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FOREST AInDIISTKEAM. 



of the rumor hucksters and would-be false witnesses only 

 knew how much serious harm they are inflicting upon the fu- 

 ture prosperity Of professional rowing in America, they would 

 think twice before allowing such indefensible license to their 

 tongues. Most of these persons are actuated by a desire for 

 cheap notoriety in the public prints. The whole trouble 

 arises from the fact that Courtney has been a good deal too 

 much of a champion on paper and has been lifted up to the 

 gaze of the people as the great invincible " I am," until the 

 public began to believe it. He was as fairly beaten by nan- 

 Ian as ever a sculler was, and he will let him severely aloue 

 for a long time to come. The attempt to defend opinions en- 

 tertained previous to the great race by disparaging the honesty 

 of one of the contestants, is as puerile as it is unworthy and 

 prejudicial to the populariiy of the sport in the future. 



Faikmocnt Rowing Association.— The second annual re- 



fattaof this club took place October 5 on the Schuylkill, 

 'hlladelphia. Single sculls — won by Charles Hamilton in 

 Itm. His.; George .Mitchell second, Thomas Lambert third. 

 Single scull working boats— won by William Francis in 

 14m. 46^s. ; John Sehnare second, IS. Connelly third. Double 

 scull working boats— won by 13. McCoskeV and T. Lam- 

 bert in ISm. 37fs.; John McCosker and T. Brown second ; 

 William Tapper and C. Beitzc third, Four-oared barges- 

 barge Fairmount, A. Campbell (bow), T. Hopkins, William 

 Ashman, 8. Little (stroke), and T. Tillott (cox.), won in 14m. 

 10s. ; barge Wave, E. Connelly (bow), H. Faber, Al. Doerr, 

 Charles Schimf (stroke), and H. Moore (cox.), second. Six- 

 oared barges— barge Ethel, Thomas Lambert (stroke), John 

 McCosker, Ed. Branon, W. Tapper, John Fowler, John 

 O'Neill (bow), and Robert Bell (cox.), won in 10m. 43fs. ; 

 barge Washington, B. McCosker (stroke), Hugh Simpson, J. 

 Parrel, J. Waters, Walter Poole, T. Roitze (bow), and Charles 

 Moore (Cox.), second. 



Pot»mao Boat Club. — The annual fall regatta of this club 

 took place October 8 over the club course on the Potomac, 

 Washington. Single sculls — Roberts took the lead, but 

 slipped his sliding seat. Barbarin won in 8m. 43a,; Bailey 

 second, Roberts third, Gadsby fourth, Stevens fifth. Double 

 sculls — boat Crapley took the lead and won in 8m. 30s.; crew, 

 Bester and Zeigler; boat Excelsior second; crew, Wheeler 

 and Bailey. Four-oared shells— Polmnac crew, W. H. Gib- 

 son (bow), W. F Roberts, J. S. Zeigler, N. Beslor (stroke): 

 four-oared shell Saratoga ; crew, A. B. Brice (bow), s! 

 Wheeler, C Zappone, G. Wbeatley (stroke); and six-oared 

 gig Phil. Dodge; crew, F. Johns (bow), Lee Cox, 0. Ste- 

 vens, W. Wheatley, J. D. Doyle, R. Morgan (stroke), and J. 

 H. Gordon (cox). Potomac look the lead and won in Gm. 

 50s., Barat/>ga Gm. 55s., and the gig 6m. 59s. 



Yale Fait, Regatta. — The closing regatta of Yale was 

 held, Oct. 12, on Lake Saltonstall, during bad weather and 

 lumpy water. The course had been re-surveyed recently and 

 found to be 120 ft. short, which error was rectified. First 

 race, for barges ; distance, two miles; Seniors had the east- 

 ern course, Juniors the western, with Sophomores in the mid- 

 dle. At the start the juniors took the lead with a stroke of 

 42 ; Seniors second. Sfeecf the turu the leaders shipped a lot 

 of water and were compelled to pull for the shore. The 

 Seniors were the first to turn, and increased their lead on the 

 run home, crossing the line iu lorn. 58a; Sophomores in 16m. 

 zrjjs. The crews were as follows.- Class '79— E. F. Living- 

 ston (bow), H. S. Green, J. W. Curtiss, O. D. Thompson, J 

 V. Farwell, F. E. Hyde (stroke), C. F. Aldrich fcox.). Class 

 '80— F. O. Spencer (bow), Preston King, F. W. Kcator, K. 

