FOREST AND STREAM. 



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point, and very few flushes. Barring His non-retrieving, be is a dog 

 that cannot every day tie beaten The handling of tuts dog tins reason 

 lias been to ns more aa a source of p'easure than labor. He is now 

 having some Hue native bitches, all we'd Held broken, and being of Ina 

 color, we are consequently expecting some tine puppies to exhibit al 

 the coming New York Bench Show. 8. S< Peask. 



CANINE OVARIOTOMY. 



IndiakapOWS, Jan. i, 1879, 

 Editor Fokbst and Stkeam : 



Permit me to suggest that you would place some of your readers 

 under obligations if you would give them a carefully prepared article 

 from competent authority on ■' Canine Ovariotomy. 1 ' The article 

 shonld describe the place and length of the incision; wtiatttesueB 

 would lie cut through when the ovaries are to he found ; character of 

 manipulations required to reaun and remove them ; the precautious 

 necessary to avoid injuring the intestines or other organs ; how the ex- 

 ternal wound should be dressed; what subsequent treatment, If any. 

 la required ; how long before danger from the operation is past, and 

 the best time as to age and aeason of the year for the operation, i 

 liave the impresBiou that, no more dexterity and skill would be required 

 to perform thl< operation successfully than to spay a pig. If this be 

 true, by a little practice, sous to familiarize the operator with the use 

 Ot mstruments, the location of the ovaries and adjacent, organs, almost 

 anyone could perform tills operation successfully, and thereby save 

 many valuable animals, and introduce a new element of strength to the 

 kennel. H. Q. Carey. 



Cboton Bkbwuby.— W. A. Miles & Co.'a pale and sparkling 

 ales are rapidly taking precedence of all others, and very 

 justly, too, as we are able to testify from s triples. There 

 can be no bettor ale for the dinner-table, not excepted the 

 celebrated Bass. Office, 55 Clvrystic street, New York. 



— The most complete bowling alley in this city or New 

 York is that of Col. Anton Meyer, located at 392 Bowery. 

 The building was arranged specially for the business, and has 

 every convenience, for clubs, with meeting rooms and ban- 

 queting halls. The alleys are two in number and are on the 

 ground floor. The room is large, well lighted, and has a 

 cheerful appearance. The Colonel is a jolly, good-natured 

 man, and withal a capital bowler as well as a fine shot. In 

 connection with the bowling alley there is also a Creedmoor 

 shooting gallery with the most improved rifles, and Colonel 

 Meyer takes pride in teaching his patrons how to shoot. He 

 is also an importer and dealer in California, Khine and Hun- 

 garian wines, and makes a specialty of American champagne. 

 Bee his advertisement. 



\%mt o( fjfehess. 



Notice,— Chess exchanges, communications and solutions shonld be 

 addressed " Chess Editor Fokkst and Stkeam, P. O. box 54, Wolcott- 



ville, Conn." 



Problem No. 39. 

 Motto : A Long Look Ahead. 



White to play and give mate iu two moves. 



SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS— NO. S5. 



3— Q mates ; other variations. 



Game No. 93.— GINOCO PtANO. 



Game played in the International Tourney between Mr. F. E. Bren- 



ziger, of Saratoga Springs, N. T., and Rev. J. T. Cliatto, ot Trinity 



College, Cambridge, Eng., one of the Cambridge team In the Inter- 



Univeraity annual chess match-: 



Black. 

 J. T. T. 0. 

 l_p.K4 

 2— Kt-Q BS 

 3-BIM 

 «— Kt-K B3 (b) 

 5-P Iks P 



6— B-K.13 

 7— P-Q4 

 8— Kt-K 5 

 9~B-Q,2 



White. 



F, E. B. 

 14— KI-B3 

 15— Kt-K 2 

 16— B-Kt2 

 17— KttKK P 

 is— QtksB 

 19— K-IU3 

 20— P-B.5 

 SH-F-KiS (g) 

 22— Q.KM 

 23— y-QT (j) 

 24 -P Ktfi 

 26- Resigns 



Black. 

