FOREST AND STREAM. 



235 



gportfmtn's §anhs. 



Chesapeake & Ohio RE, 



The Route of the Sportsman and Angler 



to the Best Hunting and Fishing 



Grounds of Virginia and 



West Virginia. 



Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Virginia 

 Blue Ridge Mo-.mr.a, us, Valley of Virginia, Alleghany 



M 



Etui 



s, ore 



lTi'.-i 



ud Ne' 



i B« 



ud Kai 



-tvba Valley, and in el i i enesofgams 



ac<l fish, deer, bear, wild turkeys, wild dnck, grouse, 

 quad, snipe, woodcock, mountain tront, bass, pike, 

 pickerel, etc. etc. 



Guns, flailing tackle, and one dog for each sports- 

 man carried Tree. 



The Route of the Tourist 



through the most beautiful and picturesque scenery 

 of the Virginia Mountains to their most famonB 

 watering places and summer resorts, 



The Only Route via White 

 Sulphur Springs. 



Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the West. 

 Northwest and Southeast ; at GordonsviUe, with the 

 North and Northwest; aud at Eichmond and Char- 

 lottesville with the South. All modern Improvements 

 in equipment, 



CONWAY K. HOWARD, 

 Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent, 

 ap Richmond, Va. 



People's Evening Line 



to ALBANY. 



Leaves PIER 41, N. K., root of Canal s reet, 

 dally, Sundays excepted, al 6 P. M. 

 First-das* fare, 81. Beck, 50c. Excursion 

 to Albany mid Return, $1 "><>. State- 

 rooms,, $1 and $2. 



Making close connections with iralns on New 

 York Cen'ral Railroad for the West, and Delaware 

 and Hudson Railroad for the North, and Sasque- 

 hauna Railroad for the tSoiithwest. 



KorniiB Comfortably Warmed by Steam. 

 ta Tills 18 THE ONLY NIGHT LINE OF 

 STEAMERS SELLING TICKETS AND CHECK- 

 ING BAGG VGB TO PLACES OS THE N.Y.C.R.R. 



TRltotifiH TlCKET.t can lie had at the 

 oillce on the pier, at Westco't Express offices, at all 

 hotels and ticket offices in New York, or of oqnjiect- 

 Ing Railroad and Steamboat Lines. 



!*. E. MAYO, Qen'l Passenger Agent. 



Old Dominion Line. 



The steamers of this Line reach some of the finest 

 waterfowl and upland shooting sections in the coun- 

 try. Connections direct, for Chincoteague, Cobb's 

 Island, and points on the Peninsula. City Point, 

 James' River, Currituck, Florida, and the mountaln- 

 ons country of Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk 

 steamers sail Mondiv. Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- 

 urday. Lewes, Del., Tuesday and Friday at 2 r. M. 

 Full information given at office, 191 Greenwich St., 

 New York. sep2S ly 



St. Louis, Minneapolis 



ST. PAUL SHORT LINE. 



Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars 



between St. Louis, Minneapolis 



and St. Paul. 



Burlington, C. Rapids & N'rth'pn 



QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



TWO PASSENGER TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY, 

 between Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis, 

 crossing and connecting with all East and West 

 Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest 

 hunting gnu rvest for GeeBe, Ducks, 



Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail. Sportsmen 

 and their dogs t.-iken good care ol. Reduced ratea 

 on parties of ten ormoi a upon application lo General 

 Ticket Office, Cedar Rapida. C. J. IVES, 



E. F. Winbiow, Gen, Passenger Agent. 



General Manager. U 



LONG ISLAND RAILROAD, MAY, 2T, 18J8._ 

 Eorrybo'ts leave New iork from James Slip 



(daily except Suodajri) :■*> minute.,, sm : i 



iyj :jd 





511th V B 



Ful-on and Catharine terriea [dafli (BO minutes pre- 

 vious lo departure of trains fron Depot, corner Fiat- 

 bnah and AUasu.c avenues, Brooklyn. Tralus leave 

 Brooklyn and Long Island City (Hunter's Point) as 

 follows : For Gtvenpoi t, Sag Harbor, etc., 8:30 A, M., 

 4 r. M., and on Saturdays at 3:30 p. M. For Palch- 

 ogue, etc., 9:30 a. si., 1:3i and 6 v. is. For Babylon, 

 etc, at 9:30 A. M, i, 4:30, 5 and 6 i". M. For Port 

 Jefferson, etc., at 10 a. m. and 4:30 p. jt. For North- 

 port, etc , at Hi a. M., 3:30, -i.30 and 6:80 p. M. For 

 Locust Valley, at 8:30 ami 10:00 a. m.. 3:80, 4:30, 5:30 

 and (1:110 p. ji. For Far Eockawav, etc., at 9:30 a. m., 

 4, 4:80, 5, 6 and 7 p. h. For Garden City and Hemp- 

 stead, 8:30 and 10 a. jr., 3:30, 4:30, 5:80, G:30 p. M., and 

 12:16 night, and from Long Inland City only 0:30 a. m., 

 1:80 and 6:30 p. m. SUNDAYS-Eur Pert Jefferson, 

 Pat.c.hogue, etc., a a. m. Babylon, etc., 6 snd 7 p. it. 

