spouts, Practical Natural
History, Fish Cuiture, the Protection Op Game, Preserva¬
tion op Forests, and the Inculcation in Men and Women oe
a Healthy Interest in Out-Door Recreation and Study :

PUBLISHED BY

FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY.

— AT—

THE MISERIES OF CHRISTMAS.

START not, gentle reader, at the strange, and, as you
may think, inappropriate title of this article, and
let not your digestion, even by anticipation, be in the
slightest degree disturbed by the glimpse I intend to give
of the dark side of the picture, which no doubt you have
always heen accustomed to see painted in the most glow¬
ing colors. Do not imagine either that I wish to throw
a damper over your spirits, or to restrain in the slightest
degree your indulgence in those innocent festivities and
rejoicings which from time immemorial have marked
the advent of this great festival of the world.

And yet Christmas has its miseries as well as its joys ;
its troubles and cares as well as its mirth and happiness ;
and it is well that we should so consider it. Nor do we
intend to descant upon the very poor, for after all in a
city like this, where there are so many charities, and no
fear of actual starvation, they are not really so much to
be pitied at this season as the classes to which I shall
presently refer.

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A Merry Christmas. — The winter season of joy and
good-will is again at hand ; and in something of the same
Bpirit. tliat brings the little feet pattering into your room
this Christmas morning, and the blessed little forms clad
in white to ’cry with cheery, childish voice : "Wish you
Merry Christmas,” the Forest and Stream joins in the
universal sentiments of kindliness, and extends its salu¬
tations to each and every one of its-readers — to him who
shall find bis paper on the newstands this morning, and
to him to whom in far-away Oregon our Merry Christ¬
mas shall come as an echo of the holidays.

Death of Genio C. Scott.— Our good old f -lend has
passed away at the ripe age of seventy-three years, and
hung up his rods forever ! Let him rest in peace. With
this ancient angler more than with any other, the writer
has cast his lines ; the reminiscences of full thirty years
hang over his departure in a pleasant halo. Although
Jong ill, he had been able to attend to his business almost
to the day of demise. He was the publisher of fashion
plates, having commenced in this city forty-five years
ago. Angling literature was a passion with him, and he
was a constant contributor of articles to the sporting
papers, especially to the Spirit of the Times. In I860 he
published an illustrated volume entitled “Fishing in
American WaterB." In later life he was largely inter¬
ested in mining operations in South America. He was a
native of Livon-a, New York. There are scores of ang¬
lers of the old school now living who will mourn his loss,
although his genial presence has long been wanting in
their social circles on account of his indisposition.

Fine Oranges from South Carolina.— Our whilom
correspondent, " Rusticus,’ Mr. Chas. G. Kendall, of Pal¬
metto Island, near Port Royal. S. C„ has this year re¬
ceived the premium for finest oranges exhibited at the
Charleston Fair. Specimens, carefully picked especially
for the holidays, with the glossy green leaves attached,
may be seen at Lichtenstein’s, 83 Barclay street. Mr.
Kendall is a brother of Job, H. Kendall, of Ogden & Ken¬
dall (New England Glass Company), this city. He is
taking great pains with his groves, and we wish him
every success in his Southern enterprise. His pen pro¬
ducts are of as fine quality as Ms fruit. Orange cul¬
ture at the South is growing to an immense business.
A friend of ours in Florida recently saw a single train
of seventeen car-loads.

—There are few men who drink at all, but who spend
at least one-third they earn in liquors.

The bluest beggar in the streets is sure to have some
land patron or patroness who 11011 furnish him with his
Christmas dinner without any anxiety on his part as to
the means of procuring it. Nevertheless, on tMs, the
threshold of the Natal day of Him who hath said, “ The
poor ye have always with ye,” we must not forget to
minister to their needs according to our means.

Nor do I refer to the inmates of the poorhouses and
prisons, for they are sure of a good dinner, and enjoy it
the more because of its rarity. Nor shall I describe the
miseries of those who minister to our comforts and con¬
venience at this blessed Christmas time — the railway em¬
ployees of various kinds, the engine drivers and con¬
ductors, the pointsmen, signalmen, and porters — who
must stick to their posts, Christmas or no Christmas.
Nor shall I even olaim sympathy for ourselves — “ We
slaves of the lamp"— who have catered for your intellect¬
ual appetites the live-long year-, and now have to oudge
an exhausted brains for some new idea wherewith to
amuse or edify you.

It is not my intention to treat of any of these things,
but to bring before your mind’s eye, one or two classes
of people to whom the advent of this joyous season is
more or less a misery. And first I take the clerk or
book-keeper, at a stated salary (and that a small one),
and a large family of course. (Can any one tell why poor
clerks and clergymen always have large families ?) He
has only a certain amount of cash which he can leisurely
devote to the purchase of Christmas presents, and an un¬
certain amount of these to provide ; there is no doubt
about the number of expectants, however. There is
Harry, to whom he has promised a pair of Forbes’ acme
skates, for taking so many marks at the high school, and
there is Maty, who wants a work-box, and Tommy, a
cricket-bat, and so on. And then there is little Susie, the
youngest and the pet of the family. He well remembered
bow last Christmastide he had promised her a doll, with
large blue eyes that opened and shut ; and how his cash
had run out, and he had to put her off wiih something
else ; and how his heart bled when he saw the look of
disappointment on the sweet young face, and the pitiful
quivering of the little lip, and the silent tear of infantile
sorrow, trickling down the chubby cheek, and he men¬
tally resolved, come what may, she should not again be
disappointed. He had made up his mind to make his
old overcoat do for the third winter ; and yet with all
his pinching and squeezing he cannot see how he can
manage to satisfy them ail. And so, night after night,
as Christmas comes nearer, he tosses liis uneasy head on
his pillow, and when at last, at times he falls into a fitful
sleep, he dreams he has solved a new arithmetical prob¬
lem by which thirty dollars can be made to go as far as
fifty, and he wakes with a start to find nothing “ but the
baseless fabric of a vision ! ” Think you, gentle reader,
that Christmas has no misery for him?

And there is another class, whom we would little sus¬
pect of misery, but who yet are more deserving of pity
than any other I know of, and to it belongs the man who
has been living beyond his means— a merchant, perhaps,
who has been struggling for years to maintain his credit
and keep his head above water ; who has (or thinks he
has) to maintain a certain establishment in order to keep
up appearances ; who has an extravagant wife, to help
him on the way to ruin : who is worried and harrassed by
day and by night— carking care is the grim chamberlain
that sits upon his pillow and greets him with the morn¬
ing light. This man is expected to make splendid pres¬
ents ; liis silly wife- never ceases to ask him for money,
and to remind Mm that she expects a gold bracelet or a
handsome dress for her Christmas present. "While she in
her folly is thus adding to Ms troubles, sleep is driven
from his eyelids by the thought of the notes which will fall
due between Christmas and New Year, and of the conse¬
quences which will ensue if he fails to meet them. Does
Christmas bring this man misery or joy, say you gentle
reader ?

And then there are what may be called the minor
miseries of Christmas. There is the man with a heart
larger than Ms purae, the enjoyment of whose Christmas

is somewhat lessened by the thought that he has not been
able to send a turkey or a goose to all the poor families he
knows of. This class is rather rare, we must confess,
just now, but still there are some of them in every place.

I am too modest to claim to belong to it myself, but I
have often thought, if I was rich enough, the height of
enjoyment on a Christmas eve would be to fillmy pockets
with quarters and ten-cent pieces, and prowl outside
pastry cooks’ and candy shops, where half -starved ragged
children, with their noses flattened against the glass, are
feasting their greedy eyes (but not their stomachs) on the
good things within, and envying their more favored
brothers and sisters Whose “lines have fallen in more
pleasant places,” and to slip a quarter into their half-
frozen hands, and then, like the Arabs (not street Arabs,
which they are) to “ steal silently away.”

Then there are the domestic miseries, such as those of
the good housewife, whose mind is worried lest the turkey
should not be done to a turn, or the pudding should not
be boiled enough (for Henry is so particular), and she has
her misgivings as to the capacity of Bridget ; the new
cook, who has the last day or two given symptoms of
mental aberration, after mysterious visits to her own
room, from whence, as she returned, there proceeded at
the same time a strange smell of some foreign liquid, not
unlike the favorite beverage of the immortal “ Sairey
Gamp.”

I shall draw a charitable vail over those juvenile
miseries which, as a natural sequence, follow an over in¬
dulgence in the good things of Christmas, lest visions of
future doses of rhubarb and magnesia shall spoil the pre¬
sent enjoyment of the little ones, which God forbid 1

And now I have reserved for the last what I consider
the crowning misery of them all. I write feelingly, for
I know how it is myself, and that is the misery of shop¬
ping for presents, when you don’t know what to get. I
need not explain that I mean the troubles of the male
persuasion, for ladies, of course, are in their glory at this
and every other season when there is any shopping to be
done. I mean the poor unfortunate being who has no
wife or other feminine with whom to take council, and
who has to provide a present, say, for his intended. Who
has not met some wretched specimen of this latter class
—generally on Christmas Eve (for he puts off the evil
hour as long as possible)— frantically rushing from shop
to shop, taking into Ms confidence the shop girls, who,
of course, will place before him the most expensive and
useless articles, perspiring with anxiety, and muttering
toMmself in an agonised whisper, “ Oh, if 1 only knew
what she ivould like ?" and finally, in the very reckless¬
ness of despair, buying the first thing that he can lay Ms
hands upon, probably the most unsuitable he can get,
whilst under his nose lies the very article which his Sarah
Jane would give her eyeB to possess. His misery would
be still further increased were he an eye-witness of the
way in wMch his gift is received, and could he see the
contemptuous manner in which Ms beloved throws it
down with the remark, “ The stupid fool ; he might have
known I didn't want that !”

And now, having treated you, dear reader, to a dishful
of misery, and having no wish to leave you in the “ dis¬
mals," I will conclude with a plea for the only class-
who really, truly, uureservedly and entirely enjoy these
happy Christmas times, and that is the little children..
God bless them ! What would this weary world be with¬
out them ? Who would destroy their abiding faith in
the unlimited resources of Santa Claus to furnish them
with every beautiful thing their imagination can con¬
ceive ? Who would, dispel the illusion, sanctified by the
tradition of ages, that this venerable and respected indi¬
vidual does really and truly, in corporeal presence, de¬
scend the cMmney, and fill the expectant stockings with
all manner of good things— bestowing Ms blessing upon
the sleeping innocents the while ?

Who does not love his childhood over again at this
season in witnessing the joys of his children— remindin g
him of the long ago,

“ When life seemed formed of sunny years.

And everything Hope whispered then
My fancy deemed ’twas only true.

Then, whatever may be the consequence, let the little
ones have their fill of fun and frolic, as well as of more
substantial things. Let no restraint keep back the free¬
dom of their mirth— let their joy be uncontrolled ; for
sorrow and trouble will come fast enough. Above all,
let them understand that they are joyous and happy at
this season because they celebrate the birthday of Him
who was the children’s friend, and who hath said,
“ Suffer little children to come unto Me, and forbid them
not, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven.”

—It is becoming the fashion, at distinguished weddings
in Paris, for page boys to be substituted for bridesmaids.
They are all dressed alike, mostly in red or blue velvet or
satin, with silk stockings and gold buckles, and, for their
business, have to attend on the bride, carry her prayer
book and bouquet, support her train and veil, and gener¬
ally be at her bidding all the day. Young brothers, or
relatives under twelve years of age are usually selected
for the office. _ _

—Is the mock turtle a fraud ?

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Military Skaters. — Skating in the United States is
almost wholly regarded as a sport, but in some countries,
where the ice and snow season is more extended than
ours, the skates are very important articles of personal
outfit. In Norway there is an army corps of skaters,
consisting of five companies of 110 men each, and this
force can be further augmented by calling in the land-
wehr company of 370 Skaters. These soldiers are armed
with rifles and equipped with skates, which are six inches
broad and from nine to ten inches long, being adapted for
travelling over rough surfaces of ice and snow. The
corps can be manoeuvred with startling rapidity over the
snow-fields. In ascending steep slopes the men take a
zig-zag course, tacking up the mountain side as a ship
does against a head wind . As an instance of the speed at
which they can go, it is mentioned that last winter a
messenger dispatched from Roeraas at 3 o’clock in the
morning, arrived at Drontheim at 9,30 in the evening of
the same day, having consequently accomplished 120
miles in 18J hours. It must be added, however, that
Roeraas lies some 3,000 feet higher than Drontheim, so
that the course of the skater was down bill the whole
way. On the return journey the same man took fifty-
four hours to reach Roeraas from Drontheim, but the
route he took led him over very rough and broken snow-
fields, which rendered great caution and Blow skating
necessary.

Virginia Root Pipes.— We have received from an old

Canadian managed to save himself by drawing himself
up, but Mr. Foster was unable to do this, owing to the
heavy pack on his back ; and after a short and vain strug¬
gle he became exhausted and sank. His body was recov¬
ered on Monday afternoon, The deceased served in the
commissariat department of the American army during
the Mexican war in 1817. He leaves a wife in destitute
oircumstanees in. Island Pond, Vermont. We venture to
say that very few of the large number of sportsmen who
have visited Lake Megantic have failed to make them¬
selves personally acquainted with this veteran guide, and
it is those who have known him most intimately that
will regret his loss. Those who may feel disposed to
manifest their regret by contributing to the relief of bis
widow, can do so either by sending their contributions to
this office, or to Mrs. A. J. Foster, island Pond.

The Best Christmas Present ! — A receipted hill for
the subscription price of the Forest and Stream. The
Forest and Stream Publishing Company employs a clerk
to sign such receipts. The gift repeats itself fifty-two
times every year.

— In another column will be found the interesting re¬
port of the Secretary of the Hamilton Cricket Club.
This organization stands at the head of the list for 1879,
If there was such a thing as cricket championship, the
Hamilton Club would deserve the title of Champion.

GAME PROTECTION.

The New Hampshire System.— The advocates of

IP? gifle.

Inter-State Gallery Match. — Mr. James S. Conlin,
at his gallery, 1,223 Broadway, has arranged an Inter-
State team tournament, the conditions of which make it
open to teams of five men from any organized rifle club
or military organization in the United States. Eaoh team
to have the privilege of re-entering twice. Original entry
to be madeat the gallery prior to 6th of January. One
team to shoot each evening, and choice of evening to be
drawn for by the captains. There are five team prizes :
First, $35 ; second, $25 ; third, $15; fourth, $10. The
fifth prize ($15) will be given to the team occupying the
sixth position. Individual prizes : 1st. Twenty-five dol¬
lars for the best score made by any individual. 2d. Ten
dollars for the man making the highest score on the low¬
est team. Any 22-100 calibre rifle of three pounds pull ;
seven shots per man, with the privilege of two sighting
shots ; Conlin’s Ready Measurement target ; other
conditions, those of the N. R. A. The con¬
test to be shot at Conlin's Gallery during the month of
January. In case of tiesinthe aggregate, the teams or
individuals tying to shoot off. All targets, immediately
after being shot, to be locked up in a box, and there kept
until all the competing teams have shot, when they are
to be examined and counted by a committee of three, ap¬
pointed by the captains of the competing teams, to decide
the various positions of each team. All disputes that
may arise shall be decided by a referee, appointed by the
captains, whose decision shall be final. The competitions
will commence on Jan. 12th, 1880.

Virginia gentleman, an assortment of twenty or more
smoking pipes made from sassafras, briar, and other
roots, of the quaintest natural patterns imaginable. They
can scarcely be said to be manufactured, the natural root
being wholly retained in most cases, while in a few the
most prominent protuberances have been sawed or whit¬
tled off. In the rough they represent almost everything
in nature — birds, animals, and men’s heads, limbs, etc.
One of our collection is a perfect owl ; another, a verita¬
ble skull ; one a boot, and another an ancient Roman
lamp. Some persons go so far as to trace resemblances
and life-like portraits of living persons. And yet these
are the indubitable roots, just as they are dug from the
soil. Virginians, of the old school, use up about fifty of
these in a year, so that somebody must be kept industri¬
ously digging to supply the demand.

The stems used with these pipes are an almost equally
interesting study to those who have never seen the like.
The titi is very mucfi prized, but difficult to obtain of
any length, as it is a vfle, scrubby bush. Its limbs are
knotted and twisted, and it seldom grows higher than
eight feet, or more than three inches in diameter. It
grows in swampy land, and on the banks of streams close
to water. To obtain stems the main tree is cut down in
winter, when it will put up from five to twenty sprouts
from a foot to ten feet long. The pith in the sprouts is
so small that perforation is very difficult.. The bamboo
root is also muoh in favor, and is found in considerable
patches in parts of Virginia, especially upon the Pau-
maunkev. Hogs are very fond of it, and devour it when
they can find it. The common cane iB sometimes used
for lack of better stems. The roots are converted into
pipes by simply boring a gimlet-hole at right angles to a
half inch augur-hole;

Mexican Natural History.— Mr. A. Gwyn Foster,
nephew of the American minister at Mexico, is now en¬
gaged with his friend, A. W. Butler, in making collec¬
tions for themselves in entomology, conchology, and
ornithology of the country. Any person wishing to send
them orders, can do so by addressing the above, at the
City of Mexico, care of the United States Legation.

Multnomah Rod and Gun Club.— This is a club com¬
prising the leading sportsmen of Portland, Oregon, to
which the editor of this paper has recently had the honor
of being added as an honorary member. We do not know
that our feet will ever tread the Pacific slope, but our
voice shall be heard as far off as Oregon, in the encour¬
agement of field sports and the protection of game. We
trust the Multnomah Club will have the fullest success in
its laudable sports and undertakings. Its worthy Secre¬
tary is Will L. Chapman, who has been a long and fre¬
quent contributor to the columns of Forestand Stream.

Andrew Jackson Foster. — There are scores of our read¬
ers who will reoall the happy days spent in the company
of this veteran guide of the Lake Megantic (P. tj.) region,
and who will learn with sorrow of his death. The fol¬
lowing particulars of that sad event are given in the
Sherbrooke (P. Q.) Gazette of the 12th inst.

The sporting fraternity will learn with unfeigned sor¬
row of the untimely death of this old and faithful guide,
whose name in connection with hunting, Lapping and
fishing topics in and around Lake Megantic is as familiar
as household words. It appears that on Saturday night
last he started on foot from Agnes, on the Chauctiere
River, in company with a French Canadian, for his home
in Marsden, near the hoad of the lake, talcing with him
a bundle of provisions, which he had strapped to his
back. When nearly opposite a point on the lake known
as Pamee, they proceeded to cross, and had accomplished
about half the distance when the ice broke and they
found themselves struggling in the water. The French

game protection, who think that such protection is to
be secured by the appointment of local game wardens,
will find abundant food for reflection in the following
account of bow it works in New Hampshire. Despite its
failure here, however, the system may still be urged as
the correct one. Mr. Samuel Webber writes from Man¬
chester : —

I see in your issue of the 11th instant an appeal to the
Fish Commissioners of New Hampshire in regard to the
spearing of trout in Lake Winnepesaukee, and wish to
give you a simple statement of some facts, which should
be understood in their bearings on this question. In the
first place, the law which appointed the Fish Commis¬
sioners in this State, says nothing about the protection of
indigenous fish, but authorizes .the Fish Commissioners
to restore salmon, shad, and other migratory fish to the
waters of the State, and to introduce new and valuable
varieties.

The same law authorizes the Commissioners to appoint
fish wardens when the towns in the State have failed to
do so. The statute, as amended in 1877, orders the towns
to appoint such wardens, giving the Commissioners power
to appoint, in case of failure by the town officers to
attend to their duties.

The matter of protection is made the duty of the local
authorities, and if they fail to attend to it, the Commis¬
sioners can only appoint wardens, who have full powers
to prosecute for any infringement of the laws.

Now the Fish and Game Commissioners have appointed
about twenty fish wardens in the towns bordering on Lake
Winnepesaukee at the request of the inhabitants of these
towns, and there the authority of the Board ceases.

If the wardens fail to attend to their duties we can re¬
move them, but we have had no complaint from any of
the towns interested. The first year the present Board
entered on their duties the fish wardens around Lake
Winnepesaukee sent in a batch of bills for services to the
Governor and Council, equal to the whole expenses of
the Commission, without having made an arrest or en¬
tered a complaint.

The Commissioners have refused to pay such bills, and
the dwellers round the lake do not care to protect then-
own fish without the State will pay them for it, which,
the State does not propose to do. The penalties for viola¬
tion of the la^vs are ample, and one-half of them go to
the wardens or complainants, so that the the compensa¬
tion is sufficient if the wardens attend to their duties.

Farther than this we have nothing to say, but wish it
to be understood that we have done all in our power in
regard to this matter.

An Active Association.— Boston, Dee. 2077t.— Editor
Forest and Stream : — The following notice has been
rinted for distribution amongst our game dealers, hotel
nepers and others likely to need the admonition. The
Boston daily papers also will give place to the notice, and,
we hope, with a recommendation that it be copied by the
country papers throughout New England. The notice
reads as follows ; —

‘ ‘ The game laws of Massachusetts provide that between
the first day of January and the first day of September,
in each year, the possession, selling or buying of wood¬
cock and ruffed grouse (commonly called partridge) is
positively prohibited. The Massachusetts Fish and Game
Protective Association hereby gives notice that all cases
of infringement of this law which come to the notice of
the Executive Committee of the association will be
promptly prosecuted. Executive Committee,

Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Assoo’n.
We hope to convince the violators of our game laws
that our Association does not exist for mere show, al¬
though in times past there has been a laxity of attention
to the matter of game protection in this State, in fact, to
an extent entirely inexcusable. In one or two counties
we have a few deer. The law has nominally protected
them for the past few years, and they have somewhat in¬
creased iu numbers. Complaints have been frequent of

late that certain parties have been slaughtering these
deer, and from reports received, they have b sen very bold
in their operations. The matter will be investigated, and
steps taken to bring some of these offenders to justice.
They should be made to realize that the penalty is one
hundred dollars fine for each offence, and also a liability
to be fined fifty dollars forusing a dog in hunting deer.

John Fottler, jr,

An example worthy of imitation.

Death of M. Minus. — A cable despatch announces the
death, in Paris, of Claude Etienne Minife, the inventor of
many and important improvements in fire-arms. Bom
in Paris about 1805, as soon as he was old enough M.
Minie enlisted in the army, and served several cam¬
paigns in Algeria. Promoted to a captaincy of chasseurs,
he devoted himself to inventing improvements that
would perfeot the service of the infantry. Favored with
the special protection of the Duke of MontpenSier, he was
able to secure the adoption of various of his improve¬
ments, which affected the shape and make of balls,
cartridges and gun-barrels. He was decorated in 1849,
and in 1852 made chief of a battalion of horse. M. Minii
refused to go to Russia aud apply his inventions there,
though offered still further promotion. He was long in
charge of the shooting-gallery at the Normal School in
Vincennes, and contributed largely to the perfection of
portable arms. In 1858 he was called by the Pasha of
Egypt to go to Cairo and direct the manufacture of arms
and a school of shooting there.

— The rifle match for the Winchester champion medal
will be shot at Captain Bogardus’ Shooting School, Fri¬
day evening, Dec. 26th, at 8 p. m. This contest is open
to all comers.

New York — Jamestown, Dec. 13f7i. — The “ Gallery
Rifle” tournament closed here last night for the Ballard
rifle and three cash prizes, ten consecutive strings of five
shots.

The following are the names and scores of prize win¬
ners : — )

S. N. Ayres . . *4 34 24 24 25 25 23 24 24 25—241

Sami. Coe . 22 24 23 22 23 21 22 25 23 22-227

Morris Southwiok . 21 24 23 22 22 21 21 25 22 23-224

E. J. Biakesley . 23 20 23 22 23 23 21 22 24 22-221

The target. used is Creedmoor 500 yards target, reduced
for gallery ; position off-hand, and the gun used .22 cal¬
ibre ; the score of Mr. Ayres being made with the Stevens
gun, twenty-inch barrel. Messrs. D. W. Prosser and W.
S. Kelso made scores of 224 and 322, but being members
of the Sportsmen’s Association were barred from all but
the first prize. R. H. B.

Ohio — Jefferson, Dec. 20f7i. — Scores of Rifle Tourna¬
ment ; 40 rods ; five shots each ; 10-inch target ; Creed¬
moor count ; possible 25. Score of Tuesday : —

P. Barber _

R. C. Rice .

J. A. McNutt .

M. Miller .

G. W. Heck with .

Win. Brunson .

S. T. Fuller .

A. C. Brockway .

N. B. Tyler .

John Bishop .

Frank Bishop .

E. Raw don .

W. A. Bircburd .

G. W. Marsh .

F. Hall .

C. K. Goddard .

F. Peek .

Wednesday, Dec. 17th ;—

6. T. Fuller .

John Bishop. . .

N. B. Tyler .

R. C. Rice .

J. A. McNutt .

G. W. Beckwith .

E. Rau-don .

A. 0. Brockway .

W. A. Birchard .

F. Bishop .

W. Bronson .

P. Barber .

M. Miller .

F. J. Fickinger .

F. Peck . .

N. B. Tyler .

S. Wolford . * .

N. T. Phelps .

F. . ,1. Bette .

Ezra Rawdon .

Thursday, Dec. 18th

R. C. Rice .

W. Bronson .

5. T. Fuller .

G. W. Beckwith .

.1. A. McNutt .

F.. Rawdon .

Ezra Rawdon .

S. Wolford .

W.Biroliard .

NJH. Tyler .

F. R. Rawdon .

J, Bishop .

F. E. Peck .

P. Barber .

P, Hall .

. 10 ]] 13 38

. J4 13 11 12

. 10 19 17 15 If.

. 19 19 17 17 17
. 21 19 IU 19 18

19 21 17 10

18 16 17 17

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FOREST AND STREAM.

§;w(e §n$ nt{d §m(.

GAME IN SEASON FOR DECEMBER.

Moose, Alee. Americana.
Caribou, Rangifer caribou.

Kllc or wapiti, Carons canadensis.
Ko<l or Va. deer. C. virginianua.
Squlrrols, rod, black and gray.
Hares, brown and pray.

W ild turkey, Melcagns aallopam.

Pinnated amuse or prairie
chickens, Oui'idnnia cujildo.

Huffed grouse or pliousuut, Bo¬
rn i.-u umbehus.

Quail or partridge, Ortucvirffini-
anw.

Woodcock, PhiUihda minor.

Swans, Brant, Wild Pucks, Geese, ,Y

tWTliis table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which Is generally in season at this time. 8tate
regulations may prohibit tho killing of some species of game hero
mentioned.

CAPTAIN BOGARDUS’ BIG SHOOT.

Captain Bogardus, on Saturday last, once more estab¬
lished liis claim to be considered the champion shot of the
world in his great match against time, skill, and endur¬
ance. The match was for a purse of $1,000 put up by
Carl Dittmar, tho powder manufacturer, who was will¬
ing to wager that amount that the great Captain could
not, within the space of 450$ minutes, break 5,500 glass
blass, to be sprung from Bogardus’ Traps at eighteen
yards rise — the shooter to handle his own gun, load for
himself, using both barrels. To accomplish the work
would require a continuous average of 100 balls broken
in each eight minutes and ten seconds. This would be
more than nine in ten shooters would care to try, and
which very few indeed, outside of Captain Bogardus,
would like to assure. The champion, however, had no
fears about his accomplishment of the feat. Other big
• shooting attempts had made him able to stand an amount
of pounding whioh would knock over half a dozen marks¬
men. The test was made at the new shooting school of
the Captain's, No. 20 Eighth street. Dr. Bower Talbot
was at the traps as puller, and performed liis important
duties with the regularity of a piece of clock-work. A
single Btock was used, and two sets of barrels. The
10-gauge pair used four drachms of Dittmar powder, and
one and a half ounce of No. 8 Bhot, while the 12-gauge pair
used three and one-half drachms of Dittmar powder, and
one ounce of shot. The barrels were changed fifty-five
times, and the excellence of the powder and the shells was
shown in the fact that only three miss-fires occurred in
5,855 shots.

The start was made 6harp at 3 o’clock, and was to have
ended at 10.30$. According to a uniform rate of break¬
ing, the following schedule should have obtained : —

Time. Tima.

H. M. Number of Balls. I I. M.

4.17

3.03 .
2.44
3.33
4,00 .

. 1,000
. 1(500
. 3, OKI
2.3011

. 3,000

S.28 ..
0.09 ..
8.50 ..
7.38J, .

Number of Balls.

. 3,800

. 4,000

. 4,500

. 5.000

. 5,300

The record of the match stood as follows : —

5.13
5.43
6.20
. 5.50
5.53

Hth.
15th.
Irttli. .
17 tti . .
18th..
10 th..
20th .
2lst..

84th

2r.U1

26th..
27th..
28th..
20th
30l.li . .

84th .
85th..
381 It..
37th..
38th..
39th..
4llth..
41st.

0.05

7.;w

7.30

6.20

7.40

7.38

5.59

. 8.10
,. 9217
. 10.00
. 7.40
. 8.00
. 8.55
. 10.00
. 8.10
. 14.55
. 7.50
9.00
. 11.17
. 11.07
. 11.24
. 10.23
. 11.12

1.01

1.10

1.18

1.23

1.31

1.37

1.44

1.53
2.00
2.07

2.14

gii

2.81

2.38

2.45

2.53

2.58
3.07

3.13
3.27

3.34
3.41
3.47
2.65
4.03
4.10
4.17

4.34

4.32
4.10

4.43

4.58
6.03

6.15

5.23
-5.32

5.43
5.50

: 6.05

6.13

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6.58
7.07
7.19

John Ennis, the pedestrian, who is also a Bhooter of
merit, acted as referee, and the score and time were kept
by a representative of the Forest and Stream, provided
with an accurate time-piece supplied by N. M. Shepard,
of No. 150 Fulton street, who stands A1 as a badge
maker. _

Gunsmith Wanted.— A Washington, D. C, corres¬
pondent advises us that there is an excellent opening for

a first-class gunsmith in that city. The right man who
sets up shop there, and advertises his business in the
Forest and Stream, will find abundant work,

Loading Choke-bores with Buokshot.— Moina, Frank¬
lin Co., N. K, Dec. 15th.— I wish to thank R. W, H, for
his article in the Forest and Stream, of December 4th
(and the Forest and Stream for publishing tho same),
giving a description of his mode of loading choke-bores
with buckshot ; it is worth more to me than the price of
the Forest and Stream for a year. I like his plan of a
concentrator for buckshot the best of any 1 have ever
tried. It won’t throw shot so far as Kay's or the Thread-
wound, I suppose, but it will throw them to the Bpot or
place you aim at, and do it as far as you will want to
shoot one tune in a dozen. Up here in the mountains,
where most of the shooting is dono over water before dogs j
I have made many good shots with Kay’s concentra¬
tors with buckBliot, and have seen others make good ones
with the Thread-wound. But my experience is (as the
long-range rifle shooters say at Creedmoor), there are
many unaceountables made with them, and they are not
to be depended on, especially over water, where it is hard
to judge the distance, For tho benefit of sportsmen who
have a breech-loader that suits them in all but its shoot¬
ing qualities, I would say, don’t dispose of it at a loss,
but send it to some good gun-maker and get it rebored.
Both barrels of my gun made too small a pattern to suit
me ; or rather, I wanted one to make a better one, so last
spring I sent it to Wm. R. Schaefer, of Boston, to have
the left barrel rebored. When the gun was returned, I
could not see that ho had touched it ; but in coming to
try it at a target, I found he had increased the pattern of
the left barrel to double what it was before, and the pen¬
etration in like proportion. It will now average 425 pel¬
lets out of 1 $ oz,, No. 8 shot, in & 80-inch circle at forty
yards. It only cost me $5— expressage and all, I pre¬
sume there are others who would do it fully as well as
Mr. Schaefer; but his long-standing advertisement in
Forest and Stream saying, '“Guns bored to shoot close
and Btrong; warranted every time,” is what decided me
to employ him to do the job,* and I now have a gun that
suits me in every respect, which, at one time, I had about
concluded to sell at a large discount from cost.

Adrion Ondack.

Holding Ahead.— New York, Dec. V)th.— In the dif¬
ferent articles which have appeared in Forest and
Stream in regard to holding ahead in cross shots, a most
important point has been constantly overlooked. It is
evident to all that if a bird is flying from the point A to
the point B, a certain length of time must
4 elapse before the bud reaches B. Also, that
a certain length of time must elapse before a
charge of shot from the point C can reach
B ; and in order that the bird and the shot
shall reach B at the same instant, the gun
must be held far enough ahead so that the
v time required for the bird and the shot each
to reach B at the same instant must be

the same.

The different writers give their individual experience.
Smith holds fifteen feet ahead on the same bird that Jones
holds two feet ahead of, and here is the point ; the differ¬
ence is due to the different lengths of time used in pulling
the trigger after taking sight, the muzzle of the gun at
the time the shot leaves being in exactly the same place
with both men. Smith holds his gun still, far ahead, and
pulls at a definite moment which he has calculated.
Jones follows the course of the bird with his gun, pulling
the trigger in the meantime, and his charge of shot leaves
at no definite moment ; it is not necessary that it should,
as the gun is held a little ahead all of the while, but far
enough so that if the gun goes off at any moment while
he is following, the bird will be struck. Jones’ style is
that of the large majority of the best shots.

None of the written descriptions will be of any value
to the beginner, as the calculation of cross shots is all a
ma tter of intuition gained by experience, and the crack
shot no more stops to calculate time and place in Bhooting
than he does in slipping his hand into his coat pocket.

Mark West.

The Fire Arm Instinct— The instinct to handle a
gun is as strong with some men as the instinct which
leads them to eat when hungry. The child in the oradle
stretches out its arms to grasp the munitions of the hunt.
When Achilles hid away in girl’s clothes among the
daughters of his relative, the craftyUlyssis appeared as a
peddler with ribbons and silks and monogram garte rs
and a set of arms besides. The girls, of course, took the
finery, but the disguised prince revealed his sex by seiz¬
ing the weapons, and was straightway marched off to the
Plain of Troy.

There are men in whom the fire arm instinct is so strong
that it refuses to be pent up by the conventional rules
and artificial regulations of modern society. These men
must have guns. John O'Connor was possessed of this
instinct. Tho peculiar old piece which happened to be
on exhibition in Neeklin’s old curiosity shop in the Bow¬
ery last Saturday, acted as a magnet upon John. The
gun drew John to itself, and John drew the gun to him¬
self, and proceeded to walk away with it. He was en
route down Chatham street, hound for the wild plains of
the West and the Utes, when a burly policeman took both
man and gun into durance vile. The prisoner pleaded
guilty, but urged that he had been twenty years on the
frontier as a member of Captain Nugent’s detachment.
He had had his head shaved to prevent “ the Indians
from getting away with his Bcalp,” but that did not save
him from the sterner fate of being cast into the peniten¬
tiary for one month,

John is the victim of circumstances. With his taste
for guns and half a million of dollars, the O’Connor col¬
lection of antique fire arms would he the most complete
and valuable in the world,

The William Moore Gun, — Bucyrus, O., Dec. 8th. —
In your number of December 4th, I find an interesting
article by “ An Sable,” on guns. I read it with pleasure
until I came to the paragraph condemning the guns of
William Moore. That passage struck me with a chill, and
I immediately wheeled myself around to mv desk to
write you a short article in defence of the worthy artisan
thus condemned by “ Au Sable.”

I have a ten gua'ge William Moore gun, of fine quality
and well finished in every respect. I have owned it for
fifteen years, during which I have used it on nearly all
kinds of (feathered game ; geese, ducks, wild turkeys,
quails, and prairie chickens, and always with the most
satisfactory result*. Its killing powers are extraordinary.
I belong to a club that have good quarters, and large
shooting territory at the head of Sandusky Bay, where
wo have abundance of open water ducks, such as canvas
hacks, red heads, blue bills, gadwalls, etc. With my
Moore gun and number two shot, I have brought down
the stately canvas baek at as great a height as possible
for any gun.

It was originally a muzzle-loader, made to my order,
before breech-loaders had come into general use. I
had it altered some fivo years ago by Charles Green, of
Rochester, N. Y., and it holds high rank as a breech¬
loader at the present time. It is likely that William
Moore is dead or out of business by this time. If alive,
he is a man far advanced in years. He was an old man
when my gun was made, but when in business his work
was first-class. There is doubtless spurious trash in the
American market, marked “ William Moore.” I have
seen some of that kind myself that Moore never has any¬
thing to do with. They wore not genuine English bar¬
rels. I took the pains to examine, and they lacked the
official proof marks. A good man is the one whose name
is selected by the forger to give credit to spurious com¬
mercial paper, by reason of the respectable name it
bears.

William Moore was an apprentice under that prince of
gun-makers, the celebrated Joseph Manton. lie was
afterwards his foreman, and succeeded him in business.
As late as twelve years ago he was in business as senior
member of the firm of William Moore & William Gray,
78 Edgeware Road, Marylebone, London.

In Porter’s edition of “Hawker on Shooting,” page 20,
will he found a complimentary notice of the gentleman I
am defending. Colonel Hawker, in commenting on Lon¬
don gun-makers, Bays: “ Also, William Moore, who was
an old hand at Joe’s, and knew to a hair how to fit a
man’s shoulder with a gun. I have often stood over him
when he was a journeyman, and no man better pleased
me with a job. I always said : ‘ Depend on it, he will do
well, and get to the top of the tree.’ * * *

“‘Billy Moore’ is a right-hand man with the ‘knobs,’
or crack pigeon shooters, and their patronage is a host
in itself towards a good lift in business.”

In a foot note to a revised edition of his work, Colonel
Hawker says, that Moore, in 1844, formed his partnership
with Gray, and I have seen a letter from the firm written
some twelve years ago.

In the London Field you will notice in the reports of
pigeon matches it is customary to give the gun used by
each shooter. I have noticed among the high toned
shooters, such as lords and army officers, a fair represen¬
tation of Moore’s guns; 1‘therefore infer that he is in good
repute with those of high degree as well as with tho
“knobs.”

With the foregoing facts before him, it will he in order
for “Au Sable” to “arise and explain ” after the manner
of Truthful James. S. R, H.

The Clabrough Guns.— Stamford, N. Y., Dec. 8th.—
In your much ' valued paper I often read of guns of
different makes, and how they shoot, but never Baw any¬
thing about the Clabrough, save once. Now, I have had
two Clabrough guns, both 12-bore. The first one had
Damascus barrels, rebounding locks, and was equal in
finish to a Scott which a friend of mine had that cost
$225, and shot just as well in every particular, and
weighed nine and three-quarter pounds. The second one
is also Damascus of very fine quality, rebounding locks,
top-snap action, patent fore-end, pistol grip, choke bore,
seven and a. half pounds weight, and is ill every way a
much better made and finished gun than the first. I have
shot with guns of different makes, including a Scott of
premier quality, and have never been beat on a thirty-
inch circle at forty yards, and it shoots correspondingly
well at longer distances. There are two more of the
Clabrough guns owned here— very fine guns, and close,
hard shooters, though not choke-bored, and will last a
man a lifetime, if decently used.

About the durability of brass shells for Bhot guns, I will
say I have used the Draper shell nearly four years, and
they seem to be as good as new, perfectly sound and
durable, and no accident of any kind has happened to
anything by using them. E. L. Seeley. -

Tight Action. — Lowville, Dec. 0th. — In your paper of
Dec. 4th your correspondent “ R. W. H.” speaks of hiB
new Parker opening so hard, and wishes to know how to
remedy it. I have had the same trouble with mine, and
taking' the action apart, discovered and quickly removed
the cause — namely, a little feather edge upon the cor¬
ners of the lifter that slides the bolt. Ouing the parts
lightly, I put them together, and then the action worked
perfectly, the weight of the gun being sufficient to open
it. I have had no further trouble, and would not ex¬
change it for any other make I have used.

H, W. Hayt.

Fun, but No Ducks. — Noticing tho advertisement of
Capt. Geo. W. Mitchell, of Havre de Grace, in Forest
and Stream, the writer, on the 2d of December, with a
friend left for Havre de Grace for a day’s shoot at the
ducks. Visions of ducks in immense numbers floated
through our brains, and in fancy we heard the whistle of
their wingB as they dart round the decoys. The night
before starting, in dreams, we came off conquerors.
How it turned out, and what we did, is the burden of my
tale. Leaving Philadelphia at 4 l\ m., we stopped over
at Wilmington until 7, and then telegraphed to Capt.
Mitchell that we were on the way. As we stepped from
the train we were met by him and his men, to assist in
carrying the traps — of which, with novices' ideas, we
had an abundance— and which a load of anynuni-

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tion made heavy enough. “ Death to ducks,” was our
motto, you know. A short walk took us up to the laud¬
ing. where we boarded the scow. As we were both ac¬
customed to go on shooting expeditions (on land), and did
not expect to find a floating palace in a ducker’s scow,
wo were agreeably surprised to step into a neat little
cabin, finished in hard wood, about ten feet long, as wide
as the scow would admit, with good bunks arranged on
the sides — ample room for us and all our traps. Capt.
Mitchell said that from the appearance of the weather he
feared we would not ha vo a good day. Perfectly calm,
the water lay smooth as a mirror.

Greenhorns, you know, like to see all that is going on,
so, instead of going to sleep we sat up until time to
start, and indeed, although nodding sometimes for a few
minutes, we were wide enough awake when the time
came for us to take our places in the double sink box.
We had a breakfast good enough for sportsmen,
consisting of coffee, beefsteak, and hot bread. We
were in the sink boxes before it was fairly light, and oc¬
cupied them all day, until too dark to see to shoot well.
Killed but very few clucks, had a first class time. The
Captain and liis assistants did everything in their power
to make the shoot successful, but, not being “ clerks of
the weather,” it was not their fault that there was no
breeze stirring. They did their part nobly, and we were
content to pay their charge of $25, feeling that they had
earned it in pulling the scow down and back, furnishing
the meals, and the general good attendance. Wo did not
expect our money's worth of ducks, but we had it full of
fun, and next year, if nothing happens, we intend to get
the same good man and crew for the whole of the first
week. We foimd that our 12-bore choked guns, with the
ordinary sporting loads, would kill the ducks every time
if held on, and did not sigh for young cannon. I have
written this to you, not for the sake of telling you any¬
thing new, but seeing the letter of J. S. H. in the last
issue of Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun, I want
to let brother sportsmen know that an experience like
that of J. H, S. does not fall to the lot of everyone who
goes down to Havre de Grace, and to give the name of a
goud gunner that I think can be depended upon. I deem
it a duty when sportsmen meet with ill-treatment to
give the names of the parties, and when reliable men are
found, likewise a duty to tell of it. Hence, think that
J. S. H. would have done a good service had he given
the name of the unfaithful man, Ben O’Penn.

Wilkes Barre, Pa,, Dec. 20.

Algonquin Gun Club.— New York City, Dec. 19th.—
At the annual election of the Algonquin Gun Club the
following gentlemen were elected for the ensuing year : —
James DuiiBeith, President ; Dr. Henry Griswold, Vice-
President ; Louis Brenner, Treasurer ; Dr. Henry M.
Bums, Secretary ; J. Montgomery, Corresponding Secre¬
tary ; Wm. B. Lundie. Referee. Executive Committee :
David Simpson, J. H. Boessenecker, John Male.

Letters Without Bathos. — We are pleased to see
that our remarks laBt week upon this subject have found
such a ready response among our friends, and it gives
us especial pleasure to publish the following note from an
old time correspondent, whose initials are familiar to our
readers. Of the second cause of complaint, the bottle,
we may only add that since we first, a year ago, demol¬
ished this unnecessary article of a camping outfit, it has
been chiefly conspicuous for its absence in our col¬
umns : —

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Dec. 19tli.
Editor Forest and Stream : —

I think your article in this week’s paper on the “For¬
ester School of Bathos,” very timely, and such as will
be appreciated by all sportsmen and readers — not of
that “ school ’’—and I trust it is not the last we shall
have on that subject from yourself and others.

I doubtif there was ever any articles in any of the sports¬
men's papers that were more heartily enjoyed than
“Letters from Sportsmen,” as published in the early
numbers of Rod and Gun. They were transcripts of
actual experiences of the writers, with slight if any draft
on the imagination. Coming thus from warm hearts
they met a hearty appreciation from every lover of the
Rod and Gun.

Although my experience of haps and mishaps by “field
and flood,” has not been small, some account of which
has appeared in the Forest and Stream, I would not
dare to present them to the readers of any sportsman’s
papers of the present time, as there is not enough of
“ gush” in my style of writing to warrant any hope of
their meeting the approval of either critic or reader.

Another complaint I have to make is, that nearly all
the “gush” writers insult most of their readers with
their frequent and approving allusion to the use of stim¬
ulants under various names. To all such I say, beware I
A sot’s grave is in that path, as many have found.

With ruined homes, blasted hopes, and bloated forms
all about us, who dare in any way, by pen or word, give
the least sanction to a practice that may lead to such sad
results.

The idea that intoxicating drinks are a necessity, either
in camp, boat, or field, has been so thorough! y exploded
by the experience of many, that it needs no argument to
disprove it longer.

Sportsmen as a class are generous, free hearted, and
jovial ; and often when in camp indulge in practices they
would avoid at home with their families ; hence the need
of caution at that point.

There is no better place, or mode of finding out any
man’s real disposition than camping out with him, where
the restraints of home and society are thrown* off. I
tliink many a man has thus had a revelation of himself
to himself, that has surprised him.

One thing more, and my pen shall rest as in the past.

I am glad you have devoted a liberal space to letters from
our “ sisters and our cousins and our aunts," yes, and
wives, too. I am sure their influence will be l'or good.

J. H. D.

Massachusetts.— Worcester, Dec. 16th.— The open
season for birds closes Jan. 1st with us, and our two clubs
are making ready for weekly glass ball shoots. The Wor¬
cester Gun Club, the junior club of the two, has been
busy the past month erecting a neat and very convenien

club-house" ou its range, and on the above date the club,
with friends and a delegation from the Sportsman's Club,
dedicated the house with a glass ball shoot. Mr. William
R. Schaefer, of Boston, was present as guest of President
McAleer and the club. All present, complimented the
boys on their very fine grounds and house. The club was
organized in June last, and includes lots of workers. Mr.
L. R. Hudson, one of the oldest gunners in the city, is to
shoot a glass ball match with Mr. S. Perry of fifty balls,
on his return from Currituck, ducking. Mr. Perry to
use liis new Parker 20-bore, and Hudson a 10-bore Scott.
Hudson and C. C. Houghton are now at Currituck, and
several more Worcester sports are soon to follow, X.

Duwbury, Dec, 11th. — 1 The past season has proved itself
a good one, as regards game of the feathered tribe ; blue¬
winged teal and rail, in large flocks, having passed us —
something unknown for years. Woodcock came early,
and remained very late, one being killed about a week
ago. Quail quite plentiful, but very sby and hard to bag,
they having made it a practice to tree when flushed,
Partridges few and far between, owing, doubtless, to
the ravages of the woodtick last year and foxes tiiis.
Rabbits can be found almost anywhere, and at any time.
Several large bags of sea fowl (coots) have been reported
from the Gurnet ; ninety-eight, eighty-six and fifty -six
being the largest Bingle clay's shoot. Geese moving along
now daily ; not inclined to stop, however, The bay is
full of whistlers and shelldrake. Grouse.

The Beaverkill Club— Secretary's Office, No, 93
Nassau street, New York, Dec. 23d.— Editor Forest and
Stream : — The annual report of the Beaverkill Club,
which has just been sent to the members, is too long for
you to print the whole of it, but the following items will
probably be of interest to the roaders of Forest and
Stream. Up in the Catskill Mountains, where our pre¬
serve lies, the thermometer was often down to 4.0 deg. in
June and August, and 45 deg. in July ; the average tem¬
perature for May was 60 deg., June 63 deg., July 71 deg.
and August 60 deg, The club this yoar numbered fifteen,
of whom only eight were able to go to the stream, but
they caught in all 218 3-16 pounds of brook trout. These
are wild trout, no pains are taken with them ; they are
not fed by ns. They take what they can get in Balsam
Lake and the headquarters of the Beaverkill, where
there has never been saw mill nor tannery. We weigh
and measure our trout, two of fourteen inches in length
each weighed twelve ounces. Most fishermen, who do
pot submit their fish to the inexorable balances, would
probably testify under oath that they are “ experts,” and
that in their judgment and opinion a fourteen-inch trout
would weigh at least two pounds ; very many would say
three pounds. But Beaverkill trout are not smaller than
the average in the Eastern States (I leave out Maine), and
they are delicious in taste, especially when a couple of
the club stop about noon in the shade on the stream, and
skilfully heap sticks and stones and light a fire, when
they boil a pint of water, and make coffee in the French
coffee-pot one has carried, and upon the wire oyster-boiler
that the other takes from his creel strap, broil half a dozen
of the purple and green mottled, crimson-dotted, delicate
fish. A biscuit and a glass of sherry and a segar are all we
need take along. Trout fresh from the stream are like
green peas fresh from the garden. The Beaverkill club
keep a warden on their part of the stream during the
whole season, They have got an honest, capable man,
and pay him well. The whole expense of the club during
last season was $412 4-lc. We shall long regret the un¬
timely death, last November, of kind, rosy-cheeked, tire¬
less Mrs, Weaver, with whom we have heretofore

boarded, “ There my hostess - , which, I may tell

you, is both cleanly, and handsome, and civil, - , hath

dressed many a one for me. * * * and I warrant it
good meat. ’.(Walton). Geo. W. Van Siolen.

Louisiana xnd New Jersey.— Hillside, Stanley, N. J,.
Dec. 29th. — Editor Forestand Stream: — A sharp contrast
this, between the orange groves, rose gardens, straw¬
berries in bloom and berry, mocking-birds, blackbirds,
yellow-birds, wrens, teal, mallard, poule d'eau, red-heads,
marionettes, wild turkeys and quail, of Louisiana ami
Mississippi ; and leafless trees, songless birds, icy streams
and snow-covered hilis of Morris County !

Last Tuesday morning I left New Orleans for home,
spending the day on the lovely plantation of my esteemed
friend Fernando Gautier, Esq., at West* Pascagoula, Miss.,
fronting the rich and beautiful Pascagoula River. I had
a few weeks before been the recipient of his genuine
Southern hospitality, and in company with his son,
Henry Gautier, enjoyed two days of glorious 6port with
the ducks in the ponds and bayous opening from tho
Paseagoida,

Although my experience with this variety of game has
been somewhat extensive — bounded by the Rangeley
Lakes, Saco Bay, Me., and Squam, Capo Ann, Mass.,
East, and Minnesota, West — I never before fully apijre-
ciated the term common to the majority of your vera¬
cious correspondents, when they use the word “count¬
less,” I oannot truthfully thus indicate the number of
ducks that met our gaze, but I should require a week to
execute the task.

And then the variety of species— many of them new to
me. The one most abundant was called by Mr. Gautier
poule d'eau. It resembled a devil diver, or dipper, in
form ; was about twice as large, and the color of a dusky
coot. Another variety is called tiro black duck, hut it
was only two-thirds the size of our black duck, aud much
darker.

The most beautiful specimen I shot was a marionette
about a third smaller than a teal, with most delicate pen¬
cilling in grey and white on a dark ground, 1 selected a
specimen of each, packed them nicely, and paid the ex -
pressage to New Orleans, addressing the package to Rich¬
ard Rhodes, Esq., gunsmith. I attached an explicit let¬
ter of instruction, reciting that the enclosed were the
first specimens of these ducks I had ever seen : therefore
I wished them carefully mounted by a skillful (axerder-
misfc. To prevent all possibility of error, I marked in
large plain letters, on the outside of the package, “ These
ducks to be stuffed. Please send to taxidermist.*’

On my return to New Orleans 1 called ou Mi-. Rhodes,
who, by the way, is a fine florid Englishman, with gray
hair and full habit — indeed, a typical representative of
the British soil. “Your ducks! Why, ’pon me soul, I
had them stuffed, to be sure ; but it was with onions, and

at ma house I Was it that ye meant they were to bo set
up by a bird stuffer ? Well, ’pon me soul, I didn’t read
your letter until after the birds were eaten, you know.”
Thus I lost my ducks, my expressage, and, most to bo re¬
gretted, possibly, the knowledge as to what the correct
name of these beautiful birds may have been,

I sincerely trust, Mr. Editor, my meagre description
may enable you to inform me in a note appended to my
communication .

My companion, Henry Gautier, Esq., a gentleman in
every sense of the word, is a model sportsman, a fine
6hot, a successful angler. His greatest exploit happened
last winter. He was stiU-huutiug deer. They frequently
are found within a mile of his residence. He came sud¬
denly' upon two. He got in one shot only as they ran. He
was loaded witli buckshot. One fell dead ; the other
ran two hundred yards, and dropped, mortally wounded.

A favorite amusement of Mr. Gautier’s is to harpoon a
dolphin in the Pascagoula River, and then, standing up¬
right in his narrow piroquo, bo drawn at lightning speed
over the water. Twice he has actually been drawn under,
so rapidly did the great fish dart away after being struck.

In the first paragraph I alluded to the “ songless birds"
of Morris County. But that is partly correct to day. I
was out for an hour this afternoon, giving my two
youngest children their first sleigh ride, dragging them
on their big brother’s clipper sled, when the air was
filled with sweet melody by a flock of the common yellow
birds. They sang with all the vivacity of June. Indeed
little Florence, our five-year old, insisted “ they must
have nests right up there in the trees 1” As I saw and
heard tho same variety in Louisiana, it seemed very
strange that any members of that family should have
ventured to remain in the bleak, cold, icy North.

Geo. Shepard Page.

*rnsougouln Is Indian, and means ‘'Bread Eaters." Great quan¬
tities of the Indian yam were (frown here. 1 procured some.

Nevada — New Boston , Nevada, Dee-. 6th. — I have re-
recently returned from a hunting trip to Fish Lake Valle.C
aud the White Mountains. The latter was barren of results,
as we were too late to hunt on the Summit (14,000 feet
high), and too early for the snows which drive the game
down into the canons. We saw a few tracks of deer and
mountain sheep, and some signs of dusky grouse, but no
living game. In Fish Lake Valley, however, we had excel¬
lent SiootiDg, giving me an opportunity to thoroughly test
my new 12-gauge, 8 lbs., breech-loader. I brought to bag,
1 goose, 74 ducks, and 7 Wilson snipe. About half tho
ducks killed were a new variety to me ; the ranchers call
them the “ Grey Russian.” They were almost the color
of a female mallard, themalesonlyhavingabandof green
across the wings. They were a little larger than a mal¬
lard, much more elegant in their form, and very much
longer wings : their feet aud legs were brown ; very swift
of wing, flying high over the pond, and dropping sud¬
denly with a noise like a rushing wind. Are these the
gadwall ? They gave us sport of the very best descrip¬
tion. There were four in the party, armed with new
breech-loaders sent to us by your constant advertiser
Henry C. Squires. We sent him an order for six, and
every one gave the highest satisfaction ; and if any sports¬
men, living at a distance from any of our great centres
of trade, wish for a new breech-loader, they camlot do
better than to send their orders to Mr. Squires ; and, my
word for it, they will be fully satisfied. Fenobscot.

Oregon — Salem, Dec. 1st. — We have plenty of game
here all seasons of the year ; also good fishing, principally
trout. I have discovered a plan by which the wads on
the shot can be securely fastened. It is, after you have
loaded and marked the shells, to take a brush aud rub
some dissolved gum arabic over the wad, so that the
edges of the wad are stuck fast to the sides of the shall.
It makes the charge solid, and I have used the paper shells
as high as ten times without any inconvenience, I use
a W. W. Greener, No. 13, breech-loader. On my last
trial I killed nine snipe with ten shots, using three
drachms powder, one ounce shot, No, 10, killing some at
sixty yards. I have several kinds of dogs— spaniels,
setters, double-nose pointers, shepherds, English and
Scotch, black and tan, and fox terriers, etc. I am a fancier
also of fino poultry, embracing twelve varieties, but do
not make a livelihood by any of the above. L. M.

1 Portland , Dec. 9th. — Messrs. Bigbee, Church and
Scroggies returned yesterday from a little skirmish down
tho river with fifty duck, several large geese, and
a magnificent swan, which fell a victim to the prowess
of Church. They report large numbers of swan and
geese, butnota great many duck, Multnomah.

California — Los Angeles, Dec. 1st.— Quail are unusu¬
ally numerous. Jack snipe, plover, and ducks just com¬
ing in. Sheriff.

Central Illinois Association,— The Central Illinois
Association has a membership of more than twenty clubs.
There is every promise that it will be an efficient body.
Combination of forces ought to tell.

The Songless Bird. — The sparrow comes from a good
family, having a host of representatives in Europe, and a
full list in North America ; but, strange to say, it is the
only scion of this large division of the bird tribe, from
which the gift of song seems to have been entirely with¬
held. Everybody who has strolled in the country during
May and June has listened to tho sweet love carols of nur
chipping and song-sparrows, but no one ever heard the
sparrow in question utter a single sound that possessed
the faintest melody— nothing but that incessant com¬
plaining chirp and distressful chatter from one end of the
year to the other — no intermission, no rest. If it could
sing like the cat-bird, or even the clumsy robin, for in¬
stance, the opposition to it which exists would, it is
safe to say, never have been aroused, because in all fair¬
ness, waiving the question of song, the sparrow oannot
be any better or worse than the rest of its kind, which
are all plump, sober, dull-pluruaged birds. — H. W. Elliot,
in Harper's Magazine,

— A country paper tells about a sportsmen's club’s
quiet shoot at glass balls. Now, if that club has found
any way to have a gnn go off without making a noise, w
should be pleased to hear all about it.

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FOREST ANT) STREAM.

Stl4 Brapying.

FUR MARKET QUOTATIONS.

[Furnished by C. G. Gunther's Sons.]

Bear, Northern, acoording to size and quality,

■prime . . — . $#.00 to $

Bear, Southern and Northern yearlings. . 6.00 to

Beaver, Northern, per skin, Parchment, according

to size and color . - . . 4.50 to

Beaver, Western, according to size and color 3.00 to

Beaver, Southern, and ordinary, per skin, acoording
to size . . 2.00 to

Badger .

Oat, Wild, Northern and Eastern States, cased.

Cat, Wild. Southern and Western .

Oat, House, ordinary, if large .

Cat, House, black, furred, according to color .

Fisher, Northern and Eastern, according to size and

20 to
60 to
30 to
05 to
26 to

color . . 5.00 to 8.00

Fisher, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Western, according

to size and colors . . 3.00 to

Fisher, Southern, according to size and color . 2.00 to

Fox, Silver, do . . 15.00 to

Fox. Cross, Northern and Eastern, do . . 2.50 to

Fox, Red. Northern Hnd Eastern, do . . , 1,10 to

Fox, Red, Southoro Pennsylvania, Now Jersey and

Northern Ohio, do . 75 to

Fox, Red, Southern and Western, do . 50 to

Fox, Grey, Northern and Eastern, cased, do . 75 to

Fox, Grey, Southern atid Western, do . 50 to

Fox, Grey, North and East, open, do „ — . 50 to

Fox, Grey, South and Wost, open, do . 30 to

Fox, Kitt, do . 30 to

Lynx, do . 2.50 to

Martin, States, do . 75 to

Mink, New York and New England, do . . . . 1.35 to

Mink, Canada, do . . - . 1.00 to

Mink, Southern New York, New Jersey. Pensyl vania.

and Ohio, do . 60 to

Mink, Maryland, Virginia. Kentucky, Indiana, Wis¬
consin and Iowa, do . . . . 40 to

Mink, Missouri and all Southern, do . . 30 to

Muskrat, Northern New Fork aud Eastern, Spring. . 14 to

Muskrat, Western, Including Pennsylvania k Ohio,

Spring . .

Muskrat, Northern and Eastern, Fall and Winter. ..

Muskrat, Pennsylvania and Ohio, Winter. . . .

Muskrat, Western, Winter . .

Muskrat, Southern, Prime, Winter . 08 to

Muskrat, Southern, Winter and Fall . . 04 to

Muskrat, Kittens - . . - . 02 to

Otter, Northern and Eastern, and Northwestern, ao-

10 to
OK to
08 to
06 to

jr, uriuci'u auu biiuwi u« hiiu iiuiiu vv it' ru . uu-

. jrding to size and color, Prime . . — 6.00 to

Otter, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio and West¬
ern-do . . 0-1 lo

Otter.. Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, Kansas and

vicinity, do . 3,00 to

Otter, North Carolina, do . 2.00 to

Otter, South Carolina and Georgia, do . i.00 to

Opossum, Northern, cased, do . 08 to

Opossum, Southern and open Northern, do . . 06 (O

Raccoon, Michigan, Northern Indiana, Indian haul

died, dark, according to size and color, Prime . 60 to

Rsoaoon, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

do .

80 to

Racooon, New York and Eastern States and North¬
ern Ohio, do . . . . . . 45 to

Raccoon, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illi¬
nois, Missouri, Nebraska ana Kansas, New Madrid,

do . 30 to

Raccoon, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky and Ten¬
nessee. do . . . . . . . - — 30 to

Raccoon, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Ar¬
kansas. Florida and Alabama, do . 15 to

Rabbits, Prime cased . 02 to

Skunks, prime black, I., cased . —

Skunks, prime black, I., open . 70 to

Skunks, prime } white str>ak, II., cased . 60 to

Skunks, primei white streak, II., open.

. . _ _ _ 85 to

Skunks, whole streaked, III. and IV . 15 to

Skunks, scabs . —

Wolf skins, mountain, large, do . . . 1.25 to

Wolf skins, prairie, average prime skins, do. , - 75 to

v Skins to bring tbis price must be really fair sized, prime, dark
and fine.

t Skins with only two finger marks of white on the bead, we
also call black.

Grei n skins are worth twelve cents less per skin than dried and
wel hetretched skins.

Woodchucks, squirrels, weasels and ordinary house cats are
worthless.

N. B.— Above quotations are f or a 11 kindB of prime skins, accord¬
ing to size and color. Good size and good color, of course, com¬
mand outside figures, and as much more or less as the market
warrants us in paying- when they come to hand.

Snow-Shoe Slippers. — Mr, Editor : — The receipt of a
pair of snow-shoes from Quebec reminds me of your re¬
quest for a reply to the letter quoted below, aud I cheer¬
fully reply through your columns, that every snow-shoer
may know there is no longer occasion for one to be "a
martyr to the toe-strap": —

Danesfort Mallow, Courts' Core, Ireland.

In Forest and 8tream lor March 27, ’79, page 146, Mr. Everett
Smith speaks of snow-shoe slippers. How da they differ from the
ordinary snow-shoe, low moccasin used with straps '/ and how
are these slippers fastened and used ?

Perhaps Mr. Smith would give a full explanation, and reoieve
the thanks of many a martyr toitoe-strap and snow-shoe bar.

Joseph S. Hunt.

The “ snow-shoe slipper" is in form similar to the for¬
ward half of an ordinary sli pper. To t >is is attached a
“heel-strap” that may be lengthened or shortened by
means of buckles at the side of the foot. This slipper is
fastened to the snow-shoe in such a manner that it plays
with perfect freedom in the toe space, but cannot slip for¬
ward againt the toe-bar of the snow-shoe, nor slip back
so as not to turn in the toe space. Neither can it slip
about to one side. Owing to this fact, very much fatigue
is saved that is ordinarily caused by the lack of a firm
footing. When the common toe-strap stretches it allows
the foot to slip about so that the toe touches the bar when
descending a hill, and on ascending one is obliged to curl
down the toes, or literally “ hang on by the toes” to pre¬
vent the foot slipping back on the snow-shoe ; and this
requires additional exertion, consequently additional
fatigue. The slipper never allows the toe to press against
the bar, nor doe6 it allow the foot to slip back, and there¬
fore enables one to “hold on” well when ascending or
descending, and affords a firm footing at all times.

But the greatest of the many benefits derived by use of
the slipper, is the freedom from foot-soreness afforded.
The weight of the snow-shoe is so evenly distributed over
the whole foot, instead of on a toe-strap, that the toes are
no more subjected to chafing than when walking without
snow-shoes on the ground. In addition to this immunity
from chafing, the slipper protects the foot from blistering
on the hall as well as serving as an additional covering to
keep the foot warm and dry.

Unlike the toe-strap, which requires frequent adjust¬
ment (causing no little inconvenience, especially to nov¬
ices and to ladies), the slipper is kept constantly fastened

to the snow-shoe ready for use, and one needs only to
press the foot into the slipper, tighten the heel-strap
(which buckles), and the wearer is ready for an all-day
tramp without any further adjustment, whether the
walking be wet or dry. The snow-shoe is taken off by
simply slipping the heel-strap down, thereby liberating
she foot.

Another advantage of the slipper is, that one can use it
without dressing especially for snow-shoeing. And al¬
though moccasins mayhe preferred, the slippers may be
used equally well if one wears boots or overshoes. The
ladies will appreciate this convenience, as well as the ease
of adjusting them to the feet. Since the memory of liv¬
ing man the same method of fastening snow-shoes to the
feet by means of toe-straps aud thongs has been employed,
and is still in general vogue. Great and permanent im¬
provements have been made in the method of fastening
skates to the feet, but none for snow-shoes until the one
here described, which will undoubtedly he generally
adopted wlien-its merits are known. The drawbacks of
snow-shoeing are numerous, and some of them serious,
when the toe-strap is used. But as these drawbacks are
overcome by use of the “ snow-shoe slippers,” long tramps
may be taken day after day without rendering the snow-
shoer footsore, and the combined comfort and conven¬
ience afforded by the slippei's will serve to make snow-
shoeing more popular as an amusement as well as giving
relief to “ martyrs to the toe-strap.”

Although there may he no especial adva ntage to he
gained on a beaten track in a race of a lew hundred
yards, yet for eveiy other occasion, whether for a short
or long tramp, and most especially the latter, the advan¬
tages and benefits of the ' 1 snow-shoe slipper” are most
appreciable.

These slippers may he obtained in Portland, Me., U. S-
A., and probably in any of the leading cities of Canada.
They are manufactured by W. H. Parker. St. Elie, St.
Maurice County, Province Quebec, Canada.

I will be pleased to procure them in Portland for any
one who may wish them. I have worn one pair upwards
of a thousand miles, and they appear to be serviceable,
for as much more use. Everett Smith,

.Clogging of Bear Traps. — In using- steel traps for
bears, it is necessary that the same be properly clogged,
otherwise both trap and game will be often lost, A
faulty but very common method is to fasten the end of
the chain to the middle of a sapling five or six feet in
length, which an old bear will sometimes pick up and
walk away with : and, unless there is snow for a trail, it
is good-bye to trap and bear. Again, sucli a dog, drag¬
ging at right angle to the trail is soon hutig up in thick
growth, when the hear in his rage and full strength will
pound with the trap — if the chain is long — aud break it,
or the bones of the leg and twist it off, aud frequently
he goes to a tree, when he is only got by cutting it dow n
thereby endangering the trap. Sometimes a grapnel is
used instead of a clog, and with like results. For a proper
clog, cut a tough, hard wood sapling, trimming off all
limbs and forks several inches from the body, aiming to
have as scraggy a tip as possible, with the whole length
ten or twelve feet, and four inches diameter at the butt,
to which, at the extreme end, attach the clevis with chain
as short as possible. This will allow a bear to go straight
away, seldom fouling, until he gives up exhausted. With
such a clog he cannot tree, neither can he pick it up and
walk successfully ; added to this, there is a well-defined
trail, the following of which is the height of enjoyment
to the trapper. Loring,

Improved Tanning Process.— Dr. Chr. Heinzerling,
A. M. , of Frankfort, Germany, has invented and patented
a new and improved tanning process, which produces
better and more durable leather, and is from twenty to
twenty-five percent, less expensive than the old methods.
The greatest advantage that it possesses over the old
methods is that it requires but three to five days, instead
of as many months.

The ra w hides are unhaired and swelled in the ordinary
manner, and are thou placed in a solution of sour bi¬
chromate of potassa, or sour chromate of soda, or sour
chromate of magnesia and alum, or sulphate of alumiua
a.nd salt. They remain in this solution for a few days,
according to the thickness and quality of the hides and
the concentration of the solution. Instead of placing the
hides directly in one of the above solutions, they can be
first submitted to the action of a solution containing
about ten per cent, of alum and some small pieces of
zinc. By the action of the alum and the zinc, amor¬
phous alumina (clay) is deposited upon the fibers of the
hide, and prevents an injurious action cf the strong solu¬
tions. If the hides have been in the above solutions of
soda or alum for a certain time, a few per cent, of fer-
rocyanide or ferricyanide of potassa are added, which will
prove to be very effective for the leather to be used for
the uppers of shoes. They are then placed into a solu¬
tion of chloride of barium or aceta te of lead or soap fora
few days, to fix the tanning substance. They are then
dried and treated in the ordinary manner with fat or
paraffine, or naphtha dissolved in benzine and similar sub¬
stances, to which a small quantity of thyrnot or carbolic
acid should be added. — Deutsche Industrie Zeitiuig.

Learning Taxidermy.— Corcilville, Johnson Co., Iowa.
Dec. 3d,— I was teasing my John to mount some birds by
the instructions contained in “ Sportsman's Gazetteer, ’
when he suggested that perhaps I could mount them.-
Happy thought ! I made the attempt and succeeded be¬
yond all expectation. As I write, a green winged teal
and a beautiful white throated quail are (apparently) look-

life touches to the beautiful birds, arch the ne7;k, aud
paint the eyes, etc., and I have repeatedly caught myself
anxiously inquiring of my husband. “ ( tau' t you go hunt¬
ing to-day? I should like some more birds to mouut.”

Mrs. John.

— We call attention to the advertisement of Mr. Joseph
Parker. Mr. P. is the oldest importer of cricket mate¬
rial in the country, his house having been established in
1851 ; $5,000 would hot cover the sales of last season.

^a tilting and Routing.

On Deck Again. — We must ask the indulgence of
numerous correspondents and contributors for delay in
attending to their affairs, a somewhat extended cruise to
the southward having prevented the immediate attention
they deserve. With our harkie hauled out for winter, it
will be fair sailing again in these columns. The huge
pile of letters and missives which awaited our return was
gratifying proof of the extended recognition Forest and
Stream has reoeived as the leading yachting journal of
America. It is our purpose in the future, should nothing
unexpectedly interfere, to make these columns more at¬
tractive than before, by incorporating much that is of
practical value to our readers.

To Yacht Builders. — An order is in the market for a
sloop about 37 ft. on deck, 33 ft. water line, 14 ft. beam,
8 ft. deep. Model will be furnished. Usual construction,
pine cabin, no spars or sails. If our city builders can
offer figures low enough the work will be placed here.
Apply at this office. Several other contracts are also to
he placed through us.

The Henriette. — This steam yacht, the property of
Mr. Henri Say, came to grief one hundred miles south of
Cape Henry, by breaking her shaft. M. Say aud family,
with the guests, were transferred to a Norwegian bark
bound for Baltimore, and the yacht made for Hampton
Eoads under sail. Whether the breaking of the shaft is
due to poor forging, or is to be ascribed to one of tlioss
faults in the metal that it is impossible to prevent or de¬
tect in workmanship remains to be seen.

Columbia Yacht Club. — Editor Forest and Stream: —
New York. Dec. 3d. — At a regular meeting of the Colum¬
bia Yacht Club, held at their club-house on Tuesday even¬
ing. the following officers were elected for 1880 Com¬
modore, W. J. Greacen ; Vice-Commodore, Emil Ebero-
pacher : Recording Secretary, Chas. M. Armstrong ; Fi¬
nancial Secretary, James D. DeGroot ; Treasurer, George
Runk ; Measurer, M, J. Kelleher. For delegates to Yacht¬
ing Association for 1880, John Frick, Abner B. Inglee,
and Joa. A. Weaver John Frick,

Secretary C. Y. C.

THE PAST YACHTING SEASON.

third paper.

I specially compiled for forest And stream.]

ON the 28th two good clubs, the Atlantic of New
York and the Eastern of Boston, held a joint regatta
at New London, where then- squadrons had met on a
cruise. The rule was cruising trim, and there was some rare
sport, the wind freshening up from the southwest and
bringing up a sea that tided the qualities of sloops rather
unpleasantly. It was fun for the big chaps, of course,
and fun for the cutter Enterprise , though not quite as
jolly for some of the single jibs. The cutter’s perform¬
ance was the most remarkable feature of the race ; she
heat Winsome and Regina easily, though she parted peak
halyards, against which accident, however, must he set
tiie picking up of a man apiece by the two sloops, which,
spite of the vaunted superior safety of sloops in rough
water, each managed to get a hand overboard, while the
cutter, that according to “ Podgers ” should have been
the distressed craft, carried her crew all right. Spite of
her accident. Winsome was too much for Regina, which
only took third place, Schemer getting in ahead of her.
There were four first class schooners in the scrimmage —
Foam, Intrepid, Atalantaimd Phantom— and in the good
breeze and steep sea, size aud power told their tale, In¬
trepid rushing to the front and keeping the lead, till
‘ * crack !” went her bowsprit close to the stem, and crack !
went all her chances of the prize, too, Phantom sailing
uncommonly well, landing it for her owner. The second
class schooners comprised Agnes, Azalea and Peerless ;
the latter split her jib, and was thrown out of the race,
not, however, before she had given the Easterns a taste
of her quality, after which A pass, going in excellent form,
took the stakes from Azalea.

The 4th of July being given up to pleasure, yacht
racing was largely indulged in, and the Huh of the Uni¬
verse had a city regatta, for which a veritable fleet had
entered. The west- southwest breeze was sufficiently
strong, as it turned out. to scare large numbers of “ can¬
vas-backs, ’’and instead of 91 racing flags, 42 only were flung
out ; and who shall say that the “ no, thank-you’s” were
not justified in keeping out of the fray, since every one is
not fond of a plunge-bath ? Considering the force of the
breeze, the time made was not as good as one would ex¬
pect from some theorists’ accounts of what American
sloops and sehooners can do in a breeze ot wind ; but
looked at from a practical point of view, it was very sat¬
isfactory, the thrash to windward being allowed for.
Thistle lost her kites, and at the finish 6he ran into the
committee steamer, much in the same manner that
Marina, cutter, did some years ago when rounding the
Mouse lightship. Rebie turned turtle, and Tlnsbe split
her mainsail in a heavy jibe, while Nonpariel carried
away her mast — a very fair total of mishaps. Madcap
took the $50 first prize,' offered for Bloops over thirty-five
feet in length, and Breeze the $50 for schooners, a protest
against her by Adrienne having been settled in her favor.
Adrienne did not manage to score, as both Elfin and
Fearless beat her. In the second class, schooners, keel-
sloops and centre-hoard sloops contended — Hermes defeat¬
ing Loiterer , with whom she made a match of it, Shadow
proving the best of the boards, and Viking adding an¬
other trophy to her stock by very easily getting away

from Hector, Gael, Annie and Empress. In the third
class, Fannie, centre-board, and Sunbeam, keel, netted
$35 apiece as their record for coming in ahead, and Fancy
and Crescent , among the mosquito centre-boards and

FOREST AND STREAM.

935

keels, took first prizes o£ $20. The city authorities were
liberal in the way of prizes, offering over $500 in prizes,
though had the value of the prizes been doubled, in the
larger classes at least, the municipal recognition of yacht¬
ing would have been more on a par with the importance
of the Bport. However, one must not look a gift horse in
the mouth, and the Bostonians deserve thanks for their
effort to get up a good regatta. Newport City was equally
liberal, and there was some good racing there the same
day, as well as at Salem, where a lot of the small fry con¬
gregated, and at the regatta of the Duxbui'y Yacht Club.
The strong breeze, which blew pretty well everywhere,
rendered reefing indispensable, and caused many upsets,
half the fleet started at Riverton under the auspices of the
New Jersey Yacht Club being capsized, and four yachts
disabled and one capsized, being the record of the Beverly
Yacht Club racing. At Ogdensburg, out of eight start¬
ers, five gave up and one capsized, only two — Emma, of
Kingston, and Peerless, of Brockville — completing the
Course, the former, designed and built by Cuthbert, win¬
ning the prize. Tile Detroit Yacht Club had an exciting
raae among their first class boats, the schooner Ives hav¬
ing a day to suit her, winning, while Ida eapsized and
Myrtle very nearly foundered. In the second class, Way¬
ward won easily, Adelaide shipping so much water that
she could hardly get along.

The next event of importance was the regatta at Mar¬
blehead, of that splendid club, the Eastern, when ten
schooners and five sloops — two of these modified cutters
— came to the line. The wind was liuky from northwest,
and lulled and freshened again during the race, in the
course of which two yachts particularly distinguished
themselves. Fearless, second-class schooner, and Enter¬
prise, cutter, the former doing superb work, turning to
windward and beating the two larger schooners in the
first class that alone managed to get in ahead of her, by
time allowance, much iu the way that Count Batchqauy’s
celebrated flyer, Flying Cloud, used to rub up her bigger
sisters in schooner races. Fearless is certainly a rare
good one, and the Sylph’s crew, at least, must have opened
their eyes when they saw Mr. Phillips’ craft, which was
nineteen minutes behind them at Davis’ Ledge, not only
come right up to, hut actually pass them, take first prize
and leave them the second only. Enterprise, which had
given Regina aud Winsome a drubbing sometime before,
in a bit of a blow and a seaway, polished off the swift
Madcap, with just as much ease in the smooth water and
light breeze. The fight in the first class for schooners
was between Haley on. Phantom, and Foam, the first lead¬
ing at the start, but finally having to yield the pride of
place to her larger rival, who, nevertheless, could not
beat time lost by allowance to Mr. Paine’s vessel, Sylph,
which, by the way, had pluokily entered at a greater
length, sailed very well, and by a clever cast iu shore,
headed the whole fleet at Davis’ Ledge buoy, though
thereafter she was no match for fleet-footed Fearless, In
the third schooner class and second sloop class, the racing
was uninteresting, schooner Dream aud sloop Efflie mak¬
ing a clean bolt of it from the start and having the prizes
safe all the way.

On the 11th of July, two dayB later, the Chicago Yacht
Club had four races, Cora sailing over in the first, Ina
winning off Qui Vive, and Mamie and Anon giving up
in the second, while in the third and fourth Nameless and
Fleetwing respectively defeated four competitors.

The Toledo Yacht Club, a new organization, held its
first annual regatta on the 12th, with a light northerly
wind to furnish the motive power to its four starters,
Stella, Idler, Red Ribbon, and Ada, the former coming
in first but losing on time to Red Ribbon.

There was a tittle too much wind on the 15th for some
of the “ships” of the Buffalo Yacht Club, and out of
seven starters three gave up. Mr. I. P. Ellsworth’s sloop
Curlew, won off Fleetwing, schooner, and Arrow, sloop,
these two having a fine race with each other for second
place, and Corsair, the biggest boat of the lot, being
beaten by all three. The Duxbury Yacht Club held an
open rega tta the following day, when Siren beat Lily and
Triton beat Mercury, the two former being centre-boards,
and the two latter keel sloops.

Too little wind, on the other hand, favored the Royal
Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron’s two races on the 19th.
The original fixture was for the 12th, a week earlier, but
that day a fog of. such portentiouS density and darkness
covered Halifax Harbor, that it would havebeen positively
dangerous to start the yachts in it. The 19th was clear
but too calm, so that the race ended in something closely
resembling a drift. Daphne led down wind, but the mo¬
ment sheets were flattened, Psyche was by her, and the
skipper of this craft tacking at the wrong time and stretch¬
ing away in search of a better breeze, Phantom, very
carefully handled, planted herself out in front, and won
without difficulty. In the five ton race, two of the
yachts entered withdrew, leaving Muta and Vixen to
make a match of it ; result : Muta first. Vixen nowhere.

I have omitted to refer to the Marblehead Yacht Club
regatta, open to all, sailed on the 17th in a fresh north.-
west wind, that carried away the topmasts of two second
class and two third class sloops, capsized one craft and
nearly did the same to another, besides doing a lot of
minor damage. There was a huge entry— one hundred
and fifty names down, but discretion counselled seventy-
eight owners not to risk themselves, their crews and
their patent capsizing machines in the breeze then blow¬
ing. Still, seventy-two yachts, the majority of them
open sailboats, started. The first class comprised four
schooners — Breeze, Adrienne, Vip and Unique — which
had met before. The first two sailed a fine race, Breeze
winning eventually, but hard pressed by Adrienne, which
has done very well in her first season, and should <j0
better still next year, as is generally the case with racer3_
The Unique is, as her name implies, a model out of yj’
common, something like the famous English y «-<
Jullanar, but does not seem to possess the Jspeed of her
prototype, that, though ugly to look at, is a good one to
go. All that can be said of Unique is that she stood up
to her canvas well. A new schooner, Cyda, owned by
Mr. R. C. Bridge, and built by Keating, of Marblehead,
won first prize in her class, beating Loiterer, Annie and
Mystic. Lillie, minus her topmast, headed the second
class centre-board sloops, and Oael, among the keels,
satisfactorilv accounted for Lottie and Sector, while
Posy, Hard' Times, Hoiden and Inez scored in their re¬
spective classes. More than a third of the starters grace¬
fully withdrew from the contest before the races were
over.

Tile New York Yacht Club squadron, while cruising,
had a spirited race on the 18th of August, in blowy
weather, which brought up a sea that, quite regardless
of ‘ 1 Podgers’ ” feelings and his views as to the relative dry¬
ness of decks of American and British yachts, washed freely'
fore and aft the beamiest of the beamy, once they were
close-hauled on a wind. Phantom and Tidal Wave were
the first class schooners, but Phantom spoiled the race by
Starting too early — a. remarkable circumstance iu a race
under the premier club’s auspices — and getting disquali¬
fied. In the second class, Clio, Peerless, Azalea and
Magic had a set-to, Clio sticking m front for a long time,
but eventually' succumbing to Magic, which weathered
on her in styles took aud kept the lead, and wound up by
securing the prize. Peerless buried a good deal on the
beat, taking lots of solid water aboard. Niantic and
Vision were the first class sloops, and Niantic found it
so pleasant to be ahead of her friend that she remained
there alidayr. In the second class there were four ccm-
jetitora — vixen, Rule. America and Mistral, ami a very
follow race this proved; Visem, going like a bird over the
seas, fairly squandered her fleet, and won as she pleased,
hands down."

A few days before, on the 9th, that very active society,
the Sau Francisco Yacht Club, had a rare good race, a
new yacht, Aanheuser, built to beat the crack Oonsuelo,
making her first appearance, and fulfilling the purpose
she was intended for. The third contestant. Pearl, split
her oentre-board. Iu the second class Startled Fawn
carried away her topmast, and Clara heat Frolic, while
Lively, Zarifa and Magic won in their respective classes.

During last winter and spring an immense deal of
talking and writing wa,s done about sharpies, which
were pronounced by some enthusiastic admirers — and
builders — superior to every Other style of craft for every
kind of work, though more moderate panegyrists con¬
tented themselves with claiming that this type was pe¬
culiarly adapted for use iu Certain waters. I rather think
there was a sort of burlesque challenge issued by one of
the sharpie men to sail his boat against the Vindex, if
my memory does not play me false, in any weather, on
condition only — and this is where the hidden joke came
in, I suppose — that the match should be single-handed.
After this geyser-like ebullition the sharpie excitement-
cooled down, and I looked carefully through the columns
of Foeest and Stream for reports of the awful thrash¬
ing the new boats were to give the old ones — in vain, how¬
ever. until one account did appear of a sharpie race on
the Quinnipiac, on the 19th of August. And lo 1 the
crack seaboats that do not “ spank,” carry shifting bal¬
last, and have to to hoist it out to windward on
planks to enable them to stand up to their canvas 1 There
— rub it out— let the sharpie rejoin the many other il¬
lusions of the yachtsman in the laud where steam cata--
marans outruu all other tea-ketrtles, and where
“ Podgers," in his saucer, rescues countless orews of cap¬
sized cutters.

Two day’s racing at Charlotte, N. Y., on the 20th and
21st. The Oswego yacht Ella, and the well-known Ida,
had a stand-up fight the first day for a $65 prize, Ella
has been very much cracked up by her admirers and is
reported a fast yacht ; yet on this occasion, as on others,
she was beaten. The next day saw five yaohts engaged
in a drifting match ; they were Florence, of Sodus, Mys¬
tery, of Kingston, Mona, of Whitby, Pheivix, of Roches¬
ter, and Rosalie, of Charlotte. Florence being, appar¬
ently, like a craft I have had many a jolly sail in, “a
devil to drift,” got in first and secured the dollars. Is
not a drifting match , par parentMse, an awful nuisance?
I shall never forget a six hours’ spell at the tiller in a
burning sun, aud the faintest of faint airs. It was infi¬
nitely more wearisome than a trick twice as long when
cruising in a dense fog off a dangerous shore, with only
one spare hand to mind the sail and heave the lead.

It was aggravating in the extreme that the handicap
race of the Eastern, Yacht Club, on the 20th could not
be completed in time, as Foam, Rebecca, Enterprise, Mad¬
cap , Fearless, Latona, Romance, and Halcyon met, aud
it would have been exceedingly interesting to compare
their performances in a good breeze of wind. The Sylph
and four others in the same class also started; but
they were no luckier than the large boats, and the
race had to be postponed until the fall regatta came off,
and then the same misfortune happened. These are the
drawbacks of yatekting, the thorns of the rose of racing,
Well, we must grin and bear it.

What a day, on the other hand, the “ Blue-Noses ” had
on the 23U, when the cup, presented by Mayor Tobin of
Halifax to the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, was
won by Sett Fou'm in a regular hard blow that com¬
pelled Bc-hooners of the largest tonnage to dowse sail and
run for shelter. There were eleven entries, all sloops
except the winner, and seven started. The first gust,
however, was too much for Edith and Arizona, and they
suddenly gave up. That game five-tonner Muta fought
it out some time longer, but the further she went the
worse it got ; and her helm was put up just in season to
save her from foundering. The twenty-ton Petrel dived
into the head seas so frightfully, and took such volumes
of solid water aboard — contrary to all accepted notions of
what beamy sloops do in such weather — that she also bore
up for the sinooter waters of the harbor, leaving Sea-Foam,
Hebe, and Psyche to have it out. Of course, there could
be but one result to such a young gale as was roaring
and Seafowm flew in a winner, Hebe and Psyche having
sailed a splendid and plucky, though useless, stern race.

On the same day there was revelry at Swampscott,
where the Beverly Yacht Club had brought together a
perfect mob of yachts, having thrown open their races to
all crafts not over 40 feet on Vater-line, with the result
of getting 143 entries. Most happily for the sanity of the
starters, the wind freshened up sufficiently to render it
advisable for half a hundred of the “ canvas-hacks " to
retire, so that it was possible to “accurately time” the
ninety-four starters as they kept “ crossing the line in a
steady stream.” It must have been awful ! Eighty -two
out of the ninety-four finished without sailing over each
other, or swapping masts, 6ails, and crews “unbe¬
knownst ” to themselves, and for over an hour those un¬
fortunate judges were timing the yachts at the finish,
What nightmares they must have had ; but then the
affair was a success, creditable alike to the club capable
of making such a show, and to the yachts engaged, inas¬
much as “not a single protest was made, aud not a se¬
rious accident occurred.” Of course, it 4b out of the ques¬
tion attempting to describe the racing, or oven to give

the names of the eighteen winners of prizes in gold coin,
the total amount reaching the sum of $285. Are not the
names of the starters, and the appellations of their own¬
ers, and their port, and theii* length, and their rig, and
their actual time, and their corrected time — are not all
these, I Bay, written iu the chronicles of the Kings of
Judah — 1 mean in the columns of Forest and Stream?

At the open regatta of the Buffalo Yacht Club, on the
26th, the Bermudian fashion of allowing the time for
difference of tonnage at the start, was tried, but how far
the racers were satisfied with it I do not know. I would
suggest to the club authorities to test, while they are ex¬
perimenting on starts, the method devised by a lively
Frenchman for equalizing yachts, It has the merit of
allowing them all to be started together, yet insuring
that the first home shall be absolutely the winner. It
consists in each yacht towing behind her a hawser, length
and size determined by rule, the large vessels, of course,
towing a greater scope, aud the smaller a lesser. 1 am
not aware whether the inventor has succeeded in inducing
any club to give his system a trial, but I perfectly re¬
member that a hawser won’t keep a fast yacht from win¬
ning off non-towing rivals. On the 4th of July, 1861, the
Royal Thames Yacht Club sailed a schooner race, in a
strong wind from southwest, from Rosherville round the
Mouse and back. Three yachts started : Calalea, 124
tons, built in 1860 by Hansen, of Cowes, for Mr. T. Broad-
wood ; Alarm, 248 tons, built by Inman in 1830 for that
great yachtsman, Mr. I. Weld, who designed her, and
subsequently designed “the old ” Arrow, Lntlworlh the
firet aud Luhvorth the second ; and Albertine, 156 tons,
Lord Lo ndesborougli, also built by Inmau, and a very fast
vessel in those days. Alarm came in 19m. ahead of
Albertine, and 36 'ahead of Galatea, winning off the
former by more than five minutes on corrected time.
Some days afterwards she was hauled up at Cowes for a
cleaning, and her owner, in a letter to a sporting maga¬
zine, stated that the spring used at the R. T, Y. C, match
to cast her, was found to have got between her rudder
and the stern post. “This spring,” wrote Mr. Weld,
“was 27 fathoms in length, and was made fast to the
hawser she rode by, and in casting round at the start she
broke this 6-inch hawser, which is thrown overboard at
the time ; but, it being made fast to the spring, she towed
the whole away after her in the race. The spring was
3-inch rope, and was 27 fathoms long, the hawser 6-inch
rope, and 24 fathoms long. The whole 51 fathoms she
dragged not only in the race, but round to South¬
ampton.”

To return to Buffalo — a big jump from Cowes (no pun
intended) — and the race. The yachts having started suc¬
cessively with a light breeze, the first class, comprising
two schooners, Hattie and Ives, and two sloops, Cannes
and Cygnet, gave the spectators a proof of the beauties o
a luffing match, ’jGannet and Ives ramming each other up
in the wind, and letting Cygnet slip by and take first
prize. In the second class there were four schooners and
two sloops, Arrow and Fleetwing meeting again, and the
former landing the prize.

Having now got through the main events of August, I
shall knock off and freshen the nip before filling away
again on a September cruise.

Rouge-Croix.

YACHT DESIGN.

Editor Forest and Stream

I did not intend to reply to any comments made upon my arti¬
cle on yacht design. But your correspondent, “ Deja Dugo,"
seems not to have understood anything I said, as shown In his
article tn Forest and Stream of November 27th. What I said
of the Dauntless-Mohawk race was not to indorse the Mohawk
model, but just the reverse; and if 1 was mistaken as to the re¬
sult of that race, It only goes to show the Mohawk a better boat
tbau 1 took her to he, I have said distinctly in my article that I
object to a flat boat with little ballast for a seagoing emit. I also
object to the English cutter type, and think a medium the best.
Then also your correspondent thinks I am mistaken In supposing
the friction to be greater below the surface. That is something
I said nothing about in my article, and so cannot be mistakeu.
Neither did X say anything about compressing water. Also, Mr.
Editor, you, In your comments on my article, attributed to me as
indorsing the idea of the greater density of the water below the
surface, when 1 said nothing whatever about it. What I did say
was, that It requires more force to move the water a few inches
at a eousiderable distance below the surface than It did to move
it mauy feet at the surfaoe, and cited proofs to that effect. Here
Is another principle in hydraulics in support of what I have said :
—The pressure of water against whatever restrains its motion or
holds it, increases as you descend from the surfaoe. 8o with a
vessel. Under her bottom the pressure per square inch of sur¬
face is much greater tliau at-the surface, because of the weight
of water above. As the pressure against the boat below lsgreater
tban at the surface, may not the friction he greater ? Let some of
the wiseacres answer. Davtd Kirby.

Bye, Nov. Shift.

Editor Forest and Stream

In commenting on Mr. Kirby’s thoroughly sound opinions re¬
garding "yacht design’’ the editor of Forest and Stream re¬
marks that “ water, being incompressible, cannot be any thicker
or denser below than near the surfaoe, and offers no more resist¬
ance to passage through it than auy where else," etc. I hardly
think this statement should be allowed to go on record unchal¬
lenged.

It Is true that water cannot practically becondensed, but water,
liko all fluids, has weight; weight causes pressure, and pressure
must cause friction in proportion to the weight applied over or
around any object, or portion thereof, being moved through the
fluid.

If the upholders of deep keels, etc-., doubt this to be a soientlflo
fact, 1 would once again respeotfully suggest- that there is still a
forty-foot boat, drawing eighteen Inches of water, lying anch¬
ored here, and waiting for company around Long Island.

Rostyin, L. I., Nov. SiWk Thomas Cdapham.

Editor Forest and Stream

"Defend me, therefoi’e. Common Sense, say I, from reveries
so airy, from the toil of dropping buckets in to empty wells, and
growing old in drawing nothing up.’’— Cowrer.

Iu response to the remarks of Mr. Kirby, in your issue of the
13th, criticising a previous article of mine on ‘‘keel yachts," I
hardly know what to say. That he U a man of great practical ex*
perieuce, no one will deny, and as suoh his laok of aoqualntanoe

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wit h the principles of hydrostatics, is, perhaps, not so surprising,
for nothing scorns harder to combine in this world than sound
scientific knowledge and practical common sense.

The yachting community, ns represented In print, is divided by
this peculiarity into two great classes : (hose who know what they
are talking about, and those who think they do ; aud it is this
faetthat makes me hesitate as to the manner of my reply, for
with tho former olass some of Mr. Kirby’s assertions with regard
to resistance wlU have no weight alongside of the researches of
Froude, Woolsey, Ranklne and a host of others; while with the
11 practical," tho fact that he carved A rrnw with so much success
will cause them to shut their oyes to his errors in explaining his
successes, and they will aooept from him anything he may say,
however inconsistent with woll-eBtabllBhed principles.

I stated it ns my opinion, and with all duo respect to Mr. Kirby
1 still hold It— that a kool boat was, or could bo, faster than a cen¬
tre-boarder ; and I think tho performance of the Enter prim In
the Greonport Regatta, IS79, in which she parted her peak hal¬
liards, lowered her mainsail, rovo new ones, and still won, beat¬
ing such boats as Repina and Winsome, sustains me in It; to say
nothing of tho Vikino and Gael in tho Boston races.

Brooklyn, Kill). S4Wi. Martin Galx.

Editor Forest and Stream

l have carefully read Mr. Kirby's article on yacht design, and
taken all together, think it Is the most able artiole that has ap¬
peared in your payer since I have taken it (February, 1879). Mr.
Kirby thinks a largo amount of ballast is necessary to speed
in working to windward In a seaway, and compares It to the bal¬
ance wheel of machinery. Now, a balance wheel Is not put in an
engine to Increase the speed or power, as it is well known that a
heavy balance wheel is a loss of power, caused by the extra Mo¬
tion, and is only used where steady motion is neocssary. Now,
the yacht with a large amount of baliast will displace a greater
amount of water than one with loss, consequently she will have
more wet surface, which will cause more resistance by tho extra
friction. In regard to your comments en Mr. Kirby's statement,
that the resistance is greater at a depth than at the surface being
incorrect, I think it is very plain that tho resistance is very much
greater ten feet below than at the surface. As water weighs
something over 63 pounds per cubic foot, the pressure at that
depth is equal to its weight, therefore the pressure of ten feet
would ho 620 pounds per square foot. I do not claim that water is
practically any denser bolow than at the surface, but as the pres¬
sure is greater, the friction of wetsurfaoe must- be largely in¬
creased. FOLAjns.

Buffalo, Non. 26(7i.

In order to dose this discussion, so far as we are con¬
cerned, we now add that our esteemed correspondents, Mr,
David Kirby, Thos. Glapham, “Polaris,” as well as many
others whose letters we cannot print, are in error concern¬
ing greater friction being produced at twenty-five feet
draft than at five feet. Authority : The exhaustive experi¬
ments instituted by Mr. Froude, which prove practically
(no theory in this) that, in spite of any supposition to the
contrary, friction is not greater per unit of surface at
deep draught than at light draft. We prefer to take the
practical deductions of Mr. Froude as our authority, to
any vague guessing of correspondents, however highly
we may think of their accomplishments in modeling fine
and fast yachts.

To Mr. Kirby we desire to say, that water being incom¬
pressible, a cubic foot of water, at twenty feet depth, will
flow around a vessel's hull as easily as a cubic foot at five
feet depth; and friction, the other factor of resistance, bar¬
ring wave-making, being no greater, it follows that at
twenty feet no greater resistance will be experienced to
passage than at five feet, always assuming that the vessel’s
form is sufficiently fine not to lift the column opposing it,
but to permit its passing into the wake. Draft in vessels of
fine form has nothing to do with resistance. “ Polaris ” is
reminded that large displacement unless abnormal, does
not necessarily imply large wetted surface. It would be
an easy thing to design a vessel with 25 per cent, more
displacement and yet less “ skin " than another.

As our esteemed friend Mr. Clapham is something of an
enthusiast for practice, he will not in this case object to
our taking Mr. Froude's practice in preference to his own
theory.

We would suggest to some of our readers, that the
perusal of a work on physics would do much to give
them a clearer conception of the statical and dynami¬
cal properties of fluids, a confounding of which is at tho
bottom of much of the misconception existing concern¬
ing resistance of vessels under way. But if we can spare
the space, it is proposed to publish a series of short papers
on the whole subject of naval design, so that a clearer
understanding can be arrived at than from any fur¬
ther discursive remarks in answer to individual corre¬
spondents. _ _

THE CAME OF CRICKET.

—Mr. George Wright is still suffering from the injury
to this lmnd, sustained in Daft's Nottinghamshire vs.
Yorkshire match, at Philadelphia. Several bones were
broken, and Mr. W, says, “Morely did it."

— The Newark (N. J.) Cricket Club is talking of giving
a public entertainment for the benefit of the organiza¬
tion. One of the principal features to be the All-Muggleton
and Dingley Dell match.

An American Team to Yisit England.— It looks
very much, as matters are shaping, both here and across
the water, as if there was a prospect of a Philadelphia
team visiting England sometime during the coming sea¬
son. At a recent meeting of the Young America Club
the following resolution was unanimously adopted : —
“That, with a view to returning the visits of foreign

cricketing elevens to Philadelphia, and in the belief that
such would materially add to the further development
and future benefit of cricket amongst us, Mr, George
M. Newball be requested and authorized, on be¬
half of the club, to make such arrangements as he deemed
best, if any, looking to a visit abroad during the coming
season of a representative team of Philadelphia cricket¬
ers and also, that the Secretary be instructed to open
correspondence with the other Philadelphia clubs in re¬
gard to the matter.”

Young America Cricket Club.— At the annual meet¬
ing of this organization, held at Germantown, Philadel¬
phia, on November 19th, 1879, the twenty-fourth anniver¬
sary of the club, the following Board of Directors wore
elected to serve for tho ensuing year : — Edward M.
Davis, Jr.. President ;'Robert Vaux, Vice-President ; D.
S. Newliall (225 Church street, Philadelphia), Secretary ;
Edward J. H. Howell, Treasurer ; George M. Newhall, H.
Pinckney, and Rodman Wister. More than seventy
members were present, and there was much enthusiasm
over the annual reports, election of officers, and the pros¬
pect for the coming season. There are now on the roll 4
honorary, 23 contributing, 310 active and 82 junior mem¬
bers ; total, 419. The financial condition of the club is
excellent.

Merion Cricket Club.— On Dec. 5th the regular meet¬
ing of this club was held at the Merchants’ Club, Phila¬
delphia. The following officers were elected for a term
of one year : — James Rawle, President ; Meredith Bailey,
Vice-President; Edward S. Sayres) 217 South Third
street, Philadelphia), Secretary ; and William R. Philler,
Treasurer ; Ground Committee, Richard H. Reilly, Lind-
ley Haines, J. Randall Williams, J. S. Wain and Joseph
M. Fox. On adjournment of the meeting tho members
sat down to their annual club dinner, as has been the
custom for many years.

—Do not neglect to oil your bats, from time to
time, during tho winter months.

AVERAGES FOR 1879.

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

This Philadelphia University played three matches, of
which one was won, one loBt, and one drawn on account
of rain. The small number of matches played was prin¬
cipally due to the very busy inter-club season, and to an
unwillingness to contest with older and more powerful
local organizations. This, therefore, left them only Col¬
umbia and Haverford Colleges against which to match
themselves. Next season theUniversity trusts to be able to
present an eleven which will be strong enough to success¬
fully compete with the larger clubs, in which case itwill be
able to arrange plenty of matches for tne spring and sum¬
mer months. Harvard, too, is tobave an eleven, and several
of the Western colleges have already stepped into the
arena ; so that altogether the outlook is a good one for
inter-collegiate cricket. At present the University has
no second eleven to boast of, which is to be regretted, as
the second is generally the future strength of a college
club. The classes played a number of matches with each
other, and besides the University Eleven averages, the
principal of these will also be found annexed : —

BATTING AVERAGES.

John B. Tliayer, jr . 1 2 53 38

Murphy . . — 3 A 54 43

Hozelliurst . 1 2 13 7

Geo. C. Thayer - ...... 1 2 21 12

Montgomery . 1 2 18 la

S. E. White . 1 2 13 13

Conerthwaile . 12 8 0

Robins . . 2 4 17 0

Church . , . 2 4 14 7

J.S. Clark . 1 2 S 4

ft. S. Philler . 3 4 14 13

MacArthur . 1 2 3 3

Hutchinson . 1 2 2 2

Paso . 12 2 1

BOWLING; AVERAGES.

jj? 5

s? 3

Montgomery . 94

J. B. Thayer, jr . 133

Murphy . . 91

S. K. White . . 126

a

BATTING AVERAGES Or CLASS MATCHES.

g! I

G. C. Tlrnyer, *si, ...
J. B. Tliayor, jr, ’S3.

Murphy. W) .

J.S. Clark, '81 _ ...

Hill, '81 .

Broatow, '81 .

Robins, ‘81 .

W. w. Tliayor, '83. .

Church, '80 .

Dickson, '80 .

Through the courtesy of the secretary of the Univer¬
sity Club, we furnish' the above interesting official re¬
port. _

HAMILTON CRICKET CLUB.

The annual meeting of the Hamilton Cricket Club, of
Hamilton. Out., was held on November 3d, George
Roach, Esq., President, being in the chair. After the
minutes of the last annual meeting were read and con¬
firmed. A. H. Hope, Esq., Treasurer, read the financial
statement, which showed the expenditure to be $554.98
and the revenue $119.93, the amount nowdueby the club
to be $393. The treasurer explained that the deficit was
due to the visit of Daft’s Team, tho total expense con¬
nected with it beitjg about $930.00. The greater portion
of this had been provided by private subscription. The
subscriptions during the year had increased by $100, but

the expenses had been unusually large. It was decided
to 'raise the amount of the deficiency by supscription
among the members of the club, and a handsome sum
was subscribed by those present. The question of having
a professional was discussed, those present being gener¬
ally in favor of it.

The Secretary, Alex. Harvey, Jr,, Esq., read his resume
of the season’s play, Bhowing that the club had played
ten first eleven matches exclusive of the one against
Daft’s team, and only lost one, viz., against the Irish¬
men. Two junior matohes were also played, of which
one wa9 won, and one lost. The following is the Secre¬
tary’s report : —

SECRETARY’S OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE HAMILTON
CRICKET CLUB FOR THE SEASON OF 1879.

The season was opened by a match played in St. Cath¬
arines on the 24th of May, against the club of that place.
We had had scarcely any practice previous to this, and
the team, with one or two exceptions, was a weak one ;
nevertheless we proved victorious by 27 runs. Hamil¬
ton, first innings, 34 ; second innings, 109. St. Cathar¬
ines, first innings, 41 ; second innings, 75. The top score
was 49, obtained by Mr, Simonds.

The next match was played on our ground, on the 26th
of May, against the Paris Team, which resulted in favor
of Hamilton by ten wickets. Paris, first innings, 56 ;
second innings, 67. Hamilton, first innings, 116 ; second
innings, 5, for no wickets. The highest score was made
by Elmslie, 36.

On the 14th of June a match was played on the Ham¬
ilton Grounds against Galt, when Hamilton scored an¬
other victory by eight wickets. Galt, first innings, 21 ;
second innings, 80. Hamilton, first innings, 49 ; second
innings, 55, for three wickets. Davies obtained 23 (not
out), the highest score ; Park next, with a well played
20. The bowling of Feme was remarkably good in the
first inningB, he getting eight wickets for 10 runs.

The next match was played on the Trinity College
Grounds, Toronto, on the 27th of June, against the ex
and present students of Trinity College, which was easily
won by Hamilton by an innings and 38 runs. Trinity
College, first innings, 31 ; second innings, 50. Hamilton,
first innings, 119. The principal feature of this match
was the brilliant innings of Mr. Simonds, who got 68 (not
out). This was the top score of the match and the high¬
est individual score of the season.

Next came one of the most important matches of the
year, namely, that against the Peninsulars, of Detroit,
played upon our grounds on the 1st of July. The Penin¬
sulars brought their strongest team, and I think that
the Hamilton Club never put a more efficient eleven in
the field than upon this occasion. The match was well
contested throughout and resulted in our favor by 18
runs on the first innings. Detroit, first innings, 78 ; sec¬
ond innings, 23 ; for five wickets. Hamilton, first in¬
nings, 96. We were, doubtless, indebted for this very
important victory to the magnificent wicket-keeping of
Mr. Wand. In this match, as in all other matches in
which he participated, his play behind the wickets was
almost perfect, and we can congratulate ourselves upon
having in our eleven the best wicket-keeper on this side
of the water. The fielding and bowling all round in this
match was good. Tho highest score was again obtained
by Simonds, 22.

The next match was played against the Carlton Club,
on the Toronto Ground, on the 26th of July, and resulted
in the signal defeat of the Carltons by one innings and
12 runs. Carltons, first innings, 20 ; second innings, 61
Hamilton, first innings, 93. Simonds again headed tho
list with a score of 26.

We next found ourselves playing in Hoboken against
the old-established St. George’s Club, of New York, on
the 25th and 26th of August. The weather was most un¬
favorable for cricket, and owing to a heavy fall of rain
we were unable to have any play the second day, conse¬
quently the match was declared drawn, although greatly
in our favor. St. George’s first innings, 47 ; Hamil¬
ton’s first innings, 99, for two wickets down, of which
Ray obtained 29, Simonds made 24, and R. K. Hope 21,
both not out.

From New York we proceeded to Philadelphia, to
tackle the famous Young Americans of that place. Tho
match was played on the beautiful new grounds at Sten-
ton, on the 27th and 28th of August. The weather was
fine, but the ground rather soft. The Hamilton captain
having, as usual, won the toss, the Young Americans
went first to the bat. Their innings closed for the. re¬
markably small score of 28, being about the smallest
total their eleven has ever put together. Feme's bowling
in this innings was admirable, and seemed greatly to sur¬
prise our opponents. He got seven wickets at the ex¬
pense of only five runs. Hamilton, in their first innings,
made 74, of which A. H. Hope got 24, and Simonds 22.
Great tilings were expected from the Young Americans
in their Beeond venture, but they barely succeeded in
avoiding a defeat in one innings, making only 59 runs,
and leaving Hamilton 5 to make to win, which was done
without the loss of a wicket. Thus we won our greatest
victory by 10 wickets. We have heard since that tho
Young Americans took the result very much to heart, and
that they intend to have their revenge next year, if they
have to come here every week. It is to be hoped tl ley’ll
come often.

We left Philadelphia on the evening of the 28th, and
made our way to Staten Island, where, on the 29tli and
30th, we engaged in a match with the club of that place,
when we were again fortunate enough to prove vic¬
torious. We defeated the Staten Islanders by 8 wickets.
Staten Maud, first innings, 47 ; second innings, 43.
Hamilton, first innings, 66 ; second innings, 23 for two
wickets. Simonds got 16, and R. K. Hope 15 in the
first innings, and in the second innings, Wauil played
well for 11, not out. Kennedy bowled extremely well
throughout this match.

We left for home on Monday, Sept, 1st, taking with us
a clean record, and, I think, the good opinion of all the
cricketers with whom we came in contact. It is ex¬
pected that these three clubs of our tour will visit us
next year to play the return matches, when it will de¬
volve upon us to endeavour, to the best of our ability,
to return in some manner the hospitality so liberally ex¬
tended to us by the cricketers of New York, Philadelphia
and Staten Island.

The next and last club match was that played on the
13th and 14th of Oct. against the Irish Gentlemen, when
we met with our first and only defeat of the season,

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Owing to our batting being sadly weak, wo woro beaten
by 60 runs. Our fielding, with tlie exception of one or
two errors, was perfect. Rylott, the professional who
accompanied the Irish Gentlemen, and who is engaged at
Lord's Ground, stating that for five years be had never
witnessed better fielding. The Hamilton bowling was
also good, Gillespie particularly distinguishing himself.

During the season two Junior matches were played,
one on the 21st of June against the W, C. College, which
was won by Hamilton by one innings and 24 runs ; and
one played on the 7th of Oct. against the Ancaster Club,
when the Juniors were defeated by 10 wickets.

On the 18th, 19th and 20th of September a match was
played on the Hamilton Ground between Daft's profes¬
sional team and seventeen Canadians, when the latter
were defeated by one innings and 103 runs.

In the batting averages for the season, Simonds heads
the list, with the very good average of 27.36. His aver¬
age is over twice that of any other member of the team,
and is about five runs over the average obtained by the
gentlemen players in England during the past year, In
the bowling Ferric comes first, with an average of 4.07
runs per wicket, which is an exceedingly good average,
and very creditable. Gillespie and Kennedy have also
very good average.

On the whole we’ve had a most successful season, We
have boon well captained, and have pulled well together ;
can show a record such as no other Canadian club could
ever put forward. We have unquestionably earned, as
the New York papers stated, the Club championship of
America for the season of 1879. The following are the
averages, both batting and bowling, for the season : —

HATTING AVERAGES.

it

IT. 0. Simomls . 11 301 OS*

A. n. Hope . - . 11 lot 33

8. Itav . 7 17 39

J. H.'Parlr . 9 01 20

R. 1C. Hope . U B8 31*

C.S. Hyman . 7 37 20

A. Gillespie . ... 9 t! 11

U. Kennedy . 7 34 fl

B. W. Waud . 7 30 11

A. Harvey, jr . .13 30 S

G.P. Simpson . 3 7 4

11. H. Ferric . 11 13 ft

BOWWKQ AVERAGES.

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H. O. Simomls..

M. B. Feme .

A. Gillespie _

R. Kennedy .

7.03
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3.00
3.60
1.71

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3.43

4.01

4.78

8.03

ARCHERY.

ARCHERY SCORING.

Editor 'Forest and Stream : —

For myself and many fellow-nrchers of this region I
desire to say a few words concerning Mr, A, S. Brownell’s
theory that" the archer’s target would be more equitably
valued if the consecutive rings counted from 1 to 5 for
the gold, instead of from 1 to 9 as it is.

As I understand it, the “mark” is the spot or line at
which we aim. Tlie “gold” is the mark in .ar¬
chery. We all aim at it. We must not even
think of any red or blue or black if we would
hit the gold. If we set up a “clout” of 9.0 inches
diameter, the best man makes the most hits on an
average. Our English ancestors in the days of the Field
of the Cloth of Gold, shot at small white discs or at
pooled willow wands ; for excellence was so universal that
no archer would invite the reputation of inferiority by
asking that any shot four inches from the center be made
note of. Archers then scored on hits only.

But we modern worshippers and practicers of this
royal sport require some recognition of approximate ex¬
cellence ; and so we suivound our mark by a broad circu¬
lar margin whereon to measure the distance by which our
less skilful shots miss the mark ; and this margin is, for
convenience, divided into rings of rapidly decreasing
value, for it is not the mark or a part of the mark, and
its value is justly small and Tapidly lessens as we ap¬
proach the edge. If a gold be fastened to a large upright
surface, say a clay bank, where the brick-makers have
left it smooth and "perpendicular, and concentric rings of
a regulation target be scratched in faint lines about the
gold, it is as good a target as any of straw and gaily-
painted canvas ; for the mark is there, and misses can be
given their comparative values as certainly as upon a
$4.50 target.

As I view it, this circular margin, with its rings of
diminishing value, is in effect a concession by first-class
archers to archers of lower grades of skill ; and we should
accept it as Buch, magnifying the gold by giving it a
far superior value, Let us by no means subtract from
the enthusiastic veneration in which all true archers
hold the gold by lowering it nearly to the level of a no
hit.

As for the two or three instances mentioned by Mr.
Brownell, I answer that the question must be argued on
averages and not upon an occasional wild round, or un¬
usual score where the hits are low in proportion to points
made. Let us suppose a case parallel with the one men¬
tioned by Mr. Brownell as occurring at Beacon Park last
September. One archer has during a month's practice
scored a few points more at each round than a rival, but
his rival has also at each round scored more hits. I claim
the first is a better archer than the second, and should
outrank him, for he has demonstrated his greater power
of concentration by averaging his arrows nearer the
mark, though his fewer hits may show the power is not
continuously with him. On the other hand, if his rival
had equal power of concentration, his nerves were not so
steady or his muscles so strong and obedient as those of
the firet, as Iub greater varying from the mark proves. So
he detected by their odor, whioli [somewhat resembles

I say the first is the better man, both in Mr. Brownell’s
case and in my hypothetical case ; for isn’t archery, as
taught by our honored father, Maurice Thompson, and
exemplified by him, and that perfect archer, his brother,
a test of manhood?

So I say, let the scoringTremain as our English cousins
have arranged it. Let us keep the gold far above the
circles of mediocrity, and rob it of none of its fascination
by bringing it nearer to them. Perfection is our aim ; so
let us keep a premium on perfection by retaining the
superior values. Massasoit Bowman.

Springfield, Mass., Deo. If th.

AMERICAN BOWS ONCE MORE.

New York, Dec., 1879,

Editor Forest and Stream : —

In your issue of November 13th is a letter from Mr.
Thomas Aldred, of London, Eng., in which he complains
of an “attack unwarrantably made upon me by two of
your correspondents, ‘ Archer,’ and Mr. John W. Sutton.”
Now, for my part, I had no idea of making an “attack”
upon Mr. Aldred, but I was criticising “ Toxopholite’s ”
statements from my standpoint, and Mr. Aldred's bows
was the subject of “Toxopholite’s” letter’s in praise, and
American bows in the opposite, and there was, from
my standpoint, a lot of nonsense in Baid letters, such as,
“ You can talk of your American bows, but it is prepos¬
terous to put them against such a maker as Thomas
Aldred, who has been making archery since the year
1813 — “and I say there is no maker in this country that
is prepared to-day with stock ahead to make bows that
will answer the requirements.” Mr. Aldred says, about
that comical five years’ seasoning statement, “ The wood
must be gradually and naturally seasoned by a current of
air constantly passing through the drying or seasoning
rooms, and the bows advanced by sundry stages year by
year ” — (the italics are mine). Now, in the name of com¬
mon sense, is seasoning timber anything but drying ; and
can it possibly take years to dry a piece of timber of any
kind of the size of a bow, say, one inch by one and a
quarter inches? This is a matter that it does not take a
bow-maker to decide ; anybody that will give it a mo¬
ment’s thought, will see that this talk of “years” is
“bosh,” and nothing else. A piece of wood of that size,
left in the air (covered from the wet), in the summer will
be thoroughly dry in a few months in this country. It
may take a little longer in the damp climate of England,
but not years. Apiece of timber is thoroughly seasoned
whenever the water in it is exactly the same as is in
the same bulk of the surrounding air, and, as there is no
chemical change going on in the wood, the day that the
wood is in that condition, it will make as good a bow as
if it was kept years ; and if no decay occurs in the wood,
it will he no better, no worse. Seasoning timber is no
novelty ; and is as well understood in this country as in
any other, and that bow that takes ‘ 1 sundry stages year
by year ” is no better than if it had been made up the
week the wood was dry. Mr. Aldred says: “And so
limited are the good bow-makers, that I can count them
on my fingers.” As Mr. Aldred has only ten fingers, and
has been in the business since 1813, he no doubt knows
them all. I wonder what will the other English bow-
makers say to that, as there are nearly that number that
are in the trade. Are their workmen all second, or third,
or fourth, or some other rate, or is Mr. Aldred mistaken?
My idea is, that almost any good mechanic can make a
good bow ; and I get this idea from seeing any quantity of
good bows made by their owners, many of them not
mechanics, but amateurs, that not only shoot well, but
have stood usage that the imported bows break under
every day. There is hardly a village of 4,000 inhabitants
in this country where such a bow cannot be found in use.
I happen to know one here, a snakewood, that the owner
made over twenty years ago, tliat has been in constant
use ever since it was made, and it holds its own against
all comers. This must show to every one, not badly
prejudiced, that bow-making is not one of the fine arts,
nor does it require any more skill than thousands of other
things that are made every day without any glory.

About copying one of Mr. Aldred’s yew bows: Of two
sticks of wood exactly alike in every way, one was made
into a bow by Aldred, and Brother Jonathan takes the
other stick, and by careful measurement makes it exactly
like the first one ; will there be any difference in the bows,
and will that “ archer ” be able to tell which is which?
if so, how will he do it ; can it be explained in simple
English ? There is no magic in bow making— it is a very
simple affair, and it is only a trick of the trade to claim
anything else, and the thousands of amateur made hows
prove this.

No doubt the reason the English bows fail in this
country is the difference in the temperature and humidity
of the two countries. A bow seasoned in the air in En¬
gland for years will be no drier than the surrounding air,
and when brought here must dry out a portion of the
-water to be the same as our very much warmer and
dryer atmosphere. English seasoning is not American
seasoning — even years of it. Yew bows are said to be the
best bows in the world. They certainly should be, or
there is a lot of money wasted ; but how much better?
Will a yew bow shoot five or ten or twenty per cent,
farther than a lance wood or some other cheaper bow?
Who knows ? Are they stronger, and if so, what per
cent, stronger ? Can any body answer in understandable
language? If a bow costing, say, $10, and a yew $50
or $75 or $100, how much farther will th© yew cast an
anew, or how much lower will the tragectorv be in feet
and inches ? This^is a question of considerable impor¬
tance, and I suppose every archer in this country would
like an answer that was not guess work or boasting.
There is finish ana all that, that counts, hut bows are
for use, and if a $10 bow will throw an arrow within
five per cent of tragectory of a $50 or $75 yew, is the
percentage \y05fch that much more money, especially as
the evidence is very Btrong that one is as liable to break
as the other? Now, is not that “break” question of
more consequence than the five per cent., or some other
per cent., unless quite large. A broken $75 bow is no
better than a broken 75 cent one, and the loss is very
much more.

Aldred denies that he refused to string his very costly
how without pay, &c. Well, I think a gentlemen
of this city can toll another story. As a bow-
maker let me ask 1 Why should not wo warrant our

goods as well as any other manufacturers ? Every¬
body else does ; gun-makers, carriage-makers, and I
do not know any one that does not. If I make a
bow I know whether it is of good tough wood,
if it bends true and all about it. Now, why should
my customer be forced to take that how and pay for it,
and take all the risk ? Are bows anything but springs,
and does not every spring-maker warrant ills work ? I
propose to warrant my make of bows against any reason¬
able usage, and do not fear to let any archer have a bow
with that condition. With this business idea, when I
heard that fine bows could not be strung without the
customer taking the risk, I felt thankful that I could
make an unbreakable bow that I think is second to none
in its shooting powers, and at a price that would not
require the buyer to own much New York Central stock
to purchase.

The close of my letter sticks in Mr. Aldred’s crop : —
“ American mechanics are superior to any others in the
world, and having begun the making of bows and ar¬
rows, will not stop until they supply the world with a
better article for a less price, not excepting Mr. Aldred,”

Let’s see if I cannot make that good. I am making
rawhide-backed bows, and I sell them for $10, and war¬
rant them unbreakable, and am willing to have them
strung and used by anybody anywhere, and so firm in
1 the faith ami that they are “ superior” to any bow made
by Mr. Aldred at the same price, that, if he wishes, we
will each of us put one hundred dollars iu the hands of
the editor of Forest and Stream to purchase a cup to be
given the winners of two out of three trials with our
bows. Each of us to bring a six-foot 451b. bow — that is,
a bow that, when the string is twenty-six inches from
the inside of the bow, shall pull 451bs. ; the bows both to
be of the kind and class sold in this city by myself and
Mr. Aldred’s agents for $10. The trials to be : —

First — To pull the longest arrow thirty times, the last
time the arrow to be held in place one minute.

Second — Three arrows at 100 yards for the lowest tra¬
jectory, the height to be measured 00 or 70 yards from
the shooter’s stand.

Third — Three arrows at flight shooting. Each to use
in the two last trials any length or weight of arrows they
may choose. The winners to take both bows, as well as
the’cup.

As I do not make a bow of over $15, and Mr. Aldred
makes some very high priced ones, if he will give me say
five per cent, discount on every time his price exceeds
mine — that is, a $20 bow will give me five per cent., a
$30 bow ten per cent., and so on — I will be willing ho
should use any how he may choose. If I use a $15 bow,
then the percentage to be the same on that price. Cer¬
tainly, if double price is only five per cent, better, one
might question where the money was well spent. As our
winter is at hand, the match to come off as soon as the
weather will permit in the spring. But I am not par¬
ticular as to that. Mr. Aldred may set the time.

95 Liberty street . John W, Sutton.

New York Archery Club— The New York Archery
Club has secured quarters for its winter practice at Ex¬
celsior Hall, corner of Twenty -seventh street and Ninth
avenue. Last Saturday the members shot for the club
colors. Targets were arranged at the west end of tho
hall, which was banked with butts made of burlaps and
filled with excelsior. The ladies shot at the first target
and the gentlemen at the second, Between the two par¬
ties great rivalry existed, as well as between the indi¬
vidual members. Ninety arrows were fired at a distance
of thirty yards. The ladies’ badge was won by Mrs. Dr,
De Luna, with a score of 252, while the gentlemen’s was
won by Mr. Breeze, with 49G to his credit.

Manhattan Archers.— At a special business meeting
of the Manhattan Archers the following regular board of
officers was elected to take the place of the temporary
hoard which was elected on Oct. 11th, 1879, to hold until
a permanent board be elected : President, W. C. Beecher,
237 Broadway ; Vice-President, Dr. M. McLean, 304 East
One Hundred and Twentieth street ; Secretary, Robert
Lawrence, 37 Pine street ; Treasurer, S. E. French, Metro¬
politan Hotel. Executive Committee, J. O. Davidson,
Fordbam ; Geo. W. Folsom, 46 West Thirty-seventh
street ; Dr. M. McLean, 304, East One Hundred and
Twentieth street ; S. E. French, Metropolitan Hotel.

Robt, Lawrence, Sec.

Kansas Archery.— Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 15th.— Be¬
low I give the highest score I have made at the American
Round since the Cliicago meeting : —

40 Yards. 60 Fords. ao Fords. mts.^Putnts’.

30-200 27-100 30-118 86 418

Mr. Chester, of the “ Commodus Archers,” has fitted
up an indoor range for winter practice, and I give you
the highest score made by three archers at the indoor
range. Distance, 35 i yards : —

_ Points,

E. P. Chester... . ]82

F. O. Marvin . Rio

J. D. Patterson . . 305

Mr. Marvin commenced shooting in September of the
present year. J, D. Patterson.

Oritani Archers.— Veto York, Dec. 15th. — The Oritani
Archers have sent a challenge to each of the following
clubs, viz.: Brooklyn Archery Club, Robin Hood Ar¬
chers, Manhattan Archers and New York Archery Club.
They wish to shoot the American Round with a team ol’
six. It is to be hoped that a friendly match can be ar¬
ranged before the weather gets too cold. Mount Morris
Park would be a first-rate place for such a match.

Archer.

Cortland Archery Club.— The Cortland (N. Y.) Ar¬
chery Club has been organized with the following officers :
A. Malian, President : Dr. F. O. Hyatt, Vice-President ;
C. F. Stvaat, Secretary ; Mrs. G. H, Arnold, Treasurer,
A hall will he secured for winter practice.

Steel Bows. — Our mechanics have not yet made for
ns a good and, at the same time low-priced bow. The
good bows are too expensive, and the low-priced
bows, considering their quality, are also too expensive.
All are fragile and easily broken. Why does not some
enterprising manufacturer experiment with steel? It
seems as though, with steel, a how could bo made that
would possess all the qualities of a perfect yew bow, and
yet not cost more than a tenth as much. The bow

938

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might be made of flat strips of steel, thin enough to be
sufficiently elastic ; and these strips could be laid one on
another so as to give the requisite strength. 8. Teel.

ffffawris fjj/olnmn.

Beaver Dam, Wia., Dec, 16 tit.

Dear Oirls : — It is quite time that Rebecca qatne to the
front ; being as I am the oldest, I know that it is expected
of me. Our houses have all undergone a general airing,
and now that winter has fairly set in, we must at once
be about our business. If Mehitable was onl^ here we
would set baok the chairs and “tidy up” immediately.
But dear me ; the good old-fashioned girls have gone en¬
tirely, and I must do the best I can with this young gen¬
eration of Lean’s, Jean’s and Minnies; and Ruth— well, you
never could depend on Ruth, for there's no telling when
Boaz will come along. “ The Woman’s Department is to
be practical.” That means, never jump the garden fence.
Stay within the inclosure. Do your work to the sound of
the bugle ; no other instrument can produce harmony
without coaxing.

Blast one — Call for something to eat — (man’s first
effort). If our Editor don’t mire in recipes before Dec.
31st, 1880, it wo’nt be our fault. He will never call
for a ‘ ‘ thrust” of that sort again. Forty-seven Saratoga
trunks won’t hold the number we will send him. Since
it is fashionable with ribbons flying to mix dough and
beat eggs; it’s just fun to cook. " A pinch of this and a
pinch of that, with a little judgment,” is no longer
required. It must be a certain man in his rambles about
New York City has strayed so farasto join Miss Corson’s
Cooking School. She is" the woman to win his heart. I
wonder if he don’t carry her “ hifalutin” code of recipes
in his breast pocket ?

Dear sir, you will get no •* quail on toast” from me. It
will be quail on a stick, or no toast at all.

Blow two— Methods of household, home-made decora¬
tion and adornment. Now we have had enough of that.
We have decorated, for the last twentv years, the four
square walls of every room in the house, until they
groan with the load ; and for whom ? For fathers and
Brothers and husbands and sons, and not a “mother’s
son of them” but that prefers outside attractions. There’s
no life in it. No sir ! When we are in the Forest and
Stream we will be out of doors too.

Girls ! there’s no use in being cramped ; we hold the
mortgage on our acre, and do let us for once get the best
of the bargain.

~Rln«t three — Discoveries in botany, and the care of
house plants. Bless his dear, generous heart for that.

Blow four — In-door family recreation for winter even¬
ings. Yes — when every member of the family is present ;
good !

Blast five — Out-of-door study recreation in summer.
Grand !

Blow six — Gardening. Superb !

Blast seven — Housekeeping. The proper thing for the
girls; who don’t know how ; but out of place in the For¬
est and Stream. The blacksmith don’t drag his shop
into your paper ; the mechanic his lathe ; the clergy
their sermons, nor the doctor his pills. Why should we ?
Rid of the hackeneyed labors of the day, they sit down
to the “ feast of reason and flow of soul” that is prepared

on every page. No dear editor, give us a few plain hints
on free-hand drawing and sketching, and we will be all
the better house-keepers for it. But to blow eight — The
thousand and one topic —

Bugle blast or bugle blow,

Blow, blow, blow, bugle blow.

Now, girls, if you will follow the tune, I will pledge
myself to always “ back you” on the thousand and one,
and the one will always be somewhere among the thous¬
and. I never could work by note, nor even play by note.
I didn’t learn that way, and I am two old to make a be¬
ginning. But the point I had almost forgotten is : The
greatest boon that ever came to America for us, is the
bow and arrow. Just think of it ! To pin the wings of
a dove in mid-air or round the heart of a deer — to fell
the wild beast of the forest. A whi.Tr— ’sis done. No
discordant bang to stun the senses. “ Like the breath
of heaven the foe shall hear the sound thereof, but know
not whence it goeth.”

I am through, therefore I will stop. Rebecca.

Well, the Editor and his aids profess to be competent
to control every other department of the paper, but
when it comes to the Woman’s Column he resigns every¬
thing. She shall have her own sweet will. We know
too much to try to have ours. And we have the fullest
confidence, too, that these same women will make a
breezy column of it.

Retort Courteous to “ One op Them.”— ComlvUle,
Iowa, Dec. 3d. — I rejoice that the ball is still in motion,
and think that the editor of Forest and Stream deserves
a medal from the ladies, for so gallantly aiding us in our
efforts to accomplish the needed revolution.

These sportsmen— most of them— need writing up. It
will do them good. They need to “see themselves as
others see them,” or rather as their wives see them. The
gentleman wlio signs himself as “One of Them,” in the
issue of Novembar 27th, seems to need it badly ; from his
apparent dread of having his Little eccentricities disclosed,
one fancies that his wife could a “ tale unfold that would
harrow up his soul and make each individual hair stand
up like quills upon the fretful porcupine,” (I mean the
other kind of “fretful porcupine,” not the gentleman).

“Minnie” and “Ruth” have done nobly, and let us hope
that the wife of “One of Them” will be the next to speak.

Zena.

Florida Insects, Land, and Health. — Editor Forest
and Stream : — I can speak feelingly of Florida pests of all
kinds. In winter everything is nice enough, but as soon
as spring approaches the pests come in legions. Still,
there are places that are quite exempt from mosquitos
and sand flies. Fleas abound everywhere, while wood-
ticks and bed bugs are only found on trees and shrubbery;
every one who goes out of the house at all is sure to make
their acquaintance. Red ants are as thick as the sands,
and more or less are eaten at every meal. Cockroaches
are as the leaves on the trees, of all sizes, from mites to
the size of a small turtle. Scorpions are quite plenty ;
also snakes of various kinds and sizes, from the pretty
“ thunder and lightning” to the mammoth “gopher,”
from the harmless little ‘ 1 ribbon ” to the deadly rattle¬
snake ; still, with all these annoyances, it is surprising
how soon one gets used to them. By-the-way, do your
readers know that the near presence of rattlesnakes can

that of a cucumber? Florida is very enjoyable, but
everything iB not colour de rose as some writers would
make people believe. The man who writes such glowing
letters from Florida is generallya Yankee who has bought
several thousand acres of land, for which he agrees to
pay two to three dollars per acre. He pays a small
amount down, and gives a mortgage for the remainder,
and then proceeds to survey and plot his land into vil¬
lage lots and plots of a few acres for orange groves. He
then writes letters to the papers, telling them all about
the paradise he lias found, and wants people to come and
help him enjoy it. He will be magnanimous enough to
sell them one-fourth acre building lots for two or three
hundred dollars apiece, and eight or ten acres for an or¬
ange grove for one thousand dollars. This philanthro¬
pist never sees snakes. I have heard him solemnly as¬
sure a party of northern visitors that a moccasin, which
unfortunately made itself visible, was nothing but a
southern eel. This is the same man who says “ a case of
fever and ague was never known here,” although nine¬
teen persons died in six months out of a population of
eighty, of malarial diseases, in the season of 1878, in one
such locality that I know. There are some places in
Florida that are not suitable or safe for people to live in
during the warm season. Such places are found along
water courses and lakes; also, on hammock grounds that
are cultivated. Owners of. such places have business
North in the unhealthy season, or else camp on the sea
shore, or else go back to the pine hills, which are reason¬
ably healthy. With proper care, the winter visitor need
fear nothing. I have spent the summer as well as winter
in Florida, and have investigated the health and resources
of the State pretty thoroughly, as well as the subjects of
game and pests. Nauticbs.

Preservation OR Iron from Rust. — The protection of
ships’ bottoms from corrosion has proved a difficult prob¬
lem to owners; but the fortuitous discovery that the
juice of plants of the order Euphorbicese, common and
luxuriant in tropical climates, preserves iron from rust,
is likely to be usefully applied to the preservation of those
portions of ships below the water line, not only from cor¬
rosion, but from fouling. It seems, according to Iron,
that during the survey of Natal, some two or three
years ago, one of the officers found that when certain
plants of the order named were cut during the clearing,
the knives were firmly coated with the abundant gum
which exuded from them, and that the knives thus
coated did not rust. In consequence, experiments with
the gum in question were afterwards made by Sir Andrew
Clarke, who some two years ago had a sheet of iron
coated with it immersed in the waters of the Chatham
Dockyard, where everything becomes rapidly foul. On
being taken out it was found to be quite clean. The gum
is intensely bitter and poisonous, which prevents the ad¬
hesion of marine animals to any substance with which it
maybe covered, and, as the plants supplying it are found
in abundance on the seaside in low latitudes, even if this
agent should prove only moderately efficacious, it may
prove of great interest to the shipping interest.

An Old Lady’s Gratitude. — A lady 70 years of age
expresses great gratitude for the benefit she has derived
from Warner’s Safe Bitters, and declares her belief that
the remedy is a certain specific for dyspepsia. — [Adv.

piscdUmmts.

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At the highest market prices.

Send for circular with fuil particulars.

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New York.

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the very best, plain or embroidered, 81.10 per
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CRICKET GOODS.

Cricket clubs should send for our

Price List

for next Season.

We have in stock a

LARGE LOT OF VERY SUPERIOR GOODS
OF ALL THE BEST LONDON MAKERS.

Josopla Farlicr,

British Sports’ Warehouse,
Germantown avenue, Philadelphia.
(Established 1851.)

WANTED — A breech-loading shot gun
—a good grade Greener or Bonehlll pre¬
ferred, with latestimproveraents. Address, with
lowest cash price,

F. F., 507 East Water street,
Deo 25-1 1 Elmira, N. Y.

DUCKS WANTED— Wanted ducks
raised from wild fowl to stock a preserve.
State kinds, quantity and prices, delivered at my
farm, Jobstown, Burlington County, N. J.

Deo 25-tt P. LO HILLARD.

For sale— a second-hand wm.

Greener B. L., 12-guage, 28-inch barrels, 7
lbs., top-snap, pistol grip ; rib locks ; pat. fore¬
end ; modified choke. Cost $100. Is in perfect
order. Write to CHAS. GREEN. 2 West Main
Btreet, Rochester, N. Y. Price $05. Dec.l8-tf.

Live Trout For Sale.

Twenty-six thousand, one year old. Bred at
the Aquetong Trout Ponds.

For terms, address

THOMPSON BROTHERS,

New Hope, Bucks Co., Penn.

RICE LAKE, Canada.— WILD RICE
for sowing- in fields, lakes and fish ponds.
Delicious for desserts. Very scarce this season.
One bushel to twenty-five, S3 per bushel. U. S.
duty two cents per lb. added. Next season or¬
ders before August 1st, 1880, honored one to four
hundred bushels. Address CHAS. GILCHRIST,
Overseer of Fisheries, Port Hope, Ontario, Can.
Nov27-eot

WANTED— A black and tan fox hound
dog, with grizzle breast, height about zl
inches ; must be a good hunter. Address W.
WATKINS, 339 Flatbush avenue. Deceit.

Site H’fmtd.

FOR SALE— Gordon setter pups, one
dog and one bitch, nine months old, very
fine stock, good pedigree, $20 each, or will ex¬
change either for eight dozen live quail or prai¬
rie chickens ; properly boxed and sent by ex¬
press to me. JAMES WIGHT,

Rockland, Me.

STUD BEAGLE “ RAMBLER”— Prize
winner (silver medal) Westminster Kennel
Club’s dog show, 1879. Is thirteen inches high,
white, lemon and tan. Our own importation.
Fee, $10. Address the “ Montclair Hunt,” Mont¬
clair, N.J. Dec 25-lt.

lYOR SALE — Three well-broken setters ;
1 have been hunted all the fall ; perfectly
staunch and good nose; also one or two point¬
ers. Address for particulars,

H. B. RICHMOND,

Dec 25-lt Lakeville, Mass.

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of aogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months' work
out of the twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, 850 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time 1 keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County, Georgia.

Oot 8,tf

STREAM

930

®Ue fennel.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANB TO FLEAS— A BOON To DOGS.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
fleas on flogs or any other animals, or money
•returned. It is put up m patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box ton, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

AREDA NUT FOlTwORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Price 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above arc recommended by Rod am
Gust and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, B5SSET & MALLESGN,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y.
HENRY C. SQUIRES,
oct!2 1 Cortland t Street, N. Y.

Forest and stream kennel.

Llewellin setter, Rattler, iiLtho stud. Rat¬
tler is a handsome blue belton, black potnta.win-
ner of four bench pinr.es ; sire, Rob Roy, he by
Laveraok's Fred.out of Slatter'sPhcBbe, founder
of the field trial strain, winner of live English
field trials, out of pure La ventek imported bitch
Pickles; she by Llewellin 's Prince, winner of
two firsts and three championships, out of
Llewellin’s Lill II.; no better blood in America.
Will serve bitches at $15. Litters warranted. I am
breeding to Rattler the following bitohes:—
MeU, a beautiful blue belton, black points, sire
Jack, dam Spot, winner of first, and second
specials at Detroit, Mich., 1879. also first at, Boston
1819 in native classes ; Fly, a very fine roan bel-
ton bitch, sire Shot, dara imported Fannie ; Pat,
orange and white, out of Belle, by Royal George.
Puppies bred from above, fine stock, for sale
cheap. Address, with stamp, L.F. WHITMAN,
Detroit, Mioh. Dooll.tf

FOR SALE— If token before the 35th of De¬
cember, I will sell the following valuable
Setters at a bargain: Imported red Irish prize
bitch Floss, who has taken prizes at the follow¬
ing shows: Cork Show, Ireland; Centennial,
Philadelphia; St. Louis, Mo.; Baltimore, twice;
New York, and Philadelphia. She Is a No. 1
brood bitch, and a very quick dog in the field :
Ehe will also bein heatin about three weeks' time ;
price, only $05. Nora, a great, slashing, strong
bitch, red Irish, out of champion York and
Thompson's Belle ; price, only $35. A handsome
Llewellin setter bitch, lemon and white ; a beau-
tifulbitch, aud a pretty good worker in the field ;
price, only $50, One handsome black, white, and

®ltc kernel

champion ~ — — j — - - -

Druid, and the Llewellin bitch Leda; price,
IS. For pedigree and particulars, inqure of C.
- Y, Lanoaster, Pa. Doc.4, tf

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE," &C.

begs to inform Ladles find Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor's Ken¬
nels. declO tf.

MANGE!

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LONDON

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British Government, and 21 other Gold
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Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. D« LITZE,

18 South William Street, New York.
Also Spratt's Dog Soap, and direct orders taken
for Spratt’s Medicines.

MICKE’S

yever Failing Dog Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyer.

Far sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

Wholesale Agents— Bruen & Hobart, 214 Fulton
Street, N. Y.; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.; Finley & Thompson, 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans, La.; W. H. Holabird, Val¬
paraiso. Ind.: Trimhle ft Kleibaeker, Baltimore.

Cura oa Destroyer sent by mail on receipt of
25c., to L. A. MTOKE. Ramnn. Pa.

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE. — The un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magnificent Imported Mount St.
Bernard dr gs and bitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault For prices, pedigrees, etc., nddross.

Lb ROY Z. COLLINS,

Sept 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

OK FOX HOUNDS AND PUPS FOR
sale or exchange for Sporting Implements.
The finest bred and fastest in America. Every
dog warranted. L. M. WOODEN, H9 Bowers
Block, Rochester. ]u24 tl’

GLOVER’S IMPERIAL MANGE CURE is
ranted to cure all kiuds a nd conditions of mango
r skin diseases of any nature on dogs or cattle

Conroy, Bissett Ss Malleson, General Agents, Ho
Fulton street, New York. To be had of retail
drug gists aud dealers in sportsmen's goods. Price
50 cents. Oct.30— 3mos.

A RARE CHANCE. — Whelps for sale,
out of champion Fire Fly, by champion
Elcho. Also, whelps out of Bello (“ Pride of the
Border ’’—Kirby), by Carlowitz. Address H. W.
GAUSE, Wilmington, Del . Oct. 9, lmo.

FOR SALE - Red Wish Setter, with

little white ; three years old ; good size and
strong-built dog, and well feathered, and kind
and easy to handle ; put him in the field and he
will attend to his part ; you need not hunt the
birds for him to stand ; he Will find them for
you. He is fast, staunch as a rock : backs a dog
on a point ; great endurance ; good nose as ever
put on a dog’s face; as good its any man’s dog on
quail ; been hunted on woodcock, snipe and
ruffed grouse. Lowest price, $40. Nov27 tf
H. B. VONDERSMITH, Lancaster. Pa.

FOR SALE. — Two Gordon setter bitch
pups; full-blooded; perfect black and
tan: six montliB old ; good sire: with pedigree
on both sides. Also one Gordon setter dog, two
years old; winner of first prize on the bench; eer-
Ceot black and tan, and a perfect field dog ; all
broken , with a full pedigree ; a rare chance for a
good dog. Ena uire of CH AS. T. BROWNELL,
P.O. Box 350, New Bedford, Mass. Noy27

LAYERACK BLOOD FOR SALE.—
Pups by the renowned sire of prize-winners,
the pure Laverock setter dog Carlowitz ; orange
and white ticked, lemon Belton and chestnut
Belton ; dams of whelps from prize-winning
stock ; wbolped July 3d and July 12th ; price
lower than the lowest. Also two whelps by
Carlowitz, dam Princess Nellie, she by Pridoof
theBorder, by Petrol. M. VON COLIN, Dela¬
ware City, Del OotO.tf

TAOR SALE— Champion Berkley pups, red Irish

I setter puns, by Champion Berkley, out of
Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen , both import¬
ed. Whelpod Jimo 29, 1879. ROBT. SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept25-tf

IN THE STUD.— The pure Laverapk dog
Pride, by Pride of the Border x Petrel. The
onlypure Laverack in New England. Fee, $30.
AddreBS H. F. DEANE, Box 1,612, Boston, Mass
Sept. 4-t. f.

fgrmtrl.

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains,

rFHE FOLLOWING PRICES will show

X I moan sell out !—

Victress, pure Luvcraek.f nil sister to the Great
Countess, one of the best bitohes that ever
lived. Sho is by Old Blue Dash II. and MoUIII.
Victress won two prizes— Manchester, H. O., Bir¬
mingham . To parties in want of a pure Laver-
ack to breed this is a rare chance. Price $75, not
one-half what she cost ; was sold at public out¬
cry In England for$200.

Irish setter Gipsoy, red, and some white ; hunted
some on quail; very obedient and easy to handle;
sire of Gipsy, Rodman's Dash, who was tho best
Irish setter on game in the United States. She is a
good brood bitch, and just served by my red Irish
setter King Bee, who was sired by champion
York; a perfect, beauty, and if she falls to pup
will servo her free next time, but she never
missed. Price only $35.

France, a field trial bitch; a beautiful head ;
ears hunglow ; a good brood bitch ; never hnnted
her; bought her in June; will guarantee her to
stand a pigeon in yard for twenty minutes, and
from her movements I think would be good in
field. Price $25. Litter of pups worth four
times that, amount.

Llewellin setter bitch one year old, blue
ticked ; raised and bred by L. H. Smith, of
Strathroy, Ontario, Canada ; sire, Paris, and
dam, the pure Laverock bitch Peeress ; Peeress
and Paris are both broken, and Paris is one of
thobest field dogs in this country, that money
cannot buy; the Chicago Field of Nov. 8th,
'79, gives a cut Of the famous Paris and his
Hold winnings and on the bench ; parl ies buy¬
ing will get pedigree and his winnings printed.
Price only $50. Theseare bottom prices.

Address H. B. VONDERSMITH, Lancaster,

a. Nnv »7- if

IN THE STUD.

‘RED GROUSE.”

IMPORTED IRISH SETTER.

Address EDWARD LOHMAN, I71E.87th St. N. Y.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

M. P. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. X.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of tho finest

strains. I sell only young stock. I guarantee
satisfaction and safe delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp wiU got printed pedigrees, circulars!, testi¬
monials, etc. 310

Imperial Kennel

The following celebrated Dogs are r
sale.

GOGS!

St Bernard dog “ Marco”; rough coated, two
years old; a magnificent animal— Rev. J. Gum¬
ming Macdona’s stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

NewFoundland dog “ Keeper” ; four years old;
first, prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointerdog, "Croxteth,”, -liver and white; one
and a half 3-ear old; out of Lord Scfton's re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize in the H an-
over International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “ Decimul Dash," eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn's celebrated
•’Dash"— a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

I rish setter, “Hover II”; pure red ; son of Mao-
dona’s champion " Rover." Never exhihited ;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “Rangev U”; a purebred Lav!]
eraclt, son of Macdona's celebrated “ Ranger’’
His get won first at Hanoveraud Paris shows.

English setter “ Ranger Rival,” a half brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited. -i

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

BitcDes.

St. Bernard “Braunfels.” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm's celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to "Marco,” 1st prizes in Han-
~ver and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen," liver and white. lstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, In whelp to champion
“Sensation.”

Gordon setter “Beauty," IstBoston ShowlS78,
2nd New York Show 1S78.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, out of
‘.Queen ” and “Sancho,” in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter” Silk,” in wlielp to Ranger I.

Irish Setter” Moya," out of Col. Hilliard'.
‘ Palmerston ; " will be bred to Rover T.

English Setter “Donna,” white and lemon, In
whelp to Ranger II.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitches ean
be secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good 1 bm-oug hbred stock ; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. 12. GODEFFKOY,

Guyinurd. Orange Co., N. X.

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.

Dogs have daily access to salt
water.

N. B— Setter and Pointer
puppies; also, broken dogs for sale; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER,Touis River, N. J

THE FOLLOWING PRICES will show

T mean to sell out :—

Viotress, pure Laverack, full sister to the Great
Countess, one of the best bitches that ever Uved.
Hunted on ruffed grouse. She Is by Old Blue
Dash II. and Moll III. Victress won two prizes
—Manchester, H. 0., Birmingham. Topartiesin
want of a pure Laverack to breed, this is a rare
chance. Price $75, not one-half what she
cost; was sold at public outcry in England for
$200.

France, afield trial bitch; a beautiful head;
ears hung low ; a good brood bitch ; nevorhunted
her; bought her in June; will guarantee her to
stand a pigeon in 3’ard for twenty minutes, and
from her movements I think would be good in
field. Price $25. Litter of pups worth four
times that amount.

Llewellin setter bitch, one year old, blue
ticked ; raised and bred" by L. H. Smith, of
StratHi-oy, Ontario, Cnnada ; sire, Paris, and
dam.the pure Laverock bitch Peeress ; Peeress
and Paris are both broken, and Pan's is one of
the best field dogs in tliiB eourilry, that money
cannot buy; the Chicago Field of Nov. 8th,
'79, gives a out of tho famous Paris and his field
winnings and on the bench ; parties buying will
get pedigree and his winnings printed. Price
only $50. These are bottom prices.

Address H.B. VONDERSMITH, Lancaster, Fa,

Train Your Own Dogs.

By THE USE of M. Yon Culkt’s patent
Spike Collar, dogs of aoy age, no matter how
old or stubborn, can be most thoroughly trained
in a fraction of the time required by any other
method. I have train- d dogs broken of all
faults, no matter how long practiced. Dogs
broken of bird biting, gun-shyness, whip-shy¬
ness, shot-breaking, unsteadiness on the point,
chasing birds and rabbits, hedge hunting. Any
dog, old or young, taught to retrieve (put. in
your hand) as a duty, no play; to point game, to
back-stand, drop to shot, hand, wing and word,
to quarter his ground, and work to hand and
whistle. To hunt up headed for live game and
for fodt scent in retrieving cripples.

DISTEMPER AND WORMS.

Distemper and worms kfll more dogs than' all
other diseases combined. Learn how to prevent
and cure. Send 25 cents for 70 page book oa
treatment of all dog diseases.

Send Sot stamp for letters from sportsmen in
all parts of America, who have used my collar.
Price with book of instructions post paid $3.
Address M. Von Culln, Delaware City, Del.

All lovers of dogs and horses should send fdt
the " Kennel and Field,” full of rich information
on training, breeding, care, etc. Treats of all
cases of dogs, and full of Information which can
be gleaned from no other source. Price only 50
cts. Address

The Kernel and Field Publishing Co.,
Decll-tf. Delaware City, Del,

EOR SALE — Gordon setter pups ; two
spayed bitches, one dog ; whelped Sept. 11th
1879; will exchango for English mastiff pup,
cocker or clumber span iel : imported stock, full
pedigree. Address E. M. DORR, Jr., Dedham,
Moss. Dec* 1, 18-tf.

FOR SALE — Handsome English setter

dog; first N. Y. '79. by Morris’ champion
Lark. ex-Belle: color orange and white. Address
K. M. LIVINGSTON, Forrestdale, Pa. Dee25,lt

INCOLN &HELLYAR, Warren, Mass.,
k can furnish a fow hignly-bred sporting
ippies. Sep.18— tf.

This cut is a fac-6innle of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented hy N. M. SHEPARD, April 15,
1879. ThlB Chain will bo made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold
Filled, and will be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will
be 88 each. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for
Pigeon, Glass Ball or Target Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifle for bar, will also
be made of Solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

PATENTED

APRIL 15, 1879.

gat I keep constantly on hand a large and well-selected stock of

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

t HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

Wo have the largest stook'on hand of any house In this country, and do more business in this line than any
other house. SBNJ» FOB ILLbSTRA'l JiD CAl'Al.OUl K, 25c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York, j

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOTIN CATALOG UE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION \

I manufacture to order at short notice air the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Full Information given upon application.

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

940

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respect.

Drees shirts,

Night Shirts,

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Half -Hose:

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1 Seek- Wear:

Gloves:

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Handkerchiefs:

Just received.

Splendid English and Pon¬
gee Silk.

Polka-Dot, tartan, damas-
s6e, twilled, etc.

Blusixated catalogue Bent on request,

Lord & Taylor ,

Broadway and Twentieth Street.

KIDNEY&LIVER
C URE

(Formerly Dr. Vrtdg'9 Kidney Cure.}

A vegetable preparation and tbe only wire
remedy in tbe world lor Bright's Disease,
Oiabeteii. :iud AI L Kidney, Liver, aud
Ur Inn ry Di*e:««rH.

fitsrTasumonmls of the highest order in proof
of these statements.

BSHFor the cure of Diabetes, call for War¬
ner’* Safe Din bet e* Cure.

«®~For the cure or Bright’s and the other
diseases, call for Warner's Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure.

B©-WARNER’S

, Safe Remedies are
I sold by Druggists
| and Dealers in
* Medicine every¬
where.

H.H. Warner & Co.

Proprietor*,

ROCHESTER, N. T,

LIVE QUAIL

Sent direct from the West not further east than
New York: $5 per dozen: 93 per half dozen.
To bo sure to gel them, purchase now. Address
CHAS. FREDRICKS.

83 Mag"'"lia street,

Oct 23- tf Brooklyn, N. Y.

fit *7 '77 A YEAR and expenses to agents. Outllt
* i » free. Address P.O.Vlckery. Augu»ia,Me.

^UhUfUttongi-

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAFT. BOGARDES.

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. Por sale at this onice. Price $2.

To American Anglers.
THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling', River, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Folio.

Price Twopence.

(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Vol. III. commenced with the number for Jan.
1. under new management. The Gazette is the
only paper in the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free hy post ONE TEAR for 12s. Gd. or
§3.25 in P. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Hail
a year for half the price.

copy of tlie current uumber and pros¬
pectus can be bad (post free) by sending 6
cents in IT. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. marO tf

** THE SETTER,”

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Price $5 toy Mail.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

STANDARD PUBLICATIONS

CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
the Kangeley Lakes region. 224 pages. 22 illus¬
trations. Paper covers, 50 cents.

FARRAR’S RICHARDSON AND RANGELEY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Ransreley Jakes.
Parmachenee, Dlxville Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut, Andro.scoggi n, Magallmvay and
Sandy rivers. 288 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper
covers, 50 cents.

FARRAR’S MOOSEHEAD LAKE AND THE
NORTH MAINE WILDERNESS ILLUSTRA¬
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of the Moosehoad Lake region and the
sporting resorts of Northern Maine. The tours
of the Kennebec, Pcuobscot and St. John
rivers, ascent of Kntahdin, etc., are plainly
treated. 224 pages. 14 illustrations. Paper
covers. 50 cents.

5^” Any of the toe publications *ont by
mall, postpaid, or receipt of price, Addres?
CHARLES A. 0 F2RRAR, Jamaica Plain,
Mass.

Saxulrnmt, ©tf.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

importers and dealers in all kinds of

Birdsand Rare Animals

SUITABLE FOR

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

54Chatham St., third door from N. William.

RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

For Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa); Widgeons, lied Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe); Wood Ducks (America).
Chas. Reiche, Henry Reiche,

sep21 New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Stutters’ Tools, Glasp
Eyes for Stutled Birds and Animals, etc.
Send stamp for reduced price list.

A. J COLBURN, 31 Boy Ison St.. Boston. Maas
Paragon Mica for Bird Blumls, Rock Work, etc.
40c. per package by ma a uew thing ; beet it
use. Jyio iy

TKOY, N.T. Free Circular*.
Full-Length COT. m this ease,
wbAWS! Sib: LOUNGE, in this ease.

?|r bold Everywhere by the Trade.

$t> LO S'-i 0 & ‘lreu STINSON *00.

Portland, Me.

^imtsMcn’s ©Gails.

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

rcieeted by two United States Patents and one
in Great Britain.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws everyway,
or can be made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, or that can be made to throw every way, ,:J-
cevt at shooters end spectators, all of which are
covered by tho above patents. Remember vou
get no balls (unless you wish them) in you r face,
but have t ly/if« ond lefts, antlall other angles. Send
(or circular. Price $10 at factory. No charge tor

BROWN’S PATENT GUN CLEANER.

The best Cleaner and Oiler for nreech-loading
arms in market. For one dollar, one Cleanei,
patches, brush and lull du-ections sent lreeol

WM.R. SCHAEFER,

61 Elm st., Boston, Mass.,

Dealer In

SPORTSMEN'S EQUIPMENTS

And Manufacturer of

Breecli Loading Shot Guns

To Order.

A GENTS for the sale of the BALLARD
Til RIFLES, and of the DALY breech-load¬
ing SHOTGUNS. A full line of the CJahrouglr
Moore, BonohilL and Other makes ol' imported
guns, always on hand. Particular attention
pan! to CHOKE-ROKING GUNS to shoot close
and hard. SPUATT’S DUG FOOD, etc., etc.
Gun 6ioeks bent, warranted to stay. All work
executed in the most skillful manner.

SEND FOR CIRCULAR OF REDUCED PRICES

USE THE B0GAEDUS PATENT

Roua:hGlassBall

AND HIS PATENT

* GLASS BALL TRAP

dealers. Hoadquar _

for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTY & BRO’S.jNo. 10
Platt street, N. Y., or

4^

riHLL tureen n. i, or
ffiH i A. H. BOGARDUS, No.

358, South Clark street,
IWwfJ Chicago. For Traps—

ESti fm HART & SLOAN New-

Rf m jmm. ant. N- J- or at B°-
-- iW Ud ^ gardus* Headquarters,
IBS South Clark st., Chi-
cago. "Field. Cover and
Trap Shoothm,” the only
boon ever published by a market hunter, can be
had at the above address. Price, $2.

THE EXPLOSIVE FLYING TARGET,

PATENTED BY E. REDMOND, consists
of a rubber bag inflatable by the breath to
the size of a glass call, with a weight attached
that gives momentum.

Any trap throws it ; no breakage until hit by
shot; bursts instantly: fragments harmless.
Blow in tobacco smoke and when the bag bursts
it shows. Only half an ordinary charge needed,
with fine shot,' making them cheaper than glass.
Fifteen hundred pack in a square foot. Two
dollars a hundred. Discount to the trade.

DIVING DECOY CO.,

Rochester, N . Y.

“Nahmakanta,”

With tbe “CROSBY PATENT AXE COVER.”
The only genuine 'Camp Axe in America. Says
Jac. Hussey : " I am dei»ghtod wilh it ; It makes
my camping rut (It complete-, and is just th':
thing I have been looking for these many years.”
Send for a circular,

A, S. CJtOSBY & CO„

Watbrville, Me.

(Sung, gummmitiem, ©ic.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

ETEW YOIFLIESL.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOB CATALOGUE,

E. Ha MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Burlier and Daly
Chuns.

GUN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
GameShooting, Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted to Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al, 50c. per bottle.
Sportsmen’s and Riflemen's Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere 0.
0. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all the clubs of the city. dec!9 tf

THE NEAV AMERICAN

Breecli-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu-
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

THE SNEEDER GUN.

THE ONLY POSITIVE

DOUBLE-GRIP, SELF-CLOSING TOP
LEVER ACTION

In the world.

Sizes, from 6 to 1 6 Bore.

Equal iu finish, symmetry of outline, and mate¬
rial, to the finest English guns, and at
more reasonable prices.

The Sn eider Rebounding Lock used, the only ro-
bounder with which missflros wiLl not occur.
HIGHEST CENTENNIAL MEDAL
For “Workmanship. Rebounding Looks, and
Compensating Features of Action."

GUNS RE-BORED FOR CLOSE SHOOTING.
STOCKS BENT TO ANY CROOK.

Pin Fire Guns Changed to Central Fire.

Muzzle Loading Gum Altered to Breach Loaders.

Clark & Sneider,

214 West Pratt Street, Baltimore.

Send for TBupt rated Catalog ’

FOX’S PATENT

-LOADING SHOT GUS,

Wonderfully Simple. Wonderfully Strong.
The barrels slide one side.

KTo Binge to get Lioose

Prices from $50 to $300.

Send stamp for circular to

AMERICAN ARMS CO.,

103 Milk Street, Boston,
F. H. RAYMOND, Treas.

Eaton’s Bust Preventer.

For- Duns, cutlery, and surgi-

cal Instruments. Safe to handle, WILL NOT
GUM. and will keep in any climate. Sportsmen
everywhere in the United States pronounce ttthe
best gun oil in the market. Judge Holmes, of
Hay (Sty, Mich., writes ; “ It is the best prepara¬
tion I have found in thirty-live years of active
and frequent use of guns.'

The Iradesupplied bysolemanufaeturer, GEO.,
B. EATON, 540 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City
Heights, N.J.

Sold by principal New York dealers, and hyWm,
Head & Sons, Boston, Mass. ; li. Kittiedge & Cos,
Cincinnati, O. ; E. E. Eaton, Chicago, 111.; Brown
x llilder, St. Louis, Mo.; Titos. W.l'arr, Cleve-
and, O. ; Trimble X Kleibacker, Baltimore, Md.i
Cropley & Sons, Georgetown, D. C. ; Jos. C. Grubb

& Co., Philadelphia. _

CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL.

FOREST AND STREAM.

941

(goods.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 400, 402 Ji’ way, cor. Broome st.,
AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEGGINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODGMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BR0ADWAY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

Natural History Store.

Established 18oa.

Taxidermists’ and Naturalists’ Supplies. ,
Send for catalogue containing complete list or
the birds of the United States, with prices for the
mounted birds; skins and eggs in stock; also

Srice list of birds’ eyes and taxidermists’ supplies.

[ave a Ape lot of foreign bird skins and good
supply of beads, horns and antlers of animals.

W. J. KNOWLTON,

168 Tremont street, Boston, Mass.

^p0vf$mc«’$ IfluRsf.

Philadelphia and Savannah Line

FOR FLORIDA.

For through tickets to fernan-

DINA, JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUS¬
TINE, SANFORD, ENTERPRISE and interme¬
diate landings on ST.JOHN’S RIVER and inte¬
rior points m FLORIDA, by steamship to SA¬
VANNAH, and thence by railroad or steamboat.
Apply to WM. L. JAMES, General Agent,
Philadelphia and Southern Mail S. 8. Co.,
Pier 22, South Wharves, Phila.

“THE FISHING LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

MacliinaWiGrandRapids and Cincinnati Short Line

Trout, Grayling, and Black Baas Fisheries,
AND THE

FAMOUS SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed,
if equaled, in the abundance and great variety of
fish contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING Is found
only in those waters.

The TROUT season begins MaylandendsSept.l.
The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

Tho sportsman ^an readily send trophies of his
skill to nls friends or “ club ” at home, as ice for
narking fish can be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North A’ oods and Lakesis very beau¬
tiful ; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are gopd, far sur¬
passing’ the average in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fishing.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Freeat
owner's risk. ..

It Is our aim to m akesportsmen feel at home
on this route. For Tourist’s Guide (an attractive
Illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Grounds and Time Cards, address A. B. LEKT,

G er . Fobs, A gent, Grand Rapids, Mich .

Routes!.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen'l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. j. fVES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen'l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line reach
-L some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chlncoteague, Cobb's Island, and points
Mm the Peninsula. City Point, James’ River, Cur-
irituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 r.M. Full inform-
'atioR given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, N —
York. eepi

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRAN SPORTED
without failure or injury.

MB LINES OE

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold attho offices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and StiU
Hunting,

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and paints on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Prank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. feb!7-tf

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including In
their varieties of game and fish, deer, hear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
eook, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cinclnnatii with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with the North and Northeast ; and at Richmond
and Charlottevllle with tho South. All modern
Improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
Gon. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
may8 ly Richmond V

JprtSWJM’Si Routes.

LOMO ISLAND

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1879.

HPRAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
-L Bush wick and Flatbush aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

8 30 Greenpoint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and-Rockaway Mail.

10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

11 00 Bitbylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAY S .

M. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
nnd way.

1 % Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will he run fromHunter’s Point
and Flatbush av. every Saturday night at 12:15

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

TS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE

Anew cai*s “ DavyCroeket” and “Izaak Walton,"
which are fitted up With dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
''tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
.furnished on application, to Gen'l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je26 3mo6.

and Resorts

Wild Fowl Shooting.

BY A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bayman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with tho largest rig of train-

Rd wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
round In the vicinity of New Yorkfor hay snipe
hooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to bis guests, and satisfaction gauran-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE. Good Ground, L. I
Nov8tsf

Gulf Hammock House, Fljrida,

On the banks of tke Wekvva River,

L both hunting and fishing fine _ _

passed in this country, and tho climate is all that
can he asked for. We only ask a visit to the
place to be convinced that this is the place for
deer, bear, turkey and other wild game; and
for fish, su eh as bass, sheepshead, redfisli and a
vast number of other fine and gameyjish. cannot
be excelled. Board reasonable; $2 per day, 812
per week, or $40 per month, All communica¬
tions should be addressed to

Mrs. C. B. WINGATE,

Otter Creek, Levy Co., Fla
For reference, we refer to DrC. J. Kenworthy
and W. 0, Pitman, dealers in guns and sporting
Implements, Jacksonville, Fla.

$U$rfUimc0U$ m(tevti$emfnt$.

MANUFACTURER OF

Fine Silk and Felt Hats

mi# Ifsortsi for ^ijortsmen.

Bromfield House, Poston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Procrietor.

DAVIS HOUSE,

TVeldon. N. C.

J. R. DAYIS Proprietor,

Always twenty minutes for Dinner.

THIS HOTEL has been opened by Col.

J. R. Davis, long and favorably known as
the proprietor of the Purcell House, Wilming¬
ton, N. C. The Hotel has been entirely and
thoroughly renovated throughout. The rooms
are elegantly furnished with black walnut mar¬
ble-top furniture and hair mattrasses. Travellers
and Invalids coming South will now find this a
comfortable resting place, (a long-felt want sup¬
plied). Guests wil) receive every attention and
comfort, elegant table and attentive fen-ants.
This is the Dinner I louse coming South or going
North. The best Hotel of its kind on the route
to Florida. Rates— $2.00 and $2.50 per day.

For Good Fall Shooting

—GO TO THE-

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At SMnnecock Bay)

Where you will find
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

As well as good accommodations and a sub¬
stantial bill of fare.

Take Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

CURRITUCK SHOOTING.

FOR SALE.— An undivided half intrest
in about 200 acres of land at Currituck, S
C„ comprising some of the best shooting points
on the Sound. Price, $500 : or will lease by the
rear for $50. For particulars apply at this office,
or address S. H. W. OeffiOtf

FOR SALE IN FLORIDA.

A FINE Sportsman’s Hotel, where hunt¬
ing and fishing are unsurpased, with a fine
orange grove and twenty acres of land attached,-
with a fine river running close to the house.
The above property with the furniture wfilhe
sold cheap and on easy terms. Good reasons
for wanting to sell *, for further information
address S. Y. McFAKLAND,

Bronson, Levy Co., Fla.

with

locomotive reflector.

The most, complete Lamp for
Sportsmen, Boatmen, Night
h Watchmen and others, yet
" produced.

Combines Camp Lnmp.Head,
Staff and Boat Jack, Dash and
Carriage Lamp, Hand and
Dark Lantern, Belt Lamp, etc.
Has 110 chimney; burns either
Signal, Laid or Sperm Oil.

THE “EXCELSIOR”

DASH AND CARRIAGE LAMP.

With Locomotive Reflector and Reversible
Dash Clamp. Has no chimney. Burns either
candles, kerosene or other oils. Fits any kind
of Dash or vehicle.

Send stamp for Circulars.

FERGUSON’S RUST PREVENTER.

The best article yet invented for Fire-Arms, Cut¬
lery, Tools, exposed parts of Machinery, etc.

ALBERT FERGUSON, Sole MTr,

65 Fulton street, N. Y.

PERE & FILS.

Established 1729.

Connoisseurs pronounce recent shipments of
these Wines to be unequaled In quality.
Verxenay, dry, full bodied, rioh flavor.

Carte Blanche, Fruity, delicate flavor, not too
dry. BODGE, CAMMEYER & CO„

1 Cortlandt St., SoleAg’tsfor the United States,

CjitlO a week. $12 a day at home easily made.
<5 t — Costly outfit free. Address TRUE & CO.,

CIO In (tl finn invested in Walt St. stocks
4)1U 10 4)1. UUU makes fortunes every
month. Book sent free explaining everything.
Address Baxteh a Co., Bankers, 17 Wall St, N. Y.

942

FOREST AND STREAM.

Ammunition.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Qranae Liah Inina.
Oranae Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card for ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET, showing SIZES of GRAINS of POW
JER. Furnished FREE.

(A,

No. 29 Murray Street, N. Y.,

GUNPOWDER.

DUPOST’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

The Most Popular Powder In Use.

DUPONT’S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, have maintained their
great reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu¬
facture the following oolebrated brands of P

dor:

DUPONT'S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (line), unequaled in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Gloss
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean: great penetration; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
grain for pistol shooting.

DUPONT'S RIFLE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,"
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle
.hooting the FFG and FFFG for general use,
burning strong au*i uiou-f.
.SPORTING, MINING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

Y. L. KNEELAND, 70 Wull Street, N. Y.

N. B.— Use none but DL FONT'S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting. _

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Original,

THE DEATH OF GENIO C. SCOTT,

TAEAR Genio, as the passing bell
-* r Above thy ashes peals its kueil,

Let me beside thy sable bier
Prop votive wreath and saered tear ;

Strike the sad lyre, that it may pour
A requiem on my friend of yore.

With sorrowing heart I pause, I turn
Prom silent dust and funeral urn,

O'er the long-vanish’d years to muse,

Still bright with light and fresh with dews:
O’er the departed years to trace
Our mutual footsteps in life's race.

I once again with thee explore
The windiugs of the stroamlot shore,

To east the line and draw the prey
Prom the clear ripples where they play;

Or track the coast-line where the spoil
Rewards the patient angler’s toil ;

Or brush the dew from shrub and grass,

As on from stream to stream we pass.

From memory's blurr’d and blotted shoot
I wipe the effacing dust, and meet
In shining lines the record dear,

Dear Genio, of thy life’s career.

And those who lov’d thee long and well
O’er thoso past years will fondly dwoll,
Remembering still thy cheerful ways,

And all the Joys of other days.

Ah ! the lost dead "may never die !

From the blue fields of air they call,

From the green hillocks where they lie,

O’er which the woodland shadows fall.

From tho white cloud— a floating speck
in ether— they leap O’er and heck,

Wave their bright pinions and extend
Their palms, whither they’d have us tend.

’TIs only when tho long grass grows
Or when the curling billow flows
Above the lost and lov’d of earth
That wc can measure all their worth.

Tnen only with unclouded eyes
The brightness of their life we prize,

When ’tis too late to crown with praise
Tho crys tal sweetness of their ways :

When look and word and deed shiue back
Like sunbeams o’er life's trodden track.;

O ! that we might again behold
Those features, seinilchrcd in mould!

Shelter lelahd, Dee. 22d. Isaac McLelcan.

s$£epigon |p the and $mr.

NUMBER IV,

NEPIGON HOUSE is an old established post of the
Hudson’s Bay Company. It lias been, as nearly as
we could ascertain, a recognized “house” fully a hun¬
dred years. Probably it is much older, as from its posi¬
tion in the centre of an extensive fur country it would
soon be appropriated as a point for a depot of supplies
and trade. It stands in latitude 49 deg. 55 min. north,
being a degree north in latitude aud about thirty miles
west of the longitude of Red Rock. The canoe and por¬
tage route between the two posts is called one hundred
miles. There are three or four frame and log buildings
at Nepigon House (not including a substantial if not orna¬
mental cattle stable and farm) buildings) used as store and
warehouses, and the agent’s residence. The permanent
population is small, consisting of the company’s agent
and employes and their families. When we reached the
post a fine brigade boat lay at the little doek-and a larger
one rather the worse .for wear and age was beached near
by, undergoing repairs. These boats had been pulled and
tracked up the practicable rapids and taken over the por¬
tages on rollers from Red Rock at an immense expendi¬
ture of Indian labor. But once in the lake they save
much hazardous cauoe transportation.

The Indian population right about the post did not ex¬
ceed twenty-live families at the time of our visit. But in
spring time, when the hunters flock in to dispose of the
winter’s “ take,” the number is largely increased and the

immediate vicinity must present a busy appearance.
After the spring trading is over, and the brigades havo
carried down to Red Rock the thousands of pounds of
furs which have been gradually accumulated, and
brought back to the post the stores and supplies for the
ensuing year, the Indians gradually disappear from the
neighborhood, to return the following spring. They go
off up the rivers to their various favorite hunting grounds,
where game is plenty and fish may be bad for the taking.
Many go hundreds of miles and thread the vast net-work
of lakes and streams which lies to tbe west, north aud
east of Nepigon. About two hundred trappors and hunt¬
ers, being the industrial basis of a thousand people, as I
estimate their numbers, are dependent upon this post for
trade and supplies. Occasionally during the long season
of quiet some light canoe, an 1 ‘ express” I should call it,
with its two men comes dashing up. Some tobacco, flour,
or tea are purchased, aud after a day’s rest canoe and
men disappear in the shades of the interior woodland
region.

The company furnishes the outfits of the hunters al¬
most always upon credit. Few Indians are so thrifty as
to be able to buy and pay at the same time. An ‘‘outfit"
book is kept by the post (I might say by every such post),
in which the state of any debtor’s account is accurately
registered. Payment is made the following spring in
furs. When one reflects that from the time the outfit is
procured six to ten months elapse before the agent sees
his customer again, and that the latter is all of that time
hundreds of miles away in the wilderness, the fact that
he does return and pay his scores speaks volumes in favor
of Indian honesty. Certainly, in point of personal integ¬
rity the Indian should be placed on a higher plane than
the average white. But with the existing system of com¬
munication between posts a defaulter would soon be
found out and further supplies cut off, So that between
native honesty and the company’s care few losses result,
and these in the main as a necessary consequence of
death or sickness. I believe no civilization has yet been
developed where losses do not sometimes occur from a
credit system.

The goods furnished by the company are of an excel¬
lent quality always. Prices seem high, but taking into
consideration the nature of the business, the extent of
credits, the cost of transportation and service, I am of
opinion that the goods could not well be afforded at less
rates. Sometimes, when from any cause the yield of furs
is light and debts cannot be paid, the company, by judi¬
cious distribution of the necessaries of life, without im¬
mediate reward, saves the poor, poverty-stricken redman
from starvation at least, if not from suffering. A wise
policy, it is true, for the death of the Indian would be a
loss of future business, but these things ought in fairness
to be taken into consideration in adjusting the equities
of the fur trade. From my study of what was written of
these regions a hundred and more years ago, and from
present information and observation, I believe the native
population has within that period increased in numbers
ana advanced in comfort under the influence of the com¬
pany. There is no doubt whatever of an actual advance
in the physical condition of the population.

The Nepigon Lake Indians wo found in an excellent
condition as to health and comfort. They were well fed
and well clothed, and with considerable development of
good looks. Their canoes, though not large — for the riv¬
ers in which they spend most of their time are too shal¬
low for other than small ones — were the finest as to light¬
ness and beauty I have ever seen. As the “ canoe Indian"
is graded in his wealth by the number of his canoes — like
the “prairie Indian” by his horses — these were wealthy.
It was not uncommon to see three or four beautiful birch
bark shells drawn up at on© wigwam. They sat upon
the water like feathers, and the speed at which two small
paddles would impel them spoke well for the efficiency
of the model upon which they all seemed to he built.

It was Saturday evening when we arrived at Nepigon
House. On Sunday mo rning we had eighteen fine capa¬
ble and pleasant aborigines to assist us in disposing of
onr repast. They were willing souls aud very friendly,
and took most kindly to unlimited pork, potatoes, hard
bread and tea with sugar in it. Bat after that meal,
which with our limited kitchen appliances lasted well
into the afternoon, we felt called upon to give orders to
draw the lines more closely. A few days of this and star¬
vation would stare in ourfaces ; still, in spite of cautions
aud orders, a few extra hands would find their way into
our trenches every time it was produced.

Early Monday morning we started out for trout. Grass¬
hoppers being plenty on tbe liayfield of the post, we cap¬
tured a bottle full for distribution in likely places. But
no trout would rise to them, and whipping the shores
and points with our fly rods was without result, except
one four-inch trout right at the mouth of a trickling
stream ; so. dually abandoning all hope of speckled, or.
as some at Nepigon House called them, “ swamp ” trout,
we took our spoons, and liy trolling close to the bottom in
deep water, added a few lake trout to our larder. While
so fishing, R, attached to his rod a small metal spinning
minnow, hoping to have a little “brush "with a lake
trout, when, after dragging it slowly around for a few

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minutes in sixty feetof water, a vigorous strike rewarded
him. In due time, he landed his fish, and it proved a
four and a half pound salmo fonliualia. Ho was hooked
at least half a mile from shore. This was a new experi¬
ence to all of us.

Mr. Le Ronde had been at this post more than twenty
years. His brother Alexander had had his home
here nearly all his life, although he had spent much time
ill the United States naval and mercantile marine ser¬
vice, and was a very intelligent man. They both assured
us that trout spawned in the sandy bays of the lake close
to the shore, about the middle of October, and that quan¬
tities were sometimes, aud always could be, taken atsuch
places and times by hauling seines ; that they were
larger than the Nepigon River trout, and had been taken
weighing everywhere from five to seventeen pounds.
The latter was the largest either of them had ever
weighed. In the fall of 1878 the largest taken weighed
on the company’s scales nine pounds. Trout are never
intentionally taken by the Indians in their gill nets,
because they fight so vigorously as to injure the nets
beyond the value of the fish. The men at the post, how¬
ever, desiring a change of diet, sometimes in the fall
make a haul with a strong net, when the trout are
Spawning, with the results I have named. These gentle¬
men are men in whose statements I place great confi¬
dence ; and, added to this, are those of an intelligent
Indian, independently obtained by inquiries made by
Louis at my suggestion, in full oorroboratiou. Of course
the Indian could not give weights, but his description of
sizes would indicate weights substantially as above given.
We saw some trout on the other side of the lake, taken
in gill nets near one of the islands. The largest measured,
as he lay upon a rock, twenty-four and a half inches long,
by a girth of thirteen and a half inches. When I say
that these measurements were taken many hours after
the fish had been cleaned, and after being taken eight or
ten miles to the mainland, the experienced fisherman
will be able to arrive at some idea of the actual size of
the fish. My estimate of the weight when the fish was
first taken from the water, and before removal Of the
viscera, would he not far from seventeen pounds.

Upon the evidence as it stands, the existence of huge
trout in Lake Nepigon cannot reasonably be disputed.
But where by lure of the fly they can be taken is yet to
be found. That they can be so taken is reasonably cer¬
tain, from another fact learned from tlie Indian who had
taken the fish last named. lie said their stomachs con¬
tained both minnows and flies — such flies as were occa¬
sionally to be seen upon the watei-.

As to trout spawning in the shallow sandy bay3, the
facts stated were new to me. I had long doubted the
general theory that trout in Lake Superior had their
breeding places in the rivers. I have taken trout in
places miles from any stream. They are, I have been in¬
formed, caught where to reach a stream there must be a
long travel through to reach deep water, I have never
seen their bones in Indian encampments at tire mouth of
streams where trout could not be taken at all times in
season. We know they seek for breeding grounds where
the water is cool and in motion. These conditions are
constant along the shores of Lake Superior, and presum¬
ably, though to a less degree, along the shores of Nepi¬
gon. The latter lake is closed by ice in winter, so that
one condition of motion cannot constantly exist along its
shores, Yet the fact (for so I consider it) remains that
the trout does go to its shores at the spawning season.
There is abundant food for trout in the lake. It swarms
with minnows and small fry of different kinds, though,
there is no especial exuberance of insect life that we
observed, such as exists along the river. From my obser¬
vation and information, X am strongly inclined to the
belief that the places where fly fishing will succeed,
will be found where tho conditions of deep water and
rocky island shores co-exist in the northern half of the
ja|cc. The southern part lias oeen pretty fairly tested,
and many of the points along the mainland also. I may
add that white fish and lake trout are abundant in the
Take. Your readers will pardon this digression from the
straight line of my story, I trust, for it will save other
reference to this subject, about which so little has
hitherto been known. 1 am sorry I cannot give more de¬
finite information. Your readers may be assured we
sought faithfully for it. .

We stocked up in pork, flour, sugar and tea at Nepigon
House, and on Monday afternoon, alter a friendly good¬
bye to Mr. Le Ronde and bis brother, we moved north
along the western shore of the lake. Of course we had
had our canoes thoroughly re-pitched before the new
start, and felt prepared for leaving this last, reminder of
distant civilization. We were not alone in leaving it, lor
we shortly came in sight of two other canoes, bound for
the same Wabeiioosh river with ourselves, andin the lint
sun slowly puddling along the coast. One of them held
a young Indian with a single wife (older ones are not
always so restricted) anil their papoose. She was engaged
when we passed in administering maternal nourishment,
the bow of the papoose frame over her shoulder, and in
paddling with vigor and skill. Whatever spare energy
she had she was using in cheynug spruce gum as de-

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FOREST AND STREAM

votedly as a civilized school girl. When the infant slept
the frame to which it was tied was carelessly laid across
the top of the canoe, only four or five inches above the
water,

A pull of ten or twelve miles in the hot and breezeless
afternoon, relieved at times only by the shadows of the
overhanging cliffs along the shore, brought us along the
Stile of that grand old bald rock which two days before
wo thought a near inland height. It seemed as we turned
a point to spring suddenly au island out of the depths of
the smooth water, its eight hundred feet of precipitous
wall reflected as from a mirror, Olf to the north-east,
miles away, stood the other rock, so like it that oue
almost fancied if a purple shadow of the one to winch we
were so near. Now and then the further one, from somo
peculiar condition of the air or water, seemed to beshorl-
oned in at the water’s edge, and project a rounded form
far over its receding base. The two •• Barns,” as they
are called, are not like any other lake islands in appear¬
ance, and apparently not iu geological structure. They
look like some of the cliffs along Nepigon River, a hun¬
dred miles away, save that there is no mark to be dis¬
cerned of Die abrading action of the glacier. The inner
Haro stands like a batitlemented fort at the entrance of
Wabenoosh Bay. When we came alongside its majestic
heights we could bear the faint roar of the Wabenoosh
falls, three or lour miles distant, and as tlio purple hue
of the declining day began to climb the wooded steeps
on ei thee side of us, we pushed vigorously on, occasionally
looking back to see if the great rook which had so sud¬
denly burst upon our view was real and permanent, or
only a dream of solitude a, ml grandeur.

Guided by the sound of the tails, we entered the mouth
of the river and found ourselves in a great pool or basin,
with a rim of lulls that looked like mountains in the
fading light. The falls lookod promising, and going up
the mil worn portage path past them, F. quickly secured
a beautifully marked trout of a pouud weight. No others
rose to his fly, although further up the stream we could
sec them jump ing quite freely. The water was of a dark
red color, and of 00 deg. temperature. The Indians wlu)
were camped near ns said we could take many of the
size of the one P. killed about a day’s journey further up
the stream. This river is a favorite highway of Indian
travel, as shown by the well worn portage trail.

We bad no time to spare, however, in canoeing up the
river, so early the next morning we floated out into the
bav, and paddled along its northern shore. Tbe one great
island of rock, the only island of that bay, seemed in the
morning sun even higher and grander than in the even¬
ing light, while far out to sea, the faint shadows of more
distant, islands could be seen upon the water. A mile or
more ahead of us appeared a swiftly moving speck of
green foliage, which our keen-sighted guides pronounced
to be a canoe with coon hunters. It made scarcely a
ripple on t e. surface, but the coons were further out in
the lake, and after we had rounded the point of the bay
and left the disguised canoe behind us, we heard the
mocking laugh of the great diver, and saw him disap¬
pear beneath the water. Once or twice we essayed a
shot at the beautiful bird, and onee we thought, and still
think, the ball roughed Ids feathers, although he escaped
us, A llocic of young sawbill ducks Wassy routed out
of the rocks by the shore, butthey were not game for us.

About eleven o’clock we reached the mouth of the next
river, known by the name of White Sand. A deserted
cabin on the lake shore shows where, in the old times of
rivalry in the fur trade, a temporary post had been estab¬
lished'. We could hear the noise of falls, and tried to
ascend the narrow but swift and deep stream. But trees
across it, snags without number in it, and the warmth of
its water checked our ardour, and we fpfl back to an old
Indian encampment for dinner. An abandoned canoe
furnished birch bark for a Are, and we had a hurried
meal. This river, at least below the falls, runs through
an alluvial formation, densely wooded with poplar and
birch, with occasional cedars. In the afternoon we made
a few more miles, but rain coming on we camped at a
sand beach, back of which there was a dense forest of
fir and birch, the latter of fine quality for canoe-building.
The shores had been gradually becoming less steep,
although at intervals a spur of the interior hills would
r,,-u;li the lake and end in au abrupt and rocky bluff. But
where the saud-lieach ended there seemed to be the same
rougliiiSsS of surface which I have referred to before as
characteristic of the island formations further down the
ake.

ATTRACTIONS OF GALVESTON.

TO one who is fond of seaside delights I can't see how
any place could be more attractive than Galveston.
Here he can have old ocean to his liking. The city is
situated on an island thirty miles long and from a half
mile to three miles in width. It is at the east end of this
island. Here, then, we have a beach fronting on the
Gulf of Mexico some Diirty miles long, composed of
clean compact sand, as smooth as a parlor floor. It is a
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amusing to see these breakers chasing pie little boys and
girls up the beach. There can be no better sea-bathing
anywhere. Last night I spent an hour or so in the Gulf
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hundred feet out before I found it growing too deep. The
water deepens very gradually, and the floor is all that the
bother couLd wish. livery night there are thousands of
bathers. There are sharks enough all around the island,
but they never come in among the breakers, and there is
no instance of anybody ever beiug hurt here by one.
Sting rays are sometimes about, but 1 cannot hear of but
one instance of their stinging here. That was a young
lady. She fainted away with the intense pain, but soon
recovered, and no evil followed. The sting of the ray is
not poisonous, any more than that of a wasp, but I judge
that it is terribly painful while it lasts, Sometimes
medusfe come in, but it is easy to avoid them, and even if
one comes in contact with them I understand that the
damage done is very trifling — so little, indeed, that
it is hardly worthy of mention. It is said to be a sort of
nritklv sensation, like that of a nettle. In Galveston Bay
1 1 i-ive sometimes seen these medusae in flocks of thou-
snids These are Dm only annoyances— the dread of Diem
_ -that Dm bather is subjected to here, and harm from
them results so rarely that none but novices and strangers
pver think of them.

For boating and yachting Galveston Bay furnishes an
ample field. This is the body of water lying between the
island and the mainland, from five to twenty miles in
breadth and about seventy-five in length ; perfectly land¬
locked everywhere except at two points. For pleasure
boating it has no superior in American waters. Fishing
is fine at all seasons. Just now Die amateur is having all
the sport he wants with tlio trout, or weak fish, or T sup¬
pose it is the red fish, the sheepshead, croaker flounder,
etc. These are all biting ravenously. That monster,
the jew fish, is also abundant and eager to strike a hook,
but as he ordinarily carries several huudred pounds avoir¬
dupois, the amateur fisherman is by no means eager to
hook on to him. This fish, as big as he is, is not excelled,
I believe, in excellence for the table by any fish of our
waters, Another fish that is very numerous in the bay is
thetarpum, grand ecaille, or silver fish, He will take a
hook readily, hut is rather shunned by the fisherman than
sought by him. He has the repute of being dangerous.
He has a habit of jumping very high in the air, and car¬
ing very little where lie falls. He ma.y fall in a fellow’s
boat and upset it, or he may fall on a fellow and lull him.
They have knocked men out of their boats in Diis same
bay and sometimes drowned them. They reach as high
as 200 pounds and over ; beautiful as can be, but not good
to eat. They sparkle all over like new ribbon. In the
sea they are continuously jumping, and in that line can
heat a porpoise all hollow. They are from Die tropics,
and with the first breath of cold air they leave. When
caught on a book their behavior is said to be very much
like that of a wild horse when first roped, only ten times
worse. They have the saw fish here, too, quite numer¬
ous. One was caught in the bay the other day, twenty-
two feet long. He was playing in four feet water and was
dragged ashore in a seine. These are only a few of the
fishes they have to amuse themselves or sti r the flood with
here.

As regards climate tlds is one of the most fortunate sea¬
side reBorts in the world, It is a rare tiling that the mer¬
cury reaches 90 here at the hottest season of the year.
From 80 to 85 deg. is about its midsummer range. A t night
it falls to 75 and lower. This makes a delicious climate.
There is no reason why Galveston should not become a
great summer resort, except probably yellow fever, which
does sometimes put in its appearanee here. It lias not
been epidemic for twelve years.

The city is a beautiful place. It is filled with orange
trees in full bearing, and oleanders covered with bloom.
There are delightful shady walks to talk love in, and in¬
deed nooks to hide in. Oranges and oleanders make a
very dense foliage. The population is about 35,000, I
judge. Many of the buildings are very costly and grand.
Forest and Stream has a numerous family of friends
here, and there is one thing that I cannot help observing,
and that is, that these readers and friends of Forest and
Stream are the best and most cultured men in the city.
I tind it so wherevor I go. It must indeed be a pleasant
tiling to write to such a constituency as that. In fall and
winter, sport with the gun is superb here. The bays and
bayous are filled with wild fowl. N. A. T.

Galveston. Texas, Aug , 22d, 1879.

DUCK SHOOTING IN DELAWARE BAY.

T

(Continued from issue of Dec. 18th.)

-*HE modus operandi of shooting wild fowl in tins
part of the world (Khehoboth Bay) is rather primi¬
tive, as I am informed by a Pliiladelpbia sportsman, a
prominent member of the N. E. S. C. Club, who slaughters
ducks at notheast Chesapeake Bay from a sink-box, and
whom I met at this place on a “ wild goose chase.” Said
he :

“ These people get an old mule and drive him up and
down the shore every day for a week or more until the
geese become accustomed to him, and not only do not
fly off, but actually swim shoreward and within gunshot;
and, at the proper time, every preparation having been
previously made, the rider slides off the animal’s romp,
rests his gun, or ‘cannon’ on the heast’sjhack. and ‘pulls
on to ’em,’ and the result is generally from fifty to sev¬
enty geese at a shot. (This, although the actual state¬
ment of my informant, I took in without questioning,
but mentally allowed a large margin for shrinkage.)
“ And what is most astonishing about Diis mule busi¬
ness,” added my informant, “ is, that the animal is so
trained that lie acts as a retriever, swimming out and
sloshing around among the dead and crippled geese, and
bringing them ashore.”

As we had no mule handy, we were compelled to forego
the pleasure of this novel and interesting mode of shoot¬
ing wild geese. The wind being off shore and light, I
took a stroll along the beach, and picked up quite a lot of
beautiful shells, and met- one of the residents of this iso¬
lated region, who was the owner of quite an extensive
farm (400 acres), but he complained of the hard times,
uud said he -‘reckoned he’d hev to give up raisiu’ com
now, as wages hed got as high as thirty cents a day."
Upon my arrival on hoard the yacht in the evening I re¬
ported progress, and we unanimously agreed to leave this
placo as soon as the wind shifted and removed the sand¬
bar. We killed nine geese during ‘ our stay, the result
of two nights shooting on tlie ponds. The moon shone
very brightly, and, reflecting upon the white sand, added
much to the loneliness of the situation, and no sound was
heard save the far off murmuring of the surf as it broke
upon the beach, and now and then the solitary honk of
an old gander speaking to Ms mates.

At last the wind shifted and removed tlio sand obstruc¬
tion at Die mouth of the river, and we got under way,
glad enough to leave Diis God-forsaken spot, and once
more breathe the free air of old ocean. .

Homeward bound ! Ran across the bay, and arrived at
Cape May, landing at 1.30 p. m. , and after a look through
this almost deserted “city by the sea,” to boat again,
and, aB Die sun went down behind the glistening sand
hills of Henlopen, liove anchor,” and, with a spanking
sou’-wester and a bright full moon, “ sheeted oft, and
went bowling up the hay. (the lights of t ape May,
Cape Henlopen and Brandywine shoals cast their reflec¬
tions upon the silvery sea-caps, as our little yacht
careened over, as though bidding them a graceful adieu,
and soon— very soon, it seemed— the lights of Egg Island,
East Point and the Ledge, like twinkling stars .came up
out of the shimmering sea. It was a glorious mght, and

Capt. Wilkins, who is an old yachtsman, and used to all
kinds of weather, remarked, as he handled this hand¬
some little craft, “Boys, isn’t Diis beautiful.” I can
scarcely call to mind a time when I felt so supremely
happy. How glad I am that we have escaped from
that miasmic lagoon, with its pestiferous vermin (mos¬
quitos) and unsavory odors, ana are once more permitted
to breathe tins pure air.

Off, under our lee, many outward hound vessels were
anchored, waiting for ebb tide to carry them on their
journey. In Morris River Cove their lights shone like
Mreflies and seemed to dance merrily to our joyous songs.
Running aroimd under the lee of False Egg Island, we
came to for the night. In the morning, dropped in at
the mouth of Straight Creek, so called on account of its
excessive crookedness. Here we met a salt-hay Jersey-
man, captain of one of those shallow crafts that Wilkius
calls a “ sea-pounder.” This individual and Wilkins en¬
tered into a conversation in regard to the creation of the
world, when the irreverent old cuss remarked: “Well,
I've heai’n that the Lord made the world in six days, and
my kalkerlation is, that He made the world in one day,
and it tuk the balance of the week to make Straight
Krick.”

Wilkins was shocked at the man’s impiety, and
lectured him soundly for it. The sloop, the man, and the
creek had been old chums for the last hundred years, and
I spent the balance of the day trying to cipher out which
was the crookedest.

After the evening shooting we ran up to Fortescue.
Straight Creek heads in a thousand ponds which are con¬
nected by narrow waterways and extend over hundreds
of acres. I met an old duck Bliooter here, who informed
me that geese and brant make tills their resting-place
after long flights, and are found here in almost countless
numbers during the latter part of February and early in
March on their return to their Northern homes.

Mayberry entertained us this evening with some som¬
nambulistic antics. First he began with a sort of a wail¬
ing sound, which, I presume, was an attempt to sing ;
next he shouted “ change partners 1” Just at this mo¬
ment a cork popped from the mouth of a porter bottle,
wlic-n he rose up and exclaimed : “ Who discharged that
gun ? It has blown off the whole deck of the yacht !”
Jack was now wide awake, and had risen up in his bunk
to a sitting posture, his straight black hair stood on end,
and, with his dark, swarthy features, lie looked like a
Ul e warrior. Patton very kindly took charge of him,
and tied a wet towel around his head, and, after admin¬
istering a “hot jigger” for his “ innerds,” he was ten¬
derly put to hed again. The band played no more that
night.

We remained here two days with indifferent success.
Our evenings, however, were passed pleasantly at the
Fortescue House. A party from a neighboring village
met here the second evening to have an oyster feed, with
“knocking apple” for lunch. Reader, have you ever
i * perpetrated ” a “ lio-down ” to the ‘ ‘ Arkansas Traveler "
with a South Jersey lassie for two hours without inter¬
mission? No! Well, don’t do it, for I know somebody
who did, and that same individual perspired away five
pounds of good solid flesh to “ forward two,” “change
partners," “ sling corners,” etc. Mayberry desires to he
excused

Under way again. Our gallant little craft, as Diough
tired of a qiuet harbor, is making good time under double
reefed mainsail and full jib. The fresh nor’wester is di¬
rectly ahead, and the sea short and chopped up ; but “the
old gal” (as Patton affectionately calls her) takes to it
kindly now and then, however, playfully tossing Die
spray" into our faces as a gentle reminder that she means
to be treated properly. When off the mouth of Back
Creek a tremendous squall struck us, winch knocked us
down to our dead-lights, and the water ran over the deck.
Wilkins, quick as lightning, gavo her a short luff, but she
was too far gone to mind her helm, and the next instant
she would have capsized had not Mayberry given her
about four feet of sheet. She came up mto the wind
shaking like a scared racehorse, when Wilkens turned lier
how towards Back Creek, where we came to anchor
within a hundred yards of our first stopping place, tte
laid in a good Bupply of oysters and fish, and leaving Pat¬
ton to attend to the cooking department, again shouldered
our guns and started off for theponds. The ducks were ex¬
ceedingly tame (a new flight having arrived), and we failed
thirteen. The next morning a pair of sprig-tails flopped
down close to the yacht. Wilkins paddled Clark, our
crack shot, up to within twenty yards of them when he
“let go both barrels” and never “ rumpled a feather.

“ Somebody drew the shot out of this gun, or I d have
cut those birds all to pieces,” said Clark, with terrible
emphasis, and his amiable face lengthened mto a painful

expression.” ^ wilkinSi <.the cause of your missing

was, that you shot from the left shoulder.”

Wilkins killed the same pan* of ducks in about an hour
afterwards and gave them to Clark as a peace-offering ;
Die latter accepted with calm dignity, but did not fire
another shot the balance of the day, although it was one

Die host davs we had during the whole trip. He has
foraivenCap the trick ; but don’t mention left-shoulder
shouting to him — at least not for some time.

I took a trip up to the “ Drum Beds, and through the
rreeks and branches, and started a few black ducks, but
the fresh-water ponds were frozen and the birds were
barred out from their favorite feeding grounds. North¬
west winds invariably drive the ducks across the bay to
the Jersey side, and they go far inland from the bay
shore among the swamps and shallow ponds. 1 met a
“native of the soil” who had been reared in this place,
and who had not yet heard of General Grant or the Re¬
bellion, and he told me that it was eighteen miles to the
mouth of the creek where our yacht lay. I mentally
multiplied it by two (for up and down . and, had I not
been reared by a Christ ian mother , I should have ’ cussed
that Jerseyman. 1 started for the yacht , the shades of
ni^lit were closing around me, and the keen northwest
wind, blowing directly in my lace soon froze my mous¬
tache, and 1 had an assortment of icicles hanging down
over my mouth. Flood-tide caught me, and the air was
filled with scurrying snowflakes. I had a little twelve-
foot ducking skiff and a good broad ash paddle, and, as
I drove my little craft across the tiny waves, tlio spray
dashed over my face and froze ; and I venly believe that
had I been a temperance man, I should that night have

broken the pledge, I came to the conclusion that mght

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that Cumberland County miles never shrink. I reached
the yacht at last, cold and hungry ; but the cheerful fire
and a cup of coffee soon restored me.

