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FOREST AND STREAM 



This wholesale slaughter has aroused the indignation Of 

 all the neighboring sportsmen, and I have heard peveral 

 say that they had been hunting for the nets without suc- 

 cess, intending to destroy them if they were found, Grouse 

 are quite plentiful arid bring a good price (forty cents 

 apiece). A few quail, and occasionally a wild turkey may 

 be seen for pale. T shall go about ten 'miles into the' coun- 

 try this week for a couple of days grouse and pigeon shoot- 

 ing, and will inform you of my luck. W. 



— We have the following items from our Chicago office:— 



Chic/ufo, Oct. 8, 187'!.— Lea Richardson and T5. 0. Parley, 

 of St. Louis, send in a report of some good bags made in 

 Korlhern Missouri on quail. Chickens very wild and 

 scarce. 



Win. Wachter and Doc. Eglcstou, on the Calumet, at 

 Abe Kleinmann's, in two days killed over 100 lake duck, 

 very tine and in good condition. 



T. J. Higgins and E. O. Dow are having fair success at 

 Puckaway Lake, Wis., on duck. 



In ft match at Stagg's, Chicago, between Mr. W. T. Johnson 

 and Mr. John Kleinman, the former shooting at twenty-one 

 ytyds. killed 90 birds out of 100, while Mr. Kleinman, 

 shooting at, twenty five yards, killed 91. Tins excels any- 

 thing that, has been done by professionals this year. 



Iowa.— Falls Centre, Oct. II. — Grouse shooting has been 

 very good here for the. past month, 80 all sportsmen report, 

 large l.iags and plenty of sport. Ducks and geese are be- 

 ginning to come hero now. 



Wisconsin. — Montdlo, Otst. fi, 1874.— The sport of duck 

 shooting at. Puckaway and Buffalo Lakes is now superb, 

 although the game is somewhat wild, owing to the numer- 

 ous sportsmen w ho are making a sojourn at the lakes. 

 Notwithstanding the fact that, three sporting clubs and 

 many private sportsmen were shooting at. Puckaway Lake 

 a week ago, some remarkably fine bags were made. One 

 gentleman is reported as having killed sixty eight ducks in 

 one day, paddling his own skiff, and two others killed one 

 hundred and twenty three, in the same time, these latter 

 standing on opposite sides of Grand River, (a tributary to 

 Puckaway Lake,) and scarcely moving from their tracks. 

 Near the 'head of Buffalo Lake four or rive gentlemen killed 

 fifty ducks in about an hour's time on a "fly-away" or duck 

 pass. On the' Northern margin of Buffalo Lake a small 

 creek stretches away for four miles, and along this rice 

 bound rivulet the mallard, {imas Soso/kw,) are abundant. 

 Woodcocks, (oral sponsa,) are nearly all gone to a more con- 

 genial climate, while blue wing teal. {sqtt<!rquerJ- ; >' 

 are still very plentiful. Pinnated grouse are wild and will 

 not lay to the dogs approach, and but very few arc bagged. 

 Snipe, {*r</!opn;c irilsoni,) frequent every marsh and river 

 hank in the vicinity. Wild geese, (amir canadensis,) are 

 arriving in small numbers from the North. Fred. 



—A party of gentlemen belonging to the Madison, Wis., 

 Sportsmen's Club have just returned from a week's camp 

 in West putt, Lake Memlotn, a few miles from Madison. 

 The weather has beep delightful, fishing good, but shooting 

 very poor. Very few ducks in this vicinity as yet. We 

 shall expect to have good duck shooting commence in 

 about a week. Snipe shooting has been excellent, and 

 large numbers have been bagged by some of our leading 

 in, one killing thirty-rive in about an hour. No 

 qiuul of any consequence in' this vicinity. Chicken shoot- 

 ing lias been very fair during the season. 



