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FOREST AND STREAM. 



Game No. 89. 



Played recently at the Divan, Black receiving 

 White's Q lit : 



White. Black. 



Mr. ilacDonnell. Dr. .8. 



, Knight. Kemove 



1— P-K4 

 '.-— B-B4 



3— I.J-K2 



B-K tks B 

 6- P-Q4 

 7— Q, B ike P 



l_p.K4 

 2-B-B4 

 3— Kt-K B3 (a) 

 4— B tks Kt (rj) 

 S— P tks P 

 6— Castles 

 T— Kt tks P (c) 



White. Black. 

 Mr. MacDonnell, Dr. E. 



8— q tks Kt 

 9— B-KB 



10-H-K B (d) 

 11— Castles 

 VI— V tks P 

 13— R tks P 



8-R-K 

 9— P-QS 



10— K-gi! 



11— P tks B 



12-Q-B ' 

 Resigns 



NOTES. 



(a) Kt-Q B3 is preferable. " 



(/;) TlHs is not advisable. He might safely play 4— P-Q3, but at the 

 odds T consider 4— P-Q4 better still. Receivers of Kt odds would do 

 well to note that P-Ol, when played early, is in almost all open games 

 annoying to the opponent. 



(<•) Here he should most decidedly play P-Q4. 



(>]) A very menacing move, especially against an odds receiver. I 

 apprehend that Black's best play is B-K3. 



CURSORY JOTTINGS. 



»— T he score In the International Tourney now stands : Great Britain, 

 14 ; America, 13 ; drawn, 2, liar out we had better wait awhile. 



— llr. Cook, President of the A. C. and P. Association, can find no 

 authority In the laws of the Association empowering him to investigate 

 the charges preferred against the managers of the recent problem tour- 

 ney. Happy, voiceless McKIm! If Mr. Loyd pocketed Secretary 

 lIcKlm, as the Turf broadly intimates, it Is now time that the chess 

 public petitioned that a single stitch be cut, and the Secretary allowed 

 to escape. We are not inclined to be unkind, and we only await his 

 reappearance astride a friend's "chariot wheel," rolling downhill, 

 seeking " vindication" in order that we may applaud as well as laugh 

 at a disgraced officer of the Association. That " chariot wheel" will, 

 of course, be suitably decorated, and we further suggest that a motto 

 be afflxed to it. The folio wing occurs to us as appropriate: Site el 

 philosophus esto. 



—The Westminster Papers for December is an interesting and attract- 

 ive number. Mr. W. T. Pierce contributes the first installment of his 

 analysis of the opening by a table of reference to model games. The 

 three pages devoted to this feature are alone worth the price of the 

 number. Address Westminster Papers, 8 Salisbury Court, Fleet St., 

 London, E. C, England. 



—The American Chess Journal for November is a decided improve- 

 ment on its rocent predecessors, and the management announce that 

 more attention will be given to its preparation, and the typographical 

 errors, so frequent of late, will bo looked after in the future. The 

 following are the prizes, rules, etc., of its first Problem Tonrnament : 

 Prizes— 1, volume of "Chess Strategy" and $10; 2, volume of "Chess 

 Strategy" and $6 ; 3, American Chess Journal and "Strategy ;" 4, "Cent. 

 Prob. Book" and " Chess Strategy ;" 5, " Ohess Strategy." Free to all 

 the world; one problem (with solntlon) only should be mailed to 

 "American Chess Journal, 68 Courtland St., New York," prior to Feb. i, 

 1879; problems to be in 2, 3, 4 or sjmoves. "To give Competitors a 

 fair and equal chance, we will explain that the problems will be graded 

 according to their actual difficulty— the number of moves, and how 

 many pieces are employed in their construction. Every problem will 

 be solved by a committee, and a record of time consumed in each prob- 

 lem will be kept. One-thlrtleth of this time will be deducted for each 

 piece employed in the construction of the problem, and the average 

 balance will give the rating of each problem. We have computed that 

 a three-move problem should be six times as dfncnlt as a two-mover, 

 a four-mover four times as difficult as a three ; a flve-meve problem 

 should be therefore as difficult as 120 two-move problems." The 

 rating of eaeh problem will be given at the time of Its publication, and 

 the awards will probably be published in February, 1879. A solverB' 

