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NEW YORK. 



Clayton (R. W. & O.) St. Lawrence river and islands from ^ to 5 m.; duck, rab- 

 bit fox and partridge; first two most abundant; Sept. and Oct. best months; livery 

 S3 p d. ; hotels $1.50 and $2.50 p. d.; guides f3 p. d.; very few dogs; country di- 

 versified; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Cochectrn (N. Y. L. E. & W.) The grounds are the surrounding country more 

 or less distant from station; partridge, rabbit and squirrel; all about equal in 

 t> number; hotels, guides and livery (no dogs) reasonable; country wooded, rocky, 

 hilly and dry; good shooting reported. 



Cold Spring* (L. I.) Fair shooting for quail and rabbit in the early part of the 

 season; some woodcock and partridge are also found; Dec. and Jan best; livery $4 

 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d.; no guides or trained dogs; country wooded and hilly; own- 

 ers, as a rule, object. 



Collegre Point (L. I.) Pappenhusen's woods and the meadows near station; 

 first best; squirrel, rabbit, meadow lark and snipe; Oct. and Nov. best; livery reas- 

 onable; hotels $1.50 and $2 p. d.; no guides; some of grounds wooded and wet, 

 others hilly and dry; shooting good; permission must be obtained from the farm- 

 ers. 



Conewangfo (N. Y. L; E. & W.) The best grounds are located within y z to 4 m.: 



woodcock, partridge, duck, squirrel and rabbit, first four most abundant; April 



and May best for duck and snipe, and Oct. and Nov. for other game; moderate liv- 



^*" ery; hotels $1.50 p. d.; no professional guides; trained dogs can be had; country 



diversified; owners do not object; shooting reported as "fair in season." 



Constantia (N. Y. O. & W.) Grounds 2 to 8 m. from station; duck, partridge, 

 rabbit and woodcock; first most numerous; Sept., Oct. and Nov. best months; liv- 

 ery $2 p. d ; hotels reasonable; guides and dogs can be had; shootiug good, espec- 

 ially for duck. 



Cooper's (D. L. & W.) Shooting grounds within 100 rods of station; rabbit, par- 

 tridge and red fox; shooting fair for rabbit, for other game indifferent. 



Corningf (N. Y. L. E. & W.) The Pine creek region 25 to 30 m. yields an occasional 



bear and the deer shooting is reported "fair" in that section; Jan.. Feb. and March 



best; livery $2 to $4 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; no regular guides or trained 



- dogs; country wooded, hilly and dry; owners do not object; our correspondent 



^ writes: ' Deer are occasionally killed within a few miles of town and are frequently 



shot in the Pine creek region." 



Croton 1.8 ke (N. Y. & N.) Turkey mountain about 1 m. from station is reported 

 as "good in the main" for quail, squirrel, rabbit and woodcock: two first most 

 abundant; Sept., Oct. and Nov. best; no regular livery, guides or dogs; hotels rea- 

 sonable; country "mostly dry; owners do not object. 



De Xalb Junction (R. W. & O.) Cranberry lake region 35 m. from sta 

 tion, Clifton 22 m.; Cranberry lake region best; deer, bear and all small game; deer 

 most numerous; Aug., Sept. and Oct. best mouths; livery, single rig $6 r> d 

 double $10 p. d.; CRANBERRY LAKE HOUSE $2 p. d.; guides $2 to $3 p. d ;' no 

 dogs; country wooded, hilly and dry; shooting good; guides are all furnished with 

 boats; our correspondent writes: "This is the central point of the sporting grounds 

 in this section of the State, being the nearest railroad station thereto." 



Deer River (R. W. & O.) Adirondack region 25 m.; deer and panther; first 

 most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best months; hotels and guides moderate; guides 

 have hounds; grounds public, wooded, dry and rather uneven; shooting good. 



Devereux (B. R. & P.) McMahone timber land Y z m. from station; partridge, 

 fox, rabbit and woodcock; first two most abundant; Oct., Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb. 

 best: livery $1.50 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides and hounds can be had; country 

 wooded and hilly; shooting very fair and farmers do not object. 



Eagle (B. R. & P.) Vandusen, McCay, Yule, and Marchant, all within 1 m. from 

 station; rabbit, partridge, coon and fox; first two most numerous; Oct., Nov., and 

 Dec. best; livery $2 to $3 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides, with hounds, can be had; 

 shooting grounds wooded and wet; shootin reported "quite good, "and owners do 

 not object. 