 G. Osborn, H. W. Tad, W. R. Inms (stroke). E. W. Kne- 

 vals (cox.). Class '81— J. F. Merrill (bow), W-' W. K. Nixon 

 P. C. Fuller, Henry Ives, J. B. Collins, A. B. Beadle (stroke), 

 H. N. Tutlle (cox.). Second race, for four-oared crews of 

 the Dunham Rowing Club, over a one-mile course. Red 

 pulled 48 to Blue's 44, but the hitler took the lead and won 

 in 6m. 30}s ; Red followed in 7m. Crews as follows : Reds — 

 J. E. Wilson (bow), T. Richford, R. H. Mason, H. 11. Don- 

 aldson (stroke), J. Bulkley (cox.). Blues— P. Bigelow (bow), 

 M. S. Wilson, L. M. Higginson, L. A. Stokes (stroke), J. J. 

 Nairn (cox.). Third race, for six-oared barges, distance two 

 miles, between the Academic and Scientific Freshmen. The 

 Academics, with a long swing of 30, drew out ahead and 

 slowed down to 30 on the return, winning readily in 15m. 

 56|s.; Snientifics, 16m. 26|s. Crews as follows: Academic 

 '83— T. De W. Guyler (bow), H. H. Knapp, F. M. Eaton, C. 



B. Storrs, L. K. Hull, H. T. Folson (stroke), A. Fitzgerald 

 (cox.). Scientific— A. D. Bcvan (bow), M. Alcott, E. Bailey, 



C. M. Carpenter, I. J. Schiller, E. A. Hubbard (stroke), G. 

 L. Sargent (cox). 



Analostan Boat Club. — The regular fall regatta of this 

 club was held Saturday, Oct. 12. Water smooth. Four- 

 oared shells. Entries: America— Campbell, Marshall, Taylor 

 and Burdette. Undine— Maunder, ISyman, Elliott and Mc- 

 Kenney. Fraud— White, Pairo, Mosher and Page. Fraud 

 ■won in 7m. Second race, for double working boats. Nellie— 

 Jones and Hall, and Hazel, Page and Burdette ; won by the 

 latter in 8m. 9£s. Third race, for barges, Anahstan and 

 Falcon. Won by Anahstan. Course in all cases one mile. 



Rowing at St. Louis. — The annual four-oared race for the 

 championship of the Mississippi was rowed October 6. Dis- 

 tance, about five miles, most of it down stream ; water rather 

 lumpy, the mark boats drifting from their moorings. Modoc 

 Rowing Club— J. Cummings (bow), D. Weinheimer, J. 

 Stumpf, W. Keller (stroke), won in 32m. 30s. St. Louis 

 Rowing Club— B. F. Brand (bow), L. Stoeker, D. Newell, L. 

 Edel (stroke), second, 33m. Western Rowing Club--,!. 

 Spires (bow), G. Hoffman, H. Sicken, T. Hilhker (stroke), 

 third, 36m, Mississippi Rowing Club— J. Hahni (bow), K. 

 Moses, L. Tenleberg, 11. Clark (stroke), fourth, 36m. 40s. 

 The boats differed in style, some being lapstreaks, others 

 shells, and the darkness caused much wild steering. 



SOWING at Portsmouth, Va. — The Hope and Brisk four- 

 oared crews pulled a race at Portsmouth, Va., October 2. 

 Hope— M. Ellis (bow), William Miller, Julian Pace, S. Bal- 

 lantine (stroke), and S. Hope (cox.), won in 12m. 13s. 