Now let me say, that if a city sport is desirous of be¬
coming famous as a duck shooter, he can lay aside his
comfortable ulster, draw on a suit of corduroy, “dead-
grass color," which, by the way, he will find “ more
cooling than a dose of salts : " get a chok-bore, load his
shells with chilled shot, then roam around loose among
the ditches and salt holes of a Jersey marsh, or take a
mess of Cumberland County miles in a twenty-pound
ducking-skiff.

The next morning the sun arose clear and bright, with
increasing wind from the West and lots of ice around the
bow of our yacht, with diamond-like dots of spray cling¬
ing to the rigging. Let me re-mark just here, that Clark,
our crack ducker, in one of his enthusiastic moods, while
the weather was warm, said :

“ I wish it would get cold enough to freeze the lmir on
a dog's back, then we would knock the ducks,” Now, if
knocking ducks through the dead-lights of a comfortable
yacht’s cabin is the sportsmanlike manner of doing the
thing, then our amiable friend may be counted in ; but
I noticed that everybody had business inside this morn¬
ing.* Frozen oysters for lunch to-day. After the sun had
been about three horns up, we cleared oif some of the ice
and made sail, and were off again under a double-reefed
mainsail with jib stowed. The yacht needs watching
and careful handling. Every now and then a heavy
squall comes sweeping across the ten miles of salt water
and we lay clean down to our gunwales. Hope Creek is
reached after a quick run, and we again come to anchor
to find the place has been “shot out.” A muskratter,
whom we met in the creek, informed ns that a steam
yacht from Philadelphia (I forbear to mention her name.)
liad been there a couple of days before with twenty-seven
shooters, and six colored men to carry their guns to the
blinds. These were some of our politicians, or city
fathers, as they are called, on a marine lark, or private
drunk. We found nearly all the available points con¬
verted into forts, each one large enough to hold half a
dozen men and a basket of champagne.

One day was enough here, and we are again on the
move. AVe now make a long run, passing Port Penn,
Salem, Delaware City, New Castle, PennsvUle, Wilming¬
ton, Pennsgrove, Grubb’s Landing, and Marcus Hook,
and stretching away for Jersey again, come to anchor on
our old veedbird anil rail ground, Racoon Creek. We are
now only twenty miles or so from home, and this will
he our last night out, for to-morrow we start for home.
We have been gone three weeks, and yet home, with all
its comforts and social surroundings, scarcel}* makes
amends for the change from the free life we have been
living ; and when we shake hands and part from our
comrades, we even wish the trip had been a longer one.

Clark shot a beautiful mallard drake this evening,
which he has had mounted, and it is the prettiest speci¬
men of its species I ever saw. Mayberry and Wilkins
were stooling off the mouth of the creek about dusk, and
saw flock after flock of brant slowly passing down along
Hook Bar. They flew low, almost touching the water,
but did not stop. Gunners from Chester and the Hook
are on the alert, and long after nightfall the booming of
heavy guns could he heard echoing and vibrating among
the Jersey sandhills and along the islands of Christine,
carrying to our ears the death-knell of hundreds of these
weary, “ trading " water-fowl. Since our return I have
been informed that one skiff boated 31. This, I‘ believe,
is unprecedented in the waters of the Delaware.

The next morning breaks bright and beautiful ; the
weather has moderated, but there is a splendid breeze
from northwest. AV e up anchor and make sail again
— no need for reefing— and the gallant Zimmerman, even
with its flavor of sour krout and plodding slowness, steps
out like a racer. Patton has all his cooking utensils
scoured and cleaned, and the cabin is “tidied” up. We
slum close to Morrison’s Island with the young flood.
Chester buoy, famous as the rounding point in our yacht
races, lies to our left. Thompson’s Point, Lodge’s Point,
Billingsport, Red Bank and Gloucester are passed in
rapid succession, and in two hours and forty minutes we
are anchored abreast of Wilkens’ boat-house at Cooper’s
Point. We step ashore and roll about among the fresh¬
water sailors, and there is a general hand-shaking all
around.

Allow me, now, to add a few words in conclusion. On
a trip of this kind we are thrown upon our own resources
for everything social, etc. We quickly learn that we
are each dependent upon the other ; a selfish man is soon
cured, or — he goes home. To make a trip of this kind a
success, the whole party should— aye, must be a unit. A
man must leam to accept the disagreeable with the
pleasant ; and it is wonderful how soon you get to the
bottom of a man if there is anything light in him. He
cannot conceal ; it will crop out ; and he is sure to re¬
turn to his friends socially and morally improved. A
month’s trip of this kind will make a respectable man
out of an indifferent boy. The great secret of all this is
to adapt oneself to all the circumstances that may
present themselves, and be careful to say and do nothing
to hurt another’s feelings, even in jest. AVe were we 1
supplied with_ reading matter, the most interesting of
which were six months’ files of the American sports¬
man’s text-hook, Forest and Stream. Commodore.

ZACA LAKE, CALIFORNIA.

Wsgun and fired, and a large doe dropped. She regained her
feet, and started along the base of the hill. We saw that one of
her hind legs was broken, and so she could not olimb the hill , We
had a young dog with us, and we turned him loose after her. He
her about two hundred yards, and hayed her, and 1 ran up
and shot her in the head, Now we were, in a quandary, for wo
had left our pack horse in camp, and it was about live miles
distant. We decided to carry the door in on our backs. We
reached camp late in the afternoon, tired, hungry and dirty, and
that, night wo were both taken sick, caused, I have no doubt, by
the unusual exertion of packing the deer. The next two days
were spent lying around the camp trying to summon up courage
to try it again.

The lake is nearly three thousand feet above the level of the
?a, and contains some fifty acres. It is surrounded by tall moun¬
tains on all sides, and I think, from the general formation of the
country, that it is the crater of an extinct volcano. Three feet
from the bank the witter is ten feet deep, and in the centre of
tiie lake no one lias ever been able to find the hot tom with the
iattas and stake ropes that are brought aioug. The water is
quite warm— too warm, infact, for trout to llveiu. There is no
istble outlet, but the water never overflows, and never seems to
get any lower. Some miles further down the coast I have seen
jots of steam, coming up out of the earth so thick that I thought
it was a camp-fire burning, and on going up to it found a large
hole in the ground, and the steam pouring Out, and the oattle
were crowding around it to keep warm. This, and the warm
■prings that break out everywhere, lead me to think that the lake
is of volcanic origin.

Having fully recovered, L. and I started nut. After going
about two miles we stopped under a tree to rest, and while lying
in the shade two bucks came out of the brush aud walked almost
within shot of us, and wont under a tree and laydown. We
crawled around a small knoll aud then ran down a ravine until
opposite to them. We then climbed the hank and soon came
in sight of them. As they started to their feet We fired. The
one I shot at fell dead; the other ran about fifty yards and
stopped, when we both fired again, and down ho came. We fouad
that L. had broken his deer’s leg at the first shot, and our two
last balls wore within two inches of each other In his shoulder.
We packed these into camp, which we reached about eleven
’clock.

The next day we killed three good deer— he two and T one ; and
the day following we took eurrods and lines, and started out to
catch some trout in a stream that ran close by the camp, s Luck
with us, and we returned to camp with fifty-two beauties.
These trout, we were surprised to find, all had spawn in them. Our
trout usually spawn In the spring, after the heavy spring fresh¬
ets have subsided, and naturally we were surprised to find spawn
in them late in July. But spawn or no spawn, they were delicious,
and the whole crowd made anieal oft them, and still had some to
spare.

All next day we were engaged in building fires and drying our
superflous meat, so that in the long, wet evenings of winter
might gnaw at a piece of “ jerky,” as wo sat by the fire and re¬
counted the hunting exploits of bygone days.

The 'following day we travelled all over the hills, hut failed to
so a single deer, although the signs were thick and fresh. Flies
and gnat s were very thick, and bothered us greatly, and I think
must have driven the deer to seek somemore secluded place,
where the flies did notahoundin such great numbers.

While we were engaged In deer hunting L. was Bhooting quail,
and every day brought quite a string. They were very plenti-
tiful, and although they became very wild after being sbDt at
much, still L. always brought in enough to make a good mi
a day. The last day we stayed in camp F. and I started out
for our last hunt. I can’t- begin to tell how far we walked that
day. At last, havingalmoBt given up in despair, wo sawadeer’i
head through the wild oats. On approaching nearer, a fine spike
buck jumped to his feet, and was immediately shot through by
TVs unerring rifle. The buck ran headlong down the hill, and
wa were hurrying atter him I. saw the mate to him standing
within thirty yards of me. As I hurriedly raised my rifle to my
shoulder it went off into the air. I pumped in another charge,
which went the way of the first. A third shotwas sent off in like
manner, the deer all the time standing perfectly still ooking at
As the third shot rang out he started, and ran the hill.
Just then F. sawhim and shot, him through. He was hit very
hard, and began staggering off, and I, thinking he would get into
the brush, called to F. to shoot again. He fired and shot under
thedeer, who then ran over the hill. Wowent downtlierav
after the first deer, and started it up, and pur dog started after
him. Dog and deer went over tho hill, and as we were hurrying
after them we found a large pool of blood where tho second had
laid down and been jumped up by the dog, and had run into the
brush. Soon we heard the dog hark, and following the sound,
found the doer at bay. As soon as we hail despatched it
started back for tho other one ; but after searching about a hour
gave it up, and started hack to cam p with one.

Next day saw us, at its close, camped in the San Ophire Cation,
within twenty- five miles of Santa Barbara, and by four o’clock
next day wo were home. E. C, T.

the artificial process, and shipped to the trade and con¬
sumers during the winter months, has been a common
article of commerce in this country. It is quite lawful to
buy, sell or possess them in Canada throughout the close
season if they have been lawfully caught in open season.
The same rule exists in England, Our fishery laws pro¬
vide a “lawful excuse” for their possession, and it is the
duty of the owner to produce proof of legal origin if re¬
quired. This department adopts a system of granting
certificates, which bona fide traders find it beneficial to
observe. The same plan might apply to exportations
from Canada. No doubt this new enterprise of sending
Canadian salmon to English markets at a time when the
sale of Balmon assumed to be caught in Great Britain is
prohibited by imperial statutes and local regulations, will
necessitate the adoption of cooperative means to prevent
evasions of those laws, without at the same time depriv¬
ing Canadian dealers of the advantage of English mar¬
kets in winter time, and the British constimer of the ben¬
efit of a desirable variety of fish food. How to accom¬
plish this requires some consideration. Meanwhile it
would be very unfortunate if hasty prejudices should
arise on the other side, or that illegal practices should
prevail on this side of the Atlantic, to defeat the venture
of Canadian traders, and to deprive British consumers of
any benefits attending competition and an enlarged sup-
fly. There is a possibility that “tricks of trade” may
iave something to do with the present aspect of the case
to which Dr. Buckland draws attention.

Ottawa, Nov. tilth. AV. F. AVhitcher.

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Trout in the Jordan.— A mill-dam is in process of
building on the River Jordan, Michigan, and the anglers,
who visit that famous stream for trout and grayling,
will he pleased to leam that efforts are being made by
energetic members of the guild to secure the erection of
a McDonald fish-way. There is good reason to think
that the fish- way will be built, and the fishing preserved.
The Jordan is far too valuable to the residents there, to
be thoughtlessly destroyed as an angling stream. A
valued Chicago correspondent, who has had the foresight
to see the threatencd^destruction of his favorite fishing
grounds, and enough public spirit to act vigorously, and
at once writes in regard to better protection of fishing
waters : —

It is no use talking ; we must come to the same system
adopted in Europe, if we want trout fishing. The streams
must be better protected; and, though it may be con¬
trary to the spirit of the institutions of this free country,
yet in time the rights of land-owners against trespass¬
ers will come to be recognized and respected.

There will be no need of eating liver-fed trout, if clubs
can lease and control streams that are the habitat of
trout. I know a stream, mentioned sometimes in the
English Fishing Gazette, that for twenty-live years has
been a fine trout stream, and always will be, though run¬
ning through public lands.

’ Fish Culture in Illinois— Jacksonville, III., Dec. 3 d,
1879. — The thing uppermost in my mind is the game and
fish interest. If only a few of our wealthy men had the
same desire as I have, every body of water in this Stato
would abound with good game fish, as I believe there is
not a body of water anywhere (that does not dry up) but
what there is a good fish that is adapted for it, and if I
live long I expect to see my anticipation realized. There
is a good deal to be done in this line, and first of all, net¬
ting must be stopped in all inland lakes. AVhen a boy in
AYisocnsin, before nets were put in the lakes, I could
catch a mess of good fish with a single hook and line in
fifteen to thirty minutes — as much as I could carry. I
want to see those times back again. Fish can be raised
(where there is water) easier than anything else, but it
is useless to tell you anything about this— one who knows
so much. ~ _ G. H.

§m mid §wt[ JBJmig.

FISH IN SEASON IN DECEMBER,

FRESH WATER.

Black Bass, Micrnpteriv) salmo- I Pike or Pickerel, Esaxlucius.

Wes; M. nigricans. Follow Perch, PcrcaMveecam .

Sea Boss, Sciomops oceltatius. \ White Perch, Btorone afn&'ieaua.

A PARTY consisting; et six ladies and gentlemen left Santa
Barbara early one morning in J uly, l’or a hunting and fish¬
ing camp on the ZacnBanoh. The first day was very worm, and
our horses not being used to long journeys, we only reached the
Gnviota Pass in time to make oamp heforo dark. The camp was
astir and lire burning brightly by four o’clooknoxt morning, and
before six wo were on the road again. This day was much
warmer than the last, and there was nothing to relieve the mon¬
otony of the drive until at last We reached .the Zaea Canon.
Hastily swallowing a few mouthfuls of food and a cup of strong
ooffee, early the day following we shouldered our rifles mid
started up the creek in the direction of the Jake. We had hardly
gone half a mile before we saw a large buck standing on a ridgo
looking at ns. We tried to stalk him, but. lie started before we
got within gun-shot of bim. We walked several miles up the
creok until we had climbed up a steep trail for nearly a mile.
Just as we Touched the top, and the lake mot our view, a band of
deer started up the hill. F., who was ahead at the time, raised

Unbound and Unseasonable Salmon Sold Abroad. —
Canadian Fish Commissioner AV. F. AVhitcher takes offi¬
cial notice of the complaint published in London Land
and Water, whose editor is a government inspector of
fish, that unwholesome salmon from Canada were lately
sold illegally in Liverpool, in the following letter, which,
besides correcting a false impression, adds some sugges¬
tions which well deserve consideration in the United
“ States, as well as in Canada and Great Britain. AVe refer
to what ho says respecting cooperative measures to pre¬
vent evasions of law. AVe have ourselves already had a
great deal of trouble with the question of the right to sell
in close season such game a.nd fish as have been legally
killed in open season : —

Dr. Buckland correctly assumes that no Canadian sal¬
mon liver is now legally open for nets. Our fishery laws
forbid netting salmon after the 1st of August in Quebec
and Ontario, and after the 15th of A ugust in New Bruns¬
wick and Nova Scotia. Therefore, any freshly netted
fish marketed after those dates would be subject to con¬
fiscation as being both illegal and unseasonable. Of
course there can be no such tiling as “ clean, fresh-run
fish oauglit in Canadian rivers in October; but salmon
preserved in snow and ice, or frozen in a fresh stato by

Primitive Opinion of the Grayling.— As an indica¬
tion of our progress in modern fish lore, we present the
following excerpt from an old letter addressed to the
Editor of this paper by a Michigan correspondent. It
will be perceived that the writer, by his little fling at our
references, was actually jealous of the little grayling.
Tliink how much the poor despised creature is talked of
and lauded now 1 The letter, which is dated at Detroit,
May 12th, 1874, says, —

“ The Michigan grayling that you appropriate columns
for, is little less than a poor mixture of common perch
and herring ; little game— a good biter at good bait, but
mighty poor at fly.”

This does not accord with good Dame Berners, who
wrote as follows, as long ago as 1495 ; —

“ The grayllynge, by a nother name callyd ombre, is a
delycyous fysshe to man’s mouth. Aud ye may take
hym lyke as ye do a trough te.”

FISH SWALLOWING FISH.

. Boston, Dee. 23d,

Editor Forest and Stream

Ouo plouesant summer afternoon, I was sinmllng- npou the shore
ot a pond, down on Long Igland— way idowu— whore Mr. Hal look
has, I trow, many times and oft, cast a line, watching the play ot
swallows as they skimmed just over the surface of the water
shortly before sunset. About a hundred yards out wu* a bed of
lily-pads ; and os the swallows skirted i f , occasionally a rood sized
ripple could he seen, and sometimes a break from Hie edges inilf-
Oiiting fish there. This fastened uiy attention to the partioulaj

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place. I had often seen cats play with swallows, swooping' at

them, hut the idea of fish (Joins the same, was something new
to me. Presently i saw a dean breach and a line large pickerel
showed his whole size and got his swallow too, ns he disappeared
beneath toe water. This I saw repeated several times, and I called
the attention of my companion to this novel sight. While we
wore watching we saw two largo halt break at the same swallow.
The fish coming from opposite directions and each head on to
each. Both missed the swallow, but singular to relate, only ono
fish was seen to fall into the water and neither was observed to
pass the other. My companion nndmj-self looked with wonder.
There was a great commotion in the water, with a continuous
spattering, and a boat being handy, we Jumped in and rowed to
tlie spot and picked up the largest pond pickerel I ever saw.
When we had him in the boat, the iftystcry was solved ; the smaller
of the tlsh had in his eagerness for tho swallow jumped clear
down the larger one's throat, luiA-only the tail, to the extent of
about an inch, showed. The largo fish was completely rent
asunder and .killed by the catastropby. Both together weighed
twenty-two pounds. S.

New York, Dec. 23d.

Editor Firmest and Stream

While trolling in Maumee Bay l caught, a twelve-pound pickerel
which presented a very rotuiul appearance. Curiosity prompt¬
ed me to cut it open, and to my surprise I found within a small
pig weighing ;about six pounds. It had probably been eating
snails or fresh-water clams, on the shore, and had ventvved into
the water after n clam when Eao.c rcticulatus nabbed him most
likely to his utter discontent. Piggy was breathing hard and strug¬
gling for an aperture for escape, and upon obtaining his liberty
ran off with a squeal. That Office Boy.

“ So young and so untender ! ’’

Boston, Dec. 15th.

‘ Editor Forest and Stream

I have had some strange experiences in some of my fishing trips
and I submit the following. Perch have very tough mouths,
to save trouble in extraotiong the hooks I file off the barbs which
makes a great difference in the labor. One day last summer,
while staying at Manchester, I anchored off Little Misery and put¬
ting a hook and sinker on each end of my line, and baiting with
a clam, 1 took a turn round the row-lock with the middle of tho
line and so wed enabled to run two lines at once. The fish didn’t
bite and I was pretty nearly asleep, when all at once I 6aw the
liue moving and before I could catch it, it went where so many
California mining stocks have gone before, f. e. down.

One week later found me at Nantucket, where one afternoon I
was invited to go sharking. We reached the grounds and as s
as I threw my line over 1 got a bite and soon found I had two fish
on my line. I got them on board as soon as possible and at first
supposed I hadapair of Siamise twins, but on examination, found
tbat they wero connected by apiece of perch line in which my
shark hook had caught. "We cut them open to investigate and
found Inside of each a large cod, alive and well. Still we didn't
see tho epd of tho line; we then cut the cod open and inside of
each cod was a polluek. Still no end to the lino. We oponed the
polluekand found in each a lively perch; we oponed the perch
and found in each a claiu with the shell on, inside of which were
tny barbless hooks; and now the only strange thing is how tho
clams could have built now shells in a week's time out of the
scanty materials in a fish's stomach, as 1 am positive I shelled
them when I baited the hook. The eight fish weighed 451 lbs. 84
oz., and we got two pounds of oil from tho shark's livers.

T. Ruth.

Taking an iron rod, (as thick ns Ids finger) with a curved end, he
introduced it into the mouth, and from there into the stomach of
tie- fish.; and after a few manipulations commenced a long pull,
while I made trnetion at tho tail portion of the outside fish. To
my surprise there gradually came into the light of day a second
fish, it was placed on the scales and found to weigh seven
pounds. I tried my hand and removed from the Btomaeh of No.
2 a lake herring weighing three-quarters of a pound which had
been used as a bait.

My friend, General S., whose name appeared on so many green¬
backs, and who hus been accused of using his signature as a bait
to catch fish, went flailing on McGerts Creek near this city. But
T wish it distinctly understood that he did not use his signature
as a bait, but on tho oontrnry one of Mann'sspoon. His fifteenth
amendment was rowing rather rust, and the General got a bite
that nearly yanked him overboard. After a long and desperate
fight, he lauded a Southern catfish weighing'seventeen pounds. I
uppealto you, Mr. Editor, to account for the conduct of the afore¬
said cattish. As for myself, I believe it to be " a case of mistaken
identity."

As an evidence of the popularity of Mann's Spoon Baits, on one
occasion I was trolling for channel baas on the Homnsussa River
and got a Strike. ;Tomy educated fingers the antics of tho fish
were strange, and I enquired of myself “ why is this thus." To
my surprise, when X brought the fish to the side of the boat, I had
hooked a three-pound sheepshead. Instead of usingagatr I at¬
tempted to lift him into the boat by the hooks, and one of them
parted. “Hump," you will probably say this is "a ease of mis¬
taken identity ." At Fresco.

„ , . „ Saint Joseph, Mich., Dee. 15th.

Editor Forest and Stream

I am in want of u big flab-hook, and file my caveat. In 1876 I
went to one of our lakes fishing through the ice. I hove a small
tent painted black, with a small hole in the top to turn out my
spear handle, as 1 only fish in winter with a spear and a decoy fish
made of wood. One day I caught a pickerel (X judged to weigh
ten pounds. I sent it to St. Joseph at once to T. T. Ransom, who
keeps a grocery store. Parties saw the fish, guessed at. the weight.
On weighing the fish it weighed 13 lbs. 8 oz. The . groeeryi
went to cut it up and spoiled a very nice pocket knife. Ho
then took a hatchet and made an unsuccessful effort to out the
fish in two, until a large farmers' iron drag tooth fell aut, which
weighed about three and a half pounds, and was ten inches long.
What 1 here state can be proved by T. T. Ransom and a half-dozen
other persons in this place, as well a mischievous bachelor land¬
lord who keeps the hotel near the lake. Ldtson.

. Putnam, Conn., Dec. loth.

Editor Forest and Stream

As my parents lived near the shore of Plymouth Bay I spent
most of my boyhood days shooting and fishing on the water. Al¬
most every one that ever fished in that hay has seen some of the
great sharks that abound there. Many years ago there w
monster shark often Been about Gurnet Point, and wlieu a fishiug
boat came in without any fish they averred that they had been
chased by the big shark having throwu overboard all their fish,
had barely escaped with their lives. There was a noted boattnan,
one Joe Salter, who was called the greatest sculler on the coast,
and it was said that he lonce sculled a boat from Rocky Nook to
to Goose Point, four miles, in thirty minutes. He had often been
chased by tho big shark. Oile time he was out fishing when tb
monster came for him. Ho sprang to his oar, but the shark over
took and swallowed him. With great presence of mind he ran his
oar out of the shark and sculled himself ashore. G. F. W.

New Sharon, Conn,, 12f7i month, 23 d.

Respected Friend I have just perused a copy of thy inter¬
esting paper and am greatly impressed with the narratives of fish¬
ermen, for I, too, am n disclpie of that good man, philosopher,
and friend, Isaac, whose surnameis Walton. Some of those stories
were verily marvelous, almost surpassing belief, only that I am
assured that thy paper is a reliable one, and I am moved to
chronicle something of my own experience, i was angling for
trout last Sixth Month, in the waters of the wilderness. And it
came to rass, that one day as I was making casts, a passing jay¬
bird appropriated unto himself the fly known as the stretcher,
while In the air; and as he was forced upon the water he was
seized of a leg by a trout of uncommon size. Yea, his foot was
entangled even to the stomach;ot the fish, where Its talons em¬
bedded themselves so that the flsh was secured. Availing myself
of this novel lure I thus captured a goodly string by singles and
by pairs; one on cither foot, until the hook broke under the
strain of a pair unusually largo, which left to their own devices,
the fish engorged the bird, and then each other. I would have
thee, Mr. Editor, advise thy friends to teat this method, using a
largo hook. Yea, a very large hook. Tbine in truth,

Aminidah Owen.

K. Cohoes, N. Y„ Dsc.lBtJi.

Editor Forest and Stream':—

Some years ago while angling in the Mohawk, using a small
minnow for bait, the flsh were not biting freely and I fell nsleop
m the boat, leaving my line set. When 1 nwokel thought 1 would
draw it in and rebait. I took hold of it and eould not pull it in
readily, hut after hard tugging brought it to the boat, when 1
found, as I supposed, a ten-pound pike, fast. After I had landed
him in tho boat I could not see my book, bo I opened him, when I
discovered that an eel about six inches long had taken the min¬
now a chub hnd taken the eel ; a bas3 had taken the chub ; the
pike had taken tho bass: io the pike were eight small eels, ten
dace, twenty Beven fresti-water lobsters, and four good Bizefl
frogs. You must shake this dose freely before taking.

Henrt Mills.

^ „ ACKSON VILLE, Fla., DfC. 15th.

Editor Forest and Stream :—

I am disposed to lend a hand at the bellows. But I rise to a
point of order, and enter my protest against the introduction of
" gaitors." I maintain that any referenoo to these peBky critters
is unparliamentary, and if my position is not sustained, I will
favor your readers with not my piscatorial, but ailigatorial ex¬
perience on the CaUosoohtttchie River, where I caught with a
smal I line and hook a “ gaitor " thirteen feet long. But to pisca¬
torial facts; and I may remark, that your correspondent’s state¬
ments in your last were not aufficiently fishy, but on the contrary
too snakey and 'gaitery.

fn 1866, 1 indulged in a cruise to the head of Lake Superior. Stop¬
ping at Marquette, I at times engaged in thecapture of the speck¬
led beauties at the Light-House reef. When the;flshermen would
come in with their catch of lake trout I would visit the fisb-
house. On one occasion I noticed that a fish whs characterized by
corpulency, and directed the attention of the fish-dealer to the
fact He placed the oorpulent fish to one sido , and when all were
housed he started on an exploring expedition. Ho weighed
the aldermanio fish and it turned the scales atthirty-five pounds.

Near Peake’s Cross Road, Va., Dec. 16th.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

1 forward you a fish story taken from an old work in my posses¬
sion, and as told on the good people of Galena, Ill. For this' re¬
production, I demand the "big hook." Failing to receive it, I vow
to send you the other method alluded to by the author. Remem¬
ber my threat and send on the hook, for like old Annanias, you
seo I have kept hack part : “ While writing, I may as well tell you
of nnothor mode the inhabitants of that comparatively (!) cold
region have of taking fish. In warm sunshining days the fish
rise up to the surface, probably to catch a look, or to feel the
verifying influences of the splendid luminary through their bril¬
liant covering. Their back fins, particularly those of the sunfish,
freeze to the ice and the fishermen out out a pieoe of it, say five
feet wide by ten long, and with a rope slipped over one end they
upset tho ice, to which vast numbers of fish are found adhering
by their hack fins. Sleigh loads of them are taken after this
fashion, and though inanimate, if put into tepid water they soon
revive. This is a cheap and easy way of getting fish, but wants
the life and exhilaration of the other.” Bibo Shot.

We fail to see what this has to do with “ Fish Swallow¬
ing Fish,” unleBS the captors of theBe fish were land
sharks. But we are in suspense for “ the other.” Send
it on.

textural Sister^

Partridge Flies, — Several of our correspondents have
sent us recently specimens of the partridge fly, which
was ttrst brought to the notice of sportsmen and identi¬
fied in the columns of Forest and Stream last year.
The specimens are all alike, and belongj^to the species
Olfersia americana.

Pileated Woodpecker in Canada.— Our friend, Mr
Ernest D. Wintle, sends us a notice of the capture of a
specimen of Hylotomus pileatus in Canada, saying

I obtained a female pileated woodpecker ( Hylotomus
pileatus) the other day, which was shot near Montreal.
Also was informed that the mate bird was sold to some
other person. I am told these birds aTe very rare in
Canada.

Hair Worms Again.— Corpus Christi, Tex., Dee. 8th —
In your issue of 13th ult., you published a very interest¬
ing article on " Hair Worms,” which will go far towards
destroying the false impression existing in the minds of
many of your readers. I, too, in boyhood's days, believed
that horsehairs placed in water became worms, for I bad
been told so by scores of eye-witnesses who had noted the
changes from day to day. I do not doubt but I can find
some of those same eye- witnesses now, who would be
willing to 6wear to the statement, for they have told it
60 many times that they believe it,

This did not satisfy me, however, for every time I
soaked a lot of horsehairs in wa ter, they came cnit as they
went in— genuine hate ; so I adopted another theory,
viz. :'That hairs, accidentally dropped into ponds, became
bo rotten as to become the habitation of myriads of ani-
maloulm, which gave a motion to the inert hair, making
it appear as possessed of life. This theory vanished years
ago, upon reading an article in some paper (yours, per¬
haps) giving a true history of the reptile or insect, which
ever it may be. But now I must ask for a little more
light, as I do not see my way clear to accept the theory
of reproduction by eggs as you lay it down on page 806. I
can only say, that my observation is quite limited ; hut
so far as I do know, “ I know it like a preacher.”

In the fall of last year I caught one of these “hair
worms ” or “ snakes,” in one of the irrigating ditches in
San Antonio, in clear, swift running water, trying (o
make his way up stream, but the current was too" .strong,
and he kept losing ground, being forced tail-foremost down
stream. 1 rescued the fellow, and placed him in a glass
tumbler of the same water to see the result. He went
ound and round that glass a thousand or less times ; and
I noticed, coming from the after end, a white thread,
which soon developed into a full-fledged hair worm about
one-third the diameter and length of the parent worm.
This I thought queer ; but you can imagine my surprise,
upon seeing another under way in a few moments, then
another, and so on, until I had six worms. The parent,
a big black, or dark-twown, worm, and five small white
chaps, all alive and hearty. In the course of the day the
parent worm died, and, during the night, all of the white
little fellows, except one, shared the same fate. I then
put this survivor into fresh water to save him, but he
lived but an hour. I will state here, that I don't under¬
stand where these little chaps could have been stowed,
for their combined bulk appeared greater than the
parent’s. The parent worm after death, appeared as large
as before ; but upon pinching it, it became perfectly' flat,
showing that it was hollow. Can you reconcile this with
Dr. Leidy's egg system of reproduction ? Bexar.

Dr. Leidy’s observations have been confirmed by M,
Villot’s, and it is altogether improbable that two such ac¬
curate and carefully trained observers should have made
such grave mistakes as are implied by Bexar’s letter. We
do not understand that our correspondent subjected his
supposed young hah- worms to a microscopic examination,
and tiiink it possible tbat what he took for young may
have been strings of eggs.

Sea Snake Caught in Teleorafh Submarine Wire.
— Mr. Moginie has called upon me with a lovely specimen
of a sea snake which he wanted properly mounted in a
bottle for the Board room of the Eastern Extension Tele¬
graph Company. One of the cables belonging to this
company was being raised from the bottom of the sea, I
believe in the Indian Ocean, and when the cable came to
the surface, the snake in question was found coiled
tightly round the telegraph cable. Luckily it was killed
before it could do any- mischief, as these sea snakes are
excessively poisonous. In the College of Surgeons there
is a sea snake which crawled up the anchor chain of a
man of war when she was moored in the mouth of tho
Ganges. The midshipman of the watch saw something
moving along the chain, and without thinking, went to
pick it up. The venomous brute immediately- turned
upon him and bit him. The poor young midshipman did
not live many hours after the accident. ~ Mr. Moginie’s
snake is about a yard long, and the general color of it is
white, and it is most beautifully marked on the back with
black, or rather dark chocolate patterns. The tail is, as
in all sea snakes, quite flattened, like the end of an oar.
This, of course, gives the animal great power of swim¬
ming. My friend, Dr. Day, luckily came in just as I was
consulting Sir Joseph Fayrer's magnificent illustrated
work on the “ Venomous Snakes of the Indian Penin¬
sula,” and I am now enabled to give the following ac¬
count of it by Dr. Day :

‘•The example of sea snake ( Felamis bicolor) which
you showed me as having been killed by a deep sea tele¬
graph wire in the Indian Ocean, is a species having a very
wide geographical range. I have taken an example in
Scinde, another in Orissa, while it is reported to extend
tlvroughout the sub-tropical and tropical poitions of the
Indian Ocean. I have only met with a few examples,
and do not look upon it as nearly so common as the blue-
banded Eiihydrimi. All these sea snakes, I need scarcely
observe, are exceedingly venomous. — Land and Water.

If little sea serpents, why not big ones ?

The Sources of the Niger.— A great geographical
discovery is reported to have been made by two French¬
men. A telegram from Sierra Leone states that MM.
Zweifel and Moustier, representatives of the firm of M.
Venninck, of Marseilles, succeeded during September in
discovering the sources of the Niger. This great river,
which waters the "Western Soudan, has hitherto hidden
its cradle in the northern spurs of the Kong Mountains,
a chain parallel with the Gulf of Guinea and one of the
bulwarks of Central Africa. Many explorers had tried
to penetrate into these unknown parte, but failed. The
French traveler, Caillie, following the Kong Mountains
north ward, was obliged to content himself with indicating
the course of the Upper Niger and its tributaries. Messrs.
Laing and Winwood JReade tried in vain to explore the-
region of the sources of the Diolibah ; the mistrust and
hostility of the natives forced them to abandon the solu¬
tion of the problem. A French merchant possessing sev¬
eral stores on the western coast of Africa resolved to at¬
tempt the difficult task. M. Verminck chose two of his
employees hardened to tho climate and accustomed to
treating with, the natives. He sent them mathematical
instruments, books, maps and money , and told them to
explore the Niger both from a scientific and commercial
point of view. MM. Zweifel and Moustier forthwith left
Hierro Leone, followed the course of the Rohelie, and at¬
tained the foot of the Kong Mountains. It was here that
the greatest difficulty had to he encountered ; but they
fortunately succeeded in overcoming it. The warlike
tribes who had hitherto refused to allow the whiteman to
go farther this time let the two Frenchmen pass the
chain and explore the three sources, which, uniting at a
short distance, form the great river of the Western
Soudan,— London Standard,

FOREST AND STREAM

947

THE MANATEE AND JAGUAR.

A. TERRIFIC ENCOUNTER IN MEXICO.

THE presence of a manatee at the New York Aqua¬
rium. just now will render the following startling
account most interesting. Greater curiosity will also be
excited to see the creature. The narrative is contributed
by Charles Lanmau, Esq., of the Japanese Consulate at
Washington, a traveller as well known as Bayard Taylor
for the past forty years. It is reprinted from our issue
of Oct. 9th, 1873.

While in Mexico I was sauutering one day along the
banks of the Panuco River, thirty miles above tbe city of
Tampico, armed with one of Henry’s twelve-shooting re¬
peaters, takiug an occasional shot at the alligators bask¬
ing open-mouthed on the sand bars, when I observed a
great commotion in the river several hundred yards lie-
low me. I saw a dark mass slowly rise from the water
and creep along tbe shore toward a small pond made by
the overflow. It was a very large Manatee, or River
Cow — a very large one, indeed. The height, of my ambi¬
tion was to kill one of these monsters, and although 1 had
repeatedly shot at them, I always failed to secure my
game. I immediately hastened toward the manatee,
walking very cautiously, for their hearing is very acute,
and succeeded in approaching within three hundred
yards, when I was much startled at seeing some animal
creeping cautiously toward the shore, where the manatee
had landed. I thought at that time it must be a large
dog, but its movements were too stealthy, too cat-like.
I was at fault. A wolf it could not be, for none existed
in that part of the country. It crept so low in the grass
tliat I could not decide what it was. Remembering that
I carried a small opera-glass in my pocket I stopped and
adjusted it, but on account of the height ot' tbe grass I
could only occasionally see the animal. Its intention
was plainly to intercept the manatee's retreat. Every
time the cow raised its bead the animal would crouch,
and when it began feeding on the lily-pads it slowly ad¬
vanced. I resolved to approach nearer, and with great
caution and fatigue reached a small clump of trees about
eighty yards from tbe manatee and about one hundred
and twenty from its assailant, for there was now no
doubt of its purpose. A bare piece of sand intervened
between the two animals. Fixing Jmy glass I awaited
with great excitement the approach of the attacking
party. Slowly would it creep— so slowly that minutes
seemed hours. At last, at the edge of the sand-belt, I
saw it crouch low and remain immovable at least five
minutes, and then in two tremendous bouurls it crossed
the open space and sank as if shot in the bushes beyond.

I saw it well. It was the dreaded tiger of the coast, the
jaguar, A thrill ran through me and I could not help
looking behind to see if his mate was not attacking me,
but the interest was too great as to what was passing in
front. Slight as must have been the noise made by the
jaguar, it had evidently alarmed the manatee. It made
rapidly for the river ; but ou passing near tbe jaguar, with
a terrific roar which shook the very ground, it leaped on
the head of the unhappy cow. Then began a struggle of
■which I could see but little. The roaring and snarling of
the jaguar were frightful to hear, and the bellowing of
the manatee incessant for at least ten minutes. Clouds
of dust enveloped them, the cow evidently making des¬
perate efforts to reach the water and the jaguar trying
to prevent it. At last the bellowing and screeching
ceased entirely, the dust settled, the poor cow was flap¬
ping its tail in its death agony ; and the jaguar seated on
its haunches seemed to be contemplating its victim, al¬
most touching it. At tbismoment tbe jaguar made a mo¬
tion and gave a piercing shriek, dragging itself with its
fore paws, the hind limbs hanging behind motionless.
Another moment and another howl j its spine was brok¬
en 1 Iu the struggle, or during the death agony of the
manatee, it bad fallen on the tiger and crushed him.
Slowly be dragged himself along, groaning at every
movement, to the edge of the pond, aud drank copiously
and laid down in evident pain.

I now determined to draw near, and with my rifle
ready approached the helpless beast. He soon heard my
steps, and rose again to a sitting posture, roaring loudly
and showing his teeth, but no evidence of fear, onlyra^e,
and thenlay with his head between bis paws, watching
my movements. I advanced to within forty yards?
when be rose suddenly and tried to spring toward me,
falling some five feet forward. I stopped, wishing to
come no nearer than necessary. He crouched again, and
almost fascinated me with his intense gaze. 1 looked at
him with every nerve strung, expecting another attack,
but bis eyes alone moved like coals ol' fire. I advanced
about fifteen steps more, when lie made another fruitless
attempt to leap. I turned on one side, but no movement
of his followed. Until I got behind him he seemed dog¬
gedly resigned to his fate. I shouted, and he deliberately
turned his bead to look about. I raised my rifle, and
aiming at the glowing eye. fired. No movement on bis
part betrayed be was struck, and as I again aimed at him
a spurt of blood gushed frem his mouth ; he turned over,
tearing the earth and grass, and in no less thau a minute
was dead. I now had leisure to examine the animals.
Tbe head of the manatee was almost entirely bitten off,
tbe brains scattered in every direction, and eyes clawed
out by the jaguar, One of the fins or arms was bitten
entirely oif, but on the body but few marks of its adver¬
sary's claws or teeth were visible. It measured eighteen,
feet in length, and its girth was about twelve feet,? The
mammae were well developed, showing that it bad a suck¬
ing calf. Tbe hide in color resembled tliat of the ele¬
phant, only a little greener, and the head was ridiculously
small compared to the size of tbe body. I now turned to
tbe jaguar. He was also very large and beautifully spot¬
ted ; his teeth were Large and his claws very sharp and
curved. He measured eight feet from tip to tip, as slim
and long as a greyhound ; but the diameter of his paws
revealed the muscles of steel which lay -within , He was
about three feet eight inches in height, four of tlio fangs
were two inches long, his head and skin were rnuoh
scarred, and one of his ears was bitten off.

At this moment two raucheros rode up, but as soon as
the horses Ivad a smell of the jaguar they shied and re¬
fused to advance, and nothing but the matchless skill of
the riders saved thorn from being unhorsed. 1 sent one
to the Iowa of Panuco to inform my friends, and in an

hour more than tlireo hundred people had assembled.
The jagnar was bodily carried into a canoe, and tbe man¬
atee with great difficulty rolled into the river and floated
between two large canoes, sixty feet long, with ropes to
prevent its sinking, the horsemen following along the
banks yelling and firing off their muskets. They arrived
at Panuco, about three miles distant, in perfect triumph,
and for three days the jaguar, and above all, the man¬
atee, were tbe wonder of the surrounding country.

Charles Lanhan.

THE FLORIDA CROCODILE.

(C. acutus.)

A CAREFUL observer of Florida alligators, who signs
himself ‘‘Wanderer,” in an article which ap¬
peared in the Forest and Stream of Dec. 4th, last year,
says: “We have three species of alligators, differing
from each other in the following manner. The black
alligator is short, very large for his length, and inhabits
principally lakes, ponds, sluggish streams, and lives or
has bis home in holes that be makes in tbe banks near
the water’s edge, and often the entrance is under the
water. Next is the brown alligator, long, slim, and very
swift and active, and much straighter from his eyes to
tip of nose than the black. He lies at the bottom, in
deep holes and under shelving rocks and sandbanks, and
inhabits the running streams and along the beach. The
next is similar to the brown, differing only in shape of
bead, lower tusks, protruding through upper jaw when
his mouth is closed. I only saw one of these. J. M.
Gal pin killed him at tbe mouth of Arch Creek, on Key
Biscane Bay, measuring only eight feet.”

The last saurian described by “Wanderer” is not an
alligator, but is a specimen of the true crocodile C.
acutus. As but few of your readers are probably aware
tliat Florida is the home of tbe crocodile as well as of the
alligator (A. Mississippiensis) you will pardon me for
quoting a few lines upon that interesting reptile from my
recently, published book, “Four Months in a Sneak-
Box : a boat voyage of 3,600 miles down the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers, and along the Gulf of Mexico.”

“ There is much interest connected with the discovery
of the true crocodile, (C. acutus) in the Floridian penin¬
sular. While the alligators have broader heads, snorter
snouts, and more numerous teeth than the crocodiles, the
unscientifio hunter can at once identify the true croco¬
dile by two holes in tbe upper jaw, into which aud
through which the two principal teeth or tusks of the
lower jaw protrude, and can be seen by looking down
upon the head of the animal. The largest teeth of the
alligator do not thus protrude through the head or snout,
but fit into sockets iu the upper jaw. I first studied the
true crocodile in the island of Cuba, where there are two
distinct species of the genus, one of which is our Florida
species (C. acutus). At that time science was blind to the
fact that the crocodile was a member of the fauna of the
United States. At a meeting of 1 the Boston Society of
Natural History,' held May 19th, 1869, the late compara¬
tive anatomist, Dr. Jeffries Wyman, exhibited the head
of a crocodile ( C . acutus) which had been sent him by
William H. Hunt, Esq,, of Miami River, which stream
flows out of the everglades and empties into Key Bis-
cayene Bay, at the southeastern end of the Floridian
peninsular.

A second cranium of the sharped-nosed crocodile was
afterwards obtained from the same locality, hut the honor
of killing and recognizing one of these huge monsters,
belongs to the young and enterprising author of the
“Birds or Florida.” 1 refer to Mr. C. J. Maynard, of
NewtonviUe, Mass., who has furnished me with a graphic
description of his meeting with, and the capture of. the
crocodile, while engaged in his ornithological pursuits
during the year 1867.

As the same account was also furnished to the author or
compiler of that valuable work, “ UampLifo in Florida,”
which was published by the Forest and Stream Publish¬
ing Co., and is somewhat lengthv, I will omit it here ;
and will only add tliat a naturalist from Rochester, N.
Y., afterwards captured a crocodile in South Florida, and
attempted to make a new species of it by giving it the
specific name of Floridanus, in place of the older one of
C. acutus.

The notes furnished by “Wanderer” are exceedingly
interesting and valuable. The black ami the brown speci¬
mens described by him are probably varieties, not
species, of the A. Mississippiensis. However, as we
were not aware, a few years since, that we had a croco¬
dile in our fauna, we may perhaps have two species of
alligators in Florida. I have observed that there is a de¬
cided difference between the black and brown alligators
described by “Wanderer," but never supposed these
differences would separate them into two disti not species.
Will not “ Wanderer” favor us with more of his observa-
tio ns on the Florida fauna ? Nathaniel H. Bishop.

Lake George , Warren Co., IV. Y,

An Alligator Astray. — Indianapolis, Ind. — Editor
Forest and Stream : — Of course, mine is a true story : but
to make it perfectly clear to you, I desire to say that on
three separate occasions I saw an alligator in Wliiteley's
Hole, on the Leona, although I never heard of the oldest
inhabitant seeing one in that locality before. The Leona
empties into the ludiana, the latter into the San Antonia
River, which empties into a small bay on the Gulf coast.
The reptile must have been at least one hundred miles
from his native spot, and how he got there has always
been a great mystery to me. Grincio.

Food of Frogs, — Sing Sing, N. F., Dee. 0th. — I saw in
your issue of Dec. 4th a note giving the hill of fare of the
frog. It reminded me of a more extensive one of fish,
flesh and fowl, which I have found, wliile dissecting the
frog, in the past few years. In an old veteran, which
measured sixteen inches long, and was killed in a mill
pond, I found a full-fledged oriole ( Icterus baltimore). I
suppose the bird had hopped down to the water to drink,
when it was seized by the hidden frog. In a frog that I
killed in a wet meadow I found three meadow mice
(Arvicolce), Of two more which were killed iu a large
pond, one contained live minnows (each about two and a
half inches long) ; the other three minnows and a large
water-bug ( Belostoma ). Of two that were killed near

Croton Lake, in one I found a water-thrush ( Seiurus mo-
tacilla), and in the other a small striped snake, six inches
long, A, K, Fisher, M. D.

The Northern Waxwing in Iowa.— Ames, Iowa, Dec.
22 d. — In your issue of December 18th, T. S. Roberts notes
the appearance of the Bohemian waxwing ( Ampelis gar -
rulus, in Minnesota. The bird has also been seen here in
considerable numbers. I find in my notes that I shot two
specimens on November 31st, and I have since seen sev¬
eral flocks. I have also received a specimen from Deni¬
son, in this State. They appear to be feeding upon the
berries of the smilax or green-brier. F. E. L. Beal,

THE ORIGIN OF THE TURKEY.

BY ELLIOTT CODES, U. S. A,

THERE is no longer the slightest doubt that tiro do¬
mestic turkey is descended from the wild bird of
Mexico lately named Meleagris Mexicana by Gould. It
was upon this bird, and not upon the feral race which in¬
habits ihe United States at large, that the Linmean name
of Meleagris gallopavo was bestowed.

The most satisfactory acoount of the introduction of
the bird into Europe, and of its early history there that I
have seen, is given by Mr. Edward T. Bennett, in his beau¬
tiful work entitled “The Gardens and Menagerie of the
Zoological Society Delineated” (p. 309 of vol. ii, 1831),
Mr. Bennett justly remarks upon the curious.circumstance
that the bird, now known for three centuries, should have
been doubtful for more than two hundred years — its very
patria unknown or erroneously attributed to it, and it¬
self wrongly supposed to have been a bird known to the
ancients under the name of Meleagris. Most writers of
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, among them
Belon and Aldrovandi, thought that it came from Africa
or from the Levant, and confounded it with the guinea
fowl, as minutely described by Athansetis and other clas¬
sic authors. Mr. Bennett states that the French acade¬
micians first called attention to the circumstance, and
that Daines Barrington, in 1781, was the last person to
uphold the groundless notion.

A more needless blunder, of greater tenacity and obdu¬
racy, is not to be found in the annals of our science. The
MriUaypir of the Greeks, or Meleagris of the Latin, was
the African guinea fowl, Numida Meleagris of Linnaeus.
Aristotle, indeed, mentions it only in the briefest terms
possible: but Pliny, though very unsatisfactory in his de¬
scription, saysexplicitly that the Meleagris was an African
bird, Athanseus, however, gives a sufficient description
from a work of Clytus Miiesius, a pupil of Aristotle,
leaving no doubt which the Meleagris was. Gesner rec¬
ognized the bird in the guinea fowl, but his contemporary,
Belon, supposed the turkey to lie meant; the former
named the turkey Gallopavo, and Linnaeus, two centuries
later, adopted this name as the specific term of hiB Melea¬
gris gallopavo, thus transferring the ancient name of the
guinea fowl to the turkey.*

Linnaeus, however, knew perfectly well that the turkey
was American. He says distinctly: “Habitat in Amer¬
ica septentrionali,” and quotes as his first reference (af¬
ter Fn. Svec. 198) the Gallo-pavo sylvestris nov<n anglice,
or New England wild turkey of Ray. Brisson distin¬
guishes the two perfectly, giving an elaborate description,
a copious synonymy and a figure of each ; and from
about this time it may be considered that the history of
the two birds, so widely diverse, was finally disentan¬
gled, and the proper habitat ascribed to each.

To return to Mr. Bennett's article, from which what
here follows is almost entirely extracted : — It is known
neither by whom nor at what precise period the turkey
was first ’brought to Europe ; but it may be reasonably
presumed that it was introduced by the Spaniards from
Mexico. Tile earliest-description of the bird is said to he
that given by Oveido, in his “ Natural History of the In¬
dies,” where it is mentioned as a kind of peacock found
in New Spain, whence it had been transported in num¬
bers to the islands and the Spanish Main, and there do¬
mesticated. Mexico was discovered by Grijalva in 1518 ;
Oveido’s work was published at Toledo in 1536 ; this
author’s account proves, therefore, that the turkey was
domesticated prior to the latter date. It is also described
by Gomarra aud Hernandez as indigenous to that country,
and the latter writer distinguishes the tamed birds from
the wild.

The turkey thus domesticated by the Spaniards seems
to have directly found its way to England, through the
close intercourse then subsisting between the two great
maritime nations : though it is curious to observe that no
trace of the fact remains either in the name of the bird
or in popular tradition. “ Ou the other hand, it is barely
possible that it may have been brought directly from
America to England by Cabot, who made such exten¬
sive discoveries on the coast of the newly found conti¬
nent. According to a popular rhyme, quoted by Baker
in his Chronicle,

• Turkeys, carps, hoppes, piecarei and beer.

Came into England nil m one year,'
which remarkable year is said to have been about the
fifteenth of King Hinny the Eighth, or 1524.” Barnaby
Googe, a writer on husbandry iu 1614, says that “those
outlaudish birds called giuny cocks and turkey cocks”
were not seen in England before 1530 ; but derives the
statement from Heresbach, a German author.

According to Hakluyt, in certain papers dating 1583,
turkeys had oeen brought to England about fifty yeans pre¬
viously. “ We may. therefore, fairly conclude 'that they
became known hi this country about the year 1530, Why
they were denominated turkeys, an appellation which
bears no resemblance to their name iu any other lan¬
guage, we have uo probable grounds even for conjecture.
Willoughby supposes the name to be derived from a
notion that they 'were brought from Turkey. Such an
erroneous opinion maj’ possibly have arisen from that
confusion which appeal's to have at first existed between
them aud the guinea fowls, the latter being probably
commonly obtained from the Levant, and 'being also
in the sixteenth century, exceedingly rare in England.”
The turkey, ou the contrary speedily became a common
bird of the poultry yard and a standing dish at festivals.
There- an: statutes respecting its use for the table dating
1541 and 1553, and it was so plentiful iu 1573 that it was
then, as it lias ever since continued to be, the usual
Christmas di liner.

f cf. Sumlev., Tliierarten Arist, p. 139, 1SC3.

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FOREST AND STREAM

Mr. Bennett ascribes to one Piene Grilles the credit
of having first described the turkey in France, in an edition
of iElian which he published in 1535, and where occurs
a description so true that it was relied upon almost en¬
tirely by subsequent writers down to Willoughby. Grilles
speaks of it as a bird ho bad himself seen, and as one
brought from the Now World. That it was known in
France at this period is further shown in a treatise by
Champier, published in 1560, but said to have been com¬
posed thirty years before, in which the bird is stated to
have heenbrouglitfrom the newly-discovered Indian Isles
a few years before.

11 From this lima forward then origin seems to have
been entirely forgotten, and for the next two centuries
we meet with little else in the writings of ornithologists
concerning them, than an accumulation of citations from
the ancients, which bear no manner of relation to them.
In the year 1566 a present of twelce turkeys was thought
not unworthy of being offered by the municipality of
Amiens to their king ; at whose marriage, in 1510, An¬
derson states, in his ‘•History of Commerce,” but we
know not on what authority, they were first eaten in
France. Heresbacli, as we have seen before, asserts that
they were introduced into Germany about 1530 ; and a
sumptuary law made at Venice in 1557, quoted by Zanoni,
particularizes the tables at which they were permitted to
be served.

' ' So ungrateful are mankind for the most important
henelits-that not even a traditionary vestige remains of
the men by whom, or the country from whence this most
useful bird was introduced info any European state.”

Tennessee Fox Hunting.— The fox hunters of Nash¬
ville usually go out in the night ; hut for Christmas week
a grand fox chase was planned to he run in the daytime,
There is much to be said iu favor of both modes, hut it is
probable that hunting by daylight will in a measure su¬
percede the night hunting. Foxes are very abundant
this winter and have not been chased much.

KENNEL HINTS.

THATCHING FOR KENNELS.

A well-thatched kennel is cool iu summer and warm
and snug in winter. Heather makes the best and neatest
thatch, but straw and rushes are both good.

FLOORING AND THATCHING.

The flooring and thatching of kennels is a subject of
no small importance to every one who wishes to maintain
his dogs in a state of health. We have tried all kinds of
flooring, and our experience is as follows Earthen or
gravel floors are cold, comfortless, and difficult to keep
clean ; bricks are also cold, and they absorb deleterious
matter ; a brick-floored kennel where diseaso had been
for any time would he difficult to render safe from future
outbreaks ; wood is comfortable, hut retains moisture ;
asphalt objectionable in the extreme ; well grouted and
slightly roughened black tiles make an excellent flooring,
hut they are somewliat expensive ; so we fail back upon
a floor, the foundation of which is broken bricks or small
stones, plastered over with any kind of- cement that will
harden quickly and well. Slates make a cold though
cleanly roofing for kennels ; tiles are better, and if they
are nailed upon the hoards, with a layer of hay between,
they make a roof that is as cool in summer and as cosy in
winter as one can wish. Of course, heather thatch is
far the best roofing, when it can be got ; but you cannot
well collect the rain water from it as you may from tiles,
and this is a great object in a large kennel,

WATER FOR KENNELS.

Some of our readers are contemplating the building of
kennels, and we beg to remind them that, next to the
site and kind of soil on which they are to stand, the
quantity and quality of the water ranks in importance
For drinking purposes hard water will do well, but it
cannot be too pure. The price of sinking an Abyssinian
well is only seven pounds. In addition to this, water for
was) ung the dogs, etc., should be collected from the
roofs, by means of spouts along the eaves, but these
should discharge their contents into a wooden, not a
zinc tank, or the water will be hard,

MANGE.

Cases of this troublesome disease continue to flow in
upon us. The green iodide of mercury ointment is by
some considered a specific in the disease. We prefer
mixing it with equal parts of compound sulphur oint¬
ment, and dressing after washing thrice a week. But
in almost every case a tonic should be given, any tonic
except iron, which is somewhat heating. The reader
should remember that in nine cases out of ten mangy
dogs are poor in blood, the food should therefore be
abundant, and contain horseflesh, mutton (sheep’s head)
and a good supply of vegetables. '

VARIOUS.

Give plenty of exercise during dry cold weather. Let
short-haired dogs wear their jackets out of doors, espe¬
cially if it rains. Rub long-haired dogs well down if
they are wet. Give oaten straw for bedding. Keep
puppies separate from older dogs, and you will save the
straw.— X. Perxence, in Live Stock Journal ,

Short-Tailed Hogs.— Dec, 16</i,— It has been my for¬
tune, during eight years to have forty -five pups dropped
by dams of my own, and to see thirty-two, that I can
now think of, which were sired by my dogs. Of the
forty-five, twenty-three have been bob-tailed, the tails
being from nil to eight inches lung. Of those sired bv
dogs of my kennel and out of females owned by others
the proportion of stumps lias been about the same The
breeds are as follows :—l. Thoroughbred English pointer
dog and bitch— tffiee fitters of mips. 2. Cross between
same pointer and English setter bitch. 3. Cross between
son of first pair and a flue Gordon setter (accident) 4
Blaclc-and-tan terrier (three inches bobtail), by a Mexi¬
can hail-less dog (also an accident). 5. Same, lined bv a

1 .. TiniTl< OV fX f TV! XT fltim /onvlr n^, _ f . * ..

can 1UUJMR9 «-v6 imwucm;, os/ne, imed by a

large-sized pointer of my own (carl&ssness of servant)

6. Same terrier bitch, by some unknown dog— a cur, prop- 1

ably (pups all white). 7 A litter of thirteen, out of a red
setter bitch (pedigree not fully known), by one of my
English pointers.

Now, in every one of these fitters there have been short
tails, from one to nine in each, and two of the pointers
and one terrier-cross, had absolutely no tails at all. One

of them showed a slight cavity, where the tail ‘ ‘ ought to
grow.” Suffice, it to say. further, that the English pointers

have tails that appear to have been docked, but they are
natural ; they were bom thus. The same is true of the
black and tau, which, by the way, had neither brother

nor sister. Not long hence we may know whether my
stock -will carry this peculiarity to tne third generation.
I might adopt the nom-de-plume of “Caudal Append-
re,” but it is not euphonious, and will simply subscribe

age,
myself,

Yours Truly.

A Remarkable Dog Story.— The following narrative
of facts was contributed to the New York Sun, Ang. 3d.
It surpasses anything of a like nature wo have ever

My eldest brother, a farmer, lives in the western part
of Pennsylvania, and among the outfits of his establish¬
ment was a black and tan dog of uncommon sagacity.
At the outbreak of the war of the rebellion two
of my brother's sons, mere boys, joined the Army of
the Potomac, In an angle of the public road in front of
his house was a considerable mound, formed of the waste
of many wood-piles for successive years. From this
angle the road trended southward, and by it the boys
went forth to join their regiment. Seated on that mound

Piiam— that was the dog’s name, silently watched their
departure until they were lost to view in the distance.

Then he went back to his lair, and there he lay for mttny
days, unusually quiet and evidently sorrowing. After a
month or more had passed in this way, one day Priam ran
out from his seclusion, took his place on that mound, and
facing southwardly cried like a human being in distress
for about two hours. Then he went bade to his lair and
was quiet. Some days afterwards letters from the hoys
were received. They were in a battle at the timo of the
dog’s demonstration, but came through unhurt.

These contemporary facts were strange suggestions to
the family that Priam possessed some quality of knowing
those different occurrences at the time of them ; but Btifl
it was too unlikely for beliof just then, His strange be¬
havior on that day was, however, substantially repeated
during every subsequent battle in which the boys partici¬
pated until they ended their lives in the Andersonville
prison pen.

The dog’s last outburst of lamentation was nearly con¬
tinuous from the beginning of the battle in which the
lads were captured until their death, After this Priam
became exceedingly surly and cross to all comers. No
matter how near a" neighbor lived, or how well known,
the dog denied the neighbor entrance to the premises,
until called off by one of the family.

In 1860 I visited my brother for the first time in forty-
two years. Of course I was as a total stranger to all of
them. The family knew of me only by hearsay. The
dog knew nothing, unless, indeed, he understood what
was said by the tamilv when I happened to be then-
theme, My expected visit about that time doubtless gave
me a prominence in that particular which multiplied his
opportunities of learning something about me ; and if he
knew what they said, he was equally prepared with them
to expect me.

As I walked down the lane to my brother’s house I no¬
ticed a dog (it was Priam) looking me square in the face
over the gate. Without hesitation I unfastened and went
inside. The dog turned and trotted up the steps before
me. gently wagging his tail, and occasionally looking
back at me as though to see whether I understood him
and was coming. The front door being open, he led the
way through the house to one of the back doors, and
there we found an elderly lady, my brother's wife. For¬
getting the dog in the greetings, I did not notice how or
when he went out. But soon afterward I saw him at the
front gate again, as when I approached it. This single
and isolated suspension of his surly aggressiveness, in let¬
ting me, a total stranger, enter the premises unchal¬
lenged, furnished another theme for publication as to its
meaning, and the conclusion was that Priam recognized
in my countenance, which he had scanned so closely, a
relative of his master’s family.

Now how are we to account for the more than human
sagacity of Priam in all that, and especially in his syn¬
chronous lamentations with the battle in which his two
young masters participated, and never a false alarm nor
an omission ? W. J. C.

Keokuk, Iowa, 1879.

NAires Claimed.— Mr, B. F.fDorrance, of Wilkesbarre,
Penn., claims the name of Gaie for his red Irish bitch
puppy, Elcho-Firefly, presented to him by H. W. Gause,
Esq., Wilmington, Del. B. F. Dorrance.

— Mr. H. W. Gause, of Wilmington, Del., claims the
name of Saxon, blue Belton dog, Belle-Carlowitz, and
Kildare, red Irish, Firefly-Elcho.

Bred, — Brooklyn, IV. Y., Dec. 33d. — Mr. Joseph E.
Fisher's Gordon setter bitch, Border Lily, to Dr. H. F,
Aten’s champion Gordon dog, Glen, winner of the Brace
stakes of the Eastern Field Trials, 1879.

—Mr. Robert Walker, of Franklin, N, Y., has bred his

pointer bitch, Clare, (Buttou-Topsy, Phil-Fannie) to
Godeffroy’s imported Croxteth, ’ D. F. S.

Whelps.— London, Chit,, Dec, 20th.— Dr. Nevin's Gor¬
don setter, Mall, whelped eight puppies, six dogs, two
bitches, shed by owner’s' Blossom. Blossom has been
taken by Vera Shaw in his new book, as the colored illus¬
tration for the Gordon setter, J. W.

Ray. — Mr. Henry W. Livingston, of New York, has
purchased from Mr. Edmund Orgill the English setter
dog, Ray, by Mr. Charles H, Raymond’s Pride of the
Border, out of his Dimity.

— The recession of the water in Tulare Lake, Cal., has
uncovered a prehistoric settlement, stone buildings, traces
of canals once bordered with planted trees, and other
evidences of occupation by an unknown race, being
clearly defined as the water subsides.

Jfc= :

Str$ and Snapping.

HOW LINNETS AND GOLDFINCHES ARE
CAPTURED ALONG THE ENGLISH
COAST.

THE trade of bird catching is just now carried on
with great vigor all along the south coast line. Our
almanacs tell us when grouse shooting begins and when
partridge shooting ends, but they are silent as to such
very insignificant birds as mere linnets, larks, goldfinches
and red polls. And vet trade is brisk in these very small
commercial commodities, so brisk that the Southeastern
Railway has a special tariff and carries up these unfortu¬
nate songsters by the score from the breezy downs of
Kent and Sussex to the dreary purlieus of Eastcheap and
St. Giles’, where about seventy per cent of them dwindle
miserably, pine and die. The spruce little cock gold¬
finch, twittering gaily in his cage, cracking hemp seed
between bis powerful mandibles and pecking at thistle
down and groundsel, is handsome and happy, hut he is
one of five-and-thirty, and the other thirty-four have
been flung out into the street with the rest of the refuse
of the bird shop.

COBBLERS AND CALL-BIRDS.

We have called the birdcatchers’ occupation a trade,
hut the tradesman would require some other means of
money-making to enable him to live comfortably through¬
out the year. The season, or as he calls it, the’ flight has
not long been commenced, and will very soon be over.
It scarcely lasts more than a month, and the other eleven
have to he filled in. He generally fills them in with shoe-
making. It is quite remarkable to see the sympathy that
prevails between cobblers and call-birds. Charles Dickens
found in lus experience that barbers were great fanciers
of the smaller kinds of singing birds. But it is one thing
to keep birds and another thing to catch them, The
barber’s cage hangs in liis little snuggery all day and all
night. At half -past four in the morning the cobbler gets
his all together, packs them up with his nets, his boxes,
and his switches, and starts off before dawn to the scene
of his labors. He has to be on the ground before dawn,
and probably will not be able to see the plumage of the
first bird he catches.

THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS.

For the flight of birds is a curious thing, and his own
experience leads him to know that it is a reliable thing.
Year after year their course takes them over the same
fields, across the same track of downs and grassy levels,
till they reach that point on the coast where for years
they have crossed the Channel, and for generations will
continue to do so. And so it happens that a particular
field will be an admirable spot upon which to commence
operations, so that the birds will pertinaciously resort to
it and avoid all the neighboring ground as if it were an
unfashionable district in a London suburb. And this is
so well known in the trade that one reason why our cob¬
bler must rise so early is that if he is late he will find the
plaee already occupied. Let us suppose him in good
time, and watch him making his preparations, and see in
what they result. He chooses his ground on the cliff,
and generally rather inland. If there are a few furze
bushes close at hand, or a thorn hedge, why it is so much
the better, but these are matters of detail on which ho
does not insist. What is important is that the flight
passes over these fields, The first thing is to spread out
his nets. They fie on the ground framed with wood, like
a pair of gigantic folding-doors, and the si mile is rendered
more appl icable as they turn on hinges and open and shu t.
As they lie open, a space of clear turf intervenes, and
when they rise and fall it is that space which they cover.
The sportsman is himself able to effect his manoeuvre by
merely pulling a cord. As he pulls, the doors rise, over¬
lap, ana fall. It is an affair of a moment, and the result
is never doubtful. That is, of course, if he has been suc¬
cessful iu bringing the birds down from their flight over¬
head to this special patch of turf. And for that he ac¬
cordingly makes arrangements. They are generally very
simple.

IN AMBUSH.

First he spreads his call-birds all about the field — larks,
linnets and goldfinches, for he never can tell what luck
may be in store for him, or what prey he may take in his
toils. Next he sees to the nets themselves. He, in effect
baits them with brace-birds. A brace-bird is one of tho
few technical terms in the business. It looks uncom¬
monly like a piece of cruelty, but probably is not. The
little bird seems to have a swivel screwed into its back¬
bone, in which a ring is inserted by which it can be tied.
In reality a wire is passed round and round its body and
under its wings, near the joint, and this wire is joined
and twisted at the blade-bone, and a little ring added, so
that the bird can he securely tied and yet its wings are
free to let it fly as high and as far as its tether will per¬
mit. These brace-birds are ail good songsters, and free
with their minstrelsy. They must not have either sulks
or colds. A peg is next driven into tho ground from
which it rises about eighteen inches, and a long switch
hinges on to the top of this peg, at right angles to it.
The structure, in fact, looks like a miniature gallows, only
that the transverse switch is very long, and is allowed to
hang on to the ground, To the end of this switch the
brace-bird — linnet, lark or goldfinch, as the case may be
— is tied, and it has generally tether enough to run about
on the ground and enjoy the novelty of a fresh sod. But
the sportsman can in a moment, by pulling a bit of
string, bring the switch into its place, a process which
jerks up the unfortunate brace-bird, who flutters high
into the air, and finally descends in great distress on its
only available perch — the switch. This apparatus, with
a bunch of thistles laden with down for the goldfinches,
the nets themselves, and a long, low cage for his cap¬
tives, constitutes the whole stock in trade. Our sports¬
man lays out the nets, sets up the gallows, and retires a
short distance in ambush for his prey.

THE CATCH.

A whole troop of innocent linnets, full of life and song
and with their minds fully made up to roost in Brittany
that night, now sweep through the air overhead. They
have passed the field and are out of danger. So at least
you think, but the sportsman knows bis business better.
Before they are quite out of call he sets up a peculiar
whistle which makes all the little birds in the cages

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jo1 uemonstrati vely vocal. They pipe desperately to their
friends in the air, and the appeal is answered. You shall
see the whole flock swerve round in their course, and, for
a moment, hover over the nets. Then the other cords
are pulled and the little brace-birds flutter up into the air
in great distress. No properly constituted flock of lin¬
nets can resist the temptation of coming to the rescue,
and before they reach the ground the nets are over them,
and in a minute half of them have had their brains driven
in by the sportsmen. For his time is valuable, and where
one flight has passed another may be expected. So he
rushes quickly to the ground where the little creatures
are plunging and struggling under the net work, kills all
the hens and extricates all the cocks, flings the nets open
again, and is back in a moment at his post. He stuffs
the cock birds in the long cage and occupies his leisure
in pulling the feathers out of the yet warm bodies of the
hens,

DISPOSING OF THE PREY.

The cock linnets are Bent up that night to town, and
are taken as a lot by the dealer at Seven Dials at Is. a
dozen. The hens arc sold to the poulterers, who retail
them as larks to a voracious but unsuspecting public.
Goldfinches fetch much higher prices. Cocks and hens
are sold at eight, nine or ten shillings a dozen all round,
and larks fetch much the same price. The retail dealer
has to calculate the probabilities, and though he sells his
linnets ultimately at half-a-crown each, and his gold¬
finches at from three-and-six to five shillings, yet casual¬
ties sweep off the greater part of liis profit. Certainly his
continued residence at Seven Dials shows that the 'man
must either drive a very unremunerative trade or else be
singularly dull to the advantages of fresh air and general
cleanliness. — London Queen.

^aniens Column.

THE CARE OF ARROWS.

SEVERAL correspondents having mistaken the pur¬
port of a sentence in my late article upon winter
practice, wherein I spoke of arrows being lost in the
snow, and coming to light in the spring, I beg to say that
I did not intend to convey the idea that such arrows were
ever used afterward. On the contrary, I can say emphat¬
ically, that so far as my experience goes, ah arrow is
ruined by lying out in the dew for a single night. I say
ruined, because the effort to mend an arrow is always
abortive unless the mender is an arrow maker of great
skill. It is much more difficult to mend than to make
an arrow. The reasons are, that iu making one the
fletcher lias a large billet to work down and can force
matters, while if the stele is warped by the shn it is next
to impossible to get it to retain a true form afterward.
A wain, the hard wood footing is glued on while in the
block and afterwards worked down to the requisite size,
and if loosened by damp it is extremely difficult to again
put the parts together perfectly. The same is true of the
horn nock. IE the damp causes the feathers to come off
it is equally difficult to readjust them. The shooter, if
only a beginner, is liable to be deceived by his success in
scoring with arrows thus cobbled, for at distances from
twenty to fifty yards a strong bow will drive a poorly
fledged arrow so quickly to the target that the eye of an
old archer only would discover its erratic flight. Indeed,
so little will even a very poor arrow leave a direct line in
a distance of forty yards from a fifty-five pound how,
that one can score pretty nearly as well with them as
with much better ones. Of course there would be a strong
percentage always in favor of the best arrows when any
great number of shots was made, but the archer would
not probably notice it in a single seore.

As the distance is increased, however, the disparity be¬
tween the good arrow and the bad one increases in a dis¬
proportionate progression. If the percentage of the good
over the bad arrow at forty yards were five points in one
hundred, at sixty yards it might be twenty, |at eighty yards
seventy, and at one hundred yards the value of the poor
arrow utterly cease, since it would never follow the aim,
and would only strike the target when aimed wrong, a
measure of success which no good archer would covet.
This being true, I could never advise the mending of an
arrow, unless it were some trifling injury to be remedied,
such as resetting a loose pile, dressing an injured nock or
pile, or gluiug down a partially started feather. It is a
positive injury to the archer to practise with an arrow
which is defective. All good arrows shoot alike, but no
two bad ones do. So the archer who has a dozen good
arrows has only to learn to shoot well with one in order
to succeed with the whole dozen, but the archer who has
twelve had one3 must learn the particular vice of each in
order to shoot with the dozen. He must always remember
that No. 1 shoots too high, No. 2 to the right, No. 3 to
the left, No. 4 too low, No. 5 too high, and to the right
both, and that each of the others has one of these vices,
and perhaps all of them troubled with general cussedness
besides. These traits will not be noticed so much, as
before remarked, at short range, or by the beginner, but
to the veteran who tackles the York round they are a
scorn and a loathing. What iB true of injured or cob¬
bled arrows which once were good, is equally true of
cheap arrows which never were good. The archer should
never heed the wiles of the clerk in the archery store,
who swears to the excellence of the arrows which he
offers at $5 per dozen, for no one can make a target
arrow fit to be shot at an honest-faced target for any
such price.

The best arrows command from $10 to $12 per dozen,
an 1 if properly used a dozen will last an archer through
one season, even if he shall shoot six thousand times.
Now a few points as to the care of arrows. First, your
tavget being supported by an easel, you will occasionally
break an arrow on the leg. In order to obviate this evil,
make your easel of some strong wood like hickory, or
better, of iron, so that the legs may be small, and wrap
the legs from end to end with old carpet, rags, or un¬
twisted rope, hemp, or tow, and you will never break a, n
arrow on the target stand. Next, do not place your
stands, if possible to avoid it, upon ground where there
are stones, or in range with stumps, trees or any other
like obstruction. If you cannot have butts of earth
erected behind your targets, a strong piece of sail doth
suspended from a cross beam upon two poles in the rear

of the targets will answer excellently. By these devices
half the arrows actually ruined will be saved. Very
few arrows are ever worn out. The writer has two ar¬
rows which have done faithful service through the past
season, having been shot perhaps one thousand times
each, and are as good us new, with the exception that
they are flattened a little at the side which slides upon
the bow, and the two feathers sliding upon the bow are
frayed a trifle. The other ten of the same dozen were
all broken by striking target stands, stones and fences,
or were ruined by being lost under the grass. Since I
have wrapped the legs of my target stand I break no
more, and the butt or sail cloth would have prevented
the loss of those passing the target and snaking. An¬
other fruitful source of injury to arrows is that of lean¬
ing them against a wall when not in use. They will
warp by their own weight in a few days and their effi¬
cacy be destroyed. Some have recommended to lay
them fiat on a floor or on the bottom of a drawer, but
the feathers are thus crushed and the flight of such an
arrow will be erratic. When not in rest they should
stand exactly upright in a case, each arrow in a hole to
itself, and far enough apart to prevent any contact of
the feathers. Let no novice imagine that such extreme
care is unnecessary, or that he can do well enough with
arrows which are slightly defective, for one might as
well expect to shoot well witli a rifle having a crooked
barrel and a loose and shaking peep sight, as to send a
crooked and misshappen arrow, with its slovenly tuft of
rumpled feathers, vagabondizing in quest of coveted but
unattainable gold. Will H. Thompson.

SHE GOES FISHING.

a- Chicago, Nov. 27th, 1879.

Every time the Forest and Stream comes home Ilook
through it to see if there are any letters from sportsmen’s
wives.

My husband says, “ Lil, there’s another letter,’’ Ihave
said many times I would give in my experience, but I
have not the heart to do it, for after all is said, mine is
one of the best fellows that ever lived. But I can truly
sympathize with those sisters whose husbands have
brought home ‘‘a handsome pup.” How many times
have I begged and entreated not to have pups brought
home. Many times have I been obliged to get up and
coax, threaten . and scold , but the young cub would arouse
the whole neighbourhood until his ki-hi-hi’s, until, losing
all patience, I would pick him up by the neck, intending
to pitch him out of doors and finish him, but my heart
failed me, I could not do it. So the pup lived to grow
into a fine dog. Some people talk about the worry of
children. I would sooner take the care of a half-dozen
children than to have a pup brought into the house about
every two years. They are a nuisance that women ought
never to be pestered with.

But my husband does not keep a dog now, and, to my
great satisfaction, goes fishing instead of hunting.

Here again I have teased him unmercifully, bocausehe
has never brought his trout home. He comes home tell¬
ing us of the splendid fishing lie has had, of the fine
trout or bass taken at such a place, but we seldom see any
of them, his excuse being, the distance is so great that
the ico melts and the fish spoil before he can get them
home. _ ....

Last summer I joined him on his fishing trip into
Michigan. When he was putting on his fishing suit I
teased all the time about the trout that stay in the brook,
and “ be sure you spit on your worms.”

He came back in about two hours, gave iris his creel to
take out two or three fish, he said ; but, as I opened it,
I looked on one of the handsomest lot of fish I had ever
seen, and counted out thirty trout. I have seen many
fisli before that came to the markets, but they were flat
beside these fine fish, that only a short time before were
struggling for life against a fisherman’s skill.

To say I was proud of them is only the truth, and
as each day passed , bringing about tne same quantity to
the table, I began to feel something of the same enthu¬
siasm he so often manifests when going fishing. I have
spent a portion of each summer in the country for years,
but have never joined my husband in this way before. I
expect to do so again next summer, and certainly feel in¬
clined to do some fishing on “ my own hook.” I cannot
understand the mysteries of my husband’s fly book, or
get the “hang” of casting with his light rod, but l am
going to try it, even if I do get a ducking for my pains.

One thing I have stopped— “ teasing about the fishes
that never came home.” The trip to me was the most
enjoyable one in the sixteen yoars of our married life.

i can endure the idea of having tackle covering tables,
chairs, and everything else around the house, and even
help my husband when he is fixing up and repairing
damages, because I hope to join him in the spori another
summer, and if 1 cannot take trout on the lly, I am going
to try black bass with minnows.

Heaven save me from the experience of raising another
pup. _ _ ^ _ Lil J.

Monkeys on a Frolic.— “ A1 Fresco” sends us the
following story from Jacksonville :—

At this season oi the year Florida sports interest your
readers. Thousands of Northern and Western tourists
andsportsmen who have visited Jacksonville have been
tempted to examine Greenleaf s Florida curicBities. Re¬
solved upon furnishing additional attractions, he has in¬
vested in a brace of large monkeys. On Saturday last
the lock of the monkey cage was broken, and a gentleman
of tli© colored persuasion used a nail to fasten in the
creatures. Mr. Greenleaf's watchmaker had numerous
watches to repair, and worked until midnight. He care¬
fully placed the works of a number of tickers in boxes,
ready for Monday morning’s operations. On Sunday
morning tbeearly visitors on Bay street were treated to
an amusing performance. The farcical monkeys escaped
from their cage and started on a “ bender and words
fail to portray what occurred. They acted ujion the
axiom that “liberty is sweet,” and mischief inherent.
The first point visited was the watchmaker’s table, and
the watch fixings were soon destroyed, widely distri¬
buted or rendered useless. The next object which at¬
tracted them was a student’s lamp, and every portion
was soon detached from its neighbor. One monkey dis¬
covered t)ta^ flu; oil chamber was pregnant with amuse¬

ment, arid lie used it d la pepper-box. No. 1 shook the
reservoir at No. 3, and as a consequence distributed
the oil over No. 1, curiosities, watches and other things
too numerous to mention. In one of the windows
were two jumping jacks— articulated representatives of
monkeys supplied with dresses a, la showman. Each
monkey seized a jack and commenced pirouetting on the
show cases, at the same time manipulating the articulated
figures until disarticulation resulted. Finding that the
figures ceased to respond to their muscular efforts, they
used them as weapons to tickle each other’s pate. The
next field for their attentions were numerous boxes of
polished sea beans, carved alligators’ teeth, and other
curiosities. With the most ludicrous grimaces and ges¬
tures they pelted each other with these valuables, Tired
of this kind of sport, they made a vigorous onslaught on
the stuffed birds ; and when They had completed their
investigations and operations, the birds resembled an ob¬
ject described by a Welsh sportsman; —

“ Three jovial Wolshtnou, ami jovial were they,

Went out hunting: on St. David's Day ;

They hunted arid they hunted all around,

Until they found a frog lu a well ;

One said ft was a frog.

And the other ho said nay ;

And the other swore it was

A canary bird with its feathers shot away.” I )

Assuming a business and clerical role they visited the
book-keeper’s sanctum. Discovering that double entry
was not a quadrumanic method of keeping books, they
introduced a new method, and in a few moments hills,
receipts, bills of lading and books were artistically treated
and chaos was the result. At this stage of the perform¬
ance the employers arrived, the monkeys.were captured,
and the evidences of disorder summed up by an inter¬
ested but disgusted jury. The performance ended and
the curtain dropped, but it will be some time before the
owners of the tickers will regulate the movements of old
Sol in his daily march, as New York will have to be ap¬
pealed to to supply missing portions of watches.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dee. 15th. Al Fresco.

The “Major Sarasota” Fund. — Jacksonville, Fla.,
Dee. 20th. — Through your columns I wish to acknowledge
the receipt of $5 Horn Henry F. Curby, of your city, for
the nflief of the widow and children of “ Major Sara¬
sota," Capt. Staples.

Our mutual friend, Doctor Furber,' with two compan¬
ions, will leave here on Tuesday for a sporting trip to
Doctors PaBs, south of Charlotte Harbor, and the Doctor
will deliver the donation in person ; and it affords me
pleasure to state that tile amount will be supplemented
by the Doctor and bis friends. Sincerely trusting that I
shall have the pleasure of acknowledging the reception Of
many such letters, believe me to remain,

Dr. A. C. Kenworthy.

gtWSUWS to (COVff.SlIfllUlcntS.

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i:W~ W~e make no charge for answering inquin'ics in this column.

R. S.— Such a hook as you ask for is not, published. The nearest
to your wants is Kemp's “ Yacht and Boat Sailing." Price SS.fiO.

Sharpie.— Sc® our advertisers ; they are all men of repute.
For sharpie, go ito those who make a specialty of It.

M.B., New York.— Wo cannot send you a list of yacht and canoe
clubs. It is not our business to do so.

M. St. L.— “ Le Yacht" is an enterprising French contemporary
of excellent management. Published weekly at 50 Ruo St.
Lazaie. Subscribe throug-h news dealer.

Clermont, Batavia, O. — 1. B can put his two on the eight,
and call it ton. 2. B eannotput the three on the seven-spot, and
call it ten.

Y. R. A., Now York— The British Y. B. A. has issued npnmphiet
containing their rules, to bo had by addressing Harrison & Sous,
St. Martin's Lane, London, W. C\, England. Price, about 75 coins.

E. E. L„ Philadelphia.— If you send full address will write you
a letter. See late uowspaper accounts of Edison's discovery. Uo
relieves acute neuralgia and kindred troubles for the Menlo Parle

lBitors.

Bum: with White Star, Now York.-The best place for nauti¬
cal ironmongery is Tieboul's, Pearl street, near Fulton. Charts
from our advertisers. There is a yacht club at Norfolk, Va, A
better port for all purposes could not be made to order.

Sloop, Buffalo.— Dimensions of Vl:cm arc as follows:— Length
extreme, 51.18 feet; on water line, 44.85; beam extreme, 18.05;
depth, 5.4, and measures 21 tons N. M„ and 1818 cubic foot Now
York Yacht Club measurement.

0-H. Y., Hoosack Falls, N. Y.— You may send a description of
your “ Collect of Revenue" to Chns. L. Woodward, 78 Nassau
street. Now York, who deals In all sorts or rare books a ml pamph¬
lets relating to America. The book you have, is of not much
valuoi we think, but if Mr. Woodward cannot toll you ho ivlU re¬
fer you to some one who can.

Novice, Portland, O.— A model is worth a good deal more than
material and labor expended, because it. is supposed to represent
talent. You cannot buy an artist's picture for the won h of Ithc
canvas and paint, but must pay for his ability. Cheap models are
geuerally not worth the having. Pay liberally and get what you
want.

Enthusiast, Beliefont— You can build a canoe for §5. Of
course, she will not be Qqual iff qualities or finish to those made
by Bushton orRoahr ; but she will serve your purpose, if you cau
not afford In buy in the market. Will give directions 1'or building
soon. The Canoe Congress meets, next August on the banks of
Lake George. Send your address to N. H. Bishop, Lake George,
N. Y.

—A rare opportunity is offered for the purchase of a
fine bitch. See the advertisement of “ Feather.”

Better Times. — The business revival and new era of
prosperity which has commenced are in keeping with the
increased health and happiness all over the land resulting
from the general introduction of 'Warner's Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure. “The changes wrought by this remedy,”
says Rev. Dr. Harvey, “seem but little less than mirac¬
ulous.”—

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OUR NEW YEAR GREETING.

WITH the advent of the New Year it has-been the
custom of the Forest and Stream, in times gone
by, to pause with its readers for an expression of grat-
ulation in review of the past and of good cheer for
the future. To day we thus extend the salutations of the
season as, leaving the pleasant paths of the year which is
gone, we cross over into the border land of that undis¬
covered country through whose fields and woodlands and
hesjde whose streams lies our way in the months to
come- And perhaps it is most fitting that for a brief
moment we should lose our editorial identity to assume
the more comprehensive personality of the whole great
fraternity of sportsmen, that, speaking for them and with
them, wo may here pay a passing tribute to that graceful
and facile pen and the ready sympathy with all that is
best in sport, which together have made the Forest and
Stream to-day the approved representative of the devo¬
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ceive the plan of such a publication, and to mature
the conception into its present goodly shape, is a nota¬
ble achievement of journalistic success.

In succeeding to the management of the Forest and
Stream , we cannot refrain from expressing our appre¬
ciative recognition of the magnitude of the labor already
performed in thus bringing the paper to its present
standard, and of the consequently exacting demands of
the task now devolving upon ourselves. The years al¬
ready told have been uniformly years of most gratifying
progress. To the satisfaction afforded by the contempla¬
tion of tins success in the past is added the assurance of a
like onward course, and a broadening of our field -in the
future. •

The several departments of this paper are under the
supervision of competent specialists, whose work wifi be
marked by the same thoroughness and painstaking cure
which now make of these parts a perfect whole. With
scores and scores of correspondents our relations htve
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knowledging the valuable services already rendered we
may express the earnest trust that these favors may still
lie continued to tbs mutual satisfaction and benefit of all.

To each and every one, to correspondents and con¬
tributors, to regular subscribers and to chance readers,
we wish a new year of pleasure in the Forf.st and
Stream, and this wish is seconded by the genuine ambi¬
tion of our editorial corps that the rich promise contained
in our past and present may be more than fulfilled in c ur
future.

VALEDICTORY.

IT has transpired that new duties and responsibili¬
ties require the editor of Forest and Stream
to give place to other management. . This step has
not been, taken without due consideration. From the
outset I have contemplated the time when other
interests might compelme to retire from active labor on
the paper, though I confess I bad hoped to remain nomi¬
nally at the helm always. That time seems now to have
arrived. Engagements of paramount importance call me
elsewhere. Nevertheless, my heart and sympathy will
remain with my pet project ; and although it is fated
that I must leave the beaten paths which my constant
feet have so long trodden, I feel that there is a field of
usefulness still open where the effort to please and in¬
struct, so long ago begun, may be continued. To be
more explicit, since some may require it : I am now en¬
gaged on a new book ; besides, it is my purpose to devote
some attention to my enterprise in Minnesota, where I
have a county town which bears my name, and in the
summer to visit tlie North Pacific and the intermediate
country, taking a trip to Europe in the fall. All this,
Deo volantc. It is proper that I should undertake foreign
travel before infirmities and gray hairs multiply, as my
friends must admit. If they will but revert to my
early announcement, they will also read what I then
wrote, namely, that I undertook to establish a clean and
wholesome sportsman’s journal by the earnest solicita¬
tion of others, and not wholly of my ownfree will. To
do so I abandoned a life of ease and semi-indolence, and
the present successful results have been attained only by
large pecuniary sacrifices. To the editor personally the
paper has not been remunerative. That it is freighted
with large promises of emolument to future proprietors
is positive. If we are to believe our own convictions,
and the assurances of friends, there can be no doubt
that it is already a complete success, morally and .finan¬
cially- It has realized the aim of its proprietor, an¬
nounced at the beginning, to inculcate in men and women
a pure love for natural objects, and to stimulate a higher
literature of manly sport.

I do not care to review my labors here, or to blazon
iny achievements before the world. The thirteen vol¬
umes with their precious contents, which now lie piled
before me, are a sufficient testimony and a good enough
monument. The advanced status of sports as they now
exist in America and challenge the Old World, has been
wholly attained since the inauguration of Forest and
Stream, and we believe has been largely promoted and
determined by the efforts of this journal. Rifle Practice
and Rifle Ranges, Bench Shows, Field Trials, Polo, La¬
crosse, Archery, Ball-Trap Shooting, the installment of
Bergh and the purity of the Turf, and above all the uni¬
versal establishment of game clubs and systematic game
protection, have all been instituted and made fixtures
during the incumbency of the editor of this paper. For
some of these he reasonably claims authorship and pater¬
nity, Above all, the name and dignity of the Sportsman
has been elevated. He is now accorded a respectable and
honorable place in the community, and his powers for
usefulness and good are fully recognized.

It is superfluous, perhaps, to spend words in parting
with a devoted and beloved constituency, who have done
so much by their offerings and their contributions to
make the paper what it is, and the value of whose sub¬
stantial encouragement is gratefully acknowledged. To
the officers of the army in particular, more than to any
other class, is the editor directly obligated for notes and
records of important discoveries in geography and natural
history, which they have gathered in inaccessible places
which even the persistent collector has not reached.
There is scarcely a frontier post which has not its repre¬
sentative of Forest and Stream. Professional writers,
whose offerings are always in demand at highest prices,
have constantly contributed their essays gratuitously and
voluntarily. Government officers and foreign Ministers
have snatched an hour from their manifold duties to drop
us a line or a sketch. Rough backwoodsmen have con¬
quered their modesty and sent us, in homely phrases, but
kindly spirit, valuable notes which have fallen within
the scope of their observation. And so, uniting all the
desultory parts, we have created a consummate homo¬
geneous whole, which is the pride of the editor and of all
his co-workers. Furthermore, I should fail of my
bounden duty did I neglect to acknowledge the very
valuable editorial assistance rendered in the earlier life of
the paper by Mr. Barnet Phillips, whose unceasing and
honest efforts contributed in a very great degree to its
success, and who did more than any other man to stimu¬
late rifle practice in America when it was in its infancy ;
also to Win. M. Tileston in the middle years, and latterly
to Clias. B. Reynolds, who still remains.

There is at least one occasion in every man’s life when
it becomes most painful to say “ adieu,” and that occa¬
sion may not happen at the end. The editor has grown
up so intimately with his friends during the*past six
years and a half, and lias been in such constant commu.
nication with so many of them, that it seems like sunder¬
ing family ties to close the door behind him. With many

he has enjoyed pleasant passages by field and si, real,
and there are others whose still unaccepted invitations
are likely now never to be filled. On his files are hun¬
dreds pf personal letters, valued heretofore as friendly
tokeni, but now to be carefully cherished as precious
links in the chain of old memories. Possibly they may
servt to bind some lasting friendship. Comforting also
is the consciousness that no serious enmities have been
incurred, despite the trying character of the ordeal. Cer¬
tain it is that it is not in the nature of sportsmen to quar¬
rel, Gunners seldom do — anglers never I Anglers are
not wranglers. I have always found the middle path of
comfort and success to lie in a disposition and earnest
purpose to deal justly with all, and give partisanship no
handicap.

And now, after a long and laborious trick at the helm,
with the good ship piloted safely beyond dangers into the
clear open sea, with favoring breezes and courses laid
true, I transfer my trust to my successors with the best
grace possible, and wish them “good speed.” Forest
and Stream has been my especial charge for nearly seven
years, and knowing from a long editorial experience,
which dates back to the year 1853, what obstacles and
mischances beset the voyager, I feel a natural solicitude
for its future welfare. I trust, however, that it will at¬
tain. under its new management, a more enviable position
and a more enlarged sphere of honor and usefulness than
ever before.

Boys, good bye !

Fraternally yours,

Charles Hallock,

{rgr Hereafter the business address of Mr. Charles
Hallock will be at 61, Broadway, Room 33 ; Post-office
box 3,156. _ _ ^ _

SUCCESS IN JOURNALISM.

THE life of any newspaper or periodical is a precari¬
ous one at the best. Statistics bIiow that but one
of every fifty publications started becomes permanently
established. Either they are not needed, or they do not
meet the requirements ; and if there should be a demand
and place for a special publication, it can even then se¬
cure success only by a great outlay of labor and capital,
and a persistent struggle with rivals and opponents.

A journal may be said to be permanently established
when its income exceeds its expenses, and when its hold
upon the public is so strong that it need not feel apprehen¬
sive of new competitors. From the very beginning it has
to be, carefully nurtured, directed, and guarded, as much
from incapacity and dissension within, as from enemies
and assailants without. Probably more ventur.es are
wrecked by the first cause than by the latter. To secure
success, a journal must press itself into notice by the
moral force of itB own merits, ingratiate itself into
favor and be able to hold the interest and esteem
of its patrons. At all times during its' puberty it is
liable to the mischances and diseases of adolescence,
and even when grown to sturdy maturity, some false
step or injudicious measure of policy or economy may
suddenly check its growth or give it a blow from which
it will not recover. Patrons are capricious. Like a
school of fish feeding, some unseen movement may
frighten them, and they disappear altogether.

It has been the good fortune of the Forest and Stream
to attain what may be considered perfect success. It lias
a constituency of its own whieh cannot be alienated ex¬
cept by some rash action, or error of management.
Many of its patrons have been with it from the begin¬
ning, and lent it constant encouragement and aid.
Rarely, if ever, has a journal been blessed with so devo¬
ted a following. It only remains now for it to hold its
vantage ground and signal success will continue to fol¬
low it. _ a ( ^

The Sweet Singers of the Coal Mines,— It is one of
the blessed qualities of music that it may dwell in the
heart of the humblest— not the artificial music of the
schools always, but the music of nature. None are so
lowly that they may not have it in their souls. Some of
the nations of the earth who toil the hardest and the
longest sing and dance the most, too. In all this broad
country of ours there is no class whose toil is more se¬
vere than the workers in the coal mines. Thousands of
these people are Welshmen. The Welsh love of music is
proverbial. They carry the old home songs around the
world with them. In every Welshman’s heart is a re¬
sponsive chord which answers to their notes, Not long
ago there was a story in the papers of a Welshman,
a miner, who had committed murder in Wales, and had
fled to this country. A shrewd detective of Scotland
Yard bought him a bag-pipe, and strolled through the
coal regions of Canada and the Northwest, playing his
tunes and keenly noting his hearers. He knew the
man’s love for music, and that, though a murderer, he
had not stifled this part of his nature. Finally the de¬
tective with his tunes found his way into Pennsylvania,
and there, one day, in the crowd of listeners, he found his
man. We never doubted this story ; for if one had
invented the tale, he might just as easily have made the
(ienoument a happy one.

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olsh. Musical Festival Recently held at Pliila-
"was, in many respects, a remarkable gathering ;
ue for its rare musical excellence than for the char-
.j/t tlie participants. “ Tlie bone and sinew of the as-
B' lijge were the coal-region miners aud workmen.”
T n; with their city compatriots, have preserved to
tla .’"children, and for their children’s children, the lan¬
guage of their native land, and have cultivated not only
a love for music, hut the science of it, to a degree that
enables them to present grand choruses with wonderful
precision and effect. The language that looks so hard
to American eyes in print, when wedded to the Welsh
national airs, produces fine musical effects, marked, how¬
ever, more by force than liquid sweetness. The singers
themselves were nearly all miners, or members of miners’
families, though there were choirs from the larger cities
of the anthracite region, which combined the hardest un¬
derground toilers with men and women who have had
better opportunities for musical culture. The feature that
marked all the singing, even of the combined choirs,
where 1,300 singers joined in the national airs of Wales
and America, was that there were no laggard voices
taking their cue from other singers. From the youngest
to the oldest — and there was probably a range of fifty
years of difference in the ages of the singers — each un¬
derstood his or her part, and sang it with a will, guided
by the baton of the director, to whom all paid strict at¬
tention. Such results could not he reached if the Welsh¬
men of Pennsylvania had not well maintained the na¬
tional love of music as something more than a sentiment.
That they have done so was shown by the presence in
the choirs of whole families of miners — the husband and
wife, with the children, the mother attending, in some
cases, with a child in her arms. The large county choirs
that competed for some of the prizes have had few oppor¬
tunities for rehearsal. They are made up of a large
number of the smaller choirs and glee clubs organized
in the mining towns ; but music is so thoroughly studied
by all the singers that they can unite together without
rehearsal, and sing with even better effect than many
well-drilled choruses composed of less skilled vocalists. If
any part of what lias been said by philosophers of the re¬
fining influence of music is true, these cultivated Welsh¬
men should serve as leaven for the whole anthracite
region. It certainly is true that these lovers of music are
the reverse of the rough characters who have heretofore
been accepted as typical miners. A more orderly, good-
natured, bappy-loolting set of singers is seldom seen at
any public gathering.” And yet, by one of the strange in¬
congruities of human nature, these very philosophers who
reason about the refining influences of music are all at
fault. The musician who entrances an audience, and
sends a thrill through the vast multitude, repairs, after
that audience has dispersed, to the nearest lager beer
saloon, and there, with huge schooners of this gross
drink, and amid the heavy fumes of cigar and cigarette,
relapses from the artist into the coarse boor. Music may
have etherial and refining influences, hut many of the
world’s most famous musicians have been the reverse of
gentlemen.

Death of John Hargreave. — It is with feelings of
sorrow that we have to announce the death of John Har¬
greave, the well-known Philadelphia cricketer. This
melancholy event, caused by typhoid fever, took place at
Ids late residence in Wister street, Germantown, on Sat¬
urday morning last, at 5 o'clock. The deceased was a
weaver by trade, and was only sick about one week. At
the time of his death he was only 29 years of age ; a fine
athlete, wirey and supple, he was all that could be de¬
sired in a representative of the “manly game.-’ The
family name of HaTgreave is hut a synonym of good
English cricketers, there being in all six brothers, who all
have reputations as goof players. John Hargreave was
the acknowledged leader of his brothers in this respect.
He was among the first in the eleven of the Germantown
Cricket Club, and as a safe batsman and brilliant field
was unsurpassed. Of late years he has always been
selected to play on the All-Philadelphia eleven, and on
every occasion he fully sustained the high opinion formed
of him. The principal matches in which he took part
were, against Grace’s team in 1872, when he secured the
second highest score ; Canada, and the British officers,
in 1875 ; the Australian team of 1878, and against the
Irish and English elevens of last season , In 1877 he stood
head of the list in the batting averages of his club, with
34-27 obtained in 13 innings, his century of 104 being of
this year. For 1878 he was fourth, with 15-5, the result
of 10 innings, and last season ho retained the same posi¬
tion, with 15-3 for 8 innings. Although several of his
brothers have reputations as bowlers, we do not remem¬
ber ever seeing Hargreave handle the ball. With the
death of this fine young fellow Philadelphia loses one of
her first cricketers, and the Germantown, one of its
best players. His death will be mourned by many. The
funeral tookplace on Tuesday, and the body was interred
in Ivy Hill Cemetery.

— W. D, Chapman & Son’B fishing tackle factory, at
Theresa, N. Y., was burned Friday night, Loss $10,000.

GAME PROTECTION.

Migratory Quail,— We make the following extract
from a private letter, written from Mount Air, Fairfax
County, Va., dated December 16th, and referring to the
introduction of the migratory quail into that county : —

I take great pleasure in congratulating you, and the
other gentlemen interested in the enterprise, upon the
fair degree of success which has attended it.

The birds, twenty-five in number, when liberated, were
evidently in remarkable health and vigor, and, with the
exception of two of tlie cocks, took wing immediately,
making a flight of about one-fourth of a mile, and spread¬
ing themselves widely over an excellent cover. In order
to secure for them tiie utmost protection, as well as to
keep myself informed of the localities they might select,
I took every occasion to give publicity to the fact of their
introduction, and also a description of their peculiarities
of form, plumage, and habit. I am gratified in saying,
that, so far, I have heard of only one of them having
been shot, and that case I am sure was purely accidental.
At this time I can speak confidently of the existence of
five coveys of sixteen to twenty each, all within a radius
of about a mile of tlie spot where the birds were turned
out ; and as some of the birds have been frequently seen
at other and more distant places, I am led to think there
may be many more than those already mentioned. Our
winters here are usually so short and mild, I think it
likely many of them will remain ; but, in any event, the
present success fully justifies the belief that our covers
will soon he amply stocked with them.

Hounding ys. Still-Hunting. — Burlington, VI., Dec.
15 th. — Editor Forest and Stream : — I read with pleasure
an ai'ticle in your valuable paper of Dec 11th, headed as
above. I think our Maine friend hits the nail on the
liead and drives it home when he uses the term, selfish
still-hunter, for some of them are not only selfish hut
brutal. Myself and party have had twenty-seven hounds
killed by still-hunters in the Adirondacks'the past twelve
years ; some of them brutally killed. It is a cowardly,
mean act, for a man to revenge liimself upon a poor
innocent hound, doing his duty and master’s bidding, by
shooting him, and, as is sometimes the case, wounding
and leaving him to suffer and die. I have hunted in the
Adirondacks for the past fifteen years nearly every fall,
and have not violated the law except in one particular :
one June, while fishing, I killed a deer for eating. I
believe in making a law for the whole, not for any par¬
ticular class of men, and then enforcing it. My experi¬
ence in hounding deer is in perfect accord with that of
the gentleman in Maine — that if no other kind of hunting
was done deer would increase. If a party of six or eight
men kill a deer each day, hounding, they are doing well,
while the average is far below this. The same number
of men still-liunting will kill five times the number. 1
have still-hunted some ; but for genuine sport, give me
a good party arid good hounds, and others may still-hunt
that wish to ; but let the dogs alone. Give us a law for
all ; a stringent law that will protect tlie noble deer
against tlie infernal slaughtering in summer; by torch,
and crusting in February and March. The law as now
on the statute hooks Of New York is good enough if en¬
forced, with one exception. I think the time for killing
deer should not begin until September 1st or 15th, and
should close December loth. The mode of enforcing the
law is wrong. Instead of appointing local game con¬
stables, and offering a part of the fine money to the in¬
formant, an appropriation should be made by the State,
or a fund raised by sportsmen, for the purpose of em¬
ploying good men to see that the law is enforced— men
who would not ask nor give favors. They should be
paid a good salary, that they could and would give their
time to "the cause.' They should not be appointed from
nor near the places they are to guard if they are expected
to enforce the law. Night hunting in June, July and
August by torchlight is increasing at a fearful rate, and
at the present rate of slaughtering this poor, innocent
creature, five years will use them -completely up. In my
judgment four deer out of five are killed in the summer
months or deep snows, when it is against the law.

A. B. WlTHERELL.

s The West Jersey Game Protective Society— Caw-
den, N. J., Dec., 1879.— Editor Forest and Stream.— I
notice in ycur last week’s issue, a Philadelphia disserta¬
tion upon game laws, etc., quoting extensively from the
Act creating the above-named society. As many criti¬
cisms have from time to time appeared in several -news¬
papers, notably in your journal (as a special authority on
such matters), as well as numerous New Jersey papers,
and more Philadelphia and otherpapers in Eastern Penn-,
sylvania. I think it proper to say something of the status!
of the society. The Philadelphia ^papers and those below,
notably at Chester, have occasionally expressed them-j
selves in bitter terms concerning this society and its
charter. Now it ought to he known that this society is
purely a Philadelphia institution. It is true, two New
Jersey sportsmen (brothers-in-law), one residing in
Atlantic County and the other in Gloucester County, were
the ostensible movers and authors in getting the charters
and organizing the society, hut in reality the “ power
behind the throne ” was and is within a Philadelphia
sporting association. Originally there were several New
Jersey members, hut before the first gunning season, tlie
Philadelphia members outnumbered them ten, if not
twenty, to one. In a year or two nearly every Jersey
member dropped out, and it is reported that for two or
three years past there has not been a single New Jersey
member exoept the officers of the society. At all events,
I was thus informed by a Philadelphia member who
ought to know. Had the Pennsylvania papers known
these facts, perhaps they would have bad less to say
about tlie “selfish Jerseymen.”

A word about their charter. Although I have read
law somewhat I make no pretensions to being a lawyer.
I have, however, heard some of our hest lawyers express
their opinions concerning this remarkable charter, and
all to the effect that the Act was clearly unconstitutional,
and really one of the most absurd Acts passed for many
years. It is well known also, that the provisions of the
charter have been repeatedly violated by the society or
its managers, and it is a wonder that any person pays

them for the privilege of gunning in New Jersey, for (it
is said by our lawyers) tlie society would not have any
show in a Court of Chancery.

"What have they done ? Our gunners say “ Nothing of
account.” They have introduced a few small lots of
birds, and distributed them among the personal friends
of the managers in isolated, out-of-the-way places, known
to tlie certain few, and where they were wont to repair
on their Jersey hunting excursions. Our gunners say
that the regular game laws of the State have never been
moro wantonly violated than at the presen t time. A
genuine South Jersey society is wanted. The W. J. G. P.
Society is a New Jersey society only in name.

Eepor.

The West Jersey Association have at least shown a
commendable activity in carrying out the law, whether
it was constitutional or not. As there are doubtless two
sides to this question, we shall he pleased to give all a
hearing. _ ^ _

Prizes for New Subscribers.— We invite special
attention to our commissions for new subscribers, a
complete list of which is published elsewhere. There is
always a satisfaction in performing a worthy work, and
when such a labor is attended with a pecuniary reward
tlie satisfaction is doubled. Those of our readers who
may care to act as agents in extending the subscription
list of the Forest and Stream may thereby win bothself-
complacency and a substantial return as well. Our
prize list is a liberal one, and we shall look for liberal re¬
turns from it.

— We have published a handsome and highly orna¬
mental colored Forest and Stream poster, which we
will send to sueh of our friends as will put it up in a
conspicuous place, where it may be seen and read by all
men. ^ _

—The Florida New Yorker, now published monthly,
devotes much attention to the various Southern resorts,
considering especially their climate as adapted to the core
of pulmonary diseases.

NATURAL SCIENCE AT THE CAPITOL.

The following appeared in the “ Kansas City Review of
Science and Industry ” for December, 1879.

Hyperia in the Nectocalyx of Ahyla Pentagona. — Edi¬
tor Review. — Will you put this little bit of information
in your next number?

The life of Hyperia and its brood in the barrel-shaped
body of a dead Doliolum is well known. Such Doliola,
with Crustacea within, are often taken in pelagic fishing.
The larger Nectocalyx of a Siphonophore AbyJa Penta¬
gona may replace the Doliolum. I have frequently cap¬
tured, in my fishing on the Piedmontese coast, in South
France, specimens of sueh Abyloe with Hyperia and
brood within. The upper and smaller Nectocalyx of tlie
Ahyla was always detached. This Nectocalyx, of course,
never reached the dimensions of a large Doliolum, hut
it forms a perfect little house for the crustacean and its
young. Only one end of this Ahyla house of Hyperia has
an opening, which is the natural' entrance into the bell
cavity. J. Walter Fewkes.

Cambridge, Mass.,' Nov. 12 th.

The astounding statements contained in the foregoing
article have attracted the attention of our law-makers in
Washington, and for that Teason, no doubt, the three
weekB of the second session of the Forty-sixth Congress
just ended, have not been marked by any of the exciting
debates which many expected. No political question, at
least none yet presented, can compare in importance
with “Hyperia in the Nectocalyx of Ahyla Pentagona.”

The following letters to Professor Fewkes, from some
of the most erudite and learned members of the House of
Representatives, will bIiow the interest aroused by the
article above quoted in the minds of those hest qualified
to grapple with, the problem presented. Kentucky and
Tennessee appear to have been first awakened to the ne¬
cessity of prompt action. But our genial and accom¬
plished townsman and representative, as was to be ex¬
pected, puts in an early appearance and shows himself
qualified to take a prominent part in the coming struggle.
And we learn that Maryland and North Carolina are be¬
coming deeply interested, as we may show in some fu¬
ture number of our paper, if our readers evince that in¬
terest in the subject that its importance justifies.

Washington, Dec. 15 th, 1879,

My dear Sir : — For many years I have devoted most of
my leisure to pelagic fishiug, invariably using the Hype¬
ria and brood as bait, and have rarely failed to take a fine
string of Doliola, with an occasional specimen of the
larger Nectocalyx, of the Siphonophore Abyla Pentagona:
hut when I have related my experience in this branch of
piscatorial amusement to my brethren of the rod, my
statements as to the avidity with which a Doliolum will
rise to a Hyperia have been received with evident in¬
credulity.

Iam, therefore, delighted to learn that you have ac¬
tually found the Hyperia and brood iu the barrel-shaped
body of a dead Doliolum ; and would ho greatly obliged
to you if you would send me an affidavit oiubodyingyour
statements as published in the December number of the
Kansas City “ Review of Science.”

1 do not wish to flatter you, my dear sir. Indeed, I
would not “ flatter Neptune, for his trident, nor Jove for
his power to thunder,'1 for I do not wish to thunder, and
have no earthly use for his trident. But you will permit
me to say that your researches in crustacean architect¬
ure have brought the human family under obligations to
your enlightened zeal which worlds could never repay.
The philanthropist can now sleep in peace, soothed by

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the consciousness that the unfortunate but respectable
family of Hyperia, doubtless one of the links in the grand
chain which connects the original monad with the per¬
fect man, are furnished with comfortable residences,
although their houses have only an opening at one end.
I would suggest, however, that in yonr next you should
state distinctly in which end the opening is situated, and
also how well olf the Hyperia are for out-buildings.

J. Proctor Knott.

J. Walter Fewkes, Esq,, Cambridge, Mass.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 15, 1879.

J. Walter Fewkes, Esq., Cambridge. Mass.

My Dear Sir. — I have read your art icle in the Kansas
City Review of Science andlndustry for December, 1879,
on “Hyperia in the Nectocalyx, of Abyla Pentagona,"
with fee Lings of mingled pain and pleasure. While I
agree with you that the " Nectocalyx never reaches the
dimensions of a large Doliolum," I would suffer myself
to be burned at the stake before I would assent to the
Imposition that “ the larger Nectocalyx of a Siphono-
phore Abyla Pentagona may replace the Doliolum.” I
stand on the Doliolum, and am utterly unwilling to see
it replaced by a Siphonophore Abyla Pentagona.

Now. it is quite clear to me, as it must be to every re¬
flecting man, that you are correct when you say that
•• the upper and smaller Nectocalyx of the Abyla is
always detached." Still I cannot permit myself to be¬
lieve that " only one end of this Abyla house of Hyperia
has an opening.”

Yourstatementthat “ Doliola with Crustacea within are
often taken in pelagic fishing, ” must not be permitted to
pass unchallenged. You will pardon me for saying that
I have always adhered to the belief that Doliola were
cyuocephalous fasciolaria, which oommunioate a distinct
a’nthrodinia to the epithalium of the echinoderm, and
as a necessary consequence must be taken in archaic
rather than pelagic fishing.

Please furnish mo fuller information on this whole sub¬
ject, as I am literally consumed with anxiety.

Yours, &c.,

- J. A. McKenzie.

Washington D. C., Dec. 15, 1879.

Dear Sir.— Although a stranger to you, I cannot re¬
frain from expressing the deep interest and enthusiasm
with which I read your article of Nov. 12. 1879, pub¬
lished in the December, 1879, number of the Kansas City
Review of Science and Industry. In that article you
say that " the larger Nectocalyx of a Siphonophore Abyla
Pentagona may replace the Doliolum."

I have given to this subject much study and research,
and am inclined to doubt the conclusion to which you
have come. If not asking too much, I will be obliged to
vou to give at length the data on which your opinion is
based. Very respectfully,

John F. House.

J, Walter Fewkes, Esq., Cambridge, Mass.

Washington D. C., Dec. 16, 1879.

My Dear Mr. Fewkes, — Life is at best a protoplasm,
and the plasm is as innocent as the Abylse which you
Pave honored with your attention. When, therefore,
you give to the life of the Hyperia, as well as its brood,
a barrel-shaped body, I naturally insert my spigot in the
orifice, so as to extract the vital essence of your paper in
the Kansas City Review.

You say that “ it is well known that this barrel-shaped
body is not unlike a dead Doliolum." Now, sir, I have
often fished in a pelagic way, but never had the pleasure
of catching a dead Doliolum. I have raised a few of them
in the. neighborhood of the flounder fishing on the banks
of Madagascar, but they were always alive ; so that I can¬
not verify ?our statement that the Hyperia is like the
dead Doliolum, In fact, I am inclined to deny that as¬
sertion. Once or twice I had some scores of bites of the
lesser Nectocalyx. In fact, I brought to the surface a
fine specimen of the Siphonophore Abyla Pentagona. But
as I did not land it, owing to special ukase of the Queen
ol Madagascar, I cannot, as I would wish, replace with it
the Doliolum.

1 thought that Abylaj were never taken with Hyperia,
and mv impression remains that the brood was not be¬
tween the upper and smaller Nectocalyx. You intimate
that, the latter is always detached from the former. Will
vou please review your experience on this head. I have
frequently taken the Doliolum alive, but it was firmly
attached to the bouse of the Hyperia at an opening, but
not the one you describe. . . , . .

Now Mr. Fewkes, I pray you to tiy to find a natural
entrance at both ends of the Abyla, not alone in the in¬
terest of science, but for the sake of quieting the tumult
of opposition your article has raised in the minds of Hon.
Mr Knott, of Kentucky, his colleague, Hon. Mr. Mc¬
Kenzie and Hon. Mr. House, of Tennessee. They assert
fearlessly that they have frequently taken in the waters
of the Great Gave of Kentucky the Siphonophore, but it
had always an Abyla and a Pentagona attached, and at
only one opening. Two openings, sir, would refute many
of the theories of those empirics, who deny that the life
of Hvperia and its brood can ever he found in the Crus¬
tacea within the pelagic waters of the Great Cave. But
if it he found that there are two opemngs, will it not in¬
duce the belief , as an analogy of nature, that the Great Cave
itself has two openings? If it be found that is more than
one opening to the Great Gave, as well as to the Abyla
Hvperia will it not follow that the native distillation of
Kentucky may be encrusted by the upper aud lower
Nectocalyx, and will tbe Doliolum then be replaced by
the Siphonophore Pentagona?

These questions, my dear Mr, Fewkes, are answerless,
yet incessant. Yours, etc., g ^ox

Tiie Past Yachting Season. — With the fourth paper
by “ Rouge-Croix,” which appears in this issue, is
brought to a close a most interesting, able and valuable
communication anent the recent racing season. The ex¬
periences of the writer in all matters connected with this
sport entitle his opinions, so happily recorded, to the
careful attention of all devoted to this fascinating and
really scientific pastime. In the stereotyped phrase,
“we point with pardonable pride” to the review by
“ Rouge-Croix ” a.s another evidence of the enviable list
of unequalled contributions to be found in our columns.

mk-

Glass-Ball Championship with Rifle.— The cham¬
pionship of America for glass-ball shooting with rifle was
decided on Friday last at the shooting school of Captain
Bogardus, No. 20 Eighth street, in this city. The match
had been generally advertised, and the fact that only
two candidates appeared showed the general appreciation
of the difficulty of this style of marksmanship. There was
no throwing of the balls up from an assistant trained to put
them to a regular point in the air, as was done in the
Carver shoot against time at Deerfoot Park. Up to this
time glass-ball shooting with the rifle had been only a
sort of shooting trick used in exhibitions and shows, but
not recognized by any rules. Captain Bogardus was the
first to fix a definite code for the guidance of all shooting
in this style — gaining thereby a uniformity of practice,
and making it possible to carry on matches. The present
match was brought about by the offer of a fine gold
badge by theWincliester Repeating Arms Co. For the first
contest the entrance fee was fixed at $10, and Eugene Bo¬
gardus, the son of the champion wing-shot, with Dr.
Bower Talbot, were the only ones to face the trap. The
shootingwasatlOO balls each, sprung from a Bogardus
trap, at five yards rise.

! Young ’Gene has shown himself to be a wonderful shot,
and with his .32-calibre Scott rifle is able to average over
ninety in the hundred. The high sights of the repeating
rifle used bothered him somewhat, as these were set for
one hundred yards, and the Winchester with flat sights
ordered by him had not yet come. The shooting editor
of the Forest and Stream acted as referee, and the lad
having won the toss, went to the score first, firing at
ten balls, and then giving way to his opponent to fire at
a. like number, and so on to the finish. The Doctor was
entirely outshot, and seemed utterly unable to find the
balls m the air — sometimes Bhooting over and again
under, with bewildering irregularity. The boy hit the
ball either rising, still or falling, as he happened to catch
the sight, but in each case got a positive sight before he
pulled off. The score, by tens, stood : —

EUGENE BOOAltDCS.

0 1110 10 10 1

Broke. Mimed.

111111010 1..

1 1 0 1 1 ft 1111..

1 0 I 1 1 1 l 1 1 L.

11110 110 0 1.

- - - 1 1..
10 0 11..
110 0 1..
10 110..
11110..

Totals . . W

23

nit. It. TALBOT.

Broke. Missed.

110100000 1 . 4 «

000000000 0 . 0 10

0 11 1 0 0 1 0 I 0 0 . 3 7

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 . 2 8

010000000 0 . 1 o

ooioonooo o . J o

10000 0 000 0 . 1 J

000011000 0 . 2 8

000000000 0 .

000000001 0 .

... 1

Totals . . 15 85

The winner says that ho will adliero strictly by the
rules of the badge, and any one wishing it must put up
$100 fee and win it. _

Wonderful Pistol Shooting.— Mr. Frank H. Lord has
again porformed a feat of marksmanship worthy of
notice. On the evening of the 18th inst. at Conlin’s shoot¬
ing gallery, while favoring a number of his Mends with
an exhibition of his skill in quick shooting with pistol at
a moving object, he hit, in twelve shots, six swinging
three-quarter-inch bullets, at the word of command, dis¬
tance twelve paces. This style of shooting is a new ven¬
ture with him, which fact makes his brilliant score all the
more remarkable. Unexcelled as Mr. Lord’s previous
records in pistol shooting have been, his skill continues
to approach nearer and nearer to absolute perfection.

[J, S. C,

Massachussets — Fitchburg, Dec. 24th. — A squad from
the Washington Guards took a sleigh ride to Pound Hill
Rifle Range this afternoon, and did some shooting, al¬
though none made the required score entitling them to
be reported in the Adjutant-General’s report for 1879,
which is 17 out of a possible 25. The distance was 200
yards, off-liand : —

M. Larlrin . 3 2 0 0 0- 4

i Ki-pfi* . 3 3 0 0 0— 6

j! McCarty . 4 3 3 3 0-12

E. Sweeney . 5 4 4 3 0—15

r. O’Heru . 4 4 3 3 3—18

D.Marcy . 3

Ll- Conoannon..4

Lt, Shea . 4

Capt.. Briae . 5

Capt. Kirby . 4

3 0—9
3 3-15
3 3—18
0 0—10
3 2—16

Gardner, Dec. 25<7i.— ' There was some good shooting at
Hackmatack Range to-day by members of the Rifle Club,
several prizes having been offered, tbe winners taking
their choice according to their record. Following is the

score : — _

r C, Bent . 153 I G.R. Pratt.... . 177

r * o * WmI k or - - , . 148 I G-. F. Mlsworth .

s’HlSreth . ...... .. 194 F.E. Nichols . 181

H. C. Knowlton . 23! I Chester Hinds . 186

The club will meet on Saturday of each week for prac¬
tice, when the weather is favorable.

Washington, D. C. — Columbia Rifle Association .
Notwithstanding the forbidding weather quite a number
of riflemen went out to Benning’s Saturday afternoon, the
20th inst. The first call was the long-range match, when
p J Lauritzen, Colonel Burnside and Dr. S. I. Scott en¬
tered and began filing, but very soon Dr. Scott’s rifle
“leaded” so badly it threw the bullet very wildly, giving
him a great number of misses, and he withdrew.

Following is the score of the other gentlemen : —

>. J. LAUKITZEN.

800 yards . * £ 5

900 yards . — “ b

1,800 yards . 4 5 5

,4 4 4 5 5 5 5

5555555655

6 5-71
5 4-68
5 5—74

q,.'M

ceptionally good, starting off with a “flamings” an>s —
ishing with fourteen bull’s-eyes in succession. Soon „
the start at the last distance Colonel Burnside fell
difficulty in the manipulation of his sights during
shower that occurred then, and he did not recover fi
it in time to round up with his usual shooting at this <
treme distance.

At the short-range match, which was shot at the same
time with the long-range, the scores were as follows : —

C. n. LAJI1D.

200 yards . 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4—41

300 yards . 544344554 4-43

Total . . 83

A. A. ADEE.

200 yards . 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4-41

300 yards . ,344432344 3-33

Points allowed to military riilo. . . 3

Total . 77

B. JOHNSTONE.

800 yards ...
900 yards....
1,000 yards...

Total . . . 76

pig ngd

GAME IN SEASON FOR DECEMBER.

Moose, Alee Americana.
Caribou, Bnnt/ifcr caribou.

Elk or wapiti, Cerims canadensis.
Red or Va. deer. C. virginianus.
Squirrels, red, black and gray.
Hares, brown and gray.

Wild turkay, Mcleayris adllopavo.

Pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, Cwpidonia cupldo.

’ pheasant, Bo-

Ruffed grouse <
na8a umbcUus.

Quail or partridge, Ortyxvirgini-

Woodeock, Phttoltela minor.

Swans, Brant, Wild Bucks, Geese, <&c.

This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to
represent the game which is generally In season atthis time. State
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here
mentioned.

Loading Choke-Bores. — In last week’s number I gave
my method of loading choke-bores with buckshot. I
used No. 8 buckshot, and the result was one seven-year
and one five-year buck. The large buck was coming right
towards me, when I fired the first barrel, at five rods. I
put seven buckshot clean through his neck, and one or
two struck the breast bone and flattened. This did not
stop him the least ; but, as he wont by at four rods, tbe
other barrel killed him. The other buck was a cross-shot
at fourteen rods. The first barrel put one buckshot in the
ham, and one in fore-shoulder. The second barrel, at six¬
teen rods, put only one buckshot into him, but it went
clean through his vitals, near the heart, and lodged in the
skin on the other side. This is strong shooting ; but this
size buckshot is too small. They never bleed a deer out¬
wardly, and it is hard to track him. A rifle is the thing
for such game ; but, if you must use buckshot, I say,
from practical experience, to use the largest of which the
gun will easily chamber three ; twelve for a 10-bore, and
nine for 12-bore. As an improvement in the manner of
loading stated in last number, I recommend to cut the
paper shell, to go into tbe brass shell, long enough to
easily chamber twelve buckshot by threes, when closed.
This method is much the Bafest, and then the charge will
not stick at the muzzle. I presume fine shot would shoot
closer and deeper by my method. Understand, yon must
not chamber your buckshot by the muzzle of the gun,
but by the part of paper shell used to slip into the brass
Bhell when that paper shell is closed. Be sure to cut it so
that, when closed, it slips readily into the muzzle of the
gun. Any one who will try this manner of shooting
buckshot for breech-loaders, if they carefully follow di¬
rections here and in the last number, cannot fail to kill
the deer at ten rods at least, if they aim true, and the gun
is a good one. R. W. H.

Rapid Shell Loader. — Editor Forest and Stream : —
As any means of loading shells by a quantity at a time
is a great improvement on the old method of one at a
time, and hence an advantage to the sportsman, I wish
to testify to the advantages of the Slocum Loader, one of
which I have had during the past season. It is very
simple, and loads the shells evenly and uniformly, and
when fifty shells can be filled by one movement, it is
saying enough as to saving of time. Many loading ma¬
chines have been brought out, but this is the best 1 have
seen, and I can recommend it fully. William Read &
Sons sell it. A. H. Bogardus.

Treat’s Island Camp —Bethel, Me., Dec. VUh. — Editor
Forest and Stream: — Reading Mr. Rollins’ very inter¬
esting paper on bis August trip to Pannacheno Lake and
beyond, reminds me that my friend John S. Danforth is
building this winter on Treat’s Island, a four story
camp; so in future liis visitors will have elevated views
from their sleeping rooms, of Parmacliene and all the
surrounding country, but not a house or opening in the
dense forest will be seen for thirty miles in any direction;
and looking east one hundred miles to Moosehead Lake
without a break. In summer Mr. Danforth has a regu¬
lar mail line once or twice a week, by the way of asso¬
ciated camps at Indian Rock, supported by himself.
This fall Mr. Danforth lias killed two caribou which he
has stuffed and fitted to his island camps for ornaments.
Luman Sargent and Alvah Cooledge, of Upton, have
trapped forty-six mink this fall; also two otter, and con¬
siderable other game about the Umbagog and Molly-
chunkemunk Lakes. J. G. Rich,

COLONEL BUBNSIDE.

56455555555555 5—74
' 5 4 5 6 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-71
55333445455555 4-65

The shooting of Mr. Lauritzen at 1,000 yards was ex-

Connecticut— New Haven Dec. 19f7i.— Coots have left
this section of the Sound, and the old squams have not
been so plenty for years. Of late they have been feeding
about the cove. Gold Band.

New York — New Hamburg, Dec. 'id. — I received an in¬
voice of the far-famed European carp from Blackford,
which I will put in Wappinger’s and Fislikill creeks for
the benefit of the citizens of Dutchess County. Fishing
at this point is about over for the season, except for pot-

FOREST AND STREAM,

953

o’cl

jn, inters for catfish. They use set lines with 400 to 600
■>K>ks, bait with salt mackerel, and hoist these lines every
Jack tide. Thirty to fifty pounds is good fare for one
line per day, Some of these lines are over one and a half
miles in length. Some of these fish weigh up to five
pounds, VAN W,

New York— Neifi Hamburg, Dec. 18th.— W. S. John¬
son, of Poughkeepsie, recently killed, back of Ellenville,
19 woodcock and 8 partridges. VanW.

New Jersey — Ocean County , Dec. 22 d. — No ice as yet.
Shooting for ducks during the past week in the stormy
weather was the best of the season, and some good bags
were made, one stand killing eighteen redheads and
broadbills in one morning. Moor hens ( poule d'eau) are
here in millions ; as soon as ice comes great fun can he
had with them in air-holes. • Quail out quite plenty
since the rain. S. K., Jr.

Tennesee — Nashville, Dec. 22 d. — A sportsman walking
through our market house yesterday, would have doubt¬
less come to the conclusion that this was the country for
him. Deer, wild turkeys, ducks, quail, squirrels, rabbits,
and opossums, in profusion while at the lower end of the
building were quantities of black bass, striped bass, perch,
jack fish, buffalo, drum, and channel cat. To give an idea
of the supply, quail were selling at $1 a dozen, and wild
turkeys and venison about ten cents a pound ; fish pro-
porti onately cheap. J. D. H.

Florida — Titusville, Brevard Co,, Dec. 13th. — Just re¬
turned from a trip to Banana River, near Cape Canaveral.
Deer, bear and ducks very numerous. Killed three deer
in the De Soto orange grove one night, fire-hunting;
also.one very large black bear in the Hall hammock.
The bears are very fat now, in fact, like hogs, this one
having three inches of fat on the rump. They feed now
on the cabbage palm berries and on the horseshoe crabs.
They come out on the river shore at night to capture
the crabs, and are shot from a skiff, with a strong reflect¬
ing head-light, I surveyed over a township (six miles
square), and passed hundreds of thousands of cabbage

Ealms, and did not find a single one that was not marked
y the claws of the bears, made in ascending
the tall, straight trunks to feed on the numer¬
ous sweet berries which are now ripe. These berries are
about the size of a large currant, black, with a verj'- large
stone, and tasting something like dried dates. They are
very fattening to the bears and also to swine, and are
much liked by children.

The narrow strip of land between the ocean and Ban¬
ana River has fully twenty times more bears and deer to
the acre than any other part of the State I have seen, and
I have travelled the eastern part pretty well over in the
practice of my profession. The marshes i>f Banana River
are now teeming with ducks, and will remain so until
May.; I noticed the black duck, sprig-tail, bald-pate,
shoveller, blue and green-winged teal, slieUdrake, little
blue-bill, ring-neck, grey duck and dippers. The Florida
Gallinules and “ coots,” as here called ( Fulisa Ameri¬
cana), are in every bay in countless millions. They are
fat and tender, living on turtle grass, and cannot be told
from a rabbit, if skinned and properly * cooked. Quail
and rabbits are numerous also on shore. Pelicans — the
brown ones (Pelicauus furcus) — breed over there. The
river is alive with mullet and bass. Thirteen mullet
jumped into our boat, attracted by the bright light. The
deer tracks in the cane fields are too thick to be counted.

Al. I. Gator.

Indian Territory— Fort Sill, Dec. 16th.— The past sea¬
son was so dry in this section that game is ver vgoarce.
Chickens hard to find during the season ; quailarc not
abundant, and widely scattered, and we have had no
ducks worth speaking of. Turkeys, of course, can be had
by the cart-load, by going after them moolight nights,
or they can be bought for fifty cents, occasionally less.
Plover were very abundant last summer and fall, and
stayed with us a month later than ever before known.
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, were killed. Buffalo have
almost'disappeared from the Territory, and for that rea¬
son the deer will diminish, in numbers, as the Indians
will kill more than formerly. G. W. 8.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

Knickerbocker Ytacht Club.— Port Moms, N. Y., Dec,
2Gf/i.— The first handicap match at glass balls, was shot
off during the i-ain storm in the morning, fifteen balls
each : —

D. F. Cauglilin . 25 yards— I 0 11 11 0 1 1 000 1 0 0-8

W. Potter, .Tr. . 25 yards— 0 01001001110010—8

T. N. Jacques . 25 yards— 0 1101101011010 0—8

A. A. French . 25 yards— 1 000101011 0 111 1— fj

F. B. Chedsey . 23 yards— 0 01101 0 0111101 0—8

S. C. France . 18 yards— 1 1000011111111 0—10

A. Steinke . . . ..18 yards— 0 1101010111 11 1 0-10

T. T. Nixon . 18 yards— 1 01101 100100000—6

IV. Fulton, Jr . 18 yards— 1 10110011110 01 1—10

Shooting off the ties :—

France ,
Steinke.
Fulton.,

1 0-4
1 0—2
0 0-2

In the afternoon the weather was more favorable for
shooting, and the pigeon match proved a very interesting
contest. Sweepstakes ; 10 birds ; 21 yards rise ; 80 yards
boundary : —

8, O. France _

W. Fulton. Jr.!.
T. N. Jacques...

A Steinke .

V, U. Chedsoy. . .
A. A. French ...

J. It. Cole .

T.T. Nixon .

J>. F. Caughlin..
C. Baker .

1110010111-7
• 0111111001—7
-1111011111-9
•1111001110-7

•oiiiiiiiii- a

...1111110111-9
... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l-io
..1111110111-9
1111110 110-8
...1111110101-8

J. R. Cole won first money, second being divided be¬
tween Messrs. Jacques, Ohedsey, Frenoli, and Nixon.
All hands have improved greatly in pigeon shooting since
the Thanksgiving match.

Tom’s River, Dec. 18th.— A shooting-match took place
here to-day, including many of the best shots in town.
(Weather quite cold, with light wind). Conditions : 7
birds each ; 5 traps ; distance 25 yards ; both barrels
allowed ; no restrictions on powder ; It ounce shot ; those

wishing to shoot 1) ounce to fall hack to 27 yards ; sweep-
stakes :

G. low . 0 11111 1—6 E. Naylor.

C. Applegate _ 10 11110-5

J. Waiuwrlght.. 0 110 10 0-3

E. Potter . 111110 1-6

P. Potter . 001111 0—4

E. Rockwell _ 0 0 0 0 with’w

G. Low, E. Potter, E. Naylor and H. C. Glovor divided.
Second sweepstakes ; 3 birds ; same conditions ; winner
taking all the money : —

Chos. Miller., . 0 11—2

_ _ 0111 il 1-0

J. Applegate. ... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0—2
H . O. Glover — 111 1 l 0 1-0

C.B. Lewis . . 10 0 110 1-4

W. James . 0 110 11 0-4

J. Cluto . 1111111—7

E. Naylor . 1 1 1— !

H.C. Glover . 10 1-:

J. Oiute.....,.- .

G. Low .

_ C.B. Lewis . 111-3

1 1 1—3 A. Bailey . . . . 0 0 1—1

1 1 0—2 | B. Worth . - . 0 0,-0

J. Oiute won ties, having killed 15 out of 16 birds.

S. K., Jr.

New Jersey Gun Club — West Side Park, Dec. 18th.
— Regular monthly shoot at pigeons for champion badges,
handicapped rises ; club rules ; H, and T. ground traps,
A lot of very fast birds : —

rams.

R. Wavnc. . . 23

C. Scdor . 22

W. Hug-hes . 22

G. Wilms.. . 31

B. Dusonberrv . 21

H. Geiger . 22

T. Hughes . 21

J. Cable . 21

W. Steers . 21

Ties on 6 ; 25 yards : —

Warno . 1 1 1

Sedor . 1 1 1

1110111-6
101111 1—6
V 1 1 1 1 1 1-6
0 11111 1—1!
111001 1-5
0 0 110 11-4.
1001011-4
0100011—3
1 0 0 * 0 0 0-1

deuce oTthe propriety of his presence and association
with others engaged in an undertaking for which popu¬
lar favor is sought.

We await further results before entering into questions
of detail. _ _ _ _

The Question of Type.— The diversity of model, rep
resented by cutter and sloop, has how been so freely dis¬
cussed throughout the land, that the proper time seems
to have come to close a discussion, a further continuance
of which would fail to be of benefit to the public. This,
of course, only so far as. we are concerned editorially, for
to correspondents full liberty is accorded to bring to no¬
tice any facts they may observe in relation to the perfor¬
mances of model.

Never before was the important question of type so
fully set before the public in all its bearings as through
these columns, and we have the satisfaction of knowing
that the differences between, and peculiarities of the two
grand divisions are now better understood than a year
or two ago. This was the main object we had in view in
starting the topic. As a number of cutters have already
been built, with a couple more in frame and numerous
others in prospect, should the commercial “ boom ” con¬
tinue, a class of cutters seems now to have been fairly

Hughes and Wilms withdrew.
Sweepstakes ; 21 yards rise ; classified : —

established in American waters, and we leave it to the
future to show whether or not such vessels are destined

Scdor . 1 1 1—3

Geiger . 1 1 1—3

Wilms . 1 0 1-2

Barclay . 1 0 1—2

Pearson . * 0 1—1

Ties divided.

Sanders . .0 0 1—1

Steers — , — . . 0 0 0-0

Cable . 0 0 0-0

Second sweepstakes ; same conditions

C. Wnrne . 1

It. Waruo . 0 1 1— ;

Wilms . . . 1 * 1-1

Poarson . 1 1 0— 5

Geiger . 0 1 1—5

Cable . 1 1 0-5

1 0-}

■ 0-2

Sedor .

SamU-rs _ _ ..

Barclay . . — , , . 1 0 0—1

Smith . 1 0 0-1

Stem's . 0 0 1-1

I. Hughes . ...0 0 0—0

Ties on 2 ; 25 yards : —

R. Warne . 1 1-2 I Geiger . 1 0-1

Wilms . 1 1—2 [

The rest missed their first.

G. L. W., Secretary,

Yachting and boating.

THE YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION.

During our absence- tlie movement to form a National
Yacht Racing Association, as first mooted and advocated
in these columns, has taken actual root in the appoint¬
ment of a committee to further consider the subject in
January. Concerning the movement much has yet to be
said, hut for the present we must content ourselves with
a few words of advice which, we are certain, will not be
amiss in view of the important bearing the proposed
yacht racing association will have upon the racing pros¬
pects in America.

It will be manifest to those having the success of the
Yacht Racing Association at heart, that the executive ele¬
ment of such an association must be composed of gentle¬
men of repute. The presence of any person or influence
of questionable character or tainted reputation in busi¬
ness circles will, as we are advised, he considered suffi¬
cient by the leading clubs to ignore the whole matter.
The active co-operation of the New York Yacht Club,
Seawanhaka Yacht Club, Atlantic Yacht Club, Eastern
and Boston Yacht Club, and other prominent organiza¬
tions, is absolutely necessary, unless the enterprise is to
drop to something of second rank and of only local influ¬
ence. Those most directly interested in the furtherance
of the scheme cannot, therefore, be too careful in the
selection of the individual members who are to handle
the helm and steer the ship through the mazes of tech¬
nical problems, which will have to he solved upon a ra¬
tional basis in order that their deliberations may he
acceptable to the fraternity at large. "We appeal to the
committee not to allow themselves to he “ captured” in
whole or in part by any person or persons who have an
axe to grind of their own, and whose connection with the
movement is certain to bring it into bad odor among the
more influential clubs of the country. Unless the direc¬
tion of the affairs of the Yacht Racing Association is con¬
fided to the care of persons whose character will hear
the closest scrutiny, and unless the steps taken are such
as to make the Yacht Racing Association a thoroughly
national combination, it will be useless to expect further
support or sympathy at our hands. There is yet time to
enforce such measures as will lead to success, and with
an earnest desire to promote the best interests of all, we
hope these words of caution will not fall upon those who
•< having ears to hear, they hear not.”

The committee, as at present constituted, is more or
less self-appointed. It remains to he seen whether the
outcome of the next step to be accomplished at the Janu¬
ary meeting will be such as to receive the willing co-op¬
eration of all dubs. No characterless person muse be
permitted to fasten upon the movement, nor should the
promoters allow the wool to be pulled over their eyes and
lend themselves to an advertising dodge of a precarious
business venture. The line between the disreputable and
respectable elements of society must be drawn some¬
where. The mere fact of a person's being outside the
walls of a jail should not he considered sufficient on¬

to form a permanent fraction of the nation’s yachting
marine. With the hatch of letters published last week,
selected from a dozen or more, we close what has been
an effort on our part, brought to a more successful issue
than had been looked for at the outset.

A CANOE CONGRESS.

IT gives us pleasure to state that the efforts which have
been underway for some time past to form a National
Canoe Club are about to bear fruit in a general move¬
ment of the canoeing world throughout the continent.
That something ought to be done to sdt this sport on a
sound basis and give it that impetus which only com¬
bined action can produce, has been evident for several
years. The time is ripe and the opportunity is now
offered. Hitherto canoeing has languished in America,
not from lack of enterprise of individual owners, hut
rather from want of harmony and that fellow feeling be¬
gotten only of thorough organization and a community
of interests. The constantly augmenting body of canoe¬
ists throughout this broad land, blessed with incompar¬
able waterways, hays and bayous fpr the prosecution of
their health-giving and charmingly romantic sport, may
congratulate themselves upon having hi their ranks some
leading spirits who are certain to bring to a successful
issue anything they undertake. These gentlemen, all of
them worthy of support and confidence, have banded
themselves together for the energetic furtherance of the
canoeing interests in America. It is proposed to call a
general convention of all concerned at a convenient point
in the middle of next summer and to establish what must
become a recognized authority of strong influence in
furthering the best ends of canoeists in the United States
and New Dominion. Anything which promises to pro¬
mote the welfare of the gentlemon sportsman and to
place the manly pastimes on a sound, liberal and endur¬
ing basis in America, meets with the heartiest indorse¬
ment, and has the fullest support of this journal.

As the call for the formation of an association of yacht-
men was first made in these columns — a call which has
since borne fruit — we give space with pleasure to a simi¬
lar undertaking on the part of a class which is gathering
strength so rapidly that it bids fair soon to rank with the
knights of the paddle on the other side of the Atlantic.
The following is the call as issued : —

A general convention of canoeists will be held at Cald¬
well, Warren County, N. Y. — head of Lake George— Au¬
gust 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th, at which it is proposed to
perfect the organization of a National Canoe Club, of
which local clubs now existing will be branches, and to
take such further action in the interests of the pastime
as maybe deemed expedient. Sailing and paddling raceB
will be arranged for each day, the conditions of which
will he duly announced. All canoeists are invited to at¬
tend, and as a preliminary measure are requested—
whether owning canoes or not — to send their names to N.
H. Bishop, Esq., Lake George, Warren County, N. Y.'
indicating their willingness to join the National Club;
annual dues to be nominal. Membership will carry with
it the right to fly the National Club signals ; will secure
the temporary use of boat-houses belonging to enrolled
clubs, and will entitle the member to one copy of the
club publications. There are several excellent hotels at
Caldwell, and camping places will bo secured for all who
desire them. Invitations will be extended to English and

Canadian canoeists to attend — with their canoes _ as

guests, and assurances have been received that they will
be well represented, Your active cooperation is earnestly
desired. You are particularly requested to send the ad¬
dress of all canoeists in your vicinity to Mr. Bishop, and
to invite their cooperation. Your suggestions as to the
course to be pursued will be of service.

C. L. Norton, 849 Broadway, New York,

Com. New York Canoe Club.
Chas. E. Chase, 287 Broadway, New York,
Com. Jersey City Canoe Club,
Robt. D. Wynkoop, Jersey City, N. J.

Rev. Chas. A, Cheesy, Landalf , N. H.

E. A. Ransom, Jersey City, N. J., and others.
The names appended aie those of well known canoeists.

954

FOREST AND STREAM.

and all stand liigh in community. The call is, ot course,
only in the nature of a preliminary step, and we leam
that suggestions made by any one present at the proposed
meeting will be given full consideration in such a way
that the new organization will become truly *' national”
in every sense. The individuality of clubs will not be
interfered with in the least, as it is intended that the
business of the National Club shall he carried out on the
basis of a vote to each member. The arrangement of all
details of the constitution and by-laws will be in the
hands of the congress itself, and the whole movement is
instituted not by or for the furtherance of any olub or
influence in particular, but with the solo view of putting
canoeing on a sound foundation, spreading the popular
taste for the sport; and for the general advantage of all
who may join.

We trust that so favorable an opportunity as now
offered will not be allowed to fail through lethargy, but
bespeak an active participation in the congress on the
part of each and every canoeist in America. If not able
to attend in person, arrangements should be jnade for re¬
presentation by proxy. We may add that it will afford
us pleasure to assist through these columns in any man¬
ner that may be deemed advisable. In the meantime we
urge all to comply with the request made, and send their
addresses to N. A. Bishop, Esq., in order that the work
in hand may be advanced and facilitated as much 'as
possible.

Another Big Sharpie. — The schooner sharpie, build¬
ing by Mr. Clapham at his yard in RoBlyu, L. I., for
New York parties is approaching completion. She is
52 feet long, 16 feet beam, and 4-i feet deep, with over
six feet in cabin. Being intended for duck shooting on
the Chesapeake, she has been given more beam and is to
receive a lightesrig than if speed had been kept in view.
Concerning the material and workmanship. in this craft too
much praise cannot be bestowed upon the builder. For
thoroughness in detail, ample scantling, best material,
and fastening, the sharpie will not only compare favorably
with any yacht work, but is in many respects superior
to the general run of craft launched. After the publica¬
tion of our aunual list of races and winners we hope to
give detailed information and plans which will be of in¬
terest to all sportsmen.

Orion's Record.— Editor Forest and Stream .—In last
week's Forest and Stream, “Martin Gale” speaks of
the performance of a keel boat against a centre-board,
and refers to the race between the Enterprise, Regina,
and Winsome- , from New London to Greenport last sum¬
mer. But did you notice the performance of the Orion,
Vic.e-Cmu. Cooper, centre-board, which started twenty-
five minutes after the Enterprise, and got in twenty-six
minutes before her ? W. B. II.

New York, Dec. 26 th.

The time for electing officers for the ensuing year
being note at hand, we request secretaries of yacht clubs
to forward the new lists as soon as convenient. Copies
of dub books will also aid us much in tracing yachts, and
will be received until thanks.

THE PAST YACHTING SEASON.

FOURTH paper.

| SPECIALLY COMPILED FOR FOREST AND STREAM. J

SEPTEMBER breezes. How often these are looked
forward to by yacthsnien who have suffered from
the doldrums during the three previous months, and who
believe that the month which brings hack the oyster is
sure to bring back likewise strong winds and grand sail¬
ing weather, with no fear of drifts to spoil races, Alas !
this vear September was not true to its character, and
did inflict some horrible calms which came in most inop¬
portunely. The month opened with uneventful racing
by the yachts of the Salem Yacht Club, keel Dolphin
heating the first-class centre-boards she was opposed to,
although at one time both Leona and Mignon were ahead
of her ; Coquette led the second class lot, and in the third,
Tulip had a sail over.

4 threatening drift on the 6th happily gave place to a
good breeze for the Boston Yacht. Club regatta, and
Viking, which has performed wonderfully well during
the season, scored another brilliant victory after a grand
race with Lillie. Among the second-class schooners
Loiterer showed to advantage, and made up for previous
defeats by gamely landing first prize. Rebie, Edith, and
Sunbeam had a regular mittening among themselves for
the. third class sloops prize ; Rebie leading off. being
passed by Sunbeam, and finally going to the front

agTbe Royal Oan^ian Yacht Club, once the crack club
on the Lakes, but now content with occupying a second
place and retrograding to the use of slutting ballast in
some of its races, had a regatta the same day, which re-
a-atta owing to a buoy not having been properly moored,
Inded in a fiasco for the first class, in which were some
new and also some ancient specimens ot naval arcmtecc-
ure Madcap, a vessel of which I know nothing save
that she was built by Culhbert, and that she belongs to
Mr Boswell Commodore of the Royal Canadian Yacht
Club led from start to what became the finish but the
disappearance of the buoy caused the race to he dec ared
null and void. Her rivals were Brunette, a 24-ton sloop,
built three years ago ; Rivet, a very ancient 17-ton non
cutter, built on the Clyde neariy forty since and

once a great prize winner at Royal Canadian Yacht Club
races ; Oriole, Mr. Campbell’s beautiful 95-ton schooner,

built in 1871 by Shickluna, at St, Catherine's; the 38-tOn
yawl Alarm, better asacruiscr tha n us a racer, and Coral,
a 16-ton sloop, In the second class the honours all went
to Bay of Quinte Y. C. yachts, Katie Gray carrying
away Commodore Boswell’s cup and the $100, Emma the
second prize of $60, and Grade the third of $40, Jmogene,
a G-ton yawl, formerly owned by that accomplished
yachtsman, Lord Duffer in. also started, with five others,
but was out of the hunt. The third class prizes secured
thirteen competitors, the dollars going to Fiona, Nellie
and Wanderer, in tho order named.

The Eastern Yacht Club, whose handicap regatta bad
failed through lack of wind, determined to sail it off at
the same time as their fall regatta, and double prizes leut
additional interest to what was counted on as a good con¬
test. But the most sporting of clubs .cannot command
the winds, and though there was plenty of breeze at
the start, it suddenly failed at about noon, and the races
in tho first class were declared off. There was a fine
entry, too, .Intrepid, Phantom, Halcyon, and Foam in
the first class for schooners, and Fearless and Latona in
the second, while Addie V, and Madcap, first class sloops,
made a match of it. Just before the wind dropped there
came a parting rally, which carried away the ]ihhooms
of Phantom and Foam, and split Halcyon's staysail, after
which only the gentlest of airs sighed over the water.
Northwesterly winds have a trick of doing this, and I
never recollect without a smile being caught in a 20-ton
sloop in a howling squall from that quarter, while heat¬
ing to windward. There were three of ns, all Corin¬
thians, and we put her before it, boom buckling and
rising up iu the air till we got peak lowered and main¬
sail and jib close-reefed, when we hauled our wind for
another stretch. Breeze took off, out came all reefs ;
lightening still, up went gaff-topsail, and absolutely
within twenty minutes of having her snugged down for
what promised to be a hard blow, we were fiat becalmed
with everything set. To return, to our Orientals — the
second class sloops and the third class schooners had a
good race, the only mishap being the loss of Anna's top¬
mast, carried away while setting her "spar-breaker;”
and schooner Sylph landed both the allowance and the
handicap prizes ; Dream securing the second handicap,
and sloop Shadow walking off with the allowance prize
for her class. The club's ill-luck attended it to the end,
for twice subsequently, on the 15th, and 16th, were, the
combined races started again. On the first day Halcyon
leading, reached the finish 22 min. after the time was up.
and the next, which promised better, as it was blowing
hard from southeast at the start, the wind played its old
trick, died out, came light out of northeast, and the race
could not be finished in time. This was a very great pity,
as besides leaving the destination of the prizes unsettled,
three or four useless attempts to sail a race through are
enough to discourage the most enthusiastic, who are apt
to grumble, and not without reason, at the limitation of
time rule. No doubt there are good reasons for decreeing
that a race must he finished in so many hours, audit wu
could always he certain that the elements would con¬
form, and the wind blow steadily enough to allow the
yachts to perform their task, no objection could be taken
to it. As it is. races are often shorn of their interest,
both for spectators and contestants, by the fact that it is
hopeless to expect them to he finished in time, and the
owners have all their trouble and expense for nothing.
Personally, ,1 believe it is best to have no limit, even
though some inconvenience is thus entailed on the com¬
mittee in charge, and the race finished perhaps at night.

The 9 th September was a gala day for the Frisco yachts¬
men, who, not satisfied with their breezes and seas, went
in for an ocean race, in which the new Annheuscr again
beat Consuelo iu a reefing breeze, pretty effectually set¬
tling the question of superiority in favor of Mr, Gutte's
craft. The sight of the. day, however, was, by all ac¬
counts, the performance of Clara in the second class, this
yacht being driven by her new owner, a Scotch yachts¬
man used to "west coast weather,” iu a fasliiou that
somewhat scared the onlookers, and enabled her to give
Frolic an unmistakable beating in the ramping wind
and sea.

The autumn regatta for the BouthernYacht Olub Chal¬
lenge Cup, saw that valued prize won by a new boat,
Cydnus, which led from start to finish, Albertina, that
had won it in spring, being so horrified at the speed her
rival displayed, that she incontinently turned bottom up,
and Limnus, the third contestant, filling with water, had
to be anchored to give her crew a fair chance of bailing

ler out. ,, , .

JEolus distributes his favors very unequally, and gives
tubs with yachts that dare not face a blow', a regular
cudding breeze, and palms off on hard weather clubs
oiserahle airs. This was the case on the 13th, when a stiff
iff-shore west-southwest wind induced the vessels of the
Chicago Yacht Club to decline racing, wliiie the Royal
4ova Scotians dolefully contemplated an almost fiat calm,
latters improved, however, anda humming breeze from
oulliwest blew the colors out and filled the sails of the
leet. In the first-class Petrel and Sea/uam met, hut in the
ong turn to windward the sloop proved altogelhertoogood
or the schooner, and she walked away with a long lead,
sventually seem ing the prize very easily. In the second
lass Psyche did one of those bits of sailing that aresoine-
imM heard of but seldom seen. Flat becalmed a long
way astern when the gun fired, and last to get the breeze,
he crossed the line 8m. 30s. after Petrel in the first-class,
'et in a dead turn to windward of four miles, not .only
saught up tlie yachts in her own class, but look the mark
i-om the big sloop, that only' managed to leave her when
beets were checked and their, loftier canvas told. Of
;ourse Psyche won as she pleased, and right well has she
ihown what Corinthians can do in handling a yacht sldll-
ulh', for I am informed her owner always sails her lfim-
iclf with no professionals on board. In the five ton class
dr. West’s new Ina gave the hitherto invincible Muta an
ixemplary beating. * ...

When one mentions the annual Pennant Regatta of tne
Atlantic Yacht Club, visions at once arise of rude Boreas
ayiug yachts in to the rail and stripping them of their
nuslinin less than no time. 11 is singular that nearly
■very year the Atlantics are so particularly lucky in'nav-
ng roaring breezes and half gales of wind for their clus-
ug festival. Who does not remember the eud ot the
•ace in 1877, when Wanderer and Rambler sped across
be finishing line with everything flying? Or that of last
rear, when Peerless stripped to the sudden blast, and
Winsome, with her huge club-topBail where it ought not

to have been just then, caught it most severely, heeling
over till all who saw her made sure she was gone, and.1
her crew had a time of excitement which, as Gilbert says,
they are likely to

* * * carry to the Catacombs of Age,
Photographically lined
On the tablet of their min a.

When a yesterday has faded from its page.”

Of the contestants that day Peerless and Agnes turned
up this year, with Dolphin, Genia and Lizzie L, as re¬
presentatives of the sloop class. A small fleet, undoubt¬
edly, and a striking commentary on the seagoing (?)
qualities of the majority of American yachts, thfe strong
northwest wind fiighteniug other competitors. It is
strange that after all that has been written and said about
the superiority of our models over the English, especially
in a heavy wind and sea, American yachts should decline
racing in weather which is sport to Britishers. Not that
they are to be Warned, being unfit to contend with any¬
thing more serious than a good summer breeze, but the
bragging some of ns indulge in looks very small when it
ends in a hack down. What has made me a believer in
the deep, powerful style of craft, is that excellent teacher
experience, and it has also, I am glad to say, converted
some friends of mine from the shallow and beamy theory.

I ant willing to grant that in ordinary summer weather
tho shallow yacht, carrying a great crowd of sail, shows
great speed and often heats the deeper craft, but come a
breeze and, presto ! things are changed. I have sailed a
ten-ton craft under whole lower sail in abreeze that laid
her in two planks under, when a shallow model — mine
being deep — could not look at it Under close reef, but in
light breezes she walked round me, and I did not mind,
for I knew my craft could stand a blow and she could
not. But let me work back. Peerless and Agnes, both
with reefed mainsails, and the latter with double reefs in
foresail and jib as well, to counterbalance her rival’s
housed topmasts, went off at score, Agnes, holder of the
pennant from last year, leading. She was overhauled by
the swift Peerless, reduced top hamper telling its tale in
the seaway, and below the hospital ship had to up-helm
for home, her foremast having been sprung, whereupon
Peerless kept the pot boiling for her own benefit, and
sent the pennant to join her other prizes of the season.
Dolphin was the only first-class sloop out, and, of course
under reefs, sailed round the course, getting a very bad
knock-down in the style of Winsome last year. In the
second class sloops Genia gave up and Lizzie L, like the
other two winners, sailed over. A catboat, the Wind,
made a start — whole sail on, trusting to sandbags — but
over she went, crew in the water, shifting ballast in its
place at the bottom of the sea, and the prize decidedly
in nubibus.

Tho race was quickly sailed, Peerless, with single reefed -
mainsail, completing the course of forty miles in ex¬
actly five boms, or at the rate of eight miles an hour.
This was with a reaching wind — the best for a schooner
— and only a very short bit of turning to windward near
the Renter. Now, this reminds me of a race sailed in
" auld Scotland," at Largo, at the Royal Northern re¬
gatta, in July five years ago — strong wind and lots of sea ;
and. in view of the prevailing belief that British cutters
cannot sail by the side of American sloops and schooners,

I am tempted to make a little comparison. Peerless is
sixty-seven feet on the water line, rather over than
under. The racers in the R. N. Y. C. forty-ton race
were Britannia, cutter, fifty-nine feet on water line ;
Myosotis, cutter, same lsingth ; Bloodhound, cutter, fifty-
nine feet four inches ; and Glance, cutter, about lifty-iivo
feet. The wind was strong from southwest, the yachts
single reefed, third jibs, reefed bowsprits, the course over
rather over forty miles. The start was made at 11.38
a. m, ; BllSodhound won at 3.34.10 p, M. , Glance (last boat)
finishing at 3.50.24. Bloodhound, therefore, sailed the
course in 3h. 56m. 10s., and Glance in 4h. 12m. 24s., com¬
paring favorably, “ not to put too fine a point upon it,”
with the larger vessel’s five hours for forty miles.

There was enough wind from south-southwest on the
following day to cause a casualty in each of the three races
of the South Boston Yacht Club, the worst being the cap¬
sizing of Unique, whose skipper was nearly drowned.
Lilly managed to secure the first class centre-board
prize, and Banneret in second class keels was hailed
victor, while Peri, centre-board, scored in third ; prizes
for first class keels and second class centre-hoards went
to A nnie and Attic respectively. The catboat champion¬
ship in Boston waters was decided on the 19tli. Fancy,
Mr. P. Grant, was first home, with Herald, Mr. W. B.
Smith, second ; but the third boat, Rocket , which had
been the last to start, won the $35 and the championship
by time allowance. At the regatta of the Dorchester
Yacht; Club, on the following day, sloops triumphed over
cutters, Enterprise and Saxon bringing up the rear in
the light wind, and the smart Viking leading the fleet
home. The Sea. Rover, however, had started after the
expiration of the five minutes delay allowed, and this
being brought to the notice of the judges, she was prop¬
erly disqualified’.

The right way to start yachts is the way adopted by the
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in tlieir handicap
race on the 20tli. No time was allowed at the start, and
good seamanship came into play, three of the leading
yachts crossing the line exactly at the same time, and
the rest hot foot after them, Hebe, the crack Nova
Beotian sloop, had things all her own way, She was
lucky in getting what breeze was going, and holding on to
it till she completed the course, winning first prize, Ina,
a three-ton ner, hanging on through drift and calm
till it was pitch dark, and she and Isabel managed to
get an air that took them past the line.

The Bay of Quinte Yacht Club autumn regatta was a
spirited affair, the olub giving good prizes for ten and
live tonnera, and some good sailing being the result. A
newyacht, Judge Jelle.it, appeared among the tens, hut
did not do much by the side of Katie Gray, Kathleen ,
Emma, Surprise and other well-known lake racers.
Katie Gray led at the start, but Kathleen eventually got
into first; place and won. The five-ton race resolved it¬
self practically into a match between 3Iystery and Wide
Awake, resulting iu favor of the former.

A large entry and a nice breeze made the East Boston
Y. G. open Tegatta, on the 26th, a pleasaut occasion, and
Viking scored again, canning off the keel sloop’s prize,
that for centre-boards going to Siren, and the winners ui
the other classes being respectively Veronica, Eva, Non¬
pareil aud Waterwitch. Anonymavraa the first schooner

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955

wlKin, but lost the prize to 0 K, on a protest for foul start,
o'ci The last event of importance was the “ ocean race'’ for
i’»-f the Centre Cup, by four yachts of the Seawanliaka Yacht
fe Club •; Misrhir.f, Regina, lF»»«e and Blanche. It is very
? much to he regretted that no full account of the race has
been published, as. being sailed in open water, and dur¬
ing a part of the time, at least, iu a good Wind and sea,
details of the behavior of the yachts would have been
highly valuable at a time like this, when the question of
sea-going yachts is being thoroughly discussed, As far
as I have been able to learn, the sloop-rig did not show to
great advantage in the southeast blow which caught the
racers, and that the anti-cutter type, as illustrated by
Blutushe, failed in that crucial test of a model — turning to
windward in a sea. Mischief had things her own way all
through : led from start to finish, and won as she pleased
— managing, as did both Ratjiua and Wave, to get round
Capo May lightship before it piped up from southeast,
thus making a fair wind of that same breeze which
played old hoots with Blanche ; that unfortunate craft,
after carrying away the jaw3 of her gaff, parting her
weather rigging, springing her bowsprit and spanking the
seas in good fashion, with her decks washed fore and
aft, had to uphelm and run for it — none" too soon, either,
by all accounts. Regina made good weather of it under
double-head rig arid" with reduced mast and boom, but
she had the wind behind her, like Misch ief and Wave,
the latter sailed by Greenwood of Sappho fame. The
former was very uneasy as she ran off the wind for
home, her huge spam being by no means so much ad¬
mired by her crew, as at every roll she slapped her boom
under water, and threatened to play unpleasant pranks.
She is of the deep displacement kind, and with her thirty
tons lead ballast, would, no doubt, prove a splendid sea
boat if her rig were modified. I' believe see has as much
rigging and as many blocks about her as a cutter of her
owu size, all oosting as much in preliminary outlay and
rather more in running expenses. Changing her rig to
cutter would assuredly improve her ; and as Hoc Blanche,
she is an example of the unhandiness of the sloop rig, as
her top hamper pinned her down, and even reeling failed
to relieve her. The moral of this race, as of the Vision-
Oraeia one last year, is that our heavily-sparred, beamy
sloops are not the craft for anything more than summer
breezes and rippling seas. They cannot stand a blow that
an Englishman will revel in, and shove a fifteen tonner
through in safety.

A goodly number of private matches were sailed
during the course of the season, some of which I may
note. There was one in July between Albcrtine and Lady
Emma , for the neat sum of $3,000, won by Lady Emma.
On tbe 14th of the same month, Charles Cohill and Josie
Noreross, of Cooper's Point, Y. C., sailed a match for
$25, which ended in a dead heat, and Watervcilch de¬
feated Fancy in a, $100 match the same day. Sloops
Ella, of Oswego, and Katie (fray, B. Q. Y. O., met at
Kingstown on the 15th, the stakes, $350, going to tho
Belleville yacht. An exciting match for a $1,000 prize
wassailed at San Francisco onthelOfch, between the crack
Consuclo and Cornel ins ff Co nnor, a new yacht built by
Faruham & White expressly to beat Consuelo; just as
A rmheuser was immediately afterwards. In a good
breeze the new craft won as she pleased. White Bear
Lake, Minn., was the scene of a yacht .duel on the 20th,
Juniata and Nellie Tllsley sailing against each other
for $100 stakes, that went to the former. The 23d saw a
sweepstakes race for $100, between schooner Seafoam,
sloops Petrel and Hc.be, R. N. S. Y. S., and sloop Secret,
• won by Hebe iu a nice breeze. There was some heart¬
burning caused by this affair, and with some reason. The
race was fixed for the 22nd, “play or pay." The sloops
(lid not like the looks of the weather, ami cared not to go
out to sea : in fact, their pilots funked it. The schooner
was ready to start, hut the referee allowed himself to be
swayed by the opinions of the timid pilots, and put off
the race. Of course he had the right to do so, but clearly
he should have sent the yachts oil, as the match was
“play or pay,” and one, at least, of the contestants was
ready, and quite capable of sailing five times the length
of the course iu very much worse weather. On the 28th
Mitchell '■ and Led yard sailed a match over the Chester
course on the Delaware, the former capsizing. Lcdyard,
a few clays before, in a match for $100 between five
yachts of the Southwark and five of the Philadelphia
yacht clubs had carried off the money and the honors
for the Southwards. On the 5th October eatboats Haase
and Pauline met on the Delaware ; stakes $100 a-side,
won by Hasse.

I have now reviewed the principal doings of our yacht
fleet during the past Season, not as well or as fully as I
could have wished, but as there must be a limit to all
things, I have had to pass over the doings of many a club,
not that they were unworthy of notice, but simply that,
liad I systematically set to work to say something of
each race sailed, I should have wearied my readers, if I
have not done so already, and overtaxed the patience of
Forest and Stream. I may later on, if these notes find
favqj in the eyes of yachtsmen, and the editor can spare
me space, establish a comparison between the perform¬
ances of some of our best known schooners and sloops.
Meantime, in closing this rambling yarn, I will take oc¬
casion to address a few words to my fellow-writers, who
keep us all posted in the doings of the various clubs. To
give full value to an account of a yacht race, intended
to be a permanent record in the yachtsman's organ, the
following points should be carefully attended to : —

1. Locality of race. 2. Description and length — actual,
not estimated — of course should be given. 3.
Names of starting yachts, with tonnage or water-line
length, rig, and names of owners and builders should be
carefully inserted. 4. Amount and nature of prizes
should be stated. 5. Weather and direction and force of
wind. Times of start and finish are generally given very
fully.

At present, as I have already had occasion to remark
iu penning these notes, it is exceedingly difficult to trace
the records of yachts, owing to the general absence of
- owners’ and builders’ names, of lengths, and the awful
confusion and multiplicity of classes. This militates
strongly against a really useful comparison ol' perform¬
ances being made, and consequently against improve¬
ment. It would greatly facilitate matters if we had an
“ American Yacht List” published annually, containing
full particulare concerning each yacht, such as name,
name of owner, club belonging to, rig, tonnage, length
on water line, beam, name of builder. The names of

yachts to be arranged alphabetically, aud a number
placed opposite each, by which reference could be made
to it. With such a list in existence, properly compiled
Toiti authentic information supplied by owners and by
secretaries of dubs, much labor would he saved in
making out accounts of races, as all that would be needed
would be to mark tho list number opposite the name of
each yacht, and any one curious about name of
builder and dimensions of vessels coukl find them by
looking up the list.

I am well aware that attempts have been made “ to
supply this long-felt want," aiul 1 have “The Com-
modoro's Signal Book and Vadc Mecum," of 1874, the
“ Yachting Annual," of 1875, both published by Thomas
Manning, and the issues for 1874 and 1875 of Niels Ol¬
sen's “ American Yacht List” before me as I write ; and
I am also well aware that neither of these publications
lived, chiefly, I believe, through want of support. Man¬
ning’s “ Yachting Annual ” was a very handsome hook,
but failed in some essentials, while overburdened in need¬
less details. For instance, the numerous colored plates of
private signals could have been dispensed with, and a
different arrangement adopted for the body of tbe work.
In fact, the whole book was got up too much as an
edition da luxe. Olsen's book was better in many re¬
spects, and was arranged in the best possible way, the
names of yachts being given alphabetically and num¬
bered consecutively. Hairing the. printing of club sig¬
nals, which was horrible, the 1875 list left little to be. de¬
sired, and I, for one, very much regret that Mr. Olsen’s
venture was not continued. I believe that one Buch pub¬
lication would pay ; two could not, and two are not
wanted. I am afraid Mi-. Manning got sick of his enter¬
prise, else I should like to see him start an “American
Yacht List ” again, adopting Olsen's as a model instead
of his own “Annual.” If the proposed Yacht Racing
Association succeed, the List might be issued under its
authority, and official approval thus given it. For my
part, I shall be glad to do wliat I can to further the work.
At present several clubs publish lists of theirown yachts ;
hut unless a man belongs to them all, he has little or
no chance of getting the books ; and I confess that, valu-
ble as the information would be to me, I cannot afford to
pay some hundreds of dollars annuaily to obtain it. I
have, in more than one instance, been favored by secreta¬
ries, who have sent me tlieir club books, and to these
gentlemen my thanks are tendered, If more would fol¬
low their example, they would confer an obligation
which I should be glad to reciprocate in some ether way.

Of the desirability of adopting a uniform system of
classification, I have already written, and I hope before
long to see something done in this respect. Classification
hinges on measurement, aud this has been a constant
source of trouble, as nearly every club has its own rule and
its system of time allowance. We want a uniform rule here
also — a rule which shall, as far as possible, leave owners
and builders unfettered, untramelled, and yet which shall
give a fair idea of the size of the vessel. I see one beauty
about the Thames rule, now known as the Y. R. A. rule
of measurement, with the change of taking the water¬
line for length — that beauty is, that it enables yachts to
be easily classed, I know very well its disadvantages —
they have for years been dwelt upon by writers, not only
here but in Britain. I am not sjieakinp' of its accuracy
or of its effects on models of yachts ; all I aim at is to
show its advantage in being uniformly adopted by Eng¬
lish yachtsmen. I think that the moment you apply the
Y. R. A. rule to American yachts you commit an injus¬
tice — it does not measure them fairly, not only in com¬
parison with British yachts, but in regard of actual size.
Therefore it will not do for us. We can never accept
half the breadth as equal to the depth, and there is no
earthly reason why we should. If depth is of value it
should be taken into account. Neither do I consider
measurement by lengtha just one — it is as had in its way,
as it tends to produce over beamy vessels; and measure¬
ment of cubic contents, sail area, and similar systems. I
reject equally. In measuring yachts for racing purposes,
and it is only in racing that time for difference of size has
to be allowed, I contend it is the external dimensions that
are required and that should he taken. In my humble
opinion, and I give it only as an opinion, the whole
length on water line, the whole breadth at, above, or
below the water line, aud the depth to bottom of keel
should be the elements taken. An the rule must be sim¬
ple to be generally adopted, make no allowances what¬
ever in the way of reduction of beam from length. Every
man might then build as he pleased, deep and narrow,
broad and shallow, or moderately bo.uny and moderately
deep. Classification would become an easy matter, and
an American and a British yacht might be matched
together on a rational basis and not on the basis of a rule
which inflicts a heavy penalty on one or the other.

I am not going, inviting though the subject be, to enter
upon the vexata gucestis of cutter {us. sloop. I have fol¬
lowed the phases of the controversy very closely, and am
still open to arguments. Personally I prefer the cutter
to the sloop for its rig, which I believe to be better
fitted for outside work or racing in anything like wind
or sea. At the same time, I do not want to cram my
belief down any man’s threat, or to say that the sloop is
worthless. Itis very good in its place — smooth water, aud
there, other things being equal, and a whole sail breeze
blowing, with no necessity to reef , its single jib must
be more powerful than a cutter’s foresail and jib, though
my own taste is in favor of the latter. For cruising and
all work in which the weather has to be taken as it
comes, I do not hesitate to say that tho cutter’s rig is the
seaman’s rig, and that the deep vessel is better than the
shallow one. It is all very well to talk about sloops
being dry in a seaway and cutters wet ; but, after all, it
is talk. Sloops arc very wet if driven, cutters are dry if
sailed easy. Force a boat through a head sea, and if she
is line forward, as many of our yachts are, she is bound
to take water aboard. If she is bluff she will spank, anil
will not go ahead. Of the two, the wet craft that will
make a port or claw off a lee shore, appears to me superior
to that which will only lay -to on top of the water, slide
to leeward, like a crab, and refuse to be driven when
driviugis the onl y safe course. The anti-cutter men say
sloops are fast and cutters slow. What do they judge by V
The Saxon 9 I know little of her performances, so leave
her owner to answer, The Enterprise f That cutter has,
I think, “ licked” sloops in sloop's weather. Was there
not a yloop Sylvie, big enough, too, that tried it on with
cutters, and was badly beaten 't But Mr, Centro settled

that system of vilification of cutters by over-ardent en¬
thusiasts who know little or nothing of them. Take per¬
formances. not imaginary, but recorded, and compare —

I i ai is the right way to ilo. There is room on God's
ocean for both. If a man believes in the sloop, why by
all means let him stick to it, and be yachtsman enough to
allow his neighbor to take Jus pleasure iu a decked craft
fit to ride a gale out. There is no need to quarrel about
it. The question of types andrigs can be discussed with¬
out that, and if tliecutler men do laugh when the breezes
blow and the sloops remain in port, why what does it
matter? Does it make the sloop any less the great Pan¬
jandrum craft that can go anywhere and do anything ?
Not a bit of it.

Dear fellow-yachtsmen, let us write and talk cutter,
sloop, schooner anil yawl all winter — not much else is
left us to do when Arctic weather prevails ; when spring
comes let us fit out and amicably race and cruise together
to the greater glory of that noble sport whose welfare and
progress we have all at heart. I’d go to sea on a plank,
rather than not go at all, and that next season may see
all good Corinthians afloat in staunch crafts, no matter
what model or rig, so long as each man is satisfied, that
we may all have a jolly good season, and that Forest
and Stream may long flourish to record our deeds on
the briny, is the sincere wish of Rouge-Croix.

Errata. — In the first paper on the Past Yachting Sea¬
son, page 889, line 47, read Pfaffs for G. Paffs ; line 86,
read abroad for aboard ; line 95, read nothing for work¬
ing ; last line, read ten tonners for tonners. On page
935, in the third paper, read Count Batbyauny, for Batch-
quay, and T ’if for Fiji, also Arnona for Arizona. We
are informed that the race of the Beverly Y. C., June 14,
was given to Fancy in the second class, and not to
Hoiden, as our correspondent “Rouge-Croix ” has it.

U ntionnl pastimes.

THE GAME OF CRICKET.

ALTOONA CRICKET CLUB.

Through the courtesy of the secretary of the Altoona
Club of Pennsylvania, we are enabled to give the official
report for last season. The organization is composed
mostly of new players, who, until last year never handled
a bat, but if they continue to be associated with the sev¬
eral old Philadelphia stand-bys, whose names appear at
the head of the batting list, it will not be long before they
are well up in the game. Of the three games played, ail
were won. The following summary of matches witli
averages speak for themselves : —

SUMMARY or MATCHES.

Date and Place. 1st Innings. Sid In nings. Total.

May 30th, at BlairsviUe

Altoona . . . 63 55 118

BlairsviUe . 54 43 07

Altoona won by 21 runs.

June 21st, at Altoona: —

Altoona . 69 47 100

BlairsviUe . 25 16 41

Altoona won by 65 runs.

Sept. 13th, at Columbus, Ohio:—

Altoona . 52 04 116

Columbus . 51 57 (Bwlok's) 108

Decided by Urst innings in favor of Altoona.

EATTlKd AVERAGES.

Names. Matches. Innings. Rum. Times hoi owl. Averages.
W. Hopkinson.... 3 6 120 1 24.0

A. W. Muss . 3 0 49 0 8.16

K. E. Pettit... 3 6 41 0 0.83

J. Wood . 3 6 20 0 4 .33

J. B. IIcleniHU. ... 1 2 S 0 4.

(J. McDowell . 1 2 4 L 4.

R. H. Fay . 3 6 20 1 4.

C. Fluke . 1 2 7 0 3.60

W. U.Bohrer . 3 6 15 1 3.

M. Rodgers . 2 4 7 1 2.33

E. B. Taylor . 1 2 4 0 2.

W. Knighton . I 2 3 0 1.50

J. Hopkinson . 3 6 7 1 1.40

J. W. Cloud . 2 4 5 0 1.25

A. S- Woodle . 2 4 1 U ....

W. Caldwell . 1 2 0 0

BOWLING AVERAGES.

Names. Ralls. Maidens. Rum. Wickets. Averages.
\V. Hopkinson.. 380 31 49 21 2.33

J. Hopkinson... 48 1 11 3 3 60

A. W. Moss . 533 33 107 22 4.80

E. B. Taylor. ... 150 8 33 6 0.60

ST. GEORGE’S CRICKET CLUB.

Below will be found the record of the fortieth season
of the St, George’s Club of New York, the Father of all
cricket organizations in the United States. Of the twelve
first eleven matches played, five were won, four lost
two drawn on account of rain, and one tie game with the
Albany Club. In the batting averages Mr. Moeran leads
the van with 23.58, followed by Mr. Bance with 17.14.
Mr. Moeran's score of 103 was the only century made in
the country during last season. Appended will be found
a summary of the matches, with averages, both batting
and bowling, of those who took part in first class games :

SUMMARY OP MATCHES.

Mrs t Second

Rale and Place. Sides. Innings. Innings. Total.

May 17, at, Staten Island] 1^^;;.;; $ $ (5 w) jjg

Lost by 5 wickets.

June 4-5, at Hoboken. . j y onn^Afmerica.’lTS 1® jg

Lost by an innings and 58 runs.

June 2t, at Albany . Jg

Won by 78 runs.

Juno28,atHoboken...]fUSe'6:::::.!Ill 33 (4w) 28

Won by 60 runs on tost innings.

July 4. at Hoboken . \ Z IS

Tie match.

Tiilv 10 at Hoboken I St. George’s . 150 — 150

juij, 1U, at noooKcn . . . j jjUns:woo(j . 71 90 (6 w) 181

Won by 79 runs on flrst innings.

August 14. at Hoboken { ..'so ™ (3 W> ^

Won by 37 runs on first innings.

August 25, at Hoboken j . ; ; . ; g Z g

Drawn ou account of rain.

Sent 8 at Paterson I St. George's... . 35 29 64

ctepi. ti, ar .raierson ....•( Patereon _ _ 34 33 (0 w) <W

Lost by 4 wickets.

1 St. George's . 25 35 6ft

Sept, 12-13, at Hobokeu-< Gentlemen of Lre-

I laml . . 184 — 184

Lost by an innings tuid 124 runs.

956

FOREST AND STREAM

First Second

Date and Place. Sides. Tnninos. Inninffs.

Oft R-fl nl HnhrvVon I St, UCOrgo'S .... 65(3 W —
uct. at Hooolcen. . , Columbia College 03 -

Drawn on account of rain.

110

Won by 37 runs on first Innings.

batting averages.

I 4

sta

S§

E. H. Moeran . .
C. W. Unace ... .

(leo.Gilcs, Sr .

J. 11. Unites .

J.T. Souttor .

M. Egan .

Cl. Hyilf-Glarko..

J. It. Cross .

J. P. Connvcr _

J. R. Moore .

A. Lyon .

L. J. Grant .

H. A. Holland. ...
!■'. M. Mausllng...
J. Filmer .

E. W. Sadler .

.1. E. Sprague _

F. J. Frazer .

C. O. Morrell .

G. Giles, Jr .

G.E. Blackwell .
11. Campbell .

. 13 ID 401 *102 112

64 *40 *40

23.53

17.14

12.07

12.0

10.66

9.30

8.36

8.33

1.80

1.00

1,31

1.20

1.0

1 -

* Not out.

The following pluyod in ono match only;— T. C. Richardson, B.
Mostyn, C. L. Brown, ,1. B. Cashman, M. 11. T’albot, 1). B. Gilbert,
A. Garnet, W. Hurison, G. E. Moore, F. N. Saunders, F. E. Black-
well, T, E. Hosfordand Janies Hareombe.

BOCVLINQ AVERAGES.

£ to k a

Names.

5Sg

180

..1,017

Geo. Giles, ,Tr _

C. W. Bailee ...

H. A. Holland.

G. Hydc-Clarkc.

E. H. Moeran. ..

,7. E. Sprague _

E. J. Frazer . mi ai o z j.no

G. Giles, Sr . 239 126 ft 4 31.50

J. T. Soutter . 375 127 20 4 31.75

M. Egan . 42 17 - - -

The following bowled in one innings only:— T. C. Richardson,

H. Campbell, A. Lynn, J. B. Cashman, J. P. Conover, 11. II. Gil¬
bert and E. W. Sadler. The Second Eleven played eleven matches,

" which it won six and lost five. Thu Juniors also played a match
n by the la '

agaiust the Staten Island Juniors, which was won by the latter.

Peninsular Cricket Club. — The score books show that
the Peninsular cricketers, of Detroit, made a fine record
during the season. Nearly every player in the first eleven
scored double figures, and, when it is considered that they
met such formidable opponents as Daft’s Team and the
Gentlemen of Ireland, this proves the team to he very
strong in batting. In bowling, Armstrong, Dale, and
White were very effective. For the following batting
and bowling averages, we are indebted to Mr. C. B. Cal¬
vert, the club’s Secretary : —

BATTING AVERAGES.

£ w fe; g t>.

i s || || II J

??

J. Armstrong .

Treloar .

1. Joy .

;. B. Calvert .

I. Neville .

}. Heighu .

L’. Dale .

IV. White .

F. C. Irvine .

?. U ridge .

F.D.C. Hindi ruau .
F. J. Littlejohn .

II. Parker .

F. llamford .

I. McLaughlin .

r. Morphy .

p! Giddey .

J. Dodds .

14 155 45

28 16 16

14 190 50 BO

11 123 34 34

11 99 48

li 118 63 03

41 20 20

74 20 20

fe! to

C. Cooney .

U. Armstrong...

T. Dale .

Wm. White .

F. Bamford —
F. J. Llttlejohu..
F. C. Irvine . ...

U. llcigho .

—The w >rd

Americanism,

17 9.13
81 10.12
it n.i

11 Shooter,” as applied to cricket, is an

ARCHERY.

Pequosset Archers. — Boston, Deo. 26th. — Christmas
meet at Plympton Hall ; 30 arrows each ; ladies, 30
yards ; gentlemen, 40 yards ; —

First Round. Second Round.

Mr. Brackett . . 172 178

Mr. Plympton . - . 125 jj®

Mr. Smith . 138 175

Mr. Wardwell . 148 134

Miss R. Wilson . . 98 Ui

Miss J. Wilson . 164 132

Miss Smith . 45 7o

Miss A. Allen . 40 83

Totals . 861 1,017

First Hound. Second Round.

Mr. Brownell . 146 163

Mr. Lawrence . 90 SO

Mr. Worthington . 99 182

Mr. White . 105 121

Miss Worthington . 142 122

Miss J. Allen . 103 133

Miss Brackett . 71 63

Miss Bpeuoer . _160 87

Totals . M6 903

Two prizes, each a handsome ornamental target and
easel, wore awarded, one to Miss Worthington and the
other to Miss Smith.

This indoor range is doing wonders for those of our
arclierB who contemplate participating in the Eastern
Archery Association tournament next season. Three of
the gentlemen have already scored over 200 witli 30 ar¬
rows at 40 yards. These, of course, were practice scores,
and under favorable circumstances. Then- modesty pre¬
vents the giving of names, nevertheless we think it a
good showing for archers who have not yet finished their
first season, Having a difficulty about seeing where the
an'OWB hit when the haU is lighted during our evening
shoots, we tried the experiment of a target facing with
the heavy colors left out. We surround the solid gold
with a narrow stripe of red, an'd outline the outer part
ol’ the red, blue and black by a narrow stripe, say a quar¬
ter inch, of those colors on a white ground. This we
think quite an improvement ; we can see our arrows
strike, aud can much more easily concentrate on the
gold than with the heavy circles of blue aud black on the
Facing. A. N. Drew.

New York Archery Club.— The members of this club
met Christmas Day and Saturday, Dec. 27th, for practice
at their hall, corner of Ninth avenue and Twenty-seventh
street, which had been kindly tendered them by Messrs.
Jphnson & Sheppard, proprietors of the Twenty-third
street line of stages. The following are the leading scores,
DO arrows, 30 yards. Total score : —

Jas. W. Auten, Jr., 88 hits. . . 496 I Geo. H. Sheldon . 324

John IV. Sutton, 89 hits . 470 Miss E. T. Morton . 303

Geo. D. Pond . . 320 Mrs. Dr. DeLnna . .293

Dr. A. B. DeLuna . 313 I Miss B. Howell . 223

Dr. J. Ellas Whitehead . 300 Miss Fannie M. Wren . 210

Juan F. Perez . 225 | Miss Julie E. Manger . 198

The ladies shot for the monthly prize, consisting of a
fancy tassel. Mrs. Dr. DeLuna won the prize, the scores
being handicapped. At the monthly meeting, held Sat¬
urday evening, Dec. 27th, four new members were added
to the roll. The editor of the Forest and Stream and
Alexander Shaler were elected honorary members.

Although the club has a range of fifty yards in their
present quarters, the members are shooting at 30 yards
only on account of having received a challenge from the
Ascham Archers, of Williamsburg, to shoot at that dis¬
tance. The team of six, consisting of Dr. A. B. DeLuna,
John W. Sutton, Geo. D. Pond, Jas. W. Auten, Jr., Mrs.
Dr. A. B. DeLuna and Miss E, T. Morton, visited the
Ascham Archers Tuesday evening, Dec. 30th, at 8 o’clock
P. M., at their hall, corner of Division avenue and Clymer
street, Williamsburg, where the match took place.

Jas. W. Auten, Jr., Sec.

Wabash Merry Bowmen.— Cra wfordsville, Ind., Dee.
23d. — The club held its first meeting for winter practice.
The ground being hard frozen, and a cold wind Blowing
from the north, the archers were unable to do any good
scoring. The following best scores were made at the
York Round : —

300 Fords. 80 Yards. 60 Partis. Total.

Will H. Thompson- . 26—106 25—103 24—122 75-831

Maurice Thompson . 23— 91 29—127 22— 98 74-316

John A. Root . 13— 43 20— 84 18— 66 51—193

Theo. Me Meehan . 11— 47 21— 90 16— 4-3 51—191

During the winter, when the weather will permit, this
Society will hold occasional meetings for out-door prac¬
tice, they being unable to get a hall of sufficient length
for in-door practice. There will be no regular appointed
meetings for practice, but only when the elemen ts are
willing. The ladies will have no practice until spring.

Some Queries Answered— Galesburg, Illinois, Dee.
C tli — Editor Forest and Stream i — 1. Is it allowed to
change the inclination of the target as one passes from
the shorter to the longer ranges ? 2. Is it allowed to shoot
a few arrows before beginning a round, to get the range ?
3. Is the same thing allowed in passing from shorter to
longer distances upon the same round ? 4. Is the same
thing allowed in resuming the incomplete score of a pre¬

vious day ? 5. Are my arrows particularly had, or my
shooting them particularly vicious, that I can find no

two that will fly just alike at the longer ranges? 6. Do
any of our best archers practice at longer ranges than 100
yards ?

I Bhot twenty-four arrows at 120 yards the other day
with a stiff breeze blowing directly across the course, and
made seven hits, 1, 3, 1, 5, 5, 5, 0— total 29. Next year
we hope to have an archery club here in connection with
the National Association.

T. R. W.

In answer to the above queries we will say that it is
allowable to change the inclination of the targets as one
passes from the shorter to the longer ranges, though we
would suggest that the longest range is usually shot first,
and this order was only changed at the National meeting
at Chicago for peculiar local reasons.

To the second, third and fourth queries we answer
that it is never allowable to shoot an arrow to get the
range. The first arrow shot is scored.

To thefifth query we can only say, that if you have the
best arrows of any first-class maker they will all have a
like flight, if “ loosed evermore alike.”

To the sixth we answer, that many of our leading
archers do occasionally practice at 120 yards, but few of
them, indeed, would agree to equal the score of seven
hits, 20 value, with 24 arrows. The Double York Rounds
are also very fine records.

TEN DAYS AT FOREST LAKE WITH THE
PEQUOSSETTS.

IT was in the quiet of a summer's evening that the
idea was suggested. As the shades of night closed
upon them, one by one the archers withdrew from the
range, and joined the others on the seats near by, to
spend, as usual, a short time in discussing such opinions
and fancies as were presented at these times. The con¬

versation turned to summer vacations, the beaches, ex¬
cursions, camping out, etc.

“Wouldn’t it be' jolly for us all to go camping out?”
said one of theladies. “I’dlike to try it.”

“ So should I ; and why can’t we ?” said another.
“Well, who will go?” was the next question asked.

and a count settled it, the result being four ladies and
six gentlemen who were ready for the undertaking.

The ladies were duly and solemnly warned in regard
to the uncertainties aud discomforts of camp life, ami as
solemnly agreed to abide by the consequences, How

they braved what did come was a matter of no little cc^- -=
gratulation to those whose anxiety was aroused by
three days’ storm, which set in on the second day z “V
camp, and culminated in a severe gale during the after¬
noon and night of the fourth day.

Not to be talked out of the ideabymaldngita futurily,
each one at once resolved himself or herself into a “ com-

mitee of arrangements.” B„ the oldest camper of the
party, drew up a list of requisites, and pledges for each
duty or necessity were made.

To me fell the lot of engaging'a cook. One was readily
found, who as readily backed out on the day previous to
our departure, Several hours of travel here and there
through the hot streets of the “Hub,” under the sun of
one of the warmest of our summer days, was rewarded
by the engagement of a person, upon whom, at our first
meal in camp, the title of “Professor” was bestowed;
and well worthy of it did he prove. Long will be re¬
membered that form, shrouded by the white coat and
apron, the black, shining, jolly face, surmounted by the
white cap. Long live Wilson Sears, C. M., to gladden,
by ministering to their stomachs, the hearts of those
who may be blessed with appetites such as were found by
us during our sojourn in the grove on the shore of Forest
Lake.

Our camping spot was chosen for its accessibility, it
being but ten miles from our town, with a railroad
depot a mile and a half distant, where we could take the
train for home or Boston, which was very convenient for
those gentlemen who were obliged to go to the city at
times during our stay ; and with the several horses and
carriages belonging to the party quartered at a neighbor¬
ing farm-house, gave a feeling of ability to get away if we
chose, which was, I think, quite a help to ns in enduring
the long, disagreeable storm which we experienced.

A large wall-tent for the ladies, another for the gentle¬
men, a small tent for the “Professor,” awnings for the
table, dresser and stove were quickly set up ; crockery
was unpacked ; commissaries stowed away, hammocks
swung, and a general getting ready for camp life took
place. Three of the ladies arrived during these prepara¬
tions, and took a hand ill the arrangement of their tent.
This gave us a party of six, besides the ,v Professor,” the
others not being able to leave on so short notice, but
were to follow in a day or two.

Supper was ready by the time we had arranged our
camp, and we were very ready for it. After supper a
requisition was made for the boat brought by us. It was
quickly placed in the water and occupied by four, while
the two remaining reclined in their hammocks, and in a
quiet lazy way enjoyed the situation.

The shades of night deepened upon us ; one by one the
stars came out, and could be seen twinkling through the
openings in the trees overhead. In front, the camp fire,
and beyond, through the fringe of trees, the quiet lake ;
while o’er the waters were wafted the songs or the row¬
ers. Even now, as I think of it, the quiet happiness of
that hour steals over me, and I give myself for the time
to its influence.

The first night in camp is always a novelty, and espe-
peeially to those who are taking their first experience in
such life. Ours was no exception to the rule.

The camp cots, with which all were provided, though
very comfortable, did not bring sleep with them. Con¬
versation would quiet down time and time again ; but the
quiet would be broken by an exclamation from some
one, to which all were ready to make answer. Many were
the vows openly made respecting the drinking of choco¬
late, coffee, or strong tea at night, only to be forgotten
the next day after the sleep which finally came to all. •

The next day, Friday, I was to devote to fishing. The
lake had been stocked some years since with black bass,
and fishing permits were granted at one dollar per day.
I went prepared to catch my first bass, but did not suc¬
ceed tn getting him into the boat. I fished all day long,
trolling with flies, shiner, and spoon, still-baited with live
bait and worms, but to no purpose save the strike of one
while trolling. He shook cleai at his second jump out of
water. An abundance of food for them was to be found,
so they were particular. Having had my money’s worth
of fishing, I wanted no more at that price, and for our
prospective chowders an order was left at the village
post-office for the fishman to call at our camp on his
semi-weekly round.

■Will P - and “ Brother Sam ” arrived during the af¬

ternoon, necessitating the return home of Nat, the jolly
boy of our party. Sam proved himself the boss at camp¬
fire building ; his fire being the glory of the evening. By
it we sat, sang, and told stories until a late hour.

The early morning of Saturday opened with the wind
northeast, and a light rain, which continued to fall at in¬
tervals all day. Colonel B - made us an early visit,

driving up before, aud stopping to breakfast with us.
He brought a generous supply of fresh meat, vegetables,
etc.

In the afternoon Ned drove up, bringing with him
“ Mr. and Mrs. Joe,” and a load of eatables, including a
large pot of baked beans, taken from the oven just before
starting. These were quickly transferred to the oven of
our stove and kept hot for dinner. The Forest and
Stream had been forwarded to me, and by our five that
evening we discussed the archery news and scores as we
warmed up and dried ourselves for the night.

Sunday was one of those damp drizzly days when the
thick mist drives along in heavy clouds, increasing now
and then to rain. 'With rubber boots, coats, and other
waterproofs, we spent most of the day beside the camp
fire, waiting patiently for the weather to brighten. The
evening was enlivened by singing and by listening to
some of the southern camp meeting songs, rendered by
thfi “Professor” who was raised in “ Ole Yarginny ” in

the “ Professor ” who was raised in “ Ole Varginny ”
the genuine plantation tone. Two of these, “Don’t he
Weary,” and “ Winter’s almost Over,” were ninety-nine
verses long, or less, and all like the first.

Monday morning the weather was the same, only more
so, and the conundrum was anxiously asked — When will
there be a change ? Will and Dick drove home in the
morning, and, finding the storm so severe in the after¬
noon, did not return. The wind and rain increased so
much during the afternoon that all were obliged to seek
shelter in the tents. B. drove over to the depot with Sam,
who was obliged to return home, and stopped at the post
office, where it was learned that the barometer had been
rapidly falling, and he returned to camp with the feeling
within himself that there was to be “ a night of it,” and
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R.lock lunch, served in the tents. By dark it was blow-
g a gale. B. took upon himself to see everything
cure, and we, not fully appreciating the situation, let
an do it. He came in and reported that he had tried all
je pegs, and had put out guys from the exposed corners
_j some convenient tree, and was asked, “ What kind of
f. guy are you giving us now?” The wind whistled
Around us, with now and then an extra blast, which made
ithe tent shiver and give as though about to fall. Every
tew minutes the crash of a falling branch would be heard,
bome very near, others far away. The leeward ends of
ithe flies flapped and cracked, reminding me of the
/thrashing of the ropes and sails of a vessel during a gale
at sea. A crash of dishes and the rattle of pans and
kettles was heard and repeated. B. goes out to see what’s
the matter, and finds that the awning had blown down,
and the poles fallen upon the table. The “Professor”
was visited, and his welfare inquired into. “ 1’s all right,
but goodness ! gracious ! 1 golly ! ! 1 how it do rain,” was
his reply.

The evening was lengthened out with reading, crib-
bage, whist, sketching etc., till a very late hour, then,
without removing any of our clothing, we lay down upon
the cots, ready to turn out if necessary at a moment’s
notice, and make our way to the nearest farm house.

So the night wore on ; the only real excitement was
when B., who was sleeping with his weather eye open,
discovered that Ned had fallen asleep and let the candle
bum down into its potato socket in despite of the warn¬
ings that such would be the result if he did not blow it
out. A call of “Ned,” repeated louder and louder a
number of times, received no respouse save a deeper
breathing ; the wick fell over into the wet straw, a weak
flame and a stifling odor ascended. B., losing his pa¬
tience, and determined to wake Ned to see the result of
his carelessness, halloed “Fire!” This brought Joe up
with a start ; spreadeagle-like he cleared the two cots in¬
tervening, and landed on all fours over the smoking
place, while Ned raised up and, with a yawn, asked
“ Wh-atsther matter?”

About three o’clock there was a lull in the storm ; all
dropped to sleep, and woke to find the sun shining from
a clear sky, and as bright and glorious a morning as man
ever welcomed.

With the breaking of the storm a new life broke upon
the camp. The three days left of the time which we
had intended to remain seemed too short, and it was at
once voted to extend the time four days, until the fol¬
lowing Monday. Nat put in an appearance about ten
o'clock, having walked up from home, and Dick and
Will arrived later.

Some one may be able to tell where those days went
to — I cannot. There was but one unfavorable condition :
we could not get a good range for archery practice. Our
targets had been taken along, but the best we could get
was thirty yards. This did not induce us to much prac¬
tice. We went for rest and recreation, and found it in
swinging in the hammocks, riding, reading, rowing,
berrying, etc. We took a tramp one day to Concord,
stopped by tue way at the site of Thoreau's house, near
Lake Walden, visited Ms grave in the old burying-
ground, taking as a memento a clover leaf and a blade of
grass, and from the grave of Hawthorne a bit of ever¬

green ; walked over the old battle-field where first our
forefathers fought for independence ; crossed the rustic
bridge and gazed upon the monuments with thoughts of
“ a hundred years ago passed by the homes of the
Alcotts, Hoar and Emerson, and in fact did Concord
generally.

Our hours for meals were — breakfast at half-past 7,
lunch at 12, and dinner at 5. The breakfasts were excel¬
lent, lunches good, and the dinners— well, I’ll give you a
“bill” of one, then judge for yourself ; and here let me
note one fortunate circumstance. Nearly every day some
of our friends would drive out to see us, and, for fear
that we might be hungry, would bring many good things
to eat. For our sample dinner, there was tomato soup
(made to order by aC. M.), cold tongue, ham and corned
beef, roast beef, potatoes, sweet corn, sliced and stewed
tomatoes, cucumbers, bread and butter, crackers and
cheese, pickles, limes and olives, fried mush and syrup,
doughnuts and Washington pie, tea, coffee, chocolate
and milk, blackberries (picked ny the ladies) and cream,
peaches and cream, watermelons and grapes.

What an appetite one has in camp ! Even the dys¬
peptic can spread over a large part of such a dinner with¬
out those dreaded pangs which would be sure to follow
an indulgence to such an extent anywhere else.

The early evenings were spent rowing on the lake,
while later we gathered around the camp-fire, where
stories, songs and recitations were in order. Then we
would induce the “ Professor” to sing some of his camp¬
meeting songs, which he would render with appropriate
enthusiasm, seeming lost to ail else for the time.

For a wonder, there were no mosquitos or flies to
trouble us, though they were partially represented by the
honey bees, who made the acquaintance of some of the
party, but were most partial to the “ Professor.”

Day by day passed, quickly and pleasantly, and the
time for breaking up was at hand. Having determined
on a general jollification for the last Saturday evening,
preparations were accordingly made. About forty
Chinese lanterns were obtained, the dealer in our town
visited, and his overlying stock of “ Fourth of July
goods,” consisting of red and blue lights, Roman candles,
rockets, crackers, etc., purchased by the lot.

At early candle light the illumination was inaugurated;
later in the evening the pyrotechnic display took place.
The rockets and Roman candles were set off from the
boat out on the lake, and gave a fine effect in their reflec¬
tions in the smooth water, while the colored lights gave
a correspondingly pretty effect in our grove.

