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pate. A club-house is to be built, and the club will apply for 

 articles of incorporation. The following officers were elected : 

 John Hoey, Pr&ident; Qfloraa N. Curtis, Vice-President ; 

 John S. Hoey, Secretary, and Julian L. Myers, Treasurer. 



Wellington Sportsman's Club.— At Wellington, Kansas, 

 has just been organized a club for the protection of game and 

 the better perfectingthemgelveB in shooting, termed The Wel- 

 lington Sportsman's Club, with the following officers : Prcsi. 

 dent, William Quigley ; Vice-President, F. B 

 tary, W. S. Haddawayj Treasurer, C. R. Godfrey ; Trustees, 

 James A. Lang, A. W. Shearman, G. M. Wyatt. 



Naw Railroad fob Long Island.— We have received the 

 prospectus of a new narrow gauge rourl which it. is proposed 

 to build between Brooklyn and Babylon, following the south 

 shore of Long Island, and which is to be known as the " East- 

 ern Railroad of Long Island.' 7 While such a road, as induc- 

 ing that competition which is said to be the life of trade, is 

 likely to result in benefit to the general public, still we are re- 

 minded that thebuilding of railroads, like the making of books, 

 has no end, and is about as frequently profitable. If there is 

 not enough traffic now to support one road it seems hardly 

 probable that two could live. The prospectus before us, how- 

 ever, sets forth in most plausible terms the benefits to follow, 

 and if sportsmen are to lie afforded better facilities for reach- 

 ing the most favored spoL in this vicinity wo cannot but wish 

 the new enterprise success. 



That Office Boy.— That office boy of ours that had such 

 luck shooting on the coast of Maine, lias just returned from 

 another trip, covered all over with glory. He took an after 

 noon train and went to Bill Lane's favorite sportsmen's retreat 

 at Good Ground, Long Island. On, his arrival in the even- 

 ing he was "awful hungry," but the supper soon provided 

 was far better than anticipated, and ample justice was done in 

 good boy style. The next day Mr. Lane did all he could to 

 give him a good day's sport, but a gale from the northwest 

 drove the ducks out, and fifteen bay-birds was the result of a 

 -day's work. Of the place, the house and the host the boy 

 was enthusiastic. He says of all the places he ever visited 

 Lane's is the best. Birds were there by the thousands, and 

 every facility can be readily provided for sportsmen, except 

 in such a gale as he was caught in. As for the comforts of 

 the house, he thinks it unsurpassed lor a shore retreat in 

 shooting season, and also thinks the motherly Mrs. Lane the 

 best cook on the island, except his own mother, of course. 

 He was delighted with the trip ; but the worst of it is lie 

 wants to go again, and all the boys in the office waut a day's 

 vacation to go down on the island and see how it is for them- 

 selves. 



Wisconsin— Westfield, Oct. 7.— Small game has been com- 

 •.para.tivety abundant this season, particularly pinnated grouse 

 >andituail, and our local sportsmen have enjoyed rare sport in 

 the field. The wild-fowl are beginning to put in an appear- 

 ance in considerable numbers at the grand old resort, Pack- 

 away Late, and the wiseacres predict a bountiful harvest for 

 isportsmen. The Packaway Club are in their cosy quarters, 

 and numerous sportsmen from all sections are arriving at the 

 lake. Snipe and wild goose shooting will soon be in its 

 prime. W. W. 



Madison, Oct. 7.— Our sportsmen are now having a grand 

 'time among the ducks that are to be found in large quantities 

 .on our waters. Blue-bills, red-heads and mallards are thicker 

 [than for years past. Jack snipe are also making their appear- 

 ance. The present high water of our lakes inundating the 

 marshes makes it difficult to get near them. Prospects are 

 such as delight the heart of the sportsman. The favorite 

 spots near the city are Westport and Second Lake. 



Rover. 



Boston Shooting Scits. — Our friends Simmons & Co., of 

 Boston, seem perfectly satisfied with the success of the 

 " Boston Shooting Suit "among sportsmen, which, they say, 

 is something almost unprecedented in the history of new gar- 

 ments. Much of this, however, we feel privileged to say, 

 has been due to the very liberal manner in which they have 

 placed its merits before the readers of Forest and Stkbam. 

 Entering the field for competition in this department but two 

 years since, Messrs. Simmons & Son, of Boston, have already 

 carried off the highest honors at all places where they have 

 exhibited, and their daily mail frequently contains orders from 

 as many as twelve different States for these now famous suits. 