Wisconsin State Association.— With regard to this 

 newly-formed organization, a correspondent writes : — 

 Editor Forest and Stukam :— 



"Your correspondent, had the honor of first securing 

 signers to the call for a State association, but the, beginning 

 of the shooting season for pinnated grouse kept many 

 sportsmen from the Convention, who would otherwise have 

 attended. The next meeting at Madison, Wis., first Tues- 

 day in February next, will "doubtless be an enthusiastic 

 one, as should be expected of a State which contains so 



many true gentlemen sport: 

 rank among the best in the worl 

 the necessity of a strong org, 

 influence which will be felt. T 

 letter " long enough, and many 



yone at all, as was the fish law ] 



Legislature allowing the free usi 

 mouths of the spawning season. 

 gunners are just, beginning to le; 

 of the sportsmen in Wisconsin \ 

 shoot ing. The State Sportsmen 

 considerable influence in this m 

 that their next meeting will be 

 measures taken for the protectii 

 —The sound of the hunter'; 

 Millions of pigeons roost, nigl: 

 train passing through Piedmo 

 guns, which ate almost a sup 



d whose sporting fields 

 1. All are awakening to 

 nization that, will have an 

 ie laws have been a "dead 

 if them were worse than 

 assed last session of the 

 of seines through the two 

 Pot hunters and market 

 rn that the greater portion 

 ill not, allow illegitimate 

 a Association has doubtless 

 itt.er, and it is to be hoped 

 trgcly attended and strong 

 u of game birds. 

 gun resounds ou the hills. 

 try at Oakland, and each 

 it carries its quota of shot 

 riuity, us the birds are piled 



so thick on the elder bushes that, after nightfall one can step 

 up to them and catch and kill them as fast as necessary 

 without mutilating them with shot. One gentleman from 

 Westemport, Tuesday morning, killed eight hundred and 

 thirty- three of the birds, many of which were taken with- 

 out the aid of a gun. — Piedmont ( If'. Va. ) Independent. 



— The St. Augustine Press, of the 10th till., says:— "One 

 night, last week a small parly of sportsmen went down to 

 the 'Bird Bank,' opposite the light-house. They were pro- 

 vided With a simple reflecting lamp. The birds became so 

 confused that they actually flew into their faces. After 

 slaughtering about thirty, among which were the brown 

 and'white wiug curlew, they ceased from their sport in 

 amazement at the effect of the light. They report that the 

 birds came all around and about them — like chickens when 

 called to feed." [This is a most, cruel way in which to 

 Slaughter birds, and is anything but sportsmanlike.— Ed.] 



— Sergt. John Burnann, E Company, 120th Regt., under- 

 took tor a wager of £2 to score 00 points out. of 20 rounds 

 firing, holding his rifle with one hand. A feat considered 

 ,. , M , , ie. to'be impossible, but to the astonishment of all 

 present he accomplished his task in the most easy manner 

 imaginable; scoring oG points out of twenty rounds, thus 

 winning the wager "with i; points to spare. 



Subjoined is the score: — 



Five rounds at 150 yards 16 points 



at 800 " 



it 300 



...» 



Total 68 paintH 



Not having missed one shot out of Ids 20 rounds.— 

 Bennadu Royal Gazette. 



— Two Canadian teams from the Volunteer Corps com- 

 peted for a rifle at Bedford on the 12th inst. 



— .<V competition for maTksmeu to represent the Province 

 of Quebec at Wimbledon in 1875, was held at Point St. 

 Charles Ranges on Wednesday, October 14th. 



Bogardus Challenged Aoain.— Mr. Paine is not con- 

 tent with the result of the bust contest, with Captain Bogar- 

 dus, so he has issued the following challenge: — 



I will shoot the following match in. pigeons with anv mnn that can be 

 produced, fornol lees than $8,500 a side, 8500 oi $1,000 forfeit, to be de- 

 posited in the office of the Spirit of it..- '/;.»*.-. and Bhool the match the 

 lust «eek in November, at Springfield Maps Etartford Oonn or -i 

 Babylon, I.. I. 'I he win, to |„. : ,i inn bird- cii.'h. ::n vur.ls ris-, I-'iwlish 

 rule? of the llnilinjtimm club I,, irovern. or i lie Am.'sirnn Kn-H-h rule-; if 



skillful and diflii'iilt of ail shooting, 



who is a practical Bbooter for a refer 



Kesp'-clftiMy, i- 



EDITOR I'OKEST 



I -end vou the -con: of a I tap shoot winch i 

 y., yesterday. There was nothing at stake. 

 tile fun of the thins?. Elmcndorfs score is really oi 

 to be, the doubtful bird iifierwarde being picked ai 

 covered. Messrs. Mann ,t Peltoi, In the morning c 

 out adog, bagged seven snipe in nine snots in the 

 Branchpon if Mtuiilcil at ihe north end of ihe 

 Kcnka. 

