FOREST AND STREAM. 



55 



—The Chicago cricket club paid a visit to lite St. George 

 club at St. Louis last week, and tried conclusions with 

 II, cm on (heir own field, find though nominally defeated 

 they in renlily aeheived :i victory, for when "time'' was 

 called and stumps wire drawn (lie Chicago eleven had but 

 two runs tO gel to win with eight wickets stiil to falL As 

 it was, however, the contest had to be decided by the score 

 of the fiust innings play, and then gave the game lo St. 

 Louis, as will be seen by the appended score :— 



A Ra< 



,1 Mi 



Da 



g 1 1) Wright . 

 ..SOCtEiT 



it I) Boi 



lt I. 11, m 



1 1 I :,.':■ , 1 1 



. 4ib Howcii. 



. Ihnot out 



P. Daniels I. 

 R. Jackson b 

 G. F. Baker 

 F. Weill) run 



P. C, Afordat 



A. C Bagsliiiweb Wright glcl.Bowen t) Wrigln 



.1. McLean pot out 4 h Bow en _. 



A Cruttwell h Bowen Ob Wright 



S. Houston :, Bower, l|bBowen .. 



Byi>6,'4; teg byes»S 6 Byes, 1; leg byeB,S 



Total 5)1 Total 



i in, .'.,;„ 



pnbetcWebb bMordaunt . Bctandb Aloranuni ,. 



Deardcn b Webb 1 



Parker b Webb 1) Webb 6 



Wright ran nut 3 not oot 5 



Harlow b Webb t|b Webb 19 



Adtevc Webb h Alordaunt t 



MoGilJ b Webb .... - . 



3. A. lionenl, Webb << 



Street not out 13 1 



Ramsey b Alordaunt,. . , 



Ira P. "Bo» eu b Alorduunt 



Ley byes. 2; widen, 3 S Byes, 3; leg by. 8, 2 S 



Total 45, Total.. 41 



Firxl Imdng— How thi Wickets Fell. 



1st 3d 3d fth 5th Mb. "th 8fh 9th inth 



St. George 211 21 2g 33 42 41 44 44 49 51 



Chicago.' 7 7 13 13 IS Is 23 42 43 45 



Second Inning. 



sr., Gteoree 1 8 10 as 37 37 38 33 33 3ft 



''lii' 90 14 37 41 



Chicago— Wright 



,T. A. Boweu. , 



St. George— Webb 



•' " Mordamn . 

 Wright... . 



Balls. Runs. Maidens. Wicket*. Wiitee. 



the game the Chicago club was entertained at 

 i, by"the St. George's club, by a grand compliment- 

 ary banquet, furnished in the best .style of that hou 

 The banquet occupied the attention of those present, ab( 



After the 

 Southern, b 



house, 

 about 

 _ ,_ty iti number, fully an hour, at the end of which time 

 Mr.Ben. Williams was chosen chairman, and speeches, 

 songs and toasts followed. 



—As the American players are now on their return home 

 U grand reception is being talked of as among the events of 

 the coming month. The two clubs will have quite an ova- 

 lion in Philadelphia, as also in Boston, in both of which 

 cities •• reception games " will be played immediately upon 

 their arrival. But nothing has as yet been arranged for 

 giving the two clubs the greeting they deserve at the hands 

 of a metropolitan assemblage, and a tourney is now in pro- 

 gress of arrangement calculated to fill up the gap in ques- 

 tion. 



The programme is that, after the games in Philadelphia 

 and Bosioii, that the Boston and Athletic clubs come to 

 New York, and first playing a reception championship 

 match together on one day, that on the two following days 

 they plav championship matches with the New York nine 

 of the Mutual Club, Stilly 10,000 people would crowd on 

 the Union Grounds to see the "Reds" and the "Blues" 

 plav together, and to give them the welcome they so fully 

 deserve at the hands of the whole base ball fraternity. 



—The Liverpool Courier^ of August 18, says:— •' This 

 popular American game, lately introduced into this coun- 

 try by the. Boston and Philadelphia players, is likely to 

 become as popular here as in America. On Saturday a 

 base ball match was played on the ground of the Everton 

 Cricket Club, sides being chosen by the president (Mr. S. 

 Campbell) and an honorary member. After a very exciting 

 game, the presidents side won by three." 



