FOREST AND STREAM. 



119 



M. Taylor, and R. A. Thornton. Kimroi.l Club, of Bour- 

 bon— C. A. Kenny, G. R. Bell, aud J. W. Ferguson. 

 Simon Kenton Club, of iVIuson — Maj. J. II. Manner), and 

 F. N. Bierbower. Harrison County Club, Cvnthiana— J. 

 F. Hedges and E. Wiekliff. Woodford County Club, Ver- 

 sailles — John A. Steel and Capt. H. Brown. Hopkihsville 

 —II. P. Reeves. Franklin County Club— Wm. Prvor. 



On motion (lie report Of the committee was adopted. 

 Trie chairman then appointed the following committee lo 

 report a form of organization ; Q. H. Bell, Jolin A. Steel, 

 Tlio-,. H. Mauntn, William Prvor, H. P. Reeves, mid J. 

 5L Taylor. 



The committee reported a constitution and by-laws, 

 which, after being read by sections, was unanimously 

 adopted It was then signed" bv R. A. Thornton, W. R. 

 Fleming, B. W, Dudley," J. M. "Taylor, C. A. Kenuy. ,T.W. 

 Ferguson, G. R. Bell, H. Brown, John A. Steel, William 

 Prvor, T. H. MttUnen, F. H. Biorbower, J. T. Hedges, N. 

 i 0. Woodford, W. Buckuer, J. B. Rodes, Jcre. 

 Morton. 



Tin election of officers being next in order, the following 

 were elected: President, R. A. Thornton, Lexington; lsl 

 Vice President, T. H. Mrinnen, Maysville; 2d Vice Presi- 

 dent, Wm. Piyor, Franklin; Secretary, .1. M. Taylor, Lex- 

 ington; Treasurer. G. R. Bell, Paris. 



'I In resident, on taking the chair, after making a few 

 remarks about the object of the organization, proceeded I" 

 business by appointing the following executive committee: 

 John A. Steel, F. H. Bierbower, C. A. Keniinv, W. R. 

 Fleming, and H. G. Craig. 



On motion, tile executive committee was instructed to 



prepare a tournament, to be held at the first annual meet- 

 ing of the Association It was unanimously resolved that 

 tie- Brsl annual meeting be held at Paris, Ky.. the third 

 Tuesday in May, 187o. On motion the Oonvention ad- 

 jo iiinecf. 



The following are the list of officers of the Convention ; 

 President, R. W. Lightburne. Memphis: Fust Vice-Presi- 

 dent— W. E. WatUins. Nashville; Becond Vice P-esidwit, 

 Jos. 11. Dew. Columbia; Secretary. P. II. Bryson, Mfim- 

 pliis: Treasurer, S. L. Barinds, Mempbis, 



This Convention was entirely separate from the Shooting 

 Tournament, though some of "its members participated in 

 the shoot. Yours, K^. 



Bknninoton Coi:nty Fish am) (<aml: Clttb. — Agree- 

 able to notice a meeting qf. .delegates from different parts 

 of the county was h, hi at Arlington, Vermont, September 



lSlh, for the purpose of organizing a permanent count 



caUei 



d. 

 Wm. E. 



Bsh ami game club. The 



Col. Potter, temporary President; D. Iv. Simonds 



Hawks, ami II. S. Haul, wen- appointed a committee to 



draft a constitution, which was adopted. 



The object of this Association will be the preservation 

 and propigalion of fish and game in the county of Benning- 

 ton, and the execution of the laws of the State in respect 

 :,. [he same. 



The following officers were elected: — 



President, Col. A. Potter; Vice President, tail. M. S. 



( 'nlbum: 

 in e < "in 

 K. Batch 

 Robert A 



Winhall, 



Ambrose, Woodard, Si 



Willis Buntlcv, Shaf 



P. Gn 



Treasurer, P. K. Simonds: Execu- 

 ton, W E. Hawks, Arlington. .1. 

 •r, ('has. F. Orvis. Factory Point, 

 G. Tutlle. Rupert. J. H. Guild, 

 i, Peru, G. K. Davis. Landgrove, 

 derland, R L. Graves, Bantlgate, 

 v. Dr. I.. Rogers, Pownal. Daniel 

 W. Kimball, "Stamford, Albert Yvihnanh. Readsboro, Silas 

 Mason, Glaa'.Qnbury, D. W. Hyde, Woodford, Hath- 

 away, Searsburg, David Crosier. 



