FOREST AND STREAM. 



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—The trotting at Prospect Park Fair Grounds last Wed- 

 rj | in v was Die very best that has taken place a! this beau- 

 tiful course during the year, Four events C{i me off, the 

 first two being unfinished trots of Wednesday, the third a 

 i. n.m race that took rive heats to decide, and the fourth 

 trot, after ma Rents were trotted, had to be postponed on 

 account of darkness. 



The unfinished race for a:39 horses brought out Kanus, 

 Stay Bird, Arthur, Phil O'Neil, Pauline and Lady Bonn- 

 berfc Barilla won the fifth heat and the race in 2:30. 



The second unfinished race of the previous day was won 

 by Blanche, she making the fifth heat in 2:201. 



"In the lenni rar.'s there were three double competitors, 

 namelv: Listener uml Adams, Ella Madden and Kegulus 

 and Ladv Woods and Carrie N, The former wen- the 

 vlCTorS, having gained tllu third, fourth and fifth heats. 

 Best time, 3:414- 



—Three trotting matches came off at Prospect Park last 

 Friday. The first was for a purse of $1,000 for horses that 

 have "not beaten 2:30. Tiie competitors were:— Bella, 

 Vanity Vair, Bun Mtfvrel], Q. B. Daniels, and Lady Dahl- 

 ina:i After nine heats the former was declared victor. 

 Best lime- -2:24. The second race, for a purse of $000, 

 for horses that have never beaten 2:40, brought out n large 

 field, but Burins won. Best time— 2:30. A purse of §2, 000 

 for horses that have never beaten 2:20, brought out Ben- 

 salicm, Uolddust and Huntress. The former was the victor. 

 Best time— 2:2::}. 



—Mr. H. N, Smith, tin; proprietor of the Fashion Stud 

 Farm, gave a purse of §1,000 to be trotted for by his bay 

 In use Jay Gould and Mr. Richmond's bay gelding Sensa- 

 tion, mile heals, beSI three in five, in harness, on the track 

 of the farm last Mondav. Besides the purse race, Gold- 

 smith Maid was to make three trials to beat her record— 

 2 ; l4_in company Willi a running horse. Jay Gould won 

 in three straight heats in very good lime. Bust time, 2:38*. 

 Goldsmith Maid made three attempts to beat her record, 

 but the best she could do under the circumstances was 2:18. 



The trotting season on the Iludsou closed on the 29th 



ull. with a small attendance. The first race was for 2:50 

 horses, purse of §800. Four horses competed. Won by 

 Bov. Best time, 2:34 i. 



The second race for special premiums ol $300 was won 

 by Berkshire Boy. Best ti me, 2 :3 1. 



Xhe Spring Valley track has witnessed some very close 



competition daring the last meeting. Seven heats having 

 been run sometimes to decide a victory. On the 29th ult. 

 William Lewis won the 2:40 race, Fraily Soldene the 

 special race in 2:40, and Mary &,, "\V hituey another special 

 race in 2:30. 



—In the trot at Baltimore, on the 29th ult., over the 

 Herring Hun Course between American Girl and C'opper- 

 bottointor Ss2,000, American Girl won the first and fourth 

 heats in 2:19 and 2:211. CopperbottOrti won the second 

 and third heats in 2:21 and 2:19. 



—The trot between American Girl and Coppcrbottom, 

 which was commenced over the Herring lluu course, was 

 finished last Friday, American Girl winning the fifth and 

 deciding heat, and' Coppcrbottom being distanced. Time 

 -3:3.54. 



—In a race at the Harrisburg Driving Park last Tuesday 

 for a purse of $500, Twilight won in three straight heats, 

 Lizzie Keller second, Ella third aud Hannah D. fourth.— 

 Time, 2:32; 2 :32J; 3:814;. 



— Coppcrbottom paced against time at Bishop's trotting 

 track, Baltimore, last Saturday. He started to beat 2:18, 

 and won, making the time in 2:171. 



— The. great race between Occident aud Judge Fullerton 

 at San Francisco, last Saturday, drew a throng of specta- 

 tors Fullerton was the favorite, but the friends of Occi- 

 dent were confident of success, and backed their opinion 

 freely. Occideut was driven by Budd Doble, and never 

 made a skip in any of the heats. Fullerton, wdio was 

 driven by Hickox, broke badly in the start after the last 

 heat, losing about seven lengths, which he could not re- 

 gain! The first heat was won by Fullerton, and the second 

 and third heats and the race by Occident. Time— 3:19, 

 2:18, 2:22J. Probably $50,000 changed hands ou .the re- 

 sult. 



