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Merritnan l 1 l o 1 l 1 1 1— S— 18 



Ayer 1 1 1 1 1 (i 1 1 I 1— 9 



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1 10 1011 11—8 

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Ties on thirty-two, 6 single ami 2 pair. 



Turrlll ...l 



A^race 1 



A Kloinman 1 



J Klelninan 1 



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Gillespie 1 



Btrloe o 



Ties on thirteen divided. 



Tnolcer 1 1 1 



Cronoh 1 1 1 



Fifteen took third money, 



Wella ,1 o 1 



.roles 1 1 



Leland 1 l o 



Momrnan 1 



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Brlofl t ooio- 



McCalluin 1 1 li- 



,i v mvridtuj— Five ground traps 80 yds-; 10 single birds ; $10 en- 

 trance ;'ilve prizes: 



Ayer .1 1 1 1 1 1 1— T Wells 11 Lit 1 li— 8 



aaafurthor..O 110101011— o A Bogardusi oiiiiiill— 9 



Porter 101101111— T llarbangti..0 10 0—1 



Alileimnan.l 11111111 1—10 Moaer 1110 10 11—6 



OrandaU...- limiHlU-1 E Bogardus.l l l 1 l o u o o i— o 



Core- u 1 u o 1 1 o 1 0— 4 Tucker 1 1 o l 1 1 1 1 1— s 



li Pries 111111111—9 Leland 1 1 11011 0— 6 



Tunstatl ....1 llllllli l—io Lydston. ...1 l 1 1 1 1 o o 1- T 

 J Klemman.l 11111111—9 Thomas. ...1 101110110—7 



MCrrtman.. J 11 10-1 4.0 0- Bates 1 10 110 111—7 



MeirtHm-iO 1110 110 0-6 Wlllaid l l t » 1 1 1 1— < 



Teal 1 01 01 1.0 1— S R White.. -.1 1110 1111—8 



Doxie o 110 11111-7 S H Turrlll..O 111111101-8 



Joles 1 110 01—4 



in sbnot nfl A Klelnman and TunataU tied on f. at 2G yds., and 4 at 31 

 ..ii. -■-..: .,l- 'lies of 'J sad s divi'led. Ties of T, Ayera audPorter 

 divided on 5 at 2n yds. Tics of won by Merriman. 



/.',-;.' i/. ■■•■ . !'"•-■•:. -l'.'J) shoot, ten single and live double; teams of 

 two from each club ; re-entries allowed : 



Turrlll 11110 11111—9 1111101001—7 



Price 1 llllllli 1-10—19 11 11 11 11 11—10-17—36 



Aver 1011110 111—8 1111110111-9 



Hasfurther 1 11-111 111 1-10-1S 11 10 01 11 11- .8-17-35 



A Klelnman 1111111111-10 ]1 11 11 11 11-10 



.1 Klelnman 1 llllllli 1—10—20 10 11 11 10 10— 7—17—37 



Coctte 1 1 1 ii 11 1111—9 10 11 10 10 11- 7 



.(j ore 1 II 10 1111 0—8-17 U 11 00 11 10-7—11—31 



T jT ,iM,on o 10 1110 111—7 11 11 01 10 11— 8 



KlSL... 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 0- 9-16 10 10 11 10 10- 6-14-30 



Wlllard ill! 101111—9 oi 10 ll 10 n— 7 



Organ.".'. 1 1 1 1 11 1- 7-10 11 11 10 11 01- 8-15-31 



Ballou 1010111111— S 10(1100 10 11—5 



gpuairam -i iiiiiiii l-io— is oo n n 10 10— 6—11—20 



Turustall 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0— 9 01 10 11 10 10— 6 



Thomas 001111111— 7—10 11 11 11 11 11-10—16—32 



Tucker 1 llllllli 1—10 11 11 10 1.1 01— 8 



C-raoiiail' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- 7-17 Ol 10 11 10 10- 6-14-31 