 tourney is also announced in connection with the above problem tour- 

 ney, and the prizes offered are well worth trying for. This programme 

 is somewhat novel, but will doubtless prove an attraction to problem- 

 ists. The manner in which the difficulty of a problem is ascertained, 

 it seems to us, favors a class of problemists to the exclusion of othera 

 who consider beautiful variations obtained by the use of additional 

 force. In order that no one may misconstrue our remarks on this 

 point, we state that we refer more particularly to the pleoes employed 

 for defensive purposes. The use of unnecessary or inactive pieces for 

 the attack, in order to increase the diulculty of the problem, or to ob- 

 tain unnecessary variations, although sanctioned by some, should be 

 handicapped in this or a similar manner. The programme with this 

 exception is very good. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



R. 8. F., Cincinnati, o.— The top of diagram, as you infer, is Black's 

 side of the board, and the. bottom White's, eto. The author's solution 

 to No. 30 is as follows : 



1-QtksKt 1-QPtksQ II- 1-BPtksQ 



2-Kt-B6ck 2-KtksP 2-Kt-QJ)ch 2-KtksP 



:-;-B-Kt8 mate I 3— B-K16 mate 



1_ l— PtksP |1— _ 1— KttksP 



2— Kt-Q3 ch 2— K-B4 



8— Q tks B P mate 



3— q tks B P mate 



J. A. G., Jackson, Miss.— In Game No. 84 the move of 20— Kt-KtB 

 should read, according to A. O. J., 20— Kt-KS. We agree with you. 



W. A. B., Montpeller, Vt.— We do not think that B-R8 will Bolve No. 

 16, or mat Kt-K B5 ch will solve No. 27. Examine No. 16 again. We 

 give, yonr solution to No. 27 below, hoping that our solvers and the 

 author will point out to you the unsoundness of yonr proposed doable 

 BOlntion. We cannot do so, as oar time at present, as during the past 

 few months, is fully taken up with other matters, much to onr regret : 

 l-Kt-KB5ch 1-PtksKt II- 1-K-QB4 



2— Q-KKtlch 2— K-QB3 | 2— 9-Q„BSch 2— Kt interposes 



;— K-KCmate 



J tks Kt mate 



H. A. A., Willimantic, Conn.— We have complied with your request. 

 Should like to hear from you occasionally. 



0. W., Wiusted, Conn.-Your favor duly received. Sorry that you 

 cannot devote more time to chess. 



^nswm to ga^respondents. 



No Notice Taken ol Anonymous Communleallda*. 



Where to go fob Game.— Correspondents who send us 

 specific questions as to where to find beat localities for game 

 and fish are referred to our game columns. All the news that 

 comes to us is there given. By keeping themselves informed 

 from this source our friends will save themselves and us 

 much trouble. Rearl the paper. 



Dr. E. 8., Cleveland, O.— The leaves and buds you send us, and which 

 were found 1n the crop of a ruffed grouse, are those of the white birch. 



F. o. B., Watertown, Conn.— Will a new model " Whitney" rifle, 

 long-range, cal. .44, 77 grs., carry a distance of 4 miles or more J Ana. 

 No. ■ - 



Dick, Paiuesvllle, O.-The puppies probably have worms. We would- 

 snggeBt santonine In doses of one grain, to be followed by 14 oz. of cas- 

 tor oil. 



J. A. R., Woodville, Miss.— We believe Rltzman & Co. 10 be square 

 dealers and a reliable firm. Shall bt; pleased to hear anything further 

 of the movements of Messina quail. 



G. N. R., Worcester, Ma-is.— For cheap trip to Indian River, Florida, 

 we know of no better way than to go via schooner to .Jacksonville, and 

 then take schooner to the River. 



Bbom Bones, New York.— My setter puppy six months old has a spot 

 of red mange about the size of a silver dollar on his head. What shall 



I do for him ? Ana. Rub it with crude petroleum. 



G. L. W., Steubenville, O.— Please give me your opinion on decarbon- 

 ized steel gun barrels. Ans. We do not consider them safe for large 

 charges, and certainly not as strong as twist or laminated steel. 



Haul Taught, Montreal, Can.— Bogardus offers the American cham- 

 pionship medal for competition in Brooklyn next week. He has him- 

 self withdrawn from the championship. Any one can be a champion 

 on paper. 



