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FORE ST? AND STREAM. 



— The proposed pigeon sbootiDg tournament of the recent- 

 .y organized New Jersey State Spoilsman's Association has 

 been postponed until May next. 



—On the 12th inst„, a large buck, frightened from its cov 

 ert, on the Suhvan County mountains, by hunters, ran into 

 the large village of Port-J'ervis, N. J , and look his breakfast 

 ■with the cattle in ex -Mayor George Brodhead's stable yaid. 



Pennsylvania — PotUville, Oct. 25. — Two of our boys took 

 a couple dogs hunting through the upper end of the county 

 this weak and returned wilh what I call good bags— 75 quails, 

 80 pheasants, 51 rabbits, 12 wild pigeens, and one wild tur- 

 key, weighing 18 pounds. Don Pedro. 



Erie, Oct. 21.— Duck shooting is very fair at present. 



Snipe. 



TitwrilU, 0% 28.— Abetter fall we could not have wished 

 for. We have plenty of small game, viz : ruffed grouse, 

 quail, woodcock, and thousands of squirrels. After twohours' 

 ride from out ciiy we are landed where there is plenty of 

 deer and bear. We have many sportsmen here in town, nearly 

 all of whom have from two to five dogs, and good bags are 

 made evey day. J. H. D. 



A Veteran Spostsman. — B., of Greenville, Pa., writes, 

 Oct. 23: 



David McGranahan, 71 years of age, stood in his door last 

 ■week and killed two pheasants at two consecutive shots. Mr. 

 McGranahan is a pioneer of Alercer County. He was at one 

 time considered one of the best rifle shots in this part of the 

 county. Many a deer has been brought low with his unerring 

 rifle. He is a true sportsmen. Any one who shoots that 

 makes him a call will not only be entertained by hearing a re- 

 cital of his deeds donn with the rifle, but can have access and 

 a guide to show bim over bis forests and fields, where pheas- 

 ants and rabbits doth abound in goodly numbers. 



Virginia— Warrenton, Oct. 24.— Game very plenty— quail, 

 pheasant and turkeys. Hunters also plenty from Philadel- 

 phia, Baltimore and Washington. Young Maddox, of the 

 Warren Green, still heads the list of best shots with most 

 game. Tne hunting grounds are mostly posted, but gentle- 

 men can get permission to hunt anywhere, though " pot-hunt- 

 ing " is not allowed. 



Jeffersont on.— George Myers, well known through th 

 "Sportsman's Gazetteer," says quail and turkey are very 

 plentiful beyond the Rappahannock, and Northern gunners 

 will find his latch string out if they call on him. 



Thinks that tie Is Ftrongin heart yet. 



Bin, dib o iily. trail, is ben — 

 He must gaze upon ins tropnies. 



Be ol'li ttiem, at rest, contei i— 

 Beady for i he e mlt.g summons 



From toe Father up ou hlgn ; 

 Beady »u the ira.ll to follow, 



That Is trodden when we die, 



Ned Btjwttjhb. 



Lutburg, Oct. 18.— St. Partridge day -with us (Oct. 15) 

 was celebrated by our local sportsmen. Bags were from 10 

 to 30 quail. T - w - 



Ohio— Painesville, Oct. 26.— We have had the best squirrel 

 shooting here that we have bad for years. Ducks and snipe 

 are coming in fast ; mostly mallard. Quail are very plenty 

 south of here on the P. & ST. H. R. Plenty of ruffed grouse 

 here but they are hard to get, the leaves being so thick. 



Dick. 



Woodstock Oct. 17.— We will have fine sport with the quail 

 after Nov 1. They are very plenty here. No ducks here 

 yet Woodcock very scarce. Have not seen but five this 

 iaU. T " Ml ° 



CldlUcothe Oct. 18.— Game reported very abundant in our 

 County (Ross) and the Scioto Valley. Quail in larger quanti- 

 ties than ever known. J - «. P. 



Vienna, Oct. 25.- Ruffed grouse, quail and gray squirrels 

 are quite plenty in this vicinity, but very wild. There are a 

 creat nianv Frenchmen here, and they are out with their guns 

 fverv Sunday, aud woe unto the covey of quail they see 

 huddled together on the ground. Rob Ror. 