With the fireworks were a number of cannon-crackers.
These were taken and secreted by one or two of the boys,
who were in for some fun. One of our camp fire seats
was a half of a barrel, and in its sides were one or two
small holes. For a long time Joe endeavored to have that
seat occupied by Sam, who, though not knowing of the
crackers, smelled a mouse, and was very wary. While
he was thus endeavoring to beguile Sam, the others were
counterplotting each for himself, the sequel of which
was that all the boys were successively elevated from
that precarious seat by the explosion of one of those can¬
non-crackers within, Joe being the first victim and Sam
the last. It was quite late. The fireworks exhausted ;
the candles had burned out in the lanterns, leaving us in
a darkness relieved only by the smouldering camp fire,

and a half hour had passed without an explosion from an
unexpected quarter. Several adjourned to their tents
preparatory for the night. Sam ensconced himself on
that treacherous seat and meditatively watched the fad¬
ing glories of his charm— the camp fire. To those on the
opposite side of the fire there appeared a shadowy some¬
thing, seeming to grow from the darkness directly in
Sam’s rear. The situation is taken in, and he is kept in
conversation. The shadow grows tc a substance as it ad¬
vances inch by inch, revealing Joe in the most humble
of attitudes. Unconsciously Sam assists the denouement.
Taking his pipe for a quieting smoke, he leans forward
and is lighting it with a coal of fire, when rip ! bang ! !
up flies his seat, and higher rises Sam — hat one way, pipe
the other ; he shoots over the fire, landing in the midst
of those opposite, when their light board seat gives way,
and down go all together, to roll with paroxysms of
laughter ; while Sam slowly picks himself up with the
exclamation, “ Thunder and Mars ! Well I’ll he licked if
you didn’t play it on rne after all !”

A quiet and enjoyable Sunday followed, indeed we en¬
joyed, with but few exceptions, every hour of the time.
Each had their individual experience, which, I doubt not,
will be remembered as bright leaves in their book of life,
as reviewed in later years. I often think of the bene¬
fits to mind and body so many in our land might enjoy, if
they only knew the pleasures of such a rest and relaxa¬
tion for a week or two from the cares of business or home.
Ihave campedinMichigan, the Adirondacks. atRangeley,
with guides, and with the romance unadulterated, but
never have I realized such comfort as during our ten
days at Forest Lake. A. N. Drew.

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in the Lesser Antilles. By Fred. A. Obev. Lee & Shepard, Bos¬
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Just one year ago wo promised our readers that our special
roving commissioner, “Fred Beverly” {as he is best known),
would Boon give them a book recounting his two years’ experi¬
ences in'.the “ Lesser Antilles,” whither he had gone to study the
avi-fauna of the country, and collect landscape views and general
notes. lie has now completed Ids work— a beautiful illustrated
crown Svo volume of 330 pages, replete with strange narratives,
gracefully presented In most attractive form and color of lan¬
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imagine a more interesting Held of scientific pursuit than these
Windward Islands ; yet, when wc open (he pages of tills book, we
do not wonderat tbe selection of the author, or bis determination
to re-visit them some day henoe and complete his investigations.
Weird soeues and strange creatures greet the traveller at every
turn— tropical in character, it is true, but not of the tropic stere¬
otype with which wo are bo familiar. Beetles as long us your hand,
the biggest in the world, grow there. Processions of crabs march
up from the sea by millions at stated seasons, and in the spring
march down again. There are boiling Iakesof water ; mysterious,
lonely birds, which live only on mountain tops, where they are
often heard, but never seen; another bird called “Lo Solid
Couelier," which sings only at sunset and sunrise; ancient sacri¬
ficial stones covered with hieroglyphics; fair Carih girls, with
blonde hair fully down to their feet ; huge vampires, less pleasant
to meet ; roots which are deadly poison whon raw, hut wholesome
and nutritious whon cooked ; and a thousand other objects of like
interest.

But the writer’s notes are not all of wilderness places, by any
means. There arc pretty towns and cities, like those of Basse¬

terre in Guadeloupe and St. Pierre in Martinique, with well-
lighted stone piers, quays shaded by trees, pure water conduits
through the streels, handsome shops and bouses, oud every evi¬
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and statues, lagoons liko those of Venice on which barges float
beneath overhanging trees, shaded avenues, and iron-fenoed
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Throughout all the book thoro runs a remarkable vein of dry
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on tiptoe for something still more quaint to come. The author
always pokes fun at his own misfortunes, and treats mishaps as 1 E
they were mere little side shows all down In the bill, and the play
would not ho complete without them. In the appendix is a list of
twenty new varieties of birds discovered by him. Altogether the
book is most creditable to the author. We trust it may prove as
remunerative.

Practical Taxidermy and Home Decoration : Together

with General Information for Sportsmen. By Joseph H. Batty ;

123 Illustrations ; NewYork: Orange Judd Company, 215 Broad¬
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Mr. Joseph H. Batty has been a taxidermist for sixteen years.
He was the official taxidermist of the Northern Boundary Survey;
has spent months in collecting specimens of game, and has filled
orders for several of our most important scientific and educa¬
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already taken the highest place among books of its class, and we
predict a liko success for the volume now before us. Mr. Batty Is
a very practical man. He lias prepared this manual of instruction
in his art, because he has recognized the need of it. It is a thor¬
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no hesitation in pronouncing this the very best work on the sub¬
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it gives us much pleasure to recommend to all amateurs the
“Practical Taxidermy." The Illustrations are copious and judi¬
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Hammerless Shot Gun, $250

It has the finest mechanical action, the surest safety catch, finest finish. Pattern
guaranteed.

SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES,

wi ,0 Sole agents for the United States.

These Guns are on Exhibition at 84 Chambers St., New YorkCity,

P&cdlanfmts SHutiwtteeraetttsi.

$0*

Site pmwl.

SIMPSON’S NEW POCKET SCALE.

TTOR SALE— A SECOND-HAND Wm.

JJ Greener B. L., 12-guage, 28-inch barrels, 7
lbs., top-snap, pistol grip; rib locks; pat. fore-
end; modified choke. Cost $100. Is m perfect
order. Write to CHAS. GREEN, 2 West Main
street, Rochester, N. Y. Price $65. Dec.l8-tf.

TT'OR SALE. — Very handsome coeker-spanie
X1 bitch; the choicest stock in the country.
Lock-Box 237, Suspension Bridge, N. Y.

A SCALE FOR HUNTER'S, FISHER-

1 A men, Sharpshooters, and Family Use. This
scale registers as high as 15 pounds,and graduated
to 2 ounces by standard weights; is heavily nickle-
plated. Only measures 3 inches in length, 1 inch
in diameter. Pronounced by skilled mechanics
to be the best sealo ever invented.

Sample by mall, post-paid, 50 cents.

On receipt of stamp I will send my 64-page
catalogue, the most complote list ever published
on Filling Tackle, Camping Goods, Shooting
Tackle, Pistols Base Ball, Archery, Cricket, La¬
crosse, Firemen’s and Gymnasium GoodB, Boxing
Gloves, Foot Balls, Sporting Publications, and
everything in the Hue of Sportsmen’s Goods.

R. SIMPSON,

132 Nassau Street,
New York.

P.O. Box, 2,207,

TT'OR SAXE.— Lemon and white pointer pupa,
T1 November 24th, by Orgill’s cham¬

pion Rush, ex-Rose, she by champion Snapshot
ox-Gypsy. Also English Willoughby pug dog,
sixteen month’s old, by Nunn’s champion Ba¬
ron ; imported. Address, I1ENRY W. LIVING¬
STON, 133 West Forty-second street., New York.

Jant,tf

Live] Trout For Sale.

Twenty-six thousand, one year old. Bred at
the Aquetong Trout Ponds.

For terms, address

THOMPSON BROTHERS,

New Hope, Bucks Co., Penn.

A fit. CHAS. T. KENT’S, of Binghamton, N. Y„
IVL red Irish bitch Kate whelped December 18th
five pups— two dogs and three bitches ; sire, Bob
Ptuoket-Carrie. Four of these pups will be sold.

Janl, it

17'OR SALE — Imported pointer bitch,
Jr color liver and whito. She was imported
from Lord Crofton’s Kennel, England. She is
three years old and cost $80 to import; is hand¬
some, and will sell if taken at once ; $20.

France, an English setter bitch ; a beautiful
head; earshunglow; a good brood bitch ; never
hunted her ; bought her m June ; will guarantee
her to stand a pigeon in yard for twenty minutes,
and from her movements 1 think would be good
in field. Price $25. Litter of pups worth four
times that h— bH. B. YONDERSMITH,
jan 1-lt Lancaster, Pa.

TRUCKS WANTED— Wanted ducks
JL J raised from wild fowl to stock a preserve.
State kinds, quantity and prices, delivered at my
farm, Jobstown, Burlington County, N. J.

Dec 25-it P- LORILLARD.

gKUNK, RED FOX, COON, MUSKRAT
AND MINK

BOUG HT FOR CASH

At the highest market prices.

Send for circular with f ml particulars.

E. C. BOUGHTON,

No. 6 Howard street,
Jte'Y York,

ATT ANTED— A black and tan fox hound
V V dog, with grizzle breast, height about 21
inches; must be a good hunter. Address W.
WATKINS, 239 Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dee.35-lt.

AXTANTED.— A first-class, second-hand,
VV breech -loading Shot Gun; must, be In
perfect order, and fully guaranteed. State im
answer price, maker’s name, size and length of
barrels, weight, and how long used. Address,
IV ATKIN’S, office Forest and Strellb. Janl.H

T?OR SALE— A lemon Belton dog puppy,
J: four months old, by Thunder, ex-Mimm
(Rock ox-Kerby) ; large, strong and healthy.
Price $30 AddreBS W. L. McCONNELL,

Jgn.Mt Box 702, Newcastle, Pa.

FOREST AND STREAM,

959

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leas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO PLEAS— A BOON To BOGS.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. It is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mall, Postpaid.

ARECfl NUT FOlfWORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with
full directions for use.

Price 50 cents per Box by mall.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Gtjn and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

HENRY C, SQUIRES,

oet 12 1 Cortlandt Street, N. Y.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878-Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

The following celebrated Dogs are r
sale.

dog-s:

St. Bernard dog “Marco"; rough coated, two
years old ; a magnificent animal— Rev. J. Cum-
ming Macdona's stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Fouudland dog “ Keeper"; four rears old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pomterdog, " Croxteth,”; liver and white ; ono
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton's re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointer®
in the United States. Second prize in the H an-
nver International Show. Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “ Decimal Dash,” eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn's celebrated
"Dash"— a magnificent stud dog — never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover II"; pure red ; Eon of Mao-
dona’s champion “Rover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken. „ .

English setter, “ Ranger II”; a pure bred Lav:
crack, son of Macdona's celebrated “ Ranger”
His get won first at Hanoveraud Paris shows.

English setter “ Ranger Rival," a half brother
to Ranger U., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

BitoHes.

St. Bernard "Braunfels," rough coated, out of
Prince Solm’s celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco," 1st prizes In Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen,” liver and white. lstWestmin-
stov Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
"Sensation."

Gordon Better "Beauty," lstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”— liver and white, out of
“iQueen " and “ Sancho,” in whelp to Croxteth.

Blue Belton setter “ Silk," In whelp to Hanger J

Irish Setter" Moya," out of Col. Hilliard'

" Palmerston ; ” will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “ Donna," white and lemon, in
whelp to Ranger H.

Pups out of all the above first-class bitehos _

be secured by an early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock ; full pedigrees.
Particulars will be furnished on application to
A. IS. GODEFFROT,

Guymard, Orange Co,, N. Y.

HARD-MOUTHED RETRIEVERS

Broken by the use of a simple device invented
by W. H. Holabird, the Sportsmen's Clothier.

Send 25e. in stamps, and it will be forwarded,
free of expense. Gen.W. B. Shattuc, of Cin¬
cinnati, ordered one last week, ne writes “ I
received the ‘ Bag' aU right ; it's the best thing "
ever saw for the purpose.”

A splendid line of Sportsmen’s Clothing very

0heap W. H. HOLABIRD,

Janl,tf VALPARAISO, IND.

TT'OR SALE.— A black and tan Gordon setter
J? dog two years old. Broken on pheasant and
ouail : good pedigree, and Btauoh. Price, $25.
T. P. MONTGOMERY, Harrisburg, Pa. Jani.lt

FOR SALE. — Kennel of imported red
Irish setters ; prize stock ; or would trade
for Al Llewelyn stock, or lemon and white point¬
ers. Address, R. M. LINBSAY, Scranton, Pa.

gScmwl.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE,

18 South William Street, Now York.
Also Spratt's Dog Soap, and direct orders takep
for Spratt’s Medicines.

IN THE STUD,

ENGLISH SETTER DOG,

RAY,

BRED BY MR. CHARLES H. RAYMOND,
By his Pride of the Border, out of his
Dimity, and formerly owned by Mr. Edmund
Orgill. Winner of first prizes at Philadelphia
and Boston, 1879.

FKK, 825.00,

Address,

HENRY W. LIVINGSTON,

133 West Forty-second Street, New York.

Janl.tf

MANGE.

MANGE. MANGE.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL MANGE CURE Is wa
ranted to cure all kinds and conditions of man,
skin deseases of any nature on dogs or cattle

„eonts: Conroy, Bissett & MgUeson, 65 Fulton
st.., N. Y.; John P. Lovell & Sons, Dock Square,
Boston; Jos. C. Grubb Sc Co., 712 Market st.,
Phila.; F. P. Taylor, 73 East Madison st., Chicago ;
Crookes, Hilder & Co., 60f North Fourth st,, St.
Louis. Price, 50 cents.

FOR SALE.— The champion cocker-bitch
Feather, winner of First New York, 1878 ;
Special New York, 1878; First New York, 1879;
Second Philadelphia, 1879. Also a very beautiful
dog ; never was exhibited ; well broken ; a splen¬
did dog in the field ; and for duck hunting, good
retriever. Price, $75 each ; or will exchange for
fine B. L. Gun or Gold Watch. THEO. MEYER,
No. 318 Eighth street, Jersey City, N. J. Jan I, It

CHAMPION GROUSE PUPPIES FOR SALE.

—Out of Bessie B., b.Y Toledo Kennel Club’s
champion Groilse, Bessie B., out of young St.
Kilda, by Jerome Marble’s champion Grouse.
Address, Henry L. KINSLEY, Stoughton, Mass.

Janl,2t

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

IN THE STUD.

‘RED GROUSE,”

IMPORTED IRISH SETTER.
AddressEDWARD LOHMAN, 171 E.87th St.N. Y.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

.11. P. MoRoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

1KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest
strains. I sell only young stock. Iguarantee
satisfaction and sale delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
ipwill get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi-
iials,eto. jlO

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have dailv access to salt
water.

N. B— Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dogs for sale ; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER,Tom8 River. N. J

Forest and stream kennel.

Llewellin setter, Rattler, in the stud. Rat¬
tler is a handsome blue belton, black points, win¬
ner of four bench prizes ; sire, Rob Roy, he by
Laverack's Fred, out of Slatter's Phoebe, founder
of the field trial strain, winner of five English
field trials, out of pure Laverack imported bitch
Pickles ; she by Llewellin's Prince, winner of
two firsts and three championships, out of
Llewellin’s Dili II. ; no better blood in America.
Will serve bitches at $15. Litters warranted. I am
breeding to Rattler tho following bitches
Mell, a beautiful blue belton. black points, sire
Jack, dam Spot, winner of first and seoond
specials at Detroit, Mich., 1879, also firstat Boston
1879 in native classes ; Fly, a very fine roan bel¬
ton bitch, sire Shot, dam imported Fannie ; Pat,
orange and white, out of Belle, by Royal George.
Puppies bred from above, fine stock, for sale
cheap . Address, with stamp, L. F. WHITMAN,
Detroit, Mioh. Peril, tf

Dr. Gordon Stables, It. IT.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE," &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de-
Bired breed, fit. for tho highest competition.

N. B. — A bad dog never left the Doctor's Ken¬
nels. deriStf.

T?OR SALE. — Two Gordon setter bitch
J? pups; full-blooded; perfect black and
tan ; six months old ; good sire : with pedigree
on both sides. Also one Gordon setter dog, two
old; winner of first prize on the bench; per-

good dog. Enquire ot ua as.
P.O. Box 350, New Bedford, Mass.

Nov27

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magnificent imported Mount St.,
Bernard dogsand bitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

L® ROY Z. COLLINS,

Sopt 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

m icimcl.

Train Your Own Dogs.

t> Y THE USE of M. Von Culin’s patent
V Spike Collar, dogs of any age, no matter how
old or stubborn, can be most thoroughly trained
in a fraction of the time required by any other
method. I have trained dogs broken of all
faults, no matter how long practiced. Dogs
broken of bird biting, gun-shyness, whip-shy-
ueas, shot-breaking, unsteadiness on tho point,
chasing birds and rabbits, hedge hunting. Any
dog, old or young, taught to retrieve (put in
your hand) as a duty, no play; to point game, to
back-stand, drop to shot, baud, wing and word,
to quarter his ground, aud work to hand and
whistle. To hunt up headed for live game and
for foot scent in retrieving cripples. ;

DISTEMPER AND WORMS.

Distemper and worms kill more dogs than’ all
other diseases combined. I .earn how to prevent
and cure. Sond 25 cents for 70 page book on
treatment of all dog diseases.

Send 2ct stamp for letters from sportsmen in
all parts of America, who have used my collar
Price with book of instructions post paid $3.
AddressM. Von Cultn, Delaware City, Del.

All lovers of dogs and horses should send for
the “ Kennel and Field,” full of rich information
-- training, breeding, care, etc. Treats of all
ies of dogs, and full of information which can

_ . gleaned froi - - ~ '

ots. Address

MICKE’S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Care,
and Flea Destroyer.

Tor sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each,.

Wholesale Aaents— Bruen & Hobart, 214 FultoB
Street, N. Y.; Smith, Kline & Co., 300 N. Thlid
Street, Phila.; Finloy & Thompson, 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans, La.; W. H. Holabird, Val¬
paraiso, Ind.: Trimble & Kleibaoker, Baltimore.

Cure oa Destroyer sent by mail on receipt of
25c., to L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

FOR SALE — Gordon setter pups • two
spayed bitches, one dog ; whelped Sent, llth
1879; will exchange for English mastiff pup,
cooker or clumber spaniel : imported stock, full
pedigree. Address E. M. DORIK, Jit., Dedham,
Mass. Dec.l8-tf.

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months' work
out of qhe twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County. Georgia.

Got 2,tf

Laverack blood for sale.—

Pups by the renowned sire of prize-winners,
the pure Laverack setter dog Carlowitz ; orange
and white ticked, lemon Belton and chestnut
Belton; dams of whelps from prize-winning
stock ; whelped July 3d and July 12th ; price
lower than tho lowest. Also two whelps by
Carlowitz, dam Princess Nellie, she by Pride of
the Border, by Petrol. M. VON CULIN, Dels
ware City, Del. Ootfl.tf

Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both import¬
ed. Whelped June 29, 1879. ROBT. SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Mo. Sept 25-tf

IN THE STUD. — The pure Laverack dog
Pride, by Pride of the Border x PetreL The
onlvpure Laverack in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,012, Boston, Mass.

Sept. 4— t. f.

PURE IRISH SETTERS.— Onampion
Elcho, Plunket and Rory O'More stock,
from six weeks to one year old, for sale at very
low prices. Also, a perfectly broken Irish hitch,
by Elcho. Address E. J. ROBBINS,

Wethersfield, Conn.

L

INCOLN & HELLYAR, Warren, Mass.,
' can furnish a few highly-bred sporting
ies. Sep.18— tf.

©HxWftwy, me.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OP

Birdsand RareAnimals

SUITABI.E FOB

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

54Chatbam St., third door from N. William.

RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR.
CHASED.

Fob Sale. — Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa) ; Widgeons, Rod Headed Ducks.
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America).
Chas. Reiche, Henry Rjbiohe,

sep21 New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.!

BIRD SKINS, Bird Staffers’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, eto,
Sond stomp for reduced price list.

A. J, COLBURN, 31 Boylson St., I
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Ro

40o. per package by ma anew I _ _

use. ' 'jylOIy

This cut is a fac-simile of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD, April 15,
_879. This Chain will he made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what i3 known as Gold
) Filled, and will be warranted to wear equal to a Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price wUl
I be *8 each. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for /
Pigeon, Glass Ball or Target Shooting, consisting of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifle for bar, wiU also 1
e made of Solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

PATENTED
APRIL 15, 1879.

|®£ I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OP

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MV OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE,

Wo have the largest stock on hand of any house in this country, and do more business in this lino than any
other house. S*£W» roll II.J.KS'IKAIIICI* UATAJLOCCE, 85c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL original designs, not in catalogue, furnished on application

I manufacture to order at Bhorfc notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
silver. Full information given upon application.

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice

960

FOREST AND STREAM

ffttoaUantauii.

GrMtlemen’s

Underwear,

Shirts :

$ilk,

Merino

3CogI*

Manuels,

Btmkskin-

We are making excellent
work In shu ts, and guaran¬
tee not only fit, but the satis¬
faction of the buyer In every
respect.

Dress Shirts,

Night Shirts,

Negligee Shuts,

Boys' Shirts.;

Ealf-Eose:

Merino,
Wool,
Spun -silk?

Neel- Wear:

(Notes:

Kid,

Leather,

Cloth.

Eandler chiefs:

Just received.

Splendid English and Pon¬
gee Silk.

Polka-Dot, tartan, damas-
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Illustrated catalogue sent on request.

Lord & Taylor ,

Broadway and Twentieth Street.

BITTERS

In eliminating the Ifti purities of the blood, the
uniaral and necessary result is the cure of Scrof¬
ulous and other Skin Eruptions dr Diieanea
Including Cancers, Ulcers, and other sores.

It ia the best Blood Purifier, and stimu¬
lates every function to more healthful action,
and thus a benefit in all diseases.

Dyspepsia, Weakneuof the Stomach,
Conan nation, Dizziness, General Debil¬
ity, etc,, are cured by the Safe Bitters. It is
on equaled as an Appetizer and Regular Tonic.

It is a medicine which should I>e In every
family, and which, wherever used, will save

payment of many doctors' bills.

Bottles of two sizes ; prices SO cento and #1.

8@“WARNER’S
Safe Remedies are
sold by Druggists
&. Dealers in Med¬
icine everywhere.

H. H.Warner & Co.,

Proprietor*.

ROCHESTER, N. Y.

LIVE QUAIL

Sent direct from the West not further east than
New York.; $5 per dozen ; 83 per half dozen.
To be sure to get them, purchase now. Address
CHAS. FREDRICKS,

83 Magnnli!. street,

0*t 234f Brooklyn, N. Y.

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CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
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CARD’S

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With Improved Spring and New Rubber
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rotected by two United States Patents and one
in Great Britain.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1879.
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boxing.

WILL H. CRUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
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BROWN’S PATENT GUN CLEANER.

inula iu luarjktjc. i(or one aonar, one Cleaner,
patches, brush and full directions sent free of
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T. YARDLEY BROWN Patentee, Reading, Pa.

WM.R. SCHAEFER,

61 Elm st., Boston, Mass.,

Dealer in

SPORTSMEN’S EQUIPMENTS

And Manufacturer of

Breech Loading Shot Guns

To Oi*c3Lox*.

A GENTS for the sale of the BALLARD
?f the DALY breech-load¬
ing SHOT GUNs. A full line of the Clabrough*
Moore, BonehUl, and other makes of imported
guns, always on hand. Particular attention
Pai(l t° CHOKE-BORING GUNS to shoot close
and hard. SPRATT’S DOG FOOD, etc., etc
Gun stocks bent, warranted to stay. All work
executed in the most skillful manner.

SEND FOR CIRCDLAR OF REDUCED PRICES

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

Rouarh Glass Ball

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

ForWingpractice. They
can he had from all gun
dealers. Headquarters
for Glass Balls, HA-
GERTY & BRO’S,, No. 10
Platt street, N. Y., or
A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
158, South Clark street,
Chicago. For Traps—
HART & SLOAN New¬
ark, N. J., or at Bo-
gardus’ Headquarters,
158 South Clark at., ;Chi-
eago. “ Field, Cover and

— - Trap Shootine," the only

book ever published by a market hunter, can be
had at the above address. Price, $2.

CRICKET GOODS.

Cricket clubs should send for our

Price List

for next Season.

We have In stock a

LARGE LOT OF VERY SUPERIOR GOODS
OF ALL THE BEST LONDON MAKERS.

Joscpli ParULer,

British Sports’ Warehouse,
Germantown, avenue, Philadelphia.
(Established 1851.)

CSuitg, Ammunition, <&ti.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

KTEW YORK.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

E. H. MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Daly
Guns.

p UN Stocks altered to fit the shooter. Guns
VJT bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
Game Shooting. Pistal Grips fitted, Pin Fires con¬
verted t# Central Fires, New Barrels fitted, Ex¬
tension Ribs, New Lumps, etc.

Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
est manner and at reasonable rates.

Madison’s Browning Mixture, Al, 50c. per bottle.
Sportsmen’s and Riflemen’s Sundries.

Shells loaded Al, and goods sent everywhere C.
O. D. Send stamp for answers to queries. Refer¬
ences from all tne clubs of the city. declO tf

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breecli-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

P®*- ffiif at home. Samples worth
tU ©* Via free. Address STINSON A CO.

Portland, Me.

Rebounding Look.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others . Ex¬
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

THE SNEIDER GDN.

THE ONLY POSITIVE

DOUBLE-GRIP, SELF-CLOSING TOP
LEYER ACTION

In the world.

Sizes, from 6 to 1 6 Bore.

Equal In finish, symmetry of outline, and mate¬
rial, to the finest English guns, and at
more reasonable prices.

The Sneider Rebounding Lock used, the only re¬
bounder with which missfires will not occur.
HIGHEST CENTENNIAi MEDAL
For “Workmanship, Rebounding Locks, and
Compensating Features of Action.”

GUNS RE-BORED FOR CLOSE SHOOTING.

STOCKS BENT TO_ANY CROOK.

Pin Fire Guns Changed to Central Fire.

Muzzle Loading Cum Altered to Breach Loaders.

Clark 6l Sneider,

211 West Pratt Street, Baltimore.

Send for Hlustrated Catalog -

FOX’S PATENT

Wonderfully Simple. WonderfuBy Strong.
The barrels slide ofie side.

WoHlnse to getlioose.

Prieesfrom$50to $300.

Send stamp for circular to

AMERICAN ARMS CO.,

103 Milk Street, Boston,
F. H. RAYMOND, Treas.

Eaton’s Rust Preventer.

FOR' fcrUNS, CUTLERY, AND SURGI-
cal Instruments. Safe to handle, WILL NOT
GUM, and will keep in any climate. Sportsmen
everywhere in the United States pronounce it the
best gun oil in the market. Judge Holmes, of
Bay (Sty, Mich., writes : “ It is the best prepara¬
tion I have found in thirty-five years of active
and frequent use of guns.” 1

The trade supplied by sole manufacturer, GEO. .
B. ^EATON, ^540 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City

Sold by principal New York dealers, and byWm.
Read & Sons, Boston, Mass. ; B. Kittredge & Co.,
Cincinnati, O. ; E. E. Eaton, Chicago, HI. ; Brown
& Hllder, St. Louis, Mo. ; Thos. W. Parr, Cleve-
and, O. ; Trimble & Kleibacker, Baltimore, Md. ;
Gropley <fe Sons, Georgetown, D. C. ; Jos. C. Grubb* .
& Co., Philadelphia.

CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL.

FOREST AND STREAM

961

A

£#art$uun’$ ©oort-s.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 492 B'way, cor. Broome st.,

AND

205 imoAmrAr, cot-, fulton st.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEG GINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUB BER

SyuuuKWji,

AND

BOOTS,

RUBBER DAMP. BLAKKET8,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HOO«M & CO.

Send for Price List.

425 BROAD VT. AY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

Natural History Store.

Established JD>m.

Taxidermists* and Naturalists' Supplies.
Send for catalogue containing- complete list of
the birds of the United States, with prices for the
mounted birds; shins and eggs in stock; also

Srieeitstof birds’ eyes and taxidermists' supplies.

Save a fins lot of foreign bird skins and good
supply of heads, horns and antlers of animals.

W. .1. KNOWLTON,

168 Tretnont street, boston, Mass.

JtyMsmcn'si Ueutfis.

Philadelphia and Savannah Line

FOR FLORIDA.

For through tickets to fernan-

D1NA, JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUS¬
TINE, SANFORD, ENTERPRISE and interme¬
diate landings on ST.JOHN’S RIVER and inte¬
rior points In FLORIDA, by steamship to SA¬
VANNAH, and thence by railroad or steamboat.
Apply to WM. L. JAMES, General Agent,
Philadelphia and Southern Mail S. S. Co.,
Pier 23, South Wharves, Phlla.

“ THE FISHING LINE.”

take THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

MackiuaWfGranaHapids andCincinnatiShort Line
FOR THE

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bass fisheries,
AJCD THE

FAMOU SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Miahigiin North Woods are unsurpassed.
If equaled, in theabundance and great variety of
fish contained.

BROOK THOUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN OI’AY LING is found
only in those waters.

The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends Sept.L
The GRAYLING Season opens J une 1 andends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIK E. PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LON G E, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
■kill to his f t-ionds or “ club ” at home, as ico for
packing fish ean be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
With

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel aocomm idations are good, far sur¬
passing the average m countries new enough to
afford the ilnest of ilshing.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at to ,v rotes, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and F shing Tackle Carried Freeat
owner's risk.

It isouraimtomake3portsmen feel ‘‘athome"
on this route. For To irlst's G uide (an attractive
Illustrated book of £0 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Grounds and Time Cards, address A. B. LEET,
Gee. Pass, Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jfyavfentat'* $outf&

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way dally, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through someof the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care Of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ton or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar-Rapids,

C. j.IVES,

E. F. Winslow, Geu’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf -

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully inrite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching tnostoftho
T ROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
PROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the di f¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
Without failure or injury.

sas lines OF

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING'

In Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are Bold at the offices of the Compan y in
all the principle cities To KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for

Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and StiU
Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gcn'l Manager. fehl7-tf

Xj<33STC3-

RAILROAD.

Juno 15, 3879.

'T’RATNS WILD leave Hunter’s Point,

8 30 Groenpoint and Sag Harbor MatL

8 00 Patehogue, Babylon and Rockaway Mail.
10 OO Port Jefferson and way.

U 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.
P.M.

3 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.
1 00 Greonport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden
City).

1 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
bom- and 20 minutes. Patehogue.

* 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 IX) Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patehogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

«XJNXJA-Y8i ’

m. 8 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

P-W.

1 30 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way. -

A theatre train -will be rhn.f rain Hunter’s Point
and Flatbnsh av. every Saturday night at!2:15 a.m

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this Line Teach
some of the finest waterfowl and upland
Shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Cbincoteague, Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, Janies’ Hirer, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Y’irginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.’ Lewes, Del.,
Monday nnd Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform¬
ation given at. office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
Turk. sep28 -v

New Haven, Hartford, Springfield and
the North.

The new and elegant, steamer G. H. NORTHAM
leaves Pier No. 25, East River, daily (Sundays ex¬
cepted), at 3 P.m. Passengers go North and: East,
at II n.it.

NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New
York at 31 p.m., arriving in New Haven in time
lor the early morning trains.

Merchandise forwarded by dailyExprcssFreigbt
train from New Haven thfouglvto Massachusetts,
Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern
New York and Canada. Apply at Office ea Pier
or to RICHARD PECK, GenYAgt.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

Tlie Pullman Car Company

IS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
new ears “ DavyCroekel” and "Izaak Walton,"
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
i.’.ckle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired Information
f urnished on application to Gen’l Snpt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. Jc28 Smtis.

'$Usr*Uiwcmis

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and Including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for oath
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their m®Bt fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts.

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsrille
with the North and Northeast; and at Richmond
and Cbarlotterille with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY It. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
mays Ir Richmond V

2lotct$ mut f$$ort0 for fportjsrootr.

Bromlield House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER. Proprietor.

HOUSE!,

Weldon. N. C.

J. R, DAVIS Proprietor,

Always twenty minutes for Dinner -.-

iTVHIS HOTEL has been oponed by Col.
X J. K. Davis, long and favorably known an
the proprietor of the Purcell House, Wilming¬
ton, N. C. The Hotel has been entirely and
thoroughly renovated throughout. The rooms
are elegantly furnished with black walnut mar¬
ble-top furnitureandhairmattrasses. Travellers
and invalids coming South will now find this a
comfortable resting place, (a long-felt want sup¬
plied). Guests will- receive every attention and
comfort, elegant table and attentive servants.
This is the liln ner Mouse coming South or going
North. The best Hotel of its kind on the route
to Florida. Rates— $2.00 and $2.50 per day.

For Good Fall Shooting

-GO TO THE—

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

A t JSlimnecocJc Bwy)

Where you will find
plentt;of BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

As well as good accommodations and a sub-
stantial bill of fare.

Take Long Island Lailroad for Good
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

By A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old
bayman. Has always on land tbe best of
•hpats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train-
Jtiu wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best

saUsrdtanvoMsi.

MANUFACTURER OF

Fine Silk and Felt Hats

KNAPP & YAK KOSTKAKD,

I’OULTIIY AND GAME,

Nos. 289 & 290 Washington Market, N. Y.

Patented, 410 a half dosn
apparatus, ®1 each; 89 a
doa post paid. State or
\ county rights for sale.

’ DIVING DECOY CO.

Rochester, N. Y

FERGUSON’S PATENT

with

LOCOMOTIVE UEPLECrOR.

Sportsmen, Boatmen, Night
Watchmen and others, yet
produced.

Combines Camp Lamp, Hoad,
Staff nnd Boat Jack, Dash and
Carriage Lamp, Hand and
Dark Lantern, licit Lamp, etc.

Signal, Lard or SpeS “ ci,h<;r

THE “EXCELSIOR”
DASH AND CARFdAOi’ LAMP.

With Locomotive Reflector and Reversible
Dash Clamp. Has no chimney. Burns cither
candles, kerosene or other Oils. ‘ Fits any k i ran
of Dash or vehicle.

Send stamp for Circulars.

FERGUSON'S RUST PREVENTER.

The beat article yet invented for Fire-Arms, Cut¬
lery, Tools, exposed parts of Machinery, etc.
ALBERT FERGUSON, Sole MTr,

65 Fulton Blrcct, N. Y,

PERE & FILS.

Established 1729.

Connoisseurs pronounce recent shipments of
these Wines to be unoqualcd in quality.
Vcrzcnay, dry, full bodied, rich flavor.

Carte Blanche, Fruity, delicate flavor, not too
dry, DODGE, CAM MEYER & CO.,

1 Oortiandt St., Sole Ag’ts for the United States.

- - TROY, N.Y. Free Circular*.

‘ Tfl Full-Length COT, in this ease,
FASPLO'JTi-'C-'. $10: LOUNGE, in this case, $8.

I Sold Everywhere by the Trade.

<2* rjn a week. $12 a day at home onsilymade.
*P * * Costly outfit free. Address TRUE Sc CO.,
Augusta, Maine.

_ _ _ _ _ makes fortunes every

month. Book sent free explaining everything.
Address Uaxteh Sc Co., Bankers, 17 Wall 8t., N, Y«

962

FOREST AND STREAM,

^mmunitiou.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange liahininq.
Oranae Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card for ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET .showing SIZES of GRAINS of POlYf
DEE. Furnished FREE.

Co,

No. 29 Murray Street, N. Y.,

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPOUTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

The Most Popular Powder in Use.

DUPONT’S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, have maintained their
great reputation for seventy-eight y oars. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Pow¬
der:

DUPONT’S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (fine), unequalod in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Gloss
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT’S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (ooarse) to 3 (too), burning slowly, strong,'
and clean ; great penetration ; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT’S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
grain for pistol shooting.

DUPONT’S RIFLE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,"
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle
Shooting .the FFG and FFFG for general use,
burning strong and moist.
SPORTING, MINING, SHIPPING, find BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

i\ L. KNEELAND, 70 Wall Street, N. T.

N. B. — Use none but DUPONT’S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “Electric Powder.”

Nos. I (fine) to « (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. oidy.

Hazard's “American Sporting.”

No3. 1 (fine) to G (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and;
01 lb. kegs. A fine grain, quick and clean, for up-
Jand prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.

Hazard’s “Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (flue' to 5 (ooarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters
and 81 and 121 lb. kegs. Burns slowly and very
clean, shooting remarkably close and with great
penetration. For Held, forest, or water shooting,
ft ranks any other brand, and it is equally sor-
■vlcoablo for muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “ Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and. “Sea Shooting” FG in kegs of
25, 124, and Of lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed In 1 a n d 1 1 b. canisters. Burns strong and
moM. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “ Sea Shooting "
FG is the standard Hille Powder o£ the country.

Superior Mining1 and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER ; also, SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT
OF ANT REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany’s Agents, in every prominent city, or whole-
saie atou^oftcej^ gTJREETi KEW XORK.

Spotting Gunpowder.

CURTIS & HARVEY'S

DIAMOND GRAIN.

Nos. 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Superior Rifle, En¬
field Riile, and Col. Hawker's Ducking. W.
STITT, Gi Cedar. St., N. Y. Agent for the U. B,

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC

TRAPS from $3 to $13, Balia at 90 cents
per 100. Guns cheap. Catalogue free. Ad¬
dress GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitta-
burg. Pa. may2S ly

PteaHimeousi AtU'frtiscnmrts.

Shot-Gun and Rifle-Powders Revolutionized.

DITTMAR POWDER.

Champion Shot Gun and Rifle

POWDER OF THE WORLD!

IS UNEQUALLED BY GUNPOWDER

for .strength, accuracy, cleanliness, and gives little smoke, recoil, or noise. It is,
absolutely safer than gunpowder, as it cannot explode when not confined, and does not
strain the gun or heat the barrels as much in rapid firing. CaptainBogardus, champion
wing-ehot of the world ; Dr. Carver, champion rifle-shot of the world ; and
all the loading shots, use DITTMAR POWDER in then matches. Our cnauenge
to shoot a long range rifle match, as published in our circulars, was never accepted,
and is yet open to the world. Address

DITTMAR POWDER M’F’G Co.,

P.O.Box 836. 24 Park Place, New York

VANITY FAIR
TOBACCO and CIGARETTES,

Always Uniform and Reliable.

6 First Prize Medals, Vienna, l873;Phi!a., 1876; Paris, 1878;

Adopledby the French Cfomrnment. On saleinPai'is.
Peerless Tobacco Works, W g KIMBALL & CO.

ROCHESTER NEW YORK.

DTJISnsr & WILBUR,
Oommission ZMZox'cItLairL'ts

- IN -

BUTTER, EGGS, ETC.

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO POULTRY AND GAME.

We send sales and check for net amount immediately after Bale. Stencils and Price
Current lurnlslied.frcc on application. Your correspondence and shipment solicited.

192 DUANE ST., NEW YORK.

A FILE BONDER,

"VATUIOH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding; for. sale by FOREST AND
V V STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY. U1 Fulton st.. N. Y. 75 Cts. Sent by mail, SI.

gtramuttitiou, (He. ,T

TATHAM’S

IMPROVED

Chilled Shot.

American Standard Diameters.

(RED LABEL.)

GIVES GREATER PENETRATION and BET¬
TER PATTERN than ordinary shot. Equally
well adapted to choke-bores, modified chokes and
cylinders.

Beware of Imitations.

Our Chilled Shot will bo found to be more free
from shrinkage, more spherical, more uniform in
size, heavier and of brighter and cleaner jtmdi than
any other.

Send for circular.

TATHAM BRO’S,

62 BEEKMAN ST., NEW YOBK.

Also manufacturers of

PATENT FINISH

American Standard Drop Shot,

and COMPRESSED BUCK SHOT, more uniform
than ordinary moulded shot.

Founded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’

American Chilled Shot.

Rivaling the English and All Others.

STANDARD DBOP AND BUCK SHOT AND
BAH LEAD.

THOMAS W. SPABKS, Makufactutceb.
Office, No. 121 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

For Trap Shooting with Glass Balls,

USE THE

HUB3SJH. TRAP,

WITH IMPROVED SPRING.

For sale by all dealers in Sporting: Goods, or at
tho manufacturers.

HUBER & CO.,

Cor. Paterson and Fulton Sts-
13 Paterson, N-»

“Nahmakanta,”

With tho “CROSBY PATENT AXE COVER."
The only genuine Camp Axe in America. Says
Tac. Hussey : “ I am deiighted with it ; it makes
my camping outfit complete, and is just the
thing- 1- have been looking for these many years."
Send for a circular.

A. S. CROSBY & CO., ,

Wateryille, Me.

la lmpoalblo 1$ remain long nick when Hop Bitters nre uacd, so perfect arc they in their operation. For Weakness a

r Fever and Ague, nothing equals it*

USEilHOPiaBITTERS.

©axhlmny, ®tr.

Ohas, Reiche & Bro.

IMPOUTlOltS AND. DEATjERS IN ALT. KINDS 09

Birds and Rare Animals

SUITABLE FOB

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,

54CUatham St., third door from N. William.

RAKE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

Fob Sale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
rheasants (China); Sour-winged Geeso, Egyptian
Geese (Africa); Widgeons-, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geeso (Europel ; Wood Ducks (America).
On as. UeiCbe. Heniiv Rbichb,

sep21 Now York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.1,

BIRD SKINS, Bird Staffers’ Tools, Glass
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Volume 13-No. 23*

No. Ill Fulton Street, New York

JOHN THOMPSON’S RIDE.

VrUTJN'G John Thompson is riding- down
Through the woods that skirt the town ;

The cheerful sunlight around him weaves
Its fairy tissues iu through the leaves,

And the waying shadows play and dance
Wherever the golden arrows glance.

There was something said by the playful breeze
To his soul that gave it a sweet heart's-ease :

A whispered word that the wind let fall,

Of her who was dearest to him of all—

So he sang to himself in a pleasant way,

As he rode to his tryst on that clear June day.-

The birds sang up iu the trees above.

The hum of the bees was full of love,

The flowers smiled as he passed them by,

And his own heart made them a Boft reply;

For love and beauty and song are one
To the thoughts that on Cupid’s errands run.

A garrulous brook that murmured through
The moss on which yet hung drops cif dew,

Went laughingly down the rooks among,

Where It rippled and prattled the whole day long ;
The same in shadow, the same in sun,

For sunshine and shade to the loving are one.

Before him the meadows were fresh and green,
And the road ran winding along between
Tall rows of maple and elm and beech.

Whose branches his hand could almost reach,

And the white church steeple with gilded vane
Shone bright at the end of the leafy lane.

Past the church door and over the hill,

Across the bridge by the old grist mill,

He rides and he whistles right merrily,

As his “ Old Brown” jogs along lazily,

Till the roadway turns, and he sees beyond
A glimpse of the farm-house by the pond.

Under the roses a maiden stands,

With her blue eyes shaded by her hands,

And she looks at the turnpike from the town.
For a certain young man coming down,

And a glad smile plays on her features fair
At the sight of the horsemen riding there.

Although the figure she seance can see,

She knows in her breast that it is he,

And under her bodice her little heart

Sends the blush to her cheek with a sudden start.

And the tell-tale color pomes and goes

Like the tint on the leaf of the summor rose.

Her father’s acres are nothing now ;

Nor the herds of cattle that graze below ;

Nor the well-stored barns, nor the ripening grain.
Which, when the wind hisses across the plain,

Like the waves of ocean rise and fall—

For young John Thompson is more than all.

And the young man knows it. Therefore he rides
In quest of the loveliest bride of brides,

Whose brown eyes won him ; whose forehead fair
Is crowned with a wealth of auburn hair,

And up from his bosom there comes a sigh,

When he thinks of the church he has just passed by.

No panting charger, foam-flecked, he rides.

To turn the terrible battle tides;

No hurried warning the midnight fills—

“The dam has burst— to the hills! to the hills!! "

For war and disaster from him are far
As the Southern Cross from the Polar Star.

As clear as the heaven that bends above—

Pure as the breath of a snow-white dove —

Soft as the wind o’er the grass that slips,

Are the eye and the heart and the orimson lips

Of her who waited that afternoon

In the shade of the porch in the month of June.

No glory wrung from a doubtful strife —

No threatened danger to limb or life—

But calm as the water in sylvan shade.

He passed on his way through the tuneful glade ;
With calm below him and m above,

Was his soul at rest when ode for love.

Feanklin W. Fish.

Senan Xflke nnd §iver.

NUMBER V,

OR miles on our way the next morning the lake
seemed to be getting gradually shallower. Two or
three small streams found their way from the hills, but
they were the veriest brooklets. Occasionally little hays,
with growths of rushes, reached into the lower shores,
hinting of wall-eyed pike and pickerel. Now and then we
would pass a low rocky bluff, and as we went on, the tall
grass growing a mile from shore would catch the paddles
and the sandy bottom would come so close to the canoe as
to threaten our further progress. When we reached the
most northerly point of the lake the water became so low
and shallow that the men waded ashore, pulling the.
canoes to some boulders, of which we made stepping
stones to the land. We estimated this point to be latitude
50 deg. 35 min., with a possible error of two or three
minutes. The country lying back of the lake to the west
and north "was low, but gradually rose inland. To the
east the shores looked high and rocky.

About four iniles to the southeast of the point where
we landed we came abreast of the mouth of quite a large
river, whose dark waters reddened the lake for miles.
Looking up the stream, its banks were lined with trunks
and roots of large trees,' and within sight a pile of drift
wood extended from bank to bank. Its evidently dan¬
gerous navigation had no charms for us, and Wassy's ac¬
count of an ascent made a few years before did not lead to
a desire to explore it. “ It was full of pickerel (Ogah),”
he said, “ and two hard days to get to the falls.” So,
whether wisely or not, we passed it by, and in a few
miles of southeasterly course we came to a long low
point of smooth granite rock, reaching out towards a
large island, behind which we, for die first time since we
passed them, lost sight of the “ Two J3arns.” A heavy
swell came in from the south, butas our afternoon course
lay for the most part behind some islands we did not heed
it. Although the sea came from the south, the breeze
seemed to be coming from the northwest, and we began
to fear we should hardly be able to Cross Ombabika Bay
tliat night. Our afternoon sail was delightful. Wetried
fly and spoon in vain between the islands, and in crossing
tne small bays that here and there lay between the spurs
of the increasing hills. Land and water seemed desti¬
tute of animal life, save a solitary blue heron, at which
we tried an ineffectual shot, and a white-bodied eagle
or osprey which flew over us. We passed the narrow
strait between the lake and the great bay, and almost
before we were aware of it the “ traverse” was right
before us. A high mountain with inaccessible front was
at our right, and the long stretch of twelve miles of
water up to the northwest to our left, was bounded by
high and forbidding hills, and terminated by still higher
land. Past the mountain the bay extended southeast
for four or tive mile3. The chop seas close by the moun¬
tain were neither safe nor pleasant, and though the white
caps were rather threatening, we pushed on towards
some low islands lying near the further shore. The clay
color of the water, so different from anything hereto¬
fore seen in the lake, revealed the shallow depth as well
as the character of the bottom of the bay, and a sound¬
ing nearly two miles from land did not surprise us when
it showed a depth of only thirteen feet. And even here
tall grass grew to the surface, though not in thick masses.
The thermometer showed a temperature of 65 deg. when
immersed in the water, and in Ombabika river of
68 deg.

We camped at the fall a half mile from the mouth of
the river, taking a few wall-eyed pike on our way up.
An Indian camp which we had passed lower down" soon
sent up a deputation, which brought a line fifteen pound
muskalonge, taken in a gill net just in the entrance of the
river. In the morning, after trying for trout, we started
out, but could get no further than one of the islands near
by, as the wind which had kept up all night made pro¬
gress dangerous if not impossible. Trying our spoons in
the river for pastime that evening, we took in half an
hour thirty wall-eyed pike averaging over three pounds
each.

The island upon which we stopped had been the place
of a hunter’s camp the preceding winter, and we found
upon it a roll of birch bark containing a fur cap and a
set of dog harness and bells, left there for his return in
the fall. A voluble half-breed speaking only the Indian
tongue had the camp near by. He had more than the
usual thrift, and boaBted his good wall tent and two or
three birch bark wigwams, as well as rejoiced in his
three -wives and numerous children and dependents, in¬

cluding what sounded like a score of dogs. He seemed
to want for nothing, but was not above taking a square
meal with his newly-made friends. He was bound up
the river to St. Martin’s Falls on the Albany River, which
empties into Hudson’s Bay.

The height of land or water shed between the St. Law¬
rence, or lake system, and Hudson’s Bay, is about fifty or
sixty miles from where we w-ere, with practicable canoe
navigation and portages, but which is not much used of
late years.

It was afternoon of the next day that we left Omba¬
bika River and Bay. We had been nearly two days
windbound. Passing through the narrow strait, we took
our way south along the rocky coast, following closely tie
line of the shore, so as to take advantage of every pro¬
jecting point which sheltered us from the sea and south¬
erly wind. The islands along the east coast are less
numerous than on the west, and lay further from the
main shore. The central portion of the lake is most
thickly studded with islands, to judge from mere appear¬
ances. How many there are only an accurate survey
could determine. At any time we" could count, looking
out from the shore, from thirty to fifty plainly to be dis¬
tinguished.

We camped that night on a beautiful projecting point
of open land which had been used the preceding winter
for an Indian camp. The poles of several wigwams were
still standing, and the skulls of various animals were
hung to the trees or stuck upon the the tops of tall sticks
planted in the ground as trophies of the hunt. The
frame of the “sweat house ” was left, and within it the
stone's last used to raise a vapor bath. But it seemed
that this simple remedy had not proved efficacious, for
just within touch of one of the wigwams was the rude
temporary tomb where the remains of the dead had been
left until the milder season admitted an earth burial. It
was an enclosure about five and a half by two feet, and
two and a half feet high, with a gabled roof, built and
covered with logs notched and fitted so tightly together
that wild animals could not penetrate it. A bed of fir
boughs lay on the ground within, and the smaller logs
across the top had been covered with the same material.

An early start the next morning was none too early,
for by the time we reached the long point which pro¬
jects southward, forming a deep bay separated from
Ombabika Bay by only three or four miles of low land,
the sea had become so heavy that we passed it with diffi¬
culty, and hurried into the shelter of some islands. It
was at this place we saw the large trout I have previously
mentioned.

From here to Poplar Lodge River the scenery was
varied and picturesque. The bold shores and rocky is¬
lands were like those of the west coast of the lake, except
that the hills were not so verdant, nor the timber as
large. In many places the white granite rocks, from
which, even the moss had been swept by devastating
fires, were the most marked feature. Poplar Lodge Kiver
is quite a large red stream of 68 deg. to 70 deg. tempera¬
ture, and has its rise in the height of land between Nepi-
gon and Long lakes. In the old times of rivalry in trade
there had been a post here, the buildings of which we
visited, but as they did not offer the comforts of a tent,
we camped lower down near the lake, taking on our way
back a few pike for our suppers. There were numerous
fox tracks on the sandy beach, and Wassy said it was fine
trapping ground in the winter. We were now about fifty
or fifty-five miles east by south, of Nepigon House, and
the great island where we had rested on our upward trip
lay between, in plain view.

I wish I were able to describe the glories of the next
day , so that the reader of these sketches might have a
faint imagining of the wonders of the lake and sky as
they appeared to us. We left the river about nine o’clock
in the forenoon, intending to make twelve or fifteen
miles, so thatanother half day’s work would bringusto the
place where the lake finds Us outlet over Nepigon Falls.
Since the day we reached Nepigon House the barometer
had not once been above twenty-nine inches, and as may
be surmised, we had met with frequent storms. But this
day a slight upward change from last evening, and a
morning air so transparent that islands miles away
looked so near we felt we could almost touch them, led
us to the hope of one whole calm, bright day before we
left the lake. The wind was light, and off the land- a
“ lee wind” Louis called it. About 11 o’clock groups of
cumulus or summer clouds began to appear, and in half
an hour extended their regular forms clear across the
heavens, flecking the breeze, touched water, and darken¬
ing the verdure of the hills and islands with their
moving shadows. They seemed to radiate from a cloudless
open point in the east, and probably from the perspective
they appeared ranged in coltimns, like white-plumed bat¬
talions of a great army, marching on either sides of us
in review, or like finely-wrought lace-work, with open
spaces containing the sky. The line of clear blue along
winch the columns seemed to inarch extended Horn the
east over and beyond us, until, far down in the west, they
gathered in dense masses, shutting out the sky from
sight. Such a scene upon canvas would be called unreal,
but it was a reality, notwithstanding. For an hour we

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watched the inarch of these white-plumed cloud battalions,
and saw them gather and concentrate their forces in dark
and solid masses in the west, untfi the muttering of dis¬
tant thunder reached our ears, like the roar of a great
battle, When this came we crept closer along (die shore,
or watched for a new landing place upon intervening
islands. The ruin soon visited the distant heights, and
the. clouds fluall_y hid, them, and wo could See the columns
of the storm advancing against the wind, the falling rain
bent and twisted by tbe gale. It brought to mind with
a clearer appreciation of the poet’s accuracy of descrip¬
tion — I think it was Byron — the lines then, as now,
quoted from memory : —

The roar of the storm came nearer, and the harsh black
line it marked upon the water came closer and closer.
"We hurriedly pulled up our canvas in a sheltered island
bay, covered our provisions, and let it rain. Again and
again that day did the storm advance and retreat. We
could see the lashing of the waves, the flash of white
caps, and the distinct line of the rainfall, now a mile and
now ten miles away. But not until we readied a camping
place and erected our tent, did the full fury of the storm
break upon ub. Looking out from between our can¬
vas walls lipon'the black water, we felt how frail Our little
canoes would prove in the angry sea, and how certainly
would they have gone to the bottom had we been caught
by the gale even a short half mile from shore.

A few miles sail in the narrow lake, following the
Bound of the falls, which we heard occasionally during
the night, we reached the first cataract of Nepigon River
about 10 o'clock the next morning. Hurrying over the
short portage, with our rods and landing nets, we were
soon casting our flies upon the rushing water with a zest
as keen as if making the first cast of the season. And we
were well rewarded. A sumptuous dinner of broiled trout
filled a want long felt. Our success before noon brought
us to the adoption of three and a half pounds as a limit of
size: below which any caught and uninjured were to be
returned to the water. Twice that afternoon my fly was
struck by huge fish, which marched oft like, wild horses
regardless of line and rod. From one the hook pulled out.
and the other took hook and leader away with him. I
dared not give him more line, for some sharp rooks
around which they were going would have cut it like a
knife.

We changed the limit to four pounds the next morn¬
ing. I do not recall how many we took in all during the
day, but the fishing surpassed anything I had ever seen,
F. and I brought into camp, after an absence, of only an
hour and a half, five, weighing respectively 15 L 4|, 44, 4fi
and 3J pounds — an average of 4 pounds 7 3-5 ounces each,
The smallest fish was the first caught ; and, as the weights
wore taken after getting back to camp, I believe he would
have marked four pounds when first killed, These were
only a part of what were taken that day.

The next morning I took my rod, and with Wassy as
canoe-man, crossed the pool at sunrise. 1 tried a few long
casts without a rise, when 1 thought I would try a short
one nearer the shore. The fly had barely touched the
water, not twenty feet from mo, when tbe best fighter (if
not the largest trout) I ever hooked, struck in earnest.
For a full half hour my muscles as well as my tackle
were in a constant strain. .Every artifloo a trout ever re¬
sorted to. he tried upon me. Now a rush out into the
deep swift water, carrying out the line until my thumb
felt blistered with the friction of the reels ; then a sudden
turn towards me, leaping from the water with a shake of
tbe head like a terrier with a rat ; now a dive to the bot-
t nn and sulking, until, with some sharp jerks, 1 would
rouse him into more active hostilities ; until at last, every¬
thing tried, the little bamboo unshaken, but with the
leader half-frayed off, and the feathers of the fly torn to
t liters and ruined, the brave fish surrendered, and I more
titan half-wished ho bad not been so hooked as to kill him.
He deserved his liberty — he weighed four and a half
pounds. 1 need noL narrate how we took Others ; but the
B port and the scenery were both unsurpassed in our ex¬
perience, With the exception of the accidental catch
with a metal minnow in Lake Nepigon, we did not in one
waole summer take a trout with aught but the fly. 1
bjliove, however, wa could with bait have taken even
larger ones than we did, as is sometimes done on the
river, as well as elsewhere. But such taking we had no
taste for. It is the sense of skill and the excitement of
tbe cast and rise which is the charm of Hy fishing.

With a few observations upon the general character of
the lake and river, I will take leave of the reader, if any
have thus far followed my story. I should like to tell
of the trip down, and of the dignified Chippewa Chief
wo met one evening sitting in state at the end of a port¬
age, under a birch bark blanket, in the dismal min, and
of other things of which my memory is full, but lack of
space forbids.

Nepigon Lake is a great reservoir where the warm
red waters of its rivers are settled, and clarified, and
cooled The rivers of Chief’s and Gull bay, I am reli¬

ably informed, are of the same general character as the
many, wo visited. If such be the ease, they cannot be

the homes or breeding places of many trout, although it
is possible, as I have before intimated, that they may
breed in them to some extent when the fall frosts have
cooled the streams. But I could not learn, either from
Mr Le Ronde or the Indians, that sucli is the fact. The
Wabenoosh mav be a breeding place, hut itis not alarge
river and any” great influx of trout there in the fall
would be noticed by the many Indians along its banks.
It. is the only stream we saw with a temperature low
enough to make it a trout stream.

The ciitnate of Nepigon Lake and River is milder than
that of the north shore of Lake Superior, For instance, on
July 10th, alBig Flat Rock Portage, we found ripeblue-
borries. On August 8, at Michipicoten River, they were
in about the same state. July 31 we gathered the service
berry fully ripe, on the upper part of Nepigon River,
On August loth, seven miles from Sault St e. Marie, none
were to be found ripo enough to eat. Potatoes grew
finely at Red Rock and Nepigon House, and would any¬
where on the river or lake where soil sufficient to sup¬
port them could bo found. Hay is raised also, and oats
could be successfully grown, Turnips and radishes also
do well, but most other vegetables find the season too
§hort, Ct C- 0*

TURKEY HUNTING IN VIRGINIA.

A NEW YORK SCHOOLMASTER IN THE VIRGINIA WOODS.

MY vacation weeks I have been in. the habit of spend¬
ing for the last six years in the “ Old Dominion,”
among friends of a genial and hospitable sort, whose
homes and hearts have been singularly thrown open to
me. Until the present year I have put in my time in
another part of Culpepder County, near the union of
Culpepder, Fauquier and Rappahannock, where part¬
ridges, woodcock, pheasants, rabbits and wild turkeys
have each in then- tain afforded blessed opportunities for
wide shooting and tall missing. The trouble with me is
that I have a splendid breech-loader and a misdirected
passion for shooting. This passion is a remnant of my
boyhood days, and affords a rare chance for self-delusion as
to the “sere and yellow ” age which is creeping on apace.
It is not a settled fact that middle-aged men never go
hunting, but it is true that while hunting no thought of
decrepitude or approaching senility ever enters the brain.
The fountain of perpetual youth springs ever from the
muzzle of a double-barreled shot gun. Let me say, for
the benefit of pedagogues and other sedentary souls who
have never tried it, that one solid week of gunning in
the early part of the “ open” fall season is worth any six
weeks of summer lolling about the corridors and breath¬
ing places of seaside and mountain resorts. Let any
doubting soul try it but once, and save me from further
digression.

I have just finished my fifth day of turkey hunting in
the Virginia woods— glorious days, all of them ; in the
saddle from eight in the morning until after nightfall,
taking out, of course, the blissful horns spent in the
“turkey blind,” listening to the call of the lmman
“ yelpev,” and the musical return of the real game bird
of America— for, say what you will, and cite all the
authorities from Nimrod to Bogardus to the contrary,
the fact will yet remain, that for genuine health-giving,
blood-quickeningsport there is nothiugkuowntomen, or
books to be compared with the coy and fitful “ yelp ” of
a wild turkey that is incautiously marcliinginto the very
muzzle of your gun ! But don't make a mistake here.
They don’t all march, into the muzzle, nor has a hunter
been discovered who was sure of his bird at a distance of
twenty paces, though standing still and erect, with a
clear unmistakable broadside presented to the hunter’s
gaze. There is many a slip ’twixt cup and lip, and the
difference between a live and dead turkey is not always
the pulling of a trigger. But the charm of wild turkey
hunting does not lie wholly in the pulling of a trigger.
Mr. Glass’s famous recipe for cooking rabbits has a pecu¬
liar application to this kind of sport; for the. turkeys
must first be found before they can be shot, and to me
the chief sport lies in the finding. I will not attempt to
describe the indescribable charm of hunting the game.
To understand it at all one must know the surroundings
arid be in full harmony therewith — must have some apti¬
tude in the art of “roughing it,” and have sufficient
practice in horseback riding to render a jaunt of fifteen
or twenty miles a day, over mountains, through valleys,
across streams, with fences to pull down, and thickets to
penetrate, a pastime instead of a labor. He must be
willing, if needs be, to ride for hours and days with no
more success than an occasional “ sign ” of the migratory
flock, a few tracks in the roadways, scratchings
in the fallen leaves, with an occasional scenting of the
trail by tiie keen-nosed turkey dog, for you must know
that tile ordinary bird dog is of no service in this work.
A good turkey dog is a rare article ; and indispensable in
the finding- process. Not only must he have a nose for
turkeys, but must know how to flush a flock when he
finds it. giving prompt notice of the fact.

There are but two (logs that belong to this class within
twenty miles of this place, and but two men living in this
region of wild turkeys who are known, as successful
hunters. I have spent the last five days with these men
and dogs, the net income of which does not quite average
three turkeys a day. My own share in this slaughter
can he computed on the fingers of the right hand, leaving
three fingers and a thumb for next year’s tally-, The
record of this performance has been duly engraved upon
a spent shell, and reads thus : —

The load from this shell brought down a line young turkey
gobbler lu the Virginia woods, near Kapidiln Station, Oot. 30th,
1879: and tills reeord was made on the spot. The credit of the
performance is duo to Jim Lewis, of Mitchell, the prince of

■ yelpors.” — HuiuUscat in pace.

To he a good “ turkey yelper” is to have a liberal educa¬
tion, and requires an amount of practice and self-denial
worthy of even better results. The rarity of this accom¬
plishment renders its possessor a marked man in the
country, and opens to him all the avenues of social and
political preferment.

I doubt, however, if this is made an especial part of
rudimentary education in the schools, and fail to notice
the endowment of a chair of turkey yelping in the Wash¬
ington at.d Lee College or the Vanderbilt University. It
will probably come in as a reconstruction measure.
These, however, are only the notions of a school-master,
who is not necessarily a statesman or a politician.

After an early start yesterday morning, and a few hours
of prospecting in the woods and pineries, our dog Nina
struck a trail, and was off in a flash, In a few minutes
her note of exultation proclaimed the fact of a flush, and
twoline gobblers went sailing over our heads, and were
lost to view in the forest leaves. The Doctor, who is the
champion turkey wing shot of the country— and who,
by the way, was one of the chief spirits of Mosby’s clan
— drew up his 14-gauge muzzle-loader, but was loo late
to mark down his bird. Having a record of fourteen
bagged turkeys this fall, without a miss shot, lie
prudently held his load for a surer score. “ Brother
J olm ” con tented himself with observing the plumage and
avoirdupois of the receding game, exclaiming in satisfac¬
tory tones, “ That’s a fine flock I" Jim Lewis quietly
cast his eye about for an eligible spot to ereet a blind, and
the Schoolmaster quivered with inward satisfaction. To
him, as a chief source of joy, there seemed approaching
one more ciiance to wipe out the disgrace of two consei u-
tive anil conspicuous miss shots. For the past twenty-
four hours he had been mentally figuring upon tins prob¬
lem : “If an ordinary pedagogue, with a good gun loaded
with three drachms of powder and an ounce and an eighth
of No. 5 shot, can put forty pellets within an area of ton
inches square, at a distance of fifty yards, why may not

the saine pedagogue hit the broadside of a turkey goo *
bier with the same gun and load at a distance of twenty-
five yards V" He had as yet been unable to arrive at a.
satisfactory answer ; and here seemed coming a practical
method of solution. There were three “ yelpevB" and one
professor, and it was decided that there should be con¬
structed three blinds— a yelper to a blind— and that tbe
Professor should go with the one most likely to bring him
the first Shot. To this post of honor and responsibility
Jim Lewis was elected, and we began work at once, “ Tbe
first thing,” says Jim, “is to select a good position for the
blind. It must be as near as practicable to the spot where
the flock was flushed. It must be made to conform to
the general appearance of its surroundings, so as not to
seem conspicuous or an unusual feature. It must com¬
mand the immediate outlying space, so as to get a clear
shot at the approaching turkey, at a distance of from
twenty to forty yards."

Such a spot was selected, and in a brief space a blind
was constructed, mostly of oak and pine saplings, which
were easily hewed down with our jack-knives. We got
inside the blind, giving room for the dog, whom we cov¬
ered in part wi th leaves to conceal the white spots on his
body winch might possibly he observed through the aper¬
tures by the keen-sighted turkey. “Now,” said .lim,
“I’ll give yon a point or two, for you are to kill the first,
turkey that comes in range. Your first danger will he to
shoot too soon, as yon are likely to be deceived as to dis¬
tance. To.avoid this let us fix the range in our calm mo¬
ments. There is a pine tree to our left which is abont
thirty stepB distance. If a turkey comes to a clear space
this side of that tree you will be almost sure to bag him
if you get a good aim and hold your gun Bteady. There
is an oak to our right, at least forty steps away. If the
bird comes in that direction and is not likely to come
nearer it may be well to blaze away; but if he is coming
on towards ns, wait till he gets nearer — not near enough
to bite us — but near enough to afford of shooting at his
head. The fact is, a turkey coming to the blind looks .
larger and nearer than he really is, and an inexperienced
person is very apt to shoot out of range." This explana¬
tion would have afforded me great relief for past offences
but that I know that none of my misfortunes came from
a too loug range. They were inexcusable and inexpli¬
cable, if not irretrievable misses. Tbe requlsitehaJf hour
has elapsed, and the “ yelper" begins his work, at first softly
and cautiously, with listening ears after each call, then
more loudly and clearly, sending out into the reverberat¬
ing forest the seductive and appealing notes of the
genuine wild turkey. A few minutes only elapse before
a distant and faint response is heard. The blood leaps
to the extremities, and the Professor’s heart begins to
thump against his ribs like atrip hammer. The breech¬
loader is brought to the shoulder and its muzzle pointed
in the direction of the sound. “Better not shoot yet,”
says the yelper, “he may come in sight if you can wait
a minute or two.” “All right,” responds the Professor,
“ I'll wait for orders, only don’t prolong the time on my
account ; I’m ready and cool, and the turkey that comes
within my range this day must bite the dust.” In less
than a minute the answering notes have grown nearer
and yet more near, and in the distance appear two beau¬
tiful young gobblers, marching breast to breast into the
very jaws of destruction. Occasionally they stop for a
moment to get the direction of the call, and again re¬
sume the walk of death. “ There,’’ says the Professor,

“ they are both together and within easy range ; let mo
shoot, and I’ll bag them both.” “Better not risk it,”
whispers the yelper, “they are farther than you think;
besides, they are coming nearer every second ; no n?ed
of risking your fire or throwing it away. Wait till they
step upon that log that lies directly in their course and
then you can’t well miss them.” This seemed a reason¬
able proxiositlon, as it proved a sound one, for in a mo¬
ment the foremost victim sprung lightly upon the log,
stretching up his long neck, and seeming to peer directly
into the muzzle of the breech-loader. “Now you may
fire," quietly said the yelper, and no sooner said than the
death-dealing pellets sped on their fatal mission, and the
tall young gobbler lay sprawling upon the ground with
two broken legs, a broken wing, and several side issues
that bespoke unusual earnestness on part of tbe Pro¬
fessor. Meantime gobbler No. 2, who was supposed to
be under the eye ot the yelper, took to his wings, and
without molestation sougiit the securer retreat of the
distant pines. “ Why didn’t you shoot,” modestly asked
the Professor. “I was waiting to see you miss, expect¬
ing to help you out,” was the reply. “ Thank you,” re¬
sponded the Professor, “I always help myself to turkey
when it is thrust ‘under my very nose.” And when the
dead gobbler was brought into the blind and lav prone
as a trophy of undoubted skill, the Professor straightened
himself up, and a suffusion of conscious rectitude gave
him the self-assertive air of an old torkey hunter.

It is well that this record should here come to an end,
as tbe luck of the hunt seemed to have sped awav on the
wings of the bird that the yelpe-r neglected to shoot. A
second flock, however, was “ squandered ” at the close
of the day, from which the yelper and the Doctor each
seemed a sample, leaving the rest to be “called up" at
day break, of which, if ever an account is given, itinust
be the subject of another screed. Pedagogue.

Rapidan, Culpeper Co., Fit., Oct. 31st, 1879.

ST. JOHN AND THE UPPER SAGUENAY

IN the latter part of July, 1879, accompanied by a frieud
I left Quebec for the Saguenay. Lake St. John, oui
destination, lies 120 miles nearly due north of Quebec, bin
the only practicable route is down the St. Lawrence ant
up the Saguenay river, then by private conveyance to the
lake, in all nearly throe hundred miles. A railroad oui
to the lake from Quebec will he completed in two or three
years, and a large wheat country be developed.

The monotony of a driving north-easter which facec
us all day down the Gulf was relieved at Tadousac by j
short visit to the Canadian Fisheries establishment
There were 300 salmon in the pool, many weighing forty
or fifty pounels. They were leaping and playing with c
magnificent ease and strength, which rendered this, oui
first view of King Salmo, truly impressive. His Majesty
gained at least one admiring subject by showing tin
gleam of his royal sides that afternoon, and I hero declare
my allegiance, Vivjh le roil
The leaden light was deepening as we steamed awaj

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l TH'adoiisae at i d into the great chasm of the Saguenay,
.2.188 hroudiug the grim walls in a darkness only less
caueding than their own desolate heights. Some time
dur night we met a cold north-wester, which put the
of A to rout, and we woke with a shiver in the early
to i to find the steamer at the wharf and the wind whist-
ifromthe hills under a clear sky. A large Yankee
> was out in the bay loading with lumber for Aus¬
tin. Ha Ha Bay is sixty or seventy miles up the river,

31 is said to owe its name to the astonishment of the fu st
-erieh explorers, who, mistaking the Splendid bay for
the main river, followed it up till brought to a sudden
stop, “Ilal Ha!” exclaimed they, and Ha Ha Bay it
remains to this day,

One of the numerous cabbies at the landing agreed to
carry us to Point Blue, lac St. John, for six dollars. W e
selected the fellow because he could speak a little Eng¬
lish, vile though it was, but the sinner bundled us into a
two seated backboard and handed the reins to a native,
who drove us well out of the village before we found that
“ tabao " and “dollar” were the only words he kuew iu
any lingo but the choicest Canuck patois, But never
mind, that fellow for his six dollars drove us and our two
hundred pounds of baggage ninety-one miles in less than
two days with one horse. He then started back forty-
five miles ; whether he made the distance 1 know not,
but returning by way of Gliicoutuice, where we stopped
at Ha Ha Bay, he grinned at ns from the dock as though
he thought he had made a good thing of it. The native
horses are naturally tough, but are much abused and
soon wear out and break down. Travelling costs very
little after leaving the steamer, the whole expense of our
two days drive with lodging and meals for all being but
ten dollars. The people complained bitterly of the
scarcity of money, though well satisfied with the natural
resources of the country, Our little stock of French was
taxed to the utmost iu making ourselves understood, and
then the people understood us better than we could them.
They are great talkers, and a direct question from us
usually elicited an “oration" in reply, Queer fellows,
these habitans. Every house is built of square hewed
timber with pitched out eaves, and always stands as near
the main road as possible. Newspapers are in demand —
illustrated ones preferred — for pasting over the logs and
cracks inside. Birch bark frequently answers the same
use outside. Except the buck-board, every vehicle is a
two-wheeler or on runners. The roads are terribly hilly.

The mountains along the north shore of the Gulf form
the southern wall of a great plateau, shown in sections by
the rifting of the Saguenay chasm, and itself upheaved
into mountains one or two thousand feet high. This
numerous outcrop of primitive rock dips a littlo to the
northward, and at Ha Ha Bay the mean surface must be
several hundred feet lower than near the Gulf. Though
the country we traversed is less broken as well as lower,
the tale of mighty forces is told on every hand, Through¬
out the first fifty miles it is granite everywhere. It
crops out in little ledges by the roadside, and again in
hills hundreds of feet high and with hardly enough soil
to allow a few stunted bushes to cling. Not a trace of
order appears in the arrangement of the hills and moun¬
tains. It seems as though a sea of melted granite had
been upheaved by tea thousand tempests and earthquakes
at one time and suddenly cooled : level plains, rolling
swells of granite, hills in ranges, clusters and single,
masses of mountains thousands of feet high were formed
over an immense territory, though ages of erasion have
polished the granite billows and the detritus i* spread
through the valleys ; it is hut a little reach of imagina¬
tion to picture the first appearance of these features, so
terribly alike in all their variety, above the waters of the
universal sea.

In a sort of “crack” in the country, and within sight
from several points along the road, is Lake ICenogami,
twenty-one mile3 long, yet scarcely a mile wide at any
point. Precipitous, rocky mountains rise abruptly from
the west shore, broken by deep gorges, from which pour
icy trout streams which rise in the wild mountains be¬
yond — and we wero told of eleven-pound trout to be
caught at that time in deep water. On our return we
stopped in the middle of a fiercely hot day at the mouth
of the Bois Yest, a trembling torrent a hundred yards
wide, and caught a dozen in a few minutes (none over a
pound weight), but whose large tails and rather coarse
build, like those of the Rangeleys, showed them to be¬
long to a giant race of trout. Fire and the axe have
played havoc with most sections where there was soil
enough to support a continuous forest or treea of size
worth cutting. Along Kenogami, however, the moun¬
tains are partially clothed with a dark growth of scrub
spruce and fir, but elsewhere, especially further north,
the bare rocks and dead stubs give the hills a terribly des¬
olate aspect. Where fire has swept without the axe there
are miles and miles of tall bleached trunks standing like
quillB on the back of a porcupine, and not more pleasing
to the eye. The granite finally disappears under the lime¬
stone formation, in which lies St. John, yet extending to
the very south shore of the lake, forming the hundred
little surf-beaten islets about the Grand Discharge.

In the forenoon of the second day, as we slowly gained
the top of a hill our eyes became’ intently fixed on the
withered and fire-swept mountains on our left, now
gathered iuto long ranges, extending northwesterdly
toward Hudson’s Bay. Almost unconsciously we became
aware, a3 it seemed, of a groat black mountain filling the
sky to north and east. With a little start, we turned to
look at the same instant. It was the lake. Piled up
against the northern sky In the clear air. and wide as the
field of vision, its dark blue waters sent through us a
thrill, almost of awe, as we gazed. It was a sudden reve¬
lation of the possibilities of this land toward the Seven
Stars which made the breath come short. “ Beau Lac ?"
cried Pierre. “ Grand Lake !” we replied, From our two
hundred feet elevation the oast shore was visible, and
beyond the mountains rose in wildest confusion. The
horizon was ragged with tbeir angular, forest-covered
masses, and it is the wildest looking region I ever saw.
Several hours we travelled on up the sparsely settled strip
along the west shore of the lake, stopping a few minutes
at; the lower Hudson’s Bay post on the Matabetchnmu,
then on nine miles to the Oniachouanish before dinner.
This latter river leaps the mountain wall there less than
a milo from the lake with a sheer fall of between one
hundred and two hundred feet, showing tho lowest level
of the land for a long way west to be considerably above
that of the lake. Toward four o’clock the frightful jolt¬

ings of the ninety miles were ended, and our Kannck
drove off, with a “ Bonjuur I" leaving us at the upper
post on the Point Blue Reservation. Next morning a
cold northwester set in, and for two days the white caps
drove across the Hike, and rolled with a constant roar on
the rocky beach. Though wind-bound, we were saved
the unpleasant. ness of camping through the rain on an
exposed shore by the kindness of Mr, Spence, the Com¬
pany's agent,, and his wife, and were also assisted by Mr,

S. in selecting a canoo.

There were about thirty families of Indians and half-
breeds on the reservation, most of whom were building
and repairing canoes to go up the rivers and hunt. They
spend the spring and early summer at the lake, in their
tents and cabins, and hum; during the fall and greater
part of the winter on tho heads of the rivers, hundreds of
miles away. There are no moose or caribou near the
lake now. "and few skins arc brought in. The men were
quiet, dark, strongly-built fellows, with quite a sense of
humor and a pleasant, almost musical language. A few
speak English. One man I quite admired — a very
straight, dark, broad-shouldered man of thirty, reputed
a good hunter and the best can oe maker. The older squaws
were not beautiful, though good to work and paddle.
Some of the younger ones were not had looking, wearing
bright colors with good effect. Pappooies, tied up in
pieces of bark, abounded, with numerous litlle sharp-
eared dogF naid to do great work on beaver when tho ice
is clear ; the wicked flea also was there.

Formerly the Company advanced every hunter several
hundred dollars worth of goods yearly, but since the set¬
tlers have come in and the company lost its former abso¬
lute power, the Indians have become unreliable, and Mr.
Spence said the tribe then owed the Post more than
$3,000. A good hunter gets as much as $800 worth of
fur in one season, including perhaps 100 beaver. These
few Indiaus are the only inhabitants of an immense ter¬
ritory, chiefly about the heads of the great rivers Chou-
mouchouan, Mistassini and Peribonka. After consider¬
able bargaining, though done in a few words, we secured
a large canoe just finished for $14. The usual price is
half that amount, but they were in demand, on account
of the hunting season being near-. They build beautiful
canoes, these Mistassins, of wonderfully good lines, and
deep, with sharply up-curved ends to meet the great
waves of St, John. For a long time the Indians have
made it the point their summer camping place, it being
near the mouths of two large rivers. Over eastward
across the lake is Peribonka — “River of the Sun." And
river of the sun I felt that it was indeed, when, standing
as thousands of the ancestors of my dusky canoe-maker
had done, I saw the sun rise from the lake and knew,
though beyond sight, that the great river was there. The
old wild men got nearer the forces and phenomena of
nature than we do, and something of their spirit is in
the names they left behind.

Intending to take a two or three weeks’ trip, we started
up the Mistassini when the storm cleared. The river is
three miles wide al, the mouth, and sixteen miles up the
shores are still nearly a mile apart, though it there flows
shallow over shifting sand bars. It pours down a large
volume Of cold water whose reddish color tells of forests
and mountains in the interior, yet as far as we could see
the same low, sandy wooded shores stretched away north¬
ward, except perhaps thirty miles from the lake, where
appeared a low mountain or ridge. From this river
arouud to Peribonka is a wide tract of level country,
well wooded, and a great place for bears and wild cats.
How far this flat country extends toward the interior of
Labrador I could not find out. But the Indians said that
150 miles north, where is the great Mistassini Lake, with
its 4,000 miles of area, the shores are low and the land
level. It is not easy to induce an Indian to say much
about his hunting ground, and the few facts we could
gather were fairly earned.

Camping early to avoid a shower some twelve miles
up the stream we pitched on a wooded sand bar which
proved the worst mosquito hole I ever got into. At
night they swarmed into the tent. — great bony, long billed
fellows — ’by thousands, in spite of the densest of smoke
and the thickest of tar and oil. They screamed and
whirled about, filling the air and biting until we were
nearly frantic. The worst spots in half a dozen summers
in the spruce woods were bliss in comparison. Finally,
B— — , with an idea, seized his blanket and rushed for the
canoe. In a couple of minutes we were tied to a stake
well out in the river, and lying head to lieadiu the canoe,
soon slept comfortably without the “muskeets,” and re¬
gardless of the danger of a capsize. Toward midnight
I woke ; we were adrift ; the rope had come untied. I
do not recollect a more bewildering sensation than that
of waking up in tire blackness on that great, desolate, un¬
known river, full of bars and currents.

The sky had clouded over heavily and the low distant
shores could hardly be distinguished in the gloom, while
low thunder mattered in the oppressive air. I thought
of original chaos. As it afterward appeared, we had
drifted about a mile, and it was a long time before we
found the camp and resumed our floating bed, this time
with a better knot.

Awakened again by a pouring rain, we retreated to the
tent, rolled the blankets about our heads and slept alittle,
though nearly stifled, while the enemy with unceasing
yells, tried in vain to pierce the covering.

Leaving the place next morning without much regret,
we continued up stream a few miles wlien an intensely
hot sun produced symptoms of suustroke in my friend,
already somewhat unstrung by tho events of the night,
and it became necessary to turn back. I was sorry not
to reach the first rapids, three Or four miles further on,
for the Indians assured us we could get plenty of fish
there. The salmon, or winninish, run far up these rivers
and weigh, it is said, fifteen pounds. We saw none over
six pounds. The Indians fish with gill nets, and be¬
sides tho winninish, catch white fish, large pike, and a
kind of large perch. There are trout in Peribonka.

My companion's attack of sunstroke was fortunately
not serious ; but not daring to risk a trip into the
interior, we took a cruise of sixty miles or so around
the west shore of the lake, past the Grand Discharge, and
on till the broad mouth of Peribonka lay before us ; then
retracing part of the way, went up Belle River. St.
John is thirty miles in diameter and nearly round, with
no islands far enough from shore to break its wide ex¬
panse. Yet, strangely enough, it iiap no depth, being in¬
deed a mere splanh on the surface of the country. We
usually sailed along a mile or two from shore, yet much

of the way we could touch bottom with a paddle. Its
shallow waters respond to the slightest breeze, rolling up
into peculiarly ngly waves, which, the day before ive left
the lake, gave us a wild tossing, as the canoe leaped from
wave to wave. At last we were forced to beach her, and
were lucky to have the chance. There are iarge trout in
all the waters sou tli and west of the lake, nut one must
go a few miles back from the settlements to find good,
fishing. The few ducks we saw were wild as possible.

It is not far from, fifty mites to Ohieontnice by way of
Belle River, and the lakes furnished us with trout enough
to eat most of the way. Except lmvingtbe tent whisked
off by a little tornado, and being well wet and pelted with
large, bail one night, we had no mishaps, and made
our last camp iu the Dominion on Jxenogami, and a
pleasant One it was. Of the glorious purple lights on the
magnificent mountains juttuig out in succession, far up
tho lake, and the rare memories of that evening scene,

1 1 know, hut may not toll.”

Fair fishing was reported at Cbicoutuice, and we saw
some beautiful salmon brought in ; but our rods remained

unstrung, and we left immediately for the States. B -

went home, while I tramped thirty-five miles from the
railroad to Chester’s Gamp, on the Connecticut Lake, and
played wild man three weeks move. Doubly delightful
seemed the grand forest around the dear old lake, after
the desolation of the Saguenay, RAncofer.

Nov. 8th, 1879.

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GEIKIE ON DR. HAYDEN.

IT is gratifying to note that the name of Dr. Hayden is
not to be smothered by the mantle of indifference of
politicians who have persecuted the United States Geolo¬
gical Survey at Washington. In the majority of the
marts that know him there is a warm spot for Dr. Hay¬
den. He has conducted for the United States Govern¬
ment a geological survey cn a more magnificent scale
than was even projected by any other government or
main.

The name of Archibald Geikie is nearly as familar to
the households of America as to those of his native Scot¬
land. His persistent friendship for Dr. Hayden, and^liis
special mention of him in his writings, will strike a re¬
sponsive chord of the popular heart in this country. In
ins new work, “ Outlines of Field Geology,” just pub¬
lished by Macmillan & Co., Prof. Geikie pays very con¬
siderable attention to Dr. Hayden at intervals through¬
out the book. On page 30, in giving directions for the
construction of geological maps, the author says : —

“In those parts of the world where no good maps yet
exist, geological and togographical surveying are some¬
times conjoined. I may cite as admirable illustrations of
tiiis union the explorations of the river-courses of Canada
by the late Sir YYilliam Logan, Director of the Canadian
Geological Survey. He and his colleagues had to furnish
themselves with canoes, attendant Indians, provisions
and hunting gear, and push up unexplored rivers, wind¬
ing through dense forests of the Province. They explored,
mapped, geologized and hunted, '.laying down lines of
traverse, which served as the base for future more de¬
tailed topography, and did vast sendee in opening up the
country.

“Still more elaborately topographical are the remarkable
surveys at present carried out under Dr, Hayden, geolo¬
gist in charge of the Geological and Geographical Survey
of the Western Territories of the United States. Year by .
year valuable reports, drawings and photographs by that
able geologist and his associates make known the geogra-
hy, geology, natural history, botany, meteorology, eth-
-ology and antiquities of thousands of square miles of
previously unexplored or but partially explored land."

In the above sketch Professor Geikie expresses his high
opinion of the Geological Survey. In the following,
taken from his explanation of “ preliminary traverses,"
on page 45, he writes of a dear friend : — “ Now, with field
geology and map making as possible and as actually ac¬
complished in Britain, let us contrast the condition under
which work of this kind must be carried on in an unex¬
plored region like the Western Territories of the United
States. The survey of vast tracts in those parts of the
North American continent has been entrusted to my
friend Dr. Hayden, one of the most zealous, active and
efficient men who ever undertook of pioneering through
a new country.” It will be noticed that Prof. Geikio’s
work deals largely in explanation of methods used by
working specialists in all geological work, and though
himself the director of the Scottish Geological Survey,
lie refers to American operations adopted by Dir. Hayden
as the best examples to follow, and thus continues; —

“ But the utmost skill and experience cannot alter the
natural features of a country and its climate. The Amer¬
ican survey requires to be carried on in a very different
manner from ours, and I oite it as an excellent example
of liow field geology can be prosecuted in new and pre¬
viously unmapped regions. As the topographical map of
the country requires to be made, Dr, Hayden’s snrvey is
at once geographical and geological. His Btaff contains
more topographers than geologists. It requires division
into separate working parties, to each of which a distinct
tract of country is assigned. From the higher hill-tops
triangulations are made and outline sketches are taken,
so that a general map is traced and filled iu. Iu this work
the geologists cooperate, indicating to their associates the
salient geological features of eaoh region, and inserting
upon sections or diagrams which, for beauty and effec¬
tiveness, are among the most remarkable geological
sketches wliich have yet been produced. Besides the sci¬
entific staff, however, provision has to be made for a for¬
aging department ; and sometimes also an escort is
needed, where the work lies in or near theterritories of
hostile Indians.

“ As a sample of equipment of Dr. Hayden’s survey, I
may cite a few particulars from his report for 1874. The
staff in the field were divided iuto seven parties, and of
the organization of these, the first may be taken as a type.
It consisted of one assistant-geologist or director, two to¬
pographers, two meteorologists, one botanist and col¬
lector, one general assistant, two packers, cook, and
hunter. It would seem that there was thus only one ge¬
ologist in the party, though probably one or two of the
I members were able to lend him some assistance, Starting

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on the 20th of July, the party continued the compaign
till the 27th of November. During that time it surveyed
4,300 square miles of new ground, which is an average of
era of' where about forty square miles a day. This working
party I lierefore, though probably not much more than one
geologist strong, accomplished in three days as great an
area of work as one of my colleagues finds it possible to
accomplish in a year. Such rapid surveying can, of
course, be regarded as furnishing merely' a kind of rough
preliminary sketch of the geology of the territories, to
serve as the basis for future detailed surveys. It may be
taken as an example of broad generalized* field work on
tbe one hand, while the geological survey of Britain
Blands at the opposite extreme as a model of patient,
elaborate detail. Obviously, such detail is, at present,
wholly out of the question in Buch regions as those where
Dr. Hayden is at work. He must be content to sltett b
the main outlines ; and tire details in which he is fulfill-
iug his task may be usually studied, not only by the be¬
ginner in field geology, but by practical surveyors, who
will cheerfully recognize the masterly character of the
work which their American brother of the. hammer is
conducting.”

This last sketch was written before the change of direc¬
torship in the American survey, and was delivered by
Prof. Geikie as a part of a lecture before the University of
Edinburgh, though now incorporated in his valuable
work.

Quite a number of the illustrations in the work are
taken from those in use by the Geological Survey' of this
country', and the author seems to take especial pains to
compliment Dr. Hayden at every place possible. It may
bi observed in conclusion, that Dr. Hayden is generally
regarded in the Old World with more consideration than
in the New. Indeed, itrealiy seems as if his name there
is regarded as one of the brightest in our scientific firma-
nent. In almost any other country than the United
States, one who had served his country so honorably',
and had tilled his post with such high distinction, would
not be so ruthlessly pushed out and forgotten as Ur. Hay¬
den has been, but would be allowed to retain his place until
death, as in the case of Sir William Logan, of the Cana¬
dian Geological Survey, Wm. Hosea Ballou,

Do Black Snakes Eat Fish t— United States Com¬
mission Fish and Fisheries, Washington, Dee. 23 d, 1879.
— Editor Forest and Stream:—! would like to ask Mr. Wm.
Hosea Ballou, the author of the communication on the
fish eating characteristics of black snakes, in Forestand
Stream for November 27th, 1879, whether he is sure that
the species referred to by him is the Coluber or Baseanion
constrictor, or the black Bnake proper of naturalists.
Black varieties of many species of colored snakes are
common in the United Slates, and certain regions are
known to abound in these more than others. Preemi¬
nent in this respect are the marshes along the south shores
of the great lakes, especially' on Lake Erie, where, for
instance, we have the black massasanga ( Crotalophorus
kirtlondi), the blade form of C. tergeminus, orprairie rat¬
tlesnake, the Nerodia niger, a black race of the common
water snake (N. Sipulori), and (less frequently perhaps,)
one or two other kinds. Spencer F. Baird.

Our correspondent, Mr. Wm. A. My'nster, writing from
Council Bluffs, Iowa, give3 it as his opinion that black
snakes do eat fish, but lias made no observations which
directly support this view. He says, however : —

1 know by experience that laying hens thrive on fish
for 1 had 2,600 land-lock salmon consumed in that way',
and I presumed by one old hen, as she is the only one I
ever caugnt at it. When I discovered her she was wallt-
ing quite leisurely up stream in one of my hatching
troughs, pecking away with bare feet in the water, at
that. In view of this, why should not the black snake
indulge also. _

Beavers in the Isle of Bote.— Our readers will recall
the experiment noted by us a year ago, of the Marquis of
Bute, who some years since introduced into the Isle of
Bute, a colony of beavers. The Isle of Bute, in the Fri th of
Clyde, Scotland, is a mountainous and rugged land inter¬
spersed with undulating hills and pretty lakes. We are
pleased to clip from the London Field the following news
of the success of the Marquis’ attempt: —

The lately-attempted re-introduction of the beaver into
Scotland by the Marquis of Bute, deserves here a pass¬
ing notice.

In a solitary pine wood near Eotliesay, in the Isle of
Bute, a space of ground has been walled in so that the
beavei's cannot escape, and through this beaver’s park
runs a mountain stream. Left to themselves, they have
quite altered the appearance of this stream, for they
have built no fewer than three dams across it ; the lowest
is the largest and most firmly, constructed, as it would
seem the beavers were fully aware that it would have
to bear the greatest pressure of water. In order to
strengthen this dam, these intelligent animals surported
the down-stream surface of it with props of strong bough?,
as artfully secured as though a human engineer had been
at work. Immediately above this the beavers have con¬
structed their hut or home, consisting apparently of
a large heap of drift wood ; upon examination however
it appears l.liat the sticks have been placed with regular-
ity and order, so that the general appearance of the hut
is’ not unlike that of a bird’s nest turned upside down.
The beavers have cut down a good many trees in their
park, gnawing a wedge-shaped gap into one side of tbe
tree uutii it totteva, and then going round to the other
Bide and gnawing the only portion of wood which pre¬
vents it from falling. If the felled log is too heavy for
transport, they cut it into pieces, which they roll away
separately. Although there have been one or two
deaths, it is satisfactory to learn that these beavers have
bred in the island since their introduction. When we
1 1, st heard of them in December, 1877, there were twelve
known to be alive. They were reported to be very shy
retireing into their hut or into the water at the least
alarm. Besides what vegetable food they pick up, they
are fed principally with willow boughs, the bark of which
they strip off with the neatness of a basket-maker.

This is not the only experiment, however, which lias
beemnadeof late years in the reintroduction of beavers

n this country. A similar attempt has been made in

Suffolk. Some heavers were turned down by Mr. Barnes,
of Sotherley Park, Wangford, and, on their dams being
destroyed as an eye-sore, they stayed further down the
stream which runs through the park. They were there
two winters, and bred, having three or four young ones.
Two of those which strayed, were killed at Benacre in the
spring of 1873, and one’ was captured. They began to
build a lodge in the West Bush against Benacre Broad,
did no damage to trees, but destroyed some underwood.
This third beaver seems to have been also killed. Two of
the three were sent to London to be stuffed for Lady
Gooch, and the head-keeper took the sldn of the third.

It is interesting to find that, but for the interference of
man, beavers would still thrive in our climate, as we
learn from geology and history theygformerly did.

Albino Colaptes Auratus.— Elk Lick, Pa., Dee. 20th
1879. — A correspondendent in a recent Forest and
Stream tells of an albino blackbird. The writer once saw
a.n albino yellow hammer, or flicker, in Western Penn¬
sylvania. It was so exceedingly wild from repeated ef¬
forts to shoot it that it finally became impossible to ap¬
proach it within even long range. An albino blackbird
seems a commoner thing than this white flicker. Albino
robins are not extremely rare ; that is, they are plentier
than other ornithological albinos.

Howard Miller.

#4 §ultui c.

y FISH FUNGUS AND ITS REMEDY.

THERE is scarcely any one engaged in fish culture,
who has not had to combat with this dreaded
disease, both in the nursery and ponds ; and perhaps there
is no one cause that is more destructive of fishes of all
ages than fungus, be it in the artificial reserve or in nat¬
ural waters. Tills being the case, we are naturally led to
inquire into its cause, The writer's first experience with
this disease was in the fall Of 1878, since which time he
has been investigating its cause and endeavoring to ascer¬
tain a remedy ; in both of which he has succeeded. It is
generally conceded that this disease is caused by a micro-
fungus known as Saproligniei, This cryptogarnic plant
is aquatic, and causes the disease by attracting itself to
the fish as a parasite; but there seem to be some diver¬
sity of opinion as to whether the disease is contagious
and capable of being communicated by the affected fish
during life and at ter death, and on these questions the
writer assumes the negative.

It is generally conceded that the fungus first attacks
those fish that have in some way been injured, and
usually the male. This is because the injury has caused
a garden Bpot, so to speak, conducive to the growth of
the fnngus spores. The Fungi is a large family, of very
voracious habits, some varieties being non-parasitic,
others growing only on plants ; a.nd others again only on
animal life. It matters not how numerous may be the
spores, they reproduce only where they have attached
themselves to such places as are conducive to them
growth. In fact, the more limited the habitat of the
species the greater its fecundity. If this disease is not
caused by wounds, as above stated, why is it that all fish
in streams or ponds are not attacked at or about the
same time, when the whole water and even atmosphere
are impregnated with the germs of this plant ? Can this
be explained philosophically in any other way than by
concluding that the plant can only grow as a parasite,
when it has found a wound or injury upon which to fas¬
ten itself? If it be true then, that only those fish are
attacked in the first instance that have in some way
been wounded or have had a scale removed, notwith¬
standing the water may bo filled with fungus germs, then
why should this disease l>e communicated By affected
fish, either living or dead? The writer lias made some¬
what extended observations of fish affected with fungus,
both of the salmonidse family and of the common fish
indigenous to this country. He had some eight hundred
natives in a small body of water formed by damming a
spring brook, which were kept only for the purpose of
studying their habits, mode of living, etc. These fish
were all caught from sloughs in this vicinity, and of
course were more or less injured by the nets and other
implements used in their capture, in a very short time
after their being placed in tbis water it was noticed
that they began to be affected with fungus. The first
at tacked were those that had been most severely injured.
The fungus appeared in small spots and finally spread
itself over a largo portion of the body, enveloping the
greater part of the fish, and not infrequently growing
into the gill organs. Finally some were attacked that
were only very siightly injured. The fish thus diseased
were invariably permitted to remain in the water until
they died, and then were very frequently permitted to
remain for several days, after which they were removed,
the fungus partially rubbed off, and the surface of the
fish examined under a lens. In no case was a fish found
that had not in some way been injured. Some fish were
removed from the water while yet alive, the greater por¬
tion of the fungus rubbed off, and lunar caustic, applied,
in which cases they all recovered excepting when the
fish had been so completely Covered with fungus that it
died during the operation. After a time all the fish that
had been in any way injured died, with the exception of
those cured aB above stated, on which all traces of tbe
disease disappeared.

Had this disease been capable of communication except¬
ing in cases of wounds and injuries, in the opinion of the
writer all the fish confined in this place must have been
attacked by it.

The writer has something like forty-five thousand
Salmo quinnat. These have been on various occasions
attacked by fungus the same as were the natives, in
which instances it has been wholly confined to a few
that had in some way become severely injured, and after
their death all traces of the disease disappeared.

But by far the most fatal form of fungus that the wri¬
ter has encountered has been where the disease was con¬
fined to t he gills. My personal observation is, that this
disease makes its appearance in the fall of the year in
those salmon that have attained sufficient age to milt
(as to spawners 1 cannot- say, as I have not had any). My
fish have had this disease for the last two seasons. On
the first occasion I found that my fish began dying, but

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I did not know the cause; and in every instance goo- r
removing the dead fish they were found to contain® ty-\
very large amount of milt. In many instances the at a’

-ery large amount of milt. In many ___ . .

would flow from quite a small fish nearly a wine gla’ical 1
full. This continued for some time, until finally Hone
cause of death was discovered, and the remedy used thaon-
will be hereafter referred to. On examining these fishhe
closely the gills were found to be completely filled vvitBm
fungus to such a degree as to stop respiration and tbusty
cause death. On both of the occasions mentioned, byte
making a close observation of the fish as they swam in:
the ponds one could discover thousands thus affected..
They could be discovered by the operculum presenting a
swollen appearance. The fish thus affected on both
occasions proved to be male fish and filled with milt. On
no occasion was a female found with this disease, and in,
every instance was the, disease confined to the gills. Now
why was this, if fungus can he communicated by a dis¬
eased fish ? But it may be asked, if the theory advanced
by this article is true, how came, these male fish to have-
fungus ? The answer is, that the abdominal cavity being-
suff used by the milt, it caused the gills to be crowded:
against the processes on the branchial arch, thus punc¬
turing the gills and thereby rendering them susceptible:
to fungus. In order that fungus may come it is not
necessarv that wounds should be large or severe, although
it will undoubtedly first make its appearance where the
wounds are most severe. This will probably account for-
thefact til at in rivers and natural streams tbe male sal-
•e first attacked by fungus, and where the females

are also attacked it may be caused by slight wounds,
scarcelv perceptible to the naked eye, or to punctures on.
the gill caused by the suffusion of the abdomen, as before
explained. But, it may be asked, why are young fry
attacked by this disease ? The answer is, that their gills
are not perfectly formed, and being delicate organs are
easily irritated and injured by the minute foreign sub¬
stances found in all water.

In conclusion, the writer will say, that he will warrant
the treatment mentioned in his paper delivered before
the Central Fish Association, held at Chicago, to cure
any case of fungus within forty-eight horn s after treat¬
ment. The remedy is salicylic acid and soda borax,,
equal parts ; mix these two powders well together, as.
the former unmixed is not soluble in water ; then dis¬
solve in a little water, after which add more ; with this,
medicate yourwater until it is barely brackish. Since
the dale of that meeting, he has had occasion during the-
past fall to use the treatment, and the use was attended,
by the very best results. Tbe only thing that will now
be added to the treatment Is, that af ter using the same,
as directed, use salt copiously; thiswillhealall wounds.
The healing properties of salt is probably the- reason:
why fish in salt water are not afflicted with fungns.

Council Bluffs, Iowa. W. A. Mynster.

We need scarcely call attention to the foregoing plaint
and intelligent account of the author’s personal observa¬
tions, as a model way of discussing such vexed questions,
as that of fish fungus. It is the report of what a man
has really seen with his own eyes, heard with his own
ears or felt with his own hands, that tells in science. We
should be pleased to have such straightforward, practical
papers from other fish culturists upon this or other topics,.

The Use of Tar. — Rochester. Dec. 26th, 1879. — I see
there is quite a discussion going on through the papers
as to who first used gas tar on fish-hatching works. I
used it iu the year 1854 on my screens in my ponds. Then
I put it on hot. I used it on the outside and on the
sieving of my shad-hatching boxes, in the year 1868. I
thinned the tar by using one- third turpi ntine, and put it.
on with a brush. * I have used it ever since in all my
hatching works. Seth Green.

Land-Locked Salmon for New York.— Mr. Eugene-
G. Blackford, of the State Fish Commission, will have
during the latter part of this week at Fulton Market,
this city, 10,000 eggs of the land-locked salmon for distri¬
bution in the State of New York.

gen mid givey 'gishimj.

FISH IN SEASON IN JANUARY.

southern
nnpauo, TracMnotmcarotinus. I
rum (two species). Family
ScUmulw.

ingfish, Menticirrus ne.liulunun.
;a Bass, Scimnops oceltatvs.
ic-epshead, Archoeargus pniba-
tocephatm.

Ipper, Luljanvs blackfordii.

Fishing Resorts. -Attention i
1 Game Baa and ffttw columns.

WATERS.

Grouper, Epmcphelpvs rtigritwf.

Trout (black bass), Cenlrorpris-
lix atrartm.

Striped Bass, or Rockflsb, Roc-
cus tinea l-ue.

Tailm-flsh, l uinaUmnis saltatrtx.

Black Bass, Micruptents soimot-
des;

: invited to Hie notice at the head

Fish in Market- Retail Prices.— Bass, 25c.; smelts, large,
15c.; smelts, green, 15c.; bluefish, too.; salmon, frozen, 30c.; maolc-
erol, large, 25c.; shtul, Southern, each $1; green turtle, JSc.; ter¬
rapin, $20 per dozen; frost fish, 6c.; halibut, 18c.; haddock, 8c.:
codlish, heads off, 8c.; heads oil. 6c.; blacJifish, large, 121c.; floun¬
ders, large, 16e.; sea bass, 18o.; eels, large, dressed, 18c.; lobsters,,
live, 10c.; boiled, 12e.; scollops, per gallon, $1.50; soft dams, per
100, 30c.; large, 60c,: whiteflsh, 18c.; pickerel, 18c.: salmon trout,
IHo.; black bass, 18c.; hard oralis, per dozen, 86c.; soft crabs, per
dozen, $1.50; red snappers, ISO.

Fish are in plentiful supply, especially smelts, cod and rod
snappers, _

i A Large Score.— T. J. Valkenburgh, a well known
sportsman of Fulton, Oswego County, N. Y. has kept a
careful score of his work for the last season, and the re¬
sult shows that New York anglers need not go out of their
own State, to find plenty of reward for then- labor. The
record is as follows:— I have fished in the Oswego river,
not passing outside of the corporation of Fulton, a.t fly
fishing alone, four hours per day of twelve hours each,
from May 20th to Oct. 22, at odd intervals as I have
found time. Have been out 45 different days, or 180
hours, or 15 actual days’ work. Have kept correct record

FOREST AND STREAM

967

,j— 1 ■- —

line, place, quantity and different kinds of fish caught,
jgrring that time I have taken 593 black bass ; 105 rock
»hj ; 30 pike and 43 chub, making a total of 770 fish
Onight, an average of 51J fish per day. Have also caught
miring this time catfish, suckers, pickerel and other kinds
i fish by trolling and still fishing and by spearing enough
to run this number up among the thousands.

Arkansas— Jaclcsonport, Dec. 21th. — The dry weather
'which brought White River to its lowest known stage and
dried up many lakes, of course nearly ruined our fall fish¬
ing In a few lakes, fed by springs, good sport has been
enjoyed with the black bass, speckled perch (eroppie), and
pickerel. As the water is now high and muddy, the jack
salmon (Stizosledian amerieana), which here takes the
bait only in cold weather, will probably escape the usual
draft made upon him by our local Waltonians. The shad
fry, placed in our river by the United States Fish Com¬
mission some years ago, have not yet been heard from.

Sammon Roe.

FISH SWALLOWING FISH.

There are better flsh in the inK bottle than were ever caught out of
it.— O r.n Pbovbbb Adapted.

That a fish diet is productive of brains has hitherto
been a theory. It is now a demonstrated fact. Anglers
as a matter of course eat the fish they catch ; and ang¬
lers, the intelligent reader of this journal has already
observed, are a class of men who wear very large hats.
We lost sight of this important fact when we inaugur¬
ated the “Fish Swallowing Fish” competition. We
made our conditions entirely too broad, and as a conse¬
quence we have been quite overwhelmed with the ready
responses. The time allowed for mailing the stories ex¬
pired January 1st, but the manuscripts already on hand
before that date were so Voluminous and have been so
generously supplemented by others received since, that
we find it impossible to put into effect our original inten¬
tion of publishing the last installment to-day, The end
is not yet. Next week we shall conclude them, for we
have a rich store of other matter which is awaiting its
turn in thiB department,

The letters come from all points of the compass and
from all sorts of people. Here is ah ingenuous story from
a little fellow which we publish just as it comes to us : —
RlvBRDAlE, N. Y., Dec. ltilh, 181#.

dear Mr. editer:

Bruther reeds yure paper sumtlmes, and wun day told me their
- was a prise of a big: fish hook for a story about a fish swallerin
another fish, so ide rite and tell you wat i saw last summer in the
mountunes wliure .their w was a Pond. 1 had sum tin fishes wot
you swim in a basin for my burthda with little maguuts in thare
mouths, and won da 1 was in a bote on thepondand thot ide swim
them in the water but prety sune a big fish jumped and swallow
ed won rite down i dont think it tasted very good do you.

Willie James.

Oneida, N. Y., Dec. 21th, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream

My friend Nowbouse has a story which he is in doubt whether
to call a fish story, or a dog story. He owns a splendid woodcock
dog. While hunting one day near a stream, the dog suddenly
made a point from the bank directly into the stream. My friend
saw nothing but a large pickerel swimming leisurely away from
the shore. He shot it, and the dog instantly plunged in and
trleved it, when on opening the fish a fine woodcock was found
inBide. D- E- S.

U' Pleasant Plains, N. Y., Dee. 20th, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream.—

While fishing through the ice for pickerel, this morning, in
Long Pond, the rag was swiftly jerked off the bush. On pulling
up, found the minnow had swallowed a five-pound pickerel,
whioh contained the last numberof Forest and Stream with the
leaf turned down at "Fish Swallowing Fish." Cart. Clavton.

Indianapolis, lnd., Dec. 341ft, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream

>' you say you are waiting to hem from a man in Indianapolis
before you award the big fish-hook. I wonder if you mean
I don't k«ow much about fish swallowing other fish. Lasts
mer while fishing in Pearl Lake, fifteen miles from 8t. Cloud,
caught a pickerel which had two Inches of a snake's tail sticking
out of its mouth. The entire snake measured seventeen inches.
Last Ootober, while fishing in Spring Lake, twelve miles south of
Pekin, 1 noticed that the willow trees along the bank were gir¬
dled about three feet above the water. Captain Warren O’Haven
told me it was done by the pickerel. If anybody else than O’Haven
had told me I should have hesitated about repeating the story,

G. C. H.

CAZENOVIA, N, Y., Dec. mh, 1879.

V1 Editor Forest and Stream —

About two years ago I was fishing off the wharf at St. Augus¬
tine, Fla., with a line upon which were several hooks baited with
pieces of liver. Thinking I had a bite I hauled in rather suddenly ,
when I discovered upon one of the hooks the entire eye of some
luckless fish who had got in the way of the ascending hook. Not
taking the trouble to remove the eye I cast my line again, when
in a short time I caught upon the selfsame hook, the identical fish
which had lost the eve. This X know to be a fact, by fitting fin
eye in ibe lately lacerated socket. Here you see was a fish trying
to eat his own eye. Next. S. Down.

\V Cleveland, 0., Dec, 10th, 1879.

'Editor Forest and Stream

I feel it a duty to put on record the following facta :

In September, 1849, while the Lake Superior propeller, on which

I was returning from a trip to Marquette, stopped an hour or two
at Mackinac Island, I stretched my limbs by strolling down on ihe
gravelly beach, when jnstat that tine, a set-line fisherman came
in with a boat load of “ Mackinaw " trout. I had no sooner jumped
uboard his boat than he looked at me enquiringly and said
youa doctor?” No! Why do yon ask? Isaid. "’Cause I want
some naturulfoolest. to 'vestigate and explain this 'ere eu'rosity

I I ried to put on the look and air of a naturalist, and he imme¬
diately took from under some old sails what appeared to he
huge monster — a real double fish.

“Thar that busts me. How's that ’are?”

I investigated with this result. On the reefs he had set lines
strung with hooks about two or three feet apart, baited with
herring weighing from six to eight ouuces. A trout weighing
just eleven pounds had swallowed a herring bait and hook, an¬
other trout weighing just forty-five pounds and one half, had
swallowed the eleven pound trout, so that nothing but its head
Isible, and a spotted pike had swallowed the tail part of the
forty-five and a half pound trnutto the hack fin, which weighed
just sixteen pounds, and they were all three olive when the fish¬
erman took them Into his boat, X.

Annapolis, Md„ Dec. 29 (ft, 1879.

Editor Forest ami Stream:—

1 furnish you the following facts, seen by myself and two well-
known gentlemen of this vicinity while fishing in and above
Severn River, last summer : While one of onr party. Dr. H. ,wos
sculling the boat in .Brewei-'s Creek, Dr. W. C-and myself were
trolling for rook fish— time, 6:40 A.M. Dr. O. being- well up in the
bow of the boat, threw his lino ahead on the starboard bow, and It
barely struck the water before it was dragged beneath the surface
and his utmost strength was exerted to draw above water his
Hue, without breaking his rod, but without success. Dr. H. and
myself immediately “ staked down ” and went to the assistance of
Dr. O., who by this time was in a feat-fnl state of excitement, not
knowing what lie had struck, but certain that he had a whopper,
he expressed himself. We attempted to haul In the line
hand, but did not succeed. We could see innumerable flashes of
light beneath the water, and finally Dr. II. divested himself of his
clothing and quietly dropped over on the port-quarter, determin¬
ed to see what held the line of Dr. C. Whon ho returned to the
surface he begged us to join him in the water and see for our¬
selves an astonishing sight. We entered the water and we actu¬
ally saw a roclc with (he lioolt in his mouth diving over and
der a sunken log, several tiiues-repeating the operation, while
two companions held the line beyond the log, in their mouths,
while the captive was exerting hiinBelf to become free, and wbioli
he accomplished while we were watching him. the line
finally detaohed from the log by Dr. H., in whose possession it
now is, and can be seen by any one desiring proof of this occur¬
rence. G. Asodtas.

Drop that line down this way. Indeed we regret now
that we have not required all such tangible evidences of
the truth of these narratives to be forwarded to us. But
what a bizarre collection they would make.

New Hampton, Dec, 21th, 1870.

Editor Forest and Stream

In the month of April, 1875, my little brother, with a couplo of
other boys, was sailing a toy yacht- on the mill pond near where
we then lived. The yacht was secured by a cotton string, and the
boys would let it sail out, and when out would haul it back at
pleasure. The string had been broken in two or three places
and the ends where the knots were tied had become frayed. After
the boys had played some little time the sails of the yacht got
wet anditcouldnot sail so well. Impatiently trying it several
times, the one holding the string began to haul it q uiekly in, which
ile the knot “ bob ” on the water, when a brook trout darted
one of the knots and whirling just as he caught it in his teeth
wound it around Ills gills several times securely binding himself.
On landing him he proved to be wound up so tightly that he was
nearly dead. He weighed nearly half a pound. C. E. D.

This contest is assuming an international character.
Several foreign countries are yet to be heard from, but we
believe no nation is so rash as to compete with America
in manufacturing narratives of large size. We are gener
ally conceded to be ahead in “big” things. “Caput
Vise ” sends an amusing accuntof fishing for whales with
a big rubber man for bait, and after angling unsuccess¬
ful for a long time, finally luring the monsters by tying
a white choker about the neck of the rubber man bait.
The following is from the same pen : —

o,..,,— New York, Dec. 24(ft, (1870.

Editor Forest and Stream
Without the least expectation of winning the prize I beg to say
that there Is in Havana a man by the name of Jimenez, who,
part of his business, makes war upon the sharks that infest the
coast of Cuba. He gets from the government a specified sum of
money for each shark he kills, and makes oil out of their liver
hich, I am told, he sells to druggists.

One night on visiting his line from shore, he found It greatly
agitated: there was a terrible commotion at the other end of it,
and seeing that everything was safe, he ieftforhome. Earlytlie
next morning he found things quieter than at his previous visit,
and went to work to haul irj his catch. It was a fellow
feet in length,- and on the line, in front of its nose, was the head
of another shark. This was the way it happened: A shark had
swal.owed the hook and straggled to getloose. The other sharks
by it tried vivisection oh the prisoner, and as it objected to their
familiarity, it caused the commotion above mentioned. The
caught had not been eareful where it used itB .knife, and came
upon the hook.

The sea-baths at Havana are large squares out in the lime stone
lining the shore, and In one of these the fish was placed. I saw
floating on its back more than half dead, and itjbad thrown up
piece of liver belonging to the first shark. CA Per Yus.

Indianapolis, lnd., Dec. 31st, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream

The black bass has afforded me more sport than any other
variety of the finny tribe, and of all the localities I have
tried, San Antonio, Texaa, takes the lead. Some ten years ago
was fishing in whiteley's Hole, on the Leona, about ten miles
fromSan Antonio, and hadgreatsport untilmy attendant lost the
minnow bucket. I had “ been there before,” and was not much

worried, but told the darkey to briDg me a grasshopper, which
put on to the hook, and dropped In near the shore. It had hardly
struck the water when it was taken by a small roaoh; a goggle-
eye took the roach, whioh, in turn, was taken by a. black b
huge enough to make some play before landing. I was reeling
him in when a blue catfish took the bass. Then there was fun.
After playing the catfish for a few minutes, somewhat exhausted,
he made directly for a huge boulder in the centre of the pool, and
just as he reached the skeltered spot was captured by a Texas
mud-cat. Such a time! Ahundred yards of line was nowhere.
Up and down the bank of that pool 1 went, following ihe move¬
ments of that cat, I didn't care for the fish, but the line was
nearly all out, andl could not get another silk line in that part of
the country, so J did my level best. I worked with that brute of
a mud-catfrom 111 o'clock A. M. until 2i e. M., when he began to
weaken, and show himself on top of the water. I began to feel
happy. To add to my pleasure, the fish gradually approached

the shore. Those fish were mine ; I knew it ; but to make assur¬
ance doubly sure, I oalled onthe darkey for the carbine (always
went "heeled” when fishing in Texas— everybody does, or did
then). I Intended to shoot that mud-cat : laid the rod upon the
bank, reel open and free to run, and took the carbine In band,
Just then an aUigator took the fish. 1 shot the alligator; and the
darkey, with the help of a couple of Mexicans, who were passing
by, go t them all out of the water. The alligator measu red set en
and a half feet in length; the mud-cat weighed forty-five pounds
and seven ounces; the blue-cat twelve and aquarter pounds ; the
black bass three pounds and five ounces; the goggle-eye one
quarter of a pound ; and the roaoh one ounce and a quarter. The
grasshopper was mashed. I got them all. Grinqo.

NASHUA, N. H., Dec . 20tft, 1S70.

Editor Forest and Stream

Eagle Lake is a beautiful sheet of water in the central part of
the State ; it derives its name from the fact that every season
large -numbers of the white-headed eagle’s nest In the tall dead
trees whioh line its shores, attracted no doubt by the fish with
which the waters of the lake are well-stocked. It abounds In pick¬
erel ; and I usually find time to spend every summer in fishing
for them, and right good sport I find it. In the summer of 1876 I
was camped od the shore of this lake, where I had enjoyed a week
of excellent sport. Toward sunset 1 thought 1 would try them
just once more for the last time. I used a Duel spoon which had
beeu broken, and which I had repaired myself in rather a bu ng-
Hng but original manner. 1 made a cast, struck a large fish, and
was reeling him in, when, to my astonishment, down swooped one
of those large white-headed eagles, and in a jiffy was oil wilh my
fish, spoon, and ten or a dozen feet of my line. When my wonder
had abated, I rowed back to camp hoping that the thieving rascal
had got something now that would stick in his crop.

Now for the sequel. Two year3 afterwards, in the summer of
1878, 1 was camped on the shores of Boghus Lake, Oxford County
Maine. It Is a small body of water surrouned by rugged bills and
hidden by a dense growth ot spruce. Itwas full of trout, and such
trout- they were very, very large. My guide was confident that
white man bnthimself had ever visited the lake, and bad kept
all knowledge of its discovery a secret for the benefit of his
patrons. I was the first man that he had taken to It. Opposite
camp, on the other side of the lake, was a oove In which we
noticed some of the largest bull-frogs we had ever seen— larger
even than those of Umbagog, which are enormous. One morning
Eli, the guide, was down by the shore of the lake, dressiog some
fish for breakfast, when a most unearthly sound greeted my ears
Thinking that perhaps BU had been attacked by some wild beast.

I rusbed to his assistance. Half way to the water I met hfmlu a st ale
of great excitement. To my enquiry, What’s up?" he replied
that a bull moose was chasing a bald-headed eagle across the
lake. Wishing to see so unusual arace X went down to the land¬
ing, and there, sure enough, was a large eagle closely pursued by
a strange looking creature, which was only a few feet behind it,
and which was emitting the most doleful sounds as It pursued the
unfortunate bird. Suddenly the sounds ceased, and the pursuer
suDkout of sight. The eagle hovered over the siiot a few mo¬
ments, then slowly settled to the surface. We jumped in’fo our
canoe and paddled to the spot where wo had lastseen the eagle. To
r surprise nothing was to he seen but a buneh of white fcath-
!, which T proceeded to pick up, when 1 found that 1 had hold
of the head of a white-headed eagle. He struggled fiercely ; and It
only by the united effort of Eli and myself that we lifted him
into the boat; but, good heavens! what had we got? H had the
head and wings of a bird, and the body and tall of a fish. We put
for the shore with, our queer fish or bird, and upon closer inspec¬
tion found our monster to be a white-headed eagle partially
swallowed by an immenso trout. The trout was very, very large,
and had gorged the eagle up to the wings, which prevented the
eagle from totally disappearing down his gullot. The feathers of
the eagle had covered the head of the trout so, at first we could not
tell where the trout began, or the bird left off. In a few moments
bad freed the eagle from the jaws of the trout, when we no'e
tioed a cord attached to the eagle’s foot, and still connecting the
fated bird to the father of all trout. We cut open the trout, and
in its capacious maw we found an enormous bull-frog securely
hooked through the hack by my long lost Bnel spoon-hook,
which I recognized by the peculiar manner in which it had been'
repaired. 1 am inclined to think that, after the eagle had stolen
my fish at Eagle Lake, the line had got knotted about his leg, that
feeling like the fox that bad lost his tail, and could not make it
the fashion for foxes to have their tails cut off, he had sought this
secluded spot to pass in solitude his miserable days. Sailing over
Bull-Frog Cove the hook had caught in the back of a mighty bull¬
frog, which was ruthlessly dragged along by the eagle in its flight
despite its doleful croaks, making a capital bait for I he trout, and
appearing to us to be chasing the bird, instead of being dragged
along after It. But this is only conjecture. Talking over the
events of the day by our camp Are, Ell remarked, " Truly truth is
a stranger to fiction." Webb.

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BREAKING DOGS WITH COLD LEAD.

FROM the following queries of subscribers we would
imagine that, to make certain dogs perfectly con¬
trollable, the finishing touches can only be put on by
sprinkling the animals, at certain and uncertain ranges,
with the various sizes of small shot. Here is what they
Bay: —

I have a fine pointer with a good nose, perfectly staunch. Hie
only fault isthat Uels very fast, and Ioannot keep him near me
Will shooting do him good?

My setter works well on quail this season, but when she sees a
rabbit, off she goes. 1 have tried whipping her, but cannot oure
her of the habit. Would you advise me to shoot her? Will that
stop her ?

No, we cannot advise you to run the risk of maiming
your dogs, because they have not been properly handled
in the first place. In a long and varied experience we,
of course, recall a number of instances where more or less
cruelty has been exhibited by the owners and breakers of
high-spirited, as well as unruly dogs. Botlvin cold blood,
with a view to correcting their faults, and in anger, have
we seen dogs shot at ; and never with the same result.

Supposing that the temperament of every dog was
alike, the attempt to sting, and not injure in the shoot¬
ing, is a very uncertain operation. How often have dogs

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racing wide of the guns turned their heads at the mo¬
ment the triggers were drawn, and received the rattling
charges in their faces. One of the finest field dogs we
ever saw was blinded in this way. The poor, intelligent
brute looked for his master’s signal, only to receive the
lead which ruined him forever as a field companion. And
so it turned out — as if anything could make matters
worse— that the dog bad never heard the calling whistle,
his master being away to leeward, and the high wind
and splashing water had carried the sound away. Then
came the dog groping his way along, with a whimper¬
ing moan, which seemed to Bay : " Why did you ever fill
my heart so full, and then come in like Death, and tear
away the objects of my love? How blind I am ! How
helpless and aim e !”

Dogs, however, are vastly different in their tempera¬
ment, and the shooting process is by no means a cure all,
Where it will check some wildly ranging dogs and teach
them a lesson for days and weeks to come, it will terrify
and bewilder others, who will drag themselves in to heel,
refusing to venture forth again. Then there are run¬
aways who will leave for the uttermost parts of the earth
the instant the charge patters on their flanks, and are
gun-shy for all time to come, And again there are dogs
who seem not to mind the broadsides poured into them,
and continue in their wild running. An illustration of
the latter trait we once saw while woodcock shooting
with a party of friends, one of whom was the owner of a
Southern bred pointer. The dog was what is called a
"natural dog," that is, he was not trained in the least,
but he possessed the faculty' of being alternately staunch
and unsteady. Master Sport’s first performance was to
leave us on the edge of the swamp and absent himself for
over an hour, when he returned with a somewhat festive
twinkle in his eye. He had evidently been pointing and
flushing the birds, much tohis owndelight. After Sport
had been remonstrated with through the medium of two
dog whips and a remnant of an old foot log, the party
proceeded on their way, perhaps a little depressed in
spirits. Soon the prodigal winded a bird— which he then
deliberately flushed. Three barrels were launched at the
dog before the race had fairly commenced. The smoke
cleared away ; the woodcock was somewhat ahead and
"Sporty” a good second , Up the narrow swale they
went, turned, and then came down again. During their
absence it had been agreed that as one of the party was
the best shot the honor of the shooting devolved upon
him. As the dog swept past, not over thirty-five yards
away, a chorus ot “ come in Sport ” arid two more charges
were sent after him. Little did he heed, but on he went.
Why he was not killed is a mystei-y. He chased the
bird until he lost it and then returned, wagging his tail
and licking the blood which was pouring like a shower
bath from his well riddled sides. The dog was never shot
at again, but was left to chase his birds evermore in peace.

With the knowledge of these facts before us, we can¬
not consistently advise our enquirers to shoot at their
dogs. Even supposing that they could be insured to es¬
cape all serious injury, as Sport did, we consider it to be
the wrong means to bring about the desired result.
Good, judicious training, assisted by the use of check-
cords of various lengths, with collar and whip, will in
time remedy these faults if anything will. Again, sup¬
posing that the shooting was a suro cure, many dogs
would in one season he crippled and maimed forever.
We warn all of the craft from this cruelty for all time
to come.

NORTH CAROLINA FOX HUNTING.

Friday. Sept. 26th, closed our red l'ox sport of the week.
On tnat morning Brodnax proposed that I should accom¬
pany him part of the way home, moving up the Roan¬
oke as far as Robinson's Ferry, twelve miles, in search Of
other reds. At early dawn we were in the saddle and
equipped for the move. Our packs were in full life. We
kept the Eaton Ferry road some two miles above my
residence, to a field well known as the " scratch field,"*’
This name was acquired from an incident in my red fox
hunting, worthy of note. Many years since I invited
Brodnax, Win. S. King, Col. Edmonds, Col. S. B. Tucker
and John B. Putney to visit me and bring their respec¬
tive packs to run a famed red fox, famed for his speed,
bottom and color. As on such occasions, we had a pro¬
per arrangement of everything, and quite early moved
up the Roanoke and soon bad the red on his feet, and
nimbly did he use them. His usual run was from my
house to Robinson’s Ferry, twelve miles, and thence
back to Gaston, eighteen miles. This lim was made
twice with marked spirit by huntsmen and hounds.
But on his third run down Sir. Putney stopped at the
eorner of this field, and while there, and before he could
hear a single note of the pack on their return from be¬
low, the red passed entirely through it, stopped a mo¬
ment, scratched up the earth, and then moved leisurely
on. When we got to this point Mr. Putney told us the
circumstance, and it being near night we gave Up the
run, terribly weary and with no spirit to talk over the
incidents of the day. Two of the party have passed
away since then, and Col, Ned Edmond's and John B.
Putney, qoble huntsmen, are now at all our meetings of
this character favorably mentioned and thought of.

When Brodnax and myself arrived at this field, allu¬
sion was made to the past and the incidents of that day
gone over. We passed through the scratch field without
striking a trail. Our dogs were all full of spirit and
hunted wide. Before getting through the enclosure the
whole pack broke out in full cry. indicative of a sight
race, doubling the game once or twice in the woods.

FOREST AND STREAM.

We both stood motionless, undecided as to the game,
Nor were we relieved by the thundering cry. The cross¬
ing of the track by my Monitor, who runs only a fox, set
us at ease. But the pack had then moved up the Roan¬
oke, and with such speed that we could not hear them.
I, however, dashed forward to Mount Misery, and on
the ridge road opposite the Collar Bone met most of the
hounds returning. I heard the horn of adeer hunter, and
supposing his dogs had produced the confusion, I blew
and made a rapid circle, arousing all the dogs. When
Brodnax came up he stated that one of his dogs came to
him with a piece of hark around his neck which he had
put iu his pocket without examining particularly. lie
then did so, and found a part of the fox’s brush tied to it.
We soon searched up the huntsman and got the fox.

Gaston, A. G., Dec., 1879. T. G. T.

OUR LONDON LETTER.

Editor Forest and Stream

In my last letter to you I ventured on a few remarks
on the subject of mange. At tbe time I wrote them, I
thought to myself, "perhaps my Yankee friends may
take^umbrage at my presuming to play the ’mentor.”’
They have not, however, so that in my future letters, I
shall not hesitate to now and then give a hint or two
on kennel management as conducted here in Merrie Eng¬
land. I always read your broad sheet almost from begin¬
ning to end, especially, and with pleasure, your fishing
and shooting yarns, and I often get an idea that sets me
a thinking from your correspondence columns. America
must be a grand country for sport in a broad way. Here,
when you go out, you are never sure of a good bag, and
often you don’t get a nibble you could swear by. Up
north, in my own country it is different. If you can
make a cast at all, or have ever learned to swing a flail
without caving in the stern posts of your skull, you are
always suro of a decent basket of trout, or a bonnie fat
salmon, and maybe two if you have luck. There is no
camp life, however, unless you choose to make camp
life of it ; and none of that wild adventure which gives,
in my opinion, such a charm to rural sport in America.
In Scotland when your day’s work is over, hungry but
happy you take up your rod and toddle back to your
hotel, generally a building of palatial appearance, even
though there he not a house bigger than a shanty within
miles of it, and as a lade the wilder the scenery — and I’ve
no need to tell your readers how grandly beautiful is the
scenerv of the Scottish Highlands— the wilder the scen¬
ery, I say, the better is the hotel. You wash your hands
and change your socks, and after just a wee drop of
mountain dew — the wine of those regions — you sit down
to a dinner, the very sight of which makes your face
sunny with smiles. There is many a bosky glen in Scot¬
land, their braes green fringed with waving birch, or
tasseled with yellow broom and fragrant furze, with
streamlets wimpling through them, that the Yankee vis¬
itor to these islands might do worse than spend a week
at, unless, indeed he objects to the carol of hiverackhigli
in the air, the song of the Untie in the whins, peace and
quiet all day, mountain trout for dinner, an honest land¬
lady and a bonnie lass to wait upon him. If he doe3 not
object to any or all of of these things, he can drop me a
note before he leaves the almighty Republic. I’ll be happy
to give him addresses. .

It is thawing here to-day, sir ; that is more than it lias
been doing for many a, day. We have had an early and
rigorous winter. Happily, I, for one, was not unprepared
for it, for, with the recollection of the specimen of sum¬
mer you sent us, I had no hopes of much mercy for the
winter months.

*• When biting- Boreas fell and doure,

Sharp shivers thro’ the leafless bower,

When l'li rebus gios a short-lived glow r,

Far south the lift;

Dim davVning through the flaky shower,

Or whirling drift.”

No t and I had plenty of straw, and soft meadow hay in
the kdt. We in tins country find wheaten straw best m
summer, and oaten in winter, the latter being softer and
looser, and therefore warmer. But during the. extreme
frost, washing down the kennel decks would have been
highly dangerous. All mess was constantly removed; dry
earth, sawdust, and disinfectants freely used, and oceans
of bedding supplied. The animate had plenty ol exercise ;
somewhat more food than usual, with supper at six for
big dogs ; puppies, a little milk or broth about 10 o’clock.
Treated thus, they have been as happy as Icings, and never
once barked at night.

A controversy has been going on in some of the sport¬
ing papers, regarding the best and cheapest biscuit for
dogs Rev. Mr. McDouna tried to introduce some German
stuff, which, cheap as it is, I am told will not keep long.
The gentleman’s intentions were no doubt good ; but we
Englishmen are like cows, wo like to smell a thing before
we swallow it, whether it he statement of fact, or a dog
biscuit. And we’ve been so long used to good old Spratt,
that we wouldn't throw them aside for the world. The
Germans offered ns kings ; we took them because the
Stuarts turned out a bad lot. When Spratt’s patent turn
out a bad lot of biscuit, then we’ll cut them, and order
our cakes from the Fadevland— but I guess not before.

There has been the usual amount of growling tliisyear
after the "great” Birmingham show. In my opinion,
however, there was less cause. The judging, on the
whole, was good, with the ordinary slips and overlaps,
of course. The committee are learning civility to the
press. The dogs, however, are still far too crowded. At
Brighton I entered the dog show as the representative of
a foreign press, although doing work for an English
journal. I entered as your reporter, and received eivd-
Uy and a ticket to spare. At Birmingham I did not dare
for fear of the refusal of a free pass. The amount of
hospitality shown to a stranger in England decreases as
you retire inland, till about Nottingham and the regions
round about, they, instead of bread, give you a stone.
"Be he a stranger, ’Any?” Bill will remark— " Aye,
Bill, he be.” ’Arry will reply, “ ’Eave ’arf a brick at his
l) _ —y ’ead then." This is riot new, but it is true.

Your railway companies, 1 find, are Uot a whit more
kind or obliging to canine passengers than ours are.
What does all this reel tape about consuls’ certificates
mean ? I’ll never forget the first time I visited your, con¬
sul here. 1 was told I must have three invoices, and
make a declaration. I declare solemnly at that time 1
didn't kr"w what the dickens an invoice was, and a pro¬

fessional friend whom I consulted was just as g£^ A.*
Finally my family grocer solved the mystery. It ’gon-r^c
bill of lading, after all. I sent out the other day a <nty-\ (
English mastiff. I am told he created no small sensJt a
at New York, He struggled through the customs, aflai ‘ - ,
now creating a sensation at Montana, but his little bite®
the companies for bis passage between New York n
that territory was one hundred and fifty dollars ! ,e
The Scotch collie bitch Lassie, which I exported, Iff1®
glad to see took first at St. Louis. I bred her. She is out
of the celebrated Trio, and bas the best blood of this
country in her veins. This is a dull time here in the
canine world. My next letter I hope will be more in¬
teresting. A happy new year to you and your readers.

Gordon stables, M.D., R.N,

Squirrel Dog.— Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 23rd, 1879.— In
hunting the wily fox squirrel in the thick bottoms cf this
country a dog is of great assistance in squirrel shooting.
He finds them in the woods, drives them into the briers
and catches them when wounded. The best dog I ever
had for this purpose was a large sized Scotch terrier. A
cross between terrier and hound will make excellent dogs
for this sport, also for coons, possums and rabbits.

J.0.B,

Eastern Field Trials Club.— A meeting of the East¬
ern Field Trials Club was held in this city last Tuesday,
at which the discussion of the protests in the last field
trials were discussed. Dr. Fleet Spier, of Brooklyn, the
owner of St. Elmo and Romeo, claimed second prize in
brace stakes. Dr. William Jarvis, of Claremont, N. H.,
claimed first prize in brace stakes for his red Irish setters
Raleigh and Lorna. This was awarded, it will be remem¬
bered, to Glen and Ned. The two protests were not sus¬
tained by the Club.

A resolution was then adopted limiting the number of
entries in the puppy stakes to be run next autumn to
twenty -five ; their ages to be not above eighteen months ;
the prizes to he $100, $50, $25 and $15 ; entry fee, $15 ;
forfeit, $10. In the all-aged stakes entries will he limited
to fifty ; prizes, $200, $100, $50 and $25. In the brace
stakes the prizes are $250, $125 and $75. Entry fees and
forfeits in last two stakes the same as in the puppy stakes.
The nursery stakes are open to puppies under one year of
age at date of trial ; prizes. $60, $40 and $20 ; entry fee,
$10 ; forfeit, $7. 50. The nursery stakes will be ran on the
first day of the trial.

The club also offer a piece of silver plated, of the value
of $100, to be selected by tbe winner and to be contested
for only by members of the club ; for dogs of any age ;
contestants to handle their own dogs. For this the entry
fee is ten per cent, of the value of the prize, and the en¬
tries are not limited.

Monday, Nov. 29th, was decided upon as the day for
beginning the trials. Tuesday, the 13th inst., at six
o’clock, was named as the day for the meeting to elect
officers for the ensuing year. The following gentlemen
were elected members of the club : Erdmann A. Herz-
berg, New York ; John B. Goodwin, Norwich, Conn.; T.
N. Hall, J. G. Heckscher, H. Geiger, and Charles Hec-k-
scher,

—The bench show of dogs which it was proposed to
hold in connection with the exhibition of the Western
New York Fanciers’ Society, at Albany, Jan. 20th, has
been postponed for lack of room.

Str§ andj/titpying.

SNARING A DEER.

SOME years ago, with a number of gentlemen, I spent
a considerable time in a section of country known

i a consiaerauio imiw iu a dcl-uai.hl cuumir
is the “ rice lands,” and having an abundance of leisure
ye devoted much of our time to hunting. Many pleas-
mt and interesting incidents occurred, some of which, as
rou find space for them, I will furnish for your excellent
ournal.

The section referred to was almost in its primitive con-
lition, and abounded in lakes, rivers and swamps, with
,-ast. pathless forests almost untrodden by man, and iu
.vhiehgameof all kinds was abundant — almost "stacked”
ip. Each one of us might justly be termed a fair shot,
md we were certainlv eager, if not very discriminating
sportsmen. Shortly after locating ourselves we began an
Extensive and thorough survey of our surroundings,
winging into play for our use all the intelligence and
mow ledge of the "rice hands” with which we fre-
juently met. For awhile we could scarcely understand
inything they would say, but eventually we became used
;o their urimitive ways and talk, and passed many pleas-
mt hours listening to their incredible stories, told with
;o much earnestness as to leave no doubt as to their own
lelief in them. , _ , .

One exciting incident I will relate now. One evening,
while enjoying our pipes and relating our hunting ex¬
periences. tbe subject of snaring deer was brought up,
iome of tile party declaring it impossible, contending
that deer were far too intelligent and too wary to be en¬
trapped ; others, again, declaring its frequent occurrence.
Die discussion waxed warm, and finally it was deter¬
mined that we would make a trial of it for the satisfac¬
tion of all, the entire arrangements being left in the

tiands of myself and Joe Th - .

Intending to give the matter a fair trial, we made our
preparations with great care. After scouring the woods
Cor several miles we selected a broad sandy knoll, where
jould be seen thousands of deer tracks. This knoll was
ion nded on the south and west by large bodies of water,
wid north aud east by a dense forest. After a little
search we found a large oak with a sufficient but not too
arge quantity of mistletoe. We felled the tree and eare-
’uliv removed all except a few buncheB of mistletoe,
which we left in one spot. (We had known pothunters
:o cut down a mistletoe tree and then, after nightfall,
secrete themselves near and shoot tbe unsuspecting deer
is they came to feed upon their favorite food, and hence
pur selection of bait.) Next we formed a slip-loop at one
Hid of a half -inch rope, the other end of which was
securely fastened to an adjacent tree. The mistletoe re¬
maining cm the tree was in such situation that a deerm
feeding would necessarily have to reach upward, and
iround tins mistletoe was arranged the slip-loop, and in
such manner that a little shaking of the bushes would
-ause the fall of the rope. A deer in f eedmg would reach

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. ; vard through the loop, the act of feeding on the

-.shea would shake them enough to throw the rope,

hich latter would necessarily encircle the neck of the
iniinal. Having completed our work and carefully re¬
moved all ** sign.” we returned and reported progress.

The next afternoon we rode over and made an observa¬
tion, but failed to find a deer hung by the neck, and at
night, gathered around the fire, we had good-humoredly
to put up with considerable jeering from our incredulous
comrades. However, the next day we were rewarded for
our pains and care by finding a "buck— a very king in
size — securely fastened by the antlers, instead of around
the neck. Either the loop was too small or the wide-
spreading antlers were too large ; anyhow there stood the
buck, securely fastened. In his efforts to get away he
had run to and fro around the tree to which the rope
was fastened so often as to make a “ circus ring,” digging
quite a trench with his sharp hoofs. He was completely
tired out, and stood panting from his unwonted exertion,
all the fire gone from his magnificent eyes, the very pic¬
ture of dumb despair.

But now, here is where came in the laugh which our
fellows enjoyed at our expense. Feeling sure that if we
snared a deer it would be dead by the time we reached
it, we had left our guns at home ; but even now we felt
no need of them, for from the thoroughly used-up ap¬
pearance of the buck we thought there would be no diffi¬
culty in managing him, Joe even suggesting that we lake
the end of the rope and lead "him triumphantly home.
All this while we wore approaching the deer, and just as
I reached out my hand to secure the rope, like a flash of
lightning the fire returned to his eyes, his mane bristled
up, he made a jump to get beyond my reach, the rope
broke, and in less time than I take to write it the deer was
out of sight in the forest. Nevor were two mortals so
sorely, so terribly disappointed. I sat right down on the
sand, and for ten minutes not a word was uttered by
either of us. At last we examined the tree, and we found
the rope bad been worn to a frazzle. The old fellow had
been frightened into new strength by our approach, and
found no difficulty iu breaking the rope, carrying away
with him at least eighteen feet.

Although we had to stand any amount of chaffing, we
had verified our assertion that a deer could be snared.
In a short time the mishap became generally known, and
after that for a time we could hear occasionally of some
one having crossed the trail of this buck with the rope
dragging on the ground. At last one day a gentleman
living a few miles distant rode over and presented us with
the rope. He had been out on a still-hunt the day pre¬
vious and -was so fortunate as to hag the old fellow.

Washington, D. C. Hair-Trigger.

CAPTURING A MOOSE.

SOME years ago a party of four of us started out from
Richardson farm on Mollychunkamunk Lake for a
moose hunt in the month of March, going northwest
up the lake and toward the Cupsuptuc beyond. We
struck signs about noon, after having travelled some ten
or twelve miles on snow-shoes, there being about four
feet of snow.

That night we had killed the old mother moose and
dressed her off, and had the skin, for our bed in the snow
and the marrow bones to roast, and some of her steak to
fry.

Early the following morning we started the calf up the
mountain on a brisk chase, our. crew being all fresh as
well as the dogs, and soon brought him to. This moose-
yard contained but these two. On coming up with this
youngster he broke loose from the dogs and made agrand
run down the side of the mountain toward the level
country, but we were able to keep within easy range of
him, and as the snow-shoeing was excellent we deter¬
mined after a short consultation to capture him alive if
possible. One of our party, Gideon Stone, was a man
over two hundred avoirdupois, and an active, courageous
hunter, well experienced in moose hunting. He started
with giant strides down the mountain after him, and in
less than half an hour jumped upon his neck audplunged
him into the snow and held him fast until the rest of us
came up. This was no baby moose to look at or handle ;
he stood quite six feet high — a long geared, slab-sided,
rough looking customer. After having tried in vain to
lead him, it being but a short distance across to where
we left the cow moose, we determined to tie him up in
his mother’s hide and sling him on poles and lug him out
to the lake, some three or four miles away. This ar¬
rangement took us until noon of the second day, when,
after eating our savory meal of fresh moose and bread,
we commenced operations. We soon found that we had
a big contract on our hands, for the weight of the moose
caused us to siuk to a great depth in the snow and soon
tuckered us out. We managed to get him some half or
thiee-fourths of a mile and had to give up this plan. It
was now nearly four o’clock in the afternoon, and we
held another confab and came to the conclusion to send
two men out to Rich’s farm, from whence we started, for
a moose sled. After they were gone we fixed up for
camping ourselves comfortably, by digging away the snow
with our snow-shoes and building a big fire, and built up
a pea of logs seven or eight feet high and just large
enough inside for the moose to turn around in, and laid
some poles across the top and let him loose in it, for it
was a bitter cold night and he would have frozen if left
confined.

About 10 o’clock the next day the two men returned
with the sled, and we were soon underway, taking turns
two at a time at the sled and the other two swamping
ahead, for his legs being so long we had to cut quite apath
through the woods to get along. We reached the farm
and housed our game in the barn that. niglil, after athree
days’ cruise of much hard labor and considerable excite¬
ment and fun. We found the moose would readily eat
com-fodder and oats, and eventually learned to eat hay.
He soon became quite docile, and was led out from the
lakes by one man some twenty miles, and after a time
was sold to a travelling menagerie for about fifty dollars.
Mr. Stone, who did the hardi st of the scrimmage, lias
since hunted several years in Washington. Territory, and
has lately gone to the good hunting ground beyond.
Bethel, Maine, Dec., 1879. J. G. R.

Foxes. — Connecticut is full of foxes this year. The
woods about Watertown, Litchfield County, are reported
to be infested with them.

to CToncsponacntsi.

No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications.

ti> i\. Easton, Pa.— We know nothing of the shell you speak of.
P. I,., Boston— Your dog is troubled with worms. Seo reply to
H. S. in this column.

W. W. H., Lowvffle, N. Y.— The insects were weevils, a common
insect infesting dry groceries.

.1. II. 8., Rockford, Hi— TIte fox terrier is a cross. The adver¬
tisement you refer to is New York City.

Owner, Albany.— Any of the yacht builders among our adver¬
tisers can supply you. Price perhaps 875.

Pickerel, Fall River, Mass— Advertise- under our kennel wants,
and you will receive the answers you need.

.T. A. B., Williamsburg, Pa— There is no better book on trout
culture than Livingston Stone’s “Domesticated Trout."

E. E. B„ Meadvffle, Pa.— Your dog Is afflicted with rheumatism.
See answer to C. A. F. in this column. Both cases are alike.

H, N., Boston, Mass.— TUc author of the “ History of the Cattle
Trade of the Great West," is J. 0. McCoy, Kansas City, Mo.

Deep Draft.— Cannot again explain the cutter rig. Invest a
few dollars for photos of English yachts and see for yourself.

J. W., Pittsburg, Pa.— An Irish setter pup five months old should
weigh about twenty-eight pounds. Of course the weight varies
very much.

A. F., Homer, N. Y.— Please inform me how to give Fowler's
Solution of Arsenic? Ans. With water in a spoon, and pour
down the dog's throat.

L. M. N., Philadelphia. — Will you please inform me through
your paper if there are any black and white G ordon setters ? Ans.
Black, white and tan.

L. A., Applobacli wille, Pa.— You can have your muzzle-loader
changed to a breech-loader by Clark A Sneider of Baltimore. Will
cost between 850 and $75.

A. C. F., Fernandiua, Fla— For rubber hunting stockings send
to Hod'gmau A- Co., 125, Broadway, or to Goodyeara's Rubber
Manut. Co., 488 Broadway, this city.

A. G., Fort Riley, Eans.— We used 1o know of a sporting paper
published in Canada sometime ago ; but we have not seeuitfor
mauy months and presume it has suspended.

A. F.,Wapalconeta, 0.— Does it make any difference in Bold trials
if the trainer speaks to his dogs in English, German. French or
any other language ? Ans. No, nor in deaf and dumb.

X. , Pittsburg, Pa.-Can you give me pedigree of Eugene's set¬
ter dog Jock, and of Patton’s Kate, well-known iu 1872? Ans.
We ure unable to do so, but perhaps some of our friends can .

Cricketer. San Franoisoo, Cal.— The clubs ot New York City
and vicinity, are the St. George’s, Manhattan, Staten Island, Col¬
umbia College, New York and Columbia; Newark and Paterson,
of New Jersey.

M. I., Custer City, Dakota.— The best book for you is J. H.
Batty's “ How to Hunt and Trap,” prfcB $1.50. Address the author
at Parkville, Long Island, N. Y. We should be glad to have some
notes from you.

A. P., Butler, Ind,— You will find much practical information
about the shooting grounds of the West, in the back volumes
of this paper, an d in future numbers also. See prospectus of our
Fish and Game Birectory.

L. R. Landy, So. Framingham, Mass— Is there any hook pub¬
lished in regard to training setters ? Ans. The book you want is
“The Dog,” by Dinks, Mayhow & Hutobinson, compiled and
edited by Frank Forester. Price S3. We can furnish it.

E. A. R., Baltimore.— We can vouch for Mr. Clapham’s sharpies
as equal to anything of the kind in model and build. Cost of
building very moderate. Black bass do go in schools; no doubt
those you saw were black bass. See Mr. Clapham’s advertise¬
ment.

J. C. P., Milwaukee, Wis.— What is tho best thing to do for my
dog’s’ weak eyes? They arc young black and tan puppies. Ans.
Wash (.heir eyesjvith a little tepid water three or four times a day.
If there is any discharge, better not interfere much at so early
an age.

Joseph, Halifax, N. S— We shall be glad to give ny assistance

in our power, and the fact that your name is not on oursubscription
books will not be considered. We take it for granted that if a
person wants an answer in these columns he must read the paper,
one week at least.

S. T. L., Apptebacksvffle, Pa— 1. By advertising in our Kennel
Wants you will be able to get the dogs you want. 2. You may
address Al. I. Gator, care of this office. The region about Titus¬
ville, Fla., and the country reached via that point, is probable the
best in Florida for trapping,

Y. R. A., New York.— We consider the sailing measurement of
the Keawanbaka Yacht Club about the best in vogue. Length
multiplied by beam. Will take up the subject later on. Length
is no criterion at ail. Might as well sail on diameter of hawse
hole, which would be just as rational.

J.D., Milwaukee. Wis.-KIng Charles’ spaniel Sankey was entered
in Westminster Kennel Bench Show, 1879, by L. N. Meyer, 15
Great Jones street, New York. Trieksey, by Clara, C. S. Long, 52
W est Thirty-seventh street, New York. A. Kistermann’s address
is 157 East Thirty-fifth street, New York.

(Sandy, Owen Sound, Ont.— 1. The maker is of ordinary merit,
but litis no reputation In this country. 2. You may use leather
wads, but no advantage gained. 3. For duck shooting, use No. 4
sho t ; for hares, grouse and squirrels, No. «. 4. The elite calibres
in general use for huntiugare from .38 to .41.

a ., Highland Park, III —You will find- in Dakota tho large game
common to tho West, deer, elk, boar, mountain sheep, eto.; geese,
ducks, sharp-tailed grouse, ruffed grouse, etc. Should advise you
to take a rifle. As the Indiums are in an unsettled state we can¬
not advise you so far ahead as next summer.

A. M., Mobile.— It is too late now to bring up the question, as
the prize has been awarded, and your protest against the other
yachts should have been sent to the judges immediately after the
nice. Our decision one way or the other would be inoperative,
and the evidence you send is not very Olcar.

C. F. M., Appleton City, Mo— I have a beautiful Esquimaux
bitch, lour mouths old, anil the last three or four days she has
coughed almost constantly. I think she has distemper. Bowels
and appetite all right? Ans. Keep your puppy dry and warm,
give dose of castor off, and watch for further developments.

E, D. W., Syracuse, N. Y. — In reply to your inquiry when the
Prat inaii'li was played between cricketers ofyour city and the St.
George’s of New York, we have the score of a “friendly match"
played ut your place on Monday, July 22d, 1814, the visitors win¬
ning by an innings and 53 runs. Sam. Wright, 38 ; Syrnc, 22, and
Wheateroft, 27.

H. A. B., Charleston. -1. Carver and Bogardus shoot with both
eyes open. 2. Three drachms of Curtis A Harvey’s gunpowder
are not equal to three and a quarter drachms of Orange, Dupont's
or Hazard's, of the same grade. 3. A fair load for a 12-guage,
7-pound breech-loader for quail shooting is three drachms pow¬
der, one and one-eighth ounces shot.

G. B. H., Newport, Ky.— 1. Tho material known as English twist
is now used only iu guns of inferior grade. It can be made equal
to Damascus steel, and was once so manufaeured and used by
Grub. ,The laminated has succeeded it iu the best guns of the
present. 2. The thread in the thread -wound cartridges is wound
outside of the tin and inside of the shell.

Ensign, Bradford, Pa.— The running from your dog’s ear is
caused by canker. Wash out with syringe, using castle soap and
tepid water, and pour in two or three times a day a small quantity of
the following solution : Sugar of lead, one scruple, mixed with one
ounce of water. Your dog Is also affected with mange, for which
there is no better admixture than the following : Bi-carbonate of
potash, one ounce; white vitriol, quarter ounce; sub-sulphur,
two ounces, and lard eight ounces. Rub well into the skin
morning and evening. Regular exereiso and low diet.

Enquirer, Attica, N. Y.— I lmve a pointer pup, ten months old,
which has had a dinrrhcea for three or four weeks. He is very
thin, and is almost nothing but skiu and bone. Ans. Your puppy
is probably suffering from- the effects of distemper. If he strains
much in his passages, give him an injection of a half to a tea-
spoonful of laudanum, thickened with starch water. If he does
not strain iiiiioh.ndminister the same internally. In either case,
twice a day. You should also, three times a day, give him a tome
pill, oomposed of two grains of sulphate of iron and two grains of
quinine. Have a druggist prepare the pills.

J. O. B., Boston. -Would advise yOU to devote the 8500 to the
purchase of a seeond-hand yacht in good condition, as you could
only have a small craft built for that sum; about twenty-two
feet water line, with hardly any cabin accommodations. Apply
to Manning's Yacht Agency. For Florida game see our back files ;
little game from July to October ; bay birds, rabbits, squirrel,
deer, alligators aud au occasional mosquito. An $85 Parker gun
will remain tight enough through its life. The Slooumloader has
given full satisfaction. To sell your second-hand breech-loader
write to Squires, 2 Cortlandt street, New York.

S. M. and Others.— The following “ sharpie rig” for canoes has
been adopted by Commodore Chase and gives thorough satisfac¬
tion Mainmast, 2-Inch spruce at deck, 10 feet 5 inches deck to
head ; steps 3 feet 3 inches from bow. Mizzenmast, 7 feet 4 inches
deck to head; li-inch spruce at deck, and steps about 3 feet 3
inches from stern. Botli sails arc triangular. The mainsail is 9
feet 8 iDOhes luff, 6 feet 6 inches foot. Mizzen is 0 feet 8 inches
luff and 4 feet 6 inches foot. Maioboom, 4 inch diameter in cen¬
tre. Masts and booms may be jointed witli a metal sleeve, so as
to stow easily. Sails are bent to heavy brass rings or hanks
around the masts, and hoisted by a single halliard bent to a crin¬
gle in the iw.ad or apex of each sail. Besides the two haRiarda
only two sheets are required, one froui each boom end. This
completes the whole gear, and is much simpler and quite as effec¬
tive as the complicated rigs in vogue in England, and on the Clyde,
Reefs are not used ; tho mizzen being stowed in blowy weather.

H. W. C., St. Paul, Minn.— My setter bitch; a daughter of Berk¬
ley, and an imported bitch, is now fourteen months old. Last
April she had the distemper very badly, and it left her afflicted
with chorea. It is confined to her left hind leg. I cured It tem¬
porarily by the application of strong linaments, rubbed thor¬
oughly upon the leg and across the loins daily, but about a month
ago it returned again, and I am seriously alarmed about her. Her
leg twitches when she is standing up only. When she is lying
down it is quiet, and she exhibits no signs of disease. She is at all
times very lively indeed— is ever ready fora romp, and never Ores.
She eats sparingly, but is In good flesh; weighs about forty-live
pounds. Is there any cure for this leg-twitching ? The bitch has
never been lined; wouldit benefit her to go to a dog ? Ans. Con¬
tinue the friction treatment, and toy the effect of one-eighth to
one-quarter grain ol’ nux vomica extract, giveu in pill three times
a day for a week or ten days.) ,She should not be bred from until
well or older.

H. S., Philadelphia— My dog at times seems in good health but
In n minute more would seem to loose his muscular power, sink¬
ing down on the ground; will get up, go a few steps and do
the same thing again. Would shovo himself along the ground
on his stomach, fall over and stiffen as if going to die, and in a
few minutes would be all right again, spasms lasting about four
or five minutes. No froth came from his mouth, and he did not
scum like dogs that I have seen having fits; he knew me all the
time, would come to me as if wanted me to help him; is abet,
four years old; looks healthy, except verypoorlnflcsh and hat
a sorrowful expression inhiseyes; his nose is cool and wet, bu
he is often constipated to some extent in his bowels. He had
stomach worms and part of a tape worm taken from him once. I
feed him on tabic scraps, and ho hns a largo yard to exercise in,

I do not keep him chained ? Ans. Your dog Is ovideDtly afflicted
with worms. Give dose of areea nut evening aud morning, fol¬
lowed by a halt oiince of castor oil. Conroy, Bissett A Mallcson,
K5 Fulton street. Now York, will furnish the powdered hut with
directions for use. Follow for the next three days with a dessert¬
spoonful of table-salt once each day.

C. A. F., Wellsvilio.— My pointer dog pup, seven months old, has
the rheumatism iu hisleft fore shoulder. He has grown very rnp-
idly, now weighing fifty-six pounds and measuring iwcnty-seveu
inches around the chest. I have givon him plenty of good, whole¬
some food, but not much meat. His kennel is out doors ihthe
opeu air, pur Cecily dry, and kepi well littered with clean oat
straw. About five weeks ago 1 first noticed that he limped, and
then attributed it to a strain by slipping on the ice. Ever since
then ho has been lame by spells. In the morning whon he first
comes out of his kennel after a hard play-spell the afternoon
previous, lie seems quite lame. A short ran and he gets over it
He is in good spirits, and is strong tor a dog that has grown so
fast. He jumps tho yard fence (three andabalf feet high) with
ease. I cannot make him flinch when T press on his foot, leg or
shoulder, uor can I find any inflammation. When be is the worst
off ho seems to be quite chilly, and occasionally is ill severe pain.
Ans. If correct in your observation, the dog has either received
a strain or suffers from rheumatism. Bub (be shoulder with a
goodsiinmiating liniment, such as is used forhorses, Administer
internally one-half teaspoonful of bi-carbouate of soda tbuktq
soda), dissolved in a little water, three times a day.

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Cuvier Club. — The Cuvier Club, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
held its sixth annual reception January 1st, when the
club members and their friends met and reviewed the
field days of the year. The Cuvier's receptions are
always pleasant.

A Word to Correspondents.— We trust that the nu¬
merous friends of the Forest and Stream; whose names
are upon our list of contributors will understand that no
disruption of their relations to the paper has been made
by ourselves ; and we indulge the hope that they may
not themselves elect to discontinue their kindly offices.
A newspaper has much of the character of an individual.
New friends are sought and valued, hut the old ones are
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ful of its past nor of the friends who have done so
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will still see the familiar signatures to news notes and
sketches of travel, and no one will welcome these more
than ourselves.

— We publish to-day the last paper of the Nepigon
aeries. The information contained in these six letters is
of an exhaustive nature and we cannot too strongly urge
their value as a guide for tourists to that region. — We
shall next week give the first of a series of articles
describing a canoe trip of two hundred miles down the
East .Branch of the Penobscot.— The description of the
trip up the Upper Saguenay is the first of that country
which ha3 ever been published. This American Conti¬
nent is broad enough to furnish freBh material for racy
reconteurs for a century to come.

—Our letters for the last fortnight have been filled with
Christmas and New Year greetings. It is very pleasant
thus to know that at the gatherings of various clubs and
associations the Forest and Stream has not been forgot¬
ten. The mail one morning brought one of Marcus
Ward’s handsomely illuminated holiday cards, which the
sender put in as his “Fish Swallowing Fish’’ contribu¬
tion. The deBign was a water scene ; a duck seizing the
bait of an angler, and the huge fish beneath in turn seiz¬
ing the duck. Is it possible that the famous London de¬
signer has seen our fish stories in time to catch the idea ?
The legend on the card runs :

Tho’ friends attract you t’other way,

We'll look for you on Christmas day.

DIRECTORY TO GAME AND FISH
RESORTS.

A MOST important portion of the work of the For¬
est and Stream has been done in discovering and
making known to its readers the game resources of differ¬
ent sections of the country. We have constitute)! our¬
selves a bureau of information for the benefit of the pub¬
lic, giving specific instructions when and where
to go. Such information we have always striven to
make as trustworthy as our sources of knowledge would
admit. Some years ago, by a system of circular letters,
we gathered a vast supply of local information from
every State in the Union. Since then there have been
material changes in the stock of fish and game in many
sections, as well as improvements in the facilities of
travel, accommodations provided for tourists, etc.

We, therefore, feel the necessity of revising our present
knowledge, and to that end have opened a Forest and
Stream Game and Fish Directory, which is designed to
serve as a medium of communication between sportsmen
tourists. Into this Directory it is proposed to gather all
available information of this character which may be of
service to our readers. We earnestly invite the coopera¬
tion of those who have knowledge of sporting grounds,
and are inclined to make the same known to others. We
ask no one to reveal the one particular spot of which he
alone knowB, and which he would not see invaded by
the foot of the stranger. There are scores and scores of
favorite streams full of trout, and stretches of woodland
where the birds fly and the deer bound, whose location is
jealously guarded from season to season by one or two.
The way thither we should not care to know ; more than
this, we warn our friends not to tell us of them. But on the
other hand, there are numberless hunting grounds where
Ihe game is abundant enough to afford sport for all who
come, and streams which are in no danger of heingflshed
out. To make these known is our mission, to accomplish
which we shall not hesitate to call upon our readers, cor¬
respondents and friends. With their aid the Forest
and Stream Game and Fish Director}' may be made so
complete that no one need Btay at home because he is at
a loss where to go, and a sportsman setting out on a busi¬
ness or recreation tour to a distant State may know
whether or not to take along his rod or gun. To insure
trustworthiness, we shall, in very case where it is practi¬
cable, require the name of some resident to whom in¬
quiries may be addressed, and who will, therefore, be per¬
sonally responsible for the iiff ormation given.

In our Game Bag and Gun column we have designated
just what is desired. The particulars asked for may' be
compressed into the limits of a postal card, and we shall
look for ready responses from every county, town, ham¬
let, post, camp and lodge in the United States and
Canadas.

FAILURE OF THE Y. R. A.

OWING to the lack of representation and want of co¬
operation of the more influential clubs, the pro¬
posed National Yacht Racing Association has fallen
through. This was to have been foreseen, as the com¬
position of the committee having the preliminary ar¬
rangements in charge was in some respects not such as
to meet with approval. The many estimable gentlemen
who lent their names and time to the movement cer¬
tainly deserve and have our sympathies. It was their
misfortune that, unknown to them, the very initial steps
should have been allowed to pass largely Into the hands
of a notorious confidence operator, whose association
with any such undertaking is quite enough to debar the
most praiseworthy object from general public support.

That the formation of a Yacht Racing Association is
something devoutedly to he wished for, all the leading
clubs are ready to admit ; but however much they may
desire to bring about its accomplishment, their support,
under the circumstances, was out of the question. The
fair name of American yachtsmen is not to he traded
upon nor made a lever by a common “ rounder " for the
furtherance of his own small ends.

“ It is an ill wind that blows nobody good,” and the
failure of the Y. R. A. is not without its compensating
benefit. A most effectual set-back has been given to an
individual and his crew who have made a great deal more
noise than either their capacity or standing in public
opinion would entitle them to. Yachtsmen are not yet
prepared to link their good name with the unsavory repu¬
tation of a scouse-kettle hero and his hawsepipe follow¬
ing, and in their refusal to countenance the machina¬
tions of a fellow in bad odor have given a decided voice to
opinions long entertained.

We believe that the junior yacht clubs will likewise
learn to distinguishbetween reputable journalism— which
has their interests at heart quite as much as those of the
larger dubs— and the catch-penny sheets, no sooner floated
than exhibiting an unhealthy leaning towards the odor¬
iferous precincts of the Sheriff's office.

As the miscarriage of the first effort does not in any
way imply the lack of necessity for a Yacht Racing As¬

sociation, it is to be hoped that the gentlemen who u tif, !
been identified with the first move will not lose heiU ^
hut will once more set to work, the better prepared \ -tic *
the experience already gained. Personal application
members of the leading clubs will be much more effeo- w0*
tual than putting one’s trust in minor sheets without •, V
reputation or circulation, and a combined effort in which ^
the large clubs are well represented will of course be pre¬
ferable to any other plan of organization. I

MILITIA RIFLE PRACTICE IN 1879.

THE report of the General Inspector of Rifle Practice
for the State of New York, published in synopsis
under our rifle department, will be instructive and should
be suggestive reading to the officers of militia in every
other State of the Union. The years are very few since
the National Guard of this Empire State began to know
the rifles with which they were provided. From mere
dummy weapons they have really become arms of offence
and defence. From being almost an aggregate of help¬
lessness, the 17,000 armed citizens of the State have been
moulded into a formidable force of skilled shots, able to
make themselves felt in a deadly fashion should any mis¬
fortune of war dr riot ever call upon them to exert their
powers. We have made wondrous strides of progress,
for we started from nothing, yet there is a great aggre¬
gate in that fourth class of “ men who have not visited
the range,” who are what the whole of the National
Guard of the State was a decade ago. They are valueless
except to count at parade. They are dead wood_on the
tree and should be lopped off. It shows a very had state
of discipline when two of the city regiments, with an ag¬
gregate muster rollof 1,318, have to return 846 men as never
having obeyed the orders to practice upon the ranges.
There are bright examples of proficiency to light up this
dismal end of the picture, and to the separate companies
all over the State much praise is due for the care
which they have shown in making themselves competent
to use the rifles they have sworn to carry. The Seventh
Regiment heads the list of metropolitan organizations,
and a showing of nearly half its nominal strength as
marksmen conveys in an indirect but none the less posi¬
tive manner, what a power such an organization would
be when drawn up in an effective position and ordered
to send a volley of lead at a turbulent mob. It means an
instant quelling of that riot by the wiping out of a good
percentage of that particular mob.

The Teport is instructive to the general rifle shooter by
the data it presents as to the demerits of a .50 calibre
compared with a .45 or .44 calibre weapon. The State
of New York possesses a good weapon in a hundred
points, but with one overpowering objection. First and
foremost, a rifle must shoot well, and this the New York
State model rifle does not when brought into comparison
with other military rifles. The fact that it ia of simple
mechanism, easily kept in repair, easily bandied, safe,
and cheap, are minor considerations, and weigh but little
against this one fatal objection.

To officers of the National Guard in other States the
practice of the New York guardsmen has been In the
nature of a pioneer movement. The whole National
Guard system in this country is in a wretched state of
neglect. There are skeleton organizations in several of
the States, but iu the majority of the commonwealth*
there is only a cold, barren ignoring of the whole ques¬
tion of the protection of the citizen by the citizen. What
can be done New York State has shown, and in view of
this showing, as detailed by General Wingate, the oft-
heard assertions that National Guardsmen cannot be
brought to a high state of efficiency as marksmen, are
disproven by facts and figures. What New York can do
other States can do, and in many cases they have the ad¬
vantage of this great urban State. Them are facts in
this last report which might be taken as the basis of
action by some wise legislator in each of a score of Assem¬
blies and Senates. Tiiey mean that New York, by the
expenditure of a few thousands of dollars annually, is in
a position to protect herself against the loss of the mil¬
lions which riot violence let loose for a few brief hours
may cause to her treasury.

To General Wingate, who makes the last of his reports
as an official of the National Guard, sufficient credit can¬
not be given for what he has done in behalf of an enlarged
system of rifle practice, Often blundering and forced in a
large degree to feel his way along, he has had for a dozen
years past one determined object in view, and its accom¬
plishment is very largely seen in this report for 1879.
He has been styled the Father of American Rifle Practice,
and well deserves the title. To him more than to any
other man in America is due the credit for whatever
America has gained of credit in this line of sport. The
spirit was there ; the ability needed only a guiding hand;
but it was Captain Wingate, of the Twenty-second Regi¬
ment, who began the work ; Colonel Wingate who ap¬
plied the match which started the brilliant, flame of our
international small-bore contest ; and General Wingate
who leaves for his successors a perfected system of rifle
practice for the troops of this State.

FOREST AND STREAM.

071

' /rest and Stream in the Sick Room.— Victor Cherbu-
~*"n‘ tells of a famous and skilful physician, who admibis-
^red to his patients ail the medicines of the schools, but
■ when ill himself, he used only one simple rerusdy distilled
from a little flower growing high up on his native Alps.
The healing virtues of the draught may have been not
more in tbe berb itself than in the mountain scenery, the
P’n-e Alpine atmosphere and the youth giving associations
of his childhood’s home. Be this as it may, fresh air, sun¬
shine and rest are Mother Nature’s remedies for soul sick¬
ness and bodily ill. It is not always possible, however,
to avail oneself of these, even though they be without
money and without price. When the mountain would
not come to Mahomet, Hahomet went to the mountain.
In these later timeB if we can neither bring the moun¬
tains to us nor go to them, we can at least catch much of
their Bpirit in the printed sheet ; and so it is that many
invalids find in the Forest and Stream something of the
benediction of the woods and streams. He is a consider¬
ate physician who stuffs his pockets with copies of the
paper and administers them along with the remedies of
the pharmacopoeia. Here is what is written of a sports¬
man doctor ■- “As for myself, I have had the benefit of the
paper for more than a year through the kindness of my
physician. I have been a miserable invalid for years and
I can say this much for a sportsman doctor, that he is
the kindest, the most patient, and the most successful
of any man of his profession that it has been my good
fortune to meet.”

— A curious bit of the moonshine superstition — fami¬
liar to our readers by its discussion in these columns —
has been developed by the current debate about Edison's
electric light. A New York “ Ph, D,” with all serious¬
ness urges as a final objection to the use of the light
that it possesses the baneful properties of the moon’s
rays, and if generally used it would exert a malignant
influence upon every one exposed to it. Had this Doctor
of Philosophy allowed the light of the Forest and
Stream to illumine his understanding, there would have
been no need of thus making himself a laughing-stock
in the public prints. Esto lux,

GAME PROTECTION.

Game Laws of Spain. — Sport in Spain has something
of the zest of tiger hunting when the tiger is doing the
hunting, The sportsman there must liie him away to
the wilds if he would find game, and that is a rather dan¬
gerous proceeding if he happens to be rich, for the hills
are infested by gangs of robbers who do not hesitate
to bag a sportsman and demand a heavy ransom for his
release. The country is generally not posted, and the
game law code is substantially as follows : —

1, Land owners may shoot over their own property all
the year round. 2. Shooters over publio grounds must
not shoot in the close season. 3. The close season is from
April 1st to September 1st in northern, and from March
1st to September 1st in southern Spain. 4. No guns may
be fired in snowy or misty weather. 5. Angling is al¬
lowed all the year round, but net fishing is forbidden to
ail from March 1st to fuly 30th. 6. Decoy birds and nets
for birds are only allowable for flights of quail and stock¬
doves.

Michigan Sportsmen’s Association.— The Fifth An¬
nual Session of the Michigan Sportsmen’s Association
will be held at Bay City, on Tuesday, Feb. 3d next, and
continue two, and perhaps three days, The most in¬
teresting aud profitable meeting yet held and the largest
attendance since the organization of the association are
indicated and confidently expected by its officers and
members. Every sportsman in the State, whether a
member of a club or not, is invited ; every fish culturist
and fisherman in the State is urged to be present ; breed¬
ers of sporting dogs should attend ; all interested in the
study of natural history, especially the game animals,
birds and fishes of the State should he there, to impart
and to receive information of mutual benefit to all. Dis¬
appointed, but not discouraged, in their failure to secure
better and wiser game laws at the last Legislative, Session,
the State Sportsmen's Association will renew their efforts
in the interest of game and fish preservation, and ask the
cooperation of all good citizens in this cause. If time
permits, after the legitimate business of the convention
has been disposed of, the Bay City sportsmen will provide
a if! ass ball shoot for the entertainment of their guests.
Places of interest will be visited, while a trip to the ‘‘city
(of fishermen) on the ice ” on the Bay is among the
possibilities, which will be of itself a feature of great in¬
terest. Visitors are assured of a hearty welcome, and
that they will be well cared for with the hospitable cour¬
tesy characteristic of the Bay City Sportsmen. The Sec¬
retary is H. B. Roney, East Saginaw.

Migratory Quail— Washington Pa. Jan. 3d!.— We
imported one hundred migratory quail last season, they
arrived in excellent condition, without the loss of a single
bird. When let loose they displayed a degree of wing
ower really surprising, when we consider their long con-
nement, I let loose two pairs on my farm in good cover.
They flew away at once into a large field of sturdy wheat,
then just heading, and I have not seen one of them since,
although, about October 1st. hunted over the farm assisted
by a half son of Nellie* without standing or uncovering a
single bird. I then gave up all hope of their success in
this region, and remained under that impression until
about November 1st. when one of my men ran across
a covey of about twenty young birds within two hundred
yards of the spot where I first let them escape, Since

then we have seen nothing of them. Reports from other
parts of the country, are similar to my own. We still
hope that a number of birds were hatched, and that the
gentle spring zephyrs may return them to us in increased
numbers. X. Y, Z.

N. Y. NATIONAL GUARD PRACTICE IN 1879.

THE report of the General Inspector of Rifle Practice
of the State of New York has just been made to
the Adjutant General of the State. It is a highly satis¬
factory showing of the work of a large number of men,
and shows that the Empire State is an unquestioned
leader in this part of the full duty of a State. In pre¬
vious years the matter of rifle practice was so new, and
the difficulty in creating an interest so great, that the
main endeavor was to encourage the troops to shoot as
much as possible. Demands for ammunition and trans¬
portation were honored by the proper officer to an un¬
limited extent, but at the close of the year 1878 the con¬
dition of rifle practice in most, if not all, the several
organizations had become such as to render no special
encouragement necessary beyond the issue of such am¬
munition and transportation as were required for the
practice exacted by the State, with a reasonable amount
for team shooting. The amount fixed upon was sixty
rounds per man on the muster roll, with extra allowance
for team practice ; but a failure of funds made it neces¬
sary that only forty rounds per man for all purposes
should be issued, and so it was ordered. There has been
a uniformity of practice during the past year more than
in any previous year. There has been a rigid compli¬
ance with the rule requiring each man to use his own
particular rifle. The report passes in review the thirty-
three ranges which have been established in. this State
and which are used as places of practice by the mem¬
bers of the National Guard. In establishing the first
ranges the tendency was to make them too large and too
expensive, it being expected that they would receive
more support from the public at large than experience
has shown to be the case. The general policy of the mili¬
tary authorities has been to establish in each Division dis¬
trict a large central range on which the Division matches
could be shot, and then establish other ranges of smaller
size readily accessible for local practice. Ranges permit¬
ting practice up to 600 yards have been the rule.

Creedmoor is the original range of America, and from
1873 to 1875 was the only official shooting ground. The
other ranges are at Yonkers, Ellenville, Sing Sing,
Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Newburgh. Hudson, GrandView
Range, near Albany, Troy, Glen’s Falls, Saratoga (range
abandoned), Whitehall, Port Henry, Malone, Syracuse,
Auburn, Moravia, Oswego, Watertown ,Lowville, Utica,
Oneonta, Rochester, Elmira, Binghamton, Penn Yan,
Buffalo, Ellicottville, BataYia, Warsaw, Westfield and
Jaraestowh.

The system of practice pursued, after many changes in
first years of rifle practice here, has at last been fixed on
what appears to be a definite plan, as suggested by the
meetings of the regimental and brigade inspectors of
rifle practice. It is a system which should be adopted in
other States where attention is paid to rifle practice, so
that a ready means of comparison should be had at all
times between the forces of several States.

Each organization is now divided into four classes.
Eaoh man starts in the fourth class. As soon as he shoots
in class-tiring he passes into the third class, without re¬
gard to any score he may make, he having necessarily
learned more about loading and firing his rifle than men
who have never visited a range for practice.

The third-class shoot (standing) at 100 and 150 yards ;
the second at 300 yards (kneeling), and 400 yards (lying) :
and the first at 200 yards (standing), and 500 yards (ly¬
ing). Each class fires five shots at each distance, and, to
qualify, must make 25 points out of a possible 50. No
sighting shots are allowed.

A final classification is made of each organization in
November of each year, and its “ figure of merit” com¬

puted by allowing : —

For eaoh man who has become a marksman .... 100
For “ “ remaining in the first class .... 60

For “ “ “ “ “ second class ... 30

For “ “ “ “ “ third class. ... 10

For “ “ “ “ “ fourth class. . . . 0

These figures are aggregated, and divided by the num¬
ber (present and absent) of the organization as shown at
its last annual inspection, the result being its “ figure of
merit.”

There have been received detailed reports from organi¬
zations numbering 17,251 men, as against 17,623 in 1878,
13,343 in 1877, 10,946 in 1876, and 7,670 in 1875. The sinail
falling off in 1879 is accounted for by the fact that the artil¬
lery organizations have, in accordance with instructions,
mainly omitted to report.

The number of marksmen for 1879 is 3,641, as against
3,059 in 1878, 2,126 in 1877, 9l8 in 1876, and 583 in 1875.
The number remaining in the several classes in the two
years just passed, were as follows : First class, 1879, 858 ;
1878, 793. Second class, 1879, 2,534 ; 1878, 3,152. Third
class, 1879, 2,155 ; 1878, 2,573. Fourth class, 1879, 7,973 ;
1878, 8,049.

The highest “ figure of merit ” was won by the Ninth
Separate Company, of Whitehall, Captain Baseom. He
has seventy-two men, and fifty -six of them became marks¬
men. The figure was 95.64. The Thirteenth Separate
Company of Warsaw, was next with 77.07 ; tbe Seven-
teentli Separate Company, of Flushing, next with 68.54 :
and the Sixth Separate Company (the Citizen’s Corps, of
Troy) next with 63.27 ;_the Eighteenth Separate Company,
of Glen’s Fall, followed with 60.48. Those five companies
have an aggregate marching roll of 328 names. The high¬
est regimental -‘figure of merit” was taken by the Seventh
Regiment — 58.64 against42.051astyear. The regiment had
854 rnen, total strength, and 411 became marksmen, while
145 members of the command did not visit tbe ranges.

It will be seen that the Separate Companies lead tbe
large organizations. This is on account of the interest
taken by their officers, bringing out all the men and re¬
ducing the non-attendants to a minimum, Besides, the
Separate Companies are country organizations, being in
towns or large villages where the range is readily accessi¬

ble, and the men are in many cases accustomed to the
handling of firearms. Twenty-four companies in the State
have got a “figure of meric” of over 50. These include
the Ninth, Thirteenth, Seventeenth, Sixth, Eighteenth,
Twentieth, and Thirtieth Separate Companies; Companies
H, I, E, C, F, B, G, and K of the Seventh Regiment;
Company A, of the Forty-eighth ; Companies A, B, E,
and G, of the Forty-ninth Regiment ; Companies D and C,
Sixteenth Battalion ; Company D, Twenty-third Regi¬
ment ; Company R, Twelfth Regiment.

The work on the ranges lias been admirably well per¬
formed. The method of handling the t roups at all the
larger ranges, and the performance by officers and men
of the detail connected with the close firing of a regi¬
ment, assimilate very closely to the duties required dur¬
ing service in the field. The bronze marksmen’s badges
with the many bars, have been replaced, in the case of
marksmen of five years standing, by a silver medal con¬
sisting of a silver Greek cross with a bar inscribed, “Vet¬
eran Marksman.”

Great pains have been taken to explain to the various
commanding officers that the fundamental principle of
the system of rifle practice, is that accurate shooting is a
necessary result of drill, to be car ried on by the company
officers in their armories during the drill season, and that
practice upon the ranges is mainly intended to test the
lessons previously taught. It is the duty of the company
officers to instruct their men during such drill season in
shooting, and that the success which will be attained on
the ranges and their company “ figure of merit ” will be
in exact proportion to the care given in this particular.
The figure of merit of most companies owes its largest
reduction to absentees from practice, and that that com¬
pany is relatively superior which reduces its third and
fourth class to a minimum as compared with that having
a number of marksmen with high scores but a large pro¬
portion of uninstructed men.

The following remarks on volley firing are the conclu¬
sions reached by the Inspector : —

The limited amount of ammunition available has pre¬
vented any practice in volley firing, except such as has
been voluntarily practiced. This is to be regretted. Vol¬
ley fire is that wbioli would he used in all conflicts in
cities, which are those in which the National Guard are
most likely to be called upon to participate. Experience
has shown that with a little drill men can shoot by vol¬
ley with almost as much accuracy as in individual shoot¬
ing. The firing by volley is much preferable to that of
firing by file, in all cases where aim is required to be
taken, the men not being interfered with by their com¬
panions in the ranks, and the smoke lifting much more
quickly from a volley than where it is constantly renewed
as in file firing. Firing by volley is also valuable from
its permitting the expenditure of ammunition to be kept
under the control of the commanding officers, a fact
which with the breech loaders now in use is of the ut¬
most importance. Soldiers firing by file in ranks become
excited from the haste around them and fire faster and
faster, using up their ammunition to no purpose, and be¬
coming nervous. When they listen for their officers’
command they are more apt to remain steady.

The objections to the carbino as issued to the State are
renewed, aud this useless little arm characterized in
proper terms. The .50 cal. Remington rifle, which is the
State arm, is described as antiquated, in view of the fact
that tbe Government arms and all newly adopted rifleB
have the .44 or .45 calibres. A weapon carrying the
Government cartridge is the arm to be sought for. The
scores for the several State matches are appended to the
report, which is full in other respects not here touched
upon, and it is noteworthy that while nearly a million
cartridges have been used during the year at State prac¬
tice, and many more in private practice, not an accident
of any kind is reported.

More Experiments by Rabbeth.— Providence, R. I.,
Dec. 28/.h, 1879. — Editor Forest and Stream: — Sir — Wish¬
ing to know the truth about that new-fangled projectile,
the “ express bullet,” I reoently procured small lots of
40, 44 and 45 calibres of the Winchester Metallio Cart¬
ridge Company aud Sharps Rifle Company make. I waB
much disappointed in the appearance of both lots.
Neither appeared to have been swaged at all. I wrote
the Sharps Company expressing my disappointment at the
imperfections appareutin their bullets. They replied that
the bullets sent me were just such as they sent their
other customers, and that they were satisfied with them.
I tested the 45-305 gr. bullets very carefully also some I
improvised by drilling out a Sharps military bullet
(swaged and patched) 420 grs. to receive a long 22 calibre
shell, same as those sent from the factory, weight now-
345 grs. I fired eight consecutive shots in a N. M.
Sharps Rifle, 200 yards from rest, using . 90 grs. ‘FG
powder. The group made with bullets sent from factory
required a 16-incb circle to cover them. Those I drilled
out were all grouped in an 8f-in circle. The drop of the
factory bullets in the second 100 yards was 154 inches,
that of the improvised lOf inch. I then wrote the Sharps
Company giving the results of my tests, and remarked,
that “ when a hunter had tramped all day to get a shot
at large game it was of the utmost importance that his
ammunition should be as perfect as possible, and that, as
between two kinds of bullets having the difference in ac¬
curacy which these appeared to have, the inferior kind
could' not be given away except as old lead, after the
difference once became known to those using them.” At
the same time I made the above test I also fired eight con¬
secutive shots from a Peabody-Martinimilitary, using 100
grs. F G powder, 480 grs. bullet drilled out to receive long
22 calibre shell, weight 431 grs. Group Sf inch ; drop in
second 100 yards, 13f inch. I did not test the 40 calibre
Sharps express bullets, as they appeared quite as imper¬
fect as the larger ones. The Winchester Metallio Cart¬
ridge Company’s 40-225 grs.. tested in a Peabody-Martini
sporting 26-incli barrel, using 75 grs. F G( powder, 209
yards from rest, required a 14-inch circle to cover eight
consecutive shots. Drop in second 100 yards, 15 inches.
Eight consecutive shots, same time and distance, 330 gr.
bullet (swaged and patched), drilled out to receive a 22
calibre shell, weight 264 grs. grouped in a 6f-inch circle ;
drop in second 100 yards, 14 inches.

1 find innsing a light hollow-pointed bullet with paper
patch, that it is essential to good shooting that the patch
should be slit on one side nearly to the upper edge, other¬
wise the bullet will not upset properly to fill the grooves.
In testing the Winchester Metafile Cartridge Company’s

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40-225 grs. ou a former occasion, before I liacl made this
discovery, I could not shoot them continuously into a
24-inoh circle at 200 yards, I am satisfied that the hol¬
low pointed bullet, when properly made, is superior to
the solid projectile for hilling game. When accurately
made they shoot quite as close within 200 yards as the
solids, hut I have as yet seen hut one decently made Ex¬
press bullet in the market, that is the .50 calibre made for
the new Winchester Express rifle. This bullet appears to
be made as accurate aB any of the long range projectiles.
There is an objection to the hollow pointedhullet as now
made which might he remedied. Instead of forming bo
large a hole in centre, thereby reducing the momentum,
the bullet should be made in solid quarters, joined only
at the base, and having a shallow tunnel-shaped hole in
point. This would be "sufficient to spread the quarters in
striking game, and -would have much greater range and
killing power.

Some of the results obtained in testing the Peabody-
Martini .40 calibre 26-inch barrel with different weiglitsof
bullets were quite surprising, This rifle is chambered to
take a quite bottle-shaped Bhell, only 1$ inch long, so that
75 grs. of powder made a column only 1 7-16 inch in
length. With this charge of FG powder I* find that
bullets weighing 225, 265, 285, 205, and 380 grs. have
substantially the same elevation at 100 and 200 yards.
There certainly is not a difference of more than 2 inches
at the longer, much less at the shorter range. The 295
grs. which had round points (all others had flat) shot
lower than either of the others at 200 yards, and did not
shoot so accurate. I have now- completed my experi¬
ments with the rifle at home, but purpose soon to renew
them on game in Florida, of which I may possibly give
an account at some future time. Rabbeth.

St. Lows, Dec. 24 th, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream

I have been looking for some one to write in response
to Mr. W. Rabbeth’s kind offer to give his experiments
on a hunting rifle, but see nothing as yet, as he has picked
the one of my choice, a 40x70. I would be exceedingly
indebted to him or any one else for their results. I am
in hopes he will succeed in making a light 200 grain bid-
let shoot accurate, and have waited a long time and often
-wondered if he got discouraged at the results he published
with a Peabody-Martini. I would like to have an accur¬
ate description of the bullet used by Bear Paw in the 40
calibre, 80 grain powder, and would ask if the bullet -was
not 202 grains instead of 102 printed. I think we ought
to have more on this subject, as most of us are in the dark
aB yet bow to load a rifle to shoot accurately with a
heavy charge of powder and a light bullet ; Rigby and
others use them. HUNTING Rifle,

Highland Park, Ill., Deo, 30 th, 1879,'
Editor Forest and Stream

I have been very much interested in the rifle tests
as made by F. W. Rabbeth, Esq., and sketched in
your issue of Nov. 20th, and have been anxiously looking
for more. Has any person given tlie Winchester 1873
and 1876 model a similar test, if so, I should very much
like to hear of the result. I have only used the Reming¬
ton rifles and am in love with them, but desire a maga¬
zine gun. and when I buy, wish to get the best. iBhould
like to know more particularly in regard to the accuracy
of the Winchester, and also the relative merit, as well as
force, of the two cartridges used. Shall we not hear from
Mr, Rabbeth again, as well as from others? Also, would
not a series of experiments with shot guns of a similar
nature be beneficial and interesting ? the parties making
Buck experiments being careful to mention all the circum¬
stances in the case, viz., name and size of gun, full, me¬
dium choke, or not ; amount of powder, shot, etc., used,
anti so may we not also in our search after the best shot
min also benefit, instruct, as well as interest each other.
s ’ W. B. D. Gray.

Expansion of Shells. — Boston, Dec. Zitk, 1879. — I
have read with considerable interest the communications
on the expansion of Everlasting shells. Mine lias been
the same experience as “Bexar's.” I use a .40 calibre
Ballard everlasting straight, and on several occasions,
while out shooting have had to use the cleaning rod to
punch out shell, and then with some difficulty. They
commenced to expand the second oi third time after
using, and have bothered me since. It cannot be from
careless loading or dirty shells, as 1 am very particular
with both. I use dead shot EG powder. The rifle is a

very fine shooter, and, I think, preferable to any other
ivinim smfrivpq+.inn nf in Deo. 18th. 1879.

make. The suggestion of “Bexar” in Dec. 18th, 1879,
Issue, about-paper rifle shells, is very good, I think. ^

Young Eugene Bogardus bids fair to become almost
as great a champion in glass ball shooting as his
father, and air eady olds a pair of very fine medals, one
of them reproduced in the out, for the championship of
America in shooting at glass balls with the rifle, and all-
other medal given "by Capt. Bogardus, to be won at the
same style of shooting by lads 17 years of age and under.
This last was intended to draw out competitors against
the young champion, but none appeared, and his record
of 75 in a possible 100 was really a walk over.

The report of the match for the championship between
young Bogardus and Dr. Talbot appeared in the last is¬
sue of the Forest and Stream, with full score.

Capt. Bogardus thinks that if the rifle shooters at glass
balls, which we hear of in such numbers throughout the
country, have any claim to the scores they publish, they
can now set all doubts at rest by a contest with the young
champion who holds these medals subject to the skill
of any man or boy in America to wrest them from him,
and writes the following letter

Astor House, Dec, 27th, 1879.
Editor Forest and Stream : —

My son, Eugene Bogardus, having on Friday last won
the only medal ever offered and contested for in a bona
fide match at glass ball shooting with a rifle, although
but fifteen years of age, stands to-day “ champion glass-
ball shot of America with Winchester rifle.” As by the
terms establishing this championship, the holder of the
medal must defend the same for one year against all
comers, I hereby give notice that 1 am at all times pre-

AnOther Sticker — Rochester, Dec. 22 d, 1879— Editor
Forest and Stream :—l have a Ballard rifle using the
44-75 Everlasting shell and have trouble with the shells
expanding and sticking, and ou several occasions I could
not start them with the extractor, but have lmd to use a
cleaning rod and drive them out. I have ruined two
levers trying to get out shells that stuck, the shoulder
that works the extractor giving way and bending so that
the extractor did not work at all. I cannot account for
it in any way except that it is the fault of the shell, as I
have never used any but Hazard’s FG rifle powder and
always put the bullet into the shell through the ball
seater, which is the same calibre as the shell and rifle, and
an imperfectly cast bullet sticks in the ball seater. Out
of fifty shells I got about a year ago with tiie rifle, over
half are useless. I have tried filing them down, but they
stick worse than ever afterwards. Perhaps the Ballard
people, if they would say something, might tell what the
trouble is, as they say in their catalogue “numbers of
them have been snot 300 and more times.” W, B, F.

— T. J. Conroy, of the firm of Conroy, Bissett & Malle-
son, on Dee. 20th last, in a match at the Bergen Point
Rifle Range, with a 3-lbs. pull, 10-ibs. rifle, off-hand,
made the following record : —

SishUna Shots.

Rings . . -tf'l-

Creedmoor . 5 5

Mr. Conroy would like to bear of a score better than
227 in the 250 at; Ring target, with 3-lbs, pull, off-hand, in
a match.

Scok-

23 So 25 31 21 21 32 21— 22T
5 -60

WINCHESTER RIFLE MEDAL.

pared to back my son against any one in a match for the
championship medal under the "rules which govern it.

* * A TT • -nnTrn

A. H. Bogardus.

Massachusetts. — Boston, Jan. 3ci. — A new match
opened at Walnut Hill to-day styled “Everybody’s
match,” and it brought a large number of riflemen to par¬
ticipate in what will prove one of the most successful
matches ever shot at this favorite range. The Massa¬
chusetts Rifle Association has offered cash prizes of $200.
Military rifles are allowed a handicap of two points,
rounds ten, off-hand, at 200 yards. The intense bright¬
ness of the sun’s reflection upon the snow to-day caused
a severe blindness to many participants and affected the
scores. The sky was cloudless, and the northwest wind,
being steady, caused no trouble early in the day. In the
afternoon the wind changed to the northeast, the bright
sun had melted the snowffom the “butts,” and the white
targets stood out boldly. Mr. Arnold’s score was a mag¬
nificent one — nine consecutive bulis’-eyes — and his tenth
a “ nipper ” at perfect elevation, and so close to the bull
that the marker hesitated before putting up the red
“ disc.” The match filled largely, there being fifty-flv<
entries ;

. 5556655 5 5 4-49

. 554654645 4—46

. 4 5 54 55444 5-45

. 544554554 5-46

. 545 5 5 4545 4—16

. 5 5 45 5 4 54 4 4-45

Captain W. H. Jackson . . 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5-44

J. Nichols . . 4 + 7 4 4 4 5 4 5 5-44

C.R. Griffiug . . ?54 54445o 4-44

.1. Borden . o 3 4 5 4 4 5 o 4 4—43

Salem Wildor . 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4—42

The winners in the silverware match, recently closed,
were for the first class : O. M, Jewell, W. Charles, E, F.
Richardson, W. H, Jackson, L. L. Hubbard. Second
class : J. N. Frye, E. B. Souther, J. Borden, F. O. Brooks
and H. Tyler, " Third class : C. TT. Meiggs, W. E. Guer-
rier, E. W. Archer, Sanderson and Stephens. Foux-th
class : C. R. Grilling, R. P. Buzzell, H. Roscoe, F. E. Simp¬
son, E. W, McCall.

Medford, — The Medford Amateur Rifle .’Association
opened anew series of competitions a.t Bellevue range,
on Wednesday, Jan. 7th, at 12 o’clock M., and ended at
sunset. It will continue each Wednesday-, until the
entries equal the value of the prizes and expenses. The
condition 8 are as follow^ : 200 yards ; rounds, 10; off
band ; all comers : the scores- to be aggregated. Entry
fee for members, 25 cents ; non-members, 50 cents for

N. W. Arnold.- .

W. Charles (Mil.) .

M. Tyler (MU.) .

8. C. Noyes .

K. F. Richardson .

E. B. Souther .

Captain W. H. Jackson

the first score each day ; re-entries, 25 cents each,
members divided into three classes and handicapp* ^
In addition to the class prizes there will be a genera j.
prize of $15 gold, to be shot for by each class, but only'" o
once on each shooting day, and the score that will count r
is the first that is made by each competitor. At the close
of the match the individual in each class that has won ?
it the greatest number of times shall stand as the win-
ner of the prize in his class. Then these tlrree shall i
shoot off a score of ten rounds, and the one making the
best average on his winning score shall become the
owner. The person winning the general prize will not be
entitled to any other. A prize of $20 gold is offered to
any person making a clean string of ten bull’s-eyes
during any- regular match.

Magnolia Rifle Gallery, Boston.— The new “ ring
target” match is proving very popidar. All the shooting
is very even, and much above the scores made at a one-
inclx bull’s-eye ; distance, 100 feet ; ten rounds. Following
are the best scoreB

R. F. Schaefer .

F. Hollis .

N. C. Stone .

'V. Henry .

J. R. F. Schaefer.

IT. Tyler .

<J. 11. Russell .

C. IX. Harrison .

N. W. Arnold .

S. C. Noyes .

F. Lawrence. .
J. S. Bennett..

T. Baxter .

A. C. Gould..

1* 12 11 11 12 12 10 12 10 11-118

.11 11 11 10 10 12 11 12 J2 12-112

.12 10 10 10 12 11 12 12 9 13-110

.10 10 12 13 11 12 10 II 11 11-110

.11 11) 10 12 12 9 10 12 11 12-109

,10 12 10 10 11 11 11 10 )l 11—107

.11 6 11 10 10 12 12 12 11 9-108

,12 11 12 8 12 12 10 10 11 9 — 1U6

10 10 12 10 11 9 10 12 11-104

0 10 J1 11 II 10 10 10 12 12-103

. 11 10 11 II 12 11 10 IS 11 11-110

..9 12 12 12 4 10 9 12 II 11-113

.10 10 10 12 12 12 10 9 11 11-105

.12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 7-102

The Marksmen’s Badge match closed on New Year’s Day,
for which three pretty and valuable medals were offered
by the management. Splendid results were achieved, and
a large' total shown by the pax-ticipants. The following
took prizes : —

F. Hollis . 4 5

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(45555555

J. C. Smith . 45 6 4 5

15555 5 565

5 4 5

W. Henry . y5 5 5 5 5 5 5

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5 5—49)

6 5— 49 V 147
5 5-49 )

5 4-49)

5 5-49/147
5 5—49)

5 5-49)

5 4-49 -147
4 5-49

Mammoth Rifle Gallery.— Boston, Jan. 1st.— TJ e
Regular montly prize shoot ended with the best shooting
ever done in the gallery. Mr. E. F. Richardson, of the
Massachusetts Rifle Association, and Mr. W. H. Harrison,
of Raymond Sportsman’s Club, both succeeded in making
a clean score of eight consecutive bull’s-eyes, and they
each received the special prize — $20. Following are some
of the best scores ; 150 feet ; rounds, 8

Eilw. F. Richardson .

IV. H. Harrison .

U. A. Pollard .

N. 0. Stone .

O. Edwards .

J. Merrill .

A. L. Earnea .

N. W. Arnold .

A. C, Staples .

6 5 5 5 — (0
5 5 5 6-40
5 5 5 5 — 19
5 5 5 5-39
5 5 4 5-39
5 5 5 4-39

5 5 5 5-38

6 4 5 5-38
5 4 4 5—18
5 5 5 4-38
5 5 5 4-38

Gardner, Jan. 8 d. — In spite of the bright and dazzling
sunlight the Gardner Rifle Club made some good scores
at Hackmatack range to-day. Following are the scores,
distance 200 yards, off-hand, two scores of ten shots each,
using the fine-ring and Oreedmoor target combined : —

H. C. Knowlton . .

G.F. Ellsworth...

Chester Hinds .

IR . 70 82

'10 . 43 44

1R . 75 74

' 1 G . 45 44

JR . 68 62

” 1 C-. '

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. 41

64

43

William Austin...

42

306

83

Wakefield, Jan. 3d.— Good scores were made to-day
in the January series, aB follows : —

.7. F. R. Schaefer. .5 5 4 5 5 4 4-32 I E. F. Brooks . 455655 5—34

D. H. Walker . 5 4 5 5 5 4 5-33 I E. P. Gleason . 4 4 5 45 4 5-31

— The list of marksmen in the Second Conn. Regiment
is a very long one, and Col. Graham leads his men with
a very good 44 in the 50.

Washington, D. C.— The Columbia Rifle Association
kept up its series of season badge matches through holi¬
day week. The day after Christmas was frosty and
blustering in the extreme, and low scores were made, not
high enough to count on the series. Saturday, the 27th
ultimo, the short and long range matches were more sat¬
isfactory, Mr. Laird making a good 47 at 200 yards and
37 at 300 yards, while Colonel Burnside pulled together a
cheering 211 in the face of a strong wind.

