FOREST AND STREAM. 



77 



^iscellancotts. 



SPORTING BOOKS. 



i. 



HIRAM WOODRUFF'S-THE TROTTING horse 

 OK AMERICA. New edition (the ISth), with near- 

 ly 10i) pages of entirely new mailer by Chas. .i 

 Fcwtkh, bringing the work down to Mav, 1874: 

 v. i r ■ • a new record of pelf ormauccs. giving Hu- bepl 

 limes mode 111 the last fifty years, and wlih seven 

 new full-page enetrnvings of celebrated horses. 

 Cloth, black and cohl. 5 J -.it •]':..- ;- -/.. -•:„,. I.it.l 

 book on the subject, and the additions iu-t nuuic 

 add greatly to it- value and interest. Vfcery hor*t 

 lorer fhnvltt own n copy. 



II. 



STONEIIKNeK'S—THBHORSBiWTHK STABLE 

 AND THE FIELD. His management in health 

 and dis.-ase. Hy J. H. Walsh. F. H. S. C. P'Stoue- 

 henge"i. Thoroughlv revised and Americanized hy 

 Riibt Mt-CLfiiE. M. D ., V. S.. and with an essay 

 on the Trotting Horse, his breeding and training, 

 and with full tanlcs of pedigrees. Illustrated with 

 nearly 100 engravings. S3. 30. This is universally 

 admitted to be the beet horee tnok ever published. 



III. 

 »R McCT.I UK'S THK VMKKICAN GENTLE- 

 MASS STABLE Gl TIIK. i.jivina full directions 

 for the management and ear.' of stanlcs, norses, and 

 carriages andliarness. By Rout. McUluke, M. n.. 

 V. s A practical manual for every stable owner.- 



rv. 



THAlHIfl S N'ORKIS'-THE IMKRII V\ XV 

 ULEIt'S HOOK. The Natural History of sporting 

 tish and the art of faking, with instructions in Flv 

 Glebing; FJy making, and Rod making, &c , &c. 

 With no engravings. fivn. cloth, gilt top. $5.50 

 A ,l:i--:i on fishing by the best lishcrmun in Amer- 

 ica. Should be in the hands of every sportsman. 



V. 

 THADDEUS NOBBK' AMERICAN FISH CUL- 

 TURE. Embracing all the details of Pisciculture. 

 12mo, Cloth- Illustrated. 31.75. 

 VI. 

 STOHEHESGE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RURAL 

 SPORTS, Comprising Shouting, Hunting, Coure- 

 ing. Fish inc. llawkiuc. Athletics, Vnchtiug, Boat- 

 ing, Earing, l-v-destrninisra. and the various rural 

 games and amusements. By ,1, H. Walsh, F. R. 

 1 S. . s;, icheugo 1. I llu -fut-jd hy iMu engrav 

 ings. Kcvisril and Atnerieanrxed. A tins qua tin, t 

 10 sportsmen, Crown 8 vo. Cloth, black and gold, 



PORTER & COATES, Publishers, 



Philadelphia. 



*#*!!'»''' no 1 totn hadat "•• boofc'storte, &6>ft by 



Price «S.75. 

 Ill ordering give .>,„< ,,, 

 Dealers. Send for Circular. 



Address: HALL <& CO., Lancaster, Penn. 



Price 82.35. 



(i nisi of shell "fed. For salcbyGnn 



GRAND PIGEON 



Shooting Tournament I ! 



Under the auspices of the 



Toronto (arixii CluT> 5 



AND THE 

 Junior G-xw Club, 



OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA. 



The subscribers beg' most respectfully to announce 

 to all the sporting men of America that "they will hold ft 



Pigeon Shootine Tournament! 



On Tuesday, September 22d, 



81,000 will be Given In Prizes. 



$600 Opeu to Amateurs Only. 



$500 Handicap, Open to All. 



Bar Messrs. J. Ward, Paine, Bogardus and Close. 

 Each of the two prizes will be divided as followB: 



1 $150 : 10 $11 on 



2 85 11 in 00 



3 1)0 18 8 00 



<H>iia.. 



8U1M - 



9 18|18 



Entrance fee. $6 to each puree. 



Entries ro be made with the Secretary t 

 Monday evening. Sept. 81st, 1874, 



The Tor 

 Gun Club 

 tions. H. 

 shot— 80 e 



7 00 

 (I 00 

 5 00 

 500 

 5 00 

 B 00 



,..«^-its to oe governed by the Toronto 

 ules, excepting as mentioned in the regula- 

 ■uidT. ground i 1 inps--uuy size gnu— X\ oz, 



liirn. Such shooter only allowed to shout, for one 

 friend in each purse. 



The Amateur match to commence the Tournament. 