 North port and Locust Valley, o A. M. and 6:30 p. m 

 Garden City and Hempstead, 9 a. m., 2:30 and 6:30 

 p. M., and from Long Tsl-.nil Hoy only 9:30 A. M. and 

 5130 P. M." Trains for Bockaway Beach, Flushing, 

 College Point, Jamaica, etc., as per time tables 

 Ticket offices in N ew York at 261 Broadway, corner 

 Warren street, at James Slip and Thirty-fourth 

 street ferries, at the offices of "The Long Island 

 Express," 3 i I 1 1 and 942 Broadway and 



Grand Central Depot ; in Brooklyn, No. 833 Wash- 

 ington street and 79 Fourth street. By purchasing 

 tickets at any of the above offices, baggage can be 

 checked ire i lestlnatioo, 



S. SPENCER, GenT Sup't. 

 J. Chittenden, GenT Pass. Agent. je6 tf 



fTtOR NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD, SPRINGFIELD 

 Jj White Mountains, Montreal and intermediate 

 points. The new and elegant Bteamer Continental 

 leaves Pier No. 26, East River, daily (8undaye 



field and way stations on arrival of boat. 



NIGHT LINE. -The Elm City leaves New York at 

 11 P- «., connecting with passenger train In waiting 

 on wharf at New Haven, leaving 5:1m a. h, Tickets 

 ■lold and baggage checked at. 944 Broadway, New 

 tfork, and 4 Court street, Brooklyn. Excursion to 

 New Haven and return, 11.50, 'Apply at General 

 Office, on the pier, or to RICHARD PECK, General 

 Agent. 



§£pori§mm's pontes. 



TO SPORTSMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA R.R. CO. 



Respectfully Invite attention to the 



afforded bv their lines for reaching inoit of the 

 TROTTING PARES and RACE COURSES In the 

 Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS 

 FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dlfll- 

 oaltieB and dangers of reshlpment, while the excel- 

 lent cars which run over the smooth steel tracks en- 

 able STOtlK TO BE THAN SPOUTED without failure 

 or injnfy. 

 The lines of 



PennsylTani Railroad Company 



also reach the best lecalttlea for 

 GUNNIN0 AND FISHING 



in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION 

 TICKETS are sold at the offices ol the Company in 

 all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED- 

 FORD, CEESSON, RALSTON, M1NNEQUA, and 

 other well-known centers for 



Trout FiHblns, Wing Shooting, and StUl 

 Hunting. 

 Also, to 

 TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN. CAPE MAY, 

 SOLAN, and points on the SEW . JERSEY COAST 

 renowned for SALT WATER SPURT AFTER FIN 

 AND FEA?HER. 



CHICAGO &ALT0N RAILROAD. 



THE ONLY DIRECT RAILROAD from 

 Chicago to St. Louis, auJ: Chicago 



to Kansas City 

 WITHOUT CHANG h OF CABS. 



VIB8T-CLAS8 ACCOMMODATIONS IN 

 EVERYTHING. 



8P0BTSMBN will find splendid shooting on the 

 line of this road; prairie chicken, geese, ducks, brant, 

 quail, etc. Connects direct at Kansas City with the 

 Kansas Pacific Railroad for the great Butialo und An- 

 telope range of Kansas and Colorado. 



Liberal arrangements for transport of Bogs for 

 Spoilsmen. 



JAMES CHARLTON, 



General Passenger Agent. 

 Chicago, III a 



FOR FLORIDA 



FOR THROUGH TICKETS TO FERNANDINA 

 JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUSTINE, SAN 

 FOBD, ENTERPRISE, and intermediate landings 

 on ST. JOHN'S RIVER and Interior points In 

 FLORIDA, by steamship to SAVANNAH, and thence 

 by railroad or steamboat, apply to WM. L. JAMES, 

 General Agent. 



Philadelphia and Southern Mail S. S. Co., 

 Pier aa South Delaware Aven ue, l'liila, 



TROUT FISHING! 