The scores were as follows : —

C. H. I/AIBD.

200 yards . 4 5 5 3

300 yards . . * 4 “ »

CAPT, CHAMliEBS.

200 yards . 4 * * \

300 yards . 3 3 J 3

COLONEL UUKNfilt)

800 yards . 3 5

000 yards . 5 5

1,000 yards . 6 4

5 5 4 5

4 5 5 6—61

55 5' 55355564

3 5 5-72

4 5 5—71

4 5 5-65-208

4 0

5 5—72
5 5-03
4—70—205

800 yards . 655554555

900 yards. . . 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 5

1,000 yards . 355353845

DB. S. I. SCOTT.

800 yards . 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5

900 yards . 423556555

1,000 yards.... ... 5 6 5 3 4 4 SIS

On Monday, the 29th ultimo, notwithstanding the de¬
lightful day, only eight marksmen faced the butt. The
light was tricky, and pulled down the off-hand scores
especially, much more than the normal high winds at
Benning’s are apt to do. At long range, however, the
slight haze did not seem to interfere materially with the
comfort of the Bhootists. The gentle puffs that danced
over the marshes scarcely moved the great vane, which
still pointed to 9 o’clock, as if in memory of Saturday’s
gale. Mr. Lauritzen piled up a clean score at 900 yards,
and Colonel Burnside very nearly did the same ; these

FOREST AND STREAM

973

i"TPo going back to the last stage with 14S and 146 to their
n •.edit respectively. Dr. Scott was breaking in a new
rrize gun which, although fairly tractable on being
^.sighted for elevations two days before, now distinguished
cats first appearance in a match by unruliness of temper of
a most deplorable land. The scores for the day’s shoot-
I mg were as follows : —

200. H00. TV. | 200. 301). TV.

-- SO I B. H. Miller . -13 34 7G

B0 A. A. Adee (mlli-
78 | tary rifle)* . 40 33 76

C. H. Laird . _

J. 11. Burnside . 43

Cupt. B. Chambers 41

* Allowance 3.

con. j, o. p. nuRNsrnii.

800 yards . 5

900 yards. . _ 5 _

1,000 yards . 5 4 4 5 5 5 5

4 5 5 5 6 5 5

800 yards . 5

900 yards . . fi

1,000 yards...

r. j. LAU1UTZEN.

45555653

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5 5 4 4 5 5

DR. S. T. SCOTT.
5 4 4 5 5 0 3

800 yards, . 5

900 yards, . 3,, ______

1,000 yards . 40533550 4 3055

3 3 5 4 3 4 5 5 0 5 4 5

4-73

4- 73

5- 73-319

5-J73
5-75

5- 69—317

3-04

6— 59
withdrew

first distance both teams shot in good form, the average
being almost centres per shot, but with Glynn's team two
points in the lead — 213 to the 211 of the Washingtons.
As the afternoon advanced the light became bad, the
wind strengthened, causing some of the most reliable to
come to grief. At the close the Louisianas had gained
ten more points, having had 209 to the 199 of the Wash¬
ingtons, and thus winning by 12 points. Of the nine
matches the Louisiana team won the first with 365 ;
second, 396 ; third 345 ; seventh, 399 ; and ninth, 422 ;
and the Washington team the fourth with 345; fifth,
363 ; sixth, 403 ; and eighth on 390. The following are
the scores —

7-37

7-36

0-36

a-Oa

7 — 43
10— U
4—41

Colonel Burnside heads the contestants for the badge
thus far, his three highest scores being 213, 210 and 219,
aggregating 648, the same total with which he won the
Harkness gold medal. Mr. Lauritzen comes next in
order. A. A. Adee.

West Virginia. — Wheeling, Dec. 25th. — The shooting
tournament which was announced by the Wheeling Rifle
Club to be held on their range on Christmas was largely
attended by riflemen from the city and neighboring
towns. The day was quite stormy, and the fast falling
snow rendered the bull’s-eye very indistinct. The new
house lately put up on the range by the club affords good
shelter, and as the firing is done through a sliding win¬
dow it does not matter whether it storms or not. Prof.
O. E. Dwight carried off the honors of the day, winning
first prize in three of the four matches in which he shot.
The Massachusetts target was used, bull’s-eye eight inches
in diameter with a four inch center, the latter counting
twelve, and remainder of bull’s-eye eleven, and this down
to two by rings two and one-fourth inches apart. The
whole target being four feet by six. The shooting was
all at two hundred yards and off-hand. The leading
scores were : —

First Match. — Amateur’s championship match for club
members only : —

Babcock . 10 7 9 14 11— 48 I Coe . 9 9 7 10 4—39

Jeaaer.. . 9 7 8 7 10—41 1 Clark . 9 3 » 6 7-33

Second Match. — All comers : —

Dwight . 9 11 10 10 11— 51 1 Stewart ... 7 13 9 7 6-40

Babcock . 9 7 13 11 10-49 Clark . 6 8 0 11 9-34

.leager . 9 9 9 7 9-43 1 Coe . 8 5 4 0 7—30

Third Match :—

Stewart . 11 11 9 10 11—53 I .Tones 5 7 9

.1 coyer . 13 6 9 13 3—41 1 Applegate. . . 7 8 8

Began . 8 7 9 8 9—41 I Clark . 11 7 7

Dwight . 8 7 7 10 8— 40 I Babcock. ... 4 8 0

Fourth Match : —

Dwight . 9 11 10 11 11-53 I Applegate.. 6 11 11

Babcock, ... 8 11 10 10 13-51 Clark . 9 11 4

Jeager .... 8 10 5 10 13-45 | Shafer . 11 7 11

Fifth Match : —

Dwight . 8 10 13 9 10-49 I Clark . 10 3 10 4 10—37

Babcook . 8 7 13 9 9-45 \

Omo— Cincinnati. — The following is the score made
by the Cincinnati Shooting and Fishing Club, at Trimpe’s
Range, in the fourth competition for the Baker Medal.
Messrs. Weston, Caldwell, Fender and Gindolin in this
match shot against Messrs. Baum, Henson, Topf and Hall,
the stakes being a game supper for the club ; the condi¬
tions of the match being that the score made in the
medal match should count for both. As will be seen,
Weston’s side won by a -score of 574 points against 549
points made by Baum’s. Distance, 200 yards, off-hand: —

Mass. Creed.

W. Caldwell.. 10 0 10 9 10 11 8 11 10 9 13 10 10 9 10-148 63

M. Gindelin. . . 8 10 11 9 10 13 12 10 8 10 11 7 9 10 8—145 04

G. Henson.... 7 7 11 11 9 10 10 9 8 10 10 13 9 11 10-144 64

W. Hall . 10 8 8 U 8 9 7 9 8 10 10 11 11 13 10-143 61

L. Fender . 9 8 9 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 9 10 6 11 7-141 63

Jos. Weston... 9 11 8 7 10 13 10 9 9 10 13 11 10 5 7—140 63

D. T. Disnev. 6 10 12 10 9 11 10 9 6 8 9 11 9 10 10—140 01

O. Topf . 5 8 7 B 11 9 10 11 9 8 10 11 8 9 8—132 62

T, A. Baum.. . 9 10 7 11 5 11 8 7 10 10 9 9 8 10 7-131 61

Cincinnati, Jan . 3d. — At the benefit shoot held at
Trimpe’s Range last week, the following scores were made
out of a possible 60 points ; re-entries allowed ; 200 yards :
Massachusetts-Creedmoor target, those using a rest being
confined to a target reduced for 50 yards J. R. Weston,
off-hand, 55, a gold scarf-pin ; F. Weiserest, 54, a clock ;

L, Fender, off-hand, 51, a razor; Kastleliorn, rest, 51, box
of cigars ; M. Gindelin, off-hand, 50, keg of powder ; G.
Henson, off-hand, 50, muzzle-loading rifle ; Harmes, rest,
49, silver cup ; W. Caldwell, off-hand, 48, two hundred
bullets ; F. Varmore, rest, 48, cap extractor ; W. Powell,
off-hand, 47, a large pound cake ; — Don, rest, 45, clean¬
ing rod ; J. A. Henoclisberg, rest, 44 ; C. Kettler, rest,
32, won a small earthem vase, being special prize given
for lowest score of the day. A large number of shooters
were present.

Score made on the 28th inst, by the Cincinnati Shooting
and Fishing Club, in their fifth competition for the Baker
Medal ; 200 yards ; off-hand ; target, Massachusetts-
Creedmoor :—

Moss. Creed.

M. Gindelin... 10 10 6 1110 B 9 11 9 10 13 13 1110 9-149
J. R. Weston.. 10 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 12 7 7 11 10 8—140

G. Hedson _ 11 6 7 13 9 10 10 10 9 11 9 10 7 9 11—141

W, Hall . 11 10 11 8 13 6 11 10 9 6 10 10 9 9 9—141

L. Fender . '9 11 7 6 9 7 9 11 10 10 11 10 10 11 10-141

W. Campbell.. 13 9 9 6 11 9 10 11 10 8 10 11 8 9 8—141
Theo. Baum.. S 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 H 6 10 8 7—140
W. Caldwell... 8 10 7 8 10 9 6 9 9 8 7 13 10 10 7—130
o. Topf . 8 7 9 8 7 0 5 9 10 11 6 10 10 10 8—134

Illinois — Chicago — The business boom has knocked
the wind out of the rifle clubs hereabouts, and until the
ethereal mildness of spring time there will not he any
practice to speak of on the ranges. The galleries are too
tame for ns old cocks who can’t see any fun in pop guns.

Lu.

Louisiana — New Orleans, Dec. 21s#, 1876. — The ninth
and final competition for the Inter-State Mobile Trophy
was shot on the range at Froginoor to-day between teams
of the Washington and Louisiana Field Artillery. The con¬
ditions were teams of eight each, military rifles and
rules, 200 and 500 yards, seven rounds at each range,
with two sighting shots. The atmosphere was clear and
bright, light good, and wind somewhat choppy. At the

LOUISIANA FIELD ARTILLERY.

200 500

Yd*. Yds. Total.

Geschwind . 33 29 01-

Weiss . 38 33 60

Bercegay . 31 26 57

Fortier- . 32 33 65

Glynn . 29 35 64

Salleuu . 37 34 51

Du ml . 20 21 41

Thompson. .... .34 16 40

Grand total . . . 413

WASHINGTON ARTILLERY.

200 500

Yd*. Yds. Total.

MiUer . 30 28 58

8elpli . ! 35 32 57

Arms . 29 20 55

Dupre . . . 27 24 51

Charlton . 26 34 50

Bradford . 26 24 50

Michael-- . 24 22 46

VlUurubia . 24 19 43

Grand total . 410

0cW(e m\d Qm\.

GAME IN SEASON IN JANUARY.

Hares, brown and gray. Wild duck, geese, brant, etc.

FOR FLORIDA.

Deer, Wild TurkeysWoodcoclt, Quail, Snipe, Ducks, and Wild Fowl.

“ Bay birds ’’geuernlly, including various species of plover, sand
piper, snipe, curlew, oystcr-eateher, surf birds, plmlaropos, avo-
cets, etc., coming under the group jAmacotce or Shore Birds.

ness by which he is supplying the finest guns of foreign
and domestic manufacture to leading sportsmen in every
State in the Union, to the fact that he has appealed
to this class through our columns. We understand
that he is arranging for a largely increased trade in flue
breech-loading guns during the coming year, and so grat¬
ifying has been the success of the Greener hainmerleSs,
that he has given orders for the building of 200, and will
carry a full line in stock of all sizes and grades.

GAME AND FISH DIRECTORY.

In seuding reports for the Forest And Stream Directory to
Game and Fish Resorts, our correspondents are requested to give
the following particulars, with such other Information as they
may deem of value ; State, Town, County ; means of access ; Hotel
and other accommodations ; Game and its Season ; Fish and Its Sea¬
son; Boats, Guides, etc.; Name of person to address;— afterthcfol-
lowing model New York, Bay Shore, Suffolk County, Loog
Island. Beached hy Long Island Hailroad, forty miles from Hunt¬
er’s Point. Hotel— Prospect House. John S. Rogers, proprietor, $12
per week. Game— Ducks of all varieties and geese, October 1st to
May 1st ; bay birds, after July 10th ; quail, November 1st to Jan¬
uary 1st. Fish— Blueflsh, June 1st to November 1st; sea bass,
kingfish, porgics, and sbeepshead, all summer. Boats, $3 per day.
Address, John S. Rogers, as above.

PATTERN TESTS.

It is impossible to fix upon any one pattern as a stand¬
ard by which to guage the shooting qualities of indivi¬
dual guns, because, of so wide a diversity in the degree
Of choke. We have therefore selected the two extremes,
a cylinder bore and a very full chokebore, and give
below such patterns as good guns of each class should
make. Between the two limits of 110 for cylinder and
240 for extreme choke most of our readers will probably
find their records to accord with the divergence of their
guns from these two bores.

A cylinder bore gun loaded with 1 i oz. No. 7 shot
should put 110 pellets into a 30-inch circle at 40 yards.

An extreme choke bore gun, loaded with If oz, of No.
7 shot should put 240 pellets into a 30-inch circle at 40
yards,

A good choke bore, such as we prefer for general shoot¬
ing, should put between 180 and 200 jiellets into the same
circle under the same conditions. There is a golden mean
in pattern. While a gun that drives its shot packed like
a bullet requires sure aim, and a big score with it counts
more than with a scattering chamber, the game is ter¬
ribly mutilated and butohered.

The patterns given above are with the following
charges of powder ; — ■

TWELVE BORE.

64 lbs. to 7 lbs . 21 Or. to 3 fir.

7 lbs. to 71 lbs . 3 dr. to 34 dr.

71 lbs. to 84 lbs . 34 dr. to 4 dr.

TEN BORE.

74 lbs. to 8 lbs . 34 dr.

8 lbs. to 84 lbs . 34 dr. to 4 dr.

84 lbs. to 9 lbs . 4 dr.

9 lbs. to 104 lbs . 4 dr. to 5 dr.

— The New Jersey State Sportsman’s Association will
hold its annual meeting at Osborne’s Hotel, Jersey City
Heights, to-day at 1 P. M.

Michigan Venison.— It was before the first of 'January
that we received from Mr. S. A. McLean, of Bay City, a
saddle of venison from the Michigan woods, a trophy of
Mr. McLean’s skill with the rifle. May his arm never fal¬
ter nor his aim be less true. _

Cheap Guns. — Wa need hardly caution onr readers
against investing in the $4 guns now advertised so ex¬
tensively. The man who puts his money into one of these
arms puts it where he will never get any return for it.
In buying a gun deal with first-class, reliable firms, aud
do not think to get a good arm for a song. The dealers
in sportsmen’s goods whose names are found in onr col¬
umns are all reliable, and an order may be sent to them
with perfect satisfaction. The cheap guns which are
given away are either unsafe to handle or else they axe
old models for which no ammunition can he found.

— Mr. Henry C, Squires, who has advertised with us
from the founding of thiB paper, assures us of his appre¬
ciation of Forest and Stream as an advertising medium,
and attributes much of his success in building up a busi-

HuntinG the Wild Turkey.— The valuable paper on
the “ Origin of the Wild Turkey,” contributed by Pro¬
fessor Elliott Coues to our last issue, is supplemented to¬
day hy a sketch of turkey-hunting in Virginia. And
here is a note from Indianapolis, IniL, under date of Dec.
30th, which shows that Virginia is by no means alone in
her abundant supply of these game birds : —

Our winter is mild. Few quail have been taken, but I
believe we have a goodly supply for next season's breed¬
ing. A few days since one of the men on my farm,
thirty miles north of heve, while hunting for wild tur¬
keys found one hanging in a jungle of oak limbs, where
several trees had been blown down, just at the edge of
my corn field. It had evidently been flushed, and in its
sudden flight had caught its neck and strangled to death.
Three weeks since, near Spencer, this State, my brother
killed a large wild gobbler which came from the woods
into his barnyard to visit his tame turkeys. It weighed
twenty pounds, and the beard was eight inches long,

The Florida Party. — If four men do not enjoy the
next two months it will not be from a lack of fine coun¬
try or pleasant companionship. We have the following
advices from the Florida party recently made up through
ourselves. The letter is dated at’ Cedar Keys, Deo. 29,
1879 ; —

We leave Cedar Keys to-morrow for a trip down the
Gulf coast as far as Ten Thousand Islands. Have char¬
tered the sloop Sam Johnson, owned hy Mr. E. Faber,
the great lead-pencil maker. lie owns a large cedar mill
here, running day and night for the supply of his pencil
trade. Our outfit is said to be the best ever having left
Cedar Keys. Our party consists of Dr. A. Ferber, W.
L. Brooks and H. H. Benedict, of New York ; Thos. C.
Steel, of Philadelphia; a pilot, a cook, and our setter dog,
Tom. We will be gone two months and anticipate a good
time. We have a valuable addition to our party in Dr.
Ferber, who being an M.D. can administer to our wants
in case of sickness. Our mail point is at “Punta Rassa,”
where we get the mail but twice while on onr trip.

T. C. Steel.

New Hampshire— Nashua, Jan. 1st, 1880.— Our
record for the past year shows that while fishermen
have had more than good luck, hunters have had poorer
than usual. Trout fishermen brought in magnificent
strings the past summer, pound and pound and a half
fish were frequently exhibited by successful anglers. I
do not hesitate to give onr fish laws full credit for the
showing ; the law is respected in this vicinity — that is
to say, as much as any law — and we are a law-abiding
people. Woodcock shooting has not been good, ouly a
few good bags have been brought in. Ruffed grouse
have been scarce. Snares have caught thousands from
Hillsborough county alone within the past few years.
We have now a stringent law against snaring, and judg¬
ing from tlie scarcity of snares bn the partridge ground
the past fall, the exterminators of this noble game bird
have given up their nefarious business, at least for a
season.

Pickerel fishing through the ice has commenced in
good earnest. Good luck has been the rule ; five hun¬
dred weight or more have been taken within the past
fortnight by the lucky ones. Fox and rabbit hunting is
now in order. Reynard is successful, as usual, in giving
the boys the “go-by,” but half a dozen this year’s
brushes attest that he has lost so mafay of his uncles or
hit aunts through the skill of some of onr friends.

Webb.

The Beaver River Club.— Springfield, Mass., Dec.
SOth, 1879. — The sixth annual re-union and supper of the
Beaver River Club will beheld at E. C. Barr's, Springfield,
Mass., Jan. 16th. Frank Bolles, Jr., Sec.

Foxes and Quail. — Ashfield, Mass., Dec. 22 d, 1879.—
Foxes are increasing to such an extent in this section that
unless something is done to check them they will mate¬
rially lessen the “bird crop.” I have been shooting
grouse and woodcock constantly since Sept. 1st with fair
success, and have not found a single tick. But judging
from the piles of feathers I came across, old Reynard is
getting more than his share, and I hope our law-makers
at the “ Hub” will not fail to pass a law offering a gen¬
erous bounty for the scalps of such game-destroying
“varmints.” Hares are fairly plenty, and mink, musk¬
rat, etc., unusually so. I think there are grouse enough
left for a fan- stock for another year if the foxes let them
alone. Ruff.

Connecticut — Granby, Jan. 5th. — The great northern
hare, or white rabbit, is very abundant a few miles from
here, and last Friday my pack of English hare beaglea]ran
one several hours, when I ended the chase by shooting
the hare. " A. E.

New Jersey— Beverly, Dec. 27th, 1879.— New Jersey
people respect their game laws and observe them as much
as any other State, consequently wo find good shooting.
Most of the farmers post their lands, but a polite request
is as politely granted. More than the usual number of
quail are left over for another year, especially “ down in
the pines,” where the cover affords them better protec¬
tion. Cover did I say? I mean the “cripple,” or the
“spung.” That’s where the native Jerseyman hunts for
quail. We found several coveys of quail in the “Big
Gum Spung.” Christmas day we bagged several wood¬
cock, one weighing nine ounces. Seven and eight ounces
are very common at this late season. To see these fat
noble birds ought to extinguish any desire one may have
to shoot the poor little tilings in July and August. May
their numbers increase. But we hope and pray in vain,
unless the close time is extended, Down-Easter.

974

FOREST AND STREAM

Kentucky— Owenslmty, Dec. 24 th, 1879.— The organi¬
zation of a shooting club is being earnestly discussed by
the leading sportsmen of this city, It is a sensible
move and one in the right direction. Mansfield Martin,
a citizen of Murray's Precinct, aged 81 years, 'hilled a
hawk recently with a ride, out of the top of a tall hickory
tree, being at the distance of 100 yards from the tree at
the time of firing. Darien County is not exactly the gar¬
den of the gods, and yet, wild violets have been found
blooming in tire woods and fields here in the middle of
December, while an old turkey here, at Jack Heads, near
West Louisville, took advantage of the business boom in
this section 'and hatched out sixteen young turkeys on
the 19th inst, John Hancock captured an eagle in his
corn field several days ago that measures eight feet from
tip to tip.

The glass-ball shooting match that occurred in Griffith's
Woods on Friday, Dec. 12th, 1870, resulted in the follow¬
ing scores : five’balls each ; 18 yards

No. 1. Charley Elder, 4 ; Dick White, 8 ; Claude Har¬
ris, 2 : Clarence Roulware, 3 ; Seth Palmer, 4.

No. 2. C. Elder, 3 ; Dick White, 1 ; C. Boulware, 1 ;
Seth Palmer, 2 : C. Harris, 4 : Allan Boyd, 4; first money
divided bv Harris ami Boyd.

No. 3. C. Elder, 4; Dick White, 1: D. Vowels, 3; Claude
Harris, 4; C. Boulware, i ; Seth Palmer, 2.

No. 4. Dick White, 1 ; Clarence Boulware, 2.

No, 5. White, 5: Boulvrare, 4.

No, 6. White, 1 ; Boulware, 4.

No. 7. Elder, 4} White, 3; Hams; Vowels, 1; Palmer.
2 ; Boulware. 5.

No. 8. Eight balls ; Boulware, 2 ; Palmer, 5.

No. 9. Five balls : D. M. McHenry, 2 ; Palmer, 2.

Tie shot off ; McHenry, 3 ; Palmer, 4 ; Tennessee.

Arkansas— Jacksonport, Dec. 27th, 1879.— The shoot¬
ing prospects of this region were greatly injured by a
long continued drought. Ducks and geese came on in
force, but finding our lakes and sloughs dry, went on.

In Cache River bottom deer have been moderately
plenty. Turkeys in reasonably full supply and well dis¬
tributed. Only the chosen few, however, are able to
feast upon birds of this species of their own killing.
Coons and possums iu abundance, and plenty of squirrels
to fall back upon.

Virginia partridges, though known to be in unusual
quantity, owing to the dry weather, it is thought, have
been hard to find until quite lately. They seem now to
have packed, after the manner of prairie chickens, and
are found in very large droves, are very wild, and do not
lie well to the dog. They have so far suffered no damage
from severe weather, and if they continue to take care
Of themselves, as against the ravenous hunter, there will
be a magnificent breeding stock left. So mote it be.

Tell.

Where are the Ducks 'l— Willie, Tex., Dec. 30 th,
1879. — Always previous to this winter, when we had an
abundant mast, we had plenty of ducks. We have this
season the greatest abundance of mast and all other
kinds of acorn, together with an abundance of wild rye
along the margin of the San Jacinto River, yet but few
ducks have visited us so far. Some friends and myself
have made some good bags of mallard, wood-duck, and
green wing teal, yet all kinds are scarce, Some attribute
Ft to the drought, all the ponds having dried up ; but in
the river and creeks there is plenty of running water.
What ducks we do kill are extremely tat. We get 15
to 25 mallard to the gun, hunting along the banks of the
river and creeks, which I consider the cream of duck
hunting, when the day is cool aud you have a good
spaniel along and a good breech-loader, and a flock of
greenheads trom five to thirty in nearly every bend — the
finest sportsman’s duck on earth — the handsomest,
gamiest of Ids tribe, Talk about your canvas-back, sprig-
tail, teal, red-head, etc., but of all the feathered tribe on
land or in water, I think the mallard duck, and the man¬
ner and methods of hunting him, combined with his
beauty, size, and elegance, and his excellence as a table
fowl, render him the most attractive game bird in the
world. C. L. J,

Michigan — Detroit. Jan. 3d. — E. H. Gillman and Jno.
E. Long, of this city, were out on a hunt three days last
week, bagging 28 quad, 25 partridges, and 5 rabbits.
Win. MoSweeney, of Frazer, Mich., formerly of this city,
and Ed. H. Gillmati, of this city, paid the feathery tribe
Of Her Majesty’s domains a visit of two days this week,
and bagged 21 partridges, 28 quail, and 3 wild turkeys.

Druid.

Provoking. — Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan, 2c?.— An old friend
of mine, and an excellent shot, writes me from the
country describing his experience in shooting at a single
solitary duck swimming in the “Old Pond.” “After
shooting deliberately at the duck eleven times, framing
it closely with bullet holes, the bird deliberately arose
and flew away unharmed and untouched. I never indeed,
or ‘hardly ever,’ felt deliberately meaner and more
snealringly unwell in my life, and I immediately headed
for home, avoiding everybody on the way, and crawled
in.’’ _ L. B, F. H.

KENTUCKY CAMP LIFE.

IN my recent account of a trip taken in April last down.

on Nolin River I promised, after saying I would go
again, to give an account of the luck we had. I would
hardly do so if it were not that I remember one of my
old Professors saying, in lecturing on a certain operation,
that statistics were not reliable, for only the successful
oases were reported. If the operation killed, nothing was
ever said or reported ; therefore I take it that the failures
in hunts and fishing are hushed up, and only those in
which the writer himself was surprised by success are
ever written up. Therefore I shall give you this, though
I can claim neithersuccessnor failure. I left here on Sat¬
urday, September 13th last, on the early train for Mill-
wood, a station’on the P. and E. R. R. 38 miles distant,
aud Met the party with which I had arranged to go.
There we prepared tent, provisions and all necessary
camp equipage, and left before day Sunday morning for
Nolin River in Edmonson County, with “Old Elvis”
(colored) and his hounds. The point aimed at was eight¬
een miles away, over a mountain road or path that an
Indian of the Cooper pattern would lose his way in tra¬
veling. After a walk and ride (principally walk) of the

whole distance, we arrived at our destination at twelve
o'clock; prepared a hasty dinner, pitched our tents, col¬
lected st raw for bedding, putting baggage away, fixing
eatingtable, etc. Rightbereletmesay wnatl have found
out in regard to that most important thing in camping, a
good bed. I liave slept on everything, from a pile of rot¬
ten wood to a camp lounge, and wished I was at home
every night, until I had my better half make me what is
known as a “ tick/' i. e ., a piece of bed-ticking sewed in
shape of a matrass with a hole in one end to fill up by.
Fill this with wheat or oat straw and lay it on a good
straw foundation, and with a good tent and plenty of
“ kiver" you can defy the elements. No disparagement
is intended to the camp lounges, but it is a standing joke
with us old campaigners to allow the green-horns to rush
off to bed first for the purpose of getting the lounge and
then to have the laugh on them next morning.

Monday morning Old Elvis— the happiest darkey on
earth — awoke the camp from a deep, peaceful rest with
his old cow horn bugle that set the hounds a howling.
A fresh bath iu the clear waters of Nolin gave us new
life and mastodon appetites. After breakfast Capt. W.
called the roll and assigned each man to his duty for the
day. We had been by appointment joined the evening
we arrived by a party of three from Seuora. Ky. This
made the party eleven strong, not counting Old Elvis and
our three dogs. A portion were detailed to drive for deer
and the rest for fishing, and all left camp to rendezvous
at noon. I was in the detail ordered down theriver, and
with a bucket, of minnows and rigging footed it over
“high hill and low dale" the longest one aud a half miles
I ever walked ; up and down is not counted in that
country. The river was in a low stage and, if possible,
in bloom (as I see that is the latest excuse), consequently
the nibbles were very few, but, as in all such eases, the
excitement more intense. We fished some of the best
looking pools I over saw, changing minnows and using
all the art we were capable of, but almost in vain, our
efforts being rewarded at noon by a total string of six
bass of medium size and a five pound catfish. Getting
back to camp in time for dinner, we found the deer hunt-
ers had returned with worse luck than the fishermen. A
good lest until four o’clock put us in the humor for an¬
other trial, and we selected the foot of the dam for the
evening’s fishing. Luck was again poor, and we early
dropped into camp for supper. After supper came the
usual flow of good Immor, and jokes were cracked, pipes
smoked, and the camp fire sent out its ruddy flame, light¬
ing up the grand old trees in that peculiar weird and
fascinating manner so dear to all of us who have ex¬
perienced it. Ten o'clock found us all in bed preparing
to go to sleep, when Tom G. alarmed us by announcing
that a panther was prowling near the camp. Everyman
seized a gu n and stood on the defensive. The fire burned
low and the silence was awful. Soon a low, plaintive
quivering cry was heard, causing half the crowd to shud¬
der, the other half to burst into a fit of laughter, for it
was the well known cry of the little screech owl. This
event kept us awake and up until one in the morning,
when we were more successful in wooing the drowsy
god.

Daylight, Tuesday, found us around the breakfast table
in a cloud of steam from hire coffee boiler and hot rasher
of breakfast bacon. Pretty much the same work was
laid out for us as on Monday, and as far as fishing went
pretty much the same success. However the hunters re¬
turned at an early hour with a spike buck as a bag, and
great rejoicing followed, for we had begun to fear that
our trip would be a failure. To make this long story
short, I will say that we remained until Friday morning,
having a fair share of success in fishing and lots of fun
in driving doer, as one or two were started everyday, but
they seemed to know where the new hands were sta¬
tioned, and invariably run through their stands, conse¬
quently we got no more. But the one we had gave us
ail the meat we wanted and a saddle to carry home. The
same ca,n be said as to the fish, for we ate all we wanted
and carried some home. The country is extremely
rough and rugged, and some of the people are
the reverse of hospitable ; but we treated them
well and I think won over the most of them. It is a
great country for “moonshine,'* and they look on every
one with great suspicion, being always on the lookout for
revenue officers. A. W. M.

Elizabethtown, Dec. \3th, 1870.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

New York City— Jan. M.— Match at pigeon"; 25 yards rise ;
80 yards boundary ; Hurlingham rules; sweepstakes;—

A. 14. Brown ... 1 10 0 1— 3 I 8. W. Johnson. 1 0 0 0 1—2

Will Hetring ... 10 11 I— 4 J. K. Taylor.... (J 1 0 I I— 3

Harry Pitt . 1111 0— 4|

Herring and Pitt divided.

In shooting off tie Tay.orwon, killing land missing 1; Brown
missing 2.

Second sweepstakes:—

Anderson- . 1 0 0 0 0-1 1 Grain . -0 1 1 1 1— t

A. H. Brown.... U 1 1 1 1-4 Taylor. . .110 10-3

S. W. Johnson... 0 011 1—3 Will Herring.... 0111 1—4

Harry Pitt . lill 1—5 |

Ties shot off — Brown, 10; Herring. 10 ; Grain, 1L
Third sweepstakes :—

A, H. nrown . 0 l 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0-6

Taylor . . 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1— a

Harry Pitt . . . 1 1 U 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-8

S. W. Johnson . 110100011 1-S

Grain . 0110111011-7

Ties shot off, miss aod out Tavtor, 0 ; A. H. Brown, 1 1 0 0 0;
L. VV . Johnson, 110 0 1.

Long Island — Brown’s Driving Park, Jan. 1st.— The following
match was shot (or satisfaction, “ etc.," New Year's Day utter-
noon. The birds flew wild and had to be hit hard ; 25 birds each ;
6 traps; 5 yards apart; handicap rise; 80 yards boundary ; 1}
ounce shot; Amerlean-Hurlingham rules

Allan Nichols, 38 yards . 21 4 25

W. tt. Handers in, 25 yards . 17 8 25

George Henderson, 23 yards ... .. 17 8 25

Mr. George Henderson won in shooting off the tie, killing three
birds straight; Mr. VV. R. Uendersun missing his third bird.
Referee— Mr. Lcnnard Brown. Manager- Elvert Brown.

New Jersey— Saturday, Jan. 3d. — A fifty-bird match between
Messrs. M. 1). Slocum ami Walter Dayton was shot at Faiming-
dale, N. J. The conditions were 21 yards rise, single barrel, H.
and T. traps. Slocum killed 40 and liuy ton 37 birds.

Messrs. L. Benjamin and D. Thomas, botti of New York, shot a
pigeon match at. Long Branch. The conditions were 25 birds each,
25 yards rise, two traps, each to find trap and handle, Long Island
ruies, $50 a side. Thomas won by a seore of 21 to 20.

Members of the Middlesex, Amboy and Rahway pigeon clubs
held a. number of events at Tremley Shooting Park. The most
interesting match was a competition for a handsome pigeon gun.

vr

■4 .

The conditions were 10 birds eanb, handicap rise, Hurlingi/ 7
rules, Mr. William Burnett, of Amboy, carried off the trot*
shooting off a tie of tl with Dr. Mott, ot New York. jr-gv

A pigeon match came off at New Brunswick, N, J.. between
Messrs. U. C. John-on and Gustave Granger. The match Ivor tly- ,
$1(10 a side, 60 birds each; find, trap aud liaurllc for each oihe/t
H. and T. traps, single barrel. Johnson won bv killing 3U ; Gran !
ger,37. ' 3 h

Some “sweep shooting took place for purses at. Bayonne, N. •
J., the first being between Messrs. Fits, Woods and English. The \(
conditions were 3 birds each, two traps, handicap rise, single bar¬
rels. The first round ended in a He. The shoot-off resulted In
favor of Fits. In another sweep of three, with the game condi¬
tions. the first money went to English, who killed all; the second
money, after the shoot-off of a tie, went to Mr- Johnson. In a
bird about sweep, first miss out, the first share of the stakes went
to Mr. Childers on 7 birds ; Mr. Fits took second money and Mr.
English third.

Newark, Jan, 5th.— Shoot on New Yeai
18 yards; Bogardus' trap; left, right and

Witians . 1011 11 11110111 l— la

Speer . ,0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 (1—10

Wooden, . 1001011 l 1100000—7

Mulford . 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 o 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-5

Heddeu . 0 0 0 0 (I 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0—3

Rawley . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0—2

H. E. W.

Rutherford Park, Dec. 25th.— Match nf the Gun and Fishing
Club. Pigeons; 21 yards ; H ounce shot; elub rules : -

Glnstaeter . 1 1 0 0 0—2 I Lane . . 0111 1—4

Ooe . . 0 1 1 0 1-3 | J. Vroeland . / 1 0 0 0 0-1

Vail Roden . 0 0 0 0 1—1 Wood . j 000 0—1

Jeaneret . 0 0 0 1 1-2 | t e e u u-i

Second match; glass balls; 15 yards; club rules :—j

Glastaetcr . . lull 0—3 I Lane . 0010 1—2

Coe . . . 0010 0—1 I J. L. Vreelarid, jr, , . i 1 1 i 1—5

Van Roden . 0 0 1 0 1-2 I Wood . l o 1 0 1-8

Jeaneret . 0 1 1 0 1—3 I

— ThoEsBex Society for the Protection of Game will hold its.
regular monthly shoot at Erb's, Bloomfield road, Newark, N. J ,
n the;13tb.

Pennsylvania— ApplebdchsvtlU, Jan. 1st,— Match between the
sportsmen of Quakertown and ApplebaeksviUe ; shooting for
turkeys and wild geese ; 21 yards rise ; glass balls :—

Owen Kramer. . .. 3 3 3 2 —11 1 S. T. LaubeustineS 4 3 4 4 —20

Henry Headman. 4 4 5 3 3 4—23 I W. Sleifer . 2 3 2 — it

Milton Earny - 4 4 3 5 3 2—21 I Lewis Ahern . _ 7

Champion match between Earny and Headman :— Earny missed
his JBth, and Headman broke 18. s. F. S.

PnOMOJi-— Jacksonville, Jan. 1st.— Colonel C. A. Loul and A
Frcnchv Johnson, of Boston, had a glass-ball shoot to-day under
the rules of the Jacksonville Gun Club, at 100 glass ball9, from a
rotary trap. The scores ran as fol lo ws :—

Colonel C. A. Loud . -j § |j{(5§5iS§

4 5 5 5 5 3

A. Frenchy Johnson . . j ,j

5—49-98
5-49
5—48—97

Glass-Ball Shooting.— jVciii Fork, January 5th.— Editor Parent
and Stream :— I want to say a few words in regard to glass-ball
shooting. As I was the first man to invert Ira trap to throw a hall
so as to afford good practice, and was the means of placfng this
popular mode of wing practice before the public, I believed can
justly put forth adv ice without being accused of egotism or im¬
proper motives, simply because I sell glass balls or traps.

What 1 would say is for the benefit of shooters generally, be¬
ing the honest conclusions I have arrived at, after considerable
excellence in the field and before the trap-. The average shooter
will practice at, glass balls, in order to lit himself for practical
shooting in the field ; therefore, his efficiency in I he Ib id will do-
pend very much upon the style of glass-ball practice he adopted.
Iam still convinced iliat, for practical purposes, there exists at
present no better system of glass-ball practice than that which I
first put. before the public, viz.: Shooting from three traps, placed!
ten yards apart ; the centre trap to throw balls straight away, and
the two outside traps to throw a quarter ball across the line nf the
central trap, at about fifteen yards behind that trap. One advant¬
age of this setting of the I raps, is that the broken glass falls within
a certain area, and can be more easily cleaned from the ground. The
reason why I have continued to make and place my traps so as to
throw balls as I explained it, is that I hunted for many' years in the
field for market, and I know thatnine birds out of ten raised wiH
fly straight back or present a quarter shot; and If in glass-halt
practice all clubs will follow my advice, and not be led astray by
fancy and impracticable ideas, they will shoot glass balls from my
traps, and according to my rules based upon extended experience,
which will afford them more genuine practice than any other, be¬
sides having the desirable effect of establishing a standard trap,
and setting thereof, rules aud ball, for all contests and practice,
which would result in the greatest good to the greatest number.

A trap that will throw a.ball straight at the shooter, is not good
practice at. wing shooting. I am now about to manufacture my
own traps and glass balls, and it shiiUbe my special care thatmy
traps shall Le made reliable and serviceatde ; andiu order to es¬
tablish glass-ball shooting as it ought to be, where clubs wish
three of my traps, 1 am prepared to furnish them at a discount.

Mv rough surface glass nail is certainly the best ball in the
market for all purposes. The smooth hall to break, when nit by
shot, must be made so thin that it invariably breaks upon the
ground, is shattered in the trap, and hundreds ate broken in ship¬
ping. My rough ball is strong for shipping, does not break In the
trap, nor upon the ground, while it is sure to break when hit in
the air hvshot.

Shooters will therefore find the rough surface b'all more eco¬
nomical even at cost of one or two dollars per thousand more than
the smooth ball. T have perfected arrangements to manufacture
my own balls, and will place them in the market at a price which
makes them come cheaper far club use than any other row
offered. I will establish a depot for the sale of trups-aud bal s
under my personal direction, and respectfully refer clubs aud
others Interested, to my regularadvertisement as to pi Ice and my
future address. A. H ROGARD778.

J littery.

NOTES FROM ILLINOIS.

THE year just closed lias seen the “Rational Pas¬
time” — archery — grow from its infancy, in our
country, to vigorous youth; and ere another twelve¬
month passes it will have arrived at early manhood.
The year 1879 must always be a memorable one in the
annals of our favorite sport. A great number of new
clubs were formed, several State tournaments held, and
the first meetings of the National and Eastern Archery
Associations will certainly he long remembered. Then
the interest in archery shown by the Forest and Stream
and its correspondents must date from the last year. The
discussion of the relative merits of American and Eng¬
lish bows still continues, aud as one correspondent has
remarked, probably no one has been converted. And
argument will not do it. All the printers’ ink in the
land will not convince an archer that one bow is better
than another. Unless a novice he will only judge of the
worth of a bow by a thorough use of it. The best bow
is not simply the one which will last longest- and carry
farthest. A steel bow might be made to last a life time,
aud a sixty pound how will undoubtedly carry farther
than one of forty pounds made from the same material.
Yet uo one would think of using either. That is the best
bow whicli is powerful enough to do the work required
of it and does it with the greatest ease- to the shooter.
The 100 yard range In ay be easily shot with a yew bow
of so few pounds pull that there will be almost no per-
ceptable recoil ; whereas a hard wood bow powerful
enough to command the distance with any reasonable
levation would have a very decided recoil. And though

FOREST AND STREAM.

975

a archer equally acquainted with the two bows might
r a time score as well with one as the other, bis advance¬
ment wotild certainly be more rapid with tliatbowwhicli
caused the less expenditure of physical force.

And if (here is any bow oE the same cost, of the same
pull, and of slight recoil, that will carry an arrow with
as low a flight as a yew, we have yet to see it, or hear of
it (we know nothing of the celebrated rawhide bow).
And, as I have said several times before, the Highland
Park archers believe there is no bow like an Aldred,
Perhaps we are prejudiced 1 But we know a host of the
best archers in tlie country have the same way of think¬
ing ; and one of them lias recently received a letter from
Major Fisher, of England, in which he gives his prefer¬
ence for Aldred’s goods. Our experience has been that
Aldred’s hows not only shoot better than any other, but
wear better. Mr. Hall had one break, after it had done
long service. Dr. Weston had an Englisb'yew which be¬
gan to pinch ; without waiting for it to break, he had
one half of his bow and the unbroken half of Mr. Hall's
put together by Spalding Brothers, of Chicago. We do
not believe there is a how in the country which has shot
a greater number of arrows than the Doctor's, and the
bnw is as perfect and shoots as strong as ever. Mr. Kyle
has a beautiful AJdred Spanish yew, which has been
owned by three different members of our club, and shot
thousands of arrows, and is still a perfect bow. Mr.
Carver has never broken an Aldred yew, though he hits
been trying to. For some months he has been using a
5 feet 6 inches, 2£> pounds, ladies’ bow, with a 28-inoh
arrow, doing his best shooting, and without injury to the
how. With this light bow he scored at 100 yards 72 ar¬
rows, 23 hits, 113 score. We believe no bow of the same
pull, save a yew, could have done the same work,

American dealers in English archery have made a great
mistake in charging from 25 to 50 per cent, more than
they should have done for their goods. We import our
goods directly from Aldred, Mr. Carver kindly acting as
agent for us, and charging nothing for his trouble. In
this way we save at least 25 per cent, on arrows, and 50
per cent, on bows- For $20 we can get as fine and dur¬
able a Spanish yew as one would wish, and a better one
than can be bought here for $10. If your wish a better
bow for half your money, do your own importing.

Since the national meeting in Chicago our archers
have improved very fast, and chiefly for two reasons —
they do not shoot half as much, and use from ten to
twenty pounds lighter bows. Don't shoot too often nor
too many arrows in a day, and a 401b. yew bow is heavy
enough for any man.

The advancement which archers make in their second
season’s practice is much greater than they will ever
make in any one year after. Last year only three mem¬
bers of our club scored over 100 with 30 arrows at GO
yards. Two made 102 and one made as high as 147. This
year the following scores have been made : —

V. B. D. Gray . -lor, | E. B. Weston . 28-160

Ford P. Hall . 28—164 H. (-'.Carver . 39—159

O. W. Kyle . 28—162 1 E. H. Beebe . 28—153

Since the commencement of winter the following
scores have been made — the 60 yard shooting this week
with snow covering the ground and the mercury below
freezing

AMERICAN ROUND.

-40 life.- -50 I’de— -60 Trfs.- -Tola?.-.

Dr. Weston . 30 174 26 148 28 I "

Mr. Gray . 30 190 29 151 26

144 arrows at 60 yards : —

1st 24. 2(424. 3d 24. 44/1.24.

Dr. Weston. 21 109 23 130 19 85 22 102

Mr. Gray... .19 93 20 81 23 103 2( 87

Who will join the Winter Practice Club ?

Already we begin to think of the next grand annual
meeting of the National Association. We believe it is the
wish of every member of our club to shoot no more

American Rounds” at the grand annual meetings. By
all means continue the team shoot, but let it be at 60
yards, or at 60 and 80.

We understand there is to be a meeting of the Na¬
tional Association in Chicago on the 28lh inst., and we
urge all clubs to send representatives. The place and
time of holding the next grand annual meeting are to be
decided, and other arrangements made. N. K. D,

Chicago. — The following scores were made at the Ex¬
position Building Jan. 1st : 30 arrows ; CO yards : —

Mrs. A Geyer .

Miss Vou her Luke, .

30

80

116

130- 246

98

Mr. J. L. Chapman .

su

Mr. A. Geyer . . . SO

34

Mr. Joseph Marsh . . 30

30

Mr. W. H. Robinson . 32

30 23 87— 185

Gram! total... . . . . . 1,321

The New York team thus won the match with 69
points to spare. It is expected that as soon as the New
York Club obtain their hall for evening practice, a re¬
turn match will be shot, and we may look for another
splendid contest. Any of our readers desiring to witness
the New lock Archery Club shoot are welcome, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday afternoons, at Excelsior Hall,
corner Ninth avenue and Twenty-seventh street, where
they are at present located, until a place can be obtained
for the evening. The club met as usual at their hall Satur¬
day, Jan. 3d, a large number of memhers and spectators
being present. The weekly meetings seem to be at¬
tracting a greater number each week. What will be the
result when they shoot in the evenings?

5th 24. Gt.h 2t.

19 95 20 80

22 100 20 90

Hita.Sarre. I
( 29 147

29 169

30 174

S. E. Eagan. .

Bits. Scon
I 22 101
. . { 20 107
I 28 127

New York Archery Club.— As noticed in our last
issue, a team of this club visited the Ascliam Archers of
Brooklyn, E. D., at their hall, corner Division avenue
and Clymer street, to shoot a friendly match, Dec. 30th,
1879. The hall being triangular, with the targets at the
small end, they have the appearance of being at a greater
distance than they actually are. The Ascham Club have
experimented with fights to the best advantage, but will,
without doubt, improve much upon the same more be¬
fore long. Tuesday evening the Ascham team had their
target, as usual, on an iron stand, while the New York
team had their target suspended by ropes close to the
butting. The New York team had visited the hall hut
once before for practice, and it was comparatively a new
ground for them.

The shooting commenced shortly after 8 o’clock, and
sixty arrows were shot. The New York team shooting
much quicker than the others, finished their scores first.
The bows used in the contest were of American make, and
the New York team used the patent rawhide-backed bow,
which is the favorite with them, the club using them al¬
together, with one or two exceptions. The following
shows the record of the match ; and while, perhaps, the
s cores are not high, it must be borne in mind that it wa
the first attempt of amateurs, and their first appearance
in public :• —

NEW YORK AHCHERT CHJB TEAM.

Mrs. DeLnna .

Miss E, T. Morton..

John W. Su tton .

George D. Bond _

Dr. A. B. De Luna. . ,
James W. Aufcen, Jr.

Arrows. Hits. Scored. Total

Grand, total . . . . 1,800

Yachting mid Routing.

The lime for electing oJJU'ers for the enduing year
being now at hand, we request secretaries of yacht clubs
to forward the new lists as soon as convenient.

LIST OF RACES SAILED IN AMERICAN AND
CANADIAN WATERS, 1879.

AS this list is necessarily compiled from accounts
published, it cannot be complete, but what orniS'
sions there may be are few in number and not of import¬
ance. The dates of two or three races, where the results
have not been recorded, are inserted in the list. Again,
several accounts only give the names of the winners, and
not of the starters. This interferes with the complete¬
ness of this list ; but what affects it more seriously is the
practice of not putting in the accounts the number of
prizes sailed for, merely numbering the boats in their
order. In such cases only one prize in a class has been
inserted in the list, and several second prize winners
must have been omitted.

The following abbreviations are used:— 1, 2, 4 after a boat’-
name signify tost class, second, or fourth prize . 1st c., 2d a, etc.,
ist class. 23 elasa, etc.: w. o. stands for “walkover;" entries sig¬
nify actual starters! V. C. stands for yacht club : and the follow¬
ing letters-'before Y. C. for the names of qlubs:— Axb., Albany;
A., Atlantic; Bal., Baltimore; B. Q., Bay of Quiate; B., Beveily;
Bn., Boston; Bn., Brooklyn; Buf., Buffalo; B. H., Bunker Hill;
C. I., Capitoline Ice; Car., Carolina : Ohi , Chicago ; C., Columbia;
C.P., Coopers Point.; 13., Dorchester; Dux., Duxbury; E., East¬
ern: E. B., East Boston; Emp., Empire; Hv., Haverhill; H. K„
Hudson Bivor: J. C., Jersey City ; L. I., Long Island; L., Lynn;
Mad., Madison: Mon., Montreal; N., Nabasset,; N. B., New Bed¬
ford ; N. H. I., New Hamburg ice ; N. J., New Jersey ; N. Y., New
York; New.,Newburyport; O., Oceanic; Oc., Oconomowoc; Pv„
Pavonia: Pn., Philadelphia; P., Portland; P. I., Poughkeepsie
Ice; P. P. I., Prospect Park Ice; Prov., Provincetown; Q. C.,
Quaker City ; Q., Quincy ; H. C.. Royal Canadian ; Sav., Savannah ;
a. P., San Francisco; s. S., Sans Souci; S., Seawanhalja; S. C.,
South Camden ; S. B~ South Boston; South., Southwark; Tar.,
Tarrytown; War., Warwick ; W. V., Washington Village; W. L.,
West Lynn ; W. B., West Brighton ; Yon., Yonkers ; it. N. S. Y. a.
stands for Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron ; J. C., Jeffries
Club; Clev. Y. A., Cleveland Yacht Association ; Bat. S. C\, Bat¬
tery Sailing Club : J. C. C. C., Jersey City Canoe Club; N. Y. C. C.,
New York Canoe Club ; S. B. M. F., South Boston Mosquito Fleet ;
S. S. M. F., South Salem Mosquito Fleet.

January 3, Prospect Park— P P and Capitolino I Y C Race, 5 en¬
tries, Mazeppa wins.

February 1, Poughkeepsie to New Hamburgh— N H I Y C Race,
4 entries. Comet, wins.

February 3. Poughkeepsie— Match. Flying Clond, N H 1 Y C,
beats Icicle, P I Y C.

February 3, Trenton — Tr I Y C, 3 entries, Beach Prince wins.
February 8. Trenton— Tr I Y C, 2 entries, Beach Prince wins.
February 13, Poughkeepsie— P I Y C race for Ladies' Pennant.
Hailwins.

February 13, New Hamburg— N H I Y C Race for Eidd Pennant.
Flying Cloud wins.

February 13, New Hamburg— N H I Y C Owner’s Race. Dart
wins.

February 11, Poughkeepsie— N H and P I Y C Championship
Race, 18 enlries, Snow Bird wins.

February 15, Poughkeepsie— P I Y 0 Regatta, 10 entries, Gracie
wins.

February 17, New Hamburg— N H 1 Y C Regatta for first class,
7 entries. Quickstep wins.

February 17, Poughkeepsie— Match. Comet, P I Y C, beats Sap¬
pho, of Athens.

May 3, South Boston— S B M F Regatta. C B's first class, 4 en¬
tries. Flora Lee wins 1st ; Lizzie 2d; second class, 2 entries, Star¬
light 1st ; keels, 1 entries, Sadie 1 ; Winsome 2.

May 7, Savannah— Sav Y C Regatta. First class, 5 entries, Idaho
1 ; second class, 4 entries, Virgie I ; third class, 3 entries, Tailulah
l; Bateaux Round, 5 entries, Restless 1; Bateaux fiat, 2 entries,
Fat Take 1.

May 12, South Camden— S CYC Regatta. First olass, 4 entries,
McCleesl; second class, 2 entries, Anna!; third class, 2 entries,
Pooloy 1.

May 12, Philadelphia— Match. J. H. Allen, FhYC, beats Wm.
Douglass, South Y C.

Mav 12, Philadelphia— Match. Elmer W. Barr, C P Y C, beats
Chas Cohill, C P Y 0.

May 19, Hudson River— Match. Emma D., Empire Y C, beats
Unknown, Empire Y C.

May 23, Portland— P Y CRegatla. First class, 2 entries, Viva
wins; second class, schooners, 2 entries, Nellie wins; sloops, 3 en¬
tries, Twilight wins.

May 24, Quincy— Q Y C Regatta. First class, 2 entries, Waifl,
Folly 2 ; Becond class, 7 entries, Tlilsbie 1, Elf 2; third class, 7 en¬
tries, Rocket 1, Imp 2.

Mav 26. Southwark— South Y C Regatta. First elass, 5 entires,
Frank Lawrence 1, Maid 2 ; seoond class, 4 entries, Emma 1, Oliver
2 ; tuckups, 0 entries, Thomas Ledyard 1, Hugh Boyle 2.

May 26, Coopers Point— C P Y C, 12 entries, Espeu Ashton, S C
YC,i; Holland, C P Y C, 2 and Champion Pennant ot club.

May 26, Now Orleans -Southern Y 0 Regatta. Cabin sloops, 3
entries. No Name J ; first class, 5 entries, Aiberfine (Susie) S. 1 ;
seoond class, 2 entries Xipbias l ; third class, 4 entries, Juniata 1 ;
fourth class, 4 entries, Olivia 1.

May 28,New Orleans-Southern Y C Open Regatta. Cabinsloops,
2 entries, La Belle 1. First class, 4 entries. Lady Emma 1 ; second
class, 2 entries. Puck 1; third class, 4 entries, Juniata l; fourth
class, 4 entries, Claire F 1.

May 28. Portland— Match. Mane, P Y C, beats Graoie. P Y C
May 29, Cape Fear River— Carolina Y O Regatta, 5 entries, Rosa
wins.

May 29 to 31, Portland— P Y C Cruise.

May 30, South Boston— D T C Union Regatta. First daaa.

schooners, 5 entries, Adrienne, Boston Y C, wins ; second class,
sloops, 5 entries. Siren Dnx Y C wins: third class, sloops, 5 en¬
tries, Waif, D Y C, wins.

May 30, South Boston— SB YC Union Regatta. Keels, first clas”,

4 entries, Gael, J C, 1, Annie, S B Y C, 2 ; second olass, 6 entries, all
but one disabled ; no race. 0 B’s, first class, 1 entry, no race ; sec¬
ond class, 7 entries. Thisbie, Q Y C, 1, Flyaway, (,> Y C, 2; third
class, 3 enlries, Faucy, B Y C, 1, Sheila 2.

May 30, Jersey City— J C Y C Opening sail.

May 30, Stapleton— S Y C Opening sad.

Mav 30, New York— A V t; Opening Sail.

May 30, EastRiver-Nereus Y O Regatta, 4 entries, Estelle wins
prizes with and without allowance.

Slay 30, San Francisco— Match. Lively, S FY C, beats Fawn.S
FY C.

June 2, Philadelphia— Sweepstakes for tuckups of Phil aDd South
Y Cs, 16 entries, Crawford, Ph Y C, 1 ; Buylo, South Y C, 2 ; Mitch¬
ell, South Y 0, 3.

June 2, Baltimore— Bal Y C Regatta. First class, 2 entries, both
capsized; second olass. 2 entries, Nat. C. Robinson 1; third class,

6 entries, Adeline 1.

June 3 to 6, Savannah— Sav Y C Cruise.

Juno 7, New York— Canoe Regatta, it) entries. Elfin, N Y C C, 1 ;
Louise 2 ; Clocbette, N Y C C, 3.

June 7, Montreal— Mon V C Opening sail.

June 7, New York— A Y C Regatta. Schooners, 3 entries, Peer¬
less I ; cabin sloops, first class, 4 entries, Regina 1 ; second olass,
6 entries, Winsom l ; third class, 2 entries. Nimbus 1 ; open sloops,
first class, 2 entries, Pilot 1 ; seoond class, 2 entries. Wind J.

J uue 9, North River— H It Y C Regatta. Sloops, first class, 2 en¬
tries, Annie G. 1 ; second elass, Irene walk over ; third olass, 2 en¬
tries, Geo. B. Dean 1; fourth class, 6 ontries, Joe Eagan 1 ; tats,
6 entries, Maria J.

9, Cape Fear River— Carolina Y C Regatta, 6 entries, Frolic

June 9, Quincy— Q Y O First Championship race. First class, 4
ent ries, Muriel 1 ; Folly 2 ; second class, 4 entries, Elf 1 ; Psyche 2 ;
third class, 8 entries, Dandelion 1; imp 2.

June 10, Salem— Salem Y C Regatta. First class, 4 entries, Mig¬
rant 1; second elass, 4 entries, Dash 1; third class, 6 entries. Tu¬
lip 1.

June 10, Brooklyn— Bk \ C Regatta. Not sailed for want of en¬
tries.

Junell, Harlem River— Empire YC Regatta. First class, cabin,
4 entries, H.W. Beecher 1 ; second class, open, 3 entries, Martha M.
I ; third class, open, 3 entries. Mary Gibson 1 ; fourth class, open,
2 entries, Peter O’Brien 1 ; catamarans, 2 on trios, Tarantella, j.

June It, New Orleans— Southern Y C Race for $1,000 Cur), 5 en¬
tries, Albertine (Susie S.) 1.

June 12, Philadelphia— Q OYCRegatta. First class, cabin sloops,
8 entiles, Clara J, Minerva 2, Comet 3; second class, cabin sloops.
Sentries, Lillie 1, Chris Gallagher 2, Stella 3; third class, open,
6 entries, Adelphil; Eddie 2; Bianca 3.

June :13, Belleville— Bay of Quinte Y C Regatta, Second class, 4
entries, Katie Gray 1, Surprise 2, Grade 3; third olass, 3 entries,
Wideawake 1 ; Iris 2.

June 14, Nahant,— Beverly Y C 44th Regatta. Open to D Y C;
first class, Sentries, Fanchon, B Y C, 1 ; Muriel, B Y C, 3; second
class, Sentries, Fancy, B Y C, 1 ; Koiden, BY C, 2; third class, 4
entries. Psyche, B Y C, J ; Gladys, B Y C, 2.

June 14, East Boston— E B Y C Regatta. First class, keels, Hec¬
tor, wo; centre-boards, Lillie wo; second class, 3 entries, Clara
1; third class, keels, 2 entries, Elsie 1: centre-boards, Mabel w o.

June 14, Halifax-R N S Y S Opening Sail.

June 14, Chicago — Chi Y C Regatta. First class, no entries ; seo¬
ond class, 2 entries, Frolic 1, Jna 2; third class, 1 entries, Peri 1 ;
Goodenough 2.

June 16, Chester— Q CYC Regatta. First class, 6 entries, Min¬
erva 1. \VhiteWing2; second class, 3 entries, Stella 1. Chris Gal¬
lagher 2; third class, 3 entries, Bianca 1, Camden 2; fourth class
(fishing skiffs), 9 entries, Vixen 1, Emma 2: fifth olass, open to all,
6 entries, Nautilus 1, Eolus2.

June 16, Philadelphia— Phil Y C Regatta. First class, 12 en tries,
Willie Kleinz I, Anna 2; second class, II entries. Enchantress 1,
Charles Abel 2 ; third class, 20 entries, Crawford 1, Flick 2.

. * Jr ovuio, cm.* .co, ttttt ci iuuca,i.Tiuuue8icr

1 ; Sunbeam Bn Y C, 3 ; C B’s, 8 entries, Posy, S B Y C, 1 ; Eugenis, E
B Y C, 3; fourth class, 10 entries, Hoiden, B YC, 1 ; Fancy, fi Y C, 2
Special class, 7 entries, Inez, Marblehead 1 ; Grace, Marblehead, 2.

.lime 17, Gloucester— Race at. Eva 1, Moses Rust 2
Trouble, 3.

June 17. Swampseott— F,Y C, Rendezvous.

Juno 17, Jersey City— J C Y C Regatta. First class, 5 entries,
Linda 1, second class, Knigbt Templar, w. oq third class, 6 en¬
tries, Willie 1 ; fourth class, 5 entries, Annie Forsyth, 1.

June 17, Newburyport— New Y C Regatta. First class, 6 entries.
Dauntless, 1, second class, 4 entries, Clytiel, third class, o entries
Keturab, 1.

J uue 18„ Jersey City— O Y C Regatta. Boats, 7 entries,
Lillie 1; Catamarans, 2 entries, Columbia, 1.

J une 18, Oshkosh— Oshkosh Y C Regatta. First class, no entries •
second elass, 7 entries, Niobe. ] ; third class, 9 entries Juanita, l’

June 19, New York- N J Y C Regatta. No race In time, calm.

June 19, New York— N Y YC Regatta. Sohoouers, keels, 2 entries
Rambler 1 : C B's first class, Tidal Wave, w. o.; second class, 3 en¬
tries, Peerlei-s I ; sloops, keels, 3 entries, Voiante L ; C B's first
class. Vision, w. o.; second class, 2 entries, Vixen 1.

June 21, New York— 8 Y C Open Corinthian Regatta. Sloops,
first class, 2 entries. Vision, N Y V Cl; second class, 2 entries.
Regina, 8 Y 0 1 ; third class, 4 entries, Wave, S Y C 1; fourth class
3 entries. Midge. S Y C 1.

June 31, Haverhill— Hv Y C Regatta, 7 entrirs, Empressl, Abbie

21, Portland Match— Marie, P Y C, beats Gracie, PTC.

Psychol; second prize sailed on Sept, filth; won by Phantom 2-
second class, 4 entries, Helm Jj third class. 5 entries, Sluta i; Lily, 2'

June 21 to July 1— Beverly E Y C cruise to Southward.

June 23, Philadelphia— South Y C Regatta, 17 entries, calm, no
race on time.

June 23, Cape Fear River, Carolina Y C Regatta— 4 entries.
Rosa 1.

June 23, New York— O Y C Regatta. First. Olass, 3 entries. Peer¬
less l; second class, 3 entries, Journeyman 1; third class, (l en¬
tries, Lydia T 1.

June 24 New York— Hace for Bennett Cup. Vixen beats
Regina.

June 24, South Brooklyn— L I Y C Bcgatta. First olass cabin, 3
entries, Elephant 1 ; second class cabin, 7 entries. Admiral Rowan
l; open sloops, 4 entries. Excelsior 1; eats, 3 entries, KaleJerola-
menl; catamarans, 2 ontries, Tarantella 1.

June24, Providence— Providence Y Grace for Flint Cup. 3 en¬
tries Wanderer 1.

June 25, Lynn— L Y ORegatta. First class, no entries; second
class, 3 entries, Expert won ; Mule 2 ; third elass, 4 entries, Mabel 1 •
Alpha 2.

June 26. New Bedford— N B Y C. Open race for cats over 20 ft
20 entries, M. Delorey 1; Wanderer 2 ; Thorn 3.

June2-t, Dorchester— DY C First Championship Regatta First
class C B’s, 2 entries, Funehon 1 ; keels, 3 entries, Echo 1 : second
class, no ontries ; third class, 4 entries, Hoiden I ; fourth class 2 en¬
tries, Nattie 1.

June28, New London to G reenport— E & A Y C’sRaoe. Schooners
first class, 4 entries. Phantom, E Y C, i ; second olass, 3 eutries'
Agnes, A YC, 1 ; sloops, 5 entries, Enterprise, E Y C, 1.

June 28, Stolen island— West Brighton Y C Regatta. U entries
Zephyr 1; Parole 2.

June 28, Now Orleans— Match for $3,000. Lady Emma beats Al-
bertinc, both of Southern Y C.

, June— .Philadelphia Match— Douglass, South Y 0, bents Camp¬
bell, South Y O.

Juoe30, Rochester Match— Ida beats Belle,

July 3-6, San Franoispo- SP Y C, cruise.

J uly 4, New Market, N H— N M Y C Regatta . First olass, Neptune
1 ; Ida Lewis 2; second elass. Dido 1 ; Pinafore 2.

July 4, Qnincy-Q Y 0 Union Regatta. First class, 8 entries,
Oenonel; Waif 2; third olass, 7 entries, Dandelion 1; Undine 2:
Nattie J; all Q Y C. No race in second class.

July 4, Duxbury— Dux Y C Regatta. First class, 3 entries, Pansy
ill second class, 3 entries, Unique 1 ; third c.ass, 6 entries, Little,
Charlie I ; Sadie C, 3.

July 4, Newport— City Regatta. First olass, 3 entries, Carrie 1;
Hebe 2; seoond class. 4 ontries, Quits 1, Dick, Newport V C 2-
third olasB, 4 entries, Leona, Newport Y C, L Jerboa 2 ; fourtli
class, 3 eutries, Martha 1, Wnssorfrau 2.

976

FOREST AND STREAM.

jjixccisioi’ i ; secouu cuiss. <. u s, a entries, jninchoa* B Y C. 1 ;
Hoe is i 2 entries, C'vJa, of Murbloiieiid, 1 ; t hird class. Ueels, 3
entries, Carrie I ; C Li's. « cntrlos. Hoiden, B Y C, 1, Expert, L Y C,
- ; iourt1i„LisiHS, ii enirics in all. Mirage, contrebuard, B Y 0, 1,

auil .T. B. Tophum, k, Marblehead, 1.

July i, Sny Pond- Arlington Y C Regatta, 5 eutrlcs, S P Pren
ties 1* AY ill min Procrtoi 2.

July L Boston Ulty Rogalta. — First class, schoonor3, 4
entries. Fearless, E Y ah Hroezo, Bn Y 0, 2; sloops, l» entries
Mu u cap, F. \ 1, fclyrou, Dux Y C, 3. Second class, schooners, :

entries, Hernia, 13 Y 0, 1 ; 0 B sloops, 5 entries, Shadow, R Y 0, J,
M, Oolnry, New Bedford, 3; keel sloops, 5 entries. Viking, SBY
C» 1, Hector. K B Y C, 3. Third class, Heels, 7 entries, Sunn earn
Boston A 0, l, Fairy, Boston Y 1% 2, V n known, Boston Y C, 3
L. B’s, 4 entries, Fannie, Boston Y 0, I, Tillable, Q Y 0, 2, Posy

- — -1 - - - -‘7", I 'Ml III'. 1 UDalllll I A/, I, i II IMIII1. , y l A-1, L I.

SB VIJ. a. Four til class, keels, 3 untrius, Crescent, SR Y t
HardTimes. Hlmirralvr, 2, Mnry, .1 C, 3; C IJ's, 6 entries, Wan¬
derer, t’nlf Island. 1, Lulu, Hull, 9; Unique, S Boston, 3.

July 4, (.'lnvnlaiul— Clev V Asso Regatta, 7 entries, Unique 1

Chimes 9, Bella 3, Stranger 4.

July 4, Darien, Conn— Haoo at. 7 entries, Julia E Bell, S Nor¬
walk, 1.

J lily 4, San Fran eisuo— Race o f the Master Mariners' Assentation.
First class, round bottom schooners, 14 entries, Galatea 1, Mary D.
Pomeroy 9, IllectiuS; seooud class, Caroline, w o ; third class,
scows, il entries, Martinez], AgneaJones 2.

J uly 4. Lillie Quinapowet t- Race on. Frank 1, Alice 2.

July 4, Detroit— Detroit V 0 Regatta. First class, 5 entries,
Ires 1. Amy 3, Ms bel 3 : second class. 4 entries. Wayward 1, Lillie
S., 2, Sheila 3 ; third class, 3 ontrics, Daisy 1, Marian 2.

July 4, Oswego— Race at. 13 entries, Ella 1, Magic 2, Adelaide 3,

Rhoda 1, Lottie Blair 5, Isabella 0.

July 4, Biloxi— Southern Y C Regatta. First class,* entries,
Pluck and Look, 1 ; second class, 3 ontrics, Xiphlas I ; third class,

4 entries. Maggie 1 : fourth class, 2 entries, Olivia 1,

July J. Cotuit-*-B £ O 15th Regatta (open), la entrieB, Fanny B,
Esly I, Ethel 2, Edro 3, all of Osturville.

J oly 4, Gloucester— Race at. 13 entries, Ida Bell 1, ' Bonnv 2.
S. X , 3.

.Huy h Ogdcusburg^ Y -Regatta at, 8 entries. Emma, of
Kings tun, wins.

July 4, Riverton, N .T- Riverton Y 0 Keguttu, good tintty. First
class. Thistle l. Charlie 2; second class, Ethel 1T Moonlights.

July 4, Jersey City — J C Y C Kegattu; announced; no ac¬
count attainable ; probably not sailed.

July 4. Savannah— Savannah YC; announced; no account at-

i

July 5, Coiu II— B Y C 46 th Regatta (special for first and second
classes!, 3 entries, AVaquoit 1, Mystery 2.

July 6, Nahant— N V 0 Regatta, first, third and fourth classes

. second class, Hoideu
July .a, Swampscott— Dory race. 8 entries, George Horton 1.
July u, West- Lynn— W L Y C Regatta. First class, Inez 1,
2; second, class, no entries ; ihird class, Cora Ella 1,

Nome 2.

July 5, Neenah— Keenah Y C Regatta. Carrie Morgan 1, Alba¬
tross. 2.

July 5, New lloohelle— Race at. 3 entries, Carrie of City 1b»
l in cl, 1.

July 7, Gloucester, Pa— Over 12 entries, Thomas Ledyard, Phila
Y C, 1.

July 7, Cotult—B Y C 47th Regatta (special for third class), 3
entries, Ninrtl, Louyau 2.

July 9, MarbJeLieeid— E Y 0 Spring Regatta. Schooners, first
class. 3 entries. Halcyon 1, Phantom 2 ; second class, 4 entries,
Fearless 1, Sylph 2; third class, 3 entries, Bream 1, Hermes 2;
sloops, first class, 2 entries, Enterprise 1 ; second class, 3 entries,
Dili! . 1.

July 10, Cummunipaw— Sweepstakes, 3 entries, Brothers, Em¬
pire Y C\ 1.

July II, Washington— Race at. 5 entries, Sea Foam 1, Good-
enough, 2.

July' 12, Longenil, Can— Race at. 3 entries, Iona 1.

July 12, Dorchester— D Y C, first pennant race for oats, 5 entries,
Rocket 1.

July 12, Swampscott— B Y C 48th Regatta (first championship).
First class, 2 entries, Fanehon 1 and pennant ; second class, 5
entries, Holden 1 and pennant, Josie 2; third class, G ontrios,
Psyche J and pennant ; FrolJc 2.

July 12, Chicago— Chi Y r Regatta. First class, Cora, wo;
second class, 4 entries. Inn l; third class, 6 entries, Nameless 1,
Zephyr, 2; fourth class, 5 entries, Fleetwing 1, Annie 2, Lincoln 3.

July 12, Toledo— Toledo Y C! Regatta, 4 entries, Red Ribbon 1,
Stella 2.

July 13, Bay St. Louis— Race at, 5 entries, Emily A. 1.

July 14, PluJadelphlu — Sweepstakes, Sentries, Mary Feeney, C
P Y O, J.

July 14, Phil ud el nb la- Match. Charles Cahill, OPYC, beats
Josie NOrcross, C l'Y C.

July 13, Bullulo— But Y C Regatta, 7 entries, Curlew 1, Fleet¬
wing 2.

,i uiy 15, BellavTlio— Match. Katie Gray, Bay of Q Y C, beats
Ella uf Uswego.

.1 uly 15, Fon du Lac, AVis— Race at. 3 on tries. Folita 1.

July 15, Newmarket, N H ; announced ; no account obtainable ;
probabiy not sailed.

July JJ. Lake George— Canoe Regatta, 0 outnes, Titan in wins.

J uiy n Albany— Albany V' (J Regatta, 4 entries, Artful Dodger

wins.

July IS, Halifax — Sweepstakes, 4 entries, Hebe, RNSYS,

J uiy 19, San Francisco— Match. Cornelius O'Connor heats Con-
suelo, B F I" C-.

July 19, Haverhill— Hv YCHegatln, 8 entries, Twilight wins.

July it), Nahant— N Y C Opeu Regatta. First class, 3 entries,
Muriel 1; second class. G entries, Hoideu 1, Fancy 2 ; third class, 2
entries, Psyche l.

July 19, South Boston— S B M F Regatta. First claBS, 3 entries.
Sport J, Lizzie 2; second class, 2 entries, Daylight 1; third class,
3 entries, Egerla 1. . „ . .

July 19, Luc In Belle— OcY C Regatta, 5 entries, MyBtio 1.

July' 19, Bay Bt Louis— Southern Y C Regatta for third class,
Maggie wins.

July 19, Halifax- R KSYS Regatta. First class, 6 entries,
Phantom 1 ; second class, 2 entries, Muta 1. , „

July 21, Portsmouth— Hueeat, HI entries, Adal, Myth, Saoo Y

'.fiily 21, Philadelphia— Sweepstakes fur tuokup3, il.entries, D.
H. Schuyler. Ph YC, 1.

J uly 2J, Ushkusb— Oshkoall'YiC Regatta, Carrie Morgan wins.

July 24, Lung Island Bound— ilatch, Geo. B. JQeane, C 11 C, heats
Sophia Emma, Empire Y C. _ ,

July 24, Qunicy— 0 £ 0 Second Championship Regatta, first

ClaS9, 5 GUtr'1*0 Aftti'lol t. tfildmr ^hninnTnnftViiil. FnllV BO.UOlld

UtaN-,.»u.n...uo, Muriel Jj talcing championship, Fully 2; second
class, (J entries, Wildliro 1, living with Ell, Tiiisbo and Elf tic
for second place (sue racOiAugusti)) ; third oluss, 7 entries, Dan¬
delion J. Uiking nlmmpiua.sliip, UocHot2.

July 2-1, Fi-uviucofcown— Prov Y C Open Regatta. First and
Second classes, no race; third class, 4 entries, Sum Weller 1, Eva

uly 24,tNew°Bed ford — N BYC Regatta for challenge) cup, 10
entries, Fubipie 1. _ „ , , „ _ ,

July 25, Fruviucetown— Proy Y C postponed Regatta. First
class, 4 entries, Siren, Dux Y 0,1; Mercury, Prov Y 0; 2. Second
class, f> entries, Hnriirm, Frov Y 0,1; inaMuy, Prov Y 0,2.

July 3«, Luchino— Luchino Boating Club Regatta, 6 entries,

^jPuly 3oT Dorchester— D Y C Second Championship Regatta.
Keels, 3 entries. Fairy 1, taking chain pfouship; O B s, first class,
two entries, Fanehon 1, taking championship; second class, no
entry; third class, 3 entries, Dream 1, tieing with Hoideu; lourth
class, 3 enlries, Ruuket 1, tieiug with Nat lie.

July ilk Dorchester— Second race for Sharp pennant lor cut
bouts ; sailed ut same time ns above ; 6 ent ries, Roeket vvins.

July 2U, Newburyport— New Y 0 Upon Regatta. First and
secuud cliisaca declurcd ofi by judges; third class, IveturaUof
Gloucester J, Null 3, Gazelle 3; fourth class, Psycho i, Maud 2.

J uly 27, Redwood, Cal— Racoat, 2 entries, Little Sis wins.

July 27, Sna Fj an eiaea- Race at, 0 entries, Captain G win wins.

July 28, Salem— riouth Salem M F Race, 5 entries, Glance 1,

MJ uiy 'zK^Kuiglm's' Point— S C Y 0 Open Ruce. First class. 7
entries, GruiOB, t> C Y C,l; second class, J eutrlcs, Sparks, biiulu
Y <,\ 1; third muss, 3 entries, Pooley, S C Y C, 1. _ _ , .

July 28, Philadelphia— Match. Thus. Ledyard, FU Y C, beatfi
J. S. MiLehifil, fciouth YC. r

July 28, Kin gat on, Ont . Race for Championship of the Harbor, u
entries. Zl id lu 1.

iottti, - - .

^jrnyld , 9\vIbl ’Brighton, S I.-W BYC Hcgutla Open, First
class, 2 entries, iBrsezo, W JB Y C, I; second class, 1 entries, HI Pi,
J. I S1 C, 1,

August 2, St Ann's, Oanada— St Ann's Y C Regatta, yachts, 4
artriesj Sappho, Lachiue B C, 1; open boats, 4 entries, Stella, St

August 3, Geneva Lake— Race on, R entries, Fearless 1, Lotus 3.
August 4, Boston— BIIY 0 Regatta, 5 entries, Lillie 1, Annin

August 4, Beverly— B Y C 49l:h; Regatta, second championship ;
first class, 3 entries, Fanehon I and pennant, talcing champion¬
ship ; second class, 11 entries, Fancy 1, Peri 2— Fancy takes pen¬
nant, I icing with Hoiden ; third class, 5 entries, Nora 1 Psyche 2—
Nora takes pennant, tieing with Psyche.

August. 4, Hooper's Point -0 P Y C Regatta, G entries, Shuck 1,
Josie Noroross 3, Mary Feeny 3.

August 9, Newport— Newport Y C Regatta, threc^on trios,
Lottie wins,

August 9, San Francisco— SF Y 0 Regatta: Bret class, 3 en¬
tries, Anhauser l; seeond class, Sentries, Clara 1; third class, 3 en¬
tries, Lively 1 : fourth class, catamarans, Zarifa, w o ; flfch class,
0 entries, Magic l, Swan 2.

August 0, Quincy— Q Y’ C Third Championship Regatta, in sec¬
ond class, special in first Bud third classes ; first, class, 3 entries,
Muriel I, Allie2; third class, 7 entries, Rocket 1, Hattie 2; second
class, 2 entries, Thisbie 1, tieing for championship with Wildfire
and Elf, and also winning second prize in race o f July 24; Elf 2.

Augusta, Fair Haven— Fair Haven YC Regatta; first class, 5
entries, Florence I, Breeze 2 ; second class, I) entries, Madeleine 1,
Ideal2 ; third class, race declared off.

August II, Quincy Point— Race at, 0 entries, Dolly Yarden, Q
Y C, 1; Elfin, Q Y C. 2; Dolphin, 3.

August 11, Philadelphia. Joint Race Ph Y Cnnd South Y.C, 17
entries ; Ilnrry Moore, Ph Y C, 1.

August 11, Philadelphia— Match. J. S. Mitchell, South Y C, heats
Maid, South Y 0.

August 11, Philadelphia— Match. J. H. Hagen, South Y C, heats
Morgitn, South V C.

August 11, Philadelphia— Match. Bullet, of Bridesburg, heats
Sullie, of Bridesburg.

August 11, Whitestone, L. 1.— Race at, 9 entries, Marie Louise 1.

August II, Lac la Belle— Oo Y C Regatta, 8 entries. Nautilus I.

August 12, Salem— Salem Y 0 First Championship Regatta. First
class, keels, 2 entries, Dolphin 1, Coming 2; Brat class, centre
boards, M ignon w o ; second class, centre boards, 4 entries. Thistle
1, Coquette 2 ; second class, keels, 3 entries, Aurora 1; third class,
2 entries, Tulip 1.

August 13, Poughkeepsie— Race at, 7 entries, Ida May 1.

August 14, Philadelphia. —Sweepstakes, 4 entries, Robert Cur-

in, Ph Y 0,1.

August 14, Nahant— Match. Watcrwitch, S B Y C, 1, Fancy, B
Y C, disabled.

August 14, Newport— Nowport Y 0 Regatta, 3 entries, Sun¬
shine 1.

August 1G, Geneva Lake— Race at, 7 entries, Genova 1.

August 18, Cohusset— N Y C Regatta not sailed on aacount of
the weather.

August 16, Duxbury— Dux Y C Open Regatta. fJ B’s first ela«s,
Sentries, Siren, Dux Y C.l, Lillie, S B Y" C, 2 ; seeond class, 5 entries.
Thisbie, Q Y C, 1, Ailie, Q Y C, 2; keels, first class, Triton

second class, Fairy w o; third class. G entries, Peerless, Dux Y C, 1,
Pansy, Dux Y C, 2; fourth class, 11 entries, Annie M., Dux 1' C, 1,
Little Charlie, Dux Y' O, 2, Wanderer, Dux Y C, t.

August 1G, Mrt tuipoisett— Race at. First class, 3 entries, Wind¬
ward, E Y C, 1, Arid 2; seeond class, 3 entries, Glimpse 1, Wind¬
wards; third class, 4 entries, Eleanor!, Sprite 2.

■ara - ; mini mass, a entries, raeanor r, aprne ~.

August 19, Quinneplac ltlver— Race for sharpies^ on the. First
class, 4 entries, Carrie V 1; second class, 7 entries, Little Ned 1,
Go Softly 2.

August 20, Swampscott— E Y G Handicap Regatta, 13 entries, be¬
calmed, no race.

August 20, White Bear Lake— Matoh. Juniata beats Nellie Ills-
ley.

August 20, White Dear Lake— Race, 4 entries, Lizzie Pratt 1,
Nautilus 2, Stormy Petrel 3.

August 20, Charlotte— Race at, 2 entries, Ida, of Charlotte, 1,
Ella, Oswego, 2.

August 21, Charlotte— Race al, 5 entries, Florence, of SoduB, 1 ;
Mystery B (J Y 0. 3, Fiona, of Whitby, 3.

August 21, Bai'rie, Ont.— Race at, 3 entries, Dauntless 1.

August 21, Tarrytown— Tar 1' C Regatta, 16 entries, Carrie 1,

Nina 3.

August 21, Newporti-Newport Y C Regatta, 2 entries. Baby 1.
August 21 , Dorchester— D Y C race for third class champioush ip,
3 entries, Hoiden 1.

August 2L Neenah— Neenali Y C Regatta, 6 entries, Myra Bell 1
August 21, Savannah— Sav Y C Regatta, first class, 3 enlries,
Yemou 1 ; second class, 6 enlries, Wave 1.

August 22, Lae Ja Belle— Oc Y C Regatta, 7 entries, Buda 1.
August 23, Savannah— Sav Y 0 Regatta, S entries, Lila D.l ; sec¬
ond class, 2 entries, Tallulah 1.

August 23, Swampscott— B V C 50th Regatta (second open);
schooner class, 4 entries, Bessie, B Y 0, 1, Loiterer, E Y C, 2; first.

. "" | Bb " m "elasS;

1’his

bio, Q Y C, I, Hoiden, B V C, 2, Peri, B Y O, 3, Fancy, ii Y (!, 4 ;
fourth class, 19 entries, Dolly Harden, Q I C, I, Nora, BY C, 2,
Frolic, B Y C, 3, J osepbine, N Y 0, 4.

August 23, Halifax— R SB YS Regatta, 7 entries, Seafoam 1,

August
Hebe 3.

August 24, Philadelphia— Matoh. Hugh Boyle beats Thos. W.
Sparks, both South Y 0.

August 24. Philadelphia— Race. First class, 3 entries, WilUe Ent-
wistle, Ph Y 0, 1 ; second class, 3 entries, Geury 1 ; third class, fi en¬
tries, Alexander Crawford, Ph YC, 1; fourth class, 7 entries, Hoi-

August 25, Philadelphia— South Y C, 5 cntrlos, James Mitchell 1,
Augustus, Gloucester— Race at. CB's, 14 eutries, Judith, J C,
1, Cora, Gloucester, 2; keels, 8 entries, Hard Times, Gloucester, I.
Banneret, South Boston, 2. , , „

August 25, Ipswich— Kace at, 9 entries, oassacua I, Araka 2.
August 28, Buffalo— Buf Y 0 Open Begatta. First class, 4 en¬
tries, Cygnet, Buf Y C, 1, Ives, Detroit C, 2; second class, 6 en¬
tries, Arrow, Buf X C, 1, Fieetwing, Buf Y C, 2, Curlew, Buf Y
0,3.

August 27, Fon du Lac— Bace at. First class,* entries. Mystic.
Fon du Lac, 1 : second class, 2 entries, Carrie Morgan, Oshkosh Y
C 1 • 1 bird class, 2 entries, Beatrice, Oshkosh Y C, 1.

August 28, Jersey City— J C C C Race. First race, t entries, Clo-
ohetrte, SYCO.I; second race, Qui Vive wo.

August 28. Newport— Newport Y C Regatta, 5 entries, Dick 1.
August 25, South Boston— Match. Water Witch, a BY C. beats

August 3fi NaLmiit— Match. Muriel, BYC, beats Fancy, BYC.

August 39, Ipswich— New Y O Regatta. First class, 2 entries,
Dauntless 1; second class, 3 entries, Clytle 1; third class, 3 eu-

lTAugtst 3U,!lH ai i 1 ax —R NSYS Regatta, 8 entries, Psyche 1, Sea

F September ?' Newport— Newport Y C Regatta, 2 entries, Lottie 1.

September 3, Salem— Salem \r 0 Regatta. First elass, keels, J
entries. Dolphin 1, centre-boards, 2 entries, Leonti 1; second class,
keels, 2 entries, Oma 1, centre-boards, 2 entries, Coquette 1 ; third

C*Sei)teuiber3,<Tompk1nsvU!e, L. I.— Race at. First olass,3 entries
xarole 1; second class, 3 entries, Martha Munn l; third class,
Brothers 1 ; fourth class, 2 entries, Lizzie V. 1.

September 3, Salisbury, JIasa.— Salisbury Y C Race. First class,
Idelette 1, Psvcho 2 ; second class, Annie 1, Gem 2.

September 4. Nahant— Match. Psyche, BYC, beats Mirage,
BYC.

September 5, Newport— Newport Y C Regatta, 6 entries, Dick 1,

^September 0, Toronto— R CYO Open Regatta. First class, 6 en¬
tries, no raee, buoy missing, postponed to September 8th ; second
class, u entries, Katie Gray 1, Emma 3, Gratae 3: third class, 14 eu-
tries Fiona 1, Nellie 2, Wanderer 8.

September 6, Geneva Luke— Race on, 7 entries, Geneva L
September 0, City Island-Race for cats, 6 entries, Estollel.
September 0, Boston — Un Y C Begatta. Second class, sloops.
4 enlries, Viking’ 1, Lillie 2; second class, schooners, 2 entries,
Loiterer 1; third class, sloops, 6 entries, itebie 1, Editli 2, Bun-

k September 0, Quincy— Q’Y C Begatta. First class, li entries,
Ailie 1. Flyaway ii ; second class, 2 entries, Wildfire X; third class,
6 pn tries. Dollv Vardenl, BocketS, Undine J. _ _ „ „

September tf. Nahant— Match. Josie, B Y O, boats Nora, BYC.
September 0, MuttapoiseU — Race ut. First class, 7 entries,
Eleanor 1, Gipsy % Sprite 3; second class>8 entries, Dot 1, Index

3’ September 6, Matiapolaett— Matoh. Gipsy beats Sprite.

September 6, Cohusset- N Y C Regatta. First class, no entries!
second class, 3 entries, Peri J, Fancy 2; third class, 4 cntries-thc
two prizes were taken by Psyche and Avis ; but, owing to it oon-

fuslon about firing starting gun, it is yet undecided which has-
first prize. V

September B, Oohasset— N Y C Race for Little Pennant, No en-J

September 8, Detroit— Detroil Y C Regatta. Announced; no*-
account. Probably not sailed.

September 8, New Orleans -Matoh. Zoo, Sou them Y C, beats
La Belle. Southern Y C.

September 8, Toronto— R CYC Regatta- First class, 8 entries,
Oriole. 1, Enid 2, Cygnet. 3.

September 8, Phiiadolph la— Sweepstakes for Ph and South Y
Cs. Alex . Crawford, Ph Y C, 1.

J tarale Diiks Vb'y C°]k_ ° Y C 0l>Bn Cat"bottt Hace’ 8 enlrio»,

September ’o, Swampscntt-E Y C Fall Regatta. 8ehooners, first
class, 4 entries; second class, 2 entries; sloops, first class, 3 en-
tries— in these classes no race was made in time— postponed to
the loth ; third class, schooucrs, 3 entries, Sylph 1; second class,
sloops, 4 entries, Shadow L ’

September 0, Swampscott— EYC. Seeond attempt to sail liandi-
cap race. First class, 5 entries, calm.no raee in time-postponed
to the Kill : second class, 1 entries, Sylph 1. Dream 2.

September 9. Tall Uivor-Raee for cats, 23 entries in all. First
class, Hebe, ol Newport, 1, Lookout, of Pawtiixcf, 2, Glide, of Fall
River, J : second class, Jerboa, of Newport, I, Haims, of Provi¬
dence, 2, Reindeer, of Newport, 3. ’

September 9, San Francisco -S Fr Y C Regatta. First class, 2
entries, Anhauser 1 ; second class, 2 entries, Clara I.

September 19, Dorchester— D Y C sail off in fourth class. Rocket
beats Nattie.

September 10, Oeveland— Clev Y Asso Open Regatta, 9 entries.
Vixen J, Ida 2, Humming Bird 3, Unique 4, Lady Ida 5, Silver
Spray 6.

September 11, New Orleans— Southern Y O Regatta for Chal¬
lenge Cup. Cydnus beats Albertine (Susie S) ondLimnas.

September 11. Providence— Providence Y C Open Regatta for
Cars. Fn-st class, 5 entries, Lookout of Pawtucket 1, Hebe of
Newport, 3; seeond class, 5 entries, Wilcox, War Y C, 1 : Henry
White 2 ; Rams and Vision ruled out,

^Seijrtember 11, Naliant— Match. Psyelie, BYC, beats Josie,

September 12, Salem— Salem Y C Third Championship Race.
First class, centre-boards, 2 entries, Leona 1 ; second class, keels,

2 entries, Aurora 1.

September 13, Halifax— R NSYS Regatta. First class, 2 i

Hat - ’ • p«v — ■

tries, Petrel 1 ; second class, 4 entries, Psyche 1, Yolante 3’; “third
class, 2 entries, Ina 1.

September 13, Chicago— Chi Y C Race announced, not Bailed,
too muoh wind.

September 13, Nahant— B Y C Fifty-first Begatta, third cham¬
pionship-, First class, 2 entries, Eva 1; seeond class, 6 en¬
tries, Perl 1, Fancy 2, Peri takes pennant, tieing with Hoiden and
Taney ; third class, 6 entries, Bessie 1, Psyche 2, Bessie takes pen¬
nant, tieing with Psyche and Nora.

September 13, Haverhill— Hr Y” C Regatta. Fire entries, Em¬
press 1.

September 13, Geneva Lake— Race for Second Class. Three en¬
tries, Boneta l.

September 15, Lansingburg— 8 S Y C Regatta. First class, 3 en-
jncs, Sans Souej 1; seooud olass, 3 entries, Coquette 1; third class,

4 entries, Addle 1.

September 15, Swampscott— E Y 0. Second attempt to salt au¬
tumn race. First class schooners, 3 entries ; second class schoon¬
ers, 2 entries ; first class, sloop, 1 entry. No wind, no race, post¬
poned to the 16th.

September 15, Swampscott— E Y C. Third attempt to sail han¬
dicap race in first olass ; 5 entries ; no wind, no race, postponed to
the 16th.

September 1G, Swampscott— E Y C. Third attempt to sail au¬
tumn race, and fourth to sail handicap race ; only 3 starters ; wind
again gave nut ; no raee in time .postponed to 1880.

September 16, New York— N J YC Regatta. First class, Letitia,
xv o; second class, 3 enlries, Dare Devil f; third class, 8 ontries
Dionel.

September 17, New York— A Y C Hegatta. Schooners, 2 entries,
Peerless 1 : first olass, sloop, Dolphin, w u ; second olass, sloop,
3 enLries, Lizzie LI; oats. Wind only started, she upset.

September 18, South Boston— S B Y 0. Open Regatta. First
class, 3 entries, Lillie, E B Y 0, 1 ; Annio, S B Y C, 2; second class,
centre-board, 4 entries, Aide, Q Y C, 1; Shamrock, S B Y C, 2; see¬
ond class, keel, 9 entries, Banneret, W V Y C, 1 ; Lena, E B Y C, 2‘
third class, 5 entries. Peri, B Y 0, 1 ; Topsy, Prov Y C, 2. ’

September 18, New Bedford— N BYC Regatta, 4 entries
Metric, 1.

September 18, Albany— Albany Y 0 Regatta, First class, 4 en¬
tries, Sans Souei 1, Arttu] Dodger, 2 ; second class, 2 entries, Co¬
quette 1, Albani 2 ; third cluss, 5 entries, Aggie 1, Addle 2.

September 19, Boston— Sweepstakes for Cut-boat Championship:

o wind ; Rocket, Q Y 0, 1 on allowance ; Fancy, B Y C, 2.

September 19, Cleveland- Clev Y Asso Regatta, 0 entries, Unique
1, Chimes 2, Silver Spray, 3, Gipsy 4.

September 19. Halifax— It NSYS sail off to settle protest about
second prize in race of June 21. Phantom beat Daphne.

September 20, Halifax— R NSYS Handicap Raee, 12 entries,
Hebe 1, Ina 3-

September 20, Salisbury— Salisbury Y COpeu Cat-boat Race, no
acoouutof number of entries. Mist class, Blanche 1, Cly tie, 3;
second cluss, Idelette 1, Aiatus3; third class, Francis 1, Ke-
turah 2.

September 30, Dorchester— D Y C Open Race. First class, 5 en¬
tries, Siren, Dux, V C 1 ; Viking, DY C, 2; second class, centre¬
board, 3 entries, Eva, B Y 0, 1 : Mamie, Dux Y C, 2 ; seeond class,
keels, 3 entiles, Annie, S B Yr C, 1 ; Gael, J C, 2 ; third class, keels

5 entries, Veroniea, S B Y C, 1; Volante, D V C, 2; third class,
centre-boards, Sentries, Muriel, B Y C, ]; Fancy, B Y r;, 2-
fourth class. 8 entries, Bucket, Q Y C, 1; Nattie, Q Y 6, 3;
Helen, D Y C, 8.

September 20, Yonkers— Yonkers Y C Regatta. First class,
5 entries, Minnie, 1 ; second .class, 2 entries, J. F. Garrison, 1 ;
third class, Winenia, 1.

September 22, Quincy— Q Y C Raee for Nicholson Pennant,
Nattie 1.

September 22, Philadelphia— Q CYC Regatta announced, no
account, probably not sailed.

September 23, Nahant— B Y C53d Hegatta. Sail off for cham¬
pionship in third olass, open to Nora, Bessie and Psyche ; 3 en-
l Psyche 1.

September 23, New York— L I Y 0 Hegatta. First olass, 3 en¬
tries, Jut* Saunders 1; second class, 2 entries, Rosy H 1.

September 23, Philadelphia— Ph and South V C’s Sweepstakes,
10 entries; T. Ledyard, South Y C,J.

September 23, Belleville— B of QTC Open Regatta,, 19-ton
elass. 8 entries ; Kathleen, B of Q Y C, 1 ; Katie Gray, B of Q Y
C, 2; Emma, B of Q Y C, 8; Surprise, B of Q Y C, 4; seeond
class, 7 entries, Mystery of Kingston, 1: Wideawake. B of Q Y
C, 2 ; Mabel, E of Q Y C, 3; Amorette, B of Q Y 0, 4.

September 24, New York— Empire Y C Regatta. Cabin sloops,
2 entries, Chester A. Arthur 1 ; open sloops, first class, Mary Kee¬
gan, w o; second class, 3 entries, T. W. Reeves, 1; third cta3S, 2
entries, Sophia Emma 1,

September 35, Providence— Providence Y C Regatta for Ander-
>n Cup, announced, but no account to be obtained.

September 26, Haverhill— Hv Y c Open Regatta. First class, 8
entries, Lizzie Warner, HvYC, 1; Empress, Hv Y C, 2; second
class, V ontrics, Al,bfo M, Hv Y C, 1; Eclipse, Hv Y C, 2; Josie J,
Hv Y C, 3 ; third class, Ifientries, Alatus, Salisbury Y C, 1 ; Psyche,
New Y C, 2; Malelto, Salisbury YC, 3.

September 27, Boston— E BYC Open Regatta. Schooners, 2 en-
.ries, OK.I; keels, first olass, 4 entries, Viking, 1)VC,1; Daisy.
E B Y 0, 2 ; seeond class, 8 entries, Veronica, 8BYC.1; Dictator,
S B Y 0, 3; third class, 2 entries, Nonpurie), YVVY C, 1 ; centre¬
boards, first class, 3 entries, Siren Dux Y C, 1 ; Lillie, SBTC.2;
second class, 6 ontries, Eva, BYC, 1; Muriel, B Y 0,2; third
taass, 7 ^ ' —

2 entries, Adrienne, Bn Y C, 1 ; sloops, first class, 3 entries, Siren,
Dux Y 0, Ij second class, centre-boards, 4 entries. Eureka, 8. Bos¬
ton, 1 ; second class, keels, 7 entries, Gael, J C, 1 ; third class,
Muriel, H Y C, w o.

September 30, S Boston— Match. Water Witch, S B Y C, beats
Fancy. 1! Y C.

Octuber 1, S Boston— B YC 53d Regatta, sail off for champion¬
ship of second class, open to Hoiden, Fancy and Peri ; two latter
started, Hoiden being laid up, Fancy won, Peri dismasted.

Octobers, Bridesburg— Match. Hasse beats Pauline, both of
Bridesburg.

October 5, Philadelphia— Mutob. T, Ledyard beats Sullivan,
both of South Y C.

October 5, New York— Bat S C Race. First class, Robt. C.
Poyoter 1 ; second class, Richard Ganley 1 ; third class, L. P.
McQuiek and G. C. Kearney tie.

October 0, New York— Bat S C, Sail off of tie, D. P. MeGulck 1,

Ootober 16-18, Sandy Hook to Cape May and return— S Y CSioop
Raoefor Centre Cup, 11 entries, Mischief, S YC, 1.

November 15, Lake George. Flu— Lake George Y C Regatta, |
entries, Forest and Stream 1,

FOREST AND STREAM

977

Z=J TRIED AND FOUND WANTING.

W 'tor Forest and Stream

1' A your last week’s edition you speak of the recent experiments
t Mr. Froude, whioli demonstrate that the density of water at
Say twenty feet is nn greater than at say five feet. If this is so,
'it is certainly an important point in favor of deep-draught, yachts,
and I should he glad if yon can refer me to any document or hook
where I can gain any Information on this subject. I have been
many years engaged in yachtsailing, and having tried catboats
and centre-board sloop yachts of the prevailing flat-iron type
I have for some time past oome to the conclusion that such boats,
are just fit for mill-pond sailing, and nothing else. At any rate
I am discharged “ cured" from that hospital, and am now having
built a keel yacht, say 25 feet water-line, 28t over all, and 5 feet
draft, u cutter rig,” B feet beam. On this question of draft I
have hod long discussions with my builder, who holds to the opin¬
ion that “the deeper the draft the more resistance," and it is
only by hard work that I have been able to induce him to Increase
the draft and lessen the beam. Without knowing anything of
Mr. Froude’s experiments, I had some months ago rejected the
prevailing opinion on that point, and shall he glad to have them
corroborated. There remains one point which I have often dis¬
cussed, i. »„ iron on Ike keel. I stipulated for 1,500 pounds at least
on the keel, but influenced by my builder's arguments bave re¬
duced the weight to 1,000 pounds, he claiming that while the
extra 600 pounds would undoubtedly make the boat stiller and
enable her to carry more Eatl, still that she would not be so oasy,
would not " lift” so well In rough water. What have you to say
on this point? Moqadobe.

As we propose during the winter to cover the whole
ground of yacht design in a series of popular papers, our
correspondent’s patience must be taxed a while longer.
For the present he is informed that, draft of itself is not
a factor of resistance at all, though it is commonly sup¬
posed to be such by popular acclamation, and in conse¬
quence of the erroneous teachings of the “ old school ”
whose creed has been upset by more modem practical
and theoretical investigations as yet little understood or
appreciated on this side of the Atlantic. Resistance is
due to '“wave making” — traceable to form — to “fric¬
tion” of wet skin and water and to "eddy resistance,”
this latter an item of no consequence in yachts with sharp
cut-waters and chamfered stern-posts. Give your boat,
therefore, all the draft you want, limit her wet surface
by cutting away forefoot, and if necessary by raking the
post ; give her plenty of drag, so as to get the most effect
out of the remaining longitudinal section by taking hold
of fresh, solid water as the boat moves along ; and give
to the hull such form that no waste of power will take
place in creating useless waves.

Concerning weight in keel, it is a bugbear and popular
delusion to suppose that it interferes with “lifting” if
you confine the weight as much amidships as possible.
On the contrary, stretch your ballast fore and aft inside,
and you do more to prevent “ lifting” than by putting it
in a solid lump on the keel, for the horizontal leverage
of the ballast is greater when stowed inside. The five-
ton cutter Yolanda is as dry a boat as ever floated, and
she carries four and a half tons of lead on her keel in
30 per cent, of her length, and not an ounce of ballast in¬
side, except 300 pounds nsed for trimming. The “ swing"
of ballast on keel is not near as hurtful in a seaway as
the long, horizontal leverage of inside pig. Draw a dia¬
gram and prove it to your own satisfaction. You will
find Froude’s experiments in the “ Transactions Institute
Naval Architects,” in White’s “ Manual,” and we believe
in Kemp’s “Yacht Design,” also in several numbers of
“ Naval Science" — no longer published. Inquire of im¬
porters of English books.

crotchets about cabin fittings, etc. Ten to one they would
find that the blame, if there be any, rests witli the owner,
who, with a liberal amount of arrogance, generally as¬
sumes to know more than experts, .and in his self-com¬
placency orders beams secured without knees or knee-
plates “because they don’t look nice m the cabin,” and
compels the builders to model and work in opposition to
their experience and convictions. More than one failure
has been laid to the doors of experts which should have
been charged to the caprices of novices who may not
know a jib hank from a tar pot.

Columbia Yacht Club. — The annual ball of this club
takes place Friday evening, Jan. 30th, at Lyric Hall,
Sixth avenue. We acknowledge receipt of complimen¬
tary invitation.

Union B. C. — The second annual reception of the U. B.
C. takes place January 13th, at Lexington Avenue Opera
House, Third aveuue and Fifty-eighth street. A very plea¬
sant time is anticipated by the many friends of the organi¬
zation.

Deferred. — Much matter is necessarily deferred this

eek owing to the publication of our annual List of
Races. _

§mhei

AVERAGES FOR 1879.

COLUMBIA CRICKET CLUB, OF HOBOKEN, N. J.

This young organization played five games, of which
one was won and four lost. The following is from the
official report : — .

BUMMAKY OF MATCHES.

First Second

Date and Place. Sides. Innings. Innings. Total

Won by 7 wickets.

June IB, at Prospect ( Columbia . 51

Park . ! Manhattan (2d)... 72

Lost by 23 runs.

July 5, at Staten Island -J sraten'lshmd '(2dVu03
Lost by 108 runs.

August 7, at Hoboken. | 88

Lost by 1 run.

October 2, at Hoboken, j ^“orle's (2dj ! .101
Lost by 68 runs.

BATTING AVERAGES.

3T

82

S 8

John Mlnturn . 3

James Peyton . 4

J. F. Gregory . 4

F. M. ITausllng... . 2

J. Cuddihy . 4

M. F. Minturn . 1

R. J. Davis... . 5

W. B. Giles . 8

Chas. Sullivan . 5

•las. Fitzpatrick . 3

R. Sullivan . 2

Win. Walsh . 4

J. Moll ale . »

R. Letts . 1

J. J. Grcnny . 1

R. Mooney . 4

X. Hicks . 1

•Notout.

60 *20 28

if

i*

s

BOWLING AVERAGES.

Beverly Yacht Club. — Editor Forest and Stream :
— I must take exceptions to one of “Rouge Croix’s”
statements in the last Forest and Stream. Under date
of July 4th, he saya, “four yachts disabled and one cap¬
sized, was the record of the Beverly Yacht Club racing."
The fact is.Sfifteen yachts started, and none capsized. By
making this correction you will oblige,

W. Lloyd Jeffries, Com. B, Y. O',

Boston, Dec. 27 th, 1879.

The Cape May Race. — Editor Forest and Stream: —
Permit me to correct a statement in your last issue re¬
garding the Blanche in the Cape May race. The Blanche
was entirely re-sparred, re-rigged, and had a new suit of
sails, and was only put in the water the day before the
race. We were not prepared for the extra strain conse¬
quent upon a one-third larger rig, and when at a critical
moment in a heavy sea the bob stay gave way, it was de¬
cided to put before the wind and make for home. It
must be remembered that the Blanche had no chance of
winning ; that she only entered to make a race, and that
she was within a mile of the lightship wlisn the accident
happened. She behaved admirably — reports to the con¬
trary notwithstanding — and was dry and comfortable.

Chas. H. Grundy.

It is well known that Mr. Grundy entered his Blanche
to make up the list, and deserves this acknowledgement
of his sportsmanlike spirit, especially considering the
odds against him, no time being given by the larger
vessels.

The Henriette.— The accident to thi* steam-yacht,
before noticed, has turned out to be due entirely to one
of those flaws in the material which it is next to impos¬
sible to prevent in a shaft, and which develops only upon
actual use. The shaft was seven inches diameter, which
is ample for a vessel of her size. Before would-be critics
launch out in senseless tirades against builders, in irre¬
sponsible sheets, they would do well to find out how
much the builders and designers are responsible for and
to what extent the owner interfered with his petty

305 l'ls 12 25

Names of Foreign Teams.

.jrge _ —

1 i s h Professional

( Eleven .

1 E. Willshar's Eng-
1 1 i 8 ti Professional

( Elevon .

J Gentlemen of Eng-

1 land .

Australian Eleven .

I Richard Daft’s Eng- 1
I ) i s h Professional V

Eleven .

i Gentlemen of Ire-
1 laud .

Totals. .

who are interested in athletic sports. A suitable space
has been secured at Beacon Bark, where ample facilities
will be afforded for cricket, base ball, foot ball, tennis,
archery, and lacrosse, with a quarter-mile track for run¬
ning and walking, The grounds allotted to each of these
sports have been prepared after the most approved fash¬
ion, and the members are provided with club rooms,
sleeping, bathing, and dressing rooms, and lockers. The
plan promises to accomplish very much for the develop¬
ment of amateur athletics and is a most happy acquisition
to the Hub, The President is Mr. Henry D. Russell ; the
Secretary. Mr. Henry W. Lamb, 33 Federal street.

—The Staten Island Cricket Club have made a skating
rink of their ground, which reminds us of an old rustic
epigram : —

“ ’Tis felony in man or woman,

To steal a goose from off a common ;

But what must be that man’s excuse
Who steals the common from the goose ? ”

— It is not improbable that the Staten Island Cricket
Club will make a tour through Canada and the West
during the coming season. A good week’s cricket could
be arranged as follows : Leaving New York on Satur¬
day, play in Toronto, Monday and Tuesday ; Hamilton,
Wednesday and Thursday ; and Detroit, Friday and Sat¬
urday. It is about time an Eastern club returned the
visit of the Western cricketers. The St. Louis, Detroit,
and Hamilton clubs have been to New York and Phila¬
delphia, and as yet no Eastern club has gone West.

— Mr. C. W. Millward, the energetic Secretary of the
Onondaga Cricket Club, is corresponding with the sev¬
eral clubs in Central New York, with a view to establish¬
ing a “Central New York Cricket League.” The League
to be comprised of the following clubs : Albany, Utica,
Oswego, Oswego Falls, and Syracuse. Each club to play
home and home matches, making a total of eight games
for each club ; the winner to hold the silver cup and
pennant, awarded last season at the' Syracuse Tourna¬
ment, for one year.

—Mr. W. G. Grace’s batting average for last season,
in first-class matches, was 35.5. It was virtually the
highest in England, although M. Riley claims 58.1, two
innings played. Mr. Grace played in eighteen matches,
including twenty-eight innings, scored 880 runs ; top
score, 133 ; contributed 16G in one match, and carried his
bat threes time. The next highest were : W. F. Forbes,
34.1 ; A. N. Hornby, 30.6; Hon, A. Lyttleton, 38.16 ; A.
G, Steel, 27.13; Scotton, 27.4; Oscroft, 26.27 ; A. P.
Lucas, 24.15 ; I. D. Walker, 23.16 ; Ulyett, 23.15 ; A. J.
Webbe, 23.3 ; and H. Ross, 23.3,

J. F. Gregory .

J. Cuddihy .

Y Peyton . i 148 76 4 10 i T.6

W B Giles ... 8 85 32 1 4 8 8.1

R Mooney . . . 1 54 25 1 * 2 S.l

JM'mWm . 3 141 65 4 « 1 13.6

K Sullivan . 1 78 66 0 4 0 14.0

The Results of International Matches.— Six for¬
eign teams have visited the United States and Canada ;
they have played forty-nine matches, of which they have
won forty, lost but one, and had eight drawn. The
annexed table tells the story :—

Watches

Played .

Against Side a
of 22.-* .

Against Odds
Under S3. ... [

Against Sides
of 11 . |

n

a

5

5

0

0

5

0

0

6

6

0

0

6 I

0

0

8

8

0

0

7

0

1

ft

8

Z

i

4

0

3

11

T

3

l

8

0

3

13

0

8

5

10

n

2

49~

29

13

7

40

8

* Won by the Philadelphia Elevon.

Daft’s Eleven, in addition to the above, defeated a
team of eighteen selected base-hall players.

A scratch match was also played in 1879 between
eleven, including seven of Lord Harris’ Australian team
and an eleven of New York and Philadelphia players,
which the foreigners won,

Boston Athletics. — The Athletic Department of the
Boston Driving and Athletic Association has been organ¬
ized by the union of a number of gentlemen of that city

famens (jfeolMtm.

REBECCA’S FISH STORY.

“ If, la a picture, Piso, you should see,

A handsome woman with a llsh’a tail,

Or n man’s head upon a horse’s neck,

Or limbs of beast, of the most different kinds,
Covered with feathers of all sorts of birds ;

Would yon not laugh, and think the painter mad?”

WERE I in San Francisco, in Bierstadt’s studio, on
Russian Hill, with tlieinspired artist’s hand to guide
the brush, I would not portray on canvas the sceno I am
about to present in verse, as blank as plain prose.

We will immediately repair to the great fishing grounds
of North America, Puget Sound, Just at the hour,
“when the sunbeams smite the water,” the Indian goes
forth to spear his favorite salmon. You will discern on
the little bay in front of metropolis Seattle, fifty canoes
or more, no longer than a respectable baby’s cradle, each
manned by a dusky figure with a weapon, A little to the
left, and considerably in the background of these figures,
is a larger boat manoeuvering, perhaps, rather clumsily ;
and, until they round the point yonder, you will hardly
discover its import. Hark ! “ Life on the Ocean Wave ”
comes rippling in by every breeze ; “Rocked in the Cra¬
dle of the Deep,” rolls along with the surges on the sand.
’Tis a mystio moment. Four girls — a small part of the
paraphernalia of a certain surveying party— and nothing
more. Women are not always slow to catch an inspira¬
tion, so into the current they swing for a peep at the fun.
At the most unconscious moment, thug ! came a spear
into the side of their boat. A glance revealed the fifty
savages, with spears aslant, each poised in his boat for an
attack. “ Great heavens ! we are murdered ! ” cried Mary.
‘ ‘ What shall we do ? ” gasped Anna. ‘ 1 John knew better
than to leave us. I shall be dead the next time lie sees
me," whined Belle. “To the oars and away!" said
noble Kate. “ They don’t like our noise. Don’t you see
we scare the fisli." One tremendous pull at the oars, and
our girls are out of danger. Fearing to return home in
range of the enemy, they must again round the point and
make for the other port— and it is our business to follow.

Port Ludlow owns the largest saw-mill in the world,
and under its ample canopy our heroines thought to seek
shelter for the night. To Bteer straight for the port would
hardly do, for fear of encountering another hostile fish¬
ing party, consequently they decided to land a mile below
the mill. It would be safer to feel their way among the
logs on land than to take any more chances on the water,
VVith exhausting efforts a landing was gained. Belle
was the first to discover a cap, which she recognized as
John's own. “ The boys are here ; they have lunched ou
this very spot ; here’s a cup, a knife, a tin can and Dick's
great norseshoe magnet. O, girls, they will be in Seattle
to-night, and we won’t be there. They will think we
have been stolen. Oh, dear! oh, dear!" “Let’s shout
halloo with all our might,” said Kate. “ They are not
far off, perhaps ; they will hear us.” So shout after shout
went forth into the wild forest from these poor girls. The
majestic pines looked sorrowfully down on so much mis¬
ery and sighed and wailed tiie agony up — up even to tho
top of Mount Rainier’s old bald head, for ought we know
—out no beloved John answered. Kate was the first to
speak. “Hush! I hear a voice,” Very near and in a
clear, ringing tone came the word, “Kla-ha-yal” which

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each acknowledge in the Flathead dialect was, "How do
you do?” “ It’s a joy to know that so rue one human ia
heai- us, if it be no more than a poor, old squaw,” ejacu¬
lated Kate. “ That’s not an old voice, Kate,” said Mary.
“ Kla-ha-ya?" came again so near the “ breath of it did
almost cleave their ears.” “ True enough,” replied Kate.
“ I am nervous to-night. We will know who it is,” and
a search was at once commenced.

The larger the mill the larger the sawlogs, therefore the
logs about the Ludlow mill are all the way from two
hundred to three hundred feet in length, and from Bix to
twelve feet in diameter. You can calculate the amount
of pluck required to climb a mile of them. But then it
is nothing to climb when you know how, and our girls
gave no thought to that part of the programme. They
are in Bearcb of a voice. “ Kla-lia-ya?” a third time,
but not so frightful. “ It’s on the other side of the log,”
and no sooner said than done. Kate was a third of the
way over the monster ; a moment more and she had
reached the pinnacle. One look on the opposite side, and
Kate’s face turned to an ashen hue. She clasped her
hands in an agony of despair, and screamed, “ A Jew and
a baby 1” “A Jew and a baby ?” echoed the group below.
“ No, a jew-fish,” answered Kate. “ Don’t come down,
we want to see, too,” shouted Anna, and Kate was very
soon joined by her companions. Sure enough here was
Mr. Stcrcolepis gigas high and dry, and to all appearance
fearfully sick. -- Why, he is as large as a whale!” ex¬
claimed Mary. “I wonder if he has swallowed Jonah,
and has 1 come upon dry land to vomit him out?’ ” queried
Anna. “You silly girl, didn’t the whale rid himself of
Jonah centuries ago,” replied Belle. “ This is no whale.
Kate says it is a jew-fish.” It’s large enough to be a
whale, any how,” muttered Anna. “ Did you say Jonah,
girls?” spoke out Kate, who ail this time had been quite
oblivious to the remarks of the others, “ It’s the derrest
little pappoose that he has in his jaws. See ho v rithes
again,” and out popped Kla-ha-ya to the shoulders, spry
as a cricket, and back again. The girls laughed outright.

* 1 He hasn’t the strength to expel her, or else something
holds her, 1 am not certain which,” said Kate. A tre¬
mendous gust of wind, and puff came a shower, as
though an over-stuffed feather bed had been ripped from
one end to the other. Feathers flew in all directions ;
the air was smotheringly thick with them. “ Kln-ha-ya 1”
but this time on the other side of the log. The girls
turned, but the atmosphere was still so stifled with feath¬
ers they could discern no object. “ Kla-ha-ya 1” repeated
with a wonderfully metallic ring. Another moment,
and there was our pappoose reposing on the great horse¬
shoe magnet, with Belle’s embroidery scissors grasped in
her tiny fingers. (Belle, by-tlie-way, had accidentally
flung her scissors into the water a few days previous.)
“ But, Kate,” said Anna, “ that’s not a real pappoose ; it
has a fish's tail.” “A fish’s tail !” exclaimed the other
three. “ Yes ; come and see.” True enough, a change
of position revealed a tail. “ It’s a mermaid, then,” said

Kate. “I am so glad. She will soon take off to the
water, and then be out of trouble. I fear, however,
Dick's magnet has made sad havoc with the fish. But
for the secret power in that magnet, the fish could have
very easily disposed of the mermaid. The moment she
had cut herself loose she had only to flop over the log, as
you see.”

A weird, strange light began to spread in every direc¬
tion, and for the first the girls saw that the sun was gone.
“Can it be the moon?-’ whispered Belle. “No; this
must be some phosphorescent light,” replied Kate. “ Let
us look about for its source.” They had scarcely turned
on their heels when directly in front of them appeared an
immense cavern, at the entrance of which poised an
eagle’s wing and a vulture’s eye. In the centre, on a
huge cake of ice, sat a young seal, apparently floating on
a sea of fire. Here in all the glory of the Aurora Borealis
sate this creature in state. The dome of this cave was
like a canopy of gems.; stalactites of every hue of the
rainbow fringed the interior. In the soft cadence of the
JEolian harp came the melody, “ It seems as if this
world was made for only you and I.” The seal was evi¬
dently wooing the mermaid. “Kate! Kate! where are
we?”’ ventured Belle. “Well, I have just determined,”
replied Kate. “ This is the abdominal cavity of that jew-
fish, and the facts are simply these Like ourselves he
is journeying; he wasn’t born up here among these pines
any more than you and I were. He belongs in the Col¬
orado River and' to the south of San Francisco. But this
fellow must have been as far north as Sitka to have se¬
cured that seal ; possibly his objective point was the open
Polar Sea.” “More likely he was travelling for Barnum
or collecting specimens for the Smithsonian Institute,”
quoth Anna. "The limit of fish intellect is still an un¬
settled question,” replied Kate.

“ One thing is certain, like all creatures of the male
persuasion, he possesses a ravenous appetite. He has
never called for particular recipes for cooking meals, that
I know of ; but to the contrary, he takes anything and
everything that happens in his way. You see that he
has feasted on birds, although he was unable to digest
their feathers, and he knew no better than to swallow the
seal, ice and all ; for this lack of judgment he has suf¬
fered. The ice from its very nature would freeze his
vitals, and furthermore he had previously gormandized
to the extent of a ton of sick salmon, which left in a state
of repose possesses the wonderful faculty of devouring
itself. The salmon to a certain extent is pure phosphor¬
us, and from this phenomena we have also our illumina¬
tion.”

“Verily, the salmon is a wonderful fish,” exclaimed
the other three girls. “Yes,” replied Kate, “but the
jew-fish is the biggest eater.” Rebecca.

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I once saw a Boston schoolboy in bis' vacation, on an
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River Montlouis do.

River Tobique (New Britt WfioiCk).

River Nashwaak do.

River Jaequet do.

River CJtmrlo do.

River Jupiter (Anticosti Island).

River Salmon do.

Rent per annum to be stated ; payable
in advance.

Leases to run for from one to Jive years.
Lessees to employ guardians at private
cost.

By order

W. F. WHITCHER,
Commissioner of Fisheries.

Itttecclianmts.

KEEP’S SHIRTS

m gtmi.

FOR SALK CHEAP OR EXCHANGE.— The
black pointer-bitch Rena, Peto-Mab.. seven¬
teen months old, partly broken. Second Prize at
New Fork Bench Show, 1879: also part of her
litter, consisting of one dog and four latches,
live weeks old, out of Rena by Rex, of Grafton’s
Jim-Whisky. Will exchange for a thorougly
broken orange and white setter dog, not over
three years old. Address by letter, JOHN H.
MEYE*R, 20 West Thirty-second =>t„ New York,
City. Jan.8,lt

ARK THE VERY REST.

Boys’ and Youths' Shirts, oil complete, best
quality. Si each.

KEEP’S PATENT PARTLY-MADE SHIRTS,
only plain seams to linish. 8 for 37.

KEEP’S CUSTOM SHIRTS, very best, MADE
TO MEASURE. « for $9. Fit guaranteed.

NIGHT SHIRTS, nil styles, extra length, $1

each.

An elegant set of extra heavy gold-plated But¬
tons presented to purchasers of six shirts.

KEEP’S KID GLOVES FOR GENTS,

the very best, plain or embroidered, $1.10 per
pair.

KEEP’S EJI R RE I, I, AS.

BK8T GINGHAM, patent protected ribs, i 1
each. Warranted. Fifty per cent, stronger than
an v other umbrella.

HKG1NA and TWILLED SILK UMBRELLAS
aud CANES in all styles.

KEEP’S ENDE BIYEAB

Comprises all the newest, and best goods for Fall

-wear _ CANTON and SCARLET TWILLED

FLANNEL from 75c. to g 1 .50. ANGOLA
FLEECE, SCOTCH WOOL and SHETLAND
SHIRTS and DRAWERS, from fide, to «2 SO each
SCARLET Wool KNIT SHIRTS and DRAW¬
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THE LATEST NOVELTIES

Are now ready in Gents* Silk, Linen and Cam-
brie Handkerchiefs, Seurfs in elegant designs
and effects. Our gold-plated Jewelry is the best
quality. Scarf Rings, Pins. Studs. Sleeve and
Collar Duttons at about half the usual cost else-
where.

Mhirts only delivered free.

Merchants will be furnished with trade circu¬
lars on application, as we furnish the trade on
the most favorable terms.

Humpies and Circulars mailed free.

KEEP MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

OIll, G35 & GIJ7 TSroinIwny, New York.

Site Heimd.

pi RE LAVERACK PUPS FOR SALE.-Sirc,
1 the great sire of winners. Carlowitss, dam
PrinccfeS'N elite, she by Pride of the Border, out
of champion Petrol the dam of Gladston. Also
pups bj' Carlowitz out of other bitches, at hard¬
time prices. Medicines for ail diseases; collars,
whips, whistles, chains, couplers, clieck-cord*
muzzles, etc. M. VON GULIN, Delaware City,
Bel. Jank.tf

CHAMPION GROUSE PUPPIES FOR SALE.

—Out of Bessie B., bv Toledo Kennel Club’s
champion Grouse, Bessie B„ out of young St.
Kilda, by .lerome Marble’s champion Grouse.
Address, Henry L. KINSLEY, Stoughton, Mass.

Junl, 2t

She

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IS South William Street, New York.

Train Your Own Dogs.

By THE USE of M. Von Culm's patent
Spike Collar, dogs of .any age, no matter how
old or stubborn, can be thoroughly trained in a
fraction, of the time required hy any other
method. Til-train' d dogs broken ol’ ivli
faults, no matter how long practiced. Dogs
broken of bird biting, gun-shyness, wbip-ebj--
ticss, shot-breaking, unsteadiness on the point,
chasing birds and rabbits, hedge Hunting, Any
dog, older young, taught to retrieve (put ir.
your baud) as a duty, no play; to point game, to
buck stand, drop to shot, hand, wing and word,
to quarter his ground, and work to hand and
whisile. To hunt up headed for live game and
for foot scent in retrieving cripples.

DISTEMPER AND WORMS.
Distemper and worms kill more dogs than all
other diseases combined. Learn how to prevent
and cure. Scud 25 cents for book on treat
moot of distemper In dogs.

Send, Set stamp for letters from sportsmen in
all parts of America, who have used iny collar,
price, with book of instruction, by mail post

paid, $3. m. Von Colin, Delaware Citv. Dei.

TTOR SALE.— One deep red Irish setter, three
1 years ; aud one liver and white ticked Mor-
for 1-Gildersleevc, four years. These are finely
broken dogs and excellent retrievers, and full
authentic pedigrees with references will be
riven. Price, $10 each; or, $75 for the brace.
Address A. T., care FOREST AND Stream.. Must
be sold. - Jan.S,3t

ABBEY & IMBRIE’S

HIGHEST QUALITY FI:SHING LINES.

For Fly Fishing.

BRAIDED, TAPERED, POLISHED WATER-PROOF SILK.
No. 1 Salmon Sizo, iti40, 50, 100 and 129 yd. lengths, per yd. .U

<■ 3 Black Bass, “ 20, 25, 80, 33. 40, 50, 75, 100, “ .10

1 »"& Trout, “ ” ” “ ” “ “ “ “ .08

*“ 5 Trout size (not tapered), 35, 30, 33, “ .08

Nos. -

SILK AND HAIR AND HAIR.]

Twisted Tapered Silk aud Hair (any length) per yard, .05
Braided “ “ “ “ ,10

Twisted “ Hair “ “ .03

•• •* (Selected Hair) per 20 yds. “ 1.30

BRAIDED OIL SILK, 25 YD. LENGTHS FOUR CONNECTED.

Each twenty-five yards, $1.50, 1.25, 1.00, .90, 75. ]

Nos. ----1334 5

Braided Raw Silk, fifty yard lengths, 2 connected.

Each, fifty yards, $2.(X), 1.75, 1.50, 1.35.

2 3 4 5

For sale at al! first-class Tackle shops and at our Store

48 Hiasden Lane, Mew York.

Site pSfUWfl.

ASA L. SHERWOOD,

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

Al, 1*. HcKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

| KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest
JL strains. I sell only young stoclc. I guarantee
satisfaction and safo delivery to every customer.
These beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stamp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬
monials, etc. 110

Imperial Kennei

Setters and Pointers-1 thor-
otighly Fiold Broken.
Young Dog-s handled with
iSggswW skill and Judgment.

Wgjr Dogs have dailv access to salt
1 water.

* N. B.— -Setter and Pointer

puppies; also, broken dogs for sale; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLO YER,Toms River, N. J

T70KEST AND STREAM KENNEI*

X? Llewellin setter. Rattler, in the stud. Rat¬
tler is a handsome blue beltou, black points, win¬
ner of four bench prizes ; sire, Rob Roy, be by
Laverock's Fred,out of Slattor’s Phoebe, founder
of the Held trial strain, winner of live English
field trials, out of pure Laverock imported bitch
Pickles; she by Llewellin’s Prince, winner of
two firsts and three championships, out of
Llewellin’s Lillll. ; no better blood in America:
Will serve bitches at $15. Litters warranted. I am
breeding to Rattler the following bitches
Well, a beautiful blue belton, black points, sire
Jack, dam Spot, winner of first and second
specials at Detroit, Mich., lS79,also first at Boston
1879 in native classes ; Fly, a very tine roan bel¬
ton bitch, sire Shot, dam imported Fannie ; Put,
orange ami white, out of BoJle, by Royal Goorge-
Puppies bred from above, fine stock, for sale
cheap . Address, with stamp, L. F. WH1TM A Jv w
Detroit-, Mich. Decll.tf

Dr. Gordon Stables, 11. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A had dog never left the Doctor's Ken¬
nels. declfl tf.

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pro
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months’ work
out of the tweivo, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time 1 koep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County, Georgia.

Oct 2.tf

FOR SALE. — Kennel of imported red
Irish setters; prize Btock; or would trade
for Al Llewelyn stock, or lemon aud white point¬
ers. Address, R. M. LINDSAY’, Scranton, Pa.

Janljit

QT. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un-

O dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and bftches, carefully selected from
tbo best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

Le BOY Z. COLLINS.

Sept 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

FOR SALE— Champion Berkley pups, red Irish
setter pups, by Chumpion Berkley, out of
Aura, she by Blarney, out of Eileen, both imports
ed. Whelped June 29, 1675). KOBT. SAUTHOFF,
Box 1, South Windham, Me. Sept2S-tf

IN THE STUD. — The pure Lnveraclc dog
Pride, by Pride of the Border x Petrel. The
onlypureLavcraokinNew England. Fee, $80.
Address II. F. DEANE, Box 1,(112, Boston, Mass.

1 Sept. 4— t. f.

EVERYTHING IM THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Follows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have the largest stock on liunrl of any house in this country, and do more business in this line than any
other house. SfiiVKi I-OSC ILLIiSTliATEB lAT.tl.OUfE, 23c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION
Sliver* 1 ^U^rmudo^ ^ Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice.

980

1’ O it E» S T A A i) S A R E A M,

Site fennel.

The following celebrated Do^s a re r
sale.

dogs:

Sr Bernard dog “Marco"; rough coated, two
years old; u magnificent noiinal— Ucv. J. Cum¬
min# Macdoaa’s Mock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Pouwlland dog “ Keeper”; four years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1379.

Pointer dog\ “ Croxteth,” ; liver ami white ; one
end ahalf year old; out of Lord Hefton/s re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize in the H
over International Show, Broken.

Blue Belton setter, “ Decimal Dash,” eighteen
montba old; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“Dash” -a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited,

Irish setter, “Rover 11"; pure red ; son of Mtic-
dona’s champion “Hover.” Never exhibited;
thoroughly broken.

English setter, “ Ranger n”; a pure bred Lav-
erack, son of Mac dona’s celebrated “ Ranger”
His get won first at Hanover aud Paris shows.

English setter “ Ranger Rival,” a halt’ brother
to Ranger II., never exhibited.

Any of these dogs will serve approved bitches
at $25.00.

-BitoHes.

St. Bernard “Braunfels," rough coated, out of
Prince Soltu’s celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco,” 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

• Pointer “Queen,” liver and white. IstWestmin-
etor Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to champion
“ Sensation.”

Gordon setter “Beauty,” 1st Boston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dorn”- liver and white, out of
*\QueenM and “Sancho,” in whelp to Croxtoth.

Blue Belton setter” Silk," In w help to Ranger I,

Irish Setter ‘ Moya,” out of Col. Hillmrd'e

Palmerston ; ’ will be bred to Rover I.

English Setter “Donna,” white aud lemon, in
whelp to Ranger II.

Pups ou' >f all the above first-class bitches can
be secure^, by tin early application. Besides I
offer for sale pointers, setters of minor quality,
but of good thoroughbred stock; full pedigrees.
Particulars Will be furnished on application to
A. E. GODKfFROY,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

MANGE.

MANGE.

MANGE.

GLOVER’S IMPERIAL MANGTT CURE is w_
ranted to cure all kinds and conditions of mange
or skin diseases of any nature on dogs or cattle
'Without injury to tho animal. One application
is usually all that is necessary. H. GLOVER,
Sole prop’t’r Imperial Kennel. Tom's River, N. J.
; Agents: Conroy, liissett & Malleson, 05 Fulton
st., N. Yl; John P. Lovell & Sous, Dock Square,
Boston; Jos. C. Grubb & Co., 712 Market st.,
Phila.; F. P. Taylor, 72 East Madison st,* Chicago ;
Crookes, Hilder & Co., GUI North Fourth st., Si.
Louis. Price, 50 cents.

' IN THE STOP,

ENGLISH SETTER DOG,

RAY,

BUF.D BY MB. CHARLES IT. RAYMOND,
Tty his Pridk op tub Boudbis, out of his
Dimity, and formerly owned by Mr. Ednuind
Orgill. Winner of Erst prizes at Philadelphia
and Boston, 1879.

B’fiJK. #33.00.

Address,

HlikRY W, LIVINGSTON,

133 West Forty-second Street, New York.

Janl.tf

HARD-MOUTHED RETRIEVERS

Broken by ihe use of a sinrplo device Invented
by W. II. Uolabird, the Sportsmen's Clothier.

Send 25c. in stamps, and it will bo forwarded,
free of expense. Gen. W. B. Shattue, of t'in-
cinnati, ordered one last week. He writes V
received the ‘ Has' ail right ; it's the best thins 1
ever saw for the purpose.”

A splendid line of Sportsmen's Clotliins very
cheap.

W. H. HDLABIRB,

Janl.tf VALPARAISO, TND.

MICKE'S

Never Failing Doy Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyer,
for sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

Wholesale Afienis— Bru<m & Hobart, 234 Pulton
Street, N. Y.; Smith, Kline & Co., 805) N. Thbd
Street, Phila.; Finley & Thompson, 85 Magazine
Street, New Orleans, La.; W. I£. Koiabird, Val-
pavaiso, Ind.: Trimble A Kleibaeker, .Baltimore.

Cure oil Destroyer sent by mail on receipt of
25c., to L. A. MICKK, Easton, Pa.

Partridge dog for sale.— The

thoroughbred setter bitch Daisy, bunted
on partridge (ruffed grouse) during the past fail,
will be sold cheap, ns owner lias more dogs than
he wishes to keep. Dor particulars and pedigree
address Ro.v 181, Meredith Village, N. II. JanS.lt

IN THE STUD— The pure bred English
beagle dog Rattler, white, blaok and tan, 14
inches tall, weight Impounds, sire and dam im¬
ported; full pedigree ; winner of more prizes
than any other beagle dog in America: he won
the following during 1879 : - First and special,
Detroit. ; (li st and speeinl, Philadelphia ; Aral,
Boston ; first, Rochester; first, St. Louis; also
won two specials at Detroit in brace stakes ; lie
lias won first wherever exhibited. Fee, $10. For
sale, some puppies by Rattler, also mature run¬
ning beagles. For particulars address J. V
DODGE, SI Pine street, Detroit. Nidi. .Tnn81t,

“PKIR SALE.— Lemon and white pointer pups,
V whelped November 24th, by Orgill’s cham¬
pion Rush, ex-Rose, she by champion Snapshot
ex-Gypsy. Also English Willoughby pug dog,
sixteen month's old, by Nunn's chamtdon iia-
TOII ; imported. Address. HENRY W. LIVING¬
STON, 133 West Forty-second street.. New York.

Jan1,tl'

SUc jKnmci.

Fleas! Fleas! Warms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dog’s,

A BANK TO FLEA S— A BOON To DOGS.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
fleas on dogs or any ot her animals, or money
returned. I* is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Mmple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

ARECA NUT FOlTwORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up in boxes containing1 ten powders, with
full directions for use.

Price CO cents per Box by mail.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESQN,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

HENRY C. SQUIRES,

oct 12 1 Cortlandt Street, N. Y.

FOR SALE — Gordon setter pups ; two
spayed bitches, one dog ; whelped Sept . 11 1 h
1879; will exchange for English mastiff pup,
euekor or clumber spaniel : imported stock, full
pedigree. Address 15. M. DORR, Jit., Dedham,
Mass. Doe.l8-tf.

- boogie Victor. Full pedigree ; by imported
Rattler, out of imperiled Blue Bell ; is thirteen
and a half inches high. Weighs sixteen pounds:
color, white, black ami tan ticked. Stud fee, SIO.
Address N . KLMORE, G ran by, Odnn. DeelS.eot

gu&iuntioujj.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CART. BOGARDUS.

New and.enlarged edition, containing Instruc¬
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Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

To American Anglers.
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Devoted to Angling-, River, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

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“THE SKTTKBC,”

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at this office. Price $8.

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

. _ Price $5 Toy Bffail-

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CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
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A SCALE FOR HUNTER’S, FISHER-

\ men, Sharpshooters, and Family Use. This
scale registers ns high us 15 pound?.nml graduated
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Sample by mail, post-paid. 50 cents.

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mi Fishing Tackle, Camping Go.ods, Shooting
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THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-G uii .

Rebounding Lock.

Chokebore Barrels.

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Eaton’s Faist Preventer.

For guns, cutlery, and surgi-

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The irade supplied by sole manufacturer, GEO.
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Heights, N. J.

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CARD’S

Lasl Patent Target Thrower.

With Improved Spring and Net* Rubber.
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rotected by two United States Patents and one
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■ Patented May 7, 1878, and A prii 22, 3870. •

THE only rotating trap that throws even/ May¬
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boxing.

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Gknerai. a dorr,
Cazenovia, N- Y.

FOREST AND STREAM.

'981

^Ijortjjmcu’s (Sowlis.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co.,

488, 490, 45)2 B’way, cor. Broome st.,

AND

205 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING,

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEG GINS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods op Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER CAMP BLANKETS,

COMPLETE

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India RnMier Goods of E very Description

HODCMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425BR0A I) W AT and 2 7 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK. '

yOLLER’S

Is perfectly pure. Pronounced the best by tbe hig-Ii-
est medical authorities in tbe world. Given highest
award at 1*2 World1* Expositions, and at Paris, 1878.
Sold by Druggists. W. H. Schiefl'ellu «fc Co..N. Y.

^irovtsmeu's Routes.

Philadelphia and Savannah Line

FOB, FLORIDA.

For through tickets to fernan-

DINA, JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUS¬
TINE, SANFORD, ENTERPRISE and Interme¬
diate landing's on ST.JOHN’S RIVER andinte-
rtor points in FLORIDA, by steamship to SA¬
VANNAH, and thence hy railroad or steamboat,
Apply to WM. L. JAMES, General Agent,
Philadelphia and Southern Mail S. S. Go.,
Pier 22, South Wharves, Phila.

“THE FISHING LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R,

Mackinaw,GranaHapids andCincinnatiShort Lin<

FAMOU SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed,
If equaled, in the abundance and great variety of
llsb contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in tho streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

The TROUT Beason begins May 1 and ends Sept.l.

The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
skill to hia friends or “ club " at home, as ice for
packing lisb can be bad at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITHYOU. Thesce-

paeking lisb

TAKEYO__-*i _ _ _ I

nery ot the North Woods and Laltes Is very beau¬
tiful ; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering

With

Hay Fever ami Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average in countries new enough to
afford the iinest or fishing.

During the season Hound Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will besoldatlow rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Free at
owner’s risk.

It la our aim to makesportsnien feel “ at home ”
on this route. For Tourist's Guide (an attractive
Illustrated book of SO pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps ot the Fishing
Grounds and Time Cards, address A. B. LEFT,
Ger. Pass, Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich.

J’ljoilsmftt’si goutfis.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St. Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each way dally, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with nil East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds In the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to GenT Ticket Otfice, Cedar Rajgkls,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

Routes.

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TKOUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

THE LINES OF

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

all the principle'eiriesto KANE, RENOvX1 RAD¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for

Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still
Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen'l Manager. fehH-tf

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valiev, and including In
their varieties of game and fish, deer, hear, wad
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
nery of the Arrginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering- places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; at Gordonsville
with theNorth and Northeast: and at Richmond
and OharlottevUle with the South. All modem
improvements In equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,

. Gen. Passenger ana Ticket Agent,
may81y Richmond V

JLbO>2VGt

RAILROAD.

Juno 15,1879.
'T'RAINS ’WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
JL Bushwiek and Flatbusb aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

A.M.

8 30 Grcenpoint ana Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and RoakawayMail.

10 00 Port Jelfevson and way.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Roekaway and way.

3 30 Garden City, NorthporLGlon Cove, etc.

4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden

^^4 30 Babylon Express— Wall SL to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue,

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 I-ocust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS^

m. 8 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9,00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

' 1 Garden City and Hempstead.

7 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and

if theatre traitiwili.be run fromHurtter’s Point
and Flatbush av. every Saturday nightat 13:15

Old Dominion Line.

rpHE STEAMERS of this Line reach
JL some of the finest waterfowl and upland
Shooting sections in the country. Connecting di-
r«ct for Chincoteague, Cobb’s Island; and points
on tbe Peninsula. City Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, ole. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Dei.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform¬
ation given at oflice, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sepST

New Haven, Hartford, Springfield anil
tlio North.

The new and elegant steamer C. If. NORTHAM
leaves Pier No. 25, East River, daily (Snudays ex¬
cepted), at 3 i*.,M. Passengers go North and East

lrtNIGHT LINE.-The Continental leaves N_
York at 11 p.m., arriving in New Haven in time
for the early morniDg trains.

- Merchandise forwarded by dailyExpressFreight
train from Now Haven through to Massachusetts,
Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern
New York and Canada. Apply at Office on Pier
or to RICHARD PECK, Gent Agt.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Par Company

IS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE

now cars “ DavyCrocket” and "Isaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch-

iaekle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired. information
f umished on application to Gen’l Sript. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je26 3mos.

MANUFACTURES OF

Fine Silk and Felt Hats

KNAPP & VANNOSTRAND,

POULTRY AND GAME,

Nos. 289 & 290 Washington Market, N. Y.

Patented, $10 a half doz;

I V it county rights for sale.
UIU DIVING DECOY CO.

Rochester, N- Y

Patels awl Uesovts fot fportstn*#.

Brontfield House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

DAVIB HOUSE,

■Weldon. N. C.

J. R. DAVIS Proprietor,

Always twenty minutes for Dinner.

rpHIS HOTEL lias been oponed by CcfiL
JL J. R. Davis, long and favorably known am
tlio proprietor of the Purcell House,
ton, N. 0. The Hotel has been entirely
thoroughly renovated throughout. The rootae
are elegantly furnished with black walnut
ble-top furniture end hair raattrasses. TraveHea*
and invalids coming South will’ now find this*
comfortable resting place, (a long-felt want eap-
plied). Guests will receive every attention asw
comfort, elegant table and attentive servaa&L
This is the Dimmer House coming South or gofts#
North. The best Hotel of its kind on the rottfitt
to Florida. Rates— $2.00 and $2.50 per day.

For Good Fall Shooting:

-GO TO THE-

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At SJumecocJc Bay ,

Where you will find
PLENTY.’OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

As well as good accommodations and a sulk-
stantial biU of fare.

Take Long Island Railroad for Goad.
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

ST A PRACTICAL GUNNER and anokS
bayman. Has always on hand the best off
ts, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of tms-
nd wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity of New York for hay snipe)
shooting of all varieties. Special attention given,
by himself to hisguests, and satisfaction gautaia-
teed. Address WM. N. LANE. Good Ground, L
Nov8tf

FERGUSON’S PATENT

MFJMpBOIlTLif.

with

LOCOMOTIVE R2FLBOKKE.

The most complete Lamp fax
Sportsmen, Boatmon, NIghfi
Watchmen and others, yea
produced.

Combines Camp Lamp, Head,
Staff and Boat Jack, Daskand
Carriage Lamp, Hand iMSI
Dark Lantern, BeltLamp, ete.
Has no chimney; burns eitiisc
Sperm Oil.

“EXCELSIOR”

DASH AND CARRIAGE IhMh

With Locomotive Reflector and Keversffste
Dash Clamp. Has no chimney. Burns eithes-
candles, kerosene or other oils. Fits any tuna

OF DASH OB VEHICLE.

Send stamp for Circulars,

FERGUSON'S RUST PREVENTED

The best article yet invented for Fire-Arms, Cos¬
ier}', Tools, exposed parts of Machinery, etc.

ALBERT FERGUSON, Sole MTr,

85 Fulton street, &. Y-

FD JiaSius iCaldenberg-*

MANtTFACTCIlEIl OF

MEERSCHA UM PIPES.
CIGAR HOLDERS, Ec a.
Also, AMBER & IVORY
GOODS of every <Jb-
sperlption, of which 1’
have a large and elegass*
assortment on hand.
ARTISTIC CARVING a
specialty.

Portraits of Men and favorite Animals carved
to order, and executed In the highest style of tine
art.

Repairing done In the best manner.

Send stamp for Illustrated Price List to P.Q.
Box 91, New York.

Received the only award for America" made
Meerschaum Goods at the Centennial Exhibition,
by the International Jury.

Factory and Salesroom— 125 Fulton Street.

Branch Stores— No. b Astor House, Broad meyr

71 Nassau.eorner John Street, NewYork,

CS 170 a week. $12 a day at home easily ssadts.
«J> • Costly outfit free. Address TRUE & CO.,
Augusta, Maine,

982

FOREST AND STREAM,

pVmmuttltvon.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Liahinmq.
Oranae Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card dor ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
PHLET , showing SIZES of GRAINS of POW¬
DER. Furnished TREE.

Lain k Rand Powder Co,

No. 20 Murray Street, N. Y.,

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT’S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
ING POWDER.

The Most Popular Powder in Use.

DUPONT’S GUNPOWDER MILLS, es¬
tablished in 1801, hare maintained their
great reputation for seventy-eight years. Manu¬
facture the following celebrated brands of Pow-

er' DUPONT’S DIAMOND GRAIN,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (line), unequaled in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Glass
Ball and Pigeon Shooting.

DUPONT’S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (line), burning slowly, strong,
and clean : great penetration ; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck,, and other shooting.
DUPONT’S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
gram for pistol 6hooting.

DUPONT’S RIFLE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,”
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle
.hooting .the FFG and FFFG for general use,
burning strong and moist.
aPORT/NG, MININ G, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions.
8peeial grades for export. Cartridge, Musket.,
Cannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agon-
oiesin all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represen ted by

¥. L. KNEELAND, 70 Wall Street, N. T.

N. B.— Use none but DDPONT’S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting. _

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “Electric Powder.”

Nos.l (flne) to 8 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. only.

Hazard’s “American Sporting.”

Nos. 1 (flne) to 8 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
61 I ij. kegs. A line grain, quick and clean, for up¬
land prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.

Hazard's “.Duclc Shooting.”

Nos. 1 (flne) to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 ib. canisters
and 61 and 12) Ib. kegs. Burns slowly and very
clean, shooting remarkably close and with great
vend ration. For field, forest, or water shooting;
ft ranks any other brand, and it is equally ser¬
viceable for muzzle or breeoh-loaders.

Hazard’s “Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and "Sea Shooting" FG in kegs of
25, 121, and 61 lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFB G is also
packed in 1 and i lb. canisters. Burns strong and
iwist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the " Sea Shooting
FG is the standard Hite Powder of the country.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER™™!^ LGRA DBS FOR EXPORT,
OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany’s Agents, in every prominent city, orwhole-
eale at olhc<k ^ STKEEX, NEW YORK.

— i5i

BROWN'S PATENT

CUN CLEANER.

Cleaner and Oiler

?oi’ Breecb-loafilng Am»
_ _ in market. i

For One Dollar, one Cleaner, Patches. Brush,
and full directions sent free of postage. '

It, ciniurlnff give cull lire of gun. for circular.

AMim. T. YARDLEY BROWN

&IASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC
rpjiA PS from $2 to $12, Balls at 90 cents
JL ner 100. Guns cheap. Catalogues free. Ad-
toe»s GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pitts¬
burg, Pa. maysw ly

PfefeUancmis |3uU:evtisenmits.

Shot-Gun' and Rifle-Powders Revolutionized.

DITTIAR POWDER.

Champion Shot Gun and Rifle

POWDER OF THE WORLD!

IS UNEfjUAl.LEI) BY GUNPOWDER

for strength, aocuracy, cleanliness, and gives little smoke, recoil, or noise. It is
absolutely safer than gunpowder, as it cannot explode when not confined, and does not
strain the gun or heat the barrels as miich in rapid firing. CaptainBogardus, champion
ing-shot of the world ; Dr. Carver, champion rifle-shot of the world ; and
all the leading shots, use DITTMAR POWDER in fcheur matches. Our cnauenge
to shoot a long range rifle match, as published in our circulars,, was never accepted,
and is yet open to the world. Address

DITTMARPOWDER M’F’G Co.,

P. 0. Box 836. 24 Park Place, New York

VANITY FAIR
TOBACCO and CIGARETTES.

Always Uniform and Reliable.

6 First Prize Medals, Vienna, 1873; Phila., 1876; Paris, 1878:

Adopted by Iks French Government. On saleinParis.
Peerless Tobacco Works, ^ KIMBALL & CO.

ROCHESTER NEW YORK.

DTJISnsr & YVILBTHR,
Cormnission. HVHe:r?oItxa:rxi:s

- nr -

BUTTER, EG&S, ETC.

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO POULTRY AND GAME.

We send sales and check for net amount immediately after sale. Stencils and Price

Current furnished.freeon application. Your correspondence and shipment solicited.

192 DUANE ST., NEW YORK.

A FILE BINDER,

WHICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for [sale by FOREST AND
STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, HI Fulton Bt„ N. Y. 73 Cts. Sent by mall. SI.

gtttttmmHion, (Etc.

=t—

Tatham & Bro’s,.

NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURERS OF

^ ^/rr/^rr/rri /f'l

06ufMWlo

IMPROVED

“CHILLED”

j

i1

Mi

SHOT

p

pM?SHqr.g

EEL LABEL.

BLUE LABEL.
-AND- -

Compressed Buck Shot.

First Premium Centennial Exhibition. Report
-“Exact uniformity of size, truly spherical form,
high degree of finish and general excellence.

Pounded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’ :

American Chilled Shot.

Rivaling the English and All Others.

STANDARD DROP AND BUCK SHOT AND
BAR LEAD.

THOMAS W. SPARKS, Manufacturer.
Office, No. 121 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Eaton’s Rust Preventer.

I70R GUNS, CUTLERY, AND SURGI-

P cal Instruments. Safe to handle, WILL NOT
3 UM, and will' keep in any climate. Sportsmen
everywhere in the United States pronounoe ittbe
best gun oil in the market. Judge Holmes, of
Bay (Sty, Mich., writes : “ It is the best prepara¬
tion I have found in thirty-five years of active
and frequent use of guns.”

The trade supplied by sole manufacturer, GEO.
B. EATON, 540 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City
Heights, N. J.

Sold by principal New Y ork dealers, and by Wm.
Road & Sons, Boston, Mass. ; B. Kittredge & Co.,
Cincinnati, O. ; E. E. Eaton, Chicago, Ill. ; Brown
& Hilder, St. Louis, Mo. ; Thos. W. Parr, Cleve-
and, O. ; Trimble & Kleibacker, Baltimore, Md. ;
Cropley &Sons, Georgetown, D. C. ; Jos. C. Grubb
& Co., Philttdelphiaj^ ^ ^ ^

It is impottlbl* to remain long sick whim Hop Bitters are used, so perfect are they in their operation. For Weakness and General Debility, and as a preventive a

6 for Fever and Ague, nothing equals it*

USEHHOPitBITTEItS.

A Skin of Beauty Is a Joy Forever.
DR. T. FELIX GOURAUD’8

Oriental OR Masiciu

Beautifier

.blemish oW
(beauty. It has
'stood the test
of thirty years,:
and is so harm¬
less we taste
it to be sure
the prepara¬
tion is properly
made. Accept
no counterfeit
of similar name
The distingu¬
ished Dr. L. A.

. . . . . . Sayre, said tea

lady of the turn l ton (a patient :)— “ As you lames
will use them, I recommend '■Qouraud s Cream as
lhaleost harmful of tM Ihe Skin preparations. Al¬
so Poudre Subtile removes superfluous hoar with-

°MM® jZ B?'I\ GOUR AUD, Sole Prop., IS Bond
St-, N. Y. For Sale by all druggists and Fancy
Goods Dealers throughout the United States,
Canadas and Europe.

/Sira Gold, Crystal, Laqe. Perfumed & Chrome

OiSCtirds, name In. Goidaiul Jet, 10o., Clinton
Bros., GUntonville, Ct.

TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

Annapolis School for Boys.

Prepares for U. S. Naval School, U. S.
Military Academy, and the Merchant Marine
Service. For terms, etc., .apply to

CAPT. J. WILKINSON, Principal,
Annapolis, Md.

Ilcforoiiocs.

Rear Admiral Geo. B..BAUCH, Commanding Na¬
val School, Annapolis. Rev. W. S. Southgate,
Annapolis.

dli n f* a week in vour own town. Terms and $6
SpOD outfit fr^T Address H. HALLET & CO..
Portland, Maine.

FRANK H. ATKINSON,

Book and General Job Printer,

36 andSS John St., New York.

COMPOSING ROOMS OF FOREST AND STREAM.

CURES BY ABSORPTION.

RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, MALARIA.

uSapanule,,, the wonderful Glycerine Lotion*
is a postitive cure ; it has never failed.

“ Sapanule” has no equal for Chronic Lame¬
ness, Lame Back, Lumbago, Sprains, Piles,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Bunions, and all dis¬
eases of the Skin, Erysipelas, Salt Rheum, Eczema,
Humors of the Scalp, etc.; Diphtheria, Sore
Throat, Phemnoma, and all iullaramatory dis¬
eases. Ladies who suffer from local difficulties
find immediate relief, and a permanent cure by-
using “ Sapanule.” Used in sponge or foot bath
removes all soreness of body, limb* and feet.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.

Sold by all Druggists. Price, 50c., and $1 per
bottle, end for illuminated circular and cards*
SAMUEL GBHRY & COMPANY,
Proprietors, 237 Broadway, New York.

[Entered According to Act o f Congress, in the year 1879, by the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, in the Office ot the librarian of Congress, at Washington.

Ss^ 1 N EWYORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15,1880.

J Volume 13— No. 24.

| No. Ill Fulton Street, New York

Jpe jfas/ ^ ranch ofj the ffenohscai

TWO HUNDRED MILES THROUGH MAINE IN A. CANVAS CANOE.

THE seeker l’or health or recreation in Maine, who
desires to study nature in its primeval state, and
drink from her fountains the blessings which she can so
bountifully bestow, has three routes of travel before him.
These routes are known as the St. John’s River, the West
Branch of the Penobscot, and the East Branch of the
Penobscot trips, and have for their point of departure the
Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, where all that is neces¬
sary in camp supplies can always be obtained. The
most frequented route, and on account of its ease gen¬
erally recommended by the guides, is that to the St.
John’s River, which one readies by passing north from
Moosehead Lake through the West Branch, Chesuncook,
Chamberlin, Eagle, and Churchill Lakes to Allegash
River, and thenoe northeast through Canada, emerging
from the woods at Great Palls, New Brunswick. The
second, or the West Brandi of the Penobscot trip, passes
south east t hrough Chesuncook to Ripogenus Lake, and
follows the West Branch of the Penobscot River through
Pamedomcook and Twin Lakes into the Penobscot River.
The third and most difficult course through this wilder¬
ness, is the tour of the East Branch of the Penobscot,
which leaves the St. John’s route at Chamberlin Lake,
and passes south through Telosurie Lake, and then east
through Telos and Webstei Lake and River to the Mata-
gamonsis and Matagammon, or Grand Lake, into the East
Branch, and after tumbling over the most picturesque
falls and rapids in the entire State, unites with the West
Branch of the Penobscot at Medway.

To retain my good health, and enjoy, for the fifth sea¬
son, the dearly loved woods and lakes of Maine, the sum¬
mer of 1879 soon found me again within her fascinations,
a willing captive to her charms. We have never failed,
in the past, to impress upon our friends that one com¬
panion is sufficient for company in the woods, but this
year, the party, although it hail small beginnings, in¬
creased in the ratio of the demands of my tastes As
gathered upon the deck of the little steamer Day
Dream, one bright summer morning, while on her way
from the Kineo House to the head of Moosehead Lake,
we numbered six souls. I had chosen for my route this
year the East Branch of the Penobscot River, a canoe
paddle of almost two hundred miles, as offering in its
swift running streams, lovely waterfalls and majestic
mountains that excitement and adventure which my
love of nature craved. In addition to the writer, the
party was divided aB follows : quartermaster photo¬
graphic artist, and three guides, named, respectively,
Bowley, Weller and Morris. My friend who is designated
as Quartermaster did not receive his title from any such
position in my expedition, but from bolding an office of
like character in a New England regiment during the
late war ; and be proved, by the daily use of his knife in
arranging the comforts of the camp, that he was to the
manor born. Our Artist was from the “land of steady
habits," whose sole duty it was to care for the safety of
the delicate camera and glass plates, together with the
necessary but ill favored bottles of his kit, and to be con¬
stantly on the alert for choice or grand bits of scenery
along our route.

The first and. oldest of the guides, Bowley, was a man
of forty-eight years, and lived at Shirley, Maine. He
was five aud one-half feet high, weighed one hundred
and ninety pounds, had brown whiskers turning to gray,
checkered shirt, weather-beaten suit, soft brown bat, and
a kind, sympathetic face, which I found, before the trip
was ended, truly expressed bis manly character. I was
sometimes inclined to think him slow, and to find fault
with the consumptive color of his biscuit and “ flipjacks,”
and urged him to greater diligence and variety in the
cooking department, but in matters of importance he
always proved liis soundness — but he bad one fault ; he
could scent a “ carry” three days ahead, and remember
its hardships and burdens two days after. He delighted
to tell of his many interesting experiences in the wilder¬
ness, and of his geological researches through Maine
some years ago, with Professor Hitchcock of Amherst
College. His moose, bear and caribou stories were end¬
less. Tine second guide, Weller, aged thirty-seven years,
was a French Canadian from Quebec, but living in Green¬
ville, Maine. He was five feet four inches high, weighed
one hundred ahd fifty-one pounds, with reddish mous¬
tache and whiskers, brown hair, and wore a dark-colored
woolen suit. He was a fine waterman, and occasionally
Witty, as is proverbial with his class. The third and last
guide. Morris, was a vivacious young man of twenty-

three summers, but who looked all of thirty. He -was
about five feet three inches high, weighed one hundred
and sixty pounds, had light brown hair and moustache.
Dark blue flannel shirt, and woolen pants constituted his
habiliments, which latter garment early in the day
proved its inferiority by sundry tears, which gave him a
picturesque appearance highly appreciated by our artist.
A black felt hat was the crowning.feature of his Attire,
around which was wound “casts” of varied colored
artificial trout flies. He was the most venturesome
canoeman of the party, ever first to try the dangers of
the many waterfalls and cataracts on our route. Morris
was also the hunter, and many a plump duck and part¬
ridge found its way to our table through Iris activity

Our personal belongings were numerous, consisting of
woolen and rubber blankets, rubber wading stockings,
moccasin shoes, fly rods, guns, landing nets, a lantern,
and the very necessary black fly ointment, consisting of
oil of tar, glycerine, gum camphor, and oil of penny¬
royal. We also had extra ohanges of underclothiug,
woolen stockings, buckskin suits, and an assortment of
tools, waxed ends, and silk thread for the repairs of
broken fly rods.

The number of weapons composing our armory was
one Sharps, one Ballard, and one magazine rifle, one 88
calibre revolver, and a double-barrel shot-gun, which also
contained two auxiliary rifle barrels. Each man also
carried the usual long sheath knife, which latter article
was never drawn in a more deadly conflict than that be
tween hard-tack and salt pork ; nevertheless it was often
a trial which brought into play the most heroic qualities
of the arm. These made us at once feel invincihle
against, the attack of any wild beasts, while, at the same
time, it encouraged such hopes of success in the capture
of wild animals, that it even troubled the nightly rest of
some of the members of the expedition. Three birch-
bark canoes, and one Osgood portable folding canvas
canoe, constituted our ships of burden, which exerted
great influence in exploring the wilds, and added to the
enjoyment of its pleasures.

How much poetry and romance, the words birch-bark
canoe suggest to our mind. The grand old forests have
more tender associations when one is paddled through
their lights and shadows in a birch canoe. There are
thoughts and reveries which make themselves felt as one
examines their construction — a natural fitness of things
to the regions in which they are used, The delicate col¬
ored bark stripped from a prominent tree, is cut at the
ends, and gathered up into uniform bow and stem,
cut and then brought together again at the sides alter¬
nately, to lift the lines fore and aft. This gives a surface
to meet the waves, producing that buoyancy so pleasing
in the craft. Then a gunwale of strips of wood is affixed
sewed with spruce roots or rattan, and the whole lined
from stem to stem with thin strips of wood called
“knees.” A birch canoe will weigh from eiglity-five to
one hundred and fifteen pounds, when averaging eighteen
to twenty feet, but I have occasionally seen those that
weighed three times that amount, and had a longitude of
twenty-eight to thirty feet. My portable canvas-canoe,
made for this Bpecial oocasion, was fifteen feet long, with
a weight of only twenty-five pounds, when the fish-rod-
like stretcher was inserted. This canoe could be collapsed
at a moment's notice, placed in a bag 17x38 inches, and
carried on the shoulders with ease by one person, while it
would float eight hundred and fifty pounds. Before the
month’s journey was completed, I found I could leap
falls and rapids more safely than in a birch-bark canoe,
and, although I Often paid for my audacity by cutting its
surface, it was easily sewed and water-proofed, aud I
continued on my way. On account of its convenient con¬
struction and weight, it could be easily transported
through the woods to the small bodies of water off our
main course, and explorations made not accessible to a
birch canoe.

As we were to pass through a country uninhabited, we
were obliged to provide ourselves from the start with
food sufficient for the entire thirty days’ sojourn ; and it
may be interesting to the reader to know the quantity
and variety of the supplies, should he ever undertake a
similar enterprise. We did not rely upon the game or
fish of the country we were canoeing. Like excursions
in the past had taught us that these articles were more
incidental surprises than an excess of the daily menu.
Very few tourists to Maine select this, the hardest of
of routes, and we found afterwards that we were the
first party who had passed down the East Branch of the
Fenobscot River during the year 1879. A ••camp appe¬
tite ” is something entirely different from what one en¬
joys at home. One would turn in aversion from the
plainess of the fare, were it placed on the table. But the
surroundings, and the daily vigorous exercise, seemed to
make us forget the homely dishes, and articles refused at
our own boards are devoured in the woods with avidity.
Most of the provisions were packed into wooden pails of
various sizes, the balance in canvas bags, aud were as¬
sorted as follows : 34 lbs. of hard tack ; 73 lbs. of flour ;
1 bushel of potatoes ; 13 lbs. of salt pork ; 4 lbs. of beans ;
3 packages of baking powders ; 31 lbs. of cheese ; 10 lb3.
of ham ; 3 lbs. of candles ; 1 bottle eaoh of piekles and

chow-chow ; 3 cans of potted ham ; 7J lbs. of onions ;
12 lbs. of canned corned beef ; 6 lbs. of maple sugar ;
1 dozen cans of condensed milk ; 3 lbs. of tea : 7 lbs. of
coffee : and 13 lbs. of granulated sugar, besides a quart of
oil for our lantern, which latter article was one of the
most useful of the lot. Sugar, eirher maple or granu¬
lated, always disappears in the woods at an early date,
and the immense quantities of luscious blueberries and
blackberries to be bad at any time along our route,
greatly facilitated its departure. Our canoes, when packed
with all the above articles, and further embellished by
sundry tea and coffee pots, kettles, frying pans, broilers,
bakers, tin plates and cups, reminded one of the early
days of our forefathers, and their pilgrimages to the
“ Far West." The country towards which we had set our
faces was entirely new to tourists, and but one of our
guides (Weller) bad ever explored its hidden depths, and
even his memory was so treacherous as to be of little ser¬
vice to us. Recently issued maps were very faulty, and
we were obliged to make many corrections on them, and
fabricate the geography as we sailed along.

On Teaching the head of Moosehead Lake our many
boxes and bags just enumerated were transferred to the
sadly dilapidated wharf at the northeast “carrv,” and
afterwards removed by the guides to a heavy lumber box
wagon, drawn by a single horse, while the birch canoes,
supported by long poles, were lashed at the sides of the car t,
Our artist, to secure his photographic materials againBt
harm, rode in front with the driver, but the writer, in
company with the Quartermaster and guides, trudged
along in the sand at the rear.

This “carry," or path, is about two miles long, rising
gradually towards the middle from each end, and termi¬
nates on the north at the West Branch of the Penobscot
River. There are log houses where one can obtain din¬
ners at either end of this portage, but as our guide, Mor¬
ris, lived at the farther point our party chose to lunch at
his house, and our recollections of his mother’s preserved
strawberries, fresh cream and bread are alive to this
hour. After dinner we immediately betook ourselves to
the river's bank, launched the birch canoes, stretched
the canvas canoe into shape, and balancing the crafts to
a nicety with our baggage, swung off down the stream
for a month’s exploration of the inmost heart of Maine.

One well knows the delights attendmg a pic-nic in the
woods for a day. Arising at early morn and carefully
stowing away in baskets sundry choice and toothsome
articles, and filling the covers of the basket with beauti¬
ful bright flowers from our gardens, we resorted to the
woods, and dividing into groups under the shady trees,
we spread on temporary tables the savory dishes, and
strove to the best of our ability to get in sympathy with
nature. But think of a month’s pic-nic, daily filled with
excitement and pleasure, from running rapids and falls
in a canoe to enticing the wary trout or picking strange
flowers and berries by the brookside, and at night resting
one’s tired but invigorated body under a snow white tent,
The West Branch of tile Penobscot (or Rocky River), after
leaving the terminus of the northeast carry at Morris’s,
flows steadily to the southeast with hardly a ripple for
some two miles, until it reaches the mouth of Lobster
Stream. Then a stronger current is perceptible, with
“ rips,” and this continues for two and a half miles more,
when, after passing a small island, the water again be¬
comes “dead." The birobbarks, paddled byguides Weller
aud Morris, preceded us down the river, while the Quar¬
termaster and I followed in the canvas canoe, the fourth
canoe, with guide Bowley and the Artist, bringing up the
rear.

Could there have been a looker-on from the shore he
would have possibly thought it was a Government expe¬
dition in Search of the northeast passage, but although
Our destination was about as little frequented, it was not
so grave an affair. After paddling until late in the after¬
noon through eight or ten miles of still water, we made
our first camp on the right bank of the river, at the
month of the MoOsehorn Stream, and transferring our
kit to the shore, turned over our canoes in the sun to dry .

Thomas Sedgwick Steele.

(To be Continued.)

# THE BLUE GILL CAMPAIGN.

THE Blue Gill Club is composed of six paying mem¬
bers, limited by tlmir constitution to that number.
We, being congenial in spirit, have refused applications
for membership for fear that a seventh paying member
might be a drone and put us in the hands of a receiver,
which we so far have avoided, for we all pay and work
alike — no grumbling. Our 1879 oampaign was the fifth
since our organization, We have a constitution and by¬
laws, and proper officers ; funds go into the hands of one
member, who is secretary und treasurer, who purchases
and pays for everything necessary for a trip, including
tickets and freight, and attends to the prucuremmt of
special rates and favors. We have also a commissary,
who is a first-class cook ; lie is one of us and very valua¬
ble. being a carpenter by trade and a tip-top jack of all
trades ; he can tie all tlie knots aud make the splices of
an old tar ; his expenses are all paid for his services. We

984

FOREST AND STREAM

always camp, liavirg our own equipage, boats, tents, etc. ;
our outfit is nearly perfect, much of it having been ob¬
tained by reading the Forest am) Stream advertise¬
ments. Our government is so perfected that we can esti¬
mate almost to a pound what supplies are necessary for
a given length of time. Having obtained rates of fare
and freight, etc., and decided upon the length of the trip,
an assessment is made and paid in at once, supplies pur¬
chased and snipped together with baggage to destination,
and we follow in a day or two. Our set day is July 5th
of each year, first train out. We have always started ou
that date. Throe annual trips have been made to Syra¬
cuse, Indiana, and oue to Maxiukuckee, Indiana. This
season, on the strength of Hallock’s trips through Michi¬
gan, and by special invitation of the Forester Club, of
Cadillac, we decided to take Michigan— assessment $25
per capita, paid — and on our day we started on very low
rates granted us by the O. R. & I. R. R,, for Cadillac." We
must say that the employees of all grades on that road
are as gentlemanly, polite, and accommodating as can be
found : their kindness and favors tended to make our
journey pleasant and in short we can hardly say enough in
their favor. Arriving at Cadillac we were soon in the
hands of the Foresters, who almost put us to shame and
under so many obligations by their attention and favors,
that we will be unable to extricate ourselves manfully.
They are the leading men of the city, true sportsmen
and all heart, and a sportsmen is always welcomed by
them. Permit me to mention the few names I now re¬
member : Silas Tam, President of the Foresters, Messrs.
Moyer, Melntre, Mitchells, McDonald, Peck, Salons,
Kennedy, etc., each and every one of them hale fellows
well met.

Having partaken of a sumptuous dinner at the resi¬
dence of President Tam, we wended our way toward
Little Clam Lake, where we were met with a pleasant
surprise : the Foresters had gone before, and on reach¬
ing the dock we found a pretty little steamer, well loaded
and snorting ; our supplies, baggage and ice had been
snugly Stored and boats tied astern. Well, it seemed too
'mod to he true, but true it was, and well pleased were
we. for we were not used to such treatment on our trips.
We concluded we were prisoners for once, and would
have to obey orders. In a few minutes we were steam¬
ing for Big "Clam Lake, which we reached long after
dark, and pitched out tents temporarily for the night. We
remained in this camp ten days, duringwhjch time we had
surne very fine bass and pickerel fishing. During our
slay many pic-nic parties viBited us, and the boys made
us regular party calls. Wo here met and became ac-
qainted with many of the whole-souled lumbermen,
among whom were Jack and Gene, pilot and engineer of
the " Mitchell Lumber Company's ” steam barge for tow-
i:,tr booms. These two big-hearted sons of toil took a
liking to us and said : " Boys, when you get really to
1 ave, drop your flag to half mast, and we will come in and
t ike you ti) town for friendship sake.” We accepted.
Ou tiie evening of our ninth day the flag was down half
way ; nest morning at Bix a young hurricane came upon
ns bringing Jack, Gene and the barge in, blowing our
t'lits down and raising Cain generally. We soon had
things aboard, and just in the nick of time, for an awful
wet rain came down in torrents. We started, and Big
Clum being studded all over with sand bars anil the chan¬
nel so crooked, it required a great deal of poling to keep
the barge oil the bars.

In due time Cadillac was reached, and the same recep¬
tion awaited us as on our first arrival. By night we
voted to go up to Bear Lake. Treasurer purchased
tickets. Learning from the conductor that conveyances
could not be had at night to convey' us from Melrose sta-
tiou to Bear Lake, Superintendent Matheany was tele¬
graphed for ad idee, who answered : '‘Tell the hoys to
come on to Petoskey.” Another call on the Treasurer
aud we stood by the train ; at Petoskey everybody' had
tiin best place to go fishing ; one said here, another there,
and so on. until we concluded wo were muddled and did
not know where to go ; a vote of the Club stowed us in
bed at the " Occidental " to dream over the matter. Up
at live A. M. next day and decide on Crooked Lake. The
Bay View and Crooked Lake Railway', or tramway, hav¬
ing been completed the day before, we bought the first
six tickets sold on this road, aud put the first baggage on
the baggage car — so much honor for us — had a delightful
r.de until the grade at Round Lake was reached ; here
the engine made three attempts to get up, but failed.
Thereupon all hands jumped off aud pushed the tiling up
hill ; all went well until a sharp curve was reached, when
the push came into iilay again ; finally reached the lake
in safety, loaded our goods intu a small Bcliooner, a "R tiff
breeze blowing just right, and we went a sailing. About
four miles up we disembarked and pitched camp besideone.
of nature's best gifts, a spring of water. Fished Crooked
Lake without any marked success ; somewhat discour¬
aged ; but Texas Jack, Limber Jim, and Barney the
Guide, started with an expedition to find something.
They came back with Arabian Night’s stories about a
lake that had millions in it, wliopperB ; it was Pickerel
Lake, and had euough in it to supply your uncles, aunts,
cousins, etc. We in camp believed, because some flue
samples were brought in ; this encouragement put us to
* ^0,.[; in building our live box, a scheme of our own.
"We bring with us wire screening three feet wide, drive
stakes in the ground in two feet of water, put the screen¬
ing around the stakes and press down in the sand : this
makes our aquarium ten feet square, and it will hold a
large number of fish. We let eighty' bass, averaging
three pounds each, loose when we broke camp here.
That is our honor number two. Having completed the
aquanvim, minnows were caught, cup of wanned cof¬
fee drank, and we retired inside our mosquito bars, leav¬
ing plenty of mosquitoes and such on the outside.
Tlfe following and every day thereafter that we fished,
catches were immense, bass and pike in plenty, of large

_ all game, in forty feet of water. There were some

fellows there that would break a hook and walk off with
a line whenever they felt like it. My “ Leonard Green-
heart ' rod was thoroughly tested, and I now feel that I
could play’ a whale with it. We intended to remain at
this camp six days, but the wooden railroad engine ran
off the track, and was in the hospital two days, which
put US back two days from a grayling fish which we de¬
termined to have. But we were at the mercy of these
railroad magnates, Rose and Matheany, owner and man¬
agers of the B. V. & Crooked L. R. K. After a little fuss
aud a few featliens we cooled down and placed ourselves

under the care of Cant. John Andrews to get us off,
which he accomplished in due form of law. By the way,
he has placed a floating palace on the chain of lakes —
Crooked, Mullett and Burt — which will accommodate
twenty persons at two dollars per diem. This includes
board, lodging, boats, minnows, etc., and the palace to
be anchored at any point designated by the boarders.
He will make a daily visit from the landing to the palace
with liis tug, carrying mail and furnishing supplies.

Starting south, we dropped off on reaching the home
of the Foresters, found things in readiness for our
grayling hunt. Boss McIntyre, who has an aversion to
swearing and does not like to hear it (in this respect he
resembles Si Tam), hitched up his team of “ pullers,”
loaded our baggage, packed the ice, anil started with us
for Pine River, twenty miles away. This trip was the
climax : we went up and down hill, over stumps, logs,
through brush mud and sand, reaching camp aboutmid-
night ; having been pretty thoroughly bounced for over
ten hours, we went to bed to see how still we could lie
for the next ten hours. 1 do not believe a man or a horse
stirred or moved a hair until Old Sol had risen. Grayling
fishing and fly fishing and casting was new to all of us

except Me - , who is an old stager at the business ; hut

we beginners did well enough to satisfy ourselves and find
out that you cannot coax a grayling if he don’t want to.
This kind of fishing has now caught us, horse, foot and
dragoon, and tho Blue Gills will take it all in again next
year. In J uly the grayling were feeding on a small black
beetle : this we found upon examination.

The whole trip has filled us with newness of life ; it
was filled with little mishaps, delightful scenery, pleas¬
antries, nominal accidents, experiences that were en¬
joyed, such as slipping on the clay and going down clear
under that ice-coid water, the taking off of our wagon
wheels on a bridge aud letting them down forty feet by
ropes to soak the felloes, sawing off logs run into in the
dark, etc., etc., all taken together would he sufficient
to write a book, and too much to crowd into a letter.
There are many little incidents I would like to write of
our trip : George Moon's hear hunt, the bear and snake
scare, etc. As I sit writing this I live the whole trip over,
and find myself among the Foresters, and become ex¬
cited and see grayling before my eyes. Next year I shall
keep a diary as I have always done, this season excepted.

I do not want this article to be the means of any reader
tberof going to Michigan expecting all sunshine, for they
may be disappointed, perhaps more so than a party of
“Buckeyes” who went this season to Burt Lake (the day
we reached Crooked L.) with supplies for six weeks, in¬
tending to remain that long, and just because the first
night they were in camp four of their number upset
themselves into Indian River they paddled home in five
days. The Solid Comfort Club of Pennsylvania were
stickers : they owned Indian Point for a while.

In closing, allow me to say that visitors to Michigan
for pleasure will find that everybody up there will do all in
then- power to make it pleasant for them. Our trip, six
men four weeks, cost $190. “WILLIS D. Maier.

Fort Wayne, Ind., 1879,

Mniimil §istorg.

MEXICAN BIRD NOTES.

City op Mexico, Nov. 29 th, 1879.

The Talley of Mexico is. as oruithologically considered,
situated in the Central Province, for Mexico, like our
own country, is divided into three distinct, and separate
divisions or provinces; the Eastern, extending from the
Gulf of Mexico to the high inland plains; the Central, in¬
cluding the Mexican table lands; and the Western, ex¬
tending from the Sierra Madre Mountain range to the
shores of the Pacific. With us the divisions are widely
extended, and they are in a great degree defined by the
main and secondary axis of the continent, or by the dif¬
ference in moisture between the Mississippi Valley and-
the arid plains of the interior ; aud here we find the same
great law of division carried out ; but the barriers
separating the Provinces are much more distinctly de¬
fined, and the divisions themselves are much less exten¬
sive than those of tho North.

The Eastern Province is much the largest of the three,
while in the Western we see the smallest. Both of these
are purely tropical, not only in fauna, but in flora,
though of the two the Eastern is the most productive of
both animal aud vegetable life, for here, owing to the
moist condition of the atmosphere, vegetation is found
in the highest profusion, rivaling the greatest beauties of
tropical nature, and as a natural consequence animal life
iB more abundant. On the contrary, the Pacific slope is
very dry, and vegetation is much retarded. This iB owing
to the fact that the formidable mountain barriers inter¬
cept the warm currents of air, hearing their loads of
moisture towards the west, and this is condensed falling
upon the eastern slope, to add greater volume to the
streams which deepen the color of the already dark green
leaves, leaving the air current to continue its way, but
not to add life and vigor to the withered leaves of the
western plain, but seemingly to mock them with the
taunt that their time is not yet. When the rainy season
comes they may brighten and shine in the sunlight of
spring, but only for a short time, anil then again their
drooping heads are once more lowered,

In the Central Province we find more than hi either
of the other divisions, the birds of the United States.
The reason for this is evident, when we observe that the
mountain ranges which border the table-land expand
as they reach their long arms northward, one turning
westward toward California, and the other eastward to¬
ward the Central Plains of the United States. Thus the
migratory birds, when forced southward by the frosts of
early autumn, are retreating into the large end of a fun¬
nel, which contracts as they proceed southward, so that
by the time they reach the Valley of Mexico they are
forced into a range of not more than seventy miles in

Aiide from the general peculiarities of the threeJProv-
inces, each lias some special oneB of its own. More
especially is this true in the Central Division, where a
distance of twenty miles will produce bucIi a change of
temperature and local circumstances that the birds will
be found to be of an entirely different type from those
found seven leagues away. For example : One may leave

the City of Mexico in either of these directiiff
Texcoco on the east, Cuernavaca on thosouth.or ,

north, and by goinga distance of from eight to ten~ -

he will find tho birds entirely different from tlic,-»
which lie is familiar in his every day walks in the O
bcirhood of the city. Thus to definitely establish ti.
tribution of species in Mexico, would take a vast am
of time, coupled with great labor. My own work
far has been in the neighborhood of the capital, thoug -
I soon expect to leave for the country where' I can more
advantageously pursue my studies. In the few short
trips I have made into the country, I have met with the
following species which I have recognized : —

Uarpodacus frontalis. Crimson fronted Finch. The
most numerous of all the birds I have seen found elss-
Where.

Scoleeophagus cyanocephakis. Brewer's black bird.
Very common. Equals in number Q. purpureus of the
North.

Eremophila alpeslris, var. chrysolcema. South-western
lark; Seen in pairs upon the shores of Lake Texcoco.
Quite shy.

Catherpes Mexicanus. Mexican wren. Replaces T.
ludovicianus of the United States. From what I can ob¬
serve, its habits are much the same.

Dendroeaa Andubonii. Audubon’s warbler. This is the
only warbler I have seen, and it is quite numerous ; like
D. c oronata it keeps company with sparrows and finches.

Tachydneta bicolor. White Jbellied swallow. Every
time I go outside of the city I see numbersof these beauti¬
ful birds gracefully flitting through the air.

Pyrocephalus rubineus var Mexicanus. Vermillion fly¬
catcher. This beautiful little bird has been seen by me
three times. The male I think to be the most beautiful
of all the fly-catchers ; its beautiful crest and under parts
rival in color tlic brilliant hues of the scarlet tanager,

Sparrows are quite numerous, but I have not perfected
my collection in them yet. Hawks are plenty and very
tame. Ducks are seen at all times of the day, and I think
they are killed in great numbers, from the frequency
with which they are served to us at the restaurants.

In my next I shall endeavor to give some observations
of tho habits, etc., of our Mexican birds. A. W. Butler.

LIST OF BIRDS TAKEN AT PEMBINA, DAKOTA.

JULY, 1879.

— 1. Turdus mtoratorius ; robin— not very common.

2. Harporhynchus rufus; brown thrush— not oomroon,and much
more shy than In the East.

«*3. Minim carollnensis ; cat-bird— common.

~~ 4. Sialla sialts ; blue bird— only one seen.

*»5. Sitta catdllnensis; white-bellied nuthatch— very common.

■.C. Troglodytes ctgdoti ; house wren— common.

7. Oistothorus stellaris ; short-billed marsh wren— very common
in the sloughs.

•• 8. Eremophila alpestris ; shore lark— common on the freshly-
broken prairie.

^9. Vcndroeca aestiva yellow warbler— common.

10. Oporornis aoUis; Connecticut warbler— a male taken July 1].
_ H. Geothlypts trkhas ; Marylahd yellow throat— common.
w 12. Setrrphaoa'ruliCiUa; redstart— several shot July 10.

13. Tachyeineta bicolor; white-bellied swallow— not common.

14. Petrochelidonlunifrims; cave swallow— very numerous ; sev¬
eral large colonies nesting in the village.

15. .ile/uidopUryr setripennis ; rough winged swollow— only one
seen July 13.

10. Progne purpurea; martin— one colony nested In Pembina.

17. Atnpclls cedmrum ; cedar bird— common.

18. Vireo olivacta ; red-eyed vlreo— common.

19. First, oiled ; warbling vireo— several taken J uly Jl.

20. CoVurla ludovicianus, var. cxeubitoroides ; white-rumped-
shrike— one pair seen, very shy and difficult to approaob.

2L ChrysomUris trie Us ; yellow bird— common.

22. Paterculus savanna ; Savanna sparrow— the most numerous
bird, occurring tm the prairie wherever there were auy’buslies or
brush, especially along the edge of the timber.

— 23. Poiecelcs ymmineus ; bay-winged bunting— not very Coin
mon, and we tookbutfew snecunens.

24. Cotumlculw lecontei; Leconte's bunting— very common ill
the sloughs on both sides of Red River ; they were similar to
marsh wrens in their habits, and generally kept In the tussocks of
grass. They were quite difficult to shoot, ami still more so to And
when shot, so that hut few specimens were taken.

25. Coturnimlus heuslotoi ; Hensiow's bunting.

28. Spizdla pattulct; nlay-qolored sparrow— generally numerous
in bushes and low second growth.

27. Mclospiza melndia ; song sparrow.

28. Goniaphea Zuilwicfcnui ; rose-breasted grosbeak— very com¬
mon In the Umber along the Pembina River.

29. Pipilo erythrophthahnus ; ohowink— met with but once.

30. Volichonyx orizivorus ; bobolink— very oommonon the prai¬
rie, especially where there were scattered bushes. Specimens
shot July 18, had begun to change theiv spring plumage. They
were then oommenelng to go in Books.

31. Muh’ihnU) peeoris ; cow bird— common.

32. Ayelaeus phoeiticcus ; rod-winged blackbird— not so common
as uext.

33. Xanlhocephalus ideivcephalws ; yellow-headed blackbird—
great, numbers on the sloughs in Company witli the redwings.

31, stunicUa maynd, var. ncoleda : meadow lark— common, and
quite as shy as its eastern relative.

35. Icterus haltimorc; Baltimore oriole— gouerully common In
the woods along the Pembina.

36. Icterus spun us; otcUard oriole— not nearly solnumerous as
the lost.

37. Scolecophagus cyanocephahts ; Brewer's blackbird— the most
common of the blackbirds.

38. Quiscalus purpureus; crow blackbird— several hooks mot
with.

39. Coraia amtrieaniuj ; crow— common.

40. Cuatiurus crlslatus: blue .lay— common, very shy, as much so
as in the “ East," and differing in tiiiB from Ihose since met with
in Northern Iowa, where they were quite us tame as .the Euro¬
pean sparrows in our streets.

41. TyTannus eartillnensis : kingbird-very common in all locali¬
ties near the timber.

43. Etr.pidonax (?pco.)— a young Hy-catclier taken too young to
determine the species (probably Traillll).

43. Antroitomus vuciferus ; whippoorwill— heard on one occa¬
sion.

41. Chordettes n'njrniniiM, var?£Night hawk— a number were
seen, but as none were shot, cannot say whether they were of
the Eastern or Western variety.

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45. Chactum pelasgia ; chimney swift— common aroundCwood-
luml, where they probably were nesting in hollow trees, from the
entire absence of chimneys in that section of the country.

46. Traehilus tolubris ; ruby-throated hummer— common.

47. Coccyyus crythrophthalruus : black-billed cuckoo— one of the
most common birds in the timber.

— 48. Ficus vdlosus; hairy woodpecker; several specimens taken.

49. Picus pubescent:; downy woodpecker— common.

50. Sphi/ru picus variin: ; yellow-bellied woodpecker— two speci¬
mens taken, one of them a young one just out of the shell,
July 17th.

61. Cotaples mi-blus ; flicker— common.

52. Fdleo Npcwi'wt'us ; sparrow-hawk — a female taken July 10th.

53. Circus cp (metis, var. JTiwisontns ,' marsh-hawk— very common
on the prairies everywhere.

51. Bute) borealis, var. Krideri (?) ; white-breasted hawk— abuz-
zat-d with while breast and head flow over out of gunshot, at St.
Vincent. Slneo that time, during the latter part of August, we
found this hawk quite abundant in Northern Iowa, where we
took several specimens.

55. Ectoplstcs mtgnttorius ; wild pigeon— one small flock met

With.

66. Zenacdura caroltiwnsis ; Carolina dove— a single individual
met with July 10th.

57. PediaMes columbtanm ; sharp-tailed grouse— common, saw
several coviesjnst able to fly July 18th. They wore generally on
the edges of the prairie, iimoug bushes and scattered trees.

58. A&jiaMUs vnrifer us : kildeer— common.

5'J. TrinaamimUiUa; least sandpiper ; a pair seen July 17th.

60. Tetanus flavipes: lesser yeliowshanks— saw four individuals
of this species on Red River.

Gi. Tntanas snlUartws,: solitary sandpiper— not very common.

61. Ariilurus hartranritis ; upland plover ; one of the most fre¬
quent birds on the prairie.

63. Botaurus minor ; bittern, ‘‘slough^pump"— a very common
Inhabitant of the sloughs.

Gi. Gnts americanus ; whooping crane— a flook of three mot
with July 6th.

65. Porzana Carolina ; common rafl— very numerous in the
Sloughs. The notes of the Virginia rail were also frequently
heard, but it was impossible to cateh sight of them.

66. Anas boschas ; mallard— breeding in large numbers, together
with other ducks whose species were not determined.

67. Bydrocbelidon larlformis; black tern— breeding in great
numbers in some sloughs about a mile from Pembina.

Wm. L. Abbott.

Littorina Litorea on the American Coast.— We
have received from our correspondent, Mr. Arthur F.
Gray, of Danversporfc, Mass, a short paper with this title,
which originally appeared in the Science News. The ac.
count of the importation of this species from Europe and
of its gradual extension along the American coast from
Halifax, south to Long Island Sound, is very interesting.

Tenacity op Life in a Beetle. — A corrrespondentof
Notes and Queries gives the following instance of a
Beetle’s tenacity of lift? : A relative of mine, while re¬
cently cutting a loaf of bread, found embedded in it a
beetle. A small portion of the loaf with the insect in it
■was cut out entire, and after the lapse of about five min¬
utes the beetle began to crawl out, apparently none the
worse for its incarceration. It is, of course, well known
that beetles are fond of warmth, but I should not have
thought that one would have so comfortably survived
some hours spent in a living tomb, escaping the danger
of being crushed to death in the making of the bread, and
subsequently the risk of being killed either by suffocation
or the heat of the oven.

Further Notes on the Northern Waxwings in
Minnesota. — Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 27 th, 1879. — In a
communication dated Dec. 3d, I reported the northern
waxwings (Ampelis garrulus ) as abundant ac this place,
and so they were at that time and up to the end of the
first week in December. About that date the greater
part of the birds disappeared from the city, and since then
only occasional pairs or stray Hocks have been seen.

We have been having intensely cold weather and much
snow, but I do not attribute their disappearance so much
to this, as to the fact that nearly, if not all, of the berries
(mountain ash, highbush cranberry, etc.) have been
stripped from the trees throughout the city, where they
are much cultivated for ornament. Whether the birds
have really gone farther south, or whether they have
merely settled down in some locality near by where food
has been found, I cannot at present say. They are very
fond of the wild grapes that remain hanging on the vines,
and as the valley of the Minnosota River, and several
other places not far distant, abound in grape vines, they
may liave left the town, which the berries at first induced
them to frequent, and retired to feed where food has been
found in sufficient quantity. If so, we shall find them
again shortly. At all events we shall probably see more
of them towards spring now that they are in this part of
the country.

I neglected to mention in my former note that the
majority of the birds that appeared here wore what we
took to be young birds. They were not highly plumaged,
almost lacking tiie waxy appendages, and the markings
of the wings were white instead of yellow.

In a letter dated Martin sdale, Montana Territory, re¬
cently received from my friend, Mr. Robt, S. Wiliams,
is the following in regard to the waxwings which will
be of interest as a report from another locality : “ The

waxwings put in an appearance here about the same time
as in Minnesota. They are said to be very common some
sixty miles down stream (Musselshell River) among the
pines.” T, 8. Roberts,

Showers of Spiders’ Webs ,—Waterbury, Conn., Dec.
9 th. 1879. — In your issue of last week, you reply to Mr.
Boardman’s article, entitled “ Showers of Spiders’ Webs,”
and say: “Gan any of our readers assist,” etc. Your im¬
pression as to Darwin are correct ; in his journal of the
voyage of the Beagle, he says: “While anchored in the
River Plata, sixty miles from shore, I saw the rigging
covered with cobwebs and the air full of floating webs.
The spiders, however, when they struck the ship, were
always hanging from single threads.” Mr. Darwin does
not undertake to give any explanation of the phenome¬
non ; indeed, I do not know of any naturalists' who have
given an intelligent solution of such appearances as your
correspondent describes.

Your readers may be interested in the recital of my own
observation on the subject. Several varieties of the
Spider family, particularly the young of several species
of Ljjcosa, are leronauts ; they are more sensible, how¬
ever, than human seronauts, for the spider always selects
a clear, warm, and comparatively still day in the
autumn months in which to take his'flight-, and after the
dew has disappeared, he chooses with great care the high¬
est weed or shrub in his immediate neighborhood, and
climbing to its topmost leaf or twig, he at once proceeds
to anchor himself by a web cable of considerable strength,
by attaching it first to the leaf or twig and then to his
body. Then, standing on tiptoe, he elevates the hind part
of his body and from his web reservoir (spinnerets) lie
spins out numerous gossamer threads or streamers, which
seem lighter than the atmospheric air, as they rise and
float above ; presently you may see the spider rise also,
and the anchor cable straighten, when, with a sudden
stroke of the leg, he cuts loose and sails gracefully away
high above the earth. When one of these spider holidays
occur, in the middle of the day by lying on the back and
looking up, one can see myriads of these silver threads
floating slowly along. In Germany, these flights of gos¬
samer are called Der Jlvgeu dev Sommer, (the flying or
departing summer.)

The intelligence (reasoning?) evinced by these little in¬
sects in their descent to the earth is as marvelous as in
their ascent. When they get tired of their aorial flight,
they begin to pull in the long threads or streamers with
their fore feet and form the web into a tangled mass be¬
neath them, and so gradually lessen the floating capacity
of their balloon until they quietly alight, as I have often
seen them with but a single streamer out. The number of
these floating spiders in an 'autumnday is prodigious,
and no wonder their webs resemble a “shower,” and are
spread as a net over the earth. I have, myself, seen up¬
on the prairie, the ground so covered as to have the ap¬
pearance of a web attached to every blade of grass.

Will some one explain why those streamers, or threads
of web apparently thrown out by the spider, never con¬
verge towards, but always diverge from each other ; is
it caused by a subtle electrical current, emanating from
the insect, or a current passing up and off the point of
the weed, or — what is it ? W.

egisff § ultnr f

THE CALIFORNIA SALMON CONTROVERSY.

THE California salmon controversy, carried on in these
columns by Messrs. Livingston Stone, and E. A,
Brackett, has not been as to whether or not these fish
all die after spawning, but as to whether or not Mr.
Livingston Stone said that they all died, and whether Mr.
E. A. Brackett said that Mr. Stone said that they all died.
The interests of fish culture and of soience invite a full,
free and exhaustive discussion of the original question, hut
neither the interests of fish culture nor of science warrant
us in continuing further the controversy as to what any
one man did or did not say. We take it for granted that
both Mr. Brackett and Mr. Stone desire rather to arrive
at the truth in regard to this fact of natural history, and
that they hold their own individual and personal inter¬
ests subservient thereto. It is due to each, however, and
to the Massachusetts Fish Commission, which Mr. Brack¬
ett represents, that what appears to us to be a mutual
misunderstanding, should here be rectified ; and we have
accordingly taken some pains to review the dispute,
which began over a year ago
1. The Massachusetts Report (year ending Jan 1st, 1876), under
subject, “California Salmon,” details the hatching and distribu¬
tion of 200,000 spawn, and adds : “ We do not profess to know the
habits of these fish. * * * Mr. Livingstone Slone, in his report
to the Uuited States Commissioners of Fisheries, asserts that they
spawn but onuo, and then die.’’ The writer then goes on to give
the reasons adduced by Mr. Stone regarding the McCloud River
tlsb.

2. In the Forest and Stream of May 15th, 1879, Mr. Livingston
Stone complains that “in several newspaper articles and State
reports I hare been quoted as saying that: ‘ All California salmon
die after spawning,' ” and he asks to be told where he has made
such statements.

3. In the Forest and Stream, May 29th, 1879, in connection
with a letter from Mr. B. B. Redding, California State Fish Com¬
missioner, addressed to Prof. Spencer F. Baird, adducing “positive
evidence that 5 per cent, of Sacramento salmon do not die the
year they reproduce,” is published, a communication from Mr.
E. A. Brackett, Massachusetts Commissioner, in which the writer
explains to Mr.Btone that “theCaliforniasalmon of the Sacramento
and its tributaries are the fish that have interested the State Com¬
missioners as well ns the public, and whatever criticisms or remarks
have been made in the State reports have reference to these sal¬
mon and to no other.” Mr. Brackett then quotes Mr. Stone's
testimony as given in the United States Commissioner’s Report,
1872-73, that “ the salmon of the MeCJoud and Little Sacramento
do not spawn bat onoe in these rivers, for they ail die at'lor
spawning.”

Replies and counter- replies have since been published,
but they have consisted, mainly, of reiterations of former
statements, and we need not repeat them here. The
merits Of the case lie in the correspondence already
quoted, and are substantially as follows :

a. The assertion quoted by Sir. Stone above : — “ All Cal¬
ifornia salmon die after spawning”— is not contained in
the Massachusetts Report, The language, “Mr. Liv¬
ingston Stone * * * asserts that they spawn but once,
and ihen die,” might have been legitimately interpreted
by that gentleman as applying to “California Salmon,”
the subject then bring discussed by the writer.

b, Mr. Brackett’s explanation > in his communication
to the Forest and Stream, that “ whatever criticisms or
remarks have been made in the State reports have re¬
ferred to these salmon | /. e., of the Sacramento and its
tributaries], and to no other,” was an ample and entirely

satisfactory one. and, so far as the Massachusetts Report
was concerned, should have been accepted by Mr. Stone.

With this review of the matter, which we have at¬
tempted to make a just one to both parties, we must
close the Bubject.

The United States Report,— The Report of the United
States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, by Spencer F.
Baii-d, Commissioner, is a large volume of something over
a thousand pages, embracing, besides the report proper,
an exhaustive history of the Menhaden, by Prof. G. Brown
Good, anil a variety of original and foreign essays on
fisheries and fishing methods. The Report will afford
ample material for two or three papers, the first of which
will appear next week.

— The Thompson Brothers have a lot of yearling trout
for sale at their Aquetong Pond, New Hope, Penn, See
their advertisement elsewhere.

Shrimp Trout Food.— Rochester, Jan. 8£fe— The N. Y.
State Fishery Commission will furnish a supply of fresh
water shrimp from Caledonia Creek for the purpose of
stocking any streams or ponds in this State to any parties
who will pay the express charges on cans from the N.
Y. State hatchery to place of destination and return.
There is no better food for brook trout and other small
fish, and they breed very rapidly, Address

Seth Green, Rochester, N. Y.

I began the use of gas tar in 1864 instead of 1854, a3
published last week.

gm mid §ivei[ igishing.

FISH IN SEASON IN JANUARY.

SOUTHERN WATERS.

Pompano, TraeMnntus carolimis.
Drum (two species). Family
ScUenidie.

KingflBli, Menttoirrus nebiilosus.
Sea Bass, Sclmnnps ocetlatm.
Sheepshead, Archumrtjus pivha-
t ocephalus.

Supper, Dutjanus blacltfordii.

Grouper, Epineplielpvs niyHtuS.
Trout (black bass), Centrorpriis-
ti* atraHust.

Striped Bass, or Roekfish, Hoc-
cits Uneatus.

Tailorflsh, Pomatomus saltntrtx.
Black Bass, Micrppterus salmoi-
\ des;

Fisnrao Resorts.— Attention is Invited to Hie notice at l lie head
of Game Bag and Gun columns.

Fisk in Market— Retail Prices.— Bass, 25o.; smelts, largo,
15c,; smelts, green, 15e.; blueflsli,12!c.; salmon, frozen, 30c.; mack¬
erel, large, 25c.; shad, Southern, each 50c. : green turtle, 15c.; ter¬
rapin, ©20 per dozen; frost fish, 6c.; halibut, 20c.; haddock, Gc.;
codfish, heads off, 8c.; heads on, Oe.; blaekfish, large, 15c.; floun¬
ders, large, 10c.; sea bass,. 18c.; eels, large, dressed, 18c.; lobsters,
live, 10c.; boiled, 12c.; scollops, per gallon, ©1.; soft clams, per
100, 80c.; large, 60c.; whitefish. IHc.; pickerel, 15e.; salmon trout,
18c.; black bass, 18c.; hard crabs, per dozen, 40c1,; soft crabs, per
dozen, SI ; red snappers, 10c.

