FOREST AND STREAM. 



117 



IP* $mm of §hess. 



Problem No. 2li. 

 Tourney set, No. 20. Motto : Tarrytown. 



White to play and give mate In two moves. 



BOLOTIONS TO PROBLEMS— KO. 23. 



(White King on QB6.) 

 1— B-K3 1— Kt or P moves 1 1— • 1— Any 



2-Q mutes | 2— Q mates 



Game No. 75.— BISHOP'S GAMBIT. 



Played In the International Correspondence Match between Mr. H, 

 Brewer, of Bournemouth., Eng., and Mr. E. Delmar, ot New York : 



White 

 Brewer 



1-P-Kl 



2-P-K Bl 



3— B-B4 



4 -B tks P (b) 



5— K-B 



6-Kt-QBB 



7— P-Q4 



8— Kt-B3 



9— P-K R4 

 l'J— P-KB (o) 

 U-ll-Bl 

 12— Kt-K 

 13-Kt-Ki! 



Black 

 Delmar 

 l-P-K-1 

 2— P tks P 

 3-P-Q4 (a) 

 4-q cu ! 

 5— P-K Kt4 

 6— B-Kt2 

 7— Kt-K2 



8-a.Bi 



9— P-K P.3 

 10— P-O B3 (d) 

 11— P-KKt5te) 

 12— Kt-K K13 

 13— castles (f) 



15— Kt-K Kt3 

 16— K IKS P 

 17— K-BJ 

 13— RtksKt 



Black 

 Delmar 

 14-P-K Bfl (h) 

 15— E tka P eli 

 Hi— Ki Iks K. Pell 

 IT— Q-K KI3 

 IS— B-K3 (1)4 



10-Kt-KBi <j) 19— CJ-KKt 



20— U-U5 20— 0-K2 



21— B its B 21— F tka B 



22— (J. 1 ka K KtP 22— Kt -(J HI! 



23— K-Kt.2 23— K H-K 



24— RtksKISP 24— Kt-QB2 



25— Kt(Kt3)lM 25— O R-Q 

 26— Kt-K Bo en and wins (k) 



XOTES EV MK. HAJIKT,. 



(a) Thla followed by Q-115 is now considered tke best defence. 

 (*) Best ; P tks P Is inferior. 



(c) All this Is according to the books, but the quality of the last move 

 la considered very questionable. 



(d) According to Cook, Black's boat play here ib q Kt-B3, followed by 

 B-KC5 and Castles. 



(e) A move that looks correct, but which involves the breaking up of 

 Black's P's on the Q side, always an experiment attended with the risk 

 of giving the first player the advantage. 



(/) This looks very much like lost time, which in gambits is always 

 risky, but especially in correspondence. The student should examine 

 the variations arising from Black'a P-Q, Kt, followed, If B retires to Kt3 

 by B-1C3 ; and if Kt then ch, by K-K2. 



(j7) Black apparently cannot save the P, and gets into a precarious 

 position. We consider the success attained by White well deserved, 

 and are pleased with it on account of his boldness In offering the B 

 Gambit. We take this opportunity of observing that gambits in cor- 

 respondence, though a little risky, turn out mostly, If not always, to 

 the advantage of the better player. The positions recurring do away 

 with the regular plodding for Bafety, and admit more originality, bril- 

 liancy and ingenuity. This is the first gambit in this match— let na 

 hope that some more will follow. 



(ft) Black, m trying to save the P, loses a piece, We would have 

 played here B-K3, and we recommend this variation to the study of our 

 readers. By thiB move it, appears to us Black would have got out of his 

 difficulties, and might have turned the tables on his antagonist. 



(»') Too late ; all chance of retrieving the game is gone. 



U) White's finishing moves are in good style. 



(*) Black Is compelled to give up his Q, to prevent mate in tlirec 

 moves.— Ayr Argus. 



OOTSOBT JOTTINGS. 



—The Hartford Times Mites that Mrs. Gilbert has a "certain win" in 

 one game, and an advantage in two others In the International 

 Tourney. Mr. Gossip is her opponent. If this be true, and the games 

 were played with that skill which Mr. Gossip Is reputed to be the 

 possessor of, then this lady is a much stronger player than has been 

 asserted. Although we have hitherto expressed no opinion on the cor- 

 respondence play of this lady amateur, wa have neverthe ess consid- 

 ered her play ot a high order, and should not be surprised should she 

 Witt the title of " Champion Correspondence Player of America." But 

 few will deny that the claims of correspondence players have not been 

 Butllciontly recognized by the chess public, and it ocenrs to us that now 

 Is a proper tune to urge them. AVe therefore call upon all lovers of 

 chess to contribute towards a fund for a grand national correspondence 

 tournament, In which the chief prize is to be a Championship Cup. 

