FOREST AND STREAM. 



275 



g$ort§mens §ovtes. 



Chesapeake & Ohio RE 



The Route of the Sportsman and Angler 



to the Best Hunting and Fishing 



Grounds of Virginia and 



West Virginia, 



i tioseaf Central ami Piedmont Virginia 



Blue Bulge Mountain?. \ alley ot Virginia, Alleghany 



Mountains ; I era, an i Kan- 



nwlia Valley, and including in their varieties of game 



anil fish, deer, bear, wild turkeys, wild duck, grouse, 



quail, enipe, woodcock, mountain trout, base, pike, 



pickerel, etc,, etc. 



Guns, Ashing lackle, and one dog for each sports- 

 man carried free. 



The Route of the Tourist 



through the moat; beautiful and picturesque scenery 

 of the Virginia Mountains to their most famous 

 watering places ana summer resorts, 



The Only Route via White 

 Sulphur Springs. 



Railroad connection? ar Cincinnati, with the West, 

 Northwest and Soothe; L;fi Ooi'dausvllle, with the 

 Uorth and Northwest; and at Htclimond and Char- 

 lottesville with the South. All modern improvements 



CONWAY H. HOWARD, 



Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent, 

 ap Richmond, Va. 



People's Evening Line 



TO ALBANY. 



Leaves PIER 41, N. R., fool of Canal street, 



daily, Sundays excepted, at 6 r. 31. 

 VlMt-claaa fare, SI. neck, 50e. Excursion 

 to Albany find Keturn, Sl-50. 8lale- 

 looins, $1 and $2. 



Making close connections Willi trains on New 

 York Cen ril Railroad Tor Hie West, and Delaware 

 and Hudson Raliroad for the North, and SHsque- 

 hanna Hallroad for the Southwest. 

 Rooms Comfortably Warmed by Steam. 

 BSfTHIS IS TUB ONLY NIGHT LINE OF 

 STEAMERS SELLING TICKETS AND ' 

 ISO BAGQiGG '10 PLAI •; ST.C )M; 



THttOIGH TICKETS can he Had at to. 

 Office on the pier, at Westoo t Express offices, at a! 

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

 ing Railroad and Steamboat Lines. 



8; K. MAYO, Geu : l Passenger Agent. 



Old Dominion Line. 



The fteamers or this Line reach some of ihe finest 

 aterfowl and upland shooting sections in tUecoun- 

 •y. Connections direct for ciuneoteague, Cobb's 

 a the Peninsula. City Point, 

 ei, arid the mountain- 

 ius cuuuny oi Virginia, Teuuessee, etc. Norfolk 

 learners sail Mondiy, Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- 

 ay ami Friday al 2 p. it. 

 ffice, 107 Greenwich St., 

 sepiM ly 



nrday. Lewc 

 Vuii informal 

 New York. 



St. Louis, Minneapolis 



AND 



ST. PAUL SHORT LINE. 



Throngru Pullman Palace' Sleeping Cars 



between St. Louis, Minneapolis 



and St. Paid. 