On Friday last E. G . Blackford, Fulton Market, New Y »rk, i-e-
roeoeivedaBhad, caught at Dobh’sFetry in the Hudson, weighing
.5 lbs, Sold for $5. A few shad are coining in frpm Florida.

FISH SWALLOWING FISH.

The last of what have already become famous as the
Forest and Stream .fish stories are published to-day.
The publication of several other manuscripts has been
necessarily deferred until a future date, when they will
appear. We must crave the indulgence of all contribu¬
tors whose favors have been delayed, as we have been
sadly pressed for room. Much trepidation has been felt
in this office lest the columns of the paper devoted to Sea
and River Fishing should absorb all the other pages, and
the Forest and Stream thus afford a melancholy exam¬
ple of the phenomena under discussion, An unflinching
use of the excising pen has been found effective, and,
being plied as ruthlessly as the jack-knife of the man
swallowed by tbe whale, has brought us out upon dry
land again.

It is unnecessary and it would he unbecoming to
plume ourselves upon the extraordinary character of
the narratives submitted in competition for the big hook.
The startling character of some of them, the impressive
tone of others, and the bewildering, mystifying and com¬
pletely staggering intricacies of still others, have proved
entirely too much for the Civil Engineer, the Scientific
Professor, the Fish Commissioner, the Logician, and the
Cabinet Officer, who were appointed a committee of five
to make the award. They have released themselves from
the dilemma of awarding the big hook by giving to
every competitor a little hook, which we hope may
serve for each as a pleasant memento of their angling in
Forest and Stream.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 20th, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream

That authentic narrative of the fish, which swallowed itself tail
first, is very good ; but before you send the hook, please hear ine.
It is useless for any one else to compete, if the prize is to be given
for the truest story of the biggest fish ever swallowed. Professor
Gill, of the Smithsonian, whs missed a few days ago, and his ab¬
sence remnined a mystery until explained, He was examining a
small specimen, known ns the (Jiiifohthj/s, when that flsh, enraged
to the Professor’s avowed Intention to classify it under a new
mime, leaped at nim, open-jawed, and swallowed him, boots and
all. now he ever got out was the question. Some thought, not
unnaturally, that the Professor disagreed with the flsh, and was
disgorged on that account. The fact Is, however, that the. learned
eiohthyologist took advantage of tho situation to investigate th
auotomical arrangements and other family secrets of the fish, and
began to lecture the poor creature on the subject; and that
scarcely had he begun to speak, when the CHUtchthi/ s gave such a

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frightful yawn, that the Professor found no difficulty in hacking
out gracefully. He is olive and well to-day, but the fish is a
corpse. E. C.

P. S In sending the book, please prepay charges.

Wliat is it about a tuan falling into the pit he himself
hath digged ?

Toronto Gun Club, Dec. 16th, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream

In what follows I cannot, claim to be a competitor for the prise
at all, for what 1 am about to relate is true In every particular.

In September, 1877, wehad afearful rain storm in this vicinity,
and the principal bridge over the Don was swept away by the tor¬
rent. A square-built woman, with a broad face, obtuse nose and
a mouth that almost severed the upper part of the face from the
lower, was trundling a perambulator, with a baby six months
oldin it, over the bridge at the very moment that the bridge took
it into its head to emigrate downstream; and she, the baby and
the family carriage went with it. The perambulator and contents
soon disappeared beneath the angry flood, but a fellow with a
pike-book pulled the woman ashore before she went down for
the third and last time.

The nexl spring, just after the ice had left our bay, u son of
Ham was fishing for the fish so beloved by the ebony race, from
the end of a wharf uhoutamilefrom the bridge where the woman,
baby, and all went on the excursion the previous fall. Presently
he hooked a large channel-cat, and being unable to land it on the
wharf himself, culled to his aid some valiant sons of Ireland who
happened to be ballasting the railroad on the Esplanade, and the
monster was drawn out. The darkey was overjoyed at the sight
of his luok, but the white hoys were horrified when they saw
what “ an ugly dlvll they'd saved from a wathery grave," and
legged it up the wharf again' in quick time, for fear he'd be
“aft her them." The cat, finding itself out of its natural element,
lashed the planks or the wharf angrily with its immense tail,
when the wharfinger ordered the darkey to “ get out of that with
his fish in ahurry, or it would ruin his wharf." Af tera fieroestrug-
gle Sambo succeeded in placing his conn uest on terra firma , when a
crowd soon collected. As the fish was the largest ever seen here,
a tape line was procured, when its length from snout to tail was
found to he seven feet eleven and three-quarters inches (I'm not
going to tell a lie for a quarter of an inch), and the measure¬
ment around Its body showed exactly the same measure. In fact
It was literally ns broad as it was long.

Mr. Wilson, our eminent Assistant City Engineer, who has had
a life-long experience with the tape-line, verified the length and
breadth himself. It was then lugged over to the city weigh scales,
and was found to weigh just the same as a hog. [How much Is
that?— Ed.]

Fubl oouriosity now became excited, andmuch to the discomfi¬
ture of our colored brother, the cat was lynched and uncere¬
moniously ripped open byanirreverentbuteber. To theamaze-
ment of the bystanders, out rolled, not a shoal of little cats, hut
a barrel-shaped coflln,hooped together at the ends by the veritable
tires of the perambulator swallowed by IheDon somesix months
before. On the removal of the hoops out came the body of the
baby. The mother beingsentfor, identified her long-lost darling
immediately, for there were her own flat face, stub nose and di¬
mensionless mouth, and carried Itoff. Deacon Gill.

N. B.— The hoops mav be seen hanging up in our club-room any
time you choose to give us a call.

— Here is a tradition from India. It is the accoant of
the Deluge, as told in the Rig Vida, and translated by
Max Muller ; —

One morning wator for washing was brought to Mauu, and
when he had washed himself a fish remained in his hands. And it
addressed these words to him : “Protect me, and I will save thee."
“ Prom what wilt thou save mo ? ” “A deluge will sweep all crea¬
tures away; it isfrom that I will save thee.” “How shall I protect
thee?" Tbefish replied: “ While we arc small we run great dangers,
fnr fish swallow Jish. Keep me at first in a vase ; when l become too
large for it, dig a basin to put me into. When I shall have grown
still more, throw rne Into the ocean; then I shall be preserved
from destruction.” Soon it grew a large fish. It said to Mam) :
“The very year I shall have reaohed my full growth the Deluge
will happen. Then build a vessel and worship me. When the
waters rise, enter the vessel and I will save thee." After keeping
him thus, Manu carried the fish to the sea. In the year indicated,
Manu built a vessel and worshipped the fish. And when the Deluge
came be entered the vesseL Then the fish came swimming up to
him, and Manu fastened the cable of the ship to the horn of the
fish, by which means the latter made it pass over the Mountain of
the North. The fish said, “ I have Baved thee ; fasten the vessel to
a tree, that the water may not sweep it away while thou art on
the mountain ; and in proportion as the waters decrease thou sbalt
descend." Manu desceuded with the waters, and this is what is
called the descent of Manu on the Mountain of the North. The
Deluge had carried away all creatures, and Manu remained alone.

Deposit, N. Y„ Dec. 20th, 1879.

y Editor Threat and Stream

x know I can never get that fish-hook unless I put off giving my
story until the last moment, viz., sixtieth minute of the ele¬
venth hour of the last day of December, but 1 shall send it now,
and take the chances.

Two years ago— namely, on the 20th day of January, 1878— Dr.

g. and myself wore at R - Pond, fishing for pickerel through

the lee. The day was fine, but wo had taken no fish. On the
shore of this pond had formerly stood a saw-mill, with a bulk¬
head some forty feet high, and near iton the shore had also been
a house and barn. All these had suddenly disappeared a couple
of years before, and were well-nigh forgotteu at the time of
which I wri te. Well, we kept on fishing, and all the time wishing
we could get a bite, when all at once we both saw a “ tip-up" tip-
up, and both rushed for it. We discovered that we had hooked
a big one as soon as we reached it, and both began pulling at the
line. We managed, after a long effort, to get him up to the Joe,
but then found that the hole was too small. We let him hack,
and enlarged it; brought him up again, and had to mako i
larger, until finally, to get him out, we were compelled to out the
ice all out of the pond before we had a hole large enough to pull
him through, and then we couldn't do it alone, but had to tie
himot a tree, and get all the oxen in theneighborhood to help us
land him. We drew him out and proceeded to cut him up in
order to take him home. On opening him we found— but I'm
afraid you’ll think I. L. Y. when 1 tell you what we found— the
old saw-mill, with its forty-foot bulkhead right end up, the house
With '-ho family inside, and the barn, with the horse, oow, chick¬
ens, etc., just asnatural as ever, together with the pond, in which
the fish had greatly increased.

We wrote to the editor of the Forest and Stream asking him
what we should do, and he answered, through the Correspond¬

ents' Column, “ to tio his head up in a. bag so he couldn't shake
his ears, and give him a dose of Powler’s Solution twice a day
fora week." Thisisa true story ; at least, it is vouched for by a

Fisherman.

, . Detroit, Mich., Dec. 25th, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream

One hot day in August I was “stump fishing” at Licking Re¬
servoir, in Ohio. Stump fishing is standing in the stern of the
boat, with a stiff pole and long line, while the rowsman
backs Ihe bout quietly toward stumps and sunken logs, of which
the reservoir is full, When within casting distance of a likely
looking stump, the minnow (which for this fishing is always
lnrpe) is deftly and quietly tossed, Should your bass be there, he
strikes like a flush. Only an instant is required to determine
whether or not you are to find a llsh. It not, offwe move for an¬
other cast.

Tliis particular day I had fair luok, and toward noon had gome
ten or twelve bass, all very large— averaging seven or eight
pounds each. You know these reservoir or pond bass run much
larger thau the true black buss. It was getting so hot I concluded
to go ashore, get dinner and return laterin the day, and was
about giving my “pointer” orders to that effect, when I saw
coming toward us the largest bass that ever lived, 1 presume. I
had frequently beard old reservoir fishermen speak of him. They
even knew his weight, having once had him penned up in the
canallock where they weigh canal boats, and weighed him. This
was some twenty years since, they say. Then he weighed!63
pounds. But they were never able to capture him. Well, sir,
this monster was coming toward us, with mouth wide open, at a
speed of twenty-five miles an hour, ten ring through the wider
like a racing steam-tug. Dan cried out, “ He is coming for us I”
and started to puli for our lives. The sudden start threw me out
of the boat, and I dove a distance of twenty-live or thirty feet,
coming to the surface alongside a huge stump. I turned to look
for Dan and the boat. They were gone 1 That bass had swallowed
them— the boat, Dan, my string of fish, pole, line, hook, minnow,
pail— all, everything. I got ashore in threeseeonds.andontof
ihe county in three minutes, and neverstopped until I got out of
the State. They have had detectives on my track ever since to
arrest meformurdering poor Dan— or to make me pay my hotel
hill. I can’t furnish affidavit to this, because Dan Is dead; the
bass ate him up.

Do you think that big fish-hook would take that fellow in? If
so, send it on, and I’ll superintend, from some tree-top, the job of
angling for him. UNO.

No count on this. Re-entries not allowed. This is not
a rifle match.

Washington, Dec. 19(?i, 1879.

Editor Forest, and Stream

In IB61 1 was camped on the hanks of the Pecos River, in North¬
western Texas. Being the recognized fisherman of the party, I
was deputized by my companions, fish purveyor, and whenevei
wo were in the vicinity of a river 1 was urged to try my pisca-
torial skill to add to our rather deficient larder. My outfit con¬
sisted of a strong hempen line, that had done service as a wrap
for a broken gun stock, and a large redfisb hook attached to a
strong piece of copper wire some three or four feet in length.
With this crude rig I started out one bright sunshiny day in No¬
vember. I baited my hook with the intestines of a blackbird, and
oast the enticing morsel in tbo swift current of the Pecos, hoping
to catch a codfish or turtle. After patiently waiting for an hour
ormore without even the satisfaction of a glorious nibble, I gave
up in disgust, fastened my line to a root, and went back to oamp.
The next morning I returned for my line, and was surprised to
see a coyote wolf calmly sitting on his haunches near my fishing
place, and apparently watching my line. N ot caring for his com¬
pany, 1 shied a stick at him, which caused him to make a rush
from me forafew yards, when hesuddenly rolled over and over,
howling as only a coyote could. Regaininghis feet, he again at¬
tempted to run, withsimilar results. I supposed him rabid, and
put a quietus to his ancties with a load of buckshot. Approach-
log him, 1 found that my Unewas down his throat, and on fur¬
ther investigation found that my hook and bait had first been
gobbled by a catfish, iben a young otter had swallowed the fish,
then the coyote had bolted the otter, and the hook had caught in
the throat of the wolf. Knowing that the coyote is as chary of
going In the water as a eat, I whs puzzled to learn how he had cap¬
tured the otter, until I found the tracks of the otter where he
had crawled up the bank after eating the catfish, and had then
been oaptured by the wolf. A. R. S.

the hook until, in his frantic efforts, the bird was killed. Seeing
that his pet was really dead, and having further use for his fish¬
hook, Nicholson took his hunting knife and proceeded on a voy¬
age of discovery after that hook. Imagine his surprise at finding
in the capacious cavity of the dead bird a living and lively pike
thirteen and a half inches long, and inside of this pike his elght-
ineh perch. Securely fastened to his fish-hook.

Nicholson subsequently sold out his ranch and moved further
west. But the lake is still there, and if any person doubts this
story they eon go and see it for tbemselvos. Erog.

“Erog” is a famous rifle shot, whose score was once at
the head of the list. He always hits the bull’s-eye.

New Bedford, Mass., Dec. 22<J, 1879.

Editor Forest ■ and Stream

While out fishing at the mouth of the Vineyard Sound T chanced
to hook a large blueflsh with a bone drail. While carefuUy pull¬
ing him toward the boat I felt something give a “jerk,” and dis¬
covered I had on a larger prize. 1 readily found out that a
Btriped bass had seized the hiuefish, hook and all. This gave me
no little trouble, andafter two hours' hard struggling I at last suc¬
ceeded In bringing the bass alongside, or rather under my boat,
and reaching down to pick up my gaff so as to take him on hoard,
judge of my surprise in seeing the sword of a swordfish come up
through the bottom of my boat, and also through one of the
bwarts, or seats. Not to be balked, I at once made my boat’s
painter fast around the sword, and having no lance for the occa
sion I, with my gaff, hooked up his tall and made that also fast to
the stern of the boat. I now pulled for Gay Head (Martha's
Vifteyard), one mile distant, and safely landed my catch. The re¬
sult was as follows :— one blueflsh, weight six pounds ; outside of
it was the bass, weighing seventy-nine and a half pounds ; while
his body was transfixed by the swordfish, weighing 120 pounds,
while around the body of the swordfish was a “ gill,” or “set" net
containing forty-two mackerel. The swordfish, in trying to get
at them, had passed through the net, and so took them along with
him. Inside the blueflsh were six menhaden, which he had eaten
before taking my drail bait. If necessary I can call on plenty of
brother fishermen who saw the catch. Whaler.

Richmond, Va., Dec. 13th, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream

In the spring of 1876 I was an invited guest of the Captain on
the United States steamer Truxton, bound for France. On our
way out we encountered a wreck, which was dismantled, with
nothing hut the hull timbers remaining. There was no sign of
the name, hut on consulting the files of the Shipping Intelligence
of Lloyd’s Gazelle, the Captain came to the conclusion that It was
the Betsy Jane, lost a year before, on her way between Boston
and Toulon, France, with all ou hoard, and an assorted cargo of
French toys and musical instruments.

A few days afterwards some sailors fishing from the stern
oaugiit an immense shark, whieh, wonderful to relate, seemed to
utter from his mouth sweeter sounds, more ravishing notes, than
ever eame from Orpheus’ harp. The sailors wanted to kill and
open him, but the Captain refused and ordered a huge tank to he
filled np on deck and the monster of the deep confined therein.
All this time from the belly of the shark eame sweet music— now
fast, now slow; now an aria from “Martha;” then a gem from
Rossini.

A strange fact we all noticed :— When the music played slow he
swam gently In his prison. “ Ah ! I have sighed to rest me, of
Trovatore” made him genial, but when the box played “The
Devil's Dieam” the tank could hardly hold him. After many
hours the music changed to “ Sweet By-and-Bye,” and the shark’s
movements became more languid and slow.'and when the strains
of “Home, Sweet Home” were played the fish pined away; huge
tears dropped from his eyes, and he drooped and died.

They opened him and found a patent back-action automatic
go-as-you-please perpetual motion music box.

Mekcdtio.

How utterly have we lost in these latter days the poetic
faith of the wise men of old, who peopled the woods
with Fauns and Dryads ? Before their eyes floated Mer¬
maids fair, and to their willing ears came the witching
Syren’s songs. Patent music box ! Patent bosh ! Give
us the simplicity of the ancient mariners of the sea, who
never fished with cruel hook for the sweet singers of
the deep.

A. R. S. is declared out the race. We are all willing
and bound to credit anything and everything he may tell
us, so long as he sticks to the water ; but when he ventures
out upon dry land we shall rule it a “ foul.”

Kansas Citv, Mo.

Editor Forest and Stream

About ten miles west of Spirit Lake, in the extreme northern
portion of Iowa, lies a beautiful little sheet of water, locally-
known as Silver Lake. Nine or teD years ago, when the settle-
ments began to spread outwardly from the nucleus formed about
Spirit and Okoboji Lakes, an adventurous spirit mimed Nicholson
located in a beautiful grove on the east bank of Silver Lake.
Here he resided with his family for a number of years, and made
a comfortable living by farming in summer and t rapping in win¬
ter. He was born a sportsman, was a capital story-teller, and an
entertaining host, as every one who ever partook of his hospit¬
ality will testify.

One day while skirting the lake in quest of game, Nicholson
winged a magnificent pelican, it was a large specimen, and be¬
ing only wing-tipped, lie resolved to save It. Careful nursing and-
a liberal diet ot tisb taken from tlie lake soon reconciled the bird
to his altered state, and eventually he beeamc quite a pet. With
restored health lie was abundantly able to provide his own food
and never was happier than when, after ahulf-hourof fishing
on the lake, he eame to the house with a pouch filled with bass,
and squatting himself in some sunny spot, he proceeded to gorge
himself upon the contents of his well-filled creel. But at last it
was noticed that a change had come over him. He no longer
brought fish home for his ilinuer, and his Alderniame proportions
rapidly shrunk away until he became a withered skeleton. Not
wishing to loose his bird, Nicholson brought his rod and line to
the rescue and caught scores of fish, which were swallowed with
avidity, without in the least bettering the condition of the fowl.
The more it ate the more emaciated it became. Nicholson fished
industriously, and the bird sat on the bank and swallowed fish
a f ter fish us fast as caught. One day a fine perch was pulled from
tho water, and before Nicholson had time to disengage it from
the hook the hungry pelican had gobbled It, hook and all. Here
was a dilemma. Ail efforts to extricate the hook were futile.
Converting his rod into a disgorger Nicholson strove to remove

Cynthiana, Ky., Dec. lfith, 1879,

Editor Forest and Stream

As you expressed a desire to hear from Kentucky I have con¬
cluded to “ drop you a line,” hoping that you will tie the “big
hook ” on the end of it, or, as I am not a bit selfish in the matter,
the smallest barbless or needle-point will be satisfactory.

1 could duplicate many of the fish stories so far published in
your columns, but I have long since ceased to wonder at the va¬
garies and inconsistencies of the finny tribe, and especially in re¬
gard to their gluttony and swallowing capacity. In some in¬
stances their eyes prove to he "larger than their stomachs," but
I know of hut one case where such a mistake proved fatal per se,
and then “ one swallow” made the last “ summer” for a big pick-
erol. Said pickerel attempted to swallow a full-grown rock-bass,
but the stout fins of the latter became firmly looked in the gills of
the pickerel, and he died of starvation, as his emaciated form bore
witness, leaving the thrilling narrative to he unfolded from the
“ tale” of the bass, which projected from his mouth.

From fishes to frogs is an easy and natural transition, and I
wish to say a word about frogs- bullfrogs. Once while angling
for black buss on Genessee Lake, near Oconomowoc, Wis„ 1 con¬
cluded to catch some frogs, and soon bad a mess of i wo dozen
averaging twelve inches long, that would have delighted the
heart and tickled the palate of a Frenchman, or any one else, for
that matter, as gastronomically wise, while skinning them I
found Id the stomach of one a flat, triangular stone measuring
three inches loug each side and a half-Inoh;thiok. Now, was he
handicapped for a swimming race or a standing jump ? Or had
this especial “ greenback” been converted into a “ sinking fund”
by some batrachian syndicate ?

Another frog in the same lot appeared unusually plump and
puffed-up, and reminded me of old ACsop's frog that tried to em¬
ulate the bull In size, and “ busted" in the attempt Upon open¬
ing this frog I found a spotted water-snake some eighteen inches
long, in a snug and compact coll, and the process of digestion had
already commenced. Now I had often seen snakes Bwallow frogs,
hut this turning of the tables I had never oven dreamed of. I
knew that frog3 were Insectivorous, herbivorous and “worm-
ivorous,” hut I never suspected that they sometimes got " snakes
in their boots." Now, did the frog find the snake dead and so take

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him in, or aid the too confiding ophidian crawl through the open
countenance ot the wiiy batrachian, and thus “shuffle "oft his
mortal coil by a “ misdeal ?"

The above are facts— sober, serious gradgrinds.

J. A. HeNSHAKL.

This subject has proved an expansive and comprehen¬
sive one. We have allowed many competitors greater
lioense than strict justice would dictate. Possibly others
may have notes-on the habits of frogs, which will find a
place in our Natural History columns.

ly gold fish, speckle-backs, winnows and trout, were disposed
of, and in the maw of the hungry pike. On the third day lie had
menced to eat up my plants, such as anachai-is and ranuncu¬
lus, but by that time the sucker had camsumed the digestive or¬
gans of the pike and vory tittle but its gills appeared. Aftertke
consummation of the feat , 1 was so annoyed at the loss of the con¬
tents of my acquarium, and also by the voraciousness of the
sucker that I threiv it to a couple of tom-cats, which within a
short time settled the fact of so despicable a fish. 0.

Wrm.iAMSTOWN, Pa., Dec. W, 1879.

EdUar Forest and, Stream : —

On the eleventh day of September, 1873, the writer in company
witli a friend was trolling on the “ cannon-hole " on the Susque¬
hanna, a few miles below our city. Our boat capsized atlO A.M.,
and we lost the contents of our lunch-basket. On the 11th of Sep¬
tember of the following year, while fishing at the same place with
the same friend, wehooked and landed a wall-eyed pike, weigh¬
ing 9 pounds 331 ounces. I happened to look at my watch, and
found that again the time was exactly 10 A.st. Noticing the large
abdomen of the fish, we made an examination and found that his
stomach contained a silver butter-knife, with my friend’s name
engraved thereon, and one large box of sardines, both of wbioh
articles we lost, from our basket when the accident occurred the
year before. Now, Mr. Editor, were I not a truthful fisherman I
might— in order to make sure of your gilded prize— say that when
we opened the box we found the sardines alive, ready again to
swim the briny deep ; but, like the immortal George, 1 cannot tell
a lie— nay, even if 1 should be rewarded with a golden hook s
large as the anchor of the Great Eastern. The fish were not alivi
hut, flavored with lemon juice, they made us an excellent lunch.

If there should be a fisherman with soul so base as to doubt this
true history, and as to insinuate that a 9 pound 131 ounce fish
could not swallow a large sardine-box, I would remind the in¬
credulous wretch that the gullet of Prof. Gills’ fish was smaller in
proportion to the fish it swallowed than the gnllet of my fish was
in proportion to the sardine-box. Besides, my theory is that the
flsb first swallowed the butter-knife, to which adhered about
pound of butter, which prepared the way for the box. Further¬
more, perhaps the pressure brought to hear upon the box may
have been so great that a portion of the oil oozed through the
pores of the tin, thus further lubricating the fish’s throat. Should
this not be sufficient proof, I need only add that I still have the
empty sardine-box in ray possession. Hoping that when you send
the gilded barb you will not forget to pay the freight, I remain
your truthful Bobolink.

Roslyn, N. T., Dee. 81st, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I had a friend, an Innocent, confiding soul. Alas ! one evil day
he chanced to see some late numbers of your paper, and at
became interested in the tales of “ Fish Swallowod by Fish." He
read them all ! And what is sadder still, he swallowed them, be¬
came a raving maniac and wandered by the sea inseine. Then was
this poor man in turn swallowed by the sole survivor of all the
fishes that had previously swallowed each other. Now, although
my unhappy friend is “ lost to sight.” I have faith that he still
lives fin whales ), and what 1 want that extra large hook for, is
angle after the fish that swallowed the man who swallowed the
tales of all the fishes that swallowed each other. Qui Vive.

Hampton, HI,, Dee. mh, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream

The Mississippi closed here on the 18th ult, I was down on the
ice and saw something underneath that seemed to he alive. I got
an axe and cut it out and found it to be two catfish, whose
bined weight was thirty-five and a half pounds, trying to swallow
each other— tail first. They had swallowed abou tone half of each
other, and formed a perfect eircle. I took them out and supplied
them with water, and now at this time (ten days) they have swal¬
lowed about an inch more of each other. The question is, after
they get through will there be any thing left? H. F. T.

Quebec, Can., Dec, mh, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream

I have been a follower of the gentle Tzaae, and have, when oc¬
casion i ffered, sought “ the solitary sport." Not that I am ambi¬
tious to gain your big hook, tut anxious to lay before your
readers a few scientific facts, I crave a space in your columns.

Where the stream Lai ret empties itself into the river now called
the St. Charles, called at that time the St. Croix, or the Cabir
Coubat, the indefatigable explorer, Jacques Cartier, over three
centuries ago wintered his vessels within a short distance of the
ancient city of Quebec, to which in the summer season so many
tourists resort to find what is curious and old on this continent and
so remindful of the mother countries across the water. Being an
inhabitant of the city of Quebec and of archaeological tastes, I
wished to discover all that was true and positive In reference to
the locality above mentioned, and one evening in July past T
went there to pursue my studies. Armed with a tape liue, 1
measured the distance between the mouth of the Lairet stream
and the site whereon remnants of Jacques Cartier's vessels
have been discovered, and also of the sight of the homwork
erected by Jacques Cartier. While looking at the water 1 saw in
its depths a large fish of about two feet in length, which by its
stolidity I discovered to be a member of the sterionidsc family,
commonly known as a sucker. I might possibly have taken no
further notice of "It had I not been startled by the arrival of an¬
other fish on the scene, and here I maybe permitted to acknowl¬
edge that up to that moment I did not credit the theory of the
fish takiDg the fly by a rapid flop of the tail. I was then convinced
of the truth of your argument, far while watching the sucker I
was almost overwhelmed by surprise by the sudden approach of a
pike, which by an extraordinarily clever execution of his tail
sought to swallow the sucker, but unfortunately for it the sucker
was at that very moment taking a long breath, and before the
pike recovered from its disappointment itfound that about six,
inches of its under part had been idrawn into the sucker's body.
The Struggle was for a time exceedingly violent, but at length
the victim succumbed to irrevocable fate. I made up my mind
as soon as I saw that, arrangements had been arrived at between
the two combatants to capture both for scientific purposes
and therefore secured a flat dish from the house of a farmer near
by. By placing a couple of pebbles on my tape line 1 sank it J ust
beneath the mouth of the sucker and by a dexterous jerk landed
both, and then plaeed them In the dish of water. As soon as pos¬
sible, I conveyed them home and put them in my fresh-water ae-
quarlum, the sucker at that) time having drawn in about, eight
Inches of the pike. It cannot at all be a matter of surprise, when
it is considered that the vacuum in the pike, caused by the suotion
powers of the Bueker was very great, that the pike was in a.
most, voracious condition, and that during the two following days

New Hampshire— Horn-, Jan. 6th.— Some fine strings
of pickerel were brought to town last week by Dr. Carl
H. Horsch, Geo. E. Foot, and Captain William Perkins,
and others. Some fine trout have been in the market
taken from Lake Winnipiseogee and Merry Meeting
Pond. There are also a good supply of smelts, also eels.
They are a drug in the market just now. A short time
since a new turbine water-wheel was placed by the
Cocheco Manufacturing Company in one of the shops.
For a few days everything went well, when, for some
cause unknown at the time, the' wheel stopped and could
not be started, On taking it apart, more than a barrel of
eels were found of all sorts and sizes. One of the eels
measured 41 feet in length and 15 inches round. How the
eels got there is a mystery, as at the mouth of the flume
there is an iron gate. The bars of which it is made is
1-inch iron, 11 inches wide, and braced every two feet.
There is no possible way for them to get to the wheel
without passing through this gate. How did the large
eels get through, the bars of the grate being only one-
half inch apart ? W. A. Y.

Arkansas— Jacksonport, Jan. 5th. — While writing I
cannot resist the temptation to drop a line to the “ fish¬
ing department,” eveu though it he to report no sport.
This is on account of high water. This in Southern riv¬
ers, in some years, operates as a pretty good substitute
for game laws by creating a close season. It is however,
a lamentable fact that our game and fish are gradually
disappearing, and that without any hope of remedy or
help from legislation. Sam Monroe.

m jg enmi

A gentleman on Little River, in our parish, who is
quite an amateur of bear hunting, concluded he would
jet him a pack of bloodhounds, and would force the
Dears to come to a stand forthwith. He. accordingly
raised and obtained nine of them. He started with an¬
other acquaintance on a hunting excursion on the Tensas
River, a few miles distant. The first bear he happened
to start was a very large he-bear. The bloodhounds soon
came up with Ids majesty, who gave them a very warm,
but rough reception. The bear came to bay in a very ex
tensive cane-brake, where a footman could make but
slow progress, in consequence of the drifted and tangled
cane, hence not one of the hunters was able to come up
in time to get a shot ; in the meantime the bloodhounds
fought with the fury of devils ; but the bear killed and
crippled seven out of the nine in a few minutes ; break¬
ing the shoulders and backs of some, and tearing out the
bowels of others — serving some with his teeth and clip-
ling others with his claws ; for, although the claws of a,
iear are very blunt, when compared with those of our
Louisiana tiger— called by the naturalists u cougar" —
still they are used with such power when he makes his
passes, that if a (log comes within the reach of them, one
rake will tear out his bowels or break his bones— for the
bear is a scientific boxer.

We are under ihe impression that the Scotch terrier
would make most admirable bear dogs in our cane-brakes.
He has courage, speed and a good nose ; he has action in
a high degree, and the smallness of his size would enahle
him to get out of a bear’s way whenever the bear would
attempt to strike— when, on the contrary, a larger dog
could not dodge from the bear in consequence of the
thickness of the cane. An experienced bear dog will nip
the hind quarters, and as the hear stops to make a pass at
him, he will retreao and hold the bear at bay, and as soon
as the bear turns to retreat, will again seize him, and al¬
most as soon dodge aside to evade the claws of this
gigantic animal ; for, reader, you must know that an old
ie, that weighs about five hundred pounds, has the
itrength of an ox, and a dog in a bear’s reach stands no
more chance than a. mouse in the claws of a cat ; and in
bear hunting the old adage holds remarkably true— that

BEAR DOGS.

A MASSACHUSETTS correspondent who has hunted
bears annually for the past twenty years, and who
has promised to send us some of the fruits of his expe¬
rience, is collecting a large pack for a great crusade this
winter. He complains that he has been unable as yet to
find just the breed of dog for a Maine bear hunt. Those
he has tried before have failed to bring Bruin to bay and
hold him until the huntsmen could come up. We shall
look for some suggestions on this subject from our friends
who have been most successful in the pursuit of bears
with dogs. Those who have already detailed their ex¬
periences in these columns seem to have employed a
mongrel breed of cur dogs.

Bear hunting has been mostly carried on by the back¬
woodsmen of the North and West, and by a few gentle¬
men of the South. For this reason little is generally
known of the modus operandi of a first class American
bear hunt, few sporting works having devoted their pages
to the description of large game shooting. We therefore
have to fall back upon the books of travel and adventure
for the little we know of the way the sport is carried on.
These accounts are often so inaccurate and impracticable
that we are either amused at their absurdities or terrified
with the accounts of the hair breadth escapes and slaugh¬
ter, With the novelist the bear seems to be an especial
favorite ; he is continually poking his nose into the story
— and proving a God-send to both hero and heroine.
Even George Sand, in the novel of the Snow Man, de¬
scribes very accurately how the bear of Norway is tracked
to his lair and killed.

In Northern Europe the bear is seldom hunted in winter
with dogs, the hunter more often following it on snow-
shoes, or awakening it in its den and shooting or stab¬
bing it as it rushes forth. Here in America the bear of
the South and Southwest is almost exclusively hunted by
dogs, a cross generally of the large slow fox hound with
the mastiff. We should think, however, that curs who
“hark when their fellows do” would answer well in
bringing the bear to bay.

The following extract from an article on hears and
bear hunting, taken from Porter’s “ Hawker on Shoot¬
ing,” tells more in a few lines concerning the dogs used
for the sport than any article we have ever read. The
graceful narrator, H. J. P., Esq., of Sicily Island, Louisi¬
ana, certainly shows that he knows whereof he writes : —
The description of dogs that are preferred for bear¬
hunting, is a cross of the hound, hull and cur dog. This
cross is very generally admitted by the old bear hunters
of Arkansas and Louisiana to be preferred for several
reasons. This mongrel has, in a great degree, the fine
nose and bottom of the hound, with the speed and fierce¬
ness of the genuine cur. Now, the term “ cur,” is very
vague and indefinite, and is applied to many varieties of
dogs. The dog we allude to is an active dog, of a yellow
color, a pointed nose, an ear that is partly erect and
partly dependent — a watchful, sprightly guard dog.
This half- breed, crossed again on the hull dog, produces
a heavier and more powerful dog. The lull bred bull
dog makes but a very indifferent bear dog ; he cannot
smell well, and of course is no hunter. He is a slow run¬
ner, and when he comes up with a bear he seizes hold of
it, and the bear kills it as quick as thought ; and even if
disposed, he has not sufficient activity to get out of a
bear’s way ; when the bear makes a charge upon the
dogs, the same objection, that applies to the bull applies
to the bloodhound.

Treatment of Dogs. — Our friends who may receive
advice through our Answers to Correspondents, as to the
treatment" of their sick dogs, are requested to communi¬
cate to us the result of the prescriptions and methods
there given. ^

St. Louis Kennel Club’s New Importation.— The
steamer City of New York, of the Inman Line, which
arrived here on Saturday morning last, had on board a
fine white and liver pointer bitch from the kennel of Mr.
S. Pilkington, Widnes, Lancashire, England, for Mr. 0,
H. Turner, of the St. Louis Kennel Club. The dog was
consigned to Mr. E. B. Goldsmith, of 58 Wall street,
the well known Custom-House aud Forwarding Agent,
through whose hands so many of our crack dogs have
passed during the last five years. In despite of the un¬
usually rough voyage, the bitch, although very large
with pups, arrived in splendid condition. Mr. Goldsmith
superintended in person the transfer of this fine animal
from the ship to the cars of the express company, and
no doubt, by this time, the dog has reached her future
home. In our next issue we shall endeavor to give full.
particulars about her. _

Fecundation After Spaying.— Dec. 60th, 1879.— In
the last number of Forest and Stream a correspondent
quotes the case in which a bitch spayed for Prof. T. G.
Thomas afterwards gave birth to pups J have had the
same accident occur, and have no doubt that in this case
a third ovary, or separate aud unnatural portions of the
normal ovaries, existed in the broad ligament, and in such
a position that they would be overlooked by the surgeon.
The bitchin question belongs to Mr. H. Clark, of Ithaca,
N.Y., and has given birth to seven pups (one litter). That
her two ovaries were removed entire, I am certain, as I
took especial pains during the operation for the purpose
of showing several persons who were present at the
time, and made sections of the two to demonstrate their
structure.

The dog is a valuable one, otherwise I should have pro¬
cured her and made a post-mortem examination. She
will probably continue to cestmate and hear pups just as
though she had not been spayed. Such cases are prob¬
ably very rare ; they are at least seldom reported, and
the operator cannot be on hiB guard against freaks of
nature. Mark West.

If the ovaries were removed as thoroughly as you say,
we very much doubt her ever having a second litter. It
must be remembered that the dog’s rostrum occurs only
aoout twice a year, audit is possible that her condition at
time of spaying was physiologically such as to permit of
oval fecundation. The similar operation upon the op-
posite sex has often left the power to procreate once— at
least it has been so reported.

Mr. A. H. Moore’s Kennel Burned.— The following
letter, received from Mr. Moore, tells briefly of the fire
which occurred a few days ago in a section of his kennel.
The fire is supposed to have originated near the heating
apparatus in the section of the kennel occupied by the
brood bitches. We regret very much to hear of Mr.
Moore’s loss, but congratulate him that none of his most
valuable dogs were burned. Dart was in one of the
puppy kennels, but was taken out before the fire reached

Philadelphia, Jan. 13th.
Editor Forest and Stream : —

The fire which destroyed part of my kennel broke out
in the hospital, and extended further to the puppy ken¬
nels, etc. The loss amounted to $1,200, fully covered by
insurance.

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I had burned in all about ten dogs and nine puppies :
Gprdon bitch Charm, by Grouse, out of Dream II.;
Bessie, English setter, and three puppies by the Laverack
Dash; bull terriers, Deaf Burke and Rose ; sky-terrier
Billy; Italian greyhound Shadow; red Irish puppies
Shamrock (Berkeley Dash-Lulu), and Countess (Elcho-
Loo II.) ; imported cocker bitch Cioeily and seven pup¬
pies ; two bull terrier puppies by Deaf Burke, out of
Rose,

I shall start at once rebuilding. A. H. Moore.

Eastern Fiet.tj Trials Club.— A meeting of the East¬
ern Field Trials Club was held Tuesday evening at the
office of the Ditmar Powder Company, Park Place. The
election of officers for the yoav 1880 'resulted as follows ;
President, Dr. IT. F. Aten ; Vice Presidents, Messrs. C.
Du Bois Wagstaff, J. G. Heckscher, Horace Waldo. H.
N. Munn, Shepard Knapp, I,. H. Billings ; Treasurer, G.
C. Colburn ; Secretary, Jacob Pentz ; Executive Com¬
mittee, Messrs. G. L, Lorillard, Frank rainier, Shepard
Knapp, J. G. Heckscher, T. Emmett, Charles Banks, W.
Wynn, F. M. Hall, W. A. Coster, Jacob Pentz, Travis
Van Buren, Benjamin De Forest, August Bebnont, Jr.;
Martin Van Buren, General E. B, Grubb, Horace Waldo,
H. N, Munn, P, H. Morris, G. C. Colburnand J, Von Len-
gerke. The advisability of limiting the number of mem¬
bers to 100 was laid over for consideration at the next
meeting, Mr, G. C, Colburn, Dr. Aten, Mr. W. A,
Coster and Mr. Jay each proposed several well-known
gentlemen as members, all of whom were duly elected,
and the membership is now exactly 100.

On motion it was resolved to make the initiation fee
for and after the year 1881, $10 ; the yearly dues to re¬
main as at present, $5, to be paid on or before Sept. 1st
of each year.

The following committees were then appointed by the
Chair, each committee to report to a meeting of the' club
on the call of the President : —

For the Revision of the By-laws — Messrs. G. C. Colburn,
Jacob Pentz, and Dr, H. F.' Aten.

For the Framing of Rules for Governing the Running
of Dogs at all Field Trials — -Messrs, J. Von Lengerke, L.
H. Billings, F, F, Anderson, W. A. Coster, and Edmund
Orgill.

Bull Do&s.— St. Leonard, Quebec , Dec.. 290*. — I was
much amused last week by the account of Mr. Rivers-
Wilson’s bull dogs, and quite agree with his opinion that
this valuable breed of dogs is not justly appreciated. I
have had considerable experience with dogs, principally
with setters, but have owned and reared several bull dogs,
and from what I know of their disposition, I can say that
Mr, Wilson does not overrate their good qualities in the
least. I am a true lover ol! the dog, from the beautiful,
intelligent, high caste setter, down to the “ yellow dog ”
with the curly tail, and 1 must admit that, with the ex¬
ception of the pug, it is hard [to like a curly tailed dog.
I make of my dogs, companions, and am amply repaid
by the affection they give me in return. Many people
look upon any dog as being ‘* only a dog,” and a fit sub¬
ject for a kick or a rebuke. To such persons no doubt a
bull dog is a " thing of terror,” as it is not safe to kick
him, and he is not to be frightened by hard words. Bull
dogs come in for more than their share of abuse ; they
are called ugly, vicious, treacherous, sullen, stupid brutes,
hut I appeal to all who have had any experience with the
breed to say whether they have not found as much intel¬
ligence and affection in the bull dog as in any other
breed of dogs, without exception. Ugly they may be ;
that is a matter of taste. When properly trained as pup¬
pies, they are not vicious ; they are only sullen when
made so by ill treatment ; and stupid they certainly are
not. Easily excited, they are hard to control when they
have once decided to ‘ ‘ go ” for anything, but all the tales
about their turning against their owner, I quite disbe¬
lieve. No doubt if a man is a stranger to his dog, the dog
will treat him as such. Most bull dogs are kept too
much confined, too highly fed, and not treated as pets
enough. Such treatment naturally brings out any sav¬
ageness in the dog’s disposition. Any other dog, treated
in a similar way, will be quite as savage, but without the
ferocious bravery of the bull dog. As a swimmer the
bulldog cannot 'be beaten, for be will unhesitatingly
plunge into the coldest water again and again, or breast
the most rapid current. I could write all day in praise
of my favorite breed, and if you will allow, at some
future time, will give instances of affection and intelli¬
gence that I have .myself noted. In conclusion T will
only say to all who want to try keeping dogs : get a good
buff dog puppy, and it you treat him properly you will
find the bull dog to be clean, quiet, affectionate, kind to
children, brave, and undaunted in defense of his friend.

Hemlock.

We shall hope to hear further of Hemlock's dogs, al¬
though#© foresee no sudden rise of favor for this breed.

The Buie Dog, * 1 Gambler.”— La Belle Sauvage Yard.
iAidgate Hill, 17. C'., London, Jan. 1, 1880. — Editor Forest
and Stream — Sir : I see from an advertisement in yoti r
paper that I am credited will; having said that the bull
dog Gambler was the moBt typical specimen of the breed
extant. I never did anything of the sort. I gave him
first prize andmedal at Bath in 1877, but the remarks at¬
tributed to me are incorrect, My only motive for writing
this is, that having been pretty successful with bulldogs I
don’t want it to bethought on your side of the poud that
Gambler was, is, or ever ■will be the most typical speci¬
men of our national dog, in the opinion of

Yours truly, Vero Shaw.

We cheerfully allow Mr. Shaw to make such a correc¬
tion of any misrepresentation as he may have unwittingly
been subjected to in our columns.

Arkansas Squirrel Doc,.— Jaclcsonport, Ark., Jan.
3c?, — 1 The usefulness of a squirrel dog depends on where
the squirrels are feeding. If in trees on nuts not vet
fallen, or bndB, or young 'shoots, a dog is something
more than useless— he. is in the way, and by his noise
and antics keeps the squirrels from moving about freelv.
At such times the hunter has very little difficulty in Uncl¬
ing his game without a dog. If they arc feeding upon
the ground upon fallen nuts or roots of plants, whether
in cane-brake, thicket, or open woods, then the dog is
senior partner. He either trails or jumps his squirrel

and puts him into the first tree, not giving him^time to
select the one with his hole or hiding place in it ; then
hunter and dog go pell-mell for that tree. The dog gets
there first : the squirrel, of course, gets on the side of the
tree away from his pursuers ; the dog passes around and
gives a few sharp barks, which generally sends the game
back to the hunter’s side of the tree, who, if he have
a quick eye and obedient hand, makes short work of it.
If not, the squirrel passes up the tree out on the longest
limb and off to another, and so on, until the tree con¬
taining his hiding place is reached. And here again the
dog comes to the front, by faithfully informing his mas¬
ter, by an unmistakable sign of language, up which tree
the game may happen to be at any given time, so that
very good running shots are not unfrequontly secured by
the help of the dog that might not otherwise be hack To
the ardent and not over fastidious sportsman, there is
worse fun in the world than shooting squirrels over a
good dog. If game is comparatively scarce, or the day
unfavorable, the dog will not unfrequently range far
ahead. When he trees his game, he will usually let his
master know by loud and frequent barking. That is a
slow sort of sport, but better than none.

As to the breed, that is not important — a common cur
may turn out as well as any. The best I ever had, or saw,
was a black and tan terrier. I had a pointer that was all
that could he desired, except that lie would not bark.
Unlike the practice of running rabbits, squirrel hunting
does not seem to demoralize bird dogs in the least.
Cockers would no doubt do splendidly. It is not however
the breed, but the qualities that are to be desired — these
are a good nose, a quick eye, and a love of the sport.
Given these, and a little practice will do the rest.

Noah Count.

If any correspondent has an older claim (better there is
none) to this nom de plume let him now speak, or for¬
ever hold his peace. We are awaiting the experience of
others, as to the best dog for squirrel hunting.

Ray — New York, Jan, Sd. — Editor of Forest and
Stream: — My English setter dog, Ray, was bred by
Charles H. Raymond, Esq., of Morris Plains, New Jersey,
(now President of the National American Kennel Club),
by his celebrated imported Laverack, Pride of the Border,
out of his native bitch, Dimity, and was chosen, as pick
of the litter, by Mr. Edmund Orgill, at the Springfield,
Mass., bench show, in the spring of 1876, the pup being
then just weaned, and having been offered as a special
premium, by Mr. Raymond, for the best Gordon setter.
Mr. Orgill won this premium, and in due time placed Ray
in the hands of Mr. Geo. W. W inford, of Germantown,
Tennesee, who put him through a special course of train¬
ing, and he has since been hunted by Mr. Orgill. Ray
was not exhibited until the Westminster Kennel Club’s
show here hast spring, where he took “ V. H. C.,” in a
class of sixty-six dogs, first prize going to his half-brother,
St. Elmo. He subsequently visited the Philadelphia and
Boston shows, gaining a first prize in each, in classes of
forty-nine and thirty-nine respectively. After the Boston
show, Ray was left for some time in charge of Mr.
Rogers, the well-known artist, who desired to paint his
portrait, and I presume that he has now done so.

Among the progeny of Ray, are Repton, owned by J. J.
Pettit, Esq., Galveston, Texas ; Katie, owned by H. Mc-
Comb, Esq., Memphis, Tennesee; the fine young dog,
Stanley, who was so highly admired at the show here last
spring, owned by Alfred Schnable, Esq., ShortHills, N. J.,
and King Edmund, owned by S. J. Martenet, Jr. Esq., of
Baltimore, Md. The last mentioned dog is said by his
breaker, Mr. C. A. Gladson, to be the best natural re¬
triever and thorough field dog of a dozen good ones
handled by him during the past season. Having recently
purchased Ray from Mr. Orgill, and advertised “ in the
stud” in your paper, I hope to aid in supplying sports¬
men who are possessed of fine bitches with stock at once
pleasing to the eye and having, in a high degree, the
proper field instincts. Henry W. Livingston,

New Hampshire Fox Hunting.— Dover, Jan. Gth.—
A few days since a nice little fox hunt took place on the
outskirts of our city, which for amount of game for the
time taken in getting it, has not been beaten around here
this winter, The hunt commenced at about 9 a. m.
and finished at about 3 p. m., and resulted in taking
two foxes. The hunt was headed by that fine old dog,
Danger, who has no superior and few equals. He is
owned by Capt. J. 8. Dame, at whose instigation the
hunt was gotten up. The trail was very hard to follow,
as for the most part of the time it was on ice or frozen
snow, and but little scent was left. Not once was the old
dog at fault. One of the foxes killed has been run seve¬
ral times by different dogs and has always escaped, hut
in Danger he found his match. Long live old Danger !

Names Claimed. — Mr. E. F. Wells, Morton, Pa., claims
the name of Lulu for his black bitch whelped March 13th,
1878, out of his bitch, Black Maggie (Bessie-Dick Con¬
nolly), by Smie’s (Pbila.) Dash. .

II. L. Gates claims the name of Brant III. for his black
and wliite Irish Gordon setter, sire Bob (Plunkett-Fan),
dam Tip (Godspeed’s Brant, Worthington-Kate).

Mr. E. S. Root, Pottstown, Pa., claims the name of
Flake for his pointer puppy, whelped April 28tli, 1879,
from the kennel of Van Gent, Md., by Flake, grand-dam
Hart.

The name claimed by Mr. C. M. Bryant, of Boston, for
bis black dog pup, bred by G. A. Strong, West Meriden,
Conn. , in paper of the 28th ult.. is Dark.

Mr. R. H. Gillespie, of Stamford, Conn., claims the
name of Joe Jr.’s Son for his Joe Jr. -Fannie pup, bred
by Mr, Geo. W. Campbell, of Tennessee. This is the only
joe Jr. pup north of Tennessee. Joe Jr.’s Son will be run
in the Puppy States on Robin’s Island next fall, and if
lie is half as successful m the field as his celebrated sire
he will be a hard one to beat.

Sales. — Lass O' Lowrie. — Mr. L. H. Smith, of Strath-
roy, Out., lias disposed of his little bitch, Lass O’ Lowrie,
winner of the Free For All Slakes at the late Pataka
Field Trial, to Mr. A. M. Moore, of Philadelphia.

Bob and Feather.— Mr. Theodore Meyer, of Jersey
City, N. J., has sold to Mi’. Henry W. Livingston, of New

York, his two cooker spaniels ; the dog Rob, by Snip out
of Flora, and the imported hitch, Feather, winner of the
first and special prizes, New York, 1878, first New York,
1879, and second Philadelphia, 1879,

Bose. — Mr. Edmund Orgill, of Brooklyn, N, Y., has
sold his champion pointer bitch, Rose (Fiake-Lilly) to Mr.
A. H. Moore, of Philadelphia.

Mr. A. H. Moore, of Philadelphia, has purchased (by
telegraphic message) the three setters, County Dan, Rod¬
erick, and Nora, o£ Mr. J. Cunnington, of Brentford, at
their advertised price, which was £220 for the three.

The Monview Kennel Club has purchased the pointer,
Count Rocket, by Count Wind-em, out of Norma, of Mr.
Uewellin.

Tiie St. Louis Kennel Club has purchased the brood
bitch, Leda, of Mr. Llewellin. _

Sales. — Mr. H. L. Gates, Brookfield, N.Y., lias sold hi

Eromising young foxhounds, Sport and Sancho, to H. P'
'enison, Saginaw City, Mich.

Whelps. — Clare.— Mr. D. B. Bosworth’s cocker bitch
Clare (Niinrod-Gip), whelped Dec. 17th, three dogs and
three bitches, by Mr. W. B. Goff’s imported Dandy.

Qipsie.— Mr. G. W. Bassford's red setter bitch, Gipsie,
whelped, Jan. 1st, seven puppies, five dogs, and two
bitches, by Rory O’Moore. All of the puppies are very
deep red.

Whelps. — Detroit, Mich., Jan. 3 d, — Capt. W. IT.
Littleton’s English setter bitch Pat (Royal George-Bell)
whelped Jan. 1st eight puppies — five dogs and three
bitches (four since died), by L. F. Whitman’s Rattler
(Rob Roy-Pickles).

Jersey City, A. J., Dec. 3(U/i. — Mr, Vermllye’s pointer
bitch Dutchess II. whelped three puppies, sired by Mr.
W. F. Steel’s Glenmasli.

Presentation.— Mr. Charles E. Lewis, of Suspension
Bridge, N. Y., has been presented with a very fine setter,
by Mr. L. H. Smith, of Stratliroy, Ont. The puppy is by
Gladstone, ont of Mr. S.’s bitch, Mersey.

Visit. — The Montclair, N. J., Hunt’s stud beegle
Rambler visited last week Gen. W. B. Shattuc’s beagle
bitches Bessie and Lill.

ticket.

SCORES OF OVER 100 MADE IN AMERICA.

The following is a list of centuries made in the Unit
States and Canada up to the present time : —

1844— James Turner, Camden .

iar«- T. Stuns, New York .

1857 — W. S. Now ball, You or America . .

1869 -Martin Molntyrc, Germantown .

1873 — W. G. Grace, Gentlemen of England .

1874 — Captain N. w. Wallace, Halifax Garrison .

1874— A. W. Page, Colborno .

1875— F. 11. Taylor, Dorian .

)875— R. 8. Ncwhall, Young America .

1876 -Joseph Hargraves, Germantown .

JUTS— John B. Large, Germantown .

1876— H. c. Biinonus .

1876— D. S. Newhall, Young America .

1876—S. Law, Merlon . .

]875— H. .1. Campbell, Trinity College School .

1876— C. J. Ottawav, Hamilton .

1876— It. S. Nowliall, Young America .

1877— K. Lelsk, Hamilton .

i8T7— A. Marsh, St. George’s .

1877— H. C. Simouds, Port Hopo .

i677— John Hargraves, Germantown .

1877— J. W. II. Wild ham. Staten Island . .

1878— V. L. liaily. Merlon .

i878— C. Bannerman, Australia .

iS7S — G. M. Clark, Young America .

jB?9— E. H. Moeran, St. George's .

In addition to the above J. W. Hector 113, and J. Brunet '
We are, however, without the year in which these seoros w
made. _

AVERAGES FOR 1869.

GERMANTOWN CRICKET CLUB.

The Germantown Cricket Club of Philadelphia, played
during the season nine first eleven matches, winning
seven and losing two. The club scored in ten innings a
total of 1,405 runs, being an average of over 14 per
wicket, their opponents in twelve innings securing 902
runs, an average of nearly 8 per wicket.

The second eleven played nine matches, winning six
and losing three, scoring in the aggregate 996 runs— an
average of about 9 per wicket, their adversaries scoring
763— an average of about 7 per wicket. All things con¬
sidered, the season was fairly successful, although it is
much to be regretted that the club was unable to return
more of its match debts at points like New York, Staten
Island and Baltimore.

Through the courtesy of Mr. Henry- W. Brown, the
club’s secretary, we are enabled to give the detailed .bat¬
ting and bowling averages, which are as follows :

SUMMARY OF MATCHES.

, Miv t Eleven.

First Second

Pate and Place. Sides. Innings, innings,

May 10th, Nlcetown.. I Germantown . . ! 177 45

Won by one Innings and 91 runs.

May 24th, Nlcetown.. j ^1r“!Jnlo'vr’ ; -

Won on score of first innings by 40 runs.

May 30tU and 31st, ; V oung A mcrica ... .1^ 77

Mcetown . | Germantown . ,78 57

Lost by 70 runs.

June 21st, Nlcetown. j GemtnSwn. '. !

Lost on score of fu st Innings by 64 mns.

June 26th, Nieetown.-j ”

Won on score of first innings by 80 runs.

July 2d, Nieetown - .. i Baltimore . 118

( Germantown , i 201
Won on score of first inutngs by 86 runs.

J uly 13th, NIoeto wn. -I Girard . 45

J (Germantown . 220

W on on score of first innings by 175 inns.

July 19th, Nieetown. j ggggg®-; -"I 67

Won in one innings by 100 runs.

Sept. 20th, WestPhil-j Belmont.. . at

adelphia . . (Germantown . 79 ..

Won on score of first innings by 41 runs,

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has b r Second Eleven.

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lif e and Place Sides. Innings.

_ _ j Germantown . 72

ay 2.1, Nicetown... . -j Tolm£ America. ... 35
a.! Won by jlruos.
yl.iy 1? fcli , Ardmore..

< Won by 41 runs.

/May 31st, West Phila- t Germantown SI

I (lelphia . Belmont . 27

.- Won on Beore of first innings by 87 runs.

June 7th, Nicetown. . | Q^mfintoirn . V. ’ ! 61
| Won on soore of first innings by 21 runs.

I Juno:ith,Nmetown.^Sa"-;;; %
Lost by 88 runs.

.Tune 28th, Ardmore.’ j ^‘™,’town : «)

lost on soore of first iaoniugs by 23 runs.

July 4th, Nicetown. . { german town . 197^

Won on Beore of first innings by 182 runs.
July 10th, Nicetown .

Lost on Beore of first innings by 15 tuns.

oet. 16th, NiqOtown . . \ g^Sauiown ""I" S
Won on score of first innings by 21 runs.

BATTING AVERAGES.

First Eleven.

I I.

? i

158 39

I-

39

1. W. C. Morgan, Jr . 8

2. I'1. E. Brewster . 9 ju 11“ 12 12 V. ii'S

8. K. N. Caldwell . 9 10 loo 43 43 0 15.5

4. John Hargraves . 7 8 123 49 49 0 15.3

5. K. Hargraves, . 7 8 131 30 30 0 1.>.1

l). H. IV. Brown . 9 10 131 38 3S 1 14.5

7. Joseph Hargraves — 6 7 102 67 57 0 14.4

8. T. G. Cupitt . ..4 4 44 15 15 1 14.2

9 t Hargraves . 7 8 8o 38 88 0 19a

lit G.B. Warder . .2 2 18 15 15 0 9.0

11 H. Hargraves . 3 2 16 33 16 0 8.0

l£ C. E Caldwell . 8 9 50 24 21 1 7.0

II. J. W. Hoffman . 6 7 42 13 10 0 6.0

11. S. Welsh, Jr . 7 8 11 5 5 4 2.3

11. H. Thurman... . 3 2 2 2 2 0 1.0

10. E. Fisher. . . 2 2 2 2 3 0 1.0

J. Comfort, Alfred Cope, L, W. Wister and W. C. -Morgan, 3d,
each played m one innings only.

Second Eleven.

§ £

S ?

II i

0

22.3

1. If. G. Ouflitt . 5 7 157 53 53

2 H. Thurman . 8 11 117 63 63 U 10.7

3. G. B. Warder... . 5 0 41 9 9 2 10.1

4 E Fisher . .....8 11 70 31 21 3 8.(1

5.' W.C. Morgan, 3d . 8 10 75 20 21 1 8.3

0. G.G. Bsler . 5 5 41 22 22 0 8.1

7. H. Hargraves . T 10 78 22 25 0 7.8

8 J Thurman . 7 0 53 13 18 2 7.4

9. F. M iSh . 7 10 72 33 311 0 7.2

- in g Welsh, 3d . 4 5 14 11 12 3 7,0

U, E.S^ Handy, Jr . 5 7 36 21 31 1 6.0

12 C Hargraves . 6 9 51 24 2! 0 6.0

13 W. Broekie, Jr . 4 5 23 9 11 0 5.8

it 1, W. Wister . 7 9 19 S 8 0 2.1

15 J. H. Kay.Jr . 2 4 8 5 8 0 t2.0

18. T. McKean . 2 3 4 2 3 0 1.1

E Barry, F. C. Perot, C. Ingersoll, R. A. Morgan and A. W.
Wister, Jr., each played In one Innings only.

BOWLING AVERAGES.

3 5

1. H. TV. Brown. .

2. It. Hargraves . .

3. it. N. Caldwell..

4. T. Hargraves. . .

5. E. Brewster .

1. II. Hargraves.. •
3. H. Thurman....

3. E. C. Perot .

4. E. Burry .

5. L. W. Wister...

6. T. G. Cupitt....

6.29

8.17

12.1

21.1

Second Eleven.
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PATERSON CRICKET CLUB.

The Paterson Club, of Paterson, N. J., played during
the past season ten matches, of which, it won five
and lost five' This is a good record when all cir¬
cumstances are taken into consideration. The follow¬
ing are the batting averages of members who played
in°not lass than three matches. Unfortunately, the
bowling analysis of all the matches were not kept,
which prevents a correct table of bowling averages from
being given

BATTING AVERAGES.

W. Brewster . . . 7

F. Bullock . . . 0

G. lloxsey . ■ • 4

N. Graham . 3

J. Hiuoholiffe, Jr . 19

A. Finuegun .

3. Clough . 4

F. Lougblln . 10

S. Oillick . 3

M.ifclavaffo . 6

D. Mellon . 4

J). lioxsoy . 6

W. Walton . 3

W. Gourlcy . 0

J. Gilbert . 3

* Signifies not out.

12 113 *19 89

18 113 *23 27

11.3

11.03

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laP” Correspondents who Vn ay send us llieir proper
name and address will always receive prompt attention
in these columns. We require a man's name for two rea¬
sons : (1) sometimes as a guarantee of good faith, and (3)
always as a matter of common courtesy. As a rule we
do not reply to inquiries by mail, except in cases demand¬
ing immediate advice.

,T. O. B., Boston.— Send full address. Letter for yon.

W. T. E., Boston, Mass— The address of Horace Smith is 31 Park
Row, New York.

Sportsman, Washington.— The terrier you describe is probably
of the Yorkshire breed.

G. H. W., Missouri Valley, la— We have no record of thelongest
standing jump ever made.

W. D. T.— Book on boat and yacht building referred to will not
be published before spring.

J. A. P., St. Louis, Mo.— We know nothing of the rifle. The
Winchester is what yon want.

R. M., New York.— See list of winning yachts this week, and
forward addition if you have any.

H. C. W., Philadelphia.— Are there any Gordon setters white and
black ? Ans. Yes, plenty of them.

Grouse, Pottsville.— M. H. Keyes, Indian Orchard, Mass., would
be pleased to communicate with you.

E. G., Philadelphia — We have no copies of the rules requested,
but will procure and scud them to you.

F. H. W., Saratoga Springs, N. Y— 1. Your subsori ption may be¬
gin with Aug. 1st, 1879. No disoount for baok numbers.

Runner, Albany - For speed of ice yachts, see our files of last
Winter, or very able article recently published in London Field.

Inquirer, Philadelphia.— Y ou will find the Bonehill guu adver¬
tised by Hartley & Graham on our cover. Write to them.

Unknown, New York City.— The “pheasant” of the Southern
States is the partridge of the Northern States, i. s. ruffed grouse.

T. M. B„ Mount Airy, N.C.— Ferguson's jack and boat lamps are
Just what they are represented to be, and will givejyou full satis¬
faction.

C. IT. A., Belleville, HI— The cut. No. 5, in the advertisement of
the hammerloss gun, represents the hammer attached to the
tumbler.

C. R., Philadelphia.— 1. Ernest Ingersoli’s address is 259 York
Street, Jersey City, N. J. 2. Batty's “Practical Taxidermy’’
costs $1.50.

W. A. H., New York.— Learn to shoot well with your left eyo
closed as it is naturally, when you sight. Do not try to shoot with
both eyes open.

F. W. G., New York City— Luke W. White, of Bridgeport,
Conn., owns the deerhound Stanley. He can give you the infor¬
mation you need.

J. S., Baltimore, Md.— Althorpe’sMap of Florida is the best pub¬
lished, and will give you all needed information. W rite to Drew,
publisher, Jacksonville, Fla.

R. T., New York.— You may have nix opportunity to attend
shooting matches by applying to the Jersey Heights Gun Club.
You may address the secretary through this office.

C. S. S.. San Francisco, Cal.— Please inform mo the cause and
cure for a kind of weakness in the hind legs of my dog. He is
about six months old. Ans. Not described in detail sufficiently.

H. H., Pittsburg, Fa. — We believe that the gun is no longer in
the market. It may be that those who have it do not command
the capital to carry on the manufacture. Besides a bettor gun
Can be boug'htfor the money.

F. N., New York.— I am going West for a few months' shooting
What repeating rifle shall I take? Ans. We should advise you to
carry a Winchester ; it will giveyou full satisfaction. We do not
recommend the other rifle you mention.

A. B. C., Boston.— Yolandc is 32 feet on deck, 27 feet water line,
and about 23 feet keel ; 7 feet beam ; 5 feet 6 inches hold. Herres-
hoff has built no sailing yachts of lateand we do not know whether
he is still in the business- Bettor write to bim.

Beagt-e, Granby, Conn.— 1. We do not believe in breeding in.
2. A. Belmont Purdy, 43 Beaver street, New York City. 3. The
names of the first prize foxhounds in couples, at the last West¬
minster kennel show were Life-Guard and Favorite.

H . C. J., South Lake Weir, Fla.— Dew-elaws should he removed
when tlie animal is very young. Use a pair of sharp scissors, first
dividing the skin, and drawing the dew-claw to one side before
it is detached, in order that the skin may afterwards cover the
wound.

J. P. S., Rockville, Ind.— Does the Government pay scouts a
salary ? Ans. Yes. For full information, write to the War De¬
partment. We are always pleased to receive descriptions of hunt¬
ing excursions when concisely written by men who have been on
the ground.

A. C. B., Faivmount, Tenn— 1. Jonathan Darling-, Lowell, Me.,
will supply you. 2. The bicycle, we believe, will ascend almost
any road practicable for horse and wagon. For further and ex¬
plicit information about it, write to Charles B. Pratt, 40 Water
street, Boston, Mass.

Sport, New York.— Your dog lias the mange. Powdered bi¬
carbonate of potash, one ounce; powdered white vitriol, one-
quarter ounce; sub-sulphur, two ounces; lard, eight ounces.
Mixaudrub well into the skiu. Give your dog plenty of exer¬
cise and healthy diet.

W. H. P., Seattle, W. T.— Does it ruin brass shells to heat them
red hot? I’ve just had the misfortune of having mine pass
through a fire. Ans. You have probably already discovered that
the shells do not fit your gun, but there oan be no further in¬
jury, as the heating cannot harm the metal.

R. II. W., Newton, Kansas. — Please Inform me if you know of
any successful way of trapping wild geese either on sand-bars or
f eediug-ground. Ans. We know of no method that has been sne-
cessfully practiced ; but with care and patience we should thiuk
thht they might be taken in; the grain fields.

A. W. S., Minn— The shaking of your hitch's head and gather¬
ing in her ears are caused by canker. Wash out with syringe, using
castile soap and tepid water, and pour in once each day diluted
lead water, which hold there for a minute. To prevent the flaps
of the ears from shaking, tie a cap over the dog's hoad.

L. P., Adiar.— If your boat is small or of light build, caulk with
cotton wick into the seams with a blunt chisel or similar tool,
then putty and paint. If of heavy build, caulk with “oakum.”
taking care not to drive it through or spring th e fastenings. Pitch
seams in large vessels, sompe off and paint. Possibly filling and
soaking your boat may do; the swell of the wood may he suffi¬
cient.

G., Flushing, L. I.— I find that my pointer puppy, three months
old, is troubled with crooked legs— both the fore legs turn in
What shall Ido for them ? Ans. W e presume that you have boon
kennelling yoiirdogina barrel; this will crook any young puppy's
legs. All young dogs should have perfect freedom, and never be
tied up.

Camper, Woonsocket, R. I.— 1. There are none of tho Osgood
folding boats onsalein New York. Write to Osgood &ChapJn, Bat¬
tle Creek, Mich. Coughtry’s collapsable hunting boat, somewhat
after the same plan, maybe seen at John P. Moor's, agent, Broad¬
way, N. Y. 2. Send to Chas. W. Farrar, Bosh >n, Mass., for Guide to
Rangely Lakes,

J. P. P., Boston.— Is it best to leave the hammors of a brooch-
loading gun, with rebounding plungers, down on plungers or at
half-cock? I mean when the guu is at rest in the house. Ans.
If your gun has rebounding plungers, it is impossible for you to
leave them down. If it has not rebounding plungers, draw the
load and leave the hammers down.

Aix SpOnSA. Rushville, III.— If your dog has worms, there is no
better remedy than areca nut. The nut should be newly pow¬
dered. If full-grown pointer or setter, after fasting twelve
hours give thirty grains of nut in the evening, followed next
morning by similar dose ; two hours later, half ounce of olive or
castor oil. If puppy weighing about ten pounds, after six bom's'
fasting give doses of ten grains of tho nut, followed by ono-quar-
ter ounce of oil.

C. E., New York.— How long will birds keep after being In¬
jected with carbolic acid? Also, is it better to use the clear acid
or have it diluted with water ; if so, in what proportion of water
do you use to the acid? Does it injure the plumage to use it?
Ans. Birds injeeted with carbolic acid diluted with water one-
half, will keep for a long time. The carbolic acid does not injure
the plumage particularly, hut such specimens are apt to become
greas3r altera time, and are not desirable cabinet specimens.

Wit. A. Allen, Fort Custer, M. T.— 1. Where can I get full-
hlooded, dark Brahma eggs, and would they hatch after being
shipped to Fort Custer by river ? 2. Whatisa ehoke-horeinguns ?
1. Write to Poulh'u Bulletin , Hartford, Conn. Dunn & Wilbur,
who advertise in our columns, may have them. 2. A choke-bore
gun is so made that the diameter of the bore at the muzzle is less
than the diameter of the bore behind it— or, in other words, tho
bore is constricted near the muzzle.

Canadian, Montreal.— When was the St. George's of New York
originally stai'ted? Can I also trouble yon to give the date and
result of first Canada vs. United Stales match? Ans. The St.
George’s Cricket Club of New York was organized in the winter,
of 1839 and '40. Cricket, however, was played in New York in
1751, revived in 1799, and again by tho Dragon Slavers, as above
The first match between Canada and the United States was played
at Harlem, N. Y., August 24th and 25th, 1853. Won by the States
by 34 runs.

S., Montclair, N. J.— Two of my six imported greyhound pup¬
pies were suddenly seized a few days ago with weakness in their
back and hind legs. If I attempt to stand them on their feet
they suffer pain, but if resting on their sides seem comparatively
easy. What shall I. do to reliove them 1 Ans. Your puppies
have some spinal irritation, which is common. No active reme¬
dies are admissable at their age ; a little castor oil in milk to clear
the intestines may do good— time will twohably put them all
right.

W. J. P., Danbury, Conn.— What shall I do for a dog that has
taken the distemper? This disease is very prevalent in Danbury,
several valuable dogs having died with it. The disease attacks
the tbroatand is accompanied with a drooping at the mouth -. tho
dog cannot swallow and dies in a few hours. Some lose power i u
their hind legB. We opened one dog’s throat, and it was much
inflamed and swollen. Ans. No specific for such eases ; they re¬
quire systematic treatment, which must vary with eaoli case
according to symptoms. When the throat is much affected,
chlorate of potash in fine powder is good. Five grains every
hour.

Gun Shy, Paterson, N. .T.— I bought a Bonehill glifshot gun, and
after three weeks the lump fastening the fore-end came out ; was
afraid to use it again; exchanged it, giving $20 for a plain twist
Parker. On trying this next day discovered a flaw half way
in left barrel, through which the oil or gas oozed. Returned it
and got another, and I discovered that there is a flaw about live
inches from the breech inside the right barrel, with a smaller one
fourteen inches from the breech on the outside. Neither leaks.
Ans. You might have had the Bonehill repaired at a trifling cost,
or without charge by the party from whom you purchased it. In
the guns of the grade you have now there is always liability of
some such slight flaw. Yoursecond gun would have iastel a life¬
time, so far as the flaw was concerned ; and in the gun you have
now, the flaw can affect neither the shooting qualities nor the
safety. Better be satisfied until you can afford a more expensive
one.

W. M., Washington.— I have two bitch puppies, born about the
last of September, 18"9. Until the end of November they appeared
to be perfectly healthy. When brought to me about a week later
I found that they could hardly walk ; their hind legs were drawn
forward, aud tho lore legs unable to hold their weight, and in a
few days they lost entire use of them. For a long time they could
only eat their food while resting their heads on the dish and tak¬
ing the food in the side of their mouths. They ceased to grow
until about a week ago. They have now improved so far ns to
be able to Standalone, and bobble a foot or two. If excited by
hunger or eagerness, instead of going toward their food they
totter backwards, as if their limbs were reversed. I have i rented
them-for worms, hut found no great number, During the few
cold days in November they were not properly cared for, arid
were much exposed. They are black cockers of a very healthy
stook. Their appetite is good. Their food has been milk and
bread, mostly corn bread. Can you suggest a proper treatment?
Ans. The symptoms accord with those of “inanition” fromneg-
leotand exposure. Proper care in the matter of kennelling and
feeding may restore them, if not, nothing else will.

3Y7“ Charles Hallock, having closed Ids commotion with the
Forest aud Stream Publishing Company, may now be found at his
office at 61 Broadway, room 23, where all personal ipttqrs ami com¬
munications should bo addressed.

990

FOREST AND STREAM.

A WEEKLY JOURNAL,

Dfvoted to Ftiild and Aquatic Sports, Practical Natural
History, Fish Culture, the Protection Of Game, Preserva¬
tion of Forests, and the Inculcation nr Men and Women of
a Healthy Interest in Out-Door Recreation and Study :

PUBLISHED BY

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cents, special rates for tliree, six and twelve months. Notices In
editorial column, SO cents per line— eight words to tho line, and
twelve lines to one inch.

Advertisements should be sent In by Saturday of each weeli, If
possible. »

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money or they will not be Inserted.

No advertisement or business notice of an Immoral character
will be reoeived on any terms.

VAnv publisher inserting our prospectus as above onetime, with
brief editorial notice calling attention thereto, and sending marked
copy to us, will receive the Forest and Stream for one year.

NEW YORK, THURSDAY. JANUARY 15. 1880.

To Correspondents.

All communications whatever, intended for publication, must he
locompanied with real name of the writer as a guaranty of good
faith and he addressed to Forest and Stream Publishing Com¬
pany. Names will not be published if objection be made. Anony¬
mous communications will not be regarded.

We cannot promise to return rejected manuscripts.

Secretaries of Clubs and Associations are urged to favor us wtih
brief notes of their movements and transactions.

Nothing will be admitted to any department of the paper that
may not be read with propriety in the home circle.

•We cannot bo responsible for doreliotion of mall service if money
reunited to us is lost..

JSW Trade supplied by American News Company.

—Our colored posters are universally acknowledged to
be the most tasteful things of Ihe kind published.
We have opened a special ledger account for our can¬
vassers and each one may be assured of credit for work
done. The mails are bringing in responses to our liberal
offer far beyond our most sanguine expectations. The
increase in the number of subscriptions is extraordinary,
scores of names coming in daily from all parts of the
country.

— Some of our cousins across the water are comparing
notes on big bags of game. The man who is at the front
so far seems to be a yacht Captain of Portsmouth, who
scored 323 oxbirds (or stints), twenty -one stone plover and
four gray plover, a total of 348 head. These were killed
at 180 yards with an eight-foot gun, one and a-quarter
bore, loaded with a wire cartridge containing eleven
pounds B shot, one and three-quarter ounces large grain
powder, _ _

— Bicycling is attaining tremendous popularity, and
Boston is the true Hub of the wheel. They have a paper,
those Boston bicyclists, all to themselves— the Bicycling
World. Mr. Charles E. Pratt is its able editor. The sport
already owes much to Mr. Pratt’s energetic literary work.
He is an enthusiast, and seems to have communicated
his spirit to a large constituency of readers and riders.
May the Bicycling World move noiselessly on.

LegislationNeeded in Arkansas.— “ Sam .Monroe s’'
note that game and fish are disappearing about his home
in Arkansas, is an emphatic commentary upon the rap¬
idly changing game conditions of the country. Ever
since the publication of Col. T. B. Thorpe’s inimitable
sketches of wild life and adventure in the Arkansas back-
woods, the State has been regarded as a vast game pre¬
serve, and that even a portion of this hunter’s domain
should have been changed into a region devoid of game
and fish is a fact worthy of reflection. The organization
of Arkansas game protection societies is how in order.

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.— At the four¬
teenth anniversary of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, last Thursday, it was reported that
the aggregate number of cases which the Society had
taken into Court and won since its establishment was
9,809 ; 18,857 disabled animals had been discovered work¬
ing, and ordered out of the harness ; and in 37,600 cases
timely interference prevented cruelty. The Society has
branches in thirty-five States of the Union.

THE YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION.

WE are in receipt of many communications concern¬
ing the proposed Yacht Racing Association, which
has unfortunately met with a temporary obstacle. These
we cannot print, as no good ends would thereby he fur¬
thered. All of them are more or less of the same import,
and consist of a vigorous shutting of the stable door after
the horse has departed.

For six weeks a person of notoriously bad reputation
was to outward appearance in high feather with tho mem¬
bers of the preliminary committee, although his real
character was suspected by more than one connected
with the movement. The meetings were held in a pri¬
vate office in which the general public could not have
asserted its rights to participation in debate, should it have
felt inclined to do so. When an individual has not paid
Iris dues to a club for years, he is not generally considered
a member in good standing ; and when he assumes pow¬
ers never delegated to him, his conduct becomes all the
more reprehensible, even did his past record admit of
scrutiny, which in this case it does not. The Committee
erred, wittingly, or unwittingly, it matters not, in failing
to examine into the title and personality of its composi¬
tion. In this they were guilty of an oversight, and it is
too late now to attempt to throw the blame thereof
upon the public, or to lay at our doors the imputation of
“ throwing cold water." Drawing a line between rascals
and honest men is certainly not demanding a very exact¬
ing standard of morality. In driving from the circle of
yachtsmen any common swindler or jail-bird, we deserve
llie thanks of the community, and it is gratifying to
know that per contra our course has received the in¬
dorsement of self-respecting men. We have been par¬
ticular upon every occasion to exempt the many worthy
gentlemen who went into the movement honestly from
the force of our strictures, and from them we expect in
time to receive full acknowledgement of the disagreeable
service performed in their behalf. The public, however,
is not to be called to account for considering the whole
committee more or less tarred with the same stick, and
noting the name of a swindler prominently connected
with the inaugural steps, it very naturally abstained from
cooperation. There is nothing “ fastidious ” in an effort to
prevent the preponderance of an undesirable element
among yacht clubs, as one correspondent alleges. It was
a want of this “ fastidiousness” which sent the Brooklyn
Yaoht Club down stream and built up the Atlantic
Yacht Club, in which members find protection from the
encroachments of confidence men.

If the intention to drive a sharper out from among us
is “ class legislation,” as another correspondent asserts,
it is exactly the kind of class legislation which we pro¬
pose to enforce through these columns, and we have yet
to learn that the impotent squealing of tadpole sheets will
be sufficient to counteract the effects of this determina¬
tion. The junior yacht clubs know full well that they
have no stronger friend or advocate than FOREST and
Stream, and we question very much whether they will
view with favor, any more than the larger clubs, the at¬
tempts of any rascal to foist his obnoxious presence upon
them by trick or device.

It stands to reason that the quicker the odium of evil
association is got rid of, the better : and in enlightening
the Committee upon the true state of affairs, we are en¬
abling them to steer clear of the breakers which we dis¬
cerned ahead, though unperceived by those more directly
concerned.

Since the publication of our remarks last week, we
have been called upon by a representative of the Com¬
mittee, and have been assured that prompt measures will
be taken at the right moment to absolve the movement
from the charges brought against it ; that no person will
be admitted, unless provided with credentials from the
club he claims to represent ; that no one will be permit¬
ted to turn the movement into an advertising dodge ;
and that it is proposed to make all future steps accepta¬
ble to the public, including the banishing from their midst
of any individual open to the charges made in these
columns.

It is to be regretted that this assurance was not given
to the public at an earlier day, in which event much of
the harm already done could have been avoided. As our
only cause of opposition to the success of the present
effort arose from the presence of a bad character on the
Committee, and as we now feel certain that he will be
promptly sent into the Coventry so richly deserved, we
withdraw from further opposition, and are willing to
give aid in furthering the ends in view. Such clubs as
may have been deterred from joining will now under¬
stand what led to our former remarks. Their intended
effect having been accomplished, let the Yacht Racing
Association receive all the support which will naturally
flow its way, as there is no longer any reason why all
clubs should not join and make a success of what is to
their individual interest quite as much as it is to the
public at large.

Engraving a Fungus.— The common fungus found in
the woods is susceptible of being wrought into many
forms of artistio ornament. It is a common thing to

make them into brackets, mounting them upon a'1^!
board and putting on a coat of varnish, Something,^
have never seen before is a method of engraving apicti 5
upon the light face of the fungus, i. e., that side of'
which is underneath as it grows upon the tree. This
done by scratching through the light coating of the sui
face and exposing the dark color below. The brown be
neath this forms the dark lines, the principle being tha
of the cameo. Dr. L. C. Nye, of Negaunee, Mich., sends
us as a souvenir of the woods, a fungus thus prepared,
the scene being a lordly buck with branching antlers,
startled from his feeding and snuffing the air. This has
been greatly admired by every one who has seen it in the
office, and should fungi, thus worked into artistic orna¬
ments, be placed on sale in the sportsmen’s stores, we are
satisfied they would meet with a ready sale. This pro¬
cess of fungus engraving may be familiar to many : to
ourselves and to our friends it is as novel as it is happy.

The Weather and the Game.— The extreme mild¬
ness of the weather during the past month will cause the
winter of 1879-80 to be long remembered as an extraor¬
dinary season. In this part of the country we have had,
properly speaking, no winter as yet. The oldest inhabit¬
ants are sadly put to it to match these weeks with the re¬
collections of something more unusual in the past, a.nd
many of the weather-wise veterans of our acquain¬
tances confess all their former experiences outdone.

The effect upon game is two-fold. The wild fowl have
not migrated South in their usual numbers. Our South¬
ern correspondents complain that they are missing all
their anticipated sport. Large rafts of ducks and geese
are reported about.tlie Illinois River and on other well-
known grounds in the Northern, Middle and Western
States. A New Jersey correspondent reported, a week
or two ago, a flock of geese flying over to the North ; and
we need not remind our readers that this is a more re¬
liable weather sign than are the prognostications of the
Weather Bureau.

While the Southern sportsman is disappointed this
winter, those at the North have reason to congratulate
themselves that the warm weather will ensure a preser¬
vation of the quail, and a good stock for next season's
crop. Two years ago the extraordinary fall of snow led
us to call for more than usual care in the protection of
the suffering birds. This year the case is, so far, exactly
the reverse.

The winter abroad is on the contrary most severe.
On the Continent and in the British Islands the ther¬
mometer fell on the 10th instant down to eighteen de¬
grees below zero, Fahrenheit, and in Switzerland and
South Germany the newspapers are publishing accounts
of human beings and animals frozen to death. In France
it is so cold as to preclude shooting, and the game is
dying of cold and starvation, the ground being so deeply
covered with snow or frozen so hard that they cannot
feed. Wild bears in the forests, and hares, partridges
and pheasants, frozen stiff, have been picked up in large
numbers. Hunting is at a standstill both in England
and in France.

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

THE annual meeting of the N.R.A. washeld on Tues-
evening, and the report, which is to be found in
another column, was presented to thelife members. The
past year has been a quiet, but none the less a busy
one. There have been no surging crowds at Creedmoor,
packing the space behind the firing points to see some
exciting contest of International teams. The “ Palma”
has rested in its dusty place of security, and remains a
standing challenge to the riflemen of other countries,
They may look at it with longing eyes, but the only way
to its possession is over the hard fought battle before the
butts. It must be confessed that there is very little
chance of a British team taking the Palma for some time
to come, and if a British team cannot do it, it is pretty
certain that no team of any other nation can bother ns.
It may be thought that our men are sleeping, and may be
caught napping by some foreign team coming on us
unawares, There is no cause for alarm in this, however,
and with the legal notice given by any challenger for the
International Small Bore Trophy, they will find an Ameri¬
can team ready to meet them, with weapons, system and
men as good as any of the preceding Amerioan teams
have shown. Some attempt at reviving the Old time
interest in long range practice is making by the move¬
ment to send a picked team of Americans to England this
coming summer. But while their shooting will be looked
for with interest, they carry with them no official char¬
acter, and their defeat or victory will not materially take
from or add to the standing of American riflemen.

But small bore work aside, Creedmoor has had a busy
season of military practice, and the Forest and Stream
in its last issue pointed out wherein this practice was im¬
portant. Were nothing else done at Creedmoor, the mili¬
tary shooting alone would justify the support given the
range, and it is a question whether it would be a loss to
make Creedmoor an exclusively military practice ground.
The All-comers matches at Creedmoor during the past
year have been many and varied, and a general interest

FOREST AND STREAM

991

,ee one Wn taken in them, especially at the short ranges and
31 hay- *es °Pen to military shooters. Long range work
0f_Snguished, but on the whole the year shows, so far
gthe shooting records are concerned, a satisfactory re-
ya. -Creedmoor is not now the only place in the
lun try where good shooting is to he looked for. Due
.'.ten t ion is paid to it as the mother range, but here and
ihere, on a dozen ranges, records have been made which
jteave to Creedmoor a rusty sort of glory, and an import¬
ance as the site where historic matches have been fought.

] In the selection of Gol. Henry A. Gildersleeve as Presi¬
dent of the Association, a good man has been chosen for
Jthe head of the riflemen of the country. Col. Gilder-
j sleeve has done good work in the past as a practical shot,
and his work in the field has been sufficiently well re¬
warded to warrant a return of effort on his part. He needs
only to push the affairs of the Association to make his
administration a success. He certainly should have in¬
fluence enough to bring the Palma out from its retire¬
ment, and set it once more before the public as a live ob¬
ject of competition. At all events, shooters, with what
they consider cause for complaint on any subject con¬
nected with range practice, may lay their grievances be¬
fore the new President of the Association with an as-
surancethat they will be heard by one who has known
what it is himself to lie down for long-range or brace him¬
self for a short-range shot.

With F. J. Donaldson as Secretary there should be no
more complaint that the Association is a purely military
body, and that civilians had no rights to be heard in the
"councils. With such a position Mr. Donaldson has
power to shape the destinies of the Association very ma¬
terially. He will make out the monthly programmes of
matches, and if tne off-hand shooters do not get a good
showing now they will have only themselves to blame.
Mr. Donaldson may do much in systematizing the busi¬
ness affairs of the Association, and with the abundant
time at his disposal may introduce new features, and
rouse Creedmoor from its long lethargy.

Eating Two Quail and a Pigeon Each Day fob a
Month. — A correspondent has sent us a clipping from the
San Francisco Bulletin, which refers to a physician in
that city who has undertaken to subsist for a month on
this diet of fowl. As our correspondent is interested in
the subject, he asks that we give the subject notice in
the hope that be may learn the result of the attempt.
This has been tried successfully bo many times that it
has lost all interest for most people.

Forest and Stream Game and Fish Directory.—
We have already received several appreciative let¬
ters in response to our prospectus of a directory of
game and fish resorts. Our large cities are full of
business men who have but a limited opportunity
for sport in the field. Time is precious to them. They
cannot afford to spend a week in hunting up a place
to go to. It is for the benefit of such that we have estab¬
lished our bureau of information.

Hotel-keepers whose houses are in good game re¬
gions are advised that it is to their interest to send us full
particulars of their attractions for sportsmen tourists. In
no way can they reach a larger class of customers
than through these columns.

New Waters for Fly-Fishing.— Fly-fishing is the re¬
finement of the angler’s art. To cast the Silver Doctor
is the antithesis of bobbing for eels. Fishing with the
fly is sport pursued alone for pleasure, the fitting recrea¬
tion of a man at peace with his stomach, not the hun¬
ger-impelled drawing out from the waters of something
to fry and devour. Anglers, who have felt the thrill
which follows the strike when the unwary prey has risen
to the lure, have advanced to a plane in the ethics of the
craft higher than that attained by the line and lead fisher¬
man. It is natural then that the rod, reel and fly should
appear as innovations and their bearer as a pioneer. Seek¬
ing new waters for his favorite sport, the fly fisherman
becomes the tourist. He carries his methods into regions
where they are at first hailed with contempt, then toler¬
ated, and at last adopted.

The great army of fly fishers annually migrate North¬
ward. We unconsciously connect the paraphernalia with
the dashing mountain streams on the northern lakes and
the salmon rivers of Canada. The attractions offered at the
extreme South have not held a high place in general es¬
teem. Possibly this is because those attractions have
never been adequately set forth. The approved indigen¬
ous method of fishing in Florida, for instance, is with
stout line, lead sinker, and hook baited with fiddler, clam,
of cut up fish. The fly is used there almost exclusively
by transient visitors ; the field yet open to those who
delight in this sport, is not, we are sure, suitably appre¬
ciated.

Dr. Ferber, who is now on the Southwest Coast, will
use the fly almost exclusively, and “A1 Fresco” has
promised us an account of the Doctor’s success. The
record will doubtless serve to show that the waters of
that coast are the proper winter fishing resorts of the
country. Indeed, “ A1 Fresco ” goes so far as to claim
that they furnish the best fly fishing in the United

States.

RIFLE, FISH HOOK, AND SMELTING
PAN.

^ Sitka, Alaska, Nov. 10th, 18TO.

THE monthly connecting link between us who are ex¬
iled (I trust for our country's good) from the rest of
the world — in other words, the mail steamer California
came in, bringing us news from the Eastern States up
to Oct, 15th. What said news may be, I haven’t the
ghost of an idea, except so far as gathered from items of
the public, sandwiched in between the layers of private
matter in my letters : for, when the mail comes once a
month and leaves the day after, one don’t- have much
time for aught else than reading and answering letters.
One from your editor gives me a hint that there is an In¬
dian war going on in Colorado, accompanied, however,
by his prognostication, based upon familiarity with the
situation and good opinion of the Utes (what are Utes?)
that it won’t last long.

I read with pride of the good work of Laird, Lauritze, Dr.
Scott, and Adie, and referring to my score books I found
that in quite a number of off-hand rifle matches, I have
beaten them as often as they have me, except the Doctor,
whose record I find always a little ahead.

I am keeping up my rifle practice on ducks, divers, and
other sea birds, and find that on account of the excessive
wildness of all which have as yet reported, I can do quite
as well as with my Parker. Early in October the ducks
began to come, and in a few days they were all around
us in countless numbers ; and a visit to their feeding
grounds at daylight was rewarded with no end of shoot¬
ing, but when we found at the table that our game was
of inferior and fishy flavor, our ardor cooled and we
worked harder for less numbers of mallard and teal, a
few of which had come. Then came a few days of cold
weather, thermometer down to 25 degrees, and every duck
started for warmer climes. And dow, although the
snow is gone (except from the mountain tops, where it
is perpetual) and the ice has melted, and a bull movement
in mercury has occurred, few successors have arrived.
And a long tramp is frequently unrewarded. The In¬
dians bring in plenty of venison and ducks, but they are
more enterprising than we are: go further from home,
ambush among the lakes up among the mountains, and
wait patiently by a deer trail, confident that "Spose he
no come to-day, he come to-morrow,” and a couple of
mallard, at two bits each, rewards them well for a day’s
work, while a good buck, worth from three to five dol¬
lars, proves a fortune and set3 them up in hoochenoo and
smoked salmon for amontli.

We depend upon the Indians, too, for our fish ; the
salmon season is over. Now and then a purple, hump¬
backed monster is gaffed out of the head waters of the
streams, and welcomed by the capturing Lo ; but we
don’t take stock in them. The trout fishing is ended. I
tried Indian River thoroughly, on a bright day a week
ago without success, but the Indians bring us splendid
halibut and what is called “ cod” here, but which is not
cod unless said fish has adopted a habit of shaving off its
goatee, for there are no— what is the word ?— barbels.
I mean the tentacle-like appendages to lower jaw. But
Alaska waters do furnish plenty of good and genuine
codfish.

I have interviewed James Haley, skipper of the
schooner Nellie Martin, to which belongs the honor of
being the only arrival in Sitka Harbor, since our arrival
in June, except the monthly steamer. She brought up a
load of lumber, 11,000 feet, which was quickly absorbed
by the superintendent of the Stewart Mine, at $27 per M.

Haley is a Connecticut man, from Saybrook, and
knows all about Yankee cod and menhaden, so is compe¬
tent to speak, which be does, as follows
In the summers of 1877 and 1878 be took the schooner
to the entrance of the great bay which makes into Ad¬
miralty Island, which island iB about the middle of
Chatham Straits, on the eastern side. There is now an
Indian ranche called Kon-tzi-noo — which, by the way, is
supposed to be the original starting point of the fiery
liquor named after it. Taking advantage of slack
water, for the ebb and flow into the bay produces a fearful
rapid, he has moored his schooner well inside, and while
lying there, in one run twelve, in the other fourteen days,
lie has filled her, on each oocasion, with eighteen tons of
excellent codfish ranging from five or six to thirty or
thirty -five pounds weight ; that he was not, nor any of
his men, permitted to fish, this business being monop¬
olized by the Indians who sold him the fish at $25 per
thousand, big and little, just as they run, and that as he
paid in trade, their cost was much lower ; that the In¬
dians fish with barbless hooks, using herring for bait, and
that the herring are beyond computation in their abun¬
dance. The season for the cod begins in March, and for
the herring at the same time. He says that the Indians
say that in July and August they catch the cod in the
greatest numbers On the surface, gaffing them into the
boat. He describes the herring as being the most oily
fish that he knows of— more so than the menhaden— to
use his own words : “ A dozen of them fried in a frying-
pan will furnish fat enough for their cooking, and a
yeast-powder box full besides.” Abarrel of this oil, which

he bought for twenty-five cents trade, he sold in Portland
for forty-five cents each per gallon, and it proved very val¬
uable for tanners’ use. He says, further, that all through
Chatham Straits there are banks on which cod are plen¬
tiful, and near Auk and several other places where
streams abound, salmon are plentiful, all of which
looks as though it might pay somebody to establish a
fishery up here.

Lots of other businesses are starting. The arrivals by
last month’s steamer comprised a few miners, accom¬
panied by their satellites, faro-bank men and saloon
keepers, • but this month’s has done more ; again a few
miners, but with them saloonkeepers, gamblers, a skat¬
ing rink man and a dance house proprietor. Every¬
thing indicates that in spring there will be a rush here.
Already the town is assuming the characteristic features
of a mining camp. Fortunately for law and order we
have a good solid basis of actual miners, respectable,
orderly, hard-working, adventurous men, who will, I
guess, keep down the rough element, with onr help. I
trust that when the spring comes the mountains will
draw away a large percentage of these people prospect¬
ing ; but unfortunately it will draw away the real miners
too, and deprive us of the treats we now enjoy listening
to the yarns and tales of adventure, hardships, dangers,
starvation and suffering, of which all have good stock,
and which is issued freely to the circle around Whit-
ford’s big store. I thought a sea-faring life an adven¬
turous one, but it is tame compared with “ prospecting. ’’

Wishing them all good success next spring, and that
they may all “ strike it well,” I remain, Piseco.

GAME PROTECTION.

Butchering the Deer. — Chopping down a huddled
herd of deer is exactly the same thing as slaughtering
beeves in a slaughter-house ; rather, it is worse. Beef is
an important article of food, and in killing the ox the
bntoher is simply doing what society recognizes as a
proper because uecessary act. But no plea of necessity
excuses the brutal deed of a man who makes a slaughter¬
house of God’s forest. The wholesale, cool-blooded, de¬
liberate and cruel murder perpetrated by the old and
young “ hunters " whose exploits are detailed below, is
an offence mitigated by not one single consideration of
necessity or sport. If this is the kind of “ fun ” the par¬
ticipants wanted, we confess ourselves at a loss to imag¬
ine what conception they may have of “ fun.” We know
many professional hunters who will indignantly disclaim
that these Kentucky deer butcherB belong to the craft.
It may be added that this slaughter must have been accom¬
plished simply for the “ fun” alone, for the laws of Mis¬
souri forbid a non-resident killing deer to take ont of the
State. Here is the story : —

Mr. Clay Rice passed through Paducah a few days ago
on his return to bis home in Lyon County from a hunt in
the swamps of Missouri back of New Madrid. He in¬
formed us that liimseif and son, about seventeen years
old, and one other person from his neighborhood, had
been there hunting for two weeks or more, having very
fine success, and that on the two days after Christmas
they and five others killed ninety-three deer. There was
a sheet of water pretty much all over the country, with
frequent small islands or ridges sticking up just above
the overflow, and the deer would get on those in great
numbers, and on the two days spoken of there was a
thick sheet of ice over the water, which prevented the
deer from escaping from one vidge to another, the party
driving and hemming them in on the narrow points, until
they had all the fun they wanted killing them. One man
stood in his tracks and killed eight before moving. Two
of the party got about fifty huddled up, and killed fifteen
before the others got away. Six were killed on the ice by
cutting their throats, that never were shot. ' Mr, Rice is
an old hunter, and Bays he has never seen such slaughter
among deer before. His son, who had never shot at a deer
before, killed six in one day. This kind of slaughter,
however, only held good while the ice lasted, as at other
times the deer would wade or swim from ridge to ridge,
and could not be hemmed. Those who had rubber boots
waded about and got quite a number, however, even
when there was no ice.

Migratory Quail in Georgia.— We are publishing
from week to week data which when collated will make
a very fair history of the introduction of the migratory
quail into this country. Our correspondent at Law ton -
ville, Ga., Writes under date of January 5th of their ap¬
pearance there. We hope that the little fellows will else¬
where enjoy the same immunity awarded to them by St.
Clair: —

On the evening of Dec. 19th, on returning from a shoot¬
ing excursion, my dog pointed as I supposed a covey of
quail. Intending to flush them but not shoot them until
next morning, for it was nearly dark, I walked up my
birds. What was my astonishment to see six dark birds
rise, with not half the noise of our own quail, nor indeed
near then) size. Marking them down accurately, by day¬
light I was on the ground. In a few minutes I had'a
point, from which, after “roading” for fully fifty yards,
there rose a quail. But not our quail. I could have shot
it easily, but I think I had no right to shoot a bird intro¬
duced by Northern gentlemen at so much expense. I
could find no more of them, owing to the fact that there
was a large cypress swamp near by, into which the bird
ran, forniy dog trailed them into that place, into which
it was impossible to follow them, owing Lo thick briars
and covert. I never before saw a true quail (migratory )
in the flesh, but from all that I have read, I know that

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thia was one. They are smaller than oat quail, and
darker, but they have about the same length of wing, and
they fly precisely alike, but not with as much noise. I
have gone over the same ground three times since, but I
cannot find them any more. Should I see them again I
will promptly inform you, St, Clair.

The New Jersey State Association.— The annual
meeting of the New Jersey State Sportsmen’s Association
was held at the rooms of the Jersey City Heights Gun
Club on Thursday, 7th inBt., President Eaton ill the
chair. The oluli-room was well filled, and the best of
feeling prevailed. Reports from the different commit¬
tees. among which was that on the State Tournament, were
received and approved. A vote of thanks was given to the
President and the Committee for the very satisfactory
manner in which the first tournament in the State had
been conduoted and brought to such a satisfactory ending
financially and otherwise.

The amendment to the constitution introduced at tho
late meeting giving the management of future tourna¬
ments to certain cluba, such clubs to pay all expenses and
receive all emoluments from the same, with exception of
10 per cent, to the treasury of State Association, was
adopted, and the high compliment was then given unan¬
imously to the Jersey City Heights Gun Club — the au¬
thority to conduct the' tournament for 1880. That it will
be a success, the tournament just past, put through for
the most part by members of that club, will guarantee,

A committee on nominations of one delegate from each
club present was then appointed on motion by the chair.
President Eaton having positively declined, on account
of his business, to agaiu accept the position, the commit¬
tee reported the following : President, Sheriff John J.
Toffey, J. C. Heights Club ; First Vice-President, Wm.
Dunlap, Midway : Second Vice-President, Wm. Hayes,
Essex ; Recording Secretary, P. W. Levering, J. C. H. ;
Corresponding Secretary, J. Q. Bird, J. C. H.; Treas¬
urer, W. J. Conover, Midway, who were unanimously
elected amid general good feeling.

The Association instructed the Committee on Game
Laws to do all in their power to have the laws altered to
make the open season on woodcock from Oct. 1st to Dec.
loth, and quail, grouse and rabbit from Oct. 15th to
Dec. loth ; also to have the fine for shooting out of sea-
season or trapping increased to $50 for each offense.

Speeches were made by the outgoing and incoming
Presidents, Mr. Hays, Mr. Frances, Dr. Bird, Mr. House,
and others, aud a good time generally was had.

Luzerne County Club. — The Luzerne Comity Sports¬
men’s Club, of Wilkesbarre, Pa,, have sent out posters
containing a full digest of the Game Laws of tho State,
together with the offer of the club to guarantee payment
of a sain equal to the full amount of the recovery, to any
party prosecuting to conviction any violator of the Game
Laws of the State of Pennsylvania.

The club have also adopted an effective plan for the ex¬
termination of vermin destructive of game. They give
two prizesof guns for the largest Bcore of foxes, Bkunks,
minks, weasels, hawks and owIb, these counting respect¬
ively 3, 3, 3, 14, 2 and 1. It will take at least a score of
200 to win the first prize, and a score of 125 to win the
second prize. The scalps of foxes, skunks, minks and
weasels, and the heads of hawks and owls will be re¬
ceived as evidence.

Any one competing can send the evidence to the hard¬
ware store of J. W. Patten & Co., Wilkesbarre, Pa.,
where the Bender will receive credit for the score killed.
The evidence must be accompanied with affidavit that
the vermin was killed within the limits of the county of
Luzerne. The party making the highest score before
Sept. 1st, 1880, will receive the first prize, and the next
highest score will win the second prize, subject to the
above provision. All scores will be counted up on Sept.
1st, 1880, and the result published in two of the comity
papers.

IP? S¥l-

A National Guard Roll Book.— Wilbur & Hastings,
of 40 Fulton street, are the publishers of an admirably
compact National Guard roll book. It was compiled by
Sergt. "W. A. French, and is complete in its way, con¬
taining company, squad and furlough rolls, also civil
officers and committees. It is intended for use by non¬
commissioned officers, enabling them to keep — as the
by-laws of the code require— “ a full and complete roster
of the members, together with their residences and places
of business, also a list of their respective squads.” The
space for company drills is large enough for a whole
winter’s work of a well schooled organization. Then fol¬
low spaces for the roll calls and regimental drills and
parades, and also for meetings of the company. The at¬
tendance at squad drills are kept in the next section of
the book with the same facility for condensed entry and
reference. The marksmen may be entered up in like
fashion, giving space for the score and also for noting the
number of bars each man is entitled to. The t
entry of any detail of men made from the com¬
pany may be entered next, and special blanks
enable a succinct memoranda of furloughs granted to be
kept, noting time of granting and expiration, and what
disposition was finally made of it. The squad rolls and
the company roll in full are followed by spaces for civil
officers and any special committees which may be ap¬
pointed ; the whole ending with spaces for the entry of
the regimental, brigade and division officers. The book
is small enough to slip into any pocket, or may be car¬
ried in the belt, while it is strong enough to bear all the
handling it is likely to get in field and armory. To a
systematic sergeant this snug little note-book will be re¬
garded as the champion labor-saver.

—Separate Troop D, of the Firth Brigade, Brooklyn,
had a large party in attendance at their thirty-second an¬
nual ball on Thursday evening last. Twenty men were
presented with marksmen’s badges, some of them veteran
emblems, and special badges were given Privates Plush
and Lakeman. After a review and the presentation
dancing was in order far into the morning.

Massachusetts. — Boston, Jan, 9th.—' The New Year
rifle match wlreh opened on the first of the month at
the Mammoth Rifle Gallery has become very popular
with one and all who are admirers of the rifle. The
gallery was well filled during this last week with members
of the several rifle clubs in this vicinity. The competi¬
tion for leading places lias been lively, and no doubt be¬
fore the mouth is ended larger scores will be made. This
new match is for eight cash prizes valued at $50 ; condi¬
tions, the three best scores during the month to win. The
following is the standing of fhe several competitors : 150
feet ; rounds, 8 ; possible, 40 : —

U. A. Pollard . 33 30 30-JI7 I N. S. James . 38 85 38—107

W. H. Harrison . . .88 39 311-117 I \V. W. Mann . 38 35 (15-10(1

N. C. Stone . 38 39 39-110 I E. C. Grover . 37 81 31-105

E. F. ltjuliardson.. 37 88 39— 111 S. U. Brann . 38 35 31—105

. . “ . . . . ...85 85 85—105

...35 31 35—103
-.30 33 34—103

Last month Messrs. Richardson and Harrison were tie
for the first and second nrizo'i. both making a clean score
of eight consecutive bnli' . ... In shooting off they
both tied again, Mr. Harrison outranking Mr. Richard¬
son. G. E, R.

Boston, Jan, lOf h. — -There was a large attendance of
members of the Massachussets Rifi_- Association, their
friends and visitors from other clubs, at the meet to-day
at Walnut Hill. The feature was the second competition
in "Everybody’s Match.” A gentle breeze from 9 to 10
o’clock prevailed, with a good light. Some good shoot¬
ing was done : —

W. H. Jackson . 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5-47

J. S. Sumner . 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5— Is

A. 11. Archer . 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 6-4„

E. W. Law . 5 5 5 4 1 5 5 1 4 5-4,;

J. Nichols . 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 4-4r,

E. Davis . . 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 8 -4s

H. Tyler . 5 1 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 4— 4.

E. Whittier . 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 5-4j

E. It. drilling . 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5-4.

S. Lewis . 5 55535344 5-4,

S. Wilder . 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 1 3-4^

Capt. Jackson and H. Tyler used military rifles, and
according to the regulations of the handicap, two points
areaddedto each of their scores, making Jackson’s 49
and Tyler’s 45.

Boston, Jan. lith. — The annual meeting of the Massa-
chussetts Rifle Association for the choice of officers for
the ensuing year, and transaction of any other business,
was held atPoBt 113 headquarters, 608 Washington street,
on Tuesday evening, Jan 13, at 7 o’clock.

Hoplcinton. — The Rifle Club held a shoot at their range
at Claflin’s Grove on New Year’s Day. Weather condi¬
tions favorable. Ten rounds at 200 yards, off-hand : —

E. R. Rose . 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 6 4—40

G.P. Woods . 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 3 4 4-39

C.H.Koso . 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3-59

J.i'f. Wehh . 5 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4-8#

W, B. Clullin . 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 4-38

J. Wadsworth . 1 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 5-38

Saturday, Jan. 10th, was the regular shoot. ^Weather
conditions favorable ; a good light and little wind. Two
hundred yards, off-hand, twenty rounds : —

P. W. Smith . 5 5543454444 4 5555546 4-89

O. C. White . 4 4 5 5 3 5 4 3 5 6 4 2 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4-82

C. H. Rose . 4 5 4 444353 3 444644 5 34 5—81

G.P. Woods . 4 45444 4 54 4 4 355344243-79

J. M. Welib . 4234 4 34 3 4 4434444444 4 — 74

C. A. Frost . 3 4 0434304043554 4 83 33-02

RING Shooting — A match took place at Hartung’s
Park, Morrisania, on New Year’s Day ; open to all
comers ; ring target ; 25£ in. rings ; off-hand ; 200 yards ;
50 shots per man : prize, a Ballard rifle. The scores were
as follows :

G. Joiner . 984

D. Miller . 971

B. Zeuler . 930

M. B. Engle . . . — 919

P. Penning . 1,059

H. Oelil . 1.033

O. O. Zettler . 1,024

N. D. Ward . 990

J. H. Brown . 989

Brooklyn. — The omnibus match which lias been in
progress at Fisher’s long-range gallery in Fulton street
closed on the 2d inst. The conditions made it open to all
comers ; five competitions ; the one making the highest
aggregate in three scores to have the first choice, etc.; ties
to be shot off. The winners were as follows ; —

F. n. Holton . 48 48 60—146 I W. O. Wetherbee. . 46 47 48-141

T. P. White . 47 49 49-145 | Chauncey Marshall 44 45 46-135

P. Ronuldson . 46 48 49—141; M. B.Hull . 40 43 43—125

A new match has been opened, to be shot on each Sat¬
urday. It is open to all comers ; rifle, .22 calibre ; po¬
sition standing ; five shots on ring target. Every target
will be numbered, and each competitor will receive a
numbered ticket correspondingwitu bis target. The tar¬
get when shot will be placed in a sealed box until the
close of the match, when they will be counted, and the
competitor holding the ticket corresponding with the
highest target will be declared the winner. In case of a
tie the one having the wildest shot to lose.

Jamestown, N. Y., Jan. 5th.— Leading scores made
last week at R. H. Burns’ Conservatory of Marksmanship
for the champion medal ; off-hand ; 22-calibre rifle ; 350
yards ; target reduced to gallery distance ; 10 shots ; —

John Benson . . 17 I E. J. Blakesley . 47

Chancoy Wooti worth . . 47 Fred Warner . 47

E. S. Blakeslev . 48 Dr. A. F. Ward - - . 48

W. H. Hotchkiss . 48 I H. W. Watson . 48

H. M. Winsor . 60 I M. Southwiek . 60

In shooting off tie Winsor won the medal, which rather
necessitates his appearing on the streets with coat
thrown wide open, irrespective of cold winds.

PinacenteR.

Ohio — Akron, Jan. Ath — On Dec, 27th Mr. Joseph
Young, a member of the Akron Rifle Association, met
with a very serious accident while loading shells for his
breech -loading Ballard rifle by the charge going off while
he was driving the bullet into the shell. The explosion
broke the metal instrument that goes over the shell, and
mangled his left hand so badly that it had to be ampu¬
tated at the wrist. He is getting along nicely now, but
the accident, besides depriving bun of a sport that he was
very fond of, has taken from the chib an active and kind
hearted member.

California. — The closing match of the Ban F ' ,,

Long Range Rifle Club was held at t he Bay View ,,
Saturday, Dec. 27th. The match was shot at 1,001? - ,

for the champion diamond medal of 1S79, the medal *;
awarded to H. C. Smith, who was declared ebampkrt 7
having made tlie highest percentage for the year.

The highest scores during the year were : H. C. Sm
73 out Of a possible 75 ; R. C. Hanson, 70 ; S. H. Harm
69 ; F. G. Liebert, 08 ; O. F. Graves, 67 ; II. J. Burns, t?

F. G. Edwards, 66 ; H. J. Burnt, 67. The club has m a
considerable improvement, and a comparison with ts
Eastern and European long range clubs gives a favoral
Bhowing, as almost all the matches here are shot durii”''
the prevalence of high winds, baffling the skill of sue
Eastern marksmen as Lawrence Weber, Milton Farrovi
Colonel Stetson, Mr. Davidson and members of the Britis.
team,

The Club will slioot a series of matches for the cham¬
pionship of 1880, and also a diamond medal and a second-
class medal. The terms of the matches will be the same
as those of 1879.

The Winchester Repeating Arms Company has recently
made a present of a handsome rifle to Mrs. Ruth, the
California lady shot, whose reputation for shooting is
scarcely less than her husband's. The rifle is an exceed¬
ingly neat weapon, with pistol grip and shot gun butt.
It is very finely finished, and with it the lady intends to
astonish the world. On Christmas Day John Ruth, her
husband, used the weapon at a turkey shoot, killing four
successive gobblers at 260 yards.

Balls for a Maynard. — Chalk Creek, Col., Dee. 12 th,
1879. — “Subscriber,” who wrote an article upon “May¬
nard Rifle Shells” in your issue of Nov. 13th, speaks of
killing much larger game with a Maynard .50 calibre, for
which he had both solid and expansion balls. If you
think it would interest others as well aB myself, will you
ask him which ball proved the most effective ? I think
of ordering a .50 calibre barrel for my Maynard.

Wm. Goldthwait.

THE SHELL TROUBLE ONCE MORE.

Had I known that the water was so deep I would
have kept closer to shore. In Forest and Stream of
Nov. 13th I notice the comments of “Rabb” taking me
to task about some little off-hand suggestions of mine in
a former number regarding rifle shells, loading, etc. I
began this "shell rage” in endeavoring to help “ Bexar”
out of bis trouble, but not to make a tirade on all riflemen
and sbellmakers, yet I find great commotion among them
all ; however, iu all the communications on this subject
from other gentlemen, none have found need of that
severe rasping as our friend “Rabb.”

These other gentlemen, however, may differ with me
or with each other on some special points, yet upon the
whole they all in a measure agree with me. As to loose
bullets shooting more correctly and constantly than bul¬
lets that fit snugly, and when dry naked bullets make
better targets than lubricated ones, I step down and out.
Factory bullets, after being seated in the shell, are dipped
into a compound of tallow and wax while warm, winch
causes a great deal too much to adhere to the bullet, and
when I use factory cartridges I take a rag and rub off all
that lubricant except just enough to keep the bullet from
leading the rifles, but do not use the bullets entirely dry.
If my bullets become dry fr«m wearing in the pocket
I rub oil a little oil before placing in the gun. Dry bul¬
lets will do excellent for a few shots, but you shoot fifty
or more times with dry bullets and don’t'wipe out your
rifle, you will then see what will become of your target.
I don’t mean to be “dictatorial” in this, as “Rabb” in¬
sists, and I think we have all got much yet to learn
about rifles, for they get off some most unaccountable
freaks sometimes.

I insist upon having this to say, that if gun and shell-
makers don’t want their work criticised, let them become
clever enough to obviate these difficulties, The sports¬
man is the consumer, and pays the guumakers’ “swing¬
ing” prices for their goods, and if the sportsman finds
some great and perhaps dangerous mistake in the arrange¬
ments and working of his gun that he has just paid a big
sum for, and if he says anything unfavorable about it,
the jealous manufacturer “lucks,” and considers the
hunting man hard to please. These troubles were un¬
known in old muzzle-loading times.

When a manufacturer ships a gun he should equip it
with all necessary tools for loading and include them
in the price of the gun, aud not expect a man living two
thousand miles away to know all the extras that are even
essential to a gun that probably he hag never seen one of.
But they don’t do that. They will pift in a part of the
tools and leave the rest out. I have had three fine dou¬
ble guns made in the past three yearn, and it took me
a month or more to each gun to get together all the nec¬
essary tools for loading and shooting.

One word about shells. I think the thin brass shell is
the shell of the future. Thick shells will never do un¬
less they fit the chamber so snugly that there is no room
for expansion. I have shut FFG powder out of Reming¬
ton’s and Union Metallic Company’s thin brass shot-gun
shells, using five and six drachms powder and one and a
half ounce soft shot, out of ten-gauge Parker gun ; also,
four drachms same powder or lour drachms Hazzard’s
Electrio Nos. 2 and 3, in twelve-gauge Nichols gun,
using same make of "shells, and snot them hundreds of
times, never having one to snap or expand ; nor do I be¬
lieve any amount of powder could injure one of those
shells, no matter whether fine or course, without injur¬
ing the gun itself. So it is no use of “ Rabb” believing
or asserting that there is no shell made that will shoot
fifty or more grains Orange Lightning No. 4 or Dazzard’s
Electric No. 3 without troublesome expansion. This
expansion of shells is owing entirely to the elasticity of
the shell and the closeness of the shell to the shell cham¬
ber. If the shell be thick, it cannot be elastic and made
of brass or any other soft metal, and if it fits the cham¬
ber, and there being no room for expansion, it eanuot ex¬
pand. In conclusion, if Mr. “Rabb" still thinks that I
know nothing about rifle shooting, tell him. to come
down here and hunt deer and turkeys with me one sea¬
son, and after that we will compare notes. C. L. J.

Willis, Texas, Dec, 23d, 1879.

A Massachusetts correspondent writes : I have read with
great interest th© communications from time to time in re¬
gard to the expansion of shells, and have hoped that some

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<mo 'would be able to suggest a. l-emedy for it. I have had
the : same experience as ru,y brother-sportsmen, say they
h;lVe. I bought about a year ago two Ballard rifles, one
of, them a Creedmoor and the other aSchuetzeu, using 50
glams of powder and 270 grains lead. The shells at first
‘ worked admirably, but, after using three or four times,
commenced to stick, and some of them could ixot be
driven into the chamber of the gun more than half an
inch. After the first tune the shells were fired the bul¬
lets would drop out of them if they were inverted. I
have not a bit of fault to find with the rifles I own, for 1
know there are no better made ; and it seems strange to
me that the makers will not try and overcome this really
only disadvantage the Ballai-d rifle has. For accuracy
they cannot he beaten. I hope the sportsmen who own and
use these rifles will keep up this ‘ ‘ Everlasting shell " agita¬
tion, and perhaps influence the makers to overcome this
obstacle, and give their shells as honest and reliable a
name as the Ballard rifle holds. Another Sticker.

ANNUAL REPORT OF, THE N. R. A.

New York, Jan. 13th,, 1880.

To the National Rifle Association of America— Mr, Presi¬
dent and Gentlemen : —

Since the submittal of the last annual Secretary's re¬
port in January, 1879, many events of interest to mem¬
bers of this Association, as well as to riflemen generally,
have transpired, though they will be but briefly referred
to, as it is believed that any extended notice here
would be a needless tautology, the various reports of offi¬
cers and committees, which will appear in the,, annual
report of 1879, being very complete.

The Secretary cannot, however, let this opportunity
pass without noting the gratifying financial condition of
the Association, the credit for which is largely, if not
wholly, due to the careful and efficient management of
the Treastu-er, Hon. David W. Judd. The balance shown
on his report, though smaller than the amount that ap¬
peared at the opening of the year 1879, being a clear and
true balance without liabilities, shows a more healthy
financial condition than has existed in the Association
since its organization.

As you are aware, the seventh annual meeting of the
Association took place January 1111), 1879, and the action
taken thereat was printed in full in the annual report pub¬
lished that year.

The subject of changing that portion of the by-laws re¬
lating to annual membership assumed the proportion of
a proposed amendment subscribed to by ten members, as
required, and to the effect that Section 3 of Article X be
amended so as to read : —

“ 3. Clubs of fifteen from any Company of the National
Guard may become members of this Association on pay¬
ment of two dollars a year per man. Clubs of twenty or
over from any Company may become members by paying
one dollar and a half each a year. "

The passage of this amendment being recommended by
the Board of Directors, a special meeting of the Associa¬
tion was called for Tuesday, March 18th, at the rooms of
the Association at 4 o’clock p. M. No quorum being pre¬
sent, at 4.30 the meeting was compelled to adjourn with¬
out having transacted any business. Following close
upon this came another proposed amendment, regularly
subscribed to by ten members, and which passed tho
Board of Directors, with recommendations for its adop¬
tion . On the evening of Monday, March 31st, in answer
to a call for a special meeting of the Association, its
members assembled at the New York State Arsenal, and
at a little after 8 o'clock p. si., the President being ab¬
sent, Gen. Wingate, the Vice-President, took the chair
and announced that the object of the meeting was to act
upon (either to adopt or reject), first, the proposed amend¬
ment of the by-laws, changing the amount of annual
dues in Sec. 1 of Art. X— and in Sec. 2 of Art. XI — from
three to two dollars ; and secondly, as to striking out the
whole of Sec. 3 of Art. X.

A motion by Major Fulton to adopt the first part,
changing the annual dues from three to two dollars, was
made, seconded, put to vote and duly carried.

Following amotion to adopt the second part of the pro¬
posed amendment came a question from a memoer ask¬
ing if a quorum was present. The Secretary being
orderedlby the chair to count, discovered that but twenty-
four members were then in the room, being six short of a
quonxm. The legality of action taken being questioned and
a ruling called for, the chair decided that the action taken
up to time of discovery of a quorum not being present
was legal, but that such discovery being now made no
further business could be transacted or motions made,
except to adjourn, which was thereupon done.

During the past year twelve regular and four special
meetings of the Board of Directors have been held, the
last one in December, 1879, being the ninety-third regu¬
lar meeting held by the board since its organization.
The average attendance at these meetings has been
good, but one adjournment being necessary for want of
a quorum. The Executive Committee has met eleven
times upon call by the President or any member thereof.
Tho only changes in the Board of Directors has been
the vacating of the ex-officio Directorships caused by the
resignations of the Adjutant-General of the State and
the Inspector of Rifle Practice,

Committees for the year were appointed by the Presi¬
dent in February, 1879, as follows
Finance Committee : — Lt.-Coi. E. Harrison Sanford,
Capt. William C. Casey, Col. J. H. Oowperthwaite.

Range Committee Gen. Geo. W. Wingate, Capt.
Joseph G. Story, Col. Geo. Scott.

Prize Committee : — Col. John Ward, Major Joseph
Holland, Ma jor Jas. H, Jones.

In June last, Maj. D. B. Williamson was granted leave
of absence until his return from Europe. Your Secre¬
tary likewise {received leave of absence after the Fall
Meeting till the end of the year, though such leave was
not taken advantage of. The Assistant Secretary was
granted forty days’ leave of absence to go to Europe up¬
on business. He reported for duty within the specified
time. On. May 6th, ex- Adjutant-General Franklin Town¬
send was elected an Honorary Director of this associa¬
tion for the term of three years.

It was early in the year decided to lay aside as a sink¬
ing fund that should be applied solely to repairs and
Improvements upon tho Range at Creedmoor, all moneys
reoeived as dues from life memberships. This has

amounted to $75. Eighteen new names have been added
to our roll of fife membership, thirteen of whom paid
the usual fees, four were offered and won as prizes, and
one was awarded as an honor.

Annual members (despite the reduced dues) have not
been as numerous as had been hopefully anticipated, and
though an increase of nearly fifty per cent. , is shown
upon the roll, the cash receipts from this source are
rather below last ye.ar's figures,

The roll of affiliated rifle clubs and associations shows
seven as against six in 1878, as follows : — The Empire
Rifle Club, Amateur Rifle Club, Seventh Regiment Rifle
Club, and Twelfth Regiment Rifle Club of New York,
the Massachusetts Rifle Association, the New Jersey
State Rifle Association and the Columbia Rifle Associa¬
tion of Washington, D. C.

Two military organizations, viz,, Company I, Seventh
Regiment, and Gatling Battery E, First Division, N. G.
S. N. Y., each joined the association in a body under the
by-law permitting suck membership at half the usual
rates.

Badges have been issued to ten life members num¬
bers numbered from eiglity-seven to ninety -six inclusive.

During the past season there have been ninety-seven
matchesof tlie N. R, A. shot at Creedmoor against one
hundred and thirty-eight in 1878. This reduced number
may be accounted for by noting the omission of subscrip¬
tion matches at the Spring and Fall Meetings. They are

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GAME IN SEASON IN JANUARY.

Hares, brown and gray.

■Wild duple, geese, brilnt, etc.

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Spring Meetings— 58 Prizes, value and cash. . . . . .... . .

Fall Meetings, 12-1 Prizes (exclu-1 Value. .$9,991 oO

sive of 20 Prizes, return of en- -Gush . 70

trance fees . ! . I — - 10,657 20

hong Range Tournament, 2,9 ) Value. .. *352 00

Prizes; and 28 divisions of eu- J-Cash . 791 92

trance money . > — -

Monthly Matches, 2«f Prizes . I dfgh. 757 ®o-

Total— 102 Prizes . . . -

Excepting the last menth of the season, the general at¬
tendance at Creedmoor has been decidedly good, the en¬
tries in monthly matches comparing favorably with
former years. In this connection the Secretary would
respectfully call attention to the conditions of certain
matches with prizes requiring to be won “ tlie greatest
number of times during the season,” as a partial explana¬
tion of the decreased attendance and falling off of en¬
tries alluded to.

A competitor having won a prize four times say out of
seven competitions during the season, is the only one
then having any interest in the match, others knowing
that they have no further chance of winning or even of
tieing. Experience shows that the most interesting con¬
ditions for a prize (except in such as the “Champion
Marksman's Badge” and “Diamond” matches, where
objects other than to win the principal prize influence
entries) are to require same to be won a certain number
of times (not necessarily consecutive), before becoming
personal property.

An error of my predecessor in office lias been noticed in
his report of 1878, in which it is claimed that 6,000 rail¬
road excursion tickets between New York and Brook¬
lyn and Creedmoor had been sold by this Association
alone to members of the N. R. A. and N, G. S. N. T in¬
stead of which but 3,998 were disposed of. During the
past year 7,034 have been sold at the rate of thirty cents
each, the amount of $2,107.20 havingbeen received there¬
for, and duly handed over to the Long Island Railroad
Company.

Troops of the National Guard have used the range on
three days of each week almost continuously from June
1st to November 1st, the approximate number of men
shooting thereon during that period not being less than
13,000, which number, added to an estimated 5,000 in
meetings and matches, would make the total number
about 18,000, which might, perhaps, he safely increased
to 20,000.

In the matches of the Fall Meeting a more general re¬
presentation of military teams (especially from New York
State) is to be noted. The presence of teams represent¬
ing all the divisions of the army is also very gratifying,
representing, as it does, the growing and unusual in¬
terest in this most important branch of the soldier’s edu¬
cation. The Regular Army and National Guard being
thus brought into closer competition, cannot fail to cre¬
ate a spirit of friendly rivalry that will develop an in¬
creasing skill and consequent efficiency in both branches
of the service.

Though the absence of any foreign team at Creedmoor
was a drawback to the popular enthusiasm, yet the
matches were well attended, and shot with keen compe¬
tition. Tho spring meeting, owing to unfavorable
weather, was not well attended, and the Secretary is of
the opinion that this part of the annual arrangements
might be profitably omitted, and in its stead one or two
special matches substituted, with popular conditions and
prizes.

Major Jones elect ed Secretary February 4th, 1879 ; re¬
signation to take effect January 6th, 1886. Major-Gen¬
eral Townsend elected Honorary Director for usual term
of three years from May 6Ui. Four life members
during past year, viz.: Hon. Alfred W. Craven, Mr. John
Klein, Col. J. M. Homiston, M, D., and Hon. II. K.
Hackett.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Chess Openings. By H. W. Bird. Howard Lockwood.

71 Duane street, New York.

The game of ohess will always be pre-eminent as an nmusomeut
which compels thought and enforces mental discipline, and In
this respect some of its best exemplars have been found in the
United States. The author of this work has given us something
worthy of tho game, which challenges the attention of every ohess
player, and which is full of suggestion to those who hope to excel
at chess. Mr. Bird's name is a guaranty of authority, since, he is
recognized as an export and as one of tho greatest or English ohess
players. His book contains a series of forty-iivo openings, with
Illustrative games, and diagrams of noteworthy games and prob¬
lems. These embrace the pith of the lessons taught by the great
masters in chess strategic and present in the plainest and most
lucid manner the best openings for chess students to learn. The
work is prefaced with a succinct and interest ing history of Ohess
in America.

von Florida.

Decr.Wi Id Turkey, Woodcock, Quail, Snipe, Ducks, and Wild Fowl.

Hay birds ” generally, ineluding various species of plover, sand
piper, suipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf birds, phalnropes, avo-
cets, etc., corniug under the group lAmueyhe or Shore birds.

GAME AND FISH DIRECTORY.

In sondiiig reports for the Fobest and Stheam Directory to
dame aud Fish Resorts, our correspondents are requested to give
the following particulars, with such other information as they
may deem of value ; Stato, Town, County ; means t)f access ; H otel
and other accommodations; Game andits Season ; Fish and IteSea-

i; Boats, Guides, etc.; Nameof person tonddress; -allevthefol-
lowing model New York, Bay Share, Suffolk County, I.ong
Island. Benched by Dong Island Railroad, forty miles from Hunt¬
er's Point. Hotel— Prospect House, John S. Rogers, proprietor, $12
per week. Game— Ducks of all varieties and geese, Cietober 1st to
May 1st ; hay birds, after July 10th ; quail, November 1st to Jan¬
uary 1st. Fish— Bluetlsh, Juno 1st to November 1st; sea bass,
kingflsh, potgies, and sheepshead, all summer. Boats, $3 por day.
Address, John S. Rogers, as above.

Chambering Buckshot. — It is the usual rule iu cham¬
bering buckshot in choke-bores, to place a wad just
within the muzzle of tlie barrel where the choke is the
greatest, and on that to chamber the shot. Loads deter¬
mined in this way will generally give satisfaction, We
give below another method which seems to us an excel¬
lent one. It is well worth while trying this. We shall
be glad to hear from, those who may put it into practice.
R. T. writes from Van Buren, Arkansas : —

I have bad some experience in the use of choke-bores
with all sizes of shot, from No. 10 drop up to No. 1 buck-
*shot. I have owned and shot several breech-loading shot
guns, both cylinder and choke-boi-es. I have now a W, & 0.
Scott & Sons’ No. 12 bore, full choke, and one that no rea¬
sonable money would purchase. I have tried all sizes of
buckshot that will chamber m the muzzle of the gun. I
find that she docs not shoot any chamber proper of buck¬
shot more than ordinarily well, uot better than the cylin¬
der-bores. Blit by experimenting with loading in differ¬
ent modes of chambering, I have made, as I believe, an
important discovery in shooting buckshot with the
choke bore. It is as follows : After the powder — say
three and one-half drachms — is rammed tolerably well
with two good pink-edge wads, place five buckshot iu a
ring on wads, and five more alternately around tlie first
five, and five more alternately on those, making the load
fifteen in all. Now thei'e will be a space iu tlie centre
not large enough for a shot in each five shots, which
space I leave open and place a good tight wad over them.
When fired the space admits the closing of each ring of
shot in passing tlie choke, and the pattern is more than
doubled. I have had the thing thoi'oughly tried with
over ten dozen choke-bored guns of my own aud my
sporting friends, and in every instance it is equally good.
Of course the size of the shot must correspond to the size
of gun with twelve bores. I find No. 8 buckshot, St.
Louis mould , exact ly suits iu the U. M. G. paper shell. For
a ten-bore No. 7 is’ the size. I am desirous of hearing
from our brother sportsmen on tlie subject, and if my
mode is not novel to them I am at a loss to know why
some of them have not mentioned it in giving their ex¬
perience with buck and choke.

What is meant' in using the word “ chamber proper,”
is that five shot is not an entire chamber, as no less than
seven will chamber where one is iu the centre. R. T.

Diving Decoys. — Lexington, Ey., Dec. 10th — Editor
Forest and Stream : — I have tried the decoying power of
the diving decoy apparatus in a recent trip to Reel Foot
Lake, and find the attachment a great improvement. It
is easily handled and is very effective in drawing ducks
within range. At Reel Foot we killed nearly every spe¬
cies of duck found in that region, and were perfectly sat¬
isfied with the diving decoys. B. W. D.

Fowl Shooting at Shelter Island.— Themild weather
of the last few weeks has delayed the migration of the
fowl from Shelter Island, and they are now feeding
around there in considerable numbers. A half-dozen
batteries are now leveled against them, and from ten to
forty fowl are killed daily by each boat, if rigorous
winter should seal up these bays they will all disappear.

Tennessee. — Savannah, Jan. 5th. — Our quail season
has just closed, and has not been a very good one. I was
out several times last week, and shot fifty birds and
seven hares. One of tho latter was of the grey variety,
and weighed five and a half pounds. Some parties
driving for deer near Waterloo, a landing on Tennessee
River, some fifty miles or more above here, killed, not
long since, a buck weighing 199 pounds. He was struck
by a single buckshot. A friend of mine, while shooting
ducks in the Millwood bend of the Black Warrior River,
shot and killed a ninety-pound doe. He had his gun
loaded with No. 4’s ; disabled the deer with the first bar¬
rel, and after following her a short distance got in his
left , which gave her the coup de grace. Duck shoot¬
ing, owing to warm weather and high water, has been
almost nil, We are hoping for colder weather this
month, when you may expect better reports from us.

Will.

Arkansas — Jaclcsonport, Jan. 3f?. — The present game
season is the worst on record. Having no game law, tlie
gun is not yet laid away. A party from Little Rock,
Ark., with General B. Hempstead aud several other gen¬
tlemen, whose names I have been finable to learn, have
gone over to Swan Lake and West Prairie armed and
equipped as the law directs. The mail-carrier reports that
they have killed several deer and bear, but have heard
nothing of their success with the birds. We are anx¬
iously waiting for the spring flight of water fowl aud for
the snipe and plover, Weather miserably and tediously
warm, YELL,

994

FOREST AND STREAM

Minnesota Deer Shooting. — Farley, Minn., Dec. 23d.
I have a No. 10 bore, full choke, 30-inch barrel, 91 pounds,
manufactured by William Moore, about seven or eight
years ago, and I find that, it shoots fine shot much hotter
than it does coarse ; that is, shot larger than No. 1 and
BB. It shoots those aB well as any gun I ever saw, and I
have seen them all; but in shooting buck shot it does not
shoot as good as I wish it did, T have tried most every¬
thing I have ever heard of, and this fall gave it up and
purchased a Winchester, model 1870, which does all that
I could ask of it or any other gun. I have killed four deer
and an elk, the nearest shot being made at a fawn, sixty-
five yards. The other three deer and the elk I shot on
the run, none of them inside of ninety-five yards. One
large buck and also the first one I ever pulled a trigger
on, started at ninety yards. The first shot I missed him;
the second shot I put a ball through him, just back of the
heart ; the next shot I broke his front leg, and at 230
yards I put a ball quartering of hint which came out his
front shoulder and he (hopped in Iris tracks, The elk
only took one ball through the hind quarters. You may
think this is all long shooting. But you must know that
it is not hills and valleys, but prairie just as level as a
door, with au occasional patch of willow brush and poplar,
out of which we start them. Winchester.

California Hunting Preserves.— The Coast Range
Sportsmen’s Club, of San Francisco, has selected one of
the finest localities for hunting and fishing in the State,
having taken up about 500 acres of good laud about fif¬
teen miles above Duncan’s Mills, Sonoma county, the
terminus of the North Pacific Coast Railroad. The
land secured commands probably two or three thousand
acres of grazing ground in the hills, and, regarded even
as a business investment, the club cannot fail to score a
success. But it is uot at present looking at the matter in
a business light, but as regards sport and recreation.
The laud is at the forks of a splendid trout stream, there
is an abundance of small game, and the deer hun ting is
as good as anywhere in the State. The club will build a
cabin, employ a keeper, improve the necessary roads, etc,,
within a few months. This is an addition to the regular
preserves of the country, to which there will be many
more added within the next quarter of a century,

A Montana Deer Range. — Helena, Mon., Dee, 36th,
1870. — The black-tail deer, after the first snow fall, leav¬
ing their summer haunts take a certain trail or pass to
gain the lowland mountains skirting* the unsettled val¬
leys of our Territory. One of these passes near Helena
has become the resort of our hunters. Two hours will
bring us there, when at daybreak the deer can be seen on
their journey and often in bands from ten to thirty. The
various hunters stationed on this trail find good shooting,
provided they can hit a deer on the jump, for after the
first shot is fired the deer do not stop long to rest, but
hasten along to gain shelter. Some ol' your readers will
call us pot-hunters from the fact of killing so many, and
possibly because, the deer are offered for sale in our mar¬
ket. Yet we are not, nor do we make a living by die
gun. We shoot for spent only. The following is a list ol'
the persons who visited the range during the past fall,
and the number of deer and elk killed within fourteen
to twenty miles of Helena during the months of October,
November and December, 1879 : —

Deer— Bedding Sims, 30 ; George W. Bashaw, 26 ; John Bowman,
37; W.H. Ewing, IS; Win. B. Hundley and A. ,1. Kelley, 25; Wil¬
liam Jones, 16 ; Oliver Alien, o: J.W. Hopkins, 3 : Thomas Charles,
5; D. W. Curtis, 3; Percy Hanser, 7; Thos, Kirkettdall, 5; Ur.
Tate, 12; Mr. Munlove,3; Travis (Brothers, 4; Severn Jacobs, 11;
M. E. Walton. II : Jack Aker.-, 13 ; 11. M. Barchen, 1 ; John T. Mu r-

&by, 1; I). A. O. Floworrce. 7 ; T. H. Kleiusobrrldt, 1; Cltas, D.

ard,4; Charles Oldham, 111; R. C. Wallace, 2: Charles Rumiey.
2. Elk— David Merritt, 6 ; Dr. -Mclll iH.'imey, 1 ; Win. Roe (Grizzly
bear, 1,100 pounds), 1.

Borne reader may ask, Why kill so many? it will exter¬
minate the deer soon. To those 1 can only say, that dur¬
ing the months of October and November it is estimated
from fifty to one hundred and fifty deer pass aldng nightly;
they don’t travel much after 8 o’clock. I have seen eleven
distinct paths made around a mountain in one night,
which could uot be made by less than from ten to fifty
deer each. The number estimated by an old hunter to
have passed that morning was six hundred. Is there any
wonder so many deer are killed in suen a short period ?
Montana offersa good field to the sportsmen. Our brooks
abound with trout, our mountains with game of all kinds ;
our valleys afford good shooting for chickens and game ;
and in season ducks and geese are very plenty. In one
of your articles — a “Tale of American Field Sports" — I
observed that the rabbit comes in (i. e., a few come to
bag) after a hard day’s work, and with the valuable as¬
sistance of a good dog. Those who are fond of rabbit
hunting I beg to visit, a small district out here, where they
can shoot from fifty to seventy-five, weighing no less
than six to eight pounds, in less than half a day. 1
killed eight in thirty minutes the other day, and am m-
formed that lost winter one man killed over ten dozen in
one day's sport with rifle. The place is known as “ Rab¬
bit Rauch," and the owner tells mo he has often counted
upwards of three dozen from his doorway. I hope some
of your readers will find their way out here to enjoy our
climate and scenery, and the fine sport offered, and by
personal observation learn something of the wealth of
the great Northwest, Helena.

Oregon— Portland, Deo. 2 6th, 1879.— Our unusual cold
weather has ruined our shooting ; the lakes arc all frozen
up, and the ducks, swans, geese, etc., have all gone
South, with the exception of a few “ broad bills,’’ wid¬
geon, and gray duck. No canvas-back shooting yet this
winter to amount to anything, Multnomah. •

Curing Skins of Game. — The following methods have
stood the test of English sportsmen : — After pegging out
the Bkin in the usual manner, rub well with wood ashes
(not hot) from the camp fire ; the ashes absorb the fat.
At the first rubbing brush off the dirty and moist ashes
and cover the skin liberally with clean, to remain on for
some hours, then rub again, etc., as may be necessary.
Skins treated in this way soon become dry and stiff, and
may be carried on a light frame, or upon the bed when
moving camp. Do not fold the skins until they are to be
packed for forwarding. They should be frequently aired
in the sun, the rubbed surface uppermost : air well be¬
fore packing in air-tight tin-lined cases.

About twelve years ago I shot a very large pelican in
South Australia. ' Being on a journey, I had no means of
obtaining arsenical soap, hut preserved the skin tempo¬

rarily with a small quantity of sail and plerty of black
pepper. As soon as I could obtain arsenical soap, which
was about a fortnight later, I removed the salt and pep¬
per as well as I could, and applied the arsenical soap, and
the skin is still in perfect preservation. I should think a
mixture of chlorafutn and t urpentine in equal parts would
prove the best preservative for large skins.

MY FIRST COUGAR.

I THINK I was the worst scared boy of seventeen that
ever raised a rifle to his shoulder when I saw my
first cougar — a tiger, they called the beast in Florida, It
was in Florida, during the Seminole War, while I was at¬
tached to McLaughlin's Naval Squadron, consisting of the
United States schooners Flirt, Wave and Otsego. One
day I left the Otsego at her anchorage inBide of Carys-
port Reef, and went on shore on Key Largo after deer,

I iear. or any other large game I could find. I carried a
U. 8. Yager rifle, .32 calibre, and a pair of rifle single-
barrelled pistols in my belt.

I pushed on through the dense forest until I was a mile
or more from the landing place, seeing nothing but
myriads of lovely paroquets and the brown doves which
are so plenty on the Florida Keys. But, all of a sudden,
I heard right behind me a kind of a purring sound, and
turning, saw, not ten feet above the ground, soarce five
yards away, on a limb under which I had just passed, a
great tawny beast staring at me, with eyes that glowed
like balls of fire in that dark, dense forest growth.

To wheel and raise my rifle to my shoulder was the
work of a second, but I was shaking from head to foot, I
could not get my sights to bear on the head of the beast
for a second ; I doubt if I could have covered a ham-
door in that first moment of alarm. But when I saw the
tail of the animal moving to aud fro, I knew— for I had
read of the trait— that it was preparing to spring ; and
the emergency brought me to my nerve. My rifle settled
down stiff, and I drew a fine sight between those glaring
eve-balis, and “let drive.”

‘ It was not a second too soon ; he was gathered for his
ieap as the gun went off, and when he came, with the
ball through his brain, he fell within a yard of me, tear¬
ing the ground in his deattragony. and yelling so terribly
that tny boats' crew beard it clear down by the water¬
side, a mile away, and came tearing through the woods
to see what trouble I was in. They helped me tote the
beast out, and Jim Eagan, our pilot and guide, told me
it was the biggest tiger he had ever seen. It measured
over eight feet from its nose to the end of its tail and had
claws that wouldn't have disgraced a bona fide lion from
Central Africa. I killed one afterward in a fire hunt on
Sanabel Island, and they were the only two I ever saw
in Florida. But I have since killed the same kind of an
animal in Texas and in California, where they call them
“lions." They are nearly identical with our northern
panthers, but larger and more tawny in color. None of
those that I killed had spots like the cougar of South
America.

The able and pleasant letters of Doctor Henshall in the
Forest and Stream carry me back over pleasant cruis¬
ing grounds. But the Doctor and his companions should
have penetrated the Everglades, at least as far as Sam
Jones’, or Arpiaka’s Islands. They would have been well
repaid in the wondrous sawgrass for the trouble of poling
a canoe through the winding channels,

Ned Buntline.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

Fountain Gun Club.— Parhvllle, L. I., Jan. Uth— Match for
gold badge; 7 birds each; 80 yards boundary, 11 ounce of shot,
tv,,.,] 5 ground traps ; ties decided at 3 birds eaoli, and miss aud era
: the use of both barrels of the gun allowed

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New Jersey— Rutherford Parlt, Jan. Mil — Monthly mate?

Gun and Fishing Club ; 15 yards ; Jeaneret and. Coe bandici O'
4 yards .(

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Cornelius Coe won the badge for the best shot, and Consmiller
wears the badge for being the worst shot.

Knickerbocker Yacht Club.— Part Morns, Jan. 2d.— Pigeon
matches shot, by members of the Knickerbocker Yacht Club on
olub grounds, PortMorris, New Year's morning. Tbebirdswere
very good indeed, tile most of them being swift flyers. The first
match' was a sweepstakes ; 10 birds; 21 yards rise;£0 yards
boundary:—

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1\ T. Nixon .

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T.N. Jacques .

Second money wi
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divided between Messrs. Nixon anil Steinke.
as between J. B. Cole and A. B. Miller, for a

_ . „ _ aan Eliootlng at live birds. The mat eb was

,._by J. R. Cole killing his five birds; Miller killed three.

Match for $25, J. H. Coleand T. T. Nixon shooting against T.
N. Jacques and A. Steinke ; each at tile birds; all the matches
were shot with 21 yards rise and 80 ynlds boundary

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Aug. Steinke . 11 J . R. Colo. ... . — 3

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and teeming with interest throughout m being (tolerably) closely
oon tested, and their being several friends of the contestants In
attendance, it was not, like most long matches, tiresome and te¬
dious. Mr. Allan Nichols was shooting in his best form, and with
his iscott “ Bird-Catcher" made some remarkable shots, both a
to distance and aeeuraoy. Mr. W. K. Henderson, who lias justre
t urned from Europe, is not shooting in his old form, but is still
bard to beat, The conditions were 50 birds each, handicap rise,
80 yards boundary, H. and T. traps, Long Island Gun Club
rules :—

First Team.- Mr. Allan P. Nichols killed 15 straight; the lflth
fell dead out of hounds; missed 17th, 38th, 37tb, and 38th, killing
45 out of the 50. ilr. Wm. R. Henderson missed his 4th, 15th, 17th,
22d, 38th, 46th, tilth, 47th aud 48th, killing 41 out Of the 50. Total

SciTOKt Ten in . - M r. Horace C.Wullace missed his 6th, 8th, 10th,
20th. 80th, Hth, Mill, and 50th, killing 43 out of the 50. Mr. James
M. Muni ml missed his 13th. and lost 18th out of bounds; missed the
IGlh, 17th, isih, 20ih, 28th, 41th, 45th and 40th, killing 40 of the 50.
Total for team, 83.

Referee— Leonard Brown. Time— 3 hours and 25 minutes. Man¬
ager- W. E. Brown.

Central Club.— Lansingburg, N. Y., Jan. Sift. — The Central Gun
Club con ininsamong its members the sharpshooters of Rensselaer,
Saratoga and Albany Counties. To-day’s match was for the final
possession of the badgo and the best shot- of 1870. The badge had
been previously won by John Pickering, A. Paul, C. R. McDon¬
ald, Murry Campbell, Oapt. King and J. De GoJyer. Walter
c ainphetl won, and then the seven shot off for final and perma¬
nent posses, ion. tt was won by J. Pickering, who broke nine
bails m succession. Following the shooting for the badge was a
pigeon match; Id birds each; plunge traps; 21 yards rise. The
scores were : W. Campbell, 0; J. Pickering, 9 ; Thos. Curley, 8 ;
Ed. Lansing, S; A. Paul, 8 ; A. Wenterworth, 6; J. Grove, 8; M.
Campbell, T. On shoot off Pickering won first and Paul second.
The officers for the following year were then elected : President,
Edward Lansing ; Vice-President, W. G. Campbell ; Secretary,
Archie Paul ; Treasurer, Nelson Lewis, the veteran rifle shot, Who
managed to make It very warm for the members at the glass
spheres. u- “• 1 •

New JERSEY,- Middlesex Pigeon Club match at Tromley; lo
birds each, handicap rise, 5 traps, Engiish-Hut ling ham rules.
The best scores were i— Mr- 0. Woods, 27 yards. 9 : Mr. IV . Dot, 29
yards, fl: I)r. Mott, 28 yards, 8; Mr. IV. Long, 28 yards, 7 ; Mr. W.
Woods, 21 yardB, 7, and M r. fa. Thom pson, SO yards, 6. The tie was
shot, off at 3 birds, the badge going to Mr. W oods.

J rjhers.

A RETROSPECT OF THE ARCHERY SEASON
OF 1879.

LOOKING back over the archery season just past, the
view is far from disoouva,ging. While it is true
that the pastime found favor in the eyes of many per¬
sons for two or three preceding summers, yet the summer
just over witnessed the real beginning of the publio
archery practice in America. During the previous years
very few matches were shot between societies, and no
great associations were formed, In the last year, how¬
ever, the National Association was formed somewhat
upon the model of the Grand National Archery Society
of Great Britain, and following it, the archers of the
New England States and New York created the Eastern
Archery Association upon a similar plan. The success
of these two associations, together with the steady
growth of the interest in archery, induced the formation
of several State archery associations, and caused the
birth of hundreds of new societies. No doubt it would
be safe to say that at the close of the season of 1879
there were twice as many persons practicing with
patience and persistence the difficult pastime, as at the
corresponding time of the year 1878. So much for the
advance in the way of numbers. Another marked fea¬
ture in the past season appears in the superior class of
archery goods used by the majority of archers. Two
years ago the greater number of persons contented them¬
selves with bows costing from four to seven dollars ; now
the average archer wields a bow valued at from fifteen
to one hundred dollars. Formerly any sort Of a stick
would do for an arrow, now only the very finest footed,
with parallel points, highly painted and gilded, and
fledged with the best turkey or peacock feathers, are
used. This advance In the character of weapons wielded
by our archers is not the result of that vanity which
leads to over-dress for show, but comes of the knowledge
that good goods [are high-priced ones, particularly in
archery. Nor has the scoring been less gratifying in its
improvement than the other features of the season.
While, during the season of 1878, nearly ail the archers
practiced more at 40 yards than any other distance, yet
only three archers, to the writer’s knowledge, succeeded
in reaching 200 points, with 30 arrows, at that range.
In the season just over, dozens of archers passed that
score although giving much less attention to this short
range. At 60 yards, the shortest of the ranges of the
Yorit Round, and the longest of the American Round,
only three archers, to the best of the writer’s Informa¬
tion succeeded in scoring 140 points with 30 arrows dur¬
ing the season of 1878. In the season of 1879, however,
more than thirty archers passed that point, and mors
than a dozen passed 150 points. At the 80 yards and 100
yards ranges, no shootiDg, or scarcely any, was done
during the season of 1878 ; yet, ere the close of 1879,
these two ranges became favorites with nearly all of the

more advanced archers. .

Not with the idea of making invidious comparisons,
but only as examples of rapid progress in different and
widely separated portions of the country, attention might
be called to the shooting of Mr. F. C. Havens, of the Bow
Club of Oakland, California, who, from very insignificant
scoring in 1878, reached in the past season to an average
of 500 points at the American Round ; once in a match
shoot getting 581 pomts I This is admirable work, and
since Mr. Havens is expected at the next National Meet¬
ing as a "competitor for the prizes of the Association we
may expect to see some shooting by him at the longer
ranges proportionately fine. Passing east ward we might
stop to exhibit some of the fine scores of Mr. Tac Hussey,
of the Des Moines Toxopbilites, who has frequently
passed 200 points at 40 yards, and closely approached 500
at the American Round. At Highland Park, Illinois,
without naming the brilliant scores of Carver, Hall, Gray
and Weston, who have grown to seem like veterans, we
might call particular attention to the wonderful improve¬
ment shown by Mr. O. W. Kyle, who took his first bow
in it and in November 1878. and yet in November 1879,
scored several times over 150 points with 48 arrows at 80
yards and about the same value with 30 arrows at 60
yards’ Among the members of the Buffalo ToxophiUtes
several have passed 100 points with 30 arrows at 60 yards,
notably Mr. F. Sidway, whose scoring is something re¬
markable for tbe length of his practice. Passing by the
Wabash Merry Bowmen and the Kokomo Archers, as two
of the older societies, we find at Cincinnati one archer,
Mr. Adam Gray, who has stepped to the front rank so

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suddenly as to be a surprise to every one. His score of
218 jSoints with 30 arrows at 40 yards, at the Ohio State
Tournament, was an exhibition of skill and nerve which
marks him as a future figure in archery tournaments.
The Arden Archers, of Marietta, Ohio, have given to fame
the names of three archers at least of very high skill — Mr.
L. L. Peddinghaus, Mr. Charles Slack and Mr. E. W.
Deval, each of whom has scored above 150 points with 30
arrows at 60 yards. At the Ohio State Tournament,
though shooting under difficulties, each of the two first
named scored very close to 800 points at the double
American Round, and lately we are astonished by the
scoring of all three at the York Round, Mr. Peddinghaus
getting t wo single Yorks in succession of 399, and 421
points— a double York of 820. The Toledo Archers, a
young society organized in July, 1S79, have shown won¬
derful advancement, Mr. Dean V. R. Manly scoring above
800 points at a double American Round. All honor to
this baud of brave young archers, which though only a
' month old had the courage to join the National Associa¬
tion and boldly contend for the prizes at the National
Meeting at Chicago, It was an exhibition of true nerve,
and the steady advance which they have made is no sur¬
prise to the’ writer. Among the eastern archers the
writer is less acquainted, yet the fine scoring at the
ranges of the American Round ot Mr. J. O. Blake, Mr.
W. Holberton, Mr. H. Innis, Mr. J. G. Johnson, and
notably Mr. E. R. Dwight, who each passed 500 points
at the double American Round at the public tournament
of the Eastern Archery Association, deserves mention.
AH these archers are young in the practice, but their
scoring gives promise of future excellence. Of course
the archers above mentioned are only a tithe of the num¬
ber whose scores have marked them as rapid learners of
the art of archery, but enough have been named to prove
the fact that the pastime lias taken a long step forward
during the past season. One marked feature of the last
year has been the unanimity with which the more ad¬
vanced archers have discarded the short ranges and prac¬
ticed at the York Round, or at least at the 60 yards range.
This is as it should be, and the good effects of it will be
seen at the next National Meeting. The ladies have fully
kept pace with the gentlemen in the general advance,
and we could give many names amongtliem which have
attracted attention throughout the season, «but we do
not feel hold enough to particularize among ’the fair !
We might say, however, that scores Of 500 to 750 points
at the double Columbia Round have been- made by ladies
of one season’s practice, and two or three we know who
at the 60 yards range have scored above 100 points with
30 arrows. Surely this is a remarkable record for a first
year.

Besides many niatcnes between teams of different
societies, four great public meetings were held : the Na¬
tional Meeting at Chicago, the Eastern Archery Associa¬
tion's Meeting at Beacon Park, Boston, the Ohio State
Tournament at Cincinnati, and the Pacific Coast Tourna¬
ment at Sacramento, California. At each of these meet¬
ings great interest was manifested, the attendance of
archers was large, and although the scoring was not
generally up to the average of the practice scores of each
archer, yet, taken as a whole, it was very satisfactory.
The general result of the season has been the wonderful
upbuilding of archery throughout the country. In the
coming season we shall all have good bows, fine arrows,
more practice atlonger ranges, more matches and public
meetings, and the year 1889 will fix archery so firmly in
the affections of the American people that in after years
its great tournaments wifi be the most attractive of all
exhibitions of out-door pastimes.

Will H. Thompson.

ARCHERY SCORING.

Boston, Deo. 31st, 1879.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

I am pleased to see the article of “ Massasoit Bowman”
in your issue of Dec. 25th. It is only by full and free
disoussion, and by having the points fairly presented on
both sides, that the archers of our country are to be
enabled to pass proper judgment on the new ideas which
will undoubtedly be advanced in this Yankee land. I am
aware of the risks and criticisms to which one is liable
who advances or advocates anything in archery at
variance with the methods which have come to us across
the Allantic. In archery, as in other sports, there are
those who arc prone to accept, without question, any¬
thing handed down from the ages, or coming from afar,
as the ne plus ultra. It has the far-away odor of antiquity
— possibly its only merit — and they seem to forget that
there is something new under the sun— at least there are
rediscoveries — for Have we not just discovered some of
the pleasures of archery? There are also those — and I
am happy to think the majority — who are disposed to
consider, and if apparently reasonable, to grant, a fair
trial to new ideas, and to encourage home industry and
talent. This has been well illustrated by the how con¬
troversy in Forest and Stream.

NOw, 1 have good reason to believe that American
makers can and do make good bows, and better ones than
can he imported at the same price. I had a 40-lb. seJf-
snakewood how of domestic manufacture, which I used
constantly for over five months, and shot with it over
eight thousand times. It was apparently as good as the
day I bought it, when the unlucky day came In which I
broke two strings on the bow in quick succession, and,
probably weakened by the breaking of the first, it could,
not stand the recoil when the second gave way Many
good bows are brokenin this way, and I am of the opinion
that the bows of any maker are liable to fail on use,
there being so many things in the nature of the material
used not discoverable in the shaping or finishing, and
only brought out by repeated trials.

My interest in archery is not of the kind inspired
wholly by the halo of antiquity and romance in which it
has been handed down to us. It is more of a practical
nature. The antiquity and romance are very good ; but
the practical utility ill the benefits and pleasures to he
derived in its practice, and its adaptability to all who
choose to make it their exercise and recreation, are, I
think, greater recommendations, and its strong hold on
those who enter into the sport. We are not the people to
stand still and take the “say so” of another as an ac¬
cepted fact. On the importation of rifle-shooting some
years since, did Americans continue on only in the
beaten path of English method ? Was there not a most

radical change made, and our teachers taught to load at
Ui« other end ? And have not the rifle chibs given up
those targets with twelve rings, and valued from one to
twelve, for the target with five rings, valued from one to
five, for exactly the same reason that 1 advanced In sup¬
port of my proposition? My statement was “ The
adoption of such a change would make no radical change
in the comparative value of scores ; but it would give to
scores ha ving a large number of hits, with few golds and
reds, an equity which they deserve, especially for long-
range shooting, and would bring the actual scores to a
better per cent, of the possible score.” Probably I did
not make myself as clear on the subject as I should have
done. ‘ ‘ Massasoit, ” and also a brother archer in a private
letter, both seem impressed with the idea that I propose
having the greater number of hits count the highest
score ; but it is not so, for in that case there would he no
necessity of values for the different colors. The present
proportionate value of colors is : — gold 36, red 28, blue
20, black 12, white 4 per cent. The new values would
be : — gold 53J, red 26|, blue 20, black 13J, and white Cjj-
per cent. This change would take 2£ per cent, from the
gold, 1J- per cent, from the red, and add to the wltite and
black respectively, and as I before stated, there will be
no radical change in the comparative value of scores.
The larger score will be the larger score still, save in such
a case as noted ; and I yet think that as between 50 hits,
value 202, and 05 hits, value 201, the 55 hits the best
shooting, though with the ro-valuation it would score hut
one point over the 50 hits. To illustrate the per cent, of
increase, in the possible scores I give the following from
my reply to the private letter ou the subject. Two scores
were submitted, figured at the old and my proposed
values, viz, : —

Hits . 29 Value. .. — . 117 New Value - .. 87

Hits . 80 Value . 122 New Value . . 76

I find that 76 is 2 1-3 per cent, more of 122 than 87 is of
145, showing that per cent, of increase to the 30 hits. To
figure another way : — 145 is 18.8 per cent, larger than
122, while 87 is but 14.4 per cent, larger than 76, showing
in this way a gain of 4.4 per cent, to the score having the
greater number of hits, but in the lower color ; and I also
find in per cent, of possible scores a gain in both ; to the
29 hits a gain of about 3 per cent., and to the 30 hits about
11 per cent.

“Massasoit” will thus see that I would notdo away with
the comparative results, even in his hypothetical case,
unless there was a wide variance between the number of
hits, and to argue the case on averages is exactly what
I propose to do to substantiate my proposition. The un¬
usual scores cited was to show that there were eases de¬
serving of an equity, not to he had in the present valua¬
tion.

Be it remembered, I referred to long-range shooting,
viz. : the York Round, wliich will be the distances mostly
used in competition by our archers. At this round the
possibilities are largely in excess Of the probabilities, with
one exception — Ford’s unequal score of 1,241 at the
Double York Round ; the higtiest scores made in England
for many years average less than five to a hit, showing
that there’are more hits in black and white than in gold
and red, by their best archers ; and the average is much
less. This being the case, and there being a. possibility of
a chance gold counting more than two blacks and tw o
whites, I submit that chauce may carry off the palm as
against merit ; that the chauce would be lessened by the
valuation, and an increase made in actual score in their
per cent, of possible score. “ Perfection is our aim,” says
“Massasoit.” Yes, 1 answer, and to that end let usdo those
things that will bring us as near perfection as possible.
In this long-distance shooting one may feel proud of the
day that the majority of his shots hit the target and
“ approximate the mark;” and to such the premium is
due in relative proportion. Let us not continue a pre¬
mium to chance by the excessive valuation of a portion
of the largest. A. S. Brownell.

American vs. English Again.— New York, Jan. 9 fh.
— Editor Forestand Stream : — Will you kindly' allow me
a little space in your valuable paper to say a few words
in answer to “ N. K. D.” on the subject of bows, although
his letter contains nothing new7, not even the puff given
Mr. Aldred; only some of his statements are so contrary
to the experience of the archers in this part of the coun¬
try that they ought not to be passed by. I have handled
very many of Mr. Aldred's hows, which are undoubtedly
as good as those of any English makers, and know they
do not stand this climate ; on the contrary, the universal
complaint is, that they break very easily. Members of
the Buffalo Club, .the Oritani Archers, and many others,
will bear me out in this statement, and as to yews, I do
not think I ever saw a yewr that had outlasted two sea¬
sons’ work. As to Spanish yews, costing only $20 landed
here, I doubt. They cannot he sold in London for less
than $30 or $40, and then they are far from first-class.
Mr. Carver told me his how cost $125. As to the how
making the scores, I refer him to Mr. W. B. D. Gray,
whose score (the highest) he publishes in his article. Mr.
Gray, the champion, Avon his prizes with a cheap lance-
wood,

Gan Mr. Kyle give us an authentic statement of the
arrows shot with his Spanish yew, and can he beat Mr.
Beecher’s record of 0A7er 8,000 30-inch arrows, shot with
his split-bamboo ? See Forest and Stream of last
week.

As to American makers overcharging, I am afraid “ N.
K. D." is not posted. He can buy a good bow of Ameri¬
can make for $2.50 to $4.50. I had one in use for one
season which cost $4.50 ; it pulls forty-nine pounds and is
as good as ever,

Yew bows are going out of use more and more.
Many an archer who has paid $30 to $100 on yews has
given them up in disgust and taken to American how s
made by manufacturers who have confidence enough in
their work to warrant against breaking.

W. Holberton.

National Archery Association.— The regular annual
business meeting of the National Archery Association of
the United States will be held at the office of Henry C.
Carver, Esq., Corresponding Secretary, No. 25 Wabash
avenue, Chicago, Illinois, on the 28th day of January,
1880, Besides the regular election of officers for the en¬
suing year, much business of importance will come be¬
fore the Association, and it is desirable that every Society

which is a member of the Association be duly represented
by its proper delegate,

Henry O. Carver, Maurice Thompson,

Corresponding Secretary. President.

Christmas Score.— Chicago, Dee. 25th, 1879.— The
team of the Northside Archers shot three Bcores of 30 ar¬
rows each at 40 yards :- -

1st 30.

Mr. Hope . 30 168

Mr. G. Conklin. .20 159

Mr..f. WI|]cIsi»j..3U 168

Mr. AV. Conklin. .24 138

2d 30.

30 198

27 145

at j at:

23 116

New Year’s Score.— Wabash
Round : —

25 127 72 370

Merry BoAvmen — York

ino Fas.

Will H. Thompson . 31 1X7

Maurice Thompson . 36 102

TOeo. Meehan . 1H 83

John A. Booe . . 13 51

AV. E. Brewer . 22 90

M. C. Klein . 9 33

80 ras. BO Fas. Total.

38 178 20 91 89 389

34 174 20 86 80 363

24 88 21 83 04 204

29 119 19 79 61 249

JS. 56 20 94 60 240

13 45 17 75 39 153

During the shooting at the 80 yards range Maurice
Thompson got a score of 50 with six successive arrows —
four golds and two reds. The day was very fine for the

season.

The Five Jolly Archers.— Rochester, N. Y. Jan. 10 th,
1880. — Four members of the Five Jolly Archers Club,
of this city, had a practice shoot on the afternoon of
January 9th, for the first time siuce November 1st.
Only 25 arrows were shot, owing to darkness coming
on ; 30 yards ; 27 inch target : with the following result : —
MUs. Scoi'f: | Hits. Scare.

Mrs. W. R. Lansing. 25 140 Forties Potter. _ 23 150

Clarence Williams 24 178 W.H. Reid . 34 180

This is the first (season of the Club’s existence, although
some of the members have had some previous practice.
During the past summer we have done better shooting
than the above, but we think this fair, after so long a
rest. _ W. R. L.

ffluhting and

YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION.

Editor Forest anil Stream

Tho article in your paper of last week Under tlie heading, “ Fail¬
ure of the Y, K. A.," was published under a misapprehension of the
facts, and is calculated to injure both the object and those gentle¬
men who have given so much time and study to the matter during
the past year. It is not consistent with reason that a paper so ably
edited as Forest and Stream, the chief object of which is to cul¬
tivate ataste for healthy sports, would willfully attempt to crush
an effort to increase the interest in one of the most manly and
healtb-gi viug of all the pastimes advocated in its columns.

Your opposition, therefore, is due, no doubt, to a mistaken be¬
lief that the delegate representing a Brooklyn club was tho active
agentinthis movement, and that iuyour estimation he was not a
proper person to follow. ■ without assuming anything in refer¬
ence to the character or standing of the delegate to whom you
refer, I simply desire to state the facts, and to ask you, in the
name of justice and fair dealing, to give us a hearing.

The idea of forming an Association, or Yachting Congress, com¬
posed of delegates from tho various clubs in and around Now
York, originated with the New Jersey Yacht Club more than a
year ago. They published several articles in the New York
papers and sent aprin ted circular to the yacht elubsiu New York
and violnlty. The Columbia Club seconded these efforts almost
from the beginning, and upon it has devolved tliegreatestamoun
of labor.

At the first call for a meeting of representatives, nine sets of
delegates appeared. A delegate from the Salem (Mass.) Club ad¬
vocated a National Association, which met with unanimous ap-
proval. A Brooklyn representative offered the resolution ap¬
pointing a committee to draft an address to the yacht clubs of the
Uhited States. This committee was appointed by the Chairman,
and consisted of One from each of the clubs represented. Mr.
John Frick, of the Columbia, prepared the address, and it lias
neen sent all over the United States. Already many favorable
responses have boon received, and had It not. been for tlie article
in question, the delegates would have been called together about
the 25th inst.; but doubtless they will deem it best, uoder the cir¬
cumstances, to delay the caU until February, in order to give
those clubs who may have been influenced thereby an opportu¬
nity to be represented.

From this you will readily perceive that the person to whom
your article refeired has had very little to do so far Inf Uis effort
to build up a National Assooiation composed of representatives
of qlubs from all parts of our country

Nm York, Jan. 12th, 1880. , One op the Committee.

Tho above came to hand shortly before going to press.
As it explains the position of affairs fully, we are glad to
Insert it.

The only complaint we have to make is that tin's and
similar explanations were left till the eleventh hour, vir¬
tually compelling us to give voice to the objections made
to the movement by a portion of the public. Our corre¬
spondent is- right in his surmise that the only objection
on our part was caused by the presence on the Commit¬
tee of a person distasteful to honest people.. As his influ¬
ence has uoav been effectually killed, we call upon all
yacht clubs to give the proposed Y. R. A. the fullest sup¬
port, and to aid in bringing about the great boon of united
action and legislation among yachtsmen,

The Peerless.— Tin's famous racing schooner has been
sold to Francis Hathaway, of New Bedford, Mass.
Mr. Maxwell, her former owner, is building a new
schooner, eighty feet long, full description of which will
appear in this journal.

The Elephant. — This sloop, formerly the property of
Mr. J. G. Prague, has been sold to Mr. Johnson, of
Poughkeepsie, and “up-river" yachtsmen will learn
what a flyer she really is. Mr. Prague is having a larger
ship built, of which more anon.

The Embassadress.— Mr. Aster’s big schooner has been
laid up at City Island. She left St. John's River, Florida,
Deo. 30th, 1879, and reached this port Jan. 8tb, after
seeking shelter under the lee of Delaware Breakwater
Jan, 6th, from a heavy northeast gale and high cross sea.
Report says she behaved admirably, though she seems to
have labored and rolled heavily. Her owner and friends
came home by rail.

996

FOREST AND STREAM,

AJSnSPCTAJL RACING RECORD.

LIST OP WINNING YACHTS, 1879.

THIS list will be found nearly complete, excepting in’such unavoidable omissions,
as arise from die causes mentioned in the heading to tile list of races. Th b columns
of owners and rigs are filled in where known, but are too frequently omitted in reports of
races. Thelengtkon water line is given in feet and inches, where known. O. or U. before
the length signify over or under that length ; a dash connecting two figures, that the
boat’s length is somewhere between the two ; S. L., sailing length (mean) ; O. A., length
over all. Yachts of the N. S. Y. S. and a few others have their tonnage in place of their
length given : a T. after a figure signifies tons. In the column of rigs : Sc-hr., schoon¬
ers; Str., steamer; Sip., sloop; Cut., cutter; Cata., catamaran; D. E., double end ;
T. U., tuck up ; I. B., ice boat ; Whl., Whitehall boat ; Bat., battcau ; Spt., sprit sail ;
O. B.. open boat. When the boats are connected by a dash, it signifies a doubt as to
there being one or two boats ; when two rigs, owners or clubs are put against a name, it
signifies that the rig, owner, or club was changed during the season. A * * means one

actual time, and regular prizes were given for corrected time ; 4th or 5th in the column
of third prizes, means a fourth or fifth prize. In the column of length, 1st c, 2d c, etc.,
indicates first class, second class, etc., where lengths as not known.

In a few races where two distinct prizes, under separate conditions, were sailed for
at the same time with allowances, two races have been been credited to the participants.
Por example, in the D. Y. C. regattas the races for the club prizes and the Sharp pennant
are counted as two races; but if one prize was given for actual and one for corrected
time, as in the B. Y. C. championship races, only one race is credited.

AK- i.- .

Abe., Charles .

Ada .

Adams, Lydia....

Addie .

Adelaide .

Adeline .

Adelplii .

Admiral Rowan..

Adrienne .

Aeolus .

Aggie .

Agnes .

Alauia .

Alban l .

Albatross .

Alborline .

Allen, J. H .

All ie .

Alpha .

Amuretio .

Amy .

Anhnuscr .

Anna .

An mi .

Annie .

Annio .

Annie .

Annie G .

Annie M .

Ani'i ) M .

Aral! t .

Ariel .

Arrow .

Artful Dodger...
Arthur, Chester A

Aurora. . .

*Avis .

Baby .

Banneret. .

Harr. Elmer W...
Beach Prince.. .

Beatrice .

Beecher, H. 1 tf. .

Dell. Julia E .

Bella .

Bessie .

Bessie .

Bianca .

Blair, Lottie. ...

Blanch . .

Bohemian .

Bonita .

Bonny .

Boyle, Hugh .

Brenda .

Breeze .

Breeze .

Brothers .

Buda .

Bullet .

Camden .

Captain Given ...

Caroline .

Carrie .

Carrie .

Carrie .

Carrie V .

Cnrrv .

Cluilie .

Chillies .

Claire if .

Clara .

Clara .

Clara. .

Clochette. .

Cl y tie .

Cobill, Charles...

Columbia .

Comet... .

Comet . . .

Coming .

Coquette .

Coquette .

Cora . — —

Cora .

Cora Ella .

Crawford, Alex..

Crescent .

Curlew .

Curran, Robert, . .

Cyan .

Cydiitis .

Cyguet .

Cygnet .

Daisy

Daisy .

Dandelion .

Dare Devil .

Dart . . .

Dash . . . . .

DauutJeBB .... —

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De Lore v, M .

Deane, Geo. B...

J>lc!i .

Dido .

Dilks, Jennie....

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Dolly Vardan...

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Club or Port.

Owner.

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Length.

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20

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schr .

42

2

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1

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55

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J. D. Brooks .

sip .

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Henry, Toues&Clark

sip .

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2

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alp .

27

5

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15

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schr ... ..

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c.

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sip .

41

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sip .

35

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F Lincoln .

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25

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canoe .

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cat .

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tie.

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lb .

4

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Messrs Hock .

sip .

26

2

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Albany Y C .

11 F Coggswell .

sip .

3

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dip.... .

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sip .

50

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sip .

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cat .

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2

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schr .

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sip .

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sip .

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cat .

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sip . —

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alp .

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tu .

15

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schr .

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eat .

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11

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sip .

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eat .

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sip .

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cat .

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cat .

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cat .

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sip .

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cut .

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cat .

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1

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3.

1

....

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cat .

21 9

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C West .

sip .

24 2

i

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sip .

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X

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sip .

25 4

ti

3

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4th

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2

1

1

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LI YC .

J H Dilks .

sip!!!!!!!!!

3d e

5

1

1

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1st 0

1

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sip.!!.'!!!!!

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1

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P Grant, Jr .

eat .

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cat . .

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bat .

1

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schr .

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cat .

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CP Y C .

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cat .

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5

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1

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cat .

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cat .

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sip .

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cat .

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cat .

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cat .

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slip .

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cat .

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cat. . .

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cat .

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T H Stone .

sip .

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cat .

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cat .

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6

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sip .

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cat .

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cat. .

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Messrs. Goodridge.

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sip .

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1

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cat .

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1

1

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cat .

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cat .

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sip . .

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sip .

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1

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.

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sip .

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1

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sip .

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1

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cat .

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5

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3

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sip .

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alp .

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1

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Southern Y C. . .

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sip .

27 3

3

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Merman Krause....

sip . —

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cat. . .

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New Market Y C

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ridge .

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ligaon .

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lin'nie .

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tisehlef .

tllobell, Jns .

loanlight .

loorc, Hairy...,
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tale .

limn. Martha. .

furiel .

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tyra Holl .

lystic .

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lystery .

[yst.ery .

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lameless .

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rattle .

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lautilus .

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line .

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Geneva Lake.

H M Deraere .

Messrs D B & L.,

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Frank Harlow. . .
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sip-
cat. .
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Southern Y C. .

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Philadelphia.

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Arlington Y C.
Arlington Y C .

Boston .

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San Francisco.

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Southern YC..

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RH Huntley .

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Wm Proctor .

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In the rare of the Nahasset Y. C.. Sept. Oth. a question arose as to the time of Avis at the start,
t is yet undecidod, The first and second prizes were taken by Avis and Psyche, but which lakes the
trat 'is yet in doubt. The question marks in Psjwfte's and Avis’s lists refer to this race.

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cat .

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cat .

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cat .

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sip .

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3

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M J Driscoll .

eat .

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4

1

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C A Merrill.

1

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fifiSo a

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1

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L M Keith .

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15

4

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sprit .

sip .

sprit .

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2

1

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Sprite .

Buzzards Bay. .

20 11

2

Starlight .

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s Marblehead, Juno 17th, in the " dory” class. As she is not a

PUBLISHER’S DEPARTMENT.

Bethabara "Wood for Bods.— We recently handled a
L of this wood at A. B. Shipley & Son’s, of Philadelphia.

strip six feet long, and an eighth of an inch thick, was
int into a hoop, and flew back straight as an arrow. It
erned to us that it could have been tied into aknot with
e same result. Th is wood, we are informed, com es from
ritish Guinea, and is used in rod making. It is beau-
tul to work, polishing like bone ; lias along fibre, and is
ighly elastic. Its chief virtue is, that when made into
pds, it will not Bet or lose its arrow-like staightness
hen hard used or exposed carelessly to excessive heat or
loisture. A gentleman in Springfield, Mass., who is a
.•eminent archer, writes as follows about this wood :
ti i have made ahow entirely of it, and five double bows
ith hickory backs. As I have told you, I am an enthusi-
stic archer, and I have tried many woods, anil many

bows, and from all tests the Bethabara has come out
ahead, and I will back it against any known wood for
long bows. I Lave sold two backed bows to gentlemen,
in other clubs than my own, and they are superior to
Highfield’s London bows, weight for weight. ”

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the past few weeks of Bright’s Disease, arid many more
will soon die of the same fearful destroyer because they
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which was the playmate of his children, but it was stolen
some days ago and sold to the janitor of the Detroit Med¬
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learned of the whereabouts of his pet and at once called
on the college authorities. The experimenter was pro¬
duced, land it was learned that a portion of the dog’s skull
had been removed and part of the brain taken out. Mr.
Murphy begged that the dog be destroyed at once, and
the Professor of Physiology, noticing the evident distress
of Mr. Murphy, assured him that he knew nothing of the
history of tho animal, but promised to undertake to re¬
store the animal to health and to its owner. The dog
was put under a course of scientific treatment, and the
case is to-day most interesting.

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E. HORSMAN,

mantjtactijrer or

Fine Archery.

THE GUN OF THE FUTURE.

WM. POWELL & SON’S

Hammerless Shot Gun, $250

It has the finest mechanical action, the surest safety catch, finest finish, Pattern
guaraneed.

SCH OVERLING, DALY & GALES,

Sole agents for the United States.

These «nns are on Exhibition at 84, Chambers St„ Aew TorkCiiy.

ZCTZET? IRXIsr G-S.

BRASS.

Plain, with Screw Socket . . . $1.50

Folding Once, Screw Socket . 2.00

Folding Twice, Screw Socket . 2.50

WOOD,

Perforated, with Folding Spring . . $i.5q

Complete, with Short Handle and Net .

Complete, with Short Handle and Small . 2.00

STEEL.

Collapsing-, with Screw Socket . . . $2.50

Collapsing, Extra Fine . 4.00

WHALEBONE, ALL COLLAPSING.

Trout . $9.00 | Black Bass . $10.50 i Salmon . $18.00

ISLETS.

HAND-MADE MINNOW DIP NETS.

Linen . $0.35 .50

Cotton . — .25

Inch’s deep 6 12

.65 .80 $1.00 $1.15 $1.40 $1.

4f) OR a k an 'gQ -i

.30

HAND-MADE LANDING NETS.
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Linen .

Cotton.. . . .

Inches deep . 14 20 24 20

Cotton . $0.20

Inches deep . 12

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ARE THE VERY BEST.

Boys’ and Youths’ Shirts, all complete, best
quality,#! each.

KELP'S PATENT PARTLY-MADE SHIRTS,
only plain seams to finish, 6 for $7.

KEEP'S CUSTOM SHIRTS, very best, MADE
TO M EASURE, 6 for $9. Fit guaranteed.

NIGHT SHIRTS, all styles, extra length, $1
each.

An elegant set of extra heavy gold-plated But¬
tons presented to purchasers of six shirts.

KEEP’" KID GLOVES FOE CJ ENTS,

the very best, plain or embroidered, $1.10 per
pair-.

KEEP’S VniRREU.AK.

BEST GINGHAM, patent protected ribs, $1
each. Warranted. Fifty per eent. stronger than
any other umbrella.

REGINA and TWILLED SILIf UMBRELLAS
and CANES in all styles.

KEEP’S UNDERWEAR
Comprises all the newest and best goods for Pall
wear. CANTON and SCARLET TWILLED
FLANNEL from 75c. to $1.50. ANGOLA
FLEECE, SCOTCH WOOL and SHETLAND
SHIRTS and DRAWERS, from 00c. to $2.50 each.
SCARLET WOOL KNIT SHIRTS and DRAW¬
ERS, $1.25 to $1.50 eaeh.

THE LATEST NOVELTIES
Are now ready in Gents’ Silk, Lmen and Cam¬
bric Handkerchiefs,, Scarfs. In elegant designs

nric ManoKercnieis, Deans in eieguuL uesigns
und effects. Our gold-plated Jewelry is the best
quality. Scarf Bings, Pins, Studs, Sleeve and

Collar Buttons atabout half the usual cost else¬
where.

Shirts only delivered free.

Merchants will be furnished with trade circu¬
lars on application, as we furnish the trade on
the most favorable terms.-
flamples and Circulars mailed free.

KEEP MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

031, 033, 035 ,fc 637 Broadway, New York.

jgKUNK, RED FOX, COON, MUSKRAT

AND MINK
BOUGHT FOR CASH
t thhe highest market prices.

Send tor circular with full particulars.

E. C. BOUGHTOE,

No. 5 Howard street,

New York

John Harriott,

G- it ii Engraver,

Prompt attention, first-class Workmanship
and satisfactory prices guaranteed.

33 WINTER 81’. KOSXOJVMASS,

ABBEY & IMBRIE,

48 Maiden Lane, New York.

CLEARANCE SALE.

Twenty Per Cent. Reduction.

|~N ORDER TO REDUCE OUR STOCK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE before removing

L to our new store, and to make room for our new stock of

we offer c.

Hammerless Guns,

entire stock, of guns with hammers at 20 per cent, reduction from our catalogue priceB.

Most of these guns are of newest design and all
1 JAMES PURDY, in case, 12-bore, 7 lbs.

5 E M. RILEY. & CO., 10-bores.

22 W. & C. SCOTT & SON (3 Primier
qtiiiliiy). other qualities from
- - - - - 2 20-borcs.

.3 follows

of standard makes,

9 COLTS, ranging from $50 to $125

17 PARKER BROS, “ “ $50 to $125

13 E. REMINGTON & SON, ' " ' *'

3 NICHOLS & LEFEVRE , _ _

and two “ D ” quality; and about
75 cheaper grades ranging- in
price from $30 to $50.

$40 to $90

) per cent.

21 P. WEBLEY & 80N, “ “ $60 to $200

9 WESTLEY RICHARDS, “ “ $150 to $300

Under our proposed reduction any of the above guns will be sold at a discount of
from above prices. Also the following

Socoiicl-liancl Guns:

1 8-bore W &C SCOTT & SON 11 lbs. choked, 1 1 TOLLEY double Express Rifle, 50 calibre,

nett . 8100 | nett . $150

1 10-bore J. D.DOTTGfALL, best quality; lock 1 1 10-hare W. W, GREENER, Treble-wedsre
fast; 8i lbs. nett . $200. | fast ; 8* lbs., nett . $150

SEND STAMP FOB ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST.

Our new stock of

W. W. GREENER and WESTLEY BICHARDS HAMMERLESS GUNS,
will he the largest in this country. Hammerless catalogue ready for distribution about April 1st.

J. PALMER O’NEIL & CO.,

41 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading- Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.
Cbokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others .
tru heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Maas.

DUCKS WANTED- Wanted ducks
raised from wild fowl to stock a preserve.
State kinds, quantity and prices, delivered at my
tarm, Jobstown, Burlington County, N. J.
ec 25-4t • P. LORILLARD.

WANTED— LIVE QUAIL to stock a
farm. Address, stating price, etc., J. H.
C., Box 535, Jersey City, N. J. Janl5-lt

WANTED.— Fox hound bitch that has
been lined. Address N . ELMORE,
Janl5-eot. Granby, Ct.

WANTED. — 500 pair of quail for stock-

lands of Lancastor Game Association.

F. A. DIFFENDERFFEN, Sec.,
JanI5-4t Lancaster, Pa.

Live Trout For Sale.

Twenty-six thousand, one year old. Bred at
the Aquetong Trout Ponds.

For terms, address

THOMPSON BROTHERS,

New Hope, Bucks Co., Penn.

ictrart.

STUD BEAGLE. — Yicter is by imported
Rattler, out of imported Blue Bell ; full
pedigree ; 134 inches high ; weighs 16 lbs.; color,
white, black and tan, and tioked. Stud fee, $10.
Stud pointer Gay, bv champion Snapshot, out of
Fanny II.; full pedigree. Fee, $25. Will take
dog pup from approved bitches for stud fee.
Janla-eot.

A. ELMORE. Granby, Ct,

FOR SALE.— SENSATION— Queen II..

Pointer puppies.— A few puppies of the
above celebrated stock for sale ; terms reason¬
able. Queen II. is by Champion Sancho. ex-
ohampion Queen II. These puppies are now
over three months old. Address Garrelt Roach,
Box 33 College Point, L. I. Jan 15 2mo

I70R SALE.— The black, tan and mot¬
tled, rabbit bound, Racer, two years old,
sound, and true driver. Price $10. Also thor¬
oughly broken fox hound, gve years old. Price
$15. Address A MCDONALD, Rockland, Me

IN THE STUD.

“RED GROUSE,’’

IMPORTED IRISH SETTES.

Address EDWARD LOHMAF, 171, 87th St., N. Y.
Janl5-lm.

PURE IRISH SETTERS. — Champion
Elcho, Plunket, and Rory O'Moore st«ek,
from six weeks to one year old, for sale at very
low prices. Also, a perfectly broken Irish bitch,
by Elcho. Address, E. J. ROBBINS, Westerfield,

Conn.

TWO SETTER DOG PUPS FOR SALE.

—85 a piece; pedigree good. CHARLES
H.YAN VECHTEN, Victor, Ontario Co.,N. Y.

Jan.15.lt

HPO EXCHANGE. — A magnificent pointer
A dog, three years old, for a setter or a brace
of Irish pups. Address, W. W. McCAIN, Kush,
Pa. Jan.l5,2t

t

FOREST AND STREAM,

999

guUtevtisemetttis.

SALMON' ANGLING.

DBPABTMKftT op MARINE & FISHERIES,
FiaiLiirtiKS BnANCB,

Ottawa, 31st Deo., 1879.

WRITTEN OFFERS will be received
to 1st Of April next fQr the ANGLING
PRIVILEGES of the following rivers:—

Rivor Kegashka (Korlh Shore).

Rivor Watsllecshoo do.

River Washceooatal do.

River Komaine t?<J-

BiverMusqnarro do.

Rivor Pushasbeeboo do.

River Corneille do.

River Agwanus do.

River Magpie do.

River Trout do t

River St, Marguerite do.

River Pentecost do.

Rivor Mistassini do.

River Becsoie do.

River Little Cnscapedia (Bni dcs Chitlcurs).
River NouveUe do.

Rivor Eseumenao do.

River Malbaio (near Perce).

River Magdalen (South Shore).

River Montlouis do.

River Tohique (Ant) Bruns wick).

River Nashwaalc do.

River JacQUet do.

River Charlo do.

River Jupiter (A nlirnati Island) ,

River Salmon do.

Bent per annum to be stated ; payable
in advance.

Leases to run for from one to five years.
Lessees to employ guardians at private
•cost.

By order

W. F. WHITCHER,
Commissioner of Fisheries.

Site fKcmut

i.

The following celebrated Dogs are in
the Bind.

COGS!

St Bernard dog "Marco”; rough coated, two
years old; a magnificent animal— Rev. J. Gum¬
ming Macdona's stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester-.

New Foundland dog “ Keeper”: four years old;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Croxteth," -, liver and white : one
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton's re¬
nowned stock— one of the hundsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize in the H an-
ovor International Show.

Blue Holton setter, “ Decimal Dash,” eighteen
mouths old; sired by Llowellyn’s celebrated
“Dash” -a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, ‘‘Rover IP'; pure red ; son of Mac¬
dona's champion “ Rover." Never exhibited .

English setter, “Ranger II"; a pure bred Lav¬
erock, son of Macdona's celebrated " Ranger"
His get won flrstat Haneveraud Paris stiows, and
second at; Puppy Stakes in Eastern Field Trials
1879.

Stud foe, $35.00.

For Sale.

Th o get of tho following thoroughbred

Sitcliciy.

St. Bernard “Braunfels," rough ooatod, out of
Prince Solm's celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Mareo," 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “Queen,” liverand white. lstWestmin-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to " Croxieth.

Gordon setter “Beauty,” IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”- liver and white, out of
“Queen ” and “ Sancno.”

Blue Belton setter" Silk”

Irish Setter “ Moya,” out of Col. HiBiard's
“Palmerston.” in whelp to “ Rover II.

English Setter" Donna.” white and lemon.

Puns can he secure- by an early application.
Besides Ioffes- for sale pointers and setters of
minor quality, but of good thoroughbred stock ;
full pedigrees. Also, several puppies of cham¬
pion “ Queen,” by champion “ Sensation.”

Having engaged the services of Macdona's re-
nownid field t ial breaker I am. prepared to back
nrfleisfor thoroughly broken dogs, deliverable,
autumn, 18S0. Particulars will he furnished on
application to A. E. GOPEFFBOT,

Gnymard, Orange Co., N. A.

Site Ivcmicl.

Choice bed irish*4setters for

SALE. — Sired by our Arlington, winner of
First at Boston and St. Louis, 1879, and ran in
Eastern Field Trials: out of imported Flora,
winner of First New York, 1878, First Boston,
1879 ; and Phantom, First New York, 1B79. Prices
low. LINCOLN & HELLYAB, Warren, Mass.

Jan.8,tf

SUe Strati.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS-A BOON To DOGS.
HTHIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
JL fleas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. lit is put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing: pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its

AREGfl NUT FOR WORMS IN DOGS,

.A L-LKlAJi'i ivcMciUi .

Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with
lull directions for use.

Price 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above ore recommended by Rod and
Gun- and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESQN,

65 Fulton Street, N. Y.

HENRY C- SQUIRES,

1 Cortlandt Street, N. Y.

JT the great sire of winners, Carlowitz, dam
Princess Nellie, she by Pride of the Border, out
of champion Petrel the dam of Gladston. Also
pups by Carlowitz out of other bitches, at hard-
time prices. Medicines for all diseases ; collars,
whips, whistles, chains, couplers, ohcok-cords,
muzzles, etc. M. VON CULIN, Delaware Oily,
Del. Jan.8,tf

FOR SALE— Gordon setter pups ; two
spayed bitches, one dog ; whelped Sept, lltli
J879; will exchange for English mastiff pnp,
.cocker or clumber spaniel : imported stock, full
pedigree. Address E. M. D01i.lt, Jr., Dedham,
Mass. Dec.lS-tf.

I PGR SALE.— Lemon and white pointer pups,
- whelped November 24tb,by Orgill’s cham¬
pion Kush, ex-Rose, she by champion Snapshot
ex-Gypsy. Also English Willoughby pug dog,
.-sixteen month’s old, by Nunn’s champion Ba
ron; imported. Address, HENRY W. LIVING¬
STON, 133 West Forty-second street., New York.

Jan l,tf

MR. W. H. PIERCE’S (Courtlandt Ken¬
nel, Peeksldll, N. Y.,' pure Gordon setter
bitch Jinnie, J. K. Tilley’s Mab— Jerome’s Shot,
whelped Jan. 3d, 1880. nine puppies— seven dogs
and two bitches, by Dr. S. Fleet Speir’s Gordon
dog Gypsum. All black and tan, and very evenly
marked.

EOR SALE. — A line English Beagle
Hound, twenty months old. Address
Janl5-lt Box 119 Tamaqua, Penn.

oct J3

MAUdE*

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

17 OR SALE.— I have Yols. 2, 3, 4 and 5,
l1 of “ American Sport, man," and Vols. 6, 7, 8,
and 9, of “Rod and Gun,” or a complete setlo
present date that I will sell low. Also a pointer
biteh, imported, four and a half years old. For
particulars, address H ..

JanI6-lt. Clyde, Wayne Co. N. Y.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LTJZE & CO,

IS South William Street, New York.

MANGE. MANGE.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL MANGE CURE Is war -
ran tod to cure all kinds and conditions of mange
or skin diseases of any naiure on dogs or cattle
without injury to the animal. One application
is usually all that is necessary. H. C. COVER,
Sole prop’t’r Imperial Kennel. Tom'sRiver, N. J.
- Agents: Conroy, Bissett AMalleson, 05 Fulton
St,,, N. Y.: John P. Lovell & Sons, Dock Square,
Boston; Jos. C. Grubb & Co., 713 Market st.,
Phila.; P. P. Taylor, 72 East Madison st., Chicago ;
Crookes, Hllder & Co., 6IB North Fourth st., St.
Louis. Price, 50 cents.

Train Your Own Dogs.

BY THE USE of M, Yon Culin’s patent
Spike Collar, dogs of any age, no matter how
old or stubborn, can be thoroughly trained in a
fraction of tho time required by any other
method. IB-trained dogs broken of all
faults, no mailer how long practiced. Dogs
broken of bird biting, gun-shyness, whlp-sliy-
ness. shot-breaking, unsteadiness on the point,
chasing birds and rabbits, hedge limiting. Any
dog, old or young, taught to retrieve (put in
your hand) as a duty, no play; to point game, to
back-stand, drop to shot, hand, wing and word,
to quarter his ground, and work to hand and
whistle. To hunt up headed for live game and
for foot scent in retrieving cripples.

DISTEMPER AND WORMS.
Distemper and worms kill more dogs than; all
other diseases combined. Learn how to prevent
ind cure. Send 25 cents for book on treat¬
ment of distemper in dogs.

Send 3et stamp for letters from sportsmen In
ill parts of America, who havo used my collar.
Price, with book of instruction, by mail post
jaid, $3.

M. Von Culin, Delaware City, Del.

FOR SALE.— Ono deep red Irish setter, three
years ; and one liver and white ticked Mor-
ford-Gildersleeve, four years. These are finely
broken dogs and excellent retrievers, and full
authentic pedigrees with references Will be
given. Price, $19 each; or, $75 for the brace.
Address A. T.. caro Forest and Stream.. Must
be sold. Jan.8,3t

MICKE’S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyer ,

For sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

Wholesale Agents— Bruen & Hobart, 214 Fulton
Street, N. Y. ; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.; Finley & Thompson, 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans. La.; W. H. Holabii-d, Val¬
paraiso, Ind.: Trimble & Kleibaoker, Baltimore.

Cure oa Destroyer sent by mail on receipt ol
25c., to L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

HARD-MOUTHED RETRIEVERS

Broken by the use of a simple device invented
by W. H. Holabird. tho Sportsmen’s Clothier.

Send 25c. in stamps, and it -will he forwarded,
free of expense. Gen. W. B. Shattue, of Cin¬
cinnati, ordered one last week. Ho writes :— “ I
received the ‘ Bag’ all right ; it’s the best thing 1
ever saw for the purpose."

A splendid line of Sportsmen’s Clothing very
cheap.

W. H. HOLABIRD,

Janl.tf VALPARAISO, IND.

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogs and bitches, carcf ally selected from
tho best European strains. To be sold for jjd
fault. For prices, pedigrees.

Sept 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

pSetmel.

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

jtrains. I sell only young stock. 1 guarantee
satisfaction and safe deliveryto every customer.
These beautiful and Intelligent, dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
’ ip will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi-
uals, etc. jlO

IN THE STUD,

ENGLISH SETTER DOG.

1RAY,

BRED BY MR. CHARLES H. RAYMOND,
By his Pride of tbe Border, out of his
Dimity, and formerly owned by Mr. Edmund
Orgill. Winner of first prizes at Philadelphia
and. Boston, 1879.

E’filH’. $35.00,

Address,

HENRY W. UVINGSTOtf,

133 West Forty-second Street, Slew Fork.

Janl.t

~Zr Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor-
ougbly Field Broken.

V Young Dogs handled with

Wjfmmr skill and judgment,

war Dogs have dailv access to salt

tuff water.

N. B. — Setter and Pointer
puppies ; also, broken dogs for sale ; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER,Toms River, N. J

Forest and stream kennel.

Llewellin setter. Rattler, in the stud. Rat¬
tler is a handsome blue helton, black points, win¬
ner of four bench prizes ; sire, Rob Roy, lie by
Laverock's Fred, out of Slatter'sPhoebe, founder
of the field trial strain, winner of live English
field trials, out of pure Laverock imported bitch
Pickles; she by Ltcwellin’s Prince, winner of
two firsts and three championships, out of
Llewellin’s LIU II.; no better blood in America.
Will serve bitches at $15. Litters warran ted. I am
breeding to Rattler the following bitches: —
MoU, a beautiful blue belton, black points, sire
Jack, dam Spot, winner of first and second
specials at Detroit, Mich., 1879, also firstat Boston
1879 in native classes ; FJy, a very fine roan bel¬
ton biteh, sire Shot, dam imported Fannie ; Pat,
orange and white, out of Belle, by Royal George.
Puppies bred from above, fine stock, for sale
cheap. Address, with stamp, L.F. WHITMAN,
Detroit, Mich. Dccll.tf

Dr. Gordon Stables, 11. N.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of tho

"PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. dec!9 tf.

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months' work
out of the twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County, Georgia.

Get 2,tf

TN THE STUD.— Tlio pure Laverock dog

X Pride, by Pride of the Border x Petrel. The
only pure Laveraok in New England. Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 3 .012, Boston, Mass.

Sept- 1— t- L

,, This cut is a fac-smule of the Sportsmen's Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPAKD, April 15,

i , This Chain will bo mado from the very best quality of KOLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold

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Pig-eon, Glass pah or Target Shooting-, consisting- of Shot, Shells, Cartridges, and a Gun or Bide for bar, will also [
bo made of solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price.

PATENTED
APRIL 15, 1679.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHSNC IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic. Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

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N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army CorpsDfidge&ol' ths United. States, both gold and
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USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

Rouarh Glass Ball

AND HIS PATENT

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For Wing practice. They
can be had from all gun
dealers. Headquarters
forGlass Balls and Traps,
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“Field, Cover and Trap
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A

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plated. Only measures 3 inches in length, J inch
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Sample by mail, post-paid, SO cents.

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oti Fishing Tackle, Camping Goods, Shooting
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OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

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to Order.

Mayl54t.

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SYRACUSE,

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

rotccted by two United States Patents and one
In Great Britain.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1870.

THE only rotating trap that throws every way,
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covered bv the above patents. Bomember you
get no balls (unless you wish them) In your face,
but have rights and lefts, anilaU other angles. Sena
for circular. Price $10 at factory. No charge for
boxing.

WILL H. CRUTTENDEN,

General agent,
Cazenovia. N. Y.

laxiftmuy, (Me.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

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Zoological Gardens and Menageries,
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Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa) ; Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America).
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sep31 New York.

Established 1839.

Taxidermist Supplies.

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Send stamp for reduced price list.

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Paragon Mioa for Bird Stands, ltoek Work, etc-
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Is now located at 30-4 Washington street, Bos¬
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importer of *Eyefq* which, in orders of $3 and
upwards, are sold at wholesale rates.

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Natural History Store.

Established 1859.

Taxidermists’ and Naturalists' Supplies.

Send for catalogue containing complete list of
the birds of the United States, with pricesfor the
mounted birds; skins and eggs in stock; also
price list of birds' eyes and taxidermists’ supplies.
Have a fine lot of foreign bird skins and good
sudd] v of heads, horns and antlers of animals.

flt-E. per day at botue. Samples worth

©O 10 O-wU §5tree. Address STINSON A CO.
Portland, Me.

THE SNE1DER GUN.

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Pin Fire Gnus Changed to Central Fire.

Muzzle Loading Guns Altered to Breach Loaders.

Clark & Sneider,

214 West Pratt Street, Baltimore.

Send for niustrated Catalog. -

WM.R.SCHAEFER,

61 Elm st., Boston, Mass.,

SPORTSMEN'S! [QUIFMEK1S

And Manufacturer of

Breecli Loading Shot Guns

To Order.