 On October" 9th, 



k Van. N. Y.. October lnili. 1B74. 



e off at Branchport, N. 



ichof Lake 



Eluieudorf. 



Slever 



Coryell 



Baker 



Wyckoff... 



Mothers'lli.'. 



inchport, N. Y., five birds each, 21 yards rise and 

 BO yards boundary. 



1111 l-5|Amulon 110 1 0-8 



till 1—5 Gilbert . II 1 1 1-3 



01 t 1 1— 4 L. Knee 0111 0—3 



1110 1—4 Sheldon 10 10 1—3 



till 0— ilConklin a 1 1 -2 



till 0-4 C. Hare 1 000—1 



10 11 1—4 

 nciorf and Stevcr shot off their tie at 30 yards, with this result:— 



tort 1 1—2 Stevens 1 1 



hirdu still remaining on hand, Mr. Sheldon shot at them, killing 



E. 



ANOTHER RIFLE CLUB. 



East New York, October 2d, 1871. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



An amateur club has been ( 

 sail Sporting Club. Its objee 

 game and fish laws of the State, and alsr 

 tiers in the art of gunning and fishing and other 

 is oflieeredas follows: Wm. A. Dunham 

 president; Win. ilandtord, treasurer; Sam 

 present membership numbers 26, and ther 

 breakers take warning). We have regular 



:ed in this place, known as the Nai 

 o protection of game by enforcing lb 

 lontoftts mem 

 r manly .-ports. T he cltl 



portunity offc 



a to gec a few members together, we gel tip 



hat we call a 



practice shoot 



Enclosed you will tind u score of t>m last p 



racttce shoot, 



which took pi 



ice yesterday* Bat few members were prese 



it.. Vou will 



also find a seo 



re of a few ariota w€ tired at a target, which 



10 doubt may 



be of interest 



o Bome of the renders of your valuable and i 



iterestiiij* pa- 



per, as 1 frequ 



■ni ly &f3G in the column of notes and qucrk't 



questions as 



to how a gun 



liouui pattern, ifcc. 





Our practice 



shoot yesterday was wilh 'the j_'VTo. We 



used nan & 



GIdlufs improved bird, three pellets of shot in or, through the. bird to 

 count, dead bird; pellets of sliotjon wings of gyro scored nothing. Rise. 

 St yards, H <■"■■ No. 10 shot, 



Wm. Handford 11110 1 l-4|«2or»e Siiydain 10 111—4 



S.A.Livingston 11111 1— 6 Wm. 'Livingston 00110 1—8 



George Foruel 110^1 I- 6 Saniel u iliiiurth 1 1 (I 1 1 — 4 



H. Vaukeureu 



.00110 I— allaaac Vancise.... 



NORTHERN TEXAS. 



I, Cook comity, October nth. 1874. 

 .Editor Forest and Stream:— 



I wish to lay before yonr readers, and particularly the sporting portion 

 of them, a description of Northern Texas and the inducements it offers 

 to sportsmen. My remarks will be confined principally to Cook county. 



The county seat, Gainesville, which is six hours from Sherman by 

 daily stage, is on the waters of Elm Fork of Trinity River, twenty-live 

 miles east of its head. This stream is deep and clear, and abounds with 

 several varieties of flab. Three kinds of cat fish are found in this stream, 

 viz:— the yellow cat, the bine cat. and the channel cat; and three kinds 

 of perch, viz:— the trout, the white bass and the son perch. Several va- 

 rieties ol -uekers are common, the largest, being tile "buffalo," which 

 weigl il raWnW fifteen sounds. 



Seven miles north of Gainesville is Red River, the bound ir, line be- 



river on each side are timbered, and afford an abundant hiding place for 

 deer, turkeys, 'wild cats, wolves and foxes, with an Occasional eougar nr 

 panther. 



North of the river, for miles, lies a fine hunting ground in the open 

 post oak woods, as the settlements are very sparse and the ludiaus 

 friendly. 