—The race for the Cambridgeshire Stakes, (England), 

 the principal event of the Newmarket Houghton Meeting, 

 eame off Tuesdav, 27th ult. aud was won by Peut Eire, 

 Chieftain coming in second and Lord Gowran third. Out of 

 190 subscribers forty-two horses started, with seven to one 

 laid against Peut Etre, and sixty-six to one each against 

 Chieftain aud Lord Gowran. 



Pent won quite easily, coming home in a common can- 

 ter, Chieftain beating Lord Gowran three lengths for 

 second place. Liveuturicre, the winner of the Cesarewitch, 

 who carried seven pounds penalty therefor, was fourth. 

 Khedive, wiio before the start became favorite at five to 

 one, passed under the string among the last of the field. 



— Apologv, the horse wdiich recently won the great St. 

 Leger race" in England belongs to a Yorkshire clergyman 

 of the Church of England, the Eev. Mr. King, who en- 

 tered it under the name of "Mr. Lauude." The stakes 

 which he won at St. Leger amounted to $23,000. The 

 singular divine, although eighty-two years old, is such an 

 indefatigable sportsman that he is wheeled out, for partridge 

 shooting iu au arm -chair. His Bishop— the Bishop of Lin- 

 coln— is said to have expostulated with him, but without 

 effect, for raising race horses. 



—A match was run in London last Saturday for $2,500 a 

 side between Mr. Dawson's ch. c. Prince Charlie and Mr. 

 Aumonf's ch. c. Peut Etre. Prince Charlie won easily. 

 The former was the wiuuer at the recent Newmarket 

 meeting. __^__^___ 



—Almost weekly we beg the indulgence of contributors, 

 whose favors are necessarily deferred by presure upon our 

 space, and yet complaints increase in two-fold ratio. If 

 our friends will be as patient under delay as the editor of 

 this paper is under the lash, their prospects of eternal hap- 

 piness will be measurably increased. 



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A cup full of ripe strawberries was .picked at Souther- 

 land's fitter, in Nova Scotia, last week. They must have 



ripeuud in the shade. 



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Thanksgiving in New York State November 28tb, 



Something is brewing with Tespect to Turkey. 



Jacltting mid § anting. 



HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK. 



Nov. 111. . 



Nov .11. 



Boston. New York. Charleston. 



Important to Yachtmkn.— We have had compiled, 

 and Shall* print next week,a complete record of the yachting 

 season of 1874, up to October 33d, giving the name, club, 

 number of races sailed, number of times first in, with and 

 without allowance, and number of first, second and third 

 prizes taken by every winning boat this Summer. We 

 trust the record will prove useful to our yachting readers. 

 We shall print an appendix with record of the regattas 

 sailed subquently. 



Uxiqtjk Canoe Voyage.— Mr. N. J. Bishop, of Mana- 

 hawken, N. J., whose proposed trip in a paper canoe 

 through the inland waters of the country, from the Atlan- 

 tic seaboard to the Gulf of Mexico, was announced in the 

 Fokest and Stream about six weeks ago, long ere any 

 other journal learned of the fact, has now commenced his 

 travels. He set out from Troy, and reached Bordentown, 

 N. J., a distance of 250 miles, in sixty-four hours. After 

 resting a few days iu Bordentown he went to Philadelphia, 

 whence he sets out from that. city for Cape Henlopen. On 

 his passage down the Hudson he reached New York in the 

 evening, and crossed the bay outside of Staten Island 

 against a head wind and tide, and met no mishap, with the 

 exception of shipping a little water. His canoe is of the 

 Nautilus type, and was designed by the Rev, Baden Pow- 

 ell, author of "Canoe Traveling." The boat is made of a 

 single sheet of paper, without seams, and the skin is about 

 an eighth of an inch iu thickness. It is fourteen feet long, 

 twenty-eight inches beam, with eight and a half inches 

 depth of hold, and has a high bow and stern. Its weight 

 is fifty-eight pounds, or, with the entire outfit, seventy- 

 three pouuds. 