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guns, always on hand. Particular attention
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and hard. SPKATT’S DOG FOOD, etc., etc.
Gun stocks bent, warranted to stay. All work
executed in the most skillful manner.

SEND FOR CIRCULAR OF REBUCED PRICES

E. H . MADISON,

PRACTICAL

GUNSMITH,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
The Fox, Colt’s, Parker and Daly:

bored Full Choke, Modified, Taper, or for
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Repairing of every description done in an hon¬
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Madison's Browning Mixturo,Al,50c. per bottle.

Sportsmen’s and Riflemen's Sundries.

Shells loaded A3, and goods sent everywhere C.
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FOX’S PATENT

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Wonderfully Simple. Wonderfully Strong.
The barrels slide one side.

KTo Ilinse to get Loose.

Prices from $50 to $300.

Send stamp for circular to

AMERICAN ARMS CO.,

103 Milk Street, Boston,.

F. H. RAYMOND, Treas.

FOREST AND STREAM.

toot

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AND

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Glove M’f’g Co.,

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AND

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Is perfectly pure. Pronounced the beat by the high¬
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FOR FLORIDA.

FOR THROUGH TICKETS to FERNAN-
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Apply to WM. L. JAMES, General Agent,
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“THE FISHING LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R,

Mackinaw, Gran dRapids andCincinnatiShort Line
FOR the

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bush Fisheries,
AND THE

FAMOU SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of i he

Grand T raverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed.
If equaled, in the abundance and great variety of
llsh contained.

BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
only in those waters.

The TROUT season l iegins May 1 and ends Sept.l.
The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends
Nov. I.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSCA-
LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
•kill to his friends or “ club ” at home, as ice for
paeking fish can be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery of the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful ; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly beneficial to those suffering
with

Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average ip countries new enough to
afford the finest or fishing.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will be sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Freeat
owner’s risk.

It is our aim to make sportsmen feel “ at home ”
on this route. For Tourist’s Guido (an attractive
Illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Grounds and Tkne Cards, address A. B. LEET,
Ger. Pass, A gent, Grand Rapids, Mich,

£irortsmcu’si flouts.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

AND

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St, Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS each wav daily, be¬
tween Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis,
crossing and connecting with all East and West
Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest
hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good care of. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen'l Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids,

C. J.IYES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respeotf ully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangers of reshipment, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
without failure or injury.

THE LINES OE

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GUNNING AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold at the offices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and StUl
Hunting.

Also.to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and peints on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. feblT-tf

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Ronte of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Host Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
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Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and fish, deer, bear, wild
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
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Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque sce¬
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mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
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Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest ; a't Gordonsville
with the North and Northeast; and at Richmond
and Charlotteville with the South. All modem
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,

LONG ISLAND

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1810.

HP RAINS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
JL Bushwick and Flatbush ayes., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

A.M.

8 30 Greenpeint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 (X) Patchpgue, Babylon and Rockaway Mail.
10 00 Port Jefferson and way.

U 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.
P.M.

3 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.

4 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden

Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

4 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patohogue Accommodation.

6 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

7 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS.

m. 6 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

130 Garden City and Hempstead.

T 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Northport and
way.

A theatre train will be run f romHunter’s Point
and Flatbush av. every Saturday night at 12:15 a.m

Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
ly Richmond V

Old Dominion Line.

THE STEAMERS of this line reach
JL some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chincoteague, Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James’ River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 p.m. Full inform¬
ation given at office, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. sep?

FOR

New Haven, Hartford, Springfield and
the North.

Tho new and elegant steamer C. H. NORTH AM
leaves Pier No. 26, East River, daily (Sundays ex¬
cepted), at 3 p.m. Passengers go North and East
at 11 p.m.

NIGHT LINE— The Continental leaves New
York at 11 p.m., arriving in New Haven in time

Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern
New York and Canada. Apply at Office en Pier
or to RICHARD PECK, Gerfl Agt.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

TS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
JLnew cars “ DavyCrocket" and “Izaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartmeuts, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, and keDnels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je28 3mos.

MANUFACTURER OF

Fine Silk and Felt flats

KNAPP & VAN NOSTIUND,

POULTRY AND GAME,

Nos. 289 & 290 Washington Market, N. Y.

Patented, $10 a half doi;
.. apparatus, $1 each; $9 a
.1 doz post paid. State or
\ county rights for sale.
’ DIVING DECOY CO.

Rochester, N. Y

mulgcsovtsfor fjjottsmen.

Bromfleld House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER. Proprietor.

DAVIS HOUSE,

Weldon. N. C.

,T. R. DAVIS Proprietor,

Always twenty minutes for Dinner.

cpHIS HOTEL has been oponed by Col.
A J. R. Davis, long and favorably known aa
the proprietor of the Purcell House, Wilming¬
ton, N. C. The Hotel has been entirely and
thoroughly renovated throughout. The rooms
are elegantly furnished with biack walnut mar¬
ble-top furniture and hair mattrasses. Traveller
and invalids coming South will now find this #
comfortable restingplace, (a long-felt want sup¬
plied) . GuestB will receive every attention and
comfort, elegant table and attentive servants.
This is the Dinner House coming South or going
North. The best Hotel of its kind on the route
to Florida. Rates— $2.00 and $2.60 per day.

For Good Fall Shooting

-GO TO THE-

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At JSMnnecocJc Bay,

Where you will find
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS,
BATTERIES, etc.

As well as good accommodations and a sub-
stantial bill of fare.

Take Long Island Railroad for Good
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

BY A PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old1
bayman. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, eto., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity of New York for bay snipe
Shooting of all varieties. Special attention given
by himself to his guests, and satisfaction gauran-
t'eed. Address WM. N. LA NE. God Ground, L. I.
Nov8 tf

Ihterrtlaufcusi.

H. L. DUNCKLEE’S PATENT

Camping and Mining Stove,

JUST the thing for people camping out
for a short or long time. FOUR SIZES : pri¬
ces REASON ABLE . Send for descriptive circu¬
lars, with prices and terms.

NO. 1-CAMP PACKED.

Madelandsold by TAUNTON IRON WORKS
CO., 87 Blaekstor.e8treet, Boston, Mass.

John Harriott,

G ulxi Engraver,

Prompt attention, Jirst-classWorkmanahip
and satisfactory prices guaranteed.

23WINTKK ST. KOSTO.V.MASS,

<h WO a week. $12 a day at home easily made.

* * * * Costly outfit froe. Address TRUE & CO.,

Augusta, Maine.

1002

FOREST AND STREAM,

Ammunition.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Liohtninq.
Oranae Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card for ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
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hi & m moor ia,

JVo. 29 Murray Street, N, Y.,

GUNPOWDER.

DUPONT'S

RIFLE, SPORTING and BLAST¬
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The Most Popular Powder in Use.

Duponts gunpowder mills, es¬
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Wos. 1 (ooarse) to 4 (fine), unequaled in strength,
quickness, and cleanliness; adapted for Glass
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DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING,

Nos. 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean: great penetration; adapted for Glass
Ball, Pigeon, Duck, and other shooting.
DUPONT’S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
gram for pistol shooting.

DUPONT'S RIFLE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,"
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle
•hooting the FFO and FFFG for general use,
burning strong and moist.
oPORTfNG, MINING, SHIPPING, and BLAST¬
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Special grades for export. Cartridge, Musket,
Gannon, Mortar, and Mammoth Powder, U. S.
Government standard. Powder manufactured
to order of any required grain or proof. Agen¬
cies in all cities and principal towns throughout
the U. S. Represented by

F. L. KNEELAND, 70 Wall Street, N. Y.

N. B.— Use none but DUPONT’S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “Electric Powder.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
Of strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. only.

Hazard’s “American Sporting.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 8 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
lb. kegs. A fine grain, quick and clean, for up¬
land prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.

Hazard’s “.Duck Shooting.”

Nos. 1 ((toe) to 5 (ooarse). In 1 and 5 ih. canisters
and 01 and 121 lb. kegs. Burns slowly and very
clean, shooting remarkably close and with great
penetration. For field, forest, or water shooting,
it ranks any other brand, and it is equally ser¬
viceable for muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “ Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “ Sea Shooting " FG in kegs of
26, 12), and 61 l bs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed i n 1 and ) lb. canisters. Burns strong and
moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “Sea Shooting”
FG is the standard Rifle Powder of the country.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

GOVERNMENT CANNON and MUSKET POW¬
DER; also, SPECIAL GRADES FOB EXPORT,
OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can he had of dealers, or of the Com¬
pany's Agents, in evory prominent city, or whole¬
sale at oukglf^ixL street, NEW YORK.

ENGLISH

Sporting Gunpowder.

CURTIS & HARVEY’S

DIAMOND GRAIN.

Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Superior Rifle, En¬
field Rifle, and Col. Hawker's Ducking. W.
STITT, 61 Cedar St., N. Y. Agent for the U. S.

ifctettUaueouis gVtUwtismcRts.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC

TRAPS from $2 to §12, Balls at 90 cento
per 100. Guns cheap- Catalogues free. Ad¬
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burg, Pa. may201y

Shot-Gun and Rifle-Powders Revolutionized.

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Champion Shot Gun and Rifle

POWDER OF THE WORLD!

IS UNEQUALLED BY GUNPOWDER

for strength, accuracy, cleanliness, and gives little smoke, recoil, or noise. It is
absolutely safer than gunpowder, as it cannot explode when not confined, and does not
strain the gun or heat the barrels as much in rapid firing. CaptainBogardus, champion
wing-shot of the world ; Dr. Carver, ehampion rifle-shot of the world ; and
all the leading shots, use DITTMAR POWDER in their matches. Our cmuienge
to shoot a long range rifle match, as published in our circulars, was never accepted,
and is yet open to the world. Address

DITTMAR POWDER M’F’G Co.,

P. 0. Box 836. 24 Park Place, New York

Ammuniticm, ©tr. —

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TOBACCO and CI&AfiETTES,

Always Uniform and Reliable.

6 First Prize Medals, Vienna, 1873; Phila., 1876; Paris, 1878:

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ROCHESTER NEW YORK.

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- IN -

BUTTER, EGGS, ETC.

6FEOIAL ATTENTION PAID TO POULTRY AND GAME.

We send sales and check for net amount immediately after sale. Stencils and Price

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A FILE BINDER,

TA7’SICH, WHEN FULL, makes a permanent binding ; for [sale by FOREST ANT)
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75 Cts. Sent by mail* #1.

TATHAM’F 1

IMPROVED

Chilled Shot.”

American Standard Diamete

(RED LABEL.)

GIVES GREATER PENETRATION and BY
TER PATTERN than ordinary shot. Equt\
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cylinders. I <

Beware of Imitations.

Our Chilled Shot will be found to be more free
from shrinkage, more spherical, more uniform in
size, heavier and of brighter and cleaner finish than
any other.

Send for circular.

TATHAM BRO’S,

82 BEEKMAN ST., NEW YORK.

Also manufacturers of

PATENT FINISH

American Standard Drop Shot,

and COMPRESSED BUCK SHOT, more uniform
than ordinary moulded shot.

Founded July 4, 1803.

T»5T ifej
Rebouii-.

•qtures of A,

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Rivaling the English and All Others.

STANDARD DROP AND BUCK SHOT AND
BAR LEAD.

THOMAS W. SPARKS, Maotfactitrer.
Office, No. 121 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Eaton’s Rust Preventer.

FOR GUNS, CUTLERY, AND SURGI-
cal Instruments. Safe to handle, WILL NOT
GUM, and will keep in any climate. Sportsmen
everywhere in the United States pronounce It the
best gun oil in the market. Judge Holmes, of
Bay City, Mleh„ writes : “ It is the best prepara¬
tion I have found in thirty-five years of active
and frequent use of guns.”

The trade supplied hysolemanufaeturer, GEO.
B. EATON, 540 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City
Heights, N. J.

Sold by principal New York dealers, and by Wm.
Read & Sons, Boston, Mass. ; B. Kittredge & Co.,
Cincinnati, O. : E. E. Eaton, Chicago, Ill. ; Brown
& Hilder, St. Louis, Mo. ; Thos. W. Parr, Cleve-
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Croplev & Sons, Georgetown, D. C. ; Jos. C. Grubb

& Co., Philadelphia.

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It la Impossible to remain long

XL Hop Bitters are used, ao perfect are they in their operation. For Weakness and General Debility, i

r Fever and Ague, nothing equals it.

USEHHOPUBITTERS,

FERGUSON’S PATENT

with

LOCOMOTIVE REFLECTOR.

The most complete Lamp for
Sportsmen, Boatmen, Night
Watchmen and others, yet
produced.

Combines Camp Lamp.Head,
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Dark Lantern, Beit Lamp, etc.
Has no chimney; burns either
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-THE “EXCELSIOR”

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With Locomotive Reflector and Reversible
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Send stamp for Circulars.

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The best article yet Invented for Fire-Arms, Cut¬
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65 Fulton street, N- Y.

j, TBOY, N. Y. Free Circular*.

, . - . Jf Full-Length COT, in thisoase,

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TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

Annapolis School for Boys.

Prepares for U. S. Naval School, U. S.
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Doforencos.

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cures by absorption.

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Sold by all Druggists. Price, 50c., and SI per
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([Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year 18T9, by the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, in the Oflloe of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.!

TW*WS.:ri NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1880,

Volunie 13 — No, 35*

No. Ill Fulton Street, New York

7 §nmch of the fflmobscof,

'.TWO HUNDRED MILES THEOUGtH MAINE IN A CANVAS CANOE.

A DESCRIPTION of our first camp in the woods wifi
acquaint the reader with the arrangement of the
many after, and make him familiar with the picture
<of our daily surroundings.

Our wall tent, 10x12 feet, was soon unfolded,and select¬
ing a prominent point of the high hank which com¬
manded the river, we immediately set about cutting the
three necessary poles oa which to erect it. We trimmed
all projecting twigs from the ridge and front upright
poles, but left them on the rear one, that we might make
it useful on which to hang cups, belts, candlesticks and
lanterns. Here the Quartermaster’s whittlingpropensity
■came in use, and another pole was notched by him and
pressed into service inside the last, which served as a
rack for our guns and rods.

Great care was taken that the notches which held the
ridge-pole were not too long, or they would tear the tent,
and that the angles of, the roof should accommodate sur¬
passing shower. Then we cat short pins from the white
birches, and with the ropes at the sides soon (hew the
tent into position. While Bowley (our cook) was making
bread and coffee, flying salt pork and trout for our even¬
ing’s repast, the resounding blows of Waller's axe could
be heard iu the forest, gathering logs for the camp fire, and
Morris was cutting fir boughs for the historic camp-bed.

It is wonderful how comfortable a bed this makes, while
its delightful, health-giving odor is so invigorating to the
system. Our table outside the tent was usually made of
four forked sticks, on which we put others crosswise, and
on these we laid splits of wood ; and for seats, rolled
into position a convenient log, or used the many wooden
pails containing our provisions. On rainy days we sat
on the ground in the tent, and used these pails of various
sizes and heights as an extension table, smiling to think
liow easily we could conform to any condition in the
woods. At the head of the tent a choice position was
given to our photographer’s camera and chemicals, to¬
gether with our travelling bags, rifles, cartridge boxes
and books, while at our feet was distributed the pails of
provisions and heavier part of our ‘ ‘ kit.” About one and
a half feet was allowed to each man for sleeping accom¬
modations, an imaginary line only dividing off the guides,
we being arranged somewhat similar to sardines in a box
— only our heads were all in one direction. Immediately
after leaving camp the next morning we entered
tiie “ rips,” or rough water of the ri ver. For about ten
miles there was little necessity of paddling, the velocity
of the stream sweeping us along without extra effort.
These last few miles were very exciting, as following in
the wake of the birch canoes, we guided our canvas craft
past boulders and sunken rocks, while the guides, con¬
stantly on the alert for our welfare, shouted or waved
their hands to warn us of dangerous places.

Passing close to the bank on the left of the boisterous
water, we shot the Pine Stream Falls, and soon rested in
the foamy waters below, where our Artist at once im¬
mortalized the party. The amount of strength and ac¬
tivity displayed by the guides in handling their canoes
past falls and rapids is astonishing. With their slender
“ Betting poles, ".eleven feet in length, armed at one end
with a sharp iron spike of six inches, they will steer the
canoe with unerring certainty, or hold it quivering in
■waters that would seem to engulf it.

A hasty lunoh, and we soon reached the mouth of the
easi branch (eighteen miles from the Northeast Carry),
where a sceue of special beauty burst upon us in the
white-capped waves of Chesuncook Lake and distant view
of Mount Katahain and the Sourdnahunk range. Pad¬
dling across the head of Chesuncook Lake, which is
seventeen miles in length and three miles in width, we
passed the mouth of Caucomgomoc Stream, and entered
the UmbazooksuB River. We had hardly recovered from
the exertion in crossing the lake when we espied in the
tall meadow grass on the bank of the stream a large
j mu. bear, who, j standing on his hind legs, nodded an

approving welcome. The quickness with which he
dropped on his four feet and plunged into the thicket,
gave us little opportunity to return Ins compliments with
our rifles.

Another camp, and the next day we passed in safety
the Umbazooksus Stream and Lake, and at 8 a. m. ar¬
rived at the long-dreaded Mud Pond Carry. This path
through the woods to Mud Pond is a little over two' miles
long, and is detested by tourists, and execrated by the
glides. Many weeks before my departure for Maine I
lad been accosted by a friend (who had made the
St. John’s trip), and asked to give him, on my return,
the full particulars of my experience on this “ carry.” 1
was not, therefore, taken by surprise, but was prepared
to meet it manfully on its own ground, and fight the
battle to the best of my ability.

I had provided myself for this special undertaking with
long rubber wading pants, or stockings, reaching to my
hips, and further incased mv feet in a heavy pair of can¬
vas hob-nailed shoes ; the latter I also found useful in
wading streams. Even while selecting our provisions at
the Kineo House, this and that luxury had been debated
upon or withdrawn as an article too heavy for trans¬
portation on Mud Pond Carry. Its obstacles to our
senses had also been made prominent by the daily con¬
versation of the guides, and our imaginations of that
gulf greatly awakened. On reaching the portage the
canoes were drawn ashore, turned over to dry, goods re¬
moved, and each one selecting what he could support, we
started off, Indian file, to make the best of the difficulties.
On the right-hand side of the path, within a few rods of
the Umbazooksus Lake, will be found a cool and refresh¬
ing stream of water, at which we quenched our thirst.
At first tbe path was dry, and only occasional pools of
water, easily turned, interrupted our advance. But soon
the pools grew thicker and thicker, lengthening to
greater extent than before, and with our loads on our
backs we plunged forward, sinking time and time again
to our knees in the soft muddy water. It makes a deal of
difference, the nature and position of the load on one's
back, and whether it is steady in its position or has a
shifting propensity. I have known a pair of oars dodg¬
ing about on one’s shoulders to be heavier and more in¬
convenient than five times that burden in guns and am¬
munition. I had selected as the task for my left shoulder
my shot gun, and attaching to it, a broiler, coffee-pot.
gridiron and other impedimenta of camp and cooking
utensils, detailed to the right a bag of 200 shot and rifle
cartridges. Picture not only one but six man so loaded,
forcing their way through the. muddy path, slipping and
floundering, first on one side and then on the other, un¬
der the conglomerated load of “ camp kit.” An opening
in the dark, hot woods, half wayacross, and our burdens
are lowered to the ground, to return to the lake for an,
other cargo. A lunch, and on we go another mile, when
the branches lock closer and closer about us, making our
load seem double its weight, until with joy we discover
from a slight elevation at the end of the’ “carry ’’the
tranquil surface of Mud Pond. A portion of this course
is evidently at some seasons of the year the head of a
brook, and tbe writer found in a small isolated pool of
water, only a foot square, a lively trout four inches in
length.

Our guides told liow, during some months of the year,
they had dragged then boats two-thirds of the way across,
remarking that the only dry part this year was the tem¬
perate way in which they were treated.

The canoes on tbe guides shoulders were the last loads
to cross, and as it was now 6 P.M., one can make some
estimate of the work done, seeing we had only accom¬
plished two miles that day.

Launcliing our canoes oh Mud Pond, some two miles in
width, of uninteresting scenery, we bent our remaining
energies to the reciprocating paddle, and were soon on
the other side and canoeing the sluggish waters of Mud
Pond Stream. Its mouth was clogged by great weather¬
beaten logs, which necessitated the laborious use of our
axes before forcing a passage into Chamberlain Lake. The
sun was hardly half an hour above the horizon as we
crossed this beautiful lake, two-and-a-half miles to the op¬
posite shore, and camped on its white pebbly beach at the
foot of a farm. This was the only one of three habita¬
tions which we saw on our trip, and the delight which
we experienced was as great as the recovery of a lost
trail in the woods by the tourist mentioned in the folio w-
ing incident : A brother angler, while on a lonesome path
in this very neighHbrhood, found one day a piece of birch
bark nailed to a tree on which was inscribed these famil¬
iar lines :

” This is ffie war 1 long have sought.

And mourned because I foimdlt not.”

Chamberlain Farm consisted of one log house, eight or
ten bams, and about three hundred acres of cleared land,
if, where in some portions you can jump from stump to
stump may be called “ cleared land.” The buildings are
situated on a hill fronting the lake and command a view
of the greater part of the water. Mr. Nutting (who with
his three sons has charge of the farm.) is six feet high,
straight .as an Indian, with heavy high cheek bones,

black moustache, and his face is thoroughly tanned
by exposure to tbe sun. The farm with others in this
vicinity is owned by Messrs. Coe & Pingree, of Bangor.
Maine,’ who possess vast tracks of this wilderness, which
they lumber and pass the result of their efforts to the
markets along the coast of the State, During the sum¬
mer months the product of the farm is gathered into the
barns aud is used to feed the hundreds of “log drivers,”
who, in the winter and spring are anuually sent to this
region. These “loggers” are a hardy set of men, re¬
ceiving §1.50 a day when “ on the drive,” and work from
3 a.m. to 10 p.m., often exposed to great perils and the in¬
clemency of the weather. Large herds of cattle and
sheep are pastured here, and on the hill at the rear of tbe
house 1 noticed a number of mules. The two-story log
house in which resides Mr. Nutting, is painted an Indian
red, and has the only embellishment of any of the build¬
ings. The interior is whitewashed and has three rooms
on a floor. Tire room into which our party was ushered
had low ceilings of heavy logs, blackened by age and
smoke from the big square toon stove, which held indis¬
putable possession of the centre of the apartment. In
one comer was a great box containing wood, which also
served as a bed when other accommodations were not
available. From the ceiling, hardly seven feet high, was
arranged the clothes line, on which hung a portion of the
week's washing, while the floor was made of logs with
enough openiugs between them to admit plenty of fresh
air. Artistic taste had not been wanting in the decora¬
tion of the log walls, and engravings cut from illustrated
papers were tacked thereon, while in a prominent posi¬
tion was hung the portrait of a late unsuccessful candi¬
date for Presidential honors. Rough shelves nailed to the
sides of the walls between two windows supported a roll
of old papers, a Webster’s Dictionary, National Fifth
Reader, Greenleaf’s Arithmetic.aud a Bible and Testament,
while at their side hung a mirror and the family hair¬
brush and comb. But the most novel article in the room
was a fly-trap, which, although it displayed the inventive
genius of the locality, can hardly have its model on the
many shelves of the Patent Office. This fly-trap hung
from the ceiling near the stove, and was manufactured
from two shingles fastened together at the butts like an
inverted A. On the inside was spread molasses, and as
fast as the insects became interested in its sweets, it was
the duty of the passer-by to slap the boards together and
destroy their contents. In addition to superintending this
farm and stock, it is the duty of Mr. Nutting to provide
for the various logging camps in the neighborhood, and
to watch for the first indication of fires wliose destructive
lower in the pine forests he fully realizes. Chamberlain
_,ake, on which we had pitched our tent, is fifteen miles
long and three miles wide. It has an area of twenty
square miles, is 1,134 feet above tide water, contains a
number of islands, and took its name from an unfortu¬
nate man lost some years since on its shores. Years ago
a large dam was built at its northern outlet into Eagle
Lake, and the water driven back south through an arti¬
ficial cut between Telos and Webster Lakes, thus enab¬
ling the lumberman to “ drive ” his logs to a home mar¬
ket, through the East Branch of the Penobscot River, in¬
stead of by the St. J ohn’s route to the foreign one of New
Brunswick. It costs §50 a ton to transport supplies to
this farm, and flour can be purchased here at §19 a
barrel.

After our labors on Mud Pond Carry we rested here
three days, taking photographs of the scenery and mak¬
ing excursions to the dams between Chamberlain and
Eagle Lakes, where we found plenty of exercise for our
trout rods. We also “sacked" our canvas canoe across
the hills on the east to Indian Pond, in search of wild
ducks and trout, but were only rewarded bv a study of
natural history, which seldom happens to the forest lover.
Our discoverv was a family of loons, or the great Amer¬
ican diver, a "bird the size of a goose, and the finest on
inland Northern waters, it could be honestly said “ they
lived in flats,” as their rough nest, composed of sticks
and moss a foot in height, and two feet in width, rested
on a flat, sandy knoll which stretched out into the water.
Against the unmistakable dislike of the parent birds, I
paddled to the front door of their house, and gazing in,
discovered a recently hatched bird and one egg, The
egg was dark brown, spotted with black, eight and seven-
eighth inches at the longest, and seven and one-quarter
at the shortest circumference. The young bird had every
appearance of a gosling, with down of a greyish black,
and did not seem in the least annoyed as I stroked its
glossy coat. Withdrawing my canoe and creeping qui¬
etly back into the .thicket, I enjoyed the lesson in frog
catching taught tire young one by the old birds, and I
left them undisturbed in then* happiness. It was with
great reluctance we broke camp early on the morning of
August 12th, rolled our tent, and arranging our kit in
tbe canoes, paddled out into Chamberlain Lake, and bid
farewell to the scenes around which clustered so many
pleasant memories.

The fresh milk, butter, and eggs of the farm were a
happy relief to our regular fare of salt pork and hard¬
tack,’ while the fresh straw winch Mr. Nutting so kindly
offered^uB from his bams, added greatly to our comfort,

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FOREST AND STREAM

But we hail not started with the idea that in this wilder¬
ness we were to enjoy all the dainties of life, for in order
to explore its depths we must give up luxuries and com¬
forts which at home seem indispensable. How often in
my earlier years, while pursuing the study of geography
at school, did my pencil in drawing maps wander over
this endless track of territory to the north and east of
Moosehead Lake, striving to picture to niy imagination
its elements.

This great lake near the center of the State, together
with a few of the largest rivers, of whose source there
seemed a doubt, were about all that relieved the picture,
and even now I was daily discovering that the latest pub¬
lished maps, which I had purchased before starting, were
very inaccurate. Through the long stretches of deep
water of Chamberlain Lake we paddled, keeping time
with our oars, while on our right arose the peaks of the
lovely Suurdnalumk Mountains, each individualized by
the bright- rays of the morning sun.

Entering Telosmis Lake, which is about a mile in ex¬
tent, wo sailed swiftly through its quiet waters and
passed into Telos Lake, where at the mouth of a brook on
the right hand we were successful iti landing a fine lot of
trout, which averaged over a pound each. Telos Lake is
four miles long and about half a mile wide, and is 914
feet above tide water ; its northern shore rocky and ab¬
rupt in comparison with the sandy and uninteresting
nature of its south coast. The mouth of the canal, or
" cut," at its foot is clogged with immense quantities of
flood- wood, old logs and stumps bleached to whiteness
by the action of the weather, which give it a weird and
ghostly appearance against the background of verdure.
This •• cut" was dug by lumbermen some forty yearn ago
to pass their logs into the East Brandi of the Penobscot ;
but below the old dam, a quarter of a mile distant, one
would never suspect by its natural and picturesque shore
it was the work of men's bauds, tlicforee of water having
relieved its sharp outlines. While out Artist was pre¬
paring his camera for a photograph of the “cut ’’and
lake our guides “ sacked” their burdens and canoes across
the chevuux de f rise of old stumps into the “cut,” and
we pitched our fourth camp on the high bank to the right
of the old Telos Darn.

Although we had been out fourteen days we had so far
been very fortunate regarding the weather ; but we here
experienced the first rain-storm of the trip, a genuine
northeaster of throe days’ duration. We had hardly
raised our tent and got our “kit ” under cover before the
watery contents of the heavens began to descend, and we
took extra precautions to make ourselves comfortable
and endure the trial in the most cheerful spirit possible.
But I will not detain the reader with every item of the
three days’ imprisonment.

Encased in our waterproofs we resorted to the dam,
caught trout, or wandered beside the waters of Telos
stream for duck and partridges, giving little heed to the
elements.

It is amazing how little one makes of discomforts in
the woods, provided he sympathizes with his surround¬
ings ; but to a nature lacking either poetry or romance,
to whom a fail is only a suggestion of water-power and a
tree so many feet of lumber, the situation is unendurable.
Here our canvas boat was overhauled, cuts sewed and
waterproofed, birch canoes pitched, buttons adjustod to
our clothing, socks darned, guns and l-ifies cleaned, while
the Quartermaster busied himself ingeniously cutting
pliers, scissors and vices from wood, cutting the joints of
the same piece, as souvenirs of the locality,

But the storm had one good effect— it nearly exhausted
the moose and bear Btories of the guides, and left them
in the future only the ourreut topics of the day to dis¬
cuss. So far the days had been exceedingly warm, ther¬
mometer CO® to 70° in the shade, but what was our
suiprise on arising early on the clear, bright day of Aug.
10th to discover a heavy frost and the ice in our camp
pails an eighth of an inch in thickness. We were first
aware of the event by the exclamations of our cook,
Bowley, Who was slipping about on the frozen ground
outside, and to our incredulous replies lifted into the door
of the teat one of the frozen paiJs bv the tin dipper, which
adhered to its surface. The tent was quiokly “struck”
and dried, and roll iug into our rubber blankets and bags
our effects, we were cutting the waters of Telos Stream
and Boon emerged into tranquil Webster Lake at its foot.
The brook is about a mile long and very shallow, and but
for the late rain would hardly have been navigable. An
easy “carry” of a mile can he found through the tali
grass and woods on the right-hand side, which also ter¬
minates at the head of tho lake. It is very essential to
one's happiness in making this tour to know on which
side of the stream is the best portage around a fall or
rapid, for the knowledge saves many a laborious walk
when one's shoulders are loaded.

Webster Lake is a charming little sheet of water about
three miles long and perhaps half as wide, which is
wooded down to its very edge. At its foot is another of
these series of logger’s dams about twelve feet high, and
on the extreme high bank to the right we again pitched
our tent. Great care had to be taken with our fires along
the road, that not a remnant of them be allowed to re¬
main, ami the indications are often very delusive.
Many years ago a fire started in the woods on Eagle Lake,
and tile devouring flames sweeping southward over fifty
miles to this section, destroyed this dam, winch has since
been rebuilt. There are many decayed and deceptive
logs about these old dams, some over a foot in diameter,
at which a slight pressure will crumble and plunge one
into the deep water below. 1 speak from experience. A
bear story is always welcomed in camp, not only on ac¬
count of the truthfulness attending the first one,' but be¬
cause the doubts winch hover around the succeeding
tales add to their Interest.

We stretched the canvas of our tent at this place, and
-while each one was engaged in ids various duties, Weller,
the guide, pail i n hand, sallied out for fresh spring water.
He had hardly disappeared from our sight when with
immense jumps he came tearing back through the bushes
shouting, “A bear! a bear 1" A rush for our rifles and
a forward movement into the woodB, but after an unsuc¬
cessful tramp the sbe bear and two Cubs seen by our
friend could not be found.

Before we left the wilderness we liad the unspeakable
pleasure of making the acquaintance of some six bears,
but on every occasion wc were without our rifles, and
when we made an effort to hunt them they were not to
be found. We were either shooting a quick flowing

stream, and with difficulty keeping our canoes from the
rocks, or surprised by meeting them (as in the above ease)
nearer to camp than one could expect, when they sud¬
denly appeared. A few years since Maine offered a
bounty of $10 a head on bears, and the hunting or trap¬
ping of them was a lucrative pastime, but since the with¬
drawal of the premium hunters have decreased in the
same proportion that bears have increased. As might be
expected, around the camp fire that night the recent ex¬
perience suggested hunters’ tales, each having its special
locality and party designated who witnessed the exploits,
while the habits, courage and peculiarities of bruin and
other animals were discussed to an unlimited extent.

One of the stories told byguideMorris related to a tame
beaver which had grown to be a great household pet of a
farmer living in the vicinity of Moosehead Lake. One
night a defective faucet filled the farmer’s sink and over¬
flowed to the floor of the ki tohen. Whereupon tl le beaver,
following his natural instincts, cut up the chairs and
tables of the room, and building a dam about the fugi¬
tive stream, saved the habitation from further injury.

We tarried three days at Webster Dam, where we" cap¬
tured the largest trout of the excursion, and feasted on
many a fine duck and partridge. To impress the reader
with the idea that our table fare was not so hard as might
have been expected, I would state that the items of the
daily menu consisted of brook trout, fried and boiled
potatoes, stewed duck or partridge, hard tack, “ flip-
jacks,” with maple sugar, coffee and tea,. Fish chowders
and game stews were our favorite dishes, all eaten witli
the seasoning of a hearty appetite. At this point we
were probably as deep in this wilderness aB it was pos¬
sible to get in the trip. The most striking feature of the
forests is the. absence of animal life, and more noticeable
in our Northern, than Southern wilds. The stately pines
of the South stand from eight to twelve feet apart, and
with a span of horses one can almost drive from one end
of Florida to the other ; in fact the writer, in the winter
of 1875, met a party so equipped traveling in an open
wagon from New Smyrna to Fort Capron. choosing their
way by the compass' aid. This open condition of things per¬
mits the rank growth of vegetation and animal life, which
the close-locked branches of our Northern forests prevent.
In the latter case also the continual ‘sifting of the pine
leaves on the ground, and the gloom of the overhanging
boughs choke what few shrubs might have an existence.
Only along the rivers, or where some woodsman has
failed to spare a tree, dare anything but a courageous
blackberry or shrub maple show itself. You may wan¬
der for hours in this stillness without seeing a living crea¬
ture, unless you look sharply enough to mark the insects
which toil in the mosses underfoot, inhabit the bark and
decayed wood, or wait for you to rest before settling on
you. But we occasionally entertained strangers of ani¬
mal life, and in one instauce that of an “ angelic ” order
—at least it had wings, and its mission was helpful.
Our Artist, while casting his line from the apron of the
dam, caught it on a projecting, beam, and after vain
attempts to withdraw it, was successfully assisted by a
little brown fly-catcher, who, swooping down, attempted
to carry to its nest the bright colored artificial trout flies.

Thomas Sedgwick Steele.

(To be Continued.)

GAME AND SPORT AT THE SOUTH.

I HAVE recently returned from an extended hunting
trip through Virginia and North Carolina, and find
that there is a growing interest throughout the South in
sporting matters ; or perhaps it would be better expressed
by saying that the old interest is fast being revived, for
in the good old times before the war, when plantations
were owned generally by men of culture, wealth and
leisure, much more attention was paid to field sports than
could he afforded in other parts of the country. The
time came when planters became farmers, and gentle¬
men whose hands were unaccustomed to holding the
plow, and whose feet had not been trained to walk the
furrow, were forced to realize the truth of the old say¬
ing—

He that by the plow would thrive,

Himself must either hold or drive.

For several years the rod and gun, the pack and
horn had to be laid aside ; game of all sorts
consequently increased very rapidly. The wild turkey
and the deer almost forgot their shyness and left the
mountain fastnesses, being often seen where for years
they had been strangers. The Virginia partridge (Bob-
White) whistled from almost every fence corner, the
drumming of tile, pheasant lured many a country hoy to
leave his cows and watch for a chance to try his single-
barrel (old hares often added a savory odor to many a
negro cabin about meal time, and but for the foxes
“ Mollie Cottontails" would soon have overrun the land).
Often on a still night in the early fall have 1 listened to
the foxes running and barking on the trail like fice dogs,
and on one occasion I saw a fox in hot pursuit of a rab¬
bit cross the door-yard ofthe house where I was staying.

As returning prosperity began to be felt in the South,
and the “slough ol’ despond” looked less deep, the old
fondness for hunting soon began to reappear. As a Vir¬
ginia belle, after following up good resolutions for — per¬
haps — a month, finds the old passion for flirting bred in
the bone, and tingling through her veins with tile chiv-
alric blood of a long line of ancestors noted for genera¬
tions in the chase — (after men) — so the Virginia gentle¬
man discovers the passion for sporting. Fox-liuntiug has
been revived, and there are now some very fine packs of
hounds to be seen ; bur the people are as a rule too poor
to often allow of one man keeping a full pack, so the
dogs are frequently owned by several neighbors as a part¬
nership pack. Much attention is also now being paid to
improving the Block of bird-dogs. While in Kichmond I
visited several fine kennels. Mr. J. 8. Wise’s Tom (Geo.
C. Colburn’s Belle-Sensation) is a dog of remarkably fine
carriage, and in every way unusually handsome. Mr.
T. F. Taylor has perhaps the most complete kennel in the
State — some fine Gordons — among them Champion Fan,
formerly owned by the Toledo Kennel Club. In Lynch¬
burg I visited Dr. Wo. A. Strother’s kennel, where I was
shown liis setter Frost with an interesting family of five
of the finest six weeks’ old puppies I ever saw, sired by
Gladstone ; he also owns the image of Eleho iu his dog
Flint. Mr. T. F. Nelson, of the same place, owns a re¬
markably handsome and promising young dog of native

stock, with a clear pedigree on the sire’s si; — ~r-t. .

1814, including some of the most noted dogs o-*,_ Jp®
sey. The mother, native Virginia stock, with eslaT>,. ..HfSl
pedigree since 1846, is one of the best field dogs I ever
hunted over.

While in Warrenton, N. O., I hunted with a number of
gentlemen owning very fine dogs, mostly of native stock.
Pointers seem to be most in favor in that section, and I
found several very fine ones bred from Harvard Kennel
Club stock. I hunted for several days with Dr, Foote, of
that place — one of the most congenial gentlemen and
thorough sportsmen it has even been my good fortune to
meet ; the owner of one of the best native pointers that
ever went into the field — fast as a race-horse, staunch as a
rock, hunting with admirable judgment and untiring
zeal, having a pedigree of fifty years. It is noticeable
that through Virginia and North Carolina, where the
soil is very rough, and the ground to be hunted over is
extensive, “ droppers” are much used, and generally are
the most serviceable dogs, having great endurance, and
showing a degree of judgment almost human, It seems
to be not uncommon, where their owners hunt on horse¬
back or allow them unlimited range, for them to find
coveys and return to their master, taking him to the
birdB. The.y do not understand 1 ‘ To-bo )” nor charge at
Bhot ; but most of them are staunch, and back -stand
naturally. They watch to see a bird fall, and pounce
upon it so quickly that if it is only wing-tipped, they al¬
ways get it. I saw one of these dogs sit down and watch
a bird that had been shot in the head rise higher and
higher until it died in mid-air. It hardly touched ground
before the dog had it.

On another occasion I wounded a bird that flew a long
way, and began sinking gradually ; one of the droppers
saw it, and caught the turd in tire air before it leached
the ground.

All this I know is not orthodox, but still is very use¬
ful. I have seen some of the finest bred dogs in the coun¬
try, who were renowned in field trials, hunted with these
old rough-and-readys always to be beaten in actual work.

I have myself sometimes been much chagrined at having
a wing-tipped bird get into tangled grass or briars ; my
thoroughbred, well-broken dog pointing it from time to
time in magnificent style, jumping on place after place
where the bird was not, when in rushes one of the
droppers, and after nosing round for a moment, takes
Off down a middle furrow or ditch fifty or a hundred
yards, soon returning withthe bird in liis mouth. While
your thoroughbred iB systematically ranging an immense
field of hill, meadow and brake, in thorough field-trial
style, old rough-and-ready mounts the hill, surveys tho
country round, and with a" knowing wink starts for the
nearest “ branch,” following it up the wind as fast as his
long legs and powerful muscles will carry him. Soon you
hear a shout of “ Jim's got ’em.'’ We look around, and
see rough-and-ready No. 2 pointing on the other side of
tile branch, with No. 3 backing him, while our thorough¬
bred is to be seen way up the hill backstanding by sight
in beautiful style, and we proudly call attention to the
fact that our dog is extremely careful and steady. I do
not mean to enter criticism on any class of dogs, I neither
side with the “ blue bloods” nor the “natives.” All I
want is the dog that will do the best work and most of
it. To champions of “ blue bloods” I would say, I believe
“ blood will tell,” and when I find a so-called “native”
that does the most work, and gets me the most birds, he
is decidedly “ bine blood” for me. The blood of Napoleon
or of Aaron Burr may flow in unrecognized channels,
yet the elements of distinction are there, and genius and
talent may at any time surprise us into recognition.

Quail hunting in the South is very hard work, the
ground often being very rough and distances great ; dogs
of the greatest endurance are needed, and men who ao
not own a pair of legs that are unt iring had better not
try it, The birds are more gamy than those we find in
the West, lying well for dogs, but making very long
flights when flushed ; it being generally a hilly country
makes them hard to mark. Much of the cover being pine
thickets growing close to the ground renders it impos¬
sible to get a shot. They often take to (he trees, and
after beingpursued closely I have sometimes seen them
exhibit wonderful adroitness in eluding their enemies,
The marker often sees them light on a hill top, perhaps
300 yards from the flush, and congratulates himself
on being able to go straight to them and havejine single
bird shooting ; when on arriving at the brow of the hill
where he plainly saw them light, the dogs make game
and perhaps come to a point, but no birds can he found.
A f ter lighting they ran a short distance and made a second
flight to some secure branch or thicket, thus fooling both
men and dogs.

Turkey hunting in many parts of the South is very fine,
and to a person who does not mind lying for hours in a
blind, and takes delight in matching cunning against cun¬
ning instead of testing his skill as a marksman, it may
be fun ; but for me. give me quail on the wing. I have
hunted turkey successfully, and have “ dropped a good
deal of meat, ’’ but lam not enthusiastic cn turkey hunt¬
ing. Deer hunting seems to me much the same, though
I must- confess that to drop one nicely in his tracks gives
a thrill of pleasurable satisfaction not often afforded by
one shot at any other game, unless it is a black bear ; but
then it is too long between shots — a dry sport at best.
While in Warrenton a pack of hounds started a deer and
ran him near town, when a number of curs and mongrels
joined in the chase, ran him into the suburbs and caught
liim, no t one of the original pack being in at the death.

Of the merits of “ possum " and coon hunting I have
but little to say. except that it is dear to the hearts of
many residents of the “Old Dominion." If you desire
the pleasure, however, I will introduce you to old Uncle
Ben, whose cabin by the side of the “noble Jeems” is
overtowered by a spur of the Blue Bidge, and whose
graveyard in the immediate rear of his cabin contains
the remains of his three dear departed wives, .leaving him
once, more alone in the world, too old to win the heart
and affections of any “ oh de sisters what tends de meet¬
ing,” but not too old to hunt coons and “ possums." He
owns “ de hes possum dog in de country,” and on a moon¬
light night, armed only with an axe, will take you to the
woods, where old “ Bean's” voice will soon proclaim a
“ possum" treed, The axe comes quickly Into play, and
Uncle Ben’s muscular aims soon fell the tree, when
Bean quickly dispatches his game. When it is a coon
there is more fun ; then it is roll, scratch and bite, until
Bean gets on top once too often, but always art"" a

FOREST AND STREAM.

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£*?L Old Uncle Ben also lias a great talent i'or

and serving up oppossum bo aB to make it a
unir an ePicure.

traveler as he passes through Virginia is surprised
t° "jrxd the blood-stained fields, so recently devastated by
opposing armies, either in cultivation or grown up in pine
£o Jrests, which would yield abundant cords to the wood¬
man's axe. Most of the dwellings that were destroyed
a te replaced, and while nature and improvement have
Clone so much to obliterate the track of war, social inter¬
course lias done its share toward overcoming bitterness
and healing wounds that political schemers would have
kept open. The sportsman from the North, if a gentle¬
man, will find a heavty welcome among many good shots
and enthusiastic sportsmen. He may have the chance
to vealize the fact that a log cabin in the mountains often
shelters people of culture and education hardly to be ex¬
pected in such surroundings, and hog and hominy with
a hearty hospitality is a delightful change sometimes.
“Chine,” " Spare-rib," “ Egg-bread " and “Sally Lun,”
are Southern institutions not to lie sneezed at, and the
scoffer who cannot believe in them must indeed be one
who would murder with a. howitzer a whole covey of
birds skeltered under a pine tree during a snow storm.

New York, Jan. 12 th. Bedford.

^jjpfartd Mjisforn.

A Frog-eating Rail.— Some time ago a correspond¬
ent, C. M. Ci, sent us for identification a bird shot at
New City, N. Y. It proved to be a king rail (Rallus
longiroStris ). The most curious part of the affair is, that
when the bird was slioUit had a small bullfrog in its
throat. This is to us a new article of food for rail.

Winter in Connecticut.— Although remarks upon the
extraordinary mildness Of the present winter are in
everybody’s mouth, we think it is not generally appreci¬
ated how extremely warm the weather is for the season
of the year. Ii is true that the piteous scream of the
ice-man rings out upon the soft, balmy air, and that from
the dark fastnesses of his hack shop, low, plaintive
moans and muttered curses tell us that the plumber who
lurks there in waiting for his unwary victims is being
deprived of his natural prey ; but these sounds are to he
heard almost every winter during brief intervals of mild
weather, and hence axe no satisfactory indication of bow
warm it really is and has been. A better test is a
series of observations on the animal life of any region,
and we may mention one or two facts relative to this
point which have recently eome under our observation.
On the SOfch of December we killed, near Derby, Conn.,
an adult rod-tailed hawk {Bates borealis), which had in
in its stomach the fresh fragment of a garter snake
(Eutainia), On the 10th of January we observed, near
Milford, Conn., eight or ten specimens of the'fgolden
winged woodpecker ( Colaptes auratus), a species whieh
usually leaves these latitudes for the South in November.
A few occasionally winter here, it is true, and we have
ourselves observed them in the same locality before, dur¬
ing the months of December. January and February, but
the few that stay during the cold weather are usually
found alone, whereas the ones referred 'to here were in a
flock and seemed to be as jolly and comfortable as possi¬
ble. On January 12th we. observed at New Haven,
Conn. , a flock of about a dozen yellow red-poll warblers
(Dendrcem palmarum). This flock had been in the
neighborhood for some weeks, and had attracted the at¬
tention of a. gentleman interested in birds, who reported
its presence to us, and gave us the locality whore the
birds might be found. The species usually departs for
the South by the 1st of November, and its tarrying here
so late in the season is a most remarkable occurrence,
and only to be explained, we think, by tire phenomenal
weather which we are enjoying.

No doubt many of our correspondents have observed
similar facts during the past month or two, and we should
be glad to have them send us any notes bearing o.u this
point which they may have collected.

The Potato Bug Bird Agajn.— Ames * Iowa, Nov.
20th, 1879. — In your issue of Nov. 20tli, I notice a note
from “ W.,” of Coralville, Iowa, in which he speaks of a
bird which feeds upon the Colorado potato beetle. This
bird is the rose-breasted grosbeak — Goniaphm htdoviei-
ana, Bowditch. The first who noticed its habit of feed¬
ing upon the potato beetle was, as far as I know, Pro¬
fessor Bessey, of the Iowa Agricultural College, who
observed it several years ago. I confirmed the observa¬
tion during the past summer, and am glad to get this
additional proof from Coralville. As the potato beetle is
a comparatively recent comer in the State, it is of course
new food for the bird which seems to he just finding out
this strange and abundant supply of provision. It is to be
hoped that tins will prove one of those natural enemies
to the insect which we have been looking for, and which
■will restore the balance of nature which has been so sad I y
disturbed m the case of the potato beetle for the past ten
years. _ F. E. L, Beal.

What I Know About Rats,— Coralville, Jorm.— Read¬
ing in a recent issue of your paper about ducks being
attracted by light, reminded me of an incident that
occurred to me a few years since.

One night I went to the cellar on an errand, carrying,
to light tue way , a small brass hand-lamp — one that burns
Without a chimney. On entering the cellar I perceived
some three or four rats on one end of a long hanging
shelf in close proximity to a pan of milk that had been
carelessly uncovered. I advanced towards them think¬
ing to frighten them away, when to my amazement,
they merely stretched their necks and with protrud¬

ing eyes shining like great jet heads, stood rstill and
gazed at the fight. I still advanced, thinking that of
course they would turn and run away : but they did not
move. I came so close that the blaze of the lamp actu¬
ally burned the long hair off their faces, and even then
lliey did not stir. I could easily have dispatched them if
I had desired ; but thinking that they nad been suffi¬
ciently punished for their misdemeanor. I went away and
left them. T have never known of a like instance, and
suppose that the rats were So busily engaged in skimming
the milk that they were unconscious of my approach
Until the light flashed upon and bewildered them, or they
would upon hearing my footsteps have retreated.

By the way, I would remark that the most successful
method of trapping rats that I have ever known is to
sink a steel trap in a box of com bran, covering it lightly
with the same. Set the box in any place that the rats are
wont to frequent', and partly cover it — taking care to
leave an opening large enough for the rats to enter. I
have known of a half -dozen being caught in this way in
a few hours with a single trap. w.

Another Word for Dr, Hayden.— Webster City,
Iowa., Jan , 13th — Editor Forest and Stream— l was much
pleased with the just and generous tribute of Wm, Hosea
Ballou to Dr. F. v. Hayilen in your excellent journal of
the 8th inst., though I had previously read the eulogistic
remarks of Mr. Geike, in his lately published “ Outlines
of Field Geology,” winch are therein copied. The past
ten years will be noted in the history of this country as
the “ era of exploration.” When the history of this era
is written no name will staud out so conspicuously as that
of Dr. Hayden. Should any Of our great painters — and
Bievstadt once had such a work in contemplation — ever
put on canvas a picture illustrative of this period, Hayden
will most unquestionably he the central figure. During
all this time he did more than any and all others to ac¬
quire and popularize information concerning our wide
and almost unknown public domain. In addition to his
topographers and geologists, he generally had with each
party in some other useful capacity — and therefore doing
double work — a good newspaper man. Nearly every sea¬
son scores of letters appeared from correspondents with
his several parties in the New York Tribune, Herald,
Times and Post, in Forney’s Press, the Chicago Tribune,
Times and Inter-Ocean, as well as in other widely circu¬
lated journals. Probably not less than one hundred
columns of new and fresh reading matter were thus given
to the public each year, and we all know with what
eagerness it was sought by intelligent people. In many
cases members of his scientific corps thus gave to the
public their early impressions of the region through
which they passed. Later came the regular annual re¬
ports of the survey, making known, as Geike so justly
remarks, “the geography, geology, natural history,
botany, meteorology, ethnology and antiquities of thous¬
ands of square miles of previously unexplored or hut
partially explored land.” Collections were made each
year by these parties in the field, which were turned over
to accomplished specialists like Leidy, Cope, Lesquereax,
Cones, Packard, Thomas, Newbury, and others, to be
worked up and published in the great quarto volumes
embodying the more permanent work of the survey.
Thus Hayden’s plans were at once original, comprehen¬
sive and practical. The press gave the public the earliest
possible information — without expense to the Govern¬
ment, — concerning these new regions. The annual re¬
ports, printed cheaply hut in editions of tens of thous¬
ands, were sought by people in every part of the Union,
as well as abroad, where Hayden was better appreciated
than he ever was at home where he served his country
with such rare ability. His final reports — if they are ever
completed and published— will comprise a vast amount
of information of the highest scientific value, sufficient
to make a proud and imperishable monument to his won¬
derful energy and skill.

While Dr. Hayden is not without his faults, he unques¬
tionably stands at the head of all scientific pathfinders of
the great West, Other men have surpassed him iu tech¬
nical learning, but in energy, as an organizer and
director, and in comprehensive judgment of what was
due to the great public by whose money these surveys
were carried on, and to the demands and expectations of
science, he stands without a rival. Up to his time the
results of scientific exploration rarely reached the people
at all, and the official publications were postponed some¬
times for a whole decade. He reversed all this — let the
masses of his countrymen know early what he was doing,
at the same time that he preserved all the accuracy due
to science. Though he was brushed aside very uncere¬
moniously by the last Congress, he has accomplished
work which will always keep his memory bright ns that
of the chief actor iu the era of American exploration.

Chris. Aldrich.

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FISH-EATING SNAKES.

THE communication of Wm. H. Ballou, Esq., Novem¬
ber 27th, 1879, calls to the mind of the writer two
incidents corroborative of the theory of that gentleman
with relation to the food and habits of the water snake.
In 1874 it was my privilege to join a fishing party on the
Upper Champlain, near the head of Hero Island, From
this islet to the main land (Vermont) there runs a long
sand-bar bridge, covered with water in the spring and
fall, but some ten inches above the surface of the lake in
sunimer. To the south, and between this bar, the island
and the main shore, is a tract of several thousand acres of
low water and partial swamp, in. which the water snakes
breed in immense numbers. Northward from the bar the
lake is deep, the water clear, and the fishing in May and
June, for pike, bass, and peroli, excellent. The days of
my visit to this point were bright and warm, following
several weeks of cold, damp weather, and the snakes
were in high spirits and fine condition. During the first
twelve hours we killed one hundred and seven of the
rascals, by actual count, upon this sand-bar bridge ; and
at least a score of this number were shot while crossing
the bar with fish in their mouths, which they had caught
iu tlie deep water, and with which they were returning
to the swamp. While fishing after dark I took a hand¬
some pike of some three pounds welghti and had just re¬
leased him from my hook a nd placed him upon the ground
at my side, when a water snake as thick as my arm and
nearly six feet in length, swam swiftly out of the deep
water and seized, the still struggling fish with the evi¬

dent intent of capturing him and carrying him away.
The struggles of the finny prisoner, however, attracted
my attention, and with a heavy club I managed to save
my game and kill the snake,

Iu 1875 the writer spent some ten days upon Carleton
Island, in the St. Lawrence, camping with a party of
friends and enjoying the glorious air, the delightful
scenery, and the fine fishing. During the time it fell to
my lot one morning to prepare breakfast. I was seated
at the river’s edge cleaning the bass just caught, when
a noise among the shingles at my side caused me to look
In that direction, and to my disgust I saw a water snake
perhaps four feet long, preparing to depart with the
largest of my basket, a bass of nearly three pounds
weight. The fish was struggling sharply, but the snake
had fastened his jaws upon him, and was already in the
water before I could recover from my astonishment, and
move. When I did, the slimy thief hastened his speed,
and hearing his prize high above the water he swain
rapidly out towards the centre of the river. I had loit
my fish, but not my revenge ; for, quickly seizing a shot
gun that lay upon the ground near at hand, I fired at the
retreating snake, and Ii ad the satisfaction of seeing his
head drop and Ids body sink with many writhings be*
neath the pure water. My breakfast was gone, and his
also. F. E. Hamilton,

Cleveland, Jan. 10th,

The black snake {Bascanion constrictor) has always
been a rare snake in this locality, and when found was
always of enormous size ; in fact the largest snake of the
season. This snake is what might be called an upland
reptile, never frequenting swamps, marshes, or wet
grounds, but living mostly on the margin of heavy for¬
ests bordered by open or prairie lands or rocky ledges.
This snake can mount the smooth, bare trunk of a five-
foot oak stub as readily as the nimble squirrel, and in the
thick forest can pass from tree to tree almost with the
rapidity of this animal or the more agile joko on low
undergrowth when pursued. I will defy any one to keep
pace with him as he glides from one hush to another.
His food is the callow bird, birds’ eggs, and old birds in
their season, rabbits, old and young, squirrels, vats and
mice, and almost anything of the proper size that is alive
and healthy. As a snake he has too much brain to re¬
quire fish diet, and therefore I do not believe he ever goes
a-fishing. The largest black snake I ever met with meas¬
ured twelve feet eight inches in length, killed bv a squir¬
rel-hunter. The snake was stretched out on the upper¬
most limb of an ancient chestnut tree some sixty or eighty
feet high. I once captured one myself that was nine
feet eight inches long. Although I had a good grip
on his throttle, his wiggling at times during Jus cap¬
ture much distressed me, and has often since re¬
minded me of the encounter (the story of which
we are all familiar with) of Charles Waterton with
the big boa in Demerara. Father Hennepin, in. lfim
on his voyage of discovery along the Upper Mississippi!
tells us that at the Falls of St. Anthony the vovagers
killed a large black snake they found among, the rocks
that measured fourteen feet, and owing to its terrible
contortions he called it the black constrictor. The black
snake (B. constrictor) is not known among the islands
at the head of Lake Erie, although snakes of many
other kinds abound at this late date in several localities
by the thousands during the summer months ; for in¬
stance, on the south shore of Pelee, Middle, and other
islands there, you will often see the black water snake
( Ncrodia sipendon) in numbers to suit your fancy, bask¬
ing on the sand, rock, beaches, and flood-wood. These
water snakes are expert fishermen and live almost en¬
tirely on minnows (Alburnus vulgaris) found along the
shore. They can excel their prey in swimming and
quick movements in the water, As soon as a fish is cap¬
tured the snake comes to the surface, makes for the
shore, and gorges the fish at his leisure. 1 once caught a
young eight-inch water snake that had in iris maw a
minnow one and one-half inches Jong, The largest water
snake I ever met with among the Lake Erie Islands
measured four feet eight inches. Dr, E. Sterling.

THE MANATEE, OR SEA COW.

Titusville, Fla., Sept, 10th, 1879.

MR. August Parks, of Titusville, Florida, is probably
the only professional manatee hunter iu the world
and Florida is believed to be the only State in the Union
where the manatee is found and the hunting of it can be
participated in.

The manatee, or sea cow (Tricecus nianatus), is con¬
sidered common by naturalists on the southern part of
the Florida peninsula, on both the east and west sides.
Their principal habitat, however, is the St. Lucie River
a fresh water stream which empties into the St. Lucie
Sound, a part of Indian River near Gilbert's Bar, in lati¬
tude about 27 deg. (J min. north. To this river they
resort to breed and to feed on the river grass and aquatic
plants, suited to them and which there abound. Among
these articles of food may be mentioned tile turtle-grass,
which grows so abundantly tliroughout the whole length,
of Indian River in the salt water, and niton which the
well known green turtles feed and fatten. In the fresh
water they find lily-pads, of which they are very fond,
and on the brackish marsh banks they can often, reach tho
wild purslane ( Povtulaeeagrandijlora ), which they like,
They are strictly herbivorous, and never touch animal
food. The Sfc. Lucie River is not the only place on the
east coast where these strange animals are found. C’apt.
C. R. Gatlin, the courteous and well known river guide
and boatman, of Titusville, and who was formerly U. S.
Assistant Lighthouse Keeper at Jupiter lighthouse, and
who knows more about the habits of these monsters than
any person we have met, except perhaps Parks himself,
informs me that when at Jupiter he has often seen them
passing in and out of the inlet, sometimes going far out
to sea, and this fact accounts for the finding of the bones
of the manatee in the ocean between Florida Cape and
Cuba by the U, S. Coast Survey dredging party of Prof,
Agassiz some years ago. Capt. Catlin is one of the few
men who have penetrated the wild and iouely fastnesses
where they bring forth their young. It has been tho
good fortune of a l'ew northern touristB and hunters to
accompany the Captain on some of these expeditions, and
it is safe to say they will never forget the trip.

The St. Lucie River is formed by the junction of the

FOREST AND STREAM.

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North and South Halpahtiokee rivers, in which the soli¬
tude is as wierd and unbroken now as when Do Soto first
landed in Florida. Throughout the whole length of these
rivers no settlor's axo rings on the air to disturb tho mys¬
terious and almost preternatural stillness that broods over
them.

The deer come fearlessly down to tho river brink to
drink, the bears and panthers hold sway in the adjoining
forests, the raccoon and lynx nightly patrol the hank, the
fish jump playfully in the dark waters, and the great,
harmless American sea cow rears its young in safety,
watched only by the solemn heron and the vigilant os¬
prey. Few, indeed, are they who have sailed on these
waters, and fewer still are the fearless hunters who have
coursed these forest glades. Occasionally a shingle cut¬
ter sails his cabined boat up to the shore and cuts a load
of shingles of the Florida pencil cedar. Forty years ago
the hardy United States Surveyor traced his lines and set
up section corners for the bears to rub against. He de¬
parted, and tne wilderness has hod undisputed sway evr
since.

But before many years shall pass away the scene will
change. Civilization is encroaching; the restless settler is
every year pushing farther and farther into the unknown
wilds of Florida, and even now men aTe casting ahead to
secure a homestead or to commence a speculation in some
way in the lands or products of this region. Then it will
surely happen that the peace-loving manatee will be
driven away and they will become but a legend or old
man’s tale.

Indeed tho time is within the memory of those
now living when tho manatee was known far north of
its present habitat. Old Captain Cuger, of Titusville, re¬
lates that he once shot one in Dummett’s Creek, near the
famous Dmnmett Grove, now owned by Geo. W. Schuy¬
ler, Esq., which is near the head of Indian River, and
about one hundred mileB north of their present northern
limit.

The manatee is an amphibious, warm-blooded animal.
In general it may be said to resemble the Phoca?, or seals,
but unlike them" is not carnivorous. It has two small
flippers on the shoulder, shaped much like similar or¬
gans in the cetaceans (the whales and porpoises). The
tail of the manatee is very large and powerful, and is
semi-circular in terminal outline, lying horizontally in
the water. It is the principal organ of locomotion, with
which they can make excellent speed through the water,
frequently coining to the surface to blow. They can
travel much faster than two men can row a light boat,
but not so fast as a porpoise can swim, being much
broader, heavier, and clumsier than the latter. A full-
sized manatee will weigh over a ton and will measure
some fifteen feet in length bv four inches in breadth.
They have a very small head and very small eyes for so
large an animal. Their mouth and nose resemble a
cow's, and like a cow they suckle their young, the dugs
of the female being situated at the breast like those of a
cetacean.

The manatee hunter aims to capture the animal alive,
and for this purpose quite an expensive outfit is required.
It consists first, of a large seine net about one hundred
yards long and six or eight feet wide, made of “ spun
yarn,’' so called, which consists of three or four rope
yams spun into one line about the size of a clothes line,
and very strong. The meshes are fifteen inches wide.
The head line consists of a strong .rope, and floats made
of wood, shaped like a double-ended boat, are placed at
intervals along this to keep the top of the net near the
surface of tho water. The bottom is weighted with
small pieces of brick, or stones, just enough to cause the
net to hang perpendicularly in the water. A large sail¬
boat is also required. The hunter, taking the net ill the
boat, proceeds quietly, to the part of the river frequented
by tno manatee and’ keeps a sharp look-out for the ani¬
mals, which have a habit of passing up and down the
river by certain points. If the look-out perceives a
manatee in the river above him he knows that sooner or
later the animal will take a cruise down the river, and he
proceeds accordingly to stretch his net across the chan¬
nel. One end of the net he first makes last to a small
bush or twig, or, if no tree is available, to a stake driven
for the purpose into the bank. To this the shore end of
the net is fastened by a small cord secured to the head
line, and the stake or bush before mentioned, - care being
taken to use a cord so small that in its struggles it will
be easily broken by the animal, for a reason which will
appear hereafter. ’ The boat is then rowed across the
stream with the oilier end- of the net, and when the lat¬
ter is stretched to its full length, the boat is anchored
and the net secured by a similar easily broken cord to
the boat in such a manner that the first struggle of the
animal will be felt by the occupants of the boat, being
communicated by the cord to a tell-tale, or the cordis
fastened to the body of one of the hunters, who now go
to sleep if night has come on, or perhaps while away the
time by a game of cards, keeping perfectly quiet. There
are very likely several mauatee in the river, and before
long, one attempts to pass by the boat. His progress is
of course arrested by the net, and his struggles to force a
passage are at once communicated by the tell-tale cord.
Unsuccessful in his first attempt to efiect a passage, the
manatee increases his efforts, and the result is that the
slender cords holding tne net to the shore and the boat
are broken and the net with the manatee entangled drills
away with the current. The frantic efforts of the animal
only serve to closer enwind him in the meshes of the
net which doubles and wraps itself around him closer
and’ closer It is now that the objects of the light sink¬
ers and slender holding cords are apparent. The manatee
is a warm-blooded animal and must come to the surface
for air every few minutes. If the sinkerB are too heavy,
or if the net is immoveable in the water, he is unable to
do this and is drowned. The large floats serve now to
show the hunters tho location of their prey, and they
bear down upon it and tow it, with the confined animal,
into shoal water. Here a large box or tank is ready.
The net is unwound, ropes are placed around the animal,
and bv the united efforts of the hunters, he is transferred
to the box. The box is then towed to the “ crawl.” whioh
is an enclosure formed by driving stakes close together
in the water with their tops projecting several feet
above, and is generally near the home ol the hunters.
The box is floated into the crawl and the animal let out.
He is there kept and fed daily until an opportunity ocoura
for shiDment. This is made m the same large box, winch
is water“^ht and about half filled with water. Such is
the method employed by the Indian Biver hunters for

catching tho manatee alive. It is, however, often shot
with a rifle, from the shore or a boat, when feeding or
coming to the surface to breathe, hut the hunter must he
very quick and expert with his weapon, as they show
only one-third of the head, and that only for a second.

The profits of manatee hunting are large. Tho skele¬
ton, if properly cleaned, will readily bring a hundred
dollars, and the skin a like sum if taken off whole, being
in demand by scientists for museums all over the world.
The skinning of a manatee is a laborious task, as they
are generally very fat and the skill is fully an inch thick.
In color they are a dirty dark brown, and the skin is
sprinkled with a few hairs about an inch apart. The
mouth is provided with a few long stiff hairs or whiskers.
The ribs of the manatee are solid ivory. The flesh is said
to he very tender and nice by those who have tasted it.
They are perfectly harmless and inoffensive, allowing
themselves to he handled in their tanks by any one. Their
c.hiof weapon of defense appears to be then- powerful tail,
with which they can strike a tremendous blow. There
are many facts in regard to the manatee yet undeter¬
mined by naturalists ; among them, the age to which they
live, their breeding season (which is believed to be in the
spring), care of their young, period of gestation, etc.

Spoilsmen wishing to engage in the novel and exciting
sport of their capture or shooting, or naturalists desiring
to study them in their native haunts, can do bo by writing
to Capt. C. B. Catlin, of Titusville, who will post them aB
to the season and outfit, and take them in one of his
staunch yachts to their haunts. Titusville is reached by
two lines of steamers per week from Jacksonville, via the
St. John’s and Indian River R. R. , and where two good
hotels will he found. J. Francis LeBaron, C. E.

P. S. As I write I hear that Mr. August Parks has just
captured another mauatee nine fe£t long.

Jfjrfl (fjiltnn.

FISH CULTURE AND PROTECTION IN TENNESSEE.

^ Nashville, Jan. 14th.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

Since the arrival of the five hundred carp sent to this
State by the United States Fish Commission, an astonish¬
ing interest has begun to manifest itself in fish culture.
Col. George F. Akers, our energetic State Fish Commis¬
sioner, is daily in receipt of letters from all quarters, ask¬
ing for seme of the fry, and making inquiries with re¬
gard to tlie breeding of fishes as a science. Our Legisla-
lature at its last regular session voted down a bill which
was introduced for the protection of fish in our many
streams, but from the character of letters Col. Akers
receives, were the same -bill to be presented again, the
different representatives would bo forced by public
opinion to adopt it. Some few counties have local pro¬
tection laws prohibiting only the seines, traps and gigs ;
yet the increase in fish has been so great that general
laws of protection would now be hailed with delight. In
the Harpeth River bass are becoming once more quite
abundant, and although permitting unrestrained augting
in its legitimate form, in a few years ours would be as
fine fishing streams as any in the United States.

Last week Col. Akers and two friends had a day oh
South Harpeth, and caught eleven fine bass, weighing from
one to four and a half pounds. They would have taken
a great many more hut for the scarcity of minnows. The
steel back is the bass’ favorite bait, and with the few of
them that the party had all the fish were caught. One of
the gentlemen hooked a very large fish, which he says
(of course) must have been at least a six-pounder. Large
numbers of a beautiful species of perch are now being
brought to our market from Reelfoot Lake. They are a
beautiful dark green, with white bellies, and fins of a
deep orange color. The flesh is very white and firm, and
they are a delicious morsel.

A great many channel catfish are taken on set lines in
the Cumberland River. They are very good for food,
a.nd are particularly esteemed by our colored population.
In the part of the "city where are located the cotton mer¬
chants "several eating stands for the benefit of these sable
citizens are found, from which these fish and steaks from
the buffalo are sold. About mid-day one of these stands
offers a picturesque sight that would adoru one or more
pages of some ol our illustrated papers. It is a pleasure
to look in the face of a sleek, black darkey, whose whole
countenance represents one mass of smiles and content¬
ment, as he munches away at a pound cut of one of those
fatty fish, and a huge " hunk” of com bread in the other
hand. No signs of ‘ ‘ exodus” about him.

The cai-p which were placed in the pond at the Asylum
are doiug famously. Their growth has been astonishing.
When brought here they were as small as minnows get
to be, and already some of them are over two inches in
length. It ib a pity that our State Legislature does not
pass protective laws, and appropriate a certain stun an¬
nually to the development of fish culture, and also to ex¬
tend it to our game. Tins State could thus be made in a
few years so famous as a hunting and fishing ground
that the influx of visitors wouki pay the cost of it. Elk,
Duck, Harpeth and Stone Rivers — all within easy dis¬
tance of Nashville ( to say nothing of the Cumberland) —
offer such fields for canoeing expeditions as no other
streams in the Middle States do — passing, as they do,
through large sections of country where yet a virgin
forest stands, in which game of all kinds, from the “Bob
White” to the bear, can be found, and yet having access
to the mails and telegra ph at a short distance away. The
introduction of the few carp has been the means of
getting a pretty general expression of the people, and
with a few more evidences of encouragement by the head
of the department, will win over to the cause the most ob¬
durate opposers to protection. J. D, H,

Now out off the water at the inlet of the pond ,- then,
thiB liquor into the pond and agitate the water tvi> J_,. a'
scoop or paddle. When the water has attained a bra \
iah taste the dose is sufficient. Leave the water at inRv,

Mode of Treating Fish with Fungus. — Council
Bluffs, Iowa, Jan. Slsf.— The manner of treating fish with
fungus referred to in Forest and Stream of Jau, 8th, is
as follows If you have small ponds (such as those used
by the author), 15x30 feet, with water at outlet three
feet, and at inlet two feet in depth, take a dry water
bucket : in this pour seven pounds of crude salicylic
acid and equal weight of soda borax. Mix the two pow¬
ders well together while dry, then add a little water suf¬
ficient to make a paste ; stir well, then add more water,
and stir wall again until you have a bucket full of liquor.

out off for abou t fifteen or twenty minutes, unless the fish
should before show signs of coming to the surface. Then t
lot the water in the pond again. The next day follow
this treatment with a heavy salting. In doing this, cut
off the water as above stated, and salt the pond grad¬
ually, until it is finally quite brackish, when after about 1
ten or fifteen minutes let the water in at the inlet. Where
parties have large pondB they can applyfhe same treat¬
ment by constructing a small tank for that purpose, with
inlet and outlet in whioh to place the fish during treat¬
ment. The same treatment can he used on small fish
in the nurseries and hatching houses.

W. A. Munster,

J and jjweq Jftilmu].

FISH IN SEASON IN JANUARY.

SOUTHERN WATERS.

Pompano, Truchinotua earolfnvs. | Grouper. Eptnephelpua nigrtttta.
Drum (two species). Family I Trout, (bfaeic bass), Centrorj/rta-
Sciamidm. t is atrrarhts.

Kingtish, Mcnttcirrua nehulosua. Striped Hass, or Rockfish, Roc-
Sea Bass, Seianom oeetlalus. cits linmt/us.

Sheepshead, Arcnosarow proha- Tailorlisb, Pomnlormts sdUatrl.r..

toeephalue. Blade Bass, Micropterus wlnxiU

Supper, Lutfanua blackfordU. | das ;

Fishing Resorts.— Attention is Invited to tlie notice at the head
of Game Baa and Gun columns.

Fisa in Market— Ret ait. PiiiCE8i*-Bass, 25c.; smelts, 8 to
18o.; Bmelts, green, 15c.; blueflsh,12ic.; salmon, frozen, 35c.; mack¬
erel, large, 25c.; shad, Southern, oach 60o. ; green turtle, 15c,; ter¬
rapin, $12 to $30 pcrd02on; frost flsh, Oc.-, halibut, I8c.; haddock, 8c.;
codfish, heads off, 7c.; heads on, 6c.; blackfish, large, 15c.; Boun¬
ders, large, 10c.: sea bass, 18c.; eels, large, dressed, 18c.; lobsters,
live, 10o.; boiled, 12c.; scollops, per gallon, $1.50 ; soft clums, pet
]00, 30 to 75c.; large, 60c.; whltefish, 18c.; pickerel, Me.; salmon trout,
18c.; black bass, 18c.; hard crabs, per dozen, 40c.; soft crabs, per
dozen, $1; red snappers, 15o,; sheepshead, 25c.; terrapin, prawns,
per gal., $1; smoked haddock, 10c.; smoked salmon, 18c.; dry
cod, So.

—We saw the other day at the well known restaurant
of John Sutherland, in Liberty street, this city, a hand¬
some bit of high art in fish. It was a magnificent red
Bnapper which had been frozen in the center of a large
cake of clear artificial ice, and so forwarded in state
from Florida direct to Mr, Sutherland’s counter, The
fish was Viewed by hundreds of interested epicures ; and
finally, when the ice melted, they served him up hot.

Oregon. — Corvallis, Dec. 26 th— Our trout fishing here
in September cannot be excelled, I think, elsewhere in
the United States. W. B,

^ Fine Black Bass Fishing.— Fulton, N. Y. Jan. 19/A..
— I am always glad to entertain and show strangers
where to go, and love to go with them. Our fishing
facilities are easy to get to and cheap. You do not
have to go roaming over mountains, through brush
and brier, but good clean banks and beautiful rapids,
falls and dams for twenty-five miles, and you can
wade the rapids below any of the falls or dams. In
this twenty-five miles there is the finest bass fishing in
the world." There are seven dams and two beautiful falls.
These are all on the Oswego River, which is the outlet
for the following bodies of water -. — Owasco, Canandai¬
gua, Cayuga. Cazenovia, Seneca, Onondaga and Oneida
Lakes, winch, flowing through the Oneida and Seneca
Rivers, form the Oswego, malting it one of the finest
fishing points in the world. For fly-fishing, still-fishing,
or trolling, there are beautiful wood-lands along the
banks of the river suitable for parties wishing to camp
out. There are also beautiful towns or villages every
torn- or five miles, making it convenient for parties to
get good accommodations ; first comes New Bridge, then
Phoenix, Lock No. 1, Oswego Falls, Fulton, Mnetto,
Seneca Hill and Oswego City, with good hotels at all
those places. We fish for black bass and glaBS-eyed pike
from the first of June until the last of September. July,
August and September are the best months.

F. J. Van Valkenburg.

Trout Streams in Montana. — Fort Custer, Montana
Ter,. Jan. 2d.— I read, in your issue of Dec. 11th, an avtij
ole entitled * 1 The Trout of the Past.” I suppose the days
of the trout are not so good in the States as they were m
the davs of yore ; but while hunting through different
parts of Montana I have found mountain trout by the
thousands. I give a few localities for the benefit of any
who may wish to come to our land of game and fish.
Tongue River is formed by three mountain, streams
known as Goose Creek, North Middle, and South. I
spent five days hunting and fishing on the middle stream,
and I never caught so many trout in the same length of
time in my fife, They would take the hook when held
full six inches above the water. We used a small green
grasshopper as the bait. The first evening we struck
camp about one hour by the sun. Four in our party
Wiled two black-tailed deer and caught 137 trout. We
then came to the head waters of the Little Horn River
where we found an abundance of trout. From there we
traveled north along the Big Horn Range. We found
trout by the thousands in Rotten Grass, Soap Creek,
Black Cafion, Pryor’s Fork, Clark’s Fork of the Yellow¬
stone River. The Yellowstone has trout enough to keep
a regiment of anglers for the next century. Above tho
first canon up Jo the National PaTk, Henry’s Lake and
the YeLlowstone Lake abound in trout ; and the traveller
who visits this Park and says he does not get the worth
of his money need look no farther. He may also see
here the large geysers that throw a large volume of water
over 150 feet high every sixty minutes, and boiling
springs and cold springs, the Devil’s Paint Pot, Specimen
Mountain, Sulphur Mountain and a thousand other won¬
ders. Twenty-five-yard Creek, which heads m the Crazy
Mountains, also abounds in trout. I never have been
north of the Crazy Mountains and cannot speak in re

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gard to that country ; but the streams mentioned 1 know
to be alive with the speckled beauties. Also there are here
buffalo, bear, elk, deer, mountain sheep, antelope, geese,
ducks, grouse and sage-hens in countless thousands. The
sportsman, who comes to this country will receive a wel¬
come by all true brother sportsmen and will iilld game,
large arid small, to his entire satisfaction.

Wm. A. Allen.

TROUTING AMONG THE COAST RANGE
MOUNTAINS.

Astoria, Oregon, Dee., 1879.

AT ten o'clock of a bright starry night in June 1
stepped aboard my skiff and the trip began. My
baggage consisted of a well-filled lunch basket, a pair of
blankets, elastic top rubber boots reaching to the hipB —
for our streams must he waded— fishing tackle, includ¬
ing a bait box filled with salmon roe cut to the size of
white beans, it being too early in the season to depend
upon flies, and last, my little Wesson rifle, without which
— an invariable rule — I never step aboard a boat. The
fishing ground was to be the upper waters of Young’s
River, distant fifteen miles, where at Casey’s, just below
the falls, I was to join two friends who had started that
morning in a sailboat. I had told them at their depart¬
ure that they could depend on my arriving sometime
during the night, probably between 1 and 3 o’clock.
Tile route was down the Columbia, close to the Oregon
shore for a mile and a half to Smith’s Point, around the
Point into Young’s Bay, at the head of which, two miles
inland, was the mouth' of Young’s River. With the water
smooth on its surface and the tide at half flood, but with
a long heavy swell coming in from the bar, the point was
reached in three-quarters of an hour, when just as I was
turning the boat to run into the bay, a heavy swell sub¬
siding left me aground upon a large rock of whose exis¬
tence I was aware, hut which 1 had expected would be
well covered at that stage of the tide. I kept my seat
with oars ready for a stroke, hoping the next swell would
lift me off, but as that and two or three more failed to do
•it, t 'Stepped out on the rock and pushed her into the
water, but before I got aboard a large wave came wet¬
ting me to the waist and nearly tearing the boat from my
grasp ; but I held on, and in a minute I was back hi the
boat, all right, except for the wetting. A few more
strokes carried me into the hay, when, with the swell
astern and the tide making fast, I soon reached the mouth
•of Young’s River. A half mile in an easterly direction,
then an abrupt turn to the south, and the course was
straight ahead ten miles to the forks of the Klaskanine.
At midnight I had made Some what more than half that
•distance, when I ran into a bank of fog so thick I could
not see a half dozen yards in any direction. I tried to
keep on by following the eastern shore, but after a few
minutes found I had run into one of the numerous tide-
land sloughs which make out from the river, and being
satisfied that it would be useless to proceed until the fog
disappeared, I made fast tbe painter to a bunch of tulies,
wrapped the blankets around me, and with my creel for
a pillow lay down to wait for morning, with no sound to
disturb my'slumbers except the occasional mournful cry
of the blue heron and the distant booming of the break¬
ers on the bar.

Waking at 4 o’clock the light was found sufficient
to continue the journey, and though the fog was still
thick I succeeded in following the shore, keeping a boat’s
length from the bank until at half-past five, it being now
daylight, the fork of the Klaskanine was reached. Here
the river divides into two streams of about equal size, the
left-hand fork, the Klaskanine, coming from the East,
with Kamrn’s landing, the head of tide water, a mile dis¬
tant. The right fork, which keeps the name of Young’s
River, comes from the southwest, and after a mile and a
half more I stepped ashore at Casey’s lauding, having
found just sufficient water on the “cut-off,” a narrow
passage of twenty yards long, to save a mile in distance.

A walk of two hundred yards through a meadow cov¬
ered with a luxuriant growth of timothy and white clo¬
ver, brought me to the house where I found the “ boys ”
had just turned out and were getting their tackle ready
for business while waiting for an early breakfast. That
important duty having been duly attended to and each
having placed a lunch in his pocket, we shouldered our
twenty-pound creels, took up our rods, Alex's a Leonard,
Sibson’s a twelve-ounce English lancewood,mine an eight-
ounce Conroy, Bissett & Malleson, and started up the
trail. Our plan was to do no fishing until we reached
Tucker’s clearing, five miles above the falls ; then to sea tter
along the stream and fish down. It was 7 o’clock
when we started ; the sun had dissipated the fog and
everything gave promise of a lovely day. We anticipat¬
ed fine sport, for in this country tiie trout bite best when
llio sun shines bright, and if it is just a little warm su
much the better. After a few minutes’ walk the trail as¬
cends a biff one hundred feet high, then runs along a
narrow ledge on the side of the mountain, from which
yon look down on the river rushing through its rocky
gorge and plunging down into a dark pool below. The
fall is about sixty feet and is not entire, being broken half
way down by. a projecting ledge, from which it falls in a,
shower of sparkling spray. The trail continues alongthe
west side of the stream for nearly half a mile, them crosses
on an immense spruce log twenty feet above the water.
From this point for two miles the hills rise abruptly from
the waters’ edge to a height of four or five hundred feet,
their sides covered with a growth of evergreens of which
no one who has not been in Oregon can forma conception.
I know of many spruces from which boards could be made
—if only mills could be found to saw them — without a
knot or curl, ten feet wide at the butt, eight feet at the
top, and a hundred and -fifty feet long. There is a spruce
trunk now lying on the ground at' Nappa, from which
twenty cords of limbs were cut, measured, and sold.
Spruce lumber is used here for the same purpose that
white pine is in the. East ; it works a little harder, but is
as smooth and line in texture as satin. There are two
kinds of Ur — the red and white — not so fine in texture as
the spruce, hut equally valuable, rivaling the oak in
strength and durability.

The red fir is used for ship-building. Among the lesser
growths the salmon berry is conspicuous, being found
everywhere through the forest. It is simply an immense
raspberry, growing ten and twelve feet high. Its blos¬
soms appear in the middle of April, the time of the ar¬

rival of the earliest run of salmon, whence its name, and
are like a beautiful, diminutive wild rose. Two miles
from the falls the hills recede, and a small tract of com¬
paratively level laud is reached. Here there is a small
house and a few acres of cleared kind, owned by a
settler of the suggestive name of Toothacher. This, so
far as I know, is the highest point ever reached by a
fishing party, and had we wished we could easily have
secured all the fish we wanted by beginning at this place.
But we wished to know what the river had to offer in the
way of pools and riffles between here and the upper clear¬
ing ; so we continued our tramp along the mountain trail,
until at 9 o’clock, after what seemed to us the longest five
miles we ever knew, a sudden turn brought us in sight of
the end of our journey in this direction.

Having reached our destination, we lost no time in get¬
ting down to business. Aleck and Sibson started down
the stream together, while I went up a few hundred
yards to investigate its condition at the point where it
entered the clearing. I found a place that suited me,
and throwing my lino beyond where a long riffle was
losing itself in a pool overhung by alders, I drew the
coachman and gray drake that formed iny oast, diago¬
nally across the' stream. Getting no response, a yellow
hackle was put in the coachman's place and tbe trial re¬
peated. The hackle had scarcely touched tho water
when there was a commotion all around it, and by tbe
singing of the reel and the bending of the rod, I knew I
had hooked one, and a good one, too. His first attempt
was to reach a pile of driftwood that had collected at the
lower end of the pool, so 1 had to snub him smartly,
which he resented by leaping out of the water a half a
dozen times in quick succession, then, his strength be¬
ginning to fail, 1 drew' him, not without an occasional
protest, to tho grassy shore and laid him gently beside
my creel. Applying the butt of my rod, he was found to
measure thirteen incites, and his weight by my pocket
scale was a pound and throe ounces. He proved to be the
best fish caught that day. I now removed the gray drake,
aud a scarlet ibis with wings neatly cut away was put in
its place, and casting', I hud the satisfaction of drawing
two at the first attempt ; a half a pound to the ibis and
-five ounces to the yellow. Continuing, I took from this
pool twenty trout, the rest weighing from four to six
ounces. Placing a handful of fresh grass in the bottom of
iny creel, I laid the trout upon it, the large one at the
top. I then started down stream, and when passing the
house, Tucker's boy, a bright lad of a dozen years, came
out and asked if I had come from Astoria. I told him I
had, and lie remarked that I must want the fish pretty
bad to come so far for them. I told him that I did ; that
in fact I could not possibly get along without them, He
then inquired : “'What bait do you use— salmon eggs?”

I replied by showing him my flies. “No,”saidhe, “you
can’t fool me; trout don’t eat feathers.” I showed him
my catch, and asked him if be could take as large ones
with salmon eggs as I had with “feathers.” After ex¬
amining the large one, he said he thought not ; though
lie had caught some nearly as large. He told me the fish¬
ing was much better for a mile above his home than it
was below. This I found to be true, as for nearly three
miles the stream flows along the edge of an extensive
tract of bottom land, its bed in most places too sandy
and its current too slow to suit tbe active nature of the
“ mountain trout.” I also found that I could not do so
well with flies as 1 had at the beginning, and often after
trying in vain at some dark pool or rapid riffle, I would
attach a bit of bait to the leader, and be rewarded by a
fine fish tbe instauo the flies touched the water.

Once in wading through a shallow pool, whose bed of
yellow sand allowed every object to be seen with perfect
distinctness, I made a hurried cast, and not expecting a
rise drew the flies quickly from the water. As -I lifted
them out a beautiful ten-inch trout made a rush for them,
stopping within a foot of my knee, where they had dis¬
appeared, with every fin quivering with excitement.
Standing motionless as the aiders ou the bank, by u. slight
wrist movement I lowered the flies to the water immedi¬
ately above him. As they came within his view ho made
a grand leap past the hackle and caught tho ibis a good
six inches from the water, taking it, too, by a good, hon¬
est bite without the suspicion of an attempt to “ flop it
into his mouth with his tail.” It was past 1 o’clock when
I sat down to eat my lunch on a log that formed part of
a pile of driftwood. On the sandy shore, besides the
tracks of my companions, there were a few of deer and
bear and many of coon and beaver, and around the log
on which I was sitting were many sticks of alder and
maples cut to lengths of two or three feet and neatly
stripped of their bark, showing that here a beaver had
taken bis lunch as I was talcing' mine. As my creel was
getting heavy, I now fished on ly in the most attractive
places and hurried on to overtake my companions, and
soon turning a sharp bend I saw a large rocky pool which
I recognized as the “ big basin. ” the highest point reached
on previous trips. Here the character of the stream un¬
dergoes a change — the hills come together, its course is
obstructed by immense boulders, the descent is rapid,
and it is the best-stocked stream and the hardest one to
fish in of any within my knowledge. Hurrying on, a
quarter of a mile brought me to Tootliacher’s, where in
the shade of a spreading hemlock my friends, with well-
filled creels, were waiting my arrival. After a half hour’s
rest we took the trail for the lauding, which we reached
at 5 o’clock. Placing our traps aboard, Aleck and Sib¬
son in the boat, her mast lowered, and with two pairs of
oars ; I in my skiff. Having two hours left of the ebb
wc made Smith Point just in season to catch the flood,
and in three hours from the falls we landed at Astoria,
and I know one of tho party was the wetest, tiredest, and
most hungry man that ever stepped' out of a boat.

Boston,

— A-Norwich, Conn., bulldog took hold of a Newfound¬
land dog, and the latter deliberately dragged his antag¬
onist into the water after him and held him under until,
nearly drowned, he let go.

— At the performance of “Jesse Vere”in a London
theatre, where a mother has a terrific combat with two
ruffians for the possession of her child, a large Newfound¬
land dog that had got into the pit along with his owner,
a steamship engineer, leaped over the orchestra and, land¬
ing on the Btage, seized one of the fellows, and was with
great difficulty removed. He had been a companion of
children.

Jpt> 2§mml

— We learn that Mr. Godeffroy, the owner of the Nsv-
ersink Farm Kennels, Guymard, in Orange County,
New York, has seemed Philip Thurtle, the breaker of
Mr. Macdona’s famous field trial setter dog Pluhket, to
act for him in the capacity of gamekeeper, dog-breaker,
and kennel man. We have little doubt that with such a
hand from the old country the Neversink kennels will
make their mark at future field trials.

Mr. A. H. Moore’s Kennel. — Mr. Moore writes us that
he has already commenced rebuilding the section of his
kennel injured by fire, aud that within three weeks it will
be in Bhape again,

St. Louis Kennel Club’s • Jessamine. — We noticed
last week the arrival of this fine imported pointer bitch.
Jessamine was whelped [in the spring of 1876, by Lord
Downe’s Mars out of Lord Sefton’s Jilt ; Mars by Garth’s
champion Drake out of Garth’s Mite; Jilt by Lord Sefton’s
Mat out of Lord Sefton’s Peg, etc. Mr. Pilkingtou writes
that Jessamine was the pick of Lord Sefton’s kennel ;
she is litter sister to Mr. Pilkington’B JiIt,V. H. C., at the
late Birmingham show' ; she is in whelp to Mr. Pilking-
ton's Garnet and is due to whelp on the 37th of the pres¬
ent month.

The Dogs op Great Britain.— In the last financial year
there were in Great Britain, 111,870 dogs licensed at 5s.,
and 1,051,513 at 7s. and 6d., a total of 1,163,373 dogs. The
tax is payable on the 1st of January, no matter when the
license was obtained.

Bear Dogs. — A correspondent living at Clifton Forge,
Va., writes us that Mr. Arch. Tolley', who lives in the Blue
Ridge Mountains, and has killed more bears than any
other hunter in that vicinity, prefers the common fox¬
hound, crossed with'about one-fourth shepherd. These
dogs will nip the hear from behind and hold the bear
until the hunter can come up ; or, if the bear is a young
one, they will always force it to “ tree.”

Mr. Garret Roach’s Kennel,— One of the choice
kennels in the vicinity of New York is that of Mr, Garret
Roach, at College Point, L. I. Mr. Roach has now on
hand over twenty fine bred pointers and setters, notice¬
ably Lady Gordon, the black and tan setter, winner of
first prize at St. Louis in 1878 ; second prize at same place
aud yrear in the open class ; first prize at New York last
year ; first prize at Philadelphia in 1879, and also winner
of the special silver tankard prize in same city. The well
known pointer bitch Queen II. is also of this kennel. It
will be remembered she took first prize in the puppy
class at New York in 1877. Another first prize dog is
the fine young black and tan setter bitch Nancy Lee,
■winner in the puppy class at Now York last year. We
frequently hear of large litters, but it is seldom that two
oocur in one kennel within a few months of each other.
This happened to the above two first named bitches ; Lady
Gordon, on .June 3d, 1879, whelped seventeen puppies,
eleven dogs and six bitolies, by Don Juan, All the pup¬
pies were remarkably healthy. On Sept. 31st, 1879, Queen
II. whelpod thirteen puppies (liver and white), nine dogs
and four hitches, by Champion Sensation, all fine, healthy
aud full of life. All these dogs are too well known to be
further particularized.

The Cooptown Kennel Club— Extracted [from the
unpublished adventures of John Doe and Richard Roe —
sportsmen : —

“ But groat was the exoitement when our two friends
started the Cooptown Kennel Club' and incarcerated in
the old barn the germs of hope and promise, The village
was on the tip-toe of wonder and delight, which trans¬
ports, however, after two sleepless nights, were some¬
what modified. A town meeting was held at the store,
the kennel voted a nuisance by universal consent, and its
two.founders summoned before the Squire to show cause
why J, lie diabolical barks and howls should not oease. In
due course tho two martyrs to successful propagation
put in au appearance, but, as both gentlemen had lost
their voices 1 a holleren o' flights,1 they were unable to
communicate with tho .powers that were. The upshot
was, the Squire at last said in his most dignified tone ;—
‘Iaint much for staying awake of nights, aud the fiat
has gone forth ; the consumed kitinel must stop, or that
there pack of hounds made to jist shut up,'

“ As necessity compels invention, so it was that Rich¬
ard Roe came to the fore and averted the devestation that
threatened to end ‘those good times in the future,’ which
are always treasured up at so great a premium, and
which, it is a thousand to one, are never realized.”

“It was indeed Dick, who first applied clock-work to
the phonograph, in the shape of a ‘ cussing 1 attachment
for kennel use. After the machine had been interviewed,
and the attachment returned from a visit to the railway
station, where it had been sent to hear folks miss trains,
it was beautiful to hear tbe thing work when hung up
for the night in the bam, Every ten minutes,.out would
come : ‘ By thunder ! wat er ’bout ? ' — ‘ You, Sir Percy,
jist shet tip I ‘ Toe-foe, down eh-e-a-rge 1 ’— 1 Git ! now
git !’ — ‘ To your bed, Clarine 1 ' — 1 You Fide ! dry up ! ’ —
‘ Shet yer month, the whole lot on yer 1 ’ — ‘ Hero Watch,
sickum Watch ! — Wat er ’bout? ’ etc,”

1008

FOREST AND STREAM.

"The thing was a success, and Cooptown dreamed
once more how it would have a walk over next bench
show ‘down to New York.' John Doe braced up.
and Richard was himself again.”

Dogs Poisoned by Salmon,— We publish further notes
from our Corvallis, Oregon, correspondent, whose dogs
were poisoned by eating the salmon of those waters.
We have never seen any satisfactory explanation of this
trouble. The writer’s statement that the malady is in¬
duced by eating the fresh and healthy salmon precludes
the opinion formerly expressed that this may have been
a case of poisoning by decayed fish . We shouldbe pleased
to have statements of any other and similar oases wliicli
may have -been noted. We are inclined to class this
among other phenomena of fish poisoning (some of which
we refer to elsewhere), the causes of which are little
understood even by students who have devoted much
study to the subject

1 think my former communication was not as complete
as it should have been, as you evidently understood from
it that our dogs are only injured by eating the dead or
putrid salmon, whereas the facts are that a piece of the
cleanest and best salmon, even when ready for the table,
will produce the same effect described in my former
letter, if any dog not previously inured to eating it gets
hold of it. It is considered here phosphoric poisoning, as
after the salmon is cooked dogs may eat it with no ill
results. Our doctors here have considered the case fre¬
quently. and various remedies have been the result, but
none thiiB f ar have pro ved satisfactory. It is also claimed
that our brook trout and salmon trout will produce the
some effects, although I have never seen a case produced
this way myself. I trust the publication of my first letter
may call out some opinions from some of your readers
that will throw more light on the subject.

DISTEMPER AND ITS EFFECTS.

Delaware City, Jan, 19f7i.

ANOTHER feature in administering medicines to dogs
which is of vital importance^ remember is, that in
giving such remedies ns digitalis, strychnine; etc., etc.,
their curative effects are best attained "by small and often
repeated doses gradually increased, and if after the dose
has been increased several doses are omitted and then
renewed in the same dose, it may prove fatal, as by grad¬
ually Increasing the dose such doses as would otherwise
be poisonous can bo borne with impunity, and if given
after suspension, the effect on the system being lost, the
action is the same as though there had been no gradual
increase. There are several means of detecting the ap¬
proach of death in distemper. A positive sign is (he
flight of fleas and all vermin. This often occurs long
before the extremities commence to get cold. Another
is the falling off of the coat, which is sometimes so com¬
plete as to leave the dog almost naked. This falling off
of the hair is caused by suspension of the secretions
necessary to the life of the hair; the temperature of the
body is indicated by the thermometer. The temperature
is also ascertained, though not with the same degree of
certainty, by feeling the tongue and gums. Vaccination
has been proposed as a preventive of distemper, and even
lauded by a few as a specific, but I assure you there is
not a shadow of truth in its usefulness, and T
now often condemn myself for ever entertaining
th6 hope for a moment, as there is not the
slightest similarity to small-pox. Our main de¬
pendence in following the condition of the lungs in dis¬
temper is the crepitant rale ; its greater or less destruc¬
tion indicates the severity of the disease, and as time
passes i f the rale is superceded by the normal sounds of
respiration we may conclude J bat the inflammation has
subsided, which is joyful news, for when the inflamma¬
tion subsides in the lungs you may take it for granted
that it has already subsided in the other parts of the sys¬
tem, and all that is now to be treated is the prostration
and fear of relapse. But we must be positive that it is
the respiratory sounds that we hear, and not the sound of
solidified tissue, Distemper, when complicated by inflam¬
mation of the lungs, is always accompanied with foetid
breath, which is also an indication of the severity of the
lung trouble, which subsides when the inflammation is
superceded by ahealthy condition of the lungs. If the in¬
flammation is superceded, solidification, or what is called
hepatization of the lungs, the foetoris still there. In its
aftereffects distemper in the dog is like scarlet fever and
measles in children, it often leaves the patient with some
effect of its course, the worst of which is epilepsy ami
chorea, Sore eyes, with defective sight and loss of scent¬
ing powers, are also frequent. Epilepsy and
chorea are seldom cured after they have become
thoroughly established. When the first symp¬

toms appear preventative measures may be taken.
No. 7 (or mw Ig. Ann) given three to six times
during the twenty-four hours is the treatment for either.
After they have become established this treatment will
give relief, but will not cure. Seatons in the back of the
neck are recommended, but for what reason I cannot
say, as I liave tried it in over fifty cases without the least
good effect. Neither will nitrate of silver or the other
prescribed drugs answer any better. He must be an ex-
ceptionably good dog indeed which I would care to keep
after he bad become an epileptic ; but I have seen many
serviceable dogs, several of which had chorea so severely
that they could scarcely stand ; yet it is enough to give
one the horrors to see a dog jerking and snatching as
though he were in the greatest misery. I am of the
opinion that this disease is not painful— only annoying.
I once owned a bitch which would kick and jerk so badly
while sleeping that she would move several feet from her
first position without waking. This bitch could stand as
many hard days’ hunting as any other man’s dog. I also
once'bad a bitch in training for a gentleman, who would
often fall flat when at full gallop, but she would get Up
and go it again, not seeming to be fatigued. This bitch
was by Rock (Adams) out of Queen Mab (Burges), was
very promising and had the handsomest head I ever saw,
not excepting Rock, Chorea from distemper will vary
from 'the cases described, to a slight twitching of the
limbs, or even lesser muscles, very frequently, of the jaw.
Epilepsy, though far the worst of the two, often does

not appear so until he is warmed up by exercise ; not the
Slightest symptom of the disease is apparent when lie is
inactive. When a fit is coming on the dog appears be¬
wildered, and stands looking around, as if to locate him¬
self ; at other times he goes off without a moment’s
warning. He will start around in a circle, leaning in¬
ward and acting much as though he was lame in both
outside legs, After he has described part of a circle he
falls over on life side, kicks vigorously, froths at the
mouth, Ills eyes turn over in the sockets and he recog¬
nizes no one. You must now approach him carefully, so
as not to scare him or allow him to bite you, which he
will be apt to do if you are not on your guard. He will
not run at you to bite you ; only when you lay hands on
him ho will snap at you. Secure him in some way or be
will run until he is exhausted, all the while excited and
nervous. These cases are nearly all supposed to he rabid
and likely to he killed before they recover sufficiently to
go home : but if you prevent liis starting, talking to him
kindly, and if you have anything eatable about you give
him some, he will soon be himself again, and in most
subjects this is the only attack for that day, and lie will
do a good day’s work. OtherB remain weak and ex¬
hausted and must have a long rest and sleep before they
gain sufficient strength to follow you. This dog is use¬
less for hunting purposes. Every time he is warmed up
by exercise the scene is repeated. Distemper, worms and
mange, formerly considered the three worst enemies of
the dog, have by careful study and experiments been
rendered comparatively harmless. M. Von Cuun.

FOX-HUNTING IN CHESTER COUNTY.

West Chester, Pa., Jem. nth,

FOX-HUNTING is now in the zenith of its glory, and
theChesterV alley and the Brandy wine Hills.as well as
those adjacent to West Chester, resound to the music of
the hounds. The admirers of this exhilarating sport in
our borough have formed themselves into an association
styled the West Chester Fox-Hunting Club, of which
Evan Rogers is President ,- nairy J. Brenton, Secretary,
and Jeff. Shaner, Master of Hounds. An imposing uni¬
form of dark blue coat and cap, corduroy breeches and
high-topped boots, has been adopted. Tho organization
is composed of men who would not patronize a pastime
deteriorating in its moral influences* the roll of member¬
ship exhibiting such names as Senator James B. Ever¬
hart, author of the famous poem entitled “ The Fox
Chase George A. Mercer, our efficient Postmaster ;
Pierce Hoopes, Jr.. Clerk of the Courts : J. Gheen Mor¬
gan, B. Tevis Hoopes, and a host of others. The kennel
is the best in the State, and numbers about sixty well-
trained animals.

The grand event of the season has come and gone.
Never in the annals of fox-hunting were greater prepara¬
tions made for its thorough enjoyment, and for weeks
previous to the forthcoming two-days’ hunt it was the
theme of conversation whenevertwo or more enthusiasts
chanced to meet. Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 14th
and loth, had been set apart for the annual chase. An
invitation having been extended to the Rose Tree Club,
of Media, Delaware- County, to participate, a score of
visitors reached the borough Tuesday evening, fully uni¬
formed, bringing with them their horses and dogs. A
sumptuous repast was spread before them, after partaking
of which all retired to woo “Nature’s sweet restorer” —
sleep. Early on Wednesday morning they sallied forth.
The West Chester Club turned out in full force, and as
thepartyrode through the streets, “ tliered coats and the
bine,” a novel aud picturesque scene was presented.
Among the hills of East Goshen the dogs first gave
tongue. Reynard made liis appearanoe, anil after
scanning his pursuers for a moment, concluded to
find a safe refuge, which he did after a short run of about
a mile. He took to earth, leaving our huntsmen to seek
other conquests.

Three of these wily creatures were started, but afforded
but little amusement. Tliinking “ discretion the better
part of valor," they immediately sought their hoies, and
were seen no more. A number of mishaps occurred
among the horsemen in taking the fences, but with
the exception of a few scratches no serious damages were
sustained. Toward noon they returned to West Chester,
well pleased, and ready for whatever the morrow might
bring forth . The snow which had fallen a few days pre¬
vious materially interfered with the rim of Wednesday,
and it was feared it would prove a barrier to Thursday’s
sport. However, at 7 o’clock a. h. the dogs were again
turned loose. Nothing of an exciting nature transpired
until Pambers’ Woods were reached — to the south ol'
West Chester about three miles — when the terrific
tongueing of the animals gave notice that the fun had
begun. Out of the woods sprang the fox, closely fol¬
lowed by a hundred hounds. The excitement was
intense ; the horses needed no spurring : they had caught
the fever, and with raised heads and distended nostrils
were as eager to push forward as their riders. What a
glorious sight ! Yonder they go over the hills towards
Bie Brandywine, all eager to be in at the death. His fox-
ship had prepared himself for a day’s run, and after
reaching the Brandywine followed its course, never once
deviating. On tlirough Chadd's Ford, to the Twin
Bridges, thence in the direction of Dupont’s powder
works, be kept the lead, seemingly defying the hounds
to catch him. When within a few miles of Wilmington
he slipped into a hole, and with his disappearance the
two days’ hunt came to an end. The weary hunters re¬
turned home brimful of satisfaction over the glories of
thecliase. From the starting point to the final close the
distance in this day’s run was almost or quite fiftoen
miles. Anon.

Shooting Dogs. — Canal Fulton, O., Jan. 12th. — In
your last issue I saw an article on “ Breaking Dogs with
Gold Lead.” Last fall I was hunting ducks and snipe
along our river with a young setter of my breeding that
had not been trained, much. He was very anxious to
catch every bird he saw or scented ; and I believe he
would have made a good dog if I had not unfortunately
tiled to break him with lead. I saw some ducks in the
river, and the dog saw some killdeer which he chased. I
became provoked and thought I would try stinging him
with shot. I did not stop to think that I had a load of
No. 6 shot and 3.) drachms powder, but let drive at him
about one hundred yards away while on the run. The
dog came to me looking very sick. I looked to see where

he was hurt, but be never moved again from the spot
where I stood. He had been running with his side to me,
and I think the shot entered his vitals. I will never try
breaking dogs again with lead. G. H.

The shot evidently penetrated the heart of the dog and
caused almost instant death. This is not remarkable, for
when a dog’s fore leg is stretched forward it exposes a
very vulnerable portion of his body. It is only several
years ago that a very large bear was killed near Fort Lar¬
amie, by a few pellets of very small shot, the gun being’
in the bands of an inexperienced person who was not
aware of the danger he ran in firing it.

Pointers as Field Dogs. — Hamilton, Ont.. Jan. nth.,
— I would infer from your recent reports of field trials
that pointers were ignored in field trials on this side of
the Atlantic. Your humble servant being one of those
strong in the belief that pointers can more than hold their
own with setters in tne field, the following important
points in which first-class pointers will excel compared
with setters may be of interest to some of your subscri¬
bers.

Pointers are less difficult to train than setters and re¬
tain then- training for a greater length of time. As a
rule their powers of scent are more acute, and they will
stand more fatigue in hot weather and where water is
scarce. I have seen pointers that were the most perfect
retrievers and whose scenting powers were so perfect that
in retrieving they could distinguish a dead or wounded
bird from one uninjured.

Some thirty-five years ago, in one of the best counties
of England for shooting and where the best pointer bitch
in England to-day was bred, viz., the one that beat the
celebrated setter bitch Countess, in a field trial, setters
were the exception, and the strong staunch pointer of
the Spanish type was the rule.

I remember being with my father partridge shooting
over a brace of pointers in a field of turnips, when Rake
came to a point, Dan being some distance away backing
in fine style, the birds were flushed and a brace shot,
After loading, Rake was ordered to seek dead ; he re¬
trieved one of the birds when Don came to a point, Rake
barking Don’s pointing with the dead bird in his mouth,
It was oue of the finest sights I ever saw or ever expect
to see. The pointer of the present, like the foxhound, has
had his usefulness impaired for the sake of speed a t the
expense of more useful qualities. Ranger.

There will be more attention paid in the future to point¬
ers as field trial dogs, and it will not be long before we
shall see them come to the fore and hold their own, as
they are known to do in a hard day’s work.

The First Pack of Fox-Hounds. — The first real steady
pack of fox-hounds, established in the western part of
England was by Thomas Fownes, Esq., of Stepleton, in
Dorsetshire, about 1730. They were as handsome and
fully as complete in every respect as any of the most cel¬
ebrated packs of the present day. The owner was obliged
to dispose of them, and they were sold to Mr. Bowes, of
Yorkshire, at an immense price. They were taken into
Yorkshire by their own attendants, andafter having been
viewed and" much admired in their kennel, a day was
fixed for making trial of them in the field, to meet at a
famous liare-cover near by. When the huntsman came
with his hounds In the morning he discovered a great
number of sportsmen, who were riding in the cover and
whipping the furzes as for a hare ; he therefore baited
and informed Mr. Bowes that ho was unwilling to throw
off his hounds until the gentlemen had retired and
ceased the slapping of whips, to which his hounds were
not accustomed, and he would engage to find a fox in a
few minutes if there was one there- The sportsmen hav¬
ing obeyed the orders given by Mr. Bowes, the hunts¬
man. taking the wind of the cover, threw off his hounds,
which immediately began to feather and soon got upon a
drag into tho cover and up to the fox’s kennel, which
went off close before them, and after a severe burst over
a fine country was killed, to the great satisfaction of the
whole party. They then returned to the same cover, not
one half of it having been drawn, and very soon found a
second fox exactly in the same maimer as before, which
broke cover immediately over tho same fine country ;
but the chase was much longer, and in the course of it
the fox made its way to a nobleman’s park. It had been
customary to stop hounds before’ they could enter it, but
the best-mounted sportsmen attempted to stay the Dor¬
setshire hounds in vain. The dogs topped the highest
fence, dashed through herds of deer and a number of
hares, without taking the least notice of them, and ran
in to their fox and killed him some miles beyond the

^Before tins pack was raised in Dorsetshire the hounds
that hunted Cranbourn Chase hunted all the animals
promiscuously, except the deer, from which they were
necessarily kept steady ; otherwise they would not have
been suffered to bunt in the chase at all.

Don and the Newspaper,— This story of a knowing
dog is told by the Bodie, Nevada, Standard

Lance NightingilTs Don was worth two such Yankee
doo-s All old Carsonites remember Don— a sotter of the
purest blood, with liis nose split to his teeth. When
Lance was State Controller of Nevada, his office was next
door to the Appeal, then conducted by Harry Mighehs.
One of Don’s daily duties was to make an ante-breakfast
call at his master’s office and bring him the Sacramento
Union— at that time the first source of telegraphic news.
One morning m the spring of ’67 Don turned up without
the paper. Lance reproved him and ordered bun back to
perform' his duty. Off went Don, but soon the poor fel¬
low returned, his ears drooping, liis tail between his legs,
and his eyes expressing such abject misery as only a faith¬
ful dog can suffer. Again came the rebuke from the
master. For a moment poor Don cowered ; then, sud¬
denly be pricked up his ears, wagged Ids tail— the light
of aii idea shone from his face, and off he galloped. And
ill three minutes he returned triumphant with the Union
in his honest jaws. He had gone next door and stolen
Harry Mighels’ paper. Lance has long since gone to his
long home, and tho mould lies deep over the remains of
his faithful friend and servant, Don, Loving hands have
conveyed to its last resting place the dust of the Harry
Mi is we all loved so well ; but we have thought it
weft to rescue from the oblivion of death tho honest theft
of poor old Don,

FOREST AND STREAM.

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Jng 'entries for the English Field Trial Derby closed on
sta-ist . The stake has been considerably increased in
u.iue, and good chances are offered for both setters and
pointers. The National Field Trial Society have also
thrown out strong inducements to encourage the bringing
out of good puppies, as they have withdrawn from their
programme the two All-aged Stakes, and give two good
stakes, and a Brace stake.

Bred.— Lassie-Hoy— Dr. J, W. Downey’s imported
rough-haired collie Lassie to imported Roy, winner of
first prize. New York, 1879 — Jan. 2d.

Kathleen-Derg — Dr. J. W. Downey's red Irish setter
bitch Kathleen-Ruf us-Collen to Baltimore Kennel Club’s
Derg— Jan. 10th,

True-Raitler — Mr, R, P. Baker’s True tb Mr. J. N.
Dodge’s Rattler.

Fa n-Iiattle) — Mi-. R. P. Baker’s Fan to Mr. J. N, Dodge’s
Rattler. _

Whelps.— Rose— Mr. J, N. Dodge’s imported setter
bitch Rose, whelped Dec. 27th, 1879, three puppies ; two
bitches and one dog ; two lemon and white and one white,
black and tan : by champion Leicester.

Jiitnie — Mr. W. H. Pierce’s (Courtlandt Kennel, Peeks-
Mll, N. Y.) pure Gordon setter bitch Jinnie (J, R, Tilley's
Mab, Jerome’s Shot), whelped Jan. 2, 1880, ninepuppies ;
seven dogs and two bitches, by Dr. S. Fleet Speir’s Gor¬
don dog Gypsum ; all black and tan and evenly marked.

Genie — Mr. Henry M. Lewis' red and white Irish setter
bitch Genie, whelped Jan. 17th. eleven puppies; nine
dogs and two bitches ; by Mr. D. W. Allen’s Irish setter
Nimrod. Nimrod was sired by Mr. Win. Jarvis’ Dick.

Femme— Mr. J. Otis Fellows’ cocker bitch Fannie
(Jack-Topsey), whelped seven puppies Nov. 17th: six gyps
and one dog, by WLLdair — Doctor- Jose. All Bold but
two, ^

Death. — Kit tie O'Neil— Mr. J. Otis Fellows lost his
Irish setter bitch, Kitty O’Neil, from pleura pneumonia a
short time ago ; site was by Buck by Quail II. This fine
bitch was presented to Mr. Fellows by Mr. Edward Leh¬
man : she was as good as She looked.

Names Claimed.— Doctor— Captain R. W. Huntington,
17. S. M. C., claims the name of Doctor for his black white
and tan Gordon puppy (Glen-Border Lily), whelped Feb.
21st, 1879.

Brownie — Mr. George Maltbv, Canisteo, N. Y., claims
the name of Brownie for his cocker gyp. whelped Nov.
17th, Fannie Wildair, from the kennel of Mr. J, Otis Fel¬
lows, of HornellsviUe, N. Y,_

Sales. — Mr. J. N. Dodge, of Detroit, Mich., purchased
from Mr. L. F. Whitman^ of same place, a brace of setter
bitches (one lemon ticked and One orange and white).
Messrs. N. P. Boyce & Co., Coatesville, Pa., have in turn
purchased same brace from Mr. Dodge.

Rolfe. — Mr. L. Hallock, Detroit, Mich. , has purchased
from Mr. J. N, Dodge, Rolfe (Leicester-Rose), litter
brother to Coin.

Lee. — Mr, W. D. Hayes, Hastings, Mich., has pur¬
chased from Mr. J. N. Dodge, Lee, own brother to Mr. J.
N. Dodge's Rattler.

Photographs of Dogs. — We have received from Mr,
M. P. McKoon, proprietor of -‘The Blue Star Kennels,”
of Franklin, Delaware County, N. Y., a dozen or more
excellent photographs of his cocker spaniels.

— Under the head of kennel advertisements it will be
seen that Mr. OrgiU has placed Ms celebrated pointer
Rush in the stud ; he is already so well known that re¬
marks from us would be superfluous.

Setters at Auction. — We call attention to Messrs.
Lincoln & Hellyar’s notice of sale of dogs in advertising
column, _

J rjhcry.

MATERIAL AND LENGTH OF THE PERFECT BOW.

Editor Forest and Stream. : —

Much has been written of late regarding archery, which
was highly interesting to the writer, and, he presumes,
to thousands of other readers of your valuable journal.
The mists are olearing off. Now we begin to see our way
to the possession of a truly perfect bow, and with no draw¬
backs too formidable to be overcome with a moderately
replete purse and a medium stock of patience — a bow that
will stand the wet brush and dripping woodlands, and
stilt be quite as valuable for the target lawn.

Thanks to the numerous writers for all that has been
divulged. With no word that is intended to at all dis¬
courage the many good “bow-makers in this and other
countries, yet, do you know, we have always lookedwith
special favor upon the bamboo, and have expected more
from it? It is cheaper than yew, and possibly excepting
yew, nothing else yet used will compare with bamboo in
flexibility of texture and elasticity of fibre — that is, a
bamboo well backed. When Mr. Beeeher said that Mr.
Sutton and Mr. Halleson guarantee, I drove a nail. When
Mr. MaUeson, in speaking of Mr. Thompson’s bamboo
bow with the “faulty bend,” said lie uses a cement en¬
tirely impervious to moisture in joining the hickory back
with the bamboo body of his bows, I clinched that nail,
The archery-loving world would not wonder at our en¬
thusiasm did they know how we have experimented
with bows, and have had them fly into dust in hand, or
pinch, or something else— enough to throw us back
upon home-made swamp ash, which isa waste of time.

I don't know as the public would ask bow-makers to
warrant their work, but it seems now as though they
might voluntarily do so, and be safe enough. Looking
over the long list of bows that Mr. Will H. Thompson
tried, and noting the defects, is it strange that the road
to success in archery, and security in implements, should
startle the faith and confidence of a tyro ? Yes ; it does
seem as if a better time was surely 'coming — nay, is al¬
ready here. If cement has an inherent ; -over against
moisure, and can be used in all kinds of bo vs in place of
glue, the great drawback to the construction of a really
perfect how Is a thing of the past.

A perfect bow has a dual function — tl e function of
the back and of the body and front. Wh it is needed in
the body and front is material possessing flexibility and

elasticity : and these qualities are incompatible with
one’s idea of toughness. All substances fit to be used
in making the body and front of a bow are necessarily
brittle, by reason of their elasticity. The function of the
hack section is to preserve the other, and it must needs
be of qualities the very opposite. It should conjoin
toughness with inelasticity. It must be incapable of
breaking. If the body anil front will give the greatest
results in quickness of recoil and strength of vibration
— we do not care bow brittle it may be alone — the back
will preserve its integrity in the fulfillment of its func¬
tion. So we have to combine these functions, and seek
whatever material is needed in organic relation.

Mr. Aldred admitted that a yew-backed yew is superior
to a self -yew in driving power. He prefers a self-yew on
account of the glue, which suffers from dampness and
extreme heat. That objection is done away with in the
use of cement. When Mr. Aldred selects a section of
yew wood for the back, I suppose he places the grain so
as to get greater toughness by adapting that surface to
tension which will stand a mightier strain. Only by so
doing would his backed-yew be of more value than the
self-bow. Mr. Sutton evidently thought as we have indi¬
cated when the rawhide suggested itself ; though any
substance that will stand the strain will do for the back,
and if that substance possessed also a slight degree of
elasticity we think it would be better still.

Now a word in regard to the proper length of a perfect
bow : As there must be a point where a bow reaches its
maximum in power of recoil and projecting force — taking
two feet as the minimum, for instance, in practical
length, going downwards, and beyond seven feet de¬
creases its force goingnpwards — have wenot beingusing
bows of two great length when shooting with a twenty-
eight inch arrow? I think so. Now, ahamboo bow in
the hands of Mr. Beecher endured a strain while bending
it to test its hardihood equal to an arrow measuring four
feet and over. Then, granting that a bamboo bow of fifty
pounds pull will endure the strain of a twenty-eight inch
arrow, and only five feet long, we believe it will outslioet a
bow of like weight and pull which exceeds the former
twelve or eighteen inches. The reasons are obvious. The
longer bow is put to less tension, having at the same time
less sweep of limb in its longest diameter and more in
its lesser diameter. A bow gets its projectingforce in itB
quickness of recoil, which should resemble a “ desperate
and nimble stroke of quick cross-lightning.’’ Makeabow
of inelastic timber, or wood that is nearly so, ..and let it
measure twelve feet in length ; letit have a resistance of
fifty pounds weight, or make it equal to the shorter one
you are experimenting with ; use the same arrow in try¬
ing it, and note results. Of course a bow may be too
short. We are talking about bows long enough to stand
the strain of an arrow twenty-eight inches long.

A bow made of bamboo will rapidly near the breaking
point after a twenty-eight inch draw, as it shortens from
five feet downwards. Were I to order a bow made by
any of our expert makers, I would ask for a bamboo,
backed with good, close-grained hickory, or rawhide, five
feet long, of fifty-five pounds pull. I should expect a
weapon fit to associate with the best footed deal arrows.
5. 0. weight. A bow like that ought to take, the kinks
out of trajectory at 100' yards. Notwithstanding all this
I might prefer a rawhide-backed yew ; that would cost
as much as would buy three bamboos, and at the present
price of bows, I much prefer to take my chances with
three bamboos than one self-yew, or a yew-backed yew.

A word more about trajectory. We all want it flat¬
tened out at 100 yards, or even sixty yards. I want my
arrow, while flying from the string to the target, to kiss,
as near as possible, its every inch of way, the straightest
air-drawn line. It's the sky-scraping curve which kills
our points in score. Could a shaft be sent with no more
curve than a ball from a Ballard rifle makes, an archer
like Mr. Thompson would pick the very pupil from the
target’s eye. I do not believe we can hope to gain that
end by using heavy bows and arrows so light that the
stroke of the bow cord will bend them : but by using a
shaft as light as can be and still “ stand,” and sent from
a bow with all attainable power.

When reading Mr. Will. H. Thompson’s article about
bows, I noticed that with all therein mentioned, he said
nothing about red cedar bows, at least I remember noth¬
ing. The Indians of King Phillip’s time used a bow of
red cedar, and it is said they were excellent weapons.
The writer believes a good straight-grained billet of red
cedar would almost, if not quite, equal yew and bamboo,
after being backed with hickory. That it would possess
immense flexibility and softness of recoil could not be
questioned. I hope some of our expert bow-makers will
give it a trial and report results. I have not intended in
my remarks to say ought by which any one might infer
that other makers than those who manufacture the ones
I have spoken of in particular, do not produce good reli¬
able bows. I believe that almost any of the makers
named by Mr. Thompson are capable of putting together
a bow not inferior in any point to those I have desig¬
nated. Each one of them have constructed excellent
implements for the target lawn. In this, as in every art,
tho chance for improvement offers itself. But the out¬
look to-day seems better than ever before. M. D.

— The following unpublished 60-yard scores were made
shooting in the Exposition Building, Chicago : —

1st at. 2(124. 3d 24. till 24. 5tli 24. Bt/»24. Tot nf.

Mr. Carver . 16- 78 21- 91 2-4-142 23-115 20- 92 22-112 126 630

Dr. Weston . 21-109 22-104 22-102 17- 73 24-124 20-110 120-623

Mr. Carver also made the following seores with 60 ar¬
rows at 60 yards

1st 30. 2d 30. Total-

Mr, Carver . . . 30 174 29 147 59

A Remarkable Echo. — The New Orleans Picayune
thus describes an echo discovered by two gentlemen who
had crossed Atchafalaya Bay from Morgan City to Ber¬
wick, and had occasion to call for a friend who had been
left behind. “The distance across is less than half a
mile, and the human voice can easily reach it, A prolong¬
ed call (/as made, and the parties listened for a response.
In about 15 seconds, to their surprise, ths same call came
back, with all the peculiar inflections of voice that were
given in the call. Thinking some one was on the other
side the party recited verses in Italian, Latin, and Spanish,
and after a delay they came back, the echo repeating as
many as 30 words distinctly. Unlike most echoes, this
of Morgan City repeats whole sentences.

ter (CorwsiwiulctttiS.

yST* Correspondents who may Send us their proper
name and address will always receive prompt attention
in these columns. We require a mans name for two rea¬
sons : (1) someth lies as a guarantee of good faith, and (3)
always as a matter of common courtesy. As a rule we
do not reply to inquiries hy mail, except in eases demand¬
ing immediate advice,

W. S K., LawrenoevUle, N. J.-We know of no exclusion to
Labrador projected lor the eoming summer.

J. L. H., Noboruls, Ill— We published description and cut of the
migratory quail in our Issue of June 2(lfcb, 1879.

Canada, Tilsonburg, Can— You may address tho English firm
threugh their Now York agents, Messrs. Hartley & Graham.

D. K. F., Baltimore.— For “Sporting Sketches with Pen and
Pencil," address the Field, 346 Strand, London. Price £1 Is.

D. P. B., New York.— Take your inventory of goods at cost and
charge difference between that and present market value to pro¬
fit and loss.

G. M. T., Now York.— You will find an excellent game country
about Fort Coster, Montana Territory. See a description of tho
same in another column.

W. W. C.. New Orleans.— We cannot act as agents for the pur¬
chase of dogs. Your best plan is to advertise for the dog wanted,
or to reply to the advertisements in the paper.

S., Danville, Ky.— We published description and illustration of
the McDonald fishway in issue of Jan. 16th, 1879. You may ad¬
dress the inventor. Colonel M. McDonald, Lexington, Va.

J. H., Mount Royal, Fla.— Clean tho part affected with warm
water and then apply three times a day a weak alum wash, or
lotion, of sulphate of zino, three grains to an ounoe of water.

G. 6., Buffalo, N. Y.— Mr. M. P. MeKoou replies that photo¬
graphs of his cocker spaniels can be obtained of Mr. J. F. Waters,
artist, Franklin, Delaware County, N. Y. Price 25 cents eaeb.

Novice.— A correspondent owning a small sloop inquires of our
readers concerning suitable cruising grounds in New York wat¬
ers, their dangers, special recommendations for short cruiBes,
etc. ♦

A. G., Bristol, Pa.— No substitute has yet been found for the
glass hall. A dozen or more inventions have been tried, but no
one of them appears to hare successfully taken the place of the
glass.

Barnegat Sneak Box.— Richard R. Lane, Bayville, Ocean
County, N. J., will build sneak box complete, twelve to fourteen
feet, white cedar and oak, galvanized fastening, sail, oars, anchor
and cable, for $35.

R. W. S., Boston, Mass.— The extreme accurate shooting range
of a Winchester is 600 yards. The ball will carry twice that dis¬
tance. For purposes mentioned the rifle and gun you name are
amply sufficient.

B. lb, Buffalo, N. Y.— J. Is a peepsight allowed in matches of 200
yards ? 2. Is It considered off-hand shooting to rest the elbow
against the body? 3. Is it necessary to fill hollow of Express bul¬
let? Ans. 1. Yes. 2. Yes. 3. No.

J. A. O., New York.— Try the makers of yacht engines in Lib¬
erty street and Cortlandt street. If they have no bed-plate, you
must have a pattern made and get one east at any foundry. W ill
not be expensive. Take measurements from a four-horse-power
engine In the shop.

Maine— What is the best dog I can procure for limiting part¬
ridges, and also use as a watch dog? Ans. Either a setter or a
pointer for shooting grouse over ; and many dogs of both breeds
arc excellent as watch dogs, too.

W., Grafton, Maas.— Please give mo what information the rules
of Forest and Stream admit of as regards the very best rifle
for downright business and killing powers among large game ?
Ans. The Winchester repeating rifle.

Mrs. N. A. T., Houston, Texas.— The mocking bird lays four,
sometimes five eggs of a cinerous blue color, marked with large
blotchesof brown. She sits fourteen days, and generally produces
two broods eaeb season. Sometimes when robbed of her eggs she
will lay the third time.

M. S., Chicago.— We have already stated our belief that a pru¬
dent man will not invest in $4.50 repeating rifles, no matter how
flaming the announcements may bo. We have refused the adver¬
tisement of the cheap rifles you refer to, because we do not believe
them to be desirable goeds.

Willie W-, Williamsport, Pa.— Powdered bi-carbouate of pot¬
ash, one ounce ; powdered white vitriol, one-quarter ounce; sub¬
sulphur, two ounces; lard, eight ounces— mix andruh weil into
the skin. Continue with the Fowler's solution of arsenic, hut
administer only after the animals have been fed.

J. R. R., Cleveland, O.— We cannot discriminate among guns,
saying that one is better than another. Tho general rule is that
a man who has used only one make thinks that that is the best In
the market.. The gun films who are represented in the adver¬
tising coin inns of the Forest and Stream are reliable, and fur¬
ther than that yon must select according to your own tastes. Any
of the medium-priced guns sold by them— cither of domestic or
foreign make— will last you a lifetime.

H. W., Shelby ville, lud.— 1. What is the best- and cheapest target
for mid and short rauge rifle shooting, guns using 45-70 cartridges?
We have only six members, and cannot go to much expense.
2. How can I cure my setter dog, fifteen months old, of gun-shy-
uess? Ans. 1. Canvas stretched upon a light wooden Dams, with
papar diagrams, would bo the cheapest target and a very service¬
able one, 2. Within a very short time we shall publish several
articles on gun-shy dogs and their handling. Lot us know if you
hare already made any attempt to cure your dog, and if so, what
you have found to be of no service.

Contrary Bor, Princeton, N. J.— 1. Can an American go to
England and buy a finely bred dog from an English gentleman ?
2. How generally do we obtain highly- bred dogs from English
kennels ? 3. Are there not men in England not of the gentry who
breed fine dogs for sale? 4. Would it bo difficult to breed their dogs
to the stock of the gentlemen? Ads. i. Yes, if they are willing to
pay owner’s price. 2. Tho dogs are most of ten selected byn pur¬
chasing agent, 'although there arc some breeders in England with
whom it is safe to deal by letter. 3. Yes. 4. No. 5. Large prices
for dogs are not rare. The St. Louis Kennel Club purchased Faust,
it is said, for $1,250, and M r. Llewellln paid Mr. Brevis $2,500 for
tho setter Dash II.

Charles Hallock, having closed his connection with the
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, may now bo found at his.
office at 61 Broadway, room 23, whore nil personal letters and com¬
munications should be addressed.

1010,

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A High Compliment.— It is always pleasant io bear
nice things about oneself, and compliments become doubly
valuable when they are paid by one whose judgment is
undoubted and whose sincerity is unimpeachable. It is
therefore with much pride that we quote a remark in the
last Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club from the
pen of Prof. J. A. Allen, of Cambridge, whose standing
in the very-first rank of American scientific men is so well
known to our readers. He says : —

“ Journals devoted to field and aquatic sports, to prac¬
tical natural liistory, and the preservation of game, are
frequently chosen by excellent field naturalists as their
mediums of publication, and in this respect none is more
prominent than that deservedly popular newspaper, For¬
est and Stream, which in tone and literary standing is
a model of its class.1’

Praise from such a source is praise indeed. We shall
study more than ever to deserve such kindly words.

— An Austrian savant, who has been prosecuting lin¬
guistic researches in South America, has discovered
among the Indians of Peru and Bolivia languages which
exhibit the most astounding affinities with the Semitic
languages, and by a series of other equally “surprising
revelations'’ the learned doctor concludes that the high
plains of those countries must have been the cradle of the
human race. That is to say, that Adam was a Peruvian
and shot his game with a blow pipe and poisoned arrow.
We fear that the Austrian gentleman left his compass in
Europe. _ ^ ^ ^ ^ _

— The Maine country has been fully described from time
to time in these columns. The Forest and Stream lit¬
erature upon the subject is by no means inconsiderable ;
and it will be further augmented by a pleasing addition
when Mr. Steele’s papers, now in course of publication,
appear in illustrated book form under the title of
•‘Canoe and Camera." — Those of our readers who may
remember the extended sketch, “Fishing in Oregon,”
published some time ago, will welcome another equally
interesting paper from the same pen to-day.— The mar¬
kets just now are filled with the products of tlio South,
and catching the spirit of the season, we provide this
week a supply of good things from the the same source.
We shall supplement these descriptions of Southern
sport with a further installment next week. There is
always a dash about field days at the South. Scores of
contributors who have penned their descriptions for the
Forest and Stream have been very successful in trans¬
ferring this dash and action [o the printed page,

FISH FOOD AS A POISON.

THE poisoning of dogs by salmon food, mentioned
by an Oregon correspondent in another column, is
one of the phenomena of the poisoning properties of
fish as food. No branch of the whole range of toxi¬
cology is more curious than this of fish poison ; its
principles and laws are little understood by laymen
and have baffled the most intelligent investigation of
experts.

Not only do certain fishes possess tins toxic property
at all seasons and with all who partake of them, but
there are also numerous other fishes which appear to act
as poisons only at certain periods, and not at others, or
upon certain individuals and not upon others. Whether
the malady ensues from the condition of the fish diet
itself or from the condition of the person eating it, is
also an undetermined point. As we should naturally
expect, curious superstitions and misconceptions have
attended such phenomenal results ; among them we
suspect should be classed the moonlight belief so
fully set forth in the Forest and Stream some months
ago. Here the sickness which followed the consump¬
tion of the fish may have been induced by a partic¬
ular morbid element of tbe fish itself, or by an idiosyn-
cracy of those who partook of it. There are allied
phenomena in other branches of toxicology. One
man walks with impunity through the poison ivy,
thrusts it aside with his hands, and allows it to brush
against his face ; another receives the virus by simply
coming into close proximity to tbe vine. Here it is
very evident that one individual is more susceptible of
poisou than another. The fact that one man of a ship’s
crew who eats fish from the same dish with his fel¬
lows and is seized with temble spasms of pain while
they are unharmed, is an analogy to the ivy poison.

In the Annales d' Hygiene Publique, the report of the
Inspector General of Chinese Customs is quoted as statmg
that fish poisoning is among the maladies which afflict
Europeans resident in Japan. The author mentions
salmon as the moEt common toxic fish of Japanese waters,
tbe effects of eating it when out of season being such as
follow the eating of tainted meat. Tlie same danger at¬
tends the leatxiio (bonito) and the maguro, although fatal
results rarely follow; the worst symptoms, as they are the
most inexplicable, being a severe conjestion of the brain
and face and serious nervous derangements. Another cu¬
rious condition has been observed with regard to one of
these poisonous species, the J.ethrinus nrnnbo, which is
that it can be eaten with impunity until it attains a
length of five or five and a half inches, after which it be¬
comes poisonous, The most daugerous of the Japanese
poisonous fishes belong to the order Plectognathns, and
are of the genus Tetrodon or swell fish, known in Japan
as fugu. So well recognized are their dangerous effects,
that their sale at certain seasons is prohibited by law,
Tbe symptoms following them are at first violent head¬
ache and nausea, quickly followed by extreme muscular
weakness, and a simultaneous falling of the pulse, respi¬
ration and temperature, all denoting the very energetic
action of the poison upon the nervous centres and the
pneumogastric. Another circumstance noted by two
physicians, who have recorded sixteen cases of poisoning
by this fish, was that the victim had in every case eaten
the eggs of the fish. The liver just after the spawning
season is considered in Japan to be the most fatal part.
In the oases reported from the Cape of Good Hope death
ensued within seventeen minutes after the victim had
eaten of the liver of the f ugu.

Fishes of different genera all over the globe possess
poisonous properties more or less definitely determined
and commonly recognized. Pappenheim gives a list of
more than forty such species, including the mackerels,
perches, pikes, herrings, congers, and barbels. The im¬
portance of this subject is such that it deserves the most
careful investigation. With the attention which is now
devoted to all branches of ichthyology and kindred stud¬
ies, we may reasonably look for the attainment of a more
definite understanding of the poisonous properties of
fishes.

SHOULD THE GUN BE TAXED?

GAME protective legislation is no new thing in
America. We published the other day a Con¬
necticut law enacted in 1868, and to-day we give a Cana¬
dian statute of the last century. The game law which
gives full satisfaction, and against whioli the offenders
are as promptly and as generally punished as the offend¬
ers against other laws, has however yet to be found. We
have been discussing different phases of game legislation
for tbe past seven years in these columns, and from time
to time we have noted a step in advance. The laws are
better to-day than they were ten years ago ; public senti¬
ment is more favorable to protection than it was then.
The leaven has been slowly working. We are not de-
spondent of the future.

In another column a thoughtful writer suggests that a
county tax be imposed upon every non-resident who
comes into the county to kill game. Any suggestion
which is designed to forward the attainment of an effi¬

cient system of game protection, is worthy of fcofli
tion ; and we now deBire not so much to express ’an e spo
rnatum on thiB subject, as to obtain the views of thoBa?
who have been in the thick of the fight against lawless
game extermination.

To insure^protection it is hot enough to pass laws. One
law defied cannot be enforced by the enactment of
another ; nor the second by a third. Many of our States
have twice as much legislation upon the subject as they
ought to have, and with not one-tenth of the actual ex¬
ecution of the laws called for. We have long ago found
out that protection is not to be secured by fixing close
and open seasons, and prescribing penalties for their in¬
fringement. Special officials must be appointed to en¬
force the statutes, bring offenders to justice, and inflict
the penalties. We believe that those Associations which
have advocated the appointment by the States of special
county game constables, have hit upon the only true
method of satisfactorily protecting the game. Experi¬
ence has also shown that such constables must have as¬
signed to them a territory outside of their own neighbor¬
hood, where personal considerations can have no influ¬
ence in deterring them from a discharge of their duties.
And it stands to reason that no man will take very ener¬
getic steps in this business unless he be paid enough to-
make it worth his while. Any adequate system of game
protection must necessarily be attended with considera¬
ble expense. Where are the funds to come from? It
is self-evident that the constables must be appointed
by the State, that they may be clothed with unim¬
peachable authority, may be, in turn, -responsible to
the State for the discharge of their work, and may
not hold office subject to the whim of the county
citizens. It follows that they should be paid by the
State ; and for this purpose a fund ought to be appropri¬
ated sufficient to meet all due demands. Game protec¬
tive associations may accomplish much by voluntary
contributions ; our most determined societies are yearly
devoting less money to State shoots and more to State
protection ; but the fund proper must come from the
State. For the provision of such a game law fund is
urged the imposition of a tax upon guns. It is the old
and approved principle that those who dance must pay
the fiddler. The collection of only a nominal tax upon
every gun in the State of Massachusetts, or of New
York, or of Michigan, would furnish the means of em¬
ploying in each of those States a corps of efficient and
fearless men to see that the laws were carried out :
it would he sufficient to pay the salaries of constables,
the fees of counsel and the prosecution of the consta¬
bles themselves when they shirked their work or put
hush-money into their pockets. Enforcing the game
laws is now nobody’s business, and they are not en¬
forced. If a community of sportsmen were taxed to-
secure their enforcement, every one of the men thus,
taxed, would make it his business to see where his
money went to. Another advantage gained would be
the rescue of game legislation from a clique of inter¬
ested parties and putting it into the hands of men who
would see that when a close season is fixed, it is the
one prescribed by nature and common sense. If the
law is to be enforced and men know that it is to be
enforced, they will take pains to see that it is right.
The result will he salutary all around. They have
come to this in other countries ; we must eventually
come to it in the United States. We shall be wise if
we come to it before our game has so nearly disap¬
peared that game constables and taxes shall be of no
avail.

YACHT RACING NOT DECLINING.

WITH the advent Of the winter months the usual
crop of critics appears as a matter of course to
bewail in sundry contemporaries the “ decline of yacht¬
ing,’’ We have before had occasion to call the attention
of hasty reviewers of the amateur class, who have no
statistics at hand, that yacht racing cannot under any
conditions be taken as an index of the pulse of the pub¬
lic. Because the entries for any one match or even for
racing throughout the year may sensibly decline, ther
are not necessarily any just grounds for jumping to ne
conclusion that the sport is suffering from want of pop¬
ular favor. On the contrary, the number of entries is
o-overned to such a degree by secondary and special con¬
siderations that they cannot be treated in connection
with yachting as a pastime generally. The New York
Y. C. had only a moderate entry for its annual matches
last year, yet the cruise of the club brought together the
largest fleet and tonnage ever under tbe command of a
flag officer. But apart from this, yacht racing is no more
declining than yachting itself, as the following statistics
will serve to show. We may add that never before was
the prospect of this sport in all its hearings brighter
than at. present. A very large number of new craft are
being built, and most of them of fair tonnage. The ab¬
sence of the vulgar ostentation and frivolous display in
the way of “ big” schooners, and the noisy splurge of
advertising which once characterized our yachting' has
fortunately disappeared, but this must not be confounded
with a lack of popularity. It indicates rather that rac-

FOREST AND STREAM,

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tog .And cruising is now undertaken from the sounder
Htofrid point 0f the sailor and Corinthian, who follow the
sJVort for the love they bear it, and not as a means of
-''spending suddenly acquired wealth, or as an exhibition
of nouveaux riches, who own yachts simply because fash¬
ion calls it en regia, without caring a button for the un¬
derlying benefits and science of this noble recreation.

A comparison of the figures in the following table will
show the rapid strides made in racing during the past
five years, and'exhibits the transfer of the yachting cen¬
tre from New York to Boston and Eastern waters, as
well as the development of sailing in Philadelphia, the
South dnd upon the Great Lakes : —

Total number of stavt-

Totai number races

sailed .

Total number prizes

won..

Total number prize

Winners . . . .

Average entries per

race .

Av. number of races

by each winner _ _

Races iu Boston ami

Bast .

Races in New Yi

waters — .

Races in Philadelphia

waters . .

Races to . Southern

waters .

Races, Lakes, West
and Old Dom.

Clubs represented to

races .

Number winners over

40 ft. w.l . .

Number winners

der 40 ft. w. 1 .

Number racers cat-

rigged .

Number racers sloop-

rigged .

Number racers schoon¬
er-rigged .

Number racers other
rigs and unclassified
Club sailing most races
and number .

Eva, Bev
Y.e.

IS starts.

146

R.N.S.Y.8.

9 races.

48 starters.

Panov.
Bev. Y. C. I
P.Grant.Jr. |
20 starts, & i
Psyche, Bev f
Y. C.

King&Ci’rk
20 starts.

508

Pi

I Bev. Y. C
i 10 races.

( 177 start' r

Fancy,
Bev. V. C
1\ Grant,.!

18 starts.

A CASE OF TRUE HYDROPHOBIA.

AN interesting case has just transpired in New Castle
County, Delaware, furnishing another example of
the danger to the community at large from allowing
rabid dogs to range unrestricted through a country dis¬
trict. This particular section appears to have been spe¬
cially selected for the visitations, as four cases of the
disease have occurred during the current year. Mr. R,
G, Alexander was- the last victim. Early in December
last a strange hound, whose muzzle and shoulders were
covered with bloody froth, appeared in the village, at¬
tacking and biting all of his tribe that he met. Seeing
Mr. Alexander nursing a little pet dog as he sat with him
in his lap on a bench by the door, the strange dog rushed
at the victim and fastened his teeth in his cheek and
mouth. Resuming his course, dogs and horses were bitten,
and the rabid animal only met with his death at a distance
of four miles from the scene of his assault upon Mr. Alex¬
ander. This gentleman appears not to have realized that
the animal was mad, and his friends jealously avoided
the subject in conversation. A week subsequently a
physician cauterized the wounds, and he took freely and
assiduously a mixture of elecampane root, much thought
of by country people as a remedy for dog bite.

Other remedies having similar supposed virtues were
taken in the prescribed doses and at the regular inter¬
vals. During all this time he had no symptoms of nerv¬
ousness or apprebeusion. On the forty-second day the
fatal issue was ushered in by a slight chill, followed by
pain in the back. This was upon Tuesday the 11th Inst.
On "Wednesday his nervousness and anxiety became
marked. On Thursday he showed a disinoliuation to
take his morning bath and refused his cup of coffee with
abhorrence. The side of the cheek and nose that had
been bitten became swollen and sensitive to pressure,
indeed they evoked spasmodic contractions of the mus¬
cles. Relief was at first obtained by the ebolition of
morphine, the bromides and chloral, which were admin¬
istered by tlie mouth, Soon, however, the spasms of
the muscles concerned in swallowing and bi'eathing*
made the task of giving his medicines in this way so
great that the hypodermic needle was resorted to. Par¬
tial ana temporary relief was obtained, but it was found
that Woornri, the famed South American poison, which
has the power of annulling muscular spasms, only ag¬
gravated the symptoms. As is usual in the cases, chlor¬
oform and morphia were found the sheet-anchors. The
days of mental and physical agony terminated finally
in death from physical exhaustion. This case is another
instance of the fact that true hydrophobia is uniformly
fatal. No remedies have ever been known to arrest the
terrible disease when once it 1ms been fairly under way.

While our readers should remember that rabies has
such a terrible record, it is even more valuable to

know that there are other diseases which imitate it’and
are of a purely nervous character. When the case is one
of real hydrophobia there are always severe spasms of the
muscles concerned in breathing and swallowing ; there
is unnatural excitability of muscles in parts distant from
the injury ; and the attacks are paroxysmal. Lyssopho-
bia, or imaginary hydrophobia is not uncommon after
dog bite. So, too, hysterical and epileptic persons may
and will at times give all the symptoms of hydrophobia,
imitating the symptoms they have seen or heard de¬
scribed. It is all important after a dog-bite, even
from a rabid dog, that persons should not be needlessly
alarmed. The first thing to do is to sack out the poison
with the lips ; it is an old method which in certain parts
of France is pursued by women, who receive ten francs
for the first operation, and five for each succeeding one.
Then the actual cautery (a bit of red-hot iron) may be
applied, or some strong mineral acids, such as nitric or
muriatic. It is a matter of common knowledge that the
vast majority of dog-bites, being by animalst hat are ex¬
cited, produce no subsequent trouble.

THE “ASIAN.”

THE sun never sets upon the lodge of the English
sportsman ; the crack of his rifle follows the dawn
around the globe. That is not just what "Webster said,
but hi3 famous sentence about the vastuess of England’s
possessions was not more true. Your Englishman is a
sportsman all the world over. He flies his burgee in
every sea ; his tent has whitened the mountain side of
every range on the globe ; there is no fish in the seas and
rivers which has not been caught by a Briton’s hook ; no
fowl of the air or beast of the forest which has not fallen
at the report of an English gun. The rifle and fishing-
rod form part of every mercantile or diplomatic outfit.

The Englishman, too, not only practices sport in the
field. He talks it and writes it. Lord Dufferin, Gov¬
ernor-General of Canada., contributed an elaborate paper
on Moose Hunting to the Nineteenth Century, one of the
“heavy” periodicals, and James Anthony Froude, in an¬
other of the ponderous reviews — the National Quarterly
— devoted the rare talents of a great historian to the dis¬
cussion of the cruelty of fox-hunting. Charles Kingsley,
clergyman, novelist and poet, never wrote more charm¬
ingly than when describing the winter woods and the
wild excitement of the chase. This passion for writing
and publishing is as much a test of your true Briton as
it was to have been bom within the sound of Bow Bells.

There comeB to us every week from Calcutta the
Asian. This is to India what the London sporting papers
are to England, and what the Forest and Stream is to
America, It is the representative of the guild of sports¬
men, and its pages, filled with notes from hunters, anglers
and naturalists, are so thoroughly characteristic of the
craft that we shall for a moment imagine the reader of
the Forestand Stream looking over our shoulder while
we turn over these pages of our Eastern contemporary.

First and last of course come the advertisements. The
cut of the waterproof hunting pants is strikingly like
that which appears in our own advertising columns, and
then follows the regulation notices of guns, rifles and
fishing-rods, But they advertise everything in a sport¬
ing paper in Calcutta, as they do in London. That’s where
they are ahead of New York.

A large proportion of the Asian is devoted to the turf,
and just how salutary an influence a sound journal may
exert in India, as in America, is indicated by the vigorous
editorial leader on “Turf Reform in India.” Then fol¬
lows an appreciative memorial note by one of the Asian
contributors : “A man of iron frame and undaunted
courage, who perhaps met death in the form most ac¬
ceptable to him, when he was shot down while leading a
charge of the gallant 44th up against the Naga’s strong¬
hold at Konoma.” The standard of true manliness is the
same in England and America ; its possessor is honored
and beloved, there or here alike, in the field of sport and
amid the sterner duties of the campaign.

The “ Sporting Notes” are a curious collection of news
from all the four quarters of the globe : Indian steeple¬
chases, a Java buffalo-tiger show, turf; gossip from Aus¬
tralia, England, Ireland and America ; the Hanlan-Couvt-
ney fiasco , Brodie’s walk against a horse in San Fran¬
cisco, Daft's cricket team in America, and boating notes
from Oxford and Cambridge.

In the column of Shikar, ‘ * A Poacher ” relates an amus¬
ing incident of tiger hunting. The method employed
was to build a frame over the carcasB of a bullock,
slain where the tracks of the tiger had been discovered ;
upon this frame the hunters perched and awaited the ap¬
proach of their victim. But instead of coming just as they
bad planned, his majesty jnade his appearance from the
rear, and stationed himself so near that his breathing was
plainly audible, and for four hours those luckless hunts¬
men lay with baled breath awaiting his spring. But the
brute did not sup on Englishman that night ; he slunk off
with ominous growls, and our friends came down from
their perch, stretched their cramped limbs and did their
tiger shooting thereafter on paper.

The “ Correspondence ” column is very much like our I

own, being made up of questions in rifle shooting, the
care of dogs, shooting grounds, etc., etc. One man
wants to Imow whether all horses have the faculty of
swimming instinctively ; another broke both fore legs of
a buck which afterwards ran forty yards on his hind legs,
and the writer wants some one to inateh the incident ;
and another writes about- the method of making a bam¬
boo spear shaft for sticking wild boars. And here too
is our old friend who wants to know, you know, if row¬
ing developes the muscles ; we are glad this fellow has
gone to India ; he used to send hia queries to the Forest
and Stream.

The angler who is versed in the points of his craft in
India could certainly give points to a novice. Here is a
bit of characteristic instruction, of which good old Sir
Izaak makes no mention

Do you see those monkeys moving- about, feed ing to those trees
down there ? Mark the place, for we must fish it carefully when
we come to it. My impression is, that when monkeys aremoviug
to trees overhanging the water, the result Is that more fruit and
more insects drop down into the water than ordinarily, aDd that
Uieilsh congregate more or less from the neighborhood to watch
for them . As you get nearer, and the monkeys notice you, they
will commence vociferating and violently shaking the boughs,
which will still further Improve the position.

The writer’s guide, Kuti, is a jewel— albeit an ebony
gem. "When he says there are fish in a pool, the fish
are there. He never makes a mistake, and when com¬
plimented on the superiority of his attainments, naively
explains, “I have eaten blows from many gentlemen.”
This Kuti, by the way, is no chicken. He could run a
boat down a rapid with as much dexterity and frontier
skill as the most daring of the guides and canoemen
whose feats are comem morated in the pages of the For¬
est and Stream.

The sportsman is always a naturalist. No resemblance of
our own columns to those of our Asiatic contemporary
is more striking or more gratifying than the evidence on
every page that the writers are intelligent and inquiring
men, whose only thought is not of bagging tlieir game.
The readers of the Asian have opportunities for natural
lnsiory study In many branches not open to the American ;
nor are these opportunities always of the most enviable
character. "VVe confess that for determining one question
mooted by the Asian’s correspondents, namely, the height
of tigers, we are content with the facilities afforded by
the stuffed specimens in the Museum of Natural Histoiy
at Central Park, and we are perfectly resigned to hand
over the tape measure for our friends to use in the
jungle.

The hunting customs of savage nations are among the
most curious subjects encountered by the student of the
early history of mankind. It is not strange that those
tribes which live by the chase should carry it into their
religion, morals and social rites. There are some queer
notions among the Andamanese who live on the Anda¬
man Islands in the Bay of Bengal, concerning whom a
writer in the Asian quotes from a paper contributed some
years ago to the Asiasic society. We may premise the
quotation with the hint that if Mr. Blaokford or some
other enterprising fish dealer should import a supply of
Gaom-dah, he would soon Vfin fame, fortune and the
gratitude of his country ; or, possibly, this comes within
the scope of the Fish Commission : —

They marry as soon as they are able to support a wife, and I un¬
derstood that, the rule was only to have ono. The faithful swain
eats a. peculiar kind of ray fish, termed Guom-tlah, which gives
him the title to the appellation of Gonra-ma, signifying- a biiehe.
lor desirous of marrying. Girls arriving at a marriageable age
wear certain flowers to distinguish themselves by- Before
marrying, youug men take a species of oath, after which they sit
very still for several days, scarcely taking any food. Those who
have been pig-hunters refrain for ono year— commencing- in
April from eating pork, using turtle, tortoiso or fish Instead ; but
they do not cease hunting pigs, as they are neoessary for the food
of thetribe. The turtle hunters, In like manner, use pork during
this probationary year, and during- this period honey must
not be tasted. This is apparently done for the purpose of
ascertaining whether the individual Is able to support a family.

The writer then tells us how the monkeys in the Saaid-
arbans catch crabs, and with this quotation we must
close our review: — “The crabs are generally found in
holes in the ground, under water, where these monkeys
are unable to lay hold of them. They therefore adopt
this ingenious expedient : They place their tails into the
holes, and as the crabs oatch hold of the caudal append¬
ages, the monkeys spring forward and bring their un¬
wary victims out of their hiding-places.”

Creedmoor Matches.— The report of the matches at
Creedmoor for the past season, published in a compact
form in our rifle columns, will enable a comparison to be
made of the scores on this mother of the ranges and those
made on other ranges the country oyer. The conditions of
each match are given that readers may judge what stylo
of shooting is open to the marksmen at Creedmoor ; tlia
winning-rifle is in all cases gi ven with the record of the
shooting. Iu all cases each of the matches was kept
upon the monthly programme and open for members,
and in very many cases the matches failed to get the ton
entries required by the rules of the Association, The rn
in this respect was changed, and late in the year cornpe
titions were held with two contestants, and should it oc¬
cur that but one entry should present himself at the firing
point he would he entitled to a walk over, It will be

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seen that running deer shooting has been a flat failure, as
was the Remington long-range match with all its limita¬
tions. Long-range shooting generally has been in an
almost total state of neglect, and the rush has been for
short-range off-hand marksmanship and for matches in
whioh the military guns could be used and in which the
scores made could stand as official records for the State
Marksman's Badge, with the advantages of spending a half
day instead of a whole day of going in citizens dress in¬
stead of in uniform, of being able to make trials again and
again for the Marksman’s Badge.

This exhibit enforces the unwelcome fact upon the at¬
tention of the N. R. A. Directors that Creedmoor is not
holding its own among the ranges of the country. Wal¬
nut Hill is to-day the leading range of the United States.
There are congregated the best company of long and
short range shooters, and there the best records are to be
looked for each week. Creedmoor must extend itself.
With the great cities of New York and Brooklyn at its
Bide there should be thousands of marksmen instead of
the Bcores now going down to the range. To have
matches lapse month after month for want of a dozen
entries, shows either that the conditions of the match are
such as to repulse marksmen, or that the range lacks
patronage. Both of these causes are in operation at
Creedmoor. The fact is, that except in special matches
the programme of the N. R. A. Range is left severely
alone by marksmen, and it will be the task of the new
blood in the Board of Directors to makeup matcheswovth
the entering and then to see that they are filled.

GAME PROTECTION.

— On the road between New Milford and Vernon, in
Sussex County, N. J. . there are two adjoining farms, the
owners of whioh are not on very friendly terms. One
has an immense sign posted by the way, which says, “No
hunting or fishing allowed on this property.” His neigh¬
bor, somewhat of a wag, also sports his large sign board,
which proclaims, Hunting and fishing allowed on this
property. Woodchucks and suckers a specialty.” And
yet they are not happy.

An English Hare Preserve in New Jersey.— A corn-

ties have a strong stimulus to perform that duty. I
should think that ten or fifteen dollars for gun and two
dollars for dog would be a fair amount for the license.
While this would not materially increase tho cost of a
hunting trip it would be more than repaid in the sense of
security with which owners of bounds could pursue their
sports, and tbemuchabnsed “still-hunter,” when viewed
in the light of a tax-payer, would probably find his
warmer welcome by the inhabitants a fair return for his
payment. C.

New York — Johnstoivn , Jan. tilth. — At the annual
meeting held Tuesday. January 13th, of the Johnstown
Game Protective Association, the following officers were
elected for the year : President, M. S. Nortlirup ; Vice-
President, Rev. James A, Williamson ; Secretary, Wm.
F. Young : Treasurer, Donald Eraser : Executive Com¬
mittee, L. Frank Northrup, James H. Pike, James F.
Mason : Attorney, James A. Dennison.

Highland Gun Club. — Peekskill, N. Y.— There has
been recently organized in our village a society which we
call the Highland Gun Club. Its object is the protection
and propagation of game in our surrounding community.
The cluo is so fortunate as to have for its President Mr.
William D. Southard, a gentleman and thorough-going
sportsman, who will never show mercy to violators of
the Game Law. At the same time, we intend enjoying
ourselves occasionally at tho trap. H. B. W,

New Jersey — Bordentown, Jan. 5th. — At the annual
meeting of the Crammer Shooting Club, the following
officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year : Fred.
G. Wiese, President ; Capt. II. L. Cranmer, Vice-Presi¬
dent ; Dr. W. H. I. Hilliard, Treasurer ; Milton W. Mait¬
land, Secretary, _

Migratory Quail. — Pittsfield, Mass., Jan. 14th — Ed¬
itor Forest and Stream : — 1 am pleased to report the suc¬
cess of our new game bird, the migratory quail. Our
game club imported SOO of these spruce little fellows and
scattered them a year ago last spring. In September a
friend of mine shot two on a farm about two miles out
where the birds were let loose. Being anxious to try
the dog on them I went to the spot next day with my
friend, but I could not raise a bird. I intended to go
again, but business prevented. The farmer, however,
told us some time later that they had gone. He said the
year before he had flushed them several times, and there
were eight of them, and that last fall there were about
thirty ; my friend thought about twenty-five as they
arose. He only saw them once. Will try and let you
know more of them another fall. R.

GAME PROTECTION IN 1762.

panv has been organized to secure a plot of 220 acres in
the township of East Brunswick, N. J., for a hare pre¬
serve. It is proposed to fence in this tract and import a
number of hares from England to stock it. The stock of
the company is divided into one hundred shares of $100
per share, payable in monthly installments of $10. The
profits accruing from the shooting fees and the sale of
hares in market are to be divided pro rata, and the pro¬
jectors of the Bcheme are sanguine that both pleasure
and profit will attend their enterprise. We see no reason
why they should not be successful ; indeed game pre¬
serves will be remunerative investments in America be¬
fore many years.

Shooting Dogs and Taxing Guns.— In reply to a cor¬
respondent in our impression of Jan. 1st, a Boston friend
sends the following suggestions. We agree with the win¬
ter in part, that a tax on guns is one step towards the sol¬
ution of this vexed question of game law infringement.
As to hounding and still hunting, we shall shortly pub¬
lish a most important contribution to the literatureof the
subject, a discussion so full in fact that our readers may
at least avail themselves of all the facts bearing upon the
case : —

While disagreeing with your correspondent in the rela¬
tive merits of the two methods (I understand “ still-hunt¬
ing” to be a synonym for stalking), I fully concur with
him in his just denunciations of the cowardly practice of
killing or maiming hounds. Certainly no one of sports¬
manlike instincts could be guilty of such practices, and
from personal observations I am inclined to believe that
such aots arein general perpetrated by residents who are
not sportsmen, but who in their leisure hours kill deer for
food or for the market.

These men, who have encountered many privations
and hardships in making their frontier homes, are, not
unnaturally, in the habit of considering the adjacent
wilderness as their peculiar property, and when a party
from a distance with superior arms and trained dogs
come into their neighborhood and kill or drive off the
game, they are prone to regard it as a trespass and take
summary measures to discourage it. The better class of
residents may not approve their course, but they will be
loth to take the part of strangers against their neighbors,
and it is a very difficult matter to identify, and a still more
difficult one to legally punish the guilty parties.

My purpose in writing iB to propose as a remedy for
this widespread evil, the enactment in the game States of
laws empowering county authorities to levy a gun tax
upon each person who comes into the county to shoot,
and a per capita tax upon hounds or hunting dogs brought
with diem, A license certificate should be given in ex¬
change (for the season)— good hi any part of the State, or
at least in contiguous counties. The proceeds of this tax
should be held as a fund from which any person who pre¬
sented satisfactory proof of the lulling or maiming of his
dog through malice should be paid the value of the ani¬
mal. The balance at the close of the season could pro¬
perly be devoted to the school fund or other public use,
and thus the local community would have a direct interest
in protecting the hounds and affording facilities to sports¬
men, Each inhabitant would become a detective, and
none of them would dare to kill a dog for fear of his
neighbors. The sportsman would be relieved from the
troublesome duty of prosecuting, and the local authori-

Montreal, Can., Jan. 5th.

IN a recent number you published a copy of “ One of
the earliest Game Statutes enacted in America,”
being an act passed at a general court, held at Hartford,
in 1698. I am not aware whether any legislation on this
subject existed in Canada at such an early date or not,
but to show? that the question of game protection is by
no means a new one, even in Canada, 1 send yeti a trans¬
lation, from the French, of an ordinance issued at Mon¬
treal, the 23d of March, 1762. It is as follows

ORDINANCE CONCERNING PARTRIDGES,

By His Excellence Thomas Gage, etc.

To wit .-—Having found it expedient, for the good of
ibis colony, to allow the number of partridges (which is
lecreasing from day to day by the pursuit of them which
s carried on during the pairing time) to multiply, we, in
consequence, forbid all persons of whatever quality or
condition they may be, to kill, cause to be killed, buy, or
ake in snares or nets any partridge between the 15th of
lie present month and the 15th of July of each year, un-
lcr a penalty of a fine of 100 livres, one half to go to the
n former, the other half to the poor ot the parish in
vhieh they shall have been taken or killed.

We command that this shall be read, published, and
msted in the usual places.

Done at Montreal the 23d of March, 1762.

(Signed) Thos. -Gage.

Another ordinance, published about the same time at
three Rivers, throws some light on that great question of
' drumming,-’ at least it shows that 118 years ago the
1 drumming ” was supposed to be done by the partridge
vings. Here is the translation : —

Placard (plaeart) which forbids the killing of par-

ridges. ORDER OF HIS EXCELLENCE, ETC.

Having been informed that between the 20th of March
uul the 15th of July, a great destruction of partridges
akes place, notably at the time when they are pairing,
rom the facility with which they are killed, as they then
nake known tlie places in which they are by then- drum-
m'ng ( battement d'ailes) and to prevent the continuation
if this abuse, of which the inevitable result will be the
intire destruction of these birds, a result which will de-
irive the public of one of the great enjoyments of life
lane grande douceur a la vie). .

We forbid all persons of whatever quality or condition
if life they may be, to kill partridges between the 1st of
April and the 1st of August, under the penalty of a hne
if twenty piastres, payable to the informer, as well as to
ake them by nets or snares, or to remove their eggs tin¬
ier the penalty of a fine of double that above mentioned,
ipplicable one-half to the informer, the other half to the
>arish in which they have been taken. And to remove all
ncentive, and desire that any one may have to kill them
n the future during the space of time herein mentioned,
ve forbid all manner of persons, under the same penalty
if a fine of twenty piastres to sell or buy them during

fh.in trk hviTirr fTinm int.ri fill A AlfiV Ol* otllGtl* DlaCeS

within this government.

We command captains and officers of the mihtia, as
well of this city as of the rest ( cdtes ) of this Government
to aid in the enforcement of the present ordinance which
shall be read, published, and posted wherever it may be
necessary in order that no one may be ignorant of it.

Given at Three Rivers, the 19th of March, 175'-

(Signed) R. Burton.

It would lie a good thing lor the cause of game protec¬
tion in the Province of Quebec if the Legislators of the
present day had as enlightened views on the subject as

those of 1763, H- E-

CREEDMOOR’S RECORD FOR 1879.

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Tun Remington Shot Gun Matou.— First Prize — A. Rem ington
double barrel breech-loading shot, gun, presented by El Reming¬
ton & Sons, value $200. To be competed for twice each month
duving the months of July, August, September and October,
1876, and May and June, 1880, or until twelve competitions have
been lield. (In case of lapse of any advertised competitio n i t shall
not be counted as ono of the twelve). At the close of the compe¬
titions the prize shall be awarded to that competitor who, having
made two or more scores, shall have made the highest aggregate
of two scores made by any one competitor in snob competition ;
15 per cent, of the entrance money to go to the highest score on
each day : 10 per cent, of entrance money to go to second highest
soore on each day. Open toallmemborsof the N- R. A.; entrance
fee $8 ; rifle and position any ; distances, 800, 900 and 1,000 yards :
roundsla at each distance; competitors not to be coached in any

1st competition, July 19th — S3. T, G. Dudley. Sharp
Creedmoor ; 800yds., 66 ; 900yds., 61; 1,000yds., ~61 ; total
188. 2d competition. Sept. 37th — Thos. Lamb, Rem.
Creedmoor ; 800 yds., 70 ; 900yds., 68 ; l,000y<ls., 59 : total
197. 3d competition, Oct. iOtli— L. L. Allen, Sharp's
Creedmoor ; 800 yds, 72 : 900 yds., 71 ; 1,000 yds., 66 ; total
209. 4th competition, Soy. 8th— L. L. Alien, Rem.
Creedmoor ; 800 yds., 72 ; 900yds., 67 ; 1,000yds., 64 ; total
203;

Third Turf, Field and Farm Challenge Badge.— Presented
by Turf. Field and Farm newspaper; open to all members N. R. A.,
except Anal winners of the two previous badges; distance 2U0
yards ; position standing; weapon any breech-loading rifle within
the rules ; rounds 10, with privilege of two sighting shots ; en¬
trance fee 50 cents ; to be won three times (not necessarily con¬
secutive) before becoming the personal property of the winner:—
Date of Match. Winner. UiJVe. Score,

1— June 30th, 1877 . -,W. R. Livermore. . Spg. 42

2— July 28th, 1877 . J. F. Knthyen . . Bal. S. 44

3— Aug. 25th, 1877 . A. Anderson. . R. M. 42

4— Sept. 29th, 1877 . Lewis Gass . R. M. 43

5 — Oct. 20th, 1877 . A. F. Finiels . 8. O. 42

6— Nov. I7th, 1877 . W. M. Farrow . Bal. 43

7 — April 13th, 1878 . . J. R. Grohraan . R. S. 10

8— May 4th, 1878 . F. H. Holton . Bal. 42

9— June 8th, 1878 . C. E. llirdenburgb . Bal. 45

10— July 20th, 1878 . J. L. Paulding . S. C. 45

11— Aug. 24th, 1878 . F. H. Holton . Ual. 44

12— Sept. 7th, 1878 . G. L. Morse - - Hal. 45

13— Oct. 5th. 1878 . J. L. Paulding . S. C. 46

14 — Nov. 23d, 1878 . W. M. Farrow . Bal. 45

15— Aprilieth, 1879 . W. M. Farrow . Bal. 47

Everybody's Match.— Open to everybody ; entrance fee, 50
cents) : re-entries allowed to extent of two ; only highest
score to count for aprize. Ninety Prizes match commences at
9 a.m. Pool targets open all day: distances, 200 and 500 yards;
fiveshotsat each distance; position, standing at 200; any, with
head toward target, miliary rifles; any with other rifles at 500
yards ; rifles, any. Those using other than N. Y. State pattern,
Remington, or L'nited States troops— who may be armed with
Spring-fields will be allowed but four shots at 500 yards. Members
of cavalry organizations will be permitted lo compete under
sameconditionsasare required oltbeni to qualify fortbeN. Y.
State Marksman's Badge, and members of the N. G. S. N. Y. may,
with consent of their inspectors of Rifle Practice, count their
score made in this match as a qualification for the Marksman's
Badgeissued by the State; match shot Aug. 27th.

Lieut. J. C. Mallery, U. S. A., Springfield, 200 yds.,
21 ; 500 yds. 28 ; total 44.

Remington Match.— Prize of $300 in gold, offered Tty E.
Remington & Sons (without recourse to the N. if. A.). Open to all
comers; rifles, any Remington breech-loader within the rules of
the N. R. A. Must be loaded at the brooch , with cartridges ns
furnished from the factory of E. Remington & Sons, which will
he Issued by the Superintendent of the Range to each competitor
at the firing points, in sealed packages, at $1 for forty rounds;
HU shells to be returned- Distances, BOO and 1,000 yards ; rounds,
twenty at each distance; position, any without artificial rest.
Highest aggregate in each competition to win. Ties to be de¬
cided according to the rules. No coaohing. spotter nor exchang¬
ing or giving information aUowed. No previous pmcHcopn day
of match. No sighting shots. Entrance fee, S3. The prize must
be won three times (not necessarily consecutive) before becom¬
ing the property of the winner. One-half of the entranco money
in each competition to be divided ; two-thirds being given to the
highest score, and one-third to the second man.

1st competition, April 14th, 1877 — J. L. Allen, 900 yds.,
81 ; 1.000 yds., 78 ; total 159. 2d competition, May 1.9th,

1877— J. P. Waters, 900 yds., 6S ; 1,000 yds,, 75: total
143. 3d competition, June 23d, 1877 — H. S, Jewell,
900 yds., 71; 1,000 yds,; SO; total 151. 4th compe¬
tition, April 20tli, 1878— J. L. Allen, 900 yds., 89 ;
1,000 yds., 91 ; total 180. 5th competition, Aug. 31st,

1878— F. H. Holton, 900 yds., 90 : 1,000 yds., 06 ; total
186. Since which date the match has been placed on
each monthly programme, but has always failed to get
the requisite ten contestants.

Ballard Rifle Match.— First prize, a Ballard Mid-Range Rifle,
offered by Messrs. Schoverling, Daly & Gales, No. 84 Chambers
street, New York, value $60, and 20 per cent, of the ontraDce
money : second prize, 15 per cent, of the entrance money ; tim'd
prize, To per cent, of the entrance money ; fourth prize, 5 per cent.
of tnc entrance money; open to all comers; winners to be handi¬
capped 1 point for each time won; distances, 100 and 200 yards.';
position, standing; weapon, any rifle : rounds, 7 at each distance;
no cleaning allowed between either shots or distances. The rifle
to be won three times (not necessarily consecutive) before becom¬
ing personal property, but any competitor making a full score (35

E' ts) at each distance at anyone competition to beoome the
winner ; entranoe fee, 60 cents,

1st competition, May 7th— N, O. Donnell, Ballard ; 100
yds,, 34 ; 200yds., 32 : total 66. 2d competition, June7th
— F. Alder, Ballard ; 100 yds., 33 ; 200yds., 29 ; total 02,
3d competition, July 2d — A. II. Cobb, Ballard ; 100 yds,,
31 ; 200 yds., 30; total 61. 4th competition, Aug. 13th—
M. M. Maltby, Sharp’s sporting ; 100 yds., 30; 300 yds.,
31 ; total 61. 5th competition, Sept. 10th — E, P. Wells,
Springfield ; 100 yds., 34; 200 yds., 30 ; total 64, 6th com¬
petition, Oct. lltb — A. H, Cobb, Ballard ; 100 yds., 31 ;
200 yds., 32 ; itandioapl ; total 62. 7th competition, Not.
7th — C. J. Falco, Ballard : 100 yds., 34 ; 200 yds., 30 ; total
64. Match still on.

Winchester Rtfle Match.— Prize, a Winchester Repeating
Rifle (new model, 75 grains), offered by Gen. Geo. W. Wingate;
at the Running Deer Target; distance, 100 yards ; deer to be run
bv signal from firing point ; any rifle, but sights to be over the
centre of the barrel, and but one shot to be aUowed in each run ;
entrance fee, 25 cents, which will entitle the competitor to 4 runs ;
no limit to tho number of times a competitor may enter, but no
one to fire his second entry until all other competitors have tired
their first ; 10 cents fine for not firing, for firing while deer is out
of bounds, or for hitting tho baunuh ; fines to bo paid before a
second shot is fired ; the highest score to take the rifle ; the next
to take 15 per cent, of the entrance money and lines; and. the third
10 per cent.; the remainder being retained by the Association to
cover the expenses of the match ; the rifle to become the prop¬
erty of the competitor winning it three times (not ueee88arily con¬
secutive).

1st competition, Oct. 27th, 1S77 — Geo. Waterman,
Bern. Milt. ; score 15. '2d competition, Nov. 14th, 1877 —
Geo. Waterman, Bern. Milt. ; seore 10. 3d competition.
May lltb, 1878— W. B. Livermore. Springfield ; score 11.
4th competition, W. M. Farrow, Ballard : score 12.

Cowperthwait Match.— Prize, $50, or Trophy of equal value
at the option of winner. Offered byCol. j H. Cowperrhwait, As¬
sistant General Inspector of Rifle Practice S. N. Y. To be shot

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1 Ian , ie^)lly> anc^ to become the property of the competitor win-
l liy net- ythe greatest number of times during the season ot 1879.
with fl/4: of a tie the highest aggregate score of all competitions
•sfinn-oipaledin up to that time to decide. On on to all members of
►V .**■ A. and N. O. S. N. T. (in uniform) ; distance 100 yards ; po-
01%. 'non standing Or kneeling; rouudslO for competitors using mil-
itary rilies, 9 for ali others ; entrance fee 50 cents for each entry ;
competitors allowed two entries at each competition, but only
the highest score to talte a prism. Handicap— Winners of any first
prize nr place in any monthly or other match of the National Kille
Association shot at Creedmoor, 2 points. Pour additional prizes
wiLl be awarded at each competition as follows : To the high¬
est aggregate score, 30 percent, of the entrance money; to the
second highest aggregate score, 15 per cent.; to the third highest
aggregate score, 10 per cent,, and to the fourth highest aggregate
adore, 5 per cent.

1st competition, June 11th — C, H. Eagle, Rem. Milt. ;
score 47 ; handicap 2 ; total 45. 2d competition, July
16th — T. J. Dolan, Sharps Milt.; score 44: handicap 2';
total 42. 3d competition, Aug. 9th — T. J. Dolan, Rem.
Milt.; score 45 : handicap 2 ; total 43, 4th competition,
Sept. 27th — T. J. Dolan, Rem, Milt.; score 41 ; handicap
3 : total 39.

Champion Marksman's BADGE fob 1S79. — Thirst Prize— A fac¬
simile in gold of tile Marksman's Badge, issued by the Slate of
New Turk. Offered by Brigadier-General George tv. Wingate,
General Inspector of Rifle Practiee S. N. Y., and in per cent of the
ent rance money. Second and Third Prizes— 9 and 8 per cent,
of the entrance money respectively, and to the next eleven 3 per
cent. each. The Champion Marksman's Badge to become the

.v of tl • - - - - " "

II have

cap, trousers and body-belt) ; distances 2U0 and 500 yards :
5 shots at each distance; weapon Remington rifle. New York
State model ; position, standing at 300 — any, with head
towards the target, at 500 yards; members of cavalry orga¬
nizations will be permitted to compete in this match under
the same conditions as are required of them to qualify for
the N. Y. State Marksman's Badge ; entrance fee 50 cents ; 'com¬
petitors allowed two entries in each match, but only the highest
score to taken prize; members of the National Guard may, with
the consent of their Inspector of Rifle Practice, count their scores
made in this match as a qualification for the Marksman's Badge
issued bythe State.

1st competition, April 19th — Friv. C. H. Eagle, 7th
Regt.,200yds.,22: 500 yds., 20; total 42. 2d competition,
May 14th — Priv. C. M. Woodbury, 7th Regt., 200 yds.,
20; 500 yds., 21 ; total 41. 3d competition. June 14th,
Priv. C. H. Eagle, 7th Regt., 200 yds., 20 ; 300 yds,, 24 ;
total 44. 4th competition, July 9th, Sergt. N, B. Van
Heusen, 12th Regt., 201) yds., 22 ; 500 yds., 23 ; total 45.
5th competition, Aug. 16th— Corp. E, C. Sewel, 7th
Regt., 200 yds., 21 ; 500 yds., 23 ; total 44. 6th competi¬
tion, Sept. 24th, Priv. W. W. J. Underwood, Jr.. 7th
Regt.. 300 yds., 22 ; 500 yds., 24 ; total 41. 7th competi¬
tion, Oct, 13th— Priv. H. B. Thomson, 7th Regt., 200 yds,,
19; 500 yds,, 24 ; total 43. 3th competition, Nov. 5th—
Priv, J. R. B. Bayley, 47th Regt., 200 yds., 20 ; 500 yds,,
19 ; total 39, Finally won by 0. H. Eagle, 7th Regt.,
with twe winnings for the season.

The Alford Match— Twenty competitions (semi-monthly), for
twenty Remington Military Rifles, N. Y. State model, .50 calibre,
or U. S. Government pattern, .45 calibre. First prize, to the
highest seore in each competition, a Remington Militarv Rifle as
above, value $ 18.50 ; second prize, to the second highest ' score in
each competition (not the winner of the first prize), 15 per cent,
of the entrance money in excess of $18; third prize, to the third
highestaoore in each competition (notthe winner of the first or
second prizes), 10 per cent, of the entrance, money in excess of
$18. Open to members N.R. A., and to members N. G. S. N. Y.,
in uniform (Jacket, cap, trousers and body belt). Distance, 200
yards; weapon, any military rifle; rounds, 10. Eighteen entries
to constitute a match. Entrance fee, $1 each entry. Two entries
allowed, but only the highest score to take a prize. The same,
person can only win one military rifle. After twenty competi¬
tions the competitor who has made the highest number of compe¬
titions will be presented with a Remington Long-Range Creed¬
moor Rifle, value $10(1.

1st competition July 2d — Capt. J. L. Price, 7th Regt.,
Sharp's Milt.; score 41. 2d competition— Sergt, T. J.
Dolan. 12th Regt., Rem, Mil.; score 44. 3d competition,
Aug. 13th— Lieut. E. H. Griffin, U. S. A,, Springfield
rifle ; score 45. 4th competition, Aug. 23d— Priv. W.JJ.
Underwood, Jr. , 7th Regt, , Sharp’s Mil. ; score 44 Failed
to fill during the remainder of the soason.

“We Wit, i," Match (formerly National : Guardsman
Match.— Prize, a Remington Long-Range Rifle, value $135,
offered by Major Charles A. Coffin. Open only to members of the
National Guard of any State, in uniform (Jacket, cap, trousers aud
body belt). Distances, 300 and 600 yards; position, at 300 yards,
standing ; 500 yards, any, with head toward the target. Seven
shots at each distance. Weapon, the authorized mil itary rifle in
use by the organization of which the competitor is a member.
Entrance fee, 50 cents. Brize to become property of competitor
winningit three times (not necessarily consecutive).

1st competition, June 15th, 1878— Oorp. J. W. Gard¬
ner. Rem. Milt.; 300 yds.. 24 ; 600 yds. 25 ; total 49. 2d
competition, Aug. 10th, 1878— Priv. C. H. Eagle, Rem.
Milt.: 300 yds., 20; 600 yds. 23; 49, This match has
failed to secure a single contest in 1879, though placed on
each of the eight monthly programmes.

Skirmish tin's Badge Match.— Offered by Gen. Hiram Duryea.
Open to all members of the N. R. A., and members of the Na¬
tional Guard of any State in uniform (Jacket, cap, trousers, and
body belt). Weapon, the Military Rifle, issued to the Regular
Army or Navy, or to the National Guard of any State, by the au¬
thorities thereof. Distances, from 500 to 200 yards as hereinafter
prescribed. Second-class targets.

1 Competitors will bo formed in squads of equal strength in rear
of the 500 yards firing point, each squad opposite Its target. At
the order of the officer in charge of the match, the first man of
each squad will place himself at hiB Bring point and load. At the
bugle-call, or other signal of the officer, each of these men will
advance towards his target until a second signal is Bounded, when
he will halt, fire (assuming any position except dying on his hack),
rise to his feet and load. Atthenext signal, which will be sounded
thirty seconds after the farmer one, eaoh competitor will again
advance towards his target until another firing signal Is given,
when he will halt and five us before. When the competitors
have fired their fifth Bhot in advancing, they will face about
and return over the same ground, as “skirmishers in retreat,"
firing on signal as before. The practice will be repeated in this
manner until all the members of eaoh squad have fired. Five firing
signals will be given while the competitors are passing from 500
to 200 yards, both in advancing and retreating, at. such distances
as the'oificer In charge may see lit, the competitors estimating
the distances and adjusting their sights accordingly. Five points
will he deducted from the score of any competitor firing after a
signal io advance has been given. The scorers will remain at the
firiugpoints with thejremainder of the squad, but any competitor
may designate some one to Bee that; no error is made in recording

^Bffitrauce fee, 50 cents. The highest score to take the badge, the
nc-xt to take 15 per cent, of the entrance money, and the third 10
per cent,, the remainder being retained by the Association to
cover the expenses of the match . The badge to become the prop¬
erty of the competitor winning it three times (not- necessarily

i 1 1 1 1 1 cu tivt‘1.

1st competition, Oct. 27th, 1877 — Priv. C. EE, Eagle,
Rent. Mitt, ; score in advance, 20 : in retreat, 19 ; total 39.
2tl competition, Roy. 14th, 1877— Sergt, James Ross, fen.
Milt.; advance, 21; retreat, 16; total 37. 3d competition,
April 20th, 18 1-8— Sergt. Joseph Ross, Rem. Milt.; ad¬
vance, 14;retieat, 19; total 34. 4th competition, May
23d, 1878— Capt. W. C. Reddy, Rem. Milt, ; advance, 17 ;

retreat, 13 ; total 80. 5th competition, June 15th, 1878
—Sergt. A. B. Van Heusen, Rem. Milt.: advance, 24 ; re¬
treat, 15 ; total 39. 6th competition, July 13th —
Capt. W. C. Reddy, Rem, Milt.; advance, 18 ; retreat, 18 :
total 36. 7th competition, Aug, 10th, 1878— Corp. E. C.
MeSewel, Rem. Milt. ; advance, 21 ; retreat, 16 ; total 37;
8th competition, Sept. 14th, 1878 — Capt. N. M. Kirby ;
advance, 23 ; retreat, 20 ; total 43, 9th competition, Oct.
9th, 1878— Priv, J, L. Paulding, Springfield ; advance, 20.
retreat, 21 : total 41. 10th competition, Nov. 23d, 1878—
Priv. C. H. Eagle, Rem. Milt.; advance, 16 ;
retreat, 18 ; total 34. 11th competition, April 23d. 1879
— Priv, J. L. Paulding ; advance, 20 ; retreat 17 ; total 37.
12th competition, May 17th, 1879— Corp, P. C. McSewel
Rem. Milt. ; advance, 21 ; retreat, 17 ; total 38. 13th
competition, June 18th, 1870 — Sergt. A. B. Van Heusen,
Rom. Milt.; advance, 24 ; retreat, 20 ; total 44. 14th
competition, July 12th, 1879— Sergt. A, B. Van Heusen,
Rem. Milt.; advance, 19 ; retreat, 22: total 41. Finally
won by Sergt. A. B. Van Heusen, 12th Regt.

The Dimond Match. — First prize, a Trophy offered by Hon.
dames G. Dtmond, value $75, and 20 per coni, of the entrance
money. Second, third, and fourth prizes.— Each 10 per cent, of
the entraneo money. The Trophy to be shot for monthly anil to
become the property of that competitor, who, at the close of the
season of 1870, shall have won it the greatest number of times.

and second, third and fourth highest aggregate scores respec¬
tively in eaoh competition. Omen to all members of N. U. A., and
all members of the N. G. S. N. Y in uniform (Jacket, cap, trousers,
and body belt). Distances, 200 and 600 yards. Five shots at each
distance. Woapon, Remington Rifle, N. Y. State model. Position,
standing at 200: any, with head towards the target at 500 yards.
Members of ca valry organizations will be permitted to compete
in this match, under the same conditions as are required of them
to qualify for the N. Y. State Marltsman’s Badge. Entrance fee,
50 cents. Competitors allowedtwo untries in each mutch, but only
the highest score to take a prize. Members of the National Guard
may, with the consent of their Inspector of Rifle Practiee, count
their scores made in this match as a qualification for the Marks¬
man Badge issued by the State.

1st competition, Apr. 30th — Priv. W. J. Underwood,
Jr., 7th Regt, ; 200 yds., 19; 500 yds., 23; total 42. 2d
competition. May 24th— Serg. A. B. Van Heusen, 12tli
Regt.; 200 yds., 21 ; 500 yds., 22; total 43, 3d competi¬
tion, June 25th — Serg. T,’ J. Dolan, 12th Regt.; 200 yds,,
22 ; 500 yds., 22 ; total 44. 4th competition, July 19th —
Serg. A. B. Van Heusen, 12th Regt.; 200 yds., 22; 500
yds., 23 ; total 45. 5th competition, Aug. 6th — F. J.
Donaldson, 200 yds., 21 ; 500 yds., 23 ; total 44. 6th
competition, Sept, 13th — Lieut. M. T. Blakeley, 51st
Regt, ; 200 yds., 24; 500 yds., 21 : total 45. 7th competi¬
tion, Oct. 8th — Priv. E. W. Price, 7th Regt.; 200 yds.,
21 ; 500 yds., 23 ; total 44. 8th competition, Nov. 1st —
Priv. E. W. Price. 7th Regt.; 200 yds.. 20 ; 500 yds., 21 :
total 41. Awarded to E. W. Price, having the best ag¬
gregate of 332, against 323 for Van Heusen.

Handicap Match.— Prize, $50 cash, or Trophy of equal value
at option of winner, offered by Major .lames H. .Tones, Secretary
N.R. A.; to be shot for monthly, and to become tbc property of
that competitor winning it the greatest number of times during
the season of 1879 ; in ease of a tie the highest aggregate score of
all competitions participated in up to that time to decide ; open
to ali comers; distance, 300 yards: position, standing ; rounds, 10 ;
entrance fee, 50 cents for each entry ; competitors allowed 2 en¬
tries, but. only the highest score to tuke a prize ; weapon, any
rifle. Handicap— 1. Rifles, other than regular military, 3 points ;
2. Winners of any first prize or place in any monthiyor other
match of the National Rifle Association, shot at Creedmoor. 3
points. Four additional prizes will be awarded at each competi¬
tion as follows : -To the highest aggregate score, 20 per cent, of
the entrance money ; to the second highest aggregate seore, 15
percent.; to the third highest aggregate score, 10 per cent.; and
to the fourth highest aggregate score, 5 per cent.

1st competition, Apr, 23d — A. J. Hewlett, Ballard ;
score 43 : handicap 3; total 40. 2d competition, May 31st
— J. C. Mallery, Springfield ; score 44. 3d competition,
June 21st— A. M. Miller, Springfield; score 41. 4th com¬
petition, July 23d — P. J. Dolan, Rem. Milt.; score 44.
5th competition, Aug. 20th— B. H, Rogers, Springfield ;
score 44. 6th competition. Sept. 3d — H. R. Anderson,
Springfield; score 43. 7tli competition, Nov. loth— J. C.
Mallery, Springfield ; score 42 ; handicap 3; total 40,
Awarded to J. C, Mallery.

Secretary's Match.— Prize, $50 cash, or Trophy of equal value
at option of winner, offered by Major James H. .Tones ; to be shot
for monthly, and to become the property of that competitor win¬
ning it the greatest number of times during the season of 1879 ;
in case of a tie the highest aggregate score of all competitions
participated in up to that time to docido ; open to life and annual
members N. R. A. and active members of any regular military or
naval organization in the United States; distances, 200 and 800
yards; position, standing at 200 ; at 500 yards, any without artifi¬
cial rest (as allowed in N. It. A. regulations, governing pnsition in
any rifle competitions); weapon, any military tide (excluding
specials); rounds, 5 at each distance; entrance fee, 50 cents for
each en try ; competitors allowed 3 entries in eaoh match, bu t only
the highest seore to take a prize. Four additional prizes will be
awarded at each competition as follows:— To the highest aggre¬
gate saore, 20 per cent, of the entrance money ; to the seoond
highest aggregate Bcore, 15 per cent.; to the third highest aggre¬
gate score, ID per cent.; and to the fourth highest aggregate
score, 6 per cent.

lBt competition, Apr. 26tli— J. L. Price, Sharps Milt, ;
200 yds., 20 ; 500 yds., 23 ; total 43. 2d competition, May
28th — C. H. Eagle, Rem. Milt.; 200 yds.. 20 ; 500 yds. 24 ;
total 44. 3d competition, June 28th — W.H. Cochrane, Jr. ,
Sharps Milt.; 200 yds., 22 ; 500 yds., 23 ; total 45. 4th
competition, July.26th— W. J, Underwood, Jr. Rem, Milt.;
200 yds., 20 ; 500 yds., 24 : total 44. 5th competition,
Aug. 30th — W. J. Underwood, Jr., Sharps Milt. ; 200 yds.,
23; 500 yds., 23; total 46. 6tli competition, Sept, (ith— J. C.
Anderson, Springfield; 200 yds., 22; 500 yds., 24; total
46. 7th competition, Oct. 22d— J. L, Price, Sharps Milt,;
200 yds., 23; 500 yds., 24 ; total 47. Awarded to J. L
Price.

Remington Hi fee Match.— Prize, a Remington Creedmoor
Rifle, value $100, offered by Messrs. E. Remington & Sons, 283
Broadway, New York. Open to members N.R. A. Distance, 300
yards ; position, standing ; rounds, 10; weapon, any ; entrance
tee, 50 ceuta. The rifle to ueeomethe property of that competi¬
tor winning it, three times (noli necessarily oonsecu l ive). Tbc
second, third, fourth, fifth, Sixth and seventh highest scores in
each competition to be awarded 10 per cent, of the entrance
money. Ha udlcap.— 1. Any competitor using oilier than a “ mili¬
tary" rifle, 4 points. 2. Competitors who have, in any N. R. A.
monthly or other match at Creedmoor, made at 200 yards: (a).
Willi a sporting riile, 2 points over an average of centres (if using
suoha rifle in (his match), 2 points ; lb.) With a military rific, over
an average of centres (if using such a rifle), Z points.

1st competition. May 31st — J. S. Case, Sharps Milt.;
score 41, 2d competition, June 31st — J, L. Paulding,
Rem. Mill;. ; score 41 ; handicap 2 ; total 39, 3d compe¬
tition, July 23d — J, S. Case, Sharps Milt.; score 43; han¬
dicap 2 ; total 41. 4th competition, E. A. Griffin, Spring-
field ; score 42 : handicap 2 ; total 40. 5th competition,
W, B, Gordon, Springfield ; score 42. 0th competition,
Oct. 1st — A. J. Howiett, Sharps MUt.; score 43 ; handi¬
cap 3 ; total 40. 7th competition, C. J. Falco, Peabody :
score 40,

Massachusetts — I-Iopkinton, Jan. loth. — The Rifle
Club held a match at Claflin's Grove Saturday. The
weather conditions were good. The wind was fish-tailed,
shifting from 10 to 1 o’clock, but was easily handled. The
match was 200 yards, oil-hand, ten rounds : —

P.W. Smith . ...3 3 + 1 + 5 5 5 + 5-42

O. C. White . + + 3 + + + 5 5 4 5—42

J. M. Webb . 3 4 4 4 4 8 4 4 4 4-88

E. H. Rose . 4 0 4 5 5 5 3 4 0 4—39

W. B.Olatlin . + + +4 3 3444 4-8S

G.B. Woods . 4 4 + + 6 3 + 3 4 0-35

C. A. Frost . + 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 4-88

O. Wood . . 3 4 3 5 3 3 4 4 5 4— 8»

J. Wadsworth . 3 43403 4 33 3-3b

Boston, Jan, 1 %th. — To-day was a gala day at the Wal¬

nut Hill Range, the occasion being a friendly match be¬
tween teams of ten men each of the Massachusetts Rifle
Association and the Medford Amateur Rifle Club, and the
regular competition in the regular meet of " every¬
body's match,” under the auspices of the Massachusetts
Rifle Association. The attendance was the largest that;
has been witnessed since the fall meeting, a large num¬
ber of representatives of the leading rifle clubs of the
State being present, and considerable interest prevailed
among riflemen in the contest between the two clubs, as
every one knew that they were about equally well
matched in point of marksmanship. The weather con¬
ditions were of the finest. The winning Club scored 445
out ol' a possible 500, or an average of 44,5, and the other
481, or an average of 43. Taking both teams together,
they made an average of 43.8. Appended are the scores
of the contesting clubs : —

MASSACHUSETTS TEAM,

W. H. Jackson . 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5- 47

J. 9. Sumner . . 5 5 4 5 5 5 a 4 5 4— 47

N. W. Arnold . 5 + 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 6— 48

E. F. Richardson . - . 4 1 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6— 45

G. L. Winship . 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4r- 48

S. C. Noyes . ....5 4 5 3 5 5 4 5 5 A — 43

.1. Merrill . 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5— 44

,T. Nichols . . . 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4—43

E. B. Souther . 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5— 42

II. S. Harris . 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4- 41

Total .

J. B. Osborn .

H. Kimball .

IT. D. Harrison. .

F. Hollis .

G. W. Souyet ...

E. w. Law .

H. D. Bussell....

A. II. A rebar _

E. Whittier .

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.450545544

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.4 4 4 4 4 4 “ '

..4 4 4 4

. 445

4- 47

5- 4(5

4- 45

5- 45
4— 44
4- 43

_ _ _ 4— 41
4 3 4 4— 40

3 4 3 4 4 4

- 37

Total . . . 431

The fact that the range has been paid for, together with'
the reduction of price in the entries, seemed to have in¬
spired members with increased interest in the regular
Saturday meet, and the records of the score-keepers in
“ everybody's match ” show that one hundred and forty
persons participated. Appended are the best scores : —

W. H. Jackson . 5 5 5 4 i> 5 4 5 5 5-48

J. S. Simmer . 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 — 4T

G. L. Win ship . 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 47

J. Merrill . 656544564 5-47

W. Howard . . 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5—17

E. W. l.aw . 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5—47

.7.11. Osborn . 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4-47

8. C. Noyes . 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5—48

H. Kimball . 5 4 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 t — 46

N. W. Arnold . 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5-4(5

W. Charles . 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 5-48

n. S. Russell . 6 6 4 4 5 4 3 5 4 5—4®

C. K. Griffin* . 6 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 5-4®

F. Ilullis . 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5— 4B

H. Tyler . 4 5 l 5 4 5 4 4 5 4—14

H. 8. Harris . 3 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5—48

E. 11. Souther . 1 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4—48

J. NioholS . 4 4 o 4 4 5 5 4 5 5-45

E. F. Richardson . 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 — 45

A. B. A roller . 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5—45

G. W. Souyet . 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5—14

J. R. Teel . 4 4 5 5 4 1 1 5 4 5—44

J. Borden . 5 5 4 5 4 ( i 4 4 5—44

J. E. JepBOn . 4 4 4 1 5 5 4 5 5 4—44

W. E. Gucrier . 5 4 5 3 5 5 4 4 5 4—44

R. Davis . 5 4 4 4 4 5 1 4 4 5—43

F. H. Wiuship . . 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4-43

H. D. Harrison . 4 4 0 5 4 4 5 4 4 4-43

E. F. Brooks . 4 5 4 fi 4 4 5 4 4 4—48

F. E. Garden . 4 4 t 5 4 5 3 4 5 5—48

E. Whittier . 4 4 4 4 1 4 5 4 4 5— 4a

A. Baird . 5 3 5 4 ; 4 4 5 3 5—42

W. Green . 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4— 10

Boston Mammoth Rifle Gallery.— The New Year
Rifle Match, with its eight cash prizes, has filled the
gallery day and evening with representatives of the sev¬
eral rifle clubs. The following is the standing of the
several competitors to date ; three scores to count as one
continuous score ; in oase of a tie, to be decided on tbo
excellence of each, score, 15U feet ; rounds, 8 ; pos¬
sible 46 : —

W. H. Harrison . 39 39 30 ^°U7

IT, A. PiiUard . 39 39 39 117

J. Morrill . , . 39 30 39 117

N. W. Arnold . 88 39 39 lie

N. C. Stone . 38 39 39 116

Capt. W. H. Jackson . 39 33 38 115

E.B. Souther . 37 88 39 114

E. Walters . 39 87 38 114

E. F. ltioliardson . 37 38 39 1U

A. L. Eaiuoa . 39 3(1 37 112

E. Bent. _ _ 38 37 37 112

A. E. Robbins . 38 37 37 112

J. Ames . 37 87 37 Hi

— Secretary F. J. Donaldson has set apart Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons, from 1 to 3 o’clock, for attendance
at the rooms of the National Rifle Association. He will
be happy to see ail the members and others at these
hours, and confer with them on rifle-shooting matters.

New Jersey — Newark. — The riflemen here are a busy
lot, and at present a dozen rifle clubs are in existence in
this city as follows : Newark, Amateur, Barnard, Freling-
huysen, Washington, Plymouth, Sterling, Essex, Niagara,
Catholic Institute, Joe Hooker, Enos Runyon.

Of the galleries in the city the oldest and probably best
known to the general public is at No. 554 Broad street,
and is now kept by Mr. Hill. This range was built in
1869 by A. B. Kay & Co., and in its early days was the
resort of all who enjoyed rifle shooting. From ten to
twenty thousand cartridges a month were used. Since
then an entirely new gallery on an ingenious principle
has replaced the old one. The target is placed on a car¬
riage, which is moved on rails up and down the rauge.
The distance is eighty-five feet.

Montgomery's range in Clinton street is one of the new¬
est. It is the headquarters of the Newark Amateur Club
and the resort of the Association.

At the comer of Broad and Clay streets Mr. Van Vol-
kenburg Las ereoted a double gallery with a range of 100

1014

FOREST AND STREAM

-feet, and Mr. Von proposes to build an extension, which
nill make a commodious supper and meeting room.

Huegel’s range, the headquarters of the Essex Club, is
situated at the corner of Bank and Rutgers streets.

John Bauer's well known gallery at No. 120 Market
street has been in existence five or six years, and has been
patronized by all the small-bore shots in the city. The
Washington Club now make it their range, and shoot
regularly every week.

The shooting at Pettigrove’s gallery, No. 64 Market
street, is conducted through an iron cylinder about 75
feet in length and a foot in diameter.

The Plymouth Club make No. 35 William street their
headquarters.