 Brisk— Millard Brenaman (bow), William Ridgewell, R. Mc- 

 Clain, Geo. Gwin (stroke), and Ed. Summers (cox.), second. 

 Davis-Reagan Match. — These two Boston oarsmen met 

 on Silver Lake, near that city, Oct. 8. Reagan was the 

 favorite, pulling in a new ship," by Elliott, of Greenpoint, L. 

 I., 30ft. long, llin. beam and 37£ lbs. weight. Davis was 

 seated in a '-down-East " shell, from the shop of Stevens, of 

 Bath, Me., 29ft long, U^-in. beam and bringing down the 

 scales at the extremely light weight of 241bs. At the word 

 '•Go, 1 ' both men got away well together, at a stroke of about 

 38. Reagan showed to the front slightly, but when the half 

 null- was reached Davis had the best of it by half a length. 

 He then quickened his stroke and spun out his lead to a clear 

 three lengths at the turn. Time, 13m. 14s., the best on rec- 

 ord. On the pull home the Portland sculler put in more good 



work, and finally passed the line with nine lengths to spare, 

 making the four mileB in 28m. 6fs. Davis thus has made the 

 fastest four-mile time on record, and his victory, though un- 

 expected, was received with satisfaction. We think Davis a 

 particularly good man, and one who will show to the front 

 more extensively than heretofore. Poor Reagan's defeat was 

 the least of his misfortunes that day. He was killed through 

 an accident to the train in which he was returning to Boston. 

 Faulkner, his rowing partner, was wounded, and the latter's 

 wife met with her death, together with Sirs. Blakey, wife of 

 the Cambridge boat builder." 



HOWIKG RIPPLES. 



Plaisted and Fjvan Morris will pull, Oct. 18, over the Hul- 

 ton course at Pittsburgh, two miles with a turn. Morris is 



the better man of the two On the 2d inst. Ellis Ward beat 



W. Myers, of Philadelphia, over a three-mile course on the 



Delaware The amateur championship of Mystic River, 



Mass., was won by Mr. J. U. Houghton, Oet. 5, who had a 



walk-over Andy Seibert, beat J. Burrett, at Wheeling, Va., 



Oct. 5, over a three-mile course in 23m. 5Ss Hosmer and 



Frenchy Johnson will arrange a match All the sporting 



fraternity who lost money on the paper champion of America 

 are sure now the Courtuey-Banlau race was fraught with dis- 

 honesty Hanlan, champion of America, will "row no more 



races this season, but will leave for England this winter to try 

 .1 beat Sullivan and Corbett in a 

 nac, Oct. 5, winning ihe Merri- 

 ird time, mnking it his propi 



, fecute his libellers Riley has 



done a good deal of practice work for his five mile race with 

 Davis, of Portland, to come off October 19, on Owasco Lake 



Pacific Life offers for competition among its subscribers 



a fine $800 barge and outfit. 



his luck abroad D. Dri 



single scull race on the Men 



mac River B. A. medal the t 



. . .Courtney propose 



%am$ fag and (jj$wu 



GAME IN SEASON FOR OCTOBER. 



Moose 



Alei I » 



i.fc/os 





(.-nrlhi 







vngifer. 



Elk or 



iTfir.ii], 





-<■.„• -:-.«. 



l>cdot 



Va. ili-i 



1-, ' '. ' 





-i|,iin- 



-;, :-i:l, 



Mac* 



and gray, 



l!n! -_■-. 



tii'iHvn 







Keefl c 



r rice t> 



rJ, D 



tiohonyx ory 



Blaek-bellled plover, ox 



tarola helvetica. 

 King plover, Aii/ialitis . 



•eye, Sgiia- 

 temipalma- 



Stilt, or long-shanks, Hi; 



liiqricottix. 

 ,v,.i ,. .;..,>.. /','■:■■' ■'., >■:.-, ... 