Burlington, C. Rapids & N'rth'rn 



QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



TWO PASSENGER TRAINS BACH WAY DAILY, 

 between Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis, 

 crossing and connecting w ; th all East and West 

 Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest 

 hunting groundi ] the No hw est for Geese Ducks, 

 Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail. Sportsmen 

 and their dogs t'iken good care of. Reduced ratea 

 on parties of ten or more upon application to General 

 Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids. 0. J. IVES, 



E. F. Winslow, Gen. Passenger Agent- 



General Manager. tf 



LONG ISLAND RAILROAD, MAY, 27, 1S7S.- 

 Ferrybo 'ts leave. New York from James Slip 

 (daily except Sundavs) 30 minutes, and from Thirty- 

 fourtli street, East River (daily) 15 minutes previous 

 To departure of trams, and from South Wall street, 

 Pulton and Catharine ferries (dall) 30 minutes pre- 

 vious to departure of trains from De|.ot, corner Flat- 

 bush and Atlantic avenues, Brooklyn. Tralus leave 

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

 follows : For Greenpo't, Sag Harbor, etc., S:S0 a.m., 

 4p. m., and on Saturdays ar i:nu p. m. For Patch- 

 ogue, etc.. 8:30 a. si., 4:3d aud 6 r. if: For Babylon, 

 etc., at 0:30 a. M., 4, 1:30, and 6 r. M. For 'Port 

 Jefferson, etc, at 10 a. m. anil 4:30 p. it. For North- 

 port, etc., at 10 a. m , 8:30. i 30 and 6:80 v. it. For 

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

 and u':3U p. m. For Far Rockaway, etc., at 9:30 A. St., 

 4, 4:8n, 6, « and 7 r . M . For Garden City and Hemp- 

 stead, 8:80 and 10 a. m., 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30 p. M . and 

 12:15 night, and.fi I don I bmdClty only 9-30am 

 1:30 and 6:30 p. M . STOflAYS-For Peril Jefferson'; 

 Patchogae, etc., 9 a. m. Babylon, eic, 6 and 7 P. ii 

 Northportand Locust Valley, o a. a. audtMue > r 

 Garden City aud Hempstead s a. m, fcSO and tj-30 

 p. m., and from Long Island CI y only »:30 a. m aid 

 Sianp. m. T away Beach, Flushing, 



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

 Ticket offices in New York at 201 Broadway corner 

 Warren street, at James Slip and Thirty-fourth 

 street ferries, at the offices of " The Long island 

 Express,'' 3 Park place, 785 and 942 Broadway aud 

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

 ington street aud 79 Fourth street. By purchasing 

 tickets at any of the above offices, baggage can be 

 checked from residence to destination. 



S. SPENCER, Gen'l Sup't. 

 J. Cbtttenoek, Gen'l Paa*. Agent. Je6 tf 



FOR NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD, SPRINGFIELD 

 White Moumaius, Montreal and intermediate 

 points. The new and jgi , - ei Continental 



leaves Pier No. 26, East River, daily (Sundays ex- 

 cepted) at 8. A passenger train will be In walling 

 on the wharf at New Haven and leave for Spring- 

 field and way BUUlons on arrival of boat. 

 _ NIGHT LINE.— The Elm City leaves New York at 

 -ip u,, conner oonger train in waiting 



on wharf at New Haven, leaving 5:15 a. a. Tickets 

 *>ld and baggage checked at 94-1 Broadway, Jtew 

 icrk, ana 4 Court ft reel, Brooklyn. Excursion to 

 -New Haven and return, SI .50. A nply at General 

 Office, on the pier, or . ;K, General 



Agent. ' 



gfiorfpmen's jgloiifas. 



10 SPOBTSMEH: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA E.E. CO. 



Respectfully invite attention to the 



afforded bv (heir lines for reaching mo»t of tho 

 TROTTING PARKS ami RACE totJUP.SES in the 

 Middle Slates. 'I best- lines being CONTINUOUS 

 FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the diffi- 

 culties and dangers of reshipruent, while the excel- 

 lent ears which run over the smooth steel tracks en- 

 able stock To BE TRANSPORTED without failure 

 si injury. 

 The lines of 



Peiinsylvaitl Railroad Company 



also reach the best lecalitleg for 

 QUNNING AND FISHING 



in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION 

 TICKETS are sold at the offices ot the Company in 

 all the principle allies tc KANE, REN OVA, BED- 

 FORD, CRESSON, R ALSTON, MTNNEQTJA, and 

 other well-known centers for 



Trout Fulling, Wins Shooting, and Still 

 Hunting. 

 Also, to 

 rUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN. CAPE MAY, 

 30UAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST 

 renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER FES 

 AND FEA7HER. 



L. P. FARMER, Gen'l Pass. Agent 

 Frank Thomson. Gem Manager. feblT-tt 



CHICAGO &ALT0H RAILROAD. 



THE ONLY DIRECT RAILROAD from 

 Chicago to St. Louis, aitii Chicago 



to Kansas City, 

 WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS. 



FIRST- CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS LUf 

 EVEIiYTmm. 