The targets used by the clubs in this city are uniform
in size, and are reproductions of the regular Creedmoor
pattern on a reduced scale. The favorite rifle appears to
be the Ballard, although Wesson’s and the others are
all to be found. The favorite cartridges at present are
Winchester's, and 23-100 is the size generally used, Most
of the matches are shot with globe sights, although there
are a few members of clubs who adhere to the open or
Bporting sight still, and do very good work with it.

Among the prominent rifle shots in this city Will
Hayes undoubtedly occupies the highest position, as he
does everywhere he goes, and few men in the country
have a record which in any way approaches his up to
200 yards range and at any kind of target. He can con¬
ceal himself behind the badges, medals and prizes lie lias
won. Mr, W. C. Gardiner, the president of the Associa¬
tion, is also an extraordinary marksman, and a few others
of note are Wm. P. McLeod, J. L. Tobin, Victor Hesse,
Gus Freche. Mich. Walsh, John Bauer, J. F. Hill, John
and James Doon, E. E. Starrs, K. P. Conlan, Ed. Den in,
M. Radio, A. T. Parker, Wm. Reginald Huntington, Wm.
H. Egbert, Geo. Wiegmann, Aug. Lang, J. L. Sommers.
P. L. Sommera, Geo. Townsend, Win. Betzwick, Chas.
Baldwin, A. C. Neumann, and a score more.

§#8 *¥ §m-

GAME IN SEASON IN JANUARY.

Hares, brown and gray. Wild duck, geese, brant, etc.

FOB FLORIDA.

Deer, Wild Turkey, Woodcock, Quail, Suipo, Ducks, and Wild Fowl.

“ Bay birds ” generally, including various species of plover, sand
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf birds, phalaropes, avo-
cets, etc., coming under the group Limncola or Shore Birds.

GAME AND FISH DIRECTORY.

In sending reports for the Forest and Stream Directory to
Game and Fish Resorts, our correspondents are requested to give
the following particulars, with such other information ns they
may deem of value : State, Town, County-; means of access ; Hotel
and other accommodations; Game and its Season ; Fish audits
Season; Boats, Guides, etc.; Name of person to address ; after the
following model:—

New Jersev.— Forked Silver, Ocean Co.— Beached- via New
Jersey Southern Bailroad; time, 31 hours from New York City.
Riverside House, A. H. Corwin; $2 per day, S8 to S10 per week.
Open all the year. Superior aecornmodatlonsfor families. Has
a billiard-room, nohar. Game.— Ducks, geeso and brant, from Nov
1st to May 1st ; bay birds after July 1st; quail and Wilson's snipe,
Nov. 1st to Feb.lst; woodcock after July ,'ld . Fish— Bluefish, June
1st to Nov. 1st, weak fish, sea buss, king fish and sbeepshead, all
summer. Guides, with dog, $1.5Qper day. Boat, with man, decoys,
etc., 5" and £3 per day. Address as above. Further particulars
and photograph of place can be seen at office of Smith & Law¬
rence, At West Broadway, New York.

— The clearance sale of Messrs. J. Palmer O'Neil & Co.,
advertised elsewhere, should receive the attention of all
who are looking for good guns at low figures. This firm
has attained an excellent reputation for square dealing,
and we take great pleasure in bringing their sale to the
notice, of our readers. Among the makers advertised are
the standard names, whose trade-mark on a gun is suffi¬
cient guaranty of its excellence.

Fine Breech-loading Guns.— Messrs. W. & C. Scott
& Sons have recently brought out a line of guns known
as and branded "Special Grade," which are designed. to
meet a want long felt by sportsmen, for a gun of this
celebrated make at a reasonable figure. They are of the
most improved workmanship, and combine the improve¬
ments of their celebrated top-action and double bolt re¬
bounding locks, pistol grip, patent fore-end snap, large
plungers, and choke-bored if desired. They are made
with Damascus barrels, and particular care is taken to
make them strong and close-shooting guns. We believe
Messrs. Hartley & Graham, of New York, are sole agents
for this grade of gun, and at this establishment will be
found a large assortment of sizes and weights. We un¬
derstand they are sold at about $80.00.

The Phcenix Club. — The annual meeting of the Phoenix
Club of Seneca Falls, N. Y., was held last Thursday even¬
ing at the rooms of the Club, corner of Fall aud State
streets. The business of the evening was the election of
officers, the ticket being as follows : President, Angus
Compson ; Vice-President, Ed. M. Rumsey ; Secretary,
W. B. Harper; Treasurer, T. R. Lawrence; Executive
Committee, W. S. Murray, Cbas, Chamberlain and Wm.
N. Preston.

Then followed a banquet, the excellence of the infor¬
mal speeches and the flow of soul being characteristic of
the Phoenix hoys. There were several visitors from out
of town, and it is needless to say that they carried home
with them the liveliest report of the Club's courtesy.
Among the attractions of the club-rooms, in the shape of
a large variety of stuffed birds which attorn the walls,

and also in cases, are a wood ibis and a. blue heron, na¬
tives of Florida, the gift of Greene Smith, of Peterboro,
ex-President of the State Sportsmen’s Association, who
has shown his friendship for the Club in various ways.
The Club was organized nearly ten years ago with fifteen
members ; they now have eighty members in good stand¬
ing. They have sent a full delegation to every State con¬
vention since their organization, and their reputation as
marksmen is second to no club in the State. A large
number of new and efficient members have recently
been added.

An Early Morning Concert.— The following witty
description of what was heard one morning on the duck¬
ing grounds, forms part of a private letter written from
“Eeartd Lodge," on the outlet of the River St. Glair,
Canada, apprising the recipient of the prospects of sport.
It was not intended for publication, but we have been
permitted to read it, and, liking it so much, to publish it
here for the appreciation of our readers. The letter is
cherished by its possessor as a memento of his friend.
With Die humor of its fancy is blended the sadness and
regret which steal over us, when we recall the bright
days of the past and the companions who are removed
from our presence on earth forevermore : —

Ecarte Lodge, )
Outlet of the River St. Clair, Canada, f

‘Twixt sleeping aud waking this morning, 1 heard, or
seemed to hear, sweet strains of music. The voices seemed
familiar to me, and I listened in beatific wonderment
until the end, when I ventured in a few remarks to render
grateful homage to all who had contributed to my enjoy¬
ment. The following was the programme : —

Recitative— “ Here We Are Again. ". . . ..Mr. Wild Goose.

Aria.— “Spare Us We Pray." . . . Mrs. Gray Duck.

Quartette.— “Hurrah lor Spring.".. ..Messrs. W— r, W— s,

O’H — a, and J— u.

With Breech-Loadi ngAccompaniinent.

Song.— “ Oh, Were 1 hut a Mud Hen.” . Mr. Bedhead

TuiO.— “ They Caunot kill the Whole of Us.” . .Messrs. Red!

head, BluebiJl, and Widgeon.

SENTIMENT.— “BIB W— s Can’tShoot Worth a Cent.”. . Mr.

Razor Sharp.

Grand Chorus.— “The Quack-Bang-” . By all tho per¬

formers.

Remarks.— The Concert on the whole was an admirable
one, but tlie recitation by Mr. Wild Goose was some¬
what harshly delivered, and we would venture to advise
him t-o study the modulation of his voice in other climes
lest he himself should some day fall as flat upon the
water as his delivery did upon his audience this morn¬
ing. Mrs. Gray Duck, an old favorite, was rapturously
applauded, the whole audience cheering her again and
again. The quartette did not seem to meet with much
favor ; several lady Redheads rose to leave, saying the
noise was too much for them, hut after a little coaxing
were prevailed upon to stay. The song by Mr. Redhead
was received with murmurs, some Redheads saying they
preferred death before dishonor. An inebriated Btuebill
was here turned out, for loudly exclaiming that he would

as soon be a Redhead as a mud hen when W - r was

around. The trio was apparently very popular ; a com¬
fortable rustling of their wings betokening satisfaction on
the part of the assembled thousands.

The "Sentiment” by Razor Sharp was the hit of the
morning. Delivered in a sepulchral voice, it fairly con¬
vulsed the meeting ; nor did the hilarity cease when a
little Butter-ball, with his wing in a sling, said, in a
squeaking voice, “That’s so.” The “Chorus” was a grand
success, and it was universally resolved that a series of
these concerts should be given throughout the Spring.

Massachusetts— Pittsfield, Jan. 19th. — White hares
are very plentiful with us this winter. A friend and my¬
self killed fifteen in front of. one hound in little less than
half a day. F. C, B.

New York —Homellsville, Jan. 19th— There have been
shot in this place since Nov. 1st at least 400 red foxes.
Tuesday last S. B. Amidon shot three ; he has averaged
four a week since Nov. 1st ; used only one dog, a half-
bred fox-hound. J. O. T.

New Jersey— Ocean Co., Jan. 12th. — We are having
very warm weather, with no ice, so the ducks remain,
and good shooting has been done the past week in some
of the small bays, especially Musquito Cove ; why so
named, all can find out by coming here to shoot" hay
birds, as it is also a great place for yellow legs. The
best bag of the week, to my knowledge, was thirty-two
red-heads to one stand. The only ducks now hero are
red-heads, broad-bills and widgeon." The numerous other
small ducks have gone south. Robins winter here in
immense flocks, and larks also remain all the year
round. S. K., Jr.

Jan. 19th. — Since my last we have had some ice. but
only enough to stop the shooting for one day. Ther¬
mometer was down to 15 deg., the coldest of the season.
But the ducks are still here in thousands, more than
have been seen before since the memory of the oldest
inhabitant. Reports from the South say the ducks are
very scarce there. The abundance of theni in all our
Northern waters ma.y account for it. Many targe bags
of red-heads were taken this week, from sixteen to
twenty-four to a stand for the three days’ gunningwliich
is allowed, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, in Musquito
Cove. Should this weather continuewe shall expect the
snipe to return by the 1st of March. S. K., Jr.

Virginia — Clifton Forge, Jan. llth, — Game of all kinds
has been more plentiful here during the past season
than usual, especially bear and turkey. The writer as¬
sisted in killing twenty deer, five turkeys, numerous
pheasants, and severely wounding a large hear, which got
off in the thick laurel. Our best time for bear is yet to
come, viz. : when the ground is covered with snow.

T. R. G.

Tennessee— Nashville, Jan. 14 th— Until the last two
days the weather has been so warm that little or no game
lias been brought to market, although the woods aud
fields are filled with quails, rabbits and squirrels. In the
wilder portions of the State and in the mountains deer
and wild turkeys are quite abundant, and a stray bruin
is occasionally met with. Foxes are vary plentiful. The
great hunt that was being organized for Christmas failed

on account of the weather and a grand evu. •,
family of the overseer, which haB been hanging . m cii
over two months an d not yet come off. Although th
of the hunter is a popular musical instrument, no Nil t'fl; ■
has yet written a score that would suit it to accompa. n5
the squalls and yelps of a new born. Business is so'
active here at present, and money is being made so gen¬
erally, that next year we may "look forward to some
grand sporting organizations ; they will provide them¬
selves with regular camp equipages, and take to the forest
in grand style. Then the Forest and Stream's corre¬
spondent will be able to make at least a part of the two
columns devoted to ’fishing and the game hag at least
readable, with the exploits of these gentlemen.

J. D. H.

A Fine Quail Country. — Messrs. E. and M. A. Malley,
of New Haven, Conn., W. Fitzgerald, of Bridgeport, and
Dayton, of Northford, are located at High Point, North
Carolina, where they report excellent quail and wood¬
cock shooting. The sport is fine between Greensboro’,
Thomasville, and Charlotte. Orders for live quail may
be forwarded to them through Mr. James Malley, New
Haven, Conn.

Off for Florida. — Mr. William Dehon King and his
brother, Mr. David King, of Newport, R. I., passed
through the city on the 20th inst., on their way to
Florida, where they intend spending six weeks in shoot¬
ing quail and wild fowl. They had with them eight
lire mallard duck decoys. This is the first instance we
have ever known of live decoys being taken to Florida.

Ohio— Oxford, Jan. 12th.— Quail are scarce, although
we think there is a pretty good breeding stock for next
summer. RabbitB scarce ; squirrels more plenty than for
years. We hope to have fine sport after them in the
spring. We are not in the line of the great flyaway for
ducks and geese, therefore can only enjoy the descrip¬
tions of those that have ar chance at that best 'of all
sport, and try to make up for our bal’d lot by reading the
Forest and Stream. M. S. I.

Oregon — Corvallis, Dec. 28th. — In July and August
we have fine shooting ; the young grouse and pheasants
are very plentiful and furnish fine sport. Quail are also
plenty of the kind known here as the “ California quad,”
and the various gun clubs are introducing our old famil¬
iar Bob- White, which do well and increase rapidly. Our
own club at this place is yet in its infancy, hut have
already contracted for a supply of these beautiful game
birds, aud In another year we hope to hear the old famil¬
iar cry or whistle, “Boh White.” We will make sports¬
men truly welcome to the “Web-foot State,” and think
they will never regret the time spent here. Our sport
here now is confined mostly to duck shooting, which has
been good all winter, with occasionally a deer-hunt on
the hills, where they may be found any time by going
after them. W. B.

Sport in Mexico. — City of Mexico, Dec. 23 d, 1879. —
Editor Forest and Stream .-—Since I last wrote you I
have been fortunate in having more time to devote to my
collection than previously. I have pretty thoroughly ex¬
plored the country east, northeast, and southeast from
this city for a distance of two mfles, and have found
about thirty-five specimens of birds. Strange to say, five-
sixths of this number are of the Rocky Mountain "faun a,
of the Dnited States. Owing to the scarcity of trees in
the localities 1 have visited, birds whose habits are
strictly arboreal are either wanting entirely or very rare;
of flycatchers I have only found one, and of warblers,
three. Thrushes are thingsl havenotmet with, at which
I am rather surprised, for in many places the country is
admirably adapted for their presence. Early as it is, sev¬
eral birds are pairing, among which I recognize the shore
larks, swallows, and some of the sparrows.

One great difficulty in collecting here, is, that one must
keep near the city, otherwise the Indians have .no scru¬
ples about relieving a person of whatever he may have.
They are very suspicious as it is, and every time I take a
walk without the city walls numerous eyes follow my
every move.

As to game, I would say, ducks are very numerous ;
the lakes are fairly black with them, and at early mom
and late in the evening large flocks may be seen flying
to or from their feeding grounds. In addition to the teal,
of which I spoke in my last letter, I observe quite a num¬
ber of red heads. Quail areunknownintliisvalley, butare
found in large numbers in the Tierra Calientes, or Hot
Grounds, about fifty miles to the southwest. Rabbits
also are not found here, but are quite plenty within a
couple of hours’ ride by rail. Snipe, I understand, are to
be found in large numbers in the swamps near Tacuka,
a place about five miles out of the city. Deor are plenty
in the mountains about ten mfles off, and may be fotrnd
here any day in market. About thirty miles to the south¬
ward, pumas, or mountain lions, aB they are called in the
west, are quite plenty. The most of the hunting here is
done by the Indians, though there are enough foreigners
to have good sport when they desire. A. W. B.

THE GREAT OKEFENOKEE.

Florida, Jan. 2d, 18S0.

ACQUAINTED for some winters past with the Ordi¬
nary tourist’s route to and through Florida, em¬
bracing tlie Peninsula, from sea to Gulf, my attention
was almost accidentally called to the St. Alary’s River
and the region of the Okefenokee as a hunting ground.
The result of a more intimate acquaintance with this
beautiful region, not only bore out the truth of the in¬
formation received, but makes me desirous of imparting
it to all the readers of the FOREST AND STREAM.

The Okefenokee is one of the most remarkable swamps
on the continent. It can he easily reached from St.
Alary's, or Femandina, on an excellent little mail
steamer under the command of Captain Jno. Richard¬
son, whom many will remember, a year or two since, as
one of the most popular captains on the St. John’s River.
The boat leaves St. Mary's and Fernandina twice a week,
making the trip in about seven hours.

The run up the St. Alary’s is charming, and alone
affords more sport than the St. John’s and Oeklawaha,
where drawing a bead on the most tempting alligator or
dainty duck is now strictly forbidden, and the prohibi¬
tion is enforced, especially since the sad accident on tho
Oeklawaha, which resulted in the death of a lady pas¬
senger here. „ , , ,

In the neighborhood of St. Alary’s, on Cumberland

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IslaTul, deer, bear, and all kinds of game abound, while
tin. u el-work of salt water rivers and inlets are covered
with flocks of the finest duck, and swarm with the
“finny” of every tribe, from tho gorgeous snappers to
the dainty trout. During the delightful excursion from
St. Mary’s to Trader’s Hill, dozens of alligators may be
seen sunning themselves on the warm banks, affording
splendid sport for the rifle and revolver, aud from that
point the tourists can explore and the huntsman enjoy
the wonders of the great Okefenokee.

This marvellous region is the summit level of the
great canal designed by Government to furnish an out¬
let for all tho products of the Mississippi Valley and the
great West to the Atlantic coast a.t St. Marys, and it
literally teems with game of all kinds, almost unac¬
customed to the crack of a rifle. Vast flocks of duck
frequent its sheltered pools, while trout from five pounds
to seven pounds are numerous in its placid meres. Herds
of deer roam through it? virgin forests ; nimble squirrels
bv the thousands leap from the moss-grown oaks ; wild
turkeys in large numbers abound, and oifer splendid
sport ; hear and wild-oat add a wholesome zest to the
keenest enjoyment ; while “ the roar of the grim alli¬
gator” challenges the enthusiastic hunter, as it rever¬
berates through these vast solitudes.

A recent survey of this wonderful swamp, covered.with
some of the noblest forest timber in the Union, inter¬
spersed with lakes and teeming with all kinds of game,
gives the extent of it as over seven hundred square miles ;
and speaking of the presence of the alligator in great
numbers, states that on one occasion the members of the
survey counted a herd of over four hundred of these
mighty saurians in one of its lakes.

In conclusion, let me recommend all lovers of good
sport to halt at St. Mary’s; by going further they will
fare worse. There, one of the best, most comfortable
and reasonable hotels in the South (kept by Mr. Thomp¬
son, proprietor of the popular Kearsage House, White
Mountains), affords an excellent pied a terse to carry on
the campaign, whether on land or sea. The great Bed
Snapper Banks are in sight of the St. Mary’s bar. Neither
the St. Johns, Ocklawaha nor Indian Rivers can afford
them anything like the alligator shooting on the St.
Many’s. I should like to try the effect of explosive cart¬
ridges on those “ small deer.” One monster measuring
from sixteen to eighteen feet, attacked by three of us
within three miles of St. Marys, took fourteen halls at a
ten-feet range, point blank, down his throat and
through (?) his sides, and yet escaped. The Okefenokee,
so easy of access from St. Marys, offers a perfect El
Dorado forth© sportsman, winter and summer alike.

_ Pioneer.

Trapping Poxes in Water.— It is not often that trap¬
pers are willing to disclose the methods practiced for
the capture of foxes. Such things are trade secrets : —

Select warm living springs that keep open in winter,
in places sheltered from drifting snow, and where they
do not receive much surface water during heavy rains
and thaws. Those with soft muddy bottoms are best.
Set the trap with the springs at right angles to the jaws,
and when placed, the springs to be opposite the shore,
the loose jaw being parallel with it a couple of inches
distant. The shore should he a firm level sod or flat stone,
and on a level with the cover of the pan. The trap
should rest firmly, the surface of it half an inch below
the water. For a cover cut a slice of well-rooted sod an
inch, thick, and of size and shape of the space inside the
jaws, with a little spare room, so that the jaws may not
be clogged by it in springing. Shave the sod on the
under side from the centre down to a thin edge on the
outside, so that it may be shaped oval on the top side,
the edges reaching to and a little under the water. A
weight of two or three pounds should be attached to the
end of the chain, to prevent the game going too far, yet
not enough to hold him where he is- caught, as he would
thus get befouled with mud, besides making repairs ne¬
cessary for resetting. With such a clog the trail is easy
to follow. The chain should rest under water, and all
parts not hidden by the sod should be well covered from
sight with soft mud. The bait is to be placed six or eight
inches beyond the trap and partly above the water, taking
care that there are no stepping stones on which to reach
the bait except the cover of the trap. To complete the
job dash water over every part that has been touched,
leaving the spring by the outlet for a couple of rods, and
afterwards approach the trap to reset in the same way.
Tho above is a correct description of the method ; but of
course there are niceties and details that enhance suc¬
cess, requiring too much space to describe, but which
will be learned by practice. But this much may be added :
leave all the surroundings looking as natural as if they
had grown so, and leave no human scent.

Corfl. Lot Warfield.

SHOOTING MATCHES.

Harry Miner, . 1 0

G. Ary . 0 1 u

J. Wood . 1 0 1

J. Davis . I 1 0

TV. Sterrs. — . I 0 0

M. Englet . 0 1 0

P- Hoffman . .0 0 1

11110

11111

1 1-8
1 1-7
1 1-8
0 0-7
1 0— i
1 1—8
0 1—7

Highland Gun Club— PeJakUl, Jr. Y„ Jan. 16th.— Handicap
pigeon match. Most of the members are amateurs
Yards rise.

A. R.Free .

B. E. Ferris .

H. B. Wye-nut... .
George Wygant..

R. Valentine .

11. Ivittrcdge .

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10 0 10 111
1 0 0 w

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11101101

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Rochester, Jan. 17Ht.— Scores of the only general pigeon shoot
that lias taken place in this city since the State shoot in July.
The attendance was good and the sportsmen entered with seat
into the sport. Representatives from Syracuse, Rome, Genesee
and other towns were present, and the day passed pleasantly.

The drat match was a sweepstakes, with the following entries

Hudson . 4

Xouug . 4

Smith . 1

Crouch . . 4

Stearns . 3

Hooker . 6

The first prize was divided; Ed. Hudson won the second and M.
A- Stearns pat third in bis pocket.

Miller . ...%

Arnold . 2

Green . 5

Hoag . 4

Niven . 4

The principal oontest came next in order— $10, $5. The score

Hooker. . .
Forsythe .
Young....
Hudson ...
Green.. ..

Hale _

Wurner. ...

Hoag .

Griswold

Strums...

Niven .

Briggs ....
Miller .

Mattteou . 7

Jeffreys . 7

Babcock . 9

Crouch . 9

Waizcr . 6

Shaw . 8

Andrews . 10

Weighed . 8

Dana . 7

Chaffey . 5

Brown . 6

Aikenhead . 9

Ed. Hudson and I. H. Andrews divided the first prize, Milton
Hong took care of the 9eeond, l.Weighel of the third, and M. A.
Stearns fourth.

A thirdcontest at five birds took place, with the following re¬
sult : —

W righr.il . 3 I Greene . 4

Hudson . 5 Hale . 4

Crouch . . 4| Coates . 4

Young . 4 [ Griswold . . 3

Miller . 4 I Aikcnheud. . 3

Stearns.-. . 4 I Hoar . 5

nooker . 5 I Niver . 2

Wnlzor . 4 Murray . . 3

Forsythe . 3 I Redmond . 4

The first prize was divided between those killing their birds, the
second was woh by Miller, and the third by Forsythe.

The contests for prizes closed with a “freeze out,” in whioh
Miller kept from freezing to the last, and won. The entries were :
Griswold. Hooker. Crouch, Hale, Miller, Hoag, Walzer, Stearns,
Murray, Stewart, Jones and Nivon.

G. Waites . 11111111111111 1-15

W. Homes . 10 10 11100111010-9

F. Brown . 1 0101011 101010 0—8

S. Lamberson . 11111110 111110 1—13

■T. Ivins . . 00111111111110 0-11

B. Nowlen . 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 I J 1 0 0 0-9

R. Waits . 1 0 1 l 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1—11

G. Warner . 11000010010010 1—6

G. Maver . . . 0 1010111100111 1-10

O. Carhart . 0 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 0 1 1 l 1—13

J. Marer . 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0—6

W. Curtis . 1 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-15

Ties shot off at 5 balls :—

G. Waits . 11X11, 11111, 11111, 11100 18

W. Curtis . 11111, 11111, 11111, 111 1 0 19

Waits broke 33 out of 35 ; Curtis broke 34 out of 35.

Ohio— Nelsonville, Jan. 17th.— Match between Shawnee and
Straitsville for $50 a side ; ground trap ; Ohio rules

SlraUsvWe.

H. Matthews. . 101101 1—5

J. Atwell . 0 0 1 i 1 1 0-4

G. Matthews . 0 11111 1—6

J. McGary . 110011 1—5

Total . 20 Total

Shmvnae.

B. Peart . 100111 1—5

D. Williams.... 0 11111 1-6

T. Jones . 1 1 1 0 0 0 1-4

G. Shields - 0 1110 0 1—4

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ffitchtmg <md sj^ontmQ.

ESP Sixteen clubs have already joined in the movement
looking to the establishment of a National Yachting
Association, and others are yet to be heard from. All
clubs which have theinterests of the sport at heart should
send in the names of their delegates, pursuant to the call
issued, to the Secretary, Mr. John Frich, P, O, Sox 2,070,
New York. The first general meeting will be held towards
the latter part of February.

NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.

SO deep is the interest felt in all that concerns the do¬
ings and prospects of the leading yacht club of Am¬
erica, not only by yachtsmen, but by the general publio
of the metropolis and environs as well, that some reflec¬
tions concerning certain proposed changes of routine will
not be amiss at the present time. A meeting of the New
York Yacht Club is to be heldPebruary 5th, at their club
rooms, when we believe a move will he made by quite a
number of members looking to the abolishing of the time-
honored custom of match sailing in June, with a view to
turning the funds thus saved to account of die annual
cruise in August.

The reasons advanced for such a radical and, it must
be confessed, somewhat heretical change of programme,
do not seem very clear, nor can they be considered as bal¬
ancing the other side of the scales when the question
is closely scanned. In general, an impetus was given to
the idea through the comparison of the modest list of en¬
tries in the annual Julie matches, or “ regattas,” as the
club still oalls them, with the noble fleet which, obeyed the
Vice-Commodore’s call in the August cruise of the year
just closed. For the matches the entries numbered thir¬
teen?, and for the cruise something over thirty vessels gath¬
ered under the anqfle broadside of tho big Rambler. Nat-
erally enough, after oiie of the most successful cruise,
undertaken by any club at home or abroad, a strong un¬
dercurrent was met, and outspoken advocates of a new
and rather bold step came to the surface. Why not
abolish the June “regatta” altogether, save the funds
and charter a big steamer to cruise along with the squad¬
ron up the Sound with guests of the club on board ?

The plan looks feasible enoughiat first, but will hardly
hold water when put to the test. In the first place, we
assume it is only upon the supposition that the club
funds would thereby be put to a better or more advan¬
tageous use, that the annual races of the club are to he
abandoned altogether and the cruising steamer attached
to the squadron instead. But upon investigation it will
be seen that lio such exchange can he made, as the bal¬
ance sheet of the chib is just about even at the end of the
year with the present expenditure of the funds. Should
the projected 1 1 cruising steamer ” be attached as an item
of the debit account, the club will be out of pocket to the
time of several thousand dollars, an aspect of affairs not
over agreeehle to contemplate, even for those members

most interested in bringing about the change. This is
about the story figures have to tell :

Total expenses of June matetios, not to he particular

about the odd cents involved . $2,404

Cruising steamer, 15 days, say . . . «g

Music, tickets, wharfage, etc ....

Guests (100), 4,500 covers . "" 3 000

. . $3,000

Total.... . . . $6,404

Excess crutstug steamer Over races . . _ . . $4,000

Certainly a neat little floating debt, even for a club
whose annual income reaches $9,943. But in this ac¬
count figures havo been based upon more moderate de¬
mands than altogether agreeable to many of the probable
guests of the club. Thus music has been confined to a
hand-organ, with harp and fiddle, by itinerant artists
from sunny Italy, whose strains would become monoto¬
nous before the cruise winds up, even if they did not
drive all hands to seek an untimely watery grave,
Again, frugality has been studied in the item of $4,500,

meals, and liberal discount has been deducted for those
lOng-shore tars of the sterner sex and the delicate
maidens among the weaker who would find It convenient
to abstain from joining at the festive board Out of regard
for the proper harmony of affairs. Finally, it is an open
question whether a suitable steamer (sho must have
sleeping cabins) can be had for the sum indicated during
the height of the season. So much for the expenses,
should the idea be to offer the cruise free to guests of the
club.

If, on the contrary, it is proposed to issue tickets to
members, to be disposed of by them to their friends at a
figure sufficient to cover “board and lodging,” the ex
penses will be overcome by 100 guests at $60 a person !
And where can the N. Y. Y. C. find a hundred $60 en¬
thusiasts of the kind ? Or keeping in view only the ex¬
cess of $4,000 over and above the expenses of the June
raoing, where are the one hundred $40 martyrs to come
from, to put up in resignation with the sweltering cabins
and berths, 6 ft. by 2, and musty linen and confinement
and sea-sickness and the like, to say nothing of the real
danger in even moderately rough water to one of our
side-wheel river boats, the danger of topheaviness in a
breeze, and the chances of wreck when struck by a sea
under the guards, or of doubling up like a jack-knife in
the short lumps to be met with about Judith and the
Vineyard towards the closing days of August? Really,
to pay $60 or $40 for the privilege of undergoing the
mild, slow torture such a trip would entail, would be an
excess of self-sacrifice with which we are not prepared to
credit any considerable body of the public ; least of all
the gentle guests of the N. Y. Y. C. Your regular tar
will ship aboard one of the yachts as an extra hand in the
cabin ; your tame landsmen is not likely to be wrougt up
to that pitch of enthusiasm for the cause as a $60 ticket
and fifteen days of the harrowing and desperate hard¬
ship of a two weeks’ cruise on a common steamboat would
seem to entail.

Probably the members interested in carrying through
the innovation of a cruising steamer— a sort of family ap¬
pendage to the squadron— have their own views to
advance, and should be heard from before final judgment
is given, but we must confess the whole scheme appears
chimerical.

On the opposing side, however, some valid objections
can be raised. The additional expense with no adequate
provision to cover.it ; the possible failure of guests to
appear in the desired number ; the undoubted loss in
prestige of a club which confesses itself unable to bring
to the line entries enough to make it worth while provid¬
ing prizes for its annual matches ; the greater affinity its-
racing members would rapidly exhibit for some of its
more enterprising rivals ; driving new yachts into other
clubs to get then- racing, which otherwise would gravi¬
tate to the N. Y. Y. C.; th6 questionable advantage of
turning a cruise intended to promote seamanship into a
mere excursion, or a sort of variety performance, and the
general impracticability of the whole “ cruising steamer”
plan. It will be difficult, we think, 'to set aside such weighty
reasons for the perpetuation of the June races for all time
to come just as in the past.

It is wide of the mark, moreover, to regard the annual
races as a failure in any sense of the word. The average
entries back to 1845 have been more than satisfactory,
Out of a total of thirty-four races only five were deferred ;
two owing to “too much” wind, and only three owing to
want of wind. The average number of starters from 1845
to 1879 was thirteen, excluding international races for
America Cup, and the year 1861, during which the usual
regatta was omitted in consequence of the war. For the
last five years the number of starters averaged sixteen,
showing that racing has not at all deolined, as is so gen¬
erally asserted by persons unacquainted with the facts.
Even in 1879 there were fourteen entries, thirteen starters
and ten finished— figures quite up to the club’s average,
and what is more, the racing of 1879 was particularly
smart and interesting.

The time made during the last five years will
average about 5h. SOin., or taking the distance
sailed at forty miles only, the average speed will be
seven miles, or nearly six knots, certainly a fair rate for
racing purposes. This year there is so much building
underway that many new craft will be out early in the
season and their owners will want to know what their

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I

Bldps can dor, If the N. Y. Y. O. does not offer them the
opportunity, the consequences will be evident enough ;
they will hoist the colors of the Seawanhaka or Atlantic,
and what is their gain has already come to be the loss of
the senior club of America,

For the sake of reference, as well as the interesting
data contained, we publish herewith a table of the regular
“ regattas” of the New York Y. 0,, and a study of the
same will be of much Use to members of the club prepara¬
tory to making up Iheir minds in relation to abolishing
or continuing the Juue races :

Si

1-1 .
1817
18(8
18111

1850

1851

1852

1853
1851

1858

1859

1860
1862
1 63
1861
1865
1306
1867

1809

1870

1871

1873

1871

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1870

1878

1870

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5

23

15

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44

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18

13

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0

39

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8

8

5

4

55

B

6

03

19

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5

6

37

07

ll

6

4

5

39

45

1

7

5

4

OB

33

8

8

7

5

65

30

14

14

11

5

30

04

10

16

11

3

43

411

21

19

13

3

:

19

21

19

19

4

56

47

23

23

8

7

20

45

lfl

16

13

5

19

38

16

14

13

7

09

36

18

14

11

5

04

52

J8

g

8

r>

49

05

12

9

9

5

37

29

9

8

8

5

41

50

7

5

5

7

19

05

13

IB

8

6

22

40

12

0

S

4

r:

so

16

IS 1

12

4

61

30

18

18

15

4

47

12

26

25

33

6

09

19

16

14

10

5

41

01

20

15

11

4

01

20

16

13

8

4

49

10

23

ai

18

5

48

32

16

3

54

481

11

11

5

5

41

37

13

12

10

5

08

31

11

13

10

5

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Force of the TFwiri.

S. W.. strong.

S, W., light,
s. tv., ivesli.

W. N. W. to N. W.

S. W., light.

S. W., moderate.

N. N. W. to S. W„
1 light and moderate.
S. W., strong.

S. W.. moderate.

I N. W. to S. E., lead-
I ing both ways.

VV. by S., l'resh.

N. E., strong.

W. N. W., fresh.

IN.E. to S. TV., light
1 and variable.

I S. S. E„ with calm,
i closing fresh,
i S. E. to S. \V„ light,
1 closing fresh.

N. E., fresh.

S, light.

S.W. .light, erulingfresh
' S. W„ light to S. E.
strong.

S.toS. W., light rain
, squalls.

with rain squalls.

S. by W., fresh.

S. E., squalls and rain.
S.-S. W., fresh.

S. E., moderate.

I S. W., light, ending
t fresh, S. E.
j S. W., fresh, ending
) N. TV., squalls.

3.E., strong rain squalls

5., light at times.

S. E. by S., fresh.

' S. E. to S. W. fresh,
, ending N.TV.,squaUs

3., light, ending fresh.

E. to S.S.E., fresh.

*For Atnm'iva's cup.

The eourse in 1845 was from Robin's Reef around
Southwest Spit and return. In 1846 the course was from
Elvsian Fields around Southwest Spit and return, and
continued so up to 1865, when it was changed— from
Owl's Head to Southwest Spit, around Sandy Hook Light¬
ship, and return. In 1868 the start was altered to abreast
the dub-house on Staten Island. In 1871 tho stan was
made from stakeboats in the Narrows, and in 1875 again
shifted to abreast the club-house. In 1877 the start; was
made as in the previous year, hut the matches terminated
outside the Narrows, abreast of Buoy 15.

The races of 1864, 1868 and 1878 failed for want of
wind, and those of 1S47 and 1854 on account of “ storm.”

Tho tables show the results of resailing in these years.

The List of Races.— In the Center Cup 7
1870, there were four entries, not fourteen,

Ace, Oot. 16th,
•is printed.

Sculling at Jacksonville, Fjta .—Editor Forest and
Stream .-—There is not perhaps in all the United Stales a
city of greater animation than this during the winter
season of the year. Its regular population is about 15,000,
but during the winter season there is a floating popula¬
tion, varying from 30,000 to 50,0t)0 souls, that come from
everywhere, the reputation of the magnificence of the
climate having gone in every direction. . , „

On Saturday, the 3lst inst., there will be a single scull
shell boat race upon the St. John’s River, just abreast of
this city, that will excel anything of the kind. The Com¬
mittee of Arrangement! — Hon, Peter Jones, Mayor ; Gen.
■William M. Ledwith, Major Sherman Conant, and P.
Child, Esq.— offer a purse of $1,000 to the winner of the
race ' It will be a three-mile race, one mile and a half to
a stakeboat and return, and the following scullers lmve
already entered : George W. Lee, of Newark, bungs with
him an elegant shell-boat, made expressly for this race
by the celebrated Waters, of Troy, N. Y. ; L. B. Tuttle from
Verplanck’s Point, N. Y., is here, and practicing eveiy day
upon the river. A. Frenehy Johnson, of Boston, Mass,,
has also entered. Other distinguished “knights of the
oar” will add eclat to this gland exhibition, and rooms
are ranidlv being secured at the principal hotels tor the
event Dick Tlnto.

Brooklyn Yacht Club.— A meeting of this club was
held Jan. 7th. The session was private, no public matters
were transacted, and the election of officers was post¬
poned till the February meeting.

Hunt’s Magazine,— Time will tell. After sailing
tmder the same cover for twenty-eight years, Hunt’s for
January, 1830, comes tons in all thefreshness of anew
shift Of togs. Its new cover is appropriate and more i.r-
tistie than the old, May this favorite magazine of yachts¬
men all the world over flourish for all time to come.

Lectures on Canoeing. — Yachtsmen have profited
much by the lectures delivered before them upon various
occasions, and we are glad to know that so able and ex¬
perienced a canoeist as Mr. A. H. Siegfried is open to
eno-agements for the lecture season, his topics being
“ Canoe and Camp,” and “The High Mississippi Under
Sail aud Paddle.” In these he gives much valuable mfor-
mation concerning open air life on the banks of lake aud
river, and wherever his lectures are delivered sudden life
is infused into the inhabitants, who all want to “ go and
do likewise.”— the best thing to popularize so romantic

and health-giving a sport. From the very nature of
tilings, all Americans ought to he canoeists instead of
sickly dyspeptics and haymakers dreading water worse
than fire. The address of Mr. Siegfried is care »* Pioneer
Press , St. Paul, Mich.”

Where to Boy Yachts. — We are often in receipt of
letters inquiring about yachts in the markets, their rec¬
ords and value, etc. To all readers proposing to buy or
sell yacht property we recommend application to the
agency of Mr. Thos. Manning, the oldest and only relia¬
ble house of the kind in America, whose card will be
found elsewhere. Mr. Manning has bought and sold the
great majority of all yachts which have changed hands
within tlie past seven years, and has a large selection of
ail rigs and tonnage now on his books. Yachts can he
sent South or to the Lakes by inland routes. As tonnage
is on the rise now is the best time to buy, before prices
go up.

Seawanhaka Yacht Club. — The regular annual meet¬
ing of this club was held at Dehnonico’s, Jan. 13th, the
Commodore in the chair. A flourishing financial exhibit
was made by the Treasurer. Receipts, $3,636 : disburse¬
ments, $3,318 ; balance in hand, $1,318. The following
officers were elected for 1880 : Commodore, W. W. Stew¬
art, sloop Regina ; Vice-Commodore, C. S. Lee, sloop
Schemer : Rear Commodore, M. Roosevelt Schuyler,
cutter Yolande ; Treasurer, "VV. B. Simonds ; Secre¬
tary, O. B, Cromwell ; Measurer, A. Carey Smith ;
Regatta Committee. Robert Centre, Girard Foster, James
H. Elliott, C. W. Betts and Lewis P. Bayard ; House Com¬
mittee, F. de Luze, David Crocker, Alfred Roosevelt.
The club numbers 132 members. The following gentle
men were added to the list : Frank E. Peabody, cutter
Enterprise, of Boston ; Eugene La Chaise, cutter not yet
named ; Latham Fish, Com. A. Y. C., schooner Agnes.
An amendment to the Constitution was adopted, provid¬
ing for the election of a Board of Trustees of five mem¬
bers for the term of five years, one to retire each year in
place of a newly elected member. The Board to present
three names each year, one of whom is to be
chosen by the club to fill the vacancy, unless
the retiring trustee is reelected. In the evening
the club partook of their annual dinner in the banquet
hall. This is the first time in America that a flag officer
of one of the leading clubs hoists his broad pennant at
the mast head of a genuine cutter. The world moves.

The National Yachting Association.— The following
clubs are among those who have signified their intention
of taking part in the formation of the Association : Colum¬
bia, Jersey City, Portland, New Jersey, National, Hudson
River, Cleveland, Toledo, Williamsburg, Empire, Buff¬
alo, Albany. We quote the following from our excellent
contemporary, the San Francisco Olympian : —

Theprojeetsuggested, we believe, by Mr. C. P. KimharcH, yacht-

g editor of the New York Forest and Stream, in the matter ot
.. National Yachtiug Association, is meoting with the considera¬
tion1 it deserves. Representatives of the Brooklyn, New York,
Jersey City, Salem. Manhattan, Hudson River and Empire Yacht
Clubs recently met In New York to discuss the subject, and a
committee has been appointed to prepare an address to the clubs
of the United States, calling for a convention of yachtsmen for
the purpose of organizing a National Association. This Associa¬
tion is to pi eserve all records, make rules for measuring, ballast¬
ing and sailing yachts.

The idea is a good one in many respects. As it is now, every
dub is on “its own hook,” and all sorts of absurd rules of meas¬
urement, racing, etc., are in vogue. With an association harmo¬
niously organized, and recognized by leading clubs, an Improved
spirit will be fostered among yachtsmen. They can all suiL under
the same rules, and comparisons of models, lines, etc., will doubt¬
less be more frequent where yacht owners have move commu¬
nity interests than they have now.

There are a number of questions connected with regattas, etc.,
which should be definitely settled oneway or another, by some
authority, so that some rigid Jaw or custom will be established.
All those things will he better decided by representative yachts¬
men In convention than by discussions in clubs.

And on the same subject the London Field says, in re¬
ferring to a proposed constitution : “Nothing is said in
these sections about subscriptions, either from private
members or the clubs ; but we presume that if a member
is to pay £2 2s., each club would have to subscribe at least
CIO 10s. No provision is made for a committee or
council of management, and this can be regarded as a
very serious defect in the proposed constitution.” As
everything so far has been only of a preliminary nature
we have no doubt that when mors thorough organization
is effected a satisfactory plan of action will be decided

UJJOLI.

Our French contemporary, Le Yacht, likewise gives a
hearty approval of this movement as follows : “Tlie es¬
tablishment of such an association has a double signifi¬
cance ; for one thing it is evidence of the importance and
growth of yachting in the United States, and for an¬
other, the novelty of its intended application is to the
credit of American yachtsmen. It is with a view to cre¬
ating a certain order out of the present confusion, and
for promoting cordiality and unity of action among
American yachtsmen, that the idea of forming this asso¬
ciation lias been developed during the past year. There
is in this movement a controlling idea of the highest
order which is bound to have fruitful results.”

The success of the proposed Association lays entirely
with the clubs throughout the country and the men at
tlie helm. Most noteworthy is the ready manner in
which Western clubs have coine to the front, and by their
support have shown themselves to be wide-awake or¬
ganizations.

Cleveland Yachting Association. — Matters are flour¬
ishing with, this club, and next season promises to be a
blight one. The annual regatta has beon fixed for July
4th. Five new yachts are being built for the club. The
7 la, formerly of Put-in-Bay, has been bought by Messrs.
VV. & H. Geiiach, and hoists the club colors. Messrs.
Rettger have traded off then sloop Vixen, winner of last
September race, for schooner Star, formerly of San¬
dusky. Geo, Parrish mid Scott Robison have been
elected members. The following committee has been
appointed to confer with Secretary Frick, of the N, Y, A.;
—Captain F, W. Edwards, Frank H. Smead and W. B.
Francis. Says a Cleveland exchange: — “The movement
made of late years I oward yacht organizations should be
encouraged both by the United States Government and
its private citizens, as all of these clubs are simply schools
to perpetuate mercantile prosperity and the exchange of
a widespread courtesy so necessary to the success of a
nation united to the outside world by fleets of vessels.”

Regates Internationales. — The International Regatta
of Nice, France, promises to be a brilliant affair, Money

and patronage will he expended upon it lavishi!”"'^,
and the prizes 'are no tin kettles or nickels either. In fat?,. L''
in the matter of prizes France takes the lead of all others, rti
and our own purses seem puny indeed compared to the; jc
value France sets upon winning a race. The regatta is n;
under the patronage of the Oercle de la Midilerranie,
with the Prince of Wales as Honorary President, and
will be sailed Thursday and Friday, March 11th and 12th.
First prize, $5,000 and work of art (offered by the Yacht
Club de France), open to yachts over twenty tons : sec¬
ond prize, $600 and work of art ; third prize, $300 and
medal ; fourth prize, $100 and medal. These look like
business, and make it worth while.raeing for. What a
pity that America will not be present in such a grand
matoh ! Course, thirty miles ; entrance, $30 ; open till
March 1st ; after that double the entrance money. Sec¬
ond race, for steam yachts over forty tons, prizes, $4,000
and medal ; $3,000 and medal ; $600 and medal ; $300 and
medal, and $100 to the fourth ; course, forty miles : sails
allowed ; time allowance based upon power of engines
and tonnage; entrance, $30. Third race, yachts under
twenty tons ; no restrictions. Four classes, thirty-four
feet, twenty-five feet, eighteen feet and fifteen feet, with
three prizes in each class, ranging from $300 to $20.
Course, ten miles, sail twice over ; entrance, $9. Rowing
races for four-oared boats follow ; two miles ; entrance,

$20 : prizes, $800 to $50. Single-handed sailing and also
scuffing races and yawl races complete what is probably
the “ biggest" tiling of the kind ever gotten up. There
will also be races for steam launches, for the naval forces
aud for unclassified boats. Pennants to all winners and
trinkets to the successful helmsmen. The Committee of
Organization consists of the following A. Borriglione,
Mayor of Nice, Honorary President ; Vice-Count Vigier
(C.M.) (R. C'.), President; Duo de Rivoli (C. M.), Vice-
President ; E. Rodrigues-Henriques (Y. C. F.), (C. de la
V.), (R. C.), Secretary ; A. Sicard (C. M.), Treasurer ;
Messrs. V. Bechard ; A. Currie, British Consul ; Halmas,
Houssay (C. de la V.) and E. Perignon (Y C. F.), (C. de
la Y.)

The Canoe Congress.— It is “ booming,” and a collec¬
tion of a hundred canoes on Lake George, next August,
is looked forward to with confidence by the knights of
the paddle. Here is the generous offer of Mr. Rushton,
the well known canoe builder of Canton, N. Y. : —

“Editor Forest and Stream: — You may put me down
for a canoe, value not less than $75, to be placed at the
disposal of the proper committee, as a prize to he con¬
tested for at the canoe regatta of the proposed National
Club. This offer is subject only to the following condi¬
tions on my part : that such management and interest of
canoeists will be displayed as will insure a successful
meeting. I make this offer now, thinking a word of en¬
couragement to-day might help more than one later in
the season.”

It is needless to say that the liberality of Mr. Rushton
is fully appreciated, and we know of sundry heroes of
the paddle who are already vowing they will have that
canoe or capsize in the attempt. We suggest, as one
feature of the racing programme, “ a land and water,” or
a “ portage ” race. Start from a point on shore, make
for the water, launch and board, paddle to another point
portage across or down the shore, again launch and make
the best time home to the start. Such a raoe would test
the “ all round ” qualities of different types and the stay
of the owners, besides being full of interest and incident.

As the" meet will attract many visitors to the hotels, it
will be in order for them, as well as the various lines of
transportation, to lend a helping hand and assist with
prizes.

THE CANOE CONGRESS.
fiditor Forest and Stream

The Lake George National Canoe Convention, to he held at
Caldwell Aug. 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th, 1880— the call for which was
published in the Forest and Stream oi Jan. lat— promises to be
oneofthegreatesteventsaft.be season. Responses are coming
in from all quarters, and a liberal support of the movement is
promised. N. H. Bishop, Esq., in a letter to one of the signers of
the call, says:— “Captain Lee Harris, the owner Of the little
Steamer Owl, who is an Adirondack guide, and lives in Caldwell,
will ‘ enthuse' the Indians— some half-dozen or more who live in
the outskirts of the village. He will try to find them birch trees
large enough to make canoes, and if we offer a prize for an Indian
canoe race, we may coax them into dressing in savage style and
putting on the war paint. As their leader is thoroughly Chris¬
tianized, and the best member of one of our churches, it may re¬
quire tlie persuasive eloquence of Rev. Mr. H - , their neighbor

uud pastor (id 30 a canoeist) to second Captain Lee Harris’ work ;
but we must have an Indian canoe raoe on the Horioon of
Cooper, if we have toimport the Indians from Canada. "

Judge Longworth, Commodore of the Cincinnati Canoe Club,
writes: — “ Several days ago I was handed a communication from
yourself concerning a proposed convention of canoeists at Lake
Georgein August next. Our club desires to Join in the call for
the convention, and to become a member of the National Asso¬
ciation.” Jersey City Q. C.

BROAD PENNANTS, BURGEES, AND COLORS.
Filiior Forest and Stream: —

Having oarefullyr,ead all your articles on yachting for some
time past, I have come to the conclusion that your head is clearer
on all mutters of really practical y ach ting than any other Journal
I have ever seen, and you have done more to make our yachting
men *• sailor men.” I am therefore tempted to submit to you
a question which is now agitating the San Francisco Yacht
Club.

The question is relative to the flags of our club. The racing or
distinguishing, the Commodore's, aud the Vice-Commodore flags,
are all exactly the same shape at present, with nothing hut the
device in the centre of the flag to distinguish one from tho other.
This I claim to be wrong, as it would he utterly impossible for a
stranger to tdl the flagship from any other vessel of the fleet. I
contend that the racing Hag should ho square, that the swallow
tail is the flag of the commanding officer, and that it is the shape
of the flag that gives it its significance, and the only thing that
can be made out with any certainty from a distance.

I am met with the reply that our club has only followed the rule
of the New York and other Eastern clubs, and that what they do
we should do, and that the square racing flag is only the English
custom. I do not know whether this claim is correct or not ; but
lam not prepared to admit that we should do what la ovidentl j

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1017

ong because the New York clubs dolt. I prefer to take as my
flrjandurd the United States Nary, and there a swallow-tailed flag
ii j't tie flag ol’ the commanding officers.

th'11’ in all matters our yachtsmen would endeavor to follow the
pmstoms, usages, and courtesies of Ihc United States Navy, they
would attain nearer to what true yachtsmen should be.

Oahtnnd, Cal., Jan. 6tli. Yachtsman.

We might have blushed once upon a time at so compli¬
mentary an indorsement from such a source, but of late
similar compliments have poured iu upon us in a perfect
tidal wave, and wo are getting used to them, though
they are as much appreciated as ever. The points taken
by our correspondent are sound all the way through.
Because New York has not yet adopted the yawl, our
friends in San Francisco would hardly lie likely to abol¬
ish a rig they have found so handy and efficient, and
because New York is all at sea in its signals there is no
good reason why any other club shonld follow suit. It is
true that square racing flags for private signals, “swal¬
low tails" for flag officers and pointed or triangular pen¬
nants for club " burgees" are in vogue in England ; and
it is also true that in matters pertaining to outfit and
etiquette the English are very far ahead of American
customs and practices. Consequently the San Francisco
Y. C. can do no better than follow the English standard
in preference to New York fashions. Moreover, the Eng¬
lish method corresponds to nsage in the navy, and as our
correspondent says, in such matters the naval service is
the true guide for all. San Francisco yachtsmen can add
"to their lam-els by rectifying erroneous oustoms in sig¬
nals, which had their origin in days when yachtsmen as
a body were comparatively green.

R. N. S. Y. S. SWEEPSTAKES, JULY 22c, 1879.
Editor Forest and Stream

Will you allow me to correct a mistake in your Issue of 1st
January. In the artiele on the “ Past Yachting Season ” your cor¬
respondent must have bBCn misinformed, when he states “there
was some heart-burning caused by the Sweepstake llace here fixed
for the 22d July being deferred by the referee till the following
day." These remarks do the referee injustice ; he is the oldest
and one of the most respected yatuhtmon we have, and certainly
one of the most experienced. In the first place It was not “ play or
pay ” on that day, unless the referee declared the day fit. It was
left to Ills judgment altogether In the agreement signed hy all
hands. In the second place, the race was not put off on account
Of too much wind, us there was hardly enough for steerage way ;
hut from the fact that a gale had been blowing all night, settling
to a fiat calm with thick fog. Any one who knows “Sambro,”
knows it is not the place to he with no wind and thick fog, as the
shoals which surround it break very heavy and are extremely dan¬
gerous, even will) a good breeze when you can avoid them, as
there are heavy currents about them.

The opinion of the thr-ee pilots was *• it was not fit, to go there that
day , for that, reason." I can answer for the boats, and state we
all determined to go, even without the pilots, if the referee de¬
clared the day fit. As wo had to use oars to get to our moorings,
there could not have been any heart-burnings ou the part of the
owners of the schooner, as they well know the only chance they
have with the other boats is when it blows so hard the sloops can¬
not carry their sail, as tile result of the race next day proved. I
have too much respect for the gentlemen who own the Seafoam
to believe they were dissatisfied With the referee for not starting
the race on that day. And I do not think there was any influence
brought to bear on that gentleman . Hebe.

Halifax, Jm. Hill.

jfvuket

United States vs. Canada.— Now is the time that the
Canadian oricket clubs should look ahead and organize
an association similar to the one in operation in the Uni¬
ted States. Unless this is done, and a committee elected
by the representatives of the clubs throughout the Dom¬
inion, the International Match which is to beplayed this
year in the United States will be a failure. It is absurd
to call the match “United States versus Canada,” when
the sides representing both countries are not representa¬
tive. The playing strength of Canada is excellent and
should be put forth ; let therefore the Canadian clubs
banish their petty jealousies and put an eleven in the field
this season which will do honor to themselves and their
people. There is no match which can do more good or
increase the popularity of the game more than this one,
and we trust within a short time to record that a Cana¬
dian cricketers’ association lias been organized.

Death of E. G. Wen man. — Sell's Life, of Jan. 3d,
notices the death of this old professional. He was one
of the members of the old Kent Eleven, a contempo¬
rary of Fuller Filch and Alfred Mynn, and no unworthy
rival either. As a wicket-keeper he has never been ex¬
celled. He died at a ripe old age, after enjoying a
reputation during his life for perfect fairness and integ¬
rity of conduct. ^

The Austalian Cricketers. —The Australians have
decided upon pai ing a second visit to England during the
summer of the present year. The team will probably be
composed of A. and C. Bannerman, Spoffortli, Evans,
Garret, Massey, and Murdoch, from New South Wales;
Boyle, Alexander, Blackham, Palmer, and W. M’Don-
nell. from Victoria. The Inter-Colonial Match of 1879
resulted in a victory for New South Wales.

What k Thought of Us.— St. George’s Cricket
Ground, Hoboken, N. J., Jan. 1th — Editor Forest and
Stream : — 1 think Forest and Stream the best and most
correct reporter of the noble game of Cricket I have seen.

All your remarks and reports of the games I have seen,
and that is a great many, have been well worded and
correctly given, and In the analysis of the howling, a
very important point in the game, you have been the
only one right, which shows a care and an intelligence
not always displayed in the report of cricket matches by
other papers, George Giles,

ProfessionalSt. George's Cricket Club of New York.

The coming season will make Mr. Giles’ seventh year
with this club.

— J. Wlielan, who played for Canada in the Tourna¬
ment at Philadelphia in 1875, and was for a short time
the professional of the St. George's Cricket Club, of New
York, scored a very fine and hard hit, 83, last season in
England, in the match Leicestershire vs. Northampton¬
shire. Pinder, the wicket-keeper of Daft’s team, said,
when he was here, that “ there were but few grounds in
England too large for Whelan’s immense pitting powers.”

Staten Island Club. — The Staten Island Cricket Club
elected during the season of 1879 ninety-eight new mem¬
bers, of which eighty-one were Seniors and seventeen
Juniora. Of the twenty-two resignations, thirteen were
caused by members leaving New York. This shows the
net gain to have been seventy -six. The total member¬
ship of the club at this date is three hundred and fifty-
two, of which tliree are honorary, two hundred and
eighty-three active, and sixty-six Junior. George Lane,
the professional of last year, has been re-engaged for the
coming season, and he is expected back from England
early in April. The club will hold its annual meeting for
election of officers at Delmonico’s, Broad street, Feb. 2d,
at 3 :30 p. m. At this meeting the club will vote on the ques¬
tion of inserting in its constitution a clause preventing
members of the chib from playing against it in
matches. This will be a very important point, for it
is individuality that brings success.

— The St. George’s Cricket Club will hold its annual
meeting for election of officers on Feb. 2d at 8 p. M. at
Delmonico's, Twenty-sixth street.

membership to the number of three hundred, and we
would urge those desirous of joining the Association to
make such application at an early day.

The plan of the grounds, as laid out by the well-known
engineer, Mr. Ernest W. Bowditch, shows the proposed dis¬
position of space available for athletic games, and from it
we learn that the cricket field will contain about 16,000
square feet sodded, and an almost unlimited level out¬
field, on winch a man can mn out almost any hit. As
the park lies ou the west bank of the Charles River, it is
also proposed to station a float for the uso of members
rowing from Boston or points above the grounds. With
the different facilities for reaching the park, and bearing
in mind that Boston has always needed a breathing spot
of this kind where her amateurs might go to “spread
themselves” in anything athletic, there is nothing that
we can see to prevent the Association and the Longwood
Club from being an assured success from the start.

Through the courtesy of Mr. H. F. Fay we are enabled
to give the batting and bowling averages of the club for
last season : —

C. L. Bixby .

J. G. Hubbard ..

D. F. Kimball ..
J.P. Farley, Jr...

H. C. Tyler .

J. W. Hutton .

C. E. Mixer .

F. Peabody, Jr...

S. Y. Nash .

C. A. Prince .

H.F. Fay .

G. Linder .

D. O. Ives .

E. Caton .

H. G. Pickering..

S.G. Train . .

* Not out.

BATTING AVERAGES.

..7 12 141 *26

.12 21 24 1 49

.12 23 221 43

.11 19 1(10 45

..11 19 121 *25

!“ *3

fc- I

17.03

12.84

10.47

9.41

7.11

6.07

6.61

4.23

4.00

3.00

3.46

3.44

3.40

2.90

2.28

2.14

ENGLAND’S HIGHEST BATTING SCORES IN FIRST-
CLASS MATCHES FOR 1879.

The following statistical report has been carefully com-
piled from Bell's Life, of London. The list, which con¬
tains every score of 80 runs and over obtained in first-
class matches during the past season, foots up, strange to
say, to exactly 200 innings — 100, or one-half, of which are
for scores which top the century. The following
will show how they were graduated : Of the 200 scores
made 58 were from 80 to 89 runs, inclusive; 42 from 90 to
99 runs, inclusive ; 35 from 100 to 109 runs inclusive ; 20
from 110 to 119 runs inclusive ; 13 from 120 to 129 runs
inclusive ; 10 from 130 to 139 runs inclusive ; 6 from 140
to 149 runs inclusive ; 4 from 150 to 159 runs inclusive ;
2 from 160 to 169 runs inclusive ; 2 from 170 to 179 i-uns
inclusive ; 1 from 180 to 189 runs inclusive ; 1 over 200
runs,

The highest individual score was obtained by T. A.
Fison, 264 not out, in the match Hendon vs. Highgate.

W. G. Grace played the only three first-class three-
figure innings of the season, 123 runs, Gloucestershire vs.
Surrey ; 102 funs, Gloucestershire vs. Nottinghamshire ;
and 113 runs, Gloucestershire vs. Somersetshire. Mr.
Grace was also the only batsman who contributed scores
of over 80 runs in each innings of a match— 85 and 81 not
out, Gloucestershire vs. Middlesex.

According to the list furnished by the Sporting Life of
London, 231 scores of 100 runs and upwards were re¬
corded in all British matches during last year, This
summary, however, is acknowledged to he incomplete,
owing to the careless manner in which matches were
reported, or the absence of replies to letters requesting
information. The highest individual score made in any
match was 285 by L. Stokes, R. Page's Eleven vs. Col¬
chester Garrison.

H, W. Renny-Tailyour contributed six centuries — 149,
147, 121, 119 notout, 111 and 101.

The seven three century scorers were: W. J. Ford 159. 109
and 100 ; A. S. Francis, 158, 105 and 104 ; W. G. Grace, 123,
113 and 102 ; R. A. Miller, 117, 109 and 108 ; W. B. Patti-
son, 113 not out, 110 not out and 104 ; J, Shuter, 156 not
out, 116 and 110 ; and A. J. Webbe, 130, 122 and 102.

The seventeen two century scorers were : B. Blaxlaud,
136 and 135 ; J. G. Bradshaw, 185 and 107 ; M. B. Buckle,
134 and 104 : Lord Burghersh, 123 and 118 not out ; T. A.
Fison, 264 retired and 100 ; A. F. J, Ford, 222 and 138 ;

E. M. Grace, 114 and 103 ; W. Hearn, 161 not out and
103 ; L, K. Jarvis, 174 not out, 114 ; E. A. Park, 110 and
105 not out: G. Remnant, 140 not out and 109 ; F. W.
Rhodes, 100 and 100 ; R. J. Savery, 146 and 1 31 ; D. Q.
Steel, 128 and 126 ; C. T. Studd, 121‘and 112 not out ; E. F.
S. Talecote, 122 and 121 ; W. G. Wylde, 114 ancl 103 not
out.

AYERAGES FOR 1879.

LONGWOOD CRICKET CLUB.

The Longwood Cricket Club, of Longwood, a suburb of
Boston, Mass., lias been in existence about three years.
It is composed of gentlemen engaged in business in that
city, and its name in the vicinity is one synonymous with
amateur cricket. Until this time, the club has been play¬
ing on uninelosed grounds, which were decidedly lim¬
ited ; and, excepting the infield, rough to play upon.
We are now, however, enabled to announce that the
Athletic Department of the Boston Driving and Athletic
Association has secured a site at Beacon Park, twelve
miles ride from the city proper, on the Boston and Al¬
bany Railroad, and that in another season the Longwood
Club will take possession of the new cricket ground,
which is to be only one of the many attractions offered
for the promotion of amateur athletics in Boston. Having
made mention, in a late number of the Forest and
Stream, of the new Association, it is needless to say
more here than that it already numbers over 150 active
members, and the opening day of its first year is fixed for
May 1st.

The grounds at Beacon Park are thought by the Direc¬
tors to be peculiarly available lor the purposes of the
Association, and they deem it important that advantage
be taken of the opportunity offered by further speedy
organization, The Directors will receive applications for

Names.

BOWLING AVERAGES.

to

I

|

1

J. F. Farley, Jr.
.1.(4. Hubbard..
C. L. Bixby .

C. E. Mixer .

J. W. Hutton. ..

.1,277

,1,095

4.49

foinens $ ohtmn .

SOME DOGS THAT I KNOW.

AS a reader of Forest and Stream I gladly hail the
improvement of a Woman’s Comer devoted to her¬
self, and hope my sisters far and near will havesomething
to say every week in this ‘ ‘ man’s paper, conducted by
men, for men, and about men.” Here is my contribu¬
tion, and I will begin about a dog. He wasn’t a setter,
nor a cocker spaniel, nor a Laverick pup, but a homely,
stubbecl-tailed, cropped-eared, yellow cur, named Tip, but
for knowingness and lovingness Tip might take the cup.
W e had a cat also, and the two not only tolerated each
other, but actually enjoyed playing and eating together.
One plate of bones did for both, and they lay amicably
side by side on the mat. Tip liked to take his walks
abroad, and puss stayed at home, but when she heard
his bark at the door ran to welcome him. One day his
bark didn't bring any one to let him in, and the cat
used her feline wits to some account. The door bell
hung a short distance from the floor, and she struck it
with her paw, The sound brought me into the entry,
and I saw pussy prepared for another strike, while Tip
was outside barking his head off. On opening the door
Tip rushed in, and they were tearing around the dining¬
room in high frolic. Don’t tell me cats can’t put this and
that together.

I wonder why music affects dogs in such a mournful
manner. If Tip had any sorrow the sound of the piano
always seemed to bring "it to the surface. We were sing¬
ing Moody and Sankey the other evening, and Mr. Blow-
hard, our handsome tenor, was doing his prettiest. Tip
sneaked in and sidled up to Mr. Blowliard, who, with his
handsome nose toward the ceiling, was in the midst of
“ There's a land that is fairer than day,” when the dog
gave a prolonged howl that was enough to make the
neighbors shut their doors arid windows, and send Tip
under the piano with a “ki-i-i,” being hastened thereto
by a gentle reminder from the tip of Mr. Blowhard’s
boot. He broke up the concert. I have heard others
speak of the same effect of music on dogs.

If Flossie, the cat, loved Tip, she hated Poll Parrot, and
we never could keep the peace between them. Poll's
weapon was her strong beak, and if she wanted a con¬
vincing argument slio would bite hard enough to draw
blood. I’ve seen Poll perched on the back of a chair,
silent and motionless, asleep you would say, but I, know¬
ing her innate ugliness, would be sure she was planning
mischief. Kitty would be taking her after-dinner nap
by tiie fire, when Poll would climb down the back of the
chair, waddle across the carpet, and grab the end of
kitty’s tail. With an angry mew she would dash for the
lounge, while Poll would give vent to an amused chuckle,
and waddle back to the chair, muttering “ Naughty Poll !
very naughty Poll !” Kitty would drop asleep again, and
Poll, after watching her from the corner of her eye,
would steal down again, climb the lounge aadget a firm
grip of the cat’s ear. This would be too much for kitty,
and she would rush for the door, while Poll would
chuckle harder thau ever. But kitty would have her
sweet revenge, for Poll was always on hand at dinner
time, perched on the back of a cliair, sober as a judge,
and waiting for a chicken leg or wish bone. She would
hold the bone with one daw, and look very much as if she
was playing on the flute. Now was kitty's chance ; she
would jump on the seat of the chair and give a little pat
with her paw on Poll's breast. Poll’s ire would be raised
in an instant ; her eyes would flash, and dropping the
bone, she would go for pussy's ears with her beak, but

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kitty would jump down, grasp tliebone and silently steal
away.

You could not make Tip understand he wasn’t one of
the family, a sharer of joys and sorrows, and perfectly
proper to be with us on every occasion. Sundays were
trying times for him ; if he was not locked up in the house
he would be sure to go with us to church, and his mourn¬
ful face at the parlor window and dismal whine would
quite haunt us. The Doctor remembered one Sunday
morning that the back pantry window was open, but hop¬
ing Tip wouldn’t find it, gave himself up to the service.
But Tip was ou the alert, and was out of the pantry win¬
dow and off for church before service was well begun.
A late comer let him into the church, and Tip walked up
the broad aisle smelling at every pew door as be went
along. Talk about perseverance ! that dog went slowly
up the middle aisle and never missed a seat ; crossed at
the top and came down the side where we sat near the
door.

Of course we were in a cold perspiration, and the
Dootor was trying to look oblivious to every earthly con¬
sideration and engaged with old Doctor Pentateuch’s
seventeenthly. But Tip arrived at our door and then his

stub of a tail commenced to wag and we let him in in a
hurry to stop any further demonstrations, and his stub
would come against the side of a pew like the beat of a
drum ; the Doctor bad to hold it through the rest of the
sermon, while all the young girls around giggled instead
of keeping their eyes on old Doctor Pentateuch, and the
Doctor vowed Tip should be locked in the cellar every
Sunday and he would keep the key in his pocket.

One of our neighbors lias a splendid large dog, a terror
to peddlers and the tramping fraternity ; not one dare ap¬
proach the steps unless the dog is called off, and yet a
lady or gentleman oan come up ;the walk and ring the
door-bell, while Major will wag his tail in the friendliest
manner. Major is a splendid watch dog, but there is one
thing that will take the starch all out of him and
make him a quivering mass of terror, and that is a thun¬
der storm. Long before it bursts forth something in the
air warns him. and he will come to the door and beg pit
eously to be let in. And Matilda will let that dog in, even
if it is midnight. He goes straight to a certain large
closet up stairs, and a lamp is lighted and put on the floor
so Major won’t see the lightning. A. L.

Hartford, Conn.

— Dr. Birsch, of Belgium, has canary birds of the Nor¬
wich breed. Before and after they moult he feeds them
with white of egg sprinkled with Cayenne pepper, and
their color becomes red. So he says.

— It is very easy to believe that everything gis for the
best when you are sitting at your oars and floating down
stream, but very much harder to believe it when you are
tugging against the current with both oars and cant stop
to brush away the mosquito who has just lighted on your
face and is sharpening his bill for a good breakfast.

— Europeans think, and perhaps justly, that we Ameri¬
cans are a bit conceited in onr valuation of ourselves. An
Englishman quoted a statement made by a Westerner in
proof of this criticism. He did not see that it was a joke,
but regarded it as a matter of fact assertion. “ Why,”
said he, ‘ ‘ 1 heard the other day of one of your countrymen
that he boasted that he could jump higher, and stay up
longer, than any other person in the country. That, you
know, is impossible, because the law of gravitation is the
same everywhere.”

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9 COLTS, ranging from

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$40 to $90

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22 W. & C. SCOTT & SON (3 Primier
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also one thoroughbred f emale Cecker Spaniel,
aged two years. Address T. H. BUTLER, 33
Hodman street, Fall River, Mass. Jan22

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FOR SALE : —

1 Parker Gun ; fine Damascus steel barrels,
English stock, rebounding locks, silver mounted,
fine checking and engraving, skeleton butt
plate, patent fore-end look, pistol grip, 10-gauge,
right barrel cylinder bore, left moderate choke,
weight, 8 lbs. 10 ozs. ; made to order in Jan,, 18TS.
1 Shell-top Case.

1 Remington Capper and Re-Capper.

1 Silver-mounted ebony Cleaning Rod.

1 Nickel-plated Field Wiperand Case.

* Turnover.

Shell Cleaner.

Shotted Jags.

Scratch Brush.

Screw Wormer.

Screw Driver (combination).
Comstock’s Felt Swab.
Horse-hair Brush.

Adjustable Dhoke-bore Cleaner
Washer.

Wad-Starter, with loading plug .
1 Brass Wad-Starter with loading plug.

1 Pair Dixon's Standard Chargers.

1 Drinking Cup.

3 boxes Primers.

1 extra set Firing Pins.

46 Brass Snells.

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a quarter years old ; a perfect beauty ; broke on
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1019

mxt fennel.

HAMPION LIGHT WEIGHT POINTER

«RUSH.”

‘•In the Stud.”

Rush is lemon and white, and winner at New
ork. Boston, Philadelphia. 8t. Louis and Louis-
lle Shows. He is an excellent Held dog ; fine
tse. fast, stylish and staunch. For full partic-
lars, pedigree and field qualities address

K»m mD OR6ILL,

Fee *25.

Jan.Sl-tf.

7011 SALK— Champion Rory O'JIore red Irish
. puppies, out of my G i osle ; two bitches, seven
lonths old, deep red, yard broken, stand to
tot, and wiil retrieve. Also two brace dog pup-
ies, all red. whelped , Tan. 1st, 1S80 : same size and
am, Address G. W. BASSFORD, White Tlains
.O..N..T. Jan.32-2t.

LINCOLN & HELLYAR’S

KENNEL DRAFT AT AUCTION,
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4th, 11 A. ML
Red Irish and English Setter Puppies, some of
duch are broken.

.t BARKER'S, cor. BROADWAY & 39TH ST.
Jan22,3t.

B70R SALE— Seven thoroughbred English Set-
' ters, from one to eighteen months old, by
hampion Leicester, Rob Roy (now dead) and
So late imported dog Penn, out of two equally
a well-bred bitches, viz., Foealioutas (Dora-
hampion Rook) and Mignon (Pocahontas-Rob
“oy). For prices, pedigrees, etc., address ISAAC
EARSLEY, JR., Box 95, Coatesville, Chester
bunty. Pa. Jan22,3t

Ific f euntl.

FOR SALE, —SENSATION —Queen II.

Pointer puppios.— A few puppies of the
' bove celebrated stock for sale; terms reason¬
able. Queen H. is by Champion Saneho, ex-
thampion Queen n. These puppies are now
iver three months old. Address Garrett Roach,
iox 33 College Point, L. I. Jan 15 2mo

IN THE STUD.

‘RED G-nOUSE,-

XMPOKTED IRISH SETTES.

Neiersink Lodge Kennels,

The following celebrated Dogs are In
tlie stud.

LJO&S!

St Bernard dog “ Marco"; rough coated, two
years old; amagnifleent animal— Rev. J. Gum¬
ming Macdona’s stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

New Foundlaud dog " Keeper": four years old ;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show, 1879.

Pointer dog. “ Croxteth,” ; liver and white ; one
and a half year old ; out of Lord Sefton’s re¬
nowned stock— one of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize In the H an-
over International Show.

Blue Belton setter, “Decimal Dash,” eighteen
months old ; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“Dash” -a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Rover II”; pure rod ; son of Mao-
dona's champion “ Rover.” Never exhibited .

English setter, “ Ranger IT'; a pure bred La v-
erack, son of Macdona’s celebrated “Ranger”
Hl3 get won first at Hanover and Paris shows, aod
second atl Puppy Stakes In Eastern Field Trials
1879.

Stud fee, *25.00.

For Sale.

The get of the following thoroughbred

BltoD.es.

St. Bernard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm's celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco," 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “ Queen,” liver and white. lstWestmin-
Ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to “ Croxteth.

Gordon setter “Beauty," IstBoston Show 1878,
2nd New York Show 1878.

Pointer “Dora”- liver and white, out of
“iQueen " and “ Saneho."

Blue Belton setter" Silk”

Irish Setter “ Moya,” out of Col. Hilliard's
" Palmerston.” In whelp to “Bover II.

English Setter” Donna." white and lemon.

Pups can he secure,, hy an early application.
Besides I offer for sale pointers and setters of
minor quality, but of good thoroughbred stock :
full pedigrees. Also, several puppies of cham¬
pion 9 Queen,” by champion “Sensation.”

Having engaged tho sorvices of Macdona’s re¬
nowned field trial breaker I am prepared tobeok
orders for thoroughly broken dogs, deliverable,
autumn, 1880. Particulars will be furnished on
application to A. E. GODEEFROY,

Guymard, Orange Co., N. Y.

rpo EXCHANGE,— Amagnifleent pointer
JL dog, three years old, for a setter or a brace
of Irish pups. Address, W. W. MoCAIN, Rush,
Jan.l5,2t

\XT ANTED— A young fox hound of either
V V sex ; must be pure and A No. 1 ; state full
particulars, price, age, color, pedigree, &e., &o.
Also beagle hound, the same as above. Address
M. P. MoKOON, Franklin, N. Y. Jan.22-Jt.

FOR SALE — Two bull bitch pups, from

imported Crib and Judy; also an imported
black Russian terrier, eleven months old, that
will perform, and very easily taught : would

w,nlro flot* TPi:ripvAr AiIiIppm fTRT"R " M

o

OCKER SPANIEL DOG FOR SALE ;

very handsome ; liver and white. Price $25— a
bargain. W. B. SHEDD, Waltham, Mass.

Jan 22,21

_ the great sire of winners, Carlowttz, dam
Princess NeUic, she by Pride of the Border, out
of champion Petrel tho dam of Gladston. Also
pups by Carlo wltz out of other bitches, at hard-
time prices. Medicines for all diseases : collars,
whips, whistles, chains, couplers, check-cords,
muzzles, etc. M. VON CUL1N, Delaware City,
- • T~ 3,tf

itoigiioix Tliuoujjuuj

sixteen month’s old, by Nunn’s champion Jia-
ron : imported. Address, HENRY W. LIVING¬
STON, 133 West Forty-second street., New York.

FOR SALE. — A line English Beagle
Hound, twenty months old. Address
Janl5-lt Box 119 Tamaqua, Penn.

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS-A BOON To DOGS.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
Ueas on dogs or any other animals, or money
returned. NTS put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple and efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

ARECA NUT FOrWORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up in boxes containing ten powders* with
full directions for use.

Price 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Bod and
Gun and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

65 Fulton Street, N.Y.

HENRY C. SQUIRES,

oet 12 1 Cortlandt Street, N. Y.

MANGE.

(The fcmtcl.

SPRATT’S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Paris, 1878— Medal from
British Government, and 21 other Gold
and Silver Medals.

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LTJZE & CO,

18 South WlUlam Street, New York.

Also Spratt’s Dog Soap, and direct orders taken
for Spratt’s Medicines.

MANGE. MANGE.

GLOVER'S IMPERIAL MANGE CURE is war -
ranted to cure all kinds and conditions of mange
or skin diseases of any nature on dogs or cattle
without Injury to the auimaL One application
is usually all that is necessary. H. GLOVER,
Sole prop't’r Imperial Kennel. Tom’s River, N. J.
C Agents: Conroy, Bissett & Mallcson, 65 Fulton
st-., N. Y.; John P. Lovell & Sons, Dock Square,
Boston: Jos. C. Grubb & Co., 712 Market st.,
Phila.; F. P. Taylor, 72 East Madison st., Chicago ;
Crookes, Hilder & Co., 604 North Fourth st., St.
Louis. Price, 50 oents.

F spayed bitches, one dog : whelped Sept. 11th
1879; will exehango for English mastiff pup,
cocker or clumber spaniel : imported stock, full
pedigree. Address E. M. DORR, JB.i Dedham,
Mass. Dee.l8-tf.

Train Your Own Dogs.

BY THE USE of M. Yon Culm’s patent
Spike Collar, dogs of any age, no matter how
old or stubborn, can he thoroughly trained in a
fraction of the time required by any other
method. Ill-trained dogs broken of aH
faults, no matter bow long practiced. Dogs
broken of bird biting, gun-shyness, whip-shy¬
ness, shot-breaking, unsteadiness on the point,
chasing birds and rabbits, hedge hunting. Any
dog, old or young, taught to retrieve (put in
your handl as a duty, no play; to point game, to
baek-stand, drop to shot, hand, wing and word,
to quarter his ground, and work to hand and
whistle. To bunt up headed for live game and
for foot scent in retrieving cripples.

DISTEMPER AND WORMS.
Distemper and worms kill more dogs than' all
other diseases combined. Learn how to prevent
and cure. Send 25 cents for book on treat¬
ment of distemper in dogs.

Send 3ct stamp for letters from sportsmen In
all parts of America, who have used my coUar.
Price, with hook of instruction, by mail post
paid, *3.

M. Von Culin, DelawareCity, Del.

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING KENNEL

M. F. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

T KEEP ONLY COCKERS of tlie finest
JL strains. I sell only youngstoek. Iguarantee
satisfaction andsafe delivery to every customer.
Theso beautiful and intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inelosing
stomp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi-

IN THE STUD.

ENGLISH SETTER DOG,

RAY,

BRED BY MR. CHARLES H. RAYMOND,
By his Pbidb OP the Border, out of his
Dimity, and formerly owned by Mr. Edmund,
OrgiM. Winner of first prizes at Philadelphia
and Boston, 1879.

FEI£, $35.00.

Addresa,

HENRY W. LIVINGSTON,

133 West Forty-secoud Street, New York.

Janl,t

IPOR SALE.— One deep red Irish setter, three
’ years ; and one liver and white ticked Mor-
ford-Gildersleeve, four years. These are finely
broken dogs and excellent retrievers, and full
authentic pedigrees with references will be
•iven. Price, $40 each; or, *75 for the brace.
Address A. T., care FOREST AND Stream.. Must
bo sold. Jan.8,3t

MICKE’S

Never Failing Dog Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyer.

For saleby all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

Wholesale Agents— Bruen & Hobart. 214 Fulton
Street, N. Y.; Smith, Kline & Co., 309 N. Third
Street, Phila.; Finley & Thompson, 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans, La.; W. H. Holabird, Val¬
paraiso, Ind.; Trimble & Kleibacker, Baltimore.

Cure oa Destroyer sent by mall on receipt of
25c., to L. A. MICKE, Easton, F

HARD-MOUTHED RETRIEVERS

Broken bv the use of a simple device invented
by W. H. Holabird, the Sportsmen's Clothier.

Send 25e. in stamps, and it will he forwarded,
free of expense. Gen. W. 11. Shattue, of Cin¬
cinnati, ordered one. last week. He writes “ I
received the 1 Bag’ all right; it’s the best thing 1
ever saw for the purpose."

A splendid line of Sportsmen’s Clothing very
cheap.

W. H. HOLABIRD,

Janl,tf VALPARAISO, IND.

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE— The un¬
dersigned, wishing to reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magmfieent imported Mount'St.
Bernard dogs and bitches, carefully selectedfrom
the best European strains. To be sold foi
fault. For prices, pedkraccs^, address^

Sept 18- tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor¬
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
skill and judgment.
Dogs have dailv access to salt
water.

N. B.— Setter and Pointer
puppies; also, broken dogs for sale; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVER, Toms River, N. J

Forest and stream kennel.

Llcwellin setter. Rattler, in the stud. Rat¬
tler is a handsome blue belton, black points, win¬
ner of four bento prizes ; sire, Rob Roy, he by
Laverock's Fred,out of Slatter’s Phoebe, founder
of the field trial strain, winner of five English
field trials, out of pure Laverock Imported bitch
Pickles ; she hy Llewellin's Prince, winner of
two firsts and three championships, out of
Llewellin’s LU1IL; no better blood in America.
Will serve bitches at $15. Litters warranted. Iam
breeding to Rattler the following bitches:—
Mell, a beautiful blue belton, black points, sire
Jack, dam. Spot, winner of first and second
specials at Detroit, Mich- 1879, also first at Boston
1879 in native classes; Fly, a very fine roan bel¬
ton bitch, sire Shot, dam imported Fannie ; Pat,
orange and white, out of Belle, by Royal George.
Puppies bred from above, fine stock, for sale
cheap . Address, with stomp, L. F. WHITMA N,
Detroit, Mich. Decll.tf

Dr. Gordon Stables, R. 2J.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C,

begs to inform Ladles and Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B— A bad dog never left the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. dec!9 tf .

i pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor-

enees on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County, Georgia.

Oct 2,tf

IN THE STUD. — The pure Laverack dog
Pride, by Pride of the Border x Petrol . The
only pure Laverack iu Now England, Fee, $30.
Address H. F. DEANE, Box 1,612, Boston, Mass.

Sept, 4— t. f.

PATENTED

APRIL 15, 1879.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen's, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have tho largest stoek’on hand of any house in this country, and do more business In this lino than any
Other house. SEND FOB ILLDSTBATEB CATALOGUE, 33c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York.

SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

I manufacture to order at short notice all the Army Corps Badges of the United States, both gold and
Bilver. Full information given upon application;

All the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice.

1020 - FOREST AInD STREAM.

$U$cfU»»c<M.s.

SOMETHING NEW FOR
1880.

THE LITTLE GIANT

Pocket Scales.

A GREAT JJURIOSITY.

THE MOST ;USEFUH'INYENTION KNOWN.
WEIGHS FROM ONE OUNCE iTO 8 POUNDS.

PRICE FIFTY CENTS.

MANUFACTURED ONLY BY

Chas. TUompaon,

Bridgewater, Conn.

THHESE LITTLE POCKET SCALES
weigh from one ounce to eight pounds. Each
and every one is warranted accurate, or money
refunded. Everybody needs one, as they can be
easUy carried in the vest pocket, and they take
up no more room than a small pocket knife.
They are elegantly nickel plated and nicely
flniBhed,aud will last a lifetime with ordinary
care.

The. Commercial ’.Advertiser of Detroit, Mich.,
Bays:—

“Of the thousands of new inventions which
make their appearance yearly, but few are of
practical use, but when we see one that fills the
hill for the purpose for which It is intended, we
are forced to acknowledge Its merits. Such is
the ease with THOMPSON'S LITTLE GIANT
POCKET SCALES. They weigh accurately, and
can be carried in the pocket, and are sure to
become as indispensable an article as a pocket
knife. Hereafter we do not expect our wives
will be grumbling about the butcher cheat ing us
in weight, for wo intend having a pair of these
Scales in our pocket at all times,”

Every business man, mechanic, or farmer,
every employer, and every employ^, male or fe¬
male, needs THE LITTLE GIANT SCALES, its
they can be depended on at all times for aoouracy
in weighing. I am the Sole Manufacturer of
these Scales and own all the tools and special
mchinery for making them. Only skilled la¬
bor is used in their construction ; hence I am
able to make them perfectly. The pattern is
the most beautiful one made. They possess two
great advantages ; beauty and elegance of design
andfinish, and accuracy inhveighing'. No! dealer in
the world can give you a Scale equal to this for
less than $5,00. Every Scale we send out is in
perfect order, and is warranted for twenty
years, with good usage and care. Tt is the big.
gest bargain in America, and is very low at 50 ots.
each, and we guarantee satisfaction or money
refunded.

AGENTS WANTED EVERT WHERE!

PMtBffiMttiS.

SALMON ANGLING.

Department or MARINE & FISHERIES,
Fisheries Branch,

Ottawa, 31st Dec., 1879.

WRITTEN OFFERS will be received
to 1st of April next for the ANGLING
PRIVILEGES of the following rivers:—

River Kegashka ( North Shore).

River Watsheeshoo do.

River Washeecootai do.

River Romaine do.

River Musquarro do.

River Poshiisbeeboo do.

River Corneille do.

River Agwanus do.

River Magpie do.

River Trout ,( !o .

Rivor St. Marguerite do.

River Pentecost do.

River Mistassini do.

River Becseie do.

River Little Cascapedia (Bal lies Chaleurs).
River Nouvelle do.

River Escumenac do.

River Malbaie (near Perce).

Rivor Magdalen (South Shore).

River Montlouis do.

River Tobique (New Brunswick).

River Nashwaak do.

River J acquet do.

River Charlo do.

River Jupiter (Anticosti Island).

River Salmon do.

Rent per annum to be stated ; payable
in advance.

Leases to run for from one to five years.
Lessees to employ guardians at private
cost.

By order

W. F. WHITCHER,

Commissioner of Fisheries.

Sportsmen’s (goods.

E. HOESMAN,

MANUFACTURER OF

Fine Archery.

to introduce these Scales in all sections of the
country ; and you will find them the very fastest
selling article on the market. Order a few
dozen, and give the business a trial. Some of
our agents sell a gross a week rightalong, which
is good euough wages for anyone. All we ask
is to give them a trial. We oiler you no clap¬
trap, trashy chromos, or receipts, but something
that is good and useful for everybody, and will
stand on its own merits. Our discounts to agents
are very large, which wili enable you to double
your money.

The attention of Novelty Dealers and experts
is called to these scales. Correspondence so¬
licited.

Agents should send in their orders at once, and
get the start. Don’t delay, but order at onoo
These scales wil) sell to nearly every family
Hunters, trappers and sportsmen will buy them-
at Bight, as they are no “ catch-penny ” affair'
and are original and unique in design and con¬
struction. By making these scales a Specialty,
getting them up In large quantities, under
own personal supervision, and only using first-
class material, we are able to sell this article at a
lower price than the Same could be produced by
most manufacturers. These Scales are finished In
heavy nickle plate, and thoroughly tested be¬
fore being sent out, and satisfaction is guaran¬
teed in every particular.

Sample mailed free to any address on receipt
of 50 cts,, or three scales for $1.00.

Circulars free to any address.

All orders should be plainly directed to

CHAS. THOMPSON,

Sole Manufaturcr,

Bridgewater. Conn.

USE THE BOGARDUS PATENT

RouffhGlassBall

and his patent

GLASS BALL TRAP

For Wing practice. They
can he had from all gun

_ gun

dealers. Headquarters
f orGlass Balls and Traps,
A. H. BOGARDUS, No.
158, South Clark street,
Chicago. Send for Price
List. For Traps— HART
& SLOAN, Newark, N.J.

SIMPSON’S NEW POCKET SCALE.

luvtfs, rooi xhuisj opening jrumicauons, hi
rerything in the line of Sportsmen’s Goods.

R. SIMPSON,

132 Nassau Street,
New York.

P.O, Box, 3,207.

tfliscfltanwns

C. B. WILKINSON & CO.,

212 BROADWAY, NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURER OF

MEDALS,

BADGES AND EMBLEMS

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

Special Designs Sent Free

UPON APPLICATION.
Anything1 in the Jewelry Line Made

to Order.

JOHN A. NICHOLS,

SYRACUSE,

NEW YORIL.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

CARD’S

Last Patent Target Thrower,

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

roteeted by two United States Patents and one
in Great Britain.

Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1879.

THE only rotating trap that throws every way ,
or can be made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, or that can be made to throw every way, ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators, ail of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you

fet no balls (unless you wish them) In your face,
ut have rights and lefts , and ail other angles. Send
for circular. Price $10 at factory. N o charge for
bo xln «■.

WILL H. CRUTTENDEN,

General Agent,
Cazenovia, N. Y.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Lock.
Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield, Mass.

Sfaxithmy, (Sts.

Chas. Reiche & Bro.

IMPORTERS and dealers in all kinds op

Birdsand Rare Animals

OC DJUL/AJN IN . .

“ Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting,” the only book

_ j published by a _

ket hunter, can behad at
the above address. Price

toaouncrabysta^^

plated. Only measures 3 inches in length, 1 inch
in diameter. Pronounced by skilled mechanics
to be the best scale e\*er invented.

Sample by mail, post-paid, 50 cents.

On receipt of stamp I will send my 64-page
catalogue, the most complete list ever pubtfshi
— Fishing - - -

ting Tackle, Camping Goods, Shooting

SUITABLE YOU

Zoological Gardens and Menageries,
54Chatham St., third door from N, William.

RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR¬
CHASED.

FOrSale.— Mandarin Ducks, Golden and Silver
Pheasants (China); Spur-winged Geese, Egyptian
Geese (Africa) ; Widgeons, Red Headed Ducks,
Brant Geese (Europe) ; Wood Ducks (America).
CHAS. Reiche, Henry -Reiche,

sep21 New York.

Established 1859.

Taxidermist Supplies.

BIRD SKINS, Bird Stuffers’ Tools, Glass
Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals, etc.
Send stamp for reduced price list

A. J. COUBURN, 31 Boylson St, Boston, Mass.
Paragon Mica for Bird Stands, Rock Work, etc,,
40o. per package by ma a new thing ; test ir
use. IvlOlv

Natural History Store.

Established 1859.

Taxidermists’ and Naturalists’ Supplies.

Send for catalogue containing complete list of
the birds of the United States, with prices for the
mounted birds ; skins and eggs in stock ; also
■i-i,.., yards' eves and taxidermists' suoolies.

mouuieu uii-uo , wuud « csss

Srice list of birds' eyes ana taxidermists supplies.

lave a fine lot of foreign bird skins and good
supply of heads, horns anfiantkrs of^ntmuls.

168 Treraont street, Boston, Mass,

IWiratiottis.

Field, Cover and Trap
Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing instruc¬
tions for glass ball shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at this office. Price $2.

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Culture.

Sixteen Pages Folio.

Price Twopence.

(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Vol. HI. commenced with the number for Jan.
1. under new management. The Gazette is the
only paper in the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free hy post ONE TEAR for 12s. 6d. or
$3.25 in P. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamps
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

copy of the current number and pros¬
pectus can be had (past free) by sending 8
cents In U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, I Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. mard tf

‘THE SETTEE,”

BY LAVERACK.

For sale at this office. Price i

J. Cypress, Jr.’s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Price $5 Toy Mall.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

STANDARD PUBLICATIONS

CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS. By
Charles A. J. Farrar. An amusing account of
a trip made by a party of Boston gentlemen to
the ltangeley Lakes region. 224 pages. 12 lllus-

F^S'S^hSITn^ RANGELEY
LAKES ILLUSTRATED. A complete and re¬
liable guide to Richardson and Raogeley lakes,
Parmachcnee, Dixville Notch and headwaters
of Connecticut, Androscoggin, Magallowav and
Sandy rivers. 388 pages. 40 illustrations. Paper

farrarb’sioosehead lake and the
NORTH MAINE WILDERNESS ILLUSTBA-
TED. A comprehensive and thorough hand¬
book of the Moosehead Lake region and the
sporting resorts of Northern Maine. The tours
Of the Kennebec, Penobscot and St. John

ad.^^ef.^ufeSSI. PPapS

Any* of" the love publications sent by

r F/ais:

Mass.

ptjioefiattwuis.

TROPICAL BIRDS.

^nfslcto, tornishcia^^price Wl* *>“£&

three, s* or a dozen ha^ Btot^colora pre-
Pinellas, Hillsborough Co., Florida.

$5 to $20jrf^i&8^s^r^.

Portland, Me,

FOREST AND STREAM.

1021

Jfyortismeu'si (Seeds.

GOODYEAR’S

Rubber MTg Company,

AND

Goodyear’s India Rubber
Glove M’f’g Co., _

488, 490, 492 B' way, tor. Broeine at.,

AND

305 BROADWAY, ear. FULTON ST.

RUBBER OUTFITS COMPLETE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING.

TROUT1NG PANTS AND LEGO INS A
SPECIALTY. OUR OWN MAKE
AND GUARANTEED.

Rubber Goods of Every Descrip¬
tion.

Send for Illustrated Catalogue,

INDIA RUBBER

BOOTS,

RUBBER GAMP BLANKETS,

Sporting and Camping Outfits,

AND

India Rubber Goods of Every Description

HODCMAN & CO.

Send for Price List.
425I5ROADWAY and 27 MAIDEN LANE,

NEW YORK.

$pert$mcn’js gauttf.

Philadelphia and Savannah Line

FOR FLORIDA.

For through tickets to fern an.

DINA, JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUS¬
TINE, SANFORD, ENTERPRISE and interme¬
diate landings on ST. JOHN'S RIVER and inte¬
rior points in FLORIDA, by steamship to SA¬
VANNAH, and thence by railroad or steamboat,
Apply to WM. L. JAMES, General Agent,
PiiilaAeliMa and Southern Mail S. S. Co.,
Pier 33, South Wharves, Phiia.

“THE FLSime LINE.”

TAKE THE

Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R.

Mackinaw, GrandRupids trad CinemnatiSliort Line
FOK THE

Trout, Grayling, and Black Bass Fisheries,
AND THE

FA MOTT SUMMER RESORTS A2iD LAKES
OF

NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

The waters of the

Grand Traverse Region

and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed,

If equaled, in the abundance and great variety or
fish contained.

BROOK TltOUT abound in the streams, and
the famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found
Only in those waters.

The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends SepLl.

The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends

Nov. 1.

BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MTTSCA-
LONGB, also abound in large numbers in the
many lakes and lakelets of this territory.

The sportsman can readily send trophies of his
Skill to bis friends or “ club ” at home, as ice for
packing fish eon be had at many points.

TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The sce¬
nery o t the North Woods and Lakes is very beau¬
tiful ; the air is pure, dry and bracing. The cli¬
mate is peculiarly benelicial to those suffering
with

Hay Fever and Asfluna Affections.

The hotel accommodations are good, far sur¬
passing the average in countries new enough to
afford the finest of fishiDg.

During the season Round Trip Excursion Tick¬
ets will oe sold at low rates, and attractive train
facilities offered to Tourists and Sportsmen.

Dogs, Guds and Fishing Tackle Carried Free at
owner’s risk.

It is our aim to make sportsmen feel il at home M
on this route. For Tourist’s Guide (an attractive
Illustrated book of 80 pages), containing full in¬
formation and accurate maps of the Fishing
Grounds and Time Cards, address A. B. LEET.

Ger. Pass, A gent. Grand lianids. Mich.

Old Dominion Line.

upHE STEAMERS of this Line reach
JL some of the finest waterfowl and upland
shooting sections in the country. Connecting di¬
rect for Chlncoteague, Cobb’s Island, and points
on the Peninsula. City Point, James' River, Cur¬
rituck, Florida and the mountainous country of
Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steamers sail
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lewes, Del.,
Monday and Thursday, at 2 v.M. Full inform¬
ation given at olhee, 197 Greenwich Street, New
York. eep38 N

^iwdsmcu'js Routes!.

St. Louis, Minneapolis

ST. PAUL SHORT LINE.

Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
between St. Louis, Minneapolis
and St, Paul.

Burlington, C. Rapids & Northern
Railway.

QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST!

way dally, be-
l Minneapolis,
dWi

_ , _ _ _ _ _ efini _

hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese,
Ducks, Pinnated and Raffed Grouse and Quail.
Sportsmen and their dogs taken good careof. Re¬
duced rates on parties of ten or more upon appli¬
cation to Gen’l Ticket Office, Cedar-Rapids,

C. J. IVES,

E. F. Winslow, Gen’l Passenger Agent.

General Manager. tf

TO SPORTSMEN:

The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,

Respectfully invite attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

TROUTTNG _ _ _ _

Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
FROM ALL I MPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dif¬
ficulties and dangersof reshlproent, while the ex¬
cellent cars which run over the smooth steel
tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED
Without failure or injury.

THE LINES OE

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

also reach the best localities for

GTOTIHG AND FISHING

in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION
TICKETS are sold at the offices of the Company in
all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED¬
FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and
other well-known centers for
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and StiU
Hunting.

Also, to

TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN, CAPE MAY,
SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST
renowned tor SALT WATER SPORT AFTER
FIN AND FEATHER.

L. P. FARMER, Genl Pass. Agent.
Frank Thomson, Gen’l Manager. febll-tf

^pottsmfn’si goutesL

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.

The Route of the Sportsman and Angler to
the Best Hunting and Fishing
Grounds of Virginia and
West Virginia,

Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vir¬
ginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,
Alleghany Mountains, Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and Kanawha Valley, and including in
their varieties of game and hsh, deer, hear, wfld
turkeys, wild duck, grouse, quail, snipe, wook-
cock, mountain trout, bass, pike, pickerel, etc.

Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each
sportsman carried free.

The Route of the Tourist,

through the most beautiful and picturesque see-
nery of the Virginia Mountains to their most fa¬
mous watering places and summer resorts,

The Only Route via White Sul¬
phur Springs.

Railroad connections at Cincinpati, with the
West, Northwest and Southwest; at Gordonsville
with the North andNortheast; and at Richmond
and Charlottevillc with the South. All modern
improvements in equipment.

CONWAY R. HOWARD,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
saty ly . Richmond V

LONG ISLAND

RAILROAD.

June 15, 1819.

up RAT NS WILL leave Hunter’s Point,
JL Bushwick and Flatbusb aves., cor. Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn :

8 30 Greenpeint and Sag Harbor Mail.

8 00 Patchogue, Babylon and Rockaway Mail.

10 00 Port Jefferson and wav.

11 00 Babylon, Merrick, Rockaway and way.
P.M.

3 30 Garden City, Northport, Glen Cove, etc.
1 00 Greenport, Sag Harbor Express (Garden

City).

4 30 Babylon Express— Wall St. to Babylon, 1
hour and 20 minutes. Patchogue.

t 30 Port Jefferson and way.

5 00 Babylon and way.

5 30 Locust Valley, Glen Cove and way.

6 00 Patchogue Accommodation.

8 30 Northport, Glen Cove.

1 00 Merrick Accommodation.

SUNDAYS^

u. B OO Greenport, Sag Harbor, Port J efferson.

9 00 Garden City, Hempstead, Port Jefferson
and way.

New Haven, Hartford, Springfield and
the North.

The new and elegant steamer C. H. NORTHAM
leaves Pier No. 25, East River, daily (Sundays ex¬
cepted), at 3 P.M. Passengers go North and East
at 11 p.m.

NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New
York at 11 p.m., arriving in New Haven in time
for the early morning trains.

Merchandise forwarded by dail y ExpressFreigh t
train from New Haven through to Massachusetts,
Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern
New York and Canada. Apply at Office en Pier
or to RICHARD PECK, Gen'l Agt.

To Hunting and Fishing Parties.

The Pullman Car Company

IS PREPARED TO CHARTER THE
nqw cars “ DavyCrocket” and “Izaak Walton,”
which are fitted up with dining room and kitch¬
en, sleeping apartments, lavatories, etc., also pro¬
vided with racks and closets for guns and fishing
tackle, and kennels for dogs.

Diagrams, rates and other desired information
furnished on application to Gen’l Supt. P. P. C.
Co., Chicago. je26 Sums.

PiSMUauftni!? gulortisifmcutss.

MANUFACTURER OF

Fine Silk and Felt

Hats

KNAPP & YANNOSTRAND,

POULTRY AND GAMP,

Nos. 389 & 290 Washington Market, N. Y.

F. Julius Kaldenberg,

MANUFACTURER OF

MEERSCHAUM PIPES,
CIGAR HOLDERS, Etc.
Also, AMBER & IVORY
GOODS of every de-
Speription, of which I
have a large and elegant
assortment on band.
ARTISTIC CARVING a
specialty.

Portraits of Men and favorite Animals carved
to order, and executed in the highest style of the
art.

Repairing done in the best manner.

Send stamp for Illustrated Prioe List to P. O.
Box 91, New York.

by the International Jury.

Factory and Salesroom— 125 Fulton Street,
i Branch Stores— N o. 6 A stor House, Broadway:
71 Nassau.comer John Street, NewYork.

a week. $12 a day at home easily made,
i (M * Costly outfit tree. Address TRUE Sc CO.,
Augusta, Maine.

hotels uiul^csmls for fpotlsmett.

Bromfield House, Boston.

EUROPEAN PLAN.

MESSENGER, Proprietor.

DAVIS HOUSE,

Weldon. N. C*

J. R. DAYIS Proprietor,

Always twenty minutes for Dinner.

THIS HOTEL has been oponed by Col.

J. R. Davis, long and favorably known ao
the proprietor of the Purcell House, Wilming¬
ton, N. C. The Hotel has been entirely and.
thoroughly renovated throughout. The rooms
are elegantly furnished with black walnut mar¬
ble-top furniture and hair mattrasses. Travellers
and invalids coming South will now find this s.
comfortable resting place, (a long-felt want sup¬
plied). G nests will receive every attention and
Comfort, elegant table and attentive servants.
This is the Dinner House coming South or going
North. The best Hotel of its kind on the routs-
to Florida. Rates— $2.00 and $2.50 per day.

Gulf Hammock House, Florida,

On the hanks of the Wekiva River,

[S now open to receive guests. Fine hunting
_L and fishing, unsurpassed in this country, and
the climate is all that can he asked for. We only
ask a visit to be convinced that this is the place
for sportsmen. Board reasonable ; $2 per day,
$12 per week, or $40 per month.

Mrs. C. B. WINGATE,

Otter Creek, Levy Co., Fla.

For reference we refer to Dr. C. J. Kenworthy
and W. C. Pitman, dealer in guns and sporting
imnlements. Jacksonville, Fla.

For Good Fall Shooting

-GO TO THE-

BAY VIEW HOUSE,

At Shinnecoclc Bay,

Where you will find
PLENTY OF BIRDS,

GOOD GUIDES,

COMPLETE OUTFIT of DECOYS;
BATTERIES, etc.

As well sb good accommodations and a sub¬
stantial bill of fare.

Take Long Island Eailroadfor Good
Ground station.

M. WILLIAMS, Prop’r.

Wild Fowl Shooting.

BY a PRACTICAL GUNNER and an old

bay man. Has always on hand the best of
boats, batteries, etc., with the largest rig of train¬
ed wild-geese decoys on the coast. The best
ground in the vicinity of New York for hay snine
shooting of ail varieties. Special attention give®
by himself to his guests, and satisfaction gouran-
tced. Address WM. N. LANE. Good Ground, L. I.
Nov8 tf .

PiSccUatiftnis.

WARNER'S

Warner’* Safe Pills are an immedinte
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diseases to cause a free and regular action of
the Bowels. The best antidote for all Mala¬
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Warner* s Safe Nervine quickly gives
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- -work, mental shocks, and other causes.

‘ It relieves the pains of
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Nervines.

Bottles of two sizes ;
prices, 50 eta. and gt.

CC7* W ARNKIPS Safe
Remedies are #»ol<l by
Druc«i*tr» A Dealer# In
Medici no everywhere,

H.H. Warner&Co.

Proprietors,
ROCHESTER, N. Y.

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K^Oarffs, name in Gold and Jet, 10o., Clinton
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1022

FOREST AND STREAM,

Ammunition, <£tr.

ORANGE SPORTING

POWDER.

Orange Liahlninq.
Oranae Ducking.

Orange Rifle.

Creedmoor.

ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS.

Send postal card for ILLUSTRATED PAM¬
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GUNPOWDER.

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Roa. 1 (coarse) to 4 (fine), unequaled in strength,
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Ball and Pigeon Snooting.

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Nog. 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong,
and clean : great penetration ; adapted for Glass
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DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE,

A quick, strong, and clean Powder, of very fine
gram for pistol shooting.

DUPONT'S RIFLE, FG, “ SEA SHOOTING,”
FFG and FFFG. The FG for long range rifle
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^Government standard. Powder manufactured
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the U. S. Represented by

F. L. KNEELAND, 70 Wall Street, N. T.

N. B.— Use none but DUPONT'S FG or FFG
Powder for long range rifle shooting.

MANUFACTURERS OF

GUNPOWDER.

Hazard’s “Electric Powder.”

Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point
of strength and cleanliness. Packed in square
canisters of 1 lb. only.

Hazard's “American Sporting.”

.Nos. 1 (tine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and
S lb. kegs. A line grain, quick and clean, lorup-
i4od prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot guns.
Hazard's “Duck Shooting.”

; (fine' to 5 (coarse). Ini and 5 lb. canisters
and 81 and 13) lb. lccgs. Burns slowly and very
clefin, shooting remarkably close and with great
penetrat ion. For field, forest, or water shooting,
ft ranks any other brand, and it is equally ser-
frw m ii -riX p* nr hmnnh-lnflfifvrR.

It raulta nay uiutfi uumu, turn il cqt

viceablo for muzzle or breech-loaders.

Hazard’s “ Kentucky Rifle.”

FFFG, FFG, and “ Sea Shooting " FG in kegs of
25, 12), and 0i lbs. and eans ol’ 5 lbs. FFFG is also
packed in 1 and i lb. canisters. Burns strong and
moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands
for ordinary sporting, and the “ Sea Shooting '
FG is the standard Bale Powder of the country.

Superior Milling anil Blasting Ponder.

•GOVERNMENT CANNON :t!i(l M JJgKHVT POW-
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OF ANY REQUEUED GRAIN OR PKOOt,
MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.

The above can hehad of dealers, or of the Com¬
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BROWN'S PATENT

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Cleaner

- In market.

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Jnresnpt attention, JirsTclaaeWorknianship
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for strength, accuracy, cleanliness, and gives little smoke, recoil, or noise. It is
absolutely safer than gunpowder, as it cannot explode when not confined, and does not
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all the leading shots, use DITTMAR POWDER in their matches. Our cnauenge
to shoot a long range rifle match, as published in our circulars, was never accepted,
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We send sales and check for net amount immediately after sale. Stencils and Price

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Ammunition, ffitc.

Tatharn & Bro’s,

NEW YORK.

MANUFACTURERS OF

“CHILLED”

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^JROPSHOT.S

>

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>

BLUE T.AftTCT,,

Compressed Buck Shot.

First Premium Centennial Exhibition. Report
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Founded July 4, 1803.

SPARKS’

American Chilled Shot.

Rivaling the English and All Others.

THOMAS W. SPARKS, Manotactureb.
Office, No. 131 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Eaton’s Rust Preventer.

For guns, cutlery, and surgi-

cal Instruments. Safe to handle, WILL NOT
3 UM, and will keep in any climate. Sportsmen
everywhere in the United States pronounce Itthe
best gun oil in the market. Judge Holmes, of
Bay City, Mieh., writes : “ It is the best prepara-
tion I have found in thirty-five years of active

e of g

and frequent u - - -

The trade supplied by solo manufacturer, GEO.
B. EATON, 540 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City
Heights, N. J.

Sold by principal New York dealers, and by Wm.

and, O. : Trimble & Kleibaeker, Baltimore, Md.;
Croplev & Sons, Georgetown, D. C. ; Jos. C. Grubb
Sc Co., Philadelphia.

CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL.

It 1. hnpoMlbl. to remain long .ick when Hop Bitten are metl, to perfect are they In their operation. For Weakneer and General PehlUty, and ns a preventive and core for Fever and Ague, nothing ctpntla ft

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DR. T. FELIX GOURAUD’3

Oriental Cream, or Magical
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TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

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Removes Tan,
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blemish on
beauty. It has
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of thirty years,
and is so harm¬
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the prepara¬
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made. Accept
no counterfeit
of similar name
The distingu¬
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_ _ Sayre, said mu

lady of the haul ton (a patient “ As yon lames
will use them, 1 recommend ‘Oouraud s Cream

VJ HI UtSty U Willy A I GVVnunVIM GUiktiw* ,, , , I I

the least harmful Of ad the Shin preparations. At-
so Poudre Subtile removes superfluous hair with¬
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Goods Dealers throughout the United States,
Canadas and Europe.

GLASS BALLS, TRAPS, GUNS, ETC

r PRAPS from $2 to $12, Balls at 90 cents

J- *per 100.**Gnn^cheapT Catalogues free. Ad-
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References.

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Annapolis.

a week in your own town. Terms and $5
- outfit free. Address H. HALLET& CO.,
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THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN'S JOURNAL.

[Entered According- to Act of Congress, in the year 18T9, by the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, In the Office of the Librarian of CongreBB, at Washington.]

NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1880.

ffte J Vast § ranch off the jjgenobscot.

TWO HUNDRED JULES THROUGH MAINE IN A CANVAS CANOE.
THIRD PAPER.

AT 6:80 A.M., August 30th, our camp was alive with
preparations for the long anticipated run down
Webster River, ten miles to the East Branch of the Pen¬
obscot River, and, as it afterwards proved, was the most
exciting day’s experience of the two hundred mile tom-.
Blankets, overcoats, and tent, were rolled closer than
usual, and leather thongs five feet in length (some three
dozen of which I had brought with me) were tied about
them and safely crowded into the bottom of the long rub¬
ber bags, Covers to the various provision boxes, and
pails were secured with straps and ropes, and every part
of the camp kit made to occupy as little room as possible
in the four canoes. Rubber leggings and wading shoes
were put on and all unnecessary wearing apparel wrapped
in rubber blankets and tied to the boats, that nothing
might incommode the free use of our arms in the passage
of the fall3 and cascades of the stream. The stretcher of
our canvas boat was fastened to the wooden knees more
tightly with thongs that no possible chance of accident
might occur, while the pieces of extra canvas for patch¬
ing the canoe, with their accompanying needles, wax,
and water-proofing, were tied in a convenient place in
the bow, and before we had completed the day's adven¬
tures we found them of great service.

Webster Stream is about sixty feet wide, and ih its
course from the lake of the same name to Grand Palls
(two miles above its mouth) descends one hundred and
ten feet, while the falls, including the rolling dam and
cataract below, make the entire "distance to the East
Branch of the Penobscot not far short of one hundred
and seventy feet. The stream issues from the lake with
little force, being clogged by a mass of logs, the remnants
of various “ booms." As it passes downward in its course,
heavy walls of rocks crowned by tall pines arise on all
Bides! often darkening the waters and producing a canon¬
like appearance of the surroundings. The course of the
river is over immense boulders and ledges, often unob¬
servable just beneath the surface, while others in sight
stand like sentinels in the middle of the stream disputing
one's passage. The flow is repeatedly marked by beauti¬
ful falls and rapids, not high, but crowded together in
narrow parts which give greater expression and grandeur
to the water, presenting at various points the most re¬
markable scenery in this section. Cascade succeeds cas¬
cade, ending often in an abrupt pitch of three to five feet,
and at their base are dark boiling pools flecked with
snowy foam.

The river has not great depth of water ateany time,
three to five feet on the average, but we were fortunate
in the extra supply of the last weeks’ rain, which, although
it prevented many “ carries,” also increased in volume
and force of water to that extent that made canoeing haz¬
ardous and filled our path with greater dangers. The
ladened birch canoes had passed ns down the river, when
the Quartermaster and writer, buckling their belts tighter
about them, stepped lightly into the canvas canoe and
swung out into the impetuous river with feelings similar
to what might be expected in one entering a battle. Mv
friend at the stem held a trusty paddle, whose strength
had more than once been tried, while the writer in a de¬
votional attitude on a rubber blanket at the bow, held a
long “setting pole” ready for duty at a moment’s
notice.

In half the time I have narrated the above, we were
among the furious rapids, battling with their difficulties
and shouting to each other above the roar of the waters
how best to circumvent them.

The sun unfortunately shone the greater part of the
time in our faces, which produced a glimmer on the water,
often preventing the discovery of Bunken rocks. At one
time, while dashing down a cascade, we mounted such a
boulder, and swinging around leaped a five-foot fall, stern
first, much to our peril. Again with mighty force we
were hurled close to the rocky shore, which only a des¬
perate use of the paddle prevented our striking. At times
we were obliged to hold the canoe in the middle of the
stream by the long “ setting poles” firmly planted in the
bottom, while we made our decision regarding the better
of two channels — dangers of which there was little
choice. Then on we wen t through the rush of waters,
our “setting poles" keeping time with our eyes, noting
the sunken rocks by the waters’ upheaval, avoiding this
sha rp ledge, or thau rough boulder, or swinging into the
foam of another, as we shot swiftly by. Often with ease
we I'hought to pass a distant rock,' but mistaking the

velocity of the water, doubled it by a hair’s breadth.
One fall o.ver -which the guides had led their canoes, we
amateurs passed in the canvas canoe, the water falling in
spray about us, but the cheer for our bravery, with which
we were greeted at its base, paid us well for the risk in¬
curred. At “Pine Knoll” we were obliged to let our ca¬
noes over the falls by long ropes from the cliffs above,
and at another, soon after, two of the guides, Weller and
Morris, passed safely in our canvas boat, on account of its
slight draft of water, although they carried the birch ca¬
noes around.

So we continued our rapid progress down the stream,
running most of the falls, our boat conforming to each
situation, and almost seeming a part Of us and taking
an interest in our exploits. At noon we stopped for an
hour’s rest and lunch on the right bank of the stream,
and while disposing of hard-tack, canned corned beef and
coffee, our Artist plied his profession and then on we
went through other perils.

It was fearfully fascinating, as our four canoes follow¬
ing each other’s lead dashed onward through dangers
which one could hardly anticipate before they were
passed, only to be repeated and repeated at every mile of
the stream. But the stimulant to one’s feelings gave
strength and courage and even recklessness, which in the
wild surroundings made one feel as if no danger was too
great to dare. An hour after our tarry for lunch we en¬
tered the deep and narrow chasm of swift, dark water
above Grand Falls, and swinging our canoes into an eddy
on the left, under the shadows of a great rock (some five
hundred feet high) ve stepped out on the shore, having
completed the excitements of a half day that many years
will fail to erase. Our canoes had suffered less than we
had anticipated.

A sharp rock had left its mark on Bowley’s birch,
which the application of rosin and grease rectified.
The bottom of the canvas boat had two small cuts about
midships, so the use of needle and thread soon became
necessary, the Quartermaster and Compagnon du voyage
choosing for their modus operandi different sides of the
canoe, putting the needle back and forth with iron
pliers. A few moments’ rest, and while the guides were
“ sacking" the camp kit across “Indian Carry,” three-
quarters of a mile to the East Branch (at right angles with
Webster Stream), we gathered up the Artist’s camera and
lates, and pushed forward to examine the picturesque
eauties of Grand Falls, and catch all we could while the
light lasted.

Grand Falls is from forty to fifty feet high, seventy-five
feet wide, surrounded on all sides for half a mUe by
ledges of Iron-colored rocks, of nearly the same height,
which decrease in altitude as they near the Penobscot
River below. From a point beneath the scene is grand in
its sombre magnificence, as the swift torrent, striking
midway upon a projecting ledge in the centre of the fall,
rebounds in foam flakes, which after the momentary in¬
terruption continues to fall into the dark whirlpool of
water below. We place the tripod on a prominent ledge,
and mounting the camera, our Artist prepares the plates
in his mysterious cloth-covered box or “dark room,”
while we further exclude the light by covering him with
our rubber blankets. But the mist and spray blind us,
and we are obliged to gather up the camera, and retreat
to another ledge, before we can operate.

The water, ef a dark reddish hue — in strong contrast
with the snowy foam — circles around and around in the
eddies, kissing the roelcs on all sides in its whirl, and amid
the roar of the fall goes dashing on for about four hun-
dred feet, and then plunges over a “rolling dam” on its
way to the Penobscot, making canoeing the balance of
the distance on this river impossible. The light from
above reflecting on the cliff above the falls, glancing with
rich beauty on rock and cascade, the fantastic growth of
trees on every ledge, make up a fascinating charm that
each succeeding picture varies in detail, but which per¬
tain with almost equal force to every part of the entire
chasm. While our Artist was at work we busied our¬
selves gathering the luscious blue and black berries and
scarlet wintergreen berries, which grew in profusion
around us. They were of great size, the average blue¬
berry being an inch, and the wintergreen berries an inch
and a half in circumference, measurement being taken
at the time on the spot. After filling a three-quart pail
with berries we divided the Artist’s “kit” among us,
found the “ carry,” and pressed on to camp, to which
place our guides had preceded us with tent and canoes.
Supper ended, we again sought the river’s bank, a mile
below the falls at ajilace called “ the Arches,” where, in
the radiance of a gorgeous sunset, again drank to our fill
of this picturesque locality. Words fail to describe the
beauties of this scene, with which even the guides, slow
to recognize the attractiveness of nature, were enrap¬
tured. Around the big camp-fire that night each narrated
his individual experience of the day’s adventures and the
hair-breath escapes in running the rapids.

“But,"saysBowley, the guide, “ you should accompany
the lumbermen ' on the drive ’ and see the perils they run
while starting- a ‘ jam ' on these rivers. Often the logs
are piled one upon another, until it seems that nothing
but an avalanche would start them, But one log is loos¬

ened, and then another and another, and in a moment
the whole mass goes sweeping down stream with terrific
force, and woe betide the un lucky ‘ driver ’ in its path.”

From the first of the trip to this moment, the guides
had failed to praise the working of the canvas canoe, as
it came in competition with their birch barks. But this
day’s trial proved beyond question its qualities, and
wrung from them an acknowledgment they were not
slow to utter. “It was fun to watch you gentlemen,”
says Morris to the Quartermaster and myst-lf (as we sat
drying ourselves before the fire). “You came over the
‘ rips ’ like a perfect duck ; I don’t believe you could
drown the craft if you tried ; ” while the French Cana¬
dian, Weller, taking the pipe from his mouth, ejaculated,
‘ ‘ Ma fois ! she goes over the falls like a chain over a log.”

On Thursday, August 21st, we wet our canoes for the
first time in the East Branch of the Penobscot River,
although from Chamberlain Lake to this point it iB strictly
a part of the same stream under different names. The
river at this spot is only about fifteen feet wide, very
deep, with long meadow grass lapping and fringing its
border, and flowing with the rapidity of a mill course,
each bubble as it shot by seeming to have an individu¬
ality of purpose, which to the writer was very amusing.
Hardly had we dropped into our accustomed positions m
the canoes before we were swept away from the bank,
past the tall alders, and darted with lightning speed
down the river, a mile and a half and out on to the placid
MatagamonsiB Lake. This was one of the loveliest bodies
of water on our course, dotted with small islands and
far reaching points of shore, the tall Norway pines form¬
ing a wall of beauty on either side. The lake is about
one mile wide and four long, and the spruce-covered
tops of Sourdnahunk Mountains to the southwest are re*
fleeted in its mirror-like surface. Prom the top of a bold
crag at its foot we stopped for a sketch of the lake and
then passed downward through the sluggish stream of
three miles which connects it withMatagamon, or Grand
Lake.

To the left or east of this stream, and half way between
these lakes, is another lake about two miles in extent,
which we fail to find noticed on any map we have seen,
and lies in close proximity to Hay Creek, out is not what
is termed in this section “ alogam” Half a mile from this
lake the stream passes underja foot bridge which leads to
Trout Brook Farm, on Trout Brook Stream, the first log¬
gers’ camp since leaving Chamberlain Farm, a distance of
over seventy-five miles. This farm, owned by E. S. Coe,
Esq., of Bangor, consists of four houses, built close to¬
gether, and eight or ten barns, with about four hundred
acres of cleared land, through which flows the swift run¬
ning Trout Brook. Half a dozen batteaux lay turned
over on the grass, bounteous crops of oats and potatoes
were ripening in the fields, while the industrious chicken
(evidence of civilization) was picking about the doors.
The house where our party dined was occupied by a man
and his wife and one small boy. The rooms to this house
were low and smoky, like all the rest we had seen, with
the big iron box stove in the centre ; the only change from
the usual wall decoration was perceived in an advertise¬
ment of Pinafore opera music, which, pasted beside the
other illustrations, made ns feel quite homesick.

After dinner at the house our party bade our new found
friends adieu, and paddled down the thoroughfare into
Grand, or Matagamon Lake, which is about one third
larger than Lake Matagaraonsis, and we went into camp
on the right bank, at its foot, near another old dam.

The eastern shore of this lake (the largest body of water
on our course since leaving Chamberlain Lake) is not es¬
pecially attractive to the Artist, being low and covered
with meadow grass. But the western is decidedly pic¬
turesque, being bold and rocky, which, climbing from
elevation to elevation, finally culminates in the precipi¬
tous and ragged peaks of Matagamon Mountain, towering
above one’s head to the height of six hundred feet, ana
is almost divested of foilage. We halted but one night
on this lake, but were well rewarded by the number and
size of the fine trout captured, adding also to our creel a
salmon. Thomas Sedgwick Steele.

(To be Concluded.)

NOTES FROM NORTHERN TEXAS.

THE place from which I write this sits on the north¬
ern edge of Texas, four miles from the beautiful
Indian Territory. It is the southern terminus of M. K.
& T. Railroad, and the northern terminus of the Texas
Central. Seven years ago the place where it stands was
a cotton field ; now it is a bright, sparkling little city of
seven or eight thousand people. The old gentleman who
owned the cotton plantation has retired to enjoy his
otium cum dignitate and to wonder at the sudden strokes
with which Fortune sometimes — very rarely — hits a fel¬
low, Ho owns but a little part of this plantation now ;
he sold it off by the foot instead of the acre ; but what
little of it he has left to him returns him a far bigger in¬
come, in the shape of rents for stores and residences, than
it brought him when cultivated in cotton. He lives hap¬
pily ; thinks the Almighty never created such a place as

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Denison, and grows -visibly more fleshy continually. I
loro to meet with these old tellows to whom Fortune has
been extraordinarily kind. They appear to loro others
almost as much as themselves; are filled with a very
pleasing and sweet bon-liommie. It might hare been dif¬
ferent witlr those who have incurred groat fortune after
living a hard life : such it might puff up to great pride
and general beastliness. But when Fortune strikes an
unsophisticated old farmer in this war it makes him all
loveliness and sweetness. It makes the old fellow feel
good all over. His smiles are sweeter than those of a
cape jessamine.

The residences here please me very much. None of
them are ambitious or costly, yet they are constructed
with so much neatness that they have a very pleasing
effect. To look at the houses in which these people
dwell makes me think that they are prosperous and well
raised. The finest st ructure in the city — it cost $40,000 —
is the school-house. Commend me to a people who make
education their chiefest ornament. The business part
of the town is not so striking : nice two-story bricks
sandwiched between wooden shanties. But it is always
thus in new towns that spring up along railroads. After
a while some good conflagration will take away these old
shanties and then Denison null be pretty all over.

The point that strikes mo very strongly here is this : It
is the best point in Texas for the establishment of manu¬
factures. Oak wood is only $3 a cord at retail, and in
large litis might doubtless be had at much less. Coal is
delivered Cl •'?!. 15 per ton, and by the hundred tons it
doubtless could be had at $2. The McAllister coal fields
are only ninety miles away, and I am told that it is put
on the cars there with a handsome profit at $1.35 per ton.
There is no other place in Texas where fuel is so cheap.
There is no running stream, but then Red River is only
four miles away, whose water might be utilized, and ar¬
tesian wells might easily bo had. It is a very fine cotton
country about here. They never fail in that crop ; the
caterpillar never comos here. And also on the “Black
Waxy ” prairies it is fine for wheat. Thirty to thirty-five
bushels to the acre is by no means an uncommon crop
hereabout. This year however, their wheat was cut
short ‘by the [great drought— the first they have had in
fifteen years. They have no manufactures here now
except one flouring mill, and a huge cotton compress, if
that may be called a factory. Here is a fine chance for
the profitable investment of Yankee capital,
j; Sunday, instead of going to church, Mr. T. V, Munson
and myself walked all day on the hills and along the
creeks ’in this vicinity, studying the geology. The lowest
beds t find here are filled with ammonites, corals, sea
urchins, pietens, costatos, and an immense oyster which
did not seem to be gregarious. These fossils are imbedded
in a good limestone. Great masses of this stone seem to
be composed almost entirely of ammonites, some of
them from two to three feet in diameter. I never saw a
region where ammonites wero so superabundant. The
old seas here were literally crowded with them. Next
above the ammonite bed comes a deposit of dark clay,
filled with crystals of sulphate of lime, and containing
many nodule’s, enclosing what appears to be the fruit of
nut-bearing trees. This deposit also contains a few mi¬
nute shells, which as far as I could judge are fresh-water.
Above this comes a thickness of a few feet composed of
grvpheas, ostna lava and a few small ammonites. With
jliis deposit the ammonites disappeared from the world,
and the few that then existed were small and feeble in¬
deed, compared with the monsters that preceded them.
These grypliea beds are not well consolidated and you
can rake up the shells by the car load in a very little
altered condition. Above the grypheas comes a bed
wholly composed of little ostna whose name I do not
know. This bed is not at all consolidated and is only a
foot or two in thickness. It closed the Cretacious epoch.
Above tills comes a hard stone of the Tertiary age— a
limestone, very hard and malting an excellent building
stone. It has few fossils, and these so hard to get at that
I am not able to identify them. I found in the gryphea
beds a beautiful piece of fossil siggillaria. It was im¬
bedded with the grypheas. Tins seemed to me strange,
but I could not well be mistaken. This and some other
things that I have noticed in Texas geology makes me
think that the cretacious and carboniferous deposits of
Texas are much closer of kin than those elsewhere — in
fact, that the carboniferous projected many of its forms
and characteristics into the cretacious. But it is possible
that this piece of siggillaria, might have been drifted in a
fossil state into the gryphea beds ; for the carboniferous
is distinct only about 40 miles above here.

Mr. Munson, who accompanied me on this tramp, is a
nurseryman of Denison, and a Michigander. He says
there is no country like this for fruits and grapes, and
blesses his stars that ever he came to Texas. If any
Northern man would like to get the honest convictions of
a Northern man in regard to this country and its capaci¬
ties I would recommend him to write to Mr. Munson.

There is game in great abundance here, particularly
just across the river in the “ beautiful Indian Territory,”
where there iB probably not one human being to ten
square miles of territory. The game is deer, turkeys,
geese, ducks, swans, squirrels, quail and almost every¬
thing else you can tlrnk of. The sportsman can get liis
fill here. Hence I “ go West young, man;” and if these
presents be good there will be more coming.

Denison, Texas, Jan., 1880, N. A. T.

Cat Bird Eating a Snake. — A correspondent who
writes to us from Germantown, Pa., over the signature
L. D. S., sends us the following curious note of his per¬
sonal observation. He says : —

I send you an account of a young cat bird swallowing
a snake, or rather trying to clo so. Back of our house
there is a clump of blackberry bushes, and in these bushes
a cat bird bad been in the habit of building her nest for
several years past. One day in June, 1877. 1 heard the
cat bird making a great row, and saw her flying about
her nest in great distress over something. I went up to
the nest and discovered that one of the little cat birds,
which hardly had its eyes open, had swallowed a garter
snake about ten inches long. Fully six inches of the
snake protruded from the birds mouth, and the poor bird
was una ble to get it up or down. It was almost dead,
and it seemed very glad to be relieved of its dinner, This
is the first time I ever knew cat birds to eat snakes.

§istorg.

Minnesota Birds. — We acknowledge with thanks the
receipt of a copy of Messrs. Roberts and Benner’s inter¬
esting list of the summer birds of Grant and Traverse
Coimties, Minn., to which we recently referred in our
notice of the January Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithologi¬
cal Club.

Taking Plaster Casts op Specimens.— No description
of the process* of making plaster casts has ever been
published. The general method, which of course is
varied by the ingenuity of the workman in almost every
case in which it is applied, is as follows : — The fish, or
other object, is placed upon a smooth table, a surface of
glass or stone being preferred ; and is propped up in a
natural position with masses of modeler’s clay. If the
object is smooth and with regular outlines the mold may
usually be made in a single piece ; but if it be irregular in
shape like a snake, it is necessary to arrange for a sectional
mold, which is made by means known to every modeler.
To make the mold, whether it be a single mold or piece
mold, the object is covered with a thick solution of plas¬
ter of paris in water, a small proportion of glue being
sometimes added to cause the plaster to set with greater
firmness. The plaster being set, the object is withdrawn,
leaving a mold. This mold is then coated with shellac
dissolved in alcohol ; and into the cavity of the mold a
solution of plaster is poured in such a way as to form a
coating over the whole interior of the mold from, an
eighth to a fourth of an inch. As soon as this is dried,
other layers are made until a. deposit of an inch or more
is placed over the entire inner surface of the mold. After
the plaster has become sufficiently hard the mold is chis¬
eled away, leaving an exact fac-simile of the object. To
facilitate this process of chiseling, the first layer of plas¬
ter poured into the mold is often tinted, so that the chis-
eler runs no risk of cutting into the cast. The cast is now
complete and ready for mounting and painting, It may
be mounted upon a board by means of screws, or may be
set into a bed of plaster which is tinted to any color
which may be desired for a background, and framed in
wood. The object itself (i. e.,the cast), is sized with a
solution of glue and is then ready for painting. This is
done in oil colors, either frotn a sketch prepared from the
fresh specimen, or from the specimen itself if this retains
its color sufficiently to be serviceable. Glass eyes are
often inserted, since it is difficult to obtain 'the desired
brilliancy by paint. To make the plaster casts is quite as
much an art as to paint or embroider well, and cab only
be properly learned through the instruction of an expert.

The Pileated Woodpecker In Canada.— The pilea-
ted woodpecker, perhaps better known as the “ black
cock,” and by some the “wood cock," is by no means
a rare bird in' Canada, although it is never seen very close
to towns or cities. It is a tolerably common species in
the heavily timbered sections along the rivers Made-
waska, Bonnechere, and upper portion of the Ottawa
River in Ontario, and is abundant throughout the Gate-
man and du Lievres River districts in Ottawa County,
Quebec. In each of these regions the birds are resident
and nest, but are more observed and met with during the
winter months, as they do not'sojmuch confine themselves
to the denser forests. They are often metjboth at'Montreal
and Quebec in winter and are exposed for sale in the mar¬
kets. I have obtained a number of fine specimens thus
exposed for sale. In skinning these woodpeckers, con¬
siderable difficulty is experienced in passing the skin of
the neck over the skull, as this last is unusually large, and
most taxidermists are obliged to make an Incision in the
neck ere the skull can be bored and the brain extracted.
This woodpecker possesses great power in neck muscle,
and on a still day its rappings and chopping may be heard
a very long way off ; but tlus, of course, depends very
much upon the nature of the tree it is working at, and
whether this is hollow or solid. Henry G. Vennor.

Montreal, Jan. 3d.

Food op Alligators. — Houston, Texas, Dee. 8th. —
In volume XIII, No. 18, of Forest and Stream, “Wan¬
derer” sayB in his alligator notes: — “jThey will eat any¬
thing that haB life and flesh, except a snake.” Now my
my experience based on frequent observation is : they
will eat anything that is flesh, snakes not excepted.

Roaming along the coast of Texas, along the Red River.
Sabine, Trinity and other streams full of alligators, and
last year during a three months’ stay in the marsh lands
on Vermilion Bay of Louisiana, I saw them swallow re¬
peatedly, with the same appetite, fishes, fowls, pieces of
raw and cooked meat, crabs, bivalves, gray water snakes
(Hydra), and the poisonous mocassin IToxieqphis piseiv-
orus), etc., etc. Further, Sir. E.F. Schmidt, in Houston,
Texas, has an aquarium and vivarium in one of the show
windows of his drug store, in which, besides fishes, tur¬
tles and homed frogs, were thriving a numerous and
lively set of lizards and snakes of aLl descriptions. Last
spring to this gentleman were sent some young alliga¬
tors (about ten inches long), which also were set in the
window, and, though regularly and abundantly fed with
raw meat and minnows, after about two weeks had
cleared out all the lizards and snakes (some of the latter
being over two feet long), but never touched a turtle as
long as it was alive. And as often as snakes of various
kinds, poisonous and non-poisonons, afterwards were set
in the window, the young alligators immediately com¬
menced hunting after them, and generally half an hour
afterwards one of them had swallowed the snake, head
foremost, the tail hanging out of the alligator’s month,
wriggling still ; after about fifteen to twenty minutes
the whole snake had disappeared, W. H, St - z.

N.

The Electric Eel. — M. Marcy, who has been for some",
years engaged in the study of these very singular aquatic
animals, has announced to the Academy of Sciences that
he has received a J iving specimen of the gymnotus or elec¬
trical eel from Peru, and that it is lodged in his labora¬
tory at the College de Francej where by-the-bye, any
visitor is admitted to inspect it. Thi gymnotus is that
peculiar fish which at its pleasure gives electrical dis¬
charges, and thereby stuns the animal it desires to make
its prey. Its principal home is in the rivers and lagoons
of South America, where it is the terror of all other ani¬
mals, not even excepting the cayman, the American
crocodile. One of these eels, two metres in length, can
give a shock which will reduce to powerlessness the oxen
and horses that come down to the stream to drink at the
points it frequents, and thus render them an easy prey to
their aquatic enemies. Man himself, although not so
sensitive to the shock as other animals, is still liable to
very serious inconvenience from its effects. M. Marcy
has found, during his investigations, that a gymnotus of
a metre in length has an electrical surface of about 600
square feet, equal to a very powerful battery. The ani¬
mal, owing to its length and the suppleness of its body,
can produce different electrical effects according as it is
in a straight line, convex, or concave, as regards it prey.
Its general mode of procedure is to forma semi-circle and
place the fish it is intent on in the diameter of the circuit.
When the discharge is delivered, the prey, as if struck by
a thunderbolt, is rendered powerless ; the gymnotus swims
round it, as if to be assured of the efficacy of the shock,
and then swallows its victim. These are not the only
fish which possess this singular power of launching elec¬
trical discharges on their prey or on their enemies. Many
others are known, but far inferior in force to the terrible
gymnotus. Among them are the torpedo fish, and some
species of skate which inhabit the coasts of Great Britain
and France, and some other species found in the Nile and
Senegal. — [ Qalignani . _

Black-snakes, Ancient and Modern .—Cleveland, 0.,
Jan. 26th. — I left out one paragraph relative to Father
Hennepin’s blacksnalce. The Father’s black-snake story
was written over two hundred years before mine, and
this accounts for the difference in the length of our black-
snakes. Dr. E. Sterling.

Cob- web Showers. — A Bethel, Me., correspondent, says:
— “ In your last a query was propounded, where the cob¬
webs came from ? There is a very small spider that is in
the habit of spinning a long thread, and buoyed up by it,
of taking long sails through the air. They have been met
with, floating over the Rocky Mountains, by United
States Survey officials, although I cannot state for certain
which one ; it might have been Marcy. I should suppose
the vast numbers spoken of possibly arose from it being
their mating season. _

THE BIRDS OF CHESTER COUNTY, PA.

BY B. HARRY WARREN.

The technical names employed in the following list ara those
used in the Smithsonian Catalogue cf North American Birds.

An asterisk prefixed to the name of any speoies shows that It
has Been recorded by Vincent Barnard in A Catalogue of the Birds
of Chester County, Pa., published’ jn a Smithsonian Report for
tlio year I860.

Names marked with a + indicate that they have been compiled
from a paper prepared by Dr. E. Miohenor, Avondale, Pa., and
published in an Agricultural Report of 1863.

I have been Informed through several sources that the great
grey owl (S. einsream), hawk owl (S. ulwlo), Philadelphia ; Vireo
(V. pMladdphteUs), yellow rail (P. noce.hnrace.nsw), and least bit¬
tern. ( Ardctta exilic, have occurred in Chester County : hut Jack¬
ing as I do material evidence, have not Incorporated them :—

1. Catharles awn. Xilig— Turkey buzzard ; casual winter resident.
I. Hoopes Matlnck, of Westchester, found one nest near Parkes-
burg, Pa. By the writer two nests have been taken within a few
miles of West Chester, Pa.

2. Fatal anatum, Bonaparte— Dnek hawk; very rare. Two
specimens takon in Chester County are now In the cabinet of
Harry Ganett, WiUistowu, Pa.

3. Hirpolrioi'ehUt calumbarius, Or.— Pigeon hawk; Is a winter -
resident, and one of the rare raptores.

■i. Fatal islandicus, Sabine— Jer. falcon. The occurrence of this
bird in the county is unique. The capture of this beautiful fal-
, eon ocourred some winters ago when the sportsmen of W est Ches¬
ter and vicinity offered a premium of 25 cents ahead for all large
hawks.

■»5. TlnnujiMtlitJ sparvervus, VioiU— Sparrow hawk ; abundant res-
' blunt ; two broods reared.

w 6. AaLur atricapillus, Bonap.— Goshawk ; winter visitant ; rare.
.~>1. Acctpttereeopertt, Bonap.— Cooper's hawk.; abundant winter
i resident.

S. Aceiptterfuseus, Bonap.— Sharp-sbiDiied hawk ; resident but
not plentiful ; most abundant in spring and fall.

1). Bntco borwflfs, Vieill— Red-tailed hawk ; abundant resident.

10. ButeoUneatxts, Jardine— Red-shouldered hawk ; winter resi¬
dent. The following is an extinct from a letter received by my¬
self from W. E. Hughes, of PkcenixviUe, Fa.: “ The red-shoul¬
dered hawk eggs, two in number, were takon in East Pikeland
Township, Chester County. Pa., but io what year 1 am wholly un¬
able to say. The female was shot and identified.” As I am now
informed, t his is the only occurrence of lincatus breeding within
the confines oC Chester County.

11. Buteo pcrmsylvanicus, Bonap.— Broad-winged hawk : rare
resident.

IS. Arch Unlit 0 taBopus.Var. Sancti-Johaanw, Ridgway.— Rough-
iegged hawk ; very irregular winter resident.

13. * mania misaCsaippiensis, Gray— Mississippi kite; “very

14. Ofmts totdjoniiis, Yieillot— Marsh hawk ; appears In spring
and autumn as a migrant in limited numbers.

15. Mquito canadensis, Cassin— Golden eagle ; rare ; migrant.

"16. IMicctus Icucacephalw, Savigny— Bald eagle ; not uncommon

In spring, fall and winter. About the year 1S39 Mr. B. M. Ever¬
hart, nfUYest Chester. Pa., found within the present boro, limits
of West Ch ester a nest with one eaglet therein, which he took and
kept, some years.

If. PaHilion caroUnensis, Bonap.— Fish-hawk ; rather numerous
along the Brandywine Creek. Arrives in April and departs in
October. For several years post a pair of these birds have taken
Bummer residence along the stream above mentioned. I have
been told by a collector that twice he has found fl3h-Uawks' nests
containing young.

18. SbiccpmUncola, Bonap.— Barn owl; rare. Occurs wly In
spring and in fall and winter.

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10. Bubo virgi nlnruia, Bonap.— Great homed owl ; resident ; well
.i» trilm led throughout theaountry.

SO. Scops asla, Bonap. — Screech owl: abundant resident. Since the
ntroduetion and 'alarming increase of the house sparrow, these
wis have resorted in increased numbers to our boro. (W est Ches-
er). The havoo which they ocoasion in the ranks of the English
paiTOw should for ever recommend them to the protection of
ho communities.

21. Ot-ns tvtlsonianus, Lesson— Long-eared owl; as a resident,
are. Du ring winter, gregarious and abundant.

32. Brachyntus castinil, Brewer— Short-eared owl. When it oc-
nrsln winter, which is seldom, is found In parties of from five
o twelve. This species Michener records as “ resident, frequent
o winter, rare in summer."

23. Siinnwnwbulosum, Gray— Barred owl; winter resident, but
lever common.

DOES THE ATLANTIC SALMON SPAWN IN THE
SPRING AS WELL AS IN THE FALL?

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21. Wi/etafe aeadica, Bonap.— Saw- whet owl; rare winter visitant.

25. Nyotea nirni, Gray— Snowy owl. During particularly hard
Vinters, a few specimens are captured.

20. Coccygus amerioanus, Bonap.— Yellow-billed cuckoo ; cora-
non, but not as plentiful as succeeding species. Two broods; av-
•ivo, April 28th to May 10th.

27. Oiceygus Rrythrophtltalmus, Bonap.— EWet-billed cuckoo:
ibuudant. Two broods ; arrive May 5th to Kith.

28. Bylotomus pileutas, Gray— Bleated woodpecker; accidental.

29. Pie.ua villonts, Linn.— Hairy woodpecker ; resident ; moder-
itely abundant.

30. Picnupubescaw, Linn.— Downy wood-peckor; abundant; occa¬
sionally two broods.

81. Picus borealis, Weill— Hed-oockaded woodpeckev; “accl-
lental; very rare."

33. Sphympioug Vatius, Baird— Tellow-bellied woodpecker. In
spring and autumn is abundant, but has never beeu observed by
the writer during winter.

83. Centunis earoUnus, Bonap.— Kod-bellled woodpeclcor; rare;
tpring, fall and winter visitant.

31. .Welanerpes erytftrocephalus,' Swainson— Red-headed wood-
uecker ; oommon ; rears two broods ; in mild winters, resident.

33. Cotaptes aumtus, Swainson— Flioker ; abundant; rears two
n roods, sometimes three ; generally resident.

SS. Troohilu^tMubris, Linn.— Humming bird ; irregularly abund¬
ant. Arrives May 8th to 15tli.

37. Chasturd peiafuia, Stephens— Chimney swift ; abundant; two
broods ; arrives April 22d to 30th.

38. Antrostomvs vociferus , Bonap.— Whip-poor-will ; not num¬
erous : arrives April 22d to May 1st ; rears two broods.

39. Cht/rtlrlles jxipctue, Baird— Night-hawk ; abundant; arrives
May ith to 8th.

40. Ceryle akynti, Bole— Bolted klng-flsher; quite numerous;
resident mild winters, March Will to 25th.

11. TyninnUs caroiinr.nuis, Baird— King bird ; abundant ; arrives
April 20th to May 1st ; rears two broods.

42. ATyiarehus crinitua, Oiih.— Great-crested flycatcher; abund¬
ant ; arrives May 5th to 15th.

43. Sayornis fuscus, Baird -Pewee; abundant ; arrives March 11th
to April 15th ; rears two broods.

44. Contopus borrows, Baird — Olive-sided flyca, toiler; rare, migrant!
May 1st, 1804, a specimen was taken near Coatesvllle, Pa., by C.

P. Wood, of Philadelphia.

45. Contopus virens, Cab.— Wood pewee ; abundant ; May 8th to
loth.

40. Emphlonax VraUlii, Baird— Traill’s flycatcher ; occurs as a
migrant ; rave.

1 47. * timpiilonav minimus.. Baird — Least, flycatcher ; arrives May
11 10th to 15th."

. 48. JUmpidhnaj: acarlicus, Baird— Green-crested flycatcher;;
abundant ; May 5th to 12th.

49- *Krnvidonau> flaviventiis, Baird— Yellow-bellied flycatcher ;
“May 8th to 14th.”

60. Tardus inualMnus, Gm.— Wood robin; abundant; arrives
April 19th to May 1st
51. Twrdua palleui, Cab.— Hermit thrush ; common migrant ; ar¬
rives April 25th to May 7th. *-
w 52. Tardus fusees ecus, Stephens— Tawny thrush ; common mi¬
grant ; arrives April 7th to 25th.

53. *Turdus sivainsonii, Cab.— Olive-hacked thrush ^migrant ; ar¬
rives April 24th to May 4th

54. Tardus nUgratmim, Linn.— Hohin ; abundant ; rears two
broods ; sometimes winters with us.

55. Sicilia sialia, Baird— Blue-bird ; abundant ; resident in early
spring, autumn and winter gregarious.

50. Begulits calendula, Lieht— Ruby-crowned kinglet ; abund¬
ant ; migrant ; arrives April 4tb to 21st.

57. Repidusstttrapa, Lieht— Golden-crowned kinglet; abundant,
during early spring and latter part of fall ; winter resident.

68. Anthus ludovldanus, Iicht— Tit-lark : winter resident.

69. AlniotiUa vOria, Vieillot— Black and white creeper ; migrant ;
arrives A p ril 89th to May 1st

00/ Parala tuner icana, Bonap.— Blue-yellow-hacked warbler;
abundant ; migrant ; arrives May 1st to 10th.

61. sprotonotarUi e.ilrea, Baird— Prothonotary warbler ; “

02. GeotMypistl'icIWJ!, Cab.— Maryland yellow-throat ; abundant;
arrives May 5th to 12th.

83, Oenthlypts Philadelphia, Baird— Mourning warbler ; rare ;
migrant ; arrives May 3d to I5th. Specimens of this species have
been taken by Harry Ganett, of Willistown. *■

64. *OeolhlypU tephrocutts, Calj.— Michener's warbler; “rare." This
speoies, if in existence, I have never seen. Dr. Michener is in¬
clined to look npoa it as 0. agllis. 4
05. Oporornls ac/llis, Baird— Connecticut warbler ; migrant ; rare
in spring, but rather common in autumn.

60. Oporornls forrnotras, Baird— Kentucky warbler ; abundant
arrives April 88th to May 8th. f

67. Icteria viridis, Bonap.— Yellow-breasted chat ; common; ar¬
rives May 2d to 9th.

68. Helmitherus vcrmtvorws, Bonap.— Worm-eating warbler ; not
abundant : arrives May 2d to 13th. +-

69. Helminthophagapinus, Baird— Blue-winged yellow warbler
moderately abundant ; arrives May 6th to 12th. £

70. Helminthttphaga Chrysnptcra, Baird— Golden-winged warbler;
rare - migrant ; arrives May 1st to 12th. f

71. Helniinthopliaga ruflcapUla, Baird.— Nashville warbler ; not
abundant ; arrives May 1st to 10th.

72. Hchninthaphaoiipereorlvti, Cab.— Tennessee warbler; migrant.
„ I never saw this warbler in the spring, but have taken specimens

/An the fall,

fVin! Seiurus aurooapUlus, 8w.— Oven bird ; abundant ; arrives
iCripril 20th to 20th.

Cj-' 74. S. noveboracensis, Nut.— Water thrush ; migrant ; arrives
jpri 1 19th to 24th. Have taken this species in June, andfrom this
think they breed.

• g. hidoviekmus, Bonap.— Large-billed water thrush; rare
(To be sontimsd.)

5 -yont.

HE habits of the salmon, like those of other food
_ fishes, become modified by climate. It is unwise
to generalize with any certainty of expression respect¬
ing a creature which is enabled to adapt itself to rivers
only occasionally frozen over above tide-water, and the
frigid streams of the Northern Labrador, which are often
ice-bound for eight months in the year, and where the sea
is frozen for miles outside of the estuary or bay into
which they debouch.

Eagle River, emptying into Sandwich Bay, Labrador, in-
latitude 53 deg. 83 N., has been a uoted salmon fishing sta¬
tion for more than a century, Itisatill wonderfully produc¬
tive, as are many other rivers on that coast lying further
to the north. Eagle River rarely opens before the tot of
June, and closes again in October in its upper reaches.
The bay takes in December or early in January. Salmon
River, in Frobisher Bay, in latitude 68 deg., is still more
ice-locked, and yet abounds in salmon, The rivers in
Ungava Bay are noted for their salmon, yet they are ice¬
bound for more than six months.

Stationary and floating ice has been, and is still, the
great natural protector of the salmon rivers in British
America waters, Had it not been for the difficulties and
dangers attending the setting of salmon nets and stake-
weirs in the early summer, arising from floating ice,
many salmon rivers emptying into the Gulf of St. Law¬
rence and the Atlantic, on the coast of the N ortheastem
Labrador, would have beeu depopulated long ago, like
those on the Upper St. Lawrence abovo Quebec. But the
descending ice in the spring freshets, together with the
shore ice, practically introduces a close time, and per¬
mits a certain number of fish to pass up before the nets
can he set. But the ice may have exerted in Northern
rivers another influence, and protected the salmon by in¬
ducing habits suitable to the conditions under which" this
fish very successfully maintains its existence in great
force where ice most prevails. This habit is the spring
spawning of salmon under the ice.

The conditions accompanying the life of Salmo salar
on the coast of Newfoundland and Atlantic Labrador in¬
dicate of themselves a necessary growth of adaptation to
surrounding conditions.

The mean time observed by Cartwright* of the firsf ap¬
pearance of salmon in Sandwich Bay (latitude 53 deg. 50
min.) in a series of observations extending over seven
years, was the 31st of June. The earliest spring arrival
recorded was June 3d ; the latest July 8d. Still further
to the Northwest, at the extremity of the deep fiords in
the vicinity of Ukkasiksalik (latitude 55 deg. 55 min. N.),

I was informed in 1876 that the salmon is always looked
for by the Esquimaux on the day of tile first spring tide
after the middle of July, and nqt before that date. Be¬
tween Sandwich Bay and Ukkasiksalik there are many
salmon rivers and salmon fishing stations, in a distance
of about 380 miles, and the mean time of the salmon’s
first approach to the coast after the rivers open lies be¬
tween June 21st and July 16th, covering a period of
twenty-five days, being later and later as we move
toward the northwest. After leaving Fern Bay (Okpact).
some fifteen miles northwest of Ukkasiksalik, salmon are
rarely found on the coast until Ungava Bay is reached,
because the rivers, descending from mountains which ap-
jroach close to the coast line, are not suitable for salmon
between Fern Bay and Cape Chidley, at the entrance to
Hudson Straits. But in Ungava Bay, where the rivers
come from the far interior of Labrador, and are large,
salmon reappear in extraordinary numbers.

The rivers on the Atlantic ’Labrador freeze over in
November, and sometimes in October. Throughout the
winter they are fed by a limited drainage which lies
above perpetually frozen soil, at a depth varying from
four to seven feet from the surface.

The feeding springs and swamps must be nearly ice-
cold for six months at least, and the drainage is of the
temperature of melting snow, or nearly so, for about
eight months in the year. The temperature of the water
under the ice in the rivers cannot be more than two or
three degrees above the freezing point of water until
they open, and in summer the waters are warm only for
a very brief period, Upon the supposition that one
variety of the Balmon spawn in September, the eggs (on
shoals) will be exposed to a temperature generally below,
and hut rarely above the freezing point of water for a
period of at least 150 days after the month of October has
passed. This period of exposure to low temperature
under ice will sometimes extend to 180 days, and in the
case of an early fall and a late spring, to 190 to 300 days,
If a variety of Salmo salar spawned in March or April,
•under the ice, the eggs would hatch in July and August,
giving them a period of 100 to 120 days: the fry would
remain in deep pools during the winter, "and descend to
the sea in the following summer at the age of about fif¬
teen months.

The question arises whether there is any evidence that
Salma salar has not been able so to adapt its habits to the
climatal condition of some of the Labrador and New¬
foundland streams, that its spawning Beason has be¬
come adapted to those conditions, and that there may be
two varieties, or rather two classes of salmon there, the
spring spawning and the fall spawning salmon. It
is stated by fishermen on the Newfoundland coast and
the Labrador, that they have taken salmon with ripe
spawn in them early in the spring. But something more
is wanted than replies which meet a -wished for case.
ThiB is provided in a well authenticated instance, offi¬
cially recorded in the journals of the Newfoundland
House of Assembly for 1856, and as the record is inter¬
esting and precise, I give it in full :

“In the month of March, 1835, 1 received a fresh sal¬
mon as a present, which was taken the day previous in salt
water, It contained, spawn of a large size, quite trans¬
parent, so that it might be presumed its time for shed¬
ding had arrived. In. November, 1841, thirty salmon
were taken at one haul in a fresh water brook, at about
three miles in the country. All of them were shedclers,
and one which ,1 bought contained spawn as nearly as
possible in size and transporency to the one above "des-

serjbed, and its flesh, like that of the other, unfit for use.”
This letter was dated and signed, “ Jos. Blackburn, Magis¬
trate's Office. Grand Bank, 3d Nov., 1856.” Grand Bank
is on the south side of Fortune Bay.

Now we know from Mr. B. B. Redding* that the Cal¬
ifornia salmon ( Salmo quinnat) spawn in the upper
reaches of the great rivers flowing into the Pacific in Oc¬
tober and November ; also that there is another spawning
period in the small coast rivers in January and February.
These coincidences between the habits of Salmo quinnat
•on the Pacific coast and the alleged habits of Salmo salar
on the Atlantic coast are so striking as to leave little room
for doubt that the Atlantic salmon, tinder the influence of
different conditions, spawns in the spring as well as in the
fall in suitable rivers.

But there are other reasons apart from those advanced
which render it probable that spring spawning is a habit
induced by climatal conditions, and not an accidental
occurrence in the case of a few individuals. On the At¬
lantic coast of Newfoundland salmon are not unfre-
quently taken in the sea until late in November. They
are found cast up on the beach after Christmas, and in¬
stances are known of their having been taken in seal nets
during the winter, showing that they are then on the
coast. In Nova Scotia we frequently have salmon in
February in the Western rivers. In the Rhine the “ win¬
ter salmon” is a common fish and eagerly sought after on
account of its fatness, but in all these recorded instances
there is no mention made, as far as I am aware, of the
spring spawning habit. They visit the rivers, but not
always for the purpose of spawning, as far as known ;
still there is nothing which presents itself to my mind as
fatal to the view that under more prolonged conditions
of ice and low temperature schools of this fish should
not acquire the habit of spring spawning.

With reference to the runs of this fish in salt water I
may mention that in Newfoundland and also on the Lab¬
rador, the headland fishery with nets is first pursued in
tiie spring. According to an official statement made by
the Stipendiary Magistrate of the Burin District in New¬
foundland (Placentia Bay) in 1856 the following results
were then observed : — “ For the last ten or
twelve years the salmon fishery has been pros¬
ecuted by placing nets off the headlands and
along the shore and small coves exposed to the
sea ; in these situations it commences about the
13th May, and a large description of fish is taken, weigh¬
ing from 13 to 25 lbs., and in one or two instances up to
85 lbs. each, and nets of 6 to 7 inch mesh are now re¬
quired. These large salmon are always going to the
southwest, arid disappear about the 20th to the 25th of
June, when salmon of from 4 to 10 lbs. are taken during
a month or five weeks after, with nets of a much smaller
mesh, and whatever salmon may be taken in sheltered arms
or bays, or about the brooks, are all of this description, for
the large and first run of salmon are never taken but in
situations exposed to the sea.” May not this large ran of
fish taken in May and June he those which have spawned
under the ice in February or in March, in sueh_ rivers as
were accessible to them when frozen over. It is also to
be observed that the salmon precede the caplin generally
by about 12 to 14 days, and the salmon then caught about
headlands are frequently found to be gorged with caplin.
This shows that the caplin are at that period in deep
water not remote jfrom the coast, and that the salmon
feeding on them are in a very different condition to those
which are taken in river estuaries, without any food in
their stomachs, and preparing for the development of
their spawn in fresh water, as commonly supposed, or
seeking fresh water to free themselves from parasites.

I think it is evident that if the habit of spring or win¬
ter spawning among certain schools Of Salmo salar can
be practically verified, and the variety secured, its arti¬
ficial introduction might be attempted in other rivers
than those of Newfoundland, the Labrador, and perhaps
even Nova Scotia. The successful introduction of a
spring spawning variety might make a supply of this
splendid fish available at seasons during which it is at
present either inaccessible or not fit for food.

Henry Yotjle Hind,

Windsor, Nova Sectia, Dec, 26th, 1879.

* Latter to Professor Baird, published in the Thirteenth Annual
Report of the Commissioners on Inland Fisheries of Massachusetts.

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FISH IN SEASON IN JANUARY.

SOUTHERN WATERS.

Pompano, TracMnntm carolinns. j Groupor, Epinephclpus nigrttlis.
~ (two species). Family “ ’ ' ‘ ’ '

Trout (black bass), Centrorprie-
tis alrarim.

Striped Bass, or Rockflsh, Roo¬
ms Unealus.

Tailorfish, Pomatomus ealtahix.
Black Bass, Micr op tervs saint ai¬
des ;

Red Snapper, Luljanvs blackfordli.

Dm

Sciowtcicd,

Klngllsb, Menticirrus nebulosus.
Sea Bass, Seiwunm occllatus.
Skcepshead, Arclwsargus proba-
tooephalus.

*“axte«n Years on the Coast of Labrador,”

GAME AND FISH DIRECTORY.

In Bending reports for the Forest and Stream Directory to
Game and Fish Resorts, our correspondents are requested to give
the following particulars, with such other Information as they
may deem of valuo : State, Town, County ; means of access; Hotel
and other accommodations; Game aud its Season ; Fish and its
Season ; Boats, Guides, etc.; Name of person to address ; after the
following model

New Jersey.— Forked Biter, Ocean Co,— Readied via New
Jersey Southern Railroad; time, 34 hours from New York City.
Riverside House, A. H. Corwin ; $2 per day, 88 to $10 per week.
Open all the year. Superior accommodations for families. Has
a billiard-room, no bar. dame.— Duolts, geese and brant, from Nov
1st. to May 1st; bay birds after July 1st; quail and Wilson's snipe,
Nov. 1st to Feb. 1st; woodcock after July 3d. tHsh.— BlueOsh, June
1st to Nov. 1st, weak fish, sea bass, king CbIi and sheopshead, all
summor- Guides, with dog, $1.50 per day. Boat, with man, deooys,
etc., $2 and $3 per day. Address as above. Further particulars,
and photograph of place can be seen at oiBoe of Smith & Law¬
rence, 14 West Broadway, New York.

Arkansas.— Jacltsohport, JaekBon Co.— Reached by St. L. 1. M»
A- S. By., or by boat from any point on the Mississippi or tributary-
rivers. Garni'.— Snipe, plover, ducks, geese, quail, turkoys, deer,
I and bear. No end of squirrels, coons, 'possums, rabbits, eto-.

I Fisti— Black bass, two sorts ; striped baas, two sorts ; pickerel,

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FOREST AND STREAM

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Ohio River salmon, epooklcd perch, red perch, goggle-eyed bream,
and more than are wanted of sturgeon, shovel-nosed and plain
drum, buffalo, suckers, and all sorts of cat fish. No guides
needed, nor to be had. Plenty of company. If required. Boats
on borrower's own terms. Hold— Redman House, Mrs. J. 0. Bed-
man, proprietor; terms, $8 per weok ; none better any where.
Address Chns, E. Thorne, as above.

A LODGE IN THE WOODS.

Hackensack, N, J., Jan,, 1880.

— Editor Forest and Stream .—Together with three boon
companions and an occasional visitor, I have spent from
fifteen to twenty days each season for the last ten years

trout fishing in the wilds of Sullivan County, N, Y.,
using a tent for shelter. Cold storms, frosty nights and
the cost of transportation of tents have rather destroyed
the romance of life under canvas, and forced the conclu¬
sion that a shanty would be preferable. Have watched
number after number of the Forest and Stream with the
hope of finding some suggestion that would enable me
to fix upon some cheap plan of construction and arrange¬
ment that will afford comfortable accommodations for
6ix — the kitchen, of course, not to be forgotten, Your
experience will certainly affoid a suggestion. Be kind
enough to give the desired information through the col¬
umns of Forest and Stream. a. D. C.

The wisest plan to adopt in such a case as this would
be to secure the services of an experienced woodsman,
either trapper or lumberman, who has built his own
cabins. If such a man cannot he found, however, our
friends may, with a sharp axe and a very limited amount
of ingenuity, build their own lodge. A simple log cabin
wifi be all required, and the materials are almost all to be
found on the ground.

Seleot a level site for a building, 10x13, and about Bix
feet high, Cut logs eight or ten inohes in diameter, half
of them twelve feet in length, the other half ten feet ;
eighteen or twenty of each wifi be sufficient. Cut notches
at each end, so that when built up, the ends lopping over
each other and secured by the grooves, the edges of the
logs will touch as nearly as possible,

Windows and doors may be provided by sawing out
spaces for them, securely nailing up heavy slabs for the
jam. These should Berve also to support the sawn logs,
and must therefore be strong. When the four walls are
of the desired height the roof should be formed thus :
Across the top of the frame lay two of the twelve-foot
logs, each two feet towards the centre from the outside.
Fit into notches the same as before, and across these iu
turn lay two of the eight-foot logs, parallel with and
above the ten-foot logs of the end, Then two more of the
twelve-foot logs, each one foot nearer the centre, and
upon these another set of eight-foot logs. Upon these in
turn two more of the twelve-foot logs, one foot nearer
the centre, and upon them the cross-pieces, six feet long.
Then place a log in the centre for the ridge pole, and
having marked the slant of the roof, proceed to hew off
the ends of the cross-pieces with the required angle. The
roof may be constructed of bark, or it may be, what is
better, a trough roof. For this split and hollow out bars
or similar logs ; lay these, two with trough up and a third
with trough down, overlapping them ; secure with nails
at ridge poleandeaves log, and runa large trough over the
ends at the ridge pole, A small oamp-atove with projecting
pipe will be found more convenient than a fireplace ; but
if the latter be desired it may be constructed of logs, well
covered with clay.

All the crevices between the logs of the walls and in the
roof should be filled up with moss, dried grass and clay.
The floor may be made of split logs, and for beds build
bunks in tiers.

We should be glad to have some of our veteran woods¬
men describe the cabins constructed by themselves. Ex¬
perience suggests many little acquisitions and conve¬
niences which the novice gladly avails himself of.

The Canadian cabana is thus described by the Earl of
Dunraven : —

Having selected a level spot, make four low walls of
two or three small pine logs laid one on the other, and on
these raise the frame-work of the camp. This consists of
light thin poles stuck into the upper surface of the logs,
and the upper ends leaning against and supporting each
other. The next operation is to strip large sheets of hark
off the birch trees, and thatch these poles to within a foot
or two of the top, leaving a sufficient aperture for
the smoke to escape. Other poles are then laid upon the
sheets of birch bark to keep them in their places. A
small doorway is left in one side, and a door is constructed
out of slabs of wood or out of the skin of some animal.
You next level off the ground inside and strew it thickly
with the small tops of Canada balsam fir for a breadth of
about four feet ; then take pliant ash saplings and peg
them down along the edge of the pine tops to keep the
carpet in its place, leaving a bare 6pace in the centre of
the hut, where you make the fire.

Lake St, Catherine, Vt .—New York, Jan, 23d. — I
have taken your paper for the past eighteen months, and
am surprised that very little is Baid of Vermont as regards
fishing. Six miles from Poultney, Vt., is a body of water
called Lake St. Catherine, or Austin Pond. If any of your
readers want good perch, bass, or pickerel fishing, let them
go there in season and they will come away well satisfied.
Trout fishing very good, but fish small. On the south end
of the lake is situated the Lake St. Catherine House, kept
by Mr. Oliver Reynolds, and it is the only place I ever put
up at that I did not come away from broke. Mr. Reynolds
does not charge for his boats, and a guide is always on
hand to furnish bait and row you to the grounds for
whatever you may give. Hotel is beautifully situated
in the Green Mountains, and is first class, H. C. W,

A YANKEE FISH-CHARM.

Camden, N. J., Dec. 81s£.

If, as I hope, the com petition is to be confined to per¬
pendicular facts, count me in. About forty years ago I had
a grandfather living in a little valley village of the Green
Mountains. At the time to which I refer he was about
seventy-six years of age — a vigorous, wiry, energetic old
man. Less than a year before he had married his third
wife, a buxom old maid of forty. The old gentleman was
the village shoemaker, and in his younger days had been
quite a successful gunner and fisherman, and during his
latter years frequently tried the pickerel in the large,
shallow, natural pond some little distance down back of
the house. It was during the holidays that a nomadic
Yankee came along selling recipes. The old gentleman
bought one for malting an improved shoemaker's wax,
and one for a fish-charm, a thin paste, which, smeared
upon the bait or even on a piece of rag, would persuade
the fish to come out of their hiding-places and gobble
said charm if within their reach. The joeddler mixed up
a bottle of the charm and left it hanging in the shop.
Just after the usual January thaw, when the ground was
nearly bare of snow, and the ice on the pond entirely so,
the old gentleman took a hatchet one afternoon and
crossed over the pond to the tamarac swamp after some
pitch, which entered into the composition of the im¬
proved “wax.” On his return he came across an arm of
the pond, caused by the entrance of a small spring
stream. The ice was clear, as well as the shallow water
underneath, and the old gentleman was astonished to see
that this little bay was literally alive with good-sized
pickerel. Although it was nearly dark he determined to
lest his fish-charm, for the sky showed the near approach
of a storm, and there was no telling when another such
an opportunity would occur. Quickly cutting a hole
through the ice he hastened to the shop and got his hook
and line, and ruffling a small piece of cotton cloth upon
the hook, dipped it into the bottle of charm, and hastened
with it dripping towards the pond. Passing through the
garden by the way, and breaking four or five feet off of
a bean-pole, he fastened the line to it, and was soon at
the hole in the ice. As he approached the hole he could
seethe pickerel under the ice, following him like a flock
of chickens after their breakfast. Quickly swinging the
line over the hole he had lowered it to witliin perhaps
two feet of the water, when a pickerel deliberately came
up through the hole with mouth wide open, and was
about seizing the bait when, quick as a flash, the old
gentleman gave him a crack with the toe of his boot and
sent him sliding away on the surface of the ice.

He liad barely replaced his foot under himself when
another pickerel came out in the same way. and the old
gentleman gave him a kick with the other foot and sent
him also sliding away on the ice. The pickerel kept com¬
ing up and he kept cracking them first with one foot and
then "the other, like a raw recruit “ marking time.”
About this time an episode was brewing up at the house,
which was of more interest to the old gentleman than
all the pickerel in the pond. A blast from the old tin
horn struck his ear and he knew what it meant, for it
was a preconcerted signal, and he ran instantly for the
house ; but as he did so a pickerel seized the bait and was
hooked, and the old gentleman hung on to the pole and
dragged him, hook and fish, over the icy ground, feeling
it catch the dry weeds as he rushed ahead without look¬
ing back. As he scaled the garden fence the line dragged
so heavily that he dropped the pole on the garden side
and left line and fish on the other side. Stopping but a
moment in the house he summoned the nearest old lady,
then the Doctor, and then two more old ladies who
reached the house in time to escape a heavy snow and
sleet storm, which set in and lasted till midnight, leaving
a crust on the snow that would bear up a horse. Before
midnight, however, the writer had an aunt in that nouse
twelve yearn younger than himself. The old gentleman
was as tickled as Arlemus Ward was over his twins, and
made things lively in that house till near morning, when
the women persuaded him to take some rest. He was up,
however, early in the morning, but it was while at a late
breakfast that he bethought himself of his pickerel.
After breakfast he took his hatchet and went down to
the garden fence. Tracing down along the line he cut
away the crust and soon found the pickerel, frozen stiff,
of course. Cutting away the ice, about two-thirds the
length of the fish, he came to the head of another pick¬
erel, the tail end of the first one being telescoped into the
Becond one. He continued to cut away the ice and soon
came to another, into which the second one was tele¬
scoped. lie kept on finding the fourth and fifth tele¬
scoped in a like manner. By this time the thing was
getting monotonous, so he chopped off the fifth fish,
stuck a stake by it, and covered the hole with snow to
keep the cats away. The families of the three old ladies,
as well as that of the Doctor, had fresh fish for dinner
that day, and not only that day, but at least once a week
till into March. The old gentleman kept mum as to his
source of supply, but went quietly every day or two, and
cutting down through the crust would follow b ick ou
the line of telescoped, frozen pickerel and out off a sup¬
ply as if they were links of sausage. My grandfather
was a remarkable man. He always remembered his
friends. For over two months he kept a good many of
them supplied with fresh fish. Finally in March
there came a big thaw, and he had to dig up the rest
of the line of pickerel and feed them to the hogs and
hens. In tracing the line back to the hole in the ice,
then frozen up, he cut out a pickerel minus his tail,
which was gone close to the lower side of the ice, and
thus “ perfect continuity" was broken. Upon reopening
the hole, however, he perceived the dorsal fin attached to
the tail end of a dead pickerel, which was in the mouth of
another dead one, but the ice prevented his tracing the
line further back. A few days after that Yankee recipe
pedler called, and the old gentleman imparted to him
confidentially his great success with the “ charm.” They
went down to the pond and fished out twenty-nine feet
more of the telescoped line of dead pickerel, which, to¬
gether with those already saved, made over nine hundred
feet, aud there was an average lap of one-third in the
telescoping process. The Yankee cleaned up the twenty -
nine-feet skeleton, fastened it with white shoe thread
wherever it had a tendency to part, varnished and coiled
it in a lime hogshead, took it to New York and sold it to
Barnum, who mounted it on the wall of the old Museum
in the form of a circle, with the tail-end inserted iu the

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head-end mouth, with this legend upon the wa,l^- _ , ~
circle; “Skeleton of hoop snake from Romeo,
glass case in front prevented a close inspection, an?1 th ^
end was not discovered till the Museum burned down. ^

Veritas.

Beaver River Club. — The sixth reunion of the Beaver
River Club took place at E. C. Barr’s, Springfield, Mass.,
on the evening of the 16th, according to programme.
The early part of the evening was devoted to rifie. prac¬
tice, and some very good Bcores were made ; after wliich
we adjourned to dinner, which was served in fine style by
mine host Bam, who, being an old hunter and fisherman,
knows what the boys appreciate. A jolly time ensued,
enlivened with songs, toasts, and some verses read by one
of the members, recalling old camp scenes and sports in
the wild woods. The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: A. L. Phillips, President, Adams,
Mass.; L. H. Mayott, Vice-President, Springfield, Mass.;
Frank Bolles, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer, Windsor,
Conn. A rote was passed to hold the next reunion at
Pittsfield, Mass., some time in October and have a day’s
practice at the range. Frank Bolles, Jr.

Florida — Otter Creek, Fla,, Jan, 16th. — The season
for hunting and fishing has fairly opened here now, and
the guests of the Gulf Hammock House are having fine
sport. Three of the guests divided, two hunting and one
fishing ; Capt. Wingate going with the hunters, and the
colored guide with" your humble servant. We started
about 9 o’clock. The hunters arrived home about 2
o'clock with two fine buckB aud a fine hag of quail. We
arrived about one hour later with forty-five pounds of
fish, an alligator ten feet eight inohes long, weighing two
hundred and fifty-five pounds, aud a fine doe weighing a
little over one. hundred pounds. Our boat was a small
one, only thirteen feet outside measurement, intended to
accommodate two nicely. We had already caught about
forty-five pounds of fine fish when we concluded we
■would take an alligator home with us ; we did not have
to wait long, for we soon saw one on the bank that suited
ns, We quietly stole, upon him and with three well di¬
rected blows at his head we succeeded in killing him, as
we supposed : so we went to work to get him into our
little boat, wlien he gave a lively switch with his tail and
struck me just above the knee, where he left a beautiful
black mark and lamed me. We finally got his nose well
up under the how of the boat and hauled him all in ex¬
cept one fore foot, which we left hanging in the water.
We were fairly under way when he concluded he wanted
that foot inside, and in bringing it in he nearly capsized
our boat and compelled us to ship some water. We fin¬
ally had to tie his tail fast to the flooring in the bottom
of the boat, as he kept continually moving it around and
endangering our lives. I also tied my gun fast in the
bottom of the boat, so that in case we were upset I would
rot lose it, not thinking that I would have any more use
for it on our way homo ; but imagine my chagrin and
surprise at seeing a fine deer standing in the Mekmd
River about ten paces from us, and a half-mile below the
house. Before I could get my gun untied he was gone.
I did not tie it again, I assure you, and we had not gone
over two hundred yards before we saw another one ; this
time we were prepared, and brought her down hand¬
somely. After putting the deer into the boat we were
iust one inch out of w ater, and a half mile to go, and I
need not say that we did some very quiet rowing, but we
arrived safe, very well pleased with our day’s sport.

Dr. Kenney, of Philadelphia, and Mr. Moorehead, of
New York, went out bass fishing the next day after din¬
ner— were gone about one and a half hours and brought
in about twenty-six fish, the largest weighing four and
one-half and the smallest one and one-quarter pounds.
Yesterday my wife and I went out sheepshead fishing.
We commenced fishing about 1 o'clock and quit at 3
o’clock, when we found we had caught thirty -four, the
largest weighing four and one-quarter and the small¬
est two pounds, the whole weighing seventy -three
pounds. My wife caught the largest, and she had all she
could do to land him in the boat. All are is enjoying
themselves finely here, MoF.

A Truthful Angler Rejoioeth.— Ar. Y. Jan. 24£ft. —
—Editor Forest and Stream:— The effect of the fcremen-
lous stores vou have lately published on “ Fish Swallow¬
ing Fish,” is shown in the delicate consideration for the
feelings and veracity of fishermen, evinced by our good
friends Abbey & Imbrie in their current advertisement
Df trout baskets. Have you noticed bow carefully they
sav (on the third line of the advertisement). “Capacity
in pounds (approximate?)” That’s right ; approximate I
Word of words for a fisherman ! By all means purchase
m Abbey & Imbrie trout basket ; then you cannot tell
i, lie Get a nine pound (approximate), or a twelve, or
shall we say twenty pound (approximate ?) How satis-
Fvincy to the conscience to be able truthfully to say, ' 1

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ST. MAURICE AND THE LAURENUDES.

St. Elbe, St, Maurice County, P. Q., Jan. 18 th.

In your wanderings up and down the country, easting your line
pleasant places where the speckled beauties mostly do eongre-
ite, I donbt much if you have been rewarded as yon would be
r a ’few flays spent in this charming country in early spring. I
ok noon It as the future resort of the American angler. Lakes
numerable dot the Burface of the country from the Saguenay
tho East to the Ottawa in the West, and with hut few excep¬
ts contain game flBb, principally Salmon fontinalis. A railroad
now in operation between Three Rivers and the *• Piles," a point
me thirty odd miles from the mouth of the River St. Maurice,
-om the “Piles" a steamer will he run some sixty miles up ihe
ver through as picturesque a country as can be found ou the
mtinent. Tho fishing on the St. Maurice and its numerous trih- .
aries is superb. Here is an opportunity for the adventure ,us
igler to penetrate into the heart of the Laurentides.

Among the chief tributaries of the St. Maurice maybe m.j0n.
med the Melcinak, Bostonuals, Croekc, the latter being the roip , t8
aversed by the Indians on their way to Lake St. John and . the
urcea of the Saguenay, Frenehe, Pierreiehe and Weudigp, on
,e east ; the Shawinegan, Mattawin, Wessonneau, Hat, Vt :rmii-
m, Fla'mand and the Munovan, on the west. The latter river

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u piss® lakes at Its source, and like all other lakes in
com’ * coey are swarming with tish.

iv illy go a-miss, however, for good fishing anywhere
4 Isve®0, Ottawa and Quebec on the north shore of the St, Law-
c'Vnce ■ ^irill nnt excite the envy of knights of the rod by relat
i V toy ^ventures this fall on. the Mattawin among the Esax cstor
n U Ivchtides families ; of how on one occasion while fishing
r \n®hnoe a monster rose from the depths and disappeared
ntu Kpooil, line, rod and reel. More anon. Jean.

IP? Bertml

ANN ARBOR BENCH SHOW.

Detroit, Mich., Jan. 24 th.
"pIIE bench show of dogs at Ann Arbor was held in
X connection with the poultry exhibition. In point
if numbers and excellence of stock shown it was a suc-
:ess. The show opened on the 20th and was to continue
or four days, but on account of bad weather was held
>pen one day longer, The weather was fearful ; rain
i very night and part of the time during the day, making
Talking almost impossible, causing a great uumber to
emain at home. A large number of the fair sex attended
,f ter the ice had been broken by some of the most daring
dies.

In Classes Nos. 1 and.2, English setters, there was no
ompetition worth mentioning, L. F. Whitman’s fine
laiv, Rattler and Mell, having a clear- waik-away.

Class 3, Irish setters, E. H. Gillman’s* Nelson had a
valk-over, there being no other entries.

Class 5 was a hot class, the first place being contested
<y Rupert, owned by W. J. Farrar, Toledo, Ohio, and
he recently imported Blossom, owned by J. S. Nivens,
J.D., London, Ont., Rupert being finally given first, and
Mossom, a -very fine dog, second.

Class 6 was a cleau walk-away for Farrar’s beautiful
.trie bitch Queen, She is as fine as silk.

Class 7 was not closely contested, first going to Mar-
uis of Lome, a lemon and white ; and second to Grouse,
beautiful liver colored dog.

Class 9 was a complete walk-over for Gumbo, there
.ein g no other entry. Gumbo is a very handsome pointer,
,ud will hold his own in almost any company.

First in Class 10 was hotly contested for between the
leautiful liver and white bitch Jessie, owned by Ed. War-
en, Ann Arbor, and the fine little lemon and white
litch Piinccss Louise, owned by Fred. Howson, of Wind-
or, Ontario, the choice of the judge finally falling on
essie.

In Class 11 there -was no competition worth mention-
ug, the first for both dogs and hitches going to the more
ban fine pair. Jack and Duck, owned by D, D. Young,
Detroit. Mich.

Class 12 was closely contested, the pride of position
-oing to a beautiful liver and white dog, owned by Prof.

3. E. Franklin, of the Michigan University, at Ann
trbor— second place gomg to Bob, property of James
Ikuse, Windsor, Ont.

By the way, I will say right here that Bob is a won-
ierful little dog, he probably having had shot over him
ts much game during the past few seasons as any setter
ff pointer in this section of the country.

Class 13 was large, but little competition as regards
ihow dogs. First went to Music, owned by W. D. Hayes,
lasting?, Mich. Music is as fine a fox-hound as I ever
lad the pleasure of gazing upon. He is as clean cut as a
ihoroughbred race horse.

In the bitch class, first went to Fred. Weitbrechk’s, un-
lamed. Second went to a much better specimen— J. J.
iValker’s Old Top. Old Top was in fearful show condi-
ion, being just on the eve of whelping, and Mr. Walker
lid very wrong in placing her in the show to compete for
position.

Class 14 was the hottest contested in the exhibition, and
lest-ed the abilities of Judge Long to the utmost. The
iride of place lay between Rattler, owned by J. N. Dodge,
if Detroit, and Lee, owned by W. D, Hayes, Hastigns,
ilieh. , first finally going to Rattler, which I considered a
rery just decision. Rattler and Lee are litter brothers, if
. mistake not. In the bitch class Rosy got first and Ring-
et- second, Both are very fine.

Class 16 had only two entries, both property of 0. H.
Jjllman, Detroit, getting first and second.

Class 19 was a poor class, first and special going to
dajor, owned by Samuel Crouse, Ann Arbor.

Class 20 was another poor lot, first going to Shep,
owned by John Sidney, Ann Arbor.

Class 21 was full to overflowing. I think Ann Arbor
nusi take the lead of any place in this section for raising
mlldogs. It seemed to me every other one among the
nale natives owned a bulldog ; some of them were the
nost ferocious looking beasts one ever set eves on. First
a dogs went to Spring, owned by J. J. Walker, and first
unong bitches went to Tip, owned by David Worton, Ann
Arbor.

In classes for different varieties of terriers the entries
vere not large, but some very fine specimens were
ihown.

LIST OF AWARDS.

Class L— English setters— L. F.Whitman, Detroit, Rattler, first
Jeonre Keal, Ann Arbor, Snap, second; M. Manning. Ann Arlior,
ip, v. H.C.; J. B. Song, Detroit, cash exhibition ; J . Hofstalter,
Inn Arbor, Bismarck, H. C.J Dr. E. C. Franklin, Aim Arbor, Druid,

Class 2.— English setter bitches— L. F, Whitman, Detroit, Mell,
,rst; J. G. Sapham, Nortbviile, Rosa, second; Dr. E. C. Frault-
n, Ann Arbor, Jessie.

Class 3.— Irish, setter dogs— E. H. Gilman, Detroit, Nelson,

4. — Irish setter bitches— Dr. E. C. Franklin, Ann Arbor,

"'class 5.— Gordon setter dogs— W. J. Farrar, Toledo, 0.. Rupert,
irst; J.S.NivanS, M.D., London, On!., Blossom, second ; J. w.
lamilton, Ann Arbor, Jack, V. H. C.; E. H. Gilman, Detroit,
udge Festus ; J. H. Moore, Aim Arbor, Bosin, wrong dass.

Class 6.— Gordon setter bitcilies— W. J. Farrar, Toledo, O.,
lueen, first ; D. R. MeElwain, Hastings, Daisy N., second.

Class 7.— Pointer dugs over 56 — D. McMillan, Ann Arbor, Ben,
i c.; J. A. Shaw, Ann Arbor, Grouse, second; Fred Hotvson,

■ isor, Out., Marquis of Lome, first.

•ass s.— Pointer bitches over 55— No entries.

Lass 0.— Pointer dogs under 55— E. H. GiUman, Detroit, Gumbo,

,S 11.— Irish water spaniel dogs— D. D. Young, Detroit, Jack,
vf W. Burleigh, Ann Arbor, Spat; W. A. Hatch, Atm Ar-
-oA Indy. Irish water spadei bitches— D. D. Young-, Detroit,
A' "V irst ; Ed. Warren, Ann Arbor, Juno, seeohd.

-A®” Cocker spuniei dogs— Dr. C. E. Franklin, Ann Arbor,

Zip, first ; James Skuse, Windsor, Ont., Bob, second ; D. B. MoTl-
waln, Hastings, Nichels, V. H. C. Cooker spaniel bitches— Peter
McNelly, Ann Arbor, Curly, noaward.

Class 13.— Fox-hound dogs— H.R. Hill, Ann Arbor, Dream, H.

C. ; Thomas Shaw, Ann Arbor, Sport, V. H. C.; ,T.H. Moore, Ann
Arbor, Bugle, Y. H. C.; w. D. Hayes, Hastings, Mich., Music, first;
H. C. Garrett, Ann Arbor, Jack, second; J. J. Studer, Fort
Wayne, Ind.. Johnson ; J. Hofsteller, Ann Arbor, Jay.

Fox-Hound Bitches.— J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Old Tap, sec¬
ond; J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Speed, V. H, C.; Frcd.Woitbrecht,
Ann Arbor, first.

Class 14.— Br agio dogs— J. N. Dodge, Detroit, Rattler, first ; J.
N. Dodge, Detroit, Rally 11., V. H. C.; U. R. Sill, Ann Arbor,
Tom ; AY D. Hayes, Hastings, Ripple ; AV. D. Hayes, Hastings,
Lee, second.

Beagle Bitches.— J. N. Dodge, Detroit, Roxy, first ; J. N. Dodge,
Detroit, Belle, Ar. H. C-: AV. D. Hayes. Hastings, Rill, V. H. C.; AV.

D. Hayes, Hastings, Ringlet, second ; Chaa. Stoll, Ann Arbor,
Spot— Fox-hounds.

Class 15.— Dacshunde dogs— Dr. Stewart, Detroit, Waldeman,
fir si .

Dasehunde Bitches. — Dr. MeElwain, Hastings, Mich., Duchess,
first ; J. N. Dodge, Detroit, Flora,

Class 18 — Fox-terrier dogs— No entries.

Fox-terrier Bitches.— E. H. Gillman, Detroit, Vic, first; E. H.
Gillnmn, Detroit, Vic II., second.

Class 17.— Greyhounds— No entries.

Class is.— Scotch deer-hounds— No entries.

Class l'J.-Newfoundlnnd dogs— E. W. Coddington, Ann Arbor,
Chino, V. H. C.; Sami. Crouse, Ann Arbor, Major, first and spe¬
cial; J. D. Coster, Ann Arbor, Ceaser, second; Jno. A. Nichols,
Aim Arbor, Buse, H. C.

Newfoundland Bitches.— No entry.

Class 20.- Shepherd dogs— Jno. Sidney, Ann Arbor, Shep, first ;
J. A. Armstrong, Owosso, Mich., Ben, second

Bitches.— J. A. Armstrong, Owosso, Mich., Fly, second.

Class 21.— Bull-terrier dogs— Chas. MacLean, Ann Arbor, Ben,
V. H. t\; G.S. Pitkin, Ann Arbor, Jack; W. H. Schuyler, Ann
Arbor, Jack: Tbos. I. Bonner, Ann Arbor, Cub, V. H. C.; J, J.
Walker, Ann Arbor, Spring, first; J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Her¬
bert, second.

Bitches— David Norton, Ann Arbor, Tip, first: J. J. Walker,
Ann Arbor, Prinoeas Louise, second.

Class 22.— Black and tan terrier dogs— Jake Hofstetter, Ann
Arbor, Rangy, first; J. R. Johnson, Ann Arbor, Savage, second.

Bitches— J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Nig. first and special.

Class 23— Skye-terrier dogs— J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Dick,
firsl . Bitches— Dan'! MacLean, Ann Arbor, Jessie ; J. J. Walker,
Ann Arbor, Sallie, first. _

Class 24.— Yorkshire terriers. Bitches— E. H. Gillman, Detroit,
Dandy, first.

CLASS 25.— Scotch terrier dogs— J. ,T. Walker, Ann Arbor. Sam,
second ; S. Butterfield, Sandwich, Ont., first. Bitches — J. J. Walker,
Ann Arbor, Jennie. V. H. C.; J. J. Walker, Ann Arbor, Kate,
second; S. Butterfield, Sundwich, Ont., first; D. MacLean, Ann
Arbor, V. H. C.

Class 28.— Toy terriers— no entries. ,

Class 27.— Pugs-dog or bitch— C. B. Dunster, Ann Arbor, Bus¬
ter, first and special. _ _

Cuss 28.— Miscellaneous— C. K. Adams, Ann Arbor, Don, V. H.
C. ; 0. S. Miller, Ann Arbor, Custer, Italian greyhound; Miss M.

E. Cullen, Ann Arbor, Daisy, first, spaniel poodle; Samuel L.
Jackson, Ann Arbor, Curly, first, circus poodle.

Class 29.— Spitz dogs— W. H. Everett, Ann Arbor, Nix, second,
B. S. Reynolds, Ann Arbor, Joe, first.

Class 31.— Dalmatian coach dogs— E. H. Bell. Ann Arbor, Don
Caesar, first. Druld.

Ohio Fox Hounds, —Howard, O., Jan. 1st. — The most
exciting .and interesting of all sporting to me is fox hunt¬
ing. The timely and wise enactment of our Legislature
has caused bird hunting to come to a stand still. But
now a word to my brother fox himters who may read
your valuable paper. It is now only about two years
since I have taken any interest in this sport, and while I
have tried hard to learn all the different points in the
business, yet I feel as though I would like to hear from
some old experienced hunters, and thereby ascertain how
little I have learned in the past two years.

Our hounds are principally the descendants of Virginia
and Kentucky stock. Our old hunters here have been
very careful in breeding from their best runners, and now
we flatter ourselves to think we have as good dogs as any¬
body.

I have a blue bitch eighteen months old the 22d of last
month, that we all think will be a prodigy. I will give a
description of her as taken by the boys a few days ago,
She is a mattese color on the body, has white fore legs,
breast, and belly, a white ring almost around her neck
and white on tip of tail. She is 17 inches high, is 40
inches from point of nose to root of tail, is 16J inches from
point to point of ears; girth around the breast, 234 inches;
flank, 17 inches ; length of tail, 144 inches ; girth round
root of tail, 2f inches ; distance from top of head to point
of nose, 84 inches, and weighs 334 pounds. Her coat was
as soft as'any fur, and the fibers not more than one-half
inch in length. When the weather began to get warm
last spring she began to shed her coat, and by the middle
of July her back and sides were as hare as my hand, and
continued so during the entire warm season. As cold
weather began to approach she began to get her coat
again, and now she has as heavy a coat as she ever h?.d.
She always seemed to be in the best of health, would eat
anything, and always up and a coming. She is one of
a litter of six pups, two males and four females, but there
are none of them that look anything like her ; her grand
dam came from Virginia, so I am told, was marked like
her but possessed none of what we call her peculiarities.
She has been in only two or three races, but showed won¬
derful speed and endurance. I would like to bear from
some experienced breeder of this species of dog through
the Forest and Stream whether her points are good or
bad, J* A. C.

In the wooded Buckeye State, where every fence is like
unto a Jacob’s ladder, we would prefer to UBe a small
well-put-together hound, the points of which are as fol¬
lows : Head small in proportion to his frame, neck thin,
chesc deep, legs very straight ; his feet should be round,
not large ; his breast wide, back broad, shoulders back,
elbows in, and quarters deep. The muzzle should be long,
but we dislike what may be called a pointed nose. Ap-
perley remarks that “the length of thigh discernible in
first rate hounds, which, like the well-let-down hock of
the horse, gives them much superiority of speed and is
also a great security against laming themselves in leaping
fences, which they are more apt to do when they become
blown and consequently weak.” Stonehenge states that
tire average height of the fox-hound harrier is about 18 or
19 inches, and fox-hounds, 23 to 25 inohes for dog-hounds,
21 to 23 for hitches. Mr. A, Belmont Purdy’s dog-hound,
Life Guard, winner of first prize in the fox-hound class at
the New York show of last year; stood 24 inches in height
and had 304 inches girth.

Extraordinary Fox Hunttng. — J. Pusey Miller, of
Dugdale, Pa., has been very successful as champion fox
hunter of his neighborhood the present season. With

his kennel of eleven extra hounds he has holed and mg
ont nine foxes and caught one in a fair chase. He caijgh t,
one this week by running to a hole, from where he dug it
out and carried it home under his arms on horseback be¬
fore 11 A. M. Foxes are very plenty in lower part of
Chester County, and the sport is much indulged in.

_ Shethar Bqznai.

Squirrel Doas.—Braokrille, Ind., Jan. 9th,.— I have a
squirrel dog that is worth half a dozen men for finding
them ; he is part setter and part hound, and runs with
his head up like a bird dog, and when he trees them he
barks a few times and sits down and waits for aperson to
come up. He is the best dog for coons that I ever saw ;
he hunts them in the same manner that he does squirrels.

W. H. F.

Belleville, III. — “ Noah Count” came very near it in
speaking of squirrel dogs, if lie had only said something
about the color. When I was a boy I found that a poor,
lean, lank, hungry, slab-sided, woe-begone-looking “ yal-
ler " dog was the best. The squirrels didn’t seem to be
afraid of such a looking dog, for they would generally run
up the tree a very short distance, say about to the first or
second limb, where they would sit and hark at the dog,
making about a thousand shakes of the tail a minute, and
so busily engaged trying to make out what kind of ani¬
mal was at the foot of the tree that it was a very easy
matter to get near enough to shoot them. C. H. A.

St Louis Kennel Club’s Catalogue.— We are in re¬
ceipt of a new, well-printed catalogue of the pointers of
the St. Louis Kennel Club. It contains the somewhat
extended pedigree of its fine stock. All sportsmen
should have a copy.

Bred.— Girl-Glenmark— Mr. R. T. Greene’s (Jersey City
Heights, N. J.) pointer bitch Girl to Mr. Wm. F. Steele’s
(Piermont, N. Y.) Glenmark— Mr. Orgill’s Rush and
Romp.

Rhue-Berkley — Mr. Thos. A. Addison’s (Chelsea, Mass.)
red Irish setter bitch Rhue was bred to champion Berkeley
on the 9th inst.

Whelps. — Gipsey Girl— Mr. Alfred W. Bennett’s (Bos¬
ton, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch Gipsey Girl, whelped Dec.
18th, 1879, six puppies, four dogs and two bitchos, by Mr
Wm. Pierce’s Jack,

Sales. — Punch — Mr. C. D. Moss, of this city, has pur¬
chased from. Mr. H. W. Livingston imported Willoughby
pug dog Punch, by Nunn’s champion Baron, out of Lady
Fanny, Fitz-Wigram's hitch.

Names Claimed.— Nancy*Sykes— Mr. L. P. Child, of
this city, claims the name of Nancy Sykes for his dark-
brindled bull-terrier bitch, by Mr. Stannard Wood’s Ben,
out of Mr. E. S. Auchincloss' imported Puss ; whelped
Sept. 11th, 1879. ^

Don— Mr. Alfred W. Bennett, of Boston, Mass., claims
the name of Don for his thoroughbred St. Bernard dog,
out of owner’s Gipsy Girl ; whelped Jan. 19th, 1879. Don
is now one year old, 29 inches in height, 78 inches in
length, and weighs 130 pounds.

Rolfe — Mr. S. W. Hallock, of Detroit, claims the name
ot holfe for his lemon and white setter dog, whelped June
10th, 1879, out of Mr. J. N. Dodge’s imported bitch Rose,
by champion Liecester.

—We call attention to Mr. Fox’s notice under our
Kennel advertisements of six splendid dogs for sale.

—In our issue of 22d instant, in “Pointers as Field
Dogs,” for “Rake barking Don’s pointing,” should read
“ Rake backing Don’s pointing.”

lUnchting and JEhw/w#.

JW Many clubs have already joined in the movement
looking to the establishment of a National Yachting
Association, and others are yet to be heard from. All
clubs which have the interests of the sport at heart should
send in the names of their delegates, pursuant to the call
issued, to the Secretary, Mr. John Friclc, P. O. Box 2,070,
New York. The first general meeting will be held towards
the latter part of February.

Quaker City Yacht Club. — Officers elected for 1880 ■
Commodore, A. F. Bancroft ; Vice-Commodore, Charles
B. Magee; Rear-Commodore, Robert Biddle, Jr. ; President
Wm. Post ; Treasurer, Robert Baird ; Secretary, Charles

S. Salin *, Assistant Secretary. J. J. Baughman : Measurer,
Capt. John (J. Yanderslice ; Regatta Committee, Robert P.
Thompson, L. Coleman and John McCormick ; Trustees
John C. Vanderslice, R. D. Rennick, B. F. Murphy and
Paul Klot-z ; Membership Committee, JohnF. Loew, Robt
Baird and A. F. Bancroft.

Yonkers (N, Y.) Yacht Club.— Officers for the year:
Commodore, A. J. Prime; Vice-Commodore, Charles
Mercer; Secretary, James H. Couzens ; Treasurer, A.
Gould; Measurer, John Nesbitt; Steward, Peter Valen¬
tine ; Trustees, J. Cokalete, A. Surrell and H, L, Gar¬
rison,

East Boston Yacht Club.— Officers for the year
Commodore, Thomas H. Stone : Vice-Commodore, John
P. Mormon ; Flag Officer, F. T. Clayton ; Recording Sec¬
retary, James L. Meagher ; Financial Secretary, George
B. Atwood ; Treasurer, E. B. Currant ; Steward, George
B. Atwood ; Trustees, E. B. Currant, Fred W. Kean • Di¬
rectors, C. C. Cooper, John P. Morrison and f' T
Clayton.

Hudson River Yacht Club. -At the annual meeting
of the club the folio wmg officers were elected for 1880 •—
Commodore, Richard V. Freeman; Vice-Commodore,
George Wood; Treasurer, Joseph Stilger ; Secretary,
Edward R. Wilson j Measurer, Conrad Roth ; Steward,
John R. Clark ; Board of Trustees, Samuel J. Henderson;

T. Muller, Jr., John Kelly, Charles Swank, Henry Leute;
Delegates to National Yachting Association, Commodore
Freeman, Vice-Commodore Wood and John R. Clark.

Maryland Yacht Club.— Officers for the year-—
President, Malcolm Ohrichton; Vice-President, B F
Uhnan ; Treasurer, Captain John Rogers ; Secretaries’
u. E. Webb, John Dobson.

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Salisbury Point Yacht Club.— The Salisbury Point
Yacht Chib have elected the following officcro for
the ensuing year : — Commodore Stephen Lowell.
Vice-Commodore, A. L. Fowler ; Fleet Captain. J.
F, Johnson; Secretary and Treasurer, A. C. Web¬
ster; Measurer, H, G. Leslie; Regatta Committee,
Geo. H. Morrill, C. A, Boyd, G, L. Femald; Finance
Committee, Newell Boyd, O. S. Moore, R. S. Williams.
The club has a large membership, and several new ami
large yachts are in prooesB of construction, which will
be added to the squadron.

