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Twenty-five ran in trial heats for the quarter-mile handicap. H. 

 H. Moritz. Scottish- American A. C. (2* yards) wou the final heat 

 in 52 3-ob.; W. Whoatley, Now York (30 yards) second. 



The three mile handicap walk had seven starters. B. H. West 

 Adelphi B. B. 0., with 2m. 5s. start, won in 21m. 23*8. actual 

 time; W. 0. Rowland, Statmi Island (3m. 50a.). was second in 

 26m. 33.V£s., and W. H. Purdy, Greenpoint A. C. (scratch), fin- 

 ished third in 23m. 19a. 



The Scottish- American A. C. representative, John Britton, 

 whose form is familiar on the Broadway police, put the shot 35ft. 

 6io., F. Larliin, Princeton College, being second, with 31ft. 71n. 

 Throe othor entries. 



The running broad jump fell lo W. T. Livingston, Tlarlem A. 

 0., with 18ft. llin. H. Inman, Short Hills A. C, reached 18ft. 

 lin.; It. P. Westbroolt, West New Brighton, 16ft. 6in.,and E.G. 

 Gurney, Manhattan A. C, 16ft. 4in. 



0. Pabregou, ScottiBh-Amerioan A C, had a "walk-over 1 ' for 

 the pole vaulting. 



The Scottish-American A. C. team heat the New York A. C. 

 team in the tug of war, beBt two in three pulls. Winning tearn-- 

 E. Arnold,.!. Duuning, C. J. Quorokberner, A. Thompson. Los- 

 ing team— William B. Curtis, J. G. Truax, C. H. Truax, G. M. 

 Bmith. Times, 45a., 2m., 49s. 



The half mile handicap was won by William Eaynolds. a lad of 

 fifteen, member of the Short Hills A. C. He Btarted with 68 yards, 

 beating twelve others, in 3m. 8 2-5s. J. Lynoh (58 yards) was 

 second. 



W. B. Beers won the club hurdle race, one-sixth mile, with five 

 yards start, in 44 seconds. His opponent was C. L. Thorp, same 

 start. 



The club quarter-mile run handicap fell to J. H. Rimmer, who 

 went from the scratch, in 55 3-5s. 



Abohbkt Bows.— Titusville, Pa. Sept 24.— Editor Forest 

 and Stream : Archery bus superseded croquet, and the small 

 urchin to the old gentleman is only happy when in possession 

 of his little bow and arrow. 



We have two clubs in our city, with an average attendance 

 of twenty-five members, and as yet have confined our shooling 

 to short ranges of thirty and forty yards, and h ipe by another 

 season archery will have developed itself as a universal pas- 

 time, and some very fine, shooting may be "xpected. So great 

 a call was made for cheaper bows that a party went to manu- 

 facturing ash b'.iws. They were nicely made, stained of a 

 yellowish hue, leather handled, and in all made a very showy 

 bow ; but time and use have shown to us that they" become 

 brittle, lose elasticity, and break when least expected. I, for 

 one, have broken four, one self lancewood included. Al- 

 though the cost of the ash bows was not large, it was aggra- 

 vating snough, for when once accustomed to a bow a change 

 naturally alters the shooting. I have made experiments with 

 our woods, in hopes of finding something durable. After testing 

 the qualities of hickory, ash, cedar, spicewood, ironwood, 

 sassafras, I find the last two much in favor for toughness 

 and elasticity, and the bow going back when string is loos- 

 ened. I have now in my possession a 5 feet 3 inches sassafras 

 bow with which I am well pleased. As winter with its other 

 pleasures will soon close the archery season, we will study 

 new ideas, ready for next season. One main point to be de- 

 termined is a wood for our bows superior to the self lance- 

 wood and at a much less cost. We desire to learn the expe- 

 rience of other archers. Arrows with two or three feathers 

 are best. J. W. W. 



Ten -Mile Wat.k.— A ten-mile walk between C. A. Daven- 

 port and Leonard Fosdick, for the championship of the New 

 York Life Insurance Company, on the Manhattan Club 

 grounds, last Saturday, was won by the latter in lh. 31m. 36s. 



American Atrlbtio Club — New York, Sept. 28. — The 

 games were held on the St. George Cricket Club grounds. 

 The seventy-five yard run was won by G. G. Bolding, time, 

 8£s., and the one-mile walk was won by M. H. Johnson (25s. 

 start), time, 7m. 45s. In the running high jump A. H. Oakes 

 cleared 5ft. 4in. L. E. Goodwin was victorious in the two- 

 mile run, time, 12m. l^s. The mile run for the champion- 

 ship of the club was won by J. Magee, time, 5m. 18s. 



