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ATHLETICS. 



CoLTTMBu Collbgb Athletio Associatios. —Mott Eaten, 

 Nov. 2: ' 



lOOyards Dash— Fifteen entries— Won by BieretoD, ola'B of '79. 

 in 11m 12a, 

 Mile Walk— Three Entriea— Gould, let, Sm 39s ; Eomaiuo, 8m 



Hair-mile Run, Handicap— H M Moore, 100 yarda start, won in 

 2tn , FukB, 2d, 55 yards start, 2m 12s. 

 Running High Jump -B Sayre, Ht S'rfin. No competitor. 

 TUrowia K the Hammer— W B Pryor, liart lin ; J H Montgomery, 



220 yard Bun-Eight entries-O H Taylor, 1st, 10 yards atari, 

 3im 4-oa j T ,T Brereton, 2d. 



X 11 Lee vaulted 8ft 71a. No competitor. 



«t)-yards Run— Five entries— E Rutherford, IS yards start, lat ; 

 Hi Kose, scratch, 2d. 



Strangers' Race, UM Mile-Six entrie B -Won by F Banham, 

 Harlem Athletic Club, Sm 13?. W Roberts, of Staten Island Club 

 and W E Barnes, of Short Hills Club, tied for second place 



Two-mils Walk— Two started -Won by W Hallaok in 19m 42a 

 start. F Iveepetko'a time was 13m 83a, 



One Mile Kan -Won easily bv J C Wetmore in 5ni 40-t. 



For the hurdle race aud steeple chase course there was but one 

 entry each. 



In the tug of war between classes '79 and '81, the latter won in 

 two straight pulls in lm 30a and lm 8s. 



Hakvakd Atbxbtio Club— Boston, Nod. 2 : 



100-yarda Dash-Five entries— Won easily by Wendell, '82, in 



Half- Mile Run— Two entries— Crehore, 2m 21Js ; Garton a close 

 second. 



One-Mile Walk— Throe entries— Won bv Sterling, of the Theo- 

 lORioal School, in 8m 25s. 



Bicycle Handicap One Mile— Three starters— Won by Swan, '82. 

 scratch, in 3m -19s. Second Heat— Swan, 4m 7s. 



One-Mile Bun-Four entries-Won by Thicker, '32, in 8m 13a ; 

 Brewster, '81, 2d ; Manning, '82, 3d. 



12Cf yard Hurdle Baoe— Throe competitors— Won by Oowdin, '79, 



Quarter-mile Bun— Two competitors-Won by Baoon ,'30 easily 

 in lm 5s, ' " 



_ Tug of War Between Freshmen and Stewards of the Association. 

 bix men on a team— I wo contests— Freshmen winners in 31a and 

 33s. 



220-yarda Dash-Three starters— Won easily by Wendell, '83, in 



Mile Steeplechase Over Thirty Hurdles aud Several Farm 

 Donees— Ten starled-Homo pretty leaping was shown, ami seve- 

 ral came to grief on the hurdles. The finish was dose between 

 Butler, L S, and Torrey, '82. The latter won by three feet. 



New Yoek Athletic Club.— Closing handicap games, 

 Mott Haven, Nov. 5 : • 



One Hundred Yarda Dash— sixteen competitors — Won bv W C 

 Hall, Perth Amboy. N J, 4>£ yds in lOJfs. J 



One Halt-Mile Bun— Firiuon competitors— W R Whitmore, 12 

 yds start, won in 2m. 12)£s. 



Individual Tug or War— W B Cm Us, N Y A C, and O A J 

 Queckborner. Curtis won first heat in 15^s, and second heal 

 in lm zp^n, 



. T '"> ' i 'i' jd '" e , a aD 5 Fif , tv Yards Dash-Eleven starters— Won 

 by W H Douglas, New Yoik, in 28s. 