New Jersey Yacht Club. — The following are the
delegates to the National Yachting Association : — Com¬
modore T. H, Rogers, Vice-Commodore W. H. Dilworth
and ex -Commodore Edward W. Ketcham,

Salem Yacht Club. — Tins club is in a very prosperous
condition and bids fair to become one of the most popu¬
lar in Boston and vicinity. A plot of land bas been
bought and a fine club-house will be erected to cost about
,$1,500. A library and model room will be new features
which will secure the Bupport of yachtsmen for many
miles around. The anchorage off the club-house pier is
unsurpassed and a very desirable one for Boston yachts¬
men who wish to do away with the tedious work of get¬
ting clear of the narrow waters of the harbor and the
loss of time entailed in working out to sea. Many hon¬
orary members have joined at a nominal subscription in
order to secure the benefits of the library which will he
kept open winter and summer.

Cleveland Yachting Association.— The fleet of this
club is rapidly growing. Among them we enumerate as
follows, giving their “gross measurement,” which is
their length on w. 1. with beam and depth added : — Steam
yacht Rosaline, flag-ship ; schooners June Anderson,
02.3 ; Camilla, 44.10 ; Stranger, 29.8 ; Harry Rettger ,
50,6 ; sloops Harvey Burke, 53.6 ; Phantom, 63.6 ; Ida,
38.5; Unique, 28.2'; Silver Spray, 36.10; Belle, 36.5:
Gipsy, 28.11 ; Vixen, 33.9 ; Lady Ida, 26.0 ; Master
Harry, 23.8; Kiltie Walsh, 32.7: Nettie, 24.8. The fol¬
lowing do not belong to the association : — Dolphin, Hum¬
ming Bird, Nadine, T Vhite Cloud, Topsy, Sea. Gull, Pin¬
afore, Nomad, Meta, Unknown, Brooklyn. This is cer¬
tainly a very creditable showing and indicates the rapid
strides the sport is making on the Lakes.

San Francisco Yacht Club. — The new Governor of
California is a member of the S. F. Y. C., and an ardent
yachtsmen. Ex-Com. Ogden, lately in New York, re¬
turned to San Francisco, and we reget to announce the
death of his brother recently. The schooner J. C. Cousins
is reported sold to Con O’Conner. There is some talk
about new yachts to be built, of which something may
come before long. An "outside,” or ocean cruise is con¬
templated by the club next summer, and Dr. Merritt will
go to the Sandwich and South Sea Islands in his schooner
Casco.

We hope to see the San Francisco Yacht Club inaug¬
urate a series of nautical lectures shortly, those given
last year having been well attended and appreciated, —
[S. F, Olympian.

Sea-going Steam Yachts.— We are glad to refer to
the card of Messrs. Ward, Stanton & Co, in our advertis¬
ing columns, and can indorse their work from our own
experience as of the highest class. It has been our good
fortune to have had charge of a couple of their engines,
and for simplicity in design, arrangement of material
and smoothness in running it would be difficult to sur¬
pass them. Messrs. Ward, Stanton & Co. have added to
their building facilities and plant and have a large
amount of yacht work in hand. They have been so long
and favorably known as the leading builders in America
of large steam yachts, that their reputation has spread
near and far.

Yachts’ Photos. — Black & Co. , 333 Washington street,
Boston, have continued in their good work, and have
added largely to their assortment of photos of American
yachts. Their work is of the highest order, and a void
lias been filled through their enterprise.

Fast Steam Yachts.— Mr. Samuel Holmes, of 132 Front
street. New York, makes a specialty of designing and con¬
tracting for high speed launches and yachts, after the
Thomeycroft style. His success in Continental, Miranda,
Min cola, etc., have established his reputation. Among
owners of country residences along the Sound, Staten
Island and Hudson River these fast launches promise to
become popular.

List OF Races. — In the Boston Y. C. races, June 21st,
Breeze did not win nor was she entered as printed, The
prize went to Adrienne, Mr. G. Pfaff.

List of Winners. — Regina, Mr. W. A. W. Stewart, is
a sloop, not cat as the list has it.

Cost of English Yachts. — Building prices vary, for
while a few will contract to construct a vessel of such a
size at about $150 per ton, or perhaps even less, others will
require as much as $190 or $200 per ton, both prices being
estimated for iron ballast. Thus, in one case, an 80-ton
yawl would cost $12,000, and in the other, $16,000, the
average being $14,000, or at the rate of $175 per ton. At
this price builders would undertake to provide the ordi¬
nary cruising outfit, comprising cruising sails,- gear,
boats, chains, anchors, etc., but no extras or luxuries, and,
above all, no lead. At the present moment pig lead
is worth $90 per ton, and to mold it will cost more’ by $5
per ton, but takingit at the market price it is at least $70
a ton more costly than iron. Now, a yawl of eighty tons
for cruising purposes would require over forty tons of
lead for ballast, so tliat if this precious metal were pre¬
ferred to iron, it would increase the expenditure by about
$2,750. It is true that lead does not lose in weight, and
is dependent on the market only for variations in value,
so that buying it is not necessarily entailing a loss, as is
the case with iron ; and for this reason it is perhaps the
most economical metal to use as ballast. The advantages
of lead are, besides, many ; it is more cleanly than iron,
affords greater facilities for obtaining head room, and,
ton for ton, gives the vessel greater stability, thus allow
ing a lefser weight to be shipped, and enabling
the yacht to float lighter. For a fairly good yacht of
say from two to about five or six years old, which has
been well taken care of, about $130 to $140 per ton would
be considered a very moderate price— this, of course, with
iron ballast only, — Land and Wales'.

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1

DRIFT.

YACHT building is having a boom.. ..Dr. J. H. Yondy,
J. C. Y. C., has not purchased his former schooner
Cornelia, as reported, but uas had a fine model made by
Phil. Elswortb and may build soon.,, .Beverly Y. G. pro¬
poses changing the date of their annual meeting from
fourth Wednesday in January to the commencement of
the yachting Beason ....Idler, Mr. A. J. Fisher, Chicago, is
on the berth for a voyage to Europe this spring. Mr.
Fisher proposes to do sonie racing over there, and as Idler
is a deep craft of moderate beam, she will stand some
chance alongside of English clippers and not, become an
object of commiseration abroad, as Viking, Faustine, and
Ennengarde, of the light draft persuasion. ...Decker,
Twenty-second street and Second avenue, Brooklyn, is
building a 70-ft. schooner,... Election ol’ officers N. Y. Y.
C. Feb. 5th, at club-rooms : also, question of cruising
steamer for summer’s cruise. ...Mr. Alex. Taylor has
purchased s, s. Skylark, and Mr. E. S. Jaffray, her
former owner, is to have an iron steam- yacht of about
170 tons built by Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia,. ..Next
meeting of A. Y. C. March 8th.... John Mumm, foot of
Court street, South Brooklyn, has about finished a 48-ft.
sloop,... Schooner Estelle, Mr. J. D. Smith, is to have a
now bow to do away with her present excessive flare....
Mr. Chas. A. Stevenson has bought the schooner Osprey,
a fine cruiser.. ..Laid lip in Gowanus Basin ; schooners
Dauntless, Intrepid, Comet, Triton, Rambler, Vision,
Agues, Peerless, Wanderer, Palmer, and sloopB Mermaid,
Fanny, Grade, Winsome, Active, Christine, Imperia,
Dudley: sloops I/izzic L. , Wave, Schemer, Estella, Flying
Cloud and Orion are hauled out foot of Court street,
South Brooklyn ; sloop America is at Lennox’s Yard,
foot of Thirty -fourth street, South Brooklyn.... Lawley,
Boston, Mass., is to build a 50-ft. schooner something
like the keel-cutter Enterprise. . . . Rumor has it that Gen.
Butler may soon leave for Cuba in the " Old America"
and cruise in West India waters.... The Magic, of Boston,
is bound for the Chesapeake early in spring.,,. Commo¬
dore Wm. Peet is having his tidy little Sunshine thor¬
oughly overhauled by Lennox ; new hardwood fittings
throughout ; Mr. Norman Torrence will act as skipper,
and some extensive cruising will be undertaken.... Mr.
Henry Say offers the s. s. Henriette for sale at Bal¬
timore, and is building a large iron screw yacht of
seagoing dimensions at the yard of Malster & Reany,
Baltimore. She is to be 250ft. long, 32ft. beam, and 20ft.
deep. Compound engines, cylinders 46 and 30 inches
....John Roach & Son, Chester, Pa., have also
contracted for a large iron screw yacht for Mr. Wm.
Belden of nearly 700 tons. We are’ glad to see that at
last the sailing model is being discarded in our steam
yachts, and that we are to have fine, long, easy-sided and
deep-draft steamers in place of the pot-bellied imitations
of the sloop. Ward, Stanton &• Co., of Newburgh, are
likewise building a Line non screw yacht for Mr. Janies
Gordon Bennett ; the dimensions published concerning
her were altogether wrong ; full particulars will appear
in this journal. Tbe new 80ft. schooner Republic, build¬
ing at Nyack for Mr. H. J. Steer of Providence, is all in
frame. His former monster sloop Alice is still for sale.
Mr. Anson P. Stokes will probably build a larger double-
hulled schooner to carry out experiments begun with
Nereid. Mr. Stokes bas tbe best wishes of the yachting
public, for his persistent and practical enterprise....
Schooner Edith has been sold out of the N. Y. Y. C.
....Schooner Nettie, Mr. F. P. Osborn, is laid up at Bath,
Me., aud will probably be extensively altered.,.. Restless,
flagship of the N. Y. Y. C., is laid up at Winthrop’s

Cove, Conn . Sloop America, Mr. E. Yard, Jr., is to be

lengthened aft ; we hear of plenty of lengthening going on,
but no one any longer talks of “ hipping. ’’....Sloop Psyche,
N. Y. Y. C., Sir. E. M. Brown, now at New London, is
also to be spun out aft..., Iron cutter Vindex, formerly
owned by Mr. Robt. Center, has been sold to Mr. E. D, Mor¬
gan, Jr^'and will fly Sewanhaka colors.... Mi'. G. G.Haven,
N. Y. Y. C., lias bought the s. s. Rival.... Alonzo E. Smith
is building a fine sloop for Philadelphia parties, 41ft. long,
also a working boat.... Kirby, of Rye, has a lot of work
promised. He is now building two small boats, and ex¬
pects to lay the keels of two schooners ; one for Chicago
parties, and a third one for a Rye gentleman. He lias
also sent a model to Michigan for a schooner about 56ft,
long and only 2ft. Gin. indraft for work in shoal water....
Schooner Peerless will remain in the A. Y. C. under hernew
owner, Mr. Hathawayof New Bedford. . ..Enignt a , of Bos¬
ton, will have a now round stem ; Leslie a new bow, and
Tempest a new keel withiron ballast, as well aB ageneral
overhauling. . . . Dolphin, of Boston, has been altered from
centre-board to keel ; the cat, Herald, bas bad her steel
centre-board shifted for a wooden one — the steel sprung
too much.... Lawley & Sons have had to increase their ca¬
pacity by leasing land from the Boston Iron Co.; Adrienne
is being spun out by tbe stern ; they have also completed
a new cat for Dorchester parties. Tbe famous Undine,
sunk by a collision last summer, is hauled out at Law-
ley's, but nothing will be done to her till tbe courts de¬
cide tbe resposibility for the collision..,. Tbe yacht clubs
of France are giving lectures on yachting, following the
excellent example set by the S. Y. C. and S. F. Y. C.
Steam-yachts from 500 to 700 tons are becoming the rage
in England ; many new ones of this size are underway
in the shipyards, some being of steel., ..Our little con¬
temporaries froth at the mouth because we ousted a
swindler, oneof their bosom Mends, from tbe N. Y. A....
Leo gtl mieasurement is unfortunately being agita ted again
in En gland ; our cousins bad better beware or they will fall
into our evil ways and build washtubs instead of yachts,
as such a rule is sure to produce stumpy, beamy, over-
sparred machines.... France has been building a 65 foot
centre-hoard sloop for the Nice races.... Neafie & Levy,
Philadelphia, are lengthening the steamship Isabel....
Columbia Y„ C. proposes squadron cruises twice a month

during the coming season . The Unique, Captain Foster,

of Gloucester, fully described in this journal, has made
a voyage to Florida and has proven herself a grand sea
boat aud fast sailer, weathering several gales on the pas¬
sage..., Our friend the Bycycling World brought up all
standing recently <m the speed of ice yachts, They do
sail faster than the Wind, except when the wind is aft —
see our hack fileB.,..Mr. Tbos. Lord, late of the Osprey,
has presented to the New Bedford Y, C. the model of a
Japanese junk, recently on exhibition at the fair of the
7tb Regiment.. ..Mr. Ashbury has taken to theyawiand
is cruising in the Iberia, 80 tons, on the South American

coast.. ..The Y. R. A. of England has deci.®??‘ ipn_ * ia~
fero in the matter of wages and racing w ,,] j ,/’ bafq o
crews.. ..The Nautical- Magazine comments vii1
bly upon the excellent paper on Lloyd's Yacht Ilttegj8jr
read by Mr. Dixon Kemp before the I. N. A. It L-'a» hep
printed in pamphlet form, 'Ll

YACHT BUILDING IN BOSTON.

Editor Eorest and Stream : —

Messrs. Hutchings & Pryor are building a deep keel
boat about 29ft. oh deck, 9ft. beam. 25ft. on line, with 6ft.
draft, to order. They are very well along on their alter¬
ations of i Lillie from centre-board to keel, which im¬
proves her looks and staunchness wonderfully. Messrs.
H. & P. have also started on a cat-boat, to replace Wave
Crest, Bold last fall, The new boat will be inferior to
none and superior to most when in tbe hands of her skip¬
per, Mr. Hutchings.

Messrs. Lawley & Sons have kept very busy all their
workmen in alterations and repairing, Mr. Pfaff’s I
schooner Adrienne is improved very much in looks by the 1
addition of 21ft. overhang aft. Perhaps it might be wise
to increase her speed by carrying aft her stern-post, giving
her greater hold on the water. Messrs, Lawley have also
a large 40-foot sloop to build, and they will put all their
practical experience in play to produce the best construc¬
tion and shape, This firm are undoubtedly the heaviest
builders in Boston, and turn out nothing but first-class '
work. The new vessel will be a reality of strength and
beauty— a deep keel boat for comfort and sea-going
qualities,

Mr. Smith is building some fine tenders, and has quite
a lot of alterations and repairing jobs on hand ; and
Messrs. Pierce Bros, are working away on their boat for
tbe Mediterranean — a cat-boat, 26ft. long, very shoal and
wide.

Mr. Robert Bibber is putting a cabin into a large cat-
rig, which will make her very comfortable below decks.
This boat was built and used back of the Cape. Her mate
is kept in Fall River, and is considered a fast, able boat.
The present owner of tbe Gussie will not race her, but
use her for pastime only.

Mr. Anderson is putting a keel into tbe schooner Mist ,
and by report is building a cat-rig to beat Smith’s
Herald.

Mr, Webber is lengthening Enigma aft, which adds
very much to her appearance, and as she is a very good
sea boat, ought to add to her speed,

Mr. Tyler is having a 50-foot schooner built, under Mr.
Dolben’a superintendence, off of D, J. Lawlor’s model.
As she is not very far advanced not much can be said of
her yet.

Mr. D. J. Lawlor is to build an English yawl on scien¬
tific principles, and she will probably be as much a won¬
der here as the catamarans. She will be the first yawl of
English design in America. She is 40ft. w. L, 10ft. beam,
and 7ft. hold ; flushdeck, lead on tliekeel, and exceedingly
roomy both below and on deck. Of course Lawlor will
“ lay himself out” in her construction, as his incompar¬
able work is recognized all over the country. Possibly
this yawl will be the forerunner of many others of her
kind.

A new “ cutter,” 25ft. w. 1., is also to be built for Bos¬
ton parties, with 1,000 lbs. iron on the keel. Centre¬
boards have gone out of fashion, and keels, with low bal¬
last, are fast displacing all others. They prove to ha the
best sea-boats, and Viking last Beason showed them to he
fast as well. Hedge,

The Dreadnaught Schooner.— This fine schooner has
been sold to Chicago. She was unquestionably, next to
Intrepid, the finest keel schooner in American waters, as
well as the handsomest, since Sappho hoisted green- white-
and-red. This is what the World ha* to say about her : —

‘ ‘ The schooner yacht Dreadnaught, which has just been
sold by Mr. Charles J. Osborn to a Chicago gentleman, is
well known here and lias figured prominently in yachting
contests ever since she was built. Shortly after the
Cambria-Dauntless race across the ocean Captain Samuel
Samuels, who had commanded the Dauntless in that
race, being in the office of a well-known Erie lawyer, said
to him, the conversation having turned upon yachts and
yachting, " Mr. Blank, why don’t you let me build you a
yacht that shallbeat anything afloat?”

“Go see what it can be done for,” was the prompt re¬
ply ; “ a yacht every way first class, in which I can take
my family to Europe."

The proposal was accepted by Poillon, of Brooklyn, the
model was made, and finally approved by Captain Sam¬
uels, and the contract was signed by tbe lawyer, the price
agreed upon having been $35,000 in seven monthly pay¬
ments of $5,000 each. The keel was laid on the loth of
September 1870. and the yacht was to be completed on
tbe 15th of April 1871. It is not too much to say that
she was the strongest yacht ever built in this city, her
timbers being of extra size, tbe floor timbers of oak, nine
inches by seven, formed of natural knees and bolted
down through the keel by seven-eighth inch bolts
through each floor. When some years later she was
lengthened, Mr. Steers, who did the work, said that there
was twice as much timber in her as was necessary. Her
owner altered his mind, and concluded that he didn't.,
want a yacht, and told Samuels to sellher. To sell a new
and untried yacht, for anything like her cost was impos¬
sible. That cost, by the way, had been augmented about'
$8,000 by cabin embellishments. The lawyer refused to
advance any more money, and so the expense of run- -
ning the yacht during the first season was borne by Mr.
Poillon, the builder, who took lien upon tbe vessel.

No man ever worked harder, however, than Captain
Samuels did during that season to prove that the Dread-
naught was the fastest yacht afloat. In this he failed.
She was simply a first-class yacht, but inferior in speed
to several of the schooners of the New York Club. At
that time she was 95 feet on the keel, 103 on water-lmj
ISO feet on deck, with 24 feet 6 inches breadth of bet,us
and 8 feet 6 inches depth of hold. Her most famous 1
formance was her race with the Sappho, twenty miler”"
windward from Sandy Hook lightship, which was finis"6
in a hard gale of wind, both yachts being buried to ‘ rne
hatch combings and dragging their booms in the w> «* (
yet neither daring to stop to reef for fear of lqsnf™u'0/
race. The Dreadnaught was within four minutes rlvf
Sappho in that, race nad nearer to that celebrated

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tbar^ an;.- ' — her schooner ever got in a twenty mile race
otilfejde. * I„axt season she was purchased hy Mr. A. B.
^.ockweil (at that time Commodore and President of
/the Pacific Mail Steamship Company) for, it was stated
/at the time, !f34,000, and under Ids ‘ownership site took
' >art in all the contests of 1873, including tho celebrated
(ape May contests for cups given by Mr. Bennett for
yachts, pilot boats and working schooners. The En¬
chantress beat her, and then followed that somewhat
acerb correspondence between Mr. StoekweU and Mr. J.
W. Loubat, at the end of which the Enchantress took
the Cape May Cup, which the Drcaduaught had pre¬
viously won from tli efiPalmer. During the season of 1874
the Dreadnought did little, her owner's business requir¬
ing his undivided attention, During the season of 1875
the yacht was laid up, but in the spring of 1876 she was
purchased by Mr. Charles J, Osborn for, it is said, q tithe
of what he has expended upon her since. She was at
once put under Mr. Steer's charge and lengthened fifteen
feet forward, the new bow improving her appearance
wonderfully. The cabin was also completely remodelled
and newly upholstered. In her new form' the Dread-
naught. is, in the opinion of many yachting experts, the
fastest keel-schooner in this country. The price for
which she has just been sold is reported at $15, 000, and
it is probably under rather than over that. The yacht
was named in honor of Mr. David Ogden's famous clipper
ship Dreadnought. She has been commanded since she
was launched by Captain J. E, Smith, who still retains
his command and will go with her to the lakes.

Bay of Quinte Yacht Clot. — Editor Forest and
Stream : — Cuthbert has in hand at Trenton a big sloop,
which is now well advanced towards completion, so far
as her hull is concerned, being all caulked and completed,
except the cabin, upon which the workmen are now
busy. The dimensions of the vessel and spars are as fol¬
lows : Hull — Length of keel 54 feet 6 inches; length over
all 58 feet 6 inches; breadth of beam 16 feet 6 inches ;
length of centre-board 16 feet ; draught of water aft 4 feet
6 inches ; draught forward 2 feet. Tonnage measure¬
ment 55 tons. Spars — Bowsprit out-board 23 feet ; mast
50 feet ; topmast 27 feet ; main boom 53 feet ; gaff 34 feet.
The frame is of oak, and rock elm and pine planking 2
inches thick ; covering board, deck frames and mast
partners, oak ; deck plank, pine one and three quarter inch
square, bent around in the shape of the yacht ; fastenings
ail of galvanized iron. The cabin will be handsomely
panelled with ash, walnut and grey elm, with gilt mould¬
ings, and will have 6 feet head room. The starboard
stateroom will be 12 feet long and fitted with two
double berths, suitable for a family room, panelled and
painted white. The port stateroom will he 7 feet
long and similarly finished. There will be wash room
and water closet on port Side, a forecastle with two
berths, lockers for provisions, ice locker for meats, lock¬
ers for dishes and cooking utensils, and the forcastle will
be fitted in a pantry and kitchen. The yacht will thus
be first class in every particular. She is one foot shorter
and one foot less beam than the famous Annie Cuthbert
(now the 6/reyhound, of Chicago), champion of the lakes,,
which was also built by Cuthbert ; and being of superior
model to that famous flyer, is tolerably certain to prove
her superior in point of speed. This splendid yacht will
fly the colors of the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club.

Post Tack,

Activity Among Canoeists. — It is proposed to have
all the canoe clubs in New York and vicinity join hands
in establishing a regular serieB of races every fortnight
during summer, entries to be open to the clubs joining. A
champion pennant will be offered, to be transferred from
winner to winner ; a permanent; prize to be given to any
one winning the pennant a certain number of times. Two
entries to constitute a race, and liberty to a single entry
to make a walk-over. These semi-monthly meets will
bring canoeists together, and the informal racing will be
the means of promoting the welfare of the sport. The
following are among the signatures obtained to the “ call"
for a Canoe Congress, printed in our issue of Jan. 1st :
Col. C. L. Norton, 849 Broadway, Commodore N.Y. O.C.;

C. E. Chase, 287 Broadway, Commodore J. C. C. C, ; J.

F. West, 144 Duane street, N. Y. ; W. P. Stevens, Rah¬
way, N. J.: W. L. Ogden, N. Y,; William Whitlock, N.
Y. ; G. Livingston Morse, N. Y. ; John Habberton, N. Y. :
R. L. Neville. N. Y.: R. J. Wilkins, N. Y. : N. H. Bishop.
Lake George, N.Y.: It, N. Putnam, 54 Wall street, N. Y.:
A. H. Siegfried, St. Paul ; J. M. Barnes, Louisville, Ky. ;
Judge Nicholas Longworth, Cincinnati C.C.; LucienWul-
sin, C. C. C, ; W. M. Greenwood, Commodore C. C. C. ; R.

D. Wynkoop, Jersey City ; E. A. Ransom, Jersey City ;
Marcus Higginbotham, Jersey City ; Karl F. Bergman,
Jersey City ; William J. Gardner, Newark ; W. H. Potts,
Trenton. N. J.; Rev. C. A. Cressy, Landaff, N. H,, as well
as many others.

THE QUESTION OF TYPE.

Editor Eorest and Stream : —

Having been much Interested to the discussion In your paper
for some Lime past, to reference to different types of yachts, I
hope that, although you may consider it advisable to refrain from
editorial comments, you will encourage commuuieatlons upon
the subject from your readers, especially from yacht designers
and builders ol' experience. Mr. Kirby’B letter is brimful of infor¬
mation, and bas sound, sensible explanations of tho whole ques¬
tion as he understands it. And who shall say that tie Is wrong on
those points upon which authorities agree to disagree, and leave
their doductlooa upon such crude foundations that students can¬
not unravel them ?

Mr. Scott Bussell's theory of wave-lines was a failure to his own
hands. Eanldno's stream-line theoryfurnishes no data. Fronde's
elaborate experiments and calculations are, by his own conies
sion, not even theoretically satisfactory.

Mr. Kemp generalizes from lenown vessels, taking Sappho as a
standard of perfection In speed ; Marott the same, taking America
as a standard for comparison— both English authoi a, but each se¬
lects American yachts. Mr. A. Carey Smith to his lectures takes
Comet as his standard.

Let us see who designed these yachts. The Sappho was a failure
until hipped by B. Fish ; so to bliu belongs the honor of her suc¬
cess afterwards. The America was designed by Ste ers, a practical
man; the Comet by Elsworth ; the Arrow by Kirby. Now is it not
singular that these very men work without any profound theo¬
retical knowledge, imd some of them without any theory at all?
Everybody knows that Steer's boats were a l.|y fast ; all of
Fish’s boats go ; all of ,* '“'by’sboatsg1J, orth'sgo.

In answer to your oorrespodent, “ Martin dale,” I will ss.y, ( hat.
the fact that Kirby did *• carve ” the Arrow, is a practical and
thorough demonstration that he can “ carve ” another aa good.

If ray memory serves me, Mr. B. Center to due form iBsued a
Challenge in this paper to behalf of the cutter V olante, which was
accepted to shnilar public manner by Mr. Claphatn to behalf of
his forty-feet sharpie, but the cutter has not come to time. Per¬
haps she Is not up to her usual performances latterly,

New Vorlt, Jan. 1201. Corinthian.

THE CANOE CONGRESS.

The following letter has been addressed to foreign
canoe clubs : —

To the Officers and Members of the Bevel Canoe Club and il$
branches

Gentlemen -.-Tho organized canoe clubs of the United States
have united to calling a Canoe Congress for the purpose of form¬
ing a National Canoe Club. AU canoeists in the United States and
Canada, whether belonging to clubs or not, are invited to attend.

The congress wiU meet on the third day of August, 1880, at Cald¬
well, Now York State, at the head of Lake George. Soiling and
paddling races will be held on 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th days of August,
aud the Committee of Arraogements hope; that fully one hun¬
dred canoeists will be present with their eanoes. There are excel¬
lent hotels at Caldwell, but it is anticipated that most of the can¬
oeists wiU camp together on the shore of the lake.

Members of the Royal Canoe Club and its branches are warmly
invited to bring their canoes and take part to the races. Caldwell
is situated not far from Albany, New York State, and can be
reached from New York, Boston, or Montreal in a few hours.
Lake George is generally regarded as the most picturesque lake
in the Eastern States, and abounds In flsh, It. is an excellent start-
tog point for a canoe cruise by way of Lake Champlain and the
Sorel Elver, to the Elver St. Lawrence and its Canadian tribu¬
taries ; or by way of Lake Champlain, the Champlain Canal and
Hudson Biver to New York City. Come over and race, camp, and
cruise with us. A fraternal welcome awaits any member of the
Boyal Mother Canoe Club. Very truly yours,

W. L. Aldkn, Com. New York Canoe Club,
Cbab- E. Chase, Com. Jersey City Canoe Club,
Hon. Nicholas Lonoworth,

Com. Cincinnati Canoe Club.

ta ffiovrwiJmulfKts.

Correspondents who may send us their proper
name and address will always receive prompt attention
in these columns. We require a man’s name for two rea¬
sons : (1) sometimes as a guarantee of good faith, and (2)
always as a matter of common courtesy. As a ‘rule we
do not reply to inquiries by mail, except in cases demand¬
ing immediate advice,

TV. G. \Y.. Memphis, Term.— See answer to X. Y, Z. to this
column.

G. H. D., Jr., Carson, Nev.— Address George W. Pownal, Chris¬
tiana, Pa.

Dross, Hagerstown, Ind.— The offsprings of a bull terrier bitch
by a pointer dog are worthless.

A.F. deN., New York.— For live quail address Mr. Mailey,
Hight Point, N. C. See note from him to another column.

H. B., Brooklyn— State by which route you propose going to
San Francisco, and we will send you the desired Information.

W. B. F., St. Catherines, Ontario.— You may send your flsh for
sale on commission to Eugene G, Blackford, Fulton Market, New
York.

J. A. C., Knox County, O— Address L. M. 'Wooden, Rochester,
N.Y. Cannot give you information concerning party of whom
you write.

Subscriber. — “ Canoe Cruise ta tho Baltic,” by Baden Powell;
“ Canoeing to Kanuckia,” “ Canoe and Flying Proa Orange Judd
Company, 215 Broadway, N. Y-

T. A. A., Chelsea, Mass.— We make no charge for recording ken¬
nel notices to our paper, but take pleasure ta giving all the infor¬
mation we can to our subscribers.

W. W. K— See our advertisers for hunters' boat, price 825 to $45.
English book on boat-building costs $1.25. Can obtain it for you.
Nothing like your own experience, though.

C. H. R., Philadelphia.— Mr. Thos. Claphum is the only party we
know of who makes a specialty of steam sharpies. They are
cheap, strong, light draft, and adapted for liver aud bay work.

Novice.— If “Novice” will call on Mr. Thos. Miller, 340 Wyokoff
street, Brooklyn, he will receive full instructions as to best cruis¬
ing grounds in these waters. Drop Mr. Miller a line when you
Intend tq call.

T. D., Secretary.— If yacht clubs would take the pains to see
that local papers publish correct accounts of their racing they
would save themselves the trouble of sending ta corrections at
the end of the year.

Pike, Goshen, N. Y.— If ten men agree to play two games of
chess with each man how many games do they play? A says
ninety; B says 180. Ans. The schoolmaster must ho abroad in
Goshen. If you count them up on your flngersjyou will find that
180 is the correct result.

N. 8., New York.— Address of Brooklyn Y. C, is Halsey Building,
371 Fulton street, Brooklyn. We know nothing of its financial
affairs, nor are they any concern of ours. Apply yourself. If
they owe you, the club will unquestionably liquidate Us debts.
Wet her the club is to be resuscitated or not depends only upon
its members.

C. S. G., Amesbnry, Mass.— Please Inform me if the Phcenix rifle
model 1878, made by the Whitney Arms Company, are good rifles
aud accurate shooters, and If they are all they are said to be by
the company ? Please inform me if C. L. Eitzmann, of 84fl Broad¬
way, New York, is a reliable dealer and if X shall be squarely used
If I trade with him? Ans. 1. Yes. 2. Yes.

Dakota, Yankton.— Please inform me at what time I should
out the tails of my setter puppies, now six months old, and how
many Joints should bo taken off? Ans. Tailing should always be
performed, when intended, a few days after birth, while the parts
are tender, easily and instantaneouslyremoved.We donotbelieve
to the operation, and your puppies are now too old,

X. Y. Z., .Michigan.— I have a pointer hitch three years old, hag
been bred two or three itimes to No. 1 pointer dog; is now in
whelp to an English setter j will this cross affect her future
progeny, and to what way ? Ans. Not necessarily so; bnt It Is

not positive that It will not affect her future progeny. Should the
hitch have been bredto tho first instance to a setter, there would
have been Indications of tho cross ever afterward.

N. D., Providence, B. I.— We cannot find the author of the
lines—

“ I'll tell you the story, but pass tho ‘Jack’

And iet me make merry to night my men.

Ay I those were tho days when my heard was black ;

I like to remember them now and then,”

Perhaps some of our readers can enlighten us.

B. H. P„ Vicksburg, Miss.— About, a yoar ago you published an
interesting letter from some Sour Springs, or Lake, in Texas,
Please give mo tho name of the post-office there. I am affected
With rheumatism, and am thiuktog of going there. Your prompt
attention to this will very greatly oblige your friend and corre¬
spondent, Ans. The post-office is Sour Lake, Jefferson County,
Tex. Address the proprietor of the hotel, whose name was not
given in article referred to.

H. P., Bocbester.— Almost Impossible to remove mildew. Scrub
with soap and water, rinse, sprinkle with dilute solution of lime,
and bleach in sun. To prevent mildew. Mr. John Boyle, ten is,
203 Fulton street, uses tho following: Dissolve in fourteen gallons
of water one pound finely powdered alum and two ounces finely
powdered sugar of lead. When thoroughly dissolved, steep the
canvas so that the solution will permeate every part of tho same
for ten hours. Then dry In the open air. The proportion of
alum and sugar of lead should he Increased lor; duolc or canvas
heavier than ten-ounce ravens or armyiduck.

Sport, New York.— My cocker spaniel has some disease of his
hindlegs. When sitting he rests on his hips, and is notable to
use his bind legs. When he is lying down his logs tremble. He at
times has the hiccough badly. I keep him in a warm room at
night, and in the day time he is allowed to ruu about. His hind
quarters do not grow in comparison with the rest of his body.
Will the mange affect his legs? He spends most of his time in
sleeping, and has lost bis playfulness, and appetite is po'or. Does
it injure a young aog to give him a little cooked meat ? Ans.
The dog would seem to have partial paralysis of bis hind quar¬
ters; the cause not hinted at ; the exact age of the dog should lie
given. Send us full particulars, and wo will replyat ouco,

J. T. P., Ya.— 1, A friend writes from Tennessee, stating that
they have there what are called “double-nosoa dogs,” that is,
they have three nostrils. What kind of dogs aro they, and can
they scent better than other dogs? 2. My hound pup's eyes are
filled with matter every morning— whin is the cause? 3. What
ore the symptoms of distemper ta its first stage ? 4. ityw doessui;-
sulphur differ from ordinary sulphur? 5. What is meant, by In the
stud ? 6. Should fox-hound puppies be first traiuod on rabbits, or
will hunting rabbits injure them for foxes? 7. My puppies, one
year old, seem to be afraid to leave me, and don't hunt off far
enough— how shall I remedy this ? Ans. 1. We are very much in¬
terested at hearing of your friend's dog with three nostrils, and
will be pleased to learn from Tennessee about him. A dog of this
kind we have never seen. We remember, however, of once hear¬
ing of a Newfoundland dog to Indiana with four nostrils, but
then the animal was favored with two heads: the remainder of
the dogs whioh have come to our notice, have been limited to
only two channels through which to “ snuff." There is no doubt,
however, that if a dog can scent with two nostrils, he should he
able to scent half as well again with thiee, that is, provided the
three nostrils were confined to one nose. There is no distinct
breed of “ double-nosed dogs,” though they eau be bred to. The
double nose is a malformation, and, at the present day, is consid¬
ered a deformity. Thereis noreason why a “douhlo-nosed dog”
should sceut better than a dog wit hout one, any more than amnu
with a hair-lip should be able to extract more perfume from a
rose than any other human being. 2. The running from the dog’s
eyes may be caused from a cold ; you do not describe sufficiently
3. The usual symptoms of this malady In young dogs arc ; sudden
loss of spirit, of activity, and appetite; drowsiness, dullness of
the eyes, and lying at length with the nose to the ground ; cold- -
ness in the extremities of the ears and legs ; with heat of the head
and body, sometimes nearly scorching ; sudden emaciation and
exoe3Bive weakness, particularly ta the hind-quarters, whioh be¬
gin to sink and drag after the animal ; the flanks pinched iu ; an
apparent tendency to evacuate from the bowels a little at a time ;
sometimes vomiting ; the eyes and nose are often, but not al¬
ways,; affected with a discharge. 4, Sub-sulphur, or sublime
sulphur, is powdered ; sulphur, or brimstone, is in sticks or rolls.
5. When a dog is said to be to the stud, it is meant to imply that
he Is held for breeding purposes. 6-T. By many it is supposed that
the animal we call the fox-bound, is designed by nature to hunt
foxes exclusively; but this is a popular error. Tho hound, from
his own natural instinct will run anything with scent that will nee
before him. It Is from tuition alone— by being entered at and
worked to a particular description of game, cheered to pursue it,
rated and flogged when he hunts any other, that the hound ac¬
quires the qualities which belong to the class for w hleli he is de¬
signed. No one yet saw a puppy in his first rudiments of educa¬
tion but what would hunt rabbits, foxes, or anything that he
might chance to find ; or, the sooner that he is strung up on the
first convenient branch, the better ; for itis easy to stop lijra when
in error, hut it is quite Impossible to instil tho dash and spirit, of
hunting into him by any artificial means. We h'ke to see a wild
puppy, ready to tear through any brier patch at the first sight or
scent of game. We then know he has tho right stuff to him ; and
if he wants the wire-edge taken off, time, patience, and persever¬
ance will effect the dosirsd object. But, if we see a tamo-looking,
timid wretch, slinking about and taking no notice whatever of
tho rabbits and foxes that may bolt under bis nose, wc read to
him his obituary notice and deliver him unto Jack Ketch. We
would advise you to look up some old hunter of your vicinity,
and ingratiate yourself in bis good griioos ; if he he of the right
sort, he will teach you more ta one day's bunting than you will
ever pick up in any other way. Old hounds will lcave'a rabbit-
track and follow the crossing track of the fox, the Bcent of which
is much stronger. Take your puppies out stoglySwith some old
sure-and-slow running hound, and if they are proper dogs they
will soon take to their work.

'{317" Charles Hallock, having closed his connection fvil.li tho
Forest and Stream Publishing Corppauj;, may now ho found at his
office at 61 Broadway, room 23, where all personal letters and com¬
munications should be addressed.

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Send stamp for list of second-hand guns and rifles. — Adv.

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Our Prize List. — The responses to our offer of pre¬

miums and prizes has been eminently satisfactory. We
again invite attention to the schedule as published else¬
where, and admonish our friends that the man who hags
the first prize must be afield before the dawn and return

late at night.

A Book on the Black Bass.— Our valued correspond¬
ent, Dr. J. A. HenshaU, of Cynthiana, Ky., is devoting
his spare moments to writing a book on the “Black
Bass,” including the technology, history, habits, angling,
etc. The entertaining and instructive papers ou black
bass fishing contributed to our columns by Dr. HenshaU
contain sufficient assurance of the merit of the book.
We shall welcome it as a desirable addition to our ang¬

ling literature.

Obituary.— We regret to announce the death of Com¬
modore Homer C. Blake, at his home, 10 East Thirty-third
street, Jan. 21st, after an illness of about six weeks. He
leaves a wife and a daughter to mourn his loss. Commodore
Blake was a native of Stanford, New York, and entered
the service in 1840. He commanded the frigate Sabine
in 1861 and was commissioned as Lieut. -Commander in
1862, taking command of the steamer Hatteras of the
Gulf blockading Bquadron. In 1863 be bad charge of the
Utah, and in the next year was present at the battle of
Malvern Hill. He was promoted to commander in 1866,
and was subsequently stationed for three years in New
York, and since 1875 has been waiting orders. In October
last he was appointed a Commodore, and was confirmed
assuohhy the Senate a week before his death. While
Captain of the Hatteras he fought the famous engage¬
ment with the Confederate steamer Alabama, resulting
in the loss of his vessel, the explosion of a shell which
pierced the cylinder rendering the pumps useless, the
Hatteras sinking a few minutes after her officers and
crew had been taken off by the Alabama. They were
carried to Port Royal and paroled.

—Our issue of Jan. 15th, despite what we supposed was
a fuU provision for any emergency, met with such an
unlooked for and extraordinary demand that the entire
edition was exhausted before noon of publication day.
We trust that contributors who did not receive their full
quotas, and others who have ordered copies of that date,
will possess their souls in patience until we can secm-e re¬
turns for their supply. To run out of an edition in this
way causes much annoyance, b»t for ourselves it is, after
all, a pleasant unpleasantness. %.

SPORTSMEN’S EXCURSION CARS.

THE strength of an opinion or of a taste is determined
by the amount of capital invested to maintain or to
indulge it. If we would estimate the standing of Amer¬
ican field sports to-day we must consider the pecuniary
and mercantile Bide of the question. Measured by this
standard the fraternity of sportsmen is important and
powerful. Millions of dollars are invested in supplying
its demands. Scores of firms are engaged in the manu¬
facture of rifles, shot guns, fishing tackle, arcliery, and
cricket goods and other paraphernalia of the craft, and
in the construction of yachts and pleasure boats. These
industries demand costly and elaborate machinery and
skilled workmen. The supply must be of the best grade
of material and workmanship, for the purchaser is exact¬
ing and competition pressing. The rules which insure
sucoess in other branches of business have full weight
here. The manufacturer of a fine arm knows that one
gun sold means two more ordered. The fishing rod goes
forth from the shop as dry as Aaron’s wand, but the ex¬
pert who has made it knows that in due time it will bud
and blossom into orders for others. The demand for
first-class sporting outfits is vastly greater in 1880 than
it was in 1870. The ledgers of our advertisers tell this.
The displays in their show windows have very much the
effect upon passers-by of the Mountain of Gold upon Sin-
bad the Sailor in the Arabian Nights.

These industries minister to man’s enjoyment. They
supplement the provision of food, shelter and clothing,
Their tendency is towards luxury. One end of the scale
is filled by the flint lock handed down, like tne veterans
of Bunker Hill, “ from a former generation originally
fashioned for the slaughter of man, now relegated to the
conquest of the irascible though harmless wild turkey.
The other extreme presents the $500 beauty made to or¬
der and finished with the exquisite workmanship of an
artist.

One of the most noticeable advances in providing for
the sportsman’s comfort is the construction of excursion
cars fitted up with special reference to shooting expedi¬
tions. Some months ago we described the two cars
built by the Pullman Palace Car Co., and our readers
have long been familiar with the pioneer car of this
character, “The City of Worcester.” At an annual
meeting of the Worcester (Mass.) Excursion Car Com¬
pany, Mr. Jerome Marble, the President, gave a detailed
statement of the history of the enterprise. Originally
purchased at a cost of $6,840, further expenses have
been incurred in adding new furniture, piano, folding
chairs, etc. The car has earned since September 8d,
1878, the sum of $2,516.46, leaving over $1,100 after pay¬
ing all expenses. After paying the recently declared
dividend of 10 per cent, there is a surplus of about $415,
which is considered a creditable fifteen months’ business,
and the company are so well pleased and so sanguine of
the future that they are considering the construction of
another car of like character.

The car has four sections and berths ot the same
width as in other sleeping cars, and two berths in
the reading room, a sofa by day and a bed by night.
There is a full supply of bedding for a party of fourteen,
with kitchen and table furniture, refrigerators, ice
locker, water tanks and all other equipments of the most
elaborate cars of the day. With a cook and porter its
terms are only $20 per day, with liberal discounts for long
trips. That this is cheap travelling is shown by the record
of the car, of which the first trip was to Montreal, Que¬
bec and the White Mountains in July, 1878, by the stock¬
holders and their ladies, twenty-two in all, and all were
accommodated. It occupied five days. The first regular
trip was with a shooting party to Minnesota and Dako¬
ta of seventy-eight days, at an expense of $208.05 to
eacblparticipant. The next trip of importance was with
a party of fourteen to California, of seventy-five days,
and costing about $700 per individual, and the last was a
party of fourteen to Iowa and Nebraska, for shooting, at
a cost of 309.78 per individual for a trip of sixty-nine
days. The car has been run 18,000 miles. This experi¬
ence' proves that there is a saving of from 30 to 40 per
cent, over any other method of journeying for similar
purposes, and besides much pleasanter surroundings are
secured. The car has been chartered for the month of
February by a party of ladies and gentlemen of Worces¬
ter and Boston for a journey to Florida,

Professor James W, Milner. — It is with extreme
regret that we chronicle the death at his home in Wau¬
kegan, Ill., on the 6th test., of Professor James W. Mil¬
ner. Professor Milner was one of the most earnest
workers in the ranks of America’s scientific corps. As a.
member of the United States Fish Commission ho had
accomplished most valuable work, and his future was
full Of promise. By his death the Fish Commission has
sustained a loss not easily filled again. Born Jan. 11th,
1841, the subject of this notice early devoted himself to
an earnest and arduous pin-suit of scientific study ; he
graduated at the Northwestern University, and after-
serving with honor during the war, was soon selected by
Professor J3aird as one of his staff of assistants. In 1871,

as Deputy United States Fish Commissioner, in charge" t' \
the Eastern Department, he thoroughly investigated tl'.ro jn--
natural history of the whitefish, and his able essay upoririicfo
the subject was published in the Report for 1872-3. For V0""
the past two years Professor Milner had vainly sought 'S1r
health iu different climates, but at length gave up hope
aud returned to his childhood’s home to await the end.

We extend our most sincere sympathy to his associates
and friends.

PRIZES FOR SEAMANSHIP.

NOT long ago we had occasion to call attention promi¬
nently to an innovation in the way of prizes intro¬
duced by the San Francisco Yacht Club, a venture which
was much appreciated by its members. We allude to the
presentation of rewards for “neatness” or perfection in
the display of seamanship in and about a yacht. It may
be remembered that the first prize of the kind was car¬
ried off by the indefatigable Secretary of the S. F. Y. C.,
Mr. C. G. Yale, in his smart and well-kept yawl Enid. A
board of officers, composed of disinterested and compe¬
tent men, selected from the mercantile and national na¬
vies, together with a representative of the yachting in¬
terests, was charged with making a minute examination
of the club's fleet while assembled in squadron on one of
their regular cruises, with especial reference to the thor¬
oughness of outfit and the seamanship displayed in the
keep of each owner’s yacht. The wholesome rivalry en¬
gendered by a competition of this sort, in which everyone
is interested in preserving the highest state of efficiency,
order and discipline, with an ample supply in what
should constitute the boatswains’ and navigators’ de¬
partments, cannot fail to be of great benefit to the rapid
development of both seamanship and the navigator’s art
as applied to practice, in addition to which the amateur
skipper will acquire an outline at least of much that
should be familiar to all who take kindly to the sea.

To the professional eye the shortcomings of the great
majority of our yachts in all the care, finish, devices and
implements with which the thoroughbred sailor arms
himself for sudden and unforseen emergencies, and with
which he surrounds himself as aids to picking his way
in unknown harbors; by which he lays his course,
knows where he is going to bring up, and is aware of
what is to be expected before it looms up close aboard—
to the professional eye the want and neglect in these re¬
spects is not calculated to impress any one favorably with
the capacity, experience, or reliability of our amateur
sailors. Since yachting has taken such universal hold upon
our coast and lake population, and as craft are multiply¬
ing fast and cruising is being extended beyond the confines
of river and sheltered bay, may it not be as well for clubs
to encourage the healthy development of the arts we are
lacking in by following the example set by the S. F. Y, C.

It is a common, and by no means agreeable sight, in
stepping aboard our yachts, to note at once that the sailor
is wanting ; that the owner does not know or care enough
to keep his craft and gear in ship-shape fashion, and that
his hired crew, graduates of the fishing-smack fraternity,
know or care still less. What with a total absence of pre¬
cautions for heavy weather, no storm canvas of any sort,
summer sails ; ground taokle that would part, or come
home in any sort of stress ; kleets that pull out in a
breeze ; “spreaders” that double up upon the slightest
provocation ; topmasts carried aloft in a gale ; bowsprit
shrouds hanging in a bight, because the rigger fails to
provide foot-ropes to lay out on ; bobstays full of kinks,
the result of fouling boats under the bow and butting
against buoys and the like ; sheer-poles on a cant, and
deadeyes on a slue ; rigging shabbily set up, with the tail
ends of the lanyards flying to the breeze ; no binnacle
worth the name ; side-lights an unseen myth, and the
riding light a forlorn decrepit arrangement of tin ; an
opera-glass of low power too often doing the duty of a
French binocular ; charts and sailing directions conspic¬
uous by their absence; even oil skins and pea-jackets
things many yachtsmen have never even donned; stranded
gear ; no log ; no lead ; no palm or needle ; no boat !

But it is unnecessary to carry this indictment any fur¬
ther ; nor do we think the truth of the above will be dis¬
puted by any one who has had practical experience in
sailing aboard all kinds of yachts of all tonnages and
rigs. That we have some notable exceptions, a small
minority of vessels owned and skippered by thorough
sailors and kept in man-o'-war fashion, iB true enough ;
but unfortunately they are too few to give color to the
mass, and as a whole it cannot be disputed that our yachts
and yachtsmen are lamentably deficient in the directions
pointed out.

There is no particular object, no reason that they see,
why any exertions should be made to improve any faster
than by the dribbling process of gradual emancipation
from the lubber into the sailor graduate, by methods such
as experience in the end will force upon subjects too often
nnwilling and slow enough at first.

If yacht clubs, however, will learn a lesson from San
Francisco, “Irish pennants’’ aloft, shabby rigging on
deck and deficient outfit below, will all the sooner be¬
come chapters of the past when yachting and yachtsmen
were only in their infancy, d

FOREST AND STREAM,

1031

CITY SPORTING DOGS,

STATISTICS show that there are upwards of 15,000
dogs housed within the limits of the city of
New York — there may be many more, there certainly are
no less, Of this number, it is fair to presume that very
many are sporting dogs, that is, pointers, setters, spaniels
and hounds, The first two named breeds, however, are
greatly in predominance ; but although these claim our
special attention, our observations will apply to the
whole class.

The owners of these dogs — the city sportsmen — either
men of business, or men of leisure, are as a rule, both in
theory and in practice, infinitely more exacting of their
field companions than those who dwell on the wooded
hill-side or prairie.

Fresh from off the chain, without any preparatory ex¬
ercise comes Don, to stand the dust and joltings of many
miles in a long railway journey, and expected at the end
to last through his owner’s fortnight holiday. His mas¬
ter, wearied with hard work, or exhausted with ennui,
becomes a boy again, all eager for the sport, and Don
must be ready for a start long before the sun is fairly up;
and so it goes on day after day, early and late, wet or
dry ; for his master must make the most of his time.
Thus oftentimes, Don has to take the field when, as far as
finding birds is concerned, he might as well be in the
Dogstar, or resting in that happy hunting ground which
Byron mourns that all dogs are denied. But though
fagged, foot-sore, jaded, he is ever patient and will¬
ing to work as long as he can crawl. Should the sports¬
man tire out there is no rest for Don, as it is often his
fate to be loaned for the day while his master lies up for
repairs. The vacation ended, the dog is brought back to
some stable or basement where he seldom sees the sun or
basks in comfort in its rays. Even the fresh air of
Heaven is denied him ; he scents only an atmosphere of
smoke. Perhaps he is fortunate enough to be kennelled
in some back-yard, say eighteen by twelve, damp from
the everlasting shade of bricks and mortar ; yet on the
top of all this, we hear the owner wonder why the
dog did not work better, show a finer nose, and why he
tired out so soon.

At the end of a four-foot chain, and fed on that most
unwholesome food, the leavings of a city-man's table,
there Don stops until it is time for him to plunge into ice
water “to look for snipe.” Then if the dog takes cold
and dies the owner ceases to give himself up to astonish¬
ment, but devotes his spare moments in reflections of a
personal character on the breeder who sold him the dog.

This is no fancy sketch, but honest, downright truth.
Should these words conjure up one doubt, go watch those
who go “a-hunting.” Select the eve of a public holiday
or the day before the “ law is up.” Standby the gate of
one of our railroad ferries, and watch the files of “hunt¬
ers ” who pass in review. Tugging behind them, stiff¬
ened in every joint, come the strings of fattened Dons
which are literally being led to the slaughter. Is it
strange that oftentimes the sportsman’s bag is empty?

Look at that mighty “hunter,” moving sideways like
a crab, being on one hand weighed down with shot and
the taut chain by which he leads his dog. He has a
* 1 blue jees” feather in his hat, the trophy of his unwonted
skill. His eyes are fixed, and like some ancient seer he al¬
ready sees bright visions of the morrow’s sport. While it is
evident that it is his intention to visit New Jersey, the dog,
a fine red setter, seems to prefer Long Island. Biped vs.
Quadruped; a match, however, where the least num¬
ber of legs proves the winner, and Jersey gains the
day.

It is natural that the owners of good dogs should wish
to have them under their own supervision. The fear
that they may be ill treated, badly handled, or shot over,
if they once get out of their sight, prevents many from
wintering their dogs in the country. But we would re¬
mind these that there are a number of boarding kennels
which are conducted by proprietors who are perfectly re¬
liable, and of all seasons in the year the wicter is the
time when dogs require most exercise. The slippery and
filthy condition of city streets often precludes the owner
from exercising his dogs, even if his business hours per¬
mit. It is, therefore, the object of every sportsman to
see that his dogs are fed on wholesome food, prepared
especially for them, kenneled in a cleanly place, and
given regular exercise at stated times. Any city man
who can afford to own a sporting dog and pay the tax is
either able to spare the time to exercise the dog himself,
or to employ some poor fellow to do it for him.

Unquestionably the expense of boarding a dog in the
country is greater than the keep of a dog at home, even
should he be properly fed and exercised as we recom¬
mend ; but on the other hand, should the animal be
taken sick, as he is almost sure to be, unless special atten¬
tion is paid to him, the cost of his sickness will be very
much heavier than if he was in the hands of an experi¬
enced and practical man whose business it is to oare for
dogs.

Let any one who doubts this try the feasibility of our
plan, and we assure him that he will in many ways next
season be more than rewarded for the expense and
trouble.

DIRECTORY TO GAME AND FISH
RESORTS.

OUR directory promises to be as valuable to the
American sportsman tourist as one of Cook’s fam¬
ous hand-books to European travellers. Responses to
our call are coming in, and so soon as the public realizes
what we are doing we anticipate a perfect deluge of in¬
formation. The first notice of the Forest and Stream
Game and Fish Directory may have escaped the notice
of some, and we accordingly repeat its essential points.

Our knowledge of the abundance of game in very
many sections of the country, gathered some years since
by personal investigation and circular letters, we now
wish to supplement by the latest and most authentic re¬
ports from our readers and correspondents.

Scores of gentlemen sportsmen in our cities and towns
annually seek hunting and fishing grounds where they
may spend their limited vacation in the sports of the
field. There are scores of others who would go in the
same way, provided they knew where and when to go.
It is primarily for such that we have undertaken to sup¬
ply a fund of information. We ask those who have
knowledge of eligible game and fish resorts to put such
knowledge on record at this office, where in turn it may
be given either personally or by letter to those for whose
benefit it is intended.

An important part of our work is to answer the queries
of correspondents about the game of one country and the
fish of another. A sportsman sets out on a business
trip to a distant State and straightway writes to know if
he should take with him rifle, shot gun, or fishing tackle.
Another living in Cincinnati is going to Western Texas
for his health and wants to know in what part of that
country he will find the best sport. And so on through
a catalogue which ;never ends. To furnish intelligent
and trustworthy answers to these constant inquiries do
we solicit the cooperation of all. The particulars asked
for may be put into postal-card space ; to give them is a
slight thing ; to avail one’s self of them means a success¬
ful expedition for pleasure and health.

For specific details of the reports consult the Game
Bag and Gun column.

Editorial Notes. — “ Piseco” calls his letter “ another
howl from Alaska’s desert shore but the reader will
agree with us that it is a good-natured and most agree¬
able sort of howl after all. Indeed, darkness, cold, un¬
varied diet and savage surroundings appear to have had
little effect upon our correspondent’s happy spirits. We
wonder how many of those who have read his charming
letters know just how multitudinous and perplexing are
the duties of their author away up in that out-of-the-
world corner. Something of their unenviable nature
maybe gathered from these extracts, which we clip from
the Alaska Appeal

Mr. Austin is teaching school, assisted by Rev. N. Mitropolsky,
for the Russian language. Capt. Beardslee has assisted the enter¬
prise by engaging an interpreter, Mrs. Kashevaroff, to help Mr.
Austin in teaching English to Russian children. Capt. Beardslee
deserves the thanks of the community for the judicious manner
in which he has used the discretionary powers conferred upon
him of giving employment to the deserving.

The commander and officers of the Jamestown, now in Sitka
Harbor, deserve the highest praise for work of thoroughly sur¬
veying not only the vast harbor and bay, but also the mining dis¬
trict adjoining the town, to the great benefit of shipping, com¬
mercial and mining interests. Sitka has not been so fortunate
since the stars and stripes first floated over the land.

A man named Jack Williams shot and mortally wounded an in¬
dividual named Teddy the blacksmith, at Sitka. Williams was
placed in irons on hoard of the Jamestown. Capt. Beardslee has
asked for instructions from Washington. In the absence of all
law to suBtain him, an officer commanding in Alaska naturally
must use great caution, even in arresting a murderer.

That means that “Piseco” must be school commis¬
sioner, civil engineer and sheriff ; and then there are a
score of other equally exacting offices, all of which, we
should judge from the Appeal’s remarks, be is filling
with credit and ability.

Archery readers will review with interest Mr. Carver’s
comments upon the past season. Next week we shall
have "Antler’s" reminiscences of early days with the
bow in the forests and among the Indians.

Prof. Hind’s essay upon the spawning habits of salmon
is an important contribution to the literature of the
subject.

Personal. — Six thousand miles apart, they meet in the
Forest and Stream office. We have had the pleasure
of a call and the acquaintance of Mr. John Harvey, M. I.
N. A., of the well known John Harvey Shipbuilding Co.,
Wivenhoe, England, designer of the famous Miranda,
Seabelle and Jullanttr, The fine performances of these
vessels areas well known in America as in Europe. Mr.
Harvey is now on a tour of pleasure and business com¬
bined, and has examined many of our best yachts. As
might have been expected, he does not find much to ad¬
mire in their want of seagoing qualities, and is especially
struck with the lack of accomodations below in such
large schooners as Tidal Wave and Wanderer, as well as
the poor disposition made of what there is. He informs

us that Jullanar is an exceedingly dry boat and the ablest
sea boat he has ever built.

Mr. J. C. TJhler, S. F. Y. C., from SanHTrancisco, like¬
wise favored us with a call, and reports yachting mat¬
ters on the Pacific as being livelier than ever, and the S.
F. Y. C. in a strong condition socially and financially.

Walnut Hill Again.— The Boston Range has added,
if possible, new glory to itself in the performance of last
Saturday, where a perfect score of ten bull’s-eyes were
made and a veoord of fifteen consecutive bull’s-eyes
was the leading one of a fine list of scores. The
secret of the success of Walnut Hill is that the men
shooting there love the sport, and their enthusiasm is
contagious, It is the one place where the hackneyed phrase
of a “generous rivalry ’’ finds a practical exemplifica¬
tion. No one hears much of the prizes shot for at this
range, and on the range itself it is rather “ Who is first ?”
than the query often heard on other ranges, “What has
he got?” While this spirit exists and the leisure is
found to enable its working out on the range, there will
be no doubt that the best will be heard, and only the
best, in connection with that range. Creedmoor has a
vast deal of perfunctory practice, and makes only a dull
show therewith.

SUNLESS ALASKA.

Sitka, Dec. 15 fh, 1879.

EARS ago it seems to me, but my diary shows but
eight months, I met on “ the avenue,” as 1 was
hurrying to the depot to catch the “Limited Express,”
an old friend whom rumor said was as authority on
Alaska. “Where are you going in such a hurry ? ” says
he. “Sitka,” says I. “The devil,” says he. “Yes,”
says I; “my sentiments exactly! But tell me all you
can about it, in just one minute.” “ Well, then, if you
are a sportsman, it’s a Paradise ; if you ain’t, it ain’t.”
And, with “ Good-bye, old man,” I hurried along, for,
although only an amateur, I thought that I bad at last
some little chance for Paradise. Well, I’ve been here
six months and over, and either I am most emphatically
not a sportsman, or people’s ideas about Paradise are
very diverse.

Except for the three glorious days among the ptarmi¬
gan, I havn’t shot enough game here to pay for bringing
my guns. I’ve tramped on an average a mile each for all
the snipe and plover that I've bagged, and probably two
dozen ducks will cover my season’s work, and some
of them were fishy enough to make one forever fore¬
swear duck eating. Early in October we got a few teal
and mallard, but they had hardly begun to gather, when
there came a “ cold wave,” and all of the teal and most
of the mallard left for warmer climes, and they have not
returned. I have shot two grouse early in fall, and that,
except for my ptarmigan, fills the account.

When we arrived we heard such tales ! We could in
fall see in the creeks “solid beds” of salmon, and the
grouse and ducks and geese would be so plentiful in
fall that shooting them would cease to be a pleasure.
Well, fall came, and winter is on us, and now it is in
March that we are to revel in game. I am afraid that
the inventors of the tales about Alaska shooting, built
their stories on the model used by my wife’s cousin
“Ike,” who, when a small boy, was a bright and saucy
one, and would swear. Ike and I were frog hunting. Ike
suddenly shouted : “ Come here, quick ; there’s more
than a million frogs in this pond !” I turned back with a
flush of anticipation, hut was not so sanguine as Ike.
“ Haven’t you got that a little steep, Ike— that million?”
“Well, I wouldn’t say there was a million, but there is a
thousand.” “Down a little lower, if you please, Ike.”
“Well, there’s a hundred, any how.” By this time we
had reached the pond. “Where’s your frogs, Ike?” I
asked, as I peered over the alders. “There’s a dozen of
’em, wait a minute.” But waiting did not reveal them ;
and Ike answered my rebuking look with, “ Well, I heard
one jump in, any how, and by his splash he was a rip¬
per, I tell you.”

And so it has been with our shooting. I’ve given it up ;
my shot gun clad in flannel— no need to grease it here, for
our guns never rust— has stood for weeks untouched.
And, except for an occasional shot with my rifle at some
gull or shag or diver that plays around astern, I should
about forget how to shoot.

Some of the younger, more persevering, and more
ardent sportsmen than I am, go out now and then, en¬
cased in rubber ; but when they do return with a bird of
any kind (they have stopped bringing hcunej the crows
and sparrows, with which when they were beginners
they filled their bags), they are immediately suspected of
having “ met an Indian” and bought the bird, for the In¬
dians do still get some game. They bring no grouse nor
ptarmigan— none for nearly two months— no teal, but a
few mallard, some butter-balls, widgeon, wooi? duck
aud no end of venison. There are lots of deer to be had,
if one could go for them ; but when venison takes the
place of beef, at six cents per pound, it ceases to be
game.

We care as little to go ourselves, to kill and pack in
carcasses, lots of which can be seen lying around on each

1032

FOREST AND STREAM

street comer, as we would to go hunting for mutton. It
requires a strong nature, and great powers of endurance
and patience, to hunt deer. Two Indians will leave here
in their canoe — say, to-day — to-night, if the moon is up,
they will squat all night by the side of trails ; if the deer
don't come to-night, it will to-morrow, or next night.
They we as comfortable squatted there as they would bo
squatted on the beach here, and they can stand the cold
and wet and snow, for they have been brought up to it
from childhood. When on the mountains I was aston¬
ished to see my packers tramp bare-footed on the snow.

I have got beyond astonishment at such a trifle as that.
We have had three weeks of cold weather, and the lake
(Piseco Lake, I have named it), is covered with ten-inch
ice, built by a temperature at times as low as 10 degrees.
On that ice children and women slide and play bare¬
footed. And the snow which now covers the ground
does not seem to incommode them. Little hoys clad in
but single blankets slide down hill on bits of board or
Bbeet-iron ; and when the board, as it did sometimes, slid
out, and the blanket did not slide in, the cold friction
did not seem to mar tlieir happiness, and (I can hardly
believe it, but) I was told on the ice, by a man who kept
a roller-skating rink in Wrangel, that buck Indians
would come in barefooted, strap on the skates, stamp in
the brads, which project upwards into, ordinarily, the
boot— and thus accoutred, seem to enjoy themselves. I
think thejexplanation of this hardiness is “the survival
of the fittest.” From birth they are accustomed to cold
and wet, and those who don't die, get tough. I have
seen, where the thermometer stood at 20 degrees in the
mornings, mothers bringing baked infants to the beach
and holding them in the water for several minutes.
However, as the temperature of the water was the high¬
est, it may not have been so very had — for an Indian.
But those of us who have not been so hardened, prefer
to leave deer-butchering to those who have. I never
realized, nor do I believe the most experienced doer slayer
among your readers ever did (unless he has also lived a
winter in Sitka), how many uses venison could be put to.
I’ve heard old sailors say that in a porpoise there are five
distinct kinds of meat, viz., beef, fish, veal, pork and
mutton, and some very old-fashioned tars, who have
been down among the Fijis, claim that from what
“they've beam,” the taste of “long pig” can also be
discerned. I never could find these various flavors, but
with our venison it is very different. Left to his own
resources, my chef de cuisine prided himself on giving
me in succession, breakfasts of lamb chops, mutton
chops, veal cutlets and beef steaks ; and dinners of roast
venison, beef a la mode, and venison pot-pies — all from
deer meat, and I admired his skill ; but by last steamer a
French butcher came here and opened a shop, and he has
developed (unthought of deiiaecies. My breakfasts now
have heart, liver, sausages, blood pudding and tripe
added to the carti ; and brains, “mountain oysters”
and pickled tongues set forth at my evening’s repast— all
good.

Two years ago deer carcasses brought from one to three
dollars, according to size ; now the demand is such that
they are worth and bring from five to eight. Occasion¬
ally we have halibut, rock cod, or flounders, the only
flsh attainable ; all very good, and far more toothsome
than their congeners in the Eastern waters. The flound¬
ers resemble in flavor the “ Rusty, or Norway flounder,” a
fish plentiful off the coast of Norway, and as plentiful
off our own coast, yet it remained unknown until two
summers ago the Fish Commission steamer found by
hauling trawls in deep water, between the inner and
outer banks, that this valuable fish could be procured in
quantities. We get no codfish here ; there is now and
then a fish called a codfish, hut it is a different family.
There are though, as I have told you in previous letters,
good cod fishing banks thronged with the genuine article
in Alaska waters. From the Shumagin banks eight ves¬
sels captured and carried to the San Francisco market
during the season of ’79, 656,000 fish, and the previous sea¬
son 524,000, averaging probably ten pounds each. There
is in San Francisco a ruinous competition between three
fii-ms to monopolize the fish trade, and prices are kept so
low that no outsiders dare venture in.

We are having a little sensation now over the apparent
probability that in a few years one great production of
these Northern seas may become exhausted— there is the
most ruthless slaughtering going On among the walruses.
It is estimated that at least 35,000 pounds of tusk ivory
will have been secured this season ; the tusks weigh on
an average perhaps ten pounds per pair, for as many half
grown as grown animals are killed :thns at least 3,500
walruses have been captured, and certainly a large per¬
centage wounded-has escaped to die. The total value of
the ivory brought in is less than $4,000, it not being worth
over ten cents a pound. It will not take long to exter¬
minate these creatures, as the fur 6eals have been from
all but a very limited locality. And to the dwellers on
our Aleutian Islands the extinction of the walrus means
simply starvation, and here’s where my interfering in the
matter comes in. Lots of our friends in Sitka are closely
connected with families dwelling among the islands. I
understand that the Lands Officer of the Richard Rush
revenue cutter has made a full report on the subject.

As I glance over this letter I find that it takes in a shape
that may well he termed “ Another howl from over Al¬
aska’s desert shore,” and I don’t know any reason why it
should not be. It's nearly six weeks since we got our last
mail, which was then three weeks old, and of the six
fully four weeks have been cursed with tne gloomiest,
darkest, rainiest, chilliest, blue-devil-inspiringest weather
one can conceive of. And we have simply existed and
grown morbid, and amused ourselves by fancying all
sorts of unhappy events occurring at home.

Even our mining fever, that for a time kept us ani¬
mated, has worn down terribly. The mountains are of
course covered with snow. Nothing is being done at any
of the mines except the Stewart, and we get no new
bricks to stir us up. In spring if, as we anticipate, there
is a “ boom” here, we will probably have another spell,
but just now we are in the dumps. On the 19th the first
steam mill in Alaska started to crush ore at the Stewart,
and in a week has produced, I am told, about $1,400
worth of bullion. Some assays of the Great Eastern ore
have been obtained, running up to over $300 per ton.
There is absolutely nothing more to add to this letter
worth the space it would occupy in your columns, so aw
revoir until brighter days, PiSECO,

P. S.— The sun got up this morning (at least I suppose
he did ; I haven’t seen him, and uow at noon am writing
by lamp light) a.t 8.44 A. M. and will go down again— and
he may go for all the good he does in the meantime — at
3.15 }'. M. And he will continually grow worse in this
respect until the 22d, when he will give his culminating
effort by furnishing us with a day just six hours and
thirty-four minutes long. From that period he will im¬
prove gradually until next summer, when we shall again
enjoy days of eighteen hours.

GAME PROTECTION.

MIGRATORY QUAIL.

Boston, Jan, 22.

IN accordance with a promise made in your paper of
December 25th, I herewith publish Mr. Braun’s prices
for migratory quail to be shipped in the spring of 1880: —
For one cage containing 100 migratory quail, S 35 00
For ten cages “ 1,000 “ “ ®5 00

For forty “ 4,000 ‘ 1,200 00

Mr. Braun agrees to put one hundred live, healthy
birds into each cage, to mark the address in full upon the
cage, to deliver it on board the steamer, to provide abun¬
dant food, to pay the steward for caring for the birds, to
pay the freight to America, and to ensure the purchasers
against loss from shipwreck. After this they are at the
risk of the purchaser. Judging from the success of our
shipment of last year this risk is small, as the loss, of
birds in that importation was only one per cent. The
smallness of this loss is due to the great care taken in
selecting and boxing the birds. Upon this point Mr.
Braun writes as follows: “I always keep the birds for
about ten days before putting them on board, so that they
may accustom themselves to the cages. If they were
shipped the same day they were brought in from the
country, or a day after, the proportion of loss would be
much more considerable. Before putting the birds ou
hoard I select all those which seem to have got hurt when
caught, so that all birds are shipped in perfect health.”

The cages in which the birds are put are boxes five feet
lorm, seventeen inches wide, and four and a half inches
high. The top of the box is made by stretching across it
a piece of jute cloth, in which are two hand-holes, closed
by gathering strings. The birds are thus prevented from
injuring themselves by flying against the top of the box.
This long box is divided by a transverse partition into
two parts, each of which contains fifty birds. By means
of the hand-holes any bird that may die on the passage
is easily removed by the steward, and the live birds are
taken out readily upon reaching their destination. The
box has a grated front, made by vertical wires standing
three quarters of an inch apart, between, which the Birds
can thrust their heads to reach the food and water in a
long trough nailed to the box in front of the grating. In
this way the food is kept clean and the water cups are
not overturned. The thorough adaptation of this box to
its purpose is shown by the admirable condition in which
last, year’s importation arrived, there being, as nearly as
could be ascertained, a loss of only about thirty birds m
a shipment of over 3,000. The live birds were apparently
as tough as hickory nuts, and so tame as to feed from the
hand. It was a pretty sight to see the hundred little
heads, with their shining eyes, thrust through the grat¬
ing when food and water were put into the trough.

Returning to the matter of prices, I say that it is pretty
evident from correspondence already received by me
that orders enough will go forward to Mr Braun, through
me, to make the entire shipment more than forty cages,
and so to secure for all the benefit of the lowest price.
The price then for the birds, shipped to New York with
all expenses of the passage paid, will be thirty dollars per
cage ; but as the flights are uncertain, being sometimes
very small, and as the shipments to England and France
this year will doubtless be large, in view of the fact that
there is danger of an Italian law being passed forbidding
exportations after this season, Mr. Braun reserves the
right to return the money if he shall be unable to procure
the birds without loss to himself. This however is not
likely, and there will be probably an abundance for all
demands if the flight is ordinarily large.

Since this may be the last opportunity to introduce the
migratory quail into America, I now, in order to induce
as large an importation as possible this year, repeat the
offer made in a recent issue of yours, to wit : 1 will take
charge of an importation of quail, and will give my ser¬
vices, free of charge, to any gentlemen who have not
facilities or time for managing their own importation.
All the responsibility that I assume is as follows : 1st. I
will forward all the orders as one general order, so that
the price to each gentleman will be the lowest wholesale

price, namely, thirty dollars per cage, even if he ordeic
only a single cage. 2d. I will receive the money that is
sent to mo with the order, will pin-chase foreign ex¬
change with it, and will forward the same to Mr. Braun,
with such instructions for labelling the cage with pur¬
chaser’s address as may be given to me, 3d. Upon the
arrival of the birds in New York I will see that they are
passed through the Custom House duty free (unless there
is a change in the tariff, which is not likely), and will
also see that they are delivered to the express companies
to be forwarded to their respective destinations. Gentle¬
men ordering will please name egress company, if they
have any choice, by which the birds are to be sent to
them. Orders and remittances should be sent in at once.
The flight reaches Sicily about the middle of March , and
Mr. Braun must have time to make his arrangements with
the catchers before the birds arrive. The Birds cannot
be furnished excepting in boxes containing one hundred
birds each. Orders must therefore be made for even
hundreds only.

Any gentleman desiring to import outside of this com¬
bination will doubtless receive full and courteous atten¬
tion hv addressing Mr. Carl F. Braun, care of U. S. Con¬
sulate", Messina, Sicily. Horace P. Tobey.

17 Oliver Street, Boston,

Migratory Quail. — Belvidere, N. J., Jan. 21 st. — The
migratory quail imported last spring (one hundred), ninety
ol’ which were received in good order, were released in
lots of from fifteen to twenty in a place, mostly on ad¬
joining farms. Out of this importation it has been ascer¬
tained that only three covies were hatched. One of six¬
teen remained here as late as the 16th of November ; at
least I know of their being on the farm near where they
were liberated as late as the above time. Very few of
the old birds could be found this fall. I have heard of
four or five being shot by sportsmen mistaking them for
oin' native “ Bob White’s.” Israel Harris.

Protection in Monroe County.— Rochester, N. Y.,
Jan. 20£7i. — Our Board of Supervisors are debating a law
for this county that will prohibit duck shooting except
the three last days in the week, and prevent woodcock,
quail and grouse shooting for three years. I suggested
the clause relating to ducks, for I believe it would give
us good shooting on the bays and ponds of this county,
where it is now poor, but was formerly unsurpassed. I
was in hope the Supervisors would have limited the pro¬
hibition of duck shooting during the first four days of
the week, to the towns of Irondequoit and Greece on Lake
Ontario, where the only waters are situated that any
number of water fowl frequent. I drew up a hill for that
purpose and had it introduced before the Board. But I
soon found that, like the historic individual who released
the genii, I had started a power I could not control, for
the county law makers went on amending my bill until I
now hardly recognize it. I deem it nonsense to prohibit
woodcock shooting here, since they migrate, and birds
that are bred in this county may he shot in Louisiana. If
all would observe the quail and grouse clauses of the law
it might do some good, but I think unscrupulous pot
hunters will reap the harvest, law to the contrary not¬
withstanding. The Supervisors are also debating a fish
law to protect in local waters fish from netters. The de¬
bate is hitter, but I think the friends of protection will
prevail. Diving Decoy,

Massachusetts — Sophtinton, Jan. 22 d. — The rifle club
held a match at their range at Claflin’s Grove last week.
The weather conditions were favorable and the light very
good. The conditions of die match were 200 yards, off¬
hand, 10 rounds, reentries being permitted. Below is
the summary : —

N. Jewell . - . 44355 5 544 4-45

W.B.Olaffin . ••■•3 55435544 4—43

O. A. Sumner . . . . . 34344454 4 5 — 40

F. S. Phipps . 3 5 4 5 3 4 3 3 5 4 — 39

Re-entry . . . 5 43555444 4-41

G. P. Woods . 2 8 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 4^30

Re-entry . 3 3534 4 444 i— 87

C. A. Frost. • . ■■■• ........ 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 — 33

Boston, Jan. 23d.— This week at the Mammoth Rifle
Gallery has been the best of the month for brilliant shoot¬
ing. Mr. J. Merrill made a clean score of eight bull’s-
e\ es and received $20 in gold for the same. This is
the third time he has accomplished this feat, and begins
to think the Mammoth Rifle Gallery is a gold mine. The
following is the summary to date ; 150 feet ; rounds 8 ;
possible 40 : —

J. Merrill . 39 39

N. W. Arnold . 39 39

W. B. Harrison . 39 39

W. H. Jackson . 39 30

U. A. Pollard . 39 39

E. B. Souther . 88 39

N. C. Stone . 38 39

E. Walters . 37 38

E. F. Richardson . 37 38

GoorgeLamb . 37 38

A. L. Enuiea . 39

E. Bent . 38 3T

A. E. Robbins . . 38 37

J. Ames . 87 37

The Now Year rifle match closes on
month a new match, called the “fifty
will commence, and continue during
tions same as this month’s match.

the 31st, and next
dollar rifle match,”
the month ; condi-

Boston. Jan. 24th— Walnut hill to-day had one of those
glorious bits of weather for the riflemen that has made it
so famous. An added glory was the honor of having
some of the crack shots from New York to participate in
the day’s sport. W. M. Farrow, the finest shot in the
world, who already having made a. full score, honored
Walnut Hill, and added to his well earned fame by put¬
ting up another full score of ten shots. His first five
shots on liis re-entry were bulls, so he made 15 straight
bufiseyes. or a full possible of 75, which is most wonder¬
ful shooting, and places him the king at 200 yards, hip
rest. His companions of the Empire Club, F. T. Holton,
A. Hubbell, T. Fitz, C. J. Falco and J. W. Todd, shot
well, and every one had a good time. The Walnut Hill¬
ers will try to make it pleasant, and will be pleased to
see more of the riflemen from other clubs, J . N. Frye,
Esq., the President, was in his element having a good

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Word for all, with no loss of time in the pleasure. The
•home riflemen did fairly Well. Charles made a flue 47 ;
Jacksou uses a military, and by the rules has two points
added to his score. Sumner, the reliable, put iu four 46s.
The other well known names kept the reputation of the
Hill up to the mark. There were 154 entries. We give
the leading scores : —

W. Mi Farrow . 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-50

V. Entuz . 5 5 p 5 5 4 5 4 5 .1—47

W. Charles . 55 5 544555 1—47

VT. R. Jackson .

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4

5

5

4

5

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4

5—16

J. Nichols .

. 5

5

4

5

4

4

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w Howard. . . .

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4

5

5

5

4

1

4

1—16

F. H. Holton .

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4

5

5

5

4

1

4

4

5—45

A. riohbell .

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6

4

5

4

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T. Fit* . .

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4

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4

4

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5

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5

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C. S Noyes .

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C .1 FalcO .

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4

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C. it, Gritting .

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5

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J.W Todd .

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J. Borden .

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C.it. KiisseU .

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5

5

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T. E. Garden . .

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G, Lewis . .

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BIEarnest .

4

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4

3

4

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8-38

The Empire Team at Walnut Hill.— New York, Jan.
26th — Editor Forest and Stream: — Will you allow the
gentlemen of the Empire Club, who yisited the Walnut
Hill Rifle Range on Saturday last, to thank President
Frye and Secretary Rockwell and the members of the
Massachusetts Association for their attentions and cour¬
tesies, which were so kindly extended on that day, The
team voted it the most enjoyable day’s sport in its ex¬
perience. and can only deplore the apathy of our N. R.
A. that they do not build a “ winter shed ” and give us
an opportunity to keep our practice up during the winter
months. W. Milton Farrow,

Captain of Empire Team.

Union Hill. — At the annual election of the Board of
Directors of the Schuetzen Park at Union Hill, N. Y., the
following gentlemen were chosen for the position : A.
Brieglel), H. W. Cordts, John C. Crevier, J. N. Crusins,
Wm. Engel, Aug. Ermisch, Fred'k Hansen, Fred Haren-
burg, Zac. Heinz, D, H. Helms, John Horsmann, John
Kostei’, E. P. C. Lewis, J. F. W, Mangels, Chas. F, Matt-
lage, John. E. McWhorter, Bern. Meyer, J. H, Miller,
Wm. J. Mohn, Wm. Muller, H. F. Neumann, Henry Of-
fermami, Rud. F. Rabe, W. F, Schumann, Martin Steljes,
Henry Wellbrook,

Helvetia Rifle Club.— The programme for 1880 of
the old Helvetia Club has in it plenty of work for the
members. The precision shooting is at 300 yards distance,
3 inch ring targets. Each member is allowed a maximum
of three tickets (ten shots each) from January to October
inclusive, at the official places and on days to be designa¬
ted. The total number of points, bits and tickets of each
shooter forms 14s aggregate for the year. In case of ties,
precedence is given to (1) points, (2) hits, (8) tickets.

Rifles are divided into — a. Breech-loaders. — No inter¬
ruption allowed and rifles not to be cleaned while shoot¬
ing a ticket. Artificial rest, weight over fourteen pounds,
and calibre over ,45 forbidden ; no discrimination made
in regaru to trigger and sight. Only finished cartridges
allowed. — b. Muzzle-loaders. — Toisdivision willbe opened
only on application of not less than live members.

The time shooting will be at 200 yards distance, Creed-
moor targets. Five minutes allowed to each member for
each of the months mentioned, to shoot on one day with¬
out intermission, without leaving the stand and without
cleaning the rifle, Repeating apparatus not to he used.
Rifles above twelve pounds weight, and over .45 calibre,
and carbines not allowed. The number of points, hits,
and shots to form the year’s aggregate of each shooter in
time shooting, and in case of ties precedence is given to
the highest number of (1) points, (2) hits, (3) shots. The
shooting festival will be held in Oct. 1880 ; to last one
day. The gold medal presented to the club is to be the
first prize of the time shooting, and considered the cham¬
pion medal for the season. The officers of the olub are:
Albert Meyer, President ; J. Huber, Secretary, P. O. Box
1630. The Shooting Committee consists of August
Knoepfli and Robert Faber.

Empire Rifle Club— The annual election of the Em¬
pire Rifle Club, held Jan. 33d, resulted as follows : — Pres¬
ident, Dr. H. F. Clark : Vice-President, Frank H. Hol¬
ton ; Secretary and Treasurer, Jas. W, Todd ; Executive
Committee, W. M. Farrow, A. H. Cobb.

Fisher's Gallery. — The All-Comers Match for cham-

seores of 48 each in the possible 50, at reduced 300 yards
raDge. On Jan. 34th, in the Saturday night match, J.
S. Case led with a score of 111 in the possible 125 at same
range.

A Pennsylvania Range.— Philadelphia, Jan. 21st,—
Rifle shooting in Pennsylvania promises to open with a
boom in spring. What we have long required here is a
good long range— the riflemen generally objecting to
using Stockton Range in Camden because "it Is a Jersey
concern, and they rightfully think Pennsylvania riflemen
should have a range in their own State. The League
have this in. charge now, and I think I can predict a good
range for our use within a few weeks. The different rail-
roads are pushing to have the range located on their line
of road, and several are being considered. The money for
improving a range is offered, so that, all things con¬
sidered, I think next season's shooting will be more favor¬
able thau ever before,

— The Daily Oregonian, in its issue of Jan. 3d, reports
a contest on the Pioneer Range in Portland at 30 yards,
with a bull's-eye -J inch in diameter, in which M. F. Spen¬
cer made a seoro of 43 bull’s-eyes and G ruffors, making a
total of 570 points out of a possible 576 ; the bull’s-eye
counting 13.

Express Bullets.— Editor Forest and Stream .-—The
very interesting letter of your correspondent, “Rab-
beth,” haB prompted me to offer the following remarks
as the result of several years' experience in tile use of
express buffets. The momentum or striking force of any
bullet is in direct proportion to its velocity ; but if of the
ordinary form, it is at high velocities likely to pass en¬
tirely through the animal, and thus the blow or shock
inflicted is only that due to the difference between its
momentum at entering and its momentum at passing
out. All the force which is expended in carrying it

beyond the point of exit is wasted. Now the peculiar
form of the express bullet causes it to spread out upon
impact with the auimal, and it rarely passes through,
thus imparting the whole of the effect of its momentum
at the place where it is needed. 1 use a double-barreled
rifle made by Scott, of Birmingham— .50-bore, charge of
powder 110-gra.ins (4 drachms), bullet about 340-grains,
and I have never had a bullet pass through a deer. It is
usually much battered, and if it encounters bone it is
frequently divided into fine fragments. In one case
some of these fragments cut the skin on the opposite
side of a deer’s chest, but they remained in it, It strikes
a fearful blow, and the shock usually kills at once, It
was once my fortune to shoot two deer with right and
left barrels ; one dropped dead and never stirred ; the
other got up on his hind legs, moved them around in a
circle and fell again, dead. Both shots wore in the shoul*
ders, and the bones and soft parts were broken and torn
extensively. The instantaneous death was to be attribu¬
ted, however, in a great measure to shock. I cite this as
a good illustration of the kind of work to he looked for
from the use of the express bullet. The full effect of its
high velocity is expended in the game and it makes a
deadly wound. Mr. Rabbeth’s experiments bIiow the
great need of careful manufacture in order to ensure
accuracy of flight, and should be heeded by the compan¬
ies who have commenced to furnish them. My bullets
are of English make, but I have cast a few in the mould
that came with the rifle, and after forcing them through
a small swage (also furnished with It), I have found them
to shoot equally well with the imported ones. The rifling
of the gun is after the Henry pattern and seems well
adapted to give accurate shooting with large charges and
the express bullet. The convenience of the flat trajec¬
tory attained is very great. Within one hundred yards
the" bullet scarcely falls at all, and iu practice I seldom
avail myself of the single leaf that elevates it for dis¬
tances up to two hundred yards, making the requisite
allowance of a few inches in my aim. In conclusion, I
express the wish that out of the many using rifles for
hunting, there may be a goodly number found willing to
experiment with the express bullet. I am sure that it
will at moderate ranges improve the lolling power of
most if not all rifles. C.

RECOIL IN RIFLES.

For the past four years I have been experimenting and
shooting with rifleB a great deal. The recoil of long-
range rifles has been a very unpleasant feature In then-
use for me. I wish to be understood as writing only of
breech-loading rifles, rim, centre fire or shell. In my
shooting I have used four rifles and two shot guns, all of
nearly the same weight— 9J pounds. Now. finding the
recoil of a breech-loading rifle, charged with 2i drachms
of powder and three-quarters of an ounce of lead, more
unpleasant, on account of recoil, than my breech-loading
shot gun of exactly the same weight, charged with 4
drachms of the Bame quality of powder and 1-j ounces of
lead, and also wads, I concluded that there must be
some point or points wrong in the construction, or
rather in our way of loading the breech-loading rifle.

I had once used a muzzle-loading rifle, shooting a
heavy slug bullet with immense force with scarcely any
recoil. This rifle weighed eight pounds. On comparing
charges 1 found that with the same charge any of my 93-
pound breech-loading rifles would kick like an army
mule.” My theory was that, in order to charge the
breech-loading rifle with facility, the chamber for the
cartridge had to be large enough to admit of the bullet
being shoved into its place easily. The diameter of the
chamber where occupied by the ball is much greater than
the rifled part of the barrel immediately in front of it.
The result is that when the cartridge is fired the concus¬
sion of the powder when exploding “up sets” the bullet,
increases its diameter to the size of the chamber, and
then forces it into the rifles, where the diameter is much
less. This takes immense force, and gives tremendous
tension to the gases of the burning powder. No wonder
the arm “kicks,” The bullet is first swollen, and then
after starting it is forced into the rifling. The wonder
is that the ooncussion does does not mash things gen¬
erally.

Was this theory of mine correct ? I had the means at
hand with which to readily solve the problem, to wit, a
Ballard rifle, .40 calibre, charge, 70 grains powder,
365 grains of lead, and one of .38 calibre, using
the common cartridges. The weight of the gun is 91
pounds. A cartridge .38 long has 16 grains powder arid
about 200 grains lead ; .38 extra long 34 grains powder ami
200 grains of lead. This rifle, with the' last named car¬
tridge, gave a recoil somewhat unpleasant, For my ex¬
periment I primed a lot of centre fire copper shells : I then
took a 365 grain hardened patched Creedmoor bullet and
drove it from the breech into the rifle, then put in 40
grains of powder, then the empty primed shell, turned
the rifle breech down and settled the bullet firmly on the
powder, tired the charge — no recoil ; tried the same bullet
with 50 grains powder — no recoil ; with 60 grains — no re¬
coil ; with 70 grains gave a slight push like a shot gun ; 80
grains, a little more of a push but not unpleasant, not
nearly as much so as the same gun loaded with cartridge
with one fourth the amount of powder and one half the
weight of lead. With the extra long cartridge tho recoil is
a quick, sharp blow, but loaded as above it pushes like u
shot gun. I fired several rounds with each of the above
loads and made the best score I ever made, and although
I made no full test for penetration, I am confident that I
got greater force than in the ordinary way ot' loading ;
and I am also confident that one can shoot 110 to 120
grains of powder in this way with as much comfort as lie
can 50 grains by the regular way of loading, and not be
any more straining on his rifle. To drive these bullets
into the rifle from the breeob I used a tough hard-wood
pin, and was surprised to find that it took three to foiu-
good sharp blows with a heavy hammer to start them in.
When once fairly in the grooves they could be easily
shoved either way.

Therefore, if my experiments are correct — and I think
they are — the nervous marksman who could shoot a
long-range or Creedmoor rifle well if it didnt “ kick,” may
overcome this trouble by having his rifle built, chambered
for a short brass Bhell, then have a plug with a shoulder
to it with which to drive in the bullet just far enough to
admit the powder he wishes to shoot ; fill up with powder
behind the ball until flush with the breech of the barrel ;

insert the primed Bhell, close the action, and blaze away.
No dodging necessary. This way of leading would only
be practicable when targeting. When sporting, we rather
like to be “ kicked.”

About Everlasting skells, we have had the same troubles
with these as “ Bexar” and others complain of ; with us
they have swollen, burst, stretched, and were a nuisance
generally ; but I think I have traced the troubles all to one
cause, namely, settling the bullets too far into the shells.
The least distance they are shoved into the shell, the bet¬
ter every way — just so they will bold. At least, we have
had no trouble with any make of rifle shells since we
have practiced this plan." The best way to load a shell
rifle for sporting is to fill the shell with powder : force a
paper wad into it. bo it will be flush with the mouth of
the shells: carry your bullets separate, and when you
load, drop the bullet in the breech, and shove it to its
place with the wadded shell ; and my experience proves
if you would so shove it fairly into this rifle, better shoot¬
ing every way would result. Byrne.

Laoon, IU.

MORE SHELL TALK.

Editor Forest and Stream ; — I have read with interest
all the correspondence relative to the everlasting and
folded head rifle shells, and I did not suppose that any¬
thing could be said upon the subject that would make me
take up the pen. But your correspondent, “ Magazine,"
is evidently a shell manufacturer and somewhat preju¬
diced. He condemns the everlasting shell because it is
not elastic. The only reasonable argument against the
everlasting shell I ever beard, was that it was too elastic,
and with heavy charges would elongate so that the bul¬
let would be nipped as it left the shell.

My experience with folded head shells has been consid¬
erable, and I find that after, on an average, half a dozen
discharges, they begin to split in tlie head, and frequently
the heads will be blown completely off, and the brass re¬
inforce or cup in the head of the shell, smashed as if
struck with a hammer. This is a Remington Creedmoor.
A' Sharps Creedmoor I know of don’t blow the heads off,
but splits the shell under the head and towards the mouth.
A Berchardt Sharps, using the folded shells, bursts them
in head same as the Remington, but the heads do not
blow off. After several hundred shells have burst- in any
gun I am of the opinion that the gas which escapes at the
biu-sting of the shell wiLl cut the recess in the rifle for the
shell head, so that the beads of these thin shells will be
blown off every time. I will prove it with any person
interested, provided they will buy me a new barrel to my
gun,

I have used in a military rifle hundreds of solid head
shells made by the United States Cartridge Company and
the Winchester Company, new and reloaded, and never
had one burst or crack, A friend of mine who did have
the heads of several shells blown off, reported it to the
manufacturers, and they promptly acknowledged that
the quality of the brass was poor and the lot of shells
were sold by accident.

Now in relation to the everlasting shells, I purchased
a Ballard -rifle secondhand, with fifty shells which had
been used several seasons. The gun has been shot re¬
peatedly since I purchased it and each shell fired at least
fifty times with 90 grains of powder and 520 grain bullet,
and the shells have never expanded, stuck, or done any¬
thing but what they were intended for. The ouly sign
of wear they show is, the anvils are smashed a little from
the blow of the firing pin. Recently a gentleman pur¬
chased a Ballard rifle with fifty of the everlasting shells,
same size as those with the gun I purchased, and the owu-
ers commenced to use the shells together ; the result was
that some of the shells expanded and would not go into
the gun and had to be laid aside. The indiscriminate use
of shells was then abandoned, and since then there has
been no trouble. I have a Ballard rifle, 40 calibre, with
everlasting shell : the shells have been used over a hun¬
dred times with all kinds of fitting bullets, some so tight
that the shells had to be driven in the rifle with a mallet
so that the breech block could be closed, and I never had
one shell expand, burst, or blow the heads off.

I am not a gun maker nor even a mechanic, but my
view of the case is that the chambering of the rifle is most
if not always the cause of the trouble.

The Sharps Company say in then- catalogue that they
have made expensive and elaborate tests of these so-called
everlasting shells, and reject them because of their liabil¬
ity to split : but say that the folded head ones will last
for a hundred discharges. All the experts I know of who
use the Sharps rifle use solid head shells, and if they will
ask the marksmen who have made the best scores with
their gun they will find that the Winchester solid head
shell is preferred to the folded ones, recommended by the
company.

Another objection to the folded head shell is that when
they are cleaned the water gets in back of the reinforce
or cup, and it may take several days to thoroughly dry
them. Should they be reloaded while not thoroughly
dry, the dampness which is contained in the shell will
dampen the powder charge for half an inch or moro and
destroy the force of the powder. That may he the cause
for many of those unaccountable drop shots long range
men sometimes get.

So far in this discussion we have had only opinions,
probably prejudiced ones at that. I cannot say that my
contribution cannot be classed with the others, though I
have tried to state facts, My facts maybe wrong, but
they have left the impression upon me which I have tried
to communicate to you in a plain way. After all, I hope
that somebody or a company will make tests of this shell
matter and give us the tests along with the results ; then
we will know whether the tests or shells fail.

Albany, Dee. 10th. Goose Egg.

Editor Forest and Stream : —

We have watched with increasing interest the discus¬
sion in your columns of the everlasting shell, and wish¬
ing to hear a full expression of opinions, we have de¬
ferred writing you till the present. We know that the
everlasting shell as now made is a perfect article, and we
have samples of them that have beeu fired hundreds of
times without bursting or swelling, and still go into the
chamber and out as easily as when iiivfc tried. Since
the discussion opened in your columns we have had a,
number of letters from parties not accustomed to appear
in print, certifying to the excellence of both shells and

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rifles ; also expressing readiness to furnish names of any
number of parties who have hacl the same experience.
We know that the demand for the style of rifles that use
everlasting shells has greatly increased, and that in the
same localities where they have been used for several years.
We will be happy to correspond with all sportsmen who
have any trouble with their shells, and think we can
remedy any difficulty they may have had. Trusting that
the subject has now been fully ventilated, and as we offer
to correct the difficulty wherever found, it will only be
those that have some ulterior object in view who will not
first write to yours very truly,

SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES.

No. 84 Chambers Street.

Oregon — Portland, Jan. 3d. — Editor Forest and
Stream 1 have a fine Sohutzen Ballard Rifle, 40-65.
which I find very annoying to shoot, as the everlasting
shells expand and cannot be removed by the extractor.
My trouble is just as stated by “Bexar.” The shells
work well for two or three times, when they expand so
that they can scarcely be used, Can you suggest a rem¬
edy 1 I am only using 50-grains powder and a 285-grain
bullet. 1 should like to have some of the Ballard cham¬
pions come to the front and suggest a remedy. 1 think
there is no better shooting gun in the State, and it cannot
be surpassed for beauty and excellence of finish, and 1
will regret very much if I have to give it up on account
of shells sticking. M.

§mr[t §zq mid §ut\.

CAME IN SEASON IN JANUARY.

Hares, brown and gray. Wild duck, geese, brant, etc.

FOB FLORIDA.

Deer, Wild Turkey, Wood cock, QuaU, Snipe, Ducks, and Wild Fowl.

" Bay birds "generally, including various species of plover, sand
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf birds, phalaropes, avo-
oets, etc., coming under the group Limacolis or Shore Birds.

GAME AND FISH DIRECTORY.

In sending reports for the Forest and Stream Directory to
Game aDd Fish Resorts, our correspondents are requested to give
the following particulars, with such other Information as they
may deem of value ; State, Town. Comity ; means of access ; Hotel
and other accommodations ; Game and its Season ; Fish and its Sea¬
son; Boats, Guides, etc.; Name of person to address after the fol¬
lowing model

Iowa.— Pomeroy. Calhoun Co.— Reached by Illinois Central Rail¬
road ; twenty-seven miles west of Fort Dodge. Hotel, Pomeroy
House, Alex. Lockle, proprietor ; $7 to $12 per week ; good livery
at reasonable rates. Fishing.— At Twin Lakes; distant five miles
south, pike, bass, perch, buffalo, and oat, June 1st to Nov. 1st.
Game— In fall, from Sept. 1st to Dec. 1st, ducks, geese, cranes,
snipe, grou-e, and quail; .also dueks, geese, Bnipe, and plover,
during March and April. Address as above, R. M. Wilbur, or
Alex. Lockle.

Delaware.— Georgetown, Sussex Co.— Reached from New Yorlt
via Old Dominion S. S. Co., toLewes, Del., thence sixteen miles by
rail : or from Philadelphia, by P. W. & R. R. 11. (Baltimore Depot),
“ Brick” Hotel, Robert A. Rosenbaum, proprietor; $2 per day.
Game.— Quail season from Nov. 1st. to Feb. 15th. Double team
-with driver, $4 per day. Address R. A. Rosenbaum as above.

New York— Hammond St. Lawrence Co.— Chippewa Bay is
reached by steamer from Alexandria Bay or Odgensburg. Good
fishing for muscalong, pike, pickerel, bass. Game.— Geese in the
fall, Nov. 15th ; in the spring, April 10th ; not very plenty. Ducks
111 the spring plenty ; In the fall not very plenty. Good ruffed
grouse shooting ; plenty of woodcock ; have never been hunted ;
golden plover, plenty Sept. 1st to Oct. loth. Boat and guide $3
per day. Hotel or private house, $5 per week. Address as above,

A. Scbermerhorn.

SPORTSMEN IN COUNCIL.

THE following notice recently appeared in the daily
papers cf Brooklyn, N. Y. : —

To the Sportsmen of Kinos County.— At the convention of
the State Sportsmen's Association at Rochester, m July last, a
strong sentiment was expressed in favor of holding the meeting
for the year 1BS1 In Kings County. To accomplish this result Joint
action of the several local clubs is desirable. It Is proposed that
an opportunity he afforded every member of each organized club
on Long iBiand to express his views upon the subject at a meet¬
ing to be held at Cleaver's light-house Inn, corner of Putnam
avenue and Downing street, on Monday evening, January Sfith,
at 8 o'clock. A large attendance Is requested.

The meeting waa largely attended by prominent repre¬
sentatives of the Fountain Gun Club, Long Island Shoot¬
ing Club, Brooklyn Gun Club, Nassau Gun Club, and the
Long Island Forresters’ Club. The meeting was called to
order by Abel Crook, Esq., who read the above call ; and
Mr. George A. Chappell, who is a member of nearly every
club in the county, was unanimously elected President
of the Association. Upon taking the chair lie thanked
the gentlemen for the honor conferred, and said that any
mistakes he might make would be mistakes of the head
and not of the heart. He said that before tjim lie saw at
least four clubs of which he was a member, and he
wanted to meet them all at Seneca Falls tbiB year.

The Vice-Presidents elected were Dr. Aten, of the
Brooklyn Club ; Dr. Winn, of the Long Island Club ;
Mr. Win, R. Selover, of the Nassau Gun Club : Mr
Chas, Fiske, of the fountain Gun Club ; Mr. Wm.
Walsh, of the L. I. F, Club. Abel Crook, Esq., was
elected Secretary, and Mr. James White, Treasurer.
Mr. Crook stated that the object of the meeting was
to oonsider with care several questions, first of which
was as to whether the clubs really wished to have the
annual convention of the New York .State Sporting
Association held here in 1881, and to that efie he

offered the following motion : That the sense 1 of the
Kings County sportsmen be that they invite the New
York State Sportsmen’s Association to meet here in 1881.
Mr. Crook remarked at length in relation to the amount
of good it would accomplish in this section by having the
meeting held here, and he thought if it could be accom¬
plished that it would put .new life and vigor into our
sportsmen, and our game Jaws would be more rigidly en¬
forced. Captain Elmondorf stated that lie was one of the
delegates to the last convention, and spoke as to the ben¬
efits to be dei’ived, and also referred to the amount of
money necessary to be raised and the hard work to be
done in order to properly entertain their guests, provid¬
ing that they could be induced to favor them with the
convention. Mr. Crook explained that gentlemen pres¬
ent were ready to contribute a sufficient amount to en¬
tertain their proposed guests, and in that relation he
would state that Mr, George A, Chappell would, if neces¬
sary, place $2,500 towards raising the necessary amount,
and he did not doubt but that from $4,000 to .$5,000 could
be raised without leaving the room. Mr. C, W. Win¬
gert also offered liberally. Dr. Winn said he was
not present at the last convention, hut thought the
present action a little premature. Remarks were also
made by Dr, Aten and others. The motion was unani¬
mously passed. The Chairman then remarked that the
doors were open for other clubs to join this Association.
Mr. Cook moved that an executive committee of five be
appointed from each dub who may see fit to come in, and
to report such action as may be desirable. Dr. Aten
added that each dub Bhould appoint their own commit¬
tee; passed. Voted that at the ad journed meeting the
chair shall appoint such names as are recommended to
him, but if none are named he shall fill the vacancy.
After a banquet, liberally supplied by the host, of which
the particular savory dish was the terrapin soup, the
meeting adjourned t.o meet on Thursday evening, Feb.
19th, at the rooms of the Long Island Gun Club.

Standard Size of Shot for Trials. — In making trials
of pattern and penetration it is desirable in order to com¬
pare the work of one gun with that of another, to fix
upon some uniform basis. We have already given the
conditions of charge and distance, and repeat them here :
distance, 40 yards ; target, a 30-inch circle ; charge of
shot, 1$ oz. No. 7.

The English No. 6 is uniformly used in England for
such tests, and by such uniformity of conditions the re¬
sults of various trials may be intelligently compared.
This English No. 6 containu 208 pellets to the ounce. The
American No. 7 is the nearest to this, and it is therefore
the No. to select. Tutham’s No. 7 contains 291 pellets to
the ounce : the Leroy No. 7, 278 pellets to the ounce.
Pattern of oylinder bores, above conditions, should ap¬
proximate 110 pellets , choke bores, 180 to 200.

Fountain Gun Club— Festivities in their Newly-
Furnished Rooms. — On Thursday evening the members
of the Fountain Gun Club and their friends came together
at the club rooms at Harry Miller’s, 449 and 451 Flatbush
avenue, Brooklyn, to inspect their new furniture and
decorations. A number of the members interested them¬
selves to provide a suitable meeting place for the club
without calling upon their treasury to bear tho expense.
The foremost of these gentlemen were Messrs. Wingert
and Chamberlain. At the State Sportsmen’s Convention
at Rochester last summer, Mr. Wingert won an elegantly
embroidered India soarf or shawl. This he donated to
the club to be disposed of, and the proceeds to be applied
to the furnishing of the new room. A subscription list
was started, and it was determined that Mr. Thomas Den¬
ham was entitled to the shawl. The example of Mr.
Wingert was contagious, and Denham on his part donated
the shawl to the club. Meanwhile the improvements
were progressing. On the opening night the new sub¬
scribers declared that Wingert should have the shawl,
but again he presented it to the club, which still holds it.
It has proved the means of raising all the funds necessary
to give the club members beautiful apartments. Fifteen
persons applied to become active members, and there
were nominated as honorary members : Hon. Calvin E.
Pratt, Supreme Court Judge; Maj.-Gen. Henry W. Slo¬
cum, Hon. John B. llaskin, Edwin V. Welch, Esq., Col.
Charles C. Wheeler and Mr. DeVitt and William Gauld-
well, editor of the Sunday Mercury, After the dry busi¬
ness had been dispatched supper was announced, and
ample justice was done to the bountiful and recherche
repast provided by Mr. Miller. After the covers had been
removed and a brief introductory speech by the Presi¬
dent, Abel Crook, the toasts were announced in the fol¬
lowing order and drank standing amid a cloud of cigar
smoke; 1. “ Our Furnishing Committe : Honorto whom
honor is due,” which was replied to by Messrs. Wingert
and Chamberlain. 2. “Our officers and trustees past
and present: Always ready and ueverrash.” Responses
by ex-President White and Fiske. 3. “Our members:
The backbone of the club. In unity there is strength.”
Messrs. De Fraine and Cleaver replied. 4. “ Our visitors :
Always welcome." The response by Vice-President
Chappell. Interspersed were also Bongs by Messrs. Fisher,
Cleaver, De Fraine and others, A quartette of Arion
singers, composed of Messrs. Mook, Drew, Meyer and
Crook, contributed largely to the enjoyment. The rooms
are elegantly papered and painted, sides and ceiling, the
windows are provided with appropriate cornices, lambre¬
quins, lace curtains and shades bearing in gilt (die olub

name. The chandelier is unique, and in the centre stands1
a bronze statuette of remarkable beauty. Brackets
carved with dogs, deer, stags, eagles and game in relief
rest upon the walls and support rare stuffed birds, while
upon the mantel are three cases of birds set up by Mr.
Akliurst, the veteran taxidermist, especially for the club,
and which contain selected specimens of the principal
game birds of America. Six of Pope’s pictures, the Black
Duck, Broadbill, Canvas back and Redhead, Woodcock,
English Piper, Partridge and Quail, were hung upon the
walls ; of these, two were presented by Mr. Wright,
framed by Mr. Crook, and the other four by Mr, Fiske.

Tin-Coated Shot.— The shooting party who went West
last summer in one of the Worcester Excursion Car Com¬
pany’s shooting carB, have demonstrated very satisfacto¬
rily that they know what an outfit should consist of.
The car, “ City of Worcester,” is a marvel of comfort and
convenience. The party used tin-coated shot, and thiB is
what they say of it : —

“ City of Worcester,” /
Homeward-bound, Nov. loth, 1879. )

Leroy Shot and t.f.ad Manufacturing Co., N. Y.

Dear Sirs : Returning from our shooting trip on the
hunting car “ City of Worcester,” we take this time to
say, we have used your tin-coated shot for about two
months almost exclusively, and are very glad to say that
it has given entire satisfaction. We think the tin coating
a sure preventative against fouling or leading, and shall
continue its use in preference to any other brand.

Jerome Marble, Worcester, Mass.

A. B. F. Kinney, Worcester Mass.

Ezra Burton. South Lancaster. Mass.

W. Henry Hutchinson, Lynn, Mass,

O. D. Kingman, Middleboro', Mass.

Gertrude 8. Renwick, New York City.

W. C. Renwick, New York City.

Manitoba— Emerson. Jan. Ytlh.— A friend and myself
bagged on three successive trips of half a day’s duration
each-first trip, 56 ; second, 106, and third, 100 ducks, all
mallards This was done last October. We also brought
to bag in one and a half hours in the last week of Octo¬
ber 43 prairie chickens. Still you Americans say we

Raritan Shooting CisoB.—Keyport, Jan. 24th.— In
vour issue of this week there is a mistake in the score of
the Raritan Shooting Club in regard to the shooting of
the tie between Waitt and Curtis. You had it that Curtis
missed his twentieth and Waitt his nineteenth and
twentieth in shooting off the tie ; corrected, Curtis
missed his eighteenth and Waitt his twentieth, leaving it
still a tie, to be decided next monthly contest. S. P.D.

Gun Presentation.— Rutherford, N. J., Jan. 26 th.
—We understand that two members of the Boiling
Spring Gun and Fishing Club have presented their fellow
member Mr. J. H. Vreeland, with a beautiful hammer¬
less gun,’ of superior finish and magnificent design, as a
token of their appreciation of him as a marksman whose
merit should be acknowledged. The presentation was
undoubtedly called out by the flattering notice given by
the Forest and Stream of Jan. 8th of a match in which
he engaged. We wish Mr. V. that success which he Jias
attained in the past may he his constant companion in
the uncertain future. Rutherfords.

North Carolina— Further advices from Mr, E. A.
Malley, of New Haven, who is spending the winter at
High Point, N. C., report that quail are so abundant
within sight of the town that a fair shot may bring in a
good bag any day. The country is charming and the
climate most agreeable and pleasant. Visiting sports¬
men will find excellent accommodations at the Bellevue
House, Mr. E. E. Post manager. Quite a number of
sportsmen from the North axe now there.

Georgia — Americas, Jan. 25th. — During last fall and
this winter I have hunted and shot quail a great deal, and
over considerable territory, and 1 had hoped to find
some of the migratory quail ; but not one of them has
been found by any of us. I am satisfied there are none
in this or adjoining counties, or some one of onr club
would have found them. The winter has been remark¬
ably mild and consequently ducks have been scarce. But
we have the prince of game birds with us in abundance.
1 wish some of your Northern sportsmen could be in¬
duced to spend a winter in this locality. Come with their
dogs and their guns, and stay all winter ; live with us,
and rough it with us, and, above all, shoot birds with us
in the piney woods. Shot,

Florida— Kissimme River and Lake Ocheeehobee— Col.
Allen has finished the steamer Mary Bell. She is fifty
feet long and twelve feet beam ; speed eight miles per
hour. He has cleared out the head of the river and
opened navigation from Lake Tahoptaliga to Lake Ochee-
chobee From Lake T. to Lake O. the distance is about
three hundred and seventy-five miles ; time, five days.
The Colonel proposes to make monthly trips, leaving the
upper lake about the 4th or 5th of each month. But if
desired by sportsmen or tourists he will make an extra
trip monthly. The Colonel has arranged with Captain
Htmmingway, of the steamer Arrow, for through tick¬
ets, and will meet passengers with teams at the end of
the Arrow's route— the Upper St. John.

The Colonel informs me that he has arranged for the
building of boats 18 feet long, 5 feet beam, and 16 inches
deep for $22. The Captain has opened up one of the fin¬
est sporting regions of the State, more especially for deer.
Lake Istokpoga is twelve miles long and nine miles
wide. In a direct line it is nine miles west of the Kissimme
and eighteen miles north of Lake Ochechobee. The lake
is full of fish, and the surrounding country is elevated
and rolling. For deer and hear this section cannot be ex¬
celled. Thus far sportsmen have not visited the section
about Istokpoga, and it presents a fine field for sport and
adventure. To reach the lake a party could leave the
steamer at Istokpoga Creek, and by small boat ascend it
to the lake, distance by the creek probably twenty miles.
Colonel Allen's post-office is Osceola, Florida.

Al Fresco.

Crescent City Gun Club.— The Crescent City Gun
Club, which was quite prominent among sporting organ¬
izations in New Orleans last summer, reorganized a lew
days ago, and elected the following named gentlemen to

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-the offices designated; A. Deroux, President; F. Que-
Veite, Vice-PreBident ; J. Philpot, Secretary ; C. J. Day,
'.Treasurer ; A. Cardona, Jr., Captain. The club proposes
to keep the interest of its members excited by haring pe¬
riodical matches for handsome prizes.

Ohio— Cincinnati, Jan. 9th. — The following is the score
of a shooting match made on the above date by four mem¬
bers of the C. S. and F. Club, Messrs. Koch and Whet¬
stone shooting against Messrs. Caldwell and Disney. The
birds were picked for the occasion, and were a rare lot,
During the match the wind blew a gale ; —

Fords.

H.J.Kooh.. ..20 10111010II1011 1-11

J. C. Whetstone 31 00101010111010 0-7

Total . . 18

W. Caldwell.... 30 111111 1 10 0 0 011 0— 10

D. T. Disney. 21 11111101001011 1—11

Total,- . 31 C.

Indiana.— Cloverdale, Jan. 19th. — To the citizens of this
quiet little burg and surrounding country, January 17th
was a gala day, the occasion of which was a grand fox
drive. The area enclosed was four miles square. At 10
a. m. the lines were formed, and the hunterB advanced
with the firing of cannon. They continued to advance
until one-fourtli mile apart, when dogs were turned
loose. One poor reynard was soon brought to grief, the
the rest (four or five) made good their escape by breaking
through a weak place in the lines.

Our season for quail shooting closed January 1st. The
number killed was far below the average, owing to the
drouth in the early part of the season, and the continued
rains in the latter part of it. If nothing happens then we
will have a bountiful supply next year. Rabbits are very
plenty, and may be bad for the walking, as every brush-
heap and briar-patch reveals one. B. B.

Point Monica Shooting Club. — The officers of the club
for the coming year ale : President, W, C. Colburn, De¬
troit ; Yice-President, W. C. Dennis, Grand Bapids ; Sec¬
retary and Treasurer, E. H. Gillman, Detroit ; Directors,
W. C, Colburn, W. C, Dennis, E. H. Gillman, E. C.
Nichols and T. W. Edwards.

Texas— Cleburne, Jan. 20th. — As a lover of legitimate
sports, I wish to report the organization on Jan. 20th of
the Cleburne Gun Club with, twenty-one members : — A.
J. Cowley, President ; Charlie Gunn, Vice-President ;
W. W. Styron, Secretary. F. P. Pendery, Treasurer.
We are advocates of protective game laws and their
strict enforcement. Izaak.

The Auxiliary Rifle Barrel. — Philadelphia, Penn.,
Bee. 20th, 1870. — Editor Forest and Stream. — Having
just returned from my annual trip to North Carolina,
Virginia and West Virginia, wild turkey, duck and bird
shooting, and where I found plenty of all kinds of game,
I wish to compliment the manufacturers of the Shelton
auxiliary rifle to breech-loading shot gun. It certainly
is the most complete arrangement in the world, and
no sportsman has a complete outfit without the auxiliary.
I speak from personal experience, and not from hearsay.
It is safe, very accurate, and shoots with great power.
I killed live wild turkeys in succession, besides many
ducks and geese, at long distances ; for deer and heavy
game it must be invaluable. Sportsmen who are unac¬
quainted with the arm I advise to try it. I would not
take $100 for mine if I could not get another. Although
I am an entire stranger to the manufacturers I take plea¬
sure in highly praising them in their efforts to place
before the sportsmen such a device, and must say it
merits all that they claim, S. J. Stewart,

Buck Shot in Choke Bores.— Macon, Mo„ Jan. 181/*,
— As I never see any tiling from this part of the country in
your valuable paper, I have concluded to try my fist. The
Forest and Stream is handed to me every Saturday by
our newsdealer, and is always acceptable. I quit smoking
and drinking in order to be able to take your paper, and
am well satisfied that the change has done me good. I
take a great interest in sporting matters, and am always
ready to discuss anything pertaining to shooting, andfeel
satisfied tliat through discussion we learn a great deal. I
have just read with some interest the article of “R. T."
in last issue about loading choke bore with buckshot, and
feel like giving my experience. Three and a half drachms
of powder is not enough for a load of buckshot ; four and
a quarter drachms for a 12-bore, and five drachms for a 10-
bore is the proper load of powder. My method of loading
a choke bore with buckshot is this : Put in five drachms
of Orange ducking powder No. 4, with two pink-edge
wads lightly on powder, then put in a chamber of shot
that chambers nicely at muzzle, then put on a Baldwin
wad, then another chamber of shot, and another Bald wiu
wad, and another chamber of shot, with a cardboard wad
on top, turn down shell nicely, and you have a load that
will stop an old buck at seventy-five yards, The above is
the wav I load for a No. 10 ten-pound gun, full choke, by
W. & C. Scott & Sons, of Birmingham, it is not ma¬
terial whether the shot chamber with one in center or
just in a ring around inside of shell. Let us hear from
others. Border Ruffian.

New York— Gansevoort, Jan. 19th. — I notice com¬
munication of “ R. T,” in last issue on chambering buck¬
shot. As the subject seems to be of general interest, I
a in led to give the plans I have adopted, which are the
result of quite exhaustive experiments.

I have found that diffei-ent guns require different treat¬
ment, one Bystem giving best results in one, and another
in another, and it is always advisable to humor the
i liosyncracies of each to a certain extent. I have tried
the plan, recommended by “ R. T.," and have found it
far superior to the common method of tumbling the shot
into the shell promiscuously. The principal objection to
it is the impossibility of using a pellet cf sufficient size
for big game, that is, unless one happens to be using a
gun with a mouth like a stump orator. With choke
bores, when the shot is chambered in the shell the gun is
more liable to lead, I think, and I also think when the
shot is chambered tight back of the choke they have a
tendency to strain the gun at the muzzle, notwithstanding
the fact of the unoccupied space iu the centre.

I have secured most satisfactory results by using a size
of shot three of which chambered at muzzle, charging
with three layers, or nine shot. I legard this size as best
adapted to the “speedy taking olf” of deer, bear, or other
large game. A card -board wad between each layer will
produce more uniform results, I used this charge in

Michigan last season in a 12-bore Fox, killing a buck at
seventy-three paces, and an old doe at eighty-six paces,
knocking both down dead in then- tracks. It would seem
as if such work should satisfy the most exacting. But
when extreme closeness of pattern is desired, it is best to
adout the following plan : Select the Bize of shot to he
used, which should chamber snugly at muzzle ; then take
a wad (black edge will do), and punch as many holes in it
as there are shot in each layer, iu such position thatwhen
the shot are in position in the muzzle, and the wad placed
on top, the centre of each shot will be directly under the
centre of the corresponding hole. Punch a lot of these
wads, using the first as a pattern. If the larger sizes of
shot are used, a punch making a hole one-quarter inch in
diameter should be used. Now charge your shells,
putting on powder first, a pink edge, then a punched wad.
Drop in a layer of shot, being careful to have them take,
their proper positions in the holes. Place another punched
wad on top, holes squarely over shot, and so on, using any
tight- fitting wad that will hold the shot firmly in position
on last layer. You now have a load every shot of which
will go with the precision of a tight-fitting bullet from a
smooth bore. All that is necessary, in order to secure the
best work of which the shot gun is capable, is care in pre¬
paring the cartridges. Jos. W. SHORTER.

Sweepstakes ; same handicap; $3 entrance; purse divided
10, 30, 20, and 10 per cent,; 5 birds ; class shooting ; —

Beach . . 10 0 1 1-3 ! Wilhelm . 0 1 0

Carlin . 1 o 1 1 1—1

Lee.. . 0 0 0 0 0-0

Angel . 1 I 0 0 0-2

Hoagland . 110 1 1—4

Lockwood . 1111 0—4

Rubert . 1 1 0 0 0—3

Whipple . ,0 10 1 1-3

Mulliken . 1110 1—4

In tbu shoot off Wilber

.10 1

0 0-1
1 1-5

. . , _ . 1 1—4

Rumsey . 0 0 0 1 1—8

.1, Fisher . 1 l 1 1 1— B

Carpenter . 1 1 1 0 1—4

■I. Holt...... . 0 0 0 0 0-0

E. Fisher. .. - 1 0 11 0-3

Wilcox . 1 1 1 1 0-4

first money ; Jewett and Hoagland

divided sooond ; C. Fisher won third, and'liubei't fourth.

Next sweepstake ; $2 entrance ; divided 40, 30, 20, and 10 per
cent.; same handicap ; 5 single birds ; class shooting

J. Fisher . 1 0 1 1 1—4 Wilbor . 0 111 0—8

Hubert: . 0 0 0 0 0—0 Beach . 0 1 0 1 0—8

Hoaglaud . 1 1 1 0 0—3 Mulliken . 1 1 0 1 1—4

J. Holt . J 111 0-4 Lee . 1 0 0 0 1-2

Carlin . 11111-5 Cook . 0 0 0 0 0-0

Angel . 1 0 1 0 0-3 Tanner . 0 0 0 0 0-0

E. Fisher . 1 1 1 1 0-4 Hutusey . 1 1 0 1 1—4

Carpenter . I 10 0 1—3 Jewett . 1 1 1 I 1-5

Lockwood . 0 110 1—3 Whipple . 1 1 1 0 1—4

In the shoot off Jewett won first ; the two Fishers and Rumsey
divided second ; Wilber won third, and Beach won fourth.

This being the day for the regular semi-monthly contest for
Glass-Ball Gold Badge, it was now called on with the following
scores from leads ; rotary trap ; 10 bulls each ; 18 yardB rise. J ew-
ett having won the badge twice In succession, it now behooved
the boys to don their shooting caps. The following is the score :—

SHOOTING MATCHES.

Long Island— Brooklyn Driving ParK, Jan. 31st.— Seventh ...
erage handicap contest of the Fountain Gun Club. The condi¬
tions were as follows : The member making the best average score
iu twelve contests (one year) to be the winner of u Parker gun ;
a silver pitcher and a silver goblet to the second and third best
average scores respectively ; 7 birds each ; each to shoot 3 birds at
21 yards rise, 3 birds at 3# yards, and 3 birds at 30 yards ; SO yards
boundary ; from two plunge traps ; li ounces of shot ; the use of
one barrel of the gun allowed

Wingert . 0 11110 II Pike . 1

Conover . 0 1110 1 1 Lem ken . 1

Hunter, _ .1 10 111 0 I Van Wicklen . 0

Foote . 0 110 10 1 I Smith ........ 0

Slane . 1 1 0 0 0 1 l|

Sweepstakes, $2 entrance ; at 3 birds each ; 25 yards rise, from H
and T traps

Batty..
Wingert..
Conover
Pares....
Lemken . .

.10 111
.110 11
.10 10 1

.110 0 1

.110-01

Brown . 1 0 0

Jones . 1 0 0

Smith... . . 1 1 0

Cherry . 0 0 0

1 0

Long Island Shooting Oluu.— The annual meeting of the Long
Island Shooting Club was held last week, with a large attendance of
members. The Secretary's report showed sixty-eight active and
eleven honorary members on the roll. Twenty-three shooting
contests had been held during the year— twelve for a gun pre¬
sented by the President, Mr. A. Eddv, which was finally won by
Mr. W. Wynn, who won it three times out of twelve. There were
eleven championship eup contests, the cup remaining the prop¬
erty of the club, the winner in each contest receiving $35 from
the club. In thetwenty-three contests 2,629 birds weresbotatand
1,929 killed— an average of 73.37. The officers elected were : Pres¬
ident, Mr. W. Wynn ; Vioe-President, Mr. G. F. Gildersleeve ;
Treasurer, Mr. R. Robinson : Secretary, Mr. John Henry ; Execu¬
tive Board, Messrs. J. Ackhurst, J. 1>. W. Turner and R. Midmer.
A sufficient stun was appropriated for the purchase of a valuable
gun for competition during the ensuing year, and a committee was
appointed to meet and cooperate with committees from other
clubs on Long Island, with a view of securing a meeting of the
New York State Association for 1881 in Kings County.

New Jersey— Brbe's Shooting Gh'ounds, nearZFe warlc, Jan. 21st:
—Pigeon match of $100 ; 25 birds each : 30 yards rise ; 80 yards
boundary ; trap and handle ; Long Island rules :—

Francis.. 1 01 1 100 00Q10 0 11 I 0 110 0 111 0-0 11 15

Hughes. 0 11010110101001001110110 0-0 00 13

Jersey City Heights vs. Essex Gun Club.— An invitation
having been extended by the Essex Gun Club of Newark to the
Jersey City Heights Gun Club, fora frieudly match at the traps,
it was promptly accepted ; the same to bo as lollows : 15 men each
club, at 10 birds each, Essex Club rules (which we understand
allow the use of both barrels, hut the bird must be on the wing
each shot) ; the match to come off at Essex Club Grounds, Bib’s
Hotel, Newark, N. J., Feb. 4th, at i P.M. As the best shots have
been selected from each club, and both clubs nave good reputa¬
tions, a close time is expected.

Port Morris, Jan ■ ZUh.— Glass-ball match on the Knickerbocker
Yacht Club Grounds for the Gun Club Medal ; 16 bails ; rotary
trap ; 25 yards. The scores were very poor, owing to the hard¬
ness of the balls used, many of which had a half-dozen shot marks
on them, and still were not broken. The following is the score:—
T. N. Jacques, 7; W. Potter, Jr., 7 : F. Chedsay, 7 ; A. A. French,
4; A. IS. Miller, 3. In shooting off the tie at live bails Jacques
broke 4; Potter, 3, and Chedsay, 2. The medal will be held by
Mr. Jacques until the next shoot on Feb. 23d.

Pennsylvania— CoUamcr, Chester Countu, Jttn. ISlMi.— The Colla-
merRodand Gnn Club held a glass-ball shoot ou Saturday the
17th inst., in which the membei s and a few invited gnests, among
whom were Messrs. Pownall, MoNiss, and A. P. Broornell, of Chris¬
tiana, Lancaster Co., Pa., participated. The conditions of the
shoot were 24 yards rise, 16 balls, li ounce shot; balls to be broken
in air. Bogardus' rules only tended to confirm the superiority of
choke-bores over cylinders. The balls were invariably broken
from 45 to 65 yards from the shooter. A I though several very fine
cylinders were iu the shoot, they could not cope with the choke-
bores whioh were used by Messrs. Pownall, McNiss, and Houston,
their guns breaking halls with No. 8 chilled shot 75 yards distant.
Messrs. Pownall and Houston tied on thirteen halls— then they
each broke ten balls straight, deferring the shoot off. Team of
four each were then selected, consisting of Pownall, McNiss,
Broomed, and Miller, of Christiana : and Houston, Durmill, Gill,
and White, of CoUamer ; each n.un five balls. Houston's Collamer
team beat Pownail’s Christiana team two hails the first shoot.
Another trial, satso teams and rules, Pownali’s team beat Hous¬
ton’s three balls, nearly all of the shooters making full scores at
15 yards rise.

Howell Shooting Club.— Powell, Mich., Jan. 17th.— The How¬
ell Shooting Club inaugurated the new year with a day's sport at
the traps Jan. 16th. The wea tlier was all that could be desired,
the skv was slightly Bhaded with light clouds, and a mild, soft
breeze blew across the traps. The birds were declared bv all pres¬
ent the strongest ever offered to the boys. The shooting began
at 10 A. it. from plunge. traps, 80 yards boundary; Detroit Gun
Club rules ; handicap rise. First match for a number of prizes
offered by the olub ; not class shooting ; 6 single birds
Yards.

E. F. Mulliken . . .

11. H. Hubert .

Jumes Fisher .

H. W. JlCiioli ... .

E. Carpenter. .

J. M. floagland. .

F. J. Lee .

It. H. Itumsey. .

J. Cook .

Jewett .

H. Whipple .

E. Fisher .

C. Wilcox .

E. G. Angel .

Will Carlin .

B. Fisher .

Ira Holt .

Jud Holt .

Wilhelm .

H. D. Wilber..

011000-2
0 1 1 1 0 0-3
00010 0—1
100110-3
1 0 0 0 1 Q-3

0 0 0 0 1 o-l
10110 0—3
110111-5
' • 0 1-2
1 1-6
1 0-3
110 10 1—4
101100-8
1 1 I 1 0 0—4
011111-5
110110—4
0 0 111 0-3
01000 1—2
1 1 1 1 0 0-4
----- 0-3

10 0 0
1111

Nine prizes having been offered by the club, the nine highest
scores then proceeded to shoot off, with the following result .—
Jewett: getting first, a Silver Cake Basket, value $10; (Jarlm soo¬
ond, $8.50 worth of ammunition, to beseLected by winner: third,
1 Pound Choice Flour to Rumsey; fourth, $600 worth of Grocer¬
ies, to be selected by winner; fifth, 1 Dozen Rogers Plated
Knives on Steel; sixth, 1 Pair Calf Boots; seventh, 1 String Silver
Plated Sleigh Bells ; eighth, 1 Fanoy Pocketkuife ; ninth, 1 Silver
Dollar,

I leach .

Wilcox . .

Hubert .

Mulliken .

Carlin . . .

Hoagland . .

Rumsey .

Wilhelm .

J. Holt .

J. Holt .

Whipple .

Wilber . .

B. Fisher .

Angel. .

E. Fisher . ]

Carpenter .

J. Fisher . . ” '

Lockwood .

Tanner .

Cook . . .

Shoot off ; 5 balls each ; 21 yards

tit

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1 1 1
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; * 1 1 j. I a. a 0—8

; i i i i ; 5 ;-i

9 I) 0 1 1 1 »-i

J 1 1 ft W

j J J 1 1 0 1 1 1 1-9

} 0 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1-9

} 1 1 0 1 0 w

1111110111-9

1 0 0 0 1 1 I

1100-8

0

.Tewelt . 1 1 l i 1-5 1 Wilber. ... ]

Beach . . — 1 0 w I Ano-m . i

Hoagland . 1 111 0—4 | E. Fisher' . . i

Rumsey . i i i i i-5. j. Fisimr.... :::: J

Second tie ; 5 balls ; 31 yards

1 1 i ^

1-5

Greqoby.

It chevy t

THE QUESTION OF BOWS,

A ROHERY is in its experimental stage. Of ten men
a”V and women who draw the bow nine are tyros, and
of these nine, eight will argue pro and con about a cer¬
tain make of bow. The same inventive genius, mechan¬
ical skifl and crucial testing which have been employed
in the manufacture and use of American firearms are
now brought into play in American archery goods.

The magnitude of the movement among our manufac¬
turers of sportsmen's goods to meet the sudden demand
for bows which foUowed the enthusiasm invited by Mr.
Thompson's writings, has been little appreciated even by
those who have watched it with the keenest interest.
Given the required qualities of a perfect bow, our differ¬
ent manufacturers have promptly set themselves at
work to solve the problem of supplying the article.

Two American-made bows are already in the field.
The goods of English makers have also found a large
market here, and archers are found who uphold the for¬
eign goods against the domestic.

As the question of bows is one which is in the experi¬
mental stage of archery full of interest, we have allowed
the fullest expression of opinion from such practical arch¬
ers as we have thought capable of expressing an opinion
worthy of consideration. Our object has been not to
allow the goods of one maker to be unduly puffed by
interested par-ties, nor the goods of another unjustly dis¬
paraged. As a rule the authors of the letters, which have
appeared from time to time in these columns, have been
known to us as archers who were best fitted to discuss
the various topics. The name of every correspondent
whose letter appears over a noun de plume or initial is
knowu to ourselves, and carries with it the assurance that
the writer is honest in hia convictions. This may be,
we trust, a sufficient answer to a Chicago reader, who
writes : —

Allow me to enter my protest against the too frequent free
advertising which some of your correspondents indulge in. I
refer more particularly to the communication of “N. K. D.”' in
yours of January 8th and a reply thereto hy “ W. H." in your
paper of January 15th.

Why is " N. K. D." 60 persistent? * * * We notice he never
givesany of his awn scores. Why is this? Is he not an archer ?
He always gives us Dr. Weston's scores and a good deal of infor¬
mation about; him, and well he may, for this is lust what the
younger archers wish to know— what the finer archers are scoring
and how they shoot.

There is a bit of fun just here which we might enjoy at
the writer’s expense had not “N. K. D." anticipated us
by coming forth from his Castle Incog, to fight his battles
in his own person,

The following letter we publish, because it is due to Dr.
Weston that he should have an opportunity of substan¬
tiating former statements which have been called into.

1036

FOREST AND STREAM,

doubt. We must, however, distinctly state here once
for all that we cannot approve of further personal con¬
troversy. The columns of the Forest and Stream are
always open for the discussion, of any question bearing
upon the advancement of any sport. When the argu¬
ment becomes atflill of a personal nature correspondents
may not expect to see our space occupied with its publi¬
cation:—

Highland Park, Ill., Jan, 22d.
Editor Forest and Stream .*—

My communication, signed “ N. K. D." and published
in your issue of the 8th mat., called out such an “ an¬
swer r' from Mr. W. Holberton that I think it proper to
make a brief reply — it may not be an answer.

In all my archery notes which have appeared in the
Forest and Stream I have endeavored to give opinions
as opinions and facts as facts, and to make no statements
about matters I was not posted on. So when Mr. Hol-
borton politely tells me lam not posted, and willfuly or
ignorantly misconstrues what I write, I feel called upon
to take a little notice of him. He says he has handled
very many of Mr. Aldred’s bows, knows they do notstand
this climate, and that the universal complaint is that
they break very easily. The complaint can hardly be
“universal,” though it may be as far as lus knowledge
extends. And though numbers of the Buffalo club may
beur him out in his statement, I am informed that nearly
all of their best archers use Aldred's bows.

In reply to the statement of the fact that “for $30 we
can get as fine and durable a Spanish yew as one would
wish,-' Mr. Holberton says : “As to Spanish yews costing
only $30 landed here, I doubt.” His “doubt,” while ii,
impeaches my honesty, does not alter the facts in the
case. The Spanish yew in question, now owned by Mr.
O, W. Ivy le, was imported by Mr. H. C. Carver and sold to
Mr. Ford P. Hall for $18.74.

Mr. Holberton seems very anxious to compare this bow
with Mi-. Beecher's split-bamboo. Mr. Kyle assures me
bis bow has shot more than 8,000 arrows, and I venture
the assertion that should Mr. Beechers bow be at the
next grand National Meeting it can be compared with
Mr. Kyle's, both as to condition, power and ability to
drive the arrows to the centre of the target.

Mr. Holberton says, Spanish yews “cannot be sold in
London for less than $30 or $40.” If he will refer to Mr.
Aldred's price list, of which he probably has a quantity,
he will learn the price of bows in London. Again, Mr.
Holberton writes: “As to American makers overcharg¬
ing, I am afraid ‘N. K. D.” is not posted. He can buy a
good bow of American make for $3.50 to $4.50.” Mr.
Holberton entirely misrepresents me. I referred in no
way to American makers’ charges for American-made
goods. You will see by looking at the article in question,
that I said “ American dealers in English archery ” over¬
charged. From which statement it would harclly seem
possible to iufer that I meant overcharged for American
goods.

In praising Mr. Aldred’s goods, I have not done so be¬
cause I was interested in the sale of archery, but because
as an archer they have pleased me so well. And, by-
£th e-way, Mr. Aldred has not realized large profits from
his American trade, as one dealer— be it said to our shame
— still owes him nearly two hundred pounds for archery
goods which he finds it impossible to collect.

Considerable stress in placed upon the fact that some
t American makers warrant their hows. This would he
very nice for all parties, if it only prevented their break¬
ing' or was proof they would not break. But if they
break in other places as fast as they have here, we fear
the makers will not long continue to warrant them.
Early last season Mr. Carver had a split-bamboo made to
order. Only a few arrows had been shot with it, when I
saw a foot of the upper limb break off while it was being
shot. It being warranted, another was sent to take its
place. But it broke like the first. A third cas sent, which
has not yet been tried, for when it was i o be tested the
tips came off and it was put aside. A? far as we know,
only one otlier split-bamboo bow has been owned here. Mr.
Gray won the one offered for the best fifty yards shoot¬
ing at the Chicago meeting. But it was so misshaped
that he did not dare to use it, and the makers are to give
him another in its place. The makers have kept their
warrants good in a most praisworthy manner.

Edward B. Weston.

TENDENCY OF AMERICAN SKILL WITH THE
LONG BOW.

THE year 1879 having passed into history fraught
with many notable events, I would like to call the
attention of the archery ivorld, all of whom read the
Forest and Stream (or should do so if they now do not),
to a few of the distinctively progressive achievements
which American toxophilites in their first season of ex¬
perience have contributed to the old year's records, and 1
am very sure that every ‘ ‘ archer bom” will appreciate and
ever take pride in the very creditable scores that are
chronicled upon the pages of the year just gone. This
review will be drawn up chiefly, and perhaps in some
cases imperfectly, from the author’s memory, and with
the view- and desire of eliciting through the columns of
Forest and Stream from brother archers everywhere,
an enlivening interchange of comment, correction and
criticism.

I would first invite the reader’s attention to a few of the
exceedingly great difliculties— the impossibilities of im¬
possibilities— that exist in archery, and wherein lie ild
fascinations, as every toxophiiite Knows. In evidence of
this fact it may truthfully be noted that even at the short
ranges of thirty, forty and fifty yards, with twenty-four
arrows and upwards, no perfect score has ever yet been
made : no archer has ever yet succeeded in training his
nerve forces to that steely, machine-like steadiness' requi¬
site to command of a nine-inch circumference through
twenty -four successive shots, even at thirty yards. The
English gentlemen archers (generally conceded to be the
best the world has ever produced) have very uniformly
confined their practice to distances of sixty to one hun¬
dred yards ; the Royal Toxophiiite Society, of London,
however, setting apart one day in each season for a prize
contest with one hundred and forty-four arrows at one
hundred and twenty yards. The Woodmen of Arden
also are an exception to the rule, thoir awards being
based upon superior skill at nine score (one hundred and

eighty) yards, shooting at clouts. That it seems most
simple and easy to the ignorant spectator to hit a great
four foot target at thirty yards is a matter of quite com¬
mon experience, in fact wherever there are archers and
spectators. Yet placea how and arrow in that same con¬
fident critic’s hand for the first time and note the physi¬
cal contortions, the painful writhing of face, arms and
limbs, and the final release of the ai-row, which finds its
way into the limb of a tree or is snaked in the turf five
or teu yards in front of the shooter. The astonishment
of our critic at the result of his unerring marksmanship
is unfeignedly marked, and he insists that it must have
been a mistake (his friends endorsing this expression of
good judgment), He tries another shaft, which is obsti¬
nate enough upon being loosed to fall at his feet, and he
retires with sore fingers and chagrined vanity to a study
of the mutability of human assurances ; and that man
novel- fails of being present at succeeding archery gather¬
ings ; the charms of this illusive, unconquerable pastime
have stirred Ids ambition, and he becomes its votary.

The essential difficulties that obtain in overcoming the
obstacles to success in archery may best be condensed in
the assertion of Horace A. Ford, of England (who was
the most finished and accurate aeher the world has ever
seen), that in the two to four seconds intervening between
eleva ting the bow and the release of the arrow the mind,
or will, should command into action over twenty-four
different concentric conception*. What an array of im¬
pediments ; and what wonder, then, that those gentle¬
men who have for many years excelled as rifle and wing
shots should marvel at their inability to hit a target at
sixty yards. I can now call to mind two gentlemen,
both of whom are acltnowldged superior rifle shots, yet
are altogether deficient as archers. They have bestowed
many days and hours in a brown study over the com¬
plexities that invest the successful archers' kingdom, and
they are now apparently no nearer a solution of those
complexities than when then- first shaft ruthlessly diso¬
beyed their will and fun-owed the green turf.

During the months of October and November last a
few English archers tried the experiment of shooting the
American Round, adopted by the National Archery Asso¬
ciation of the United States, the leading scores having
been made as follows : —

BiU. Score.

M r. 0. Xi. Clare . : 79 479

Mr. G. L. Chapman . . . T8 482

These, I believe, were the only two scores exceeding
400, Messrs, Chapman and Clare both ranking high as
short-distance shots, and they have also won distinction
for noticeably gopd scores at the York Round. At the
fifty- yards range of the American Round Mr. Chapman
made 184 with his thirty arrows, which is most excellent
shooting. While the above scores fall short of some of
the high scores made by our. own best archers, it should
yet be remembered that the Englishmen were trying an
experiment at ranges that were strange to them, and not
adapted to their style of shooting. I do not make this
reference and comparison to draw attention to the respec¬
tive merits of British and American skilled archers, for
in this very beautiful pastime our own countrymen are
at the present time but novitiates, apt pupils of the sturdy
Briton ; yet they have advanced most encouragingly in
the acquisition of long-how tactics and science, and the
day is not far distant when we shall boldly invite our
brothers from over the ocean to join issue with us in a
contest for international supremacy.

Mr. Horace A. Ford, of England', was undoubtedly the
most perfect of archers that ever lived in all the centuries
before, or the decade since his day. Both in style and
accuracy he was superior to all other shots, as witness
some of his scores (practice) .-—

Hits. Score.

75 arrows at 60 yards . 75 555

28 golds, 37 reds, 7 blues and 3 blades.

2-1 arrows at 00 yards . 24 183

At the York Round (consisting of 72 arrows at 100
yards, 48 at SO yards and 24 at 60 yards) he scored : —

100 Yards—. .-80 raids.—. ,-BO Yard$.-. — Total. — .1

Hite. Score. Hite, Score. Hits. Score. Hits. Score.

71 815 . 48 290 . 24 160 . 143 765

missing only his fifty-ninth arrow at the hundred-yard
range. Again he scored on the Single York Round 137
hits, 809 score. He won the English champion medal
eleven successive years, with such scores as 1,074, 1,351
and 1 ,076 on the Double York Round, getting from 214 to
245 hits out of the 288 arrows shot, and usually- making
all of the ten points, by a majority of which the emblem
is won. At the Leamington andMidland Counties meet¬
ings he was successful eleven years out of fourteen, get¬
ting into four figures no less than six times, viz., 1,014
1,026, 1,030, 1,087, 1,128 and 1,162, with hits rangingfrom
312 to 214. The only other archer who has succeeded in
passing the boundary line of three figures in public shoot¬
ing is Major C. H. Fisher, who made at the Grand West¬
ern Meeting in 1870, 225 hits, 1,033 score; again in 1872
at the same meeting 218 hits, 1,060 score, although in
private practice he has several times exceeded 600 on the
Single Round. The majority of the first-class archers of
England to-day seldom reach 900 on the Double York
Round in public. This is considered among BritonB a
high score, and so it is, as let any one try who doubts.

Mr. Will H. Thompson, of Crawfordsville, who since
the national meeting in August last has been shooting
with great steadiness and reliability, is undoubtedly far
in advance of all other American archers, Some of his
best scores are as follows : —

Hits. Seore. I Hits. Score.

30 in-rows at: 00 yards. 30 ISO 30 arrows at 80 yards. 30 166
:: ! arrows a t, fill yards. 24 160 72 arrows at 100 yadrs 64 220
■18 arrows at 8(1 yards. 44 200 |

Single York Round, 108 hits, 530 Bcore ; Double York
Round, 213 hits, 1,039 score. Mr. Thompson may confi¬
dently flatter himself that but few archers living can
make a better exhibit of fine shooting than the above
scores, which he will pardon me for having taken the
liberty of having published. Mr. Maurice Thompson has
also since midsummer last made rapid progress, and prom¬
ises soon to make his younger brother exceed those al¬
ready great scores (noted above) if be would retain bis
distinguished title of champion, Mr, Thompson has
beaten 400 at the Single and 775 at the Double York
Round ; lias hit with eighteen arrows out of twenty-four
shot at eighty yards, getting a score of 96.

Messrs. Booe, McMechan and Brewer, of the Wabash
Merry Bowmen, have also shown themselves capable of
contributing excellent scores (when occasion may re¬
quire) towards retaining the archery renown which at¬
taches to the name of Crawfordsville,

The Toxophilites of Buffalo are destined to take high
rank as skilled archers. The almost faultless form
adopted by Messrs. Spalding and Sidway of this society
being specially noticeable, and giving promise of high
scores to their credit during the coming season, in fact, I
would venture the hint, that before the National Medal
has passed permanently into the hands of any one indi¬
vidual, it will have adorned the person and honor of a
' ‘ Buffalo Toxopholite. "

Mr. L. L. Peddingbaus, of^Marietta, with a single York
Round of 95 hits, 421 score ; Mr. Ford P. Hall, with 84
hits, 380 score ; Dr. E. B. Weston, with 126 hits from 744
arrows, at 60 yds., G22 score : Mr. Gray, 29 hits from 30
arrows at 60 yds. and 165 score, and Mr. O. W. Kyle, 28
hits, 104 score, with same numberjof arrows and distance,
arc deserving of special mention as having made rapid
advancement in skill at the long distances. Mr. Manly,
of Toledo, Mr. Gray, of Cincinnati, Mr. Brownell, of Bos¬
ton, Messrs. Hussey, Finkbine. Fullerton, Henry and Hack¬
ney, of Des Monies, Messrs. Proctor and Phipps, of De-
Pore, Mr. Patterson, of Lawrence, Kansas, Mr. Church,
of Charlotte, Mich., Messrs. Egan, Fairfield and. Smith,
of Chicago, have all made high scores and shown great
improvement both in form and accuracy. Mr. Haven, of
San Francisco, also shoots strong and reliably, and East¬
ern archers will do well to look out for him, as he is a
formidable competitor. Our American ladyarchers have
made even greater progress than have the gentlemen,
and one of the brightest assurances of the future high
rank which archery shall take in this country as a re¬
fined and high-toned pastime, is the steady and persever¬
ing interest which the ladies take in it. Mrs. Townsend
Davis and Mrs. Sidway, of Buffalo, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Klein
and Mrs. Ramsay, of Crawfordsville, Mrs. Carver and Miss
Street, of Highland Park, Mrs. Brown, of Hastings,
and Miss Bixby, of De Pere, have all made creditable
scores during the past year, many of their practice
scores exceeding 700 at the Double Columbia Round.

In concluding this brief review, I feel that we may all
take great pride in both the private and public perform¬
ances of the year, and in the extended growth of so pure
and healthful a recreation as archery, and I would ear¬
nestly recommend all organized societies to unite them¬
selves with the National Association, and thus aid in
strengthening and intensifying the already well devel¬
oped interest in the pastime. I would further ask that
during the coming archery season every society Bend
reports of its weekly or fortnightly meetings to the
Forest and Stream, which is the accredited American
archer’s organ. The archery editor of this excellent
paper has expressed himself as desirous of getting items
from all quarters, and I trust that the generous space al¬
lotted to archery each week in its columns may be filled
to overflowing. Thus may cold wintry evenings be pleas¬
antly passed in resurrecting and reviewing a carefully
preserved file of archery scores and incidents.

_ Henry C. Carter.

More Experience. — Marietta, Ohio, Deo. 21s#, 1879.—
Editor Forest and Stream : — Thinking the experience in
archery tackle of our club might be of interest to others
I send this paper. In the last year the Arden archers
have tried nearly every style of bow from the cheapest
American lance to the finest Aldred Spanish yew. In
the English goods those by Aldred have given" the best
satisfaction. We have hi use five self-lance and one
Spanish yew. The yew drawing forty-nine pounds
has been in constant use for nearly two years,
and is now as perfect as ever. We' have broken
three lance, one of them as perfect a piece of tim¬
ber as I ever saw. It soon filled with frets and went to
pieces. The English lemon have not given satisfaction,
we having broken seven this season, all of them by High-
field. We have three lance by the same maker that have
stood the very hardest usage, and are now as good as
ever. We have three bows by Feltham, which have stood
well, but they are nearly round, and our archers object
to them on that plea. With Horsman’s goods we have
been the best pleased ; some of the first he sent out were
made nearly round, something after the Feltham pattern.
These did not give satisfaction, but all of the late bows
have been exactly right. We have given his self-lemon,
beef-backed and lance-backed the hardest usage, and we
have never had one give out. The beefwood backed
with lance, though inclined to follow the string, are the
nearest to the yew of any bows we have used, His lance
backed with hickory arc also first-class. The arrow we
incline towards is Aldred’s ; they are feathered with pea¬
cock feathers and are more durable.

Horsman’s arrows are excellent ; we have used more
by him than any other maker. But when he makes the
pile to fit the stele perfectly, so they will not bend when
ever they strike auything hard, anil puts his feathers on
without cutting creases in the stele, then they will be the
par excellence of arrows. L. L. Peddinghatts.

f omens (jj/olumn.

WOMAN IN THE FIELD.

IT has been urged as a reflection upon the sex that a
woman cannot throw a stone. Granted ; and doubt¬
less God did not intend women to throw Btones. But we
have seen fair marksmen who were as expert as their
masculine companions with rifle and shot gun, and we
have been in the camp where wives, sisters and daugh¬
ters were most admirable acquisitions to the personnel.
In fact, a woman can accommodate herself to the exigen¬
cies of camp life much more readily than a man will; and
we actually believe that if she be relieved of the flummer¬
ies of fashion and the trammels of outrageous dress, she
can endure more roughing it in the woods with less fa¬
tigue and less flagging of enthusiasm thanher husband or
brother can. They have a sensible summer fashion up
among the Catskills of donning stout shoes and strong
walking dresses without any “fixings," and tramping
off up the mountains and down the ravines, through
woods and thickets, and over logs and rocks.

It is not always the thing for a man to take his family
into the woods with him, It is the very freed cm from

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1037

them in common with all other concerns of every day
life that give the wonderful results of a vacation jaunt.
Ten to one when he gets home and sees them all again he
will love them better than ever. Possibly a, selfish mo¬
tive may enter here. Why should it not? The week or
a fortnight of a whole year which a man may call In's
own he wants to himself. Whether the wife shall go
i nto the woods with the husband is something for the hus¬
band to decjde.

But many men leave their wives at home because they
do not appreciate how much added charm the feminine
presence adds to woodland life. We know scores of such
men who think they attain all possible satisfaction from
the vacation sporting trip, and who might yet find a new
satisfaction did they take their wives and sisters at id
mothers and daughters along to share the transient lapse
into savagery,

How far is it practicable for women to go shooting and
fishing and exploring ? We leave it for those to answer
who have practically solved the question. Here are two
letters, coming from widely different latitudes, represent¬
ing one the far distant Northwest, and the other the
sunny South : —

glued on, if the one that is already on is weak; then pro¬
cure some shellac varnish if you want the box light ; if
dark, mix a little lamp black with the varnish and give
it two or three coats, waiting, of course, till each one is
thoroughly dined. Make a httla thick starch and paste
tinted paper on the inside ; then at a trifling cost, pur¬
chase a variety of scrap or decalcomanie pictures. Ar¬
range them tastefully on the outside and put a fastening
on to keep the lid down. If the gift is for a lady, use
prettily tinted paper on the outside instead of varnish,
and edge with silver or gilt paper ; cut in strips an inch
or more in width, and piin k around the edges, using the
same style of pictures for decoration. This has a pretty
effect and makes a useful receptacle for handkerchiefs,
gloves, gent’s collars, ties, etc. Put a little perfume
satchel in each one to smother the tobacco odor. Will
give you another style of decorating in a later number.

For “ Zena’s " benefit, the wife of “ One of Them ” has
had her say in the issue of December 11th. Her husband’s
iece did hot frighten her in the least, only she might
ave hit him a little harder if she had. chosen, but re¬
served her forces for the next charge. Maria,.

Guelph, Dec. 26th, 1879. _

jfjiekei

AVERAGES FOR 1879.

New Westminster, British Columbia, )
Dec. 20th, 1879. )

Permit me to congratulate you for enlisting spdrtsmcn’s
wives in your large staff of contributors. Torn- paper is
a very welcome one to our household, and my husband
thoroughly enjoys and appreciates it. Many of the ar¬
ticles in it he reads to me, and many pleasant evenings
are spent in discussing various, topics, a knowledge of
which is only gained through your columns. Sometimes,
I. admit, such as the recoil theory, the upset of bullets,
tiie powders, etc., get to be moutonous, but my
husband takes such a lively interest in them that I sup¬
pose it is all right.

Sometimes I go with him on his hunting trips, and on
one occasion killed a fine, deer to my own gun. I often
get tired of dogs, guns, torn and soiled clothes, and the
various other inconveniences occasioned by being mar¬
ried to a man who is nearly a lunatic on hunting, but I
console myself with the thought it might be worse ; and
the venison, grouse, ducks, geese, snipe, beaver’s tails,
etc., so often to be found on our table have a wonder¬
fully soothing effect. We have only one child, a little
girl, who bids fair to follow in her father’s footsteps — her
principal talk being about shooting bears, deer and other
wild animals, and if my husband carries out a tithe of
his projects concerning her, I expect her to turn out a
second edition of Mayne Reid’s “ Wild Huntress.”

I am a candidate for the “big fish-hook,” provided it
is not already awarded. The enclosed slip, which has
been in my scrap-book for the past four or five years,
was contributed by my husband (who sometimes ad¬
dresses you under the wont deplume of “Mo witch”) to
our local paper :—

A centleman, while on a hunting trip in one of our rural dis¬
tricts sat one evening on the bank of a small stream, surveying
the beauties of nature, when his attention was a ttracted by a
ti-out jumping from the water and catching one of the numerous
RA, Covering about. Just as the trout secured his prey a mink,
Ivintr in wait on a projecting log, sprang out, caught the trout, and
took him to the shore, and commenced malting a meal. While thus
engaged alynx glided on to his back from a neigh boring tree, killed
and proceeded to devour him. At this moment a wolf emerged
from the forest, and seeing the lynx, made for him and killed him
on the spot. The noise made by this pair attracted the attention of
a large cinnamon hear in quest of his supper. Bruin without delay
attacked the wolf, who gave him battle, but wus soon vanquished
bv a hug from the bear’s powerful arms. At this juncture the
sportsman, thinking it was time for him to take a hand, raised his
rifle, took deliberate aim, and shot the bearthrough theheart.lay.
ing him dead in an instant. He then secured the various animals,
returned to his homo, and is now patiently waiting for something
to come along and kill him,

Tendering you the compliments of the season, and
wishing unlimited success to your paper, permit me to
subscribe myself as your friend, Copetka.

Sarasota, Fla., Jan. 10th, 1880.

I have been very much interested in what our sisters
have had to say, and the spirit moveth, me and I must
speak. I want to thank “Rebecca” for saying so beau¬
tifully what I would like to have said. She is a woman
after iny own heart. I also am next to her in age, for
doesn’t my big daughter look down upon me ? I want to
sa,y a word to the stay-at-home wives (the gentlemen will
please to pass on to the next page ana become absorbed
in that thrilling “ bar ” hunt). You are a young house¬
keeper, and have just opened upon one of Aunt Cliloe’s
a olearingup ” days, and John 'comes rushing in, with face
beaming, and says : “ Jane, I have a day out ; don’t know
when I shall get one again. Let us go to the woods.”
Now don’t throw up hands and open eyes, in pious hor¬
ror, and say. “Mrs. Smith will tell what a slack house¬
keeper 1 am,” but discreetly close doors and shutters, and
put on your hat and go. Gather all God’s blessed sun¬
shine that you can. Fill your basket with the beautiful
ferns and mosses, and I opine in the evening that John,
instead of slipping around the corner for a while, will be
happy to sit down with you and help you arrange your
woodland treasures ; and there will be such a happy light
in your eye that it is mere than possible he will tell you
it how pretty you are growing.” As the years slip on and
the cares increase, if he is the kind of husband I believe
him to be, the long hunting trips will be more occasional
unless you can accompany him. The pleasant afternoon
ride or the sail down the river will be substituted for your
comfort. We have oiir little comer ; our editor says we
may say our say, and we may hold sweet converse to¬
gether even if our words are not always full of wisdom.
* ^ Susan.

Home-Made Decoration.— “ Rebecca ” thinks there is
no use in decorating our homes when the male portion
of the. family do not appreciate our efforts ; still our
conscience will be at rest if we do our duty, so I will give
an original idea. ... ,

Those lady readers of your valuable paper who have
husbands, brothers, or sons, who smoke cigars and buy
them by the box, just quietly empty the contents into a
pasteboard box and appropriate the wooden one. Re¬
move all the superfluous paper from it ; rub it smoothly
down with sand paper, make a hinge of strong tape,

CHESTNUT HILL CLUB, OF PHILADELPHIA.

During the season of 1879 — the second year of the club
as regularly organized — there were ten First Eleven
matches played, five of which were won, and five lost ;
also four Second Eleven matches, two being wou and
two lost. This record, when added to that of 1878 (five
First Eleven mate-lies, four won and ono lost ; one Second
Eleven match, lost) will make a total for the first two
years of twenty matches played, or twelve won and eight
lost. Through the kindness of Mr. H. B. Borie, the olub’s
secretary, we are enabled to annex last season’s averages,
both batting and bowling

BATTING AVERAGES.

First Eleven.

I 3

L H. C. Butcher . 9

2. J. Pearson . . . 8

3. A. W. Biddle . 7

4. H.B. Borie . 10

5. J. B. Shobor . 8

6. F. Sartori.. . . 6

7. W. M. Ralston . ti

8. S. Shober . 8

9. Janies P. Sims . 3

10. J. Groome . ... 9

11. T. C. Patterson . 10

12. F. Honderson . 1

13. L. Biddle . 2

1-1. J. C. Patterson . 0

15. C. S. Patterson . 6

18. J. A. Harris, Jr . 5

17. R. Ralston . 4 7 7 5 ....

L.*Page, 9 ; H. Norris, 2* ; J. B. Thompson, 4, each played in one
innings only.

*Not out.

Seeond Eleven.

1 . J. C. Cownertbwn.it .... 3

2. John B. Thompson — 2

17 17

18 18

3. S. Shober..-. _

4. W. Biddle . 2 2 9 8 8 1

5. H. L. Norris, Jr . 4 4 80 22 22 0

8. W. Whittem . . 4 5 30 10 16 0

7. C. Potter . . . 2 2 10 8 8 0

8. R. Ralston. . . . ... 2 3 14 12 14 0

9. L. Page . 2 2 9 9 9 0

10. R. Norris . 2 2 4 4 4 I

11. James P. Sims . ...3 3 10 5 8 0

J. B. Shober, 20 ; .Tames B. Thompson, 14; T. Wharton,

CowpBrthwait, L Each played In one Innings only.

9.0C

7.50
0.00
5.00
4.60

4.50
4.00
3.33

10; C.

BOWLING AVERAGES.

First Eleven .

hi ta g(

s’ I |

; ' S

Sartori . 63 17 8

S. Buckley, Jr.... 17 12 1

C. Patterson . 1,014 395 51

. B. Borie . . ..1,183 488 84

A. Harris, Jr.,-.. 48 29 1

B. Shober . 158 65 5

W. Biddle . 502 183 IT

Second Eleven.

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f? i g

1. C. Potter . . 37

2. L. Biddle . 304

3. James P. Sima . 171

4. James B. Thompson . 30

6. S. Shober . 80

6. J. A. Harris _ _ 351

7. William W. Wharton. 66

8. J. B. C'owperthwait . .116

9. R. Norris.. . 120

3 I

St. Andrew's Cricket Club.— This fine little organ¬
ization of St. Andrew’s Parish, Manitoba, numbers at
this time over forty members. The officers elected for
the ensuing year are as follows : Mr. Thomas Sinclair,
President ; Mr. S. E. Smalley, Vice-President ; and Mr,
James Taylor, Secretary-Treasurer. Committee of Man¬
agement : Messrs. Hay, M. P, P. ; Ed. Mount, R.
McDonald, W. Sutherland, Edwin Hodgson, Ed. Link-
laterrA. Hodgson and James Sinclair.

Philadelphia Cricket Club.— At the recent annual
meeting, of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, a committee
was appointed to confer with a committee of the German¬

town Cricket Club, at the request of the latter, who have
suggested a consolidation of the two organizations. The
P. C, C. played only one really first class match last
season, which it won, defeating the Germantown.

FOREST CITY CRICKET CLUB, OF CLEVELAND,
OHIO.

We publish in full the following interesting letter from
the energetic Secretary of the Forest City Cricket Club
as it gives the origin and history of the game in the Buck¬
eye State : —

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 22d.

Editor Forest and Stream

J ust one year ago last July we started our cricket olub in
the following manner : Mr. A. A. Richardson and myself
decided to organize a club. We talked with several old
cricketers in regard to it, but could get no encourage¬
ment. We were determined ; so one evening he and I,
alone, went out on a common near our homes, and with
some old sticks for wickets, and an old bat and ball, we
commenced to pound away, getting several boys to field
for ns. When we were through we held a meeting, just
he and I, and organized our club, elected officers ;
Dr. A. B. Hallewell, President, Mr. Richardson, Captain,
and myself as Secretary. We took a report of the meet¬
ing and had it published in the daily papers. We then
waited on Dr. Hallewell and apprised him that he had
been elected unanimously, and lie promised us his sup¬
port. We drew up and adopted a constitution and by¬
laws, a copy of which I enclose. Since then we have
done splendidly in working up a great interest in the
game. Through our efforts there are now four clubs in
this city, as follows: Forest City, Excelsior, Rising Sun,
and Mechanics. I have received a letter from a friend in
Columbus, who states that there is a club there. At
Elyria there is ono of twenty-two members. One also at
Amherst, Ashtabula, and Bradford, Pa., all of which we
claim to father. Before we started there was not a club
in Ohio. Robert S. West, Secy. F. C. C. C.

The following is a summary of the most important
matches played during the past season : —

June 7th. — Forest City vs. Excelsior, of Newburg ; the
former scored 88 runs, 10 wickets to fall, the latter 87 in
both innings. Played on the Excelsior’s grounds.

July 5th.— Forest City vs. Excelsior ; one innings each.
Forest City, 186 ; Excelsior, 9. Played on grounds of the
former and resulted very disastrously for the visitors.

Aug. 7th. — Forest City vs. Chatham, of Chatham, Out.
Forest City, 137 : Chatham, 235. Played on grounds of
the former. This match was the first defeat the Cleve¬
land Club ever sustained. Although it was expected by
them, they feel justly proud at the good showing they
made against the veterans from the Queen’s Dominion.
This match’ lasted two days, and was by far the most
pleasant one of the season, and the gentlemanly conduct
of the Chathamites will long he remembered.

Aug. 10th. — Forest City vs. Pittsburg ; one innings
each. Forest City, 154 ; Pennsylvanians, 67. Played on
grounds of the former.

Aug, - Forest City vs. Peninsular, of Detroit; the for¬

mer scored 52 in both innings ; Peninsular, 64, with ten
wickets to fall. Played at Cleveland,

Sept. 16th.— Forest City vs. Pittsburg. Played at
Pittsburg, Pa. Forest City turned up with only seven
men ; four of the best players, including the two howlers,
having failed to connect ; the seven, however, contribu¬
ted 147 in both innings. Home club, 152, eight wickets
to fall.

It will thus be seen that out of six matches played, three '
were won and three lost ; a good showing for a young
club. It is hoped by cricketers in Cleveland that the
game has now got a permanent foot-hold, which it will
maintain in the future.

PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT.

— The January number of the United States Official
Postal Guide contains many features which make it in¬
dispensable to all who wish clear and accurate informa¬
tion about i he Postal Service. It is an absolute necessity
for business men and all who have much dealing with
the mails. The publishers are Houghton, Osgood & Go.,
Boston, Mass. Price, paper, $1.00 ; cloth $1.50.

Cook’s Tours. — A trip through Europe is a very simple
thing when undertaken under the management of
Messrs. Thomas Cook & Son, of London and New York,
Three grand excursions will leave New York for Europe
during the spring and summer. The first is the “ An¬
nual May Party,” which will leave April 29th. The
second is the “Annual Educational Vacation Party,”
specially arranged for teachers and students, and leaving*
New York July 3d. The third is Cook’s “ Midsummer
Party,” which will leave New York July 31st. The two
last excursions give the choice of three routes. Each of
these three grand excursions will be under the personal
supervision of capable and ■experienced conductors, and
it is announced that there will be no crowding on the
steamers, only two persons occupying a state-room.

Many people have fallen into the error of supposing
that to secure the advantages of Cook’s system it is neces¬
sary to travel in parties and by arbitrary routes. This is
not so. Three-fourths of the enormous business of the
firm consists in supplying single travellers with interna¬
tional traveling tickets by all chief lines of steamers and
railways to any part of the globe.

An Old Man Rejuvenated. — Peter Showerman, Of
Batavia, N. Y., certified Sept, lo, 1879, as follows : “For
forty years I have suffered with kidney and liver diffi-
cidty and have also been a great sufferer from palpita¬
tion of the heart. I am now using .your Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure, and can truly say, at 70 years of age,
that it makes me feel like a new man.” — [Adi’.

— We shall be pleased to communicate with anyparties
who may furnish yearling does for a Long Island game
preserve.

— See advertisement of explosive target balls. — [ Ado,

1038

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the very best, plain or embroidered, $1.10 per
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BUST GINGHAM, patent protected ribs, $1
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Hammerless G-uns,

we offer our entire stock of guns with hammers at 20 per cent, reduction from our catalogue prices.

Most of these guns are of newest design and all
1 JAMES PURDY, in case, 12-bore, 7 lbs.

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22 W. & C. SCOTT & SON (3 Primier
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$70 to $150, including 2 20-bores.

14 W. W. GREENER, ranging from $70 to $200
21 P. WEBLBY & SON, “ “ $60 to $200

9 WESTLEY RICHARDS, “ “ $150 to $300

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9 COLTS, ranging from $50 to $125

17 PARKER BROS, “ “ $50 to $125

13 E. REMINGTON & SON, “ “ $40 to $90

3 NICHOLS &LEFEVRE; one “E”
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75 cheaper grades ranging in
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A LARGE QUANTITY OF CHOICE LANDS
in Northwestern Texas at low prices. Also
unjoining Deuison, the railroad center of North
Texas* and best locality in the State for profit¬
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10 to 50 acres each at low figures. Will place
loans on paying business property with clear
titles in Denison at good rates. .Reference, First
National Bank, Denison, Texas.

j. t. Munson,

No. 215 Main street, Denison, Texas.

Under our proposed reduction any of the above guns will be sold at a discount of 20 per cent,
from above prices. Also the following

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8-bore W &C SCOTT &SON 11 lbs. choked, 1 1 TOLLEY double Express Rifle, 50 calibre,

nett . $100 | nett . . . $150

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Rochester, N. Y.

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At the highest market prices.

Send for circular with full particulars.

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New York.

WANTED. — 500 pair of quail for stock-

lands of Lancaster Game Association.

F. A. DIFFENDE WFFEN, Sec.,
Janl5-4t Lancaster, Pa.

AUDUBON’S BIRDS.

ANY GENTLEMAN having a set of Audubon’s
birds, half size, in good order, which he
would like to sell for 75 cents, w"l please ad¬
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WANTED— 12-gauge Parker or top-
snap breech-loader, from 71 to 8i lbs.;
straight rib, rebounding look; must be cheap
for cash. Address JAMES SUTHERLAND,
WInohendon, Mass. Jan.29-lt.

WANTED— Any or all of Frank Forest¬
er’s works. Must be cheap. Address
HILL, FLETCHER & CO., Louisville, Ky.
Jan29,lt

Gentlemen's

Underwear,

Shirts :

Silk,

Merino

Wool,

Flannels,

Buckskin.

We are making exceRent
work in shirts, and guaran¬
tee not only fit, but the satis¬
faction of the buyer in every
respect.

Dross Shirts,

Night Shirts,

Negligee Shirts,

Boys’ Shirts.;

Ealf-Eose:

Merino,

Wool,

Spun-silk,

Silk.

Nech- Wear:

Gloves:

All the latest.

Kid,

Leather,

Cloth.

Eandlcer chiefs:

Just received.

Splendid English and Pon¬
gee Silk.

Polka-Dot, tartan, damas-
s5e, twilled, etc.

Illustrated catalogue sent on request.

Lord & Taylor ,

Broadway and Twentieth Street.

F)R SALE— Two W. & C. Scott & Son
guns, 10-gauge, fine Damascus, and war¬
ranted in every particular ; price $75. Also one
Colt gun, 12-gauge ; price $40. Address box 641,
Boston P. 0., Mass. _ Jan.22-tf.

9 A MALE FERRETS FOR SALE-$4
A \J apiece ; no stock sent C. O. Dj send post-
office money order. Address CHARLES H. VAN
VECF1TBN, Victor, Ontario Co., N. Y. Jau.29-tf.

SHAKY BREECH-LOADERS.— I have a
device, which Is a positiveremedy in nineteen
eases out of twenty, for the disagreeable rattle
to which most breech-loaders are liable after a
short period of use. It can be applied by any
one. Materials and directions sent on receipt of
$1. Money cheerfully refunded in ease of fail¬
ure. H. D. PHILBROOK,

Jan.29-tf. Holliston. Mass.

EXPLOSIVE TARGET BALLS,
(Rubber), $2 a hundred ; samples by mall, 25
cents. Our Decoy D vlng apparatus is deadly
on duoks ; by mail, $1. DIVING DECOYCO.,
Rochester N. Y

F)R SALE OR EXCHANGE— 1 pair
white English setters, 1 pairwhite English
setter pups, 1 coon and rabbit dog, lfemale fer¬
ret, 1 small black and tan. Forpedigree and full
particulars address GEO. A. TRACY, box 197,
Willlmantio, Conn. Will be sold cheap or ex¬
changed for breech-loading shot gun or Brahma
fowls. Jan.29-4t.

PURE IRISH SETTER.— Champion
Elcho, Plunket, and Rory O’Moore stock,
from six weekB to one year old, for sale at very
low prices . Also, a perfectly broken Irish bitoh,
by '.Elcho. Address, E. J. ROBBINS, Westerfleld

SPORTING— FOR SALE— A couple of
fine young Irish setters, puppies, out of very
fine stock, at No. 4 East Eighth street. JanT9-tf.

FOR SALE— A handsome thoroughbred
Gordon setter ; also a thoroughbred pointer ;
both well broken, staunch and good retrievers.
Address H, SMITH, 31 Park Bow, N.Y. Jan29,2t

COCKERS. — Photographs of my cocker
spaniels can be obtained of Mr. John T.
Waters, artist, Franklin, Delaware County, N. Y.
Price 25 oents each. M. P. McKOON,

Jan.29-tf. Proprietor The Blue Star Kennels.

FOREST AND STREAM,

1039

_

®lw -Kennel.

GRAND STOCK FOR SALE.

broken.

2. SEPOY— Lemon find white setter dog-, by
Gladstone, out of Mersey; whelped March 10th,
little unbroken.

3. CHIPPS— Liver pointer; first at 3t. Louis,
ISIS; also In special class; whelped Aug. 1st,
1SJK. by champion Cmser, out of Moll; a very
Bhowy, unbroken and fast dog.

4. " MITTS— Liver and white pointer, by How.
but of Topsy : whelped in 1678 ; a very promising
and partly broken bitch.

5. RUGELEY— White and lemon pointer dog,
ity Sensation, out of OrgiU's Hose: whelped
Sept. 5th, 18,8 ; fit for the highest competition ;
ready for field work.

B. DOLLY VAKDEN— Fine setter bitch, by
Druid, out of Mils') n ; whelped April 2itli, 1879.

Star further particulars and prices apply to
GEORGE POX,

No. 1,411 Fairmount avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.

Jan .29-2 1.

CHAMPION LIGHT WEIGHT POINTER

“RUSH.’

‘•In the Stud."

Hush is lemon and white, and winner at New
TEjork. Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Louis-
ville Shows. He is an excellent field dog : fine
Soso, fast, stylish and staunch. Pin- full partic-
olors, pedigree and field qualities address

EDMUND ORtiILL,

1,006 Dean street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Fee $25. Jan.22-tf.

OR SALE— Champion Rory O’More red Irish
— puppies, out of my GIpsIe : two bitches, seven
tuonths old, deep red, yard broken, stand to
shot, and will retrieve. Also two braeo dog pup¬
pies. all red, whelped Jan.lst, 1880 ; same size and

5,.^.' a r? w uAcarnun whitn Pi.iino

~ ihe Kfmut.

LINCOLN & HELLYAR’S

KENNEL DRAFT AT AUCTION,
WEDNESDAY, Feb. Atb, 11 A. M.

Red Irish and English Setter Puppies, some of
0Miioh are broken.

At BARKER’S, cor. BROADWAY & 30TH ST.
Jan22,:lt.

He»er$ink Lodge Kennels,

IkC r'dl'>wing celebrated Dogs are in
the stud.

DOGrS!

St Bernard dog " Mai'co"; rough coated, two
years old ; a magnificent animal— Rev. .1. Gum¬
ming Maedona's stock— second prizes Hanover
Show and Rochester.

NewFoundlund dog “ Keeper": four rears old;
first prize Westminster Kennel Show. 1879.

Pointer dog, “ Groxtcth,” ; liver and white ; one
and a half year old; out of Lord Sefton's re¬
nowned stock— ono of the handsomest pointers
in the United States. Second prize In the H an-
over International Show.

Blue Belton setter, “Decimal Dash,” eighteen
months old; sired by Llewellyn’s celebrated
“Dash”— a magnificent stud dog— never exhib¬
ited.

Irish setter, “Dover II"; pure red ; son of Mac-
dona’s champion “ Rover." Never exhibited .

English setter, “Ranger II"; a pure bred I.itv-
erack. son of Macdona’s celebrated “ Ranger”
His got won firstat Hanover aud Paris shows, and
second at; Puppy Stakes in Eastern Field Trials
1870.

Stud fee, $25.00.

For Sale.

The get of the following thoroughbred

Bltclios.

St.Bornard “Braunfels,” rough coated, out of
Prince Solm's celebrated stock; a magnificent
bitch, in whelp to “Marco," 1st prizes in Han¬
over and Rochester show.

Pointer “Queen,” liver and white. lstWcstn'in-
ster Kennel Show 1878, in whelp to “ Croxte h.

Gordon setter "Beauty,” 1st Boston Show lo 18,
2nd New York Show f«78.

Pointer “Dora”- .iver and white, out of
“jQueen” and “ Snncno.”

Blue Belton setter “ Silk”

Irish Setter* l * * * * *’ Moya," out of Col- HiUiard’s
“ Palmerston .” in whelp to “ Rover II.

English Setter" Donna,” white and lemon.

Pups can be secure., by an early application.
Besides I offer for sale pointers and setters of
minor qualitj’, butof good thoroughbred stock ;
full pedigrees. Also, several puppies of cham¬
pion “ Queen,” by champion “ Sensation.”

Having engaged the services of Maedoua’s re¬
nowned field trial breaker I am prepared to book
orders for thoroughly broken dogs, deliverable,
autumn, 1880. Particulars will be furnished on

FOR SALE— Seven thoroughbred English Set¬
ters, from one to eighteen months old, by
•Champion Leicester, Rob Roy (now dead) and
the late imported dog Penn, out of two equally
BS well-bred bitches, viz., Pocahontas (Dora-
tehsmpion Rock) and Mignon (Pocahontas-Rob
Mlioy). For prices, pedigrees, etc., address ISAAC
YHARSLEY, JR., Box 95, Contesville, Chester
County, Pa. Jan22,3t

TX)R SALE. — SENSATION — Queen II.
-1? Pointer puppies.— A few puppies of the
Above celebrated stock for sale : terms reason¬
able. Queen II. is by Champion Sancho, ex-
ohampion Queen II. These puppies are now
nver three months Old. Address Garrett Roach,
Box 33 College Point, L. L Jan 15 Bmo

IN THE STUD.

‘RED GROUSE,”

IMPORTED IBISa SETTES.

Cocker spaniel dog for sale ;

two years old, full pedigree, bred from the
best stock; is partly broken on partridge, quail
and woodcock ; will retriove f rotn land or water;
■veev handsome ; liver and white. Price $35— a
.. — w snpnn \v,,iti,nm

DUBE LAVERACK PUPS FOR SAlfc.— Sire,

1 the great sire of winners, Carlowitz, dam

Princess Nellie, she by Pride of the Border, put
■at champion Petrel the dam of Gladaton. Also

Tuiiia by Carlowitz out of other bitches, at liard-

lintp prices. Medicinos for all diseases; collars,

Whips. whistles, chains* couplers, check-cords,

muzzles, etc. M. YON CCLLN, Delaware Oily,

Del. Jan.K.tf

FOR SALE,— Lemon and white pointer pups,
whelped November 21th, by Orgill’s cham-
nion Rush, ex-Rose, she by eha.npioa Snapshot
ex-Ovps.r. Address, HENRY W. LIVINGSTON,
133 West Forty-second street., New York.

Janl.tf

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

Steadman's Flea Powder for Dogs.

A BANE TO FLEAS-A BOON To DOGS.

THIS POWDER is guaranteed to kill
lleas on cl£>gs or any other animals, or money
returned. I# 56 put up in patent boxes with slid¬
ing pepper box top, which greatly facilitates its
use. Simple nnd efficacious.

Price 50 cents by mail, Postpaid.

AREGA NUT FO^WORMS IN DOGS,

A CERTAIN REMEDY.

Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with
full directions for use.

Brice 50 cents per Box by mail.

Both the above are recommended by Rod and
Gun and Forest and Stream.

CONROY, BISSET & MALLESON,

65 Fulton Street, N. T.

HENRY C. SQUIRES,

oct 13 1 Cortlandt Street. N. Y.

MA^QE.

MANGE. MANGE.

GLOYER'S IMPERIAL MANGE CURE is war -
ranted to cure all kinds and conditions of mange
or skin diseases of any nature on dogs or cattle
without injury to the animal. One application
is usually all that is necessary. H. GLOVER,
Sole prop't’r Imperial Kennel. Tom'sRiver, N. .T.

Agents: Conroy, Bissett & Malleson, 65 Fulton
st,, N. Y.: John P. Lovell & Sons, Dock Square,
Boston ; Jos. C. Grubb & Co., 712 Market st.,
Phila.; F. P. Taylor, 73 East'Madison st., Chicago ;
Crookes, Hllder & Co., 601 North Fourth st., Si.
Louis. Price, 50 cents.

FOR SALE— Gordon setter pups ; two
spayed bitches, ono dog : whelped Sept. 11 1 h
1879; will exchange for English mastiff pap,
cocker or r“ j .

pedigree.

She gfmwJ.

SPRATT'S PATENT

LONDON

Meat Fibrinc Dog Cakes.

Awarded Silver Medal, Pails, 1878 — Medal from
British Government, and 31 other Gold
and Silver Medals,

Trade Mark.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES

FRANCIS 0. De LUZE & CO,

18 South William Street, New York.

Train Your Own Dogs.

BY THE USE of M. Von Culin’s patent
Splice Collar, dogs of any age, no matter how
old or stubborn, can bo thoroughly trained in a
fraction of the time required by any other
method. Ill-trained dogs brokon of all
faults, no matter how long practiced. Dogs
broken of bird biting, gun-shyness, whip-shy¬
ness, shot-breaking, unsteadiness on the point,
chasing birds and rabbits, hedge hunting. Any
dog, older young, taught to retrieve (put in
your hand) as a duty, no play; to point game, to
back-stand, drop to shot, hand, wing and word,
to quarter his ground, and work to hand and
whistle. To hunt up headed for live game and
for foot scent In retrieving cripples.

DISTEMPER AND -WORMS
Distemper and worms kill more dogs than' all
other diseases combined. Learn how to prevent
and cure. Send 25 cents for book on treat¬
ment of distemper in dogs.

Send Sot stamp for letters from sportsmen in
all parts of America, who have used ray collar.
Price, with book of instruction, by mail post
paid, $3.

M. Yon Culin, Delaware City, Del.

I^OR SALE.— One deep red Irish setter, three
years ; and one liver and white ticked Mor-
l'ord-Gildersleeve, four years. These are finely
broken dogs and excellent retrievers, and full
authentic pedigrees with references will be
given. Price, $40 each ; or, $75 for the brace.
Address A. T., care Forest and Stream.. Must
be sold. Jan.S,3t

MICKE’S

Never Failing For/ Distemper Cure,
and Flea Destroyer.

For sale by all Druggists at 25 Cents each.

TF7i ,/lesaU Agents— Bruen & Hobart, 314 Fulton
Street, N. 5".; Smith, Kline & Co., 31)9 N. Third
Street, Phila.; Finley & Thompson, 35 Magazine
Street, New Orleans, La.; W. 11. Holabird, Val¬
paraiso, Hid.: Trimble & Klelbacker, Baltimore.

Cure oa Destroyer sent by mail on receipt of
25c., to L. A. MICKE, Easton, Pa.

HARD-MOUTHED RETRIEVERS

Broken by the use of a simple device invented
by W. H. Holabird, the Sportsmen's Clothier.

Send 25e. in stamps, and it will be forwarded,
free of expense, Gen. W.B. Shattuc, of Cin¬
cinnati. ordered ono last week. He writes “ I
received llie * Hag' all right; it's the best thing 1
ever saw for 1 he purpose.”

A splendid lino of Sportsmen's Clothing very
cheap.

W. H. HOLABIRD,

Jar.l.tf VALPARAISO, IND.

ST. BERNARDS FOR SALE.— The un¬
dersigned, wishingto reduce his kennel offers
for sale several magnificent imported Mount St.
Bernard dogsand bitches, carefully selected from
the best European strains. To be sold for no
fault. For prices, pedigrees, etc., address.

Le ROY Z. COLLINS,

Sept 18-tf Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.

8ft* pSfnnd.

ASA L. SHERWOOD.

Skaneateles, N. Y.

GORDON ENGLISH, AND FIELD TRIAL.
SETTERS

Of Purest Strains.

COCKER SPANIEL

BREEDING_KENNEL

M. P. McKoon, Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y.

I KEEP ONLY COCKERS of the finest
strains. I sell only youngstook. Iguarantee
satisfaction and sale delivery to every customer.
These beautiful aud intelligent dogs cannot be
beaten for ruffed grouse and woodcock shoot¬
ing and retrieving. Correspondents inclosing
stomp will get printed pedigrees, circulars, testi¬

monials, etc.

J10

IN THE STUD,

ENGLISH SETTER DOG,

RAY,

BRED BY MR. CHARLES H. RAYMOND,
By his Pride of the Border, out of his
Dimity, and formerly owned by Mr. Edmund
Orgill. Winner of Urst prizes at Philadelphia
and Boston, 1879.

IF Hi If. $35.00.

Address,

HKNRY W. LIVINGSTON7,

133 West Forty-second Street, New York. '

Janl.fc

Imperial Kennel

Setters and Pointers thor-
oughly Field Broken.
Young Dogs handled with
IgW? skill and judgment.

jr/FT Dogs have daily access to salt
' 9ap water.

F N. B.— Setter and Pointer

puppies; also, broken dogs for sale; full pedi¬
grees. Address H. C. GLOVEH,Toms River. N. J

TT'OREST AND STREAM KENNEL.

JC Llowellin setter. Rattler, in the stud. Rat¬
tler is a handsome blue bolton, black points, win¬
ner of four bench prizes ; sire, Rob Roy, lie by
Laverock's Fred.out of Slattor’s Phoebe, founder
of the field trial strain, winner »f five English
field trials, out of pure Laverack imported bitch
Pickles; she by Llewellin's Prince, winner of
two firsts and three championships, out of
Llewellin's Lill II.; no betterblood in America.
Willsorve bitches at $15. Litters warranted. lam
breeding to Rattler the following bitches:—
Mell, a beautiful blue belton. black points, sire
Jack, dam Spot, winner of first and second
specials at Detroit, Mich ., 1879, also first at Bosto n
1879 in native classes ; Fly, a very flue roan bel¬
ton bitcb, sire Shot, dam imported Fannio ; Pat,
o range and white, out of Belle, by Royal George.
Puppies bred from above, fine stock, for stile
ehoap. Address, with stamp, L.F. WHITMAN,
Detroit, Mich. Deoil, tf

Or. Gordon Stables, R. If.

TWYFORD, BERKS, ENGLAND,

Author of the

“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE," &C.

begs to inform Lad.es and Gentlemen in America
that he purchases and sends out dogs of any de¬
sired breed, fit for the highest competition.

N. B.— A bad dog never left the Doctor’s Ken¬
nels. dec!9 tf.

PINE LODGE KENNELS.— I am pre¬
pared to take a limited number of dogs,
either setters or pointers, and train them thor¬
oughly. I give my puppies seven months’ work
out of the twelve, and guarantee satisfaction, if
the dog has all the natural instincts. Refer¬
ences on application. Prices, $50 and $75, ac¬
cording to length of time I keep the dog, with
discount to parties at long distances. A.
WINTER, Cairo, Thomas County, Georgia.

Get 2,tf

[N THE STUD. — The pure Laverack dog
Pride, by Pride of the Border x Petrel. The
mly pure Laveraok in New England. Fee. $30..
iddress H. F. DEANE, Box 1.612, Boston, Mass.

Sept. 4— t. f .

This cut is a faosinule of the Sportsmen’s Chain, patented by N. M. SHEPARD, April 15,
1879. This Chain will be made from the very best quality of ROLLED GOLD PLATE, or what is known as Gold
Piiled, and will be warranted to wear equal to a .Solid Gold Chain from four to six years. The retail price will
be *8 each. Liberal discounts to Clubs or Societies ordering twelve or more at one time. Emblematic for
1 lgeon, (1 lass Ball or Target Shooting, eonsistfng ot Shot, Shells. Cartridges, and a Gun or Rifie for bar, will also
be made of Solid Gold upon application, at the lowest market price

PATENTED

APRIL 15, 1879.

I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF

EVERYTHING IN THE JEWELRY LINE.

I HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF

Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights Pythias, Eastern Star Pins, Rings and Jewels

OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE.

Shooting, Rowing, Athletic, Firemen’s, College and School Medals,

ARE A SPECIALTY WITH THIS HOUSE.

We have the largest stock on hand of any house in this country, and do more business in this line than any
other house. S19 U FOB ll l.ts lllAI KD CATALOGUE, 35c.

N. M. SHEPARD, 150 Fulton Street, New York, i

P SPECIAL ORIGINAL DESIGNS, NOT IN CATALOGUE, FURNISHED ON APPLICATION |

I manufacture to order at short notice all tho Army Corps Dadges of the United States, both gold and
ifiver. Full Information given upon application.

AH the Army Corps Badges on hand and Manufactured at Short Notice.

« &S.O

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i lip

/ 1040

FOREST AND STREAM.

PtewHMWOUS.

SOMETHING NEW FOR
1880.

THE LITTLE GIANT

Pocket Scales.

A GREAT CURIOSITY.

THE^MOST ;USEVULlTNVENTION KNOWN.

WEIGHS FROM ONE OUNCE TO 8 POUNDS.

THE ONLT SCALE OF THE KIND MANUFAC¬
TURED

ELEGANTLY NICKEL PLATED. jxnfD WAR¬
RANTED ACCURATE.

PRICE FIFTY CENTS.

Sample sent bp mail to any address on receipt of
the price.

[SeANUFACTCBED only by

CDas. Thompson,

Bridgewater, Conn.

These little pocket scales

weigh from one ounce to eight pounds. Each
and every one is warranied accurate, or money
refunded. Everybody needs one, as they ean ho
easily carried in the vest pocket, and they take
up no more room than a small pocket knife.
They are elegantly nickel plated and nicely
finished, and will last a lifetime with ordinary
care.

The Commercial Advertiser of Detroit, Mich.,

Of the thousands of new inventions which
make their appearance yearly, but few are of
practical use; but when we see one that fills the
bill for the purpose for which it is intended, we
are forced to acknowledge its merits. Such Is
the ease with THOMPSON'S LITTLE GIANT
POCKET SCALES. They weigh accurately, and
can he carried in the pocket, and are sure to
become as indispensable nn article us a pocket
knife. Hereafter we do not expect our wives
will be grumbling about the butelier cheating ns
In weight, for we intend having a pair of these
scales in our pocket at all times.”

Every business man, mechanic, or farmer,
every employer, and every eraployfe, male or fe¬
male, needs THE LITTLE GIANT SCALES, as
they can be depended on at all times for accuracy
in weighing. T am the Sole Manufacturer of
these Seales and own all the tools and special
mchinery for making them. Only skilled la¬
bor Is used in their construction ; hence I am
able to make them perfectly. The pattern is
the most beautiful one made. They possess two
great advantages ; beauty and elegance of design
ndflnfch, and accuracy inWeighing. No dealer in
the world can give you a Scale equal to this for
less than $5.00. Every Scale we send out is In
perfect order, and is warranted for twenty
years, with good usage and care. It is the big.
gest bargain in America, and is very low at 50 ets.
each, and we guarantee satisfaction or money
xefunded.

AGENTS WANTED EVERY WHERE!

to introduce these Seales in all sections of the
country ; and you will find them the very fastest
elling article on the market. Order a few
dozen, and give the business a trial. Some of
our ngents sell a gross a week right along, which
is good euough wages for anyone. All we ask
is to give them a trial. We offer yon no clap¬
trap, trash}’ obrnmos, or receipts, but something
that is good and useful for everybody, and will
stand on its own merits. Our discounts to agents
are very large, which will enable you to double
your money.

The attention of Novelty Dealers and experts
is called to these scales. Correspondence so¬
licited.

Agents should send in their orders at once, and
get the start. Don't delay, hut order at once
These scales will sell to nearly every family.
Hunters, trappers and sportsmen will buy them,
at sight, as they are no “catch-penny " affair
and are original and unique in design and con¬
struction. By making these scales a specialty,
getting them up in largo quantities, under our
own personal supervision, and only using first-
class material, we are able to sell this article at a
lower price than the same could he produced by
most manufacturers. These Scales are finished in
heavy nickle plate, and thoroughly tested be¬
fore being sent out, and satisfaction is guaran¬
teed in every particular.

Sample mailed free to any address on receipt
Of 50 cts., or three scales for $1.00.

Circulars free to any address.

All orders should be plainly directed to]

CHAS. THOMPSON,

Sole Manufaturer,

Bridgewater. Conn.

PtscfUanmts.

SALMON ANGLING.

Department of MARINE & FISHERIES,
Fisheries Branch,

Ottawa, 31s t Dec., 1870.

TArRITTEN OFFERS will be received
V V to 1st of April next for the ANGLING
PRIVILEGES of the following rivers:—

River Kegashka (North Shore).

River Watsheeshoo do.

River Washeecootai do.

River Romalue do.

River Musquarro do.

Elver Pashasheeboo do.

River Corneille do.

River Agwanus do.

River Magpie do.

River Trout do.

River St, Marguerite do.

River Pentecost do.

River Mistassini do.

River Beeseie do.

River Little Cascapedia iBai des Chaleurs).
River Nouvelle do.

River Escumenac do.

River Malbaio (near Perce).

River Magdalen (South Shore).

River Montlouis do.

River Tobique (New Brunswick).

River Nashwaak do.

River Jaequet do.

River Charlo do.

River Jupiter (Anticosti Island).

River Salmon do.

Kent per annum to be stated ; payable
in advance.

Leases to run for from one to five years.
Lessees to employ guardians at private
cost.

By order

W. F. WHITCHEE,
Commissioner of Fisheries.

(Bowls.

E. 6. HORSMAN,

MANUFACTURER OP

Fine Archery.

USE THE B0GARDUS PATENT

Rouffh Glass Ball

AND HIS PATENT

GLASS BALL TRAP

For Wing practice. They
can ho had from all gun
ileal ere. Headquarters
f orGlass Balls u nd Traps,
A. H. BOGAKDUS, No.
158, South Clark street,
Chicago. Sc-ml for Price
List. For Traps-HART
& SLOAN.Nowark, N. J.

“Field, CoverandTrap
Shootimr, ” the only book
ever published by a mar-
kethunter, can behad at
the above address. Price

SIMPSON’S NEW POCKET SCALE.

A SCALE FOR HUNTER’S, FISHER-

men, Sharpshooters, apd Family Use. This
scale registers as high as lfipounds.and graduated
to 2 ounces by standard weigh ts; is heavily nick ie-
platcd. Only measures 8 inches in length, ; inch
in diameter. Pronounced by skilled mechanics
to be the best scale ever invented.

SaniDle by mail, post-paid, 50 cents.

On receipt of stamp I will send my 61-page
catalogue, the most complete list ever published
on Fishing Tacklo, Camping Goods, Shooting
Tackle, Pistols Base Ball, Archery, Cricket, La¬
crosse, Firemen’s and Gymnasium Goods, Boxing
Gloves, Foot Balls, Sporting Publications, and
everything in the line of Sportsmen’s Goods.

R. SIMPSON,

132 Nassau Street,

P.O. Box, 3,207.

New York.

|UisrcUitacou3 Advf’rttecmfnts.

C. B. WILKINSON & CO.,

212 pHO-DWAY, NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURER of

medals,

BADGES AND EMBLEMS

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

Special Designs Sent Free

UPON APPLICATION.
Anything in the Jewelry Line Made

to Order.

JOHN A. NEC HOLS,

SYRACUSE,

NEW YORK.

Maker of Fine Guns.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.

CARD’S

Las! Patent Target Thrower.

With Improved Spring and New Rubber
Stop.

rotected by two United States Patents and one
in Great Britain.

~ Patented May 7, 1878, and April 22, 1879.
'T'HE only rotating trap that throws every way.
A or can bo made to throw in any desired direc¬
tion, or that can be made to throw every way, ex¬
cept at shooters and spectators , all of which are
covered by the above patents. Remember you
get no balls (unless you wish them) in your face,
but have rights and lefts , anti all other angles. Send
for circular. Price $1D at factory. No charge for
boring. WILL H, CRUTTENDEN,

Genekal Agent,
Cazenovia, N. Y.

THE NEW AMERICAN

Breech-Loading Shot-Gun.

SIMPLE AND
DURABLE,

Rebounding Look.

Chokebore Barrels.

For close, hard shooting excels all others. Ex
tra heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp
for circular. HYDE & SHATTUCK, Manufactu¬
rers, Hatfield. Mass.

u

Nahmakanta,”

With the “CROSBY PATENT AXE COYER.”
The only genuine Camp Axe in America. Says
Tac. Hussey : “ I am delighted with it ; it makes
my camping outfit complete, and is .lust the
thingl have been looking for these many years.”
Send for a circular.

A. S. CBOSBT & CO.,

Water ville, Me.

FERGUSON'S PATENT

with

locomotive reflectob.

I The most complete Lamp for
Sportsmen, Boatmen, Night
Watchmen aud others, yet
produced.

Combines Camp Lamp.Head,
Staff and Bout Jack.Handaud
Dark Lantern, Belt Lamp, etc.
— ^ Has no chimney; burns either

Signal, Lard or Sperm Oil.

THE “EXCELSIOR”

DASH AND CARRIAGE LAMP.

With Locomotive Reflector and Reversible
Dash Clamp. Has no chimney. Burns either
candles, kerosene or other oils. Fits Ant kind
of Dash on vehicle. _.

Send stamp for Circulars.

FERGUSON'S RUST PREVENTER.

The best article yet invented for Fire-Arms, Cut¬
lery, Tools, exposed parts of Machinery, etc.

ALBERT FERGUSON, Sole M’f r,

65 Fulton street, N. Y.

SPORTSMEN’S

O NEW BOOKS.

HALLOCK’S

SPORTSMAN’S , . , _

GAZETTEER. Price postpaid, $3,.

PRACTICAL

TAXIDERMY

— and

HOME DECORATION. Price postpaid, $1.50.

By Jos. II. Batty.

THE DOGS OF

GREAT BRITAIN.

AMERICA and

OTHER COUNTRIES. Price postpaid, '$2-
Comprising the essential
parts of the two standard
works on the Dog.

By Stoneii enge.

AMERICAN WILD FOWL

SHOOTING. Price postpaid, $2.
liv Jos. W. Long.

HOW. TO HUNT AND TRAP. Price post-
rXT‘ paid, $1.50. .

By Jos. H. Batty, author of “ Practical .Tax¬
idermy."

FRANK FORESTER’S

fctetea ~ " COMPLETE WORKS*

Complete Manual for Young Sportsmen. Price
postpaid, $2.

FIELD SPORTS OF U. S.

2 vote. Price postpaid. $4. . 1

AMERICAN GAME IN ITS SEASON... .. $L50

FISH AND FISHING OF U. 8 . -- .2-50

SPORTING SCENES AND CHARACTERS.

2 vols..

, 4.0ft.

We will mail any of the above
prices named.

FOREST AND STREAM PUB. CO.,
Ill Fulton street. New York.

Field, Cover and Trap

Shooting.

BY CAPT. BOGARDUS.

New and enlarged edition, containing instrue I
tions for glass hall shooting, and chapter on
Breeding and Breaking of Dogs by Miles John¬
son. For sale at ibis oflice. Price $2.

To American Anglers.

THE ENGLISH

FISHING GAZETTE,

Devoted to Angling, River, Lake and Sea
Fishing, and Fish Cnltnre.

Sixteen Pages Folio.

Price Twopence.

(EVERY FRIDAY.)

Vol. III. commenced with the number for Jan-
1. under new management. The Gazette is the
only paper in the English language entirely de¬
voted to Angling, Fish Culture, etc.

Free by post ONE YEAR for 12s. Cd. or
§3.25 in P. 0. 0. or U. S. Postage Stamps,
to any address in the United States. Half
a year for half the price.

copy of the current number and pros¬
pectus can be had (post free) hy sending 6
cents in U. S. Postage Stamps to the Mana¬
ger FISHING GAZETTE, 1 Crane Court,
Fleet Street, London, England. mar6 tf

“THE SETTER,”

BY LAYEEACK.

For sale at this office. Price $3.

J. Cypress, Jr/s Works.

TWO VOLUMES.

Frico $5 toy Mail.

CAN BE HAD THROUGH THIS OFFICE.

$5 to

Portland, Me.