—A yacht club has recently been organized at Port 

 Orange, Florida, naming itself the Hoboken Yacht Club 

 of Port Orange. The club intend building a club-house on 

 the banks of "the Halifax liiver, and have offered its name- 

 sake, the Hoboken Yacht Club, of Hoboken, New Jersey, 

 the hospitalities and freedom of \heir grounds. At the 

 election for officers for the ensuing year the choice resulted 

 in the following board : For Commodore, John B. Allen ; 

 for Yiee-Couimodore, Edwin Snow ; for Treasurer, E. 

 Marciie ; for Recording Secretary, Alvin Day ; for Cor- 

 responding Secretary, Peter B. Dobbins ; for Measurer, 

 William Cannon. Several yachts are being built on im- 

 proved models, which will be added to the club this 

 Winter. 



—A match to decide the championship of the Harlem 

 River is talked of to take place at an early day between the 

 "Shady Side" and "Sylvan Dell." The preliminary meet- 

 ing has been held by the friends of bolh boats, but nothing 

 definite has yet beeu accomplished; but as the sum lo be 

 competed for— tcu thousand dollars— is quite an important 

 item it is possible that the contest may come off. It is to 

 be hoped that no calamity will result. The following is 

 some of the best time made by steamers lo Albany. 

 Steamers . No. of Landings . Time . 



C, Vibbnrd ? »•» 



DanlelDrew -3 li.ol 



Alicia J b.n 



Drew. 9 T J .M 



Francis Skiddy « 7.34 



Reindeer ? 7.27 



South America « <•■» 



Sylvan Dell .••• ?.43 



—George Brown, of Halifax, has accepted the challenge 

 of J. H. Sadler, the English champion, to row a five-mile 

 race, with a turn, for $5,000. The race to take place 

 either at Halifax or at Springfield. Mass. 



Canoeing tut Japan.— "Times are dull now in the way 

 of amusement" says the Japan Gazette of Takei and Yoko- 

 hama of August 4th, "but to-morrow afternoon at sun- 

 down there is to be a canoe race." We reproduce some of 

 the names of the canoes; of course there is a Rob-Roy, 

 and a Wave, but then there are such euphonious appella- 

 tives given to the crafts, as the Jiggy-.Iiggy Mara, and the 

 Pompom Maro and Shira Sagi. If inclined to wager on- 

 such events, we should suppose that, the name of Jiggy 

 Jiggy Maro, would have certainly carried that particular 

 craft through, 



We shall endeavor in this department to impart and hope to -receive 



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 men Wt uitl ilu-ituhyat I ' ' ' '''<'" 



it,' -,,.. ,., /•■■■■ >. ; , ■■'■." ''■ ; ''. ':,.-.: I'Viditits i < r no '■'•-' hunting, fish- 



),',;., ,i)„i'u; W! ,,iui in ■;it„u-i,lch f ,j l ,d \„.<!nii:tHi„sHS to outfits, nn 



lliin / Tout,.-;' u i n iMisoiis, s.s/:s,o,s, i ii 'i trails, speciis, 



Wii-mivii! rules, 'it.:. Ait tirunrhes of the sportsman's craft Will receive 

 attention, Anonymous Co mmunication , not Noticed. 



B., Hartford.— Tour favor ou baud and accepted. 



To Cokrespondents.— Several valuable miscellaneous contributions 

 are deferred for want of space. 



J. H. B., Daveuport.— Will be pleased to hear from yon at any time, 

 Your subjects will prove interesting. 



W. 8. T., Omaha.— All large-eyod dogs are subject to what Is calleu 

 weeping. It is In no way injurious to the animals. 



G. T. E., Milton.— Will you Rive me the address of Edward Purdy, of 

 Westchester, Nova Scotia? Ans. Address Amherst P. O., Nova Scotia. 



MAaoo-x.Pniladclphia.-Your article on the Muguetewau Country, 

 Canada, te very opportune as well as instructive II will appear in our 



F Q City.— Mr. H. Stewart, of the American AgHadlurirt, has a fine 

 farm adjacent to this city which he will sell Tor §4,000 It contains goad 

 I shooting and fishing grounds, 



F., Chicago.— What will cure a dog of the mango I Ann. An ointment 

 of green Iodide of mercury— one part to ten of lard is said to be excellent. 