 Their testimonials from well-known sportsmen in all parts of 

 the country are of the most flattering description. We would 

 advise any one in want of a first-class equipmeut of this kind 

 to send for Messrs. Simmons & Son's circular and samples. 



The Atjxu.ij.ry Barbel.— Editor Forest and Stream : Mr. 

 A. 0. Shelton, of the Auxiliary Rifle Barrel Co. , of New 

 Haven, Conn., left for home last evening, haviag been here 

 and at Milwaukee for two weeks exhibiting his new invention 

 in combining a rifle barrel to be inserted in any breech-loading 

 shot-gun. He has given several exhibitions showing its shoot- 

 ing qualities to our Western sportsmen, demonstrating to them 

 •that it shoots equally as well as any sporting rifle. 



Chicago, 111, October '12. Ctuoago. 



Gtjns at Atjotion.— Judging from the great number o 

 breech-loading guns sold at auction by Messrs. Barker & Co. 

 of Liberty street, sportsmen must anticipate a plentiful sup 

 ply of game. The above firm are making a specialty of the 

 sale of fine guns by auction. No gun will be sold by them 

 that they do not fully guarantee. The fifth Side of the season 

 will comprise an unusually large number of expensive guns, 

 not less than twenty of W. & C. Scott & Son's make being 

 included. The same firm will also sell by auction, commenc- 

 ing next week, Wednesday, the entire contents of the " Old 

 Curiosity Shop," located on Broadway, near Bleecker street, 

 which will afford collectors of bric-a-brac an opportunity to 

 purchase curious articles gathered from all quarters of the 

 world, including Japanese and Chinese bronzes, pottery and 

 aU varieties of china and earthenware, idols, arms and ar- 

 mor, elegant wood and ivory carvings, plaequcs, fans, etc.— 

 ISeeAdv. 



The Man who has Donh Florida. — Editor Forest and 

 Stream: "Al. Fresco," in "Marooning No. 2," says he would 

 like to see " the man tliat has done Florida." Well, if I haven't, 

 no man ever did. In pursuit of the wily Seminole, when our 

 present General Sherman was only a second lieutenant in the 

 Third U. S. Artillery, when Gains, Jesup, Taylor, Worth and 

 Harney lived and fought, the writer hereof went over every 



glade and swamp, through every creek, river, bay and bayou 

 of southern, middle and western Florida. Then deer were so I 

 thick that you could not go a hundred yards on land without | 

 starting them in herds— 1 mean in 1888, '3D, '4(1, '41 and 'i2. 

 The flamingo reddened the beaches and bars from theAmolete 

 Keys to Key Biscayno. Curlew, suipe and ducks were seen in 

 myriads, and wild turkeys were everywhere. I recognize 

 " Al. Fresco's" correct description of many points. At Me- I 

 Laughlin's Key w had a severe tight with'" Wild Cat," the 

 Seminole chief: atPubta Rassa, three or four of them; on 

 Start River, np the Everglades, in the Big Cypress and on 

 Okeechobee, more of 'em If he looks sharp al some of our 

 old landing places and camp grounds he'll find the initials "E. 

 Z. 0. J.'' cut on more than one tree, if they haven't, grown in. 

 Fish, turtle and game were so plenty then that I often in a 

 half 'day's sport got enough to feed Our crew of sixty men for 

 days. This is no yarn ; it is the truth. There wiis a fresh 

 iflg near the point of Cape Sable, and the only fresh 

 water in that vicinity. The deer cams there to drink in such 

 numbers that the ground was trodden soft as it is in a cow- 

 yard. There, when acting lieutenant on board the U. S. 

 schooner Otsego in 1839, in a single night tiy moonlight, with 

 an old English double-barreled gun and buck-shot, I killed 

 seven large, fat deer. It was done from behind the shelter of 

 a clump of palmettoes, and after the game went down my 

 boat's crew came at the call of my whistle and carried the 

 game away to dress it. Twice I killed a deer with each bar- 

 rel before they got, away from the spring, and when::]] was 

 still more came down. It was rather risky work, for the red- 

 skins were thick on i he main land; but I got my game and 

 saved my " hair." If " Al. Fresco " will overhaul the records 

 of the War Department of the years alluded to he will find 

 rude, charts and draughts of all the section he speaks of, done 

 by myself and others, who were year in and year out "canoe- 

 ing," wading and marching through that alligator-infested, 

 mosquito-winged country. Nun LYntline. 



Ragles? mat, October, 1878. 