 Ked-breasied snipe, or dowilcher, 

 wo. Macrorhamphits gristnia. 

 hick- Hetl-bjckea sandpiper, or ox-bird, 



yytfw/a atnericana. 

 ontua Great marbled godwlt, or martin, 



Qpail or partridge, Orlyx Virginia- "Wil 



"Bay birds" generallv, in'-'n '<•-?• various species of plover, sand 

 p/per. Buiee, curlew, ovaier-oau-iivr, aurl dIcqb, li ,^:^.-j 1 »u, zvet'<>t- 

 elc coming under tlie group LimaaiUe or Shore Birds. 



t&~ This table does not apply to all the States. It la meant to repre- 

 sent the game which Is generally in season al this time. State regula- 

 tions may prohibit the killing ol some species or gaaie here mentioned, 



mill, c 



Game is Market. — Pinnated grouse (prairie chickens), SI to 

 51.25 per pair ; partridge (ruffed grouse), 90 contB to SI per pair; 

 mallard ducks, 75 cents por pair ; black do., 75 cents per pair ; 

 widgeon do. , 60 cents per pair; broad bill do., 60 ceuta per pair; 

 teal do., 60 cents per pair ; AYUbou snipe, S2.5Q to $3 per doz. ; 

 plover, $3 pet doz.; bay birds, large, Sil per doz.; do. Bmall, 50 

 cents per doz.; reed birds, $1 to $1.25 por doz.; wild pigeons, 

 stall fed, £1.75 per doz.; Phildelphia Bquaba, 83.25 per doz, 



Poultry— Philadelphia and Bucks County dry picked chickens, 

 18 to 22 cents per pound ; do. fowls, 10 to 18 oenta ; do. turkeys, 

 16 to 20 oenta ; do. ducks, 16 to 20 couts ; do. geese, 14 to 16 

 cents ; State and Western chickens, 11 to 10 cents ; do. turkeys, 

 14 to 16 cents ; do fowla, 13 to 15 oenta ; do. ducks, 12 to 15 cents; 

 do. geeao, 10 to 12 cents. 



Coot SnooTiso at Shelter Island. — Under date of Oct. 

 11, our correspondent, Mr. Isaac McLellan, writes from 

 Shelter Island, L. I.: 



There has been so far but few coots up this part of the 

 bay, as they have been collecting in Gardiner's Bay, several 

 miles below. But this rough northeasterly storm which is 

 raging here to-day will bring them up the bay and around 

 these shores. We have seen several flocks of them this morn- 

 ing flying along the shore, seeking a more sheltered place for 

 rest and food. Last fall and winter, as you know, were re- 

 markably mild and moderate, so the coots and old squaws 

 were very plenty on the flats east of this island, and were 

 easily killed by sailing on them or by battery. It is to be 

 hoped they will be as plenty this season, and by the latter 

 " >r in .November, they may afford good 

 •8 these fowl are very numerous here, but 

 mparatively scarce. There waB good coot 

 shooting last" fall and all through the winter until March. 

 They were very abundant and a single battery in a few hours 

 would kill as many as sixty or more. The shooter lies in a 

 small boat, with his decoys around him, aud his comrade in 

 a row-boat picks up the birds: 



New jEsssr—Hammontown, Oct. 13.— On Friday I started 

 from Lower Bank with a worthy resident of that place— Mr. 