H. J. Appleby.— Mr. H. J. Appleby, a resident of Meadvllle, Pa., 



disappeared from that city very mysteriously Sept 21,1878. Will any 

 one knowing his present whereabouts send his address to this office, or 

 to his wife, Mrs. Fanny Appleby, lleaoville, Pa. 



J. A. C, Wakefield, N. H.— What is the best medicine for tape-worm 

 in a dog, simplest and most efficacious? Ans. Areca nnt is probably 

 the most efficacious remody known, but should be freshly grated and 

 given in repeated doses until the effect is produced. 



Subscriber, Phiia.— It Is not necessary that the shells should fill the 

 chamber when loaded ; if you can turn them down with a reamer to the 

 shot wad they will fit the chamber when discharged. You can use the 

 sawdust as you suggest, or another wad over powder. 



T. M., Atlanta, Ga.— Please examine sample of powder t hat you will 

 find inclosed, and give me name, etc., and where it can be procured, 

 also price J Ans. The powder is the Dittmar powder, and can be 

 bought in this city for $1 per cannister from H. C. Squires, No. 1 Conrt- 

 land st. 



S. B. T., Orrville, O.— What length, weight, gauge and also pattern for 

 each barrel would you recommend me to get for hunting pheasant, 

 qnaii, wooe'eock and squirrel? Ans. 12 gauge 30 inch barrels, weight 

 s pounds, left barrel to make a pattern of about 200, No. e shot and the 

 right about 170. 



H., Philadelphia.— Can yon give me the name of any party that 

 understands making up leather goods, such as a buckskin coat, in a first 

 class manner? Ans. Messrs. G. W. Simmons & Son, Boston, manu- 

 facture leather shooting suits, and so, we believe, do Thomson & Son, 

 301 Broadway, this city. 



H. H. H., Philadelphia.— What would be the proper charge for a ten 

 gauge Remington, weight eight pounds? What would be an average 

 pattern for the charge. Ans. 3& to 4 drs. powder and l.y oz. shot for 

 upland shooting. For a cylinder bored gun, 178 pellets of No. 6 shot in 

 a 30-inch circle would be a good pattern. 



C. H. H, Lynn, Mass.— Your dog has a very rare disease known as 

 " turnside," which Is an inflammation of one side of the brain only. He 

 may recover If you put a seton on his neck and give him nitrate of sil- 

 ver, say two grains, ^carefully powdered and mixed with crumbs of 

 bread enough to make eight pills ; give three pills a day, first giving a 

 purgative. 



S. D., Uniondale, Pa.— Can you give the address of some good, re- 

 liable firm in Michigan that could send me a few deer skins. I want to 

 get a few untanned and tan them myself, or could I get them as cheap 

 In N. Y. city ? Ans. You would do better through the restaurant 

 keepers and market dealers in New York city. See Van Nostrand's ad 

 vertisement in onr paper, Washington Market. 



H. R., New York.— Please let mo know whether the pointer dog 

 Sensation, belonging to the Westminister Kennnel Club, has produced 

 any noted dogs in this country? Also, where can those be seen? 

 Would you recommend him as a stud dog, or do you know of a better ? 

 Ans. Sensation Is the sire of a number of very excellent field dogs, 

 and from his own field qualities, breeding and bench-show successes 

 we know of no better dog to breed to. 



D. G. J., Cedarville, Ohio.— How should a minnow net about four feet 

 long, to be pushed ahead of a single person, be hnng ? Should it bo 

 hung with the meshes at the brail closed or with the meshes open ? I 

 hung one the latter way, but the top and bottom lines liave;a tendency 

 to draw toward each other In the middle, and the result is it does not 

 Jle close to the bottom of the water. Ans. If it will not work one way, 

 try it another. Address the parties through the London Field, 



J. W. 8., Munfordville, Ky.— 1 . Is the Dittmar powder free from dirt 

 and smoke, and what is the price ? 2. Where can the best pin-fire car- 

 tridge be purchased ? We have trouble in finding a first-class shell No. 

 14. 3. Is there a brass pin-fire shell made ? Ans. 1. Yea, compara- 

 tively so ; price $1 per can, equal In bulk to one pound black powder. 

 2. Nearly all dealers in this city keep them. You would be very apt 

 to find an assortment at Schuyler, Hartley & urabaru'a. 3. No. 