8P0BTSMEN will find splendid shooting on the 

 line of thiB to en, geese, ducks, brant, 



quail, etc. Connects direct at Kansas City with the 

 Kansas Pacific Railroad for the great Buffalo and An- 

 telope range of Kansas aud Colorado. 



Liberal arrangements for transport ofDognfor 

 Sportsmen. 



JAMES CHARLTON, 



Qeneral Passenger Agent, 

 Chicago, Ili a 



FOR FLORIDA 



If 1 OR THROUGH TICKETS TO FERNANDINA 

 r JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUSTINE, SAN 

 FORD, ENTERPRISE, and intermediate landings 

 on ST. JOHN'S RIVER and Interior points in 

 FLORIDA, by Bteamship to SAVANNAH, and thence 

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

 General Agent. 



Philadelphia and Southern Mail S. S, Co., 

 Pier S3 South Delaware Area ne, Phlia. 



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 

 CM. and St. Paul, Mad son I n e1 >i "it, Chicago ; 



also at low rates from Milwaukee. Dogs, guns and 

 camp equipage taken free. 



The points of attraction to sportsmen on this 

 " Forest a»d Stream " route are Menasha and Green 

 Bay for bass Ashing ; Butternut Creek and lake for 

 muscalonge ; the many branches and lakes of the 

 Flambeau and Chippewa which teem with bass, pike 

 and pickerel, never till last season Ashed by sports- 

 men. Between Silver Creek aud Ashland all are 

 trout streams, and many o-.liers uau be easilv reached 

 along the shore from Ashland or Bayfield, while 

 rock fishing for speckled trout and trolling In the 

 Bay affords excellent sport. 



The Uhequamegon hotel at Ashland, built last 

 year, has been enlarged, and is supplied with a 

 Bteam-yacht, sail androwboais and exoerientguides. 



The atmosphere at Ashland is a sure preveutlve of 

 hay fever. 



Steamers from Ashland to all Lake Ports. 



Send, for Guide Book. 



HENRY PRATT, G. T. A. 



my9 em Milwaukee, Wis. 



Cromwell Steamship Line. 



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

 JOHNS, W, P. 



THE FIRST-CLASS STEAMSHIPS 

 CORTES, Capt. Bennett, and 



ALHAMBRA, Capt. Mellhinney, 

 form a regular line between, above porta, leaving 

 Pier id, North River, New York, three tunes a 

 month. Persons visiting Nova Scotia, Newfoundland 

 or the Lower St. Lawrence will Aud tnls the cheapest 

 ami most direct route, avoiding changes and deten- 

 tion. Time between New York and Halifax about 

 sixty hours, one half of nip through Loug Island aud 

 Vineyard Sounds, lu smooth water. 



Cabin passage, including stateroom and meals, 

 New York aud Halifax, $15 trold ; New York and St 

 Johns, $30, gold. Excursion tickets at reduced 

 rates. For schedule of sailings and further particu- 

 lars apply to 



CLARK & SEAMAN, 



ss west, street, u. Y. 

 AGENTS— WOOD A CO., Halifax, N. S., HARVEY 

 & CO., St. John's, N. F. Je!06m 



^portgtqctf's ij£outi{s. 



THE SPORTSSIAN'S ROUTE. 



Chicago & Northwestern RR, 



EmhraceB under one management ihe Great Trunk 

 Eallwav Line? Of the West and Northwest, and, with 

 U9 mituerous branches and eoi nerjiotis. form- the 

 shortest and quickest, route between i incog., and all 

 points in Illinois, Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, 

 ''•ma. Nebraska, Calirorula, and the 

 Western Territories. Iia OM ill A AND CALI- 

 FORNIA LINK is the shortest and host route (or all 

 poms In .Northern Illinois, Iowa. Dikoia, Nebraska, 

 Wyoming, Colorado, Uloili. Nevada, California, Ore- 

 gon, China, Japan and Australia. Its CHICAGO, 

 ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS LINE is Ihe short 

 line for Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, and for 

 Madison, St. Paul, MmueupoltL:, im'oriiand all points 

 iu the Great Northwest. Its WINONA AND ST. 