Col. Poller, D. K. Simonds and .T. H. Cushman were ap- 

 pointed to draft a bill for the protection of fish anil game 

 to present to the coming session of the legislature. The 

 meeting then adjourned until the annual meeting in Feb- 

 ruary. Considerable enthusiasm was manifested by those 

 present aud if the legislature will pass a good law the or- 

 gani/.aiion wUl.do all it can to promote the oujects of the 

 association. 



LETTER FROM MAI TIE. 



Lam, Me.. Sept. 7th, 18?4. 

 a, accompanied by iwoSajei 



lai.v Bat, Moos 

 EditOB Fokest AND STKKAa:— 



As t remarked in my last loiter, hi 

 friend- (some way.- from Where you 



nk-. At and about Lit 



there i 



object in coming iar.'. vw mighl have 

 art) it, but with no mse ritrtlierthau to 

 Beam right to uik" either lisli or game. 



■ due,;-. I'n r- is plenty Of room for 

 com • thai 1*111 find a farm house kept 



i ready tO "help a feller ' out, and t.iii-- 



■ <■■/ /■ '"(■ 1 I. us it - ••iviui) to return 

 iiKi «i;ii a healthy, hree/.v earn, ist- 



s truly, R I.. N 



by Dan Wontworth, whojBalv 

 nist liimin feeling as Fur, /■ 

 home and ta teyour stand am< 

 nessnottobegaiusajed." V 



P. S.— Black flies still a few 



The foregoing lines are Written on birch bark, with tl 

 rein at' k that note paper is scarce.— Ed. 



I5i.ai.on Simon;.-, Alabama. Sepoluiior lllti. ISM. 

 liDiTOit PORB4I AND S-maAit:- 



On loaning my flics of Forest and Stjieah 10 some old hunters here 

 they smiled se>i"rul grimly Miiiles it 1 voir table "f charges for a roorteen 

 bore mus le I" idt r, ill issue of .July 23d. Your charge of four and a half 

 ■'}"•- p. 



ml 



-pi 



Of I 



rjii< 



. Mr. James K. Staples 



i i- ,\ Harvey's powdi 



wiih :i twelve li ii" Wi I . RIc 



r. ■;-. Tu gull was made lo on 



f;illllivr. WllO Hied 111 pfOVC I'M 



well. With this ill trge ii Is we 



deer at ITU puces, also to 

 like a hunter's yam, but 



neerat^iu jjhwsb, niBu iwnj-«6m ■■ > ■ ■■■ "n.'-n'i, .-..,.■.-, i n r,.,mi- 

 Illce £ Iwntei syara, but if any of your sporting friends, pisfting the 

 Booth flaring the winter, desire uuliraiied epori, shotting fleer, irke; 



■It .;■■!:.',.. I: 



after arrival, wiih n three miles o< the hotel, Squirrels are also plentiful 

 here; a gentlemau yesterdaj killed thirteen in one place, before stopping 



lopioirirp, and yOn can make Brnin half day's tide, 



By the way, are not large fame les- tenadpmi of life in this Southern cli- 



mate than in the Norths Here negroes lay forbear in the corn fields 

 with an old musket, loaded with blue whistlers, ami sometimes kill him. 

 My recollection, from n limited experience in hunting in (he North, is 

 that such, work there would be dangerous with a single barrel. This is 

 the only way T can account for a deer being killed at 170 paces, with two 

 and a half drachms of powder, and nine buck shot, small enongb to 

 bomb. ,■ i- it twelve bore gun. *«* 



<The table of charges was given for a ten bore gun. 



Rational §MHmen. 



• und friends oC Athletic, Tlme-Hatl, OrUskCt 

 o«i-.!oor CimteHlHnms matt Out? tontrOmltom wit hit er than Monday 

 in tack wtek. _ 



—The New York Mutual nine, oy their surprising im- 

 provement in play during September, have pulled up to a 

 position which makes ilietn the favorites for the cham- 

 pionship in the betting market, though they only lead the 

 Bostons bv One game, and the latter have live more games 

 to play than the Mutnals have. The following are t lie 

 championship games played during the fourth week in Sep- 

 tember, and up lo date:— 

 September 21 -Athletic v. Atl.iniie.nl Philadelphia, ... . '■■ to 1 



- l'hVi'a!e:VV:iai 1 '."h'>'-'| 1 ..n.'!i' , ' , |ii-'toii ..iJOto S 



. iludelpbia .. .. ? '" '1 



„t Bo-ton 9 to 8 



Hartfoid. a: llartr..rd '• !■■ ■•■ 



Seotember«3 Vthleticvs. Philadelphliu at Philadelplua 



8cntember2i— Mutual vs Boston. at Boftou .. . B to 6 



September^ AtlanUc vs. Hortfoid, at Brooklyn ? to s 



^ciircinlvr-'l I'hi.-i-n \- At .letic. m I'uliud-li.lii:! . . I to ■■: 