Eleven Gauge, Monroe, Mich.— What is the difference in pattern of 



II gauge muzzle-loader, 42in. barrels, loaded (1st) with wire cartridge 

 No. 1 shot, and (2d) with same size shot, loaded in the usnal way, 60 

 yds. ? Please give me proper load lor Buch a gun. Ans. As you could 

 tell in ten minutes by firing two shots, and as we have never tried 

 Buch an experiment, we can scarcely understand why you should ask 

 us. As for a charge for a gun of 42in. barrels and unknown weight, we 

 cannot give It. 



Knows H 1 m.— We were unable to answer a question regarding a gun-, 

 maker named Sutherland, but a correspondent, writing from Rich- 

 mond, Va., kindly supplies the information. He writes as follows : " I 

 noticed in last weed's issue of your paper an inquiry for S. Suther- 

 land, gun-maker. He manufactured guus here in this city for twenty- 

 five years; some l( them are used now by our best shots ; he died two 

 years ago and was tnccceded in business by his sous, under the style of 

 S. Sutherland's Sons." 



Draw.— Suppose A, B, C and D are playing draw poker. \ beta a 

 certain amount on his hand ; B and C content themselves with ' Boe- 

 ing" him. Does that fact prevent D irom "raising," or is he also 

 obliged to content himself to "seeing" the other three? Ans. Well 

 really, we are not np on this sort 0] thing, but we have it on tbeanthor! 

 ity of a man who once made a small fortnue In the business that D can 

 "raise the whole party," whatever that may mean. We can conceive 

 of no possible reason why he should not. 



Biceps, Boston.— What way of exercising is the very best to enlarge 

 the biceps? Ans. A blacksmith's hammer persistently wielded for 8 

 hours a day, " chinning " yourself on a horizontal bar, lifting flour bar- 

 rels, and various other exercises are highly esteemed. I( you have a 

 pnlling machine, the beat way to use it is to pull it. There are several 

 " professors" in New York and Boston who will teach you how to stride 



f rom the shoulder. They advertise to enlarge the bleeps very mate- 

 rially, particularly Just above the eye. 



J. S. P., Albany.— For the book " Down Channel " write to Charles 

 Wilson, late Norie A Wilson, 157 Leadeuliall street, London E.G., 

 England. Price about 4s., or $1 in England. Can be sent to yon by 

 mail or we can procure it for you. Other books of a similar character 

 are : " The Cruise of the Kate," by Mlddleton, price $2 ; and " Orion.' 

 a cruise in a 19-ton yacht single-handed, price $1.76. Both by same 

 publishers. See our book reviews thlB week and next, Can order the 

 above upon receipt of price. Time, about four weeks, as no dealer In 

 America keeps suck books In stock. The " Cruise of the Kate " is an 

 account of a voyage around England in a little 30ft. yawl, and Interest- 

 ing and instructive to Corinthians. 



T. S. S.— 1. How many No. S Lcroy slot, 1 '., oz., with 4Jf drs. Dn- 

 pont's ducking, two pink-edge wads on powder, one oz. shot, onght a 

 good Parker gnu put in a 24-lnch circle at 46 yards; also at 30 yards, 

 said gun Being a 12-gauge 30-ineh 1 3. Is 3 drs. Dnpont's powder (next 

 grade to docking) or 3 drs. dead shot, powder, with Hi oz. shot, suffi- 

 cient for quail, gun 9 pounds, same gun as above ? 3. What book con- 

 tains best instructions for an amateur shot, and where to behad. Ans. 

 1. The usual distance for testing guns is at 40 yards and at a 30-inoh 

 circle, with No. 6 shot. Tent your gun In this way, let 113 know 

 the resnlt, and we will tell you if the pattern is a good one. 2. We 

 should, S% drs. at least. 1. "Bogardus' Field, Cover and Trap Shoot- 

 ing," to be had atthis office. 