Merriman 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- 9 11 10 10 11 11— S 



LeYand ....... .0 111111111- 9-13 11 10 11 11 10- 8-10-34 



Moirtnur 11110 11111-9 it 11 11 11 11-10 



Soxie. - 1111110 1—7—16 11 10 01 00 10- 5-14-81 



Porter 1111111111—10 1110 111111—9 



E price.:;: 1 llllllli 1-10-20 11 11 11 01 11- 9-1S-38 



Koss 1111111111—10 11 10 10 11 10- 7 



SCa&;. 1 10 11110- 6-16 11 11 11 11 10- 9-16—32 



Wells 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1— 9 10 11 11 it in— S 



jjes... .... !".l 1 1 1 t I l 1 1- 0-18 10 11 11 11 01- 8-16-34 



Merrtman and Leland and Wells and Joles divided fifth money on 

 th' . dittr. birds. 



Jfatstveis to ^respondents. 



No Notice Taken ot AnomrmottB Communications. 



^- a number of anoaymouB correspondents will understand why 

 their queries are not answered, when they read the linos at the head of 

 this column. 



W. C. O., Garrison, N. T.— In Illinois. 



A. C. W., New York.— Good snipe shooting can probably be had near 

 Fatchogue, L. I. 



G. C. P., Broadway, N. Y.— No Pigou, Wllka & Lawrence powder for 

 Bale in the oountry. 



D., Houston. —Tho makers are very responsible, and we take great 

 pleasure in Indorsmg them. 



W. B. R., Ontario.— We find the namo of the person in the Directory, 

 but cannot tell his standing. 



P. S— Can give you uo satisfactory pedigree of Shot. Inquired of 

 H.S. Says he can't help you. 



E. G., Philadelphia.— All hardware stores sell trunk trimmings, which 

 is what jou want for your gnu ease. 



H., P. at, Columbia, Tenn.— We know of no wild pigeon dealer 

 nearer to you than T. Stagg, of Chicago. 



D. J. A,, Wall St, New York.— We believe the Penobscot county to be 

 a good one and that you will iind game there. 



P. F., Newark.— You will And good Oeld glasses at the stores of the 

 opticians and dealers in sportsmen's goods who advertise In oar eol- 



.1. H., Boston.— The porous stone filter can be obtained of nolberton, 

 No,' 111 Fulton st. Price $1. At a small additional cost the long India 

 rubber tubes could be supplied. 



TJ. C. Georgetown, D. C— Tour's Is a difficult question to answer. 

 Think we would advise taking the new American gun. The firm you 

 ask about has been so sailed for about three years. 



DiTTMAji.— We think the mixture does make good results. But. one 

 graded uitrmar Is used for fowling-pieeeB. Two drachms would do 

 no harm. Does not weaken the barrel In Hie least. 



J. c. R., Pittsburgh.— What book contains the best information res- 

 pecting the breeding, rearing and training of the red Irish seller? 

 Ann. 1 Head Idstoue, Stonehenge, and many others. S. Have no 

 optnon to give— can't do It, yon know. 



n. (>. W., Norrlstown, Pa.— Ih the country about KalBion, Pa., yon 

 will flud bears, deer, squirrels, grouse, woodcock, trout, cattish, etc. 

 We have no very late advices us to particular stream beat :for camping 

 thlsaeason. Yon can hardly go amiss. 



J. O. M.— My setter had distemper when 7 months old. He will not 

 fatten. Lumps form on him and especially on his face. Ans. Should 

 give age of dog and some particulars about attack of distemper.. At- 

 tend aa ranch as possible to his general health. 



A. D. N., Monson, Mass For deer In Michigan go to the Manistee 



River, the region around Escanaba, Fife Lake, the woods about Kalkas- 

 ka and other towns lu that part of the State. Take your dog along. 

 You will find both deer and turkeys about Flint. 