 ,1. T. T. C, 

 14-B-Kt5 

 15-P-K B3 (1) 

 Hi— l" Iks P 

 17— B Iks lit 

 1S-Q-K2 

 1(1— 0-l£t4 

 80— B-K.t2 



23— B tks Kt (k) 



24-.i£t-0_B4(l;i 



White 



P.E.B 

 1-P-K4 

 2-K-K. B3 

 3-B-B1 



4-P-Q B3 (a) 

 S— P-44 



e-H-QKifc) 



T-P-K5 

 S-KB-iit5 

 9— P tKS P 

 le-B tks Kt (d) 10-B „- . - 



h-p-qiu ti-P-QRi 



12-Castles w-Ca-ties 



13-R-R3(e) 13-B-Q2(e) 



NOTES. 



(a) This move is that, variation of this form of opening known aa the 

 <7jne.ro Piano, which was, not rnauy years i.g i, considered the best line 

 of defence at White's command ; but modern .nnyaiysia has caused it, 

 to be regarded as a laborious and unprolliable debut. That modern 

 analysis is searching and exhaustive, we are w all aware ; nevertheless 

 we think that this opening is entitled to its ancient proud position, and 

 believe that it will again " come to the front" 



(b) This the modern analyst, we believe, pronounces the beet detens- 

 Ive move at this juncture, and thereon erects his castle. 



(a) P tks P leads to a good attack, but Black's best;play equalises the 

 game. It strikes ns that P-K5 at this point or on the succeeding move 



18 the proper line of attaelr, and should, wo think, result in White ob- 

 taining a superior game. 



(,() Perhaps tins is tilt- h si, Hue of play, bnt we should delny it until 

 the last moment. Tills B could have 1 ecu of use further on, we think. 



in The game la at least equal. We. However, prefer. White's position. 



CO A very good move,and one of importance in view of Whito's alter 

 play. 



(ff) A weak move Black's position is superior, which is, we think 



■ ■: ble to Wtiii t .-; loth move. 



lM A good move. 



(■) A very tine more. 



(J) Nat. his best move, as the following moves show. The position is 

 complicated, and it is not au easy matter to decide on White's best 



(/■■) Again gnol, Black's play, for the last lew moves, is of the high- 

 est order or chess. 



(1) Decisive, and it M to be regretted that Mr. B overlooked this ob- 

 vious reply. 



The Derbyshire. Advertiser append? the following: "Mr. Cliatto here 

 suites, • It would hive beeu as well to have tried the. effect of 23— B B,s 

 before resigning.' Lie also directs attention to the mate which is 

 threatened by the vanquished American— (J tks P cb. Black's best and 

 winning reply to B-B 1 Is tj tka B . That of Kt tks Q, probably leading 

 to a draw. We recommend our readers to examine this move— Kttks 

 Q. 1 he after-play on both s dea is full of interert, through P tks B and 

 threatening to i.i." 



—The December number ot PiB American Chess Journal is readable 

 and interesting. Tts table of contents is varied, the games good speci- 

 mens of chess genius, and the problem department uuusually attract- 

 ive. Eighteen problems entered in its tourney comprise the p-oblcms. 

 We suggest that the publisher add one or two small prizes to the ama- 

 teurs who compete for honors m the general tourney, as an inducement 

 to them to enter future competitions of this kind. Our amateur talent 

 needs considerable encouragement, which our professionals shonld be 

 willing and anxious to extend to them. 



—Mr. Bull, of the -Pit- Press 

 gan to join hands iu the effort i 

 ment for players during the wii 

 do not well see why it cannot bi 



loi 



and should r 



upon Ihe chess players ot Michi- 

 iug made to hold a Slate tourna- 

 This is a capital sclieme, aud we 

 : enthusiastically and practically 

 awaken an Interest in the game, 

 it, of every chess plaj er. 



^tiswets to gtoyespotidmfa. 



Ha Nottca Taken ot Anonrniau* (tommuoloallon*. 



Whbrk to go fob Gajle. — Correspondents who send us 

 specific questions as to where to find best localities for game 

 aud 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. Read the paper. 



N., Baltimore.— We know nothing of the Arm you Inquire about. 