 We appoint John G. Belden, of the Hartford Times, Treasurer pro tem , 

 and also clothe him with mil power and authority to appoint a com- 

 mittee to establish ru.es, etc., to govern the tournament, challenges to 

 the winner, the length of timo the Championship Cup le to be held 

 before It rests, etc. Should the chess public harden its heart against 

 this suggestion, we doubt not but what some one will donate a Cham- 

 pionship Cup. Let us give the ladies an equal chance to secure sub- 

 stantial oliesB honors. 



—The acoro in the International Tonrney now, stands : Eogland, 8 ; 

 America, 7 ; drawn, 2. Bring up that coach, Belden, at a " right 

 smart" trot, and crowd 'em In. We will stroll along in advance, and, 

 If not lost, will meet you at the Btalion. 



—Mr. McKlm, the contumacious Secretary of the Am.cuess and Prob- 

 lem Assoe'n, at last announces that the nameB of the non-prize winners 

 In the recent tourney of the Association will be published in the Eiifiss 

 (this, we infer, is the only organ of the Association I) "Just as soon 

 asnpacewlll permit." The l.roudsiue recently published In a weekly 

 journal seems to have awakened this derelict official to a sense of his 

 duly, Theonlcial discourtesy displayed by Mr. McKlm Is reprehensible, 

 ami he should be called upon to resign his position by too proper au- 

 thorities, 



conduct of the Secretary of the American Chess aod Problem Associa- 

 tion, the weekly referred to has reached us, and as its Chess Editor re- 

 iterates his suspicions, which Mr McKlm alone can anthoritatively dcDy 

 by performing the duties appertaining to the office which he holds, and 

 silence rumors as well by affording another officer or member of the 

 Association with inform stlon, upon a proper end reasonable request, 

 us In this case, we do not now propose to lake part in this controversy. 

 We had our say upon the award made In the Centcnlal Tourney, and it; 

 Is extremely gratifying to now notice that others alao refer to that 

 contest, and Intimate that it should also be investigated, " and the real 

 facts brought to light." in order that our readers may folly determine 

 whothor wc misrepresent our contemporary's intentions In calling pub- 

 lic attention to these tourneys, we give the concluding paragraph in 

 the number beforo us : "Mr. Secretary McKlm will have to answer 

 some very ugly questions beforo ho can establish that there were not 

 irregularities in lite conduct of the late Tonrney, which, when known, 

 will bring a blush of shame to the cheek of every honest American 

 chess player. Let him begin to put his house In order." 



*wbi.eo,uMit w ttiewi Ittiig.of M SWW rjfcmon ]fl (K 1 miw.iiT«ntea 



&nsww to ^at[nspondtnts. 



No Notice Taken ot Anon rmou* Commnnioatlona. 



W* A number of anonymous correspondents will understand why 

 their queries are not au>iwered, when they read the lines at the head of 

 this column. 



C. O. B., Tttusvllle, Pa.— Yes, we will be glad to publish scores. 



W. P. P., Princeton, Me.-B. G. Blackford, Fulton Market, N, Y., Is 

 the address you wish. 



M. B., Batavla —We cannot compare one gun with another, and must 

 respectfully decline answering. 



W. 1). P., Howardsville, Albemarle Co., Ya.— Grayling would not 

 thrive in your regien of country. 



Highlands.— Your story of " The Fishing Pole, or the Bamboo Man 

 Bamboozled," is respectfully deoltnod. 



G. B. W.— Can you give me the address of a few hunters on the Mis- 

 sissippi River who hunt for a living 7 Ans. We cannot. 



D. J. L., South Boston, Mass.— Write to W. F. White, St. F.B. K,, 

 Topcka, Kan , for a copy of the " Hooky Mountain Tourist." 



J. T. T., Hillsboro, Can.— The best thlug on fly tying la the chapter 

 devoted to that subject inHallock'a " Sportsman's Gazetteer." 