O. 8 s., utica.— Dittinar's powder seems to give general satisfaction. 

 Use exactly the same quantity by measure as you wonld of black pow- 

 der. Mr. Sqnlres will load your shells with Dlttmar. 3& ozs. of shot 

 is all wrong, la oz. of chilled, or ordinary shot, is a good load. Could 

 not tell you where the rabbit dog can be had. 



F. W. B., Green"Bay.— My puppy, 9 months old, setter, has a broad 

 red streak of flesh that looks very unpleasant. Eyes and nose run. 

 Has small sores. Seem to come and go. What shall I do? Ans. 

 Give a little sulphur occasionally, and rub in kerosene oil where sores 

 are. Consult your local surgeon about the eyes'. 



O. E. S„ Ironton.— So much would depend on the weight of your bar- 

 rels In your German gun that we could not advise. Certainly If msted 

 the gun never will do any good work. Such small calibres as 20 do not 

 allow much chance to rebore. Advise yon to get a new gun. To re- 

 work the old one might cost more than it was worth. 



W. Tt. J., St. Augustine. Florida.— Give yonr dog a teaspoonfnl of 

 sulphur three times a week, followed by castor oil on the alternate 

 days, or give three compound cathartic pills in place of the oil. 2. Pain 

 caused the yelping, and he probably has obstinate constipation. 8, Give 

 le areea nut in a 1 Ittle milk and water, or plain water, 

 C. H. S., Philadelphia.— Have a setter pup 8 months old. Poppy plays 

 with toads, picking them up. When I got, him his mouth was dlsflgnred 

 with warts. Lower Up one continuous series of warts. Has them on 

 the roof of his month. What must be done? Ans. Gradually de- 

 stroy them by application of nitrate of silver or caustic potash. 

 F. T. B., New York.— 1. My setter pup has lice on him. What will 

 >move them ? 3. Is a gun stock injured in any way by being bont ? 

 Ans. 1. Use kerosene oil well robbed In, and wash off half an hour 

 after with soap and tepid water. 2. Might be Inconvenient to shoot 

 with until you were used to It. Could be straightened at a small ex- 

 pense. 



A. McK„ Baliimore.— My 8 month's old terrier has little white lumps 

 per him filled with matter. These break when squeezed. Eyes watery 



and weak. Terrier dull. Eats well. Lumps have come out during the 

 last three weeks. I feed him on scraps. Ans. Cease feeding meat and 

 give a teaspoon! ul of sulphur three times a week, followed by a small 

 dose of castor oil each alternate day. 



Riamir, Worcester, Mass.— I have an English setter dog six months 

 old. Ahout five days ago a large swelling appeared over his right eye, 

 oompletely closing the same. Bust quite hard. After two days the 

 swelling went down, leaving a sott bunch about the size of a walnut. 

 Byes are running some. Ans. This swelling may require puncture. 

 You had better, consult some surgeon. 



Nat , Halifax.— A cocker spaniel, 15 months old, when retrieving, Is 

 hard mouthed and spoils birds. How can I cure him? 2. Bitch has had 

 two litters from a good dog, anu now lined by a cur. Will it affect Iter 

 in future ? Ans. 1. Can be broken by judicious treatment. A thistle 

 lu a glove sometimes does the business. Make him carry an egg, and 

 punish him if he smashes it. See books on dog breaking. 2. Very 

 likely to crop out In subsequent litters. 



B. B. B., Sparta.— In loading your metalic shells put two wads two 

 sizes larger than the shells in on powder aud one over shot. Use pink 

 edge over powder and brown over shot. We think that invariably two 

 wads over powder give better pattern than one. In loading paper 

 shells nse one card wad and two Eley's pink edge, or one card and one 

 Eley's thick felt on powder and one Baldwin wad on shot. Wads should 

 be, for paper shells, size of the gun. Some use a trifle larger. 