Indiana, Indianopolio, Oct. 28.- Quail are more abundant 

 in this region than for years. I- * - 



Iiltnois— Hamilton, Oct. 23.— Quail were never more plen- 

 tiful in this section, and several good bags have been made 

 although our law is not out till November 1. Ducks and 

 geese are coming South in great numbers. Parties leave tor 

 Lima Lake next week. More anon. Ebeklee Nebbrlee. 



—Abner Price, of Chicago, made a bag of 86 ducks at St. 

 Clair Flats on the 26th inst. 



Minnesota, Rochester. Oct. 28 -Ducks, geese, brant, etc., 

 BtiU Dlenty in the western part of the Stale, and many parlies 

 are out meeting with varied success. Vmd Mont. 



Trnne^ee, Savannah, Oct. 23.— The shooting season he- 

 eat, this month ; birds unusually plentilu), but weeds rank 

 which distresses both men and dogs. As soon as the frost 

 sha 1 kUl these weeds, look out for reports of big bags 1 

 fave been out twice, banging the first day ten quails and two 

 hwes, on the second ten quails. Wild pigeons nave been fly- 

 ing over in small flocks. w lhL - 



Nashville Oct. 21.-A covey of quail, numbering about 20, 

 flewtn o be city and lighted in a warehouse yard near Broad 

 it They are very plenty in the country, and as soon as the 

 cold "liner killr. the grass ami weeds a great number will be 

 tagged and brought into maiket. In Dixon County deer are 

 reported more plentiful than for some years back. A gentle- 

 mK this city established a salt lick, near a creek no fa 

 from Craggie dope, which has drawn quite a drove o£ them 

 tail He has gone down there aud expects to have some good 

 snort. H. Walluiimwascutoniheriveryesterday atterducks. 

 Hesaw a large number but only kilted one. 1 he weather is 

 not yet cold Enough for that sport. He bagged a number of 

 robins in the at lernoon. 



n ,. op, —Messrs. Erwin and Donelson were out yesterday 

 shooting near the Hermitage, and in the course of a few hours 

 Wged thirty-seven quail. Squirrels are very abundant. 

 ffi numbers of quail are exposed for sale in the markets 

 JXgirom 76c. to i»l a dozen. Ducks are beginning lo 



make their appearance in the river and the lakes and pond s 

 in the vicinity of the city. I was shown a very large foot 

 of an owl shot within a few miles of town this week. 



J. D. H. 



South Carolina— Palmetto Island, Port Royal Oct. 24.— 

 Went out this afternoon to go through the motioi- I lifting 

 a mess of pan -fish into my boat. Took a light t un along. 

 The fish bit fast aud furious. While at anchor at the mouth 

 of the creek a flock of thirty or more Canada geese passed 

 directly over me, about 75 yards high. Oh, for my tried and 

 trusty 7-gauge, loaded with SSG wire cartridges ! But the 

 geese kept their course down river, and I was left lamenting. 

 Soon getting tired of the fish business, I resolved to do a lit- 

 tle prospecting in search of a good spot in the marsh for a 

 duck-blind. While paddling about five black ducks jumped, 

 as usual, just out of shot and vanished. This served as a re- 

 minder that winter was at hand. On my way home three 

 chicken birds (turnstone) fell in my way, and by a little 

 manceuvering I secured all three. The tide was too high for 

 the wading families as I rowed back, and 1 got no second 

 chance. c. 8. K. 



We will give letters to any friends wishing to visit Mr. 

 Kendall's place on Palmetto Island this fall and winter. It is 

 reached direct by steamer from New York. It is one of the 

 best shooting-grounds on the coast for ducks, geese and wa- 

 ders.— Ed. F. & S. 



Florida— New Smyrna, Oct. 17.— Wild turkeys are very 

 abundant this season. Star. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



How to Prepare Scores.— To insure insertion in current 

 ;ssues of this paper, scoies should be sent so as to reach us on 

 Tuesday, and earlier if possible. These particulars should be 

 given and these only : Place, date, name of club, name of 

 competition, kind of trap and balls used, distance of rise, 

 boundary, rules governing, and Weather. Scores are valueless 

 without these. 