At this season of the year the Red River is very shallow, and the rish 

 can Be caught With a seiue. In conversation with A gentleman living 

 near the river, I learned that one day last month a party had been seining 

 and canght plenty of "buffalo suckers," also one "black perch" that 



I ho 



eel deer and t 



Mtnispoini (Gainesville) Ehn Fork turns due south IU1 it. leaves the 

 county. It affords splendid stands for "driviug." Along this stream, 

 and on Red River, are several packs of trained hounds for hunting wild 



cats and deer. On the prairies are found the mule-eared ral , the 



prairie chicken and plover, and in the vicinity of the farms the gray 

 squirrel, fox sqnirrel and quail. In the Winter season our streams 

 abound with wild geese and wild ducks. The Fall and Winter are the 

 best seasons for sporting, us our Winters are generally so mild that per- 

 sona Camp out all Winter In tents. J. S. XuTUEZAKI!. 



Vai.i 



viso, Porter Co.. Ind.. October bd, 187-1. 



Editor Foiibst and St 



Perhaps u rc.tv notes trc 

 ruffed grouse, quail, gees 

 game found in our eaten 

 myself shooting and f.shi 



.lion abounding with pimmicd grouse,' 

 brant, crane, and in fact all kinds oi 

 ,, readable, l bs.we seldom enjoyed 



diana, and is hounded on the south by 

 the Kankakee River, whose broad marshes and thick jungles ntl'ord 

 cover for all kinds of game. 1 doubt if there beany locality within forty 

 antes at 50 great a city us Chicago, where grouse, quail, deer, and wild 

 turkey can be fou nd in greater abundance. Puriuga recent trip down 

 the Kaukakce, I saw deer signs frequently, and was informed bv mv 

 guide that sixty were kilted in the conuty south last season. ■', I i , . 

 are not 90 abundant. I do, however, know of two broods of some fifteen 

 or twenty oach, fine, fat tarries, some of which I hope to lay before my 

 wife's ..tiniritig eyes on Thanks giving Day ' have made some very 



good bags of pinnated grouse, hnt, have given np shooting tbem until an- 

 other season rolls around, because they have already formed themselves 

 into large flocks or packs of one hundred and more. I think I have seen 

 five hundred in a pack many a time during the laie Fall months. Quail 

 are abnudaut, and we are making good bags—twenty to thirty in a day's 

 shooting. 



I use a setter and a retriever. I do not think one dog can do both 

 successfully. Bass fishing is excellent in this county, as there are very 

 many small lakes, pure spring water, and it is no uncommon thing to 

 take in a six-pounder. Yours, W. H. H. 



A. CONVENTION WANTED. 



Having been a reader of your paper since ils first issue, and seeing 

 your corrcsponileut'-i (Homo's) didicukies in hunting the 

 prairie chicken) in the anmaobnsheB of New Jersey, an. 1 in.' bard 

 work he has to encounter to succeed in procuring a brace or two of the 

 delicate flavored birds, t would suggest that Homo make it convenient, 

 at some future lime, to save his hard-earned tramps in New Jersey and 

 come Wtst. where he can shoot as many br ice of grouse in one day a- b.- 

 may want, and more than he wants to carry home. 1 would extend an in- 

 vitation to "Homo," or any of your Eaalew snorismen to conic Wesl ami 

 try their luck hunting grouse over our broad and uninhabited prairies, 

 and lean well guarantee if any should come they will return well paid 

 for their adventure. We. will, at any time, place dogs and ail nen— ary 

 equipments at their disposal, to make everything enjoyable, and will 



>• tin' 



eof 



you 



e Eastern 



eof 



.-ibie. You, Mr. F.diinr. are re.-p ■cttnllv mviieii to come and make us a 

 visit, where you can enjoy a good grouse, quail, or buffalo hunt otvonr 

 leisure. More anon, Groose. 



Inditing and floating. 



HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK. 



Date. 



Sostop. 



New York. 



Charleston. 





