FOREST AND STREAM. 



445 



representatives aforesaid. The Aj r A rg\w ol Dec, 14 submitB the fol- 

 lowing ••brief " surnmsry of tale tourney I 



Deotded games (GB. 14; A, 9; drawn, 2) 25 



Probable British wins W 



" American wins 17 



Doubtful and ever 40 



Unreported I 



Total nnmber of games , us 



If thi? is all that they claim we are inclined to recall onr previouply 



expressed opinion on its probable result. This presentation of Rritish 



claims " tlckleB us amazingly." 

 —Mr. Shinkuian, one of the foremost problemists of to-day, edits the 



Problem Department of the Holyoke Transcript Chess Budget. Mcesrs. 



Teed and Seymour manage the Game and Etpple departments. 



^ntionnl §Hstimp, 



From LoclSa National MotttMy, 

 THE DEATH OF THE HERON. 



The brown grouBe mutllos with his drumming 

 The footsteps of the archer coming. 



The jay is route though one trangresses 

 Tne frontiers of his wildernesses. 



The sedges feel their land invaded. 

 But leave their lonely guest unaided. 



The rashe3 hide from all observing 



The long bow's sudden backward curving. 



The lagging wind is Blow in bringing 

 The twisted sinew's angry ringing. 



The waves and wUIows drown together 

 The whisper of the arrow-feather. 



The sharp wings shake, the gray throat Antlers, 

 And strangles with the cry it utters. 



The purple feathers puir and part 

 Above the heron's cloven heart : 



— Wit.i. It. Thomfc-c 



The O'Leaby-Camfana Matoii.— The coolest between 

 Daniel O'Leary and Napoleon Uainp.ina, ulUilmore'a Garden, 

 came to a close at 10:40 o'clock Saturday evening. The result 

 •was what bad been foreseen from the opening-day— a defeat 

 for Campana, or "Old Sport," as he chooses to be called. 

 O'Leary walked throughout the match with his square heel- 

 and-toe stride, moving with machine-like precision, and never 

 altering his gait until the final lap, which lie ran amid great 

 applause. His record for the list miles was as follows . 895, 

 12:00 ; 3B6, 12:30 ; 307, 14:55 ; 398, 13:00 ; 390, 10:31 ; 400, 

 12:05. His condition upon leaving tho track was very bad ; 

 his heels are blistered, and the exceedingly injurious dust and 

 smoke of the Garden, with a heavy cold, have induced a spit- 

 ting of blood. He was in very poor condition when entering 

 upon his task, having gone through no preparatory training 

 whatever. During the 143 hours of the contest he had two 

 hours and forty-five minutes' sleep. His diet has been prin- 

 cipally chicken and oysters; 41 quarts of champagne, 44 bottles 

 of ale, and an unlimited sea of cider helped him to tide over 

 the struggle. But poor "Old Sport" was a spectacle to excite 

 pity in anything less indifferent than the average bipedal 

 spectator. His left leg, from the ankle to the knee, was 

 very much like raw beef ; his ankle was badly inflamed, and 

 at the last the man had a general air of being wholly used up. 

 He reeled and staggered along the last few laps, occasionally 

 propped up into the perpendicular by an attendant upon 

 either side, and sustained by a free application o: bay rum. 

 Emulating the example of his rival, he attempted to run, but 

 a sorry effort it was. When he had finished the second lap 

 of his 358th mile he kissed his hands to the judges, threw up 

 his hands with the exclamation, "I'm done," and was carried 

 into his hut, He had been 3 days 22 hours and 13 minutes on 

 the track, and had only spent 1 day and 23 hours in his quar- 

 ters. His 353d mile was made in 16:15; his 354th in 1(5:35 ; 

 his 355th in 17:15 ; his 356th in 21:45, and his 357th in 10:20. 



Twbnty-Seven Hundbed Qitaktkk-Milks. — Iiast Monday 

 evening at Mozart Garden, Brooklyn, Madame Anderson, an 

 English lady pedestrian, completed, at 9h. 18m. -±o\is., her 

 l,3o0tli quarter-mile in her 1,350th quarter hour. Tnis was 

 just one-half of the task the plucky woman is engaged in ; 

 Her task being 2,700 quarter-miles in 2,700 quarter-hours. 