* An asterisk signifies dead out of bounds . 



New Jersey— Morgana, Oct. 26.— Pigeon shooting: match between the 



New York Ciub aid Monreouib Gnu Club, ten birds each, New Yoik 



pany ekoottrg at 2s yards and Monmouth party at 21 yards rise, each 



SO yards boundary, H and T traps, Long Islands rules, !}< oz shot. 



New Yorfc. 



DrEUU 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I— 10 



Wail Hamilton 1 llll'llll— 9 



RBAEge.l 1 111110 11 1—9 



HDVaies 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— S 



William Cleghouae..^ 1 1011*1110-1 



Chailes Putuey I 1 1 1 1 1 1— T 



vmlUmNelson 1 11100110 1— T 



ALredPost 1110 110 1 0—6 



M Martins 1 '0111011 0— 6 



Samuel Clark... 1 10011010 1—6—75 



Monmouth Qon Club. 



OharlesKay 1 11*11111 1—9 



D Hendricks 1 11110 111 1—9 



Thomas Ogden 1 Ollullll l— 8 



NtlsonBa.v 1 1011*0111—7 



C nail es Green a 11001111C— 6 



N>aunder 1 011001110—6 



MC Kalpn 1*11110 1—6 



Heorge Hudson 1 100011010—6 



BStanhope 1 10 110 1—6 



Kd Haven'i 11100010 1—6—66 



Af 1 er the contest for the badge 'he members of both clubs eneaged 

 In a number of sweepstakes and glass ball Bhoodng. Iu sglaBsball 

 match, miss and and go out, Mr. Hamilton, ot the Now York party, 

 breke moeteeu straight balls, the highest on the score by thirteen. 



Bergtn Point, Oct. 26.— Sweepstakes at 25 birds each, 30 yards riae, 

 live traps, SO yard* boundary ; Hurllngham rules: 



C Butler 1 llOHOOloUMt lllUOnt 1-1S 



Br Z-lmer 1 ♦1111110*1011*111*11001 1—17 



& G Murphy 1 0*101*011 1001-OlOw 



Lata House, Spring Lake, Oct. S6.— Sweepstake, $3 entrance, 4 birds : 



James Van Brockle...! 1 1 1 0—4 H W Abbott 1 1 1 1 1—5 



W A Dnulop 1 1110—4 Charles Borden 1 1111—5 



Hart Haigtit 1 11 1—4 



The last t lvlded the stakes. 



Sweepsiake, $3 each, miss and go out : 



■T Van Brockle....l 1110 —4 H W Abbott 1 111111—7 



WADuaop 11110 -4 C Boruen 1111110-6 



HartHaight —0 



H. W. A. 



Illinois— Warsaw, Oct. 16— The first pigeon matohof the Sports- 

 men's Club Of mis ciiy came ofT to-day, and in view of the fict [hat 

 more than naif of tie participants had never indulged In the like be- 

 fore, the score was nut so very bad. '1'he pigeons were mostly old, 

 swift flyers, and did not fool round any. The distance was 21 yards, 

 plungetraps, and so yarns bouniary. Clear, with a sieady strong wind 

 oiowit.g from direction of trap: 



O Ed ward j 1 10011110101001 1—12 



A H Wurmen 1 11101010111011 1-12 



R Wortheii ... ... 010 110 111111111 0—1 



.IB Wtrihen 1 11101011101011 1-1* 



UBWortnen 101 n 1100101100 0-7 



.IK Johnston 1 01001111101011 0—10 



j cnerry u 010001101000011— o 



J A Davis 1 O0100101001010 C> — 6 



W Plldrli 010010U0000110 1— 5 



O Mom 1 llOllln 1101101 0-11 



J H Kiu'av 1 000110100111011—9 



W Zuupann 10111000000110 1-7 



J. A. D. 



Minnesota— Red Wing, Oct. 83.— Bed Wing Sportsman's Club ; first 

 cluo shuoi at glass bails : 