Brooklyn gun Omm— Dtseter ParB, Dtonwa nut--,, /... r.. Out b — 

 Monthly pigeon shooting from H anil T trans ; handicapped rise ; 80 



ardB bonndary: 



Woods SB yds 1 1 11110 11 1—9 



Idersleevfi 26 " 1 I1O11I10 1—3 



Durfee 25 " l 110113 lu i— 8 



Wynn !3t« " 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1-8 



Ukinson ■!:;>," ..,1 10 111111—6 



W 'd 25 ■' 1 11110 110 0—7 



lliv-rs '.'5 " 11110 1 1—6 



Robinson is '■ i o i o t l o l o o— 5 



ffianktfj ■.■::'-" o 0*001011 i— « 



Wisner n*i " 1 I 1 1—1 



DrKooe 25 '■ 0*01101 1—4 



Dr Steele 21 " 1 1 o 0-2 



Same Day— Shoot-off for crimper and extractor presented by Sir. 

 ' — ; 3 birds each, 25 yards riBe, SO yards boundary ; ties shot-off 



ar. ?. birds each : 



Atkinson 



Woods 



Wlllard 



...1 1111111111 1—13 



.11111111110 1-11 



...1 111110 —0 



...1 1 t 1 1 1 -0 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



Maine Sporting Association— iowtsfOTi Trotting 1 

 annual shoot took place September ■.! ami 2-3. Bot 

 lovely as heart could wish. The clubs pannepjiing wei 

 coggin Sporting Cub, of I.cwisiou, twelve men ; Fort 

 Portland, twelve rucu ; Lewiston Shooting Assoclat 

 .Maine snooting Club, live men: Ciishnnc Height dun 

 The men were divided iuto five squads, eight in etch, on 



tor the mi-s; live prises wraa at fifteen birds ( 



shooting at live birds cacti, and toen retire 

 this repeated three tunes. The highest lase 

 highest the second prize, etc. 



SqaUdNo. 1. 



JN Martin... 1 1 o 1 1 



TBDavIs 1 1 1 1 t 



RC Clement 1 ( 



Charles Pollster 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 



R Shaw 1 " 1 1 I 



E G Nason 1 10 11 



J P 1 



Q C Cobb.. 



Ira Crocker 



Warren Nov ca 1 1 



H S Farnham 1 I 



O W Curtis.... 1 



Stewart Smith 1 o 



C. as liibbard 1 



HD Donovan 1 



H C Hammou — 1 1 



Squad No. S. 

 1 



10 11 



1 1 t 



Squad No. S. 



FrankCurtiB 1 11111 



CMWormell 1 



CNason 110 11 



CK Munson ,010111 



JC Davis 1110 1 



E W Moore 11111 



WmJones 1 1 1 1 l ; 



FR Whitney 1 1 1 1 : 



Squad No. 4. 



NEFickett 11111 



BBPomroy l 1 l l 1 l 



Frank Merrill 10 110 



RO Hall 1 1 1 1 1 



AC Hinckley 110 11 



L A Dyer 1 10 



Harry Wilder 1 1110 



Samuel Barbnr 1 1 l l 



Squad No. 5. 



KMLevett 1 1 u 1 t 



E WCoburn 1 11111 



J W Lewis 1 11 



P Jaris 



UH Longfellow 1110 



Levi Wooley 1 n 1 o o 



M Burleigh 1 110 11 



Geo Benson (Excused). 



The diamond gold badge remains with E. E. Pomroy, ot the Androa 

 eoggin, S C, who won It last year from the Maine S. C, of Pon land ; 

 score, fourteen out of liftecn. Ties on thirteen were shot oil"; live 

 single birds, 28 yards rise : 



G C Cobb 1 w AC Hiokloy 1 w 



E W Moore 1 l 1 1 1—5 



Second prize, $12 cash, won by E.W. Moore, of Cushnoc Height Gun 

 Club, of Augusta. 



Ties on twelve were shot off same as above. Third prize, $10, was 

 won by W. Jones, of the Maine Shooting Club, of Portland. 

 Ties on eleven. 



KG Nason 1 w F R Whitney 1 1 1 1 1—5 



W Noyce ...1 1111-5 R G Hall 1 1111-5 



C W Curtis 1 1 1 1 o—i EWCotram 1 Ow 



ACHammoa low W A Longfellow lllflw 



Frank Curtis w 



TieB on five— 31 yards rise. 



W Noyce w R U Hall 10 10 0— S 



FR Whitney 1 H1W 



Fourth prize, $S, waB won by F, R. Whitney, of the Lewiston Shoot- 

 ing Association. 