The fewest games played in any month of the profes- 

 sional season marked August's record, as will be seen be- 

 low: — 



August -1— Mutual vs. Chicago, at Chicago B tp 3 



August 5- Chicago vs. Mutual, at Chicago. .. u to 3 



" «- — -■ . .„'«.»,„ 3 to a 



"Hartford fi to 3 



—The visit of UlB CheLea club of Boston to Brooklyn, 

 introduced to our metropolitan audiences a very gentle- 

 manly club of ball tossers from the Hub, who, by their 

 creditable, deportment and skilful play made a most favor- 

 able impression. The scores of the three games they played 



1 2 3 t 5 li 7 S (I 



(our ord 8 3 3-10 



Chelsea 3 U 6 9 1— 1» 



First base hv errors— Concord. 3: ch.-I-, ■;!; ", Rhus earned— Concord 

 5; Chelsea, 0." Total widen pilched-l!-, Wilson, 5,; by Engtitl. )9. 

 Umpire— Mr, Higliam ol the Mutual Club. Time of gun.' i ' 



Chelsea., ., 3 4 4 I) 3 13 



Arlington 1 I o 1 n 3—5 



Umpire— .Mr. Ferguson of the Athletics, 



Fir.-t '.a-e bveirors-Cheli-oa, 7; Arlington,;! Runs earned— Chelsea 

 i;. Arlington, 0. Widets pitched- iiy Lagan, 17: by Titus, 14. 

 Tune of game, 1S5. 



Chelsea (I?, t.) 3 |i 1 It 3 4-10 



Chelsea, ( Moss.) 4 3 0— 6 



First base by errors— Chelsea iN. T.i. 7: Chelsea I Mass.), 3, Runs 



4— Ob.i o« 0; Cheli (Ma««,),0 Total wldes pitched— By 



Rule. 14: by Bagan, K 

 Umpire— Ml -1 i!r„n o| -ne ton ord flub. 

 Time or game, 1:50. 



—The Concords defeated the Nameless nine at Prospect 

 Park on August 29, in the presence of some two or three 

 thousand deeply interested speetatois. The score stood at 

 16 to 7 at the close of the eighlb innings, when the game 

 was called on account of approaching darkness. 



—At Elmira, on the 30th. a line gams W83 played between 

 the Actives, of Elmira, and the Ori " . >i BinghamtOn. 

 Won by the Actives. Score, t(l lo 5. [. White, of the 

 Boston Tied Stockings, played with the Actives. Duration 

 of game two hours. 



—At the tournament at Irvington last week, the Star 

 nine of Newark, defeated the Madison nine by 2(1 to 12; 

 the Amitys of Brooklyn by'J-ltolT; the Reliance of Brook- 

 lyn by 28 to 14 and the Channel of Patersou by 23 to 10. 



—On August 9, the Baltimore* were " Chicagoed " by 

 the White Stockings in Chicago by a score of 4 to 0. They 

 had previously been defealed by 4 to 3 and (i to 2, all three 

 being closely contested and well played games, 



—The Fly Awavs are flying away with trophies in the 

 western part of the State. Their latest triumphs included 

 a "Chicago" for the Oswego Nationals by 30 to 



—The young Ply Awnys defeated the Excelsiors at 

 Greenpoint August 28, by the small score of 6 to in a 

 full game. 



—The Stateh Island club started on their Western and 

 Canada tour, on August 29, They play 14 games while 

 away, and return On September 16. 



—The Pacific and Modoc clubs, of Philadelphia, played 

 a fine game together August 27, the Pacific's winning by 7 

 to 6. 



— The Ply Aways defeated the Nassaus, of Brooklyn, in 

 the Oneda Tournament, August. 31, by IS to 8. 



Chicago. : 



s. Philadelphia, 

 ta vs. Hartford, 

 la vs. Hartford, i 



; llai'UY,, 



(13 inhtngs) . . 



. Allan! 



t Biookli 



iUdelpii'.a 



August n -I'll 

 August li- Ph 

 August 15— Ft 

 August 17— PI: 

 Angtu* 24-Ch 

 August 135 — Mi 



v 1 '"'- -" ; .;' 



August 2b— C h 



'"::;": ":■; >;:q/--. n;il»x: .r;;;;;,:.;_„ - 



But for four muff er matches the average would have been 

 the best on record. In the majority of games the score of 

 the winning nine did not exceed six runs. 



—The games for the whip pennant show the clubs occu- 

 pying the following positions up to September 1 :— 

 Olub. 