Twenty pigeons to be sent in for each chance, and 



The Canadian Grand 



will be held on the same day, a 

 the Touraam 

 The Toron 



Provincial Pair 



dwilhin 300 yards of 



of tin 



Btre 



/'Park'. 

 .11 the g, 



.itbin 



1O0 yards 

 every day 

 r. .Joseph 



. ,vill be p 

 •luring, the Tournament. 



iv.rm- will be sold and err.,, u .: rje.-, ,, 



Taylor's Dog and Dnck Saloon, Colbo 



The highest, price paid for pigeons l>y the. Heerelftr 

 N. fl.-All communications and pigeons musl.be aut 

 to the Secretary, who will furnish rules and all furthi 

 Information . 



JAMES CHAPMAN, Sec. and Treas. 



887 and 387 Yongo Street. 

 Toronto, Aug. 1, 1874. 



Wit Mennel 



Old Calabar's Doss. 



SUPERIOR DRAFTS. 



1. INDEX II. chestnut color, whelped Mllv ir 

 bred by John Walker, Esq.. Halifax, hv si 



England 



Oldtvc'rV hftuOBC 



i. IRIX, 

 i •'• 



ef.lck 



BREEDING KENNEl. 



The be-l strains of Pointer and Setter stock Tor -ale. 

 Dogs boarded, exeicised. and cared fur m ?"i pc: 

 month, at the Kennel of A. (. WA DDEI.l,. .New i>>u. 

 New ,l,.i-ey. 01 I' ". b..\ -.'srii. X V. 



ItOINTERS FOR SALE.— Two or three line Point- 

 em, seven months old, stood stock; color, liver 

 and white; price, J80 each. Apply 522, Forly-llflh 

 street, 



Macdona's 1 )ogs. 



THK FOLLOWING VALUABLE DOGS 



have been jus! received from the kennel of Mr. Mac 

 dona, and are offered for sale. The blood, as will be 

 seen, is the verv l».--t in England : 



Liver and white young pointer ting SKKTi'N.i.- 

 handsome a pointer us was ever seen, thoroughly 

 broken ; £50. SKI-TON i- by Lord Scf'ons do.- Sum, 

 for which he ha* refused <•:, Iruin,- 1-. out "f Star. Star 



by Cotter, own broiln r of i.eneral Prim. 



Handsome young pointer whelp (betwoen r amis 

 months oldi SPREE, unbroken : i.rice .£80. SPREE 

 is bv Held trial winner Squire, out of Captain May's 

 bitch. 



Young setter bitch WOOLSACK. 5 months old, by 

 Hanger, out of Mr. Uatth, t^. C.'s Held trial winner 

 Bess. Price £35. 



NOTICE. --Until sold, SEETON will be allowed a 

 few bitches of pure blood at fi,,n each. Address. 



MOHAWK, Bos 8S18, New York P.O 



For Sale. 



FOXHOUND for Sale— A large, strong, running 

 Dog, about four years old, color white, with black 

 and tan spots, a splendid hunter, has been used for 

 both Rabbits and Foxes. Price— Fifty Dollars. Ad- 

 dress Oko. E, Rice, Maplcwood, Mass. 



August SO- St, 



For Sale. 



ONE OR A BRACE OF VERY SUPE 

 RIOH thorough-bred well-broken SETTKRS- 

 good retrievers. For narticnlars. address H. S., Box 

 8160 P. P.. Philadelphia. BepH-tf 



Springers! Springers! 



I HAVE THREE PUPS OF THE FINEST BLOOD 

 from my thoroughbred bitch, and sired by Putter: 

 eon's Imported dog "Bo»e." Parties desiring a dog 

 jodco 



E. E. PHELPS. Anbu 



Cordon Setter Pups for Sale. 



H. V. VOXDERSMITH, Lauci 



"Seth Green Fish Ponds" 



Caledonia, Livingston Co., N. Y. 



A. S. COLLINS, Proprietor. 



Eggs, Fry, Yearlings, Ac. of Brook Trout, Sol. 



mon Tront, salmon, White Fish, ifcc. 



Also Bass, Gold Fish, Silver Fish, and stock for 

 Aquaria, Wire Cloth, Hatching Trays. Patent Spawn- 

 ing Kaces, and everything pertaining to fish culture. 



BREECH LOADING DOUBLE 



GUNS 



OF ALL THE BEST MAKERS. 



Fishing Tackle, 



AND 



Sportsmen's Goods, 



IMPORTED AND FOR SALE , 



BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER, 



101 & lOS DUANE ST.. (near 



Broadway) New York. 

 AGENTS FOE THE UNITED STATES AltMS 



comply s i;r;;pi.j.\T!:-:i, i'i.-; n >!,.-, 



F.GROTE&CO. 