T. M. W , Grand Tower, 111.— My setter, fonr years old, passes blood 

 from his bladder without apparent cause. Otherwise seems in perfect 

 health. These discharges donot seem to affect his habits. Whatonght 

 to b? done? Ans. Your dog has some Inflammation of the bladder. 

 Would, m the' llrst place, keep him quiet, and give him half ateaspoon- 

 f id of sweet spuits of nitre, once a day for three days. It might become 

 chronic unless attended to. A little laxative medicine might do him 

 good. 



A. P. H., Rochester, N. Y.— The most prominent canoe builders are 

 Rustton, of Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y,, who makes a specialty of 

 the Rob Roy canoe. Cost about $70. Win. Everson, of 485 First St., 

 Brooklyn, E. D., Long Island, makes a specialty of the Shadow canoe. 

 Cost complete, with sails and paddle, about $120. E. Waters* Sons, 

 of Troy, N, Y., make alii inds of paper canoes. Wm. English, of Peter, 

 borough, Out., builds bass wood canoes of the Indian type, aud Mr. J. 

 F. West, of East Orange, N. J., can give yon Information concerning 

 canvas canoes. 



W. O. E. B.— 1. Is It considered safe to shoot Eley's or Kay's wire 



cartridges from a modified choke-bore gun, said gun being one of 's 



$150 guns 1 2. Is the blue bclton a separate aud distinct type of the 

 setter, and how does the breed, as a rule, compare with the Gordon, 

 Laverack, Irish, etc., for noBe, staunchness, and endurance? Ans. 1. 

 Ought not to be used. Safe, but might injure the gun. 2. The blue 

 belton is a special strain, as much as Gordon or Laverack, and occu- 

 pies an important relation to most of the modern strains, and was no 

 doubt equal to any. 



J. v. 1)., Bay Ridge.— Have a Newfoundland dog abont eighteen 

 months to two years old. Under his lower jaw, near the throat, Is a 

 soft, pulpy lump abouta hen's egg in size, that occasionally almost dis- 

 appears. The lump referred to is not strictly stationary, and has lasted 

 for a long period. At the same time, he Is troubled with canker of the 

 ear. Ills appetite is very fair when not troubled with the canker, other- 

 wise it Is poor, and ho cares little for meat. Inform me of the nature, 

 of the above, with the mode of treatment? Ans. Try and cure him of 

 the canker. Feed no meat for a month. Give a little sulphur twice a 

 week, and pour a little lead water In the car each day, hold lug It there 

 for a few minutes. 



T. A. K., Oquaka, 111.— What do yeu consider the best cure for 

 distemper? Aus. There Is nothing more general than the term 

 employed to describe the lirat sickness in dogs. This wo have repeated 

 in our columns innumerable tlrnes. Distemper may be quite a different 

 disease In one animal fromanoiher, just as lli children croup differs 

 from maaaies or scarlet fever.' We cannot, then, udvise one certain 

 Specific us ft cure, f r what Is called distemper. The best thing to do Is 

 when the general symptoms appear, such as running from the eyes and 

 nose, to give a good laxative, and await events. Thesaltcurernentloned 

 by U3, contributed by a correspondent, wa have of late had good report 

 of in quite a number o 



I B. A. M., Murbletown, N. Y.— For woodcock shooting use one oz. No. 

 12 shot. Woodcock reitre to the higher and more mountainous dis- 

 tricts to moult. They eat worms, the larvas of lusects, etc. 



W. J. P., Rockland, Me.— My setter pup, 16 mos. old, had the 

 distemper badly. 1 tried the salt cure on him. It made him so weak 

 that he could barely walk. Now be Is very poor and miserable. There 

 Is a thick discharge rrom his eyes. What must bs done with him? 