The Wisconsin Central Railroad 



THROUGH TO 



LAKE SUPERIOR. 



EXCURSION TICKETS from Chicago to Ashland 

 and return for {20 are sold at 63 Clark street, or the 

 C:M. and St. Paul, Mad i >n Streel Depot, Chicago; 

 also at low rates from Milwaukee. Dogs, guns and 

 camp equipage taken free. 



The points of attraction to sportsmen on this 

 " Forest and Stream " route are Menasha and Green 

 Bay for bass fishing ; Butternut Creek and 1 ake for 

 mnscalonge; the many branches and lakes of ihe 

 Flambeau and Chippewa which teem with bass, pike 

 and pickerel, never till last season fished by sports- 

 men. Between Stiver Creek and Ashland ail are 

 trout streams, and many others can be easily readied 

 along the shore from Ashland or Bayfield, while 

 rock fishing for speckled trout and trolling in Che 

 Biiv affords excellent spoil. 



The Chequamegon hotel at Ashland, built, last 

 year, has been enlarged, and is supplied with a 

 steam-yacht, sail and rowboais and excellentguides. 



The atmosphere at Ashland is a sure preventive of 

 hav fever. 



Steamers from Ashland to all Lake Ports. 



Send for Guide Book. 



HENRY PRATT, G. T. A. 



myfl 6m Milwaukee, Wis. 



Cromwell Steamship Line. 



NEW YORK, HALIFAX, W. S. AND ST. 

 JOHNS, N. F. 



THE FIRST-CLASS STEAMSHIPS 

 CORTES, Capt. Bennett, and 



ALHAMBRA, Capt. Mollhinney, 

 form a regular line between above ports, leaving 

 Pier 10, North River, New York, three timea a 



month. Persons visiting Nova Scotia, Newfoundland 

 orthe Lower St. Lswreneewlll And tola the cheapest 



II i . :.... .i li. '■■ '.. " .. !'■!' . 



t'on. Time between New 'Vork and Halifax about 

 sixty hours, onehalf of trip through Long Island and 

 Vineyard Sounds, In smooth water. 



Cabin passage, including stateroom and meals, 

 New York and Halifax, $15 gold ; X«w York and St. 

 John9, S30, gold. Excursion tickets at reduced 

 rates. For b ings and further particu- 

 lars apply to 



CLARK & SEAMAN, 



bftWest street, N.Y. 

 AGENTS— WOOD A CO. Halifax, N. 8., HAEVEi! 

 & CO., St. John's, N. P. Je206m 



§_por$n(eti'8 H-outqs. 



THE SPORTSMAN'S ROUTE. 



Chicago & Northwestern RR. 



Ml.,:., son : . ,::,. «.:! the 



, Its Oil MIA AND 0ALI- 

 H.niNl.i f : louteforall 



poiuiflin Northern Illinois, Iowa, D.Ko'.a, Nebraska, 

 Wyoming! Ci levada, California, Ore- 



gon, china, Japan and Australia lis CHICAGO. 

 ...li ;r.\KAroi.iSLINB isthe short 

 line lOrHortnern Wisconsin and Minnesota, aud for 

 tl, Minneapolis, nnltiihaud all points 







A AND ST. 



■ KI'KI. | ! 





ite in- Winona, Rocnea- 



ter, Owatoj 





Peter, New Ulm and 







• ntral Mirncsola. Its 



■ ■ 





ETTE LINE is the only 



line for 3c 





own, Fond du Lao, os- 



kosh, Appl 





, Bieanaba, s.gaunee, 



•■ . 





ork and the Lake Sniie- 

 ORT AND DUBUQUE 



rlor counu 





LINK is tl 





Elgin, Kockfonl, Frea- 



port and a 





CHICAQO 



AND MILWAUKEE LINK 



is the old Lake Shore 



route, and 1 





»aing through Evanatou, 



Lake Forei- 





k, Waukegan llacine, 



Keuoahato 





I.I.MAN HOTEL CABS 

 between Chicago and 





of 



lORTUWESTBRN RAILWAY. 



Westb-iuiid. ihev leave c -i.:igo daily, except Sun- 

 ilay (and on every ihird Sunday), from the Wells 

 Street Depot, at 10:80 a.m., aud arrive at Council 

 Itlu0s next morning. 



Kant-bound t cv leave Council Blnffa at f>:30 P. M„ 

 daily, except Saturday (and on every third Saturday), 



loago runs Pullman 



aud reach Ci 



BS~N.>otbi 

 or any other fi 



TSMFN. 