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a resulted In favor of C K- Munson, of Androscoggin, S. C, 



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got up. Nineteen eicered nt. $1 eac 

 for the birds ; 76 birds were shot 

 trie pile, which, looked sm 

 exercise of the second diy 

 history of which we wish ti 

 paper, as an expression f o 

 of New York, a gentleman 

 He made 113 a friendly visit the 1: 

 hihltion in aliootmg grass baits ' 

 most a.llicultof wnich was bre 

 ininnte witu a ahot-gun, loading 

 sporlioi? cluba ot Sfalne of a gi 

 feather-tilled glass balls, to be ct 

 tlClpatiUg in the annual shoot 11 



1. W. Curtis shut Big] 

 ,11 alter paying for the ij.i--.i-. 

 yas aa interestlug shoot at glas 

 give to the many readers 01 \vi 

 lr gratitude and thanks to Ira A, 

 ell known among shooting u 

 of August, and gave a 



The Androscoggin team— Levitt, 

 B score ol 58 out of a possible 15. 

 ioggin S. C, Lewiston, Maine. 



SgA Sum Gun Ca.vb— Point Pleasant, -V. ./.— Club's badge, ties shot 

 off bird and bird ; '.:i yards rue, ii! yariU boutidnrv, H and T traps IV 

 02i Bhol ! Long Island rules: 



PftKB 1 11111111 1—10 Howe 1 I00"1ilni—fl 



Hamtltou ...1 llllltll 1—10 Serell 1 1 1 1 i 0-6 



Nelson 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- 9 Clayton 1 1 * w 



Hastings 1 11110 110—7 l'u-Vney ...0 1 00 w 



Putney 110 111110—7 Martina w 



Tics on ten. 

 Tfttes 1 11.11 1110— 3 Hamilton 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0—7 



The si'cond contest was a sweepstakes : 



Hamilton 1 1 1 1 1-5 Putney ,. ..,1 011 1—4 



Hustings 1 1 1 1 1— S Rogers 1 1 t 1—4 



rates 1 li<> 1 — i 



Hamilton and Hastings divided. 



The third event was a sweepstakes : 



Putney 1 1 1 1 1—5 Gates 1 1 1 1 0-4 



Nelson 1 1 1 I 1—5 Hamilton 1 Oil 0— s 



Hastings 1 * 1 1 1—4 



Putney and Nelson divided. 



Same Day— Sweepstakes— 21 yards rise, so yards boundary, flveblrda 

 each ; lies shot off, miss and go out : 



Hastings lllil 11 11 11 11 11— its 



Hamilton 1 1111 11 11 11 II 10-14 



Nelson 11111 11 U 11 10 w 



y a te« 1 1110 



Putney 1010 1 



Mariinca 1 0000 



Fountain Gun Club— Parksille, h. J ', Oct , 9.— Match for gold badge; 

 SO yards boundary, \% oz. shot, U and T traps : ties decided, miss and 

 i-iii ; Ciiib rules to govern: 



,19yarda 1 1 1 1 1 1 0—6 



Miller 23 " 1 11110 1—0 



PoFralil 2a " 1 1110 1 1—6 



She nlan 21 " 1 1111 1-6 



iirync 21 " 1 110 1 1-5 



llurfec 27 " 1 110 11 0—5 



Chamberlain 19 " 1 • 1 1 1 1—5 



O'Connor 2:1 •' 1 11110 0—6 



Allen 23 " 01110 1—} 



Chase 23 " ..,..1 10 11 0— I 



Henry 23 " 1 00101 1—1 



I. ' ' - - ■'' -i'i ■• ' 1 1 I 1 i I!— J 



Cleaver 28 " 1 10101 *_ 4 



MoMnhon 23 " 1 01011 0—4 



Hanson 21 " 1 1 1 1—4 



Kearney.., is " , 1 0*10114 



I oiiover 25 " 1 111 0—* 



Watts 21 " .- 1 10 10 10—1 



Messrs. Hanlev (19), 3 ; Carroll (19), 3 : SIBno (23), 3 ; White ; : 

 IVildwin (19), 3; A. lluni er (Is), 3 : Howell (19), 2 ; Black (19), 2; W-.. .-- 

 (41), 1: Hunter (19). 1, and Steele (21), 1. Referee, Mr. W. Walton, 

 .in -." hi ii. 



Ties on six, won by Fisk. 