AUUfboia,,,,. 10 11111-6 



U M Swhng 1 1 1 1 1 n 1—5 



,101'Otv 110 10 0-3 



J I. Kellogg 1 1 1 0—3 



FnWibBier 1 1 1 0—2 



aO-wa.nl 10 10 1 1—4 



tiUGntun 1 1110 11111—9 



J N -ti t 1 110 1110 11-8 



W H Ceatherstone 1 00110011 1-6 



D ti Fowle 1110 10 11-6 



Nil Poet 1 001111110—7 



J M.r.-liali 1 00011110 1—1 



C Witney 10 1110 10—5 



BFieldg 1 1 1 1 1 1 l-I 



SCBIBLBR. 



MiCHirtiN— Hoicclt— The seventh contest at glas« ball shooting for the 

 Jewcit revolver tame off last Friday, with the following reamt : 



Bear! 1 1 1 o 1 1 1 1— T Angel 1 110 11110—7 



Jul Holt. ...n 111111110—8 Ira Holt. ...1 011110110-7 



Lie OOOOOllw Fi-her 1 1 1 1 o 1 1 1— 7 



r H-.lt 1 I 11 00 10 1 1— 8 Wdhelm....l 1 1 1 1 1 l l 1- 9 



Kuban; 1 011101010—6 Jewell 1 1 11 1 I 1 1 1 1—10 



In tho match for the M. S. smith A Co. Pr«e Cup, on the tania day, 

 the Bcore otood u» follows : 



! Beach 1 11111111 1-10 Ira Holt....l 1 1 1 1 1 1- T 



I Juailolt....! 111111101-9 Jeweu 1 lllllll 11-10 



£*?•;; US"^ 1 V V~ S FshCT 11 111111 H-10 



CHplt 1 IllllllfJO— 8 liini.iT... 111111111—9 



Bnbert 1 1 1 1 o- 4 Holland ..1 1 1 i o o 1 1 1- 7 



?vfc:.vi i 1 1 1 J o i i° i 1 i £ I SRtoer --0 1 1 o 1 1 1 1 o i_ 7 



First ties on Ave. 



Beach 1 1110—4 Jettett i i i i 1-5 



Fisher 1 1 w 



In a ban >;>->p BWeenRtafces which followed the =core stood : B West' 

 29yaWB r B-,n-aignt; CBaIler,3U yards,-* am (ft 6; H Bailey, as var.ls 

 4 out ot 5 : C Passmofe, U yams 3 out ot s;JS Shaw, 26 v -rd-.. 3 out 

 oTB- DrZ«.iln r, 30 yards, s out of 5: EO Mnrphv, 3D yards," 2 out of5 ; 



W Stone. *5 yard*. 2 out. o(5, and S Grant, W yard -. missed a. West took 

 Orst money anil lliit'fr ni iSadey snot oil for second itul third, the 

 former being the anccee^fttl man. Anothe'- handicap was shot, West 

 going back to 30 yards Bailey to 27yi.rds, Z-llner forward to 21) yards 

 ..nd Mnrnhy foiward to 2i yard*. Burler and Zellner each killed 6 

 birds; Morphy, B'one and Passmore, 4 out of 6; West 3 ntn .. 

 3rant, 2 ou; ot 4 ; Shaw, ] on' oi 8, and B liiev missed 3 Shooting off 



he ties Huihr toi k lirst, Ze inerspcond and Slone third money, 'jhe 

 last sweep was won by Butler, Stone Becond and Passmore third. 



Fink Amstkur Work.— Mr. WW. Watsnn is Secretary or the lonla- 

 Ville Gun Clab. The following nollce from tho I rulsville Armi> showB 

 what he can do. Bro. GrifHih is also a member of this Gun (lull He 

 is some on the shoor. u.o: -On Thursday afternoon lastMr.W.W. 