 Steve Henry Adams— for Landing Creek. We paddled up 

 the creek and through the branches aud guts, aud started a 

 number of wood duck, of which Mr. Adams handed down 

 nine, and myself six. It was hard work, aud required the 

 most perfect quiet and the utmost, nerve and quickness to 

 hand the fellows down, for wood duck jump on sight of you, 

 and care nothing as to how the wind is, but are off like a 

 shot. You only see them for a few seconds, and in that time 

 your gun must do its work. On our way home the wind 

 changed from southwest to northeast, giving a prospect of u 

 big tide for the next day, Saturday morning the wind had 

 changed to the north, but there was a fair tide running. So, 

 accompanied by my trusty pusher, James Kramer, we started 

 for the meadows. The birds were plenty, but hardly enough 

 water to pursue them successfully. I have- heard some sports- 

 men say that a rail at all times is a dull, sluggish bird, and 

 that any tyro can kill them; but if lliey could have seen the 

 rail yesterday get up before the wind and twist and turn and 

 go like a rocket, they would have had to call all 

 into play to bring them down. But with all the high wind 

 and poor tide, 1 managed to beat sixty-four as fine birds as I 

 ever saw. 1 killed a number that it was impossible to boat, 

 which, of course, I did not count. The wind was so Btrong 

 at times as to force ua to sit down iu the boat j but we had a 



part of this 

 sport. In soi 



in others they are 



good time and was well pleased with our success. If sports- 

 men would like to have sport, among the black ducks and 

 broad bills let them go by rail to Egg "Harbor City, and then 

 by stage, seven miles, to Lower Bank. L. W. 8. 



Deer Stalktkr in Blooming Grovb Park.— The Bloom- 

 ing Grove Pari- Association own? a tract of some 12,000 acres 

 of land much diversified. Included iu this territory is a 

 breeding paddock one mile square for deer and elk, which is 

 inclosed by a high wi.e fence. Al the present time the num- 

 ber of deer in the inclosure is quite large, and bucks espe- 

 cially have become superfluous. Among the rest are two old 

 reprobates which arc obnoxious to the gamekeepers, for 

 reason, and it has been determined to hunt them out. of their 

 coverts and kill them. To do this successfully, and afford 1 

 amusement to members of the association, there will be a 

 html for them on the second day of next November, when 

 self-styled hunters will be enabled to exhibit their woodcraft 

 and skill with the rttle. No dogs will be used, and the efforts 

 of the hunters will be to jump them from their cover and hit 

 1 hem on Ihe fly. That's what's the matter. The Executive 

 Committee have requested us to urge those intending to take 

 part to address Dr. E. Bradley at the Hoffman House, so that 

 if the numbers warrant a special car may be engaged to leave 

 New York on Friday, November 1, at 8:43 A. m. Invited 

 guests of members will share in the privilege, 



The winter sports of the association are bear and deer hunt- 

 ing, the shooting of ruffed grouse, ducks, wild pigeons, hares, 

 tabbilB, foxes, squirrels, mink and otter, and fishing for pick- 

 erel and black bass. Deer and ruffed grouse, are especially 

 numerous, and combined with the exhilarating atmosphere 

 peculiar to the region, cannot but afford rare sport and enjoy- 

 ment to those fond of out-door pastimes. Tickets to Millvifle 

 Depot and return ("account Blooming Grove Fark "), $5, 

 to be had only at the Erie R. R. office, corner Broadway and 

 Twenty-third street. Time, 4 hours 11 minutes by rail, and 

 1 hour and 15 minutes by stage. 



South Oaholvna — Ch'irltMon, Oct. 12. — A. very pleasant, 

 hunt came off a few days since near Summerville, the charm- 

 ing resort of a large number of Charlestonians, about 22 miles 

 from the city. A large number of deer were started, and a 

 couple of fine ones brought home. Governor Hampton, who 

 was one of the party, bagged a fine buck in handsome style. 

 The Governor is a capital shot, and is very fond of hunting, 

 but has had few oportunities of indulging in any sport for the 

 last three years. From August 1 to this time 26 deer have 

 been brought home by the Summerville sportsmen. They re- 

 port deer very abundant, and have had magnificent sport. 



Floeida — tit. AugvsUne, Oct. 10. — Wilson snipe have ap- 

 peared much earlier than usual this season. Good bags have 

 been made. 



Virginia — Blackaburg, Oct. 8. — Quails very plenty. A 

 good many ruffed grouse have been killed. A few score to 

 be oc*t> about wet T,\ acea sn d springheads. M. G. E, 



The Petersburg Tndcx says thai partridges are as abund- 

 ant in the adjacent counties as sparrows. The coveys are 

 large and numerous and the birds tan;e. 