Turners & Dealers 

 in ivory, 



114 East 14th St., N.l 



Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pin Balls and 

 Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds 

 of Ivory Goods. 

 SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF 



Kehoe's Indian Clubs. 



FOR SALE— A tame, full] grown BKAR 

 and a PIKE HORN DEER. Address CEO 

 E. RICE, Maplewood, Mass. 



WANTED.— By a gentlemun wlio lias 

 lonfi cxpeviem e in business matters, a position 

 In theChithlnc. Fun ie--llineC nods. Tailor's Trimmings. 



Grocery, Liquor, Cigar and Tobic - .,. :.: i ,,,,; 



Shoe, or any kind of business. 1b well acquainted in 

 the Southern States. References as to ability and 

 honesty. Address "Capability," p. o. box 9«K. 



Jfyliscclhttfeoiis. 



N. Y. Safety Steam Power Co, 



Office: SO COUKTLANDT ST. 



BUILDERS OF 



STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS 



Steam Launches & Yachta 



And their Machinery a Specialty, also Machinery for 

 TUGS, LICHTERS AND STEAMERS, 



Propeller Wheels of Superior Efficiency. 

 SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. 



i:.l, 



i-pec- 



FO|{ liOTTOMSOF VACI1TS, BOATS, 

 ,vc CEYLON l'l.lMI'.Ai.u. ORBLACE LEAD 

 —porrectty pun . prepared expressly Tor above use. 

 Orders hv mail will receive prompt attention. New 

 Vork Hla'ck Lead Works, Xo. 17ii Forsyth st. jly!)3m 



ESTABLISHED 1849. 



J. B. McHARG & CO., 



ROME, N. Y., 



Split Bamboo, Lance Wood, and Ash Fly Rods, Sal- 

 mon, Bass, Trout, Trunk and Perch Rods, with 

 or without McIIut»v Patent Heel Plate. Sole 

 manufacturers of McHan-V o old, Silver, 

 Brass and Pe.nl Spinnnm Baits of every 

 description, and nianiifaetiirers of 



Fishing Tackle in all its Varieties, 



including all styles of Bass, Salmon and Trout Flies. 



PAMRAPO— Lovelifr than the Bay of 

 Naples; most magnificent views: the Ocean 

 dimly seen in the distance: n,e I.itrb tlumse: the Isl- 

 ands dotlimr the bav, with their beautiful green car- 

 pets; ships graudlv passim; till far out of view; 

 steamers likewise " recdinr; from the sight bound 

 foreiguward; yachts dancing; the gailv "decorated 

 barges of the boat, clubs, conspicuous among which 



are i he scarlet of (he Triton-, 1 lie m.erenlaof the vic- 

 torious Argonautus, the blue of the Jiayonnes, and 

 the no less lively hues of the Olaiemouts, the Onei- 

 das, and lesser crews. Do you want fishing? Here it 

 is in its excellence. Old liobms' Reefs can tell von 

 that around her rocky sides sport all the. variety of 



Yachts _.' 



that are now so lively trolled for In these waters. 

 Health reigns supreme. The census lately taken 

 shows New'Jersev to rank lirsl. in the United Slates. 

 'I'hc rate of oie',v,i-e of this count, [Milcl-ori) Is 15 per 

 cent., iu New York less than :.> per cent., Brookfvn 

 onlySpcrcenl. But twemv-three miautes from Lib- 

 erty street, and commutation eight cents. Houses 

 and lots for sale for cash, bv instalments, or terms to 

 suit. Inquire for Joseph HALLOCK, Forest and 

 Strcani ollice, 17 c'liattiam street. 



THE LAST REVISED EDITION OP 



GFur, Fin, and Feather, 

 AME LAWS FOR 1874 



Of all the States and Canada, besides a vast fund of 

 useful information on Ilmitim- and Fishing. Price 

 50 cents. For sale by Gunsmiths, Fishing Tackle 

 dealers, and News Aceitt^ everywhere. Mailed on re- 

 ceipt of price by CHARLES 'Sl.rYDAM, Publisher 

 01 Warren street, N. Y. Usual discount to the trade, 



Home: homeii home;:: 

 At Flushing, six miles from New York; 103 

 trains daily from 6 A.M. to 12 at night; a vearly com- 

 mutation ticket free. 



(Fare 8c. hv package tickets.) 



For sale, a French slate roof House, tilled In with 



brick; gas, water, marble mantle; good cloBets; sewer 



connections, wit.lt double plot of ground, guttered and 



flagged. 



Price $4,000. 



Canaries. 



and the trade in general, that Ins 



first, this season's importation of II rut-class German 

 Hartz Mountain canaries, ■•rriveed August 20th. 