Beookltn Athletics. The gamesat the Capitoline grounds 

 last Saturday were well attended, the total receipts, about 

 $300, being devoted to the yellow fever fund. The exercises 

 consisted of running and walking matches, jumping, throw- 

 ing the stone, lacrosse and baseball. In the high jump J. 

 West cleared 5ft. 6in., against 5ft. for J. Slaight. In the 

 three-quarter mile run G. W. Wheatley was first and H. 

 Wilkinson second. J. Campbell was the winner in the 100 

 yard foot race. The running broad jump was well contested, 

 and Slaight was the winner. The prize for the four-mile 

 walk was carried off by Benjamin J. Smith. 



Eqtjbsourkiouldm— This is the very long name of Mr. W. C. 

 Coup's exhibition of trained horses, goats, dogs, etc. These 

 are the horses whose wonderful intelligence and training at- 

 tracted so much attention at the Aquarium not long ago, and 

 they are well worth seeing. The Equescurriculum is now in 

 this city. 



Hughes and O'Leabt. — At 2:45 yesterday O'Leary had 

 walked 211 miles and Hughes 190. 



— The reopening of the Knickerbocker Cottage billiard 

 rooms, Sixth avenue, this city, last evening, was the occasion 

 for a very pleasant reunion. The club rooms and other apart- 

 ments of the Cottage have been refitted throughout. 



Jlnstvets to (gayespondentx 



No Notice Taken at Awjmmit Communication* 



Rana Fipienb.— Ton spell the name correctly. The frog Is Sana 

 pipiens, not Rana piptm. 



B. P., Plttston, Pa.— My setter, Kept chained, has very poor appetite. 

 Ana. Needs more exercise. 



W. C. F., Monroe, N. C— Are the Remington shot-guns fall chok-ltore 

 or partly so 7 Ans. Partly so. 



Ohio.— See onr game tables, published Sept. s. All the game laws 

 for thirty-eight States are there given. 



P. O. DeL., New Tork.— Kerosene Is not injurions to dogs unless 

 used too often, or left on too long at a time. 



B. W. H., Foxcroft.— Know nothing about the Arm nor their guns. 

 We have declined to take their advertisement. 



C. A. B., Atlanta, Ga.— The Secretary of the National Sportsmen's 

 Association Is B. P. Dorranoe, WDkesbarre, Pa. 



F. B., New York.— Robin shooting Is never permitted npon Staten 

 Island, nor in any other part ofNew York State. 



S. H. H.. Bridgeport, Conn —The " Rifle Practice" $1.50 " Perry's 

 Score Book" costs $1. We can send them to ymi. 



Jathet, Framingham.— For excellent map of Currituck and vicinity 

 addreeB A. Dlnden Kohl, publisher, Washington, T). C. 



C. F. B., New Tork.— When Was Barnnro's Museum burnod down 

 near Spring St. or Prince st.T Ans. In February, 18GT. 



Richardson.— No name on a gun ; every dealer uses it. Generally a 

 second-class arm. It is a common properly to all makers. 



Torus Snapper.— Whloh is the best country for trapping all kind 

 of fur out West 7 Ans. Colorado. Arkansas Is also a good State. 



W- A. G., Long Island.— To break up unlawful fishing give the 

 proper information to your magistrate, and bring the offender to trial. 



A. v., Philadelphia.— Wild pigeons migrate in search of food. Their 

 appearance, as you report them, flying south over Philadelphia is 

 nothing unusual. 



C. H. B., Philadelphia.— My pnp three months old has worms and Is 

 asthtoas a rat. Nose and appetite good. What shall] give 7 Ana. 

 Try areoa nut, followed by castor oh. 



H . M. R., New York.— Brutish racing cutters are decidedly good Bca 

 boats ; better, in fact, than their crnisers It is a popular error to sup- 

 pose them incapable of keeping the sea. 



L, W. S., Hammontown, N. J —The symptoms detailed by you— low 

 spirits, inactivity and dull ooat— are those or the early stages of dis- 

 temper. He should be treated accordingly. 



Englishman, Isle of Man.— What hnllB my Hlrlsh setter 7 'E shakes 

 'is hears 7 Ana. Ton hall him yourself when you holler at him. He 

 s'jakes his ears because he doesn't hear you. 



F. N. T., Bridgeport, Conn., and F. F. M., New Tork.— For game 

 laws of all the States see F. AS-, Sept. 5. Good blueflshing at Barne- 

 gat ; see our Ashing reports for the past month. 