H M 



It. SI 



a m 



Oct, 15 



8 6 



11 36 



10 51 



Oct.lti 



8 52 





11 43 



Oct 17 



3 43 



29 







4 41 



1 28 



41 



Oct. 19 



5 4c 



2 32 



1 4* 



Oct. .a) 



6 50 



3 37 



8 50 



Oct. 81.., 



7 53 



4 38 



3 53 



Magic sw. Comet. — The slake for which tliis race was 

 sailed on Tuesday the 13ili instant, was the Beunetl Chal- 

 lenge Cup, returned by the .Madgie to the club wheu thai, 

 yarhi wus sold to enter the merchant marine, subsequently 

 won by Ihe Tidal Wave upon the occasion of the regular 

 June regatta, and surrendered by her to the Comet, as it 

 was inconvenient for her owner (o accept the challenge of 

 Ihe latter. Both yachts having been put in excellent order 

 appeared upon the appointed morning and anchored to the 

 southward of the Tompkinsville Ferry landing awaiting 

 the arrival of the judge's and invited guests who shortly 

 after ten o'clock, made their appearance in the propellor 

 Cyclops engaged to accompany the racers. The Magie, 

 under the time allowance of Ihe Now York Yacht Club, 

 allows her adversary 2 min. 19 sec. Everyone prophesied 

 an exceedingly close contest, and the weather rendered 

 fluking almost an impossibility. There was a strong wind 

 from the northwest, blowing, and the tide was on the last ol 

 the flood, indeed, almost slack water, when the signals trom 

 the steamer sent the yachts across. The Comet leading, 

 went over at 11 h. 24 m. 05 s., the Magic following only 

 about two minutes astern. With booms on the post, side, 

 jib topsails and huge main-top-tmist-sttiv-sails set, ihe racers 

 went bounding down through the Narrows and laid their 

 course for the Southwest Spit. - Accompanying them was 

 quite a large Heel of yaclus, for this season ol year, em- 

 bracing the schooners idler, Columbia, Wanderer, Ibis. 

 Peerless, Prospero, Cornelia, Agnes, Triton, Kambler, and 

 the sloops Psyche, Christine, Sadie, Kale and Kaiser Wil- 

 helm. The Comet, kept increasing her lead all the way 

 down off the wind, and although she unnecessarily rounded 

 both buoys, 10 and Si, while her competitor only rounded 

 the latter, she was to the from, nearly seven minutes 

 when they both had hauled their winds for the light ship. 

 Now the wind, variable m its strength, seemed to work 

 around more to the northward, and sheets were trimmed 

 aft il the wind was nearly abeam. The Magic now seem- 

 ed to pick up a little. After having passed the point of the 

 Hook more sheet was given them, and they bounded along 

 over tin; seas, the Magic still gaining. All kites were in 

 order, antl the racers increased their lead on ihe accompan- 

 ying fleet, which in every instance, we were pleased to see, 

 sedulously avoided interfering with the contestants. The 

 light ship" was turned as follows : Cornel, 1:09:00 ; Magic, 

 1 :12:40. On the starboard tack they both headed in for the 

 beach, until 1:18, when the Comet went about; finding, 

 however, that she would not cross the Magic's bows, after 

 a few minutes she went around again. Standing ou until 

 close under ihe beach, to smooth their water they worked 

 very short lacks until the point of the Hook was cleared. 

 The wind freshening all the lime, the Magic showed her 

 unquestionable superiority to windward, and standing ou 

 the westward of the Southwest Spit buoy, at the time of 

 passing was certainly a quarter of a mile to the front. With 

 tide running ebb and a north west wind there was not much 

 sea, but wind they had, aud to spare, although the Magic 

 carried both her topsails; the Uomet, however, most of 

 the time had neither, and all ihe way to windward never 

 Imrl her fore topsail on her. The yachts Worked up in the 

 full strength ot the ebb tide, aud as they approached the 

 Ifarrows it became quite exciting, as there seemed still a 

 chance of the Comet's saving her time iThe Magic, how- 

 ever, really neverlost au incii of Uergains, and going about 

 for Ihe last, time on the Staien Island shore, pabsud the 

 judge'., steamer a winner at, 4:405:57, the Cornel k.llowing 

 at 4:.")l:47. it' was altogether one of the closest, tallest, 

 and mt)Sl interesting matches ever sailed is this harbor 



Corrected 



Start. Finish- time. time. 



Nbfiu. U. M, S. H. M. B. B. M. S. U. M. ft, 



il attic , . .11 2d 84 ' , 5 20 30 5 2U30 



comet 11 84. 05 i 51 -17 B 27 42 5 25 2S 



The Magic, therefore, wins ths cup by 4m 3fifl 