 This importation will be followed by regular weekly 



1875. To buyers? l,,r car-Ii. I oiler t'i.e'.'year'a discoimt 

 61 5 percent, on mj ^wholesale price} customers pay- 

 ing prompt within thirty days, 2* per cent. No dis- 

 eoum will be allowed to anv buver neglecting to settle 

 bis bills within thirty days. First- class references 

 will be required of new customers asking credit. 



The good reputation my Arm enjoys requires no 

 comment, Respectfully, LOUIS RUHE. 



POULTNEY, TRIMBLE & CO., 



Importers 

 BREECH A1\U MllKKLE LOADING 



And 



SHOOTING TACKLE. 



STOCK UNSURPASSED 



QUALITY GUARANTEED. 



Prices Low, to Suit the Times. 



fiend for Descriptive Price List. 



rVo. SOO W. Baltimore St., 



BALTIMORE. MD. 



Prize List! 



FOREST AND STREAM 

 A Weekly Journal, 



OF.VOTED TO 



Out-Door Sports 



lliinllnt;, Pisbim;, Yachting, Boating, Pructlcal Nat 

 nral History, Fish Culture, &c. &c. 



It U the OFF/CIAL OROANof the 



The Fish Culturists' Association 



of America. 

 Tlift PnbUsheis of FOREST AND STREAM 



in order to stimulate the development ot 

 MANLY and ATHLETIC EXERCISES, 



FISHING, SHOOTING, ARCHERY, CRICKET. 



FOOTBALL, and CROQUET, 

 Offer the foilowimc prizes for clubs 1 1 il :< . i n. l 



Single Subscription per Annum $6 



Starting Clubs. — Agents, and others interested, are 

 advised that we do not insist upon their starting with 

 full clubs to secure our rates. They can send three 

 or more at a time, and on forwarding the requisite 

 number within fiO days will be entitled to same premi- 

 ums as if all were sent ton-ether. 



ORICKET. 



For $20 00 four copies, one year, with one best 

 spring bat, one College bat, one Dark cricket ball; 

 price $7 60. 



For SK5 00, five copies, one year, with a complete 

 cricket set; one College bar, one polished bat, Clap- 

 shaw; one Dark cricket, bail; one set of 'tumps; price 

 812 00. 



FOOTBALL. 



For $15 (10, three copies, one year, with one Rugbj 

 football ; price $6 00. 



FISH1IYO RODS. 



For $lf) 00, taree copies, one year, with one superior 

 four joint light rod, suitable for all kinds of fishing; 

 price $7 00. 



For $60 IX), twelve copies, one elegant rod; suita- 

 ble for trout, black bass with fly, or for trolling bass 

 or pickerel; as fine a rod as can be made; German 

 silver tipped, with three tips; price $K> 00. 



CROQUET. 



For $20 00, four copies, one year, with very hand- 

 some set or rrom-.ct ; price $7 00. 



For $25 00, flvecopies, one year, Willi superb set of 

 croquet; price $10 00. 



For $30 00, six copies, one year, with the finest set 

 of croquet made; price $14 00. 



REMINGTON RIFLE AND SHOT GUN. 



rifle, 30-mcli octagonal barrel, to be used for sporting, 

 hunting, or target shooting; price $36 00. 

 For $100, twentv copies, one war, with one Rem- 



ington double barreled, breech-loading shot-gun, 

 one of the best guns ever offered to American 

 sportsmen; price $15 00, 



1 of the best guns ever offered to Am 

 •ce$45 00. 



SHARPE RIFLE. 



WARD-BL'RTON RIFLE. 



For $200, forty copies, one year, with i 



For $30 00, four copies, on 



sine'le barrel gnu, perfeetlv I 



price $10 00. 



For $35 00, seven copies, one year, with one Ameri- 

 can double gun, bandy and reliable gun every Wav; 

 price $18 00. 



CASn PJIE3UUM8. 



To those who prefer cash premiums a discount of 

 25 per cent, will be made on all clubs of three and up- 



Remitting Money. —Checks on New York City 

 banks and bankers are best for large sums; make pay. 

 able to the order of l-'onnsT ani> Stkkam PitBi.ismNu 

 Company, 103 Pulton Stiuibt, Nhw York. Post 

 Ollice Money Orders for $50 or le-<s are cheap and safe 

 also. When these arc not obtainable, register letters, 

 affixing stamps for postage ami registry; put iu the 

 money and seal the letter in the ^presence of the post 

 master, ami lake his receipt for it. 



Send the names with the money ns fast as obtained, 

 that subscribers may get the paper at once. 



Forest anrt Stream Publishing Company 



17 CHATHAM STREET. N. Y, 



Post Office Box 2832, 

 1» 8. THIRD STREET PH1LA. 

 COBB'S BU1LDTNO, DFAniiOPcJ ST.. I'HICAQO 