S,-ol,Mnb.-:-r,- Mldet.cvs II ;r lord. M l'iel ;0. l,.!:ui II to Pt 



BeptemberSo itlantic » (lee ejo. a: Ibo ..ki.n :i t.. 1 



S,-.leml)LT-.V>-]t,is:,.nvs. tuC.timo.e. :,• Bo--i.il IMo ! 



s,,,inub-r s.-MmiY v- Cbicaco at Itroo^iM -Mo I 



«J,ieml.'-r-V. ii.i-n.nv-. Bal-i:n -i ■ ■ I'.,' II lo ■"' 



s, oinnb.r-s- Mutu il \- \tl;i , ': ■■ . ■■ 5 to 1 



Seotemberffl Mhletn: vs. Chicazo, at Philadelphia 7 to T 



September 28— Bdfton vs. Baltun 14 io 7 



The full record of games won, ioat, n ,d yet to be played 



up lo September 3 



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Among the loeal amateur contests since our last may be 

 named the following:— 



September --M-KlvAwav v». Arlington, M M-oo-e !8 lo 16 



Septembcrift -Nassau vs. From ier. at Prospect Park 7 m t; 



September 26— Fly Aivayvs Nassau it Prosp ct Park ... 



S.pt.einber-Jli Nameless ■..- iv.iimrd. at I'ro.-pc.t Park s to s 



September 211-Siaten I-luiid vs. Princeton, at Princeton li lo :| 



September 28— Fly Away vs. Stateu Island, at Melrose 10 to 7 



—The Now York Atheletir Club held their annual fall 

 games on September 86th at the elub grounds near Mori 

 avenue. Moll Haven. N. Y. The weather was beautiful 

 ami the well-known reputation of theelub brought together 

 a large concourse of ladies and gentlemen iuterested in 

 athletic pastimes. The first Contest was a running race of 

 lOOvatds, nine gentlemen entered as follows:-! I. lv Buer- 

 meyer, M. B. Burris, G. II. Parker. C. II. Ilayman, F 

 Sle'inbuek, and A. M. Uennie, of New York; 0. \\ . Hen- 

 derson, of Brooklyn; 0, N. Harris, of New Jersey, and A. 

 W. Sullivan, of Chicago. The race was divided into two 

 heats four men running in the first and live in lie- second. 

 The time of both heats was exactly eleven secoudB. The 

 leaders of Hie two heats subsequently contested in a final 

 heat. Bums winning bv a slight lead in len and a quarter 

 seconds. Burris was 'declared the winner, and presented 

 with the. club medal. The second game was a running 

 high jump: Rennie won, having jumped four feel ten 

 inches. The third race, one-half mile run, was contested 

 for bv Z. 1. Brown. 0, D: Jones, and P J, llynes. of .New 

 York, and Henderson, of Brooklyn. It was ^ 

 Brown, coming in six yards ahead of 3nncs, 

 Syneaand Henderson in order. Time, J S 

 competition consisted in throwing a twelve p< 

 John Anderson, of Newark, N. J., threw 1 

 inches ami was awarded the medal. The om 

 race Came next, and the following gnitl 



!■; Sinclair, \V. Sprague, J. B, She. per. 



M. I.eudiuni, of New York, and M. L All 



ved by 

 e next 

 n shot. 



folio 



Tl 



id in 



ui\ feci three 



■mile running 



111 entered: - \V . 



(inlh, and W. 



of the Mull 



treal Pedestrian Club. Sinclair tintl Allen were the only 

 two "'ho ran the race out. the others dropping off. Sinclair 

 led till the way until within the last two hundred yard.-, 

 when Vllen put"on a epurt and came awn the winner ill 

 four minutes ami fifty two seconds. A quarter of a mile 

 running race between Burps, Parker, Hayinau. Sullivan, 

 and A. J. Cameron, was tf On by Burris in fifty-five see- 

 ends, Cameron second. Sullivan ihii.'l. The three-mile 

 walking match had fourteen entries, only three came to the 

 winning post D. M. Stem, of tite New Yolk Athletic 

 Club won the race in thirl v-live. minutes and lliirly-liiree 

 seconds. J. E. Eustis, of the Alalania Boat Club, second, 

 and \V. H. WadrOU, of the Port Greene Pedeslrain Club, 

 itest of these interesting games was 

 mile running race c. 



third. The final 



brought to ;i close by t 



. tin 



•eal Pe 



Bofatibn Baca, which was open to all 



contestants appeared, John Davey, of the M 

 Irian Club: Sprague and Hudson. The face was won by 

 l)av.-.v in liflyeiohl seconds. This ch.-ed the afternoon's 

 sport' The' value of the medals bestowed b> the club 

 amounted to $4flO. 