 PETER UHI " D no" for Winona, Roches- 

 ter, Owatonna, Mankato, St. Peter, New Ulm aud 

 all points in Soutiicru and cvntrul Minnesota. Us 

 GREEN B4Y AND U IE ietheonly 



Hue for Jancsville, Watertown, Fond du Lac, Os- 

 fcosh, Appleton. Green Bay, Kseanaba, Negaunee, 

 Marquette, Houghton, Hancock and the Lake Supe- 

 rior country. Its FKBBFQET AND DUBUQUE 

 LINE is the onlv route for Elgin, P.ockford, Free- 

 port and all points via Preeport. Its CHICAGO 

 AND MILWAUKEE LINE la the old Lake Shore 

 route, and Is tho only one p ingh Evanstop, 



Lake Forest, Highland Park, Waukegan Racine, 

 Kenosha to Milwaukee. PULLMAN HOTEL CARS 

 are now running regularly between Chicago and 

 Council Bluffs, on the Ca'ifornia Express Train of 

 the CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY. 

 Westbound, they leave Chicago daily, except Sun- 

 day (and on everv third Sunday), from the Wells 

 street Depot, at 10:30 a.m., and arrive at Council 

 Bluffs next morning. 



East-bound t ey leave Council Bluffs at [1:30 p. M„ 

 daily, except, S ati iani n leyery third Saturday), 



and reach Chicago next afternoon. 



83?" No other roads west of Chicago runs Pullman 

 or any other form of Hotel cars. 



TO SPORTSMEN. 



This line presents peculiar advantages. For 

 Prairlo Chickens. Ducks, Geese and Brant, shooting, 

 our Iowa line to-day offers more favorable points 

 than any other road in the countrv, while for Deer 

 and Bear hunting, and for Brook Trout, Lake 

 Salmon, Pike, Picket el aud Bass Ashing, a hundred 

 points on the Northern and Northwestern lines of 

 thlB company will be found unsurpasssd by anything 

 in ihe West, 



New York office, No. J1 5 Broadway ; Boston office, 

 No. 5 State street. 



For rates or information not attainable from yonr 

 home ticket agents, apply to 



MARVIN HUGHITT, 

 W. H. Stknnett, Gen. Manager, Chicago. 



Geu. Pass. Agent, Chicago. je20 if 



j0oM$ and §lc$oi[fa (or ^porfwnetu 



^porfcinen'x §oofa. 



BOSTON SHOOTING SUITS. 



The reputation of these 

 goods is now established 

 throughout the country. 



They are the Best. 



PRICE PER SUIT, SI3. 



For circulars, rules for 

 measurement and particu- 

 lars, address 



G. W. SIMMONS & $OF, 

 Boston, Mass. 



STONE'S 



Sporting Emporium. 



No. 213 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia. 



PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO 

 LOADING SHELLS. 



Taxidermy in all its branches. Repairing of 

 Sons, Rifle, Pistols and Fishing Tackle a specialty. 



Sherman House, 



(CLARK AND RANDOLPH), 

 CHICAGO. 



Rates rednced to $3 per day for all roomB above 

 the parlor floor, without baths. 

 Rooms with baths, £3.50, $i, and $4.60 per day 



AiYIN ffULBERT, Prop'r. 



We challenge any Hotel in the World to show as 

 large and as e'eguutly furnished rooms as those of 

 the S a KRMAN. j e20 tf 



Eaton's Rust Preventer, 



Safe^Se^ H «g£ «&*& $f« 



any climate. Sportsmen everywhere in the United 

 States pronounce It the best gun oil in the market. 

 Judge Holmes, of Bay City, Mich., writes: "HI. 

 the best preparation I have found in thirty-flve 

 years of active and frequent use of guns." 

 n T v e ,rV^4 e B SR pUe , d "J", B ole manufacturer, GEO. 

 Hellli^N'j. V ° Ula ATenUe ' JerBey City 



Sold by principal New York dealers, and by Wm. 

 Reau & Sons, Boston, Mass.; B. Kitiredge & Co. 