Louisvili/e TortRN'AstENT— LoitfsviUe, Ki/„ Oct. 1, 2 aiui 3.— Match a 

 live single birds, 21 yards, H and T traps : 



s Hntchings, Louisville 1 o 1—2 



R H Harding. Louisville 1 10 1—3 



i; P Bonnie, Louisville 1 111 1—5 



C Cook. Indianapolis 1 111 1—5 



J H Bedford, Louisvlle ...o o l o 1—2 



G Doup, Columbus, [ml 1 Oil 1—4 



J MeMicluei, Louisville 1 1— $ 



J Griffith, Louisville 1 111 1—5 



Palmer, Icdianapolis 1 Oil 0—3 



Ties of Ave at 20 yards divided by Bonnie and Oook ; ties of three 

 won by Palmer. 



Match at four single birds, 21 yarda ; $5 entrance; H and T traps : 



S Hntchings, Louisville.. , 1 o 1 1—3 



G Doup, Columbus, lud 1 1 1 i_t 



..i Renard, Louisville i i i i ± 



J H Bedford, Louioviile 1 1 i i_i 



B H Harding, Louisville 1 l l o— s 



-'.HI I- ' I.' . 1 l; I |_; 



R P Bonnie, Louisville l i i i_4 



AMerrituan, Memphis, Teun 1 1 1—3 



I M Harbour, Louisville— o o 1 1—2 



C W Moore, Louisville 1 1—2 



W II Smith, Franklin, Ind 1 i o o_-2 



Palmer, Indianapolis 1 1 2 



Ties for first divided j second won by Griffith, third won by Barbour. 



Match at three pair of birds, 13 yards, H and T trapa : 



J Griffith. Louisville. 10 11 11—5 



g Don >. Columbus, lad n 10 11—5 



H Uutchings, Louisville 10 H 00—3 



Ii P Bonuie, Louisville 10 11 11— 5 



K E Hi 1, Louisville 10 01 11— 4 



J H Bedford, Louisville , 10 10 11—4 



Palmer, Indianapolis 10 00 10 2 



Griffith won first, Hill and Bedfojd divided second, Hatchings won 

 •bird. 



Match at five birds, 30 yards, both barrels ; H and T traps : 



G Doup, Indianapolis 1 111 j_ 5 



S Hntchings, Louisville 1 oil i— 4 



HE Hill. Louisville 1 10 1 0—3 



J Griffith, Louisville , 1 1 1 „ i_4 



J M Barbour, Louisville 1 ill 1—5 



Doup and Barbour divided first, Hutchinga won second. 



Match at five single birds, 21 yards ; S5 entrance ; U and T traps : 



LG Tuck, Louisville l 1 1—3 



J Hutchiugs, Louisville 1 001 1-3 



Jno E Green, Louisville 1 1 1— 3 



Jeo liiinilier, l.oniHvlde. ...... , 110 1 — S 



R H Harding, Louisville 1 1 1—3 



JHBtiii.i", Louisville 1 t 1 1-4 



R P P.ouule, L uisville 1 n 1 1 1— 4 



Dr J M Keller, Hot Springs, Ark 1 1 i 1—1 



,1 M Hun. 11., l.'Ui-ville I 1 1 i_s 



J ilnillth, Loulsvilk 1 1 1 1 i_ 5 



.in,., KoMjBUae., Lfluisrtlie 1111-4 



M s fi'iriiiiuick, Louisville.... 0-0 



W W Watson, L a sviile ill 0— 3 



O Donp, Columbu-, lnd 1 1 1 1— 4 



W Waliert, Jelfri'sunville, Inil 0-0 



W H Smith. Franklin, lnd 1 1 1 1-4 



D Biysou. Memphis. Teun 1 1 1 1— d 



Isaac T»ler, Louisville, Ky 1 oil 0—3 



Doup won second, Green third. 



Match at dve single birds, 21 yards ; H and T traps: 



L G TucKer, Louisville 1 oil 1—4 



s Hu'-chings, Louisville 1 i 1 1—4 



K P B nine, LouslvlKe L 1 1 1 1..5 



Geo Gunther, Louisville i 1 \ 1 0—4 



J Kevnard, Louisville 1 1 1 1—1 



DUrysoo, Memphis, Teun 1 1 1 1-4 



Ulioup, Columbus, lnd 1 I 1 1 1— 5 



.1 m Harbour, Louisville i 1 1 l 0—4 



P H Brjwra, Mempals 1 1110—1 



J Griffith. Louisville 1 10 0—2 



W Walters, Jeffersonville, Ind 1 1 u 1— s 



J H Bedford, Louisville 1 1 1 1 1—5 