B. T., Quebec— Sharpies cost about S3 per foot, not $3J as misstated. 

 P. B G.,Oharleston, S. C— Por white-booted bantams write to Knapp 



It Van Nostrand, Fulton Market, New York. 



C, Baltimore.— The trouble with your bitch will probab'y pass away as 

 she grows older. It may be caused by the approach of her first season 

 of heat. 



C. 11., Blevins, New York.— The statements made in the cutting 

 which you send us are largely imaginative. We know of no observa- 

 tions which confirm them. 



H. S., Shocks, Pa.— All you can do for your puppy is to give iuoi 

 plenty of strengthening food. He will probaSiy come oot all right un- 

 less the joints become enlarged. 



W. B. B.— Is there any game in the southwestern part of Kansas near 

 the Arkansas Rtver, and if so what, kind ? Ans. Deer, quail and pin- 

 nated grouse chiefly, and in abundance. 



W. W., Paris, III. We cannot interfere in dog transactions, and the 

 party you mention had no authority to give us as reference. Had you 

 written to us you couM have ascertained this. 



B. C. D., Watertown, Mass.— What, book will give me an accurate de- 

 scription of " Prank Forester's" life ? Ans. Best biography we know 

 of was pnblished in Turf, Field and Farm last year. 



C. B. P., Boston.— 1 Is beeswax a good lubricant for rifle and revolver 

 bullets ; if not, what is? 2 Is Smith & Wesson's new patent revolver 

 considered a good and safe arm? 3. Would Ballard's Kentucky rifle, 

 cal 4i'., be large enough for deer? Ans. 1,2, 3. Yes. 



II. E. S., Sparta, Mich.— What is the best work on the rearing and 

 breeding of dugs and the best book giving instruction for shooting on 

 the wing, and price? Ans. " Stouehenge's" "Dogs of the British 

 Island-, "lo be had only in England, and Uoga-dus' •• Field, Cover and 

 Trap Shooting;" price $2. 



J. H. D., Foughkeepsie. —Please Inform me what a mountain Hon is ? 

 Calitornians often speak of them, bat I can find no description of them 

 iu any work I have. Ans. The mountain lion of the Rocky Mouutains 

 and Calilornia is the puma, panther, or cougar (Folia concolor), the 

 largest feline found in Northern North America. 



G. C. P., Harrison, N. Y.— 1. What is the best gun to use for sand-hill 

 craue shooting, and what size of shot would you recommend 1 2. What 

 varieties of game would I be likely to And in the northwestern portion 

 of Wlsco ibiu ? Ans. 1. Ten gauge ; No. 1 or 2 shot. 2. In Wisconsiu, 

 deer and bear chiefly ; a'so ruffed grouse, squirrels and hares. 



M. It. B., Greenville, Pa.-I Have six puppies three months old. They 

 are covered with dry scabs which make them appear rough. They arc 

 kept in a dry kennel, fed on vetteiablo food and have plenty of exercise. 

 What Is the cause and what remedy shall 1 use 7 Ans. Auoint them 

 carefully and sparingly, occasional!}., with crude petroleum. 



,T, L. M., Atlas Centre -Cm you tell me where I can get, some boots 

 that will turn water, tint are not rubber? Please to tell me the firm's 

 name. Ans. Canadian shoepacks, called bottes aauvages, are perhapB 

 the best. Any shoedealer In the Province ot Quebec sells them ; price 

 *8. These were fully described iu our paper three or four weeks ago. 



C. *.. li , Buffalo. A bird rises from the trap, is shot, at and drops 

 within the boundary; a dog rushes toward the bird before the shooter 

 has had a chance to gather hiul, and the bird gets up aud dies beyond 

 the boundary and is killed by an outsider. Was the shooter entitled to 

 another bird, or should it have been decided "dead, or lost bird?" 

 Ans. The shooter should have had another bird. 



G. il. S., Boston, Muss.— In yum- revised list ot close searong, pub- 

 lished Dec. 19, you do not mention any law in New Hampshire Hgainst 

 salmon oatching. Is there none ? Ans, There Is no special law on 



sea salmon ; for fresh water or land-locked salmon the open season Is 

 from April to September. There being no sen salmon, except plants, 

 in the waters of the State, we presume the lawmakers thought a law on 

 salmon would be superfluous. 