One nuNDKED Yards, Plshkill Landing.— The fastest time ever made 

 for the 100yds. dash was done by Stewart In England, whose record 

 was Ms. 



Louisville— H and T traps are so called from the custom of flipping 

 up a com to determine which trap shall be sprung. U and T mean 

 Heads and Tails. Sec t 



Mktamora, Cleveland.— Uow old are female dogs generally, when 

 they cease breeding? Ans. Time varies, generally after 12 years of 

 age the female does not breed. 



AiLANTHus.— If you will apply to Mr. Albert Koebele, 41SI W. 2 Ith St., 

 New York, you probably will get some egg3 from him. fle has col- 

 lected cocoons of the silk-worm. 



A. T. G., Cincinnati.— For a " rowing machine" of the best pattern 

 address J. M. L'afltn & Co., 108 Broadway, M. Y., aud mention our name. 

 Price of machine $ 10 ; sent on receipt of money. 



E. A., Green Point.— A tine Jet-black setter bitch will soon come in 

 heat. No dog of her color here. What would be the most suitable 

 color to cross her with 1 Ans. Black and tan, black and white, or red. 



C. A. P., Columbus.— How would it affect pattern and penetration to 

 crease paper shells between powder and shot? Ans. It would not do 

 any good, possibly harm. One thing it would give— a first-class recoil, 



E. H.A., Brooklyn.— For omplete North Woods camping ointlt Bee 

 " Wallace's Guide to the Adlrondacks," pages 2fls to 260. Tne directions 

 there given are very comprehensive. Wc can send you the book for 



$2. 



L. W, H.— A squid is an oetopod or decapod— the long-armed creature 

 which abounds in the seas, It is found of all sizes, from an inch or two 

 long to 40 and 50 ft. It Is the favorite food of the cod and of all other 

 fish. Pound all along our coast. 



V. E. S., Boston.— A tent 6xS feet will accommodate two campers. 

 The larger it is the more comfortable, however. To cook by your camp 

 fire you can form a rest by placing two or three large stones together, 

 or two forked slicks into the ground and suspend your kettle from a 

 cross piece. 



W. F. E., Cincinnati.— English setter, five months old, has sores all 

 over his head and eyes ; hair coming out of the affected parts ; slight 

 cough ; discharging at the eyes ; coat rough, and Bmells bad ; no appe- 

 tite. My greyhound died this morning of the same disease. Ans. Has 

 maDge, and exhibits early symptoms of distemper. 



S. E., New Orleans.— My setter is frequently taken with tremendous 

 colic, and whenever I take him out hunting falls in fits. He staggers 

 «b If afraid of something, and Is then seined with spasms, Ans. He 

 may be suffering from an obstinate constipation. Give him small doses 

 of sulphur three or four times a week, and a dose of castor oil on Ihe 

 alternate days. 



H. L., Versailles, Mo.— Please give name of some good duck shooting 

 resort, accessible from St. Louis by my boat! Ans. You will And in 

 the neighborhood of La Grange, Mo, , and Lima, 111., many lakes, ponds, 

 sloughs, etc., where there are great quantities of all kinds of wild fow 1 

 and various other game, and good fishing Loo. You will have no diffi- 

 culty In finding good board at the farm-houses, although we are unable 

 to give you any names. 



Rifle, Springfield.— 1. Tell me the price of Oriental Falcon Ducking 

 Powder 2. Also the price of Creodmoor brand of Orange Powder 

 3. What Is your opinion of Inclosed style of target, to be used at lone;. 

 range 7 4. Will the American Team for lSlfl shoot at Crecdmoor in 

 September? Ans. 1. $1 per pound. 2. 75 cents. 3. A good idea, but 

 has been frequently suggested. 4. Not yet decided. 



C. H., Peoria.— 1. 1b Ihe Winchester rifle— model of 1878, 211n. long— 

 a suitable arm for target practice at short range, say not above 400 yds. 

 or would the model of 1S715, 231n. long, or any other make of rlile be ; 

 more adapted for that purpose 1 2. Whore can T buy iron -targets' ot 

 different descriptions? Ans. 1. Both would do, but would prefer the 

 latter. 2. Address James A. Diiaond, 211. W. 83d st, City. 