Bostoi 

 Mutuals..,. 



Athlelie 



Chicago.... 

 Philadelphia. 



Hartford 



Atlantic 



30 

 25 



17 



36 

 •12 

 34 

 34 

 39 

 30 

 34 



—The programme for the Hartford professionals from 

 September, includes the following games :— Sept. 1 and 3, 

 with the SlUlUals, of New York; Sept. 10 and 12, with the 

 White Stockings, of Chicago, 111.; Sept. 14 and 15, with 

 the Athletics, of Philadelphia; Sept. 17 and 18, with the 

 White Stockings, of Chicago, 111. All of the above games 

 will be played in Hartford. 



—The Atlautics, after being badly whipped in Philadel- 

 phia by a score of 23 to 1 on August 20, and losing a game 

 at Easton by a score of 10 to 8 the day following, gave the 

 Mutuals a very close game on August 29, the score being 4 

 to 3 only, the Atlanties scoring their 3 in the eighth innings. 

 The Mutuals now stand second to the Athletics in won 

 games. 



The Weather. — The weather, during this summer sea- 

 son, has been all that could be desired, in any summer 

 latitude, and we doubt if we cannot challenge comparison 

 with any Southern port in the Uniied States. During the 

 month of June, which is our hottest month in this latitude, 

 we have always the hottest and most oppressive weather. 

 We had about ten days of such weather, in which the ther- 

 mometer ranged, in the shade, from 82 to 87 d-grees. The 

 month of July was cool, almost chilly— the thermometer 

 never ranging" above 75 or 80 degrees at midday. During 

 the present month, Aug. ist, up to our date, i he most fas- 

 tidious grumbler could not complain. The weather has 

 been all that could be desired. Cool breezes during the 

 night from the West and Southwest, and, during the day, 

 from the East and Southeast, at an average temperature of 

 80 degrees, at midday. The highest range of the ther- 

 mometer, as indicated in three separate places in the city, 

 has been 92 at midday— some persons preferring to push 

 out their thermometers into the glare of the sun and to run 

 them up to 96 degrees, for notoriety. During the entire 

 summer, we have slept without apavillion, and all we lounil 

 necessary was a palmetto fan to keep off an occasional 

 mosquito during the riI£luV-*4ft Augustine (F:«.) Pn-xx. 



$cw publications. 



/■"t.ik«t 



/In- ,v«, 

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expect Prices of boot 



"/ /irhinplliliidrisino 

 10*8 ///»'..,/,,; ipjuai 



The Popular Science- Mont/dy for September. N. 

 Appleton &Co. The opening paper will be found valuable t 

 are interested in the wonderful natural history of the tint 



Y: D. 



o all who 



Darwinian system, the learned Professor. Di (Juatni fagi - speak*, BtSI ttt 



man as contemplated in his specie-, and „■ -eueral ajnaideWtibua as 



to points first inherited by the earliest known man. the noinadiac, and 

 t lie Indians . Passing onward is a vers interesting statement of maft OS 

 an intelligent and an intellectual being, capable of doing wonderful 

 works, he introduces to us the study of the great ana general questions 

 relative to the history and origin of man. 



Cakaisieb.— Those of our readers who wish to procure these 

 pets, are referred to the announcement, of a large iuiportati 



beautiful 



in by Mr. 



ir prompt-paying c 



—A Des Moines paper refers in the following Haltering 

 terms to Bond's sectional boat: — 



Mr. E. • I. lugorsoll, President of the Hawkeye Insurance Co.. has re- 

 cently received from St. Louis, one of Bond's improved section boats. It 

 is made of iron, is III feet in length wil.h:3li inch beam aud weighs but 90 

 pounds. In an instant in an bo taken apart, when il forms two Small 

 i,nt senriccabk boats. Altogether it is the daintiest model of a bout 

 Bverl.8 ■bid : 1" ttoi waters, and if report be. true, it is the best. 



These boats are buiii 1>) W. E. Bond, Cleveland, Ohio- 

 prices lately reduced. 



—The ooeis speak soothingly of childhood's tear.-, and 

 Women's tears, but why do they not speak in like tnamioi 

 about farmers' steers? 



JlnswcvH %o (gancspottitentf. 



govei •""ij ruft 

 attention. An 



I c, 



libit 



r .\olired. 