 Ans. In a former number we expressed that the use of Bait or salts for a 

 long perioil was an heroic method of treatmenl.and might not be adapted 

 to all oases. Be careful of the dog's diet. Do not let him eat for a 

 while anything bui good oat meal with broth. Give him a teaspoonful 

 of oil of sweet a'mondB, and try and build turn up. He must have been 

 over-depleted by the. treatment. Follow this up with 2 grs. quinine 

 every other day for a week. There i3 no reason why he shonld not get 

 well, if judiciously treated. We would be glad to hear from you again 



SK.rrKR, Sag Harbor.— Please tell mo In your next what you would 

 lall a dog answerlDg to the fallowing description? Black and white ; 

 head, dark, spotted with white; 10 Inches from end of nose to top of 

 d; forehead 4% In broad, « in. around nose, 13 in. around head 

 jnstfo'ward of ears; upper lips long, Inside of mouth very black. 

 Ears 5 in. long, set well back; very large lump on top of head; Sft. 

 1 in. long exclusive of tall ; stands 22 In. high forward, 18 in. high on 

 hips. Hair, long and very fine on ears, hind legs and tail ; weighs 41 

 pounds ; 8 months old. Marked— black head, saddle and hips white, 

 neck, chest, sides, legs and tall. Has fleas, what shall I do for him ? 

 Ans. Black and white setter Is the nearest w can come to It. He may 

 be of almost any strain so far as the color goes. For fleas wash him 

 and apply kerosene, washlnghlm afterwards. 



R. S. G., Ashland, Wis.— 1. To waterproof cloth : Take half pound 

 sugar of lead and half pouud powdered alum, dlssolvo In bneket of rain 

 water and pour off Into another vessel, steeping the canvas into it. 

 Soak well, hang up to dry, but do not wring it. Paste this lu your hat. 

 2. Rinse articles of clothing, etc. , in water, with one ounce alum dis- 

 solved In it. This will render them practically fireproof. To remove 

 mildew : Slacked lime, two bushels. Draw off the lime water and mix 

 120 gallons of water and U pound blue vltrloL 4. Pyrethrum rubrum 

 is the insect powder. 5. To patch rubber boots : One half pound bl- 

 sulphate carbon, three handfuls gntta-percha. Put in wide-mouthed 

 bottle, shake frequently ; at end of two weeks strain through cloth, re- 

 turn to bottle, cork tightly. To apply : Dry the article, smear the 

 cement on and allow It to evaporate before bringing edges together. 

 After it has become light colored In spots worm and briDg edges per- 

 fectly together, stand away for awhile and the Job is comp.ete. 



Loos' Fotle, Toronto.— If your boat is 24ft. 6ln. over all we asBume 

 her to be about 22ft. on water line. Iu that case would advise lengthen- 

 ing her amidships so that she will have %yi beams to her length. Yonr 

 beam being 7ft. make her 21ft. on water line. She will then stand up 

 to her present canvas better, as she will take more ballast to bring her 

 down. Put; this as low as possible. She will be roomier, faster off the 

 wind and probably do quite as well in the wind. A simpler way to 

 make her stand up better will be to transfer as much of her ballast as 

 possible to the under side of her keel by putting on a " shoe" of lead, 

 say 12ft. long, 41n. deep and 4ln. thick, or Its equivalent of 9501bs. In 

 some other shape. Remove this much from inside. If posslbe, substi- 

 tute wooden floor for the metal one and stow the metal between the 

 timbers under the floor. This will materially lower the boat's centre 

 of gravity. Perhaps you carry too much canvas iu your lower sails, 

 of that we cannot judge without more particulars. You might lastly 

 experiment by putting more ballast In her as she is at present, though 

 bringing her down deeper in the water would alter her trim and mlgh 

 injure her sailing, but the reverse might also bo the result. As it is 

 easy to remove, the extra ballast again you had better try this plan first, 

 then, if not successful, put part of your present ballast under keel, etc., 

 as explained above. The lengthening operatiou would be the most ex- 

 pensive. Remember that narrow boats always keel more than broad, 

 shallow craft at the outset, but become suffer than the other type the 

 stronger the wind blows. 