G. E. A., Boston.— For a Bob Roy canoe write to Kushton, Canton, N. 

 T., and mention oor name. Canoe complete will cost $68 to $75. His 

 work is Arpt-class in every respect. See advertisement. 



W. E., Hackettsto wn.— Ton had better addreBS the party for the In- 

 formation directly, as we never use the apparatus. See answer to a 

 correspondent, on the same Bubjectyou ask for in this Issue. 



A. N., Philadelphia.— My setter bitch, In heat, had to-day the most 

 violent fit I ever saw In a dog. Ans. The probability Is that the fit was 

 Induced mainly by her physiological condition; feed low and give a 

 mild purge. 



Inquirer, New Tork.— Follow our yachting columns, and you will 

 get a c'.ear Idea of what the cutter rig Is, and Us advantages. We con- 

 sider it very handy for small cruising yachts, fully as much so as for 

 large craft. 



V. V. X., Washington, T). C— Ton will And the game you are questian 

 of in Colorado Do you not read the very instructive letters of our stiff 

 correspondent who la now In that region? See his sixth contribution 

 in this issue of Forest and Stream. 



E. M. A , Cheesequake Creek.— The bird you send us is the Florida 

 gallinuie. It is generally found In th" South Atlantic and Gulf States. 

 Sometimes, but not very common, in this latitude. Has been seen in 

 Massachusetts. Tours is a young bird. 



T. L., Jr., St. Paul — For a varnish such as Is used for percussion 

 caps dissolve 1 lb. best gum shellac in 1 at, rectified alcohol containing 

 95deg. of ,iure spirit. The solution i« best made at. a temperature of 

 120 deg. as the alcohol evaporates use a small additional quantity In 

 working. 



A. F. C, Providence, K. I.— Tour request for the mention of " good 

 hunting grounds" is too indellnlte. If you have read our paper you 

 will have seen the mention of scores of good huntlug grounds. B unt- 

 ing fields with "a good market near by" are generally pretty well occu- 

 pied by ptoressloual hunters. 



H. S., Salt Lake City, Utah.— The pocket aneroid barometer Is shaped 

 very much like a watch, ouiy that with its case it is about twice as bulgy. 

 A good one costs from $13 to $32. It Is a very good thing to have with 

 you on your mountain trips. Send to the opticians or dealers in sports- 

 men's goods who advertise with us, 



J. K. T., Philadelphia,— You will And good hunting and Ashing In the 

 region descrihed in the article "In the WUd-t," F. * S. August 22, 1S78; 

 page 45. • ddress the men there designated. It a party Is going, earn 

 both rifles and shotguns. There are game laws In Maine, which are 

 published in our li-sue of Sept. S. 



Spaniel, Philadelphia.— 1 . 1 have an old English gnn that has the 

 name of Aubrey stamped upon it. Could you tell me anything of his 

 ability as a aunmaker 1 2. Can you tell me of any person In this city 

 that has spaniel pups tor sale ? Ans. 1. Such a maker Is known to 

 have made good guns forty years ago. 2. Do not know. 



E. S. T., Brooklyn— Patent locks are those having antl-frlction ar- 

 rangements in the centre blockB, which holds the pin of the sheave. 

 They gen., rally consis of a series of composition rollers about the pin, 

 and which, in revolving around the latter, remove the friction pro- 

 duced by the sliding ot the sheave over the centrep<n in the common 

 block. 



Header, Indianapolis —I have a youBg pointer that I wish to train 

 for the field. Can you mention a book, or Beveral, if convenient, that 

 will give me some hints regarding it. Ans. "Dog Breaking," by W. N. 

 Hutchinson; "Dog Paths to Success," " Youatt on the Dog," "Stouehenge 

 on the Dog," Btc. Hallook'a "Sportsman's Gazetteer" is very thorough, 

 practical and simple. 



J,. S. M,, Boston.— Can you send the name of some good locality In 

 this country, within seventy-flve miles of this city, where I shall be 

 Ukely to meet with good partridge and gray squirrel shooting, etc. 

 Ans. No place nearly so good as Barnstable County on Cape Cod. 

 Take Old Colony Railroad to Sandwich. For fullest information, see 

 " Hallock'a Gazetteer." 



X. T. Z., New Tork. -Official time In Brooklyn regatta, June 12, 

 1S17, for Comet and Arrant Is as follows: Arrow— start, lib., 36m., 349 ; 

 arrived, Sli., 43m., 18s ; elapsed tune, eh., 6m., 42s. ; corrected time, 

 eh., lm., 50s. schooner Coowt— start, llh., aim., 529. ; arrived, 5h., 

 60m., 60s.; elapsed time, em., I2m., 68s.; corrected time, 6li., 13m. 