Tog ,,t W.r-r.am.of four-Five teams-Harlem team o.l 

 efeated the Greeupoi.it boys in lm 2s. Scotch-Amerio in team 

 efuated the Mott Haven team in 25s, and the Harlem No 1 

 p-=ing the Harlem No 2 over the mark in 16s. The SootOn- 

 Ameriaan team won liual heat in 41%s. 



Hurdle Bace, one-fifth mile— Five 'contestants— Won by W E 

 Stewart in 51s. 



Four Hundred Yards Bace— L E Myers, 10 vds start, won in 55s 



Two Miles Walk— Nineteen started— O A Vanderhoof, Astoria 

 won iu 15in 23s actual time. 



Tug of War, Championship of Seventh Regiment— Won against 

 m'v 6 °f, '^i 6 '-!? 18 , , by V SP'-og™. captain; C H Braeh J E 

 MoNicoll, J H Walden, J O Gillies and John Gillits. 



Obitani Akohebs —Hackensack, N. /., Mv, 2.— List 

 meeting for this season ; 24-icoh target ; 60 yds.: 



i» mTT ,,. . Ends. Hits. Value. 



Mrs W Holberton 12 1H 71 



Mies Ward 13 15 17 



MissE Sherman '.'.... 12 a ffl 



Miss A Sherman 12 5 Hi 



W UolbBiton , . 12 10 83 



J McD Gardiner 13 14 B5 



OTWells 12 a 17 



Wabash Meeri Bovrusx—Ui'MoforJatille, Ind., Oct. 29 

 1878.— Four feet target, COyaicLi, B0 arrows-. 



Names. Hits. Sco-e. Golds. 



W. T. Brash 19 73 



Will Brewer 23 94 4 



M. Klein is 7B -j 



J. W. Ramsay It; G9 U 



J- J ;,^»'ey 13 50 t 



H. 11. Talbot 2B 109 6 



Will H. Thompson 30 155 8 



JohuA. Bove 27 127 5 



172 76S 27 



Intkksational Six Days' Walk.— The Enalish six days' 

 walk at Agricultural Hall, Islington, was tiniibed at 1(1-30 

 o'clock last Saturday evening. The contest was to make 

 •within the specilied time, by running or walking-, the greatest 

 distance on loot. There were 24 starters, the eight who made 

 the best record being : William Corkey, BethnelGrreen Eue 

 521 miles; H. Brown, Fulham, Eng,, 505 mito; C Koweli' 

 Cambridge, Eng., 469 miles; J. ffibbert, Bethnal Green 44ii 

 miles; John Ennis, Chicago, 111., 4.10 miles ; A. Courtney 

 Barnet, Eng., 404 miles; s. Day, Northampton, Eng., 400 

 miles; Richardson, America, 380 miles. It will be remem- 

 bered that O'Leary's score in a former contest was 519 a 

 miles in 141h. 29m. 50s. The difference in distance is 1* 

 miles, and in time 2£ hours. O'Leary's time is, therefore to 

 all practical intent, not beaten by this record Loudon papers 

 state that the American walker will meet Corkey. 



Outwalking O'Leary. — William Crawford, the pedestrian 

 finished his fifty-mile walk at 9:20 Tuesday evening, at Wash- 

 ington, in nine hours and five minutes. 



Boston Lacrosse. — A game of Lacrosse was played at 

 Boston, Nov. 3, between the Coutrhaawauga Club, of Mon- 

 treal, the champion Indian team of the 1 lomiuion, and the 

 Union Athletio Club, of Boston. The game was to have 

 been the best four out of seven, but owing to the long time 

 required to play the usual number of games the contest fin- 

 ished with the third game, which was won by a hard struggle 

 by the Union Athletic. The Canadians won the first two. 



Football.— A game of football, between Amherst and 

 Tale, was played at New Haven, Nov. % Yale made the 

 first goal in 23 minutes ; time was called on the second inning 

 without a goal, and the third goal was made by Yidea, who 

 also scored three touch downs. The players were ■ Yale- 

 Forwards— Farwell, Harding, Moorhead. Lam*. Ives, Hull 

 and Eiton. Half Backs— Brown, Badger, Peters, Thompson 

 and Camp. Bicks— Wakeman, Nixon and Hill. Amherst— 

 Forwards— Banta, Russell. l).:yo. Goodnow, Goodrich, Guild 

 Underbill and Terry. Half Backs— Latimer, Cm tender)! 