 We shall have more to say about this remarkable pedestrienne 

 and her novel undertaking. If no accident happens to her 

 there is every reason to expect a successful termination of her 

 undertaking. 



ArHiiUTio Meetings.— The New York Athletic Club 

 games to-morrow and Saturday evening will be contested by 

 a very full list of competitors. The Knickerbocker Athletic 

 Club hold their tournament next Monday and Tuesday even- 

 ings. The programme is a good one, and there will be good 

 work done. Both meetings are to be held in Gilmore's Gar- 

 den. 



"Westchks'mr Ha.ee and Hounds. — The second meet of 

 the Westchester Hares and Hounds came off on ChrL'tmas 

 Day. The hares for the day were Vf . B. Vosburg and L. A. 

 Berte, and L. B. Haviland was master of the hunt. James 

 W. Lowe and W. H. B. Du Bois were the wbippers-in. The 

 hounds were B. Bates, W. I. K. Keudrick, George Hilwig, 

 W. W. White, J. Lustrade, B. Van Riper, H. Smythe, H. 

 B. Fielding, W. J. Duffy, J Brady, E. Molsou, George 

 Bolde, N. C. Hamilton and W. O. Merrill. L. B. Rolston 

 acted as starter. The run was of about fifteen miles, and the 

 time for the hares was7h. 50mio.,the hounds bringing in some- 

 what later because of the difficulty they found in keeping the 

 scent. The Wind, which was very strong, blew the paper in 

 all kinds of puzzling directions. 



Iron Wood fob Bows.— I think if your friends, the archers, 

 would give our iron wood, Ontrya virtjinica (Thompson), also 

 called levee wood, hop hornbeam and hard back, a trial they 

 would find it the best of our native woods at the cost for mak- 

 ing bows. Its use for that purpose by our Northern Indians 

 is traditional, and their descendants— at least the Abenakis— 

 make bows of it now for iheir boys and for sale, in all the 

 centuries during Which the bow was their chief weapon the 

 Indians were likely to make trial of ail the woods attainable, 

 and their choice may be depended on as the selection of the 

 fittest. The Indian bows of our boyhood never broke, but 

 whether their rough usage was anything to compare with 

 what the archery clubs' bows have to undergo I do not know. 

 Tiwjr were flat on belly and baolc, R. B. R, 



Worth Telling. — Mr. Wm. L. Holberton. wfo 

 some local fame for his skill with the weapons of oufances"- 

 ' en trying his hand on a powder keg. It was set 

 up at thirty-six feet distance, and Mr. Holberton aimed at the 

 small hole, an inch in diameter, at the end. The first arrow 

 Struck half an inch from the mark. The second went through 

 and came partly out of the other head, going through the 

 thick hard wood with the force of a bullet. The bow is an 

 effective weapon in the hands of an expert, and Mr. Holber- 

 ton is fast becoming an expert. 



Prize Bowling. — Mr. Anton Meyer, of 392 Bowery, is 

 heading a grand bowling tournament, iu which the prizes ag- 

 gregate over $400. There are 2,000 tickets in two series. 

 The competition is lively and some fine exhibitions of bowling 

 skill given. Bowling is a very popular sport among our Ger- 

 man citizens. The devotees of the game have a little paper 

 devoted to their interests. 



Harvard Index.— The Harvard Index for lS78-'79, is a 

 mo3t useful compendium of Harvard intelligence. It contains a 

 list of tho ameers and members of thoeocietioa of the University, 

 a full record of boating, base ball playing, catalogues of officers 

 and st adepts, and all tho practical information in condonaod form 

 that any one would over think of looking for. The Index will 

 be eeut post paid, on recoipt of fifty cents. Address " Harvard 

 Index,' 1 Cambridge. Mass. 



Jfw/s and Hjruyymg. 



How Enqeisb Ladies ahe Arrayed.— In a late number 

 of Land and Water Mr. Prank Bucklaud tells us something 

 about the sources from which the ladies obtain their winter 

 cloak linings. The most common skin used for the purpose 

 is that of the white rabbit. These come from Lissn, in Po- 

 land, and many thousands of them are imported annually. 