 Rub Into the ilesh quite thoroughly. 



S. L. T., Philadelphia.— What is eood for sore eyes in dogs? Ana. 

 Wash its eyes with a weak solution of sugar of lend, ir suffering from 

 distemper, Raekam's distemper balls are said to bo good. 



Fancier, City.— What Is good for tapeworms ina dog! Ans. 1ioi.. 

 of kousso. Put it in o pint of hot water and when cool add eonie lemon 

 juice. Give this as a drachm, then a small dose of castor oil. 



H. G. P., Providence, R. I.— We believe Boyd's patent combination 

 metallic shells, for safety and desirability, equal to any shell manufac- 

 tured. Like all other shells, they require to be rubbed with a cloth and 

 oiled occasionally. 



T. T. G., SBn Francisco.— What sort of a tree is the cocoanuttrcof 

 Ans. It is a very handsome tree, with glossy dark leaves, and resembles 

 the cherry tree in form. It bears fruit throughout the year, and attains 

 nu aUUnde of about twenty feet. 



Reader, New Orleans.— Will you please inform me, through your 

 "Answers to Correspondents," where and at what price good decoy ducks 

 {black ducks and teals! c:in be boueht? Ans. Can bo bought at most any 

 gunsmiths In this city, or otherlarge cities of the North and West. Price , 

 $8 to $13 per dozen. 



Pike, Philadelphia,— Pall and Winterare the principal seasons for tak- 

 ing pike. In the latter nart of October and in November this fish takes 

 the lure more readily than at any other time. In the Iponds at New 

 Jersey It is still tolerably abundant, but ou account of the use of seines 

 at all seasons, it is steadily diminishing in numbers. 



E. W. C , Seward, Nob.— Can you give me the address of anyone that 

 deals m supplies nscd ty taxidermists? Should like to bear of some 

 dealer in Chicago, or some Western city? Ans. Fred Kaempfor, 1ST 

 Clark street, Chicago. Can you toll me what the eyes of stuffed birds 

 cost? Ans. Can buy a fair lot, assorted , for a few dollars. Is "History 

 of North American Birds," by Baird, illustrated? Ans. Yes. 



J. A.B., Springaeld, Mass. — I wish to get a few days' good duck shoot- 

 ing about Thanksgiving time. If yon will give me. the name of some 

 good meu ou Long Island Sound, on the Connecticut side, in your next 

 issue, yon will greatly oblige? Ans. Address Richard Payne or Henry 

 Rogers, who is known at Squire Rogers', as Stony Creek. There Is also 

 good duck shooting in vicinity of Saj brook, Noauk, and Bridgeport. 



Amateur, Fall River.— Where can I get grayling with which to stock 

 our poud? Ans. Messrs. Mather of Honeoyc Falls, and A. S. Collins, State. 

 Batching House, Caledonia, in this State, and Mr. Clark, of Clarkston, 

 Mich., are all propagating grayling, but we doubt if they have any to sell. 

 Probably your only mode of obtaining them would bo to catch them tn 

 Michigan. See Seth Green's and Fred Mather's letters hi Forest ani> 

 Stream, Vol. 2, pages SOS, 223, 492. 



H. L. C, Philadelphia.— Received reply through paper of October 2d. 

 which was perfectly satisfactory. You mention Chincoteagne Island as 

 a good ducking ground. If not considering me annoying, I would ask 

 the following: How do we reacli there? Can you give name of party or 

 place to write, where 1 can write aud get information? Ans. Write to 

 Cnptaiu J, Cofliu, Berlin, Md. You can reach Chincoteagne via Del. R. 

 R,, and from Berlin to Collin's by stage. Good fowl shooting ou Sound 

 and fine quail shooting on main land. 



Enquirer, New York.— I have been looking through your papers, bat 

 have not seen an account of proper charge for a gun for rabbit shooting. 

 I have an English gun, 13 bore, 8 pounds weight; will yon please inform 

 me through your paper the proper load for it and size of shot and pow- 

 der? Also if the "Commodore's Signal Book" would give any informa- 

 tion in^egard to depth of water on Jersey coast, from Sandy Hook to 

 Barnegat Bay? Ans. 1 . The charge is different, according to tastes of 

 persona. The usual one varies from 2 to 2$ drachms of powder and from 

 H to !} ounces of shot. Any good powder will answer. 2. We do not 

 think the book you refer to gives the desired information. 