 Cincinnati Ohio; B. E. E-uon, Chicago, III.; Brown 

 A HUder^ St. Louis, Mo. Thos. W. Parr, Cleveland, 



Ohio. Trimble & Kiel acker, B lore, Mr if s 



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

 of LO., jriillacltHpnia. 



CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL. 



Ronan's Metal Shell Cleaner. 



Cleans fifty shells In ten minutes. No water used. 

 Knives elastic, self adjusting, prevent the slipping 

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

 ing wltn an oiled cloth. For sale byall gun dealers, 

 or sample sent free by mail on receipt of price, 

 S1.80; 10audl2bore. J. p. J;ON iX, o ox 34 Hoxhury 

 Station, Boston, Mass. Liberal discount to the 

 tra ''e. Septss 8in 



Eossmore House, Speonk, L, I. 



Situated on the Great South Bay, between Moriches 

 and Westhamnton, within a mi'e aud a half of the 

 ocean. Excellent accommodation for summer 

 boarders. Surf aud still water bathing. Good boat- 

 ing, tisnlDg, and gunning. House open throughout 

 the year tor fishing are] shooting parties. Boats, 

 boatmen, stabling, carriages, and every convenience 

 for sport-men. Accessible bv Long Island Railroad. 

 Terms moderate. S. P. CONKLiN, Prop'r. 



augw tf 



A Pleasant Winter Resort for 

 Invalids. 



See "The Visitor's Guide to Bermuda," forwardel 

 post free on receipt of one dollar. J. MATTHEW 



,J ON F.S, Halifax, N . S. octll it 



Wild Fowl Shooting. 



By a practical gunner and an old baymnn. Has 

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

 with the largest rig ot n-umed wild-geese decoys on 

 the coast. The best ground in the vicinity of New 

 York for bay suipe shooting of all varieties. Special 

 attention given bvlo: Bts, and satis- 



faction guaranteed. Address WM. N. LANE, Good 

 Ground, L. I. NovS U 



TRY 



|f. ^ooihnitn 's 



New American Chemically Prepared 



FELT 



EQUAL TO ELY'S, AT LESS PRICE. 



For sale by all dealers. Manufactured by B. 

 GOODMAN, Ausouia, Conn., aud ", White street 

 New York. octlT 3m 



Now Ready in Water Colors. 



ZIMMERMAN'S two celebrated picture!' " Tp-ht 

 Shell " and " Trying for a Double." Price per pair 

 $3.60 and. 25c. for postage. Address 



ZIMMERMAN" BEOS., 

 an Sl tf st. Pan', Minn. 



Duncklee's Patent Camping 

 and Mining Stove. 



Kour sizes, weighing from 15 to TO lbs. Just 

 the thing for uuv ot, i iiuiriiuur out. Address TAUN- 

 TON IRON WORKS CO., S! Blacksti 

 Boston, Mass. jjji 



TO LET— For six months, from December I "a 

 Furnished Cottage, near Port Royal, S. C. ; 

 oranges all winter from the trees; an abundance of 

 garrrc, Jl.ih, oysters, etc., at hand ; Mississippi postal 

 and telegraphic facilities ; an eligible place for a 

 party of spoilsmen, or for all invalid sei King a mild 

 climate. Terms, $600 for the season. Address C. 

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



BRADLEY HOUSE — To Sportsmen, 10 to .10 

 shots at partridge per day guaranteed. Rabbits 

 aud squirrels, red. gray und Muck, in great numbers. 

 Terms per week, for parties of f>.ur and upwards, 

 including hoard, room.-, i/uufe, hacli from station, flO 

 per man. J. M BRAD] £ldred, Sullivan County, 



n. y octs tr. 



Trap-Shooter's Ammunition 



( i ! . . 



A handy and eompaot Leather Box for carryiuir- 

 shells. 1(0 rounds, $1.50; 70 rcunds, {4. Sentbv- 

 express on receipt of price, or C. o. D. everywhere 

 THOMSON & SONS, 



P. O. Box Lull. 301 Broadway, New York, 