 Besides rabbit skins, many cloaks are lined with what are 

 called " squirrel bellies;" these are literally bellies of squir- 

 rels. These animals are skinned in a peculiar manner, so as 

 to make the most of tbe fur. The squirrels used for this 

 purpose are of various kinds and prices. Tho most expensive 

 squirrel is the Siberian squirrel. The general color of this is 

 blue— some light blue, some dark blue ; tbe dark blue are the 

 most valuable, particularly if it is void of the red stripe down 

 the back. These, squirrels are killed by thousands in Siberia : 

 they are mostly shot with a small bullet. Those from Swe- 

 den and Norway arc caught in traps, probably pitfalls baited 

 with food; they are also intercepts::! when "in the act of mi- 

 grating. The Swedish squirrels are very large. Some of the 

 squirrel skins are of a red color ,- these are the same squirrel 

 in the summer dress. Squirrels are also imported in large 

 numbers, especially from Kasan, in Russia, but they are 

 rather inferior to other sorts. There are various modes of 

 dressing squirrel skins. The Russian skins are pickled in 

 salt, and in consequence are apt to feel damp in wet weather. 

 They do very well iu Russia, as tbe weather there is always 

 dry. In this country the skins are dressed with butter or 

 lard, and it is a very remarkable thing that tire Russian furri- 

 ers cannot use butter-dressed skins," because iu Russia tbe 

 skins thus prepared become quite hard iu very cold weather. 

 For years past the trade of dressing squirrel skins has bad 

 its headquarters in Saxony, principally at the town of Wei- 

 senfelts. Leipsig is celebrated for its fur market, especially 

 at Easter, when the great fair takes place. From iieipsig 

 furs are sent to China, Bussia, Turkey, Greece, etc. in i&cx, 

 all over the world. Large numbers of common wild rabbit 

 skins and silver grays are exported from England for use in 

 Russia. Cats are largely cultivated in Holland, especially for 

 their skins. The fur of the Dutch cat is very long and soft 

 as compared to the English cat, the fur of which is hard and 

 wiry. There is some secrecy as to how the cats in Hol- 

 land are fed; it is possible that they are fed on fish. The 

 best Dutch cats are black. A good skin of jet-black color is 

 worth half a guinea. The Dutch cat-killers have a most 

 peculiar and clever way of killing their cats. It is a fallacy 

 to suppose that cats are skinned alive. Iu the first place, to 

 skin a cat when alive would be utterly rmpossibli . 

 ondly, it does not make any difference in the quality of the 

 skin. The origin of the fallacy is, probably, that a cat is 

 easier skinned immediately after death than if allowed to be- 

 come rigid. It is very remarkable how fashions set by Eng- 

 lish ladies influence wild aud tame animals even in the most 

 distant parts of tbe world. I am very glad the ladies have 

 made cats fashionable, as at last some use is found for these 

 animals, which, being untaxed, are so abundant thai any 

 night and in any weather cats— many of them half starved— 

 swarm in the London streets, and the poorer the neighbor- 

 hood the more abundant are tbe cats. 



$nmew to ggotinspondttits, 



Plo Notice Taken ot Anouyaiouft C>oxaiBUiiE<salf<EB»- 



Wheee to go ron Game. — Correspondents who send us 

 specific questions as to where to find best localities for game 

 aud fish arc 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. Read the paper, 



J. P., Pans.— Nov. ana Dec. Nos. not at Hand. Kindly oblige. 



F. T., Derby.— Will you kindly send us yonr column dated April IS ? 



Adeeabi Oesekver.— We nave not received slips containing Prob- 

 lems NO, BSfi, 540, 548 and 550. 



ii. G ., Erie.— The class ot yacht you inquire about will be shortly il- 

 losSratecl by a set ol plans in our columns. 



J, St. M., New Caatle, Pa.— We would recommend a gnu with ao inch 

 barre.s, one barrel a modified choke and one cylinder bored. 



Buckskin.— Ton can find buckskin shooting suits ot Holberton 4 Co., 

 117 Fulton at., N. T., who make a specialty ol Indian tanned antelope, 

 buck and doo skins. 



EubeORIMiB, Philadelphia.- What ia meant by a thirty inch circle as a 

 target lor making a pattern; is it thirty inches in diamet er, or in eir 

 enmference? Ana. Diameter. 