—Nine of the employes of A. 11. Hart A- Co. played a 

 game of base ball wiih nine of the employes ol Bunnell, 

 Soiineborn & Co Ias1 Saturday at Greenville, N. -I. A 

 well contested game of six innings resulted in h victory for 

 ,!„■ former by ;'. BCore of 34 to 19. 



—The Hartford professionals defeated the Jale College 



nine at New I lav. n by 16 lo 7. 



—The Baltimore nine defeated the "Too Big Fuss" nine 

 at Bridgeport, on September 93d and 34th by lo to 8 and 

 5 to 3. 



—On September 19th the Harvard defeated the Beacuns 

 at Boston by 4 to 1, 



— ["in September 23d the Slurs, of Covington, Ky. .defeat- 

 ed the Sudlow club by 17 to U. 



—The match at St. Louis September 20th, between the 

 Empires and vTesterns, resulted in favor of the former by 

 8 io 2. 



—The Eaton Rapids club defeated the Athletics at Green- 

 ville, Mich., by 5 to 4 at the recent tourney held there. 



— On the 24th ult. tin? New York Silver Stars defeated 

 the Newark nine by 10 to 3. 



—On September 23d the professional Mutuals played the 

 Live Oaks fit Lynn, and only won by to 4, 



— The Philadelphia nine had a close game with the Eas- 

 terns September 33th, winning by 3 to only. 



— A dispatch from St. Louis says preliminary arrange- 

 ments have been made there for a professional base ball 



ill, to enter the field nest season under the name of the 

 St. Louis Club. 



— At Lewislon. Me., September 24th, the Kesolutes, of 

 Portland, Ileal the Audroscoggins, of Lewislon, 8 to ?, 



•JKmwyi W° 1&orties$muhnt$. 



K. I.. V\ . Mansllelil. IVnu.-We believe tlieie is a later edition of 

 Stouehenge'slio >k. bin I- is not to be had lieie. Write to the London 

 Field, 348 Strand, London. Knsiland. 



Maqgik.— Hotted Iuneod oil. Nantucket fishermen, when they want 

 to m .ke tle.-ir boots witerproof, just pour a half gallon of boiled linseed 

 oil into 'h.uii and let it stay tbBre for a week. 



W. II , \".uv York-. -Wii.mi! i- Hi • lie-s: ple-e on the Jersey coast for 

 iiiini. iiMldiu 1; -ho .:iu.' in the. Full! An-. Haruej,'at Bay. When Is the. 

 beat time to get both kind* of bir.1-'r An-. For ducks. November; for 

 . iid ipril. Win) i- tin: bos', stunner to go to? Ans. James 

 Riilitwav is a gAdd ijiinner, and thera are half dozen others equally re- 

 liable 



p. IP, ion. [sent you by express 16-day Bpei 

 ask what they are. They are quite different from the sh 

 Southern markets, and from the small variety so common 

 for bail f.r iro it, l.liek ba-s. Ac. Titty are neiv to me, and conn,' from 

 Ihe headwaters of Buzzard's Bay. They are found at very low tideB in 

 the muddy pools on the edge of the *ali marsh r Ans. Crawfish— very 



it. and 

 and in 



j used 



Washington - , 1). c- I have jni 

 loader. Please, inform me the quantity 



shooline-neiil and ducks. Is 3 l-iticli ha 



Tl.. 



rchased a No. Pi tueech 



lone enough for general 

 drachms powder and 1$ oz. No 8 shot : 

 iid IJ 02. No. 5 or fi, accordins; to weather 



wind- 



itli of the In. 



W II. i. .. ....-, u ■ ..'. Do you know or anyone that has a second- 

 hand sail bout, is toil feet long, for sale* Ans. We do not at preBi in. 

 An iifivcrii-i-ineiii tnigbt bring one, an there are always many sueti at iliii- 



porl rigged boat (Bffiera fro n the onin 

 tiowsprit. and Mating a iiii running free 

 ward, as it wOnld idler the hang of the boat, the mast being stepped cat- 

 boat fashion in the "eyes of her." 