 Watson and Joe Giiffith shot a fileirily match at no elssa 1 alls each, 

 the formrr having Die bal s ihrnv. ti in the a r and siioctu g with a title, 

 and the latter g.ntlerran shcoiing from a Bob rid is irap wilh a shot- 

 gun. Mr. Watson raeceeded 10 orei KIl g P«. while Mr, Griffith hroke 

 ti-2. After the meieh Mr. Walson give an I XOlbitfnn of enme very dlffl- 

 cutt shots with his ride, inch as hittirg toins and small nicks thrown in 

 the air, and what was most wondeiful. snuffing the Bares fiotn a cigar 

 held between the teeth of a friend. Sr illih then took the rlBe and aa- 

 ionisiu/d hlnse if by Irnikitig I wemv-sevf n out, of twenty-nine balls 

 thrown in the air, and hiiting a silver quatur at the third shot." 



„ . Ronseville, Pa., Oct, 27, 1878. 



H. C. SQttlBFB : 



Dear Sir— The hundred shells loaded with Dittmar powder arrived 

 all right, and gave entire satisfaction— so much so, that a man who saw 

 me shoot orders 10 cans powder, and 1 also want some for myBelf, so 

 send 20 cans at once. Yours, etc., Wst. Ckamack.— lAdv. 



^lu %mm of Ojshess. 



NonOF.-Chess exchanges, communications and solutions should be 

 addressed " Chess Editor Forest and Stbeam, P. O. box 54, VTolcott- 

 vilie, Conn." 



White to play and give mate In three moves. 



SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS— NO. 25. 



1-E-K K'O 

 2— Kt-B6ch 

 3- Maus 



Steambrs to Savannah.— This new line of steamers was 

 started last winter. A son of Dr. Lente, who recently took 

 passage to Florida in one of them, writes to us : 



" The company runs four large iron sleamships, built by 

 John Roach, and titled with every appliance for beauty, com- 

 fort and safety. These ships are, without doubt, the finest on 

 the coast, anil are very fast. I found a full complement of 

 passengers. The table, set throughout the trip, was excellent. 

 The smoking-room for gentlemen, on the upper deck, is un- 

 usually large and well furnished, affording a pleasant contrast 

 to the meagre quarters for smokers in some coastwise steamers. 

 Captain, and Purser Miles, and all the officers seemed to be 

 continually trying to make us more comlortable, and I have 

 never met a more courteous or jollier set of gentlemen." 



The Bamo correspondent says : 



"I think there is very little doubt as to the inland route 

 from Savannah to Jacksonville aud the St. John's River being 

 the most agreeable after a sea voyage. Tho City of liridgeton 

 is a large and comfortable steamer, with fifty-two state rooms, 

 and runs strictly inland, making two trips a week. The steamer 

 passes through a succession of sounds and rivers, and the 

 scenery is pleasant, and, to the novice, sinking. It touches at 

 St. Catherine's, Doby, St. Simon's, Brunswick, St. Mary's 

 and Fernandina before she reaches Jacksonville. These 

 places are chiefly supporled by the lumber business, and here 

 ships from all parts of the world come to procure cargoes of 

 yellow pine lumber. Here the voyager gels his first g impses 

 of Soulhern life— the low houses, shaded by immense live 

 oaks; and it seems as if all the negroes in the country congre- 

 gate on the wharf when the steamer comes in. You hiar 

 tourists ask: 'What do these great lazy fellows do all the 

 time ?' The nnswer in general is, ' Nothing. As it costs very 

 little to feed and clothe a negro in this country, they loaf 

 nine-tenths of the lime.' Alter transacting business in Jack- 

 sonville I stepped on hoard the steamer Mattie for my orange 

 grove on Lake George. This boat has been thoroughly re- 

 fitted, and, although not the fastest in Florida, yet I think tho 

 most comfortable and conrenient for sportsmen. From the 

 deck of this boat he can shoot at alligators and other animals 

 without fear of reproof, and will liud a ban camarade in both 

 Captain Coxetter and Purser Scaring." 



[The prospect for Florida travel is better this year than 

 ever before, and the preparations for visitors are all that can 

 be desired. There has been no yellow fever within 600 miles 

 of the State, and everything looks auspicious for the winter.^ 