Michigan. — B^ars are numerous in Lapeer County. A 

 300-pound?r was the trophy of a party near the town of La- 

 peer last week. 



Iowa— Pomeroy, Oct. 5.— Sport is prime here now: ducks 

 are coming in all the time t geese in fair quantities. Doc and 

 I drove out a couple of miles Tuesday evening and I bagged a 

 pair of fine Canadas, making a clean double, the first of the 

 SeaBOn. I walked up behind some stacks and took a run for 

 them, cutting them down clean at 80 yards with my 18 gauge. 

 What No. 10 gun could do better ? Glass ball shooting is on 

 the decline here since the opening of the season. A party 

 leave for Spirit Lake next week on a ten days trip from Du- 

 buque. Any friends East who may wish to visit Iowa for 

 sport will be aided as far as possible, and any questions will 

 be cheerfully answered if they will address me through your 

 office, as I am ever ready to lend a helping hand to brother 

 sportsmen whenever an opportunity offers. 



Abb Daootah. 



Minnesota— St. J'avl, Oct. 8.— Ducks are beginning to fly 

 pretty well and every one is out now on the war path." 1 have 

 been out and " purchased " a few myself. C. P. M. 



Wir.n Pigbons— Washington, I). OL, Oct. 12.— Wild pigeons 

 are numerous in Montgomery, Maryland and Fairfax- Counties, 

 Va., and the region thereabouts. A great many have been 



killed along Seneca Creek in the first-named counly, twenty 

 miles west of Washington, and the shooters have had raie 

 sport. The birds are iu good condition and tly low. They 

 are feeding on buckwheat and acorns, and seemto p 

 to the West. C'hikf. 



—Wild pigeons are here (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, 

 Va., Oct. 8) in some considerable numbers, as is the case 

 every year in September and October, moving apparently 

 southwest along the mountains. M. G. E, 



A Generous Oafhb and a Babe Chance. — Here is an offer 

 from a merchant in Pennsylvania which we think some of our 

 readers will be delighted to accept \ hut if disposed to do so 

 write to the principal and not to us .- 



ii - 9 GLEN, Centre Co., I'a., Oct. S.lBTs, 



Editor Forest and Btj; 



it do I 1- 



I Seep no hotel, n 

 to induce parties to eouie to my tui 

 money, I do ma hum tor the m 

 have several friends from the Kai 

 pect some. It ttOl alt. tin:- s 



for one, that, tou might uum: mj object 

 tnmling proanil would he to makesouie 

 lie! ; I hunt l.ecauss I enjoy it, 

 *ho come up every season. I ex- 

 Our principal hunting is tor deer. 

 We braBh them with dogs. Vf e have a great many ptieSBOnts, mid this 

 seaaon black and gray squirrels are very plenty. 1 expect to go to my 

 camp on Nov. 11 aud stay until Dec. to. 1 cam» and hunt on my own 

 and grounds that I am Interested. in. We camp La rsgnltu- hunters' 

 style, keep a man all the lime at camp to cook and do tlie wort. Where 

 we hunt we can hear the whistle of The locomotive from the P. and E.R, 

 R.ou one side and Suuw-Shoe on the other, Snow-Shoe is my railroad sta- 

 tion. Xniv, I will take one or two good fellows and I will give them all 

 they hunting limy may voiut, I will assure them good, warm quarterB 

 while In camp ; I will meet ilitin at railroad and see that they git. to 

 camp ; see that thfiy gfct same to take SoniB, and K you, or any of your 

 friends, may want to accept let them writetomeand I will give then 

 all the particulars. Gko K. liotK. 



Long Branch Gun Club. — At a meeting of the club m this 

 city last Saturday there were elected about one hundred new 

 members, who came from the Boston, Marragansett, Phila- 

 delphia and Baltimore Gun Clubs. The club as newly or- 

 ganized propose to hold a series cf matches at Newport next 

 summer, in which the best shots of the country will partioi- 