This line presents peculiar advantages. For 

 Prairie Chickens, Ducks, Geese, and Brant shooting, 

 our Iowa line to-dav offers more favorable points 

 lhan any other road in the country, while for Deer 

 and Bear hunting, and for Brook Trout, Lake 

 Salmon, Piko, 1'ickeicl and Ba u s llshiug, a hundred 

 points on the Northern and Northwestern lines of 

 this company will be found nnsurp.isssd hy anything 

 lu Ihe Went 



New Yuk office, No. 415 Broadway; Boston office, 



iet. 



ion mil attainable from yonr 

 home ticket agents, anply lo 



MARVIN HUGHITT, 

 W. H. Stknnktt, Gen. Manager, Chicago. 



(Sen. Pans. Aidant, Chicago. ]e20t( 



fofq h mulj§esout<>fJer ^portmtm. 



Sherman House, 



(CLARK AND RANDOLPH), 



c u i oi « o. 





Rates reduced to t?, per 



the parlor floor, without t 



Rooms with baths, -::;.s 



§otels md §t&arts fa gpartsmetf. 



TO SPORTSMEN.— The subscriber bigs leave to 

 say that he will keep the Lake House, at Spring 

 Lake. N. J., open until Dec. ai for the accommoda- 

 tion ol sportsmen. Quail are abundant this year, 

 and II is but a Eliort distance to the head of Barnegat 

 Bay, where there is good duck and goose shooting. 

 Tukethe Central Railroad, foot of Liberty street. 

 H. W.ABBOTT, Proprietor. octlO It, 



-JL i' Ul IIIOIICV, vuiutiiit, UL.ttl lull, xvuj ai, a. V..,, 



oranges all winter from the trees ; au abundance of 

 game, fish, oysters, etc., at hand ; Mississippi postal 

 and telegraphic facilities ; an eligible place for a 

 party of sportsmen, or for an invalid seeking a mild 

 climate. Terms, $500 for the season. Address C. 

 G. K. , Port Royal, 8. C. octlO 4t 



A Pleasant Winter Resort for 

 Invalids. 



See "The Visitor's Guide to Bermuda," forward*! 

 post free on receipt of one dollar. J. MATTHEW 

 .TONES, lLtll fax, N. S. oct!7 4t 



gyotiistum's §oofa. 



Sportsmen's Emporium, 



117 FULTOW ST., NEW YORK. 



Tents, Camp Stoves, Jack Lamps, Blankets, etc. 

 Everything necessary for camping. Aldred's and 

 other fine Archery Goods. Fine Fishing Tackle of 

 every description. Particular attention given to 

 Black Bass Rods of Ash and Lancewood and Split 

 Bamboo. Florida Outfits. Holherton's full-length 

 fly-books. Agents for the Fox Guns; cheapest and 

 best in Ihe market. Head Shot Powder; try it. 

 Antelope SSln Vest and Jackets fi r Duck Shooting; 

 warm and wind proof. Sportsmen's clothing of 

 evert kind. Good's and Thomson's Shoepaoks and 

 Moccasins. A new style of Waterproof LegglnB, 

 protected from briers by heavy canvas; price per 

 pair, $3.50 to $5, according to length. Rubber Goods 

 for sportsmen. Send leu cents for 63-page hand- 

 book and catalogue. Third-class mail matter can 

 now be registered. 



W. HOLBERTON & CO., P. O. Box 3,SOO. 



STONE'S 



Sporting Emporium. 



Mo. 213 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia. 



PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO 

 LOADINC SHELLS. 



;day. 



AX YIN HULBERT, Prop'r. 

 We challenge any Hotel in the World to show as 



large and as elegantly furnished rooms as those of 

 the SHERMAN. Jeffl) it 



Rossmore House, Speonk, L. I. 



Situated on the C4i ,v,i South l'.;;v, benveenMorlches 

 and vVeBtiiamnton, within a mile and a half oi the 

 ocean. Excellent accommodation for summer 

 boarders. Surf and still water bathing. Good boat- 

 ing, fishing, and gunning. House open throughout 

 the year for fishing and shooting parties. Boats, 

 boatmen, stabling, cA T ria;ri ?, aud every convenience 



for sport-men. Access!! "/ Long Island Ralhoad. 



Terms moderate. 8. P. GONKLlN, Prop'r. 



angw t.f 



QRADLEr IltiUSE, K'drod 

 JD Y., Is located c. ■.'.. .i o.- 



Sullivan Co., N. 



the bes; hnnnng lu 



Sullivan County, six mlU-sfi-uiu 



Sliolioia, En., j;. R. 