J. A. W.. Newcastle, Pa —The symptoms you describe are those of 

 chorea, a sequel of distemper, for which there is rarely a cure. It is 

 possible also, from his voracious appetite, that your dog may have 

 worms, and we should advise llrst a dose of areca nut lollowed by one 

 of oastoroil. ir the twitching continues give him two grains of sul- 

 phate of zinc three times a day, Willi plenly of nourishing food. 



Albatross, Phila, — rtaVm has not a regular cutter rig and la not 

 quite as handy. She simply has her Jib cut up iuti staysail and jib, 

 both running on standing stays ; whereas a cnttei'B jib ta set up upon 

 its own loff and Is run iu, unbent and stowed away when not wanted, 

 A cutter's mast steps further aft, diminishing the weight in the bows 

 an! reducing the length or loom. The yawl would certainly be an im- 

 provement upon her for cruising and for racing in TeeUing weather. 



F. H. W., Elmira, N. Y.— I have a pappy, sire a pointer aud dam a 

 setter ; do you think he will make as good a dog as pure setter or 

 pointer; age about three months? Shou'd I begin to train him yet? 

 Why are dogs half setter ami half pointer called " droppers?" Au> . 

 He may make as good a field dog, but not so good to breed from. Dn 

 not begin to break him before he Is six months old. We presume the 

 name " dropper" originated from these dogs dropping when on a point . 



G. W, p., Bowling Green, Ky — I have a pointer pup which is just, get- 

 ting well ot the distemper and he is now very weak inttie lolus and hind 

 legs; Jerks all the time as though he had the St. Vitus' dance. What 

 shall I do with him in order to get htm cured ? He is about s months 

 old. j\m<. Yonr puppy has chorea. Your only chance is to give htm 

 plenty of fresh air and a tonic, say quinine and iron in one grain pil s 

 twice a day, with plenty of strengthening tood. If he does not improve 

 give him nitrite of silver In doses of one-sixth of a grain. 



J. S , Salem, N. Y.— In your answer to "Nimrcd" in Dec. 26 you say, 

 '" To make your guu scatter use more powder or less shot." In Perker 

 & Brother's circular it is said "The distribution can lie increased either 

 by decreasing the quantity of powder used or Increasing the quantity 

 of shot. And to produce better penetration increase the quantity ot 

 powder used, or decrease the amount of shot." Who is right? Ans. 

 Messr*. Parker Eros', mode ot boring may be such that an increase ot 

 powder gives improved pattern, but It is a we!', known fact, that Increase .1 

 powder or decreased shot gives greater spread to the charge. 



T. M. 3., New Bedford,— Permit me to inquire, through you, of Mr. 

 Whllcber, Commissioner of Canadian Fisheries, whether any "dis- 

 crimination against, Americans" is made in the Ashing licenses of lit* 

 Nepigon Biver (trout)? Are Americans required to pay for sucil 

 licences? Are Canadians required to pay for such licenses? if such 

 discrimiua'iou exists, by what authoriiy does it exist? Ans. The 

 agent, of the Hudson's Bay Company at Red Hock Landing, Neplgou 

 River, is also Dniilnlon fishery overseer for the liver. Ue issues 

 special angling permits to foreigners, to catch tront for pleasure, at n 

 uniform charge of $!, we believe. British subjects require similar per- 

 mits, but are not charged. 



H. H. p., Rockford, III — We send by mail a copy of Apthorp'smap of 

 Florida, price $1 50, and also Whitney's Pathfinder (25 cents), which 

 will give you all needed information. The fares from Jacksonville, tip 

 river, vary so much and so often that we cannot tell you. From Gaines- 

 ville to Orange Lake is about fifteen miles. Can tit out at Gainesville. 

 if you like. Hunting on Orange Lake and creek is good; on theOchla- 

 waha River none except water turkey.llmklns. buzzards, egrets and 

 the like, useless for food, and no fish. On the upper waters of the St. 