F. G., Wall street, N. Y. -Refer you to number 11, vol. 1 of F,.iu:,t 

 AXD Stream. 



J. II. T. E. B.. Chllieuango, N Y —We cannot furnish colored plates 

 rtfch as you wish. 



Be AV£ii, Bald Mountain. -Can send you both books. Report of N 

 R A , 26 cents. Lake Superior Guide, $1. 



J.A.S., Syracuse "■'-'<"■ - il ■■ il v ei a circular giving full infor- 

 mation. Write us about it in about three weeks 



Cranston, H. I —Lieut. George. MKart's writings were purely scientilic. 

 Mr. Blackford, of Fulton Market, would probably buy frogs. Write to 

 him. 



K. 8. P.. Coming, !?, Y.- Which i.-uii will do the moat accurate scoot- 

 ing. ,he best breech loader, or the. best mnsv.le louder? Ans, The breech 

 loader. 



W. R,, Greene Bay, Wis.— 1st, Con furnish all back numbers, ad. E 

 U. Blackford and Htddleton & Carman, all of Fulton Market; perfectly 

 reliable, 



Croaker. Boston,— When fl very large frog is canghf, both bind ami 

 fore-nunrters can be used. The spine, in dressinst, connects the fore and 

 hind leg*. 



L. A. YV.. Winchester, Va. -Price of Fowler's Hard Ttnbber Peel i s 

 S3.M to $1 so, jicr.ording lo size. Jtods from $3.. W upwards, according 

 to quality. Can get a good one for gl5.n0. 



A.O. AI., New York.— Where is one of the best places for deer shoot- 

 In the "United States? Ans. Ridzwny, Elk county, Penn. Write to O 

 R. Grant, at the above address! fare about J7.50. 



Ophir.-Is there, any black bass fishing in the vlcinily of AVliilo Plains 

 N. Y.? Vns. Timet know of any. If yon continue up the Harlem rail- 

 road to Salisbury. Conn., you will find good bass fishing at Twin Lakes. 



Fleas, - A correspondent. A. H. Fowler, Esq.. advises the use of com- 

 mon field plaster to eslirpate fleas, to be need freely on the prcnuseJ -■ ■ i 

 on the auimals infested with tbein. Tl never rails to clear oni a hog 

 or a dog kennel. 



.!. R. P... Philadelphia.— Ona-fifrn of the weight of the ball in powder 

 is a fair rule; your ball weighs aotl grains. Pay to grains Hazard's pow- 

 der, F. C. Kv. ritle, would answer your purpose. Covering the ball with 

 powder is like giving a llnid measure by the mouthful. 



s.nr.ociv \Yilso\-ii. Fort Wayne, tnd.- ft friend broneht a enn from 

 Furope a few dayp a-.'O for his o\\ n use. On bis arrival in New York the 

 Custom House officer made him nay duty. Had he a right, to do sn? 

 Avs, Yes: the law compel? him to take duty or to be dischcii- i 

 must have been in use oile year to pass Tree. 



I,. P.. c., Erie Ttnilrond.— Ts the SpTOtlf hooka gjood bass book; in 

 whatTCPpecl does ft differ from others, ana where can it bo obtained? 

 Ans. They are considered a very superior hook for bass. Thee rnr be 

 had of A. clerk .<■ Co. Ir would take ton much space to describe the 



,-]]-;( jnce between the Sprnai. Kirbv, Limerick and others. We send 



sample that you may see for vonrself. 



s:. M t„. Cnrrertsville. Ohio. — Hecarhouized steel is simnly hard steel 

 with * certain portion of its temper drawn. Hard steel itself would he 

 too brittle for use. The steel is heated and temper diminished. Aletbod 

 needisknowntos.il workers in iron. Could not give yotl any Special 

 mle ro work by. Its toughness, and the facijity with which it can be 

 ,a orfeed renders it most available for unn bands. 



Src-iiiic.Fn Philadelphia.- Third class target, for '100 yard shoot.inc— 

 height <1 rest: breadth, 4 feet: bnllseyeS inches sqnare: centre. 2 feet 

 be 2 feet Second-class target, up to son yqrds — u feet square; bnllseye 

 s'feer square: centre. 4 feet square. First class tarpet, for LOCO yards- 

 6 feet high bv 12 feet broad: bnllseye 3 feet square: centre. R feet square. 

 Send for No. 10. vol, 1 for full details, with cuts. 