H.— The author's solution to " Tarry town," No. 27, is : 1— Kt (BS) tfcs 

 P, 1-K.t-Bs eh ; 2— ti tks Kt eh, 2-Kt- ; s-q-ic: male. The other 

 variations (5) are similar on White'* part. Mr. Uriggu thinkn Kt cos 



wm also sowo u-wui », or will it not » 



G. S. P., Lynn.— How mnch arrow pull la allowed iu testing say a 30 

 pound 5 feet laucewooi bow 1 also, a 40 pound c feet lancewood bow * 

 Ans. A 3Q pound 5 feet bow, 21 Inches ; a 40 pound 6 leet bow, 28 inches. 



N. Q. H„ New York.— Will yon please inform me where I can buy a 

 young staghound and what they are wor> a ? ins. We fla not Snow 

 where jou can buy a Btaghotmd ; possibly from J. B, Miller, Newburga 

 N.Y. 



\V. c. J., Providence.— Can you, or any of your correspondents or 

 readers, give me, through the columnsof yourpaper, tbesddress of the 

 tirm m Boston who manufacture dog baskets ! AM; Perhaps some of 

 your readers can supply this information. 



J. D. A., ColtiDsville, C't.— During a prize shoot held on Christmas 

 Day f.v o scores of three consecutive shots each were made by two indi- 

 vidual contestants as follows: 10, 10, 12, .12; s, 12, 12, 32. Mass. target 

 ties decided by Crecdmoor rule* ; distance S00 yards, Widen of the two 

 scores Is the best 3 Ans. The first is tho better one. 



B. T., Quebec— For description of Connecticut " Sharpie" see our Is- 

 sue of Dec. 24, 1874. In general they resemble a flat-bottomed boat, 

 sharp forward and a slight round to the bottom, rising up clear of the 

 water aft and no skagg. They can be built cheaper than any other kind 

 of boat, abont (39 per foot complete, according to finish. 



Guv PivERS.-Prof, D. S. Jordan drops ns a lice to say that the Can. 

 :ns, or American black bass of Cuvier and Jardlne, con- 

 cernlng which " Gay Blvers" inquires, ia the salt water fish now called 

 CentrnjirUlU atrariua, " blackfish," " black perch," or " black sea basa" 

 of the tlshoimen. It is an excellent footl-ilsh, but doea not ascend the 

 rivers, 



■J. A. H., Raleigh, N. C— Please send me a list of works on fishes and 



fish cut' are. Would like to have " QUI As Jordan's" uomenclatnrea ol 



•ns. For list see bibliography in "Hallock's Sportsman's 



izetteer." Bar" Gil's Nomenclature" address Smithsonian InBtitu- 

 tion, Washington; D. C; for " Jordon's Vertebrates" address Janaen 

 MeClurg A. Co., Chicago. 



N. G. D., Schcnactady, N. T.— My brown spaniel is infested with a 

 peculiar species of lice, a little smaller than bead lice and of a very 

 pale, blue color. They do not seem to have much vitality, as they move 

 but little, lieruseue seems to kill them, but when one is killed another 

 crop appears. What will kill them ? Ans. The lice yon describe are 

 natural to the dog and can be destroyed by lubbing his coat with whale 

 oil 



Philadelphia.— Tour sketch of boat with double board will be pub- 

 lished in connection with some remarUs thereon. We cannot approve 

 of two board?. They are a complication of parts which no well-designed 

 H H 1 . Only tubby boata of short, round body will find some Bnoh 

 I. ieat necessary to make them steer easily and prevent them 

 spinning around taeir centre, or "yawing" widely, especially when oft 

 the wind. 



A. i;. c, Mitwaukoe.— In Hie matches at Boston and elsewhere when 

 scores of 24 out of 25 are made at 200 yards are they made off-hand, with 

 a S-pound pull of trlcger, or are hair triggers allowed 1 A score 

 such as I refer to was published in the Fokest and &TKSAM of the 19th 

 a* being made at Walnut Hilt ltange on the llth and impressed mo as 

 a very line one if made, off-hand, with 3-pound pull. Ans. Scores made 

 with a 10 pound ride, 3-pound pull oil-hand. 