 John both hunting aud fisbiug are good. The O-good canvas boat Is 

 large enough and perfectly reliable. 



Canvas Back, Cleveland.— Yon will And the sharpie a hardy, safe an I 

 comfortable boat, and above all a very cheap one. When decked wita 

 cabin f he will make a fair substitute for a yacht, and is to be preferre ! 

 to an open boat or cat, boat for all purposes. A light-draft boat canuo' 

 be made as weatherly in rough water as a deep-keel craft, but the shai- 

 pie Is safe in a seaway owing to her extreme bonyaucy. and the sma-, 

 areaot canvas required to driveller makes her stiff and able under 

 sail, though of comparatively narrow beam. For hunting, Bhoo'ingaui 

 fishing, as well as for sailing with ladies aboard, wc recommend this 

 style of ooat, to all who need a small, cheap and safe boat for general 

 purposes. Full particulars of this type will shortly be published in on 

 columns. A general description is to ba found ; n our issue Df Dec. at 

 1ST4. 



J. M., Jr., Philadelphia.— 1. 1 have a setter dog lhH has canker or 

 something that makes me think he is deaf or partially so. What can 

 I do for him ? 2, Are we to have a bench show In this city soon, and 

 what would be the cost of entering a dog ? 3. Does the fact of a dog 

 receiving a first, pr.ze prevent or hurt his chances in any subsequent 

 snow that he might be placed in ? 4. How should a dog be fed at this 

 season of the year with little exercise, and what is the beat food ? Ans. 

 1 If your dog had canker you would know It, by his shaking his head 

 and his ears being sore. A blister behind the ear might relieve the 

 deafness. 2. The bench show of the Philadelphia Kennel Club win 

 probably shortly be announced. 3. It puts liirn In the champion class, 

 where he competes with ether dogs of like breed who have won first 

 prizes. 4. Twice a day on scraps from the table. 



G. F., Pittsburgh, Pa.— I am anxious to procure information relative 

 to the " carp" as a pond llsh an i their adaptation to a small lake (ai • 

 tiucial) of about three acres, the water of which is always free from ic . 

 undations and of uniform purity. Can you give me any data ns to their, 

 growth and size at ceitain ages, or can you put me in communication 

 with any intelligent German who can give information of this kind? 

 Any information relative to this llsh as to its habits of breeding, th-j 

 klDdof pond, the ptoliflcness, etc., will be thankfully received either by 

 letter or through the columns of your valuable paper. 5Iy correspond- 

 ence with Prof. Baird, of the Smithson'an Institution, thus far lias n< i 

 resulted in much valuable data. Ans. The flies of Fokkst and Stubau 

 are wed filled with explicit information aud Instruction respecting the 

 culture of carp. We can send you the requisite copies contains 

 articles, if you dtsire. Carp are extensively cultivated in Callorain, 

 where they were introduced four or Ave yeiTS ago. 



F. J. H., Wlnnlpissiogee.— The builder of the Shadow oaooe is one of 

 those benighted heathens who does n it know enough to go in oat of 

 the rain, and therefore does not advertise his business, nor will tic 

 allow the lines ot a Shadow to bo published. This cauDe is Ult. 2in, 

 long. Hill, deep, 28in. wide at, gunwale amidships, and :;2in. at (rtdi 

 part, which Is Bin from the top To build one, set up the midsl i 

 Hon of the form given In Harper'* Monthly, April, 1878 ; bend battens 

 tu-nund to conform to deck pun shown in same article, and others 

 lower down on the midship section; round oil forefoot and stern to 

 nearly a semicircle, and you will have a very close outline of iier form. 

 Then proceed as in boat building— keel, keelson and frames of Dal , 

 stern and post same or of hackmatack; deolc, Spanish cedar; beams 

 and carllns of yellow pine ; white cedar for planking ; paddle of Bprncu 

 7ft. lone; 80 sq. ft. of canvas cut as shown iu the article mentioned. 

 See articles ou boat building in F. & R., and "Canoeing in KanuokU, 

 Harper & Bros., New York ; price ISc, 