 Gordon and Gillel. Backs— Alden Chickering and Hill; 

 Referee, George Clarke, '80. Judges— Yale, Miller, '79, 

 Amherst, Thurston. 



The Dangbb of the Bioyolb.— Probably there is no more 

 dangerous form of amusement practiced than bicycling. The 

 frightful fatality which accompanies the sport arises in great 

 measure from the unexpected nature of the accidents. When 

 the bicyclist, mounted upon his machine, is driving swiftly 

 through space, he is all alert to the dangers of his position, and 

 can guard against them. We rarely hear of accidents from the 

 bicycle in actual use. It is when danger is least apprehended 

 that the bicyclist always encounters it. Here, for insiance, 

 was an English rider, Mr. Galloway, of East Molesey, who has 

 Juat fallen off from the Ramsgate cliffs. At the time of his 

 death his bicycle was at home. Again, an Englishman named 

 Biddlecomb, who has ridden thousands of miles upon his 

 machine, fell the other day when simply crossing a street, 

 and broke his leg. His bicycle at the lime was reposing in 

 the wood-shed. The bicycle is a very dangerous machine. 



^mwens to Correspondents. 



No Notice Taken or Aionraom Cotamnnloatioas. 



.1 W. M., Ypsllcutl, Mich.— The black and tan, or Gordon Setter Is 

 frequently called tue Scotch setter. 



Pinto, Baltimore.— You can get excellent quail shooting at George- 

 town, Delaware. Ask for K. A. Rosenbaum. 



W, E. A , Huntingdon.— in answer to your query in last week'3 Issue 

 we wrote that Fraak Forester died in 1358,but the printers made it 1878. 



A. H B.— To prevent spnttering when pouring lead around a damp 

 or wet Joint, melt a piece of resin In the ladle before pouring In the 

 liquid m tal. 



G. O. G., Danvl'le, P. Q.— You will find quail shooting In Western 

 Ontario at stations on the line ot the Canada Southern or the Great 

 Western Railroads and their branches. 



E. B. S., New York.— Can you Inform me of any person having in- 

 jects f,r sale? Ans. John Akhurst, tit Brooklyn, or J. Wallace. 17 

 North WilU"m St., City, can give you information on this point. 



Rtn pkd (Jrouse, Goshen, Mass.— Can you suage-t the cause of a 

 young d"g'8 suddenly commencing to break nrT and eat twigs as though 

 anxious to get rid of something in bis throat ? ads. Worms. 



n, E. S , N. Y.— Your dog probably hss chcrea. See article on DIb- 

 ternper in this week's paper. The doses ther a given are for full-grown 

 dogs, aud should oe ieduce.1 one half or two-thirds for puppies. 



H. A. R., Kennedy. N. J.— The charga for your guu Is 3K dra pow- 

 der and IX oz. No. s shot. The mske is a good one. The " Sports- 

 man's Grzettoer" will give you the information you want ; to be had at 

 this efflce. 



Tiro, Ann Arbor.— Can you give another receipt for curing fleas on 

 dogs besides pennyroyal, carbolic soap, snuff and gin, coal oil, and cam- 

 omile 7 Ana. Steadman's Qea powder (see adv.) will surely drive fleas 

 from a dog. 



Inquiuku, Richmond, Va.— A Lltoh (motUer, red Irish; sire, Gordon) 

 la in heat Which strain would you breed to 7 Tlie bitch In appearance 

 Is red Irish, she having resembled her mother. Ana. We should breed 

 her to a red Irish dog. 



J. J., Pittsburg.— Why are guns sometimes full choked In the left- 

 hand barrel, and only moderately choked In the right ? Ans. Because 

 the left-hand barrel Is usually u->ed for a second, and at longer ranges, 

 therefore a closer pattern la desired. 