A. G. K., New York.— For an Adirondack tour you will find very 

 satisfactory information in "Wallace's Guide to the Adirondack's" and 

 in Hallock's " Sportsman's Gazetteer," Guides charge $2.60 and $3 pel- 

 day. There are Boveral different routes of entry to the Woods, and un- 

 less wo know which one you propose to take, we oannot give you dcti- 

 Dltq information, U you ha,vo no DitiUe, go W A, «. Fuller'*, M.esflham 



I***! 



T. E L. B., Ames, Iowa.— My setter dog, eight, months old, when run- 

 ning suddenly slops and listens, turns his head to one side, then to the 

 other, as If he heard some sound close to him ; then giving his head a 

 shake, he runs on, to repeat, the same pantomime a few rods further. 

 I have examined his ears, and washed them, but could deteot nothing 

 wrong till recently, when a number of small running aoreB appeared 

 on the outside of the base of the oar. Otherwise his health is perfect 

 Ans. Perhaps has canker of the ear. 



A. M. G., FlainOeld, N. J.— Taxidermy : "Brown's Manual," $1 

 " Taxidermists' Manual," ll.fco. Kills shooting : " Wlngute's Manual,' 

 $1.60 ; " Perry'a Modern Observations on Kino Shooting," $1 ; " Judge 

 Gllrtersleeve on the Rifle," $1. Best work on boat building Is Nellson'a 

 "Boat Building for Amateurs;" for small ya«hts, "Kemp's Manual." 

 Can procure ell her for you. First cos: a $1.50, latter about t'10. Per 

 canoes see " Canoe and Flying Proa," published by tho Harpers and 

 '• Canoeing In Kanuekia," some publishers, 



E. M. E., Hancock.— The question of ribs on a gun, and how high they 

 shonld rise above barrels at the breech, ia a very much mooted point 

 Old guns do not show it. About twenty years ago it commenced to be 

 In favor. We do not see any good reason for having a high rldgo 

 between the barrels. Ho not think it would affect shooting much In 

 any way. A glaBs ball should be thrown some 30 ft. For a 12 bore, at 

 85 yds., 2-3 of the counted pellets la a maximum target. As to putting a 

 9 and 12 bore together, so as to make them equal, we would advise that 

 both guns be loaded with 3X dra. powder. The 9 bore ought to glvo 

 greater penetration, as it can stand a bigger charge of powder. 



StrusoniBKB, Norfolk.—!. I have a pup three and a half months old, 

 the mother a thoroughbred pointer, the father a pure English setter, 

 all points perfect except tail which Is inclined to curl. Does that de- 

 fect denote any bad stock? I raised the mother and know she has 

 never bred from any but pure breeds. Would you advise me to dock 

 his tail 7 He poluted his first quail last Sunday. 2. In boat racing 

 when judges decide a dead heat and the referee sayB he could not tell 

 which boat crossed the score first, how should the race be decided and 

 bets thereon ? Ans. Can glvo no advice about such mixed blood. You 

 have a dropper. Don't cut his tall. We would say it would do no good. 

 No bad stock shown, but you can't tell when you Jumble up two breeds 

 of dogs. 2. I tjudges declare the boat race a dead heat and referee 

 concuiB, as we understand ho did from your letter, tho result muat be 

 declared a draw and all bets are off, each party having his money re- 

 turned in full, neither party winning. 



M. J. D., Bay Ridge.— We have record of three Mystics. One ia a 

 steam-yacht built by Mallory, and the property of Mr. B. S. Chapln ; 

 she la 72ft, on water line. The second Is a Binall sloop belonging to the 

 International Yacht Club of Detroit, and the third is the schooner yon 

 refer to. She was built by Lennox, of Brooklyn, in either 1857 or 1861, 

 and altered in 1869 and 1S73. Owned some time ago by Mr. W. G. 

 Creamer, and at present by Vice-Commodore Hall, of the Brooklyn 

 Yacht Club. During her alterations she was considerably lengthened, 

 and from this probably arlsea your aupposition that there ia a large and 

 and small schooner In theac waters by that name. At least, we know 

 of only Mr. Hail's schooner Mystic. If there Is a small schoaner by that 

 name also, she certainly doea not belong to any recognized yacht club, 

 and haa made very little noise In the world, or we should know about 

 her. Com. Hall's Mystic is 6irt. 3in. on water line, and 80 tons N. M. 



a. it. K., Carlisle.— About three years ago our stream here was 

 stocked with lot) black bass which averagsd about a pound in weight ; 

 no ilsbtng waa allowed until this summer. We aro now takiug tine 

 baskets, some of the fish weighing as high as two and a half pounds. 