T. C, Roslyn, L. 1.— The Whitehead " fish, torpedo" Is an English 

 adaptation of American experiments made mtny years ago. Mr. 

 Whitehead, chief engineer at a torpedo factory iu Frlune, Austria 

 Krciiftiit out the invention in au improved form, since which lime the 

 British Government has been experimenting with it at the Woolwich 

 arsenal. It is steered by an automatic arrangement which keeps the 

 torpedo moving in a straight line. When once Etarted all connection 

 with the operator ceases and no change In direction can be effected. 

 It is retained at the desired depth by means of automatic-valve at- 

 tachments to air chambers connecting with a reservoir of compressed 

 air. By admitting the compressed air into them to a greater or less de- 

 gree water is driven out, or let lu, and the torpedo rlaes, 

 or sinks. The valves operate through the differing densities 

 of water at different depths. The torpedo cannot be steered 

 very accurately, and its efficiency is much overrated for 

 practical work. The propelling power Is compressed air. The 

 steel cases are made by boring out of the solid so as to avoid Joints 

 which would jeak under the 600lbs. pressure to the sqnare inch. For 

 rough water the torpedo may be set down as absolutely useless, except- 

 ing at very close quarters; anything which cannot be guided over 113 

 course by an operator is very uncertain lu Its efficiency. The Lay and 

 Ericcson torpedos are much more dangerous weapens of attack than 

 the flsh. Explosions on a vessel's side above water would be very in- 

 effective and it would require a mnch heavier charge to produce dam-' 

 age than under water, as most of the force of the explosion would pass 

 off through the air away from the ship. Cannot say exactly how many 

 pounds of nitro-glycerine would be required to shatter the sides of an 

 Ironclad. Only experiment can determine that. 



Kainxck, St. Davids.— Smallest skiff for two persons should be abont 

 Oft. 6in. long, but 10ft. would do better. Cut out a section board 3ft. 



1 1 . 1 up, 8ft. 3in. on bottom aud llin deep. Take two boards clear of 

 knots 14m. thick, cut off at bow and stern at au angle to suit taste for 

 rake of stem and counter. Cut out stern pieco from Jim. thick board 

 say 2ft. loin, across top, 2ft. 2in. across ootiora and sjtfin. deep. Make 

 of oak, about 3in. stuff. Cut rabbet in It. Now stand up ttie mid 

 ship section. Nail the two side boards lightly to the section and bend 

 the ends together at the stem. Insert and fit the latter, then nail, or 

 Bcrew sides to it in the rabbet. Bring them together aft and nail to the 

 stern board of counter. Trim everything, turn over and nail on bottom 

 boards of %in. stuff crosswise. Tongue and groove boards are best. 

 Turn up again and put iu a board in the boat's centre, running the en- 

 tire length and abont 6m. wide. Nail to bol torn. Put on a keel strip 

 outside about j/^n. or «ra. thick to save the boat when beaching. Next 

 put in thwarts ; wide one In stern, one in middle and one up In the 

 bows. Nail kleets, or strips, to the sides and the seats on top of these. 

 Tukc out the section board. Put a skagg piece, or after deadwood on 

 the bottom aft front the point where it begins to turn up, and a stern 

 post up aud down, acrosB the stem board and the skagg. This will 



itlffenthe. latter. For thole pins cut rectangular pieces in sides and 

 nail a strip alongside of them on inside and ontalde. In the reeeBses 

 thus formed ship the thole pins. The recesses should be l>Jln. long, 

 21n. deep and 3in. apart. If you wish put on a narrow chafing batten 

 along uppor edges outside. Oars about eft. 4in. long. For sad use leg 

 of mutton. Mast Sft. high, stepped 1ft. oin. from bow through hole in 

 forward thwart. Yard 6ft. 61n. long. Sail about 50 square feet light 

 drilling. 