Small game very plenty. Some 



doer. li\e<, coons. 



etc Terms %1 per woe c. 



unfay if 



gnnolr 

 fox, r:; 



' TliiuTIIT' MANTEI:, 



aepiia tf 



Wild Fowl Shooting. 



SPR1NGV1LLB HOUSE OR SPORTSMEN'S RE- 

 TREAT, SH1NNECOCK BAY, L. I,, 

 By a practical gunner and au old bayman. Has 

 always on hand the best of boats, batteries, etc., 

 with the largest rig of trained wild-geese decovs on 

 the coast. The b.-sc ground mine vicinity of New 

 York for bay snipe shouting of all varieties. Special 

 attention given bv himself to his guests, and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Address WM. N. LANE, Good 

 Ground, L. I. Nov8 tf 



TO SPORTSMEN. 



Bay View House, on Shinnecock Ray, Pond Quo- 

 gue, Long Island, now open for fall and winter 

 shooting— duck;,, goese ami brant. This house offers 

 superior advantages to sportsmen, is centrally lo- 

 cated, within easy atjcfcBa ol shooting grounds, 

 Guides, with first-class boats, butteries, decoys, etc., 

 are at the service of guests. Billiard room lu con- 

 nection with Ihe house. For further particulars, ad- 

 dress ALONZO 11. OOEW1N. Proprietor, Good 

 Ground P. O.. Long Island, septs26 lm 



BKAJDldEY HOUSE To Sportsmen,, 10 to 30 

 shots at partridge per day guaranteed. Rabbits 

 and squirrels, red, grsj .. lolach Ip. great numijera, 



Deluding boaid 



lerrnan. J. JI. : 

 ■J. Y. 



Uar.lon, HO 



in Oouni v. 



oct J tl. 



ARCHERY SCORE CARDS. 



Plain, per doz„ 25c. Colored, per doz., 35c. 

 These cards are tne alinplestand best in nee, and are 

 scoring, which can be done either with a pen or pi-u- 

 cll. Shows date, number of ends, number of hits 

 and value of same. These cards will bo afjai By ' 

 mall, prepaid, on receipt of price. Liberal discount 

 to the trade. 



The Sportsman's Diary and Blank Score 

 Hook, bound in leather, will be sent, pre-paid on re- 

 ceipt of ?■:> cents. This book contains, also, ruleB for 

 glass ball shooting, game laws, receipts, etc. 



W. HOLBERTON & CO., 



P. O. Box 3,800. Ill Fulton St., N. Y. 



octli It 



Eaton's Rust Preventer, 



For Guns, Cntlery and Surgical Instruments, 

 Safe to handle, WILL NOT GUM, and will Keep in 

 any climate. Sportsmen everywhere in the United 

 States pronounce it the best gnu oil in the market. 

 Judge Holmes, of Bay City, Mich., writes: "It la 

 the best preparation I have found in thirty-flyo 

 years or active and frequent nse of guns." 



The trade Bnpplied by sole manufacturer, GEO. 

 B. EATON, 570 1'avouia Avenue, Jersey City 

 Heights, N.J. * ' 



Sold by principal New York dealers, and by Wm. 

 Reaci & Sons. Boston, Mass.; B. Kinredge A Co., 

 Cincinnati, Ohio; E E. Eaton, Chicago. III.: Brown 

 ft Hilde . St. Louis, Mo. Thos. W. Parr, Cleveland, 

 Ohio. Trimble ,fc KleilmcKer, Baltimore. Md. S. 

 Cropley & Sons, Georgetown, D. C. Jos. C. Grobb 

 * Co., Philadelphia. 



CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL. 



Ronan's Metal Shell Cleaner. 



Cleans fifty shells In ten minutes. Nowaterused. 

 Knives elastic, self-adjusting, prevent the slipping 

 ot wads. Is unequalled as a breech wiper by cover- 

 ing with an oiled cloth. For sale by all gun dealers, 

 or sample sent free hy imi'l on receipt or price, 

 Si. 50; luand'lS bore. J. F. RON AN, box 34 Roxbury 

 Station, Boston, Mass. Liberal discount to tne 

 trade. SeptSS 3m 



No. 20, Oil ETnlahed tiraln leather Hunt- 

 lug- ."Uioes, broad, heavy, soles and Spring Heela, 

 with or without nails; English watevtifht tongueB, 

 adapted for hunters aud pedestrians. Price, S7; 60o. 

 extra by mall. Send stamp for illustrated Catalogue. 

 THOMSON & SONS, 



P. 0. Box 1,016. 801 Broadway, New York = 