 1'i.ANKKus. -Is there any law to punish the man that catches rabbits 

 and taking the rabbit in a 

 mint;. There is no law in 

 I. They do not rank bleb 

 •loihofuriner. '] he only 

 lit isbydriv- 

 sholin the brush, 

 orm ine where T can get 

 inner of constructing, natura of the ground, 

 mi pond! Ans. Particulars would roqiiire 

 several pages. A.I tasss Pred Mather, Hrmeoye Kails. N. Y , or Rev. 

 Wm. Clitt. llnddiim. Ct. Numerous artijjjes on the subject «ill h.. 

 found in previous nombers of Foi:e-t ash Stream. 



l'.Kio'otei, siie'ihwHI.-. Tenn.— The chamber Of my mm is 2+ inches 

 Inng, thaTfiacae of Ely's sheila (brnet Stlflchea in length, Will the 



with fen 

 New Yin 



W II I. . Cl 

 the particular 



W IU 1 



mpty 



il kiiidly 



i. iliti, ■ 



of the 



If 



lie 



e le 





An<. 



H' tie' -i,.'i- me not loaded riuht -up to 



the 



he 



It 



sli.-l 

 ivy 1 



dtle 



oil 



U. 1. 



ie le 

 then 



lut'iof the iii.-ioilier of your sun. If you 

 is no reinedv. and we question whether 

 rial difference. 



Whj i- ioin eottoi. no: fit for use in gnnsl 

 e for«iinpowd rV Ans (,nn cotton has 



or military purposes, and In some oases it 

 iting. but as ii general thing it Is not rell- 



wood powder arc both in use among the 

 Ye believe both compounds are smokeless 

 wder. but are not for sale in this country. 



sportsmen o 

 and give lesi 



It., Philadelphia."-— I am anon 

 and would be much oblie'cd for 

 the three rollowtog mod,..- of 

 under L-n.rd. mid Pirrdey's lave 



a gun. 



prefereiic 

 there i- anj 

 action In o] 

 If von ask 

 differ If : 



nion as to the most de-ir:ilile of 

 openinsthe barreN. viz: top lever, lever 

 r in front of guard! I have never hud any 

 ill lui.tine gnu, nii.l would I)., "lad to have the 

 I posted as yourself I would like to know also if 

 n ':.' in. barrets over 80-in. lOboraf Ans The lover 

 ,r..l- il Hie breech-is purely a matter or fiincv. 

 , fiald aportstnen they will as likely as not all 

 in ie- the way in which yon are In the habit of 

 i on a tramp in Hie bush, the quest'on is easily 

 i. ori-l has ihe advantage. 



black bass 



nrs, but 



CL-g« 



M 



lti-:ii lm^. Ham. len. Ct. Can you Inform me firs 

 ih..i Wetolintched this yen will begin to breed? 

 ,-,„. .,:■-. to be full of spawn al this season of the 5 

 terday thai were. 3d. Wha| will sroall Wee iro.n 

 for "locking pond- OOBt per thousand f Itli. W 

 locked salmon do well in a riverpond, abonl one m 

 ivide. water llfieeu feet deep? Ans,. tat. Pew fl 



:,.. ff_ the. ova 1 



i. illy tried. Thev are horn deep water Bsh, often taken at 

 8 deplh of fifty 'vet Thev would male.- a Miluaiile a Idition to our slock 



or fiver ttslies. 



i- u.s 11 diiinore. 1 Are lainiiin'i.al s-teel barrels made ns the old time 

 wire twist vim nini.; it nor, How are they rondo? ,'. Which are 

 the most lireterablo, laminatoa or Damsseas steel harrehj? 3. Will an 



sj lb breech loader, No iSgange, ded with H drachm, powder, ijoz 



simi.ili. the Minies'Ss-eiKueia' .. No IQ • t and same 



lioyoii lon-id.-rie ... n.diii- locks an a.U.n.i..; .;. 

 t ni, e>. . . 1 nnigei ■> u_lli ' 1 



prodiii ,d lo Hie -bo.t arm of l.nnn-pi ni«. o. hi -, :,. 1 s-ear-pring! li. 



.\i-,-.rui.- .lueei-b loader-i made in ibis couiiry, marked stubb Iwist, roll- 

 muctiiuferior are they t.0 laminated steel? Ans. 1. The 



. , 1 long to answer in this Ctilui..n. If you will cull on 



:,,!, uiri. 211 We-i r.-aii street, ol .voir city, they will give yon 



the. information. ■'. Kuril i' !| ' ' if well made, there Is 



very little to choose between tnc ' wo, 3. Thelg bore gun will make the 

 best; penetration, and the 10 bore the best patterns 4, Tea. 6. The 

 ,, :| | i'i h . barrels or breech loaders said to bs manufactured her* 

 orcucnerullv Imported 