( , K ,ai, Somervillc — 1st Starting from Ottawa about the last of 

 September, what feathered game would we be likely to find? Am, 

 Ruffed grouse, spruce partridsre, a few English snipe. 2d. Is there auy 

 better region for gunning in Canada as easy to get to from Boston? Ans. 

 think you have chosen one of the best locstions. 3d. Would there ' 

 mi- better time? Ans. The time yon mention (the last of Septem 



) whether there 



Buck Bass Philadelphia,— Will yon tell i 

 black bass in the Delaware River, and if so where is the nearest locality 

 to Philadelphia, and what are the best baits? Ans. Ton will probably 

 not find any fish below the Delaware Water Gap, as the character of the 

 river is not favorable— too slugitisb. not broken .by rapids. Eastou is a 

 good point. The black bass ixntnmnirlrx) has been an inhabitant of the 

 Delaware Bncr for many years, but additional fish were put in three 

 years ago. 



Mrz/.i.t: LoAtiElt.-Never over-load your gun until it kicks. Use a 

 , b-ati weapon anil a tight-fitting wad. Shot should be used in propor- 

 :j ,,, ,-, t h,. | „..,,. ,!„,. ..M-igh-. Mid bore of the gun. An equal bulk of pow- 



i, ,;,,.■-.',,■-. _.. ■ ■,- »d by. Do not mix large and small sho! 



together the •■ ■ ones rase the !m« is to scatter when discharged. 



l-„i. a thin lilting liv'- .-.■ufd lire cap When ducking and shooting 

 from a boal a loading rod maybe found useful. Two wads on the 

 powder will often make a gun shoot stronger. 



Pisc-ATou -An obliging correspondent has sent ns the aolntion of 

 your cpie-tion lie says: "Tn relation to the fishing gronnd off Fire 

 Island, II i- ; about thirtvto thirty-font miles off shore, and about four to 

 .,,. hpI,.. |, ,,,;.. having trom twelve to sizleeB fathoms on the bank: the 

 bottom is hard gravel, with small stones. There are plenty of cod, and 

 t have known a fe« lialiintt to he taken. The gronnd is known to many 

 ten "i ' Sshrrmcn. I have no doubt that in the spring 



Mm be takon there Itis the pathof the Enropen packets. 

 and land Is ju.-t in sight fi„ni the ground. The course is 3. by W. from 

 Fir- Inland, and it ts found by the lead." 



New Yorker. -1 am intending to visit Florida this winter, say from 

 November till June, and think of Palatka as headquarters. Will you 

 give mu information or game and fish in vicinity, and proper bait, &c. 

 for the fish: also if you think it a good location as regards game, &c. I 

 do not wi.-b i., rough it too much, as I shall have my family with me? 



\,.- i' :■■ '■• :.,. .■ .•■!! nt place Tor familv : two good hotels and good 

 .„,;... Enteroriselsabetterlocftlit! rofgami with an excellent hotel 



J. W . Philadelphia.- 1 have a lll-borc, 3C0lt, and intend going West 

 ,, ,,,,i , i.ml like to know the. proper ioad for the different 



i, .,, ol same, mii n as ddok, pratrie chicken, partridge, woodcock, and 



-n pelElLlllsill. ui ■, ofpowd-r „„1 spot -■- brands-. Do not tnrcl 



prom sportsmaanse Soer powdi - ■ i - I ■ tingthan forbhndor 



!■. ho ■ i' • ■•' reason 1 believe it ignites quiclc-r': \t hich gives 



themosl recoil, tine oi coarse powder! Our sportsmen use Brown 

 eliofl*. and ire i.bey not, considered as good for loading once as the bine, 

 eicept toi pigeon ehootinKf Ans. A 10-bore will chamber about five 

 liucksiioC put in about four layers and four drachms of powder. Pin- 

 nated ■ rouse. ?.l drachms powder and It oz. So. 8 shot, Ruffed grouse 

 n .,, ,,i • , :; drachms powder and ijoz. No 8 shot. Woodcock and 

 ,,,,, i mi- powder and \\ oz. No. 6 shot. Powder. No. t failin 

 ,v Rand's. Some years ago five grain powder was generally used; cbe 

 coarse grain gives ' el te, penetration and less recoil. Either the brown 

 nrnlnt Bhells can be loaded again, provided they are intact and not in- 

 jured anywhere. 