F. P. R,, Princeton, Me.— 1. Do the red Irish setters stand the cold 

 weather well? 8. Should a kennel be heated In winter? 3. What Is 

 the b st b dding for a kennel? i. What ii the best cto=s with a red 

 Irish Better? Ans. 1. Yts. 2. No. 3. Rye or wheat si raw. 4. The 

 Gordon. 



Woodcock, Port Richmond, S. I.— About when will the best duck 

 shtioth.g he Mils month en West, 31 ■■adow, N. J? Ana, The strum-, 

 MM twv.lietly winds which prM ailed ihe early part of this wsek should 

 make the shooting gooa now, but we cannot tell at what particular dale 

 1 he ducks will choose to stop. 



W. L W., Spencer, Miss.— Can you inform me where I can get a 

 book that treats on tanning skins with fur on, such as mink, otter, fox 

 etc., andthe price of one ? Ans. Buy '• How to Hunt and Trap," by J. 

 H, Batty, of Orange Judd & C -., 245 Broadway, New Yoik; price $1 SO. 

 Or ''Tax.dermlsts' Manual," $1. 



Rako, Ithaca.— Would the following be a good target with 4 drs. DUt- 

 mar rowder. 1 oz. No. 8 shot; 10 gauge, S% lbs. gun; SOU 

 right barrel— 30 yds., 289 pellets; 40 yds., 121 pellets; left barrel— 30 

 yds., 308 pellets; 40 yds., 164 pellels? Ans. The pattern made by the 

 left barrel at 40 yds. is fair only ; the others are not. 



R. M. B., New York.— Where In the city can I have a bilch spayed? 

 What will be the probable cost? Also, at -vhat age is it best to have 

 It done ? Ans. We know of no one in N. Y. who performs the. opera- 

 tion. Iloracc Smith, 33 Park Row, can tell you of some one near by 

 who doeB It. It should be done when the bitch is between six weeks 

 and three months old, the younger the better. 



,T. M. G., Washington, D. C— Please inform me what It will cost to 

 import a dog from Ireland, and if I would have lo pay duty on him at 

 the Custom House ? Ans. The freight will be £4, with a small fee to 

 butcher. There will be no duty If the shipper la careful to get a certifi- 

 cate from U. S. Consul at port of shipment that the dog is bit ended for 

 breeding purposes ; otherwise there is a duty of 20%. 



G. E. P., Pittsburgh, Pa.— Will you please let me know why the 

 Dittmar Powder Co. say in its circular that the brands A, 13 and C 

 should not be used in rifles? Also, what brand of Dittmar, if It Is safe 

 to use, Is best for rifles? I have fired" about 26 rounds of Dittmar C in 

 rnv .itr, cul. Miiynard rifle, and was much pleased with the way It shot. 

 Ans. You cannot, do better than to continue to use o. This Is Captain 

 Bogardus' choice. 



S. M., Renova, Pa.— My dog Is suffering from chronic diarrr. tea. What 

 ahall I do for him? Ana. Presuming thot you have given him, without. 

 stopping It, a dose ol castor oil with a few drops of laudanum,we would 

 suggest the following: Dilute sulphuric acid, 3 drs., tine, opium, 2 drs.; 



compound tlnctnre of tark, 1 oz.; water, 6jf oz ; mix. and give two 

 tahlespoonfnls every four hours. Feed only on broth or milk thickened 

 with rice or a. rowroor, and give rice water only ror drink. 



H. S. and H. L. F.. 3Ioaroe, N. C— Are Ihe balls In Dr. Carver's 

 s hooting thrown from a trap? If so, bow far from the trap does he 

 stand? Are the ba'ls thrown In any dlreotlon, like rtiey are for shorgun 

 an->QlragT Has lie ever written a book on ihe Bnbjeo' ? Ans. The 

 balls are thrown up by hand, the losser stand ng 15 or 18 feet away, or 

 even less They are hit about S feet above the thrower's head, not to 

 the right or left. He has written no book. 