Dachsund, West Philadelphia —In a late issue of your paper there is 

 a short notice of the German Dachshund. Will yoti answer the following 

 queries concerning it through your correspondent's column: 1st. Aro 

 there any breeders of these dogs m this country? 2d. Can you mention 

 the names aud address of any English breeders? 3d. What modern 

 work on the dog contains a description of them? Ans. We know of 

 but one. Mr. Rani, Hoboken Express office. 2d. We cannot at present 

 but will procure them for you. 3d. None yet published in this country, 

 aud as the, dog is comparatively new iu England, we know of no work 

 referring to it, except the short description in Stonehengo's book. 



F. M. T., City.— A party of three desire a few days' duck shooting this 

 Winter on Gunpowder Creek, Mil . I am entirely at a loss to know whom 

 to address in that section of the country for particulars, such as proper 

 time to go, where we can be lodged, Ac. ? Ans. Write to James Bow- 

 man, Perrymanville, Md. You can shoot there only from points; best 

 time after November 15th, although season begins November 1st; colder 

 weather necessary to bring ducks from the North. Also write to James 

 Nixon (hotel) Havre de Grace, .Md.; shooting there Mondays, Wednes- 

 days and Fridays from sink-boxes. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur- 

 days prohibition against shooting- from boxes, as they drive the ducks 

 from the flats. These parties can rig you out completely. 



J. H. M., Elmira.— As we arc going to stock the Chemung River this 

 Winter, we thought we would apply to you for a little Information. 1st. 

 What Is the best lime for putting in the llsh? 2. What Ash would yon ad- 

 vise us to get? ,'i. How are we to go to work to protect the fishing in- 

 terestin this vicinity? 1st. We would advise putting the fish in your 

 river this Autumn, before their eggs have grown large, for bass of any 

 variety spawn in April and ^V.y. £d. Would recommend the (V. nigri- 

 cans as most, easily prm uivd. all hough (•'. salmvides thrive ill waters 

 where they have been irnu-plnuted, not so well adapted as Ihe Chemung 

 River. 3d. Procure prohibition frum land owners bordering the riVBi- 

 against fishing for five years, and better if you can have county laws 

 against angliugpassed. 



Rest, Pittsburgh.— My setter dog, from some caaso unknown to uie, 

 received very sore eyes during the. hauling season last year, The. first 1 

 noticed was after hunting him in a hay weed field. The inner lid of 

 the eye is all inflamed, and runs till the time. Considerable matter in the 

 corners every morning. Have tried almost everything, with no effect. 

 Can you devise a remedy, or tell me of something that I could get to 

 cure or help hiiu. I fear he will be of no service to me this Fall, if 1 

 can't find something to relieve him? Ans. If the washing of your dog's 

 eyes every evening and morning with eastile soap and wnrm water, and 

 then applying a very weak solution of nitrate of silver or acetate of 

 lead, will not allay the inflammation, he has douiitless an obstruction of 

 the eye duct, which will have to be oDorated upon by a competent veteri- 

 nary surgeon, 



R. S. U., Peekskill.— I want to get some information in regard to dncK 

 shooting on the Jersey coa-t and in the Delaware aud Chesapeake Bays 

 .luring the months nt January and February, Will you give inel.be 

 benefit of your knowledge iu regard to the suinef I would like to know 

 the best plaee, the lust and quickest way ro get there, &c. If it; is not 

 imposing on yenrgood nature too much, please let me hear from you the 

 first part of the week': Ans. Bnrmg.it and Tuckertou are the best 

 points for ducks on the Jersey c ni-t: both can be reached via N. J. 

 Southern and Tuckerton Railroad. The shooting wilt be better there 

 from Nov. 1st until January 1st than afterwards. March and April would 

 be better than January aud Fohma'-y. If you contemplate makiug a 

 duck shooting trip iu January and February, write to Capt. J. Coffin, 

 Berllu, Md., who lin-' facilities Tor giving you a good time and comfort- 

 able quarters in his boat. Berlin can bu readied from Philadelphia via 

 Del. Railroad, where Cofliu will meet you »nd drive you to his honee on 

 Cbincotengue Sound, 