 163. .arrow therefore beat Comet by llm., 25s. 



G. B. T., Barnegat.— Please give me composition of red and green 

 Ares lor boat signals. Aub. Kedure: 32 parts strontlan nitrate, 9 of 

 sulphur, S of potassium chlorate, and a of lamp-black. Green Are : 18 

 parts of barium nitrate, 6 of Bnlphur, 4 of notasslum chlorate, and 1 of 

 lamp-black. Parts are by weight. Keep dry In bottle. If composition 

 turns slowly pounded rosin will help combustion. 



E. B., Philadelphia.— Please give me the charge for single-barrel 

 breech-loading gnu, ru, lbs., s bore. The recoil is heavy at 2 0?. 

 Would like to shoot so much or 2> 4 7 Should a shell be as long as the 

 chamber? Do brass ehells give most penetration 7 Ans. 1. 5drs. 



powder and \y x on. shot < ugUt to be your load, and no more. Ton 

 would not do so well with more shot. S. No difference In penetration 

 with paper or metal. 



J. n., Holyoke, Mass.— Pointer dog; eyes, a thick yellowish dis- 

 charge ; coat looks rough, and there Is quite a scale coming off under 

 his coat; tongue white; lips dry. He ro'led in the water a great deal 

 while out hunting. T have given him two doses or castor oil. Ans. 

 Probably haB taken cold, and may have inflammation of the lungs. 

 Keep him warm and dry and feed him no meat. Give warm broth, and 

 a Utile sulphur once a day. 



J. W. T., New Britain, Ct.— To do good shooting Greener recommends 

 to All op the space in the cartridge, on the top of the Phot with hot tal- 

 low, and when the weather is hot to mix wax with the grease. What 

 kind of wax Is referred to and what preparation should be used 7 Has 

 this method been tested in this country and with what success 7 Ans 

 Wo pupi oso beeswax is meant. We have heard of a drop of oil put. in 

 shot, or some tar. It has a tendency to ball shot. 



F. L., Santa Rosa, California.— We can recommend the following 

 bonks as coming nearest to what you want. They are all English 

 works, as nothing of that class baa been published in America: 

 "Kemp's Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing," price $10 ; "VandeT- 

 declcen's Yacht Sailor," $3 50; "Yanderdecken's Yachts and Yacht- 

 ing," $10. For building small boats see back numbers of this paper. 

 "Falkard's Sailing Boat," $10. Can get either of the above for you 

 unon receipt of price. 



G. C. P., New Tork.— Whore can I And the best Bquirrel hunting in 

 Pennsylvania 7 In what part of Wisconsin is the best general shoot- 

 ing? Ans. For Bquirrela go to the vicinity of ClearOeld, or any town in 

 that region. Ton will And the most ducks, prairie fowl, ruffed grouse 

 (called pheasants), rabbits, plover, etc., In Central Wisconsin, reached 

 by Chicago and Northwestern, and Chicago and Milwaukee and con- 

 necting railroads. For larger game go to tue northern part of the State, 

 reached by the Wisconsin Central. 



J., Baltimore.— i. Will It hurt a pug bitch, which was lined two 

 weeks ago. and which now has mange, to gtvo Fowler's Solution and 

 rub with sulphur ointment? 2. Also, what shall I do for a four- 

 montlis' old pnppy png bitch, which, whenever frightened or excited 

 seems unable to hold its water? Besides, It urinates perhaps thirty 

 limes a day. Ans. 1. Would not advise thence of the arsenical solu- 

 tion. Give Blight dose of oil before applying the sulphur ointment, and 

 reduce food a IlttK 2, Your four-months' puppy will git aU over the 

 trouble you mention In time. Would have no solicitude about her. 



W. H. S., Philadelphia.— I have a shepherd dog; has a very ugly Bate 

 on one of his ears ou the outride, close to the head. Discharges a 

 white, pnssy looking substance ; has been there for about Ave months ; 

 had other sores on his back and a couple on the Inside of the eaT, but 

 these are all well; have been putting coal oil on them. It cured the 

 others, but does not seem to have any effect on this one. The ear 

 seems thick all around the sore. The dog was very fat, but he Is not 

 so now. Ans. The dog probably has canker of the ear. The externa" 

 sore may need opening; consult a surgeon ; If not, then cleanse It and 

 dress it with diluted lead water. 