 Are these large ones some of the original stock ? What size would a 

 bass a year old be 1 Is It true that both tlsb ure never absent from the 

 spawning bed at the same time? Do they raise 20 per oent. more of 

 their young than any other fish ? Aus. The black bass you are catch- 

 ing are undoubtedly the ilsh you have preserved. The growth of two 

 and a half pounds in throe years is by no means extraordinary. Wo 

 have heard of a four pound fish raised in four years. But, very possibly 

 your original Ilsh were older than a year. It is true that the parent 

 llsh do not abandon their nest and so a larger proportion of fish can be 

 raised than from most other species. For particular 6treams the microp- 

 terns is among the best of llsh ; not ouly gamey, but excellent food. 



H. B. 1C, Lake Mendota.— The cinchona rubra cure for drunkenness 

 as some time since given by Dr. D'Unger in the Chicago Tribune, is 

 vouched for by that physician. We have never seen any trial of it. 

 Dr. D'Unger says: "The commercial crown bark (Soxa) comts in 

 ceroons, and in each of these is mixed bark. Have the small quills 

 picked out. They are ten to fifteen inches long, sonietlnius splra'- 

 shaped. Any of the importing bouses who get bark from England or 

 France (where the most of this particular variety Is first shipped) can 

 procure It, but will charge from $2 to $5 per pound for it. The manner 

 in which 1 concoct the cinchona that I use lii my practice is to make a 

 pint out of one pound. I get the bark in the •' quill" form mostly, and 

 pulverize It Juat before the displacing operation is beguu. I cover tho 

 pulverized bark with water, and keep it over night (or twelvo hours) 

 thus saturated, afterward using dilute alcohol, altering slowly until a 

 pint la obtained. If the tincture does not look a very dark reddish- 

 brown, I re-filter until it does. The dose I administer Is usually a tea- 

 spoonful three or four times a day, or as often as the patient craves a 

 drink. In some cases, when the party is strong and vigorous, and 

 when the nervous system has not been too much shattered, I increase 

 the dose to two, and sometimes three, teaspoonfulB, and very rarely do 

 I use anything else, except it may be where there is great restlessness 

 and Insomnia, then I administer full doses (ten to twenty grains) of the 

 bromide of potassa." 



Cabbink, Bed Cloud Agency, D. T.— 1 have a ,4S cal. Sharps sporting 

 rifle, weighs lOXIbs., 30in. barrel; using Government cartridge, .45 

 cal., 65 aud 70 grs. powder— weight of bullet, 405 grs. Which cartridge 

 Is the most effective on game up to 250 yds.7 Wiil not the70-grain 

 cartridge have a flatter trajectory than the 65-gralD, thereby increasing 

 the cbauce of striking the object 7 But In case of either one striking, 

 which has the most power to disable? I find, in shooting at a common 

 pine box, that the 70 grain makes a clean hole in entering, atld nearly 

 so m going out; the 55-graiu makes a clean hole on entrance, but a 

 Jagged, and from two lo three times as largo on leaving (going out) as 

 the 70. (Understand the box to be 3ft. square, made of lln. pbie, with 

 int. space between, giving the penetration at 21n., the second board 

 being Hie one In which the bullet leaves the ragged hole.) What ia the 

 cause? Ans. The heavier loaded cartridge would, theoretically, have 

 the flatter trajectory, but at 250 yds. the difference would bo Imma- 

 terial. Your second question involves along train of reasoning to make 

 an answer plain. Heavy charges of powder, as In the Express rlile, 

 Willi light bullets, give the greatest impact, and produce the most ter- 

 rible effect on game. Proportionate charges— that is, of ball to powder 

 —giving high velocities, wbeu the ball enters an animal, It passes 

 through but little changed inform. Decreaae tho powder and keep 

 the weight uf the ball the same, and a large, tearing wound la made. 

 In the KxpresB bullet It is not only the Heavy charge of powder and the 

 light, lull which makes a piojectue BfiEfMdi but the construction of the 

 ball— a hollow one— aids the change in the form. If we were to use 

 both the cartridges you load with, wc believe that the lighter load 

 would be belter to drop game than the bigger one, No>v as to tho 

 reason: You nan Wioot a HBii fflrougil I pane oi pu» aim not |u DM 