J. M., MoVeytown, Pa —The head of the fiih which you Sent ns 

 recently, stated to have been caught In a lake In the Interior of Penn- 

 sylvania, belongs to what Is commonly known as the lake lawyer, dog- 

 fish or mudllsh. It belongs to the order of Ganoids, aud Is known as 

 Amia caha, family Amllihe. For very full description Bee Hallook's 

 "Sportsman's Gazetteer," pages 324-6. 



Dent, Areola, 111.— Do you think a little dent In my gun barrel about 

 6 lu. from the muzzle could be taken out without Injury to thegnn? 

 If so, who would be a good smith to send it to In my vicinity 1 2. Is 180 

 grs. of powder by weight too great a charge for a 12 auge, 8>J ' bs. gun 

 fordnckaj 3. What will % doz. decoy rit.cks cost ? Ans. 1, It can ha 

 easily taken out by any gunsmith. •?.. It would equal i}i drs. Wo 

 should not use over 4 drs. 3. is to $6. 



G. W R., Georgetown.— 1. I want to purchase a Shellon Auxiliary 

 rifle barrel. What is the bc?t calibre for turkeys, geese, ducks and 

 squirrels? 2. How far will it kill ? 3. Is there any better make? 4. 

 win it hurt the guu Inany way? 5 What is the most suitable way to 

 carry shells for shotgun? Ans. 1. .33. 2. We do not know, probably 

 as rar as an ordinary rifle If held straight. 3. We dfi not know of any. 

 I. Weiltluknot. 5 There are several bells, etc., adverdseU. Wehave 

 always found the pockets of our shooting coat to answer well enough. 



11. B , Rocky mil.— Some lime since I reghtered »t yoar office the 

 pedigrees ot Ave dogs at a cost of 66. Subsequently it was aunnunced 

 In your paper that the money would be refunded or applied 10 the 

 subscriber's credit In payment for a copy or copies of the Kennel Stud 

 Book. I preferred the latter alternative, but begin to be anxious. Will 

 some oue please rise and explain ? AnB. At the earnest sof citation of 

 the National American Kennel Club we handed over to them our Ken- 

 nel Register, Willi Ihe understanding that they would print the Stnd 

 Book. We are now endeavoring ro get our book back, as there appears 

 to be no immediate prospect of the other being published. 



Baowif.— I think I have read in your paper articles relative to the 

 damage that might be incurred by the State from cnttina the Adiron- 

 dack foresM, an.l thereby destroying the springs and sources of the 

 Hudson, and diminishing Its volume. Can yon refer me to any pnbll 

 c>HI >n on the subject? Ans. See Hough's " Reports on Forestry to the 

 U. S Department of Agriculture for 1578," for complete Information. 

 Book can be obtained from the O .vercm nt printer at Washington. Wu 

 can furnish you the articles from our paper If required. 



A. S., New Orleans.— I have a setter dog about a year old that es 

 soon as he hears the report of a gun it 13 almost Impossible to make 

 him do anything. Ans. You may pesiilbly cure your dog of his gun- 

 shyness by a customing him to the report at leading tbne, using very 

 light charges at drat, and gradually Increas ng them. Then take lilm 

 to the field or hedge-rows, and kill some small birds, allowing him to 

 mouth them. At Ilrst tie him to you with a c rd from his collar. If, 

 after a few attempts, he shows any Interest in the proceedings, he can 

 be permanently cured. 



E. W. C, Germantown.—Cin you tell me of any place within threel 

 or four hours of Philadelphia whore lean get good shooting either at 

 ducks or quail on Thanksgiving Day ? Would rather not go to Jersey. 

 Also, can you give me the name and address of some gunner or hote 

 proprietor with whom I can correspond ? Ans. Address Capt, Allyn, 

 Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland. You will find both ducks 

 and quail. Or write to R. A. Rosenbaum, Georgetown, Delaware. Non 

 residents cannot shoot ducks In Delaware. 