Pointer, Pittsburg.— 1. My pointer scratches himself constantly 

 when he is In the house and drags himself on his belly on the rugs and 

 carpet. In his kennel he is not so restless, but he seems to be tor- 

 mented, and can never be done with scratching. He has no skin 

 trouble, and with fine-tooth comb can find no lice or fleas ; eyes clear, 

 bowels regular, appetite good ; works well in the field. 2. What is the 

 " Field Trial " dog, as now Imported under that name ? Ans. 1. There 

 must either be some Bkin trouble or else worms. H there are no symp- 

 toms whatever of the latter, we should try Fowler's Solution— say ten 

 drops twice a day. 2. The so-called " Field Trial " strain, now known 

 as the " Llewellln setter," comprises the dogs bred by Mr. Llewellln 

 (and their descendants) by his Dan out of Laverack bitches, or by a 

 Laverack dog out of a sister to Dan. 



"I O* DIED OF POTASSIUM." 



He's dead, then? Poor fellow ; gone at last ! 

 I had no thought that he was going so fast, 

 But knew he would come to It soon or lata, 

 For his credit was getting in a very bad state. 

 I O was clever and good, and ever so kind ; 

 Wouldn't slight even the lowest one he oonld find, 

 He would borrow of all who had money to lend ; 

 Would owe htm always rather'n cheat a good friend. 



Now, I O waB a friend built on the adjustable plan. 



He could love or hate either this or that man, 



Jnst whichever yon say, so It's always your treat. 



He was a gentlemen alwayB. You say deadbeat? 



Ah, well, be it so ! Let him rest in peace. 



Ho was a jolly good fellow and lived at his ease ; 



So we'll plant a big Boap tree over his tomb, 



That all who puss by may know I O died of Potassium. 



Hal Haqukt. 



* Gender rather mlxe d, but purely from a motive of gallantry. 



New York Athletic Club. — The second annunl winter 

 meeting of this club will be held at Gilmore's Garden, this 

 city, on the evenings of Jan. 3d and 4th. Full particulars 

 may be obtained by addressing the Secretary, P. O, Box 3101. 

 New York. 



Hake anu Hounds.— The Westchester Hare and Hounds 

 will hold their second meet Christmas inoruing. The start 

 will be from Schroder's Hotel, near the entrance of Wood- 

 lawn Cemetery, and the run is arranged to be across the 

 country and of three hours' duration. The huros will be 

 Messrs. Frank Banham and W. S. Vosburgh j the master of 

 the hunt Col. Delancey Kane, and the first and second whips 

 Messrs. J. B. Haviland. and James Lowe. 



—The Queens County Hunt talk of building a club-house, 



Akoueby— Orawfordmilk, 2nd,, Dec- 13.— Mr. Will H. 



Thompson shot the " York Round " with this result : 



No. or'ws. Yards. Hits. Roore. 



72 100 32 128 



48 80 34 164 



2* 60 23 111 



Total.. 



403 



Scissors.— In a newspaper office scissors are as neces- 

 sary as pen and ink. Marx Bros., 480 Broadway, N. Y., 

 manufacture Young's patent folding scissors, which" are just 

 the thing- for an editor to carry in his vest pocket. Now let 

 some one contrive a pair of scissors which will clip out a good 

 thing, put a new head on it and give credit at the bottom. 

 We will buy a couple of dozen for our cotemporaries. 



An Eccentric Earl and His Dogs.— The Earl ot Bridge- 

 water lived in Paris during the last century, when, according 

 to the Kelso Mail, the cireumstances now narrated took place. 

 He was a miserable-looking little man, unable to walk without 

 the aid of two lackeys. He had an immense fortune, which 

 he spent in gratifying every caprice. Was a book lent to him, 

 it was representative of its owner, and returned in the Earl's 

 landau, occupying the place of honor, and attended by four 

 lootmen in costly livery, who banded it to the astonished 

 owner. His carriage was frequently to be seen filled With 

 dogs, his special pets. On the feet of those dogs he bestowed 

 as much attention as though they were human beings. He 

 ordered them bootB, for which he paid dearly as for his own. 

 Not caring to entertain his own kind at the table, few people 

 dined with him. Still, covers were daily laid for a dozen, 

 served by suitable attendants. At this table he received and 

 dined with no less than twelve favorite dogs, who seemed to 

 comprehend the compliment paid them, as they occupied their 

 chairs with decorum, each with his white napkin tied round 

 its neck. They were so trained that should any, by an instinct 

 of appetite, transgress any rule of good manners, he was 

 banished from the table, and degraded to an ante-chamber, 

 where he picked his bone in mortifieal ion, his place remain- 

 ing empty until he bad earned hia master's pardon. 