W. E. W., Newark, N. J.— My metal shells swell when I load them, 

 I do not fancy entering or taking out a tight Bhell when hurried, and 

 would Uke to know whether it could be prevented. Would It help 

 matters to load them in a block of their own size, or load them in the 

 gun. and then take out ready for use ? Would shells of twice lite usual 

 thickness of mefel lessen the swell If No. 10 wads were nscd in No. 18 

 shells? Ans. We do not think any method of loading would help you. 

 nor Rind of shell. Possibly It Is the gun which is at fan It, being a trifle 

 larger than the shells, and tho shells In exploding swell to the size of 

 the harrel. Ton could not force a 10 wad In a 12 shell. 



Doctor, New York city.— Go to any part of Virginia for qnail. Tou 

 cannot go astray. In parts of the State a shot-gun cannot be found. 

 For dnekB, quail, snipe, woodcock, geese, rabbits and small game, go 

 to Aocomac and Northampton eomxtks, including Chincoteague, Slna- 

 puxent, Markham, etc., reached at little expense by Old Dominion 

 steamer and railroad connections. For deer, bear, wild turkeys, and 

 excellent fishing, go to Kanawha Falls, on Chesapeake and Ohio H. R. 

 For deer and turkeys go to Greenbrlar, Brunswick and Augusta coun- 

 ties. .Excellent shooting also within a few miles of Norfolk. Toucan 

 reach most anywhere within twenty-fours' ride of New Tork. Would 

 recommend Virginia to any other State just now. 



G. A. 8., WestAeld, Mass — T have a pointer pop. About a month 

 back had the distemper, which I cured by using the salt remedy. A 

 week ago I noticed his eyes twitch, and the head seemed to draw to- 

 ward the leftside, and he would raise his toot at the same time. This 

 would stop him short fir a second, and then he would go on all right 

 for a few rods, when the same thing would occur again. This kept- 

 growing worse. On the second day he seemed weak in the hind- 

 quarters, so that he staggered and fell in the morning, and foamed at 

 the mouth a little ; was u p in a minute, apparently all right bat for the 

 twitching. The same noon, as I was taking him to a tree in the yard to 

 chain him, he suddenly commenced to yelp and look behind him as 

 though he saw something coming after him The least noise or harBh 

 words will set him going. It takes a minute or two for him to get over 

 this, He baa had two of these turns. The twitching about the eyes 

 and stde of the face are kept up all the time. He howls and whines 

 with every breath, as though he was In great pain. An9. The dog is 

 suffering from nervous disorder, the result ot distemper, likely to ter- 

 minate in St. Vitus' dance. Sometimes quinine (1 to 2 grs.) and nux 

 vomica (ii to Jf grs.) will do good. 



W.- S. R.. Danville, 111.— I hive an Imported pointer bitch. About six 

 weeks ago she whelped with seven puppies. Five were taken from 

 her and two remained. Puppies apparsntly well until a recent date, 

 when the bitch came to my bedside, looked at me, and then, whining, 

 fell Into a At. On recovering she went to her puppies. I called a doc- 

 tor, who pronounced the case to be rabies. One of the puppies died in 

 half an hour, tho other in three-quarters of an hour, both in convul- 

 sions, froth and hlooi' coming from th-* mouth of one of them. The 

 blt.cn had convulsions, panting and gasping for breath. After noticing 

 her puppies she seemed aa if fearful, and would snap at Imaginary ob- 

 jects. She seems at times to grow better, but is stiff and has no ap- 

 petite ; Is very n> rvous, and gives out a peculiar howl. The Doctor 

 has made an examination of tho puppy who died, and found the 

 stomach fllled with hair, straw, undigested food and some worms. 

 Tin" coat of the ttomach was red and Inflamed, as were the lungs. The 

 brain was white and bloodless, the liver, spleen, pancreas and kidney, 

 pluval cavity, containing a large amount of bloody serum. 1 now keep 

 the bitch under surveillance. PleuBe give me your advice. A «. By 

 thla time the nature of the disease in the bitch will have folly <i 'er- 

 mlned Itself. Some of the symptoms certainly indicate rabb-', 

 although highly bred bitches are often liable to a variety ot fits daring 

 the period of suckling. The youngsters no doubt died from the effects 

 of the poisoned milk, the result of tho mother's condition. Of course 

 the diagnosis of the physician must ha accorded weiirht, and he should 

 observe the progress of the disease in the hitch until fully demon- 

 strated, when, If rabid, she should be killed. We will be gratified to 

 learn from you the further history of the case. 