E. Hi, Cambridge, Mass.— 1- Won't the shot cartridges which are 

 .jade for rifles hurt the rifling 1 2. What is the best English sporting 

 paper, and what Is Its price per annum ; where can I get a speci- 

 men copy ? 3. Is there such a carbine as the Ballard and where Is It 

 manufactured ? Ans. 1. There are no shot cartridges made for rifles, 

 except for the little Robert parlor rifle. It would ruin a rifle 10 shoot 

 shot, tn it. 2. The London Field. Subscription price 2Ss. sterling, pro- 

 bably $10 per annum m this conntt y. Specimen copy can be had from 

 itauo, Union Square, this city. 3. Yes, made by S':hoverllng * 

 Daly, New Vork. 



C D 31., New Rochelle, N. Y.— 1. To what dealer or dealers in N. Y. 

 should I go to obtain a reliable muzzle-loader, d. b , shot coaling not 

 more than $10? 2. It IB wanted for general use. What gange, length 

 snd weight is best for 1 his ? 3 Doe* weight, as given in your columns, 

 mean weight of Barrels only 7 4. Can a good gun for tho use named be' 

 purchased for about {25 ? Ans. 1. You must read the advertisements, 

 2. 12 gauge, BOIn'. barrels, S lbs. 3. Is means weight of entire gun. 4. 

 No, not a new one. 



Bccksuot, Brooksburg, Ind.— 1. A few weeks ago you raid to load 

 chnkcii guns with buckshot by chambering thot at muzzle. Last week's 

 paper says that 11 is not safe to shoot buckshot from a choked gun. la 

 it not safe to load as first directed ? 2. Whs t is the largest. No. of shot 

 that can be used with verfect safely In a choke-bored gun ? 3 Is It 

 safe .0 use the Auxiliary rifle barrel in a choked gun? Ans. 1. It is 

 not safe to use buckshot tot a choko-bored grin unless the charge will 

 chamber In the muzzle, for the reason that If a larger charge Is used, 

 although nlnety-nbe limes In a hundred they might pass out safely,' 

 the one hundredth time they might "chamber," or attempt 10 para out 

 in that fotm, the result of which would be to irjure ihe gun. 2. Any 

 size can be used. 3 Ye3. because the bore of the rifle maul uecess^lly 

 be much smaller than the bore of the gun. 



II., Norwich, Conn.— 1. Does the Brooklyn Entomological Society 

 consist only of entomologists of Brooklyn and vicinity, or Is lis mc-m- 

 her.-hlp open to all? Do they accept young nuturallets as members? 

 Could I procure their monthly bulletins, particularly Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5? 

 2. How can I procure a copy of the "Insect Hunter's Companion," by 

 Rev. loseph Green, London, 1810 ? Could you procure a copy for me 1 

 could you procure me copies of the following works, viz : "Fifth An- 

 nual Rep it of the Insects of Missouri," I'cTS, by C. V. Riley ; " Ento- 

 mological Notes," by S. H. Scndr.er, being from the proceedings of the 

 Boston Scciety of Natural H.story," Vol XIX., l.STT-'TS? Ans.° I. The 

 Brooklyn Entomological Society consists of active members who pay 

 $2 Initiation fee and 50 cents monthly dues, which are used to publish 

 Ihe Bulletin. The membership is open to all. it holds meetings the 

 Bret Saturday or each month at s p. m., at No 9 Broadway, when papers 

 for publication are read, and communications among ihe members ox- 

 changed. It our correspondent could possibly b.- present at any time 

 lie wood be ghuhy welcomed. Young naturalism are very welcome,' 

 as Is any one interested In this branch of Natural Sciences. The Bub 

 letin costs aixly cent" for twelve monthly numbers. 2. For tho first 

 named work write to J. Sabin ,t Son, 64 Nassau st„ New York. For 

 the other works wiite to the authors, who will perhaps supply yon, 

 They are not on Bale, we believe, though you may bo abla to obtain 

 copies from tha Naturalists' Agonoy, Salem, Mass, 