SUBSCUHSKK, North Hamdea, N. Y.— A foxhound. Is troubled with 

 passing much blood with his urine. He is In good condition otherwise. 

 please prescribe for him. Ans. Give the dog thick barley 

 water to dflnk and avoid everything iu the shape of purgatives and di- 

 ure'us. Place hot fomentations over the lorn?, and g.ve two table- 

 spoonfuls of the following mixture two or three times a day : Super- 

 acetate of lead, 21 grains; tincture ot matico, >i oz.; vinegar, 3 drs ; 

 water, 7>4 ozs. 



H. O. T., Leland, III.— 1. Ia rice raised or grown In or under water? 

 2. Where can I procure (he N ichols & Defever gnus besides at the fac- 

 tory? 3. Are the Greener hammerieaj guns a jr cheapest 

 grade, good ? Are they as good as a Scott or Parker of the same price? 



Ans. 1. Rice (cultivated) is flooded periodic.!. i ., i a of Uie 



time ia growing in water. Wild rice is, as a rule, always in water. 2, 

 We have no list of their agencies, but can recommend the firm at. Syra- 

 cuse. 8. We canaot express oplnioua regarding guns. Tho makers you 

 i ' ate all first class. 



Cuas. C, New York.— The hood in Hell Gate makes from the W. 



to K, then changes and comes iu from theH. to Vv r ., risiugau additional 



The flood makes nearly six hours. There is no difference be- 



•een I -mek water at Hell Gate ferry and Little Hell Gate. In uo part 

 of the East River is it high aud slack water at the same time, for the 

 Hood. continues ta run on the surface, while the ebb runa uuderneath, 

 so that though apparently stii! running Hood the water actually falls a 

 a foot before the visible ebb sct3 out. High water at the Tenth street 

 buoy corresponds pretty nearly with high water at New London in re- 

 gard to time. 



WABiNa Pants, Galveston.— Is there an article that will encase one 

 from soie to waist and keep you dry 1 or are such garments worn la 

 connection with a waterproof boot ? I wish to obtain something that 

 will cover my shoe. Tne heavy mbber boot! are good enough to drown 

 In, but for getting through a marsh safely they are a mistake ? Ans. 

 We send you a copy of our paper of Dec. 12 illustrating a jossible wad- 

 ieg suit. There are no wading pants made in America, we believe. 

 Cording, of London, sells the oambination stocking and pants which 

 come to the armpits, and the same can be bought In this city of Abbey 

 & Iini) ie, 48 Multlen Lane, and perhaps ot most dealers m sportsmen's 

 goods. Price $14. For fall description of quality, utility aud method 

 oi v, earing, see our article ol Dec. 12, above referred to. 



TKAPPKR.— I. ~U"hat kiad of traps do tho Canadian trappers use, auj 

 .i they be procured ? 2. Are tnire any laws against trapping 

 m the uninhabited parts of Canada, especially toward tne north t 3. 

 Is trapping allowed aronnd Hfti son Bay, or are the grounds controlled 

 by the Hudson Bay Fur Company? 4. How are the trippers armed 

 in Canada ? Ans. 1 . When trappers use iron traps, which they usually 

 do, they almost always us.e Ncwhouse traps which can be bought of 

 the Oneida Community, Oneida, N. Y., which address. 2. Yes, there 

 are ; but only as respects close seasons. S, The Northwest aud Hudson 

 ipanies are lea 1 as of intrusion upon the lands Oyer wMehthej 

 claim or exercise jurisdiction. You would probably oe hnsttefl off by 

 rival trappers. 4. ''Armed, vny lord, from head to tool !" 



,T. W., Le Roy, N Y — So, Hoyle la not. Staunton's " Handbook and 

 Praxis,"' Wormolfi'S " Chess Openings," or Gossip's - chess Manual." 

 lip is about to issue a new work, '• Theory of the Chess Open- 

 ings," aud we wilt forward your name as a subscriber if you wish us to 

 do so. It will cost from $3 to gfi. No good American author on chess 



1 CaBtleattei ' J 6cfoi m chj n bj,U he Knot In cheek 



at the time of Castling and the King does not pais over a square com- 

 nianded by any of the oppiv-i ... 1 :-■. :, . been moved from 



Ma snuprj at auy time before; then this privilege is lost, and you must 

 move any piece that you touch. When a Pawn has a free path (so far 

 as ma opponent's P's are concerned) to the §tu san 1 



I ' OH Ki is » paused pawn it mora h uo liuoKj"* np 



it, Qanan'iiW, 8dor4m, 



